The morning call., 1894-01-02
MOST HIGH CLASS RACING.

The winter meeting of the California
Jockey Club, which commenced yesterday.
promises to be as great success as the
fall meeting. of the Pacific Coast Blood
horse Association. In fact, it is more than
likely to surpass its predecessor if the
pr9gn Ostlcatlons of shrewd observers turn
out correct The number of horses at the
track is increasing week after week, and
the failure of r. c. Pate's venture at the
City Of Mexico will bring, it is rumored.
200 ;or 500 horses here before many days
are over.
- The racing. now being carried on at the
Bay District track under the auspices of
the California Jockey Climb will be as
.eieanly conducted as that which has i'm
medlately preceded it. for the management
iS'practically the same. There is the same
president, the same secretary, the same
presiding Judge and colleagues, and the
same board of stewards. The influence,
Therefore, which they have hitherto eX-
erted by their prompt action in dealing
with any attempts at crooked work must
= necessarily continue to make itself felt.
and the sport. that will be provided for the
enjoyment of. Californians and the many
strangers brought within their gates by
hardly fail to be of the most honest char
acter, at least as far as it lies within the
power OF the officials TO max 1t so.
Mr.. Ferguson, as can we'll be expected
after his NEST excellent showing in the
starters stand, still remains in that posi-
llQE to give as great satisfaction AS eyer
TO the i'm partial: majority of the race-going
public. w no. understand they cannot ex.
pect perfection. in any poor human being, a
quality, however, which some people IN
reasonably think is their right to look for.
The heavy rain of early morning had
put the track in: a bad condition, which 10
doubt accounted for the mum Der of with
drawals in proportion to the: entry list:
The racing though the fields were small.
was greatly. above the average, the
steepfecbaS6. the Corrigan stake of the
value of $1,000. being the very best event
of that character that has yet taken place
here. The TOUR horses who finished out of
the. field Of five were together the whole of
the journey, and the race had at no time.
during the running of. it the flavor OF
"fOTeGone conclusion" about it. The extra
weight told OH Cicero I'D the last Eve fur
. longs, and gamely though he responded.
to~Blakeley's s. calls upon him he could not
catch Ballarat. VI bio won in a. drive at the
finish by two, len gths from him. while First
Lap just caught Temp lemore in the last
few strides and gained the show by scant.
head. FL Dorado lost his rider the second
time tney came TO the nrSt jump, but All
mark. who had the mount, capped injury
and walked home.
Pat Meaney as trainer. owner and
sch0oler Of the winner, deserves the high
eSI-creuit Tor bringing him into such condi-
ilou as TO, beat the great SON of Longfel-
low; who is a grand specimen of a race
horse in every sense of the word, and
Bishop is entitled to no little praise for
his handling of him over the sticks. Cicero
was, If course, made the favorite. at the
opening of the betting. but the weight of
money behind Ballarat, who was persist
emily backed all through at s. to 2
and to !, brought COTrigan's horse to to
at the close. :: =;
There were net fe W. superstitious peo
pie on the track who when they saw Bar
hey Schreiber's Z0olen played as such a
good 1avOrite in the first race of five fur
longs, at the odds of 10 16 and to- >. did
not"rhink that it was again to be the usual
first aud last race Of the day for the genial
hQOkInaker owner, who is never afraid. Of
taking the pubilc in on hts good things.
ZGolein: won, and" though there may be
be some who. think that Babe might have
done the trick If she had got off well, it is
m@re than doubtful after ,allif the verdict
would have been REVERSED North was
.fayorlte in the opening betting at.2 toll,
and wentback to -13 to s., Babe was next