The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-25
TO SPORT SILK.
Entries, Weights and Pools for
TO.Day's Races.
The Bay District Track in Fast Condition.
Racine Will Not start-The Twc-Year.
Old Handicap Weights.

ton that Track Superintendent Mulkey has
given the Bay District Track since the Blood
horse Association increased his teaming
force, the track to-day will be in good
order. and the trainers of the different
stables will have no fault to find with its
condition. 1t is still little patehy near
the outside. but along the rails the harrows
have left their impressions. and all around
the circuit there is a strip OF about 20 feet
from the rails that is really fast and safe.
No specially fast work was been done yes
terday by the starters in to-day's races, but
they are all in good order. and those that
will compete to-day, who also competed
last Saturday, are sufficiently sharpened up
by their runs then to put them in fit condi-
ton.
THE CHANCES FOR RAIN.
1t looked yesterday very much as If the
weather clerk would not belle his reputa-
ton in pulling the rain-reservoir strings, and
those who bet last week that it would rain
before the Blood-horse meeting was over
felt quite happy. AS slight Gampener TO
their hopes it may be stated that the
Weather Bureau, distinct incorporation
from that over which the weather clerk has
jurisdiction, states that the overcast APP
pearance of the sky was due to a cyclone
passing over British Columbia. In the
quaint, technical language of the bureau,
''cirrus clouds were in evidence, but they
were not cirro-cumulus, or rain clouds"
This is most encouraging in a certain sense.
but cirrus clouds" OF ''cirro-cumulus" not
outstanding, all the clerk has to do is to
pull the string TO swamp the Bay District
Track. 1t is to be hoped he will not do SO
for week or ten days longer for the benefit
OF the h0rSemen and the association.
CRITICIZED THE WEIGHTS.
The weights for the two-year-old handi-
caylled at by the horsemen. Why Sir
Walter, maiden, should be allotted no
pounds and rated equal to repeated winners
like Conrad, SinfaX and Nero is not under
stood. Cheerful. who generally is last when
she starts, is given 100 pounds, while Power,
who ran second to Rosebud on Saturday, is
let off with 81. The handicapping seems to
be somewhat partial to the recognized good
performers.
vANDALED THE FENCES.
Last Saturday number of outside van
dals made a raid on the fences back of the
clubhouse and tore them down for dis
lance Of some 100 feet, and thus obtained
tree admittance. Not content with this
they added insult to injury by carrying
away the broken planks and selling them
for hrewood to the numerous shanty-dwellerS
OF the Belghborhood. The association has
taken steps to prevent similar raid to-day.
and has offered Il $40 reward to any one
who arrests and couvcts any person who
pulls down or destroys any portion OF the |
track fencing.
AUGUST BELMoNT'S DEATH.
By the death of August Belmont the Anne
rican turf loses one of its leading supporters,
and one whose absence will be most severely !
felt. His stable was the best last year, and |
was the largest winner. In 1889 he won the |
fleh Suburban with Raceland. and this year
his eolors were first and second in the |
valuable FuturIty when his colts Potomac
and Washer placed some $1,000 to his |
credit The public were assured of an
honest effort TO win whenever the Belmont
entries appeared on the track, and they were
always well supported. Under the rule, all of
the deceased's nominations to next years
stakes are void, and this will curtail the
number of starters In the leading events
considerably, as he had made most liberal |
entries all along the line. Whether his |
noted stable Will be sold of. or his son
will continue to maintain the same extensive
racing establishment and keep the Belmont |
cOl0rS in the van as of old, has not yet been |
ascertained.
FLATTERING OFFER.
The Pacific Coast trotting horse contin- |
gent will in probability soon lose one of its |
leading members in the person of Thomas II. |
Griffin, famiiiarly called the Major"
Griffin has received very flattering offer |
from a prominent Eastern stable. With |
which he was formerly connected as |
trainer, driver and manager for many years. |
The Eastern offer is now under consideration
by Griffin, and he will probably decide to |
accept before many days.
Four numbers are on to-day's card, for !
which the following starters were posted in |
the pOol-ro0ms last night Speculation was |
heaviest on the opening heat race and the |
third event, fiye-furlong scramble. The |
Fame stakes, one and thTee-quarter miles, |
the second race. was robbed of much of its |
interest by the absence of Racine. OF |
course If in condition he could easily defeat |
the other entries, and by his withdrawal |
the event, from racing point of view, will |
be better worth witnessing. Still the public |
would like TO have seen the Coast champion |
give them chance to see him move.
ENTRIES AND POOLS.
First race tselling), six furlongs. heats |
Revolver, Jos. and Forester. 81. So each; |
Nerya, l0l, and jackson, 113, IS each; Wild |
Oats, 104, and Kilgaritf. 100. 50 each.
Second race. the Fame stakes, one and |
three-quarter miles = Sheridan. us. SIS;
Nab Ell. 1l5. $50; Adelaide us, 81.
Third race, the Record stakes, five fur |
longs-Rco. 10, S25 Gambo, 10. Sc; Princes |
First. 1l3, Kildare, 115 and Naicho B, lis 81 |
each; King Hooker, 1l3. So; Jack the Rip |
per, lis, Gorget no. and Initiation, 81 each. |
Fourth race, handicap for two year-olds, |
seven furlongs-Nero. 40, Rosebud, liz, the |
Palo Alto entries as stable, SO; Sinfax, |
ITO. Sl5; Power, 81, Acclaim. 100, and Cheer |
full, 100, So each.
GIVEN TO PALo ALTO.
As the betting shows this last event is (
considered sure thing for the Pao Alto |
horses, now that number of the other |
entries have been drawn Oh the ground of |
the partial weights, as distributed by the |
Handicapped. What was thought would be |
about the best race of the meeting has been |
spoiled by the asserted unequal allotments. |
WEIGHTS COMPARED.
A well-knOwn horsenan. when the weights |
were announced, made the following handi- |
cap of what he considered the horses should |
have carried. comparison of the two |
scales will be of interest to many trainers |