The morning call., 1893-09-25
TURF AND TRACK.
Peculiar Racing at Reno
and Stockton.
BOYCOTT FOR MARYSVILLE.
Some Excellent Programmes Ar
ranged for the Future Meetings
on the State Circuit.

There were some peculiar doings ON two
of the coast tracks Saturday. At Stockton
the fair meeting did not close because of
an nnwarrantable delay caused by the
dilly-daliying tactics of the judges. There
was much wranglIng and discord at the
start Of the free-for-all heat, which would
otherwise have been the most interesting
event of the meeting. A whole hour was
spent in scoring for the first heat. The
first heat was wen by Steve Whipple, in
2:13, lowering his record one second. In
the next heat. c. A. Durfee's Mckinney
won in 2:11H. By this performance,
Mckinney lowered his record three
quarters OF second, and made the fastest
mile ever trotted during race in the
State. 1t was then so dark that the finish
Of the races had to be postponed until
to-day.
The closing day at Reno was not W it'll
out excitement. Driver Nelson made such
determined effort to prevent Bracelet
from winning in The free-for-all pace that
the spectators threatened to lynch him.
| The threat was not without result, for
Bracelet was then driven properly and
easily won three straight heats and the
race.
From the recent statements of dssatis-
| fed hOrsemen it wOuld seem that Marys-
vile promises 10 be boycotted by owners
at future meetings. AT the recent fair
there seems to have been the grossest mis-
management and considerable chicanery.
| 1t is claimed that the judges showed favor
! ltiSm IL decisions, ana, worse than all, the
management did not distribute the full
amount of the purses TO the owners of
| winning horses
Entries have closed for the fall meeting
OF the Sixth District Agricultural AsSOcia-
Il al y.
10Th proX., and very liberal purses are
hung out. the largest being $1,000 in the
| free-fOr-all trOtting. In this RAGS viii be
| such well-known starters as Edenia, Rich
mond Jr., Klamath, Adelaide, McGregor,
Ottinger and Nc Kinney. With this array
the State record stands chance of being
lowered
The Fresno Fair Association will open
its fall meeting tomorrow. Very large is
the list of entries, and it includes some OF
the best horses on the coast.
Perhaps the greatest race meeting ever
held at San Jose will be that which be-
gins there to-day 1t is claimed that the
Garden City Association is doing more for
the hOrsemen this year than any other So
ciety on the circuit.
Burke IL VOiget have decided to sever
their partnership at La Siesta ranch. and
the entire lot OF horses on the place are 10
be sold on the 5th prox. The star OF the
sale will be Eros. the famous son Of Elec-
tloneer and Sontsg Mohawk. a few years
ago Burke refused an offer of $40, 600 Tor
the stallion.
A Southern California turf writer claims
that too many race meetings are held for
the States population and the number of
| horses here. He argues the assertion in
this style: The American people want
the best. and particularly is this so of the
class OF people who patrOniZe the race
track. The best comes high, aud the
Z nf ho
biggest purses and the best tracks
California, with her population and the
! amount of money invested in horses,
| mas larger number OF race meetings
than any other State In the Union. l take
| tnls as one reason why so many of the
/ crack horses of California 90 across the
mountains. True it is that we cannot ex-
! pect 10 compete with our older nelghbors
across the mountains in racing. but we can
/ have better meetings if we have fewer of
/ them. Ii co Sis money 10 keep up a race
| course, II it be kent In proper condition.
and to-day In this State there are a score
| OF tracks which could be greatly improved
| II the association only had the money with
which to make these improvements. Have
lever meetings, better tracks. offer larger
purses, and my word for it, horseracng
will be more interesting than it now is"
Some queer kilograms are sent out TO
race-players sometimes. A few wears ago
| Dan McCarty had a horse running in the
/ East named IfOuron, and there was also a
well-knOwn ferry-boat of that name run
ming from San Francisco to Tiburon. IL
| was understood between Dan and his
! brother Jack that when the horse was in
good enough shape to win q telegra M
would be sent out as follows: The boat
starts" One day he telegram came and
Jack and his friends put up all their ready
| cash. soaked diamonds, watches, etc., to
! play the good thing in the local poulroOm.
| The horse WAS never mentioned in the
description of the race and finished far in
| the rear. When the face of Jack had
been heightened several inches and the air
around him was OF indigo hue, a telegram
was received from "White Hat" couched In
these appropriate terms: "The boat sank"
A new wrinkle in oookmaking was tried
at South Side Park, st. Louis, last Tues
day night. The betting ring at the cleo
tric-light track was enlarged so as to cover
space 100 by 200 feet. The bookmakers'
boxes are formed in circle. III the center
is an operator. who will control the ODDS
on each slate by means of an instrument.
Eight bOOkmakerS or blockmen were used,
and each blockman posts the odds as given
by the operator in the center Of the half
circle. All the money offered is taken
without limit and speculators will never
have to complain OF not being able to get
their money on. With each blockman is
stationed card and sheet writer, but the
cashier for each bookman is stationed in
another part of the ring entirely. so that
the work of paying off in no way inter-
feres with the work of taking money on
each race. 1t IS claimed by the manage
ment that the scheme will preclude the
possibilIty of any crooked work on the
part of Dookmakers.