The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-09-07
TALK OF THE TURF.
The Coming State Fair Races at
Sacramento.
Public Dissatisfaction About Laying Up
Eeats-A Remedy Msy Be Applied-Kite-
Shaped Track Records.

Tomorrow, Tuesday. the racing of the
State Fair at Sacramento commences, the
harness division having the honor of open
ing the eleven days programme. The run
ners, however, will also be given full
chance to earn their oats, they holding the
fort every alternate day.
The State Fair management has taken
unusual pains this year to make the meeting
a most successful one. Many improve
ments in accommodations. both for the pub
lie and the horsemen, as well as exhibitors,
have been made, and will prove most ac-
ceptable to ALL
As to the racing itself it promises to be
very interesting, as at Sacramento all the
horses that have not been through the regu-
lar circuit so far will gather from the out
side fairs and add many new competitors to
the different classes. The sensational fast
work of last year cannot, however, be
looked for, owing to the absence of such
stables as Monroe SaliSbury's, which is now
in the East; that of Palo Alto and others.
Marvin has taken his string to Stockton and
will not come TO the capital as was expected,
so goes the latest report
Neither will the PalO Alto runners be at
the fair, nor Porter Ashes, nor others of
those that were there a year ago. To re-
however, but none of quite such high
class as the abseEteeS. Taking it all round
no fears need be had but that there will be
horses enough and TO spare, and except in
the free-for-all classes the entries will be
very large.
PROTECT THE PUBLIC.
With so much dissatisfaction existing
among the public, not alone in the West but
also in the East, about the unsatisfactory
manner in which drivers are allowed 10 lay
up heats III harness contests, the State Far
judges will have one OF the greatest oppor-
tunitieS ever within their grasp to allay
much of this irritation. Let them insist on
one of two things for the protection of the
public. Either that no heats will be allowed
to be laid up. and If laid UP that all bets on
the heat shall be declared off and the driver
taken down, or else that no betting on the
heats will be permitted. If thief picks
anyOne's pocket of a sum of money
il is larceny under the law and the offender
is duly punished. But when the public,
trusting In the honesty of a driver and
judges, wager money on the success OF
certain horse for any certain heat, see the
animal deliberately restrained from WIN
ming, then, ac ordlng to the present admin
istration of turf law, no Offense has been
% committed. and yet the latter instance is as
great larceny as the former When the
public bets on horse to win, say the nrSt
heat, and see him come in last in say 2:29
ually better time, until the last is some nine
seconds better than the first one, in which
he was last then they feel they have been
swinded. Numerous such cases have oc-
Cured during the present circuit and to the
failure of being fully protected may the
noticeable falling-oh in the gate receipts at
the different past fairs be attributed.
KITE TRACK RECORDS.
Some great hurTahing was done last week
at Independence, Iowa, because Ailerton
had lowered the stallion record to 2:10 and
Direct the pacing record to 2:06. OF course,
both were great performances. but the fact
that they were made over a kite-shaped and
not the regular elliptic track dims their
glory very much. Judges say that kite
shaped track is at least Two seconds faster
than the elliptic track.
GOOD ONE TO OWN.
His HighnesS, tile champion two-year-old
of the year, has proved veritable gold mine
to bis owner, David Gideon. SO far he has
started just twelve times this year. He has
been first nine times, second once and twice
uupaced. The value of the Futurity was
SIS. 0O0, of which His Ilighness gets SCI, 600,
and the breeder of the colt $500. AS Au-
gust Belmont is dead his heirs receive the
breeders allowance.
The winnings of His Highness to date are
as follows; June 9th, sweepstakes, $1,000;
June 18th, sweepstakes, 1925; June 10th,
first half of the double event, $500; June
14th. sweepstakes. 5000; June Goth, great
trial stakes. SO. 09j; July LIST, second half OF
the double event FINISHED second) $3.50;
August 1st, Seabright stakes, S3195; August
Sth Amboy handicap, S5440; August 22d,
select stakes, 5000; August 18th, Futurity
stakes, $4,000. Total, STEPS