The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-22
SPORTING news.
A Great Race VIII Be Run on
Frisco Tracks.
Four OF the Crack Horses OF the
Coast to Contest.
ARE STAR 3-YEAR-OLDS
ArtfcuIate, Canmore, Brutal and
Rolling BOer.
Sloan, Ref, Turner and LOates
the Jockeys.

San Francisco, Cal, Jan. 22--Prince
PoniatoWsixy president OF the san T te--7
cisco Jockey club, and Secretary Fowz
ers are bending every energy lO"1 - =
clfnchinsr the proposed match race pc
tween the four crack 3-year-Olua HSI 49,
CanmOre. Rolling Boer and Artlcuia.e'
The race will unQuesrlonapiy De ~
ranged and will be run the colnlhS "11n
at TanfOran. There has been Inc hAAdl
haggling by some OF the owners oNSI
weights and distances, but tnls A<-S
been an invariable cOncomltant 81 eF-
cry match race ever concluded 1t Wot1u
be ridiculous to bring sucn company ~
gether on any but equal terms Notlln5
less than a mile would pc a lalI test'
and. Of course, to make the match a
representative one in every sense the
colts would have to carry -uhelr seaAe
weight
ward OF the way no doubt exists With
such talent as Sloan, Rein, Iurner anu
the Enslishuan Loates in the saddle a
finish for blood would be pulled on II
the horses hit the stretch close together
The clubs Hberality IN Offering 70 aoo d
large sum to the side bets IS senerailiy
commended. Rarely have -FOUR COTS
been in training at one time, eacn mos
putably of the first light, concerning
whose merits such a difference OF opln--
ion exists The race as an international
and spectacular event could not be I'M
The Chicago crowd has not laid by
ANYTHING recently in its campaign
against the betting ring, with the posi-
Bile exception or Charlie ELLISON, Whoss
horses have won him out Handsomely
Ellison has in Specific and Bard III
Avon nothing more than TWO ShAAey
selling platers, but they nave way ~
delivering the goods when tne WHY
Swade gets his checks down
Tim Murphy, the plunger, after Two
weeks of heavy losses, has gone for
rest TO Los Angeles. Tom Ryan mas
started only a few times, but The Prlde
earned brackets twice and landed DIG
wagers for Ryan both times
A hoOdoo seems to hover ABOUT tHe
colors of Pat Dunno, and with his Dig
stable he has won only a single race
since leaving Chicago Dunno IS one Tue
most diligent, conscientious and con-
servative trainers in the country, Out
the poor showing OF his horses has cost
him tremendously in bets ana staote
expenses. He is doing little at present
with his string, many OF Wnlcn are
entirely on the shelf for repairs Scales
has performed poorly in his only starts,
as has Silurian- Bonnie Lissak mas not
faced the starter. Fondo, Star Chamber
Dunno has a likely lot Of carefully Sc
1ected and costly 2-year- olds ana VIII
ronflne his operations this summer en-
tirely to the Chicago tracks.
Entry blanks for the Washington PARK
stakes were eagerly filled out by the
local owners in time to get in the man
before closing time JAN 10 sam I'LL
dreth's stable will race exclusively TINS
wear in Chicago. Hildreth's suspension
nv the Jockey club, which grew out OF
his fight with John Madden last year.
will preclude the possibility of his rae
ing in the east. as the bars are not IKE
" to be let down for him in New York
for an indefinite time While a decided
loss to Hildreth, as he nearly swept the
board last year with his successful sta
bile his difficulties with the Jockey ciuD
rebound to the pronounced benefit OF
Chicago He has a formidable lot OF
Young horses. and his check for forfeits
IL. q -
20o After selling Sol Lichtensteln,
Bangor. Meehanus and Gibraltar, Hill
dreth still has several good horses OF
handicap class left He has had dis
ssfro11s winter here. and says inclusive
Of the stakes and purses won by his
horses, that he is $4,000 to the bad