The San Francisco call., 1904-08-06
HARNESS RACING
SEEMS RESTORED
IN PUBLIC FAVOR
Circuit Meetings at Pleas
anton and at San Jose Are
IN Unqualified Success
OLE Is A FAST TROTTER
Tie Fay GeIding Is Expect
ed to Enter the 2:10 Class
at the Santa Rosa Track

From present appearances harness
racing has taken on new lease Of
life in California. The meeting at
Pieasanton last week was a big sue
- cess and the association giving the
meeting cleared nearly a thousand
dollars. Down at san Jose this week
the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse
Breeders Association IS having the
largest attendance seen at a harness
meeting in California for a long tirae
and the crowds cheer the winners as
they were wont 10 do in old times. The
racing since the circuit began has
necn high class. One or two suspl-
cious drives have been made. but these
were not passed unnoticed by the
judges
The san Jose meeting viii close to-
day with a big programme and 4 rec
ord breaking crowd is assured. Many
viii 60 from this city.
The fastest trotter that has ap
peared on the circuit so far is the bay
gelding ole. owned by Grace Bros. Of
santa Rosa and trained and driven
by John Quinn. ole took record Of
2:11lt at san Jose this week and
looks as If he might enter the 2:iO
class when he hits the Santa Rosa
track. He is by that old time favor
tie race horse, Silas Skinner, 2:17, and
his dam Is the great brood mare Eve
line. by NutWood which has produced
four with records better than 1922.
The PAGERS Kelly Briggs and 70
lock both entered the 2:1O list at San
jose on Thursday in the same race.
Kelly Briggs is the first 2:1O perform
er for his sire. Bayswater Wilkes,
owned by Samuel Hoy Of Winters
.Zolock's mile in 2.Os54 makes him the
twelfth 2;1O performer for his sire,
Mckinney.
A high class dlly appeared in the
two-year-old pacing division Of the
Breeders Futurity stakes on Thurs
DAY IN Dellah. a daughter Of ZoIock.
she marched the second heat of her
rage in 2-161z, which is the fastest
mile paced in the United States by a
- 1Ao-year-Old this year. Delilah is
owned and was bred by Ben Davies Of
San Bernardino. She could doubtless
pace q mile close TO 2:I2 If kept in
training until fall Her sire. Zolock.
seemed to realize the great speed Of
his first born to race and in the 2:1O
pace Oh the same day reduced his rec
ord from 2:1Ok TO 2:O95L.
Dexter Prince. the grand old stall
Jon which was used at PaIo Alto
stock farm for many years and is now
the property Of A. B. Spreckels, got
new 2:10 performer when his SON
Lison5erO trOtted TO a record Of POSI-
al Buffalo this week.
Vallejo is TO have the best meeting
. in its history, judging from the big
list Of entries received for the races.
which start at the navy yard town
Wednesday and which are as follows:
Wednesday. august II: Pacing. 2:I5 class.
purse 5000 - Tidal Wave. LinwOod Harry
Eursf. Alto Genoa, Rey del Disblo, Tammanv
Can Iopssil. Polka Dot Edwin 6
racing, green class S50O-Miss Idaho Corset
maker, Dr- ", Cavalier. Flora G. Lady sham
-, DT y The Mrs. Ruby H. Rose Thorn.
venus Derry Prince Almo Muriel.
thursday Irotting. , -16 class purse $500
Hezskin. Louise croneI. cuare. Verona, Ole.
Hank. Rozell, Briney X. Cicero Sutter, Ring
Rose ldlewild, Dollican, Princess.
Irotung, PA class purse. SIO00-Erosmont
Telephone. The Trotter Talisnan, Golden Gate,
Rita II. Gertle II. Alcaclta. T G d. E knight.
ksdie ] thompson, Little Babe. II D B. Balm.
Abe Miller. Morosco. Jupiter 3. Birdcatcher,
Friday. Trotting, 2:I2 class. purse. $500
Ircnsbie starters; Liege. Forest ", Redskin,
Pacing. 2.2o class, purse. s1OOO-Blly Red.
Nords, KID, Hattie Croner. Mildred O. Certie
4, Tom Carnesl. Tammany, Cavaliero Henri
y Dr. J. sunny Jim, The Mrs. Miss Winn,
Dart Rose Thorn, Nance ONeil. Baby Ellis
Ledy Petr1ns. BlackVood
Stake. colts and hlies by Can Topsail-
spinnakeF. Bonnie Jean Abe Lincoln. Madigau
fliy.
ssturdEy. Trotting. 2.so class. purse. $500
na X. Mlllbrae. Frosmont Princess Belle,
Ha-Ty 3. Husky, Talisman Monocrat Mamie
r. Princess ". Morosco. Jupiter B. Bird
catcher, Pat Rose
Pacing 2:lO class. purse $500 - Oma A.
Dsedali-n. Dictatress, Cuckoo. Kelly Briggs
Polka Dot. Zolock HighbaIl Edwin s Alone
Ioppy, Delphi. Fredericksburg