The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-23
RACING IN WINTER.
1t Is Becoming Popular in
California.
LATEST TALK OF THE TURF.
Prospects of New Jockey Club Being
Formed and Another Track Built.
Oakland Events.

the Oakland track, winter racing promises
to become more than popular in California.
Henry Schwartz has the laugh on the
Blood-horse Association and there is good
prospect of the meeting at the Oakland
track not closing next Saturday. Ii the at
tendance continues TO be so large as it has
been during the past week there is pros
pect of the meeting being continued for
several weeks longer Among the attrac-
lions on the programme for tomorrow will
be race for two-year-ods
Local turtmen think that if w lillian Mac
donough's plan to form new jockey club
on this side o. the bay is successful winter
racing in this State Will surpass anything
seen in the East. Besides the signatures Of
fifty men who are willing to contribute
$1,000 each toward the club, it is said that
Lucky" Baldwin has offered sum suffi
Gent to complete the track. 1t is Mae
donough's idea to have mile and quarter
track, the regular distance in Australia.
The futurity stake for trotting foas of
1890 to DE trotted off at the summer meet
ing Of the Sonoma and Marin Agricultural
Society, is looked forward TO with great IN
terest. There are eight entries. and the
contest next August promises to be royal
colt and FLY race. The entries are: Payne
Pastime, III. kempers chestnut colt Al
wOad K by W00dnut-Aice b, Page Bros
bay FLY Mialma by Eeleiic-Minnie Allen
and five others that are green uns" as far
as the racing public Is concerned.
John Splan and G. H. Ketchum, we'll
known Eastern turfmen, departed on the
steamer for Australia last week with four
teen head OF trotting horses, bicycle
wheeled sulkles, light road wagons and
harness, such as are common In this coun-
try though rare elsewhere. Among the
horses in the string are: Ida Wilton 30,
Miss Leda 1864, Sir Gothard 2:29H. Gotha-
tum 2:29A, Lord Byron 2:1S and Lady
Duroc, who is said TO have shown 1928 in
private trial. These horses VIII try their
skill against the best owned in Australia.
The balance Of tile string are well-bred
mares and gedings that have been matched
for road teams, for which there Is a great
demand among the titled personages Of
Austria Daniel McPhee, WHO has been in
Austria under contract for some time train
ing the fastest horses there, Will meet
Splan and Ketchum in Vienna.
Charles Boots left Saturday night for his
ranch In order TO bring down Sir Walter and
a string of twO-ye8r-0lds TO participate in
the events at the Oakland track on Tues
day, Thursday. Friday and Saturday OF this
week. Boots is SAID 10 be one OF the most
enthusiastic racehOrse owners IN the State,
but he never bets cent and runs his horses
for pure love Of the sport
The action of the directors of the Pacific
Coast Bl00d-b0rse Association IN declaring
that any bookmaker doing business at the
Oakland meeting would he barred at the
spring meeting OF the association caused con-
siderable unfavorabe criticism. Five
"bo0kieS" have defed the edIct and are
doing a rushing business An opinion was
freely expressed that the association went
a little too far III It's unsuccessful attempt
to ruin the Oakland meeting.
OH RKrh nj Sala
Misty Morn and many other thor0ughbreds,
is around again after his long and serious
spell of sickness in San Francisco, and last
week attended the Oakland races.
Willard Sanders will return to California
after the Corbitt sale and take charge Of
Sidney 2:l954. He will go East with him
and return after the sale TO take charge of
the youngsters on tile farm and give them
race records. To do this MIR. Sanders ten
dpred his resignation to Mr. Corbitt. and
will stay with the Valensin Farm young
sters until the stock is sold. Sanders Is a
hard-working, capable and conscientious
trainer and driver, aud his work while on
this coast is a fitting testimonial OF his
worth, even If he had not achieved a
splendid reputation in the East.
The crazy California bred horse Duke Of
Milpitas will not be allowed TO start at
New Orleans hereafter. Recently he threw
Jockey HennessY al the post and the d.
Tectors declared him to be altogether too
dangerous an animal to allow on the track.
The financial statement OF the American
Trotting Association shows that the num-
Der of members OF tile association for 1892
was 703 being an increase of 20 members
over the wear previous The average net
cost per member Is given at $40 &c. and the
increase IN business 22.21 per cent, while
the expense increase shows only 81 per cent.
Members Of the American TrOtting Asso-
citation gave 9l3 meetings in 1892, with an
aggregate Of 29S7 racing days, at which
81, $50 $50 in purses and stakes was dis
bursed.
During the racing season at Chicago,
which began last May and ended on Deeem-
Der 81, there were 275 DAYS of racing at the
different tracts. 1477 races being run, and
S944, $40 was divided between the owners of
winning horses. Edward Corrigan's stable
won the most Of the local money, S53, GA,
the Kendall stable. belonging to the
''plunger" Chris Smith being second with
$40, o0o. c. C. McGafferty. a brother of the
MeCafferty who had such a successful
campaign in the East. won S33.96S Green
Il. Morris went there after the close of the
season in this State and won SS946.
That great stallion Foxhall, now In this
country, will be shipped back TO England.
The Earl of Rosebery, who has propre-
tory interest i'll FoXhaii, has cabled to Will
liam Easlon 10 make immediate arrange
ments to snip FoXhall back to England.
Foxhal was brought over last year to be
sold, but for some reason American breed
ers, though In need OF stations, did not take
kindly to the horse.
A striking exemplifcation of j. c. Ham
Inns theory that speedy performer, contin-
ually campaigned, cannot be valuable in
the stud. is that of Maud 5, 0S3l, the late
queen OF the turf. Maud has seen nearly a
score of years, and in her youth she was
heavily campaigned. Attempts to breed
her have proved futile.