The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-26
TURF NOTES.
Estimates Of the Two Spring
Handicaps' Weights.
Favorable Prospects for an Early Seasons
Racing-Bay District Track Changes.
Patsy Duffy Reforms

Whether the present nti-pool-roOm agita-
tion, now being pressed in the State LeRis-
lature, will result in the action asked for be-
ing taken, will probably be known very
shortly. Several bills to close the pool
rooms have been introduced, and one of
them was, on Friday. favorably recommend
ed by the Committee on Public Morals.
The book-makers claim that bill that
legalizes betting only on a race-t track, and
stops the pool-room gambling, is unconstitu-
uOnal, discrimnatiye and can be reversed by
the Supreme Court. If the rooms are to be
closed they claim that track betting must
also stop. To stop track betting is TO at
once al tagouize all the breeding and racing
interests of the State. That public pool
rooms are great evils is admitted by allhorse-
men, but how TO close them and yet allow
betting On races at the tracks is very puz-
cling question.
CHANGES AT THE TRACK.
Many changes have been made recently at
the Bay District Race-track and when they
are fully completed the place viii hardly be
recognizable. Fifth avenue is being graded
from Point Lobns road to d street and the
road leading to the main track entrance has
been plowed up prior to being put on the
official grade. The street runs tn rough the
back end of the track and the main entrance
gate will have to be placed elsewhere.
When the street is cut through it will shut
of the Hickock and PalO Alto long lines of
stabing. As soon as the new road is COM
pleted the Geary-street Car Company will
extend their cable line to the park via Point
Lobos road and Fifth avenue. giving much
increased facilities for reaching the race
track.
The BiuOd-hOrse Association Will soon
commence repairing the fences ana imurov-
ing tie condition OF the race-course proper
and in a few weeks it will be IL good order
FOR The coming racing season.
EARLY RACING DATES.
Some immediate racing dates have already
been agreed on The san Jose Blood horse
Association VIII give a weeks racing lust
preceding the San Francisco Blood horse
meeting, which commences on April l1th,
and lasts TO the 25th. Possibly the State
Agricultural Society will follow the local
blOCG-GOrSe programme with another spring
meeting. Secretary Ed Smith is busy try
ing 10 get Sacramento business men to assist
the enterprise. Last year quite 4 large sum
CT money was subscribed, and some very
interesting racing had While the
attendance at the meeting was very light,
stlll there was enough money to pay al bills
and leave quite a surplus for another meet
ing. As several stake events were oueued
and entries received 10 be run for this year,
the society must either hold meet
ing or arrange for the stake races
10 be transferred to some other
association. All the horsemen Interested
in runners earnestly hope that Secretary
Smith Will succeed in arranging for the
spring meeting to be held. san Jose, San
Francisco ana Sacramento would make
nice circuit for the stables going East 10
fully test their horses in aud determine
what 1t would pay to take East and what
had better be left behind. The Trotting
=. l.
meeting this year at the Bay District
track, commencing on August IN. and last
ing four days. Los Angeles then swings
into line, and Immediately following the
State Fair circuits will commence. These
arrangements, and the possibility that new
race tracks Will be built near this city,
should make the racing season of 1891
very lively and prosperous one il California.
TIE SAN JOSE TRACK.
The San Jose track has been reclayed
and is claimed TO be the fastest and safest
track now in the West About sixty run
Ders are wintering there aud getting ready
Tor the SEASONS racing. The most prOmi-
neut stable is the San Simeon string of
George Hearst, in charge Of Billy Dona-
than. Most of the youngsters are by
CheViot and show much promise.
L. j, ROSES COLTS.
Excellent reports are being received from
Los Angeles about L. J. Roses stable, now
quartered there and preparing for the cauI-
paign. Ills twu-year-olds, some of which
he bought last year from Palo Alto and
some il the East, are particularly promising
and doing remarkable trials. The FLY by
Darebln, named Angelique, Is very fast, but
-uHcommonly fractions Arnica, by Jim
Brown, IS getting into form rapidly, and is
credited with doing four furlongs, with 100
pounds up, IN 80 fat. Johannes. by Long
field, NCmad, by Wild Idle, and GondoIier,
by Flood, are also much fanried. Fairy
shows signs Of lamrness, ana after being
worked Il mile IN 49, the other day,
pulled up very sore. 1t Is a question if she
will stand lard training. Mulatt0, by
Argyle, has shown half in 4o34 seconds,
ard Odette and Rcco, the stables Suburban
entries, have worked miles in 1:47.
ENTERED THE LIST
The driving club Of Oakland had trot-
ting matinee last Saturday at the Oak and
track, and some good sport was had. Two
OF the Nalens!n entries entered the list. The
RESULTS We're: santa Rita, brown mare by
Sidney, dam by Burcaueer, won three
straight heats in :26A, 40 and 81; Saun-
deTs, chestnut geidlng, by Sidney, dam the
dam IF Alln Roy, Won three heats in 29H,
81 and 3tE; Slbyl, by Sidney, dam by Whip
PIES Haubletunian, won three in 2:35,
2:37R and 2:54: Sldena, chestnut FLY, by
Sidney, dam by George N. Patchen Jr., put
in three II 80, 2:51 q and 1851.
MUCH NEEDED REFORMS.
The New York Sportsman, at the head OF
its columns, publishes the following wants,
all OF wlficn are most timely suggested, and
should certainly be granted:
WANTED IN 1891.
First-A National Turf Congress, which
shall control the entire racing circuit East
and West
- Second-A universally observed system of
licensing jockeys similar to that now and for
long time in vogue in England
ThiTd-Adoption by the leading jockey
clubs Of some plan by which horses in the
paddock may be distinguished.
FouTth-Ibe selection of an officer of each
jockey club during its meeting whose duty
1t shall be 10 accompany the starter to the
post and Impose fines and penalties upon
the starters recommendation, sad fines and
penalties not to be afterward RENTED.
GUESSING AT WEIGHTS.
In accordance with It's usual custom the
New oTk Spirit Of the Times publishes
III its last edition its experimental handi-
caps OF the weights for the Brooklyn aud
Suburban, and also estimates of the alot-
ments by some prominent Eastern horse
men. Tie Spirit gives Kingston top weight
with 12S pounds for the Brooklyn. Then
comes Tenny 126, Tournament l23, Race
land 100. Prince Royal llS. Banquet us,
Demuth 1lh Al FarrOw ia, Potomac ia.
Russell 10, Castaway II Qasi years winner
1O9, B0lerO 100, King Thomas 10i. Rey del
Rey 104. Odette l04, Yosemite 100, Guido 81,
Ricco 80, Take Notice 80. For the Suburban
Kingston 1872, Tenny 49, FirenZi 125 Race
land 10. Rico is bottom weight with 80.
James Gray's weight ideas for tile Su-
burban are:
las to the weight that should assign the
different horses, presume no one will deny
that Tenny and Frenzi are of the highest
class. and should carry the top weight. If
this should be 130 pounds, then Tourna-
ment, l25 pounds Kingston, 126 pounds;
Raceland, 122 pounds; Teuton, 119 pounds:
Prince Royal, l15 pounds; Senorita, ZIG
pounds; Burlington. III pounds; Riley, ZIG
pounds; Demuth, 119 pounds; Judge Nor
row, ia pounds; Ruperta, 10 pounds and
banquet, 10 pounds. This leaves margin
OF % pounds before the minimum is reached.
and II an assignment of weight to the re-
manning horses, based upon public form,
and all at ITO pounds OF less, shall find the
winner outside of those | have named. will
some one stand up and tell me which one it