The morning call., 1893-06-26

thew overlook the crooked running OF the
two-year-olds, especially Seaside and Mon
talva.
This filly Seaside was very great IA
vorite in tho two-year-Old event last
Thursday. but she finished last. Weber
rode her nearly to death, not knowing that
the FLY had been doped. The FLY appa-
rently outclassed her field, and 1t - certdin
that if she had not been "siiffed'' no two
year-old in the race would nave oeateh ner
at five furloDgs In 20.
Seaside, very valuable thoroughbred,
is now in bad way at the racetrack, ana
several horsemen say that II is pr0Dlematl-
Cal whether or not she will live.
This whole matter was overlooked by
the judges, and racegosrs would Ike To
know why they did not act IN the prem
ises. Montalva's run a few days previous.
which in most respects WAS just as bad,
was also overlooked. shrimp" Cook was
ruled off for the supposed pulling OF
Canny Scot on June IL, but the race OF
that horse was 100 per cent better than
those of the two two-year-olds mention ed.
Canny Scot had not shown that he could
run mile and a quarter in 2:10 at any
time this season, and, furthermore, he was
carrying 122 pounds.
Sir Reel. with 1OS IN, beat him easily,
and 1t would seem TO any close observer
that when Sir Reel takes a notion to run
any distance up to mile and half.
MOrellO beat BOundless, the American
Derby winner at Hawthorne the same day,
in the Chicago Derby, a mile and quar-
ter, 10 2:10. and his performance has been
heralded all over the country as great
one. 1t seems as though the judges made
great mistake in railing Cook off the
turf, especially as there was no evidence
or complaint from any one to the effect that
he had pulled" Canny Scot. Cooks
reputation is not of the best. but then JUS
tice and fairness is what the race-gUers
and public like to see.
A great deal has been said and written
about the reporters derby. which is
scheduled to take place at the track on
next Saturday. 1t may take place if the
handicap is arranged to suit the owners OF
the horses. The owner of any horse that
is in racing form objects 10 $50 or even $50
pounds being saddled on to them, and un-
less some of the reporters sweat off about
thirty pounds of flesh the horses will have
to be ridden by newsboys or else declared
off
1t is pity that Frank Vanness, Morel-
los owner. was debarred from entering
him in the American derby and other rich
recently reinstated by the turf congress,
so he has 10 be content with running his
horses in handcaps.
The Claireview stock farm of Wayne
county, Mich, is going to move It's great
sires and brOOdmares to this State. The
owners Of the farm recently purchased q
ranch in this State and will soon remove
forty or fifty head of choice trotting stock
to it, Let a few hundred more breeders
come to this State. There is room for
them all. and they will certainly find it the
greatest breeding section on earth.
Smiling" john Kelly, the well-known
Eastern turftt, who. it will be remem-
a a
trict track last fall. saw many curious
things in his trip around the world.
In China Kelly saw some curious racing.
There are no thoroughbred racehorses in
Hong-kong. all the contestants in the
jockey club events being China ponies, or
griffins, as they are called. They are
diminutive fliers, the tallest being less
than IA hands high. Most of them are
grays. The weight they carry is proper
tionate TO their inches, 12-hand pony Car
Tying 40 pounds, and thee pounds being
added for each additional inch. The con-
ditions of the Hong Derby, run Feb
ruary %, were as follows: "The Hong
Kong Derby-Sweepstakes of $40 each.
half forfeit ii declared on or before day of
pony and 500 for second; for all China
Saturday, January q. 1898. First pony,
20 per cent; second, 20 per cent; third, 10
per cent; weight for inches; one mile and
half"
The racing on the California circuit this
season promises to be better than ever.
Trotters are In active training at all the
tracks, and when the breeders meeting
opens in this city on July % some exciting
contests may be looked for.