The San Francisco call., 1908-10-14
R. |. Thomas Horses
Are at Emeryyille
George Reed Arrives From Ar
cadia With Kentucky Turf
mans Fast Division
By J. K. Jefery

Dy ~
The San Francisco division of the big
stable that r. L. Thomas. the wealthy
kentuckian, will race in California this
season reached EmeryvilIe yesterday
from Arcadia in charge of George Reed.
who will train and race the horses here.
The shipment consisted of II horses.
mostly of good class. Besides three
yearIngs the string includes Z. W.
Lady lrma, Ch1pmunk, Priceless Jewel.
Hampass and Billy BowIegs. Light
Wooi. the best horse in the Thomas
stable. will be shipped here later on.
Thomas Arcadia string is made up of
ABOUT 70 horses and is in charge of
Henry Mcdaniel.
club received notice yesterday from
Albert Simon that he would be Obliged
TO abandon his proposed California
campaign for the reason that his best
morse had gone wrong on the New
YORK tracks since he made application
ts Tor stable room at the Emeryville
Frank Weir. who will bring the great
sprlnter Roseben to the coast, wires
mat he will have IL horses in his
Emeryville string instead of the 10 that
ne mad previously planned to ship.
Handicapped Martin Nathanson has
nnlshed his missionary work in the in
terest of the Emeryville meeting in
New YORK and has returned to his
q
oeIore returning to the coast. He plans
70 arrive here next Tuesday to take mn
the work of getting ready for the OPEN
5: 9: Hildreth is wondering whether or not
ae rs the owner of Angelus the horse that took
Meehck measure in the second derby at New
orleans last winter. Before he left the east for
s sne oo coast Angeus was offered to Hildreth for
were not completed. A few days ago Frank
Iaylor his brother In law and trainer notified
11gretn tnat he had purchased Angelus for him.
hildreth wired back nstructing Taylor not to
take the horse unless the deal was actually and
rrevocably concluded. Nothing further has been
ueard from Taylor. Angelus is a mighty good
horse. but Hildreth figures that he already has
as many mature horses on the coast as he
can use to advantage this winter
several OF Hildreths good horses we're breezed
along at the Emeryville track yesterday morning
Dandeion covered a quarter in "a seconds with
niue apparent effort and acted though he
occasion required If fast track conditions pre-
the Opening handicap. Meelick also breezed a
slow quarter. There is no chance of this horse
OF tbo, Uncle being eng ready for the opening, Both Of
after their summers let up. Tony Faust's legs
nave nav nlied up somewhat as result of his recent
ran, put Hfldreth has hopes that IL is only a
temporary condition and that the horse viii be
available for early racing
Blanche C. and brown yearling colt by HamiI-
ton-Crieket to the string that he has in train
mer at Brentwood. and like others that have
come from that place look exceedingly well.
Trainer Cotton has been advised that Colonel
the horses he has been buying in Kentucky
Inc shipment win consist of six mature horses
and hve yearlings. Wool Sandals which has
been winning on the Kentucky tracks In the
ceicrs RS OF W. j. Young. is in reality the property
of Colonel Applegate and will be included in
his big string here this winter
A, ]. jackson, whose feet 6lly Fern L is
joint holder OF the American record for one
mile with Dick Welles and Kiamesha H. has re-
turned to his home in Oakland from a success
Iul hunting trip in the wlds of northern Cali
Sot.i lorna, wnither ne went at the close of the
part for Arcadia. where his stable is already
quartered- Fern L probably viii be shipped here
the Emeryville~ stakes If she retains the high
class form that she displayed at The Meadows.
Jockey Eddie Dugan will spend the winter in
California, instead of accompanying Trainer
Joyner OF the Whitney stable TO England With
his brother Willie, the former jockey. and his
mother. the crack lightweight rider viii leave
New York for his home in Oakland this week
un On account OF the suspension which his rough
riding on the New York tracks recently en-
tailed, Dugan will not be able to do any riding
until the first Of January. C. E. Durnen, his
tract on the boy. and the disposition Of the
lads services during the winter months remains
to be determined.
Firestone, which Dr. RoyveH the Williams
trainer. is pointing for the opening haudicap
breezed a slow three-eighths yesterday. A half
in :4s l-5 by NJ J. Dalys Nebulosus was the
star performance OF the day. In fact this il
quite the fastest bit of work that the cIockers
have been shown to date.
AL Coney was at Emeryville yesterday arranr-
Ing for stabling accommodations for Altadice
and Ell Pavo. both of which horses ran credit
ably at Seattle. They were fred at the close
OF the Seattle meeting and will arrive from
the north next week. William Short will con-
tnue to train them
Several local turfmen departed yesterday for
Ukiah. where running races will be given in
connection with a fair during the balance OF
the week. Jim Neil went up with DistrSbutor
and Uncle Sam. Roy Knapp with vronsky and
Buster Jones also included in the shipment