The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-04-11
READY FOR THE FLAG
The Blood Horse Associations
Spring Races.
Every Indication That the Meeting Will Be
.success-Trsck Arrivals-Flambeau's
Further Fast Work.

judging from the usual Blood-horse luck as
regards the yearly rainfall it might be wise
not to say anything at present about the
clerk of the weather and the chances for no
rain at the spring meeting of the associa-
ton.
But STILL one small, little, light crow may
be INDUCED in with the hope that the water
regulator will not hear 1t, and the general
sentiment of the horsemeD expressed, that
for the opening day, tomorrow, of the Pa
cifc Coast Blood-horse Associations spring
meeting, as fast track as could have been
built to order is assured.
As the stakes offered are big the induce
ments for the best horses in the different
classes to start are great, and as all the
leading stables are already on the ground
prepared to do battle good fields and fight
ing finishes seem already certain
As has been before stated in the columns
of The CALL, the main interest of the
meeting will center in the two-year-old
events. All the three-year-old stakes are
as good as already cashed by the Palo Alto
stock-farm. Flambeau and Racine have
everything pocketed that they start in, and
it will be money in the pockets of the other
owners of entries in the stakes in which
these two great colts are entered not to
start, and save portion of the entrance
money.
a CHANCE FOR PLACE.
Still, if Henry Walsh, the manager of the
Palo Altos stOck-farm running division,
decides to start only one of the champion
three-year-old colts of America, there will
be an opportunity for some Of the other
entries to run Tor the place and save stake
moneys. But that Palo Alto has all these
races won is an ironclad cInch. Harking
back to the two-year-old events, the Cali
fornia free handicap sweepstakes, Racine
and $3.50 handicap purse on the last days
races, ought TO be the best of any for many
a year past. 1t is not this year, like last
year, when Racine and Flambeau had
everything their own way, and il was
procession of Racine and Fla mbeau all the
time. Now Palo Alto will have to show
the Iull extent of their entries prowess
with the Rose, Hearst, Thornton and other
stables all knocking at the door In fact it
IS question if PalO Alto can win single
tWo-year-Old event at this meeting. All the
stable has is Rinfax, fearless having
sprung a big curb, and the most that can be
said about him is that he is a great big colt
who won half-mile race at San Jose in
5O72 from two other mediocre colts, one of
whom on Wednesday last could do no
better than AZ for fye-eighths, though it is
true only three started, one being in the
same stable and the only opposing factor
being virtually left at the post.
VERY BACKWARD.
AS has been repeatedly stated in the col
umns Of The CALL all the youngsters are
very backward this year, owing to the bad
weather which has prevented their being
worked into shape. All the two-year-Old
races are very open, and surprise victory
Is most likely. This, however, will make
speculation very lively, and hackers may
have the chance to realize neat little sum
out of a moderate investment.
The horses engaged at the meeting are
coming TO the track IN rapid succession,
and Track Superintendent Edgar reported
ninety arrivals by 8 o'clock yesterday aft
ernoOn. Al the stables have been de-
scribed IN THE CALL, excepting Thornton,
Rose and few minor strings. These ar
rived SO late in the day that an extended
notice is deferred until tomorrow as it
would hardly be fair to criticize colts who
had lustmade long railroad trip. 1t may,
moreover, be said that the Rose aud Thorn
ton youngsters look well and able to give a
good account OF themselves.
THE STRINGS.
The numerical list of the strings is: Palo
Alto 8, Rose Is, hurry II, Hearst u, Denni-
son Bros. 6, Kelly IL Samuels e, Appleby .,
Mulkey 6, Depoister 4, Thornton .. NJ.
Storm l, Miller & Owens 5.
Stall room for 40 horses has already been
engaged, and by this afternoon it is ex-
pected that every entry that will start at
the meeting viii be at the track.
Henry Walsh Of the Palo Alto Stock Farm
statement IQQI
day he worked Flambeau with shoes on
and about 10 pounds up, one and a quarter
miles IN 2 0o, and Racine, with 1874 pounds
mp, IN 2:O9R. Outside watchers, however,
made 1t somewhat slower. Accepting the
time as correct, and contestant fit to push
flambeau, hingSton's record of 2:06b with
I'D pounds up is certain TO be smashed.
tlambeau's true value has been so re-
peated!y drawn attention to in these
columns that comment on his yesterdays
run IS unnecessary. Suffice it to say that
Flambeau Is, in the estimation of the best
Judges, the greatest three-year-old that ever
looked through bride, and the general
feeling exists that with FL Rio Rey well and
lit Flambeau can beat him handily at a dis
lance. The Hearst stable, in securing his
running qualities Tor this season, have
made ten-strike.
FIi5AL ARRANGEMENTS.
Several meetings of the Blood-horse Di-
rectOrs have been held during the week TO
receive the reports of the different commit
tees and make the final arrangements for
the meeting. The association has decided
10 let the pool-selling privilege on the usual
percentage. Also to allow any responsible
book-making firm to make book on the
races on the payment of SIPS a day for each
book. Thus far seven firms have been
heard from, with others to come.
The old method OF calling up the horses
by the tap of the bell will be discarded for
the future and bugle will be substituted
Instead Of the clang of the bell the toot of
the bugle will be heard on the track. Two
toots will mean get ready" three topts
come out, and so on.
PROVISION has been made for the full bull
Ietln!ng OF the Jockeys names on the board
They viii be painted in large black letters
ON white cards. a prominent landscape
amateur has been engaged to be ready in
the case Of some pigskin artist hitherto un-
known TO fame presenting himself and
blaZon him forth to the world il large
capitals.
A GOOD ARRANGEMENT.
One arrangement for which the regular
turf reporters of the local papers will rise
up ana call the Directors blessed has been
the appointment OF muscular official to
guard the entrance to the press stand and
Keep out everybody who is not provided
with regular reporters badge. This rule
VIII be rlgidly enforced, and the crowding
into the press stand, already sufficiently in
convenient, OF mob oil people who have no
possible business there, to the discomfort of
the turf reporters, avoided.
The association after casting about for
starter decided that Henry Walsh of the
Palo Alto farm should act in that capacity
except ID those events in which his own
horses were to run. In those races in which
the Palo Alto horses run, Dr.. c. w. Ably of
the LangtTy ranch was to have handled the
nag Unfortunately Dr. Ably, who had
agreed to offieiate, has to return unexpect-
edly to the ranch on Saturday morning with
Frederick Gebhardt, who arrived from the
East yesterday and who is most anxious to
90 to the ranch to see what the prospects
up there are. DIR. Ably accompanies Mr..
Gebhardt and by his absence the associa-
ton Is deprived of the services OF one of
The most efficient starters on the Coast.
EXTRA DAYS.
There will be some fifty or sixty horses
at the track who are not entered in any of
the closed events, and it is probable that
the association, if the public patronage
warrants 1t, will arrange for extra DAYS
racing to give the disengaged fiers chance
TO earn their oats.
One thing that the association may posi-
bly, consider is the enforcing of the rule. or
providing one If it does not already exist.
that where stable has more than one entry
in any race the stable must DECLARE wifi