The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
Gossip of the Track

Barney Schrefber received a letter yesterday
from Dave Henry, who is handling string of
tents of which proved very pleasing to the mas
ter of Woodlands Farm. Henry wrote that the
2 year olds that he took up at the farm
after leaving here had shown enough to con-
vince him that there were at least half dozen
in the lot that would hold their own in the best
of company the New York tracks. Woodlands
Rose and Emperor William, the latter a full
brother to Johnny Lyons. looked upon as
the pick of the lot =, schreiber is especially
sweet on Emperor William, which he declares
TO be the best looking ycungster that ever left
Woodlands farm.
]. B. CMichiganl. Smith is no longer horse
owner, having sold his two clever sprinters
Burleigh and Gygsy King, King to sL,. D. Miller
leigh being year old and Gypsy King a 5
year old. Miller will campaign them at the
auction auction for $4,000 and is tied WITH STSe Gemme @
and Pajarolta for the distinction Of having won
the greatest number of at Emeryville
Jack Keene was not among those who prohted
at the first asking in yesterdays opener at
Emeryville% Keene had planned betting 500
on on her with the expectation ion OF getting at least
so to l against her at the beginning of the
betting there was such immediate rush to
get aboard that they rubbed to 20 without taking
disposition to back the mare at any price, they
rubbed by successive stages to 10, 10, 8 and
had been reduced to the lowest notch. and by
that time the desire to bet on Brcmina was
not in evidence. Keene was among those who
returned their money to their pockets because
the odds seemed ridiculously short to take
against a horse that had not started in nearly
a year because of chronic lameness. AS a
result of this disinclination to accept the odds
offered, Bromina receded to to at post
time. She won after getting of poorly, but it
was close fit and she came out of the
ON three legs. very, lame. Keene acquired
Bromina at Saratoga last summer and has been
patiently trying to get her to a race ever since
The program book for the closing weeks
racing at Emeryville made its appearance yes
terday. The following special features are
provided for:
Tuesday Valley handicap, $3.50, six fur
longs.
Wednesday handicap, sl,0oo one
and an eighth miles.
THURSDAY handicap $7oo. seven fur
longs.
Saturday-Presidio handicap, $1,000. one and
a sixteenth miles; Finale handicap $780, five
and a half furlongs
Cloudlight came out of her race of wednes
day with a leg badly cut. Trainer Farrell
the injured leg into a condition that will per
NIT the starting of the mare on the closing day
of the meeting.
Boggs was severely kicked by Massa while
at the post in Yesterdays handicap. This cir
Jockey Charbonneau. probably accounted for the
failure of the colt to run up to his clever pre-
VlOuS performance
After Columbia Girl had won Roy Offut was
bewailing his failure TO take advantage of that
opportunity to recoup his losses of the season.
J. NJ. johnson, the owner and trainer of the
mare had tried hard to persuade 0ffut yesterday
morning that Columbia Girl would win but Offut
could not see 1t that way and bet on something
use. His losses for the day footed up 81 600
Johnson had substantial bet on his mare across
the board
Penn Moore, superintendent of the Johnny MIL
olds Tom Hayward. Ocean Queen and Mauretania
first saw the light of day. was a spectator of
the racing at Emeryvflle yesterday. having come
down from Sacramento to spend few days
Jockey Walsh will resume riding tomorrow
when his weeks suspension win be at an end
Jockey C. Ross was fined SIS by Starter
Dwyer for twisting about at the barrier with
Bye Bye Ii.
1t was w. X. Engstrom's big commission
that helped to force down the odds on Bologna.
L. J. Baldwin was visitor at Emeryville
yesterday en- route from the Nevada gold fields
to his home at Arcadia.
Hushey Jones is credited with having made
a clean up on Luretta.
The railways of Siam have . total
length Of ass miles.