The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-23

that | have soured on it. | have no other
snperstition-dont believe In cnarmS.
dreams or black cats, and l don't THINK
horsemen are more superstitious than any
other class of men,"
"woNT LOOK AT 'EM."
Andrew Thompson has peculiar super
stition. OF course he softly denies that IL is
a superstition. but to man who is mol up
tree it looks decidedly like one. He owns,
among other horses, the very go0d my
Mabel Glenn. Ii he can possibly DO SO, ne
always enters her in the last race Of the day,
sees her warm up, puts down his bet. ana
then, as the horses 90 TO the post, he starts
for The depot and secretes himself In the
front car OF the first outgoing train, Wnete
he sits and speaks TO no one. The result OF
the race he knows only through the crown
who come pouring in later. he did not see
his filly win in either one of her last two
races, although on the last occasion he
bet $1,000 OH her.
GARRISON HORSES SOLD.
Snapper Garrison, the well-known East
ern jockey, sold off all his racing stable at
Gutenberg recently. The details OF the
sale were as follows: Text, ch. c., 4, by
Kinglake-Maxiin, G. Walbaum, $500; Re
up, T. Leigh, $3.50; Chilhowie, b. g.. ., by
imp. King Ban Locust Bloom, j. +. Goth
annie, S225; chestnut colt, 2, by imp. Nerger-
Victorine, w. Ii. Roller, Sll0o; Guy Gray
ch. e., 5. by imp. lEtruder-Allce Gray, d.
Shields. S4l0; Guildero, br. G.. 3. by iro-
quois- Guildean. j. Shields, S525; bay filv,
2. by imp. Rapture-GalaXy, T. Leigh, SJo0'
total, $3.50; average for seven head,
S1OSI 80. In his GRAFTON preliminary TO the
sale AuetiGneer EastOn SAID: Mr.. Garrison
reason for selling the horses Is that ne mas
signed a contract to ride for prominent
stable during the coming season. One OF
the conditions of the contract is that Mr..
Garrison shall not own a race-h0TSe OF
hair in a race-hOrSr'S tail.
John Mackay says that Salvador has put
on 100 pounds of flesh since his arrival AT
Rancho del Pas0. His first mare was Electra,
Dam Of Hidalso, on February 18Th, the
second VaHdalile, and later Miss Woodf0rd.
SALE OF PREvoLo.
1t is reported that Joseph Cairn Simpson,
the Nestor of all the turf writers on the
Coast, has sold his young stallion Preyoio
by Antevolo, for $500, TO an Eastern buyer.
Harry Wilkes is in the city stable OF the
Sire Brothers, and he is logged almost every
day on the road. To all appearances he Is as
good horse as he ever was, but is placed at
"a disadvantage by the horses going faster
than they did when he trotted fiom victory
TO victory on circuit tracks. Being small
horse, and travelling without weights and I'D
light shoes, he has kept remarkably sound
under the tasks assigned him. Thus far he
is the fastest of the get OF George likes,
and the probabilities are that his 2:134a will
always head the list OF the progeny OF that
stallion.
sUNoL STAYS AT HOME.
Secretary FaSig has received q letter from
Marvin stating that he will not be East IN
1891. Sunol viii there lore do her trotIlns
as Il five-year-old ON tue Pacific Coast.
1t is sad that ex-King Milan Of Servia.
who is now in London, will De IL new patron
in English turf circles this season. a cohl-
mission TO purchase racing stock on his be-
hat hpl hfen ri
Gold Leaf (pacing), 2:l1I, will be bred to
Baron Rose, son OF Stamboul and Mime
hama.
Georgetown, Kentucky Derby candi-
date, is said to be moving very fast on The
Latonia track. He is in charge of trainer
McGinty, who has also sent two Derby WIN
neTS to the post
The sick colts in the ValenSin cOnsign-
ment that were not sold in New York re-
Gently have been shipped home.
JOCKEY NOTES.
A tug-of-war team, if composed OF jock
eys, would surely prove profitable as an at
traction. The public would pay literally TO
learn which of the jockeys could win prizes
at pulling.
jockeys will not be allowed Wallets during
the coming season at the big tracks. They
cannot have business agents, and must look
after their riding equipments, as was the
case in days of old.
Jockey Johnny Lamley was ruled off at
Gutenberg few days ago for suspicious
riding OF Dixie. lie was under contract TO
ride for +. C. McLewee & Co. when the reg
ular season opened. An effort will be made
to have min reinStated.
Some of the leading jockeys are moving
for the establishment of scale of prices
for mounts with view of presenting the
same to the Board of Control and asking for
their adoption by the board. The following
are the prices that have been fixed by the
jockeys: For all losing mounts, SO; for
mounts, S25.
Hugh Penny, who was under engagement
with Mr.. G. W. Poole last season, will leave
for Memphis within the next two weeks 10
join the stable of Thomas Klley, with
Jockey 4. NJ. Brtton is going to have
quite racing stable this year from the lat
est accounts. and has employed another
jockey. J. johnson. to train his string.