The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-15
RACING GOSSIP.
The Undine Stable Plays Second
Fiddle TO COrrigan.
Unaeeountable Running Of CALIFORNIA; Cham
pion Colts - Stringent Book Odds.
This Weeks Events

TO have his best ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
that were unbeatable in CalifOrnia-coDtin-
ually playing second fiddle 10 horses that
have not shown anything like as good form
IN the past.
Local borsemen think it is Mt least worthy
of close consideration that it has always
been one of Cor riPan's own horses that has
beaten the California cracks. First Nero
was beaten by Corrigan's BroOkwood. in
COrrigan's Derby, and again by COrrigan'S
Ethel, both events being well worth win
ming. Then Racine was beaten in very
slow time-1 :3015-fOr seven furlongs, by
another COrrigan hOrSe-G. w. Cook.
ALWAYS RUNNING.
These continued seconds to COrrigan's
entries have caused an unusual amount of
severe criticisms as TO the stable tactics. 1t
is an in disputable fact that Senator STAN
ford cares nothing at all for the monetary
value of the stakes his horses compete in f.;
he generally returns the money to the Blood
horse Association here when he wins, and
pays the percentage interest OF his trainer
in the winnings out of his own pocket All
he wants is the glory and the increased
reputation of the Palo Ito Ranch as a
breeding farm. To man up a tree II looks
as if the UBdne stable entries were not out
TO win, under some compact with Corrigan
For their first jockey the stable has a
Mexican boy named NarVaeZ. His Teputa-
ton has been repeatedly criticized both IN
California and in the East. For the last
days racing OF the recent bloOd-horSe
spring races several local papers openly ac-
cused Narva' of riding his mounts stiff,
and his ruling off the track was freely called
for
SUSPICIOUS DEFEATS.
Last year, at the meeting OF the New Y ork
Jockey CLUB on October I0tE, Racine, after
beating everything here and In the East,
started, ridden by this same boy, in the
DiXiana handicap, with I'D pounds up, and
flushed nowhere to G.. w. Cook, 104. Tay-
lOr, who won, with Volunteer III, 124, sec
ond, and Belle d'OrT, 10j Martin, third.
The track was heavy aud the time was l II
for the distance, six furlOngs. Last week
Cook again beat Racine. Each time Racine
was an overwhelming favorite.
If the Undine stable owned both Nero
and Racine, there would be less di> credit in
their running for Palo Altos reputation,
but they are only leased by the stable for
the racing season. aud TO have such good
ones as the above two returned with beaten
records, must be hard nut for both Sen
atOr Stanford and Henry Walsh to crack.
1t will take undiSputable facts to convince
the majority OF California horsemen that
these two c0lts have been honestly sent to
win each time they started.
Excuses have been made for their defeats
by suggestions that the colts were not fit to
race. If so the stable is doubly to blame in
starting horses when unable TO win, and be-
lies the judgment Of its managers.
Again it is said that Trainer Jim Garland
cannot fit them. This latter is all nonsense.
Jim Garland is as good a trainer as there is
in California and his capabilIty has never
been questioned. But, however fit he gets
a horse, he himself cannot ride them, being
rather overweight, and if horse Is not
meant to win all the training in the world
could not change the result
1t remains now Tor RlutaX, the other
Palo Alto colt leased by the stable. and the
winner of the great match with Geraldine,
TO run second 10 another Corrigan entry and
30 fill the cup 10 overlooking. Since RIciBe's
defeat by Cook ii is true that he has won at
a mile in Az but no CoTrigan crack was
in the race for him to run second to aud 50,
necessarily. he won.
WHERE ARE THE HORSES?
The Oak land Jockey Club propose to give
another running meeting in July next, and
will offer au excellent programme. Their
first venture this spring was successful
every way, except pecuniarily, and that was
due TO the small attendance of the Oakland
public The club announces that it is con-
fident that they can give an interesting
weeks racing, but where the horses to do
the running are to come from is comm
drum to most hOrsemen, as nearly every
thoroughbred Of any note has gone East and
North to the various meetings now in prog
ress there.
IRON-CLAD BOOK ODDS.
a leading Eastern Tace-gOer, now on a
visit to the Coast, made trip TO the Oakland
poOl-roOms the other day, and commented
very strongly on the iron-clad odds offered
by the book-makers there. Against horses
that Were never at shorter odds than 10
on the track in the East, the Oakland
boOkies calmly offered z to B. and it was
either take it or leave ii. The gentleman in
question played one horse at 10 TO l that
won, and was much disguised 10 find, on
receiving the Eastern accounts OF the race,
that the horse opened at 20 and closed at 40
to l ; yet all he got here was 10 to l, clear
loss of 300 per cent. He said that he did not
milli0naires, when the public we're suckers
enough to take such odds. In New York
the reverse is The case; there the pOOl-rOOmS
lay much better odds than the track men.
THE YEARIING RECORD.
Marvin is preparing Bell Bird, a yearling
filly. and hopes to take the yearling record
of Freedom, 1884, back to Palo Alto this
year with her. She is by Eiectoneer, and
her gait is all that can be desired. Should
she, however, be found wanting, Marvin has
few others ready to take her place, but he
places his main reliance on her.
WILL BE RUN THIS WEEK.
Two important racing events will be de-
cided this week, the Suburban tomorrow,
June 10TH and the American Derby at Chi
cage next Saturday. the Goth inst. Tenny
is the 1avOTite for the first named race. with
Tristan in next demand. Firenzi would
probably dispute the pride OF first choice
with Teuny, but for the reports that she
had injured herself in her work and would
not be a starter.
The American Derby promises to be most
sensational this year, As all the cracks from
the East West and South will come together.
Rinfax, the California crack. is not entered
in the event. The field will probably be
made up from the following good ones:
Forerunner, Hart Wallace, Sir Abner,
Balgowan, Potomac, High Tariff, Poet
Scout Yosemite, Kingman, Palestine,
Harry Ray, Strathmeatn, Chimes, Tom
Mackin, San Joaquin. Cleopatra, Esperanto,
Georgetown, Dickerson, Tom Rogers,
Perawa, Yale 81 and Michael