The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 12, 1897, Page 11

} THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, e JANUARY 12, 1897. 11 PARDEE LAUGHS AT BOODLE TALK The Committee of Twenty- One Declares It Is Free From Strings. Some Indignast Language Em- bedied in a Perscnal Letter. Candidates for City Offices Are Mak- ing Known Their Waants in All Dircctions. OAKLAND OFFICE 8ax Francisco CALL,) Jan. 1L § y agrees with g the committee of ne published g He declares it to be the most foolish kind of talk to hint that the committee was ap- pointed as the result of boodle or corrup- tion. The story ing in the newspaper t the staunch s port; ion regar ion Saturday even- at has always been Dr. Pardee and of The Baron Will Wield the Pow-| erful Influence of the California Ciub, the indignant language of Dr. Pardee, published to-nizht, show that there bas been a very pronounced breach in. the ciement known in politics as the dee says: ¥ one that I wonld no! W I have sai o T US to ba of course, but ¢ old ring gang, it has not a finger alk runs to the song of *boodle,” but Te appears nothing to warrant t! e h om- for 1 , was it not for nathing said ag; 1 n d good poll are named ang clamored aloud for an ap- week prior to the but now ed out They are the ones who shout a1l the time the glass houses are puactured with many holes y Dingee is at the bottom of the com- “For many years I have served the city; I would not object to being Mayor,” says Auditor Snow. mittee with & proposition for ths cityZto buy his water works. But they purposciy forges that the matter would first have to be put to the vote of the people before the city could make such & deal if 1t wanted to. This talk it 100lish. Even should it be found that there is a bug in theCity Central Committee,would that have any effect upon the integrity of the individ- | ual members of the committee of twenty-one? There certainly could be no connection. There is no reasom, in my mind, why we +hould not go on just the same as bsfore, and, while I am not prepared to say that we will coutinue the course mapped out, still unie-s something definite transpires to change the condition of affuirs, there is noLhing to war- nt the assertion that our commitiee will ot continue the trust reposed in it. There is no truth in_the statements thatwe cannot find citizens who are wiliing to be del- esates. In the Seventh Ward the refusals to serve are fewer than anticipated, and while some who have been suggasted do 1ot want to act there are stili many other gocd represent- ative citizens who are ready. Of course we will have to alk this matter over before we determine just what to do. e not seen any of the committee for several days, and I went'to hear the opinion of olhers before I take a definite stand. Still I must say that even if the City Central Committee should have been ‘boodled” I do mot see where it affeets us. Certainly our committee is not responsible for the sins of others. The memuers of the committee of twen- ty-one are greatly enraged at the insinua- tion that tbey have formed an alliance with dishonor, and to-dav they addressed the following leiter to Frank A. Leach, ion in the En- ht of the & great surprise 1 that commitiee. The gent, honest, dis- e citizens of Oak- ublican municipal not sougat by that committee; been assumed ss the calt of duty, s nearly completed. The dele- 5, and whose numes will very soon , will command the respect and ‘of every voter in Oskiand. In the {hese men there has been no wire- o grinding of axes, no trading (o se- favorites; but there has been a horough canvass of each ward to find the best men to represent the varied interests of our "We do not know the genesis of this mov | ment houid we care? A solemn duty has b2 we are deter- o Sy and feariessi e be afraid? J Haven, T M. Robinson, Gri . M ham. K George B. M. W . Goldsmitn, ‘George C. Pardee, . H. Daly, George A.Adams, members of the committee of twenty-one. January 11, 1897. | The situation at present is reearded as | serious, and it looks as though efforts ere made to bring about a return of the 'solid nines’ took their cues before they voted in the Frank Leach, by bis action, has broken away from the young reformers headed by George C. dee, Assessor Dalton, Frank K. Mott, R. W. Snow and others, and they are wondering why he has done so. A few weeks ago, in the interests of so it was declared, the Re- City Central Committee turned iy organization over to the young men, who are strong for the recovery of | the water front. The twenty-one men who were empowered toappoint a con- 1 n to nominate city officials are the t men in the party, and although be was not aware of the plan until it was e Mr. Leach was supposed to be v toit, and for a month was cer- 1ly not opposed to it. That the Mayor and Council so nomi- ted wouid fight gallantly¥or the water t conld not be questioned and their election seemed equally certain. One of the most indignant of the com- mittee said to-day that there is something | needed far more convincing than Mr. Leach’s explanation published in the after- noon. Hesad: It looks ¢s if Tom Carothers, Steve Gage, George de Golia and their friends have cap- tured Frank Leach and his paper. The article day’s Enguirer was so false in its in- ns that it was intolerable, and could e explained in one way. Lescn smid { that the hand that was guiding the twenty- his arch-enemy, Frank Moffiil, tt and Lescn have fought for ten years an if the well-known Democrat were to leave this sectio h would not know where to lookwhen he wanted to make capitalatanother man’s expense. Many of us have not seen or months. Others do not know him , and certainly it is absurd to e is running the Republican party t ndividual magnified understood that s closely con- w Dingee water comps: ow that the new C: X the water rates for the com- would be absurd to suppose rival water companies do not take an a general Council. powe! and c the Contra Costa broken away from and his sudden ons which, unul d Ozakland politics, hink that some of those political that came from Valiejo must have had | & foundation. | feeling is very bitter, and the com- | mittee wonders if the absurd story of their being bought by Moffitt was not brought | forward 1o hide ti e evidence of a worse | betrayul. It is recalled that Leach sup- | ported Josiah Ames some years ago; that | he persistently fought the candicacy of As- sessor Dalton in the interests of R. Leckie; that he opposed Supervisor Pelouze, who supported Dalton, and ridiculed Jotin L. Davies’ ferry scheme, and that Oid Pard Bassett accused bim of betraying his plans to recover the water front to Edson Adams. All these things have been re- vived, and it is also stated that Mr. Leach and W. H. Mills recently passed some hours together. Asa result of all this bitterness there will certainly be two Republican tickets in the field. The Pardee-Dalton followers will present their usual determined front to the incorporated moropolie, and the ele- ment known as ““The machine'’ will also put up candidates. The committee of twenty-one meets Tuesday night, and they declare that they will be ready to name their men. ies Candlidates in Evidence. QAKLAND, CaL., Jan. 1L—Candidates are now bubbling up in all directions, and there will be no lack of choice. Auditor Snow is undecided whether to run to suc- ceed himself or to try for Mayor, and Treasurer Gilpin feels the same way. Most of the Councilmen are anxiousto succeed themselves, and W. A. Dow is be- | ing pushed to succeed City Attorney Per- | Engineer Wilson will certainly | have to fight for bis position. | Baron Baroteau is actively at work re- organizing the Owl Club in the Fourth Ward. The club wasa power four years ago when the Baron was captain, and he | prophesies great things for the future. TO REMOVE AN LYESORE. Assemblyman Howard E. Wright Wants Oxford Street Improved BERKELEY, CaL., Jan. 11.—A bill isto be presented by Assemblyman Howard E. Wright in the Legislature now in session | which if carried will result in a material improvement to the town, as well as to the university reservation. Oxford street, which skirts the western boundary of the campus, has been for twenty-six years an re to the publicana & source of dis- | comfiture to travelers, This street stretches something like an eighth of a mile along the crounds, and is perhaps the most | traveled of any of the stree s in tha vicin- |3 It has never been graded or macad- amized, because of the lack of fundsat the disposal of the regents. it will cost about $4000 to put this thoroughfare into proper condition, and in anticipation of presenting 8 bill to cover the amount Assemblyman Wright has had it surveyed with reference to the proper grade, beside securing an estimate as 10 the cost of putting it into cordition. Republican Ticket. BERKELEY, Car, Jan. 1L.—The Young Men’s Republican Club, which was or- ganized during the recent campaign, is agitating for the nomination of a straight Republican ticket in the coming local election. Berkeley town elections have hitherto been conducted without regard to National political divisions, but if the oub's views prevail ihe approaciring cam- paign will be different, A committee, consisting of Messrs. Parker, Kenney, Ray, Carpenter and Lord, has been ap- pointed by the club to investigate local Republican sentiment with regard to the matter. Objects to Mythology. BERKELEY, CaAL, Jan. 1L.—The Rev. | George E. Swan, recior of 5t. Mark’s Chureh, objects to the teaching of heathen mythotogy in the public schools. Mr. Swan thinks that the time devoted to study of Bulfinch’s ‘“Age of Fable” was worss than wasted and should be devoted to other things. **1 woulid like the parents of Berkeley to read rhe book and see if it is the sort of work they want their chil- dren to study or read.” said Mr. Swan. | Professor Gayley’s ‘‘Classic Mytas of English Literature’’ is the book on my- thology studied in the public schools. ———————— Baltimore during 1896 issued 4518 mar- riage licenses, LOVED PRETTI MORE THAN LIFE Bertha Hoeper Wrote Many Letters Before Shooting Herself. Feared Her Reason Wou'd Fail Because of Her Broken Heart. She May Live to Wear the Ros: She Wished in Her Coffi1. OAxLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,) 908 Broadway, Jan. 11. | Miss Bertha Hoeper, who attempted suicide at midnight, is still at the Receiv- ing Hospital, with her chances of life and death even. The circumstances that led up to the tragic affair are ambly told ina bundle of letters which she wrote about an hour previous to attempting to take her life. “I am sorry thatIdid notdo better,” said the girl this morning, “because I ) self to the different employment offices in San Francisco as a Livermore capitalist in quest of help, and particulariy wanted sober, industrious people. He promised steady employment at good wages to such. Some say they paid him a consideration for the proposed employment. ——————— . Hamburg Exposition. OAKLAND, CaL., Jan. 11.—Thne request of the State Buard of Trade for $250 to be used in conjunction with other funds raised by that body to make « California exhibit at the Hamburg Exposition next Juiy came up before the Supervisors fo- day.. Commissioner H. O. Trowbridge ad- dressed the board on tie subject, claiming it was one of the best opportunities ever given to make the country ¥nown in En- rope. He was followea by President J. P. Taylor of the Board of Trade and several other gentiemen, ail of whom indorsed the request, after which the board appro- priated the sum named. Special Services. OAKLAND, Car, Jan, 11.—The week of praver cbserved in this city by all evan- gelical churehes has resulied in special services being held in the Tenth-avenue Baptist Church this week, the Rev. Rovert Whitaker, pastor of the Twenty- third Avenue tist Chureh, preaching this Wednesday and Friday evening, and the Kev. C. H. Hobart of the First Bap- tist Church, Tuesday and Thursday even- ing. Cottage prayer meeting wiil be held in various parts of the ward each after- noon at 2 o’clock. Broke His Thigh. OAKLAND, CaL, Jan. 11.—James Halli- day, who recently returned from a cruise on the Charleston, fell from the rigging of a whaler in the estuary to-day, some 100 feet, and broke his thigh. At the Receiv- ing Hospital it was found that it was a compound fracture of the left thigh, and there is some doubt of his recovery. Want More Mileage. OAKLAND, CaL., Jan. 1L.—The Board of Supervisors received a copy of a circu- MISS BERTHA HOEPER, a Graduate of the San Francisco High School, Who Shot Herself Because She Doubted Her Lover. have no desire tolive. About three weeks 850 I was told that Mr. Pretti had decided ta transfer his affection for me to some other girl. I wrote to him and he assured me that such & story was false. We agreed to meet yesterday, and his manner con- vinced me that [ was one too many and I declded to get out ot the way.” Frank Pretli, for love of whom Miss Hoeper was willing to sacrifice her life, manages a cigar-store on Washington street. He was at the hospital several hours to-day and expressed great consid- eration for the suffering girl, said he: “Idid pot have any idea that Bertha had any intention of taking her life. She has always been a very cheerful girl, and with the exception of a little misunder- standicg a few weeks ago, we have never bad any serious differences.’”” One letter written by the girl about half an hour before she shot herself tells the whole story. Itisas follows: My Darting Frank: When you read this letter, your Bertha will probably be in the morgue. 1realize that I am not worthy of you and that 1 cannot possibly live without you, &nd I prefer death to misery. I have been trying for Weeks to overcome this ieeling thai nas taken possession of me, but I cannot dc it, and sometimes I fear that I shall lose my reason, and I would rather bedead than & maniac. 1 wish to thank you for all your kindness to me, which I know I have not deserved, aud which 1shall never be able to repay, but perhaps James will. When we were in the restaurant, yesterda; and 1 said that I should be a different girl to. morrow from what L am to-day, you did not understend me. You will understand it_now. Iwant you to keep this letter sacred and not let anybody read it, s I am not anxious to let the world know how much I love you. Frank, I may be doing wrone, but I cannot heip it. There is only one thing tor me to live for and that is you, and without my desire, I will go. Iremember well that the first little present you ever made me was a pure white rose. From that hour the white rose has been my favorite flower, and now I have but one favor to ask: 1 wish'that when I am buriea you would just place a pure Whi e rose on my breast. I want no mare flowers and Wantno one to send any Dbut this one from you. My last words are, “Frank, Ilove you.”’ Your darling sweetheart, Bertha. Last night the girl called on Pretti, ana seeing his gun on the table she waited till he left the room, and then fired, as she thought, at her heart. The bullet passed through ner lung and was extracted from her back this morning. The girl’s real name is Bertha Stitze. Her mother married very young and was deserted by her husband some time ago. Mrs. Stitze married a second time, and her daughter took her steplather’s name of Hoeper. Berthais a graduate of the San Francisco High School. — WORKING PEOPLE DUPED, Posed as a Livermore Capitalist, but Evaded His Hotel Bill. LIVERMORE, CaL. Jan. 1L.—There have been many &rrivals this week of men from about the bay who expected employ- ment at the hands of Charles Miller. Some said he was a rancher, some that he conducted a big livery stable and yet others that he conducted an undertaking establishment. The influx of strangers was only stopped when a teiephone mes- sage was sent to the San Francisco em- ployment agencies to the effect that no such man was to be found and not to send any more people here. Charles Miller came to this place last week and put up atthe Livermore Hotel. Sunday night he requested Land- 14rd Wilkinson to call him at 9 o’ciock Monday morning, but at that hour he was not to be found, and has not been seen. A warrant was sworn out for his arrest, charging him with jumping his board bil G. E. Rines of San Francisco was the first on. auped, arriving Monday to take charge of Miller's undertaking establish- ments. This same day a lady inquired for Miller, but declined to give her name or business. Tuesday a man, wife and son were the first arrivals to take char.e of Miller’s ranch. . Later a couple of hostiers came in to work in Miller's livery siable. Others have come and gone with their tale of woe. lar letter from C. P. Smith, chairman of the Mendocino County Supervisors, asking them to join in an effortto gel bill passed by the Legisiature this winter in- creasing the aliowance for mileage when acting as Road Commissioners, in which he says: “There has been inaugurated a fight against the powers of Supervisors, and it behooves us to protect ourselyes.” The letter was tabled. PATRONAGE DISPENSED. Supervisors Name Those Who Are to Live on the County for Two Years. OAKLAND, Car, Jan. 1L.—The Super- visors at their meeting this afternoon made many bearts glad and an equal number sad by dispensing the patronage which is at their disposal. The list of the employes with the changes are as follows: Copyist—W. M. Fallon, vice J. G. Mattos, re- moved. County treasury watchman—J. W. Moore, to succeed himsell. Courthouse sssistant gardener—L. H. Cobb, vice A. Bahr, removed. . Courthouse engineer and assistant janitor— J. E. Engle, vice George Baliard, removed. Game and Fish Warden—J. L. Donovan, to succeed himself. Physician, Receiving Hospital—Dr. R. T. Stratton, vice Dr. M. L. Johnson, removed. Courthouse janitor—Al Williams, vice L M. n, removed. Webster-strect bridge-tender—C. A. Emlay, vice Willlam Potts, removed. Night watchman Hull of Records—George Maloon, vice G. H. Noyes, removed. ° Druggist County Infirmary—George W. Bax- ley, vice Fred Grubam, removed. Stewerd Receiving Hospital—I. D, Tobin, vice J. J. Victory, remcved. Physician County Jail—Dr. C. M. Fisher, to succeed himself. Hali of Record janitor—Eugene Lynch. Courthouse watchman—Diniel Denah; S\xgennmndflu‘ County Infirmary—Dr. W, A. Clark. A resolution to increase the salary of Hattie McDonald, matron of the Receiv- ing Hospital, from $25 to $30 a month was defeated. The position of James T. Casev, gar- dener at the Courthouse, was declared va- cant from February 1, but no one was se- lected to fill the place. The changes will all take place Febru- ary 1, with the exception of Dr. M. L. Johnson, J. G. Mattos Jr. and Grorge Bai- lard, who will retire 10-night to make way for their successors to have the places to- morro w. ——————— Plenty of Faults, but No Kemedy. ALAMEDA, Cavn, Jan. 11.—W. D. P. Bliss spoke upon Christian Socialism in Linderman's Opera-house this afternoon. His audience consisted principally of ladies, and numbered about 300. This was his last appearance upon tLe coast, he baving left immediateiy at the close of his lecture for the East. Mr. Bliss, in forcible language, pointed out numerous faults of the present system of competiticn, but did not offer any remedy. rporations came in for a heavy denunciation, but the speaker claimed that the people were to blame even for their grasping propensities. He favored woman’s suffrage and muni- cipal ownership. The latter, he claimed, would give more employment to tue laboring class, but ke failed to stats in what wa, New Marine Service, ALAMEDA, Car, Jan. 1L — Theo. Leydecker will ship ten of his bom- ing pigeons upon the Ratiler, now being fitted out at the Mission-street wharf, upou the conditjon that Cnrnln Fred Nel- son will not release any of them over 109 miles from the loft. In speaking of the proposed trial, Mr. Leydecker said: T let Captain Nelson have the birds on the condition that they be flown along the coast of Californis, 100 miles north or south of San Francisco. If they were liberated on the. Japan coast [ do not think they would ever come home. In the first piace, they are not trained to that and couldn’t get their bearings, and, seconuly, they would have been coo up so long that they wouldn’t |ave the strength to fly so far, even if they had thn‘r‘fildnn.x 2 —————— For business men or country merchants Itissaid that Miller represented him- | the Russ House is the best place in 8. F.* BUCKIFA AADE A NEW TRACK BECORD With Sloan Up He fieat the 1 to 4 Choice, Mt. McGregor IL Tully Coulter’s Fil'y California Took the Stake Event Very Easily. Reopening Day at O:kland fra’ck Two First Choices Managed to Squa ze Through. T. Sloan, jockey, and Ed Purser’s bay gelding Buckwa were quite the sensation of the hour reopening day at Oakland track. The precocious young saddle- artist, whose various dazzling habiliments require an experienced valet and an index book of greater thickness than the City directory to keep cases on, and which would have caused E. Berry Wall in his palmiest days to have turned a beastly wretched sallow color, was real good yes- terday. Herode two winuers, and even if he was outfinished by Charley Thorpe in the fifth race, it was no disgrace, for Charley was high mogul of the bush jockeys when Tod was making hot-air balloon escapes. At any rate, as was men- tioned before, the win of Buckwa was the gossip of the track. The cause of it all was the fourth race of the day, a mile dash with three starters—Cabrillo, Mount Mec- Gregor IT and the aforesaid gelding. Mount McGregor wasal to 4chance, but Tod rushed Buckwa away in the lead and keeping him there led the odds on favor- ite out by half a length at the wire in the remarkably sast time of 1:393{. His ex- cellent ride was enthusiast.cally applauded by the crowd, many of which got abroad atodds of 4 to 1 The time is a irack recora. The sport throughout was very good and the attendance was large, The track was as hard as an asphaltum pavement and fast time was the rule. Favorites fared about as well asthey usually do under tbe soothing influence of the ba!my air of Emeryville, scoring on but two occasions. The Berieley high-weight handicap, worth $700 to the winner, over six fur- Jongs, drew out & field of ten. Caspar, the Burns & Waterhouse entry, with 1i6 pounds up, was a slight favorite at odds of 11 to 5 over California. After a tiresome delsy at the post Caspar got away in front and led to the stretch, where California passed him, and galloped in an easy win- ner by three lengths in 1:143;. Scarf Pin took the place in a hard drive from Fer- rier, which latter horse ran a magnificent race, carrying 140 pounds. Drifting back in the betting from 6 to 5 to 9 to 5 Meadow Lark got away from the post poorly, and then downed the poor lot opprsed to him in the opening six- furiong scramble, tinally beating the 150 to 1 sl:‘ot Detective a length, Monitor was third. With but four going to the post for the mile and a furlong race under selling con- ditions McLight and Lovdal both closed at 8 to 5 aiter the former bad opened up a 6105 chance. Lovdal made tne running to the stretch, when Doggett shook Mc- Light up and in a miid drive beat the Burns & Waterbouse eatry less then a length in 1:543. Peter II led Little Crip- ple out for the show. 3 By a vretty piece of riding Charley Thorpe got Osric 11, second choice for the seven-furlong spin for three-year-olds, home a nose in front of Gene Leigh's Arrezzo, the 6 to 5 favorite. The pair alternated in making the pace throughout, but when it came o the final inch Thorpe attested his superiority by E:ckmu his mount over the tape a nose to the good in 1:28%. Imp. Sain awoke from a reverie and was third at more than pleasing odds. The concluding race of the day, a six- furlong sprint, was captured by Mont. gomery, which opered a 6to5 favorite and receded to threes. Quicksilver, as usual, made his run out in frontand quit Auction Baley CHAS. LEVY & C0., AUCTIDNERRS. Salesroomns—1135 VMarket Street. HIS DAY. Januiry 12, 1897, . a: ~alesroom, Tth-and Sth, AN EL' GANT LINE OF FURNITURE, Carpets. Beddin, s, Stoves, Ranges, C ery. Glasswai removed tu Sal badly in the stretch. Montgomery then won comparatively handily from Howard. Woodchopper, the 9 to5 choice, ran unplaced. NOTES. J. C. Humphrey was once more seen on the block, after quite a spell of it on the ground. Cole Uliman made book under name of the St. Louis Club, and seemed 'to geta liberal share of tbe patronage. The rail-birds have a rare joke on Billy Randall, who trains Ostler Joe and some other Montana horses. Yesterday morn- ine an exercise boy did not gallop imp. Friar to suit Billy, and in disgust ne told the boy to dismount and he would teach him something. Randall was then given a foot-up on the brown horse's back, and “there began the wildest ride ever taken by man.” Round ana round the track he galloped with Randall shouting for a life- preserver, a balloon or a racetrack res- taurant doughnut, but all to no avail Finally, aiter the Snglish-bred horse ha smashed all past four-mile records and gone a hali-mile further, he stopped. If that exercise iad ever asks Mr. Randall for another lesson, there is apt to be a homogeneous mixture of boy, horse, sad- dles, stirrups and Montana cass-words, all mixed up with the paddock fence and sur- rounding buildings, The Detective which started in the first race was not the horse by that name formerly owned by Coleman & Jones, and the management of the track across the bay should have so notified the public. The horse starting in yesterday’s race was down on the card as by Comet from Viola, and was backed quite extensively for the show. Meadow Lark slipped his headstall, finishing with the bit in his mouth and the balance of the paraphernalia down on his neck. Joe Ullman backed McLight in a major- ity of the books. The entry of Nelson had been refused by the track across the bay, but as yester- day’s race was a stake affair he was al- lowed to go to the past, although Starter Ferguson had been previously ordered not to unnecessatily delay the start on ac- count of the one-eyed horse. Buckwa and California were both snc- cessful at their first essay. Pete Gaffney <aid that Purser let. B ickwa run loose, but it is just probable that Pete was “smoking a bit,” as several other big bettors had their checks down on the gelding. Tully Coulter thought California a good thing and must have added considerably to his bank roll. The saddle on Fly slipped near the three-furlong pole and Shaw was com- pelled to pull the sprinter up. Following are to-day's weights: First race, purse, eleven-sixteenths of a mile: 294 Lindenda'e. [ ;... Tmp. Mistral I1.112 844 Play voy. 294 Lost Girl........107 318 Link Bo) 287 Widow Jot 287 Cueridah. 234 Cappy 344 The Tot 287 Red Fork 161 Green Lea 09| 368 Jas. Porteus. 299 Adam Andrew,112| 287 Defender.. Second race, selling, three-quarters of a mile: Jessie O. ..105| 113 Doub'e Quick. 332 Henry Grattan.104| entries and . 99 . 99 3848 Viking. 294 Draught. | 577 294 Amelia S 324 Investigator 257 Senator Morgan109 (287)Ezekiel. . .... Ganoaer. & 357 Geo. Palmer. 9| 857 Lady Loorem..107 318 Sweet Wilifam.112| Fourth race, purse, one and an eighth miles: 288 Pollock ..102] ¥70 Little Cripple (358)Fortun 1104/ 302 Dovle. 862 Monita. 105 229 Collins Fifth race, selling, seven-eighths of a mile 1 281 Let Me Sed ... Mamie R. | 285 Commiss! 245 Midlo.. . 99 358 Geo. Rose. 865 Jack Richelien.101) 75 Thelma. 96 381 Formal 110| 32 Two Cheers.... 96 328 Peril. 99| THE *“CALL” day of the winter meeting. Weather fine. RACING GUIDE. CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB. Oakland Racetrack, Monday, January 11. Twenty-eighth Track fast. G0, FIRAT RACE Thses quarioes of a mile; selling; four-year-olds and upward; purse $300. Betiing, Ino. | Horse,age, welght | St st | Fin. Jocker.. fop <L (838)| Meadw Lark, 511034/ 10 42 11 [Dogwer. 95 *|Detective, 5...114 | & 13 | 28 |Coady. 100 *[Monitor, 4....:208 | 3 21 | 81 e Gold Bug 7 81 | 434 82 Jack Mart 4 8 5 8 12 Yucatan Ii, 4.. 8 5 8 100 200 Last Chance,a.109 | 9 10 q 8 72 .|La France, 4...104 | 2 9 8 100 164 (~ir Richard, .110 | 11 1 9 6 15 298 |Mahogany, &...109 |12 13|10 8 10 . |Game Cock, ..114 |14 i |1 50 100 11015 1 7 12 16 40 | 77| 15 1B |18 60 400 | 5 8 (1 40 100 258 | 13 12 15 .. 80 30 Good start. Won driving. Winver, EImwood farm’s br. g, by imp. Brutus-Nabeite. Time, 1:16, 97(). BECOND RACE- Ouoandan eiehih miles; four-year-olds and upward; parse $400. Bettlog. Ind. | Horse, age, welght. Jockeys. Op. ClL 65 85 28y 3 185 6 9 Good start. Won driving. Winner, J. B. Coleman’s ch h., by Macduff-Longalight. Time, 1:5434 97] THIRD RACGE-Berkeley handicap: three-quarters of a mile; all ages; purse 1000, Bettin Index.| Horse, age, welght. | St.| 14 % | % | s | Fm. op. 9 83 |23 | 1% (13 |TSo &2 53 2 21 | a3 | 4 2h |Coady. 3 78 3 81 | 3 85 | 3h [Doege 5 3 1 12 |1 24 | &3 |Joves. 2 115 8 2 51° | 82 | & pencer. 8 715 7 82 | 8 61 | €10 |R.lsom 12 18 4 71 | 73| 8 78 |H. Martin 12 90 % 5 4n | 8 71 | 8 |Siaughter. 40 680 838 |F 8 51 | e Sha Sxe san 270_| Nelson. o Hennessy ¥0 80 Good start for all but Neison. Won easily. Misfortune. Time, 1:14:34 *Left. S*Pulied up. ‘Winner, T. . W. Coulter’s ch. m., by imp. Midiothian- *¥sCoupled with Sly. iy 372. FOURTH RACE—One mile; four-year-olds and upward: purse $400. Bettine. Index.| Horse/age, welght. |St. | 14 % % str. | Fin. Jockey. |0p. CL . |Buckwas.....3000 1| 13 4 13,1 11 |13 | 134 |T, €lo 3 7 (#59) | Mt.McGregor 11,4 105 2| 21 | 2h | 2h | 22 | 25 |E Jones. 1.3 310 346 |Cabrilio, 5........100| 3. 8 3 3 3 38 |H Martin...l.[10 16 Good siart, Won drlving. Winner, Cambriage stable’s b. , by Buckra-We Wa Time, 1:39%. 373, FUFTH RACE—Seven-cighing of & mileseeling; (b er-lds; purs 350 . o Betting. Index. St 3% Y % Str. | Fin Jockey. Op. Cl (268) 2| 8h | 1h | 23 | 2% | lnse [ 8 21 2h 1h 1 26 65 B Uial g | 35| G| i 10 539 8| 8 8i0 | 818 | 818 | &% a5 208 6|73 | 81 | 71 | 8% | 88 30 499 4|51 | 61 | 64 | 8 710 100 162 5| 4% | 81 | &1 | 73 | 84 8 240 9l ? 9 9 9 200 Good start Won ariving. Winner. Burns & Waterhouse's b, c., by Ben Ali-Shasia Time, 1:28%. SIXTH RACE—Three-quartersof a mile: 374. selling; four-+ear-olds and upward: purse $300. Horse, age, welght. | St Boore o str. Fla. 28 | 11% 55 | 21 13 | 2 it |3 83 | 84 74 | T8 i S Eighteen bookmakers cut-in yesterday. | IYDIANA AUCTION COMPI THIS DAY. ..January 12, 1897, At 11 o'clock A. 3, 1057 MARKET ~THEET, OPP. JONES, Tuesday... | Bric-s-Br Range, w | Bo kcase Woulen Biankets, P men ts, Glassware, aad Linolenm. etc. INDIANA AUCTION COMPANY. 1 Universal Ward cobes, Matiresses Aiasion s, Lounz s, Lamps. Orna- uekery, 1000 yarus of Carpet Sixth race, purse, three-quarters of a mile: 880 Olive. ..105| 251 Mike iice......102 340 Roseb 87 .98 298 Kowals! 99| 281 14 883 Contritton 102 315 Tux 29 864 Favory 102| 349 B ue Beil.......105 356 St. Aignon 865 Minni. ee, 103/ 361 Huememe: 102/ 369 Detective SELECTIONS First race—Adam Andrew, James Por- teus, Cappy. 1 OR TO-DAY. Second race—Double Quick, Banjo, Henty Grattan. Third race—George Palmer, Sweet ‘William, Investigator 1L Fourth race—Coilins, Fortuna, Little Cripple. Fifth raco—Formal, Midlo, Thelma. Sixth race—Rosebud, Tim Murphy, Olive. FREE POLO GAMES N THE CITY PARK The Burlingame Club to Secure a Public Field Here. Commissioners Favor the Idea and Exciting Matches Will Result Teams Msy Come From the East and North—Burlingzame Teams Going South. San Francisco is to have a public polo grounds in Golden Gete Park. The Burlingame club, through the ef- forts of its president, Mr. Grant, has re- ceived from the Park' Commissioners the promise of the necessary plat of ground to be converted into a polo field. The Park Commissioners are agreeable to the project. The idea is to bhave the field ready for use in April upon the occasion of the Golden Gate Carnival. Efforts are to be made to have some prominent Eastern polo team come out here at that time to play the Burlingame club. Foxhall Keene, son of Jim Keene, the formerly well-known California pioneer, is asso- ciated with one of the big Eastern teams. He especially will be asked to vim:it this coast with his fellow-plavers. The trip is an expensive one, for the special car for the ponies alone would cost $1000. “The Park Commissioners have signified their intention to put a stretch of ground in condition,” said Joe Tobin of the Bur- lingame Club yesterday. *A polo field re- quires an area of ground about 100 yards wide by about 200 yards long. ©The proposed polo field would be near the Olympic grounds and just within the park. There isa good stretch of ground there that is not being used for anything. All that would have to be done to make it a polo field would be to put a little earth on it in some places and then turn the water on it occasionally so that it would look green. The polo field at Burlingame requires practically no attention. The Burlingame polo team, composed of Walter Hobart, Lawreace McCreary, Richard Tobin and Charles Baldwin, is going down to Los Angeles to play at least two games on Washington’s birth- day of that week that are to be given over to some sort of fiesta at Los Angeles. One game will be with the polo team of the | Riverside Club that ranked first on the coast until defeated by Burlingame last year. The other will be with the Santa Monica polo team. The Burlingame team will take fiiteen ponies along for the games. A special horsecar will be char- tered for the trip. A story had gained circulation to the ef- fect that polo ponies were being killed and salted down at Burlingame as choice food for the recenily imported foxe hounds, as a sort of esthetic diet, calcu- lated to put fresh life and spirit into the dogs of tha chase. But Joe Tobin yester- day indignantly denied that there had been the least foundation for this canard on the fads of swelldom. He explained tha: the foxhounds are fed only upon pre- pared biscuits, manufactured especially for the purpose, and dealt out by the im- | ported English kennel master who has charge of the dogs. These dogs donot get our meat at all. He also declared that there are more polo ponies at Burlingame now than ever before. There are fully seventy-five. Mr. McCreary, brotber of the present Bure lingame polo-player, did when last here buy up about ten of the California ponies and take them to Engiand with him, but none others have been disposed of, And Mr. McCreary has been very successful with those liftle horses of the California mustang stock. Here a gzood polo pony can be bought for about §40. An excep- tionally good one may bring $75. Joe Tobin paid that amount for his best pony. In England, according to Mr. Tobin, a polo pony is worth {rom $200 to §500, and some of the best ones with great reputa- tions, because of their rilers, have brought as much as $2500 and $5000 apiece. 1n the East & good poio pony cannot be had under about $250. Those that Walter Hobart bought in tue East and exbibited in the recent horse show, cost something lhikg $750 each. They were the best to be ad. But the polo men themselves assert that the little California horse is on a par with auything anywhere as a polo pony. If he be quick to start and quick to turn and not over 14 bhards2 in: hes in beight, he has the essential qualifications for a good pl)ln pony, but must have & little speed also. Dr.Gibbon’s Dispensary, 625 KEARNY 8T. Established in 1854 for the treatm Diacaorn, Lost Manbood. st e