The San Francisco call., 1908-05-20
MartinHlds and Boggs Save Tai
emf From Utter Rout at
Emerupille
Yesterdays WINNERS
By J. K. Jefery

AALcE NlS urSl TOUR IaNOrtteS had nm
sshed out of the money, Martinmas and
Boggs came to the. rescue at the Emery
Vile track yesterday and extricated the
talent from a bad predicament by scor-
ing the public choices in the last
Two races OF the day. The favorites
that made an inglorious showing in
cluoed Boas, Lucky Lad, Orilene and
Center Shot. Boas and Lucky Lad both
stopped badly in their respective races
after getting away from the barrier in
front OF their fields and showing speed
enough TO lead a good part of the way.
Orilene was Shockingly deficient in
speed and was unable to raise a gallop
at any stage OF the running while
Center Shots chances went aglimmer-
ing when she bled during the running
Of the Spring Valley handicap. a four
horse contest that was carded as the
feature OF the afternoons program. The
majority OF the layers won handsomely
on the days operations.
With Center Shot out Of the way
Grace 9. the second choice, experienced
no serious opposition in the handicap
after an early brush with Cloudlight
The latter evinced a disposition to run
out All the way from the last turn TO
the wire and the result was that Grace
q Won IN gallop of by herself, the
stretch run being robbed o. even Ine
semblance OF q contest. St. Francis,
against whose chances liberal odds to
show were laid, Notwithstanding that
there were but four contenders in the
race, passed the pulling up favorite
only In the hnal sixteenth and finished
third, rs lengths behind the winner and
more than half that distance away
from Cloudiight-
LUCK FAyORs BOGGS
The race won by Boggs was a spir-
tied and hard fought contest and Boggs
may have been lucky TO win it. as
Nox PopUh, which finished a bangup
third after making up a lot Of ground,
was unfortunate in having become
tangled Up in the barrier, which Sibari
carried away from the post with him
Jockey Kelly, fearful that Fox Populi
would be tripped by the trailing web
oing. devoted his energies going around
the clubhouse turn to an effort TO ex-
lricate his mount from his perilOus
position, and this may have cost him
the race It was not until the first
turn had been negotiated that the
horses got clear OF the dangerous web
bing- Collector Jessup cut out the
running into the stretch and then
stepped to walk. permitting Boggs.
with which Jockey Walsh had been
lying second, to go into the lead. Sid
ney F. and VoX PopuM closed with such
use his whip in the closing strides and
sidney Z. was only q half length away
when the wire was passed with Vox
Popuh another half length back. The
others were badly beaten of. Boggs
and Sidney F. had both been heavily
played. the bulk of the support going
70 the former, however. Vox Populfs
chances had been so slightly fancied
that his odds had scared from 2s at
the opening to As at the close.
EMMA G ALL THE WAY
Emma G had an easy time of it
winning the opener. Jockey Rettig
got her of so well that instead of
being far back in the early stages. as
local race goers have been accustomed
TO see her run, she was ia front from
start TO finish except for a very brief
interval when Boas headed her just
after the barrier went UP. She won off
by as far Rettig pleased while Turn
away and Old Settler made a close
thing Of il for the place after Boas had
retired.
Lady Kitty, for whom there had been
only desultOry support. notwithstand-
ing that the tip on her had been given
considerable circulation, found it easy
10 beat the formless lot that contested
the second race. There was little sur
prise when Maxtress and Handmaiden.
two other long shots, finished second
and third.
Eyebrsght graduated from the maiden
class by cleverly taking the measure
Of the good field that made up the
third. He was of to better advantage
than in his previous starts and after
being within striking distance through
out. galloped over the leaders in the
stretch. Earl Rogers had the speed
TO cut out all the running and sue
cumbed 70 the winners closing rush
only at the very end. Tavora, well UP
from the beginning, was able to out
last Captain Burnett for the show.
Orllene, the favorite, ran a race that
was quite as disgraceful as her per-
Torrance some little time ago while
running as the public choice. OF we'll
she was seemingly unable to keep up
at any stage OF the running ans she
finished far back. Jockey Kelly de-
clared to Judge Hopper that he had
tried his best to make her run, but
that she seemingly had no speed. Only
few days before she had beaten Gem
nell.
MILLER LANDS MARTINMAS
After getting away badly and using
poor judgment in the early stages of
the race, Walter Miller put UP a bril-
liant finish on Martinmss and the horse
got up TO win by a half length in a
hard drive with Standover and Pick
away, which had been sitting out in
'front.' Wnl3e MarunmaS was FAR back.
Miller made the mistake Of going from
the outside to the rail in the first part
Of the race and was obliged to go back
TO the outside at the clubhouse turn in
order TO get through, but from then
on his ride was faultless and aroused
no little enthusiasm. Keeping clear or
interference on the back stretch he
saved ground by sending his mount
through an opening along the rail at
the last turn and then skillfully ex-
tracted the horse from pocket which
threatened TO stop him ia the stretch.
Pickaway, which had the speed to lead
almost 70 the end, had been well played
by the smart set Columbia Girl for
whom there had been considerable sun
port IN consequence of the change in
riders from Van Dusen to Mcintyre.
loomed dangerous at the head of the
stretch, but faded away again.