The San Francisco call., 1908-12-22
ROUGH RIDING BY
MILLER IGNORED
BY JUDGES
PaJDabIe Foul Is Committed in
. Piofinq Saracinesca, Favor
life, 10 Victory
By }. K. Jefery


By J. K. JeTery
By refusing TO take official cogni-
zance Of a paIpable foul committed by
Jockey Walter Miller against Stand
o,-er during the running Of the fifth
race AT Emeryville yesterday. the
f,dees OF the New California jockey
club again laid themselves open TO the
criticism that their leniency in such
cases tends to put a premium upon
tbe employment Of questionable riding
tactscs at the local track AS upon
previous occasions this season, when
elaring interference in the stretch had
completely changed the outcome. there
was general expectation that the Of
tending horse would be dlsQualined
when HIS rider entered protest, Dut
he ofacials showed consistency, II
nothing else and declined TO award the
purse dffferently than the order IN
which the horses had finished Thls
decision pleased the public, inaSmucn
as Saracinesca the horse that bene-
fitted bv Nillers tactics, was favorite,
but II hit the bookieS hard Jack Stur-
=is, q book maker from New YORK. was
50 disgusted with the decision, accord
ing TO report, that he gave his booking
The decision was in line with that
runper- -Fulletta and cambridge Jeanne
d'Arc cases. and II is difficult TO under
stand how the officials expect to have
clean and formful racing If they con-
tinue 70 approve the tactics resorted
10 ia these and similar instances
GAIN ADVANTAGE AT START
Besides the Saracfnesca- -Standover
episode there We're other happenings
that robbed yesterdays racing OF Its
true form. Tawasentha and Hereafter
were enabled to win races in which
they would certainly have been beaten
but for Starter Dryers failure TO
show good form at the barrier. Dwyer
permitted both OF these horses to @
tain an advantage at the start that
virtually presented them with the race
~ each instance.
Keiowna's victory in the third with
as high as so TO 1 obtainable against
him was a sumner for form follow
ers. This horse seemingly has a won
derful faculty for running surprisingly
and the stewards promise that III. s.
Cain the owner Of the horse. VIII to-
day be called TO account for the In and
out running Of the animal Berrymaid,
one Of the beaten favorites, lost to
voorhees, as a result Of Jockey Up
toms lack Of vigilance when he SEEM
ingly had the race won.
The talent used nice discrimination
when they made Beau Man favorite
ia the first. Apto ORC had been opened
at the shortest odds. Although OF
none too well. Jockey Butler got Beau
Man up at the end OF long drive to
beat Apto ORC by the greater part Of
a length. with The Vicar following
llim a bangup third Pops had made
the pace TO the paddock, where he
retired as II in need Of the race.
IMPROVEMENT Is SUDDEN
Tawasentha's sudden Improvement in
The second race had been foreShadowed
by the confidence with which she was
backed for place and show. Jockey
I.I r7r.l
with her. and this circumstance en-
abled her TO take the measure Of Ma
tive son, the odds on choice BY half
a length. She had the speed to run
at the end Native Son plodded along
ia second place at an even gait
throughout until the last few strides
Russell after that horse had ranged
alongside and looked liable to beat him
Tor the place. Russell was utterly
deficient in early speed and was badly
outrun TO the stretch, but finished with
a cyclOnic rush.
Kelowna was never headed in the
third. but Jockey Gilbert resorted to
questionable tactics when FuIletta
hooked up with him in the stretch.
crOwding BedWells horse to the rail
and forcing Jockey Taplin TO pull up
and go 10 the outside with the result
that Rememb Der was enabled to taI-e
the place from him. Remember came
within neck of beating KeloWna
Miss MszzonL the favorite Of the race
was forward contender on the
backstretch. but got shuffied back in a
Jam at the far turn and failed to re-
cover the lost ground.
Berrymaid, the favorite OF the
fourth. was one Of the chief sufferers
from jam caused by Ocean Shore
cutting across at the first turn, but
had the speed to recover the lost
ground and take the lead from Gre
alton on the backstretch- She retained
her advantage until the last stride or
two, when voorhees, slipped through
along the rail and nipped her on the
the early stages, but closed like a
lion Creation was q close up third,
being Tapped on the two leaders.
ocean Shore, a forward contender to
quarter.
WINS By ROUGH TACTICS
The hackers OF Saracinesca had
Jockey Walter Miller's rough house
tactics 10 thank for their ability to
cash; standover and Saracinesca
through the last half mile Of the
race and Miller rode Standover quite
IS much as his own mount When it
came down TO the critical moment in
the stretch Miller leglocked the other
horse and bore out with him. forcing
Mentry 10 ease up. Saracinesca fin
lshed In front as a result Of these tac-
ucs. and the judges, after deliberation,
refused TO allow the claim Of foul that
Mentry lodged. Forerunner. unlucky
IA the carly stages, finished third. Free
donia- heavily played on the strength
Of paddock tip. steadily made up
ground from an unlucky break
The field that contested the closing
race proved the most fractions Of the
season, and Starter Dwyer achieved a
very poor sendoff after nearly a quar-
ter Of an hour had been wasted at the
post. No horse had any chance with
the start except the heavily plunged
on favorite Hereafter, which beat the
gate the proverbial block and pro-
ceeded TO open up a big gap. Tt prob
ably was lucky for the favorite back
ers that Hereafter beat the gate. for
with the advantage that the start gave
him he was able TO win by only a
slight margin. Rosamo. which took
the place, was cutting down the win
-neT's lead at an alarming rate at the
end and would have won at a slightly
greater distance Belle Kinney barely
beat Sevenfull for show. Righteasy
the second choice, got of too poorly
10 cut any figure in the running
CORRIGAN Is ARRAIGNED
NEW ORLEANS. Dec 2I-Edward
COrrigan. the turfman. against whom
an affidavit was issued charging him