The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-19
RACING GOSSIP.
Winding Up Of the Seasons Har-
ness Contests,
Tbs Coming BlOod-Eorse Races Charles Reed
Buys St Blaisc for FOrtune-Eas:-
ern Winter Racing.

With the close of the Breeders meeting
last Saturday at the Bay District track, the
main interest in the harness racing mot
records against time of the State has come
to an end for 1891. There is some mixed
racing to be held at Los Angeles this week,
but few of the trutting or pacing cracks
that have gone through the circuit will
attend
At Stockton the kite will be kept warm by
tests against time records, and, if rain keeps
off, some very fast notches will probably be
marked during the week. Marvin will send
Sunol, whom he pronOunces 10 be i'll ripe
order, against the worlds record, 2:O0@4, tie
first favorable day, probably Tomorrow
THE BEsT PERFORMERS.
On performance, the best trotter that has
drawn a suky this year on the circuit, is
undoubtedly Frank NJ. His game race with
Skinner at Sacramento and his two en-
phatic victories at the Breeders races, to-
gether with his work up in Nevada. award
him the palm. He is game as game can
be, and his gait is a square, legitimate trot.
In his first race at the Breeders against
Skinner and Wanda he showed up rather
lame, but warmed out of it nicely. II he
can stand up next year he will give all
corners hard fight to beat him, as he has
not yet shown his extreme speed.
The most promising faster green horses
that have made their marks are Mckinney
and James Madison. The stakes in the
match race between Silas Skinner and Mad
ian last Saturday were not 5000, but $780,
and the match was made simply TO give
Madison chance to lower his ecord. This
he did very handily, going to a mark of 2:1SH
in the only heat he won, Skinner then cut
ting loose and showing Madison the way
home very easily.
OF the PAGERS, those very uncertain guam
titles, no very great things can be said as to
their deeds during the circuit Rupee aud
Turk Franklin probably are the best OF
class that is not equal to that Of previous
circuits.
IF IT DOES NOT RAIN.
Next Saturday, if the clerk of the
weather permits, and 1t may be said in
parenthesis that just now that parsonage
looks rather humidity inclined, the Blood
horse AsSOciat0 on commences its fall meet
ing at the Bay District track. Eleven days
racing have been programmed and oil en-
tries obtained 10 the several entries to be
decided. Looking over the list of nomina-
tons, many well-known leading stables are
noticed as absenteeS, and the class of con-
tending horses is not equal to that of past
meetings. But with good handicapping and
good management very excellent racing
ought to be got out OF the material on hand,
even if no cracker jacks run aud no records
are broken.
VALUABLE HoRsEFLESH
One hundred thousand dollars Is a pretty
large sum TO invest in one horse, yet that
sum is what Charles Reed of the Fairview
stud at GallatiD, Tenn, paid last Saturday
for the famous stallion st. Blaise, son Of
the renowned English champion Hermit
and FuZee. St. Blalse was imported from
England by the late August Belmont, and
sired more big winners than any other I'M
lT,s.. I'D
into the ring Mr. Reed made the opening
and only bid Of 100000. hush fell over
tie large attendance, and there being no
advance the hammer fell on the highest
priced bit Of thoroughbred horsefirsh ever
disposed Of in the country. Considering the
many ills that horses are liable TO encounter
it looks a risky venture, does MI Reeds
purchase; but he probably knows pretty
well what he is doing. Ii ST. Blaise
lives for five years he will more
than pay for himself. especially
if his warnings bring such high figures as
they did at the Belmont sale-Sl0, 600 apiece
being only average rates. With such prices
for baby thoroughbreds tits no wonder that
sagacious turfmen prefer TO breed for sale
rather than race either the stock they breed
or purchase. The cost Of raising a yearling
is nominal, and If they Own both sire and
dam no quicker and greater returns can be
had on their capital.
CLOSED IN THE EAST.
The regular racing season in the East hav-
ing closed, the winter tracks will blossom
cut in full glory again, and the high-class
sport furnished at North Bergen, Glou-
cester, Gutenberg and SaratOga-the latter
track having been purchased by the Gutten-
berg maguates-wll again delight the East
ern public.
L. J. Baldwin's Eastern stables are racing
at Chicago, and as they have not been very
heavily campaigued this season, aud out
class the fields starting against them, many
pleasant little purse is being placed to the
credit Of the Lucky ones" bank account
LAToNIA's SUCCESS.
Complete figures in the thirty-one days
racing at Latonia show that SOS, 075 was
hung up in stakes and purses, which was
captured by 209 horses out of 342 starters,
leaving losing horses to number 1873, These
$40 horses started 1903 times. Seventy eight
owners won money. while 81 jockeys rode
one OF more winners The talent, all things
considered, were fairly lucky in picking the
winners. SO of the ISL races run being won
by the first fayOrites.
In the free-for-all pacng-race that Guy
won at Terre Haute. Ind. recently, the time
was the fastest ever made in n seven-heat
race---2:lSh, 2:l2h, 2:l31a, 2:13, PIP, PIG,
2I5}4.
Alerton had en- five-ounce shoes forward
and three ounces behind when he trotted in
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