Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-07
Turf and Track Notes


Jockey Minder has severed his connection
with the Lamasney stable and will in future
ride as free lance Minder says he will be
able to ride at 100 pounds.
Mr.. Chamblet will not take mart in the
steeplechase game on the usual scale this
year, and has transferred these jumpers tn
MI. Major: Red Path, Adjidaumo, Royelle,
Dromedary, Flying Virginian, Vestment
and Parson Kelly.
Not content with signing a new trainer in
New orleans. E. r. Thomas has entered the
ilsts Tor the services of Dave Nicol who he
is anxious to have for his leading Jockey
next season. With both S. s. Brown and z;
r. Thomas bidding for Nicols services
Fred Cook could no doubt get fat sum for
the boys release
The supplementary forfeit list covering
the Aqueduct, Pimlico and Benning meet
1ngs is published in the current issue of the
Racing Calendar. 1t foots up only little
more than $500, and is principally in small
amounts, but the effect for those on the LIST
will be just as far reaching as if the
amounts were of some magnitude.
A partnership has been registered between
John Mackay and w. B. Jennings covering
the racing qualities of the following horses:
Vesuvian. Rockaway. Gold Money, Silicate,
Estella j., Salvage Lindsay, Gordon, Ca
nopsus Ii, Politics, Atkins, Canardo, Pal
Waterga, Contestrix and Mary F. The
eight last named are yearlings.
A. j. Joyner has gone west trip for
health and business combined. He will
probably procure the signature of w. Davis,
contract employer, to document which
will give JoynerS stable first call on that
Jockeys services for 1905 and 1906.
"Puddin' McDaniels is rising star in
jockeydom. He has been riding in great
style at Los Angeles and will be managed
this year by Tod Sloan, who has just signed
contract with Corrigan to wear the lat
ter's jacket on the western tracks.
Veteran Ed Geers has returned to Mem
phis, after spending the holidays at his for
mer middle Tennessee home, and denies re-
cent reports which associated him with the
training of a large stable of thoroughbreds
owned by E. E. Smathers and at present
located near Mr.. Geers string of PAGERS and
trOtters near Memphis.
All turfmen know that it has been a bad
year for eastern plungers, but as so many
OF the bookmakers went broke the question
arises, who got the money? The wise men
say that Charley Cash, Johnny Fay, kid"
Rogers, Joe Hayman. Jesse Lewisohn and
Dave Gideon are the most prominent among
the lucky ones. Gideon, once called the
form last season.
George E. Smith, or "Pittsburg Phil" as
he Is more Familiarity known. Is not crit
ically ILL in sanitarium at Asheville, N. c.,
contrary to report. He Is spending the win
ter at hotel there, and his brother, w. c.
Smith, says that he is not only in excellent
health, but will also have large racing
stable in operation on the eastern tracks
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fused by the Jockey Club stewards, who
also revoked the license of his jockey, Willie
Shaw. But during the Saratoga meeting
last year Smith was restored to good stand
ing. This should put an end to wild rumors
that are repeatedly in circulation regarding
the plunger's .health.-New York Sun.
Base Ball Notes.
Pitcher Roscoe Miller, formerly with the
Pirates, has signed with the San Francisco
club. 20
A lot of top-notch minor leaguers will not
necessarily make winning major league
team. teiC q
Efforts of the Boston Nationals to secure
Pitcher Bressler of Wfiliamsport, Pa, have
proved unavailing. and the youngster again
will twirl in the independent league. He Is
reserved by Boston, having once signed
there.
Outside of Killing, Sullivan and Criger,
where are the modern catchers who know
as much about stopping base-runners as
Buffalo Courier. Kittredge, Clarke, Moran.
Needham, Sugden, Phelps, MCGUIRE. Bow
erman and Jack Warner, just for a few.
Edward Hanion, who is a member Of the
National Leagues rules committee, is adj
vocating change that wifi allow bats
man to take his base on three called balls
instead of four, which will serve to head
off the '.spit ball" Hanlon Is quoted as
saying that such a rule would greatly In
crease the batting.
Says Jack Foster in the New York Tele-
gram: IT the New York Nationals and the
Boston Americans desire TO play spring
series there is no law against it, but the
general impression is that the managers of
both teams are too shrewd to take the field
with any of their championship luster