The San Francisco call., 1910-07-08
Gossip OF
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Briar Sweet, a most brilliant performer when
she carried the colors Of Walter Jennings ON local
and eastern tracks. one of eight thorough
breds killed by lightning at the Elmendorf farm
of James B. Haggin, near Lexington. last week
Five broodmares and three foals met death and
two other mares were stunned They were IN a
treeless pasture when struck. Briar Sweet Is
we'll remembered In local racing circles, as she
won many races for Jennings at the height Of
her career. BY many she was regarded as about
the best mare that appeared on California tracks
Modred and Sweet Brisr and was 10 years old.
The the dam of Bouquet and kaIgut.
The other mares killed were Isiac. dam of Ham
burg Belle; Lueania. dam of Cunard; Flora Hurst
and Frolicsome IL. the latter being the dam OF
Louis Streuber. which ran at Emeryville
One of the youngsters destroyed was a chestnut
colt by Godfnch- Lucania. He was a full brother
to Cunard which Is proving such success in the
stud. and his death Is quite loss TO Haggln. A
brother to Water Pearl by Watercress-Pearl v.
and half brother to Julia Powell, by Royal
Flush III-Cottage Girl were the others killed
Pearl and Cottage Girl which were running
about with the foals by their side, were stunned.
While dates have not been allotted by the Pa
cifc jockey club, the announcement Is made tna5 at
the fall meeting at Salt Lake City will be for 81
days, from September Il to October 81 This
meeting will follow Butte and Anaconda
In winning the Canadian derby at Fort Erie
Saturday Barney Schreiber's Bannockburn colt.
Sager, established a new track record Dy covering
the mile and a quarter in 2:05 10 he won Dy
over length from J. \. Camden's Boola Bools:
Fred Keene. the colt that George Berry planned
trains for the Chelsea stable. 1t was reported
he purchased him from Berry.
The meeting at Latonfa will end tomorrow.
Many of the stables will ship to Fort Erie
According TO a report from New York Tom
Shaw, who won a fortune in his betting and
booking operations at New Orleans and on the
New York tracks has been meeting with re-
verses recently. Shaw was we'll known at
Emeryville when he was one Of Barney Schreib-
er's staff. When he branehed out for himself
he became one of the foremost plungers OF the
country and bought a number of high priced
horses.
Jack Adkins won race the opening day at
Fort Erie with Robert Cooper. the brother 10
Montgomery Louis Ezeu also took purse
with Eagle Bird owned by Sam Lazarus.
The victory of Governor Gray in the Cincin-
natl trophy was particularly pleasing TO the
spectators owing to the fact that his owner,
Captain j. T. Williams. on the aillng list
and also because OF a protest that had been
registered by a number of horsemen against the
starting of the winner. The objection was that
Governor Gray was gelding and that the con
ditions of the race called for colts. The stew
ards dismissed the protest. stating that the con-
ditions were intended to provide that all horses
of the male were eligible.
Toll Box. formerly in the string OF sam Hill
dreth at EmeryviIie was among the horses ar
fected by the suspension of Ray Spence and his
stable at Latonia-