The San Francisco call., 1908-03-08
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Outsider Ou(fOots the FavOrite in
the EnneryvlIle Feature
BY j. r. Jeffery

~eAlAofnla pred youngsters carried
on the honors in the Undine stake. the
third renewal of which as > wear old
fixture took place at the Emeryvilie
track yesterday. Duke of Milan. a
product of w. OBJ. Mac6onough's fam
oCs Ormonoale stud at Mento mark
won the race and it's purse of s2.1eo
while Lee Rose, bred by Q. A. Bianchi
at his ranch near Sacramento. and gen
orally regarded as the best year old
IN training on the coast, ran second. H.
I. Grlfnn's Mozart. the only added start
sr OF the race, finished third Far
back In the ruck were Vatican and
Steel. the pair that s. c. Eiidreth had
shipped UP from Arcadia to carry his
colors; Barney Schreibers Gull Hol-
land and Bill Eaton. and 7. H viii
liams' supposedly star colt Blameless.
FL Picaro, another colt from the Will
liams stabe, finished a creditable
fourth Woodlander. coupled with the
winner in the betting, might have won
the race himself but for having been
thrown into the fence while leading
1nto the stretch with such violence that
Jockey Keogh's leg was injured to an
extent that necessitated the cancelling
OF his engagements for the rest Of the
afternoon.
LEE ROSE RUNS GAMEIY
II is 70 be regretted that the race
wes not sufficiently free from mis-
haps to be conclusive as to the relative
merits OF the supposed contenders.
While Duke of Milan came gamely
from behind to win, the hackers of Lee
Rose cannot be blamed for feeling that
with better racing luck that colt would
have finished first instead of second
Jockey Musgrave, who came up from
Arcadia with J. J. Walsh especially to
ride the youngster. got Lee Rose off in
the first flight, but, having an inside
position. was Immediately shut of by
the crowding of horses toward the rail.
and thrown back several lengths-a Lee
Rose ran in pocket until the leaders
had turned into the stretch, where it
looked as II he had scant chance Of
finishing in the money Responding
gamely TO punishment on obtaining
clear sailing. he closed with great
resolution and passed all but the win
ner. which had traver sed the good go
ing on the outside, clear Of interfer-
ence. one length separated the two
leaders at the wire Had it been neces-
sary Duke Of Milan might have done
little better than he was compelled to
is the opinion OF those who watched the
running OF the race closely Jockey
POST. the Macdonough stable rider. had
the honor OF plotting the winner
Mozart, which finished third, must be
credited with having run a remarkable
stretch. and the favorite beat him by
about two lengths for the place
Lee Rose was a short priced favorite
end the winner was as high as l6 10 l
IN the betting.
MILLER's GREAT FEAT
The usual half holiday crowd was in
attendance and keenly contested racing
provided exhilarating sport throughout
the afternoon. Three fsvorites, sec
ond choice and two long shots ac-
counted for. the card
The circumstances under which Do
rzdo won the fifth race were sensa-
tfonal in the extreme Dorado was the
fsvorfte and. whirling just as the bar
rier went up. was seemingly hopelessly
left at the post. BY the time Waiter
Miller could get him going after his
field the leaders were at least so
lengths away. Miller took things coolly
and proceeded TO put up a ride that viii
be remembered with admiration Tor
many 2 day by those whose fortune ii
was to see IL. Letting the horse settle
well into his stride going around the
first turn he deferred making move
until Strengthened away in the back
stretch. Then he began gradually to
make up ground, going around his
field 70 avoid interference. By the
time the far turn had been reached he
had overtaken and passed the laggards'
and at the last turn only warning
BelImence and Reservation remained In
front Of him. the leaders half dozen
lengths away Then he sat down in
earnest. and. his mount responding
spIendidIy. he was able TO take the
lead from Warning a few yards from
the wire. 70 win by length. me
demonstration which greeted his
achievement was in itself sufficient re-
ward for the superb exhibition of
z &
the well played Bellmence Tor thiro
money.
CfeARLIGHTER BADLY RIDDEN
Cricket Kelly broke it up badly
with CigarIighter, the oddson choice OF
the Golden Gate handicap. the second
arv feature Of the card. Kelly was un-
prepared for the break and in getting
away collfded with another horse with
such violence that his mount was
knocked of his stride After Cigar
lighter had made up the lost ground
before the clubhouse turn had been
reached Kelly got him cut of while
trying to 20 through on the rail. To
get 70 the front he then went TO the
outside and Cigarlighter ran head ana
head with Fred Bent we'll into the
stretch. sonly to tire in the final fur
long and finish out Of the money Fred
Bent also tired Unexpectedly, with the
both beat him to the wire. Tavora.
which was away from the post all
tangled up, lost to Judge Nelson by a
head, after a sensational stretch run
There had been little support for Judge
Nelson In the ring, but Tavora had been
backed down to from TO- Judge Mel
sons odds receded to Is from s.
BELMERE IN A GALLOP
Belmere so far outclassed the COM
pany with which he ran in the first that
he won in a gallop after being last
away from the post. Miller moved up
gradually with him, taking him around
his field, and the horse worked into the
lead at the turn and won by as far as
his rider cared to. Phil Igoe came
from the clouds to beat Triumphant,
which Jockey Scoville had worked into
forward contention at the turn, for the
place by a nose in the last stride Pres
tige and PRINCE Brutus, both of which
had shown early speed. faded away
when the real racing began
After Lassen had raced San Gil into
submission in the early stages of the
second event. Alsatian, the favorite,
came along and beat Lassen in handy
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