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The San Francisco call., 1907-01-17
FIGHTING SOLON' ON
C0CKY 0'BRIEN'S
TRAIL
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL


SACRAMENTO. Jan. ls.-That Coclxy
oBrien, who three weeks ago put it
over All Wing in four humorous rounds
al the Dreamland Rink. is not today
in training for q funeral or a cham
pionship bout. is wholly due to the fact
that Assemblyman Richard Jury could
pot hnd the idol Of the newsboys in
San Francisco yesterday
Until OBrien won his rather doubt
ful decision over All Wing and had the
yellow dragon typifying the champion
ship Of China emblazOned on his green
fighting trunks. IL was generally sup
posed that the only championship
honors claimed by the handsome As
semblyman from San Mateo was that
of Adonis Of the States lawma king
circles. II now develops that Jury
doesn't care a rap about the beauty
belt. but that he does claim the cham
pionship Of China for all weights. And.
further, that the chestiness Of O'Brien
may result in drawing another retired
champion from his seclusiOn not for
the sake OF a fabulous purse but TO
defend at the point OF thirty-six- ounce
gloves his cherished honors against the
onslaught OF all comers in general and
COckey O'Brien in particular Jury
does not care who beats Ah Wing or
how often il is done-in fact, rather
approves Of IL, but he does most en-
phatically disapprove OF any one claim
ing the honors he took by the clean
knockout route
jury is so modest tnat he has ac-
ouired a bit Of a hump on his back
lodging the admiring glances of the
Sacramento girls, who turn out en-
masse when the word is passed that he
Is about TO proceed from his hotel TO
the legislative halls but no false mod
esty is 10 be permitted TO stand in the
way Of his defense Of his title OF cham
plon feather. light, welter, middle and
heavy weight boxer of China
During the last session the proud All
Wing, mistalxing Jury's modesty for an
inolsposition to tight, trod on the corns
OF the San MateO man and suggested
some OF the awful things in the way of
corporal punishment he meant TO in
fiict on the big fellow. When An Wing
awoke he was among solicitous friends
armed with fans. water bottles and am
monia cocktails and reinforced by a
doctor. who was tagging the under
taker. At the same time Jury was
spending the purse in nearby bath
house and proclaiming his Willingness
10 defend his title against all comers.
Undisturbed in the enjoyment Of his
honors until O'Brien butted in with a
decision over An Wing and an alleged
claim on the celestial Championship,
Jury is now bubbling over with a dis
position TO fight. and says Coclxy is due
either 70 pun the dragon from those
green trunks or prepare to meet his
death in the squared circle.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-17
CHEYENNE TO MEET
FAST PRINCESS
LICHTF0OT

One Of the biggest fields of the season
VIII meet this week at the Ingleside
Coursing Park A fine lot of greyhounds
is entered in the Glass stake, and they
should provide some excellent sport
In the open event a well balanced field
Of dogs will come together The fea-
ture OF the card is the race between
the two feet greyhounds. Princess
Lightfoot and Cheyenne. which will be
run for first honors in the unfinished
Class stake The drawing last night
resulted as follows
Class stake. twenty-four entries-Wilwood ys
Belmont; Eilbe Royal VS. Miss Emily: Fox
lunter vs. Lady kelp; Richard Anton vs. Lord
Brake' Waubansuhkee vs.. Lady Honesty: Lady
Leeds ys. Presto; Agile Squirt vs. Mr. Blue:
Golden Iralee Flower Girl: Walla WaIIa
VI. Amandan; Mr.. Brindle vs.. Rear Admiral.
-Four Paw vs.. The Crowd; Race King VS. Po-
catelli.
Open stake. thirty-two entries-Pagliscci vs.
Friinrose; Gallant Boy VS.. Wild Mamie: Fair
flyirg vs.. Ina Cissus Pongenie vs. Queens
Beauty; Earthquake VS.. White Rogue: Mix
Maid VS.. Miss Buneritero; Ragged Actor vs.
OnondRgo; Renegade Apache vs. Mr. Parton.
Blooming Dutchman VS.. Pedlar; Reckless Aero
bat vs. Madame Dunyea; IrOnhonse VS. Young
'leraldine: Honest Girl vs.. Fiddler: In Time vs.
Corinthian Flyer; Jim Lamb vs. La Rosa: Ell
iert Reese vs.. Billy Mutually; r w VS.. Real
American.
Unfinished open stake-Mabel S VS. Our Porto.
Russell rs. Miss Gambit The Mist VS.. Cuban
star; Busy Boy Sampler.
Unfinished class stake. fnal-Princess Light
foot VS.. Cheyenne.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-17
NEW ORGANIZATION
Of BIG FIRMS

An organization has been effected By
the business men and property owners
in the machinery district bounded by
Market Stuart Folsom and Second
streets for the purpose OF Improving
the streets, sidewalks and conditions
generally in that section of San Fran
cisco. In response to a call issued BY
H A. Evens OF the Johns -Aanvflls
Company, number OF business men
gathered last Saturday in the Offices
OF Meese & GOttfried on First and
Minna streets. c. c. Moore called the
meeting to order and Fred Ward was
elected temporary president and H A
Evens temporary stcretary A meet
ing will be held this afternoon at 2
o'clock at the Offices OF Meese & Colt
fried to perfect permanent organiza-
tion.
Almost all of the large firms In the
district have made application for mem
oership- The plan is to co-operate
with other Improvement associations
IN san Francisco to advance the com
merclal interests OF the city One OF
the matters which will engage the at
tentlon OF the new organization con-
cenrs the spur tracks placed on the
streets shortly after the fire. which
nave not been used and serve only TO
impede traffic. Firms that have tempo
rarlly established outside cf the cftv
VIII De invited to return.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-17

A. Bianchi otherwise known as Daggie
Smith, reached an agreement with Fer
guson, under the terms of which he
procures the services of the mighty
six-year-old son of st. GeOrge-Sallie
McAllister for the ensuing two years.
During this period Bearcatcher will be
bred to the best mares at Rancho del
Rio.
Ferguson's determination to retire
his horse was reached only after re-
peated efforts to get him to the races
within the past year had failed time
after time. Ferguson has worked very
patiently with the horse, and has sew
eral times succeeded in getting him al
most up to a race, only to have him
go lame again. Early in the present
season the prospects looked bright for
the starting OF the horse, but the same
old trouble with which he has been
afflicted throughout his career cropped
up.
II Bearcatcher can transmit to his
progeny the marvellous speed which
he has shown at various times in his
career, he should make a wonderful
record as a sire. Bearcatcher was un-
doubtedly one of the fastest horses that
ever ran on the American turf Among
his brilliant public performances were
six furlongs in 1:12. mile in 1881
one mile and a sixteenth in 1:45, and
a hundred watches caught him quar-
ter of a mile over the Harlem track
at Chicago in 21 2-5 seconds, which is
one of the fastest authenticated quar-
ters in the annals of the turf
Some of the fractional times to his
credit are simply marvellous. In a
seven furlongs race he ran the first
five fuFlongs in 5S1z seconds. and in an
other race, at a mile and sixteenth,
he negotiated the first seven furlongs
in / "a 2-5 with 124 pounds. He holds
the, mile record of 1884 for the Emery
VILE track. having made it on Decem-
Der 9, 1905. with III pounds up.
In his four seasons of racing he
started only thirty three times. the
iameness which was his bugaboo hav-
ing frequently made itself manifest.
Had he been a sound horse he UNI
doubtedly would have made Garnett
Ferguson a wealthy man. The local
race going public will sincerely regret
Bearcatcher's passing. and will look
hopefully forward to the time when
the first of his progeny will come to
the races.
Handicapper Egbert announced last
night the weights for the Lissak Han
cap, $4,000 added, at one mile, which
will be the feature of Saturdays half
holiday card at Emeryville. Proper is
once more assigned top-weight honors.
with an impost of 125 pounds The
weights of other likely starters in
clGde DR.. Leggo 119, Nealon 119, Rapid
Water lis, Sir Edward 115. Tony Faust
112. Joe Coyne 110, Lisaro los, Collector
Jessup 105, Corrigan 104, Temaceo 102,
Ramus 100, Woolma 95. The full list
of the weights follows:
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-17

1t will again be case Of large fields
of cheap horses at Emeryville today.
The card will consist of five selling
races and one purse event. The latter
viii close the programme.
College Widow, Abba and Irish Mike
are likely to be the contenders in the
opener three furlong dash for two
year-olds. College Widow, the Hill
dreth entry, has shown up well in her
work. and may win. She probably
will have to beat Abba. who ran a good
second to Banonica recently. Irish
Mike has been working well. but has
not run up to this work in his previ-
Gus starts.
Ella True may win the second In the
absence of her owner and regular
jockey. joyful will be the contender
Miller will probably be right there with
Hilo de Oro- Calendar might be the
surprise.
Procrastinate got poor ride from
Horner the last time out, and if that
race is thrown out looks to be the best
in the third. Black Sam should show
Improvement with a better boy up. The
boy who rode him last time was set
down for incompetency as result of
the ride. Batidor has been running con-
sistently in the money, and should be
right there at the end.
Although Prestige beat Metlakatla
the last time the pair met. the latter
should win today with a good rider up.
When Prestige beat her at six fur
longs she was weakly ridden by
Kirschbaum. The additional distance
will be to her liking. Hersain is fast,
but probably will quit if Prestige goes
out with her, as seems probable. In
that event. Baker should show
Talamund looks best in the fifth. at
a mile. Jake Moore will probably be a
sharp contender Vincentio and Get
Rich Quick appear to be best of the
balance.
Mandator should come right back
today and win from Fulletta and Earl
Rogers in the closing race at a mile.
Fulletta beat him the last time they
hooked up, but probably would not
have done so had the race been run
strictly on its merits. This was the
race which resulted In the disqualified
ton of Bolomah and the suspension of
Jockey Miller. Hedgethorn and Edith
James have outside chances.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-17
BEEF EXPOSE HITS
ALASKA PACKERS

The tndiscriminate policy of the Fed
eral Government in the packing house
disclosures OF Chicago was rOundly
scored in the annual report Of the
Alaska Packers Association. which was
read before the yearly gathering OF the
stockholders at the Offices of the con-
cern, "A Folsom street. Tuesday.
A loss OF $250.00O has been suffered
by the packing company as a result of
the exposures. which caused dropping
or IN the trade Of the United Kingdom
This loss is laid directly TO the door of
the authorities at Washington, who
gave out the impression abroad that in
all canning establishments OF the Unit
ed States the conditions were as bad
as found in Chicago.
The directors Of the Alaska Packers
Association declare that the Govern
ment could have easily devised some
plan which would not have affected IN
noceHt packers throughout the country
so disastrously-
The financial report OF the aSsocia-
tion shows that its loss from the April
fire was $250.929. The association at
present has sixteen cannerieS in opera
tion. All of these abliShments. with
the exception of the plant at Point Rob
ertS, Puget Sound, are located in Alas
ka- Seventy-seTen steamers and
launches are in the service OF the com
pany.
The report OF the directors. read by
President II. F. Fortmann, was unani-
mOuSly approved and resolutions com
mend4ng the work Of the of1ciaTs OF the
company for the year were passed.
The entire board OF directors was re-
elected Following the adjournment OF
the shareholders the directors met and
elected officers The board Of directors
consists Of Henry F. Fortmann, Louis
Sloss, c. w. DOrr, Isaac Liebes. W b
Bradford, D. Drysdale, Francis Cuttfng,
William L. Gerstle. F. B. Anderson. F.
l. Lipman, Henry z. Bothin- The off,
GERS elected were: Henry F. Fortmann
president; Louis Sloss. vice president;
G. w. Dorr. vice president and general
counsel; William Timson, secretary:
Isaac Liebes, treasurer
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-17
nrrCHELL CASE CoNTINIrED

The case of James Mitchell against
the California and Oregon Coast Steam
snip Company to recover $4,000 dam
ages for the death of MitcheIPs SON
who was killed in an explosion on the
steamer Dispatch, was called yesterday
in Judge Graham's court and continued
until January "a. Continuance was
granted because OF the absence of an
important witness for the defense and
only two witnesses were heard. Judge
Graham agreed to decide the case with
out jury after the jury had been dis
missed in the middle of the trial be-
cause of alleged jury tampering by GER
tain witnesses for the defense.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-17
To Round UP MORE
LAND THIEVES

PUEBLO. Colo, Jan 1e.-Under the
direction of NJ. c. Burch. assistant
United States Attorney, E. H. Long.
Special United States Attorney, and
S d. Church, special agent of the De-
partment of Justice. an investigation
into alleged public land frauds will be
prosecuted from Pueblo during the next
two months. Representatives of corpo-
rations alleged TO have been illegally
using Government coal and timber
lands in Colorado will be summoned
from all parts OF the State
When the committee completes it's
work here ii viii report to Washing
ton and action will follow Immediate
~, II is said. TO recover damages for
timber proved to have been fraudu
lently used and to oust any illegal
holders of coal lands.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-17
PLANS BUILDING To
COST. $4,000

NJ j. Lyon filed with the Board of
works yesterday an application for a
permit TO erect "a six-story brick build
ing In Sutter street, near Grant avenue.
at an estimated cost of $4,000.
The Shiels Estate Company applied
Tor permit to erect building in Mis-
sion street, near Third. which will cost
$4,000.
Other applications for building per-
mits were filed by Levy. Rodde & Axel-
roo, Pacific street, near Kearny, $34,-
700; John Benson. northeast corner of
Pine and Leidesdorff streets, $4,000; S.
H. Gibson, northeast corner of Battery
and Merchant streets. $4,000; Albert
and Polk streets. $4,000: Zeh & Molony,
northwest corner of Hayes and Laguna,
$4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-17
CAUGHT UNDER FALLING WALL

Josepn Ramey, a wrecking contract
Or Wnile superintending the razing of
wall on Clay street yesterday after
-oon, was caught underneath the fall
ing debris and suffered injuries fha+
may cause his death. The engine to
Wnicn the ropes were attached was
started too quickly Ramey's injuries
consist OF broken right arm ana
shoulder. contusions and abrasions on
.ne mead and probably q fracture OF
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-17

dozen others of his string to Los An
geles for the remainder Of the Ascot
Park Season. They viii be brought
back here when Ascot closes.
E. ]. Ramsey has gone to Los Angeles
with his jockey, r. Davis. The latter
will ride Martinmas in a stake event
at Ascot Park on Saturday
Harry Slower was a greatly surprised
man when his Albert gelding. Duke of
Orleans, won the second race His only
wager on the race was a $1.50 bet,
which he lost to the boy who rubs down
the horses. Slower was indiscreet
enough to venture the opinion that
Tanana would beat Duke of Orleans.
and the boy promptly took him up.
Slower was almost dazed when Will
Jams landed the Duke winner at 10
to 1.
Johnny Lyon was the kingpin winner
among the bookmaking fraternity yes
terday. While most of the bookies
made only small winnings, Lyon
cleaned up $500, and the disqualified
tion of Lone Wolf was a severe blow
to him at that
The following thirty bookmakers cut
Ian, Johnny Lyon, OwensbOro. Falstaff,
Western, San Francisco, Oakland.
Berkeley. B. Schneider, Boston. Stuy-
vesant, w. r. Engstrom, Missouri
Martin & Co, Broadway, Pillicum,
Nevada, Golden Gate. Central. Alamo,
Sheepshead, Jackman. Joe Rose, Eckert
& Co.. c. Walter. Schley. IngIeside. Bo-
dropped out. after having had several
losing days.
]. o. Keene paid $3.50 for Bravoure at
the Sheepshead Bay sales last June.
She is a February foal by Gerolstein
out of Priestess and is a half sister to
Priestlike- Luxurio cost Keene $500
at the same sale. This one also was
bred at Rancho del Paso. being by
Royal Flush III out Of Beryl. She is a
January foal and is a half sister to
that good campaigner Golden Mineral.
Duarte. the two-year-old who has
made one start in the colors of A. b.
Spreckels, is half sister to the un-
beaten Descuento, winner of two races
as a two-year-old and four as a three
year-old as the property of Henry Nc
Daniel prior to her death from
pneumonia, contracted while en- route
from Los Angeles to Memphis in the
spring of 1905. Duarte was bred at
Napa Stock Farm and is a March foaL
Willie Gift, c. B. Lusk's two-year-old
was bought by him at DougIess Park
last September for $110. He is by AL
bert out of Belle of Orleans, is an April
foal. and is full brother to Duke of
Orleans. His dam won the Tennessee
Oaks in 1900.
Jim Neil has completed the collection
of a snug sum of money among the
horsemen for the benefit of Terry Nc
Govern and will forward it at once to
the treasurer of the fund being raised
in New York.
Bert Knapp. for many years we'll
known jockey on the Chicago tracks
is dying at Los Angeles of consump
tion. A subscription OF 500 was raised
for his benefit at Ascot Park a few
days ago.
Jockey w. Knapp will ride at Ascot
Park during the remainder of the sea-
son.
H. Brown, who has been handling
yearlings at Baldwin's Santa Anita
ranch in Southern California, has de-
cided to become a steepIechase rider
and will apply to the Eastern govern
ing board for a license
Yesterdays scratches: Judge. Baker
Dora I.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-17
OLD MAN DIES FROM INJURIES

Henry NJ. Walsh. 76 years Of age.
succumbed yesterday TO injuries which
ne received week ago in collision
netween two street cars at the COR
ner OF Devisadero and Geary streets
he was pioneer resident and owned
considerable property.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-17
MAKES PLEA ron REFUGEES

AlVa Udell. chairman OF the pri-
risional committee OF the Tammany
Civic Federation. has sent a communi-
cation 10 the Mayor. Supervisors and
Park Commissioners requesting that
before any move should be made TO Oust
the refugees from the parks the al
legged Questionable characters therein
be elected first
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-17
cANApIAN ATHLETE rNpER cI.nI-n

MONTREAL. Jan I6--W. J. AIcGee
at one time secretary OF the Shamrock
Amateur Athletic Club and a governor
OF the Canadian Athletic Union, was ar
rested today for the misrepresentation
OF funds IN his possession as secretary
OF the Mutual Loan and Building As
sociation. The amount involved. N Is
alleged NAV reach $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-17
ELECTRICAL woRkERs INJURED

A piece OF electrical machinery which
three men were engaged in setting
up in the new Emporium gave way
yesterday and fell upon two OF the
men, A Hamilton suffered fractures
OF leg and arm NJ. Weiner's right
foot was crushed.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-17

AL Konigsberger, owner of Dorado,
claimed Lazell out of the fourth race
yesterday for $s25.
Barney Schreiber has decided to ship
Banonica, Fred Mulholiand and a half
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-17
Ferguson Bearcatcher Has Faced
the Barrier for the Last lime
Once GreatRaceHorse
viii Be Retired
to the Stud

Bearcatcher, one of the most popular
horses that ever started on a local
racetrack, will face the barrier no
more. T. Garnett Ferguson. his owner,
yesterday made arrangements for the
immediate retirement of the horse to
the stud at Rancho del Rio. Oswald
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-17

Tom Dillon for correct styles in, hats,
corner Van Ness ave and McAllister st,
s2.5o. s3.5o, $500.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-17
Large Fields and
Cheap Horses
Today
The Calls Selections
By. u. r. Jeffery

By. J. r. Jeffery
First race--CoIIege Widow, Al
bia, Irish Mike.
Second race-EIa Crue, joyful,
Hilo de Orc.
Third race-Procrastinate, Black
Sam, Batidor.
Fourth race-Metlakatla, Pres
fige, Baker.
Fifth race TaIamund, Jake
Moose, Vincenttb.
Sixth race-Mandator, Fulleta,
Earl Rogers.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-17
Entries at Emeryville

The entries and weights for today's
races at Emeryville are as follows:
FIRST RACE-Three fnrlongs; selling: two
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-17

p2 uine al EInwood
on show Wnnerb by ySyrnpri
Trained RANDALL
a the awon eaedu He
had no oexsesH
ran ms ioruh
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)rS Lone Wolf is disqualified and Jockey BET DOW4
Honaer's Mount Bumps Contenders
and Race Goes to Croushade
San Francisco Calls Racing Form Chart

January
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-ime-.26 20. 20 10. l:l7 80. 1888. A
:. show. T. Garter. place. s. show, T.
0eden-l-ambeuf. Trained by T. q.
High price-lnhammable, 30. Elder 20
near the finish putting CrOwshade
He was disqualified and placed fourth
ferference. Early Hours was going lice
right there. Sir Carter slipped mp on III
Sz1 SIXTH RAcF-Six .furlon,s. pUrSe
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-10-11
Last Report From Government Places
Acres Open to Entry at 792,238,7O7
-1,134,186 Acres Homesteaded in
North Dakota.

Washington, Oct. 10.-Uncle Sam
gave away in the neighborhood of
100000 farms to homestead settlers
during the last year, according to the
report of the commissioner of the gen.
eral land Office. The acreage taken
under the homestead and other laws
aggregated 17,S53,636. Divided into
$50 acre tracts this would make ILL.,
460 farms. But in many cases the
homesteader took less than 100 acres,
so the officials say that the total home
steads will run close to 10000.
Homestead settlement took place in
all the public land states, with the ex-
ception Of Mississippi and Wyoming.
According to the figures, Louisiana
has 5,446 acres more public land now
than it had last year, and Wyoming
has 1,143,899 acres more now than it
had last year. The. officials say the
only way to account for 1t is that
homesteaders have been relinquishing
claims in those states and taking
them elsewhere. Alaska reported no
homesteading at ALL
The following will show the number
of acres homesteaded during the past
year, and the number of acres Of pub
lie land still remaining for entry by
states:
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-10-11
Sad Death of Mrs J. J. Bell.

son, Maurice Johnson, Matthew Gaetz,
Allie McInnes, G. R. Cornish, Paul
Vornholt William P. O'Reilly, Frank
L. Gettys and Arthur Shumway.
' Closely following the death of her
daughter, Birdie, who passed away
Monday, Mrs. J. J. Bell died Wednes-
day evening at 10 o'clock at. the family
residence on Ninth street.
Mrs. Bell had been sufferer from
tuberculosis for some time, and her
death, like BRIDES, was not unexpect-
ed. Although this was the case,
friends and relatives were shocked at
the news of her demise. It was a
hard blow to the remaining members
of the family, who reckoned the wife
and mother as one whose endearing
traits of character could and would
never be replaced. The death of her
daughter is supposed to be the direct
cause of here sudden death, for the
last few days she has failed rapidly.
Mrs. Bell had been a resident OF
this city for the past twenty-five years.
Besides her husband, she is survived
by her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. N.
Miller, formerly of this city, but now
of Mississippi, and three daughters,
Eva, Marian and Lydia.
The funeral will be held from the
family residence at o'clock this af-
ternoon.