The San Francisco call., 1899-08-13
SANTA ROSA IS
TIE MECCA Of
ALL HORSEMEN
Inaugural Meeting of
Big Circuit.
Most Promising Season for the Har-
ness Horse Brigade in the His
tory of Racing in
California.

The meeting Of the Pacific Coast Trot-
ting Horse Breeders Association, which
opens at Santa Rosa tomorrow, IN
augurates what gives promise of being the
greatest season of harness races TINS coast
has known The purses are large, the en-
tries representative, while the horses are
all showing exceptional speed in their pre-
paratorv work. There are 300 horses at
Pierce Brothers track. Santa Rosa, which
IS pronounced the fastest trOtunS track In
California and one of the fastest in Amer
lea.
Monroe Salisbury, the veteran horse
man, is on the ground and can be seen
every morning directing the training OF
his horses and instTucting his driver. In
Theron ne claims he has a second Azote
This horse was formerly q PAGER. but has
taken to the tTotting gait. He worked a
half mile at the latter style Of going IN
1:O224. a wonderful performance for a
horse which had been trottng less than
one month. This horse is by Albion out
of a Hook Hooking mare, thoroughbred
The other most promising Of the Sails
bury string is Alex 3. green mare by
Nutwood Wilkes out of the dam of Little
Albert. which has worked fast here:
Charles Jeffries is training a public sta
BILE the most promising of which is / Dl-
rect which worked a mile yesterday IN
2:IOl. last half in 1:04, last quarter in 3ll4
seconds Among the other horses in his
string is Hazel Kinney. 2:l2l2: Fannie Put
man 2:1iig: Annie Rooney, 2:17 and d
green PAGER
Charles Durfee is there with vii
liam Herold, 2:I5i+. by Sidney out OF
Cricket. 2:10; Roam Wilkes, 2:l212; Galette,
2:l2I9: clipper. green PAGER by Diablo, is
fast and has worked mile IN IA; Mon
ica. a green PAGER by Mckinney; Harvey
Nc bv Mckinney, with a three-yeaT-Old
record of PA. the latter the property OF
J. c. kirkpatrick OF the Palace Hotel
The veteran Dan Miner has Al GreSor,
2:lI which will start in the free-fOr-all.
Frank Bunch has the best conditioned
stable at The track. among his string pc
R0odle. 2:1213 and three-yeaT-Old trOt-
ter called Sister D. by Iran Alto, which
should win the OCcident stake at Sacra-
ment0 barring accidents and hoppleS.
Henry HelImau has Ned Th0rne, 2:1S, and
AIyrtha Whips by Whips, no record.
The best green PAGER at the track is
2 full brother to Chehalis, 2:04l4, called
Alto Rio. H. J. Sawyer (Honest john of
Portland. Or. has DeCeiVer, PAGER, IA;
Alutun. 2:1Sl2, and Tickets, by conductor,
the best green trotter that has shown
here Mr.. Fry has Bill Frazier, IL, tie
fastest PAGER at the track.
Sllkwood has developed into a guideless
wonder and viii give an exhibition one
day during the meeting.
DandeHon, a green PAGER by Dlabio, the
property of G. W. Fox of Sacramento,
worked a mile yesterday in 2:l0 driven by
a boy. f. S. Parker has Rey Direct.
Everything points TO the best meeting
that has ever taken place in California,
as the horses are going faster than ever
before at this season of the year. 1t is a
common occurrence to see a green PAGER
step a mile in .:l2.
A. 3. Spreakeis has Psyche, a green
trotter. which stepped the last half in 1:O5
and the last quarter in 32A seconds Fri
day
up behind some trotter or PAGER working
out.
The track has been in bad condition, but
it is as fast as lightning now. F. W.
Lucky and G. w Mckinney. Our Lucky
took a mark Of 2:1614 at Denver, beating
The property of Mr. Spreckels, is the fa-
VOrite among the ladies.