The San Francisco call., 1898-04-23

1t IS no more to them than the man with meager capital putting his all in the busi- ness. Why should not both take a chance alike? If the horses of the former turn out badly he can buy more; if the latter loses his stable through mishap he Is
 proke But the sport is not conducted on that scale, nevertheless
 The former admirers of the crack col ored rider Lonnie Clayton are disappoint- ed. They say Lonnie rides with a rein that was entirely foreign during his pStlIny days, displays lack of vigor in his finishes, and, it would seem, displeases them altogether The colored chap and the master of Hawthorne will hardly get along well if this be the case:
 Jack Reilly of Jack Tips fame, it may surprise many to know, was in his youth very handy exercise lad though he never sported silk in an actual race. All %d,t1 oIdrtimers ITS will remember the mare turfman killed in Chicago in the eighties. Jack broke and galloped the mare.
 Jockey spencer came out of the recent turf investigation with a laundried shirt on and red necktie, and is now on his way East to ride for the Thompsons and Jimmy Rowe. Spencer is a promising rider, and if he eats plenty of Tobasco sauce on his food will make a mark. Eddie Jones emerged from the same in- vestigation with blue overalls and a sweater. At it's termination Presidep- Williams said that Spencer occupied a seat in the same boat along with Ollie Johnson and Jones. Possibly Spencer oc- cupled the sliding seat. From all ac- counts, Spencer told no funny stories about the bookmakers, but through some hook or crook was reinstated. Although no absolute proof was produced that Jones pulled horses, he appears deeper in the mlre than ever. Johnson, if he cared, could furnish the public with a chapter of very newsy reading regarding bookmak- CTS and others but he prefers to preserve silence Perhaps it is better that he does !ngleside will show that California jumpers did not fare very well. for out of about seventeen hurdle and steeplechase affairs horses owned by Eastern owners topped off eleven of them. There are no good jumpers in this section of the coun- try, and asking boys to ride the Peppers" we have is only requesting them to take a chance on losing their lives. The course at the local track is severe one, and horses of the "crab' species will not do
 Now that some of the selling events have soft aspect, native owners with any sort of a fair horse are afraid to make an entry. If a good platter does show up it is dollars to red apple that one of the visiting Eastern owners about getting ready to depart will gobble him up. Eastern owners come out here and expect they are entitled to everything in sight. and the managers of the track appear to take the same view. So do the judges. If California owner goes to one of the Middle Western tracks and grows too ta1kative he is thrown out of the gate That is just the difference
 After George Howson, the veteran trainer, had fused along all winter with a colt named Juggler. he finally started him. and the youngster won cleverly. w. H. Timmons, who tried to make the na- tives think he was a jolly good fellow won a swell bet on the colt and then bid up and took him away from Howson. Timmons and his purchase are now on their way East. and everybody hopes he will win a bushel of races.
 F. E. MULHOLLAND.