The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-08
THE TURF and TRACK.
The Fall Trotting Events Are
Declared Filled.
Lists OF Additional Entries Received and New
Members Elected Local Yearlings
to Be Matched.

Joseph Cairns Simpson presided at the
meeting OF the Trotting Horse Directors
yesterday. A. L. Hatch, Gilbert Tompkins,
y. IL white and Frank ii. Burke making
up the quorum. The entire fail programme
was declared filled. with the exception of
the pacing purse for two-year-olds, which
ohiy secured two entries, and was declared
on. Inc directors all expressed their
pleasure at the number and quality of the
entries. AS the great Electioneer, the sire
OF SO many champions, never made a record
DIS nomination to the Stallion Produce
STAKES only cost 500. There was cousid-
eraoie grumbiing at this. but as the trainers
OF the conditions had not seen fit to bar
Eitc1oheer they were bound to admit tile
nomination at smaller fee than many
stations on the list had to pay.
Inc Following additional entries which
were mailed In time were received and
added TO the list already published: Cham
pion stakes, free-f0r-all, trotting. two-year-
olds, SEQ added. A. McDonald's b. c.
Melbourne, by Sidney, dam Zelika, by the
Grand Moor. and Wiifred Pages b. t. Reka
wilkes. by Eclectic. dam Reka Patehen by
Alexander. encouragement purse $500, for
two-year-old colts without records, trot-
tlng-Wilfred Pages b. I. Mialma. By Eclec-
tic. dam Minnie Allen by Arthurton. aud his
DIX. l. Oscura, by Eclectic, dam Ida Walker.
by curtis, Hsmbletonian. Encouragement
purse, S5Co, Tor three-year-old colts without
records, tTotting-Wilfred Pages b. 1. Nor
tTlca, by Mortimer, dam Reka Patchep, by
Alexander. Wiifred Page has also en-
teIed DIS d. c. Ecce, by Eclectic, out of Leo
line. III the encouragement trotting purse OF
500, Tor yeariing colts without records. In
the aspirant stakes for yearlings and in the
stanford stakes for foals of 1891. For this
last event he has also entered a black FLY
by Eclectic. out Of Mobair by Mambrin
Wilkes. The Pleasanton stock farm has
entered the eh. |. Rosita A, by Adrian. dam
by Whipple's Hambletonian. The aspirant
purse Tor three-year-old trotters has been
reinforced BY Wilfred Pages b. T. Caramba,
by Eclectic, out Of Reinette, by Dexter
Prince, and his bay FLIES Malma and Reka
Unkles.
The committee appointed to frame the
programme for the summer meeting will
report on April l and the entries will close
on July j. Judging by the success achieved
with the entries for the fall meeting a splen-
did entry is anticipated for the August
gathering.
The following new members were elected:
James Coreoran, c. A. Durfee, Dan Nc
Carly. c. Naimey, B. o. Van Bokelen, E. W.
Berry, 1. W. BsrStow, G. p. Cham berlaip.
". f. Hitchcock, E. b, Jennings. J. E.
G: A. Stockton. j. II. Strobridge, Thomas
Wall Jr., w. w. Woodland. j. II. Hoppin
and j. \. Bailhache. The meeting then
adjourned slue die.
All the horses for the combination sale on
Thursday are now stabbed UP at the sales
yard. where they are being exercised every
morning. They are very fine looking lot
OF trotters. a new cuder-path stretch has
been laid in the yard, which greatly facili-
tates showing off the horses.
Henry Pierce of Santa Rosa will offer
twenty Bay Rose colts. out OF noted mares,
for sale by auction at Oakland on April Z.
A match is on the tapis between the trot-
ting yearlngs Princess McCarty, by Dexter
Prince. out of Lady Fracture, and the bay
hlly Mss Spit, by Commodore, out of
daughter Of Dawn (2:lSA). Dan MeCarty
owns the first named and Lee Shaner the
other 'phenom." Both owners are sweet
on their chances, and each declares that he
Will match his FLY against any yearIing
trotter In the country.
REFUSED 100000.
That well-known driver, Richard Havey,
was seen last night, and on being asked as
tn his future intentions, he said II nave
not yet settled about the Immediate future
since l left the Hobart stock farm, SO have
no news about myself, out l think l can
give you an item OF great public interest
left Count Valensin a little while ago,
and he told me that he had just re-
fused 100000 for his. celebrated stallion
Sidney (2:Ig3D" This is next to
the price paid for Arion. the largest sum
ever refused Tor California sire. Sidney
is without doubt the grandest living STALL
ion in this Stale. If not In the country, and
his get are In great demand. Though only
ten years old. he has produced TWEEN ty
horses in the list. three of them
holding the championship of the world
namely: Frou Frou. the champion
troiting yearling. with that recor d
OF 2:25A; Fsusta, the champion pacing
yearling, with notch of 2:22A., and Gold
Leaf, the champion four-year-old PAGER,
with record of 2:llA. His owner says
that at present money cannot buy him.
Sir. Valensin sold four of his mares in foal
to Sidney yesterday 10 Henry Pierce, the
weli-known Santa Rosa breeder