The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-03-29
RACERS DODGING
NEW YORK TRACKS
PERFORMERS" OF THAT SECTION
MAKE HORSE OWNERS VERY
TTISH-SCHlLLING TO BE
THE LEADING JOCKEY.
PITCHER ABLES.
BY J. S. A. MACDONALD.

San Francisco, March 2S.-The uncer-
tain stipulation in the east is occasioning
no end of worry to Pacific coast cam
paigners. A score or more owners who
hal intended making a try at the New
York tracks will now go north to Seattle
at the close of the Oakland meeting on
June 20 and around the circuit to Port
land, Ore*; Tacoma, Wash Spokane,
Wash; Butte, Mont, and Vancouver, B.
c. The latest recruit TO the northern
circuit is the powerful Koeninsherg- Cahill
stable This establishment headed by
Mozart, Rose Queen, Smiley Corbett and
other top-raters, will cut out New York
and make the north So will Barney
Schrieber, Ed Trotter and other owners.
"AP' Koeninsberg was small string
bookmaker earlier in the meeting, but an
uncommon run of success in laying the
odds netted him over $4,000 in two
months operation, according to market
gossip. This money he is investing in a
stable to be trained by the veteran horse
man, BILLY" Cahill. AS outlined a fort
night ago, the Jockey club will eventually
turn to the English system OF credit bet
ting" with the Metropolitan Turf associa-
ton members in control of the specula-
ton, as was the case before the Nets
president, George WheeIock, became en-
meshed in quarrel with John &. Cavan-
nagh, the ringmaster, resulting in the
complete overthrow of the boollmakers'
organization. Incidentally the contem-
plated change in the system of turf spec
ulation will prove a good thing for the
trainer and the horse owner. They will
become commissioners" more or less.
A trainer, for instance, will establish
credit with the bookmakers. On request
from his employer or his employers
f-sA L.
Mayhap the employers acquaintance
might he man of millions and Al credit,
but unless he went to the bother of keep
ing on deposit credit margin of money
with bookmaker, he himself couldn't
get on Hence the 'trainer-comms-
sioner' will be a mighty valuable adj
junct. Tn England many of them are rich
men through handling commissions.
However. rather than enter the chaotic
eastern field, it can be said the biggest
and strongest stables here will make the
Pacific coast circuit this summer
Will Marvellous Miller lose the jockey
crown in 1908? If he does, who will re-
lieve him of the symbol of premiership?
Just now we on the Pacific coast hear
that Jockey c. Fl. Schilling is the coming
boy. He it is who threatens Miller, and
not Dugan or Gilbert. Good judges who
had seen Schiling and Gilbert during the
past month at Arcadia and Oakland re-
spectively, declare Schilling to be
stronger finisher and much better judge
of rate and distance than Gilbert Be
that as it may, Schnling is actually lead
ing Miller in the riding averages at the
present time. Miller has every chance
to do we'll, too, for his mounts have been
specially selected by DIR. Rowell, his man.
ager. the trainer of President Tom
Williams string. Schilling has been rid
ing for r. L. Thomas at Arcadia, and
to say that his work has been high
class is putting it mildly. In fact many
of his performances have been on the
sensational order of Mills riding away
back in the autumn of 1906 at Washing
ton. D. c.. Schilling has been long
while maturing "Archie" thinner, dis
coverer of the amented Fuller, was the
first man to attempt the transformation
of Schilling from a gallop boy into
Jockey This occurred at New Orleans
four years ago. For long while Schilling
failed to show promise and was speedily
nearing the scrap heap. Then came an
When all is said and done
Mr. Miller will find two Tartars in Gil
bert and Schilling, once the three get
started out on the long campaign of the
metropolitan season.