The San Francisco call., 1909-02-10
JUDGES DISQUALIFY.
WORK BOX FOR
F0ULING
KeOgh Crowds Fanatic Into Rail
and Is Ser Back After
Finishing First .
By ]. z. yefery

BY j. X. JeneFy
After FIVE favorites had been bowled
over IL swift and unbroken success
sion. Frank Doss' good colt Work Box
finished first as the odds on choice of
the closing race OF yesterdays Emery
vile card. but was disqualified by the
judges and placed second for having
f0uled j.. A. Forsythe's Fanatic. The
foul took place directly in front Of
the grandstand and was so palpable
that the spectators clamored for Work
BOX's disQua iihcation Immediately the
race was over. The most regreta Bile
and eXasperating phase OF the incl
dent was that Work Box was unoues-
riOnably best and would have fairly
beaten Fanatic almost as decisively as
he did had Jockey Keogh attended
strictly 10 the riding Of the colt in
s-eao OF gong out OF hts way 10 bother
Fanatic. The latter was on the in
side and Keogh forced him into such
close quarters in taking the lead Just
AFTER passing the paddock that jockey
Lee, VINO was on Fanatic. had the al
-efnaJlNe OF pulling Up or going over
the fence. Lee chose the former
course after Work Box had bumped
llm so hard that Lees boot was torn
ln sle contact with the rail that fol-
lowed the collision OF the two horses.
kecgh claimed that the interference
was accidental and unavoidable. but
the judges did not coincide with that
view Of the incident. and beside dis
qualifying Work Box, fined his rider
500 II VIII be recalled that Keogh was
nned a similar amount the day before
lpI interference with Lee and there
was disposition to charge up yes
lerdays regretable happening 10 bad
teeing growing out OF the incident OF
Qualihcation is the third Of the sea
son. CloUdlight and English Mail hav-
in6 peen the two previously set back.
WINNER WAS THIRD CHOICE
Fanatic was he third choice Of the
race and the disqualification was a
haro blow TO the bookies. who depend
on form, while IL was received with
much rejoicing by the contingent that
lnakes practice OF laying the IA
vorites. Ocean Queen. on which there
lad been lively play 10 beat the
laFOrltes made q sorry showing when
7 came TO racing. while the neglected
long shot, Meddling Hannah, ran un-
eNpectedly and surprisingly we'll tir-
-nS only al the end after running
Aeec ana head with the short priced
cohtencers the frst part and taking q
conSiderab bic lead entering the stretch.
Platoon had TOO much speed for the
ned that contested the opening sprint
ana Jockey Gilbert getting him of in
the hrst fight. was never headed.
AlaSsa, the even money faEorite. wound
lp u third PLACE. beaten a nose by
the % 10 I shot Standover with no
excuses Archibald succeeded in get
ting Massa away in front and he ran
c-ose Up % the pace In the early part.
es expected. Standover was able 10
ne second by virtue OF Jockey Keogh' s
good judgment in huggiug the rail I
vide. ~ q " '---e 'He leaders went
Jockey Mccarthy heat the gate with
Barney Schreiber's Balronia in the ?
year old race and at once cut across
the field, with the result that Penn. the
seriously interfered witb. Balronia had
The speed 20 retain the advantage which
AcCarthy's foul tactics gave her and
Won by herself. The boy was fined only
S-5 for his rough work The Is 10
] chance LtTonia was one Of the lucky
ones 10 escape interference. and easily
placed while Penn came from behind
IN time 10 wrest third money from Fire
BY neck on obtaining clear sailing.
The erratic Belle Kinney got TO the
front soon after the start in the third
and after making ali the pace DISPLAYED
unlocked for gameness when IL came
down 10 an end drive Dargin cot IN
on even terms with her after passing
The paddock. but Belle Kinney drew
away from him in the closing strides
and won by a comfortable margin St
avon came from far back 10 beat Taw-
aseDtha for the show. The latter would
surely have been third and might have
t--A -4A AAA N4SlA1 interference At the
last turn Grace 9. fsvorite on the
strength OF her good form Of some
time back, performed as in her recent
starts-pOorlE
EASY FOR FULLETTA
Fulletta found il easy to win the
long distance feature Of the program
after his odds had uuaccountabIv- re-
ceded from 9 TO at the opening TO to
Z st the close He had the speed TO
take the lead a. the clubhouse turn
and from there on he gaIloped in front
OF his field. clamor the faverite.
trailed as usual the first part and
closed with his customary resolution.
but was no match for Fuiletta and had
10 be content with the place Legatee
heavily backed as the second choice.
ran so poorly that William Walkers
Orcagna. making his first start here
was able TO take the snort end OF the
purse.
WOOLEN At LONG ODDS
The victory OF Wooden in the fifth
with as good as 40 to / laid agafnst
her was a sumner to form students
Barring DOcile. Wooden was the ex-
IRENE outsider, and was not looked
upon as a serious contender. Jockey
SElivsn's wisdom IN sticking TO the
rail all the way was a factor in the
outcome, Belmere was heavily played
as the favorite Of the race. and prob
ably would have won as the race was
run. but for breaking down at the
critical point after having taken the
lead near the paddock. Dainty Belle
which finished third. was the best horse
IN the race. but Jockey TapIin got her
ilto all sorts OF trouble and spent
the greater part Of his time in extri-
eating her from numerous pockets. Ear
Rogers and Estelle C. which alternated
lu making the pace, both quit badly al