The San Francisco call., 1909-01-15
FIVE FIRST CHOICES
VICTORIOUS AT
EMERYVILLE
Defeat of SeWeH Prevents Fa-
VOriteS From Making a Clean
Sweep of the Card
By }. K. Jefery

Had Sewell. at odds on and with
Jockey Notter up, succeeded in winning,
tie favorites would have made clean
sweep Of yesterdays card at Emery
vile. Honest, Passenger, Fulletta,
Smiley Corbett and Prince Nap. all
pronounced first choices and backed to
the virtual exclusion of everything else
Ia their respective races, scored IN un-
broken succession, to the delight or
those who make practice OF playing
1aNorites. Naturally the bookles, with
whose bankrolls the results OF the
afternoons racing played sad havoc,
were greatly relieved when Sewell, the
lil1eliese looking winner Of the lot, IN
ished no better than third.
SMILEY CoRBETTvs VICTORY
William Cahilrs wonderful mud run
ner, Smiley Corbett, made a show Of
the held OF high class sprinters that
contested the Cottrill handicap with
nim. The race was at seven furiongs
and as in his recent previous starts,
CahilTs big train" was making weight
concessions TO his adVersaries. His
victory, achieved with such conSummate te
ease that the spectators We're moved TO
IlotOus enthusiasm, was the more I'M
preSsiEe for the reason that he was
caught hatfooted when the barrier went
uD and the leaders were lengths away
before he got into motion Once in his
stride, he ran by his field as though
they were all tied TO A post opened up
q
5ifv and held 81 TO the end. The time,
l-2T 3-5, was wonderfully fast for the
going that prevailed IL is doubtful If
Smiley COrbetts superior as a mudder
has been seen on the American turf in
MANY years, and the opinion is gaining
ground that the horse viii carry his
speed in muddy going over a materially
longer route than he has yet nego-
1iated. The consistent BOoger Red.
against whose chances the boOkieS laid
the Unwarrantably long odds of 20 to 1
upon the assumption that he could not
go he route, was the runner up
throughout and lost the place TO Light
Wool the well backed second choice, by
q narrow margin at the very end
Honest raced into a long early lead
in the opener, but barely lasted 10 beat
Duke Of Orleans after Belle Kinney
threw UP the sponge in The stretch
The latter had opened equal choice with
the winner. but receded under the in
nuence Of a big plunge that Pat Dunno
made on his horse
PASSENGER WINS JUVENILE
Passenger held her field safe from
start 10 finish in the juvenile event.
Good Ship whose odds drifted back
1Ormances, was always the contender,
but barely stood of the closing chal-
lenge for second place Of Sylvia Dun
bar, a fast fllV from the OrmOndale
stable. which finished with a cyclonic
rush after having run green in the
early part. This filly was making the
lllLlal start OF ner career and mad been
backed on the strength of sensationally
fast work from 10 down TO 5.
After Estella c had made the pace
70 the stretch in the third, Fulletta
flashed into the lead, but momentarily
lost il to Red Leaf as result Of boiling
badly near the paddock. Good race
horse that she has shown herself to be,
she quickly regained her advantage,
however, and won off by herself. Red
Leaf was as easily second and Estella
G saved third, thanks TO Jockey Nc
Carthys vigorous finish.
Jockey ScOVille waited with Prince
Nap in behind Minalto's pace until the
stretch was reached then found IL
easy 10 90 on 10 victory The improv-
ing Nitre took the show, half a dozen
lengths behind Minalto.
SEWELL'S BAD SHOWING
Except for the close quarters into
which Jockey NOtter took him in the
early stages, SeweI had no excuses
Tor the bad showing which he made
in the final race.
SeWell was so deficient In speed that he
dropped steadily back from none too
good a break until he was almost last
al the turn He made up sufficient
ground in the stretch to finish third.
Meanwhile the we'll backed second
choice. Early Tide, had taken the lead
. from the 300 10 ! shot Dangerous Girl
at the head Of the stretch and came on
10 an easy victory, with Neva Lee sec
ond- The latter had come from last
place in the final quarter.
Dr. Lego, making his first start in
Two seasons, pulled UP early and is re-
ported 70 have broken down.