The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25

der contract 10 90 the stable riding.
NOTES OF THE TRACK
G. NJ Van .Gordan reached Emery
vile Yesterday from Walnut Creek
with Hannah Louise and two yearl-
lings. Miss Roberts. q chestnut filly by
General Roberts-PIayful and Circle, q
chestnut gelding by Circus -yelna. He
also brought down Orphan Boy, Dixon
t,eiie and aiinorea; three horses beiong-
ing % ~ 7 Iritln that n. A. Branch
wli train until Grifhns arrival from
New York after election.
string. was brought TO the Emeryville
track yesterday. from q nearby ranch
MneIe she mas been turned out The
palaAce of the string VIII arrive from
oregon in the near future.
I. stock has purchased Goldena from
other horses that he purposes TO race
mere this winter
Guiding Star is once more in the
dildreth stable. John Lowe having re-
turned the horse to his former owner.
Handicapped Martin Nathanson yes
terday prepared the program for the
nrst week OF racing of the Emeryville
meeting and the book will be ready for
distribution several days IN advance Of
the opening.
Willis Lawrence. who booked at Sc
attle for fAbbe and Argyle, is expected
10 book at Emeryville this winter. He
viii not be here for the opening, how
ever.
William cahiIrs big 2 year old. Cap
tain John, became no nervous at Seattle
tnat Cahill is resorting to the expedi-
ent OF training MIN with pony. This
method Is producing the desired results,
= 81,
( DIT since his arrival from the north.
The recent purchase of Pinkola and
the crack year old Friend harry by
I'd Alvey for an aggregate of 4,OU0
Is the most important transfer of thor
oughbreds that has taken place in the
shipped these two good horses to AR
cadla with. the balance of his stable
ana II is probable that they will be
seen in stake events at EmeryviIle be-
fore the winter is over. 1t is reported
that after the sale of Friend Harry
Tor sS.00O J; II. Woodford, former own
er OF the colt. repented of the trade and
of the horse of. Jockey Musgrave who
viii do the stable riding in California.
rs on the way to the, coast with the
horses. The report that Alvey had also
bought the unbeaten ? year old Jeff
Bernstein is erroneous Both Jeff Bern
stein and Friend Harry were late de-
Velopments of the racing sea son in the
mloole west. Both are sons of Orlando
and Friend Harry is a half brother of
he American derby winner Pink Coat.
The New California jockey club
stakes close for nominations tomorrow.
According to reports from New York
Jockey Joe Notter will not carry out
his previously announced intention of
riding in California this winter, but
viii go to New Orleans, as in the pest
J. L. NlcGinnis. for whom he rides has
1bandoned his contemplated trip to
California anu probably will race at
New Orleans.
James Milton will be starter for the
Havana meeting.
Velocity. possibly the best handicap
horse of England since Victor Wild.
and the hero of two Doncaster cups
cropped dead while at exercise on Octo-
Der az the Egerton House stud. New
market, where he was standing for his
first season at the stud. The cause of
death was internal .nemorrhage.
Few horse- on the turf have raced
longer and earned more among their
kind than Pretension with almost 100
races and some $4,000 to his credit in
six seasons. or Jimmy Lane which has
been at il seven seasons and has earned
more with fewer performances.
Frank Regan las arrived at Los Angeles from
new hork with isonatns, smtrker and shapdale.
Colonel Jack Chinn is credited with designs on
the first MeNican Derby aud Will rely principally
on tie progeny OF the brilliant racer Ort Wells
with an Oddfellow two TO helo out
Because OF the passage of the Hart -Acneu
hills the breeding bureau OF the New York Jockey
Glib pay not be able 10 continue its work in
New York state another year Fifty-fve stall
lions are at present doing stud duty in 80 diff
ferent counties, and the reports of their keepers
show that they have been iiberaily pafronized bv
the breeders OF their sections IN 1anS This wear
tie breeding bureau and metropolitan racing as
s.ocafiqns nave. oHesea sou an SPECIAL premiums
the counties where breeding bureau stations
were doing stud dufy-
The percentage OF winning farosites at the re-
cent Louisville meeting was il-an excellent
showing.
C. Z. Eenshall has arrived AT Latona with
Jockey Garner. who win ride there until the