The San Francisco call., 1906-09-02
MEADOWS MEETING
WILL CLOSE ON
MONDAY.
BY Fred L. MuIhoIIand.

the enthusiasm of the crowd at The
Meadows yesterday and the vast
amount of money in circulation, the
meeting could be extended for an in
determinate length. The fourteen
books handled close to $150,00O, and
bettors were not particular about the
price of the horse on which they pur-
chased tickets. The block men found
ready sales for horses against which 10
begging down at Oakland If quoted at
$50 to l. Thinking it better to have
a good taste in the mouth, the man
agement decided to close on Monday
September 8, the original date set.
Billy Engstrom. who makes one of
the biggest books in the ring, had
banner week He won nearly $4,000
with his book yesterday, besides max
ing a cleanup over the win of his
mare, Jerusha, WHICH he played heav-
lily at a fair price. Engstrom leaves
for West Baden Springs at the conclu
sion of racing here, and later on will
book at Oakland.
Jockey Joe Mcbride landed Royal
Rogue a winner here last Friday and
then decide to depart for California.
Dan Ross. the Vancouver turfman,
owner of May L n and others, paid
the rider 5000 a month during the sea-
son at The Meadows. Ross will race
his horses at Los Angeles next winter
and is anxious to renew his contract
with Mcbride Joe would prefer to
ride at Oakland, however, and may de-
cline the offer.
Judge Cabaniss of San Francisco is
spending his vacation in this section of
the country. His Honor is fond of
playing one out on the limb now and
then if the price is ripe enough.
Gorgalette, the Rey del Sierra mare,
is reported sold TO Portland parties.
The price paid is said to be $500.
Moncie Noble, entered in the name
of ]. NJ. Stowe, won her first race at
the meeting on August 20. The filly
was bid up from 500 to $500 by ex
Jockey Buxton, and now runs in the
Fleur de Lis stable colors.
]. c. Glenn took selling purse on
August 21 and was then bid up to
$500 and secured by Tobe Ramsey. The
year-old was the only bread-winer of
the Nippon stable. Ramsey returned
his bargain to H Pritchard.
Charley Van Dusen is the real man
with the halter" up here He hiked
the selling price of Ellerd from 5000 to
500 on Tuesday, John Ellerd retaining
his namesake, as he had only recently
refused $500 for the colt.
May L n, after fully recovering a
siege of sickness, was started in a two
year-old dash on August 22 Dan
Ross bet $500 on his flly and she lost
a head decision to Harry Mack
Melitah. The latter is a daughter of
Balgowan or Dewey. purchased by
Harry from Barney Schneider. The
winner was superbly ridden by Tim
Sullivan.
Johnny Hayes, the artist jockey, fin
ished second astride his fathers mare,
Maxetta, on Thursday, and found him
self three pounds short of weight at
the scales. The lead mad slipped from
a badly worn pocket of his saddle pad.
Sherry, owned and ridden by Jockey
Borel. scored his third straight victory
on Friday. The aged gelding was then
knocked down to Charley Van Dusen
for $1,000, a $500 boost. Borel retail
ated by claiming Baker for $3.50. The
next day they came TO an understand
ing and swapped back again.
Steve Judge sold Birdie P. to N S.
milestone for $400 yesterday. Mr..
milestone is a wealthy sheepman, who
usually races few horses at Los An
geles every winter.
Frank Cain, Johnny Gagliardo Zick
Abrams and Tom Wand reached here
from Butte Friday night. Cain won
$4,000 booking at the Denver meeting
and was lured to Butte by the reports
that the miners were hungry for rae
ing Rainy weather and a light card
did not attract many on the opening
day, and Balm handled but $500 during
the meet. He brushed off the icicles
and all hands took the train for Seat
tie. Frank cut in yesterday at The
Meadows. handling $1,000 without ex-
ertion. Zick Abrams will leave for
San Francisco next Tuesday, where his
theatrical enterprises call for atten-
ton
Jockey Emmett League is back
again at The Meadows after a limited
engagement at Butte.
About half of the available riding
talent has been down on the ground
at times for some breach of turf ETH
quette committed at the barrier, where
Ed Duke presides. Under a general
act of amnesty granted by the assocf-
alton, all offending riders will be per-
mitted to accept mounts the closing
week.
Trainer Butch" Covington was
greatly dissatisfied with Lawrence's
ride on Dewey, when the heavily
backed Schreiber horse finished be-
hind Yeoman in a race run on August
II. Butch" could not cool out and
ended up by releasing the Jockey Like
another prominent saddle artist here,
Laurences unplaced mount is as fat as
a Thanksgiving turkey. Some of his
afforfo xvora draor1q of tho nfCcLiy,