The San Francisco call., 1909-02-17
Gossip of the Track

j. o. Keene yesterday purchased from H. G.
BedweIl for w B. Jennings the year old stall
consideration being $780, The horse, product
of james r. Keenes Castleton stud has
many race in his day, including several stakes,
but has outlived his usefulness for racing pur
poses and will be forthwith retired to Jennings
breeding farm in Yoo county to head the stud
which he established there recently. The horse
is exqusitely bred and is himself such a grand
individual that Jennings feels confident of his
ability to make good as a sire. Jack Keene,
who conducted the negotiations for the horses
transfer, Will ship his good mare Red Leaf to
the Jennings farm to be mated with Won Tromp
Local race goers will regret to learn that
there is little likelihood of s. @. Hildreth hav-
ing his crack colt Fitz Herbert ready for the
derby to be run at Emeryville next Monday
Hildreth will depend on Joe Madden TO carry his
colors in the classic. F. A. Forsythe's High
Private probably win rule favorite in the race
F. A. Forsythe's colored rider, ]. Lee. has
been showing much better form in the saddle of
late and is steadily improving his standing
In the jockey list for the Emeryyille meeting.
Trois Temps failure to finish in the money
climaxed disastrous day for Euclid Allard.
at to TO- $500 for place at to and $500 to
| show at to 6.
| Jockey A. W. Booker. who has been riding
at Santa Anita was an arrival at Emeryville
| yesterday and will finish the here He
can ride at about los and Will enter the en-
ploy OF t o. Webber. His brother Hal. who
trains for webber, win make. his engagements.
owners from January l to February were as
| follows: S. c. Hildreth. S22.250; Barney Schrei-
bsr sl1s45 I A. Forsythe sii;oso T. so I.
! Chinn. $6,355; W. Gerst, So, ,425: st. James
stable, $685.; R. F. Carman, S5215; W. Ca
hill, $3.50; P. Dunno, $4,s25; H. G. Bedwell.
81 Go; W. Walker, So. 45o; j. Fl. Brannon
| S3,410: ]. o. & G. H. Keene. $3.50; Bianchi
& Mcconnell. $4,000; c. r. Ellison. $2,175; Matt
DNs-- fo1a1 10 &
James Mccormick will sail for Germany the
coming Saturday. Jockeys Nicol. Radtke, Sum
ter and H. Spencer will go abroad on the same
steamer.
william Murray, after changing his mind or
the subject several times. has finally decided tc
extend the Ell Paso meeting IS days beyond its
original schedule. 1t will come to close
March 6.
i Florida is regarded with such favor as
prospective racing state that there has beer
great rivalry between three factions for the race
track privilege at Jacksonville. The situation
has finally been solved by the suspension OF
work on the racing plant that H. d. Brown
the various factions will unite in the construc
ton of track to be controlled entirely by
local &c capitalists tDd Brn Is to R When gTeb th
be ready for meeting. next fall
Senator C. d. Sullivan has introduced a bill
| in the New York legislature TO repeal the law
Imposing a tax of 5 per cent on the gross re
! ceipts OF the racing associations of that state
In 1907 the tax amounted to $240000 but the
! passage of the Hart-Agnew bill had the effect
of reducing last years assessment to $4,000.
The New Louisville jockey club announces the
/ following stakes, besides the Kentucky Derby
| and Oaks, for its spring meeting of 1902 which
! will open about May 3: Clark handicap, 81 00C
added. mile and sixteenth; Louisville handicap,
81 900 added. six furlongs: Frank Fehr selling
! stake. $1,000 added one mile; Bashford Manor
| and Debutante stakes, for year olds, each
81 900 added.
william Shields has presented Holscher to the
Canadian breeding bureau.
Spike" Nagle. one of the grand stand mes
sengers. is reported TO have had ticket calling
for $1,000 to 50 on Bright Skies with the Toxic
club. George Lendon's book. Lafe Block wa:
among those who had a bet on the filly for show
William Walkers Catherine F badly cut
down during the running of yesterdays second
race, hnt for which she probably would have
won The mishap occurred at the head of the
stretch. when she was In n contending position
! Her injury may prove serious that she viii
never. race again.
! c. II. Widemann of Gonzales. Monterey county
Is in the market for n carload of thoroughbred
mares for breeding purposes and is negotiating
with some horsemen at Emeryville for the trans
fer Of some Of their surplus stock
Frank Balm. who is about $4,000 winner on
the Emeryville season. probably viii book the
Canadian circuit the coming summer.
Pimlicos spring meeting viii begin April q
and run to and Including May II. A brief meet
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