The San Francisco call., 1908-04-03
Suqarmaid in Front
All the Way
Mare Runs One of Best Races
of Her Career in OakpilIe
Handicap
By.J. r. lottery

sugarmaid: the Fleur de Lis stables
clever mare, ran one of the best races
Of her career in winning the Oakville
handicap at ..Emeryville yesterday.
The daughter of Salvado-Saecharoid
was conceding weight in chunks to
The good field that contested the race
with her. but she experienced no diff
fculty in holding them all safe from
aagfam to finish. Setting her own pace
throughout. she negotiated the mile in
1919 and il looked as If her win
ming margin could easily have been
much greater had Jockey Buxton
wiIled il. She was a heavily played
favorite The talent had the race sized
I'D pretty We'll. for Hilgert, which nm
ished second. was the only other con-
tender that was accorded support in
the betting. Fred Bent. showing
marked Improvement over his recent
essays. distanced Sidney r and St
Elmwood. the remaining contenders.
ST. Elmwood might have made bet
ter showing in the race but for hav-
ing run away an eighth to false
break. wearing both himself and his
Jockey out considerably by his strenu-
0ous efforts TO keep on.
RoALTA IN POOR CONDITION
The horses ran fairly true to form
during the afternoon, favorites captur-
ing half the card. T. II. Williams
Roalta furnished the greatest disap-
pOihtn1ent Of the day by finishing un-
placed in the last race. in which he
ruled favorite. Roalta's poor perform
ance was foreshadowed in the betting
the horses betting price have receded
from even money at the opening to
about to ] at post time. Doctor
RoweIl, the williams trainer, is said
= afc
fitness to run his race on account Of
troublesome knees This probably ac-
counted for the disinclination Of the
smart set TO back Roalta. Whatever
support was accorded him came from
an unenlightened public.
Miller got Roalta of well and the
horse stopped 10 a walk after showing
a fash Of early speed. Cloudlight won
the race in hollow fashion, towroping
her feid from start TO finish, with
Jockey Hayes up. Silver Stocking and
Sihari. two long shots for which
there had been no support finished
second and third. Entire Nous. one Of
the well backed choices lost all chance
at theStart, being virtually left at the
post.
FRoLIC WINS IN A ROMP
Frolic. played almost into equal fa-
voritism with FL Otros, won the open
ing race. by as great margin as
Jockey Lynch pleased. FL Otros out
ran him. nOmentarily, but he got TO
the front at the turn and galloped
away from his field. Ell Otros quit
badly and Gala beat him for the place
with ease
Miller beat the gate with Tom Hay
ward. favorite OF the 2 year old race,
and the son Of Cunard was able to re-
tain the advantage thus obtained to
the end. Rosamo brought him TO a
drive from the paddock to the wire,
but was unable 10 turn the trick
Schmoozer. backed almost off the
boards, easily outlasted Novgorod. the
second choice. for third money.
3sLLERD HEAVILY BACKED
The ring was hit hard by Ellerd's
victory in the third race. The horse
had been backed down to about 5 from
an opening quotation of 8 He had
the speed TO wrest the lead from Nell
lie Racine at the turn and thereafter
held her safe in the long drive TO the
wire. Phalanx. the favorite, was out
run all the way and barely saved third
place from the fast coming Sam Bar
ber
Wap demonstrated his ability to
negotiate a route when he won the
nth as an oddson favorite in a romp.
Miller anticipated the rise Of the bar
rier and the horse Immediately jumped
into lead Of several lengths, which
he held throughout Bobby Shafto for
which there had been sufficient sup
port 70 break his odds from - down
10 8. worked his way up from a poor
position at the break TO beat Supine
for the place by head.