The San Francisco call., 1906-06-30
SEATTLE RING
REMAINS OPEN
Bookmakers FindMoney
Plentiful at The
Meadows.
Meeting Attracts Many
Men and Horses From
Oakland.
BY FRED e. MuLHoLLAND.

SEATTLE. June 29. The summer
race meeting at The Meadows, is well
under way. and the hopes OF the syn
I dicators or advocates OF a closed ring
have departed forever few Of the
old squeeze wheel species now almost
entirely extinct except in certain parts
of this wild Northwestern country, who
claimed an open ring could not make
money here, have cashed In and are
dead or dying
Starting on with nine books. this
number was increased to twelve. and
all did a big business One firm hang
ing out its sign for the first time han
! died $500 on the six races without
! making any attempt TO bull the mar
ket
Competition has made the prices
/ chalked up in the ring surprisingly
liberal and Seattle is race horse mad
The ring has had one or two rough
days. but so much money is in sight
but slight complaint was heard Al
though three or four choices were
turned down on Saturday, Bookmaker
Billy Engstrom lost $1400. Joe Harlan,
on the contrary, had a pretty fair day.
Harlan, Engstrom and Johnny Lyons
have been talking of going East in
July. but if the game here continues
i to improve their departure may be
delayed.
California has full representation
here IN all departments. Horace Egg
bert presides in the stand. Robert
Leighton is clerk OF scales. Ed Duke Is
dispaCching the fields to the satisfac-
tion OF s1l. Sam McGibben. clerk OF the
course. Is keptas busy as he ever was
at Oakland, and Jack Dinue hourishes
supreme in the paddock and timers
stand Frank Skinner is also track
official Willie Murray. formerly of
Louisville. but later a transplated na-
tive son, issues the form chart. assisted
by Andy Anderson. popular local turf
scribe.
Jim Magrane, suave as always on the
block is taking the coin for the Hoff-
man book. George Collins, formerly
with Hushey Jones. is paying OF the
winners from the rear of Billy Ayers
/ stand.
While many of the other owners
were stargazing George Mcneil had
4 his horses ready for the opening and
got away with a rush. Funnyside won
i three races right of the reel. Crigli
two. Jackful one and Fury one.
AL DobsOn. owner of Epfcure, tried
to put one over on the opening day
/ with CreedmOre The plater's odds fell
from 20 to 3. and he led TO the stretch
There a spread foot retired him TO the
rear division.
Harry Stover's youngster Native Son
has earned brackets on two occasions.
and it looks as if he has the Injun
/ sign on the balance Of the 2-year-olds
! racing here His win Of the Ladies'
plate was merely Gallop
4 Garnet Ferguson picked up a purse
i with Atkins, but he cannot depend on
/ Bearcatcher or Military Man for any
results. The big brown flyer has gone
lame again and may not start at the
meeting, while Military Mans present
form is also far from promising.
Barney Schreiber has string here
inc charge of Butch Covington- Lau-
I renee is the stable rider. Tony Faust.
the 2-year-old. is the flower of the
bunch.
Harry Freelich, who saved a razor
and his lawn tennis racquet from the
big catastrophe, is looking things over
here and may have chair later on
Willis Lawrence, well known in San
Francisco, is booking for Dave Argyle
1t takes a bundle as big as dry goods
Il box to make Willis cut the price, and
the book is doing well.
kid" WELLER. the leviathan hand
book maker of San Francisco, is in
terested in a book at the track here.
He wears a prosperous smile at all
hours and says the play is good enough
for him.
According to Captain Riee's calcu-
lations w. B. Gates scored his century
on the second day of the meeting. The
aged campaigner has raced over pretty
nearly every track in this country, Cuba
and Mexico and the Arkansas turf
mans reckoning up is probably a cor
rect one. Turf scribes have for two or
three years increased their space bills
betting of the life Of ease and luxury
w. B. Gates would spend on an Ar
kansas plantation after he had scored
his hundredth win. There was a tinge
of romance and sentiment about this.
bit it's a burst bubble now. Gates
started in a race on June %, only los
ing to Crigli by a head.
There are no Millers or Radtkes rid
ing at The Meadows, but Mcbride, Tim
Crr1Tf D
and Lloyd Fountain form quite a for
midable sextette. Sullivan. who has
ridden Funnyside in her three win
ming races, heads the list of winning
riders Mcbride, who was out of the
saddle for three days. is second Then
follows Graham. Davis, Powell and
Fountain
Phil Hammil, who cashed for Barney
Schreiber last season. is a member OF
the local booking colony.
Mike McSherry, the side partner OF
Captain Forsee at Oakland. represents
the Pinkerton people at the track
Mike has the turf advisers well in
hand, one Sammy Brooks, a refugee.
being the only one 80 far to break
through the barrier. Sammy ''phonied''
man on $40 ticket. and for thirty
days will partake OF his three squares
day as the city's guest
Pat Mcmahon. the Demosthenes Of
the betting realm, Is cashing for the
field book. and they can't come too fast
for him. Dave Milroy of San Fran
cisco records the wagers made with the
little retail shop.
H. Remus. owner of Blackthorn and
other horses, brought Jockey McJoynt
up here 10 ride for him. McJoynt has
talent, also a burning thirst that no
fire extinguisher can quench. The
rider made many promises. but with
one day Of racing gone he kissed the
ice wagon a fond farewell. This was
contrary to strict stable instructions
and Owner Remus resorted 70 heroic
treatment Binding up the Jockeys
legs he pitched him into river fiow-
ing by the track and which possesses
name that sounds like the. utterance
OF a Japanese bellhop at the Butler
Hotel when he calls out. Mr.. Svenrali
wanted at phoner' McJoynt was fished
out and again took the pledge Tues
day following the luclkless rider had
his collarbone broken. when Black