The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-29
TURF NOTES.
The Belmont Racing Cracks
Bring But Low Prices.
Annual Meeting of the Blood-Horse Associa-
tion-A Site Said to Be Selected for
Thompson's Race-Track

PRESIDENT Ariel Lathrop of the Pacific
..Soast Blood-horse Association has issued a
''caltfor the annual. meeting of the assoca-
= hon and has set the date for tomorrow
4 tuesday, December 3oth) evening The
meeting viii be held at 3l3 Bush street.
Huch- important matters as the election of
onleers Tor the coming year. and the date
= and loeationo of the spring meeting will come
up before the association. The choice for
President of the association is some
=: What limited The incumbent does not
desire. reelection. and Messrs Coleman,
Tarpey. and Thornton. any one of whom
would be very acceptable for the office, are,
II Is reported, not very anxious to accept
the honor. For Treasurer, P. A. Finigan
witla>witholH doubt, be reelected if he de-
sires, as 'he'has always proven the right man
IN the right place as custodian of the finan-
ces- Secretary Culver. who has filled the
position forseveral terms. is also up for re-
election. While the election of officers is of
great importance. the date and place for the
spring meeting are matters of vital interest
10 The association.
SHOULD BE HELD EARLY.
The meeting should be held as early as
possible, before the local stables leave for
the Eastern racing, All the big stables that
intend crossing the mountains next year
VIII attend the association's spring gather
-. WHERE WILL THEY RACE?
AS to the location, that viii be difficult
matter to settle satisfactorily. The Bay
District Track exists only in name now, and
may be eut mp into building lots any time
The Oakland course is hardly snitable
either in situation or accommodations. and
The other. tracks in the State are too far
. from Inc main racing center of San Fran
cisco, Perhaps the association may pluck
up courage enough TO build track them
: selves, but they will have the same difficult
= ties as 10 securing suitable location to con-
tend against that Joe Thompson has en-
=. couniered.
-. THoMPsoN's RAcE-TRAcK
According to. 81. NJ. Shaughnessy, the
e., civil engineer and surveyor, Joe Thompson
has definitely arranged for a location for
ms new proposed raee-track. There has
been so much backing and filing about
IhompSen's scheme, SO many strong asSer-
= tons made one day only TO be fatty contra
dieted next day, that the policy of not
counting ones chickens before the eggs are
:: laid Is Q pretty good one TO follow in this
case. However. Mr.. Shaughnessy is quoted
ps, saying that the track Will be located al
pst en- The very site of the old Ocean race
course Just north of the Ocean House on the
: San Miguel road. The final transfer of the
property IS 10 be made this week. Ample
arrangements fer transportation facilities to
e. Inc Track have BEEN made, and three routes
=. viii DE available to reach it. Thompson's
plans for building the track and laying out
nave DcoH dlTeAuy 1uHy de-
g. scfihed in The CALI. Should there bs no
setbaeks, there viii be racing over the new
= track before the end of the year 1891.
AN AUSTRALIAN EXODUS.
- The opening of the track will be, accord
=: ing to one of the Australian book-makers
who arrived here recently on the Mariposa,
the signal for n grand exodus from Aus
tralIa to California OF a large number of
book-makers, trainers, jockeys and horses.
=. -: WHO WILL COME.
He Is quoted as saying on this point: ''l If
= Ihompson'S scheme goes through l will
bring over good stable of horses, among
which are LIE P0ullo Ia good hurdle racer,
ST. Paul. Lerd Mopetewn, RaouI, Boutwell,,
= Apropos, Maggie and Winifred, all of which
are; from the best stock, and working
: horses. wont be the only one who will
=. bring good horses here. i have got on my
list John L Saqui, Toff Wall, Jim Wall,
Harry Haines, Dave Herman, Lew Lyons
Toby Bots, my brother, and a lot of others
Nhom | have promised to cable as soon as
work on the new track is started. Young
Harper. a clever Australian trainer, asked
me- Just before / left the colonies to cable
him also, he desires to bring several
horses here and train them for himself.
ms Will give you an idea how the Aus
trallan hersemen are interested in the mat
ter.2
LAST SEASONS RECORDS
The Turf, Field and Farm says: The
time records established years ago, and I'M
proved IN 1889 over tile straight course at
Morris Park. with its tobOggan slide descent,
have been beaten in majority of instances
over the broad straight course at Monmouth
Park The best record for half mile is
sill with Geraldine "a, 100 pounds, 40
The fiye-furlong record has been made by
three different horses, Brittanic o., l22
rounds. Fordham 90, 115 pounds, and Sallie
McClelland 81, lis pounds, ali at Morris
Park, 50 seconds Sallie's, ON account OF
her age and weight, must be regarded as the
best. The six fnrlongs of FL Rio Rey at
ne II irr1 Il in or ttn ,eE.
the distance until Fides. in the Toboggan
Slide handicap, this season, lowered the
record at the distance to :1oA. The record
for seven furlongs. held by Brittanic %, 40
pounds, 20 %, and George w. Cook a. 10
pounds. I:26i3, was ecIpsed by the speedy
daughter of Enquirer. Bella B o., 103
pounds, at Monmouth Park, she running
the distance in :23ks. or at the rate of
of speed which, ii continued for fur
long more, would have made the mile
record fraction under 1874. Ten Brock.
in 1877, over prepared track, against time,
he teing 10, 10pouBds, ran mile in / :39%
Maori, fouT-year-old, los pounds, in 1889
ran the distance in SO As, only fraction
over the best time, but in 1890, Racine,
three-year-old. with 107 pounds, ran the dis
lance at Chicago in 1:39k; Rayeloe 81. l07
pounds. comprised the distance at Mon
mouth Park in ! :39A, but it remained for
the grand four-year-old Salvador. 40 pounds,
to lower the record at Monmouth 10 :35 Y,
at the distance for some time 10 come, IN
less extra inducements are offered for the
=. good ones out next season to beat it.
Wheeler 7 CD. 9S pounds. and Elyton "a,
race at one and sixteenth miles, |
1;4TA. but in 1880 Prince Royal %. 116
pounds, :Tomped the distance at Morris
Park in 1:46k. In 1888 Terra Gotta (4.
124 pounds. ran a mile and furlong at
Sheepshead Bay in 1853. one of the best
races under the weight ever run. but this
season Teuton (4), 113 pounds, at Chicago.
beat 1t by one quarter OF a second, he run
ming in :52%. Joe Cotton s(5), 1921 pounds,
ran ole mile and three-sixteenths at Sleeps
head Bay in 2:00A. This year Tristan o.,
.102 pounds, managed to finish the distance
In 2:oO1-5. The mile-and-a-quarter record
of Kingston l4), 122 pounds, 2:0615, made at
Brooklyn In 1889. was twice beaten this
year. Salvador 40, 122 pounds, ran the dis
tance in his match with Tenny in 2:05; the
mile-and- a-furiong was run In 1:52A, the
.saine as run by Teuton. Banquet 81, 108 !
pounds, eclipsed this over the straight
course at Monmouth by comprising the dis
tanee in :03A. The best race at one mile
: 500 yards is accorded the great race-horse
Ben.d'Or 40. 1i5 pounds, by Bnckden, run At
Saratoga in 1882 :1OH. Uncas a. 1O7
pounds. ;held;the best record at one mile and
three furlongs. 2:21H, made at Sheepshead
Bay in 1880.
In 1888 Tronbulet, A, III pounds ran the
distance in 2211k, and Richmond, 6, 112
pounds, did the same at Sheepshead Bay.
Ormie, q, los pounds, accomplished the dis
lance this year In 2:20A. The one and
half miles of Luke blackburn. 3. lo2
pounds, at Monmouth Park in 1880. 2:34,
was equaled by Jim Guest, q, 9s pounds. in
1886 at Chicago, and by Firenz, A, 113
pounds, at Monmouth Park in 1888. This
year FireBzi, 6. III pounds. at Sheepshead
Bay comprised the distance in 2 :33 and de-
feated Tenny in the Freehold Stakes in
2:g3A, which with her previous perform
anceS makes hers the best distance and
Notwithstanding mare in America. In the
distances above one and half miles there
. has been but little change. Exile in 1856,
then4 With lis pounds, at Sheepshead Bay
ran one and five-eighths miles In 2:3SA