The San Francisco call., 1908-12-30

Fanatic AuG bon HOhlic, 1loAA 49,
Forsythe stable. and II. G. Bedwen
Fireball made up a trio of oddson "a
lvorites that proved bitter disappoint-
ments at the Emeryville racetrack yes
terday. These three horses loomed as
the likeliest winners Of the day on pa
lper. but the actual running found only
| one OF them, Fanatic, as good as thlru
when the numbers went up. Neither
Fanatic nor Fireball had any excuses
| to offer in the way of poor racing luck
i both hounding it after showing their
usual early speed. Bon Homme uh-
ldoubtedly would have made peltsI
showing but for q duel with WElps, III
which his rider, Jockey Lee, and Jockey
! Kirschbaum, who was up on ocean
Queen, became involved IN the strelcn
! Instead Of devoting their NenergleS 70
the plotting of their respective mounts
Lee and Kirschbaum were engaged IN
plying the whip vigorously on eacn
others back during the streecn ,aa+ed ia
Sempronium an outsider IN the Detllhs,
won the race.
The judges Immediately conducted an
inquiry into the case, with the result
that Jockey Kirschbaum, the aSgressor,
was fined $50 Kirschbaum claimed
that he first struck Lee because the
Forsythe jockey crowded Ocean Queen
into the rail at the head of the stretch-
Lee retaliated in kind and the duel was
kept up pretty much to the end OF tne
that Kirschbaum suffered much the
worst of the encounter The race proved
unsatisfactory all round, as so many
seven furlong events do.
SEVEN FURLONG BUMP
Bubbling Water, the well backed sec
ond choice, had an inside position al
the post and was knocked clean out OF
contention when the barrier went up.
a fate that frequently befalls horses
on the inside at the seven furlongs dis
tance. The flly .gamely made up ground
when she regained her stride and ran
a winning race, but got no part or the
money. Ocean Queen took the place
and Tom Reid, with the novice rider
Wood up, was third.
f. A. Forsythe's supposedly good colt
Fanatic performed poorly as an oddson
favorite in the Introductory sprint
After having been carried at a fast Is t
bounded it badly in the final furlong,
and was barely able to finish in the
money. William Cahill's gigantic colt,
from the pace and galloping over the
firing leaders in the stretch won off
by himself, showing a return OF ms
time time this season. Tom Hayward,
off very poorly and outrun in the early
stages, closed with a belated rush and
winner. Palo Alto came close to get
ting up to beat Fanatic for the show.
WOOLEN REWARDS HACKERS
The apprentice rider e. Sullivan put
UP a gilt edged ride in winning the
J second race with Woolen, the only
pronounced favorite that got to the
wire first during the day. bit un-
lucky at the break, Sullivan squeezed
and. taking an advantageous position
in the early part of the race. saved all
the ground possible and got through
on the rail at the last turn. From
there on Wooden ran away from her
field and won with plenty of margin.
The well backed 20 to l shot Lackfoot
So +.
ton Beauty just did outlast the stoutly
finishing Harry Rogers and Mrs. Neu-
gent for third money Derdom, the
second choice, ran a disgracefully poor
race, being at no time prominent.
The Vicar, whose odds had receded
to 10 from an opening of {. had the
in the third. Jockey Ross had the leg
up. Standover was we'll backed IA
vorite and was bit unlucky at the
start, but for which he might have
won instead of running second. He
moved up into a contending position
;. on the backstretch. but could never
60 to 1 shot, nosed out AXIS -Ar-Ben fol
!. show.
\ COLONEL WHITE BEATEN
]. r. Laughrey and Colonel White
equal choices of the fifth, had the race
to themselves at all stages. Colone
White made the pace under restrain
well into the stretch, but found tht
route, trifie far and succumbed t,
LduSHTey SlTelcn D1Q III In0 maj SIX
teenth.- Jockey Butler drew his whil
when Laughrey ranged alongside nea
the paddock: but the son of Cliffor'
was no match for Bedwelps horse, an,
J. the latter won easily enough will
something in reserve. Northwest, a 2
to l chance, that dropped into tn
show. was beaten off seven or eigh
lengths.
Raconteur showed a superior per
formance in winning the final event
Cut OF and knocked back on the turI
ho "a IN in t1na 81 ofoI, ar,
won out by a head in gruelling driv
=, with John II. Sheehan. a 80 to / sho
III that had been racing out in front hea
I'd and head with Fireball, the odds on ia
" vorite. Fireball quit to a walk at tn
- paddock and finished in the ruck, leav
o. ing Nebulosus, another so to 1 shot, t
e. beat Spohm, a so to l chance, for tn
IL show by head. Sheehan's shown
was the more remarkable for the rea
son that 1T was his first appearance
IS under silks since last spring.
ht Gossip of the Track