The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-05-12
TURF NOTES.
Kentucky's Derby and Br00blyn's
Big Handicap.
The Probable Starters in Both Events and
Their Possible Chances Of Success.
Comments on Ell Rio Rey.

The real. regular, gilt-edged racing season, as
the old guard OF race-goers hold, only COM
mcDces this week with the opening of the Brook
Ign IN. " meeting in the East and Louisville In
the West.
To the conservative element In racing circles
the winter meetings in New jersey New Or
leans and the spring racing at Nashville Mem
phis ana Lexington are not worthy of consider
alton, although some OF the best horses took part
In them and good records were made. To them
Brooklyn and Louisville are the first places
where the racing is worth attention.
REAL RACING THIS WEEK.
Louisville commences next Wednesday. when
the Kentucky Derby will be run. This yea there
Is no Proctor Knott craze In the air; in fact the
Derby, like the Brooklyn handicap. each season
attracts less and less attention. The big stakes
East, with the enormous amounts OF added
money are The drawing cards now.
THE KENTUCKY DERBY
The New York Spirit OF the Times has this TO
say OF the Derby:
Never in the history OF the Derby has there been
such slim chance Of picking winner from trials
of hast fall. is deservedly the favorite and his
shrewd owner has wisely refrained from starting
him in the mud far Robespierre's successes ri
Memphis and Nashville certainly enttle him to
much consideration. hut we must recollect that the
Derby distance is one mile and half and that the
colt has gone thatdistance Prince Fonso S
much fancied here, and justly and from what the
papers say to his performance at Nashyi lie
his defeat by Robesperre due more to accide ii
than merit: anyhow we incline the belief that he
| will go the full distance, and Hardy Durham
| be trusted to bring him to the post tit
to for mans life Prodigal Son is said to be
| in good condition and Brown Dick is pointing him
| for this race, while Robert CampbelI's Protec-
| ton should really be the choice Of the lot.
| Cassidy will be represented by Blue Bazes or Sir
Bevys. Caldwell, quite good colt last year, is
| owned by the Dryers and has not been declared as
and, therefore he is quite within the bounds Of
POSSIBILITIES as q starter outright but
| we think is outclassed. Great reports have been
started about Burford al Nashville and he viii be
| starter. The Megitben stable will be represeuted
| also Scoggan Bros, while Mount Lebanon, that
''eend eend" Treacys stable wili also be repre-
| sented and McCampbels game colt Grayson viii
contest There are fuy fifteen to twenty probable
starters and a certainty OF ten to twelve.
BROOKLYN BIG HANDICAP.
Brooklyn opens on Thursday and the handicap
| Will be decided on The first day. The probable
starters with their riders. as far as known, are
| kaceland, Hamilton; Sir Dixon, Garrison; Los
Angeles, Barnes; Come to Taw, Day; Badge
Harvard; Reporter. Covlngton; Diablo. French;
| Eric Warwick; 0ri6amme, Anderson Loan
| taxa, Taylor; Major DOm0, Clayton; Sorrent o.
Bergeni Seadrift, fairgoodi Castaway. Steven
son, and perhaps Vengeur, FloOdtde, ToTmetor,
Fides aud Maggie X.
Raceand and Badge are the favorites now In
the betting. Ii does not look as If the Dwyers
would have starter in the race outside OF Sir
Dixon now that Hanover has broken down aud
LOngstreet has goue short. The New YORK
Spirit says:
Aswe 60 to press Badge seems 1.-THE horse" In the
Brooklyn Handicap according to the estimate of
the talent. He is In very light Ola lbs. J. and he is
in splendid condition. and it is generally thought
the field will not be first class. If it WERE Badges
chances would not be bright he does not Ike
the distance in hrst-class company For some rea-
sons, we do not knew which, Los Angeles seems to
be next In general favor The California mare I'M
like most OF her sex, has always performed very
well during the spring months.
WHAT MAY WIN.
On form, Raceland. if he starts. should win.
and with heavy track Los Angeles may be the
runner up. Los Angeles. II she runs will be
ridden by Barnes, who is the Baldwins stables
head jockey for the year. Barnes Is now with
the stable at Sheepshead Bay. aud is kept pretty
busy trying The string all round. He has not
been riding outside mounts since the stable went
East.
HOW THEY DO THINGS EAST
The New York Jockey Club have issued one OF
handsomest programme books for their meeting
commencing at Morris PAX, West Chester N "
on May 3oih ever gotten up by any racing asso.
catiOn Ii Is beautifully illustrated with photo
graphs OF the grounds and buildings, which are
revelations of the magnitude racing has attained
IN the East. As all example OF how they do
things there the club gives in added money, out
side OF stakes, Sl04. $50 for the twelve days
racing OF the meeting.
ADVERSE TO Ell RIO REY.
Secretary Brewster OF the Washington Park
Club Chicago, says: " 1 Will bet good round
sum now that FL Rio Rey Will not win the Amer
lean Derby, and will go farther than that and
wager that lie will not even be starter. have
had twenlyseven years experience In the race.
horse business, aBd l have never yet seen
horse that had either lung fever or pneumonia
that had pulled through and ran mile and
half at good speed. l do not care whether the
horse Is roater or not There Is one thing,
however. that do know, and that is lie was q
very sick horse last fail. 1t took four men to
bold him up Tor hours, and II was their attention
that pulled him through. Had he been allowed
to lie down The chances are that he wouid have
died. Should he come to the post there may be
lot OF fools who VIII be scared out by his APP
pearaDee, for there are lots Of fools In the race
hor sc business"
AT the Sacramento meeting Mr.. Winters who
I'll Rio Rev pmhliplV 10
was all right and as good as he ever was.
JOCKEYS AT THE EAST.
Isaac Murphy Is expected to arrive East dur
ing the present week to ride for the Dryers He
Is not engaged by the season, as the only Jockey
the Dryers have signed for the year being young
Eddie Moser, who. while a very promising young
ster, has not mad experience enough TO ride in
the great races, such as Kingston and Longstreei
Will start for. On The opening day of the first
Elizabeth meeting there was story cur, ent that
The Dryers had engaged Garrison. While Gar
rison Will no doubt ride at times for the Dryers,
the general opinion Is that Murphy Will be The
man In the important races when he can get
down TO the weight.
ADVANCE AUSTRALIA.
The Austraau-bred colt Kirkham made his
debut In England recently, running third for the
Hastings plate. Tie performance Is a good one,
his stable companion, Narellan who is thought
to be the better colt and who will star; In The
Derby.
Reelare by Reform has thrown out a splint and
Is out of training
Jack Thompson. the wellknown Australian
book-maker, died April 10th.
PAIR OF STICKERs.
Messrs. j. A. and A. H. Morris have a two
year-old colt called Glucose. The Castle Stable
also rejoIces In tbepossession of Gluscoe of the
same age. II both stick to the name the bewil-
dered spectators are apt 10 get stuck" on the
wrong horse.
Hanover may be placed in the stud at Nc
Grathiana.
OVER THE TIMER.
al ,,,.lI ba
chasing aud hardle-raeing at Brighton Beach
tins year.
1t Is said Golden will train Arab this summer
He thinks the sou OF ArthurtOn faster than ever.
Senator Stanford Is using as stations on his
Vlna ranch Benton FrOlic. by General Benton
1856, out of FrOlc, thoroughbred mare; Az
moor. 2:24s4, by Electoneer 125, out OF Minnie
c. by imp. Hercules, and Liberty, by Piedmont,
2:174, out OF American Girl by Toronto Sontag
307.
Mr.. Samuel Emery, the book maker, paid
$4,000 Tor Fordham at the Dwyer sale last De-
eember, and since then the brown sou OF Falsetto
has won eleven races, worth $1,000.
THE HEARST NEW CoLoRs
The Hearst colors have been changed to vel
low Jacket, with blue sleeves and yellow and
blue quartered caps.
e. j. Hamlin is willing 10 match Belle Hamlin
against Rosaline Wilkes. He wishes TO make IL
best three In i've heats.