The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-16

growth in the popularity of the already
popular Ingleside track. Mr.. Hobart is
recognized as Judge of everything per-
tanning to good horses. His connection
with the new race track as a director has,
therefore, much interest to horsemen.
81 am not yet director of the Pacific
Coast Jockey Club. he said last night, "but
I soon will be. They have a very beauti
fully situated track with many ad-
vantages. You may be sure that the
track will grow greatly in popularity.
Next year it will not seem so far away
as it does now. At present many people
do not know its exact location. They 90
out and the roads being new and in some
places bad, it seems long way off.
This feeling will wear away. The roads
will be properly repaired and we will have
a track that all San Francisco will be proud
of and will go to-"
Mr.. Hobart said that he was much in
terested in the track ard its success. He
entered string of running horses at the
beginning of the meeting, and they have
done nota bic work up to date. The idea
of his assumption of a share of the man.
agement of the club has only been recent.
1t was suggested that it would be advisable
for him to be director, and as the plan
possessed many desirable features be par
chased the necessary amount of stock.
Regarding the track itself. Mr.. Hobart
spoke with the greatest admiration. It's
newness, he said, marred it's value but lit
tie. This was very slight matter, al
though next year there would undoubtedly
be some improvement.
II am not going to put any new stock on
the track just at present." he said, in
speaking OF his plans. 81 have stable of
five running horses out there now. They
will bp al ia ieQ1v |,
| will bring out some youngsters next year,
though"
Ed Corrigan, who is one of the directors,
said on the subject last night: az am
very much pleased that Hobart is coming
into the board and will take an active in
terest in racing. We want just such men
as he is. He is honest and has a reputa-
ton to MAINTAIN that will be guarantee
that he will have nothing to do with any
thing that is not run as it should be. The
presence of just such men as Mr.. Hobart
in the board will do more than anything
else to maintain the tone of racing at
Ingleside track. OF course. every one will
know that he is interested simply for the
sake of true sport"
If Mr.. Hobart goes into racing with as
much energy and judgment as he did In
the late horse show he VIII soon be bring
ing his colors first under the wire in many
races. In the horse show he won one
championship ribbon, thirty-one blue rib
bons, fifteen red, eighteen white and five
yellow. He has been frequently COM
mended for his judgment and knowledge
about horses and it is well known that he
does not leave the choosing of his horses to
others.
1t Is expected that ere long he will have
q long string. At present he has about
thirty-five thoroughbre mostly year
lings. down at his San Mateo place. OF
the horses he has at the Ingieside track
Bright Phoebus is best known. He won
the rich Realization stakes, worth about
$35, 600, at Sheepshead Bay this season.
He is by Falsetto out of imported Gin
derella, and so is half brother to the two
year-old Hastings sold lately by Gideon
for $37, 900. Then there is Terrier, who
has caused racing people to stop and
think that Hobart knows something about
horses.
He paid $4,000 for Terrier when they all
thought he had the worst of the bargain,
but the horse has already won twenty-five
races for him. Then he owns Ali Baba, 10
Ripley, Romuius and Little Mid, all good
horses.
At the Haggin sale in New York he was
a liberal purchaser OF yearlings, and bought
four at the Palo Alto sale and five at the
Charles Kerr sale. Altogether he has
quite number OF youngsters, and the gen.
eral belief is that he will with his millions
and energy and good judgment of horses
soon be carrying off stakes about as he did
blue ribbons at the horse show with a
string of speedy thoroughbreds that will
not be eoualed in the country.
Mr.. Hobart's trainer is FL. II. HUM and
his jockey George Millvoy.