The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
Rain Checks Training
at Emeryyille
Track, However, VIII Be in
First Class Condition for
the Opening Day
BY J. r. Jefery


The rain virtually brought training
operations to a standstill at the En-
eryville track yesterday. Superintend-
ent Grant kept the main course closed.
and few of the owners ventured on
the inner track. Sam Hildreth stepped
Fftzherbert an eighth over the train
ing track in 127a seconds, which was
far the fastest bit of work shown. The
remainder of Hildreth's horses were ex
erc1sed on the galloping ring with
which his stable is encircled- IL no
more rain falls in the interim, the en-
forced suspension of training opera
tions. will not materially affect the
opening day fields. The main track
probably VIII be reopened today and
in consequence of the rain. Most OF the
trainers count on getting in their most
effective work during the few days
preceding the. opening of the meeting,
and, with fair weather next week.
plenty of horses will be ready to run
on opening day. The rain will be of
inestimable benefit in improving the
which have already begun to take on a
pleasing appearance as result of the
light rains that fell earlier in the
month.
F. A. Forsythe announced yesterday that his
good horse Dorante would not be starter in
the Opening handicap. Trainer Colston feels that
the time available for getting Dorante into con-
dtion for starting after his long trip across the
continent is inadequate. and the horse will be
the trip before much is asked of him.
1t is improbable that Charlie Ellison will hare
starter In the Opening day stake. Trainer
Strube said yesterday that he afraid neither
Royal Tourist nor Don Enrique would be keyed
up sufncientfy to meet good company on opening
day. Strube expects TO start Jacobite In q
selling race at the very. outset of the meeting.
DR.. Rowell probably has more horses ready TO
run than any other trainer at Emeryville, and
expects to have starter In every open
TO him, was due from New York last night and
probably will put in an appearance at the track
today.
Harry Stcyer made flying trip from Petaluma
Yesterday and announced that his horses would
be shipped here from Kenilworth park Monday
The prepping of his string has been proceeding
very satisfactorily and most of them will be
ready TO run when they arrive. Cheers is the
only outside horse in training at Petaluma, and
he is going along nicely.
Walter Robbins. who has been out of the sad
die for several years, declares his intention Of
resuming riding here this winter and will i'm
do about ITO pounds and viii ride as a free
lance.
]. E. Madden is at Saratoga trying out %
yearllngs that he has had quartered there dur
ing the summer. Nobody seems TO be able to
say with any defniteness just what Madden's
plans are Even his trainer is up In the air.
according to reports from New York Beside
the yearlings at Saratoga he has five older
horses and IL yearlings at New York. The an
nouncement has just been made in the east that
$. c. Hildreth purchased Madden's half interest
in the crack year old Fitzherbert before com
Ing to the coast Herman Brandt purchased Fitz-
herbert from Perry Belmont for SO. 900, and sub
sequently sold him to Madden and HIldreth for
S10,0 600. Hildreth paid Madden $1,000 for his
half interest In the colt:
Dick Roller, the crack Dick weles year
n Trhi0 Dp Cu-n1I
liams, sought to purchase from J. B. Respess
for the president of the California jockey club
uiea ,l az Latonla a rev DAYS ago as a result OF
York. Dick Roller won the Knickerbocker and
Frivoiity stakes at the Empire City summer
meetings and also raced impressively when pitted
against the pick of the eastern Juveniles. The
negotiations which Rowel1 entered into looking to
his acquisition fell through account of mild
form OF skin disease with which the colt was
attacked. Respess is said to have valued the
colt at SIS, 900.
That Meelick. s. C. Hildreth's triple derby
winner, Is improving in appearance. is the
since his arrival from Seattle. Meelick looked
none too good at the time of his return to Cali
form f9rnia but but. he has recently picked up consider
undergoing day by day.
C. ]. Casey has arrived at Latonia With Fore
and Aimee @, en- route from Hamilton to the
coast. The horses will be raced at the Latonia
track until the remainder of G. T. HenshaiI's
''A"s % Aeeo9 ioA sniPhuehs west
The English jockey club has Just adopted
rule empowering the starter TO fine Jockeys for
misbehavior at the post. Ten sovereigns is the
limit 10 which he may 60
]. A. Benuets string. which will be shipped
from New York to Arcadia next Tuesday, in
cludes Uncle Jim. Oreagna Biddington Sanpiper
Molesey and half dozen yeariinss.
The proposed winter racing at New Orleans
under the direction Of Samuel F. Heaslip. presi-
dent Of the City Park Jockey club, is very much
up IN the air. The old opposition to racing in
New Orleans, crystallized in the anti-race-
track gambling association, which secured the
passage OF the Locke law. has come out strongly
in opposition to Heaslips scheme and declares it
an fnfraction OF the Locke law both in spirit and
In letter.
While Heaslip will not talk for publication, his
close friends state positively the promoters will
not attempt winter meeting II hostilities are to
be constantly directed at them, as now promised
Meanwhile, there is talk Of testing the Locke
law It being claimed that 1t is defective In that
among the persons named that shall come under
its restraint the word lessee" is omitted and
operating as of old. Several think this yulner-
able spot IN the law. An eminent attorney has
been retained to digest this legal phase, which
| might open loophole for racing
| W. Gerst Ed Corrigan, Barney Schrelber. J. W.
May, A. J. Corey George @. Bennett, ]. Arthur.
American owners who will ship horses to Cuba to
race at the Havana meeting Jockeys Troxler.
Pskens OFT Burton Malsahy ns Ero Martin Ken
| the riders who have arranged TO CO.
| Every available stall at Santa Anita park has
been spoken for and the late comers will have TO
flnd quarters outside OF the track inclosure. No
| more stables win be built for the present. so
those who delayed making their reservations are
up against it for place in which to quarter
their horses.
NO RACE BETTING AT TOKYO