. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. TWENTY-FOUR SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, JULY 8,1893. SUBSCRIPTION FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR PORTLAND'S SUCCESSFUL MEETING. Large Daily Attendance—Close Contests—Ex- cellent Management—Great Revival of Trotting Interests in Our Sister State. SECOND DAT—TUESDAY, JUNE 27. It was anything but generous treatment that the Portland Speed 'and Driving Association received to-day from the weather clerk, says the Portland Oregonian. It was the sec- ond day of their spring race meeting, and if shown any ele- mental favoritism at all ihey would have had an immense crowd in
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. TWENTY-FOUR SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, JULY 8,1893. SUBSCRIPTION FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR PORTLAND'S SUCCESSFUL MEETING. Large Daily Attendance—Close Contests—Ex- cellent Management—Great Revival of Trotting Interests in Our Sister State. SECOND DAT—TUESDAY, JUNE 27. It was anything but generous treatment that the Portland Speed 'and Driving Association received to-day from the weather clerk, says the Portland Oregonian. It was the sec- ond day of their spring race meeting, and if shown any ele- mental favoritism at all ihey would have had an immense crowd in attendance, for the programme was very attractive and thousands of Portland's people were eager to combine the duty of patronizing the new track with the pleasure of witnessing the sport. The weather clerk was in nasty humor, however, and he made the climatic outlook so disagreeable as to disgust all parties concerned. He did everything short of putting Jupiter Pluvius on deck and keeping him there. The sun was completely obscured behind heavy rain clouds that constantly threatened to explode and drench everything, in consequence of which many people of caution who had planned to go to the races resolved to remain at home, and only the unquenchable enthusiasts visited the grounds. They were rewarded for their intrepidity by seeing some good speeding, but there was a palpable reflection of the sky gloom in everything pertaining to the track. In the grand s'.and there was interest in the performances, but it was not of the ebullient kind that created masculine hoarseness and ripped feminine gloves on the opening. Down in the betting ring the game of financial speculation was carried on in a comparatively quiet way, and in the paddock and around the stables the same air of depression was visible. The trainers and rubbers seemed to perform their functions in a per- functory way, even their straw-chewing lacking usual unction- Along the fence fronting the stand huug many men
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