The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-14
GOSSIP OF THE
HORSEMEN At
EMERYV|LLE
Great Many Horses in
Training.
NEW CLUBHOUSE A FEATURE
EVERYTHING IN READINESS
FOR COMING MEETING.
Burns s. Waterhouse Have Thirty
Five Horses in Training-Johnnie
Reif Coming to Ride in
California.

There are at present about $50 horses
Quartered at the California Jockey Clubs
track at Emeryville, and Judging by the
! amount Of enthusiasm already shown by
the horsemen there, the coming meeting
should be a grand success. Besides the
number at Oakland there are nearly as
many more at Ingleside, and at least a
couple of hundred that will come from
Sacramento, Los Angeles and the East.
Burns & Waterhouse, Frank Edwards,
Caesar Young, Jimmie Coffey, Garrett Fer
guson and Frank Taylor have the largest
stables there.
The Burns & Waterhouse string is in
Ben SimOns charge, and in it are the we'll
known performers Mount MacGragor,
Colonel Wheeler, Recreation. Bliss Ruck-
er, Eddie Jones, Odds On, Banewor, HUI
nudity, Polka MartelIo, Engea, First
Chance, First Tenor and about twenty
yearlings by nearly all the best sires in
the State.
The same firm has also second stable
under the supervision of Mike Kelly. They
are at present running at the meeting IN
Los Angeles. In the second string are
Shasta Water, Marplot, Bonibel, Napian
Obsidian, Midlove and Gold Fin. The last
named will be sent to Emeryville imme-
diately after the close of the meeting IN
the South which is scheduled for to-mor-
row Charlie Thorpe and Johnnie Wood
will do the riding during the winter for
Caesar Young, the well-known book
maker, has ten head which he trains hlm-
self He brought them from st. Louis.
He has had very successful year, and
will be seen on the block this winter In
| Young's string are Mamie q, Clarando:
Lematus and some yearlings, three Of
| Fred Edwards has fifteen head. His
! stable is made up of such well-knoWn
/ ones as Eta II, Dolore, Coda, Thelma
and several green ones. Edwards raced
! in Montana quite successfully last sum-
mer, being particularly fortunate with
Jimmie Coffey, who trained Satsuma,
winner of the Burns handicap last spring,
| has eight head in his care, namely, Ber-
! nardiIlO, Zapata, ROsenante, BrittaInar-
tbs, ST. Apollinaris, St. Christine, Vio-
lence and Tenobro. The last four are by
! St. Carlo.
| B. Ferguson has string of six in train
! ing Among them is Maud Ferguson, a
fast mare and winner of three stakes in
pounds to victory Sweet Cakes, Dis
/ tInction, San Mackeever, Master Lee and
/ Wheat King are in the lot. The last two
Daggie Smith has seven head, including
! TorsIdo, Don Luis and Horton. Ishe lat
! ter is the star. Horton was in the stable
! of the late BY Holly, and was considered
! by many as being one of the best two
year-olds in Montana last summer.
George Taylor is handling Mofori t3 for
son. II is expecting Alma, Beautiful
! Girl and a couple more from Montana.
AIileI s, Blazer have San Mateo, San
Marco and Jaber, two-year-old by
! Mariner
F. j. Fog has Cappy, Gotobed and
! Garland Bar in training.
| Frank Taylor has eight head, headed
by Hamilton "a fair handicap horse)
/ Grammar (the three miller, st. Lee. Bena-
mela, Our Climate and several others;
Butch" Fisher has eight head, Wheel
| of Fortune and Stepabout being the best.
Charles Chappelle has eight head IN
training. his best one being p. F., winner
of four races during the meeting at Sac
Jim Garland, Dr. Cutler, Harry Whit
man, J. Wright and many others also
have horses stabbed at Emeryville.
George Baker, who trained for Barney
! Schneider a couple of years ago, will in
| all probability bring Gibraltar, Ffreside
Sir Rolla and others here from st. Louis.
| These horses are the property of promi-
nent director of the St. Louis Jockey Club.
Billy Randall is at present at Great
| Falls Mont. He Will be down here in a
very short time with Ostler Joe. Miss
Rowena, McLight and quite number of
! others.
/ The track is in fine shape and many
records should be broken before the meet
ing is over. A magnificent club house is
being built and viii be finished before the
opening.