The morning call., 1892-05-02
TALK OF THE TURF.
Last Week of the BlOOd-hOrse
Spring Meeting.
Narvasz Departs-stsbles Going East-Ths
Sacramento Spring Races-The Motto
Start Explained.

Narvaez Departs-Stables Going East-The
Sacramento Spring Races-Ths Motto
Start Explained.
Thirteen days racing spread over the past
three weeks are now over and tomorrow
will usher in the first Of the last four days
of what is without doubt the most success
full race meeting ever known on the Pacific
Coast, from every point of view. 1t was
rumored on Friday that there would only
be two days racing this week, but the
Blood horse directors have determined to
carry out their original programme az adyer-
tised, and the full four days sport Will be
enjoyed.
The purses will be smaller, but as the
stables of Charles Kerr, Charles L. Fair,
L. J. Rose and others will go East during
this week, it will give some OF the smaller
stables which race through the local circuits
a chance of winning something iowa
their expenses. Again, as Joe NarvaeZ has
departed for the East. II leaves the remain
Ing jockeys more on par Hill, Hen
neSSey, Ward, Sullivan and Evans have
very little TO choose between them as riders,
and given fairly even hsndicapping, the
racing ought to be quite equal 10, II not
better than any seen during the first part
of the meeting
on TO SACRAMENTO.
With the exception OF the three or four
strings which 90 East this week, the whole
procession VIII move on to Sacramento next
Sunday, where a splendid mixed programme
of running aud tTOtiiug has been arranged
under tie auspices Of the Capital Turf Club.
There will be five consecutive days, CON-
mencng on Tuesday, May 10. Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday WIFI be devoted TO
ha hauCyfafis "a hila " cd n ac "a nd Eri.fay
will furnish the trottIng hoTsemen with
their first races for the season. Liberal
purses have been hung up, the racetrack is
in splendid condition, and altogether it Will
be a gala week in the capital city. The en-
tries close in the following handicaps to-day
with the secretary:
Tie Western H0,el stske-A handicap sweep
stake for two year-Ods OF $50 each, SIS forfeit
or $40 II declared by ?. ". day before the race,
with $3.50 added, OF which $50 20 second horse;
weights 10 be announced by 10 A. Nj. Gay before
! the ace. Five furiOugs.
The Hall, Luhrs & Co. haudcap-A sweep
stake Tor all ages OF $50 each half forfeit, $40 II
/ cllTed by P. N. day before tie race. with
$500 added, OF which 500 10 second; weights
! 10 be announced hy 10 A. N. day before the race
! One and quarter miles.
Golden Eagle Hotel handicap-A sweepstake
for all ages OF SO each, Sl5 forfeit, or only SO
! II DECLARED, With $3.50 added, OF which $50 10
| second horse; weights 10 be announced by 10
\. IL day before The race; declarations due by
| 6 P. II. same cay. Ihree-quaTters OF a mile.
sWeepstake for lhree.yeag-Olds Of $50 each, $50
! forfeit or only SO If declared, with $500 added,
OF which $500 second horse. Weights 10 be an.
nouBced by 10 4. n. day before race; deciaTa-
lions due By p NJ. Of same day. One mile.
The Hale Brothers hsndicap-A sweepstake
for all ages Of S25 each, 81 forfeit, only SO
If declared, with $3.50 added; second 10 receive
$50. Weights announced By 10 A. II. day before
race declarations due by P. II. same day. One
and a siXt euth miles.
After the Sacramento week some of the
other stables go on TO Denver EN- route for
the East, while others will travel over the
mountains and will not return until the be-
ginning of August for the fall circuit, 1t
is said that there are more green trotters
| and PAGERS in the State this year than ever
was known, and that the fields at Sacra-
mento will prove TO be away above the
| average in number. II is to be hoped that
| the times will also keep up to our CalifOr-
| MIA woTld-beating averages.
FERGUSON EXPLAINS.
Starter Ferguson feels somewhat az
| gTieytd at the newspaper criticisms Of the
! start in the race which Motto won on FRI
| day last. He said the mare was the quick
! est on her feet, and moreover she was un the
| hard going, and thai tile gap opened by her
| was entirely owing 10 these facts ana 10 no
fault Of his own. as in his judgment the field
was well punched when be dropped the
| flag.
The opinions of the majority OF the spec
| tat0Ts and the jockeys who were riding IN
! the race somewhat differ from Mr.. FeTgu-
sons. Still, one bad sendOf in such
| be overlooked. Mr.. Ferguson is I'M
| dOubtedly about the best welder Of
| the flag ever seen in California, and the d.
rectOrs and members Of the Blood-hOrse
| Association, the press and the public are too
| we'll pleased with his work to call him over
the Goals for one mistake. There is no
doubt that Mr. Ferguson has spoiled the
| local racing public by his unique methods,
and they Will never submit to an amateur
being employed again, and better profess
| siona than the starter at the present meet
ing will be hard to find.
M'CARTY's BUY.
! Jim Foster and party were very hot at
| Dan McCarty instituting the bidding in Of
! the winning horse in the selling purse on
| Saturday. Hercules has been their prOp-
| erty so long that it went against the grain
| for 'Whitehat' to secure him. Dan said
last night: That sou Of gun is a race
| horse, and don't you forget 1t. ] made up
| my ind to have him II ne cost me $1,000,
he Is mine, and | intend keeping him. 1t
| will learn some OF these fellows that they
| cannot enter horse to sell at low price
simply to get weight off him and thus win
the public money, without running the risk
OF having him bid up to his proper value"
| III NarvaeZ luck continues in the E asst he
| Will not be far from the top of the list of
winning Jockeys 1t is the opinion that Joe
can hold his own with the average boy in
the East, and his California friends will al
| ways be pleased to read of his success
| among the crack riders Of the country.
LUCKY SCRIBE.
Charles Trevathau is said to be his colt.
| and over $1,000 ahead of the meeting by
! Castro's winning the California and Racine
| stakes. The colt must be worth several
| thousand dollars. so that the popular scribe
has got good start on the road leading to
| fortune. An old hoTseman said last night:
Nothing would please me better in the
world than to see Zlldivar win the Ameri.
can Derby this year and Castro next"
The bOOkmakers have had an unlucky
| time OF 1t on the whole this meeting Char
ley Kingsley, Phil Archibald, George Rose,
the Australians and the others keep a stiff
| upper lip, however, and express strong
hopes that the hackers will give up some of
their winnings during the present week.
THE BROOKLYN HANDICAP.
| a fortnight to-day the great BROOKLYN
| handicap will be run for and decided. Ii is
| thought in the East that there will be at
! least 25 starters, 1t will be very hard pick
| Ing indeed, but Longstreets admirers think
| the race all over, bar the shouting. Tenny,
| Raceland, Russell, Bermuda. Pescara, Mad
stone, His Highness and Judge Morrow are
| ths most fancied OF the others and the win
| ner is likely to come from this lot
Four of Porter Ashes string, including
Don Fulano. are down with the distemper.
and fears were at one time entertained that
| this colt would succumb. His admirers will
be glad to hear that he is much better. The
sickness will delay the starting OF the sta bic
for the East
Funeral of Judge Burke.