The morning call., 1890-10-20
TURF NOTES.
STEAMBOAT and Freedoms Fast
Records at Napa.
The Breeders Meeting Not Financial Loss,
suDol to Trot at the Bay District Track.
Rizpah's Time.

Except in the point of attendance the Pa
cfc Coast Trotting-horse Breeders Associa-
ton that closed its meeting last Saturday at
Napa was gratifying success to the d.
rectors The lack of patronage can be at
tributed to several causes, such as holding it
at Napa instead of at the Bay District
Track here, where there is larger popu-
lation to draw On; the vintage season being
under full Roadway, preventing the ranchers
of the surrounding district from visiting
the track; the failure of Stamboul on the
opening day to beat his record, and the less
ening of the interest taken in harness races
by the general public, who are not so much
interested in pedigrees and fast time records
as in closely contested races.
THEY BROKE EVEN.
Howe yer, the associations main object of
securing fast notches for the entries was
fully gained, and even if the receipts were
not as large as was expected, not breeder
on the roll but was ready to contribute his
assessment to make up the loss. But this
call on their pocket-books it will not be
necessary to make according to the state
ment of one Of the leading officials. who
said yesterday that there would be little if
any difference between the receipts and eX-
penditures. Many Of the leading breeders
prefer to hold the meeting at Napa even if a
loss is sure 10 ensue, because they believe
the course to be the fastest in the State. and
with them record is everything. 1t would
have been held at the Bay District. how
ever had the association and Lessee Hinch-
man been able TO agree on the terms for the
use of the track.
MORE FIRNNEss NEEDED.
Presiding Judge Wifred Page made a
great success in starting the races, but
should have enforced stricter discipline
Some queer ShowingS were made by several
horses III the time made one day and What
they did the next. The judges after dis
tancing SuZette on Friday should have
stuck to their col0rs and their distance
Judge. who reported 10 them that the mare
was shut out, and not have allowed Harvey'S
statement that she was in, cause them to
reverse their decision. The mare was dis
tanced simply because Harvey forgot that
the race was two in three, and the distance
flag held at a different poin TO where 1t
would be in a three in five. Considering
the surrounding circumstances attending
the Derby-Lee race, 1t also did not LOOK well
for the judges to change Derby's time from
2:24A to 2:23A the next day, when 1t was
really 2:22b. II did not look well 10 see
Derby making 30 before the race was over.
TIL Margaret S-Regal Wilkes fiasco, and
Sy dney's funny exhibition on Friday, also
shOud have been closer inquired into. But
there is no instance on record where seven
days racing meeting went through without
several kicks, and when the good and bad
features are compared, the good strongly
prepondcrated at Napa.
STEAMBOAT AND FREEDOM.
The closing day was, of course, the best
of the meeting, and the great perform
ances of Stamboul and Freedom closed
it with a blaze of glory. A comparison OF
the time made by the two cracks on the two
dow NO, : rnrnThS
Will be interesting to the trottins division.
1t is as follows:
STEAMBOAT Stallion record:
Napa, Oct. II, 1S90-Quarter, 0:32A half,
1:06; three-quarters, 40; mile, 2:13A.
October 10, 1S90-Sxteenth, 0:16; quarter,
:32A; three-eighths, 0:50; half, 1:06@
tive-eighths, 1:22A; three-quarters, 1894
mile, 2:11R.
Nelson Stallion record:
Terre Haute Oct. 9. 1S90-Quarter, 0:32;
half: 1:04A; three-quarterS, 1859; mile,
2:nK.
Comparing StambouI's time with this his
last quarter home was better than Nelson's
Freedom. Yearling record.
Ndpa, Oct. 10, 1S90-Quarter, 0 1914 half,
115R three-quarters, :53 Y mile, 2:57A.
October IS. Sixteenth. OILS: quarter,
0:27A; three-eighths, 0:56R half, 1:17R:
thlee-quarters. :55; mile, 29A.
HOW THEY WERE RATED.
1t will be noticed that STEAMBOAT was rated
nearly even in both trials, but that Freedom
was sent TO the half two seconds slower
on his second trial and one and half sec
onds slower TO the three-quarters, thus Civ
ing him n reserve of strength to finish with
Goldsmith states that the first failure was
due to Freedoms head being turned when
he started and not daring to straighten him
out for fear of break he had to let him go
as he was. This twisting caused him to
choke down and his faltering was due to this
cause. But many Judges consider that the
fast clip TO the half in the first attempt de-
feaed him, for on Saturday the slower rate
to that point and the three-quarters carried
him on 10 victory.
KITE-sHAPED TRACKS
The opinion of the leading drivers and
owners in the East about the kiteShaped
track seems to be that while Tor time records
it is much faster than the oval tracks, the
public, who want to see as much of the race
as possible, Will not accept 1t with favor.
Many OF them consider that unless the kite
shape is adopted as a standard form by the
National Association, performances made
over it should constitute bar and not
record. There is, however, no rule against
such tracks nor IN favor of any form OF
track. The question will probably be fully
considered at the next meeting of the Asso-
citation.
BAY DISTRICT TRoTs.
The Bay District Track has been put in
good order, and Marvin is exercising Sunol,
Palo Alto and the rest Of his stable over it
daily. All are reported to be rounding to in
fine shape, and when they are fit will be sent
against the records. Marvin hopes to show
Sunol at her best, and before the year is out
may yet diSpiace Maud 5 from her throne.
As most of the horses that were a. the Napa
meeting are coming direct to the Bay Dis
trict Track, a series Of special races will
probably be arranged to be trotted over it.
MARvIN's BAD LUCK.
1t has been an unfortunate season East
for Marvin the fame and money he started
out to capture having escaped his grasp.
Exhibitions seem to have had their day in
the East. and the associations there were not
at all anxious to give Marvin the figures he
asked for showing fast time with Sunol. Her
repeated failures to reduce her record have
caused her to lose prestige, and she is no
longer the great drawing card she was early
in the year. While East quite number of
owners were willing to give her race, but
they were not accommodated.
BLooD-HoRsE ENTRIES.
Entries the Blood-horse Associations
fall meeting, commencing on October 22d,
closing on Monday. November Sd. A
meeting of the Directors Will be held early
in the week to make further arrangements.
The Committee on Subscriptions may pos
sibly make report, and if the returns are
satisfactory an effort should be made to get
some of the stables that are now racing in
the Middle Western States to pay California
u WISH. I1dht III NOILU tUelT
while to do So should be offered, and an at
tempt made by the association TO get out Of
the hum-drum old fogey way in which the
meetings have been conducted for some time
past.
THE YEARS RACING.
The HOrseman says: This has been a
great, wonderful year in racing Looking
back over it one becomes mystifed by its
immensely and the popular patronage il has
received. Reference to the Guide shows us
that there was racing at four points during
the month OF January; at Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, New Orleans. and at Clifton and
Gutenberg. Clifton continued on through
February, March and until the middle of
April. So Gid Gutenberg New Orleans
raced until well into April. Then in the
East Elizabeth took it up where Clifton
and Gutenberg left off, and raced along
with Linden until Brooklyn took hand on
tie fifteenth of May. Memphis, Nashville,
Lexington and San Francisco were in full
blast meanwlli Then followed the Louis
vile Chicagn. St Inuis Iatnnia. Kansas