The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-30
strong; hreveport---Kohnle. Bammert,
Kcefe, Meyers. Bailey. Reed, Blackburn.
The TURF.

The turf has suffered a great loss this
year In the deaths OF Judge John J. Car
ter and Colonel Merriweather Lewis
Clark.
Judge Carter lost his life in the Baldwin
hotel fire at San Francisco this winter.
Colonel Clark committed suicide in a
hotel at Memphis.
Colonel Clark was considered the great
est racing judge that ever went In the
stand. and Judge Carter, in that capacity.
was always ranked next to him.
AS Kentucky Bill used to say: Never
libbed a jock dat could put on de brakes
when Judge Clawk was In de stan. He
had his eye on you all de time and he
could watch sebenteen Jockeys and seben-
teen bosses all at one time"
Colonel Clark was the most notable
figure of the American turf. over twenty
years of his life were devoted TO 1t, dur
ing all Of which time no breath of scandal
has ever assailed his name. He was author
OF a majority of the turf rules or laws of
the present day, the founder OF the first
American turf congress. the maker OF the
first uniform scale of weights, the pioneer
in system of stakes and races that have
been followed by every race track in
America. and the author of many notable
reforms that have tended TO the purifca-
tion of the turf.
Colonel Clark was in the stand at Gar
field park, Chicago. the day 1t was closed,
when Jim Brown of Fort Worth and three
policemen were killed. Colonel Brown
was arrested, but was not held.
He and Ed Corrigan were bitter enemies
and their somewhat sensational encounter
at Cincinnati during a session of the turf
congress two years ago is we'll remem-
bered. Colonel Clark. representing the
Harlem track, which had applied for ad
mission and was being fought by Corrglu,
charged the latter with duplicity. in ac
cepting money not TO fight Harlem and
then doing so. He drew excited and drew
navy revolver, but before he could fire
friends rushed between the two, Don't
make any mistake" was all Corrigan said
when he saw the pistol
AS a judge Colonel Clark was absolutely
fearless. During his twenty-four years
service not a word of scandal has ever
been breathed against him. No Job could
be worked at a track at which he pre-
sided, If he could detect the slightest trick
about the race. A little over twenty
years ago he was shot at the Gait house,
Memphis, by Colonel T. j. Moore. some of
whose horses he had ruled off by Colonel
Clark. Luckily only flesh wound was
inflicted.
Topmast has won eight races In Califor-
MIA Before the season is over he ought
to be able to win few more. for he is
real good now. Mr.. Shields did intend to
ship away early, but his luck has been so
good lately that he Will stick the season
out.
Buckwa has very bad legs. which will
put him out of the game for the rest Of the
season at least One of them swelled up
on him badly and his trainer will retire
him until next season. Before he Is again
turned out Buck Will be fired. MS leg
has been bothering him for a long time,
but now it is worse than 1t ever was.
Boney Boy is of r. Bradley's own breed
ing in the bushes of his Virginia farm,
and is worthy son of his tough sire and
dam-Blitzen and Sue b. As 2-Year- odd
Boney Boy, starting with the first day at
Washington. ran ifty-siX races AMI won
ten of them. He raced throd5h the win
teP, and this season has alrea ly ran six
races, of which he was winner of two.
Boney as he is, he seems to thrive on hard
work, and If Bradley. who trains him. only
runs him often enough. he might land ono
of the big spring handcaps.
The new Richmond in the field is Cor
sine, winner of the $4,000 California derby.
Hithin two hours after the race was won
Ed Corrigan wired to Secretary Price Of
the Louisville Jockey club:
If Corslne comes out of this race all
right, | Will certainly start him in the
Kentucky derby"
Corspe's race was fine one The
start was fair. and Corsipe stayed with
the bunch. turning the mile in 1;42%,.
When he was given his head, in the words
of the Racing Form, he made the field
lock common galloping away from them
with ease and finishing the mile and a
quarter in 2.0s% without turning a hair
He carried 122 pounds. the same ne viii
have to carry in the derby It was a
splendid performance. and if he repeats it
on May 4. the horse that beats him will
certainly win the race, The record for the
Kentucky derby is but a second faster
than Corsines time
Later advices from San Francisco state
that Corsine did come out OF his race in
splendid shape, and Mr. Corrigan has
wired Secretary Price that he will Ger
tainly ship Corsne for the derby If he
stands the trip all right he Will probably
10 10 tue post ldNoTlle.
Several horses who were not looked on
as probable starters week ago have
taken heart since Manuel's bad condition
has become known and are now regarded
as certainties. Among these is w. H.
McCorkle's colt. Billy Hause by Terra
cotta-Taglioni. He has been training In
Memphis, and on the strength of a mile
in 1;44h, with rs pounds up. a few days
ago, his owner has finally decided to start
him. Later he negotiated mile and a
quarter in 212.
Two other formerly doubtful starters
whose owners have within the week sig
nfied their intentions of starting them,
are Hardy Durham's Romanoff. by Sleip-
ner-Heatherbell and Forsythe's Fon-
tainebleau, by imp. Odd Fellow-Sister to
Pendleton. The Barrister is also GER
tain starter.
From present indications. the field Will
| contain nearly all OF the following:
The Kentuckian..117 Corsine ......1 22
Fontainebleau. III Romanoff ......117
The Barrister. ...117 Mazo ......1l7
Desperate. ......117 Billy Hause III
Hapsburg ......1l7 Sea Lion. M
His Lordship. ....1l7 False Lead. ....117
w. Overton, ..117 Manuel ny