The San Francisco call., 1908-09-25
Once Mighty Roseben
to Race in California
Frank Weir viii Bring the Big
Train" to EmeryviHe for
DaVy Johnson
By J. K. Jefery

| San Francisco race goers will see
Roseben, the one time sprinting cham
pion, in action during the approaching
season. Frank D. Weir, who trains the
big train" for Davy Johnson. request
ed Secretary Treat OF the New Califor-
MIA jockey club yesterday to reserve
stalls at the Emeryville track for 10
horses that he intends to ship to the
coast within few weeks Roseben
and the good year o1ds Frank Gaffney
and Milford Will be included in the
shipment. Weir is one of the promi-
nent New York trainers and the horses
that he will bring to the coast are
the property of Johnson, Frank Far
rell and +. II. MiIden. They will be
nominated literally for the various
stakes of the local racing season. II
is probable that Davy Johnson will ae-
company his trainer west. Johnson is
one of the most spectacular plungers
on the American turf and has figured
! In many sensational ups and downs. III
he comes to the coast he will certainly
make his presence felt in the Emery
vile betting ring when he strikes a
winning streak.
Secretary Treat also received appIi-
cations yesterday from Albert Simon
and W. S. House, other eastern turf
men, for stalls at Emeryville. Simon
will bring five horses to the coast, In
cluding Gretna Green, Woodlane and
Higginbotham.. The good 2 year old
the House shipment t. II. Ryan sent
notification that he will ship seven
horses from Seattle. Downpatrick,
winner OF several handicaps here last
winter is Ryan's Chief dependence.
! King James. the star OF the formidable string
that g. O. Hildreth will campaign In California
the coming winter, probably Is the superior of
| any horse that ever raced the coast. Those
who have seen King James race this season
| declare that be is by long odds the best horse
ever shipped from the east to California He
has shown himself to be a wonderfully tough
campaigner and Notwithstanding that he has had
many grueiling races over distances Of ground
he seems to have thriyed through 1t ALL is
better than ever. and the chances are that he
the me set the Of
handicap and other valuable fixtures OF the
California season. for which Hiidreth is point
II the lameness developed in his last start
does not prevent, King James will or
two more races In the east before coming to the
coast. He is IN the Oriental handicap. at mile
and a quarter, at Gravesend tomorrow, and also
is engaged In the Municipal handicap and the
weight for age race at Belmont park. He
should do especially well at Belmont park, whose
lightning fast condition he especially likes. He
is Plaudit that does not for deep and
him. His performance in the. First Special at
crack Hastings colt Fair Play TO a nose in
1903 2-5 for the mile and quarter, with lis
pounds up. Will give CALIFORNIA race gOerS q
good line on his calber.
Barney Weller, who lost many a bank roll
booking at Emeryvile and other tracks, has re-
tired from the racing game and is devoting
himself TO the exploitation OF a safety razor
OF which he is the patentee. Weller laid some
sensationally large bets IN his meteroc career
on the turf. His most celebrated wager, per-
haps. was when he laid John A. Drake SIS, ,00o
TO $50 900. against Mcchesney: He also has 4
cancelled check for S32, 500 which Ed Smathers
took from him on the same horse. His letter
head carries a reproduction of a check FOR
SIS. 800 which he paid Joe Xeager on The
Picket. This future book bet by the
terms of which Weller laid s1s,0e0 against the
$500 which the thoughtful Yeager deposited.
Smathers' bet was made similarly on the future
event at different times. On one bet of 81 900
Smathers got Is to straight on McChesney and
followed it with another bet of S1,500 at 10 TO L.
The two account for the Smathers S32, 500 check.
| Raconteur, the Toddington colt belonging to
T. O. & c. II. Keene that has been turned ont
| In Kentucky for more than 4 year. probably
will be shipped west to reinforce the keene
| after running a few promising races in his
! early year cid form, but the weakness in his
understanding that necessitated his retirement
seems 70 have disappeared and the form that he
has shown IN recent starts at Lexington indi-
| Gates that be may be useful horse on the
| coast
| Of The Meadows during the summer. Is spend-
| ing brief vacation In Chicago. He Will re-
\. fltrn 10 the coast soon to take up his custom
ary duties at Emeryvilie under Captain Foresee,
who viii be in command OF the Pinkerton forces
at the local track as for many seasons past.