The morning call., 1892-09-19
TALK OF TURF And TRACK
Review Of Racing Events at
the State Fair.
SUCCESSFUL NEW OWNERS.
Great Racing Expected Over the Kite-shaped
Track at Stockton This Week-Tips
and Tattle.

N0rk. he racing Was very Opoh ouu 'hO
handicapping so good that the horses being
brought together by weil-adJusted weight
ing, surprises were numerous. But this Is
the sort of racing that all true lovers OF the
turf delight in seeing. When the s0-called
talent" pick every winner throughout
meeting 1t becomes monotonous and the
bulk of speculative race-goers, being small
bettors and generally shortend players. go
away disgusted.
The tables turned at tie State Fair during
the past few days with a vengeance. Many
Of the first choice players are reported as
losing into the tens of thousands. One short
end player Is accredited with having wen
upward of $4,000 on the ten days sport.
The president and directors must be con-
graduated on the perfect arrangements and
the way in which they were carried out.
Nor must mention of the genial secretary,
Ed f. Smith, be omitted the success of the
entire fair greatly depended upon him and
the result must be gratifying to him and act
as some compensation for the ceaSelesS and
untiring energy he displayed.
Two stars in the shape OF new owners
have sh0ne prominently out IN the local
turf armament during the past few days.
aud they have illumlned successfully too.
The first is Charles Fair, son of the we'll
known ex-senator Mr.. Fair has started
pecuniaTy resources, he has come TO the
conclusion that ''the best is good enough
for him." as the old saying goes. In the
first place he looked around and secured
the services of trainer who, with the
possible exception Of By Holly, is the best
"dOuble-handler" on the Pacific Coast.
Dick Havey showed up In great form at the
fair both as driver and trainer OF harness
racers and as the conditioner Of the Fair
stable.
In the second place Mr. Fair went to
work to get the very pick Of the thorough
breds. Havey'5 advice, coupled with that
of DR.. Mas0erO, enabled him TO secure in
Dare and FlOodgate TWO of the finest-bred
Youngsters which ever looked through
bride. With careful training they have
developed wonderful speed, and when they
go East next year will be looked for to win
in any company. Havey brought both of
them TO the post in their respective races at
Sacramento as ''ft as fiddle" Mr.. Fair is
racing for pleasure but if he determines to
go on as he started his new hobby will
yield him large pecunlary profit IN ad-
ditiOn.
The other new owner deserving of men,
tion for his recent victories Is l.. Ottinger,
who is well known in the railroad circles of
this city. Fond of harness horses, he made
his first racing venture this year. Mr.. Fair
is the patron of the ''bang-tails," Mr.. Ottin-
ger OF the harness brigade" The latter
wisely dssocldltu ulmStlI with Tue cIdCh
driver and trainer, Tom keatlng. and has
united his own shrewd commercial instincts
with keating's clever hOrsemanship. The
result has been that the combination has
won all along the line. In the dOuble-gaited
0ttnger they have crack-a-Jack, while
Our Dick Is the king of PAGERS. Crown
Prince and Frank NJ are good canpaigners
aud will turn out sure bread-winners be-
fore the fall circuit is over.
The racing procession now moves on TO
Stockton, where the races open to-day. The
race programme is fully equal and III many
points superior even to that of the State
Fair All the best horses in the State have
been entered. Then the famous kite
shaped track will be put into use. 1t is
reported TO be in great shape, and every
harness hOrseman is looking for the fast
Sacramento race records 10 be smashed 10
bits.
This afternoons programme consists Of
trot for the 2:23 and 2:40 classes, both
special races, entries closing this morning
with Secretary La Rue at the track. The
third event VIII bring forth the best pacing
race yet seen on the circuit. 1t is an $500
purse for the 2:lS-cIass PAGERS. When It is
said that Tom RYDER, Belle Button. ALA
nah, Eclectic w. Wood, Hazel II, Piunkett,
Lady II and Hummer will meet it is need
less to remark that lots OF guessing will
have 70 be done to find the winner. The
days sport will open with running dash
of five turlongs for two-year-olds. The fol-
lowing horses should just about win:
Five furlong dash, two year olds-
Oracle s.
2:lS pace-Eclectic or W. Wood.
The Pacific Coast TrOtting- horse Breeders
Association will hold their fall meeting on
October 10, II, IS, 19. %. u aud p. There
viii be seven solid days races and $4,000
viii be hung up in stakes and purses. The
entry list has already been published in
The CALL in eXtensO and guarantees
meeting which will wind up the trottiDg
season in splendid fashion.
Next week the Garden City will hold a
niuedays' meeting. San Jose has always
been noted for its successful fairs. 1t comes
a little later in the season this year, but the
secretary and officers have been kept busy
for weeks past with the largest entry on
record. That capital little sporting town.
Vallejo, then fills in with an attractive
speed programme OF five days. Our own
Bay District track will then be the almost
daily scene Of equine contests until the end
Of the year
One Of the most familiar faces on the local
turf was missed at the State Fair this year.
Business kept the genial Al Hall in the city
this time, and Dick Havey:was in mourning
at the absence of his QuOndam friend and
pitcher" Al kept the wires busy. how
ever. and they do say got some of the short
end on Eclectic and St. Julian BIll's cham
pion. BY the by, the latter nearly got Hall
''over barrep' on the Sullivan contest for
several cold twenties. but Al's luck stood by
him and the wager was declared off.
One thing the stop-at-home hOrsemen en-
joyed was the almost hourly receipt of tele-
graphic requests from the wandering talent
for all sorts Of sums, varying from SO TO
500 to prvent them having TO walk the
railroad ties home from the Capital City.
They congratulated themselves on being
out Of the soup, and doubtless responded
freely in their JOY to the bereaved punters
anxious awaiting remittances.
The best part of the runners 60 over the
mountains to Reno Tom Jones, the
starter, will WELD the flag at Theodore Win
ter's pet meeting and great sport is PROM
ised.
The pneumatc-tired. ball bearing aulky
which George K. Bdwell is making for
Robert Bonner was finished this week. He
will at once begin to use it on his six-fur-
long track behind some of the trotters now
at the farm. This wheel will be of the or
binary diameter-2S inches. Another sulkv
with 36-inch wheels has been ordered by
M Bonner from Caffrey, the Camden
builder who built the sulkies in which Maud
5 and Sunol made their records.
Tony Hamilton has signed contract to
ride for the Blemton stable next year.
Because Pierre Lorillard thought he should
have won with Locohatchee day at Mon
mouth he did not when he told him his ssry-
ices were not desired for 1898. Tony, how
ever, Twas soon gobbled up by his late employ
er's son, August Belmont. as lie knew Fox
hall Keene was after him. He.always gave
the Belmont stable every satisfaction and
preferred going back TO his old friends than
to make up with new ones. Tho retainer is
the same as he is now receiving $4,000.
Budd DObles is the first reinsm TO drive
three trotters TO the worlds record. They
are:. Dexter. 2:17A; Goldsmith Maid, 2:l4,
and Nancy Hanks, 2:o5A. The fact that
no other driver has succeeded in placing
more than one champion trotter to his
credit emphasizes The greatness of tha