The San Francisco call., 1908-03-27
ClOune Wins Burlingan1e Hdndi-
cap From Rubuc and
Wing Ting
Yesterdays WINNERS
BY j. r. Jeffery

Although the picking OF winners
was so easy Of accomplishment at
Emeryville yesterday as the day be-
fore, the card was accounted for by
short priced contenders. except in the
race in which the books laid the un-
warrsntsbly long odds OF Is TO
against Nellie Racine. Two faVorites,
two second choices and a third choice
made up the balance Of the list OF win
ners- Rose Cherry, Miss Officious. Wing
Ting, Wuerzberger and Eyebright
were the dissppointments of the day.
Miss Oncious was the only one OF the
lot that did not have an excuse for the
failure 70 run up 10 expectations. Her
showing was unaccountebIy poor.
CLoTNE TAKES FEATURE
The Burlingame handicap. one mile
and 8 quarter, developed into capital
contest between the three choices
Cloyne. the longest priced OF the trio
won by the greater part Of a length
with Rubric- the second choice, q nose
IN advance OF Wing Ting. the favorite
ClOyne may have been lucky 10 win.
FOR both Rubric and Wing Ting met
with mishaps during the running of
the race. barring which either might
have been the Victor instead Of Cloyne
Wing Ting's saddle slipped while she
was Leading into the stretch. and this
circumstance undoubtedly contributed
10 her defeat. as her rider naturally
was unable TO 90 justice TO her IN the
final drive. Rubrfc was sharply cut
OF by Tonic going by the stand the
irst time and fell 10 his knees. but
Miller succeeded in retaining his seat
and pulled his mount together. The
incident cost him some ground ard
certainly did not improve the horses's
chances Rubric was also carried out
Al the head Of the stretch BY the win
ner. After the first half had been trav-
ersed. neither Tonic nor Red Leaf, the
two outsiders, cut any figure IN the
contest
Gene Handlon. which had supplanted
Rose Cherry in faVoritfsm in the OPEN
ing race. Won BY as far as Jockey Bux-
ton pleased. after leading throughout.
Cascade OF Diamonds, many q time
tipped on the strength Of fast work
Just did manage 10 beat Magrene for
tie place Rose Cherry got OF poorly
and faded away al the end. after max
ing Up ground TO the stretch.
PRUDENT BEATS NoVGoRoD
Prudent and Novgorod. the two
choices. made q pretty contest of the
2 year old race. and the former, helped
by one OF Miller's vigorous rides, won
out by E length Jockey Buxton brought
Barney Schreiber's Colonel Dick from
Tar back IN the early stages TO be an
easy and close Up third al the wire
Csronia. backed for a killing. ran in
the ruck all the way. Rosamo, one OF
The choices. showed a nice turn Of early
speed. but was unable 10 carry il 10
the end
Bye Bye II. which had almost dis
placed Miss Officious in favoritism,
scored an easy victory IN the third in
spite OF getting all the worst OF
struggling start Last going around the
first turn. she moved UP into the lead
ia q sify going down the backstretch
and had everything her own way the
rest OF the journey The we'll support
ed Standover made q determined but
Intellectual effort TO get up IN the
stretch. but had to be content with the
place. Mortiboy outlasted Miss Officious
for third by g neck
STEEL BLUE THE BEST
steel Blue was so much the best in
The fifth that he triumphed in spite of
being obliged 10 go the overland as
= natural result Of having an outside
position al the barrier Jockey Walsh
rode him so nicely and patiently that
il was easy for him TO gslop over the
tiriag leaders from the far turn. where
he made his move in earnest Mar
Earet Randolph. the favorite. had the
-heneft OF Walter Miller's services, but
lad 10 be content with tho place after
having made the pace wen into the
stretch. Cricket Kelly had the 20 TO
] shot Buto in forward contention all
the way and landed her in the money
by 2 safe margin wuerzberger. one
Of the choices. lost all chance at the
start, Jockey Scoviiie being unprepared
for the break and being kept in
pocket virtually all the way
Nellie Racine, running her first race
IL the coIors of H G. Bedwell gave
the ring q scorching by winning the
closing race, after she had been hacked
from 25 down TO 16. She took the lead
when James A Murray. the early pace
maker. began to back UP and won
pretty much as her rider pleased Syca-
more got up in the closing strides 10
beat the well PLAYED Ellerd for place.
Eyebright, backed with even more
confidence than upon the occasion OF
his previous start, when he was played
from so down 70 10. went to the post
hot favorite. but refusing 10 break. just
as he had the last time, cut no figure in