The San Francisco call., 1905-05-27
RICH STAKES
FOR TROTTERS
More Money Is Offered on
the Coast This Season
Than in Many Years Past
SWEET MARIE THE STAR
California Mare Will Be
the Greatest Drawing Card
on the Grand Circuit

More money will be raced for in Cali
fornia this summer by the trotters and
PAGERS than that class Of horses have
had the opportunity to earn at home
in several years. Los Angeles starts off
on July with $1,000. TO be dis
tributed during a six days meeting.
Fresno follows with $4,000 in purses
and stakes guaranteed by the Pacific
Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Asso-
cietion The same organization viii
give a second meeting in August, at
which close TO $4,000 will be disbursed
among the winners. There viii be
about $4,000 TO race for at Santa Rosa,
the same amount at Woodland, and the
California State Fair viii distribute
between $4,000 and $4,000 to owners
OF harness horses. 1t is safe TO say
that $4,000 in the aggregate Will be
won by trOtters and PAGERS that are in
the money during the five or six weeks
OF racing that viii comprise the Cali
fOrnia circuit OF 1905.
A noticeable feature Of the large en-
try lists received by the associations on
the Grand Circuit that have thus far
closed their principal stakes is the large
proportion Of California-bred trotters
that have been named and the COM
paratiVely few PAGERS from this State
the S10,0 600 trot at Readville, nearly
one-fourth of the entire entry list are
California horses, but in the pacing
events this State does not make much
Of showing, so far as numbers are
concerned, there being but three or
four California PAGERS of any class that
have been sent East TO race this year.
Sweet Marie, 2:O4%, win be the big
drawing card Of the Grand Circuit
meetings and there will be a deter
mined effort to defeat her by the own
ers Of other trotters. Although her last
years antagonist, Tiverton, 2.041z, is
looked upon by some TO be about the
only horse that can give her a hard
race, the opinion Of well-posted horse
men is that the Eastern but
California trotters - Lisonjero,
2;0S1z and George G, 2:06A-are the
ones most likely TO make her lower her
record. II she is beaten it will prob
ably be California-bred one that wins
the laurels. Those who watched the
daughter of Mckinney taking her work
this winter at the Los Angeles track
are firmly convinced she is about in
Vincible and the greatest race trotter
yet produced The horse that beats her
this year viii have 10 trot three heats
better than 2:04-
Budd DOble Will send Lou Dillon to
Cleveland some time during the next
two weeks, the date Of her departure
not having been set He has given her
the most careful preparation and the
mare is in perfect condition. She trotted
q mile in 2:11 last Saturday, with the
last quarter in a shade better than 81.
Mr.. Billings, who owns her and also
the only other two-minute trotter. Ma
3or Delmar, is arranging for contests
between the two, he TO drive one and
II X Devereaux of Cleveland the
other These contests will be the big
features OF the amateur matinee meet
fngs this year. Mr. Doble will not go
East with the mare, but will ship her
IN charge Of her faithful attendant, Ed
Mslloy, who has been with her nearly
two years.
Among the Pacific Coast trotters which
are expected 10 win laurels and money on
the big ring during the summer are
Colonel J. g kirkpatrick's John Cald-
well. which took a record of 2:11k
last year, and is expected to reach 2:07
or better before he comes back in the
fall; Mamie +, the wonderful little flly
which took a record Of 2:15L last year
as three old; AIorosco, PIP, win
ner Of last seasons $1,000 California
stake; Mack Mack. 2:121k, an Oregon
horse by McIkinney-Lady Zombro,
which trotted a half-mile in 1:O2B at
Pleasanton before she was shipped East
BY her trainer. T. W. Hodges, and four
or five others which are capable of
miles close 10 2:IO
Monroe Salisburys string of trot-
ters does not look quite as formidable
as the one he took over for Mr. Butler
last year. but he has some good ones
nevertheless. Charles de Ryder, who
IS the trainer and principal driver of
Alr. Buffers horses. thinks highly of
daughter OF Sidney Dillon, which has
been named Helen Keyes She is well
stakeo IN the dig circuits, but De Ryder
Gays they may not start her. but take
her along simply for educational nur-
poses. He thinks she viii get a mark
Of 2:05 rs sure IS she stays right
The Colorado circuit of harness
racing has already opened, but as its
early meetings are on half-mfIe
track there viii not be much fast rae
ing until the horses reach Denver
where two weeks meeting opens on
June IL Quite a number of California
horses have been shipped to Denver. p
W. Hodges, Ben Chaboya. Worth Ober
and other trainers leaving Pleasanton
on the goth inst A match race for
$1,000 side between J. R. Richard
sons Getaway tby Strathway) and s
Bernard's Della Mccarthy Cby Nc
the 29rh OF June
Entries for the Stanford stake oe
1907 viii close with Secretary Al
Lindley Of the California State Agri-
cultural Society on June /. A fee of *
must accompany each entry. The stake
is for foals of 1904. now yearlfugs, On
the same date a fourth payment Of
one Of the same amount on foals of
1902, 10 be trOtted this year. and also
one Of the same amount on foals or
1903. to be trotted in 1906 Failure to
make payment IN these stakes as thew
become due forfeits previous nav,
ments and declares entries out