The San Francisco call., 1896-08-28
California Jockey Club Affairs
Require His Full AT.
tention.
EASTERN HoRsEMEN COMING.
Libertine Rounding Into Shape Again
at Sacramento-Doings Among
the Gallopers.

Owing to his multifarious duties in con-
nection with the coming fall meeting of
the California Jockey Club ]. W. Brooks,
one OF the officials of that club, yesterday
notified Edwin f. Smith, secretary of the
State Agricultural Society, that il would
be impossible for him to act as official
handlcapper during the racing at Sacra-
mento, to which position he had been ap-
pointed.
II the Sacramento officials are in a GUAM
darY as to the selection of person to fill
that position it would seem as though no
more competent official could be secured
than Judge Clint G. Riley, at present in
this City. Judge Riley is a -close student
OF form and filled the position of handi-
capper on one of the big Chicago tracks
some years ago to the perfect satisfaction
OF horse-owners and thousands of race
track patrons.
When Captain Rees wrote Secretary
Leake OF the Pacific Coast Jockey Club
that ''if all the horsemen go to California
this coming winter that>say they are going
You will have to build string of stables
reaching from the track TO the ocean
beach, he was evidently correct in his
conjecture. Among the more recent ar
rivals on the scene OF future racing opera
II
for bookmaker Johnny Coleman. Vicks-
burg told some friends the other evening
IN downtown hotel that when the exo-
dus for California was over around st.
Louis there would not be horses enough
left TO haul the streetcars. He says Cole.
man is over $4,000 winner and Barney
Sehreiber in the neighborhood of $780, 900
ahead of the game.
While fortune smiled her sweetest on
these two peneilers the other members OF
the booking fraternity around st. Louis
did not fare as we'll. Hughey Jones and
Frank Eckert, both we'll known in these
parts, were about holding their own"
and were making preparations to emil
crate to California. Marcus Cartwright
will also journey out this way.
Among the new stables that will race
here this fall will be Jim Murphy's string,
containing among others the weIl-kRown
performers Ace and Bing Binger.
Western horsemen think very well of
the racy- looking colt Typhoon, son of
imp TopgaIIant He packed all kinds
of weight over the st. Louis tracks, and is
looked upon to create trouble when he
hits the good ones in the far East Orna-
ment suffered defeat at his hands.
1t is reported that Patsy freeman will
ride the horses of Bookmaker George Rose
this coming winter.
One of the best yearlings around Sacra-
mento is a brother to the once we'll known
EdSteIn p6TIOIIuoI w dOBWOILus he Is III
BILLY" Murry' string and is looked upon
as a coming crack.
Burt CaVanaugh, the Sacramento poll
tician, has four youngsters on his ranch,
the get of the big Australian horse Strom-
boli They are said to be counterparts of
their sire.
Hanger" Jones has the spreckels
sJring looking in fine shape at Sacra-
mento. Galen Brown, who recently ar
rived from the East with Libertine,
Treachery and the old mare MarcelIe, will
take charge OF the horses this week.
Libertine, VINO was ailing all summer, is
again taking his work regularly, and will
be able 20 'step to taw' this fall.
Alb Ste IN bier has over twenty horses in
training at the Sacramento track, and all
are said to be in splendid racing condi-
tion. Fleur de Lis will certainly be able
to hold her own with any of the tWo-year-
olds of the Eastern contingent.
John Taylor, formerly assistant for
Starter CurIey Brown. has a couple of
three-year-olds in training at Sacramento
One is half brother 10 Wawona, being by
Imp. Calvados, dam Typhoon, and the
other is a gelding by Broadchurch.
George Miller will do the riding for the
e. Primero stable during the State Fair.
His weight is now ITO pounds.
Steeplechase jockey Fred Mccullough is
schooling five green jumpers at Rancho
del Paso. Mccullough formerly piloted
Edward Corrigan's timber -toppers.
Louis EzelI has seven horses taking
daily exercise on the Sacramento track.
Joe Harris, the well-known steeple-
chase rider, is attending the Monterey
meet. Harris, who can ride at 145 pounds,
is one of the cleverestof the jockeys en-
gagged in that dangerous pursuit.