The San Francisco call., 1909-03-19
THREE FAVORITES
BEATEN BY SMALL
MARGINS
EmeryFiIIe RacegOerS Still Find
Form Not a Dependable
Quantity
By J. r. Jefery

Race goers are still finding form
anything but a dependable quantit,
al Emeryville OF yesterdays win
ners. Mary Davis was the only one
that had finished within the money the
previous time out. Charlie Hargrave
and Royal Tourist scored as favorites
but neither Of them had been well sup
ported by the general public, Har-
grave having shown little in his only
previous start. and Royal Tourist hay
ing been on the shelf for long time
three other favorites. John H. Shee-
ran. The Peer and St Avon. finished
second. beaten in each instance by
only small margins. Fanatic, the re
manning lavorite. finished third.
lEnt Deck was able TO beat Shee-
han. largely because Of Jockey Phil
lips failure 10 keep awake after he
mad the race seemingly won Jockey
DeVerich let Knight Deck run amuck
in the stretch. after he had made up q
world OF ground from a sluggish be-
Ginning. and other contenders were
knocked right and left like so many
ms. The officials could not set
that any foul had been committed
however, and declined TO change the
order OF the finish.
Fanatics failure to make a better
showing was due to interference at q
critical stage OF the running. Mary
Davis. the winner, came from far back
70 reverse the result Of her previous
meeting with Prince Gal. which loomed
the likely winner until the closing
strides.
Tie Peer probably would have won
the fourth bur for the bungllnS ride
that Deverich put up on him. Deverich
10 last position al the far turn. when
ii looked as II the race was at his
mercy, and his mount did eNtraordi :
narily well 10 regain IS much ground
fonnIG 2
Queen, the winner, a ride that was
in marked contrast to Deverich's pin
headed exhibition on the favorite.
Ntblick backed for a good thing in
each OF his preceding starts following
his recent arrival from Arcadia, WAS
neglected I'm the fifth. in which plunges
were made on St Avon and High Gun.
He took the track with the rising Of
the barrier and held it 10 the end. St
Avon might have won had Jockey Tap
lin succeeded in keeping him from try
ing 70 savage the winner in the stretch
drive. In retaliation Jockey Archibald
is alleged to have bella bored the IA
vOrite on the nose with his whip. The
judges viii conduct an investig cation
intO this phase Of the race today.
Royal Tourist would not have won
the final race of the card had not
Jockey Clark gone to sleep on Rosegal.
which had what looked to be win
ming lead until the last jump or two.
The favorite had no early speed. but
came with sensational rush at the
end and got up TO win by a nose in
the very last stride Clark saw the
danger too late to avert defeat. De-
sirous, the second choice of the race.
made q wretched showing being ut
terly deficient in her usual speed
Jockey Archibald came into the
nmelight with two wei earned vic
tories. Jockey Gross. whose oppOr-
tunities are limited to the Berry stable
on account OF the conditions under
which he was reinstated. won the >
year old race for his employer for the
third day in succession and has fully
demonstrated that he can ride as well
as before the suspension. which kept
him on the ground so long The be-
lief is gaining ground that Gross has
no superior among the boys now rid
ing at EmeryVille.