The San Francisco call., 1908-03-22
Coasts Champion Juvenile Racer Easily Odfoots The
Hitherto Unbeaten Rose Queen
History Of the Bell Stake

had 1t been necessary. The gaunt look
ing son of Rey del Sierras-Aunt Bird
is just rounding to his best form and
it will take a shifty sprinter to beat
him from now on.
When news of Meelick's, defeat in
Saturdays derby at New Orleans
reached Emeryville yesterday, the
horsemen were prone to account for 1t
on the theory that. the change of cn-
mate had had an effect upon the horse
1t has been the experience of many
horsemen that after horse has made
a long journey he will not feel the ef-
feet of the trip and change of climate
until several days after arrival at the
destination. Then the climate gets in
It's work. 1t was reported that Nee
lick was bit proppy last Sunday after
his derby victory at the Fair Grounds
and that it had become necessary to
steam his legs. Dave Leary, Hill
dreth's representative, denied that the
horse had been in any way affected by
his race.
After winning a big bet on his flly
May Amelia, Charlie Sanford almost
went broke on the mare Fantastic,
which he purchased recently from Nose
Goidblatt- Sanford had $1,000 wager
down on May Amelia, but a large pro-
portion of the proceeds of the bet
was required to protect and retain the
mare on account of the $500 boost that
L. Stock, owner of Lord Nelson, gave
her. Sanford bet back the balance Of
his winnings and original bet on Ran
tastic. which ffattened out in the
stretch Just as she did In her previous
start, when 1t was supposed that un-
fitness 10 go the route accounted for
her poor showing. No such excuse
could be made for Fantastic yesterday.
as her owner had given her a stiff
seven furlong workout to At her es-
pecially for the race. Jockey Buxton
says she was only breezing yesterday
up to the time when she suddenly
stopped 1t is evident that the mare
is far from her true form, for some
unaccountable reason She does her
work well enough. at that.
Jockey Merritt Buxton, known among
the horsemen as Happy an appella-
tion that was well bestowed, is again
showing the clever saddle form that
attracted favorable attention to his rid
ing last season. The boy can still do
less than go pounds and is OF a build
which assures him a long career of
usefulness in the saddle, If he continues
to show the form which has marked
his riding since his return from Ar
cadia few weeks ago.. He has gained
materially In strength, but not much
in weight during the last year. Should
he ride at Seattle the coming summer,
which he will do unless some prorni-
nent eastern turfmap purchases his
contract he will have a good chance
to head the jockey list at the northern
track. The little fellow has just ap-
piled $4,000 OF his savings to the pur-
chase of a business enterprise for his
father in Berkeley.
Firestone's preparation for his east
ern engagements is proceeding in a
manner that is eminently satisfactory
to DR.. Rowell. the Williams trainer.
DR.. Roweu thinks more of FIrestone
than he ever did and believes that the
Royal Flush colt will give an excellent
account of himself on the eastern turf
this season. He is confident that Fire
stone will beat Chapultepec and horses
OF his type this season as easily as he
did in the double event last year.
The program book for the next week
of racing at Emeryville provides for
the following features:
Tuesday-Tiburon handicap, mile and
20 yards; value, $780,
Wednesday-San Ramon handicap.
six and half furlongs; value. $500.
Thursday-Burlingam handicap, one
and quarter miles: value, $780,
: Saturday-Gebhard handicap: ea,5o0
added; year oIds; five furlongs Ocean
View handicap. mile and a sixteenth;
value. $500. Pacheco handicap; fu-
turity course; value. 5000
Among the trainers licensed recently
by the New York jockey club are
James Blute. James Fitzsimmons. A. J.
GoIdsoorough, H. T. Grimm. s. c. Hil-
dreth, w. B. Jennings. w. H. Spence
and r. H. Harris. The California
riders to whom jockey licenses were
granted included Guy Burns. Clifford
Gilbert, Phil Musgrave. Walter Miller,
Monte Preston and c. H. Shilling.
Jockey Musgrave. who came up from