The San Francisco call., 1906-11-16

to represent the Rowell stable in the
Opening handicap. were out yesterday
and breezed mile and an eighth in
1883
Christine A, one OF the Davies entry
in the big event. breezed the same dis
tance with Ed Sheridan in 1:6s-
FL Chihuahua worked thTee-quarters
in 1:151s. which is the best work so
far shown for that distance.
Grasscutter tore off five, furlongs in
1:01h, and seems TO b. in good form.
Babe o ran six furlongs in 1:161s-
Ruby breezed a mile in 1:45
Shot Gun was given slow workout.
(. Caniaue and Prince of CASTLE ran
-eighths in :s711.
Captain Bush breezed a mile in 1:46.
Confederate went six furlongs in
1:1S 2-5.
Azusa ran five furlongs in 1:o3Iz.
in lis.
F. w Barr ran three eighths in al,
and hardly seems ready yet.
Tocolaw went FIVE furlongs in 1.07
and is apparently quite bit away
from a race.
Dewey breezed mfle in 1.46.
Mansard and Gossiper each breezed
six furlongs in 1:17.
Richard Dwyer, who will ohiciate at
the barrier. arrived yesterday from Chi
cago and was given hearty greeting
by his host of local admirers. He start
ed in rare form IN the East during the
past summer and may be expected to
continue his good work here.
Harry Stover announced Yesterday
that he was planning for a big fair at
Kenilworth Park, PetalUma next Sep
tember prior to the State fair at Sac
ramento. Running and pacing races
for big purses will be features of the
fair. which viii run for seven days.
Business men of Petaiumn have already
subscribed $4,000 for the affair, he says.
1t is planned TO give purses of from
$500 to $1,000 in the trotting events.
The friends of Jockey Joe Mcbride
are predicting that he will make good
showing in the saddle during the meet
ing. He will ride as a free lance and
will make his own engagements, which
will permit him TO steer clear of the
entangling alliances that have been his
undoing in the past The boy feels con-
fldent of his ability to redeem himself
in the estimation of the public and
will exert himself to that end, accord
ing to his declarations to his intimates,
as he feels it is his last chance.
Barney Schneider IN an interview at
st. Louis that Boots Durnell has
not purchased Nealon outright but that
he has taken q lease of the crack Sain
3-year-old's racing qualities for the
coming winter. Durnell plans to race
the colt here in some of the big stake
races for which he has been nominated,
with the idea, 1t is thought, of point
ing him for the important stakes of
next season on the metropolitan turf.
HI
lings to the coast this season, but will
reserve them for the New York races
next year. having entered the most
promising of them in the important
Juvenile stakes. He thinks a great deal
of the prospects of a colt that he has
named Chief Desmond.
George Rose. the we'll known. book
maker. arrived here yesterday from the
East via Los Angeles and Is registered
at the Majestic. During the latter part
of the season he led off with the prices
for the big ring at the New York tracks
and did the largest business of any
layer in the ring. He will return to
Los Angeles after opening day here
in order to attend to matters in con-
nection with Ascot Park. in which he
is one of the heaviest stockholders
James Blute will handle the r. F. Car
man string at Ascot Park. Waterbury
and Merrill are the most promising Of
the lot Both of these colts made good
on the metropolitan tracks.
John Mackey, J. d. Mullin. Burns &
Waterhouse and Charles Kerr are plan
ming to- hold sales of California bred
yearlings here. probably next month
Doc Rowell bestows almost a father