The herald., 1896-11-23
THE HORSE.

Riley Grammar, the noted plunger,
made his return appearance on Califor-
mia tracks at the Oakland race course
Friday, says the San Francisco Chroni-
Gle. The injunction Of the New York
Jockey club seemed to cut no figure with
him, as he proceeded to plunge as of old,
and netted neat sum when Sir Play
defeated Moylan. Barred by the eastern
tracks, Grammar is protected by the more
liberal laws of California, and the asso-
Citations here are bound to extend to him
the same privileges granted to all 9TH
ers who desire to witness racing.
Realizing that Grammar could not be
prohibited here, the California Jockey
club sent him season pass and extend
ed former courtesies. for the managers
are really glad to have Grammar and all
men like him visit their track, and are
pleased to be legally unable to enforce
the injunction of the eastern club
Grammar is never very communica-
/ tive person to newspaper men, and yes
terday he was more reticent than ever.
He said: There is really nothing new
in regard to my Injunction suit, and l
can give you little news from the east,
as have been in New York all the time.
My case is set to come up in December
some time. l may so back there, and
may not.
"rne injunction makes no difference
with me here in California. / have been
betting as | please, and the association
saw fit to present me with badge for
the season. The probabilities are that
will stay here for some time, and that is
all there is to it.
Fred Cowan and Harry Harris ar
rived with me last evening. Quite d
number of horsemen will soon arrive
from the east. 1 saw VIII Wallace in
New York just before l left. He said
ne would leave for San Francisco in a
week. I do not know what horses he
will bring. He had just sold The Win
ner, his best horse, to Pittsburg Phil.
The Commoner has almost broken down.
A good many people will come out here
after the meeting at Bennings. l know
that Wheelock, Gideon and Ullman will
be among the number"
Grammar was asked If the report that
he lost 100000 just before he was ruled
off the track was true. The quiet little
plunger cautiously replied: II can't
really tell you. 1t has been so long ago
that have forgotten all about it, Please
excuse me until make a bet" and Gran
nan rushed off to put a good-sized pile
on the strong. horse, Sir Play, at to 5.
He cashed.
On Wednesday, November .. the veter-
an horseman, Lawson N. Fuller, again
broke the time of a skin hand team at
Fleetwood park. beating his previous
time of 800, says the Spirit of the Times
He drove them a mile in 2:56R The
wheelers were htched to high wheeled
dogcart, and Mr.. Fuller, who weighs 1871
pounds, was accompanied by his groom
Joseph Roberts, who weighs 1870 pounds
The judges in the stand were Alexander
Newburger, II. b. Carroll and William
G. Leland, and the well-known profess
sional starter, Frank Walker, gave the
~ a6 h
six," and they got away at the first reg
ular effort. The track was fast, but the
wind was brisk and chilly and in the
face of the team going up the hill on the
far turn by the Morris homestead. The
team went to the quarter in 0:43h, and TO
the half in 1:27H. The three-quarter pole
was passed in 2:13, and the mile finished
in 2:56R Outside timers made 1t quar-
ter of a second faster. All the horses
were steady and true-gaited, with the
exception of Fleetwing, who made sew
eral skips. Fuller, however, caught him
each time and saved bad break An
added glory to the achievement is that
the horses We're bred on the Fuller farm.
near st. Adams, VT. The leaders were
gelding; in the middle were Flora. a bay
mare, sired by Dexter, and Hughie, a
chestnut gelding; while the wheeers
were the black geldings. FleetWing AMI
Lamar. he pairs are nicely graded in
height, the wheelers being shade over
1872 and the leaders 15 hands, Pete Is a
4-year-old, Flora 6, and Hughie, like his
owner is unusually active for his years.
for they number "a. The other horses in
the sextet are aged.
In line with the many letters and in
terviews on the subject of shortening
harness races recently published by