The morning call., 1891-02-09
TURF NOTES.
Future Book Odds on the Brook.
Ign and Suburban.
Turf Reform Action by the Eastern Board Of
Control-Sunors Future-Horses That
Sold for Mere Songs.

Since the publication, week ago, OF the
Brooklyn and Suburban handicap weighs
so much interest in the results has been
shown by the public that Eastern book
makers have determined to open future
books on both events and will list the ODDS
this week. Philip and Michael Dwyer are
said to be anxious to back Prince Royal,
Eon. Raceland and Potomac; Billy
Lakeland wants little Tea Tray
money, Buddhists owner will back MS
chances, Pulsifer desires to play Tenny
heavily, and Judge Morrow friends are an
Xious TO place their early money on him.
The general public fancy Tournament and
Tenny and both the rs will be well sup
ported. The opening odds, the boOk-makels
say, will make Tenny first choice at
about to for the Brooklyn, pretty short
odds for a race three months off yet and
with no declarations in yet. Tournament
viii be second pick, then Raceland, Prince
Royal, EOn, Demuth and Burlington In
their order. Offers of 80 to against Cast
away, last years winner, are already made
LOCAL FUTURE BOOKS.
Whether books on the two events will be
opened here or not will depend entirely on
tuG blDil VI bbC lteloidlulN hON III oNoo4"hi
concerning the closing of the local pool
rooms. If the rooms close there will be
none, but if they are allowed 10 run, at least
! two books will be opened.
One California candidate for both events
is already horS be combat, for Billy APP
| pleby states that Odette, who made such
| good showing last fail at the Blood-horse
meeting, has been turned out OF training.
As the declarations out of both events are
due en- the Goth Of this month, intending
spectators, unless they have The very best
of inside stable Information, would do we'll
10 await their publication before investing
on their faneieS.
DIED AT SEA.
Dispatches were received in this city on
Thursday morning last announcing the
death ut sea, from the effects OF being terri
! bly, knocked about, Uf the two thoroughbred
horses. Ossian and Simon Magnus. Both
horses were on the steamer Richmond Hi.
| Ossian was II years old and was by Sa'ya-
tor, dam Music, and had already served sew
eral years at the stud in England. He was
purchased by Mr.. EaSton for j. 3. Ferguson,
who has Buckingham near Lexington,
ny, The price paid for him by Ferguson Is
said TO have been $4,000 Ossian's career
here was expected to be full OF promise be-
cause of his great breeding.
Simon Magnus was by Saint Simon, dam
Wheel OF Fortune, and was just entering his
three-year-old season. Mi. Easton pur-
him IN training and racing him until the
time one of the prominent breeders
might desire TO purchase him. The breed
Ing interests OF the country sustained a loss
by the death of these two horses, they
were both of the best strains ui English
thoroughbred stock.
TURF REFORM.
The Eastern scheme to further the best in
terests OF the turf and a0ate the many
nulsanceS and rascaliiies that of late years
nave been so prominent Is assuming definite
SHAPE in the East. The Brooklyn Jockey
Club has Joined the Monmouth Park, COuey
Island and New York Jockey clubs, and the
four associations now form the Board of
Control of the united associations. a COM
mittee Of seven has been appointed, four,
MrSsrs 7. j. Dwyer, d. ID. Withers, J. G
X. Lawrence and John \. Morris, repre-
sentlng the asst Citations as named, and three
MeSsrs. John Hunter, \. j. Cassatt and
James Galway, the hOrse-owners. 10 this
committee is enru sted the licensing Of
trainers and jockeys, the registration of
ownership Of stables and the supervision of
the forfeit list. The full details of the COM
mitiee's rules have not been made known
yet, but AS far as the reports yet received go
all applications Tor licenses to trainers ard
jockeys viii be very closely scrullnized be-
lore allowed and all their back records care
fully examined. If only all the racing asso-
cations IN the country would join the
Board OF Control and observe their rules
hiuei Oh the J"GDerY now SO prevalent would
be knocked in the head. There would be no
more cases of trainers or jockeys ruled off
In the West training or riding in the East
or South, and vice versa. Once ruled off,
they would stay OFF, unless the board after
Investigation decided that they had been
wrOnged. Such millennium, when it comes,
Will be hailed with delight by all honest
racing men, and more especially BY the poor
Guled public, who have been so outrageous
ly robbed and swindled.
POOR OH PAROLE
certainly never expected to hear again of
Parole, who won the City and Suburban of
1879 in a field of eighteen and frightened all
| but one solitary opponent out of the Metro
| politap, writes the well-known turf writer
"Rapier," but the following story is kindly
| sent me from Philadelphia: Near that city
! meeting was lately held under the Ameri-
| can Pony Racing Association rules, and dur
| ing the days sport race Tor hacks and
| hunters, three-quarters of mile on
| the fist, with gentlemen up" was to
| be run Among the entries was one
| Parole, pedigree unknown, certificate
| from the NJ +. II. of some out-ot-the-way
| fox-huntiug club accompanying the entry IN
! due foim. 1t did not occur TO any one at
| first that this could be Mr.. Lorillafd'S once
| great race-horse, nothing having been heard
| of him for years, the suppoSition being that
| lie had died an hOnOred pensioncr, or that
lie was perhaps enjoying Iipe old age, sur
| rounded with every comfort that the heart
| Vi HbISt GOulu utblEt. tOuCil, however. Hatl
not been his lot. On appearing in the pad
! dock lie was recognized as indeed the win
! ner of the City and Suburban of 1879; an
| objection was lodged against his starting,
on the q round of improper entry as TO ped-
! gree, aud the fact was developed that his
| present owner had bought him at auction
for 500 with no guarantee from the seller as
to his identity. Never having seen the IA
| nous son of bennington and Maiden, his
new owner could not be sure whether this
Parole WAS the once victorious race-horse or
| not. AT any rate lie started in q field of
eight and finished absolutely last, two
prairie-bred ponies, Az hands high. giving
| him hye pounds and ten pounds respective
ly, finishing among others in front of him.
| Seventeen years old, and with a career per-
haps equaled by no other American horse.
it does seem deplorable that Parole should
be dragged out to be beaten by ponies
| HOrseman.
THE ENGLISH DERBY.
The Derby TO be run at EPSON on Wednes-
day, May 9th, will be the second under the
| conditions OF a guaranteed stake OF E5eOO To
the winner, e500 to the nominator of the
| winner, 93U0 to the owner of the second and
600 to the owner of the third. The con-
ditions are ESQ each for those left in after
the first Tuesday in January, when declar-
atoms were made at 925, previous declar-
| alton OF 9l0 having been made on the nrsl
| Tuesday in January, 1890. The stake closed
in July, 1889, with 206 subscribers, of which
foity-four declared at el0, with los at 425,
leaving those below eligible to start and pay
ESQ, start or no Start. The conditions also
provide that if there's surplus it shall 90 to
the winner. Last year, with 233 subscribers,
| oil Which sXty-three paid $40 and 106 PAID
e25i there was surplus of $3.50, but there
WI be NJ surplus this year There are now
thirty-ninc eHlries LED, o, 1f which G1uyer-
neur. Peter Flower, OFy,eto, Tie Deerster
and Orion are the most talked about.-N. x
Spirit Of the Times
The hye-year-old John s, by Long
Ia~. ran more races last year than any
horse on the turf. He started seyenty-siz
times.
sotL, FoH SONGS.
Some OF the greatest horses that hav,
| ever anpearpd III the tnrf Mera ihnse tina