The San Francisco call., 1908-10-09
TrainersDelightedWith
EmeryviIle Track
Layer of Loan Makes Soft Go
ing for Horses In Their
Workouts
By J. K. Jeaery

By J. K. Jeffery
Horsemen already quartered at EN-
eryville are delighted with the condi-
tion Of the track. Last season there
was general complaint among the
trainers that the track surface was
excessively hard and that their horses
feet and legs suffered in consequence.
The dressing of rich loan which Su-
perintendent Grant has applied to
the course this fall has had the effect
or providing proper cushion
that pleases the trainers immense
~, and the prediction is made
that when the dressing shall have been
all worked in with the old soil the
going will be quite as fast as 1t was
last fall without being detrimental to
the horses underpinning.
Eight more youngsters from Napa stock farm
the big string that Enoch Wishard viii handle
for A. B. Spreckels probably will remain at the
farm another week SO. Superintendent Berry
has no intention of shipping any horse to the
Arcadia track.
Roy Caruthers an arrival from the east
yesterday. Following the close of the Seattle
meeting he accompanied W. Z. Applegate Jr. to
Toronto. where the latter booked. Applegate is
now hunting in Idaho. but will be here for the
Emeryville opening. Frank Gallen, a welI known
turfman, came west with Caruthers- The latter
found awaiting him here a letter from ]. o.
Keene who is in Japan training Triumphant for
Journ In the land of the mikado and is hopeful OF
winning the derby, which will be worth about
$4,000.
The Hildreth horses feeling so good that
several of them got beyond control Of their boys
while being exercised yesterday morning. Two
Faust fell while being pulled up and skinned his
knees Last year a similar mishap to Tony
on rlfnd In hfa nr.fr ho1 Of
blood poisoning and Hildreth is a bit concerned
over the horses condition.
G. n. Keene will ship Raconteur and his year
ling by Gold Heels from Kentucky to California
with the string that Phil Chinn will shortly for
Superintendent g. W. Berry Of Napa stock farm
has shipped Lord of the Heath to Japan with the
Yokohama in view. The horse left the Korea
day or two ago.
Jockey F. Hildebrand is exercising the horses
Of 81. w. Hoag &c Co. at Emeryville pending the
cadia. Hildebrand plans to go to Arcadia In
about month but expects to return here to ride
before before the season is over. His contract with
Dayton expires in few months and he Is taking
on weight so rapidly that he does not look for Its
renewal.
In the following out of plan by which he will
alternately breed his band of mares at Rancho
del Rio to his stations Cunard and st. Avonicus
st. Avonicus. Next spring all of them will be
bred to Cunard. Both stations have demon
strstsd M their ability to make good In the stud
ference between them TO warrant giving either
the preference.
Jockey E. Clark, who rode well at Butte. is in
the employ Of Stuart Polk, who repurchased his
contract during the summer. Clark is still a
ride during the winter. Polks string is of very
modest proportions this season and contains no
hnrCn of fhn Cof1nu mall no1t hos
DIR. Rowell has an idea that Tommy Sandy
of exercise boy. will ride as well as ever II he
again gets the chance to take mounts. Sandy's
ability to sit close and snug horse has In no
wise diminished and he is one Of the rare exam
pies of jockey who can exercise horse well.
Balgowan, the stallion that recently died at
Barney Schreiber's farm, was a cracking good
racehorse In his day. AS 2 year old he won the
Hyde Park stake at Washington park in 1890. de-
feating Kingman In a sensational contest. He
q bay horse by Strathmore-Trinkitat and
sent many good racers out from Woodlands. One
won s SO Dnns many races in California In isoo BaI
gowan was 20 years old and might reasonably
have been expected to live longer.
Among the year olds and upward Ballot Is
the biggest winner this year. with $55.915 to his
gomery is third with s25 and the Winnings Of
other notable horses that will be campaigned in
Gafornia r. 7o this & winter are s s as follows Frank
Rapid Water. ss,o7o; Dandelion. 1880; Big
Bow se.o4o; Downpatrick. s5,s75; Pretension,
5000; Tony Faust. $3.50.
John Powers. who will race Golden Pearl,
Anmus and other horses In California this win
ter. win not come west until after the election
W. II. Fizer's Pinkola has won more races
than any other year old on the American turf
this year. He has II races to his credit His
atab pG rTav are Al Muler also from the the F1eI
Of whom have won II.
A. J. Levy win leave New York within week
or so for California and viii book at Arcadia
during the winter.
Judge e. q. Pettingill is going about on
full injury to foot
Following are the readjusted stake dates of
the Santa Anita park meeting OF l90s-e:
: Pomona handicap. seven-eighths of a mile.
Vernon selling stake, one mile, December 5.
Monrovia handicap. one and an eighth miles,
Garvanza handicap, one mile. December 10.
Santa Anita handicap, one and quarter miles,
December 25
Rose selling stake, one and an eighth miles
January L.
Glendora handicap. one mile, January o.
Covina selling stake, seven and half fur
Ventura handicap. seven-eighths of mile,
January %.
January 30.
Holland cup. two and a quarter miles, Feb
ruary &.
California handicap. one and a quarter miles,
February 49,
Speed handicap. three-quarters of a mile,
February %.
Woodlands stake, half mile. for year olds,
February o.
Los Angeles Derby. one and quarter miles.
March g.
Norfolk handicap, four miles. Merch IS.
San Gabriel stake, four and half furlongs,
for year olds. March 20.
Los Angeles Oaks. mile. March 81.
Colin stake. fve-eighths Of a mile, for year
olds, April 3.
DR.. Fitzgerald's Forerunner, after an absence
Of two years from the races. is again in train
ing at Emeryville, and is going along well
enough to warrant the belief that his owners
patience with the horse will be rewarded this
winter. Forerunner was very consistent and
shifty platter when he was running at Emery
vile couple of seasons back. Troublesome
underpinning has been responsible for his failure
to recently.
Jockey " Powers is increasing his lead In the
Jockey list for 1908 so far winning mounts is
concerned. but remains considerably behind Not