The morning call., 1894-09-25
CRIPPLED MACS.
Horses Which Have Raced
at the Fairs.
Possibilities of the Pneumatic Saddle
as Weight-Reducer Gossip
of the Turf.

The majority of the horses that have
been racing at the different fairs are pretty
badly used I'D at present. The hard trOt-
tlng-prepared tracks played havoc with
their legs and ankles, many of the horses
being far from sound at the commence
ment of the circuits. But with a few ex-
ceptions they are very ordinary lot and
will cut but small figure with the East
ern cracks who will be here this winter.
At Sacramento First Lap. the old jumper,
broke down. and that very useful horse,
Condo, pulled up very sore. Blizzard also
went lame after his race. During the
Stockton runs La Bue, Quirt and Royal
Flush, all very good performers, were
added to the cripple list.
The only wonder is that Quirt did not
90 lame before she did, her owner seeming
TO think the little mare was castiron by
the number OF times he started her.
Owners who have their eye on any oil the
rich stakes to be run for at the California
Jockey Club meeting will do well tc give
their horses rest. for when the entries
come out they Will find they have got 10 go
against some pretty speedy company.
The latest novelty in the running horse
line Is the pneumatic saddle Wahatchie,
carving liz pounds, recently won n race
with one of these saddles, defeating that
good sIrinter. Pop Gray. and others after
having run unplaced In several races
hidden with the ordinary saddle. 1t il
claimed for this new invention that it re-
duces the effect of weight about II per
cent, or six pounds to the hundred.
The Macdonough string in charge of
Henry Walsh arrived in Sacramento Sun
day night after a rather unsuccessful
Eastern campaign. The veteran trainer
was In town yesterday, and says that
while he does not think he has anything
in his string good enough to pull down any
of the ricn Jockey Club stakes there will
can step mile in l 40. and their owners
will not be afraid TO enter them in selling
races either.
Messrs. Lundy & Sachs string of run
ners, composed OF Thornhill. Pricelle,
Title J, Red Bird, Red Chief aud a
maiden two-year-Old, left Napa last night
and will be quartered az the Oakland
track TO-DAY.
Race goers at the Stockton NJ Getting think
Pescador was blind in both eyes the day
CURT beat him. Long, who had the
mount on him, rode one of those waiting
races that Clancy was so fond O. riding
with Revolver, ana then made one of those
if it-had- only -been-ten-y ards-further fin
ishes.
The gray horse. ValIedore, who started
at Stockton Saturday, showed himself to
be very fast sprinter. In the half-mile
race, won by La Bue, SO pounds, he was
third, carrying IA pounds, Quirt being
second, with 112 hounds.
At the three-eighths run in 80 seconds
Valledore was leading and finished second,
but was placed third, the rider of Qurt
claiming a foul.
The handica piping at Stockton was done
by Eddie Sachs and was very creditable,
all of the finishes being close and exciting.
r. Ii. Brown, the starter, left for lone
yesterday, where ne will do the starting
for the races TO be held at that place, re-
turning in time. however, TO drop tue flag
at San Jose Friday.
The carload of Eastern horses that left
Chicago last week will arrive at the Oak
land racetrack to-day.
The entries for the running races at the
HOLSTER Fair. commencing October 2, are
numerous and of a very good class, and
splendid racing can be expected. Conde.
Duke Stevens. Lonnie b. Qurt and Sue
Abbott are some Of the well-known per-
formers entered.
Newminster, son of The Marquis, was
the leading sire of Australia last year.
Imported LOyalisr. owned in this State, is
a son Of The Marquis.