The morning call., 1893-10-29

horse Associations fall meeting WAS sue
. cess.
The weather frowned, but no one took
~cognizance of this after being once fairly
mingled and merged into the great throng
that crowded the Bay District Park. Per-
haps the frownng weather kept away a
few tmid souls, but they were never
missed
The infield attendance might have been
larger, but it seldom or never has been.
There were a few vacant seats in the
ladies' grand stand, but there were .wice
the number Of men who could not get seats.
Perhals there were 1000 visitors at the
racetrack yesterday.
e As early as IL o'clock the great rush
commenced. People kept coming in even
after the first race was oyer, and they
found things in shipshape order when they
got there, no matter how early they came
Everything was comfortable and we'll man.
aged. There were evidences that deal of
preparatory work had been done, for things
looked new and bright both at the grand
stand and at the trnck itself.
It was the talk of the day that Tom Will
liams and Adolph Spreckels had laid them
selves ont to o their level best to make the
event memorable, and that they had sue
ceeded admirably. The track was In ex-
cellent condition. Superi ntendent Field
wick prided himself that it could not have
been better. and those who knew about
such things sided with him.
Society was there to enjoy it all. just a
glimpse of the ladies balcony or the club
house parlors was sufficient 10 prove that
Almost everybody who ID the social world
is somebody was there. 1t would axe far
30 HI l.
names not present than to begin to name
all the society people VINO were there. 1t
was gay scene which the brilliant cos
tunes of the occupants of the ladies' bal
cony presented, and one that added most
delightful bit of cOlOrlng to the vast mOv-
ing thrOng.
Standing down on the clubhouse balcony
you lost this chromatic effect, for from
that point the ladies are almost invisible.
The judges box is the place to view the
grand stand from, and such a scene rs the
judges witnessed when they took their
places in 1t yesterday they will not be apt
to forget before the season is over. 1t
pleased them greatly, for you could see
them smile as they turned toward the
crowd. Judge Riley and Charley Tre-
Vathan raised their hats to the cheers that
greeted them, and Norman Brough had to
uncover his head for a second when it
= came his turn to mount into the little
cupola.
In the associations clubhouse a roaring
: CRATE fire made things cOzy for the men,
bers and their friends. 1t was pleasant to
BIT before its genial glow and pick out the
winners between races. but Mayor Ellert
preferred the cool air on the balcony.
Colonel Burns took chair beside hin by
and by, and when George Knight and
; Colonel Higgins came along they had to
stand, for the crowd was far too numerous
for the number OF chairs On the balcony.
Sitting there on the balcony Mayor EI-
lert had magnificent view of one of tne
best-appointed racing-tracks in the world.
Over in the infield along the white paling
his eve fell upon a gOodly number of fash
ionable eQuipages; not so many, perhaps.
as on some former occasions. for the
weather was against 1t, but u Sufficiency
: to give good cOlOring 10 the dark green
e: background with its encircIing bands of
white.
"Thats Lucky Baldwin's drag. isn't
it?" said Colonel Burns to the Mayor.
: MI. Ellert veered his glasses around un-
til they focused upon a tally-ho and four
lust driving in. "Yes," he said, that's
>. Baldwin's rig. sure enough.
''Who are those ladies ia the landau?"
said Colonel Burns.
Again the Mayor changed his focus.
i'Can't really make out" he said fiually.
Then he handed the glasses to Colonel
Rnrps and went inside to light fresh cigar.
While he was gone Colonel Burns kept
thu glass centered upon the landau. while
a nnZzled expression showed oD that part
of his face visible beneath the glass. After
while he lowered the glasses and said,
"Ohp
Down in the betting-rOom tile crowd
surged about as though every moment was
precious and it was, for the betting was
lively and the number of books were but
thjrteen instead of this expected forty.
who'll give $40 for choice?" cried one
bookie. and all the others ibs,r mao mucn .ns
cams fast enough. faster almost than the