The morning call., 1892-02-22
TURF TOPICS.
The Gar and Senator Stanford
Horse Trade.
Qualities Of the Orlof Breed Differences Of
Opinion Among English Handi-
cappars.

The recent English plan of having three
separate handcappers estimate the eignts
for one of the early handicaps in England
has produced most astonishing results, the
widest Variances Of opinions having been
made public. In one instance there was
difference of fifteen pounds in the allot-
mentS.
The EPSON England raee-eouvse is to be
Strengthened cut and much-needed straight
mile provided.
oRMoNDE's INSURANCE.
There was a hitch in the arrangements
about bringing OrmoHde back to England.
even before Hume Webster'S tragic death.
The difficulty lay in the matter of iHsur-
ance, Senior BOcau being unwilling TO let
the horse leave South America unless he
could be insured for q much larger sum than
Lloyd'S was willing TO risk, this being Du!
at Els, 900. At present it looks as il, unless
Senior B0cau will take the horse TO England
On his own responsibility, there is but 4
poor chance Of his T5Visitlng the land OF his
birth.
EXCHANGING BREEDS.
Speaking Of the exchange between the
Car of Russia and Senator Stanford OF
0rl0ff stations for PalO Alto Elertioneer
mares. the Senator, in recent interview
said:
~ was greatly struck with the Orloff
horses when | was in Russia two years ago.
They are large trotters, who travel cay.
and are greatly appreciated in the Gar
kingdom. They average from Is to I6A
hands. They are speedy, and can tTOt,
a rule, inside three minutes. Tie breed
runs very even, and for that reason 1t Is easy
to match them perfectly"
"Will they compare with the American
| horses in point of speed ?"
NO" replied the California Senator, with
| an air of pardOnable pride, there are no
| horses in the world to compare with ours.
| These 0rlOffS, however, are possessed or
very speedy qualities. l saw one harnessed
! to d heavy cart Oh race track at ST. Peters
/ burg trOt mile in 81.
when will you ship your mares to ST.
| Peter5burg?"
Not until [ return to California. which
viii probably be in June. The Russian
| Consul General requested that l should Sc
| lect the tillieS myself.
| what age horses will you send the Gar ?'
81 have not fully decided, but I think
| fouT-year-olds Will best meet the require
| mentS. They are to be used for breeding
| purposes. and that should regard as the
| most suitable age.
when will the OrlOffs arriVe?"
| u do not expect them until | have
shipped my fillies to St. Petersburg. /
| don't know what the Cars master-uf- morse
/
! sible he may desire to mix the breed, or thai
| he may wish to raise standardized AneTi-
| can trotters. As far as | am personally
| concerned l object as general rule to mix
| the breed. | shall probably send for some
| OrlOff mares after nine arrive, and see
| what l can do with them in this country. !
/ may also, just as matter of experiment,
cross them, though not to any great extent"
FOX, TREAT AND ECLIPSE.
! Those well-knOwn Pacific Coast TUHner5
| Fox, John Treat and Oregon Eclipse
| are, according to the New York
| Spirit OF the Times, now at New
| Orleans, where the two first named vii
! take part in the racing Eclipse is TO b,
! fitted al Memphis for the meeting there.
Henry Walsh. Superintendent of the PAia
! Alto running division, has five very promi--
| ing two-year-0lds that he will not race this
/ year, but reserve for the rich three-year-o.l
| events of 1898. He will, however. enter anD
| race three other youngsters at the coming
| Blood Horse meeting.