The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-16
YeaOH Son of Sn Scores Impressive Victory the Pacific Union Handicap
Retains a Halt
Interest in 7ony
Faust

u c11~ ~ sam I1liQIcLl. Inc latter had
offered $4,000 for a half-interest in the
colt Schneider wanted $4,000. A com
promise was effected by which HiIdreth
became halloween for $500. Schreiber
retained an interest in the colt for sen
| timental reasons. as was stated in The
Call yesterday. Expenses and profits
on the yOungster will be equally di-
vided between Schreiber and Hfldreth.
The arrangement went into effect be-
fore the stake race which the colt won
yesterday. in which he ran in the Hill
dreth colors. although Butch" Covfng-
ton, the Schneider trainer. who devel-
oped the colt. prepared him for the
race and sent him TO the post Hildreth
believing that il might be unwiss
for him to take the colt out of his old
trainers hands on the eve OF the big
race After the race the colt was taken
TO the Hildreth stable. where he will
eat his oats hereafter. 1t may be in
teresting to the public 70 know that
Schneider is the owner OF a haIf-inter-
est in two other horses that he dis
posed OF under similar arran cement
One is Nealon, the star performer OF
the Boots" DurneH string When he
I sold NeaIon 10 Durnen at New York
during the fall he retained a haIf-in-
terest in the colt. Corrigan is the other
we'll known performer in which he still
owns a half-interest DR.. RowgII Is
handling this horse under lease from
Burns & waterhouse. joint owner OF
the horse with Schreiber The noted
Missouri breeder also owns a half-in-
terest in Tom McGrath. which colt he
presented to Henry Brandt. his trainer.
last winter in recognition of his meri-
torious handling OF the Schneider
horses. Brandt afterward coveted the
possession Of promising hlly. and
made a trade with his employer by
which Schneider gave him half-inter-
est IN the fiily in exchange for half
interest in Tom McGrath-
w B. Jennings is unwilling to start
Proper in the special $1,000 purse race
for the best handicap horses at the
I track. proposed as feature OF the card
for Wednesday next. The victories OF
F. ". Barr and DR.. Lego yesterday
4
to the possible entry list for this great
event. Owner Stanheld has the matter
under consideration and will give his
decision to Handicapped Egbert on
Monday ". W. Elliott returned from
Los Angeles yesterday and Immediate
ly announced his willingness to run
Don Hamilton in the proposed match.
C. e Durnen has also announced his
readiness TO run Nealon- Rudolph
Spreckels, the owner OF Borghesi. has
not been heard from as yet
Aside from this big race the features
for the coming week include the Thors
handicap. for all ages. at i've and a
half furIongs. on Tuesday: the FideIia
handicap. for all ages. at one and six
teenth miles. on Wednesday; the But
terfies handicap. for all ages. at six
and half furlongs. on Friday. and
the Santa Bella handicap. for three
year-oIds and upward. at mile. on
Saturday.
/ Short priced horses again Jared well
at Emeryvflle during the past week
OF the thirty-six races decided during
the week seven were won by favorite-.
thirteen by second choices and only sir
by outsiders. First choices have won
sixty-six out of the $50 races run since
/ the opening of the meeting. which
gives a favorite percentage OF forty
four, wonderfully high record Sec
ond choices have won forty-ave races
and have percentage of thirty. The
twenty-six- These figures go to prove
that the horses are running true to
form.
The continued success of short priced
horses has Afforded the bOokmakers
+ little opportunity of recouping the
losses which they sustained in the
early days of the meeting Johnny
Lyon is one OF the few layers of odds
who has a comfortable balance on the
right side of the ledger. He is about
$1,000 winner TO date and is one of the
exceptions. Joe Harlan was fairly
good winner until the week just ended
which was disastrous for him. but he
is still a little ahead w R. Engstrom
4 is about $4,000 loser. Barney Schreiber
I is also one OF the heavy losers. but the
tide seems TO have turned in his case
and he has been winning during the
past few days. Joe Rose cut in at an
opportune time. and in addition to his
booking operations has been playing
/ winners on the outside with remark
able frequency. so that he has added .
/ snug sum 10 his bank roll in the week
that he has been on the block
Jockey Walter Miller was fined S5c
? for cutting in with Lord Nelson, to tho
possible detriment of his rivals, In the
second race. The stewards took this