The Washington times., 1906-11-04

Jimmy ScaolOn. one OF the bes L
liked and progressive hustlers frou the
Pacific coast, representing ''tom" VIII
liams' Oakland game. while John BO-
den, sr., the newly appointed secretary
at Los Angeles. c. has been boxing
after Ascot Parks interests. Not uHtH
the last few days did clthcr of the
New Orleans associations-the Crescent
city Jockey Club and the city raEk
Jockey CIub-have a booster on the
grounds. Martin Nathanson Is now
doing a little missionary work here at
Aqueduct City Park Is unrepr asented.
and so far not a single stake cook or
announcement OF any sor- respecting
the COrrigan plant has COM 10 hand
Manager ). ii. Barnes dit not come
North this autumn.
California Tracks Making Inroads.
Naturally, the California tracks have
made inrOads on New Orleans. Scores
OF horses and many turfmen billed for
the Crescent City month ago. are now
heading toward the Golden Gate, On
the turf. as well as in commercial lines.
Old-time conservatism does not pay
these days.
Perhaps the most striking coup
brought on By Soanlon was the luTing
away of sam" Hildreth and his big
stable from the Louisiana winter field
To san Francisco. II took three weeks
of talking ip the paddock by day and
about the Imperial Hotel corridors at
night on the part Of ScanlOn before
sam" finally broke away from the Fair
Grounds. where he has been racing and
spending $1,000 each winter for eight
straight Years. TO the Fars West Hill
dreth has already shipped 10 Oakland
thirty-oHe head with Guiding star, win
ner OF the last Crescent City Derby.
Security. Rapid Water, and old Van
Ness. all New Orleans TavOrites, In the
Hildreth special palace horse cars.
Jockey Knapp VIII ride for him
HildTeth on for Frisco.
Getting Hndrcth to San Francisco wss
quite thing when YOU consider that
months OF racing means a turnover
among the cIty's merchants, theaters,
and hotels OF almost $lG0. 900
Hndreth has always an encourage OF
big bcttors and a stan of twenty highly
paid employees As soon as Boots
Durnen's reinstatement vas announced.
Williams and Scanlon nailed him for
Oakland. too. II IS supposed Du-nell
has the financial support OF John W.
Gates lie will take twelve useful horses
West late this week. with Arthur Red
lfeTn as his Jockey. the latter agreeing <
10 make 100 pounds FOR DurnelI by De
ccmber j.,
These two big stables might have gone
South instead OF West with a little
timely persua sion. Los Angeles IS liable
20 steal Alex Shields from the Fair
Grounds, TOO. However, New Orleans
Is in for one grand winter Of racing
and general. all-round sport Nathan
G.4
has been let. while he expects thirty
bOokmakers 20 declare in on Thanks
giving Day.
Cook Goes to Oakland.
Talking of bookmakers reminds me of
Fred Cooks intention to race and book
at New Orleans rival. Oakland. Cook
left here last September. shortly after
a maiden colt OF his happened 10 be left
al the post after being played from TO
70 To 10. Cooks trainer, "Bill'
Phillips. Is now speeding TO Frisco with
a collection of horses jointly owned by
Cook and j w. Dobson-
Cook intends To make a $4,000 book
there The interest ting thing about
Cocks defect on is in the suspicion OF
the owner -bookmaker having received
the ''23'' number from the city Park
people where he raced last winter. OF
course Cook knows full well the peace
did not mean amnesty for him. The
Fair Grounds somehow hate Cook. Last
winter at City Park Cook and his
agents controlled Jockey Dave Nicoi
and maintained a strong stable and a
Big Store" booking enterprise
Square Game in South.
One very interesting thing Nathanson
is communicating just now is the fact
that both City Park and the Fair
Grounds intend playing a square game,
There will be no prejudice on either
side When the fields are crowded and
horses have to be thrown out they do
not propose to say. ''Oh. we'll, you were
with US il the recent hght, so your
horse goes, and this former city Park
adherent's horse must be excluded.
Further commenting on the situation
NathansOn says: 1t viii take rattling
good horse TO win at New Orleans this
coming winter. 1t will be the best rae
ing ever seen there.
Here is another bit of good news for
the winter followers OF the bangtails
New Orleans lid" will be off for the
first time in many seasons. BY Thanks
giving Day night, bright lights and a
merry company will be seen within al
least four Of the old-time clubs. all OF
which means 4 bustling winter down in
Dixie Land.
I As TO the official STATS at City Parl
and the Fair Grounds, il is understood
/ City Park. while Richard II. Burke. Of
( the Jockey Club. Is to Ill an important
{ post at the Fair Grounds. Frank ]
{ Bryan. the well known Judge. now Of
/ ficiating at Baltimore, Md. will be a
/ the Fair Grounds as usual Late thi!
/ week Thomas II. O'COnnOr. racing edi
/ tor of the New York Globe. was ap
I pointed assistant secretsry to J0hT
! Boden at Ascot Park.
! O'Connor Well Known.
] He was well known a New Orlean.
/ and an ardent City Park supporter il
/ the late unpleasantness. Probably IN,
/ strongest stable racing at either OF tn,
/ New Orleans tracks will be that o
! Nose Goldblatt ''Mose' came Eas
/ a month ago backed by the stronges
! sort Of financial support. He picked III
/ tho good filly Killecrankie and a strinl
! of useful and high-class young horses
1 for the winter campaign, and no horse
] handler in the country has Nose
/ surpassed in the matter OF being abl
7 10 point and. place raeehorses to ad
I vantase-
Belmere. the winner of the Brooklyn
! Derby, viii be about the hest eIas
4 horse in the South this winter. Free
1 BurleW viii train the coFt and will talk,
I along Jockey Lee Sewell instead o
| Frankie" ONeiIl as his stable rider
| Probably $4,000 Tacegoers from all part
of the country Will winter down at In