The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-19
DREARY AND DESOLATE.
Dismal Condition of the Bay
District Track.

Joseph Thompson, the Australian book
maker who proposes to build a new race
track here, states that he has arranged for
leasing a suitable location from the Spring
Valley Water Company in the vicinity of
! the old Ocean-house Race-track. All that
he desires now is to make contract with
the Southern Pacific Railroad Company to
build an extension of their lines TO the
ground. As soon as this is done work will
be commenced. Thompson says that unless
he can arrange for ample transportation
facilities he will abandon the buildin, of
the track in the present proposed locality.
An answer to his proposal to the railroad
managers is expected to-day.
A more strengthening spot than the Bay
District Track now is would be hard to
imagine. Mr.. Hinehman's lease has ex-
PRED, and he has retired from the manage
ment for good. The boarding house, saloon
and club-houses have been closed, aud but
for the few stables of trotters that are
wlnterlng there no signs Of life around the
place would be visable.
Captain Smith. the agent for the property,
is looking about Tor some enc who will take
charge of the place. James Dustin was
offered the entire establishment free of rent,
but he refused to accept the offer unless the
buildings and fences are put in good order.
As there Is some ground for believing that
the property will soon be leveled off and
idiu Jul IN Dullulng l0tS, DuSunS terms are
hardly likely TO be considered
TheSe unfortunate eQuines that have to
earn their oats by waIlowiDg through the
snow banks at the New Jersey wiuter tracks
have little more trouble before them. On
New Year S day some of them that have
attained a three years growth will be called
upon 70 run In a two and quarter mile
race. The event is to be sweepstake of
$40 each with $1,000 added money
Dick Hayey. who handled such of the
Palo Alto trotters this year as Marvin did
not take East, is in the city. Be has re-
celved several good offers but has not vet
decided on his future plans.
The following story Is told on we'll known
Photographic artist, who makes specially
OF getting up the engravings OF the crack
California trutterS and runners: Some time
ago he traded u terrier pup for a trotter,
that though quite well bred and good look
ing, is not exactly STEAMBOAT as far as speed
is concerned. In fact six-minute gait is
Just about his limit After keeping the
horse while, he, being pressed tor some
ready money, managed to impress Mont
Sonery-street money-ieuder with some
what high estimate OF the horses value and
While the iron was hot borrowed $500 from
the money-leuder, giving the horse as secu-
rlty. The new guardian Of the horse soon
discovered that 400 cents was a liberal eSi-
mate of the animals real value, and meeting
the artist soon after, demanded the return
Of the $500. This the artist could not do,
having spent the money. A woTdy war en-
sued. winding up by the money brok er
grabbing the artists watch and CLAIM and
refusing TO give them up. The money-lender
now has the horse, which is eating his head
oil at livery stable, and the artists time
piece and chain, while the artist has, or
rather had, the $780,