The San Francisco call., 1909-01-09
DISQUALIFICATION
OF Q0UDLIGHT
Anglers
Race GoerS Surprised by Ruling
of Judges ia Setting Back
the Winner
By J. K. Jefery

I racing season occasioned greater feel
ing among race goers than the action
OF the judges OF the New California
jockey club in disqualifying Cioudlight
as the aftermath or q humping match,
aTter she had beaten G. X. Ellisons
Jacobite in the closing race of yes
terday's Emeryville card.
The angry crowd OF bettors, who gave
vent to Ineir feelings BY a demonsfra-
4 ton directed against the officials after
the original order of nnish had been
accepted the ruling without a murmur
but Tor the glaring Inconsistency which
/ the judges exhibited in taking the
purse away from this faYorite after
claims OF foul under similar circum-
stances earlier in the season.
II was generally conceded that
Jockey Walter Miller had resorted to
I questionable tactics in accomplishing
the defeat of Jacobite, but the expec-
/ tation naturally prevailed that the Of
nclais would treat the matter as they
4 had previous cases of similar charac-
ter and content themselves with dis
ciplining the offending jockey. The
judges justified their ruling In this
parucuiar instance on the ground that
Mlllers foul was especially fragrant
and deliberate and that ii called for
I lenses that had been allowed to go
without disqualification in the past.
BIG FINE FOR MILLER
Besides disqualifying his mount, the
4 JUDGES imposed the stin fine of $500 on
Miller. This is the second big fine that
the former champion has been called
/ upon 10 pay on account OF his Of
/ fensive tactics within a short time,
$3.50 having been assessed against him
I on Christmas day as a result of the
manner II which he impeded PaJaroita
while riding Smiley Corbett a few
days later ne was given brief suS-
pension for q similar offense of a less
hagrant nature. In deciding TO dis
qualify Cloudlight yesterday, the Of
hcials broke away from the bad prece-
dent which they had previously estab-
lished in refusing TO disqualify horses
that had committed fouls of a palpable
nature, and the temporary loss that
the public was called upon to sustain
through the judges reversal of their
former position probably will be more
than compensated If, in future, the Of
hcials show the same zeal IN handling
similar offenses against the rules Of
racing.
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION
Many who followed the running of
the race closely did not agree with the
Judges that Jockey Miller was alto
getner to blame for the humping match
that Cloudlight and Jacobite indulged
in. There were many who contended
that il was simply case of Miller
beating Notter at his own game and,
for that reason, the action of the Of
hcials was looked upon by this con-
tingent as unnecessarily harsh upon
the public. Among those who profited
by the disqualification was Owner Ell
lison, who had big bet down upon
his horse Naturally Ellison and others
who had tickets on Jacobfte applauded
the action OF the officials.
Jacobite showed wonderful improve
ment over his essay of a few days be-
fore and was keen contender at all
stages, in marked contrast TO his per-
formance as a fayorite upon the pre-
vious occasion. Cloudlight and John
H. Sheehan ran like team in front
in the early stages, with Jacobite in
close attendance. On the turn Cloud
light shook Sheehan off, but Jacobite
kept coming and turned into the stretch
Tapped on the favorite Miller went
wide TO get into the good going, car
rying Jacobite with him. Notter rode
Jacobite so close TO Cloudlight that the
two boys locked legs and the entire
stretch was traversed in that fashion,
Miller trying to force Notter toward
the outer rail and Notter trying just
as strenuously to force his rival to
the inside. Not far from the finish
Miller pulled Cloudlight's head sharply
TO the outside and this threw Jacobite
sufficiently off his stride to enable
Cloudlight to win by neck. Deafen-
ing cheers that greeted Miller when he
returned to the weighing in stand gave
way TO boots when the judges changed
the numbers after brief deliberation
over Notter's claim of foul.
TALENT DISAPPOINTED
Aside from this unsatisfactory out
come the days results were generally
disappointing, numerous horses that
looked promising in the light of past
performances failing to run in form
ful manner. Notably was this true
of the first two races. In the opener
the long shots Traffic and Blameless
/ made a head finish of it for first money.
Jockey Goldstein's course in squeezing
through knothole along the rail en-
/ abled Traffic to win in the last jump
or two. Jockey Notter was seemingly
unable 70 make Hampass, the receding &
! favorite. extend himself. and the horse
ran a disgraceful last all the way.
Trois Temp against which the books
laid an uhnaturaily long price, blew
. Up in the stretch after showing his
usual early speed.
Jockey Scoville failed to get away
! ! with Nondel, favorite of the second, but
> Tipster, on which killing of mild
proportions was engineered by Max
Hirsch and his connections. made a
pleased leased Jockey JOCK " Mccarthy d UW Who S had nd
not ridden winner in many a day.
had the mount on this colt. Miss Picnic
was second throughout and Contra
Costa lasted TO show.
FULLETTA GALLOPS
Warner GrisWeu was opened at the
[ shortest odds in the third, but receded
5 at an alarming rate and was supplanted
: as fayorite by II. g. Bedwelfs consist
, after having outfooted his field all the
? way, TO the general surprise of the
spectators, who had been accustomed
TO see this horse come from behind
Paladini was the runner up throughout
and beat the long shot. Lady Alicia, for
) place by half a length Warner Girls
well and Colonel White. both at short
Z odds. finished among the also rams.
5 High Private flashed into the lead at
the last turn In the fourth after Fan
attic, his stable mate, had shot his bolt,
and went on TO galloping victory. He
! would not have won so easily had not
!, Jockey Walsh made a sad mess of Il
: with Captain Kennedy the second
D choice. Kennedy got off poorly, figured
in a jam at the clubhouse turn which
4 knocked him off his stride, was ridden
e into a pocket while trying to get
through along the rail after making up
ground on the back stretch, and ran
like a stake horse TO finish as close up
as second, in spite of all the trouble
TO which he was subjected. Arasee.
= making his initial start on the coast,
I outlasted Joe Rose for third money
z FAVoRITES DO POORLY
s Apt was opened favorite in the fifth,
but his odds scared and Senator Beck
ham went 10 the post a pronounced
: first choice. Beckham got into all sorts
:, of difficulties and did well to finish as
good as third. Exchequer made all the
pace and lasted to win by about a
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