The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-22
RACING GOSSIP.
EImWOod Stock Farms
TWo=Year-Olds.
B. G. HOLLY'S RETIREMENT.
Sundry Matters of Interest to
Horsenlen.
THE GUENOC SALE TO-DAY.
Likelihood That the Jockey Club Will
Run the Meeting Through the
Month of March.
THE GUENOC SALE TO-DAY.

Charles Boots OF the ElDwood stock
farm will have a fine string of two-year-
olds down here racing this spring. includ-
ing full brothers and sisters to Peter the
Great. Romulus and Torchbearer. They
are Hildebrand, by imp. Brutus- Brown
Maria, Installator by imp Brutus- In stall
latiOn, Victor by imp. Brutus-Mollie II,
NebuchadneZZar by imp. Brutus- Gypsette.
Peter the Second by imp. Brutus-B Bonnie
Jean, Neryoso by imp. Brutus-Nerva,
Flammatrix by imp. Brutus- Ariola, Roma
by imp. Brutus-Beauty, brown colt by
imp. Brutus- Bessie, brown colt by imp.
Brutus-Nabette, bay FLY by imp. Brutus-
Leda. bay FLY by imp. Brutus- Forms, and
bay FLY by Duke of Norfolk Ledette.
Besides these promising two-year-olds
there are only four three-year.olds in the
string, viz: Sir Thomas, Remus, Bobo-
link and Mercury. The stable is in charge
of George Bayliss. most capable and
competent man.
B. c. Holly, the well-known horsemar,
has finally decided. owing 10 his recent
attack Of illness. which has been unusually
severe. to sell out his horses in training,
and next Saturday has been fixed upon as
the day when Centurion. Green Hook.
Happy Day, Steadfast and the Others will
be offered for sale. 1t will seem strange
W oco IhcSo tuB Sdltlutuld nlLDbub
entry in the familiar green Of the Sphinx
OF Vallejo.
1t is not generally known that Barney
Schreiber's invaluable trainer, John, more
Familiarity known as Doc" Robbins,
learned his first lessons In training from
By Holly some years ago in Denver
The vets" have been having plenty TO
do out at the track lately. Boston Boy
and Servitor have both been fired.
SO successful has DR.. MasoerO's opera
ton on Morelo been that the crack
owner, Frank Van Ness, has entered him
in several of the great Eastern events.
There is DO truth in the rumor that
Fred Walbaum and George Hawkins are
negotiating for lease of the Oakland
track.
II is more than likely that the California
Jockey Club will run their present meet
ing right through March.
Neither Ed Corrigan nor Kit China are
likely TO purchase farms IN California. The
formers interests are too big and heavy
In the neighboord of Chicago for him to
think of increasing his business worries so
far away from home, and the latter is part
owner of three stock farms in Kentucky,
which he still swears by as The horse
breeding State of the Union.
The master of Hawthorne Is ready to
make an offer for Stromboli. The price,
it is reported. which Bruce Lowe asks for
him is $4,000. by no means an exorbitant
sum for horse that ought to win out half
that sum before being retired to the stud
without much difficulty.
Barney Schneider Is out again, looking
and feeling none the worse for his attack
of rheumatism.
G. r. Tompkins, the Eastern turf writer
and hOrseman, whose disappearance last
fall was made the subject of slight
newspaper sensation, will be here shortly
with a few steeplechasers, including
nj arc hlrafa and Grand PRIV tho Ia hty
imp. Sir MOdred out of Premium. Mar
gherita Is by imp. Rossifer out of Certio-
rari and won some fair races at Haw-
tb0rne last summer.
Richard Havey, who went East with
the Fair stable last summer, and who, un-
fortunately for that outfit. was in terfered
with In his management of the stable, is
not, after all. going To handle the Winters
string this season, as has been Stated in
various newspapers throughout the coun-
try, but will devote himself to the training
of his own horses.
for $500 from NJ. j. Kelly the other day,
and whom he has had schooled over th e
sticks, was entered in last Saturday
sleeplechase. but was scratched in the
morning.
Captain T. B. Merry. whose writings
under the nom de plume of Hidalso are
known all over the racing world, has a
great opinion of Lucky Dogs chances in
the American Derby.
The American Derby has been three
times won by Los Angeles horse-Vo-
lante in 1885, Silver Cloud in 1886 and EN-
peror OF Norfolk in 1855. Los Angeles
horses have also twice run second for it
Miss Ford in 1887 and Santiago in 1890.
The sale of the Guenoc stock farm brood
mares. which takes place at kilip d Co. 5
salesyard to-day at IL O'clock, will attract
large number Of breeders and horse
owners The mares are very choice lot
and are believed to be safely in foal to the
great stations st. Saviour, imp. Greenback
and Owas, son of Reform, out of Mag
gle b, the dam Of Iroquois.
Duncombe, the newly arrived English
stallion in this State, who was imported
to take the place of Maitenhurst, lately
deceased, at Oneonta, will not be let to
any mares save those of his owner. He is
said to be very beayy-bOned horse for
his size, ouimeasuring Racine, Flambeau
or Salvador at least an inch round the can.
non bones.