Show T REFORMS STARTED S1 ARIED ON OAKLAND mum TRAM TRACH i f New California Jockey Club r. r Prides Its Itself lf on Many Good f. f Innovations I- I If f NEW RIDER TO FRONT L I Buddy Gilbert Taking Marvelous Mar i Millers Miller's Place as asa a Wi Winning Pilot B BY J J. J S. S A. A MACDONALD San Sun Francisco Cal Cat March Malch 13 The Thc The mana management ement of ot f tho Now California rt Jockey club chub is s nothing if It not up to date ii in managerial methods Bo De It that the Australian starting starling barrier r r and and tho the professional paddock dope doctor were first Introduced here herein 4 H in Oakland while hUe but Quito quite recently tr t r- r t. t the confining of ot the tho stalls and runway 1 In m the paddock to the owners trainers 4 i 1 valets and jockeys during tho perlo immediately ly before a a. raco orl originate gi t here also p But still more moro drastic in tho the wa way of ot otI t tE I running a n. race track is the thc employ E o ment of ot a 0 corps of ot specially selected 1 sleuths b by tho the stewards of or the meet log ing The fact of f four ur high salaried Pinkerton detectives being detailed on ott the orders and directions pc o of the thc stewards stewards stew stew- ards exclusively camo came to le to light early this past week when the tho turf officials 0 were obliged to show their hand re resulting re- re suIting from a civil action consequent J upon their rule oft of at J. 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J OKeefe the I tipster Inn ea Employed n By affidavit It was Ah shown m h that the rf- rf towards stewards keep regularly employed a ad d band and of ot highly tried and e experienced detectives res for tho the purpose of shadowing and erl co covering G suspected malefactors i it a circumstance which largely explain i. i tIle the su sudden den and sensational exposures which break the serenity of ot affairs cr c livery every once in awhile Q kIa It Is the proud jroud boast of at th the tho high people peo peo- it pie of the association that not a single trick got Sot away from Stewards Hopa Hop- Hop V a per Ier athanson and this wn- wn pi tar tor The detectives detectives' work worl is cre credited j with bringing about this state stale of a af- af l ff x fairs lairs i X v Though the Jockey Jocka club in tho the East V a. used to engage n detectives to watch susa sus- sus k a parties some years ago It re rc 4 mains nans for fOI the New California Jockey r club to to- make malce e a sleuthing bureau a az z maintained Institution S Want tut Gante unit une Kept b t. t vL i Five ive years a ago a detectives were employed em- em f V following up up Phil Jockey Joele Shaw haw Jockey d and r. r r a John Jolln J J. J Ryan the plunger which occasioned occa- occa no end cull of talk on ott tho New ew York ii circuit but out here herc the thc resort of ot the v lach racing S' S authorities to tu a u. secret service ser adjunct In order to keep the game ganie on the level evel has occasioned no particular indignation perhaps the up framo-up peo- peo plo 10 In the paddock ocl and the tho betting ring liuS reeling o too black to yell ell for fol the whitewash white white- wash ush ash bucket t- t A At t an any rate the thc detective s system stem has s bor borne sI satisfactory ls I results Five o book book- 1 jj J- J rs eight horse and 19 train train- v f z n not hot ll to to of Qt a host hozt of or non- non t o oto in T bean con ruled rule y ft t st v i w Urda urd so tar far tItle this winter l a nil against ono- ono tU the number last I season avason t. t S en And K lu ian Sau Francisco never enjoyed Cleaner cl und and fairer sport than wo we are areS iV fr S having rl right ht at t this titis time i I b Gilbert like it n Star blur 0 While hUe the winters winter's grind at Oakland never tails falls to develop dc a star of th the it perhaps the most brilliant orb orbS orbin orbin S in ili the tho history of the track not barring Laning will East thIs Marvelous Miller come S spring looking fo for fame Caine and fortune fortune 5 S Tills This is Jockey Buddy Gilbert ah alt 87 87 l pound youngster oun who gives promise o oreally of i really great things 8 He and Miller r ar aro aroI aronow row now for Cor popular favor S Gilbert Is 16 years cars of or age c anti and come comei from Montana originally Ho is a keei keet I faced laced little Irishman made malle up much muchaS mucha'S O OConnor O'Connor a'S after the stylo of Winnie I as us that famous rider appeared shortly i t S after taking up with Alfred l'- l' lather Feather stones stone's re g-re great t stable of ot seven years ago aco S Gilbert Is 5 not overly o strong but ho lie can rattle up a c horse and hurrah a a. lagger with a wondrous lot of energy consUlS considering consUl consid S ering oring his an and weight a a AH tM Good ol nt itt t n nt Miller S Most Important of all ho he Is tho the only r buy boy uy hero who can coax his horse an and work the starters starter's eye at the tue barrier 5 ll tIc lip i Is ovary bit as good hood a a post rider as 1 Sillier Iller No one could say more mONo J. 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F I Clifford held the papers on Gilbert bu but last week Tom Williams a anted up c cash sh for a a. first call colI on on S tho the bo boy S Dr flowell will take Gilbert along East Erst with the tho big Williams string Ii hr III 5 June Tune Incidentally IY the Williams stable sta sta- sti ble blo will ride Miller a whole lot too loo S Asked as aJ to wh why he took on Gilbert Williams explained that Miller had toM toll t him he lie Miller did not believe he lie could coull or would make light weight next nest sun sum sum visit to td mer iner During Millers Miller's recent Los Angeles he hc filled out and grew rew up in a remarkable way It will be Le ur-j ur to Eastern who r re remember re member Miller as he lie appeared on theS the tho S back of oC Colin CoUrt last summer H He seems p to have lengthened a foot fooL Of or course C that's not possible but Lut he lie can bo ho said to toS have grown as tall as Willie Shaw S Miller did under pounds H several Olal times last lust August after reducing from lii pounds at Bennings Washington D. D C. C but it will bo be a different stor story thi c sauCeS Miller l is now working work work- a. a ing make 10 He lIo needs a r rest up st up SI Looks like as If pounds will vill a lust Just about catch him three months 5 hence 1 Sillier MIller goes back East Erst with a a. fat fatt tat pocket book t boot and a a. whole raft of j jewelry jew S elry eiry and diamondS At T Los Angeles uSel I Rod nod McK IC le I tt the Canadian millionS millionaire million million- S aire sporting than man followed Miller Uler with success He gave the a Lt han 81 omo gmo diamond studded whip 11 a as ti a S memento tile me- mento |