Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23
The RiaItO

| it gives him a chance to see the sights,
| but from a financial viewpoint there is
nothing to it. frankie Neil received
$40 for his share as winner of his bout
with Freddie O'Brien in New York a
| few days ago. Only two years ago ne
drew down more for his losing share OF
a fight in Los Angeles than the New
York clubs take in at the door in three
months of fighting. Neil says he still
can make 116 pounds, but is open TO
| fight anything around New York from
the bantam to the lightweight division,
both inclusive.
Frank Regain, one of the best train
ers of thoroughbreds in America and
most popular horseman during local
| race meetings, is training the r. f.
| Carman string, and a few days ago he
| and Carnfan engineered a big killing
with Golden Shore at Empire City race
track, Yonkers Golden Shore beat
Rockstone, Lally apd Commedienne,
doing a mile and q sixteenth in 1:48.
Regain also has the best class of horses
in his own private string this year that
he ever owned. He and Carman will
bring their entire strings to Santa
Anita in the fall, and the combination
will be hard to beat any old time.
That story to the effect that st. Louis
sportsmen would have a ten days race
meeting this fall has been confirmed.
The meeting will be held in September
and will be a betless affair, so far as
the boolmakers are concerned. Barney
Schneider is prime mover in the en-
terprise, and is associated with Lacy
Crawford and Ralph Orthwein, wealthy
sportsmen of the Mound City. Joseph
a. Murphy has been engaged as pre-
siding Judge. While there will be no
bookmaking, it is. a cinch that there
will be lots of betting, for the st. Louis
crowd always was of sporty DISPOSE
ton and they will find plenty of ways
to get around the anti-betting law and
yet have their fun. The meeting will be
more of a society festival than any
thing else, as good purses and high
class horses will be the rule, and those
connected with the enterprise are
prominent members of the Mound City
social set.
Al Greenewald, the most eligible
bachelor in Southern California, is
passing the day in the green fields a
few miles away from Los Angeles. He
has an idea that he can shoot straight
enough to kill some doves and is CIV
ing himself a trial practice shoot in
private. The report will be due tomor-
row. as he has made promises.
Harry Burt made "bluff'' of 500 to
IS few days ago that he could stop a
| certain young man about town, and
the talk was called. The money was
posted with Jeffries and still stands, but
Burt does not seem to be in any hurry
to name the time and place. By re-
quest of interested friends, Burt is re-
quested to arrange the details so that
the important event can be staged at
an early day.
| Solly Smith, once considered the
greatest fighter in the world at his
weight was along the Rialto yesterday
afternoon. Solly is a voter in Los An
geles, but he should be wearing the
championship crown right now. Had
he taken proper care of himself he
probably would be fighting yet, al
though 81 years old. as his local friends
believe he could have been champion
of the world had he given proper heed
to the natural laws that make slaves of
| fighters. Solly beat such good men as
George, Dixon, Frank Erne, George Sid
dons, Mahoney and others equally as
prominent in the ring.