The San Francisco call., 1908-03-03
WOIfViIIe and SeWell
Dump The Talent
FOLLOWERS of Form Co Uf
against Hard Luok at
EmerupilIe Track
BY j. r. Jeffery

Followers of form found themselves
Up against il when Wolfville and
sewelL the most promising of yester-
days offerings at the Emeryville track,
failed to finish within the money Both
horses were held at odds-on, and their
dismal showing cost the talent pretty
penny. Wolfvile had been backed for
thousands to the virtual exclusion OF
everything else in the race and oire
CONSERVATION reigned when he bolteo
20 the outside fence at the first turn
and thereby lost all chance. JOCKEY
Gilbert, who was plotting the morse
tried with might and main to keep MN
fn, but was unequal to the task, ana
not until the horse was traashteheo q
OUT on the backstretch could he regain
control OF the animal Wolfville hao
ehovrn q tendency to run out on the
turns in his previous races, and yes
terday's costly experience probably VIII
mt an end to the willingness OF the
talent to accept short odds against him.
even when conditions appear propl-
tious for victory.
GEWELL FIAsCO FORESHADoWED
The sewell hasco had been foreshad-
owed in the betting, and was the direct
result OF the sending Of that crack
sprinter to the post palpably unht lot
racing. The confidence with wnlcn
BurIeigh, the second choice, was backed
by q certain wise clique, coupled with
a report that Sewell was not in condi-
tion TO run his race, led the layers to
cut Burleigh's ODDS TO about even
money before the betting had pro-
gressed far At post time. under the
influence of public play on SewelL Bur-
ieighs odds again heightened
Sewell failed to show even fash
Of the brilliant speed that he exhibited
in the Croker selling stakes when
he won in sensational time in the coiors
Of c. E. Durneu before his transfer TO
the FL Nido stable. BE- made up a oil
OF ground from a slow beginning, but
faded away before the race was half
over, and pulled up lame, as he Is re-
ported to have done in his work in
preparation for the race
Burleigh had the speed to lead from
start to finish, but finding seven fur
longs a bit far was all out to win by
less than a length from CigarAghter,
which ran a much better race than 1t
was expected he would. 1t was Cigar
lighters first out, and because OF the
general belief that he was hardly
ready, his odds had drifted from 20 to
20 TO /. Bucolic, running below the
form that he had recently shown, I'm
tSneC a. DedIen OF q.
GAINS EASY VICTORY
Bellmence, the only winning choice
Of the day. carried the colors Of the
FLeur de Lis stable to an easy victory
IN the fifth race Jockey Buxton rode
g waiting race. permitting Lampadromt
and Prince Of Orange TO make the early
running At the far turn he sent Bell
mence TO the front and the horse gal
loped away from his field Prince OF
Orange, running well for Reggie Davis
outlasted Lampadrom.s for second
money. Jack Adams, passed out as g
paddock special. was seemingly unable
to raise gallop and showed absolutely
nothing to warrant the support which
was lsvished upon him.
Neither To San nor Titus ii, which
ruled equal choices in the opening race
finished among the placed horses
Handmaiden, a 20 to ! shot, with which
Jockey Kirschbaum got TO the front al
the turn, lasted to win by a neck from
Msgrane. which came from behind II
the stretch and barely failed to get up
Jockey Butwen landed the 25 to
chance Pinaud third. Walter Miller
got 70 San cut off repeatedly when she
looked to have a chance, and Titus
stopped TO nothing after cutting out
the pace for qusrter of a mile, as hs
usually does in muddy going.
WINS PULLING UP
Jockey gilbert achieved nyiRg
start with Barney Schreiber's Bal
gowan flly. Alice Collins, in the 2 Neal
old race and she won with Gilbert pull.
Ing up after leading all the way. John.
ny Millin's Ocean Queen, backed for z
killing into favoritism over Adrians
Lecouvreur. the opening choice, showed
Improvement over her previous essays
and outEamed Birth, the early runner
up, for the place, coming from behind
with great gameness. None of the
others ever had a lookin and wer.
beaten OF.
With Wolfville eliminated from con.
tention IN the third race, Bill Curtis
experienced no difficulty in scoring
Metlakatla, which had displaced him
as second choice, easily beat the bal
snce, and the 20 to / shot, Invader, out
lasted Jackfull, the early pace maker
for third money.
Tancred turned one Of his periodical
niphops when he beat the nondescript
band that contested the closing race
lie had finished absolutely last in oheaT
fields in his two previous starts Will
Jockey Bilac Up. Yesterday locke,
Gilbert had him close up from the be.
ginning and he breezed away from hi.
field after taking the lead on the back.
stretch. Henry o. which had sup.
planted Markie Mayer in favoritisnl
ran much butter for Cricket" Kell,
than he had for William Walkers ap-
prentice rider, Harris, ana was a keeT
contender throughout after Kelly had
whipped him away from the post r..
held Mayer safe from start to finish