The San Francisco call., 1908-05-20
Gossip of fhe Track

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To the keen regret of local turfmen who had
come TO regard William Walkers clever 6iy
Center Shot very highly, she bled in her race
ot yesterday and was thereby eliminated from
the contest. This weakness while not always
incurable. renders a horse unreliable and con.
sequently depreciates its value Walker paid
Barney Schneider $1,000 for the hIly last fan
ana N the light OF what she had previously ac-
eomplished. coupled with her achievements here
following her recovery from the effects of the
sccident III which she figured at Latonia soon
atter ner sale, i looked as II she a real
bargain. Although intimation of the fact
had obtained circulation. it is reported that the
niiy oed slightly In the distance in which
she started week ago Monday and in which she
nnIsned out Of the money after string of
brilliant victories 1t was generally supposed
at the time that incompetent handling and the
route accounted for her poor showing
Barney Schreiber had cause for further rejoic-
ing yesterday when he received a wire from New
York conveying the information that his crack
horse Jack Atkin had followed up his Metropon-
handicap tie feature of yesteTasy card at
Belmont Park. Ii has leaked out that 1t on
the advice Of Schneider himself that Jack Atkin
was a starter IN the Metropolitan. After the
horse had won the Montague stake. thereby in
curing penalty OF eight pounds, Trainer
have scant chance OF beating McCarter in the
Metropolitan, but Schneider wired back that sec
ond money Of 81. 900 was worth trying for and
advised the starting OF the horse.
Angie Ahnafer. DR.. Rowells foreman, took
out trainers license yesterday and the WI.
be raced under his direction to the end Of the
season. Then Ahnafer win devote his atten-
tion TO the breaking and education OF the year
lings that Williams purchased the Burns &
Waterhouse sale. In August AhnafeT will take
up the horses that DR.. Rowell turned out for the
At for racing when the sport is resumed at
EmeryEille next November
Ii
improved form OF late. made splendid showing
yesterday Besides winning with Emma g. and
Eyeorght' ooth OF Vnlcn were AT renuneratlve e
odds. he landed the long shots Standoyer and
Maxtress second. This constituted his entire list
Of mounts for the day. Jockey Walsh divided
the honors Of the afternoon with him so far as
winning mounts were concerned by scoring with
Lady Kitty and saggs.
An exercise boy in the employ of ID. A. Bian-
chi was severely hurt by a fall while gaoping
a horse for his employer yesterday morning.
Grave fears were entertained that the lad might
be dead when he was picked up and carried of
the track limp and inert but after a consider
able delay in securing the services Of physician
he restored TO consciousness and no perma-
nent i'll effects are expected.
Walter Miller was unable TO do less than 10T
pounds riding weight yesterday. Miilers serv-
race to be run at Belmont Park one week from
Saturday II he makes good train connections
be will be able to reach New York in time to
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Ocean Shore is once more taking exercise after
having been on the shelf in consequence Of the
effects of the fall that he had with Jockey Hill
debrand up some two weeks ago. The horse is
still so sore, however, that Trainer Spratt has
close Of the local season. II he gives promise Of
rounding into form again he viii be shipped to
Seattle for summer campaign
The injury that Massa sustained in his last
start was not so serious at drst feared. and
the horse has recovered sufficiently TO permit Of
his being breezed along again.
]. J.. Ferguson has purchased the mare Fan
tastic from Sanford a Epperly and she will
leave for Seattle today with the others of the
Fleur de Lis stable
Jockey walsh reported to the judges that
ciondlight tried to run out all the the way In her
casons when he had ridden her
Al Koenigsberg and Roy onutt we're among
terday They each cleaned up about $500.
Dollie Dollars was severely kicked while at
the barrier yesterday.
The American Turf association has tabled the
application OF Jockey George Mountain Tor
license TO ride. Mountains friends made q
strenuous campaign for his restoration to favor
but the bad ride that he put up Pasadena at
City Park last winter IS stilI held against him
Elmer Robinson. whose intention Of returning
to the saddle was recently announced, is riding
at Churchill Downs
Happy Rice and Pasodella are the latest adj
ditions 10 the Emeryyille schooling list.
The paris mutuels at Churchill Downs recently
paid S696.60 sfrnight and S225. 40 place for each
IS ticket on a steepechase winner.
Richard croker's orby. the Epson derby win
ner Of 1907. has broken down hopelessy, ac-
carding to report. and win race no more.