The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-03
Crank FIner Has Easy Victory Handicap

assumed the lead entering the stretch,
but was then all in. and finished IN the
money only because A. Muskoday.
well played outsider. with which
Jockey Sandy had been setting the
pace, weakened most in the final fur
long. Janeta and Cadichon, a couple
OF long shots. for which there had
been considerably supposedly wise"
support. showed plenty OF early speed,
but failed 10 stay when the real racing
began.
CENTER SHOT CLEVER FILLY
IN winning the closing race William
Walkers clever FLY Center Shot took
the measure of the best field that she
has so far beaten on the coast. Her
victory was very impressive for the
reason that she was giving away
weight in chunks to everything in the
race and, Furthermore, she had 10 win
on her own courage, just as in her
previous races. the apprentice rider
Harris being of little help to her be-
yond keeping her straight. Cloudlight
set e sizzling pace, and IL was only In
the closing strides that Center Shot,
having come from behind, was able to
get her nose in front. The struggle
between the pair from the paddock
TO the wire was sufficiently exciting
TO suit the most exactiEg. The Mist,
running her usual consistent race, fol-
lowed the winner from behind and
easily took the show. Lisaro ran as
many feared he would, as a result OF
his previous hard race over distance
OF ground, being utterly deficient in
speed and unable to get near the front
at any stage. Collector Jessup and
Neva Lee bumped together at the start
OF the race and both were virtually
left at the post so far as having any
chance was concerned.
With Preen lengths in front of his
field and Belnere all but last in the
early stages Of the opener things
looked pretty roseate for those who
had backed Preen down Into almost
equal favoritism with Belmere. Jockey
Boland was only faithfully carrying
cut his riding instructions on Belmere,
however, and when he set the horse
down at the turn he picked his field up
one by one and got UP TO win, going
away by a substantial margin. The
fact that Preen stopped in the last six
teenth, a failing to which he has been
addicted in many OF his races, made
Belmere's victory easier. than IL PreenI
had shown more gameness at the end;
Ray Bennett in finishing close up
third, ran right up TO his best notch,
after letup which apparently bene-
fitted him considerably. Monte Lucille
and Aunt Polly the only, other con-
tenders to show any speed, were prom
inent for only q small part Of the route
and then faded away.
CAPTAIN JOHN OUT OF LUCK
Johnny Millin's Cunard colt Tom
Hayward squeezed in a winner in the
. year old event but probably was
lucky to win, for Captain John. which
he beat by q length, had encountered
Interference in the early stage that
cost him the loss of several lengths:
Captain John gamely made up the lost
ground, but the overexertion which the
effort entsiled showed its effects In the
closing strides, where he hung after
having doomed as the likely winner,
passing the paddock. Nedjram. 60
TO J sho< from the Hildreth barn that
ran Unexpectedly well for Jockey San
day was In forward contention through
out and lasted to show. Colonel Apple
gates clever little Cosset was shut of
and thrown back just after the barrier
went UP and she never recovered from
the mishap.
Edwin T. Fryer, which ruled a
heavily backed favorite In the mile and
a half race, was the victim of wretch
ed ride at the hands of Walter Miller
and wound up third Although the field
was & small one, Miller had the horse
repeatedly cut of and finally took him
from the rail to the outside in the
stretch. Even with the loss of so much
ground the horse was beaten only
length at the wire. Logistilla finding
a track to her liking. ran kindly for
Tommy Sandy and, making good with
one OF her old time stretch sprtnts, got
up TO win in the last few strides by a
neck from the well played Nadzu. Leg
aztec. the second choice. found the mile
and half route too long and faded
away toward the end after having been
close up TO Nadzu's pace to the last
turn.
TAVORA'S IMPROVEMENT
AS foreshadowed by the betting,
Tavora improved with sufficient sud
denness TO win the fifth in head finish
with Martinmas, whose performance
likewise represented a distinct i'm
provement over his previous essay, in
which he had been ridden by Jockey
Keogh. Tav0ra was a keen contender
at all stages. in contrast to her show
ing in recent starts, was able to wrest
the lead from Montclair furlong from
the wire and had enough left to stall
Of Miiler's determined challenge with
Martinmas in the final sixteenth. Mont
clair. which Jockey Goldstein had in
5uoiciously used up in racing Bye Bye
into submission in the first six fur
longs, doomed as q probable winenr at
the head Of the stretch. but weakened
when the real test came and finished
third. with the balance of the field
beaten of many lengths. l. C Acker-
ly. which looked like false favorite
on anything she had done TO date, was
never a dangerous factor in the decJ-
sion of the race and finished an inglo-
rfOuS last