The San Francisco call., 1908-03-31
!. r Ldughrcp Runs Disgrace
fully IN the Fifth Race at
Emervville
Yesterdays WINNERS
Jockey.
By j. r. Jefferv

Horses Of which the public expected
great things performed in dismal
fashion at the Emeryville track yes
terday, and the book makers reaped a
harvest Three OF the six favorites
failed TO finish within the money and
in two races-the fourth and hfth-the
first three choices ran unplaced. The
ingiorious showing made by II. G.
Beowell's ]. r. Laughrey. favorite OF
the fifth race, was the most deplorable
incident OF the day The horse ran
p disgracefully bad race. with no ex-
cuses, IN contrast TO the clever show
ings that he had made when virtually
left at the post IN his previous three
starts After getting of well Jockey
Lycurgus appeared to be constantly
taking the horse back and he failed to
close with his accustomed stoutness.
The race probably viii be judicially in
vestigated today.
Burleigh scored his tenth victory of
the meeting when he won the FIVE fur
long sprint-an owners handicap
which brought the afternoons sport 70
= close Burleigh had been backed
by the smart set. while the public Law
fshec its support on Firebau. Preen
and Fireban ran like a team, head and
head. at a sizzling clip to the paddock
where Firebau cracked. Burleigh.
with which Miller had laid behind the
DaCcs kOl 4p On even WITH HTeen
a few yards from the finish and out
gained him IN a terrific drive. Fire
hall barely lasted for third money.
Jockey Lycurgus going all to pieces
when his mount began to weaken.
THREE CHOICES UNPLACED
Three outsiders got the money in
the Sobrsnte handicap, the feature of
the program. while the three choices
ran unplaced- The Mist, closing with
her accustomed gameness, got up in
the hnal strides to win. with Ocean
Shore and Grace G Tapped on her in the
order named Grace G had wrested
the lead from May Amelia, the favorite
at the last turn and was fighting il
out head and head with ocean Shore
through the stretch, when The Mist
came along and beat them both. May
Amelia weakened at the end after
showing all of his usual speed and
Gypsy King. which he had supplanted
i'm favoriusm, was never near the front
Yada and Sir Brillar, equal choices in
tie opening race, finished one, two Sir
Brillar had the lead a furlong from
the wire, but found the route too long
and Yada gaIIoped over him from the
paddock TO an easy victory. Nellie
Racine finished a fast coming third,
after having been cut of and thrown
back by Dr. Coleman. the early pace
NAcktLr On llE
Mozart, the favorite. jumped into the
lead right after the start of the 2 year
old race and was never headed Cap
tain John, the second choice, weakly
ridden In the early stages by Jockey
Dearborn, closed with a great burst
OF speed and was beaten only a neck.
With more vigorous ride he would
have scored. Bill Eaton. neglected
20 10 ! shot, surprised the talent by
dropping into the show
ST. EDGAR DIsAPPoINTs
st. Edgar. which was backed into
3 pronounced favoritism for the third
race, 7sttered hfs hackers by leading to
the last turn and then stopped TO
nothing The winner turned Hp in
Peligroso. which closed with a cyclonic
rush, after being badly outrun IN the
carly stages. Darlington. always well
up easily captured the place and the
so to l shot. ST. Adams. got up to nose
out Alsatian for the show.
Henry o, neglected to such an extent
that his odds receded to 10 after open
ing at 6. gslloped over the leaders
toward the end of the fifth race and
won OF by himself, followed to the
wire by Told You, another long priced
contender The so to shot Nabonazzar
well UP from the start, showed a sud
den return to his good form by finish
ing 8 bang up third. Mill Song and
Corrigan. both of which had run prom
isingiy in the early stages failed tc
stay when the real racing began J
r. Laughrey and Carthaginian, the
first two choices, were both seemingly
unable to raise a gallop and neither
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