The morning call., 1893-02-13
TURF AND TRACK.
Extension of the Oakland
Winter Events.
LOS ANGELES SPRING MEET.
Comment Caused the Ruling Out of
the Stockton Records-LateSt
Horse Talk.

Within two months spring racing will be
In full blast on several coast tracks. At
present Ben Wright is trying to keep no the
winter meeting at Oakland, but unless the
weather clears at once he will have hard
row 10 hoe. A good programme has been
arranged for tomorrow and if he can stop
the hogglsh tactics of the booBmakers the
racing may be more favorably commented
on than were the events last Saturday. 1t
is proposed TO race also on Thursdays and
Saturdays and special bin is being ar
ranged for WashingtOn's birthday.
Arrangements are being completed for the
spring meeting, which begins at Los An
geIes on the 18th prox. The programme in
cludes some fine events. There are TWO
$1,000 races and several others for good
money. The stake events, with good entry
list, should all be worth $500 TO the winner.
a wise move is made by the association in
making the forfets in all stake races so
light. This is sure TO prove popular with
hOrse-owneTs. The big money offered for
two-yeaT- ODDS should command splendid
entry list. T he Los Angeles track is first
class on and is safe and fast. Latest re-
ports state that the meeting will be sue
cess and that several trainers are already
on the move. The track is in fine shape for
prepared there for the seasons campaign.
Eastern turf paperf have considerable TO
say in reference 10 the protest OF the Stock
ton Association against the ruling out of
all records made al the Stockton track from
October Is To November 30 inclusive. The
protest is quite lengthy and raises many
legal points as to the regularity of the pro-
ceedngs Of the said Register Association in
the enactment and construction Of It's rules
points which will undoubtedly form the
basis of suit in equity to compel the ac-
ceptance Of the rejected records.
Editorially the HOrseman says:
I'VE trust that the controversy occa-
stoned by the seeming mSinterpre alton of
the Register Associations time-Teeord rules
Will result in the adoption at tile April
meeting OF rules not only more strlngenty
governing records against time but that will
practically discourage such performances
altogether. Race records alone should
count for registration purposes, and we
have recently heard many expressions
showing that the views advanced long ago
on this subject are now becoming general
among progressive hOrsemen. Gentlemen
of the Register Association. make a clean,
strong. simple rule. and have it written in
plain English, so that violence TO the Ian
guage will not be necessary 10 its interpre-
tation."
The following stables Of trotters from
California will be seen on the circuit in
drivers, J. Kelly and a. Mcdowell; OF
finger & Heating, Thomas Heating trainer
aud driver; OTrln A. HickGR, with his own
horses and a number from Palo Alto; San
Mateo stock farm horses, with John A.
Goldsmith, trainer and driver. a number
of CalifoTnians will also 60 TO Montana and
Colorado this year.
Says local turf paper: "a hill has been
Introduced in the Senate by McGowan Of
Humboldt. which compels every place Of
amusement to honor every ticket sold for
admttance no matter WHO may hold II, eX-
cepting those held by persons under the in
6uence Of liquor or who are bOisterOus or
unrmy. The bill is aimed particularly at
the Blood horse Association, which has
claimed the right to bar certain persons
from their track for life"
+. J. Baldwin is the only California owner
To enter in the spring stakes at Louisville.
Time was when Baldwin, Haggin, Hearst,
Winters. T0dhunter and all the principal
California owners had starters at Churchill
Downs. but the Northern associations have
outstripped the old Kentucky club and the
once-fam0us Kentucky Derby is a small
affair IN these times.
A carload Of racehOrses left last week for
Los Angeles. They were David Bridges
string. among which we're Dona Lila. Type
setter and McGnness' First: ID. Il. Dickey
with Pescador aud Fins!aughter, and 4.
Cook with Cassim.
Dan Mccarthy Is in Chicago. and has
backed the PRlo Alto colts to win in the
American Derby, playing 500 to $500 on
them.
The North Pacific Trottiug-borse Breed
eTs' Association met at Portland, Or, last
week and elected officers for the ensuing
year as follows: President, Van B. de Lash
mutt; vice president Jay Beach secretary,
J. W. Bailey; treasurer. William kerr0G.
liberia! aud attractive programme was ar
ranged and adopted. which provides for
horses and all classes and ages
The Montana Circuit has fixed its dates
as follows: Dillon July 5 to s, Missoula
July 10 TO -. Anaconda July II to 90. Butte
July 81 TO August is. Helena August 10 10
% Great Falls August % to September ,.
a bill has been introduced in the Pennsyi-
yania Legislature making it incumbent
upon siallon-OwneTs TO file a truthful state
nent OF the pedigree, age, record. etc, OF
stations for service with the pr0thOnOtary
Of the county IN Which the horse is kept.
upon when license Will be issued. Own
ers complying with this provision shall have
a lien upon mares served TO the amount Of
the service fee. while owners falling to COM
My with the act, or who misrepTeSent the
pedigree, record, etc, Of their horses, shall
not only forfeit all service fees incurred,
but shall be liable for damages.
An exhibit OF tr0ttinG horses IF the right
sort at the Worlds Fair would be a most
valuable method of further introducing the
good qualities Of the American trOtter TO
the Europeans who are already beginning
to take lively interest in him. Such an
exhibit should be a truly representative one,
and If it is to be made, arrangements for so
doing cannot be commenced too quickly.
The following from The Horse World will
be Of interest 10 California turfmen: The
controversy over StambOuPs record has
dealt another blow to the lineup record,
and the time is now close at hand when a
time-recerd made for the purpose Of elevat-
ing the performer to standard rank Will be
generally looked upon as a discredit instead
of a credit. Even now such record is re-
garded as indicating that its possessOr could
not make reputable record ins8n honestly
contested race, and the records of the pub
lie sales will show how how little use
horsemen have for horses of that kind"
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