. Breeder and sportsman . FIRST DAY—SATCRDAY, OCTOBER 27. AME FORTUNE and Old in arm, amiled benlying up-on lovers of racing last Saturdayat Bay District tra^k. PresidentWilliams, of the CaliforniaJockey Club, rushed out of theclub-house to warmly greet thevenerable pair, who, ere depart-ing for the balcony, gave the en-terprising young official theirFnily five thousand friends of the flyers passedthrough gate and turnstile and swarmed on the asphaltum infront of grandstand and club-house and on the balconies,the latter of which were veritable cataracts of color and bow-ers of feminin
. Breeder and sportsman . FIRST DAY—SATCRDAY, OCTOBER 27. AME FORTUNE and Old in arm, amiled benlying up-on lovers of racing last Saturdayat Bay District tra^k. PresidentWilliams, of the CaliforniaJockey Club, rushed out of theclub-house to warmly greet thevenerable pair, who, ere depart-ing for the balcony, gave the en-terprising young official theirFnily five thousand friends of the flyers passedthrough gate and turnstile and swarmed on the asphaltum infront of grandstand and club-house and on the balconies,the latter of which were veritable cataracts of color and bow-ers of feminine beauty. Everywhere enthusiasm and goodosture prevailed. Inside the enclosure were scores ofequipages of the most fashionable description, from dogcartto four-in-hand drag, the female occupants dressed in themost fetching costumes of Parisian and San Franciscomodistes, the beaux in all the glory of willie-boy coats, russetshoes, light pantaloons and crysanthemums. The last-namedarticle was generally large enough and th
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