The morning call., 1892-03-14
TALK OF THE TURF.
The Blood Horse Programme
Will Be Issued To-Day.
Peculiar Demand of the Alameda Worlds
Fair Committee-Latest News From the
Local and Eastern Racing World.

Great interest is being manifested by
horsemen in the meeting Of the blood horse
Directors to-day. They have not vet ofici-
ally decided co hold the spring races at the
Bay District Track, but practically there is
no question about the meeting being run
over the Ole course. The programme is to
be finally passed upon aud all turtles have
been anxiously awaiting the same for some
weeks past. while the action TO be taken on
the proposed appointment of stipendary
judge or judges is the chief topic of con-
versa ton among owners, trainers, touts and
jockeys.
A very peculiar demand was made at the
meeting of the Directors OF the Golden Gate
Fair Association in Agricultural District
No. on Saturday. w. NJ. Kent presided
and c. s. CrittendeD, Eli S. Dennsun, A.
J. Waugh, p. L. Dalton. Charles S. Neal
and III. w. Neal were present.
After il had been decided to hold the fair
and races in the week commencing August
10 which relegateS the Napa and Petaluma
fairs to one week later in their dates on the
central circuit, 1t is ordered that the Speed
and Programme Committee should close
the colt stakes on May l. Then the Direc-
tors were waited on by several gentlemen
from the Alameda County Worlds Fair
Committee, whoEasked that a portion or all
of the $500 which is given to the associa-
ton by the State for the announcement 81
agriculture be handed over 10 the Worlds
Fair Committee for the purpose of holding
preliminary exhibition in Oakland of
county products so that the local fruit
growers might determine what exhibits to
send to Chicago next year.
LAID ON THE TABLE.
Considering that the Fair Association has
run into debt during the past TWO years and
the profits on the racing are all that have
prevented the association from iucurring
overwhelming liabilities, the assurance dis
played in trying to take away what little
State subsidy Is allowed to support the agri-
cultural interests was very properly met
by strong opposition from those members
of the board who have those interests at
heart The matter was laid on the table
Tor future consideration. a prominent
member of the board says that it is liable to
lie there, too, for some time.
Joe Grant, the manager for Theodore
Winters stable, is in the city. He says all
the horses are fit and wei! for the Eastern
campaign. He has got Joe Hooker two-
year-old which he will match against any
tbree-year-old in the United States over
mile, s4th 100 pounds up. for $1,000 or any
part or it, Every prominent California
owner seems to have brilliant y0ungster
this year, and if so the pick Of the two
year-Old races should be returned 10 our
Golden State
THE CoRBETT FARCE.
Bookmaker George futile has returned
from the East. lie says that the racing
prospects for the coming season were never
SO bright. Every authority expects that
tens OF thousands of the general public will
turn out 10 every big race, and that the av-
erage attendances at all the principal race
meetings OF the country will be greatly in
creased. Talking about the Corbett exhibit
ton in New ork he said: Although the
building was cramiammed and tile doors
broken by the huge crowd Of spectators
struggling to get sight of the show, |
never saw such a farce in my life. Each
man got one medium tap from Jim and lay
down and was counted out. lis wonderful
how the people stood it. Some people talk
about San Francisco producing a crowd of
suckers at every fight, but New Iork-well
We amt in it. So there!'
Richard Havey, the clever, artistic and
popular driver, Is about 10 open public
training stables near the Bay District
Track. Every horseman wishes ''0ur
Dick" as they love to call him, every sue
cess, and he will not want for patronage.
The Hobart Stock Farm will have hard
job to replace his loss.
FROM LOS ANGELES.
One of the oldest horsemen in the State,
Sanford Johnson of Los Angeles Is in the
city. He was up at the Bay District Track
yesterday afternoon, firing off lots of his
old-tlme experiences TO an Interested crowd
Of horse-lovers on Dickey's yeranda. He
says lot OF horses are standing at Los An
geles and receiving liberal parsonage from all
parts of the States. Mckinney (2:121k) is at
a premium, and his book is nearly I'll led for
1893 Mr.. johnson is accompanied by his
sOn-in-law, NJ. +. Brown, who is one of the
youngest horse-oreeders in California His
father is President OF the Los Angeles Rae
ing Association.
Ed COrrigan HIS six entries to the Garfield
Park derby. which will be run on June 49,
James E. Pepper, +. j. Baldwin. white
hat" McCarty, Scoggan Brothers, Green B.
Morris, the BashfOrd Manor AID Gam
brinus stables have three entries, and w.
r. Letcher, Theodore Winters and the Ken
dial stables have two each.