The San Francisco call., 1897-11-22

occasion Charles 7. Boots was requested
to sure nder his badges. is the al absorb
ing topic among horsemen. Both the
racing association and the HorsemeD's
Protective Association have their constit-
uents, but where turfmen and followers OF
the turf rend zvous the friends OF the lat
ter are largely in the majority.
To listen to the many discussions one
would be inclined to think the future of
the turf dark indeed but it is in no i'm
mediate danger ofdissolution. The mem
bers OF the Rorsemen's Protective Associ-
alton are very reticent when questioned
in regard to their doings, simply stating
that the committee appointed by them to
confer with the California Jockey Club
will do he talking for all. This com nit
lee will meet President Williams to-day
al 10 o clock at Oakland racetrack. and it
is propbosied that the unpleasan tness
now existing between track and owners
will be happily adjusted.
As in ali incidents of this sort, there
always Will be the funny side of the ques-
ton. Quick 10 observe things the colored
hanger advertising the California Jockey
Club NEE etlngs has Il OF passed uno bserved.
On it is depicted field of horses passing
The stand at Oakland track all ridden by
Jockeys with The coiors up. In front is
the great horse Vinctor, holder of the
coast record of :391l for mile, sporting
the black jacket anu white sleeves of Will
liam Boots & Son. An observer remarked,
If those ooors go down, the grand stand
at Oakland will fall with them" Such is
the popularity of the Elmwood farm
horses.
From hearsay the mem bership of the
HOrsemen's Association has largely in
creased the past two davs 1t is said that
there are now fully eighty-ive names on
the roll. representing about 485 horses.
1t would be i'm possible, horsemen say with
good reason, to compel mem bers of the
new association TO vacate the stalls occu-
pied by their horses at the track unless
ruled off for fraud. Conditions OF the Cal
ifornia Jockey Club state that horses en-
tered in stakes are entitled to stallroom.
1t is also learned that the Elmwood stock
farm horses will not be removed from Oak
land track by their owner.
If the horses are taken from the track,
they will be LED by officers OF the law, so
deputiZed at the instIgation of the Cali
fornia Jockey Cub In like manner.
employees of the stable will have to be
expelled.
Although not given to talking to any
great extent Oh the present difficulty,
Charles I. Boots, EN- porarv president of
the California Breeders and Owners Pro-
teclive Association, finally consented to
an extended interview.
Owing 10 the many misunderstanding
among horsemen and the association"
said Mr.. Boots. ait is but just to the Cali
fornia Breeders and Owners Protective
Association that I should make a state.
ment OF some of the facts which led up to
the organization of the association and the
aims of said body. l speak as an In
dividUai, and not as the representative OF
the ASSOCIATION, and express my personal
views and why l felt so anxious to see the
organization carried on to success.
what l was told to expect has hap
pened, and what action Will be taken time
alone Will tell. l feel assured, though,
that nothing dishonorabe or anything
that will cast discredit upor- the asso cia-
tion or racing u i'll be done by any OF the
Individual members of the association,
or by the association as a bouy. For all
must be done strictly according 10 the
rules of racing and racing associations.
No threats were made or intended that
We intended 10 run any one else's busi-
ness TO suit ourselves, or for that matter
our own business to suit ourselves, no
matter how just our requests might seem
10 US to be. Among the many things we
wished to discuss with the California
Jockey Club, or, in fact, not that club
alone, tut with all associations in gen.
eral. even the outside racing places, was
the advisability of:
"First-Changing the conditions of SELL
ing races so that the different selling
platers could be classified into several
grades, so every horse might have a
chance.
''Se cond--That each man or his author
lied agent make mis- own entry and de-
posit it in the entry box, which is now re-
quired in making declarations and
scratches. for, according to the rae.
ing rules no declaration or scratch
will be received by either telegraph or
telephone. Have the same rule for both
Let the entry remain in the entry-box un-
til the entries close, when all ntres be
taken out and posted up IN full view of
the nominators. n OF that anything wrong
has ever been done by having them taken
out IN private, but it gives much better
satisfaction in matters OF public interest
to have everything open.
"Third-That while the attendance was
so good to request (not demand) the Cali
fornia Jockey Club to increase their
purses, and that if at any time the attend
ance fell off 30 much they could not af-