The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-18
A PROMISING COLTS END.
Flint, the Favored Son of Flambeau
and Fairy Rose, Died Last
Night.
White Cloud, Who Dropped Dead, Not
the Only "Fiend' on the Track,
If Rumor Is True.

Flint, the speedy son of Flambeau,
died at the racetrack last night. The
colt had been i'll with lung fever.
Flint was formerly trained by Mike Kelly
and was the property of Bookmaker Eckert
of Chicago. Some time ago both Flint
and his stable companion, Artist, were
turned over to the charge of Pat Dunno to
be taken East with his string. Since Mr..
Dunne's departure the horses have been in
the care of Tom Kiley, owner of the
meteorc George F. Smith and others. The
colts most i'm portant Eastern engagements
were in the Hawthorne and Harlem der
bies in both of which he was quoted at a
100 to /.
The death of White Cloud, through an
alleged 'shot," has caused considerable
gossip about the track, and no doubt every
horse that, from now on appears bit
frisky at the post will be suspected OF
having Joined the artillery. The officials
of the New Orleans track have lately been
investigating the peculiar running of GER
tain alleged ''dope iends" at their track
and the owners of several horses were no.
titled that the entry of certain racers in
their strings would in the future be re-
fused. AT the beginning of the present
meeting the officials of the California
Jockey Club created the office of plate
inspector, whose duty it was to see that no
horse was started with heavy or loaded
shoes. That official has as yet not been
overburdened with the cares of his Office
Had the Jockey club created also the posi-
ton of ''dope inspector" ]. E. King,
the owner of White Cloud, would not
from all reports be made a martyr
of, even if guilty of injecting some
''get the money drug" into the dead
racer. 1t is practice that should be con-
demned by all true lovers of honest and
clean racing, but, to the disgrace of that
sport, it is only too frequently used both
on trotting and running horses and by
men who are looked upon as standing well
up in the field of turf
Every now and then some Jockey is set
down for Indifferent or suspicious riding
of some certain horse, pending an inves-
tigation. Now, if the horse was pulled
some strong consideration must have been
offered the boy to do SO. Who could profit
more by the act than the bookmakers d?
Yet how often is bookmaker implicated
or puniShedP
Owners and jockeys are ruled off. but
the suave planner of the job goes right on
gathering in the coin and has no further
use for his unfortunate tool. If racing
officials examined the sheets of the book
making fraternity oftener the reason why
SO many hot favorites finish back in the
ruck would be explained.
Running over the outside track I'M
doubtedly calls out the better class of
horses, as can be seen by glancing over to-
days card. One long-distance race and
four sprinting races should furnish some
excellent sport.
Following is the list of entries:
First race, three-quarters of mile-Jim Cor
bett 107, Norbhch 100, Al Brock 95, Monroe
112, My Sweetheart 95, Little Bob 81, Lochin-
var 102, J 0 c 102, Haplein 81.
second race, three-QuarterS of n mile selling
Hanford 95, Dick Behan 102, Eckert 90, Chi
quito a. Experiment. gelding 81, Boreas 104,
Repeater l05, Ike 9S, Miss Buckley 93.
Third race, fve-eighths of q mile-Ferrier
Ill, Fiashlight 104, hi r 116, Motor H.
Bernardo us, Alcyone 90, Articus 10Y
Fourth race, eleven-sixteenths of mile, sell
ing-Caire 90, Soledad 104, Dockstader SO,
Caprivi 101, Martinez 101, Mutineer So, Clara
White SS, Niagara 80, Zaragoza 81, Currency
81, Claudius us.
Fifth race. one mile, selling Whitestone
105, Booze 104, Hy by 80, Volt 102, Chas.
Quick "a, Catch EN- 90, Remus SO, Ingomar
107.