The morning call., 1891-02-07
TROUBLED HORSEMEN
The Bay District Race Track
Placed ON the Market.
A Newly Opened Street Cuts Through Sheds
and Club-Houses- Blood-H Horse Direct
ors in a Quandary.

At recent meeting of the Pacific Coast
Blood-horse Association, Ariel Lathrop. ON
behalf of Senator Stanford. offered the ASSOC
citation the free use of the Bay District
Track for two years at least, provided the
association would keep the fences and track
in good order.
The generous offer was gladly accepted.
and the Blood-horse Directors at once i'm
proved the opportunity to increase their
purses and arrange for a much longer pro-
gramme than any they had previously given.
The Directors and all the horsemen felt
much elated over the brilliant prospects
ahead, but unfortunately their anticipations
have all been dispersed by the Information
they received only day or two ago from
headquarters that the immediate sale of the
Bay District Track property had been de-
termined upon by Senator Stanford and his
partners.
ADDITIONAL OBSTACLES.
To add to this setback the Directors have
only just ascertained what effect the opea-
ing and grading of Fifth avenue, the thor
oughfare running from the end of the
Geary-street dummy line, and which passes
just back of the club-houses, will have on
the approaches. They find that the line of
stabling. shedding and club-hOuses is one
foot at its commencement and eleven feet at
the elub-hOuses over on tie official street
line. All of them will have to be set back
that distance, and one of its Immediate
effects is TO abolish the present entrance to
the track. Besides, from the end of the car
line up TO the club-houses there is cut of
five feet in one place and fill of seven feet
in another, all of which doubles its incon-
Yenlence OF approach.
To place the track in any fit condition to
az ~ r1sah n Ian
have TO make new entrance up at the end
OF the stabling just opposite the dummy-car
terminus and grade a pasSageway to the
stands and club-houseS. They must also
repair the fences and put the stabling in
good order for the horses that Will take part
in the races. All this will entail consdera-
bic expense, and after the work has been
done they may wake up any morning to find
that the whole property has been sold.
BAR PRIVILEGE.
a source of revenue which the Directors
counted on was the bar privilege, but it
seems that they made a mistake, for when
Jim Dustin was put IN charge OF the track
he was given that privilege III parttpayment
Tor his trouble.
The new street is about completed. It
has been severed, and all that 1t nov needs
70 be turned over by the contractor to the
city Is the setting back of the stabIing, shed
ding and ciub-houSes. The contract was to
have been completed in thirty days and the
time has nearly expired.
The Directors have received a very fair
offer from the lessee of the Oakland Race
track 10 hold the spring meeting there. lie
will give them the free use of the track and
will only reserve the bar privilege. They
are, however, most anxious to hold tile
meeting at the Bay District Track, as they
realize how much larger the attendance
would be here than across the bay.
SACRAMENTO SUGGESTED.
Quite number OF them believe that as
the expense of repairing the Bay District
Track will be so great and the Oakland
course is not favorite with the public the
WiSest plan would be to hold the meeting at
Sacramento. In such event the stakes that
were opened last year by the Sacramento
Association could be transferred to the
Blood-hDrse, aud the joint programme
made so much the more interesting.
a meeting, however, Will be held very
shortly to definitely decide the course OF ac-
ton to be pursued.
1t is reported that $500, 00O or Whereabouts
is the price put ON the Bay District Track
property.
The Trotting-horse Breeders Association
VIII soon meet 10 ratify or reject The recent
ly planned out new speed programme. The
majority OF the Directors are strongly In
favor OF accepting it as it stands, excepting
the 2:lS stallion race, and desire to see that
changed to one for the 2:lS class. This
would let in lot OF good ones that now are
left out in the cold.
THIS YEARS CIRCUIT
meeting of representatives of most of
the State Fair Associations was held yester
day at 3l3 Bush street to consider dates and
programmes for this years circuits. The
order OF the meetings was resolved upon as
follows: Trotting horse breeders-San Fran
cisco, San Jose, Napa, Petaluma. Oakland
and Sacramento. Ali The usual classes down
TO the 2:20 were arranged for on the usual
terms. Another meeting will be held shortly
to complete the programme and make any
changes considered beneficial to the inter-