The San Francisco call., 1909-12-09
FAVORITES HAVE
DISASTROUS DAY
Are Defeated i'm Every Event at
EmeryViHe and Only Two
Second Choices Win
By E. w. CLARKE


The oral layers made clean sweep
at Emeryville yesterday, not favorite
winning and only two second choices
finishing first. Form counts for little
with the track in its present condition
and the big fields add to the complex
ties Of figuring probable winners. At
that the racing is interesting and yes
terday's sport produced a feature that
was a rarity-the riding of winner by
Il Jockey the first time he ever had a
mount in a race. The lad who per-
formed the feat was Louis Meripol, a
small youngster known 10 fight fans
as Young Wolgast. because of his at
tendance upon the lightweight fighter
The boy was in Wolgasts corner at the
recent fight with Lew Powell.
Recently he took fancy TO horses
and became exercise boy for O'Rourke
d Co. Trainer Madison saw that he
had the making of a boot artist ana
got him a license 10 ride, incidentally
getting his contract.
WINS IN CLOSE FINISH
Yesterday Meripol had the mount on
St. Avon in the last race. St. Avon
had run several inexplicably bad races
and. with the handicap OF new rider,
was overlooked in the betting, Win
odds OF Is TO ] against him. Meripol
got the big son of St. Avonicus on In
the bunch and Immediately began 10
ride him, running over horses around
fhe turn and leading the way into the
stretch. He kept the horse straight
and, though he hindered rather than
helped him in the last jumps mahage9 alnsg,e7s1
70 last 10 beat out the stoutlX CLOSING
Curriculum in neck finish. The crowd
cheered the lucky youngster and sew.
erai horsemen congratulated him when
he dismounted. His grin told the taie
Of his glory.
In the routing of the talent nothing
was more disheartening than the de-
feat OF Bubbling Water in the feature
event. the San Mateo handicap at a
mile The flly was backed into oods
on favoritism with Rosevale well
supported second choice.
BAD RIDE LOSES RACE
Starter Dwyer got them off on even
terms and Selden rushed Roseva1e into
an early lead. taking of three lengths
on the first turn Madeline MusgraNe,
Tapped by the favorite, attended the
pace to the three quarters. where she
gave up, and Edwin 7. Fryer joined
Bubbling Water in the chase after the
leader. The daughter of Colonel
Wheeler gained at every jump in the
run down the stretch and collRred Rose
vale at the paddock, where. thinking
his race won. the jockey relaxed his
effort. Selden, on the contrary, drew
his whip and Rosevale responded, to
win by an eyelash. 1t was admitted
that Bubbling Water was best and that
her defeat was due TO Coburn's bad
ride. Fryer was third.
With Rosslare and three others
scratched Lena Lech was made the
favorite for the opener, but Walker <
McKenuip had 2 surprise under cover
in David Warheld. against whose
chances as good as 20 10 l was laid.
Warfeld came strong at the end and
outgamed Lena Lech in q fierce drive.
Inclement finished third.
BALRONIA ALL THE WAY
Balronia, with Jockey Vosper up.
beat the barrier by three lengths and
made a runaway race Of the year old
event, winning by a length and a half
Il
ing race from behind DR.. Dougherty,
always in the first fight, hung on
gamely and got the show Miss Picnic,
The f. aVOrite, was Outrun. and Miles the
highly tOuted performer from Montana,
failed TO show his class. Biskra. at the
good price Of 10 to 1, off in the rear
stretch and won by head from Bur
leigh, who seemed TO have the victory
in hand. The dependable Gossiper II
was third. head in front of Emma G.
On Mondays race Meriingo was in
stalled n odds on favorite and. though
he led his field to the stretch, he could
not stand off the fast finishing Rubric,
which won by the better part of three
lengths. Whidden ran an improved
race and beat Sink Spring by a neck.
GOSSIP OF THE TRACK
Dave O'Leary, betting commissioner
for Sam Hildreth, arrived on last
nights Overland with Jockey Eddie
Dugan and viii probably appear at the
track today.
Joseph Blume. one of New York's
prominent layers. was at the track
yesterday sizing up the situation.
Blume has had the betting privilege at
Montreal for several years
Horsemen at EmeryVille think a 60
day meeting at Arcadia after the close
Of the racing here would succeed,
drawing from both Juarez and the local
track.
Jockey NOsper signalized his appear
ance by riding his first mount, Bal
rOnia. 70 victory.
Secretary Percy ". Treat was noti-
Ged by Judge p. p Pomeroy that the
following, who came under the ban at
the spring meeting at Salt Lake City.
have been reinstated: ]. B. Dunn
trainer; sam Klein. Ike de Wild, book
makers; slim" Shannon. electrician:
Joe Nelson, groom; T. O. Weber, own
er; George Williams, book makers
clerk; Tex" groom: W. Collier: John
Wallace, trainer; o. p. Romigh. trainer
Martin Nathanson and Fred Null
holland. who were in the stand at
Butte, have reinstated Frank p Ripley
trainer. and Jockeys A Morgan and VI.
Stewart.