The morning call., 1890-05-05


different State district fairs, and the season will
close, as usual with the Blood horse meeting in
November. though possibly there may be some
trotting events after that dale.
ONLY RUNNERS so FAR.
So far this year the bang-tails have had things
their own way, but the trotters and PAGERS will
have their innings soon. Both the running, trOt-
ting and pacing divisions this season Will fall
much below last years standard IN point OF
quality and numbers, as almost every horse OF
any merit at all in the above classes has either
gone OF Will 20 East
THE EASTERN MECCA.
Owners are not 10 De blamed for going where
the money to be run for aud The opportunities to
race are much more plentiful than here.
The truth may just as well be admitted at
once, and it is this that unless an owner has
4 stable OF much superior excellence he cannot
make expens es by staying IN California all the
year round and racing here; and if he has such
string lie can pake thousands East TO hum
dreds here and OF course be goes there
Ii the average class OF horses that nave run so
far this year at Fresno, san Jose san Francisco
and Sacramento meetings had raced this winter
al either New Orleans Clifton or Gutenberg
they could have won more money ln q week than
they could win in California all The season. Cali
fornla has good enough horses, 5us the oppor-
tunities to race are not anything like what The
East offers or course the real reason why these
opportunities are not available here Is that the
pubic patronage is not large enough to warrant
any association giving a continuous series of
meetings and Offering enough money TO make 1t
an object 10 race Tor. However, q chance TO see
the leading local stables may be had by the time
the State Far and the fall blood-horse meeting
come around again, as most of them Will prob
ably be back GU the Coast by that time.
sACRAMENTo's APATHY.
The lack OF interest taken by the Sacramento
public IN the last meeting there under the State
Agricultural Socety's auspices has been the sub
lecl OF much comment by horsemeu. Ii the san
Francisco race-gOers had stayed away there
would have been nobody present and the Society
would have had to declare the meeting off.
PARLEYING THE STAKES.
Taking up again the figuring on what $40 par
leyed on The fav0rIte would have Melted at Sac
ramenIo, as already published in THE CALLS
reports OF the races. the investor would have
gone TO the track on Saturday, the last day, with
$4,000, the result OF The previous winnings.
lie would providing. OF course, the booN-makeIs
would have bet this large amount) have invested
Il all on Plny for the first event run off at 81 TO
So, and would have-lost, thus strongly Illus
tlatng the well-known proverb Its a long lane
that has no turning" Pliny was easily defea ed
by Longshot at 21s to l, and the investor
on the faVorite plan would have been
just $40 loser. But he would have shaken the
book makers up quite lively for three days and
have hau good deal of money 10 pack around
for that time. The chances are lie might have
spent or safely invested some OF the cash, and In
that case he would even with Plnys losing,
still be ahead. The other fayOrites, however,
won, making Two FIRST choices more out OF The
meetings. programme TO rattle first past the
wire. Only one favorile out OF the entire lOt
lost, making a total winning number of first
choices Of fourteen out OF fifteen. As offset
10 this run of favoTes is the success of the out
slders at one OF the recent Memphis days races.
There, If only 50 for starter had been placed
on the winners, 1t would have run up to SIO1,-
$40, thus showing thai IL is poor rule that does
not work both ways.
A CRACK COLT.
Eastern reports say that Cayuga has developed
INTO wonderful three year-old and one that is
thought TO be a grand slayer.
WHAT SHOWED UP RFST.
On the form displayed al the recent four spring
meetings In the State the best horses that showed
lilly, Fairy. Three-year- old-Flambeau, before
be went wrong now Racine Four- year-old-
Long Shot. Fiye-year-old-Al Farrow.
BROOKLYN CANDIDATES.
Speaking OF the Brooklyn handicap run next
Thursday week. May 10Th, The New York Spirit
of the Times says:
When the acceptances were published it looked as
though the Dryer Bros, with Kingston, L1ngstreet
Hanover and Sir Dixon, had first and second money
in their pockets, as Raceland was not expected to
be prepared Tor that event. Gorge started al about
even figures with the favorite, kingston, but soon
receded to 20 to /, where she now stands 1t looks
now as though Sir Dixon is the ouly likely starter
from the Brooklyn stable. and is unsound 1t is
about TO that he wont stand the grand prepara-
tion necessary to give MIN chance for the race II
he does, he should win. with llS pounds, MT and
well, there is probable starter it likely beat
him.
Badge with ia pounds, looks as though he had
an excellent chance, but the last furong aud
quarter miles seems 10 discourage MIN. II lie is
not pushed for mile and eighth he VIII be very
dangerous, but the pace in these handicaFs is set
from the drop of the flag, and there may be some
horse able to carry Badge fast far enough to UNI
cover his weak spot.
Gorge is practically out of training and as her
chances were rosy, everybody Will sympathIze
with her patient and long-suiering owner, Senator
Hearst
Los Angeles. with lI6 pounds il It should happen
TO be one OF her good days and heavy track has a
friends.
Eric, with 10, viii have chance II the track Is
heavy ana among the light-weIehts Cassfus and
nTg we'll in ms has
been doing good work at Westminster and Castaway
is improving IN every race; Major Domo or Cyno-
Frank Han hopes to have Orifamme ready. Were
he the Orihamme OF 1887, when he second to
Eurus in the suburban, the race would now be
all but the shouting.
Mr.. Bemont's candidate will probably be Fides;
with a good track and her reported improved form
she should carry 109 pounds very nearly to the
front. Little has been heard OF Captain Browns
same applies to Come TO law and lot of Torment
ors, Dollkins Persimmons ofaIeces, vengeurs, Ami
should be between him and Badge.
Ed Bithers and George Fuller are at Charter Oak
includes Jeb Wilkes. black mare years, by gay
Wilkes, full sister to Sable Wilkes, 2:l8; Syne, bay
Wilkes, bay mare, years, by Guy wilkes, dam a
fun sister to Beautiful Bells 1t win be remenl-
bered that Mr. Allen paid w. s. Corbett $50 900 for
elght mead In which were these three. Besides
these are the bay mare Venezuela 3 years, by Chi
Duroc dam Green Mountain Maid Say ff iiy sx
perta, years, by Electioueer, dam the dam of Ex-
press, Dly my NuDsd, years. by LORD Rus
sell, full brother to Maud S: bay flly Laura
Phallamont, years, by Pha!lamont bay FLY Poke
PhsllamOnt, years. by Phallamont; bay FLY
Mariana, years. by Sorrento, dam by Kentuck Y
Prince: bay mare Mistake, years. by Chichester;
bay geldtug Jack Nield black FLY Myth by
Stranger; bay fly, years. by Electioneer. dam by
Planet; bay fiiy Nydla, years, by Kentucky
Prince; bay hlly Nora, years. by Stranger.
A GOOD JUMPER.
MoOrehOuse & Peppers jumper Roseberry
madea leap few days ago at SlaItery's, Toronto,
which eclipsed his jumping performances. Two
Jumps hye feet high were placed six feet apart
and Roseberry, ridden by Tim Blong, cleared
both obstacles ia one leap.
There has been some talk at Louisville of
match between Proctor Knott and Spokane. The
latter Is said TO be in superb condition, aud Noah
Armstrong, bis owner, sticks 10 it that lie can
beat Knott any day. any weight aud any distance.
Bob Campbell says that he will not start Pro-
lection tor the Kentucky derby, as he intends to
reserve the speedy son OF Prince Charlie for some
OF the big thtee-year-old eyentsi to be run later
In the season.
VISITING THE CRUISER.
Large Number of PeODIe Go Ont In