The San Francisco call., 1909-04-20
Gossip of the Track

Fred Cook one Of the most prominent book
maker owners on the American turf, viii return
east today after having had an Improbable ex-
Iler-ence 10 California during the season Just
closed Cook brought what looked 10 be for
Inidable string Of horses TO California last fall
but the stable failed 10 make the showing ex-
pected OF III, principally FOR the reason that Law
renee p. Daley and Others Of its lkeliest cam
paigners went wrong. The result was that the
stable went behind To the tune Of about Sl5 OO0
which Just about ate Up Cooks profits IN making
q book Cook said yesterday that his invest
ments in horses since he had been the turf
would aggregate $500 900 and that he had con-
cluded TO confne himself strictly to the booking
end Of the game in the future With this pur-
pose I'm view he VIII dispose Of all his thorough
bred stock upon his east. but It IS his in
fention 10 retain the three farms that he owns
IN the middle west with the IDEA OF raising
other kinds of stock. Cook has been very sue
ana mas about S-oUUO0 invested IN eastern en-
terprises aside from his thoroughbred interests.
He plans 10 book this summer IN Kentucky and
on the Canadian circuit
Matt Reiss. william Covington George Went
worth George Oxnard and Jockey Butwell are
here from Los Angeles. Reiss is on his way TO
his home in Seattle. His horses will be raced at
Victoria the coming summer. Jockey Cricket
Kelly. who was reinstated during the winter,
but Tor whom Reiss was unable 70 obtain a riding
license. IS stll with him and Ress will make
another effort TO obtain the license before pro-
ceel-lg north CoFlngton was formerly trainer
for Rudolph Spreckels. and IS his way to
Victoria, where he viii race Mtlpitas, the only
horse IN his string. Wentworth IS trainer for J..
H. Schreiber. whose horses did well during the
closing days of the Arcadia meeting after having
been shipped south from Emeryville. Jockey
expects 10 ride during the summer
John D. NiHin has named $4,000 as the sum
for which be IS wiling 10 part with cunard his
promising stallion. Several Kentuekians. as
James stud. are negotiating for the horse. MllIn
yesterday sold Sixteen which reduces his string
In training to one borss-ouaiity Street.
Tic stables of S c. Hfdreth and W B.
Jennings left Emeryville for New York last night
G. H. Ham also left for Louisville with the
Gerst-Iioiie string
Robert Leighton. general manager Of the VIZ
Toria meeting, viii be here from Arcadia today
for the purpose of conferring with local horse
men who are planning on racing on the British
Columbia tracks
Jockey Guy Barns win accompany S. C. HI
dreth east today
Rckersan viii race 20 more. c p Fink has
sold the horse TO an Oakland businessman for
driving purposes and Is out Of the game as an
owner.
r. a. Forsythe win leave for New York to-
morrow with bis stable Of le classy horses.
Archie Zimmer. trainer for 7. D. Sullivan. left
for New York yesterday and his horses win fol-
low within few days
ANDY Blakeley IS On route to New York.
whittier his horses were shipped several days
Hockey Nicol has failed TO make good in
France. where be went 10 ride for NJ Roths-
child. and Il Is said that he WIN return to
America forthwith.
Anti-racing legislation is threatened in Flor
ida. which state bade fair 10 be Of considerable
importance from the racing standpoint next
winter.
J. ]. NcCanerfy has returned to New York
from France and probably viii remain in this
tenti0n II going 10 the Argentine Republic to
racr