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Significant events and stories from the club that happened in 2005.
Club shocked and saddened to lose two Past Presidents: Adolph Schmidt and Milo Schmidt
Nothing can take away the sadness that the family must feel, but we hope that the warmth of memories and the sympathy of family and friends can bring comfort during these difficult days to Sylvia, Adolph's wife and mother of Milo, and to Maureen, Milo’s wife and SFHA Board member.
Past SFHA President Adolph P. Schmidt, a native San Franciscan born March 28, 1913, and passed away February 25, 2005 at the age of 91, after a short illness. He was preceded in death by his parents, Richard and Katharine Schmidt, and sister, Dorothy. Adolph is survived by his wife Sylvia; stepson, Milo of San Francisco and daughter-in-law, Maureen; granddaughter, Angelina Randolph of South Dakota; great-grandsons, Zachery and Benjamin; as well as brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law and nieces and nephews. He attended Balboa High School and had the honor of being the first class president in 1939. After graduating from high school, he became a world traveler, playing trumpet in the orchestra on a cruise ship. From humble beginnings he went on to a successful career as a general contractor.
He was president and owner of the Adolph Schmidt General Contractor Inc. of San Francisco. He continued in this field for a period of 60 years. In addition to running a successful business, he also found time to serve in numerous organizations. He was an active member in the Native Sons of the Golden West Parlor #62 Napa; lifetime member of the San Francisco Horsemen Association and club president in 1964; charter member of the California State Horsemen's Association; past captain of the San Francisco Sheriffs Mounted Posse; member of the Masonic Brotherhood Lodge #370, San Francisco; member of San Francisco Scottish Rite 19th Ave, San Francisco; Order of Asiga Shriners, San Mateo Scottish Rite Temple, 33 degree Mason, lifetime member; past president, the Napa Valley Horsemen's Association; past captain of the Napa Sheriffs Mounted Posse; founding member of Skyline Park, Napa; and a lifetime member of the Carpenters International Union.
He was always generous with his time and resources by contributing to the various organizations of which be was a member. In 1963 he and his wife Sylvia moved to Napa. Adolph was an avid horseman as was Sylvia. He also served as the "cook" for many of the horsemen's outings. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor he went there to help in the rebuilding of the Naval Base. For those who knew him well he was known as "Smitty" and he was always ready with a story or two to regale his family and friends. In addition to his love of horses, he was also an ardent fisherman and spent many hours with friends fishing off the Golden Gate and in later years Lake Berryessa. He was known to his fishing buddies as the "The Bandit," this was the name of his boat. His shout of "Fish On" was a sure sign that he was about to land another one. And so it is he who has now gone to join the Fisher of all men, may he rest in peace. God bless you Smitty. Friends and family are invited to attend the Funeral Service on Thursday, March 3rd at 2:00 PM at the CLAFFEY AND ROTA Funeral Home, 1975 Main St. Napa, CA. Visitation will begin at 9:00 AM on Thursday at the funeral home. Interment will be at Tulocay Cemetery. Published in the San Francisco Chronicle on 2/28/2005. — from the San Francisco Chronicle Feb. 28, 2005
SFHA Past President Milo Schmidt Of San Francisco passed away suddenly March 1, 2005. He is survived by his wife Maureen, his daughter Angelina Randolph of South Dakota, his mother Sylvia of Napa, CA., grandsons Zachary and Benjamin Randolph and step daughters, Nicki, Angela and Mona, and their spouses, step grandchildren, Tati, Francisco and Giovanni of San Francisco, and numerous nieces and nephews. He was born March 6, 1937 in South Dakota. He was preceded in death by his father, Melvin Williams and his sister Joyce and his stepfather Adolph Schmidt. Milo was employed with the Adolph Schmidt General Contractors of San Francisco for over 40 years. He assisted his stepfather, Adolph, in building the construction business. Because of ill health, he had retired from the business several years ago.
Like his mother and step dad, Sylvia and Adolph he was an avid horseman and participated in numerous horse related activities in his younger years. Milo was past president of the San Francisco Horsemen's Association (1971 & 1972), a member of the San Francisco Sheriffs Mounted Posse. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Janet Pomeroy Center, formerly the San Francisco Center for the Handicap. He was a Mason and a Shriner. A member of the Carpenters Union Local 22. He also served in the U.S. Army and Army Reserve. He loved coming to Napa to visit his family and his horse, Rhoda. In addition, he loved to travel and prior to his failing health he made a number of trips to various parts of the world. He loved life and lived to the fullest. He will be missed greatly by his family and many friends. His quality of life this past year had declined, so now he is at rest for eternity with his sister, father and step father. May you rest in peace Milo. God Bless you.
At the request of his family the funeral was held jointly with his step father, Adolph, at the CLAFFEY AND ROTA FUNERAL HOME, 1975 Main St. Napa, on Thurs., March 3 at 2:00 PM. — from the San Francisco Chronicle Mar. 3, 2005
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San Francisco Horsemen's Association appears in San Francisco Chronicle.
 The SFHA's Coastside Show Series Championship Finals sparked a multiple page feature story in the Datebook section of the San Francisco Chronicle's October 2nd 2005 edition.
The story, written by Delfin Virgil, covered the history of horses in Golden Gate Park, the San Francisco Police Department's mounted patrols in the park, and included interviews with 2005 SFHA President Bertille Legrand and 2006 SFHA President Angelo Costanzo (Vice President in 2005.)
You can read the entire article by downloading pdfs of the pages here:
Cover (as shown above): Click here.
Page 1 of story: Stories from Angelo Costanzo's youth. Click here.
Page 2 of story: Show programs from the early '40s. Click here.
Page 3 of story: Horse resources. Click here.
Page 4 of story: SF Mounted Police. Click here.
You can also see the beautiful Souvenir Program in pdf format by clicking here.
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