The San Francisco call., 1908-04-26
YESTERDAYS WINNERS
EMERYvrLLE RESULTS
BY j. r. Jeffery

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Yesterdays racing card at Emery
vile. which looked especially promising
on paper for the followers OF form,
panned out very poorly. With Walter
Miller riding all six Of the horses gem
orally looked upon as likely winners
the talent had visions of successful
speculation. but it was doomed TO dis
appointment. for only two OF the
choices succeeded in winning.
The horses that made good for. the
public were Ocean Queen and Legates;
those that failed as faverites were
Sevenfull Hilgert. Frank Fiittner and
Yada- Sevenfulr was deficient In her
uusal speed. Hilgert was put out Of the
running by being thrown against the
fence soon after the start OF his race
Frank Flittner was ridden none too
we'll by Miller in the handicap and lost
to the suddenly improved Cabin by a
neck, and Yada's poor showing was at
trfhutable TO the circumstances OF being
pinned into close quarters on the rail
throughout his race. with the result
that he was unable to get clear sailing
at any stage Of the running.
THREE LONG SHOTS SCORE
L Elmdale. Elevation and Canardo were
the surprises of the afternoon Neither
Of this trio had been running we'll
enough to be given serious considera-
ton, and those who had the temerity
to back them obtained long odds for
their money. The frst two received
only desultory backing. but Canardo
was heavily played and his victory hurt
the ring.
Cabin. in winning the Fairfax handf-
cap, which was the feature OF the card,
ran right TO his best notch aud hts
improvement over his previous start.
when he ran over a track for which he
was supposed to have no liking. was
foreshadowed in the betting. as he was
well backed at TO l. Except for q
brief interval. when A Muskoday
showed the way, Frank FIittner cut
out the pace and Cabin. after hooking
up with him at the head OF the stretch.
outgamed him by a neck. Miller's tao
tics In taking Flittner to the front.
when 1t is generally known that the
horse runs his best races when re-
served behind the pace for a stretch
sprint, invited general criticism. and
there was also a disposition to criticise
the boys seeming reluctance to ride hts
mount vigorously through a small
opening on the rail- when 1t came to the
final drive. Downpatrick, for which
there had been only lukewarm support.
finished beaten of third. after having
entered the stretch neck and neck with
the winner.
ELMDALE GALLOPS HOME
James A. Murray. well-played to take
the opener. could do no better than
finish second to Elmdals after achIev-
ing on early lead OF several lengths.
EImdale galloped over him in the
stretch, having been well up from the
beginning. ssvenfull stopped after DIS
putting the early running with Murray
and barely lasted for third money.
ocean Queen ran into a winning lead
In the early stages OF the year old
race and easily maintained her ad-
vantage throughout Frieze. recover
ing her speed coincidentally with an at
tempt by the Los Angeles contingent
to win heavily on her. got on poorly.
but ran a clever race and captured the
place. with the. loo. to i shot. Aks-Ar-
Ben. third. Alice Collins. which had
pressed the winner closely well into the
stretch. weakened badly In the nnal
sixteenth and finished, in the ruck-
HrLGERT JAMNED INTO FENCE
Hilgert was eliminated as a contender
! in the third race right after the start.
| when Jockey sandy bumped Elevation
over into him and knocked him into
the rail. Miller had to pull UP the
horse so sharply that he was virtually
| last going around the clubhouse turn.
Hilxert made I'D the lost ground and
fioomsd dangerous entering the stretch.
only 10 fade away in the dpai drive
as result OF the overexertion to
which he had been subjected It was
a wonder that the horse did not go
down In the Jam. and the general opin-
lion was that Sandy was dealt with
Ivery~ leriently when the judges sus-
pended him for hye days for the part
he played in the downfall OF the fa-s
Ivorite. Ralph Young. with which.
Jockey Mentry made al the pace.
hooked like winner until. the nnal
strides. when Elevation, closing win