The morning call., 1890-06-05
BAY DISTRICT TRACK.
Minnie Lee Wins the Match, and
Becomes Standard.
Hopes That the Race-Track Will Not Be Cut
Up for Euilding Lots - Cable.Cars to
Run Right Into the Track.

A match race, trotting, best three in five,
for $3.50 a side, James Dustin naming the
br own mare Minnie Lee. and I. j. Powers
naming the bay mare Queen Of the West,
was decided at the Bay District track
Yesterday afternoon. Messrs. GonsaIez.
Matthews and Perry ofiiciated as judges,
and Messrs. Griffin. Farrell and Dickey as
timers. There was quite large at
tendance of leading horsemen at the track,
which was in excellent condition.
When the horses were called up about
$50 o'clock Dustin was Minnie Lees pilot,
and j. Green handled the lines over Queen
of the West On the fourth score the word
was given. Minnie at once forged to the
front, and, leading all the way by length,
trottng very smoothly aud steadily, won
the heat by that distance in 2:3212.
For the second heat a send-off was eff
fected on the second come up. Again Min
ME went to the front, and, never being
headed, won very neatly in 2:29A by two
lengths.
Minnie, after a couple of breaks, which
were very cleyerly caught up by Dustin,
took the third heat and race III 2:31A by a
length.
The winner is a handsome, well-set ami
NAL of Mambrno stock. Her full pedigree
has been msaid, but has been written for
at the East. She is 6 years old and the
property of j. d. Spreckels. a. B. Spreck-
els was at the track to see his brothers
mare tr0t and was delighted to have Minnie
enter the standard list. She Is now to be
retired for breeding purposes at A. b.
Spreckels' Aptos Ranch and should prove
most valuable acquisition to that rising
young stock farm. Dustin, her driver, de-
70, t,tc rlypNn hon
of the mare and the good condition in which
he put her ON the track.
The future of the Bay District Track has
been matter of much interest to h0rsemen
all over the State for some time past. 1t
was known that the land had been stocked
by company for building purposes and
many persons who were believed to have
information asserted sub-rOsa, that before
the year was out all the ground OF the Bay
District Track would be leyeled off for
building purposes and cut up into lots.
Much speculation was had as to where any
future racing local meetings would be held,
and some agitation was had as to arranging
for the purchase and laying out of the
ground for new track. 1t now seems
probable that the hOrsemen may possess
their souls in peace for some time to come,
as far as the passing away OF the Bay Dis
trict Track is concerned.
Yesterday John j. Haley, the land agent
of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company,
who represents the largest interest in the
Bay District grounds, visited the track. He
inquired into the cost of filling up the holows
in the middle of the tract and ascertained
that it would cost from $4,000 TO SO, 900.
He intimated that this cost would delay the
cutting up of the track for some time and
that it would in all probability determine
those in control to make considerable i'm
provements to the track and buildings;
also that as quickly as possible the Geary-
street cable-caI system would be extended
out on Point LobOs avenue; that cable
would be laid with branch running into
the track with terminus right back of the
clubhouse, thus giving the Southern Pacific
Railroad system another outlet to the park,
besides controlling all the race-track travel,
Mr.. Haley's announcements have made
the horsemen very happy and new era of
racing success is hoped for.
Manager j oe Hansett is making arrange
ments for series OF Saturday matinee races
at the track, commencing on Saturday week
next. He will introduce some new feat
ures.
There are quite a number of fast horses
at the track and some great time is being
shown on the work outs Yesterday Gar
rity's Hummng Bird colt paced mile
easily in 2:23h. A month ago he could not
do better than three minutes. Dustin's and
Grifin's strings are all in apple-pie order
and will no doubt furnish some formidable
candidates for first honors during the COM
ing Coast circuit.