The San Francisco call., 1895-11-15
PROMINENT TURFMEN ARRIVING.
Judge Joe Murphy and Barney Schneider
Appaar on the Racing Horizon.

Judge Joe Murphy and Barney Schneider
Appear on the Racing Horizon.
Horsemen are pouring in daily from the
East, and in the billiard-rooms and ro-
tundas of the leading hotels nothing is
heard there evenings but horse talk.
On Wednesday Starter James f. Cald-
well, who will WELD the flag at Ingleside
track, made his appearance on the scene of
the coming racing operations, and yester-
day Jos. A. Murphy, who will act in the
capacity of Judge at tie new track, arrived
accom- mpanied by his wife and child and is
registered at the Baldwin.
For years Mr. Murphy was one of the
best known of Eastern sporting writers,
but it was not until he was placed in the
Judges stand that his keen judgment and
knowledge of turf affairs was fully appre-
ciated. Mr.. Murphy was associate Judge
at Harlem track, Chicago, and at the re-
cent Sheffield meeting that just closed was
presiding Judge. He Is very popular with
ali horsemen and his selection by the pro-
prietors of the new course was consid
most judicious one.
Captain James II. Rees, who will be pre-
siding judge at Ingleside, is expected to
| arrive to-day.
Among the rank and file no more popu-
lar horseman than Barney Schreiber ever
visited California, and so when Barney
put in an appearance at the track yester-
day Joy was depicted on the face of every
race-goer. Mr.. Schreiber is one of the
stockholders in the Pacific Coast Jockey
Club and, of course, can see nothing but
success ahead for the new project.
He SAYS that all the horsemen in the re-
gion of Chicago, St. Louis and Latonia are
looking toward California, and that there
never was such an influx of owners and
bookmakers as will be witnessed this fall
to California. The jovial penciler's S horses
arrived among the lot that filed three cars
arriving here on Wednesday. The string
embraces Service, Servitor. Chartreuse,
Therese, Hidalgo. Globe, James and four
others. Waiter and Hayden sent out Miss
Norma and imp. Piccolo on the same train.
Among the bookmaking firms the St.
| Louis turfman mentioned as signifying
their intention of coming to California are
Walter & Hayden, Hoffman & Co., Davis
& Co., W. II. Laudeman, Sam Summer
| field, Gaines & Co., Captain Titus and
| Sam Adler.
Jerry Chorn and C. Slaughter will ride
| in the Schreiber colors. Mr.. Schreiber is
very fond of Slaughter, who can ride at
| 7S pounds.
Willie Martin, one Of the cleverest of
Western jockeys, well known as the rider
of Clifford, arrived on the train bringing
Mr.. Schreiber and his crew.
Among the other horses that arrived
| with the Schreiber string were Figaro
Willie Shannon and Collins. owned by Dr.
| Rowell; Ensign, Cirelda, Duke of Milpitas
| Foxhall and Silverado, belonging to L..
Ezell, who is registered at the Baldwin,
ahd Startling, bay FLY who came in
charge of her owner, Joe Flynn, an older
brother of Jockey Willie Flynn.
| The horses arrived in excellent condi-
ton, there not being a sick one on the
train. stop of one day was made at
Albuquerque.
Jerry Chorn rode his first race at the
| meeting yesterday on Yemen, owned by
his employer, finishing third.