The San Francisco call., 1908-05-12
Gossip of the Track

President Williams announced yesterday that
Saturday. May %. viii be Tabioia day at the
track. Upon this occasion the entire gate re-
ceipts will be donated TO the .Fabiola hospital,
In accordance with the practice which has pre-
vailed for years. Everybody connected with
the track will be expected TO pay the regular
admission fee and no complimentary badges or
passes win be honored.
.Plunger'' McManus departed for New York
yesterday after very successful season on the
California tracks. He got OF loser at the
Arcadia meeting, but managed to recoup his
losses by abandoning the block for the ground.
and 1t is said that he is nearly $50 900 winner
on tife season. The bulk of his winnings were
made at Emeryville after the close OF the meet
Ing at Arcadia, the local book makers feeling his
presence to their cost upon several occasions,
notably when Nadzu won after being backed al
most of the boards.
Charlie Bowman will leave for Toronto this
morning, and expects to add to his stable soon
a book at the Toronto meeting and may fol-
low the game at other Canadian circuit tracks
before proceeding to New York He plans to
Bowmans California campaign has not been as
successful this season as he had hoped for,
bnt he returns a s east With with strengthened con
best winter racing center in the country
Burleigh was excused from starting In the
last race yesterday by the stewards at the
request of his trainer. Harry Robinson. who
reported that the horse still showed the effects
Saturday. Robinson felt that 1t would be bet
ter both for himself and the public il he
were given a chance to work the horse prop
ery before he was again sent to the races
in order to determine II his race of Saturday
had left any permanent III effects
william walkers inability to get the serv-
ices Of any other boy who could do the weight
accounted for the engagement of Jockey f.
that Walker thought the boy capable of riding
his crack hily to adrantage. He figured thai
be to sit still and let the ally run.
The Burns waterhouse yearings will ar.
rive from the ranch at Hopland on the night
Of the 18th, and will be ,quartered at the track
the following Saturday Will have opportu-
nifty to inspect them. Colonel Burns, who has
the purchase Of the wen bred stallion Rishtfni
in view. has decided that he cannot use the
deal is of. Rigltfuls legs are in such condi.
ton that he probably has outved his usefulness
for racing purposes and the chances are that
he will never again face the barrier
Jockey Hayes wns suspended for week by
Iistowel at the start of the J year old race. =
ciod Of earth while riding Livius and was in
sured painfully that bis engagement to ride
who was substituted on Preen. the opportunity
TO score his second victory Of the day
Jockey Miller remains in eclipse. second
and third was the best he could do yester-
day
E J. Ramsey purchased the year old geld
ing Nadzu from L. E. Moore yesterday for
$1,000. and the horse ran In the coors OF his
owner.
Barney schreiber has disposed of the year
old hly Banonica.
Jockey Hildebrand, who was injured when
Ocean Shore fell on Saturday was about yes
terday but was In no condition 10 resume rid
ing This was the fourth bad fali that the
boy had figured in since he began riding. for
A. F. Dayton during the winter
The New York turf writer's have been criti-
count of the poor form that he has been show
ing. in contrast TO the cleyerncss that he dis
played at Arcadia.
r. C. Anderson, a member OF the Louisiana
legislature who visited the Louisville track
last week says that the turf situation at New
Orleans is not nearly tlcklish as has been
represented in seme quarters. He says that
dence Louisiana tracks is a foregone conclu-
sion. but that the big tracks will not be mo-
Tested. One hundred days of racing next win
ter seems TO be the general desire in that part
of the country, according to his notion.
Senator Owen Cassidy. whose vote helped ma
terially TO defeat the Hughes anti-racing meas.
ures in the upper branch OF the New York
legislature, was visitor at the races nj Ja-
maca one day recently. the guest of Andrew
Miller, one of the jockey club stewards He