The San Francisco call., 1909-09-18
Schneider Will
Set No Price
On Jack Atkin
TUrfrIan Says Great Sprinfer
viii Never Pass From
His Ownership

When prominent turfman in New
York asked Barney Schneider to put
a price on Jack Atkin a few days ago,
the Missouri breeder replied that he
would be willing TO sell everything he
owns with the exception Of the great
sprinter THAT horse shall never go
out OF my hands for any consideration, $
said Schneider. There is not a better
stud prospect in the world than he,
and TO my way of thinking he is worth
10 times more TO me than to any one
sclse7
Schreiber has an idea that Jack At
.Izin viii do well racing over a greater
distance Of ground than he has been
@=tskeu TO go OF late. and Trainer Powers
may try him at a mile and an eighth
sat GraVcsend.
According to a report from New York
sam idildreth viii rest up this winter.
whether there is racing in California
or not II the well known owner and
Nrainer Goes take a rest il will be the
1irst in p years. It is said Hildreth
viii spend part of the time at his
7Sravesend home and in the early spring
prepare his horses for their extensive
eastern engagements The indications
slfR that the Hildreth stable will have
won about Sl50.o00 before the close of
rhe present season. This will make
Iiiidreth the most successful owner this
year. He has not speculated as heavily
Hildreth told Perry Belmont. breeder
Nf Fftzherbert. that he considered the
son OF Ethelbert about the best horse
ne ever owned He also made the pre-
siiction that Dalmation. by Ethelbert-
Jonis. would make the best year old
Nf 1910.
Edwin Gum. the horse Red Walker
3aced at Emeryvilie, went wrong dur
sug the running of a race at Montreal
Monday. He pulled up lame in both
front legs.
/ Jockey CAM. who is riding well at
Z Montreal Is apprenticed TO ]. II. Wheat
crOft's St James stable. He weighs
- pounds, is II gears old and has been
an the saddle only I'VE months. The
prediction is made that he viii de-
H"elop into star rider.
Although King James carried 1856
pounds and won the Omnium handicap
from Wise Mason in a canter, he made
1he second fastest time for the event,
which has been a fixture for % years
lie covered the distance in 1852. Last
year Firestone. carrying the colOrs Of
Thomas ii. Williams. won the race
IN I 81 - His weight was 100 pounds
James Butte is having considerable
success with the small stable he gath
cred together recently for Z. H Jen-
nlnSS, newcomer TO the turf With
Eampeon. a year old maiden, he beat
Jeanne care and other clever perform
crs Monday
Bonnie Keiso. the Waterboy colt
which established a new record of
% - for q mile and a half on the
grass course at Sheepshead Bay. was a
lAO ycarling. he was one of the first
OF the get OF Waterboy TO be sent to
the eastern market but was so under
sized no one seemed to want him.
George doom purchased him on account
of his sire. When Odom was star
rider he rode Waterboy. TO victory in
some OF his most important races.
When the horse had failed to make
good last fail 0dom was advised to sell
him, but he declined and now he has
the satisfaction of knowing he owns
about the best performer over the
tracks in the east.
Jack Dennerlen, which was raced on
9 California tracks last season, has been
sold by p T. Chinn TO X. p. Dawes
Of Canada. Dawes centemplates going
hss nnfissioned Trainer Shields to
secure some likely material for his
stable.
According 10 report sent out from
New York the strife between the war
fTing elements in the management of
the Latonia track continues. On one
hand Joseph L. RhinOck and Rome
, ReSpess wa Mt TO name a set of track
fofficials and the Cella-Adler- Titles
s'ErOWd have ambitions in the same di-
1ectiou. Rhinock. and Respess want
Joseph A. Murphy. who formerly was
ut Oakland, TO preside. The other
element violently opposes Murphy
They are in favor of Charles T. Price
who was also an official at EmeryVille
ut one time II is said that If they are
1nent of Price a compromise might be
effected by the selection of Edward
Hopper. II he can he induced to accept
Milton Henry continues to ride in
good form on the French tracks. One
OF his recent successes was on Baron
de Rothschild's Persil in the Prix de la
Societe encouragement at the Fon-
Tafneblcau meeting