The San Francisco call., 1908-05-28
Class ofDownpafrick
Is Shown Again
Rydns Good Horse. in Fine
Form. Wins Tanforan Handi-
cap after Interference
By J. z. JeferY

By J. z. Jeffery
7. H. Ryan's Downpatrick, now in
fine fettie. triumphed over a clever
neid OF distance runners to all OF which
ne was conceding weight, in the Tan
foran handicap. the mile and an eighth
feature of yesterdays attractive card
at the Emeryville track. Downpatrick
was one OF three favorites that re-
waroed the public by winning during
the afternoon. He won IN decisive
fashion despite interference at a criti-
cal stage Of the rum. ;hat momen-
tarily gave his bsck considerable
come the effects Of Lac interference
raised the horse considerably in the
public estimation and a great ovation
followed his victory. The race was
spectacular throughout. the field being
closely punched from start to finish.
san Alviso went out to make the pace
and led TO the far turn with Down
patrick in close attendance and Tommy
Ahearn and Legatee alternately third.
bownpatrick was sharply shut off at
the last turn when San Alviso began
10 back up and thereby lost several
lengths. Iegatee than flashed into the
lead and held it until Downpatrick,
naVing gamely made up the lost
ground, wrested it from him near the
paddock. From there on Downpatrick
held his field safe and the struggle for
place was the only exciting phase of
The stretch contest. Edwin 7. Fryer.
Edwin Gum and Logistilla finished
noses apart, a length or so behind the
winner, in the order named. and so
close contest did they make of IT
that none but the judges could tell
which had finished in the money Ed
win Gum closed on the outside. fastest
OF all, and might have won the race
had the distance been trifie greater.
Logistilla also made one of her old
= time sensational end sprints, and IL
seemed a pity that there was not SUBJ
stantial reward for the showing that
she made. Tommy Ahearn and Legatee
were not far away, in fact the last
horse IN the race finished only four
lengths behind the first. which eircum-
stance spoke volumes for the skill with
which Handicapped Nathanson had ad-
justed the weights.
SECURITY WINS SPRINT
The manner in which Security won
the futurity course sprint, which di-
yided interest with the handicap,
stamped him as a better horse than
he has been generally credited with
being. The impression has hitherto
prevsiled that Security was something
OF a hound, but his showing of yes
terday disproves that idea The field
was dispatched to q walk up start and
Security got decidedly the worst of it.
So poorly was he off that a consider
able distance had been traversed be-
fore he was able TO work his way TO
the front along the rail. Mcintyre TAX
ing the chance Of getting shut of in
order TO save ground. Security dis
played brilliant speed throughout, in
spite of the excessive early use which
il was necessary to make Of him, and
taking the lead at the far turn held
his field safe thereafter. The distance
was. negotiated in 1903, which is within
a fifth of a second Of the track record.
Security undoubtedly ran in better
than record time, as he was several
lengths behind the leaders when the
tine flag fell at the start Cloudlight,
whose recent races had been very dis
appointing, was the contender through
out and placed at Unexpectedly long
odds, with the consistent College
Widow a safe and bangup third. None
OF the others were ever in the hunt,
among them being f. W. Barr, on
which there had been a tremendous
plunge on the strength of sensationally
fast work.
OsORINE TAKES OPENER
Jockey 6uxLOuS 8 alGIlnSSS al Inc par
rier enabled Osorine to win the opener
by neck from Frieze. the favorite.
Had Jockey Mcintyre displayed equal
vigilance at the post Frfeze would have
won by herself, as she gamely came
from far back and all but got up.
Osorine had the speed to take advan-
tage OF her flying break and led all the
way Aks-ar-Ben followed Frieze from
behind and dropped into the third hole
when Bold backed up toward the end.
The neglected Black Mate got to the
front early IN the second and won gal
Ioping by as far as his rider pleased.
The presence of the unfashionable w.
Riley, the stable rider, in the saddle
accounted for the reluctance of the
public 70 back the horse. Fastoso, well
backed at S to J. was brought from a
long way back by Early Wright's ap-
prentice 10 be an easy second, and
Handmaiden, another long shot, took
third money from the faltering Peggy
o'Neal in the closing strides. Sea Lad.
the favorite, was prominent to the last
turn and then faded away.
WINS FROM WIRE TO WIRE
ouardi led every inch OF the way in
the third under restraint and ran away
from his field at the will of his rider
70 win in a ronap. off by himself. Kogo
and Lone Wolf. which came from be-
hind to take the place and show, We're
both obtainable at long odds. Benyolio
backed from IS down TO s, fiattered
his hackers by following Ouardi close
~ into the stretch, only TO fiatten out
completely when Jockey Sandy called
on him for the final drive.
The fifth abounded in supposed good
things, and one OF them. Ed Davis,
turned the trick. The previous time
out he had made a miserable showing
as favorite with Walter Miller as his
pilot Jockey Ross had him close up
yesterday from the beginning and he
was able 70 beat the leaders in the
stretch drive right handily. Standover
and Triumphant for both Of which
there had been plenty OF play. made a
nose finish OF it for the place, the
former getting the decision. Jockey
Mcintyre failed to make as good a
showing with High Gun as Cricket"