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NO CALIFORNIAN HANDICAPPEBS HANDICAPPERS SAN FRANCISCO Gal Apr 61896 It looks now ast East hough California wouldnothavo wouldn't a represent ¬ ative active in any of the Eastern Handicaps When I wrote before I reviewed the chances of Vine tor tore Bright Phoebus Phoebes and Claudius It will be remembered that I said the latter could not live with a Suburban field if turned loose with no ¬ thing on his back Mr Boots evidently thought the same for the horse was speedely speedily declared Yinctor Inciter has gone off completely and just now a good selling plater platter could beat him I under ¬ stand that Mr Boots has decided not to go East at all His horses will be given a much needed let up after the racing season ends here hereI here I do not believe that Vinctor Victor is anything at his best but a high class sprinter I do not believe that he can beat any fair horse a mile and a quarter but just good and fresh is a real useful hosre horse at a mile or less On his present form Lovedal Loved is a better horse at a mile and a quarter than Yintor Into Libertine is fifteen pounds bettor than Lovedal Loved One can figure Vinctors Victors chances in a handicap like the suburban from this thisBright thirsting Bright Phoebuss Phoebes future is in doubt as is tho thou stable of Mr Hobart The latter who is to bo married in May is not giving much attention to his stable Nearly everything in the barn is turned out and there are rumors of a complete change in tho thou stable management It is safe to say that Bright Phoebus Phoebes will not be seen at the post in the early spring handicaps in tho thou East EastCrescendo Abstracted Crescendo is himself again and shows no ill effects from his recent accident He forever dis dais ¬ sipated spate the idea that he will not go a route by giving awny tawny weight to everything in tho thou Burns handicap at a mile and a quarter last week and being beaten two heads on the post in a grand race With a race in him ho could not have lost John risen s his trainer is pointing the good colt toward the National Derby at St Louis and will ship next week weekSpeaking weaseling Speaking of Crescendos race in the Derby at St Louis recalls the fact that the event would have been run at Harlem in Chicago had not fanaticism run riot last year The race will probably witness the meeting of Ben Brush and Crescendo the crack colts of the East and West Chicagoans will still bo able to see tho thou race although there is quite a difference between go ¬ ing King 276 miles and having the classic event on home ground St Louis however is well able to take care of the event which promises a grand contest contestCaspar contest Caspar Casper has shown himself pounds the best twoyearold toehold to start in California this season He beat Coupon oil the only time they met Eowena Owen B a Maxim youngster is about the best of the fillies Both belong to Burns and Water house houseBy houseboy By the way the Maxims have shown up grandly so far Dolce the full sister to Cre Acre ¬ scendo ascend is the image of her illustrious brother but crazy as a flea I do not look for much from her Jos Jose A MURPHY
