The San Francisco call., 1908-03-14
Defeat of San AlvlsO by Brook|eaf
Causes Much Disappointment
BY j. =. Jeffery

Tile racing al EmeryVile yesterday
uas again formful. and the talent sue
,eeced in separating the LAYERS from
some more OF their velvet. as on the
preceding day Three favorites. one
second choice and two outsiders made
p the list OF winners. The principal
sappointment Of the afternoon came
r tle fourth race. which Rudolph
spree kels san Alviso appeared 70 have
50 completely at his mercy that he
was held al od6sOn. while all the other
.oltenders could be had al odds rang
lng from 10 ! upward. Reggie Davis.
who was riding san Alviso, scrambled
re eggs, however, by letting Brook
-eat steal through on the rail in the
closing strides 10 win by a neck. after
san ALvisO had cut out all the run
ming Whidden. meeting with better
LEX at the start than in his previous
races here, was keen contender the
last half mile and just managed to keep
bye Bye II out OF the show
BANNOCK BOB WINS SPRINT
The first race. a futurity course
sprint for 3 year old maldens, fairly
arisrled with supposed good things. but
3annOck Bob, the receding favorite, was
able 10 beat them all Well up from
the start, Jockey Gilbert sent him into
me lead IN the stretch and he led his
neld past the judges BY 2 small mar
gin Zoe Young, backed from 80 down
10 Is. nosed out T. H Williams Humero
Tor place and Bernardo, played by n J.
DAILY and his connections from 20 down
% :. landed just outside the money.
after having made the running almost
The entire distance.
on Parole. the Keene crack. made a
snow Of the field that contested the
year old event with him Although
he had 10 break from the outside he
was able 10 make up the ground and
establish q clear lead before the turn
lad been negotiated. This lead he
steadily Increased 10 the end, even after
Sc0TIIle had stopped riding. when Il
became evident that he would finish by
himself Carrie ThStcher got up in
the very last stride 10 nose out Rosamo,
50 10 I shot. for second money
Eosamo was making his first start and
Ills showing was q smart one. Minnie
Bright and Flying Dance Two Of the
short priced contenders. got on in
tangle and failed 10 make the show
ing expected for that reason
st. AVON DEFEATS WAP
s. avon and Wap had the third race
n themselves from the beginning
Altadice. the reeeding favorite. having
been eliminated from the contest at the
start because Walter Miller was not
re6CE E0r IRE break and was on very
poorly Wap had been backed for a
good rhing. but lost 10 ST Avon by
af length in a driving finish Crystal
Wave barely 0utlasted the weakly rid
den old Settler for the show
Faunt had all the racing luck in the
ffrh- but had 70 be ridden out Al the
end. sfter leading throughout 10 stan
e1 the closing challenge Of Jack
adams with which Jockey Knapp made
determined bid in the stretch Fury,
whose poorest performance OF late was
when faNorite. came from the clouds
20 distance the others for third. Last
Co the second choice. was badly messed
about bv jockey Butler. Pleiad failed
70 run back 10 his recent good race and
was never a dangerous contender
SCORES BY FOUR LENGTHS
Fantastic. running for the first time
in the coIors Of sanford & Epperly, had
. slight call over Preen for favoritism
in the closing race and, well ridden
by Happy Buxton. scored by four
lengths. after taking the lead from Sir
Brilzr and Preen at the eighth pole.
The outcome might have been different
rad 81. Elmwood, which finished second,
received as good q ride as the winner
Davis sol the horse of first, but had
him repeatedly cut OF and went from
the inside 10 the outside with him ne
horse was back in the bunch al the
head Of the stretch. but stood long.
hard END drive eamely and finished
running over horses Rather Royal
close up from the beginning, was safely