The morning call., 1890-08-04
TURF NOTES.
Ups and Downs of California
Horses in the East.
The Pacific Coast Still Holds the Champion
Mlle-Running RecOrd-Inconsistent
Two-Year.0ld Form.

light harness horses and runners have been
defeated by Eastern representatives Tenny
has retrieved his reputation, which never
was much furnished by his defeats by Sal
vator, in turning the tables most conclu
svely on Flrenz, the hitherto conceded
Queen OF the Turf.
FirenZi took up ia pounds to Tenny's 100
in the Haversack handicap on Saturday
last and easily defeated the Haggin mare.
The mile was run by the winner in 49,
very slow time even over heavy track for
two such cracks, as Taviston, no very high
class performer, made the same time in the
opening race over the same distance. To
give Firenzi eight pounds and year speaks
well of the colts ability to go in the mud
Possibly had the distance been a mile and
half, Firenzi would have been first under
the wire, and a match at that distance be-
tween the two may be the result of Satur-
days race.
JACK DEFEATS PALo ALTO.
At Detroit Jack defeated Palo Alto in
the match trot for $3.50 SIDE. Four heats
were trotted, Palo Alto taking the second
in the fastest time of the race-2:13A. The
winners time was :15-2:16. 1t
was hot fight, ana only Jacks superior
steadiness carried him through. PalO
Altos superior speed was conceded end
fully shown, but he kept on making diSas-
trous breaks in steady succession.
Other California horses however, won,
and to some degree Offset the defeats of the
cracks. Semicolon, Cricket and Alfred Set
all won in the trotting and pacing contests,
and Rhono won another victory for the
Hearst stables at Monmouth Park, defeat
ing a favOrite lot Of runners. Almont, AL
tarrow and Del Mar have also gained fur
Their laurels. Los Angeles won twice, and
her last race, where she defeated the
supposedly inyincible Kingston, giving him
weight shows that she is coming back to
her last seasons form. Her victory over
| Kingston upset one of the supposed great
est certalnties of the turf, and much money
| was lost by local turfmen, who thought 1t
| impossible for him to lose and gayly
| plunged thousands on his chances at the
ridiculous odds of TO 5. Some heavy bet
| ting was done, and $1,000 TO 500 was
thought to be simply finding money, So it
| waS-for the bo0k-makers, who all made
| handsome hauis on the result. Los An
| geleS started at to !, but had little sup
| port.
INCONSISTENT FILTERS.
The Eastern two-year-old running be-
comes more inconsistent every day, and is
the racing puzzle of the year. They beat
| each other in rapid succession, and so far
| not one consistent performer has been out.
On Saturday the Morris sent out West
chester, colt that has run several times
| without doing better than third, against
| BolerO, who had beaten him and others of
| the same class before. Westchester started
at 20 TO and won handily. B0lerO went to
| the post at TO ., and did not run one, two,
| or three. Eastern papers consider that
| Sallie McClellard, Russell, Strathmeath
and Bdlero are so close together that it is
| all guesSwUrk to choose between them.
| Westminster, however, has always been
| considered by the MorriS'S their best two
year-old. though until yesterday he did not
| come up to expectation This stable is evil
| IDENTITY coming back to form again, as dur
| ing the week Contribution raked in another
stake, and Blithe also gave good account
| Of himself.
The Sir MOdreds are beginning to show
their quality, and Sir John by the above
| sire won a good race In good time again.
THE UNDINE STABLE.
| With the exception of Glenlivet, who
! was out once in a two-year-old scramble
without securing place, the Undine stable
| started nothing during the week. Racine,
whose mile in 1884, was beaten by Rayeloe,
| 1914, which Is now the record, is ON the
| sick list He was slightly injured in rail-
| road accident which occurred when the
| stable was removed from Chicago East, and
| he will not likely face the starter for sumo
time. The two-year-olds Rinfax and Hor-
| ner, however, are reported in good order
and ready to race. They will probably be
sent out this week, and in whatever COM
|
1t must, however, be remembered that they
| will meet much higher class in the East
than they had to compete against at Chi
| cago
Raveloe, who now holds the mile record,
| is California colt by Joe Hooker, out Of
| Illusion. His previous record has not been
| startling, and he scored his first victory
when he broke the record. He had up the
| same weight as Racine, 1O7 pounds, but had
| the advantage OF straight track, while
rod t0 iafa a m 70
| with its regular turns. Racine's run when
| thus compared is the better performance,
aud when this colt is all right again he
| should easily wipe out Rayelue's time over a
| straight-aWay course
The most consistent two-year-old per-
| former yet is Bulgowan, who won several
| times in good shape in the West and won
his first race very handily at Saratoga last
| week.
WINTERS HORSES.
All of Theodore Winters horses are at
Monmouth PARK, and again the public is
| treated to the information that Ell Rio Rey
| is all right once more and as good as he
ever was. This may or may not be so; but
| if he is really as good as last year it will
| be the most remarkable instance on record
| of a rOarer becoming sound horse again.
| The fond hopes OF the stable about the ex-
| crack should be taken with liberal allow
ance of salt. A public performance beats
| all the talk in the world.
| u. D.
| and will give his personal attention to the
management of his horses. which seems to
have been considerably messed about of
late. Baldwin's departure stirred up
| Barnes considerably, for he Immediately
won q couple of races for the Santa Anita
| colOrs as set-off against his past record.
j. II. White, the President of the Pacific
| Coast TrOtting-horse Breeders Associa-
ton. has decided to sell off all his
horses and cattle at auction. His de-
fart NOT mo crrin nd Of tLa
| persistent bad luck that has attended him
| for some time back. His colts were of the
| best breeding, but no sooner would he have
| them working in good shape than all sorts
| of unfortunate accidents would disable
them. Mr.. Whites retirement from the
| breeding business will be regretted by all
| h0rSemen.
PERTINENT POINTS
The Chicago Horseman most pertinently
| says:
The author OF the sentiment expressed In The
words "all men are equal tile turf" IL he
| meant 1t literally, gave voice to as Vicious and
| utterly perneious an idea ever given
shape In words. If the expression be taken 10
mean that all honest men are equal on the turf,
| that wealth Is no passport and poverty no bar,
| that pride OF birth and social position give no
| the clean mau of humble station. well and good.
| But when The hackueyed words construed TO
mean that men of fair reputation must meet on
| equal terms Oh the turf the shysters. the sharps,
the meE of wits. The smart ones OF tile Sums aud
| Joints" then the idea is simply iniqnltous.
| What is there in racing that raises the sharp of
| the roulette Wheel tile boss OF the "sure" faro
| layout, the pirate OF the green colh, or tue ben
| efcary of the scarlet woman to equal rauk with
| men OF clean hearts and lives?
Are elements that outside OF the raeetrack
| gates can no more mix than oil and water sup.
| posed 10 blend in harmony and brotherhood
within? Is TIL gentleman In the everyday walks
OF life to become the equal Of the parasite Of tile
gambling-b board on the race-track? IL is not ap-
parent that The deg AIDED shake oil The garm EMS
| Of shame when they temporarily forsake their
| coDgeuial sewers for tile realm where gentlemen
| sport. This talk we occasionally hear about
equality on The tuIf Is no appeal for true equal
| ity between man and man, but apology for
| that false Idea that any man who may have, dis
| honestly or otherwise, possessed himself OF
money enough TO own racehorse or racing
| stable must be received and treated as the peer
| oil honest men IN racing.
Inc very nature OF racing renders 1t vain, OF
course, TO hope that all that IL offensive can be
pared. NO net can be thrown across the gate
ways 10 exclude what Is reiusIve and unciean;
ana no rule can be devised 10 prevent all but hcn
est men owning aud racing horses IL is easier