The morning call., 1891-07-31
TO TROT TOMORROW.
Opening of the Breeders Meeting
at the Track.
The Starters in the Big $4,000 Purse Their
Chances of Success - If Not Windy
the Course Will Be Fast.

Tomorrow the Trotting-horse Breeders
Association. having won the kickoff for the
summer and fair racing, will set the ball
a-rollng at the Bay District Track at, as
per their advertisement p. NJ, sharp,
with an accent on the sharp.
A good programme has been arranged for
the four days racing that the Breeders pro-
pose TO give, and instead OF keeping the
best of their menu for the last, they have
placed their chef d'Guvre on the first days
bill of fare. This is $4,000 purse for the
2:20 class, with mile dash for yearlings,
and $1,000 purse for the $50 negotiators as
trimmings.
THE STARTERS.
Originally there were eight entries to the
big purse, but the vicisstudes to which most
hursehesh is subjected in training have
placed four horse" -de-combat, leaving just
80 per cent of the original nominations to
start These are La Siesta Ranch's Wanda,
7. McCord's Mary Lou, w. Corbetfs Una
Wilkes, and j. DuStin's Lee. The $1,000,
unless some sudden reyivifeatiOn among
the other four takes place, will be divided
in the usual proportion of the moneys,
among these favored four. thus insuring
even the last horse, unless he, she or it
is distanced, large enough share Of the
pie 20 buy sufficient oats for feed through
cut the circuit.
sIFTED DOWN.
When the race had finally sifted down,
judging on past performances, there was
only one in it as TO first money, and that
was Wanda. Lee was given the second
slice, and not much notice was taken of the
other two. But yesterday things did not
look always as they seemed to the track ex-
I Id H., l.,N
denly got to holding and went lame.
Dustin held an inquest on him, and found
biz corn-one of those Troublesome ones
right under the heel OF the right fore foot
near the frog. a leading chiropodlst was
called in, ana yesterday afternoon CA LII
reporter witnessed him cut away en- ough of
Lees hoOf to leave the corn free from any
pressure from his bar shoe. \ large ten
pound laXseed pOultice was then placed on
Lees entire foot, and by this treatment il IS
hoped that the horse will be able to make 4
showing tomorrow. But he is not as likely
By many iugful to win as he was TWO
weeks ago.
ALL But HER FORELEGs.
Wanda bodily looks as fine as silk and as
unpleasantly or pleasantly playful, accord
iuE o. tie feelings Of the spectator, when
she comes rushing up 10 him with ears laid
back and mouth open, as ever. She Is III
f-st-class order, as becomes $1,000 winner.
all but her torelegS. These are, putting II
the truth, they are q ''leetle,' Just a
leetle," lowed and tremhle somewhat.
Una Wilkes AID Mary Lou are apparently
in excellent order and have no visible leg or
hoof ailments. 1t is admitted that they are
not as fast as Wanda or Lee, but undoubt-
edly they are Sounder. The question at the
track now is, can two sound but not so fast
mares beat faster but under suSpcion-as-t0-
leg-abuity animals?
PREDICTIONS.
MANY SoV the SDaadiar mas will cot suah
clip as viii prevent any split heats
Others think that Lees hoof aud Wanda'S
legs viii give way before either of them
have three straight one marks to their
credit and that sound underpinnings will
win the day.
The condition Of Lee and Wanda max es
the big purse much more open one than
outsiders believe, and the field will not sell
quite as low as otherwise would be the case.
H. say the experts. Wanda is to win the
first money size must do so IN straight heats.
If she loses one heat, she viii be out of it.
Should Lees foot not bother him for one
heat he can probably take it; that, so they
say, Will settle both him and Wanda, and
then the two outside mares will hght 1t out
AT THE TRACK.
AS to the track, it is now in fine order,
barring few waves near the wire, the
draw-gate and halfway down the home
stretch: otherwise ii is all that need be de-
sired. But unless the wind that blew at the
track Yesterday afternoon IS absent tO-inOr-
row the time will he at leasttwo seconds slow.
A steady wind was beating down the home
stretch, and if not retired by Lieutenant
Finley tomorrow Will assist Father Time
quite considerably to prevent his hour-glass
being hurt.
About fifty horses are now at the track,
who are entered in the different events, in
surfing large enough fields to make each race
interesting.
Charley Marvin will not bring either
Kinda Rose or Amigo to the track, accord
ing to the last accounts. Both were entered
in the big S40OO-puTse for tomorrow, but
have succumbed to the ordeal of putting them
in racing order. In fact it is not assured
that Palo Alto will be represented during
the meeting. though last payments were
made on several entries in the colt event
last Thursday by the stable.
LATE ARRIVALS.
Among the latest arrivals at the track is
Henry Agnew's string from San Jose.
Lynelte, Boswell Jr. and Flora Z look es-
pecially well among the lot
With the general public interest tending
so much toward running events, and dis
inclination to go to harness races, it is of
vital pecuniary importance to the Breeders
Association to make every effort to insure
their present meeting being an inviting one
TO race-goers. No delays should be tolerated.
When o'clock arrives the horses starting
in the first race should be on the track, and
ii fine of So for every minutes delay is
imposed by the judges the public will not be
unnecessary jOckeying in scoring should be
stopped and recalcitraHt drivers plastered
with few imposts on their pOcket-b0oks.
GOOD OR BAD PRECEDENTs.
The breeders is the first of the trottng
meetings Of the season, and its presidents
are accepted by those following. If Breed
ers judges allow a skiving or back action
horse to do as he pleases and win races
against square, honest trotters, how can
other judges be expected 20 take eognZance
of unfair trottiuG ana disqualify the offend
ers? well, he went the same at the Breed
ers' and Won, and the judges said he was all
right" says the owner if an objection is
made, and as most frequently the same par
ties who judged at the Breeders are in the
stand at other meetings, they naturally de-
cline to stultify themselves.
Then again as to Jobs and crooked drv-
ing. The trotting people have had hard
enough row TO hoe for many a year owing
to such practices. Now that things of late
have been little better the Association can
not afford to lose ground. If any tIickery
is allowed to 60 UNPUBLISHED the public will
soon make their displeasure known by stay
ing away, and no public, then no money
"a nd M