The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17

which constituted the chief feature of
yesterdays half holiday card at the
Emeryville racetrack. Tom Shaw, the
reputed owner of the horse, Herman
Brandt, his trainer, and Jockey Vim
cent Powers, the crack rider, journeyed
here from the southern track, each pre-
pared to do his share in the big killing
which was projected. Today they VIII
return to Los Angeles, their mission
dismal failure.
OUTGAMES MIGHTY ROSEBEN
While Chapultepec was floundering
about in the ruck, ]. Fl. Brannan's con-
sistent Booger Red, one of the small
est horses in training, was outgaming
the renowned Roseben, one of the big
gest horses on the American turf, for
the $3,0S0 representing the winners
share of the stake. After as thrilling
a struggle as has been seen at the
local track in many a day, the diminu-
tive brother Of Sad Sam succeeded in
getting his head In front of the big
train" in the closing strides, and the
ovation that followed beggarS deScrip-
tion. The big crowd of spectators arose
en- masse and cheered out of sheer ad-
miration for the gameness which the
little bush" horse had displayed, not
withstanding that virtually all of them
had backed other contenders. The dis
parity in the size of the two horses
was so pronounced that Booger Red,
running on the inside, was almost com
pletely concealed from the view of the
spectators by the huge bulk of his
famous adversary.
J. H Brannon was not permitted to
enjoy the fruits Of his honest little
horses victory, however. Frank D.
Weir, the New York trainer who con-
ditions Roseben for Davy Johnson, ran
the winner up TO $4,000 in $500 bids
after l.. Stock had boosted the horse
from his entered price of $500 to 81, 200
when Judge Hopper invited bids. Bran
non protected and retained the horse
with the customary 50 advance each
n n h !.
race he declared that the horse was
for sale TO anybody who might desire
10 acquire him for $500, and that he
protected him simply out of a deter
mination not to let him go by the
selling race route. The runup had the
effect Of reducing Booger Reds NET
winning TO paltry 5000, while Rose
pens snare OF the purse was thereby
Booger Red was as good as 80 to /
IN the betting, which certainly looked
IKE IKE a pig overlay in view of his re-
cent clever seconds to the sensational
Smiley Corbett He made the Daca
every inch of the six and q half fur~
longs comprising the route of the race
ana stood on two contenders with rare
gameness. Bellwether dIsputed fhe
early running with him and then Rose
ben came along and took a crack at
him. Jockey Eddie Sullivan had the
leg up and handled him SO nerfectlv
that at the end he won going away
With stronger boy Roseben might
nave won Inc Dig trains" perform
ance represented distinct improve
ment over his recent essays, but Jockey
Goldstein permitted him to slim about
In the final strides. Bellwether. the
only other contender that was ever
prominent, barely outlasted Colonel
Jack for the small end of the nurse
Jacobite ran the sort of race that the
receding of his odds from to IA fore
shadowed.
WINS FIFTH VICTORY
O. A. Bfanchf's unbeaten Gilbert r9osa
further clinched his claim to the title
OF champion year old Of the season
by scoring the fifth straight victory of
his career IN the Juvenile event of the
card. Running in front under mild re-
straint until Jockey Notter called upon
him furlong from the finish he