The San Francisco call., 1908-03-11
YEsTERAY,s WINNERS

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the extent of $500 on the strength of
a good race a few days before. The
horse improved wonderfully under Gil
Derts handling and. because the boy
was up. many bets were cashed on
him that would not have been made
had another boy ridden. Mike Jordan,
the favorite. whose measure My Pal
took, had been touted among the wise
set at the track all day as an absolute
cinch-one of the kind that couldn't
lose-but he was the victim of racing
luck, as many another cant lose has
been
He can't lose unless he falls down.,
was what was said of Smiley Corbett
prior 10 the running Of the last race
in which that fast sprinter was essay
ing a mile for the first time In his
career. The horse fell and the mooted
question of his ability to go a route
remains for future determination. In
view of the doubt which exists as to
his ability to go the distance, the odds
which the books laid against his
chances seemed unreasonably short.
Such shrewd 'cinch" players as Little
Pete" Christensen and Euclid Allard
were among those who lost heavily
/ by the mishap which befell the horse.
Colonel w. E. .ApplegAre and his con-
nections profted handsomely on the
outcome of the race, as 1t was their
commissions that forced Brookleaf' S
/ odds from 5 down to 4.
Il had plenty of encouragement to
bet on Burleigh." said J. B. Smith, own
4 er Of that horse, ION the strength of
reports which reached me concerning
! the condition of the horses which were
4 backed 10 shorter odds than mine, but
was Influenced by the outcome of
previous races in which Burleigh ran
poorly after going back in the betting
I and so let him run with only a small
wager" 1t seems probable that the
! prevalence Of a mistaken notion tnat
Burleigh has no liking for fast go
/ ing accounted for the soaring of his
odds and the plunges on Belle of Iro-
: Quois and May Amelia to beat him.
Burleigh's poor showing under similar
/ conditions short time ago probably
was due more 10 unfitness for the race
than TO inability run well on the dry.
Cricket" Kelly's form in the saddle
yesterday was very Disappointing TO
bettors, who had a right to expect a
better showing on horses that were
/ supposedly contenders. His mounts
were Belle of Iroquois. a favorite; He
rives and Blue Eyes, two second
choices, and Adriana Lecouvreur, a
third choice He failed to finish in the
money with either of this quartet Sin
lister reports concerning the boys con-
dition were afloat before the races be-
gan. but the judges, on investigation,
became satisfied that there was no
basis for them and he was permitted
TO keep his engagements. He had re-
duced severely to make weight on He
rives and ii may be that lack OF
strength accounted for his failure to
ride up to the form he has been show
ing recently. Kelly was fined s25 for
repeatedly breaking through the bar
rier with Blue Eyes
1t is intimated that the powers that
govern the turf on the coast may veto
the proposal to extend the meeting at
Arcadia well along into April. w. E
Dunn, the Los Angeles attorney who
represents the Pacific Jockey club in
the southern part of the state, is re-
ported to hold the view that 100 days
Of racing is about all that Los Angeles
can properly support. and his view is
likely to be accepted by his northern
colleagues. George Rose and his asso-
ciates in the active management of the
new track are represented confident
that the meeting could be extended ad-
yantageously to April 25.
Olympic Club handicaps to the stake
list of the local racing season may
tempt Nose Goldblatt to linger her,
/ longer than he had intended. His
clever hlly Keep Moving is rounding
TO her good form and Goldblatt ma,
conclude to take a chance at winning
one Of the new stakes with her befor,
returning east.
The Sanford -Epperly-Buxton combi
; nation made a nice winning on Pleiad
! but lost back the profits on Ma,
Amelia.
H G. Bedwell thought ]. r. Laughre,
: was as good as in and backed hin
with corresponding confidence
Walter Miller piloted two winner
? yesterday, as on the day before. Jo
cund. the mount on which he pullec
, up in the fifth. came out of the rae,
in very bad shape.
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