The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-08
CALIFORNIA CLUB
EMPLOYS sL|. Z
Jockey Club Has -Four De-
tectives to Look After
the Crooks.
BUDDY GILBERT, THE
NEW JOCKEY STAR
He and Miller Vic With Each
Other for First Honors-
Salt Lake City Race
Track to BE One Of
the Best in the
Country.
BY ). S. A. MACDONALD.
Especial to The Times-D,spatch.l

Special to The Timeh.Dispatch.J
San FRANCISCO. CAL. March e.
rhe management OF the New califor- /,
MIA Jockey Club Is nothing II not UP
to date In managerial methods BE II
known that the Australian starting
barrier and the professional paddock
dope" doctor were first introduced
here at Oakland. while but quite re-
Gently the combining of the stalls and
runway In the paddock to The owners.
trainers Wallets and Jockeys during the
period imme diately before race
originated here also But still more
drastic In the way OF running Il race
track Is the employment of corps OF
specially selected slcuths by the stew
ards OF the meeting, The fact Of four
high -salared Pinkerton detectives
being detailed on the orders and direc-
tlons OF the stewards exclusively came
to light early this past week. when the
turf officials were obliged to show
.heir hand. resulting from a civil action
consequent upon their rule-off Of j. ..
O'Keefe. the tipster. BY afhdavlt IL
was shown that the stewards Keep
regularly employed band of highly
tried and experienced detectives for
the purpose of shadowing and cover
ing suspected indicators. a circum
stance which largely explains the snd-
den and sensational exposes which
break the serenity OF affairs every
once In while. II Is the proud boast
of the high people OF the association
that not single trick got away
from Stewards Hopper. Williamson
and Pettingiil this winter The detec-
.ires' work Is credited with bringing
about this state OF affairs. Though the
Jockey Club In the East used to engage
detectives to watch suspected PARTIES
some years ago. 1t remains for the New
California Jockey Club to make a
..sIeuthing bureau" regularly main
fained Institution. Five years ago de-
tectiyes were employed following up
sPittsbusg Phil jockey Shaw.
Jockey Hildebrand and John j. Ryan.
thevplunger. which occasioned no end
of talk IN the New York circuit, but out
here the resort of the racing authori-
ties to secret service adjunct in order
to keep the game on the level has nc-
casioned no particular indignation
perhaps, tho frame-lp people in the
ma ddock and the betting ring feeling
too black to yell for the whitewash
bucket
AT any rate. the detective system
has borne satisfactory results. Five
ba okmakers eight horse owners and
nineteen trainers. not to speak OF a
host of nondescript turf followers, nave
been ruled off or disciplined by the
Oakland stewards so far this winter.
as against one-third the number last
season And, again, San Francisco
never enjoyed cleaner or fairer sport
than we are having right at this time
a New Star.
While the winters grind at Oakland
never fails to develop star of the
saddle, perhaps the most brilliant orb
in the history of the track, not bar /
ring "Maryelous" Miller. will come East
this spring looking for fame and for |
tune This is Jockey Buddy" Gilbert.
an eighty-seven-po pound youngster, who
gives promise of really great things
He and Miller are now vieing for pop
ular favor. Gilbert is sixteen wears of
age and comes from Montana origi- !
nally. He Is a keen-faced little Irish
IN. made up much after the style OF /
winnie" O'Connor as that famous
rider appeared shortly after taking up
with Alfred Featherstone's great stable
of seven years ago. Gilbert is not
overly strong. but lie can rattle up a
horse and hunch lager with a Won
drous lot of energy. considering his
size and weight. Most important of
all. he is the only boy here who can
coax his horse and work the starters
eye at the barrier. He is every bit as
good a post rider MS Miller No one
9Souiu st's NV g -. - SltAAoid nelu etite
papers on Gilbert but last week Pres
ident TON" Williams anted up $4,000
cash for first call on the boy Or.
Rowell will take Gilbert along East
with the big Williams string in June.
Incidentally, the Williams stable Will
ride Miller whole lot, too.
Asked rs to why he took on Gilbert.
Williams explained that Miller had
told him he. Miller. did not bn,,svo h.,s
could or would make light weight next
summer. During iAIiller's recent visit
to Los Angeles he, filled out and grew
M in remarkable way. It will he
surprising to Eastern racegoers, who
remember Miller as he appearedlonsthe
back of Colin last summer. He seems
to have heightened a foot. OF course,