The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-22
CONTESTANTS IN TRAINING
A STEER EVENT THAT PROM
Uses LIVELY RESULTS.
Well-Known Tradesnen Will Pilot
Crack Animals at the Meet-Bet-
ting on the Results Has
Commenced.

Never before have there been so many
Z atries in the Butchers day" races as
his year Every event is "fued.' and
the butchers and their friends have been
neslecting their chopping blocks TO speed
their horses and push a few extra sec
onds out of their animals.
Ihe greatest interest centers about the
race i'm which only butchers are TO drive.
The men who are to climb into their sui
kies on Wednesday are NJ II. Schwartz,
B. z. Combs, Mel Schweitzer. Sam c.
Hammond 7. W. Combs and Arthur
Silverberg. The betting on this race will
be plastered all over the card. as the
bettors while they may know the quail
fcatiOns Of the horses, are not so sure
of the drivers.
The steer race will, as usual, be inter-
esting because of its uncertainty. Some
times the steers run, sometimes they
walk and sometimes they stand STILL or
even jump a fence and scamper across
There are to be two races not listed on
the programme. These VIII be mile
dashes for professional ''bangtails q"
There are to be nine entries in one race
and four In the other.
The entries in the regular Butcher
day" events are:
First raee-Cne mile; trotting; free for ALL
Butchers VI no Butchers; first heat, first
orf heat. first horse takes second prize and
second horse third prize no distance flags.
ILrseS-!o. S25 and SO.
Entr.es-C. PorrelTs Orilla j. NJ Harris Her
aid 81 Schweitzer's Clara J. A. H. Brod' s
Chris Peterson, sam c. Hammond Guy Yer
Second race-One mile; pacing; free for all;
first heat. first horse takes first prize and
leaves the track: second heat, first horse takes
second prize and second horse third prize; no
Purses-s55. SOS and SO.
Eutries-H. Patricks Catinka, E. Cerciat's D
j. J. Coon 5 Plunkett, Charles Durhe's Rowen
third race-Free for all; running; one mile;
Purses-S5o. $50 and SO
Entr.es-M Donnellys Broken Tail, F. Es-
monde Connect E. A Chappell's Plunger, E.
A ChappelIs Bill McCluskey. T. Tanforan 8
John Ryan d. 5. Lightner's Road Runner F.
N Starkey's Jim Bozeman. w. W. Fisher 5
Una Colorado, Charles. Holmes Defender, A.
Marrhy sea SbG4y T W Aie Gnappel Brown
Fourth race-0ne mile: trotters and PAGERS;
only butchers 70 drive; no ownership Of horse
required. same rules as first race
Purses-Ss0. S25 and SO.
Eutries-M II. Schwartz's King Cadenza, B.
L Combs Anita. NJ. Schwetzer.s Herald. sam
OrIIa J. Arthur silverberg's Catinka-
walking race: one-ifth OF a mile.
Plrse=-S40 S25 and SIS.
Enr~ies-J Poly's steer Billy. NJ. Schweitz-
s-'s heifer Corsne, L. NJ Slater's steer Golden
Sfyrb raoe-Rutchers' cart race; horses must
have been used in the delivery Of meat for
th.rt,. days prior 10 the day Of the race; horses
used in uuggies for collecting, etc, not avail,
able. drivers to wear white aprons and
gowns horses TO be hltched TO light carts;
rules same as first race.
Purses-S5o, SIS and $40.
Ert-ies-L0uis Burgelein's Billy Bolass
Charles Fishers Sleepy Dick J. Anse! r rank
n ~-aklev's Minnie, Charles Clifford Bsque,
George REYNOLDS Maidie. F. Merrill,s Bonnie,
l. Tassies Headlight B. L. Fisher Uncle lip
R Constants Zip, H. Anderson's Mollie;
Seventh race-Vaqueros running race; one
fourth of a mile; for vaqueros only; must use
Mexican saddles.
T7,lrses-S20. SO and So
Entries-Ray Mead's Poso. John Barker Blue
Cloud F knierrs Short Jack, Wllllam mar
news Cricket S Smiths Shoot the Chutes, l.
Thomas Billy. T. Tauforans John Ryan.