The San Francisco call., 1909-02-16
BELL IS
MEDIUM OF BIG
KILLING
Z -PIu1gerS Led by Max Dill Are
Very Lucky in Victory of
Gaines Mare
By }. K. Jefery

Max Dill OF Kolb and Dill fame is
3 credited with having made a sensa-
ti0nal winning. amounting to several
thousand dollars. on the victory OF
. William Gaines mare. Convent Bell
ia the fifth race yesterday at Emery
? vile Dill led the plunge that was
made in the ring when the book makers
p. rhaiked UP 10 ! at the opening Of
the betting on the race. and it was
his money that played the principal
part in forcing the odds down 10 ,.
: c0nvent Bell ran numerous sparkling
traces at Seattle last summer, but up to
= yesterday she had been unable to win
"a race since the opening Of the Emery
p. z-t.Ie season. and her performance rep
<sesented a distinct Improvement over
az Eything she had shown since the close
or the meeting at the northern track.
" At that, Din and the others who
: u ungeQ on Games s mare may consider
themselves favored by fortune, for
:CouVent Bell was very lucky TO win.
: lille she was cantering in front Of
her Geld free from interference Va
4 aa1la Belle. which she beat by a length,
; :Ts,zss being buffeted and knocked about
( .D the rear as the result Of a disad-
'5sa nca geous break when the field was
seat. away from the post by Starter
,.llV Vrrer. With anything like an even
:: break Yakima Belle would surely have
won. the race. She gamely worked her
H3sd Y into forward contention, and was
#G&tung down the winners lead at the
e tGtl, .-but could not quite get up.
convent Bell was one OF four Ia
Sl9rileS that finished in front yesterday.
I4ls others were Infection, Steel and
~s1'sIrdellO- The remaining races went
= 10: well played choices. Horses at short
: .1s1es: that failed to run anywhere near
!: expectations included PalO Alto, Med
e 25g Hannah. Judge Henderson. First
+ Peep; Ocean Shore, Tom Shaw and Sill
9sSr Stocking. Besides Convent Bell.
psber ttgent, DOlhe Dollars and
: Osorine displayed conspicuous improve
:1senI
PICKS GOOD GOING
r. Jockey Mccarthy picked the good
going with Lighthouse in the opener
. and thus contributed materially to that
horses victory tulford, the supposed
-EPod thing OF the race, was unlucky
enough 10 get the rail at the turn and
was cut Of and knocked out of forward
contention, then came on again. but
finally swerved down into the worst
going and firing at the end wound up
ir third place. Rosevale made a game
bid at the end and came close 10 win
ming, being beaten less than than a
length after having been almost last at
= Injection was never headed in the
.5ffNerlle race, but Tipster was pressing
her closely al the end and finished
ths steuter Of the two. Elhn Beau came
froC far back in the final furlOng to
Wrest the show from Judge Henderson,
d. Tt'e second choice, which Jockey Nc
10 Carthy allowed TO swerve and stumble
badly in the stretch.
STEEL LUCKY IN THIRD
~ Steel was lucky TO win the third,
for Joe Rose, which the Walker colt
defeated By a nose, was unfortunate
- the barrier and had world Of
ZErOuud 70 make up. Jockey Ross pa
entity took his time In moving up,
and the ride that he gave the horse
deserved q more successful outcome
Al the end Joe Rose was going much
the faster and had the distance been
only q trife greater the victory would
have been his
The change from Jockey Gilbert to
Keogh worked wonders in 'Dollie Dol
lars and that mare finished a credit
able third. En- and En-, Dainty Belle
and Be Thankful all Of which were
prominent at one time or another.
Wea kened when the real racing began.
First Peep, one Of the hottest tips
Of the day, failed 10 show anything TO
warrant the support that had ham,
Uered her odds from down to half
that figure.
CHARLIE DOHERTT WINS
Although his recent form had been
poor, Ocean Shore was installed first
choice Of the fourth. He was a false
favorite on anything that he had
shown Of late and dropped back TO
last after showing q fash OF early
speed. The well played Charlie
Ijonerty succeeded in winning the race
Hayward. DOherty encountered and
6Eercame q deal Of bad racing luck.
brt for which he probably would have
won by himself Tom Hayward ran
s5neXpectedly close UP 10 the pace
g. throughout and had no excuses. The
weakly ridden Collector Jessup just
did succeed in beating Deutschland,
The early pace maker, for show hon.
.OFs.
: Fordello was unlucky at the start of
. She dnal event but was so much the
% 80 rn
Being Tar behind the pace 10 the turn.
5Ockey Lee wisely took his time in
making up ground and the horse
.breezed by the leaders in the stretch.
eDs0rine which had raced out in front
- read and head with Tom Shaw and
Silver Stocking TO the. last turn, out
lasted the others and was an easy
: second at long odds Silver Stocking
quit 20 a walk and Tom Shaw had al
he could do 10 beat Fancy for third
money. The showing Of both Tom
snsw and silver Stocking was. far be-
= low what was 10 have reasonably been
expected in view Of their fast per-
Eormances-