The morning call., 1893-03-06

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AA-fIE - Tor the spring and sum-
III HAI mer circuits.
G5AN Commenting on the
Q HIM abandonment of the
lRMt Il Los Angeles meeting a
~ local turf paper says:
M The Los Angeles meet
NJ a ing. slated to begin
- March Is, and last seven
DAYS, was declared off
at a meeting of the Board of Directors, held
on Friday evening, February 81 An in
sufficient number OF stake entries was prob
ably the cause for this action. and it is said
the fact that Baldwin's horses were to race
there "shooed" off timid turfmen from this
part of the world. Others say the entrance
money was too high, but the fact remains
that the conditions were quite liberal. The
truth of the matter is that Oakland's long
drawn-out merry gO-r0uBd istoo enhancing
for the owners of lot of string halted
"skates" and drummed-to-death drome-
diaries to resist. and the owners of rare-good
IA cehOrses desire TO save their animals for
bigger game in this city and across the
Rockies. Ii is unfortunate that the Los
Angeles meeting did not receive the support
of cur horsemen, for the association men,
bers certainly deserved better treatment.
At Denver the Overland Park Club Asso-
citation will give a spring meeting, running
and trutjing mixed, beginning May 80, and
continuing until June 10. inclusive. There
will be three running races and two harness
races one day, varied by three harness
races and two running races the next day
on which day harness races are best two
heats in three to win.
The Breeders Gazette says: The Pacific
Coast Trotting-horse Breeders Association
has made public the programme for Its
summer trouiUg meeting, and the chief
feature thereof will be an attempt to pop
ularze the dash-race system, each DAYS
card being provided with one or more events
of that character. Mr. }. Z. Simpson. who
is the leading spirit in the enterprise, has
become thoroughly converted to the dash
idea as applied to trOtters, and will see that
ii has fair show. AT the Northwestern
breeders meeting Of Chicago, during the
summer OF 1891. a number Of dash races
were arranged for, but the official who had
immediate charge of affairs was so opposed
TO them, without exactly knowing why,
that the infant was smothered almost as
soon as born. The dash system is all right
for large cities, and the public is ready for
it The old style contest of from five TO
nine heats is a relic of barbarism and should
60 TO the wall
California is entitled to another best on
record not recorded in the table of Good
wins Official Guide. 1t is the fastest race
at mile and half heats. In looking over
the transactions Of the State Agricultural
Society" for 1884 we mud that on the 17ih of
September Of that year Patsy Duffy, seven
years old, by Lelnster dam Ada A by
ASterOld, carrying 115 pounds and ridden
by Duffy, ran one and one-half mile heats
in 2:41A. 2:4l, beating Garfield. aged, car
rYing III pounds Goodwin gives BigaToon
the record" with 2:42A, 2:4& This will
doubtless be corrected ere long by the
MessTs. Goodwin.
Some fine runners and troters are quar-
tered at tho San Jose track, and the pros
poets are that there will be a successful
meeting at the Garden City at the c0nclu-
sion Of the coming events at Stockton and
Sacramento.
SAYS the Breeder: Geraldine equaled the
California record for thIee-eighthS of mile
last Saturday, when she defeated Nellie
Van by short head at Oakland in the
match race for $500 a side and $3.50 added
by the men running the meeting in the
Athens Of the Pacific. The eldest Clancy
rode Gerry. and remarked after the race
that the little Washington mare was "hard
game" Mr.. Ashes mare just nipped the
race IN the last jump, when Clancy got to
riding his best with hands and feet and
lifted her under the wire. Taylor. on the
contrary, did not do as well as usual, his
legs fYing out and in in a curious fashion,
as if lie did aot know what 10 do with
them.
However, a sixteenth from home il
looked Nellie Vans race, especially when
Clancy's cap blew off. Gerry got away half
length in advance, but AN was in front
before half dozen strides had been taken,
and retained 1t to the very last jump Ger
aldine might have had something up her
sleeve, but that is hard to say. Certain it
Is that she made a mighty leap at the right
time. Mr.. James Ross. owner of Nellie
Van, was not satisfied with the outcome
claiming that too much was taken out of
the FLY at the start, and that she therefore
had nothing left to finish on. He wanted to
m hpf NNue
accommodated.
john Groom, the well-known trainer and
driver, started for San Jose on Monday
with ten very promising young trotters be-
longing to Fred II. Talbot and Orestes
Pierce. This is valuable addition to the
list Of new stables that will appear on the
California circuit this fall.
Walter Maben is going on the Eastern
circuit with a string of horses this year. 1t
is dollars to doughnuts this quiet little
driver will astonish the Eastern talent by
his wonderful driving. There are very few
in the United States to surpass him, especi-
ally as he has selected some extraordinarily
good troiters and PAGERS to make up his
string.
Dan Miller, the well-known turfman. has
purchased of Senator Stanford the bay two
year-old colt GOrdius, by Argyle (sire Of
FAIRY, dam Gerhardine, by Flood; second
dam imp. GOneaway, by North Lincoln;
third dam BounceawaY, by Zuyder Zee. etc
nc OubSsteI - Sdlu 10 &c BOOu one. Con-
sideralon private.
Fred Haight, the trainer, who is well
known throughout the Eastern and West
ern States as a successful hOrseman, visited
Rancho COtati last week and says all the
young Eclectics be saw acted and moved
more like trained trotters than any lot of
yearlings he had ever seen.
James Dustin, 1t is said, is going TO take
charge oil the young trotters and PAGERS OF
the Santa Rosa stock farm. He is thor
onghly capable OF making good showing
with them, and from the material there he
will, after few weeks be able to select
some money-winners for the fail circuit.
l. w. Barstow, formerly of San Jose,
Cal. recently leased the track at San Luis
Obispo. Mr.. BarstOw is the owner OF
Cyrus Il, 2:l7A, and some excellent brood
mares.
Lucas Brodhead says: "Old Harold will
hardly live through March. am looking
for the aged sire Of Maud 5. 2:0S3t to die
almost any day. and maybe he will be dead
before this gets into print"