The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-01
THE WHIP And SPUR.
New Racing Club Proposed to Be
Established.
The Blood Horse Association Elects Eight
Additional Members Bookmakers'
Privileges-Local Gossip

There was good deal of excitement yes
terday in all places in the city where horse
men congregate. The cause WAS a strong
rum0r that a new racing association Is to be
Immediately established in opposition to the
existing blood horse organization. sThe
head of the new venture is said to be Colonel
ID. NJ. Burns, who evidently is piqued not
only at the treatment of his expressed views
in the Holly case, but with other horSemen
has reason TO complain of the diiatory and
uHbusinesSlike methods employed of late
years by the various officials Of the institu-
ton. the presidency of which he so recently
resigned. Now. Colonel Burns is man of
prompt business methods and also pos
sessed of a vigorous determination to SO
ahead if he knows he is right. 1t is said
shat il the new venture be organized
Burns will have the support Of such men
as E. J. Baldwi l.. j. Rose. @. and W.
Boots, j. b. Haggin. Colonel RathboDr.
Ariel Lathrop. Matt storm; j. =: Chase. w.
Il. PTicnard and w. OBJ. Marlborough.
Various horsemen were seen on the sublcet
last night, and all are OF opinion that If the
proposed new association be successfully
established its competition will stir up
horSeracIng throughout the State and
quickly give other organizations To under
stand that no MONOPOLY OF racing will
hencefOrth be allowed.
NO BOOKMAKERS.
1t is stated that no bookmakers will be
allowed to become mem beers of the assOeia-
ton, and consequently they will have no
say whatever IN the ruling thereof. This
has been, and II. an accepted rule in most
OF the reputable Eastern associations.
Notwithstanding tho distinct promise of
prominent member of the board of blood
horse directors that the press should be
notified to attend all their meetings, SO as to
"a
OF their del bera tons, no notice was sent 10
any newspaper of the meeting held on
Wednesday night. The full board. with
the exception of A. SpTeckeIs, who Is not
in the State, was present., but Secretary Il.
b. Milroy was conspicuous by his absence.
The following new members were elected
w. Il. Shaw. Robert L. Wleland. Chris
Smith, Charles Fair, j. \. Burke. L. ID.
Murphy, James l.. Flood aud John w.
Ferris. a large quantity of elegant racing
autographs were ordered. and 80 new stalls
resolved to be added at the Bay District
track. Bookmakers' privileges were fixed
at Sl25 per day to responsible men.
COMBINATIONS.
The privileges of making combination
books. preparing and selling programmes
and fruit were left open for bids until
"Wednesday morning next. 1t was stated
that $50 stalls had already been taken for
the forthcoming spring meeting. and accom-
modatlOns are being daily Photographed for
Director Tom Williams salu yesterday that
lie would personally see that the news
papers were properly notified of tire dates
Of all meetings OF the bard in the future
Dan McCarty was busy yesterday ship
ping a number of mares to Pleasanton
booked for service to Dexter Prince. Orrin
Hickok was also engaged in getting his
string from the Bay District track down to
McCarty's ranch.
In answer to a query from CALL sub
scriber 1t may be stated that j. Il Haggin's
celebrated mare FirenZi, by imported
Bay District track, or in fact in California
at all. She was never brought TO this State
white Hat" McCarty expresses his in-
tention of taking a trip to Germany with a
number OF well-bred trotters and gentle
mems roadsiers immediately after the fall
circuit. The betting at present is 1000 TO 10
he don't On.