The herald., 1897-10-10
FAST HORSES ARRIVING
STABLES OF TROTTERS AND RUN
NERS EN- ROUTE TO THE CITY
Baseball Season to Open Today With
Game at Fiesta Park-Notes
Of Track and Field

owing to some misunderstanding
among the owners Of the horses which
have been entered in the harness races
at the coming meet at Agricultural park
the officers Of the association have been
unable to settle the question Of on just
what days certain Of the races will be
placed on the card. The matter Is to be
settled finally today and tomorrow the
official announcement of the program
will be made
Arrivals Of horses which are to start
in some Of the races are expected every
day this week, and preparations have
been made for more than five hundred
of them. In the list of entries which was
published two weeks ago appeared the
names of more than four hundred
horses but of course all Of them will not
start. Even though some are scratched
they will be brought here with the sta
bles to which they belong. Two import
ant strings are expected to arrive at the
track tonight. One consists of trotters
and PAGERS belonging to Burns & Water
house, and includes such horses as
Salisbury, Depling, Elsmore and Zaps-
ia. Several others of this stable will also
be brought here.
]. Negley Burk Of the Negley stables
left San Jose yesterday with formida
BILE string of runners. Crescendo, who
ran second to Requtal in the Futurity
two years ago, is in this string. This
horse will appear here ir the first race
he has entered for some time. Rosa
mond, another of the Negley horses. is
he nj 4 nf he fo ~
on the American turf. Estro and Belli-
cose, both good ones, are also in the car.
Two carloads Of horses left Ventura
last night for Los Angeles. In them are
the horses of T. Butler of Anaconda
Mont, including Negligence. Zune and
Yule. The other lot Is composed of the
stable of Frank Van Ness, in which are
]. o. c., Sylvester, Highland Ball and
Los Prietos
Two Sacramento stables are also en-
route to this city, one of them being that
of Lee Shaner, consisting of Lady Hurst.
Peri, Bonnie Schneider Gall runners) and
Chris Peterson and Dominican (trot
ters). The other stable is that of Phil
Siebenthaler of the Sacramento associa-
ton. His best horse is Sea Spray.
AS there is probability of the extern
sion of the Fresno meeting one day, the
horses now there are not expected here
until Tuesday. Among those which viii!
be brought here by that day are Marcie
A, a derby candidate; Grady, Flash
light, Pleasanton, Defender, Minta
owen, Lorena II, Capt. Coster, Tolbert
Clifton Decision, Polish Trappean, Jim
Bozeman, Anasa, Bodacia, Kylee, Tue
lotte, Road Warmer, st. Calatine anG
Howard.
San Mateo and st. Marco will not start
here, the association having BEEN noti-
fed yesterday that they would be
scratched from the races in which they
have been entered. They have been
worked little too hard, and it has been
decided to give them rest Three car
loads Of horses will be shipped from San
Jose today to this city.
Harry Corbett arrived in the city yes
terday to attend the races. He does not
come here as stakeholder in the prize
fights which are to be pulled off here
next week but will open book at the
track Bob McGibbon, famous through
out the state as an announcer, also got
in yesterday. He will announce the re-
suits OF the races during the meeting.
A number Of the horses will be worked
out at the track this morning, including
Searchlight and Anaconda. A large
crowd is expected to attend to get point
ers on form.
The first of the series Of ball games to
be played during the winter at Fiesta
park will be called this afternoon at 2:S0