The morning call., 1892-10-10
The TALK OF THE TURF.
Preparations for the Coming
Harness Meet.
Issuance Of the Programme for the First Six
Days Blood-Horse Rseing-Admrable
Conditions and Arrangements.

With the end Of the San Jose Fair on
Wednesday last the grand circuit of Cali
fornia calls halt until next Saturday,
when the clearinghouse Breeders COM
mence their fall meeting at the Oakland
track In the meantime the Vallejo Fair
opened On Saturday and quite number Of
local hoTsemen are up there. The new track
appears TO have given universal satisfaction
and the racing will continue today and
conclude on Thursday.
The Oakland track is now fairly alive
with harness racers and horses from all
parts are expected to pour in all the week
TO participate 10 the great trotting meet
Mckinney, Silkwood, Shylock. Our Dick,
W. Wood aud other cracks will come up
from Los Angeles, where Heating & Ottin-
gers great PAGER. Our Dick, has again COW
cred himself with glory by gaining the Pa
eifc Coast pacing record in race with q
notch of 210A. He turned the tables on
W. Wood with a vengeance, showing that
he was right off when the latter defeated
him at San Jose.
AS previously announced in THE CALL.
the fall meeting of the Pacific Coast Blood
horse Association commences October %
and will continue through November and
Decem Der, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday of each week total of thirty
and additional stablng aeco mmodations at
the Bay District track, the directors think
that the stall room viii be ample 10 accom-
mOdate all the horses, including those ex-
peeted from the East. But there will be
none too much room, and the directors APP
preciate this fact by announcing that no
stall room will be furnished for yearlings or
horses that will not be actually engaged IN
racibg during the meeting.
The directors have decided upon the pro-
gramme for the first six days Of the meet
ing and have issued books containing the
conditions. No purse is less than $500, and
will be divided between the first, second
and third horses pro rata, viz: $500 to the
winner, So to the second and $50 TO the
third. There will be five races on each day,
and in all purse races an entrance fee OF So
will be charged, with an additional SIS for
declarations. This year instead OF publish
ing the whole programme before the meet
ing il will be issued weekly. This is very
wise move, and will obviate the necessity
of the confusing changes which have been
made at previous meetings. Altogether the
general arrangements are the most perfect
ever made for any race meeting held upon
the coast.
A newcomer on the local turf is w. Fl.
Bynum, who last week purchased from
II. {. Judson OF Santa Clara the four-year-
old bay gelding Pliny, by Wildidle out of
Duchess by Antelope. He is fine up
standing racehorse and takes the eye
Immediately, and be moves just like his
ilustrious sire. He is as yet untried and is
very much on the big side, but Billy
Jonathan will soon get him in trim and he
will have his qualities tested at the coming
blood hOTse meet.
The genial Dick Havey will be on hand
next week at the breeders meeting and
then at The blood-horse races. Charlie
Fairs two grand colts, Dare and Flood
gate, will not race again this year as they
will be reserved for their next year S
engagements in the American Derby.
A record meeting will be neld over the
Stockton kite-shaped track commencing to-
day. MillaTd Sanders is there already with
Mr.. Corbetts string and the PalO Alto peo-
pie have also lot of horses there prepar-
Ing TO go against the watch.
Old George Stead has given up horse
racing altogether, he says, and has gone
over ITO the dogs" A heavy wager was
made On Saturday night, however, that old
English George" as his friends call him
Will not miss all the tsirty-seven days oil
the bangtails at the Bay District.
Al Hail is making great preparations fol
the reception of the gang at the coming
meetings. Al has felt quite lonesome with.
out Danny Miller. Cy Mulkey. Billy Dona.
than. Dan McCarty and others Of the band
as he has stayed in the city all this circuit
contrary to general rule. AL will be IN his
element on and after Saturday next.