Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-19
TROTTING TOPICS.
The Advantages Of the Glorious Gil.
mate Of California.
jon PATCHEN's BROAD Def.
Robert y, John u. Gentry, and the
Otbcr Crack PAGERS To Try Their
speed I'm Series of Six Races nt
Different Points.

Speed In series OF SIX Races III
Different Points.
New York special dispatch to the
Philadelphia Press says: some weeks
before the campaign of 1894 was over the
managers OF two crack stables owned on
this side OF the Continent announced their
intention Of spending the winter in CALI
fornia. The idea was inspired by the IN
prccedcntcd success OF Monroe Salisbury
who. in his bluff way. disclaimed any
personal credit for what the horses in his
string had done. II am only youngster
IN this racing business he would say
I'm reply to compliments from his iello"-
tourists OF the big circuits. "and am not
as smart as you Eastern people but
have a better place 20 keep my stock
and get Il ready for long journeys ana
hard work"
7, Nould be too expensive an under
taking for the average owner or trainer
TO make the trip over the mountains
merely 20 give his flyers the benefit oil
the mild climate and invigoratng ar oi
the sunny slope. but both Hamhn' the
Euralo breeder and McHenry. the clever
reinsman from Illinois. had an additional
incentive for accompanying SALISBURY 10
the Pacific coast last fall. They had en-
tered into a sort Of partnership WIN MI"
for sncciai exhibitions Of their record
brcakers in this city and at Philadelphia |
during November. and while the scheme
1rovrd rroftlcss, il suggested a sHhli"l
four In California. At the last HloIlth'
.fcHenry decided 10 draw out OF '"C
combination. doubtless because ne NV
not deem IL advisable 10 Keep john H. |
Gentry in training. - |
This would leave him without any s'H,
sation such as the other two men could |
fu,nish and he took his stable back 10 |
his home at Freeport instead ot COINS
10 Los Angeles as ne had hIst IN 'I'-'.
This turned out TO be a. wise al'el 'io"7'''
In moro wavs than one. for the unIdNoi- |
able weather which had interietch WIN
Solisbury's plans from the time ne rev
Uoston i'm october tn be was forced 10 |
relirouish the projected field-day al fIet.-
wood PARK. pursued him across the 'ohu-
mont. ON the few occasions whth t"'S |
were able to dodge the ram drops 'I''
were large crowds 10 see 'h' h"ist9
b.1 doue most of the rccord-breaklhs
last wear. Hut from "A business stahi-
mint tie Salisbury Hamlin tour through
California was failure.
JOE PATCHEN.
The addition Of Joe Iatchen 10 lht
troop Of celebrities that lett thlS Slalc '"-'
November and made the ineHec'uaI az
t,npt to star through Caliolh" ""i'"H
The rainy season helped matters cor"
siderably The fame Of the STURDY pla'A
racer who had forced Robert >. 10 Step |
Inc three fastest heats on record al
indianapolis preceded him there anu 'It
conte-t at Fresno. in which he finally |
triumphed over The unheaten champion
Of 1894 furnished the most hrIlIlahl OH
az sport that occurred during 'lS ""-
,ucj,v nlidwiuter campaign. Having some
i,,,ort,ut stud ENGAGEMENTS TO fill at
home Toe PatchSH. Slt1 his trainer,
lick Curry. started from Sacramento I
last Tuesday. and will remain al the
hause. III. during the breeding season
colonel John 6. T.ylcr the turfiaan in
question. has evidently an abiding iaith
In the unurius ability Of his PAGER Tor
he stands ready to match him against
robert J.. John Il. Gentry, or anything
else I'm training. for series or SIX con-
,ests He stipuiates that the INST vi these
h. decided az Detroit during IN" second
week If thu Grand CIRCUIT and doubt
less intends that INC others take place
AT cleveland. Buffalo, Rochester. ana
%,.v. York Joe Patchen is. IN some re-
spects the most wonderful horse on the
turf. and If he can come OF CohqufIor
against all rivals close upon me he'lS
q "A stud season and campaign lhdl
began last July and ended only "A Few
davs AGO. he must be accounted a verita-
Ll,, marvel whose capacity for all SORTS
OF endurance is unlimited. The challenge
issued by the owner Of this iron morse
fixes the amount AT so" for edch race
which practically means that the aS-"-
Citations On whose tracks the battles are
} vii
what ought To make the beSt-paYlnS at
traction OF the speed carnival along the |
line Of the Greak Lakes, and at the
metropolis itself.
INTO POLITICS.
Without being directly responsible for
IT, the sulky bids fair 10 be dragged |
into politics The crusade against all
forms of speculation on the turf, while
it may not have been originally aimed |
al harmless racing. is viewed with |
alarm by many who take Il leading |
part I'm that sport. While there have
been stringent laws prohibiting pool |
selling ana bOokmaking in many States
where the bctting-rng is operated |
openly throughout the season. the in
reference from local authorizes has
been so slight that the license feature for |
the Tacc-traCk has seldom been asked for. |
Indeed. there would have been no pool
law in New York State II the jockey
clubs had not been driven 10 the wall
after the expenditures Of large sums |
for the sort Of protection which has |
made this city byword throughout the
world When the eXtortion became SO
enormous that il threatened to swallow |
all the profits earned at the three or
four running-cOurses then in existence,
the legislators at Albany were induced |
t. come To the relief
During the consideration Of the Ives
Ifll some eight wears ago fhgra wa |
much the same sort Of opposition that
the Gray bin is meeting with to-day. |
The friends Of tr0tting We're not cOnsd- |
cred SO necessary in the fight for the |
passage Of what may be called the low |
license measure, as COMPARED with the
more restricted one now under cOnside-
ration. Finding that they were not !
likely To succeed alone. the Jockey Club.
which controls the reputable part OF the |
running turf in this State endeavored |
10 secure the cooperation Of the light
harness fraternity The immediate rea-
son for doing this IS the somewhat |
ambiguous section Of the Gray bill, which |
would seem TO give the jockey club the
power Of approval in the granting Of GER
thcaics 10 the driving parks. IL was not |
enough for the promoters Of the bill TO |
say That no such thing was intended. |
ana In order 10 stop what might prove |
fatal objection MessTs Belmont and |
Keene suggested 10 some OF their trot-
tng-horse friends in this city the ad- |
visibility Of forming an organization TO |
govern DEMONSTRATING somewhat after the |
fashion Of their own Jockey club.
TROTTING INTEREST.
These magnates OF the running world |
overlooked the fact that the trottng |
interest outside of the METROPOLIS and |
indeed all OF the large cities In the |
State. Is so extensive that it cannot be |
ignored. The attempt TO form State |
trotting board without consulting the |
scores OF the old and reputable associa- |
lions In the country districts has proved |
to be so unwise than within week after |
its corporators had filed their applica- |
ton at Albany, the whole thing has |
virtually fallen through With the eX- |
ception OF Fleetwood Park in this city. |
and the tracks at Buffalo and Rochester. |
this board was made up OF small |
clique. In whose hands the general trot- |
ting interest OF the State would by no |
means DO safe Fortunately. some OF |
SIS members realized the situation in |
time and were prompt 10 prevent an |
uprising that would have killed the |
racing bill before 1t had got through
the Assembly. This was done last Mon
day by means Of an informal resolution
which has since been approved Of by
majority OF the board to the effect that