The San Francisco call., 1909-12-03
IINGLING OF COIN
STOPS AT TRACK
IurfH7en Believe Season VIII
Be Prosperous, Despite Su.
prenIe -0urt Decision
By E. w. CLARKE

Dtis anu-betting law, was announced
ia the betting ring at the track vester-
day by Carroll Cook, attorney for the
Jockey club
The jinging of coin ceased. Cook
told the players and layers that the
Jockey club would not permit the pass
ms OF money, either as a wager or in
settlement OF bets after the races.
Neither would the club permit the pass
lnS OF money through a third person
as stake holder. Captain Forsee of the
Pinkertons, he said, had been instructed
10 eject any one caught violating the
order and 10 deny them admission to
ihe track in the future He said that
oral beRing, as permitted in New York
under the court decisions there. would
be protected by the jockey club, and he
would defend any person arrested for
SO betting
Cook said that the New York courts
had not ruled upon the passing of
money at the track, but it appears that
the point was involved in at least two
OF the cases determihed-one where
50 was paid in settlement of a bet after
the race and another where a set of
solf balls changed hands.
Under the ruling here, the credit bet
tors-those who make deposits at the
city offices OF the book makers, or es-
tabllsh their credit en- route to the
uack-will do the bulk of the specu-
iating. Even with the added restric-
ton, II is believed that the season will
There was a good crowd in attend
ance yesterday, and the racing was
lalrly tormful, faVorites or short priced
contendsrs accounting for the six
events. Ed Ball, in the mile, at TO /.
was the longest priced horse TO win.
Early Tide scored a neck victory in
the Modesto handicap, at nve furlongs,
after hanging on 10 the sizzling pace
set by the lightly weighted year old,
N2pa Nick The colt ran a smashing
race and might have won with a more
experienced boy than Denny to hold
him together in the final strides. Rey
Iindoo, second choice. was an easy
third. and Cloudlight had no chance
with her bad start.
ingham. played at threes, opened an
carly gap IN the hrst event, and lasted
10 win by a nose from Balnade. the
stoutly closing favorite. Burning Bush
was third.
Helen Carroll, displaced in favoritism
by Galene Gale. had no chance with a
bad start and finished in the rear divi-
sion, with Galene Gale in the same
boat. Raleigh p d. off in the ruck,
ran smashing race and moved down
his field in the stretch, winning from
lex. who was neck in front of Silver
Grain
a
1ace or the third. over the Futurify.
course. but Grace g. coming from be-
hind drove him out to the last ounce
and finished neck behind him. Phil
istiua came at the end for the show.
Convent Bell and Copperfield carried
he bulk Of the public coin in the mile.
Billy Myer had the foot, and led
handily TO the paddock, where he was
passed BY Ed Ball. running Samely
from behind. Convent Bell was with
IN nose Of grabbing the place from
the rlrlUE BliiT MNeT.
MaUretanis, at odds on. gave her
hackers no worry in the closing dash,
winning as she pleased from barrier 10
wire Ybor, with another boy in the
saddle, ran better and took the place
from Roy T. Ibor was. to ] to place
The string OF Z. J. Mackenzie. the
Canadian turfman, in charge of Trainer
I'D WhYtc, arrived Yesterday after an
car was laid out is hours at Ogden, but
the horses came through in fair shape.
The best Of the II is Fort Johnson. a
fair handicap horse. who has beaten
such cOntenders as Pinkola and Wool
t-ildpr The other racers are Michael
Angelo. Desperate, General Armstrong
q good year old VINO raced here last
spring Ia addition, there are five roy
ally bred yearlings that viii add 10 the
January sport. One is a brown colt by
Orsini out Of Plumeria; brown colt
By Handspring out of Pond Lily; a
brown colt by Garry Hermann out Of
the $4,000 mare Senorita; a chestnut
colt by Meltonian out or Ichoupetoula.
and chestnut filly by Blues out Of
Penitence IL
Matt Reiss whose string arrived
from Seattle some days ago, arrived
yesterday and exploded the rumor that
he was going to race at Juarez. He
visited the Mexican track and did not
like the prospect Il will not desert
place like this for Jusrez." he said yes
terday- They have population Of o0,-
Mexicans. You can guess what kind of
meeting they viii have there
A shipment of horses that have been
resting at Los Angeles is expected in
day or two. J. 5. Duncan will send
Port Mshon and Myies OIConnelI: Hol
comb & Smith viii send Lonia, Nido j !
Jolly Witch and Quindarox.
p. f. smith and Trainer Franklin,
ruled of for the in and out running of
oeen reinstated by the Utah jockey
club.
Colonel Applegate was active in the
ring yesterday. and w. J. Tarpey, a |
New York operator, was a new arrival /
among the players.
Little Meripole. otherwise known as
Young Wolgast, will ride his maiden /
race today on ST. Avon ORourke & |
CO. have his contract
T. 2. crist has sold the hlly Herlians, |
bv SIR Hercules out OF Amelisna, to |
Robert Fox. She viii run IN her new |
colors today. Lyman Madison viii train
her.
O'Rourke & co. have leased the run |
ming qualities of a royalty bred ? year
old from the Winters ranch in Nevada. /
lie is by Rey del Sierra out of Miss
Lordlike. They cali him Hi'o del Rey.
The Driscom yearlings have arrived
from Reno and are a smashing looking |
Iof Of youngsters. All are thoroughly |
broke and at least one has shown a 1
high turn OF speed. She is a chestnut
filv called Ravelstonia. being by Raw /
eiston out of Amy Ethel. The others /
bv the same sire are Ravia out of Ru- /
VIA. Ravelston II out OF Titania and /
Consthanthia out of Minurka.
To Push Investigation
OAKLAND, Dec 2.-The grand jury |
and District Attorney Donahue are far |
from satisfied with the construction |
placed on the Walker-Otfs anti-race- /
track law by Attorney Carroll Cook, /
represenfiug the racetrack interests, /
and with his Interpretation of New !
York decisions made this year Dona-
hue announced today that as soon as
tho ne Taurer trial was over he would /