The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-29
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GRAND OPENING
OF THE
RACING SEASON.
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season will be celebrated at Oakland
track this afternoon. The card is an ex-
cellent one. 1t is, perhaps, the pest ever
offered a race-going public in TINS sec
ton of the country the first DAY OF
meeting The Eastern candidates Tor
Western coin have been tardy this sea-
son in arriving, and in this respect the
sport may be somewhat devoid of senti-
ment. CHANGING over the list OF entries,
appear the names of the best horses in
training, and the opening day should be
/ a most successful one.
Joseph A Murphy and John j. Carter
will officiate in the stand, and Charles f.
Price, a sterling racing official of Louis
vile, KY, will fill the newly created posi-
ton of chief racing steward. Everything
| possible to insure honest racing has been
/ done.
The Opening handicap, over one mile,
! is the star feature of the programme, and
so evenly adjusted do the weights look
! that it appears as if every starter in tho
race will be in receipt of more or less
support. The other four events filled be-
yond the most sanguine expectations.
| j. B. Ferguson will do the starting and
/ he has decided to discard the rubber
| tubing barrier, using the Australian gate
! in preference.
| Among the new innovations adopted will
be that of compelling exercise boys to
don the colors of the jockey club, black
| jacket with orange cap, when warming
up horses prior to the races in which theS,
may be starters The number of the horse
| on the programme Will appear on ths
back of the jacket. This idea originated
with Ed Hopper, secretary Of the Western
Turf Congress.
The gay and festive bookie will be on
hand in profusion From the outlook last
evening it was considered certain that the
following firms would cut in: Bill jack
man, Phil Archibald, Jack Atkins Paul
Ridley, John Humphrey, Hurlick, Harlan
/ p Own ord
| ter Riggs, Hugh Jones. Johnny Coleman,
Marsh Redon and the Prussia Club.
The familiar face of Ed Conroy viii
| again be seen chalking up prices on ono
of the field books.
j. Frederick, layer of odds well known
throughout the East, is apt to break in
Tom Boyle got in at Oakland track yes
terday from Sacramento with a string Of
ten horses. Tom gained considerable re-
nown some years ago as the trainer of the
musical horse Banjo, which gelding often
got the ''plunks"
Virginia" Carroll, considered by all the
most versatile man in the business, was
due to arrive last night. Carroll has
heard much of the bad men of the West,
and if he concludes to weigh in this af-
ternoon, will appear on the block clad in
a sheet iron Prince Albert, woven wire
waistcoat and pair of barbwire panta-
ball mask. Mr.. Carroll thinks he will be
fireproof from the assaults of those who
may object to his outbursts of raillery.
Harry Frolich will probably accompany
". G. wilkins. sheet writer: and Joe
of George Roses booking crew, got in
from Chicago Thursday night. Both look
hale and hearty and say that Mr.. Rose
will leave for California tomorrow.
Timer Dick HaveY yesterday purchased
a rare old bottle of italian olive OIL ana
now has his chronometer ready for the
opening race this afternoon.
Jim Davis will make the poolroom DOCK
for Bart Kavanaugh at Sacramento.
ty is given below. The reference numbers
on the left apply to the Sacramento ana
Los Angeles race meetings.
First ace-Eleven-sixteenths of a mile.
L TG41. M sTter is .o snra Lark
(9)P F .1O9 =. Morcorito ..-....1o4
40 syd dOE Mateo IS F EoTia i 1913
Second -Three-quarters of a mile, SELL
IS F FaSe Blossom g sM snntf eaEa 81
i; fam me Red IS So 81 casdaie
14O Obsidian .......1Os (13DLos Medanos liz
100 San Augustine loo - Lime Water.
Third Race-seven-eighths of a mile.
4apamax ,s 81 Gii, Alve e0leta -...1o7
90 Red Glenn 49, O4 =. Morellito .lO2
95 Homestake .....1O4l
Fourth Race-Inaugural handicap, one mile
las Moringa Jog 1873 Rubicon -.......115
141 San Venado LOS -. Morinel .........105
Rosorrnonde -. go Il Olynthus ....... SO
Q4DLa Goleta ......114 30)Rainier ..''''''. "a
80 Recreation ..... 9S 141 Grady .........'uS
141 Marplot .....-..1OSt
Fifth Race-one and sixteenth miles. SELL
ing.
- Bernardillo 49,. 107 -. Los Prietos -. g
e3 Rev del TERRA los al Shasta Water...105
LADY, Hurst .1O7 100 DoIore ..........105
20 P. A Finnegan.1Os 7Sj Ringmaster ...io7
-. Benamela ....... 105