The morning call., 1890-11-11
BLOOD-HORSE RACES.
Many Entries PrOmised-Gunst
on Subscriptions.

There was no quorum present last night
at the called meeting of the Pacific Coast
BloOd-Horse Association. only President
Lathrop, Directors Gunst and Kerr, and
Secretary Culver putting in an appearance
The association could realize quite nice
little sum for extra purses, if fines for non
attendance at meetings were levied on dire
lict Directors. 1t being impossible to tran
sact any business, the coming meeting,
which is only ten days away, was informally
discussed.
The Secretary stated that the entries
| closed last Saturday, with 133 named horses
| 10 the open events, as against 16o for last
| falls meeting. The lists, however, will not
be given out for publication until this even
| ing, as the Winters, Hearst and other en-
| tries for the meeting are expected by this
mornings mail. These added to the 1873 al
| ready received will make the number July
as large as last year. The four fixed stake
| events are about as large in entry numbers
as before, and will have nearly tue same
| number of starters. They are the Ladies set
for the first day, the Vestal for the second.
the Fame for the third and the Autumn for
the fourth.
AT the last spring meeting committee OF
three was appointed to solicit subscriptions
for special stakes for the falls programme,
but not a move has been made in the matter.
Over two months ago THE CALL reminded
the association repeatedly that 1t had made
such an appointment and suggested list OF
probable subscribers. Incidentally the sub
iect was mentioned last night and gave d.
rector Gunst an opportunity TO eXpleSs him
self about it.
NO" said he, "nothing at all has been
done by the committee. One Of my CO.
committeeman has been East nearly all the
time and when he returned death In the
family prevented his moving in the matter
The other one was out of town most OF the
time and too busy the balance to act with
me. l am sure, though, that it could have
been made a success. just Tor starter L
myself would have given substantial to-
hacco purse. Two large rival retail cloth
ing firms would have jumped at the chance
to give big purse each, and there would
have been lively time between them as to
which should give the largest sum. A lead
ing wine man would have given purse;
the book-makers would have given Il solid
sum, ana Senator Stanford would have con-
tributed most certainly.
Then from the ear companies, dry-go0ds
houses and restaurants think l could have
got something. These are all my own
private little dlg-ups, and surely the others
of the committee would haye done their
share too. We ought to have had no diff
Guilty in getting at least 5000 for extra
purses. But we didn't t, and that's all there
is to it. It's too late now though, but per
+ haps next time something my be done.
dd not feel inclined to do the work alone,
indeed to do it right it needed full commit
tee but now | am little sorry l did not
tackle it single-handed.
A telegram is daily expected announcing
Joe Thompsun's departure for this city. 1t
is believed he will be here before the end of
the week. 1t has been suggested that every
effort should be made by the horsemen of
the coast 10 assist him in his efforts TO build
new race-track near here. If successful
in what he asks, only tho formation of a
jockey club by tue leading owners, he will
give San Francisco what it sadly needs a
first-class track and first-class sport.
Salvador is said to have arrived from the
East with John Mackey, Superintendent of
the Rancho del Paso Stock Farm. An effort
will be made by the Directors of the Blood
horse Association for permission to have the
ing meeting.