The morning call., 1893-12-05
THE ASSOCIATION FIRST.
His Own Personal Interests Are
SubServient Thereto.
SALE SET FOR SATURDAY NEXT.
Jockeys Winning Mounts During
the Last Week and Owners
Winnings.

Gaping that has been done at the meeting
of the Pacific Coast Blood-horse Assoea-
ton, or from any sugges tions and insnua-
tiOns that his horses have been leniently
treated in that respect, that the president
of the Pacific Coast Blood-horse Associa-
lion has decided to sell off his string of
race horses. The charges of that charac-
ter which have been made are so palpably
absurd as to cut no figure with men whose
judgment and opinion Tom Williams
looks up to and respects In no single in
stance can case be cited in which the
slightest partiality has been shown to his
entries by the starter. Handicapped and
other officials of the Blood-horse Asso-
ciation," to quote an insinuation
constructio to be put upon which must
include the judges and the hoard of
stewa ards. 1t is almost imnoSsible for
those thus attacked to reply to these
covert suggestions of favoritism. for they
are made in so general a way and under
such guise of friendly support that there
is absolutely nothing to hit back at or no
MEASUREMENTS to correct. Yet the hint
fulfills the purpose for which il has been
thrown out, and the poison works. The
fact remains that The starter, judges and
board of stewards have done their work
d
spirit OF honorable fairness TO all con-
cerned that not a complaint has been
heard rejecting on their capabilities
their integrity goes without saying-to fill
the positions for which they were selected.
That the handicapping has been in fault
The CALL was the first to point out, but the
mistakes made were errors of judgment
and no one Instance of leniency in the
matter of weights allotted to Mr.. Williams
horses can be shown.
The suggestion that the owner of First
Lap withdrew his horse last Saturday be-
cause he was dissatisfied with the impost
allotted him relatively as regards Return
must appear strange TO those who remem-
Der First Laps run when carrying ten
pounds less than Return on the previous
Saturday and finishing only about q length
and half behind Return though some
half dozen lengths away at the head of
the stretch. The running of First Lap on
that occasion could not be taken as his real
form and that fact the Handicapped wisely
realized. First Lap was rightly made the
fayorite in that race by the talent over his
stable companion-the rule as regards
coupling in this race was set aside-and
the Undine stable representative, but did
not run up to expectation. He made up
SO much ground. however, at the end that
IT was the general opinion that his jockey
was in fault in keeping SO far in the rear
earlier In the race aud not coming sooner.
Oub lUtT6 WAS UOLHlDS I'D the run, no great
palpable lnferlorlty ID First Laps per-
fOrmance. as regards Returns, to warrant
the Handicapped in making any wider diff
ference in their weights.
Passing over. therefore. as utterly devoid
of foundation the suggestion that Mr.
Williams has derided TO abandon the fasc-
nation OF ownership OF string of racers
under pressure Of adverse criticism, the
reason for his determination and prompt
action can be sought and found in a desire
TO devote his energies solely to the work
entailed upon him as president of the
Blood-horse Association, the business of
which is assuming such large proportions
as to demand more than he an at present
give 1t with the result that he intends to
sacrifice his personal predictions for the
benefit of the association in particu-
lar and the public in general. The
previous president, Colonel Thornton,
at the time of his retirement. went
very fully into the reasons in a long
and very explicit letter to the New York
Spirit CT the Times, in which he spoke in
terms Of the highest praise of his successor
as "a racing man of the highest type
bold, honorable and unwilling 10 take any
improper advantage whatever in a race"
and commenting him in the highest terms
TO the notice OF Eastern turfites. Colonel
Thornton found the pressure of business
and an anticipated absence from the State
an obstacle to his remaining in the posi-
tion of President. Mr.. Williams finds that
the cares of stable and the false position
that such ownership might place him In
the eyes of the public do interfere with
what he considers his duty toward the as
sociatiOn and be therefore gives up his
stable.
The sale of the string, which includes
Tigress, ST. Croix, Revolver, Don Fulano,
Wicklow, C0rncob, Bancroft and others,
besides the jumpers Sherwood, Return,
Colonel Brady, and the racing qualities of
Filtration, Fidelia Cadinus and Racine, is
to take place on Saturday, and with the
number of wealthy Eastern turf men W no
are here and expected to arrive here this
week without their stables, the bidding is
sure to be very lively.
Out of the twenty-five races run last
week four jockeys between them were re-
sponsible for fifteen winning mounts.
Irving had by far the best average, riding
five winners and one third out of twelve
starts. Sloane appeared in the saddle
fourteen times aud earned winning
brackets four times with two seconds
Charlie Weber was out eighteen times
with four winners. five seconds and three
thirds to his credit, and Madison had two
winners. three seconds and four thirds out
of thirteen mounts. Johnny Weber, Tay-
lor, Spence. Hanawalt, McAuliffe, Peters.
=. Jones. 81. Smith, McInerney and
Blakeley were responsible for the rest of
the other ten winners:
The following is list OF the winning
owners of over $1,000 up to last Saturday /:
Undine stable. STOPS: B. c. Holly, $4,000: I:
4. Corrigan. $3.50; Etna stable, S3275 !;
Elkton stable. S3150; d. j. McCarty,
$3.50; Dan Miller, S2335; Lone stable,
S2275; A. Ottinger. S2225; Encno stable,
S215o; 6. Van Gorden. S1925; n. 5. Hall.
S1S75; Palo Alto farm. SI825; Phil Archi-
bald, $3.50; B. Schreiber, S1700: H. Hoag.
S1700: Beverwyck stables, S1625; Frank
Burke. S1275; Santa Anita stable, $3.50;
Henry Schwartz. S1175; Antrim stable,
S1150; Ira Ramsdell, $1,000. and b. Martin,
$1025.
The entries for to-day are as follows:
First race five-eigbths of mile-Shamrock
103, Hal Fisher 119. Alfrrd B 100. Midget 100,
Lodi 104. Kathleen 104. Cloud 104 Tom MIN.
bus 96, FiZsimmons Ill, Charger 107, Cath
crime SO, Lulu Dowell 80, Jim 119.
Second race. one mile-Zaragosa 50, Charm
95. Zobair 10S, Dottie Reed 110, Greenhock
11O, Adolph 49, Morton 49, Red Cloud 1872
Ihlrd race, seyen-eighths OF a mile-Garcia
"a. Georgetown 100, Boston Boy 106, Trix 72.
Francesca 80.
Fourth race, one mile-Bizzard So. Ichi Ban
81, Clacqner 81. Mestor 80. April 80, Wild
oats lob. Huguenot III. Castro 81, Nero 81
JAKE Allen 81, Duke Stevens 1o3 Gladiator
81. ZarapOsa 100