The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
REBER HANDICAP IS
WON TN DRIVE BY
PAJAR0ITA
Four Second Choices Finish
First and ST. Francis Is Only
Successful FaVOrife
By }. K. Jefery

The going at Emeryville yesterday
improved TO such a degree that form
calculations based on heavy track per-
formances proved of little use in de-
termining the winners. st. Francis
was the only favorite that succeeded
in winning but the bookies failed 10
make the clean up that ordinarily at
tends the downfall OF a bunch OF public
choices. for the reason that most Of
the winners were Wen backed by smart
money. Four second choices and one
rhird choice accounted for the races in
which the favorites were beaten.
H. 6. Bedwells clever sprinter
pa a5aroita which had been unable 10
lu1rack- himself in his previous start
Ia the mud. found track conditions more
to his liking and was able TO win the
I;eber handicap, the principal feature
of the card, in a hard drive with Berry
Maid and BellWether, the other snort
priced cOntenders. The race was at five
fgrlOngs. which is the distance that
PajarOita likes best of all he was
able 10 lead virtually all the way and
had 2 margin Of a length at the wire.
BeIlwefher was the early contender,
hut lost the place TO Berry Maid, the
faVOrite. in the closing strides. The
others including such good sprinters as
distanced.
GAMENEss OF ST. FRANCIS
st. Francis displayed unexpected
gameness in winning the opener. Out
run 10 the stretch by Nagazam, he
llfrl1ed up that horse near the paddock
and OutfOoted him 10 the wire by a
decisive margin Sir Brlllar, held at
40 TO I in the betting, also closed with
surprising stoUtness and was able TO
Ia ke second money from the Urln$
NaEaZam. Jockey KeOgh was asleep
when the barrier went UP and got off
SO badly with Bucolic. the second
choice, that that horse thereby lost all
chance. Lady Carol, one of the best
played Of the outsiders. weakened after
showing speed 70 the stretch.
RON HOMME'S VICTORY
Bon Hommes victory in the second
was decisively achieved. lie had the
speed 10 race head and head with Work
Box 10 the Furn, where the latter was
cat of while trying TO get through on
the rail TOrbellino, the faVorite. had
been unlucky al the barrier and loOmed
meuacinEiy at the head OF the stretch
after haTing made up many lengths.
but the OvereXertion told at the end
and lie hung 50 badly in the stretch
hat Bon HOmme distanced him TO the
wire By three lengths, and he barely
s2Vcd the place from the unfortunate
WOrkboX. The remaining contenders
never had look in. as foreshadowed
by the O0ds laid against them.
IMPORT WINS THIRD
Import won the third by less than
the 5nargin by which he beat Tony
FauSt the favOrite and contender
throughout away from the barrier.
Jockey Gilbert achieved a flying start
with Import and was never headed.
Billy Pullman and Nadzu made a head
finish Of il for show. with the honors
going TO the former.
FOrerunner's speed carried him TO
the front in the fifth and he made every
post a winning one Because Of the
circulation of an Unfounded report that
he had warmed up lame his odds re-
ceded from at the opening to at
shot KelOwna came from behind to beat
the balance for the place, and Jockey
Cotton landed the 100 to 1 shot Paladini
third Frank Lubbock, the favorite
was seemingly unable to negotiate the
going and dropped out OF # after hav-
ing disputed the early running with
FOrerunner.
SPREADEAGLEs RIVALS
Trois Temp, a recent arrival from
Arcadia. spreadeagled his opposition in
Tie closing event of the card. jockey
Miller got him off flying and after
racing Joe Rose, the second choice
tnto submission before the turn had
been negotiated, had everything his
own way. Bubbling Water and Little
Sis took second and third at long odds
Strike Out, the favorite. attempted 10
run away while the field was lined up
hut Jockey Gilbert speedily brought
him under control When it came 10
racing the horse was seemingly unable
10 raise a gallop.