The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-03
FAVORITES REVEL TN
MUD AND FOUR
ARE FIRST
Talent Has Successful Day in
Picking Winners at
EmeryviHe
By J. K. Jefery

Notwithstanding that track condi-
tions were completely changed by the
morning downpour of rain, the public
experienced remarkable success in
picking the winners at Emeryville
yesterday, the card being accounted
for by four favorites and two well
backed outsiders. The natural result
of such an outcome was that the
bookies lost heavily. The going was
on the sloppy order and pronounced
mudders, monopolized the prizes The
four winning favorites included Sylvia
Dunbar, st. Avon, Cowen and Work
box. The beaten favorites. San Gil
Jockey Seoville Jockey Mentry scored
two well earned victories.
Bernardo. running to his good form
of last season, had an easy time win,
ming at 10 to l from the poor neld
that contested the opener. Always
forward contender, she breezed over
the others in the stretch. Sake, which
had taken the lead on the turn, out
lasted Hush Money for place and the
others, including San Gil, the favorite.
were badly beaten off. San Gil mad
only flash of early speed
RUNS LIKE GOOD FILLY
w OBJ Macdonoughs Sylvia Dun
bar won the year old race like the
crack that she was reported to be.
Taking the track with the rise OF the
barrier, she spreadeagled her field;
Livonia, backed for killing from II
down to 4, outlasted the others and
the so to l shot Tube Rose beat Good
Shin out of the show. Warfare, which
ruled equal choice with the winner,
had the disadvantage of the outside
position at the post and was unable
to overcome that handicap. The form
of the race was mixed up as result
of the winner having cut across from
the inside to the outside in the stretch,
interfering with several OIL the prom
nent contenders.
st. Avon, winner of the third. was
within striking distance of the leaders
in the early part and outgamed them
in a terrific stretch drive. Billy Myer
was the early pace maker and hung on
to the end right gamely, being beaten
by only a neck, with Cuernavaca
bangup third, Tapped on the hrst Two;
Laura Clay, played for killing, wound
up an inglorious last, after having ex-
hibited a flash of early speed.
THRILLING FINISH
Paladini forced Cowen to do his best
to win the fourth. The pair were al
ways forward contenders ana as
tanced the others. Hooking up at the
last turn they engaged in thrillS1g
stretch duel, in which Jockey Sullivan,
who was riding the favorite, resorted
to questionable tactics and was fined
$50 therefor by the stewards. Sullivan
permitted his mount to bump Paladinl
near the paddock and persisted in car
rying his rival very wide throughout
the final drive. At the end both horses
were very close to the outer rail. The
consistent Standover made the early
pace and lasted to be third.
Melar found it easy to win the fifth
after having made all her own pace,
Blanche C showing a sudden return of
good form coincident with extensive
backing, was always the runner-up and
outlasted the unlucky Invader by
nose for place. Invader got off in
tangle and suffering from interference
at the first turn had world of ground
to make up.
Jockey Keogh pursued waiting tao
ties with Workbox in the final event
and Doss' good colt won off by him
self. despite the weight concessions
that he was making to his adversaries.
When Trois Temp outran Workbox in
the first furlong Keogh promptly took
off the pace, saved ground by a close
turn, and ran away from his field in
the stretch, Trois Temp. stopped to
walk in the final quarter, and Joe
Rose. whose odds had been hammered
down to As from 10, outgamed Argo-
naut for place by a nose in the very
last stride.