The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-06-23

spared neither space nor strong language III
condemning the bold, barefaced robberles
that have been perpetrated, but stlli the
rascaiitleS continue day after day.
NEARLY LYNCHED.
On st. Louis closing day the judges were
so manifeStly corrupt and incompetent that
squads of police had to be called in to pro-
tect them from the just vengeance OIL
swinded public. the officials were ex-
trenely lucky in escaping from being the
leading guests at hempen necktie party,
positions that would have fitted them TO
L. If these s0-called jockey clubs Will not
protect the public, the public will eventu-
ally protect themselves, and if few, or bet
ter large number of the thieylng judges.
owners, trainers, jockeys and all others
connected with the robberies were elevated
in the air by ropes and left to dry, needed
lesson would be taught The in and out
running at these meetings is one OF the 1ouI-
est scandals that has ever disgraced the
turf, and is only equaled by the dishonesty
and incompetency of the judges. Columns
and columns Of facts in support OF this DIS
NAL situation could be filled dld space per-
nit.
George Baldwin, Lucky Baldwin's
nephew, left last week for Washington
Park. Chicago, to take the management Oh
the Santa Anita stable.
Matt Storm has eight thoroughbreds In
training at Sacramento, all doing wei.
Lurline has been bred to imported Cheyl0t,
but will be seen in races this fall. Marlgo!d
is moving nicely, and Matt expects to WIN
with her on the circuit. A two-year-old
tilly by Three Cheers, dam Mistake dam OF
kildare) is beauty, closely resembling I'D
looks MIR. Higgins mare Firenzi.
L. j. Baldwin is at his Santa Anita
ranch, and sent Emperor of Norfolk, La
Cienga and Costa Rica East last week. Inc
Emperor may start at Saratoga.
CLOSED PooL-RooMs.
At Lexington, KY, recently the Grand
jury indicted the proprietors of the pool
room running there, and then indicted the
city for allowing the room to run.
SHOWS GOOD FORM.
Esperanza, by Grinstead, out of Her
moSa, is the crack two-year-old tilly in the
Santa Anita stable, and Is said to be one OF
the grandest youngsters ever owned by
Lucky" Baldwin. In her work at Morris
Park the other day in company with Cleo
patra, with a couple of others stationed at
different points to carry her along, she ran
the three-quarters very handily in l 10.
She is engaged in the Lakeside, Friendly
and Hyde Park stakes, to be run at the
coming Washington Park meeting.
ID: A. Honig purchased the bay horse
Castaway, foaled 1885, by Outcast, dam
the selling race at st. Louis on June 9Th.
paying $3.50, which was $50 in excess OF
the entered selling price.
The Oakland Fair programme will be
issued this week. There will be four days
trotting and pacing and three days run
ming.
The Chico Fair commences on August
Goth. Entries are now open.
A GOOD COLT.
NJ. B. Smith & Co. have purchased from
S. Y. Keene, Georgetown, KY, the chestnut
colt Georgetown, foaled 1888, by Outcast
dam Leona, by War Dance, for, it is re-
ported, $500 Smith d Co. previously
0Wnn1 fine running nnalltins of rho colt
Georgetown has shown up well this spring,
and pro, ed himself n great weight carrier
He will be heard of during the Chicago
meeting.
REPORTERS IN DEMAND
The Turf, Field and Farm says: "H. D.
Mcintyre, Secretary of the Brooklyn and
New Jersey clubs, is an old newspaper man
of varied experience. Mr.. Salmon, who is
clerk of the scales for the same clubs was
for many years connected with the local
press. III. q. CrickmOre, Secretary Of tue
Monmouth, made the World the recognized
daily sporting authority for so many years
that we cannot begin to remember when
'Crick was not a competent part of that
journal. J. J. Burke, who has presided in
the judges stand at Brighton Beach. Cliff
ton and Gutenberg, and who left last week
for the West to occupy similar position at
Kansas City. Washington Park, Chicago
and So. Paul, for years ably edited the
racing Department of a sporting weekly,
and is at present connected with daily.
Z. Y. Sass, who founded the pink un'
and still finds time To write column or so
of interesting gossip for an afternoon daily,
is the Secretary at Brighton and Clifton and
n right good Secretary, too, as is Samuel
Whitehead, Of the Hudson County Jockey
Club. And now Mr. Vosburgh joins the
long list of bright aud brainy newspaper
men who have found cungenial employment
with racing insttu tons"
At the Bay District Track quite number
of horses are in steady training for the COM
ing State campaign. The stables of f. II.
Burke Of the La Siesta ranch, james A.
Dustin, j. Garrety, Judge Green end z.
Farrell, contain some excellent material.
Major f. II. Griffin's string is at San jose
and doing we'll