The Anaconda standard., 1895-12-16
Butte Department.
Phil, THE PLUNGER
At One Time BE Drew Down a Cool
100000 on a Race.
THE JOCKEYS AT INGLESIDE
All the Good Riders Are There-An
Owner Fined for Working Out
His Horse Between Races
Turf Talk.

W.
Following are entries and weights
for to-day's races at San Francisco:
First race, seven-eighths OF miie'
selling-Fannie Louise, Olivia, Ida
sauer. Outright. 90: Montalvo. 100;
Garcia. Braw Scot. 1o4; Rico, lo7.
Second race. five-eighths of a mile.
seIline-Big Chief. Salisbury H.. ";
Hazard. lo4: imp. Eendymion. Beatrice
Mara. Leon L., Toneno, los; Lucille
Globe. s5: CIoverdale. 1os; Walter j.
los; valiente. 110; La Mascotta. w.
Third race. seven-eighths of a mile
Handsome, imp. Star Ruby. Malo Dia-
bio. 10; Magnet. 1o9; Installator' IL
Fourth race one mile. selling-Dun-
rarven. Oakland. 101; Regan. Mamie
Scott, SO: Dutchess of Milpitis, ~; Gap
tain Skedance. Oakley, scnnix, 81 pad
H Shirley. log: Tar and Tartar, heu
Glen. 1903: Oakland. 101; Our Maggie
Fifth race. one mile and a sixteenth,
selling-Pecksniff. ia; imp. Ivy. EN-
press of Norfolk. Sea Spray. LOG; Con-
de. 1oe: Hiram Argo, Ill. Last Chahce'
Beatrice. log: Middleton ITO.
sixth race. 11-16ths of a mile. selling
-Toano. Emma D., Ill; Mainstay, lle;
Philomena, Tobey, Tim Murphy. 100;
Romulus. ia; George Miller. lis; Hills
dale Chief. Ill. Gallant, 104.
Weather clear: track good
John A. Goldsmith, who died Thurs-
day. was one of the best known ana
hest liked drivers and trainers In the
United States. His marvellous skill In
the sulky has been the subject OF
praise for years. He never had enc
mics and was kind and considerable 70
all with whom his life work brought
him in contact: and the news that ne
was stricken low with severe illness
few weeks ago caused feeling OF
sorrow among all his old associates.
He had intended to sell all his horses
and take a rest for a few months and
go TO California for his health. But
death came too sudden and the anu,
cipated rest in California was oenieu
him.
ceorre Smith, known as "Pittsburg
Phil'' All over the country, arrived IN San
Francisco from New York last night. he
has given the betting ring many shak-
sng up and will add to the interest of rae
ing In San Francisco. "Pittsburg PM
operated in California last year. but this
season he has a select string OF horses &c
carry his colors. He made his first Kill
ing over the match race between Wanoa
and Dew Drop. The name of "Pittsburt
Phil" was on everybody's tongue on'
morning In September of 1891. "Pittsourt
Phil" pulled off one of the greatest coup'
ever known ON the American turf. The
Young plunger pulled down 100000 ovei
fhe victory Of King Cadmus in the sap
phfre stakes. Tarai landed King Cadmu'
a winner. The short head that he bea
Galinda won the fortune OF "Pittsburt
Phil" as he bet $4,000 on his horse.
few years previous to this "Pittsourt
phil" was earning $40 week in his ma
tive city of Pittsburg. He Is a rare stu
dent of form and bets heavily wheneve'
ne sees horse out of line.
Walter Hobart was yesterday fined 50
at Ingleside because his trainer worke'
Bright Phoebus over the track betweei
races.
Jockey Doggett and wife arrived at In
cleside yesterday and will ride for Pitts
burg Phil" All the best Jockeys in Amer
lea are in California now.
The seven horses and their riders TO b
employed in the racing scene of ''Th
County Fair" have been in steady re
hearsal at the Star theater an the pas
week says the New York World. Bot
men and animate have shown an exuber
ant zeal In the mimic struggle that ha
made a preliminary course of exercis
satisfactory finish in accordance with I'll
plot OF the play.
As soon as they strike the treadmi
runaway and get to moving the horse
are seized with an all to natural spirit {
emulation, and the riders also feel II
spur of rivalry a little more sharply tina
requisite. 1t Is fairly possible for the be-
man and mount to win. and II has tar
ed adj of Stage Manager Joseph Palmer
disciplinary energy to check a genuir
scramble for first place. Charlie Jacl
son on Cold Molasses is bound 10 wi
else Miss Abby's mortgage will not
lifted, but the others suffer awfully
holding down TO the programme. Thr'
of the boys-Vincent Seville. Jack Ande
son and Forest Seabury-have been pr
fessional Jockeys. Mr.. Burgess picked ,
ahe latter in California, where overweig
had crowded him out of the Santa AMI
stables after campaigning for years wi
Lucky Baldwin's in-and-outegS. II brea
Seabury's heart to trail in behind
skate from the bushes" but Mr.. Palm
has at last subdued him with sever
gently suggested alternatives of a brok
head. The other aspiring knights of Z
plgskin have been similarly persuaded
put aside ambition
The Sacramento Bee publishes a sta'
ment to the effect that Postmaster w.
Leake Is about to resign his Office here
accept an offer made by A B. Spreck