Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-07-28
TURF TOPICS.
CALIFORNIA HORSES ARE SWEEPING
ALL BEFORE THEM.

They are Winning at Running, Trotting
and Pacing-A Dig at Trainer
Matt. Allen.
The Chicago correspondent of the New
York Spirit, in his letter of July 18th,
says:
'The weeks sport, generally very good
and enjoyable. was marred by the untimely
taking of of jockey Abbas. The deceased
youth, who was fair rider, was the SUP.
port of widowed mother and two sisters.
who live in Texas, and his untimely taking
off was sad blow to the family. 1t speaks
| well for the generosity of horsemen gener.
| ally that nearly $1,000 was raised among
them for the benefit of the bereaved mother
and sisters. The remarkable form dis.
played by some of the California animals
| furnished the most notable feature of the
| weeks sport. Rinfax is the crowned king
| of the two-year- -olds out this way, and his
stable companion, Homer, ranks away
above the other Western two-year. olds In
the three year. old line Racine has fairly
and squarely asserted his supremacy. so
that it can probably be said that a first
class two.year-old and first-c class three.
year-old have come to the front at last.
The talk in turf circles has been about
the wonderful California animals and their
wonderful performances. Heretofore the
Santa Anita Stable (Baldwin) monopolized
! what was noteworty III connection with the
doings of California horses, but this season
the tables have been almost turned. While
| the Baldwin string has done moderately
! WELL there has been nothing notable or
| sensational to relate in connection with the
stable, and DO famous flyer to write about.
With some of the other California stables
ii is different, for they have produced not
only record breakers, but two year-olds
\ and three-year-ods that, compared with
the average Western youngsters, suggest an
| extraordinary contrast. The three year
| old, Racine. is the fastest animal in the
| West, young or old, and l am not sure that
| he has an equal in the East
''As already stated, he is bv Bishop. and
that suggests few words about his sire.
! now in the Kennesaw stud. Bishop is by
Shannon. grandson of Lexington. and
| raced in California in his early turf career.
Then he was sent East, where be was first
put to jumping, but was failure at that.
The horse had bad legs, and about that
time he was purchased by the Islip Stable
| His ugly-looking limbs were fired ano doc
| tored, and subsequently, in the winter of
1883 8, he won lot of money for his own
ers on the Gutenberg track, after which he
was purchased by Captain James Franklin.
Tne famous imported mare Fairy Rose was
bred to Bishop before the latter left Cali
| fornia. and the record -braker, Racine, was
the issue of the meeting. Racine is owned
by Leland Stanford and his running Quail
tiles are leased by the Undine Stable.
Another fast California three-yea old.
bat hardly as fast as Racine, is Pliny, by
Flood, dam Precious. He started here
twice, and, strangely enough, was not
placed in his first race. By the public be
was thought good enough to win, and in
| the first betting he was made favorite
Very soon, however, the odds began to
lengthen until they finally touched at Is
to 1. the peculiar figures elected all sorts
| OF comment, which were emphasized by
| the colt not getting place. A few days
| later he started in about the same COM
pany, when, strange to relate the odds
| about him were l to 2, and he won in a
gallop.
"In the elder division the Californians
are well represented by famous flyers, the
best of them probably being Almont, by
Three Cheers, dam Question. He won the
Great Western handicap in grand style and
IN fast time. He is four -year.old, and is
| also fast animal. with some good races to
his credit during the present meeting.
II am inclined to think, though, that the
| California two year-olds have shown to bet.
| ter advantage than any of those named.
not even accepting Racine, and this was
pretty fully illustrated to-day in the
Friendly Stakes. 10 that race there were
no less than seventeen starters, including
the very pick and cream of Western young.
| sters. Well, Rinfax actually ran away
from all of them, making such a show OF
| them as El Rio Rey would of lot of selling
platers. Rinfax stable companion, Homer,
came In second, and there was nothing
near the string at the finish but the pair.
1t is said that Homer is the better of the
two, but this is very doubtful, Judging by
to-days performance, which, however, was
on very heavy track.
"A few weeks ago l stated that a frat
| class two-year. old or three year-old had
not come TO the front in the West this sea-
son. If Racine. Rinfax and Homer are
not flrsi-class they are certainly very nearly
so. They are at least far ahead of the
average lot OF youngsters that have been
performing in the West during the spring
and summer. 1t is said, too, that The best
OF Gil the Callfornians is Senator Stanfords
three year-old colt Fiambeau, by Wildidie.
but subsequently went amiss. Rinfax is
by Argyle, and Homer is by Shannon. All
of those named will be seen East this year.
Rlnfax and Homer belong to the Undine
stable"
THE kid GLOVE" TRAINER.
Senator Hearst has finally done what It
would have been wise for him to have done
long ago, says the New York Times. He
has got rid of the kid glove trainer of his
stable Matt Allen, and has put his stable
| in charge of Albert Cooper, one of the best
| trainers in the country. Now that the
change has been made, there is little doubt
| that Senator Hesrst's horses will before
long be seen In front instead of in the rear
at the finish. Mr.. Allen turns over to Mr..
Cooper as finely bred lot of horses as auy
man ever owned, and after he can get them
| into racing condition. which Mr.. Allen
never could do, they will certainly prove
to be money earners. One thing is certain.
| the Senator's horses will not now be sent to
post unless they are fit to run.
MARGARET SIS VICTORY.
On Friday the young California trotting
mare Margaret s., the mighty daughter OF
Director and May Day, administered de-
feat to Williams Allerton, after the latter
| bad secured two heats and seemed to have
the race well in hand. The mare gave evil
dence of her great stamina and won in the
long drawn battle, distancing Allerton in
the last heat. She took the first, fourth
and fifth heats, the second and third going
| to her rival. The time was 2:lSl, 2:l6i
2:lSf, 2:23l. 220a The stallion won the
fast heats of the contest, but sulked at the
wrong times.
PALo ALTO AND JACK.
On August % Palo Alto will meet Jack
IN their great match race 1t will be a con.
test for blood. as both horses will be driven
by men who have never been known to
! pull a race-Doble and Marvin. As to the
outcome of the contest. there is but little
doubt in the minds of those who have seen
Palo Alto trot. He has a record OF 2:l2A,
against 2;l5 for Jack. His mile, howev
was trotted against time, under the most
favorable circumstances, while Jack earned
his mark in a long. drawn contest with
other horses. One thing is certain, the
race will be close if both horses are right.
and the fastest contest on record is apt to
be the result
THE THREE-YEAR-oLD CRACKS
1t would be good move, says the Spirit.
for The Monmouth Park Association to Of
fer special race for three-year- olds, at one
mila NTH a yiau IN hripoipo ohopt /. ,,.ao,