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

TURF TALK.
Yesterdays races were postponed Ol
account OF the unsafe condition of tn,
track. The sudden change in the weathe
on Friday night caused the track tt
freeze and what was a heavy track OF
Friday evening turned to be one mass o
ruts and frozen Jumps Of dirt. Nothing
was left for the management to do but
postpone, and unless the cold wave
should moderate between now and Mon
day morning, it is doubtful if they can
continue them. But every effort will be
made to have the track in safe con
dition for Monday, as every day means q
heavy loss to the management.
Following are the entries for Monday:
Entries for Monday.
First Race-Six mile; 2-ycar-old. jim.
gle Bells, llo; Tommy O., l12; Pontifcx,
False Pride, Major Nick, los each; Re.
iide, lO5; Little Denny, Taffeta Silk,
Vance, 100 each.
Second Race--Six and half furlongs
selling. Sprite, 1l5; krause, Telegram,
Walter o., Miss Ordway, Buccancer, 112
each; Stockbridge, Conspirator, Mabel,
Maud Adams, 100 each.
Third Race-Four and half furlongs.
Medica, Meadows. 1I9 each; Navahoe,
Legion, Harry Bennett, Frank T. Par
venue, A. B. Dadc, Parthian, 1l2 each;
Rossman, III.
Fourth Race-Ont mile; New Year $
Day Handicap. Oracle, l2O; Monroe
Doctrine, llG; Sandowne, ll3; Pleasant
Smiles, ~: Nellie s., 10; Gould, lO9;
silva, lO7: Reform, Cashier II, lO5 each;
Susie Howe, l03; Ida Woodlands, 9s.
Fifth Race-Lin and half furlongs.
Pocket Piece, Tribute, Vermont
Bradford, John p, Fred Train, II each;
Desbrosses Belle Of Killarney, lO7 EACH
Sixth Racc-One and one.sixteenth
mile. Fox Glove, 115; Quilla. Equity
Tomoka, Busirus Claurcce, ll2 each;
CaIibrc, Nordau, no each.
Paddock Points.
Many OF the Wilmington sports were
disappointed on account of the races
being postponed Saturday, as a number
had good 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 Il chance to ride
at Barksdale yesterday, as he was Just as
wei! pleased to 60 skating with his better
half.
Harry Anderson, the ex-traincr for
George Hill, had dream the other
night and was telling some of the boys
around the stables that he was going to
purchase Irish Reel) and bring him to
the outlaws. Say, Harry, why didn't
yon sleep Il little longer and you might
have had Ilanbury) here, but accord
ing to DeIahanly, you couldn't lead Il
good race horse, let alone tram one.
Billy EsscIlnont doesn't care whether
they ever race around here as he is going
to the kIondikc in Il 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 a chance
for another work, which will help him Il
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 him over until Spring.
Frank Weir got a good price against
his horse Despair after the good race he
won Thursday. Had the gong have been
sticky or holding, he would have been
last .as he can't run unless there is bot
tom to it.
Mike Foley is going to take Fuzzy
over to BarksdaIc, Monday, to match
him against Joe BlrdeIl's Cheer Up),
POO dollars Il side. There is one thing,
Fuzzy knows more about getting away
from the post than Cheer p, and it il
good betting he has ten times a~ much
sense.
Australia is Il great racing country,
.avs Racing Form.' Magnilicently y APP
p ,inted race tracks, horses equal III all
Qualities to those OF England and this
country attendance on great occasions
lar cxcclling anything of the sort known
n the United States, and speculation
N II trrmcdou> scale are prominent
features there. II is t. Australian
that we owe the numbered
:addIc-cloth and the starting gate, con-
ienienccs to be thankful for. But I'M
luckily it is Il matter of rppu,c that
,mong So much that is good the Austria
ian turf graduates from its shady elc-
ncnts are the most accomplished past
grand masters in all the arts OF turf vii
any known on the face Of the earth
They can give our own candidates for
'ventful expulsion points undleamed OF
n the latter's schedule Of unlawful
secrets designed for robbery of the rae
ng public, and have an ample reserve
eft. 1t follows without much room for
lrg,uncnt that the San Francisco turf
,tficers deserve gratitude and congratnla- /
ions for their vigilance in heading off
IN irruption that mi ght have grown to |
lcplorablc proportions but for this early
md conlmcndablc setback
The following description of the great
st race Of the year in Australia, which .
vas run last month, will prove inter
sting:
Although the weather was showrry,
o, 600 people saw GauIus win the Mel
)ournc Cup, the classic race OF the Anti
,odcs, by II scant head from his stable
and full her. The CRATER.
The jockeys rode the race out. ;,s stable
are not coupled IN the bet
ing as in America. The race was worth
20, 600 to the winner, Twency-ninc
,orses sportcd colors, with all the crack
ockcys Of Australia in the saddle. Bat.
alion carried top weight of l+0 pounds,
while Rosella, with ~ pounds, carried
he lightcst weight.
Run1Ock and Mischief nltpruotcd in