The San Francisco call., 1909-03-18
FORM REVERSALS OF
WALKERS HORSES
REACH CLIMAX
Failure of GemmeH TO Finish
Within Money VIII be
Thoroughly Investigated
BY ]. r. Jefery

The failure OF William Walkers
good sprinter Gemmeu TO finish in the
money while running as the favorite OF
the closing race Of yesterdays Emery
vile card climaNed a series Of hagrant
form reversaIs which the Walker
horses have been permitted TO infiict
upon a long suffering public during
the last'two or three weeks. The cir
cumstances under which Gemmell
made his wretched showing We're Of
such q character that there viii be a
judicial investigation of the race at
toGay's session of the stewards Of the
New California jockey club. and there
Is reason for believing that action viii
be taken which viii AFFORD the local
race going public relief from a situa-
tion which has grown almost intoler-
able
The in and out performances of the
Walker horses have been working in
calculable injury 10 the sport. and the
point has seemingly been reached
where patience has ceased TO be q vir-
rue The officials have been disposed
TO Eive Walker the benefit of the
doubt in several instances when the
public expected that disciplinary ac-
tion would be forthcoming. but it is
hardly likely that they VIII continue
10 indefinitely stand for the rank re-
Nersals that have made Walker thor
olEhiy unpopular with local race
patrons ana that have brought the
sport lnto reproach.
Tile betting on the race in which
&eInineli ran 50 Tar below general eN-
pecta lions had anything but healthy
aspect While Gemmel's odds scared
from As at the opening to 81 at the
close. Belwether and Madman We're
being plunged on by smart money
These two horses and Boggs. an un-
considered outsider. made q three heads
on the post unlSa OF IL, while Gemmeu
was always back in the ruck The
cient in speed that he was unable to
keep out OF trouble. E Clark. Walk
Bellwelher. whose ODDS had been ham
1uered down from 10 about 2. deliV
cred The goods after a duel from start
To nulsh with Madman.
NOT a taNOrite succeeded in winning
Besides Gemmel. the beaten choices
included Little Siss, Donovan, A Mus
gre SisS was the victim OF ride at the
hands of Jockey Guy Burns that would
nave put O. novice to shame. Jockey
a. lark failed 10 set Donovan away ad-
EantageOusiE and the brother TO DR..
Gardner was never prominent. 4.
AuskOday was injudiciously allowed 70
open too big gap III the first mile Of
The long distance race and had nothing
left when the real racing began, with
Lle result mat ike the rrSt two Ia
Norltes, he finished out OF the money.
Jockey Deverich. who rode Muskoday.
likewise made a failure of the attempt
20 rate Rose Queen. the public choice
in the 81. Patricks s dav handicap. Fan
rasric repeated her good race Of the
DAY before, but was no match for the
suddenly improved DescOmnetss and
had 70 be content with second money.
Rose Queen WAS no more weakly
handled I'm the handicap than was
Stanley Fay the second choice. Clark
went away from tie post pulling up.
and as 2 consequence got into a jam
ON the first turn which shuhled him
back to last position. After Rose
queen had made al the pace under re-
Srraiut DOrante. admirably ridden by
Jockey Lee. got up TO win by half a
length AT the end of = thrilling stretch
drive. and Stanley Fay. also coming
6e cash, nipped the favorite out Of
The place.
Toll Box. Olathe and Mendon. the
first three winners Of the card. were
-. odds ranging from 70 10 20 TO l, and
aI three places in the opening race
We're monOpolized by long shots. Not
withstauding the downfall OF the ia
TorireS. the book makers experienced
an Improbable day. which leads TO the
conclusion that the sharpshOoters must
have got the money.