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I I THE PRICE OF DAILY RACING FORM IS FIVE CENTS EVERYWHERE. DO NOT PAY MORE. ■ I California is no exception. The accounts of dealers who charge more will be closed. M . Ko£inQJwroriD 1 1 Bl i flHJ 1 VOL. XIV. NO. 10. CHICAGO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1908. PRICE 5 CENT S I I UNLUCKY AT NEW ORLEANS. FAV0EITES ■?*""• «■ HAKVEL WIN «™~» ha?_hoe«i in England. MILLEg REGAINING FAVOR. I H Creston Defeats Waterbury and Preen — Curl Wins a Crack Racers from New Zealand Fail and Aus- HH H Purse with Giovanni Balerio. tralians Do Well. H HJ MORE RAIN SPOILS THE HOPED FOR GOOD . VICTORIES ON COLONEL WARWICK AND OVE- ■■ H TRACK FOR SATURDAY. 1-os Angeles. CU., January li i Blfchl summer People in England know so little of the difference LANDO PLEASE FICKLE OAKLAND CROWD. H HJ weather brought out an unusually large crowd to beta Ml Australia and New Zealand that Australian HI HJ witness the decision of the i oor Friday offering l y horses are apt to get a bad name because, for HJ Hf ■ . _, ., secretary E. . Smith. The card was featureless. MM mysterious reason. New Zealand-bred ones . — :— HB — — - » „•«_„« — — - -. .„ T „ ■■ Many Long Shots in Front — Hawkama Takes the . , ., , ,, , ., . , Blanche C. Scores in Her Best Style — Smiley Cor- ■■I BH 1 lie only promise of a good race Mag m the fourth, have done badly here. Australians, on the whole. MMJ Hj Chief Race — Clifton Forge Runs which was a high-weight handicap, in which Ireen have done well, and in not a few cases shown bett an Easy Winner — Trainer HB B . „. _. _ was installed favorite and was easily defeated bv better torni in England than in their own country. . HB ■■ in Old-Time Form. . , ,, , , .. -■ ■ - Polk on Anxious Seat. ■■ ■■ rest on. says .-special Commissioner in London Sporting BVJ B f7 The twenty-two bookmakers did a good business, l-ife. 1 need only uieution Paris III., Merman. . BH m the large crowd actively" supported their choices in Malurna. Newiiaven II.. The Staffer, Georgic, HB HJ New uiieans. .latmary 10. — .hanged track condi- the respective races. Australian Star, Chesnoy. Mons Mci. and if Stoc- Oakland. Cal.. January 10. — J. S. Hawkins good H HJ tious end disagreeable weather, accounted for the James Curl, who has been playing in hard luck catfe did not win if was only because he succumbed four-year-old Ovelando, made his re-appearance :ir HB BB | oor .-port at the Fair Grounds. Favorites were at the meeting, finally seared with Giovanni Balerio. lo exigencies of training, as also did Aurum, which Oakland to-day. after a mouths let up and mad- I HJ beaten in all the races, and long priced winners which just lasted long enough. Robinson tested snflicieiitly to enable him to declare good in the closing race under Walter Millers good Hfl HJ were |kc order throughout the day. A killing of The track was lightning fast and the time uni- that this was the best horse he ever trained. Mer- riding, with such convincing MM from Bill Mayhani BH HJ no mean proportions was engineered by Tony I.icalzi. formic good, man neve.- won a weight for age race in Australia as to confirm the opinion formed at the time of his BH HJ the local turfman, and his friends, in the fifth race. eftlM finish marked the result of the first race and was weighted at about "st 71b in the handicaps previous effort, when a beaten prohibitive odds-on HB HJ with hi* Paragon. The horse had to be much the which Oiovanui Balerio w u after being broughi to there when he came lo Kngland. and we know favorite. This was the heaviest betting race of BH HJ best to win under his poor rider. After the finish a sharp drive in tile stretch by the closing challeuve how he won the Cesarewitcb. Goodwin id Cup. Jockey the day and bad engaged horses of fairly good H HJ his rider allowed him to run away two miles and of Alma Boy. The latter made a great stretch run Club Cup. Ascot Cup. etc.. and could have kept class. The remainder of the card, with the ex- HM HJ a half before lie could get him under control. and would have won in another stride. Master on winning had he not been somewhat unfortunately ceptioii of Smiley Corbett. winner of the second HI Ha The chief upset of the afternoon came in the |. sj,.,. finished a close third, heads separating the taken out of training when he was still as sound race, was devoted to animals of the most ordinary HJ H| third lace for which Belinere. the Burlew and ONeill three horses as they passed under the wire. as a bt H and had just run the race of his life. description. HI HJ crack, was backed to the exclusion of every thing Kubinon. the favorite, held at a short price. But. on the other hand, the New Zealaud horses Walter Millers excellent saddle work with Colo- H HJ else. He failed at any time to threaten the others riU1 a |, Hr raec Scarfeil led throughout in tin- have had an almost unbroken sequence of dis- nel Warwick in the fourth and Ovelando iu the HJ HJ seiiouMy. and finished far back in the ruck. Clifton second race and finished an easy winner. Mintia asters. F. W. Hay trained a good one some ten last helped materially to maintain a good average H HJ Forge, running the best race he lias shown in over followed him closely for the first half and then years ago whose name I forget, but he went wrong of wins for the favorites. It was due to him that Hj HJ a year, won in commanding style from French Nun. tired badly. in his wind. Then came Uniform, which proved very public choices held their own and shared equally HJ HJ In the opening race George H. White was made Lady Chisw. 11 defeated the favorite. Bellnience. suscepiibk to fever, and though he did win a with the outsiders iu the afternocus facing honors. HJ HJ the favorite, but met defeat from Floridaglen. Agnes jn tnt. tfckdl race after being outpaced in the early I. ewes Handicap was really a disappointment. His A unique demonstration, even on a race course. HJ HJ Dorothea, ridden by W. Walsh, was caught in ••• miming. Bellnience finished fast and namely, but brother, the great Multiform, followed him. and occurred during the afternoon. Simultaneously H HJ jam soon after the start and fell heavily, rolling W;ls Ilot jr0Kj enough to beat the winuer. Crepps this w.-.s a really grand horse of the highest class, with the appearance of jockey Fischer, astride of H HJ iver i |,e rider, but the latter escaped injury be- Hcck.i.uu was a sharp contender lo the stretch where hut In- turned a bail roarer before he had been six Charlie Doherty in the second race, a chorus of | HJ yond a severe shaking up. 1,,. ti.-.»l badly and barely saved third place from weeks in England, and Mr. G. G. Stead, who knew hisses emanated from the grandstand. Fischer was Hf H lliwkama showed his heels to a Lood band of sell- ,i„. lst ,-„ujng and long priced Ten Row. l value for stud purposes in New Zealand, sent ruled off by the local stewards last spring and his AV HJ ing platers in the fourth race and gaiued a smart w.iterhury came 1 ack to the races today differ the vi ry useful s Timiapaiain in exchange for him. subs.i|iieut ninsijiteiuont caused dissatisfaction H M f* mi lory oyer Gargantua. Debar, the favorite, ran bis dead heat with Rapid Water yesterday and car- It was not for a moment pretended that Seringapa- UM many of the local racegoers. M H poorly in going supposed to favor him. and finished ,.j,.i t0p weight in the handicap, which was fourth taui Wi.s of the same class as Multiform, but on the The investigation into the running of the first M V third, but beaten off. OIl the card. Preen, from the Schreiber Stable, whole he turned out the most satisfactory of all race on January s. is still going on. Blanche C.s M BB Ralliert. in the going, was thought to have a an i j0ney Muss had each 1 lt pounds, while the he New Zealand importations, for he won several forward running today in the most difficult of BB H mortgage on the purse iu the second race, but after ]atters stable mate, Creston. carried 111 pounds, races lor Sir Edgar Vincent, including a £1000 one going effectually disposes of Stuart Polks excuse fl H leading for a half, tired, enabling Airship, llusted .l]M| XVI11 .asj]y from the heavier weighted and older ;r OMend. Meanwhile, the brilliant Gold Medallist for her defeat when an odds-on favorite on New Hf H and Foxhall to finish in that order. horses. mid arrived here. He was unbeaten as a two-year- Years day that she could not perform well ex- HJ H Fantastic showed a flash of her real form in th - Cfcstaa followed Preen closely for the first three rl- arm never unplaced as a three-year-old, but in eept on a sloppy track. Each succeeding race of y M B closing race and had little trouble in leading the imiongs and then went to the front with a rush England no vestige of form coulel be got out of Blanche C.s in another mans colors has confirmed M HJ others all the way and winning as her rider ple-ased !imi was nCyer jn dancer of defeat thereafter. llim- though he is a grand horse and wins Kings public opinjon with respect to the meihoels employed H M lroin Donna, the favorite. Preen finishing second and Waterbury third. The Iwiniunis every time he is shown. with her on January 1, and also strengthens the H HJ Despite the threatening weathe-r there was a ]atter- met with interference at the start, which Omt began to think that New Zealaud form must belief that Geniniell, also trained by Polk, was H HJ gooil attendance present. threw him out of his stride, but was coming like he getting below Australian, just as the Irish racing absolutely unfit when a beaten off favorite Janu- H Hj Just before the fourth race a heavy rain began and a sll0t at tne end. f™™ is accounted below the English, but at the ary 4. H HJ coiitii;ue,i for the remainder of the afte-rnoon. -nu, qWEjUX- Handicap, carded as the third race same time it was well known that Larbine and The attendance continues undiminished despite the HJ HJ Starter William Murray received a letter today to,„on.OWi i,as four of tlle fastest hoises at the Trenton were bred in New Zealand, where Musket very deceptive track conditions. HJ HJ from Algernon Daingerfield. assistant secretary of irack ln js jjsti a,„i an efjOIt will be mad stood during bis wonderful stud career. And yet, William Dubois has wire d Paddy Lynch, uncle H HJ the .I.H-key Club, informing him that inasmuch to Mtak ti,e American record for a mile. All "* «f t g « d horses from Ireland to race here, and guardian of jocke- Eddie Lynch, an offer of H Hj n tin- Jockey Club had never disqualified him. f ,,,,. starters are iu with light weight and the hut do not set much store by the Irish form, it »«•• retainer for first call on the crack light- H Ha there was no occasion for his application for nun- ,,lrK.mH.. „f ti,e M floln a tjme standpoint is was thought for a while that these New Zealand "eights services for the coming eastern season, H Hj statement. Murray bad been laboring under the t*img dis ussed with much interest tonight. failures were due to the low standard of form with an additiemal 5 for winning and 0 for los- H Hj impressiou that he was disqualifi d for starting at- — — in that country. But then there comes along Noc- i" mounts. H B the .laincstown track. The letter from Mr. Dain- STEEPLECHASE AND HUNT OFFICIALS. tuife rm. much like Orby in this country, for he H B geiii.ld to Murray fedlows: Ilot only was unbeaten as a three year-old in New HORSES WINTERING NEAR BUFFALO. ■ HJ "Hie rules of racing say that owners. j.K-keys, IfeW Vork. January 10.— The annual meeting of Zealand, but he also went to Sydney and beat the ■ HI tralaen and horses who race at unrecognized meel- «he National Steeplechase and Hunt Association was lH.st three-year-old in Australia by about twelve Hllffalo. N. .. January 10.— A number of horses H " ings lisqualified. and officials may be disquali held m the Windsor Arcade yesterday, Aiiu-uM Bel |P1Igths, and that in two or three seconds less than ulli;i ;IR Al"r|,1 " ring first money home on B lied. Tlie stewards of the Jockey Club have never niont presiding, and the following members being m."r,i. faB flle A. J. C. De-rby. Sungexl, his stable "" 1;le tl:uks f tl,e fouutry next summer are B taken any action against you in enforcing this rule, iu attendance: J. H. Alexander. S. S. Howland. companion and pacemaker, was second tt him, and wi",,lin" ■ tuis vicinity, although the largest H •• K- Widener. H. J. sta,,1, of aI1- owned by J. H. Madigan. the Texas hi M-quently it is unnecessary lor you to make Morris, J. G. Follausbce. u;ls 9mg .llouph to wi„ two other races at the ■ application for reinstatement until you are ruled off. H. S. Page and J. It. owdin. HM meeting, while Nightfall, sister to Noctuiform. *"■•■■■■ ■*■ is olie ot the new owners of the H or until you are disqualified." Murray is at present August Belmont was unanimously reelected as .|ls wm a longdistance race Tory easily. Yet 1"°rt Kllt rat° tr:,ck- W!l shipped to the Eone Star B starting at the half-mile Sunday vSuburbau track. ••» • president of the association: J. II. Alexander. ,.-tuiforiii and Nightfall come to Eiclaud and St"t0 """ w ?l"ks a»°- iueluding the Buffalo Derby ■ ice S. S. Howland. and wi""er °f 1007 Ema- At l»e E:st Aurora and i. doing good work. presi.leut: secretary treas track, wMx. „iV,s , gu U Ulat forllli exCePt on the H Presiding Judge Clarence McDowell had to be ■*■«, ""« H. G. Crickmon-. racing secretary. in. 9eeim wll,.„ Nightfall ian such a great race ""** are several thoroughbreds, but it is at Hotne-B alisent from the stand this afternou on account of a Tll hoard of directors for the ensuing year will with Bridgo of Cannv at Keuiptou and ll"witt was st,;ul "■*■ "t i,r Lancaster, a suburb of this city, ■ S.M, e cold. comprise the following: Joseph T. Crace. J. K. | t ilaVe been outridden bv Maher. The *** "" lM St - the loCal lH rseS are now 1« »"»- B Saiin-aw was excused from starting in the first *■**» »■"• H- s- **** re-elected and J. Searle ,.ilna,0 „f x,.w Zealand much more closely re- J*™* h lrtle * laIan uas Cot,m,sa- the Sempronius ■r race M aceH unt of a high fever. Barclay. Alfred Gwynn Vanderbilt and R. Lawrence mMm ollrs than «Mi that of ustralia and yet ,OlS0 Wl,Ul1 Ula le "* a goo l rccord at Kenllworth. ■ .lo.key Onjri was suspended for six days by the B«Mfc, new members of the board. the fa.t r,.mains that for mmt roason or other T"ro!1,» i,"l Montreal last year, winning nine firsts. HJ starter for disobedience at the post ;.nd S. Flynn. The following committees were appointed: „,,, Xe„. Zealand.1red norse does not aoclimatize "U" M,,"luls i""1 MV thir,ls- ;t *** "« r. cord Rules— B. S. Howland, H. J. Morris. J. ** "" P"1*"* Shirley R.. threv-ye.n-old E. Win- a HJ for a similar offense, was set down for three days. in Kngland as does tne Australian Mr Spencer ■ .1. T. Ireland, traiue-r for It. L. Thomas, who is h r. tii lhi,l , .|11w ,1;s |.t.Q ,allv disappointed with °f Wh1ch Ml Wtete" PXP,cls Ulll,1» **«■ Jcar. is HI liieing a big string on the coast tracks, passed Steeplechases— S. S. Howland, H. J. Morris. J. E. IIiauv. whi.h he knew to ,e- ri„ut good ones but !ll*o in training there with his stable mate. H| throne,, Mt ,-nroute to Eexingtou. where he is Widener. completely lost their action after the voyage, while Klack Hawk als° a wiu,lt1 last J,ar i""1 ** Hunts— J. U. Cowdin, H. S. Iage. H. i. "l,ail stal,s tll!lt ,l1 his he will HJ Wlm «" stiperiuteu.l the shipment of another batci Morris. ., WM«rallT ij despised few have done far better - opinion prove ■ of racers to the coast. Inspection of Courses-H. J. Morris, S. S. How- It is dangerous always to reason from particular "" *"* T"" llC "*** *"and an 1 M h:lH 1:""- *• K Widener. nal °me pretty fair Mr. Performers. ■ Whelan is V. Dnne has -purchased f„.,n E. R. Bra Uey |fce instances to general con dusious. but the instances ■ three-year-old Bucking Boy for $.tk». Tm *wttlM Country Club of Boston was granted on this question are fairly numerous in mv own als° tlail,ln« *agaue. owned by a couple of Buffalo H *»•*■ « its lace MBMfeS. The dates are June 10 llvsI,aP«rmen- ™ l l,e believes she will more than Messrs. Cclla and Condon will arrive here Mou experience, and I should be verv glad if any of our u *■■ «•■ "ake for llPr 1,artl 1,,Cb of la8t ■ day for the meeting of directors of the Crescent Australian and New Zealand friends would favor "P Jear Tl,e **** ■ City Jmkey Club to Ik- held Tuesday next. OFFICIALS 0FFICIALS TO T0 GOVERN eOVraWEABTEHM EASTERN RACING RACING. ".e with any explanation in the matter. I do not Wl""C the hors*s aro located i:* an Weal one for a ■ Dr. Mack, the speed, Texas sprinter, was ship- N w northern winter track, with warm stables and big ■ pe l back to his owners farm where hi will M N. w York. January in. -There is everv reason land horses have been a success, and as distinguished ""J* ~™ JJ "** "alf-mile track is located there. 1 turned out until the opening of the Texas season to believe that the data given the different racing froui Australians, and, for that matter. South Whelan s horses are wintering in the best H of racing. associations by the stewards of the Jockey Club Americans, they api ear to be peculiarly liable to — H Steve EHoniinedieu arrived this morning and will at its meeting yesterday will be satisfactory to all •• «rong in the wind. but. nevertheless, there can ENTRIES TO PRODUCE AND FUTTTRITV H _ luobably join the bookmaking rank. of them. Ihe necessary concessions of days has he no doubt alioiit their Intrinsic quality when see-n . H H M I. Wiiin. who will be general manager at the come largely from the Westchester Racing Associa- at home and at their best. The New Zealand-bred ;,.„ York. January 10 The dates as HB Empire city track next rammer, was pleased with tion. ".he Coney Island Jockey Club. The Bnx klyn Carbine has already s#ed a Derby winner of the very ,|„. Mcfcaf c|«,b seem to lie satisfactory all HB the dates granted the Vonkers track by the Jockey loekcj lul» and the Brighton Beach Association, highest class, and though Trenton was not equally Hllli Ml. Butler is pleased with Empire citva H Club and stated that secretary Eyman Davis wobM which are the largest and most prosperous, and. lucky here his merits as a stallion have never been siiuiicnt H Mla at mice working on the stakes tnat will b while they gave much, they also had much to give disputed by MM with any pretensions to pass a The total nominations to the Bri-hton Produc • ■B run for at the track. It is thought that the list in comparison to the smaller tracks. reasoned judgment H the subject. Then. too. there stakes are ! K . and to the Futurity" f 101t Vi HB or slakes will be announced within a week. There Jaaics Butler of the Empire City Racing Asso- was the great stallion. Lochiel. He was foaled in Among the prominent nominators are j" B Hagiii H uin he one stake patterned after the Suburban and natiici. when seen to-day. said be was well pleased New Zealand to English Time, and I believe no ::wi; A. Belmont ii!»- H T Oxnar 1 58- Mrs T HB Bi -.klyu Handiiaii. Mher offerings will ceitisist d with In dates Kiven the Yonkers track. horse ever sired so many .winners as he did in _, .... -M. tmmkT p K i i js r mi H | -lake daily, with a handicap of a lilM-ral un.iie August Belmont was re-elected chairman of the A"-tr:"i;l- **• subject is a very iuteresting. if "." " l tn#,r * tnn. * HB ...... ... . obscure, one. and I should much like to "hitiipj, d.. laience Mackay. JO; all MM ...h.e i e s.ewa.ds , „,, ,. of , the ,, Jockey , , tub , see ■ ".a ■ , . and James „ ut Uin wll u the get of Meddler and Millstream Stud. Jo. H Ihe American t 1 url UMcUtfea n.e.nbcrs .lid n-t It. KMMJ willvbe vice-chairman for another year. for ,he Standard Stakes at a mile and a quarter JB me.l today, a quorum not Mag present. Messrs. F. K. Sturgis was elected secretary and treasurer. MONTREAL SUMMER RACING DATES. at weight for-age. at Gravesend 26 nominations H| Hca-lip. Winn Corrigan. OBrien and secretary The lollowing officials for the year HM were — have been re.-eived -Ballot. Superman. Colin Celt ■■ McAllister are the only MM here. In all probabil- aftevwrird api«nnted: Clarence McDowell and C. Montreal. Que.. January 10.— The Memtreal Jockey loureune. Cfewfea Mward. Nealon Rnnnine c ■B ily no meeting will be held, but the Met—I coin II. P-uiuill. judges: H. C. Criekmorc. el. rk ol Club has announ.v.l the dates for it-, summer meet- count. Dr Cardner Haicourr C Y Burl ~I5oval ■B mine.- wilt get togelher some lime next Week. M the scales: W. S. Yos|m,gh. hiin.licapiH-i ; Mais ing 1 held at the Blue Bonnets , se. The Tourist. Filest.me llessiau Me.lick Tncle Mo.M ■ ■"" : M-.srs. Parmer and ovei-ton arrive. Mr. Cassidv. starter; W. II. Barrett... timer: H. I. dates decided noon are from June 6 to Jne «fc gomerv. OM llouestv Jim G-iffn.-v Mar.thon Itu i- H-Brfea v. ill return to Chicago tomorrow. Mr. Coi Ilon..:i.. siarting J. I.. Hall, ■j - judge: patrol judge, inclusive. The meeting will opeu the closing day uiug Water. l.aseawa Johnnie Blake UlMM ■B ngau left tonight lor Lexiujjlou, Ky., and will be and 11. Conkliug, assistant to the clerk of the of the Woodbine Park meeting aud continue until P. Daley. Y. H Caiey and W ii Duuiel a bund HB ImiO. again aeM week.f 1 scales. Uie opeiiiiiii day at Keaiiworth Park at Buffalo. * of nut; iaters. B i _ , _ Ha _ »_ a
