The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-30
TALK OF THE TURF.
The London Racing Carnival Takes Place
This Week,

This Week
The racing season in America and Eng
land Is now in full swing This week is
London's great racing carnival, Derby
week The four solid days sport of seven
races per diem opens up tomorrow, and on
Wednesday, when the "blue riband" of the
English turf is run for, nearly million
people Will flock to the EPSON downs to
witness the time-honored equine struggle.
The ease with which c. d. Roses chestnut
colt Bonayista. by Ben d'Or out of Vista.
captured The 1000 guineas has made him a
hot favorite, but many thousands of pounds
have been placed Cd the Duke Of West
minister's colt Orme, who, owing 10 his
alleged poisoning, was withdrawn from the
nfst race In the triple crown. On recent
performance BOnavSta should win the race
with CunO in second place
During the week three California horses
have won races-Sir Walter, Fairy and
Hercules The two last named were per-
formers and winners at the recent blood
horse meeting. Mr.. Rose was always
proud of Fairy, while Dan McCarty's iudC-
ment was just about right when he bought
Hercules out Of a selling race. He started
at the remunerative price of 6 to l. and it Is
said in local horse circles that young Joe
won The horse out In the books alone, and
nice stake besides.
The French Derby was run in Paris YES
terdaY, and resulted in victory for Cbene
Royal, Fra AngelicO second, and Bucentaurs
third The betting was to against the
winner, to against Fra Angelica, and
8 70 against Bucentaure.
Two local contemporaries stated soma
DAYS ago that Donathan'S great colt was en-
route to the East. This is incorrect, as he
only started yesterday. He will have a
couple Oh stops over so as not to tire him too
much on his first long railway journey.
y nul Anr aearr I'LL. L
Ing statement with reference to the Item
which appeared in TIE CALL and other
daily contemporaries az TO the sale Of Mono
wal to Phil Dryer for $4,000: ut is odd
how men VIII I'LL reporters of dailies up
with bogus horse news" The paper goes
on to contradict the news Of the sale. and
states that 1t is incorrect, upon the author
ity OF John MaCkey himself. But the latter
has confirmed the truth OF the item, and il
appears that sometimes the weekly journals
also get filled up with little bogus iufOr-
nation"
J. G. Follansbee started his jim Brown
filly Ragna in the GaZele STAKES at Graves
end, but il must have been for exercise, as
Hamilton sat like a statue on the FLY from
start TO finish. She was full of run, aud
finished with her mouth open.
Ii any of the vast pOpuace present at
Brooklyn on handicap day a week ago had
realized how Imminent conhagratOn at
one time seemed CONSERVATION would have
prevailed. One of the oil burners used to
keep food warm in the restaurant over
turned, and the woodwork beneath the
stand broke ont in a blaze. With rare pres
ence of mind the waiter in charge secured
clothing to smother the flames, and sue
ceeded in doing so at the expense of severe
ly burned hands.
Those two well-known patrons of the
turf-John Sheet and Charlie Kapp-have
decided to open turf club at the corner Of
Sixth and Market, in the ''0ld Log Cabin
premises. The full details of all Eastern
and local races and betting thereon will be
scheduled, together with the entries for the
following day. The scheme is q iong-felt
want by all local ''stay-at- home" punters.
ARA and ZadiYar are still well supported
for the American Derby, run on June %.
while His Highness is pronounced faYorite
for the Suburban. Longstreet Montana,
Pessara and Russell are quoted at to 1,
Tenny at 10 to l, and others at various
prices from 10 to 100 to /.
The work of renOyating the Oakland
track has been commenced, aud Ben
Wright, the new lessee, says that everything
will be in working order by July l. He
says he is in negotiation with the blood
horse executive to held the fan meeting at
his course, but the Bay District Track will ,
be utilized in preference If possible.