The morning call., 1893-04-24
DERBY CANDIDATES
Monowai, Floodgate and
Dare Go East.
MACDoNoUGH's FINE STRING.
Theodore Winters VIII Race at ST,
Louis-Wildwood Only Leased by
ottinger and Phillips.

In couple OF weeks every thoroughbred
of any consequence that is now in training
in the State will be far across the Rockies,
receiving final preparation for great races.
Since the State has attained fame as the
greatest place on earth TO breed racehOrses.
many milliOnaires have taken to the sport
and are sending dozens of the home prod
uct across the mountains to sport their
colorS and win fame and rich prizes at the
great racing centers.
Nearly every Californian that will send
string of thoroughbreds East has an Ameri-
can derby candidate in it. They all want
this rich prize, $4,000 to the winner. besides
the everlasting fame such a victory would
attach TO the name of the man who OWNS
the fortunate horse. II is a great priza, the
largest ever offered in the world for three
year-Ods. and with the exception of the
Futuriiy for tw0-year-olds the richest ever
run for. The EPSON derby. the Victoria
derby OF Australia, the Grand Prix Of Paris
are not in 1t. for none Of them have ever ex-
ceeded $50, COO in value
so many California horses of high caliher
are billed to stand ir the arena that racing
enthusiasts ont here are devoting a lot OF
their time to debates as to which one of
them Will be the victor. They to some ex.
tent overlook all the other great horses in
the event. those which have proved them
selves on Eastern tracks as twO-ycar- ODDS to
be racers of high quality. Probably this
oversight. II such 1t proves to be, Is the re-
suit OF the prize falling TO CALIFORNIA;
horses on a few different occasions.
E. J. Baldwin's candidates, San Francisco
and Lady Bess, are on their way 10 Chi
cagO, where the great event is TO take place
on June a, and last evening the great colt,
Monowai, the favorite of CalIforuians,
started en- an east-bound train from the
Oakland mole with fourteen others who
will sport the white and green colors of the
young millionaire, n. OBJ. Macdonough.
The lot Of fifteen came up from San Jose
yesterday afternoon on two baggage-cars,
and while on the mole a reporter had a
chance to Inspect them
Mr.. Macdonnugh, who created a sensation
by paying $3.50, 600 for OrmOnde, was on
hand when the train arrived, and the first
thing he said when he met Henry Walsh,
his capable trainer, was to ask how Mono
wal was.
1t is Mr.. Macdonough's first Eastern
racing venture. and he loves his horses and
feels anxious about them 1t may be said
in passing that the gentleman's ambition is
to win III his career the American and Eng
lish Derbies.
Well, Monowai. who is by Midlothian
out of Eliza, by Norfolk, never looked
better In his life. True his throat was
wfapped in flannel, for he had a slight cold.
but his eyes sparkled from his Intelligent
looking head. and on the whole he looked
the picture of racehorse
He Is a blaZe-faced chestnut colt, fifteen
hands two inches in height, has two white
fore feet to above the pastern, and ore
white half stocking on the nigh hind leg.
He has flied out great deal 6ehind, and
those who SAW him race as a two-year-Old
would hardly recognize him.
Walsh said that he had not much Of
chance to work him at San Jose on account
OF the ftightfu condition of the track
He was not gallOped over a mile, but
pretty stiff galinps at that distance convinced
The trainer and others that saw him going
that he was fit fGT any company As two
year-od he was beaten the first race he
started. Then lie won his next two races.
On April IA, 1892, over a fair track, he beat
Bridal Veil, Orvls, Sir Roy, The DareSn,
Iris filly and others at a half mile, running
it in 0:502 ..
The next time he started he beat Sir
Reel, Martinez and others at five furiongs
over a heavy track in :05 carrying 1I8
pounds.
Then he ran few races with aged horses.
running second 10 Montana on May in a
six-furlOng dash; third 10 ESperanZa the
next day IN handicap at a mile. AT Sacra-
men'o a few days later he ran second TO
Geraldine in n six-furlong dash, she lust
beating him neck, in 114A. Two days
afteTward he beat a lot of twO-year-Olds at
five fUrlonPs. He carried 100 pounds. con-
ceding everything in the race from eight to
twenty pounds, and went the route in
loo.
He has not raced since, for Macdonough
bought him aud determined TO save him for
the Derby.
Grandee is the only other three-year-old
in the string that left yesterday The rest
being two-year-olds. They are n very clever
lot, and at least eight of them can show
their heels 10 the feet-footed Resale, now
running in the genllemen's colors at the
Bay District.
The crack of the lot is Parasang, a bay
hlly by Cyrus-Getaway. She is not only
very racy looking, but has demonstrated
that she has enough speed to win any stake
event. 1t is expected she will be another
FAIRY.
The rest ara all good and the lot as
whole is the best that has ever left the
State.
There are six Sir Modreds Bay colt by
Sir Modred- GlendOra by Glen Eg; b. G. by
Sir Modred Mabel sister to Ban Fox; oh. c,
by Sir Modred- Tourmalne; ch. c. by Sir
Modred Schoolgirl; b. c. by Sir Mo
dred- Aurelia; b. c. .ty Sir MOdred:
KTnGe DoIa+ m:,rv b. H. by imported
Galaxy, a bay fly by Galore-Glidea;
Fleurette. bay flly by Daubin, dam Sister
to Flrenzi; black colt, by arebin-Alfa-
retta; sister To the great three year-old
Sir Walter, by Midlothian-La Scala, and
chestnut colt. by Cheviot Mary Anderson
completes the lot.
Fred Garlic, a very clever jockey, W no
was ruled off about fonr years ago for pull
ing al narrow at the Bay District, Will do
the riding for the stable. Fred used to
drink heavily, but has been an abstaner
for some time. He was reinstated several
days ago. Kentucky John" Ovens is as
sisting Welch in the training.
The horses will be rested at Ogden Dem
yer and GalesDurg and then will proceed to
Brooklyn, where Monowai starts in the
MetrOpoitan handicap. He carries but
ninety five pounds and Marlborough thinks
so well Of his chances that he has backed
him at 90 to l. He will start in the derby,
leaving Brooklyn after the Metropolitan is
run.
Millionaire Charles l.. Fairs string will
join Macdonough at Sacramento and pro-
coed to Chicago.
Fair has two Derby candidates and they
are dandies. Floodgate, big brown coli.
by Flood. imported Rosette. who tun
mile in 1:42A easy as a two-year-0ld, Is
considered by many good judges TO be the
best colt in America, Dare. the other cam
didate. is dark-brOwn and black colt, by
DaTe0in. He beat the speedy CharmiOn
handily as two-year old, and is a racer all
over
70 FL Rey. two-year-old brother Of Yo
Tambien, by Joe Hooker Marion, is the
star. He Is entered in the big two-year-Old
Western events. and will win some of them
to certainty. He IS a colt of extraordinary
conformation. being exqdistely coupled.
and on the whole a remarkably turned
piece Of horsefesh. He has size, substance,
worlds Of speed and royal breeding. What
more can one want?
Others are: Ella Smith. two-year-old