The morning call., 1891-01-29
WINTER RACING.


Clifton Track.
Improving the breed of thoroughbred
horses by racing them over the snow-banks
and mud Sloughs of the New Jersey winter
race-trackS, and betting on the results III the
numerous poolroOms all over the country
are pursuits that meet with but little ap-
proval from any except the pool-rOom book
makers, who reap rich harvests from the
public.
In fact, such methods of advancing the
best interests of the turf are being vehe-
mently opposed. Antl-pool-room bills are
before every Legislature in the land. and
quite recently grand jury of New Jersey
county indicted the pr0prletorS OF the Gilt
ton race-track for keeping diSorderly house
in allowing book-making to be carried on at
the track. The indictments held water, Tor
on trial, the Clifton pc ople and some twenty
five boOk-makers We're convicted and fined
$500 each, the Judge trying the case stating
that If racing was continued at the track the
next conviction would be much more
severely punished.
Clifton has, according to latest reports.
concluded to take the judges advice aud will
race no more this winter. But at Gloucester
and Gutenberg racing is still going on, they
being in different counties. They, too. Will
probably also be indicted and closed. At
New Orleans winter racing is also being
conducted. but not on as large scale as at
the New jersey tracks. IL the New Jersey
tracks close down New Orleans will also
probably follow suit.
ALI winter every leading New York daily
has been criticizing very sharply the racing
at these New Jersey tracks, and has exposed
the fiagrant robberles that have been going
on whereby the public have been robbed
right and left. 1t IS quite possible that had
the racing been honestly conducted the New
Jersey Grand jury would have found no i'll
dictments.
The following is the proposed programme
of the Blood-horse Associations spring
meeting, commencing on April 18th and con-
tinulng on alternate days to the 25th:
FIRST DAY.
Introduction purse, S40o, for three we n. &C =
and upward, one mile.
The California SIak es. for two-year-olds, half a
nile, closed August 10, 1890.
Selling purse, $500, all ages, entrance free,
th5ee-quarteIs OF a mile
Purse, S4Oo for three-year-ods and upward
seven-eghths OF a mile.
The Thornton StaA es. for three year-olds and
upward, $50 entrance Free S25 forfeit or Sl5 II
declared oct on or before April LIST, with $500
added, of which 500 TO second horse, third TO
save stakes, one mile and quarter.
SECOND DAY.
Selling purse, $780, all ages, entrance free:
$50 TO second and $50 10 third; one mile.
Purse $3.50, for thGee-year-Olds aud upward,
five-furlong heats.
Purse $780, for two year-o ODDS, five furlongs
The Tidal stakes for three year-ods aud up
ward one aud quarter mics. Closed August
TO- 1889.
Purse $500. for three yeaI-ods and upward,
one and an eighth miles.
The Racine stakes, for twoyearolds, three
quarters Of mile. Closed August To- 1890.
Purse S4OC, Tor three year-olds and upward,
seveneighlhs of a mile.
The Pacific Derby, for three-yeay- olds, one and
a half miles. Closed August Is, 1889.
FOURTH DAY.
Purse $500, for three-y ear-olds and upward
owners handicap, $50 To second and $50 TO
third, entrance free, one mile.
Purse $500 Tor tWO-keal old Gllins five
longs.
AiI-age handicap, $500. one and sixteenth
miles.
Purse $780, all ages. three.quarters OF a mile.
Lathrop stakes, a handicap for all ages. $50
entrance. $50 forfeit or $50 declaration, one
and a half miles.
FIFTH DAY.
All-age handicap S400, one mile.
Three-yeaI-old stake, and aud a sixteenth
miles.
Purse S4oO all ages three quarter mile heats
Stake, all ages, one and three-sixteenih miles.
SIXTH DAY.
Purse $500, for three-year.old FLIES, three
quarters OF a mile.
Purse $500 (selling), fifteen sixteenths of a
MILE
Handicap, $500, all ages, one and a quarter
miles.
Stake for two-year-olds, three quarters OF a
mile.
SEVENTH DAY.
Purse $500 (sellng), all ages one mile.
Own RS handicap, $500, all ages, one aud
sixteenth miles.
Handicap, $500, for two year olds. fye-eighths
OF mile.
The Burns handicap, $1,000 added, $50 en-
trance. $50 forfeit, all ages, aud three quar-
ters miles.
Consolation purse, $500. for beaten horses,
seven-eighths of a mile.
The entrance to all the $500 purses has
been set at S15. Entries to the open
events close on March I'd, and declarations
are due April 1st.
The skeleton of Electioneer, the great
trotting sire of Palo Alto, is being set up in
this city. and when completed will be placed
IN the museum OF the Stanford University at
Palo Alto,