The morning call., 1892-01-11
TURF NOTES.
Coming Sales by Well Known
Local HOrsemen.
Anticipations Of the Brooklyn and Suburban
Handicaps- Proposed Changes N the
Blood-Ho Rules.

Either to-day or tomorrow advices will
probably be received here concerning the
entries for the two big handicaps OF the
spring-the Brooklyn and the Suburban.
Entries closed in New Ork on the 1st inst,
but as the late mails will no doubt bring in
many nominations leeway of week or so
is usually given to allow all possible con-
testants' names to reach the Secretaries.
Both events promise to excite the usual
interest, speculative and from a racing
standpoint, for both owners and the public.
The three-year-olds Of 1891 were most
mediocre lot; they ran in and out and beat
each other turn about so very perplexingly
that the general judgment is that they were
not up to the class of previous years.
Potomac was probably the best and he GER
tainly won the most money. but his feet are
so bunged up that it is question If he will
be of much account. Even if he should
stand training this ailment viii handicap
him very severely. With such sorry show
up in their three-year- old form no great i'm
provemeut need he expected now that they
are four-year-olds, when their Brooklyn
and Suburban handicap chances are consld-
cred.
Since the two events have been Instituted
no three-yeaT-Old has ever won either OF
them, and with this back record as found
alton not much fear need be felt that any OF
last years twO-year- Odds will win either OF
the two races in question.
AMONG THE OLDER HORSES.
With such poor material to draw on in the
younger divisions it seems almost a GER
talnty that the winner or winners OF the
two handicaps will be found in the tive-year-
old aud upward classes. Quite possibly Pull
sler Che may be Colonel Pnlslter later On)
may repeat his Brooklyn coup in 1891 with
Tenny and land another little snug stake.
However, the chances are that Pulsifer's
solemn assurances last spring (before he won
the BROOKLYN will not be received by the
public as truStfully this season as last. He
must devise some other little game TO
boost the odds. Tenny is reported as haV-
ing so far Wintered very well, and, as he
was given total let-up last year early in
season and was not oveT-raced, the chances
are that he will be as good as he ever was
this spring. If not actually anchored with
weight Tenny. il in good order and run to
win, should be there or thereabouts for the
Brooklyn, ana the Suburban also should he
start for that and is not raced off his legs
between the two events.
JUST LIKE MANKIND.
Many cases of la grippe attacking the
horses are reported from most OF the lead
ing stock ranches in the State
Jockeys Cooper and Moore were ruled off
at the recent Los Angeles winter running
meeting for crooked riding on April Fool
and The Jew. The Blood horse Association
will probably not forget these two dishonest
lads when they meet next month.
BY HOLLY's SALE.
BY Holly will hold a clearing-0ut sale.
root and branch, of all his harness and run
ming stock, stations, geldings, brood mares.
etc, at his Hollywood Farm, near Vallejo,
next Thursday. He has with much excel
linda bar
ton OF some Of the best blood strains in
America, and many Of the offerings ought to
induce very lively competition among breed
ers and racingmen. Fox, by HousewarmeT,
is sprnteT Of undoubted merit, and good
enough to be taken East for regular house
warming.
On January 26th P c. Kellogg & Co. of
New York will sell at auction there 100
head Of PalO Alto stock that will be con-
signed to them i'm care of Frank Convey.
Brothers to AriOn and Sunol are in the lot
which is all Of gilt-edged pedigree.
j. b. Haggin has set the dates for his
spring safes Of trOtting and thoroughbred
stock bred at Rancho del Paso he trot-
tiers will be sold at TattersalPs Repository,
New \ ork, on March 14th; most Of them
are tie get of Albert W by Electoneer.
Some 100 thoronghbreds will be offered on
June l4th 18th and 10th at the same place.
TO OPPOSE THE BOARD.
j lie dullSUDtIBidu NIStdINS OF the IeGlLl-
mate turf tracks under the jurisdiction of
: the Board OF Control, have organized in op-
position as the Board Of Free Horse-Owners,
and are freely bloviating about how high
they are going to knock leg innate racing
As the Board of Free Horse-owners is com
posed chiefly of the President and Vice
President Of the Gutenberg track, no
doubt The Board of Control will soon make
a dent in the skies, and then the skies will
in return for the hoist fall equally on the
just and the unjust
MOST WELCOME CHANGES
1t is reported that the committee ap-
pointed by the Bloud-horse Association TO
revise the rules and present their ideas at
the next meeting of the Directors, on Feb
Tuary 10th, will recommend some very radi-
cal changes. that will be of the utmost bene-
fit TO the racing interests of California.
Among them will be the following recon-
mendatous; That II shall be an infraction
of the rules, punishable by a heavy fine or
expulsion, at the discretion Of the Judges,
TO give or in any manner procure intoxcat-
ing liquors to or for any jockey riding at
the associations races; a complete readiust-
mentOf the present adopted scale OF weig hts /;
the regulation OF f0rfelts; the adyisabiiity
of joining the Board of Control Oncluding
the licensing of trainers and jockeys), and
numerous other much to be desired radical
Improvements.