The San Francisco call., 1898-01-08
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other 'after dusk" claim of foul is al- lowed from the stand, that is judging from the amount of criticism that has arisen from the Torsida- Eddie Jones race on New Years day. No doubt on that occasion the officials labored under the impression that by allowing Piggotts claim and placing Torsida ahead of the Burns & Warehouse colt they were rendering a popular decision, and possibly they did. But judges, not unlike the actor before the footlghts, are prone at times to play for the acclama- ton of the multitudes. On that occasion Torsida was considered by the wise ones 'lead-pipe," and they got aboard with all their belongings. When they saw Eddie Jones win comparatively easy at the end they could not believe their senses, and thought something must be wrong. Then PiggOtt rushed into the stand and the crowd in large numbers collected about that structure. The jock collected about that tructure The jock eyS claim was allows and . cheer made manifest that the result met with all the approval of the majority. This is well and good, but is it just to the keen ob- server who has figured, by close watch ing, that TorSida has reached the limit of her speed, and that the Morello young ster was improving? Isn't it a galling solace to owner who knew this to be fact and, perhaps, staked his all on his horse? There are no two ways about 1t, the officials, like many others, to put It plain, were fooled. Eddie Jones is a youngster of the improving sort. Each time out his last race has been an inn prOYement over the preceding one. This fact was ViVidly illustrated in the match race, when the brown yOungster made Torsida look like a cheap selling platter; travelling the seven furlongs in 1:27 The gentlemen in the stand simply relied too much on the statements of the Jockeys. It is pleasure to see riders earnest in their endeayors to win, but al times when a comfortable money remuneration is in sight, the imagination of d knight of the plgSkln sometimes becomes highly it. luminated, in fact for the time being 1t could be used to replace the great rubber bands on the starting machine
 The way of the bookmakers these days Is as uncertain as that of the tireless son Of the sea, the crab fisherman. One stormy day may make Of him a blank. Jack Willis, who books under the name of the Westminster Club, proudly points to the fact that of the vast array of pencilers which cut in the opening day of the season, he alone has Weathered the tempests safely, and no day has seen him an absentee from the block Jack Is very popular with the boys and at tributes much of his success to the fact that he speculates not in the lobster mar ket.
 Few pencilers have traveled the chro- matic scale often than Phil Archibald Phil started in the season after q long spell of reverses. with gusto that prom ised to land him in the class again with f1e Mae9ocksd ad o+6nT the GIaHnans the booking brigade. Thirteen days of ill., luck, though, so it is said, caused Phil's bank roll to suffer an attack of pneu- monia and he has been obliged to take vacation
 And by the way, this idea of taking a vacation when a big loser or the game has become quite a popular fad with the plungers of the turf. Last winter when here. Pittsburg Phil grew tired of dis bursing his coin and jOurneyed down to Coronado Beach to freshen up. Whether like the Prince of Wales in his exclusive set Phil decrees what society of the turf custom lowed by the swagger ones. Harry liar iris, the partner or Riley Grammar in his gigantic bookmaking ventures, traveled out here this fall dropped $13,000, so re- ported, and then with his recently welded pride Ieft Tor the interior. Willie. Ap- plegate, supplied With a bank roll the circumference of smoke stack, tackled the game, found its curves too tortuous and left for the southern part of the State to post his ledger Charley Quinn next grew scared al the whitening look his bank book gave him, and he, too, has joined the plungers on the rustcating Hist. There are hundreds of other specu- 1ators scattered about town, suffering lfrom that nauseating feeling of ennui. They, too, are tdling their time away, but the springs possess no fancy for them It Is an enforced season of rest-it costs lone dollar to pass through the track gates, and they possess it not.
 some one in the exuberance of his joy ''colored Archer Conley has been pre- sented with many bouquets since his ar rival here, but this seems like carrying
 
 Conley were to fall from his mount and the horse behind him very discourteousIy plant his hoof on MT. Conley's cranium, welding 1t into the shape of a fapjack why then this pretty compliment would read very nice in his obituary notice for then his relatives could have il framed. But as yet it would seem as though the Ethiopian rider had hardly earned that title, fttingly- bestowed perhaps on the rider. He is honest, and for this trait alone is deserving of all praise.
 Jonn Garter. associate judge in the manner In which the great race horse and sire Spendthrift received his name As a yearling he was purchased by the well known Kentucky turfman, Dan Swi- 'gert, who had the name of being very close where money matters were con cerned. One day he informed Mrs Swi- gert that he intended naming a colt after her, and that estimable woman had her feelings not a little nettled on learning rom the name given the colt of her ispouse's idea of her financial abilities She said little, but abided her time. So well did Spendthrift turn out that Swi- gert purchased a full brother to him. and his better half asked the privilege of naming him. It was granted, and he be- came known to the turf as The Miser He was a failure as a race horse. an af- hiction of the eyes necessitating his early retirement. Marquise, now racing here with such marked success, is one of his progeny.
 on 2 special invitation from the Black Jack Club, Charlie Thorpe, Pete Mitchell and Mike Hennessy will journey up to sherman Island. where the clubs shoot ing preserve is located, on the approach of the first storm. Thorpe and Hennessy are now busily engaged every evening" so their friends say. in a downtown shoot ing gallery sharpening up their eyesight Jealousy over Sloan's shooting trips in England turned the jockeys attention that way. Hennessy is having his gun bound with railroad iron to prevent bod fly harm in case of it's bursting and Thorpe is reported to have applied for a patent on glass life preserver for use in the SloughS where the ticklish ''tule splitters" require such careful nay 3gating Pete is an experienced hand and will chaperon the party
 Frank Taylor has finally resolved to cut loose from the Lucky" Baldwin stable. Before Frank signed with the Santa Anita horseman, his reputation was rapidly being made as the most skill full trainer in California Since his con nection with that turfman. his name scarce finds its way outside the portals of the stable, unless it be to journey to the judges stand to explain the mes merle ride of some jockey and his own reputation has not been added to- His many friends will be pleased to learn I,A .1