The San Francisco call., 1908-04-07
Lowers anEmeryviIIe
Track Record
Pontotoc Coper1 One Mile and
Thee-Sixteenths in the Fast
Time of SO
By j. r. Jeffery

Pontotoc, carrying the orange and
black OF the Keene stable. broke the
track record for a mile and three
sixteenths in winning the fifth race at
Eueryville yesterday. The erratic son
Of Juvenal- Prosaic ran the distance in
li6e, which was half a second faster
than the existing record made by Dr..
Leggo as a 5 year old April 3. 1905.
Pontotoe probably could have run
even faster had the exigencies of the
occasion demanded it. for Jockey Miller
lengths IN front Of his field virtually
throughout the race, which was won
IN & gallop. Pontotoc ran as II he
had rega1nec the form that led JACK
keene to refuse q tempting offer for
him several seasons ago, when he gave
promise of being a useful handicap
horse, only TO thereafter deteriorate
soon into an unreliable selling platter.
Pontotoc was as good as Z to l yes
terday, having receded from 4 at the
opening for lack Of support. Few had
the hsrdihood to believe him capable
OF beating Tonic, the short priced favor.
ite, on which the proverbial ton Of
public money was burned up when he
failed TO finish in the money after dis
putting the early running with the win
ner. Nabonassar and Blue Eyes. two
long shots. finished second and third
behind Pontotoc.
OUTCOME SUITS BooKIEs
Two favorites, one second choice and
three third choices accounted for the
card This outcome suited the book
les. but was rather hard on the talent
after their disastrous experience of
Saturday.
In the fourth race Peter. Sterling
once more made q dismal failure as a
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he was deficient in early speed, and
although going great guns at the end
he was unable TO get within the money.
Ocean Shore, running right back to
his recent promising races, had the
speed 10 work his way to the front
from none too good a break and, TAX
ing the lead before. the first quarter
safe thereafter The 80 to ! shot Sibari
was IN closest pursuit Of the winner
throughout and was able TO easily beat
the balance for place. Vox Popuh, an
other OF the outsiders, outlasted Peter
Sterling for third by neck.
BOGGS WINS OPENING
Boggs, the third choice. won the
opening race with Jockey Mcintyre
easing up Sycamore and Earl Rogers
were the joint favorites Of the race.
The former was Unlucky in the early
stages and was pocketed TO the stretch,
where he came fast on securing clear
sailing. Earl Rogers followed Sea
Sick's pace in the first part, but stopped
in the stretch as II short and finished
far back. L c. Ackerley. which got
OF poorly, made UP q world of ground
and was beaten for show by Curricu-
lum by only head
". z. AppIegate's game little COsset
scored in the year old race under
impressions as to her cleverness. She
failed TO get away as well as in her
previous starts, but cOurageously came
from behind, wrested the lead from
Royal Stone, with which Miller had
achieved a flying start, and won in
handy fashion by nearly two lengths.
Royal Stone easily saved the place. and
Captain John got UP from his usual
slow beginning TO take the show from
Carmisa IN the closing strides.
VERY EASY FOR BLONDY
BIondy cut up his usual dtdoes at
the post IN the third. but was so much
the best that IN spite Of getting OF
rather poorly he won in a gallop by as
far as Jockey Mcintyre pleased. Pha-
lanx beat the gate and had the foot' to
lead 10 the stretch, where be hatteneo
out to nothing. Mary B. Clark came
from the clouds to beat the well played
Fair Fagot for the place
H G. BedWelPs Silver Stocking
scored a clean cut victory in the clos
-fng race. She failed TO get off as
we'll as she might have and was
henmed IA the first part. but came fast
on obtaining clear sailing and in the
final furIong gslloped over the leaders
Cruzados, the favorite. ran second with
no excuses, having turned into the
stretch with g lead of several lengths.
College Widow, with which Jockey
walsh led the field away from the
barrier, Just did manage to save the
show from Burning Bush and Native
Son, both Of which were closing
stoutly.