The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-26
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ON WESTERN TURF
Al Koeninsberg and Joe Rose Are
Loaded Down with the
Pikers' Money.
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SAN FRANCISCO. April 25.--rhe
muster call OF the speculative forces
engaged in the long campaign OF tho
winter here at Emeryville will be
heard shortly, for the end is in sight.
On all sides al Koennsberg and
Joe" Rose are rated the two biggcA
winners OF the season.
On the race-track, where many ven.a
ture, but few garner the golden pence
OF Peter, these operators are regarded
as both lucky and smart to degree
while yet diverse In their methods.
koeninsberg Is plain horse gambler,
while Rose rates up like wholesale
merchant" In the bookmakers' line. He
Is tackled on to more inside paddock
angles" tan any other man here,
and he surely does make the most out
OF every little "ace-in-the -hole." When
Rose learns of a mortuary favorte he
not only lays 1t in his own book, but
you will find several other books taking
fearful whack off the ace" too. III
Roses Locks are laying it"-stands for
great portent among the ring runners.
At one time this winter Rose financed
no fewer than six books in the ring ut
one time. For while 1t was a Stand
ard Oil game. Just who is In with
Rose Is not known. but that he heads
a powerful syndicate is undoubted.
Rose Is all OF $4,000 winner.
Koeninsberg used to be a pool boy
in the grandstand. This experience
attuned his race-track wits to the
subtiest edge. He is the smallest
statured bookmaker In the world, for
he weighs but ninety-seven pounds and
stands less than five feet four inches.
He is bundle OF nervous energy. He
Is lightning with his money when on
the block. One good Judge says Koen
insberg Is the fastest horse player and
the most genuinely successful bettor
on the horses seen on our turf since
"Pittsburg Phil' toed the mark. Koen-
nsberg started in playing from the
ground early In the winter. and later
went to bookmaklng. Els success was
continued until a bank roll OF $4,000
calibre nestled in his safety deposit
box. He bought Rose Queen. the cham
pion two-ycar-old filly, for $4,000, in
addition to Mozart and Captain John.
BILLY" Cahill is training for him. To-
gether they will make the Seattle meet
Ing In June.
One of the tragedies Of the season
centres about U. a. de Arman. After
ycar-olds with Early Tide. De Arman
took the $1,000 and sent 1t to s2s,ooO.
Later on. at Los Angeles and Emery
vile. ne tossed 1t all off. In addition
to earning a suspension from good
standing on the turf. To climax his
Ill luck, Mrs. De Arman shot and killed
a Mrs. Griffin, an alleged affinity. But
a short while back De Arnan stood
clean broke. Johnny" Coleman, Joe"
7
Benny" Falk and Charley" Bowman
are all big losers Talk goes to To-
rorlto $4,000 to the bad. while Cole
man Will open up at Jamaica with
$4,000 hole in his roll. frankie"
Dwyer, the New York sporting man.
tried to book at Los Angeles and to
play them at Emeryville, an expert
ence which cost him all of 100000.
Considering the prevailing hard times.
the volume of play on both the Cali
tornia tracks during the last four
months was rema rkable.
Is there a turf war brewing in the
Far West again? Some Of the seers
of the turf claim to see portentous
signs as they look into the future.
They say the fast growing Texas Thor
oughbred Association and the Pacific
Coast Jockey Club are going to come
tugether with a bang some time. The
tracks of the Texas organization will
he soon racing in conflict during the
carly or the late weeks OF the meet
ings at Los Angeles and San Francisco,
Cal. and, OF course. trouble is going
to ensue. just as 1t did when City Park
tried to run counter to the game at the
Fair Grounds In New Orleans, La.
bringing the Western Turf Association
and the American Turf Association into
war. Originally the Texas turf body
had to do with the control Of the rae
ing which took place at Austin, Dallas,
Houston and other Lone Star points. 1t
framed its own rules and recognized
just whom and what 1t liked. Last
year the big Denver. Col, meeting came
under its wing, and now the new traok
at Salt Lake City. Utah, is announced
as a member. Salt Lake will have a
100000 property, with racing in the
early spring and late autumn. This is
going to draw horses and horsemen
from California. But this week a real
bomb fell into the camp Of the Will
liems- Rose Baldwin Schrieber forces.
controlling the Pacific Coast Jockey
Club. when the apparently well-founded
Venice. Cal, near Los Angeles. Cal.
would be built, the necessary capital
having been pledged only recently on
the cut and dried understanding that
The Texas Thoroughbred Racing Assoc
citation would recognize the new course.
In case the Pacific Coast Jockey Club
should outlaw the Venice course. 1t will
be now possible for the track to run
under the Texas banner. Conservative
horsemen give the matter little atten-
ton, as no one expects the Venice
project. which Curly" Brown started
last year, to ever reach frution. How
ever. from the standpoint of turf poll
tics the outlook is interesting.