The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-29
TO RACE AT SACRAMENTO
FINE SHOWING OF OUR HORSES
AWAY FROM HOME.
American Entries in Classic English
Stakes for 1eOO-The Morris
Park Special-Light Har-
ness Horse News.

last Wednesday night. Olinthus is to be
starter in the California Futurity.
Jimmy Coffey's charges left on the same
car as Browns. He has several two-year-
olds belonging to Prince Poniatowski, I'D
besides owns few himself. Coffey is one
of the most capable and conscientious
young trainers in America, and is so re-
garded among horsemen. Nick Hall 8
gaHopers are also expected to be along
in a very few days to take part in the
State Fair meeting.
The entry list to the English Derby of
1900 is the longest on record, containing
no less than 31S nominations. In 1897.
when Galtee More won the Derby, there
were 29l animals nominated, ana mat was
the record up TO the present. Richard
Marsh's charges have won $50, 900 in Eng
land this season, and this trainer, pat
ronzed by the Prince of Wales, heads the
list. John Porter, of Kingsclere, comes
second with &14,OC to the credit of his
horses.
Among the American entries to the clas-
sic English Derby and oaks of 1900, We
note two nominations in the Derby from
a. j. Cassatt, four from John DAILY tall
Daily 1.-TWO by Tammany and one by Imp.
Bathampton), two from Foxhall Keene
4by DOMINO 4} and TouTrInameno, two from ron
teri, seven by different sires from John E.
Madden (who owned the great Hamburg
and sold him to Marcus Daly), one from
II. T. OXnard, three from Sydney Paget
and two from James Tod Sloan (by Imp.
St. Blaise-Fidele and Salvator-Queens
Taste) In the Oaks John DAILY has sis
ter TO Jean Beraud, Marcus DAILY has two
BY Tam1m1any (Tallala and Tampionl,
FoXhall keene two, James r. Keene one,
and Sydney Paget one.
Lost Time, which won fve-furlong
race for II. T. Griffin August % at Sara
toga, is the reputed world-beater that
Griffin had under cover for SO long time.
Lost Time is by Darriwell (son of Imp:
Darebinl from Imp. Spinning Time and
a y a
last November. He is the first of Darri-
wells progeny to race, and the young
than ordinary worth. Darriwells dam Is
sister to Ben Ali, who won the Ken
lucky Derby and other, rich stakes for J.
B. Haggin; The same day Lost Time won
Lady Lindsay. (by Imp. Sir Modred-M Me-
mento) was also successful at Saratoga.
MSS Miriam, Sydney Paget's three-year-
old flly, which won by three lengths last
week over z grand field of sprinters at
Sheepshead Bay, is an own sister to the
former champion, Tammany, owned by
Directum Kelly, the four-year-old son of
Directum, 2O5A, has lowered his record
from 2:11A to 2:0s14-the record for four
year-olds so far as this season is con-
cerned. 1t is predicted that both Direc-
.tum Kelly and Mico, 2:o912.. by Arion;
207%. will beat Directum'S four-year-old
record of 2:0514 before the season is over.
Below will be found the conditions to
running race to be run Saturday. October
S, that is likely to bring out grand field
and awaken no end Of enthusiasm:
THE Morris Park special-For three
year-olds and upward. BY subscription of
$50 each. Starters to pay $50 additional,
. with $4,000 added of which 5000 to the sec
ON and $400 to the third. Three-year-
olds to carry III pounds, four-year-olds
and upward 100 pounds. Allowances as
by rule to mares and geldings. The win
ner of the Brighton Cup to carry three
pounds extra"
do well to get up few races of this sort
and intersperse them through their pro-
grammes during the fall and winter ses
sion. A change could be made as regards
the weight, making the imDost for three
year-olds in the ate fall 112 pounds; for
four-year-olds and upward. 125 pounds,
and have. say four races. the distances
one and half miles, one and three-quar-
ter miles two miles and two and a quar-
ter miles, the latter being, perhaps, the
most popular of all routes A series of
such races, even If not over $500 was
added in each case, would give racing on
this coast an impetus and popularity 1t
could attain in no other manner and the
first club that has the enterprise to add
them to its list of stakes will be the one
the public will support and applaud most.
Star Pointer, ACCORDING to experts, is
quite likely to beat his pacing mark of
1891 before the season has waned. On
the 9Th of August, at Columbus, Ohio, he
equaled his record. and on the 18th. at
Joliet, H.. he paced a mile out in 1:5911
with a strong wind dead against him.
q record of 2:13A in the far East last
week. is a Californian by sydney, PISA,
from the steinway mare g:,G Cricket which
Iowa, as far back as 1890. Cricket was
the first California-bred pacing mare to
attract attention on the other side of the
Rockies, and Monroe Salisbury was so
much encouraged by the success he
achieved with her that upon his retufh
to this Coast late in the fall he gathered
a large string of fast light-harness horses
and began a series of wonderful money
the value of California horsefesh and
made the name of Salisbury famous as
judge OF trotter or PAGER.
Prince warwick. the Algona horse
which Orrin Hickok sold several years
ago to the Austrian Government for
leading sire of trotters in all Europe. One
of the Sacramento horses daughters,
Princess Meta has won over $4,000 thus
The shortage in the supply of good
road and fancy carriage horses predicted
long time ago, is at hand, according to
Eastern papers-at least there is a short
age of good light harness horses for the
export trade, as well as high-steppine
carriage animals. In less than two
George Watson. London's leading horse
dealer, is in this country, and is at a loss
English demand for fancy carriage
horses.
d During the coming ping winter there will be
Mateo County, to the East to be sold.
about thirty-fve head of trotters In the
lot are several very fast Dexter Princes
likely to be heard from as money winners,
If not record-crackers.
It turns out there was nothing in the
report that James Murphy. owner of Star
Pointer, 1:59N. had purchased Search
light for $25 600. though 1t is a fact that
the Hamlins are trying to get Crellin, the
owner, to put price on the wonderful
young PAGER.
James Butler, owner of Directum Kelly
10. 2:0S1z, has purchased another Calf
fornia-bred trotter in Dfretina, black FLY,
record 2;16A, by Direct, 2:o515, dam
Steemnwinder; 2:SOh, dam of Directum,
D.
Thomas Green. of Dublin, Alameda
County. has been asked to put a price
upon Stemwinder dam of Directnm,
2:05K. and her two FLIES by Mckinley,
Rect. 2:1eA, pacing by Direct, 2:o5ik.
dam Lilly Stanley, 2:17. has slightly bowed
a tendon and been turned out at Pleas
anton.
Miss Logan, 2:o7H, the fastest
"green" pacing mare of the season. is bv
s Gen. Logan brother in blood to the great
PAGER Yolo Maid PIP for which Marcus
Dalv paid 50 600 several years ago. Gen
Logan was by Alexander Button (sire .;
Yoio Maid while his dam was sister of
the mother of the Maid.
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