The San Francisco call., 1909-01-13
MUDDERS GET COIN
FOR THE TALENT
AT TRACK
First and Second Choices Win
Five of the Six Races
Handfiy
BY J. K. Jefery

The inclemncy of the elements visi-
bly, affected the attendance at the
Emeryville raeetrack yesterday, the
crowd that witnessed the decision of
an excellent off day program being
composed almost exclusively of dyed
in the wool regulars. The steady down
pour of the preceding "a hours had
transformed the course into the pro-
verbal sea OF slop by the time that
the bugle called the horses to the post
for the opening race, and mudders of
the tried and true type were very much
in evidence all afternoon.
Despite the treacherous conditions of
the going form was well observed, first
and second choices, all well backed. ac-
counting for five of the six races, to
the delight of the talent and the cor
responding discontinue of the bookies
Although results in general way
were eminently satisfactory, there We're
one or two exceptions, notably the fall
ure of Marion Rose and Grahame, the
first two favorites of the card, to finish
in the money. She showing made by
Marion Rose was especially bad, with
no excuse except that she stumbled a
bit at the start and got off none too
well. She was seemingly unable to
raise respectable gallop after getting
into her stride. Grahame's perform
ance was far below the promising form
that he had shown in his two pre-
vious sxrts. and Jockeys Lees in
competent efforts probably were re-
sponsible.
SMILEY CORBETTs GREAT RACE
The circumstances under which Will
liam Cahills great sprinter Smiley Cor
bett won the Bowley handicap. the
principal feature of the card, aroused
unbounded enthusiasm. Fresh from his
Follansbee handicap triumph, the .gi-
gantic son of Toddington-O Oscillation,
making weight concessions of from 10
to % pounds by the scale to. the clever
field pitted against him, packed 120
pounds to victory, incidentally gallop-
ing the five furlongs constituting the
route of the race in 100 3-5, truly
marvellous feat considering the state
of the going. Off none too well, Ca
hills Sprinter was timed the first three
This dazzling speed enabled him to
WreSt the lead from the lightly weighted
Booger Red before the first turn had
been negotiated, and from there on he
constantly left his company behind. AT
the end Booger Red, after having
beaten the barrier, had been distanced
five lengths and Corbett appeared to
be only galloping throughout. Han
bridge, deficient in early speed, got up
at the end to take the show from the
heavily backed Honest. Corbett was
always at odds on, and his perform
ance served TO strengthen the impress
Il
tually invincible in the mud at sprint
ing distances.
GENERAL HALEY'S GOOD FORM
General Haley's sudden recovery of
his speed in the opener had been fore
shadowed by the betting, the horse
going to the. post at 9 to /. backed
down from 5. He lay along behind
the pace alternately set by Won
Tromp and Wilmore, we'll into the
stretch, then galloped over them Won
Tromp as easily took the place, but
Wilmore barely lasted to beat Gala a
! head for show.
Marion Rose. the favorite made a
disgracefuI showing. being unable to
raise a gallop in going supposedly
made to order for her. She got off
poorly but failed to improve her po-
sition at any stage of the running, and
finished far back in the ruck.
LEES RIDE BEATS GRAHAME
Grahame, even money favorite of
the year old event, had the disad-
vantage of an outside position at the
post and failed to finish in the money.
Jockey Lee showed poor Judgment in
taking him from the center of the
track to the rail in the stretch when
he was making up ground. Fire, held