Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-11
GEORGE ROSE
George L. Holland Directors of Los Angeles Racing
Association New York Attend Meeting Tuesday
Aforementioned Practically Admits Change in Santa
Anita Judgeship Meeting Opens November IA and
Closes in April-Stakes to Be Increased in Number
BY JAY DAVIDSON

| tionally. However, those named insure
| the entire success of the meeting and
a record breaking meetings from the
consideration of class of horses that
will race and the prominence of the
horsemen who will patronize it. With
out saying anything against Emery
vile, I firmly believe we will have the
banner coast meeting at Santa Anita"
Rose Made Big Cleanup
When asked regarding the story sent
out from New York recently relative
to his $150,000 winnings this summer
Rose said:
"Oh, that is newspaper talk. 1 was
quite fortunate during the summer
meetings and quit big winner, but it
hardly would run up to that sum. 1t
was bad business after the anti-book-
making law became effective, but all
our operations thereafter were conduct
ed within the law as interpreted by
Justice Gaynor of the supreme court
all memory transactions.
"No money was passed, and I fire.
quently have refused offers of cash
| wagers. 1t is q dangerous thing to
| take money around a race track in
New York. If you meet a man who
owes you anything it would be ex-
tremely dangerous to permit him to
pay you on the grounds, even If you
never expected to see him again, as
the plain clothes officers were thicker
than f1eas in a hog bed, and If you
even whispered to a friend, without
mentioning anything about racing, you
would be liable to arrest.
Ed Cole came to me one afternoon
and started to discuss something with
me and had his pencil and program
in his hand. I ran away from him
until he could get his pencil and pro-
gram in his pocket for fear that I
would be arrested. I had no trouble
at all with the officers, as I kept Sc
verely within the law. But Joe Rus
sell, my cashier, was arrested at En-
pire City for accepting a check from
horseman for money advanced him
to pay feed bill. Russell will get his
trial September 16, but easily can prove
the nature of the transaction"
All Directors Coming
Every director of the association will
be present at the meeting Tuesday aft
ernoon. LUCKY" Baldwin is expected
to arrive from Lake Tahoe this morn
ing and Barney Schneider will arrive
Sunday or Monday. Inasmuch as this
is to be a most important meeting all
| directors have been urged to attend,
and have promised to respond. The
Importance of the meeting is empha-
| sized IN the IacL tndC ROS6s f1OlldlC
and Schneider have come all the way
across the continent merely to attend
and they will return to New York al
most Immediately afterward.
Previous to the meeting all direct
ors will have a conference and arrive
| at q harmonious understanding ir
every regard. Rose says that wher
they meet Tuesday afternoon the work
of the board will be so we'll in hand
that all business can be transacted ir
a hurry. If Baldwin arrives today he
will confer this afternoon with Rose
and Holland, and probably the thre<
will get to an understanding regard
ing changes, stake offerings and Other
important business.
Rose says no additional stables will
be required by the great number Of
applications for room, as 1t is intended
to take a pick of the high class string:
that want to come and refuse room fol
the owners of bush horses that are
no attraction to the public. have ne
form and spoil racing by their incon'
sistent running. With accommodation:
for about 1900 horses there is room fol
all that are wanted.