The San Francisco call., 1908-05-09
Catalnc' Reversal Is Cashcd Or
BY Wise Cropd From
Arcadia
Arcadia
Yesterdays WINNERS
By J. K. yefery

While form was for the most part
well observed. several surprises were
in store for racegoers at Emeryville
yesterday, chief among which was the
victory Of Cataiine In the fifth race.
This horse, recent arrival from Ar
cadia. displayed such startling i'm
provement over his previous starts here
that his sudden somersault provoked no
end of unfavorable comment, but the
general expectation that the officials
would take some action of a dis
ciplinary character In view of the
horses glaring reversal, failed of real
ization.
Horses from Arcadia were greatly in
evidence throughout the day, the south
ern contingent furnishing half the WIN
ners in Cataline, Montciair and Vesme.
Jockey Miller rode brace of winners
after having failed to get any of his
mounts to the wire first since last Mon
day. Jockey Rettig also came into the
iimelight with a couple of winning
mounts at long odds. AS favorites cap
tured half the cards, and both of Ret
tig's mounts were well backed, the lay
ers In the ring came in for another
drubbing. an experience to which they
have become quite accustomed of late
OCEAN QUEEN ALL THE WAY
The Emory handicap. five furlong
dash for years olds, fell eeasy prey
to Ocean Queen, Johnny Millin's clever
Cunard illy. Ocean Queen. ridden to
advantage by Jockey Miller, had the
speed to take the lead right after the
start and there never was any doubt
as to the outcome. for she drew away
from her field at the will of her rider
and won by as far as he pleased Mabel
Fountain, against whom the book max
ers laid $50 to l, seemingly with safety
so far as anything she had ever shown
was concerned. happened to get off
flying with the winner and, running a
right smart race, held second place
from start to finish. outlasting Frieze.
the second choice, by a neck. Mozart.
whose odds had unaccountably receded
in the betting, finished back in the
ruck as the result of having been re-
peatedly cut off and shuffied back. The
manner in which Jockey Mcintyre had
ridden the horse led 10 his being closely
questioned by Judge Hopper after he
had dismounted.
Abbey's failure to run up to expec-
tations as favorite 3of the opening race
was probably due to the manner In
which she got away from the post OF
in a tangle, a furlong had been trav-
ersed before she could get to the front.
This was regarded as fatal to her
chances and proved so. She is faint
hearted flly at best and to win 1t is
necessary for her to get off without mis-
hap, go right to the front and open
gap on her field. After working into
the lead at the turn. she was unable
to shake OFF Bernardo and Ed Davis to
any great degree and the consequence
was that when she began to back up in
the stretch they galloped over her. Ed
Davis proved the gamer of the two and
won by the greater part of length.
Black Domino, coming from behind.
was a close up third at the end. finish
ing Tapped on the two leaders.
In winning the second Montclair
never gave his hackers any uneasiness.
for he led throughout. Turnaway,
which pressed him closely well into
the stretch, stopped to a walk in the
place from slightly. Lord Filigrane
came from a long way back to be
close up second. Boas. the well backed
second choice. was left at the post.
MILLER,s WORK COUNTS
Jockey Miller made the mistake of
permitting Nagazam to take the rail
from him after he had beaten the gate
with Lord Nelson in the third. but the
boy redeemed himself in splendid style
by the vigor and energy that he put
into his finish with such telling effect
that Lord Nelson came again after
looking to be hopelessly beaten at the
head of the stretch and got up to win
by a half length. Had Jockey Rice
been capable of putting up as energetic
a finish as Miller did, Nagazam would
have been the winner. May Amelia, the
second choice, ran distant but safe
third She was off none too well. but
her race was quite a bit below the form
she showed earlier in the season, on
the strength of which she was accorded
extensive backing.
Cataline was backed by the Los An
geles contingent in the fifth with a con-
fidence that was simply marvellous. in
asmuch as the horse had shown moth
ing in his previous races here. The
last time out he was a bad last all
the way Yesterday, coincident with
plunge that broke his odds to 4 from
an opening quotation of 20, he had the
speed to lead every inch OF the way
and win In a big romp 1t looked like
another case of qualifying. which the
Arcadians appear to be permitted to
get away with altogether too fire.
quentiy for the good of the sport
locally Cork Hill, for which there had
been some wise" support, might have
upset the good thing" with better rae
ing luck, for he finished second after
getting off poorly and making up a
world of ground lost by repeated In
reference. Netting, the favorite ran
third with no excuses except that the
apprentice rider, f1aTrlS may nave been
unequal to the task of giving her
good ride
ANOTHER FOR ARCADIANS
The inadequate ride which Jockey
Van Dusen gave Sidney F. favorite
of the closing race, enabled vesme to
score. Van Dusen permitted his mount
to fall so far out of it in the early
stages that the strong sprint with
which he closed after trailing his field
to the last turn could land him no bet
ter than in the place, a neck in ad-
vance of Belmere, with which Jockey
Boland probably would have won had
he reserved his mount for the final.
drive instead of sinjudiciously taking
him to the front to make the pace,
which he had been expressly instructed
TO avoid doing. Dollie Dollars, for
which there had been extensive back
ing, was never in the hunt, and the
chances of Tavora and Ouardi were dis
posed of at the post. both being left.