The San Francisco call., 1898-07-02

hgh-wheel sulky; then the old horseman gets on his thinking cap and tells of the .'good old days" of Goldsmith Maid, r Rarus, Occident, St. Julien and the men story" of a rare. killing; at other times tiS some moonlight trial and one after an
 other tries to get first honors as they get " Sky Pointer never jogs by that he doesn't open the discussion anent the two minute performer as he is own brother
 to that phenomenal :pacer, Star Pointer, 1:5g14 the pioneer of that fix Walter Ma
 ben who has him, will send him. to the
 wire next week for his maiden start, and
 1t may be he will in time peeome very
 brilliant performer. Dick HaNey tstill thinks Betenica, which he raced for Palo Alto last season, will; eventually reach
 two minutes, as he stepped him in 2:0644
 last fall in a workout. It's a mistaken
 for a good one can always be sold at good
 money, under, the watch l. well behaved, and a prospect for a low. record. Califor-
 mia: certainly has many of that sort, and
 meetings like that now on would attract
 many buyers. =r
 Iran Alto, after being distanced the
 other day, returned to the track in an other race and won al a fairly long price,
 thus showing one advantage of the dash
 system of racing. All horsemen. should
 respond with liberal entries, and by put
 ting. their shoulder to the: wheel aid in
 placing trotting here on d strong f0unda- 4tfon, thus: building up breeding and sale E interests. while. giving the public very welcome sport. -:
 horse,s career may be mentioued a little
 black daughter of Sidney, in Maben' s
 string. ;Sl1e cost the .paltry sum: of S35, yet on Thursday, Brooks stepped: her a E in ..33:: seconds, and to-day she certainly I:iS worth S1000 to race: She has. no name
 as yet; hut, will make a little turf history | during the present. meeting: beyond douht...: ::* ::....
 r Tie sport is :5on a better footing than sever over East, and there the restric: t ticIfs. on the betting are such: fti is: hard r to make" a wager. at: many. tracks. w hal |. .witt. the finest climate in the world, the [ best horses; the track first class-with E the very best stabling to be found any | where--alE. adjacent. to- two large cities | with tributary points within easy travel ing distance, trotting should be built up r here In San Francisco. till no section or the land could compete with us.
 T.; Should it be that proper support be accorded them the. P C.. T.. B.. Associa- tion: could attract the: harness stars of the East another season, thus filling the
 long interval when the. runners. are: East. Fit might be well to open some distance events. thus trying the stamina of the harness horses and establishing some fixed stake events like the trotting derby won by Monette, 2:1424, at Chicago in 1893, | a two-mfle affair. :.
 | Muta Wilkes, 2:11, bred at San Nfateo | by William Corbitt,, is now owned In far | off Russia, and our trotters, after leaving l the Golden State; have been shipped all
 over. the world. Despite the sales of
 champions to Eastern parties there is yet l a chance to cause the whole trotting l world to turn once again to this coast ] and encourage our large ranch owners to | breed trotters and pacers which will re- | peat. the performances of the old Palo l Alto stars. There are the very best | sires and brood mares left here. and every | condition obtains so that when this re- | Xival shall be enacted every county. in :; the State may be the richer and the. old
 time days of prosperity be we'll nigh uni l versal. = ...:-:.-
 r Almost every one loves a fast horse and Ethere was that. sentiment in the old, days | of big matches much. like tie turf in | England.. Here the bicycle has net I crowded out, our road horse astin East
 ern cities and on pleasant days beauti- | ful Golden Gate Park is alive with fast
 ones hooked to speed vehicles, driven. by l our wealthy citizens The association
 has: done much to foster the local inter:
 est, and while liberal in conditions. SC
 has also prepared a series of events well
 worth the popular prices charged at the l gate.
 -sThe musical part of each afternoori's | programme is. a very entertaining fea- I ture and all in. all one cannot but be |. pleased If one will. but visit the; course l. and watch an afternoons racing. East I .ern visitors: are convinced it ranks. ahead r of their game, and thus far the dash :sys- l tenn. must: be conceded as pleasing in- | floYatfon. =: