The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-07-18
TALK OF THE TURF.
Great Preparations for tho Forthoomip


Great Preparations for tho Forthcon M In q
Campaign.
This is the last week in the dull season of
the California turf world for 1892 and it
VIII be enlivened by a grand special work.
ing-out OF the trotters and PAGERS stationed
at The Oakland track on Wednesday after
noon next. This will give the local con-
noisseurs chance OF noting those of the
harness brigade which are likely to distin-
guish themselves in the coming campaign.
There will also be a card of four races
next Saturday at Oakland. Ben Wright, the
enterprsng lessee, will hang up a 5000
trotting purse for five Antevolo stations.
all raised in Alameda County, mile heats.
three In i've. Three running races make
up the programme, aud horses are expec ted
from Stockton. San Jose and Sacramento to
compete.
There was a rare coterie of horsemen over
at the Oakland track yesterday, and trot-
ting and running gossip was INDUCED in all
the way down from back in the "fifties."
Joseph Cairn Simpson, John Williams and
Dan McCarty were prominent in the group
All looked bright and animated as they
chatted over the near approach of another
fall circuit. BY the by. MeCarty yesterday
matched bis bay stallion Cupid (2:IS) by
Sidney, ont OF Venus. by Captain Webster,
against A. l.. Hind's brown stallion Balkan
(2:15), by Mambrino Wilkes. out OF Fanny
Fern. by Jack Hawkins, out of b ston, for
$500 side, the race to be trOttpd Al the
fall meeting OF the TrOtting Horse-breed-
ers' Association next October. Deposits of
$500 a side have been put up in Ben Wrlght's
hands.
The clever and original design of a new
combination Iacetrack, invented by Fred
w. Kelley. has ELECTED warm commenda-
ton from all the local hOrsemen. Mr.. Simp-
son is loud In his praises for Its many ad-
vautages. aud there is but little doubt its
Inventor will reap a rich reward i'm the near
tuture wherever track Is to be built. The
design shOwsa combination of three tracks
mile Kite, similar TO the one at Independ-
ence, Ia, which gives one. third of a mile
In each straight and one-third in the turn;
mile elliptical. or regulation track, and a
hve-eighths mile kite track.
Entries close on Wednesday next, the Goth
inst, for the Pacific Coast Trotting- horse
breeders summer meeling with Secretary
Kelley at 313 Bush street; for the Petaluma
fair with Secretary Macay, at Petaiuma
and Tor the Golden Gate fair with Secretary
Joe Dimond. at 800 Market street, this city
The Golden Gate Fair Association will
this year far and away eclipse all previous
efforts. Not only has the association got
some new, but some real live blood in the
board OF directors, and among them that
old-time experienced hOrseman Major A. Z.
Waugh. What Aieck does not know about
racing history and practice is hardly worth
learning, aud he Is working like champion
TO help out the popular secretary. He says
lhAt not only Will they have the best track
aud accommodations near San Francisco,
both for the public and the horses but all
the arrangements Will be way ahead OF any
thing heretofore accomplished in Oakland.
They are going to have craekerjack Of
starter for the running races. but his name
Will be kept secret until the final meeting
OF the board on the 30th inst.
At the request OF numerous readers THE
CALL publishes the following list of meet
ings on this years grand California circuit,
with the dates upon which racing W II take
place so far as al present settled:
=. c. T. II. b. Association Bay District track
August 6, 8, aud -.
Golden Gate Fair, al Oakland track-Aueust
! o. 10. II, Is, . and 20.
Nap Fair-AuguSf %. %. "a. 20. 20 and 27.
Peialuma FaiI-Augast 20, 80, 81, September
l and 9.
State Fair, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 8, O. 10,
II. i3. IA, 10, Is and II.
Stockton Fair-Septomber 10. 20, 81, %, %
and "a.
San Jose FsIr-September &c, 81, %, 20, 80,
October 3. 4 and 8.
Then will follow the fall meeting Of the
IrOttlng-hOrse Breeders Association ana
then tie Pacific Coast Blood-horse races
There Will, therefore, be about Is cUnseeu-
tive weeks OF racing this year within easy
distance of this city, and local horseinen
viii have no need TO complain for lack Of
sport.
A good many will also follow the North
ern California circuit before attending the
State Fair. There are four weeks racing,
namely, az willows on August 9, 10, IL, II
and 10; Red Bluff, on August 10, II, Is, I9
and 20; Chico. on August %, "a. 20, % and
u, aud Marysville, August 50 and 81 and
September !, and 3. All entries should be
sent TO the secretaries at their respective
towns.