Barney Schreiber at Juarez, Daily Racing Form, 1915-12-30

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£ is M J d o of t to P o of b f n n tl b ft si a ii Jl C tl ci hi w 0j b to tl tl the di di BARNEY SCHRELBER AT JUAREZ. EI Paso. Texas, December 29. — Barney Schreiber here from San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego. He was accompanied by Mrs. Schreiber. who went on to New Orleans, where she will later lie joined by Mr. Schreiber. who will remain a few-days to renew acquaintances with old-time friend* the turf and enjoy the Juarez races before going St. Louis. Kansas City and Kentucky points prior to proceeding to the Crescent City. In speaking of the prospects for the restoration racing in California. Mr. Schreilier said the best class of people of the Golden Gate state hope for legislation within the next two years that will make the revival of the pastime a certainty. The movement is particularly fortunate, he says, in that there are none but representative and influential business people behind the effort to revive the sport. When asked regarding his Horse Haven breeding farm five miles from Lexington, Ky.. Mr. Schreiber said that he now has about a dozen yearlings and aliout two dozen broodmares quartered there. At the head of the establishment is the young sire Jack Atkin and Bannockhurn. Godfrey Preece has returned from Bakersfield. Cal.. where he went to purchase polo ponies from tlie ranch of Captain McKetriek. Mr. Preece secured fifteen, and the shipment is expected t- reach here in a day or two. when the New York turfman will prepare to train them for work in eastern clashes. In years past American buvers have failed get in on the McKetriek stock, for the reason that the Enslish agents outbid all opposition for Bakersfield product. Because of unsettled conditions in the old country. Mr. Preece bad little difficulty in getting what he was after.


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