The San Francisco call., 1898-07-11
BREEDERS' MEETING
 GOES ON THIS WEEK
COMBINATION OF RUNNING AND
 TRoTTING WOULD DRAW.
A Good Card Offered To-Day and Prospects of Great Racing. Some Interesting Track
 Notes.

It is much to be regretted that the out look for harness races in California seems so unfavorable this season.
 Horsemen certainly are not appreciative of the efforts of the Pacific Coast Breed CTS Association to give high class meet ings, and the public somehow cannot or will not see the quality of the sport as they view harness racing and compare 1r with that which the runners afford.
 If the horses which trot the grand cir cult could be attracted here, the people would soon be led into a supporting. mood
 Were 1t possible to give combination meetings, there is every indication that such an enterprise would be highly profit able, but where Is the track in this neigh borhood which the association could se- cure for that purpose. Neither of the two jockey clubs, 1t may be taken for granted, would be likely to grant the use of their property for such purpose.
 The attendance lately at Oakland has picked up, and variation in the pro- gramme by substituting some races at a mile and a half or two miles would at tract the public.
 of a drawback, but punctuality now rules where forgetfulness of the clock was in vogue, and far better starts are secured with the limiting of scoring of no yards, aided by the barrier.
 A few horsemen who have watched Zambro, 2:11, race and work are enthusi- astic enough to predict for him record of POT or POS, If nothing prevents him from trotting out the. season, and his owner lets him have the advantage of a first-class track. He is grandly bred on Lightning, dam by Kentucky Clay, next dam by Edwin Forrest.-all splendid crosses. No wonder he is dead game ana
 Little Thorn worked a quarter Friday morning in 31 seconds-a 2:o4 clip.
 Dick Ables, who used to be with Tom Heating and started with .Knapsack" Mccarthy in the swipe capacity, is look ing to get string together to take East. He is a good reinsman, for all good care takers develop into frs, class drivers three years ago.. but has since then brought to the wire the first two-minute horse. Ables worked the big chestnut pacer, Bernard, 2:17, a mile in PIP last only been in training three weeks, and looks to be good in his class.
 Dexter Prince seems to be having a good season. as about everything out by him has taken a lower record. If Mojave would go one steady mile at his clip 1t would be very near PIP, and Aster can shade 2;lQ when he is right at himself: Directum at hand breeders have oppor- tunities to breed some money winners
 Where is the horse to beat Rect. horse men are asking at the track. When they step away from him at the half mile pole they will just about go there in 1:O5.
 Ethel Downs and Mamie Griffin would make fairly good pole team. The mares resemble one another quite a little. Aster, 2:12R shares the trotting record of the Oakland track now with Ether Downs. Singularly enough he was ths contending horse when she trotted her great heat here. He Is a perfect gaited trotter with stride enough to warrant ex- treme speed expectations if he would stop 'lugging.'
 Inferno, 2:15. by Diablo. stepped a work out at Pleasanton in 2:131a. If Resort could step a mile where he can rate away quarter for sprint he would be a seven day wonder. His vic- lead among his fellow reinsmen and train- CTS.
 The meeting will continue at least for another week with every probability of It's going the full twenty-four days as originally contemplated. The entries for pecially in the 2:13 trot
 TO-DAYS ENTRIES. | First race. special pacing, mile dash-T NJ Nelson's Hijo del Diablo. W. B. Warner 8 l r w. w. Mabens Rex Alto c. Whitehead s | Delphi.
 Second race, 22o class, trotting. mile dash James Sutherland's Favor. c. E. Shaws Menlo Belle C. F. Parks Lottie D. E. Knights Sil- | yer Queen
 Third race, 2:3o class. pacing, mile heats. two in three-C. A: Owens Harry Ramon, c. George E. shaw's Lindo James Sullivan $ | Captain Hackett Thomas Smiths Can Top sail. W. G. Durfee's Lady Margaret, -s | Abdine.
 Fourth race. 2:1s class, trotting mile dash c. D. Clarke's Toggles. P. ]: Williams Mon- | terey, James Sulivans Mamie Griffin, H. schlosser's Clay s, -s Our Lucky. Fifth race 2:17 class trotting mile dash James sullivan's Our Jack George E. Shaw, | May B, P. J. Williams Silver Ring E P Heald's Myrtle Thorne.