Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-09
sPORTING.
The Spring Races q
Agricultural Park.
OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST.
Athletic Events at Home and
Abroad = The Ring
Pedestrianism.

Tho Sporting World, if I am to
Judge by the following clipping taken
from it, is determined that the public
shall not fail to support Joe Cotton if
. strong advocacy can induce them to
back it. Now, am not exactly an
cid man, but have spent some fif-
teen years studying the mysteries of
racing. and cannot at the present
moment recall q single instance in
which one of these bottled-up and
much hipped cripples succeeded in
pulling off an important handicap.
Hanover and Kingston have not
been much in demand, hackers evi-
IDENTIFY having made up their minds
that the uncertainty of their starting
f1r either Of the events is too great.
Joe Cotton, however, has been nib
bled at, and I should not be surprised
to see this horse in strong demand
once Frank McCabe puts him through
his PAGES in real earnest. He is
stronger, harder and more rugged
than he has been for years. He does
not carry an overplus Of flesh. and
consequently will not need the amount
the amount of work he otherwise
would require. Should his bleeding
fits not come on again he is an almost
certain starter, and fit and we'll, at his
weight, his chance is not to be sneezed
at. But-what a pity it is that we
cannot do without butts and ifs-those
bleeding fits!
Honig's luck, which last year was
proverbial, does not seem to be able
to last. A few weeks ago the crack
flly Omaha died, and last week the
very speedy chestnut colt Van Leland,
years old, by Volturno, dam Dora.
by Pat Malloy, died from pneumonia.
Van Leland started ten times as
-two-year-old. winning two races.
The past week was noted by de-
cided activity in the turf market
throughout the country. On Friday
last Messrs. Phillip DAILY & Co., If
Long Branch, wrote a bet of 10000
to 200 on Connemara for the Su-
burban, which is beyond doubt one
Of the largest bets written in America
on a future event. Among other
notable transactions done by this firm
were 5000 to 100 Oriflamme for the
Brooklyn, 5000 to 200 Hanover for
the. Brooklyn, 1000 to 200 Blue
Wing for the Brooklyn, and 5000 to
100 Favor for the Broolyn.
The firm conducting a book down
town in this city reports the following
among it's important transactions on
the Suburban Of the week: 1000 to
% Eurus, 1000 to 40 Hidalgo, 1900
- oo strina.av .--av 1000 to 40 Joe
Cotton, 500 10 20 olifaml,,.s. 1000 to
to 40 Grover Cleveland, 1880 to oV
Eaxony, 75O to 10 Eola. 200 to 20 Q.
H. Todd, 1000 to 20 Kenney, 5,0Q0 TO
50 My Own, 600 to 20 Firenzi, 500 to
10 Eurus written three times, ESQ to
10 Eolo (written four time), l, 200 to
20 Bob Fisher, and 800 to 20 Ori-
famine.
Commencing on Tuesday next, the
Los Angeles lovers of racing will have
five days of their favorite pastime
presented to them for their amuse-
ment and instruction. 1t is matter
of sincere congratulation to the public
that the Turf Club has been able to
carry out it's programme as
originally drawn, and must compl-
ment the lessees on the good feeling
and tact displayed by them in sub
serving their private interests to those
Of the public veal. Thanks to the
iberality of the Club and the
energetic efforts of their able Secretary,
Mr.. A. E. De Camp, a liberal and
extended programme has been ar
ranged on each of the five days. The
public may rest assured that good
sport will be provided. The running
races will bring out some promising
youngsters, and 1 hear that the 80
mile race set for Saturday next will
excite additional interest, from the
fact that it will bring out two new
candidates for long distance horses.
A list of the different events to be
contested will be found in ano'her
portion of our columns. I shall en-
deavor to keep the public posted Oh
the probable results of the races by
predicting each morning what horses,
in my opinion, will win the stakes to
be run for that day. Still 1 would re-
mind intending investors that am
not infallible, and give my informa
tion merely for what it is worth.
The Hing.
John L. Sullivan will have returned
70 his uofivo 1apd bx, tho f;,,oa tbot