The San Francisco call., 1909-04-23
Gossip of the Track

Martin Nathanson. who has filed the position
Of steward handicspper and programmed for
the New California jockey club during the last
two seasons with satisfaction departed yester.
day for his home in Chicago. En- route he will
stop at Denver TO transact business in connection
with the summer meeting at Overland park.
with which he is TO be connected as racing
secretary Nathsuson epioys the well earned
distinction OF being one Of the most competent
racing officials the American turf. and has
system and faculty for programming horses
that leaves him without peer in that partic-
ulsr line Nsthsnson's skill as a Handicapped
two seasons Of service in California, and the
racing public will be glad TO see him at his old
post in the event that racing is locally resumed
next fall.
g. H. Keene is planning to join his brother
view he will disnose of such ~ his horses that
have been carrying the Keene colors as be can
during the summer. letter received yesterday
be is training no less than 100 horses in the
public stable which he has established at Mos
COW.
The San Antonio meeting will close tomorrow
Houston opened the present week and Fort
Worth viii open next Thursday. Pimlico will
open the eastern racing season at Baltimore
tomorrow. The Kentucky meetings will also
open tomorrow at Lexington. The Louisville
ming May j. Then VIII come Latonis, whose
management announces that its meeting will
be beld regardless OF the pending decision Of the
appellate court in its controversy with the Ken
lucky racing commission The Canadian circuit
VIII open at Toronto. May %. The ogden meet
ing begins May and rms up to the opening at
run until July Z. Butte viii open July 3 and
Montana tracks. The Victoria meeting will
open June .. and is scheduled 10 so days
The summer meeting announced for Denver.
appears 10 be doubt. is set to begin June 10.
Racing on the New York tracks will begin at
Belmont park Nay To-;
Licenses from the Canadian racing association.
recently organized. will be required to qualify
trainers and jockeys TO participate in the va
rious race meetings the Canadian circuit this
season Heretofore licenses issued by other
turf bodies have been honored. but in order to
Canadians Will insist on the new arrangement.
II is hinted that much care will he exercised
in the granting Of the licenses TO the end that
undesTahles may be barred The record of
every applicant VIII be rigidly scrutDzed ac
cording 10 report.
Yesterdays departures Of racing stables from
Emeryvilie included these Of Frank D. Weir and
f. ". Hefner for New York; ]. o. & g. II.
heene for salt Lake. and d. A Ross for Vic
toria. Today F. A Forsythes string will leave
for New York. Captain Hackett's for Butte and
Lake division of H. 6. Bedweirs m stable E. .'1 J.
Ramsey VIII leave for Salt Lake Sunday with
his string
The report comes that Charley Gates, son of
Capitalist John ". Gates will furnish much of
the backing for the proposed new racetrack at
Tia Juana, FOR which 20 years betting con
cession has been granted TO Glen CreTeling
Harry Brolaski and others.
Horses that embraced I'm the aged class
generally supposed 10 have outlived their
usefulness racing tools. but occasionally some
of them show rejuvenation. The following
tabuation Of the records of various old cam
paigners that have shown some degree of their
old time speed in California during the season
just closed viii be Of interest: