The morning call., 1892-04-06
THE Whip And SPUR.
Morning GaII0ps at the Bay Dis
trict Track.
Splendid Work shown by All the Twc-Year-
0lGs-Zaldivar in Fine Trim-Locsl
aud Eastern Gossip

There was a large crowd of horsemen,
trainers and spectators gathered when a
CALL representative arrived at the Bay
District track bright and early yesterday
morning to witness the preliminary gallops
OF the bangtais. Among those present
were Porter Ashe. w. OBJ. Macdonough,
Sid Ashe. Oryille Appleby. Dan Dennisson,
Vic Jenkins, Henry Walsh. John Appleby,
ID. Foster, J. Ii. Mckerron and w. Ken
needy.
The track has been got into first-rate
shape by Jim Dustin and his retinue, and
given tine weather will be very fast and good
going on Saturday. The reports received
from the various training quarters as 10 the
number and quality of the two-year-olds to
be sent on for the spring meeting were not
in the least exaggerated, for q finer-looking
lot have never looked through a Bride.
Wilbur Smiths American Derby favorte
Zaldvar Is looking superb, and has filed put
wonderfully this winter. He is not keyed
up too high as many asserted, but moves
like the racehorse he is. At present ii
looks as if be would be bad to beat, at any,
thing Ike fair handicap, and it is gen-
orally admitted that nothing yet at the
track will see the way he goes at weight for
age.
The Palo Alto string of two-year-olds
were among the first to be worked out yes
terday, Cadmus, a bay colt by Flood out of
imported Corneia and the bay flly Princess
by Cheviot out Of Amelia, showed especially
good form, but all did good strong work.
MeCarty's Bernardo was sent steady mile.
and several of his twc-year-Olds worked out
half. The reputed "crackajack" Of this
string, the three-year-old Roman, has not
yet arrived.
GOOD MILE GALLoP.
Oryille Appleby gave Fanny 4 and Espe-
rama a good mile gallop, both finishing
neck and neck in ~. The style in which
both moved greatly pleased the onlookers.
Appleby afterward sent the Joe Hooker
gelding Speculation and Condo. a nice
looking bay colt by Duke of Norfolk out of
May ID. The pair went steady TO the half,
where they were given their heads, and fin
ished In very good shape, the youngster
beating the seldiDg neck at the wire.
James Foster sent Hercules, In company
with three ear-o cid mare by Common out
OF Lulu Riggs, pipe-opener, over three
quarters, and Z. McKinnOn's Myrtle and
Lady Gwynne galoped fiye-eighths in nice
easy shape, as were Emma ID and Hazel.
Vie jenkins only gave Captain Al, Nero,
Royal Flush, Dick OMaley and Moon
Hover steady work, and The Maltese Villa
and l.. j. Rose strings were INDUCED in a
similar way. The other horses were given
walking exercise.
TWENTY-FIVE STARTERS.
the starter in the balf-mile dash on Satur-
day. This race will be hard to pick, but a
line can be gotten on the respective merits
OF the youngsters. and the event will doubt
less prove the prettiest race of the day.
BY" Holly will pull out Revolver in the
heat race, and as he is reported to be in
great fix, why, he will give the best Of the
sprinteTs run. and good one, too.
The Blood-horse directors have postponed
their meeting until tonight, when the bids
fuf rnrfr~ Hoo ,l.4x
cred. These include the combination-bo book,
the fruitstand and programme privileges.
There were some score OF applicants after
season tickets yesterday, but they were met
with the response that they were
not yet ready. This doubtless Is oc-
the question of free ladies' tickets. II the
meeting prove unsuccessful from a financial
point of view 1t is the general opinion that
the abolition of the usual complimentary
tickets to the fair will be the main factor
therein. The directors should surely see
that they are standing in their own light,
and ii is to be thought that they will recon
slider their action at the meeting tonight.
The local betting on the Brooklyn handi-
caps is the same as In Eastern books. Rus
sell is the favorite at 10 !, 10 10 His High
ness, Bermuda or Tenny, 20 TO l Russell,
Judge Morrow, and % to 90 TO ! others.
Tenny Is still favorite for the Suburban at
fifteens, the other prices being 90 Montana,
% Tournament and 30 to 100 to l others.
THE JOCKEYS.
Nearly all the lads are new, but those old
favorites, Joe Narvaez, Dick Ward and Lit
tie Sullivan, are here, and their services will
be in enormous request Mike Kelly and
Vic jenkins viii do most of their own heavy
riding. Tommy Bally and Cooper will also
be seen in the saddle
While Orvllle Appleby was landing
Esmeralda at the railroad depot, the mare
slipped from the ear and fell on her back.
and rolled clean over on the platform Very
fortunately. however. she has sustained no
severe injury, as she did an excellent gallon
yesterday morning. "She was very sore
about the back, however" said her owner
yesterday, "and would scarcely bear touch
ing in the hinder parts, but she can run
YET. you see." he added, with laugh, as the
mare pulled up after her mile.
Yesterday the EPSON spring meeting
commenced in England. en- the world
famous downs. The principal event is the
City and Suburban handicap, which will be
run for to-day. Next to the Derby, this is
the most popular race with the Londouers
and 1t is estimated that 200, 600 people Wit
ness the race annually