The morning call., 1894-09-21
HE HAS A FUTURE
Career of the TWo-Year-
Old Diggs.
A California Equine That Has Won
Many Victories on the Track.
News of the Turf.

The continued victories OF that wonder
fully fast colt Diggs have attracted the at
tention of turfmen in general, and brief
review of this speedy California youngster
would not be uninteresting. Diggs was
bred by l. p. Diggs of Woodland, Cal. and
his sire, Red Iron, is owned in YOlO
County. His dam, Lilly Wright. is by
California. q full brother to Joe Hooker.
Mr.. Diggs disposed Of the colt when a
yearling for the sum of SO. but it would
take many times that amount to buy his
handsome chestnut brother, who took first
prize for thorough bred yearlings at The
WnOGland Fair. This youngster was the
adTiration of all horsemen.
Digs made his debut at the spring
meeting of the California Jockey Club in
a three-eighths of q mile dash for two
year-olds, and flushed fourth, the race
t'y Scott His next effort was at the
same distance, and he again gave way 10
the speedy Cortigan FLY.
AS his third attempt he secured a win
ming bracket, beating HanfGrd, Sea Spray
and others, running half mile easily in
:5312 over slow track.
Taking up 116 pounds in his next race
he again beat good field, running n MALT
mile in 81 seconds, pulled up. The best he
could do In his next two races was to run
second to the green and white colors of T.
Corrigan.
The big fellow had shown such great
turn of speed in all his races that he at
tracted the attention of W. Timmons, one
of the shrewdest hOrsemen of the East
who purchased him for $500. He has
since been racing in the colors of Hawkins
and johnson, and it is at Chicago he has
shown himself to be real cracker-jack.
On July IL, over the Washington Park
nnnuda ha daft tod
field of twelve, among them being Brioso.
Instalator. Flash and other good ones,
running the five and half furlOngs Ia
:073
Ga August 4. carrying So pounds, he
beat a general field over the The Haw-
thorne track that included those crack
sDrinters Pop Gray and Captain Brown,
three-quarters of a mile in 10.
On August 81. over the fast Harlem
track, he showed his staying qualities by
defeating the great old mare Geraldine
and other lesser lights, winning in drive
By neck in the phenOmenally fast tine
of :13% for the six furlOngs.
On September IL he defeated Senator
Irby, Glee Boy aud others. running six
furlOnes over a muddy track ir 1:19b,
winning easily. and the next day he de-
feated good field in mile race, includ-
ing that good colt De Bracy, who recently
ran a mile in 40.
II is 10 Ue I6ETbtk6u LUdL IUiS
fast Californian was not entered in some
of the many Eastern stakes. Had he been,
that the son of Red Iron would have been
close to the top of the list of winners
is certain. 1t is very questionable whether
he is OutclasSed in the least by LiSsak, The
Butterflies. Brandywine, Handsome or any
Of the top-nOtchers of the two-year-6ld
division.
Entry blanks for the New Louisville
Jockey Club are cut. containing the new
conditions for the Kentucky Derby, Clark
Stakes and Kentucky Oaks of 1896
Entries for these stakes close October 10
Denny Lynch, the Eastern horseman and
oookmaker. will bring his string of horses
to California hi, winter. In IL are Void
and Contributor.
Jockey Turbiyille has been doing some
excellent riding ct Kansas City and Madi-
son, seldom being unplaced.
Starter Ferguson has been doing some
splendid work with the flag at Harlem
track, Chicago.
Nick Hall arrived from Chicago yester-
day, bringing with him William Il, ore of
the best racers in the West up to seven
eighths Of mile.
The SpreckelS string will arrive in Oak
land Monday. where they will be quar-
tered until the Bay District track is put in
condition.