The morning call., 1893-10-28
THE RACES BEGIN.
Opening of the Winter
Meeting.
HORSES THAT ARE ENTERED.
Bishop Hero Wins the TrOt at Oak
land, and Hero Defeats S G
Very Easily.
HORSES THAT ARE ENTERED.

The Blood-h orse meeting about which sc
much has been said and written, in prepa-
ration for which so many thousands OF
dollars have been spent. and which coast
horsemen have been so anXiously looking
forward to- will open this afternoon al
the Bay District track.
There are about GOO horses out there
now, some good and some bad. There are
are some crackerjacks, and avery decent
proportion of them too. The lot of two
year-olds is about as good as has ever been
seen out here, taken all through. FlIrta-
ton, Artecus, Brodhead, Agitato and the
rest are there.
If the weather clerk didn't lose too much
money last year betting ON the horses,
and isn't sure in consequence, he will
probably present the Blood horse man.
agement with nice day. Last night there
was every indication of fine weather, and
those interested were c0ngratulating them
selves that the proverbial rain on opening
day would not make its appearance But
since the new management has taken hold
the weather and everything else has been
kinder to the association.
Yesterday was wonderfully busy day
at the track. Seedy-lOoking touts and
well-dressed ones, too, mixed with the
badges. The touts were unsuccessful in a
good many instances. but some of them
managed to obtain admission paste boards
The attitude Of the officials seemed to in
dicaie, however, that men and bows of the
class of "Brocky Face" and Cheeky"
Hess will not be made eery welcome dur
ing the winter
The track itself is in good shape. and the
racing to-day is sure 10 be interes ting
Here is the full list of entries:
First race, rhrce-quarters of a mile. all ages
Prize Ia Douglass 80, Abb = 119. VALPARAISO
81. Nelson 81, Motto 49, Reta 1O4, Paramatta
122, Kathleen 104, Seaside o.
Second race, ninesiXieentIIs OF n mile for
nds-Tiilie 10. ArIicus 11S, keali-
zation 119, Warrago ., Romulus 11S. Gussie
1I5, Wandering Nun 100 La Reina 1I5
Third race one mile, for three -year.olds and
uuward (selling)-Si. Patrick 90 Morton IO5.
Happy Day 1O3. Oregon Raindrop 1o5. Little
Tough 94. Garcia 107, ST. Crox lO2. Swiftsure
90 ROmair 1Oo.
fhree-year-o and inward - Pescador 100
Raindrop lO6 Don Fnlano 105 Sheridan lO5
Steadfast 90, Sir Reel 105. Claymore so. Imp.
Atossa so.
Fifth race. steeplechase, "short course"-
Cicero 152. Ballarat 152, San Jose 1872. Return
149, Sherwood 139. Pirate 139. First Lap 1872.
In tho first race Paranatta looks to have
the best chance, providing he is up to a
race. His form on the circuit was excel
lent, and if he be as good now as he was
then he should win. He showed that he
could easily dispose of Motto. The ,wo-
year-olds Nelson and Seaside, with 81 and
81 pounds up. should push him very hard.
Nelson. if he gets off we'll and runs up to
his work, should win easily, but he has a
habit of sulking. In tho second race
Artcus ought to have an easy victory. He
has shown that he is ten pounds better
colt than anything else in it. Romulus
ought to get the place, with Tillie or
Realization third.
In the third race ST. Croix looks to be
ming so we'll lately that he is liable to win.
Happy Day is well in. and stands just as