The San Francisco call., 1909-05-30
RACING CONTINUES
POPULAR IN EAST
Recent Court Decisions En-
courage Followers of the
Sport of Kings
Sam HiIdreth Said to Be Ar
ranging to Sell Practically
His Entire Stable
By c. c. CARLTON

NEW YORK, May 29.-Despite ad-
as ever in the east, judging from the
attendance thus far at Belmont's track
August Belmont and others of the
jockey club were greatly pleased. even
before the recent court opinion was
handed down legalizing oral betting.
Another decision permits the marking
of memoranda" of bets on racing pro-
grams, etc. The decisions practically
nullify the New York state law that
for q while threatened to put the New
York tracks out of business.
California horsemen here hope that
the influence of New York opinion may
have some effect in California and that
more liberal spirit will soon prevail
there also. At present, however, the
California horsemen now here are not
inclined to be optimistic and I hear
that Sam Hildreth is seriously con.
sidering selling his stable. Notwith-
standing the many races won by Hill
dreth's horses in California during the
season which closed there April II, his
friends say that he intends to reduce
his operations and will sell by de-
grees and under conditions that win
preclude any financial sacrifice This
paign in Canada, where it is assumed
there will be better demand for horses
than there is at present in the United
States.
Another reason for Mr. Hildreths con-
templated restrictions in his turf oper-
ations is that he has been a heavy bet
tor as a rule, and he has found that
the strain is not good for his physical
we'll being.
julius Kruttschnitt was at the Plaza
this week. In an address delivered
before the New York railroad club
composed exclusively of railroad mag
mates. he paid high tribute to E. H
Hartman. He told of a bureau that
keeps tab" on the trend of public
sentiment on matters affecting rail-
roads. This is carefully followed by
means of reports made to headquarters
by the. general managers of the sys-
tenn, who receive copies of practically all
newspapers and periodicals published
in their districts, and who have re-
ports drawn up indicating the atti-
tude the publications take toward ques-
tions which interest the management
of the Hartman lines.
Mr. Kruttschnitt said that there were
$4,000 miles of trackage in the lines
that go to make up the Hartman main
system. employing 10000 men.
Since Mrs. Clarence Mackay took
hold of the equal franchise movement
some of New York's wealthiest and
most exclusive men and women have
become identified with 1t, among whom
are Mrs. Oliver II. +. Belmont Mrs
George Gould. Mrs. w. K. Vanderbilt
Jr.; Mrs. Philip NJ. Lydig. secretary of
the society; Mrs. DR.. John Brannan
daughter of the late Charles A Dana;
Miss Dorothy Whitney. Miss Anne Nor
gan, Mrs. Samuel Untermeyer and Miss
Louise Scott.
Hisgen's abandonment of Hearsts
independence league was regarded
here as black eye to the or
ganization, already on the verge of dis
solution, and the disbandment of the
National Independence club, soon fol-
lowing on the heels Of Hisgen's deser-
ton, was regarded as the last straw
The National Independence club was
organized by William r. Hearst and his
friends in the independence party and
installed in the old Sumner Gerard
house. II Gramercy park. about IS
months ago. 1t has surrendered its
lease. The Independence club, tenn
porariiy without a home, will be aban-
doned. The Hearst club moved out of
the Gramercy park house May l and
has no definite habitation at present.