The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-29
A GREAT MEETING.
Thomas ii. Williams Jr. Arrives-Big
Stables Coming.


Thomas II. Williams Jr., president of
the California Jockey Club, arrived from
the East yesterday morning, looking in
fiue health, and was very enthusiastic
over the coming race meeting, which. he
says, will eclipse anything ever held in
this part of the country.
Nearly all of the big Eastern stables
will send horses to compete for the rich
purses offered by the Jockey Club. Among
them the Keenes. George Walbaum. the
Kentucky STA Bile, George E. Smith pitts
burg PhiD, who will send the fast Splinter
Defargilla and others, Jimmy Mclaughlin,
and Mr. Rose may possibly send Clifford.
which Mr.. Williams thinks is about the best
horse in America.
Pat Meaney will again be here with g
stab of his own jumpers, including Sam
Corey. In fact Mr.. Williams states that
all the best jumpers In the country will
come out
Mr.. Carmichael will bring Cash Day
here, for whom snapper" Garrison some
time ago offered $4,000 and was refused.
and many other owners, who are as vet
undecided, but if all come who are looking
this way Mr.. Williams says the town will
be full of h0rsemen.
One of the many improvements at the
coming meeting, and a much needed one.
visitors, who desire to place money on any
certain horse. The messengers will be
provided with coupons, and, on receiving
any money, the person from whom they
receive same will get coupon, which will
serve as a receipt. the Jockey Club aSsum-
ing all responsibility. A fee of 10 cents
will be charged for placing the bet and %
cents will be charged for collecting same.
Work at the track will be rapidly pushed
forward and everything will be In splendid
shape for the opening day.
Eugene Leigh recently purchased King
st0n from NJ. Dwyer, and the grand I'D
racer viii probably be retired to the STUD,
although perfectly sound in wind and
limb. after ten years of racing. Kingston
undoubtedly ranks as the greatest race
horse America has produced. Starting in
upward of Ill races, the number of times
he has run unplaced could be figured on
the fingers OF one hand, and his number
has been run up as the winner in no less
than observation-disclosures Tarland Tartar,
one OF Nick Halls recent imp Irtations, is
full brother to that good performer Merry
Monarch.
George COvington left New York for
California September % with string of
horses.
ChicagO's atmosphere must have worked
great changes in Ledalla, one of the Boots
strings. She recently ran second to Alder
man Morris in a field Of thirteen.
Jockey doc" TurbivlIle is now riding
at Chicago.
Diggs and Cash Day meet to-day at the
Harlem track, Chicago, in special race,
three-quarters of mile. As Diggs is con-
sidered the best two-year old and Cash
Day the best three-year old in the West
this should prove very interesting race,
with the chances in favor of the two-year-
old.
w. Clancy. who has peen riding IN Mon
tana, arrived in the citV Yesterday
On September "a Riley Grammar, who
has been booking at La onis, made quite a
''rlean up," laying a smail-SZed fortune
against The horse. Charley McDOnald's,
chances in the first race. He finished
fourth, badly ridden by Mosby.