The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-16
TURF AND TRACK.
Important Meeting of TrOtting.
Horse Breeders.
The Proposed New Race-track at Baden Favor
ably Criticized-Gossip Of the LEGAL
BOrsemen.

A Directors meeting Of the Pacific Coast
Trottiug-hO1se Breeders Association was
held yesterday afternoon. Joseph Cairn
Simpson presided, and Directors Frank II.
Burke, J. f. Boyd, A. 7. Hatch, w. Cor
bitt j. II. White aud Gilbert TOmkins
were present
Director G. YaIensin rendered his Tesig-
nation, giving as reason therefor his in
tended lengthy absence in the East, which
would prevent his looking after his official
duties. The resignation was accepted and
vote of thanks rendered MI Valensin for
his past services to the association. Jesse
Potter Of this city was unanimously elected
in his stead.
The whole Of the programme Of the fall
meeting recently put forward was then
adopted with the exception of the Stallion
Produce stakes for two and three wear Olds.
The Directors yesterday made these races
more attractive for breeders aud owners by
fixing the entrance at the price of the sea-
sons service for 1889, OF the last previous
season: or, in case the stallion nominated
has only sired twO-year-Olds, then the en-
trance viii only be half the last seasons ser
vice fee: stations 70 be nominated on March
] and entrance TO be paid July l. The tall
meeting viii take place during the second
and third weeks IN October, Immediately
after the close Of the Central California cir
cult.
The summer meeting viii commence Sat
urday. August .. The programme viii be
announced IN March, aud entries viii close
on May .
TIE TRACK AT BADEN.
Peter II. lier then addressed the meeting
on the proposed new raee-track TO be built
at Baden. He explained how the course
could be reached in thirty minutes by boats
1a
cars from Second and Townsend streets
He offered the society the use or tie new
track when completed and built TO lis own
satisfaction for five years at rental OF
per cent on a basis valuation OF $1,000 an
acre. with an option Of purchase at that
price al any tine during the term. Inc
lease could be renewed for q second term Of
five years on a rental basis of $1,000 an acre
under the same conditions. The society
could have anywhere from so 10 20 acres
reserved for the raCe-courSe, and II an agree
ment should be come to work would be
commenced thereon right away.
Severa of he Directors and the President
expressed themselves in favor Of the pro-
pOsal as being the most feasible ever Of
fered for the building Of a Tace-track near
this city. 4 deDutation, consisting Of d.
rect0Ts Burke, Boyd and Tomkins, will at
tend the meeting OF the bl0od-horSe d.
rectors tonight and endeavOr 10 secure their
CO-OpeTaIODSin accepting the scheme and
then adjourned sine die.
William Vioget lett for San Jose yester-
dav with the La SieSta ranch string OF
tTotters aud PAGERS including Wanda, Day
light and a number Of Eros colts.
PALO ALTO BROOD MARES.
The first sale Of brood mares from the
Pal0 Alto stock farm viii take place in this
Citv on Wednesday, February 24th. Among
them are the Eet Of such famous SiTes as
Aim0nt 49, Milton Medium 4lS2, General
Benton 100, Hambetonian 70 (Whippis'sl,
Kentucky Prince 24Io, A. ". Richmond
1857. Piedmont Qo4 Aythurt0n 30. Benefit
1927, PautS Abdaiiah, Mohawk Chief aud
Others. A large crowd Of hOTsemen Is eX-
peCted to attend.
a start was made by trainers George i.
Swan. James Cody and John Rowan yesteT-
day 10 get the Oakland Tace-track into good
shape. 1t Is expected that the BioCd-h horse
spring races viii take place there.
Monroe Salisbury string viii 20 East on
March l, under tie care Of George Starr.
The latter states that Margaret ; PIP u
will prove very formidable in the fTee-IUT-
all purses on the grand circuit this year. as
she has already shown her ability TO travel
q mile better than 90 M0ubaTs also, the
holder If tie fastest tWO-yeaT-Oid tTotcing-
race record has recovered from his serious
Illness and viii be sent East with the stable.
Oscar a. Cole, the well-knOwn tTOTung-
horse man or WalertOwu, Wis, IS IN the
city lie viii remain here about month,
tODeer youngsters be VIII visit PaI0 Alto
Cd Thursday for the purpose of making
selection.
WRONG AGAIN.
morning contemporary stated on Sun
DAY that there were only three or four
trOtters working on the Bay District Track.
Why, Lee Shsuer alone has twenty-five
stabbed out there, and there are at least
double that number in other strings. The
writer must have looked over the fence late
In tie afternoon, without paying a visit to
any If the stables Ide same article con-
tTadicts a statement in THE CALL, and as
serts there is 10 New Zealand stud-b book.
Every sire IN that country dates back his
pedigree TO the New Zealand stud-bOOk al
though it has recently been amalgamated
with tie colonies Of Victoria and New
South Wales in one volume known as the
Australian stud book
Il is also an error to say that petition
was in course Of signature in Australia
some months ago 70 the United States Gov
eminent asking that the thOroughbTed5
from that country be admitted into America
duty free. The circular shutting out thor
UuEhbTed horses by not mentioning the
Australian stud-bOOk, was only issued few
days ago. Tie petition alluded 10 only had
reference 10 dTaught horses and cattle.
Joseph CaIrn Simpson says that he thinks
his three-yeaT-old lilly Cornelia Will develop
into a splendid trOtter. She is by COrnelia
Il 33i, out OF Charity, a thoroughbred mare
by Red boy out Of Cinderella.
a large number Of bOTsemen and their
teams took advantage Of the TeOpenng Of
the park speed track yesterday for the first
time since the recent rams set in. The park
police have been a man short since HarpeT's
arrest for shooting Harry de GreayeT, so
there was no one TO supeTinteDd the track,
or 1t would have been opened up before
this.