The San Francisco call., 1909-11-19
High MOgul OF
Betting System
Takes Charge
Opening Day at EmeryviIle Will
Furnish Attractive Array
of COntenderS
By E. w. CLARKE


A glance at the list Of entries for the
Opening handica viii show that the
winters racing is not TO be barren of
class, even though the contenders do
not size up with the stars of last sea-
son. Up to the middle of yesterday
afternoon the owners Of 35 horses had
made nominations for Saturdays fea-
1ure and out Of the lot a nice field of
six or eight ought to line up in front
OF Starter Dwyer. The weights Will be
announced today and the acceptances
made tonight A switch in Ine weather
NAV interfere with the figuring of
Handicapped Martin NathansOn, but,
barring a deluge, his program tomor-
row viii be attractive.
Following are the Opening handicap
entries:
Rogrs Hush Money
Turretf ID Colonel Jack
Gilbert Rose Darlington
Tins t;srnev Silver knight
Raleigh Cigsrlighter
Convent Bell Spring Ban
Rov Junior Mechant
Bubbiing Water Naloski
Clouclgbt a.sefne
Fsntssfic = Charley Paine
Barney Oldfeld John Louis
Ocesn oueen Biackford
st Avon J. =. Donahue
Besu Man Bellsnicker
Arasee Fulletta
Folle J.
Boggs tripped a mile yesterday in
1924 and seemed to be thoroughly mt
The raiibirds pick him as the one TO
beat Arasee is not ready, and Black
ford viii carry the Blakeley colOrs. 1t
is not likely that the year oids named
viii be asked 10 go a mile SO early, even
with light weight. Bubbling Water
Colonel Jack ST. Avon and Palo Alto
will probably be numbered among the
starters and rain would make the
track 10 the liking OF Raleigh.
The mass Of preliminary work, in
clUding the registration of stables. was
pra ctically completed yesterday by the
JOCKEY. club staff. Judge Z. c. Hopper
and Steward Lissak were on the scene.
and with Nathanson viii sit today TO
act upon the applications Of trainers,
jockeys. etc.
George IA. Smith. Cavanag gh's repre-
sentative. spent the day at the track
supervising the arranging OF his quar-
ters and instructing his assistants in
the dissemination OF advance informa-
tion. As director general Of the mem
ory betting system, Smiths position
viii be no sinecure. Numberless spec
ularors are inquiring about the manner
of ma king an oral wage and the subse-
Quent settlement. il being understood
that no money passes and no record is
made when the wager is effected
One of the systems is for the specu-
lator to deposit 4 stated sum with the
layer and let his losses run against
that amount or his winnings accumu-
late until a settlement is made at night
or the following day.
The car OF ". T. Anderson and
''Plunger" McManus arrived from New
York yesterday, after an eight day trip
which was pronounced one Of the most
tedious ever undertaken. The car was
laid out three times. and one Of Nc
Msnus yearlings was badly SCARED
en- route. For Anderson Trainer J. Di-
mond brought the year Olds Jacque-
1fnz T1fNyfa Dfvor nd Edith ha-
sides seven yesrlings Five yearlings
were brought for McManus, the year
old Rocky O'Brien having been left in
New York. McManus did not care TO
ship the winner of the Hopeful stake
IN a crowded car. but, if conditions are
favorable. may send him on later.
The arrivals said that Sam Hildreth
might decide TO send some of his horses
10 the coast before the season ends,
but that he had fitted up the finest
winter quarters at Sheepshead Bay, in
Guiding IL paddocks, for his turf won
ders. Dimond brought out two light
weight riders, Miller, an 50 pound lad,
and Nolan, who can do 70. Anderson's s
horses already at the track are Spohn.
Taxer, Xbor, Homeless, Weymouth and
CreStOn- They raced through Canada.
Eudora adm Lewiston worked head
End head for six furlongs yesterday in
a.15Z.
Louis Meripol. known to eastern fol-
lowers of the fight game as Young
WOlgast" because Of his association
with the Milwaukee scrapper, is going
10 be a pigskin artist. He will ride for
O'RoUrke e. Co.
J.. E. Moore is going to start Per
iuiciO in the futurity course event la st
on tOmorrow's card. The horse, for
merly owned by President Thomas II.
Williams, has been resting up in the
south, where he was given his prep.
and is said 10 be faster than ever.
G. G. Emmett of Spokane. owner Of
the Clear Lake stable. wired yesterday
that ne is on his way with six horses
Emmett raced his small stable at Og-
den this fall with much success.
.. ". Dodge is sending one horse
with Tom Ryan's string. Ryan prob
ably viii arrive in time for opening
day.
J. ". Buxton of Oakland, father Of
Jockeys Clarence and Merritt Buxton
received q telegram from them at Los
Angeles announcing that they would
be home today. The boys have been in
Russia, where they have had consid-
cradle success on the turf.