The morning call., 1893-07-31
TURF AND TRACK.
Some Interesting Facts
About " Ringers"
PROGRAMME FOR OAKLAND.
Varied and Good Races on the Grand
State Circuit-Van Ness Manipu-
lation of MOreHo.

No one was disappointed with the four
days of trottng and pacing at the summer
meeting of the Pacific Coast Trotting-
horse Breeders Association, which
| closed Saturday. These spirited con-
tests proved that the two-in-three sys-
tenn OF mile heats is less tedious and
more popular than the old style of
three in five. The winners of the trotting
races were Prince Dexter. Melvar, Du-
bee, Mabel II, Mary Best, Bruno, Silver
Bee. Senator L, Lucy B. Steve Whipple.
Flora and Charles James. M. +. San
ders' stallion Steve Whipple made the
best record, trotting mile in 2:15. The
winning PAGERS were w. Wood. Ashton.
Tom Ryder and Loupe. Woods time Of
2:14 was the fastest pace at the meeting.
Ben e. Harris was much amused at the
| claim of ringer" made in reference to the
performance of his horse Melvar at the
Bay District track on the opening day of
the trottng meeting. 1t is true that the
horse trotted last year rs Marvel, but
when Harris went TO register him he
found that another horse had been regis
tered under that name, SO he transposed
the letters and called him Melvar. AT the
spring nesting this year the trotter was
entered as "Melvar,- formerly Marvel"
Had he been entered the. same way at the
recent meeting the cry OF ringer" would
not have been raised bv those who lost
their money on Electrina, the favorte.
On the subject of ringers" IL is inter-
esting to note that it has been remuner-
ative fad in st. Louis turf circles this sum-
rer to apply a paint brush to East-sde
sprinters and then take them to The South
Side Park for ringing" purposes. Re-
Gently a gelding was entered as High
License and backed off the boards al odds
of 10 to 1. He won the race easily. At
the finish it was discovered that the geld
ing's legs had been painted and that he
was none other than the speedy Ulf. All
bets were declared off and William Chap
man. who entered the gelding, was arrest
ed for fraud.
Here is an instance of how the ringer"
was worked in Europe: The Trotting
Club Of Belgium has accomplished an act
of justice by dlsQualifying forever from all
Belgian trotting races the American geld
ing Blackstone, who. purchased in France
this spring. was decorated with the name
o! Esnitrop by his new Belgian owner, Mr..
Senesal, aud entered as such in the Bel
gian races. Not only is the ringer dis
qualified, but the money won by him under
his new cognomen has 10 be returned and
divided among the unsuccessful COM
petitOrs which he beat.
The race meeting which opens at the
OdkldUu lTOtIlHg IaTk tO-Udy is unuer
the auspices of the Golden Gate Fair Asso-
clarion. There will be six consecutive
days Of racing and not the least interesting
will be the two running contests each dav.
The purses hung out are liberal, as the
following programme will show:
First day-First race, purse. 5000; half-mile.
for three-year-oldS and upward; winners OF one
race this year 10 carry POUNDS extra; Win
ners OF two races 10 carry pounds extra; win
ners OF three more races to carry 3 pounds
Second handicap.
one mile, for all ages
Second day-Third race. selling purse, $3.50;
severe ghitis OF nile. AL ages; The winner TO
be sold for $500; Ii not less, pounds aliowec's
for acl 500 down 10 $500; linen g pougds r
lowed Tor each S10O 10 $500. Fourth race
purse. $500: hYeseiEhfilS OF "A mile tWo-year-
Odds; 10 pounds allowed for those that lave
starred TIN ee OF more times at This distance or
less and have never been placed first. second or
third; those that have EN- started three or
more times and have been second o. third, but
never won, allowed pounds. Filth Face,
handicap. purse, $3.50; three-duarters OF "a
mile, all ages.
Third day-Sixth race, handicap, purse
$500; $50 yards; all ages. Seventh race. sell
lng purse 5000; furlongs, for thTeeyear, olds
and upward; the winner 10 be sold for $500;
If entered for less five pounds allowed for each
500 down 10 $500.
Fourth day-Eighth race. selling, purse 5000.
furOnes; the winner to be sold for $500;
If entered Tor less pound allowed for zach
500 down 10 $500; then pounds for each
500 To $500. Mn II race, handicap, purse
$500; enc and a quarter miles; all ages.
Fifth day-Tentil race. selling, purse $3.50;
one mile; The winner to be sold for $1,000;
3 pounds allowed for each 500 down To
$500. Eleventh rae, maidens. purse s2oo 8
furlongs; pounds below scale; beaten maid.
ems allowed pounds aGtitiona
Sixth day-Twelfth race. handicap, purse
5000: 51a furlongs. for two-year ods.
Thirteenth race. 5 furlongs; purse $500:
Getaway stake for all ages; owners handi-
cap; entrance fee $40; second horse TO re-
ceive $50 and third horse S25; entrance fee 10
be ADDED to first money. Fourteenth race,
handicap; purse $500; one and half miles;
all ages.
As this meeting is the second in the
grand State circuit it promises to be un-
meetings at Vallejo. Napa, Petaluma.
Woodland. Sacramento State Fair, Stock
ton, Fresno, San Jose. Los Angeles and
this city. for all of which good
programmes and tempting purses.
are being arranged. 81. D. Brown will. in
I'LL Likelihood, 90 the starting al over the
grand circuit of California this season.
He did not care about buying railroad, SO
concluded not to ship his horses to Mon
tana this season. His services are rightly
in great demand by managers of the fair
associations.
An Eastern turf paper says that Frank
Van Ness is again under suspicion, this
time on account of the sudden and appar-
emily causeless reversal of form of the
fast runner MOrello. that he has in his
stable. Van Ness started Morello at Chi
cago recently in selling race, in which
he was beaten easily by second-rate per-
former. Four days later Morello was
started in rich stake and he defeated
field of high-class performers with the
utmost ease. The inference is drawn that
MOrelo was not desired to win in the
first event. so shat good betting could DO
had on him in the second. and if that was
the object 1t was accomplished.