The morning call., 1892-08-29
Capital Programme for Peta-
luna Fair.
REVIEW OF NAPA'S RACING.
Who Will Succeed Judge Larus !-Fair Ac.
commodstions-A Racing Crowd in a
Restaurant-Horse Gossip.

and four on Wednesday and Saturday.
Racing will commence at noon each day in
order TO get through at reasonable hour,
and heats will then have to be sandwiched
right along
II. NJ. Larue was engaged as paid presId-
ing judge, but owing to his duties as State
Viticultural Commissioner, which call him
TO Chicago at the end of the week. IL Is un-
likely that he will act as judge at Petaluma
beyond the first two days. AS racing
Judge it is the general opinion of the ma
jority of owners, drivers. jockeys, trainers
and the followers Of the circuit that his
once great powers are failing him. There
was a continual wrangle and avowed dis
during the past week at NaDa. His
Intentions all the time were doubtless
straightforward, aud evInced q desire TO do
the right thing, but in several instances
they were mRnlfestly unfair and unjust,
consequently they worked hardship upon
all concerned The question now arises
who can be obtained to fill his place, now
that he is leaving the State.
There was the biggest crowd seen for
years at the Napa track last week. The
hotels and lOdging-houses were all full and
people had to put up with shakedowns In
The corridors, on billiard-tables and other
unaccuStOmed and iEeOnvenient places,
Accommodations for visitors at Napa are
wholly inadequate. and when it is added
that the prices known generally as "fair
prices" are somewhat high. il is TO be
hoped that some enterpTising individual
will arrange to meet the demands of this
influx of the racing crowd into the town be.
fore next years fair and provide good ac-
commodations at moderate tariff.
Some two or three hundred people availed
themSelve of the special train provided by
the Napa Fair directors on Saturday night
for the convenience (?) Of visitors wishing
to return TO San Franrisco. 1t lett the
"sodawater" city at 40, but it might just
as well or better have been delayed for
another hour. AS IL was the crowd were
dumped out at Vallejo Junction and had to
wait in the cold for over an hour. Grumb-
ing W as long, deep and loud. That was of
no use, however, and the crowd settled
down to make the best of bad job.
An enterpTlsing restaurateur has opened
a restaurant at the junction and doubtless
makes a fair thing out Of the unfortunate
people who have to wait hours for trains at
that interesting depot. His delight knew
no bounds when lie found that the big
racing crowd from Napa Fair were un-
willing, prisoners at the depot for
sure hour on Saturday night. He
soon commenced ringing a large bell and
bawling, supper, supperW and IL wasn't
very long before the crowd filled every nook
and corner OF his dning-room, possibly
more for the sake Of passing away the tinfe
Just AS the PROPRIETOR and his henchmen
were at their busiest supplying the demands
Of bis crowd Of unexpected yet welcome
guests, the whistle OF a freight-train was
heard in the distance.
This was a grand opportunity for that
practical joker, George WashbuTD, to get in
his deadly work. Rising TO his feet from
the table at which lie was seated, in ap-
parent frantic haste. he yelled. Here she
comes, boys; here she comesP There was
one wild rush for the door; plates, tables,
walters and cTuets were overturned, and
the Italians JOY was speedily converted
into SORROW. for, OF course. none of his fly
ing guests had time to pay. The loss was
terrible, from the restauTateur's point Of
view. He got his revenge. how ever. upon
those unfortunate wights. who, finding they
had yet many minutes waiting before them
before the passenger cars came along, ven-
tured into the angry Italians place and
ordered edibles, by charging them double
price, cash in advance"
The uncertainties of horsefesh were once
more demonstrated on Saturday in the great
FutuTity stakes. To think that the invest
ment OF S1OO and training expenses for one
short II months should return the investor
the sum OF $4,000 in one stake alone seems
almost incredible. Aud yet il is a fact that
the winner, Morcello, was sold just year
ago for paltry hundred.
Now that the worlds pacing record has
been cut TO 2:05A by Hal Pointer, the fol-
lowing table of champion PAGERS since 1916
will prove interesting to horsemen:
James X. Polk. ch g.. Union course L. l.,
August H. 1S45, 2:27.
Pet rn. g. Union course. L. l.. September Q.
1852, 2;1Sis.
Yankee sam, dn. G.. Uhrchsyille Ohio. October
2l, 1869. 2:l6i4.
= Rowdy Boy, 6lk; g.; BY Bun Pup, Rochester.
Sleepy Tom. ch. e., by Tom Rolfe. Chicago,
H.. July 20, 500, 2:I21s
Little Brown jug. br. q. by Ton Hal Hartford,
Conn. August %, 1881, 2:I1sl.
October O. 1858. 3:i6. 5 W. D"'''' NA''As0' i''''
:,Oho Johnston 3. e Sy Joe Bassett, Chicago, Ill,
Direct. blk: g, by Director, Independence,
Iowa, September 4. 1891, 2;o6.
Hal Pointer; b. G.. hy Tom Hal, Chicago. ILL.,,
Here are the great quarters of Directs
:06 mile last fall and Hal Pointers mile
for comparisons sake
$is;i & e. ssf IS; 1t. it, ssss s$s ~
The record for fastest consecutive heats
by PAGERS since 1876 is as follows:
%s3s-s'::sy ss$s ss s}s& s!sss
,,o, gug:...;;;.....2 .2:l2ls 2:l41a 2h41s 2;ls:ss
,ooo Jug. 2:IIs4 2I29a 242:oo
22dS 2oS 2iY 2G 2iSd 2:lSos
lsel-Direct.. 2;0S 2:OSs4 2:Os:5S
So far as one can see, Mr. Rose has all
the free-for-all trotting purses round the
local fall circuit at his mercy with that
splendid eampaigner Richmond Jr., by A.
w. Richmond. lie can trot in 2:l7 without
being really extended, and there is but
little doubt that he could trOt in 2:14 IL he
were ever pushed. Wanda, Frank Burke's
grand old mare may never tTot again this
year In race She had got second money
fNnf r.fE oil lnrN
by trottng close up to Richmond Jr. in the
third heat, when the judges thought fit 10
order the heat no race, and directed another
to be trotted This played sad havoc with
the mare, and besides being far from well,
she is very sore aud lame.
The fastest mile vet paced in our fall cir
cult was 2:14A. by Diahlo at Oakland. There
is no doubt but that the pacing races are
far more open than the trots. that is, in the
fastest classes. Our Dick, Princess Alice,
Diablo and w. Wood are the ''pick of the
basket" And as pacing' races seem more
popular than trotting there is but little
doubt that the biggest crowd this fall would
turn out TO see this quartet fight it out
flair and square" Despite the fast time
made by Diablo and Our Dick. many arc OF
opinion that the Dexter Prince mare. Prin-
cess Alice, can show either of them the way
when fit aud we'll. and "out for the stuff
The State Fair commences next week and
promises from racing point OF view TO be
far ahead of any of its predecessors. The
entries are the largest on record, the purses
and stakes have assumed liberal proper
tions aud so offer great inducements to
owners to compete for them for their money
value alone. This encourages honest rae
ing, and we're all associations as liberal.
more especially with their running prizes,
as the State Fair executive, fewer owners
would run for the poolbox.
Secretary Ed T. Smith reports that the
entries OF stock are larger than ever, while
the pavilion exhibit will naturally outvie
itself, as 1t forms a sort OF preliminary to
the display to be made by California at the
Worlds Fair next year. Sacramento, there
fore. expects to entertain fully so per cent
more visitors during the coming fair than
ever attended before.