The morning call., 1890-11-09


Breeders a ssociation, though it was really
got up by Charley Marvin of the Palo Alto
sable and John Goldsmith Of the San Mateo
stock farm for the double purpose of giving
their horses better records and feeling the
public'S financial pulse in The way of admis-
sion fees The large attendance should con-
vince these two latter that the public still
has dollar or two TO spare when the har-
ness cracks are to be exhibited. But
if the Breeders Association intends to
run the meeting it should pay the
closest attention to what is going on at the
track. When a race is really for the pur-
pose of giving horse record, it should so
properly notify the public. 1t is generally
supposed in a race OF this description for
it to be perfectly legitimate for the horse or
horses entered with the candidate for sec
ond donors to do all they can to assist said
candidate. But frequently the public does
not comprehend this, and bets its money
very freely on the understanding that in a
best two in three event no heats are to be
laid up. On the race or match. or whatever
the Palo Alto horse Amigo were entered,
considerable money was wagered in the
pool-box, with Directa the favorite in the
first heat at S25 to SIS for Amigo Amigo
won the heat easily in 2:29. In the
second heat Amigo was hot favori,e at $50
TO $40 Tor Directa. Marvin gave Directa
every opportunity to take the heat, pulling
out very wide at the first turn TO give Di-
recta the pole and laying up the heat SO that
Directa just won by neck in 2:20. Then
with the odds $40 on Amigo against $40 for
Directa, Marvin put Amigo through for the
third heat, winning it ana the race in 3 :20b,
just TX seconds faster than the preceding
heat. True, no one lmputes the least dis
honest design to Marvin, whose reputation
is beyond assail, and furthermore he won
the race, but it is we'll within the memory of
many arace-goer that for just such tactics
drivers have been ruled off the Bay District
Track. The pernclOuS practice OF laying up
heats should be abolished, and indeed there
are stringent rules against 1t in many asSC-
citation rules This is particularly the case
in in events.
YESTERDAYS OFFICIALS.
Yesterdays judges were F. Loeber. c.
White and f. l.. Coombs, with Chris Smith,
+. Burke and A. Il. SpreckelS as the timers.
There was some little discrepancy between
the time announced and that made by in
dependent watches, especially in the time
tests, when generosity towards the opp0-
nents of the hour glass was not failing of
the checkers. For those who did not desire
to wager on the races, opportunities to
speculate were amply afforded by large
wheel of fortune that did a rushing business
under the pool-room Shed.
PALo ALTOS TRIAL.
Shortly after O'Clock Marvin brought out
Palo Alto TO try his luck against the 2:l2h
mark already made by the horse. Jimmy
Dustin drove the runner that accompanied
the stallion to encourage him on the way.
Pools sold-Time S25, Palo Alto $40. While
the horse looked in excellent coat order, he
acted as if sore in front while scoring. On
the fifth come-up Marvin nodded for the
word, and away went the bay pet of Palo
Alto lie got to the sixteenth pole in 0:16
going smooth and well, and 10 the quarter
in 0:33R Continuing in good shape he
made tue three-eighths in 0:J0, ana was look
inc if he vyOuld succeed when ha broke
and bobbled around for nearly 100 feet be-
fore he settled. Then Marvin got him go
ing again and the half was reached in :07a.,
the three-quarters in lay. Though he
came strong up the stretch and finished
strong, 2:14A was the best he could do.
Palo Alto evidently has not recovered from
his severe Eastern campaign, and a good
long rest is the best remedy for his tired
legs.
sTAMBoUL's BAD BREAK.
St,mboul, the stallion crack of the Coast,
followed to 90 against his record of 2:11b,
made recently at Napa. Dustin drove the
accompanying runner again. There was
some lively betting in the pools Mt $50 for
time against $40 for Stamboul. Goldsmith
signited he was ready on the fourth at
tempt. The sixteenth pole was reached by
him, going smooth and free in 0:16; the
quarter in 0:33 Near the ree-eighths, he,
like Palo Alto, broke badly, and it was fully
200 feet before Goldsmith got him down. 1t
was expected by all that Goldsmith would
not send him out for the mile, but he did,
and reached the half in :06h. Down the
turn he let out link and went to the three
quarters in 1: 80. Up to the seven-eighths
STEAMBOAT went strong, but then he seemed
to let up q little.
He got home in 2;13, not finishing at all as
heartily as he did at Napa. While the horse
he did not please the eye as much as at
Napa. Though full of life, he did not
sweat out freely in the scoring, and looked
dry at the end of the mile. Stamboul seems
to have lost the keen edge of speed he had
at Napa, and was not yesterday as good a
horse as he was up country. Later on he
was brought out again for second trial,
and though he trotted without break, still
2:13A was the best he could do.
sUNOL TAKES IT EASY.
Sunol followed next, with Marvin behind
her and Dustin to drive the runner. She did
not look as well as she did three weeks ago.
A gaunted look, more so than usual, was
noticeable about her. As it was an open
secret that she had been indisposed from
sexual troubles for the past few days, that
she would beat her mark Of 2:1Oh was not
considered probable, and the betting was
it. She was sent off on the first trial, and
went the mile smoothly and without a
break in 2:12h.
VIDA WILKES SUCCEEDS
The tw0-year-old filly Vida Wilkes next
came out, driven by Goldsmith, to 20 against
her record Of 2:22s4, not the two-year-old
record, but only her own individual notch.
She succeeded in knocking off half sec
ond from her work, going the mile in 2:22A,
finishing strong and not making any mis-
takes.
Soudan, driven by Pat Farrell, followed
In an attempt to beat his record of 2:27h,
but only succeeded in tying it.
AMIGO TROTs rAcr
Then came the match race between Amigo
and Directa. They were respectively driven,
not ridden" as an amateur evening paper
especially remarked, by Marvin and Gold
smith. Amigo won the first heat by six
Lengths in 2;29. Betting-Directa s25,
Amigo SIS. The second heat went to Di-
Iecta by a neck in 2:2s. Betting-Amigo
$50, Directa $40. Amigo took the third
heat and race by ten lengths, finishing on
run, in 2:20h, or so ii e timers Officially an
nounced. Betting-Amgo $40, Directa
$40.
G. Valensin's Crown Poirt Maid. driven
by Willard Sanders, the ney. Eastern driver.
and La Siesta Ranchs Maraquita (ViOget)
We're tie contestants in match to give the
Maid record. She was heavy in foal and
only got around in 2:3lA, though she dis
tanced her opponent.
MAGGIE WINS THE SPECIAL.
A special purse Of $500 for the 20 class
Drought out two entries from the La Siesta
Ranch. Mnggie ., driven by Goldsmith. and
Wanda, with Vioget to steer her Lee,
navlgated by Dustin, completed the trio,
The only betting was before the second