The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-27
TALK OF THE TURF.
The Coming Trotting Breeders
Summer Meeting.
Excellent Prospects for Great Seasons Rae
ing Reported Retirement of L. J.
Rose Common Was Beaten.


the Highlands and the Lowlands are gather
ing at the Bay District track and preparing
to answer the first sound of the pibroch on
Saturday afternoon next announcing the
opening of the summer and fall racing cir
cult of the State. With the first skirl of the
pipes the Pacific Coast Trotting Association
will open the ball and a very attractive
weeks programme has been arranged by
the Directors.
A SEASON OF GREAT PROMISE.
The seasons trotting and pacing racing
promises to be the most interesting in the
Coasts records, by reason that never before
have all the leading stables in the State,
with only couple of minor exceptions de-
eide to remain at home with their cracks
instead of sending them East to do their
racing. While perhaps more actual cash
money can be won on the Eastern tracks, the
great advantage of racing over the home
tracks, instead of taking the risks of car
travel for thousands of miles, fully offsets
the pecuniaIy possible returns. Our tracks
are as good and as fast as any in the East,
and If a horse is good enough records can
he broken just as well in California as
away east of the Rockies. With this COM
ing together of the crack local strings race
goers are looking to see some excellent
sport and unless every indication fails they
will not be disappointed.
The Bay District track presents very
lively appearance daily, with so many
horses being worked and shaped for their
engagements all through the circuit. No
sensational trials are reported, and probably
no sensations in the way of fractional time
pieces need be looked for at the breeders
meeting, but all the races Will be very open
and every event liable Co show a surprise.
WHAT GOLDSMITH SAYS.
John Goldsmith, the well-kn driver
ara trainer, who handles the San Mateo
sting is at the Bay District with quite
number of fast goers. He thinks that
Marvin, with the PalO Alto horses will be
the leader when the final results of the
seasons racing are made up. Judging oy
what Goldsmith says, Marvin has wonder
fully good string this year. This may be quite
true, but all the same Goldsmith may have
a look in himself and give the premier
stable Of the coast a close rub 10 maintain
its pride of place.
The breeders Directors are making
ample aTTap gementS TO have all the details
of the meeting in frst-class order. The
track will be never better and were the
horses keyed up, record or two would
almost certainly be lowered over it. The
issuance Of ladies' cOmplim entary tickets by
the association is a move in the right diIec-
ton and. as was the case last year, WILL no
doubt, prove quite Iemunerative, for there
is not lady who has been presented with
ticket but will bring an escort with her.
who Will help increase the gate receipts.
BURST HIS HOOP.
When Potomac was being prepared for
the American Derby lie burst his hOOf, and
Mr.. Dryer had to keep his colt al home.
while Strathmeath went to Chicago and
won the prize. Two weeks ago Potomac
was in the stable, but heavy bar shoes were
placed on his lrunt feet and his preparation
Tor the Realization was begun, his owner
taking a last desperate chance of getting
him 10 the post. Wearing the heavy shoes
the winner of last years Futurlty chased
Riley for mile and quarter IN the C0ney
Island esp, ran second TO Kingston in the
ConPy Island stakes, and beat John Cav
Rnagh, Uno GTaude and others for the
Sptndthrift stakes. On the morning Of the
day on which the Realization stakes were to
lie rLn, the heavy shoes were removed, and
light plates with bar across the frog were
substituted. 1t was chance whether he
would break down during the race, but Mr..
Dwyer took the chance and the horse won.
The race was worth $50, 500 to the winner,
and as Nj. Dwyer backed his colt, 1t Is safe
TO say that when Potomac's white nose
showed in front of Montana, $4,000 fell
into Mr. Dryers lap.
IolO Maid lowered her record of 2:13b at
Kalamazoo Mich, July 10th. She paced
the mile by quarters in 0;35, 1:07, 1857
and 2:l24.
L. j. ROSE WILL RETIRE.
l.. J. Rose. who a couple of years ago
abandoned the trOtters to try his luck in the
East with stable of the best-bred thorough
breds he could buy in the State, has not
heen at all successful in his venture, and by
the last accounts he was disposing of his
stable Nomad and ATnica, his best two
yeaT-clds, were sold by him for SIS, 500, ?.
J. Dryer taking NOmad and Your Uncle,
Bal Daily, the hlly. The same day that
DAILY bought Arnica she won $1,000 purse for
him. Reports that Mr. Rose had deter
mined TO quit the running turf because
n Atf hz fnlv oh ha
thought could ride Nomad to victory. had
been ruled of the turf. do not obtain much
credence among local horsemen.
COMMON WAS DEFEATED.
The second Sandown meeting opened on
July 10th. The event Of the day was that
for the Eclipse stakes. The race was won
10y Mr. Merry's fOur-year-nld bay colt Sure
foot, dam Galopin, out of Miss Foote. NJ
L. Bianc's three year old chestnut colt
Gouyeneur, by Energy, out of Gladia, was
second, and Sir +. Johnstone's three-year-
old brown colt Common, by IsOnomy, out of
Thistle, Third.
The starters, besides those mentioned.
were the Duke Of Portland's four-year-old
brown fly Memoir. Mr.. NJ. j. Corbaliy's
four-year-old bay colt Rathbeal, Mr.. Lee
tevIe's tour-yeaT-old colt LIE Nord, Mr.. j.
II. Houldsworth's fOur-year-old bay colt Al
l0way, the Duke Of Westminster's three
year-Old chestnut colt Orion and Sir F.
Johnstone's three-year-old chestnut FLY
Fuse.
The last betting before the start was - to
l against Surefoot, to l against Gouverneur,
10 on Common, to against Memoir, %
to l against Rathbeal, 20 to l against lie
Nord, 80 to l each against Alloway and
Orion, and 100 to l against Fuse. Fuse
started of in front and led until a quarter
OF mile from the finish, when Common
look the lead. yielding it, however, to GouY-
erneur, who, on being challenged by Sure
foot, fell back, allowing Surefnot to win by
length. There was head between Cow
erneur and Common. Orion finished fourth
Common won the English 1000 Guineas
and Derby. He was looked upon as irwin
chile, but seems TO have been defeated by
horses that he easily beat in tile two above
races.
A night school for trainers, to instruct
them in the rules of racing, might do some
good. Natl Allen would be eligible for the
primary class.
Speaking IF the recent trottirg meeting
al Independence, Iowa, the HOrseman SAYS:
Next came the stallion AleTton to beat his
Time. MIR. Williams occupied the seat be-
hind the animal and Mr.. McHenry behind
the runner. He worked around and scored
once and then started. Reaching the quar-
ter in tile limited time of 1924 seconds, he
moved accurately enough toward the half
aud passed IL 10 :05. 1t was evident to the
timers that he was being pushed too hard on
the first half, and would never make what
was expected Of him. He passed the three
quarters in l: 80. and in good action started
home, and pounded out for himself a new
record OF 2:13. When he rounded into the
stretch the crowd was so quiet that, as Won
might say, pin could have been heard. if
dropped. he was pumped home, and once
or twice was urged on by the lash, but only
enough to spur him on. This performance
now caps him as the champion five-year-old,
he having beaten the record by second and
quarter.
TIE winner OF the greatest number of
races in 1890 was the bay pacing mare Lady
Sheridan, owned in Athol, Mass. She h as
l.