The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-08
HORSEMEN ARE ARRIVING,
Edward Corrigan, the Chicago
Turfman, Gets in With His
Big Stable.
Other Eastern Horses Here and More
on the Way-Current Gossip of
the Turf.

Turf matters were frightened by the
arrival yesterday of Edward Corrigan, one
of the prime movers in the new Pacific
Coast Jockey Club and owner of Haw-
thorne Track, Chicago. In speaking of
the new Ingleside track Mr.. Corrigan
grows very enthusiastic, and says Cali
fornians will see some of the very best
racing ever witnessed in the State. He says
all of the big Western stables will be here,
and will bring their best horses. The
master OF Hawthorne attended the horse
sale last evening and added to his already
large string of thoroughbreds.
Mr. Corrigan arrived with the special
train of five cars that brought his own big
string of thirty racers, along with the
stables of John Brenock, Andy Blakeley,
DIR. Buckley, A. Chappe, Dan Honig, the
ST. Louis turfman, and W. L. Stanfield.
The horses left Chicago on Saturday at
m idnight and arrived III splendid shape,
without stop. In the Corrigan string
are the well-known performers Ducat, SEN
ator Irby, The Ironmaster, Handsome,
Captain Rees, Olive, Despot, Junius, Tyro,
Bedford, Contentment, Sam Tate, Little
Jimmie, Mobolosky kowalsky, Japonica,
Can't Dance and Won't Dance.
The star of Dan Honig's lot Of twelve
is Magnet, accounted one of the best thor
oughbreds in the West. John Brenock
sent out st. Brandon, Harry Smith Tenn
plemore, Jim Norvell and Special. The
best of Andy Blakeley's pair is Col. Wight
man. In DR.. BuckIey's stable are six,
Texas horseman, w. L. Stanfield, brought
but one. George Miller the Kansas City
| Hindoo, who covered a mile of the half
mile track in that city in :42K, the record
| for that sort of a course.
The well-known trainers, Henry Nc
Corrigan horses for their engagements and
Marty Bergen, who can ride as light as
101 pounds, will do the riding.
With the train came those well-known
lights of the turf, Jim and Wash NorveIl,
Colonel George l. Banta. R. K. Randolph,
Frank Quinn, Colonel William P. Calf
ney; Captain John Carroll and Colonel
Charles w. Doherty, well known as the
owner of the famous jumper, Cassela.
Starter James T. Caldwell, who will
handle the flag at the new track, together
with Captain James II. Rees and Joe Muir
ply, who will officiate in the stand, will
arrive on November IA.
Mr. Corrigan received telegram last
evening stating that the horses belonging
to Pat Dunno and Green Morris left Gin
cinnati on Tuesday for California. Mr..
Morris will bring eight, including the
crack lilly Sallie Clicquot.
A special train of four cars will leave St.
Louis on the coming Saturday for San
Francisco, containing the horses of Barney
Schrieber, w. j. Spiers and others. In the
string OF the latter horseman is the great
sprlnter O'Connell. Genial Barney viii,
have thirty-fve horses in training and it
certainly looks as though the veteran
Baker will have his hands full.
Jimmy Mccormick. trainer for Burns
Watorhnusp iS in rapeint of rord
from New York saying that two carloads of
horses will shortly leave for California.
Among the lot will be the horses of George
e. Smith (Pittsburg PhiD, who is now the
owner of the sprinter Weinberg, recently
purchased at the Mclaughlin sale for
$500.
P. Riley and "Lance" Hughes, two we'll
known Eastern pencilers, are new arrivals
in town. Mr.. Hughes has the reputation
of being one of the gamest bettors in the
bookmaking business.
The wealthy English turfman, ]. Talbot
Clifton, has leased private racecourse at
Mountain View and turned his horses
over to Charles Davis, who will train them
in future.
The stable consists of Romair, The Lark,
Captain Coster and the yearling half
brother to Romair, for which Mr.. Clifton
gave $4,000.
Al Coney, who with James Neil are the
owners of Perhaps, made big clean-up by
the gelding's win yesterday. al needed
hushel basket to hold the twenties when
he cashed his tickets.