The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-22

by worry. Isn't it natural to suppose that
every one OF those boys will try his best to
worry that animal and fret him into q state
that makes it impossible for him to win? They
Will DO 1t every time they get chance, and
while have TO see that each entry has good
fair start, have to keep very watchful eye
on the kids. They do not mean to exhibit
spirit OF deviltry, but if you give them enough
rope they Will own the whole track.
81 like the boys, but they think 'Fergy,' az
they call me, is pretty severe sometimes.
'Now, there you go asking me about the
effort it is for horse to run on a muddy track
like 1t was to-day. am starter, not a trainer.
II you want any points on training go and ask
James Rowe or some of those men who make
life study of it. You see every man must con-
fine himself to the particular business he finds
himself best adapted to. / don't believe in
man trying to handle several different kinds of
business at the same time. Whenever you
want couple of yarns for the Sunday CALL on
incidents of the racetrack, and particularly the
starters, you can call on me and l will respond
can write anything for the newspapers and
i'll up all the space you assign me. Oh, yes,
indeed, I am considerable ola writer"
"I supposed you were a starter Ferguson?"
remarked a listener who had dropped into the
Palace Hotel billiard-room, sand that you
thought man should confine himself to one
Lhlii6 dliu iob Wy " w sSftIdl OtuGTs aC
once"
"Well, of course, that's true; but I always
stand in on any proposition that helps the
newspaper boys along. may be going out of
my class TO get game but with good handi-
capper and fair start Pm not afraid Of the
result"
Just then "White Hat Mccarthy sauntered
up with subscription for sick jockey, and
"Fergy" threw In heavy gold piece.
George Schneider, president of the Bank of
Illinois, with offices IN Chicago, is at the Pal
ace. Mr.. Schneider is well-known character
in the city by the lakes. Many years ago he es-
tablished the Staats-Zeitung, German paper
which has since grown to be power among
that people. He has for several years been the
treasurer of the Chicago Press Club and is a
welcome figure among that body of bohemians
at their social gatherings. In political life Mr..
Schneider has for years been a prominent
figure. He was fast friend OF Lincoln, and
was delegate to the convention held in chi
cage IN 1860 which gave the illustrious son of
Illinois the Presidential nomination. He was
also delegate-at-large to the Republican con-
vention held in Philadelphia in 1856, when
John c. Fremont was the nominee, and
was appointed Minister to Switzerland
by President Hayes in 1876 Just at this time
the panic came on, however, and he found that
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ceptlng the position. Mr.. Schneider was also
the first Collector of Internal Revenue APP
pointed at Chicago, holding Office from 1862 to
1856. This is his first visit to San Francisco
and he said yesterday that he thought it to be
great town. "You have splendid opportuni-
ties and your water communication and gen.
eral resources make California world in itself.
There is great future before it. This Oriental
war viii bring great chances, of which San
Francisco will reap the benefit Mr.. Schneider
came out with party of Chicago and Detroit
people to attend the opening of the Prescott,
Phoenix and Arizona Railroad, and after that
event came on to this city.
The Palace Hotel had an unexpected caller
yesterday in the person of A. G. Fletcher,
Game and Fish Commissioner who in the
afternoon had appeared before Judge Low and
secured search-warrant upon the statement
that to the best of his belief, there were
concealed in the cold-storage rooms of the
hotel divers quantity of quail, pheasants,
duck, geese and trout, for which the season
closed March L. The Commissioner unearthed
about everything imaginable in the line of
meats ana game except the species of which
he was in search, and at last concluded that
bis information had been of an untrustworthy
nature