The morning call., 1892-09-05
TALK OF TURF And TRACK
The Forthcoming State Fair
at Sacramento.
THE ENTRY LIST REVIEWED.
An Unprecedented Success Assured-The Peta-
luna Wsek-L ]. Roses Retirement.
Racing Gossip.

The California fall racing circuit will
reach its zenith this week so far as trotting
horsemen are concerned. The races at the
annual State Fair at Sacramento commence
on Thur sday and continue for nine days. 1t
is but natural that the rich prizes hung up
by the State Agricultural Society for the
harness races attract the premier tr0tters
and PAGERS not only from our own immedi-
ate circuit, which has been so auspiciOusiy
opened by the racing during the past tour
weeks at the Bay District, Oakland. Napa
and Petauma, but the California trctting
and pacing strings which have been cam
paigDing in the East.
Among the cream of the trotters expected
TO enter the lists at Sacramento are McKin-
ney, Richmond Jr.. Truman, None Better,
Anteeo Richmond, Demas and others
which have already shown good time on
our local circuit The PAGERS will include
Diablo. w. Wood, Princess Alice, Hazel III
and others. AGd To these the strings OF w.
COrbitt, Monroe Salisbury, l.. L. S2ippee,
Orrn H!ckok and Jim Dustin, why. it will
be seen at glance what grand harness
races may be expected in the Capitol City.
Ali this does not in any way detract from
the attTactiveness OF the running races,
which take place every alternate day, for
the entries are the largest ever received.
Still the bangtails will have another inning
at the forthcoming blooG-horse meeting.
and while the trOtters and side-wheeiers
are in the height Of their glory at the State
Fair, the thOToughDreds may be said to be
just commencing tie ball. Ii matters are
carried out as at present decided Sam GAM
bic will act as starter. but TO judge by the
heavy entry list such enormous fields may
be looked for as Will cause the genial Sam
10 put in very anxious time during the
nine days fair. Taken altogether, the rae
fry C,fI NJ mr. fol hos
never appeared so promising. The crowds
from all parts are sure to be enormous, and
consequently speculation notwithstanding
the prevailing scarcity Of money. is sure to
be overwhelming.
Among the principal running stables en-
gagged at the State Fair will be the strings Of
B. c. Holly. Porter Ashe, Owen Broth era,
Guano stables, w l.. Appleby, c. E. Trev-
athan, Ocean View stables, Dan Miller,
Elmwuod stock farm, ", Thompson, G. H.
Kennedy, l.. u. Shippee, II. Siebentha!er,
c. l.. Fair, ID. Dennison. w. OB. Macdon-
ough, W. b. Sanborn. Lane and Walters,
d. Bridges. Wilbur T. Smith and I. c. Sny
der. This list OF names alone vOuches for
the quality OF the running races ''We shall
have such a glorious time sang Tom Jones
coming from Petaluma Saturday night. and
many agree with AL Hall when he says you
that this State Fair will be the corker of
them all"
The racing at Petaluma last week was
very successful. There were many
thousands of people in attendance The
whole countryside were very much pleased
with the enterprise of THE CALL. Not
only did 1t contain the fullest and most
complete accounts of the fair, but the fol-
lowers Of its selections came out way ahead
winners. The gathering was favored with
splend d weather, and among the startling
features of the week was The first appear
aDce on any California track Of the new
bicycle sulky, which has created such a
sensation in the East this season. The
CALL was the first newspaper west Of the
Rockies" 10 publish cut and full descrip-
tlon of this interesting invention, aud it
now only remains to get the Judgment Of
local hoTsemen upon them by having a race
between some Of the harness horses about
whose respective merits line has been
drawn and compare their times TO ordinary
suikies and those Of the new fashion 10
find out more nearly than can at present be
known by experience here what effect they
have ON time records
With the return of ). B. Whitehead from
Montana, II Is said that the pOolSellerS' diff
ferences are likely to be adjusted and shat
the ever popular Dave Eseman will be
seen in the box at the State Fair. Certain
it is that Dave knows the customers better
than any one and can see and catch bid
Through stone fence"
Orvlie Applebv tells a good story about
his experiences in heat racing in Oregon
couple of years ago. Il had a great re-
peater up there" said he, "and could win
almost any heat race. and the trouble was
to get any Ons to enter against him. Sol
bought speedy little mare to enter. with
him and make up a race with any third
owner who chose to enter and try and beat
me. ~.
.'Wen. sir, TO show the ignorance of
judges about racing rules, where when a
horse wins repeat race in TWO straight
heats as you know, the horse getting the
place in the second heat wins the second
money. We started at the fair ina little.
backW0Ods town, and my horse won in two
straight heats, and my mare was second in.
the first heat and third In the second The
judges called Inc up and said Mr.. Apl leby,
your horse has wOn,. but there is a dead
heat for the place, and we think.t must be
run OF between your mare and Mr.. Smith'S
selding. AL right, gentlemen, If you
1ish IT, said |. laughing in my sleeve at
their ignorance, ,.and patting myself on the
back to think that although Smiths geld
ing had won second money | had still a
chance for.it. We ran it off and my mare
won. so got the second prize; too
The following week we went down to
Tacoma, and here Ii was a case Of bitter
Bit One Of the judges in the stand was
one of the three who had Judged the hs at
race the week before. Our horses met in
a similar race and | won 1t, as usual in two
straight, but tHe gelulng got the place In the
first and my mare got the place in the sec
ond heat Well, sir. the old judge insisted
on what he called the dead neat for the
place being run off again. 1t was all in
vain that l sprsng the rules on him and
showed him that NV mare bad really won
second money. Mr. Appeby,' said he.
you had run off last week and you've got
to do 1t here. and to Petersburg with she
rules And so we had. My mare lost the
run-off. aud l was over a barrel for the
money | had bet on her for the place."
l.. j. Rose will retire from the running
turf with the sale OF the balance of his
horses at Sacramento during the second
week OF the State Fair. To ill-health is to
be attributed this step. and California and
the racing W orld generally will suffer loss
from his enforced withdrawal from active
participation in turf pursuits. 1t is to be
hoped that his familiar face and figure will.
however, long continue 10 be seen around