The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-08-03
LATHROP And WALSH.
Both Great Horsemen VIII Leave
Senator Stanford.
Horse Circles Startled at the News-Views on
the Situation-The La Siesta Stable
Arrives Racing Topics.

The placid surface of the local horsa
world was considerably ruff1ed yesterday by
the announcement that Henry Walsh, the
popular superln tendent of the thorough bred
department. OF Senator Stanfords famous
breeding establishment at Palo Alto had
suddenly resigned his position. Large
numbers OF trottiDg horsemen are daily ar
irving at the Bay District Track, ana this
news coming so soon after that great driver
and trainer, Charles Marvin. haa quilted
Stanford'sl employ was the engrossing
theme of conversation among them and all
classes of h0rsemen throughout yesterday.
Henry Walsh has been engaged by the
young California millionaire, w. OBJ. Mac
donough. to manage, build up and race his
newly formed racing stable at large sal
airy. He will assume his new duties in Octo-
Der. and go East. where proper training
quarters will be provided for him.
But what was yet more startling even
than the resignation of Mr.. Walsh was the
rumor that Ariel Lathrop, Stanford's right
hand man for so many years, had also ten
dered his resignation. The rumor could not
be confirmed, as Mr.. Lathrop would not
talk upon the subject. but it is said that he
will surely withdraw his services immedi-
ately on Senator Stanford's return from
i.
An old-tlme h0rsenan gave mis- Views on
the interesting news as follows: The
fact Is that both Marvin and Walsh, con sid
ering their experience, abilities and sue
cess, were, to say the least of ii, poorly
paid. Miller and Sibley made very wise
move in securing the services of Marvin,
for they reap the benefit of his long years
OF experience with the finest and largest
breeding adjustment I'm the world. Why,
although they pay him huge salary, they
save the amount of one years pay in any
one purchase made by his advice.
And so also IN the case of Henry Walsh
Mr.. MacdOnOugh has taken q very wise
step. and may be considered very fortunate
in securing his services. Not only is he
splendid trainer. but he has as wide an ex-
perience with the thOrOughbreds as Marvin
has with the trOtters. The Senator has
exercised shOrisighTed policy III falling to
hold forth SUFFICIENT pecunaTy iDducement Is
TO these two men To stay In his employ. AS
to Mr.. Lathrop's resignation. why it Looks
as IL the whole ranch was going to pieces"
That Dopula- owner. driver and trainer
w. II. Vioget, arrived with the La Siesta
string OF II head of trOtteIs and PAGERS yes
terday, and took up his quarters at the Bay
District Track. Among them Is Frank
Burkes pet, tile grand bay mare Wanda
(2I7%4, by Eros out of Accident, and the
brown gelding Daylight, by Eros out or
Crazy. Vioget says both are in the pink Of
condition, and some OF his green trotters
are eye-openeTS.
News comes from Palo Alto OF the death
Of the stallion Sport. 1851. with record of
2:22A, Sport was a gray horse, foaled ia
1884, by Piedmont, 904. dam Sontag Mo-
hawk dam of Sally Benton, 2:I7A, and
Eros, 2:29h) by Mohawk Chief. he was
bred by Senator Stanford and made his
record at the Bay District Track November
8, 1889.
Those two champion PAGERS, Hal Pointer
(2:C934) and Direct, the gallant little Cali
forpla stallion, and holder of the worlds
pacing record eos, meet to-day ct Buffalo
in match race. From latest reports the
champion is not so we'll as be might be,
while on the contrary, Hal Pointer is said
TO be ft 10 race for his life. Ii this be SO,
the latter should lower the colors of the
California horse, but little Direct will come
back al him. il he does, later in the season,
and Set him such clip as has never before
been seen. Ed Geers will drive Pointer and
George Starr will be up behind Direct.
All ARRANGEMENTS for the opening Of the
Trottlng-ho Breeders summer meeting
next Saturday are now completed. The
alterations and improvements at the track
meet with great approval from the horse
men, and will do so from the general pub
lie. They must be seen to be believed; the
old track don't look like the same place.