Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-09
TURF GOSSIP.
A MOVEMENT IN FAVOR OF STRAIGHT.
AWAY COURSES.
California's Great Success in the Breed
ing of Fine Colts-King Thomas
Showing Up.

Toned circular race courses were doomed,
at least SO far as high class racing is con.
cerned. As far back as 1888, says the New
York Spirit, we advocated sstraightaways, =
as we perceived the tendency toward rich
stakes, large fields and heavy speculation
with reduced distances. One of our most
accomplished engineers has estimated that
horse running on the outside of another
horse for the distance of one mile on cir
cular track covered some ifty feet more
than the inside horse. This is bad enough,
but in shorter races, like six furlongs, it is
in some respects worse, especially in view
of the greater pace, and the horse which
gets off behind has to go up on the outside
and in making the turn swings so wide
that his chance is lost It is this which
causes variations of form and the best
horse is frequently beaten.
Mr.. Pierre Lorillard has for wears been
foremost IN urging straightaways, as he
mas in everything progressive ana in keep
ing with the new condition of racing af.
fairs.
Some of your horses seem to be back
ward ID point of condition, Your lot
show speed enough, but several of them
seem to stop. Your filly Kildeer got off
bad and had to run around her field. Had
she got away with the leaders she would
have won" we suggested.
well, don't expect to start nv good
Wo-year-olds over round courses after this
| meeting" said Mr.. Lorillard. Hereafter
| will race them only over straight courses,
like those at Westchester, Monmouth Park
and Coney Island. You can't get true
run race over round courses"
No, unless your colt is first class, be
cannot overcome his field in rounding the
turns after he has got off in the rear"
Yes the turns do it, especially when the
held Is large. A man isn't justified in
backing horse for any great amouptn
Don't you think all races under mile
should be run over straight courses?"
Certainly, and horses should be tried
over straights. l think l shall bujlt
straightaway half or three quarters at
Rancocas By having colts accustomed to
run over straight courses they will run bet
ter, and by trying them over straights. sucb
as they run their races over, you can get a
more correct trial. This idea of training
and trying over round track to run races
on straight causes mistakes"
CALIFORNIA; GREAT YEARLINGs.
The ninety odd yearlings sent from this
county to New York last week were large
strapping, fine-looking youngsters, and by
to-day will be creating sensation in New
York. Speaking of the consignment, the
Spirit says: "Mr. Easton's great sale of
Mr.. Haggin's yearlings bred at the Rancho
del Paso stnd in California, will be held
June 10Th. At this sale one hundred head
Will be sold, by such renowned sires as the
Australian bred Darebin and Sir Modred
Tho Irish hrld Kvrlo na1, Al
sires, Joe Daniels, Warwick, Hyder Nj and
Miner, and colt by st. Blase, dam Maud
Hampton, the dam of King Fox, Ban Fox.
King Thomas (the $4,000 yearling) and
Silver King, who last year sold for 500 600.
In these days when two. year-old racing
plays the most conspicuous figure of our
turf the necessity is great for colts which
mature early.
The climate of California is most pro-
ductive OF this,a shown by the fact that all
the great trotting stars of the colt classes
are Californians-Sunol, Stamboul, ETC..
while such stars as Ell Rio Rey, Emperor Of
Norfolk, Geraldine were all bred in the
glorious climate" California bred colts
are at least six months advanced in growth
and maturity over those bred this side of
the mountains.
SENATOR HEARsr's $4,000 COLT.
King Thomas, Senator Hearst's big
10000 descendant of King Ban and Maud
Hampton, seems to be rounding to. He
was second to Green Morris Lisimony on
saturday, at Morris Park, in the Bowling
BROOK Handicap, IL miles, in 1:571. In q
recent mention of this big fellow the New
York Sun said
That young giant, King Thomas has
lined down into noble-lookipg racer.
Last year he was, perhaps, a trife gross
for the critics, but now no such fault can
be found. And, in addition to that. he is
going great guns in his work, his DISPOSE
ton being much improved since he and
Hamilton parted company. With Hay
ward, whose hands are marvellous. to
handle him, King Thomas will give coed
account of himself this year. Tourna-
ment, Ballarat and Anaconda in the same
string are all doing well and taking their
work regularly under Mr.. Aliens careful
eye"
DISAPPOINTMENT TO CALIFoRNIANs.
"Dagworth.' in the Breeder and Sports
man, says: What pity it is that Racine
is not entered in the American Derby and
some of the other big three year old events.
Racine could win that Derby to certainty.
The failure to enter many of the big stakes
has robbed California of at least two hun-
sANNNSHhN AO-Aoic III Tie past TWO
years. What was to prevent Ell Rio Rev
from winning the Junior Championship
and the Futnrity in 1889? There will be
crashing of teeth along the line because
Racine has not entered in some of the big
money events, before we are all three
months older.'
ALL EYES ON PALo ALTO.
Nearly all of the Eastern turf Journals
have been represented at Terre Haute
within the past two weeks, and it seems TO
be the concensus of opinion that Palo
Alto will most surely lower the stallion
record this year; in fact. one writer claims
that it is within the bounds of possibility
that Senator Stanfords horse may beat the
record of Maud s. Each and all declare
that Roy Wilkes is in good shape and NOV.
ing nicely, yet still we have information
that leads US TO believe that the game stall.
lion has very bad LEG" Sunol has re-
ceived the praise she so richly merits. and
one and all speak of her in the highest
terms. In the Hickok lot the favorite with
the writers seems to be Prince Warwick,
and many of them are inclined to believe
that Orrin has second st. Julien.
THE DEMAND FOR ELEcTIoNEERs.
Our recent advices from Prospect Hill
Farm, Franklin. Pa, inform US that Messrs.
Miller X Sibley have sold 10 choice younp