The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-05
Jockey Walter Miller Is Fined for
Rough Riding Tactics on
Del Cruzador
Yesterdays WINNERS
By u. r. Jeffery

Aside from the disqualification of
Z. J. Balcwin's good colt Del Cruzador
on the score of foul riding, after
Jockey Miller had landed him at the
wire first by nose. yesterdays racing
at the Emeryville track was chiefly
notable on account OF the meeting OF
Gemmel, Pa5arOita and Native Son,
three OF the fastest spTinterS in local
training just now, in the Fleet In
augUral, a five furlong dash with the
conditions so arranged that Bedwelis
speed marvel, Pajaroita. was conceding
10 pounds by the scale 20 Gemmeu and
p pounds TO Native Son That Paja-
roita was able 70 do this successfully
stamps him as a wonderful horse but
the outcome of the race should not be
accepted as conclusive Of Gemmelis
inability 10 beat the Bedweu sprinter
under similar adjustment OF the
weights. for GemmeH encountered bad
racing luck and really had no chance
TO run as, good race a ne is capable
OF. While PaJaroita was having clear
sailing out in front, Gemmen was
pinned in along the rail all the way
with Palaroita n front of him and
Native Son ranged close alongside. and
was kept in such close quarters that
Jockey Walsh was unable to do him
justice Pajaroita. which had obtained
an early lead ef two lengths, was
weakening toward the end and won by
half length. with Native Son an equal
distance ia front Of Gemmen. The
time--5s 3-5-was hardly as fast as
had been anticipated. PajarOita ruled a
slight favorite over Gemmell in the
betting. principally because II was
thought that the shortness OF the route
favored him q trifle. It was Pajaroita's
eleventh victory at the meeting and
places him on q par with Burleigh in
the struggle for the distinction of win
ming the greatest number Of races
during the season.
In addition to disqualifyinx his
mount. the steward fined Walter Miller
S25 for his rough riding tactics on Del
Cruzador There is no question
that Del Cruzador which was a hot
1avorite, was by considerable margin
the best in his race. but Miller got him
OF so poorly that he had to make up
q world Of ground and ii was in urging
the colt through the leaders at the end.
when he had begun 20 tire and swerve,
that the foul was committed. Miller
let his mount bump both Frieze and
Bold in the final drive, and the officials
took the view that he could have
avoided interference with both OF them,
and lost no time in allowing the claims
Of foul which both boys lodged against
the champion. The result was that
Del Cruzador was placed third, Bold
was awarded the race and Frieze adj
vanced 10 second place. Del Cruzador
had been backed by some Of the
plungers, and the disqualification
helped the book makers materially.
AvOntellus. the only other favorfte
to pass the judges in the lead during
the afternoon, had TO be hustled out
TO the limit to win from the unlucky
Rubinon, which got off poorly and was
far back in the early stages. Rubi-
mons failure TO win cost some Of the
wise brigade dearly Nabonnassar, the
pacemaker a good part of the way,
just did last to be third The showing
made in this race by Miss Rifle and
POntotoc was bad Jockey Walsh gave
the former a ride that left much to be
desired. 10 say the least, getting her
hOpelessly cut OF as soon as he started
70 make his move after letting her trail
Ear behind her field the first part
Banonica ran a sensationally good
race in winning the opener. Oh>poorly
and far back the first part she moved
UP at the turn and galloped over the
leaders IN the stretch. Boas the
favorite had no excuses except that
he got of none too well Not until the
turn had been negotiated was he able
to get near TO the front. and il was
only in the closing strides that he
wrested the place from Royal Queen.
the pacema1er.
Captain Burnett and Neva WEIGH, the
other two winners that the day de-
veloped, both improved with great sud
denness over the form that they had
recently been showing The former
was heavily backed by the smart di-
vision. but there was little support for
Neva WEIGH. In the race won by Bur
nett. Fair Fagot and Tommy Ahearn
were both well played. the former go
ing to the post favorite and winding
up in second place.
Tommy Ahearn ran 2 very poor race,
for which Zeigler's incompetency was
probably chiefly to blame Lazell.
which was played into favoritism in
the Neva Welch race. was unable to