Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-19
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DACING In Kentucky will be resumed this afternoon
II for the fall season. the Lexington meeting starting
~ off. Meetings at Louisville and Latonia will follow
named. All these meetings viii be conducted
without bookmakng the par mutuel system having been
adopted suggestion the state racing commission
which give dates track that would not
agree bar the booLes The mque system & is unpoP ape
statement last spring had quit the spring
the management has accepted for fan meeting
the conditions imposed by the state racing commits
spring hardly can be accepted as true
Followers of the ponies in the south find some con-
in the of the new officials selecea
Pomeroy viii be back will Ed oMaley in the callers
with racegoers their next winter viii be most
Sorry the @ same e. cannof M otner oe c sa
Henderson viii be most satisfactory to horsemsn but
his relations with the public have been 50 sshe
Jake Hoffman will offIciate the barrier at the Lex
ngton Louisville and Latona meetings Peore coming com & 10
the Emeryville and Hoffman viii send the nss
& at ana ys ns aou hs bou New Years day.
they alternate every five weeks.
Herman Brandt chief trainer the schreiber
ng U s o. w be the
to Santa Anita next winter Brandt will bring Ing
McGrah and Chapultepec for his own
ONeii The latter racing firm will ship to France this
had intended making high class jumper of of
S-year-old to allow him to get away.
Eastern turf critics are predicting that racing
next winter will be as high class and elevated
plane as is usual the metropolitan and that
justified this opinion is proved In the fact that
such good horses King James, Montgomery, Uncle,
Meelclx Rapid Water Tony Faust Gretna Green, Cha-
putepec Atkn Rosegal Colonel Bob, Big Chief and
Frestone raced here. All of these horses with
two or three exceptions in the last year
and this season what these horses will be able to
fast at Santa Anita can be predicted only
Battling Nelson has ended all discussion regarding a
match with Packy Mcfarland short route. He
says there is nothing doing and the Dane never
kids" when talking business. In telegram to the writer
Wednesday night said that he had turned down an
offer of $4,000 six-round decision bout with
Packy Philadelphia club for three good reasons
His chief objection the distance He is six-round
fighter, being unable get sweat in such short
could think of losing for $4,000 scrap
date October is too early for him, as he
wants to awhile before going back into training
Fact is Bat is hurry fight again, He has the
right take things and pluck some OF the sweet
grapes financial bush and he will avail himself
the privilege need not be surprising If he never
fights again. indicated recently il his inter-
views here and in the north
Fight fans can make no complaint regarding attrac-
opportunity witnessing four at McCareys
pavilion. night San Berdoo entertained with
three night San Pedro kicked In with three more
the Venice club Just organized will put on
attracting large all their shows and other clubs
are springfng regularly it would that the sport
coming to be popular than ever with the sport
loving fans.
Practically all the stars of the saddle in the will
ride at Santa during the Barney Schneider
will show the twinkler, Vic Powers who de-
velcr half-mile track in Louisiana and graduated