The San Francisco call., 1908-11-11
Hopper Will Supervise
Jockeys Licenses
Riders and Trainers Under Ban
Not TO Be Reinsfafed at
EmeryViIIe

In order that Presiding Judge Hop
per may have every opportunity of
carrying out his ideas for~the better
ment of turf conditions on the Pacific
coast in so far as riders and trainers
are concerned, President T. III. Will
Jams, before his departure for Mexico
Sunday, appointed Judge Hopper to
sit for him on the licensing commit
tee of the Pacific jockey club Ever
since his arrival from kentucky last
week Judge Hopper has been engaged
in carefully scrutinizing applications
for jockey and training licenses.
While no official announcement has
been made. 1T is understood in turf
circles that the powers that be have
decided TO hold up the licenses of sew
eral applicants who failed to come up
to the standard of integrity and ability
that is demanded this season. The
boys who We're suspended here last
winter and at Seattle during the sum
mer are likely to remain on the ground
indefinitely. according to the general
understanding of the situation, and it
is further reported that certain riders
who were reinstated last winter are
to be given to understand that their
room is preferable to their company.
1t is known that Judge Hamilton. who
preSides at Arcadia has been asked to
cooperate with the Emeryville officials
in carrying out the plans for the well
fare of the sport.
the Blondy scandal at Boise. has not
obtained the training license for which
he recently applied. Until the work
of the licensing committee is complete
there will be no official announcement
concerning the disposition of any of
the applications. but it is good guess
that Folks application has been held
UP.
Jockey Moreland, who was suspended
here last winter and afterward re-
/ instated. is said to be in the list of
| riders that will not be welcome in
California this season. Moreland was
exonerated at Latonia a day or two
two from suspicion in connection with
a ride that he put up on Charlie Bow
mans Belmere during the early days
of the Latonia meeting.
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for the sport without long legal battle in the
courts. and II is generally expected that the
constitutionality Of the present law will soon be
put 10 test.
Fred Cook. whose horses have been quartered
here for some weeks. viii not come west from
Kentucky until the last of the month. He will
book upon arrival on the coast.
J. Howard led the winning jockeys at the re.
Murphy third. F. T. Wood was the principal
winning owner his purses during the Is days of
racing amounting to s2.s65.
Taking advantage of the delays in the plans
of Col. Samuel f. Heaslp and his holding
SConPanS ivi winter race ueetlHg 'at New
Orleans, Jack Loyacano manager Of the
Louisiana driving and racing club, announces
that he will give a meeting at the half mile
track opposite City park, beginning Thanks
giving day. to be run 80 days.
Positive announcement has been made by
Colonel Robert Neville that the proposed meet
ing ar Washington had been declared OF. The
gentlemen interested in the matter found, that
the authorities in the district of Columbia were
not friendly 70 the meeting hence their de-
cision in declaring all negotiations of.
There is report around New York that