The morning call., 1893-11-14
lATES OF STAKE EVENTS.
The Hawkins of Chicago Want
the Oakland Track.
LEASE FOR NINETEEN YEARS.
Large Fields VIII Render Liberal
Scratching Necessary lo-Day to
.-.s r.. Make Good Racing.

The weeks programme provided by the
Pacific Coast Blood horse Association
nfomIses grand sport. There are two stake
races TO be decided this week, as will be
Seen from the accompanying list, which
has last been issued.
The following is a complete list of the
dates of the stake races: The Ladies'
stakes. six furlongs, for two-year-old filles,
thursday, November 10; the Vestal stakes,
one mile aud a quarter. for three-year-old
lilies. Friday, November 16; the Autumn
stakes, one mile, for two-year-olds, NJ
vemOer 21; the Wieland stake. hurdle race,
one and a half miles. November %; the
Fame stakes, for three-year-olds, one mile
and three-Quarters, November %. This
makes five important events to be declded
in the next two weeks. the dates of the
remainder. particulars of which will follow
later. are Palo Alto, November 30; Santa
Anita Handicap, Dece mber 2; Rancho del
Paso stakes, December u Quickstep
stakes, December 9; Brown steeplechaSe,
December II; Norfolk stakes, December
10; Quinlan handicap, December 81; Thorn
Jun handicap, December %, Old Pepper
steepleehase, December 20; Spreckels
handicap, December rs; the Naglee ham
Cficap, december 80. the last day of the
present meeting.
C. II. Turbiville and A. Il. FarrOw have
purchased of Dow Williams the three-year-
old Ates{0r, BY FalSetto, out OF W Oodlawn.
IermS private.
&C. BlrIingame has sold Sir Reel to A.
9, Ottinger for 5000.
George ana Al HankinS of Chicago are
lesIr0us, itseems. of getting their feet-nO
<ailusiQn to Chieago-!n here. Ben Wright
OF Oakland has received letter from
them with inquiries regarding a lease of
File Oakland racetTack for term of nine
teen years. Their idea is to give running
:racfS<there ali the year around If the terms
suit hem. Ii tie deal should be made all
rhe old stalls Will be torn down, also the
gland stand, new buildings erected and
other vast improvements made. The Gen.
Ter :ti6Fd is to be laid down with alfalfa, SO
as 10 give sick horses almost similar ad-
yantages 10 a run on a California ranch,
ard which the mild aud even climate OF
Oakland undoubtedly affords.
The entries in to-day's events are Cn-
usually large, twenty-five figuring in the
hFsr race. Numerous ScratchiDgS are,
however. expected; but IL is to be hoped
that 40 such number will be allowed to
Start as: last Saturday.
Frank Burke is willing TO part with
Wandering Nun, but under certain condl-
tons. HIS price for The good FLY is $4,000.
but he Is To own her running qualities un-
til she bias beaten or been beaten by
Articus. In the event Of her defeat by
Van GorJlon's colt her price Will remain
the same. Mr.. Burke would probably not
part with her but for the fact that his ar
Tangements Tor European trip have long
been made and his decision is final as to
the disposal OF his trotting ana running
stock.
Colonel Lewis Clark is expected here
either to-day or tomorrow. He is anxious
70 "a IF 4 olI haf
he goes to Mexico, where he is TO act as
presiding judge at Bob Pate's meeting.
which VIII open at the City of Mexico on
the Isl prOX.