The San Francisco call., 1908-12-11

patent 10 nearly everybody VINO Wltne
apprentice rider. Taplin, who was NJ
blame for the collision. and betting M
that Fulletta would be disqualified.
The judges justified their failure
that in their opinion Fulletta would
who were close to the spot where the
decidedly disagree with him.
Horses have heretofore been disc
| for Infinitely less cause, and II will b
| of similar cases in the future. Those
/ who had helped to back Fulletta into
! favoritism naturally were greatly re-
! lieved when the judges refused 10
change the order in which the horses
| had finished and naturally appiauded
the decision voeiferously.
Forerunner was unlucky throughout
| the race, having been carried almost 70
/ the outside fence at the last turn oy
\ Charles Green, after having followed
! along close behind Plausible's pace 10
! that point. Jockey Lycurgus had Just
begun to make his final move and the
horse was looming as the probable WIN
! ner, when Taplin. swerving all over
/ the stretch with Fulletta, crashed into
/ him after passing the paddock. Ful-
| letta had made up several lengths IN
! the stretch drive and was beginning to
! hang a bit when his only formidable
adversary was put out of the running
HABIT OF BoLTING
Fulletta, it will be remembered. had
habit of bolting TO the outside in
/ the stretch when tired while II. w.
Hoag was training him last season
Yesterdays incident may have been due
| to recurrence of the old trouble.
ifForerunner was about half length in
| front when Fulletta struck him, knock
| Ing him so completely off his stride
that Fulletta had a lead of two lengths
| or more before his unlucky adversary
| had regained his balance. Even with
I all Forerunner'S bad luck Charles Green
was unable to take the place from him.
! Fulletta was one of a trio of success
/ full faVOriteS Yesterday on which the
| public again lightened the money bags
| of the book makers. The other Win
ming favorites were Billy Pullman and
| suit of the superior horsemanship of
/ their respective riders-Jockeys Nc
! Carthy and Miller. Nadzu probably
was the best horse in the race which
! Pullman won, but Jockey ,Taplin was
unequal to the task of handling him
| advantageously and suffered head de-
| feat where a more skilled rider would
have won a decisive victory.
| SPECTACULAR RACE
! The race was highly spectacular, the
/ four contestants being closely punched
until the stretch turn was reached,
/ where Remember. the outsider, dropped
| back and the remaining three went on
! to make it a case of three heads on the
/ post
County Clerk had made all the pace
| and probably would have won the race
|
/ the riding of his own horse, instead OF
| going from the center of the track
| to the inside when Nadzu was coming
| through on the rail in the stretch.
! Miller was unable to shut Nadzu off
and when he weighed in Judge Hopper
read him a lecture on the subject OF
resorting to his old trick of trying 10
ride other horses besides his own dur
ing the running of race Billy Pull
man had been laying along close to
County Clerks pace and Jockey Nc
4 n l. ffofo a1rrar foc of
! Miller's departure from his course to
! get the favorite in front in the very
| last stride
WALSH RIDES WELL
Jockey Albert Walsh broke his long
streak of poor riding when he landed
race of the card. Colonel Applegate.
the boys employer, who has loyalty
| backed Walsh'S mounts whenever they
| appeared to have chance, despite the
/ poor form that he has been showing, is
reported to have recouped a consider
| able part of his losses on Priceless
| Jewels win.
| Walshs task was rendered easy by
reason of the incOmpetency that Jockey
Glasner displayed in the handling of
Estella c, the favorite. Glasner seemed
/ to have about all he could do to stay
| in the saddle, and did everything but
/ fall off. His mount beat Mabel Hol-
| lander for the place by neck in spite
\ of Glasners inability TO aid her. Price
/ less Jewel was in front from wire 10
wire and was never seriously menaced.
JOE ROSE VICTOR
Barney Scnreiber's Joe Rose. which
] had graduated from the maiden class
| upon the occasion of his previous start.
won the third race In a manner which
! impressed the spectators with the idea
| that he may be a colt of more than
/ ordinary caliber. Hazlet, which has
| been showing class of no mean order
! since the opening of the season, was
| the favorite of the race, and Joe Rose
| beat him fairly and squarely on his
merits hooking up with him in the
early stages and running away from
! him in the stretch. That good old cam
| paigner of former seasons. Mansard.
! was third all the way and made a
creditable showing for a first out.
| Jockey Keogh's superiority to Glas-
ner accounted for the defeat of Foot
| loose, even money favorite OF the
opener. Keogh hustled Allness. the
| second choice, all the way and was able
! to beat the favorite by neck. Glasner
| let Footloose fall far out of the rum
ming in the early stages, and then took
! him all over the track in the stretch
| after the horse had made up world
] of ground. With all the incompetency
| that Glasner displayed his mount would
| have won had the distance been trihe
greater Faneuil Hall, a 100 to l shot,
was landed third by the stable boy
| Golden. Who showed nothing to war
rant the plunge that reduced his odds
| to s from Is.
| Walter Miller's gilt edged ride played
an important part in Fredonia's victory
/ in the second race. 1t is improbable
| that she would have won with less
| vigorous handling. She encountered
| some interference in the early stages,
| but speedily regained the lost ground
| and picking up Incentive. the pace
maker and hot tip of the race. near the
| paddock, won out in the hottest Kind
! of drive by a narrow margin Light
| Night. the second choice, got up in the
| last stride or two to beat Incentive for
| the place. Discerner. making the