The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-23
WILL RACE, NOT MATCH.
Palo Altos Ultimatnm to Siam.
bouts Challenge.
senator stanford's Visit to the Bay District
Track-He ID Much Pleased With
all Of His Horses.
Charley Marrin,s statement as nnblished

Charley Marvin's statement, as published
in Tuesdays CALL, that he would not be
afraid TO pit Palo Alto against Stamboul lin
a race" caused much excitement among the
hOrsemen. AT once Marvin was hunted up
and overwhelmed with challenges to make
match between Palo Alto and StambOul.
READY TO BET.
Last Tuesday evening a number Of lead
ing tTOtting drivers and owners met in the
Palace Hotel smokng-rOOm. and in less than
ten minutes over $4,000 in checks, green
backs and gold coin was dumped on the
well-knoNn table round by the supporters OF
Stambuul. ready to be wagered on his sue
cess. JOHNNY Goldsmith, StambouPs trainer
and driver. offered to make the match and
put up 5000 as his share. Bi Holly wanted
TO invest $1,000 on STEAMBOAT and so did
others.
That the StambOul people feel great con-
fdence in their horse is certain. But SO do
Palo Altos supporters.
No MATCH POSSIBLE.
The latter, however, knew perfectly well
that under 30 conditions whatever, are the
Palo Alto horses allowed to take part in
match They are only allowed to go in
genuine race or against the record, or in
exhibition miles. Therefore they refused
II take up the Stamboul def. Furthermore,
wine engendered enthusiasm had more to
90 with the challenge issued than anything
else, W. :. Hobart owns StambOul and
his consent 10 the match had not been OBJ
tained. In fact, he is credited with stating
that Goldsmith has no authority to make
matches for STEAMBOAT, and that it is Gold
smiths only business to lower the record Of
StambOul and not to agitate the question OF
matching him against PalO Alto or any
other horse. Mr.. Hobart proposes to keep
the management Of Stamboul, as far as
races or matches are concerned, IN his own
lands, and all that Goldsmith has to attend
10. is 10 endeavOr TO reduce the record with
him.
The Bay District Track is being put into
order as fast as possible. Yesterday the v
down and set to work. Some carpenters
were also busy patching up the broken
ratings and fences that have so long been
eye-SOTes 10 visitors.
sUNoL MOVES FAST
The Palo Alto horses are being exercised
but Sunol Is the only one that has been
given aIy fast work. Yesterday she was
sent half in CO PIP gait, and moved as
easy and well as possible.
SENATOR sTANFORD's VISIT.
Senator Stanford aud Ariel Lathrop
manager OF the Palo Alto Stock Farm
visited the track yesterday afternoon and
closely inspected the horses QuarteTed there
IN MarYin'S charge. The Senator was high
" pleased with their looks and had each one
OF them stripped ami led out While Sunol
IS, OF course, the pick of the lot it was plain
10 see that PalO Alto is the one that inter.
ests him most. He looked him all over very
closely and asked Marvin many questions
about him. Pao Alto looks in excellent
condition, but still his legs show traces of
the hard campaign that he bad East. This
IS especially noticeable in his front legs.
They do not, however, show any blemiSheS
beyond little spripgness at the knees and
a slight putfinesS at the ankles About
SunOl Marvin told the Senator: She
never was in better fix and is a great mare
just now. She will, however. be a much
better one three weeks from now, when she
has had little more work. l think she can
then 20 to the half near minute-gait, bet
ter perhaps than :0l.
Is WILLING TO RACE.
Mr.. LathTop told The Calls turf re-
porter at the track that the talk about
matching Slamboul and PalO Alto was all
nonsense. No matches were ever made by
the Palo Alto Farm, and this proposed one
certainly would not be. But the farm was
always ready TO 60 in race against any
thing, and If purse was offered next month
for the free-for-all class PalO Alto would
probably enter. he also suggested that per-
haps Margaret 5, Hazel Wilkes or Home
stake might feel inclined to enter and then
remarkably good contest might be had.
NELSON'S NOTCH.
Nelson's placing the stallion record at
2.lO34 makes most of the horsemen think
that neither Palo Alto nor Stamboul can
touch it this year. They are now simply
figuring on the Coast record made by STAN
loul. If the conditions are favorable next
month Palo Alto and STEAMBOAT will both
take crack at it.
LOST NO MONEY.
Regarding the statement made in an even
ing paper that the Breeders Association
was heavily in debt through the Napa meet
ing, and that SIS assessment would be lev
led on the members, it is stated on the best
ullicial authority that the books have been
balanced and that the association did not
lose over the Napa NEE ting, and have now
rs large a balance some s13GO) to their credit
as before the meeting opened.