The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-21
TAWASENTHA RUNS
DISGRACEFUL RACE
In OPENER
Failure of FaVOrfte PiIOted by
NOfter VIII Be Investigated
by EmeryViIIe Stewards
By ]. r. Jefery

Contenders at short odds monopolized
the spoils at Emeryville yesterday, and
while there Were several disappoint-
ments, the afternoons results We're in
the main wonderfully formful, consider
ing that track conditions were bad
colonel Jack and Nitre scored as Ia
worries. and the remaining four winners
We're second choices, all well SuppOIlSu.
Tawssentha's failure to hnlsh IN l1e
money while running as the IaEoIite
OF the opening race was me mos III
satisfactory happening or the Gay;
IaWasentha ran dlsgracelully Ddu
race in going for when she IS SUP
posed TO have a decided preference, and
the public lost thousands OF dollafs on
her She was sadly deficient IN the
speed which she ordinarily possessed,
=. nd finished far back in the ruck. Jockey
Toe Notter had the mount. The stew
ards viii institute an inquiry into the
race today to determine the responsl--
bility for the mares Wretcheo showing
While no official intimatlon mas peeh
Given TO that effect, IL is learned from
reliable sources that the ofnciai patience
has been strained TO the breaking point
Dy Notters frequent failures win Ia
N0rites.
RUBBLING WATERS VICTORY
Nolera & Josephs hlly Bubbling
Water showed high class in taking the
measure Of 4. A. Forsythe's crack 8
year old High Private IN the maj
generally looked upon as such good
thing that there was scramble 70 get
down on him at 3 10 5. Bubbling Water
VAS second choice at y to .. Inc lat-
ter was handicapped by an inside pc
sition at the post, and TO eXtricate ner
from the deep going that prevailed
along the rail. Jockey keogh had 10
take back off the pace ana go 10 the
outside. which he did very skllIullY
soon after the start. Showing the same
gameness that had characterized her
previous starts, she ran over the lead
ers in the stretch to win by herself.
High Private measured strides with her
during the greater part or the stretch
drive, but weakened badly at the very
end. AptO ORC ran a smart race and
finished a creditable third.
The McGibben handicap, an affair at
q mile and a siXteenh, proved little
more than a galIop for Colonel Jack,
tie favorite Jockey Keogh let the
horse make the pace under restraint
in the early stages, and moved away
from his neld at will 10 win by as lar
as he pleased. Sewell was the runner
40 Tor nearly six furlOngs and then
[ell back hopelessly beaten Nadzu,
Orerlaid at TO and never Tar from
the pace. found it easy TO place, ana
Clamor, one of the Keene entry, came
from z poor last in the early part of
the contest 10 take third money Jockey
L ptOn was unequal to the task Of
handling Red Leaf, the other starter IN
the Keene cOlors-
TOM SHAW SPREADEAGLES FIELD
Tom Shaw won the opening sprint in
a gallOp. spreadeagling his field from
the beginning. Dargin, a long shot
which Jockey Gilbert succeeded IN get
ting away TO better advantage than
other boys had, was a forward con-
tender ali the way and outlasted the
stoutly closing Duke Of Orleans for
place by a head.
Jockey Notter succeeded in beating
the gate with COppertoWn in the year
old race. and the Slower yOungster had
The speed to hold his advantage to the
end. nothing being able to get close to
him at any stage. Recon, the faVorite,
figured in a humping match with Fire.
stretch, but got clear at the end and
beat the Milden colt for second money.
None Of the other contenders ever had
q look in.
StandOver was never headed in the
third, Jockey W. Mcintyre rating him
Derdom, IN forward contention through
out. Outlasted the favorite, St Avon, for
place by the scantest of margins. Mat
tie Mack. well backed as a long shot,
was in closest pursuit Of the winner to
the last turn. where she stopped badly.
CLOSE CALL FOR MTTRE
The hackers of AIitre, winner of the
fifth. were given a big scare when
Jockey Carroll went to sleep a few
Yards from the finish and almost lost
the race 10 the stoutly coming long
shot Prince Of Orange. Carroll came
out of his trance Just in time to es-
cape defeat His mount had come from
b. along IN front. after having taken the
lead at the paddock, when Carroll al
most made a mess Of it. Mitre got GO
ing again just in time to beat the long
shot a head. SainesaW, heavily backed
finished a close third and might have
Won hr7+ Interference IN ne