The morning call., 1893-10-16
LATE HORSE NEWS
Room for International
Racing.
j. DUSTIN BUYS RED OAK.
Various Trotters and Runners That
Have Greatly Deprecated in
Value This Season.

The intense Interest taken In the recent
international yacht race is an indication
Of the tremendous enthusiasm OF the
American public which is always dis
played over any contest between the two
great ngllsh-speaking nations.
Crickrters who come over here from
Great Britain always receive warm wei
come and the matches are well attended.
1t is the same with the crack runners from
the other side. and the interest In the ap-
preaching prize-figbt between Corbett and
Mitchell is greatly accentuated by the fact
that both men are the best each country
has produced in their line.
With this condition of affairs In view it
Is remarkable that there are not more
horses from England sent over here to con-
test in the big stakes and handicaps, and
that so few OF the cracks from this side go
over the water.
During the last season there were two
English stables sent over. and 1t was a
matter of general regret among hOrsemen
that both of them should have had such
poor luck. The Duke of Beaufort sent
over Strathrose at great expense 10 try and
win the big American Derby at Chicago.
He spent great deal of money getting
the horse ready. and even sent over
crack jockey especially 10 ride him. But
Strathrose was disappoin tment. he ran
last in the Derby. ana bad last at that.
OF course it would have been rather
humilia ting to American hOrSemen to see
an English horse carry off one of the blue
ribbon events Of the American turf, but
there is not a man who did not regre; that
Strathrose turned out SO badly. He was
sent back TO England without being started
again.
Colonel North. the nitrate man, sent
IL. L., 1T.
good ones. But he, too, had i'll fortune.
The horses stood the voyage well enough,
but after getting here all became sick. One
OF the best ones was killed by an accident
before having started. Iddlesleigh was
the only one who did anything, and his
record was by no means brilliant. Not
wIthstanding all this hard luck Colonel
North says he will send some more horses
over next season.
Americans think that not only do they
raise the best trotting horses, hut that the
runners in this country are equal TO the
best of those bred in England or Australia
To prove that this is so they refer to the
victories of Iroquos. Foxhall and Parole
against the British cracks. Still, the pub
lie would like to see the question settled
Oftener than it is.
Australia has been sending some horses
over here that have proved very successful
Us Slres The one or two who have run
have done nothing. But there will be seen
perhaps half dozen of them at the meet
ing of the Blood-horse Association, and it
is safe to say that the races IN which they
go will attract much more than the usual
amount of interest.
OF course one of the greatest objections
to sending horses to or from this country
is the danger and Inconvenience of a voy-
age ana the likelihood of horse in train
ing going wrong. Still 1t is not much more
ri hn in thoy,
across the continent and hundreds of horses
make the latter every year without any
bad effects.
The variation in the price of horses of
both kinds - trotting and running has
never been better illustrated than during
the past year. One Of the first example
was the sale of King Thomas the S3S, 900
yearlng, for $500. He is one of the best
bred running horses in America, but was
never racer. Some horsemen say that
he is counterfeit horse substituted for
the genuine foal. He does look more like
hackh0rse than thoroughbred, it is
trne, and never could run better than
l :46 either Then there is Stamboul. esti-
mated To be worth Sl00.000 and Sidney
$4,000. One sold for $4,000; the other
$4,000. Electricity, for whom the late
Senator Stanford was offered S35, 900.
sold the other day in Kentucky for
$1,000. Eros, sire Of winners. was
bid in for S1400. Wanda, 2:14A. in
foal to Guy Wilkes, was only run up to
$1,000. Up in Montana the other day
Uncle Bob. a winner of the American
Derby, sold for S35. The day before his
victory ST., 800 was paid for him.
doc" Ably is in the city. He says that
ne has several very fine colts by Friar.
Tuck uD on the Lake County ranch.
Palatine. the big black tly by Palo
Alto, won another race at Oakland last
week. She Is one of the most evel-headed
youngsters ever seen on track and very
fast Judging from her conduct through
the circuit she will make a great cam
paigner. and furnish another evidence
that when PalO Alto died, one of the best
sres of the country was lost TO the turf.
DR.. George b. Somers, the Police Sur
geOn of this city. has been remarkably
fortunate in his first year on the turf. Not
only has he won several thousand dollars
in purses with his mare, Margaret Worth.
but he has yOungster that next year
should make it interesting for auy four
year-old in training.
James Dustin, one of the most success
ful drivers and trainers In California,
drove Red Oak. a three-year-old, in race
he other day for his owner, f. p. Norton.
Dustin liked the colt so we'll that he paid
$1,000 for him. Red Oak is by RedwOc
he by Anteo, a son of Electoneer. On his
dams side be gets crosses of Patchen
blood that gives him staying qualities.
Dustin thinks he is one of tho best young
sters he has ever handled.
Ben Wrights running meeting will begin
ct Oakland Tomorrow.
Ramon (2:15, Colonel Thornton's three
yrar-old pacing stallion by Sidney, was
offered for sale on Saturday at Oakland
and only brought S2500. His owner
thought the price not sufficient end with
drew him