Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-14
CHEERFUL OUTLOOK,
A Great Season for TrOtting
Meetings Expected.
HURLEY FOR CLEVELAND.
An Interesting Baseball Game To-
Day for Worthy Object.
THE SPORTING NEWS OF THE DAY
HURLEY FOR CLEVELAND.
THE SPORTING NEWS OF THE DAY

There are bright national prospects for a
great trotting season this year, and the
record of Maud S may be broken. Local
prospects are very encouraging. Jerry
Hurley, the catcher of the local Players
club, is to be transferred to Cleveland.
Guerrero again offers to run McClelland 10
miles. The pedestrians divided 1885,
There is to be a ball game to-day for the
Newsboys' Home fund.
Amid all the talk and excitement con-
cerning baseball during the winter, one Of
the most popular sports in the country, viz,
trotting. has TO a great extent been lost
sight Of When Frank Herdic was here the
other day ne stated definitely that this
would be great year for trotters, but he
added that the daily papers didn't seem to
know the fact. However that may be, it is
certain that Herdic's opinion or prediction
is true one. The writer had conyersa-
tion last evening with prominent official
of the Homewood Driving Park relative to.the
local prospects for horse racing. He said:
Il feel certain that our directors will not
venture with any meeting this year, whatever
may be done next year. Mr.. Haggerty may
try a few small races but 1 think that will be
all there will be done. We are still In hopes
that pool-selling will be legalized before long,
and if that is done we will have another big
meeting. If we could obtain permission to sell
pools we will have big meeting this year
Are you making any efforts in that direc-
tion?"
FEELING THEIR WAY.
''Why it may be that we are feeling our way,
but that is all can say on that matter. There
are great prospects for successful trotting
meeting this season and feel certain that this
year will be one of the best for trotuers that we
have had"
While the local prospects are not encouraging
because OF an old law that has been in opera
alton for generations, it will be pleasing to ad-
mirers of the good old sport to know that the
national prospects were never brighter. That
there will be efforts made this year to beat the
record of Maud s.. 20S34 is certain, and many
good authorities are of the opinion that the
efforts will be successful. Budd Doble who is
always very conservative, however not of
that opinion. He thinks the chances to beat
the record are no better now than heretofore.
He does not think Axtell, being a +year-old
horse. will improve as much as aged horses.
The speedy Guy will also be before the public
and SO will others. On this point an authority
says:
SOME SPEEDY HORSES.
THE coming season will, however, find more
candidates in the field than Guy, and at
time in the history of the turf have there been
SO many prospective record breakers. CaIfor-
mia contributes three in Sunol Palo Alto, and
Stamboul. the first named being generally con-
sidered the most likely of the trio, since she
has but to reduce her mark at years by two
seconds to wild the crown. Senator Stanford,
. 1,~1o o1,V, !
less hly, is naturally sanguine about her ability
to train on while Mr.. Bonner's loyalty to his
older favorite does not debar him from want
ing to see Sunol do greater things, since she is
now his property Charles Marvin, who has
always given his personal attention to the
swift daughter of Electioneer, is perhaps more
competent to Judge of her ability than any
one, and be has not yet made positive state
ment of his belief that Sunol will trot faster
than the record this year. AS for Palo
Alto, whose mile in 2:l2L last fall was a
notable feat, his chances for greater things are
Iessened by complaining leg, which, despite
all predictions to the contrary is quite as liable
to fail him again as it did when he was put in
training before. Stamboul is a more formid-
able competitor for the highest honors as he,
like Palo Alto, is only in his Sth year. and has
improved each season that he has been the
turf. Besides this, he has trotting inheritance
from both sire and dam, and is generally ac-
knowledged to be the most splendid specimen
of his kin0 that this country has ever pro-
duced. 1t must be borne in mind. though that
SiamDOul makes season in the stud each
year, and this tax on his powers operates
against his speed ability to considerable ex-
tent"
Altogether it seems safe to say that Guy, Ak
tell, SunOi, Palo Alto and Stambou will be
prepared this year to try and make the fastest
mile.
LOTS OF MEETINGS.
But aside from the horses that will specially
try and beat the record there will be more
meetings this year than there has been during
any previous season. 1t is not unlikely that be-
fore this year ends successful efforts will be
made to organize a Southern circuit similar to
that now in the East. This will be a greater
incentive than ever to trotting races An ex-
cellent authority on trotting matters, who fire.
quently visits the city. said last evening that
he expects TO see several new trotting wonders
in the grand circuit this year. There is so
much money to WIN now in going through the
grand circuit that thousands OF persons are
spending a tremendous amount of money in
TRYING to secure phenomenons. This means
that speedy class of horses may be expected.
There will be more stake races and larger
stakes. The meetings will be so numerous and
of such variety, as far as class is concerned,
that everybody who owns a horse will have
cOuragement and opportunity to start him in
race.