The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-23
List Of the Principal Eastern
TrOtting Meets.
The Denver Racing Programme-The Colorado
Derby-Suburban Quotations-Death
of Tilton Almont.

horse spring meeting viii race. these laL-
ter have the advantage of being possessed
OF a line Oh the various horses, while those
who have journeyed farther will have to
study form pretty closely and risk lot OF
in and out running before speculation be-
comes at all safe for them.
Those horsemen who remain in the city
take the greatest interest in the Overland
Jockey Club meeting at Denver, which
starts in on Saturday next and lasts for u
days. The principal event on the opening
day is the Colorado Derby, and many of
the local talent pin their faith in Matt
Storms chestnut colt TOpgallant, by imp
Mariner, out Of Lady Clare. by Owen Dale.
Diners think that Pedigree Browns Wild
wood. by Wididle, from Fedora ~, Will 90
very close. The latter colt was not raced here
this spring, but showed some very fast gall
lops. As for Topgallant, Matt Storm looks
upon him as the 'mainstay" OF his stable.
The other principal stake events are: The
Pacific Coast stakes, $1,000 added; the
Equitable Building stakes. $1,000 added the
knights Templar stakes, $1,000 added; the
Montana stakes, $1,000 added, and the Over
land handicap, with $500 added. The
amounts of the other purses range from $500
to 500 and great racing is expected. No
meeting on such liberal lines has ever be-
fore been attempted in Colorado, and to
the enterprise of President Henry Il. VOL
colt and Secretary c. B. Rhodes the splendid
programme issued by the club Is entirely
due. There are nearly 400 horses at the
track, and success seems assured.
TINE FOR THE TROTTERs.
The runners have lately been holding the
entire sway in local sporting circles and it
is now about time that the tr0ttlng-hOrse
men had something 10 say. A good many
of the harness brigade have already taken
UP their quarters ct the Bay District track
and every week will add to the numbers OF
horses in training. Jim Dustin has got the
track into frst-claSS shape. and il may be
said that there is no better Judge OF trot-
ting track in the country than he Hickok
and Goldsmith have gone to Terre Haute.
Ind, with their respective strings and
George Starr will follow with Monroe Sal
isbury's lot in a few Gays.
The following Is list Of the PRINCIPAL
spring meetings on the various tTOtting cir
cults: Indiana trotting and pacing circuit,
nine meetings, four days each, from June
TO august D. at Terre Haute, kOk0mO,
Peru, Elkhart. Fort Wayne, Richmond, In
dianap0lis. RushVille and Columbus.
Purses 20 the extent OF $4,000 are hung up.
The Eastern Pennsylvania tr0ttlng eircult
comprises 10 days, from June to June so,
inclusive. at the following five towns:
POttstOwn, Bethlehem, Allentown, Wilkes
barre ana Scranton. Pitts0urg has her
own spring meeting Of five days. from May
~ II D.
offers S16,5J0 TO be trOtted and paced for at
New Britain, Hartford. NorWalk, Water
bury, Derby and White Plains. The Lake
Erie trotting circuit advertiSeS $4,000 ~
purses at the Warren, jamestown, Bradford
and Tonawanda meetings.
THE EASTERN CIRCUIT.
There are 16 days racing on the Eastern
circuit at Lawrence, Lowell, Worcester and
Laconia, from May "a 20 June II. $4,000
will be competed for. The Central New
\ FORK trotting circuit offer $4,000 for the %
days OF the spring meeting, which lasts
from May q TO July Is, the racing taking
place at Auburn, Geneva, BinghamptoD,
Cortland, Elmira, Syracuse and Osweg0,
Then the Southeastern circuit has a 36-day
programme from May to July l at Balt-
more, Philadelphia, New York. Albany.
Boston, Saugus and Hartford. The total of
the prizes amount to 81, 100 Altogether in
America this year, including the spring.
summer and fall meetings, over s., 000, coo
are offered the tr0tterS and PAGERS alone.
Who then can say that running has entirely
superseded the ole fashioned, but firmly
rooted harness racing.
Future spectators are now turning their
attention 10 the Suburban handicap, which
will be run at C0ney Island en- June 49,
Judge Morrow, the winner Of the Brooklyn
handicap, is fayOrite in the local books at
8 TO l, the other prices being to l Poet
Scout CT PessaTa, 10 TO l LOngstreet, Mon
tana, Tournament, Tenay and Russell, Is
TO l EOn, Sallie McClelland, Major Domo
and Kingston, 20 to 100 TO / others.
When AL Hall heard that Ambulance had
been scratched for the Brooklyn he was so
overcome that at first 10 was thought advis-
able to send for a vehicle Of that descrlp-
ton to convey him home. He has now
recovered, and being such an ardent 'pic-
nicker" during the summer months, has
determined TO support the horse OF that
name for dollars and cents to win the Sub
urban.
A FAMOUS TRoTTER SHOT.
One Of the most famous trotting sires and
performers in America was shot at COlusa
last week. He was DC less than Tiiton AL
mont 1898. a bay horse fOaled 1872. by
AlmOnt 80. dam by Clark Chief SO. He bad
a record Of 2:26. and WAS sire Of seven trot-
ters in the list, namely: AlmOnta (2:25),
Annie Z {2:2512), Belle a (2:29, Daisy )
(2:231), kittie AlmOnt (2:23A), Stranger
(2:25hl and w w (2:292). lie was the
property Of l.. p. Tooley and L. Ii. Hunter
of COlusa, for whom he has rendered inYal-
liable services in the stud
Green b. Morris, the owner CT Judge
Morrow, the winner Of the rich Brooklyn
handicap, is not renowned for being con-
sistent in his statements, as the following
statement in New York paper will show.
Sage old Green Il. Morris will have Judge
Morrow keyed up TO high c. THAT Nor
row boss is good 5 anybody's boss" is
Green's stereotyped phrase, and that old
man says this year that he intends TO have
a piece of the handicap. He said in Wash
ingt0n 10 days ago that Morrow held Long
street safe, but on returning TO Gravesend
to see the son of Longfellow and Semper
Idem at work delivered himself after this
fashion: such cattle as Morrow aih't u
it with that Longstreet boss; he'll win
a-fyin'"
At GUTENBERG.
The Hudson County Jockey Club meeting
at Guttenburg began October Is, 1891, and
closed on Saturday, the 14th inst, during
which time 1888 races were decided in the
173 racing days. The total amount Of money
distributed was S511, sos, the winners Of
more than $500 being as follows:
Eugene Leigh. S39, 46s W. II. T immons. S.. 2ss
Khaftan Stable.. %. 986l Q. i. Sa ndePs 4aAB