The morning call., 1892-10-03
Review of the Fall Circuit
Harness-Racing.
THE SAN JOSE SELECTIONS
List of Winning Trotters and PAGERS when
Will the Poorcoms Reopen !-Jockeys
From the East.

this year on the Oakland track. October Is
to % inclusive. Several of the coast race
records have been shattered since the OPEN
ing of the circuit on August 5, and followers
of the harness brigade" have witnessed
more tight racing. met with more surprises
and seen faster time than they have done in
years, or ever before.
Taking the trotting horses, Richmond Jr.,
the property of Lee Rose, started out at the
breeders summer meeting in the best form
with notch of 2:19h and reduced this to
2:17h before the meeting was over. He cut
2H seconds off this mark at the 2:1S class
trot, winning in the extraordinary time for
three straight heats of 2:15. 2:17 and ZIG.
He again accomplished 2 10 in the first heat
of the Stockton free-for-all, but seems to
have fallen off little after his hard cam
paign. He has been spendidly handled,
ccnd toned and driven by Walter Maben
all the way through.
The actual trotting champion ship OF the
coast for all round racing qualities, how
ever, does not even take in such brilliant
performer as Richmond Jr. 1t lies I'M
doubleday between Mckinney and Beaury
Nc The latter's brilliant victory IN the
San Jose free for all is still bright and green
In the memory OF the horsemen. Beanry
made his first appearance this fall In the
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ing the first two heats in 2:19 and 2:17h.
after which Richmond Jr. beat him in the
next three heats, the latter being keyed up
better The q came Beaury Mes great triumph
at Sacramento, when he beat his field, includ-
ing Silver Bow, Frank III, Mckinney and
f oh ond Jr. Starting at the forlorn shortend
in the betting he earned his victory like the
game racehorse he is in four such tremend-
Gus heats as 2:l5, 2:l6%, 2:16A and 2:174.
II met defeat at the hands OF mckinney at
Stockton, but Beaury had none the best OF
the deal. All we're combined against him, as
they were at San Jose on Saturday, but he
suffered no disgrace IN being defeated
in the four fastest heats ever trotted this
side of the Rockies. His San Jose victory
again showed bis superb qualities, and
many think that If be aud Mckinney were
to meet again in match Beaury would
accomplish his defeat. The honor of train
ing and driving this great horse has fallen
upon one of the most experienced trainers
and conditioners in the State, WIFE am
Fieldwck. ''St. Julian" Bill, as he is pop
ularly known, may perhaps not be quite so
brilliant driver az some OF his compeers,
but as conditioner and trainer he has few
equals and no superiors on the trotting
Turf he has had 10 fight very hard game
all through the circuit and has come out
way on top.
Charlie Durfee's sind Mckinney has only
one race to his credit. the Stockton free-f0r-
all trot In that he demonstrated the fact
that when in the very pink OF condition lie
is probably the fastest trotter in California.
His time at Stockton, 2:15-2:14-2 10
2:14h, is little short OF marvellous. But 1t
must be said that the son Of Alley
one is somewhat uncertain; he YVES
a very different horse at Petaluma
and Stockton to what he was at the
State Fair Anyhow il is TO be hoped that
he and Beaury Bic will come together at
the breeders fall meeting and decide once
and for all which is the better horse Of the
year. Ii they do, what sort of crowd and
pooling will there be?
OF the sidewheelers W. Wood and Our
Dick stand way above the others. The
former beat Dick on Saturday at San Jose.
but keating's horse couldn't pace n bit.
All horses have their days off, and Satur-
day was one of Dicks. The latter's time
at Stockton in tho free for all. PIP. 2:13,
2:13lh and 2:15h. smashed the coast record
to smithereens, while w. Woods notch of
2:114 ever Stoekton's kite-shaped track
makes them come very close together, when
both are fit and well. They will meet at
Oakland on October % and the race will be
worth going thousand miles to see.
The following is list Of winning harness
horses On the fall circuit up to date.
Trotters-Richmond Jr.. Fitzsimmons, Laura
z, Jessie, Wanda, Lucy b, Almonitlon. Daghss-
tan. shylock, Edsnia. Bay Rum, Anteeo- Rich.
None Better. Alden W, Truman, Orpbnia. Ad-
yocator. Peko, Ayena, Princess Mckinney Co
lumbus s, Rowena, Aster. Adelaide, McGregor.
Thornwood, Ottinger, Flora ~, Maud Merrill,
Beaurv Me- Colonel McNassar, Sadie Nc, Maud.
Cora s. Aaron S. Maggie. Maud NJ. Antioch. siL
yer Note, Maud Alameda. Nubia, Cap Harris,
Donchaka. Doodle, Colonel May and Leona.
Pacers-W. Wood. Our Dick, DR.. Swift, Plum
kett, Hazel III. Tom Ryder, Diablo Chris Smith,
Eclectic, Madeap. Major Lambert. Orland and
Falrose.
Shylock has wen six consecutive races,
only having suffered ole defeat, and then
through mistake in driving. Shylock is
at the head oil the second division of trotters
this year. and it is quite on the cards that
John McCord has a free-for-all candidate
in Shylock. as he has never been really ex-
tended IN any Of his races. OF the younger
PAGERS, Eclectic and Dia bio head the list
outside the free-for-all class. Many are of
opinion that Diabi0 can give either Our
Dick or w. Wood a race.
So much at present for the harness racers.
The San Jose fair will continue to-day with
programme of three days running. There
are four races on this afternoons pro-
gramme, and big fields will result from the
large entry. A bigger crowd from San
Fran cisco is sure TO journey down this
morning than attended the first part Of the
fair as these running races are looked for
ward to as being likely to show line on
the local thoroughbreds which will compete
in the forthcoming blood-h0rse meeting.
The following horses should win the various
events on tO-uay caEu:
Six furlongs, two-year-oid dash-Castro.
Six furloDgs, alleged dast-Joe Ellis or Initia
ton.
One mile bandicap-Ralndrop or Esperanto.
Selling heat race-Alfred or ReVerie.
The fair will close on Wednesday, as the
directors were not able to make arrange
ments for three extra days running as was
at first anticipated.
The action OF the trotting- horse breeders
In selecting the Oakland track as the scene
of the Forthcoming fall meeting excited con-
siderable comment among the horsemen at
San Jose. There were some dssentents,
but the majority seemed to be of opinion
that the association had made wise move.
An oldtime hOrseman remarked to CALL
representative yesterday: ut is lament
able fact that the attendance at trottng
races in San Francisco is nearly exclusively
made up OF those people who are directly
interested in the racing and breeding OF
trotters and PAGERS. The general public in
the city will not turn out In such numbers.
as they do to see the runners. All the spec
| tators at trot love the horses and gener-
| ally own one or two roadsters themselves
| These people will go fifty or hundred
| miles to see harness race and will be there
| anyhow. What the Breeders Association.
| therefore, will lose In attendance will be
more than compensated for by the more
reasonable terms they have obtained by
| securing the Oakland instead of the Bay
| District track"
| Now that the poolrooms over the bay
have been finally closed, a great deal of
| curiosity has been expressed by local spec.
ulative race-goeTs as to the whereabouts of
| the future location Of the bookmakers'
rooms. A prominent sporting man who has
been connected with the business said yes
terday that SO far as the poolrc oms were
concerned nothing is likely to be done until
after the election, and perhaps not until
next year.
ITO begin WITH" said he, "the Eastern
races are nearly over, ana it is doubtful
whether racing will be permitted this winter
at the Hudson County track. Then again,
1t Is currently reported that the blood-horse
meeting at the Bay District track will last
two or three months. and whenever the
local races are on the rooms have always
been closed. as their patrons think they ca n