The San Francisco call., 1909-01-01
PICKING WINNERS
AGAIN PROVES
DIFFICULT
III any Close Finishes al Emery
vile, bur EI PfcarO Is Only
Successful FaVOrife
By J. x. Jefery

Picking winners proved almost as
ldifhcult for the public at Emeryville
yesterday as on the preceding day El
Picaro was the only favorite TO win
and he squeezed in by just a head
The finishes throughout the day We're
wonderfully close, no less than three
OF them being OF The three heads al
the post variety.
The finish in the opener was as
pretty one as has been seen at the
meeting. EI Picaro, Oesa and Light
knight. trio that had the race 10
themselves al all stages. forght II out
stride for stride virtually all the way
and flashed 10y the judges noses apart
in the order named. El Picaro was on
The rail. and Jockey Gilbert's strong
finish contributed TO his victory llBhl
knight might have been the winner
but for swerNing in the stretcn Wne1
Sullivan went 10 the whip. Oesa leo
bv "A slight margin into the stretch
and evidently liked the gong better
than the bad tracks over Whlcn ne
lad been performing poorly
FINISH HEADS APART
The finish in the second was almost
as snecracuiar as in the opener, Aden3-
laladini and Darlington reaching the
wire heads apart. Adena and Paiadlnl
had been running in front neck ana
neck ana were joined AFTER DdSSlAAS
The paddock by Darlington, the favor
fte with which Jockey Notter got OF
poorly. Darlington went the overland
an the way to the stretch and then
swerved down to the rail- where he
had scanL chance 10 finish well on
account Of being in close quarters
Rose Cherry, long. shot had nash
Of early speed, but the remaining con-
tenders never had a look in. ST. Avon,
well played, failed 10 get OFF TO advan-
tage.
= cfn q
sn her previous essays at shorter odds
and made every post q winning one in
the third My Pal, backed from 10
down TO 6, made a good stretch run
and failed only by neck BroOkleat,
the fsvOrite, backed up badly at the
end after having followed Melar's pace
rather closely TO the stretch, but man
aged TO save the show. Eckersall dis
played his usual early speed, but quit
badly.
ONLY A CALLOP FOR HOYLE
The fourth was only a galIop for
Hoyle. the well played second choice
lie led throughout by as far as Jockey
Keogh pleased The 20 to chance
ornate came from absolutely last place
5n the stretch 10 take the place from
the tiring contenders behind the lead
er. and Aks-Ar-Ren moved up stimuli
tsneOusly with her to be third. The
Vicar and Semproni, two choices whose
odds receded, faded away after racing
favorably in the early stages, as did
Hampton Beauty, an outsider that had
followed HOyle most closely the first
half mile.
EN- and En-. on which "Doughnuts"
Harrington had achieved his maiden
victory earlier in the week, came right
back with Jockey keogh up and won
The fifth in 4 three noses on the post
finish with Military Man and Stand
over, the latter being faYorite. En- and
Em and StandOVer IAN like a team
throughout while Military Man sur
prised everybody but the smart coterie.
who had backed him at 10 to I, by
keeping within striking distance of the
pace from the beginning. He closed
with his usual resolution. and would
have won with another stride. Little
Minister was the only other contender
that was ever prominent, and he hung
at the end.
DESTROYS probably would have won
The closing race as a faVorite but for
end ClOudlight was close enough to
profit by the mishap and won by a half
length. DESTROYS had the foot of the
field and entered the stretch with q lead
OF several lengths. RacQnteur which
finished third. was badly beaten off and
was barely able TO keep F. Neugent out
OF the money. He should have been
closer up on his good form, and as be
had no excuses 1t may be that he is
stalling off. Jim Gaffney. a crack on the
New York tracks in his year old form
failed TO show even a fash of speed
IT was his first start in more than a
veaT