The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-18
TRACK And STABLE.
The Great Stations AllertOn and
AXtell Will Meet.
The Blood-Horse Directors Trying to Engage
the Eastern Starter, J. B. Ferguson,
for the Spring Races.

The news that those giants of the trotting
turf, the famous stations Axtell and Aller-
ton, had been matched in best three in
hve heat race for $4,000, was the principal
topic OF conversation in local turf circles
yesterday Although it is true Allerton has
record of "a seconds faster than Axtell,
which the former made last fall, still Axteii
was at the stud all last year and was never
given the opportunity to show his fiye-year-
old form. That he has never been Their
oughly extended is also generally admitted,
SO that the race will be bound to prove one
of the most attractive events of the year.
AllertoD, 512S is bay horse. foaled in 1886
by Jay Bird, 5000. dam Gussie Wilkes
dam of Barnhardt. 2:22A) by Mambrino
Boy. 844, granddam Nora Wilkes by
George Wilkes. $40. He was bred by
his present owner. G. w. Williams,
at independence, Iowa. and made his
great record of 2:09A at that place
on the kite-shaped track on September 10,
1891. He went to the first quarter in 32A
seconds. TO the half i'll 1:e512, the three
quarters was reached in :37 u ami the mile
was accomplished in 2:09A amid the most
frantic excitement. He was driven by his
owner. This record has only been beaten
by four horses in the world. namely: Sun0l
2:08A. Maud S q 0S%. Palo Alto 2:08A
and Nancy Hanks 2:09. Palo Alto being
the oniy stanton VINO mas maQe IiSter
mark than Allerton.
FINE HORSE.
Axtell Is acknowledged to be one of the
most magnificent lockers and movers ever
hitcbed 10 suky. He is bay horse. foaied
In 1886 by William l. 4244 dam Lou by
MambrIno Boy, 644. He gained his record
of PIP on the regulation track at Terre
Haute, Ind, on October IL, $780, Further
particulars of the race and of the condition
OF both the horses are anxiously awaited.
10 prevent recurrence of the fascOs
which marred the last Blood Horse fall
meeting, owing to the iuexperienee and
lnefficiency Of the starter employed the
directors have decided to make an attempt
TO secure the services OF that well-known
old-time starter, j. b. Ferguson, who for
many years past has been welding the flag
at many of the principal Eastern race meet
ings. Directors Quinlau. Thornton and Fin
negan have dispatched kilograms Offering
Mr.. ferguson a liberal offer to come to San
Francisco right away. II the engagement
be concluded 1t will be approved of by all
local borsemen and the public generally,
who were so sgusted at many of the tedious
waits and unfair seud-offs Of the last few
race gatherings.
The rumors that George HaDkins of Chi
cago had purchased large number of thor
oughbred horses on his recent trip to England
at an outlay of over one million dollars is
denied by that gentleman.
THE BLOOD-HoRSE ASSOCIATION.
The dlatOry action of the blood-horse
programme committee in not getting out
and publishing list of their purses before
this, when it is only three weeks tomorrow
TO the opening day of the meeting, is already
beginning to bear fruit. Several owners
and trainers being unaware that there really
was TO be any racing, and all being still in
ignorance OF the distances and conditions of
the various events, their horses will be taken
straight on to the Denver meeting. The
directors policy is therefore very short
. sighted
Charles Kerr was up from Bakersfield
yesterday. He thinks all the southern
Eorses are better class than usual. and is
especially sweet on l.. j. Roses stable. He
thluks the latter viii be victorious all along
the line this season, and that Fairy is
grander mare titan ever she was.
The makeup of the stable which Willard
Sanders viii take East from the Valensin
farm is as follows they are all by Sidney:
SID Fleet, 2:2612 Smilax, years; Red Sid,
3 years; Dictator Sid, years, Frou Frou,
2:25A Fausta, 2:22% two-year-old, I'M
named, dam Faustina; Oddfellow, yearl
ing colt; yearling brother to Gold Leaf,
2I1A; FaustisSimO, bay yearing colt.
brother to FaustinO. 2:14A and to Fausta
2:22R, and the three yearling FLIES. Sans
Souci, Belle Helene and Carina. 1t is Il
most remarkable string. there not being an
aged horse III it, and if Sidney Boy, Mercury
aud FaustlnO are added it will be one of
the most formidable ever sent from Cali
fOTula,