The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-19
WILL RACE HERE.
The Bay District Track for the
Blood Horse.
Arrangements Made by the Directors With
the 0wners-Many Much-Needed Re-
pairs-The Haggin Stable.

1t has been finally decided by the Director;
that the spring meeting of the Pacific Coast
| Blood-horse Association will be held at the
! Bay District Track.
When it was ascertained that the line OF
the new street opened back of the track ran
through the stables, sheds and a portion oil
the club-bOuses, the Directors almost deter
mined thar the expense of moving back the
buildings, repairing the fences and putting
the place in proper order for holding the
meeting. all of which would amount to some
$1,000, was too great, especially as the entire
track property being on the market for sale,
1t was not sure but that sale might be
effected before the meeting was held and
the new purchasers might decline to lease
the track, or ask an exorbitant rent for 1t.
After repairing the place then to be de-
prlved OF the use of it was not to be thought
of. The Trotting- horse Breeders were asked
to share the proportionate expense Of the
repairs, but the matter fell through, and no
agreement between the two associations
was made.
FINALLY ARRANGED.
The Directors were quite il null un til
they had talk with the contractor for
grading the street and the owners Of the
PAOPSllAi hHtH all arrangement hdo A'tHO
by which the buildings need not be set back
off the line until after the meeting, when
the owners will do 1t at their own cost
The Blood-horse Directors. however, will
have to repair the fences, of which nearly
2GOO feet was blown down by the recent
storms. The club houses also will need a
lot OF fixing up, as will The stabling. a new
entrance will also have t. be provided, as
the old has Nv Ia
Ing of the new street. The wagon entranc
between the sheds and stabling will prob
ably be utilized for this purpose.
Work on all these changes and repairs
will be commenced Just as soon as the grad
ing OF the new street is completed, which,
the contractor states, viii be in about ten
days. The work is being hurried as fast as
possible, SO that the different ear companies
can commence to lay their tracks 10 the
course in readiness for the spring meeting.
ne curDs Tor the new street are now being
laid
The liberal programme offered by the as
ISOLATION and the energetic manner in which
It's affairs are being conducted Is much ap-
preclated by the horsemen, and il seems as
sured that the list of entries will be the
largest ever received by the association.
The coming meeting promises in every way
To be tie best ever given on the Coast
STARTLING " NEWS.
The new race-track scheme is said to be
not quite AS dead as many think it is and it
is reported that some Startling" news will
soon be made public in that connection.
This startling" news may perhaps be an
explanation of how the new race-track
scheme and the failure of tie Anti-P0Ul-
room Bill to pass the Legislature stood reIa-
lively.
DR.. C. w. Ably, the superintendent of
Fred GebhardpS Guenoc Stock Ranch in
Lake County, has returned from the East
after an extended visit. He brought with
him number Of choice thoroughbred brood
mares for breeding purposes at the ranch.
The Palo Alto Stock Farm has sold the
three-year-old FLY fearless by Wldidle-
mp. IeaTdrop, to Ira Ramsdell for $1,000.
lime comparisons between English and
American horses can hardly be considered
Of any value, as III England every race is
run over the grass, while in this country the
tracks are all made of earth. There is a
turf course at one or two Of the big Eastern
tracks, but little use is made of them, only.
perhaps, TO the extent of one OF Two races
during the meetings.
With the death of Ben Ali Haggin il is
more than probable that j. Il. Haggin's
culors Will not be seen on the turf again and
almost positively not this year. Whether
Mat Byrnes, j. Il. Haggin's trainer. has a
lease on FirenA for 1891 is not definitely
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