The San Francisco call., 1898-08-26
Flyers Ready for the
 State Fair Meeting.
HOST THAT WORKED WELL
EX-LONG DISTANCE CHAMPION
 GILEAD DOING NICELY.
Local Plungers Many Thousands Ahead at the Far East-News of California Racing Men
 and Horses.

Gallopers, trotters and pacers are re- ceiving their "preps' for the State Fair meeting at Sacramento, which begins September 5. Oakland, Sacramento, Fresno, Los Angeles and other "horsey'' cities will have good representatives at the coming meeting, and the number of good horses in training insureS rousing meet in the capital city of California.
 Burns & Waterhouse have about twenty head in training at the Oakland course nearly, if not all, two-year-olds. Trainer Ben Timmons has been sending most of them along pretty fast.
 George Bertolacci's Olive, Major Cook and a few others are doing nicely at the same track, and Frank Taylor has few in charge and doing well.
 The Messrs. Boots left a large string at the Elmwood ranch. Milpitas, and 1t Is expected that they will have several rep resentatiyes by Brutus at the Sacramento meeting.
 Nick S. Hall is expected to return from Chicago with his flyers in time to take part in the running, and most of the Call fornia strings at present racing in Mon tana will have returned by the time the first bell rings at Agricultural Park.
 From Sacramento we received the foi- lowing anent the horses in training
 Tom Boyle's Moringa Is looking and go- ing well, and the same can be said or J. down from Woodland.
 Goldscratch, by imp Goldfinch-Helen Scratch, has as much speed as ever, but 1t Is extremely doubtful if he ever fancies going long journey, for he tires at the finish of his workouts.
 Scarborough, the California Derby win ner, and the consistent Harry Thoburn, of Atkin & Lottridge's string Qeased now, however, to others), are shaping up ex- ceedingIy well and will take some beating when they ''go to the races. Covington's Carbineer seems to be con- ciderq bIV irpnrOVpd over his last spring 5 form, and Is working most satisfactorily. w. Gardiner's sister to Candelaria has a lot of speed and works along like race mare.
 There is a black lilly in Martins string that works well enough to make most folks think she should win early at the coming meet.
 Gilead, the ex-champion longdistance horse, which has been lon the shelf" for a couple of years, bounds along with ap- parently more speed than ever, and if his 1 'Ieg' stands the final touches old Dan Reeves will give him, he may be able to down a Key Ell Santa Anita again and great credit for getting this grand old cripple up to a race again.
 Arbaces the brother to Olinthus, Sutton and Diggs, is surely rounding into a race horse, and is moving In a manner most satisfactory to Trainer Alb Stemler, and the great mare Fleur de Lis is looking Caliente has been fired and blistered.
 Fl Nero, by MorelloMiss Pickwfck, looks mighty well and moves well in his workouts.
 Old Buckwa, the record breaker, Crom- well and Key del Tierra are big and strong and doing satisfactory work for Trainer Murry.
 Among the light-harness horses at Sac ramento that are going nicely at the Park are Dynamo, by Falrose, and a chestnut two-year-old colt by Dynamo, both pacers; Sophie R (pacerlt by Roy Wilkes; You Bet (paceD, by Mckinney, the bay gelding Toney Junio trotter) !; Bixby, by Strathway; Silas Simon (pacer). by Colonel K R; Homeway (trotter), by Strathway; De Bernardo Easier (pacerl; {; Robbie (trotter), by George J; Who Is It. gr E. by Nutwood Wilkes Abdine (pacer), Bess H paceD Joe Wheeler, Toggles, Listerine, Nellie By, Bull Sadie, Harry Raymond, Brigadler mare, a full sister to Joe Wheeler, and Arthur Holt (trotter).
 Abe Stein, the plunger of this city, is $25 900 winner on the Saratoga meeting. Jack Newman, the Kansas City heavy bettor who was a heavy winner here last season, is reported to be heavy loser at St. Louis-in fact to be nearly "broke" Joe Hopkins, who was "out of luck at the local tracks for couple of seasons, has struck winning gait at the far East and is reported several thou sands of dollars ito the good"
 both Oakland and Ingleside tracks. has been working for Bookmaker George Rose He reports ''the game" around the Windy City In most fourishing condi-