The morning call., 1891-07-06
TURF NOTES.
The Coming Racing Campaign in
California.
q Good Offer to Bring STEAMBOAT and Palo Alto
Together-Joekey Snapper" Garri-
son Ruled Off for Fraud.

Next Saturday, three weeks the regular
trotting campaign of California will be
opened at the Bay District Track by the
Pacific Coast Trotting-horse Breeders As
sOciaton, who viii then commence their
summer meeting on August 1st, continuing
on the 4th, 9th, and closing on the Sth.
Some very liberal purses are offered. SUCH
as $1,000 on the opening day for the 2:20
class which ought to bring out a strong
field, as Wonder. Charles Derby, SiIas Skin
her and George Washington are four of the
probable starters in the field of six that is
believed will come out when the bell taps.
The Bay District Track will be in good
. order as it is already being got in shape for
the meeting. Many trotters are al ready at
the track and working over it daily. Con-
siderable repairs, however, are needed 10
y repel the free-fielders and unlimited guests,
who are only too anxious TO skip in through
y openings without putting up the usual adj
mission fee.
THE FALL CIRCUIT.
From the Bay District the trotters and
sidewheelers go 10 San Jose, where. on the
4 10th 10 the 18th inclusive, the usual fair
will be held. Mixed in with the harness
racing will be good programme for the
runners, the two divisions alternating.
Then comes the Chico meeting, followed
) by the Golden Gate Fair at Oakland from
. August S1st to September 5tn, and by the
State Fair at Sacramento, which promises
to be the very best held yet. This opens on
September sth and will continue to the 10Th,
trotting and pacing alternating daily with
the runners.
The Fair Association anticipates such a
large attendance of horses that instead of
the usual nine days racing meeting they
have extended 1t TO eleven days. Wha t
with the other regular fairs and the fall
meetings of the Breeders and BlOOd-hOrSe
associations, lovers of racing will be af
forded all the opportunities they could wish
for 10 see the cracks contend for the
supremacy.
AN INTERESTING PRosPECT.
AS the leading harness stables, with one
exception, intend to remain on the coast,
the racing this season will be the most in
J terestipg yet had. There will be no more
OF one stable sweeping everything before
It. To win race. the horse that does 10
Will have to fight and fight bard against
redOublahle competitors.
Sunol VIII make her efforts too. in Cali
fOrnia, TO reduce Maud IS mark of 2:0SA.
and, If accounts from PalO Alto are TO be de-
pended upon, is very likely TO do 1t.
One Of the most interesting events for
many year past would be the meeting of
Palo Alto and STEAMBOAT. The Breeders
B Association will almost certainly, contrary
rumOrs notwithstanding, offer S5000 purse
bringing the two champions together
When the offer is made both horses must
accept or suffer an enormous loss of pres
tIge. Frank Burke OF the La Siesta Ranch
Is such believer in the speed and stamina
of Wanda that he viii also enter his mare
against the two stations and seems to think
mat she Will be heard of most fayorably.
The meeting of these three fast ones should
make it one of the most sensational in
harness races for many year.
Edward Il. Garrison, one of the best
known jockeys in the East, has been ruled
= of for crooked riding, and as the Board of
- Control who put him down announce that he
Will never be Teinstated the punishment
VIII 10 doubt have salutary effect on future
work by the jockeys who have been doing
lust as they pleased regardless OF all cOnSe-
Quences The same board has also Issued
The following notice: Notice is hereby
given that the licenses Of jockeys who bet on
races will be revoked, and that any person
making a bet with or on behalf OF jockey
will be ruled off the course"
The Duke OF Portland has declined an
offer OF $4,000 for his celebrated thorough
bred horse Donovan. 1t IS said the offer was
made by a representative Of the Hungarian
Government
times by California horses, viz: VOlante,
Silver Cloud. c. H. Todd anG Emperor of
Norfolk.
On the 10th of last month. at ShPepshead
Bay, Michael Dwyer, the weil-known turf
man, made one of the heaviest bets ever
recorded. He placed $50 OOOO on Sir John
to win $4,000. and III ten minutes after the
bets had been made Kingmaker had beaten
Sir John and Dwyer had lost his S36 900.
Billy Jonathan, the well-known former
trainer of the Hearst stables western string
has taken charge of the San Jose track and
Is putting 1t III tine order for next months
racing,