The San Francisco call., 1909-01-19

MAKE A
POOR SHOWING AT
EMERYVILLE
Dense Fog Shuts Our Horses
From View of Spectators
;. During Fourth Race
By ;. K. Jefery


:. Local patrons OF racing We're yester-
.~osy treated TO The novelty Of a race in
(which the i've horses that made up the
field were completely concealed from
s:riew OF the spectators in the grand
: stand during all stages Of the running
.ssAcept portion Of the stretch. 4 dense
'-1ogbank which enveloped the racetrack
:lncioSure al EmeryNlue prior TO post
:. me ia The fourth race made IL impos-
:slble 10 distinguish objects at any dis
:. .@alle ana euectVeiy prevented even a
- nmpse or the speeding horses from the
ilme lhal they left the clubhouse turn
Inlll they reached the vicinity of the
- aooock on their return TO the finish
~:..ne race was al mile and a quarter.
ana lne log embargo was so effective
slat Il was Impossible for the officials
10 eaten the time in which the race was
.t4A- ~ ne cilcunstances are almost with
. olt parallel IN the history OF racing on
tle oakland side Of the bay, although
s similar experiences Were not so rare
CURING lne days when the Ingleside and
loay District tracks We're in operation
-Ae race run under such novel condi-
+lons Yesterday was won BY H G. Bed
2ell LORD RoSslngtOn, an outsider in
.ine betting. with the choices Of the race
-.1n the ruck- Immediately after the de-
sion OI the race the fOgbank was dis
r lpateo ana the succeeding two events
.were decided under normal conditions.
bad DAY FOR FAVORITES
= EaForites made a wretched showing
-si-t Gllernoon- St Francis, equal choice
5alth deutschland in the final event of
lne c3rd- was the only short priced con-
stenoer 10 score. Graphite was the only
9tAer taNorite 10 finish as close up as
-se-al4, Erlnce Nap and Warning being
l"o tnat ran third. Fanatic and Gra-
. s.sine. the remaining choices of the pub
slc were both from the Forsythe stable
:%ntch is attaining an unenviable repu-
.:iaIlon IN respect TO the manner in which
:tle faNorites which II furnishes per-
Ll- u he
~ der, had the mount in both instances,
$tylu there Is general disposition TO
- lame ms incOmpetency for the erratic
= INNING ot the Eorsythe horses. Lee
ztauie 20 the coast with the reputation
-lt beng . clever rider but he has seem
; ls.-g forgotten all that he ever knew
.st|9out riding. and local race goers are
y IS inning TO wonder how long they Will
F.aNe 10 put Up with his pitirul exhibi-
= Palo Altos success in beating the
Sate enabled him 10 win the opener He
- sd tie speed 70 make the most OF his
sdVantage and led by several lengths
.l-lf ognolt- hoSamo, forward con-
FENDER from the beginning. finished a
game and close up second, while Ace OF
: diamonds. the heavily backed second
snolce. succeeded IN outlasting El Picaro
,f0r snow. Fanatic. the favorite, quit to
81 walk after running neck and neck
..r-irl Roeamo in close pursuit OF the
winner TO the stretch.
LOSES CHANCE At START
sTinning as favorite of the juvenile event
.'-g-eur elimmering when Starter Holman
sprung the barrier, with the half broth
er TO Montgomery behind his field The
coit made up ground. but tired in the
deep going along the rail and dropped
RACK out OF the money after seeming TO
= have a chance al the paddock. Gerando,
with which Jockey Mccarthy picked his
going. was never headed and won by
himself. while Old Mexico and Twin
Screw made a head finish of il for sec
q nv n fo q
from -. failed TO finish in the money
by p nose.
Prince Nap. favorite of the third, had
aI kinds Of bad luck, and barely sue
'readed in squeezing into the money. A
stumble just after the start cost him
the loss Of much ground sno he was
-With the result that he was almost last
when the held Strengthened out on the
backstreteh. lie gamely made up
ground. but the handicap proved too
much for him to overcome. Estella 9
and Mabel HOIlander had the race to
themselves at all stages. and the for
Tler Won easily enough at the end.
<THREE CHOICES LOSE IN FOG
The three choices cut a sorry figure
in the decision Of the fourth, which
was run in the fog Lord Rossington
and Cambyses. the two Outriders. donai-
mated the running throughout. and the
CORNER proved gamest after CambySes
had forced the pace 10 the stretch.
Warning. the faVorlte was third all
.the way and looked TO beat The Cap
tain for show. Lady Alicia, the second
choice. could not get up gallop.
:. Pan de ORC went TO the front early
'in the fifth and making a runaway
race Of III won by as far as Jockey
-.Tapline pleased Graphite, the favor
:1le. was always in strenuous pursuit
End distanced all except the winner
.-4pt had no serious opposition at any
:srage for third money.
ST. Francis obtained a running start
'fn the closing race. which undoubtedly
enabled him TO win. Deutschland, sew
-6raI lengths behind the flying pace
ma lzer al one stage OF the running.
was beaten by him only a head in a
fierce end drive. OF on even terms
deutschland would surely have won.
The 30 TO I shot Tom shaw, uneXpect-
edly showing his best form, succeeded
in heating Duke Of Orleans for show
- starter Holman was in poor form.
FIe virtually presented PalO Alto and
ST Francis with the races IN which
they scored, and his start in the year
old race robbed the favorite OF any