The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23
Turfmen Preparing for
Winter Campaign
Odon1 Coming With Good String
and Among Other Cracks on
the Way Is Jack Afkin

The latest recruit to the ranks of
leading eastern turfmen who propose
making a winter campaign in Califor-
MIA is G. NJ Odom, owner of the
crack filly Trance, Nimbus. Juggler
and other good horses. Odom will
ship west in season for the opening of
the local season.
Herman Brandt has arrived at st.
Louis from New York with his own
horses and Jack Atkin, Emperor Will
liam, Gresham and Alice George, the
property of Barney Schreiber Tom
McGrath and Harrigan, good year
old, are among the Brandt horses. The
whole string will go to Woodlands
farm for two weeks to rest up before
shipment to California for winter
campaign. mainly at Emeryville, al
though Jack Atkin will be literally
nominated for the stakes at Arcadia
won IL races this year. including the
Carter and Metropolitan handicaps.
His winnings aggregate s3s,lS0. Tom
MeGrath has won six races out of 1s
starts and $3,66;5, while Harrigan has
been first in seven out of II starts
and has won $685..
on the closing day of the Seattle meet
ing, is at Lexington, KY. He is un-
decided regarding his future move
ments. but says that he may campaign
string at Arcadia the coming winter.
He has IL horses turned out in Cali
fornia.
trainer from the Kentucky racing
commission, with the idea of gather
ing a useful stable for campaigning
in California. He has severed con
with whom he got into trouble on a
Canadian track not long ago.
G. NJ. Van Gordan came down from
his ranch at Walnut Creek yesterday
to apply for stalls at Emeryville for
Hannah Louise, his clever year old
| flly. and two yearlings he has in
General Roberts Playful and the other
Ths ly shsssus IS Ssaap from
being as gig gigantic as s. her ha half ar5, brother
The eastern turf writer's show a dis
position to criticise Jockey Gilberts
riding and bestow much praise on
Lucky" Jack McGinnis is reported
to have decided TO abandon his pro-
posed ealifeTna ifann sampasn zepa little Joker
Blondy. Legal Form and Christmastide
were recent winners at Vancouver.
Jockeys Aiare s,s W. oMeH MeLntyTe MeRaa hyeur and
c. Sullivan are among the boys who
rode at the meeting.
G. H. Keene has arrived from Seattle. where
he remained for several days following the ship
ment OF his stable to Emeryville to superintend
brother Jack in Japan. William Read. the fore
man who left the employ Of the Keenes last
season 10 engage In training on his own account,
has rejoined the Keene stable and will be G. Ii.
Keeneis right hand man during the absence of
The Keene horses already here include Incen-
tive. On Parole Boas Bravoure. Nagazam, Ex-
chequer Rabelais, Novgorod Prince Nap Boggs
and Roulon. The stable will be augmented i'm
mediately by the addition of Red Leaf, Mansard
| Clanor Gromoboi, Confederate, Gatherings and
!, a 2 year old colt by Gold Heels that has never
started These horses have been turned out fol
the summer at Brentwood stock farm and will be
| taken up forthwith for training. William Read
! who inspected them at Brentwood few days
ago. declares that they are all In grand shape SC
far as physical appearances go. Red Leaf
usually lean and scrawny. has taken mucf
,, desh that Read fears that the season will bt
well advanced before she can be trained down t.
William cahilIs voladay and all the othe
horses that summered at Brentwood with tn,
| single exception of Arklirta appear to be Ii
splendid shape. Arklirta very lame in hi
paddock and the probability is that he viii no
NJ ] Hayes, having come to the concIusio,
that the injury suffered by Johnny Lyons at Seat
d | tie is of nature that will preclude the posi-
q biiity of the further training of this good horse
o is preparing to establish Johnny Lyons at th
q head of breeding stud of his own at som
nearby point Johnny Lyons will retire from tn
turf with the reputation of. having fallen bu
0 little short Of being high class horse. Hi
: most notable feat the winning of the Seattl
derbr in 1905 Sired by Barney Schreibers Sain
he was typical son of that good stallion an,
stood severe ctlIatellu9 wei. AS du lnUlVluun
Z he is a fine looking specimen of the thorough
n bred and with proper mating he is likely I
! transmit his qualities TO useful progeny
The string which Edward Trotter will campaig
: here this winter will consist only of Peter Ster
n ling Miss Mazzoni and Billy Pullman. Thcs
n horses are still at Seattle, but viii leave tn
q north soon Peter Sterling has been a great dis
/ appointment since his arrival on the coast las
q fall having apparently trained OF completed
: after ono or two good in the early part 3
8 last season. Trotter attempted to get him read
for the two mile stake at Seattle, but was IN
able to do so. The horse appears to be non
| rnudder and Trotter win try to pick up purs
] | or two with him before the wet weather sets /
] | AT Emeryville. Miss Mazzoni was taken out q
y a selling race by Trofter at Seattle and appear
to be useful fily in any sort of going.
= starter Dick Dwyer who has been here fo
d several days renewing old friendships, hied hin
v self to a nearby resort In the country ycsterda
e To spend most of the time that will interven
o before the opening of the season Mt Emeryvills
:. Dyyer's form at the barrier throughout the er
d tire Sea tile meeting marvelously good. an
local patrons Of racing will have no cause IL
complnin int concerning the starting II he can dupl
cate his Seattle showing.
s Jockey Sweet will not come west with Dl
s Rowell the coming week, but will remain a
X New York 10 ride the metropolitan track
n until the latter part of October He will leay
y the east in time TO be here for the OPENING
n Sweet hasn't TO remind him of hi
o fall at Empire City, which kept him out Of th
saddle for weeks.