The San Francisco call., 1896-08-23
READY FOR The RACES,
Del Monte Enthusiastic Over the
Approaching Burlingame
Meet.
Preparations ALI Complete and the Ar.
rival of Opening Day Anx'
iously Awaited,

DEL MONTE, CAL, Aug. 22.-The hotel
is flling up with eager sportsmen and
their wives and sisters. Every train
brings large numb OF guests. AT the
morning and afternoon concerts the piazza
and lobby present gay appearance, for
charming maids and matrons. prettily
gowned, sit about listening to the music
furnished by Huber's orchestra, talking
races and polo to the gentlemen. Men al
ready begin to make quite showing, and
the half-dozen or more that have been
here all summer find that they are not
the bright particular stars they formerly
were.
The baths, too, are very lively. The
warm summer has affected the water SO
pleasantly that many more people than
usual are to be seen in the surf. Many
are good swimmers, one of the most grace
tul being Charlie Baldwin's pretty bride.
A bandstand is being erected in the
broad driveway just in front OF the main
entrance to the hotel. Here open-air con-
certs will be held twice day during the
coming week. The bandstand will be
lighted with liz incandescent lights every
evening. The Del Monte grounds will
AONS
Japanese lanterns strung around over the
lawns and flower gardens.
Horses, as well as people, are coming
fast. Thirty horses arrived this morning
for Baldwin, Tobin and Wainwright.
Walter Hobart's special train with thirty
three horses and thirteen men arrived at
8 P. NJ. These wilt be entered in all the race
events and polo matches. Lew White, who
has charge of the track, says that the Del
Monte ground is in far better shape than
last season. Walter s. Hobart will arrive
Monday evening.
The Burlingame meet is from Tuesday
to Saturday inclusive. Tuesday is allotted
to polo; Wednesday to the paper chase;
Thursday to races, Friday to polo, includ-
day to races, including Del Monte Cup
handicap. One of the features of the meet
is to be the drag procession on race days,
in which all private drags will participate.
Captain A. f. Wainwright OF the Bnrlin-
game Country Club will have entire charge
OF the meet.
Among the arrivals of the past week
who will remain until after the races are: /:
John Hammond, R. Nj. Tobin, John Law
son. Miss Robinson, r. L. Coleman, Mr..
and Mrs. w. F. Heron, P. L. MusgueI, II.
s. Bruner, John Barton ana wife, Miss
Grace Barton, Miss A. L. Madno,
Mrs. G. Jackson, Benjamin Har-
rem, III. McCalmont, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. E. Rawlins, Mr.. and Mrs. J.. S.
Robinson, Mr.. and Mrs. Fletcher, f.
Dyer, Miss Mckinney, Sanford Sachs, w.
G. Wallace, George B. Crawford, Miss Ella
Krieg, Miss r. E. Forbes, A. W. Fawes,
Zella Shaw, e. J. Bart, E. G. Mcconnell,
J. s. Earle, r. 81. Garle, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles ]. Steedman, Mrs. Lamorri, r. J.
Woods, Mr.. and Mrs. l. R. Lion, W. II.
Hart. Miss Hart, Miss Gus. Miss Hubbard,
]. L. Davis, George L. Fish, T. B. Cowen,
j. w. Houston, Mrs. E. ]. Dunlap, James
Kavanagh, III. Decker, G. w. Davis, T. NJ
Robinson, Mrs. George Calhoun, Miss
May Coleman, N. :. caufman. John P.
Cowsen, Mrs. S. D. Post, Miss Post,
John Dunlap Jr., Miss Dunlap, J. P. Ha-
den. Mrs. A. R. Eddy, Mrs. W. H. Reed,
Mrs. II. A. Jurne, A. W. Scholle, III. s..
Bruner, L. D. Norton, r. P. Quinn, Edna
r. Faul born, Herman Faurborn, Miss
Martha Schofield, Henry G. Ash, John J..
Hutchinson, Mrs. II. Schmiedell, Mrs.
George II. Howard, Master Howard, Miss
Alice Almos.
People having engaged rooms, who will
arrive Monday, are: Mrs. +. j. Carnival,
Benjamin Eyre and wife, Edgar Mills, H.
]. Crocker, r. NJ. Tobin, Mrs. Easton,
Major Rathbon, J. G. Kirkpatrick, Mr..
McAllister, E. A. Wisely, Nj. P. Jones,
Mrs. Sommer, Charles T. Fay and wife, h.
H. Kirby, Andrew Jackson, Mrs, jackson,
J. d. Arnold, Miss Wellman, P. Mclean,
G. Woodbury., j. Stables and others.