. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 8 ©£* $veein& mtfr §pavt*mcau [December 1, 1900. The Sao Francisco Jockey Club is to be congratulated on thesplendid racing that bas beep famished the public during the two weeks of its inaugural meeting, which closes to-day. In spite of several days of very bad weather the attendance has been kept up throughout and on Thanksgiving Day, when the sua shone clear and warm, the largest crowd ever seen at Tanforan was present, len thousand people in holi- day attire passed tbrough the gates and were rewarded in seeing a high clasB lot of horses compete for the
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 8 ©£* $veein& mtfr §pavt*mcau [December 1, 1900. The Sao Francisco Jockey Club is to be congratulated on thesplendid racing that bas beep famished the public during the two weeks of its inaugural meeting, which closes to-day. In spite of several days of very bad weather the attendance has been kept up throughout and on Thanksgiving Day, when the sua shone clear and warm, the largest crowd ever seen at Tanforan was present, len thousand people in holi- day attire passed tbrough the gates and were rewarded in seeing a high clasB lot of horses compete for the most im- portant stake, thus far, of the season, the Autumn Handicap, which was won by the good California colt Yesuvian, a son of imp. St. Andrew and the mare Hot Springs, dam of Gey- ser, Calora and Lavator. Vesuvian carried 107 pounds and was ridden by Mounce. With his stable companion Andrisa, be was 5 to 2 in the betting, while S. C. Hildreth's stable, which was represented by three starters, Bangor, Gonfalon and Vulcain, was at 3 to 1. Vesuvian went right out in front as soon as the barrier was lifted and gradually increased his lead from a head at the first quarter in front of The Fretter, to a length and a half at the finish in the lead of Bangor. There were twelve starters in the stake and nearly every horse in the bunch was played to some eztent. Tan- foran's gates will close to day for two weeks, and every official of the new organization can, during that time, rest assured that if his future efforts for the welfare of racing are as well performed as they have been daring the opening meeting of tbe club, the public, who make racing possible, will have no cause for complaint on any score. Stabter Richard Dwter has done excellent work with the barrier at Tanforan daring the meeting which closes to- day, and there is a pretty general conviction in the minds of racegoers that he is the best starter that has yet appeared on California tracks. This is a very high compli
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