The morning call., 1893-10-30
THE TURF TALK.
Many Visit Bay District
Race=TraCk.
ORANGE, THE WELL-KNoWN.
Not Room Enough for Horses-Ar-
rival of Jack China, the Chief
Steward-NOteS.

of the opening day of one of the biggest
and grandest race meetings ever iDaugu-
rated on the Pacific Coast gave many who
had heard so much about race talk on ca BILE.
cars and stTeet-corners, an opportunity to
visit the scene of equine performances.
As consequences the Bay District track
was fairly Overrun yesterday by the purely
curiously inclined. as we'll as by those who
were on the lookout for horse gossip and
turf information.
The work given the horses by the vari-
Gus trainers was limited to canterng and
trotting in the early morning, but each
and every one of the strings that were
thus exeI eIciSed was eagerly scanned by the
numerous judges OF form who lined the
rails on the lookout for the slightest indi-
cation OF their having gone wrong or hay-
ing anything amiss with them.
One of the best, if not actually the best
useful stable in America to-day. arrived
yesterday morning. This is the Etna
stable. belonging to Hawkins & johnson of
Chicago. 1t is worthy OF mention here
tnat the rupture of the longtime friend
shlp between the murdered Mayor OF
Chicago and Mr.. Hawkins, probably the
most wealthy sporting man IN America.
occurred only this spring. circumstance
now deplored by the survivor.
OF the string that has been sent out to
do battle for the black and orange Rudolph
stands ont p ominently. This four-yeaT-
old, the most highly bred horse Of his age
that has ever appeared IN California and
the peer OF any in America to-day, was
strangely overlooked by the handIcaper
in the early part of theyear, but his victory
over Y0 Tam bien, Morello and the other
cracker Jacks of the East entities him to
rank as champion OF the year. His own
ers, who are well known as the heaviest
spectators on the turf, must have wen
something like a quarter of million Of
dollars by his victories.
The others in the string are FOrerunner,
Evanatus, London, Jacobin, Macbeth ii,
kOslyn, Anna Mayes, Annie Buckingham,
Ragna. Gascon and Laughing Eyes. Gas
con was recently purchased from Jimmy
Long. He was the favOrite in the winter
books OF TWO years ago for the American
Derby. de Is good horse to-day and will
bear watching
OF the others London bears the reputa-
ton OF being a surprise party and when
least expected to win he has come out aud
beaten some Of the cracks. Jacob bin and
Macbeth ii, the Louisville Derby winner,
are the only horses in the present string
that were in the old Chicago stable and
who were then famous.
The others are record and
W
races here some would like to know.
3. Brandon. the trainer, has gained
wonderful reputation for his skill III hand
ling delicate and uneven tempered horses.
his success especially with Rudolph Deing
a remarkable example of patience ana
judgment.
Irving is the jockey of the stable. He
has ridden Rudolph in ali his victories, and
as a rider can hold his own with the best
OF them. Neither Mr.. Hawkins nor b. j.
johnson, the manager of the firm, are here
yet, but are expected 10 arrive within a few
days.
Application was received by telegram
for stalls for the string lately belonging TO
e. l.. Fair, but now in his fathers posses
sion, but Superintendent Fieldwick had to
refuse, and replied, advising those In
charge to quarter at Oakland.
The Susun stable, Quinn's from Eureka.
c. W. Tryon's. and Bertrandrs and otipes',
including the good quarter horses LOttie ID
and Red Light, will also have TO find room
elsewhere until the 100 new stalls wh ch
are being built below the saddling paddock
are ready.
AT the Macdonough sale on Saturday it
was generally understood that the year.
ling brother TO ths grea Bermuda and half
brother 10 the crack tWo-year-0ld Dagonet
was to have been sold. He is by Bersau,
out of Fair Lady, for which Mr.. McDon-
.. ouSh paid S12, 500 year ago, and whose
recent death must be accounted a great
loss. all the trainers at the track were
on the qui vlve and greatly disappointed
not to find him inelUded in the list If those
offered for sale, as all went dirt cheap.
Mr.. MacdonOu Ough was not present at the
races on Saturday, as stated in some of
the papers. as he will not arrive in Cali
fornia until the middle of the week.
Jack China. who takes the position of
chief Steward, at first offered to and
Il.
the latter was afterward obliged TO decline
by reason of his business interests in Ken
tucky, arrived yesterday and is staying at
the Palace Hotel.
Jack China is a famous starter. and his
little trouble at st. Louis over the
treatment meted out to his SOD, who was
acting for him, is no doubt remembered.
Mr.. China is a sound reliable man, and his
presence on track in such a responsible
position as head starter, is a sufficient
guarantee to the public that there will not
be any crooked work ii close observation
o the work on the track can prevent H.
BY the time that Mr.. Rowe reaches San
Francisco, the Bay District track will have
plethora of men skilled in flag welding.
Mr.. Rowe, Mr. Ferguson and Colonel
China. beng undoubtedly the three best
at the work in America. Mr.. Rowe and
Clint Riley will, it is understood, form
with Mr. China the board of towards, and
LDey MAKE very lOTmlQaDle tfl0, 1Orml-
dable that is TO the planners of dishonesty.
Harry /. Thornton was to have left this
city on Saturday night, to be absent two
months.
A number of the horse-owners are CON-
planning somewhat al the fact that the
dates have not been definitely fixed for the
different stake events, as they are neces-
sariiy anxious to time, as far as possible
the preparation of their horses for those
in which they are entered, and there is no
precedent for The withholding of the dates
Of the horses brought over by r. de b.
Lopez on the last Australian steamer
three only, W., TruIola, Luna and Candid,
were returned as winners in their own
country. The remainder are untried.
Frank McAuIffe. the well-known Aus
tralian jockey, who used 10 ride for the
late James White, came over on the same
steamer with Mr.. Lopez He rides best at
about 116 pounds.
The exhibition of riding on Saturday in
the steeplechase, especially in the case of
Pirate, vas lamentabie, and it is all the
more strange, too, when such a capable
man as Stanford. the Australian, was
standing on the ground.
Santa Ana, the well-known fve-year-
old bay mare belonging to Baldwin's Santa
Anita stable. had been sick in the stables
at the Bay District. Last evening she be-
cap3a muph worea fhaf ho in ry