Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-12
ABOUT THE RUNNERS,
John LOomis Talks of Eastern
Tracks and Horses.
AN EXTRAORDINARY RACE.
Nearly 800 Entries for This Years
Futurity Stakes.
SOME LOCAL BASEBALL MATTERS.
Sullivan and Kilrain Likely to Agree on a
Stakeholder.
SOME LOCAL BASEBALL MATTERS.
MORE ABOUT SPRINTER SMITHS DEFEAT

John Loomis, the well-known poolseller
of this city, returned from New York yes
terday morning. Mr.. Loomis has had a
busy time of it down East, and was brimful
of information yesterday regarding the
Eastern tracks, running horses in general
and the jockeys. During conversation
with representative of this paper lie said.
Il severed my connections with Price & Co.
about two months ago. Since then have been
doing business on my own account at Gutten-
berg and Clifton. The game at both places,
however, is hard one to beat, but there is
really as much money at each track as can or
dinarly be found in circulation at any of the
big tracks. On Christmas and New Years
Days the crowds were the largest ever seen on
the tracks. This shows conclusively that the
interest in the turf down East is extremely
great.
THE GREATEST ON RECORD.
"Ihe prospects for the year are better than
ever known. o. course the Futurity stakes is
the great event to which everybody is looking
forward The public have little idea of the
great importance of this race. At present there
are about $50 entries for it, and the value of
the stakes will not be short of 100000 Ger
tainly the stakes will be the most valuable in
the world, and greater than anything ever
known on the turf. 1t would seem impossible
to even say what stable is likely to have the
winners, but there are two youngsters that are
the talk of the talent One of them is Pell
Nell, 2-year-old. recently imported by Milton
Young from England 1t is reported that this
youngster is capable of doing great things At
any rate, good judges speak very highly of
the horse. The other 2-year-old is owned
by George Cadwallader. of Lexington
and is by Longfelow. The Southern people
expect a winner in this young customer. How
ever. as have Just said, nobody tell what
the result will be. The race will be one of the
most extraordinary ever known Almost every
stable in the country is trying to lay hold of
winner. and this means that some remarkable
2-vear-ods will start in the race"
Regarding the jockeys Mr.. Loomis said:
captain Sam Brown has secured valuable
little chap in Bergen. He is an excellent
jockey and will become better. Garrison will
ride again next season. OF course there are
stories in circulation to the effect that he will
have a stable of his own to look after, but
was with him a few evenings ago and think
that he is engaged tn ride for Haggins.
A FAILURE AT NEW ORLEANS.
81 saw little Vincent on Monday. He had Just
returned from New Orleans and informed me
that the winter races there were practically
failure. He stated that there were only three
boOkmakers doing business and that the at
tendance at the races was miserable. Of course,
the fine weather in the East is in a measure re-
sponsible for this. The fact is that the weather
q CLIFTON ana GuBUenDerg mas generally Deen
as good as anybody could desire; this being the
case there has been no inclination to go South.
Until the weights are published for the
Suburban and Brooklyn handicap nobody cares
about venturing an opinion concerning them
Banburg of course, is a good horse under cer-
tain conditions If the track is good and the
starters not too numerous, and he gets a reason
able weight. he will 90 well, as he has long
stride. George Forbes owns him, and expects
him to do well this season. ] was in company
with Mr.. Forbes on Wednesday, VIII en- he re-
N-a1 1aAN FrO, Ia
The Forbes stable is at Woodstock, Canada
and the trainer says all the horses are doing
well. He speaks highly of st. Valentine
Mr.. Boomis talked at length about the Book
makers Association and the new rule prevent
ing its members from doing business on the
Eastern tracks. The speaker said: ''The asso-
citation will certainly stand out against the
rule, and the probability is that it will prove a
failure. The tracks receive about SIS per day
from each firm, and there are generally
60 or 20 Of them doing business. The loss of this
revenue will surprise the track authorities
However, l think matters will be fixed up all
right"