The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-08-01
TALK OF THE TURF.
TrOtterS and PAGERS FlOcking to
The Bay District.
opening Of the Fall Circuit-Work Of the
Horses Green Thoroughbreds-Gene
Racing Gossip,

horses out for the first race OF the opening
day of the California fall circuit of 1892.
The surroundings will be greatly improved
A large force of carpenters has been at
work erecting new fence around the track
and they were still at work yesterday The
inside of the fence right away round was
being whtewashed by the latest method
with a hose. saving a great deal OF time and
labor, and by Saturday numerous other i'm
provements will have been effected for the
comfort and convenience of the patrons Of
the TrOtting- horse Breeders summer meet
ing.
The programme and list of entries have
already been published in THE CALL and
speak for themselves. The racing is bound
to be not only exciting. because of the large
fields, but will be OF an exceptionally high
class Nothing therefore remains except
the liberal patronage # the public 10 make
the inaugural meet Of the circuit an un-
pTecedented success.
Already every stall at the track has been
engaged and the major portion OF them
occupied. Superintendent Peter BrandOW
will have his hands full right along now, as
by Tuesday he expects 10 welcome the re-
malnder of the strings engaged at the meet
ing. That oid-tme horSeman, ''NOsey"
Moore. has been given charge OF the sheds,
so that clyility and good attention viii be
insured to all those who drive their teams
out 10 the races.
ARRIVALS AT THE TRACK.
Among the stables which have already ar
rived are the P8lO Alto Stock Farm, a. I.
Hatch, San MaieO Stock Farm, ri. +.
Sanders, William Murray, Funck Brothers,
". Field wick and the S0uIner Farm. Every
morning the track pres hts lively appear
auce, the working out of the horses attract
ing large crowd of hoTsemen, touts. and
the customary haDgers-On Of the TaCetrack.
Yesterday morning MiliaTd Sanders drove
the bay pacing mare, Alana by Guy
Wilkes out Of MOlle Drew by Winthrop, a
half mile in 1:07. Sanders has also got
Colonel May, who Is looking and moving
well and BeauTy Ne DIablo. LangtOn. Lot
1eTy Ticket ana Lee, are also pleasing the
judges very much ia their work
The Oakland track has even a larger
number OF horses. both trCtteTs and
JhoTOughhreds. stationed there than the
Bay District. Reports say that ths work
outs over there have shown that some hot
CneS Will come out of their shell from over
the bay A big lot Of horses have gone up
90 Napa and as they are not quite keyed up
Will commence tie circuit from that start
ing point. II is agreed that never were
there SO many trotting and racing horses in
training ia California before.
LARGE MEETINGS INSURED.
Notwithstanding the fact that q large
number of our thorough breds, including
Geraldine. Janus. Sheridan. King Hooker.
Meanija, Ida Glenn, Chaimion and the
strings Of By Holly and W. o. b. Mac
dOnOugh are at Denver for the summer
meeting. Still, plenty are left TO insure
large fields in all the running races at Oak
land, Napa and Petaluma. and then many
horses will be brought back from Denver in
tine for the State Fair.
There viii be lot of glorious uncertainty
about the running as vel as the trotting
races, as among the green" horses that
VIII take part in the running contests on
4 al a fol Ia iuu
Miss Ejsall. b. t., by Id Corrigan-Daphin-
TIA, by Jocko; Amy B., 6r. T., 2, by House
warmer-Nel Flarrity. by Oregon Bill;
irgiuia Dare, br. f., ,, by Apache-Virgie,
lay Virgil; Con0rOugh, ch- G, ,, by Joe
DaDleiS-Saata Rosa, by Nheatly; The
Drummer, b. c., ,, by Ed CorTigan-Fan-
ME y; Tom Dryer, cb. e, 3, by joe Daniels
Minnie Smith; lrOuheart, b. g, 3 by
H0usewarmer-EoX' dam, by Lamplghter;
Daphne, b. f., 2, by NildidIe-Y clone;
by Dnondaga; Gertrude, ch. f., 3, by Cap
tain Jaek-POp Eye; Eva D., cb. M, 3, by
Arthur H-Lady Foster; Cheer Up. en-. f.,
;. by Three Cheers-POp Eye; Crawford,
ch. G., >, by ADache-Emma Long field, and
oedalis, b. +, 2. by ATgyle-Seda.
NEWS OF THE FLYERS.
One Of the sensational horses Of the sensa-
tional year 1891 was the four-year- old stall
lion Mckinney. 21215. and the stallion
champion at that age. He IS by AlcyOne,
Ndiu IkfSd OpIdSur. Uf governor
Sprague. 2:2012, etc, aud he was expected
this season 10 reduce his rec0Ta materially.
These 4ioues are not pr0blematical, as he
was recently kicked below the s,ifie by
mare and is very lame IN consequence. He
has made a fun stud season, and it is to be
hoped that by next year he VIII De all right
for a campaign. He is owned by Charles
Duifee, Los Angeles. Cal, and is undoubt-
eddy one Of the greatest OF our California
trotters.
A cablegram from London, Eng, brings
information Of the purchase by Marcus
Days representative abroad, of a yearling
COLI b. Hampton, out Of Cherry by Ster-
ling, for 500, 725
Nancy Hanks and Allerton will meet at
the Independence Ga) track, during the
second week of the August meeting Budd
D0ble declined the offer of {. w. Williams,
owner Of the track. CT a purse OF $40, 900 for
the meeting, the winner TO take 90 and the
loser 40 per cent, but he offered to trOt pro-
vlded the winner received the entire purse.
On this basis the contract WIS closed.
LoNG-DIsTANCE RACING.
q determined effort making so as to re-
Ylye at least partially lOng-distance racing,
so dear 10 the heart OF the old time sports
men, is being shown in several quarters.
Clifton year or more ago gave a four-mile
race that was most enjoyable, even though
the conditions enabled horses to get in with
Nghh. weight. Al Brighton Beach, too,
efforts 10 give races longer than those now
obtaining have met with unqualified sue
cess.
The COney Island Jockey Club now enters
the field with an announcement of an "old
time" race, TO be run during the coming
autumn meeting, with $4,000, $500 or
$4,000 added as the case may be. The con-
dItIOns are:
A dash Of four miles, purse 5000. en-
trance 500. second TO receive $1,000 of the
added money and third the entrance
money; $500 more will be added in case
the race be run in z :25; 5000 If it be run in
7:19A (Lexingt0n's time).
The date on which the race will be run,
weights to be carried and time of closing to
be announced hereafter.
IMPORTED THoRoUGHBREDs.
II. G. Taylor of Chicago last week i'm
ported the following thoroughbred horses
from England 1t is the most important
importation OF late years:
Oddfellow, b. h.. foaled ss7, the first Barcal
dine horse imported 10 America. HIS sire could
BOT fnc better representative to Introduce his
valuable blood TO this country than this fne son
Of Gebelmnss lHinRer Of The Oaks, by Roscru
clan, out OF Nameiess by BllnkhoOlie. is hands
inch high. He stands on stout good legs. has
excellent back aud lOB, and long, beau5ilu
quarters combined with good shoulders and q
fine bloodlike head In his turf career he did
hot ieallZr the high expectations that his stable
tot MEG OF nm from his irals, In which he could
easily beat morton. as two-yeaT-Old he won
lie DHcb Nile Nursery Plate, one nile, 10
pounds. beating IA others. in the Berkshire
Plate be ran second to Signorina, three others
behind him. AT three years old he won sweep.
stake at Newmarket three-quarter mile 12l
pounds, beating four others; Tan second to Ponza
In HE City Of London Breeders fOal Stakes
beat HebIides Lactantius; ran third in the
Grand PTix de Paris Is miles, finishing before
Alicante (wiuner of the CambTdgeshie, etc.
and eight Others. AT four years old won Lean
inglon handicap at Warwick, one mile. liz
pounds beating five others.
Henry. eli. Be- foaed 1883, by Pouiet, dan
JEANNE, by Moremer, out of jeanette. by Glad
iaIeur. He Is 16 hands inches high, a nice
Lengthy horse.
juliet oh. NJ, foaled 1885, by Edward, tn,
Contessor, dam the Amer iean-bfed mare Mis-
Ward. by haywood. out Of Earring. by Ringgold
juliet won IN 1888 Welter handicap plate
three quarters of mile, 1913 pounds; 1887, TWO
year-Cld stakes al Kempscn, hVeeighths OF
Inlr I2h mounds and q sXeensIake at tinod