The San Francisco call., 1909-04-09
Gossip of the Track

There were no developments in the battery
line yesterday. jockey who has been under
suspicion result of the stories that have
been floating about under close surveillance,
but nothing unnatural manifested itself. 1t is
learned that for several days the officials have
had men. stationed at various points along the
course to observe the actions of the jockeys and
TO pick up any apparatus that might be thrown
away by riders during the running of race.
One of the stories that came to the ears of the
management was that a certain jockey had dis
carded a battery after it had been used to
wake up a certain horse which ran a sur
prisingly good race not long ago TO win under
conditions of track and distance that were
deemed to be anything but favorable to him.
The same horse ran yesterday and his perform
officials.
According to current report PIunger T. w.
tChicago) 0Bren. who is operating at Emery
vile, has had anything but profitable
In California the last winter. 0'Brien makes
a specially of backing short priced contenders
ior place and show, and is said TO have dropped
back to the bookies the greater part of the
$500,o00 which he is credited with having ac-
cumulated out of the game up TO about two
years ago. 0'Brien is credited with having in
vested about $3.50 900 in real estate In various
eastern cities, and this is said to be still in
tact.
W, NJ Murray, who will manage a spring
meeting at Ogden prior to the opening of the
Salt Lake meeting, a visitor at Emery
Vile yesterday and Will remain here for several
days interesting local horsemen in his Ogden
ana Murray will do the starting. The Ogden
meeting will open May and will run to MAY
~, ming IN period during which horses plan
ming to race at other western points later on
would be otherwise idle Murray should be
able to induce considerable number of local
horsemen to make Ogden stopping point on
route 10 other summer racing centers and his
meeting probably will not suffer for lack of
good racing material. He booked 100 horses at
Arcadia for shipment to Ogden Immediately after
the close Of the California racing season.
NJ J. Hayes stallion, Johnny Lyons, whose
premature retirement TO the stud was brought
about by breakdown in training is located at
tne monterey county breeding farm OF c. H
" Miedemann. where he will serve number Of
tne mares that Wiedemann recently purchased
Hayes has a sucking colt by Johnny Lyons out
OF the well bred mare Memorize that is the ex-
act counterpart of his sire.
William Walker is planning to establish
pIeeolng iarm IN Canada upon his return east
tne present month Edwin Gum will be placed
STANLEY rays racing days are over, that good
colt viii be added to the establishment Walker
plans TO mate his fast mare Center Shot holder
OF the American mile record, with Edwin Gum.
D. J. Ramsey will make summer campaign
with his stable at Salt Lake and Denver.
William Hawke is planning to race during the
summer at salt Lake and Butte.
Dr. Bossler of Bombay, India recently wired
here from Kentucky for prices on Fulletta and
Booger Red. He is after horses for pony racing
in India. e
Ed Soule has gone to Arcadia. where his
horses racing NO
d. s. Fountain and J. H. Brannon purchased
Penn from j. D. Millin yesterday. 'SS'
J; II. Schneider is reported to have made
killing running welr into the thousands on his
mare Silver Line which won at Arcadia
wednesday. Silver Line was recently shipped
from Emeryville to the southern track with
the. coup in view
T. Garnet Ferguson who has forsaken racine
1or business pursuits was a visitor at the track
yesterday for the first time In weeks and WINS
accoroea an impromptu reception by his old
The Ontario jockey club has announced stakes
Ior I us spring meeting at Toronto as follows:
For year olds and up: Toronto So 600 added
one and eighth miles; King Edward hotel
cup, $1,000 added one and fourth miles.
Waterloo handicap. $1,000 added. one and an
added one one and sixteenth miles; Liverpool
cup. $1,000 added. one and sixteenth miles:
f,lli f,rlhce OF Wales handicap $1,000 added, six
ssTto snsrtongs sesgram cup; $1,000 added, and
handicap, $1,000, added. mile
.asor Eor year olds. Woodstock plate. $1,000
aosed' s one and an eighth miles.
For z year olds, Victoria stake 81 200 added
ave ns iuriongs; Tyro stake. selling $1,000 added
I'VE ss. Iuriongs; Coronation stake, $500 added
four and half furlongs.
Gold Rose has foaled bay colt by Wads-
worth at / Il. stern's farm in Kentucky.
Ihe latest foal at ]. r. Keene's Castleton
stud is a half sister to Colin. a brown dlly by
Peter Pan-Pastorella.
Jockey Reid is the star rider at Jacksonville.
Frank 0Neill is riding winners in France and