The San Francisco call., 1908-10-26
FirestOne Does Good
Work in TryOut
Williams Colt Emphasizes Prob
ability of Being Dangerous
Factor i'm Opening Stake
By j. K. Jefery


There was more life and snap to the
training operations at the Emeryville
track yesterday morning than on any
previous occasion this season. The
Tightening up process was decidedly in
evidence. and it is now quite spparent
that there will be horses aplenty ready
for opening day-and horses of in
finitely better class than ever before
seen in action on the coast at that.
The most notable move of the day
was credited to T. H. Williams Opening
handicap candidate. Firestone. This
good colt stepped mile in 1:43 2-5. and
fastest mile so far shown, and coming
as II did on top of several nice moves
that the colt previously had to his
credit had the effect of emphasizing the
probability of his being an exceedingly
dangerous factor in the opening stake
Fantastic and Sugarmaid. the Fleur
De Lis stables possibilities for the
Opening handicap. went a mile in
las 3-5 very easily. Sam Hildreth
wanted to breeze Dandelion a quarter
In about 20. but the boy was unable to
keep the horse from running and fve-
eighths in 1:04, pulled up, was the re-
suit.
Woodcraft as company. Hildreth's
Burns handicap candidate. King James.
was given his first sharp work since
his arrival from the east. He went
Trainer Strube breezed Don Enrique
Westbury. Royal Tourist, ]. c. Core and
Jacobite. the pick of the Ellison string.
three-ei ghths as starter. Strube eX-
poets to have one or more of his horses
ready for the opening day stake. Since
they were all in active training before
leaving the east. they will not require
much work. There were many other
good works. and the big crowd of on
lockers felt themselves well rewarded.
Dave Henry. who has just reached the coast
with part Of the local division Of Barney
Schreiber's stable. is very optimistic concerning
Missouri next summer. The proposed meeting
at ST. Louis this fall was abandoned because OF
the inability Of the promoters to obtain
suitable track
Henry reports that those in close touch with
political conditions predict that II viii be pos
sible TO secure the passage of legislation under
which racing may be conducted with proper
strictions. All of the horses that Henry brought
to the coast ready for immediate racing and
Henry expects to the greater part OF his
string on opening day II the suit.
Cuil Holland. which went east last spring
with his LEGS In poor condition. came out of his
summer retirement as sound newly coined
dollar. Most OF the others in the string have
never started. Franz Joseph. that has
never faced the barrier. is year old full
brother to the good mare Geheimess. The year
lngs include a bay colt by Sain-YanticO. a bay
hlIy by Sain- Innocence. brown colt by Sain-
Mrs Brunnell. and bay hlly by Sir Hercules
st. Rose. The last named is a half sister 10
the sensational Tony Faust.
1t is expected that Herman Brandt will ship
Deutschland here from Arcadia
opening day. This good old horse prepped.
as were the others in Dave Henry's string. at
the Fair Grounds track in st. Louis. and would
have been shipped directly here. but for the
1ear that the local track mlght prove TOO hard
/ on his dinky underpinning. The split foot that
compelled his retirement last winter no longer
| troubles the horse and he should win purse or
two when the mud comes and maybe before
Former Jockey W. Knapp who spent the
summer in the east as an attaehe Of the stable
/ Inf " H.
within day two. Knapp may get a horse
/ or two Of his own to train the coast this
and his father has Cheers and several other
/ horses in training at Petaluma. with which he
| will arrive at Emeryville soon Knapp would
| like to resume riding and has kept in condition
/ 10 do by constant gallOping of horses in the
hope that the New York jockey club might be
I induced to lift the ban which operates TO pre-
coast.
! G. H. Keene is expected to return to the
coast within day or two from his Kentucky
trip. He win find that William Reed. to whom
/ he entrusted the prepping of his horses during
his enforced absence in the east has done well
/ with the Keene string while he has been away
Nearly every horse in the Keene stable is go
/ ing along nicely and most Of them will be
/ ready to for the money from the very out
! set OF the meeting. Gold Heels. a year old
that has never started. is grand looking in
! dividual.
]. o. Keene who went to Japan last summer
may return TO this country the coming month. IL
he carries out the plans that he has outlined
to friends in recently written letters. This
! would mean an abandonment OF his proposed
Russian trip.
Jockey MoreIand is not allowed TO accept
mounts at Latonia because Of a poor ride that
he gave Belmere.
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| the lineup and kept the home team
guessing. Though Moskiman had the
| boys from the bay guessing all of the
/ way. they could not hit him at the
! right time and only once the visitors
had a chance to score, but the man died
/ on third base with one out when he
! reached that station. The score: