The morning call., 1890-06-02
TURF NOTES.
Wonderful Time Made at Morris
Park, Westchester.
Fides Beats FL Rio Rey's Six Furlong Record.
The Brooklyn Clubs Silly Order Stop
ping FREQ Speech.

On FRIDAY last the New 1 DIX Jockey
Club commenced its spring meeting over
the Westchester Track at Morris Park.
The cracks of the country competed on the
events set for decision, and records were
equaled and beaten.
On the opening day Fordham. with 100
pounds up, won at fve-eighths in .59h; the
record is SO. Russell, the Morris best
Eacolt and undoubtedly the crack two-year-
old of the year, won the Galliard stakes,
four furlongs, with lis pounds M, by three
lengths, in 1914, a great performance. the
record being .46, made by Geraldine, four
your-old, with 122 pounds up The Cyclone
colt won the Withers in Al for the mile.
Tenny. Pulsifer's great four-year-old, won
the Wither's stakes. one and quarter miles,
carrying 123 pounds. in 207A, the record
being 2:O6h, made by Kingston, 100.
Sat urday was a day Of surprises in knock
ing old Father Time out of the ring.
FAST YoUNGsrER.
In the Debutante stakes for two-year-old
nom winning fllies Byron McClelland's
Sally McClelland, 115 up, five furlongs. won
in the phenomenal time of 80, equaling
Geraldine's record. The FLY performance
is much better than the Porter Ashe mares
when the three years difference in age is
considered.
FLYING FIDES' FEAT.
Then came the remarkable run of August
Belmont's four-year-old FLY Fides, 11S
pounds up, in the valuable Toboggan Slide
handicap, which she won in 2:10A, beating
the record-Ei Rio Rey's of 2:11-by three
quarters of a second. Geraldine, 122, who
got off none too well, was second, and Blue
Rock, 1i6, third. An even twenty started,
and Hamilton rode the winner. Fides and
Strideaway were the first favorites at 8 to /,
while Geraldine, from Pr to l, went back to 8
to l and to for the place, Blue Rock being
quoted at similar figures. With such racing
it was no wonder that the attendance each
day was immense and that the greatest en-
thusiasm prevailed.
SHADY BROOKLYN.
Brooklyn closed on Thursday after
most disastrous meeting for the favorites
who went down day after day dragging the
unfortunate public with them. Some tracks
seem especially unadapted to the success of
the fayOrtes. At such meetings as Latonia,
that favorites should be defeated is always
to be eXpeeted, for with New Orleans and
the Jersey winter tracks Lat0nia equally
shares the honor, or rather dishOnOr, OF be-
ing run entirely on the Job. rob and swindle
system But at Brooklyn it was hoped the
judges would be more true to their trust.
A RIDICULOUS PLACARD.
So loud were the complaints that jobs
were rampant at the Brooklyn track that it
caused the authorities TO make ridiculous
fools of themselves by trying to gag public
opinion as to the shortcomings of the
officials by posting up all over the betting
ring the following silly manifesto:
NoTIcE-Any person on OF OFF the race track
using language detrimental to The interest OF
racing, such as asserting that horse has been
pulled, or that race has been fixed, Will be
promptly ruled OF the grounds OF This club, I'M
less he can substaEtiate lis assertion.
BY order Of the Executive Committee.
MUZZIING FREE SPEECH.
For this autocratic effort to muzzle free
speech the club has been most unfavorably
commented on in all the leading Eastern pa
Ders. That well-knOwn and reliable turf
journal, the Turf, Field and Farm, is es-
peclally outspoken on the subject and sug-
gests that instead of trying to prevent COM
ment on the crooked racing, the club should
devote their attention entirely to stopping
the robberies, and would thus be spared an
opportunity of making fools Of themselves
by publishing silly ukaseS.
RoBs AND JOBS.
Now that each year racing interests grow
larger and larger, the more frequent are the
opportunities, through the greater number
of races aud increased value of the prizes
offered, for rascally owners, swindling
trainers and dishonest jockeys, to make
sure" money. The booking system is
great aid to running stiff horses. How
easy it is to stop red-hot even-money fav-
orite and let the books gather in all the
cash, after an amicable understanding with
those interested in the animal. 1t is done
almost every day, yet no steps to redress
the evil are taken.
AN EASY REMEDY.
But all these robberies could be stopped
and stopped very quickly. The remedy is
so easy. Let the judges, after, OF course,
careful and close investigation, and when
the job has been fully exposed, rule off ''the
owner and all his horses, tie trainer and
The ruling off should be irreyOcabe. One
or two examples made without fear OF
favor would correct the evil.
TREAT ALL ALIKE.
The millionaire owner, as well as the
owner of but one horse, all sth.SSs.Iid 60, and
20 forever, if convicteSeSH fraud 10 steal
a man,s watch ia crifiinal offense, end if
the thls1l Ecaught he goes to prison, bat to
-slea Tie phblic's money by h0rse-racing
trekery seems to be thought a commend
able thing by many judges. How many
owners and jockeys are now in the East,
VINO Within tt" last six months have been
ruled off for thiJTery and quickly refill
stated? How many horses ruled off are
again running this year? For some shin
ing examples it is not necessary to go very
far from home
HooDoo TRAINERS.
The California stables are not making
any showing at all in the East this spring,
outside of Porter Ashes Geraldine.
Hearst can get second occasionally. and
that is about the best his horses can do, al
though this is not to be wondered at as long
as he retains Mat Allen as his trainer.
Allen can be given unlimited material to
work on, and can then be depended on not
to be able TO train a winner out of the lot.
The Western division won three good races
in California this spring, but as soon as it
was turned over to Allen the hoodOo was
put on them. 1t looks like good bet to
wager that with some sixty horses in train
ing, the best that money could buy, Allen
will not win ten races this year.
MORE UNFoRTUNATEs.
The Rose stable is liable to follow the
Hearst lead, being Handicapped with an in
capable trainer and first jockey that is no
better. When, however, the Haggin and
Undine stables try their luck the chances
are that California will get her share of
the honors. Then the horses will he prop
erly trained, and, with Murphy and Mar
vaez to ride, success may be looked for. Ii
Baldwin's stablo was in a different train
er's hands and the suspicious Barnes was
riding elsewhere, the Maltese cross would
also be often seen in the lead. Smith may
pull off race or two with his string;
and reinstated fler, he has not much first
class material that has shown up.
THE BEST Two-YEAR-oLDs.
Two-year-old results so far show that
Belmont, Morris, Scott and McClelland
have the best, and they ought to divide
nearly all the big stakes between them.
STATE FAIR CHANGES.
Secretary Edwin f. Smith Of the Sacra-
mento State Fair Association announces
the following changes for the fall fair; The
free-for-all trot has been changed to 2 30
class $500. In the pacing classes the :25
class has been changed to 2:30 class of
$780, In the free-for-all pace the purse has
been increased to $1,000. With these altera-
tons the programme will stand as first
made public.
ELECTIoNEER IMPROVES.
Electioneer, Palo Altos great sire. is re-
ported to be in greatly improved condi-
ton. Last week he was expected to die at
any moment. Sciatic rheumatism again
attacked him, and he was unable to stand
up and had to be slung. Now he is able to