The morning call., 1891-11-09
TURF TALK.
Review of the Past BlOOd.HOrse
Fall Meeting.
a General Success All Around--The Best
Horses That Ran-Winning Owners
and Jockeys-Oakland Races.

The eleven days fall racing meeting
gwen by the Pacific Coast Blood horse As
ISOLATION, which closed last Saturday at the
Bay District Track, was without any doubt
the most successful OF any yet had by the
association.
WHILE the fields and the quality of the
cohtestlng horses were not equal in many
respects to some meetings of few years
pack, still the good management. the al
most complete absence of suspicious ra"ing
ana generally most favorable weather more
than balanced the differences.
NO EXTRA DAYS.
with such excellent prospects for con-
tihued hne weather, good, fast track and
enough horses To make up interesting pro-
stammes, many race-goers were in hopes
that the association would give an extra
week or two's sport. The gate receipts
nave shown that plenty of good-payng
patronage could be had. and the associa-
uon, had they entertained the idea, would
not nave failed to gather in nice round
Suci.
The Directors were undecided whether to
give the extra days or not up to last Friday,
ana, had President Burns not had engage
ments that required his attention out of
town this week, the chances are that the
pan would have been carried out
WHO WON THE MONEY.
AS the racing was about eQnally split up
between favoritrs, second choices and out
slders, no specially large betting winnings
are reported. Indeed, both the talent and
general SPECTATORS are said to have quit
losers on the meeting, the talent especially
SO. Inc book-makers, while supposedly
ahead Of the game, had such heavy expenses
TO meet, the six firms having to pay their
pro rata of daily Sl100 privilege charge,
mat this tax, coupled to the regular other
expenses, cut down their profits consider
ably.
The association will probably have over
SoUoO, when all accounts are settled. to the
credit OF its bank account and will carry
over nice starter for next years meetings.
hieher and stronger programmes can there
lore be arranged tor next spring, and after
lne revision of the rules, as already pro-
Vlded for, with new features in the way of
modelling weights on the Eastern scale,
abolition of heat races, provision for over
night entrance purses and so on, the out
look Tor the future success of the associa-
tlon Is most fiattering.
wANTED--A RACE-TRACK.
One thing, however, may cause some DIFF
hculty. and that will be- "Where will next
years races be held?" The Bay District
Track Is said to have been plated off into
building lots and ready to be put on the
market at any time. Should this be done a
move would have to be made over to Oak
land, where the track, while fast is so in
conveniently situated that the falling off in
attendance would be markedly felt at the
gate. 1t might be good plan for the asso-
cation to at once take the matter uf build
Ing new track on this side OF the bay in
hand. The organization of a company for
such purpose does not look a very hard
matter. and enough stock would surely be
subscribed for to carry the scheme to a sat-
lsfaetoly conclusion by every horseman in
the State.
BEST PERFORMERS.
Judging from results, the best performers
Tor their ages at the recent meeting were
Iwo-year-old, Wilbur F. Smiths ch. c. ZaI-
dlvar by Joe Hooker-Lena's First; three
year-old. G. II. kennedy's b. f. Acclaim by
Three Cheers-Rosette four-year- E.
Williams ch. b. Idaho Chief by Partisan
Matte e: aged, G. Van Gordan's b. h. AL
mont by Three Cheers-Question. Zaldivar
and Acclaim won all three races and Ken
nedy and Smith are probably the largest
winning owners Of the meeting. Narvaez
carried off the iockevship h0nors, while
Ward, sullivan, Spence and O'Hearn made
also good records in the pigskin.
Next Saturday the Oakland Jockey Club
Will commence late fall meeting at the
Oakland track and will continue it as long
as warranted by the attendance.
ELECTIoNEER's CHILDREN.
Electioneer had up to latest tabulations
ninety-ive trotters and one PAGER in the
2:30 list. Out of the ninety-siX, thirty-four
gained their honors this season. The time
ranges from 2:0SA TO 2:30. AS Marvin is
still at Stockton probably the four needed
to swell Electioneer's total to leo will be
heard from before the year is over.
A rule has been made at the Eastern
winter tracks that all horses must be ridden
out l, 9. 3, as there is very heavy betting
there OIL such place positions.
WINNING OWNERS EAST
The following owners are winners of
$4,000 or more during the season of 1891
Several of those included in the list are still
racing, and are likely to make substantial
additions to the sums named, while others
who have to date failed to reach the $4,000
limit may do SC before the season closes:
NJ. +. Dwyer, S163, 512; j. A & A. Fl.
Norris, Sl54O00; d. Gideon, S145, $50; f. C.
McLewee, S105,S55; p. J. Dryer & Son,
sS5,4lo; N. Daily, $50, 065; G. b. Morris,
SOD: 100; Walcott & Campbell, s63, go; W.
McClelland, s43 105; f. Corrigan, SAL, 000
Rance as stable, S37. 100; Eastun & Lar
Tabie. S36, 900; l.. Stuart Il Co., $50, 100; w.
Lakeland. S3l, Schuylkill stable, s30,-
700; }. Hunter, $50, 800,
VI the jockeys engagements for next sea-
son the following is about the list: Taral
remains with Walc0tt & Campbell, Little
field with j. A. ga. Ii. Morris, Hamilton
rides for Pierre Lorillard, as Will the
Lamleys; Simms rides for 2. J.. DIVER,
Murphy and Doggett for McLewee. Hay
ward for Foxhall Keene, as does Narvicp,
who will do the light weights; Taylor will.
It Is believed, ride for l.. Stuart; George
Covlngton will remain with Green b.
Morris. and Alexander Covington with
Marcus DAILY. Garrison and Bergin will
make no engagements until they are
licensed by the Board of Control. Barnes
has no regular engagement, although it has
been stated that Mr.. Pulsifer would sign
him.
ST. BLAIsE's FEE.
Charles Reid of the Farview Stud, Gala
tin, Tenn, has announced that q book of
ten names will be opened for st. Blaise at
$500 each. This is the largest price ever
paid for the services of any stallion in the
world.
Robert Bonner offers prize of $4,000 to
the owner of a horse trotting in 2 :O5, and
declares that he never expects to see trot-
ter 60 in 2 minutes.