The San Francisco call., 1908-07-26
StanleyFay Wins Derby
From Early Tide
Walker C0ifS Victory Witnessed
by Record Breaking Crowd
at The Meadows
By j. K. Jefery
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL


SEATTLE. July 25.-The greatest
throng in the history of local racing
saw William Walkers crack colt. Stan
ley Fay. win the seventh renewal OF
the Seattle derby at The Meadows to-
day in racehorse fashion. The race
was run and won in a manner that
wrought the 10000 devotees of the
sport in attendance up to a high pitch
of excitement, and the enthusiasm with
which the spectators greeted the win
ner when he was invested with the
floral horseshoe provided for the VIC
tor was without parallel locally. Be
sides being record breaking numer-
ically. the gathering was brilliant and
representative OF the best citizenship
of this section The proportion Of
ladies present was particularly i'm
pressive and the occasion was eloquent
of the strong hold that racing has OBJ
tanned here.
Showers that fell during the night
going improved as the afternoon passed
and by the time the derby was run
track conditions were quite good
The derby field was confined to the
four candidates named overnight
Stanley Fay, Boggs. Glorio and Early
Tide. The book makers were bonn
barded when they posted to 5 against
Stanley Fay at the opening of the bet
ting, and his odds were quickly forced
down by successive stages to TO 20.
A lively play developed on Early Tide,
the outsider, but there was con para
lively little support for the other two
starters.
The contest was decided without
suspicion of fluke and each of the
four contestants had every opportunity
to do his best. Glorio went right to
the front after the rise of the barrier.
lengths in the first quarter. cut out a
fast pace for nearly a mile before sue
cumbing. to Stanley Fay. which had
been following him most closely.
n 81 rr-ffb a 81
gle and not until the final furlOng did
he falter appreciably. leaving Fay to
fight 1t out with Early Tide, which
made bold but futile bid when Glorio
weakened. Although gaining with
every stride throughout the final six
teenth, Early Tide failed to get up by
half a length and the $2,250 purse was
Stanley Fay's. Glorio barely Outlasted
Boggs for third
Favorites won four races and the
big crowd went home happy. Twenty
seven book makers had all the bust
ness they were physically able TO
handle.
Considerable friction was aroused
over an evident error of the judges
in awarding third place TO Cosset in
the 2 year old race Achieve was un-
ouestionably third at the wire. but was
their original decision, although waited
upon by a delegation OF book makers,
to whom the error proved costly.
Carroll Reid and W. j. Young arrived
today from Latonia with their horses.
Summary:
Weather clear. Track slow
3066. FIRST RACE-SIx furlongs selling. 3
year olds and upward:
Odds. Horse and Jockey. W.T. st. Str Fin
I3-10-CobIeskin 0ycurgusl. -102 8 IL II
8 Our Anna (Harrisl-.--1 100 Il ? IIs
25- 1-Haber walsh .1O2 : 33 3 IL
Time, IA 3-5. Start good Won in drive az
three Othmar 4O Rose Cherry 90 Nappa I3-5
walter Miller 25, Christmastide so. Maud McC
S. DR.. McCluer So finished as named Maud
Meg made the pace the hrst quarter. with
CobleskI1l close. The former stopped on the turn.
Our Anna was right there throughout Haber
worked through from behind. CObleskfu 10
place. IA show; Our Anna, place. 10 show.
Haber show.
3067. SECOND RACE-Six furlongs, selling.
year ods and upward:
Odds Horse aud Jockey. VT St Str Fin
3-2-Toupee fRetrigl- 5 IA &
40-f-Adelbert Belle Walsh -1o1 II 20