The morning call., 1890-11-29
THE LAST DAY.
Entries, Weights and Pools for
the Running Races.
Death Of the Noted Sire Norfolk at Sacramento.
a Location Hard TO Secure for the New
Race-Track.

The Blood-horse Association has been
specially fortunate in having such fine
weather for the present fall meeting, and as
there is almost certainty that to-day will
be as pleasant as any of the preceding three
days the attendance for the closing day
should be very large. The track will be in
excellent order and should be very fast.
TO-day's programme will consist of five
events, the run-off between Rico and Ida
Glenn fer the fiye-furlong heat race of last
Tuesday. handicap for two-y ear-olds,
purse of S400. fifteen-sixteenths of mile
the Vestal stakes, one and a quarter miles;
the Holiday handicap, one and quarter
miles. and an owners handicap, one mile.
When the judges last Tuesday deciled to
postpone the run-off of the heat race be-
tween Rico and Ida Glenn. the owner of the
mare objected strongly. The representa-
tions made in RicO's behalf, however, were
considered of more weight and carried the
day. Many horsemen think that the judges
In deferriDg the run-off TO to-day instead of
to yesterday transgressed the rule of the
Blood-horse Association, which lays down
that in case Of a postponenent the race
shall be concluded the following day unless
such day fails On Sunday 1t is possible
that owing to the extra days extension on
the date the judges may decide to declare
all bets off. Had the run-0ff been had on
Tuesday the mare would in all probability
have won as Rico is reported as having bed
freely at the nose after the second heat.
According to dispatch from Sacramento,
the well-known running sire, Norfolk. died
there last Tuesday and was buried at the
Rancho del Rio: Norfolk was the property
of Theodore Winters, who brought him tn
this Coast many years ago to compete In the
long distance heat then SO nnnular
While Norfolk was remarkably good
horse and set the three-mile record at
5:271a when years old with 100 pounds up
al Sacramento In 1865, the notch standing
until Drake Carter reduced it in 1884 to "a,
his greatest success was in the stud. AS
the sire of the different Emperors and
Princes of Norfolk and Ell Rio Rey, he
gained great reputation and was leading
factor in the improvement of California
thor0ughbredS. IL:
Joseph Thompson has been much disap-
pointed in securing the land required for
his new race-track project in the Ocean
House district. Prices were placed SO high
on the ground that he wanted that they
became utterly prDhbitve. One lot of 100
acres, all sandhills, was held at $1,000 an
acre, which alone would make an Initial
outlay of S450,000. Add TO this the probable
expense of laying out the track and erecting
the necessary buildings and some $4,000
would be needed before race could be had
try to secure another location on the penin-
sula, and, if again unsuccessful, will con-
sider the advisaDility Of building the track
across the bay. d.
The entries. weights and pools for to-day's
events are as follows:
First race, ruB.of OF heat race-Rco, los.
$50; Ida Glenn, ITO. $40.
Second race. Palo Alto stable-Nero 107, Rose /.
bud 10S, $50; field, Conrad 115, Cheerful loo,
Power 80. Sir Walter 80, $50. T..
Third race (Nestal Stakes) one and a quarter
miles-Muts 1lb, S25; Mabel + 115, S15;
Adelaide u.s. 50.
Fourth race (HoIlday handicap ono aud
quarter mes-Picnic 105, $50; HOtspur los;
Odette 120, Siniax 80, $40 each; Marigold 106,
So; NabeaG 100 jackson 10, 81 each; ReVel.
yer los, Raindrop 102, So each.
Fifth race Owners handicap, one mile-At
faretta 100, S25; Naicho B SS Kildare 83, Le-
land no., Get Away 90, limitation 90, So each.
A Consolation purse for beaten horses. catch
weights. completes the programme.
The judges have decided to let all bets
stand on the heat race. To-day's racing
will commence at o'clock.