The San Francisco call., 1896-08-23
FOR A WEEK OF SPORTS.
Entries at Two Series of Races
to Take Place at Del
Monte.
Polo and Paperchases Will Vary the
Monotony of Track Work.
Gentlemen Riders.

Following is the programme OF the
"Week of Sports to be held at Del Monte
under the auspices of the Pacific Coast
Pony and Steeplechase Racing Associa-
ton:
Thursday, races; Friday, polo; Saturday,
races.
Following will be the gentleman riders:
R. Nj. Tobin. J. Lawson. J. .Baget, Peter D.
Martin, Walter Hobart, Charles Baldwin,
Baron Won Shredder, J. +. Archibald, III.
II. Hinshaw, Captain A. T. Wainwright.
The polo will be for best three out of
five games between sReds" and ''Blues"
Of Burlingame. Teams will be made up
as follows: "Reds"-1, Joseph Tobin Jr.;
2, Walter is. Hobart; 8, Joseph Tobin; 4,
Perry Eyre. Blues, A. F. Waine-
wright; 2, J. Lawson; 8, Charles Baldwin;
4, R. M. Tobin.
The course for the paperchase has been
laid out by Captain Wainewright The
hares will be Miss Warburton. J. f. Archi-
bald, Vladimir Artsimovitch, Mrs. Crooks.
Mrs. Neave, Captain Wainewright and K.
M. Tobin.
There will be concerts at the hotel every
night and ball on Saturday night, also
fireworks. The horses will be taken to
Del Monte by special train from Third and
Townsend streets. They will be in charge
OF f. F. Meagher.
Following are the entries for the races:
Pacific Coast Pony ana steeplechase Racing
Association, third annual meeting, Monterey.
First day, Tn ursday, August 2.: First race
one-quarter of a mile; purse 800. second to re-
IA hands 2 inches; top weight ITO pounds: 2
pounds allowed for each half inch under Ia hands
2 inches; gentlemen riders: The Major. Lady
III Green
Sleeves, Mkmaid.
Second race, six furlongs: purse $3.50, second to
receive $25-For all ages; weight 20 pounds
above weight for age; maidens allowed 10 pounds
Robin Hood, Duke Stevens, Charles Boots, Baby
Bill, Minnie III, Manford, Catch 'Em, Don Cara,
Irma, Burt.
Third race, five furlongs: purse $780, second to
receive $25-For ponies not exceeding IA hands
inches; top weight ITO pounds; pounds allowed
for each half inch under Ia hands inches; maid
V o
Fourth race, one mile; purse 500, second TO
eceve $25-For all ages; weight 80 pounds
allowed 10 pounds, maidens allowed 20 pounds:
Tuxedo, Duke stevens, Quarterstaff, Baby Bill,
Charlie Boots, Argenta Minnie III, kildare, Finn
| slaughter, Trix.
Filth race, two-mie steeplechase; purse $3.50,
second TO receive $25-- Three year-olds to carry
| olds 165 pounds, six years and over ITO pounds:
FinnsIaughter Roeder Captain Spencer, Esper-
| ance, Argenta, Jim Cprbett, Reform. Hanford
Morgan g. Yang Deen.
| Second day, Saturday, August 80: First race,
| nal1-mue DADQlCaps purse SlUUf SeCOHu W Ie.
ceive $25-Qualified polo ponies, not to exceed IA
hands inch, s.; top weight not to exceed lfu
| pounds; gentlemen riders: The Major Lady Grey,
| LII Hung Chang Lady Green sleeves, Brandy.
Second race, one mile and a sixteenth
| handicap; purse $126; second to receive $2o-For
| all ages; top weight not to exceed 16O pounds:
Duke stevens, Jim Corbett. Baby Bill, Quarter
staff, Burt, Tuxedo, Trix, Ketch EN-.
Third race, one mile handicap; Del Monte cup
second to receive 80 per cent of entrance money
For ponies not exceeding IA hands 2 inches, 2
| pounds allowed for each quarter inch under Ia
hands inches; top weight not to exceed l70
| pounds gentlemen riders: The Duke, conrad,
Milkmaid, Golo Coin, Ruby
Fourth race, two-mile steeplechase, handicap;
purse 5000, second to receive $50-top weight not
| to exceed ITO pounds: Esperance Argenta, Jim
Corbett. Roeder. Morgan g, Reform, Finn
slaughter, Manford. Captain Spencer, Yang Deem.
Fifth race one mile on the fiat; purse $5O-For
horses or ponies owned and ridden by residents Of
| Monterey County; catch weights: Ruby.
| handicap open to ali; purse $l25, second to re-