The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-23

ONE FAVORITE In
SIX REWARDS
HACKERS
Form Players at Sea With Bad
Lot COHteHdiHg on
Sfreaky Track
By J. e. Jefery

II remained for Footloose. a maiden
from the stable Of n C. Bedwell. TO
come TO The rescue OF the distressed
faVorite players al the Emeryville
track yesterday After five favorites
had been bowled over Foouoose made
good as the public choice Of the clos
ing race by a nose victory over the
is 10 4 shot. Incentive Hush Money
was the only winner that was not
among the first three choices in the
betting. however
The going was quite the worst that
has yet prevailed during the season.
being so streaky and uneven that it
was wonderful that form remained as
EoO6 as IL did Horses lucky enough
10 get the path" which extends
through the center OF the stretch had
distinct advantage over less fortu-
nate rivals that were forced into the
deeper going on either side The vic
tories scored by Sonia and Serenade
were both partially attributable TO this
advantage.
Serenade showed herself 10 be a
ally or greater promise than her pre-
Nious races indicated in winning the
COMBS handicap, the one event OF the
cay Win any pretensiOn TO class IN
winch she LOOK the measure OF Two
such speedy sprinters as Blameless and
Fanatic Biameless was q receding Ia
Norlfe, While Fanatic had been played
as though II was all over but the cash
ing Fanatic and Blameless raced out
IN front like team well into the
stretch, where Serenade, with which
Jockey DeVerich had been laying along
within striking distance, picked them
Up Al the paddock It looked like
anybody's race. but Meals FLY dis
played The greatest gameness at the
end and won in handy fashion Blame
Jess. in the worst going, quit IN the
final strides and Fanatic got the place.
SONIA'S MAIDEN VICTORY
Johnny Millin's Sonia, on which
there had been heavy play al 10
Z. graduated from the maiden ranks
in the year old race, getting up 10
win in the closing strides. Had Jockey
Gilbert attended strictly to the riding
Of his own mount instead Of taking
old Mexico into the deep going alon
the rail in an effort 10 shut on Tour
iEt Belle. which disputed the running
with him from the beginning. Old Mex
leo would have won, instead OF SUI
ferinE defeat by half a length Indian
Maid. of poorly and the victim Of one
OF Jockey Lees rides, succeeded IN get
ting third.
Enamour. favorite Of the first did
not get going until too late and Sem
per Fidelis. which had taken the lead
when Glib retired at the head Of the
stretch. lasted 10 win by a neck Rose
kismet. backed TO from 20 finished
a bangup third, and probably would
have won in few more jumps
COincident with plenty Of smart sup
port Hush Money displayed sufficient
Improvement 10 beat the poor lot OF
maidens that performed in the third
Banridge favorite at about eVens, was
unfortunate in having a rail position
and Jockey hotter used him up IN an
effort TO eXtricate the horse from the
deep going on the inside.
NECK AND NECK FINISH
While Billy Meyer was foundering
about in the deepest going the greater
part of the distance IN the fifth. Jockey
Gilbert was picking a path with st.
Avon and succeeded in making that
well PLAYED horse outlast the unipcky
Billy Meyer by a neck Senator Beck
lram. the faVorite. only q neck farther
back. probably would have won but for
being in close quarters at the end.
Matchtuna, which Footloose had dis
placed as the favOrite in the closing
race. was so badly interfered with on
the turn that he finished unplaced-- In
centive showed a surprising turn OF
speed and FOOUoose made a game
showing TO beat him.