The morning call., 1890-07-28

where the meeting will be held. In either
case it is full time for the committee to 90
something besides simply accepting their
appointment
A soAPY HEADsTALL.
The latest trick East now to "stltfen
fayorite, in case the Jockey is too honorable
to play into the hands of the sharpers, ana
this is quite a rare case, is TO soa the head
stall Of the horse to be StIfened we'll III
is big odds on if the work is properly done
that the headstalf Will slip toward the
finish, leaving the jockey perfectly unable
to steer his mount and effect the desired
end. This job HAS been played with great
success at the Monmouth Park meeting,
ana is great favorlte with sueh hlght0ned
owners as the Dwyer brothers and others.
1t is a trick almost impossible to detect,
and reflects no discredit on the jockey.
BIG YEARLING PRICES.
Good prices have been brought at the re-
cent Eastern yearling sales. At the Ell
mendorf sale the average for thirty-two
head was 1909 81 The top price was
full brother TO Firenzi, who went to w.
l.. Scott for $3.50. At the Woodburn sale
the average for twenty-seven head was
Sl462 80. The full brother to Troubador
went to Green Il. Morris for $40, 100. Fol
lowing his inVariable custom Mr.. Luke
Broadhead. the WoOdburn superintendent.
pointed out every diScerni6e defect, even
to Il Skln-deep cut or bruISe received IN
transportation, and also called attention to
facts hat were not apparent, that couple
Of the youngsters were cribbers. Such
conduct is most deserving of cOmmenda-
ton and had its proper effect on the prices
obtained. AT the English yeariing sale re-
Gently held OF youngsters from the Royal,
Zadliey, Heather and other breeding es-
Establishments, the figures ruled relatively
t4al IyRa ha
price was got for a brown 1llly, sister to
Memoir, by St LemDn-Quyir for which
Baron Hirsch. paid $500 or about S27, 900.
THAT TEDIOUS SCORING.
To Increase the public interest in trotttng
races by doing away with the tedious scor-
ing a correspondent of the New York
Spirit of the Times makes the following
very sensible suggestions:
For no heat should there be more than five
trials 10 start In the first two trials the horses
should score by lhe pole horse. In the third
tIisl The starter Shall name the horse for the
field to score by. and any driver coming TO the
wire more than half length ahead OF the horse
so designated shall be fined $500 and placed in
the outside position in the next trial. For the
fourth trial lei the same or some other horse be
named TO score by. and any driver coming to the
Wire more than half a ieagth ahead Rof said
horse shall be fined $500 dnd made TO start IN
the outside position H. the nth trial. For the
fifth trial let the same or some other horse be
designated for the Others TO score by and The
word shall be given; but if any driver comes 10
the wire more than half length ahead Of Tie
horse 50 designated lie shall be hue $500, and II
SO FAR IN ADVANCE that the judges think that his
position in the start gave nnn the Beat he shall
| be sci back. he fact that any horse has broken
before the word Is given shall not prevent the
start from being made In this nth trial VI
course, the writer fully appreciates that
! who Own undoubtedly fast horses, which,
| neverlh less, unfortunate IN not
| being able to score well; but every
|. plan must have some drawbacks, aud looking
upon Ih- matter in The oroadest view, II does not
seem righr that the majority of trOttlng horses,
The patience OF the public, and therefore IN tile
end The interest III trQtstHg races should De sac
| rthced 70 these few.
WELL ENGAGED.
Rinfax and Homer, the two crack Cali
| fornia two-year-Olds of the Undine Stable
now at Monmouth Park, lave quite nice
| lot Of engagements to wind up their East
ern tour win. RInfax is in the Dunm0w
stakes and White Plains handicap, to be
run at Morris Park and the Autumn stakes,
| Fiatbush stakes, Flight stakes and Great
Eastern handicap, to be decided at the fall
meeting of Coney Island. Homer is in the
| DunmUw and Farewell stakes aud the
White Plains handicap at Westehester, the
the Saratoga stakes ut Saratoga, the Au-
gust, Criterion and Junior Champion stakes
| at Monmouth and the Friendly stakes at
Coney Island.
AFTER MANY YEARS.
AS long ago as 1868 Mr.. W. Robertson
with horse called Dunkeid A mare
called Yive la Refine was among the entries,
but the forfeit on her was not paid. 1t Is
easy. to imagine the astOnShment of Mr.
Robertson, who has retired from the turf,
| when recently he received a check from
Messrs. Weatherby Tor Els los, being the
forfeit and compound interest thereon.
| The owner of Niye Ia Refine had been smit-
| ten by his conscience after twenty-seven
| years.
NEW TEOTTING RULES.
Judges of trottlng races should bear in
! mind that the rules have been changed for
several wears SO that horses which were for
ehargeabe TO the driver and not to the
horse, are now ruled out instead. y horse
can now be dStanCed only tor his own lack
OF speed or faulty gait, The Idea is that
the reputation OF the horse Is unwarranta-
bly, Injured when the permanent record OF
races shows that he was distanced. when
the driver and not the horse was to blame,
as the record does not show the entire facts
and the presumption would be that the
horse was behind the flag
A WELL-BEED COLT.
Miss Russell, dam of Maud $, has dropped
at Woodburn. black colt by King Wilkes.
1t is the first produce of the famous dam by
a son Of George Wilkes Its career Will be
followed with interest on this account
King Wilkes sthe sire of Oliver X, 2;16A.
L. l.. Noble and AIcryon are under sus-
pension by the National Tr0tting Assoeia-
ton, but they are welcomed with open arms
at Detroit. This shows what view Detroit
takes Of those who have sought to tarnish
the good name Of the trottln9 turf. The
gates of the Grand Circuit tracks are closed
against Noble and Alcryon- The circuit is
opposed to trickery aud 1t believes III dis
cipliue.
Nrnfpr.,