The San Francisco call., 1908-10-06
Hildreth Is Greeted by
His Many Admirers
Famous HOrSen1an VIII Race
the Most Noted String Ever
. known in the West

this fall holds stronger hand than
ever IN the way of a first class string
of racehorses, held an impromptu levee
at the Emeryville track yesterday, fol-
lowing his arrival from New York the
mig GIT before. No horseman who
crosses the continent TO race in Cali
fornia is held in higher esteem on the
and cordiAlity of the greeting extended
TO him yesterday was eloquent of that
fact
HiIdreth had not been seen at the
Emeryville track for nearly year. Al
though his horses were shipped here
to race after the transfer of his for
midable stable TO Santa Anita in the
early part of last season, Hlldreth dld
not return to San Francisco during the
-eason. This winter he purposes tf
equally divide his time between the
remain here until the wet weather sets
in. Then he probably will betake him
self to Arcadia and later on when the
winter rains are over, he Will return
north TO stay.
The Hndreth stable will this winter
contain 45 horses. All are quartered at
Madden and SchleSwig, couple OF
year olds that Hildreth recently pur-
chased from John Madden. The Hill
dreth string is unquestiona ably the most
tensive racing establishment ever
gathered in the west and Will compare
favoIEably in respect to quality land and
racing stables of the eastern turf.
Hildreth figured up on his way TO the
coast that the stable which he VIII
have in training in California this win
ter represents an investment OF ABOUT
sI75,000. Nobody else has ever made
such a showing in California. Ihe
$4,000 Uncle is the most expensiye
animal that his stable shelters. The
prices that he paid for some of the
other cracks are modest in comparison
Montgomery cost him $4,000: Meelick
herbert $4,000. King James $500, Peter
Ounce S5.70o, Veil $500, Guiding Star
$4,50o, Restigouche $4,1oO, Dandenon
Joe Madden and Schleswig, which he
left in the east in charge of Frank
Taylor. who is coming later on TO help
him train, cost $500. He bought only
half of Woodcraft from Cad DoggetI.
This stood him $1,000. Doggett retains
a half interest in the horse.
Hildreth was rather surprised when
Nealon was knocked down TO him for
81, 800 recently, as he was bidding on
horse principally to help the price along
for Billy Dubois benefit. Hildreth was
satisfied with the bargain, however, and
thinks Nealon will win some races Tor
him here this winter. There is nothing
the matter with Nealon. he declares.
Most of his expensive horses nave al
ready been won out and owe him noth-
Because of the trouble, time and wor-
ry mat the development of big string
of yearlings entails, he bought only
four yearlings in the east this season,
as compared with so last year. His
yearlings are all splendid lockers and
the bunch is likely TO make up IN quail
ity what is lacking in quantity. They
include a chestnut colt by Taskmaster-
The Niece, a half brother TO the sensa-
tional Uncle, for which Hildreth paid
81 600; chestnut colt by Magazan-F Fond
Hope. which stood him $3.50, and which
is the best locker of the lot; a chest
nut colt by Meddler-Vacation, and
brown colt by Ethelbert. The Meddler
nous Bowling Green. and Hildreth Sc
cured him for $500. The Ethelbert colt
cost him s40o. Hildreth seemingly is
very sweet on the Meddler colt
upon to do great deal of the Hildreth
riding during the winter. The stable
has a promising apprentice, who will
be given chance TO do some riding.
King James and Peter Ounce were
recovering from the effects of their re-
cent mishaps when Hildreth left the
east, but King James is in such shape
that Hildreth has little hope of being
able TO get him ready for a race before
the first OF the year. He expects TO
have Peter Ounce in condition at the
quarter crack when Hildreth pur-
chased him. but is doing well and prob
ably win be ready for racing as soon
as King James.
provements which have been made at
Emeryville. but thinks that the in
creased capacity of the plant will be
taxed by the influx from the east He
says that great many easterners are
coming, but that some whose names
have been mentioned in connection with
a California campaign will not be here,
notably James Rowe, trainer of the
keene stable. Hildreth is very close
TO John Z. Madden and thinks that
there is seant chance of his coming
hn Of 1saIy -
other horses that Dave O'Leary had
charge of at Seattle pleased Hildreth
Immensely. O'Leary will continue to
help him train the horses
Charlie Bowman who has been racing his
stable and booking over the Canadian circuit
notified Secretary Treat yesterday of his intcn-
tion TO ship here at the close OF the Hamilton
meeting next Saturday. Bowman has a useful
string. composed Of Belmere. Colonel Jack Hoyle
and The Earl, Belmere has Won nine races for
book here during the winter.
F. A. Forsythe notified Secretary Treat that
the stable which he viii shortly ship west from
New York will consist Of IS and year olds
and IL yearlings.
W. H. Spence. whose occupation as trainer
ceased with the recent sale Of Bosom. EllisdaIe
and St Withhold, the horses that he had been
handling during the summer, expects to leave
New York for San Francisco very soon. 1t is his
intention TO get together new string for racing
play and viii come west with him. Upton has
been showing promising form in the east.
''Plunger'' McMsnus recently added the horse
Adriuche TO his stable.
Dr. H. z. Rowell brought from New York an
so pound exercise boy, Of whom he expects 10
make a rider. The lads is Edgar Will
liams and Rowell who has developed many
clever jockeys, declares that the boy bears all
the earmarks OF a successful rider. Powell has
taken the usual eontfact on him.
". B. Jennings was visitor at Emeryville
yesterday and viii put in few days here Jen-
nings Will confne his racing operations TO Ar
eadia this winter He has bunch of yearlings
at his ranch near Woodland that will be seen in
the juvenile of 1909. The fast filly Rosegal
viii be his main reliance in the mature division.
Inducements are sufficient, and as Mil
waukee is a pretty fair fight town the
prospects for a match between Moran
and Wolgast in the near future are
very bright.
UNHOLZ A BENEDICT
From Davenport, Iowa comes the re-
port that Rudolph (Boer) Unholz has
finally won a ring engagement. The
Beers opponent this time is a young