The San Francisco call., 1906-07-09

for the East in time to be present at
the Saratoga meeting.
Johnny Lyons. who met with vary
ing success playing them from the
ground, has left for his home in Mis-
souri, After spending a few weeks
there he viii journey farther East.
Johnny quit a few hundreds to the
bad here.
4 Harry Froelich is booking for the
local firm Of Mullins & O'Brien. So
far he is OF well TO the good.
After questioning the possibility of
an open ring here, George l. Able,
the big LOCAL gambler, has become a
convert. He has book on at the
track, and has the name Of taking
any sort Of wager
Ed Souie, the Oakland bookmaker,
is about holding his own. While any
number Of faVOrites have been beaten
the ring has not profited vastly there
by, for the winners seldom miss sup
port
Joe Schreiber is busy cashing for
Billy Engstrom's book, but does not
forget San Francisco He is an en-
thusiastie roeter for the old town.
Alton Odom, the expert deaf mute
handieapPer, is still connected with the
tngstFOm enterprise.
Eddie Kaufman is one Of the late
arrivals from California. Eddie says
Katie WalcOtt's colt foal by OFsiHi
looks all over the making of a stake
horse.
Joe Mcbride heads the Jockey col
umn, although his success in the sad
ole for a daV or so past has not been
marked. The difficulty is. the public
has been stringing along with Nc
Bride, and some of the smart owners,
IN would appear, perceived this fact
As a consequence half q dozen of the
shorter than the man who went up
against the brace faro game Possibly
a suspension would help civiliZe some
Of these owners. While Mcbride has
sixteen winning mounts TO his credit
Tim Sullivan, with eleven, is not far
behind. The latter rode only highly
charged ones, fresh from the bottiing
works at Oakland last season, for
which reason his saddle work did not
attract more attention. Graham and
EOun tain follow in the order named.
George p. Mcneil leads the owners
IN amount Of money won, through the
victories Of Funnyside, Crigli, Jackful,
Fury and others Of the stable. The
victory Of Rightful IN the Tacoma han
dicap installed the Arkansas turfman,
Captain Rice. a close second. II Right
fcl stands up he should be a good
money getter at the meeting, for his
class viii pull him through many
tight pinch.
On June p, Ruby. an IL to 20 favor
ite, was beaten by Judge Penny. Pow
ell rode Ruby, and he displayed the
animation q Chinese ranch hand does
when compelled 10 pay his poll tax
with but three minutes remaining to
catch q ferry boat. Believing IT merely
an attack Of ennui. the officials let Pow
ell OF with a ffteen-day suspension
Now the cat is out Of the bag. Powell
was promised 5000 to pull Ruby and
received but 500. This made the rider
angry and he has "'peached" The mat
ter viii be taken up by the stewards
shortly and somebody viii be shy an
admission badge 10 the track
= sandstone. for which "Scotty" Fer
81 son of Seattle paid . big price at
LIS Angeles two years ago, is out OF
the maiden class. The Sandringham
horse has cost his admirers thousands
and when he won at 30 10 l on July
the stable commission was 81 bet
Harry Stover is now the owner OF
Enchanter and AnoBa. He obtained
each through the swapping process
probably
George Green. the welltknown San
Francisco boxer and boniface, is
regular" at The Meadows. He has met
with success at picking the winners
Trainer Butch" CovinEten thougnt
Walter Eckles a certainty for the two
vear-old scramble run on June ~ Ae-