Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-29
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MT OTHING is known in local turf
| circles regarding the accuracy of
- the story that Joe Murphy had
been appointed presiding judge at
Santa Anita to succeed Col. A. w.
Hamilton. If the appointment has
been made it is being kept an official
secret. There Is little doubt that he
or another will succeed the colonel, 1t
being generally understood that Hamil-
ton is to be appointed steward or In
some other official position than that
of presiding Judge. However. the ap-
| pointment has not been made yet, as
all changes must be made at regularly
called directors meetings, and while 1t
may have been agreed upon 1t will not
be made until October.
The great Futurity race is to be run
today at Sheepshead Bay. This always
has been the premier event of the
metropolitan racing season, despite
that such blue ribbon events as the
Metropolitan, Suburban, Brooklyn and
Brighton handicaps attract racegoers
by the tens of thousands to the tracks
where they are run. The Futurity is
the 2-year-old Derby 1t Is the rich
events In America and always calls out
the highest class of baby racers. The
nominations for the Futurity of 1908
numbered more than 1000, but the
declarations reduced the list or ELI
gibles to seventy, and It is probable
that the field will number less than a
dozen. 1t is conceded that James r.
Keene and John e. Madden will have
the race between them as they have
had several times. Madden has won
more Futurities than Keene, whose
Colin won it last year. Sir Martin and
Fayette will carry the Madden colors
and Maskette, Wedding Bells and Hell
met will run for Keene.
Bert Delmas Is exceedingly popular
in San Francisco, as we'll as in Los
Angeles, as is proved in the fact that
he has jumped into third place in the
popular player contest being conducted
by a San Francisco paper. Bert is
crowding Williams and Egan hard for
first place and the unexpected show
ing he is making not only is a surprise
to him, but to his Los Angeles friends.
Frank Regain has accomplished won
ders with the r. #. Carman horses
since he began to train for the New
York society man turfman. In the
last two weeks he has sent three good
things to the pots for killings. and they
have delivered the coin In bundles.
Golden Shore was put over twice In
classy fields and at a good price, and
Magazine tow-roped a high-class field
a few days ago at O. closing price OF
Z to /, after Carman had unloaded.
Regain undoubtedly is getting his, also.
There are few moro popular horse
men than Regain and the fact that he
will race again at Santa Anita Is real
good news.
Jack Atkin will not come to Los An
geles to get out the stake book for the |
Santa Anita winter season, as was ex-
pected. He Is looking after the busi- |
ness interests of Barney Schrieber In |
the east, and Secretary b. G.. Randle |
will issue the stake book. 1t probably |
will be out by October /, but may be
delayed until after the directors meet
Ing the first week in that month. At
kin has said that II the California |
legislature kills the sport in this state |
ne will take a stable to Paris for him. |
self and Schrieber.
Eddie Chambers, we'll known in Los
Angeles fight circles, has bobbed UP In |
with challenge to any |
in the business. Eddie |
did not make any extraordinary hit IN |
Los Angeles, although he is a fairly |
good fighter. Still, there are several
welters who can trim him and even the |
six-roun6 game In Philadelphia is not |
apt to yield him any great amount OF !