The morning call., 1893-05-26
TROTTERS HERE.
important Races on the
Opening Day.
HANDICAPS WILL BE NOVEL.
Andy Mcdowell, c. F. Bunch, Ed
Lafferty and Other Prominent
Riders Arrive.
HANDICAPS WILL BE NOVEL

The executive committee of the Trotting-
horse Breeders Association visited the
Bay District yesterday, and with interest,
only abated by delightful repast served
in the clubhouse, surveyed the prepara-
tions for their trottng meeting, which
commences Saturday afternoon. They
watched the men preparing the track. and
with critical eyes surveyed with intense
interest khe constantly arriving trotters and
PAGERS. They mean to make the meeting
grand success. and if the number and
quality Of horses at the track cut any figure
1t should be.
On the opening day there will be several
races. TWO of which will be quite import
ant events. One will be dash of mile
and furlong for the four-year-old encour-
agement purse. The entries are:
Los Ceritos stock farms b. m. KIttie B. by
Mambrino Chief; w. o. Bowers b. m. Sadie
Benton, by Tom Benton; La Sesia ranch's b.
m. Abanteeo. by Anteeo; Vendome stock
farms b. C. Alviso, by Brown jug; Thomas
Moran's cb. c. Gladstone. by Ned Clifford; E.
B. jennings ch C. Alland. by Altoona; Joseph
Cairn Simpsons b. m Atavolo: A. l.. fiind's
b. m. Hera. by Mambrino Wilkes, and Thomas
Wall Jr.'s br. C. Antioch, by Antevelo.
The 2:2S class trot, heats. two in three.
has the following entries
Charles Bebbs' gr m. Pet. by Orphan Boy; /;
Thomas Smiths CHI. Z. Solano Chief, by Nam
brino Chief; La Siesta ranch's br. g. Daylight,
by Eros: 6. w. Woodward's b. Ii. Alex Button
Jr., by Alex ButtoD; Sonoma stock FARMS gr.
IN. Princess. by Woolsey; Oakwood STOCK
iaim's b. M Neva. by steinway; William ben,
Meda% A. L. aiuds snb.Gaa g. @ Hefa snalr Sy Menu
briuo Wilkes; Keaing g. OItingers b. h. Menlo
Falls by Electioneer; Thomas Wall Jr.'s r.. m.
Flora 5. by Dexter Prince, and Jesse ID. Cars
b. e. Rex.
The other races will be handicaps, and
dashes where the entries are made over
night. The handicaps. which are an inno-
vatioG on the trotting turf, are made like
this: A horse that outclasses his field is
made to draw vehicle which is granite d
to be slower than one drawn by another
horse. In running races horses are handi-
capped by weight, but it has been found
necessary to adopt the other mode on the
troltiDg track. A bicycle sulky is con-
sidered from two to three seconds faster
than the old style sulky, and the latter is
considered proportl0nately faster than
cart, and so on.
This system of handicapping will bother
the betting public for a while and it will
make 1t bard TO get a line on the relative
merits of the horses.
Monroe Salisbury and William Corbett's
will OF make their appearance. Salisbury
intended to send Flying Jih, San Pedro
and his other famous cracks down from
Pleasanton, but as they are entered in
S150.000 worth of stakes in the Eas {, which
cost him about 900 for entrance money,
he reconsidered the proposition. He came
to the conclusion that his horses might
get off edge by an early campaign, thereby
uniting them for their Eastern engage
ments.
Frank Covey has not arrived with the
Palo Alto delegation, but is expected to-
day.
Many trainers and drivers arrived with
their strings yesterday, among them
being Z: +. Bunch, the trainer and driver
for the Nendome, or James w. Rea's stock
farm. who brought up Antinous. thatgreat
son OF Electloneer, and three others yester-
day. Great things are expected of Hills
dale, three-year-old bay colt by Antnous,
out OF Nutwood mare. He is entered in
S2o,O00 worth of stakes on the Califo rnia
Circuit Tip Tinous, a brown three-year-
hily, by AntInous, out of Patchen mare :;
a grand 10 oklng yearling called Charles Nj.
Chase, by, Antinous, out of Bonnie Pied
mont, and bay gelding four years old, by
Brown Jug-Big Liza, complete the lot.
o. n. BigeOw, the trainer and driver for
George Woodward of Woodland, brought
down four, all by Alexander Button. and
they are expected to more than earn their
oats. Bird Button is three-year-old gray
filly, out of Reaves' Black bird; Alexander
Button Jr., who is in the 2:2S class, is
bay stallion, out Of a John Nelson mare
Belle Button Is that well-known mare who
attained mark of 2:19% on the circuit last
year; Matte is tour-year. old brown
mare. out of Lady Don.
Bigelow also has in charge that grea.
PAGER. Tom Ryder. 2:16s. the property of
r. II. Newton of W Woodland. Ryder. who
IS in the free for all pace. never looked
finer, and his good condition is due to the
fact that he has been worked since
February 1.
That great driver. Andy Mcdowell,
loomed up Yesterday with five pretty warm
articles. Much regret is caused by the
home. jake may be showing in a Kearny-
street cIothingStore before long.
EDdenia, 2:17A, chestnut mare by
Endymion, who was brought out here
from the East. Is the most promising of
the lot. Then there is, Ashton. 2:2411s. a
b. g, by ri Captain; Nubia. 2:29A, b. g.
ny Soudan; Rosie {, pacing mare by
Oregon Pathfinder, with a mark of 2:16;
Manning, another Oregon production by
Messenger Chief, with 2:20A mark
The Oakwood Park stock farm has two
on the track in charge of trainer and
driver Edward Lafferty. One is Nerva. by
Steinway. and the other Leila May, by
Antevolo.
Frank w. Burke's string, in charge of
the wel-known William Vioget. consists of
that famous mare Wanda. 2:17%
Abanteeo, by Anteeo. dam by Abboisford,
whom Vioget says is the best mare he ever
drove in his life; Daylight. 2:27h lrotter
by Eros; Victor. a green PAGER by Echo
out Of Thoroughbred mare; Soubrette.
yearling by Eros. and a three-year-old
colt by Eros. dam untraced.