The morning call., 1895-01-20
nE REFUSES TO RACE.
The Spreckels String Leaves
the Track.
THEY GO TO. SACRAMENTO.
Will Rest Until There Is Another
Handicapper.
ED C0RRIGAN GOES TO Los ANGELES.
Adolph Spreekels Talks Very Plainly to
the President Of the Jockey
Club.
Ed CORRIGAN GOES TO Los ANGELES

At last, after manv wordy tits and much
wrangling, Adolph Spreckels, the million
aire horseman and owner OF Cadmus, one
of the best stake horses in the West and
Thomas H. Williams Jr., president of the
California Jockey Club, have come to an
understanding.
The latter still has his racetrack and Mr..
Spreckels has his horses, but they are no
longer quartered at the Bay District track.
When Mr.. Spreckels resigned his Office
as vice-president Of the Jockey Club some
weeks ago it created much stir among
horsemen at the track, and many theories
were advanced as to why the wealthy
horseman had come to such sudden con-
clusion.
1t soon leaked out that in an interview
at the Palace Hotel one evening Mr..
Spreckels expressed very plainly to the
president of the Jockey Club his opinion
of Handicapped Brough, and stated that he
thought his horses were getting the worst
of it, and that a more capable man could
be found to fill the position of Handicapped.
In this Mr. Williams did not concur, and
the resignation of Mr.. Spreckels was the
results
The horses of the Spreckels string con-
tinued to race on, however, with some de-
gree of success, Don Fulano being the
principal winner, which horse Mr..
Spreckels has since sold.
But Mr.. Spreckels' ruf1ed feelings had
never been smoothed over one whit, and
last Friday evening at the Palace Hotel the
final settlement took place.
1t had been convenient in the past, when
the Golfers of the Jockey Club were not
overhowing with cash, to ask small loan
of Mr. Spreckels, and he accommodated
them to the extent of $4,000. Some ten
days ago the owner of Cadmus made a de-
mand for the money, and Mr.. Williams
after a little hustling raised some money,
and Friday evening handed Mr.. Spreckels
the amount of the loan, together with in
terest, which amounted to $500 additional.
After getting the money Mr.. Spreckels,
turning to President Williams, said, 'Now,
just to show you how badly need this
money, l will cut this up and give it to
charity"
Acting on his word he drew from his
pocket a checkbook and wrote out one
check of $3.50, payable to the Protestant
Orphan Asylum, and another of the same
amount payable to the Catholic Orphan
! Asylum. The conversation then waxed
more warm, and Mr.. Spreckels proceeded
to give his opinion of Brough as handi-
capper, and thought it an insult that no
other man could be found capable of filling
the position. He then told Mr.. Williams
in plain language that he thought his love
for Brough dated from the time that he
| (Brough) testified against the murderer of
his brother Percy, who was shot in the bar
room of hotel at Fresno.
Williams became very angry at this and
assumed a threatening attitude, while Mr..
Spreckels calmly told him he could have
any kind of fight he desired. Better coun-
sci prevailed and the threatened conflict
| did not take place. Mr.. Spreckels, how
ever, sent for Dan Mccarthy and said that
he wanted his horses removed from the
track at once, saying that he did not want
to run any chances of having them poi
soned by any of the - rascals connected
with the track. He was, however, pre-
vailed upon to wait until the next morn
! ing, when the eighteen head of thorough
| breds were removed with all of the stable
belongings and will be shipped to Sacra-
mento.
| A meeting of those interested in the race
| track was to have been held last evening,
but it is said, as a result of the Williams
Spreckels quarrel, several of those who
were to have been present decided that
they had better have business elsewhere
until the storm blows over.
| Ed Corrigan, one of the prime movers in
the race association, E. J. Baldwin, Pat
Dunno and w. B. Sink left for Los Angeles
at $50 o'clock yesterday on pleasure trip.
Corrigan is another horseman who has
been anything but pleased with the handi-
Gaping, but if the new track goes through
the "Maister of Hawthorne" will probably
be leader of the orchestra and he will not
have heavy thinking part such as he
now plays.
President Williams is opposed to the
racetrack, as the situation is at present,
while Mr.. Spreckels, it is said, favors it.