The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-17
Grand Performance of
La GOleta.
,HEADWATER ALSO A CRACK
TALK OF RIENZI HUGHES SOON
RETIRING.
Five California Horses Win in One
Day at Morris Park-Devon a
"Comer" - Grammar to
Book Here.

La Goleta, the Baldwin FLY, by Amigo
Rosebud, was easily the star performer
at the Los Angeles meeting, which closed
Saturday last. To her credit were i've
furlongs in loo (sS pounds up). seven fur-
longs in 1:261e Q07 pounds up) and mile
In 1884 Oil pounds up. AS the coast rec
ords are :59, 1:26 and 1894 respectively
and La Goleta won these races easily, she
must be accounted a real "phenom Such
horses as Grady, Shasta Water ana Mar
plot could not make the Baldwin nlly eA-
tend herself a little bit, and judging py
this she should be a factor In the STAKES
here next winter.
Headwater who ran five and a nail 1ur-
longs in 1:071s with 11S pounds up last
Saturday, was about the best tWo-year-
old shown at the Los Angeles meeting.
He is a bay gelding, by imp. Watercress
Zone of the first of that horses get III
America from Headfower, a young
Flood mare raced successfully py "A. d.
Spreckels Mr.. Spreckels bred Head
water and he was foaled at the Napa
ranch. Hugh Jones secured him last
spring and made great killing the
first time Headwater was started at ST.
Louis last spring.
1t is rumored that Rienzi Hughes Will
soon retire from the turf, his health be-
good ones as Anne Page and Jennie Reid.
The appointment of Edwin f. Smith as
presiding judge at Oakland meets with
general approval, as he Is Californian
and has been identified with racing (as
secretary of the State Agricultural Soci-
ETY. since 1873 He is thoroughly capa-
BILE, and for months acted as presiding
judge at Bay District track, giving per
feet satisfaction.
Norman Brough is said to be the new
member of the firm of Killip & Co, which
will hold few auction sales or thorough
bredS here next winter.
1t is probable that Mr.. Leavitt Of Oak
land, a candidate for the State Senate.
will secure the programme privilege at
both the Oakland and Ingleside track
for the coming long racing. season.
Jimmy Michaels. the crack professional
horses these days at Hawthorne track,
and can do" SO pounds Wallace says
of him: He has good seat. is anxious
to ride, and one of these days when |
have an easy horse to ride and the field
is small am going to put him up"
In the Dixiana stakes, won by Briar
Sweet, every starter had won it's last
previous race.
:, OF a race, won by Basquil at Hawthorne
the other day and Of 1gnla Grr oil
Daily Racing Form of Chicago has the
following to say:
Johnny McHale bet on Basquil at 80 to /.
saying MY horse can beat Buckvidere." Vir
gtnia Carroll was severely punished for his
kidding when bet $40 Basquil
TO 80 was again winged When McHale bet him
so at 80 to, Carroll said Thank YOU" and
McHale reciprocated the politeness when he
got the ticket cashed.
At Morris Park one day last week Cali
fornia horses were very much in it, five
Of Of them winning out Of six u, races run
sweep BTlar Sweet td 9by imp Sir Modred
sea S W and Scotch 9 imp Plaid MdS S
imp. Midlothian-Mottle). Four of the five
were bred at j. B. Haggin's Rancho del
Paso in Sacramento County.
Midlo won a seven furlong dash at
Windsor, Ontario last week. The Mid
lothian gelding now belongs to C. Scan
Ian. Midlo was bred by the late Simeon
Ed Corrigan was disabled In a runaway
accident in Chicago the day that Alpen
won the stallion stakes. Sam Ecker of ST.
Louis was riding with him and was also
badly shaken up and bruised. An old lady
on a bicycle scared the Corrigan road
Mrs. Jimmie, recent winner at Wind
sor is by imp Goldfinch,De Delight, and
therefore a product of Rancho del Paso.
Jack Reavey, a well-known California
trainer, is very i'll in this city. .,souo,,.
riding for Tom Boyle and e; J., Baldwin,
turn out a high-classs horse pilot; 80 :
Cole Ullman, we'll known here, had a
good day at Hawthorne on the nth, beat
ing Hindoo's Dream Q5 to u and winning
$500 by the victory of Basquil.
will make books in California during the
coming winter. The plunger swears off
on the Golden State racing regularly, but
is generally found at either Oakland or
Ingleside before the snow flies in Ken
lucky. ~ -.
the board of stewards for the California
Jockey Club during the coming meetings,
has gone on a visit to Los Angeles. where
he has some old Louisville friends. Mr.;
Price is a very Vigilant racing ofncial ana
quick to detect anything wrong ABOUT a
race. He watches the equipment OF gall
lopers very closely. If horse runs WITH
out blinkers one day. the next time has
them on and wins and the third time out
is noticed without them, something is
spurs or whip From the time the horses
come out of the paddock gate TO go 70
the starting post until the winning post
is passed Mr.. Price never taxes ms eyes
off the bunch of horses ana rloers, ana
the probabilities are that his presence In
the little box of a stand IN the lncloSuire
at Oakland will be exceedingly peneHclaa IA
TO those who want to get run Tor thelr
coin" and CORRESPONDENCE disastrous 10
the dealers in "mackerels.
Pat DUNES stable, with AllyaI anu
other good ones in 1t, Will be tully as
prominent as the one he had out TINS way
two wears since, when Salvaple, freston
and several others gathered haholuis VI
coin for the young turfman
Harry Kuhl, who will act as assQcldle
TO Ed Smith in the judges stand at ingle-
side has been secretary of the HaWtnorne
Association for several years. he mas
been in California during two seasons