The sun., 1897-12-20
THE SPORTING WORLD ].
Short and Pithy Pointers From
the Turf.
BRIEF TOPICS CF THE DAY
A Resume of the Latest DOings In
Athletics, Indoor and Field
Sports That are
Legitimate.
REF TOPICS CF THE DAY.
TURF TALK.

TURF TALK.
The card arranged for today at Iron
Hill IS very fair one, but it will be
many day before we will have one like
that Of Saturday. The entries and selec'
tions for today are follows
Entries for Today.
First Race-Four and one-half fur
longs: selling. Metropolis, Iallah
.Rookh. O'Hearn, 1l2 each; Ida, Henry,
Bird of Freedom. Frank b., Gilt Aus
trailan, Lizzie w., Lawrence p, l07
each.
Second Race-Six furlongs; selling.
Whippany, 1l5; Belle Fowler, Matte
Chun, Midrose, Marie Lowell, Bolster
GUS, l12 each; Junk, Harry c., Aunt
Sally, Hint, 1O7 each.
Third Race-Five furlongs Baritone
II 1872; Chat, Harry Bennett, Wah Jim,
Full Speed, 119 each: Gov. Griggs, III.
Flash ", Barbetta, Ponnetta, ia each;
Lille Seals, 1922.
! Fourth Race-Six fllrlongs; selling.
Pocket Piece Jerquet, Charlie McDon-
aid, Navahoe. German, Dutch Bluster,
l12 each; Desbrosses, no; Minus, Con-
spirator, l07 each.
Fifth Race-six furlongs; selling.
Lady Frances, Tutor, Kirkover, Knight
of Honor, Telegram, Fred Train, Romp-
ing Girl. Pontlear, l12 each; The Man
taun, no; Recover, 107.
First Race---Henry, Lawrence P,
O'Hearn.
Second Race---Harry c., Belle Fowler,
Boisterous.
Third Race---Iillie Seals, Wah Jim.
Gov. Griggs.
Fourth Race---Charlie Mcdonald, Con,
spirator, German,
Fifth Race--.Ponteali, Recover Lady
Francis.
Paddock Points
"Tommy" Burns is a great jockey and
is building up an envied reputation
"Chris" Fitzgerald, the starter at New
Orleans, says Of him:-"1 think Tommy
Burns the greatest jockey OF his weight
and years in the profession. He has al
the essentials Of a first-class boy. He il
very quick in getting away, knows some
thing about pace and can ride marvel
lrus finish. | watched him closely q
NV Orleans, and / am for &c
to my high opinion of his ability
"My father first called my attention Il
Burns riding. He said: There is the
making of one of the finest riders in the
world couldn't stand for that at the
outset, but after had watched him ride
was forced to the conclusion that my
fathers estimate of his ability was the
correct one.'
What becomes of the racing kings after
their proud days are over? says the
Chicago Daily News. Horses which are
worth thousands of dollars vanish from
the public eye in the course OF time and
the ordinary person never again hears Of
them.
| A race horse usually begins its career
when two years old and its racing life is
six or seven years. Usually the average
of withdrawal from the turf is five years.
The ordinarily good race horse does not
have an enviable fate. Hundreds of
worn-out racers are sold to
cabmcn, others are used as hack
riding horses, and some are exported to
South America, India or Australia These
broken-down horses have often been put
to the toughest of farm work and a
baker has been known to possess thor
oughbred which has won several i'm
portant races. Extremely docile, this
light of other days placidly assists in de-
livering hot bread mornings. 1t has
been found impossible to train race
horses for circus purposes, but occasion
ally they have been used in steeplechase
scenes in sensational dramas.
The supposed match between Sergeant
Burns birmingham and Fuzzy is not
liable to come off as Mr. Burns refuses to
accept even weights as he thinks Fuzzy
should give his horse 20 pounds, but
Mike Foley don't agree with him.,
Old farmer Worley had a good week.
he won a swell bet on Pembrook and it
is said he bet all his winnings back on
Medica, Saturday. l tell you the old
man is getting very wise in his old age.
Jockey Campbell had Harry Hand
field down on Beloved for good bet and
was rewarded with great big dime after
the race.
Conley, the colored boy, well remem-
bered during the last season for his good
work at Harlem, and who was jokingly
nicknamed "the colored Irishman,"
seems to be having quite tough time
out at Frisco, where he is now riding
for W. +. Schultz. According to reports
from the coast Conley ought to be happy
that he is alive and out of bed. 1t seems
that some of the white boys riding ont
at the coast at the present time have be-
come jealous of the colored boys manv
successes in the saddle, and it is said hi d
formed a combination whereby "Long
Shot" Conley was to be downed. Latey
the boys have run big risks of getting
hurt themseles if they could only josie
or cut in front of the colored boys
mount. Judge Murphy, who was pre-
siding at Ingleside recently, fined
"Skeets' Martin $50 for humping Con-
leys mount all the way down the
stretch but, not satisfied with this, the
Judge assessed the latter jockey for dirty
work on the turn for home. After the
race Conley complained to the judges Of
the plot against him, and now the track
officials are making thorough investi-