The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-10
Jockey Taplin
Is in Demand
At Saratoga
Boy Who Pilots BedWeTs
Horses to Victory viii Ride
Also for Sanford

The services of Jockey Eddie Tap
lin, who has been so successful with
the horses of H. G. BedwelI, are in
demand at Saratoga. John Sanford
has secured second call on the Cali
fornia boy, and he will have good
opportunity, as there are clever per-
formers in the stable Taplins APP
prentice allowance expired August /.
Penn, the youngster that carried the
colors of Johnnie MiIlin at Emery
Vile, has been sold by L. o. Lee to
John w. Schorr. He won a race for
his new owner at Windsor last week.
After the race in which Sir John
Johnson was disqualified and Jack At
kin awarded first money owing to foul
ing, Trainer John Powers reported
that Jack Atkin sustained numerous
cuts and bruises during the running.
He also said that the great Splinter
in the Schneider stable narrowly es-
capped being hamstrung. With all the
interference he suffered, Jack Atkin
was only beaten a head, and as he
was carrying 135 pounds and was con-
ceding from 10 to 80 pounds his per-
Torrance was all the more meritor-
lous The track record of 1924 4-5 for
seven furlongs was equaled. Sir John
Johnson. bred at the Sanford farm, ran
the race of his career. 1t is said that
his owner, Frank j. Nolan, of the Bev-
erwyck stable, stood to win $4,000 on
him, having placed $4,000 at 10, and ..
10 fall IN
the best that. ever started for $500
purse in this country. In addition to
Jack Atkin and Sir John Johnson, the
starters were Dorante, Berry Maid, De
Mund, Alfred Noble, Prince Ahmed,
Apache, The Squire and Fort Johnson
The trouble between r. L. Thomas
and /. III. Wheatcroft, owner of the
st. James stable, over Jockey Shilling
has developed into a selling race feud
that may continue for a long time
Thomas bid up Woolwinder at Fort
Erie and when County Clerk, a horse
that performed at Emeryville, won at
Windsor last week, Lou Marion, trainer
OF the st. James, stable, advanced his
price from $500 to $500 He was re-
tanned. The Thomas and Wheatcroft
stables were prominent on the CaIifor-
MIA tracks last season.
one of the races won by Jimmy Nc
Cormick for his employer, Baron OPP
penheim, in Germany, was the event
that corresponds to the American sn-
burban. 1t had value of $4,000. one
day all the winners on the card were
sent to the post by Mccormick. VIII
lie Shaw is doing the riding for the
Oppenheim stable.
AT meeting of the stewards of tbe
Canadian racing associations William
walker, who raced out here, was fined
SiOO for breach of the rules of a SELL
ing race at Fort Erie.
Inc saratoga association introduced
an innovation this season by barring
bookmakers from the clubhouse. In
the past a number of members of the
metropolitan turf association were ac-
customed to buying clubhouse badges
ana frequenting the Enclosure when
not busy in the ring. Their families
also were thus allowed to enioy the
privilege. This season when they called
opening day for the badges they were
informed they would have to view the
races from the grandstand or other
points of vantage. Appeals to the Off
Gals We're in vain, and there was much
disappointment expressed by the men
who were refused the privilege they
were accustomed to enjoy
me Brighton Beach association will
ask for dates for 80 days of racing next
July. according to an announcement
made a few days ago. C. H. Hyde,
counsel for the association, states that
the claims of horsemen for money due
from last season will De settled The
title to the Brighton beach property
has been under cloud, but has been
cleared, and money can be raised by
William Engeman to make the extern
sive improvements for next season.
California turfmen were among the
owners who have been awaiting money
due for purses won by their horses at
Brighton beach.
Alfred Noble, the horse for which
James Il. Gaffney, the Tammany poll
tician, paid $4,000. will be trained ex-
clusively for short distance racing.
Frank Weir believes he will develop
into another Roseben and that he can
do all that the Johnson sprinter ever
did. Gaffney intenos to add to his
string during the Saratoga meeting
and Weir has been commissioned to be
on the lookout for suitable material
AS announced, Sam Hildreth was re-
sponsible for the Improvement in the
condition of Ocean Bound so that the
FLY was enabled to stand training and
subsequently win the rich Spinaway
stake. Woodford Clay gives full credit
to Hildreth.
Fred Johnson tried to buy T arley-
thorpe from H. M Zeigler, but his offer
was declined. William Fanshave has
also been negotiating for the purchase
of the colt that graduated from the
maiden ranks at Saratoga last week
Zeigler wants $4,000 for the youngster.
He is Hopeful and F'uturity eligible.
j. S. Hawkins, who raced a stable
at Emeryville, won his first race on
the Canadian circuit Wednesday when
Lolita Creed carried his colors to vic
tory.
Roxie Angarola, who had a stable on
California tracks a year ago, has won
$4,000 in purses with Hill Top, a filly
he purchased from the Sanfords for
$3.50. The daughter of Clifford won
the Mohawk stakes at Saratoga last
week.