The San Francisco call., 1909-03-10
Araatew Cue Experts Are Playing Tournament
BLEEDING MARES
ENTRY WILL BE
REFUSED
Center Shots AfIn7ent Causes
her Defeat and Stewards
Rule Against Her
By ,. X. Jefery

William Walkers fleet mare Center
shot, holder Of the American record OF
1897 Is for the mile. followed up an
unsatisfactory showing at prohibitive
odds the previous time out by running
unplaced as The favorite % the third
race OF yesterdays Emeryville card in
consequence of a severe hemorrhage
with which she was afflicted after she
had made the pace for about half the
distance Of tile race. Center Shot is a
chronic bleeder and the stewards OF
the New California Jockey club decided
that The time had come when local race
goers should not be longer required
10 bear with her Inconsistencies. They
therefore made ruling after the run
ming OF tile race by which the entry
OF the marc viii be hereafter refused.
Inc climatic conditions that pre-
NG1LcG yesterday were recognized as
taxing on horses addicted TO the bleed
-us habit and. for this reason, there
ts disposition 10 play all around
enter Shot Charlie Ellison. who has
ot late been ia the background, led a
plunge on his erratic Don Enrique,
and there was also considerable sup
port Tor ocean queen. despite the pres
eIce OF the novice rider. G. ii. King. in
me saddle There was general surprise
when Pat DUNES neglected and con-
slslent year old, The Peer, annexed
Tony Faust took the lead when
Jockey Iaplin was forced 10 pull Cen
Ter Shot up AT the end of half a miles
pace making. but unexpectedly retired
IN the stretch. leaving The Peer and
Don Enrique TO fight il out. with the
1naQeQu Quately ridden Ocean Queen third.
Jockey DeNerlCh handled the winner
20 much better advantage than other
boys had in cheaper company.
BOOGER RED BEATEN
Game llttle Booger Red suffered q
nose defeat by H. A. Eorsythe's Fanatic
lH tae simpson handicap. which was
.1Lleelel by q band OF speed mary els
The finish was highly spectacular, the
pam measuring stride IOT stride through
oGr The nnal sixteenth after Fanatic had
come trOm behind and until the num-
bers had been dropped the spectators
could not tell which had won. PajarOita.
Keen contender most OF the way could
lnlsl no better than third showing a
disposition 10 weaken after the paddock
had been passed. II probably was a case
OF being asked 10 conceae too much
weight Smiley Corbett, the top weight,
on which plunge of considerable pro-
portions had been made, failed to get
away TO a4Nantage, and quit after run
UluE up into forward contention. The
olners might as well have remained IN
lle stable SO Lar as cutting any figure
in Lle decision Of the race was con-
Cerned. Blagg. whose performance was
closely watched On account of the cir
engineered on him the previous time
CUT ran "A fair race and finished fourth.
I-iVouia and Gemmeu were winning
laNoflteS. All The other races going 10
outsiders. Gemmell won the final race
ln spite of having been cut down during
us running by Fancy. which finished
tlird- AS GemmeH had developer into
bleeCer there was some fear that he
might suffer the same fate that befell
lis stable mate earlier in the afternoon,
and this accounted for the slight reced-
ing Of The horses ODDS.
Although the eficial form chart does
not show it. there was a lively play on
ST. Francis, winner Of the opening race
while the horses were HHed up at the
has been breaking from the rail posi-
ton. which Is held TO be accountable
Tor the series Of poor performances thai
preceded his victory Of Yesterday. Joe
Ireters. who trained the horse when he
ran in the ColOrs Of the Maple stable
always maintained that St. Francis
lr0uld not run his race unless he was
a-oWed 10 break from the outside So
when 81 was seen that the horse lined
Hp in an outside position on reaching
the barrier yesterday the wise" set al
once concluded that he would run 2
good race and proceeded at the last
moment 10 back the horse down.
ODDS FORCED DOWN
There was plenty Of IS to ! against
him when the bugle sounded. calling
he field 70 the post, but when the
rubbing 6. and those Of them who took
the m6neT We're badly hit Starter
DWFer explained to the stewards that
De had ordered St Francis taken to
The outside for the reason that he all
but kicked a Jockey while in an in
side position at the post last time out
and he decided TO invariably start
him from the outside hereafter. The
race that the horse won yesterday was
The first that he had annexed since
Archie thinner claimed him recently
for Timothy D. Sullivan. who is sup
posed 10 have had good bet down
sn eastern poolrooms. Since the horse
has changed stables re has been put
on the list Of those that may start
twice week. While running in the
Maple stable cOlOrs earlier in the
season he was allowed to start only
once each week on account of his frac-
tious conduct at the barrier
The race that ST. Francis won was
marked by big plunge that made
CotyttO favorite over Bon Homme the
opening choice. Cotytto got away ir
= tanEle and lost all chance Grace
o.. which ruled favorite in the fftl
race. found the route too long and
failed 10 finish in the money.