The San Francisco call., 1896-08-03
|BOOKMAKER ROSES
BIG PURCHASE,
He Has the Pick of Rancho
del Paso's Fine
Stock.
HAGGIN WILL NOT RACE
Henry Byrnes Will Have the
Horses Ready for the State
Fair Meet.
A VERY FORMIDABLE STRING.
Exodus of Horsemen to the Petaluma
Fair-Many Horses CHARTERED at
Sacramento-Notes.
A VERY FORMIDABLE STRING.

been consummated that will prove start
ling surprise to the turf world. George
Rose, the leviathan California bookmaker.
at present booking on the Eastern tracks,
has purchased from Rancho del Paso the
pick of the blue blooded stock on the
famed ranch eligible to race, and the pop
ular colors of Millionaire Haggin, that
have been carried to victory 80 many
times by the illustrious Salvador, the peer
less Firenzi and many other mighty
racers, will probably not be seen on the
California turf the coming winter after ALL
Designing eyes have been cast upon the
roy ally bred lot by different wealthy
hoIsemen, but the booKmaker has secured
the prize. 1t is learned that twelve Of
them, all two-year-olds, have been entered
in the rich stakes to be decided during the
coming State FAIR, as well as very prom
Using three-year-old filly by Torso. Such
superb stations as Salvador, imported
Maxim and i'm ported Midlothian are rep
resented among the animals disposed of.
Henry Byrnes will handle the string.
Mr.. Rose is not a new conner to the turf.
In the past his rose and white colors have
been shown up on Nephew, Boreas, Ger
aldine, Ruinart, Tiger and others. The
latter colt, son of Three Cheers, prom
ised to develop into a STAKE borse, but un-
fortunately broke down after winning
stake in very impressive fashion and had
to be retired. AS the horses sporting
the widely known and popular penciller's
colors were invariably close up to the coin,
his present purchase will be welcome
addition to the California turf.
Tod Sloane, the diminutiye jockey who
wears a No. 2 shoe and No. s hat, and
who by the way is meeting with consider
able success in the far East the pres
ent season where good lightweights are
scarcer than freckles on watermelon, did
the major portion OF the riding for Mr..
Rose last season and no doubt will be re-
engaged for the coming winter campaign.
There are now nearly $50 horses quar-
tered at the Sacramento track, and early
morning workouts will soon be the rule as
the time approaches for the opening of
the fair. Among the stables there with
strings of four or more horses are those of
George Rose, Joe Harvey, Al Morine,
John Humphrey, Nick Hall, Jim NeiII,
Dick Ledgett, w. L. Stantield, I. Boyle, the
big Spreckels string, Ell Primero stable,
William Murray, Charles Fair, Wilbur
Smith and many lesser lights. Archie
from Montana, bringing with him Blue
Bell, Faro, Normandie and others.
Jockey Chevalier is at Sacramento in
the employ of Joe Harvey and Charles
Fair, and it is said the California Jockey
Club folks consider favorably the move
looking to his reinstatement.
Cuddy, the steeplechase rider who was
injured some months ago at Ingleside
track, had his collar-bone fractured while
schooling green" jumper one day last
week at Sacramento.
The grand list of stakes offered by the
Pacific Coast Jockey Club for its coming
winter meeting appear to have caught the
fancy of horsemen with their rich induce
ments, and the new club can look for
surprisingly large list of entries. The
California Oaks, the California Derby and
the Spreckels cup will certainly become
the classic features of the far Western
turf.
Edward MackIyn. said to be a very
clever boy in the saddle, who has been
training the horses of wealthy Burlin-
game hofseman for some time past, in
tends getting down to riding weight and
will be seen in the saddle at the State
Fair.
Beginning this week with the Petaluma
fair, which place hangs up q number of
purses for the bang-tail division as well as
for the light harness horse, there will be
an exodus of Circuit chasers' from the
City. Petaluma is holding out very
tempting inducements to horse-owners
and the fair is an assured success. AL
Leach will attend to the auction pool
selling and John Humphrey will chalk up
fat prices for the book bertors. The full
programme of events to be decided has
already appeared in these columns.
Immediately following Petaluma the
Glenn County Agricultural Association
will hold its annual fair at Willows
Always one of the best towns on the cir
cult Willows this year promises to sur
pass IN the excellence of the sport offered
any OF its race meets in the past. w. v.
freeman, the associations hustling and
energetic secretary. reports splendid lot
OF entries for the different trotting and
pacing events. among the lot being the
last side-wheeler w. Wood (2:O7), Waldo
(2:08l haywood, Colonel Benton, RUBY
M, Loupe and Javelin. The trotting por-
ton OF the programme is well represented
by such excellent performers as Home
ward, Chico, Jasper Ayers, Gallette, Nut
wood Wilkes and Chariyari. A number
OF substantial purses will undoubtedly be
hung up for the runners also. w. P. Nc
Nair has been engaged to do the starting.
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injuries Received on Tandem.
Charles Rirdsall son of Pnlice-Iientanant