The morning call., 1890-08-11
TURF NOTES.
Numerous Racing Scandals in
the East.
San Jose's Coming and Los Angeles Past
Meeting-The In and Out Running
Of the Present Season.

Sah oOee metllHB Will De very successful
one.
The entries are numerous, and the class
OF horses entered, while not first class, is,
owing TO the absence in the East Of the
record-breakers and cracks, ON a much
leyeler footing than last year.
The races will be much more closely con-
tested this season and will in all proba-
bility be really races and not professions,
as in the past when all the big stables re-
manned in the State and did not try their
luck Tor the richer prizes offered by the
Eastern associations.
The local tr6tting stables did not 60 to
Los Angeles, and are now all quartered at
San Jose. The runners that went down to
the southern meeting are now On their
way back to San Jose and will be reac y to
take part in the first days running, which
has been set for Wednesday.
REPoRTs FROM LOS ANGELES.
The reports from Los Angeles show that
the meeting of last week was quite a sue
cessful one. Owing to the absence of the
northern trotting divisions, the main inter
est centered in the rum rs. Billy Aplleby
carried off the cream Of the events and
made most successful showing. The time
made over the track compares most favor
tracks, where the pick Of the country COM
peted.
A mile in :4OA is only one second behind
the worlds record of 1871, made recently
by Rayel0e over a straight track, and 49%
is excellent for five furlongs. Both these
runs over tracks with turns show that
what some call "culls'' are pretty good ami
mails and able to do even more than hold
their own with the average of the Eastern
horses.
L. j. Rose has determined to return to
California and take part in the fall races
with his stable. When he went East this
spring he expected at least to hold his own
against the Eastern horses. In this lie has
been disappointed, and only the two-year-
old Fairy has shown any form. Many
causes for his bad luck are assigned, among
them poor training. Next year, however,
he proposes to try his luck again under bet
ter conditions ard, as he will have more
material to race with, lie will doubtless be
much more successful
THE RICH FUTURITY.
Tomorrow the best of the two-year-olds
now in the East will be out in the rich Flu
turlty stakes at Monmouth Park. 1t is an
exceedingly open race, owing to the be-
wllderlng IN and out running of the two
year olds this year. which has been the
NEST battling ON record. They beat each
circumstances. One day crack, the next
day nowhere, seems to be the order of their
merit. Ii il is possible to say that any two
yeaI-old has shown consistent form, such a
term can only be applied TO two public
performers. These are SOrcerer and Bal
gOwan, and probably when they start next
they viii show that they are just as unre-
liable as the balance.
Racine, the wel-known three year-old
crack of the Undiue stable, who was very
Mnnmnnfh 10 a. tlCh ~ U
ing nearly recovered. He was out at eXer-
else on Saturday last and will soon be seen
at the post again lit and well. He should be
able to more than hold his own against any
three-year-old in the East
Old Billy is 40 years old and has worked
as street-car horse between Brookllne and
Boston for twenty-five years without losing
trip from sickness or inability. He has
actually Travelled during this period over
III, 900 miles.
Los Angeles won in 1887, 1888 and 1889,
$4,000 in stakes and purses. She bids tair
TO rival Miss Woodruff and FirenZi.
IN AND OUT RUNNING,
Even tie oldest horSemen is utterly at sea
THIS year over the peculiar running in the
East this season. There seems to be 10 longer
such thing as public favor. Such con-
Trajectory racing has never been kaown be-
fore and as usual the public's money has
been gobbled up by the insatiate maws Of
the book makers. Only this year the agony
has been sharper and the depletion OF the
public's wealth steadier and more continu-
Gus than IN the past years.
sUNoLs LAST.
Last week Sunol made the best trotting
mile of the year. She and Belle Hamliu
went against 2:15 at Buffalo. Belle made
the route IN 2:14A and then Sunol clipped
off three seconds and went 10 the win III
2:11A. SunOl thus makes new four-year-
old record and displaces Manzanla, 2:l6.
Both are Pdlo Alto bred and daughters of
Electioneer
Firenzi turned the tables on Tenny last
week over mile ana hall. She had 115
pounds up against Tenny's 122. The time,
1854, with a head victory for Firenzl,
shows what a hard-fought battle 1t was
and that both Of the contestants are of gilt
edged quality.
George Van Gordon, the manager of the
Hearst stable on the Coast, says that his
employer has determined to invest still
more heavily in running stock and that eX-
tensiYe training grounds will be laid out
near PleaSantOn and one Of the largest es-
adjustments on the Coast maintained.
THE OLD, OLD STORY.
The cause of the continued WaterloOS OH
the turf is pretty easy to ascertain. 1t can
be stated in few words: The rank rob- |
berries and crookedness that permeate the
turf from top to bottom" Not a respecta- |
bic paper in the East but devOtes daily col
umns upon columns IN showing up the ras-
calities that are practlced with immunity, !
even at such leading tracks as Monmouth |
Park. AT this place there seems to be
concerted action between the officials, the |
owners, trainers and jockeys to rob tile out |
siders, and they do it without the least COM |
junction. Even such leading stables as the |
Dryers and S. 5. Browns are guilty of The |
most dishonest Swiudles. This is what The |
New York Spirit Of the Times says:
] he question really involved is how far the |
pubic has TO be watched over ana protected. Is |
the Lolicy of Admiral Rous TO be adopted, which |
may be summed up III the remark: damn The |
public" or are the interests Of race gOers 10 be 50
carefully supervised that they may never be In |
danger OF backing horse that is not at his very
best? 1t looks as If this question has 10 be set |
tied definitely one way or tue other at the pres
ent time. The Admiral, who must be accepted |
as great authority on racing for all time and all
places, had very decided views ON the subject. |
When lie was giving evidence before the House
OF Commons, In 1874, among his remarks were
the following:
III you choose TO back another mans horse
you do so at our own risk. l have hardly ever
known an Instance Of gentlemen losing their
money on the turf, especially those not much on
the tuff. when they do not conceive that they
have lost their money rather from rogueiy OF
others than their own stupidity; Ill y had al
ways much sooner maSe out the rest OF the
were fools"
Again lie says: mo man can say that anoth.
ers horse can win. lie may imagine such horse
can win, but l defy any man 10 say certainly
suen horse could win and such horse could
not WIN. Some people think that racing Is re-
auetu 10 great nicely; they imagine that horses
ways run the same, ann they can calculate TO
nice what horse can win. But | never met
man ye. VINO was able TO judge OF the lransac
uoh' And not onl that. but The more people
are conyersast With horses the more they will
know OF the uncertainty OF racing"
now, making all Nossible allowances for the
diner nee IN tile puOlics To be dealt WITH the En-
giish public OF 1874 and the American public of
ioso mere Is stiii much puagency and point in
the old Admirars remarks
IN THE RACE FOR WORK"
The same paper instances large number
OF cases where the owners aud many Of
them-the supposed representatives OF the
turf-openly and above board admitted that
their horses were only in the race for
work, and with no intention of winning
Ihere Is, however, this consolation, and II
is admittedly poor one that the continued
honest criticism OF the turf papers have at
last punctured the hide of one owner S. S.