The herald., 1894-01-14

inch around the cannon bones. He has
tho expressive face of Voltiguer, the
only horse that ever beat the Flying
Dutchman at weight for age, and may
be safely set down as horse that i'm
proves on acquaintance.
The ak continues to fall at San Fran
cisco every weeA and somebody gets
ruled OF for misconduct on the turf.
This time it is Phil Archibald, the
bookmaker, and mis- trainer. Sam Coop
er, who used to ride Winters, Blue
Mountain Belle and other celebrities OF
the Oregon circuit 16 years ago. Archi-
bald is native OF Sydney, N. s. W.,
and came to California in 1879. He was
one of the bellboys in the Occidental
hotel for years. One day he got off for
a holiday and went to the races. de
won some money and soon left his job
to become genteel "tout." He has a
good eye for form and soon found him
self the possessor of plethoric pocket
book. In 1890 he returned to kangaroo
dom for visit to his relatives, and
was fortunate enough to back
Highborn for the Sydney cup,
although he was the topweight
starter in the race. Returning to Cali
fornia in March, 1891, he went to Chicago
to make a book at Washington park.
While there awaiting the Derby he
caught a trial run OF Mr.. Larabie's
horses, Poet Scout and High Tariff, in
which the latter had the floor at the
finish. Archibald laid against every
horse in the race and "held out" High
Tariff, which would have been ordin-
arily a stroke OF good judgment on his
part.
The clouds that lowered over Horn
town. mean Chicago -on Derby day,
broke into binding shower OF rain
just about noon and the track became
very slippery. Strathmesth, who had
won the Junior Champion at Long
Branch as 2-year-old and several other
important kindergarten events, was in
stalled as favorite at 3 to l, as it was
thought his short stride would help him
in the slippery going. Archibald was
not afraid Of High Tariff, who had won
the Clark stakes at Louisville and was
said by his trainer, Gus EAstin, to have
been perceptibly improved by the race.
Archibald never once faltered in his al
legisnce to the big son of Longfellow and
confidently expected him to pull out.
At last 1000 throats shouted hoarsely
they're off," and away went Strath-
meath and Kingman in the lead. The
rider of High Tariff had orders to make
waiting race for a mile and three
eighths and then come on with q rush.
When the desired point was reached the
signal was given, and on came the big
son of Longfellow. One horee he passed
after another and had reached the side
of his stable companion, when he sud
denly faltered and fell to the gronnd.
The veterinary pronounced it heart dis
ease, and it made difference of $4,000
to Phil Archibald. Now he can go off
somewhere and try his luck at something
else, while his trainer and groom will
be likely to fetch up as laborers in liv-
cry stable at $35 month. | am not
sorry for any of them.
At the Blood Horse meeting which
has just closed its 80 days meeting the
presidents stable headed the winning
list OF owners with $l4,025. A. Ottinger
came next with $500, nearly all won by
his fine colt Wildwood. who won $Sl95.
Barney Schneider, who won more
races than any other owner at the meet
ing, carried off $3.50; Byron Holly, the
sphinx of Vallejo, is fourth, with $7l00,
while s. G. Reed of Pasadena is fifth,
with $6250, nearly all won by Lucky
Dog. Sixth on the list of those above
$4,000 comes Edward Corrigsn with
$5705. The other winning owners who
drop to as low as $2500 were "a in num-
Der that wen over $1,000; 26 that won
over $500 and less than $1,000; and %
that won over 500 snd less than $500.
Those that won less than 500 merely
get third money. The winning horses
were Wildwood, A years old, $3.50;
Cicero, 4 years, $3.50; Lucky Dog, 2
years, 1880; Racine. 6 years. 1896;
Don Fulano. $3l20; Charmion, 3 years,
S2635; ard little Pescador, 4years, $2075.
OF these, all were foaled in this state
except Cicero, who is a brother to Free
land, and is by Longfellow, out .oi Belle
Knight. OF winning sires Wildidle,
now in his twenty-sixth year, is in the
lead, with about $4,000, with imp.
Davelin next and Cheviot third. The
latter two sires, however, were not rep
resented by anything over years old.
l.. j. Rose won $1,000 in purses and the
Santa Anita stable carried off $4,000.
While / am glad to see this much
money disbursed among horse-owners,
l cannot say that l endorse anything
over a ten-days' meeting at any one
track. Horses that run well on one
track do not fancy some other track;
and that is what begets "the glorious
uncertainty of racing" Old Commo.
tion, the best weight-for-age horse ever
foaled in Australia, could not gallop
the reverse way of the course, and, con-
sequently, never won race at Sydney
or Newcastle. Welcome Jack, the best
New Zealand horse of his day, was
made of two galloping ends and no mid
die piece; and as ne had strong quar-
ters and light shoulders he could not
finish down hill, and therefore he never
could win at Radwick or Flemington.
But at Canterbury, Rose Hill and New
castle he was king among racehorses,
because there was hill to climb. But
do not fancy these long meetings be-
cause the public acquire horse's true
form in 10 days. generally speaking and
then the bookmakers, in order to get in
their work pro6tably, begin to bribe
Jockeys to pull horses or give the grooms
a Xxx to "stiffen" them in the stable.
Men talk to me about abolishing
bookmaking and laugh at them. Why
does not England abolish them, and she
has had them for over hundred years
Whv has mt Auatralia abolished them