The evening times., 1896-11-25
WHIP AND SPUR.

Long shots were the order OF the day at
| New orleans.
The management at San Francisco are
making things warm for the touts.
The stakes of the California Jockey Club
| closed recently with an aggregate OF 200
entries.
Martinus, the Eastern steeplechasc rider.
| is making a hit at San ranCisco riding the
| jumpers.
Jockeys Fred Taral and Willie Simms
VIII accompany Pittsburg Phil to the Pa
cific coast.
Jockey Reiff will probably go to England
again next season To ride for McCafferty
and Wishard.
Some OF the crack racers who have re-
tired for the winter are First Mate, DR..
Catlett and Carnero.
Western horsemen, now that the season
is over, regard First Mate a. the best horse
Of any age in America.
Prince Lief is said to be as good a new.
and great things are expected from him in
the hapdcaps next year.
Ed Purser. Dave Gideon Peter Gaffnay
and George Wheclock are among the latest
arrivals at San Francisco.
Riley Grammar did not stop at Cincinnati
en- route to California. He went right
through to San Francisco.
Jockey Joe Schercr, who made such a
good record AT Latonia. is now doing SPLEEN
did work at New Orleans.
The California Jockey Club has decided
| tocharge no entrance fees for the over night
races at the Oakland track.
p. Lorillard and Lord William Bernsfard
have entered American horses quite lib.
orally in English stakes which closed No
vember 3.
Friends of Jockey Willie Martin have
had the ban removed from the unfortunate
rider. and he has been allowed TO ride at
San Francisco.
Byron McClelland's stable has gone into
winter quarters AT the Lexington track
Among the lot are Prince Lief, Ben H0lla-
day and Adowa.
j. c. Sullivan. the Irish barrist er owner
of Winkfeld's Pride, winner OF the Cam
| bridgeshire handicap. is reputcd to have won
about S25O,000 on the race.
Jockey Lonnie Clayton will go to England
next season with J. ]. McCafferty's horses.
and will not ride anywhere during the win
ter, but rest at his home in Little Rock
Candlemas, the celebrated imported
stallion. which is 10 he sold at auction on
December 8, at Lexington, is full brother
to st. Baise that sold for 100000 in S9l.
The starting machine at Latonia has not
given satisfaction of late, and mainly be-
cause the barrier is not raised with sufficient
promptness Several horses have been en-
tangled in the netting
Merciful horsemen are disgusted at the
frequency with which poor old Maidstone
has been raced at Latonia and that too
when Ibis crippled condition ill never allow
him to win another race.
From April Is, when the spring meeting
of the Washington Jockey Club commenced.
to November 3, the close of the season in
the State of New York, at Morris Park,
the sum of $S22, All was distributed
among owners by the associations racing
under the jurisdiction of the Jockey Club
Queens County Jockey Club, Westchrsttr
Racing Association, Brooklyn Jockey Club
Brighton Beach Racing Association, and
the Coney Island Jockey Club The amount
of money above referred to was divided
between 234 owners. ranging in sums from
S25 to sos, ,79O, which latter sum is to the
credit of Marcus DAILY, who heads the l,st.
Two years ago there Were five stables. ID.
Gideon, j. R. and F. P. Keenc, Manhattan
Stable. Byron McCleliand and A H. and u.
II. Morris, which each had to its creoit
more money than is credited to Mr DAILY
for this season.