The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
ReSfigOuche Defeats Firestone
and Other Fast Contenders i'm
The Sacramento handicap
EmeryyiIIe Results TO Date
By J. K. Jefery

beuehtco by an Arcadia prep" :. G.
131ldreth's Restigouche. an added start
or carried top weight TO victory in the
Sacramento handicap, the second re-
newsl OF which formed the principal
feature OF yesterdays exceedingly at
tractlve ilslf holiday card at the Emery
Vile race1rack- The son Of Commando.
acquired bz Bildreth at the wedding
0ut sale OF the James r. Keene stable
at New York last summer had been
Snipped north from the southern track
Floay night and was taken off the
ears @ yesterday just in time TO I'LL his
seahs enSaS cement, as SO many of Hill
oreIh's stake winners were last sea
son. when the advantage OF an Arcadia
prep was repeatedly demonstrated.
SPEED DULLED BY MUD
Pitted against Restigouche was a
pdnd or the best handicap horses in
local training. whose speed had. been
ouHed b. frequent racing over the
MUDDY tracks that have prevailed To-
caliN Tor several weeks 1t was this
condition which enabled the Keene
CASTOR 10 successfully concede weight
~ every thing in the race and pack mis-
Srlsnlns lmpost OF l24 pounds TO q
decisive victory over track that
was far from fast he ran the mile and
sixteenth, comprising the distance of
tAc race. IN 1856, 1laking his own pace
throughout. and leaving the issue in
doubt at no time. 1T was his fourth
slraigh win in i've starts in Califor-
nla-a record which stamps him as a
wonderfully good horse, considering
that in ali his races he has been com
peung with the most formidable horses
IN training on the coast His Califor-
Ma record up TO date might have been
an unbroken series Of triumphs but for
The fact that the novice rider Hoffman
got left at the post with him in his
initial start.
ODDS STEADILY RECEDE
Restigouche was a well backed sec
los
opened him at odds only slightly long
er than those they laid gainst Fire
stone which quite properly ruled ia
horite on the strength Of his recent de-
leat OF ROseben. RestigOuche's odds
steadily receded from TO at the
opening until they reached ) to I. Then
7he money poured into the ring and he
was backed down to Is to at post
lime. tireStOne was also heavily PLAYED.
me bulk OF his support coming from
me puDnc, and he was a pronounced
1aNorIte AT post tine despite the big
plunge on Restlgouche. Boggs was the
only other contestant whose odds did
not recede. lie was the extreme out
slcer OF the contest, and was backed
down from y TO 8. The remaining
starters included Dorante Eyebrighf,
Royal Tourist and Don ENRIQUE. the
last named pair being coupled as the
Ellison entry. Tony Faust Import and
Light Wool had been withdrawn from
the list OF prospective starters named
overnight.
Those who had pinned their faith on
flrestone We're fllled with misgivings
when President Williams crack 3 wear
OLD began TO behave very badly at the
post II invariably happens that when
tirestone cuts up at the post he runs
poor race. The signs did not fail
yesterday. Jockey Miller succeeded in
serIinS t1restone off in front but the
horse seemingly sulked and refused to
extend himself properly until the racu
was nearly over, when he finished with
Ia IFa.A 49,.
outside the money. Because of his
refusal TO extend himself he got into a
Jam az the nrst turn, in which Dorante
also became involved. Dorante quickly
regained his lost ground, but Ffrestone
dropped out of forward contention en-
tirely, and II was not until Miller
whipped him repeatedly and vigorously
that he could get him to run as he
should
RfcsTTGOUCHE TAKES LEAD
Meanwhile Restigouche had been
SKIN uiiT rated IN front by Jockey Nc
earthly, with Eyebright in closest pur-
suit. At the last turn Mccarthy gave
Hestigouche his head and the handsome
black bounded away from his field
strive as they might, none of the con-
tenders could cut down Restigouche's
lead in the stretch and he won nearly
two lengths with the unIucky Doranes
second and Eyebright third. Dorante
beat Eyebright by less than a length
and Eyebright finished only a head in
advance of firestOne. ROYAL Tourist
ad some early foot, but weakened al
the end, while Don Enrique steadily
ing beginning.
Boggs was never prominent and
showed absolutely nothing to war
rant the smart support which had beer
's2,27o 10 the winner, $3.50 to the sec.
ond horse and $3.50 to the third.
pAJAROITA THE VICTOR
Roseben. Davy Johnson's great
sprinter, finished unplaced in the Moore
Ianqlcap- futurity course sprint which
held only slightly less interest for tR,
big crowd present than the stake fea.
tire OF the program. Roseben's in.
only upon the theory that his recent
race al seven furlongs, for which dis.
lance he had no liking. took his speed
away from him. 1t is true that hs
even after he settled into his stride ht
had none of the early foot that had
marked his previous good races, and
although he closed fairly well he was
l5ot even close TO the money at ths
finish. II. g. Bedwell's speed marve
Pa5aroita and William CahilIs gigantic
sprinter Smiley Corbett had the ract
10 themselves at all stages. Corbet1
set a sizzling pace all the way, witt
Pajaroita in close attendance, and
succumbed only at the very end of z
erueliing stretch drive Pajaroita wor
bv half length in 1903 1-5. which was
sensafionally fast time for the futurity
course considering the state of the
going. The track record, made wher
the course was lightning fast, is only
:OS 4-5 Berry Maid came from be-
hind to beat the tiring but well mean
long shot w. T. Overton for thirc
no1cv. None Of the others ever goi
into serious contention.
ONLY TWO FAvORITES WIN
while none Of the afternoons winner.
Rore al long prices. only two favorites
kof TO the wire in front. These were
Raconteur and Yankee Daughter. Be
sides Firestone and Rosehen. the beater
favorifes included Anna May and j. r
Ta1ei,rev The last named finished
rnpiaced. hut Anna May ran her llsua
honest race and finished second tC
Naraza,7l whose sudden improvement
nrobabiy was due 10 the change from
inferior riders TO Walter Miller as his
rflof