The San Francisco call., 1898-07-09
THE CALIFORNIA BALL FIELDS

Fleetwing as in splendid condition and Is well pleased with his colts. Both Thompson and Ethel Downs have contracted the habit of tongue lolling. Beyond doubt they would trot better and faster miles with this defect cor | rected.
 pacers on earth. If he could go fast without the hopples he would be ready money in almost any company. Ten horses stepped last quarters better than 33 seconds Wednesday during the morning workouts. Ethel Downs moved one in about 31 seconds-a 2:W clip. Maben's green pacer by Sidney Is reel ing off quarters at POS clip. She will beat 2:15 directly, and no one ever saw a slicker gaited one than she.
 Young Durfee sits a sulky exactly like his father: He has some strong racing Margaret and one or two others. Surely the McKinneys are great this season.
 Lottie seems popular name. Several peared already at this meeting under that appellatiOn.
 Captain Hackett shifted to trot and worked the track close to 2:So yesterday. It may prove his natural gait.
 The railbrds are watching Rect, 2:1611, closely in all his workouts. There are those who fancy he is second Azote z5. II II rattlIng four-year to outfoot him either away from the wire or once straightened out on the homestreteh. Ed Geers Is stepping Tommy Br1tton 2:1lA repeats in stilf faster time and 1t may mayEkIs:o5%e 9s Re Will reaoh the Dirs''um
 Elioree S:O9A, worked fourth mile In 2:11 the other day at Cleveland and her trainer George Saunders expects to mark her POT this season in race. It Is pretty
 Queen Alix, 2:O3% has been mated with the ex-California sire, Sable Wilkes, 2:1S. Both were wonderful colt trotters and d bundle of speed should result. Alix will he shown at the down east horse shows this fall.
 Few handsomer trotters are to be seen Is beautifully colored chestnut about the | shade of the old-time show-ring cham pion, MambrIno King.
 three-year-old in the bay colt Monte Carlo | by Monaco and horsemen are nearly agreed he will beat 2:20 this season: He seldom makes break and is perfectly gaited
 One morning this week as a lilly by Nutwood Wilkes was stepping the back Simpson asked Where is she?" as he was l timing her. MT. Carter, her. owner, al once remarked: Where is She. shall that names her. That. is an odd name and not likely to have been taken"
 That fast colt Who is It, by Nutwood Wilkes, is sick and will not start again e1 toi | as good prospect as has shown to date in California. Mckinney, 2:llA, gives promise or pe- | coming a great sire. Everything at the track by him shows well and the green mare Mamie Riley can shade 2:20 bit when conditions obtain quite to her liking l Arthur L., 2:15, is at the track and jog ging to cart daily. Later he may make a | little turf history.
 | Myrtle Thorn traces directly to the old time fve-mile race mare Nourmahal It is line not at all bad to have in pedi- l gree
 Few, if any. horses at the track can l Iv1on fhao ct afal % cfo n nut gelding Bernard Right around 3114 seconds 1t is every time he Is asked to l sprint to the wire. Tuesday he stepped a | half in 06 so easily the raibirds began
 predicting 2:10 over the Oakland track l should he start on favorable day and | be at all closely pressed.
 | MT Carter Is delighted with the young | trotters by his horse Nutwood Wilkes. l John A. McKerron by him is being com mented on enthusiastically by the Eastern
 turf scribes and should return with a mark in the teens this fall.