The San Francisco call., 1908-08-13


5t i-Vl rom the sulky. and throwing
So rms around his neck. she Sobhed
...s--i2g over the defeat Of her pet. The
--on ---t.-s.on OF the grandstand was al
ICED 2 the pathetic scene. and the
49, - = ..icll greeted the triumph OF
-1s,--- = ltsss were checked The big
os 49, At[nslE, and many who saw the
---e 1Tiua'red that Fance's unwilling
- r-ss5.o,,s.l;se - l;se The whip on the horse was
LSsl,uASl5le for his bad acting.
% ~ a.ASsES THE FIELD
sance Lock outClassed his field in
year Old Irot, but he did not
q without struggle. for Queen
Atlo made 2 game bid for first place
IN TIE initial heat OF the race and
11-ted TIE winner 10 make 4 mark or
go - 1nls Is faster time than was
mace IN TIE colt race at Santa Rosa.
@Ao q proves that the ErneryEfiie
Nrath Is faster khan the most hopeful
expected The first heat Of this race
Nes the most exciting contest of the
Frlnce Lock vent out in front and
raced 10 the Quarter pole with Easter
a. his throat latch and Queen Alto
SEVERN lelsLns IN the rear At the
quarter pole the rangy mare set sail
AcE the leaders and before the half
Eniie was reached she was four lengths
N 'front.' OF the field She kept this
lead until she reached the last eighth
Nlen Prince Lock challenged her with
$50 ourst Of speed that she was
carried from her feet. and before she
could get Strengthened away again the
SheSrnuC gelding passed under the wire
EaL length in front Pounder-s 5
great colt won the second heat and
rAe race without extending himself
GREATER OAKLAND STAKE
n the Greater Oakland stake for
S--stv laere were nine starters for the
Lien Lien prize, ana as was generally pre-
csctea y oeYeloped into z split heat
race Emily ". the much touted Los
angeles marvel won the purse after
losing the third heat 20 Nen5a. The
q -
70 handle, and after scoring six times
without The semblance OF start
.sss - sEAt me 11ncn 10 the barn
lttlt aLter the second heat Of the ,
year oio trot had been decided The
second time the horses came out they
scored I'VE times before they were
given the word by starter stevens. who
sent them away IN bunch Emily
wilson gained the pole. and tro1ting
that position 10 the end. going under
ile wire an easy winner. The next
tLree horses were driven out for sec
old place with The Statesman, which
came from the rear like WhirlEind.
landing next 10 the winner.
The next heat was replica Of the
nrst but the third proved q surprise.
Tor Emily ~ was boxed from the start
10 the finish. and the best she could
90 vas nfth All of the horses IN the
race except those that had won first or
second places in the previous heats
were sent 10 the barn when the fourth
heat was called This left four horses
over Tor Emily W. which secured such
q big lead over the others in the heat
that Ward allowed her 70 loaf under
the wire
Favor PARIS MUTUELS
The betting public from around the
bay IS not very familiar with auction
pools 50 this method OF wagering was
not zs literally patronize6 as the paris
mutueis. which sold so fast that the
TWO boxes were kept busy handling the
coin. After the first heat in every race
except the free for all pace the betting
was lively and the players got more
than their share of the winners during
the afternoon Prince Lock was the
only favOrfte 10 win. but the bettors
showed a disposition TO select the field
against the fav0rite in all OF the races.
Today's program is one OF the best
nf the meet The fastest trotters on
the coast VIII start in the z,09 trot.
The Alameda County stake OF $500
for 2-30 PAGERS has attracted the best
green sideWheelers in training The
2-z5 3 year old trOt for the Athenian
stake Of $500 has also attracted a
classy entry list a purse OF $1,000 IS
the prize in the 3-os troL
The summary is as follows:
FIRST RACE year oIds, trottiug, stake
Sf1l. best ia 3