The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-14
TALK OF TEE TURF.
An Extra TwO.Year.Oid Race to
BE Run for To-Day.
Big Fields Will Compete for the Five Events
on the Programme-The Piercs Sale.
Local Gossip.

AT the meeting Of the blood-horse direc-
tors last night, it was decided to offer an
extra selling race for two-year-olds over
nine-sixteenthS of mile. purse $500. selling
price $1,000 dOwnwards; entries close at the
track at noon to-day. Albert Frank was
admitted to membership. and the meeting
ADJOURNED. The following are the entries
and weights for t0-day's events:
First raee-Purse $500; two-year-olds; non-
winners at this meeting 10 carry pounds below
scale. Hall mile.
Alliance Ill. Monowai III, Estrena IoS, Mar
tlnet III. Hiogo Ill, Tgress 108. Sir Roy III,
Elyaway Jos. Orrln Ill, Darebin-Iris hlly los,
Ven los. Walt 10S
second raee-Purse $500; owners handicap
one mile: May d 90, Initiation 80. Midnight
80: Acclaim 80. Captain AL 90, Geraldine SO. =
Inlra raee-Purse $500; three.yesr.Olds and
upward; winners OF any race at this meeting to
Extra ~ OF m 1dess Motto Ss
fearless ll6, Utilization 119. Draw Scott 107,
Boreals I0I, LOttie Mills los, EspPranZa 105.
dan 124.
Fourth race-Purse $500; all ages; maidens
allowed 10 pounds. One mile and quarter.
Queen Alta 101, Sheridan l25. Santa Fc LOG,
ROXY IOl, Boreslis 80. Esperanza 101, Oscar
III, May Pritehard 81, Elmwood 90.
fHth Tace-PuTse 5000; Iwo-year-olds. -Four
and half lurlongs Entries close at noon,
ApIu IA, Al The Bay District track.
SELECTIONS.
Two experienced turtles have made the
following selections:
First raee-Sir Roy or Bridal Vail.
Second race-Acclaim Geraldine.
1hlTd faee-EsDrrauZa or Oscar.
f0ufth race-Queen Alta OF Polly.
q large crowd Of horsemen attended the
Tflerce sale at the Oakland raeetrack yester-
day. Fifty head OF trotting stock sold for
nearly $1,000. being an average of $50 per
head. Dan McCarty was one of the biggest
buyers, and secured the PAGER Bruno Tricks
(2:32A), by Membrino Wilkes out of Sallie
Trix. She is said to have shown quarters
in 81 seconds. Lee Shaner purchased Sid
ney yearling colt for $50, and that old-time
mare Lady Blanchard was sold for $50.
ms mare has quite history. She be-
ionSed to Steve Whipple, who sold her to
one Hayward for So, 000 and for years she
was the highest-priced trOtting mare in the
world: Then l.. j. Rose bought her for
$50, bred her to Sultan, but fearing she
was not with foal sold her to Henry Pier ce
Tor $40. She produced colt in due tim Q
by Sultan, which Pierce sold for S12O0 and
she was aiterward bred to Memo, by whom
she had twins, now in MessrS. Pierce's
possession. Again she was bred to Bay
lose some TWO months ago; and such is the
irony OF fate-was knocked down yesterday
Tor trltie over half hundred.
OLD JIM MOONEY.
Every one thought that old Jim Mooney.
one OF the pioneer h0rsemen of the State,
was about as level-headed as they make
them. There are no flies On Jim," has be-
come almost saying among his admirers
What will they say then when he has con-
tessed to playing $50 on Bridal Veil last
saturday Tor place, and BoOkmaker
George Rose, misunderstanding him. bet
him the odds straight for win. Jim peck
citing the ticket without so much as looking
at it went over to the quarierstretch. and,
when McCarty's FLY rau second, took sew.
eral friends over to the refreshment-room
| and celebrated his win. What was his al is
may then when he looked at his ticket TO
find 1t was straight out and that his little
| 90 had gone where the woOdbne climbeth."
Starter FERGUSON fined Dick Ward $50 on
| tuesday Tor dlsobedlence at the post.
| There is no mistake about the new starter.
| He means strict business and the lads must
be on the qui vive to-day, and not attempt
| 10 Try on any of their little lodges.