The San Francisco call., 1906-11-08
SPORTS
ECBERT ANNOUNCES
OPENING DAY
PROGRAM.
By j. r. Jeffery.

Handicapper Horace Egbert vester-
cay announced the racing program he
has prepared for opening day at En-
eryville. which will be on SATURDAY
Of next week. In addition to the onen-
ing handicap. the card win he nsde
UP or two purse races. two selling
races and a subscription selling race
ne subscription race will open the
racing Tor the season and will he a
slN-iuriong sprint for 4-year-olds and
upward The entrance fee will be so
and $500 viii be the added money
ne second event viii be a mile sell
ing race for 3-year-olds and upward
ano the third a $500 purse event for
1-Vear-olds AT FIVE furlongs. Then
VIII come the opening handicap at a
mile. the stake feature OF the card
Tor which the pick of the best horses
IN training al The track has been en-
tered A purse race for 3-ysar-olds
an0 selling race at q mile and twenty
yards VIII complete what gives prom
lse OF being very interesting after
moons sport
The program book for the first week
OF racing viii be issued on Friday.
On the Monday following the opening
there viii be two purse events and
tour selling races: on Tuesday. the
Firenzi handicap for 3-year-olds and
upward. two purse races and three
selling events. on Wednesday. the
Cleaning handicap at mile for g.
year-oids and upward, two purse
events and three selling races; on
Thursday. two purses and four selling
races. on Friday. the Tradition handi-
cap at six furlongs. three purses and
two selling races. and on Saturday,
the Artful handicap at a mile and one
hundred yards, two purses and three
selling races.
The same general program viii be
provided throughout the entire twen-
ty-1ve weeks OF racing. For each
Wednesday and Saturday when no
stake events are down for decision.
6 $1,000 handicap viii be provided. A
$500 handicap viii be run each Tues
cay and Friday and there will be
$500 purse event every day during the
meeting. Such an arrangement Will
provide plenty Of opportunity for the
frequent appearance of numerous high
class horses in training at the track
snd certainly ought 10 insure good rae
ing. The better class Of horses are
catered 10 more than ever before and
there viii still be an abundant chance
for the cheaper horses 70 run.
commenting on the entries that have
been made for the various stake events
that viii be features OF the meeting,
Handicapper Egbert said yesterday
that there was noticeable absence
OF the ordinary horses that had in
previous years figured in the lists for
the big races-a condition quite agree
able 10 the Jockey Club officials It
has always been beyond the compre-
hension Of the racegoing public why
owners Of selling platers have per
sisted in going 10 the trouble and ex-
pense OF entering cheap horses IN
high-class races where they seemingly
had absolutely no chance o. getting in
the money. There was some discus
sion Of this subject last season and IL
may have had its effect, for few or
dinary performers have been named
in the stakes this season, while more
Of the better class Of local horses
have been entered. in addition to the
large number OF classy horses from
Eastern tracks Egbert declared that
the New California Jockey Club has
never before had such an abundance
Of good material for high class racing
in its stake events. This is particu-
larly true OF the Opening handicap.
for which there are - entries, which
make UP in quality what may be lack
ing in quantity. Last season there
were more entries for this event. but
the chances are that there will be
greater number Of actual starters this
year The weights for this event will
be announced next Monday.
The track was in good condition yes
terday having dried out after a couple
OF days Of heavy going following the
rain Of last week. The trainers who
had their horses out expressed them
selves as very much pleased with the
condition Of the course, which had
seemingly been greatly benefited by the
rain. It viii not be surprising II the
track records suffer a cut before the
meeting is many days old. 1t is gen
orally agreed that the course was never
in better shape.
J.. H Brannan and F. Getchell unex-
pectedly put in an appearance at the
track with AIisty's Pride, Billy Mahan,
Peter J. Hulford, Bell Reed, Lurene.
Reality and Queen Cup, the string with
which they captured some purses on
the Northwestern circuit during the
sumner and fall. After the Spokane
meeting they threw their horses out Of
training with the idea Sf wintering at
Boise, but the bright prospects for the
winters racing at Oakland induced