The San Francisco call., 1909-04-13
Gossip of the Track

II, T. Griffin has decided TO retire from racing
untl conditions improve on the turf. Instead of
making his customary trip 10 New York. Griffin
Wiz remaiu n California at the close OF the local
raeingsess0n and may embark in business in this
locality Griffin has been uniformly successful
on The turf and retiues from the sport well fixed
financially He sold the ? year old Alarmed III
H. g. Bedwel and Purer TO Lloyd Woods This
leaves him only two more horses to dispose of
~ order 10 wind up his racing affairs.
General Manager Harry stover yesterday dis
frfbUted among the horsemen at EDeryFille the
-program book for the initial week OF the sum
uier meeting at Butte. which begins July ,. The
l.ook provides for seven races daily, with purses
of $500 each- with the exception Of several over
uie iehr haadicaps OF the value OF $500 and $500.
lt has been decided TO have no scheduled stake
tostl'es p1f 70 depend upon overnight handicaps
10 keep the better class Of horses engaged
Book Maker Tom shaw. who is reputed 10 be
81 least Sl0U000 winner on the Arcadia meeting.
VIII be I'd evidence az Emervville during the re-
mainder of the local raciEg season. Shaw camc
up from the southern track yesterday and spent
the sffernoon fhc block with Claude KYLE
who has been successfully operating the Gold
p field club book for lin here. shaw made No
sensariopat nlHiges during the afternoon, a
$4,000 commission on Madman being his only
heavy bet
Jockey 7. MeIntyre IS renewing bis efforts for
reiusiat atement The boy was given hearing 10y
the jockey ciu5 stewards yesterday. but the
status N his remains unchanged. r. A.
Torsythe has Interested himself I'm Mcintyre
behalf snd the box may enter bis employ IL he
can obtain restoration to good standing
o. IT, Neal Will leave Saturday with Jockey
neVerich for Baltimore. where the boy win ride
under his management At the conclusion of the
Phnlfco meeting Neal wiz proceed to Toroni >
whsther has horses VIII BE- shipped next Tuesday,
viii these 81 Charles Bowman
barney Schreiber will 70 to San Antonio i'm.
rediafelv at the close Of the local racing season
with the ides Of booking the Texas circuit
until the opening OF more pretentious meetings
su the cast fle is already represented by rae
ine string Al san Antonio, in charge Of c. :.
y ilson and hss arranged 10 ship another car
loud of the borses that he has had in local train
ing 10 Hsuston.>in charge of Dave Henry. After
selling what be Of the Tot the balance win
80 10 Denver u the close OF the Texas meeting.
James Boden cane M, from Arcadia yesterday
10 arrange for The transfer OF his horse AfDiiek
shipped east with the balance Of his string when
fhey leave Tor Baltimore Thursday. Pan de ORC,
the only other horse that Boden has here. viii be
turned out fer The summer
Joe stern has acquired the contract on the
apprentice rider f. Williams from Or. II. 4.
Roweh and wiz use The boy during the summer
.campa gn that be VIII make on tne Salt Lake
1NnTer circuit win his stable:
r. H. Chase has added r. w Doss' werkbox
and II. r. Grifhn's Rivera and Basel 70 the list
N horses that win be offered to te highest bid
der at the close Of the -Forsythe sale Thursday.
Ersak Balm was the kingpin winner among the
local layers yesterday. He cleaned up about
$4,000.
Announcer Bob McGibben wiz remain in Cali
f0rnia affer the close Of the Emergvllle meeting
hut may 80 TO New York later in the season.
rIunger Peter Christensen returned yesterday
FROM Arcadia. where he had been operating OF
date, and win finish the season at EmeryyiIe.-