The San Francisco call., 1908-08-07
Well Contested Races
at The Meadows
q. II. Keene'S Fnly BravOure
One of the Best Things Cut
Loose at The Meadows
By y. K. Jeffery
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL


SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
SEATTLE, Aug. 6.-It was a very
| ordinary card that was decided at The
/, Meadows today, but interesting and
closely contested racing was the rule
throughout the afternoon. Jockey c.
! Koerner,. who came to the coast from
New York to ride for S. c. HiIdreth,
made his local debut on Adelbert Belle,
faNor1te of the second race. but made
a. poor start by allowing ConfeSSOr to
slip through on the rail and beat out
his mount in the closing strides. In
the succeeding race he made amends
Dy winning with Hildreth'S Steel, on
which he put up powerful finish that
was a factor in that colts victory.
His handling of Jack Witt, the hot
odds on choice of the third race, was
not of the sort calculated to win any
great following for the boy here, as
I he got the horse into trouble on the
| nrst turn and apparently delayed max
! ing a determined move until too late to
be effective. This permitted the neg
! lected long shot. Kermit, to score.
Other races went to short priced
/ horses, including two favorltes. Con-
vent Bell came within fraction of
equaling the track record for one mile
and so yards in winning her race, and
at that she was only cantering
! throughout.
G. II. Keene's GeroIstein flly Bra
you're. winner of the opening race, was
one OF the best things that has been
cut loose at the meeting She won
reference.
In the race in which year old
field went six furlongs for the first
time this season on the coast mis-
guided plunge made Pert the favorite.
Pert was outrun all the way. Fair
Annie, which Steel beat by nose, was
favorite of the closing race. was SEEM
ingly unfit for a brulsing contest and
weakened suddenly after looming as
the probable winner furlong from the
finish.
Diamond, on which there had been
a lively play for place and show in
the last race, threw Jockey Mcbride
on the way to the post, broke away
from the assistant starter who caught
him and was recaptured by a resort to
strategy, only to become utterly un-
manageable at the barrier and break
away again. After nearly half hour
spent in futile effort to get the horse
to the barrier the field was dispatched
without him and further entry of the
horse will be refused. Summary:
Weather clear; track fast.
319c. FIRST RACE-Six furlongs selling,
3 year olds and upward:
Odds. Horse and Jockey. W.T.. St Str. Fin
y 2-1-BravouTe (Rnssslll ELL. ,99 30 ! Ih5 z
16-1-John c. Graus page .1O9 s Ia
Time 1:1s 3-5. Start good Won easily.
Is. Rose Cherry 100. E. c. Runte 80. Agnola
100 Maud MEG TO- Sevorton 90. Beautiful and
Best .. Old Settler H. Bonnie BARN Il. I'm
ished as named. Bravoure much the best; gal
Ioped leaders final quarter after being
pocketed early stages Bernardo opened up big
and Cherry. Graus closed with rush. BravOUre
place. 3-5 show; Bernardo place, show;
Graus 7-2 show.
3193. SECOND RACE-Six furlongs, sell
ing, year olds and upward:
Odds Horse and Jockey. W.T.. st. Str. Fin
1S-5-Confessor tWilsonl .... 112 II
9-5-Adel Belle (Koernerl .107 q
Time, 1:13. Start good Won In a drive Of
three. Work and Play II. Complaint II, Belle
Grifon 9-2. Lady's Beauty go. Al Lindley 10,
Dredger 20. finished named. Confessor, on
lucky opening rail last part Adelbert outran
her field, but hung at end. Kokomo never far
made up ground, then hung. GrifOn had fash
of early speed. Confessor 6-5 place, 3-5 show;
Adelbert 40 place. 2-5 show; Kokomo show.
3194. THIRD RACE-selling. six furlongs,
odds Horse and Jockey. W.T. St. Str Fin
12-5-Steel (KOerner) ..... los 1 2 rs
Time lis Is. Start good. Won IN hard
also ran. Steel had the speed Of the field
and opened gap while Anna was suffering from
cyclonic rush and would have won with an
other stride Pert repeatedly cut on Ben.
place. 10 show; Anna ga place, Is show; Pert
1-5 show.
3105. FOURTH RACE-SIile and 20 yards,
selling, 8 year olds and upward
is-i-RubInon SLysurgnsj ..1o9 6 q rs
Time, l "A 20. Start good Won handiy. Sec
ond and third driving Joe Harlan 100. Our
Rose O. Gaimar 80. finished as named. Kermit
made every post winning one RubinOn
forward contender throughout Witt, knocked
back to last place at the first turn, made up
ground slowly and finished stoutly. Harlan
stopped after showing early speed. Kermit. 10
place, show; Rubinon, place, 3-2 show;
Jack Witt. out show.
3I96. FIFTH RAcE-Mile and so yards,
selling, year olds and upward:
s-5~Convent Ben tRusselD 81 IA II
25-1-Midmont tLycurgus) .-.103 u y
Time L Al s-5. Start good. Won gaIloping.
Second and third driving. Monte 6. Jack Adams
named Convent @ Bell ran away from hsr nea
at will of her rider. Midmont always the con-
strides. EckersaI had fash of early speed
Stoney Lee bled. Convent Bell 3-5 place,
20 show; Midmont. place, 90 show; Bouquet,
Go show.
purse, year Olds and upward:
Odds. Horse and Jockey. VT st. Str. Fin.
15-1-Lady King page -. 97 y Il
1-1-Fireball (Villiams) .-.119 3 IL
Time T. ol Ia h,Sa Start gOSd Won n in pa. hard
Anna Karenina So Queen Cup 10, Marie Esher
100, finished named Motley's First (9) bled
and pulled up. Diamond (25) threw rider
on way to the post was unmanageable when
caught and the field dispatched without
him. Burning Bush outrun the first part tin
ished gamey. Lady King, of flying forced a
fast early pace, Joined by Fireban on the
turn, momentarily regained lead in the
stretch and succumbed to winner only in the
closing stride. Fireball. off none too well
stopped in. the final sixteenth as if short
Burning Bush, 40 place. 20 show; Lady
King, place, So show; Fireball. 1-3 show
TERRIERS DEATH CAUSES GRIEF
CHICAGO, Aug. 6.--The loss of Little
Anna a year old Boston terrier which
had been the winner of many first
prizes in dog shows in various parts
of the country. has so affected Mr.. and
Mrs Harry Thomas, the owners of tbe
animal, that they have been unable 70
sleep or eat regularly since the death
of the canine July 26