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• OLD WESTERN STABLE TO RACE AGAIN California Turfmen Molera and Joseph to Return to the Sport— Van Gorden Two-Year-Olds. KY F. L. McKENNEY. LOS ANGELES. Cal.. January t. — The past and present of California racing an- connected picturesquely by the plans of nn-mbcrs of the- old racing firm. Molera and Joseph, to campaign a string this coming spring. Albert Joseph has been manager of the- Mtra Monte Stock Farm of Edward Cebriun at San Jose in recent years. In the- old days of the snort he was interested with E. J. Molera it: the ownership of the stake winner Bubbling Water, the sprinter Cloudlight and other need horses. Among the horses to be raced in the ne-w venture-is a tWO-year-Old of Which Cloudlight is the dam. The- youngster has been going well in morning trials at San Jose. It has not yet been decided whether or not Mr. Joseph will be interested with Mr. Mob-ra in the racing, but it is probable the old firm will be r-vived. Mr. Joseph said today Mr. Molera had only waited for the return of racing to California to once more have the enjoyment of seeing his c-cilors tip in important turf contests. Kubbling Water, a beautiful brown, by Col. Wheeler— Shasta Water, was one of the best mares that c-ve-r raced in this state. She won some of the last handicaps run at Oakland, giving away chunks of weight. With the end of the sport in California let Hie- time- being, the mare was turn-el out at tli- Vetera ranch. She died some years ago. Horsemen attending the- mee-ting at Ascot recall with interest that Cloudlight. a daughter of Bright Phoebus I.ovelight. has a brother in blood. La Bete Noire-, racing here. deadlight and Miss White Mors dam of La Be-ie Noire, are- sisters. I.ovelight was bred at Senator Lclanel Stanfords famous Palo Alto Stock Kami. San Mateo County, he-bag a daughter of Racine Whenever the gloiie of California raring are recalled, the name of ll.-n in,-always eeaaea to mind. He- is remembered by eastern racegoers as tin- holder of the mile- record for some- time-, having broken Ten Kroe-eks mark, lb- was racing in the colors of Thomas H. Williams when he made the record. ;eorge M. Vim Garden is planning to ship to Tijuana for the- openng January 24. His two-year-olds have been named as follows: Baay, bay filly, by Reformation — Miss Roberts. by Oenerai Boberte. Hilly Lane, bay ge-hling. by Keformation— Barbara Lane, by General Roberta. llyanpon. chestnut gelding, by General Roberta — Prill, h Burgomaster Mi-s April Fool. . -he-stunt filly, by General Roberts Roae Cherry, by Rsthfcoa. Two Ryes, chestnut filly, by General Roberta — lie-- Full, by Ilarrigan. Jockey George Kiillman. brother of John RaU-man. is yilh tin- Van Gordon stable-. Ky hard rand work mornings he- has been able to get down to 118 pounds ami expects to take off more weight in the next week. Jack At kin. after whom the late Harney Srhreiber named a bay colt awa. bach in 1984, that was des-tine-el to become a high class race- horse and sire, was in the- big throng at Ascot on opening day. lb- is at San Mean most of the time- on hantneas cef the Lower California Jockey Club. Knee goers hereabouts are- especially Interested in the- horse la.k A I K in. as he is a son af CI Salado. a mar. by Bmperer of Norfolk Atalanta II., that E J Baldwin bred at Santa Anita stock Farm. II. W Ilea-.- trainer for the E. .. bank stable, left Paddy Whaea at Gravesead and is here with two two-y cur-olds, of his own.
