The San Francisco call., 1908-10-02
Egbert Will Serve as
Associate Judge
Health of fhe New California
Jockey Club Official Is
Much Improved
By ]. X. Jefery

Secretary Treat of the New California
jockey club announced yesterday that
Horace Egbert would act as associate
judge and perform other light duties
in connection with the conduct of the
approaching Winter race meeting at
Emeryville. should his health permit.
Egbert was compelled TO retire from
his position of Handicapped and Judge
by severe Illness last TALL He was a
very SICK man when he gave UP work
and Tor time his recovery was de-
spared OF. His health has been inn
proving during the last few months,
ana while he has not by any means
1uily recovered he feels able anu is
ANXIOUS TO resume the discharge of at
ieast a portion of his old duties.
Martin Nethanson who took up Eg-
berts work when the emergency arose.
VIII continue to act as handicapper and
from his home in Chicago, whittier he
went at the close of the Seattle meet
ing, to New York, where he has been
IN conference with President Williams
of the New California Jockey club con-
cerning certain details of the winter
program; It Is expected that Presiding
Judge r. e. Hopper. who has been
spending a few weeks at his home in
Kentucky. viii confer with Williams
before his return to the coast. associate
Judge PettingiH, following his usual
program, will not leave New York
ing season, and the local meeting will
have been in progress for several days
before he reaches the coast.
Jockey Gilbert continues in great disfavor
with eastern turf critics. They accuse him OF
timidity and cowardice and predict that unless
riding in California this season fer his employer,
Z. II. Williams. According to the easterners,
Or. ,Roweii the Williams trainer. has found 1t
necessary to lecture Gilbert repeatedly on the
subject Of his timidity.
Packy Ryan's good mare Honiton was barren
this year and Ryan has put her into training
again, AFTER several seasons retirement. The
mare and her yearlng colt by Yellowtail VIII be
raced here this winter.
yearling FLY by woolsthorpe-Lil r. which
Colonel W. E. Applegate win race at Emeryvile
this winter worked a quarter in :23 As at Lex
inston few days ago
j. J. Walsh the Canadian turfman. owner
Of the champion year old Lee Rose was a
visitor at Emeryvlle yesterday, en- route from
Seattle TO Los Angeles. where his stable Will
be campaigned during the winter. Walsh stopped
or TO see the yearlins half brother TO Lee
Rose. one of the youngsters that o. A.. BIZ
snchi Is developing for the juvenile races Of
1909. Walsh liked the appearance Of the colt.
which is by Ravelston Lavena &. and may enter
into negotiations with Bianchi for the young
ster. Lee Rose will be nominated literally for
the important fixtures at both California tracks
William Cahins Foladay came from Brent
Until Cahill arrives from Seattle. In few
days, e. T.. Fink will have charge of the
horse. Voladsy was almost invincible here two
seasons ago but failed to make any sort of a
showing last winter on account of crippled
feet. He returns from his summers rest looking
extra good, and Cahill probably viii be able to
draw down purse Two with him when the
mud COMES If the horse stands training.
Joe Rose is expected here from Europe. where
he spent the summer in travel within the next
week or two. 1t is expected that he will be
among the book makers who will cut in at
Emeryville. Bill Jacsman, who has been asso-
ciared with him in his hooking operations,
poets TO 90 on with book at the Emeryvilie
opening Jackmsn has returned TO San Fran
cisco from Nevada. where he is interested in
copper mine not far from Thorn.
. The stables OF Roy 0futt and F. Wahauser
passed through Emeryville yesterday en- route
to Arcadia
Luretta and Won Tromp stepped quarter in
:23I5 at Emeryville Wednesday morning. This
was the fastest work 10 date this season.
The percentage of winning favorites at the
Gravesend meeting was abnormally high 53
per cent of the public choices being successful.
The old roam gelding Billy Mayham. now II
years old and a good sprinter, is known in the
west as 1.-THE Rocky Mountain wonder Yet
he was bred in old Kentucky and is by The
Hero. out of Katie Wawekus.
. Tom Shaw's check paid for the horses pur-
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