The morning call., 1890-07-21
TURF NOTES.
Interesting Events on the Tapis
In the East.
George Hearst "Retires" Trainer Allen-Clcsa
Of the Chicago Meeting-Manager
J. C. Hensells Death.

Much space has recently been devoted by
turf writers to discussing the talked-of
match race between Sunol and Belle Ham
lin. On the Sunol side the proposition is
bona fide one, and when Orrin Hickok
makes a match he, like the clever tactician
that he is. takes good care that he is not
getting the worst of it.
The Hamlin people, however, evidently
only regard the matter as an attraction to
draw q large crowd to the Buffalo track,
which is principally owned by j. c. Ham
lin. There is but little chance that the
match Will be made and until it is, discuss
ing the chances of the two mares is only
waste of time
But if it should be, Sunol ought to have
mortgage on the money.
CHICAGO CLOSES.
Chicago's summer meeting came to close
on Saturday last. While there was great
deal of good racing and general smashing
of records, in which California horses were
very prominent, many disgraceful jobs were
consummated right under the noses of the
judges.
IN AND OUT RUNNING.
The in and out running Of the favorites
was very noticeable. The horses of the
Chicago stable, owned in the larger proper
ton by G. V. Hankins, the leading gam
bier of Chicago, were so contradictory
that a strong movement was set on foot to
have him and his horses ruled off. Many
of the Southern stables declared that they
will never enter again at Chicago I'M
less Hawkins was excluded, and have
a ,,ry,, -I,nra b, i,
entries are received in the future.
BARNES STRONG ARMS.
That illustri0us Illustrator of the noble
art of downing the favorite, the colored
jockey Barnes. fully maintained his present
very unsavory reputation and the chances
are that before the snow flies Mr.. Barnes
will be set down for good by some honest
Eastern judge. L. J. Baldwin will find
Barnes most improbable investment at
$4,000 year as his riding salary.
NOT MUCH OF A KING.
Before the meeting closed the much
doomed two-year- old OF the Winters sta
Bile, Rio del Rey, was given chance to
show his proves and proved rank quit
ter. Instead of naming him the King OF
Kings, Winters should have labeled him
the King of Crabs. In the race he started
him he was off in front and was getting
weight from almost all the other contest
ants. He was leading in the stretch, but
died away and could only take third place.
San Juan and Joe Courtney, however, also
in the same stable, won couple Of races.
The former IS of very low class and in the
race he won had only the poorest of ma
terlal to beat When he cane out against
better class of youngsters they lost him.
The stable has been So bunglinglY handled,
with changes of trainers and jockeys, that
the defeats of the alleged cracks were no
han cbnuld hov aybaafa1
MAT ALLEN DISCHARGED.
George Hearst at last, after everybody
else had recognized for years the utter in
capacity of Mat Allen as trainer, decided
last week to dispense with the further
service Of the kid-gloye hOodoO. After
Torso beat Tournament another of the
Scott horses (BanqueD rubbed it in some
more for that unlucky animal by beating
him very handily for another good stake
ALBERT COOPER ENGAGED.
Perhaps these successive defeats opened
Hearsts eyes. Albert Cooper, frst-class
colOred trainer who for several years had
charge Of the Haggn stable and won many
a valuable stake for his employer, has sue
ceeded Allen in the charge of the string.
SHOULD SHIP HAYWARD.
Now, if Hearst Will discharge that ar
cient back number, Hayward and engage a
lively new jockey he will win good races
yet before the season is over. Allen and
Hayward have thrown away at every posi-
bic opportunity every race they possibly
could
MUST GIVE HIM TINE.
But race-goers must not expect that
Cooper will be able to turn around at once
and win all he starts his horses in. He
must be given time TO repair the damage
done by Allen, and it will take quite while
to ring the stable TO. Almost a month or
so hence will be soon enough to expect
Cooper to be heard from. But even his
skill in preparing the horses will be useless
unless they are properly ridden and new
jockey should be engaged at once to take
Hayward's place. Cooper, it is rumored,
will have charge of l.. j. Roses horses next
year.
CRACKS TO MEET.
Efforts are being made in the East for a
big sweepstakes between the leading cracks.
Salvador Tenny and Kingston, at Mon
mouth Park. The association may aud
$500 to a $1,000 stake from each entry.
The only hitch in arranging the event be-
tween the owners is in the distance. DWyer
and Pulsifer want the run to be for mile,
while Haggin stands out for mile and an
eighth. The further distance the better it
will be for Salvador. If Racine, who is now
with the rest Of the Undine stable at Mon
mouth Park, were added to the race 1t
would make it one Of the most interesting
and sensational in the annals of the turf.
II would make the hottest of the hot con-
test and the winner very difficult to pick.
TWO GOOD ONES.
With Rinfax ard Homer as their two
year-old champions the Undine people
should pick up some rich events. Homer
who is as good :w0-year-Old as ever lett
the State will give the Eastern cracks all
they want in the way of running, and ought
to get bracket next time he starts.
BLooD-HoRsE RACES
The fall meeting of the Blood-horse As
ISOLATION may possibly not be held until
early in December instead OF in November,
as in the past. The Directors have not yet
held meeting to arrange the programme.
An attempt was made last spring to ar
range for some rich events, ana the differ
ent hotels, buSiness-hOuseS, street-Car COM
panies and other associations were to be
seen about subscribing funds. No time
should be lost, il the association wants to
make the meeting more successful than in
any preceding season, in the necessary
preparations. 4 committee was appointed
it was stated, to attend TO this special bust
ness, and time should be taken by the fore
lock as soon as possible. All the leading
stables are stated rs sure to return to the
Coast for the State Fair in September, and
there will be plenty of horses ON the Coast
this fall to make up big fields.
GYMKANA JUMPS.
On July 4th the X ckaway Hunting Club
gave some "Gymkana races at Long
Island, which were attended by all the 400
and their 10000 Immediate followers.
These races are great institutions among
the English residents of Innia, and are
very popular. Among the different events
was a dressing race. The conditions were
that each rider was, upon the signal to
start, to saddle and girth his own pony and
to take his coat and waistcoat from the
ground and put them on before galloping
away.
In the mannikin races miners jumpers
and 0veralls filled with straw and sand are
not easily managed when in the saddle,
and the efforts of the riders to make them
retain their positions across tho saddle