The San Francisco call., 1908-04-05
EMERYvILLE RESULTS
By j. r. Jeffery

Fifty thousand dollars is a conserva-
tive estimate OF the amount that the
local racegoing public contributed to
the Golfers of the book makers at
Emeryville yesterday. From a form
standpoint the results of the afrer-
Moons racing were about as disastrous
as could be ina agined. Horses of which
much was expected performed miser-
ably. and others that could be given
little consideration on past perform
ances came to life with startling sud
denness- The upsest began with the
opening race. and Gemmell, at the pro-
hibitive odds OF to 8. alone saved the
day from being one of complete rout
for the form players With the excep-
tion OF J. w. O'Neill. all the other IA
vorites finished out OF the money. Wal
ter Miller rode three of the four public
choices that made a bad showing. and
the manner in which he handled them
left much to be desired. Miller's sud
den slump was in marked contrast to
the clever form he had been showing
in the saddle during the preceding few
days.
THREE AT LONG PRICES
The winners whose victories were
unexpected included Peggy O'Neal.
Henry o and Markie Mayer. all as good
as 20 to in the betting: Lord Nelson.
against whom the books laid as high
as IL to 1. and Johnny Lyons. who won
the valuable Family Club handicap, with
to 1 quoted about him. The out
come in all five Of these races was
stunning to the public. as in every case
the victors had been running so poorly
that none but those in close touch with
their stable connections were able to
profit by the somersaults which these
five horses performed. Cabin, which
finished second in the handicap, also
improved In startling fashion. The
horses that failed to run anywhere
near expectations included Phil Igoe,
Yada. Andrew B. Cook. Salvage. Rubric.
Downpatrick. Boloman, Paladini and
Lassen. 1t Is supposed that on Monday
the stewards will have their hands full
looking into the reversals that cost the
public so dearly.
A large delegation from the Family
club, the San Francisco social organi-
zation in whose honor the stake feature
of the card had been named. was among
the 5000 or more spectators who wit
messed the decision OF the program.
and the presentation OF a magnificent
silver cup. on behalf of the club. to
NJ. ]. Hayes. following the victory OF
his horse, Johnny Lyons. in the handi-
cap. was a pleasing feature Of the
day. The. presentation. was made by
President Seth Mann. who admonished
the recipient of the cup to follow out
one of the precepts of the Family club
by remaining young indefinitely. Among
the club members who were grouped
about President Mann while the pres
entation was proceeding were:
Vice president. L. w. Harris; secre-
tary r. II. Eyre; treasurer q. d. Hawks:
LeeOn Sloss, Louis Sloss. e. R. Dimond
H. W. Dimond G. P. Fuller. E. n. Parrish. n.
Fl. Eaton C. r. Ward. j. r. Miller. B. G.
Lathrop. J.. H. Noyes, Dr. c. d. McGettisan. W.
W. Kaufman, T.. @. Friedlander. Frank L.
Matn1eu, h. VI. Hdldemans BUSH tlnnell, halg
Patigian. John J. Walter. A. c. Thornton. NJ II.
Esberg, Joseph sloss, F. St. d. Skinner. H. J.
Crocker. W. II. Avery. Charles Dunphy. A. =.
vogelsang. E. NJ. Wolf. n. s. Topntz. W. h
Merriman. L E. Foster. S. L. n. Starr. P. D.
Kahn. II. n. Cosgrfr and Carl wesrerfeld.
SPEED HOLDS OUT
Johnny Lyons victory m the handi-
cap. which netted his owner s2.3S0. was
accomplished quite easily. In the May
field handicap last Tuesday Johnny
Lyons stopped badly and finished alb
solutely last after showing speed
enough to lead his held for a mile.
Yesterday he had the same brand OF
speed and was able to go mile and
an eighth without weakening the least
bit All four horses that had easily
beaten him on Tuesday finished far
behind him yesterday Except during
the first four furlongs OF the race.
when Sugarmafd was IN front, Johnny
Lyons showed his field the way and he
flashed by the judges length in front
of Cabin. which took second money. an
equal distance In advance OF Cloyne.
The latter Just nosed Sugarmaid out OF
the money Rubric. the favorite. m
ished NTH Considering that she was