The morning call., 1891-06-22
TURF TOPICS.
LOantaka's Suburban and Strath'
meath's Derby.
More California Seconds to Corrigan's Firsts.
Ratios Of Trotting Speed and
Distances.


day by Loantaka-one of the longest shots
in the betting-waS great surprise to local
horsemen. Pulsifer's colt, by his winning
the Brooklyn and his great race later on
with Tristan on Decoration day when Iris
tan lowered the mile and an eighth record
second and quarter, Tenny being only just
beaten, showed himself to be the best five
year-old in training, and the Suburban
looked as good as won before the flag fell.
But he was beaten away off in the compare
lively slow time of 2:07, and finished sixth.
Tenny was giving the winner eighteen
pounds-qute lot of weight. Probably
the Brooklyn and Decoration day races took
the edge off him. With a good let up the
colt will doubtless round to again and be in
his best form by fall.
THE CERTAINTY OF UNCERTAINTY.
Never was the certainty of the absolute
uncertainty of racing better exemplifed
than in the Suburban, and the result deals
severe blow to the supposed established
racing law that because a horse Is last
sprinter that he cannot stay over distance.
LOantaka, who is years old, has only won
at short distances in which he showed great
speed and achieved some reputation. Now
he comes out and beats the best s;ayers on
the turf. The truth seems to be that
whether horse can stay or not Is only de-
termined by actual racing trials. Tie only
way to test the pudding is 10 taste IT, Be
cause a horse bred in lines whose chief
claim to distinction has heretofore lain III
races at six furlongs or so that fact does not
mean that he cannot 60 mile ana an
eighth or more.
POOR MANS HORSE.
One most satisfactory feature Of Loan
taka's success is that he is essentially poor
mans horse, his owner, W. Mccain, being
one of the least wealthy of the Eastern OWL
ers. Indeed, Loantaka was his enc eve
lamb, and for cnce the lamb proved cour-
ageous and staunch bleater McCann is SAID
to have won quite a nice little sum IN bets
Oh the result beside the stakes.
STILL RUNNING SECOND.
In last weeks turf columns Of The CALI,
1t was mentioned that ali that WAS needed
TO cause Calif0rnlanS cup OF sorrow to over
flow was for RinfaX of the Undine stable
10 run second To another COrrigan horse at
COrrigan's Chicago track. The overflow
came and most dee sively, for RinfaX ran
third 10 COrrigan's Ethel in the slow time
of 2 :05 for one and an eighth miles. DECKER
son beat RinfaX for the place The same
remarks made last week concerning the
persistent playing Of second fiddle by the
Undiue stable in any race that COrrlgan had
an entry in now apply again with redOubled
force.
RINFAX WAS NOT FIT
In the Geographic account Of the race re-
ceived here il was stated that the manager
Of the Undine stable stated that Rln1aX was
short of work and could not win. The next
question is if it is the correct caper to start
colt so we'll known on tile Coast and with
national reputation, having broken the
record in his match with Geraldine, when
he is not in condition to win. Ii RlntaX was
not TT surely lie ought not 10 have been
started.
Did the Judges at Chicago publicly an
nOunce what RinfaX's condition was? Also,
were the deluded patrons OF the Oakland
pOOi-rOomS informed of what the Undine
Stable people thought OF knlaX by Tie
Upen-hearted bOok-makeTs? II they were
not, all the money they wagtTed on the
colts chances was douby thrown away.
These tactics may succeed for a while, but
Just as sure as tie sun rises ana sets their
promu gators will finally meet with their
just deserts.
Racine, since his defeat by G. W. Cook
another CurTgau horse has won a couple
of races, but none Of the Corrigan horses
were in them, and besides the California
champion was ridden by McCalfery and not
by NdrYaeZ
sTRATHNIEATH's DERBY
The East this year had its innings for the
American Derby, Green Morris packing OF
the rich prize with Strathmeath, Poet Scout
securing the place, and kingman, the ia
entered by l.. u. Shippee, was fancied 10
win by local hOTsemen, but he falied to Sc
cure slice Of the money. The time, 2:492
for the mile and a half, shows that the track
must have been very heavy.
The Futurity stakes Of 1890 were worth
S74, 445. This year 100000 will represent
the sum TO be divided between the three
first horses.
WILL RECIPROCATE.
The English Jockey Club mas, during the
entire history Of the American turf, failed
to recognize any other turf corporation on
this side of the Atlantic but the American
Jockey CIuO, and, as VIII De remem bered,
the President of this semi-cOmatcse body
has tuj yed the distinction of being an eX-
officiO member Of the English Jockey Club.
| Through the press our sp0rtSmsn in
England have recognized he efforts that are
being made to bring about turf reforms, and
the jockey Club has shown It's appreciation
by addressing letter to The Secretary Of
the American Jockey Club, in which a
hearty recognition Is gwen to the new steps
taken. The English body is entirely in SYM
pathy, and will Cooperate III all rulings Of
the Board Of Control.
Jimmy Mclaughlin, at one time the
premier jockey of America, Is rapidly los
ing his prestige. He has thrown away sew
eral good races by his weakness, brought on
by reducing, to finish race properly. He
lost the Ga!llaTd stakes with st, FlOrian,
the best tWO-Yeaf-Olu Oh lle year, JnfOuRn
lacking strength to hold the youngster to-
gcther.
TROTTING RATIOS.
To ascertain the distance between two
horses, multiply the distance made in sec
ond by the slow horse by the difference in
tue time Of the two horses, thus: A 2:10
bOrse is twenty seconds faster than a 80
horse; multiply So feet . % inches (the dis
tance made by the slow horse in a second
by 20, the difference in time. Tie result
will be 704 feet-Ihe distance between the
two horses when the first horse finishes the
mile.
10 make this more clear we submit the
following tables, prepared for our readers
which illustrates the respective distances
between competing horses when the victor
takes the pole. The class to which the
horses lelong are given, with the feet and
inches of space between them IN a mile race ::
2:l2 behind 2: 10 in mile. ..........S0 feet
2:l4 behind :l2 Ia mile. .......7S feet inches
2l6 behind 2:l4 IN al e...........77 feet inches
2:lS behind 2l6 In mile ..........76 feet inches
22U behind is 4 ntle. .........75 feet inches
2:2Z behind 2: 20 In a mile. .........74 feet inches
"a behind 2:22 in mile. .........73 feet inches
2 rs behind "a In mile. ........72 feet inchl
2:2S behind 20 in mile ........7l feet inches
2:30 behind 20 In mile. feet inches
The following table shows the distance
per second Travelled OY trOtters of the classes
nan,ai and WILL afford an inf srpstinU studv