The San Francisco call., 1908-09-29
Schrieber toRace Many
Horses on Coast
Jack Atkin VIII Be the Star
Representative of the Wood
lands Breeding Farm
By-J. x. Jefery

Word has been received that Trainer
Dave Henry will leave Barney Schrei-
ber's Woodland breeding farm in Mis-
souri, Thursday with "a horses destined
to carry Schreiber's colors at Emery
start west from the Schreiber farm
little later with q carload of selected
horses, also bound for Emeryville; In
Brandts string will be the sensational
Jack Atkin, which horse will be point
ed for the Burns handicap and other
valuable fixtures of the California sea-
son. John Powers will have charge
of the stable that Schreiber will cam
paign at Santa Anita. This cons1gn-
ment will not start west for some
weeks. Schreiber is now at the farm
and sends word that he will surely
reach the coast in time to cut in with
book at Emeryville on opening day.
He probably will alternate between
winter.
DR.. RowelI who left New York yesterday with
the Williams horses that have been racing IN the
east. has decided to give Big Chief, the main re-
lance of the stable for the big stakes of the
California season. a rest OF at least two months
after reaching the coast. The big of Pontiac
has had so much racing during the summer that
he needs freshening for his winter campaign He
began racing at Aqueduct in April and 1onkers
was the only meeting he missed. Saratoga was
| the only track at which he raced that he failed
to show winning form. The coast races In which
| DIR. Rowell is particularly anxious to have Big
| Chief start the Burns and California handi-'
caps, run respectively at Oakland and Arcadia.
Big Chief has done well since he passed into the
hands of DR.. Rowell, and if t. H. Williams were
a betting man he would have out the horse
| long ago.
Little sympathy is manifested in the east for
Jockey Eddie Dugan who finds himself In an un-
enviable position because of the manning OF fell
low riders and the killing of the horse Dial Plate
In consequence OF his reeklessly foul riding of
| last week. Dugan has been admonfshed time
and again by his well wishers among horsemen
and newspaper critics to conhne himself to riding
| his own horses and let others alone. But he does
not seem to be able to get away from the idea
| that his contract with persons from whom he ac-
cepts mounts requires that he get his horse home
nrst without regard TO the rules of racing or the
rights of the boys who ride against him.
Jockey c. Russell. who was one of the ''hnds"
of the Seattle meeting, has returned from the
north and reported for duty to o. A. Bisnchi. who
holds the contract on him. Russell was simply
service he made such a creditable showing at
The Meadows. AS Bianehi has some service
able horses In his string Russell will have an
excellent chance to make good here
Colonel W. E. Applegate has purchased from
Colonel Milton Young Of McGrathiana stud five
yearlinEs that are TO be broken by w. J. Young.
tried out and. if worthy, shipped to California
for r0cing at EmeryviIle. The breeding of the
five follows: Bay colt. by Cesarion-Sateen; bay
colt. by Cameron-L Laura Stone: bay or brown colt,
| by Woosthorpe G illian bay colt. by Nasturtium-
Lizzie u Day MY oy cesarion-Leopoldina-
Upon reaching the coast. Enoeh wishard de-
n. %.
Spreckels' stable to Napa stock farm to recuper-
ate from the effects Of the transcontinental trip
| The entire Spreekeis string will be ..prepped''
at the farm and shipped to the track just before
opening day.
Sam Emery's goOl colt. Master Robert. whose
dam. Flocarline, raced with distinction in the
colors of Nj. ii. TicheDor. has had too much rae
| ing this year and is to begin rest before his
California campaign. The colt won six races
and $3.50 last year and two races and 50. 035
this year.
Edward Trotter sold Harmskis to f. Getehen
| Yakima, whittier his owner had taken him
TO race. before he had a chance 10 start in his
new colors Harmakis useful selling pla ter
in his day, especially in the mud, and his
record is ereditable one.
Elijah Brewster will train Anna May. Ran
| natyne and Queen whims at Emeryville during
the winter for P. NJ. Shelby, who purchased the
horses at Seattle recently.
Dave O'Leary went to Brentwood yesterday
to arrange for the immediate shipment to Emery
| vile of $. c. Hildreth's horses that have been
turned out there during the summer.
| T. F. Mclaughlin will have no horses TO train
! at Emeryyille this season. but will devote him
self to the management Of his sou. George. who
the Butte meeting. The boy will ride here as
| free lance.
That part of Z, J. Ramsey's stable which has
been turned out fox the summer at his Hayward
ranch will be shipped to the Emeryville tracktn-
day. TO be ''prepped' with the Butte division Of
the Ramsey string for the winter campaign.
Jockey Koerner has proceeded TO Los Angeles
where he expects to ride for S. C. Hildreth dur
| ing the winter.
Jockey II. Smith who has been under suspen-
sion for than year, married recently a
| st. Louis girl at Los Angeles. He will make an
attempt to obtain reinstatement by the Pacific
Jockey club
Presiding Judge E. G. Hopper of the California
! Jockey club visitor at Lexington on the
! closing day of the fall meeting. He spoke en-
Enthusiastically OF the racing to be given here
this winter and predicted the greatest meeting
In the history of the sport hereabouts.
| =
Richard Ledgett is recovering slowly from the
| effects of illness that compelled his
! return from Butte prior to the close OF the
| supmer meeting. He was visitor at Emery
| vile yesterday
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