The San Francisco call., 1908-07-12
Tr0ffers Of Class for
Oakland
Meeting in August VIII Bring
Together the Best Horses
IN Training


The sensational trotters Of each year
usually burst forth full fedged from
the green classes SonOma Girl and
Highball. the speed marvels OF last
season, were without records when the
racing opened. but the great Califor-
MIA mare trotted 10 a record OF y
and the gelding to one OF 2:06A in July
Sonoma Girl afterward reduced her
mark TO 2:05L, winning nearly $4,000.
and being sold for S26.500- 1t was
the big purses and stakes offered for
the slower classes that brought these
two wonderful trotters to the front.
The same thing is true here in Caliror-
MIA where the sensational horses or
the circuit rush out OF the woods as IL
were. right into the spot light IN an
effort TO win the largest stakes
The first big stake for trotters on
the coast this year Will be the Greater
Oakland. which is to be decided at the
meeting across the bay next month
The stake has a value OF $2,500 and IS
for horses OF the 2:2O class. It re-
ceived p original entries and the best
prospects. from Los Angeles on the
south 10 North Yakima, Wash, on the
north, are in training for II.
The outlook at present is for one OF
the largest fields seen on trotting
track in California in years. and IL will
not surprise horsemen II Is or more
are lined up for the word when the
race is called at the Oakland track
next month
Southern California always is to be
depended upon TO furnish some OF the
new stars each year. It has three rep
resentatives in this stake In Emily W.
a James Madison mare, named BY that
excellent reinsman, Fred Ward: Wenja.
a ZoIock mare, owned by c. A Founder
OF Los Angeles. and Judge Dillon, son
Of Sidney Dillon. that is the property
OF Mrs. L. J. Hastings, also OF Los
Angeles. There has hOated up from
the city OF Angels a story that Wards
mare has been trOtting right around
2:IO in her work. that Vienna has been
doing about as well, and that the south
ern contingent will be able TO land one
of this trio OF trOtters close 10 first
money is more than probable
From the far north will come one
/ lone. candidate. the bay mare Irene. by
Florida, trained by Robert Prior. Lit
tie is known here OF her abilities as a
trotter. but IL she is shipped this long
distance and scores for the word IL
will be because she has shown her
trainer enough speed to warrant the
expense.
Among the horses in training nearer
the field OF battle are seven or eight
that have speed enough 10 bear watch
ing from now on that they may not
jump into fame entirely unheralded.
leaving those wise persons in the lurch
who work their watches overtime every
training day that they may give out
information early and be enabled 20
say after the race I told you So"
James B Smith OF this city is the
owner Of one OF these trotters. She IS
a small bay mare. pretty as a picture
and one that the experts who know a
horse call sweet gated The popular
trainer, Joe CuicellO, has this little
mare in training at Pleasanton. and 50
far she has done everything asked OF
her. has been a mile right at 2,10 and
quarters at a rate OF speed TO place her
/ in the 2:04 class were she able TO put
four OF them into one mile Her name
is Lady Inez and she is BY Nutwood
wilkes, 2.16H. the horse which sired
John A. McKerron. 2;041z, the fastest
trottfng stallion bred in California and
the second fastest stallion in the
world
Lady Mckinney is another mare thar
seems TO have a decided Took IN" for
T first money in this stake She is owned
By F. J. Fitzpatrick OF San Francisco, a
most enthusiastic amateur horseman.
who will start his horses in regular
racing events for the first time this
year. Fitzpatrick owns the sire OF this
mare, Washington Mckinney. one OF the