The San Francisco call., 1908-04-01
LOgTt1la Shows Return to Form and Finishes First
in the MayfiGd Handicap
By j. r. Jeffery

The racing at Emeryviile yesterday
vas chiefly notable on account Of the
return Of r. ". Hoag & Co.'S good
mare. LogistiIla. to winning form IN
the Mayfleld handicap. This feature,
at mile and & quarter, was contested
by small but select field, and Logis
tilla, closing with one Of the strong
stretch sprints that won her many ad-
mirers when she was running in the
Hiloreth colors here last winter, got
Up IN the hnal strides TO win by neck
from the lightly weighted Cloyne, the
favorite OF the race. Jockey Heather
ton. who has just resumed riding for
the Hoag stable. piloted the mare to
victory. She was the extreme outsider
IN the betting. but at that her odds
were only to ]. Johnny Lyons, the
second choice, set a fast early pace,
with Cloyne in close attendance. but
round the route too long and faded
away TO last in the stretch. J. c. Clem
hnisho II he show, four lengths be-
hind the two struggling leaders Janets,
the remaining contender. was quietly
backed by the wise set on the strength
of fast work, but ran far below ex-
pectations after being well up in the
early stages.
Strange to relate. many of the book
makers won on the day in spite Of the
success OF four favorites. Starter Holt
man made one very bad start during
the afternoon, the horses IN the fifth
race getting away one after another.
The successful favorites were Byron,
Righteasy, Gargantua and James A
Murray.
Byron escaped defeat in>the opening
race by a short head. after having had
3 lead Of a half dozen lengths at the
turn Jockey Walsh was looking back
coming through the stretch and all but
tossed of the race. Magrane, the sec
Ond choice. just falling TO get up under
vigorous urging by Mcintyre. Azusa,
q Is to 1 shot nosed out Irene Out
trim, Lustig and Day Star for show.
Righteasy won the year old race
in romp, spreadeagling her field from
start TO finish Yakima Belle. the run
ner up throug ughout, was able to hold
Osorine safe for the place in the final
drive. Mauretania, the second choice,
got OF so poorly that she had scant
chance. Twinheart, played for a kill
ing by T. T. Griffin and his connections,
failed to show anything TO warrant
the plunge.
The third race developed into duel
between Gargantua and Blondy, the two
choices. BlOndy raced Dick Wilson
into submission after the pair had gone
head and head for five furlongs and
then Gargantua picked up Blondy in
the final sixteenth and won by a half
length in a hot finish. Jockey Nc
CLAIM dropped into the show with the
neglected 200 to 1 shot Distributor.
Red BAH, the favorite. was unable
TO win the fifth after getting the best
II a bad break. He led for six fur
longs and then bounded il so badly
that he was unplaced at the wire. The
winner turned up in the hardly con-
sidered IS to ] shot. Rhinock. Mary
B. Clark, which had suffered interfer-
ence right after the start, finished sec
ond, with the well played Huzzah
third
James A Murray, backed into pro-
nounced favoritism over several horses
that had opened at a shorter price, won
the closing race in q gallop. Outrun
the first part by the speedy Abbey. he
passed her on the turn and thereafter
had things his own way. Handmaiden
and SevortOn experienced little diff
Guilty in taking second and third money
from the tiring Abbey.