The San Francisco call., 1909-01-12
LONGSHOTS HOLD
HIGH CARNIVAL AT
EMERYVILLE
.Sfreaky Track Makes Going
Difficult and Only Two Fa-
VOrffeS Are Successful
By J. K. Jefery

Long shots held high carnival at En-
eryvllle yesterday. which was condi-
lion not entirely unexpected in view of
The fact that the card was devoted ex-
clusiVely TO selling platers of the cheap
er type. This circumstance, combined
with the uneven and steaky state Of the
going, made form anything but reliable
guide for speculation. Otogo, Contra
Costa. Minalto and Toll Box made up a
quartet OF winners at odds ranging
from 10 to 20 to I. while Eel. Redeem,
Harry Rogers. Phil Igoe. Standover, En-
and Em and Lord Rossington succeeded
in finishing within the money at re-
munerative prices. Estella c and Prince
Nap were the winning favorites.
Under the influence Of the brisk wind
that prevailed Saturday and Sunday the
track had dried out in spots. and a
notable feature of the afternoons re-
suits was that every one of the six win
ners went TO victory over a path" that
extended through the center Of the
stretch for its entire length. The dust
was flying from the path" while on
either side the going was still wet and
deep. Naturally there was much scram-
bling for the path" and the horses
that got il obtained a great advantage
MILD KILLING ON OTOGO
A mild killing was made when Otogo
won -he opener after having been backed
from 10 down 10 Z by Max Hlrsch and
his connections. Jockey Mccarthy mad
the mount. and OrOgO made every post
s. winning one FOotloose, the favorite,
came within a neck Of upsetJlng the
good thing, and probably would have
turned the trick with little better
luck ia the early stages, as he came
from considerable distance back on
obtaining clear sailing. Sir John, in
the poorest going, ran close up to
OtOgOs pace in the early part and mn
ished a beaten of third incentive ana
Bonfhel prominent in the early stages.
stopped TO a walk in the stretch.
Gretchen 9. one Of the choices, could
Contenders al long odds dominated
The running and captured the spoils in
The > year old event, While the cnolceS,
all off poorly finished among the also
rams. Contra Costa at u TO 1 outlasted
the 80 10 ] shot Eel for first money by
q half length. and the 100 TO 1 chance,
Redeem. beat BatrOnia for show by a
neck. Good ship, the faVorlte, nnlsheo
NTH. and Alarmed. the supposed good
Ihing of the race. was never prominent
some of the shorter priced contenders
probably would have been placed at the
end but for much crOWding and jam
ming that took place in the stretch.
TWO FAVORITES IN RACE
Results ia the third virtually dupli-
Gated the second. MinalJo and Harry
Rogers. both at Is 10 J. raced out In
front but the former gallOped away
from Rogers in the stretch and the lat
Ter barely lasted 10 save the place from
Phil Igoe, another long shot. Ny Bou-
Quet and Metlakatla. the Two cnoiees
brought up the rear. Bouquet had early
speed. but faded away as in her pre-
viOus race.
EsteIIa @ got 10 the front in the
fourth before the first turn had been
negotiated and was not thereafter
headed StandoVer was the runner up
throughout but barely tasted 10 Deal
Elm and En- for second money. The
odds against both Of these contenders
had drifted far back Okenite and sara
cinesca held at comparatively short
odds. made sorry showings Okenite
could not raise a gallOD and Saracinesca
qult TO nothing after running forWardly
for half a mile.
TOLL BOX A SURPRISE
Toll Box was the surprise that the
fifth race yielded Neglected and as
good rs % TO i in the betting, the horse
went 10 the front with the rising of the
barrier and was never headed His VIC
tory was achieved by very slight mar
gin. however. Yankee Daughter, the IA
vorite. failing 10 get up by only a head
Jockey Butler succeeded in beating the
gate with the fayorite. but she did not
have the early speed requisite to retain
her advantage and suffered consider
ably from Interference when several OF
the cOntenders Outpaced her TO the
stretch. Only for being forced into the
deepest going in the final quarter she
might have triumphed in spite Of heI
81 luck AptO orc managed TO outlasi
Traffic for third money. Miss Highland
showed nothing 10 warrant the plunge
made on her.
PRINCE NAP WINS CLOSING
Prince Nap won the closing event in
q manner which justified the confidence
with which be had been backed into
favoritism over Warner Griswell, the
opening choice. Gradually working his
way into forward contention from none
TOO good a break. he Wrested the lead
from Colonel White and Lord Rossing-
ton, the early pace makers, on the back :
stretch ana gallOped TO the wire by
himself Lady Alicia easily beat the
balance and Lord Rossington .outlasteo
Warner Griswel for the small end OF
the purse. Colonel White stopped to q
walk in the stretch, TO which point his
hackers had been given encouragement
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