The San Francisco call., 1908-03-04
Gossip offhe Track

Handicapped Martin Nathanson. who
is TO FIJI the position or racing secre-
tary AT the Meadows the coming sum-
mer, has completed the preparation of
the conditions for the stakes that Will
be decided at the Seattle meeting, and
the blanks will be ready for distribu-
tiou among the horsemen within few
days. 1t is understood that the stakes
will show substantial increase in VAL
ue. in common with the overnight
purses.
Andy Biakeley left last night for Ar
cadia TO arrange for the shipment of
Samuel Emery's Erber and Blue Heron
to New York with John Shields horses
about March %. Blakeley has been
mentioned in the eastern press as a
prospective successor to John W. Rogers
as trainer of Harry Payne Whitneys
formidable stable. but he says he has
not made application >or the position,
and has little hope that the lightning
will strike his way. 1t is known that
Whitney's late trainer talked of en-
trusting some OF the stables surplus
horses to Blakeley the coming summer
and there may be more in the linking
of Blakeley's name with the appoint
ment than he is aware of. Blakeley
had a talk with T. H: Williams yester-
day and was assured tnat he would be
given the chance of riding Jockey Gill
bert on his horses in the east when
ever the boy might be available, in
accordance with request TO that ef-
feet which he made to the president of
the local jockey club. who recently
purchased the boys contract for s10,-
600 Blakeley had himself made an
offer for the contract. having formed
a high opinion of the lads ability.
starter Dwyer will officiate here until
the end of next week, when he will
go 70 Arcadia to do the starting dur
ing the remainder of the Santa Anita
season. Dwyer has information that
the Arcadia meeting will close Satur-
day. April 4. Until Jake Hoffman goes
east TO start at the Kentucky tracks,
he and Dwyer will divide the remain
ing time at Emeryville- Dwyer will
do the starting at Seattle during the
summer. as announced in The Call sew
eraI weeks ago.
You'll never run another horse so
much the best and lose," declared
well known turfman to Charlie Bow
man after Jockey Butwell had broken
it up so badly with Beimere yester-
day. Bowman has had more than his
share of bad luck with Belmere since
blatt by the bidding up process. His
commission on Be-mere yesterday
amounted TO $500. Bowman returned
to Ell Nido stable his half of the pro-
ceeds of the rump money on St Edgar,
the horse to which Belmere finished
second n. l. Walters boosted st. Ed
gar from $500 to $1,000.
Nelson Jones, who has been operAt-
l.
factory results. departed last night for
Arcadia. where he will oook during
the next few weeks. At the close of
the Arcadia meeting he will return here
to book to the end of the season Fol-
lowing his usual custom, he will Law
odds at Seattle the coming summer.
Emil Herr, the eastern plunger who
came TO the coast last fall with s. @.
Hildreth, declared yesterday that he
was $4,000 loser on his California
greater part of this sum in his book
ing operations in the Emeryvi1le ring.
Nose Goldblatt is an enthusiastic ad
mirer OF Chapultepec Burlew &
O'Neill's crack sprinter. Goldblatt de-
clared yesterday that he believed that
ii would be just as we'll for Uncle's
reputation II he were not called upon
to meet Chapultepec In the derby con-
test at New Orleans, ror he had Just
received word from Fred Burlew that
Chapultepec had worked a sensational
mile with his weight up in preparation
for the two derbys. and that he could
have negotiated the distance in 1:37
had Burlew let him do it.
Barney Schreiber was considera bly,
elated yesterday on receiving a mes
sage announcing the victory of his
crack Sain sprinter. Jack Atkin, in yes
terday's stake at New Orleans, with an
impost of 153 pounds.
The 1907 winnings OF the T. o. and
G. H. Keene stable footed up s27.1o5.
Red Leaf Clamor and Boas were the
stables chief bread winners.