The San Francisco call., 1909-03-06

FINISH IS CLOSE IN
THE MERRITT
HANDICAP
Barney Schneider Wins Two
Purses and II. q. BedweH
Takes Three at EmeryViiie
By }. K. Jefery

After Barney Schneider had won the
first TWO races Of yesterdays Emery
Vile card. H. G. Bedwen went the
Missouri breeder one better by winning
The last three This duplicated the
seasons record made by Pat Dunno
January 2S Jockey Taplin, the Bed
well apprentice. had the mount on all
three Of his employers horses. and
played an important part in the triple
victory which the stable scored. Pa
5arOita and Gargantua, two Of the trio.
We're the only favorites that succeeded
in winning during the afternoon, and
both were heavily backed by the big
public following. for which the con-
sistency OF stable and Jockey was re-
sponsible. There was also extensive
support for Keep Moving, the other
BecWe4 winner, against whose chances
the books laid 10 I. Bedwen played
n luck TO win with Gargantua, for
Import would surely have taken that
horses measure with anything like an
even break. Import was almost left
at the post, and Gargantua. favored by
the best OF racing luck was able 10
peat MN by only head.
The Merritt handicap, which PaJa-
roita won. was marked by a finish
close enough 10 suit the most exact
ing, and incidentally was a tribute 10
Martin Nathansons skill in adjusting
the weights. Pajaroita, Booger Red
and Gemmell, three Of the four con-
tenders, We're so close at the wire that
the prOVerbisl blanket would have COW
cred all three. and Warden, the fourth
horse. was right there. as weTl 1t
was great race from the Dettlng
standpoint, all four cOntenders being
held at short odds and the race being
quite as spectacular IN its running as
the betting indicated. Pajaroita forced
& fast pace from the beginning, and
was never headed but BOOger Red,
which Jockey ScoVille had reserved Tor
the stretch drive aroused the Oniook-
ers 10 q high pitch Of enthusiasm by
almost getting up at the end Gem
nell might have beaten both but Tor
having been forced into close quarters
falong the rail in the final furlong
after making up ground IN manner
that reminded local race gOers Of the
clever races which this speedy son OF
Rubicon had run here in the early part
Of last season, in the colors OF d l.
Wilson. The general opinion OF those
who watched the running OF the race
closely was that Gemmell viii be a
hard nut for the best OF the LOCAL
sprinters TO crack from now on. "a
matte. possibly the best played horse IN
the race. showed the least speed, DelnS
Outrun throughout
Deutschland and SalnOtta were the
winners in Barney ScnreiDeF-S cOlors
Both We're at remuneratiVe odds, but
their owner cOntented himself with in
significant comnli ssions on them The
former ran one of his high class races
and was never headed. Toll Box was
the faYorite Of the race, and failed to
show q particle OF the speed that he
was supposed 10 possess. and on the
strength Of which he was made first
choice. Jockey Keogh rode him and
likewise Napa Nick, which also I'm
ished unplaced as favorite OF the race
that SainOtta captured
The remaining event went TO William
Walker, whose Old Settler proved toe
good for Blanche G. one of the best
Dlaved favorites Of the afternoon.
IN the race which Keep Moving won
Jauss Boden and his connections at
tempted a killing on Nlblick, which
had been shipped up from Arcadia for
the purpose The horse was backed
from down TO 9, but made a disap-
pointing showing and finished among
the also rams.