The San Francisco call., 1908-11-29

Cans. mcfarland can't hit lick on
earth and that let's him out Murphy.
too. would be no match for Nelson,
who is so far above any one of his
weight that he is really in a class by
himself. If Mcfarland wants to fight
me. I'll be only too glad to accommo
date him. He would be easy meat for
me. Murphy asked me recently to
meet him at 1873 ringside. but that is
ont of the question. / am not under
the management of Al Herford and
will continue to make my own
matches
Bob Fitzsimmons has sailed for Eng
land. II intend TO prove that can
still fight bit" said the famous Cor
nishman. "and when / arrive on the
other side / will begin vigorous train
ing In spite of my age / am in perfect
health. and if 1 can't put such fight
ers as Gunner Moir and Jem Roche to
sleep as quietly as Burns did l will
be ready to retire from the ring for
ever. [ can hit almost as hard as ever
and that means that I can win in
England from any man they see fit to
pit against me- There is some easy
money over there and / intend to
gather it, / will fight at about $50
pounds and will be as fit as possible
when l enter the ring. have had a
long rest and have been greatly bene-
flied by it.
John E. Madden has gone to Ken
lucky to look after matters at his
breeding farm at Hamburg place. He
expects to complete plans that will
make his turf interests the most diver
sified conducted by any man in the
world. Madden will make arrange
ments in Kentucky for the thorough
bred racing stable he will maintain in
the United States.
Returning TO New York to leave for
England. he will stop at Buffalo and
make final arrangements with w. j.
Andrews, who is under contract to train
and drive the Madden trotters, includ-
ing the sensational flly Hamburg Belle
next season.
From New York he will go to Eng
land, taking the champion year old
colts, Sir Martin and Fayette, with
him
Lady Hubbard and few year olds
will be sent to the California races
soon after Mr. Madden sails. They will
be raced at both Oakland and Los
Angeles.
J. L. MeGinnis complains that he has
not had a good season in the east and
will now try his luck at Los Angeles.
He expects to go there himself after
the holidays. McGinnis says: II paid
$4,000 for racehorses last year, and l
am afraid to tell you what I lost in
betting this season. / still have Frank
Gill, Spellbound and Notasulga. It GER
tainly was not good year for me.
[ have always been in the habit of
betting on my own horses, and perhaps
too often 1 thought that they had a
chance when they did not. Notasulga
4 T IL
may be that this once fast flly will
come around to form and win purse
or two
E. H. Hartman does not care much
about running races. but is fond of
driving. and likes to see a good trot-
ting race On Thursday at the Madison
Square garden sale his representative
bought three fast trotters there and
Mr.. Hartman viii enter them next
season in Orange county contests. He
paid $500 for The Laird, Fantana and
Quisetta- Fantana, 2:20A, won the
American Horse Breeders futurity at
! Boston last summer. For her Mr.. Har-
riman paid $3.50. The year old mare.
| Quisetta, timed in race as a year
old in 2:13, but without a public record
brought $3.50 under the hammer Both
young mares are daughters of Bingen
2:06A The Laird. a year old brown
colt. by Jay McGregor. 2:07A, finished
third to Trampfast, 2;14A, in the Ken
lucky futurity for year olds in 1907.
Harriet Chalmers Adams. formerly
of Stockton, Cal, made her debut in
New York at Carnegie lyceum Monday
evening before an audience that filed
the hall TO capacity. Mrs. Adams left
Stockton four years ago with a view
to visiting every country in South
America and exploring interior dis
tricts never before visited by a white
woman. She accomplished her mission
although 1T took her three hard years
Now she has come to New York to
tell the people what she has seen The
subject of her lecture Monday night
] was The Old Spanish Main and the