The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-28
Birth of the New Pacific
Coast Jockey Club
Regime.
ITS MODEL RACECOURSE.
Every Modern Convenience to be
offered HorSemen and the
Public.
FIVE MAGNIFICENT EVENTS.
The Greatest .Year-Olds in the
Country in the Palace Hotel
Stakes.
FIVE MAGNIFICENT EVENTS

"The King is dead; long live the kingr'
The Bay District racecourse became ex-
tinguished yesterday as . candle might be,
TO flicker in month again Tor few days
and then die out.
The newly born King is the 1ngleside
track, which. under the careful nursing OF
the Pacific Coast Jockey Club, IS 10 make
its initial appearance to-day and take its
place among the best racecodrses OF the
world.
The vigor Of this youngster is in contrast
TO the old track, which, when found want
ing, was cast aside for one more elegant
and modern.
The Pacific Coast Jockey Clubs meeting
will begin promptly at o'clock this after
noon at the Ingleside track. The card for
the dav consists OF five events, aud there
is not horseman in this State who has
any more chance Of picking winner than
has the merest tyro. The main event, OF
course, viii be the Palace Hotel stakes for
three-vear-olds. in which the very best
horses in the United States will run. There
VIII probably be ten starters, and the feel
ing is that ten 10 one should be the odds
50 nearly even are they. HUM, the trainer
for Walter Hobart, feels joyful on account
that possible heavy track, on which he be-
lieves his powerful Bright Phabus will
have slight advantage.
The grand stand will be in the charge of
competent people who will seat 5000 people
and afford standing room for half that
number more. Everybody will be able to
witness the races in comfort, and the
transportation facilities to and from, the
track are such that the vast crowd which
Is expected 10 be in attendance need have
no fear OF delay or overcrowding.
The old Southern style OF calling the
horses to the post with bugle, instead OF
ringing a bell, will be observed at the
Ingleside track all through the meeting.
This has been the custom al New Orleans,
Memphis and other Southern cities for
more than g century.
The saddling paddock is in charge OF a
competent supervisor and no horse will be
allowed to leave il until all are ready 10 go
out for their dress parade.
An old-time custom which brings back
memories OF the good old days is 10 be in
augurated at Ingleside to-day. 1t will be
the hanging of the purse TO the wire, ana
the winning Jockey will ride up after the
race and cut the bag OF gold down from
its place and carry it away within view of
the audience. This, told as it is, does not
seem to cut much Of figure, but in olden
times the people wanted to see the winners
get their money in hard cash, not in the
cold, calm way they do it now of handing
the winner q check.
But, TO return to the old Bay District
track and the new era in racing
Colonel J. R. DjCkey Is probably the one
man in this entire State who feels the full
measure OF sadness that goes with the old
track. He is full OF sentiment and remi-
niscences, and as he sat yesterday toasting
his feet before a bright fire, his venerable
old head resting in his hand, ne recalled
some OF the incidents of days gone by.
II is over twenty years ago-Frank, my boy,
was then but 9 little lsd-that we talked OF
building up q race track. We had one then.
but IL was only hslf-mile course. out there on
the old Cliff House road.
We? Oh, yes; you can't remember them.
They were the good people OF those days; the
men who helped 10 build up this State as well
as to start this old Bay District Track. There
were $50 OF them in all, and each put up $500
for his charter mem bership. When look back
now and think how easily these men came 10
the front, don't wonder at the magnificent
strides racing has made on this coast.
don't believe there are fifty out Of the $50