The sun., 1898-01-02
THE SPORTING WORLD.
Short and Pithy Pointers From
the Turf.
BRIEF TOPICS OF THE DAY.
\ Resume OF the --latest Duings in
Athletics, Indoor and Field
Sports That are
Legitimate.
TURF TALK.

TURF TALK.
Yesterdays races were postponed o.
account of the unsafe condition of tn
track. The sudden change in the weathe
on Friday night caused the track t.
freeze and what was heavy track ol
Friday evening turned to le one mass O
ruts and frozen Jumps Of dirt Nothin,
was left for the management to do bu
postpone, and unless the cold wave
should moderate between now and Mon
day morning, it is doubtful if they car
continue them. But every effort will be
made to have the track in safe con
dition for Monday, as every day means ;
heavy loss to the management.
Following are the entries for Monday:
Entries for Monday.
First Race-Six mile; 2-year-old. jim
gle Bells, ll9; Tommy o., l12; Pontiiex
False Pride, Major Nick, lOs each; Re
tide, l05; Little Denny, Taffeta silk
Nanoc, 100 each.
Second Racc--Six and half furlongs
selling. Sprite, 1l5; krause, Telegram,
Walter o., Miss Ordway, Buccanepr. 1l2
each; Stockbridge, Conspirator, Mabel,
Maud Adams, lO9 each.
Third Race-Four and half furlonys.
Medica, Meadows. 119 each; NavahOe,
Legion, Harry Bennett, Frank r. Par
venue, A. b. Dadc, Parhian, ll2 each;
Rosslnan, III.
Fourth Race-Ont mile; New Years
Day Handicap. Oracle, l2O; Monroe
Doctrine, JIG; Sandowne, 1l3; Pleasant
Smiles, ll2: Nellie s., llO; Gould, lO9;
silva, lO7: Reform, Cashier II, lO5 each;
Susie Howe, lo3; Lida Woodlands, 9s.
Fifth Race-Lin and a half furlongs.
Pocket Piece, Tribute, Vermont
Bradford, John p, Fred Train, ll2 each;
Desbrosses, Belle of Killarney, lO7 each.
Sixth Race-Onc and one.sixteenth
mile. Fox Glove, 1l5; Quilla, Equity,
Tomoka, Busirus. Claurece, ll2 each;
CaIibre, Nordau, 10 each.
Paddock Points.
Many of the Wilmington sports were
disappointed on account of the races
being postponed Saturday, as a number
had g,od things away up their sleeves.
Never mind, boys, the entries stand over
until Monday.
Chick Neel was not very much disap-
pointed at not having u chance to ride
at l'arksdaIc yesterday, as he was just as
well pleased to go skating with his better
half.
Harry Anderson, the eX-trainer for
George Hill, had Il dream the other
night and was telling some uf the bows
around the stables that he was going to
purchase Irish Rrrl) and bring him to
the "utlaws. Say, Harry, why didn't
yon : Iecp a little longer and YOU might
have had Han bnryl here, lu accord
ing TO DcIairanly, you couldn't lead Il
good race horse, let alone tram one.
Billy Es-rImonl doesn't care whether
they ever race around here as he is going
to the k"ndlkr in a few days.
The postponing of the handicap gives
(Tomny) Il chance to get his horse san
downe ready. Had the race been run on
Saturday he would have had no chance,
but the Two days wait gives him Il chance
for another work, which will help him
great deal and We all know if he were
good and fit it would be no race.
Airplant Casey says he don't care how
long they stop racing As he won enough
last week to carry hm over until Spring.
Frank Weir got good price against
his horse Despair after the good race he
won Thursday. Had the gong have been
sticky or holding, be would have been
last ,as lie can't run unless there is a bot
tom to it.
Mike Foley is going to take Fuzzy
over to iiark,daIe, Monday, to match
him against Joe Burdc,l's Cheer Up),
POO dollars Il side. There is one thing,
Fuzzy knows more about getting away
from the post than Cheer | p, and ii l.
good Letting he has ten times aS much
ensr.
Australia Is a gicM racing country,
avs Racing Form" Magnticrntly ap-
, ,lntru race tracks, horses equal in all
Qualities to those OF England and this
'ounLry attendance on great occasions
ar cNrrl!ing anything Of the sort known
II the in!lrd States, and speculation
N trrmrd"us scale are prominent
catIrr- there. 1t is t, Australian
ingenuity that we owe the numbered
atdi"-c,"iA and the starting gate, con-
'cnirnres to hr thankful for. But ur-
luckily 1t Is Il matter Of reputc that
mong 50 E'ucL that is good the Austria
ian tart graduates iron it.. shady cIc-
'rnlS are the most accomplished past
rand masters III all Ihc arts ol turf VII
any known on thr face ui the earth.
hey can give our own candidates for
IrNlIUI expulsion points undWuUUd %!
Il III" Eaters rcilrdu'u ii unlaWilIi /
rclr!> designed for robbery of thr rae
lg public, and havc an ample reserve
1T. II follows without much room for
rgum"m tha the san Francisco tur 2
Ulcers deserve gratitude and ruHgrutUM- {
nnS ioG thvir vigilance il llyldug on ,
II lrrultlDn THAT might have grown to !
cp!DIaulc proportions bat tor this early {
nj cummrntaD!r >rt-bGri: ,
Ihc following description pi the great
t race Ol the year in Australia. which =,
as rm lat month, will prove inter- ,''
:ting:
Although the weather was shpNcry. l.
1893 people SAW l;uu.uS win tine Met
Ddrmr Cap, the classic race al the Anti :,
,dr>. ir a sr;Id lead from his stable ',
Hld iH,i brother. lur CRATER -.
he jockeys rode the race out, as stable =.
'npanLoN~ arc lut coupled III the N2t- :,
ny as ii America. The race was worth =,
U,OOD to lEr winner. VWrnpV-mnr -
'r>rs sportrd coInis, with all the crack y,
rkcys ot Australia in the saddle. Bat -
lion carried top weight Of llO pounds. ~
liIe hoseIa, with ~ pounds, carried l.