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CALIFORNIA RACING PROBABLE. Efforts Made to Leace Race Tracks in Golden Stats May Mean Revival of Sport This Summer. San Francisco. Cab. February 17. — An e-ffort has beea made to secare leases on several race tracks in California. It is taken to men that perhaps there is a movement on foot to promote- racing here- this slimmer, despite the fact that the rariag eeaualsaiea and pari-matari bill will not be introduecel. Buniors have been life that such an attempt would be made. Just who are the- parties who will enginc-e-r tin- race meetings is n. t known. It has beea reported that Jake- Hottmaa, former starter at Enn-ry villi- and w II known as a racing oflie ial. made inquiries about lotting the Santa Kosa plant, but that was before it was known that the- favorable legislative- act would not be- iallodtld. James W. Ooffroth. when he- was in s.m Francisco last, declared that he may int-Test himself in promoting limited meetings in Lea Angeles and San Francisco after the close at Tijuana. Nothing further along these lines has beea reported. The preside at af the- Lower California Joeky Club c plained that be was anxious to keep the horsemen in the- west busy and looked to California as a fa arable field. Plate that time promoters in other western states baVC be.-n laying plans to give- meetings and makeup a circuit. It may eliminate Calif.irnia as a field for the. purpose- of making racing. Whoever is b haul the turf revival will run Into a problem in finding a suitable track Bear San Francisco. The old Emeryville course- has passe-el out of existeneo and it leaves only Tanforan. Extensive repairs would be in eessary to put that plant into shape- and there Bright also be trouble in securing the lease . Win n President Charles W. Clark of the Jolelen Cat ■ Thorooghbred Breeders Association was discussing the advisability of promoting race- meetings to keep the sport bc-fore the- public-, he had in mind the i-ai-e track at Del Monte and his own course :.t San Mates as probable sites. Tanforan was not given serious consideration.
