The San Francisco call., 1909-01-05
~SMILING" RIDER
WINS FIVE RACES
TN ONE DAY
NOffer Makes Great Record at
EmeryviIle and His Employer
Cleans Up $4,000
By j. K. Jeffery

oInl4lhS joe NOlIeFr ttle JOChSy WIN
recently came to the coast from the
east to ride for Plunger Charlie Eli
son, created a sensation in local racing
circles by plotting five of his mounts to
victory at Emeryville yesterday. This
was feat that not only stands out as
the most meritorious pigskin perform
ance of the California season, but is
record that has been duplicated only oc-
casionally in the history of racing on
this coast. Only two of Notter's mounts
were favorites in the betting, and his
aep s for ths tes D9s weeks
that he is scheduled to ride here prior
to his departure for Europe next month,
won from the book makers many times
the amount of the expense to which he
had been put in order to obtain the
boys services. Ellison backed all of
the boys mounts, and Notwithstanding
the loss of a $500 commission on his
own horse. Don Enrique. the only
mount with which Notter failed to win.
cleaned UP nearly $4,000 on his days
County Clerk, the successful favorites,
Notter won with Coppertown at 20 TO
l, Warner Criswell at IL to l, and Louis
Streuber at 13 to 5.
SHOWS BRILLIANT FORM
The brilliant form which Notter dis
played In the saddle was in striking
contrast to the Indifferent showing
which he< had made during the prior
days of his California engagement,
which began the day before Christmas.
Last week, for instance, he landed only
two winners out of seventeen chances
in the saddle, with a large proportion
yesterday with none of the listlessness
that characterized his earlier efforts.
He was alert at the barrier, got his
mounts of well and exhibited the same
skiIfuI horsemanship in handling them
that earned for him on the New York
tracks last summer the reputation or
being Americas foremost rider. 1t Is
certain that his showing of yesterday
will bring about an increased demand
for his services among the owners OF
good horses at Emeryville, and he
probably will lead the local riding
brigade from now until the time of his
departure for abroad.
LEWIS FAVORITE AT POST
Starter Jake Hoffman was on hand
to dispatch the fields, In aceordance
with the arran ngement that he has with
Dick Dwyer by which the two alter
nate between the two California tracks
Hoffman made an unfortunate debut by
money favorite, at the post in the fifth
race. Jockey Butler was riding Estella
C and had that hlly turned sideways
to avoid Katie Powers flying heels
when Hoffman sprung the barrier. 1t
looked to the spectators as though the
leaving of the 1lly was inexcusable.
WHIP HANGS TO TAIL
In the only race that Jockey Notter
failed to win the consistent Captain
Kennedy continued his triumphal ca
reer by carrying j. ]. Flannigan's
colors to victory under sensational cir
cumstances. Captain Kennedy failed to
break as well as in his former starts
and to stimulate his departure from
the barrier one of Starter Holtman's
assistants lashed at mm with his heavy
bull whip. The lash of the whip be-
tail and the horse circled the course
with the whip appended to him. So far
as could be determined the swinging
of the whip from his tail failed to af-
feet the horses ability to run. On
the contrary, it may have helped him
to win, as Joe Rose. which he led at
bothered by the dangling appendage
while disputing the early running with
the winner.
Captain Kennedy had the speed to
around the first turn and was not there
after headed. Creation, badly cut
down. dropped out of forward conten-
tion on the backstretch. leaving Joe
Rose to fight il out with Kennedy. Rose
made a valiant effort in the stretch
but was not quite. equal to the task
of overcoming the lead OF two lengths
with which Kennedy turned for home.
Nadzu easily beat Don Enrique for the
short end of the purse. Despite his
notorious unreliability, Don Enrique
had been installed favorite. AS an ex-
pertinent he was run without blinkers
contrary to the usual custom. His
hackers were encouraged when he
moved up into forward contention at
but he quit to nothing in the stretch,
just as in many of his recent starts.
COPPERTOWN's VICTORY
Harry Stover's Coppertown, a COM
pact little black gelding by Kenilworth-
Mitten, showed to advantage in win
T. 81. Williams Mr.. Dunphy was favor
ite on the strength of his good second
to Gilbert Rose New Years day. While
Mr.. Dunphy was tearing out on the
turn after Miller had succeeded In get
ting him away from the barrier in
front, Coppertown. was running ike
veteran, although it was his first essay
at racing. Raining straight and true
! throughout. he led virtually all the way
and won in a manner which led the
experts to put him down as better than
a fair sort of youngster. Mr.. Dunphy
showed gameness under the whip and
finished creditable second, beaten
length. but It is doubtful II ne could
excuses Gerando ran back to the
promise of his previous start and was
an easy third Eddie a,.e Eks. sFts IRON pnir tne
speed as in his previous performances
Louis Streuber was we'll backed as
the second choice OF the opener on the
strength of good showing made in
several starts at Arcadia He had the
speed to wrest the lead from Match
tulla, the favorite. on the first turn,
Hall closing with a belated rush, came
within a neck of winning, and probably
was the best horse in the race. Match
tuIla. beaten two necks. had no excuses
except that he was in the deepest going
along the rail all the way. Lucky
Mate. the only other contender sthat
was ever prominent, quit after loom
ing dangerous at the head of the
stretch.a
COUNTY CLERK WINS
County Clerk made every post a
winning one as favorite in the third.
but barely lasted to beat Fulletta a
head. While County Clerk was sitting
ont in front Fulletta encountered
enough interference to cost him the
race. and besides was in the deepest
going throughout Okenite, on which
there had been sufficient play to make
him second choice instead of Fulletta.
backed UP after disputing the early
running with the winner, but finished
third by big margin.
With the favorite left at the post
in the nth. Warner Griswell, at IL to
i. and standover. whose odds had
| drifted back to 80 from an opening of
| S. had the race to themselves at all
! stages Standover cut out the early
running and obtained what looked to
be a winning lead entering the stretch,
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