Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-01
ATHLETICS.
Sporting Matters at Home
and Abroad.
RACING EVENTS IN THEFUTURE
A Billiard Tournament = Lawn
Tennis and Football =
Aquatic Matters.
The following is from the Sporting
World:


IA long shots on future events, the bet
ting market last week was fairly ac-
tive, as q glance at our market reports
will show. The fancy seems to have
been particularly for outsiders. In
locking over these returns one cannot
but be struck by the fact that what
might be called good horses are so Sc
verely let alone. Hanover and Kings
ton are being backed at odds which
are barely good enough against their
starting, much less their winning,
while Dunboyne, Saxony and num-
ber Of other good ones are left severely
alone. And then look at the forlorn
price against Eurus. Surely it is not
the odds against his winning, when
one looks at the price offered against
other nags who, on public form and
ON paper, have no earthly chance. |
was never an admirer Of Eurus, and l
never can get myself to regard his Su.
burban victory Of last year as anything
but fluke. But when one looks at
the races he ran previously and subse
uuently at the Suburban of 1887, one
can hardly get away from the fact that
he is very high class horse.
1 cannot help repeating my remark
that the sporting papers seem to en-
tertain but poor opinion of the own
ers Of Kingston. Surely OF those gen.
tlemen did not intend to start King
ston in the Suburban, they would at
once eliminate him from the contest
in order to prevent the public from
throwing away their money on a for
lorn hope. think it just possible that
there is q method in their disparage-
ment of this horses chance OF starting
and perhaps they have been inspired
on the improbability Of his appearing
at the post in order that the book
makers may follow their lead and
lengthen their odds against the son of
Ependthrift. If this is their object |
hardly think that they will be success
full, as the public at any rate seem
anxious to invest their money on him
ct any odds. As Kingston seems to
have the race at his mercy howl of
indignation will arise. Should he be
scratched q short time previous to the
contest, his owners, if they b ave any
regard for their reputation will make
up their minds on this point without
much further delay.
OF all the horses at Gravesend King
Grab is probably the most advanced
in training. He has been out regu-
larly, and OF late has done some good,
strong work. He has filled out, and is
much better looking than he was last
year. He will likely be ready in time
to keep his engagements at the Wash
ingtonsmeeting. The other horses in
the stable are moving along slowly.
On account of the storm but few
horses have arrived or departed from
Coney Island during the past week
Mr.. Kreyer has received word from
Frank McCabe that he would send
for Joe Cotton in few days. The
Suburban candidate will then be put
In active training. He is in good
shape and apparently ready for regu-
lar work. He has not had a saddle
on him since he went into winter
quarters last fall, but he has been out
regularly for two or three hours daily,
excepting when the weather was
stormy. Judging from his present
condition, he could easily be got
ready in time for the big race, but it
is not probable that he will receive
his preparation with view to start
ing him for that special event.
The letter of Mr.. A. E. De Camp
which appeared in the columns of the
HERALD Of this morning, perhaps re-
quires an answer. 1 was not con-
tributor to.the HERALD at the time OF
the Fall Meeting, neither did / repre-
sent that paper at any meeting of the
Association he represents. I was
therefore not aware of the fact that
the suggestion of prohibiting pool-sefl
ing on heats originated with them,
and must miDgle my congratulations
with surprise at the intelligence.
mentioned before that the starting al
the Fall Meeting was poor. must
now repeat that to my mind it was
simply execrable. If the gentleman
who then represented the HERALr
chose to think otherwise, without
wishing to seem to contradict him,
must assert my right. as l consider
myself good judge of racing, to
criticize where l consider criticism
necessary. Mr.. A. E. DeCamp's
statement as to the purse offered for
the thirty-mile race hardly requires
an answer. If there are five entries,
with the $3.50 added money, the win
ner, supposing him to take the whole,
will gain but $3.50. Deducting his ex-
penses, the net gain to him will
scarcely prevent a tricky rider from
trying to earn larger dividend out OF
the pool box. IfMr De CAMP thinks
not, I can merely refer him to pre-
vious experiences.
The winter of their dis
content has passed, and with the
opening day of the New Or
leans Spring Meeting on Mon
day next the lover Of legitimate
horse racing will plunge once
more into the study OF the sport of
Kings. The winter meetings brought
together but handful OF selling pla-
ters to contest for few paltry purses
Horses whose owners were out for
the hay and corn stakes, and the
regular backer W. 4 as soon think of
meddling with -. as of investing
his money on foot-race. This is a
thing Of the past and the racing season
proper has commenced, when we
shall see the equine giants of the
United States contesting with all the
bloodlike courage OF their ancestors
for the Iaurels Of victory. The two
year-olds so tenderly watched in thei.
infancy by backer and trainer alike
will now reward with their speedy
fight the attention bestowed upon
them. The three-year-olds will either
add to or lose the reputation they
gained by their early appearances on
9 race-track, whilst their older breth-
rem will have to stretch their necks to
keep in front of the more Juvenile
champions. On Monday the Hurst
bourne stakes is the first important
two year. old event Of the season. We
shall probably see some likely young