The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-07-30
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SCORES OF FAST
HORSES STABBED
At SAN IA ROSA
In Training for the
Races.
EVENTS ARE WELL FILLED
LARGE PURSES ATTRACT THE
HARNESS BRIGADE.
Evidence That the Coming Meeting
Will Be One of the Most
Successful Ever Held in
the State.
LARGE PURSES ATTRACT THE
HARNESS BRIGADE.
Special Dispatch to Tho Call.

SANTA ROSA, July 29.-The race meet
to be held here during the week beginning
August II promises to be one of the best
ever held in the State. Between seventy
and eighty of the fastest trotters in Cal
ifornia are already CHARTERED at the track
stables, while other strings are arriving
daily.
Secretary F. w. Kelly of the Breeders
Association spent yesterday in this city
completing many of the necessary prelim-
mary arrangements. He was accompanied
by T. j. Crowley. 1t has been decided to
designate Monday, the opening day, as
Ladies' day" and upon that occasion no
admission fee will be collected from The
fair sex.
Every morning number of citizens oc-
cupy the grand stand and witness the
horses at work. Some very speedy miles
are being reeled off in the workouts. 1
Direct went at a PIG gait to-day from the
pole to the half without apparently half
trying.
over SIS 900 has been offered in purses
for the coming meeting, and single purses
running as high as $1,000 have been hung
up for the more important events The
Santa Rosa track is recognized as one OF
the fastest and best in California. During
the meet held here last year a number OF
nett's gray gelding Who Is 1t broke the
worlds record for three-year-olds. Every
stall has been engaged for the coming
event, and the influx of horsemen PROM
ises to be larger than ever before.
Among the horses already here and at
work are the following:
c. D. Jeffries trainer-I Direct, br. S.,
four-year-old, record 2:13; by Direct.
dam by Francisco; owner, c. F. Kapp,
San Francisco.
record 2:19A; by Dudley, dam by Pos
eera Hayward; owner, w. H. Dahle,
PleaSanton.
HazaI IIinne1- h n, sevanvaaroId
record PIPE; by Mckinney, dam by
Christmas; owner, William Rourke,
San BernardinO.
Fanny Putnam. b. M. fve-year-old.
record 2:15A; by Christmas. dam by
Oregon Pathfinder; owner, w. G. Ste
venson, Victoria, b. G.
Annie Rooney, CHI. M, seven-year-
old, record 2:1714; by Strathway, dam
by Oakland Boy; owner, r. Spreckels,
San Francisco.
Marguerite, CHI. m. six-year-old, no
record; full sister to Annie Rooney;
owner. r. Spreckels, San Francisco.
g.. eight-year-old. record 2:i1; by Stein
way, dam by Robert McGregor; owner,
H., Dutard' s. San FRANCISCO n1oht oo,a
ord 2:1S14 by Clovis dam of .Athanio;
owner, H: L. Jones. New York
2:221a; b by Mambrino wilkes, dam -;
owner, J. c. Kirkpatrick, San Fran
Joe Casela trainer-Maud Newman,
T. m, seyen-year-old, record 2:26; by
Antonio Jr., dam =; owner, Charles
Newman San Francisco.
Butcher Boy chestnut gelding, sew
en-year-old, record 2:17A; by SeCre-
tary. dam by General McClennon;
owner, Charles Newman, San Fran
cisco.
Ruby NJ bay mare, eight-year-old.
record 2:11A; by Almont Patchin. dam
by Tllton Almont owner, Charles
Newman, San Francisco.
Dick Abels, trainer. Owners, Pierce
Bros, Santa Rosa-Dolly D, bay mare.
four-year-old. record 2:2i; by Eidney