Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-12
HAMILTON MAY
HOLD HIS JOB
SANTA ANITA JUDGE MAY BE
RETAINED
ROSE ADMITS CHANGES HAVE
BEEN DISCUSSED
Conference of Controlling Directors of
the Racing Association to Be
Held Soon In New
York

George Rose arrived in Los Angeles
yesterday on his way to New York
from San Francisco and held a confer
ence with Lucky Baldwin, president
of the Los Angeles Racing association,
and F. G. Randle, secretary, at the
association offices in the afternoon. No
meeting of directors was held, but Rose
leaves tomorrow for New York, where
he will meet Barney Schrieber and ]. L.
Holland and confer with them regard
ing changes in the official lineup next
season at Santa Anita and arrange
plans for the second annual meeting a.
the Arcadia course.
Rose denied that any changes had
been decided upon for next season,
but admitted that the directors had
talked about them and he said that
If any changes were made they would
not be brought about until the directors
held their business meeting in October.
He would not discuss the report that
Ed Cole and Jake Hoffman, associate
judge and starter respectively, are
slated to get the ak, evading a direct
question in this regard, but he said,
with emphasis, that Col. A. w. Hamil-
ton would not be ousted.
1t is probable that Rose was made
the ambassador of the other directors
to confer with Baldwin and ascertain
his views regarding changes and plans
for next season, as Schrieber has gone
to New York and will meet Rose and
Holland next week. This trio holds
controlling interest in the association
and can do about as it pleases in all
subjects requiring a vote. Therefore
the conference in New York next week,
while not of an official nature, will de-
eide the fate of the officials under fire.
What the trio agrees upon will be car
ried out at the business meeting in
October.
Rose says that If any official changes
were desired it would be necessary to
get the permission of Tom Williams,
president of the Pacific Jockey club.
This probably means that Williams is
determined that racing in the south
shall be run by men who are his friends
and whom he can trust to promote,
rather than degrade, the sport. How
ever, Williams will be in New York all
summer, and when Rose, Schrieber and
Holland confer regarding plans for next
season Williams will be easy to find.
Inasmuch as this trio owns and con-
trolls a big majority of the stock of the
association, 1t can do about as it
pleases in the management of the busi-
ness affairs and the conference in New
York, while lacking the legal formality
of being held In the association offices.
will be as important in its bearing upon
the subjects acted upon by them.
Therefore the trio probably will get to-
gether and plan all official changes and
attend to all business that will require
their individual attention at the Octo-
Der meeting. The plans decided upon
at the conference will be carried out at
the business meeting held in Los An
geles.
Only few moments before the news
came that the anti-bookmaking bills
had passed the senate at Albany Rose
expressed greatest confidence that the
bills would not pass the senate. He
hardly had made this little speech be-
fore the news came that the bills had
passed and that Governor Hughes had
signed them. Rose perspired in his
efforts at throwing a fit and finally
found his voice long enough to remark:
my! Oh, my! Amt 1t awful?" How
ever, he clings to the straw Of hope
that the promoters Of racing in the
Empire state will find q loophole
through which to escape and that rae
in1 will not be affected by the anti
gambling bills. He intimated that New
Jersey and Maryland offer a refuge for
the sport in the east and, of course.
California, with it's two winter meet
ings, will be benefited by the misfor-
tunes of New York.