The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22
Yesterdays Winners


DOrante Powers 5-2
Husky .. c. Miller. 81
Royal Tourist. Powers lilo,
). -...
He would have ridden Enisons horses
Tnat starred yesterday. but Tor the tact
that otner boys had been engaged on
them before Butler 5 arrival Butler
can ride at about 100 pounds, and has
changed but little since ne was seen
in the saddle here last season.
Jockey Deverich. who came west with
his manager. George kneal, on the
same train that brought Butler will
ride for Barney Schneider here during
the winter. DeYerich is lightweight
apprentice and Schreiber will use him
extensively in selling races where he
can avail himself of the apprentice al
lOwance.
Yesterdays cut in brought net in
crease of two in the number of books
in operation in the big ring. The Cen
tral club, backed by y c. Hildreth and
operated by Ben Snow, and the Owens
boro club, both of which had trans
acted business at heavy loss during
the preceding cut in, and dropped out;
but Al koenigsberg. Z. b walter,
Johnnie Lewis and NJ. Grau hung out
their states in addition to II others
that had been doing business previous
~ which brought the total strength OF
the layers including the combination
and three field books. up to %. The
bOokies received numerous good breaks
during the day and the result was that
virtually all OF them won. Bill Jack
man cleaned up Sl.70O. Charlie Walter
$1,000. and others in like proportion.
Captain r. r. Rice, who was recently
restored 10 good standing by mail
vote of the stewards of the Western
jockey club, had been disqualified from
participating on any of the tracks un-
der Western jockey club supervision
for having engaged in the racing at
Union park St Louis, and Essex park.
Hot Springs in the fall and winter OF
1905. at the time that the American
turf association was formed and the big
split up in western and southern rae
ing affairs occurred
Ranked at not being allowed to en-
gage in the racing at the inaugural
meeting OF the Oaklawn track at Hot
Springs. Captain Rice declared war on
the sport in his native state and was
instrumental in having Senator Amis,
representing Warner, Ark. introduce
the bill in the Legislature that event
ually put stop to the sport in Ar
Rice has been racing in California
since his debarment from the tracks or
his own state. and he has string in
training at Emeryville at the present
time.
E. J. Ramsey became the owner of
Cressina after that good mares defeat
by Deutschland in the opening race,
Ramsey claiming her from Frank Weir
for Slips. Weir purchased the mare
as though she might be a profitable in
vestment at the figure at which Ram
sey acquired her. She is a year old
by Watercress-C -Carina and has many
fast races to her credit on eastern
tracks.
Ben Jacobs. who managed Jockey
J. Butler when that boy was riding so
well on the New York tracks last sum-
mer, is here from the east and prob
ably will remain throughout the sea-
son. Jacobs has no boy in charge just
now, but may have. one little later
on.
being the whole show in the Jockey
line Yesterday. Powers piloted three
winners and Shilling booted in two.
Both of these boys are at the height
have no superiors on the American turf
Both of them will depart for Los An
geles Wednesday, being under en-
gagement to ride at Arcadia on open
ing day. but they will be back here
frequently during the winter to ride in
important stake events. Their de-
parture will leave the way open for
less capable riders to come to the front.
T. Fitzgerald has notified Secretary
/ Treat that he will reach Emeryville
within a few days from Seattle with
Silver Wedding, Zelina and Mill Song
: Several turfmen who will make Ar
cadia their headquarters this season
4 viii leave San Francisco for Los An
! geles today among the number being
+ Kleeman. w. A. Pinkerton is. also go
ing south at the Santa Anita opening.
Colonel Frank Fowler. formerly
/ owner of the Newport CKy.) track, was
a visitor at Emeryville yesterday, hav-
ing decided to stop off here for a few
DAYS en- route to Arcadia
Starter Dick Dwyer failed to get his
+ fields away as well as usual yesterday
He virtually presented the year old
race to Madman by springing the bar
rier when Cotytto was several lengths
were of the struggling variety.
The Oakland tag day volunteers
found the Emeryville racetrack an ex-
ceedingly profitable place to carry on
their work in behalf of charity Nearly
/ everybody at the track was decorated
with big punches of tags and liberal
! donations to the cause were freely and
Percy Bailey, agent for Fred Cook,
/ whose horses have been here for weeks
was an arrival from the east on last
nights overland
The string Of Is horses belonging to
William Gerst and G. II. Hole. I'm
charge Of Trainer Hamm. reached EN-
I eryville from Kentucky last night.
Jim Hall, who was a shining light in
the pugilistic world several years ago
/ and who has been connected with a
large stable in the east Tor the last two
years is now on the way to California.
Trainer Spence will ship Astronomer
4 back to Arcadia tomorrow and the
horse may be a starter in the Pomona
day.
J. E. Cushing has returned to Ken