The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-04
Never Before Have the Entries
Been So Numerous.
GOOD ONES IN EVERY CLASS
Noted Trotters, PAGERS and Bang.
tails to Race at Sacramento.
Horse Gossip.

there are not such mum bers entered in the
trotting and pacing races as in the run
ming, the contestants are as closely
matched. For instance. in the 2:15 class
pacing. the gray gelding Waldo j, that as
tonshed the turtles at Chico by pacing a
mile IN 2:17%, will meet that game mare
Lady II. who has just returned from a
successful Eastern tour. and it will be a
struggle worth going many miles TO see.
In the 2;22 class, trottng, the PalO Alto
stock farms brown mare Vina Belle will
be a hard one to beat.
OF the three entries in the free-for-all
pace W. Wood, who paced a mile at the
Woodland fair in 2:09, apparently holds
that race safe. But the one who can pick
the winner of the 2:16 trOt will have
money enough TO retire. When such good
ones as Marin Jr.. Wsyland W. Silver
Bow and that game old campaigner Sny-
lock meet 1t will indeed take wizard TO
name the successful horse.
10 the 2:24 class, tr0tting, PhallamOnt
Boy, Abanteeo and ChIOe's chances look
the most promising, although many dark
horse has been sprung In this class, and
Sacramento Is not exempt from surprises.
The free-f0r all trot should be a grand
race between klamath and Ottinger
tana are the most prominent OF those who
will line up for the word in the 2:20 trot.
Chancellor has defeated Doodle, but the
latter is an improving horse. Hilisdale, if
driven as he was at Woodland last week
that is Ia not cOntestiug for the first three
heats-will make every heat a race there
after, and the one to defeat him will thin K
he has met a champion.
Among the runners reports of fast work
as usual are going the rounds, and judging
by the list ofgentries 1t will take "A pretty
fast one TO win.
In the Sunny Slope stake for two-year-
old FLIES, those who have appeared most
prominently in previous races are: w. W.
Murry's Gree, a. =. Spreckels' Piquante,
winner of the California stake; Ii. y.
GOehrine's MISS Ruth, john Greer's Lady
Jane and r. a. Ledgetrs FLY Kitty l..
Gree has shown 10 be possessed OF won
derful speed. but there are some doubts as
to her gameness. PiQuante, on the Other
hand, is thoroughly game and on past per-
formances should win.
The California Annual stake for two
year-olds, SIX furlongs, will bring together
a slashlDg lot of Youngsters, among them {:
4. b. Spreckels' Gallant and PiQuante, w.
n. MuIry's FlashIight L. G. Gonzalez
Rey Alfonso, FL Tirano stables MalO
Diablo and P. Siebenthaler's speedy colt
Sea Spray. Many horsemen claim that
Flashlight, on his recent run at the Golden
Gate Fair meeting. where he ran seven
eighths Of mile in :2734, with 10 pounds
uD, ranks him as the best two-year-old in
the State; but he beat very ordinary
field, outside OF his stable companion,
Gree, who was simply started 10 make the
pace. Many will pin their faith 10 Rev
Alfonso, but, If reports are correct Gal
liant is a very much improved colt. ana if
he should catch the judges eye first the
talent will get hard fall.
DrohQ HlV of the HpA viaef
Iating races of the fair will be the Capital
City stake, one and a sixteenth miles,
for three ear-olds. The entries include
George Van GOrden's game colt Articus.
who has had long rest; WILDER Field
Smiths St. Saviour colt Gilead, A. j.
Stemler's LOydal and Charles a. Browns
Chas. A. The last named colt has started
but once, and then in very ordinary COM
pany, but the rail birds have whispered of
some very fast workouts of his, and, very
likely, he Will strike something in this
race that will make him show his caiber.
In the Del Mar stake for three-yeaI-olds
and upward the LADIES' favOrite, game lit
tie Happy Day, the great SpIeckels pair
Cadmus and Blizzard, the one-eyed Pes
cadnr, who is a much improved horse un-
der c. Y. Tupper's training. and thatgood
performer from the Rinconado stable
Duke Stevens, all meet. and students of
form should have grand opportunity to
figure the winner.
The Numerous overnight events will
give the selliug-platers chance, and as a
large number of horses now racing in
Montana will arrive in Sacramento this
week there will be no scarcity of entries,
and should furnish lovers of horse-Tacing
some of the best sport seen outside of the
Bay District track IN years.
NOTES.
Peter Weber has disposed of his chest
Gonfoiu NV
COsette, to a. d. Spreckels. and should he
regain his early form he may yet turn out
Inc phen0m he was cracked up to be.
The Palo Alto yearling by Flambeau
from imp. Teardr0p dam of imp. Brutus
and imp. Cyrus has been appropriately
colt Sails bury, and the brother to CadmuS
has been given the name Of Coloma.
DIR. Ross. who formerly ran in the colors
of the PleasantOn stable. has been racing
in Guatemala. He is now the property of
f. de Ojeda.
The starter at the local fairs, and the
one who will WELD the bunting at the
State Fair, IS r. III. Brown, a young man
whose work is giving great satisfaction.
In The abse &c of any starter well known
to fame, Mr.. Brown will find he has diff
fcult task TO fill.
The Los Angeles strings of trotters and
PAGERS are winning their share of the races
AulS SedSOUs h6LCuuLD, iuIe6-yeaI-Oiu
by Gossiper, got record of Iii and won
a race against eleven aged horses at Wood
land last Saturday.
The Los Cerrltos stock farm string Of
troIters anu PAGERS that was sent 10 The
Eastern circuit under the supervision of
that great reinsman, Lee Shaner, arrived
at Sacramento on Sunday.
The Introduction of boOkmakng at the
Woodland Fair was decided success.
The managers were satisfied, and j. Hum
phrey. the layer of odds, was more than
pleased. He paid $1,000 for the privilege
and cleared nearly $1,000 on his weeks
work.
Jockey Caps. who was injured by be-
ing thrown from the horse Ben Martin at
woodland last Saturday, is reported TO be
very low. There was a rumor in circula-
ton that he was dead.
The hurdle race at Woodland was pro-
nounced by competent horsemen to be the
best exhibition of Johnny Armstrong work
seen IN California for some wears.
The horse PriDcewnod, that dropped
dead at the Woodland track last Saturday
was distanced because he did not get as
FAR as the wire. He had won two heats of
the race iG PIG and 21Sh. and had he
lived to get twenty yards furIner his owner
would have received second money.
subscription was started for him.
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