The San Francisco call., 1909-04-13
PICKING WINNERS
NO SINECURE AT
EMERYVILLE
madHan Wins Third STRAIGHT
Victory and Saves FaVOrffe
Players From Utter Rout
BY J. K. yefery

'icking the winners at Emeryville
yesterday did not prove the sinecure
that il looked before the running of
The races. Jim GaGney, olathe. schles-
wig and Meelick were a quartet of
laNorites whose chances appeared very
q luring on paper, but all of them went
down 10 defeat Madman, winning his
talrd straight victory in the colors OF
IL G. BedweI since his ACQUISITION bv
that skillful trainer. alone saved the
iaNorite players from utter rout.
@lm Gaffney, against whom the short
odas OF , TO prevailed in the opening
event lost TO Fancy, the neglected
second choice. by a nose, with no ex-
cuses Olathe was beaten a head in
The year old event by W. B. Jen-
nlnss Intrinsic after a highly spec
iacular stretch drive SchIeswig was
the victim Of one Of Jake Holtman's
5umbled up starts and was eliminated
M contention a 1 the outset to an
(E-ent that robbed him of all chance
NJ finishing in the money Gargantua
ana Hush Money. against both Of which
liberal odds had been laid. fought it
out Tor the purse, and Gargantua won
bJ nose.
William Walkers crack Stanley Fay,
took Meelick's measure, but his vic
Rory was achieved under circumstances
which were unsatisfactory and any
lalng but conclusive Meelick was Sc
rionsly interferred with by Dareing-
ION, which disputed the early running
with him. and later on. when the IA
Norite was making up his lost ground.
Stanley Fay crossed over in front of
him in the stretch. Jockey Burns
claimed foul against Walkers horse,
but the officials decided that there was
not sufhcient ground for disqualified
tion Of Stanley Fay. Had Darlington
rntshe6 in front Of the faverite he
would undoubtedly have been disquali-
ned. as his Interference with Meelick
was palpa bly, foul Jockey Walsh. who
rode Darlington. was fined 500 for his
offensive tactics. a similar nne was
imposed on Jockey Taplin who rode
roughly throughout the race which he
won with his employers Gargantua In
this race Jockeys Ross and Taplin had
Z duel with whips.
Considerable excitement was occa-
stoned by the falling OF Sir John and
s. ke in the third race. Sir John had
been backed from Is down to 10 by
William Hawke and his connections.
lie went down in a jam when the race
was about half over, and Jockey Dew
erich. his rider. had a close call. Sake.
trailing behind, stumbled over the
PROSTATE horse and jockey, and one Of
her hoofs struck Deverich IN the head
w hen the boy was picked up his
wounds were bleeding profuseIy, and it
was feared that he was severely in
5ured, but IL developed that a painful
scalp wound and minor bruises on the
back and hips constituted the extent
Of his injuries. Jockey Borel, who rode
sake, escaped unscathed.
Harry Mack. whose cOlors have been
seen in front infrequently of late and
E. .. BedweH. the most frequent win
l.er a the meeting, each won two races
during the afternoon. The apprentice
rider Anderson, who had never before
had the pleasure Of entering the win
ner's circle. had the mount on Matte
Mack, the longer priced OF Maclrs win
ming pair.
A remarkable feature was that in
the first, second, fourth and sixth races
the places at the finish we're monopo-
lized by the choices. As whole, the
layers won handsomely on the day.