The San Francisco call., 1910-01-21
PREJUIClO'S POOR
RACE HITS TALENT
Close Finish in Fifth Causes
Caller TO Name Winner J. &.
Glenn Out of Money
By E. w. CLARKE

Four hair raising finishes at Emery
Vile yesterday served the double -pur-
pose of providing excitement for the
spectators and fattening the bank rolls
of the layers. The sport was other
wise notable for the second disgraceful
defeat of Prejuicio, erstwhile figured
the best sprinter on the course.
Not only did Bedweu's speed marvel,
Madman, prove his high class by win
ming the PaIo Alto handicap in a gal
lop, but Prejuicio, discourag ged by the
lightning speed of his rival, again
failed to finish second. In their last
race Del Cruzador took the place from
Moores big horse Yesterday Jim Gaff-
ney was the one to rub it in.
Yesterdays race was a procession.
Dugan shot Madman into the lead on the
first jump and let him travel at his own
gait until a gap of 10 lengths was meas
ured to Gaffney and Prejuicio. which
whipsawed for the place. Madman was
eased up at the finish and scored with
nearly three lengths to spare from Jim
Gaffney, which was as far In front of the
badly beaten Prejuicio. Hector and Ro-
samo were a block behind. Madman
was odds on in the betting with Pre-
juicio to 5.
OF the tight finishes the fifth race at
a mile and 20 yards furnished the big
gest thrill There were four noses on
the wire, and so hard were they to
separate that the official caller left the
winner J. c. Glenn, out of the money.
naming him fourth, and about half of
the spectators were of the opinion that
Cobleskill had scored.
The Judges hung out Clients number.
with CobleskilI second and Steel third,
Aks-Ar-Ben being the other one under
the blanket Steel was favorite for the
race, CIem second choice and Coble-
skill was 10 TO 1. Steel made the pace
for the whole journey, with TrOcha in
attendance to the stretch, where she
chucked il. and the strong finishers
took up the duel. Glenn Mashed to the
front and nearly stopped when the
over anxious Kederis struck MIN with
the whip so yards from home
The colored contingent opened the
sack and lost il on Kid North in the
first race, for maiden 5 year olds. The
colt is named after a well known fol-
lower of negro fighters, and the play
was strong enough to make him an
odds on favorite. He was off flying,
opened gap of eight lengths and
looked like romping winner, but he
backed up in the bad going and was
beaten a head by the fast closing Dixie
Dixon, against which the layers had
quoted ) to /. Basel was a bang up
third.
Old Settler favorite for the second
sprint was off badly, but under mas
terly ride by Kederis, ran through his
field in the stretch and took neck
victory from Sophomore. Lady Rens-
saelaer was beaten a head for the
show.
Lena Lech, with Taplin aboard and
to I laid against her by all the layers
including her owner. Al Koenigsberg.
made runaway race Of the third after
taking command on the last turn. She
won by seven lengths from Sam Bar
ber. who nosed Ybor out of the place.
The last race was battle royal be-
tween two game weight packers. The
play was on Minnedocia and Roberta.
both fllies having a pull in the
weights. but the wise coin sent in on
Sink Spring drove his price from 10
down to TO l at post time. VOsper
beat the barrier with Sink Spring and
booted him in front for the whole
route. Inclement tackled the flying
leader in the stretch and came within
a bare nose of winning. Roberta came
from behind TO show.