The morning call., 1890-11-17
TURF NOTES.
Financial Success of the Tr0tting
Meeting.
The Coming Bleod-Hcrse Races at the Bay Dir
trict Track-Arrival Of Salvador.
The New Jockey Cub.

Although most successful from financial
point of view the recent speed trials at the
Bay District track proved most disappolnt-
ing, none of the cracks, despite their best ana
continued efforts, being able to show as last
miles as they had already made. When the
steady, hard campaign work done by them,
however, is taken into consideration 1t must
be admitted that too much was asked Oh
them. The horses did all they could, but
they were stale from overwork.
GIVE THEM A REST.
n their controllers do not desire to see
them sustain serious injuries they Will turn
out every one of them and give them the I'M
peratiyely necessary rest they stand so much
in need of. At the close of the meeting on
Saturday there was considerable talk about
Marvin and Goldsmith taking their horses
up to the Napa track and there making an
other effort to break the records. such
move would prove very bad policy indeed,
in view of the condition of the horses ana
besides, even if they were successful, their
very success might cause many an eye 10
look askance at the results.
FINANCIALLY SUCCESSFUL.
If, however, they gained no glory and
fame, Marvin and Goldsmith gathered In
quite neat little profit from the meeting.
A conservative estimate of the money
cleared places it at $1,000, giving eacn OF
them cool thousand to the good. For
three days meeting, this is an excellent
showing, considering the chances they took
of drawing a crowd, when all the back
records W ould seem to show that exhibit
trotting had lost all charm for the public.
Coed management. skillfui advertising, the
reputation of the cracks, the fine weather
and the closing of the pool-rooms in the
afternoon, were the factors that put the
money i'll the managers pockets.
BLooD-HoRSE RACES.
Next Saturday the fall meeting of the
Blood-horse Association opens at the Bay
District track ana promises to be most
successful one. Unlike last spring there are
no cracks like Flambeau, Racine and Fairy
to gobble up the fat stakes. This time,
while perhaps. the general average OF the
entries is not up to past form. they class much
evener, and better and closer races can Dc
expected Should the rainy weather make
an exception this year and defer It's arrival
for another two weeks, as enjoyable rae
ing meeting as the association has ever given
should be had. The track will be turned
over to the association at noon to-day, and
Cy Mulkey, the well-knOwn and popular
horseman. has consented to act as Suprrln-
tendent of tie course. Being thoroughly
experienced Mr.. Mulkey will soon have the
track in tip-top condition for the gallopers.
1t ought to be an easy matter for the as
ISOLATION 10 get as large cIoads 20 the track
TO see the runners as the trotters brought
there the past week. 1t is clearly con
coded fact that the general public much pre-
fer running events with their quick decision
Of the result to the long, drawn-0ut wearl-
some troS and PAGES, with their lnternIln-
able scoring and waits between heats. But
to do as well as the trotting management
did the association must display The same
vim, energy and push.
sALvAToR's ARRIVAL.
Salvador, the crack runner of the country,
has arrived at Pale Alto where he will be
placed in the stud. Eighteen other horses.
nearly all selected brood-mares, accompa-
niei him. They were: Glldelia, imported
Wind,inilI., Prude, Peoria. Pink Cottage,
| Jewelry, Bonnie Leaf, a mare by Dalnacar-
doch out OF Yorkshire Lass, BE dotte.
Fresno. Rosette, Bessie June, Flora Ban,
Bella Il, Clay Stockton, an imported lilly by
Friar Tuck anu colt by Stratford out OF
RIGA. With such glt-edged lot OF natrons
to breed FROM the Hasgin ranch ought to
get lot Of colts that will furnish many
big winner.
FIRENZI Is LEASED.
The Queen OF the Turf, Firenzi, was not
brought TO the Coast, as Matt Byrnes, the
trainer of the Haggin stable in the East
has secured a lease of the mare for another
season. 1t is reported that pike" Barnes
has been engaged 10 ride first calls for the
Haggin stable next year. Barnes certainly
did not get the position through any good
recommendation of E. j. Baldwin, for whom
he rode this year.
THE NEW JOCKEY CLUB.
1t has leaked out, says the New York
Times, that Pierre Lorillard's new jockey
club is going to be very exclusive affair. a
sort of Racing Four Hundred, don't you
know? he twenty-four privileged ones
who were with him at dinner in the sacred
precincts Of the Union Club are to legislate
for the interests Of the Monmouth Park
| Association, the COney 1slanu Jockey Club,
and tie New York Jockey Club, who are TO
make sort OF trust 10 legislate for them
| selves. They Will adopt rigorous set Of
rules. if Mr.. WitherS consents, and other
racing associations may use them If they care
to. But the Dryers are not to be in it. nor
| is the brooklyn Jockey Club. 1t isn't eX-
| elusive enough, and there is too much
| practical business about the Messrs. Dwyer
| 10 suit Mr.. LoIillard and his associates. So
| they are to be ''ir, zen out" The Saratoga
Association may possibly be allowed to en-
| joy some of the privileges of the new club.
which is 10 be known as the Jockey Club,
because Senator Hearst and w. j. Arkell,
| who know very little about the practical
| conduct of a racing association, are in The
| right set.
| The Jockey Club. it is proposed, shall be
| a central governing body, like the Jockey
| Club in England, to whom the associate
| clubs shall delegate the power to make and
alter rules, license jockeys and trainers, regu-
| late the collection of forfeits, and generally
purify matters on the turf. One important
! and imperative rule will be that no horse
| owned IN whole or in part or controlled by
a bookmaker, shall be allowed to run over
| tracks governed by the Jockey Club rules.
| All Of which is a proper rule, IF course, but
| one that 1t would be pretty hard TO enforce
| at the present time.
| There Is certainly need of such n govern
| ing body as is proposed by Mr.. Lorillard,
| but it " i'll need some more thoroughly COM
| petent and equally capable legislators to
| make IL enthusiastically acceptable with the
| public than DeCOurcey Forbes, the Nor
| rises, father and son; General Butterfeld,
| w. X. Vanderbilt, j. q. HeckScher, Z.
| Gray Griswold, Lawrence Kipp, John Hunt
| Livingston, and Cornelius Fellows. None
Of these is well known as a tGrfman OF cX-
perience sufficient TO be trusted with such
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES as would arise. There
are competent men like Messrs. Withers,
Belmont, Lawrence, Bradford and Coster
identified with the club, but they are by no
means the only ones in the country, and the
great West might like chance to say
something about such turf legislation as is
proposed. Their representative men like
Secretary Brewster, Colonel Clark and
other recognized turf authorities ought to be
consulted when general turf legislation is 10
be undertaken.
SALE OF HYDER ALI.
While East last month John Mackey sold
the stallion Hyder Ali to some wealthy
Montana breeders. Hyder Ali is a bay
horse f0aled in 1872, by imp. bennington,
from Lady Duke by Lexington. grand dam
Magdalen by Med0c, from Keph'S dam by
Sumpter. The price paid IS said to be $1,000.