The San Francisco call., 1908-05-06
High Private Cuts Record
Stone Street Derby Winner
Bookies Clean UP On
Whole Card
Six FaDorites Beaten and Three
Out of the Money at
En,erypiIlc
By.L. K. Jefery

BXg. Z. JeHery
The winning xreak of favorites that
has characteMSl the racing at Emery
vile of late came to an end yesterday
with an abruptness that was exceed
ingly disastrous for those who depend
upon public form as a guide to their
speculations The layers, whose bank
rolls had suffered depletion as result
of the long run of successful public
choices, were afforded a golden oppor
tunity to recoup. partially at least.
their losses of the preceding week, and
many of them took full advantage of
the opportunity.
Not favorite succeeded in reach
ing the wire first during the afternoon
and three of the public choices finished
outside the money. The beaten favor
ties included Tawasentha Charley
Paine. Orilene. Cabin. Martinmas and
Perjuicio Tawasentha and Cabin ran
creditable races, but the remaining
four choices performed in a manner
which was positively disgraceful
Charley Paine was seemingly unable
to raise a gallop: Orilene got off poor
ly and was weakly ridden by Jockey
Mentry, while Martinmas and Perjuicio
were both handled TO very poor ad-
vantage by Jockey Miller. Miller may
not nave been entirely to blame for
the sorry showing made by Perjuicio
as q to shot. which came as the
crowning climax to the day of disas-
ter. 1t is understood that DR.. Rowell.
the Williams trainer. gave Miller
waiting orders with the horse. If
such orders were given, they had as
much TO do with the horses defeat as
Miller's bungling. hesitating ride. Even
If Miller had orders and overdid them
in the early part of the race, he would
still have had chance of winning
when it came down to the final drive.
but for taking the horse in behind the
pace makers in the stretch.
WAS FHE BETTER HORSE
Unable to get through along the
rail, he then had to take his mount up
and go around. The manner in which
the horse finished left little doubt in
the minds of the spectators of his SUI
periority. The defeat of a horse that
stood out like Perjuicio appeared to
stand out is much more serious mat
ter than the failure of a horse of which
less is expected.
The afternoons list of winners was
made up of horses whose odds ranged
from 5 up to 20. Royal River and
Frank Flittner were the only winners
to come in for any appreciable play.
The Improvement which Royal River
showed might have been naturally ex-
pected as a result of the change in
riders from an incompetent stable boy
to Jockey Goldstein. ]. II. Sheehan,
winner of the opening race at long
odds, had been held at the post by an
assistant starter while running as a
favorite with Jockey Miller up in a
similar field the previous time out.
But for the defeat which he encountered
upon that occasion he probably would
have ruled favorite yesterday. While
Montclair displayed improvement. it
was as nothing compared with the sud-
denness with which Burning Bush re-
turned to winning form after a couple
of poor races.
FRANK FLI1uTNER CONSISTENT
The clever and consistent Frank
FliLHer carried the colors of John
Powers to victory in the Metcalf nandi-
cap The mile and an eighth feature OF
the program, liz a manner which raised
hil immeasurahl;r in the public esti
nation. Handling his exacting irrpost
of 116 pounds Hike good horse shouii.
Flittner scored in way which stamped
him a horse of better class than had
! Hitherto been generally credited TO him.
because Cabin had given him hard
| tussel at q less advantageous adjust
ment of the weights upon the occasion
of previous meeting. that horse was
installed favorite and was heavily
plunged on both by public anG big
| bettors. With no excuses, he sue
cumbed in the stretch drive to Flittner,
on which Jockey Tettig put up an ad-
mirable ride. j. G. Glen showing much
more early foot than usual, was in
forward contention from the start and
at the last turn. regained the lost
ground to a sufficient extent to nose
Logistilla out of the show.
EASY FOR SHEEHAN
Sheehan and Tawasentha had the
| opening race to themselves at all
stages. Tawasentha attained a slight
early lead. but Sheehan took the track
at the last turn and breezed in an
easy winner.
Korosilany had the speed in the sec
ond, but was unable TO carry it to
the end and old HI Caul Cap loomed
as the winner at the paddock. only to
| lose by a head in the closing strides
to Royal River, which gamely re-
sponded to Goldstein's urging at the
end. Columbia Girl. which finished
| fourth, would have won With a compe-
| tent rider, Van Dusen getting her into
| all sorts of trouble.
| In the third 1t was a case of Mont
clair leading from wire to wire. Wap,
which finished second, closed like a
whirlwind after having been as good
as left at the post and he probably
would have won with anything like
an even break. Jockey McClain rode
creditable race on Gypsy King. which
ran third. Mentry's ride on Orilene
was anything but good.
With Miller getting Martinmas re-
peated,y shut off in the fifth, Earl
Rogers had an easy time winning from
Netting and yinton. The last named
came from all but last position and
ran sensationally clever race