The San Francisco call., 1909-11-10
Oral Betting
Gets Boost By
N. Y. Decision
COurt Ruling Gives Encourage.
H7eHt TO Followers of Game
at EmeryViHe

The announcement from New York
that the court of appeals of that state
had decided that oral betting is legal
was welcomed in turf circles here and
anords much encours cement TO those
who are hoping that a satisfactory
system Of speculation will he adopted
at the coming Emeryville meeting
District Attorney Donahue of Ala
meda county has already been pro-
klded with copies of decisions rem
oered since the Hart-AgneW law went
handed down yesterday is the most
important ruling made and is of much
interest IN this state. as the Walker
OtiS anu-bettlng law passed by the
last legislature was framed along the
same lines as the Hart-AgneW meas
ure, with the exception of the matter
Of the penalty attached to a violation.
There is much discussion in sport
ing circles as to the system of betting
that viii likely be followed at Emery
vie, ano III IS the general opinion
that the New York plan Of oral wager
ing viii be the one that will be tried
Various opinions are expressed as TO
success here. and turf enthusiasts are
also speculating as to the probable
comes to the matter of interpreting
the law.
Meanwhile horses are arriving daily
from various points and applications
for stalls continue to reach the Office of
Secretary Treat. Andy Blakeiey wired
Superintendent James J. Grant that he
twelve stalls be beoded. The horses
IN the Blakeley string are Glenna-
deane. Arasee Pslo Chiqueto. silk
Blackford. Helen Carroll Cowen and
Perry Johnson. Torbellino. Olathe and
Jericho are the ones Blekeley is bring
ing for Adolph Spreckels.
The Emeryville meeting will be ia
clever riders. In q letter to Secretary
Treat, Judge Pettingfn writes that
rom New e9 FSrF sre ~he Rde iFe 6ggan
DICK Scoville, Glass and G. Russell.
He also said that Butwell. who has
shown good form in the saddle on the
metropolitan tracks, win be on hand.
Judge Petungin plans 10 be here for
Judge Pettingiu was associated for
many years with the late Clarence
McDoweN who dropped dead at the
sldOrfeAstoria in New York yester-
day. Judge Mcdowell presided at all
the metropolitan tracks as well as at
Saratoga, and was also in the stand at
New Orleans for long time. He had
host Of friends and was one of the
most capable turf officials in the coun-
try.
sam Hildreth must have changed his
coast within the last week. as when
Judge Pettingill wrote last Wednes-
day he said that the well known turf
man would send q carload.
That Jack" Joyner is popular in
England is shown by the following
from the London Sportman: 1T is
well known now that Andrew Joyner
viii be among us next season. and
an sure every one who has met him is
glad Of il. No better tribute TO his
popularity as a man could be forth
coming than the regard in which he is
held by every other Newmarket trainer.
and, they most certainly admire his
slzilT"
Proper, Gaivanic and Surety are
among the horses Stewart Polk viii
bring from Ogden.
Vincent Powers. one OF the cleverest
jockeys in the country. was a visitor
a Latonia few DAYS ago. He is still
under suspension. owing to trouble on
the New York tracks last summer.
sam Stephens. Jimmy Jackson and
Charles Pettingill are among the late
rivals from The north. George Norp
came in yesterday from St. Louis.
W T. Anderson is bringing ten
horses from New York He is eX-
pected early next week
Big Chief. the horse President Will
'ams turned over to one of Sam Hill
dreth's men. is looking fine and gal
loping along in clever style at the
"a akland track.