The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-15
THE WHIP And SPUR
The Meeting Of Bl0od.HOrse
Directors Yesterday.
No Purse Less Than S5OO-Porter Ashes
string-sale Of A1teeof-A Chat With
Marvin

The meeting OF the Directors of the Pa
clhc Coast Blood horse Association was
held yesterday in Nevada Block. President
ID. NJ. Burns was in the chair and Directors
III. l. Thornton, 2. b. Quinlan. w. III.
Brown and 7. A. Finnegan were present.
The Programme Committee seem to be very
dIlatory. as no settled purses. distances or
conditions were submitted, and these will
not be ready until later in the week.
IL was decided, however, to have seven
teen days racing, no purse to be less than
$500, and In at least two races each day a
larger prize than this will be hung UP. 1t
was settled that the entries for all handi-
caps are to close three days before each
race, and all other events will be overnight
entry races. A discussion was had as to
the dealing with bookmakers, and although
no final decision was reached it was under
stood that all responsible men would be
allowed to open books upon paying fee
covering all the days claimed or obtaining a
sufficient guarantee that they will pay for
and do business in each and every day of
The meeting. This is how it should be un-
der existing conditions. as without the
financial support of the fielders there could
be no meeting at all. A member Of the
Programme Committee stated that with re-
gard TO
IHE CONDITIONS THE RACES
They would be in accordancs with fair
spring distances, and the penalties for wins
would be five pounds for first race and seven
pounds for two or more intervening races
won between the time of entry and accept
anee.
Porter AsEe was seen yesterday and is
very sangulne as TO his chances on tue East
ern tracks this year, Il have my grand
mare Geraldine" said he. 'She is in great
shape. Queen Alta will make the best Of
the tbree-year-0lds stretch their neckS,
while Dinero and Paisano have filled out
wonderfully. Two-year- old stakes will be
great feature at not only the forthcoming
local spring races but in the East, and | own
fve es promising two-year-0lds by Alta as
ever looked through a bride. Ali my horses
are working at the Modesto track. Mike
Kelly Is training and Mike Hennessey riding
them in their work, and do not wish to en-
pioy a better aud cleverer pair of steady
lads
Captain Tom Merry is in town and re-
ports horse matters to be in lively condi-
ton down south. He has paid flying visit
TO Santa Rosa. where Captain Crosse has
recently sold that great four-yeaT-old horse,
AN1EEoF, BY ANTEEO,
For $1,000. He is so big that he could not be
trained as two or three-year-old, but hopes
are entertained that no local horse can keep
him outside the distance flag on the coming
fall circuit.
Secretary r. b. Milroy is as anxious as the
public that the spring race programme shall
be finally decided upon. All his work looks
likely TO be crowded into the last few days,
aud the meeting will be poorly advertised
unless Immediate action be taken. The four
stakes are the California and Racine stakes
for twO-year- olds, and the Tidal and Fame
stakes for e-year-olds. These have filed
long ago. Many of the nominations. how
ever, are dead. and many Others viii be de-
cared out. The delay, therefore. prevents
"A intuTp which n
h.lip 10 the racing.
Marvin said a few days ago that he put
three Of the get of Ansel In the $50 list last
season without any difficulty and rode as
fast after baby tr0tter by the son of Eiec-
tiOneer and Annette as he ever travelled oe-
hind trotter of similar age. Ansel'S dam
is by the illustrious thoroughbred sire Lex
ington, and those trotting-horSe dev0tees
who like the warm blood close UP cannot
fail 10 be pleased with the horses pedigree.