The morning call., 1891-05-25

ter's time, TO match her against the best
time ever made at one. two aud three miles
to both harness and wagon"
MOVE THE STAND
Now that the racing at The Oakland track
Is over aud will not be resumed LOT 10"
weeks the Oakland Jockey Club could con-
fer the very greatest possible favor on the
grand-stand public if they would remove
that section of barn on stills called tIe
Judges stand to the other side OF the track
1t now Obstructs everybody's view Oh tne
finish, and is entirely in the way ana OUT ol
place. For $50 the change could be hade,
and, if needed, this sum could be raised IN d
very few minutes by public subscription
THE TRoTTING OUTLOOK.
The outlook for greater competition IN the
trottiDg events this year throughout Tue
State is most encouraging. Only tue SaIS sans
bury horses are going East, and as Goi9-
smith with the COrbett string, HlckOk WIN MS
fast goerS, Marvin with the pick OF FaIo
Alto, Vioget with the reliable La SleSta en-,
tries, besides the regular local tra liners, VIII
all come together continuously Throughout
tie circuit the best racing on record In me
State is assured. If series OF races De-
tween Sta mbOul and PalO Alto can De ar
ranged public interest will be highly aroused,
and each meeting of the pair attended Dy
thousands.
BIRDING ARCHER.
rIeu hICtlcT, lD6 WelI-huOWu
Jockey, speaking of attempts made 10 OflDe
him, says of the first time such an o1er
was made: 1t was this way. was stay
ing IN lodgings at Doncaster for the Leger
week. and on Wednesday night received
a small but heavy parcel. was not as lot
tunate then as | am now, else the man
would not have dared to try to eTl0e me.
The parcel was delivered by an unknown
individual. and on opening it FOUND IL 10
contain 100 sOVeTeignS in gold and a slip OF
paper on which was written: AuolueI
hundred tomorrow il - does not win the
Park Hill stakes; much more money 10 1OI,
low Now, the horse referred 10 belonged
TO Lord Falmouth and was almost certain
to win. / took the note and the gold 10
Matthew Dawson and he went with me 10
Lord I Falmouth. l said to his lordSnip L
would prefer another jockey being pnt up,
but he would not hear Of it. And about the
gold asked?' He told NE to keep 1t by all
means. l felt fdgety next day. HE my
seemed cool and very bit, and / was extra
particular examining her girths, ana 1
never rode a more careful race, YET L
got beaten by a head by something from
Nation, which started 10 to /. | was so
veXed | could have cried. Lord Falmouth
cheered me up by saying that could NOT
have ridden better, and that time WOulu
prove-which it did-that we had met more
than our match in GAns0n'S hlIy. An ln-
spector of police was consulted ana ne
placed one Of his men to watch near my
lodgings, in case the other hundred was de-
livertd, and TO find out who the man was
The precautiOu was taken too late. Nhen
got back to my lodgings the second paTcel
was on my dresSing-table. 1t contained, IKE
the first, 100 sOyereigns and note, and the
note said the writer was extremely QOHseu,
but that he would prefer my not drawing IL SO
fine in future. You should have seen Lord
Falmouth and Matthew Dawson laugh when
| showed il TO them"
"And what did you do with the money?
Constable asked.
Kept it, of course. Had l not carried
out the unkn0wn's instructonsP"
did you ever find out who sent it?
"No."
"Did they try it a second time ?"
"Nu; everybody knew Of 1t the next day,
and the scOundrels would not risk second
attempt. For long time afterward L was
worried to death by people saying to me,
Archer, is it true you sold your best friend,
Lord Falmouth. for paltry sum OF two
hundredY
When the notorious winter racing track
at Guttenburgh. in New Jersey, closed its
doors few days ago it had been open for
racing, without days p0stponement, Tor
III continuous days, since its opening on
November 20, 1890 The SUN OF S3l6,b13,
of which the association contributed S29S.-
100 in purses, was divided among the win
nerS of the 762 races run at he track.
About 100 thoroughbreds are being pre-
pared at the Haggin rauch for shipment
East, there TO be sold at auction next
| month.
Strange are the ups and downs of fortune.
| Just now whole army OF people are ar
| guing that Tea Tray will win the Brooklyn,
| because of his defeat of FirenZi at Mon
mouth last year when whole ton OF
| money was made on him. Jockey Moore
rode him on that day, and the boy could
| have had a bath of champagne If lie had
| only limited at it. Last Saturday he was
standing outside the gates Of Guttenburgh,
and couldn't get in because he had neither
! a badge nor p0rtsman.
L. Corrigan is willing to back his fiily
Ethel against L. S. Gardner's fily Ida Pick
wick to the extent Of $1,000, the race to be
run on any Western track al the same dis
lance and under the same conditions as the
Nashville Two Thousand.
Starter Jimmie Rowe has adopted some
what novel, but quite effective, way OF deal
| ing with mulish jockeys at the post He
| carries cane, and Yields it after the man
Der of the country pedagOgue