The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-19
TALK OF THE TURF.
No Blood Horse Programme Will
Be Issued Now.
The Directors Think 1t Will Be Fairer for
Both Horses and Horsemen-kn
Purses Will Be Free

The BlOOd-h0rse directors have finally
come to the decision not to issue any fixed
programme for the spring meeting at all.
All the purses will be overnight entries, and
the programme will be announced for pub
lication two days before each racing day.
All handicaps will be open for entries and
acceptances three days before they are run
off, and these events, with the addition Of
the stakes, will constitute the programme
for the seventeen days of the meeting.
Colonel Harry j. Thornton was seen upon
the subject yesterday afternoon. and said
II think we have got the whole matter down
to "a splendid footing. BY refraining from
issuing formal programme right now we
do not bind ourselves To anything; we are,
therefore, able 10 handicap the horses up to
the form they show in each days racing,
and thus give each owner fair chance. 1t
is a fact that ordinary weight can hardly
stop a good twO-year-old, and all horsempn
know it, Consequently if any great crack
Attacks spring up OH US, under the condi-
tiOnS we have now arranged, we-ean give
them adequate weight 10 bring them down
TO about an equal chance with the other
youu gsteTs. and these remarks apply equally
to horses of all ages.
Then again the great feature Of all our
purses is that they are all free, both entry
and acceptance, and viii not cost the owner
one dollar To race. That Is the beauty of
our association. We do not own any track
we have ne occasion TO make and lay up
money. Oar sole object is to improve the
breed Of horses and TO encourage racing.
GIVING PURSES.
'Our privileges and the public admission
money viii bring Us in sufficient money to
give not less than four purses a day, no race
To he Of less value than $500, and all the
money we can rake together, after paying
our expenses, we wish to divide up among
the horsemen This Is how it should be,
and all hOrsemen agree that it Is not only
fair but positively generous. IL you own
racehOrse, sir, il is not going to cost you
one cent TO race him. You will be fairly
treated as 10 weights. distances aud condi-
tons, and If your horse Is any good at all
he has an equal show Of winning with any
ether. i am quite enthusiastic about the
new regime, and | further think that we
have splendid set OF rules 10 work under"
That leyel-teaded hOrseman Matt Storm
was present at the interview. Il entirely
agree with the new order of things" said
he. Talking about weight on twO-year-olds,
why nav horse Topgallant last year carried
A pounds more than any other colt in five
eIghlhs dash at Helena, and only got beaten
short neck. This will show you what a
difference in class there is. Now this new
state Of things not only pleases me but every
owner and trainer. 1t will prevent any two
or three extra good horses running away
with all the purses.
THE TRoTTING DOG.
Interest is again being revived in the pro-
posed trotting dog race. Dave Esman has
received another challenge from NJ. =.
ketchum of Brighton, Ontario. the owner of
the celebrated trOtting dog Doc, to match
him against the Carson City dog for $1,000 a
side.
Ketchum issues tie following challenge to
the world
hereby challenge any pony In the world not
over twelve hands high TO a trial OF speed with
my irotting dog. Doe, conditions 10 be as TOllows
IN he Iva In hnth
10 trot. Half-miie heats. best TWO IN three Am
also willing TO trot Doc against any man runner
los same distance, or any bicycle ridden By boy
unGeT 10 years OF age. Or Will give auy trOttng-
horse start OF twenty-five Onds 10 mile 10
Docs haifme. or Will ITOt Doc half mile
against any horse running a mile IN harness
WIN also match Doc for a contest at all gaits-
walk, trot run, jump and swim-best three out
OF i've. against any dog in the world.
MI Eisman still thinks the Carson dog
can beat Doe at tToi, and is now making
efforts TO secure a match.
Ii is hoped by many that the proposed
new track at Baden WILL if constructed at
all. be ready for the fail meetings this year.
Peter T. ler stated yesterday that he had
offered very reduced terms OF leasing, with
option OF purchase, 10 representatives from
both the Bi0od-hoTse Association and the
tfotting-horse men. 1t rests with them
now entirely said Mr.. Her; "if they will
sign the contract we will go to work to
build the track and make all the improve
ments right away. 1t IS also an extensive
fair ground. l think the matter is almost
as good as settled. as the horsemen see the
absolute necessity for San Francisco pos
sessing a first rate track and fair ground.
y city IN the United States even approach
ing San Francisco in size Is without race
track with the latest appointments" Sew
eral borsenen were seen on the subject, but
understood that nothing definite had yet
been arrived at; but, OF course, all are in
sympathy with the movement.