The San Francisco call., 1908-11-07

may fancy. despite Hndreth's seeming
ly strong hand.
EYEBRIGHT HEAVILY BACKED
Eyebright, the horse that has worked
fastest for the race, Will be backed
by many who attach Importance to the
value OF workouts, but the general run
OF turfmen take the view that Eye
bright does not possess sufficient class
10 VanQuish such horses as Montgom-
cry. hitZherbert Dandelion, AugeluS,
( Royal Tourist and Firestone, even
though he has big pull in the
weights. Royal Tourist and Angelus
appear 20 nave oeen as lenlently treated
by the handicapper as any of the pros
pective starters, and both having given
indication of being in extra good shape
are well regarded by the smart set.
Fitzherbert is recognized as a young
ster of undoubted class, and there are
many who fancy his chances, despite
the weight concessions which he will
be called upon TO make to every other
1 horse in the race. He, too, has shown
up very impreSSively in preparation
for the race. Although Firestone prob
the ease with which he has accom-
plished the work that DR.. RoWeu has
required Of him, the feeling prevails
that he can not give away the weight
TO the other year olds in the race
that his impost of III pounds calls for.
Close observers declare that he can not
be classed as good weight packer,
to begin with. Montgomery is the puz-
zling factor in the contest. If he were
the Montgomery of 1907 he probably
would have no trouble in carrying his
crushing impost Of 124 pounds to VIC
tory. But those who are inclined to
/ the theory that his actions and per-
formanees indicate that he is himself
again can not forget that he worked
/ well and ran poorly on the New York
tracks last summer. There is some
I fear that he may have reached the
point where he has begun to be some
A. F. Dayton was wavering yester-
/ day as to whether he would start his
one time crack mare Neva Lee or
depend on the speedy Jack Nunnally
/ TO repeat his victory of last season in
this stake. Neva Lee has not accom-
plished any victories of late that would
lead to the belief that she is able to
win from a high class field in her pres
ent form, but she worked we'll for
Dayton yesterday and he almost made
/ up his mind to keep Jack Nunnally in
the barn and let Neva Lee do the run
ming Tor the money. Although reports
nave come from Arcadia that Jack
NunDally worked well for the race.
there is no reliable information on the
subject and 1T would not be surpris-
/ ing should Il develop that he really is
! not ready TO run as well as he might
despite all the sensational talk of track
burning stunts which nobody seems
/ to have seen. 1t is common talk AT
/ the track that Jack Nunnally looks
anything but good.
HILDRETH LIKELY WINNER
The consensus Of expert opinion is
/ that Hildreth viii win the race. He
has set his heart on 1t and this ex-
plains his decision to have so many
strings to his bow Many horsemeY,
go so far as to predict that his entry
/ VIII run one. two, and there are some
VINO say they would not be surprised
/ should his horses monopolize all three
places at the finish. If all the horses
go that have been named there will he
no less than three separate stable en-
/ tries in the race Ellison and DAYTON
/ having each named two candidates.
SIX or the Opening handicap candi-
/ dates received their final prep" for
the race yesterday. Angelus perform
went a fast half in AZ 3-5 and finished
out five furlongs. pulled up, in 1 :O1 3-5.
hal Inns showed eonclusively. that the
breezed a half in AS s-5. FitzRerbert
went the same distance in :49. Neva
I Lee went mile in 1:42 3-5, and Eve
4 bright breezed three-eighths in :3e 3-5
Z Jack Nunnally went a half lazily in "a
The NTH race is an open looking
pear as good as those of anything else.
/ Walter Miller probably will have an
other opportunity to redeem himself as
4 her pilot Eckersal is right good and
/ is likely TO be a keen contender County
Clerk has been working well and will
have the benefit of Shilling's skill in
/ the saddle
! Smiley Corbett and Tony Faust will
be coupled as the CahiIl- -Hildreth en-
/ try in the closing race. a Futurfty
course sprint that is fraught with in
teresting possibilities. Sewell a famous
| sprinter in the mud, is carded to start
/ for the first time since last spring and
his probable condition adds TO the per-
! plexities of the race. Should he run
/ to his best form he will make 1T warm
/ for Smiley Corbett, the likely favorite
! Sewell has been working sensationally
well but he is something of a cripple
/ and there is no telling If he will stand
up. There is also some doubt about
Smiley Corbett being ready the first
time out. 1t took several starts at
Seattle to get him into winning form
! He has been working well for short
\ is likely to run a good race Tony
I Faust probably would prefer less
! speedy company, and the others are
not regarded as especially dangerous
in their present form, as disclosed by
their manner of working.