The San Francisco call., 1908-04-09
Speedy Colt Breaks
California Record
Work Box Negohdtcs Half Nile
at EmerupiIle in ~ Sec
onds Flat
Nv j. r. Jeffery

Work BOX. the Box-Elise colt that
Frank Doss claimed from S. c Hiloreth
cur OF q selling race early IN the year,
distinguished himself by breaking the
California record for a half mile in
winning the year old race at Emery
vile yesterday Work Box negotiated
the distance in ~ seconds fat, which
clipped Is OF g second from the record
made BY Al Koenig gsberg's speedy FLY
Rose Queen March Is last Work Box
vas installed fevorite OF the race on
rhe strength OF G sensational workout,
and displaying brilliant speed through
:uur led every inch OF the way by a
substantial margin. Johnny Millin's
promising colt Tom Hayward came
rrom g long way back 70 prese him at
the end. but had 10 be content with
second money. Little Jane, which had
disputed the early running with the
winner. finished & beaten Of third.
Unfortunately. the running OF the
race was marred by an accident, ".
-CgBs .Nacdonough's Duke OF Milan
crossing his legs soon after the start
and falling Jockey Gilbert was
uirched headiong 10 the ground. but
escaped with nothing more serious than
n shaking CD and pluckily rode out his
engagements. Jockey Carroll. who was
On A. J. Days Angelface, which
stumbled into the PROSTATE horse and
fesl over him. did not escape so fortu-
rately as Gilbert and was conveyed to
TIE emergency hospital with an ugly
locking scalp wound.
i.kJARoTTA DEFEATS GEMMELL
Il. g. Bedwelrs Pa5aroita took Gem
meii.s measure in the CarQuinez handt-
cap under circumstances which made
the avers &c race goer wonder how IL
was that Rurleigh was able TO beat the
Al fr los
Gatos handicap a few days ago Paja-
roita had beaten Gemmeu by three
quarters of a length upon the occasion
Of their previous meeting In the Pa
checo handicap over the Futurtty
course, with Gemmel gaining at every
stride. As. there was difference OF
fa.-r rounds IN Gemmelps favor yester-
cav. and Pa5aroits had subsequently
q comparatively poor race, IL looked
.s.s If Wilson's crack sprinter might be
ab7s: 70 turn the tables on PaJaroita
. yesterday and consequently he was
b. made the farorite. Pa5aroita won by
:-rhe same margin as az the previous
meeting of the pair. however, after
leading al the way and with Gemmeli
. s-asrine at the end. Just as before Had
'IEiler made his move with Gemmeil z
.rrffe sooner the outcome might have
Been different II was not until the
=. s+fetch had been reached that Miller
sat down IN earnest TO ride. Cloud
isrht came from behind 10 beat Burning 3
: Bush out Of third place, several lengths
= distant from the leaders None OF the
- others was ever in serious conten-
-. Andrew B. Cook handled his big i'm
'..rost of 30 pounds in the opening race
. rs II II were q feather and Leading
.~fr6rn wire 10 wire. won on from ms
He'd He had receded in the betting
ar-r :
probably principally on account OF
Jockey Rettig's presence in the saddle
The boy handled the horse perfectly
s-'fLDweveF. and the issue was never N
3. doubt. .Creston Boy. the favorite- was
The ruunerup 70 the stretch. where he
began To stop. and ne barely saved
third place from the fast coming
triumphant Husky took second money
3 by q length from Creston Boy. Prince
Brutus heavily played, was keer
contender 10 the final furlong and then
retired as II short
WINS UNDER DIFFICULTIES
-. -It was fortunate for the hackers 0.
= Miss Ofici0us, fsvorite Of the two-mil'
race. that she was the best horse By {
big margin. for she met with bad rae
ling luck at the outset OF the contest
getting the worst OF jam on the frs
.tzrn and being thrown back 70 las
position thereby. Jockey Buxton wisely
.. took his time II making up the los
ground. and Il was not until 2 nlil'
rad been traversed that his mount go
INTO forward contention. POntotOc had
b. been making the pace under choking
.-uuu and continued TO show the wa.
70 The last turn. where he hattened on
10 nothing when called upon Ms:
= .Omcious took the lead soon after en-
tersng the stretch. but had 70 be driver
- -.-~r1 ~. "a
closing challenges OF Tetanus and Tala'
ninnd. two long shots that worked
=: thei1 way from behind and finished
Eapped. on the winner.
;BENGLE START N FIFTH
lake Hoffman made bad bungle 0.
the start Ia the fifth, with the resul
- that only about four or five horses go
-. o.f: :. c. Ackerly. one Of the fortunate
FEW. ran into long lead on the back
=. stretch. but was driving at the wire K
win By a half length from the 20 TO
= chance AIandator. with the 80 10 ! shO
distributor third. z neck IN front o.
tie unlucky Mary B. Clark, one OF th'
. sshort priced contenders that made "
world OF the ground lost at the start
steel Blue. the favOrite. was among
those OF badly but he probably would
have finished at least close Up to tn
money had Jockey Mcintyre ridden hin
with better judgment tna4 ne Ols
played After making Up a good par
81 the lost ground. Mcintyre got hin
cut Of al the last turn and thereb,
lost all chance TO make a respectable
showing.
MAKES BRILLIANT FINISH
Miller displayed poor judgment II
handling J. n. O'Neill in the early
sage Of the closing race. but redeemed
himself by a brilliant finish, which en-
.abled the horse 10 win by a head from
Gene Hanlon. Alner.s early shortcom
tngs consisted in Unwisely attempting
70 force his way through on the raj
with .O'NeiIl. . notoriously slow be
Einner The result was that after get
ring on 10 advantage. the horse being
- n MS stride when the barrier went UP
=. Miller was cut OF in the first sixteenth
end forced 10 take up and go to tbs
>: outside around his field Had he gons
;. 70 the outside in the FIRST place. O'Neil
s.profably would have won easily. IN.
stead 3! by head Senator Warner
.:dsstanced the balance for the small END
II the. purse.