The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22

ANNAl AANl4 ~ j II llAAlO DAAANN +eN~N
ROYAL Tourist created a new
sixteenth BY running the distan
1-s4l-5 November L. These two per
formances stamp the son of Sandrins-
ham-Leisure as one Of the very best
horses ever in training on the coast
he appears 10 be equally al home IN
sprint or over a distance of ground.
and it is evident that he is a horse
TO be reckoned with upon all occasions.
The event that he won yesterday was
the Swigert handicap, in which, by
tho scale, he was top weight
FILLY's HARD LUCK
Had II. A. Forsythes clever hlly
Jeanne q Arc, which he led 10 the wire
by nose, been favored with better
racing luck, the glory of having broken
The record would have been hers IN
stead OF Royal Tourist s. Jeanne arc
was unlucky al the start ana hao 70
make up considerable bit OF ground
before she could get into the lead.
Jockey keogh let her step along at a
sizzling clip and she ran the nrst nan
mile i'm close TO -4b- In spite OF naNlhS
forced such a terrific pace, she Samely
measured stride for stride with Royal
Tourist when Jockey Powers, who had
been laying along not far from the
pace throughout made his challenge
a furI0ng from the finish ana the issue
remained in doubt Untl the very last
stride, when Royal Tourists nose bare
il was one of the most exciting FIN
ishes of the season and the big half
holiday crowd in attendance was
worked up 10 a high pitch OF enthusi-
assn by the clOscness OF the contest
ROYAL Tourist was the faVOrite, and
The only successful one of the day.
Jeanne G Arc was a well supported sec
ond choice and SeWel Whicn finished
a distant but safe third, was the only
other short priced contender IN the
race.
DORANTE FAST HORSE
D0rante IT, A. Forsythe's crack Pes
sara year old. demonstrated his class
To the satisfaction OF CalIOrnlanS by
the manner in which he won the Burk
handicap. which was carded as the fea-
tfre OF the program, and which paid
the winner $l,l0O. DOrante was han
died IN faultless fashion by Jockey
Powers and, making his own pace
throughout, administered a decisive
ing TO the clever field that he was
meeting. He was conceding weight TO
everything IN the race with the single
exception Of Montgomery, the favOriJe.
Charlie Ellisons Don Enrique was
his most persistent adversary, but Do
rante moved away from him when the
test OF supremacy came in The stretch
and won off by himself Don Enrique
barely managed TO save the place from
The cOurageOusly coming Montgomery,
which closed with his customary stout
ness after having been outrun as usual
IN the early stages. Eyebrlght, which
had been running head and head with
DOu Enrique close up 10 DOrante'S : pace
for the first mile OF the contest. found
the mile and an eighth too far and
weakened badly in the final furlong.
me remaining contenders-TOny
tauSL and 2sTOnomer-Were never in
the running. DOrante was one of two
second choices that Won during the
afternoon.
BOoKEEs RECOUP LOSSES
Form was not nearly so Wen OBJ
Fa.n 1rs
preceding days OF the meeting and the
book makers were enabled TO recoup
part OF the losses which they had been
sustaining with such regularity The
most astounding upset came in the
opening race. IN which FirebaIl. the
even money faVOrite, ran disgracefullv
and finished unplaced. Firebail had no
excuses jockey Shilling succeeded
in beating the barrier with hinL The
horse was WOefully deficient in speed
and was thoroughly beaten before the
FIRST half mile had been traversed.
Barney Schreiber's rejuVenated
Deutschland, the second choice, won
the race by a neck from Cressina the
third choice. for which there had been
plenty OF smart support. With bet
ief boy Ilan Holmes up. Cressina prob
ably would have delivered the goods,
as she made up a world Of ground
after having been allowed too far out
Of it in the early stages.
Madman, County Clerk and Husky
won the remaining races at remunera-
tive odds. In each case the outcome
was q surprise except to a favored
or other of this trio. Madman's vic
tory was in the nature of a fuke. but
the other two races were probably de-
ciQed on thelr merits. IN the race
which Madman won, A. 3. Spreckels
crack hlly Cotytto ruled an odds on
favorite and lost all chance to make
81 four straight by the poor sendof
that Starter Dwyer gave her.
MAKES POOR START
When Dwyer sprung the barrier sh.
was several lengths behind the balance
OF her field and the Interference which
she Immediately met with prevented
her from making up ground as quick
ly as she might have done. Even aftel
she had overcome her early troubles
and had succeeded in getting into for
ward contention, Jockey Holmes, VIII,
was riding Strike Out, interfered witt
her further. for which inoiscretion tn,
judges imposed on him a fine OF $25
All the while Maoman, with whicl
Jockey Shilling had gotten off in front
was opening up a gap on his field, ans
the result was that nothing was eve
able 10 get near enough 10 even menac
him. Cotytto, tiring from the excessive
use made OF her IN regalnlng the los
ground was barely able to save sec
Ond money from SemprOniGm. whicl
closed an enormous gap from yer.
TO run back TO his recent good rac'
and backing up badly in the final fur
long, finished out Of the money.
COUNTY CLERK LEADS
County Clerk led virtually all tn.
way in the third, which was a selling
affair at a mile and quarter. Hi
previous performances, in both o.
which he had stopped badly at shorte
distances. were evidently needed to ke.
him up after his long absence from
the races and his Improvement wa
apparently legitimate. Mike Jordan
was the contender throughout and cas-
fly beat Nadzu. the favorite. for place
Nadzu ran a fair race, however
Husky looked like a 100 10 / shot II
the early part Of the fifth. but he go
up to score a sensationally achieved
victory in the last stride of phe
nomenal stretch sprint Even a six
teenth from the finish Husl1y's chances
would not have been in demand, bu
he kept coming like a fash. while tn
firing leaders were stopping. and tn
very last jump landed him winner owe
J Royal Ben. the pacemaker. by a neck
Fred Bent the favorite. which had beer
following the pace closely. Just did out
last CadichOn for third
Jockey J. Butler. who arrived from
the east Friday night to ride durins
the ensuing FIVE months for G. r. Eli
son. viii make his debut on Monday