The San Francisco call., 1908-05-23
Boggs First to Wire
Seventh Time
Keene's Candidate for Seattle
Derby Has Lost but One
Race in Eight
Yesterdays WINNERS

Despite the mediocre caliber of most
of the horses engaged, the racing at
the Emeryville track yesterday was
SO formful that first and second choices
accounted for five of the SIN races,
while the remaining purse went to
contender that looked to have an ex-
cellent chance if her last race was dis
regarded. Three of the winners
Boggs. Hidden Hand and Lone Wolf
were we'll supported favorites.
Boggs, ]. o. Keene's candidate for
the Seattle derby, continued his VIC
torious career by triumphing over Ell
lerd. Sidney F, Luretta and other
horses of fair class in the most pre-
tentious race of the afternoon. Boggs
has won seven of his last eight starts
and race goers are beginning to realize
that he is year old of much more
than ordinary ability. All of his races
have been won by narrow margins, but
each time he shows himself equal to
the emergency and does whatever may
be required of him. The manner in
which his various victories have been
accomplished does not furnish a salts
factory line upon the limitation of his
ability and 1t may be that he is
pected even now. Even Jack keene.
his owner and trainer, confesses that
he is at a loss to tell exactly how good
horse he may have in Boggs Just
as upon the occasion of the previous
meeting of the pair, Sidney Il had
sufficient amount of bad luck in the
race Of yesterday to leave doubt
In the minds of many as to whether
Boggs was his superior ct the weights.
Sidney + was caught in a jam at the
first turn and was knocked so COM
pletely off his stride lat by the time
he regained 1t he was a poor last The
horse made a gallant run but was un-
able to finish better than third. Luretta
and Boggs ran head and head the first
half mile of the race with Ellerd In
close attendance. Then Boggs was shut
fIr nd
lengths before Jockey Walsh could get
him to the outside clear of interfer-
ence- Responding gamely to Walshs
urging, Boggs made up the lost ground
in impressive fashion and catching FL
lerd near the paddock outgamed him
10 the wire in hot drive by half
length. Sidney T. passed the tiring
Luretta in the final furlong and had
no serious opposition for third money.
HOT TIP GOES WRONG
Principally because Miller happened
TO be riding, Bannatyne was made fav-
orite in the opening race. but was
unequal to the task of beating Fern
L which look best on previous per-
Jockey Charbonneau, pleased, and Ban
natyne just did save the place from
Sir Angus. a well played 10 to l shot.
John A Mallon, the hot tip of the race,
but failed to stay.
The talent went wrong again in the
second, when they insisted in making
Lackfoot favorite over Bernardo. The
loped in an easy winner. Lackfoot fin
ished In the ruck. showing little at any
stage of the running TO warrant the
play which had been lavished upon
him. st, Charles, another of the hot
things OF the race, blew up after show
ing a nice turn of early speed. and
Bonheur, 20 to l chance. and Esther
M. against whom the books had laid
| 100 to ], with as good as % to l for
show.
Hidden Hand. another paddock spe-
cial, which was played into favoritism
| in the third, narrowly escaped the same
fate as the supposed good things in
the preceding races. 1t was by only a
head that ne won from the unlucky
! Dareington, which closed with a SEN
sational rush. after having met with
costly interference in the early stages.
Boas. which had been roughly treated
at the last turn. recovered from the
| interference sufficiently to get up for
show. Emma g. after going back il,
| the betting, ran q disgracefully bad
race. failing to show any speed at any
stage of the running.
NETTING WORKS TO WIN
| Netting. whose poor performance in
the mud several days previously had
| led to, the general conclusion that she
might be going back. fooled the talent
by scoring handily in the fifth.< She
| her way to the front gradually. Jack
| Adams. the good thing of the race
came from far back to take the place
| and Palemon. following him closely
| was able to beat Pickaway for third
| The latter had attempted to make a
runway race cf 1t, but found the route
| too long and stopped to a walk in the
stretch after having opened a big
early gap.
There looked to be little form to the
| field in the closing race, but the pub
| lie, aided by paddock information, in
! stalled Lone Wolf as favorite and the
horse succeeded in winning. thanks to
the skillful and vigorous ride that
Jockey Miller put up. Miiler's effort
on this horse was one calculated to
arouse enthusiasm. and the boy was
accorded an ovation upon his return to
| the scales. for 1t was generally recoE-
nized to be an instance where mastery
| riding had decided the outcome. Miller
was at work upon the horse from start
| to finish. and it is probable that Lone
Wolf would have run unplaced with
| less energetic handling. Sea Lad
which some of the wise set had shown
| a fancy for. secured a long early lead
and succumbed to Lone Wolf only at
| the end. Fairystreet was off so badly
| that her hackers were lucky to cash on
| their show tickets 1t was only in the
| last stride that she got her nose in
front OF Annie III.