The morning call., 1890-10-30
RACING NOTES.
The Bay District Track in Elk.
cellent Condition.
Fast Work Is Being Done Over 1t Daily
Fall Meeting at San Jose-A New
Substituting Races.

The irresponsibles who have been harping
on the condition of the Bay District track
would speedily change their opinions If
once they rode over it. The trouble is that
in many instances the local papers detail to
write up races and racing news reporters
who would not know a race-track from a
corral. Hence great deal Of space is filled,
but very little information is published !;
and thus 1t is that the California turf re-
ports, with one or two exceptions, are
laughed at in the East.
II better or faster track than the Bay
District course is now is wanted by the
horSemen, they will be completely disap-
pointed. Right now it is as good as any in
the Union, and with few days more work
in leveling and smoothing up the first half,
it will be, without any doubt, the fastest in
the country. A horse that cannot do as
well. if not better, on this track than he did
on any of the country tracks might as well
retire from the struggle. All the norsemen
at the track are unanimous on this point.
Teams are at work in putting on the fin
ishng touches on the first half, though it
needs but little attention. A spirit of re-
form has apparently seized the managers of
the track, for number of improvements
have been made. The fences have all been
repaired and liberal coating of whitewash
applied wherever it would do the most good.
Some fast work was done at the track
yesterday. Marvin moved Sunol quarter
in 81 and sent Palo Alto to the half in :05 a
2:10 clip. Cassldy's green PAGER, five
year-Oh gray mare by Steinway. Dam
Bloomfield Maid, went mile in 2:l9. An-
other green horse, Punch, a veteran of fif-
teen hard winters, who has been hauling
milk-wagon around the Mission, showed
mile in %. Ell Winslow, one of the stanch-
est PAGERS on the circuit, Is working
halves easily in 1:07A.
NEW STABLE.
A new stable and one that will be an i'm.
pOrtant factor In next years events, or 10
any races that may be arranged for the win
ter season, Is the one in charge of Il. IL.
Griffins, who started out this year with an
exceptionally good string. In his case the
uncertainty Of the turf was fully demon
strated. He had good horses, all able to run
in their classes if they kept right. This they
did not DO, and consequently not a winner
has been placed 10 his credit so far But all
comes to those who can wait, and barring
bad luck the Griffin colors will be seen at
the front many times in the future.
At present Griffin has the fastest green
PAGER in the State in DIR. Swift, a big sorrel
by haywood by NutwOod. f. S. Smith of
San Jose owns him and is ready TO match
him against such cracks as Rupee, Hummer
aud Silkw00d for all the money that may be
put up The Doctor has record of 2:25n
alter only three weeks handling. Emma
Pearl, 2:301A, is also in the stable and looks
fine one.
Sol Wilkes, full mother to Lillian Wilkes,
Wallie, Henry V C2:25) and couple Of two
year-Olds are also in Griffin's care. Possibly
the best one of the lot is Kodak, remark
ably handsome twO-year- old mare. If looks
go Tor anything, Kodak is the coming PAGER
of the Coast. She is In good order and is
now showing phenomenal bursts of speed.
Griffin has his stable in fine working shape,
and the condition of the horses under his
care proves that his abilities as trainer
have not been overeStimated.
TRoTTING MEETING DATES.
The following dates have been set for a
trottng meeting at the Bay District Track:
November 9th, 14lh and 18th. Palo Alto,
Sunol and STEAMBOAT will start on the first
day to lower their respective records, and
special purse Of 5000 will be gwen for the
following-named horses: Maggie h, Mary
Lou, Lee, Charles Derby, George Washing
ton and Emma Temple, three to enter and
two 10 start according to rule. As all these
horses are we'll matched this promises 10 be
one of the most exciting races OF the season.
Palo Alto. Sunol and Siamboul will also
start on other days of the meeting, and the
great yearling Freedom, who holds the
worlds yearing record q :29A, made at the
recent Breeders meeting at Napa), will
start either on the 18th or 18th TO still further
reduce his record.
The San Jose ood-horse Associations
programme for its fall meeting, commencing
ON Monday. November 18th, is as follows:
First day, purse Ut $500, for two-year-olds,
six furlengs; selling purse, one mile; purse,
one and sixteenth miles; purse, seven fur
longs. Second day, November 18th, the
handicap purse, one and a quarter miles :;
purse for three-year-Olds, one mile; purse
Selling, one and sixteenth miles; purse.
five furlongs, heats. srhird day, November
10Th, the Owners handicap, one mile; purse,
seven furlongS; purse, one and an eighth
miles; purse. thJee-quarters of a mile. heats.
Entries will close next Monday.
The regular winter season of puffery about
the mounts of a lot of PAGERS has commenced.
The widest wagers are made Oh paper
about the mounts Of a lot of local champions,
with few of having free newspaper adver-
tisemcnts