The San Francisco call., 1897-11-15
OAKLAND TRACK OPENS.
Racing Interests Now Lie on
the Turf Across the
Bav.
Good Features Promised for the Open
ing Day on the Other
Course.

To-day the racing scene hits to Oak
land, and followers of lie gallope-s will
wend their way to he ferries to engage
passage for tie Emeryvlhe course. The
rack across tle bay is reported in excel
nj cundl ION. During the summer many
improv ments have been mace. The
ferry and railroad schedule is arranged so
as to insure last time to and rom the
races. S:ar,er Ferguson Will WELD the
flag and Jul e Murphy will fill the pest
ZION of presiding judge. Associated with
him Will ne Judge Carter, a man new to
California, but who has Tor years filed
positions u the judges stands on middle
Western and Eastern tracks. Handicap
per Brooks will continue TO ailot the
weights 10 be carried by the runners.
T feature of the card for this after
noon is the opening hand cap at a m lie
in which some of he best horses winterin
on the coast will contes,. Senator B I'D,
the Montana orse hat wo he Farewell
handicap al the d B ty D strict, breaking
the cosst record Tor the distance, vii. make
his temperance in this went. Durlng
the sunni mer the Senator was practically
lnvincible on The Montana rcuit
Handles pper Brooks has nicely adjusted
the i'm oss for the handicap, and with
one or wo exceptions every horse IN he
race has an excell 9 Mt chance TO annex the
big end of the purse.
\ pamax and 81. Calatine have a little
fl ultv o ali Ist and the CalifofnIa
jockey Cub has added a falr-size1 pur
TO the SIDE bet made by the owners OF the
high-class fillies. St. Caaiine has th
Indian sign" on the daughter of Maxim
having beaten her at the beginning H.
lnglesIGe meeIing, but at hat time Nepa-
max was off badly, and, at the end was
coming like nan going or the doctor
Each filly will have plenty Of supporters
tAis afternoon.
the well-known bookmakers, have arrived
from the East and Will try their hand a.
the local game.
following are the entries for to-day's
races:
First race-six furlongs, selling, three-year-olds
and upward
81 McFarlane s6l I29 Zamoch. . Sc
lis sweet William 81 112 Palmerslon =. I05
10 bolore So Iii aalor 20 k.... Sc
. Basso Tenn po.. 101 go. Sly 80. .......... SO
second race-Thirtee n-sixteenths OF a mile
two-year- ODDS.
-. Marplot ........118l III George Lee. 9s
-. Charlotte M....105 134 Ed Cart and II lO5
l21 AL Koran. ..... So MoirabeiIa..... 95
ia zapata -. 90
Third race-~ix fur!ongs, privase sweepstakes
s4OO added to 60 the winner
S4 81. Calatine..-.115l 81 apam tx ..-...1l5
-Four h race-One mile, three -yeal -olds and up
ward, Openin handicap valu~ $40 10.
ll5 LiUertire..... (l07)A tamax.. ~
.... Senator and l lS (l16)~a suma........l 10
l22 st Joe ia 406 NchiII -r-........l05
1872 Shasta Water. .l.0 1T Imp Trance. 100
Il 7)The 105 1913 aranja...... 80
Q20)Tea Rose III. .102 132 Grady ......... ll5
IL Chartreuse H.. 80 1O5 Thema-........ 50
(7S)C /. hee er. lU5
Fifth race-One and a sixteenth miles, sell
Ing, three-y year-ods and upW ard
900 Dick Behan. l09l l2S Doub Quick. .l03
llS Ors'c I....... "a Is NJ asoero..-..... 10S
lz5 Rufa ba........ 93I Q35)McLisht. 104
122 Aquinas S9l lib Outaway .....- JOB
Sixth race-Six furongs, three yea. -olds and up
ward.
1875 Adam Andrew. 94IQ12) Dunboy ........104
III Monitor. .......l. 6l 81 RI low rd ........ 100
Wood and Belle 96l 81 Emma D. 1O1
"a SEQ Oh Rose. -. 99l(l17) Mainstay. ll0
"a February ......11Ol 104 Montallade 90
rs Heldelb 4rg..... 90 80. Amelia Fonso. SO
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