The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-26
The Running at Stockton
Not a Success.
SAN JOSE ANTICIPATIONS.
The Fair Opens To-Day With the Brightest
Prospects-The Elood-Horse Fall Meet.
ing Racing Gossip.

| successful lair lt mas Deen In the past,
simply because the directors paid no attep-
| tion to the running horsemen. They had
! the econ omical audacity TO offer purse OF
! $50 10 be run for on Tuesday, which is
! simply placing a premium on jobbery and
! pool-box robbery. No man training horses
| can afford to start them. especially over
hard and dangerous tro.ting track, for such
a paltry amount. Several of the owners
refused to start at all, and it was common
| talk around the track that most or the run
| ming races were fixed" for certain horses
to win, and thus clean up the pool and mu-
tual boxes at the expense of the public. All
this is very unsavory, and it is to be hoped,
therefore, that President Shippee and his
colleagues will make such arrangements for
next years fair at Stockton as viii enable
them TO hang UP purses Of such amounts as
will insure their patrons good square rae
ing Ii they do not do so there will be
mere cOrp0raPs guard OF h0rsemen IN at
ten dapce at the next meeting.
To-day the annual fair in San Jose opens
with six days harness racing this week,
and an advertised programme OF three days
running races next week. The directors
are considering the ACCESSIBILITY Of making
arrangements for an additional three days
running. The Garden City has always had
the reputation of holding the next best fair
TO the State Fair and as far as the racing en-
tries are concerned, it will be sustained
again this year. There is truly splendid
programme and the management has acted
very wisely in having all the harness racing
one week, and devoting the remainder Of
the fair 10 the bangtalls.
This week the greatest interest is already
being manifested in the meeting of the
equine giants in the free-for-all trot. Nc
Kinney will have to stand the test again,
ana the same band he beat at Stockton will
compete with him with the addition OF Silver
Bow. This latter Is very dangerous OPP
ponent for Durfee's stud, as was shown by
the way he trotted in The State Fair free-for-
all 1t is hard to see after last Fridays
performance how Mckinney can be beaten,
if at himself still surprise may be in store
Our Dick demonstrated on Saturday that
he is the best PAGER seen this circuit
although w. Wood, by pacing him so close
on the last day OF the Napa Fair may be
looked upon as an antagonist worthy of
the steel of the crack of the Ottinger-
Heating combination. Then again many
say who saw Wood pace in 2:11A over the
Kite at Stockton last Monday that he could
have gone in about 200 If pressed. Any
how the two cracks meet at San Jose Tor
the first time since August q, and the race
is sure 10 draw an enormous gate. Nor
must Plunkett and DR.. Swift be overlooked
Both are very dangerous, and the Doctors
mark of 2:13 in the second heat of last
Saturdays race astonished even his warm
est admirers.
Ben Wright will hold trottng matinee
at the Oakland racetrack on Wednesday
next and will doubtless draw crowd of
hOTsemen who are not attending the San
Jose Fair. AS there Is clear week. save
for the Vallejo races, following the Garden
City fair before The trotting-hors breeders
meeting commences. il has been suggested
that Mr.. Wright mold a two-dayS' meeting,
and, as all the horsemen will then have
arrived in the city, big gate will be sure to
result.
When the breeders meeting closes at the
Bay District on October % San Francisco
will bid adieu TO the harness brigade" but
not 10 racing by any means. On October
80 the fall meeting OF the Pacific Coast
Blood Horse Association will commence.
| There will be at least thirty days spled-
| did sport and as many horses are ex-
| pected from the East besides the contingent
| from Southern California and neighb0ring
| States, there is every prospect OF the grand
est race meeting ever seen on this side OF
| the Rockies being carried out. The strings
| from over the mountains Will begin to Ionr
| in from the Reno and Carson fairs week
| after next and at least 1000 horses will take
| part in the gathering. At one time twas
| thought best TO defer the opening day until
| after the election. but THE CALL is re-
| liably informed that October 20 will see the
a; tual iDauguratloG of the big meet.
Starter Ferguson has been enga ged to
| WELD the flag, for at all events portion OF
| the meeting; but II he is unable TO fulfill
| his contract Tom Jones, whose wonderful
| success as a starter mas been the theme OF
admiration among the running horsemen
| during the fall circuit, will doubtless be
| called upon TO fill this most important posi-
| ton. Tom is over the mountains now
| doing duty at the Reno and Carson fairs.
! Vic Jenkins. the popular trainer and
! jockey, who was so long with the Owen
| Brothers stable, has joined the string OF
| Mr.. Deane Among the horses in his charge
| are the speedy mares Iodine and Lottie ID,
| and under the able care Of jenkins they
| should give good account of themselves
| at the Blood-horse meeting, where they are
| freely entered.
The Fresno fair clashes this week with
| San Jose, which is great pity, as the
raisin city, being farther away from San
| Francisco, cannot compete with the city or
| gardens. The best horses will 60 to San
| Jose, ana the metropolitan contingent Will
! con sequently follow them. Fresno will
| lose their patronage, but the prosperous
| town has such strong local support that the
fair will doubtless prove success.
The most remarkable thing about the
! Doncaster ST. Leger, won by Baron Hirsch's
La Fleche is that this is tue second daugh-
ter of St. Simon ana that great mare.
| Culver, by Tox0philite, that has won the
| classic event on Doncaster Town Moor in
| three years. In 1890 Memoir won 1t for the
| Duke OF Portland, beating Blue Green, Con-
Heaume, Surefoot, etc. and now her sister
| has repeated the feat.
There were $50 subscribers and twelve
| horses started. Sir Hugo led for half q
| mile when Orme took the lead and kept in
| front until the bend for home was reached.
| Here La Fleche rushed to the front and was
| not afterward headed, coming in an easy
| winner. La Fleche was bred by her Majesty
| Queen Victoria and was purchased by Baron
| Hrsch for $4,000 at the sale OF her
Maiesty's yearngs IN lo9o. ohe won Tour
races last year, all that she started for-the
| Chesterfield, Levant, the Molecomb and the
| Champagne stakes.
! This year she won the One Thousand
| Guineas, Oaks, was second to Sir Hugo in
| the Derby and has placed the st. Leger to
| her credit. She is q full sister to Memoir.
| that won the Oaks and st. Leger in 1890,
| and by the great ST. Simon; her dam,
| Culver Sister in blood to Muskeo, is by
| Toxophilite, out Of daughter OF Young
| Melbourne. OrIne was fav0rite, La Fieche
second, Sir Hugo third choice. The ST.
| Leger is a sweepstakes for three-year-olds,
% sovereigns each; colts 126 pounds; FLIES.
| 1913 pounds; the second 10 receive 200 SOW.
| ereigns and the third 100 sovereigns out of
| the stakes, old st. Leger course. One mile,
| six furongs and 1872 yards.
| If Monroe Salisbury had taken nothing
I but Flying Jib, 2:07. across the mountains
with him he ould still have quit the sea-
! son among the heaviest winning owners
upon the light harness turf. as so far the IN
sexed son of Algona Is tlTe largest winner
| Of the season, having captured ten stakes
| and purses without defeat, representing
| value Ito HIM Of $14. 500.
As he has a number Of other rich engage
ments which last until the close of the ses-
! son, he is liable to go into winter quarters
| winner to the extent of some $4,000 aud
| odd, as from present Indications he is un-
beatable. No PAGER on the turf save Hal
| Pointer has any business with him, and the
much agtated question of a match between
| the two is hardly apt to be settled this year
| in view of the soft picking which the Jib
already has a. his disposal. as ii is not the
| Salisbury policy TO consider q bird In the
hand worth less than one in the bush.
! Robert j is a four-year-old, and Is the