The San Francisco call., 1899-10-17
Track Notes.

Joseph A. Murphy, who arrived from
st. Louis Sunday evening, presided in the
stand at Oakland yesterday. Mr.. Murphy
says the ST. Louis track enjoyed one Of
the most prosperous seasons in the history
Of the Fair Grounds Association the past
summer On Thursday and Saturday, the
handicap days. the elite and fashion of the
Mound City turned out and he thinks the
running turf greatly in the ascendency.
Charley Thorpe, suffering from neural
gia. was not seen III the saddle. He was
carded TO ride Lodestar and Wyoming
among other mounts.
The horses of Carruthers & Shields ar =
rived at Oakland track Sunday night. The
string is headed by Advance Guard. about
the best two-year-old on the Canadian cir
cult. Joe Weber is the stable jockey. Jack
Martin, a pigmy who can do 10 pounds in
the saddle and put up a stiff ride, is also
with the new cOmerS.
The string OF Hughey Jones got in from
Chicago last evening. The horses are now
quartered at Oakland track.
Walter Jennings, trainer of the Rancho
del PasO string, was among the spectators.
l3riar Sweet and the balance of his horses
are enjoying a rest at Sacramento. Mr..
Jennings says Briar Sweet generally al
lotted top weight in the handicap, was not
off so badly as some people ina gine He
ascribes a few of her defeats to the fact
that Imp early in the game was under
rated.
Rapido bled again in his race yesterday,
anu III luluIc MS entry Will De rejected.
1t is quite apparent that the way of the
transgressOr is a hard one. Some six
weeks ago, while at St Louis, Joe Murphy
says he received cablegram from the
secretary OF racing association at Auck-
land, New Zealand, asking if there were
any objection to Jerry Chorn accepting
mounts in that faraway country. The an
swer was decided objection" And now
thousands of miles from home and
friends, this colored lad who might have
been d shining light on the turf, still finds
himself disgraced renegade.
Devin was questioned as to his tardy
showing with Lodestar, and said that he
was unable to do any better. At st.
Louis last summer ii appears the lit
tie fellow did not loom up to great
adyantag6e %ln and after terd Yesterday
that he would have to take the same
chances as other boys: If he was too
tinid to ride then he would be set down,
for his indifferent exhibitions were an In
justice to the public.
The recent snowstorm in the Sierras
drove John Coleman, Ed Purser and their
party to more comfortable diggings. John
ny and Ed were among the passengers on
the ferrybOat carrying the crowd across
the bay from the track last evening, and
bear stories were thicker than mosquitoes
on the Yukon. Coleman will soon be seen
on the block, and prices are apt to
After the defeat Of wyoming, Duffy was
called in the stand and thoroughly ques-
toned. He said while at the post the
horse refused to take hold of the bit and
also TO break. In this statement he was
substantiated by Starter Ferguson. For
getting cut off in the stretch he was not
There seems to be some doubt as to
whether the rider was reinstated, and
Judge Murphy now awaits a reply from
Captain Rees in reference to the same.
Following are to-day's entries:
First race-Flve furlongs; two-year-olds