The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-23
TURF NOTES.
Urgent Need for a New Race
Course in This City.
Eighty-seven Horses Won Over Ten Races
Each Last Year Guido, a Califor-
MIA Colt, Heads the List.

It's no convincing argument that because
.Thompson's scheme for building new race
track here has fallen through that track
here is not one of the main needs OF the
racing interests Of CALIFORNIA;; nor that a
=. new track properly built, and still more
properly managed, does not mean a certain
fortune for the man with the ability and the
.. capital TO start the enterprise.
Tie Bay District track is in the market
for sale, and final negotiations may be con-
cluded any day. Even if its sale is delayed
the Supervisors may decide at almost any
. meeting 10 open the several streets that in
telsect the track. With the Bay District
curse out OF existence. the question arises
v here local racing can be had. 1t has been
fully demonstrated time and again that TO
get d paying crowd the races must De held
- on this side CT the bay, and not at Oakland.
Except at fair time hardly a cOrpOrals
guard can be got to attend a race at Sacra-
meuto, ard il is tie same elsewhere all over
the State. To make racing pay, it must be
given at San Francisco.
CHANCE FOR a FORTUNE.
In the columns Of The CALL the superior
advantages for winter racing at San Fran
CISCO lYer the snOw-bound, frozen tracks of
the East have been SO often stated that ii is
needless TO repeat them. But with such an
excellent chance TO make a fortune as the
building of a fiTsl-clasS track, and inaugu-
rating winter racing here, It seems peculiar
that none Of the rich Eastern track. man.
ayers have tried to improve the oppurIu--
nifty.
WHY THOMPSON FAILED.
Thompson would have succeeded but for
his mistake in announcing his intentions SO
openly and stating how much money he had
10 spend. Directly be talked Of Spending
half million every owner Of a possible laca-
ton raised his prices, In this they prob
ably acted very Short-sightediy, as the
building of the track would have greatly
raised the value u their surrounding prop
erty. Even at the prices some OF the suit
able sites are now held at Thompson might
20 much further before finding better IN
yestment Tor his money, even IRON a simply
real estate speculation point OF view.
DECLARATIONS DUE.
The declarations out CT the Brooklyn and
Suburban handicaps were due N New York
last tT0Ey ard WILL plObdOEy be received
here tomorrow. Most probably a local
book on both events will be opened here.
Thomas Greenwood of New York was a
daring buyer al the Palo Alto sale. lie in
vested S6SU0 in two young stations giving
5000 for tie tEree-year-0Id unnamed brother
to AZmOOr, 2:2i4, and Lecturer Uatltr at
lIdgewOUG Farm, Danbury, Comm, by
ElectiOneer, dam Mamie c., by thorough
bred imp. Hercules. And he gave $500
for tile two-year-old colt Clytus, by NorVal,
2:l7ls, out Of Sontag Mohawk. dam OF. fivs
IN tile 80 list, the fastest being an eX-Queen
OF fouT-year-oldS, Sallie Benton, 2:I74.
MI Greenwood sent the pair to tinderue
Park, \. j., where his Electinneer sta Ion
Prussianeer, dam PrusSian Maid, 2;19 pac-
ing and producer, is standing for service.
RACING AT NEW ORLEANS.
The New York Spirit of the Times CORE
spuuGtut at New Orleans comments very
freely on the rOttenneSs Of the racing there
this winter. CToUkednesS and winter racing
seem luseparaUle, Judging from tie reports
10y both the Southern and Eastern press.
CHAMPIONSHIP HoNoRs.
Trainer Charles Marvin of PdlO Alto.
Farm IS reported as saying that his chances
for beating the yeaTllng record were not as
good this year as they were in 50. when
he believes he could have driven Elleneer a
mile in 2:29. kNeneer made o-year-old
record in 1880 Of 1854. which would show
that II she was capable OF doing a mile in
,2:29 as yeaTlIng, IN her two-year-old form
she as not much of an improvement on
what she was as q yeaTling, Perhaps were
The facts known, however, :2S34 -Yas not
tie limit Of her speed as Il twU-ycar-old,
but II Is more than probable that it was,
as IL Is well known that when they have a
recuiG-breaEtT at Pal0 Alto they usually
give HIM IA chance TO go as fast as posS bic.
AT all the most prominent breeding estab-
lIshmeulS they are working few of their
most promising yearlings with a view of
Trying for championship houOrs next fail.
Kentucky breeders, TOO, are trying To dis.
cover some yearlDg that can bring the rec
ord 10 their State. but the chances are that
it VIII remain on the Pacific Coast. The
breeders Of the Northern and Western
states are not liable to interfere with Cali
f0ruIa and Kentucky in their contest over
the yearlIng record, for ii is well known
that tGey Go very little training Of yearlings,
but w4e" 1t comes to aged campaiguers they
can H9u their own with the best OF the
California Or Kentucky horses. - Horse
World
JOCKEYS FORTUNES.
- turf writer has been investigating the
wealth u the leading jockeys and d1scov-
cred mat friends are prone to eXaggerate
the earnings and property. Of the. boys.
Hamilton, who was married recently is
credited with earning $4,000 year, but he
Is not worth over $4,000. That genius in
the saddle, Pike Barnes, who, like HainiI-
ton, Is colGred boy, has been written up
all over the country as something little
- snort Of millionaire. He has saved money
through application to business and by In
Vestment In few horses and estimates his
wealth as close to $40 00q =. The Wealthiest
Of all jockeys Is Isaac Murphy. also a: COX
ored man. He has money largely invested
in real estate IN the city of Lexington and
forced sale of his real and personal prop
eTty would probably bring a sum close to
SI15, coo. 49,
Jimmie Mclaughlin, who next year will:
ride for Frank Ehret, has the reputation of
owning this worlds goods to the extent of
S2JO,OOO The figure of $4,000 would prob
rlsUn, the jockey, outside Of his debts, is not
worth $4,000. Taylor, one of the best boys
IN the saddle, who will ride for Pierre LOril-
lard next season, owns a cosy house ia
- Brooklyn and has modest bank account.
O9Ou judges rate his fortune at SIS, 600.
hayward has a comfortable competence,
out as he is himself very MUCH reserved in
discussing his property qualifications his.
wealth Is a matter of conjecture. Good
judges place il a $4,000 Tie richest white
IN il hrsa
who OF late mas not ridden very much. He
Is probably worth l50,C00."-Horseman.
SIGNED TO RIDE.
The latest engagements of Jockeys now
riding IN the West, are: Overton to the
Bashford Manor Farm. Freeman. to the
ltenoTm stable at $1,000 for the season :;
Moore to the Buddy Bros. of Chicago Tomp-
klns To Sam Bryant; Parkinson to Downing
and Foster, for three years; Boyer to the
Bashford Manor stable.
-. TRAINERS IN DEMAND.
First-elass trainers are in demand now,
and successful men command high salaries
Charles Marvin, at Palo Alto, probably gets
a larger salary than any other trainer in.the
country, and he also made lot OF money
last year with SuDol and Palo Alto. | know
OF one place where he got nearly $1,000 for
SHOWING The two. Marvin has saved a COM
fotiable fortune, and like a prudent man he
has invested some of his money where it
will increase with time. Next to Marvin |
question II any trainer earns as large a
salary as Cope Stinson, trainer at Pros
peet Hill Farm. He gets $1,000 year.
ana his employers are not only satisfied
that 1t is good investment, but there is an
other trainer l could mention that could go
10 work on the same farm at fully as good a
salary. No one knows what Mr.. Hamln
pays Ed Geers, but Mr. Geers is in a posi-
lion to command good pay, Andrews served
Mr. Hamlin well for nominal sum, but at
present Billy" is getting good pay and he
viii certainly earn it. Edwin Bither should
get good salary at Allen Farm, and
ne certainly added many dollars to the value
OF the stock by the splendid showing he
made last year. James Goldsmith could
have almost any reasonable sum If he would
consent to give up his public stable ana train
Tor one owner, and l heard a wealthy
breeder say only few days ago that he
would willingly pay John Goldsmith more
money than any breeder oa the Pacific slope
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