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FORM NO. 37 2M-2-20

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SAN FRANCISCO. SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1888.

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FIVE DOLLARS A YEA It.

General Topics.

"Dagonet," who '-'does the Mustard and Cress" column of
the Referee, i3 very happy in presenting things in a ridiculous
light. He has the talent of giving the sharpness of the "best
Durham, and the flavor of crisp newly-gathered cress to
whatever he writes, and though much of what he publishes
has ODly L_ 1 significance, it iB rare indeed, that the conven-
tional t-1 "3 columns are without general interest I cut from a
late number thefollowing:

The recent gathering of celebrities in Leeds, led one night
this week to a curious scene. In the smoking-room of the
leadiDg hotel, resting after their professional labors, sal Earl
Granville, Signor Nicolini, the chairman of the Great North-
ern Railway Company, Dagonet, J, L. Sullivan, and the new
Mayor of Leeds, who appeared for the first time in his life in
a high hat, the town having exacted a solemn promise from
him that he would not were his usual billycuck on state
occasions. We were all conversing amicably except Earl
Granville, who had been speaking at a meeting and was
probably a little tired. He was smoking a cigar and reading
a Leeds evening paper. Suddenly he put it down and began
to calculate upon his fingers, and then to pull coppers out of
his pocket and do sums with them in his Jap. He looked so
worried that the chairman of the Great Northern aBked if he
could be of any assistance. "Well," said his lordship, "I'm
trying to work out a puzzle, which is given to the readers of
this paper to solve, and I can't do it." "What is it, boss?"
exclaimed Mr. Sullivan; "guess I might knowit." "I'll read
it," said the earl, and then he read in bis best parliamentary
manner the following: "A man went into a shop and said to
the shopkeeper, 'It' you'll give me as much money as I've
got in ray pocket I'll spend sixpence.' He was accomodated,
and kept hia word. He then went into a second shop and
repeated the process, and then into a third; but when he
came out of the third shop he had no money left. How
much money had he in his pocket when he went into the
first shop?" Then we all set to work . Signor Nicolini and
the Mayor of Leeds went up into a quiet corner and got lead-
pencilsand sheets of paper. Mr. Sullivan tried to work it
out with five-pound notes on the floor. Earl Granville him-
self called for some chalk and a black-board, and sent the
waiter out to borrow Colenso's Algebra. The chairman of
the Great Northern went into tbe hall and telephoned to the
head office for the night staff to be set on to the job, and the
result to be telephoned back as soon as possible. I borrowed
the night porter's slate and tried to work it out among this
momirjg's calls; but none of us managed it, and after an hour
of terrible brain pressuie the meeting broke up in confusion,
Mr. Sullivan saying if he could find the man that went
into tbe stop he'd fight him for what he had in his pocket,
and then he'd have to tell the stake-holder what it was. I
went to bed, and was in a beautiful sleep when there came a
loud knocking at my door. "Who's there?" I shouted. "I,"
replied a gentle voice, which, recognizing, I rose and admit-
ted the owner thereof. It was dear Eatf- Granville, in his
robe dennit and slippers. He had come up two flights of
stairs to say that he had worked tbe puzzle out algebraically
with a bit of soap on the looking-glass, and tbe auewer was
Sv— — But the reader of course knows what the answer is, and
doesn't require to be told^

In my younger days I was given to the elucidation of puz-
zles. Although a very moderate chess player, I delighted in
solving problems which were presented by papers which
published a chess column, and was quite successful in mas-
tering them. When the above paragraphs were met, the
first especially, the old feeling prevailed, though the thing
solved itself when the first figures were penciled. Then
came the realization how completely Dagcnet had fooled me,
and the first feeling was somewhat akin to that when a per-
son is made the subject of a practical joke; so cleverly bam-
boozled, however, that there followed a slight portion of
admiration, and the knowledge that in all probability thou-
sands had shared in these sentiments— indignation and admir-
ation—that it was resolved to place it before our readers.
Annexing the answer would frustrate the plan, and there-
fore I will follow the writer, in giving the statement without
key or cue.

In the Referee received tbis week "Dagonet" acknowledges
the receipt of 17,385 correct answers to tbe problem, but is
careful not to elucidate further than to give the sum. Had
he shown how simple it was the new one would have been

passed, and therefore I will not expose the trick until the
Breeder and Sportsman readers have a hack at both. The
following is the latest:

I hope I am not expeoted to give a puzzle every week,
because I gave one last week. However, as i?e/ereaders seem
to like conundrum-gueBsiDg and problem-solving, and all
that sort of thing, here is a little thing which was originally
invented by Noah to keep his grandchildren from teasing
the animals in the ark. When Mr. fcpurgeon was a little
boy he got into an orchard, climbed a tree, and filled his
pockets with apples, and ran away. Directly he got over
the fence he found Dr. Parker (then a little boy) waiting
for him. Little Dr. Parker said: "I'll tell, if you don't give
me half the apples you've got in your pockets and half an
apple over." Master Spurgeon paid the toll demanded, and
went on a little farther, when he met little Master Charlie
Bradlaugh. Master Bradlaugh said, "I'll tell, if you don't
give me half the appleB you've got in your pocket and half
an apple over." Master Spurgeon compounded on the terms
named, went on a little fuither, and met little Master General
Booth. Master Booth said: "I'll tell, if you don't give me
half the apples you've got in your pocket and half an apple
over." Again the yoathful Charles paid the indemnity
demanded, and went hia way in peace. When he reached
home he had one apple left. How many apples had Master
Spurgeon in his pocket when he first left the orchard?

Now, you clever people who have worked out that puzzle
with awful studies in x that looked like Donnelly's crypto-
gram in the last stage, bine rats, and pink rattlesnakes, trot
your algebra out, and school it over this bit of timber (I'm
under Grand National rules till Lincoln), and see if it will
laud the prize. The prize for the correot answer will be
given— irrespective of age, weight, creed, class, profession or
occupation, free of income tax and subject only to the by-
laws of tbe company; no objections entertained during un-
licensed hours, not necessarily for publication, but as a
guarantee of good faith — next Sunday, force majeure, barra-
try, the Queen's enemies, and wind and weather permitting,
by the undersigned. As witness his hand and seal, given
this 3d day of December, 1887, at tbe office of the Referee.
situated in all that messuage and tenement known as 19
Wine Office-court, be being of sound mind and in possession
of all his faculties except his Waterbury, which he lost
while attending a meeting of the Property Protection League.
Signed in the presence of the man in possession and a pri-
vate meeting of creditors.

The eminent naturalist, Charles DaTwin, has placed upon
record that his later studies so completely absorbed his atten-
tion that former attractions oeased to interest. If there is
anything that will attract the mind from other pursuits it
is the study of horse: that is, when it becomes the absorb-
ing question and there is an accompaniment of actual owner-
ship. Still more absorbing when there has been a long
battle to sustain a position which is supported by convictions
that are strengthened by years of research. Somewhat akin
to the studies which Mr. Darwin pursued with so much
ardor and with such grand results, and though there may be
those who think that all pertaining to the breeding, rearing
and management of horses is not to be compared to those
studies, minute and thorough researches which the philos-
opher engaged in, there is some analogy between them. From
the Life and Letters of Charles Darwin edited by his sou, the
following is taken:

I have said that in one respect my mind has changed
during the last twenty or thirty years. Up to the age of 30,
or beyond it, poetry of many kinds, such as the works of
Milton, Gray, Byrou, Wordsworth, Coleridge and Shelley
gave me great pleasure, and even as a schoolboy I took in-
tense d light in Shakespeare, especially iu tue historical
plays. I have also said that formerly pictures gave me con-
siderable, and music very great delight. But now for many
years I cannot endure to read a line of poetry; I have tried
lately to read Shakespeare, and found it so intolerably dull
that it nauseated mo. I buve also almost lost my taste for
pictures or music. Music generally sets me thinking too
energetically on what I have been at work on, instead of
giving me pleasure. I retain some taste for fine scenery, but
it does not cause me the exquisite delight which it formerly
did. On the other hand, novels which are works of the
imagination, though not of u very high order, have been for
years a wonderful relief and pleasure to me, ard I often
bless all novelists. A surprising number have been read
aloud to me, and I like all if moderately good, and if they do

not end unhappily — against which a lew ought to be passed.
A novel, according to my taste, does not come into tho first
class unless it contains some person whom one can thor-
oughly love, and if a pretty woman all the better.

The curious and lamentable loss of the higher esthetic
tastes is all the odder, as books oo history, biographies and
travels (independently of any scientific facts which they may
contain), and essays on all sorts of subjects interest me as
much as ever they did. My mind 6eems to have beconio a
kind of machine for grinding general laws out of large collec-
lions of factE, but why this should have caused the atrophy
of tbat part of the brain alone on which the higher tastes
depend, I cannot conceive. A man with a mind more highly
organized or better constituted than mine, would not, I sup-
pose, have thus suffered, and if I had to live my life again I
would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to
some music at least once every week, for perhaps the parts
of my brain now atrophied would thus have been kept a^t've
through use. The loss of these tastes is a loss of happi .T?3,
and may possibly be injurious to the intellect, and i oe
probably to the moral character, by enfeebling tbe omotkn.l
part of our nature.

In all probability the atrophy, as he terms it, of portiot-'s of
the brain was an advantage in his scientific researches. There
must be concentration of mind on one particular branc:: to
ensure tbe greatest results. In many centuries there has
only been one "admirable Crichton," and much of his bril-
liancy may be ascribed to the corresponding lack of lustre in
his contemporaries. Nowadays he would be called a uni-
versal crank, and, by the way, I have a good deal of respect
for those much reviled individuals. As a role the epithet is
applied by men who have not brains enough to understand
what they are talking about, and associate daftness and genius
in a manner which would be amusing were it not that it is
oftentimes tinctured with malignity. Enthusiasm is a better
term; and though the enthusiast may be somewhat of a bore
iu his earnest advocacy of his projects, nearly, or it may be
better to say, all of the great discoveries have been due to their '
labors, and, if not wrought out by concentration of mind on
that specific purpose, the result of accident. Columbus wor-
ried the life out of everyone he met until Isabella became
interested in his cranky projects. Galileo had to retract or be
cremated while his sensitive tissues were tingling with life.
The medicos of the period gave Harvey fits for his crankiness,
and had it not been for the almanac of Poor Richard, in which
were so many forcible apothegms, Franklin would have been
consigned to the position of king of the cranks.

We all hi ve our hobbies, writes the secretary of the Cleve-
land Association, and illustrates hi3 own crankiness by a plan
and aceonipauying description of what he considers the track
of the future. It is in his admirable article which appears in
the Christmas number of the N. Y. Spirit of the Times,
under the heading of "Trotting Tracks— How To Build
Them, and Their Management, by W. B. Fasig," he points to
the only drawback, viz., that longer distances than a mile
cannot be trotted on it. This I thiuk can in a measure be
overcome, and it certainly has some great advantages over the
"regulation" track. The article haB been copyrighted by the
Spirit, but as the "kite-shaped" track is only a small part of
the ariicle I will venture to copy tbat portion of it descrip-
tive of the advantages, though a full understanding can only
be obtained from a diagram.

Track Hobbies.— It is admitted that every man, aud
especially every horseman, has a hobby— they drive tUii*
horses, bot ride their hobbies— some insist that this particu-
lar color or that particular form is essential to a good horse,
while there are thousands who hoid exactly opposite opinio! s.
Splan's hobby is to let some one else be Beeond; my holby
is a kite-shaped track.

Tbe illustration (tig. 9} of my hobby thoroughly as
itself, and gives the distances and detail to be folio we ' iu itn
construction. It ban third of a mile stretches
a mile turn. I claim it is the fastest form of
there is bet one turn to make and tbat a I
ering it nearer a straight mile, than can I
other arrancemeut. It is capable of being
that may not beproperlyshapedforthere-..

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If built on a rectangular piece of land it will give a large
acreage that can be/pflM or used for other purposes, like
buildings, etc, and. on that account would make a very de-
sirable form for large-fair associations. In addition to the in-
crease of speed", tc -be obtaiued incident to making one turn
instead of ttfo, every horse in a race, except the pole horse,
would trot a- ''shorter mile" than on the regulation track
Assumino the second position ou a track to be six feet from
thepoler-and it is undoubtedly more than that -distance— a
horse ir!s;cond position trots, on n regulation track ttiir-
'-.\-se-.-en and seven-tenths leet fuitber than at the pole. On
Kla Kite-shaped track, iu second position, he trots but twen-
'y two feel further, making a saving in di, thrice of fifteen and
seven-lenlhsftet. This difference applies in the same ratio
to all outside positions. It has but one disadvantage that
occnrs to me, and that is that no heat longer than one mile
could be trotted upon it. But for fast time .it mile distances
it would certainly eclipse any other form. The turn on
this track, being louger than the other form, need be thrown
up but one foot iu twelve.

In any track in which the slretchesaio connected by semi-
circles or quarters of a circle, when there are four Btretches.
each foot aided to the distance fiom the pole entails a loss
of six feet and twenty-eight-hundiedths of a foot-
rather more, in fact. Iu the kite-sbaoed there is more than
a semi-circle, the curve being a third of a mile, so that an
outside horse wili save enough to chaDge very many losing
heats into wins. Fifteen feet and seven-tenths of a foot
is quite a gap between horses of the mum class, and though
there is no plan other than that of a straight course to do
away entirely with the loss, I think I can see a method
which will do away with Mr. Fasig's objection, and entail a
loss of only eighteen feet and eigbty-rive-hnndredths of a foot
iu a sixfeet sweep.

Let the regulation formula be taken, viz : Stretches and
turns of eoual length, but in place of a mile make the circuit
one and one-third miles. Then there will be two stretches
of a third of a mile and semi-circle of the same length to
make a mile course Carry the same curvature, a semi-
circle, to connect the two stretches, and we have two
parallel lines connected with two equal turns. Extend the
backstretch as Mr. Fa>i; does, GOOfeet for "scoring ground,"
and when miles aie to be trotted the s'.art will be from (In
post which mirks the starting point, the finish directly
opposite where the judges' and timers' stands will be.
The drawback will be the amount of land required, as in
order to give room for the necessary buildings one hundred
acres will be required. The paral'elogram necessary to
construct the track, with the starting stretch and back
stretch 65 feet, and the finishing stretch 45 feet wide,
will be something over 82 acres, and Mr. Fasig's plan will take
75 acres, with a triangular Eurplus of 20 acres and with only
8J acres for the buildiDgs. I do not consider that the
necessity of having the startirg judge so far away frcm the
assembly is a drawback but rather an advantage. The
•'clerk of the scales" should also be stationed at the starting
point and the stabling contiguous. The machinery might
be somewhat cumbersome, which is not the case in the kite
sbnped, and after writing this paragraph must give the latter
the preference.

Were it not for the loss of ground to the outside horses I
should express a preference for a track three-quarters of a
mile, and in that it is no greater loss than when the circuit
is a mile, or, by taking Mr.Fasig's ideaofa "scoringstretch,'-
I wo-ild have it exactly three-qnartirs of a mile. This will
give 990 feet for each turn and each stretch. The starter's
Hand would be 330 feet from the head of the home stretch
up the scaring stretch, in fact an addition to the homestretch,
and of course on the sime line. Thus there will be 3,300
feet of straight work against 2,010 feet on the orthodox track,
and the turns very nearly as good. The great advantage in
having 1,320 feet of straight work ofter the word is given
will be appreciated by every driver, and the spectators will
also be gratified with seeing the horses pass the stand twice
in a race of a mile and also have them cbser during the heat.
One disadvantage in the kite-shaped and in that I have
described is, that the horses are so far away during half of
the mile, the angle of vision, too, not being favorable for
a clear view. "With the judges' stand placed in the apex of
the converging lines the horses are either going directly from
or coming toward the judges while iu straight work, and it
will be much more difficult to determine what is done. It
will be almost impossible in such a case to tell how much a
horsa has gained in a break, and with some of the handy
kind difficult to say authoritatively whether they have for-
saken the trot or not. The starter in his stand, and the
jud es in theirs, can tell with nearly absolute certainty when
the horses are so close as a three-quarters ot a mile track will
bringthem. On the kite-shaped truck, all the way around the
turn, the horses are from 1,7(10 to 2 210 feet away, the latter
distance at least one furlong further thon on the regulation.

But the saving of laud is another point gained. An
"oblong square" coutaiuiug ground enough to build the track
with home stretch 60 feet wide, turns and Luck stretch 50 feet,
and with GOO feet for scoring stretch will be 1,952 feet by 734
feet, and two-tenths of a foot, not quite thirty-throe acres.
Where land is expensive this is a great saving, and iu this
country where so much labor is required to keep a track iu

rier there is twenty-live per cent, saved, and, of course,

*;arly the same pyr coutage in construction. But as GOO feet
a scoring streich will only leave 270 feet for the horBe to

■ ru round and start upon, it will be better to increase the
igth of the souring stretch 300 foot, 900 feet iu nil, adding

i e ueies to the aroa. The stables would be properly located
i.-tweeu the "further turn," the soiling stretch and the
boundary lines, and this situation would be the best on
several accounts. The horses would be near the starting

point, away from stands, clubhouse and hotel. As reeoni- ,
mended .iefore, the clerk of the scales could be stationed at
the starting point, at least to weigh in, and drivers which
were not bodily weight could weigh in at the judges' stand.
The scoring stretch would, of course, be required when races
were in progress, and the rest of the lime it could be shut up
so that very little work would be required to keep it in shape.

A very important feature in trotting races is accuracy in
the measurement of time. This could be provided for as
iu running races, by dropping a timing flag, or, better yet,
an electric apparatus, whereby when the starter or his assist-
ant eoalJ touch a buttoD, aud the hands on a dial be set in
motion the instant the leading horse passed under the start-
ing wire. The judge at the outcome could stop the move-
ment whet* the mile was finished, and a flag dropping in
conjunction with the starling and stopping of the clock give
outsiders a better chance to time correctly than those who are
stationed a little di^tauee from the hnishing Hue now enjiy.
The cortidlmeut of expense in keeping the track in order
would soon amount to enough to pay for the electric plant,
aud by ha vine the dial in plain view of the spectators, and so
large that the tigures could be readily distinguished from the
grand stand, it would heighten the interest of the spectators.
A "split second" would show the time of the fractions, aud
this would also be an attraction. Contiguity is another
advantage. At the furthest point from the outcomethe horses
would only be a little over a quarter of a mile away from the
judges' stand, and with the starter and his assistant acting as
patrols there would be little chance for crooked work being
unobserved.

Mr. Corbitt has a three-quarters of a mile track on his farm,
and Mr. Rose has lately constructed one of that length on
the rjlaee he has lately purchased. Mr. Corbitt sends his
horsts away to be trained, as the trainer he employs cannot
leave the public tracks. Mr. Rose will probably keep bis at
home until they start in the circuit, and this will be a test,
not fully so, however, as it is not likely that will be kept in
us good order "for time" as the tracks that are especially pre-
pared. Soine years ago there were reports of very fast lime
having been made on the three-quarter-mile track on Robert
Bonner's pi ice at Tarrytown. Trusting to memory, Rams-
Edwin Forrest and some others trotted faster on that than
they had previously shown, and Maud S. only a trifle behind
her Cleveland perfcrmauce. That equally as fast work will
be done in races as on the mile track I fully believe. The
advantages iu starling from the head of the stretch overcomes
one of the maiu difficulties. With the starting aud flnishing
points even as far back as 300 feet, the distance recommeuded
by Mr. Fasig, the horses are in a muddle at the commence-
ment of the curve, with more than four times that they have
a chance to become "settled" ere the disturbing turn is
reached, and is more satisfactory all round.

are not in quite so conspicuous a situation as when in a top
story, of, it may be, a three stoiy stand, and in plainer view
of the spectators. They hide quite a portion of the race
however, or rather the imposing edifice, in which they are,
the main feature, shuts off the view of a goodly part of the
back stretch. J. C. S.

Green Mountain Maid.

Those who think that a quarter of a mile turn is indispen,
sable, can suit their idea by making them so, and then with
the scoring stretch there is exactly the same length of straight
lines in a race of a mile as on a regulation track. The scor-
ing stretch would have to be lengthened to 960 feet, the start-
ing point being 660 feet beyond the head'of the home stretch.
This would increase the area somewhat, the parallelogram
covering the track and scoring stretch being 2,087 feet in
length, 944 feet in width, the area 45.23 acres; but nearly
eleven acres of this would be available for the location of
stables, and that location bounded on one side by the scoring
stretch, on another by the further turn of the track, so that
these buildings would be in the best place. Five acres in
addition would give ample room for stands, hotel, club house,
etc. The boarding-house for the men in charge of the horses
should be contiguous to the stables, facilitating the work, and
preferable, on other accounts, to having it in the vicinity of
the finish, where the crowd will be. Hereafter we will pub-
lish diagrams, which will give a better understanding than
can be expressed in words.

I cannot agree with,Mr. Fasig in the propriety of locating the
judges* stand ou the inside of the track. There is cot a sin-
gle argument in favor, very many in opposition. On the
kite-shaped track it is not so much in the wav, as the start
would be the only part of the race hidden by it. In a regula-
tion-shaped track, or one approaching that form, the inside
should be kept entirely clear. The only obstruction to vision
admissible is a support for recording boards, aud when the
time comes a column for the electric time-measurer. Sta-
tioned on the inside the judges have to keep turning as the
horseB "swing round the circle." From the outside there
is only a slight chauge of position necessary to observe every
foot of the way, and obtain a correct idea of what tho horses
are doing. Then there are better opportunities for observing
a close finish, especially when the observer is not placed so
high from the ground as double wires reader imperative.
My pluu for a judges' staud i'b to build as lightly as possible
a natrnw structure on which should be four terraces, the
width just sufficient to give room for three revolving chairs
placed at right angles to tho track, and a passage way on one
side. Tho terraces should be elevated, the rear being bo high
above the one iu front that there would be no obstruction to
the vision, tho upper terrace of all being for the olerk of
the course. In place of wires have a small rod in the ceuter
of thu front part of the stand and one of proper height on the
opposite side of the track. The very closest finishes can be
equitubly "judged" iu this wuy which is somewhat analogous
to the English system. The stand should only be high
en nigh to make sure of the sight from it not being inter-
cepted. The "work" cau surely be done better from the out-
side, and the only objection I can see is that the magnates

Whenever any member of the human or equine family
gains greater distinction in any given direction than any
other ot its species that member becomes at once an object of
unive'sal admiration. Everyone is interested to see a life-
like portrait of the subject and learn sumething of his or her
history. Green Mountain Maid has long beeu regarded by
mauy, the writer included, as the queen of trotting brood-
mares. No other mare has ever lived to see so large.a num-
ber of her progeny distinguished as record breakers upon the
trotting turf, or (with the exeeptiou of Miss Russell, riam of
Maud S., 2:03;}) has prove i such a miueof wealth to her own-
ers as this wonderful auiiual

In size Green Mouutiin Maid is scarcely up to the average,
being ouly about fift-en hands high. Her color is brown
with a star iu the forehead and buth hind ankles white. She
was bred by Samuel Coukhn, Middletown, N. Y., and foaled
in 1862. Her sire was Sayre's Harry Clay, also known as
Coming's Harry Clay, a horse which acquired considerable
distinciion upon the turf from 1S62 to 1865 by winning a
number of races and beating such celebrated trotters as Com-
modore Vanderbilt, Princess, Draco, Capt. McGowan (the
famous twenty miler), Ethan A'len aud others that ranked
among the best in their time. Iu one of these raceB he got a
record to wagon of 2:29. His sire was Neavis's Cassius M.
Clay Jr., a son of Cassius M. Clay, gut by Old Henry Clay,
founder of the Clay trotting family. The dam of Harry Clay
was a daughter of the famous Norfolk trotter Bellfounder,
importe f from England to Boston by Mr. James Boott, in
1822, and distinguished as the sire of the Charles Kent m> re,
that brought the renowned trotting progenitor Rysdyk's Ham-
bletoniau. Harry Clay died last season in his thirty-tilth
year.

The dam of Green Mountain Maid was Shanghai Mary, a
blood-like, resolute mare noted alike for trottiug speed, nerve
force and remarkable endnrance. No clue ba-i yet been
obtained to her ancestry. Mr. Backman informs us that his
assistant, Mr. Shipmau, 6pent a great deal of time trying to
learn something authentic in regard to her i-reediug, hut it
only resulted in tracing into the hands of a sheep drover who
brought her from Ohio. She was a sorrel in color, with white
face and four white ankles, the white extending well upon all
of them, and upon two it leached about two thirds of the way
to the kuees. She was a uaaru of great character, aud tho^e
who knew her best stale that all who ever studied her form
and temperament unhesitatingly pronounced them those of a
thorouglibred.

Recent investigations by Mr. W. G. Markham, as related in
Wallace's Monthly, show that Mr. Hortou Wilcox, ot Livonia,
N. Y., exchanged a blind mare, even, for Shanghai Mary in
September, 1851, in Bontield, Obio, with a youug man who
claimed to have riddeu the white-legged sorrel a long distance,
and her tired appearance seemed to substantiate the claim.
She was then three years old, unshod an. I footsore, her feet
being badly broken and worn, evidently from traveling on
the highway. Mr. Wilcox sent the filly to Livouui, but she
looked so badly that he hired her pastured some few miies
from his home. Some six weeks after reaching Livonia Mr.
W. traded her to Curtis Ripley for a pair of steers, valued at
$40, and $10 in cash. The following spring she dropped a
Ally. In the spring of 1854 Shanghai Mary and her foal, then
a two-year-old, were bought at public auction by Mr. Charles
L. Shepherd, then of East Avon, N. Y., as related by his son,
Mr. C." H. Shepherd, in a communication to Wallace's
Monthly some three years since, "the price being $75 aLd $65
respectively."

"During the summer of 1855 Shanghai Mary was used by
Mr. Shepherd as a business roadster, and developed so much
speed that Mr. Hotchkiss paid $200 for her the following fall.
While owned by Mr. Hofcnkiss she was matched to trot three
miles to a top wagon over a country road in the ten minutes,
hauliDg two men, and easily accomplished the task with sev-
eral seconds to spare. Mr. Hotchkiss sold her to Mr. Fred-
erick Hartson, of Angelica, N. Y., for S550. 'She won a race,'
says Mr. Shepherd, 'at the first State Fair ever held at Elmira,
N. Y., distancing the field in 2:34, trotting under the name of
'the Angelica Mare.' We tind no account of this race iu the
turf registers, but Mr. Shepherd was undoubtedly kuowingto
the facts stated. She afterwards became the propertv of Mr.
Henry Weed, of Stater. Inland, N. Y., for $1,200. Mr. Weed
gave her the name by which she is now known, aud in an
interview with Mr. Shepherd, who always drove her himself
iu matches, stated that although he never found it necessary
in his races to drive the old mare faster than 2:32 to wagon,
she had never lost a race, and it was his firm belief that she
could beat any horse then upon the turf best three in five to
wngon.

"After raising eight foals, and while carrying the ninth,
she trotted the hall-mile track at Avon, N. Y., in 1:25 and
repeated in 1:22. She was then justfrom the pasture, wore
no shoes and pulled 320 pounds weight. Her foals were all
natural trotters. The hist of her produce showed a trial
iu 2:43 to wagon, after three weeks' handling by Dan Mace."
It is evident from Mr. Shepherd's account of her that
Shanghai Mary was a remarkable animal, and possessed a
rich inheritance of speed, pluck aud endurance from some
source. She is undoubtedly entitled to no small share of
credit for the wonderful merit possessed by Green Mountain
Maid. Harry Clay bequeathed a strong trotting instinct and
a good degree of nerve lorce. Shanghai Mury also transmit-
ted an inclination to trot, nnd imparted a remarkable capa-
city for eudnrauce, a surplus of nerve energy, and the in-
domitable will necessary to drive the trotting machinery to
its utmost capacity.

As the breeding of Shanghai Mary is at present hopelessly
unknowu, it, is useless to speculate concerning her aucestry.
The declaration that men do not gather grapes from thorns
nor ligs from thisil s is as true to-day as wheu uttered nearly
2,000 years ago, aud applies with equal for-ie to horses of
uukuowu brooding possessing remarkable merit. Ohio breed-
ers were not lacking for improved stock at that time, and the
similarity of their marks brings to mind tho fact that the
famous pacer Pocahoutns also originated iu the Buckeye
State. Irou's Cadmus, sire of Pocuhoutas, was kept in tie
vicinity of Lebanon, Warren Co., Ohio, until about 1847,
wLi n he was tokeu to Wheeling, W. Va. It will not be sur-
prising to us, if her breediug is ever known, to find that
Shanghai Mary traced to the same foundation of speed as
Pocahontas aud Smuggler. She died near Middletown,
Orange Co., N. Y.

Green Mountain Maid, as before remarked, was bred by
Conkliu. When two years old, as stated by Mr. Backman
in his catalogue', she passed to the ownership of Elijah

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Dusenberry, then living near Middletown, aDd while owned
by him became famous as a lot trotter. "The people would
assemble in large numbers, station themselves in different
parts of the paddock, aud with the aid of a dog, set the mare
going. She was never known to break from a trot, unless
to kick at the dog barking at her heels or she stepped into a
hole "When she did break it was only a bound or two.
Quick as a flash she would recover, and swing around the lot
with faultless light-harness action.

The fall that she was three j ears old, Green Mountain
Maid passed into the hands of D. B. Irwin, Middletown,
N. Y., who owned the first half-mile track in that part of Orange
County. His s'ables bordered the track, around which the
Maid, hoiked double, was driven a few times. Just as she
had completed a circuit, a dog rushed from the stable and
gave chitse. She was Btartled, and in kicking at him, as she
had olten kicked at the dog in the Dusenberry lot, she got her
leg over the pole.

After some trouble she was unhitched, deeply agitated,
and Mr. Irwia never put harness on her again. She had
inherited the blosdlike form and ambitious temperament of
her dam, and was bred to Middletown in the hope that the
cares of maternity would cause her to forget her unfortunate
and nerve-racking experience, and rliider her more subject
to control. In the Spring of 1S66 Mr. Charles Backman of
Stony Ford bought her, then with foal, for §450, and took
her to Stony Ford, where she hassinoe remained, being used
solely for brood purposes.

In 1867 she produced her first foal, a bay filly, now known
as Storm. She was by Middletown, son ofRysdyk's Hamble-
toniao, and got a record of 2:26£ when seventeen years
old.

Green Mountain Maid's foal of 1868 was Electioneer, by
Rysdyk's Hambletonian. His speed was never developed,
yet he showed quarters at Stony Ford in thirty-eight seconds.
He was sold to ex-Gov. Stanford in 1876, and since that date
has produced twenty-seven now found in the 2:30 list, includ-
ing the fastest two-year-old and four-year-old, trolteis yet
brought to light. Nine of the twenty-seven, just one-third
of the entire lot, have madu records of 2:20 or better, and eight
of the twenty-seven have entered the list during the past
season. His son Norval is the sire of Norlaine, (2:31*) the
fastest yearling trotter by the records that ever faced a starter.
Iu 1869 Green Mountain Maid produced Prospero, wuich
got a record of 2:32 J- as a three-year-old, and was immediately
purchased by Mr. William Parks for $20,000. He afterwards
reduced his mark to 2:20.

Her next foal, dropped in 1870, was the black mare Dame
Trot, by Messenger Duroc, which was bought by Mr. K. W.
Sears of this city when a yearling for a Sl.OOJ. She was used
upon the tnif for a time, getting a record of 2:22, and was
then used for broid purpo-es. One of her foals, a sis-year-
old g»11ing by Kentucky Prince, is owned by Mr. Charles
Birrard. and sta' led on Chardon street, this city.

In 1871 Green Mountain Maid produced a chestnut colt by
Messenger Duroc, which was driven a mile by Carl Burr, as
a three-vear-old. in 2:50. He was known as Paul, and when
matured coul i rikow a 2:30 gait. He ditd some years ago.

Her next »oal, in 1872, was a chestnut filly by Messenger
Durop, and is now known as Miranda. She got a record of
2:42$ as a thiee-year-old and reduced it to 2:31 in 1SS0. She
i» kept at St' ny Ford for brood purposes, and her produce
are showing speed.

In 1S73 the subject of our illustration dropped a black colt
by Messenger Dune, which got his leg broken as a yearling
and was killed. Before the accident Mr. Backman refused an
offer of $6 000 for him.

In 1874 she brought a brown filly called Elaine, by Mes-
senger D n roc. Elaiue waB the first three-year-old trotter lo
get a record of 2:28, and three years la'er reduced it to 2:20.
She is now owned by Senator Stanford at Palo Alto, and is
distinguished as the dam of the wonderful trotting yearling
Norlaine (2:31^) above mentioned. Norlaine also traceB to
Green Mountain Maid through her sire, Norval a son of
Electioneer.

In 1875 Green Mountain Maid was barren, but in 1876 she
brought the chestnnt stallion Mansfield, by Messenger Duroc,
which made a record of 2:26 the pist season, and has shown
quarters in thirty-five second*, drawing Mr. Carl Burr, whose
weight, with that of the sulky, exceeded 300 pounds.

Her Lai of 1S77 was Elsie, by Mrssenger Duroc. She got
her hip cupped as a yearling, but trotting a one-half mils
track in her three-year-old form in 2:51. She is kept for
brood pnrposes at Stony Ford.

In 1878 this famous daughter of Harry Clay produced the
brown filly Elite, by Messenger Duroc. She is now owned
by Mr. J. D. Ripley, New York, and, like tbe rest of the lot,
is a trotter.

In 1S79 the Maid was ag*in barren, but in 1880 dropped
the bay colt Antonio, by Messenger Duroc, which got a record
of 2:28jj in 18S6, and has shown a quarter in 34| seconds.

In 18S1 she had a black filly by Messenger Duroc which
died while following her. She was bred this season to Ken-
tucky Prince, and Senator Stanford was to have paid $4,000
for a living foal, but she proved barren.

In 1833 the Maid produced a bay filly by Messenger Duroc,
which was christened Elista, which, Mr. Backman write*, was
driven a quarter a short time since, by Mr. Burr, in thirty-
seven seconds. Mr. Burr says he likes her better than any he
has ever handled.

Green Mountain Maid was barren in 1884, but in 1885
brought a black filly called Eiina, which, says Mr. Backman,
we broke this fall, aod she bus shown us more speed than any
other that we have ever handled. She could trot a 2:35 gait
the fifth time she was harnessed.

In 18S6 this wonderful mare was again barren, but June
17th, 1887, dropped a bav colt by Messenger Duroc, that has
been named Lancelot, which Mr. Backman says he should
not sell for S3. 000, and has been offered nearly half that sum.
Present prospects indicate that the Maid willproduee another
young Messenger Duroc next season.

In 1881 Senator Stanford offered Mx. Backman $10,000 for
this celebrated equine matron, which was then in her twen-
tieth year. Mr. Backman has realized §46,330 from the sale
of her foals, and has seven of her sons and daughters left. It
is estimated that the present value of her living foals, added
to what was received for those that have died, would aggre-
gate upwards of S240,000. Mr. Bacsman states that, with tbe
exception of her back being somewhat swayed, the old mare
looks and eats as well as she did when but four years old.
Mr. Backman, to whom a proof of tbe cut was submitted,
pronounces it a good one, but suggests that the mare had a
better neck and her ears were more upright than are repre-
sented in the engraving. The future years of this wonderful
animal must be few in number, but her memory will ever be
kept green through the turf performances of her progeny. —
American Cultivator.

Mr. Seth Cook and Robt. Stericker received from England,
in September last, thirty head of Cleveland Bays. Ten have
been brought to this city for sale and are on exhibi.ion at the
Bay District Track.

Animate Horse Power.

[By George Blodget, in New Yurk Sportsman.]
When considering power in the horse we must discrimi-
nate between the animals that pull or carry weight simply, at
a slow pace, and the others that, in part, perform this service
at Bpeed. The latter are not of the standard form of ihe
draft-horse. There are still others, very light animals,
possibly of higher grade, that are simply quick, and when
untrammeled can go very fast; but even they require to be
strong pointed.

Since the plan of any structure has much to do with its
capacity, it ib but natural that in proportion as its observer is
mechanically inclined is he disposed towards fixed opinions
as to completeness or deficiency in the arrangement of a given
formation.

It is very surprising, as well as instructive, to close
observers of animal phenomena who have compared what
their own eyes have seen with the accepted and written theo-
ries derived from tradition, aud with the new developments
resulting from recent demonbtrations by the later and more
positive scientists, to notice how few expositors of this sub-
ject there are who really think and reason for themselves.

Those who have been taught only by traditional history
(hearsay) — and orally at that— may tell you that a certain
horse is powerfully made, and they will speak with emphasis
of the particular animal having a short back and being
closely ribbed up; that he has full arms and quarters, a good
barrel and plenty of bone, that his pasterns are short and
strong; that his feet are as fine as a mule's; that he has a
nice big frog, and that nature designed a horse to travel on
his frogs. These, simply opinions, we think, are not only
thorough misnomers as related to the facts, bat as opinions
they show that he who utters them expects to prove power
by an exhibition of apparent quantity of material in an instru-
mental state; while it is very often a fact that mere instru-
ments are only at best subordinate agencies of power.

Conventional terms are very frequently placed in confusing
relations. Out of sach misplacements grow half the supersti-
tions of the world. Power, anywhere, is the inherent ability
of matter. Strength is manifested not so much by virtue of
quantity of material as by quality, density, proportion, and
arrangement. Neither is material power; it is only matter in
a usable state. Let the materialists consider this.

Misnomer is the classification we have given to the short
roach-back theory, among others, as an index of greater
power in an animal. Our reason is found in the law that
animate expression of power is, divinely, both mechanical
and architectural, and that the architecture is subject, or at
least subordinate, because the mechanics reveals the law of
motion, while the architecture represents only fixed and pre-
ceding force.

Force is the expression or assertion of power, and law con-
trols because it operates by superseding or constantly adjust-
ing the relativity of *he forces. This, in one way, accounts
for endless variety of living forms.

A thing may have strength, but that is not power. A
heavy weight is at rest, say, upon a short, strong, projecting
arm. If you apply support to the outer end of the extension
so that it becomes a firmer base, it is still net capable of being
effectual in any active service; but if the same weight were
swingirg as an instrument at the end of a shaft, it could then
only express power which its force, subject to mechanical
law, could alone reveal.

Simply for the purpose of supporting weight upon his
back, a short horse, unless too tall (and supposing horses to
be made each of one solid piece), could resist downward pres-
sure upon his centre with more certainty than a longer one,
but the moment complexity of live motion was required, the
mechanical advantage of leverage in length for better and
larger compass of exertion would be wanting.

At one time the roach-back horse was very fashionable.
How well do we remember the day when we began to give up
the roach-back theory and count it a mistake. Passing the
corner of Barclay and one of those streets near the North
Kiver, on our way to catch a Morris <Sp Essex train, the writer
heard a truck-man say he would wager five dollars that he
had one hor&e that could pull that load out from the curb to
the high and level part of the street. We looked around;
there stood a pair of roach-back "blocks" hitched to a very
heavy load. They appeared capable of outpolliog any team
in the street. Some one asked their driver if it were really
true that they could not pull the load ont. He replied, "yes;"
and added that "no other team could do it either." By this
time quite a crowd had gathered; when the first speaker
repeated that ha had one horse that could do it alone. One
or two of those present were now ready with their money,
aod bets were made. Presently the fellow bronght a lowish,
long, hollow-backed, red chestnnt mare around tbe corner and
hitched her to one side of the pole, then fastened the whiifle-
tree back. The "fellow" spoke very firmly to her to goon!
She began to take hold of the edges of the paving stones, all
firm in their places. Her e^rs were thrown just a little way
back. She gave one slight switch with her tail, and began to
settle her entire self. Each muscle of her legs and back stood
out like a guy rope. Slight metallic clicks were heard in
the chains and rings of the whifne-trees. and the whole thing
commenced to move. Spaiks of fire flew under her feet as
her machinery walked up on to the middle of the street
showered with the cheers of the bystanders. Her driver gave
her a friendly pat on the uose, which she seemed to under-
stand, and the writer walked away with a new form of ani-
mal excellence indelibly fixed in his mind, although he did
find the Morris & Essex train gone some little time.

The following week we were out near Boston and chanced
to see an old chestnut trotter go eight or nine heats, and then
finally bring the money home for the boys. They called him
"Broken-Back Eli." He was long-bodied, long-hipped, short
from his (ail to his couplings, and far from being a roach-
back.

From that time it has been the writer's habit to notice with
greater care the forms of power among horses of great endur-
ance, aud observation has seemed to teach that the majority
of great performers carry the curve of their backs just below
the Btraight line running from the top of where the neck
joins, through the withers to the top of the coupling. But,
like all else in nature, the extremes never prove the rale.
Maud S. is perhaps the finest prominent example of a modifi-
cation of the two extremes.

A severe experience has much to do in forming views at
variance with general sentiments upon most any subject, and
in talking with a great many men who had bought, sold and
used a large number of horses, we never met but two who
voluntarily 6poke of tbe horse having a slightly swayed back
being generally more enduiiog than his opposite. Many
people have readily admitted this when reminded of it. One
of those who volunteered a belief iu this view was an expert
saddle-horse man in Kentucky, and the other an experienced
circus man, who travelled in the show business at a time
when they used to take those terrible loads over all kinds of
roadB, travelling the entire season. These two men were rep-

resentatives in observing the severe taxing of horses' endur-
ance; but when we mention the name of C. L. Railey of Mid
way, Ky., as one of them, and William Bailey of Somers, K
T., as the other, it is difficult to feel but that we have pre
sented two important witnesses.

One thing is certain. No horse can appear truly elegant
with a roach-back, and nature usually combines symmetrical
proportions with her forms of power. The late John W. Brit
ton, a man of acknowledged greatness and comprehensive-
ness of mental grasp in matters of finance, was also a connois
seur of elegance in formB. His gray gelding Grandee came
nearer to filling the mold of perfection than any horse that
has appeared in many years. He had something of the excel-
lence of proportion to lie seen in the very celebrated imported
Messenger, as he appears in the engraving on the front of
Wallace's Monthly, except that there was a complete absence
of the grossness which obtrudes itself in the entire horse.

To better illustrate what we mean by power in the horse, we
shall call attention, briefly, to the history of the journey
from England when Messenger was brought over. It was a
long and tedioas passage. No steamships in those days.
Other horses were on board. A number of them died on the
way, or shortly after arrival, from exhaustion. The pitch-
ing and tumbling of the vessel wore them out. Some of
those that arrived alive were so nearly used up and weakened
that they had to be steadied from the vessel. But when
Messenger came off it is said that there was a strong man at
each line of his bridle, and that in spite of their exertions he
carried them a distance of nearly a quarter of a mile before
they could stop him.

What a giaud historical picture could be made of that!
And where have we an artist in this country who would be
equal to the subject.

Messenger stamped an indelible impression on the stock of
this country, and his name stands at the head of the list of
great horses to-day.

This goes far to prove the continuity of power in great or-
ganism, and that its intensity is hereditable.

When we came to see the Brooklyn Bridge and observe
the steel-fibered muscles extending from its point3 of support
(couplings) to its backbone, we could almost see that long,
broad, hollow-backed mare as she was about to draw the
over-loaded truck up out of the gutter.

Dr. Lambert in hia talks on longevity, gives great impor-
tance to long-bodied men, and, besides he prefers to have
their chests stand oat full, and carried in front. No roach-
backs for him.

Now, in regard to big arms and quarters. The scholar
learned in tradition never tells us what portion of those parts
should be larger, and a reason why. Bigness to him 6eems
to be the great desideratum. Perhaps it never occurred to
the reader that the heavy-load pullers require to have the
upper arm of the fcrward leg largest in the front prominence
of muscles, while the trotter needs the rear bundle of the
upper arm to posess the greater ability, for the reason that
in drawing a load the great effort with the forward leg is to
push the foot firmly to the ground, while the greatest tax of
the trotter in using this instrument, at speed, is to raise him-
self from the ground instantly after each landing, so that the
propelling force, acting from behind, can send the body
through the air with less resistance.

That class of philosophers who only repeat the sayings of
their fathers, will tell you about a horse having a good bar-
rel. They do not say whether its goodness lies in extra
length, greater depth from lop to bottom, or if this peculiar
excellence is in its breadth, or if it takes all these to form
the great essential.

Again, they tell us that the superior horse should have a
plenty of bone. Of coarse! We say he should have a plenty
of every need. But talks with a great number of men reveal
what they mean by a plenty of bone; they desire to see a
large bone. We think that one could saw the great metacar-
pal (shank bone) of one of this "plenty of bone" kind with
an iron saw, and not dull it very much; but it will require
the best-tempered steel to saw the fine-grain bone of the mule
or the thoroughbred, and will dull it at that. The fame is
true regarding their teeth and the walls of their feet. No big-
boned horses for us. We see as much difference in quality
in these extremes as there is between bass-wood and hickory.
J. M. Bishop, the expert in veterinary dentistry, says he
can tell a high-bred, fine-boned horse from the cold blooded
one (with plenty of bone) in the dark, simply by filing his
teeth.

We come next to the length of pasterns. While it may be
true that a short bone of a given quality is stronger in sus-
taining weight in the middle, when the two ends are sup-
ported, than a longer on6, it does not follow that two short
boue?, in an extremity, employing leverage, can be fastened
as advantageously together as two longer ones, particularly
if they are to perform a motory service. Do not forget that
Dower is our subjeot, and that its assertion is always depend-
ent on the form of arrangement for receiving and expressing
it.

We were surprised to learn how many ( ?) there are of those
that pronounce against long pasterns who have never sus-
pected the existence of a middle pastern joint, and they will
generally hint about a ring-bone if the slightest fullness
appears, not noticing if the horse is inclined to be angular in
all the greatest elevations of his joints.

Finally, regarding the foot, erroneous opinions here take
in a larger class of wiseacres than are connected with any
other branch of the subject. This seems to be where the
mirage light of superstition shines brightest on features of
this traditionary monstrosity. In the first place they do not
give us to understand from their conventional talk that there
is any distinction to be made between the foot and the hoof
which surrounds it. We have heard old horsemen talk
about some horse they owned having a nice cup foot, as
nice as a mule's. By tradition they had been taught that it
was entirely unlike an objectionably flat hoof, and that is all
they knew about it. A middle position between these
extremes had never appeared to their considerations.

Close observation has revealed the rule that a line of arch
in the sole about one-third above the line of lowest horizontal,
in the direciion of the extreme arching of the male's hoof, is
far preferable to any other.

The sole has three principal offices. One is to protect the
foot from bruising. Another is to allow a yielding of the
commissure cleft (where the surplus or waste horny matter
escapes, called the frog), when lateral pressure occurs, and
thereby avoid injury to the navicular ceutre. A third is— the
sole being supplied with a shed, each side of the frog at the
heel is capable of detaching its own surplus, and the sole of
the hoof will thereby not lose elasticity, unless the shed is
compelled to remain, either by bad shoeing or the owner's
neglecting to have the shoe removed at the j
which is every three weeks in summer and eve.
weeks in winter. Horny substance, like t
grows faster in warm weather than in cold.

The frog, while a part of the hoof, is no p.
proper. When they tell about a nice big fi
that they know very little of what they are taiiii-

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When circulation in the coronet cushion is free, the growth
of wall and Bole will take up all the gluey substaoce which is
supplied, and out of which the wall is formed; and the frog
will" then be very iosignidcant. Whenever yon tind a horse
with a superior hoof in form and quality, the upper edge of
the wall full and true in its circle, and the action in the lower
pistero joint free you will find a small frog; and per contra,
when you find an excessively large frog you tiud the coronet
cushion rilled with callosities in the way of "side bones" and
other ossified conditions, and an impoverished wall. The hoof
is to the foot what the watch case is to its works. Tne frog
is only a safety valve for the escape of unempbyed horn.

Traditionary teaching is often unsafe. Teach only proven
fads. Most of the minds that are formed from the environ-
ments of the present era demand to know the reason why
regarding nearly every subject they encounter, because the
wholesomeness of thiuking for one's self is becoming more
universally realized.

English Race Courses.

The following is the description and lergth oE the various
courses of Great Britain, as recorded in "Huff's Guide to tbe
Turf":

Abergavenny is 1 mile round.

Abekystwith is oval, or egg-shape 1, I mile ror.nd, with a
hill at the commencement of the rir^t turn, about 300 yards
from starting, which continues roun I the top of ths course; a
flight descent, then flat all the way, with a straight run in of
about 350 yards.

Abingdon— Oval, I mile and a quarter round, with a good
run in; the T, Y. C. id tnree-quarter-; of a mile.

Ascot— A circular course, short of 2 miles by G6 yards; the
first hilf uc-arly all on the descent, and the remainder, which
is called the Old mile, ud hill thegieiter part of the way.
The Swiuley Course U the last mile and a half of the above.
The New mde is straight, and up hill ail the way. The T. Y.
C. is the last 5 fnrlnngs and 136 yar Is of tbe m w mile.

Aye— A round flit course of 1 mde and 330 yards, with a
straight run in of a quarter of a mile.

Bath is uearly an oval of 1 mile and a hulf, with a stiaight
run in of half a mile.

Beccles— A flit circular course of a mile an I a quarter, the
last third of it fiat.

Bedford is a flat circle of 1 mile, 4 furlongs, 44 yards.

Beverley — An oval, or rather pear-shaped course, 1 mile,
3 furlongs, 90 yards rouud, with a straight run iu of neaily
halt a mile, and a gradual rise for the greater purt of this
distance. The KiDgstju Course 1 mile, and the T. Y. C. 4
fuilongs 1054 yards.

Blandyoru— The Cap Course is 2 miles, starting at the
winning chair, running nearly a mile straight, and with a
good tnru back over ihesime ground. The Dorsetshire Stake
Course is about 3 miles, with a different start, but running
into the Cup Course Trie T. Y. C. is 6 farlougs, straight.

Brecon — Flat, rather oblong, with a straight run in of
about 500 yards. Once round and a distance is a inile, or
twice rouud aud the long length 2 m les.

Brighton — The Old Course is 1 mile, 6 furlongs, 265
yards; the New Course, I mile, 6 furlongs, 141 yards; the
Ovin^dean Course, 1 mile 4 fuilo igs; the Enclosed Conrse, 1
mile 2 furlongs; the Bristol Course is 1 mile; and theT. Y. C.
6 furlong*.

Burton Constable (in Sir. C. Constable's Park)— Nearly
circular, a mile and a qua ter, with a straight run iu of about
500 jards; and level, with the exception of a hill on the top
side.

Carlisle is an ova1, 1 mile and 90 yards round.

Catterick Bridge is an oval flat, of 1 mile and 60 yards,
with a straight run in of 3 furlongs and 154 yards.

Canterbury is shaped like a cricket bat, being two miles
out and in, with a severe hill fr .m the di tance home.

Chatham is one mile and 1 furlong, with a straight flat run
in of a quarter of a mile and 24 rods; the opposite aide of the
course is on lower ground, but flat.

Cheadle (Cheshire) is oval, about three-quarters of a mile.

Chelmsford is oval, hhort of 2 miles by about 30 yards, the
last half mile being on the ascmt. There is a straight mile.

Chester — A flat course of one mile and 46 yards round.
The Trade Cup Course is 2 miles, 2 furlongs, aud 42 yards,
staiting at the Grosveuor Post. For the 2 mile Course the
start is 46 yards past the winning post. The Grosvenor
Conrse is 1 mile, 1 furlong, 216 yards. From the Castle Pole
aud twice round is 2 miles, 3 furlong-, 67 yards. The T. Y.
C. is nearly 6 furlongs.

Chesterfield is nearly circular, and about a mile and
three-quarters round; the run in is about a quarter of a mile,
straight, and rather on the ascent.

Coventry is one mile round, with a straight run in of more
than one-third of a mile.

Croxton Park — The New Course is pear-shaped, 22 yards
Bhort of 2 miles, with a flat straight run in of 840 yard*.

Derby— Oblong, a mile and a quarter iu length, with a
Flraight run in of nearly half a mile.

DoncasterIb around course, of aboat 1 mile, 7 furlongs,
and 70 yards. The other courses are portions of this cirole,
viz : Red House in, 5 furlongs 152 yards; T. Y. O , 7 furlongs,
214 yards; Fitzwilliam Coarse, 1 mile, 4 furlongs, 10 yards;
St. Leger Course, 1 mile, 6 furlongs, 132 yards; Two-mile
Course. 2 miles 15 yards; Four-aiile Gouise (twice rouud), 3
miles, 7 furlong6, 291 yards; Cup Course, from the Red House
and once round, 2 miles, 5 furlongs, 14 yards.

Dumfries— Nearly oval, 1 mile and 3 furlongs round.

Durham— Circular, 1 mile in extent. The T. Y. C. is 6
furlongs.

Eccles— An oval of three-quarters of a mile, with a straight
finish of a quarter of a mile.

Edinburgh — Nearly oval, measuring 1 mile, a quarter, and
46 yards, with a nearly straight run iu of half a mile, rising
slightly from the distmce.

Eg ham is nearly flat, 66 yards short of 2 miles, and in
shape resembling the figure oE 9. The New Mile is nearly
straight.

Eglinton Park— An oval course, 150 yards less than 2
miles aua* A**) w'ta tne exception of a rather steep hill about
half a mile from the winning post. Tbe run in, which forms
the T. Y. C , is a straight run in.

Epsom— The Old or Cup Course is 2 miles, of an irregular
circular form, the first mile up hill. The New Derby Course
is exactly a mile an! a half, and somewhat in the form of a
horse-shoe, tin* last half mile being straight. The first half
mile is on the asoant, the next third of a mile level, the bend
into the straight ran home and until within the distance on
the desoent, and the remainder ou tbe rise. The New T. Y.
C. is 6 furlongs; tbe Old T. Y. C, or Woodcot Course, some-
thing less than half a mile; the Craven Course one mile and
a quarter, and the Metropolitan Course, starting at the win-
Ding post, 2 miles and 2 furlongs.

Exeter— The Old Course is an oval of 2 miles, two-thirds
of which are nearly flat, aud the remainder rjther hilly. The
last half mile is straight, with a slight ascent and good
comi g in. The New Course is round, and nearly level of 1

mile, and the Three-mile Course is formed out of the New
and Old Courses.

Goodwood— The New Cup Course is 2 miles and a half,
starting 100 yards we3t of the winning-post, running out to
the west of the Clump, returning by the east. T. Y. C. is a
straight three-quarters of a mile. For the Queen's Plate the
horses start to the north-west of the Stand, run over to the
east of the Clump, go to the outside circle of the hill, and
return by the east of the Clump, toeing 3 miles, 5 furlong, 97
vards. The MaidstoDe Course is 2 miles. 1 furlong, 44 yards.
For the New Mile the horses stirt on the G. S. Co. and run
home to the westward of the Clump. "Two Miles" and "One
Mile and three-auarters" are portions of once rooDd, which
is 2 miles, 1 furlong, 40 yards. "A Mile and Half" to be run
on the New Course.

Hampton— A flit oval course; the Old Course a mile and a
quarter; the New one about a mile and a half. The T. Y. C.
is 6 yards short of half a mile.

Hereford is oval, L mile and 330 yards, with a straight run
in of about 600 yards.

Holywell— Oval, abo'it 2 miles and 1 furlong, with a
straight run in of half a mile up a gradual rise.

Huntingdon is oval and flat, short of 2 milss by a distance,
with a stiaight run in of nearly half a mile.

Ipswich— Two miles round, with a straight run in of half
a mile.

Kelso— Oblong, a mile and a quarter round, aud level, with
tbe exception of a gyntie rise from the Stand to the Chair.

Knighton— Nearly oval, 1 mile 200 yards in length, with a
nearly straight run in of a quarter of a mile.

Knutsford— A round course of 1 mib only, aud nearly
flat.

Lanark — One mile, nearly circular and quite level, with a
straight run in of 2 furlongs and a half.

Lancaster is in shape similar to the letter D, the straight
line in the letter being theruoin, and the head a rise; the
length 1 ni'le aud 60 yards.

Leamington — Oval, 250 yards short of a mile, with a
straight run in of 3S5 yards.

Leicester— Nearly oval, a mile and 50 yards; nearly flat,
with a rise before coming to the run in, which is .straight, 730
yards in length, and flat.

Leith — On the Sands; an oblong of a mile and a quarter.
Leominster — A flat circle of 1 mile.

Lewes — The New or Queen's Plate Course is about 2 miles,
4 furloug3. 175 vards; the other courses are portions of it.
The T Y. C. is 5 furlongs.

Lichfield— An oblong square, exactly 2 miles round,
starting at the distance.

Lincoln is a circular course of 1 mile, 6 furlongs, 23 yardB,
with a straight run in of nearly half a mile.

Liverpool— An oval course of 1 mile and 712 yards, one
side gently declining, the other rising from the canal side.
There is a straight run in of about 1.000 yards. The Steeple-
chase Course is 4 miles 406 yards.

Ludlow — Nearly circular, with very little rise or fall,
except at the Butt turn, aud not quite a mile and a half round.
Malton — An oval and nearly flat course, of a mile and a
half, with a straight run in, called "The Shorts," of half a
mi'e, aud fr^e from objectionable turns. The T. Y. C. is 6
furlongs. It is on Laugton Wold.

Manchester is a triaognlar coarse of 1 mile and 20 yards,
perfectly flat, except the run in, which is 700 yards in length,
and on a gentle ascent. The T. Y. C. is 6 furlongs.

Newcastle is composed of four unequal sides, and nearly
approaching to a triangle; once round, or Hotspur Course,
measured 8 yards from the inside ditch, being 3,162 yards.
The T. Y. C. is 6 furlongs; and the Mile, Two-mile, and
longer courses are exactly of the stated distances. There are
hills in different parts, a straight running on the west side of
400 jards, on the south side of 543 yards, on the east side of
743 jards, aud on the north, to the winning-post, of 480
yards.
Newcastle (Staffordshire) is circular, exactly 1 mile.
Newmarket — The Beacon Course is 4 miles, 1 furlong. 173
yards. List 3 miles of B. C, 3 miles 74 yards. — Ditch in
(from the running-gap to the end of B. C.) 2 mileB 119 yards.
The last mile aud a distance of B. C, 1 mile 240 yards. — Aud-
ley Eud Course (from the starting-post of the T. Y. C. lo the
end of B. C.) 1 mile, 7 furlongs, 56 yards. — Two middle miles
of B. C, 1 mile, 7 furlongs, 153 yards. — Round Course, 3
miles 4 furloDgs, 139 yardB. — Summer Course (last 2 miles of
R. C), 2 miles. — Suffolk Stakes Conrse (last mile and half of
R. C), 1 mile, 4 furlongs, 2 yards.— Bunbury Mile (a straight
mile, finishing at the end of R. C), 7 fuilongs 196 yards. —
Chesterfield Coarse (last half of B. M.), 3 furlongs 212 yards.
— Across tbe Flat, 1 mile, 2 furlongs, 73 yards. — Rowley Mile
(last mile of A. F.), 1 mile 17 yards.— Aocaster Mile (last mile
straight), 1 mile 18 yards. — Criterion Cour-e (from the turn of
the Lands in), 5 furloDgs 182 yards.— Clermont Course (from
the Running Gap to the Duke's Stand), 1 mile, 6 fuilongs, 55
yards.— Ditch Mile (first mile of A. F.), 7 furlo -gs, 201 yards.
— Abingdon Mile (on the Flat), 7 furlongs 212 yards.— First
half of Ab. M., 3 furlongs 215 yards.— Last half of Ab. M , 3
furlongs 217 yards. — Last mile and a half of T. M M., 1 mile,

4 furlongs, 29 yards. — Two-year-old Course (ou the Flat), 5
furlongs 140 yards.— New Two year-old Course (on the B. M.),

5 furlongs 136 yards.— Last half mile of New T. Y. C, 4 fur-
longs.— Yearling Course (on the Flat), 2 furlongs 52 yards. —
Bretby Stakes Course (last three-quarters of R. M.), 6 fur-
longs.— Cesarewitch Course (from the stirting-po*t of T. M.
M. to the end of the Flat), 2 miles-, 2 furlongs, 23 yards.—
Cambridgeshire Course (last mile and a distance, straight), 1
mile 240 yards. — Champion Stakes Conrse (from the starting-
post of R. M. to the Duke's Stand), 1 mile, 3 furlongs, 219
yards.

Newport (Salop)— "Would be oval but for a straight run in
of 500 yards, is flat; and 1 mile round, wanting 160 yards.

Newton — A triangular course of about 1 mile and a quarter,
with a strong hill and a straight flat run in of nearly halt a
mile. The Golborne Course is the last half mile.

Northampton— An oval course of a mile and a half and
180 yards, with a strong hill about half-way from home, and
a straight rnn in of half a mile.

Nottingham— A round course of 1 mile, 2 furlongs, 11
yards, with a straight run iu of nearly half a mile. The T.
Y. C. is 6 furlongs.

Oswestry, in form, resembles an ill-shaped figure of 8, and
only a few yards short of 2 miles, eudiDg in a straight run in
of nearly half a mile, on a gentle ascent.

Oxford— About a mile and a half round, and quite flat.

Paisley— Nearly square, with little rising ground, and 1
mile 25 yards in extent. The T. Y. C. is 6 furlongs.

Perth— A flat course of 1 mile 8 furlongs.

Plymouth— About 1 mile and a half round, flat, and nearly
oval, with a straight run in of a third of a mile.

Radcltffe— Oval, 1 mile round, nearly flat, with a straight
run in of 700 yards.

Reading— Triangular, nearly flat, exactly a mile and a half
round, with a straight run home of about a third of a mile.

Richmond— Ova), 1 mil", 4 furlongs, 184 yards, with a
long straight run in, risiDg to the diBtance-post. From the

Grey Stone in, 4 furlongs, 200 yards straight, from the Lime-
kiln Gate, 6 furlongs, 100 yards.

Ripon — Two long sides, with oval turnings, 1 mile and 112
yards round. The T. Y. C. is nearly three-quarters of a mile.

Rochester and Chatham — Oval, 1 mile and 1 furlong,
with a run in of 2 furlongB 24 rodB.

Salisbury — The mile course is straight and flat, with the
exception of a rise for the first 50 yards. The T. Y. C. is the
last three-quarters of a mile. For the two-mile course the
horses start beyond the winning-chair, run past it and the
stand, and diverge to the left from the straight course, which
they re-enter at the T. Y. C. starting-post.

Saneach— Oval, upwards of 6 furloDgs round, and nearly
level.

Shiffnal — A triangular course, about 1 mile.

Shrewsbury — An oval of 1 mile 195 yards, with a rise of 6
feet 6 inches in a straight run in of nearly half a mile.

Southampton— Oval, 1 mile aud a half round, with a run
in of nearly three-quarters of a mile. The T. Y. C. is 280
yards short of a mile.

Stafford — A mile course, which would be a complete oval,
but for a straight run in of about a quarter of a mile.

Stirling — An oblong of exactly 1 mile, 3 furlongs, 140
yards. The T. Y. C. about 4 furlongs, and the run in about
406 yards straight. There is a sharp hill immediately before
the run iu, and another hill in a gradual turn after passiug
the winning-post.

Stamford is rather oval, with a stiaight ruu in of nearly
half a mile; it is flat, but there is a new straight miie, tbe first
half of which is slightly on the rise till it j >ius the Round
Conrse. The Cup Course, three times round, is exactly 4
miles.

Stockbridge is nearly a round course, somewhii billy, with
a straight run iu ot nearly iDiee-qaarters oi a uiile; tnere is
also a straight mde.

Stockton— Au oblong of about 1 mile and 100 yards, with
a run in, uearly straight, ot half a mile, having h ^-ligut rise
from below thedistiuce to wiihiu 109 yards of Lhe chair The
Clevel nd Course aOout half a mile, The T Y. C. 6 furlongs.
Blue Posi is 7 furloDgs; aud frum the Red Post lo the win-
ning post, aud once round, 1 mile aud a half.

Stourbridge— A triangular course of 7 furlongs, 26 yards,
with easy tnrus and a good run in. The T. Y. O. is 4 fur-
longs, 20 yards.

Sutton Park— One mile round, with a run in, up rising
ground, of 600 or 700 yards; on the opposite side there is a
slight descent.

Tarporley — One mile round, the last half being nearly
straight.

Tavistock — Round, or rather oval 2 tuile?, a little hilly,
the lust three-quarters of a mile uearly straight.

Iewkesbury — Circular, and quite dat, upwards of 2 miles
round, with a stra'gut ruu in of three-quarters ■ f a mile.

Tunbridge Wells— Circular, 1 miie aud 246 ^ards in
length, aud ratht-r nilly.

Upton-on -Severn — A pertect flat, 2 miles and 2 furlongs
round, with a sir tight ball mile.

Walsall — Ovul, 1 mile round, short of a few yards. There
is rather a severe hill of about 150 yards, a quarter of a mile
from the starting-post, but the run iu is straight, flat, and
nearly half a mile in length.

Warwick — Ouce rouud is \ mile, 6 furlongs, 60 yards.
The Leamington Stake Couise is 2 miles and 44 yardB. The
T. Y. C. is a few yards short of 7 furlongs.

Wenlock — An oval course of about a mile.

Weymouth— Oblong, level, and about a mile round.

Winchester is 2 miles rouud, with a straight run in of
about three-quarters of a mile, the first of which is a 6trong
hill. The T. Y. C. is 6 furlongs.

Wolverhampton— An oval of 1 mile, 1 furlong, 102 yards,
having a hollow at the north-western extremity. The T. Y.
C. is a straight half mile.

Worcester — Flatand oval. The T. Y. C. half a mile, and
two and three-year-old length 5 furlongs straight; but for the
mile and longer distances the course is crossed in the middle,
making a figure of 8, and being, odco over, about 1 mile and
three-quarters.

Wrexham — One mile in extent, nearly oval, tbe ground
slightly undo luting, the last quarter of a mile straight, with a
gentle rise. The T. Y. C. is a few yards more than half a
mile.

Yarmouth — Level "once round" being 1 mile, 2 furlongs,
200 yards: and T. Y. C. 5 f urloogs 80 yardB straight.

York — Circular and quite flat, curving at the poiDt where
the old winning post stood, the new one being 50 yards nearer
the Stand, leaving a straight run in of 5 furlongs and 44
yards, which forms the T. Y. 0. The course once round is 1
mile and 6 furlongs and rather more than 50 yards; the other
courses are portions of the circle, and are the exact distances
described iu the conditions of the stakes.

Curragh Courses— New Chain, 3 fnrlongs 69 yards; Year-
ling Length, 5 furlongs 153 yards; Conolly's Mile, 1 mile;
Two-year-old Course, 1 mile 130 yards; Sir Ralph's Post, 1
mile, 1 furlong, 94 yards; Three-year-old Course, 1 mile, 2
furlongs, 22 yards; Post on the Flat, 1 mile, 3 furlongs, 58
yards; FirBt Post on the Flat, 1 mile 5 furlongs; Red Post, 1
mile, 6 furlongs, 3 yards; Hamilton Course, 3 miles, 4 fur-
longs, i:-3 yards; Over the Course, 4 miles; Sligo Post, a few
yards longer than the Red Post.

New Courses — Yearling Course, 2 furlongs 147 yards; Blue
Post, 2 furlongs 178 yards; Two-year-old Course, 5 furloDgs
136 yards; Yellow Post, 6 furlongs; Anglesey Post, 6 fur-
longs; Northumberland Post, 1 mile; Bruen Post, 1 mile;
Royal Course, 1 mile, 3 furlongs, 144 yards; Peel Course, 1
mile, 6 furlongs, 12 yards; Rathbride Post, 1 mile 130 yards;
Mulgrave Mile, 1 mile; RosBmore Post (on Peel Course), 1
mile 4 furlongs; Waterford Post, 1 mile 4 furlongs on the Peel
Course; Marquis's Post, 2 furlongs 178 yards.

Notes from Fresno.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman: — There was a trot on the
Fresno track last Monday for local roadsters, and, taking
into accou' t the condition of the track, it was a very cred-
itable performance. It waB quite muddy in places owing to
the recent lain.

The following is the summary.

Fbebno, January 2, H88.— Puree §100. For ro%dster_horees.

Fannie, cb m— Jainea Lineby 2 1 1 1

Mikado, b g- Gordon Griffith 1 2 2 2

Fannie Irwin, b m— Lee Blassingame die

Roy. b g— J . Stratbam die

Roudy, bg— \. W. Archibald dia

JobuRoy, b s— George Rupbart dta

Time, 2:65. 2:48, 2:49,2:46.

At sheriff's sale, held here last month, S. K. Trofry of Sac-
ramento bought the bay stallion Apex, reoord 2:20, by Promp-
ter, dam Mary, by Flastail, for $400. Mr. Trefry resold Apex
to S. M. Henry, of Fresno, for $850.

Mr. Chas. Bowers of Fresno bought lhe chestnut stallion
Davbreak (formerly Pilgrim), 3 years old, by Dawn, 2:18J,
dam Gazelle, 2:27, by Gen. McClellan, for $555.

Fresno, Jan. 2d, 1888. Yours etc. H. Mc H,

1888

3Pte Ifaejefe awd j&prctenum.

Pedigrees Wanted.

Hiram "WUlits, WiilUsville, Jan. 2, 1888.

Please give pedigree of stallion Tennessee Bill that died
the property of B. C. "Wright, some yeara ago; also, the breed-
ing of running horse called Pilot, said to be of the Belmont
family.

Answer. — Will Mr. Wright give pedigree of Tennessee
Bill? If we have been correctly informed, Pilot was by
Reveiile. a brother to Owen Dale. We will be obliged to Mr.
W, M. Williamson if he will send pe ligree of Pilot.

Answers to Correspondents.

Questions answered only torongh these columns. No repliai bj
Kail or telegraph. The name of the writer should accompany ill
questions, not for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Let-
ters received without the writer'u name cannot receive attention.

B. O. M., Visulia.

"Warriel-t, bay colt, foaled 1875, bred by B. G. Thomas. Ky.
By War Dunct, dmn Florae by imp. Mickey Free; second dam
Dixie by imp. Soveieigu; third dam St. Marys by Hamlei;
fourth dam imp. Vamp, by Langar. The dam of Vamp,
"Wire, sinter to Web by Waxy. The only other colt
named "Warfield which appears in the Stud Book, is a bay,
colt foal*d 1860, by Voucher, his dam Hanuella by imp.
Belshazzar.

THE KENNEL.

Dog owners are requested to send for publication the earnest possi-
ble notices of wtielps, sales, names claimed, presentations and deaths
In their kennels, In all instances writing plainly names of sire and dam,
and af grandpareuts, colors, dates and breed.

NamesClaimed.

By Mr. J M. Bawford Jr.

Flossy B , for a h and w cocker bitch, by Victor — Fun
whelped Oct. 23, 1S87.

Lucky B., for a whiteand liver pointer dog by Lemmy B. —
Beautiful Queen, whelped Jan. 4, 1887.
By Mr. O. tV. Bassford, Suisun.

Loella B , Lottie B-, Lizzie B., for pointer bitch puppies.

Fred R. aod Kem for pointer dog puppies whelped June
17, 1887, by Professor— Gracie Bow.

Whelps.

Mr. C. T. Robinson's Dutchy, beagle bitch whelped Dec.
2, 1837, three— two dogs— to Mr. G. W. Bassford's Banner-
man Jr.

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Sales.

Mr. G. "W. Bassford, Suisun, has sold Fred R. pointer dog,
whelped June 17, 1887, by ProfesBor — Gracie Bow.

. Presentation.

Mr. J. M. Bassford Jr. has presented to Miss Lily Bass-
ford the cocker Flossy B. by Victor — Fun, wneloed Oct. 23,

1887.

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Pacific CoaBt Field Trials.

Epitob Breeder and Sportsman:— Please state that entries
to the All-Age Stake of the Pacific Coast Field Trials will
close on January 15th nest, and not on January 1st as here-
tofore announced. J. G. Edwards.

San Francisco, Dec. 29, '87. Pres. P.C.F.T.C.

Tbe place of holding the i rial . will be announced In
the dally newspapers on Tuesday next. Either a site In
Sonoma or in Kern will be chosen.

It appears from the kennel notes that Mr. J. M. Bassford,
not satisfied with pointers, beagles and fox-hounds, is going
in for cockers. Just what he expects to do with them does
not appear, but it is not unlikely that he will attempt quail
hunting over the tonguey little things.

Pacific Kennel Club.

The regular meeting for January was held at Parlor A , Pal-
ace Hotel, on Wednesday last, ten present; Colonel Stuart
Taylor in the chair.

Treasurer Watson reported $347.48 in the treasury and no
outstanding bills. A draft of the premium list for the April
show was submitted by Messrs. Schreiber and "Watson. The
report suggested eighty-six regular classes, with three prizes
in each, $10 to first, $5 to second, and diploma to commended
dogs. The classes suggested covered about all breeds, and
were subdivided as usual. Upon tbs question, what should
entitle an animal to entry in any particular class a lively dis-
cussion was had, several claiming that the club was bound to
accept entries in classes in which owners desired to place
them. Mr. Schreiber took the broad ground that the club
should endeavor to improve dogs, and he thought that a rigid
adherence to pedigrees and dose scrutiny of entries offered,
was a means to that end. He thought that the fallest possi-
ble statement as to pedigree should accompany each entry,
and if dogs were offered without pedigree but showing charac-
teristic points, they should be accepted and the words "pedi-
gree unknown" printed opposite their names in the catalogue.
Colonel Taylor agreed with Mr. Schreiber. The new rule of
the American Kennel Club requiring the registration of all
dogs shown under auspices of the clubs forming the general
body, was discussed. There was some misunderstanding
about the intent of the rule, but the general sentiment was
that it was a good one and could only result in great good.
The whole matter of premium list and enforcement of the
A. K. C. rule was relegated to the Executive Committee.
The Executive Committee was instructed to engage such
assistants as might be needed in preparing for the show. A
letter from Charles "Weill of Detroit, applying for the position
of superintendent, was laid upon the table, and the olub then

adjourned.

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The Age of Dogs-

There have been a great many different opinions about the
age of dogs. More than one authority has endeavored to
show that longevity depends a great deal upon the different
breeds, and others have decide! that the largar sorts are not
as long-lived as the smaller. Our experience has been that
such opinions are groundless, and that the different sorts
and sizes have nothing at all to do with it. The stages of
both human and animil life are unquestionably ruled by
laws relating to growth. FortueBpace ascribed to man of
three score years and ten there is ten years of extreme youth,
then the intermediate stage of about the same number of
years in gaining maturity, and so on in the Bame sort of
ratio to old age. To come to the stages of dog life, it would
be necessary to divide the various life periods by seven, and
it will be found that the youth, the prime of life, the turn

towards age and old age itself are quite analogous between
the human subject and the dog. Tuis is much more appar-
ent thaD it is in the case of the horse, as so very few of the
equine tribe are given the opportunities to go through the
various stages of life in anything like a natural condition.
At the Bame time there might be evidence forthcoming to
show that the true age of the horse is much greater than it is
generally believed to be, and that if the stages of man up to
seventy years were divided by two it would very nearly rep-
resent the correct span of a horse's days. However, with
regard to the dog, there is very little difficulty in this respect,
as the majority of dogs enjoy tbe life most suited to them,
and the various stages they go through are wonderfully per-
ceptible. He ia at maturity at from twelve to fifteen months,
gr >wn to his fall strength at two years, in his prime at four
years, and in full vigor until six. Then there is a turn— im-
perceptible it may be at first — in the tide of his existence rep-
resenting perhaps, a man of fif iy; and old age begins to set in
at eight, to creep on him until ten, when he has reached the
true limit of his existeoce. They do live much longer, and
so do a great mauy human beings exceed the age of seventy,
but it is an excess of nature from that time more or less
stationary. The life they have led has perhaps les3 to do
with it than most psople think, as we have known a pug
pampered from the time he was a puppy live until he was
fourteen, and a wire-haired fox-terrier that had led a very
ruugh life indeed, and had been much injured at different
times in battles of one sort and the other, lived to exactly
the same number of years. The only thing we have noticed
is that those a customed to very easy lives break up quicker;
as, for instance, the pug got very grey at ten, and his teeth
were in a bad way, but otherwise his condition changed very
liitle until he was thirteen, when he developed a regular
break-up, got so feeble as to be scarcely Bble to stand, and his
senses seemed to be thoroughly impaired. The terrier, on
the contrary, looked a very old warrior at ten, but in develop-
ing old age he seemed to change much more gradually than
the pug, and he could hnnt and kill rats up to within three
months of his death. His constitution aud determination
seemed to combat with old age, aud his senses were perfectly
unimpaired to the very last.

The oldest dog we ever heard of reached the age of twenty-
bix. This was a spaniel, and the case was mentioned a
short time ago. This was truly an enormous age and equal
or in excess to the longest life ever attributed to man in
modern ages, viz., one hundred aud forty. At or over fifteen
represents a man at ninety, and a few over sixteen or seven-
teen may very well correspond to a hundred. We have seen
a retriever very lately of an authenticated age of nineteen
He has always been a very intelligent dog, and haB for years
ridden in his master's gig during his business rounds, sitting
by the side of him, and when stopping at customers' houses
holding the reins in his mouth until his master's return. A
few months ago the dog broke his leg getting off the gig, but
this did not bring about immediate dissolution, though from
that time only the most decided signs of a break-up set in.
It has been difficalt to feed him since, and the poor old ani-
mal has lost all his flesh and looks now more like the shadow
of a dog. His senses, though, are as keen as ever, as sitting
up in the gig he turns to the passers by with the same sort of
look that they must not touch what he is guarding, and he
tries to take tbe reins in his mouth, but to do this he is now
too feeble. His delight is also the same wheu he sees the
gig got ready to go out, and he recognizes his friends in the
same way he has always done. It may be that an excess of
intelligence or brain power is sustained to the utmost limits
in the dog in the same ratio as it is in man. Great authors
and statesmen that have reached the age of eighty and up-
wards have very seldom lost their reasoning powers in the
slightest degree. The mind and the body have been one, and
in the actual break-up of nature both have drifted away
together. Is not this the most notable characteristic in man's
best friend? The longevity of the various breedB is about
the same, but the least intelligent, or those whose intelli-
gence has not been cultivated, get into a dotage that borders
on stupidity long before the end of life is reached; whilst the
finer spirits, or tho-se we record as the noblest, live in the
full power of sense and brain until vitality dies out.

Pacific Coast Field Trials.

The plnee of holding the trial* will be announced In
the dallv newspapers on Tuesday next. Either a site In
Sonoma or In K em trill be chosen.

Pointer Type-

not saorifice their grand field qualities for appearance only.
The following description comes from the Sportsman' 'a Direct-
ory, dated 1828, and is very interesting as a record of the
type sixty years ago. Although perhaps not quite in accord-
ance with our present views, it is by no means to be despised :
"In choosing a pointer or setter let hiB muzzle be open, fiew-
jawed, rather short full hazel eyes, called hare's eyes, hia
poll rising to a point, his ears long and falling down between
the neck and jawbone, which is called being well hung; neck
and head set on straight, so that when he points his noBe
turns up rather above the horizoutal Hoe; deep in tbe
shoulders and well let down; elbows well in, straight and
large legs, small feet, a little pointed, standing true, and the
balls small and open; narrow withers, back a little hooped,
broad loins, deep in the fillets and gaskins, short from tbe
hock to the pastern-joint: flat sides, fine floating veins,
straight croup, stern set on high end straight, being very fine;
if a setter, a deep feather." And the same old writer speaks
thus of his dng in the field — "When you have chosen a dog
agreeable to the description already given, take him in to the
fields and see if he be a gallant beater, ranging high, run-
ning within himself, not over-reaching nor clambering, his
nose up and turned to the wind, endeavoring to catch the
flying scent; making his casts, twists, and offers gallantly,
not hangingon the haunt nor puzzling for the ground scent."
But how are we now to establish a type or stun dam which
breeders judges and exhibitors may follow? And how are we
to guard against the evil which I have already quoted from
"Idstone?" I thiuk the suggestion made H. S. H. Prince
Solma in your last number that the Kennel Club should pub-
lish a book on recogoized points is very useful aud good
But I would go further than this. I won U ask the Kennel
Club to establish a class each year, open to any first prize
winner, at their summer or winter Bhows. or at Birmingham.
An entry fee might be charged and the diss should be judged
by a practicle field-trial supporter, in conjunction with a
judge who had officiated at one of the above shows, the com-
petitors to be tested on game at the Field Trial Meeting, if
possible, the prize to go to the dog showing best pace, style,
movement and other natural qualities which a sportsman
knows how to value and appreciate, combined with true
pointer character, and snch specialities of form and symmetry
as are essential to a bench winner, high finish iu breaking
not to be considered so much as natural good qualities. A
portrait of the winner to be published in the Kennel Gazette
And in the "Slud Book" of the year, together with a minute
description, measurement and pedigree, the winner to receive
the title from the Kennel Club-— "tbe typical dog of theyear."
If such a clafs were established somewhat on the lines I have
thus roughly sketched, judges would find a more satisfactory
means of discovering those most essential qualities, such as
pace, movement, baldness and proper carriage of nose and
stern which should characterize a t\pical pointer, and which
cannot be so easily discerned in the space of the judging
ring. Breeders would thus be able to avail themselves with
confidence of the services of any dog which had gained for
himself the title I have named. And I am further confident
there would be a greater interchance of ideas between exhib-
itors and field-trial supporters, beneficial to both, which
would do more than anything else to keep the pointer in hta
right place as the true sportsman's dog. — E. C '. Norrish, in
Kennel Gazette,

I feel confident that pointer men, whether breeders, exhib-
itors or judges, would welcome a recognized type or standard.
But the important question is, What is the correct type to
encourage or to follow? Before giving you my ideas on the
subject I must have a word to say to "Borderer," who
warmly supports the old Edge blood, and who appears to
wish us to go back to that type, as if we had wandered from
it to the detriment ol the breed at the present day, although
in the early part of his article I am pleased to see he allows
"we are breeding as good dogs now as ever were seen." I
have no wish to say one word against the old Edge blood, for
I am well aware of the great value it has been to our stock of
pointers, nor am I going to depreciate any of the good old
strains which existed thirty years ago. However, to my
mind, such vast changes have taken place in the character
of the land we shoot over, and such improvements have
been made in our guns, etc., that I question very much
whether the type of dogs which suited our father would sat-
isfy us now. In their days pointers were bred for field qual-
ities only, as "Idstone" says, and he also adds: "In the
present day a beauty is reared, even if it turns out a drone,
and, provided it is a prize winner, the chances are that it
propagates its faults, and is the headjof a race of nameless,
shivering idiots." It is with a view to guard agoinBt this
evil I also wish to say something. Having shot over pointers
for the last twenty-five consecutive seasons, I feel I do know
something of their field qualities. "When I commenced shoot-
ing we had a breed in Devonshire which suited our older
sportsmen well enough. Leach's Fan, the grandmother of
Bow Bells, came directly from this stock; and another of the
same strain, whose name has been handed down to us, was
Francis' Belle. Her union with Brockton's Bounce produced
the remarkable litter— Sancho, Chang, Vesta and Kandom,
aud established a type which, I think, most pointer men will
allow had never been equtilled for beauty and field qualities
combined. To my mind, Vesta was the handsomest of this
renowned lifter; her muscle and bindquaiters were marvel-
ous, and these qualities she give to her illustrious son, cham-
pion Bang, and t) her equally famous grandson, champion
Wagg. In the pedigrees of these dogs some of the best Btrains
are represented, and I would certainly take for my type the
result of the union of the old sortB apparent in our most
carefully bred dogs to-day, rather than go back thirty years.
Bat we must not lose any of the valuable characteristics for
which the old families were famous; and, above all, we must

VETERINARY.

Conducted by Thos. Bowhill, M. B. C. V. a.
Subscribers to this paper call have advice through this column in all
cases of sick or injured horses or cattle by sending an explicit descrip-
tion of the case. Applicants will send their name and address that
thoy may be identified. Questions requiring answers by mail should
be accompanied bv three dollars, and addressed to Drs. Bowbill &
Fitzgerald, 1129 Market St.. San Francisco.

Strangles.

. Editok Breeder and Sportsman:— I have noticed consid-
erable controversy regarding the disease among Mr. Ashe's
race-horses, some of which have been moved to Cikland Race
Track. I see by the Daily Examiner of to-day ihat the V. S.
now in attendance says that it is not contagions Having
heard that tbe above-mentioned disease is "Strangles," and
having always understood that malady to be contagious, I
would"like to know if sneb is the case, also the various formB
it may assume dnring an outbreak.

San Francisco, Jan. 5th, 18SS. Subscriber.

Strangles is nndonbtedly contagions, and, according to
Cresswell, infectious also. In fact it may be defined as a cou-
tagio-infections disease, affecting animals of all ages, yonng
ones being most liable. One attack renderB an animal less
liable, but is not absolutely protective. It is more prevalent
in autumn and spring, and becomes maligoant when an
animal is subjected to malhygieno conditions, neglect, and
other debilitating influences.

It manifests itself in three ways: 1st, simple, mild, or
benign. 2d, irregular, bastard, or malignant. 3, neglected
strangles.

Symptoms of the Simple Form— Horse coughs, belly drawn
op, discharge from nose and a tendency to rigors (this^ is
indicative of a suppurative disease either in this or anything
else), soreness of throat and difficulty in swallowing. There
may be no swelling at first, but in a day or two it appears in
the submaxillary space. The swe'Hog may be centralized or
diffused. Hot and painful to the touch. Poise may be 50
or more, temperature 103 deg. to 105 deg. Fahr. Etremities hot
or cold, or one hot and one cold, and mucous membranes
slightly congested. Eventually tumor becomes soft in centre,
hair falls off, it bursts and heals up.

Symptoms of the Bastard Form — Losing of flesh for a
considerable time, animal ceases to grow, slight congb, seems
to enjoy solitude (horsemen say such an animal is breeding
strangles.) Tendency to diarrhoea, even a mash will produce
it, all at once it may have a shivering fit, throat begins to
swell and tbe parotid glands on both sides, soreness of throat,
sometimes face swells, and multiple abscesses form along
cheeks, then abscesses burst or are opened, and the animal
begins to feed and may recover. Then abscesses again begin to
form on various parts of tbe body, and the animal becomes
lame on the fore leg, with limb spread out, due to an abscess
having formed on the prescapular lymphatic gland.

3. Symptoms of irregular strangles manifested by high
fever and marked laryngitis and pharyngitis, breathe with
difficulty, and emit a loud roaring sound during inspiration;
eyes staring, nose protruded, discharge from nostrils and
saliva from mouth, and if he attempts to swallow, coughs and
food^omes through nose, and if fed on green bay the dis-
cbarge will be green; mucous membranes become f a dark
color due to non-aerated blood; pulse become ' : swel-

lings now appear iu the parotid region, face an1 i ils, and

in course of a few days multiple abscesses ap ions

parts of the body. This is the most dangerou ben

strangles affects foals, if it is not the mild fo.
proves fntal.

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IPitti pooler mx& S&pwcisKK&m

Jan 7

THE GUN".

The emploves of Smith & Wesson of revolver fame have
formed a pistol club at Spring6eld, Mass., and fitted up nice
rooms and a pistol range. There are many good shots among
them.

ThGre is some talk of sendiDg a team of Massachusetts
militiamen to Wimbledon, next year.

The Ballard Arms Company is running full time on an
English order for Express iifl.es.

Barrel making is an art quite distinct from thst of the gan
builder, and we hope that Air. T. T. Cartwright will supple-
ment his interesting" account of .Mr. Clabrough's factory with
Borne notes on the forging of tubes.

Mr. A. E. Whitmore, of Springfield, Mass., has built a
hammerless gnu on a new principle, .embodying Beveral
important features.

JJocior R, I. Hampton, at Athens, Ga., is also working on a
new hammerless, wuich bids fair to displace many of the
styles now in use.

About John De Vaull Jr.

Mr. Crittenden Robinson, in a letter to a friend in this
city, bears such deserved and gracefully-worded tribute to the
manes of young John de Vaull that we venture to extract a few
words, although not intended for publication." He writes:

"I greatly regret and am much pained to learn of poor John
de Vault's sudden death. 1'our letter contained the first I had
heard of it. He ende. red himself to all with whom he came
in contact; modest, winning and gentlemanly always, and
self-reliant. The memory of him and his loveable traits of
character will be much cherished by those who knew him,
and especially by these who bad the pleasure of knowing
him best. He was well fitted to go— tor peifect purity of a
loveable character was, if I have tver seen it, stamped with
clearness upon his sweet, boyish face. His membership in
the California Wing Shotting Club cannot be tilled, and in his
sad death our club has indeed sustaiued an irreparable loss.
I feel myself ptrsoaally, as if his 'vacant chair* was a pain-
ful reminder of a loss that comes with unusual force at this
time, as an added soirow, quite home to me."

How Guns are Built.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman:— With intent to redeem
a pledge long since made l hand you a description of the
gun manufactory of the well known firm of J. P. Clabrough &
Bro., Birmingham, Eiig., the senior member of which, through
his connection with the San Francisco house of Messrs.
Clabroagb, Golcher & Go. has cemented many warm friend-
ships with the sportsmen readers of your yery interesting
paper. I may premise that for five years previous to coining
to this glorious land I was employed at the office of Mr.
Clabrough at the factory in Whiltiil street Birmingham. I
shall endeavor to give such a description of the processes
incident to combining the crude materials into the thing of
beauty called a shotgun as will enable all readers to under-
stand how many operations the gun is subjected to before a
favorite weapon is placed in the nands of the user. Readers
will perceive that the checks and counter-checks are so ar-
ranged that when a gun leaves the factory it is as nearly per-
fect as it is possible to make it.

Birmingham is the centre of the fowling piece industry
of the world, and Mr. Clabrough's factory is sitnated
in the very heart of the gun-making quarter of the city.
Opposite the factoiy, across Whittall street, stands the ven-
erable St. Mary's Episcopal church, about which is a beauti-
ful little park in which the boys and operatives from the
adjacent factories congregate during the noon hours. Mr.
Clabrough's factory is subdivided, the larger on Whiltall streel
affording room for oce hundred and twenty men, and that
on St. Mary's Row for fifty gunsmiths.

All orders are received and all work is given out at the
Wbittall street establishment, each operative either going to
the office for pieces of work or sending his errand boy for
them. The business office and working and shipping rooms
are also in Whittall street, and I can assure you a large
amount of work is done in those rooms. On the ground
floor all work is received and given out, and there is always
present one of the best artists in the "action" trade to inspect
work as it is sent in. I need not tell readers of the
Breeder and Sportsman that all of Mr. C.'s employees are
artibts in their specialities, and the majority of them have
been in the employ of the firm for many years. The factory
is three stories high, actions being made in the upper story
and some finishing done there. All parts of the works are
connected with the office by telephone. There is no money
wasted in exlravagant fittings anywhere about the buildings.
In Mr. Clabrough's office stands his bench and vise, and
when anyoue calls upon him he is to be found coatless and
■with sleeves rolled up hard at work, whether it be 9 a. m. or
6 P. M. No man in the factory works harder than the
proprietor, and it is to his ceaseless energy that his extra-
ordinary success as a gun manufacturer is due. All work is
subjected to his severely practical criticism, and he holds
himself personally responsible for the quality of all weapons
which go out bearing his impress. So much by way of
preliminary — now for the details: The rough forgings of
the best of low steel or high iron are bought from persons
who do nothing but forging, and are rather shapeless masses
of metal, barely snggesting ultimate form ia Iheir outlines.
They are then Bent to be subjected to certain machines
which cut the recesses for the lock plates, drill holeB
through tbe frames for the "lugs" or lumps which bold the
barrels and frames together. The machines also make
cuts tor the bolts and faces of the bed and actions. When
the cuts named have been made, machine work on the gun
ends, except that tbe fore end is milled where it joins the
action. The anterior face of the action and the back of the
fore end are milled into segments of circles of equal radii,
bo that they must fit perfectly. The tubes from which the
barrels are to be made are sent in the rough, with the ribs
and lumps, to the government proof house, where they are
sabjected to a first proof, which determines their essential
g> odness or worrhlessness. After the proof they go back to
tiie factory where they ara hand-filed and laid together with
I5e utmost care. Tne breeih ends of the tubes and the
'Inge1' are brazed together, th6 reBt of the barrels and the
ibs being soft soldered. After passing inspection in the
office, when sent from the filer, the barrels are sent to the
; ichinist who trims the sides of tbe "lugs" and the bed,
iijrj, together with tbe action aud fore end, they are placed
in the hands of the '"jjinter," who fits them together and
puts in tbe "body-pin."

jointer does not file the action exoept where the

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barrels touch it. From the jointer the fitted actionsTare sent, to
the office, again inspected and then sent to the man who tits the
extractors to the barrels, after which they again undergo
inspection and are then chambered. Then to the haDds of
an action filer, who files the action up into shape. After
another inspection they are passed to men who fit the firing
pins, locks and furniture. It is only meet to say that Mr.
Clabrough hes his locks made by one of the best lock-filers
in England, and that -when sent to the office they undergo
a rigid inspection by Mr. C. himself, who is one of the best
judges of gun locks alive.

The locks and furniture are then stripped from the action,
which is sent for the second time to the proof-house, and
exhaustively tested. Every English gun must be proved
twice, whether it costs §300 or S15. They b re proved in the
tubes, and again when the actions are finished, and if any
flaw is developed, the proof marks are not stamped upon
them, but they are returned either to be destroyed, or to have
remediable defects repaired. After proof the gun is again
assembled and placed in the hands of a fitter, who adjusts the
bolt and top-lever and also cuts the bearings for the bolts in
tbe "lugs." Another inspection is made of the lever work and
the lever springs are tested. The action is then given to the
man who smooths it by fine filing, so that all the marks that
may have been left by the rough filer are taken out, and is sent
into the office nice and clean. The actions and barrels are
then given to the stocker, and lure again Mr. Clabrough is
at his best. He personally selects all the stocks, and gives
that work out himself. When the stocker is through, his
work is closely examined by Mr. Clabrough, and sent to the
finisher who lets in the trigger plate and guard and sets
on the butt plate, and the gun, if of the hammer model, issent
to the office and the hammers fitted. The 6nisher puts all
the screws in, shapes up the stock and checkB it. As soon
as he is through with the action and other parts he
numbers them and they are sent to the polisher to brighten
them ready for the engraver, the action being "in the soft."
Tbe barrels are sent to the "fine borer" who finishes the
in^ides, when they are sent to the barrel filer who "strikes
up" the oufsides, "and sees that the top rib is straight. They
are then inspected by Mr. Clabrough, and woe betide the
unfortunate borer or filer who tries to slight his work. The
long experience of Mr. C. has made him expert in detect-
ing the slightest inequalities inside or out.

Before the guns are stripped for the polisher they are shot
at the targets, under the direct supervision of the head of ihe
firm. After polishing, the engraver puts upon them labor
in proportion to the grade of the gun; after which they are
case-hardened and blued, and then returned to "what is called
the "freeing-room," where the case-hardened actions and
bright barrels are rejointedand fitted with the utmost nictty.
That done, all the metal parts go to a finisher who puts them
together, and the gun is then overlooked closely by Mr. Cla-
brough. The barrels are now taken from the gun and given
to a man, who sees that all scratches are out of them, and
sends them to be browned, which takes from three lo six
days. While the barrels are in brown the locks are taken
from the stocks and the woodwork freed, fo that the locks will
sorely work freely and easily. When the barrels return from
browning the extractors aie freed, tbe sigbts put in, the
insides thoroughly wiped, aud the chambers accurately
ganged. The stock and fore end are then p»t od, and the gun
is ready to ship, except that Mr. Clabroagh invariably tries
the chambers with brass and paper shells. When he passes
the weapon aud orders it sent cut anyone can take up the
gun and rely upon it that it will stand lots of wear, and will
shoot well if held properly.

Mr. Clabrough is assisted in bis; business by his brothers
William and Joseph, who take charge of the financial part of
the business. Joseph for two years past h^ s been in very b: d
health. Mr. Clabrough lives iu a cosy enrage near the fac-
tory, and there you e»n almcst always find some Americm
friend who has called ou John P. at his office, and been
invited to share the home dinner or tea or supper with the
head of the house and his sister. Miss Annie, who cares for
the Penates. As has been said, many of the operators have
been in the employ of the firm for years — some of them since
the factory was started— and tbey take pride in their work
because they know it ten Is to tbe prosperity of their employer
and ensures them employment. I wish to make what may
seem a broad statement, and defy successful conliurtietion.
It is that J. P. Clabrough & Bros, turn out as good shot guns
as any firm in the world, whether it be cheap or high-priced.
Their cheapest gun is the best on the market for the money,
and their best guns are as g^od as the best London guns, cost-
ing double the money. I had, while ia Birmingham recently,
the pleasure of seeing a gun which is now in the hands of
Mr. John M. Adams of your city, and I envied him when I
put that gun to my shoulder and examined it throughout.
Such perfect work no one can -understand unless "to the
manner born," if I should write a week about it. It must be
seen and studied to be appreciated. I intend having a dupli-
cate built, except that I shall use 16 and 20 gaige barrels, as
I am convinced one can do fine work with those bores at the
trap and elsewhere. In fact I proved it last summer. I hope
60on to see San Francisco, and what friend Clabrough calls
'the best country in the world." T. T. Cartwright.

Poule and Pull-

The late Duke de Ricci, who was devoted to field sports,
and a splendid shot, while on a visit to an English counrty
house, was accompanied to the field by his own maitre de
chasse and an old grey-headed gamekeeper of his hosts. The
latter had resided many years upon the estate, and could
scarcely express his dissatisfaction at the havoc the Duke
made in his master's preserves. Repeatedly in the course of
the day when springing a pheasant, the maitre. de chasse, as ia
usual with the French, would call out, "Poule/" {which is
Gallic for hen}, and the Dnke, as a fair sportsmap, withheld
his fire. On the return of tbe party, the host, whom an
attack of the gout had prevented attending, inquired of 'Old
John" what kind of a shot his illustrious visitor was. "Oh,
dang him!" growled John, "be never misses, and if he'd
pulled half as often as t'other mounseer wanted him to do,
your honor would hardly have had a bird left for next year."

Nelson as a Sportsman.

It is not often we meet the great Lord Nelson as a sports-
man, but from boyhood he was immensely fond of the gun,
and when a middj nearly lost his life while bear-shootiDg in
the Arctic regions. He and another were out on the ice,
end the sigDal bad been given for them to return. As he was
firing at a large bruin, his musket flashed in the pan. His
ammunition was exhausted; but it was iu vain his comrade
urged him to obey the order. "Do but let me get a blow at this
devil with the butt-end of my musket, " he cried, " and we
shall have him." The beast was advancing, aod Eugland
might never have had a Nile or a Trafalgar to boast of had
not the captain, who was fortunately near enough to perceive

the danger, hastened to the rescue and frightened tbe beast
away by discharging his gun. When sternly reprimanded by
his Bnperior officer, the boy answered, pouting, "I wished to
kill the bear, that I might carry the skin home to my
father. "

Who Invented Choke-Boringr.

Upon the question as to who first choked shot barrels an
invention which has been claimed for America, Mr. A. Lan-
caster a son of the noted English gun maker says:

With regard to choke-boring, will you allow me to en-
deavor to throw some light on the question of priority of
that invention.

My father, Charles Lancaster, was in the habit of rece=s or
hollow-boring the barrels of his guns, and they were remark-
able in the snorting world for their close and hard shooting
qualities.

Now, as Charles Lancaster died in 1846, the invention is
of long usage.

It may not be generally known that my father was, by
trade, a barrel maker, and made all the barrels for the cele-
brated Joe Man ton, to whom we owe so much for improve-
ments in high-claBS sporting arms.

I can also speak of the same system of receFs boring being
continued by my brother, the late C. W. Lancaster {ioveUor
of the oval-bore rifle and cannon and a great number of ntber
sporting novelties), and mjself, after our father's death, when
we added much to his fame in our manufactures.

It is a true saying that there is nothing new under the sun,
so I shall fully expect to hear of some much wider claim
being laid for this excellent invention, which was only the
result of very great experience and thought in the art of
barrel making.

ATHLETICS.

TVe overheard a discussion the other day among some of the
participants in the three-mile walk in the championBhip meet-
ing aDd others as to whether the time officially returned
was oorrect or not. The figures given were 25 m. 56$ 6ecs.,
or a little more than 5 tecs, worse than Mr. Gaffney'a pre-
vious performance. It is not likely that an error was Hind*,
as the timerB were experienced and careful, and, moreover, if
the race had been completed in 1} minutes better time (as
some claimed), neither of the principal competitors wonld
likely have been "fresh" enough to run pell-mell iDto the
dressing-rooms! It was a first-class race, and for novices at
the distance (thre9 miles) very well walked; (perhaps if Gaff-
ney had used all his strength, and gone faster from tbe start,
he would have had a better chance) but neither of the gen-
tlemen can walk iu twenty-four minutes without more long-
distance experience.

The Olympic Club offers a series of attractive entertain"
ments for the coming months of winter. On January 13th a
boxing tournament will be given in its rooms. On January
23d a ladies' night. On February 15th a middle-weight
Grteco-Koman wrestling tournament. On Fehrnary 24th a
juvenile night. On March 231 a catch-as-cntch-can wrest-
ling tournament. On April 6th a boxing tournament open to
the Pacific Coast.

Mr. F. S. Moody, Secretary, announces that entries to the
middle-weight wrestling tournament at the Olympic Club
will close on February 10th instead of 12th.

The Golden Gate Club recently gave a benefit in behalf of
the mother of one of its members, who was fatally injured
while exercising in its rooms. Members eladly volunteered,
and an interesting programme was offered. The beuedt
netted several hundred dollars for Mrs. Zoppi.

AH of the athletic clubs have settled down to indoor work
during the coming three months of rain, and the tournaments
at the Olympic, Gulden Gate and California Clubs should have
many entries. The medals offered are rich, and tbe honor of
winning is compensation enough for the labor incident to
preparation, to say nothing of tbe most valuable return,
which is the establishment of health resultant upon careful
exercise.

W. Byrd Page.

An Engrsh writer, who came to be intimate with the cham-
pion high jumper, Mr. Page, of the Manhattan Athletic Club,
N. Y., -while the latter was in Eugland, recently speaks of
him thus:

During the time he was here I saw a good deal of him, and
witnessed several of his at:euipts at record. Hitherto it has
been considered the perfection of high jumping for a man to
clear his own height, and mostof our be^junipers — Daverux,
Brooks, to wit— have been tall men. B\r i qnite upsets these
ideas. He is a quiet, unassuming young fellow, of good social
position, about 23 years of age, and only 5 ft. 6J io. in height.
He has fairly laid himself out on the high jump, made a study
of, and reduced it to a science. His style is a revelation,
being totally different to either the Scotch Bide stride, or tbe
London leg manoeuvre. Men smiled audibly the rirst lime
tbey saw him approach the bar. Not so when he was done,
however. He is most particular as to tbe surroundings. He
must have a very thick cross-bar, with a handkerchief tied in
the middle, a bed of straw to alight on, and preferably,
slightly up-hill run. After seeing that tbe aporoach is per-
fectly smooth, he takes up his stand 10 to 12 yards from tbe
bar. treads the ground for 30 to 40 seconds, raises the left
knee to near his chest, poises his foot, crouches, then
advances well six low, long, lopping catlike stiides, then two
very quick, abort steps (which almost look like one); rising
close to tbe bar he suddenly sboots oat his legs and goes over
the bar almost horizontally, with up-raiBed arms, and drops
about live feet on the oSE side. To see him stand under a bar
over eight inches above his head, and then clear it, i„ "a
sight of a century." To beat the record (Davinp, b ft. 2^ in.),
was the settled ambition of hislifo. Try! try!! try!!! his motto,
and success his determination. Time after time he did 6 ft.
1 in., 6 ft. 2J in. — it was hard lines only tying for champiou-
sbip honors— (harder to bn beaten) with Eowden (who is only
between 5 ft. 7 in. and 5 ft. S in ) at 6 ft. At last at Stour-
bridge (on the same ground where the championship meet-
ing was held on 2d July), on 15th August, he got over 6 ft.
3} in., and only just missed 6 ft. 4 in.; but the 6 ft. 3} in. was
cleared beyond question. From the frequent narrow misses
his hip or elbow displacing the bar in descending, I- have wit-
nessed at 6 ft. 4 in. I shall not besurprised lo hear of his clear-
ing that height, or even 6 ft. 5 io. with luck. The happiest
man in Eugland that evening (15th August) wa-i W. B. Page,
as he wired his triumph to America, for wbicb couotry he
soon afterwaids departed in company with tbe Euglish ath-
letes who are bent on securing scnie American championships.

1888

jptt -Breeder aM j^pcrtsm<m

?

Shall the Standard Be Changed?

This is a serious question— one fraught with interest to the
breeders, and one that should be acied upon with great cau-
tion by the Committee on Revision. Rule VII seems to be
the main point of attack. To this Rule I especially want to
call attention.

Is this Kale injurious to the trotting-horse interest? Do
the animals that are standard under this role, as a class pos-
sess speed? Do auimals standard under this iule go on pro-
ducing speed? Is there a larger per cent, of cnlls registered
under this rale than under other rules of registry?

To the rst inquiry it seems to me plain tm t it cannot
injure the irottin^-horse interest to sustriu Rule VII. The j
registry is not intruded to furnish breeders with braius, bnt I
only tises ihti limits within which men may reasonably look |
for excellence. The amount, quality and kind of breeding is
a question of taste and financial ability to procure. Within
the registry each man mu-t exercise his own judgment. With
trotters, as with rannersj some families and some combina-
tions of blood will always have a supremacy iD public favor.
There are "thoroughbreds and thoroughbreds;" so it will be
with the standard trotters. The rules should be broad
enough to take in all of positive merit, so as to give the
breeder the widest scope for selection.

Do the horses entitled to registry under this rule have speed
and stamina? We think tbi« question most be answered in
the itfnrmative. I have reference to the blood lines exclus-
ively, as ninny re entitled to register by virtue of their per-
formance or the performances ut relatives, as well is under
this rule. Jay-Eve-S<-e. Maud S-, Code, H«rry Wilkes,
Jerome Turner, Wildflower, Buffalo Girl, are all standard-
bred under this rule. The list of star performers that are
standard under this rule might be greatly extended, bnt the
instances above are deemed s-ufficient. After a hasty examina-
tion of iho '30 list, I venture the assertion that there is not to
exreeii tweut^-tive per cent, of them that would be staodnrd
under uny other rule. Surely a rule that covers the i reeding
of seveuty- ive pei cent, of our actual performers does Lot
extend the line outside of re*d merit.

Let u-» go oue step further and see if those bred under Rule
VII will go on reproducing. The great Nutwood is surely a
producer; Harold has representatives; Volunteer has done
something as a speed producer; Happy Medium has had
some snect-ss in the stud. The great George Wilkes had a
plebei&n grandam, aud yet has reached prominence as a tire.
His two greatest sols. Red Wilkes and Ouward, possess ple-
beian grauddams, and the prince of sires, Electioneer, is of
the same class. This will surely suffice. The half-blood
matrons are not to be despised. Dolly Spanker, Crop, Miss
Russell, Djlly, and m tny others are strong samples. Can
we afford to cut off a class of colts from whom have sprung
aud will spring such producers as above given?

The next qnestioc is one difficult of actual demonstration.
It is impossible to tell how many culls are registered under
auy of the rules. The main objection made to Rule VII is
flint it admits animals with seventy-five per cent, of plebeian
blood. The foregoing demonstrations tend strongly to show
that this objection is a mere myth, unless we are breeding for
pedigree and not for speed. Matrons bred to standard horses
are usually animals of great individual merit; and, again, this
produce that is returned to standard-bred horses, as a rule,
are mares of individual merit. Thus we have the dam and
grauddam of our standard horse under Rule VII of individ-
ual worth to compensate for the shortness of the pedigree.
lu proof of this let me illustrate: "Who can point to a regis-
tered colt under Rule VII with a Clyde or a Norman for a
granddam? On the other hand, the usual pedigree of such
horses would be more like the following: "A colt sired by-
George Wilkes, dam by Alniont, second dam Flora BeTe,
pacer, 2:13, breeding unknown:" Where is the plebeian blood
in this colt?

Cut out Rule VII and you do the trotter a positive injury
by eliminating the fast pacer as second dame.

On the other hand, there are many colts standard under
other rules on account of their numerous standard crosses,
without individual merit themselves or merit in their dams
for three or four generations, that are registered on account of
the length of their pedigree and are expected to be sold on
the same.

I am not advocating short pedigrees or opposing long ones,
but iryirg to show that there may be aud often is merit in
one and failure in the other, and that men must use their own
judgment on each individual animal. The relaxation to five
thoroughbred crosses has not iujured the runner in the
United States, as we are able to cross the pond aud beat our
English neighbors; neither will Rule VII till our trotting
farms with worthless trotters. Men have acted in good faith
and invested their money on the rales as they now stand —
good faith alone demands that they should remain the same.

It is a well settled rule of jor'sprudence that where a rule
of property has been treated as law and vested interest and
property right accrued therennder, that courts will not dis-
turb such rule, although in the beginning it was not based on
sound reasoning. The same rule should apply to the chang-
ing of the Rules of Registration. Stability is what we most
need until the family of trctters is evolved. Any change of
Rule VII will be regarded as an effort on the part of the large
breeders to create a monopoly, and be a great damage, in our
judgment, to the trotting-horse interest. —Amo, in Western
Sportsman.

The Old and the New.

task of still further enhancing the benefits of the good work
begun by their predecessors. Still, difficult as their under-
taking may be, their character, knowledge and practical
experience give every assurance that they will succeed.
— Sporting World.

o

Speed Drive.

The king is dead, long live the king! The three gemlemen
who have guided the fortunes of the American Jockey Club
for so many years have retired, and their places have been
taken by three others, who are believed to be imbued with
modern ideas of prcgressiveness, and it is to be assumed that
a marked change will be inaugurated in the management of
the mest representative racing association in America, under
whose rules all of the Eastern associations race, whose decis-
ions are organized by the Jockey Club in England, and whose
president, by his office, becomes an honorary member of the
in 3st powerful and the most exclusive club in the world. In
Ecgland the modern idea is also making itself felt, as New-
market is either fast abandoning its staid, old-fashioned
slakes or entering the arena with younger racing institutions
and competing for popular favor in the shape of rich and val-
uable stakes, provided with conditions suitable to the exist-
ing requirements of racing. The reason is obvious. Racing,
while still an amusement for the few, has grown into a vast
and complicated business for the many, and as such it must
be handled.

The gentlemen who retire from the management can look
back upon their past career with a great deal of pride and a
great deal of satisfaction. They have seen the sport of racing
grow from a tender nnr.-ltng to a tall, erect, sound tree, and
they turn over the institution to their successors in a healthy
condition. It is to these successes that the arduous duties of
lopping off what excrescsucea have aris9 i in the course of the
marvelously rapid growth of the turf devolve, as well as the

Fr-im the following, cut from the daily Call of Thursday,
the 29th inst., it will be ltarued that money enough has been
snl scribed to build the Speed Drive in Golden Gate Park.
From the first we never doubted that it would eventually fce
built, as it is a necessity, or nearly so, to those who have a
fancy for '"road-driving." Some mouths ago we wrote several
articles in relation to the Cjntempiated drive, and there is no
necessity for repetition, one suggestion, or rather a portion of
it, has been adepted. We recommended that a carriage-way
should be in proximity, and also a place where pedestrians
could witness the brashes. Accompanying the article in the
Call is a plan, and that shows a wide carriaae-way between
the two speed courses. That this will be thronged when the
weather is suitable is beyond question. The people of San
Francisco are not the only ones interested in the construction
of this drive. Eve-y breeder in the State, in fact all engaged
in rearing fdSt harness horses, are deeply iuteres ed. There
are pleuty of wealthy men in San Francisco who wi.l be glad
lo purchase high-priced horses when there is an opportunity
to use them, and derive pleasure anJ health from the posses-
sion.

Yesterday afternoon the gentlemen who have been most
euergenc iu promoting a Speed Drive met in Parl.r A ui the
Palace Hotel. Those present were Charles Webb Howard,
wtio is President, and H. B. Cuok, Secretary, and the follow-
ing: Adulph Spreckels. F. C Talbot, A. ben Gallatin, "W. S.
Hubart, IV. W. Stow, C. S. Critteuden, R. B. Milroy, Judge
Levy, Daniel VcC-iny, George Fid-es ani W. E. Bri.'ge.

Mr. Cook read from his .subscripiiuu-list, wriic-h slows as
already subscribed $30,50U, and for which he holds vouchers
fur p-iyment.

He also stated that he, in connection with Adolph Spreck-
els and F. C. Talbul, had iuteie^ted. themselves personally
aud uLtained mo->t of the suuscnp ions, and that a second
visit to Goveruur Stanford, from whi m they had obtained the
hrst signature over his name to the amunnt of $1,000, had met
with the response of another $1 000. Mr. CooS himself had
obtaiued nearly §12,100 sauscnpuuus trjm promiment gen-
tlemen.

On motion of W. W. Stow an Executive Committee was
appointed by the Chaii, with full power to act and instruc-
tions to proceed at once on the completion of the Speed
Track. The motion was carried unanimously, and the Chair
appointed Adolph Spreckels, H. B. Cook, F. C. Talbot,
Albert Gallatin and W. W. Stow. Mr. Stow remarked that
the three young men would be expected to continue the
good work they bad began, and expressed the belief that
the most of the work would be doue by them.

The motion of Mr. Stow that the Chair appoint an audit-
ing committee of three, over which the Chairman, C. W.
Howard, should preside, was carried, aud W. S. Hobart and
Colonel Griffiths appointed.

A lengthy discussion then took place between Messrs.
Webo Howard, Gallatin, Stow, Cook, McCarty and Critten-
den with regard to their ideas and plans for the way the new
road should belaid out and built. It was finally resolved to
leave all the management entirely in the hands of the Execu-
tive Committee.

There being no further business for the Central Committee,
Mr. Crittenden proposed an adjournment, which was carried,
for a meeting subj-ct in the future to the call of the Chair.

The Executive Committee then held a private session. On
motion of Adolph Spreckels it was unanimously agreed to
proceed to-morrow toward the completion of the work as
soon as possible, and an authorization was issued to Mr.
Forbes, the civil engineer, to at once survey and submit to
them surveys, plans and specifications for the new Speed
Road to be buiit as agreed in middle southern park, according
to the surveys made by the Park Commissioners.

It was further agreed to build the road similar lo the one
described by Messrs. Stow and McCarty as being a prom-
inent attraction in Chicago, viz. : With a carriage drive through
the centre the entire length of the Speed Track, and which
shall be one mile in length. The vudth of each speed road
to be titty feet. All driving on the Speed Road will be com-
pelled to go in one direction until they reach the end of the
mile aud keep to the right. A two-foot hedge will be grown
on either side of the carriage-drive, and that being somewhat
elevated over the Speed Road will give the slow drivers a splen-
did view of the speedy roadsters.

doomed to be crushed when the rest of the field lands among
them if it were not for the animals' marvellous instinct,
partly, I believe, of kindliness, and the rest — the bigger half —
of self-preservation, by which they will somehow manage to
keep their hoofs clear of the down-pins if possible. Them's
my sentiments, and I could quote many good spoitsmen
who are not ashamed to say "ditto" to thtin. I repeat that
I should be glad to see hurdle racing wiped out. If, that is,
its being abolished would not lead to the introduction of
something still less to my taste. As the game stands, I do
not find the slightest possible objection to adopting Lord
Marcus' proposal. "Within certain limits, the shorter hurdle
races are the better, because then you would get horses
fresher at the finishing jump-'. With iwo-mile courses ihey
are driven just as fast as they can go at the last nights of
hurdles. The le^s doue-up they are when the piuih comes,
the less fear of accident. So, by all means, cut duwn the
courses, say I. "Why not mile hurdle races, if it comes to
that, or five-furlong dashes?

Pendragon on Hurdle Racing.

Lord Marcus Beresford invites support for a petition
praying the Grand National Hunt committee to re-allow
mile-and-a-half hurdle races. "The sport," says Lord
Marcus, "is languishing from inanition, and requires some
venom infused into it." Speaking for myself. 1 should be
pleased if enough venom were infused into the business to
settle it right out once and forever. I hate hurdle racing,
which is neither fish, flesh, fowl, good red-herring, nor even
canned stuff. It is not flat racing nor steeple-chasing, and
serves no useful purpose under the sun, unless by way of
keeping down tne population and preventing the jockey
market from becoming overstocked. Hurdle racing is about
ten times as dangerous as steeple-chasing. Some time ago I
was accused of being inconsistent because I asserted that I
could not watch hurdle rushing without getting nervous
about accident, while 1 would not ask finer sport than assist-
ing at the first half, at any rate, of a good fight with the raw
'uos. I may be inconsistent, though I do not think so.
What upsets me is the unnecessary crowdmg at the hurdles
and the ever-present possibilities of disaster. Ton get
perhaps half a dozen horses rising a hurdle together, aud
almost rubbing quarters as they take off. Let one swerve
ever so little, and down may come three or four horses and
their riders, while the second ranfi of competitors are in the
air, and to all appearances bound to crash into the fallen
division. If this sort of racing led anywhere, or the risks
carried with it were unavoidable, I would not so much mind.
I grant that the jockeys are to blame, as a rnle, because they
will all crowd for the best berth. With all that in, I have
not much opinion of the sportsman who can regard unmoved
a line of riders charge hurdles helter-skelter, without pull or
steady for the jump — if, that is, he carries in his mind some
of the frequent scenes, with three or four horses and men
scattered more or less helpless on the turf, horses striving to
rise, and kicking frantically. The whole lot are apparently

American Jockey Club.

The resignation of Mr. August Belmont from the pres-
idency of the American Jockey Club came like a thunder-
clap last week, and has been the topic of conversation in
racing circles ever since. It has been, o£ course, au open
secret fur nearly a ye ir that the conservative »nd the i ru^er-
sive elements of the club have been at loggerhetics as to tue
policy to be pursued. This was Lut oaluutt, f .r otier &n ex-
istence uf over twenty years it was obvious tLa*. a cu'inge • in
methods had to come, uad that the more modern principes
which have proved so successlnl with the young raciug asso-
ciations should be applied. At the s-ame time the gentleman
who has so successfully carried on the affairs of the club from
its infancy natmally maiutatued that the best plan was to
leave well enough alone, and hence the diffieuhy.

Jud.^e Monsuu was the pronounced spuke:>nian of the old
tf-gime. A gentleman of positive character, teuaii jus of his
opinions and outspoken in giving voice to them, he was. *of
coarse, made the mam object of the attackiup forces of the
progressive element. aDd ai the annual election of the exec-
utive commiitre Mr. William A Dutr, who represents the
Traver's interest, was selected in his place. This action ou
the part of his associates displeased Mr. Btlmont, who has
been associated with Judge Monson from the met prion of
the club, and he claimed that this was but an ill rewuid for
twenty years of generous service. To accentuate this feeling
he resigned, and a few dnys later Mr. "Wuhers followed suit,
and alsu handed in his resignation. Thus the famous trium-
virate which has su lung been at the head of the affairs of the
Americau Club, and which certainly can lookback with pride
and satisfaction to the wonderful growth of the American
turf in the East since the opening of Jerome Park, is no
more.

On December 19th, the executive committee mtt at Mr.
Duer's office and elected Mr. John Hunter to the presidency,
Mr. John A. Morris to the treasurership, lately held by Judge
Monson, and Mr. Louis L. Lcrillard and Mr. J. "Wadsworth
to the vacancies created on the executive committee by the
retirement of Mr. Belmont and Mr. Withers. It wee also
decided that if the Aqueduct Commission does Dot decide
within two months to take Jerume Park fur reservoir pur-
poses, to ^pend ?oU,000 for improvements.

Mr. Juhu Hunter has throughout his long life been fond
of the thoroughbred, and has acheived distinction both as an
owner and a breeder in this section. When the American
Jockey Clab was formed he, together with Mr. Travels, Mr.
Belmont and others, was one of (he founders. If memory
seives me right, his rmt ventures on the turf were made in
partnership with his friend, that ardent sportsman, the late
Mr. Travers. The connection was au eminently successful
one, for they had such horses as AUrm. Slraehino, Reviler,
etc., and Buckden first ran as a two year-old for Ihem.

It was when raciDg under his own name, however, '.hat the
horses bred and trained at Annieswood, Mr. Huntet's faim
in West Chester county, became famons. and wliut a power
the "orange with crimson sash and cap" was in th< ss days
may be judged from a list of some of the hordes thaE
carried it. It embraced such flying two-year-olds as Ulrica,
Olitipa, Australinc1, Oliata, and such clinking gcou ones as
MaTy Howell, Saratoga, King Pin, King Bolt, Flora Mclvor,
and last, but not least, Kentucky. Xe-arly all have achieved
distinction at the stud, but the pride of Mr. Hunter's heart
was Kentucky. With him he won the first Travers and the
first and second Saratoga Cup, aud up to this day he claims
that there was not a grander race-horse foaled in this coun-
try or a better sire than Kentucky.

It is fully ten years, however, since Mr. Hunter retired
from the turf. About five years 3go hi3 son, Mr. Arthur
Hunter, the well-kDown gentleman jockey, revived the colors,
aud among others Eole, after Major Doswell S"ld him, for t»
while carried the orange jacket. In fact, Mr. Artber Huntei
was Mr. Gebhardt's original mentor on the turf. Ei»le, how-
ever, speedily became the sole property of Mr. Gebhardt, and
after that the last one who carried the "orange and crimson
sash" was that good little horse, Sir Hugh, in gentlemen's
races.

Mr. John A. Morris, the new treasurer, has alFO been for
years identified with the racing in this country. He is the
gentleman who this year created a stir by taking two sub-
scriptions to Hermit, the famous English sire, and who paid
such liberal prices for tashionably-bred brood-mares. He is
now od the point of starting a large stock farm in ihe
immediate vicinity of Jerome Park, and judging from the
knowledge and experience he has displayed thus far, the
venture cannot but be successful, end bring back to the East
some of the prestige which has waned since the departure of
Learnings n.

With the election of the new element it is currently
believed in initiated circles that all ta k of closing Jerome
Park as a racing resort is ended. — Sporting World.

Errata.

Editor Breeder asd Sportsman: — In Pleasintou Items, in
issue of December 31st, in speaking of the col's brought here
by Mr. Cox, I said that the sorrel colt, four years old, was by
Venture, which is not correct, as his sire was the Nutwood
stallion Redwood, who is owned by Mr. Geo. Cropsey, of
this place. I also said that Don Pedro was by Belmont,
which is also an error, as te is by Naubuc. Do>r.

Mr. R. Porter Ashe has had sickness in his sta
was reported bal lost Tri^oulet, but the rep:
thorized and a mistake. On Tuesday last he
land Trotting Park with Triboulet, Snowdro]
two-year-olds purchased at last fall's Palo
horses, at writing, Wednesday evening, are in g
and no tatality is looked for. Frolicsome,
died. The trouble seems to be a form of epiz.

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It has been the custom to open the new Volume with
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Jnj py time we sincerely trust all of them enjoyed on the
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(,i ; ood times and prosperity for many years to come.

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to grasp Fortuue's favors than those who wallow in the
Slough of Despond.

Looking for argentiferous coloring when clouds are the
blackest ,is more likely to discover auriferous hues than
when pessimism prevails. The optimist is the successful
breeder of race-horses and I rotters; should the pessimist
incur a few Eeasons of adversity, he surrenders, when it
may be that Dame Fortune is ready to more than make
amends for former frowns. We could name several of
our acquaintances who, after many years of bad luck,
"sat it out," and afterwards had no reasons for com-
plaints. Mr. Bowerman informed us a few days ago
that the dam of Sudie D. had very many colts, and these
by good horses, without showing any which were notable
until the advent of the phenomenon. Illustrations could
be multiplied when "hanging on" brought its reward,
though this quality is so thoroughly appreciated there
ia lit'p Xe necessity for amplification.

V ) refer to the past of the paper as showing its future

■ rather than to make promises for the hereafter, al-

i^hitmay not be out of place to say that ere this we

. 3 in hopes to enlarge the size to twenty pages, and.
taps, twenty-four. Looking to that enlargement

we have given rather more than a proper share of
space to departments outside of the horse. Oar associate
who has charge of that division, is so enthusiastic in
regard to everything pertaining to field sports, that he
was inclined to absorb a goodly portion of the space, and
when requested to "shorten up," his visage became so
rueful that we had not the heart to change the request
into an absolute command.

Having been so liberally treated iu the past, those of
our readers who share in the admiration of "man's
truest, best friend," and who are wedded to the exciting
sports of the field, will pardon the curtailment of this
department, until the right time comes for increasing
the size.

The horse interests of California are increasing with
unexampled rapidity. There are indications which point
to a still more rapid growth. Never since the gold
discovery has there been such an invasion as has marked
the last six months. Among prominent visitors are
ni3ny of the large breeders of the East. Thoae who
are now here are impressed with the advantages of this
climate, and though it is scarcely probable that pres-
sent horse-breeding establishments will be abandoned to
other uses, there is not a question that very many addi-
tions to the famous "ranchos" of California will soon
be made, and, what may appear anomalous to some, the
more breeders that are on this coast the better it will be
for those engaged in the business. In Kentucky, where
almost every farmer in that section — which has long been
known as the "blue-grass country," and since Virginia
had to surrender the title, "the race-horse region," — is
engaged in breeding fine horses, customers come from
all sections of the Union, and f i om foreign countries too.
There is, of course, a limit to wants, and there may be
"over-production." But in this line it does not figure.
Fast trotters, No. 1 race horses, coach and carriage
horses, and "fancy saddlers" are articles of luxury, and
so long as there are wealthy people so long will there be
a brisk demand for the best. Were the demand limited
to this coast, the limit would soon be reached.

With the cost of transportatian at present rates, the
charge rer horse to Eastern markets is not great, and
with prospective reductions which will materially
decrease the price of fare. Our large breeders can send
a train load once or twice a year, the smaller can com-
bine and effect a saving which will materially enhance
the profits.

Very many will be sold here to purchasers who come
or send orders for stock which they fancy; quite a num-
ber of visitors, attracted by the superiority of our winter
climate, will buy horses, and send them home. There
is more demand now than many people imagine, and
inquiries by letter are numerous. It \\ ill be the aim of
the Breeder and Sportsman to do all in its power to
subserve these interests. While there will be no endeavor
to "boojn" the stock of California, it will be kept before
the public in a manner which can not fail to attract
attention. Merit will be given its appropriate place.
While merit will be cheerfully acknowledged, inferiorry
will not obtain aid to impose on the ignorant. Our past
course is the best guarantee for the future in this respect,
and to that ordeal we cheerfully submit.

There has been what may be termed a new era in
breeding inaugurated in California. For the first time in
the history of fast-trotting production, a fair chance has
been awarded the blood horse. Heretofore the efforts in
that direction were casual. Isolated cases without proper
direction until Palo Alto instituted a fair and impartial
trial. The result is watched with great interest all over
this country, and there is scarcely a single feature in the
breeding of trotters which is watched with so much in-
terest. We shall take especial pains to present this phase
fully. It is unnecessary to state that the success which has
already followed the deviation from generally accepted
theories is an incentive which will make the work a "labor
of love:" Gratifying though it is personally to record the
substantiation of a position taken so long ago, due care
will be observed that our predilections shall bear as
lightly on the subject as possible. We do not expect to
be able to entirely forsake the role of advocate for that
of strictly unbiased judgment, though so far as partial-
ities can be discarded, by a person of our temperament
in making up the summary, it shall be done. There is
a "world" of fine trotting stock in California. Beside
the immense establishment mentioned, Mr. Rose, Mr.
Corbitt, Mr. Salisbury, Mr. Yalensin, Mr. Cook, Rancbo
del Paso and many others havo collections which it is
safe to say, cannot be excelled in any county.

Great as has been the increase iu the trotting stock of
California in the past ten years, there has been fully as
great a gain in thoroughbreds, more so iu fact, when com-
parative numbers are considerec. When we arrived in this
State, April, 1874, there were probably not more than
twenty mares of what could be termed fashionable breed-
ing. Of these the importations ofTheo. Winters, A. Mail-
liard and John Hall had nearly everyone which could
be brought into that category. Now Rancho dnl Paso

is the foremost stud farm in point of numbers in the
world, and, unless ail previous teachings are illusory,
it is destined to take the lead in ether respects. Santa
Anita has made a name which is recognized as a synonym
for speed wherever the royal sport is appreciated. Palo
Alto has stalls and paddocks containing some of the be«t
blood of both hemispheres, and there are others which
swell the list to goodly proportions.

The Breeder and Sportsman fondly anticipates bril-
liant records for colts which are natives of this favored
locality.

We are determined to maintain, so far as is possible,
the purity of the sports of which this paper is an expon-
ent. War, inexorable war, against everything which has
a tendency to lower these sports and to bring a stigma
on their supporters. But we desire to be distinctly
understood that it is piactices and not individuals against
which denunciations are directed. We leave the pun-
ishment of individual violators to those whose duty it is
to inflict punishment, and though thero may be cases
which will render imperative the task of exposition, they
will be of rare occurrence.

In conclusion, we will state that experiments in all
matters pertainiug to horse management will be con-
tinued and results published. Those which others under-
take will be carefully noted. This is the age of improve-
ment. Men who breed, rear and train horses for the road,
track and turf, must keep pace with the times, or accept
an inferior place. It is superercgatory to state the pos-
ition the Breeder and Sportsman occupies in regard to
athletic sports With the exception of pugilism and its
near neighbor, boxing, all are encouraged, and all affairs
of sufficient importance in this branch reported.

The Proposed Stallion Stake.

Every person with whom we have conversed on the
subject, sinca the publication of the article last week,
favors a Stallion Stake. The owners of the horse;
mentioned, so far as heard from, profess their willing-
ness to make nominations, and the public, that is that
portion of the people who are fond of trotting sport, are
unanimous in extolling the project. Since these conver-
sations it has appeared to us that the better plan will
be to adopt that which has been followed in the Stanford
Stakes, viz.: A custodian of the stakes, and a secretary
with power to make the best arrangements with certain
pecified tracks, and add the whole of the profits. It is
the general impression that with the prospective number
of subscribers and starters, there will be the largest
attendance known here since the time when Goldsmith
Maid and Lucy made their memorable visit. In that
case there will be, at the lowest estimate, So, 000 dollars
to add, while some think that §10,000 is none too san-
guine a prophesy. Under the lowest figures we have
heard mentioned, the value of the added money would
be larger than any proprietor or association would feel
justified in offering. In case this plan is accepted it
would be well to make the conditions so as to give the
managers the right to select the course, naming all
which would, from the situation, be adapted to trot the
race upon. For instance, in addition to these mentioned
last week, or rather taking the place of a definite sum of
money to be added by the party offering and the track
named, the following: Said race to be trotted on one of
the tracks located at San Francisco, Petaluma, Santa
Rosa, Sacramento, Stockton, San Jose or Oakland. The
managers, viz, Treasury and Secretary selecting that
which will the best subserve the interests of the Stake.
The selection to be made aud publicly announced on the
first day of August, 1SSS. Or it might be left to a vote
of the subscribers after proposals, had been received from
the above-mentioned tracks, although in our opinion, the
simpler plan will be the most efficient.

At all events it is an easy thing to obtain an answer
which will settle the business. From the conversations
we have had, those who are likely to make nominations
which we have seen, have signified their preference for
an addition of the profits accruing, and have authorized
us to solicit a gentleman to act as treasurer. His arswer
will be received in time to advertise the stake in the next
issue of the Breeder and Sportsman, and should there be
the required number of subscribers, it will be an accom-
plished fact.

There were fourteen stallions named in the list of last
week. It appears safe to assume that ten of them at
least will respond, and it is not altogether improbable that
Eastern nominations will be received. Should Patron,
Phallas, BouDie McGregor, or any others of the Eastern
cracks take a part, the gate and pool moneys will be
largely augmented, and if an Eastern horse succeeds in
defeating California, the lucky investors can carry back
many "barrels" of coin. In fixing the date so late as
the middle of October the chance is given of participat-
ing in the main trotting meetings of the East, and reach,
here in time to take part. This will also give the oppor-
tunity of wintering hero, and with a certainty of other
races in which thoy can trot.

1888

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We feel nearly positive now that the stake will be
gotten up. All things considered, it may he the better
course to close it sooner than the first of March. The
loth of February will give ample time to convey the
conditions to all who own stallioDS which are likely to
be named, and by hastening the time of closing *he own-
ers of those which will make seasons can arrange the
business in accordance with the engagement.

Nominations in Stanford Stake, 1890-

The nominations in the Stanford Stake of 1890, and the
colta on which second and third payments have been
made, are appended. It is too late now to offer remarks,
and this pleasing duty will be performed next week. It
will be seen that the list is a long one, the greatest num-
ber of entries yet received, and shows that the stake is
gaining in favor with our breeders. In a few years
there will beat least fifty nominations.

No 1. -Tos. Cairn Simpson, Oakland, Cal., names very dark
bay or dark brown colt Praevolo, foaled May 7th, 18*37, do
white; by Antevolo, bis dam Lady Viva, by Three Cheers;
grandam Lady Amanda, by imp. Hurrah.

No. 2. Jos. Cairn Simpson names bay filly A., foaled Jan-
nary 25th, 1887, white stripe in face; by Antevolo, her dam
Lady Del Sur, by Del Sur; grandam Cecilia Clark, by Clark
Chief.

No. 3. P. W. Bellingall, Oakland, Cal., names bay colt
Sirocco, foaled March, 1887, small white spot on left hind
foot; by Antevolu; pedigree of dam unknown.

No. 4. Wilbur Field Smith, SacTamento, Cal., names bav
colt Calabar, foaled Feb. 20th, 18S7; by Guy Wilkes, his dam
Kosedale, by Sultan.

No. 5. A. J. GreeD, Oakland, Cal., names seal brown colt
Colton, foaled April 21st, 1887; small star, very slight stripe
in face, small snip, right hind foot white; by Antevolo, his
dam Contra, by Electioneer; grandam by Billy Cheatham.

No. 6. G. Valensin, Pleasanton, names black tally Fleet
by Sydney, her dam Flight, by Buccaneer.

No. 7. G. Valensin Dames sorrel colt Tom V. by Sydney,
his dam Nettie Lambert, the dam of Valensin.

No. 8. E. H. Miller Jr., Alameda, names black colt,
Thavol, foaled April 13th, 1SS7, by Antevolo, his dam Thalia by
Boston.

No. 9. Palo Alto names b c Paola by Electioneer, dam Dame
Winnie by Planet.

No. 10. Palo Alto's br f Liela by Electioneer, dam Lizzie
Collins by Stansifers' Woful.

Nn. 11. Palo Alto's b f Wild May by Electioneer, dam May
by Wildidle.

No. 12. Palo Alto's b f Katrina by Nephew, Jam Fanny by
Patchen Vernon.

No. 13. Palo Alto's b c Bernal by Electioneer, dam Rebecca
bv General Benton.

No. 14. Palo Alto's b f Coral by Electioneer, dam Colum-
bine by A. W. Richmond.

No. 15. Palo Alto's b c Colton by Electioneer dam Sontag
Dixie bv Toronto Sontag.

No. 16 Palo Alto's bf Loleta by Ansel dam Abbie by Almont.

No. 17. Palo Alto's ch c Norria by Ansel dam Norma by
Alexander's Norman.

No. 18. Palo Alto's brf Clarion by Ansel dam Consolation by
Dictator.

No. 19. b f Palo Alto's Wildmont by Piedmont dam Wild-
flower by Electioneer.

No. 20. Palo Alto's ch c Florin by Piedmont dam Flower
Girl by Electioneer.

No. 21. Palo Alto's b c Free Gift by Piedmont dam Miss Gift
by Wildidle.

No. 22. Ben E. Harris, San Francisco, names br or blf
Lorena by Jim Mulvenna, her dam Elmorena by Elmo.

No. 23. Hoppin Bros., Yolo, Cal,. names b f Maud H. by
Cubit, dam by Dietz' St. Clair.

No. 24. Hoppin Bros', names b c Arthur F. by Cubit, dam
by Alexander.

No. 25. Leroy Whitmore, Woodland, Cal., names dark br
c Bookkeeper, 6tar and four white feet, foaled April 20th,
1887, by Caliph, dam Jule by .

No. 26. William Corbitt, San Mateo, names bl filly, star,
foaled April 28tb, 1887, by Guy Wilkes, dam Atalanta by The
Moor.

No. 27. William Corbitt's filly, hind pasterns and left
fore heel white, foaled May 9th, 1887, by Guy Wilkes
dam Sable by The Moor.

No. 23. William Corbitt's filly, left hind pastern white,
foaled March 19th, 1SS7, by Guy Wilkes, dam Ruby by
Sultan.

Second Payments in Stanford 1889.

C. R. Lewis, Oakland, on Athenesian, bay colt by Ante-
volo, his dam Ruby, by Winthrop.

Charles Thornquest, Oakland, on Cupid, nominated by G.
Valensin; by Sydney, his dam Venus by Captain Webster.

H. W.Meek, San Lorenzo, on bay colt Brilliant, by Direc-
tor, his dam Lady Bell by Chieftain.

William Corbitt, San Mateo, on bl f by Guy Wilkes, dam
Sable by The Moor, and b f by Guy Wilkes, dam Blanche by
Arthnrton.

Palo Alto on b c Coin, by Electioneer, dam Cecil by
Gen. Benton; b o Good Gift by Electioneer, dam Miss Gift
by Wildidle; br f Norlaioe by Norval, dam Elaine by Messen*
ger Duroc; b f Sunol by Electioneer, dam Waxana by General
Benton; bl c Niles by Ansel, dam Juliet by Mohawk Chief;
ch c Will Florence by Piedmont, dam Florence by Elec-
tioneer, and ch c Isonomy by Piedmont, dam Ivy by Don
Victor.

Li. J. Rose, Los Angeles, on bay colt by Stamboul.

James Martin Niles, Cal., on Directress.

Third Payments in Stanford 1888.

Jos. Cairn Simpson, Oakland, on bay colt Antaeus, by
Anteeo, his dam Avola by Albambra.

Jos. Cairn Simpson onjgrey colt Anteire, by Anteeo, his dam
Queen, by A. W. Richmond.

William Corbitt, San Mateo, on brown colt by Guy Wilkes,
dam Sable by The Moor, and ch f by Guy Wilkes, dam Hun-
tress.

Palo Alto on b c by Electioneer, dam Mamie C. by imp.
Hercules, and bl i Georgiana by Ansel, dam Glencora by
Mohawk Chief.

L. J. Rose, Los Angeles, on br f Nebnsta by Stamboul.

Chicago Horseman on Palo Alto-
We reprint an article from the Chicago Horseman, on
Palo Alto. Mr. Morgan was sent here expressly for the
purpose, and our readers will be gratified by an East-
ern opinion of this greit breeding farm.

The Kite-Shaped Track.

We have called the attention of several men, to the dia-
gram of Mr. Fasig's kite-shaped track, and, with few
exceptions, they appear to be favorably impressed with
the idea. The Fleniington race-course at Melbourne,
Australia, is something of the shape. In the plan which
we have (published in the Argus, 1884), distances are not
marked further than to state that "once round inside
fence is 1^ miles, 12 chains," but from the sketch it is
evident that distances ranging to uine furlongs can
be run on two straight lines and a curve rather easier
than the turn on the kite-shaped.

There is a corresponding prolongation to the "scoring
stretch" which is used in the Cup race, excepting that
the extension is from the head of the home stretch in that
respect being the same as we have shown in the three-
quarter track. The "first turn" of the Flemington must
be very short according to the plan, being scarcely more
than half the length of the others. As to "loss of ground"
by horses which go wide, there are just as many feet on a
large circle as a small, and the advantage in the former
is that horses can "negotiate" the large circle with the
greatest ease. But unquestionably there is a limit to
this advantage. Were a track laid out in full circle the
diameter would be 1,680 feet in a circumference of a
mile. "Without an actual trial, we are of the opinion
that a majority of drivers would say that a "regulation
track" with turns and stretches of equal length would be
the fastest.

Opinions of experts, however, will not determine when
the advantages and disadvantages are balanced. That
is it will be impossible to arrive at a conclusion until
there has been a practical trial. This would not be con-
clusive. It is well known that some horses are greatly
superior to others in getting around short curves, and
then again there is a palpable difference when the
straight work is reached. It is within bounds to say
that two horses can be selected of as nearly as practi-
cable the sanift speed, when by alternating between a
track of half a mile and one of a mile, victory would fall
to both, and as the ground of contest was changed so
would the result be.

The question of tracks and race-courses has not
received the consideration that should be granted. It is
a momentous issue and worthy of extended debate. The
article in the Spirit of the Times and Mr. Fasig's sugges-
tions are peculiarly appropriate. While changes nave been
made in race-courses, trotting tracks are held to be per-
fect so far as shape is concerned, when the regulation
dogma is adopted. That there can be improvements it
is reasonable to expect, and that there will be in this age
of progress we firmly believed.

Welcome!

Very welcome was the rain which commenced Wed-
nesday morning of last week. Things were becoming
somewhat serious. Among the troubles, not the least is
having to listen to the croakings of these prophets of evil
who are always prognosticating some dire disaster. There
has scarcely been a year since our arrival in California
that weather pessimists have not uttered their wailings.
At first there was a good deal of alarm following their
decided croakings, but when year after year passed and
never a failure of crops, we are not so easily disturbed

That there have been "dry years" in California is be-
yond contradiction, though not so frequent as in the
States east of the mountains. There are portions of
California where repeated failures have occurred, but that
section is small when compared with that where crops
can be depended upon year after year with reasonable
certainty.

But for all that there is a feeling of relief when such a
rain comes as that which has prevailed during the first of
the year. It came in the nick of time, and as it has been
general over the State it is a boon which can not be
too highly valued.

Early foals are likely to have a plentiful supply of
the best kind of nourishment, as, feed what we can, there
is nothing which is so good as some green food for the dam.
It will not answer, however, to place too great a depend-
ence on-grass in its early growth. First-rate as a mix-
ture, but to give the most nutritious milk there i*3 noth-
ing like sound oats. A roomy box at night, with plenty
of hay and grain, a run at grass duiing the day when
the weather is suitable, and foals will grow so that at
weaning time they have the appearance of yearlings.

Foxhall's Grand Prix.

At the request of a friend we publish a description of
the race-courpe at Longchamps, and Foxhall's victory in
the Grand Prix, which we wrote and compiled from
telegrams soon after the lace was run. It was a grand
race and gallantly won, and without doubt many of our
readers will be gratified, as well as the friend who makes
the request.

At Palo Alto there is a colt by Foxhall, his dam Fairy
Rose, by Kisber, so that bis sire and maternal graudsire
were winners of the Grand Prize. There are two fillies
by Foxhall, so that his blood is represented in Califor-

Warfleld.

Elsewhere we publiih the pedigree of Warfield by War
Dance. He and a Warfield by Voucher are the only
ones of the name which appear in the American Stud
Book. Mr. R O. Newman, of Yisalia, Cal , has a mare
by Bill Arp, her dam hy Warned, and Mr. N. writes
that it was always understood that he was by Lexing-
ton. Our corresponded writes: He was a bay horse
bought in Kentucky, between the years 1850 and 1860, by
Joseph Wilson, of Boonvilln, Mi-souri. I think be pur-
chased him of Dr. Warfield Mr Wilson paid $2 000
for him. Now, it is very likely that Mr. Wilson bought
a colt by Lexington and named bim Warfield. He may
have had anothor name under which he apoears in the
Stud Book.

If the Rural World will publish a request for the
breeding of Warfield owned by Joseph Wilson of Boon-
ville, in all probability the pedigree will be obtained.
We will esteem it a great favor if Mr. Coleman will
insert such a request.

The American Trotting Association.

The Board of Appeals of the American Trottiug Asso-
ciation met at the Sherman House, Chicago, Dec 6tb, and
cleared the docket, although there were a great many
cases to adjudicate.

Though of general interest there were no cases bear-
ing on Pacific Coast matters, further than it is gratify-
ing to the admirers of honest trotters to know that this
association is determined to punish rascality in whatever
form, it appears.

It is also gratifying that the membership is so large.
The published list shows two hundred and thirty-two
members, which is a marvellous showing for a society
in its first season. Twenty -two States and Territories
are represented in the list of members, even the extreme
east State of Maine being found, the South as far away
as Texas, Louisiana and Georgia, and west to the
Pacific That the A. T. A. is firmly established is now
beyond the " shadow of a doubt."

All Wrong.

8. T., San Fban-cjsco, Cal.— Please decide the following:
The poolseller, C. M. Chase, a director of the State Agricul-
tural Association, was espelled by the Golden Gate Associa-
tion, under Kule 46 of the National Trotting Association iules.
Can he act at a meeting of the State Association, which also
belongs to the National Trotting Association? Answee — No.
An expulson by any association that is a member of the
National Trotting Association debars the expelled party from
any participation in any manner io the use ot the grounds of
any member, or privileges of any meeting held by any mem-
ber.—JV. Y. Sportsman.

Inasmuch as the above might mislead a few who are
not conversant with the situation, we republish it.

In the first place if the expulsion were in accordance
with the rules it would not debar Mr. Chase from being
a director in the California State Agricultural Society.
Should that be granted the Golden Gate could break up
the whole organization of the State Fair by expelling a
majority of the directors. The claim is so absurd that
it does not require a line of argument, and had our atten-
tion not been called to it would not have given it a place.

Queer Dentition.

For more than twenty years we have been convinced
that the age of colts, not to speak of old horses, cannot
be absolutely determined by their teeth. Twenty-five
years ago we saw a three-year-old with a fully
developed four-year-old mouth, and " old" Blackbird
had the same markings when five years old. Quite a
number of instances have been noticed since then,
though a few days ago we saw a new freak in the way of
dentition. Anteiro was foaled April, 1885, and now
he has one bridle tooth in the upper jaw, and that
nearly half an inch long, and the other ready to come
through. He has a peculiar mouth in other respects,
and until he shed his centre nippers the shrewdest
expert in the world could not have done more than to
guess at his age. The cutting of the bridle tooth when
thirty- two months old is a new departure so far as our
experience goes. The incisors were shed at the proper

English Race-Courses.

In the article of last week "The Time Test," which
accompanied that under the same heading copied from
the Melbourne Sportsman, the differences between the
race-courses of this country and England were com-
mented upon. In order that our readers may have a
better understanding of these divergencies, we publish a
short description of the main courses of Great Britain,
excepting that some may have been built since the list
wa3 published. It does not require anything additional
to show that Time cannot be made such a test as on the
more uniform courses of America. Then again, th re is
the difference between turf and bare soil harr
to insure a greater degree of similarity in the
rain. But, after making due allowance for th
to get out of old ruts, English trainers wouK
present day, adhere to a system which wat ii

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Jan 7

Palo Alto.

[L'mcago Horseman ]

For years we have in a general way been familiar with the
pla D8 and purposes of ihe founder and proprietor of the
grand breeding esiabisLineut kuuwu us Palo Alto, and bavt
been well mfoimeJ as to bis phenomenal success, bat
until recently no opportunity for personal inspection has
beeu uff orded us.

Iu the niidat of work piled mountains high the invitation
came to vj&it the P^uitic Coast. A hurriea inspection ot the
time-cards showed there were six hoars to the nex; train.
To an old traveller it was an eternity of time in wuich, to
decide and prepare for tne jjurney, aud the appointed hoar
found us eu route on our j juruey towards tlie setting hun.

We left Uiiica&o on a Novtinber night whicn reminded ns
of Apiii; the next night we were in the midst of a blizzard; the
following uK-ming the thermometer registered tweuly-s.x
below, and the evemog of the fourih day, as the son went
down in a bfaze ot glory, we were welcome.! to 'Frisco.

Only a iew hours' rest and we wereou oar way to Palo Alto.
Nor tongue nor pen can give adequate description of the
magnitude and importance of this superb breeding enterprise;
no peu-piCLUte or word-paintiug, no matter bow highly*
colored, cr.n convey a correct impression of the grandeur and
magnificence of tLis vast estate — yet snail we, iu a ratubiiug,
disc-nueuttd inauuer, without attempt at embellishment, or
literary excellence, eudeavor tj Convey to our readers our
impres.-ijns of tue magjitudeof the euterpr se. We sha 1
present condensed statistics, and note its p ogress to *a;d tne
Ulgh state ot excellence to which it has ai.aiued.

A riiie of litue mote tna i an hour irom San Francisco briugs
us to Me-ilo Park station. Here a uou^e a*ai..s us, drawn oy
a maguiric^ol pur of Bjntoiis, botu trotters. A drive ol a
mile brings ut> to the gates of Palo Al o, near which stands a
munstruQn pioe growo t>< au unusual neigh.. Prom tnis the
eaiate takes »t^ name — Palo Alto, n gh tree

\* e duve through tue gme i.nl are iu toe migniicent
privite ground-, surtou >diug Seuatoi Stanford's country
reHidriicti. Na are li-.s been 1 .vieu in her udomnj.-ut ot tms
li.ve.y pjt. rtu-i ihe t-hili ol tue lain acap-i gardener lias copi-
p.ete.i a o a uiful picture Hrr^ ri'OWo in Luxurious <*bun-
t.ance eveij i ice <tu.i pliUl and B.iruO ludlge-0 la lo tae noli;

as WiL s too^- of ..'ui^.i giuAiL, widen, beiug r.»usplauted,
«ili LnriVc iu i his io- aa y. rbere aie ur.mge it en, the Lmus
beuding *.tj tue We.g .t of gol leu fr i t; tnere are palms
f.oiu Cniu«, aud cedar*. Ir m Japan; tu<re are ptau;* and
sbn.b-.lriui the IaditS turld are aitl-.uc.iiiy arranged neda
ol vi nets; io-i-s are iu oljom aud tUe air i--Iragraut with the
perluine ol geiauiums

With pleasure Cjuid we pass dwys iu this garden of the
gods, yet io we linger out f >i a passing glance, for onr mind
is intent on the grand race of hjrses, which, through their
marvelous nchievemeuts, have conferred upon their birth-
place world-wide fame, aud h*ve, throughout the length and
breadth of this great Ndiou made Paio Alto a household
word. We had lelt i up^naut work, aud traveling night and
day had come three thousand miles across broad prunes and
over the ruouutams to see a noted horse, the fuuudtrof a
great family, and to see his illustrious children, aud we were
impatient; so with but a fleeting g'auce at this ravishingly
beautiful seeue, we drove oc through a broad avenue until
the white tences of the paddocks and the great brown stables
apprised us that we had arrived at Palo Alto, the home of
Electioneer.

Some idea of the magnitude of the Palo Alto ranch and its
affairs can be gathered trom the following statistics which we
have been at some pains to collect: There are imladed within
the borders of this vast domain more than ten thousand acres
of fertile Jand (which amounts to thirteen and a half square
miles). There was raised on the estate in the year 1887 more
than rive thousand tons of hay. It produced more than
twenty thousand sacks of barley. There were raised more
than twenty-eight thousand bales of straw, aud corn, carrots,
aud other producis in large quantities. The hay, corn, and
carrots are fed to the stDck, in addition to which there were
purchased nearly eleven thousand bushels of oats, and, hs
our article relates to the hordes, we make no estimate of the
fiuit which is grown on the immense farm.

At the trotting stables there are stalls for five hundred and
fifty horses. This includes the barns for stallions io service,
large, commodious and convenient barns for horses being
broken a id in training, aud stalls for brood-mares.

The trjtiing stables are about a mile and a half from Sen-
ator Stanford's reside ace, and the approach is by wajT of a
broad avenue, line I on either side by magnificent trees.
About a qaarter of a mile from tbe stables a bend in the roid
brings to view tbe whit:) fences which enclose a double line
of paddocks on either side the avenue. To the left of one
row of paddocks is another broad avenue, a quarter of a mile
in length, which is kept in condition for speeding, and is
used when the tracks are out of couditiun. To the left of
this road is another double row of paddocks, adjoining
which are rows of large, comfortable boxes for brood-mare*.

At tbe termination of the avenue first mentioned there is a
largo open space in which are four large, handsome stables,
e;ich of which contains forty or more stalls. Directly oppo-
site these stables, and about a hundred yards away, are rows
of box stalls, to the number of one hundred and fifty or more,
in which are stabled yearlines and weanlings. Near thece
stables is a large mill for grinding and steaming feed; then
come the stables for work horses; then the offices, and near
them are two excellent training tracks. This, in brief, gives
a bird's eye view of the central part of the trotting establish-
ment of P«lo Alto.

There are employed on the ranch more than two hundred
men, and the piy-roll averages about seven thousand five
hundred dollars per month.

Senator Stanford has always loved and admired fine horses,
and has for years given his attention to their breeding. He is
an enterprising man, of progressive spirit, and broad, com-
prehensive i lean, and he gives to any undertaking in which it
is his pleasure to engage careful study and thoughtful con-
sideration. It is his purpose to breed a class of horses which
shall form a distinctive type, and shall uniformly bear strong
family characteristics. He wishes to breed a family of horses
which will trot fast and will trot because it is their nature to
f rot, because they are bred to trot and formed for trotters. It.B
his desire to have these horses uniform in color, to have them
Bymo elrically formed, to have them of high style and finish,
to h five them soond, and that they should Dossess all the
qualities of a high-bred race-horse and the essential charac-
ter- lies of a model horse for gentlemen's road ase.

', j the end that be might accomplish his design he has
ma -. lavish expenditures of money, and has made bis selec-
i; »u; with unusual intelligence. That he is on the high road
access in breeding a family or type of highly-fiaished
torses whioh bear each to the other a remarkable resem-
blance in conformation, in finish, and in trotting action, a
critical exr uination of the stock at Palo Alto will demonstrate,

aDd the records will attest the fact that he is breeding a fam-
ily of natural trotters eodowe I with extreme speed.

Iu the year 1878 Senator Stanford purchased of Mr. Chas.
Bachmau, Stony Ford, N. Y., a 'ay stallion called Election-
eer. He was at that time ten years old, but on account of a
prejudice existing in that locality regarding the blood of his
daw, he had been entirely Denlieted. He wjb sired by Ham-
bletouian 10; his dam was Green Mountain Maid ;dam of six
in ihe 2:30 list), by Harry Cla> 45; second dam a uoted road
mare ot unknown bieediug At that time the breeders of the
North cOLSiotred tne iiambleionian — Siar cross as par excel-
lence, tbe quiulesseuce of all things ueedful in bree-'iug tue
trutter, an i the CLiy blood was not only neglected, but was
almost universally despised and held in cjutempt. So
strong v. ii-, the prejudice mat i.t teu years of age Electioneer
hud but rive foals Senat»r Stanford saw the horse and liked
him, t-aw his dam and was delighted with her individual
excellence. He purchased the horse and sent him to Palo
Alto, and we are informed he whs influenced largely by his
admiration for his dam, the incomparable brood-mare Green
Mountain Maid.

The record of his foals will show that from various causes
he was, during the first three years of his resideuce on the
coast, afforded bo t meagre opportunities to demonstrate his
superlative excellence as a sire, but in the third year the phe-
uouieual trt'o-year-old Fred Crocker secured his record of
2:"25£, and Electioneer was installe I as premier of the Palo
ALo naiem. Thus, through the force ol his own great merit,
he has acquired great renown, aud ihe r<jected stone has
become tne foremost coruer-bbme uf a »upe:b edifice, and is
to-day the acknowledged founder of ooe of the greate-t trot-
ting iamilieb knoun to breedeis.

The vaiue ol a t.t-»lhon lies in his individual and inherited
pobsensiou of thut pre j) j tent trauhuiitting quality which
enables him with ciruiiuty to impress upou Li-, progeny
luose characteristics desired iu tbe uiumal pro luced. U<im
Oigu-.-red bta lious pi>s-"-SMng marvellous speed are lol
euooWed with thl?. e-S^ntiai quality; many pro nice a i occa-
sional trotter, or prod ice Okly when mated with mars of
certain blood which seems to nick or harmonize with the
horae. Tnese animals are of some value, but a great horse
uiusi be so endowed with 'his quality as to universally
iiupress ih- qualities c e-tred upoo hi.-, prog- ny. Such a horse
wul not ouly louud a lauiily of trotters, but his sous and
daughtes wul repro luce with regularity.

Ihe book* of Eieu"one^r are betore us; -mi we have com-
pile 1 a few fai-ta in support of our statement that he i-. nell>
euuowed wah the ail-imponant prepmeut pjwtr which

makes hitn a * ouderln I sll'e. He IS nineteen ^ ears old, ami
has but three hunared and twenty foals. Of tnese thirty
ihtee are weanlings, thirty-sevcu are yeailiugs, and aiont
forty are brond-mares without records. Of these two hun-
dred and thirty-one are ba^s, three are gr.iys, three are roans,
aud the rest are browns or blacks, so that about nim ty-eignt
ptr cent, of his get are of solid colors. None of them are
baaly marked, those with any white being the except.ou and
not the rule.

There have been bred at Palo Alto two hundred and ninety-
four foals by Electioneer. Iu 1878 there were 11; iu '79, 24;
in 'SU, 16; in 'Si, 27; in *82, 42; in 'S3, 30; in '84, 36; iu '85, 3S;
in '86, 37, aud in '87, 33. Twenty-six of these h ive records
in 2:30 or better, and eight have records in 2:20 or better.
One of them obtained a record of 2:36£ as a yearling; seven of
tuem trottel better than 2:30 as two-year-olds: they are Wild-
fljwer, 2:21; Palo Alto, 2:23^; Bonita, 2:24|; Fred Crocker,
2:25}; Bell Boy, 2:26; Carrie C, 2:27£, aud sphinx, 2:29J; iu
addition tj wnich Suisun received a record of 2:31£, trial
2:26; Ella received a record of 2:33£, and Chimes, 2:33*.
Four received records as three-year-olds: Hinda Rose, 2:19^;
Mauzanita, 2:23}; Rexford, 2:24; Maiden, 2:23. Sphinx
reduced bis record to 2:24A, and Chimes to 2:304.

Six four- year-olds secured new records: Antevolo, 2:19};
Palo Alto, 2:20}; Albert W , 2:22; Lot Slocum, 2:2H; St. Bel,
2:24J; and Clifton Bell, 2:24; while Azmoor and Clay each
trotted to records of 2:30}, aud Manzanita reduced her three-
year-old record of 2:23£ to 2:16; Bonita reduced her two-year-
oid record of 2:24 J to 2:lSi; Carrie C. reduced ber 'wo-year-
t'ld record of 2:27£ to 2:24, and Sphinx reduced his record to
2:23. As a rive-vear-old Clay reduced his record to 2:25, and
Lot Slocum to 2:19. At six years of age Anteeo trotted to a
record of 2;16^, aud Acair, 2:17£.

This year eight new ones have become members of the
cliBrmed circle, viz.: Ansel, 2:20; Maiden, 2:23; Bell Boy,
2:26; Whips, 2:272; Old Nick, 2:23; Stella, 2:23i ; Clifton
Bell, 2:24; and Eros, 2:28^; while Lot Slocum reduced his
record to 2:17i. Sphinx to 2:23, and Chimes to 2:30}.

Thre^ important poiuts will be established by the foregoing
facts: That the Electioneers have extreme speed at au early
age; that they train on, and that the fast ones are confined
to no one class of mares.

In support of the first proposition are the records of Hinda
Hose as a yearling aud three-year-old, aud Wildflower as a
two-year-old; of Manzanita, Bonita, Antevolo and Pulo Alto
as four-year-olds. The second proposition is established by
the fact that Hinda Rose. Manzanita, Palo Alto, Anteeo,
Bonita, Adair, Sphinx, Lot Slocum and others have from
year to year materially reduced their records; and the third
btatement is verified by the fact that the fast ones are from
mares ot pacing and trotting blood of different strains.

The thoroughbred element entered largely into the
maternal side of the pedigree of Anteeo, 2:16}, and Antevolo,
2:19J, aod the maternal ancestry of Palo Alto, 2:20}, and
Ansel, 2:20, is entirely of thoroughbred blood.

It will be seen that the Electioneers from all sorts of mares
have speed, and they train on from year to year. Our
inspection of the stock at Palo Alto has been thorough, and
we find that, to a degree we have seldom seenequalsd, the get
of Electioneer bear a strong family resemblance, are strikingly
uniform in gait or trotting action, are universally of good
substance, high style and finish, and are eminently sensible
or level-headed.

The extraordinary prepotency shown by Electioneer is
noticeable from the fact that he universally controls the
color, conformation and gait, even in mares bred entirely
from thoroughbred strains for eight or ten generations. The
dam of Anteeo, 2:16}, and Antevolo, 2:19iJ, is almost thorough-
bred, and the dams of Palo Alto, 2:20}, and Ansel, 2:20,
are strictly thoroughbred; yet io conformation, tempera-
ment and action these horses are markedly of the Electioneer
type.

We have iu tbe few days past seen a large number of
yearlings, two-year-old and three-year-old colts worked, and
we have watched them critically with especial reference to
their breeding. We were prepared to see remarkable
uniformity of action, but we were inclined to the belief that
we would experience no difficulty iu distinguishing those
from thoroughbred dams.

Although it is iu contradiclion of our preconceived notions,
we must freely confess that we have been utterly unable to
detect in the trotting action of the oolt* any difference
bRtween those from a long line of thoroughbred ancestry or
those whioh were trotting bred. The gait is materially the

6ame, and in the young things tbe rate of speed seems to be
in favjr of those from thoroughbred dams. Iu fact, the only
difference we could see is that those from dams of thorough-
bred blood Beem to be of a higher type, to be larger and
stronger, and of higher finish, and to have finer heads and
necks, and better legs and feet.

We are in this article making no argument pro or con, or
advocating any theory ol breeding whatever, but are merely
stating facts as we see t^em

Senator Sianford inclines to the blood of the thoroughbred
in the dams ol trotters, and believes :he temperament aud
g.it can be controlled. He also believes it will aid iniierially
.u esiablishu g a iace cf high-styled, enduring bores, wnu
excelleut legs aud feet; aud while this theory i-. at variance
with the ideas adapted by mauy bie=deis, it is simply true
that there can be seen at Palo Alto a lot of yearhngs, two
and three-year-olds which are of a high form, pure trotting
action, and of phenomenal speed, which are out of thorough-
bred dams.

We find that Electioneer foals are endowed with natural
speed and quickly learu to trot fast. Hinda Rose as a year-
ling was biotien in the spring and turned out. July 5th she
was taken up aud jogged for two months barefoot, and in
November she got a yearling record of 2:36£. Wildflower,
as a yearling, was worked a little and went a mile in 3:24.
All li-r track work was given in her second year, and in
October she trotted to a record of 2:21. Fred Lrocker was
oroken ihe spring he was two years old and inmed oat.
.\l r. Marvm commenced worKiug him in June, and in
October he secured the record ol 2:25i. We might enumerate
other instances, but ihesa suffice lo illustrate the fact that
tuey coiue early to their speed.

Tne next great question, aud the one which establishes the
value ol a stock hoise, is, to his bols and daughters get
.rotteis and siie des rable ammaU? Electioneer^ oldest
tolt-. are nine \ears of age. The olde-t stallion colt which
ha performed st id duty is seveu years of age. It should be
emtm-ere i hat all his entire sous of a snitanle age arr at Palo
Alto, where but jiitle attention h,-s been paid to tnis question,
fuoie wnich have been tried hive na I but limited oppor-
Uuiiy, and the few colts ihey have are young. We gave
^peei.u atteutiou to this questi1 n. and it is our belief that
.iimost auy sou of Electioneer will sire hign-3tyied trotters.
Ausei, 2:20, is out of a thoroughbred mare; he is seveu years
old. aud Uasa dozen loils Five ot his two-year oidshave been
worked a little this year, aod four showed quarters in 40
s cotids or better, and Mirviu hop^s to trot one of them as a
three-year-old in 2:20 oi better Failis. 2:28A, had half a doz-
eufvals. One »an workt-d as a two-_\ear oil and t otted a
quarter in 37 seconds.. Whips, 2:27|, dam thoroughbred,
had a few foals; two were worked as t*o-ye«r-ol is. oue
trofed a quarter in 37 and the other in 38 seconds. Eros,
2:2S£, has one two-year-uli that haB trotted a quarter iu 40
seconds. Anteeo, 2:16}, dam half thoroughbred, has a two-
year-old that, iu its rirst race last fall, won in 2:42j, and a
three-yeai-o'd which last fall won a five heat iace in 2:33.
There are others, but these t-s ablish the fact that the sous
of Electioneer will produce trotiers.

As to the pro inciug quality of Electioneer mares, Wildflower
has a two-year-old by General Benton which la->t fall trotted
a quarter m 36 seconds. Arol has a two-year-old by Pie3-
niunt which trotted a quarter in 36 seconds, and a mile in 2;
26. Daisy D. has a two-year-jld by Dexter Prince which
trotted a quarter in 35}- seconds; aud another mare by
Electioneer has a yearliug by Piedmont whicb lately trotted
a quarter in 40 seconds. We gave particular atttntiou to
this point, being desirous to satisfy ourselves, aud we desire
to go on record to the effect that Electioneer mares will be
grand broodmares, and will produce early and extreme speed.
All these facts establish beyond peradventure the fact that
Electioneer is a horse of marvelous prepotency. He is
nineteen years ell, and is strong and vigorous as a ClI'.
He will establish a race of horses which will be fast trotters
and desirable as gentlemen's pleasure horses. In our nctice
of entire sons of Electioneer we did not mention Norval, the
marvelons horse whose first and only colt. Norlaiue, has
secured ayeailmg record of 2:31A. Heisagrand horse— hand-
some, slrsog, and well balanced. His dam was by Alexan-
der's Norman, and to the filth generation thoroughbred.
Norlaine is a model of symmetry and pure trottiug action.
It is agreed by all professional horsemen who saw her race
that with a little more work she could have beaten 2:30. She
had less than five weeks' systematic work preparatory to her
trial. She is entirely sound, and should make a great two-
year-old.

There are other magniricent stallions at Palo Alto, of which
our spdee will only permit brief mention. General Benton
has sired extreme speed, and tbe youngsters by his sons and
the produce of his daughters are tirst-class. The great race-
horse Piedm>nt, 2:17}, is here. He already has two in the
list, and sum--* very promising youngsters. Nephew, by
Hambriuo, 2:21J, dam by Abdallah 15, has a number of fast
oms in the list, and they are noted for their game race-horse
qualities. He will be a valuable acquisition to Palo Alto.
Clay, 2:25, by Electioneer, dam Maid of Clay, by Henry Clay,
is a grand horse, and his youngsters are of great promise.
Electricity, by Ele.tione,'-r, dam Midnight (dam of Jay-Eye-
See, 2:10, and Noontide, 2:20}, by Pilot Jr.), is one of the
grandest horses we ever saw. He has shown quarters io 35
seconds.

Tho importance of this great establishment can scarcely
be estimated. It does not consist in its great acreage, for any
man with money enough can bay ten thousand acres;
it does not consist of the great number of excellent horses,
for any man with sufficient means can buy a thousand
horses; it does not altogether consist in the number of
fast records obtained by horses bred there, but in the fact
that there is being established a great race of high-bred,
sound, handsome, stylish horses, which trot last because it
is their nature to trot, and because they are bred so that the
trotting instinct istbe ruling passion.

Mr. Marvin whose phenomenal succees is well known, is
now jogging a lot of yearlings and two-year-olds which
will add new laurels and imperishable fame to this grand
enterprise.

Cook Farm will sell all of its fiorses, including trotting bred
Btallionp, brood-mares and fillies, all standard Cleveland
Bays, colts by Cleveland Bays, draft horses and carri iL;e
horses, on February 16th, at Oakland Trotting Park. Mr.
Seth Cook desires to retire from the business of horse-breed-
ing, and in his much-tobe-regretted determination will be
assisted by Messrs. Ktllip & Co., who will conduct the auc-
tion. Mr. Sam Gamble at 1307 Dolores St , City, will
answer all queries. He will be at the Bay District to show
the stock.

^

Messrs. Killip & Co. have received advices from Mr. John
Scott that he will arrive from Melbourne, on the Zealandia
about January 21st, with eight head ot Clydesdale aod Shire
stallions, which will be placed on exhibition at the Bay
District Track.

1888

Jhc ftoefe and JtoMrteman.

11

Combination No- 607.

[By W. G. Holton. in N. Y. Spirit of the Times.]
Det and I had often on the morning train picked on t the
winners on paper, and as I "was unusually lucky one week,
why not pick out four or rive horses in different races and see
what blind lock might do. The day chosen lor tbe feat was
a perfect one, aud any lurf follower can easily reiMll it to
mind. After a hasty and frugal luuch at a eau'i-be-eqnaled
sund, I presented myself at tbe door of a duwo to^n pool-
room. A lean, lank, Argus-eyed iudividual stuod watch uver
tbe door, for the purpose ol excluding any who looked as
though they would '"squeal if they lost." Tbere is a numer-
ous cluss of people iu tbe meropulin who firmly believe aud
zealously practice the faith that is in them by giving tbtir
bouest eouvktiuusfinaucialexpretsion. Pabsiug up aricktty
stairway, a large room was reached, whereiu the expression
could lind vent. It being Saturday half-holiday, the room
was ^lled with men, and boyp, too. of every condition. A
blackboard, near a wire-net enclosure, was the objective point
of every newcomer. This board was presided over by a
young man whose duly it was to lengthen or snorten the odds
as received by telegraph from the betting ring at the race-
course. The bookies evidently did not think much of the
horses I had resolved to play. They had other horses sure to
win, judging from tbe odds offered. Great Scott! bow the
people jostled and poshed aboot so as to get close to see the
odds; but it was a jolly crowd, and every person in it was
foil of horse and jockey; some of onions aud beer procured iu
the basement. It was epidemic, aud fearfully contagious,
this betting fever. Ten minutes' study of tbe figures and
everybody bad it.

Tbe only thing in the room that lacked admirers was a sol-
itary billiard table. At some period that table must have
attempted destruction by jumping from the window. It was
a mass of scratches, possibly the tally of that kind of shot.
The balls were chipped, and rested in the holes in tbe cloth,
while the tiplcss cues had the happy koack of falling down
and mixing themselves with the legs of parties standing near.
Sorely one table cool 1 not be used enough to afford income
snfficieut to run so large a room. It had a mission, aud
faithiully did the battle-scarred vett-rau perform it. A bigu
at tbe doorway informed passers-by that there was a bilLuri
looui upstairs. Tims tho-e who eniercd to play were safe
frjrn luolesiatiun bj Berghol i's miuioos, one of whom told
me that it was the most popular billiard resort in the city.
Scattered about were all tne modern stationery and para-
phernalia of a poolroom I had commenced a study of the
various phages of mankind present, bat it was runely dis-
polle 1 by a stout mau, with an immaculate shirt besprinkled
wiib diamonds, shouting:

"ijome, come, gentlemen! PUy your fancy. Best odds iu
the city. The bell has mug up the burses fur the Hrst race."
Grasping a cumbiuatiou card I j itted down Telie Due, Bay
Ridge, iVIark'aod, Cuke no, Burnum, 1-2, and bunded it over
the railing to the combination mau. It was returned with
45-1 in blue pencil across us face. Suddenly it occurred tj
lue that Cokena ba i not done anything thus far. and that
Barnum was haviug too much of it. Now or Never was a
good place horse, aud Dry Monopole — well, he was a horse.
It looked like a better selection, aud the odds would be longer;
so I made the change; was offered 65 to 1; put on S2, and
received the following:

TELIE DOE
BAY RIDGE
NOW OR NEVER
DRY MONOPOLE
WINONA

130-2

607

1-2

"Hold on, young fel-

"While casting my eye over it I heard
ler! Ten cents more."
"What for?"

"Commission. We don't do any betting here; merely re-
ceive your money and send it to the track, where it is placed
to the best advantage. The commissioner charges five per
cent."

The five per cent, was promptly paid. Everybody paid it,
but what for they did not know. All tbe business was trans-
acted in the room; tbere was no commissioner, and conse-
quently not a cent went to the race track. But it mattered
little to me. I stndied my ticket earnestly. There it was
$65 for SI. If it would only win!

The atmosphere of tbe room was close and almost stifling,
but it mattered little to the bettors. Ou went the money from
everybody, and all had a choice selection — self-made or
bought.

Click, click, click, and the operator slowly reads "Horses
at the post." And 'They're off! Leonora at the stand. Ma-
roon in the stretch. Maroon wins."

With the exception of four smiling, I-knew-it individuals,
a chill ran down the vertebra of everybody. Two friends, a
bank clerk and a Cliff-street metal clerk, had $50 on Harry
Russell at 12 to 1. To say the least they had a peculiar cast
of countenance as they slowly tore up their tickets.

Click, click, and the operator reads: "Maroon first, Telie
Doe second, J. W. White third."

What a load was lifted. One-fifth of the combination good.
The clerks sought comfort in Gambrinos' cool nectar. I
went too, and was followed by a regular tout, who, being
broke, could not play his choice. He had a telegram from
McCarthy which told him to back Sea Eogfor place in second
race. The telegram may have been regular — it was written
on a sending instead of a receiving blank. We resolved to
play it for $10, which went ou at even, aud to give him $2 if
successful. Noboily seemed to remain away from the room
for any length of time, aud if anything two or three hundred
additional had managed to squeeze in. Among the new
corner^ I noticed Reid, and the Sixth-Avenue plumber. Reid
is a great stickler for Hoggin's horses.

"Play his horse, Billy. Fitzpatrick is up. I'll guarantee
he'll win."

"No, sir; not for me. My combination says Now or Never,
and that's the way it is with me."

"All right. Here goes $25 straight on Guarantee. Her-
mann and Johnny are in it. I'll see you after my money is
tripled."

"I'm going to put $50 on B*y Ridge. Only time to play
this race," said my friend, tbe Sixth Avenue plumber.

On went the mon^y, and none too sooo, as tbe books were
closed.

Click, click, click. "They're off. Sea Fog at the stand.
Sea Fog in the stretch. Bay Ridge wins, Sea Fog second.

"Yer thought that telegram was no gooi! McCarthy never
went back on mi. Don't you wish yon had put more on it?"

oried the bogus telegram holder, who stuck to us veryclosely.
Ttiat Sta Fog tout was elated, and made bappy by
receiving $2 I was beside inysell. Two winners out of
five! Tbe plumber's ticket cashed, all had to qutnch, as he
put it.

"Why did'nt you play Bay Ridge?" he asked.
"\li right. Look "t this ouuiUue. Two winners n bread y."
It was vuted gooO, buu if Guur intae was m it woul i bo a
cinch. Guarantee must be played, and on went the muney
lruin all. I did not laucy tuo third race, wuich wa* fur two-
yearolde; naaty little youngsters. They'll either run true or
Bulk at the wrong time: an . then it takes too lung to get them
off together; the telegrapher is aiways statin^ taut they are al
tbo post, aud you get. ail worked up.

" Yuu Bt e that young fellow twiotiug his moustache ? Well,
he is on a horse paper. Every big stable wins iu turn, and
now its Ha^gin's. He's got Guarantee stiaigbt aud Now or
Never p ace."

That settled it for^ne. I was the target at which all kinds
of q leBtiuns were fired. They didn't care what the grand-
mother uf this or that horse did, but whether the horse him-
sell was going to win. They took no j-tock in the speed-
transuji.tiug theory. The animal might come from a noted
racing family and not be worth a ceut at getting off, and find
that the mile was a big one. The jockeys did the business —
they were the ones to back. Numerous instances were
related of Bpltndid finishes between Ganison, McLaughlin,
Fitzpatrick, Hayward and McCarthy Jr. It "Vigilant" had
beeu present he woold have lost heart and resolve to aban-
don at once his pet theory of maternal lino trausmiSaiou. In
the minds of many turf lolluwers the jockeys do the running
and the winnme, and they spoke amiliarly uf Jimmie, Euiie,
Andy, etc., telling how olteu they met them and the grant
tips they gave at times. My combine was voted a great
thtug, and I was cordially invited to compete agaiust Good-
win BroB. and Jack Sneeuan. They were positive I would
be rich very soon were I to sell selections. They would .uy
them, and —

'■They're off. Now or Never at the stand. Now or Never
in Lhe ntcetch. Guarantee wins. Now or Never second."

Phew! *Vhatajjlly crowd we were, each one a wiuner. I
was now $25 to the good aud three-fiftbs of the combine safe.
Successive victories thnl.ed me, and each partic l«r hair
seemed charged with eleciricny. Ou and on went the ujoney;
each hoise had its share of it, aud every jockey had tils pai-
tisau. Messeuger boys brought iu money • Xvm tue geuile
sex, and it invariably Went on some animal bearing a name
that caoght fche lemini^e fancy. Men wou, men lost; but
tney wait in the wbir.puol, and on with more money. Gar-
nsou's and McLaughlin's niuams were alwi.ya beavny backed.
"I'm going ou Monupjle. He's wou me several times,"
said Nurr. "I ve gut nim, and lean double by taking him lor

place."

All awaited tbe telegrapher'3 terse remarks. He was a
great man, and the wurus that Jell trom his lips were honey or
gall.

"They're off! Monopole at the qoarter. Monopole at tbe
half. Monopole in the stretch. Favor wins, Munopole sec-
ond."

Mouopole's the horse and Hayward the jockey for me.
Going to follow him up now!" cried Norr. A sallow, thin,
hypocritical-faced fellow, with a Hard-shell Baptist look all
over, plunKed with Norr and won on Monopole. "I ought
nut to be seen here. Thia is no place for me," be whispered
neivously to us, while he furtively scrutinize! every person
lhat entered the room, as if half expecting to see the deacon
of his church. He confided to us that he gave ten per cent,
of his earnings to the church each week, which is certainly a
commendable action; but I shall never forget the look of hor-
rur that overswept his lace when I asked him it he was going
to contribute one- tenth of his winnings on Monopole.

Four-fif ths of the cumuui Uion won, and — and — . Great beads
of perspiratiun rolled all over me. Was I going to lose the
tiftu? I could sell the ticket, for which the combination man
offered me $50. No, I would keep it and take the chance of
making a "big win." Still, the tilth race puzzled me. May
Lady was favorite, 7 to 5 against, and McCarthy was to ride.

On went $30. If dropped I would still be ahead. Would
they never get away from the post? At any rate, the long
delays at the post served to swell the bookmaker's coffers,
for money was received until the horses were sent off.

Click, click:, click. "They're off. Alaric leads. Alaric in
the stretch. Winona wins."

Was it true? Five winners. With eagerness I shoved up
the combination card to be cashed. It was slowly verified
and out came $132. What a return for a little money! I
would get a watch like Curtis', and a solitaire to rival Bostel-
mann's, audi would make selections every race day. I tucked
the money away, enjoyed a steak garnished in tbe inimitable
style of Cobweb Hall, and serenely puffed a big Reina. Reid
told me to save the money and keep away from pool-rooms;
that if I didn't the bookie.-* would get it all back and more too.
I made many combinations in tbe twelve days following, and
oashing up, or, rather, down, found I was out $20.

horses that have beaten 2:20 much that is interesting and
instructive may be learned, and it is on this featuie of the
matter that the Gazette proposes to dilate. To begin, it may
be said that a careful review of the list shows that eightj-two
of these 177 horses were Bired by Rysdyk's H-mbletunian.
his sons bnd grandsons, and as it would be useless labor to
consider the breeding of every stallion that ban sired h 2:20
troiter only those that have t-v j or ai-»re in the beiler-tban-
2:20 list will be dealt with in this article. Of such siren iht-re
are twenty-one, and between tuem they have (uin sued sixty-
two, or mure than one-third of the entire nurnner. The
names of these sires, the number that each h ug sired in the
list, and the best record made by the get of each, is as follows:

No. in
List.

Geo. Wilkes 7..

Electioneer 7...

Volunteer 5 ..

Blue Bull 6...

Dictator 3..

.Best
Record
H:lfiJ
2:16
1:1 1*
2:17*
2:U

N>>. in B*nt
Liat. Record

Ma«terlode 2 2:15j

Phil. Sheridan 2.... 3:15*

Princeps 2 2:14

Rysdyk's Hambletoman 2.. 2:17}

I'borndale 2 2:IUi

Sultan 2.... 2:18*

Woodford Mambrlno ..2 2:19J

WulfciU Chief 2.... 2:18

young Jim ...2 ... 2:1*

Red Wilkes 2 2:1G

Almoin 3.... 2:164 |

Nutwood 3 2 :1SJ 1

etrathm'.re 3 9:17J i

Aberdeen 2 2 :15.}

Belmont 2 i : i «i

Louis Napoleon 2 2:10a

The breeding of these tweDty-one sires is the point of
interest, patent alike to breeder and liytnao, and as the
anioiaU are fe ■'■ in number it i-t not difficult, to get ac all tbo
lacts bearing on tbe subject, aud to present them in such a
manner that even tue must iuvetente quibbler cannot evade
tbe points brought out. In the first ptac^ it shjuid ba noted
that of these twenty-one sires one is Ry-t lyk's HiuuLt-toman,
eight of lhe others — George Wilkes, Electioneer, Dictator,
Strathmore, Aberdeen, Masterlode. Walkill Chief aud Volun-
teer— are sous of Rysdyk's Hauibletouian, six are graudsuus
— Almoht, Belmont, Louis Napoleon, Ihorndale, Young Jim
aud Red Wilkes — aud one, Nutwojd, is a great-granda ju,
leaving rive in the entire list that are njt direct descen ;auis
iu the male line of tbe Hero of Chester. These hve are Blue
Boll, Phil Sutridad, Sulcau, Priuceps aud Woodford 11am-
brino, the last two being father ana son and reprtSeuUtivt-a
uf the Mambrino Chiei family. Of these rive that aie u t
Hainbletohians one is the paa-rBlne Bull, and as he sirtd
five ol the thirteen tiotters ciemtcd to the quintette, auu
Wuodior i Maiubnuo an 1 Prii.ceis *ht"i lour . tbtr>, it will
be seen lhat bat four are left tor fhd Sbeiidun a i.i riulian.
The breeding of both these stallions is well known, Phil
Sheridan being lhe foreniont representative ol the Yjuug
Columbus *amdy, whilt Sultan, by his wonderful work as a
sire m California, fins gained a prouiineuce perhaps never
tqualed by a horse of his age. He is by The Moor, son of
Clay Pilot, and his dam was byDeiujonica, he oy Guy Miller,
son of Rysdyk's Hawbletooiau, so that, although Sultan
represents the Clay family, that blood is backed up by another
■train, whose value is not disputed.

The table given above is a valuable one. It shows beyond
question that the higher tbe standard in tne matter of siring
speed the more promineut becomes the bio d of Rysdyk's
Hambletonian through his sons aud graudsous. i'he sires
of two or more trotters that have beaten 2:20 may be uivided
by families as follows: Hambletonian, 16; Mambriuo Chief,
2; Henry Clay, 1; Young Col ambus 1; Blue Ball (pacer), 1.
And it should not be forgotten that with tbe exception of
three sons of Rysdyk's Hamuletonian — George Wilies,
Electioneer and Vulnnteer— Blue Bull far surpasses in merit
as a sire any of the others in the list, so far as the actual
begetting of a high rate of t-peed is concerned, he having five
to his credit, and when it is remembered under what disad-
vantages his record as a sire of trotters was made, the position
he attained is nil the more wonderful and worthy of careful
consideration bv breeders. Blae Bull and other sires have
proved that the blood of the pacer is potent in trotting pedi-
grees, and no matter what a man's opinions aud theories may
be, he cannot afford to ignore 'acta. — Breeder's Gazette.

It is said that Mr. John S. Clark is buoyant with the hope
that Sudie D. can and will beat Norlaiue's 2:31£ yeirlmg
record. A prominent horseman thinks that he should take
her to California at once, and trot her immediately upun
arrival Experience shows that a horse iB fastest soon after
arriving on the slope. George Bowerman of Lexington, Ky.,
says he is willing to back Sudie D. for $2,500 against Nor-
laine if Mr. Claru will turn her over to him. She is a won-
derful yearling, he says, and feeds as heavy as an old stager.
— Breeders' Gazette.

The Sires of the 2:20 Horses.

Every year the standard by which the trotter, or a family
of trotters, is measured grows higher and more difficult of
accomplishment. In the early days of the light-harness
horse, "2:40 on the plank road" was the acme of a driver's
ambition, but ere long the training of the little band of men
who at that time paid attention to the development of speed
at the trot an

horses. Then came 2 :25 in the days of Topgallant and Lady
Suffolk, their achievements being closely followed by those
of the gallant little bobtail mare Plora Temple, who gradually
reduced her record until at Kalamazoo, in 1859, she trotted
the first mile better than 2:20, her mark of 2:19£ standing at
the top until Dexter made the circuit of the Buffalo track in
2:17|, only to be dethroned in time by Goldsmith Maid,
whose 2:14 was the best until tbe long-backed gelding Rams
set the mark at 2:13J, and he in turn gave way to St. Julien,
who was conquered by the present quean Maud S.

Years ago 2:30 was made the standard of a trotter's excel-
lence by common consent, but at the present time there are
more of them that have boaten 2:20 than there were names in
the 2:30 list not bo very long ago, and at the close of the
present season it is found tbaf 177 animals have beaten 2:20.
lo give a list of these horses would be a profitless task, many
of them having died and others being worn out, for the life
of a horse that beats 2:20 is necessarily brief, so far as the
tarf is concerned, the high rale of speed making it impossible
to keep him in condition for gooa races more than two or
three seasons, while a 2:30 trotter can, if possessed of a good
conotitution and sound limbs, be kept on the track unt.l his
speed is gone aud theu be good for half a dozen years' servioe
on the road. Bnt in regard to the blood lines of the 177

HERD AND SWINE.

American Devon Cattle Club-Transfers.

If In any case the name of the purchaser is misspelled it is the ftult

of the writer of the Bale certificate. J- . W. Reed, Sec.

Bed Bief 4167; Gay Feater 7iJ2,'D. A.Allen to H. M.Bailey, Watts
burg. Pa.

Debory 7i'26, D. A. Allen to Henry Wright, Sugar Grove, Pa.

Wild Rover 3668, Preston Atwood to T. F. Judson. Watertown, Ct.

Dandy Don 3iOo; Fuchsia 326u, Truman Baker & Co. to A. F. Bronson,
Vernon, N. Y.

Jean 7709, ThoB. Bidwell lo J. W. Reed, Hinsdale, 111.

Cecil 6282, J. A . Bill to A. S. Newton, Durham, Ct.

Manhattan S616; Miss Hadley 6663, A. F. Bronson to Thos. C. Town-
Bend, New York, N. Y.

Sam 4062, T. D. Coffing to W.V. Beecber. Mexico. Ind.

Jupiter 3d 4310; Daisy Chelsea 4306; Fortune 6096; Prize 6097; Bparkle
B0'J9; Trophy 699a, J. p. Fish & Son to H. G. Barn»8, Walpole, N. J.

Queen of Springville Duke 3768, James Gurnpey to Orrln Prichard ,
Springville, Pa.

d ita'natural result, and there were a few 2:30 \ Mar^601' B* B" Sarrla to Cbarless B' Andrew8' Fort Collins- CoIor-

3unshiDe 6226, J. C. Holmes to A. F. Bronaon, Vernon. N. Y.
Glencoe S916. L. Banks Holt to W. G. Upchurch. Raleigh, N. O.
Chilbam Prince A159, L. Banks Holt to W. C. Vose, Jonathan's Creek,

N. C.
Patent 7627, Edwin House to H. G. Barnes, Walpole, N. H.
Grace Gin" 6bC6, C. H. Jewell to R. H. Bates, CooDtrdtown, N. Y.
Belle of the Meadow 3J77; Callie 4983; Pattle4998; Louisa 6591, J. H.

& T. T. Johnson to M. B. Rowe, Frederlcskburg, Va.
TempeBt Queen 6113, Wm. H. Jones & Son to F. A. Davis. Philadtl-

phia, Pa.
Mollie C. 6795; Lady Beautiful 6464; EmpresB 7644, Thomas Lovelock

to John McAfee, Wise, B. O.
Walsie 71 II, Jno M. Miller to Beth Wilson, Service, Pa
Settler 4261, J. W. Morse & Son to P. Farr, Jr., Misha Mokwa, Wis.
Teresa Alba 4752, W. H. Neose to Henry Chapman. VuHesvUle, O.
Taurus 4160; Rose 18th 2419. A. 3 Newton to James A. Bill, lit 11 Hill, Ct.
Pink Beauty 4u71; Jessie 6th H. 4076, 0. C. P^ine to G. H. Graugi-r,

North Tunbrldge, Vt.
Fair Blonde 3799. C. O. Paine to W. B. Kiugsler, Pom fret, Ct.
Prepaid 3881, C. C. Paine to John Mudgett, Bi;iutree, Vt.
Ri-vervlew Prince 4366; Arda 4799, R. E. Payne to W. O. Thomas, Kan-
sas City, Mo.
Relative 550'J, B. F, Peck & Bon, to Rumsey Brop.. Westfield. X. Y.
Cal 4376, C. M. Pendleton to A. R. Bigelow. Colcue.-U^r, Ct.
Marswell 4197, M. F. Preston to E. A. Edson. Cnest-r, Vt.
Relative 5509, A. W. Rumsey to B. F. Peck, East Be than;
Builder 8920, Stocker Bros to E. J. Mclntire, Jeffersi '
Mollie 1238, AL B. Thayer to Wm. Zimnieley, Kears
Nora March 5121; Lellace 6675; Buttercup 771 1, U

Blaisdell Bros., East Fletcher. Vt.
Jester 3634, Thos. H. Williams to W. P. AddlBon.Trov
Historic 7696, S. C. Work & Sons to Seth Wilson, Ber-ic

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Jan 7

Actual Profits in Parmine".

Ttisqnite s.ife to as^ooae th it whatever type of farming
has become gene ral iu a pariiurjlur locality, is the best adapted
to that particular place, and that the exceptions must prove
fai rues. In this county — Van Boren, Mich. — the average
number of acres last year in farmB was 86 and a fraction
over. The township of SouihHa.en lying along the east
sh< re f't Luke Mit-bif aL, with two railroads and a line of
sretinJMS, t «t j^ive exceptional transportation facilities, with
a hoil au-i tiifrmsl c -minions very t«vur«r>le to the produc-
tion "f peaches ttud other Hue fruits, haB an average of only
41 «icr. s io Furiod; while K- *-ier township, tea miles from a
railr ai i-titiou, its lands elevated and adapted to general
farming, h-is 137^ acres to each farm Nuw, apply friend
Terry's plau ot farmiug to 40 acres in this iatier township,
and the obiincea «re all agaiust success. This fe wnsoip pro-
duced last year 19,6 bushels of wbeat per acre, 125 bushelb of
potatoes, u.ariy 1£ ton?, of ba\, and 60 bu.sht-Js of ears of
corn as an average. Toere could be no selection of 40 aores
in that io*n-bipihat could be made to province three tonB
of clover bay ou a field of 12 acres, nor one ton of rowen on
newly seeded stubble laud, nor six tons or rye and m-illed
corn per year, without an application of fertilizers far beyoud
the abiLtv ot one mau to i-eonnnjieally furnish. Let any of
thtse men of smail means to whom ibis chimerical advice is
given, attempt its practice on 40 acres of average land iu this
towubbip. Ii would be impossible to begin at once "witti 20
acres, for the 72 tous of rye aud corn fodder from 12 acres
could not certainly be expected by the most unreasonable
enthusiast, with another 12 acres to produce 36 tons of
clover and 12 tun-* ot rowea from 12 acTes of wheat that some
of those Urge farmers had put in who did no; "hall attend to
their business." But if these results could not be obatined
at once. Mr. Terry says, "they can in time, if the manage-
ment is the best."

Now, if our ambitious agriculturist starts with his land
paid for. which has a fair dwelling house on it and an aver-
age barn, has money besides sufficient t > purchase a team
and only $200 worth of tools— with §1,000 worth "in sight,"
to emulate the succ-ss of his great prototype — and perbaps
two cows, that -would probably satisfy those whose advice he
is following, and they would say: "Go ahead and teach
those large farmers, who don't half attend to thtir business,
how eventually to make $1,200 per year." Suppose he has
at the beginning of the third year a clover field that has lain
two years from seeding, which, he can plow for rye and drilled
corn, and his previous year's stock promist-8 to yield a good
stand of clover for hay, and his wheat on the around looks
well, would Mr. Terry advance the money to purchase
IS more grade Jersey cows upon the expectation that
$70 each could be made from them during the season?
Suppose he takes Mr. Terry's figures to the bank, and makes
the showing that the conditions, as above, are all 0. K., aud
asks for the money to purchase the cows. He says he expects
to make butter, for Mr. Terry says more could have bsen
made if the milk had been made into line butter. The cash-
ier would probably begin to figure something like this: "If
$73 61 per cow has been realized during one season for the
milk s.-l 1, that must have been for at least four cents per
quart, and, as it takes a little more than ten quarts of milk
for a pound of butter, the butter must be sold for more than
40 cents per pound to equal the milk product. If, as you say,
you intend to use the money from tb.e wheat and the prospec-
tive clover seed to buy mill feed, your living must come out
of 40 cent butter sold for 20 cents." The whole showing
would be so preposterous, in the light of what the best far-
mers here have ever accomplished, that little consolation and
no credit could be obtained out of it.

Every farmer has learned, to his frequent disappointment,
that little value can be attached to exceptional figures regard-
ing the cost of a crop, to ensure a repetition of the result, and
that hypothetical farmiug is an unsafe venture, especially for the
inexperienced. I once made a map of my farm and laid out
a ten years' rotation, and fixed the crop for eachyear for every
particular field. I spent probably about as much thought
upon it, to arrange the several crops of corn, oats, wheat,
clover and pasture, so that they should not recur at too fre-
quent intervals on the same field, as friend Terry did to get
his 40 acres in shape to make $1,200. I am now past the
third season, and with the map before me can see how widely
the exigencies of seasons have compelled me to diverge from
my figurative farming. I did not go so far as to give figures
of expectancy, but the real condition of the fieldB to-day, as
regards the crops upon them and my plans for the next sea-
son, are widely divergent. Indeed, not one field will have
its allotted crop for 188S. In looking over the plan to-day I
find nothing I would change except that I had to. I tried,
with a good deal of determination, to carry out the arrange-
ment. I sowed clover seed on a 20 acre field three times in
one year to get a meadow there for 1837, and that is the only
field out of the six that produced the intended crop the past
season. In the li^ht of 25 years' experience, I am prepared
to state that an exact three-crop rotation, on a farm of three
fields, cannot be uniformly kept up, and any species of farm-
ing, based upon this as an essential, will certainly fail, and
especially so where a large amount of stock is kept on a small
area. I admire Mr. Terry's enterprise and "get-there" per-
sistency, but I fear his teaching is sometimes a little over-
done, and Iikoly to mislead the inexperienced, whose enthus-
iasm he has pitched on too high a key. — A. C. Glidden in
Cultivator and County Gentleman.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION.

IMP. MARINER,

[Called Oatcake In Australia.]

I have made arrangements under which I will stand the stallion Imp.
Mariner for the season ending on or about June 1st, 1983.

I*e«lleree.

Sired by Wild Oats, he by Wild Dayrell, eon of Ion and Ellen Middle-
ton, by Bay Middleton.outof TheUolden Horn, by Harkaway, dam Mint
Emma bv Sanntorcr; second dam Dulcimer, by Transputer; third dam
TeddlngtonU by Teddlngton, etc. [See English Stud Book, Vol. X, page
166.]

Description.

Mariner is a chestnut horse Blxteon hands high, of a conformation
combining both power and speed, and wub a successful race- horse In
Austrull .. He Is bred from racing families in both brunches ot his
genealogical tree, and tracts through Wild Davrcll. ll.irknw.iy. Irish
Blrilcatcher, Bay Mlddleton, reddlngton, Orlando, Eclipse, Matchem,
Regulim, Btrtlett'a Chllders anil IloneywooTu Arabian to the seven-
teenth lam.a Byerlv Turk mare. He was bred In England. Imported to
Anew la In utero, foaled in IK83 and Imported to California In 1887. A
horse /( hia breeding, size and <ju.il it >* cm hardly fall to be a successful
sire.

Te tjih *50 tlie Season, with Privilege of Return.

r --v ill . before the middle of January, irive notice of the place at which I
lT« him. It will be within easy distance of San Francisco.
MATT STORN<

Box »1«, Oakland, Cal.

The Dwyer Bros, bought Tea Tray, and are ou the lookout
for anotht-T good one to lepres* nt ttitru in the three-yeur-old
Btakes next year. Sir Dixon ib about the only tirsi-cla^s one
that can be bought. Green Morris, who owns Sir Dixon, has
heretofore never refused to sell if he conld get his price, and
the Dwyer Brothers are liberal buyers. They paid $15,000
for Hindoo, $10,000 for Barnes, $14,000 forPamque. $12,500
for Kingston, and $29,000 for Dewdrop, Mr. Belmont owns
Kucttland, Magnetizer t>nd George Oybter; Mr. Haggin owns
Guarantee and Firzjames, and Mr. Baldwin owns Emperor of
Norfolk. These are all tirbt-class ones, but none are f .<r sale.

Eugene Van Court, who is learning to ride race-h yrses at
Mr. H*ggin*s ranchu, is jogging colts and gt-tiiug alc^gnicely
in hi- new profession.

Valensin Stock Farm
STALLIONS.

SIDNEY.

Sidney, seven years, by Santa Claue, 2:I7>£, dam Sweetness 2:2lK by
Volunteer, i» a rich bay 15.2.^ hands high, tracing to 2:20 or better prob-
ablv cftener than any btal Liuii on the Pacific Coast, a d of faster progen-
itors t .an any horse offe red for public patron -ge or otherwise. As an indi-
vidual Sidney showed wouderiul speed and would h-ve classed among
the fastest trotters in the world but fur an accident which interrupti d
his training, f hat blood will tell, that great speed comes from ances-
tors of great speed on both sidts he haB demunstratea by his merit and
by tuat of iiiB Cults. Although imperfectly trained none of those he got
when a three-year-old. If handled at j*H, have covered a mile Blower
tii. in 2: i ' as two-year olds; several much faster ml out of differently
bred mures. I insist on this fact because itBhuwsthat he is a uniform
prodncer.

A. C. Dletz'scoit, dam by Dashaway, Bhowed a mile In 2:An, half in
1:1-. John Kowen's colt, dam bv Echo, one mile in 2::t9, half in 1:1a,
quarter :35>j. Dennis (Gannon's dam by Whipple's Hambletonian one
quarter in :33, hardly broken, turned out ever since.

Memo, dam by Buccaneer, lapped Grande e in 2>-2, 2:31 K.

Sister V., dam by Nelson, trained three months, 2:32 fourth heat, one-
quarter in :36.

Uoldleaf, dam by Flaxtail, mile 2:24. half in 1 :07.

Adonis, dam by Capt. Webster, mile in 2:35. TheBe aie all two-year-
olds. George V., dam by Buccaneer, who is winner of all the yearling
Btakes of 1867, record of 2; 57 %, trial 2:45

These, to my knowledge, are all the colts by Sidney which have been
worked, and 1 have neit .'.-r heard nor read of any other Btallion who, as
a three-year-old, produced as much aveiage speed or of so high a rate.
Foi- further proof of the merit of blB colts I will state that one yearling
brought 91.50J; one weanling 51,200. one two-year-old $2,000, at private
Bale, while Cupid, imperfectly broken, brought $1,110 at public auction
before a small attendance.

Terms tluO cash for the season commencing Feb. 1st to end July 1st
1S88, due at time of service.

VALENSIN.

Yalenses, five years, by Crown Point,2:2l,dam Nettie Lambert by
John kelson; second dam by Fisherman; third dam by Kentucky Gray
Eagle, throughbred, etc. etc; is a rich chestnut horse, 1 6:3 high, of great
substance and quality. He has a record of 2:23, made the fourth heat
as a three-year-old. As a four-year-old he showed an easy trial in 2:23,
2:22,2:21 xocaBT.buta slight lameness during the circuit kept him from
starting in races. This trial to cart goes to prove that he certainly
would have beat 2:2o as a four-year-old.

Tebms $100 cash for the reason, commencing February 1st to end
June lot li. 1888.

Good pasturage at $3 per month; best of care, but no responsibility
taken for accidents or escapes.

Mares not proving in foal may be returned respectively, free of
charge, next season, providing I still own the horses.

For further particulars or inquiries address

«. VAl,ES«IJi, Prop.

31.de Pleasaoton, Alameda Co., Cal.

1888. RANCH0 DEL EI0. 1888.

The Thoroughbred Stallion

-JK>:ft^-Kfv

JOE HOOKER,

By Monday, dam Mayflower, by Imp. Eclipse from Bon-
nie Farrow by Imp. Shamrock,

Will make the season of 13SS at Ranchodel Rio, five miles from Sac-
ramento, on the Freeport road.

Limited to twelve mares of approved breeding besides
the owner's.

Terms .s MM) tin- Season.
Good pasturage- at reasonable rates. Every precaution taken but no
responsibility assumed for accidents or eBcapea.

Address H. H. IJK.uill.

3lde Care of THEO. HIMKR.s, Sacramento. Cal.

TROTTING STALLION

WOODNUT,

Record 2:19W, and full brother to Manon, record 2:21. will make the
season of 1888 at the Vallejo Fair Grounda.

Description.

Foaled In 1882. Dark chestnut, with star In forehead: 10 hands high,
weight 1.160 pounds. 6 *

Pedlar ee.

By Nutwood, Pam Addle by Hambletonlan Chief; Becoud dam
by Sayre b Harry Clay, record 2:29,

Terms.

.„i,l00^r th(; season, to close July let, 188& Mnrce not pro* lrg in foal
to have too privLiet;..- of retarulmt free next year, p rovftEu the ThoraB
does not change bands 111 the nwantline. Foepuvablo 111 ■ OCaenStM
keDUtl'llTJ. ir,V,i VV"11""" M"r'H t"m ■ *££»« will ue
ifn,hKI V1*"^'-' f,"M pir m<™tt»i tot BtabUns Mid bay $10 per
I?.V.?!Sfri' \}SSlV*^-±l«T? L'"ro taken but no rflflponMto ?SJ

The Bale of the stud of the late Lord Wolverton at New-
market, England, -was very BnncessfoL high bidding having
ruled fruuj the «tart. Pricic<r6s Loti'se Victoria, by Hermit,
biought SIS 000; Mon Droit, $12,500; Alone, $9,250, and
Lady Peregrine, $9,000.

The Highly Bred Trotting Stallion.

YOUNG SANTA CLaUS

Will make the "euxm or 1K88 hi tbe Whipple stock
Farm, near San Mateo. San JJateo Cou: ty, California.

'terms Tor the Neuron. $40.
fetilacree.

Tonng Santa Claus. b e foaled April, issi, by Santa Claua. record 2-17W

First dam by <-l<'vernor Bitorii, bv Ueurne u , patciieu

Second .lam Demirep, bv Vouujt Melbourne.

Third dam Methilde, by imp. Nc.jthiau.

Foarthdam Penny, hv Rostun.

Filth dam roo--o'on,*by Sir Leslie.

Sisthdam Little Penny. '>> Gallatin.

Seventh dam Trump, ter, bv liephestion

Eighth dam Pegg- , by imp/Bedford.

Ninth dam imp. Peygv by Trumpet r.

Peggy whs imported by Col, John Tavlorof Virginia, and the com-
piler oi the Stud Book, Colonel s. D. Kruce.auds a note: "ilany of the
best r c-rs in America trace to this mare."

Thert is an excellent Cum inatmn ot" trotting strains in young Santa
Claus. His sire combines Hambletonian and Mambrino Chief- his dam
Geo. M P.tcbeu and thorou^hbrei. Santa Clans had two strains of
MambrinnChiei. Touxig Santa riaus inherits the dood of the three
great trotting Families: Kambletonian, Mambrino Chief and Clay. The
ire of aut-t Claus,. strathrnore, has eighteen sons ami daughters "which
have troiled in 2:30 or httter, two which have b< aten 2.20. Santa Claus
won sixteen races defeating maiiv of the verv best horses of t! e day
among them Nutwood, Kltine, Pl> dmont, We'dgewood. Voltaire. Han-
oi:, Black Cloud, Jerome Edd* . Bdwin'l liorne, E'auny Witherspoou and
others of celebrit . He was sold for .*25, oo.

Young santa claus is a very hands-nne shade of bav, with black
points, lf>^ hands in height, of good form, fine st\le and action.

Due care will be taken to prevent accidents, but no liability. Pasture
$4.iO per month. For further particulars addresB

KVK<» O'URaOY,
31de San Mateo, Cal.

Burned for accidents or escapes.
For further particulars apply to

2Me2C

retiponslbllity as-
B. i\ HOLLY, Vallejo, Cal.

ANTBVOLO.

THIS CELEBRATED THOTnNG 9TALLIOX WILL MAKE THE
ensuing season from February 1st to June 1st ,1888.

Terms.

One hnndred dollars the season for mares served before May 1st. and
one hundred and fifty dollars the season after that date, and in tfaooe
cases the season to run to July 1st »ncl no longer Tbe object of
thiB is to shorten the time in the stud so as to give a better opportun-
ity for training before the Fall Circuit commences. Last year it was
nearly the first of August before he was through, and consequently
he could not be yot into condition in time even for the State Fair
In this connection it will be well to state that there is no deviation
from the price, and emphatically do free list. The terms are cer-
tainly low for a horse of the class of Antevolo and there were several
applications where the applicants expected an increase pf price.

Form and Color.

It is rare Io finl a horse of such high form, and I am not alone in
considering him as being as nearly as perfect a type of equine form as
was ever seen in a trottiDg-bred stallion. He is sixteen hands and
half an inch in height. 69 Inches from point of shoulder to point of
buttocs, and weighs, in ordinary condition, over 1,100 pounds. He is
very muscular, limbs as good as the most critical could desire, and as
highly finished as a great majority of thoroughbreds. In color he is a
rich seal brown, with lighter shading in flanks and muzzle, black legs,
mane and tail, small star in forehead and off hind pastern white.
Performances.

He has been eminently of the improving kind. Ab a yearling he
trotted in 3:02; two-year-old in 2:41; three years old 2: 292; four years
old 2:19i. the fastest record for a stallion of that age, and in his five-
year-old form he trotted m from 2:16j to 2: 17 in all of the four heats
of the big trot which Harry Wilkes won. As he only made one break
in that race, notwithstanding tbe great speed of the contestants, he
must be credited as remarkably "steady," almost phenomenallv so for a
horse of his age. Had it r'Ot been for an accident which temporarily
disabled him, it can be slated with confidence that he would have
trotted in 2:15 or better while he still ranked as a five-year-old. His
endurance was such that tbe intention was to start fcim against the
two-mile record, confident of lowering it, and also quite sanguine of
him trotting in 1:40.

Progeny.

From a few mares served in 1885, his first Eeason in the stud, six
foals were dropped, two of which were killed. Their owners were so
well pleased that large offers have been refuged. One owned by 0. B.
Lewis of Oakland, is only a short distance from my stables, and which
can be seen with a few minutes" loss of time; and D. T. Sexton of San
Francisco ha-$ another. Every man who had an Antevolo bred to him
again. Ab he served 65 mares last season, and, as nearly as can be
told at present a large proportion of them in foal, tnere will le a
good chance to judge of bis procreaiive qualities. Next to a horse's
own colts the best proof is that of near relations. Hi« "full brother,"
Anteeo. has already gained tbe reputation of being one of the best
breeders, and for uniform excellence in his progeny cannot be sur-
passed.

Pedigree.

The most exacting critic, if moderately intelligent, cannot find fault
with bis blood lines. His sire Electioneer is, beyond question, the
greatest trotting sire of any age when all things are considered. Hia
dam Columbine is the only mare which has two entire sons which
have beaten 2: 20, 2:164 by a six-year-old, 2:19J bya four-year-old. Ante*
voln stands in the same relation to the thoroughbred as Maud S., Jay*
Eye-See. Nutwood and many others of first celebrity. In Stud Book
form Ihe pedigree is as follows:

Antevolo, brown colt, foaled May 12, 1881, hied by Jos. Cairn
Simpson, Oakland, California, by Electioneer.

First dam Columbine by A. W. Richmond

Second dam Columbia by imp. Bonnie Scotland.

Third dam VouDg Fashion by imp Monarch.

Fourth dam Fashion by imp. Trustee.

Firth dam Bonnets o' Blue by Sir Charles.

Sixth dam Reality by Sir Archy.

Seventh dam by imp. Medley.

Eighth dam by imp. Centinel.

Ninth dam by Mark Anthony.

Ten i li dam by imp. JanuB.

Eleventh dam by imp Monkey,

Twelfth dam by imp. Silvereye.

Thirteenth dam by Spanker.
1 place Antevolo again before the public with the feeling that fur-
ther recommendations are justified. Owing to a Blight lameness in tbe
left hind ankle he could not le put to work until bo late in the season
as to preclude the hope of getting him in proper condition. He did
not leave the stud until the middle of August, and short brushes was
all that could be given thereafter. He did not fully recover from the
lameness until November, and then I was laid~up until the 1st of
December. I drove bim through the stretch in 32 seconds, and on one
occasion Matt Storn timed him a furlong in 15 seconds. This increase
of speed over what he had shown the previous vear warranted tbe
belief that he would trot very fast. In the race with Harry Wilkes
Guy Wilkes. Arab and Charley Hilton, November 27th, 1886, on the Bay
District Course, he was separately timed in 2:16i, 2:I6J, 2:17, 2-164,
although he had to trot outside of two horses for the whole distance.
In that race he beat Arab and Charlie Hilton, and demonstrated capac-
ity to trot in 2:15 under more favorable circumstances. Prior to that
race his fastest quarter was 32* seconds, and his fastest furlong 1C sec-
onds His colts, so Tar as looks go, will rank with the beat. There are
only four of his pet which were foaled In 1886 (these are his oldest.)
Three have been broken and Bhow a promising gift. There are a num-
ber of foals of 18H7,and of thesn enough in my viclnltv to satisfy visit-
ors of the character of his stock. William Balllngal has a colt foaled
on the 1st of Apiil, 1887, which, In October, was driven by the side nf
IiIh dam a furlong in 27 seconds. As his "full brother" Anteeo has
demonstrated his ability to beget speed, it 1b a justifiable inference
that Antevolo will also do bo.

The terms are certainly so reasonable that owners of so oil mares
can afford to avail themselves of bts services.

IOS. CAIRN SIMPSON.
Address Jos, Cairn Simpson, Bbeedkh and Sportsman San
Francisco, or 2111 Adeline Street, near 32d Street, Oakland. The latter
address where tbe borne la kept.

1888

!Pu -gtez&tx awd jtymsmKiK.

13

Foxhall's Grand Prix, 1881.

June 26, '81 — Mr. Keene didnot act with the
best of judgment when he cabled his agent
immediately on receipt of the intelligence that
Foxhall had won the Grand Prix, to send him
to Ascot to contend osainst Hubert the Devil
for the gold cup. He faocied that more than
the Rous Memorial Stakes, inasmuch as in
that the winners of the Derby, Grand Prix
and Two Thousand are penalized ten pounds,
while in the cup it is a regular "weight for
age" affair. He informed an interviewer that
he considered "Foshall the equal of any
horse in England, weight for ag*, and if the
Ascot Cup course is Dot tuo severe lor a three-
year-old at this seusou of the year, I ahult
be very gUd to bave him try conclusions with
the very best they can produce." The English
6chedolo places twenty-one p -unds more on a
four-year-old than colts which are a year
younger, but even at this difference Bend 'Or
defeated Foshall in the City and Suburban,
and as Hubert the Devil was held to be (he
superior oi the Derby winner, there was a line
to guide in entering upon the engagement fur
the longer ubuiuie. Then, alter bucb a
punishing race as he had with Tristan on
buuuuy, it cuUld not be txptcttHi that ht
would MuVc tecuveieu iruui the trtteets uf it on
iHn.a.v, uua uccoiupitSu liie Channel trip in
iiic int-au-iiiie; =L» mtiL LUtic Wjs the reci.gn.z-a

UUaUjpK'U tu CunlCL-d ttgillLlbl, UuU be UuCm;.
O.) uucu^Uiu uiiciiiJjS.aaces, wmcii u^-ei tit u
aoJiU=i h^XLiuli. Ineelatlun which luiluweu
&ucu a bniiitint victory wuni. lutvu utlug^co
ine i.. s.jl.1 j ■■ Lmi L.' lulbilect, una the desire to
p.e.-s t\jn.uwo Wuiie ane ^iis in a ainiiiu^,
iiiuoa overcwiiio cauiicn. Jl waoatreuien ou
race, tutu wnicii loub, p<ace under the siiatic
ol the wuu^s ul l^uuiugne, lur when the awan-
ls won ov "a heau,' iiicTc niLSt Have been a
call fur extreme exertiun. It saoulu nave
satisfied any reasonable man, and induceu
him to give ihe gaiLiut cult a chance tu
recuperate before calling ou him again. 1
is a grind race cuuiSe un which the Kentucky
bieu cult ttuu buun nearly plauaitb, am. Uit
mule S-'li-.i remuneration ul ^cfo.tOU, and, in
pjiuL ul: biiuatiou and adoinmem, nas not ax

ccjUal -li all Europe. !(, lb UUl lui' f l'oIII lUc

gieai cuj wnicn ruieb tne civilized wuiia in
uiuiiy it.ep<.c.s, alia tntre are numcruus -mi-,-
ul icjcuL.ij ll fcieuiiiuouis un the Seine.
onmiuubeo tu Neviliy, and the railway u
Eurebnes. Ey lur tne mobt enjoyable, how-
ever, la the drive by the Avenue do Euug
champs, it leiminates ut what ihe Parisiau=
ca.l "*Ee Grande Cascade," which lo grauu
in the sense of artificial watertalls, and is a
pleasing teature in the scenery wnich the
landscape artist has done so much to perfect.
The course is between the wood and the
river, the former intersected by broad
avenues and paths, which wind among a
wealth of flowers and shrubbery. St. Cloud
is a marked object in the view, and Mount
Valenen is said to frown on the oiher side,
though to thuse who are familiar with the
towering summits of the Sierras there are
only a few wrinkles discernible. The land
on which the race-course and appendages are
built is owned by the city ot i'ariB, a hfty-
y ear lease being grouted to the Jockey Club
on condition of the emoluments irom the
letting of places being added to the sums
appropriated by the Government for the
autumn races. The main course is exactly
the shape of the Oakland Trotting Park,
though that on which the Grand Prix is run
is formed by an extension of the home stretch
(not straight, however), and sweeping by the
Route de la Butte JVlontmart in "an irregular
Bemi-circle, from which a tangent intersects
the "back stretch." near where the half-mile
pole is usually placed on an American track.
There are six stands, hve of them in a row,
fur the use of the Jockey Club and the
ordinary spectators, the other being the
imperial stand erected for Napoleon III, but
now yclept the official tribune. This is a
gorgeous affair, and during the palmy days of
the Second Empire it was a dazzling scene on
important race days. It has held the bluest
blood of the most celebrated azure lines of
Europe, and all the pomp and panoply of
centuries of hereditary succession gave a
glitter which was more brilliant than the
phantasmagoria of the sta^e. Orders and
decorations flashing in the sunlight, military
display, equipage, grandeur, a combination uf
all which dazzles the most stolid mind, and
which Bet the more mercurial Frenchmen into
ecstacies of delight. It took a Sedan and the
horrors of the Commune to knock this foolish-
ness out of the minds of the people, and
there are still a remnant who cannot enjoy
the racing when shorn of the presence of
Emperor and Empress, King and Queen, and
a plain President of a Republic, the occupant
of the chief box in the hippie theater. The
course is after the pattern of England in being
clothed with turf. It is eighty feet wide, and
there ate fences on each side in the vicinity
of the stands, the other portion marked by
the grass being cut shorter, and by posts
which inform the jockeys where to go. The
outer course is in the neighborhood of one
mile and seven furlongs, but as the race iB
reported to have been run in 3:17, the dis-
crepancy must be on the short side. It is to
be expected that English customs would
prevail, and hence there is only one judge
whose whole business it is to place the horses
as they come in, the Stewards of the Jockey
Club performing the duties which fall on the
three occupants of the stand in this country.
They ran in the opposite direction from here,
the inside being ou the right hand of the
jockey, from which arises the sayingof having
the "whip band" to express an advantage.

Racing is of comparatively recent date in
France. Something over half a century ago
Lord Henry Seymour, an English nobleman,
kept a large stable of EngliBh-bred horses,
and a few of the native Dukes, Counts, etc.,
joining, the sport was inaugurated. The
Government saw the necessity of improving
the horses of the cavalry, and imported
thoroughbred sires from England, and at
first also used the Arab stalliou. It did not
require long time, however, to prove the
superiority of those from the other side of the
British Cbannel, and, to encourage home pro-
duction, Governmental prizes were given.
N'apoleon III gave racing a cordial sapport.
He was a fine horseman, and his residence in
Ecgland and the United States pertected his
edncation in thin brnnch of culture, and no
one more readily acknowledged the importance
ot racing to the breeding interests of the
Empire. The Grand Prix was the conception
of the Due de Morny, one of the Ministers of
Napoleon. Nearly ail of the races imposed
penalties on English-bred horses, and he said
that the most important race should be thrown
open to general competition. This course was
necessary for several reasons. It was
essential that the people should be taught
that other countries ci>uld breed race-horses,
tnd it would aUo stimulate the French breed-
ers to r- ar the >'est. Con ntd to Fiance, the
,ioj wi-uid be to h.iVe the best in lLat couu-
ry open to all, »ai the beat in th-; world
wi-uln be the deri- it-rut urn. Pans in its muni-
cipal character, gave 5U OQO francs, the rive
gteat railway companies douateo as much
inure, and ss long as Emperor lived he con-
tributed an "object o'ari." To this was abided
.i stake of 3200 each, S120 forfeit, or §100 if
itciared by midnight on the Wednesday pre-
ceding the race, and only S20 if the declar-
ation was made on or befure the first of May.
The great English races being for three-year-
olds, it was decided that thiB Bhould be the
same, and this was a wise provision. The
"gloiions uncertainty" is immeasurably in-
creased when youngsters are the competitors,
iud there is a constant succession of per
iormers, every year biingiug new actors before
the assemblage. The first race for the Grand
Prix wa3W-n May 31st, 1863— Mr. H. Sav-
ille's The Raugtr winning, the French-bred
La Toueques second. The victory of the En-
glishman was not well received, and the bar-
ieu glory of running second was a blister in
place of salve to the corrugated Gillie cuti-
cle, and horse and jockey had anything but a
cordial reception. The next year brought
revenge. Blair Athol, universally conce. ed
to be by far the be&t colt of his year in En-
gland was named. He bad won the Derby in
the fastest time ever made, though equalled
by Kettledrum in 1861. His dam had also
won the blue ribbon, and his sire was the
"Emperor of Stallions," Stockwell. They
were betting 6 to 4 on him. and even the
French considered the race ''all over but the
shouting." Fifteen to one was betted against
the French colt Vermouth, and when it was
seen that Blair Athol was in difficulty and
Vermouth gaining ou him, it was thought to
an optical delusion scarcely to be credited
until his number was blazoned on the board.
Then there was a perfect delirium of ecstaey.
The glades of the Bois reverberated the shouts,
and the cheers were hurled back from the
ancient Abbage de Longchamps in a wave of
terrific jabilaucy. Again Frarce won with
Gladiateur in 1865, having captured The
Guineas and Derby at Newmarket and Epsom,
and in the following September at Doncaster
added the classic St. Leger to his list of vic-
tories. No wonder that the sting of "Waterloo
was felt to be less burning, and the fifty
years of sore remembrance blotted from the
memory by the colt bred by Cuunt Lagrange.
Victory has vacillated between the island and
the continent, and it was received as sure as
sore could be that no other country could lay
claim to the prize. But from Hungary came
a knight fresh from his tourney on the Epsom
Downs, in which he was victorious, and Kis-
beor added to his Derby laurels a garland
plucked on the banks of the Seine. Still, the
idea that the guerdon was destined to cross
the Atlantio in five years after the assault of
the Hungarian would have been thought the
wildest kind of lunacy, until Foxhall and Iro-
quois began to display their mettle in the races
of the year. Iroquois had demonstrated his
capacity in his first races of the early part of
last season, but he "trained off," or, rather,
he was asked to do more than adolescent
horse muscle could accomplish, and he was
rated as a brilliant impostor, an erratic hippie
meteor, destined to glow for a brief season and
then flash out.

Never since the days of the Empire has
there been so numerous and fashionable an
assemblage as graced Longchamps, on the 12th
of June A. D., 1881. President Grevy's box
was radiant with beauty, embellished with all
the pit of the Parisian co3tumer, and the trif-
ling deficiencies of Nature so skillfully hidden
that the picture was perfect. On the verdant
grades were houris from every land, foremoEt
of which shone the belles of the Occident.
Clouds in the morning gave way to sunshine
and warmth in the afternoon. The closely-cut
turf was in admirable order. In the prelimin-
ary gallops the high-bred youngsters skimmed
over it "as gracefully as sylphs, as fleet as
thuugh the wings of Mercury were attached to
the springy pasterns. They are marshalled in
front of the stands, and when the flag drops a
shout from a quarter of a million people
excites them to the contest. Ten of the pick
of three countries sweep round the turn and
stream adown the side which skirts the
forest. The American is first away, and next
him is a son of PreaknesB, who raised such a
commotion among the horses at Saratoga when

he and Springbok made a dead heat in the cup
in the fastest time on record. Next is Tris-
tran, though Archer is pulling him hard,
and the seven are following in a bunch at the
heels of the favorites. Ford ham has restrained
the ardor of Foxhall, though the white jacket
and blue spots are conspicuous in the van.
There is a short distance where the course is
obscured by the foliage, and the few seconds
of suspense ere they emerge into Bight is a
painful interlude, made manifest by the abso-
lute stillness of the vast multitude. They
break into view. Tristrau and Foxhall are
side by side. The silence is followed by shoutB
in every language. C'e-sl Tristran qui a gagnt
is overpowered by the heartier Saxon, * 'Fox-
hall wius." It is not won yet. The horses
are head and head, every muscle Btrained, the
nerves at the fullest tension, and the riders
are using all the arts known to the two most
accomplished jockeys in the world to get to the
goal first. There is a fierce energy animating
them, a tumult of passion, overpowering,
frantic, the excitement of years crowded into
a few short seconds of time. They flash into
the view of the single judge, And only he and
those who are so favorably situated know
which has won. No. 13 in signalled, aud there
is a rrar of welcome fntn the French. ,md a
chorus of hnrr-i1 s from Americans m<d E -
glish. The Star-Spaugle'l bauner *nv-s fr«m
scores oi drags, the oevi pu.t- f *hi I are
he.-ide themselves uiib elig it. It i* h *»* t<-
het-jii of the scene vthru K,*ng r *ou itu- r t
Grand Priz*-. and ihe success of ihn sinter
K public i? bailed with sincere • motion.

Within u few miotics the f lo ling whb in
New York:

Lonuchamps, June 12 IN8I.
"To Keevp., Broad Street: — Have won the
Grand Prix easily. Edmonson "

This was something like he English owner
whose horse had won after a struggle of
unusual severity, and on being accosted with
the remark that he was again victorious, re-
plied, "Vfs, man, the old horse won in a
walk."

The closeness of the contest added to the
honor, as it tried the 'Vameness" of the Amer-
ican, an l proved that he hud a stout heart a^
well as fleet limbs. The cablegram, however,
may have mir-led Keene «nd been the ctuse of
his ordering the colt to Ascot t1 ough ^rly in
the afternoon the New York Telegram had a
full account of the rnnoing which told what a
close thing it was. The inevitable interviewer
was m attendance on the owuer of Foxhall
suou after the receipt of the news an 1 evuived
some very worthy ^ntinieuts from the mil-
lionaire, but at the same time eliciting replies
which prove that Mr. Keene is scarcely aufait
in the mysteries of breeding. He stated:
"There hus been more money spent in En-
gland in breedii g and in sustaining racing
establishment?, and a greater interest has b on
taken in racing, on account of the lnrge leis-
urely class which is the outgrowth of accum-
ulated wealth existing there. Our horses have
not been inbred so much, and consequently
their ability to go over a long distance of
ground is unquestionably better."

GREAT

Closing-Out Auction Salo

The Largest Ever Held on tile Pacific Coa-st.
BY ORDER OF MR. D. MoCARTY.

RUNNING, TROTTING,
Work and Draft Horses!

Vehicles of Every Description!
Harness, Robes, Blackbts, Etc.

—AT-

RECORD STABLES,

11 £9 Market Street, s»n FrauclHro-

— ON—

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th*t Lave imd cjh 1 1 ■< or p c<: j ■ ■ .< . , ii i, a:0i. I . .
[buruHgiibrt-Uu co"ip.i.-e «. numiirr of w. ll-kuo*n
rrtCP-liurets, uDil art' all w-ll engaged, i b*-y will be
Bold wi>- tLeir fiie^eiiienta. '[i"' virhiuY b include
i op, Open aud Easiness buggies, Hockaw^ys,
Pbcfctond. Hacks. Road and Park Carts, Breaking
Carta, Track ani Road Sulkies, Skeleton Wagons,
etc.

"oad, Track and Work Harness, single and double :
Robes, blankets. Whips, Boots, Stable Fixtures, etc.

....ALSO....
Two Iron Safes, Office Fixtures, etc,
S3?' Catalogues* will be prepared ioim-di itely.
Tkbms— Sums of i?5O0 or uni-i, casb. uve< tbut

niuuul, MI inouihs" approved p -p p, int r si * p. r

■ ut.

KILLIP &lO„ Auc ioneers

4®" The good will of 'be stable i r Rule, hull
p.irliiitlars «nb numlicr ot iKKifli-rs, may b bud
upon apple iiiou ti. .nr. .Mel arty y 7ja4

AUCTION SALE

OF

Thoroughbred

AND

Trotting Stallions,

BAY DISTRICT
TRACK,

AT 11 A. M. OS

Thursday, Jan. 12, 1887.

PROPERTY OF

COL. CALEB DORSET.

THOROUGHBREDS.

Blrdcatoher. brown horse, 8 years, by Spectre —
Pel by Melbourne.

PIrkpocket. chestnut horse, 4 years, by Joe Dan-
iela-Matfie C. by Spectre.

Trouble, brown colt, 2 years, by Imp. Partisan-
Part isana.

Fred A roller, chestnut colt, 3 years, by Tbad
Stevens— Brown BesB.

Tlieo Winters, cbeatnut colt, 2 years, by Joe
Hooker— Mattie C.

TROTTIKG STALLIONS.

Crescent, Borrel horse, 6 years, by Nutwood— Pet
by Melbourne.

I'.tionj, black colt, 3 years, by Revolution— Lady
Early by Imp. Nena Bablb. Revolution Is an inbred
Hambletonian.

Catalogues giving full pedigrees now ready.

KILLIP & CO.

Auctioneers. W MnntKomery St., S. F.
lOdefi

Harry E. Carpenter, M.O.C.V.S.,

VETERINARY SCRGEON.

Honorary Graduate of
Onta rlo Veterinary Col-
lege, Toronto, Canada.
tSs' Biddings Castrated.
Veterinary Infirmary, 391 Natoma St.
Besidence, 966 Howard St, ban Francisco.

lmS3

San Joaquin Valley
AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION

DISTRICT NO. 2, CAL.

Stockton Fair

1888.

PACIFIC COAST TROTTING AND RUNNING
STAKES— 975 entrance, or which *10 must accompany
i omination,S'2o to be paid June itt.M" August 17th.
Fuilure to make payments when due forfeits all
previous payments.
Trotting for four-year-olds or under, boat'i

three iu five. 2:2o class.
Trotting for three-year-olds or undtr, best ! $250

three in five, 2:30 claaB, { added

Trotlingfortwo-year-ol^B or under, best two to each,

in three, 2:40 class, J

Running for three-year-olds or over, mile*i

heats, ! $250 added

Running for two-year-olds or over, mile f to each.

dash, J

Five or more full paid-up entrieB required to fill;
three or more colts to start. Four moneys. If only
two colts start, stalceB paid in (no added money) may
be competed for— two-thirds and one-third. Other-
wise full conditions of this Association for 1867 to gov-
ern. Entries to above stakes close February 15th,
18S8 with the Secretin-,

J.M LA RrE.
P. o. Box 1 88, Stockton, Cal.
1, I SHIPPEE. President. 7ja6

mportent

SALE.

Mrs. Silas 8kinner o' Napa is compelled by busi-
ness Interests to return to Oregon, and has decided
to sell the trotting stock now upon her ranch at
Napa.

Several Hambletonian and Clay brood-mares, with
crosses of Mambrlno Chief and Pilot Jr., ore to be
Bold at low prices.

Some young stock by Alcona 730, and Alcona Clay
2756, is offered, all of them being Standard bred.

Three weanlings by Alcona Clay, and one by Sitka
Fry, be by Alaska, be by Electioneer, are In the list.

Also a weanling by a son of Inca 557.

Five weanllngB and tbree yearlings are still unsold,
all of them hllles.

Two tbree-y ear-olds and one four-year-old, all fil-
lies, are offered. |

For particulars, either call at the ran

Address

MRS. SILAS SKI

NAPA, CAL

14

fixe ifreeder and ^pcrrtsttmn.

n7

Improved Horse ClothinG,

Secured by Letters Patent S^^c!2,

27,

1879.
1881.

The above cut represents the body-piece, the patent also cover-
ing the improvements in the hood. The following are the claims
granted

1. An improved blanket or covering, consisting of
the body-piece A, flap C.and the exi'-iision B, formed
or united together, so as to cover the body and legs of
the animal, substantially as herein described.

2. The blanket ur covering A, having the flap C, and
the extensions R, to tit the fore ami hind legs of the
animal, front fa steninua F Q, and the permanent straps
or bandB E, substantially as and for the purpose herein
described.

3. The blanket or covering A, with its extensions B,
permanent securing-bands E, and the front fastenings
F if, in combination with the elastic neck-extension H,
substantially as and for the purpoBe herein described.

4. The blanket A and hood J in combination with the
elastic connecting-strip T, substantially as described
and for the purimse set forth,

5. The close-fitting hood J, uavlngtheelasticband L,
beneath the jaws, so that they mav be allowed to move
without disturbing the fit and adapted to be secured
to the coverby means of straps.substantially as herein
described.

6. The improvemert in covering-'dankets for ani-
mals, consisting of the blanket A, having the flap c.
and permanent stmps or bands fixed to it to secure it
around the body, w erebv the use of loose Burcingles
is avoided, substantially as herein described.

Manufactured and for sale by

L. D. STONE & CO.,

482 and 434 Battery St., SAX I'itAXi JS< o, CAL.

KILLIP & CO.,

1VE STOCK AND GENERAL
AUCTIONEERS,
a Montgomery Street, San Francisco

SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO SALES OF

High-Bred Horses and Cattle,

At auction and private sale.

Will Sell in All Cities and Counties ol
tue State.

REFERENCES.

Hon. C, Green,
Sacramento.
J. F. -sakhknt, Esq.,
Sargents.

Hon. J. D. Cabh,

Salinas.

Hon. John Boqqs

t olusa.

Hon. L. J Rose, Hon. A. Walbath,

Los Angeles. Nevada.

J. R. H*oorN. Esq., San Francisco
Represented at Sacramento by Edwin F. Smith,
Secretary state Agricultural Society.

At san Jose by Messrs. Montgomery &, Rea, Real
Estate Agents.

ttelug me oldest established firm In the live-stock
business on this Coast, and having conducted the
important auction sales in thiB line for the past
fifteen vears, amounting to one-half a million of
dollars, we feel justified In claiming unequalled facili-
ties for disposing of live stock of every description
either at auction or private Bale, Our list of corres-

fiondents embraces every breeder and dealer of prom-
neuce upon the Pacific Coast, thus enabling us to
give f'lll publicity to animals placed with us for Bale.
Private purchases and sales of live stock of all
descriptions will be made on commission, and stock
Bhipped with the utmost care. Purchases and sales
made of land of every description. We are author-
ized to refer to the gentlemen whose names ar
appended.

RII.MP A «"rt.22 Monteoram-v S»rppt
ond

ESTABLISHED 1355.

Race Goods.

Largest ami Hot Stock on the Coa i

J. O'KANE,

767 Market St., S. F.

'HCLESALE AND RETAIL DEALhli

RNESS AND SADDLERY.

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Da. Dixon's Condition Powdebb,

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S.B. WHITEHEAD & CO,

LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL

AUCTIONEERS.

ARE PREPARED TO CONDUCT SALES OF

Thoroughbreds, Trotters

And every other description of live stock,
At any Point on the Pacific Coast.

Our Mr. S. B. Whitehead has for fifteen
years successfully managed all the principal
sales of high-class stock on this Coast.

REFERENCES

(By permission).
A RLTCL LATHKOP, ESQ., SETH COOK. ESQ. ,
J. B. HAGGIN, ESQ., THEO. WINTERS, ESQ ,

R. P. ASHE, ESQ.. Wll CORBITT, ESQ.,

and others.

S. B. WHITEHEAD & CO.

20 Lei<Ies<lorft" Street,
>ar" San FranclMto.

A Natural and Plain Method of
Horse Shoeing

WITH AN" APPENDIX ..

Aitat-tlng or the Action of tiie Race Home and Trotter a _ own #»
Instantaneous Photography.

Hi Jcs. Cairn Simpson, Author of Horse Portraiture.

"Hoaud-hoofd, short- join led, tetlocks shag and loDg."

— Shakespean,
o

Tips and Tr*e Weights.— We have received from Mr. Joseph Cairn Simpson. Editor and Proprle-
Xft ul the Breehei: and Sportsman, Sm Francisco, CaL, a copy of his book entitled "Tips and Toe
Weights; A Natural and Plain Method of Horse-shoeing, with an appendix treating of the action of
the racehorse an: -."[eras shown by instantaneous photography. Toe and Side- Weights." Mr. Simpson
has had many > ears of experience in training trotters and runuers.and Is besides a most able, pleasant
writer on matters pertaining io the horse. His "Horse Portraiture" was one of the first and best
works ou "training" we ever read. For several years he has been experimenting with tips in the hone
that they might be made to serve every purpose of a full shoe and act as a preventive of the many hooi
ailments entailed by the ordinary method of protecting our horses' feet. These experiments have
alreads demonstrated that tips will accomplish all he had hoped for, and wo believe every horseman
wbo reads the result of his experience will conclude with us that Mr. Simpson has inaugurated a revolu-
tion in shoeing ihat will prove of incalculable benefit to both horse nnd master. We are a willing con-
vert to lips as against full shoes, and reading the plain, unbiased reports of actual trials by the author
uf "Tips and Toe W eights," together with the knowledge that i.ho common system of shoeing has caused
more suffering and done more damage to Horses than can be traced to auy other source, has had much to
do with our conversion. We would not tako $50 for for this book and be without it. and on behalf of the
"most faithful friend to man" would urge every reader of the "Sportsman" to secure a copy of it
end test the value of its teachings. Price, in paper, SI; cloth, §1.50.— "Wee^m Sportsman and Live Stock
Journal.

** lips S*nd Toe Weights,** p. Datural and plain method of horseshoeing, Is th« title of a very
clever, ingenious and practical book from the pen of Joseph Cairn Simpson, the Editor and Proprietor of
the Breeder and Sportsman. Tho author in bis introduction presents "his little volume with apolo-
gies;" he bad no need to do so, every chapter gives evidence of careful thought, bis arguments are well
worked out, the results of bis experiments are placed in the most perspicuous manner before his
readers, and his researches inio the past show that be is at once an enthusiastic and veracious student
of the horse. His great argument on tips receives its strongest cndorsation from his famous colt
Anteeo, whose history from his first shoeing to the time of publication is exhaustively treated. The
opening chapter is a plea for a better system of shoeing, and each succeeding chapter ia a step oi
the ladder towards that final conclusion which the author has arrived at. He brings history, theory ana
experiment iuio play to support his argument, and whether the horseman believes in his conclusions or
not, he will not quit the book till he has real it through, for in addition to the perfect knowledge of
the horse which the author possesses, be surrounds it with a literary charm, which holds the audience to
the last sentence. We heartily commend "Tips and Toe Weights" to the attention of the public. — Chicago
News,

Tips and Toe Weights.— J. C. Simpson has b*en prominently Identified with trotters for many
years, not only as. a writer on the subject, but as an expert handler and developer. He has given 8 great
deal of study to horses' feet, and the best way to improve their action. After experimenting tor a
number of years, be has put the result of his researches and practice in book form. This work,
entitled "Tips and Ton Weights," claims to bo a natural and plain method of horseshoeing. It treats
of the action of the racehorse end trotter, as shown by instantaneous photography, and gives the sub-
ject of tips and toe weights a thorough ventilation. The work is meeting with a large sale, and Is
deserving of a place in every horseman's library, no matter whether he agrees with the ideas advanced
or not Send orders to the San Francisco News Company, or to the Breeder and Sportsman, San
Francisco, Cal. Mr. Simpson is the Editor of the Breeder and Sportsman, which is a weekly journal
devoted to the Interests of breeders of fine horses, etc.. and the advancement of all legitimate sport.
It i3 the chief medium and representative of the breeding interests on the Pacific Slope.— N. If.
Spirit, May 10th.

rji»<» and Toe Weights.— Jos. Cairn Simpson of San Francisco, California, has just published a book
by aoc - '*'e which is almost worth its weight in gold to every horseman. He does not believe in the
rigid, unjj.?- . ron 6hoe that gives no rlay or expansion to the horse's foot. He baa found that shoes are
unnecessary, au> everybody knows they are hurtful. He is a beliver in the use of iron or steel tips to pro-
tect the toe of tl;o loot. By their use, and without ever having put a shoe on Anteeo he trotted when four
yearsold in 2:'J0*. He claims that for ordinary use even on macadamised roads tips are all that are re-
quired; that that fearful cause of lameness, contraction, is entirely avoided by the use of tips. We are
going to uso them, and advise others to do it in the manner he recommends. Send $1.50 to hiii and he will
send you the book and it will be as good an investment as you ever made for the money. — Coleman's Buxal
World.

Since the book was published, Anteeo gave BtlU more convincing proof of the efficacy of the ^y^iem.
trotting a public trial m 2:20£, and showing half-miles in 1:08 and furlongs in 1G seconds while ft
four-year-old. The best evidence of tho genuineness of the trials was his sale for $10,000, wiVh other
p trlies ready to take Lim at the price. Antovolo, two years younger than Anteeo, never wore a eboc, and
-wing to an injury to Lis foot when a foal it was the universal impression that be never could trot fast.
tia did well as a yearling and tw<r-year-oid, and ibis past season, when three yearsold.be won the Occident
Stakes, 1 1,221, iu which he got a record of 2:29"!, list half in 1:131; first money in purse at Sacramento,
3.-.0U; tccoud money at Stockton, §L53; the Stanford Stakes, $1,672; and the Embryo, $870, raakir.gr cash
return f.ir tho season of $1,514. I am satisfied that if he had been shod with full shoes when first rut la
training he would havo been hopelessly crippled.

In the Breeder and Sportsman will be given a complete history of the treatment of Antevcln, show-
ing wiih exactness tho trials and results. I have made arrangements with an eminent microscoplst to
make full examinations of the horny deposit in wall md scle, and all the tissues which compose the fou*
of the horse, which will bo incorporated in the forthcoming articles in the Breeder and Sportsman.
Fully convinced by practical results, that this nart of the anatomy of the horse is not understood as
thoroughly as the other portions of the frame. . anticipate valuable accessions of knowledge from Uij
revelations of tho microscope Jos. Cairn Sliipson.

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17septl3

1888

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ll :55—jl2:;i5- 12:55— $1:25— L:55- ±2.-25— 2:55-3:25-
3:55— 4:25 — 4:56-5:25— 5:55-6:25-6:55— 7:55— 8:55—
9 :55— 10:55.

/ROM WEST BERKELEY— Same as "From Berk-
eley."

tKKtK K4Vl"S'i-:.

FROM SAN FRANCISCO— •7:15—9:15— 11:16— 1 J)

3:15—5:15.
FROM OAKLAND— «6a5— 8:15— 10:15-12:15— 2;15

4:16.

A for Morning. P for Afternoon.

•Sundays excepted. tSaturdays excepted; (Sundays
only
C— Take ferrv train and change cars at East Oakland

Standard rime furnisned by Lick Observatory.

4. N. TOWNE.

Hen. Manager.

T. H. MODDJIAN,

'■Jen. Pass. ATtk A.".

ANGLO-NEVADA

ASSURANCE CORPORATION.

OF SAX Fit AMCISIO, I'AL.

FIRE AND MARINE.
CAPITAL $2,000,000

OFFICE 410 PIKE STKEET

G. L. BEANDER President

I. L. FLOOD Vice-President

C. P FAENFIELD Secretary

i. S. ANGUS Assistant Manager

Bankers. Nevada Bank or San Francisco.
16ail

LITTLE'S

Chemical Fluid

Non-Poisonous Sheep Dip.

Mixes instantly vvitli colli Water.

Price $1.25 per Imperial gallon.

Sold in iron drums containing Ave Imperial galloiio
equals nearlv S American gallons. One gallon mixed
with 6i) gallons of cold water will dip thoroughly 180
sheep at a cost of less than one cent each.

Easily applied, a nourisher of wool, a certain cure
for scab.

ALSO
LITTLE'S PATENT POWDER DIP.

Poisonous, mixes instantly with cold water. Sold 1 n
a two-pound package sufficient to dip 20 sheep: in a
seven-pounds package sufficient to dip 100 Sheep.
Price 17 cents per pound.

CATTON, BELL & GO.

SUCCESSORS
FAI.KKER, BEI.I. A CO.,
2!scp 406 California Street, AGENTS.

FAIRLAWN

NEW CATALOGUE FOR 1888,

la now ready, and will be mailed free to all who send dive cents in stamps to prepay postage.

THE FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CATALOGUE

Contains Descriptions and Pedigrees of all the Broodmares and Stallions in use at Fairlawu.
It also contains descriptive pedigrees and prices of about

165 HEAD OF HIGH-BRED TROTfERS,

—CONSISTING OF—

Standard-Bred Young Stallions,

Fillies aisd Driving Mares,
OFFERED AT PRIVATE SALE.

THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 1888

WILL SOON APPEAR IN TEE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN.

For Catalogues or further information, address

WM. T. WITHERS, Lexington, Ky.

Lock Box 310.

THE PARKER GUN

At the two principal events of the year— at the World's Trap Shoot'
ing Carnival held at Wellington, Mass., May V.0 to June H, 18P7, the Par-
ker Gun won the leading prize for best average for five day's i-hooting :
also at Seattle, W. T., June 9, 10 an" ", 1H87, the leading prize and best average was won with the Parker
Gun, adding victories to l8fb" as followa: The Second Annual Tournament of the CharnberlJn Cartridge
Co.,beMat Cleveland, Ohio, September ]4, 18H6, out of eigbty-seven entries from representative shots,
representing fourteen States, the Parker Gun won first and third money, winning $9(Jii out of the &l,v00
purse offered, a Iding another victory to 18*5, which was the Second International Clay Pigeon Tournament
for tha championship of the World, held at New Orleans, La., heb. 11th to lfith. Amont,' the contestants
shooting other guns were such champions as Carver, Bogardus. Cody, Suibbs, Erb and others.

PARKER BROS., Makers,

New York Salesroom, 97 «'li ambers St.,

iHericInn, CU

FISHING RODS.

We would call the attention of

THE TRADE

To our Catalogue of Fishirjg Tackle for 1S88, which we will be pleased to mail to
Dealers upon application. Address,

THOS. H. CHUBB,

no!2tf POST MILliS, VT.

Flagrant Vanity Fair, Superlative and Cloth of b-old Cigarettes

STRAIGHT CUT CIGARETTES.

REGAL AND NOBLESSE.

Our Cigarettes were never so fine as now, they cannot be surpassed for
purity and excellence. Only the purest rice paper used, ESTABLISHED
1846. 14 FIRST PRIZE MEDALS.

WM. S. KIMBALL & CO.,

PEERLESS TOBACCO WORKS, ROCHES I ER, N. Y.

25dec52

IMPORTED BERKSHIRES.

REDWOOD DUKE 13368.

Prize wieners at all the fairs in California and thn
entire list of sweepstakes premiums at State Fair
Sacra oiento, 1886.

importations made direct from England every yenr
from the most noted Breeder*, selected from the1
heBt blood and most fashionable families of Dish-
faced Berlcshires, regardless of coat, and all re
corded in English aDd American Berkshire records.

Young pigs from these importations, male and
female, from entirely different families for Bale at
reasoname prices, and every pig guaranteed. Addres

25decfi2

AJMItKKW NMITH. lte<l\vouil * Hy,

Or at 218 California Street. San Francisco.

FOR SALE.

A Thoroughbred Bull Bitch..

Apply at 305 IVasltington St.

HEALD'S

Business College, 24 Post St

San Francisco.

The most popular school on the Coast.
P, HEALD President. O. 8. HALEY. S»«**y.

pTHERlrlCJff

TIME SCHEDULE.

Passenger Trains leave and arrive PaBsenger Depo
(Townsend Street, between Third and Fourth Street*
San FranciBco.

In effect January I, )

r:r

1-:01 V 1 Ceiiittc-r> ami ^«n Mateo...

fl ;U0 A [

a:3UA| I
10 :30 a I
'i:30 p j ban Mateo, Hedwuod and..

4:30 Pi 1 Menlo Park

0:10 p

o:3U p. I

irdfip! i

■ | Z:.Ul

4l A
•K:0OA
I .- U3 A
1 :02a
1 t3 :30 P
1 4:3ti P
1 b.4u P
I t7;5UP

i:3u a

..Santa Clara, ban Jose, and 1

Principal Way Stations f

lt:U3 a

*10 -02 A

4:36 1

6H0 J

.0. ■■■> a I a iju.iii- ie ,l d Way ^ii iuiis,

H:30 A l Uilroy, Pajaru. Castroville,

'3:3up( Salinas and Monterey

( •!!

.... ( 6:

..Uollister ana Tres Pinos ..

. WatsonviUe, AptoB, soquei
..(. Capitol a mud r^anta L'ra 2 .

) Soledad, I'aBo Kobles. Ti. mplttun | _ An
1 j (San Luis Qljispo) & \V ay Stations. V °:*u p

a— Morning p —Afternoon.

•MundayBescepted. tSundayBonly (Theatre train Sat
urdays only.

Trains run on Pacific Stan-lard Time.

Stahe CONNECTION G are made Willi the b;3ii a. M
frain.

Nearly all rail line to Nan Luis Oiiispo. unly J4
miles staging between Templeton an<f s<in Luia
Obispo. Time from San Francisco 12 hours. Through
rate $3.50

Special Kuund-trip Tickets, at reduced rates— 1 0
Ciilroy and Paraisi Spri'^s.

Special Notice— Hound-trip tickets to the famous
Lick Observatory (Mt. H>> mil ton) can be I ad at any
of the Company's licket Offices in San Francisco
Rate. 35.5 .

EXCURSION TI< KKI>.

p.. C„r,riavB nnlv I SoId SUNDAY MOBNTNG;

For SnndayB only,^ foT return Ganie day
For Saturday, 1 Sold Saturday and Sunday only
Sunday and< good for return until following Mon
Monday, I day, inclusive, at the following rates.

Round Trip

from San
Franc'sco to

>an B.uno

Millbrae ..

Oak Grove

San Mateo

Belmont

Redwood.

Fair Oaks

Menlo Pirk ...

Mayfleld

Mount'n View

kt.

Nattu
Mon.

Tkt.

RoiinuTri)

Salto

from San

Tkt.
fT~5fl

Francisco to

Tkt

*2 2fi

santa Clara

1 75

sail Jose

1 75

Aptos

a 0«

Loma Prieta...

5 Wr

•5 .0

5 10

Ticket Offices. — Passenger Denot. Townsend
street, Valencia-street station. No 613 Market street
urand Hotel, and Rotunda, Baldwir Hotel.
A. C.BASSETT, H. R.JUL) AH,

Superintendent - Asst. Pass. A Tkt. Ag*.

ro

Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers

THE

SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO

BE8FECTFUIXY CALLS ATTENTION TO THE

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

AFFORDED BY THE "NORTHERN DJVISJOK
of itBllne foneachlng with speed and comfort the
best -daces in the state for

Bathing, Snooting and

sea

Fishing.

TRAINS LEAVE SAN FRANCISCO LaILY FOR

MONTEREY

summer

of the

rSend for Circular

octd

THE MOST CHARMING

and Winter Ssesort
Pacific 1'oafDt.

with Its beautuul Groves and delightful Drives. Trout
in abundance can be obtained from the several srrean s
in the vicinity of Monterey, and the best of shootii g
may 1-e had in season.

THE BAY OF MONTEREY

Is *ioted for the extent and variety of fleh which
abound in its waters, notably Salmon Rock Cod, Bar -
acuda, Pompiuo, SpanlBh Mackerel, and Flounder
The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with
the low rateB of fare, rapid transit, and the superioi
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEI
MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sport",
men.

THE BA THING FAG 1LIT1 ES

"HOTEL DEL MONTE,"

ABE UNSURPASSED,
having a MAGNIFICENT BEACH of pure white
sand for anrf bathing The BATH-HOUSE contains

SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANKS

(150x50 feet) for warm salt water plunge and swim-
ming baths, with ELEGANT ROOMS connecting for
Individual baths, with douche and shower facilities-

THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-known
Watering Place3,
A3*TOS, SOQKTEL AND SANTA CRUZ

IB VIA THE NORTHERN DIVISION,

SOUTHERN PACIFIC ROUTE

(Broad Gauge)

The Northern Division rmiB through the conntlee
ol Sao Mateo, Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Cms
and Monterey, each of which abounds In game In grea
variety Notably

Quail, Pigeon, Snipe, Duck, Geese, Deer
and Bear.

Lakes PILARCITOS and SAN ANDREAS -are
reached by this lino. Stacen connect with trains dalli
at San Mateo for thone well-known Retreats, PURIS
SIMA, SAN GREGORIO and PEsCADERO. We
would particularly call attention to the unlimited ex-
tent of range at and about SAN BRUNO and McMA*
SON'S for RIFLE PRACTICE.

These reBorts are but a short distance from Sac
FranciBco and offer special Inducements to the lovers
of t li it" manly sport.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

Sportsmen and others presenting Passage Ticke
will be entitled to

FREE TRANSPORTATION OF THEIR DOM's
when carried in Baggage Cars and put in charge of
Train Baggagemen. Train Baggagemen are Instructed
to Issue CHECKS for all dogs receved in Bagguge
Cars.

BSJ-In order to guard against accidents to D <■
while In transit, it 1b necessary that they be provided
with COLLAR AND CHAIN. Guns snd Fishing
Tackle will be carried free of charge, Guns taken apArt
and securely packed In wood or leather > lie

taken in Passenger Cars.

TICKET OFFICES-Passenger i
street, Valencia Station. and No flI3v d

Hotel

O. BAS8ETT, A . H. :

superintendent, Ass! Pas.

16

fn*e Smder amfl sfrpaxisvxvivL

1888

93
SO

HORSE BOOTS, SC

ce

BO-

RACING" MATERIAL Cp

IN ENDLESS VARIETY AT

r q McKFRRON'S,

sjan isi 0.

_ ■

PURE AND UMADULTERATr-J.

We offer for sale on favorable terms to the Trade.
CATHER WOOD'S * 'Ei JiBBA TED FINE OLD WHISKIES

of the following brands, Damely:

ranaton's Cabinet, Century, A. A- A-, Old Stock, Henrv Bull,
Double B. and Monogram, Very Old and Choice.

Also, in case:* of 1 doz q.'ait bottleB each,
KruiiNWicI' Oul>(Pure Oil Kye) aud I'pper Ten (Very Old and Choice).
££ For xcelience. piiri y aud evt-nness of quality the above are unsurpassed by any whiskies I nnorted
r . >nly obj'-i'iioD to be ni;-de io 'hem by the manipulating dealers being that they cannot he improved

DICKSON, DeWOLF & CO.,

> IE »<;k\Is. vtv FRANCISCO. (All. K A.

Notice.
C. BRUCE LOWE,

STOCK AND STATION AGENT,

A uctioneer, Horse, dottle, and Property
Salesman.
Is prepared to accept orders from breeders in
America to select and forward stock from_£ne Aus-
tralian Colonies: or will undertake to receive and
dispose of stock from America; or act as Agent
for California firms.

References kindly permuted to J. B. Haggin, Esq.,
and Major Rathbone of San Francisco.
C lIKI'l E LOWE.

Wright, Heaton'B Buildings,

Pitt Street, Sydney.
3de New °obth Wales.

TO ARRIVE!

PER ZELANDIA

About January SI, 1888,

Thoroughbred Clyde and Shire

%

STALLIONS

From three to five years old.

Our Annual Importation!

tOSSION.UENT OF

MR. JOHN SCOTT,

HELRODKNF.

Per Auotralian Stearaer due about Janmry 21, we
will be In receipt of our Annual Consignment of
Clydesdale and English Shire Stallions, selected
with the greatest care by Mr. John Scott. Tlie
former Importations of Mepsra. Booklfss A Scott
were received with great favor b/ California Stock
Breeders, and we are assured the animals to arrive
are fully up to the high standard of those imported
during the laAt five years.

Catalogues will be issued Immediately upon ar ival,

KILLIP&CO.,

Live-Stock Auctioneers,

>8 *« Monieoniery Ml., 8. F.

Mr. Jerry Slattery,

~jate of San Fr/tncisco, will please send his
aodreas to bin Bister. Important Dews for
}/im. 31He2

Your Hams on this Pencil Stamp, 25o,

k,agt'aterms&outntfre«.
j. are selling; hundreds of these at'ps.
halmanMf,^ Co., Baltimore, Md.,U.B. A.

'-tiding Importer! & Wholes*!* SUmphUuM,

GLOVER'S ALBUM,

A TREATISE ON CANINE DISEASES.

CONCISE AND PRACTICAL

Handsomely Bound and Illustrated.

PRICE 50 CENTS, POST-PAID.

GLOVER'S IMPERIAL

DOG MEDICINES.

Mange rnrp. - 50«\ Distemper Cure si. 00
Blood Purifier, 50c. Vermifuge, - 50c.
• anker Wash, SOc. Eye L«iion, - 50<\
Oiarrlioeatnre, 50c. Cure for Fits, - 50c.
Tonic - - 50c, Liniment. - 50c

Kennel and Stable Soap, best dog soap known, price
25c.

These remedies are Bold by druggists and dealers
in sportsmen's goods.

ALL DOG DISEASES TREATED
H. CLAY GLOVER, D. V. S.

Veterinarian to the Westminster Kennel Club, New
jersey Kennel Club, Rhode Island KeauM Chin,
Hartford Kennel Club, Hemstead Farm company, etc

22oc'3 i "2 01* Kmnduav. Npw Vorlc

Animal Portraits.

Domestic Pets, Field Dogs, Horses. Cattle, and all
descriptions of Lire Stock drawn or painted to ord w,
either from photograph or from life.

Original designs or drawings on atone, wood, etc.
for illustration purposes, furnished.

H. BOYD. Arti-t
0nftt' ift Pnit Stree .

STUD POINTER.

RI'SH T., (3751 A. K. R.l, lemon and while, by
Sensation (217 A. K. R.).exSeph G. by Dart-senev,
in the Btud to approved bitches. FeeS30. Rush T
is a dog ol good size, good markings. r*re form, excel-
lent temper, high courage and marked field Instinct
Inbreeding lie has no superior. Ilia sire was a grand
flelderand a bench winner. Hie dam ia a winner on
the tench and an nnconiinonlv good field performer

TIk- kennel is breeding Irish red Betters of nuexcep-
tionable etralns. A. U. TRUMAN

EECffO KliNMIS,

oep23 *t2 Eleventh Simi, S. F.

\ DO YOU W«1MT A D 0<5 I

5 DOC BUYERS' GUIDE. J.,

Col.irod plates, lOO cngrnrinffg fir
of a Bezant breeds, prices they are M
worth, and where to buy them H
Mailed for 15 Cent*. * |i
ASSOCIATED FANCIERS, ftl
897 S, Eighth St, Philadelphia, P*. jg

8»pr

IMPORTANT TO

Horse and Stockmen

THE

"C. fc N. W. Ry."

In Connection with the C. P. & U. P. R. R's., forms the

'CHICAGO AND SAN FRANCFCO SHORT-LINE"

With Splendid Track and Unequalled Equipment for the Speedy and Safe Trans .ortation
of Horses and Live Slock, u its ..wu m iu Private Cars, on Passenger or Freight C nus.

Go juiodious Rest, Water and Feed Statious Situated at convenient distances all along
tbeliQj.

Over 6.000 miles or first-class road running West. North and North. West from Chicago.

The Original "CALIFORNIA FAST FREIGHT IINE.

For further information apply to

HENRY P. STANWOOD,

<ny 7 fteneral Aeent, San Francisco. c<*l.

L. C. SMITH' Top Action, Double Cross-Bolted

SCH-LOADING GUN!

? ?

e a .
S3 3

.■Lie. — LLLJt-^O

e -

L. C. SMITH,

Manufacturer of both Hammer and Hammertoes Guns.
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
A. Demonstration of the Shooting1 Qualities of the "Ii. O. Smith" Gun.

At the Cleveland Cartridge Co. "s tournament, held at Cleveland, O., from September 13 to 16 inclusive
the ■* Smith" gun won first money in every class. It also won nearly two-ibirds of the entire
amout (S'V'OO) of cash prizes, and championship trophy for the b£st average in the 9P elnss. In the 90-
class it won »he Is*, 2od and 4tb moneys; in the 80-class it took the 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5tb; in the 70-class it
cooklft and ?nd, with the 1st and 6th in the 60-class, making a total winning nearly four times greater
than inv otTier enn of eithor fnrf-icn or boma raanofactnre.

We think this a most excellent shewing, as there was Beven different makes of guns used hv the nineteen
Contestants in the ninety class. • l. C'SJlITli.

S£N» FOB DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE AND PRICE USX. augCtf

THE

Washington Park

CHICAGO, ILL.,

Announce the following stakes, to close January 16tb. 1688, and to be run at theii
18t8, beginning Saturday, June 23d and ending SMurday, July 14th.

summer meeting of

The Grent Western Handicap.

A sweepstakes for all ages, 950 each, h. f., or only
$10 if declared out on or before May let, 1868.
Declarations void unless accompanied with the
monev, tl ,0i 0 added; the second to receive $J00, and
the third 9100 out of the stikes. Weights to be
announced April 1st, 18H8. A winner of any race after
the publication of weights, of the value of 91,000, to
carry 5 lbs.; of 91,500, 7 lbs. extra. One mile and a
half.

The Oaknood Handicap.

A sweepstakes for all ages, 950 each, b. f., or only
910 if declared out on or bffore May 1st. 1888.
Declarations void unless accompanied with the
money; 9800 added; the second to receive $200, and
the third 8100 out of the stakes. Weights to be
announced April 1st, 1688. A winner of any race
after the publication of weights, of the value of
?1,< 00, to carry 5 lbs. extra. One mile and a iurlong.
The Boulevard MaKcs

A sweepstakes for all ages, ?25 each. 910
3750 added; the second to receive 9200, and th
9100 out of the stakes. A winner in lsfS ^f two r.>

The Bearborn Handicap.

A sweepstakes for three-year-olds, (foals of 1865),
$50 each, SI 6 forfeit, with 9$00 added; the second to
receive S150, and the third 950 out nf the stakes.
Weights to be announced by 12 m., two days before
the day appointed for the race. Starters to be named
through the entry box at the usual time of closing,
the day before the race. One mile aud a furlong.
The Ufaideu Stakes.

For three-year-olds, (foals of 18851. that have not
won a race previous to Jonuarv 1st, 1888; $50 entrance,
915 forfeit, with 9750 added, of which 9200 to the
second horse. Maidens at ttme of starting allowed
5 lbs. One mile and a furlong.

The rake View Handicap.

A sweepstakes for two-year-olds, (foals of 1886)
forfeit- I S50each'$15 forfeit, with cr<00 added; the second to
a third rtceive t:150' and tbe third W0 out of the stakes.
; two rncL i IS^l^JS*?^* by *' & !W° da?S bef0r6
of any value to carry 5 lbs ; of three or nior, races of K0uA .he eStrf lZ t «"* ^.l** *° ^ ?amed
any value 7 lbs. extra. Maidens allowed 7 lbs. One STSS?hitoS?^^ 2 ^ * "l"8 °f, cloS,.?B

mile and a quarter. I the day before the race. Three-quarters of a mile.

The Quickstep Stakes.

A sweepstakes for two-year-olds, (foals of 1886), 525 each, 510 forfeit, 9750 added; the second to receive
?200, and the third 5100 out of the staked. A winnerof two races of any value to carry 5 lbs. extra Maid-
ens allowed 5 lbs. Half a mile.

Please observe tbat In the above stakes declarations arc permitted for a small forfeit.
Turfmen falling to receive eutry blanks can obtain tbem by applying to the Secretary, or at the office of
the Bur.EDen and Sportsman. *

Nomiuatious and Jill communications to he addressed to the Secretary, Palmer House, Chicago Hi
A Piograinn'e will a No In- arranged for an Autumn meeting, beginning Sept. 1st, for which Seven Stake*
" le time, to close in March, 1888.

will be advtrtis'

P. H. SHERIDAN, Lieut.-Geu. O". S. A., President.

J. E. BBEWSTEB, Secretary

«s?SM£2g

Vol. XIT. Nn 2.
No. 313 BUSH STREET

SAN FRANCISCO. SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 1888. ~

General Topics.
The weather is an universal topic. Without doubt it leads
in every country where people are civilized enough to care
about anything. Even among the residents of the Arctic,
when the cold is so intense that a score of degrees of Fahren-
heit, below what the mingling of snow and salt shows, makes
little difference, there are the usaal salutations. The torrid-
ity of the equator is still more uniform, but there are deluges
and sunshine in a queer mixture, and greetings much like
what are in temperate zones. The winters in California are
n*»eal?fc"f - .„ " e of weather confabs. The only dread

__ . — iTionuil'l e. jT, after the late rains have ceased, is the
northern, for if Pluvius has done hie duty in the winter and
Pluvius Jr. earned his part of the scheme out by pulling the
valve when needed in the spring, good-natured, so as to dis-
pense with the usual haymaking showers, or restrict them to
a small precipitation, everything is rosy from that time. But
during the early portion of winter, if rains are slow in coming
there are lamentations on every hand. So it was this winter,
so has it been for the greater number of years I have lived
here. Dire prophecies, harrowing prognostics. The hay
dealers are the worst. Every week of sunshine in November
leads to a marking up of stock on hand, and if the rain had
been delayed much longer those who had horses to keep
would have been in the dumps.

But before the rain had finished its mission there came
hail and a mixture of snow, and sharp thunder, which is so
rare at any season in this country that years intervene
between the reverberations, aud, to fill up the measure, the
coldest weather in the memory of the oldest. I have seen in
the past week weather curiosities, at least three new things in
my experience in California. Heretofore, when snow fell,
forty-eight hours was the limit for it to remain, and that on the
Contra Costa hills. This time it has held for a week, and with
agood chance to extend the time in some of thegulcnes which
are near the summit of the range. Our readers must bear in
mind that I am writing now of the chain of mountains east
of Oakland, as a few hours were sufficient to melt it on the
lower levels. Not if the coid of Saturday, Sunday and Mon-
day had come before the melting of the pnowfiakes, as the
second novelty was water freezing in the middle of the day
on the north side of buildings. Qnite a sheet of ice on the
water in a tub which stood in the shade of the house. The
boys who look after toe horses took off the coating which had
formed during the night, and two more were found before
the sun set. The third new experience was hubs which held
wagons f'om sinking into the mud, and in the early hours of
Saturday last the unpaved streets were a potent reminder of
"back home."

Fearfully bad were the roads on the prairie when the frost
came when there was deep mud and without snow. One
night thure was sufficient to make the space between the ruts
and the deep foot-prints as hard nearly as a piece of granite,
though if the dry, frosty weather continued on roads which
were much used the "wheeling" would become superb. The
attrition of the heavily laden wheels, aided, perhaps, by a
little softening during the middle of the day, soon made a
smooth surface, and grain and other products were hurried
into town while everything was so favorable for getting
them to market. Worse far than mud are these hubs, such n.3
are frequently seen in the EaBt, and a good way, too, Bouth
of th« famous Hue of Mason and Dixon, and I cannot say that
I looked with a great deal of pleasure on the miniature pic
ture presented last Saturday. It was a remembrancer of
journeys which were anything but pleasant, with the hoises
slipping into sharp depressions at the risk of sprains to joints
and tendons, aud the wagon jarring the teeth out of your
head as an accompaniment. Were it a yearly happening in
this section of California to have frost severe enough to form
ice on the north side of buildings during the middle of the

day, snow to lie on the elevated ranges for a weak at a time,
and one morniug when there were hab3 to hold up a light
wagon, in lieu of once in a life time it would scarcely be
reasonable to find fault.

Californians are prone to fret over a climatic anomaly
such as has just passed, and to make a great ado about what
an Eastern visitor would not notice. Last Saturday I met at
the Palace Hotel a gentleman from Dubuque, Iowa. He
extolled the weather — although hiB experience covered only
the past week — that every old resident was railiDg at in no
measured terras. He had experienced something so much
worse that the trifle of sharpness in the air appeared bland
when compared with the blizzard which had already blighted
a great portion of the northwest. Some distance, it is true,
Minneapolis is north of Dubuque, and on Monday morning
last the thermometer registered 37 degrees below zero. I
have seen the same registry some miles south of Dubuque,
and it means a degree of cold which our native sons have
no conception of, unless their peregrinations have extended
to the arctic circle, or included a winter on the other Bide of
the Sierras and north of the fortieth parallel of latitude.

The county adjoining Dubuque on the south is Jackson,
and with one slight break my residence was there from 1S51
to 1870. In 1855 I purchased a farm on which was one of
the finest orchards in the county. From the first hard
freeze until well along in the spring there was no let up in
the refrigerating business. There was never warmth enough
in the sun at midday to cause the eaves to drip, and many
mornings in succession the mercury ranged from two below
to thirty-seven degrees under the zero of Fahrenheit.
In the early part of April, when there had been warmth
enough to spoil the sleighing, a neighbor called. "Have you
examined your orchard?" was among the first of his queries,
and on receiving a negative answer he led the way, with an
open clasp-knife in his hand. I expected, of course, that the
peach trees were killed, and perhaps some of the more tender
varieties of cherries, but when he sliced off some of the outer
bark of the apple trees and showed the inner cuticle nearly
as black as a pot, I was thunderstruck. Fully two-thirds
of the apple trees were killed, and in an hour after making
the discovery a horse was saddled (it was neither sleighing
nor wheeling) and I was on my way to Sabola to trade off
the farm I was so proud of a short time before. There was
a steamboat captain who owned a good deal of property in
the village, and he had oftentimes bantered me for a trade.
I told him to make the figures for a block of stores he
owned, and be careful. There were some other things at
issne, and after he laid down his pencil he made his offer.
It was accepted without ten seconds' consideration, and his
countenance showed that he was apprehensive something
was wrong. He was assured, however, that with the
exceptions above noted the farm was just as he had last seen
it, but that I would not own a farm where it was cold enough
to freeae apples, aud candor would compel the additional
statement that words accompanied it which would not be
polite to print.

result. There is no frost in the earth, and that on the
surface has disappeared daily, soon after sunrise.

Redding. Jan. 9. — This is the coldest weather here since
Redding was located, fifteen years ago. The thermometer
on the 31st of January stood at 44 deg. above; on the 4th,
29 deg.; the 5th, 30 deg.; the 6th, 28 deg.; the 7th, 25 deg.;
the 8th, 27 deg.; the 9th, 33 deg. Orange trees in bearing
are not affected in this vicinity. In fact, only the very
young trees or tender shoots are touched. The oranges on
the trees are not frozen to-day. There is sunshine, and the
weather is moderating fast. No snow is on the ground.

Petaluma, Jan. 9. — For three nights it has frozen so that
wagons rattled on the roads. Ice formed one and a half
inches thick from the freezing of these nights. The unusua
phenomenon of ice forming in the shade after sunrise i
seen. Pumps were frozen and water-pipes burst. Dairy-
men complain of hard fare for stock, but the farmers are
pleased over the seven inches of rain so far.

Merced, Jan. 9. — The freeze this morning was greater
than any time in this valley the past twenty years, the ice
forming upon pools fully half an inch thick. Yet, strange as
it may seem, no damage has resulted to the oranges hanging
upon the trees or the foliage, even the geraniums standing
the frost well in the open air. The temperature at 7 o'clock
this morning was 27 degrees above zero.

Last week there was printed a letter from a correspon-
dent of the Western Sportsman, in which there was oppo-
sition to the change in Rule 7 governing admission to the Stan-
dard. Under the amended rule female progeny is given a
preference, and does it appear somewhat paradoxical to divide
brothers and sisters into different classes? The probable
cause was that the female is comparatively limited in repro-
ductive powers, and that while the male may be the progeni-
tor of fifty or more colts in one year, with few exceptiouB-
the mare has only one. But undue prominence is given by
a majority of writers on the subject to Standard ranks. As
"Arno" writes, "There are thoroughbreds and thorough,
breds." One mare may be held cheap at $10,000, another,
with equally as long a pedigree, dear at ©200. However
high the standard may be gauged there will always be a
choice, and value will be rated by actualities. It is obviously
necessary that, if there are to be trotting stud books, lines
must be drawn, and, as a necessary consequence, as the
production of fast trotters increases, the lines must be
brought closer. There is unquestionably a mass of inferior
animals now incorporated in the Register, and it is un-
fortunate that these cannot be eliminated, but that is no good
cause for a continuation of lax measures.

I n order that our Eastern readers may appreciate what a
terribly cold snap has come with the New Year, the following
weather telegrams are cut from a daily of the 10th inBt.
San Jose is nearly fifty miles to the south, Petaluma thirty
miles to the northward, Redding is a couple of hundred miles,
aud Merced is to the southeast.

San Jose, Jan. 9. — The cold weather still continues.
To-day was bright and warm between 11 and 4 o'clock, when
it again turned chilly, and at 10 o'clock in the evening the
thermometer was down to 44 degrees. As yet the frosts have
not injured oranges or lemons in aud about this city or the
neighborhood of Los Gatos. Nothing outside of tender
flowering plants are affected. Strawberries will bo retarded,
and if the cold snap continues a few days it may ruin some
of the fields, but up to date growers do not fear for the

I met a friend a few days ago, and after his first greetiug he
said, " I have a good joke on you." The substance of it was
that he was conversing with a man about a mare which was
by The Moor, her dam by Argyle, and the reply was that
such a pedigree might suit Simpson. If the animal were of
proper form it would certainly suit me as a starting point to
breed trotters from, and so far as regards pedigree, would
value these two crosses more highly than half a dozen we
could name. Both these strains of blood have shown capa-
city for fast harness work, and the first is one of the shining
lights of the track. I am not alone in this estimate, as is
shown by the nominations in the Stanford Stake. Mr.
Corbitt names three in the stake for 1890, all of them by Guy
"Wilkes. Two of their dams by The Moor, the other a grand-
daughter.

-♦

Strangles.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman:— I noticed in your issue
of January 7th an article, signed Subscriber, stating that the
V. S. now in charge of R. P. Ashe Esq.'s Stud says strangles
is not contagious. I beg to inform the subscriber no such
assertion was made by the V. S. Also, he, the subscriber, has
always understood that malady to be contagious. It i
debatable point with many of our writers on veterin
ence whether strangles is contagious or not. Mar
can be brought forward in support of either view.
experience leads me to conclude that it is coutagi
infectious. H. E. Carpenter, M. O.

January 11, lSbS. Veterinary ^u

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3?Txje Hmte mxd gpovtsmun.

Jan 14

Anuual Meeting Santa Clara "Valley Agri
cultural Society.

Tbe annual nieetiug of the members of the Santa Clara
Valley Agricultural Society was held yesterday afternoon at
Rntherfur-i's Hall, there being an unusually large attendance.
President Tophaui and Secretary Bra g were each present.

The minutes were read, after which the folljwing anuual
report of the Secretary for the year ending December 31, 1887,
was read:

Ou January 27th, February 1st, and May 17, 1SS7, joint
meetings wer6 held with the San Mateo and Santa Clara
County Agricultural Association Nj. 5, regardiug the con-
solidation of that society with ours. Several propositions
were made, but no satisfactory arraugtineut wbb brought
about, and the matter was dropped.

On March 10th the contract for boildiug forty bcx-stalls
was let to Topham & Hatton, the lowest bidders, and the
work was completed in a manner satisfactory to the Com-
mittee on Grounds.

On May 17th, the time for boiling our annual Fair was set
for August loth to the 20th, inclusive.

On June 3d the speed programme was made up.

On June the 26th a committee consisting of Directors
Buckley, Rea and Rutherford was appointed to have a new
eDtry clerk and ticket office built, wliu-b was much needed,
and proved to be a great benefit tc the society during the
Fair.

October 12th, the committee was instructed to have the
track put in good order, as numerous compluiutB have been
made that it was toj hard. Upon investigation it was
decided to plow iu tan bark and mature, which the com-
mittee now have in hand.

October 12th, President Elwards and Direckr buckley
tendered their re-iigaations. Director Topbam was elected to
till the vacancy as President and Jamei Boyd and L. B. Mills
the two vacancies as Directors.

October 29tb, Director Rea offered ihe following resolu-
tions, viz.:

Whkrkas, At a meeting of Santa Clara Valley Agricultural
Society, held on the 31'th da> of October. 1881, it was
resolved that any persou bolditg not- s agairst the Grand
Stand Fund, in consideration of remitiiug $50 of s.iid note
shiill be allowed to name one li:e nitinSer, acceptable to the
B.mrd of Directors, for each $50 so remitted; now. therefore,
I e it rts )lved, and it is hereby ordered, that said resolution
be rescinded and repealtd, which was earned.

February 24tb, Directors S iiuuel Kea aud C. II. Chase, by
conimuuicaiioo, tendered their resiguatioi s and J P. Sargent
and J. W. Rea were ie^pectively elttted to fill tbe vacancies.

During the year lifa-m^uiber certificates werd issned to D.
J. Murphy, C. H. Hais6y, H. C. Ahlers, \V. S. Richaids
R. E. Pierce, Samuel Rucber, A. C. Dar y, J. R Rubens,
W. D. Stewart, T. W. Ho -son, A. R. Denikc, A. H. Field,
0. A. Uicks, Louis Leiber, N. C. Parker, A. M. McCabe, Paul
P. Au tin and A. C. May.

BECEK'TB FOB THE SOCIETY. 0

Rent from O'Uaulin & Mavliu §1 552 5ii

Life Members 25010

Privileges a.«20 76

Entrance money 3 ,42i> 00

U;ite receipts 5,1 n id

Balance aa per last report 1,077 1-0

Total ¥14.04196

DISBL'BBEMFNTS FOB THE SOCIETY.
MUBIC S103C0

Premiums ?38 CO

Hay 33100

iStraw 16750

Sundries 662 90

Printing aud advertising 58173

Builuing stall" 1,298 41)

Building ticket offlca 333(0

lusurauce 165 75

Help 1.01-5 50

Purses 7.1150J

Track work 492 50

Tixes 384 00

, 51 ,303 36

1,338 00

Mr. Edwards' substitute was put and carried by a large
majority.

On motion of Mr. Beans, it was voted as the Bense of the
society that the grounds of that organization be kept perpet-
ually for their present use.

On motion of Mr. Montgomery, seconded by C. H. Corey, a
Life Membership was granted to Ed Younger by reason of
his services as a Director of Agricultural Association No. 5,
i?b has been done in the cases of Messrs. Gordon and Bennett,
and also a* a compliment to Col. Younger, one of the fatherg
uf the society.

A motion that an acre of the trees on the northwest portion
of the grounds be cut out to afford accommodations for base*
ball players was defeated.

Adjourned. G. H. Bragg, Sec.
•>

"Boris" on the Two-Year-Olds of 1887.

Total

Balance in hands of Treasurer

Total 514,64296

ACCOUNTS DUE SOCTLTY.

G. W. Rutherford for hay. not used during Fair 512603

.JHanlin k Martin for one horse and hay.

112 00

folftl $23800

GRAND STAND FUND- BKCEIPT9.

Balance on baud as per last statement J187 99

Received for admission to (iraud island .

937 10

Totil 51,124 09

DISBURSEMENTS.

Printing, tickets, etc $2105

Help 9560

Interest on notes 500 00

Painting roof 108 UU

Note No. 13, bought from the W. H. Ware Es ate 90 (0

Insurance 100 00

Total

Balance in hands of Treasurer .

SOU 55

209 5*

Total $1,12109

T. S. Montgomery, F. M. Stern aud Cyrus Jones were
appointed a committee to examine the Secretary's books and
report thereoD at tbe Dext meeting.

Edward Topham was elected Piesidentby acclamation.

J. W. Rea and James Boyd were elected Directors for the
loug term, three yenis, J. P. Sargent lor the term of two
yeirs, and Charles Weber for the term of one year.

T. S. Montgomery offered an amendment to Article Oof the
Constitution, increasing the fee for Life Memberships from
$50 to $150.

C. M. Chase Beoonded Montgomery's resolution, saying
that the present charge was entirely too low, as each member-
ship lepre^ented property worth from SS00 to $1,000.

Moses Schalleuborger apreed with Mr. Chase aud moved to
amend by substituting $250 for $150. He was seconded by
J. E. Brown.

N. B. Edwards moved to ameud by the insertion of a clause
providing that a life membership uiaj bo bequeathed to the
widow aud minor chihlnn of a member.

Aftur considerable discassioD, Judge Moore aud C. M.
Chase were appoiuted a committee ti pat Mr. Edward*' sub-
stitute, in legnl shape, which tbey did us follows:

Ai\ic. ' s 9— Constitution— Any white person paying inlu tbe
society tbe sum of &250 fur tbe purposo uf becoming a
member, Rhall be a member thero >f for life, and tbere shall
he U° led to such persoD a certiticate of life membership,
by the President and Secretary o( the society, sintin^
!m1 h -h person having paid said sum of money to tne society

;i lit. member of the society and entitled to all tbe rights
1 privileges thereof, and all life memberships shall be coti-
.1 property, and at bis decease may be disposed of as he
. iy direct.

Jud^e WoDor offered as a substitute tliat the sum be placed
at $100, and that the membership torm terminato with the
death of the t.idow. The substitute was voted on and lost.

With tha growth of racing in this country there is an
increased interest taken in the sport wherever it is estab-
lished, and tbe doing6 of tbe horses in the mother country
are eagerly watched. The cracks of the English, French and
Australian turf are so nearly related to the American cham-
pions that only a few generations elapse until the blood lines
converge into the same animals, and the importations of col-
onial days were of the best blood obtainable at tbe time. The
article copied appears to be a very fair estimate of the rel-
ative capacity, though ganging horses by their two-year-old
form is as nearly guess work as can be. Thus, Umpire ran
away from the best two-year-olds of England with such ease
that the cry was raised that he was a three-year*old, but be
failed in the races for that age. Mr. Ten Broeck states that
the whole trouble was that bo could not stay the distance of
the main three-year-old races, and this was somewhat sur-
prising when his breeding was so good. By Lecomte, from
tbe dam of Lexington, combining the blood of Boston, Alice
Carneal, Keel, etc., the presumption without trial would have
been that "no route was too long" for him.

At this season of the year, when there is little to write
about, it is always interesting to look forward to the chances
possessed by the leading two-year-olds. It is during the
dead time that owners and trainers alike display great anx-
iety concerning the manner in which their young charges are
progre:sing. Some, like St. Gatien, make marvellous
improvement during tbe winter months between their two
and three-year-old seasons, and on the other hand many
decay and lose whatever early form they once possessed. Just
twelve months back I pointed out that our two-year-olds
were below rather than above the av rage in point of quality,
and this has been thoroughly confirmed. An animal that we
had not seen in public previously, and by no means a real
good one, took the Derby, whilst The Baron, who was cer-
tainly top of the tree as a youngster, has performed indiffer-
ently, winning only two races in eight attempts. At the
present tii: e it seems cer'ain that the three-year-olds of the
coming season will be better in point of class than in many
previous years. Still, there may not be such a development
of all-round ability es in 1864, when such horses as Blair
Athol, Scottish Chief, General Peel. Ely and Cathedral were
of the same age, or even so good as the season before last
when we possessed Ormonde and The Bard, to say nothing of
Miming and Saraband. Tbe best of our two-year-olds this
season is undoubtedly Fiiar's Balsam, who holds an unde-
feated certificate. When we saw The Shrew gallop home on
the first day of the Ascot meeting, and we were told that
another Kingsclere-trained youngster, who was nearly 2 st
her superior, would make his debut in the New Stakes two
days later, good judges wondered what sort of a horse was
coming. Neither did many-tongued rumor speak erroneously
on this odasion, for when the neat son of Hermit and
Flower of Dorset cantered home so easily in front of such
animals as Seabreeze, Ayrshire and others, there was quite a
rush in the paddock to get a sight of the ciack. Since then
the Balsam has more than sustained his reputation. He has
swept the decke of such valuable races as the Hurstbourne
Stakes at Stockbridge, the Richmond and Molecomb Stakes
at Goodwood, and the July Stakes, the Middle Park, and the
Dewhurst Plates at Newmarket, only the beautiful Seabreeze
getting anything like near him in the race decided at the
back of the Ditch. One would have thought that such per-
formances as these would have been snffirient for him, not
only to have held his own firmly in the Derby quotations,
but also that no rival would have had the chance to dispute
his throne. Such, though, is scarcely the case. Report now
has it that John Porter is very likely to have a better in the
same stable. Certain it is that Kingsclere is particularly
strong in two-year-olds, as, in addition to the champion
Orbit, Ossory and others are located there. Many people
entertain the opinion that Orbit will certainly make a better
three-year-old than Friar's Balsam. I shall believe it when
I see it. Orbit 1b doubtless an improving colt, an animal
that has come on wonderfully this autnmn, and, if such prog-
ress is sustained, will probably prove a dangerous rival next
May. But whilst the Duke of Westminster's colt is develop-
ing so rapidly, may not Sir Frederick Johnstone's be doing
the same thing? In addition to Orl it the Eaton duke ownB
Ossory, whose public reputation rests solely on his victoryin
the Criterion Stakes, bis only show bo far. Then be beat
nothing possessing great merit, but he won in a canter, and
possesses all the make and shape of a good horse. Before he
was eeen on t his reputation rested on the fact that he was own
brother to the mighty Ormonde, and be was talked about
accordingly; but it is a question whether he will ever approach
the high rauk held by bis distinguished relative. There is
little doubt that John Porter holds a strong suit of trumps in
his hand for next season's olassic races. Which will be the
top card is a matter of opinion, but until he is defeated, or 1
have good reason to change my opinion, I shall pin my trust
to Friar's Balsam.

Another good colt, and one that we may not see in public
before the Derby, iB Ayrshire. He was very unluckily
beaten for the Whitsuntide Plate at Manchester, nnd possibly
he was upset by the heavy gronnd. Still, Briar Root will
neyor defeat him again, though in Caorlaverock, who also
finished in front of him, he m ty fiud a foeman worthy ot
his steel. Ayrshire's laRt appearance was iu the Champagne
stakes at Doncaster, a race that he won in rare style. We
did net see him out at tbe late Newmarket Meetings as it
was reported that he was slightly lame, though the Duke of
Portland has before now shown an inclination not to run his
horses if there was any probability of defeat. Still Aryshiro
may really bavo been amiss, aud this may be the reason that
ho shirked his engagements. It is said that he is now quite
sound nnd well, and he is just the horse to grow into a
beaut.fulthree-yrar-od. If conformation goes for anything

rlJn S,U,i,Wbo.tlU1,ailod, secuud t0 Ay^hire for the Cham-
pagne Stakes, should also take high honors next eea«0D '

"When seen at Doncaster he was a baby. He may turn out
a real smasher next year, or he may prove soft and useless.
Another animal that we did not see at his best last season is
Caerlaverock. He had a lot of hard work in the summer, and
it might have told upon him, as on several occasions be did
not show the form bis good looks led one to expect be
possessed. That be will be a better three-year-old than he was
a two-year-old seems extremely probably. Jewitt's stable is
only second to Porter's so far as the excellence of its yonng
horses is concerned. Seabreeze and Satiety won no less than
sixteen races between them, and they will continue their
successes in the coming time- Victories in the One Thousand
and Oaks look like only being questions of health for Sea-
breeze, who is a beautiful filly. It is to be hoped that nothing
is seriously tbe matter, as she has been recently blistered.
Satiety popsessBS no classic engagement, but I have reason
to believe that he is a very smart animal. He was only
defeated twice in thirteen races, and on one occasion bis
head was turned the wrong way when the flag fell. On the
other he ran third when trying to concede the winner 22 lbs
and the second 45 lbs. This partakeB more of a victory than a
reverse. Captain MachelL entertains a very high opinion of
the merits of Satiety, and, although be lackB important
engagements, it is highly probable that be will win a big
handicap some day. At one time Jewitt was supposed to
have two really smart youngsters in his stable in Devote and
Justinian, but I bear that neither has sustained Its early
promise. It does not seem as if Devote will be as good aa
her own brothers and sisters, St. Marguerite, Thebais, and
Clairvaux, bnt Jewitt may get a race or two out of Justinian
if be can train him.

George Dawson has another smart youDgster under bis
charge besides Ayrshire in Hazlehatoh. That we acarcely
saw Lord Londonderry's colt at his best this season I do not
believe, as he is a splendid mover. It is highly probable
that his principal infirmity is lack of stamina, but he will not
improbably run well over the Rowley Mile, for which race ho
may be trained, if bis stable companion is to be held in
reserve for the Derby. Hazlebatch won two races out of
three, being defeated in the Middle Park Plate, and as he
then succumbed to the flying Friar's Balsam it was no great
disgrace. It is said that he is going on the right way, and if
be is he will be dangerous over short courses next season,
A colt that displayed rather in-and-out running is Crowberry.
We need take no notice of his Brocklesby Stakes running, as
he was then far from fit; but be ran into form later on. His
worst display was in tbe Champagne Stakes at Doncaster,
and here he was unplaced. Crowberry redeemed his charac
ter by winning the Lancaster Nursery Handicap at Man-
chester, carrying tbe top weight, and he displayed form on
this occasion that proves the possession of plenty of stamina.
Being trained by Matthew Dawson is a sufficient guarantee
that he will be well looked after, and be is a horse that may
be dangerous for the classic races if anything should happen
to one or two of the cracks. His stable companion, Galore,
was once thought highly of. Indeed, his merits were held
in good repute, and be was considered second only to Friar's
Balsam. Since then he has deteriorated somewhat; but he can
gallop, and will win races in bis turn. Bartizan iB a very
disappointing colt, and be has failed to sustain tbe high
opinion that was once entertained of bim. He seems a bit
of a thief, and one of those horses that it is best to have
nothing to do with. "William I'Anson has a nice colt in
Derwentwater, but he does not belorg to the highest class,
and another north-conntry-trained candidate of something
tbe same cla- s is Stronvar. Perhaps he will win a good race
at one of the meetings where we frequently see the dark
blue and silver victoiious. Acme is a good horse, and one
that will win when the stuble wants bim, but the Chet-
wyud House party are a curious lot to have anything to do
with. Such horses as Juggler, Admiral Ben bow, Mon
Droit, Maidenhead, etc., belong to what I may term tbe
second class, but they will be well worth lookiDg alter during
the coming season, as they will win in their turn.

Practical Results from Breeding.

I see in your valuable paper several questions asked by h.
C. J. as to the best kind of draft horses to raise, their qualifi-
cations, etc. From what I have learned by observation and
experience, I claim the Percheron iB. I am not an importer
or breeder of fall bloods of the above breed, so I do not
make tbe assertion from a selfish standpoint. My reasons
are they cross better on our native stock, have belter feet
(which is one of the most essential points}, have better action
and far better dispositions, are kind, docile, easily broken and
sure to be good pullers, and are less liable to have blemishes.
I rind many of the other breeds have had joint-puffs so large
as to depreciate their value twenty-five tJ fifty per cent. As
to strength, eyes and bottom, I don't think there is any dif-
ference. I think the English Shire is next to tbe Percheron.
I have raised and seen as good Eoglisb horses as PercheronB,
but they generally don't give as good satisfaction.

I would advise L. C. J. to Bell his small trotting-bred mares
aud purchase some mares that will weigh from 1,400 to 1,600
pounds, the deeper in the French or Percheron blood tbe
better. While it would do to breed them to a draft horse the
results would not be so satisfactory. They will breed uneven.
One colt may be large, another "betwixt and between,"
which is not a good kind. In value, they are like the trotters
he has been raising. Life is too short and we are surrounded
with too many good breeding animals of any type that oan
be purchased at reasonable prices to spend our time trying
to raise tbe staudard from a poor breeder, or trying to make
something out of nothing.

The same principle that applies to breeding trotters as to
blood breeding and ancestors applies to the draft horse. One
would not think of trying to raise a trotter from a draft mare,
neither cnu be raise draft horses from trotters. Many people
make that mistake. They have a small mare, possessed of
all kinds of blood, and they seleot a tine draft horse to breed
to, expecting to get a colt in size and conformation the same
as the sire; and bteause they are disappointed brand the
horse as a poor sire.

What we want as breeders and producers in this century
is (o make quick turns and market everything in as short a
timo as possible. The hog we market now at six to nine
months old bus as much weight as our fathers' did at twelve
to twenty mouths old. We have made an equal progress in
cattle and sheep, aud can accomplish the same results in the
horse. We can have our yearlings weigh 1,200, our two-
year-olds 1,400 to 1,600, and there is a ready market for that
kind at long prices. I have accomplished these results in
three years' breeding. One of my neighbors sold a pair of
two-year-old geldings this month, weight 3,200, for $550:

When these facte stare us in the face why raise the medium
kind that will only brine $125 to $175 at four years? By
being careful in selecting your brood-mares, and then a good
sire, yon havo accomplished this result in three years; while
if you start wrong your successors may have to commence,
where you left off to accomplish what your aim was in tbe
start. We have made great progress in horticulture, agri-
culture and stock-raising, and are always ready to buy

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improved machinery and new varieties of seeds, and tiy vari-
ous experiments. But the horse has been neglected, except
the thoroughbred and ti otter, and the progress and success
thai have bet- n made with, ibeui only shows what skill and
peis^vtraDce would accomplish with the draft horse. There
is nothing that will pay the farmer as lirge a per cent. aB
money judiciously invested in good draft brood-mares neces-
sary to do the farm work. I have had mares that aver-
aged me one hundred dollars per year selling the colts when
young, then sell the mare for more than cost. Fearing my
article is too lenghty I will stop short off. — Tymochke, in
National Stockman and Farmer.

Old-Time Racing.

In speaking of Mr. Kicbard Ten Bioeck's wonderful racing
history to those who have a fancy for turf sports, there have
been quite urgent solicitations to give some brief accounts of
old-time racing— at least, a sketch of the most prominent
events.

While a number, large enough to constitute a majority,
are tolerably well posted in relation to what has been
done since the war, it is only a few of the Old Guard who
revert to occurrences as far back as the days of
Fashion and Boston. Still further in the dim and shadowy
past, when Ariel and Flirtil'a Trifle and Black Maria,
Monsieur Tnnson and Sally Walker were contending
together, there is srarcely a remnant left who saw them in
the era of th-ir glory. There is little opportunity to become
familiar with th • history of the American turf during the
time iu which racing flourished in Virginia, Maryland, the
Carolinas and New York, as the writers of the present day
seldom give more than a meagre sketch of the old-time
horses. Even so short a period back as when there were
ench brilliant meetings in the South, and a galaxy
of hippie stars, which were of wmagnitude enough to
draw attention to their brightness at any period, is in
comparative obscurity. "Wnen the great daughters of
Glencoe, Heel, Charmer, Peytona were ready to meet the
champions of any country, and there was no lack of knights
to uphold the fame of the country south of the Ohio River,
were the halcyon days of the Soutnem turf, and at New
Orleans, Mobile. Charleston, Savannah, Natchez, Memphis,
Itichmo'nd, Lexington and other places were meetings which
were adorned with the beauty of the Bunny clime, graced
with an assemblage of talented men, and sustained with all
pomp which immense wealth, connected with an enthu-
siastic fondness for the sport, could afford. There were
manv exciting events in the old days of California racing
which are fast becoming obliterated from the recollection,
and only a few of the Argonauts who participated in them
recall the strikingly vivid scenes. These were the days of
the "short horse, " when the quarter-paths were the only
race courses, though, at times, there were races for very long
distances, when leagues of land, herds of cattle and bands of
horses changed ownership. The long flightB were the most
in favor with the original Californians, and the victory of the
Australian mare, Black Swan, is still sorrowfully remembered
in the land of the orange and grape. There were barrels of
coin staked on the short dashes, too, and before there was
anything in the shape of the present day race courses,
thousands were lost and won in the space of a few seconds.

About the first regular record of a race in America was one
which took place in Philadelphia in 1767. It was published
in the Maryland Gazette of October 22d, 1767, copied from a
Philadelphia paper. The account is as follows:

"On Tuesday last the following horses started for the
Gentleman's Subscription Purse of 100 guineas:

Samuel Galloway's, Esq., bay horse Selim 1 I

Mr. Leary's bay horse Old Engliud 2 dla

Mr. Samuel's bay horse Granby 8 dt

Mr. Andrew Orr/s gray horse Northumberland dis

The first heat was run in 8 min. 2 sec, Selim winning
from Old England by a single length. The second, after
running three times round, close at the heels of Selim, Old
England flew the course. The standard was 10 stone.
Solim was eight years old and carried 140 pounds full
weight. Old England and Northumberland were both
imported." This was thought to be a very wonderful
performance by the old-timers, and as short time ago as 1836,
one of the most celebrated in the early part of the present
centurv, and who saw Selim run in 1772, considered it the
very best. But as he based his estimate on the old idea tbat
seven pounds were equivalent to a distance in four miles,
at that time 240 yards, the opinion would not have much
weight at the present time. Virginia and Maryland were the
first of the colonies to inaugurate racing, and previous to
1750 it was a popular recreation. The cavaliers carried with
them many blood horses, and the celebrated Spark was
presented bv Lord Baltimore to Gov. Ogle. Lord Baltimore
received him as a gift from the Prince of "Wales, father to
King George III, and presents of thoroughbreds were
frequently made from the high dignitaries of the mother
country to those whom they desired to honor in the new
dominions. It was looked upon as a duty of the Governor
of Maryland to keep a racing stnd, and in addition to
Governor Ogle, their Excellencies Ridgely, "Wright, Lloyd
and Sprigg were active participants, and lent the aid of
their hi»lf official position to forward the interests of
American racing. Many of the best of American pedigrees
trace to the importations made one hundred and thirty
years ago to Virginia and Maryland, and there is scarcely a
noteworthy animal to-day, with a genealogy embracing a few
generations of American blood, which does not show the
value of the old-timers. Iu the vicinity of the city of New
York there were two race courses prior to the Revolution,
and the foremost men of the commonwealth took an abiding
interest in the perpetuation of the turf. But the present
century had gotten fairly UDder way before tbe sport in New
York could compare with tbat in the States alluded to.
Those States were peculiarly favored in having many wealthy
country gentlemen, who bred, trained aDd ran the offspring
of the sirf-s and dams kept on their estates, whereas the
wealth of New York was In mercantile hands, which were fiB
yet too busy to give altention to the pursuit. Fortunes
came, however, and with fortune leisure.

The snecess of the Northern champion Eclipse, over the
pick of the race-horse region, gave an impetus which carried
it on the high tide of prosperity for many years, though it
juBt as surely owed the relapse to analogous causes, viz.: the
nig matches destroying the interest in ordinary racing. As
the inquiries have been mainly directed to the races which
were run in the vicinity of New York, an epitome of the most
prominent will be the proper anBwer. The history of Amer-
ican Eclipse is tbe initial point in New York racing, and from
his victorious match Bprung tbe succeeding contests between
the North and the South. Eclipse was foaled in 1014 on
Long Island, though it was in 1823 when he ran the great
match Previous to that he had won every race he started
in and in 1822 he accepted a challenge from Sir Charles to
run heats of four miles, on the "Washington Course for $10,000

a side. Sir Charles went amiss in training, his owner pay-
ing the forfeit of $5,000, and proffered a wager of $1,500 on a
single dash for the distance. This Eclipse won, Sir Charles
breaking down. That evening William K. Johnson, of
Petersburg, Va., offered to produce a horse, to run heats of
four-miles, on the last Tuesday in May, on tbe Union Course,
Long Island, for §20,000 a side, $3,000 forfeit. The chal-
lenge was at once accepted by John C. Stephens, and from
that time it was the main topic in turf circles over the whole
country. The prevailing opinion was that Mr. Stevens had
been rash in giving Colonel Johnson the whole country south
of the Potamac to select from, while he was confined to one
animal, and that one growing old. Then, too, Colonel John-
son was so celebrated for bis knowledge of everything per-
taining to the sport, and had been so successful in the pur-
suit, that he was dubbed "the Napoleon of theTnrf." Several
horses were put iu training by the Virginian, and the result
of the final trials was the selection of John Richards, when
he was lamed, and a four-year-old (Henryj took bis Dlace.
Both were by the great Virginia sire, Sir Archy, by imported
Diomed, tbe winner of the first Derby, and the dam of Henry
was also by Diomed. Unfortunately, the Napokou was taken
suddenly sick the night previous to the race, and was unable
to be present. This was held to be the cause of the defeat,
and certainly there was some show for the charge, though it
is probable that the older had too much stamina for the other.
Never befoie that had there been such an excitement in
America over a horse-race. The road from New York to
the course was thronged with vehie'es and people from day-
light until one p.m., the hour named for starting, and the
stands and tbe balcony of the Club House were crammed
long before that hour came. It was estimated tbat there were
at least 60,000 people in the enclosure within the track.
Betsey Richards, a sister to John, and Henry were both
plated in tbe morning, and it was only a short time before
the start before it was authoritatively stated which the South-
erners would choose to carry their colors. The betting was
very heavy, location being the guiding point in most cases,
and sectional feeling overruling judgment.

In the first hrat Eclipse was ridden by "William Crafts,
Henry by a Virginia boy, John Walden. In a race of this
kind it is not often tbat much time is wasted in getting off,
and both were on a line when the drum was struck. Henry
from the outside made running at once, toot tbe track and a
lead of three lengths at tbe quarter pole, and from thence to
the finish, all that his jockey had to do was to "hold him
hard aud let him stride along. " Eclipse was severely pun-
ished in the last hali-mile, and poorly ridden, his jockey
being "all abroad" when it came to the final drive. The heat,
won with so much apparent ease, was made in 7:37, and this
was the first time that better than "the forties" had been
reached. The Southern party was much elated, offering odds
which a r orresponding depression on the other side prevented
from being accepted. It was evident, however, that Crabb,
whose ' 'bodily weight" was only 100 pounds, requiring
twenty-sis pounds in saddle and "dead weight" to come up
to the standard, had not power enough, and after much solici-
tation, Mr. Purdy was induced to ride in the second heat.
For nearly three miles it was a repetition of the preceding,
though Henry was never permitted to get more than twenty
feet in the lead, and when three miles were compassed it was
"nose and tail." A quarter of a mile further, and Eclipse
had his nose in front, and he never relinquished the advan-
tage, gaining, though scarcely perceptibly, at every stride.
When it was evident that the heat was safe there arose a
shout, a storm of cheers, such as are only heard from the
throats of a hundred thousand people excited to actual mad-
ness. This was enhanced by the gloom of the former heat,
as there were scarcely five in a hundred of tbe spectators who
were not ardent partisans of the Northern champion. The
time was 7:49, Eclipse winning by two lengths. The third
heat, Purdy kept Eclipse busily at work from the start, and
though Henry made a gallant effort on the home stretch, and
succeeded in getting his nose on the haunch of his opponent,
it was an expiring effort, and tbe agony was over. The first
grand contest had terminated in victory for New York over
the '"'wale" of the South, and it was not surprising that the
turf prospects should brighten. In October, 1855, tbe next
great match, North vs. South, was decided. Since Eclipse
had retired on his well-earned laurels, a three-year-old
daughter of his appeared who gave promise of outranking her
illustrious sire. This was the gray filly Ariel, belonging to
Henry Lynch, of New York, and young as she was she had
given him such a high opinion of her capacity, that, at the
Jockey Club dinner-table, he offered, against any named
horse, a race of heats of four miles for $10,000 a side, and
with a wager of $1,000 on each quarter ot a mile during the
race. Thus, if an animal led the whole of the heat, as Henry
did in tbe first heat of his race with Eclipse, $16,000 would
be won, and as Ariel had defeated some of the very fastest of
the short-distance race-borses, her speed was held in too
much awe for the other owners to accept the proposal. Next
day the challenge was modified so that Dr. "Wyche, of North
Carolina, accepted with Flirtilla, $20,000 being the amount
which each posted, though Dr. "Wyche betted another $10,000
with a friend of Mr. Lyncb, so that he had $30,000 at stake-
Flirtilla was by the sire of Henry, Sir Archy. so that the battle
was between the same clans, and in horse circles the interest
was fully as great as in the preceding match. The South-
erners were determined to stick with true courage to their
representative, aud there was a very large attendance from
that section. Flirtilla was placed under the charge of Colo-
nel Johnson, and her rider was Robert J. Wooding, who died
in San Jose about ten years ago. The trainer and rider of
Ariel was also changed, and this movement was thought to
be reprehensible. The gray filly was held to be "over-
marked, "and though thedistance had been reduced since the
match was made to heats of three miles, this would be a
severe trial to a three-year-old which had been given such
severe exercise. Still Ariel had staunch supporters, and the
betting was brisk, neither party Asking odds. The race
proved very exciting. In the first heat tbe opening mile was
run at the trotting speed of the present day — 2:12 — but the
rest of it was strong enough to make it up, Ariel trailed some
twenty yards behind when entering the back stretch the last
time around, but this long gap was closed at the half-mile
pole, and though Flirtilla hung to her like a shadow, Ariel
won tbe heat in 5:59. The cognoscenti were nearly unani-
mous that the condition of the Southern mare was so much
superior that the loss of tbe beat did not seriously affect her
chances of victory, aud tbe running of it showed that this
was a correct estimate, although the finish was so close that
the award of the judges gave it to Flirtilla by six inches. In
order to get the full benefit of superior condition, directions
were given to make play with Flirtilla from the start, and
this was so effectually carried out that when she entered the
Btretcb for the run home, she was fnlly one hundred yards in
the lead. When within half a furlong of tbe wire she
became frightened nt the noise the immense concourse of
people made, and it was only by the most strenuous efforts
of her jockey that she was k'-pt from stopping. The rider of
Ariel had given up until he discovered something was the

matter, when he set her going again at her best pace, and one
stride beyond the wire he was half a length in the lead. The
third beat was an easy thing for Flirtilla, as Ariel could
scarcely gallop at the end of the second mile. Ariel proved
to be tbe best campaigner which had yet appeared on the
American turf, winning a succession of brilliant victories,
retiring the autumn after she was eight years old. Altogether
she ran fifty-seven races, winning forty-two. seventeen of
them at heats of four miles. From 1825 until the match
between Postboy and John Bascombe, the contests were
chiefly for the Jockey Club purses, many of them attracting
a great deal of attention North and South, and there were
fluctuations which kept up the sectional rivalry until the
culmination, when Peytona aud Fashion were alternately
victorious.

The time of these early-day races must not be accepted
as showing snch an immense inferiority to the horses ot the
present era, as there was a syBtem of training followed which
"took away the foot," and the tracks were plowed and har-
rowed to a depth which effectually retarded the speed of the
best. This was owing to the erroneous idea that loose soil
for several inches was necessary to guard against breaking
dowD, and this ancient opinion still prevails, notwithstanding
instaotaneoDS photography of "the h< rse in motion" has
completely shown its falsity to those who have studied tbe
subject, and who are not too much hampered with the
traditions of the past. The old-time quarter horses were
nearly exempt from the difficulty, and tbe "paths" they ran
on were made as firm as could be. a favorite method of pre-
paring them being to drag a heavy potash kettle over the
ground. Being turned upside down, the flange scraped away
the superfluous dirt, and left the surface smooth and firm.
Though the training of these days would be considered
severe by those now engaged in the business, some were
"harder workers'' than others, and a contemporary writer
states that Black Maria like Postboy, was "hammered to
death" in training, and came to the post quite as often
amiss as in good condition.

The Postboy and John Bascombe race was an easy victory for
the South, the Alabama nag being much better managed, but
when Fashion defeated Boston it was held that all the pre-
vious drubbings were nothing when compared with the glory
which followed the victory of the New Jersey-bred mare.
The only satisfaction to Colonel Johnson was that he sold
her dam to William Gibbons, and though "furnishing the
club which broke his own head," he was closely identified
with the production of the best mare which America had
reared, although tbe Virginia breeder always claimed tbat
her grandam, Reality, was the best race-horse of any sex he
bad ever known. The race between Boston and Fashion
raised quite as much excitement as that which came off on
the same course nineteen years before, and like that it was
thought that the South had tbe best of it. Boston had
shown such decided superiority that it was found necessary
to exclude him from some of 4he purses to insure entries,
and in others he was permitted to take a large share of the
money without part in the contest. Before the great match
with Fashion he had won thirty-five races in thirty-eight
starts, twenty-six of them at heats of four miles, and his
owner had challenged to run him "against any two horses
in the world" for a stake ef $45,000. His owner, James
Long, of Washington City, whenever Boston started in a
race, would turn his back on the horses and offer to wager
$1,000 to $:300 on his success as long as there n'ere parlies
to accept it. Contrary to former practice, the outside bet-
ting on this race was not very heavy, and the lriends of Bos-
ton had some difficulty in getting their money on at $100 to
$60, and two to one. Without a question there was the
largest concourse of spectators ever congregated on an Ameri-
can race course. They came from all sections of the Union,
and though the facilities for reaching the course were better
than when Eclipse and Henry ran, several thousands could
not find conveyance in time to witness the first heat. Before
the course could be cleared to give the horses room to start,
a score or more of prize fighters under the command of
Yankee Sullivan, Jerolmao, etc., had to be employed, and
their rough method was found effective. Tbe race proved
to be tbe most exciting of any of the sectional matches, and
the pace was far faster from the start than the turfmen of
that day had been in the habit of seeing. Boston had the
inside and cut out the work to the tune of half a mile in 55
seconds, completing tbe mile in 1:53. The second mile was
made in 1:50 — 3-13 for the two miles — and the general out-
cry was that H waB too good to last and the heat would be
slow. The third mile was made in 1:54:— 5:37 for three miles
— Boston still leading, but soon after commencing the fourth
mile a flourish of the whip over the head of the mare, a slight
touch of the spur, aud she shot past her competitor in a
twinkling. The veteran had won too many victories to be
disheartened, and he raD up to her on the back stretch, and they
were on a lap for 300 yards, when Gil Patrick, who rode Bos-
ton, "took a pull," and made another essay on the home
stretch.

The yelling, almost fraotic crowd blocked up the course,
notwithstanding the efforts of tbe police and the reserve of
prize-fighters, leaving n narrow passage way for the horses.
Fashion faltered at the Niagara of uproar, and checked her
speed sompwbat at running the gauntlet of what must have
•appeared to her an army of demons, but in a stride or two
she recoverd, coming under tbe wire with her ears playing
a length in advance of her defeated competitor, iu the un-
paralleled time of 7:32i. There was an exciting episode in the
second heat. It was thought that Boston had the foot of her
and if he put the issue on a brush he might still retrieve his
fame. The two miles were galloped, with Fashion in the lead,
in 3:56. when Boston took the track, and there was a reversal
of the jubilant feelings on the part of tbe Northerners, while
the men from the South shouted offers of large bets which
were not taken. He ran tbi? mite in 1:51}, and this was the
end of the champion. Fashion again passed him on tbe
first turn, and from thence bad it all her own way, tbo vic-
tory beis in 7:45. It is doubtful if there will be a matron
rnn again in tbe United States which will awaken such an
interest among all classes of people as that between these
acknowledged stars of tbe hippie firmament. The one which
followed between Peytona nnd Fashion in 1845. nnd which
resulted in a victory for the Southern mare, did not raise
the same furore, as it wis thoncht tbat the years bad told
on the "Nonpareil." and it was well known thnt she was
not in good condition. When she afterwards defeated Pey-
tona, at Camden, the daughter of Glencoe was suffering
from bruised heels. Fashion was still kept in training, aod
ran a very creditablo race when eleven years old.

Although Mr. Ten Broeck had played quite an import
part in racing before, his great fame arose from the |
of Lexington and other horses subsequent to that i
hereafter we will cany the sketches until hi
for England, as the races which Lexington tool,
by far the most notable events after Fashion -; ■■
ran, and until the regeneration of racing after the wai .

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The New 2:'0 Trotters of 1887.

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Gov. Sprague ..

Auditor

Hotspur Chiet ..

Iowa Star

Swigert

Townsend Horse.

Blue Bull

Auditor

Baynnne Prince .
Happy Medium .

Rattler

Tom B. Patchen .
Hidalgo

Red Wilkes

Oxmore

Harold

Red Wilkes

Coupon

Warwick Boy ....

Electioneer

Joo Logan

Dixon

Kentucky Prince..

Corsair

Kentucky Prince.

Abbotsford

Sultan

Clark Chief Jr..

Onward

Geo. Wilkes

Cyclops

Strathmore .....

Harold

Grantham Chief
Wood's Hamb'to'n

Hawkeye

Goodwi n's Hamb'n
Masterlode ...
Dictator

Firefly ,

Swigert

Dictator ,

Knickerbocker

Broncho

Dnrango

Downing's Hambl
Robert McGregor..
Edward Everett .
Warwick Boy . . .
Happy Medium .
Happy Medium .

Bay Brino

Aberdeen

Chicago Volunteer
Daniel Boon.. .
Lothair

Ambassador ..

Empire

Jim Fisk ....

Onward

Jack Wilkes ..
Electioneer ...
ZUcaadi Golddust
Harold

Nashville, Tenn.

Lincoln, ill

Bangor, Me

Uenver, Col

Newport, Pa ....
Sioux Ciiv, la .. .
Cleveland, O ...
Emporia, Kan...

Charitou.la

Milwaukee, Wis.
Philadelphia.Pa.

Easton, Sid

Greensburg, Ind.
Franklin, Pa ...
Hartford, Con ...
New York City .

Joliet, 111

Springfield, Mass
Stockton, Cal ....
Baltimore, Md...

Detroit, Mich ....

Dallas, Texas

Philadelphia, P^
Detroit, Mich ....
Hamline, Minn ..

Lexington, Ky

Marshallto'n.Iowa
Boston, Mass ..
Rochester, N. Y.
LexiDgton, Ky
Lexington, Ky
Hoboken. N. J..
Cleveland, 0 ..
Sin Francisco, Cal
Lincoln, Neb ., .
Lexin-'ton, Ky...
New York City .
Emporia, Kan .. .
Poughkeepsie.N.
Stockton, Cal ...
Los Angeles, Cal

Helena, Mont

Emporia, Kan

Albany, N.Y

Centerville, Md . .
Kansas City, Mo..
New York City ..

Ottumwa, la

Buffalo, N Y

Worcest3r, Mass..

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Oct. 11
Aug. 20
June 30
Aug. 31
May 13
Nov. 19
June 18
Sep. 10
Aug. 31
Nov. 2
Nov. 2
Nov. 7
Aug. 11
Sep. 14
Sep 8
June 10
Sep. 17
July 8
Oct. 22
Oct. 13
Sep. 0

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Nov. 4
Oct. 18
Oct. 8
Oct. 10
Sep. 14
Oct. 13
Oct. 20
■June 2
Aug. tl

Aug. 24
Aug. 21
Oct. 2G
Oct 14
Sep 6
Sep. 'J*
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June 10
Aug. 3(
Oct. 7
Aug. 9
Oct. 25

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Aug. 31
May 25
Sep. 22
Aug. ti
Sep. 13
Oct. 27
Sep. 16
Sep. 14
Oct. 18
Sep. 21
Sep. 2
Sep. 8
June 1 J
Sep. 1'
July 29
Sep. 6
>p. 29
Sep. 16

Norwich, N. Y...
Alleghany, Pa...

Oconto, Wis

Cleveland. O ...
Waverley, N. J..

StreatoT III

Taunton, Mass ..
Milwaukee, Wig..

Lewiston, Me

Philadelphia, Pa.

Dallas, Tex

Bloomington, 111.
Terre Haute.Ind..
MarBhalltown, la.
New York City ..

Ashland .

Argylo

Happy Medium

Altoona

Clear Grit

Nutwood

Antar

Bostlck'sAlmo't.J
Happy Medium .

Bay MlddMon

Mt. Holly. N. J
Pongbkeepsie.X.Y
Brockton, Mass ..
Philadelphia, Pa

Dallas, Tex

Saugus, Mass ...
Wheeling, W. Va.

Onela, N. Y

Dnity, M

Cleveland, O

Cleveland, O ....
Detroit, Mich ....

Adrian, Mich

Poughkeepsie.N.Y

Nashville, Tenn
Manhattan, Kan..
Saugus, Mass

New Haven, Conn

Boston. Mass

Philadelphia, Pa.
Ub-iny, .V V ....
uarysvillo, Cal ..
Ustowell, Kan ..
Jlenbrook. Cal ..
'auesville, Wis ..
merburue, N. Y..
•oblcBkill, N. Y..
s'ashville, Tenn..
'tochtster, N. Y..

Aug. 30
April 5
May 17
Sep. 21
Sep. 15
Sep. 2
June 20
Sep. 28
Aug. 31
Oct. 13
Oct. 14
July 2°
July 26
Nov. 7
Sep. 16
Oct. 10
Oct. 5
Oct. 21
June 28
Sep. 28
Oct. 15

Aug. 25
Oct. 27
June 24
Aug. 25
Oct. 14
July 7
Aug. 17
Aug. 3
Aug. 5

Aug. 31
Sep. 21
June 22
Sep. 16
Aug. 20

Aug, 4
Aug. 29
Sep. 15
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Nov. 2
July 6
Aug. 2
June 2i
Sep. 16

Oct.H
June 3r
Oct. 5
May 19
Oct. 31
June 2C
Sep. 8

Sep. 23
Oct. 12
Sep. 13
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Sep. 20
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Sep. 7

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Oct. 22

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Pawling, N. Y
Alleghany, Pa
Mbauy.N.Y...
Tbroopsburg, N.l'jSop 24
Baltimore, Md...Sep, 15
Poughkeepblc.N.YS. ],. 7
Baltimore, Md ... Sep. 17

Aug. 5

Aug. 3n

July 2i
June 21

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Hill's Duroc

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Place.

Gen. Wilkes, gr n.JGeorge Wilkes Lexington, Ky ..

George Hait Jr., b g Bald Chief Blue Bonnets.Can

Gerimonio, b g.
Gertrude B., b m.

Gilroy, blk h

Gladiator Jr., b g..

Governor, gr g

Governor Hill, b g

Granite, gr g

Grasshopper, bh..

Greylight.gr g

Hades, blk m

Haldane, b h

Hamletta. blkh....

Hammond, b b

Happy Girl, rn m.
Harrop's Tom, b g

Harry Lee, b g

Harrv McGregor.bg
Harry Mills, b h...
Hattie Hawthorne

b m

Helping Haud.ch b
Hendryx, bg ..
Howard H, ch g
Hinder Wilkes.chh
Hooey B., b m. .. .
Hoosier Girl, b m
Hornet, ch m ...

Hoi:ri, b m

Howard, b g

Hurricane, gr b.. ,
Iila Belle, b m ...

Ida D., b m

Illusion, b g

Indicator, b g .

Indigo, blkm

Invincible, b h...
Iowa Harold, b h.

Isaac G., gr g

Jack.gr g

Jack Sheppard Jrbf;
J. B., b g
J. B. Richardfc on.bg
Jeff Wilkes, b g
Jenny M., ch m
Jeremiah, bg...
Jerry Almont, blk g

Jerry L., gr g..

Djca [Marys ville, Cal

Beecher (ringer?).. (Baltimore, Md
Messenger Duroc Boston, Mass

Tom Patchen

Green's Bashaw..

Star Edmund

Major Grant

Princeps

Starlight

Leland

Uanibrino Russell
Bourbon Wilkes. .

Tom Scott

Happy Medium..
Almont Prince

Martin McGregor
Milwaukee

Jersey Priuc?,

Jesse, gr g

Jessie, ch m..

Jessie Gould, b m
'Jimbone, ch g.. .

Jim Lane, b g

Jim Porter, b g ...

JobnR.. blk g

Joe, b g

Joe Dayton, bh

Jubilee, bh

Kantaka, b iu . ...
Kate Jordan, b m..

Kate Owen, br in..

Kate Howell, br m

Katie B., b m

Kentucky Hamble-
tonian, b h

Pate'sSentinel..

C. W. Mitchell..

Dauntless

Forest Mambrino

Red Wilkes

Charley B

Blue Bull

Gooding's Champ

Onward

Geo. Wilkes

Uingwood

Major Miller

.Maxim

Consliiution (?) ..

Royal Extra

Indianapolis

Princeps

Harold

Athlete

Pilot Medium ...

Jack Sheppard

Dick Turpin

Geo. Wilkes

Geo. Wilkes

Joe Hooper

Wm. Welch

Srattergood's Al-
mont

Stonewall Jackson
Jr

Kentucky Prince.

Deucalion

Vernol's Black

Hawk

Jay Gould

Bonesetter ....

Dauntless

Bay Messenger

sweepstakes . .

uzzler

satellite

Bay State

Long Island Black
Hawk Jr.
Gunnell's Edwin

Fori est
Byerly Abdallah
Lord Nelson....

King Clinton, br g
King MidaE, br g..
Kit Clover, b g....
Kitty Abbott, b m..

Kitty C, b m

Kitty Ham, br m..

KittyM. Patch en bm

Knight, gr g

LadydeJarnette.bm
Lady Emma, b m
Lady Jupiter, ch m
Lady 1-oye, b m.. . .
Lady of Lyons, b m
Lady Stevens, — m
Lady Thistle, bm..

Laura E.,b m

Lawrence, b h

Lemonade, ch m..
Lena Wilkes, b m.
Lilly Stanley, br m
Linda Sprague, b m
Linnette, b m .. .
Little Ben, b g ...
Little Fred, b g...
Little Nell, bm...
Lizzie F., ch m...
Lottie W., brm...
Louis S., ch g.. ..
Lucille's Baby, b m

Luella, b m

Lynn W. , b g

Maggie E., br m .

Maiden, b m

Mambrino Dick, b b

Mansfield, ch h

Marion, ch g

Marshall T., b h...

Matchless, b g

Maud L., gr m

May Day, br m

May Gould, ch m..
Milk Maid, bm....

Mikado, br g

Miss Cawley, br m
Miss Miller, bin ..
Miss Woodford.b m
Mollie Wilkes, b m
Monte Cristo. gr gl'Son of Swigert .

Morelight. b g Starlight

Motor, b h "

Mott Medium, b g
Myrtella G.. ch m.
Naby G., br m ...

Lexington, Ky

Lexington, Ky. .

Phcenix. N. Y

NewYork City ...
Helena, Mont . ..

Saugus, Mass

Ada, O

Freeport, 111

Emporia, Kan ...

Cleveland, O

Steven' sPoint.Wi?
Racine, Wis.. ..
Saugus, Mass...

Boston, Mass

Philadelphia, Pa.
Pougbkeepsie.NA
Bowing Green, Kj
Lexington, Ky

Baltimore, Md

Freeport, 111

Overly, N. Y....
NewYork City

NewYork City

Bloomsburg, Pa..
Huntsville, Ala.
South Bend, Ind..

Victor Yon Bis-

mark

Yolante

Woodford Pilot
Billy Sherman..

Abbott

Dauntless

Hambletonian

Mambrino
Geo. D. Patchen..
Pilot Medium ....

Indian Chief

Alcantara

Confederate Chief

Argyle

Highland Gray.
Mott's Indepen-
dent

Swigert

Dr. Franklin

Kent'ky Prince Jr

Barney Wilkes

Whippleton

Gov. Sprague

Onward

Ben Morrill

Jefferson Prince..

Windsor

Clark's Chieftain

Bashaw Pilot

Princeps

Chickamauga ...

Tuckahoe

Brown Chief

Electioneer

Mambrino Prince
Messenger Duroc

Belmont

Gov. Sherwood...
Nil Desperandum

Gray Dan

Dread

Jay Gould

Forbes

Hardwood . . .
Potter Horse..
Monogram . .
Blackv;ood Jr
'oung Jim

Lexington, Ky

Freeport, 111

New York City ..
Janesville, Wis..
Lftxington, Ky. ..
Saugus, Mass.. .
Poughkeepsie.N Y

Boston, Mass

Lexington, Ky

Lexington, Ky

Philadelphia. Pa.

Topeka, Kan

CbiUicoibe. O

Topeka. Kan

West Salem, Wis.

Toronto, Can. . ..
Albany, N. Y ...
Columbus, O ...
Buffalo, N. Y...
Lexington, Ky.. .
Rochester, N. Y.
Maysville, Ky...

Oct. 10
Aug. 9
Sept. 2
Sept .17
June 10
Aug. 12
Aug. 25
Sept. 14
June 17
Aug. 14
Aug. 4
June 29
Sept SO
Oct. 11
Oct. 12
Oct. 25
Sept. 24
Aug. 12
Sept. 23
Sept. 29

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Oct. 19
Sept. 1
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Oct. 11
Aug. 31
Aug. 20

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Oct. 14
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Oct. IS
Oct. 14
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Willows, Cal....
Danbury, Conn,
Freeport, 111...
Stockbridge,Micn.
Saugus, Mass.

Albany, N.Y...

Cleveland, O. .
EastSaginaw,Mich
Lewiston, Me

Lexington, Ky

Maysville, Ky

Philadelphia, Pa.
Kansas City, Mo. .
Boston, Mass.
Norwalk, Conn

Nellie, b m.

Nellie K., b m .
Nellie Sherman.blk

Nest Egg, ch h ....

Neta Pine, b in

Nettle Leaf, b m...

Newton, br c

Newton B., gr g

Norman Medium

grh
Norway Knox, blk h
Old Nick, b g ■
OlUe.b in ....
Oliver, rn g ..
Olivette, br m
Onslaught, b h
Orange Bloom, ch h
Ottumwa Maid.chm

I'iilntiua, spt m.
Patchen, bh ...
Pat Quinn, br g.

Paltt. b m

Pauline, grm

Pawnee, cb k .. . ,

Pennant, b g

1'equot, br h ....
Pefet K., ch g...,
Phllosec. b 111 ...
Pickering, b h ..

Onward

Happy Medium ..

Blue Bull

Hambletonian

Bashaw
Hambletonian

Prince

John Sherman. .

Ainboy

American Ethan

Nugget

Nugget

Rex

Happy Medium .

Phil Sheridan Jr.

Electioneer

Strathmore

Sultan Jr.

Onward

Orange Blossom
William's Mim.

brino Chief
Milton Medium

SpokaneFalls.W.T
Rochester, N. Y. .
Rochester, Minn
Circleville, O ....
Providence, R. 1
Norwich, Conn.
Poughkeepsie,N Y
Philadelphia, Pa.

Baliimore, Md

Philadelphia, Pa.

Freeport, 111

Fairfield, Me....

Covington, Ky

Lexington, Ky

San Francisco, Cal

Racine, Wis

Lexington, Ky..
Hamburg, N. Y,
^n Francisco, Cal
Rochester, N. Y...
Rochester, N. Y...

Cleveland, O

Freeport, IIL

Cortland, N. Y. ..
San Francisco, Cal
EastSagina w.Mich

Lancaster, Pa

San Francisco, Cal
Carlinville, 111...

Comae, N. Y

Frank for I, tnd

Louis, Mo

Philadelphia, Pa.

Lewiston, Me

EastSaginaw,Micb
Hoboken, N. J

•'une 7
Aufi. 20
Aug. 26
Sept. 1
g.12
Sept. "
Sept.
Sept. 23
July 9
Aug. 9
July 29
Sept. 13
Aug 20
June 21
Sept. 9
July 12
Sept.
Nov.
Nov.
Sept. 17
*ug. 25
Oct. 7
May 12
Sept. 8
July 12
July 26
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Oct. 7
Aug. 24
Oct. 4
Sept. 6

June 21

July
July 15
Sept. 8

Sept. 2

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May 25
Oct. 14
July 19
Sept. 21

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uly 12
Sept. 6
Oct. 5
Oct- 12
Sept 1
June 28
May 20
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May 10

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lioyal l-'earuaughl

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tonlan

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Freeport, 111

Council Bluffs, la.
Detroit, Mich ....

Cleveland O

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Emporia, Kan

Boston, Mass...
Stockton. Cal...

Omaha, Neb

New Orleans . . .
Boston, Mass...
Liucolj, Neb. . .
Baltlmore.Md...

OUuinwa.Li
San Francisco, Cal
Uohuerville, Cal..
Hamline, Minn..,
Philadelphia Pa .
Remington, Ind
Circleville, o....
Hamline. Minn..

New York City

Vdrian, Mich

ay York City....

Pougokeepfllc.N.Y

Provideuiu, R, I,
Freeport, 111

Aug. 3
Oct. 14
Oct. 5

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July 4
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Oct. 6
Oct. 22

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Nov. 27
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Nov. 11
Sept. 29
July 5
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Sept. 8
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June 16
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Plumed Knight, blk

g

Problem, b g

Protection, bg ..
Puella, ch m ....

Puritan, br g

Rapid Ann, spt m
Rareripe, b g ....
Reed Wilkes, b h

Retta, bm

Rex. blk g

R. M. Lewis b g..
Roanoke, bg ....

Rocket, blk g

Rolla, bg

Rosaline Wilkes, b

Boscoe Conklin,

blkh

Royal, ch g

R. R. H., rag....
Sable Wilkes, blk

Sadie S-, grm

Sallie Cossack, b f
Sam B., blkg ...
Sarah B., b m.. ,

Saxon, cb g

Bcott Newman ch g

S. D.C., bg

Senator, b g

Seymour Belle, b n,
Sickle's Hamble-
tonian, b h

Sister, b m

Skylight-Pilot, b m
Smuggle, bg •;..
Soudan, blk g. .,
St. Jacob, bg..,
Starletta, blkm.
Strangemore, blk h

Strategist, ch h

Stella, bm

Sterling Wilkes, chg

Sumpter, b g

Susie S., b m

Susie S.,cbxn

Tainter, b g

Ticonic, br h

Tiny, b g

Tom Bayard, b g.

Tommybg

Tommy B.,bg ...
Tramp S., cb h ...

Tribune, b h

Turk, ch h

Valkyr, b m

Vespasian, b h .

Victor, b h

Western Belle, b m
Western Pathfinder,

bh

Whips, b h

Wm J.Woerner.rn g
WilkinB, ch g...
WilUe D.,b g...
Wonder, blk g..
Yorktown Belle, bm
Zulu, b g

Mike Logan

Kentucky Prince

Ernest

Haroll ,

Champion Drew.

Autocrat

Red Wilkes

Whipple

Rex Patchen

Brown Henry ...
Lysander Chief.

Knox Boy

Clark Chief Jr....

Conn's Harry

Wilkes
Gov. Sprague
Son of Volunteer

■Emulus

Guy Wilkes .. ..

Petawket

Don Cossack

Pompey Smash

Almonarch

Abdallah Wilkes
Hy. Bell Colt ..
Almont Eclipse
Robert R. Morris
Commodore

Masterlode ....
Holabird's Ethan

Allen

Strathmore

muggier

Sultan

Hiram Drew

Starlight

Columbia Chief ..
Grand Sehtinel ..

Electioneer

Bourbon Wilkes..
Grand Sentinel ..

Hylas

Hambletonian

Mambrino

Eclaire

Dr. Franklin ....
Solicitor

Aberdeen

Tramp

Knickerbocker
Arthur

Volunteer Star..

Hull

Young Darkey..
Comet

Buell's Pathfinder
Electioneer ...

A Hie West.
Tom Hal .,

Young Volunteer
Capoul

Boston, Mass

Utica, N. Y

Medina, O

Lexington, Ky . ..

Topsbam, Me

Robnerville, Cal

Utica. N. Y

Lexington, Ky..

Lexington, Ey

Providence, R. I
Terre Haute, Ind

Bangor, Me

Bangor, Me

Butte, Mont....

Kansas City, Mo.

Galesbnrg, 111.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Boston, Mass .
San Francisco, Cal

Saogns, Mass

Cleveland, O

Dallas, Tex

Cleveland, O

Hartford, Conn...
Terre Haute, Ind.
Boston, Mass....

Detroit. Mich

Osgood, Ind

Waterloo, Ind

Saugns, Mass

New York City

EastSaginaw Mich

San Jose, Cal

Philadelphia, Pa
Pougbkeepsie, NY

Emporia, Kan

Freeport, 111

Philadelphia, Pa.
Sharps burg, Ky..

Ionia, Mich

St. Louis, Mo

Walla Walla. W.T.

Boston, Mass

Fairfield, Me

New York City. . . .

Baltimore, Md

Topsbam, Me

Burlington, Vt..

Omaha, Neb

Council Bluffs la.
Grand Rapids,

Mich

Springfield, Mass

" ostoria, O

Governeur, N. Y.
New York City..

Cedar Rapids, la.

San Francisco

Saugus, Mass

Medina, O

St Louts, Mo ...
Cobleskill, N. Y.

Baltimore, Md

Morrison, 111

Date.

Rec-

|OBD.

June 8

2:261

Aug. 16

2:24)

Sept. 8

2:27

Sept. 1

2:29

Oct. 14

2:30

Sept 29

2:30

Aug. 19

1:214

Oct. 14

J :261

Sept. 3

2:281

Oct. 7

2:281

Aug. SI

2:29

Ang.31

2:30

Sept. 1

2:29t

Aug. 10

2:24

Oct. 13

2:18}

July 5

2:30

Oct. 18

2:99]

Oct. 28

2:25i

Oct. 29

2:18

Junel?

2:281

Sept. 16

2:201

Nov. 3

2:261

Sept 15

2:2.1

Nov. 1

2.28

June 7

2:274

Junes

T.Xi

Sept 2(1

2:264

Aug. 20

2:26 J

Sept 29

2:291

Oct. 22

2:251

Sept 11

2:19

July 13

2:28

Aug. 16

2:30

May 11

2.L:9(

June bO

2:234

Oct. ]9

2:2»i

Aug. 24

2:28

Hay 17

2:30

Aug. 4

2:10

July 7

2:254

Oct. 8

2:20

Sept 26

2:30

3ct.25

2:26

Aug. 22

2:30

June 13

2:.»i

Sept 16

2:274

3ct. 14

2:30

Sept 14

2:291

Sept. 8

2:281

July 6

2:251

Sept 23

2:30

Sept. 8

2:244

June to

2:291

Sept. 1

2:294

Oct. 6

2:244

June 23

2:28

Nov.

2:271

June 20

2:291

Sept. 8

2:29}

3ct. 7

2:26

Oct. 7

2:294

Sept 1 6

2:291

Sept. 9

2:291

An Offer of Cleveland Bays.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman.— On the 19th of last
December, the Cook Farm received seven imported Cleveland
Bay stallions and one Cleveland Bay mare, direct from
Cleveland, Yorkshire, EDgland, which are now at the
Bay District Kace Track, San Frauoisoo, and for sale.
The Cleveland Bays are the favorite oarriage and all
purpose horses, being more finished, uniform in color,
size and form, than any other breed. These can be raised
by the farmers from ordinary mares. A good pair of well-
mated, rich-colored, large and handsome team horses, finds
a ready sale at remunerative prices. It is a well-known fact
that there is nothing more difficult than to find in this Stale,
a handsome, well-mated carriage team, and they are to-day
in great demand, and the general-purpose horse has conse-
quently been neglected. The Cook Farm can show colts from
Cleveland Bay Stallions, from mares of all colors, that wilt
speak for themselves. This success has induced Mr. Seth
Cook to introduce the Cleveland Bays into this State and
Bection, and he has entered into an arrangement with Messrs.
Stericker Brothers, of Springfield, 111., the importers of
Cleveland Bays, under which Mr. Cook expects to keep a
constant supply of imported stallions and mares of Cleve-
land Bay bleeding for sale.

Catalogues and prices can be had by applying to Mr. Seth
Cook, Nevada Block, San Francisco; Samual Gamble, 1307
Dolores St, San Francisc;o or at the Bay District Race Track,
or to Geo. A. Wiley, Cook Farm, Danville, Contra Costa,
Co. This stock can be seen at the Bay District Itace

Samdel Gamble.

Another Good Sire for Iowa.

Track,

That the breeders of Iowa are Dot going to be found at the
tail of the procesbion is evident from the efforts they are mak-
ing to secure the best stallions obtainable, regardless of cost.
The introduction of the great Nutwood set other breeders to
looking about for something choice, and Kentucky Prince Jr.,
sire of J. Q., 2:17$* is one we are glad to count among our
great sireB. Recently Mr. Charles A. Vogt, of Iowa City, one
of our oldest and largest breeders, who usually carries about
100 head of choice stock, has been successful in filling the
place of Idol 44, who has been transferred to Kentucky,
with Waveland Chief 1617, bred by Mr. John Bryan of Ken-
tucky. Waveland Chief is by Eriosson, dam Pilot Anna, by
Pilot Jr., sire of the dams of Maud S., 2K)SJ, and 1 Jay-Eye-
See, 2:10. IhiB is a horse of magnificent presence, standing
16.1 hands hi£;h, and built in proportion to his height all
over, weighiDgin good condition close up to 1,300 pounds, with
no appearance of coarseness, but a Btyle and finish that would
compel the admiration of a connoisseur, while in his blood
lines he stands well up in the front rank of producers and
performers. His sire, Ericsson, was one of the best 60ns of
Mambrino Chief, and his reoord of 2:31} as a four-year-old
stood for siiteen years at the head of the list of four-year-old
performers; then his own son, Eric, superceded him by reduc-
ing the record to 2:2S}. Ericsson also trotted a trial to wagon
as a four-year-old in 2:26. Pilot Anna, the dam of Waveland
Chief, was one of the most stylish mares of the Pilot family,
and Bhe has left her impress in unmistakable lines upon her
son. Her producing power is demonstrated in her sods
Wnvelond Chief and Banker Rothschilds, sire of Hunter.
2:20}.

Waveland Chief does no discredit to his illustrious ancestors.
He is not only great as a sire, but he was also great as a por-
former, making a record of 2:33 as a three-year-old with compar-
atively little work, uud Bhowing a public trial at Lexington,
Ky., in 2.-23}. In his four-year-old form he was worked a short
time in the spring aud turned out iu May, and allowed to run

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until August, then with barely sis weeks' work he made
Keene Jim take his record of 2:21. I learn from his drivtr
that he has frequently shown him miles close to 2:20, and the
ability to beat it if called on. So highly did he esteem him
as a performer that he allowed him to serve no mares until
the season he was tive years old, when he sired but sis or
seven colts. The nest season he sired a few more, and this,
IJbelieve, ia all the stud duty he did in Kentucky. Of the
few colts he left in Kentucky, five only have been worked.
Among these are Olaf, 2:22, and a public trial at Lesington,
October 14, of 2:17i, find his driver claims he can show 2:16
on a half-mile track. Synite has a record of 2:29^. Joan, in
her four-year-old form, drove Silverone out in 2:264. Cor-
net, in her three-year-old farm, was started in three races
and never lost a heat. She trotted a third heat over a sandy
track in 2:40£ without a skip, and was then relegated to the
stud. If anyone can show four better ones out of five I
would like to see them trotted out. Since coming North he
has produced Waveland, now four years old, who trotted
second in 2:32, at Dowagiac, this season. Wescot Chief, also
four years old, can show better than a thirty gait, and there
are several three-year-olds in this State and Illinois that can
show close to forty. The few mares by Waveland Chief are
beginning to show the staff that is in them, as their colts
promise great things. Que of them, Widow's Mite, is the
dam of the phenomenal yearling, The Parker Gun, that showed
a quarter over the Lesington track in 38} seconds, a 2:34 clip
Here is unquestionably a great horse; great in his inherit-
ance, great in his performance, great in his produce, and it is
a greatness that carries on, and if the breeders of eastern
Iowa do not fill his book before spring opens, I shall be
forced to the conclusion that ''having eyes they see not." —
Hawkey e.

Names Claimed-

By J. Weatherhead, San Jose.

Kockwood, for bay colt foaled June 23d, 1836, by Wood-
nut, dam by Ben Franklin.

Woodmas, for sorrel colt foaled July 11th, 1SS7, dam
Orphan Belle by Berwin's Cadmus.

Grasses in Montana.

tar, for Al. turned to and gave him a thrashing that will be a
lesson to h:m. Mr. Ed. Briggs' dog was also stolen bat for-
tunately recovered. You may rest assured that if I find the
person who stole Buck I will try and make it warm for him.
San Francisco. John Stack.

Pacific Coast Field Trials.

All the wild grasses of the Northwest are found in Montana
in the valleys and on the bench lands. They grow abun-
dantly, and the fact that they grow without irrigation is
sufficient evidence of the fertility of the soil. These grasses
are found all over the territory where valleys or streams are
known. The rye grass, blue joint and red top grow unus-
ually tall and thrifty, and yield all the way from one-half
to three tons per acre; the latter is estra and above the
average, blue joint and red top yielding the best. Where
irrigation is employed the yield is increased, and in cul-
tivated grasses no country can escel this. Timothy does
unusually well, and alfalfa has been grown for some time,
also doing well. The cultivated grasses require irrigation,
unless in valleys at the foot of the mountains, where springs
and little streams abound. A farm of several hundred aereB
within a mile and a half from the heart of Helena grows an
abundance of timothy, and thrifty young groves are thriving
on the land, none of which is reported as ever having been
irrigated. But little report of clover is given, yet there can
be no question of its growth, for the severity of the winter
here either in duration or temperature is not nearly as great
as in any part of Dakota. The timothy hay seen here is
worthy of especial mention. For length of stem or blade it
excels any timothy everseen in the West. Another peculiar-
ity is that all the hay put up in this country, native or culti-
vated, is bright, clean and unusually green. It is very free
from dust. It is presumed that this, with the ratified atmos-
phere and the nutrition of the grasses, accounts for the
absence of heaves in horses. Horses brought here badly
afflicted with this disease will be speedily cured.

Oakland Canoe Club.

It was pretty cold for sailing last Sunday, but there was
quite a fleet out, nevertheless. Moat of the canoes went down
the creek to meet the Sneakbos which was sailed round by
Wright from the Alameda shore; it was a long beat back with
a Btrong ebb tide against themand a very light baffling breeze.
The Pirate did some wonderful windward work; left the
whole fleet behind. After a good lunch and warming up at
tne clubhouse, all were soon afloat again. A scrub race took
place in which the Flirt, having hoisted her racing sail, fairly
distanced the fleet, Mystic second. Nest Sanday is the
quarterly race for the Mayrisch badge, now held by the Flirt;
there will probably be a tight race for it; a keen competition.
There are rumors that the Mystic will have a set of large new
racing sails. The Bonita and Pirate are also preparing to
give the present holder a rustle. The Annual meeting will
be held at the clubhouse on Saturday, January 21st, and a
jollification enjoyed after the business is finished.

The action of the Executive Committee in selecting Bakers-
field and vicinity for trial uses seems to meet general approval
on the part of those most interested, viz., those who have
entered and expect to run dogs. The entry list to the Derby,
which closed on May 1st, cannot but be gratifying to every
sportsman, whether he espects to attend the trials or not.
Thirty-three young dogs of better average breeding have
rarely been gathered, and the fact that so generous an entry
has been made argues general confidence in the club. Up to
Thursday noon ten entries had been made to the All-Aged
Stake, the dogs being among the best dogs of the State.

Several entries are yet to come, and a good stake is
assured. The number of those who have intimated an
intention to be present is large, and among them are some
of the most energetic sportsmen of the State. The distance
will keep some away who would very much like to be
present, but the excellence of the trials is the paramount
consideration, and there ia little doubt that some place in
the lower San Joaquin Valley is better suited for trial
purposes thaD any tract nearer San Francisco. Several of
those who are going down will take their guns and spend
part of the time in shooting, on ground other than that
reserved for the trials, birds being in great plenty.

THE KENNEL.

Dog owners are requested to send for publication tne earnest possi-
ble notices of wbelps, sales, names claimed, presentations and deatbs
In their kennels, in all instances writingplalnly names of sire and dam,
*nd of grandparents, colors, dates and breed.

Whelps.

Mr, A. B. Truman's (Elcho Kennel) Irish red setter Lady
Elcho T., whelped, January 5, 1887, ten— seven dogs— to
owner's Mike T. Three bitches and four dogs since dead.

Mr. Truman, owner of the Elcho Kennels, suffered a severe
loss on January 5th. His very handsome setter Lady Elcho
T., by Elcho— Noreen, whelped, on that morning, a nice litte
of ten puppies, of which seven were frozen to death. The
bitch had plenty of straw, aDd was sheltered, but the unusu-
ally severe cold entered in spite of precaations.

A Dog: Stolen.

Editor Breedee and Sportsman: — I write to inform you
that some scoundrel stole my red and white setter Buck on
the evening of December 16th, and all my efforts toward his
recovery have been unavailing. Is it not time that vigorous
efforts should be made to ferret out these dog-stealers and
make such an esample of them as will deter others from fol-
lowing in their footsteps? Why, things have come to such a
pass that one dares not allow his dog out of his sight for
even a single moment for fear that he will be stolen.

Mr. Al. Hall's dog was stolen a short time ago, and when
Mr. Hall traced him to a place only a couple of blocks from
his residence and tried to take his dog, he was attacked by a
burly ruffian. In this case, however, the fellow caught a tar-

American Field Trials Club, All-Age Stake.

The rnnning be gan on Thursday immediately after the con-
clusion of the Derbv. The judges m this stake were Messrs.
T. M. Brumby, H. M. Markleyand John H. Gilbert. Mr.
H. W. Fuller, one of the gentlemen invited to judge in
this stake, was present, but owiag to the fact that he was
unwell did not judge.

Birds were very scarce, so scarce that it often caused a
great deal of estra work that would be unnecessary in a sec-
tion where birds were more plentiful. This scarcity often
cut off heats with a small amount of work, but taken all in
all the judges managed and judged the rtiuning with excep-
tional skill and correctness. There was a wide departure
from the common loose usage; there was no scrambling for
points; the ancient idea that the dog that got a point first
regardless of the manner or method in which it was secured,
whether by the aid of his handler or by stealth, was justly
relegated to the obsolete. There wa3 hardly any opportunity
for the old-time jockeying, as the handlers were required to
go in an ordinary walk as in an ordinary day's shooting, to
let their doss work ahead of them on scattered birds, and to
attend strictly to their duties. The time-honored custom of
spectators and handlers making such comments as pleased
them and such suggestions as they considered specially wise
were all swept away at one swoop, for none of it was allowed,
all of which was a great improvement on all trials which have
been held heretofore. The judges presided with the same
dignity and force from the Erst day to the last.

A wordof commendation isdue the marshals, Messrs. John
Davidson and John Bolus for the admirable manner in
which they kept the spectators within bounds during the
running, and great credit is due them for their untiring
energy and persistent efforts.

The reporters were also required to keep within certain
prescribed limits, and this of itself shows that there was
unusual esecutive ability present.

The grounds were very open and escellent for the purpose
of holding a field trial, but they are deficient in cover and
haunts for birds. The land is very poor and worn out, and
the food supply very short for the birds. The close pros-
imity of several large towns, the residence of several
sportsmen, also tends to keep the birds reduced in numbers.
The bevies which had been bought and distributed about
the grounds, were found in a weak and emaciated condition.
The hotels of the place are wretchedly poor, but all the
sportsmen were comfortably provided for in private houses.
The winner of first, Jean Valjean, is a symmetrical black,
white and tan dog, by Mingo — Twin Maud, owned by the
Memphis and Avent Kennels. He his very quick and
dashing in his work on birds, carrying a high nose and
hunting for the body scent. He is very stylish on his points
and backs, shows good judgment in working his birds, and
makes very few errors. Chance, winner of second, is black,
white and tan, by Roderigo — Bo Peep, and also is owned
by the Memphis ard Avent Kennels. He ranges wide and
fast, is remarkably quick and accurate in his work on birds,
although he is not equal in style to Jean, yet he was a very
close second. Daisy F., Keystone and Lad of Bow were
placed equal third. The two first menti«*edare well known.
Lad of Bow is liver and white in color, is by Graphic —
Climas, and is owned by the Graphic Kennels. He showed
himself a dog of escellent merit, ranging well; running with
energy and endurance, exhibiting an esquisite nose, judg-
ment and accuracy, but he was unsteady, which undoubtedly
marred hi3 chances.

The weather was favorable, taken as a whole. The quality
of the work done was fully equal to the best of the year, and
the trials were a pronounced success.

Gen. W. B. Shattuc, the president of the club, remained
during th9 running and the success of the trials was due,
in a great measure, to his executive ability and force of
character.

Of the fifty-eight nominations in the All-Age Stake
there were thirty-one starters, the largest all-age stake ever

ran.

Thutsday— Tlie All-Aae Stake.

Daisy F.—Cassio.— At 12:30 Dudley and Fisher's lemon
and white bitch Daisy F., by Gleam— Dean, handled by D.
E. Rose, and the Memphis and Avent Kennel's black,
white and tan dog Cassio, by Count Noble— Lizzie Hopkins,
handled by J. M .Avent, were cast off. Both ranged very
wide and fast, Daisy the wider ranger, and ahe worked her
ground with escellent judgment. Both retrieved well and
were steady to Bbot and wing. Daisy proved the better
finder of bevies and accurate in her work on birds; but
Cassio was quicker in his work on them. Both had good
style, although differing greatly in this respect. At 12:56
they were ordered up; at 1:32. a'ter lunch, they were again
cast off and ran 33 minutes. Daisy won.

Dad Wilsox— Effie Hill.— At 2:10 J. Shelly Hudson s
black white and tan dog Dad Wilson, by Cambridge— Dido
II handled by W. C. Nelson, and K. L. Malone's black,
white and tan bitch Effie Hill, handled by W. W. Titus,
were cast off. Both were fast and had a fairly good range.
Dad's work on birds was of a higher quality, although lie
made one bad error in flushing a bevy. Both were very
Btylisb, Dad having the better. They were ordered up at
2:50 and the heat was undeoided.

Lad of Bow— Tasso. — At 2:53, the Graphic Kennel's liver
and white dog Lad of Bow, by Graphic — Climas, handled by
H. S. Bevan, and Jeiry Cockrell's black, white and tan dog
Tasso, by Startle — Nellie C, handled by B. Stephenson, were
cast off. Tasso roaded and was about to point a bevy when
it flushed wild. He made a great many inescusably false
points. In range and maintaining the same to the end of
the heat Lad had the advantage, besides showing superi-
ority on birds. At 4:52 they were ordered up and the Tan-
ning for the day ended. The heat was undecided at this
time.

Friday.
The morning was clear and bright; in the afternoon the
sky was overcist with clouds, and rain began to fall as the
work for the day ended.

Lad of Bow — Tasso. — The heat was began at 9:11. There
was very little work done, but Tasso's persistent false-point-
ing made his chances hopeless. Up at 9:52. The heat was
undecided.

Nellie Cambridge— Bessie B. — At 10:14 Richard Dor-
man's black, white and tan bitch Nellie Cambridge, by Packet
— Daisy Cambridge, handled by W. C. Nelson, and the Laredo
Kennel's blue belton bitch Bessie B., by King Noble — Elsie
Belton, handled by J. Barker, were cast off. Bessie had the
wider range and a slight advantage in speed. Nellie was
vastly superior in accuracy, quickness and judgment on
birds. Nellie had better style, retrieved very prettily and
won easily. Up at 11:30.

Noble C— Joy of Prince William.— At 11:33 Walter H.
Drane's black, white and tan dog Noble C, by Count Rapier
—Belle of Hatchia. handled by H, S- Bevan, and J. R. Pur-
cell's lemon and white bitch Joy of Prince William, by Flock-
tinder — Ion, handled by owner, were cast off. Noble C.
ranged very wide and with judgment. Joy's range was very
contracted, although she pointed well. The running was
discontinued for lunch and the heat was undecided.

Spot— King's Mark. — At 1:49, after lunch, J. B. C. Lucas'
liver and white do£ Spot, by Drake — Fan, handled by N. B.
Nesbitt, and J. I. Case Jr.'s blue belton aDd white dog King's
Mark, handled by Charles Barker, were cast off. Neither one
ranged wide in this heat. King's Mark showed great inae*
cnracy in his work on birds, false-pointing frequently and
blundered in judgment. Spot showed gond judgment and
his work was of a higher order; he won. Up at 3:12.

Lass of Bow — Rena. — The Graphic Kennel's liver and
white bitch Lass of Bow, by Graphic — Climas, handled by H,
S. Bevan, and C. F. Loudon's black and white bitch Rena, by
Ben Hill — Joe W., handled by B. M. Stephenson, were cast
off at 3:17. Laes ranged the wider, showed the better style.
Rena ranged poorly. There was no work of consequence on
birds. At 3:47 the dogs were ordered up and the heat was
undecMed.

Rod's Gem — Eun Rot. — L. A. Boll's bluck, white and tan
dog Rod's Gem, by Roderigo — Gem, handled by W.W.Titus,
and L. B. Sagg's lemon and white dog Bun Roy, by San Roy
— Queen Bess, handled by N. B. Nesbitt, were cast off at 3:52.
Bun Roy took a long cast out of sight and was lost some time,
Mr. Nesbitt had lost the whistle xo which Bun Roy worked,
hence the disregard to whistle. Another brace was called.
Dad Wilson' — Effie Hill. — While Ban Roy was absent
Dad Wilson's retrieving qualities were tested on a dead bird,
and he retrieved nicely and won the heat.

Noble C. — Joy of Prince William. — This heat was con-
tinued at 4:10. Noble C. ranged very wide; Joy did not
range any. Birds were scarce and none were found. At 4:18
Noble C. won.

Keystone — Cyclone. — S. L. Bogg's black, white and tan
dog Keystone, by Gladstone — Sue, handled by C. Tucker,
and H. A. Renfroe's black, white and tan dog Cyclone, by
Lightning — Dora Rogel, handled by owner, were cast off at
4:25. Cyclone had better raDge and had slightly better
speed, but was unsteady and uncertain in his work on birds.
Keystone had better style, and was more accurate and
obedient. He won at 4:36.

Jean Vauean— Dan. — The Memphis aDd Avent Kennel's
black, white and tan dog Jean Valjean, by Mingo — Twin
Maud, handled by J. M. Avent, and Gen. W. B. Sbattuc's
lemon and white dog Dan, by Cambridge — Dido II, handled
by W. C. Nelson, were cast off at 4:40, and run about 15
minutes, when the running for the day ended. Jean
showed judgment on birds and stanchness, and Dan showed
unsteadiness.

Saturday.
A raw wind blow from the northwest. The ground was
wet and heavy.

Jean Valjean — Dan. — At 9:12 they were cast off. Jean
had an advantage in pace, range and style, and was quicker
and more accurate in his work on birds. At 9:36 the heat
ended and Jean Valjean won.

Rod's Gem — Bun Roy. — At 9:42 this heat was continued;
Bun Roy bolted and was disobedient. Rod's Gem showed
the better work on birds and won at 10:44.

The judges then announced that Lad of Bow beat Tasso in
the undecided heat.

Chance— Beau of Portland. — The Memphis and Avent
Kennel's black, white and tan dog Chance, by Roderigo — Bo-
Peep, handled by J. M. Avent, and H. F. Farnham's black,
white and tan dog Beau of Portland, by Graphic— Zitta,
handled by H. S. BevaD, were cast off at 10:52. Chance had
much greater speed, range and style, and was much better in
his execution on birds. Chance retrieved nicely and Beau
refused to retrieve. Mr. Bevan had the dog in charge but a
short time. Chance won.

The judges then announced that Rena was withdrawn and
the heat awarded to Lass of Bow.

Nat Goodwin— King Noble. — The Memphis and Avent
Kennel's black, white and tan dog Nat Goodwin by Roderigo
— Bo-Peep, handled by A. Merriman, and J. I. Case Jr.'s blue
belton and white dog King Noble, by Count Noble— Rosalind,
handled by Charles Barker, were cast off at 11:43. King had
the wider range and a slight advantage in speed, while Nat
had the better style. King backed very poorly and was not
accurate in his points. Nat retrieved well and was superior
in his work on birds and easily won at 12:54.

Pap Smizer— King's Dan.— Cbas. Wheaton'g a_J Gustav
Sanders' liver and white pointer dog Pap Smizer, by Meteor
—Diana, handled by W. C. NelsoD, and J. I. Case Jr.'s
blue belton dog King's Dan, by Kirig Noble— Elsie Belton,
handled by Charles Barker, were cast off at 1:02. Both dogs
showed very indifferent quality. Pap had a narrow raDge;
he knew how to work on birds but was deficient in slanch-
ness. Dan ranged well, had the better style, but was very
inefficient on pame. At 1:50 the heat ended for lunch, and
Pap Smizer won.

Bohemian" Girl— Gay Gladstone.— The I
black, white and tan bitch Bohemian Girl, by
Mollie Belton, handled by J. Barker, and '
orange and white bitch Gay Gladstone, by G
euce, handled by W. W. Titus, were cast "off
heat was well contested, both dogs showing ex a

birds, Bohemian Girl slightly superior. Gay |

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wLile retrieving it and was sent back for it, then bronght it
in nicely. Bohemian Girl retrieved well, had an advantage
in range, a slight advantaga in speed and style in motion.
She showed a superiority in bevy work, while Gay was her
superior on single birds. At 4:20 the heat ended. Bohemian

JoeP°pe- Graphic III.-The Graphic Kennel's liver and

white dog Graphic III, by Graphic— Bloomo, bandied by H.

S Bevan and John Dree's black dog Joe Pape, by Sambo the

Devil_Spot, handled by W. W. Titns, were cast off at 4:25.

Graphic III had the better range and speed bat was deficient

in judgment and was apparently frolicking about. Joe Pane

had the better stvle, and was decidedly superior in his work

on birds. At 5:U the work for the day ended and Joe Pape

won. __

nondar.

The morning was clondy and threatening. A southeast

wind was blowing. Toward the middle of the day the weather

cleared up, but toward nigh; the weather again was heavy,

and rain began to fall as the running for the day ended.

SECOND SERIES.

DiD Wilson-— Pbixce.— At 7:53 Dad Wilson and D. E.
Hose's bbick and white dog Priuce, by Jeff— May, bandied by
owner were cast off. Dad Wilson was quicker and more
accurate in his work, and was much superior in style; he did
not range wide in the start but improved as the heat pro-
gressed although Prince was the better in this respect. Both
backed well. Dad Wilson retrieved nicely. Both were
steady to shot and wing. The heat ended at 8:48 and Dad
Wilson won. ' .

Lad of Bow— Daisy F.— At 8:53 Lad of Bow and Daisy F.
were cast off. Daisv did not show the interest in her work
that she exhibited in her previous heat, trhe raDged well at
the start but contracted her range a great deal aB the i eat
progressed and was ranging very close at the finish. The
pointer displayed an excellent nose, greater accuracy in point-
ing aud maintained the more uniform rangein this heat. He
was not reliable on back, drawing up and stealing the point
in nearly everv instance escept when held in check by his
handler. He showed a great deal of natural quality and
enthusiasm in his work, and, on the work done, won he heat,
yet if he had not caught Daisy off in her work he could not
possibly beat her. Daisy worked and ranged with more judg-
ment, out Lad was quicker and more accurate in his roading
and pointing, although he was nns eady on back and point,
requirino repeated cautio:s. Lad of Bow won. Time 10:29.
Nellie Cambridge— Noble C.— The heat began at 10:38.
Noble C. had much the wider range, was very disobedient
and at times did not work to the gnu. He retrieved indiffer-
ently, while Nellie retrieved to a nicety. Iu style on point he
had an advantage; in motion Nellie was the superior; she
showed excellent pointing qualities on single birds; Noble
was the better on bevies. The heat ended at 10:58 and Nel-
lie C. won.

Spot— Lass of Bow.— The heat began at 11:16. Lass was
the wider ranger, and showed good style, banting prettily and
showin» heTself a bitch of fine quality. Spot showed the
greater experience in his work on birds hannling them with
greater judgment. Spot retrieved nicely. The beat ended at
12:20 and Spot won.

Keystone— Kod's Gem.— After lunch, at 12 ->0, they we e
cast off. There was some rapid work done o ■ a I evy and the
scattered birds of it, Rod's Gem having the greater number of
points; the quality of the -work done in this heat was excel-
lent both showing quickness, staunchness and accuracy.
Keystone had some advantage in range and style. They were
ordered up at 1:0S and Keystone won.

Jean Valieas— Pap Smizee.— At 1:12 they were cast off.
Jean was superior in range, speed and style. Jean did not
point wiLh his customary precision in this heat, although his
work was of a higher quality than that of Pap. The heat
ended at 2:25 and Jean Yaljeen won.

Nat Goodwin— Bohemian Girl —The heat began at 2:31.
Nat had the wider range and greater speed. Both were
merry workers and showed good style, Bohemiau Girl having
the better style in motion while Nat had the better on point.
Nat completely outworked Bohemian Girl on Dirts, although
he broke shot once and retrieved. Bohemian Girl showed
excellent quality, notwithstanding her defeat. The heat
ended at 3:06 and Nat Goodwin won.

Chance— Joe Pape.— The heat began at 3:08. Chance
ranged much wider and was much quicker in his work; he
was also faster, and the quality of his work was decidedly
superior. Chance had an advantage iu style. Both were
steady on point and back. The pointer showed good style.
Theheat ended at 3:2S and Chance won.

THIRD SERIES,

Lad of Bow— Dad Wilson.— At 4:00 they were cast off.
There was little difference in range or speed. Dad had the
better style both in motion and on point. Lad showed very
superior merit on birds, notwithstanding that he flushed a
bevy, in the early part of the heat, that he had been roading
but was called away from; returning he flushed it. His work
was marred in this* heat by his evident disposition to be
unsteady. He retrieved well and showed very superior qual-
ities. The heat ended in his favor at 4:29.

Jean Valjean— Spot.— They were cast off at 4:31 and
nrder9d np at 5:02, no birds being found during that time.
Tuesday.

A heavy rain had fallen during the night and the ground
was wet aDd heavy. In the morning the sky was overcast,
and a raw wind blew from the southwest. About 10 o'clock
the weather cleared up; in the afternoon a BtroDg, cold wind
blew from the northwest.

Jean Valjean— Spot. — They were cast off at 8:07. Jean
had the advantage in pace, range and style. He retrieved
nicely. He was quicker in his work and showed superior
quality. The heat ended at 8:26.

Chance— Nellie C— They were cast off at 8:32. Chance
showed the wider range and was first to find a bevy. On the
scattered birds Chance outworked Nellie, the latter showing
unsteadiness to wing. Nellie showed herself a hunter of
excellent quality. Chance won at 8:46.

Keystone— Nat Goodwin. — The heat began at 8:52. Key-
stone showed the wider range and a trifle the better style.
He ran a remarkably good he.xt, pointing his birds with
uickness and precision, rettieved veil, but showed some
unsteadiness. At 9:05 the heat ended in his favor.

FOURTH SERIES.

Jean Valjean— Lad of Bow,— They were cast off at 9:12.
ean Bhowed the greater speed; in range they were about
equal, although Jean took wider casts occasionally. Lad
showed some excellent qualities, an exquisite nose, good
judgment when working on his birds and accnracy in locating
them, but he was unsteady on back, and stole a great deal of
work that he was not entitled to aud which undoubtedly was
not allowed. He showed good style and endurance. Jean
ha an advantage in style, quickness and judgmeut in
renting birds and steadiness on point and back. The heat
ertied at 11:07, and Jean won.

Mr. James L. Anthony entered a protest against this
decision as soon as it was announced.

Chance— Keystone —They were cast off at 11:31 and
ordered up at 12:28, and the heat waB discontinued until
after lunch. No birds were found. At 1:07 they were again
cast off. Keystone showed fatigue and had fallen off in his
range and speed, Chance having a very decided advantage in
this respect. On birds he completely outworked Keystone
and won easily. The heat ended at 1:30.

FIFTH SERIES.

Jean Valjean— Chance.— At 1:40 they were cast off to.run
the final heat for first place. Chance had the advantage in
range. Jean started slow, but increased his speed as the
heat progrsssed, anil was running in his best form at the
finish. This was an excellent working heat, plenty of birds
being found in a piece' of woods. Jean completely out-
worked Chance on them, doing some brilliant work both on
single and bevies and won easily. Time 2:10.

SIXTH SERIES.

Gen. W. B. Sbattuc's dog Dan was selected as one of the
best dogs previously beaten by the winner of first to run a
side heat wiih Lad of Bow, but from some mistake on the
part of the judges or misunderstanding of their directions, he
was not present when called. Spot was then selected.

Lad of Bow— Spot.— Lad of Bow showed a decided
superiority in quality, although he still displayed his strong
self-will.

seventh series.

Chance— Lad of Bow. — They were cast off at 2:53. Chance
showed the greater speed, ranged with better judgment, and
was superior in his work on birds, working on bevies or
single birds equally well. He was steady on point
and back and deservedly won the heat. Birds were found
in sufficient numbers during this heat, and there was
sufficient work done to test the dogs' respective qualities.

The judges placed Daisy F. Keystone and Lad of Bow
equal third. This was correct, for, although Lad of Bow had
beaten Daisy F. in the competition, the latter had shown very
much superiority in her previous heat, and was entitled to
the place on her merits. Mr. Anthony declined to accept
the award.

Flohen-ce, Ala., December 15tb,*1887.— All-Age Stake.— Parse S76-
divided as follows: S:ii 0 to first, S25CI to second, S200 to ttoird. Open
to all setters and pointers except first prize winners of any All Age
Stake. Forfeit 810; S30 additional to start. Closed November 1st, with
58 nominations, id setters and 18 pointers.
Dudley aud Fisher's lemon j (""

and wbite bitcb Daisy E, by 1 ^ t J

Gleam— Dean (setter). ( 1

ing for twenty miles without a fence (this beats our grand
Amesbnry and Ashdown grounds), and the coursing was
somewhat of the character of our own over the famed arenas
I have mentioned. The California hareB are hardly as heavy
as our own, being light-bodied; but they are bigger, being
high on the leg. During the last half-dozen years the
Pioneer Club dwindled down, but with some reorganization
it merged into the Pacific Coast Club, which holds two meet-
ings in the season. Another Club, under the title of the
Occidental Coursing Club, is in the way of being established,
the intention being to have meetings under the English
inclosed system. Mr. Maugels, who returns to California in
a few months after his trip round the world is completed,
would see for himself that the Bport furnished at Haydock is
of the most legitimate character, but he would likewise glean
what comparatively poor support was given by the general
public Perhaps they will be more enthusiastic on t in Cal-
ifornia, especially wiih popular prices of admission to a place
easily reached, and with arrangements for the crowd getting
a closer view of tha sport.

ROD.

How Three Members of the Fair Sex Went
Fishing.

J. Shelley Hudson's black,")

white and tan dog Dad Wil- ' ,

sod, by Cambridge -Dido II j

(Better),
Graphic Kennel's 1 and w dog 1

lad of Bow, by Oraphic-S. ,

Price's Climax (pointer), )
R. Dorman's black, white and }

tan bitcb Nellie Cambridge, [ .

by Rick-^t -Daisy Cambridge t

(uetter).
W. H. Drain's black, white and \

tan dog Noble C, by Count f

Rapier — Belle of flatchie ^

(setter*.
J. B. C Luca<a' lemon and j

wbite do* Spot, by Drake— (.

Fan (pointer), |

Graphic Kennel's lemon and j

white bitcb Lass of Bow, by \

Graphic-S. Price's Climax 1

(pointer),
L. A. Boli's black, white and)

tan dog Rod's Gem, by Rod- J

erigo — Gem (setter),
S L. Bogg's black, -while ind 1

tan dog Keystone, by Glad- j

stone— Sue (setter), )

Memphis and Avent Kennel's 1

black, white and tan dog '

Jean Valjean, by Mingo — (

Twin Maud (setter), )

Memphis and Avent Kennel's )

black, white and tan dog '.

Chance, by Roderjgo — Bo I

Peep (setter),
Memphis and Avent Kennel's |

black, white and tan dog Nat (

Goodwin, by Roderigo— Bo (

Peep (setter),
O. Wheaton and G. Sander's 1

1 and w dog Pap Smizer, by?

Meteor— Diana (pointer), )
Laredo Kennel's black and \

wbite bitch Bohemian Girl- '

byCountNoble-Mollie Bel

ton (setter),
Jno. Dress' black do? Joe Pape, 1

by Sambo the Devil— Spot I.

(pointer), (

) °e" (

D. E.

Rose's black and white)
iet-i

/Memphis and Avent Kennel's
black, white and tan dog
Cassio, by Count Noble -

{ Lizzie Hopkins (setter).

/ R. L Malone's black, white and

J tan bitch Effie Hill.byPrince

"J B. — Donna (setter).

i J. Cockrell's black, white and
\ tan dog Tasso by Startle—
( Nellie C. (setter).
( Laredo Kennel's blue belton
1 bitch Bessie E.. by King
'l Noble - Elsie Belton.

13. R. Purcell's lemon and

) white bitch Joy of Prince

j William, by Purcell's Flock-

! finder— Ion (pointer).

i J. I. Case Jr.'s blue belton and

, wbite dog King's Mark by

\ King Noble — Bell* Belton

( (setter),

/ C. F Loudon's black and wbite

J bitcb Rena, by Ben Hill—

"j Joe W (setter).

(L B. Sigg's lemou and wbite
s dog Bun Ttoy, by San Roy—
( Queen Beps isetter).
(H. A Renfroe's black, whi e
j aud tan dog Cyclone, by
( Lightning— Horn Rogel iset-

( ter>-

J W. B. Shattnc's lemon and
i white dog Dan, by Cam-
l bridee-Dido II (setter).
( J. I, Case Jr.'s blue belton and
■ white dog King Noble, by
i Count Noble— Rosalind [set-
I tei).

( H. F. Farnham's black, white
J and ticked dog Beau of Port-
, land, by Graphic — Zitta
' (pointer).

( J. I. Case Jr.'s blue belton dog
\ KiDg's Dan. by King Noble
( —Elsie Belton (setter).
( B. P. Holliday's orange and
' white bitch Gay Gladstone,
by Gladstone— Florence (set-
ter).

Graphic Kennel's lemon and
white dog Graphic III, by
Graphic — Leach's Bloomo
(pointer).

dog Prince, by Jeff — May (si
ter), a bye. )

Dad Wilson beat prince.
Lad of Bow beat Daisy F.
Nellie Cambridge beat Noble C.
Spot beat Lass of Bow.

Lad of Bow beat Dad Wilson.
Jean Valjean beat Spot.

Jean Valjean heat Lad of Bow.

| Keystone beat Rod's Gem.

Jean Valjean beat Pap Smizer.

Nat Goodwin beat Bohemian Girl.
I Chance beat Joe Pape.

rn.

I Chance beat Nellie Cambridge.

| Keystone beat Nat Goodwin.

IV.

I Chance beat Keystone.

Jean Valjean beat Chance and won first.

VI.

Lad of Bow bfat Spot.

vn.

Chance beat Lad of Bow and won second.
1st— Jean Valjean.
2d. -Chance.
( Daisy F.
3d j Keystone.
( Lad of Bow.

Two Notable Californians Abroad.

Among the visitors to the Haydock Meeting last month,
says the London, Eng. Sportsman^ were two gentlemen,
Mr. Clement Dixon and Mr. J. LI. Mangels, interested in
California coursing. The first-named (an old Cumberland
courser was indeed almost the introducer of coursing out in
the far west under English National Club Rules. It was
in 1867 that the Pioneer Club was formed, and in the autumn
of that year their first meeting was celebrated. The season,
nnlike the Australian one, is almost identical with our own,
extending from the commencement of October to the end of
March. Head-quartera for the meetings were always at Mer
ce l, a small town about one hundred miles from Sacramento
the capital of California, and thirty miles further from SaD
Francisco. Nevertbeless, the great metropolis of the south-
west Pacific coast always sent the largest contingent to the
meetings. The tunning took place on an open plain, extend-

[By Petronella.]
NO. 2— JOURNEYING TO BOHEMIA.
Here joyous freedom reigns high king.
And unchecked mirth bids laughter ring.
Here social ties bind but bychoioe
And secret thoughts find sudden voice.

In order that even the shortest journey may prove entirely
satisfying, three things are necessary to to the individual
who undertakes it — a clear conscience, a merry heart, and
perfect digestion. Armed with these weapons a man becomes
victor over every disagreeable oircunistance. It can not be
truthfully said that each of our three friends who left Oak-
land on the afternoon of Friday, May 27, were thus equipped.
Anne, perhaps, met the conditions most fully. As nsual she
was at peace with herself and the rest of creation. Even an
extra cup of chocolate taken at lunch, acted the part of a
good friend by rendering her so stupid and sleepy on board
the train which was bearing them toward San Francisco, thld
the whispered opinions of a scientific but wearisome to a
gentleman said to reside in Berkeley did not rouse her tpmper
or beget a desire to jump from the car window. For this
she was particularly grateful when she saw what an utterly
weaned expression had come to the faces of her friends, who
were struggling in the conversational grasp of two Bay City
Wheelmen— tall, well-shaped young fellows, closely bent on
making the ladies understand the full importance of the
bicycle in all modern schemes of general muscular develop-
ment. Not a whit less comfortable waB her maidship in a
sheltered corner on the deck of the Tiburou ferry boat with
rod aud basket near at hand, and an illustrated copy of
"Pickwick" in her lap. Any amusement that her sun-burnt
straw hat and more serviceable than elegant coat, might
create among the knot of stylishly dressed young ladies and
gentlemen bound for San Rafael and tennis, can have no dis-
turbing effect. She feeds on the solids of life and is merry;
they subsist on a diet of Byllabnbs, and evidence a conse-
quent flabbiness that would sorely awake pity bad she
time for anything but fun and "systems."

Upon Gertrude, who constantly suffered from wounds to
that self of old so pampered and guarded, and now so care-
lessly cast afloat to drift with the strongest tide, their pres-
ence had an irritating effect that deepened her pettisbness
and — in spite of an effective traveling costume — robbed her
beauty of half its attractiveness. Many of them, Bhe in-
stantly perceived, were the younger brothers aud sisters of
friends who had once joined her in similar expeditione, all,
with a possible exception or two knew her, and their ques-
tioning looks and polite bows added fresh force to the hate-
ful feeling she was beginning to bear toward her husband.
He had been only too glad to be at her^ side then, while now
— swiftly a new and disagreeable sensation, as of a person
alone in the desert, crept over her, and she knew there were
tears in her eyes. This would never do! some hiding place
must be found! A short word to Anne, and she hurried
away. Bat with the evil fortune of a poor wounded thing
fallen in a cruel thicket that tears its breast afresh at every
move, she only made matters worse by sitting down near a
noted and malicious gossip in the person of Mrs. Tripp who
lived next door to her mother in San Rafael, and whose sole
purpose in life, at this moment, seemed the ascertaining of
just what Gertrude did not know — Ralph's whereabouts.
Oil and egg could not be smoother than her tones, but on
Gertrude the effect of every question was maddening, and
had not Kate, who until now had been busy with packages,
and Kib come in search of her, a fit of weeping would have
given Mrs. Tripp splendid foundation for a most romantio
tale of marital unhappiness. But Kate's large sympathy
which proclaimed itself in look and smile had the sustaining
effect of a tonic and the importance of what her young
friends might think, or of what Mrs. Tripp might say died
away into shadowy nothings when Gertrude found herself
safely off the boat and snugly seated with her two friends
in the train for Cloverdale. Kate, too, felt easier, though
thoughts of poor Kib tucked away in the baggage car
marred her comfort. For her, the trip so far had been full of
a responsibility that left no room for enjoyment. If, like
Anne she could have been indifferent to Gertrude's unhap-
piness, or have felt more confidence in her own power of
turning chaos into order, nothing would have gone Amiss;
but as matters stood she felt like an officer of the law dis-
guised and laden with a secretly captured bomb which at
any moment might explode and' get him into trouble. One
moment she was sure she had undertaken too much, and the
next blamed herself that she hud not tried to do more.
Every grim and familiar old adage relative to interference
between "married people" kept running through her brain
at such a pace Bhe fancied herself the most consummate
"mischief-maker" in existence. She had not so fur recov-
ered but that the marshland which they passed in the first of
their ride made her gloomy, and when the conductor shouted
San Rafael she jumped from her seat so energetically that
Anne confounded her with the woman in yellow corl-papers
and seized her with a Pickwickian grip that made Gertrude
laugh heaitily. After this things looked brighter and Kate
began to experience the oid, delightful thrill at sight of Nat-
ure's grace. Santa Rosa left well in the background, Anne
put her book away and the three entered into the fragmen-
tary but pleasant conversation; one calling attention to the
far mountains, another to the near oaks and grainfields, and
a third (usually Gertrude) to the little towns clinging closely
to the railway like beautiful snow crystals to the edge of an
iron bar.

Lighter and lighter grew the numbing pressure of artificial
civilization as they Bwiftly Beared the hills whose brows are

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always turned toward Heaven. And when tee train gave a
final friendly whistle at Gloverdale no face was more sweetly
attractive than Kate's, no smile more enchanting than Ger-
trude's.

K»b, glad to get otit of durance, astonished the lady pas-
sengers of the hotel omnibus by dashing boldly in and sta-
tioning himself at Kate's feet. A move that brought the
strongest expression of disgust to the couDtenance of a tall,
thin female opposite, whose prunella boots administered two
proper and diguififd kicks, with no further result than the
production of a broad smile on Anne's merry visage. Kib,
too, at the end was one ahead of his enemy, though, like
many wittier mortals, he remained all unconscious of the
victory, which came about through yielding to a desire to
renew acquaintance with a brother caoine, instead of follow-
ing Kate to her room. The call ended, be started in search
of his mistress, and, relying more on memory than instinct,
bounded through the first door he found ajar, but was speed-
ily stopped by a piercing scream which proceeded from the
antique character of the omnibus, now minus a youth-pre-
serving frontpieceand a maidenly set of new false teeth. The
Bcream brought Kate into the hall in time to capture Kib,
who, with tail tucked close between his hind legs, was fast
disappearing in the direction of the front door.

"Who was it, Kate?" asked Anne, suddenly appearing,
"the antique Venus?"

"Hush! and come in. Her room is right nest. How can
you be so careless of anyone's feelings?"

"She hasn't any. They were destroyed by mildew long
ago. Come in, Kib. so I can Bhnt the door, or you and I
will go hungry to bed. Much fire flasheth from your mis-
tress' eye."

Kib looked guilty, but certainly not fearful, as he waited for
Kate to speak.

"Well, sir,'1 she said, taking him by the ears, "what do
you mean by using yonr legs instead of your nose in a strange
place, eh?" For reply he blinked twice and ventured -
slight demonstration in the way of wagging his tail and mov-
ing his nose. This put an end to all further reproof by
making Anne laugh.

"Oh, let him off, Kate," she said, going towards her room.
"He's as clever as a politician."

Gertrude was deeply mystified in regard to why their neigh-
bor's door had been left unfastened.

"Why! I should be frightened to death, shouldn't you,
Kate?" she said, with evident nervousness.

"Oh, no, though I should much prefer it locked. And that
reminds me ours is open at this very moment. Anne is your
door locked ?"

"Safely and securely. I am rather particular about brush-
ing the cinders out of my hair in private. Are you ready for
dinner? My appetite is equal to anything, from bear steak
up. Still at your bair, Gertrude? Why you're worse than a
mermaid. How jolly it is to have rooms adjoining, so we
can talk back and forth."

"Yes, but I intend staying in here with Kate, "'said Ger-
trude, still wielding the brush as though her life depended on
it. " I wouldn't sleep in that room alone for anything."

"Oh certainly, certainly," answered Anne, with a quiet
smile, "Just help yourself to anything you see, even a bed,
it doesn't matter; you are quite welcome."

Anne, gifted so highly with open generosity and unselfish-
ness, could not understand the small, childish spirit of
demand that made Gertrude such an unpleasant care. Kate,
moro accustomed to leaving room for personal peculiarities,
generally gave way to Gertrade because she imagined her hap-
piness to lie in the full exercise of that selfishness at once so
characteristic and unconscious. Anne held that by a certain
course of treatment persona could be cared of faults, while
Kate deprecated all severity, believing adverse action pro-
duced ouly negative results, which occasioned unhappiness on
both sides. The weak point in her theory was that she cred-
ited everyone with her own fineness of feeling, thereby rob-
bing herself of all capacity for prognosticating consequences.
This delicacy made her turn quickly when Anne had finished
speaking and look keenly at Gertrude, who did not seem in
the least hurt, but answered complacently, "I know I am.
That's what I came for, to have a good time and do just as I
please."

"And no thanks to anyone," said Anne under her breath.
"Beady at last? Come, Kib, let's move on. I'll relieve Kate
of finding you a bone."

In the dining room they found the poor heroine of the
omnibus looking humbled and miserable. A live creature
had Been her as she had looked at herself a hundred limes iu
despair. Some relief there was. to be sure, in the knowledge
that the creature was dumb and would make no sport of her.
But even then it was terrible! With a spirit so fearful, she
dared not lock the door of her room in a strange hotel lest
from some unknown recess a man might emerge, and a persou
s:) unattractive all passed it by, life was not a very jubilant
affair. However, she was sure her spirit had benefitted;
she was not vain, did not walk with mincing footsteps, and
had never been led astray by willful impulse. That blonde
woman yonder now, (looking at Gertrude) how conceited she
appeared with her crippled waist and fat arms! And the
slight one with black hair; what a presence was hers! She
was married, surely, for the people in the hotel called her Mrs.
Something. The idea of a married woman appearing out in
cropped curls! Well! Well! And the fat one! How silly she
seemed with her month always agape in a grin! Dear! dear!
The world was going to destruction sure! Such was her
mental comment, (the poor, underfed gocse whom we meet
by the roadside, probably has her opinion of our appearance
and our gait).

Bat unvoiced comment does not much affect the persons
to whom it is relative, and our three friends ate their steak
and fried potatoes with as keen a relish as though approved of
by the world in general, and ancient, \irtuous ladies in par-
ticular. Dinner at an end, they went about hiring a team and
adding such necessities as butter and eggs to their already
full supply of eatables. Then a long walk in the warm, eve-
ning air, preguaDt with delicious odors and bearing health on
its breath, sent them back to their rooms in good condition
for quiet sleep.

"Sly! Will you have that dog in here all night?" asked Ger-
trude plaintively, as she laid aside her hat.

"Ob, we can toss him right out in the back yard any time
you say so," said Anne, at the same time feeling her ringers
ache to give the beauty a shaking. But her tone was so mild
and her face so beaming with fellowship that Kate seemed
the real offender when she said quickly:

"Kib always sleeps in my room at night when we are away
from home. He'll disturb no one. Where are you going
Anne?

"To bed."

"No, not yet. See how pretty the new moon is."
"Looking at the moon giveB one poor eyes for fishing.
Besides its dangerous. After much thinking on the subject,
I am at length fully persuaded the Gothic and Sanskrit
nations were right, and that the gender of the moon is mascu-
line not feminine. Therefore beware. Good-night!"

"Good-night, Falslaff," saidKake laughing and kissing her,
while Gertrude turned her pretty oval cheek to the merry
companion who blew on it and disappeared.

"And now, Kib, sweatheart," said Kate a little later, "lie
right down here and don't stir until I give you permission."
The dog stretched himself out near the window, on the
spot indicated, and followed his mislress with loving eyes till
the candle was put out and darkness veiled her, then he,
too, went into dreamland.

All night the silence was unbroken except by Anne's heavy
breathing and the dog's restless movements; but about four
o'clock in the momicg, Kate's round, black head turned once
or twice, then came up slowly, and her little tare feet touched
the floor noiselessly lest her friends should be disturbed.
Kib's good morning was cut quite short and the candle made
to do duty on the floor for a like reason. Deftly she dressed,
stopping every moment or two to look at Gertrude's face,
made doubly beautiful by the dewy rosiness of sleep. Beauty
of all kinds had an intoxicating effect upon Kate, and as she
sat down by the window in the dim light, her friend's loveli-
ness, the silver stars of dawn, and the expectant glory of the
eastern heavens mingled in one grand, poetical conception
that carried her soul to the borders of the Infinite. Moveless
she sat there, spell-bound by that wonderous birth so much
greater than any miracle, so much more subtle than any prop-
osition of reason. Slowly and steadily it came, announced
by herald bands of pink clouds, and welcomed by Bong of
birds. Again us &n myriads of yesterdays the 6un kissed the
waking earth, the bustle and wear of life began, and man
and nature once more joined effort.

Kate came to herself with a shiver as Kio gave a sharp
bark at the roll of some passing waggon. Poor Kib, he knew
no better. Perhaps the early morning had some lesson for
him, too. No one held right to say it had not; but his
actiouB evinced only restlessness. He longed to be scamper-
ing about and running his nose into obscure corners.

The bark aroused Anne, who inquired if it was time to get
up. Kate told her, "yes and long past."

"Is Gertrude up?" she asked, showing her bulky person Rt
the door. "Well that's pretty good! Yon all dressed and her
beautiful highness fast asleep! Gertrude! Geitrude! Jump
up quick the house is on fire!"

Gertrude threw out her arms, rubbed her eyes, and, yawn-
ing lazily asked, "What?"

"Nothing, only it's time to get up," said Kate, "Im sure
the team will get here before we are ready. It was stupid
of me to be so thoughtless. Tou'il have to hurry a little.
Ye-, yes, Kib, I'll open the door. There run along, you
loving pest."

"Oh, I do so hate to hurry in the morning! Won't yod
please bring my shoes and stockings?'"

Kate heard Anne, who, by this time was well on with her
dressing, chuckle two or three times; but that did not
hinder her from assisting Gertrude as much as possible,
all the while wondering to herself what Milo would say
could he see her trotting back and forth like a trained pug.

"Well, did you dream of your husband?" asked Anne,
when they were seated at breakfast.

"I surely did not," answered Kate. "Of course I never
feel perfectly free; something seems to be constantly pulling
me."

"I had horrid dreams about Ralph, just horrid! And there

was a black-eyed woman " So far Gertrude got when

Anne interrupted with:

"Black-eyed women seen in sleep are the direct result of
indiscriminate indulgence in hot biscuit at a late hour.
Come, come! our chariot waits!"

Gerlrode was disposed to pout, but Kate was so busy
attending to Kib and the "traps" that she could not notice
her, and Anne would not. so there was really no use of it.
She was always abused, lately, anyway, and one stroke more
or less did not matter much. The world was horrid, and

everybody in it

"Where would you like to sit, Gertrude?" asked Kate, at
this juncture. "No, the covered wagon with two seats is
ours. Splendid that we could get such a one, isn't it?"

Gertrude wculd have been of a far more disagreeable turn
than she waB to have resisted Kate's sweetness and evident
desire for her comfort, so she quietly expressed a wish to sit
on the back seat by Anne, and Kate and the dog climbed up
in front by the driver.

"And now for free Bohemia!" exclaimed Anne, gayly, as
the spunky little horses, made more mettlesome by a good
breakfast, started off at full speed. On they went, faster and
faster, until the Russian River offered its bed to their feet,
when their pace grew slower, and they got in order for the
hilly and narrow way that lay ahead.

After a remark or two on the unusual warmth of the morn-
ing, and a prophesy that the day would be the hottest yet,
the driver addresse'd conversation chiefly to his horse3, thus
leaving the travelers in full enjoyment of nature and tneir
thougnis. To Kate and Anne the scenes about were so well
known they seemed like old friends; but to Gertrude every-
thing was new and not always agreeable. Crossing the
streams was particularly distasteful to her, and she was
much relieved when, as the horses were stepping gingerly
through Big Solphnr Creek, the driver told her, id a moment
of confidence, that was the last. The distance, too.-seemed
interminable. With great regret she heard the toll house
spoken of as "only part way," and quite lost heart when a
little building in a sheltered spot not very far from the
roadside was pat aside with a contemptuous "Nothing but a
dairy." Shortly after passing it, though, Anne caught her
arm and pointed to a low cabin, well down on the bank of
Salphur Creek and not very far ahead.

"There," she said, "lies our wildwood camp, that shelters
everything but tears and sadness."

The glimpse was but momentary, and before Gertrude
could decide whether she was pleased or dismayed the driver
drew up his horses and prepared to unload both baggage
and passengers by the roadside.

"Mercy! can't we even drive up to it?" she asked, beginning
to feel abused aeain.

"No, my dear, but we can roll down with the greatest of
ease," said Anne. "Kate, you make arrangements for the
return trip, and Kib and I will Btart down s me boxes, take
the keys and investigate."

Perfect physical condition gave this enjoyable woman her
good temper, and the ability to do things soccessfnlly that
not many of her sex would dare attempt— a combination of
gifts that made her always desirable as a camping comrade.
And now, with no further words, she gave a coaxing push
to the boxes, caught up two baskets and went down the hill
at a rate of speed most exhaustive to breath. Kib thought
the squirrels needed some looking after, but he was ready
to jump in the moment Anne removed the padlock and
opened the door. Qaickly he bounded from room to room,
but discovered nothing except some solitary spiders and
social moths, who would, doubtless, have resented his
intrusion had power been given them.
While Kate and Anne went on drawing bolts and opening

doors and windows Gertrude stood ouUide and looked closely
at the quaint cabin under its canopy of oaks. The overhang-
ing roof, and strong, even sides, made it seem to ber like a
pictured Swiss dwelling, and through the open door she
could see how well up from the ground the floor bad been
laid. On the whole she was better pleased than aha had
expected, and her temper grew amialle accordingly.

"Come in, Gertrade," said Anne, "Come in. Don't stand
there hugging your mandolin and wishing yourself back in
the lap of luxury. Make a good long Btep, now. That's it.
Oh, never mind the benches and things. Follow me toward
the rising sun! What do you say, isn't that a comfortable
bedroom for a cabin?"

"This is nice," said Gertrude slowly, looking from the red
and white curtains to the open fireplace, and then lo the broad,
clean bed, "Very nice. And how charming the hall would be
if it were not so full of odds and ends."

"Yes," answered Kate, pushing a chair forward and taking
the mandolin, "I like a passage-way from door to door, it
gives such good opportunity for ventilation. See, there is
another bedroom here, and still another across the hall, nex,
to the kitchen. You'll not mind if I change my dress. Per
haps you'd like to do the same?" *

Gertrude said "Yes," and soon two women, so transformed
that none but intimate friends would have known them,
appeared. Gertrude, in her green costume, looked like the
heroine of a stirring Border tale, and Kate, in grey and scar-
let, woald have delighted the heart of a Minnesinger. Mer-
rily they danced into the kitchen, where Anne, with an
immense gingham apron tied over her dress, was heating water
and washing dishes.

"Make way tor the ballet, make way, make way," sang
Kate, whirling around, heedless of pots and kettles, v.ntil
desolation reigned.

"Stop!" shouted Anne, "stop!" and she picked up a frjing
pan and prepared to i-trike. "Stop, or this too solid flesU
Will »

"Be clad in bloomers!" said Kate, laughing, but breathless.
"Go on, Anne, and get arrayed."

"Aha! to avoid unpleasant consequences I fly!"

Anne once oat of the way, Kate douned the gingham
badge of servitude and made an effective clattering among
china and tin, interspersing her labors with such remarks a«:

"Bless me! what an odor of rats! Look at the state that
closet's in! Yeast powder, salt, pepper and everything tlse
tumbled about in confusion! Do you sappose we can ever
get this table clean? I wonder if Mrs. Eaton has been here
lately!" and always flitting rapidly about like a firefly on a
summer night. Gertrude sat still and looked amused for a
while, but Kate's happy activity affected her, and almost
involuntarily she began drying caps and plates.

"Mind you make them shine, now," chirped Kate. "No
matter if they are clumsy. Every clean thing has a certain
daintiness. Hark! here comes Anne! Be ready to laugh,
for in all this world there's nothing so funny as Anne Staples
in bloomers."

Decidedly there was not. Whether she had it in mind to
make herself as ridiculous as possible, or whether her love
for broad plaid had prevailed over good taste, will never be
known, but in plain trnth, her appearance suggested nothing
so much as an exaggerated advertisement for Scotch Bnuff.
And if she knew it, which is more than possible, her spirits
were not affected, for she came in singing:

"There was a queer maiden named Ann*
Who ne'er ha-1 been courted by mm.
She'd a heart very true,
Bnt a mind all askew.
This joity old maiden named Anne."'

and accompanied each line with a flourish of the nether
limbs that made her friends laugh until laughter became
pain. In the height of the merriment they Bat down, unwit-
tingly, on the loo=e cover of a large empty box and were
straightway doubled into Vs. This made them laugh until
they were so limp Anne had to drag them out. Stretched on
the floor, Gertrude at length found breath to gasp:

"Oh, Anne, where did you get it?"

"At O'Connor & Moffatt's. I think it's lovely. Taitms
always remind me of Scott."

"And you remind me of Bishop," said Kate getting up,
"and of all the conceited rhymes — "

"Silence! words are pests. Do you know, Kate Brandt, it's
ten o'clock? — ten a. m , and if you've nothing better to do than
giggle I suggest that you sally forth and beguile some rish
into your basket for our midday indulgence."

"Nothing in the known world would please me better.
Now for my boots! Then, you may laugh at me."

"Which means you will look like a picture," said Anne,
much to the surprise of Gertrude, who was quite sure, iu her
own mind, that Kate would certainly be considered plain.
Your orthodox beauty generally lacks cleverness in detecting
a sister's charms. Is it because her vision is so full of self?

"Come here and be witness to the fact," called Anne, from
the doorway, some minutes later, pointing to Kate who was
standing under a tree at the back of the house adjusting the
strap of her tish-basket.

"You don't mean to tell me she goes out like that! Do yon
think its modest? Supposing -he should meet a man?"

"That woald be a calamity, surely, since 'twould prove
the stream had been fished. As to the modesty, Gertrude, no
one like you who has gone bathing at Santa Cruz with the
crowd and worn an extremely low cut dress at the opera in
plain view of strangers, not only retined strangers, but
people of every social rank and of every temperament from
the most chaste to the most bratish, has the moral rigbt to
criticise a costume like that which, at the extreme, is only pic-
turesque. Kate's colors (Anne here overlooked her own
scarlet and green) are a trifle pronounced, maybe, but to me
they seem a part of her, and I would not like change that
aimed to destroy everything characteristic"

"But the skirt is so short," persisted Gertrude, lowering
her tone as Kate drew near.

"Necessarily so, only what sense would there be in drag-
ging a lot of woolen goods through the water? And I'm sure
the jacket is grace itself. The boots are not exactly pretty,
I'll admit, but they cover a multitude of sins and are verv
useful. Come here, Kate, and let me Bee your rod."

Kate gave her slender, well-balanced Leonard to Anne, and,
noting the disturbed expression on Gertrude's face, bent and
kissed her. A moment after she whistled Kib to her fide,
took her rod, lifted the gray hat, with its scarlet band, from
her black curls in "Good-bye," and bounded down the bank.

Her friends watched her as she went lightly and quickly
across the near end of a wide bed of gravel into the water.
"Ah!" said Anne, "Kib gets his usual scolding for plunging
in. See him sneak back to the bank! I wonder if he has
made up his mind to be obedient. My! isn't it •
go and drag out that reclining chair and swir.
Then we can be comfortable for a while and — >re

when we feel like it."

"I'm sure I shall never feel like it; tht f
said Gertrude, after the hammock was up aj „=u

her place in it.

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The Great Stallion Stake.

The stake for all trotting stallions is now assured.
"We have a direct promise that Palo Alto will make two
nominations, "William Corbitt one, Mr. Salisbury one,
and we will make one. B. C. Holly told us last fall that
he would engage in such a stake, and L. J. Rose is so
nearly certain to join that without hearing from him we
count upon that nomination as fixed. While discussing
the points involved at the Palace Hotel Saturday night,
with Mr. Corbitt and Mr. Lathrop, Messrs. Stout and
Bowerman were present, and it was their decided opinion
that there would be entries from the East. Messrs.
Corbitt and Lathrop were of the opinion that the stake
should be S 1,000 each, and this will be more likely to
secure Eastern support than if it were $500.

At the time of writing we have not heard from the
gentleman who has been solicited to act as Treasurer, but
knowing his readiness to do all in his power to promote
trotting interests, if even it does entail a good deal of
work, there is little fear of his declining to accept the

position.

The matter was pretty thoroughly discussed, and a?
there were few differences, it is likely that the conditions
will meet the approval of those who were not present.
The following is an outline of the proposed stake:

Slakes for Trotting Stallions. — A sweepstakes for all
trotting stallions of one thousand dollars each, with for-
feits as hereinafter described, heats of a mile, best '6
in 5 in harness. Five or more nominations to fill and to
name, and close on Thursday, the first day of March
next with the Treasurer. Two hundred dollars to be
paid at that date which must accompany the nomination;
three hundred dollars on Saturday, the first day of Sep-
tember next, and the final payment of five hundred
dollars on "Wednesday, the 17th of October next. The
race to be trotted on Saturday, the 20th of October next,
provided day and track are good on that day, and in
case the selected day and track are not favorable, the
race to be postponed until the first good day and good
track thereafter, but if said postponement be moro than
ten ^ays, then each subscriber to have the right to with-
dra</ his last payment, proper notice having been given

the Treasurer of his intention to withdraw when the ten
days have expired, and a failure to give said notice will
hold the whole stake until the race is decided. Said race
to be trotted on one of the following named tracks: San
Francisco, San Jose, Oakland, Petaluma, Santa Rosa,
Sacramento or Stockton; it being optional with the
Treasurer which of these is selected, using bis judgment
in regard to selecting the track which will yield the most
money to be added to the stake. This added money
shall consist of all the accruing profits, after the neces-
sary expenses are liquidated. The Treasurer may adver-
tise for proposals from the pioprietors of the tracks
named, soliciting bids for a certain amount of money or
such other offers as he shall designate. The Treasurer
shall have full power to conduct all the business pertain-
ing to (he stake, appoint Secretary, judges of the race,
and fill any other offices or stations necessary to a proper
management.

Should from any cause the Treasurer be incapacitated
from attending to the business, then the subscribers who
at the time are eligible to start in the race shall elect
his successor, who will be invested with the powers first
granted.

The rules to govern said stake shall be those ^ of the
association in which the track selected holds member-
ship, though it is imperative that the track shall be a
member of the American Trotting Association or the
National Trotting Association, and should the Treasurer
deem it expedient he is empowered to apply for member-
ship in either or both of the above-named associations.

The stakes and added money shall be apportioned as
follows: If four cr more horses start, the first or winning
horse shall receive fifty per cent, of the whole amount of
stakes and added money, the second in the race twenty-
five per cent., the third iu the race fifteen per cent., and
the fourth in tb.2 race ten per cent. If three start the
division shall be, the winner sixty per cent., the second
twenty-five per cent., and the third fifteen per cent. If
two start the winner shall receive seventy per cent., the
second thirty per cent. Should there be a " walk-over,"
the horse making it shall receive all the stakes and for-
feits less the necessary axpenses. A failure to pay at the
stipulated time will incur a loss of previous payments.

The above is the substance of the conversations held,
and when sanctioned by the gentleman selected for
Treasurer, it will be advertised. As we have heretofore
stated, the question is settled, and there is not the least
hazard in stating that it will be the great trotting event
of the year.

As it stands now, there is a positive agreement that
five will be named, and that Mr. Holly and Mr. RoBe
will subscribe is so nearly positive that we accept it as
such. Should the owners of Anteeo decide to have him
trained, he will surely go in. Dawn is more than likely
to take a part, Menlo is well worthy of the company he
will meet, Mt. Vernon is surely of the improving kind,
and we shall not bj the least bit surprised to see Sar-
gent's Station thrown in for a chance. There are cer-
tainly strong inducements for the East to participate.
With one or more Eastern stallions to start, and the
home horses going through the ordeal of training with-
out mishap, there will be the biggest gate receipts ever
known on this Coast since the big events. If Patron or
Phallas, or Bonnie McGregor, or Atlantic, or some others
which may distinguish themselves the coming season, or,
better yet, two or more of them, we have full faith that
there will be a cool thirty thousand in double eagles
depending. A big field will not only attract spectators,
but it will equalize the chances. This may appear some-
what paradoxical, but as far as we are concerned we
would rather start in a field of eight than half that
number. The fastest one in it may draw a poor place,
and then there is quite an element of luck attending big
fields. And then there is the chance for broken heats.
It is pleasant, indeed, to win right off the reel, but when
that delight is denied, then the next best thing is not to
have some other fellow enjoying the good fortune.

By fixing the date for trotting as late as the third
Saturday iu October several advantages are gained. In
the first place, stallions which make seasons will have
time to get in order after the season is closed. So far as
we know all of our California stallions will be placed in
the stud, and some of them will hav1 a long list of
mares. Eastern horses can tiot through the " Grand
Circuit" and reach here in plenty of time to recover from
the journey. As a rule, the latter part of October is one
of the most delightful portions of the year, and should
there be rain, it is not usually of long duration.

In our estimation twice, and, it may be, five times as
much money will be got from the profits as any
association or proprietor would feel justified in giving.
In the first place five nominations are required to fill.
This is a good starter, but even with that there is a risk
of not obtaining more, which the individual or association
would necessarily take into consideration. Then the
raC3 would be resl rioted to one named track, whereas

with the clause embodied above there is a chance to
take the be3t at the time. In this relation it may be as
well to suggest that the tract be named on the first of
August, so that subscribers would have that before them
when making second payment.

We hope to launch the craft on this coming Saturday,
and that she will be deeply laden with the most valu-
able cargo of trotters ever named in one class we have
not the least doubt.

Richard Ten Broeck.

Thirty odd years ago there was not so prominent a
figure, connected with racing affairs as the gentleman
who bears the above name, on either hemisphere,
as his spirited onslaught on the headquarters of racing,
"Old England," attracted the highest degree of interest
wherever the royal sport was recognized- He had been
for many years prominently connected with the American
turf, and when he bought Lexington, at the time of his
purchase called Darley, he took the first place. The
races of this great horse were genuine sensations,
although it was, on the whole, unfortunate that the
match was made in which he reduced the four-mile
record, astonishing the world with his performance.

Before rnnning in the match against Time, 7:26, Mr.
Ten Broeck had decided to take him to England, and he
had made so much of the journey as to reach New York
City, the proffer to run him against any horse in the
world or the best time, four miles, for $20,000 or more,
was accepted, and he was sent to New Orleans, ran on
April 2, 1885, winning by the big margin of 6£ seconds.

But it is not the intention to review even a portion of
the turf career of Mr. Ten Broeck at the present time.
Last Saturday evening, in company with Colonel H. I.
Thornton, we had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Ten
Broeck, and were greatly interested in his reminiscences.
The time was altogether too short, as, having been
informed that Mr. Ten Broeck was on the invalid list,
we could not encroach further than a brief visit.
Notwithstanding his being a valetudinarian, he looks
remarkably well for a man who mu3t have passed the
allotted span by quite a space. To use his own words,
when questioned about his age, the reply is, "Not far
from a hundred yearB." His form is still straight,
though meagre; his hair, though white, is as full as in
youth, and there is no mistaking the wonderful nerve
force he has shown through life when you look in his
face. Every feature clearly cut, an aristocratic
countenance in every point, bloodlike as ever graced
Royal Ascot or the princely domains of Goodwood, and,
though a cataract has dimmed the fire of one eye, the
other flashes and sparkles when he recounts some of the
exciting scenes through which he has passed.

England is cherished in his memory with a degree of
fondness which is a token that there is much to admire
in the people he has mingled with in that country. He
met the best of the land, and as the qualities he
possessed, courage, indomitable resolution, strict integrity
and sound judgment, carry a great deal of weight in
the mother country, he was sure to awaken warm
friendships.

He is accompanied by Mrs. Ten Broeck, who is also
an invalid, and a son, apparently about ten years o'd,
and, so far as could be told from a glance on bidding
him good-night, a veritable chip of the old block.

We regret exceedingly that Mr. Ten Broeck'sill health
prevented him from seeing more of California. We
believe it is his first visit to this coast, and that, too, in
this sort of weather, which has certainly been the most
unpleasant we have known, and old residents say the

Consents to Act.

As we expected, Captain N. T. Smith has consented to
act as Treasurer of the Stallion Stake, and now it is a
"fixed fact" that it will come. Already the requisite
nominations are assured, and it is safe to say that there
will be at least twice the specified number.

We shall not be at all surprised to see a round dozen
named, and with anything like a fair share of luck in
training, six and very likely eight starters. It will be a
new era in trotting. So many entire horses, with
records "low down," could not have been gotten
together before, and California is just the battle-ground.

Shanghai Mary.

In an article copied last week from the American
Cultivator, giving the history of Green Mountain Maid,
her dam Shanghai Mary is shown to have possessed
many of the known characteristics of the thoroughbred.
Her races prove that she was a remarkable mare, well
worthy of being the dam of the Queen of the trotting
paddocks. Now those who oppose- thoroughbred blood
in fast trotters are prone to reject fairly well-grounded
claims to Viigh-brrrdinc: when the arimal does not show
such tokens as Shanghai Mary presented. Why not
accept the contrary:'

1888

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The Stanford Stakes.

In order to correct some typographical errors the
nominations in the Stanford Stakes are republished, and
at the same time we can truly say that in both numbers
and breeding 1890 excels any of its predecessors. Ten
sires are represented. Electioneer leads with sis,
Antevolo has five, Guy "Wilkes four, Ansel and Piedmont
each three, Sydney and Cubit each two, Caliph, Jim
Mulvenua and Nephew each one. Then there is some
equally as grand breeding on the side of the dams.
The blood of The Moor has proved a potent mixture to
mingle with that which Hows from Hambletonian,
proved beyond cavil or question by the sons and
daughters of Sultan, Beautiful Bells and the champion
three-year- old. There are five mares of this family,
among them the dam of Sable Wilkes, and Ruby, who
has a record of better than 2:20. The sister to Thapsin
and Pansy is in, and so is Dame Winnie, and Columbine
and Norma, and Rebecca, the dam of Rexford, and then
others which have strong claims for consideration.

Fourteen have made seoond payment on the Stanford
of 1889, and seven third payments on that for 1888.
Norlaine is in the stake to be trotted nest year, and it
speaks well for the colts engaged that so many were not
to be frightened out by the yearling phenomenon.
There is a sister to Sable Wilkes left in, two Directors,
a Sydney which has shown well, and the first and only
Antevolo colt of 1886, the other three being fillies.

In the stake for this year Sunny Slope has the flying
Nehusta to battle for the land of the orange and vine.
San Mateo has a brother to Sable Wilkes, with a backer
by Guy Wilkes, from Huntress. Palo Alto has a brother
to Azmoor, and a filly, Georgiana, by Ansel, which is
reported to be a right good one, and Oakland has two
by Anteeo from well-bred mares, though as yet untried.
We are pleased at so good a prospect for the Stanford
Stakes of the future. Twenty-eight nominations, and
the last is a guarantee that it will be kept up, and that
the bug-a-boo of the big breeding farms no longer
demoralizes.

No 1. Jos. Cairn Simpson, Oakland, Cal., names very dark
bay or brown colt Praevolo, foaled May 7th, 1887, do
white; by Antevolo, his dam Lady Viva, by Three Cheers;
grandam Lady Amanda, by imp. Hurrah.

No. 2. Jos. Cairn Simpson names bay filly A., foaled Jan-
nary 25, 1887, white Btripe in lace; by Antevolo, her dam Lady
Del Snr, by Del Sur; grandam Cecilia Clark, by Clark Chief.
No. 3. P. W. Belliogall, Oakland, Cal., names bay colt
Sirocco, foaled March, 1887, small white spot on left hind
foot; by Antevolu; pedigree of dam unknown.

No. 4. Wilbur Field Smith, Sacramento, Cal., names bav
colt Calabar, foaled Feb. 20th, IS87; by Guy Wilkes, his dam
Eosedale, by Sultan.

No. 5. A. J, GreeD, Oakland, Cal., names seal brown colt
Colton, foaled April 21st, 1887; small star, very slight stripe
in face, small snip, right hind foot white; by Antevolo, his
dam Contra, by Electioneer; grandam by Billy Cheatham.

No. 6. G. Valensin, Pleasanton, names black filly Fleet
by Sydney, her dam Flight, by Baccaneer.

No. 7. G. Valensin Dames sorrel colt Tom V. by Sydney,
his dam Nettie Lambert, the dam of Valensin.

No. 8. E. H. Miller Jr., Alameda, names black colt,
Thavol, foaled April 13th, 1887, by Antevolo, his dam Thalia by
Berlin.

No. 9. Palo Alto names b c Paola by Electioneer, dam Dame
Winnie by Planet.

No. 10. Palo Alto's br f Liela by Electioneer, dam Lizzie
Collins by Stansifers' Woful.

No. 11. Palo Alto's b f Wild May by Electioneer, dam May
by Wildidle.

No. 12. Palo Alto's b f Katrina by Nephew, Jam Fanny by
Patchen Vernon.

No. 13. Palo Alto's b c Beznal by Electioneer, dam Rebecca
by General Benton.

No. 14. Palo Alto's b f Coral by Electioneer, dam Colum-
bine by A. W. Richmond.

No. 15. Palo Alto's b c Colton by Electioneer dam Sontag
Dixie by Toronto Sontag.
No. 16. Palo Alto's bfLoleta by Ansel dam Abbie by Almont.
No. 17. Palo Alto's ch c Norris by Ansel dam Norma by
Alexander's Norman.

No. 18. Palo Alto's brf Clarion by Ansel dam Consolation by
Dictator.

No. 19. b f Palo Alto's Wildmont by Piedmont dam Wild-
flower by Electioneer.

No. 20. Palo Alto's ch c Florin by Piedmont dam Flower
Girl by Electioneer.

No. 21. Palo Alto's b c Free Gift by Piedmont dam Miss Gift
by Wildidle.

No. 22. Ben E. Harris, San Francisco, names br or blf
Lorena by Jim MnlveDna, her dam Elmorena by Elmo.

No*. 23. Hoppin Bros., Yolo, Cal,. names b f Maud H. by
Cubit, dam by Dietz' St. Clair.

No. 24. Hoppin Bros*, names b c Arthur F. by Cubit, dam
by Alexander.

No. 25. Leroy Whitmore, Woodland, Cal., names dark br
c Bookkeeper, star and four white feet, foaled April 20th,

1887, by Caliph, dam Jule by .

No. 26. William Corbitt, San Mateo, names bl filly, star,
foaled April 28tb, 1887, by Guy Wilkes, dam Atalanta by The
Moor.

No. 27. William Corbitt'a filly, hind pasterns and left
fore heel white, foaled May 9th, 1887, by Guy Wilkes
dam Sable by The Moor.

No. 28. William Corbitt's filly, left hind pastern white, foaled
March 19th, 1887, by Guy Wilkes, dam Kuby by Sultan.
Second payments In Stanford 1889.
C. R. Lewis, Oakland, on Athenian, bay colt by Ante-
volo, his dam Kuby, by Winthrop.

CharleB Thornquest, Oakland, on Cupid, nominated by G.
Valensin; by Sydney, his dam Venus by Captain Webster.

H. W.Meek. San Lorenzo, on bay colt Brilliant, by Direc-
tor, his dam Lady Bell by Chieftain.

William Corbitt, San Mateo, on bl f by Guy Wilkes, dam
Sable by The Moor, and b f by Guy Wilkes, dam Blanche by
Arthurton.

Palo Alto on b c Coin, by Electioneer, dam Cecil by
GeD. Benton; b c Good Gift by Electioneer, dam Miss Gift
by Wildidle; br f Norlaine by Norval, dam Elairfe by Messen-
ger Duroc; b f Sunol by Electioneer, dam Woxana by General
Benton; bl c Niles by Ansel, dam Juliet by Mohawk Chief;
ch c Will Florence by Piedmont, dam Florence by Election-
eer, and ch c IsoDomy by Piedmont, dam Ivy by Don Victor

L. J. Rose, Los Angeles, on bay colt by Stamboul.

James Martin Niles, Cal., on Directress.

Third Payments In Stanford 1888.

J03. Cairn Simpson, Oakland, on bay colt Antaeus, by
Anteeo. his dam Avola by Alhambra.

Jo3. Cairn Simpson ongrey colt Anteire, by Anteeo, his dam
Queen, by A. V'. Richmond.

William Corbitt, San Mateo, on brown colt by Guy Wilkes,
dam Sable by The Moor, and ch f by Guy Wilkes, dam Hun-
tress.

Palo Alto on b c by Electioneer, dam Mamie C. by imp.
Hercules, and bl f Georgiana by Ansel, dam Glencora by
Mohawk Chief.

L. J. Rose, Los Angeles, on br f Nehnsta by Stamboul.

Washington Park Club.

Again we desire to call attention to the stakes of the
Washington Park Club which will close on Monday
next. This issue will be received just in time to make
out the nominations and deposit them in the P. O. When
notice is given some time before the date of closing the
warning is unheeded, or rather, there is a postponement,
andtheu, perhaps, forgotten entirely. Should the list be
prepared on receipt of this mnmber no harm will be done
by mailing onSaturday or Sunday, and then the thing
is attended to. Every owner of California race-horses
who intends making an eastern tour will certainly make
engagements in Chicago. It is one of the most popular
race courses in the country. The track is fast, stabling
good, officers attentive. Then there are bushels of money
to be won, and a good time in view all around.

As will be learned from the advertisement there are
six stakes to close on the 16th, four of them handicaps.
Ths forfeits are small, so that the cost of taking a chance
is within the reach of all. Consult the "ads" and send
your nominations at once.

Occident Stake.

Wo learn from the secretary of the California State
Agricultural Society that there are ufry-three nomina-
tions in the Occident Stake for 1890, but owing to several
of the nominations received not being named, correspon-
dence was necessary to remedy the defect.

The rules require that a name be given when the entry
is made. There were three nominations in the Stan-
ford Stake which were nameless, though it was thought
proper to publish the list anl amend hereafter. The
intention of the rule i>. to permit disguise, but when colts
not yet a year old are the entries, with sire and dam and
distinctive marks given there is little chance for error.

Duplication of Names.

There arc two Coltons in the Stanford Stake. Palo
Alto names bay colt by Electioneer, his dam Sontag
Mobawk, and A. J. Green a brown colt by Antevolo, his
dam Contra by Electioneer.

There is not only a similarity of name as the breed-
ing is somewhat similar. Eacn have the same propor-
tions of Electioneer blood, and, of course, the same
amount of Green Mountain Maid. Inasmuch as the
Antevolo Colton has two Strains of the grand old
mare, in that respect emulating Norlaine, we trust that
it may result in like excellence. The owners had better
"toss up" which retains the appellation.

Some Sensible Ideas-

In the main the following article is a sensible short essay
on the training of trotters. "Ten Minutes with Charley
McGill" is the title in broadfaced type, under that, "An Old-
time Driver Who Qnit the Business Rather Than Abandon His
Unnopnlar Methods of Conditioning Trotters." We would
have thought more of Mr. McGill, or rather more highly
valued his tenacity of purpose, had he been less amenable to
ridicule. But then, again, there is little chance to carry out
through convictions unless the innovator owns the horses he
experiments with. Otherwise an out cry will be raised which
is sure to influence those who do own them. While we sympa-
thize with Mr. McGill, we trust he may soon be in a position
to cany out his ideas. Results will finally overcome ridicule
though the race may be a long one.

"Yon are not driving trotters now a days, Charley?"

"No, sir; I was compelled to abandon my pet occupation
twelve'years ago, owing to my unpopular theory of handling
trotters which caused me to become a subject of ridicule by
the profession, and rather than surrender my long-experi-
enced theories I abandoned trotters entirely."

"What is your opinion of the early dev lopment of oolts?"

"The earlier the better, if in the hands of a judicious edu-
cator. It is folly to feed a colt three or four years before you
know if he is of any value. It is pretty generally considered,
of late years, that a two-year-old can stand the season of de-
velopment quite as well as at any year later."

"What in your theory as to putting a trotter in condi-
tion?"

"There, now, you have struck the cbord of my unpopu-
larity. Listen! Horses are, in a certain ratio, like men.
There is great variation in their physical make-up. How-
ever, a trotting race is harder on a horse than a day's plow-
ing. He is required to bring into action his utmost powers,
and while the horse at the plow is allowed a breathing spell
when exhau&ted, the trotter is compelled to keep up bis
strained vitality till the wire is reached; hence, allthe strength

the horse naturally possesses should be with him. In order
to have it there, the" horse's natural shape should be studied
thoroughly. The positively natural shape of a horse is when
the ribs are covered so as to be indistinctly discernible.
Should a horse have a large barrel or belly, nature has so
organized him, and when the attempt is made to change this
natural condition by the popular methods, the horBe becomes
physically weakened throughout his whole system, and he is
being robbed of his most important resources or Btaying
qualities. The horse will, in course of an extended prepar-
ation for a campaign, take on the necessary or natural form
for the requirements of his work. Trainers will change en-
tirely the natural habits of the horse's eating and drinking,
and then wonder why he don't sweat out more freely, etc.
If the horse does not sweat his condition is Beriously dam-
aged, and in eight cases out of ten ia caused by the adop-
tion of six and eight-time feeding, in small quantities, and
hard work on an empty stomach, which is the most damn-
able method, and yet the most fashionable.

"The tastes of the horse should be gratified to a reasonable
extent to sustain appetite. Should the horse that is being
kept on oats and hay, with a frequent scouring out with
bran mashes, become dainty, petulant, fretful in harness,
inclined to feverishness, his diet should be changed to corn
and little oats, with plenty of grass. A few potatoes sliced
with a sprinkle of salt is excellent to restore appetite. Corn
is a most important diet in a race-horse stable, as it will
produce a sweat with less exertion than any other grain, and
while oals is the acknowledged horse food, corn judiciously
used should not be ignored as a health and strength pro-
ducer. Earth or soil is also positively essential to the digest-
ive organs of the horse. It you will tie the over-groomed
animal out to the fence with halter sufficient to get his nose
to the ground he will demonstrate the truth of my assertion.
When I tied Kate Campbell under an apple tree at Cleveland,
in 1875, the day before her race, where she helped herself to
soil, I was rediculed and made the laughing stock of all
horsemen at that meeting. They came in crowds and gave
me the laugh. But Kate Campbell went on and won a game
ten-heat race the following day over Lady Mack, Belle Brass-
field, Luwinski, May Howard, Tom Brilton, Captain, Ohio
Boy, Lew Scott, and Silversides in 2:25J, just ten seconds
faster than she ever trotted before I took her. Col. Charles
H. Moore, of Columbus, Ohio, was a partial convert to my
theory, after I brought hiB mare Belle Moore, out of a hope-
less condition by the corn and grass route. But for him to
acknowledge it at that time would have been fatal to hia
exalted position in Ohio as a horseman. However, Belle
Moore revived and made a trotter, and sold for good money,
and was entered through the grand circuit; again fell into
scientific hands and got the oats, hay and bran treatment,
consequently fell to pieces and disappeared from the turf."
"What is your opinion of the custom of warming up for a
race, as is bo generally practiced?"

"That entirely depends upon the condition of the horse.
If the horse is stiff and sore, and cannot extend himself, it ia
absolutely necessary to Umber him up, in order to get away
with the balance. But the practice of taking a healthy,
sound horse out and sending him a race before he starts,
just because some other man does it, is a glaring absurdity.
Some claim that the horse is too rank, and should be worked
off a little, etc. I consider the first heat the finest nlace in
tha world to dispose of rankness. Many horses are made
rank by improper hitching. A horse should not be hitched
too tightly in the shafts, nor with the saddle too far in front,
but well back, to adjust the weight evenly between the fore
and hind legs. Notice, if you please, the manner of hitch-
ing. With a puller the whole weight of the draft and pull
comes on the tender arm-pits, inside of the elbow. Leaving
the breeching loose, imagine the condition of the horse with
a draft, embracing the strength of a powerful man, between
the elbows and the month. When we consider the vice in
which that horse is placed, is it any wonder he is rank? Ha
knows of only one direction to go, and in this meat uncom-
fortable condition tries to force himself. The purchase should
come from tfie breeching instead of the arm-pita and back.
The impediment of a light breeching is not as detrimental to
the comfort of the horse as the fashionable way of hitching.
There is always a cause for a horse being fretful and nervous.
The most prevailing cause is physical condition. The
stomach is the seat of that condition. If the horse's stomach
is empty wheu he ia taken out to work, he will show his
disapproval by every sort of uneasiness. Fancy a man going
out to do great labor or to run a mile on an empty stomach,
and would be called upon to repeat with only water enough
to wet his lips. He would eay, 'My God! gentlemen, if you
expect me to run another mile, you must give me some water
and a cracker or something; I must have it, I am sick now; I
had no dinner. If you will only till me up a little I think
I can beat this other fellow. But if you don't I cannot last
the mile.' That would be the language of the poor horse if
he could talk. But he can do ho more than grab for every-
thing that loots like grass, or a bucket of water.

"I remember once at Cleveland, when during a pacing
race between Sleepy George and Sorrel Frank, it was fixed
for Frank to win. George Smith was taken out from behind
Sleepy George and John Hines was put up. In order to fix
Sleepy George so he could not win, besides changing his
harness and boots, he was given a large bucket of water,
which he emptied. George waB so revived by the water that
after John Hines had so exhausted his strength in trying to
hold George for a close race, at the half-mile pole he let go of
hiB head, and the horse came home in the wonderful time of
1:03* from the half-mile pole. Had it not been for that
bucket of water I don't believe Hines could have driven
Geoige to win, as Frank was acting well that day, and in
the first heat George Smith did not have to pull hard to
lose."

"What is your opinion on bandages for horses legs?"
"The benefits of bandaging are very little understood by
grooms. Their application entirely depends upon the condi-
tion of the leg. A horse's condition shows generally in the
legs. If the horse is inclined to stock or swell after hard
work, the bandage should be applied while the animal is
being walked out, and then removed. Care should be used
in applying the bandage not to have it too tight to retard
circulation. It simply prevents a thickening of the tissues
and curticle around the tendons, and when applied tightly
is very detrimental, and increases the swelling tendency."

"What do you think of the custom of frequent hot soak-
ing?"

"It iB a very damaging practice, and occasions many
serious results. Leg soaking should only be done after a
race, to draw soreness in the tendons, caused by over-exer-
tion. The healthy horse does not require •
softens the skin, destroying the natural br Ions

and weakens them. The hoof should tned

daily with water, but not the leg. Tir vrh,

diluted one-half with witch hazel, is '■' nation

to joints and tendons. It ia wonderful ia i — Chi*

cago Horsemen,

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'ght §tote nn& gpavtemnu.

Jan 14

Notes and Anecdotes.

Performing Birds — I was about sick of tamatha-wallas, bo
when yet another presented himself before me as I wai sitting
in the veranda digesting my breakfast and the daily paper, I
bade him roughly begone. He began moving off, and as
he did so, a green parrot sitting on his wrist caught my eye;
the impertinent bird seemed wroth at his merits not being
more fully appreciated, and chuckled out something which
might have been, "What! you won't, won't you? you won't,
won'tyouf'io such an impudent manner thatl was prompted
to stop the man and ask what he had to show. "Perform-
ing birds," said he. "Well, let's have a look," I said, and the
tamasha-waUa promptly seated himself on the ground before
me and commenced to spread out around him the contents
of his bundle. The actors in the performance were a little
■weaver bird (Ploctus baya) and two green parrots. One of
the latter was the common green parrot of the Punjab, the
Alexandrine Parrakeet [Palaornis Alexandri), wbile the
other was, I believe, the Rjse-ringed Parrakeet [Palceornis
torqualus).

"This little baya," said the man, "is a bhisti by trade,
and putting him on a cross-bar, to which waB attached a
bucket and a string, the little bird at the word of command,
commenced hauling at the rope, tucking it deftly under his
feet at each haul, until he had pulled the bucket up to the
bar. This operation was repeated two or three times; he was
then given a needle and thread, and ordered to string a
number of beads thrown on the ground. He did so in a very
rapid and clever manner, taking the needle in hi3 beak,
pushing it into the hole of the bead, and pulling it out the
other end, as quickly as a man would have done. He then
retrieved little bits of paper thrown by the man, flying
after them and bringing them back to his master's hand.
Sometimes the bits of paper were thrown up into the air,
Ihe bird generally succeeded in catching them before they
reached tne ground. The baya was then fed with a little
kangni as a reward, and put back into the cage.

The Rose-ringed Parrakeet was then produced; he com-
menced with some club exercise, twirling a long piece of
stick with a ball at each end, and reversing the motion at
the word of command. Hi6 second trick was, however, far
more interesting. A number of coins and a few numbered
tickets were placed in a heap on the ground, and tne bird
was ordered to fetch the four-anna bit; he did so, and toddled
back to his master with the coin in his beak; he was then
told to bring ticket No. 12, the two^anna bit, ticket No. 14,
the eight-anna bit, and so on. He seemed to be guided
entirely by the sound of the orders given him, as when
iearohing in the heap of coins, his back would be turned to
his master, and if ever he took up the wrong one the man
would call out. "No, I want the two-anna bit," (or as
the case might be), and Polly rarely made a mistake the
second time.

The Alexandrine Parrakeet also did some olub exercise and
Borne amusing acrobatic performances, such as tumbling
over and over on the ground, but his great feat was the
cannon trick. A brass cannon on a stand was placed on the
ground, and the bird directed to clean it; this he did by pick-
ing up a ramrod, carrying it to the cannon, and very cleverly
inserting it down the mouth. The ramrod was then worked
up and down, up and down, and removed; the piece was
then loaded by dropping a number of bullets down its
mouth. The bullets were removed by the man, and the
cannon loaded with gunpowder, and wadded with rag, after
which the bird was given a port fire and fired the piece. The
report was a loud one, but the parrakeet appeared quite to
enjoy it, and turned his head round towards the audience
and chuckled, a3 much as tol say, "I'm a tine fellow, I
am."

The firing of the cannon concluded the performance, and
though my description may sound somewhat tame, still it
was all well worth seeing; the curious actions of the birds,
the way they looked and walked, and held their heads on one
side when listening for orders, and the pleased, self-satisfied
manner in which they chuckled after a trick had been
successfully performed, were most amusing.

The owner was an old Sikh, one Narain Singh of Gujran-
wala; the weaver bird had been in his possession, he said,
about two years; the parrots for about twelve years each.
He added they were not so clever as an aged parrot (now
dead) that had been in the possession of his family for about
twenty-five years, and which nsed to perform almost up to
the day of his death. The decease of this veteran was
mourned for as much as if he had been a human member
of ihe family.

I can recommend Narain Singh and his performance to
my readers as something out of the usual line of itinerant
tamasha-walla* in India.

Drowning Dogs. — On reading "Wildfowler's" article under
this title, I am reminded of an experience of my own. I was
one evening walking along the bank of a large canal, accom-
panied by my fox-terrier dog Piper, when a big pariah-
belonging to some men grazing cattle — rushed out at my ter-
rier, growling and snarling savagely, and looking as if he
fully intended making a short mouthful of him; indeed, from
his size he seemed almost capable of doing so. Now, Piper,
though a quiet, peaceable dog when left alone, was real grit
to the core, and excited at last by the annoyance to which
he was being subjected, he became in his turn the aggressor
and went straight for the pie. This action of his put a new
aspect on the state of affairs; the astonished pariah forthwith
put his tail between his legs and fled. Being a much larger
dog he had the legs of the terrier and soon distanced him;
but about a quarter of a mile further on he stopped by the
water's edge, evidently wishing that his foe would pass on
and allow him quietly to sneak back to his own ground. But
this was not to be; the terrier's blood was up. and he had no
intention of parting with the would-be bully without a round
or two. He spotted the pie half hidden in the grasses by
the water, went straight for him, and in the scuffle that
ensued both fell into the water and were soon carried by
the current into mid-stream.

Down stream they went, a slapping pace; the current was
strong, and the pariah was doing his level best to swim away
from his puny foe; but Piper had pinned him by the back of
neck, near the ear, and would not let go. Every time the
terrier shook him the pariah would disappear altogether under
water; sometimes for several secouds together nothing could
be seen except the small white dog worrying and shaking at
s jmetbing below the Btream. Some distance ahead there
was a fall in the canal, and fearing lest my dog should be
cashed over it I did my best to call him out. It was no
;ood; on and on they went, quicker and quicker, aB the
velocity of the current towards the fall increased, till I wob

bliged to run to keep them in sight, and then both swished

■ ver the fall.

In the basin, between the downstream wings and below the
fdl I, the water formed a whirlpool. I had often watched sticks
and small branches of trees carried over into it; they were
first sr eked under, coming to the surface a^ain thirty feet
lower own, and then uey would be swirled round by the

whirlpool and again sucked under as they reached the spot
below the fall, and so on over and over again. As the does
were carried over the Fame thing occurred; they were both
taken uDder, and thrown up again on the downstream circum-
ference of the whirlpool. Piper rose to the surface splutter-
iog and coughing, but with his full wits about him. The par-
iah appeared to be dead; he was floating round and about in
an inanimate fashion, just as a stick might have been; a few
moments later he sunk altogether, and was seen no more for
the time, though his bloated and swollen carcass was found
the next morning floating at the water's edge some distance
lower down. Strange though it may appear, I believe him
to have been drowned before he was swept over the fall; but
I did not pay much attention to the pariah at the time, for
Piper was engrossing all my tnoughts. The game little dog
was straggling bravely against the circling current; at first he
more than held bis own; and I thought he would succeed in
overcoming the draw of the whirlpool and reaching the bank;
but tired and wearied as he was with the long swim, the
severe fighting in the water, and lastly with the ducking at
the fall, his strength began to fail him, and I could see him
within a few yards of me being dragged slowly but surely
back iDto the whirling pool.

I hope I never may see such a sight again, so pitiful wa3
the expression in his face, and so painful to behold, that even
after the lapse of years I have never forgotten it. The wet,
dripping face, the drawn-back lips, the eyes almost starting
from the head with suffering, and yet they told their tale, a
tale of agony and mute appeal for me to save him.

A canal beldar at this moment ran upwith a rope; we flung
it out to him, hoping he might seize it with his teeth and
enable uti to draw him in; indeed he seemed to try as if he
knew what we wanted, but failed more than once, and then
he appeared quite exhausted; the whirling eddy carried him
swiftly back, and, to my horror, for tne second time he was
sucked under.

I could stand it no longer. I threw off my coat and pre-
pared to plunge in myself, but the beldar, a goad swimmer
and unembarassed with too much clothing, anticipated me.
Handing me one end of the rope he jumped in with the other,
and succeeded in catching hold of the dog as he was once
more thrown up to the surface. I hauled them in speedily.
Piper was cold as death, and quite insensible, though there
were still Big s of life. We rubbed his body till some warmth
began to return, and then I carried him back to the Choki in
my coat. There we administered some warm whiskey and
water, and again rubbed his cold limbs before a blazing fire;
gradually he returned to life and consciousness, and before
long I had the pleasure of seeing him look up at me and wag
hie tail feebly in expression of his thanks.

I quite agree with "Wildfowler" that "a dog that is getting
drowned is a Bight never to be forgotten when it has been
once witnessed."

Anecdote of the Cat and Pig. — The above account calls
to miad another xoatery anecdote, not bo tragic as the
former, and also not without its comical Bide. The story
was told me by an eye witness, in fact, the mistress of
the cat in question, and I have such a high opinion of the
lady's veracity that I believe the story as much as if I had
seen the occurrence myself.

The valley of the Avon is subject to annual floods from the
flood supply brought down by the river. On one occasion
the water rose so high that the ground floors of some of the
houses in the city of Bath, near the river, were swamped
out, the water stanching as much as five feet deep in the
kitchens. Not only were the floods of abnormal height, but
they came down very suddenly, and a favorite cat was
caught by the waters during her midnight prowls and forced
to take refuge in a tree some distance from her home. Here
she was discovered in the morning by her mistress, ihe
tree was surrounded by a watery waste; pussy, wet and
miserable, was mewing and casting anxious eyes at the
house before her, but without daring to brave the flood and
swim the intervening distance.

As the lady was wondering how she could manage to help
her cat across, a pig that had been washed out of some stye
came swimming gaily along, and passing close to the tree
pussy took the oppoitunity of jumping on to her back. The
porker not only made no objection, but seemed to quite
understand what was required of her. She Bwam to Borne
steps of the house (steps leading from an upper veranda to
the garden below), and having deposited her burden safely,
swam off again without either landing or waiting to be
thanked. Although I do not mean to assert that the cat was
able to communicate her wishes to the pig, still the coinci-
dence is none the less curious for that. — J. B., in Asian.

A Proper Understanding.

From our youth up the science of generation, reproduction
and growth bas been a pleasure to study. Admitting the first
to be so far out of man's reach and comprehension that he
can only conjecture and wonder at its wonderfulness, yet
there is so much study in it that it is an interesting subject
to ponder over. It is different, however, as to the science of
reproduction and growth. These two important questions
are not mysterieB, for they are controlled by laws easily un-
derstood and easily carried out by all who seek a proper
understanding as to them. Kind produces kind. This prin-
ciple applies to quality as well as to species; but owing to the
mixture of breeds, both of animals and vegetables, therejoften
Beems a variance thet shakes one's faith in the principle. In
order that producers mav be benefited by following the law
alluded to, and the law of nutrition, which sustains both ani-
mal and vegetable life, it must be conceded that all nature
prospers, and, indeed, evolves, under favorable conditions.
To produce the best animals, the best must be mated (for this
is a law of nature), and then supplied with every condition
that is calculated to render the greatest development, for this
is a law of nature also. It is the same with all vegetation,
for there is but one law on this subject. No breeder or farmer
is any more likely to make important advancement than an
agricultural publisher unless he is willing to ignore pro6t to
a certain extent and take pay in reputation, viz.: to make two
blades of grass grow where ouly one grew before, etc. The
question should be uppermost all the time; not what I know,
but what I don't know. Every farmer should say to himself,
"There is both pleasure and pro tit in the production of superior
animals and vegetation, for others all around me are succeed-
ing not only in making money but are enjoying their occupa-
tion. Why should 1, more than my neighbor, be fighting
principles that warrant prosperity? I will read, observe
and quit objecting; I will experiment." How many farmers
are there at this moment within our borders that can step out
and say they have scientifically or practically experimented
in the production of something superior to anything they have
any knowledge of. In six years Prof. Hallet of England made
greater improvement in wheat than ai>y breeder of live-stock
ever made in double that time. — Karat Spirit.

Character of Horses.

In the early history of the equine race, horses were diminu-
tive in size, feeble in action, and deficient in weight-carrying
capacity. They appear to have been bred more for ornament
than for utility. "When warB and revolutions demanded their
services in the camp, the pony nsed for commercial traffic was
fouud too small too carry the heavy clad armor of the ancient
cavalry soldier. Necessity was the mother of the improve-
met t of the cavalry charger in the eaily domestication of the
brute creation. A larger and more powerful steed was bred
to nitet the exigencies of war, to promote the success of mili-
tary adventurers, and secure the triumph of victorious armies.
Ceesar procured his cavalry horses from Gaol, because they
were larger than the small Roman palfrey that composed the
cavalry of his opponents at the battle of Pharsalio, that de-
cided the destinies of Rome. Pompey's army was entirely
overwhelmed by the superior cavalry of the great conqueror
of three hundred nations or tribes. Casar is claimed to have
defeated three million of warriors and distributed with his
soldiers the spoils of eight hundred cities.

The improvement of the war charger waB the first impulse
that spurred the farmer to improve the breed for agricultural
purposes and other peacefulpursuits of industry. King John,
anxious to serve his subjects, imported into England from Flan-
ders one hundred large stallions, which laid the foundation of
the h ._lish draft-horse, a breed that has proved such a valu-
able seivant in agriculture and faithful messenger in com-
merce.

The subdivision of the equine Bpecies into different breeds
has proved a source of wealth and public prosperity. England
imported the Arab, Barb and Turkabont two hundred years
ago to improve her fleet-footed racers. These Oriental steeds
were small but powerful horses, with indomitable resolution
and great nervous energy, possessing remarkable speed
and uncommon endurance. They perpetuated their great
speed and courage to the English thoroughbred, the most
celebrated breed of horses in the world.

The object in forming breeds is to adapt the horse to some
congenial pursuits of labor — to modify the physical structure
so ss to perform the greatest amount of service in the short-
est time. All that we can save by the advantage of structure
is so much clear gain to the community who consume that
service. The horse that can move four times his own weight,
if that weight is increased, we may add four hundred per
cent, to the motive power. Whatever we add to the natural
force is the scientific mode of improving the breed. The
trotting family has a fixed inheritance that survives the per-
formers. That breed has been established and trained down
to its present unexampled speed and endurance during the
present century. No horse can trot fast without that pecul-
iar purchase power in the levers of motion that causes the
long, sweeping stride, the quick, gathering action, and that
easy, perpetual motion, that will keep up exertion without
exhausting the physical powers. Speed is the effect of form
and action bred into the constitution, and transmitted from
one generation to another. It is a valuable inheritance
that increases the price of the recipients in proportion to the
velocity of the movement. There is no other gift or inBtinct
that will give equal value to the horse with the gift of speed.
If in this country the carriage horse is not a distinct breed,
in olassical language, they are closely connected with an old,
time-honored breed, the old Cleveland BayR. That breed
has been much improved within the last fifty years, by
crossing with higher strains of blood. They are finer formed,
have prouder action, and are faster travelers than the old
Cleveland Bays from which they sprung. These improve-
ments are claimed to have nearly doubled their weight-
carrying capacity, and raised them from four to nearly eight
miles an hour on the road with heavy weights behind them,
which has doubled their market price from this increased
power and action. It is the legitmate effect of skillful
breeding. If the American carriage breed has not
kept up in style and action with its English namesake, there
is still a chance for similar improvements. This class should
be bred with uniform colors, similar in conformation, and
with a kind disposition, which is the symbol of steadfast
fidelity. It is the best recommendation for public security
the horse can possibly possess. Good temper is a precious
inheritance of incalculable value- All other good qualities
are subordinate to a kind disposition; style and action are
beautiful ornaments for the horse, while a good tempei is of
more intrinsic value.

Roadsters are not a distinct breed; they are an amalgama-
tion of different strains of blood. The first class are a com-
bination of thoroughbreds and trotting blood. They have all
the endurance of those celebrated tribes, and nearly as much
speed. There is a demand in the business community for
these hardy, enduring horses, to facilitate the interchange of
productions, and to promote intercourse between cities and
towns. Horse-power is next to steam to facilitate commercial
intercourse and to promote the rapid transaction of business
pursuits. Some of these champions of the road have been
taken from the turf, purchased by wealthy men at high
figures for private driving. They are the cherished compan-
ions of their owners in pleasant recreation. They are prized
for their courage and fidelity in devoting tbeir energies to
the call of their master in difficult emergencies. Their speed
and endurance is of vital importance in buBinesB pursuits.
It has a quickening influence in commercial traffic that saves
the bones and muscles of human labor, and multiplies the prod-
ucts of diversified industries. It converts commodities at
a cheaper rate, by the active mode of exchange. Speed and
stamina are executive forces of exchangeable value, convert-
ible at the will of the holder at fabulous prices. Man has
found his most obedient servant in the stout, enduring
roadster.

Thoroughbreds are claimed to hold the front rank among
superior breeds of horses. 1 hey are an old, time-honored
race that has received more lavish expenditures in cultivation
than any other breed. Their performances have been
published to the world in beautiful tributes, that would
excite competition among breeders, to prodnce the famous
race horse that has long been the theme of admiration of the
poet and historian. If long experience, wealth, skill and per-
severance are the criterionB of successful breeding, thorough-
breds ought to be the most perfect horses in existence.

It is the general opinion of breeders that it is necessary to
have a distinct variety of animals to propagate the best
quality of their species. Pure-breda are worth more for
breeders than for racers; they are valueable to improve other
breeds by crossing. We can calculate with some degree of
certainty the quality of thestocK of a pure-bred sire, provided
he his couple! with a dam that is worthy of the name of
brood-mare. The large, coarse, loose-made, leggy, ill-formed
mare will breed an inferior colt in spite of the sire. It is
from worthless mares that we get so many lank, weedy, ill-
formed colts that never pay for the food they eat. The
Arabians, when in the palm of their greatness and glory as
breeders, placed more dependence upon the mare than the
sire. They refused to part with (heir best mares for love or
money. The consequence followed that their horses wera

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unsurpassed for endurance, and they never had their equals
for traveling over rough roads or lasting over wild, uncul-
tivated deserts. — Observer, in National Live-Stock Monthly.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Chapter Upon Morgan Horses.

Mr. Allen "W. Thompson, in the November, 18S7, number of
"Wallace's Monthly, says: "In summing up the characteristics
of the Morgans, it can be said that in disposition they are
kind and affectionate, and in intelligence they are the equal
of any race of horses. Their heads show it. In endurance,
hardiness, pluck and spirit they are all that can be asked.
In form and style they are handsome. Their faces are often
"dished," wide between the eyes, ears short, round at the
end, and thick, indicating a strong constitution. The
neck is rather thick and heavy, but arching finely; withers
high, breast wide, showing great strength; fore legs placed
wide, back short, body round, closely ribbed up, quarceis
smooth, rounding and well tilled out, showing great muscular
development. The hind legs are rather crooked but free
from all hock unsoundness, and limbs short and heavy."
Mr. Thompson then adds that he never saw but one Morgan
inclined to pace. I am more familiar with the Herod branch
of the Morgans than any other, and they are nearly all
inclined to pace. Herod himstlf can pace as fast as he can
trot, and if he were not so old I would campaign him a
season at that gait. Mr. Thompson also gives as another
characteristic of the Morgans a short stride. This was not
the case with King Herod or any of his descendants.
Herod is the biggest stiider I ever saw, and I have always
shod him with a view to decrease his stride. All of his
progeny that I have driven are loDg striders, and yet they
answer to Mr. Thompson's description otherwise. He also
accurately states another characteristic in dt-scribing Gifford
Morgan. "He was naturally kind, but instantly showed
tight if abused." My wife and children have driven Herod
a great deal, and 1 regard Lheni as safe behind him as in the
house. This shows that his cisposition is just what the
person handling him makes of it, and indicates that the
Morgans are not to be governed by fear but by reasonable
treatment.

Mr. G. H. Morgan, one of the editor* of the Chicago
Horseman, in the recent Christmas number, says: It is
well known that the basis of the blood in our great lamihes
is Hambletonian or Mambrino Chief, and it is Certain that
either ot these families by themselves is inclined to be of a
sluggish temperament, andbotn of them incline somewhat
to coarseness and to defective legs. The Mambnno Patchtn,
Pilot Jr., and Morgan families, and some branches of the
Clay family, have a superabundance of nerve force, have
great vitalny and nerve vigor and clean, flinty leg.-. » * *
We believe tnis to be the reason the daughters of these
families make such great brood-mares when bred to
Hambletonian and Mambrino horses.

I have lor years written and taid that in my opinion Pilot
was an inbred Morgan, and that opinion was based wholly
upon personal observations of the characteristics of his
descendants. I have been familiar with a number of
campaigners descended from Ohio Flying Morgan, an inbred
horse, of whom Wallace says on page 211, of Vol. 1, of The
Register: "This horse was a fust pacer and could trot m
about three minutes." Thej would pass anywhere with a
critical hoiseman as Pilots, and both have much in common
with the fierods. Now, Mr. Joseph Bat tell, of Middlebury,
Vermont, whose equal has never been known in the
persistent searching out of pedigrees, announces tLat he can
show Pacing Pilot's history from birth to death. That he
was sired by the Hawkins horse, a son of Justin Morgan
that was taken to Canada. Mr. Battel! went right at this
pedigree in person, traveling and spending money freely.
Pacing Piiot was bred somewhere; he had a sire and dam.
It is idle to say that a healthy man, intensely in earnest,
cannot with his time and money arrive at the facts. Mr.
Battcll says he has dene so, and asks simply that the
evidence about to be published be fairly considered. Pacing
Pilot is on trial for the crime of possessing Morgan blood.
Let the great breeding public rid itself of prejudice, and
fairly try the cause upon ihe evidence and upon that alone.
After ail, if he is found guilty, it will only show that the
King and Queen, Jay-Eye-bee and Maud S., have what Dan
Mace said any trotter was the better for, a little Morgan
blood. The lame of Geo. Wilkes and many another great
horse has survived a similar discovery. Possibly the lustre
of the Pilots will not be dimmed thereby. How much alike
that great old Mor an sire of brood-mares, Magna Charta
and Pacing Pilot are in many respects. Seems to me there
have been a thousand hints to lead breeders to the truth.
I believe the truth is felt and acknowledged in the heart of
many a practical horseman. The office horsemen will follow
when their prejudices have been worn down.

In its article about Geo. Wilkes the Christmas number of
the Chicago Horseman says: "Years ago there came to
Kentucky a man enfeebled by disease and worn with the
excitement of an active life in Wall street. He brought with
him his pet and pride, a black pony. The man was "W. L.
Simmons, the pony was the trotting stallion Geo. Wilkes.
* He practically entered the stud when eighteen
years of age, and when he was twenty years old he had not a
single trotter to his credit. * * " The pony was not
received in Kentucky with any special degree of favor."

How similar in their careers are these two pony-built black
stallions, Geo, Wilkes and Herod! Both do-or-die race-
horses and both decried for unfashionable pedigrees and
lack of success in the stud. Wilkes proved that a great
horse can make a pedigree fashionable, and his Clay and
Morgan crosses are not decried so much as they were.
He also proved that a great race-horde should not be
condemned for lack of trotters until he has a chance in the
stud. While Wilkes is said to have had no chance in the
stud until he went to Kentucky, hiB opportunities were far
better than Herod's, for good trotting tlood abounds in New
York, and more Wilkes were foaled there than can be found
of Herod's get in his old home. And yet Minnesota breeders
will breed their good mares to high-priced pedigrees, whose
only merit is relationship to great horsep, with one of the
greatest individuals of his day, or any day in my opinion,
right in their mi -st. Of course- they will kick themselves
for it some lime, but while that will afford me a little
satisfaction, I prefer to reason them out of their prejudices
and coax them into using Herod at the ridiculously low
fee of $25, so that in the future they may brag of having
seen the piemuni.ions cf his coming fume as a sire before the
common heid. j

Herod's stnllion sons will in the near future be in great
demand at long prices. The premonitory symptoms of this
are too strong to be disregarded. His only son in the stud
Herod Jr., or the Trainor Horse, with colts old enough to
drive, has a lot of very speedy youngsters, among them the
three-year-old Nubbins, who won, without skip or break, the
three-year-old race at Madison this year in straight heats in
2:40|, 2:40. An acute Chicago horseman wbo saw the race
tells me that Kentucky or California methods would ha7e
made a phenomenal three -year-old of Nubbins. The dam of
Herod Jr. was a good road mare with but one known
trotting cross. Of course it will be urged that the sons of
Herod which I offer lack fashionable, standard dams. Now,
if some practical horseman had not sense enough to pick
out the ready good ones and hang to them despite the
prejudice of those who can only see merit in fashion, there
would be no standard and no merit after a little. Senator
Stanford had sense enough to pick out a good horse, because
the horse had a good motber, although the wise ones all
snickered at his purchase, as the dam was by an unfashion-
able horse, Harry Clay, and out of a mare of wholly unknown
blood. The Christmas Horseman says: "In the year 1878
Senator Stanford purchased of Mr. Chas. Backman, Stony
Ford, N. Y., a bay stallion called Electioneer. He was at
that time ten years old, but on account of a prejudice exist-
ing in that locality regarding the blood of his dam, he had
been entirely neglected . * * * So strong was the
prejudice that at ten years of age Electioneer had but five
foals." Now the whole world knows that the mare with but
cne trotting cross, and that at the time unfashionable, is the
greatest trotting brood-mare that ever lived. The McKiusley
mare that produced Shark and Clara, dam of Dexter and
Dictator, is of wholly unknown blood. A horseman with
sense enough to recognize her merit made her the fountain
head of an ultra-fashionai'le stream. A majority of all the
great brood-mares and stallions are in the same fix. The
men who study horse at a de*>k and who never drove a week
in their lives, would consign alt such animals as this in toe
future to oblivion. Good practical horsemen saved them
to lead the fashion, and so it will be in the future. Let me
urge horsemen not to be governed by fashion wholly. Trust
the judgment somewhat of men whose lives have been
devoted to an acquisition of practical knowledge of horses.
For my part, I am not going to abandon a mare possessed of
great qualities at the dictation of men who have simply
recorded the successes of breeders whose fame has been
achieved by steadfast adherence to what they knew was good,
despite number, fashion and standard. There are many
woithless dependents of the McKinsley mare as well as of
Shanghai Mary and other great brood-mares of unknown
blood. The devotees of fashion are expected to pay big
prices for them because tney are now standard, Why not
pay moderate prices for real excellence? For twenty-three
years I have driven almost daily over the northwest, much
of the time long distances. Add to that a boyhood among
horseB, and you have an experience that will not permit of
the selection of a standard weed in preference to a good
mare that will in time make standards. My assertions for
jears that Herod was a race-horse, with a chance, have had
ample proof in his old age. Now all can see that, taken in
hand soon enough, with tne advantage of good Eastern
tracks, his record might be just what I claim it should have
been, the fastest of all trotting stallions. 1 am just as sure
that he has the qualities of a great sire as I was that he was a
race-horse, while among the hundreds of mares I have driven
on the road I have selected a few that neither cold winters
nor hot summers nor fashion nor standards can make me
abandon. I know their good qualities are inherited from
some source, .and know they are being transmitted, and
some day all the rest of the world will know it; when, being
standard and fashionable, the fools will pay big prices for
their worthless relations, just as the fools of to-day pay big
prices for the offscourings among the descendants of the
McKinstry mare and Shanghai Mary. M. T. Gbattan.

Isinocrs. Minnesota.

VETERINARY.

Conducted by Thos. Bowhill, M. B. C. V. S.
Subscribers to this papet can have advice through this column in all
cases of sick or injured horses or cattle by sending an explicit descrip-
tion of the case. Applicants will send their name and address that
they may be identified. Questions requiring answers by mail should
be accompanied by three dollars, and addressed to Drs. Bowhill k
Fitzgerald, 1123 Market St.. San Francisco.

Anthrax and Pleuro-Fneumonia.

IBy A. E. Buzard, M. B. 0. V. S. L.]

Editor Breeder and Sportsman:— I am requested to give
my opinion in your paper on the following questions:

Is anthrax infectious!

Can it be stamped out?

Is inoculation a preventive of pleuro-pneumonia?

In answering the above questions, I will give my experi-
ence during the three years I was Veterinary Inspector to
the British Government:

1st. Anthrax is positively not infectious, that is to say,
animals in contact with others which are diseased do not
suffer unless some of the blood or tissues of the diseased
animals enters their blood. Even eating food containing the
germs of the bacillus anthracis appears to be insufficient to
induce disease, unless there are abrasions in the mucous
membrane of the digestive organs through which the spores
can enter the blood stream. What is known as "wool-sorters'
disease" is said to be really anthrax; and, while bales of wool
are mainly made up of wool clipped from living sheep in the
usual manner, they sometimes contain wool clipped from
dead sheep, some of which may have died of anthrax. It
only requires a little blood on the wool from a sheep dead of
anthrax, and a scratch on the finger of the wool-sorter, for
him to be infected with anthrax.

2d. Anthrax cannot be stamped out. Diseased animals die
so quickly that nothing would be gained by slaughter, and
those in contact with them frequently escape the disease.
There is never any real reason for making fost mortem exam-
ination in cases of anthrax, because a few drops of blood
under the microscope will enable the expert to detect the
bacillus. Sometimes an outbreak of anthrax is Hist discov-
ered by finding an animal dead; but if one of a flock or herd
be attacked it will be found isolated from the rest.

3d. From my experience I certainly agree with Professor
BrowD, of the Koyal Veterinary College, London. He point-*
out that in countries where inoculation is most extensively
practiced, pleuro-pneumonia is always most rife, and that no
country has yet been successful in getting rid of the disease
by the aid of the supposed preventive. It has singularly
failel in Australia, where it has been extensively practiced by
Br. Kendall, M. K. C, V. S.

Glenelg heads the list of winning Bires again this year with
$110,000 to the credit of his get, against $112,000 last year.
Hindoo's get won $100,000, against $24,000 last year, and
Longfellow's offspring put $82,000 of winnings to his credit
as a sire. Since 1876 Glentlg's offspring have won $695,000
for their fortunate owners.

The Highly Bred Trotting Stallion.

YOUNG SANTA CLaUS

Will make the season of 1888 at the Whipple Stock
Farm, near San Mateo, San Mateo County, California.

Terms for the Season. $4U.
Pedigree.

Yonng Santa Claus, b c foaled April, 1881, by Santa Clans, record 2-17X

First dam by Governor Booth, by George M. Patchen.

Second dam Demirep, by Young Melbourne.

Third aara Methilde, by imp. Scythian.

Fourth dam Peggy , by Boston.

Fifth dam Too-aoor, by Sir Leslie.

Sixth dam Little Peggy, by Gallatin.

Seventh dam Trumpeter, by Hephestion.

Eighth dam Peggy, by imp. Bediord.

^sinth dam imp. Peggy, by Trumpeter.

Peggy was imported by Col. John Taylor of Virginia, and the com-
piler ot the Stud Book, Colonel s. D. Bruce, adds a note: "Many of the
best r<icprs in America trace to this mare."

There is an excellent combination of trotting strains in young Santa
Clans. His aire combines Hambletonian and Mambriuo Chief; bis dam
Geo. M Patchen and thoroughbred. Santa Clans had two strains of
Mambrino Chief. Young Santa Claus inherits the Dlood of the three
great trotting families: Hambletonian, Mambrino Chief and Clay. The
ire of ^anta Claus, Strathmore, has eighteen sons and daughters which
have trotted in 2:30 or better, two which have btaten 2:2o. Santa Claus
won sixteen races defeating many of the very best horses of the day
among them .Nutwood, Klaine, Pitrdmont, Wedgewood, Voltaire Han-
nio. Black Cloud, Jerome Eddv, Edwin Thome, Fanny WithersDoou and
others of celebrity. He was sold for «5,ij00.

Young Santa Claus is a very handsome shade of bay, with black
points, 16!^ bands in height, of good form, fine stvle and action.

Cue care will be taken to prevent accidents, but no liability. Pasture
Ji.uO per month. For further particulars addres3

KYRO.N O'GRaDY,
3tne san Mateo, Cal.

ANTEVOLO.

THIS CELEBRATED TROTTING STALLION WILL MAKE THE
ensuing season from February 1st to June 1st ,1888.

Terms.

One hundred dollars the season for mares served before May 1st, and
one hundred and fifty dollars the season after that date, and in t'hooe
cases the season to run to July 1st »nd no longer. The object of
thia is to shorten the time in the stud so as to give a better opportun-
ity for training before the Fall Circuit commences. Last year it was
nearly the first of August before he was through, and consequently
fie could not be not into condition in time even for the State Fkir
In this connection it will be well to state that there is no deviation
from the price, and emphatically no free list. The terms are cer-
tainly low for a horse of the class of Antevolo and there were several
applications where the applicants expected an Increase of price.
Form, and Color.
It is rare to find a horse of such high form, and I am not alone in
considering him as being as nearly as perfect a type of equine form as
was ever seen in a trotting-bred stallion. He is sixteen hands and
half an inch in height, 69 inches from point of shoulder to point of
buttock, and weighs, in ordinary condition, over 1,100 pounds He is
very muscular, limbs as good as the most critical could desire', and as
highly finished as a great majority of tho rough brede. In color he is a
rich seal brown, with lighter shading in flanks and muzzte, black legs
mane and tail, small star in forehead and off hind pastern white. '

Perfo rniances .
He has been eminently of the improving kind. As a yearling be
trotted in 3:02; two-year-old in 2:41; three years old 2: 29J; four years
old 119i. the fastest record for a stallion of that age, and in his five-
year-old form he trotted in from 2:16i to 2:17 in all of the four heats
ot" the big trot which Harry Wilkes won. As he only made one break
in that race, notwithstanding the great speed of the contestants he
must be credited as remarkably "steady," almost phenomenally so for a
horse of his age. Had it not been for an accident which temporarily
disabled him, it can be stated with confidence that be would have
trotted in 2:15 or better while he still ranked as a five-year-old His
endurance was such that the intention was to start fcim against the
two-mile record, confident of lowering it, and also quite sanguine of
him trotting in 4 :40.

Progeny.
From a few mares served in 1885, his first season In the stud sir
foals were dropped, two of which were killed. Their owners were so
well pleased that large offers have been refused. One owned by C. R.
Lewis of Oakland, is only a short distance from my stables, and which
can be seen with a few minutes' loss of time; and D. T. Sexton of San
Francisco ha-j another. Every man who had an Antevolo bred to him
again. As he served 65 mares last season, and, as nearly as can be
told at present a large proportion of them in foal, there will 1 e a
good chance to judge of hi3 procreative qualities. Next to a horse's
own colts the best proof is that of near relations. Bin "full brother "
Anteeo. has already gained the reputation of being one of the best
breeders, and for uniform excellence in his progeny cannot be sur-
passed.

Pedigree,
The most exacting critic, if moderately intelligent, cannot find fault
with his blood lines. His sire Electioneer is, beyond question the
greatest trotting sire of any age when all things are considered. ' His
dam Columbine is the only mare which has two entire sous which
have beaten 2: 20. 2: 16* by a six-year-old, 2:194 by a four-year-old. Ante-
volo stands in the same relation to the thoroughbred as Maud 3 , Jay-
Eye-See. Nutwood and many others of first celebrity. In Stud Book
form the pedigree 1b as follows:

Antevolo, brown colt, foaled May 12, 1881, bied by Jos. Cairn
Simpson, Oakland, California, by Electioneer.
first dam Columbfne by A. W. Richmond
Second dam Columbia oy imp, Bonnie Scotland.
Third dam Young Fashion by imp Monarch.
Fourth dam Fashion by imp. Trustee.
Fifth dam Bonnets o* Blue by Sir Charles.
Sixth dam Reality by Sir Archy.
Seventh dam by imp. Medley.
Eighth dam by imp. Centinel.
Ninth dam by Mark Anthony.
Tenth dam by imp. Janus.
Eleventh dam by imp Monkey,
Twelfth dam by imp, Silvereye.
Thirteenth dam by Spanker.
1 place Antevolo again before the public with the feeling that fur-
ther recommendations are justified. Owing to a slight lameness in the
left hind ankle he could not be put to work until so late in the season
as to preclude the hope of getting him in proper condition. He did
not leave the stud unlil the middle of August, and short brushes was
all that could be given thereafter. He did not fully recover from the
lameness until November, and then I was laid up until the 1st of
December I drove him through the stretch in 32 seconds, and on one
occasion Matt Storn timed him a furlong in 15 seconds. This increase
of speed over what he had shown the previous year warranted the
belief that he would trot very fast. In the race with Harry Wilkes,
Guy Wilkes, Arab and Charley Hilton. November 27th, 1886, on the Bay
District Course, he was separately timed iu 2:16i. 2:l6j, 2:17, 2:16$.
although he bad to trot outside of two horses for the whole distanced
In that race he beat Arab and Charlie Hilton, and demonstrated capac-
ity to trot in 2:15 under more favorable circumstances. Prior to that
race his fastest quarter was 32$ Beconds, and his fastest furlong 16 sec-
onds- His colts, so far as looks go, will rank with the best. There are
only four of his get which were foaled In 1886 (thes*> are bis oldest.)
Three hive been broken and show a promising gait. There are a num-
ber of foals of 1687,and of these enough in my vicinity to satisfy visit-
ors of the character of his stock. William Ballingal has a colt foaled
on the I^t of April, 1887, whicn, in October, was driven by the side of
bis dam a furlong in 27 seconds. As his "full brother" Anteeo has
demonstrated his ability to beget speed, it is .inference

that Antevolo will also do so.

The terms are certainly so reasonable that mares

can afford to avail themselves of his services.

JOS. < SOS.

Address Jos. Cairn Simpson, Breki San

Francisco, or 2111 Adeline Street, near 32d Btrt e latter

address where the horse Is kept.

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IP** t&ciz&tx attd ^pmrlswxan.

Jan 14

Valensin Stock Farm
STALLIONS.

SIDNEY.

Sidney, seven years, by Santa Olaus, 2:17X, dam Sweetness 2:2iJ< by
Volunteer, If a rieh bay lo.2.li hands high, tracing to 2:20 or better prob-
ably cf tener tliau any stallion oo the Pacific Coast, a>,dof faster progen-
itors than an v horse offered for public patronage or otherwise. Ab an indi-
vidual Sidney showed wonderful speed and would h*ve classed among
the fasteBt trotters In the world but for an accident wbich interrupted
his training. That blood will tell, that great speed cornea from ances-
tors of great speed on both sidt s he has demonstrated by his merit and
by that of hie colts. Although imperfectly trained none of those he got
when a three-year-old, if handled at ell, have covered a mile slower
than 2:40 as two-year-olds; several much faster »nd out of differently
bred mares. I insist on this fact because it shows that he is a uniform
producer.

A. C. Dletz's colt, dam by Dashaway, showed a mile in 2:40, half in
1:18. John Uowen'6 colt, dam bv Echo, one mile in 2:3y, half in 1:18,
quarter :35.'.... Dennis Gannon's dam by Whipple's Hambletonian one
quarter in :38, hardly broken, turned out ever since.

Memo, dam l>y Buccaneer, lapped Grandee in 2:o2, 2:31K-

Sister V., dau'i by Nelson, trained three months, 2:32 fourth heat, one-
qusrter in :36.

Goldleaf.diiiii by Flaxtml. mile 2:24, half in 1:07.

Adonis, dambvCapt. Webster, mile in2:27, half in 1:11. These aie all
two-year-ohls. George V., dam by Buccaneer, who is winner of all the
yearling stakes of 18S7, record of 2:57^, trial 2:45.

These, to my knowledge, are all the colts by Sidney which have been
worked, and 1 have neitner heard nor read of any other stallion who, as
a three-yeitr-old, produced as much aveiage speed or of so high a rate.
For further proof of the merit of bis colts I will state that one yearling
brought 51. 5ft); one weanling 1 1, 200, one two-year-old 52,000, at private
Bale, while Cupid, imperfectly broken, brought $1,110 at public auction
before a small attendance.

Terms ?no cash for the season commencing Feb, 1st to end July 1st
1888, due at time of service.

VALENSIN.

VAtENSEN, fire years, by Crown Point, 2:21, dam Nettie Lambert by
JohnNelson; second dam by Fisherman; third dam by Kentucky Gray
Eagle, throughbred, etc. etc.; is a rich chestnut horse, 16:3 high, of great
substance and quality. He has a record of 2:23, made the fourth heat
as a three-year-old. As a four-year-old he showed an easy trial in 2:23,
2:22, 2:21 to CABT.but a slight lameness during the circuit kept him from
starting Id races. This trial to cart goes to prove that he certainly
would have beat 2:20 as a four-year-old.

Terms 1100 cash for the aeason, commencing February 1st to end
June loth, 1888.

Good pasturage at $3 per month; best of care, but no responsibility
taken for accidents or escapes.

Mares not proving in foal may be returned respectively, free of
charge, next season, providing I still own the horses.

For furtlier particulars or inquiries address

G. VALENSIN, Prop.

31de Pleasaoton, Alameda Co., Cal.

This family is noted for size, style and rich color. He is one of the
very best of roadster?. Terms, $^5 for tlie Season.

ROYAL STUDLEY.

No. 68 American Cleveland Stud Hook, Vol. 1.

Sire by Young Candidate, winning grand prize, Great York, beat-
ing 20 others.

First dam by Whalebone 355, winner first premium at the great
Yorkshire.

Second dam by Lucks All, No. 188.

Third dam hy Summercock 302,

Royal Studley is very handsome, 1G* hands high; weight 1,435
pounds, black points, with a .eputation of imparting to his colts
beauty and style surpassing all large slock of horses. His disposition
is of the best ; he f b aD attractive horse. ThiB family is noted for style,
Bize, and color. Terms, $25 for the Season.

SAXON PRINCE.

Cook Stock Farm.

SEASON OP 1888.

Standard Bred Trotting and Cleve-
land Bay Stallions.

STEINWAY 1808,

Two-year-old record, fourth heat, Z;3i t -2.
Three-year-old record, fourth I heat, V:V5 1*2.

By Strathmore 408. sire of Santa Clans, 2:17$; Tucker, 2:1S; Sky-
light-Pilot 2:19, and 16 more with records of 2:20£ to 2:19.

First dam Abbess (the dam of Soprano, the dam of C. F. Clay, five-
year-old stallion record 2:1H, and Solo, four-year-old record 2:28i), by
Albion (sire of Tanity Fair, record 2:2il, and the dam of Favorita
2:U5i).

Second dam by imp. Emancipation.

Third dam by Bertrand, a son of Sir Archy.

Steinway belongs to one of the greatest speed producing families,
opportunities considered, in the whole cauntry, and he himself 1b fast,
Bhowing that be produces speed of high rate. His daughter Steinette
the dam of Col. R. G. Stoner'a remarkable and promising young stal-
lion Biturbon Russell, and A. C. Beckwith's Ned Wilkes. Steinway is
own brother to Solo, four- year-old record 2:28i; Eminence, three-year-
old record 2:27, and Soprano, the dam of C. P. Clay, five-year-old stal-
lion record 2:18. His dam Abbess is clso the dam of W. H. Kerr k Co. ,
Cable, Ohio, the fast and promising young stallion Currency now in the
stud (be trotted a mile as a yearling in 2:46) and also the dam of Jersey
Idly, burned when a two-year-old in the stable of W. H. Wilson, said
by those who saw her work to have been able to beat 2:30, having
trotted quarters in 31 seconds, and halves in 1 :10. Steinway has but
60 living foals, out of Norman and farm mares. He never served but
twelve trotting-bred mares in this State, and some of them are dead or
lost their colts, so we don't consider that Steinway has had a fair show
in the stud in serving trotting-bred mares, and we know that some of
his colts are Bhowing great speed both trotting and pacing.

S'einway, bay horse, hind ankles white, 15i hands high, weight
1,175 pounds. His disposition and also his colts' la kind, and impart-
ng to his get beauty and style. Terms, $3 5 for the Season.

Charles Derby 4907,

Brown horse, foaled 1885, bred by Beth Cook, Cook Stock farm,
Danville, Cal.

By Steinway, record 2:25.

First dam Katy G. by Electioneer.

Second dam Fanny Malone by Niagara.

Third dam Fanuy Wi kham by Herald.

Fourth dam by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam by imp. Barefoot, etc.

(See Bruce's Am. Stud Book, Vol. 1, Page 429.)

This horse will be allowed to serve five approved mares at $100.

CRESCO 4908,

By Strathmore 408, sire of Santa Claua 2:171, Tucker 2:19, Secretary
2:2Ci. sire of the dam of O. F. Clay, 2:18.

First dam Alia, record 2:33, by Almont 33 (Bire of Fanny Wlther-
•poon, 2:16i: Piedmont, 2:173; Westmont, 1:13}, pacer.

Second drvm by Brignoli 77, record 2:29i (Sire of the dam of King
Wilkes, record 2:22fc, he the sire of Oliver K., record 2:16J) by Mam-
brlno Chief, sire of .Lady Thorno, 2:18i:

Third dam by Cripple, son of Medoc, by American Eclipse; fourth
dam by American Eclipse, he by Duroc, be by imp. Diomed.

Bay horse. 15.1 height, weight 1,125, foaled 18il. His breeding fa
royal; he has but seven living foals out of all kinds of mares, and all
show some speed, and pluck enough to go a hard race to its bitter end,
and last all day on the road and come ba^k the next day. Terms,
$15 lor the Season.

CLEVELAND BAYS,

BARON HILTON.

No 584 .Vol. 1 , Euffllsh Stud Book.

By Lucke All, No. 189.

First dam by Sportsman 201.

Second dam by Lucks All 188.

Third dam by Cardinal 47.

Fourlh .lam by Emulator 103.

Baron Hilton, bay. foaled 1883, lti.l handa high, weight 1,380
pounds, be3t feet and legs and a very stout back, good bead and nock,
good mane and tall and a very handsome finish, surpj&Bln:; that of any
■jther large stallion In the lund. HIb disposition Is of the very best.

No. 83, foaled 1884.
Vol.

Imported luiv. 1868. recorded in
I, A. C. II Stud Book.

Sired by Sportsman 299; gr sire Brilliant 42, ggr sire Yatton Lad,
gggr sire Wonderful Lad 361, ggggr sire Cleveland Lad 69, gggg
gr she Cleveland fiO.

Saxon Prince is a very handsome and attractive young bor.se. He
is symmetrical in form, beauty, style, and finish of that oi a thorough-
bred, and will be allowed to serve ten mares at Terms. $25 tlie
Season.

The Standard Bred and Cleveland Bay stallions will serve mares
the present Beason, commencing February 1st, and ending September
1st, 1888, at Cook Farm, Danville, Contra Costa County. All bills pay-
able invariably before the animal ia removed. Mares not proving in
foal will have the money returned or mares served the next season
free, that is, if the same parties who bred the mare still own her, and
the ibove-named stalliona are owned by the Cook Farm, or the present
owner. Sett Cook, Esq Pasturage $4 per month; bay and grain $10 per
month, but no liability for accidents or escapes. Mares sent "Fashion
Stable," Oakland, S. J, Bennett, Martinez, or Sraalley's Stable, Hay-
wards, will be forwarded to the farm free of charge. Address,
14ja COOK STOCK. FARM. I>A WIIXE.

HAROLD COSSACK,

standard No. -4 J 02

Combines four crosses to Bysdyk's Hambletonian, three to Mam-
brinu Chief, and twenty-nine to imported Messenger.
Description.

Isabeautiful cherry bay.no white. Foaled at Caton Stock Farm.
Joliet, 111., March 8, 1835. In color and form a model of his noted sire
Pedigree.

By Don Cossack, the great prize winner.

lit dam by Harold, sire of Maud S., 2:08V. and Noontide, 2:20V-

2d dam bv Belmont, sire of Nutwood. 2:is&', and Wedgewood. 2:19.

3d dam by Mambrino Chief, sire of Ludy Thome, 2:18M, and Wood-
ford Mambrino,2;2lH-

4 th dam by Grey Eagle, sire of St. CharleB,2;26.

5th dam by H unt's Commodore, bod of Mambriuo.

6th dam by Whipster.

7th dam by imp. Buzzard.

8th djm by Craig's Alfred.

0th dam Wormley's King Herod.

10th dam imp. Traveller.

llthdamimp. Wbittington.

Harold Cossack was bred to three mares last season and all are in
*oal.

Will make tbe season of IS38 at State Fair Gronnds, Sacramento, Cal.
Limited to ten mares of approved breeding.

Terms 1100. Payable at time of Bervice or when mares are removed.

Good pasturage at 94 per month. Hay andBtabling on reasonable
rates.

Every precaution taken, but no responalbibty assumed for accidents
or escapes.

N. N. CRAIG.
14j&26 9508 H Street. Sacramento. Cal.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION.

IMP. MARINER,

[Called Oatcake in Australia]
I have made arrangements under which I will stand the stallion imp.
Mariner for the Beason ending on or about June 1st, 1888.
Pedigree.
Sired by Wild Oats, he by Wild Dayrell, son of Ion and Ellen Middle-
ton, by Bay Middle ton, out of The Golden Horn, by Harkaway, dam Miss
Emma by Sannterer; second dam Dulcimer, by Trumpeter; third dam
Teddingtonia by Teddington, eta [See English Stud Book, VoL X, page
355.]

Description.
Mariner is a chestnut horse sixteen hands high, of a conformation
combining both power and speed, and was a successful race-horse in
Australia. He is bred from racing families in both brunches of hie
genealogical tree, and traces through Wild Dayrell, Harkaway, Irish
Birdcatcher, Bay Middleton, Teddington, Orlando, Eclipse, Matchem,
Begulus, Bartlett's Childers and Houeywood'a Arabian to the seven-
teenth dam, a Byerly Turk mare. He was bred In England, imported to
Australia in utero, foaled in 1S83 and imported to California in 1887. A
horse of his breeding, Bize and quality can hardly fail to be a successful
sire.

Terms $50 tlie Season, with Privilege of Return.
I will, before the middle of January, give notice of the place at which I
will have him. It will be within easy distance of San Francisco.
MATT STOKN,
7ja Box 242, Oakland, CaL

1888. KANCHO DEL EI0. 1888.

The Thoroughbred Stallion

JOE HOOKER,

By Monday, dam Mayflower by imp. Eclipse from Hen-
nle Farrow by Imp. Shamrock,

Will make the Beason of IsSS at Ranchodel Rio, Ave miles from Sac-
ramento, on tbe Freeport roud.

Limited to twelve mares of approved breeding besides
the owner's.
Terms s IOO the Season.
Good pisturapo at reasonable rateB. Everv precaution taken but no
responsibility uiBuined for accidents or escapes.
Ad.'iess H.It. IIAUUILU

"ide Care of 1 ilLo WINTERS, Sacramento, Cal,

TROTTING STALLION

WOODNUT,

Record 2:19^, and full brother to Manon, record 2-21 will make the
season of 1888 at the Vallejo Fair Grounds.

Description.

Foaled in 1832. Dark chestnut, with star in forehead : 16 hands hich
weight 1,160 pounds. "*b».

Pedigree.

By Nutwood, Tam Addie by Hambletonian Chief; second dam
by Sayre's Harry Clay, record 2:29. **w«u u»ui

Terms.

3100 for the aeason, to close July 1st. 1888. Mares not pro- iDg in foal
to have the privilege of returning free next vear. providing the horse
does not change hands in the meantime. Fee "payable at time of service
or before mares leave the premises. Mares from a distance will be
keptat good pasture for $3 per month; for stabling and hay 310 per
month will be charged. Every cure taken but no responsibility as-

sumed for accidents or escapes.
For further particulars apply to

B. C. HOLLY, Tallejo, Cal.

Cleveland Bays

FOE SALE.

Mr. Seth Cook, off ers for pale tbe stock of imported Cleveland Bav
horses, which has been established at Cook Stock Farm. Contra Costa
County.

The horses are all of the best breediug, and are recorded in the
American Cleveland Bay Stud Book. The horses offered are:

DUKE OF YORK 72,

Vol. 1. A. CBS. B. Foaled May, 1881, imported May,
1884.

By Paulinus 342 ; grand sire Palestine t»t3; g g sire Promised f ,and 951
This is a very handsome rich nark mahogany bav iD color, with fine
Btyle and action, 16 hands I inch high, weight 1,100 pounds, and can show
close to a three-minute gait to harnesB, he has good bone with tbe very
best feet and legs, heavy mane and tail, and perfect disposition He
has been thoroughly tested as a breeder and is very sure, every colt bv
him being a bay from all colors of mares, and all uniform and stvle

Lord Cardigan 152,

Vol. l.A- C. B.S. B. coaled 1884. imported »ec. 1886.

By Candidate 6i; grand sire Omar Pacha g g 326; sire Omar Pacha 3">4-
g g g sire Premier $77. *

i Ids horse is a model of his breed. Bright bav with the beat legs and
feet, good stout back and shoulders, and fine stylish action, 16 hands
high. Ais sire has won numerous prizes in England Including the Great
York at Driffield in 18*5. He was sold when thirteen years old for IS ooo
for exportation to Australia.

KINGrSCOTE 154,

Vol. l.A. 41. B.S. B. Foaled 1884, imported 1886.

By Competitor 101; grand she Candidate 64: gg sire Omar Pacha 326-
gggsire Omar Pacha:t2l.

A very stylish dark bay, 16 hands, 1 inch, weighing over 1,300 pounds- a
horse of great finish and lias proved himself a remarkably sure
breeder. He cannot fail to be very valuable as a sire, being descended
from the best of blood on both sides. Hi? aire Competitor was imported
to this country and sold at a very high price.

GENERAL 249,

Vol. 1. A, C. B. S. B. Foaled 1885. iinportid May, 188?.

By Salesman*!?; grand sire Salesman 271; g gsire Drover 91- e e e
sire Topsman 324. -see

A very heavy boned colt of great promise, a rich bay in color full 16
hands high, aud weighing now over 1,3j0 pounds; will weigh at maturity
1,450, and should be a very valuable sire.

CARDINAL 248,

Vol. I, A. CBS. B. Foaled 1885, Imported 188.7.

By Prince of Wales 371; grand sire Emperor 144; g g sire Herod "is-
ggg sire Emperor 143. '

A promising dark bay. full 16 hands high, weighing i,250 pounds nis
sire. Prince of Wales 371, is sire of many premium winners. '

BONANZA 246,

Vol. I, A. C. B. S. B. Foaled 1 880, Imported 1 881.

™ By Gen?ral >"• ST>"!l slre Emperor 102; g g sire General Benefit
120; g g g sire Baylock 372.

A very smooth promising colt, full lSkanda high, stylish and active
adarkjood bay in color; willrnakea grand show horse, and cannot
fall to be a grand breeder. «««.«•

NAPOLEON 754,

Vol. III. Ens. C. B. S. B. Foaled 1885, imported vii-ut

1889.

By Lucks All 1S9; grand sire Lucks AU 183; g g sire Cardinal 47- c g c
aire Emulator 103. ' ** * B

Napoleon is a fine rich bay with black legs and very superior action;
he Ifl very deep in the girth, and has wonderful style" lie took the ?7ft
premium In London. England, beside the silver medal where he was
shown against horses of all ages and to all England. Last fall he took
first premium at the Illinois State F,,ir at Olnev. and first it the Fat
Stock Show at Chicago ; he is half brother to Baron Hiitoi! T who "w nuife
a reputation as a prize winner on this coast. ,

BARRINGTON,

Vol. V. Ene. c. B. S. B. Foaled 1885. Imported 188J.

By Prince of Cleveland «7: grand sire Sportsman 291; g g sire
Sportsman ijti; ggg sire Mmrod. ■ a n

ThlB is a very dark bay of gnat promise, a true typeof a coach horse,
belngrangy and stylish, with clean Hat legs and goo.fsound open feet.
Hestandsfull 1« hands high, and weighs 1,250 pound. He also took
second premium at the great York.

SUNBEAM 71

Vol. 1, A. f. B.S. B. Fouled 1883, Imported 1 88».
8teeBT?oSrSi°S. 4'7; g"u"i''"e Salesman 271; gg sire Drover 01; ggg
This mare has good style and action, dark bay standing, 16 hands
high; stinted to Veutnor UJ. sweepstakes winner at Illinois State ^Fair
at ulney !.•>*, ; well broken to drive.

The'liorses may be seen at the Bay District Track on ann
MR SAMUEL GAMBLE. Catalogue can be lid from lifil
ISO. --Montgomery St.. San l'r.uiciseo, or MR. GEO. A. WILEY Cool
Stock Farm, Danville, or MR. SAMUEL GAMBLE, hay District Tra^k.

llcatlon to
Hip A Co.

1888

%Ut IfrjeeilcT awcT j^pirlsmatti.

Notes Prom The Sporting World.

It is not a little remarkable that with all onr
famed American ingenuity and quickness to
seize npon and develop chances for improve-
ment, onr methods of transporting race-
horses by rail are still extremely primitive
aDd costly. Animals worth thousands of dol-
lars are shipped and handled in the same way
as ordinary cattle, kept an unconscionable
limo in transit, and scarcely any precautions
are taken for their well being. Gentlemen
like Mr. Baldwin. Hr. Ca?satt and others who
have their private cars for their stock are
comparatively safe, but other owners have to
submit to almost every risk, beside being
obliged io pay absurdly heavy prices. The
sickness of Tea Tray, the recent high-priced
purchase of the Dwyer Bros., is entirely to be
attributed to an inadequate transportation
service, and there is scarcely an owner who
has not had experiences similar to tbat of the
Dwyers. Small owners suffer particularly, as
they are almost entirely dependent on freight
trains. Of course horses must be shipped
by express on ordinary trains, but if * man
has only one or two horses travelliug it is too
expensive to hire a whole car. In England
horses are shipped at so much per head per
mile in proper horse cars for the purpose,
each of which holds three, and they are
attached invariably to express irains. A race-
horse is to valuable to be kicked around on a
fregnt ritan, and the public should demand
better accomodation for them without paying
exorbitant rates to express companies.

Races and Racers.

The promise of a progressive policy on the
part of the American Jockey Club, indicated
by the recent change of administration, has
been speedily carried out. For reasons best
kuowD to himself, Mr. John A. Morris, who
bad originally been looked upon as the com-
ing treasurer of the club, declined the honor
and in her place Mr. F. A. Lovecraft was se-
lected. No belter selection could have been
made. Mr. Lovecraft has been identified with
racing interests for years, and as clerk of the
scales at Sheepshead Bay and in a measure
assistant secretary of the Coney Island Jockey
Club, has gained a practical and technical
insight into racing matters which could not
otherwise have been obtained. Besides that,
he is a business man in other ways, a number
of large interests being intrusted to him, and
thus, while having depth of racing knowledge
he has breadth of general experience, and
altogether it is difficult to see how a better
selection conld have been made.

In choosing Mr. Charles Wheatley as presid-
ing judge for the race meetings at Jerome
Park, the executive committee could not have
done better, for Mr. Wheatley is not alone one
of the most thoroughly informed men on rac-
ing law in this country, but he has also had
an amount of practical experience in the man-
agement of racing which few men can boast of.
Besides that, he is universally known and
looked up to. He is a dispassionate man,
and in every respect he combines the quali-
ties essential to a judicial position.

Apropos of the "half-mile track rule" I
understand that its force is to be tested in the
law courts. It will be remembered that at
Mr. Scott's breaking up sale Mr. Timmons
bought the colt Aftermath, with his engage-
ments. The Coney Island Jockey Club has
declined to recognize the transfer of engage-
ments to Mr. Timmons because by racing at
the naif-mile tracks he has outlawed himself
from the privileges of the American, Coney
Island and Brooklyn Jockey Clubs. As the
matter now stands Mr. Scott is responsible
for the original forfeits. Of course in carry-
ing out the rule to its logic conclusions, no
end of complications are in store, and it will
be interestihg to watch the course of turf leg-
islation in future anent this subject. How, for
instance, will entries for the Futurity be
regarded? Of course this question will come
up, but till it does come up none of the racing
authorities care to express an opinion as to
what will or may be done.

The Sporting World some weeks ago had
the opportunity of announcing the first bet on
the Surburban of 1888, it being 10,000 to 100
about Hanover. It can now announce the
first tip. A certain light weight jockey
dropped in at the office yesterday, and ho
imDarted the good thing. It seems that he
had a dream on New Year's night and saw
the Surburban run. The gray filly Pomona,
carrying Mr. Scott's colors, got off in front
and made the running at such a pace that
there was apparently nothing in the race
except her. Turning into the stretch, how-
ever, she bolted to the outside, and before
Bhe could be straightened out again the
other horses, who were running in a bunch,
passed her. In the last furlong, however,
Dunboyne, managing somehow to squeeze
through next the rails, came away and won
in a canter.

Now a man might do a great deal worse than
back Dunboyne for the Suburban, for on his
form last yeBr he certainly showed himself a
high-olass horse. Bat with his victory so
clearly forecast in a New Year's night dream
backers of omenB can hardly help regarding
the chancy of Mi'. Jennicg's colt as a cinch.

Talking about dreams, a writer in the Mel-
bourne Sportsman relates a curious instance of
a dream fulfilled regarding the last race for the
Caultield Cup. One Joe Haddock, a well-
known Australian racing character, died some
days before the race was run. A day or two
before his death, when chatting with one of
the fow friends who solaced him during his
last hours, he remarked in hollow, husky
tones, "I have been dreaming about that boy
Gorry all Di'ght; he's been with me all tho
time, and I dreamt tbat he said he was bound
to win the Caulfield Cup!"

'T don't think it, Joe," replied his friend,
"he'll ride Crossfire, I suppose, and I don't
fancy she's got much show."

"Don't know what he'll ride, but he'll win,"
gasped the dying man,

"Well, I'll put a couple of pounds on for
you, shall I, Joe?"

"Not for me, old man, not for me. I shan't
be here then. I'm afraid I'll miss settling day
this time; but get a bit for yourself, my boy,
get a bit for yourself. You'll see me carried
out on the shoulders of four big men before
it comes off; but it'll come off right enough,"
and poor Joe fell back exhausted. He died a
few days afterward, and Oakleigh, ridden by
young Gorry, won the Caulneld Cup.

Chirles Shauer has been engaged by Mr.
Galway, a3 chief jockey for the Preafeuess
stables for the ensuing season. Shauer
his time was one of the best young men we
had io pig skin. He was under a cloud for
a couple of seasons, but last year recovered
form again. With such a number of good
ones to ride as Mr. Galway will have next
year, Shaaer ought speedily to regain his
rank.

According to English advices, one of the
grandest Steeplechasers that ever looked
through a bridle had to be shot the other day,
This was no less an equine personage than
old Liberator. He had hurt his stifle: his re-
covery seemed hopeless, and his owner, Mr.
Woodland, thought the kindest thi. g to do
with the gallant old horse was to put him out
of pain. Liberator was certainly a veteran,
for when he won the Grand National in 1879,
he was a-jeJ. He was a wonderfully bold aDd
safe jumper, but the extraordinary thing about
him, Mr. Woodland says, was his perfect
gentleness, intelligence, and readiness to do
just what was wanted of him. He used to
carry Mr. Woodland's little son, a lad of
eight, out hunting, and would jump very
lightly and gently on to a gap in a fence, and
over the little ditch the other side, taking
the greatest possible care of the child on his
back. — Centaur,

Horsemen wintering about Coney Island
look forward to the coming racing season with
more than usual interest. To them it prom-
ises to prove a most profitable one. The gen-
eral impression prevails among them that they
are in a better shape now under existing cir-
cumstances than they have ever been before.
Their horses are, as a rule, wintering well.
The owners have enccessfully fought against
the temptation to violate one of the rules of
the jockey clubs, and they expect in the near
future to profit by their action in the matter.

While some doubt exists in the minds of a
few of the horsemen as regards the ability of
the jockey clubs to enforce the new rules, yet
a majority of them believe and hope that the
clubs will succeed. If the jockey clubs live
up to the rules many of these owners antici-
pate easy victories for their horses at the
regular tracks. Not in many years have a
better average lot of horses been wintered at
the Island than the present. Under the
circumstances it does not seem as though
their owDers were justified in expecting good
times in the near future. It most be con-
ceded, however, tbat many of these owners
were deprived of winning considerable money
by the restricting rules of the clubs. This
money tbey expect to earn with interest the
coming season.

As nearly all the desirable stables at the
Brighton track are now occupied, owners will
soil find it a difficult matter to obtain quar-
ters for their horses at the Island. Many of
the private establishments in the vicinity
have already been engaged for next season
Dr. William Sheppard, of Ottawa, HI., has
leased the Battersby Farm, on the Neck road,
between Sheepshead Bay and the Boulevard.
It is his intention to add to the stabling
capacity of the place for the accommodation
of race-horses. Dr. Sheppard will make a
specialty of caring for sick or disabled hordes
at his new establishment.

In the ordinary conditions of town work and
stable management, it has been observed that
the wall of a healthy foot grows down from
the coronet at the rate of about one-quarter
of an inch per month, and that the entire wall
of a medium-sized hoof has been regenerated
in from nine to twelve months.

A list of the stakes to be run at the spring
meetiDg of the Rockaway Association will
appear in our next issue. Besides the regular
events, several new stakes have been added.
It is probable that some one of the Hunt Club
Stables will own the crack steeple-chaser the
coming season. Both the Hempstead and
Queens County stables have added to their
strings some excellent material for cross
country work. — Sporting World.

Ben Thompson won the five furlongs dash
without difficulty, although a 6tumble in the
stretch came near giving the victory to John
Alexander, who clung to Askey's gelding all
through the race. The fourth race went to
Tunis, and the fifth to Henry B.

Sacramento

COLT STAKES
ASSOCIATION.

Trotting and Pacing Stakes for
1888.

No, t.— The Sacramento Yearling Trotting
Stake for 1888.

Free for all foals of 1887.— $75 entrance, of which ? 10
must accompany nomination; 115 to be paid May 1,
1SSS; $25 Angust I. 1&8S, and $25 October 27, 1888. To be
trotted at Sacramento October z9, 18S8, good day and
track. Dash of one mile. The second colt to receive
$150, and the third colt $75 from the stake, the first
colt to take the balance. Failure, to make paymentB
when dug forfeits all previous payments.
No. Z.— Special Yearling: Trotting Stake.

Open to foals of 1887, owned in Sacramento County.—
175 entrance, ot which ?iu must accompany nomina-
tion; $15 to be paid May 1, 1838; $25 August 1,1888, and
$25 November i; 1388. To be trotted at Sacramento
November 5, 188.-*, good day and track. Dash of one
mile. First colt to reecive six-t^ nths, second colt
three-tenths, and the third colt one-tenth of Btake.
Failure to make payments when due forfeits all
previous payments.

P.MiXG STAKES.

No. 3.— For all pacing yearlings, foals of 1887.— $75
entrance, of which$10 must accompany nomination;
915 to be paid May 1, 1858; $25 August 1, 1SS6, and$25
to be paid November 3, 1388. To be paced at Sacra-
mento November 5, 1888, good day and track. Dash
of one mile. First colt to receive six-tenths, the
second three-tenths, and the third one-tenth of stake.

Failure to make payments when due forfeits all
previous payments.

No. 4.— For all Pacing Two-Year-Olds, foale of lSSfl.-
$75 entrance, of which $10 must accompany nomina<
tion;$15tohe paid May 1, 1838; $2-5 August l,lSS8,and
$25 November 3, 1883. To be paced at Sacramento,
Novembers, 1858, good day and track. One mile and
repeat. First colt to receive six-tenth3, second three-
tenths, and the third one-tenth of etake.

Failure to make payments when due forfeits all
previous payments.

No. 5.— For all Pacing Three- Year- Olds, foals of
1585.— $75 entrance, of which $10 must accompany
nomination; $15 t . be paid May 1, 1888; $2o August 1,
1888. and £25 November ;i, 1SS8. To be paced at Sacra-
mento, November 5, 1888, good day and track. Mile
heats a in 5. First colt to receive six-tenths, second
colt three-tenths, and the third colt one-tenth of
stake.

Failure to make payments when due forfeits all
previous payments.

Entries to all the above stakes to close February l
1888, with

'.WEBER FIELD SMITH, Sec'y.
1615 G Street, Sacramento.
FRANK I*. LOWEU, President.

CHUBB,

The Fishing Rod Manufacturer,

Has a new retail catalogue which contains several
original articles on fishing written by the most noted
anglerB of the present day. Cataloe^ie a:so has 125
Illustrations of oneling goods, 60 different kinds of
fishing rods described, reels, lines, hooks, flies, rod
trimmings etc. Every angler should have a copy
send for one, ready Jan. 15th. Address.

THOS. H. OHUBB,

4lja Post Mils, Tt.

FOR RENT.

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oct d

FOR SALE.

Ho. 1.— Bay Mare, foaled spring of 1881. by
Terror.

let dam by Little John; 2d dam Mnsldora's dam by
■on of Bertrand.

Terror by Woodbnrn, let dam by Owen ale; 2d
dam MuBldora, by Belmont, etc.

No. ».-»tiestntit Mare, foaled spring of 1883,
by Ware's Bismarck.

1st dam by Owen Dale; 2d dam Mnsidora, by
Belmont.

Ware's BlBmarck. by "Jaot Trimble "(Son of Bel.
mont and mare by Limber John, son of Kosciusko by
Sir ircby) dam by Yorkshire Boy, son of Imp. Focbe

These are extra fine young mares of superior trot-
ting action and well in-bred to the blood of Belmont.
No. 1 is in foal to a son of Geo. SL Patchen Jr.

For further information address

W. M. WILLIAMSON .
aoZltf SanJoscCai.

GREAT

Closing-Out Auction Sale

The Largest Ever Held ou the Pacific Coast .

BY ORDER OP MR. D. McCARTY,

RUNNING, TROTTING, ROAD,
Work and Draft Horses!

Vehicles of Every Description!
Harness, Robes, Blankets, Etc

—AT-

RECORD STABLES,

1129 Market Street, Sau Francisco.

—ON—

Monday, Jan. 30, 1888,

AT IO A. M ,

Continuing from day to day nnlil conclnded. The
sale will comprise pverv animal own-d bv Mr.
McCarty. THOROUG rIBKEDS, TROTTf-KS ROAD-
STERS, SAWDLE. DRlFT AND "WORK HORSES.
BROOD-MARFS AND COLTS, TROTT£>"i ; THOR-
OUtiBBRED STALLIONS, AND SHETLAND r'ONIE3
ANDOUTHT3.

Among the harness animals will be found horses
that nave and can trot or pace better than 2:20. The
thoroughbreds comprise a number of well-known
race-horses, and are all well engaged. They will b«
sold with their engagements. The vehicles include
Top, Open and Business buggies. Eockawaya,
Phaetons, Hacks, Road and Park Carts, Breaking
carts. Track and Eoad Sulkies, Skeleton Wagons,
etc.

Hoad, Track and Work HarnesB, single and double;
Eobes, Blankets, Whips, Boots, Stable Fixtures, etc.

....ALSO....

Two Iron Safes, Office Fixtures, etc.

S3T Catalogues will be prepared immediately.

Teems— Sums of S-r00 or under, cash; over that
amount, six months' approved paper, interest 8 pep
cent.

KILLIP & CO., Auctioneers.

3ST The good will of the stable for sale. Full
particulars, with number of boarders, may be had
upon application to Mr. McCarty. 7ja4

San Joaquin Valley

DISTRICT NO. 2, CAL.

Stockton Fair

1888.

PACIFIC COAST TROTTING AND RUNNING
STAKED— *75 entrance, of which $10 most accompany
rominaiion, $25 to be paid June 1st, HO August 17th.
Failure to make payments when due forfeits all
previous payments.
Trotting for four-year-olds or under, best"!

three in five, 2:2o class, I

Trotting for three-year-olds or undtr, best ! 1250

three in five, 2;30 class, j added

Trotting for two-year- ol^s or under, best two ! to each.

in turee, 2:40 class, J

Running for three-year-olds or over, mile't

heats, !?250 added

Running for two-year-olds or over, mile .' to each.

dash, )

Five or more full paid-up vntries required to fill;
three or more colts to start. Four moneys. If only
two colts start, BtakeB paid in mo added money) may
be competed for— two-thirds and one-third. Other-
wise full conditions of this Association for 1SS7 to gov-
ern. Entries to above stakes close February 15th,
1888 with the Secretin-,

J. M LA BIT.
P. O. Box 1 88. Stockton, CaL

E- r. SHJPPEE, President .

7ja6

TO ARRIVE!

PER ZELANDIA

About January SI, 1888,

Thoroughbred Clyde and Shire

STALLIONS

From three to five years old.

Our Annual Importation!

iuSsiGx.ni:.vr of

MR. JOHN SCOTT,

MELBOURNE.

Per Australian Steamer due about January 21, we
will be in receipt of onr Annual Consignment of
Clydesdale and English Shire Stallions, FHi>rrod
with the greatest care by Mr. Join s.-,,n. The
former importations of Messrs. Bookless & Scott
were received with great favor by California Stock
Breeders, and we are assumed the animals; to arrive
are fully up to the high standard of those imported
during the last five years.

Catalogues will be issued immediately upou arrival

KILLIP & CO.,

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Secured by Letters Patent gSSnJ^d7^1^:

The above cut represents the body-piece, the patent also cover-
ing the improvements in the hood. The following are the claims
granted

1. An Improved blanket or covering, consisting of
the body-piece A , flap C, and the extrusion B, formed
or united together, bo as to cover the body and legs of
the animal, substantially as herein described.

2 The blanket or covering A, having the flap C. and
the extensions B, to fit the fore and lund legs of the
animal, front fastenings F G, and the permanent straps
or bands E, substantially as and for the purpose herein
described. . _

3. The blanket or covering A, with its extensions B,
permanent securlng-bands E, and the front fastenings
F G, in combination with tbe elastic neck-extension H,
substantially as and for the purpose herein described.

4. The blanket A and hood J in combinaticn withthe
elastic connecting-scrip I, substantially as described
and for the purpose set forth.

5. The close-fitting hood J, having the elastic bnnd L,
beneath the jaws, so that they may be allowed to move
without disturbing the fit and adapted to be secured
to the caver by means of straps, substantially as herein
described.

6. The improvement in covering.Mankets for ani-
mals, consisting of the blanket A, having the flap C,
and permanent straps or bands fixed to it to Becure it
around the body, w ereby the UBe of loose surcingles
is avoided, substantially as herein described.

Manufactured and for sale by

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I7E STOCK AND QENBEAL
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At auction, and private sale.

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tne State.

REFERENCES.

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Sacramento. _ Salinas,

j P Kahgent, Esq., Hon. John Boass
Sargents. w l^H8** ™

Hon. h. J. Robe, Hon. A. Walbath,

Lob Angeles. Nevada.

J B. Haggin. Esa., San Francisco
Represented at Sacramento by Edwin F. Smith,
Secretary State Agricultural Society.
At San Jose by Messrs. Montgomery & Rea, Real

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Private purchases and sales of live Btock of all
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A.

Tips and Toe Weights.

Natural and Plain Method ol
Horse Shoeing

.WITH AN" APPENDIA

idtiiUiiK Of the Action of tne Race Horse and Trotter a.
Instantaneous Photography.

own •>

B* Jos. Cairn Simpson, Author of Horse Portraiture*

' 'Bound-hoof d, short-jointed, fetlocks shag and long."

— Shakespean.
0

fflps and Toe Weights.— "We have received from Mr. Joseph Cairn Simpson, Editor and Propria-
sea of the Bbeedeb and Sfoiitsman, San Francisco, Cal., a copy of bis book entitled "Tips and Toe
Weights; A Natural and Plain Method of Horse-shoeing, with an appendix treating of the action of
the racehorse anf *otteras shown by instantaneous photography. Toe and Side- Weights."* Mr.Simpson
has had niany years of experience in training trotters and runners, and is besides a most able, pleasant
writer on matters pertaining lo tbe horse. His "Horse Portraiture" was one of the first and best
works on "training" we ever read. For several years he has been experimenting with tips in the hops
that they might be made to serve every purpose of a full shoe and act as a preventive of the many booi
ailments entailed by the ordinary method of protecting our horses' feet. These experiments have
alreada demonstrated that tips 'will accomplish all he had hoped for, and wo believe every horseman
who reads the result of his experience will conclude with us that Mr. Simpson has inaugurated a revolu-
tion in shoeing that will prove of incalculable benefit to both horse and master. We are a willing con-
vert to tips as against full shoes, and reading the plain, unbiased reports, of actual trials by tbe author
of "Tips and Toe Weights," together with the knowledge that the common system of Bhoeing has caused
more suffering and "done more damage to horses than can. be traced to any other source, has had. much to
do with our conversion. We would not take S50 for for this book and be without it. and on behalf of the
"most faithful friend to man" would urge every reader of the "Sportsman" to secure a copy of it
and test the value of its teachings. Price, in paper. §1; cloth. 51.50.— Western Sportsman and Live Stock
Journal.

M Tips XJld Toe Weights," a natural and plain method of horseshoeing, Is the title of a very
Clever, ingenious and practical book from the pen of Joseph Cairn Simpson, the Editor and Proprietor of
the Bkeeder and Spohtsman. The author in his introduction presents "his little volnme with apolo-
gies;" he had no need to do so, every chapter gives evidence of careful thought, his arguments are well
worked out, the results of his experiments are placed in the most perspicuous manner before his
readers, and his researches Into the past show that he is at once an enthusiastic and veracious student
of the horse. His great argument on tips receives its strongest cndorsation from his famous colt
Anteeo, whose history from bis first shoeing to tbe time of publication is exhaustively treated. The
opening chapter is a plea for a better system of shoeing, and each succeeding chapter is a step 01
the ladder towards that final conclusion which the author has arrived at. He brings history, theory ana
experiment into play to support his argument, and whether tho horseman believes in his conclusions or
not.be will not quit the book till he has read, it through, for in addition to the perfect knowledge of
ihe horse which the author possesses, he surrounds it with a literary charm, which holds the audience to
the last sentence. We heartily commend "Tips and Toe Weights" to the attention of the public. — Chicago
News.

Tips and Toe Weights.— J. C. Simpson has been prominently Identified with trotters for many
years, not only as a writer on the subject, but as an expert handler and developer. He has given a great
deal of study to horses' feet, and the best way to improve their action. After experimenting for a
number of years, he has put the result of his ressarcbes and practice in book form. This work,
entitled "Tips and Toe Weights," claims to be a natural and plain method of horseshoeing. It treats
of the action of the racehorse and trotter, as shown by instantaneous photography, and gives the sub-
ject of lips and toe "weights a thorough ventilation. The work is meeting with a large sale, and fa
deserving of a place in every horseman's library, no matter whether he agrees with the ideas advanced
or not. Send orders to the San Francisco News Company, or to the Bbeedeb and Sportsman, San
Francisco, Cal. Mr. Simpson is the Editor of tbe Breeder and Sportsman, which is a weekly journal
devoted to the Interests of breeders of fine horses, etc., and the advancement of all legitimate sport.
It is the chief medium and representative of the breeding interests on the Pacifio Slope.— N. Y.
Spirit, May 10th.

f'M>* and Toe Weights.— Jos. Cairn Simpson of San Francisco, California, has just published a book
byaoc/ ;*'p which is almost worth its weight in gold to every horseman. He does not believe in the
rigid, unj±£. * 'ron shoe that gives no play or expansion to the horse's foot. He has found that shoes are
unnecessary, an-: everybody knows they are hurtful. He is a beliver in the use of iron or steel tips to pro-
tect the toe of the Jcot. By theiruse, and without ever having put a shoe on Anteeo he trotted when four
years old in 2:20*. He claims that for ordinary use even on "macadamised roadB tips are all that are re-
quired; that that fearful cause of lameness, contraction, is entirely avoided by the use of tips. We are
going to use them, and advise others to do it in tbe manner he recommends. Send SI. 50 to him and he will
send you the book and it wiU be as good an investment as you ever made for the money. — Coleman's Rural
World.

Since tbe book was published, Anteeo gave still more convincing proof of tbe efficacy of the system,
trotting a public trial in 2 :20i, and showing half-mile3 in 1:08 and furlongs in 16 seconds while a
four-year-old. The best evidence of tho genuineness of the trials was his sale for $10,000, wi^h other
parlies ready to take him at the price. Antevolo, two years younger than Anteeo, never wore a shoe, and
"wing to an'injury to his foot when a foal it was the universal impression that he never could trot fast.
iie did well as a yearling and two-year-old, and this past season, when three years old, be won the Occident
Stakes, t 1,221, in which he got a record of 2:293, last half in 1:132; first money in purse at Sacramento,
SjOU; second money at Stockton, §253; the Stanford Stakes, $1,672; and tbe Embryo, S870, making p cash
return for the season of $4, 514. 1 am satisfied that if he had been shod with full shoes when first r-i.t *o
training he would have been hopelessly crippled.

In the Breeder and Sportsman will be given a complete history of the treatment of Antevcio, show-
ing with exactness the trials and results. I have made arrangements with an eminent micro3Coplst to
make full examinations of the horny deposit in wall and sole, and all the tissues which compose the foot
of the horse, which will be incorporated in the forthcoming articles in the Breeder and Sportsman,
Fullv convinced by practical results, that this part of the anatomy of the horse is not understood as
thorour*My as the other portions of the frame. * anticipate valuable accessions of knowledge from tb/j
revelations of the microscope. Jos. Cairn Simpson.

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140 Nassau Street, New York.
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DUPONT'S

New Brand Sporting Powder.
"SUMMER SHOOTING"

SUPERB IN aUALITY,

Shoots Moist and Clean.

[ This powder has jnnt boen made specially by Du-
pont & Co. to suit tbe Pacific Coast Climate.
I It shoots Moist. Is high grade, and of superior
■ excellence as to quality.
j For sale by all dealers and by the Agent,

JOHN SKINKER,

1 58 Market Street S. F.
! PrIoeJ-;J.OOU>Qr|kcij. Smaller packages In pro-
portion, •oil

(HILDS < Altimi « U\M \l, SHEEP DIP.
"Patented In Europe and America."

SHEEP

DIP.

A positive sen it cure. A liquid, solnble In
cold vt atcr. It Is abso • utely non-
poisonous.

The cheapest and moBt effective dip on tho market,

one gallon making one hundred gallom of wash.

Price, $12 5 per gallon.

Bpeclal discounts an>t terms to agents and large

consumers. For samples and other information ap-

ply to

L1M»KA HorCII, Agents for Pacific Coast-
f 10 California M.. San Fronolsco, CaJ,
17septl2

1888

Site gJtttjefe vm& g>vavt$itmu.

Southern Pacific Co.

(PACIFIC SYSTEM.)

f rains leave and are doe to arrive at
San Francisco.

LEAVE]
(FOB.) I

From Jau. 1. 1888.

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c... Haywards ..

..Calistoga and Napa

..Colfax via Livermore .

..Gait via Martinez

..Haj wards and Nilos

..lone via Livermore

..Knight's Landing

...Livermore and PleaBanton..

...Los Angelee, Deming, El

Paso and East „

...Los Angeles and Mojave

..Milton,

..Ogden anu East.

..Ogden and East ,

...Red Bluff via MaryBville

...Redding via Willows _

...Sacramento, viaBenicia

via Benlcia ....

" via Livermore

" via Benieia

" via Benlcia

" via Benlcia

...Sacramento River Steamers..
..Ran Jose

..Santa Barbara

..Stockton via Livermore..

" via Martinez

..SiBkiyon A Portland ,

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LOCAL FERRY TRAINS.

From San Francisco Pally.

TO EAST OAKLAND- '6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 7:30— 8:00—
8:30— 9:00— 9:30— 10:00— 10:30— 11:00— 11:30— 12:00— 14:30
—1:00—1:30—2:00—2:30—3:00 — 3:30 — 4:00 — 4:30 — 5:00
5:80—6:00 — 6:30—7:00—8:00—9:00—10:00-11:00—12:00

TO 23d AVENUE, EAST OAKLAND— Same as "TO
EAST OAKLAND" until 6;00P.M., inclusivi, also
at 7:00— 8:00 and 10:00 p.m.

TO .FRUIT VAJUK-— "b:tw— 6:30— 7:00— 7:30— 8:00-8:30—
3:30— 1.-00— 4:30- -5:00— 5:30— 6:00-8 :00— 10:00.

TO FRUIT "V\ALE(vla Alameda)— »9;30— '2:00-6:30-
12:00.

TO AL.AMEDA— *6:00— *6:30— 7:00— «7:30— 8:00 — *8:3C—
9 :00 —9:30—10 :00— J10 ;30— 11 :00— 111 :30— 12 :00— tl2:3i —
1:00—11:30—2:00—12:30—3:00—3:30—4:00 — 4:30—5:00—
6:30— «:00— 6:30— 7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— 12:00.

TO BERKELEY— •6:00— •6:30— 7 :0u— *7:30 — 8:00— "8;10
9:00— 9:30— 10:00— J10:30— 11:00— Jll :30— 12 :00-112:3u
1:00-11:30-2:00— J2:30— 3:00— 3:30— 1:00 — 4:30— 5:00—
6:30— 6:00— 6:30— 7 :iW—S:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— 12;U0

TO WEST BERKELET-Same as "To Beekelkt."

to Mm Francisco Dally.

FROM FRUIT VALE — 6:50— 7:20— ri :50- 8:20-8:50—
9:20— •10:19-2:49—4:20—4:50— 6:20-5:50-6:^0 -6:£0—
8:50-10:50.

FROM ij'KUIT VALE (via Alameda) — •5:21—5:51 —
19:15-^2:38— *3: 16.

FROM23D AVENUE, EAST OAKLAND— 6:55-7:^
7:55-8:25—8:55—9:25—9:55—10:25—10:55- 11:25—11:55
12:25— 12:55— 1:25-1:55— 2:25— 2:55— 3:25— 3:55—4:25—
4:55—5:20—5:55—6:25—6:55—7:55—8:55—10:53.

FROM EAST OAKLAND— •5:30-6:00- -,.dQ— 7:0J—
7:30— 8:00— 8:30— 9:00— 9:30— 10:00— 10:30— 11:00 — 11 Ho
^.2:00— 12:30— 1:00— 1:30— 2:00— 2:30— 3:00— 3:30— 4 SO —
4:30—6:00—5:30—6:00—6:30—7:00 — 8:00-9 0u - 9:o7—
10:57

FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND— 7 m nutes later
than from East Oakland.

FROM ALAMEDA— •5:25-5;£5-*6:25— 6:55 -1 ;2a-7 :b5
•8:25— 8:55— 9:25— 9:55— 110 £5— 10:55- 111:25—11:55—
112:25— 12:55— tl:25— 1:55— f2:25— 2:55— 3:25- 3 :55—
4:25—4:65—5:25—5:55—6:25—6:55—7:55—8:55—9:55—
10:55.

(■•ROM BERKELEY — •5:25— 5:55— •6:25— 6:55— •7:25—
7:55— •8:25— 8^5— 9:25— 9:55 — J10:25— 10:55- 111 :25—
11:55— {12:25—12:55— tl :25- 1:55- J2:25-2:55-3 :25-
3:66 — 4:25— 4:55-5:25— 5:55-6:25— 6:55— 7:55— 8;55—
9:55—10:55.

F ROM WEST BERKELEY— Same as "From BERK-
ELEY."

t'KIKk KOI IE.

FROM SAN FRANCISCO— *7:15— 9:15— 11:15-1:15-

3:15—5:15.
FROM OAKLAND— *6;15— 8:15— 10:15-12:15— 2:15-

4:16.

A for Morning. P for Afternoon.

•Sundays excepted. tSaturdays excepted; {Sundays

only.

C— Take ferry train and change cars at East Oakland

Standard Time furnished by Lick Observatory.

4.. N. TOWNE,

Gen. Manager.

T. H. UOUDMAS,

Gen. Pass. ATtk A?'.

ANGLO-NEVADA

ASSURANCE CORPORATION.

OF SAN FRANCISCO, CAI.

FIRE AND MARINE.
CAPITAL $2,000,000

OFFICE HOl'lM STREET

Q. L.BRANDEK President

J. L. FLOOD Vice-President

C. P FARNFIELD Secretary

2. 8. ANGUS Assistant Manager

Bankers. Nevada Bank of San Francisco.
lfotl

LITTLE'S

Chemical Fluid

Non-Poisonous Sheep Dip.

Mlxex instantly with cold Water.

Price $1.25 per Imperial gallon.

Sold in iron drums containing five Imperial gallons
equals nearly 6 American gallons. One gallon mixed,
with 60 gallons of cold water will dip thoroughly 180
Bheep ata cost of leBS than one cent each.

Easily applied, a nourisher of wool, a certain cure
for scab.

ALSO
UTTLFS PATENT POWDER DIP.

Poisonous, roixeB instantly with cold water. Soldi n
a two-pound package sufficient to dip 20 Sheep; in a
seven-pounds package sufficient to dip 100 Sheep.
Price 17 cents per pound.

OATTON, BELL & GO.

SUCCESSORS
FAIKKEB, BEIX A CO.,
21sep 406 California Street, AUENTS.

/M«W s-\KUOr\Wi rami™
lofliol;"

lift ofl |_

WMH SHOTGUN CARTRIDGES

FAIRLAWN

NEW CATALOGUE FOR 1888,

Is now ready, and will be mailed free to all who send flive cents In stamps to prepay postage.

THE FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CATALOGUE

Contains Descriptions and Pedigrees of all the Broodmares and Stallions in use at Fairlawn.
It also contains descriptive pedigrees and prices of about

165 HEAD OF HIGH-BRED TROTTERS,

—CONSISTING OF—

Standard-Bred Young Stallions,

Fillies and Driving Mares,
OFFERED AT PRIVATE SALE.

THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 1888

WILL SOON APPEAR IN THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN.

For Catalogues or further information, address

lockr-oxsto. WM. T. WITHERS, Lexington, Ky,

ljan52

THE PARKER GUN

At the two principal events of the year— at the "World's Trap Shoot-
ing Carnival held at Wellington, MaBs., May 30 to June si, 18P"?, the Par-
ker Gun won the leading prize for beat average for five day's shooting;
also at Seattle, W. T., June 9, 10 an" *', 1687, the leading prize and best average was won with the Parker
Gun, adding victories to 1886 as follows: The Second Annual Tournament of the Chamberlin Cartridge
Co., held at Cleveland, Ohio, September 14, 1886, out of eighty-seven entries from representative shots,
representing fourteen States, the Parker Gun won first and third money, winning 8900 out of the SI, '^00
purse offered, a iding another victory to 1885, which was tbe Second International Clay Pigeon Tournament
for th» championship of the World, held at New Orleans, La., *eb. 11th to Kith. Among the contestants
shooting other guns were such champions as Carver, Bogardus, Cody, Siubbs, Erb and others.

PARKER BROS., Makers,

New York Salesroom, 97 Chambers St..

IHerlden, < i.

Fragrant Vanity Fair, Superlative and Cloth of Gold Cigarettes

STRAIGHT CUT CIGARETTES.

REGAL AND NOBLESSE.

Our Cigarettes were never so fine as now, they cannot be surpassed for
purity and excellence. Only the purest rice paper used. ESTABLISHED
1846. 14 EIRST PRIZE MEDALS.

WM. S. KIMBALL & CO.,

PEERLESS TOBACCO 'WORKS, ROCHESTER, N. T.

26dec52

IMPORTED BERKSHIRES.

REDWOOD DUKE 13368.

Prize winners at all the fairs in California and the
entire list of sweepstakes premiums at State Fair
Sacramento, 1886,

importations made direct from England every year
from the most noted Breeders, selected from thP >j
best blood and most fashionable families of Dish-
faced Berksbires, regardless of cost, and all re
corded in English and American Berkshire records.

Young pigs from these importations, male and
female, from entirely different families for sale at
reaeonaDie prices, and every pig guaranteed. Address

35dec69

ANDKKW SMITH, Hedwood city.

Or at 218 California Street. San Francisco.

Dr. Thos. Bowhill, M.R.C.V.S.

VETERINARY SURGEON,

Graduate New Veterinary College, Edinburgh
Awarded the Highland and Agricultural Societies
Medals for Horse Pathology, Anatomy, Physiology
and Histology. The Williams' Prize, *84-*85, for high-
est works in professional examinations, and air first-
class certiScates of merit. Honorary Member Illinois
State Veterinary Medical Association.

OFFICE:

RECORD STABLES,

i> Mccarty. Prop.

1129 Market St. S. F., Bet. 7tb and 8th.

Telephone No. 3 1 1 7

AMERICAN

KENNEL CLUB
STUD-BOOK.

Blanks for registering in the o3icial stud
book will be mailed on application.

Entries to Part I of Volume 5 close March
31st, 1888.

Sec'y, American Kennel Club.

Nob. 44 and 46 Broadway.
6feb New York

Notice.
C. BRUCE LOWE,

STOCK AND STATION AGENT,

Auctioneer, Horse, Cattle, and Properly

Salesman.

Is prepared to accept orders from breeders In
America to select and forward stock from the Aus-
tralian Colonies; or will undertake to receive and
dispose of stock from America; or act as Agent
for California firms.

References kindly permitted to J. B. Haggin, Esq.,
and Major Ratbhone of San Francisco.
C BRUCE LOWE.

Wright, Heaton's Buildings,

Pitt Street, Sydney,
Sde New Robth WaleB.

Harry E. Carpenter, M.O.C.V.S.,

VETERINARY SURGEON.

Honorary Graduate of
Ontario Veterinary Col-
lege, Toronto, Canada

&3T Rldellnes Castrated.

Veterinary Infirmary. 371 Natotna St.

Besidence, 966 Howard St., San Franolsco.
lauSS

TIME SCHEDULE.

Passenger Trains leave and arrive Passenger Bepo
(Townsend Street, between Third and Fourth Street*
San Francisco.

In effect January 1, }

12:01 p | Cemetery and San Mateo....

•10:02 A
t3;30 P
4:36 p

6:4(.

1 1 ttaa

8 :30 a i (

10:30 a | I 8.

•3:30 ph

4:30 pi I

.Santa Clara, San Jose, and...
.Principal Way Stations-,

~\ l 9:03 A
L... . 1*10 -02 A
f i-26 P

J I 6:40 P

10 :30 A | Almaden and Way Stations I 4 :3G p

8:30 AM Gilroy, Pajaro, Castroville > ,M0:02 a

•a&OP't SalfnaB and Monterey... 1 I 6;40p

.!{..

..Holllster and Tres PlnoB .,

. WatBonville, Aptoe.Soquel ( *I0:02 a

..(Cap itola land Santa Crnz 1 ' t6:40r

fi.sn a. I $ Soledad, Paso Kobles, Templeton [i „ in
a-auAl>(SanLulsObispo) AWay Stations, f I 6:40 '

a— Morning p.— Afternoon.

•Sundays excepted. tSundays only .[Theatre tralnSat
urdays only.

Trains run on Pacific Standard Time.

Nearly all rail line to San Luis Obispo. Only 24
mileB staging between Templeton and San Luis
Obispo. Time from San Franmsco 12 hours. Through

Special Round-trip Tickets, at reduced rates — to
Gilroy and Paralso SprjngB.

Special Notice— hound-trip tickets to the famous
Lick Observatory (Mt. Hamilton) can be had at any
of the Company's Ticket Offices in San Franciecii
Bate, 35.50.

EXCURSION TICKETS.

TT/ir C„nHftvl. nnlv i Sold SUNDAY MOHNING ;

For Sundays only,^ for return 8ame ^^
ForSaturday, ( Bold Saturday and Sunday only
Sunday and-1, good for return until following Mon
Monday, ( dav, inclusive, at the following rates.

Bound Trip

from San
Franc 'sco to

San Bruno....

Millbrae. .....

Oak Grove....

San Mateo....

Belmont

Redwood.. .,

Fair Oaks

MenloPark.

Mayfield

Mount'n Vie
Ticket Ofpices

•Sun.
i'kt.

Satto
Mon.
Tkt.

#

$ 50

65

90

75

1 10

1 00

1 23

1 00

1 40

1 25

I 50

1 25

1 60

125

1 75

1 50

2 00

Bound Trip

from San
Francisco to

Lawrences

Santa Clara....

San Jose

Gilroy

Hollister

Aptos...

Lotna Prieta..

Soquel

Santa Cruz

Monterey

Sun.
Tkt.

Satto
Mon
Tkt.

4 00

4 50
6 00

5 00

5 10

6 00
Passenger Depot. Townsend

street, Valencia- street station. No. 613 Market street,
Grand Hotel, and Rotunda, Baldwin Hotel.
A. C. BASSETT, H. R. JUDAH,

Superintendent Asst. Pass. A Tkt. Agt.

TO

Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers

THFJ

SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO.

BEBPBCTFULLY CALLS ATTENTION TO THE

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

AFFORDED BY THE "NORTHERN DIVISION
of its line for leaching with speed and comfort th»
best ilaces In the State for
Sea Bathing, Snooting and Fishing.

TRAINS LEAVE BAN FRANCISCO DaTLY POR

MONTEREY,

THE MOST CHARMING

summer and Winter Kesort of the
Pacific Coaqt,

with Its beautuul Grovee and delightful Drives. Trout
In abundance can be obtained from the several streams
In the vicinity of Monterey, and the best of shooting
may t*e had in season.

THE BA T OF MONTEREY

Is noted for the extent and variety of fish which
abound in its waters, notably Salmon, Rock Cod, Bar-
acuda, Pomplno, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder
The above-mentioned attractions, In connection with
the low rateB of fare, rapid transit, and the superior
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEI
MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sport".
men.

THE BA THING FACILITIES

AT THK

"HOTEL DEL MONTE, "

AJRE UNSURPASSED,
haring a MAGNIFICENT BEACH of pure white
sandfor surf bathing. The BATH-HOUSE contains

SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANKS

(150x50 feet) for warm salt water plunge and swim-
ming baths, with ELEGANT BOOMS connecting for
individual baths, with douche and shower facilities-

THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-known
Watering Places,
APTOS, SOQUEL AND SANTA C&CZ

IS VTA THE NORTHERN DIVISION,

SOUTHERN PACIFIC ROUTE,

(Broad Gauge)

The Northern Division runs throngh the counties
ot San Mateo, Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Crux
and Monterey, each of which abounds In game in grea
variety Notably

Huail. Pigeon, Snipe, Duck, (Sw.se, Deer
and Bear.

Lakes PILARCITOS and SAN ANDREAS are
reached by this line. Stages connect with trains dally
at San Mateo lor those well-known Retreats, PURIS
SIMA, SAN GREGORIO and PESCADEBO. We
would particularly call attention to the unlimited ex-
tent of range at and about SAN BRUNO and McMA-
HON'S for RIFLE PRACTICE.

These resorts are but a short distance from San
FranclBCo and offer special Inducements to the lovers
of this manly sport.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

Sportsmen and others presenting Passage Ttcke
will be entitled to

FREE TRANSPORTATION CF THEIR DOGM
when carried In Baggage Cars and put In charge of
Train Baggagemen. Train Baggagemen are Instructed
to issue CHECKS for all dogs receved In Baggags
Cars,

r*"Ir. order to guard against accidents to Doe
while in transit, it is necessary that they be provided
with COLLAB AND CHAIN. GunB and Fishing
Tackle will be carried free of charge. Guns taken apart
and securely packed in wood or leather cases may be
taken in Passenger Cars.

TICKET OFFICES— Passenger Depot, 1
street, Valencia Station, and No BISMarket st .
Hotel

C. BA68ETT, A. H. R. JUD/

Superintendent, awt. Pasaaud Tkt

32

$kt f&vtz&tt tm& ^piaTdsmnxu

Jan 14

OS

HORSE BOOTS,

m

RACING MATERIAL OfP

IN ENDLESS VARIETY AT

J, A. McKEKKON'S,

228, 230 and 232 Ellis Street.

San Francisco.

CHOICE OLD WHISKIES!

PURE AND UNADULTERATED.

We offer for sale on favorable terms to the Trade.
CATHER WOOD'S <E3,EBHATKD FINE OLD WHISKIES

of the following brands, Damely:

Cranston's Cabinet, Century, A. A- A., Old Stock, Henr? £ull,
Double B. and Monogram, Very Old and Choice.

Also, In cases of 1 doz. quart bottles each,
Brunswick Club (Pure Oil Eye) and Upper Ten (Very Old and Choice).
B3T For excellence, purity and evenness of quality the ahove are unsurpassed by any whiskies 1 aborted
Th'3 only objection to be mude to them by the manipulating dealers being that they cannot be improvEd
upon.

DICKSON, DeWOLF & CO.,

SOLE AGENTS. --- --- SAN FRANCISCO, CAM* R »A.

RQ34

IMPROVED

Blind Bridle & Winkers

FOR RACE HORSES.

Secured by Letters Patent, July 9A, 188*

Having thtiB described njy Invention, what I claim
as new, and desire to sucure my letteirs patent, is:

L. The part D.Bupported by the side straps of the bri-
dle, extending back as shown, the front having an
opening Into which the blind is fitted, substantially,
as hereindescrlbed.

2. In a bridle, in combination with the extensions D,
the curved blindB F, eeenred to such extensions, ana
a« Bhap'^d, to give full freedom and ventilation to the
eye while circumscribing the vision, substantially as
hereiu described. ■

3. In a bridle, and In combination with the exten-
sions 1>. blinds F, and Bide streps A, the screw, nut
and washer E, to secure the blind and allow it to be
set, substantially as herein described.

4. In a' bridle, and in combination with the check-

Sleces D and blinds F, as shown, tho strapB or bands
and H, connecting the branches or extensions above
and below the eyes, and having the adjusting slides or
buckles, substantially as and for the purpose hereir
described.

5. i3Lfl bridle, and in com'dnation with the blinds F,
BUppWted and pivoted to the bridle so fts to be movat
ble about the point of support, the adjustable fron-
ntrape or band* O and H, and the tear band I and the
throat-latch or lash connected with the blindB, and ad-
justable, substantially as herein described.

The above are tho claims allowed by tin patent
office, and though the corresponding letters do not
appear on the cut, the general principle will be under-
flood.

It meets with universal approbation, doing away
with all the objections urged against blinds, and at the
same time giving complete control of the line of
vision. By throwing the lower portion of the blind up
Bimcthlng of the Bame eft eot on the action follows as
Is lnducedny toe-weights. This Is especially tho case
when young colts are the pnplln, teaching them to
bend the Knee without the strain of weights on the
feet.

For bridles of all descriptions apply to

JOHN A. MnKERRON.
W». Zt'iandUR W11U Rt Ran Prnnrlsnn.

FOR SALE.

■'horoughbred Bull Bitch..

Apply at SOB WaililiiRtoii St.

GLOVER'S ALBUM.

A TREATISE ON CANINE DISEASES.

CONCISE AND PRACTICAL.

Handsomely Bound and Illustrated.

PRICE 50 CENTS, POST-PAID.

GLOVER'S IMPERIAL

DOG MEDICINES.

Mai>£e Curp. - SO". Distemper Cure sfi.00
lllood Purifier, 50c. Vernillnge, - 50c
Canker Wnsh.'SOc. Eye I.otion, - 50".
Diarrhoea Cure, 50c. Cure for Fit*, - 50c.
Tonic, - 5Uc. Liniment. - 50c

Kennel and Stable Soap, beBtdogsoapkuowu, price
25c.

These remedies are sold by druggists and dealers
In sportsmen's goods.

ALL DOG DISEASES TREATED
H. CLAY GLOVER, D. V. S.

Veterinarian to ihe Westminster Kennel Club, New
Jersey Kennel Club, Rhode Island Kenu-d Club,
Hartford Kennel Club, He rust tad Farm Lompany, etc,

22oc'3 a 'i« 3 Krnn«lwav. Kaw V»rk

Animal Portraits.

Domestic Pets, Field Dogs, Horses, Cattle, and all
descriptions of Live 8tock drawn or painted to ord ^r,
tlther from photograph or from lifo.

Original dosigus or drawings on stone, wood.elc,
for illuetra'.iou purposes, furnished.

U. BOYD, Arli -i
ftr»ctf in Pont Stree .

STUD POINTER.

RUSH T.. (3761 A. K. P..), lemon and white, by
Sensation (217 A. K. R.).exSeph O. by Dart— Seney,
In the stud to approved bitches. Fee 130. Hush T.
Is a dog of good size, good markings, rare form, excel-
lent temper, high courage and marked field Instinct
In breeding lie lias no superior, ills sire was a grand
fielder and a bench winner. H1b dam is a winner on
the bench and un uncommonly good field performer

The kennel in breeding Irish red setters of iiiicxcod.
Monable strains. A. B.TRUMAN

EM Mo KENNELS,

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Announce the following stakes, to close January 16th. 1888, and to be run at their summer meeting of
1688, beginning Saturday, June 23d and ending Saturday, July Utb.

The «re»t Western Handicap.

A sweepstakes for all ages, S50 each, h. f., or only
glO If declared out on or before May 1st, 1888.
Declarations void unless accompanied with the
money; sl.OrO added; the second to receive ?200, and
the third §100 out of the stakes. Weights to be
announced April 1st, 1888. A winner of any race after
the publication of weights, of the value of 51,000, to
carry fi lbs,; of $1,600, 7 lbs. extra. One mile and a
half.

Tbe Oakwootl Handicap.

A sweepBtakes for all ages, $50 each, h. f., or only
810 if declared out on or before May 1st, 1888.
Declarations void unless accompanied with tbe
money; £800 ad ded; the second to receive $:'00, and
the third 8100 out of tbe stakes. Weights to be
announced April 1st, 1888. A winner of auy race
after the publication of weights, of the value of
81, f 00, to carry 5 lbs. extra. One mile and a iurlong.
I he Ifouievard sialic*.

A sweepstakes for all ages, 926 each, §1(1 forfeit;
8760 added; the second to receive $200, and tbe third
gion out of the stakes. A winner in 1888 uf two races
of any value to carry G lbs.; of three or more races of
any value 7 lbs. extra. Maidens allowed 7 lbs, One
mile and a quarter.

The Dearboi n Uautllcap.

A sweepstakes for three-year-olds, (foals of 1886),
$60 each, $16 forfeit, with $800 added; tbe second to
receive 8160, and the third $50 out of tbe slakes.
Weights to be announced by 12 m., two days before
tbe day appointed for tbe race. Starters to be named
through the entry box at the usual time of closing,
the day before the race. One mile and a furlong.
The Maiden Slakes.

For three-year-olds, (foals of 1886), that have not
won a race previous to January 1st, 1888; 560 entrance,
815 forfeit, with 8760 addod, of which 8200 to the
second horee. Maidens at time of starting allowed
5 lbs. One mfle and a furlong.

The Lake view Handicap.

A sweepstakes for two-year-olds, (foals of 1886)
$50 each, $16 forfeit, with 8800 added; the second to
receivo 8160, and the third $60 out of the stakes.
WeightB to be announced by 12 m., two days before
the day appointed for the race. Starters to be named
through the entry box, at the usual time of closing
tbe day beforo the race. Three-quarters of a mile.

The <li.lckNtep Slake*.

A sweepBtakes for two-year-olds, (foals of 1886), $25 each, $10 forfeit, $7fi0 added; (ho second to rece]v«
$200, and ihe third 8100 out of the stakes. A winner of two races of any value to carry 6 lbs. extra. Maid-
ens allowed 5 lbs. Half a mile.

Please observe that in fbo ahovo stakeB declarations aro permitted for a small forfoit.

Turfmen falling to rfiOfltve entry blanks can obtain them by applying to tho Secretary, or at theoffloe of
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Nominations and all communications to be addressed to the Secretary, Palmer House, Chicago, III,

A Programme will a1«o be arranged for an Autumn meeting, beginning Sept. 1st, for which Seven Slake*
will be advertised indue time, to close in March, 1888.

P. H. SHERIDAN, Lieut.-Gen. U. S. A., President.
M,iel i. E. BREWSTER, secretary

SAN FRANCISCO. SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1888.

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General ToDics.

So general has the weather topic been that it has absorbed
so mnoh of the conversation of the past two weeks as to over-
shadow all others. It would most assuredly have become
unbearable had it not been that it was so exciting a subject.
People who have the interests of California so deeply at
heart were fearful that just when the atleution of the whole
country was drawn this way, when the State had thousands
of tourists and pleasure seekers within its boundaries, our
super-glorious climate was destined to be knocked out by
Boreas, old Frost King, snow, hail, thunder and lightning.
Bad as it has been there is little to fear in that way. When
compared with the fearfully cold waves which have been
passing over the North and East, our weather U enjoyable
indeed. Saturday morning of last week, aDd Sunday morn-
ing of this, were the two coldest up to that time, and accord-
ing to all remembrances I have heard uttered, colder than
ever before known. Mr. Tennent "draws his record," how-
ever, and shows that memory is not to be depended upon to
give a true transcript of what the weather was years ago,
than to fix the pedigrees of horses foaled more than half a
century ago. is previous cold snaps have not put an end to
the glorious climate, it is safe to infer that the latest will not
prove an exception. Therefore it will be thewisest course to
look for a warming up, and a long interval before a recur-
rence. Should a few timid people make up their minds that
they have been duped, and that the tales they have heard of
perpetual Spring, Summer and Autumn are downright
humbuggery.let them hasten back to the country where such
a degree of cold as we have passed through would be held
phenomenally pleasant for January; there will be plenty to
take their places.

The following I cut from the Daily Call of last Sunday,
bat in giving Mr. Tenneni's figures the reporter must have
misquoted. As will be seen the report credits him with
Baying that on December 23, 1867, the mercury sand fell to
20 degrees below freezing point, and at four different dates
to 27 degrees below freezing point. This would carry the
idea that these figures were to be substractedfrom32 degrees,
whereas the probable intention was to state that the mercury
on these occasions registered 20 and 27 degrees above the
zero of Fahrenheit. In a work which I read with a great
deal of interest before coming to California, called "The
Natural "Wealth of California," by Titus Fey Cronise, pub-
lished in 1868, is this statement. "The record of the climate
of San Francisco, as kept by Doctor Henry Gibbons, extend-
ing from the Autumn of 1850 to January, 1868, a period of
seventeen years, Bhowed the coldest weather during that
time to have occurred in January, 1854, when the mercury fell
as low as 25 degrees." The mean of the seventeen years, from
the same authority, gave January 44 degrees, and December
45 degrees, these being the two coldest months in the year.
The time was sunrise, the mean at noon being 56 for January
and 55 for December. Admitting that Mr. Tennent's observa-
tions were taken with greater exactness, it is not likely that
the mercury was ever ranged in San Francisco so low as
live degrees above zero.

Yesterday was one of the coldest days ever known in San
Francisco. All the stagnant water about the city was frozen
over, and was completely covered with delighted youngsters,
who cheered between shivers and proclaimed in variouaother
ways their fondness for ice. And more than one adventnrouB
youngBter who had not calculated the thickness of the ice
was obliged to turn reluctantly homeward and face the mater-
nal wrath and don warmer attire.

Dealers in overcoats and gloves were in high glee, and
expressed a sincere wish that the cold spell would last for-
ever. ,

"This is the sort of weather, said one, "that sets every-
thing in motion— money and men alike."

In various parts of the city water-pipes were frozen, and in
many instances the housewives were obliged to call on their
neighbors for tho water supply. The fountains in front of
the Mint resembled the crystals of a fairy cave. Long icicles

were suspended from one fountain to the other, while the
top jet was completely covered by a huge cake of ice. The
water-tank on the residence of J. W. Eoberts, on Polk street,
near Sutter, overflowed during the morning, and the water
running down over the roof formed icicles 3 and 4 inches in
length suspending from the eaves.

On Friday night the mercury registered 21 degs , and yester-
day morning at daylight 27 degs. It rose steadily during the
forenoon until 12 o'clock, when it marked 47 degs. At 3
o'clock in the afternoon it had reached 49 degs., but from that
time on it gradually lowered.

Among the oldest inhabitants it was a much discussed
problem as to whether the present was the coldest spell in
California. Many claimed that the mercury had never
descended as low as at the present time, and with a view of
ohtaining the true state of facts a Call reporter visited
Thomas Tennent, the veteran chronometer-maker.

"Well," said Mr. Tennent, buttoning his coat and drawing
the chair near the fire, "this is a pretty cold spell, but we
have had one colder. On December 28, 1867, the mercury
sank to 20 degs. below freezing point, which is, as yon know,
32 degs. From January 14, 1882, to February 21st of the
same year was a long and severe spell, the mercury during
all of that time never registering more than 31 degs. We hare
had weather just as cold as at present, the mercury register-
ing 27 degs. below freezing point on January 29, 1864, January
19. 1868, December 17th and 19th, 1872, and December 14,
1878. These computations are accurate, the thermometer
being placed in the open air six feet above ground, having a
northern exposure, and being free from currents."

Saturday and Sunday were emphatically tbe cold days. From
the same paper I copy the temperature from Siskiyou to Los
Angeles, and it will be noticed that Oakland showed a higher
mark than any other portion of California:

The following is a statement of the temperature in the var-
ious points throughout the State, up to seven o'clock in the
evening, yeBterday: San Francisco 44, Oakland 46, Niles41,
Pleasanton 44, Livermore 40, Traoy 41, Lathrop 35, Stockton
34, Gait 33, Brighton 36, Sacramento 32, Rockliu 42, New-
castle 40, Anburu 34, Gold Run 33. Colfax 34, Alta 30r Blue
Canon 23, Emigrant Gap 26, Cisco 24, Summit 17. Marys-
ville 34, Chico 40, Tehama 37, Red Bluff 40, Redding 36, Delta
21, Sisson 27, Hornbrook 10, Siskiyou 18, Vallejo 40, Napa
30, Calistoga 38, Suisnn 43, Elmira 39, "Woodland 32, Martinez
42, Antioch 42, Modesto 33, Merced 32. Fresno 32, Traver 29,
Caliente 25, Tehachapi 24, Majave 36, Santa Barbara 38, Lan-
caster 42, Newhall 27, Lob Angelos 39, Pomona 42, Yuma 45,
Tucson 60, Benson 28, Wilmington 44, Anaheim 34, Santa
Anna 38.

Last week I noted three novelties in my California experi-
ence, and now it can be made four. When Rathbone was
brought on the floor to be harnessed, preparatory to being
driven Saturday afternoon, ha was shivering. Not the
downright shake so often witnessed" in the East, though still
a palpable shiver. The barn was constructed with more
regard to ventilation than warmth, and his stall is on the
north-west corner, with a door opening into the yard. None
of the horses wear blankets, and he has a thin coat of hair.
He was in great glee, however, and cavorted along the road,
and when the track was reached had to be indulged in a gal-
lop of two miles. The gallop was slow, and yet the "terrible
cold" did not preclude his sweating quite freely. A linsey
worn for an hour, a thorough brushing, when there waB an
end to the shivering. This has been the most severe test 1
have yet experienced of doing away with clothing in the
stable. These fearful mornings, when the mercury is from
five to ten degrees below the freezing point, is a new experi-
ence, though the other horses and colts give no indication of
being uncomfortable, and since that one occasion Rathbone
has shown no sign of a chill.

Judging from my own feeling, a degree of cold whioh would
not be attended with discomfort in the East is a source of a
good deal of grumbling among Californians, and imaginary
suffering. It is trne that when the mercury is below tbe
freezing point the air is somewhat eager and nipping, but to
realize what cold really is there must be a minus mark
attached to figures in the leens. Zero gives an inkling of
what it is to suffer from an absence of caloric; twenty
thirty degrees below brings a realization whioh the most cal-

lous cannot fail to appreciate. I rode a race when the mer_
cury marked 20 below when the last heat came to an end. It
was on the ice, too, and so far from the shore that other shel-
ter than a shanty which an enterprising bar-keeper had built
on the lake could not be obtained. There was a'red-hot stove,
though a few feet from that was nearly as cold as outside.
It was a 3 in 5, and the horse I rode had speed enough, when
on his good behavior, to shut out all the others. He was in
a grand mood on that day. Saddle was his great hold, and
when taking the preliminary spin he showed so much stead-
iness that I made up my mind to end it at once and get out of
the cold in a double sense. Each horse had a separate track.
The snow had been scraped off, leaving quite a ridge between,
and there was no chance for perpetrating a foul, without the
animal was qualified to make a hurdle-raoer. The tracks
were about a mile and a half, and as straight as the team
could be driven which hauled the scraper. This gave room
to score, and a chance to pull up after passing the judges,
There were distance judges and nags, and, as I expected.
all were behind the 100-yard mark. But ere the judges
announced their decision the plea was made that inasmuch
as the horses were trotting on a straight track there conld
not be a distance, as it was evident that it was easier for a
horse to beat others a hundred yards than when turns were
to be overcome. The crowd joined in the demand, and it
took three more heats to bring it to a close.

The horse I rode was Grey Harry, who made ore of the
tandem team to trot in 2:41$ so long ago as 1847. The other
was Betsey Baker, and Willard Reed, the crack tandem driver
of New York, drove them. The match was to trot a mile in
2:50, and the first trial was in the time given above. But the
mare, which was the slowest of the two, broke, and though
Harry was pulled back promptly, the judges ordered another
trial which was made in 2:42$ without a break by either.
This was the best on record, and it may be still, as the usual
tables do not give tandem performances. The race on the ice
on that frosty afternoon was just thirty-one years ago, ten
years after the tandem performance.

The first appearance of Grey Harry in Iowa was at Musca-
tine in 1856. The State Fair was held there, and prior to the
opening of it there were some races on an improvised track
a short way from the town. It was on a smooth bottom, and
all the preparation made was to cut the prairie grass off.
There was not a trotter in Iowa then capable of making a mile
much inside of three minutes. The only regular trotting-
horse drivers were Frank Webb, located at Muscatine, Bill
Robinson at Maquoketa, and R. K. Allen had in his employ a
young man he brought from Now Jersey. Frank had a
trappy bay gelding and Robinson a big, stylish flag-tailed
grey belonging to Mark Beanbien, of Dubuque, named Gray
Eddy. The grey beat ihe bay and the Jackson and Dubuque
county folks were in great glee. An old white horse was
tied to the fence. An old harness, an unpainted fonr-wheeled
vehicle in which a calf was laid with its feet bound together
completed the picture. The white coat of the horse was
stained with the filth of what must have been a very dirty
stall, his mane and tail stuck full of burrs. The owner was
nearly as dilapidated in appearance as the horse and wagon,
and when he proffered a match against the victorions grey,
provided Eddy would haul a wagon, and someone would loan
him a sulky — which he called a gig— there was unbounded
astonishment. Robinson snapped at the bait and wanted to
double the bet which the man offered. Old Blackbird was in
Robinson's hand so that I was in the stable secrets, and Bill
had imparted the information that Zal had timed Gioy Eddy
in 2:54. But I hud seen enough of trotting, and especia'ly
quarter-racing, in my boyhood days to be on the lookout, and
when I saw that tbe horse had been fired on both f
was reasonably well assured that he was a "bite." 1
better and contrary to my advice closed the match.

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Jan 21

The owner of the old white horse stipulated that distance
should be barred, and having selected the sulky to borrow he
was soon ready for the fray. The horse looked, if anything,
worse in the sulky tban in his own vehicle, and the driver
sat as though he was in fear of falling out. The word was
given and away went Grey Eddy in the grandest style, bis
flag carried in a line with his back, hauling the skeleton over
the smooth sod with apparent ease. About midway of the
back stretch Bill palled him back, and the other drew along-
side. When the pull was slackened, however, Eddy drew
away again and the white broke. It seemed as though he
Dever wonld "catch." He threw his head down as if he
wanted to get it between his forelegs, or turn a somersault,
while the efforts of his driver to bring him back to the trot
were so supremely ridiculous that thero was a roar of laughter
and derisive Bbouts from all the spectators. It was over-
acted, however, and I noticed that when he threw his head
up and struck a trot he came very fast before his driver
could take him back. Grey Eddy won by at least a furlong,
and Bill was elated. If he was beyond taking advice before
the race was made, after securing the heat he was still more
deeply wedded to his opinion. The driver of the white horse
would not wager any more money. He said the horse was
not used to a gig, and that he believed he would tret better to
his old wagon. The call was lifted out, and again I uotictd that
it was not nearly so heavy as it appeared. The sides
ami ends of the bos were very deep, but being unpaiuted it
was disclosed that the timber was basswood and the boards
very thin. The box was attached to the hind axle and the
fpiiogbar in front, S3 that the weight of perch was gotten rid
of. It was without a dash-board, and the seat was a board
of the same lumber held in place by cleats on the ends. At
this stase a well-dressed stranger asked" the driver of the
wttite horse if he thought he had any show to win, and the
ki swer was that if the horse behaved himself he would go
faster than the first heat had been trotted. The stranger at
thrtt offered to accommoda'e Robinson, and Bill was so thor-
oughly stuck that he betted all the money he had and that
he cjuld borrow of his friends The result oau be readiiy
foreseen. Harry won without shoeing bis hand, the calf
was replaced in the wagon, and the play was ended.

Pleaeanton Notes-

Oa Tuesday, January 3d, Wm. O'Neil shipped to the city a
hlly by Gibraltar, dam a Norfolk mare, which he brought
from Kentucky some time ago.

Thistle, the blk s, one-year-old, by Sydney — Fernleaf,
recently purchased by Mr. Salisbury, has beeu very sick
with a cold which ended with pneumonia, and came near
ending his career. He was brought around by the careful
attendance of the veterinary, Dr. Owens, and is now
apparently all right.

J. M. Alviso has had the pacer Fred Boss hitched up,
and he shows no signs of his sickness.

The horse business is booming in this vicinity. On last
Sunday, January Sth, by actual count there were fourteen
uwoers, breeders and trainers of trotting and running horses
in one crowd together at one place in this town, only eight
of whom belonged in this vicinity.

Mr. E. S. Culver, of the Breeder and Sportsman, and
Secretary of the P. C. B. H. A., has made several visits to
town recently.

Ou Saturday Mr. Kuox brought here the stallion Secretary,
2 years old, by Director, dam a Volunteer mare, the property
ot* Mr. D. S. Frazier, of Fetalnma. Hj goes in Mr. Knox's
stable this season.

Mr. W. D. Valentine, of San Francisco, has purchased a
piece of land about one and a half miles below town, contain-
ing eighty-five acres. He contemplates building a private
haiuiog track on the place. This ranch contains some of the
nctiest soil iu the valley.

The veteran and skillful trainer and reinsnian, Andy
McDowell, will have the following trottiug stable this Eeason,
and if present form and actions show tne future, he will be
found leading the van in many races during the year. The
a*-- g of the animals as set down are computed from Jan. 1,
I88S:

1.— The great black stallion, Director, whose history and
recoid you all know probably as well aB the writer, and of
whom one cannot say too much. He is to be in fix to enter
that grand stallion race that the Breeder and Sportsman is
trying so hard to have given. He is 11 years old, and, as he
has not been worked for two years, it is expected that he
will stand up on his weak leir, and will he there if the race
starts; and if the owners of other fast stallions enter, they
will have to go faster than his record (2:17) to beat him, and
have to keep going there also, for with the driver he will
have behind him he will be a sticker. The horse's past
record shows that he don't quit, and several of Andy's
opponents have found out that he does not quit neither. Nest
on the list comes

2. — Uomestake, b g. 6 years old, by Gibraltar, 2:22, dam by
Goldsmith's Volunteer. This horse has shown some very
fast eighths and quarters.

3. — Roxaua, b m, 5 years old, by Gibraltar, 2:22, dam May
Day, 2:30. This mare was driven quarters as a three-year*
old in 38 s , and was bred to Director. She has not shown yet
whether she has her old speed or not.

4. — Maid of Oakes, ch m, 7 years old, by Duke McClellan,
dam thoroughbred, record made in 1S87 2:23. This mare
will be bred to Director and driven to lower her record.

5 —Richmond, grs, 4 years old, by A. W.Richmond, dam by
Ciicbton. This is one of the coolest and steadiest green
ones that the writer ever saw.

6.— Goldleaf, ch filly, 3 years old, by Sydney, 2:28, dam
Fernleaf, 2:28. This filly is a pitcer, and can already down the
if cord of both her sire and dam.

7. -I Hack Jug, blk s, 3 years old, by Director, 2:17; dam
was the dam of the famous pacer Little Brown Jug, whose
jecord is 2:11|,

8 - Katie S , blue grey filly, 3 years old, by Monroe Chief,
2:187,1 dam a thoroughbred by Norfolk. ThiB filly has
Irequeutly shown quart era iu :38A and :39.

9 -L. H. Titus, blk g. 2 years old, by Director, 2:17, dam
Ec :ira. 2:23J. This colt is a steady, level goer, and if he
l<i 'vert us good a horse as the man he was named after was a
i. -i.i. \jf will be a good one.

10.— Margaret S., b filly, 2 years old, by Director, 2:17, dam
D«y, 2:30.

U.— Thistle, blk s, 1 year old, by Sydney, 2:28, dam Fern-
leaf, 2:28. This is a full brother to the pacer Goldleaf, before
mentioned. He has been very sick, but is now out of
danger and will be worked if he is well enough to stand it.

12.— Direct, blk s, 3 years old, by Director, 2:17, dam
Echora, 2:23}.

13. — Zilophone, bs, 9 years old, by Altamont, 2:24, dam
Belle Price. Belle Price by Doble; Doble by Ericsson;
Ericsson by Mambrino Chief; Altamont by Almont. This
horse has a four-year-old record of 2:35, and will be worked
for a- record.

Of the two siallions, Black Jug and Direct, I have said
nothing, but their breeding speaks volumes. Their present
form, gait and general looks are excellent. Their future will
be very brilliant, if your writer can judge.

Mr. J. M. Alviso will have in training:

1. — Fred Ross, b g, 7 years old, pacer record 2:22 at San
Jose in 18S7; breeding unknown.

2.— lone, b g, 5 years old, breeding unknown, and a green
one.

3.— Clown, blk g, 4 years old, by Don Pedro, dam Maud
by Nutwood; also a green one.

Mr. J. W. Kuox has at present in his stable:

1. — Bay stallioD, 2 years old, by Stranger (a son of Gold-
smith's Maid), dam by A. J. Gould.

2. — Bay stallion, 2 years old, by Pilot Wilkes, dam by
Geo. Wilkes.

3— Bay filly, 2 years old, by Florida (a son of Rysdyk
HamUetonian), dam by Geo. Wilkes.

4.— Bay stallioD, 3 years old, by Director, dam by
Speculation.

5. — Bay gelding, 5 years old, by Sultan.

6.— Secretary, blk s, 2 years old, by Director, dam by
Volunteer. This colt trotted in Petaluma last fall.

Mr. A. A. Miller has the following horses in his stable:

1. — John Carter, s g. 9 years old, pacer, by Capt. Webster,
dam by Hercules. It is only a question if he can get this
horse steady; he has the speed, action and gait to make a
very fast one.

2. — Woodburn Chief, b s, 2 years old, by Monroe Chief,
dam by Woodburn.

3. — Last Chance, g g, 4 years old, by Romero, dam by
Volunteer.

4 — Joe G., b s, runner, by Joe Daniels, dam by Woodburn.
To the surprise of his owDer this horse is showing consider-
able trotting action.

These siables of horses, with some of Mr. Valensiu's, are
being given light work ou the track. Nothing stops work on
this track but rain, for ailer a week's rain, with two-days'
run on the track, you can drive a horse at his full speed for
nearly three-quarters of the mile with no danger of cupping
or of the horse slipping. The balance of the track is cuppy
for several days.

On Saturday, the 14th, quite a large crowd assembled at
the track to witness the following race:

bweepstake, ?50 a corner, for Darned buggy borses, owners to drive,
to harness, with the following starters:

Fred, s g-A. Scbweer 4*0 111

Bonny N., br m— A. Nusbaumer 1 4 3 3 '2

Tommy, Bg-C J. Pullen 3*0 2 4 3

Sam, b g— Dr. Bass 2 it 4 2 4

Time, 3:34, *3:30, 3:31,3:30, 3:21.

•Dead heat.

Judges, Messrs J. W. Knox,JH. G. Cox, M. A. ^hidden.

Timers, J. M. Alviso, O. L. Crellln.

Pools: Before the first heat Fred was favorite at about S20, -with ?8
for Bonny N. and $6 for the field.

After the first heat Bonny N. was the favorite for even
money. Alter the second heat there was scarcely any
difference between Fred, Tommy aDd Bonny N., first one
selling the choice then the other. On the fifth heat Bonny
N. waB staited to throw down the sure winner, as the talent
expected she would, but the result of the heat showed that
Fred had more speed and bottom than was expected, as the
time will show. In the first four heats the horses were all
within twenty-five yards of the score when the winner
crossed, but the last was a little too fast for Tommy and Sam.
The choice sold from $10 to $20 all the way through.

I will now proceed to fulfill my promise in my last to give
a description of

Tlic Yalensib Stock Farm,

This place was recently purchased by Mr. Valensin, and is
a portion of the Mexican land grant known as the Santa
Rita Land Grant. It is situated in about the center of the
beautiful Livermore Valley, about one and a half miles from
Pieasanton, and contains 150 acres of level, smooth, rich,
alluvial soil, capable of producing anything planted in it.
Mr. Valousin brought his stable of mares and colts, 63
head in all, and his tine stallions to this ranch. He imme-
diately commenced fencing and building accommodations for
his stock, and has under construction two fine stables,
already partly finished, and has fenced off the laud into six
fields at present and contemplates more divisions in the
future. There was a very good one-story cottage on the
place, surrounded by fruit and shade trees, to which he
made some additions and improvements and resides ttiere.
Mr. V. has souie very fine stock here, of which he may well
feel proud. At the head of his stable we may place the
stallion Sydney. This horse is a bay, 7 years old, by Santa
Clans, 2:17$, dam Sweetness, 2:21}, by Volunteer. He is a
well-built, strongly muscled horse, and his owner predicts
that he will show this ooining seison at least three three-
year-olds who will go the mile better than 2:25. Next we
may place

Valensin, ch s, 5 yrars old, by Crown Point, 2:24, dam
Nettie Lambert, by John Nelson. This horse has a record of
2:23, fourth heat, as a three-year-old, and was getting into
condition to beat this record the past season, but a slight
lameness prevented his entering the circuit. Next we may
place

Shamrock, blk s, 4 years old. by Buccaneer, dam Fernleaf.
This horse is a beautifully built and woll-made horse, has a
record of 2:25 as a two-year-old, which is as yet unbeaten.
Ho is being driven by Mr. John Edgar (Little Jack), and is
not in the stud this season.

George V., b s, 2 years old, by Sydney— Flirt. This colt
won the yearling stakes at Petalnma and Sacramento in 1837,
and is being put in condition for the circuit this season.

We may next look at some of Mr. Valeusin's brood-mares.

At the head of the list we will plaoe Fernleaf, record 2:28,
by Flaxtail. This mare has proved herself a remarkable pro-
ducer, and amongst her colts we may name: Ivy, two-year old
trial 2:26; Roseleaf, two-year-old trial 2:35; Shamrock, two-
year-old stallion record, 2:25; Goldleaf, belonging to Mr.
Salisbury, and who has shown trials fastor than the record of
her dam; Thistle, recently sold at about 8 months old for
$1,250. Fernleaf is in foal to Valensin.

Next we come across

Flirt, 8 yrs old, b m, by Buccaueer, dam by Flaxtail. This
mare is the dam of Memo and George V, and is in foal to
ValonsiD.

Flight, br m, two-year-old record 2:48, four-year-old record
2:29; by Buccaneer, dani by Flaxtail, Her lirBt colt was by

Crown Point, who, as a three-year-old, showed quarters in 35
sees. Second colt by SidDey, who, with very little handling,
showed quarters in 40 Bees. Third colt by Sidney, named
Fleet, who was thought good enough to be entered in the
Stanford and Occident Stakes of 1890. Flight is in foal to
ValenBin.

Next we see one of the greatest brood-mares of the coun-
try, Nettie Lambert, ch m, 13 years old, by John Nelson,
son of imp. Trustee. She is the dam of Valensin, Sister V.
end Tom V., who is entered in the same stakes as Fleet,
before mentioned. IJettie Lambert is in foal to Shamrock.

Next comes Venus, ch m, by Capt. Webster, dam by Ken-
tucky Hunter, two-mile record 5:04. She is the dam of a pac-
ing colt now owned by Mr. O'Rourke of San Francisco, now
three years old, who hastbown miles in 2:24 or better; and also
dam of Cupid, entered in the Stanford and Occident Stakes
of 1SS9. She is in foal to Shamrock.

Next isLightfoct, b m, a full sister to Fernleaf, and the dam
of Pride, who trotted in 2:44£ when driven to beat the year-
ling record (the same day that Hinda Bose trotted in 2:44).
Pride, as a two-year-old, won the Embryo Stakes in 1S82, dis-
tancing her competitors in 2:32, and could have tr.ilted in
2:25 that day, as she had shown trials in 2:24. Lightloot is
also the dam of Pearl, record 2:30, and is in foal to Valensin.

Next we see Ivy, br m, by Buccaneer — Fernleaf, a full
sister to Shamrock. In foal to Valensin.

Last we come across the old buy mare the dam of Allan
Boy, 2:17.

There is also in another field a lot of young brood-mares
by Nutwood: Abbot-sford, Buccaneer, Crown Point, Alhur-
ton, Whipple's Hamiltonian, Crichton, Echo, Kichmond, Gen.
Benton, Sultan. Patchen, Elmo, The Moor, Del Sur and
Belle Alta, all out of well-bred mares, who are being bred to
Sidney, Shamrock and Valensin. In still another field we
find about a dozen weaDlings (now yearlingg) by Sidney and
from good marea, which will be sold at Mr. V.'s annual sale,
if not sold previous.

Little Jack is also driving a three-year-old filly by Sidney,
dam a Buccaneer mare, whose mother died when she was a
few days old, and she was brought up with a bottle, and is,
in consequence, very small. She can, however, with only
being hitched up a dozen times and barefooted, show a three-
minute gait for an eighth of a mile. In the stable there
stands a pair of fillies who so closely resemble each other that
some of the men on the ranch cannot tell them apart. They
are two years old, both by Sidney, one from the dam of Allan
Boy the other from a mare by Eugene Casserly. If they are
so closely mated in height, color and weight when five-year-
olds, and show any gait near equal, they will bring a round
sum of money as a buggy team.

Mr. Valensin on Saturday last sold a ch yearling colt by
Sidney — Humming Bird. This makes the fourth tale, for
big figures each time, in his four weeks' residence here.

More in the future from Don.

Tom Merry.

[In Sunday Mercury],

Lucky B., Kingfish and several other valuable running
horses died during 1SS7, but a mortality among the equines
has broken out in California. Now comes from Fresno County,
California, the unwelcome intelligence that a disease had
broken out among Mr. Porter Ashe's horses at the Maltese
Villa. Tribonlet, the only surviving son of the great King
Ban, died on Sunday after two days' illness, and Geraldine
and Snowdrop are not expected to survive. Triboulet was
formerly called Safe Ban and ran very unlucky in the colors
of our Grant County cattle man, Mr. Todhunter. He was
sold at auction at $1,500, and at once showed Bymptoms of
being a race-horse as soon as he fell into Mr. Ashe's posses-
sion. His name was changed to Triboulet, and on his return
to California he became a terror. Mr. Ashe won $2,S00 in
purses with these three horses at the Blood Horse meeting in
October, and about $18,t00 in pools and bets. Geraldine
was by Grinstead, the sire of Volaute, and was the fifth best
two-year-old in America. She won $8,500 in purses and
stakes during the year tnat just closed, and was considered
to have the best chance of any filly in America for the rich
Englewood Stakes at Chicago, and other events restricted to
mares.

What has become of the Walla Walla trotters ? Eight years
ago the immediate vicinity of that city produced rive trotters
where ourWillaniette Valley produced one, but it all seems to
have died out with old Bellfounder. His son, Wonder, as
handsome a horse as ever we remember to have seen, stood
there for two or three years, but we hear nothing of his get.
Milton Medium, Fred Low, Old Judge, Milton, Orange
County, and a half a dozen others of less note were kept for
general service in that neighborhood, but not a single trotter
do we hear of, except Palatina; and Milton Medium did not
get her until after he had left there and become a full-fledged
webfooter. It seems strange that a region like Walla Walla,
which produced in three years such trotters as Ben B. A.,
Bellflower, Nellie Burns, Sweet Home, Startle, Goldfoil,
Billie Nelson, Trumpet, Kitty Lynch, Susy Mack, Billy
Glassford and Bellfounder Chief, all with records of 2:3S and
better, should in the next ten years produce nothing of note.
In 1880 a race was trotted in that place between seven horses,
all got by Bellfounder, in which not one was distanced, and
in which six obstinately contested heats were trotted, the
fastest of which was tiotted in 2:34i, and the slowest in 2:38.
Considering that Bellfounder got nearly all his best trotters
from mares of untraced pedigrees, this was a showing not
made elsewhere. We hope that Walla Walla will wake up
in this matter and not let the fires go down. Alwood, iu
particular, should have got some trotters, for he he had all
the best of the Bellflower mares for three consecutive years,
and while he was no trotter himself he was beyond doubt
the best-bred trotting stallion ever brought into the north-
west.

Ten thousand dollars has been refused for the trotting
horse Ben Starr, 2:23, whose second owner got him for $150,
and yet his lineaRo, like that of Dutchman, whose record of
three miles in 7:32^ stood unbeaten for twenty odd years,
is one of the so-far-unsolved mysteries. Johnny Gold*
smith offered to match Norlaine against Sudie D. for ten
thousand dollars a side if he could get the Stanford filly, but
the Senator declined to give her up for that purpose. He
says he has money enough without matching horses or
buying pools. Nautillu J. is one of the Oregan horses
greatly admired in California, but we stick to Jane L, our
first love. Capt. Julius Soreuson is driving his pretty chest-
nut mare Susie S. daily on the road. She is thickening
out into a great strapping mare and will be the mother of
some mighty trotters. Jay Beach's stock at Vancouver are
repotted to be wiuteriug well. His Maggie Arnold colts will
be heard from duriug the coming season. The trotter Ben
Ali, which lapped out Ansel when he got his first record of
2:28 was sold in April last for $21 5 at auction. He is by Alaska,
son of Electioneer, and will beat 2:20 next season. Menlo,
Dawn and Mulveuua, three entire sons of the great Nut-

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wood, are all producing a high order of colts in California,
and liable to make it tropical for tue Palo Alto representa-
tives nest year.

_ -*■ ■

Hunting the "Wild Horse.

Fort McKinmey, "Wyo., Dec. 30, 1887.— An immense black
stallion lay dying on a hillside. His eyes were fast glazing
over with the film of death as his blood slowly ebbed away
from a bullet hole in bis lungs.

"There " said the old ranchman, as he stooped over the
dying horse, "I guess you won't Bteal any more of my mares,
you old rascal, you," and he contemptuously kicked the car-
cass. The ranchman was old Steine, a well-known horse-
raiser in the Big Horn Mountains.

"What did you hill him for?" I asked.

"What did I kill him for?" said old Steine in astonishment.
"For stealing my mareB, of course. You didn't BnppoBe I
killed him for fun, did ye?"

"I didn't know," I replied, modestly, "but it seems a pity
to kill so fine a beast."

"A fine old thief, " said Steine, kicking the carcass again.
"Whv man, do yon know that old cnss has stolen more than
a dozen of my mares, and I reckon $1,000 wouldn't pay for
the damage he has done in this valley during the past sum-

"Tell me all about it," I said, "for it all seems very Btrange

to me."

"I reckou it wouldn't seem very strange to you, stranger,
if you lived np in these parts and were a-trying to raise
horses " and the man looked at me contemptuously, at if
he thought I was a greenhorn just out from the East.

"See here, old man," I said sharply, "I'll thank you not
to take me for a Tenderfoot, for I reckon I have been on the
plains abou'. *s long as you have, but I never saw anybody
kill a hors^ like that betore." _ _ . . ..

"Gutss your experience at horse-raising, then, is rather
limited, stranger." Eaid old Steine, "but as you ask me a
civil question, and seem to be an honest sort of a chap, 111
tell you all about it."

"Didn't you never bear of wild horses? he asked sud-
denly.

"Yes " I said, "I have, of course. _

"Well " continued Steine, "that's one of them lyjng there,
and I reckon he was the biggest thief in the whole lot. You
see they run in gangs of fifty to a hundred, and the stallions
steal our mares and drive them off into the wild bands, and
that's the last we ever see of them unless it is with a spy-
glass. They just go plum wild and seem worse nor the real
wild mares."

I then learned from tne old ranchman some curious facts
about the wild horseB of the plains. Every effort to destroy
them has proved futile, and the aid of the Territorial Gov-
ernment is now to be asked to eradicate their bands. They
have increased so wonderfully within the past few years that
they have become as unbearable nuisance to the stoek-
erowers of the plains. They graze in bands of twenty, fifty,
and even one hundred, and are very difficult to approach.
An old stallion generally occupies some elevation, and he will
trumpet an alarm to the herd if he sees anyone coming. In
times of danger from wild beasts the stallions form a circle
and the mares and colts are put inBide. The colts are often
attacked bv wolves or Rocky Mountain lions, but they never
succeed in" killing a colt without a battle with the horses, and
often the wolves and lionB are kicked and beaten so badly
that they have to beat a retreat without securing their prey.
The stallions are regular Mormons, and get all the mares they
can They cross and recross the country looking for mares,
and even proselyting for horses to enter their baud. If cow
ponies stray too far from the cattle or camp the first thing
thev know tbev are rounded up by an old stallion and driven
offtuto thehiUs. Often a wild herd will discover a tame
band of horses grazing quietly in the valley, with no inten-
tion of leaving their range, but the band of wild horseB. led
on by their stallions, dash down into the valley, capture
them and carry them away. The wild stallions are shot with-
out mercy by the- ranchmen. If one is seen grazing on a hill
he is sneaked up upon and dropped in his tracks. They are
very alert and difficult to approach, but like the tame horse
are easily killed. A bullet in almost any part of the body
will cause the horse to drop on the plain. . ... ,

The Indians are the best wild horse hunters, but they do
not like to be out in stormy weather, and they cannot stand
the cold of winter aB well as white men. In a storm is the
best time to hunt wild horses, for then they bunch and can-
not see anyone approach until it is too late to get out of the
way of the bullets. It is generally useless for a hunter to
attempt to run down a wild horse with a tame one. The
tame horse weighted down by the burden of the hunters
body soon tiree, and the wild horse easily escapes. Some-
times the hunters discover the tracks of wild horses near a
stream, and tbey then hunt for their watering-place. The
band always waters at the same place, and altbough right on
the stream the horses will go up or down it for a mile or
more in order to drink at tbeir accustomed watering-place.
Hiding in the brush or crawling to a bluff the hunter lies in
wait until the horses come to the water, and then BhootB
them It is difficult to catch them, as they seem to know
instinctively when hunters are about and if they even sus-
uect danger they will at once leave the looaiity. A smoke or
anything unusual will stampede them and they will run
forty or fifty miles before letting up. Their sense of smell is
very acute and, on the wind side, about a mile is as close as
a hunter can get before being discovered by his odor, and the
horses are off in a jiffy. ...

The winter is the best season for wild-horse hunting in
Wvoming The animals get discouraged by the deep snows
and become hungry and poor. They are apt at such times to
bunch in the cottonwood groves, where they eat the bark off
the trees and chew np all the Bmall limbs they can reach. In
winter too the horse-hunters can unite with it the business
of "wolfing" Perhaps some people do not know wbat
"wolfing" is. Well, a "wolfer" is simply a wolf-hunter or a
man who kills wolves for their hides and the reward offered
for their destruction. In earlier years wolves on the plains
were killed only for their pelts, but now they are killed to save
the same and sheep as well as for their pelts, Next to man
the wolf is the greatest destroyer of game. The gray wolf is
dangerous too, and will attack anything from a chipmunk to
a man They used to hunt in gangs and destroy a great
many buffaloes. They would follow an old bull, biting him
until they had hamstrung him and then tbey would kill and
eat him The buffalo being gone, the sheep, cattle and Bmall
eame of all kinds Buffer annually great loss from wolyes.
Some counties offer as much as $2 per head for wolf scalpB.
A wolfer goes out into the section of country where the
wolves are thickest and builds him a cabin. He will then
kill one or two antelopes, skin them and drag the bloody
carcass in pieces all about the country. The meat is tbefa
poisoned with strychnine and left near his cabin The
wolves get on the bloody trails and follow them up until they
come to the meat, of which they eat heartily, and of course

that is the last of them. The wolfer has his baits in all parts
of the country and goes from one place to another "skinning
np." A wolf pelt is worth from $2 to $3, and some large
gray wolf-skins bring as much as $4 and $5 apiece. There
are many different ways of setting wolf baits, but the poisoned
carcass of an antelope, deer, elk or cow is the most popular
method. Sometimes wolf bait is set in caudles; the wick is
pulled out, the hole filled with strychnine, and then the
candle is cut up in pieces two or three inches long and the
ends sealed or plugged up. This bait is set by putting a bit
of stick in the ground; splitting it at the top and putting the
piece of candle between the split portions of the stick. A
wolf is very fond of candles, and when he comes along he
jerks the bait out of the stick and swallows it. When the
candle melts in his stomach, which it does in a few minutes,
the released strychnine takes hold on the wolf's vitals, and
then there is mnsic. The wolf always blames his trouble on
his tail, and he will spin round and round trying to catoh his
tail in his mouth, aB I have seen a dog do when at play. He
will next stand up on-his hind legs and walk about and dance,
but it all does no good. His shrieks and cries of pain are
terrible to hear, and about the last thing he does is to turn
two or three someraaults in the air and fall dead. The
strychnine kills them every time- Indians do not like to
kill wolves; they think it is "bad medicine," but I never
knew an Indian yet to object to helping to "skin np," and
they will generally skin a wolf wherever he is found dead and
bring the pelt to the wolfers.

The wild-horse hunters are always wolfers, and when they
do not find plenty of wild horses they always find plenty of
wolves and make a good thing out of the bounty and pelts.
I have a boy ont with a party of wolfers now, and he says
the three of them frequently kill twenty and twenty-five
wolves per day, worth for their hides and scalpe at least $75.
That's pretty good wages for three men, or rather two men
and a boy, to make. Although the wolfer has a home cabin
where he keeps bis pelts he is seldom "at borne." He rides
and walks all over the country, often camping under a tree
aud Bleeping in the snow or on the cold ground. His only
care is to have plenty of matches, keep near timber and look
out for "northers."

When the wolfer hunts wolves and horses together he takes
two swift ponies, one of which he rides and the other he
leads packed with his bedding, grub and traps. He goes
over vast tracts of territory, and it is only by hard riding and
terrible exposure he can hope to come up to the wild horses.
When once upon them he does not attempt to catch them,
but kills them, a' wild stallion's scalp being worth §25 among
the stockmen of the region where he ranges.

Sometimes in the summer time the cowboys make up large
parties and go ont to hunt wild colts. On such occasions
they take their lassoes, some good riding-horses and provis-
ions and hunt for the band. A band sighted, they creep up
under cover as near as possible and then, mounting, give
chase. The colts, being weak, soon fall behind the band,
and are lasBoed and choked into submission. The little
fellows are not hard to conquer, and when separated from
their wild companions domesticate easily, but can never be
trusted. A band of cowboys had some colts in camp, and
they became so tame they turned them loose with the other
horses. They stayed about for a day or two, but one morn-
ing they were missing and were never seen again.

A farmer who had a wild colt given to him by a cowboy,
put it in a lot by his house and kept it there a long time. It
became so tame it would eat sugar ont of his hand and let
him fondle it. One day he left the bars down by accident
and in the evening it was missing. It was seen several miles
from home and pursued, but it escaped to the mountains and
never came back.

Hunting wild hoTses is a noble sport and a most rare one
in this country. A ranchman tells me he knows where there
is a band of se7enty-five head of wild horses in a little valley
up in the Big Horn Mountains. This valley is only ten miles
long, and from a half to one mile wide. It is approached by
a narrow canyon that closes in to filty and sixty feet at places,
and the whole valley inside is surrounded by wall rock hun-
dreds of feet high, over which no animal can escape. Not
only wild horses, but deer and elk are very fond of seeking
such sheltered nooks to -winter in. It is proposed to go up early
in the spring, wall up the mouth of the valley at its narrowest
point, aud then go for the baud. Old Steine, who killed the
black stallion mentioned in the first part of this article, says
he knows the band well, and that there are several branded
mares and horses with it, stolen from the tame herds, and
ako ten or a dozen tame unbranded two and three-year-olds.
He offers to be one of the party to capture them. When this
hunt comes off I will let you know the result of it.— James
S. Brisbin, in N. Y. World.

thing, for that alone may put ub in the way of getting all we
need.

If you know more than one thing, give us all you know,
and be careful not to give more than you know. Every per-
former has a sire and a dam. Tell ns wbat you know about
them.

Above all and before all let us hear from you and every
one of you promptly. We are dependant upon you, and
we acknowledge it. Next month will be too late. Now is (be
time.— Wallace's Monthly.

The Standard Revised.

Prompt and Effective Action.

Everybody depends upon the tables of the Monthly and
the Year Book for reliable information, and we, practically,
have to depend upon everybody to furnish us that
information. Hence the imperative need of the prompt and
effective action of all our friends to enable us to meet the
demands which they themselves make upon us. You not
only ask, but you demand reliable information, and as that
information must come from five hundred different and
voluntary sources, how can we meet your demand without
your assistance?

The pedigrees of performers, as published in the different
newspapers are, as a rule, wholly unreliable, and the great
mass of them are not worth a pinch of snuff.

"Very few of the professional drivers and trainers either
know or care anything about the pedigrees of the horses in
their charge, and many of them would rather tell a lie than
the truth about their breeding.

The official reports to the two trotting associations are no
better and no worse than the average talk of the man in the
sulky, and nothing can be accepted from that source with
any degree of safety.

If you are ready to ask what you can do to help us in
this dilemma, we will try to explain just what you can do
and how you can do it.

Send promptly to this office ail you know of the breeding
and history of every horse that has trotted or paced in 2:30
or better in the paBt year.

Don't defer action a single day, for that may put the infor-
mation you have beyond the time when it can be used.

Don't assume that we know everything, but rather, like
Joe Battell, that we don't know anything.

Don't assume that because you may have seen a pedigree
correctly published that it U therefore known to us. How are
we to know that that particular pedigree is correct until you
tell us?

Don't accept the statements of Btallion owners unless you
know them to be above suspicion. Claims from this source
have given us a world of trouble.

If you know only one thing about a performer— for
example, by whom and where he was bred— tell us that one

[Wallace's Monthly]
Very soon after establishing the Monthly in 1875, the
necessity for restricting registration in some manner began to
manifest itself. "Anything well related to trolting-blood"
was the only rule of admission that we had at the beginning,
and under this very inditinite formula it soon became evident
that the Register would contain as much chaff as wheat.
The problem before us waB to lead public opinion up to the
point where the possibility of establishing a breed of trotters
could be seen and appreciated. This was no light under-
taking, for, as the popular theories then ran, to exclude a
running-bred mare from a trotting stud-book would have
been looked upon as an unpardonable sacrilege. We opened
the battle gently, trusting to the evidence of accumulated
experiences, and to sound reasoning from those experiences
to win the day. Our idea of restricting registration to ani-
mals with certain trotting qualifications was seized upon by
some of our Kentucky friends and they were really the first
to formulate it in a crude way. but did uot perfect it until
after the National Association of Trotting-Horse Breeders
had considered and conclusively acted upon it.

The undertaking was a tremendous one, and although it
was "backed up" with brains and influence.it is doubtful
whether many of its promoters had any very clear conception
of the results that would follow— either its success or its
failure. It assumed to direct and control the trotting-horse
breeding interests of the whole country, and to leave its
impress for all time. It required no gift of prophecy to see
this as the result of success, and neither did it require any
gift of prophecy to foresee that failure would wipe out the
work already done on both the Register and the Monthly.
It was the crucial period in the history of these publications.
A misstep or an unwise provision would have brought a
disastrous end. To found a breed of horses resting prim-
arily and wholly upon performance and the blood descended
directly from performers, or the producers of performers,
was something that had never been attempted io the world.
The basis was wholly unique, but it commended itself to the
public judgment as a just basis and as the only foundntion
upon which the proposed breed could be successfully estab-
lished. The basis was wisely chosen, and the superstructure
erected thereon was equally wise in all its provisions.
Never have we known a set of men to work more earnestly
nor more unselfishly for the common purpose.

After very careful consideration in a large and intelligent
committee, the finished result of the labors of that committee
was reported to the association on November 19, 1879, at the
Everett House, in this city, and the standard was then aud
there adopted without so much as a question, and without a
voice or a vote being raised against it Thus the standard was
launched in unity and wisdom, and from that day it has
gone forward on its mission of educating the people. The
Trotting Register has done much, and the Monthly has done
been the special formula through which a'l these teachings
something in the way of education, but the standard ha*
have been brought home to the breeder, great and small, in a
manner that educates both his mind and his pocket. If we
could conceive of the brightest mind directing the most
pointed pen for a period of a hundred years in the special
department of how to breed the trotting horse, we feel sure
he would fail to accomplish so much es this little practical
formula, called the standard, has accomplished in eight years.

From the first it was the purpose of the association to
advance the requirements of the standard just aB soon as
the advanced experience of breeding would demand or justify
it. Two years ago a movement was made in this direction,
bnt; nothing waB accomplished. Again it wa6 referred to
the executive committee with power to act, and we here sub-
mit the revisions that have been unanimously adopted, lu
order that our readers may see just what changes have been
made, we will give the old and the revised standard in par-
allel columns.

It will be observed that there are no radical changes in
this revision. The original lines are perserved and the pro-
cess of tightening up the requirements has been carried out
in a natural and conservative way. The minor qualifica-
tions in several instances, as will be Been, have been
advanced from 2:i0 to 2:35, and "grandsires or grandams"
have been stricken out wherever they occur. The center of
interest has been in Rule 7, which has been the gateway to
standard rank, and we have bad a perfect avalanche of pro-
tests against its repeal. These protests have come from all
parts of the country, but especially from Kentucky. Many
of them bore upon their face too plainly the motive which
prompted them as purely selfish and narrow. One of them
may s'erve as an example of many, and he insisted that be
owned a mare by a standard horse, which he intended, next
spring, to breed to a btandard horse, and the produce would
be standard under Rule 7. To him this was a good and
sufficient reason why the great breeding interests of the
whole country Bhould stop and wait, at least a year and a
half, for his mare to have a foal.

Over and over again we have admonished our readers
that this rule would have to go, at least so far as stud colta
were concerned, and that tbey Bhould shape their courses
accordingly. As the matter now stands the action on Rules 7
and 8 was practically a compromise, and the exclusion of
colts entire from those rules was the exclusion of many
dollars from our pockets, but it wbb right. We favored it.
and we favored it because it was right, without regard to the
dollars. We saw plainly that the records of pedigrees wer«
being submerged by badly bred colts that were kept for stock
purposes merely because they were standard technically. Tbirt
evil became more apparent in this office than anywhere else,
»nd we resolved to accept our share of the responsibility nf
cutting it up by the roots. As a matter of course there are
some two-croes oolts that are individually better than some
others with three crosses, but the fact still remains tbat a
colt with S7£ per cent, of standard blood is better than one
with 75 per cent. We cannot legislate for individual case*.
but onlv for classes, and then leave results to the "survival
of the fittest."

It may seem like contradiction to admit a filly to standard
rankand reject her full brother, but it has been the p».liry
and judgment of the association from the begi
require more and higher proofs of merit fr
iban from a brood-mare. In a crop of colts -
alone is the equal of nil the mares bred to bin:
reason for demanding of him higher qualities',

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been said that there is no evil without some compensating
good, and it may be added that there is no Rood without
some countervailing evil. The standard has been a great
good, but it has also encouraged the keeping of colts for
Btallions that are utterly unfit for stock purposes.

NEW STANDARD.

OLD STANDARD.

In order to define what
constitutes a trotting bred
horse and to establish a breed
of trotters on a more intelli-
gent basis, the following rules
are adopted to control admis-
sion to the records of pedi-
grees. "When an animal
meets the requirements of ad-
mission and is duly registered,
it shall be accepted as a stand-
ard trotting-bred animal.

First— Any stallion that
hb6 himself a record of two
minutes and thirty seconds
(2:30) or better, provided any
of his get has a record of 2:40
or better, or provided his
sire or his dam, his grand-
sire or his grandam, is al-
ready a standard animal.

Second — Any mare or
gelding that has a record of
2:30 or better.

Third — Any horse that is
the sire of two animals with
a record of 2:30 or better.

Fourth — Any horse that is
the sire of one animal with
a record of 2:30 or better,
provided he has either of the
to'l>wing additional qualifi-
cations: 1. A recorl himself
of 2:40 or better. 2 Is the
Bire of two other animals with
a record of 2:40 or better. 3.
lias a sire or dam, grandsire
or grandam, that is already a
standard animal.

Fifth — Any mare that has
produced an animal with a
record of 2:30 or better.

Sixth— The progeny of a
standard horse when out of
a standard mare.

Seventh— The progeny of
a standard horse out oc a
mare by a standard horse.

Eighth— The progeny of a
standard horse when out of
a mare whose dam is a stand-
ard mare.

Ninth— Any mare that has
a record of 2:40 or better,
aud whose sire or dam,
gjandsire or grandam, is a
standard animal.

Tenth— A record to wagon
of 2:35 or better, shall be re-
garded as equal to a 2:30
record.

In order to define what con-
stitutes a trotting-bred horse
and to establish a breed of
trotters on a more intelligent
basis, the following rules are
adopted lo control admission
to the records of pedigrees.
When an uuimal meets the
requirements of admission
and is duly registered, it
shall be arcepeed at a stand-
ard trotting-bred animal.

First— Any stallion that
has himself a record of two
minutes and thirty seconds
(2:30; or better, provided any
of his get has a record of 2:35
or better, or provided his
sire or his dam is already a
standard animal.

Second — Any mare or
geldiug that has a record of
2:30 or better.

Third— Any horse that is
the sir * if two animals with
a r- cord of 2:30 or better.

Fourth — Any horse that is
the sire of one animal with
a record of 2:30 or better,
provided he has either of the
following additional qualifica-
tions: 1. A record himself of
2:35 or better. 2. Is the sire
of two other auimals with a
record of 2:35 or belter. 3.
Has a sire or dam that is al-
ready a standard animal.

Fifth — Any mare that has
produced an animal with a
record cf 2:30 or better.

Sixth— The progeny of a
standard horse when out of a
standard mare.

Seventh — The female prog-
eny of a standard horse
when out of a mare by a
standard horse.

Eighth — The female prog-
eny of a standard horse
when out of a mare whose dam
is a staudard mare.

Ninth — Any mare that has
a record of 2:35 or better,
and whose sire or dam is a
standard animal.

In and In Breeding.

By a careful examination of the pedigrees of our most
remarkable horses, of which I have inFerted a series of tables
at page 286 and following pages, it will be seen lhat in all
rases there is some inbreeding; and in the greater part of the
most successful a very considerable infusion of it. It is diffi-
cult to say what is not to be considered as such, or when to
mike it commence, for in all cases there is more or less rela-
tionship between the sire and dam of every thoroughbred
horse; at least, I cannot find a single exception — thus, for
iustance, examining the table of Harkaway at page 291, which
is the result of one of the most direct crosses in the Stud
Book, we find that his sire and dam are both descended from
Eclipse and Herod through three or four streams on each
Bide, as will be seen on referring to the right-baud column.
The same will apply to Alarm, who also is the result of as
direct a cross as is often seen; and, iu fact, whatever pedi-
gree is analyzed the result will be that the bulk of it iu the
fifth or sixth remove iB made up of Eclipse, Herod and
Matchem, or Regulus blood. It is not that a horse goes back
to one of these stallions iD one line only, but through six or
seven, and sometimes through nearly all his progenitors.
Hence, it may fairly be assumed that all the horses of the
present day are related, either closely or distantly; but when
we speak of in-and-in breeding we mean a nearer relation-
ship than this, such as a first cousin, or, at the most, one in
the second or third degree. But I believe it will be found
that even this amount of relationship is desirable, if not
carried too far, and that a vast number of our best modern
horses have been bred in this way.

Examples of Success From This Plan.— The early
race-horses of the 18th century weie notoriously in-bred, of
which Mr. Smith, in his book on breeding for the turf, gives
us numerous convincing examples. The two Ohilders,
Eclipse, KanthoB, Whiskey, Anvil, Boudrow, aud, iu fact,
almost all the horses of that day, were much in-bred; some-
times, as in the case of the dam of Lee"des, to an incestuous
degree. In the above-mentioned treatise the breeder is
advised to breed onoe in, at page 47; and it appears to me
that more valuable advice was never offered, except that I
think it is only carried half as far as it ought to be. But, in
consequence of the injurious effects of the system of in-breed-
ing in the human family, a prejudice has been raised against
it; aud the result has ueon that in trying the opposite plan
groat mischief has often ensued. I have already shown that
in uatore in-breeding prevails very generally among gregariouB
auimals like the horse and dog, and I will now endeavor to
illu-trate Mr. Smith's argument by modern examples. It
may be remembered that he instances the Herod aud Eclipse
blood as having "hit" in a great number of horses, suoh as
"WluSkey, Waxy, Coriander, Precipitate, Calomel, Overton,
Gobauna and Beuiubrough, which were out of Herod mares
by Bo-is of Eclipse. But it mUBt a'so be known that Eclipse
and ,'ierod are both descunded from the Darley Arabian, the
one on the tiro's side and the other on that of the dam; and
th -t from this circumstance it is not surprising that a "hit"
sb. Id follow, if in-breeding is advantageous. There are two
poi'ita of view in which in-breeding should be viewed; first,
an ^jodnciug successful runners; and second!}', good stallions
and brood-mares; but, though it seems to answer in both
ines, yet it is in the latter point that I think it is chiefly to
jecommeuded.

Among the horses of the present century the follow-
ing remarkable instances will illustrate this position, to which
great numbers of less illustrious names may be added;

Example 1— In 1827 Matilda won the St. Leger very
cleverly, and proved herself a superior mare by beating a
large Held of good horseB. She was out of Juliana, who was
by GohaDna (son of Mercury and a Herod mare), out of
Platina (by Meroury, out of another daughter of Herod).
Matilda's dam, therefore, was the produce of brother and
sister in blood.

Example 2— CotherstoDe (winDer of the Dsrby), and
Moweriua (dam of West Australian), are the produce of first
cousins. (See Table 28.)

Example 3 — Tonchstone aud Verbena, sire anrt dam of
Ithuriel, were second cousins, taking from Selim and sister.
(See Table 67 a.)

Example 4— Priam is an example of success by in-breeding,
after a series of failures in crossing. CresBida, his dam, was
put to Walton, Haphazard, Orville, Wildfire, Woful, Phantom,
Scud, Partisan, Little John aud Waterloo without success.
At last, beiug served by her cousin Emilius (a son of Orville,
who had previously failed, not being related to her), she pro-
duced Priam. This horse and Plenipotentiary wen- both
sons of Emilius, the latter being the result of as direct a cross
as is often seen; but the former was in-bred to Whiskey, who
was sire of his dam, Cressida, and also great grandsire of
Emilius. Now the above-mentioned two horses were both
extraordinary runners; but whilst Plenipotentiary has scarcely
had an average succeKS as a stallion, Priam, considering the
short time he remained with us, has achieved an imperish-
able fame. (See Tables 17 and 26.)

Example 5— Bay Middleton was the produce of second
cousins, descended from Williamson's Ditto aud Walton, own
biothers, whilst Audover, his son, is the second time in with
the Whalebone blood, as follows: — Web, the great grandam
of Bay Middleton, is sister to both Whalebone and Whisker, the
grandsireand great-grandsire of Soldier's Joy, dam of Andover.
He, therefore, is also the son of cousins, uniting the blood of
Selim, on his sire's side, with that of Rubens, brother to
Selim, on that of his dam; and thus he is not only in-bred,
but the produce of an in-bred sire aud dam. (See Table 27 )

Example 6— Stockwell and Rataplan are just as remarkable,
beiug descended in the same degree from Whalebone, Whisker
and Web, the very same two brothers and sister aa in
Andover's case, with an infusion also of Selim blood, through
Giencoe, sire of Pocahontas. (See Table 29.)

Example 7— Orlando has a still stronger infusion of Selim
b'ood, his dam being a granddaughter of that horse, and
great-granudaughter of Castrel (brother to Selim), whilst
Touchstone, his sire, is a great-grandson of the last-named
horse. Here, then, iu-breeding has been carried out to its
fullest exteut, Vnlture having been the produce of first
cousins, and being put to a second cousin derived through
the same strain; aud the result has been, as is well known,
the most remarkable stallion of the day. (See Table 24.)

Example 8 — An instance of the comparative value of two
stallions, one more in-bred than the other, may be seen in
Van Tromp and Flying Dutchman, both out of Barbelle.
These two noises are both in-bred to Buzzard; but Flying
Dutchman is also descended from Selim, Bon of Buzzard on
the side of both dam and sire, Selim being great-g'andsire of
Barbelle and grandsire of Bay Middleton. Now, it will not
be questioned at present that Van Tromp is comparatively a
failure, and that the Flying Dutchman, as far as his stock
have been tried, is eminently successful as a Etock-getter;
and such might have been expected, because his dam unites
the stout blood of Oatton aud Orville with that of Selim,
which lost strain, taking with it the above valuable qualities,
hits with the same Selim blood in Bay Middleton. (See Table
22.)

Examplj 9— Weathergage is another instance of success in
this mode of breeding, his sire aDd dam both taking from
Muley and Tramp, aud Miss Letty, his graudam, being bv
Priam, grandson of Orville, sire of Muley, out of a daughter
of that horse — and consequently herself much in-bred.
"Weatherbit, the sire of Weathergage, also reunites the blood
of the two sisters, Eleanor and Cressida. (See Table 26.)

Example 10— I have already adduced some examples of the
success ot the union of the Whalebone with the Selim blood,
and I may, in addition, remark on the case of PyrrhuB I,
who is by Epirus, a grandson of Selim, out of Fortress, a
great-granddaughter of Rubens, brother to Selim; aud also
in-bred to Whalebone, his dam being by Defence, the son, out
of Jewess, the granddaughter of that horse. (See Table 74.)

Example 11— Safeguard is bred almost exactly in the same
way, but a still closer degree of relationship exists between
his sire and dam, he being by Defence (son of Defiance, by
Rubens), out of a mare by Selim, brother to Rubens, which
same mare is also descended from the Wellesley Gray Ara-
bian. The strongest case of success from close in-breeding
with which I am acquainted is in a son of the above horse,
the steeplechaser Vninhope, who iB by Safeguard, a grandson
of Selim, and great-graDdson of Rubens, out of a mare by
Strephon, who was also by RubenB. Now his stoutness and
soundness were too well known to need further comment;
and his case alone is a strong argument in favor of the breed-
inp-in a second time.

Example 12— Almost as strong a case has lately appeared
in the Knight of St. George, who was by Birdcatcher, son of
Sir Hercules, out of a granddaughter of that horse, and with
a still further infusion of Waxy blood in her grandam. These
two last examples are the strongest modern instances of close
in-breeding with which lam acquainted; but as they were
neither of them quite tirst-clasB, tbey do not so much
strengthen the argument as some of the previously instanced
horses. Nevertheless, being ns close as they are, they show
that the practice is not attended by a bad result in these par-
ticular oases. r

Example 13— The Saddler, who is remarkable for the stout-
ness, if not for the speed, of his stock, is the produce of
second cousins, being descended on both sides of his pedigree
from Waxy.

Example 14 -Chatham, is good a horse as over ran is by
the Colonel, sou of Whisker, out of Heeter, by Camel 'son of
Whalebone, brother to Whisker; and he is therefore the prod-
uce of ; first cousins. Both these horses (Examples 13 and
14) unite the Waxy and Buzzard blood.

Example 15— Sweetmeat is valuable as a stallion, not only
because he is in-bred to Waxy, but becauKe he also possessed
so much ot the celebrated Prunella bliod, he being de-
scended from that mare through three several lines-viz
through Purasol, Moses and Waxy Pope.

Example 16— Grace Darling (dam of tho Hero, by Cboater-
field) was the produce of second cousins, both sire and dam
being descended from Waxy. It is therefore not to be won-
dered at that she produced bo stout a horse as the Hero, com-
bining the Waxy, Priam, Octaviau and Rubens blood. His
sire aud dare , were also third cousins through Ccelia as well.

Example 17-Wdd Dayrell, speedy as he is, may traaehfo
wonderful powers to a reunion of the blood of Velocipede
which exists on the side of both sire and dam, aud X to

his descent from Selim and Rubens, own brothers, who are
respectively his paternal and maternal great-grandsires.

Example 18— Cowl, by Bay Middleton, out of Crucifix, is
the result of the union of second cousins, the sire being de-
scended from Julia, and the dam from Cressida, both of tbtm
Bisters to the celebrated mare Eleanor, the winner of tue
Derby and Oaks. There is also another cross of Whiskey
blood from Emilius, so that Cowl is in-bred to Whiskey
twice. It would be a curious experiment to put him to some
descendant of Muley — such as Alice Hawthorn or Virginia,
and thus unite the three sisters in one, making a third
infusion of this blood with an intervening out-cross. It
should be borne in mind that Young Giantess, the ancestress
of all these mares, aud also of Sorcerer, was the produce •. f
second cousins, and each of these second cousins was also
the produce of second cousins, both of their sires and dams
having Godolphin as their great-grandsire.

The following brood-mares may be attentively examined,
and their produce by near relations cumpared with that
by horses only distantly connected, which I have shown alt
horses are in the present day. This is a still stronger proof
of the advantage of in-breeding than the success of solitary
horses as ruoners.

Example 1 — One of the most successful brood-mares of late
years was Decoy, who bred a long list of race-horses to Touch-
stone and Pantaloon; now the former of these horses wasmuou
more successful generally in getting racing stock than tho
latter, and yet in this instance was beateu by him, as proved
by comparing Drone, Sleight-of-hand, Van Amburg, and
Legerdemain, with Pbryne, Thais, Falstaff, and Flatcatcher.
Now, why was this? Simply because Touchstone was a
more distant relation, and only one line in each was similar
— namely, the great-grandsire Waxy; but in the case of
Pantaloon and Decoy there was a cousmship in the second
degree, each having Peruvian as a grandfather, aud not only
that, but Decoy herself was in-bred to Sir Peter, who was
grandsire to both her dam and sire, so that Sleight-of-hand
and his brother and sister were twice iu-bred to him. Now,
as the Pantaloon and Decoy blood hit, and their produce
not only were fast but stout, there was good reason for
returning to Pantaloon after the out-cross with TuucbBtoue,
which produced Phryne; this mare, when put to him, was
successively the dam of Elthiron, Wihdhound, Miserrima,
Hobbie Noble, the Reiver, and Rambling Eatie; thus still
farther proving the value of in-breeding, more especially with
an intervening out-crosB as in this case.

Example 2 — Cyprian, again, is an example of the produc-
tion of a lot of second-olass horses, by crossing her with
various sires not related in blood — as, for iustance, Jereed,
Velocipede, Voltair, and Hetman Platoff; but when put to
Birdcatcher, a great-great-grandson of Prunella, and being
herself a granddaughter of the same celebrated mare, Bhe
threw a superior animal in the shape of SoDgstress.

Example 3— Virgiuia (see page 312) bred a series of mid-
dling horses by Voltair, Hetman Platoff, Emilius, and Bird-
catcher, iu all of which there was a single point in which she
was related, but in all very distantly; neither was the straiD,
except that of Orville, first-rate; but when put to Pyrrhus I
she produced a Virago, who, as long as she ramained sound,
was very far the best of her year. On examining aud com-
paring the pedigrees of the siie and dam it will be seen that
Selim and Rubens (brothers) ocour on each side once, and
Whalebone, whose name is seen twicein the table of Pyrrhus
I, is represented in that of Virginia by Woful, his brother,
besides which Young Giantess occurs m each table. These
are over and above the Hambletonion relationship, which is
the same in this case as in that of the result of the cross with
Voltair and Hetman Platoff.

Example 4 — In the present year, after a series of failures,
Alice Hawthorn has given to the turf a race-horse in the
Bhape of Oulston; now if the pedigrees of his sire and dam
are examined, it will be seen that Melbourne, the sire, is a
grandson of Cervantes, whilst Alice Hawthorn is also a great-
granddaughter of the same horse— Cervantes being a grand-
sou of Eclipse and Herod, from which latter horse he also
receives two other infusions, aud Alice being descended from
Eclipse, through Orville, Dick Andrews, Mandaue and
Tramp. A very similar case of in-breeeding with the same
strains occurred in Sir Tatton SykeB, who was the produce
of a mare, great-graiddaughter of Comus, and also great-
great-granddaughter of Cervantes. She was put to Mel-
bourne, a grandsou of both these horses, producing that
extraordinary horse which I am now adducing as an instance
of success in this mode of breeding. The pedigree of the
dam of Sir Tatton Sykes should be carefully analyzed as
exhibiting a curious reunion of strains. First, Muley is
in-bied to Wniskey, he is theu orossed with an Eleotion
mare, produoing Margrave; the dam of Muley being Eleanor,
a daughter of Y. Giantess. Next, Margrave, an out-cross, is
put to Patty Primrose, containing in her pedigree two
infusions of Young Giantess through Sorcerer, and one of
the Cervantes; and, finally, the Margrave mare, the result of
one in-breeding and one out-cross on the side of both her
sire and dam, is put to Melbourne, composed of the blood of
all three; being descended from Sorcerer, a son of Young
Giantess, and also from Cervantes.

If the whole of the pedigrees to which I have here
alluded are attentively examined, the breeder can have no
hesitation iu coming to the conclusion that in-breeding,
carried out once, or even twice, is not only a bad practice,
but is likely to be attended with good results. Let him ask
what horses have been the most remarkable of late years as
Btallions, and with very few exceptions he will find they
were considerably iu-bred. It has been remarked that the
Touchstone and" Defence blood almost always hits with the
Selim; but it is forgotten that the one was already crossed
with that horse, and the other with his brother Rubens.
On the other hand the Whisker blood in the Colonel has not
succeeded so well, it beiug made up of much crossed and
more distantly related particles, and therefore not hitting with
the Selim aud" Castrel blood like his cousins, Touchstone and
Defence. Ii has, however, partially succeeded when in-bred
to the Waxy and Buzzard blood, as iu Chatham and Fugle-
man, who both reunite these three strains. The same
applies to Coronation, who unites the Whalebone blood in Sir
Hercules with that of Rubens in Ruby; but as Waxy aud
Buzzard, the respective ancestors of all these horses, were
both grandsons of Herod, and great-grandsons of Snap, it
only strengthens the argument in favor of in-breediDg. This
conclusion is iu accordauce with the 14th and 15th axioms
which embody the state of our preseut knowledge of the
theory of generation; and if they are examiued they will be
seen to bear upon the present subject, so as to lead one to
avdise the carryiag out of the practice of in-and-in-breeding
to the same extent as has been found bo successful iu the
instances which I have given. Piurity of blood is intimately
couneotod with the practice, because the nearer it is to one
standard the more unmixed it is, and by consequence the
more fully it is represented in the produce. Hence, it is
doubly needful to take care that this pure blood is of a good
kind; because if bad, it will perpetuate its bad qualities juBfc
as closely as it would the good, or perhaps still more so,

1888

%ht •fBmdtr awcl jipwtsroatt.

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CANOEING.

Oakland Canoe Club.

Last Sunday the quarterly race for the Mayrisch Badge was
held, over the club course. There was a fair entry, and a good
race anticipated. Unfortunately the wind was very light,
dying out entirely twice during the race. A good start was
effected, and the canoes all kept down the north shore to
keep in out of the tide and get as niueh of the breeze as pos-
sible. The Mystic, Flirt and Pirate qnickly showed in front.
When off the point of marsh near the "Wm. Tabor" it fell
perfectly calm and the canoes drifted aimlessly about for
about a quarter of an hour. The Mystic and Gypsy, who
had drifted toward the Brooklyn wharf then struck a flow of
wind and made tracks for the stake, which they were almost
round before the others got it. The Mystic finally won by
four minutes, Gypsy second, Pirate, Flirt, Whisper, ZoeMou,
etc., in the order named. It was a pity the breeze was so
wretched, as the race would have been well contested, and it
was no criterion of the sailing merits of the canoes. The
annual meeting will be held at the club-house next Saturday.
A member of the Rochester Cunoe Club is here and visited
the clubhouse last Sunday. His canoe will be out this week.
A camping trip to Goal Island is contemplated in the near
future.

THE_GUN.

At Sacramento, on Sunday, January 8th, Mr. 'William Verity
an old and genuine sportsman, died. He had followed the
neld cousistently and persistently, and attributed the strength
of his declining years to that source. He was a good hunter,
a fine shot, a valuable friend, and a courteous gentleman.

Mr. Thoi. Tnndstead; writes, under date, Jan. ith, tha
since the last storm there is plenty of water on Staten Island
and that ducks are very plenty. The ground is reached yia.
steamer to Walkers Landing, Bouldin Island. The landing
is but one mile from the shooting ground.

Answers to CorresDondents.

Que.tiODs answered only through these columns. No replies by
mail or telegraph. The name of the writer should accompany all
questions, not for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith . Let-
ters received without the writer's name cannot receive attention.

H. W. Peck, Healdsbnrgh.

American Cultivator, 220 Washington St., Boston, Mags.

THE KENNEL.

Dog owners are requested to send for publication the earnest possi-
ble notices of whelps, sales, names claimed, presentations and deaths
In their kennels, in all instances writing plainly names of sire and dam,
and of grandparents, colors, dates and breed.

The Field Trials.

The meet at Bakersh'eld this week has been under the
universal disadvantage of cold weather, bat there has been
sport and work nevertheless. The judges were J. M. Bass-
ford, of Vacaville, F. A. Taft, of Truckee, and R. T. Vande-
vort, of Passadena. The t olographic report of the result
which follows is from the Examiner z

The drawing for places in the Puppy Stakes was as follows :
W. S. Kittle's pointer Maid, against W. W. Foote's setter
Dick; C. L. Ecklon's setter Herald, against J. M. Barney's
pointer Galatea; G. W. Bassford's pointer Blossom, against
J. G. Edward's pointer Hidalgo; W. Demott's setter Harol-
dine, against L. J. Rose Jr's pointer Point; California Ken-
nel's setter Sunlit, against Charles Kaeding's setter Dottie
Shatter. After the drawing a start was made at 11 o'clock
for one of Miller & Lux's ranches.

The first pair, Herald and Galatea, was put down to run
at 12:45 o'clock. Clay Chipman hunted over Herald and J.
Martin Barney over Galatea. The ground was covered with
sagebrush and weeds two feet high. Soon a bevy of quail
was found which rose before the dogs could point them, and
flew into a cottonwood thicket. When followed the brush
was so high that the woik of the dogs could not be seen well.
Galatea showed very great speed and ran in pretty style
with head high and not nosing about on scent at rabbits, of
which there were hundreds. Herald showed great power and
much bird-sense, but was not well aquainted with his handler.
He was broken by Mr. Ecklon, who could not attend the
trials, and was handled by a man who had never before
hunted him. Galatea was ahead all the time, and a little
reckless, flushing several birds before settling down to sys-
tematic work. Herald made the first point and stood steady
when the quails rose before him. The birds scattered in
high sagebusb, and Galatea soon found one and pointed it
prettily. Mr. Barney shot and mis3ed, the dog standing well
under the gun. The birds were followed into a thicket,
where the dogs could not be seen well. Both showed wel',
but Galatea was much the better and won, after one hour of
sharp work.

The second competition was between G. W. Bassford's
pointer Blossom and J. G. Edwards' pointer Hidalgo. They
worked for twenty minutes. Hidalgo at first showed very
great pace and good style, but when birds were found and
the guns were fired he showed an intense desire to climb
into a wagon and quit hunting. He was given a reasonable
time to change his tactics, and failing to do so was judged to
have too little merit to justify working him longer, and the
heat was awarded to Blossom. The lattershowed pretty style
and worked very close to her handler.

The most interesting race of the day was between W.
Demott's setter Haroldine and L. J. Rose Jr.'s pointer Point.
Both were very fast and full of the hunting instinct. They
were run for one hour and eight minutes, and then taken up
to be run the nest day. Both were well broken, and hunted
the ground quickly and closely. Haroldine had the best of
the pace, and covered the groond more uniformly and closely.
Soon after being started a number of quail was found in good
low grass and brush. The dogs raced about through the
weeds at great Bpeed, and made several points each. The
birds were wild because of the very cold weather. Haroldine
showed the most caution and better bird-sense. She wasted
little time hunting unlikely places, but went directly from
one likely spot to another. Each made several flushes, which
were excusable because of the noise made by the dogs in
passing through the cracking brush. Toward the end of the
day's work Point found a little bevy of quail in low weeds,
and drew up on them in handsome style. Haroldine was
sent to back him, but on the way found a rabbit and stood it
nicely. Both were steady and showed good bieakmg. At
ten minutes past four work was suspended for the day.
Second Day,

The morniDg was very cold and a black frost covered the
ground nntil 10 o'clock. President Edwards ordered the
start from town at 9:30 o'clock. The same ground used on

the first day was again used. The unfinished heat between
W. Demott's setter Haroldine and L. J. Rose Jr.'s pointer
Point was finished first. Both dogs worked finely, Haroldine
showing the most speed. Birds were scarce and a two-mile
round was made without finding any quail. The cover was
high sagebrush and weeds. Finally each showed sigDs of
scenting, and Haroldine, at high pace, dropped on a point on
a bevy of seven birds. Demott walked in and put up the
quail but did not shout. Haroldine did not move. The
find was meritorious considering the frosty cover and lack
of breeze. The dogs scented toward the scattered birds and
were worked very close to the handlers. Haroldine con-
stantly ranged wide of her handler, and soon flashed a quail
down wind, an act which did not penalize her under the
rules. When ordered on Haroldine again flushed a bird
down wind. Point was kept very close to Allender, his
handler, for some minntes, but when the judges found that
Haroldine persistently ranged widely they ordered both dogs
worked out freely, and Point made a wide cast without
finding. In going to the dog Allender put np five birds.
The dogs were ordered toward the birds last found and
Point took a wide s'ning and was called in. While moving
toward his handler two birds rose near him and the dog
stopped to win and stood steadily when Allender killed one
of the birds. "When sent on through high weeds Haroldine
pointed a pair of birds which flew a moment after and a few
seconds later a bevy flushed wildly near her. Her point was
on the bevy and was a good bit of work. The birds scattered
into nice, low cover, and the dogs were taken toward the
place. Point soon drew up, but moved on without an order,
and within a few yards pointed a single quail. The judges
stopped at 1 o'clock for consultation, and two minutes later
sent the dogs on. Just before the consultation a bevy flushed
wildly and covered in weeds. Sent toward the place, each
dog scored a poin^, Demott killing Haroldine's bird, and, the
Blut breaking shot, Point left his point, and, Allender walk-
ing in, put up a quail a few yards from the spot, which he
killed, Point being steady and showing good" training. At
rive minutes past 1 o'clock the heat was awarded to Point.
The decision did not receive general approval. Both dogs
were very fine and Bhowed excellent training, but Haroldine
had the best of the race in pace, uniformity and wideness of
range, quartering and hunting to the gun. In style they
were equal. Point worked much of his ground two and three
times, ranging in behind his handler. They were worked two
hours and twenty-seven minutes altogether, and in the
opinion of several veteran field-trial men Haroldine was
ahead at every stage of the race.

The second heat of the day was between the California
Kennel's setter Sunlit and Charles Kaeding's setter Dottie
Shatter. The dogs were worked an hour aud fifteen minutes,
Sunlit showing much the best speed, range, style and nose.
Dottie Shafter worked prettily, bat not effectively, and Sun-
lit was a little headstrong, and soon after starting found a
bird and pointed it, but broke in when the qoail flew. A few
yards further on Sunlit again pointed and stood nicely.
Third J>ay.

The day was much warmer, and an earlier start was made.
Instead of going tifteen miles to Section 36, new ground on
Section 17, about four miles south of town, was used.

The first heat to-day was between W. S. Kittle's pointer
Maid and "W. W. Foote's setter Dick. Maid showed great
speed at first and very pretty style. Dick also ran fast and
handsomely. Neither showed much capacity to smell birds,
but ran over them and made them fly. When Maid's handler,
Allender, shot at a quail Maid quit working and remained
close at his heel for the remainder of the heat. After run-
ning thirty-two minntes the dogs were judged not to have
sufficient merit to warrant prolonging the race and were taken
up. Maid was started in opposition to the wish of her
handler, who stated that she was tired.

The second was between J. M. Barney's pointer Galatea,
and G. W. Bassford's pointer Blossom. The race began in a
field of the salt-grass peculiar to alkali ground. It afforded
the best of cover, being low and clear. Galatea was very
headstrong and wild. Blossom did not range widely, but
worked carefully. A few birds had been marked down by
spectators, and the d^gs were sent towards them, Galatea
flushing a pair and being unsteady when they flew. A
moment afterward Blossom in a clump of sage got a poiot,
and also proved unsteady. After working fifty-one minutes
Blossom was awarded the heat. Neither showed brilliancy,
bat Galatea's rankness was so marked that the decision was
clearly right.

At noon the California Kennel's setter Sunlit, and L. J.
Rose Jr.'s pointer Point, began their contest on an open field
of salt-grass. Both worked very far from their handlers,
Sunlit especially being disposed to bolt, although Point was
not much behind. The heat was unsatisfactory as a test of
the excellence of the dogs in bringing game to the gun. San-
fit's handler incessantly trotted ahead in search of his dog,
and the other handler was compelled either to move unrea-
sonably fast or to work the ground just pasBed over by his
opponents. Sunlit and her handler flushed a great many
birds, and several bevies were found on which little or no
work was done, the birds beiog put up by the noise before
the dogs could poiut them. Both showed much animation
and great pace. In style Point was best, while in actual
work on birds they were about equal. Sunlit constantly
broke in when birds rose before her unless her handler was
close at hand to stop her. Both are superb auimals, bat
Sunlit needs training badly. The pair were run an hour
and five minutes, and Sunlit declared the winner.

The third series was between the California Kennel's setter
Sunlit, and G. W. Bassford's pointer Blossom, for first prize
in the stake. The race lasted an hour and was strongly iu
favor of Sunlit, who outfooted Blossom. The dogs were on
birds much of the hour and four minutes they were tud, but
Sunlit was cutting out the work. Blossom was very cautious
and appeared slow in comparison with the other. Blossom
Lad been broken to work close to her handler, and the fact
militated against her when put down on open ground. Sun-
lit again showed unsteadiness when birdB arose near her,
and broUe in several times. Blossom behaved nicely under
shot, but the lack of stanchness in her competitor was more
than compensated for by her superiority in other qualities.
At ten minutes past 3 Sunlit was given the heat and first
money.

Under the rules G. W. BaBsford's pointer Blossom, and L.
J. Rose Jr.'s pointer Point, were run for second place. Point
did some very nice work, being more cautious than before,
while Blossom, who had run two hard heats daring the day,
lost her self-control, and was so heavily penalized for chasing
that it was practically impossible for her to win. Both
showed fatigue, but Point had the most staying power, and
mude several very handsome points. They were run thirty-
six minutes, and Point was then given the race and secoud
money. The judges selected E. W. Demott's setter Harol-
dine to run with Blossom for third prize, but the owners of
the dogs decided to divide the money, and the Puppy Stake
was finished, the winners being the California Kennel's

setter Sunlit first, L. J. Rose Jr.'s pointer Point second, W.
Demott's Better Haroldine and G. W. Bassford's pointer
Blossom equal third.

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Dentition of the Doer-

[By A. E. Buzard, M. R. 0. V. 8. L.]

Emtor Breeder and Sportsman: — This is often a very
important subject, and one which few authors give satisfac-
tory information oq, not even excepting Blaine. The dog, when
he is full grown, has forty-two teeth, twenty in the upper
and twenty-two in the lower jaw, there being two small sup-
plementary molars in the latter. "With the exception of the
canine teeth (tushes), all the teeth are provided with a neck,
which is covered by the gum, and separates the body of the
tooth from the root. The teeth are pointed, and disposed bo
as to tear and crush the food on which the dog live*. They
are of a moderate size, compared with other animals, and
are subject to little loss of substance compared with the teeth
of the mooodactyle. There is, however, in all cf them some
alteration of form aud substance, both in the incisors and
the canine teeth; but this depends so much on the kind of
food on which the animal lives, and the consequent use of
the teeth, that the indication of the age by the altered appear-
ance of the mouth is not to be depended upon after the ani-
mal is about four years old. The incisor teeth are six in
number in each jaw, and are placed opposite to each other.
In the upper jaw the corner teeth are much larger than the
middle ones, they are farther apart from each other than in
the lower jaw, and they terminate in a conical point, some-
what curved inwards and backwards. They gradually
assume likewise an angular form from pressing and rubbing
against the inferior tushes. In the lower jaw the central
teeth are generally the 1 irgest and strongest, and the corner
teeth the smallest and weakest. If the teeth of the full-
grown dog are whole, and not injured by use, they have a
beautiful appearance, their color being perfectly white. Their
surface presents, as in the incisors of the ruminanta, an aute-
rior or cutting edge, and a hollow or depression within.
This edge is toothed; it is divided into three lobes, the central
one, the largest and the most projecting, forming the point of
the tooth. The two lateral lobes have the appearance of
little notches cut on either side of the principal lobe. The
internal notch is the least distinct; particularly is this the
case in the teeth of small dogs. This fcrm of the dental
edge constitutes what is known as the fleur-de-lis, and which
is gradually effaced by the wearing of the teeth. The hollow,
like that of the incisor teeth of the ox, faceR the cavity of the
mouth; it occupies the whole of the internal surface of the
tooth, and is perfectly regular and complete as if it had been
gouged out with a curved chisel. Laterally, and by the side of
the neck of the tooth, it has a projecting edge, from which the
lateral lobes are formed and cut. The root of the incisor
teeth is flat on its sides, and bent somewhat backwards.
When the tooth is young its root presents a large and deep
cavity, which encloses a pulpy substance; but this is gradually
contracted as the dog advances in age, and at length is dim-
inished to a little round canal, which is prolonged into the
interior of the tooth.

The temporary and permanent teeth differ very little except
in size; the milk teeth being the smallest, the whitest and
the sharpest, but they continue only a little while after the
birth; they fall before the appearance of the permanent teeth,
and several days intervene between the fall of the lirst and
the protrusion of the second set. The trne canine teeth are
four in number, two above and two below. These are the
instruments by which means the animal most readily bites,
seizes his prey, tears it, and draws it into the month. They
are larger in the upper than in the lower jaw. They are
sometimes of very great size, and are nearly of the same form
as those of the horse, and are subject to the same alteration
from attrition. They are of a pyramidal shape, curving
inwards and backwards, terminating in a point of consider-
able sharpness, presenting on their internal surface a depres-
sion little different from that in the incisors, and surrounded
like them by a projecting edge. The upper tush is nearer
to the molars than the incisors, and, as it grows, it passes
behind the lower one. This last, fixed nearly at the corner
of the lower jaw, rubs against the posterior face of the corner
tooth or little tush of the upper jaw. When the mouth is
shut the inferior tush passes between the two in the upper
jaw; it lies upon them, and rubs against them, and particularly
against the corner tooth, or incisor tush. This overlying of
the teeth well explains the manner in which the dog lacerates
his prey where he shakes and drags it after having penetrated
it with his tushes.

These are the principal instruments of mischief, for if you
deprive the dog of them the bite is comparatively harmless.
Sometimes, in old dogs, the smaller upper tushes are bent
backwards, and interfere materially with the motion of the
lower jaw, and I have found it necessary sometimes to file
down or to pull out the crooked teeth. The milk incisors
and tushes pierce the gums before or very soon after the
birth, and those in the upper jaw a little before the lower
ones. These temporary teetb are very white, small and
pointed; they protrude very rapidly, and then speedily
detach themselves and are gone. The period of the appear-
ance ot the permanent teeth differs in different dogs. It is
earliest in large dogs. The mastiff has his permanent teetb
complete when he is four or five months old; the spaniel's
teething is not always over until he is seven or eight months
old. The incisor leeth first appear in the form of sharp
points, at some distance from each other. In herbivorous
animals the permanent incisors do not appear until the ani-
mal has nearly attained his full growth; but the milk teeth
of the dog last only a short time, because in a state of nature,
aud of servitude ton, stronger instruments become necessary
to him. Of the permanent teeth the pincers always appear
firBt, but they precede tho middle teeth only a few days. The
corner teeth appear about the fifth month, and the tushes at
the same time, or a few days before them. All the teeth pre-
serve their whiteness until the animal is about two years old,
when the pincers begin to be a little worn and their color
tarnished .

The first marks of change appear in the pincers of the
lower jaw, next in the middle teeth of the same jaw, and
then in the pincers of the upper jaw. The toshes do nut
generally begin to be rounded until all the incisors are more
or less obanged. The change of the incisor teeth consists iu
the gradual effaceaient of the fleur-de-lis, or, in other words,
the wearing down of the central loba to a level with the lat-
eral ones. The ohange is quickened or retarded according
to the nature of the food of the dog. Dogs that are fed on
meat or bones must necessarily use their teeth more then
others that live on bread and hroth. The wearing down of
th^ teeth follows the same order as their appearance, and
occurs sooner in the larger than the smaller dog. T
also be borne in mind that in gnawing a bone,
shaking and tearing his prey, the teeth of the dog
to be broken or even torn out. The wearing b<

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anterior border of tbe tooth, and gradually spreads over the
external surface of it.

These circa instances, of continnal occurrence, often render
it difficult, or alni03t impossible, to determine the age of a
dog with any degree of accuracy, and it is not surprising
that some should have affirmed that there is no sure guide
alter the animal is three years old. I am sure it is a certain
fact that large dogs fed on meat and bones always appear
older than they really are. I hava known dogs at two years
old have their pincers and their middle teeth with a perfectly
fl it surface, and this should not occur until they are from
two and a-half to three years old. In these cases the age
can only be judged of by the freshness of the tushea. We
have appreeiatei all the more or less frequent variations in
the change of the teeth, and are inclined to think that there
are indications that may be depended upon beyond the age
ot three years. The marks indicative of the current year are
always less apparent and constant than those which, in the
usual course, belong to the preceding year. The natural
characters of a three-year-old mouth are always more distinct,
and are found in a greater number of animals than those of
a four-year-old one. Hence, consequently, the difficulties
increase with each succeeding year, and, after a certain
period, render it impossible to determine the age at all. The
flattening of the sharp edge of the pincers of the upper jaw
is not usually affected until the pincers and the middle teeth
of the lower jaw have lost their Jleurs-de- lis, and that is, nat-
urally, at about three years old. Iu the usual order of
things the pincer3 of the lower jaw begin to be worn when
the dog is between fifteen or twenty months; or at sixteen
months, perhaps, in large dogs, and between twenty and
twenty-two months in smaller dogs. Between two years and
a half and three years the middle incisors in the lower jaw
undergo the same change. The upper edge of the pincers of
the top jaw is levelled at between three and four years old,
of course varying according to the size of the dog. The ce -
tral lobe of the corner teeth of the lower jaw disappears about
the same time, or a little after, that is to say, at four years.
The middle teeth of the upper jaw experience the same pro-
cess at between four and rive years old, varyiug with the size
of the dog. At about the same period the lower incisors
begin to be foul and black, and somewhat deteriorated.
After five years old the Indications of age are not to be
depended upon, and the examiner can only approximate to
it. Iu noat dogs the superior corner teeth or little tushes
begin to become rounded at six years old; but this is not
sufficiently regular to be depended upon as a certain indica-
tion of the age. The molar teeth of the dog, as connected
with his age, are not nearly so interesting as tbe history of the
incisors. So I will merely state that each jaw contains twelve
molar teeth, six on the right side and the same number on
the left; but besides these there are two little supernumerary
molars, placed between the tnsh and the first of the six trae
molars in tbe lower jaw. They appear last of all the molars,
and, bo far as my experience goes, oortinne as long as any of

them.

♦

Breeding- Dogs.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman: — Tn your comments in
the kennel column of last week, we have the following:
"The California dog Sirina was again put out in the first
round at the American Trials." A perfectly competent judge
writes 'that he is a good hunting dog, but lacks fire, pace
and range.' But the result was anticipated both by his
owner and others, although it is regretted. Big dogs stand
but little chance as against those of medium weight and racy
f jrm." The comment, to my mind, is inconclusive and unsat-
isfactory. Are we to understand that Sirius was beaten because
he was a big dog, or because he lacked fire, pace and range?
And are all big dogs wanting in those essential qualities, and
do all Bm all dogs possess them? And were the dogs who
beat Sirius both small dogs of medium weight and racy form?

The "perfectly competent judge" says, "He is a good
hunting dog, but lacks fire, pace and range." That is to say,
he is like the play of Hamlet with the p ir t of Hamlet omitted .
"When you have eliminated from the qualifications of a hunt-
ing dog, fire, pace and range, there is nothing left to make a
good dog out of. There is no3e to be sure, but of what use
is that without the other important qualities. I have come
to the conclusion with Mr. Buckell that no matter how you
breed, whether to this or that celebrated dog, it all depends
upon "whether they nick," and that "nicking" — which may
n A be a very scientific term — cannot be determined until the
progeny are at least a year old. If the owner of Sirius had
taken him into the field and given him a day's hunt, he
could have seen at once whether he had the fire, pace and
range sufficient to qualify him for afield trial among the
crack dogs of the East, and saved himself both expense and
disappointment. Here we have another fact to support Mr.
Buckell's theory:

A dog from Sweetheart, who we all know to be a highly
bred and beautiful bitch, mated to Sportsman, as good a dog
as ever took the field, and both sire and dam inherit the blood
of field-trial winners; and yet, the reporter of the Field Trial
says: "His range was narrow and his pace slow and heavy;"
and the "competent judge" BayB: "He lacked fire, pace, and
range." To be sure, Sirius might have been an exception,
for it must not be expected that all the dogs in a litter will
be equally good. I contend that as good dogs can be bred
from the dogs which we have in this Stake as any that are
bred in the East. I have bred a great many English setters
and in my of them possessed all the fire, range and pace
uece.-hary io qualify them to compete with the best dogs in
the world, and some, I admit, were slow and heavy, after the
s yle of Sirius, and not worth raising. In fact, one of the
great drawbacks to raising dogs for profit is that yon find so
many that do not oome up to the high standard that is
expected from the Llewellin breed. In breeding all animals
there is a strong tendency to reversion. 1 don't think that
any new blood is required to keep up the excellence of the
Llewellin strain, but merely to select the beBt and keep on
breeding. I have made several attempts to introduce new
blood from native and Gordon attains, but invariably find the
result of the cross anything but beneficial. Writers who pro-
fess to have an extra share of wisdom, say: "Breed with judg-
ment." That is about as clearas Lanncelot Gobbo'a directions
to his blind father to find the way to the house of Master
Jew: "You first turn to the right hand and then you turn
to the left, end then you keep straight on and turn off no
hand at all, but turn down indirectly to the Jew's house."
We ..11 endeavor to breed with judgment. Mr. Post thought
he ^as breeding with judgment when he went to the expense
cf Binding Sweetheart to Sportsman, and I give him great
ci it for his enterprise. And what is the result? — SiriuB. I
-. a; keep on breeding, as Mr. Laverack did, from those which
k nave, and cull, and select and breed again.
JiLBOY, January 8. E. Leavesley.

tfr. Leavesley seems disposed to quibble. None can have
■■ted the trial events of the year without noting that win-

ners are dogs under fifty-five pounds in weight, in all-aged
stakes, and the winning youngsters dogs that will develop
into animals of medium size and weight. There may be big
setters which are able dogs and which have the snap, pace
and range of Gladstone, Roderigo.Nat Goodwin or Allie James,
but if so they are carefully hidden by their owners.
Reports say that Sirius lacks fire, pace and range — not that
he is entirely without animation, wholly immobile, or utterly
indisposed to leave the heel of his handler. A dog may
possess a considerable degree of fire and yet not be up to the
standard established by the Count Nobles and Gladstones, the
former, especially. So also, pace, high enough to suit many,
may be shown by a dog which would fail ignominiously in
competition with really superior opponents. Range is
largely controlled by the views of the handler and the bird
seute of the dog, and it is quite possible that Sirius has range
enough to make him a good dog on singles, while yet he
would not be a good covey dog. Mr. Leavesley loses sight
of the fact that a field trial meeting, as compared with the
work done by average dogs, is like a stake in which a hun-
dred colts of improved excellence are entered of which only
! the four or five cracks come to the post. We Bhould be
■ pleased to learn from Mr. Leavesley what dog or dogs of his
J breeding be considers to have possessed "all the fire, range
i and pace necessary to qualify them to compete with the best
j dogs in the world." If we know the standard by which
I he measures his dogs, we shall know better how to estimate
his judgments. We agree with him in thinking that dogs
equal or superior to any bred elsewhere should be produced
in California, and are pleased to see so vigorous a movement
in that direction. Sirius has brothers and sisters much better
fitted in form and spirit for a field-trial race than he, but
none more level-headed and pleasant-tempered.

ROD.

How Three Members of the Pair Sex Went
Fishing.

[By Petboneij^.J
NO. 3. — A PLAN THAT FAILED, AND ONE UNTRIED.
While the grim fates are dreaming,
Their handmaids unwind tbe warp stretched by man.

In the good old time there was a belief, still to some
extent current, that Friday is an unlucky day. The sports-
men, I imagine, has never sympathized strongly with this
superstitious fancy, nor considered any day particularly
unlucky, except the fair holiday that found him cloBely
environed by some social or business network that barred
the way to field and stream, or some perverse "first of the
open season" that sent him home with empty bag or basket.
Certainly Milo Brandt and his friends were not tainted
with this old belief, else had they been more careful about
returning home on the eventful Friday that found Mrs.
Brandt and her friends safely quartered in Cloverdale. To
be quite accurrate, though, there was not much planning
about it. The trip had been nndertakenon a blind lead, and
kept strictly secret in the hope of an unprecedented catch.
But alas for the air castles of man! More deceitful water
had never been whipped, and the chief result of several
hours' hard work was deep disgust aud a few small trout. In
this state of affairs one of the fishermen proposed, laugh-
iugly, that they go home and join the family circle for Dec-
oration Day. Here was a reasonable and valid excuse for
their hasty return, of which, like wise men, they were not
slow to avail tbemselves, only arranging time so darkness
would give them a little headway.

As they stepped from the train at Oakland, laden with
accessories, and pretty well tir^-d from so hasty end un«a is-
factory a trip, Mr. K>lph Hul.ien, wliu came first, felt con-
sciously increased iu girth and -stature. Had be not sacri-
ficed his own pleasure for the sake of his wife? So often
this question obtruded itself on Ihe homeward route that no
one could have persuaded him he would have stayed away
had the fishing been of the beBt. Mr. Brandt, more honest,
and less affected with enlarged measurement of self, laughed
quietly as he thought Lo-v mr try Kate would be when he con-
fided the truth to her, and was inwardly rejoiced that no wall
of lies, even unconscious lies, lay between their hearts. "And
Kate was wise, bless her! No fear of tales from that qnarter!"
After each little talk of this kind witb himself he asked his
friend Squib for a light, ever an 1 ajain reminding him of his
promise to go up to the house and "get a snack."

The house, as they came in sight of it, did not present its
usual cheery and inviting appearance. Ihe light in the hall
was feeble, and the one in the attic room occupied by the girl
sickly. Squib's first glance made him wish he had gone to a
restaurant, and he was juBt abont to light another cigarette
by way of forgetting the unpleasant sensation of emptiness at
his stomach when it was discovered that the Holden house
opposite was in utter darkness.

"Gone to bed early with tbe pouts, I suppose," said Ralph
to himself, thinking of his sacrifice and beginning to feel
cross.

Squib was sure something had gore wrong now, and after
hesitating and fingering his wonderful side whiskers for two
or three seconds he said to Milo, in a way that aimed at eas-
iness but only reached timidity, "Look here, old fellow, I
don't think I'd better go in. It's all right, you know. Some
other time — ,:

"Perhaps you'd like to go home with me?" interrupted
Ralph, sarcastically. "Looks inviting over there, doasn't it?"

"No, I'll be hanged now," came determinedly from Milo,
as he prepared to ring the bell in preference to using his key.
"I invited you both here to eat, and eat you shall, if I have
to get in and do the cooking myself! Here goes!" So saying
he gave the bell a Brobdingnagian pull and stepped back to
await developments.

Soon a sound of cautious footsteps was heard in the hall;
then the door opened jaat enough to permit a glimpse of a
young, round, scared face, and a trembling voice asked:

""What is it, please?"

"There's no it, the thing is he."

"Mercy, Mr. Brandt, is that you!"

Strength suddenly came back to the voice, and from the
face fright disappeared, but the hands that unfastened the
door-chain were still unsteady, and proclaimed to all inter-
ested that the nerves of a pretty, young domestic were alto-
gether too delicate for the ordinary purposes of life.

"Yes, I'm here. We're all here, just as usual. Come, take
off your things, boys. Where's Mrs. Brandt, Nellie?"

"She went away this afternoon, air."

"Want away this afternoon?" said Milo puzzled and dis-
rbed. "What's become of Ktb? Who wert with her?"
"She took him, sir, and Mrs. Eiolden and Miss Staples
en t too. She sail they'd bespandin'some days in the coun-
ry, aud get home by Tuesday."

"Oh, all right! Got any fire? Anything to eat in the
house?"

"Plenty, and the fire's easy started."

"Good. Get us a meal of some kind as soon as you can,

and light up some gas. The house looks as if there was a
funeral in progress. "

The girl being as quick as pretty, lost no time in getting

about her duties. When she was quite out of the way Milo

looked first at Ralph and then at Squib, but did not speak.

" Extraordinarily good joke!" ventured the latter, now at

ease concerning something to eat and consequently happy.

"Yes, devilish fine," said Ralph, grimly. "I'd like to
know what in thunder I'm to do with these fish I've been
lugging round half a day. That's just the way whenever a
fellow tries to please a woman!" and he gave tbe inoffensive
basket a kick that sent it flying acroEs the hall.

"Fish?" said Milo, suddenly coming to himself, "hand
them right over. Who says we won't have a royal meal?
Wait here for me just a few minutes."

While he wa-* gone Ralph passed the time pacing back and
forth, stolidly silent, and looking very ill-tempered. He was
a handsome little fellow, one of those men who seem born for
the express purpose of wearing elegant, well-fitting clothes,
and surprisingly small shoes and gloves. No matter how
much he hunted or fished, he was ever as neat as a Quaker.
His black hair, worn very short because it showed an inclina-
tion to cur! and thus become rough, formed a striking frame
for an oval face, completed by small, handsome features, and
his complexion was never anything else but rosy and clear,
while the long, curling black muBtache that ornamented a verv
full, straight upper lip always wore an exquisite metallic
lustre.

In glaring contrast to this highly spiced human confection
was Squib, who had adjusted an eye-glass and become in-
terested in a neat Bketcb of the prettiest part of the river
Doone, thinking the while how he had sat, not so many
months ago, on the spot from which the sketch had been
made. For Squib, be it whispered low, had spent some time
abroad; but as he was only an unknown and financially-
crippled journalist, instead of a tuft-hunting exquisite, had
brought back nothing but a fancyfor English clothes, a queer
touch of the accent, and some few inane expressions which
served to flatten out bis old-time clever conversation. If you
care to see him more plainly, imagine a figure 5 feet, 11 inches
high, well proportioned and graceful, a good-shaped head,
long, straight nose, complexion florid, eyes light blue, atd
hair and whiskers of the hay-colored order, and you have
your man; or, rather, the outside shell of him, for "a man is
something infinitely more complicated and uncertain than a
Buit of clothes and a physique.

One quality Squib possessed which made him a thorough
favorite with the boys— he was rarely unselfish. This wus
not due to the fact that ho was still unmarried, for, as a rule,
the real, dyed-in-the-wool old bachelor is an individual so
occupied with his claims to consideration that he sometimes
fancies himself the sun, and is mildly curious as to what the
earth would do without him. There was nothing of this
about Squib. He made no reservations for individual benefit,
and was quite ready to take anything {except hunger or a
horse-whipping) as it came. Jnst now he was intensely
anxious to say something to Ralph that would mend matteis;
but when a man is in the white heat of anger against his
wife the right words are not easy to find, particularlv if
something like inborn timidity keeps either deadening "the
intellect or making it throw off electrical sparks as unsuited
to tbe occasion as a donkey's bray to a funeral. And touch-
ing upon a totally extraneous subject, like the beauties of
Doone or fishing at Rogie Falls, might have its drawbacks,
say lack of interest and perfect disregard of whether Scotland
held such waters or not, on the part of the hearer. Ah!
Brandt was coming! A way would be found now to straighten
things out!

Milo's work in kitchen and pantry had taken the jagged
edge off his surprise and restored his normal, brusque good
nature.

"Well, you've been kept standing round here in a state of
expectancy longer than I intended," he said,; looking sharply
at Ralph. "Don't you want to go up stairs and reduce the
dust a trifle? The dining-room will be ready for us by the
time we're through."

Ralph did not thaw out much during the washing and
brushing process, but a glass of "Prime old Kentucky" and
a glimpse of the inviting board in the dining-room did much
to restore his natural complacency. Milo never looked so
well anywhere as at the head of his table dispensing good
cheer and seasoning it with some odd conceit, or witty tale
that seemed part of the full, deep-chested voice whose notes
had a muBicof their own. His broad shoulders and splendid
height (he was an inch and one-half taller than Squib), his
large hands and powerful arms gave him full command of
whatever piece of flesh or fowl found itself on the platter;
and all the time his broad, mirthful face flashed with a gen-
erous happiness that gave it a magnetic charm alike inde-
pendent of shape or feature. In fair trnth Milo's features
were of the roughest and plaioest, except the eyes, which bad
unusual beauty and power. They were long, full, and of a
dear gray, not yellow enough to be treacherous, nor white
enough to be cold, nor violet enough to be over-loving, but
just tbat wonderfol combination of all three which reveals
intelligence and strength. Nature had set them well under
straight black eye-brows, in fine contrast to dark brown hair
and beard. On the whole the face was mathematical rather
than imaginative, and you felt instinctively that here was a
person whose enmity it would not be well to gain. Much it
would take to do that, for trifles never roused him. The man
of fierce passions pays too dear a price for their fury to
indulge them often.

A plate of hot soup after the "whisk" set the party talking,
and when the trout came on, brown to crisp delicionsness'
Squib grew unusually reckless, and proceeded to tell how his
advice had resulted in Ralph getting such a good basket.
"For if he'd stayed where he was first he'd surely come in
without a fin. The fishing was confoundedly poor, yon
know."

"Yes, I know all about it," said Ralph, taking Squib's bait
with beautiful unconsciousness, "but I stayed right where I
was all the same."

"Ha! ha! that's a good one on you, old fellow!"
"Squib," said Milo, laughing and sending the fish-knife
under some more of the trout for Ralph, "Squib, it seems to
me you were unnaturally venturesome just then. Puts me
in mind of a story I once beard about a poor, blind old
woman. She had two boys as fond of shooting as she was of
eating game. One day they went out aud had bad luck, only
brought in one poor partridge. They gave it to their mother,
who was cooking a pot of soup in the fire-place. She dressed
it carefully and tossed it, as she supposed, into the soup, but
in rea'ity behind the back-log. When dinner was in prog-
ress she tasted of her soup, (hen clasped her hands and
said impressively: 'La! boys! who'd a thought on9 little bird
would ha' made sucn adifferencein a big pot of soup!' See?"
"Ob, yes,"Baid Squib, growing a little more florid, but
evidently not much disturbed. "Let's drink your health by
way of thanks. You're getting uncommonly clever."

"By Jove!" said Ralph as he emptied his claret glasB in
response to the health.

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A cold fowl, rounded off with strawberries and cream, a cap
of delicious black coffee and some fragrant cigars finished an
impromptu meal that eonld not have been more thorou°hly
enjoyed had a week been spent in preparation. Bat although
everything so far had gone well, Squib, quick to perceive,
noticed that neither of his companions appeared quite
natural. Mot that they were aware of it; Ealph, especially,
would have resented such an assertion in a moment and
Milo, though he might have looked suddenly conscious
would scarcely have confessed in words. Poor Squib felt
that the absent were the cause of this strangeness, and in his
efforts not to mention them, which in spite of himself he
seemed always on the point ot doing, he floundered into
another subject his friends had long since tabooed.

"Don't yon know," he said, settling downin a deep, leather
chair and puffing rings of smoke over his head, "don't you
know, this is an awfully pretty room, Holden. Quite equal
to anything I saw abroad. That finish of grape leaves and
clusters, now, so graceful, so like — "

"Tes, first rate," said Ealph absently. He did not in the
least believe that Gertrude had accompanied Mrs. Brandt.
On the contrary he was sure she had gone to her mother's'
and was thinking what a general family unpleasantness there
would be in consequence.

"And that bit of painting on the side yonder, Brandt,"
went on 'Squib, desperately; "the trees and water. That's
extraordinarily well done, you know; reminds me of the
arbutus trees in — "

"Yes, yes," said Milo, impatiently, "that was painted by
young Minturn. My wife (Squib pulled his whiskers excit-
edly, 'What a stupid ass I am to be sore.' was his thought,)
my wife took a great fancy to him. He's the fellow who
used to call her Inspiration. Ton must have met him here."
"Oh, yes, yes, to be suie," said Squib, at a galloping rate.
"A tall, thin young man. The artists in Rome reminded me
of him."

T dare 6ay. And now, Ralph, if you and Squib will chat
while I attend to some matters upstairs, I'il be greatly
obliged,"

He scarcely waited to hear the "Certainly, old fellow,"
that came quickly from both, but made his way v,ith long
strides through the hall and up the stairway. Baying over
and over to himself, "There must be a note from Kate."
In all their nine years of married life he could remember no
occasion similar to this, and it cut him deeply. Anne and
she had often gone away together, but never without his
knowledge and assistance. "Was she in the habit of stealing
off like this when he was absent? Had not some one beside
Anne and Mr?. Holden gone too ?"

Slowly he opened the door of the "Nest, " lighted the gas
and looked all around. Everything spoke so plainly of her
here, although the room belonged to both. There, on the
side where she always sat, were her books, with their ribbon
marks, her writing table and stand of ferns; the bronze busts
of Dante and Shakespeare, and fifty other things that
whispered Kate! Kate! until the air seemed to hum with
her name. He picked up one or two of the pretty ornaments
on the table as if seeking something, then suddenly drew his
bands away, telling himself he was as out of place among his
wife's things as an elephant in a flower-bed. Previous to
marriage Milo's acquaintance with the opposite sex was
limited to his mother, two sisters, a maiden aunt and three
or four hoydenish girls, who made fun of his awkward
appearance, and so generally distracted him that he was
well nigh conceiving a strong dislike for the whole sex.
This resulted somewhat in his favor by removing temptation
and permitting him to proceed without too many inter-
ruptions. His first meeting with Kate was like going from
the full glare of noon into the wave of some sacred edifice.
Such an impression could not die, and for him his wife had
never lost the sweet, mysterious charm that made her so
attractive during the early days of their love. Not that he
understood why any one need call her "Inspiration," for, he
told himself, a man should always know what he wanted
to do without requiring to be stirred up to it. (The probable
price we would pay for inhabiting the sun would be to lose
all knowledge of its life-giving power.) Neither could it be
said that he frilly comprehended her thoughts and desires,
but his love declared her atmosphere more fine and spiritual
than his own. Perhaps thj rest could be spared. It was
this feeling that made the misplacement of objects which
represented the unknown part of her seem a desecration.
But though his hands might be idle, his eyes kept up
diligent search, and finally spied a small, heart-shaped box
on one of the shelves of the wooden mantel. Instantlv he
reached it down, slipped off the cover, and saw within, as
he had hoped, a piece of white paper inscribed with his
name. He unfolded it and read:

Spoktsma;.- Dearie:— I thought, "just for fun. "I wonldsletl
away, but at the last moment my heait misgives me and I
leave a word in the old place. Mrs. Holden, dear Anne,
Alcibiades, and your little midge will spend three days at
Eton Lodge, and see Oakland again some time Tuesday, p. m.
If you get home before then, set Nellie to work and be happy.
Yours (as little Ruby would say) with a great big kiss,
The Nest, Friday p. m. Kitten.

Milo read the note twice, smiling and frowning succes-
sively, then thrust it in his pocket, turned out the gas and
went down stairs. He found his friends with fly-books
spread out on the table, arguing about duns and gravel-beds,
and growing enthusiastic over some recently acquired En-
glish gut.

Squib was just saying "uncommonly fine" for the sixth
time, when Milo walked up to the table, pulling his beard,
and looking as important as a Chinese Mandarin.

"Hello," said Ealph, "you're just the man I want. Now

is'nt the dun best for ?"

"No, I've got something that beats it," said Milo, drawing
up a chair. "I've found out where the runaways are.'*

"No!" said Squib adjusting his eye-glass afresh, and thir k-

ing of Miss Anne with whom he was rather fond of talking.

"I'm sure I don't care where they are." snapped Ralph,

banging his fly-book together and getting np. It was rather

hard on him. Just as he had everything nicely arranged to

suit himself, and thought the opportunity for which he had

so long been waiting to tell his mother-in-law his full

opinion of her was at hand, to have it — but wait, perhaps —

"Where are they?" he asked sharply.

"At Eton Lodge."

"Eton Lodge! What in thunder would take three women
to such a place as that?"

This "what in thunder" of Ralph's and some stronger
expressions require explanation. They were not natural,
but had come from a jovial captain with whom he had once
taken a sea-voyage for the benefit of his Junes. The captain
told him he would never be well till he could carry full sail
in talk and learn to "rig" a story with a "strong one."
Ralph called these expressions his "sea-'egs," and promised
te get them off some day; but as usual in such cases the
'■'some dny" was long in coming, and every eicitement made
his speech stagger for a while and then calm down.

Milo knew the calm was near. It came soon in a very quiet
"Is there anything to be done?"

"Yes "said Squib, with sudden energv and a new adjust-
meii t of his eye-glass. "We'll go up there and surprise them.
J, will be royal sport, yon know, royal."

"Squib, your head's immense!" exclaimed Milo, adding in
a lower tone " when you don't send it abroad "

A general laugh at this warmed each one up to the project
on hand. Squib s plan was very simple. They were to tit
themselves out as Indians, with blankets and feathers in
place of coats and hats, and false faces to more closelv imitate
the gallant the braves. To-morrow's afternoon train would
take them to Cloverdale in time to arrange for saddle horses,
and it could be managed so the cabin would be reached about
11:30 P. M>

"And then for an explosion!" said Ralph. "I don't know
about either of the others, but my wife can beat the world at
screaming.

"Well, I think Kate will stand up pretty well, and the old
gentleman in black couldn't frighten Anne."
. "No;infact, if she should happen to have a pistol about
ner it might be rather unpleasantfor therestof us. Eh'" said
Squib.

"Oh, well, a little shaking np will do ns all good. I sup-
pose rods are in order?" and Milo looked as though he wished
the moment for starting had come.

"Yes, sir,' said Squib. "And now about comin" home. I
must be back on Tuesday night surely, or a chair iu the
office of the Morning News will be to let and that would be
deucedly nasty, yon tnow."

"Tuesday night! Great Stars!" buret out Ralph. "If I'm
not in the bank sharp Tuesday a. m. the pater will want to
know it be isn't through supporting me in idleness yet."

"bee him to-morrow morning and talk it over. The depos-
itors won't all notice your absence and leave in one dav "
said Milo. ' '

"That's so. I forgot we were to be regular to-morrow
morning. I'll tell him business is very brisk on the outside.
That always brings him. Well, I suppose I might as well
pick up my baggage and attack the barracks over vonder.
Oh! \\ ho s to see about the paraphernalia ?"

"I'll attend to that," said Milo, "it will be proper, you can
wager. Look here! Why not both turn in with me to-night'
There's plenty of room, and the larder of this house was
never known to fail."

"I've no quarrel with that proposition. Have you Squib?"

"Well, no; quite the contrary, my boy. I propose to
embrace it."

"Good! So do I."

This much decided, they deposited themselves afresh in
easy chairs, lighted their cigars, and talked until close upon
midnight. Again fly-books were opened, and flies, from the
tiny midge to the imposing salmon batcher, discussed. And
attached to each fly was such a tale of sport that even the
punch glasses seemed to assume a listening attitude.

Squib had a most wonderful record of a day's fishing on the
River of Alders to unfold, and Ralph, not to be utterly
beaten, told an old tar's yarn of an experience on board a
whaler, easily substituting himself for the hero, and lying
straight through every blood-curdling incident with a grace-
ful composure that bespoke familiarity with the habit. His
hearers expressed no doubts and did not appear to be aston-
ished or overcome. It may be that thought was busy with
like delinquencies. But nothing affected their slumbers that
night or their appetites the next day. And those who saw
them calmly awaiting the Tiburon ferry boat on the follow-
ing afternoon would never have guessed that each had jeop-
ardized his soul not twenty-four hours before.

ATHLETICS.

Mr. Gus Sachs of New York has at last devised a scheme
whereby his generosity in taking athletes to England to com-
pete for championship honors will not be imposed upon.
Heretofore he has. withont exerc sing much judgment as to
the athletic abilities of those whom he selected as compared
with the athletes on the other side, taken, with a single ex-
ception or two, men of every ordinary caliber, who, although
being accredited champions on this side could not hold their
own against the foreigners. In this, of course, his own
judgment was at fault, and he has felt the sting cf disappoint-
ment in seeing his champions, one after another, fall beneath
the victorious accomplishments of their English opponents.
Mr. Sachs himself is deserving of much consideration and
thanks for displaying so much enthusiasm in such a prac-
tical way. To obviate the possibility of taking inferior men
abroad the Manhattan Club has framed a set of standards for
the various championship competitions, and any competitor
reaching one of them in practice at any of the specialties prior
to May 1st will be taken abroad to compete at the English
championships in June. The standards, as will be seen by
carefully perusing them, are difficult ones, and it is safe to
say that they will only be reached by superior excellence.

The following are the standards adopted: 100 yards run,
10 2-5 seconds; 440 yards run, 50 seconds; 880 yards run, i
minute 58 4-5 seconds; 1 mile run, 4 minutes 27 seconds; 120
yards hurdle, 16 2-5 seconds; 7 mile walk, 56 minutes; 4
mile run, 19£ minutes; 10 mile run, 52 minutes, Putting the
shot, 41 feet; running high jump, 6 feet; running broad jump,
22£ feet; 220 yards run, 22 3-5 seconds.

It is an old familiar saying among athletes that the New
York Athletic Club never does anything by halves. The
most recent demonstration of that quality of completeness in
details so characteristic of the leading athletic organization in
the world was in deciding to purchase the new tract of ground
bordering on the Sound, which the Ground Committee
selected as a desirable spot for an athletic inclosure. It will
be remembered that the conditions of acquiring the property
stipulated that it could be secured for a ten years' rental with
the privilege of purchasing it at a figure named at $70,000.
The thoughtful minds of the gentlemen who have piloted the
club from the time of its inception through an almost never
ending series of vicissitudes and placed it to-day without a
rival in its sphere, decided to abandon the idea of paying
even the ten years' rental, and devised a plan whereby this
may be obviated. At the recent meeting of the Governing Com-
mittee of the club, presided over by Mr. A. V. de Gricoria, a
resolution was passed, whereby life memberships to the num-
ber of 200 would be issued by the club, each to be secured
upon the payment of $550. This would more than give the
club the requisite amount of money to purchase Sedgmere,
33 it will be called, and of an additional surplus to enable the
committee to make the necessary changes and improvements.
It is almost needless to say that as the time draws near for
renewing their yearly memberships the old club standbys,
who see a brilliant and auspicious future for the pioneer
Athletic Club, are substituting their annual subscription by
securing the additional honors of life membership.

THE RIFLE

Revolver Notes.

A few notes of interest to revolver-shooters, deducted from
a long series of experiments, by the government at Sprioa-
held, some time ago: &

That a considerable escape of gas is noticeable in front of
the chambers of the revolvers, much powder being thrown
out unconsnmed. This holds good for small charges as well
as for large.

Less rifle (or quick-burning) powder, fine grain, is thrown
out than of the course powder; also that recoil per se does
not affect the accuracy of tire.

It is practically shown, and may be theoretical v demon-
strated as follows: That the ball passes through" the bore
at the rate of nve hundred feet or six thousand inches per
second-a mean of initial velocity and zero velocity at seat

The length of bore is for Colt's revolver. .44 or 45 calibre
seven and one-half inches. The lime of passage of the ball
through the bore is thirteen-ten thousandths of a second

The ratio of weight of ball to that of revolver is as unit to
seventy-six, and, therefore, the quantity of motion or recoil
of the revolver in the infinitely small time that the system
remains connected, does not exceed one-tenth of an ioch
The revolver may, therefore, be suspended by a tight thread'
and, being subject to no extraneons deviating causes will
shoot as well with the greatest possible charge as with a
limited one.

The fact being established practically, and demonstrated
theoretically, the accuracy may be said to be improved as
the charge of powder is increased up to within practical

Less "drop" at long range and consequent greater flatness
of trajectory are incident to high velocity. In off-hand prac-
tice there is a tendency to shoot high, and this error is
generally charged against recoil.

This inaccuracy is due to the natural tendency to brin=
the front sight alone into line with the eye and the objec"
and in proportion as the eye is above the revolver to the
same extent is the line of fire elevated.

The pull upoo the trigger somewhat elevates, bat it has
been found generally to cause deviation from the centre of
impact to the right.

The drift, which is due to the usual mode of riflin», carries
the centre of impact in the same direction; hence it has been
found advisable by some makers to rifle the barrel with the
twist from right one to the left, causing the drift to the left to
counterac the influence of the trigger pull.

Owing to the short length of barrel of revolvers and escape
of gas in front of the chambers, a thirty-grain charge from a
revolver develops the effects due to but twenty grains in
a rifle, both as regards velocity and recoil.— The Rifle.

Mr. J. J. Meyrick writes from Dublin, Ireland, a few notes
about the rifle best suited for game shooting, which appear in
The Rifle. He is not alone in fancying the spherical ball for
hunting. He says:

For shooting in thick woods up to about 100 yards, the
large spherical ball is probably quite as good as an Express,
taking it all in all. Judging by my own feelings at the shoul-
der, I would say that a .45 Express, with 260-grain bullets
and 125 grains of powder, gives about the same recoil at 81
lbs. weight as a 16-gauge spherical-ball rifle at 9 lbs., using
the same powder charge and a bullet of 466 grains. Both
can be fired quite comfortably at those weights. With
proper sighting, the 16 gauge can be fired up to 100 yards
without the least allowance for the curve of the bullet, the
highest pBrt of the trajectory being about 2£ inches, or 3 at
the utmost. The .45 makes the same curve up to about 140
yards. When hitting deer of ordinary size nicely behind
the shoulder it drops them, as a rule, rather more quickly
than the spherical ball, if the bullets with the usual large
hollow be used; but these are very apt to fail when fired at
large animals in places such as the point of the shoulder,
where great penetration is required. If tha hollow be
reduced so as to give plenty of penetration, I donbt if the
bullet kills more quickly than a large spherical, and that is
quite quickly enough in most eases. The conical with the
hollow is liable to glance out of its course when striking
twigs, and in some instances, where they are thick, will even
break in pieces amongst them. When striking the game it
usually causes very little external bleeding, but most animals
hit anywhere iu the fore part of the lnngs generally drop so
quickly that this is of little consequence. When, however,
they run out of sight, tracking may be very difficult. The
spherical ball, with plenty of powder, rarely, if ever, glances,
hut cats its way straight through twigs, and passes com-
pletely through the largest animals in any position, causing
such a flow of blood that, if they do run, tracking is quite
easy. Fired carefully from a rest, the .45 Express will put
several successive balls into a 4i inch square at 100 yards.
The 16 gauge, under the same" circumstances, will put its
bullets into a 6-inch square, and either rifle will occasionally
do better than this.

These are, so far as I know, the advantages and dis-
advantages of the two weapons. I have used each of them
at large game for several years, and for all-round shooting
would prefer an Express: but for work in a thick, bushy
country, am even now undecided.

_ It is generally supposed that a rear peep-hole on military
rifles is a modern innovation. We were recently invited to
inspect an ancient English military flint-lock rifle, Baid to be
n relic of Bunker HilL which was fitted with two rear folding
leaf-sights at a point on the barrel near the eye, both of
which had a peep-hole or aperture. Our attention is often
called to what is supposed to be modern inventions on ancient
arms, which seems to indicate that there must have been a
period in England's history where she not only made a halt
in her march of improvements in fire-arms, but lost trace of
what her armorers had previously accomplished. — The JH/fe.

Mr. Eugene Bogardus, the eldest son of Capt. A. H.
Bogardus, a well-known professional rifle-shot, died at Elk-
hart, III., Dec. 1!), aged 23 years. His premature death was
caused by gangne Texas fever, contracted while travelling
with his father, two months ago, in an engagement with the
Doris show. Eugene was an inveterate smoker of cigarettes,
aDd the disease having once fastened itself upon bim tns
excessive use of cigartt'es began to show its deadly
and is thought to have hastened his death. E
out shooting quite young, and accompanied h:
England in 187S, and at that time vanquished
best marksmen in England. He was the best
the shooting tournament several years ago at

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Sacramento Colt Stakes.

The Sacramento Association, organized for the pur-
pose of encouraging colt trotting and in that way
materially aiding breeding interests, offer their usual
programme with novel additions.

There is a free for all stakes, for foals of 1887, to be
trotted October 29th of this year, and one of the same
tenor confined to Sacramento County colts.

The novel features are stakes for young pacers; year-
lings, two and three-year-olds are provided for, aud
this is a new departure, to the best of our recollection.
To a person who is not up in what has been done in the
way of producing pacers, it would appear that young
lateral-motion candidates are so scarce that nominations
must be limited, but as "Wilbur" is thoroughly ac-
quainted with the situation, it is probable that enough
are in sight to warrant the offer. It is a matter of fact
that pacers are increasing, and these — at least a large
proportion of the fastest — from trotting families. Some
time ago we advanced a reason for the prevalence of
this class, and have become still more firm in the belief
tli it it has a bearing. That was that in working young
Cti'ts there is nearly an inevitable tendency to strike the
hind feet, pasterns, ankles and skins with the front,
technically termed "scalping," "speedy cutting," or
a. .me analogous name. The animal, to escape the injury,
"changes it gait." Some single-foot, some pace, some
gallop; and when there appears to be a peculiar adapta-
tion, or rather the capacity to pace fast, they are indul-
ged in the propensity. In our experience it is rare,
indeed, to find a colt which goes square during even a
few months of training. There are many chances to
one that a colt will get mixed in some way, and though
single- footing is more frequently indulged in than
a square pace, the latter gait is more adapted for speed,
an/*, in order to comply with the demands of his tutor,
the- colt acquires the power to move fast, a side at a

t'- ie.

We trust that there will be a full entry list in all of thcBe
i <■ tea. The advertisement gives full particulars,
Ithough it must be borne in mind that the closing day
February 1st, one week from next Wednesday.

The National Trotting Stallion Stake.

There has been more talk over the Stallion Slakes than
any race that has been proposed for years. As a rule every
person we have met, who talkel horse at all, had some-
thing to say in relation to it, and every one commended
the project in the highest terms. That it will be a big
stake is already assured; that the aggregate will be a large
amount of money is reasonably certain. The home stal-
lions will make the greatest field of trot'ers ever seen in
one race in this country, and which have been rarely
equalled on any trotting track. No less than five stal-
lions owned in California which have records inside of
2:18. Gay Wilkes 2:15$, Anleeo 2:161, Director 2:17,
Piedmont 2:17£, Stamboul 2:17£. Then with Woodnut,
Dawn and Antevolo inside of 2:20, Ansel and Albert W.
just in that notch, Palo Alto oaly one-quarter of a sec-
ond outside, and Mt. Vernon and Menlo close up, not to
bring into the calculation horses which are "mighty"
liable to join in the dance, there is little hazard in make
ing the rosiest kind of predictions.

The owner of Phallaa, we understand has made a large
pnrcbase of land in Marin County, so that he may have
determined to change his residence from Racine to
California. Should that be the case, unquestionably
Phallas and his other horses will be brought here, and
the great son of Dictator could not have a better intro-
duction than to make his first bow to an Occidental
assemblage, than as a participator in the coming race.
Let us do some cyphering. Eight can be safely calcu-
lated upon to come in, there may be a dozen. It is
nearly certain that six will start, so that there will be
$7,000 posted by the horses. Five thousand dollars is a
not-out-of-the-way figure with six starters, and should
there be an Eastern crack or two in, twice that sum will
be realized from the various sources. This may appear
over-sanguine expectations, but if due attention be
given to the probabilities it will appear reasonable. In
the first place it will not require any guarantee that all
the horses will be "sent for all that in is them." There
will be a struggle from first to last to get a good place
in every heat. Reputation is at stake, and while the
winner will secure the largest share, it may be that each
of the contestants will perform so well as to gain higher
honors than adjudged before. It will be a good idea to
appoint timers outside of the usual trio, to take the time
that each horse makes in every heat. In this way it is
possible that a horse which is technically inferior may
show the best. For instance a horse might have a better
average when all of the heats were considered than one
which beits him once and is behind in all the
otherB. The rules give a better place to a horse which
trots second, althoi^h the last in all th^ other hea's,
over another which has been third in every heat. This
can be made more plain by an ideal

SUMMARY.

Great Stallion Stake of S1.000 each, California, Oct. 2\ 1888, beats of
a mile, best 3 in 5, in harness.

A 6 2 111

B 112 2 2

C 2 6 6 G 6

D 3 3 3 3 3

E 4 4 4 4 4

F 6 5 5 5 S

Time, 2:16, 2:15, 2:14, 2:15*. 2:16.

Time of second horse 2:1 t! 2:15 2:14j 2:15j 2:15

Time of third horse 2:16£ 2:18 2:18J 2:19 2:20

Time of fourth horse 2:17 2:16 2:14J 2:16 2:15

Time of fifth horse 2:17i 2:15i 2:15 2:16£ 2:16

Time of sixth horse 2:18 2:16 2:16J 2:16J 2:17

All other things being equal a breeder would certainly
prefer the fourth, fifth and sixth horses in a race like
that than the one which got third money, and it might
easily happen that the horse which was a technical
second was in reality inferior to those placed. Suppose
that after winning first and second heats B had fallen
back and D trotted second, to A in third, fourth and fifth
heats, and in the time which is credited to B in the
above summary, with A out of the race, in that case D
would be the winner, and juBtly so, as long as heats are
trotted.

And, by the way, it appears as though there could
be an improvement on the rule for placing horses
in heat races. Though somewhat cumbersome, a rule
embracing provisions that would reward continued
merit, to give positions to horses which were actually
best in the race is no hardship, and though it would still
be advisable to reward winners of heats in order to
encourage "trying to get to the front," in other cases
there would be no injustice.

But better than interpolating arguments for amend-
ments to existing rules in articles anent the stallion stake,
the topic is worthy of separate consideration.

We have learned, since writing the above, of another
stallion, now in California, which is likely to be named,
and our informant stated that his owner told him that
if he showed as well this spring as he did last fall, he
would make the engagement. He is well enough bred,
being by a son of Harold, from a mare by Green's

Bashaw.

At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Pacific
Coist Blood Horse Association, held last Thursday, the
dates of theSpring Meeting were fixed on April 21st, 24th,
2G li and 28th.

The Morgan Horse.

Last week we published a letter from M. G. Grattan
on Morgan horses, aud he makes a strong argument in
their favor, albeit it is mostly in praise of one branch.
We like to see a man proud of his own horses, and
regard the most fervent eulogies as appropriate so long
as he does not decry others. This Mr. Grattan avoids,
and, while extolling Herod, does not try to heighten his
fame by casting slurs on others. There is a disposition
among very many owners of horses in that direction.
Some go so far that they are offended when praise is
awarded to other stock, apparently being impressed with
the idea that enconiums of horses in which they are not
interested is derogatory to their own. It is well known
that the owner of Rysdyk's Hambletonian could not
endure hearing a son of that horse praised, provided
his location was at all contiguous to Chester, and bis
opposition did not arise entirely from pecuniary
influence, as the antagonism continued after Hamble*
Ionian had more to do than he could accomplish.

Some twenty-five years ago we had little admiral ioa
for the Morgans. At that lime they were all the rage
in the "West," Illinois, Winconsin and Iowa bein°- over-
run with stallions of the breed. The demand induced
the breeders of the East to retain a very large propor-
tion of colts of that blood entire, aud the consequence
was that a large percentage were so small as to be
fairly entitled to the appellation of ponies, prompt,
trappy little fellows, "and with such action as Mr.
Thompson describes. That the blood has proved a
potent mixture in fast trotting pedigrees every candid
observer must admit. The Horseman article which Mr.
Grattan copies from is in error in calling Geo. Wilkes a
black pony, and though correct in the statement that
"when Wilkes was twenty years old he had not a single
trotter to his credit," he got one fast one before leaving
New York State.

According to our recollection he was brown and the
reverse of "pony-built," and he was the sire of May
Bird, record 2:21, saddle record 2:19$, bred on Long
Island, and eleven years younger than her sire. It was
somewhat remarkable that more of his Eastern get did
not prove fast trotters, for, though his stud business was
limited before his removal to Kentucky, quite a number
of bis colts were trained, and, if our memory be correct
in the matter, Billy Borst had several at work at
Fleetwood track in 1871. While, of course, it will be
satisfactory to have the breeding of Old Pacing Pilot
definitely settled, it really makes little difference what it
was.

The dam of Pilot Jr, is entitled to the greatest credit
for this branch, as none of Pilot's other sons approach
the sire of the dams of Maud S. and Jay-Eye-See.
Better to say, perhaps, that it proved a "happy nick,"
and that both, parents are entitled to the honor.

Stallions Advertised.

Already there is quite an array of stallions advertised
in this paper, and from applications now made there
will be ±he largest list which has ever appeared in a
California journal.

We take a great deal of pride in "our stallions."
We feel nearly as much interest in those which are a
part of the noted stock of California as our own.
It can be truthfully said that the stallions of thi3
Coast will compare favorably with the pick of the
Orient. Furthermore, it is within bounds to claim that
no one State can make as good a showing, especially in
the harness division. There are few thoroughbreds
which have been in the stud long enough to show their
procreative abilities, but those which have had a chance
stand high. Norfolk, Joe Hooker, Monday, Wildidle,
Grinstead, Flood, Rutherford and some others have °-ot
winners on the great race courses of the East, as well as
at home, and when the progeny of sires brought here in
the last few years are old enough to start, there will be a
decided augmentation of the wearers of brackets.

The trotting stallions are in the same situation. Elec-
tioneer, from comparatively a short stud service, has
gained a reputation which extends over the trotting
world. Guy Wilkes, in his five years in California, has
the proud place of being the sire of the chani[ ion three-
year-old, and that by a big margin. General Benton
has shown prodigies of speed, aud others are falling rap-
idly into line.

When the season fairly commences we will have a good
deal to say in regard to those which appear in the adver-
tising columns, and there will be such a brilliant gather-
ing as to be well worthy of the highest encomiums.

Wallace's Monthly.

When the above monthly makes its appearance, it is safe
to expect that it will contain many articles which will
be acceptable to our readers. Those who are also sub-
scribers to the magazine will not grumble at having
duplicates, and ! hose who r o not receive it will be pleased
at the opportunity lor perusal.

1888

JPtc Ifctedc* &Mi jSp0ristxmv

Ridicule-
Last week was copied from 77i^ Chicago Horseman
an interview with a Mr. McGrill, in which he states
that he gave up the training of trotters on account
of the ridicule his methods awakened. Laughter,
that kind of unmeaning joviality which cackles at
what is beyond the cacchinator's understanding,
may he evidence of an empty brain, and yet it is a
potent force- The man who can endure this kind of
an attack without being moved has more courage than
a majority of horse-trainers possess, aod, as a rule, men
engaged in the business are susceptible in a supreme
degree. The idle talk of stable boys will sway some of
them, and the criticisms of people who know little or
nothing of what they are talking about occasion them
discomfort. It is not at all suprising that a man who
suffers keenly should withdraw from an occupation
which renders him liable to hostile attacks, and chose
some other line of business in which he will be freer from
annoyance. Downright hostility is not no aggravating
as jokes and jibes. The former can be repelled, if atten-
tion be given the latter it increases the tendency to
indulge in fresh volleys of nonsensical harangues. We
would advise all who are something in the same situa-
tion as Mr. McGill to give no heed to ridicule, which will
then fall harmless.

'•The Clays.1

Now that the Clays have admirers in all countries
where fast trotters are appreciated, it seems rather sur-
prising that our correspondent, Randolph Huntington,
of Rochester, N. X., should have any trouble in dispos-
ing of his stock. Not long ago he sent us a list of the
Clay horses and mares from which they have descended,
and there is no question of their merit. The list is too
long for publication, and the whole is so good that it
cannot well be curtailed without injury. Should any
of our readers desire to obtain some of this popular
blood they ought to be able to suit their fancy to a
nicety, and as Mr. Huntington is a prompt correspon-
dent, letters of inquiry will receive immediate attention.
Mr. H. has battled for this family when supporters were
few, and there is scarcely a question of him being better
posted in respect to the Clays — from the founder to the
present day — than any man living. "While the Clay
seems to mis kindly with all other strains, that and the
lines which flow from Mambrino appear to coalesce in the
happiest manner.

Del Mar nee Colton.

From Palo Alto comes the intelligence that the dupli-
cation of names in the Stanford Stake no longer exists,
as the colt by Electioneer, from Sontag Dixie, has been
named, Del Mar being the substitute. This, we are
pleased to learn, as the sponsor for the other Colton was a
lady, and so the colt is permitted to retain her selection.
The list of nominations in the Stanford was republished
[u order to correct some errors which were due to the
nurry of transcribing in time for the paper of that week.
The dam of Colton by Electioneer was printed Sontag
Mohawk and the correction overlooked. It is rather sur-
prising that duplication of names do not occur- oftener
than they do, especially when there is a sort of cue from
the parentage. On the large breeding farms it is quite a
task to select names, and even when the number is lim-
ited it is somewhat troublesome to pick those which are
new as well as appropriate.

Correction in 2.30 List.

In the list of new comers in the 2:30 list for 1887, pub-
lished last week, there was an error in the time of Alban.
It was given 2:28, whereas it should have been 2:24.
The chesnut colt Carlisle, foaled 1S84, by Piedmont, his
dam Idabelle, was omitted. He trotted in 2:2S£, which
gives Palo Alto another youngster to "beat thirty."
Unless we are very much mistaken, Palo Alto will drop
so many in this year that it will be one of the surprises
of 1888.

Nominations in the Occident Stake.

As will be learned from the list published this week
there are fifty-three nominations in the Occident Stake,
to be trotted in 1890. Twenty- two have made second
payment in that to be decided in 1889, and twelve have
paid the third instalment in the stake for this year. This
is a good showing all through. The numbers are greater
than in preceding years, and the quality — measured by
breeding — will stand the test, no matter how high the
standard.

The thoroughbred stallion Three Cheers will make the
season of 1888 at Santa Rosa. The advertisement will
appear next week.

Foals of 1888.

At Wlldidle Farm, Santa Clara . Properly offf. C. Judson.
January lnth, biy colt bv Wildidle, dam Nettie Frown r-y
Rifleman, from Kate by imp. Sovereign.

Entries to the Occident Stake-

The following is a complete list of entries to the Occident
State of 1890, which closed on the 1st inst. :
J. D. Carr's b c Gabilan by Ansel, dam Gabilan Maid.
E. H. Miller Jr.'s blk c Thavol by Autevolo, dam Thalia.
Wilber F. Smith's b c Calabar by Guy Wilkes, dam Rosedale

by Saltan.
M. W. Hick's br c Crown Prince by Sterling, dam Empress

by Flaxtail.
Palo Alto's b c Eugene by Electioneer, dam Lady Ellen by

Carr's Mambrino.
Palo Alto's b f Katrina by Nephew, dam Fanny by Patchen

Vernon.
Palo Alto's b c Paola by Electioneer, dam Dame Winnie by

Planet.
Palo Alto's br c Liela by Electioneer, dam Lizzie Collins by

Stansifer's Woeful.
Palo Alto's b f Wild May by Elec'ioneer, dam May by Wlldidle.
Palo Alto's b c Del Mar by Electioneer, dam Sontag Dixie by

Toronto Sontag.
Palo Alto's g c Conductor by Electioneer, dam Sontag Mohawk

by Mohawk Chief.
Palo Alto's b c Bernal by Electioneer, dam tiebecca by Gen.

Benton.
Palo Alto's b c Warren by Electioneer, dam Waxana by Gen.

Benton.
Palo Alto's br f Clarissa by Electioneer, dam Clarabel by Abdal-

lah Star.
Palo Alto's b c Coral by Electioneer, dam Cnlumbine by A.

W. Richmond.
Palo Alto's b f Lolita M. by Ansel, dam Abbie by Almont.
Palo Alto's br f Clarion by Ansel, dam Consolation by Dicta-
tor.
Palo Alto's b c Monica by Ansel, dam Mecca by Mohawk

Chief.
Palo Alto's br f Nettie B. by Ansel, dam Nettie Benton by

Gen. Benton.
Palo Alto's ch c Norris by Ansel, dam Norma by Alexander's

Norman.
Palo Alto's ch c Florin by Piedmont, dam Flower Girl by

Electioneer.
Palo Alto's be Free Gift by Piedmont, dam Miss Gift by Wild-
idle.
Palo Alto's b c Collector by Piedmont, dam Misohief by Elec-
tioneer.
Palo ilto's b f Wildmont by Piedmont, dam Wildflower by

Electioneer.
Palo Alto's ch c Langton by Alfred, dam Laura C. by Elec-
tioneer.
Palo Alto'B b f Albina by Alban, dam Violet by Electioneer.
Palo Alto's blk f Baden by Clay, dam Barbara Maid by A. W.

Richmond.
P. W. Bellingall's b c Sirocco by Antevolo, dam unknown.
Jos. Cairn Simpson's b or br c Praevolo by Antevolo, dam

Lady Viva by Three Cheers.
Jos. Cairn Simpson's bf f A. by Antevolo, dam Lady Del

Snr by Del Snr.
W. R. Merrill's b c Clarence Wilkes by Gny Wilkes, dam

Belle A. by Tilton Almont.
Ben E. Harris' br or blk f Lorena by Jim Mulvenna, dam

Elmorene by Elmo.
L. Whitmore's br c Bookkeeper by Caliph, dam Jnle.
L. D. Slocnm's b f Moss Rose by Anteeo, damLuellaby Nut-
wood.
L. J. Rose's b c Kafir by Alcazar, dam Flower Girl by Arthur-
ton.
L. J. Rose's b f Mista by Alcazar, dam by Cal. Dexter.
L. J. Rose's b c Muscat by Stamboul, dam Minnehaha.
L. J. Rose's b f Ramona by Stamboal, dam Lady Graves by

Nutwood.
G. W. Trahern's b f Bessie Lee by Nephew, dam Belle

Mahoue by Norfolk.
H. H. Helman's b c Richmond Chief by Munroe Chief, dam

Ela by A. W. Richmond.
i±. H. Helman's b f Malinda by Pasha, dam Miss Thomas by

A. W. Richmond.
H. H. Helman's Matilda by Pasha, dam Lizzie by Hock-
Hocking.
G. Valensin's blk f Fleet by Sidney dam Flight by Buccaneer.
G. Valensin's ch c Tom V by Sidney, dam Nettie Lambert

by John Nelson.
P. Fitzgerald's b o Killross, by Killarney, dam by Cal.

Dexter.
Hoopin Bros.'bf Maud H. by Cubit, dam Winnie by Dietz'

" St. Clair.
Hoppin Bros.' blk c Blossom by Cubit, dam Bessie by Billy

Campbell.
Hoppin Bros.' blk c Cubit Jr. by Cubit, dam by Dietz' St.

Clair.
Hoppin Bros.* b c Arthur F. by Cubit, dam by Alexander.
Wm. Corbitt's blk f Atlanta Wilkes by Guy Wilkes, dam

Atlanta by The Moor.
Wm. Corbitt's b f Roseina Wilkes by Guy Wilkes, dam

Sable by The Moor.
Wm. Corbitt's b f Rnby Wilkes by Guy Wilkes, dam Ruby

by Sultan.
J. F. Maguire's br f Appolline by Munroe Chief or Sidney,
dam Lizzie.

Occident Stake of 1889.
Second payments have been made as follows:
Palo Alto's Coin, Good Gift, Norlaine, Sanol, Niles, Will

Florence and Isonomy.
Ben E. Harris' Storm.
L. J, Rose's Sachra and Vesolia.
Chas. O. ThornqueBt's Cupid.
Wm. Corbitt's Gny Wilkes— Sable filly, Guy Wilkes— Blanche

filly and Guy Wilkes — Alice Clay filly.
La Siesta Ranch's Holstein Milk.
•Jos. Martin's Directress.
H. W. Meek's Brilliant.

C. R. Lewis' Athenian.

D. S. Frasier'B Secretary.
W. H. Hammond's Electeeo.
D. E. Knight's Zinfandel.

Occident Stake of 1888.
Third payments have been made as follows:
Palo Alto's Monteith and Georgiana.
L. J. Rose's NehuBhta.
Jos. Cairn Simpson's Anteire and Antaees.
H. S. Hogoboom's Waldstein.
Wm. Corbitt's Guy Wilkes— Blanche filly, and Guy Wilkes—

Sable colt.
A, Lathrop's Grace Lee.

S. Solomon's Guy Wilkes— Flora Langtree colt.
F. L. Duncan's Signal Wilkes.

A. McFadyen's Redwood.

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Mr. W. H. Wilson of Abdallah Park, Cynth>ana, Ky.i
inf-rms ns that he his si1 ai piivite sale, in November-
horses to the amount of $27,025.

Pairlawn-

Advices from Gen. Withers, under date of the 11th inst.,
are that the season of 1887 was an unusually good one, the
sales for that year amounting to 566,350. Since December
10th, 1887, the following sales have been made:

Dec. 10.— Solitaire 5859, bay stallion, foaled 1886, sired
by Grandmont, sire of Almont. First dam Bloom by Hitch-
cock's Ashland; second dam Lady Brant by Toronto Chief.
Sold to Jno. A. McKillop, West Lome, Canada; price $1,000.
Dec. 10.— Ormond 2154, bay station, foaled 1882, sired
by Happy Medium. First dam Queen Lizzie by Mambrino
Chief; second dam by Crusader; third dam by Hancock's
Hambletonian. Ormond could show 2:30 when he left Fair-
lawn, and with training will make a fast mark in 1888. Sold
to W. S. Webb. New York City; price §2,500.

Dec. 10.— Wizard 418S, bay stallion, foaled 1885, sired
by Happy Medium. First dam The Witch by Almont; second
to eighteenth dam thoroughbred. Sold to A. M. Christie, a
prominent breeder, of Hagerstown, Maryland; price SI, 000.
Dec. 14. — Louise Medium, bay filly, foaled 1885, sired
by Happy Medium. First dam Bettie Downs by Homer;
second dam Jennie Miller bv Jim Munroe. Sold to A. C.
Hnlse, Cadinville, 111.; piice'51,500.

Dec. 16. — Felos, bay filly, foaled 1885, sired by Almont.
First dam Maggie Keene (the graudam of Irma, two-year-old
record 2:24-1), by Mambrino Hatcher, son of Mambrino
Patchen; second dam Laura Fair (dam of Keene Jim, 2:191),
by Rattlers, etc. Sold to Dr. S. C. Schwarz, Dayton, Ohio;
price §1,750. To same parly, foal in utero, sired by Happy
Medium, dam Maggie Keene, as above; price $1,000.

Dec. 17.— Hokulele 4184, bay stallion foaled 1885, sired
by Happy Medium. First dam Luku (full sister to Alta,
2:32) by American Clav; second dam Lady Turner (grandam
of Clemmie G., 2:151; Mambrino Wilkes, 2:26£; PostBoy, 2:23;
Alice Stoner, 2:24$, "and Mystery, 2:25}), by Mambrino" Chief;
third dam by Grey Eagle, etc. Sold to Irby Boyd, Memphis,
Tenn.; price ©1,000.

Dec. 27. — Country Medium, bay stallion, foaled 1884,
sired by Happy Medium. First dam Country Maiden by
Country Gentleman; second dam by Brown Chief; third dam
by Bellfounder Jr. Sold to Chas. M. Smith, Earlville,
111.; price 51,400.

Dec. 27.— Festus 3482, ch s, foaled 1883, sired by Aber-
deen. First dam by Alcalde; second dam by a Morgan horse.
Sold to R. A. Mead, Paw Paw, 111.; mice $750.

Dec. 27.— Tecoma 7271, b s, foaled 1884, sired by Alecto,
son of Almont. First damSally Jenkins by Gent Knox; second
dam by Witherell Messenger. Sold to Matt Hutchinson, Veed-
ersburg, Indiana; price $1,750.

Jan. 5 — Union Medium, b s, foaled 1885, sired by Happy
Medium. Fh-st dam Camilla by C. M. Clay Jr. 22; Becond dam
Allie Gano by Almont; third dam Norma by Norman, etc.
Sold to Turney & Son, Red Oak. Iowa; price Sl.500.

Jan. 7. — Lynette, b f, foaled 1886, sired by Happy
Medium. First dam Bel Air by Wm. Welch; second dam by
Mambrino Chief; third dam by Mason's Whip. Sold to W. E.
Henderson, Sardis, Miss.; price SI, 250.

Jan. 9.— Fayette Medium 4183, gr s, foaled 1885, sired by
Happy Medium. First dam Elsie by Alex's Abdallah; second
dam Grey Bacchanti bv Downing's Bay Messenger; third dam
(dam of Clifton Pilot) by Whip Comet. Sold to C. Q. Wool-
nough, Lexington, Ky.; price $1,200.

Jan. 9.— Parthenon 3495, b s, foaled 1884, sired by Aber-
deen. First dam Maggie Dunn by Bourbon Chief; second dam
by Gill's Vermont; third dam by Grey Eagle. Sold to E. F.
Hutchinson, Plattsburg, N. T.; price §1,500.

Jan. U. — Leopold, b s, foaled 18S5, sired by Aberdeen.
First dam Young Winnie by Woodford Mambrino; second dam
Winnie by Alex's Abdallah; third dam by Herr's Cceur de
Lion. Sold to Dr. C. A. Warner, Kankakee, Illinois; price
$2,500.

AH the Happy Medium stallions have been sold except
eight that are older than yearlings, and these will most likely
sold soon.

January Races.

Although the year is yet in its infancy, the dryness of the
air last week put the tracks in fine shape that the temptation
to have a little sport was stronger than the disposition to
cultivate the near acquaintance of stoves and grates. At the
Bay District on Saturday there were two races, a run and a
trot. The harness rice was a roadster contest for an inside
stake, and was won in straight heats by Brown Jim, piloted
by Dan Curran, well known to all the habitues of the track
as Shed Dan .

January 17th— Sweepstakea of §50 each.

Brown Jim— D. Curran Ill

Dixey — E. Boweman 3 N 2

Jerome— Capt. Mathews 4 2 3

American Girl— E. Decourtiex 2 4 5

Big Jim— Geo. BayliBa 6 5 4

Time, 2:58, 2:133, 2:46*.

Between heats a match was run between Norton and Joe
Chamberlain, which resulted as follows:

Same Day — Match for S — . One-quarter of a mile.
H. Stover'a ch g Norton, 5, by Bayswater, dam unknown, 135 lba.

Stover 1

B. W. Leven's ch g Joe Chamberlain, aged, by Rifleman, dam by

Norfolk, 123 lbs Hazlitt

Time, :24.

Foaleof 1888.

The foals of the year are beginning to make their appear-
ance. The brst reported iB from Henry C. Judson's Wlldidle
Farm, Santa Clara," a bay brother to Carmen.

At Mr. Haegin's Kancho del Paso the first arrival came on
the 15th, a bay colt by John Happy, dam Susan by Warwick,
from Folly by Planet.

At Palo Alto, on the 16th, the first of the season came, a
bay filly by Piedmont, dam Violet by Electioneer, from Vio-
tress by Belmont (Williamson's).

Eureka Jockey Club.

At the annual meeting of the Eureka Jockey Club, held on
the 4th inst., the following officers were elected for the ensu-
ing j ear: President, Daniel Murphy (re-elected by acclama-
tion); v?'ce-President, T. F. Kicks; Secretary, Harry Cohn;
Treasurer, C. G. Taylor, Directors, Daniel Murphy, T. F.
Ricks, Dr. R. Gross, S. F. Pine, Wyman Murphy and J. A.
Sinclair. The club is in a flourishing condition, with $2,500
in tbe treasury, and under the new regime the boom will con-
tinue and be intensified. The new mile track will be finished
this spring and the club will christen the grounds on
Fonnh of July week, when tbeypropose to hang up $7,000 in
stakes and purses.

W. II. Wilson, Abdallah Park, Cynthiana, Ky., on Decern,
ber 30th, 1887, sold to Mr. Thomas Welch of Paw Paw,
Mich., his bay stallion Bay Wilkes, foaled 1874 b
Wilkes. First dam Kate Smith, s t b, by K
J of Boston. Second dam by Revenue, son of imr

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Jan 21

Some of the Winning Trotters and Pacers-

Harry Wilkes, 2:13}, bay gelding, by George Wilkes.
During the season he started in eight races, twice
against time, winning three and was second in five,
his winnings being $10,600

Patron, 2:14}, bay horse, by Pancoast. Dnring the
Beason he started in eight races, winning rive and
was second in three, his winnings being 9,375

Chimes, 2:20£, bay horse, by Electioneer. During the
season he started in four stake events, winning
them all, the value of one not given, his winnings
being 7,510

Clingstone, 2:14, bay gelding, by Kysdyk. During
the season he started in two races, winning both,
his winnings being 7,250

Garnet, 2:19, chestnut gelding, by Young Jim. Dur-
ing the season he started in eight races, one being
a walk-over, winning four and was third in four,
his winnings being 6,545

Johnston, 2:06}, b g, by Joe Bassett. During the
season he started in eight races, winning six and
was second in one; also took part in two hippo-
dromes, his winnings being ; 5,800

Prince "Wilkes, 2:16, chestnut gelding, by Ked "Wilkes.
During the season he started in seven races, win-
ning six and was second in one, his winnings
being 5,300

IiORETTA E., 2:19, bay mare, by Hamlet. Dnring the
season she started in ten races, winning five, was
second in two, third in two, and fourth in one, her
winnings being 4,845

Arab, 2:16£, bay gelding, by Arthurton. During the
season he started in ten races, winning Beven and
was second in thiee; he also won a team race with
Conde, value not given, his winnings being 4,675

Amie King, 2:22£, chestnut mare, by Mambrino King.
During the season she started in fifteen races, win-
ning six, was second in four, fourth in one and
unplaced in three, her winnings being 3,418

Belle Hamlin, 2:132, bay mare, by Hamlin's Almont
Jr. During the season she started in six races,
one being against time for a cup, winning five and
was second in one, her winnings being 3,250

Favonia, 2:19, bay mare, by Wedgewood._ During the
season she started in eleven races, winning seven
and was fourth in four, her winnings, exclusive of
two specials, being 3,220

Judge Davis, 2:18&, bay gelding, by Joe Brown. Dur-
ing the season' he started in twenty races, winning
nine, was second in four, third in three, and fourth
in four, his winnings being 3,010

L. C. Lee, 2:15, brown horse, by Walker's Elmo. Dur-
ing the season he started in ten races, winning
nine and was unplaced in one, his winnings
being 2,865

Rosaline Wilkes, 2:18}, bay mare, by Conn's Harry
Wilkes. During the season she started in ten
races, winning three, was second in odo, third
in four, and unplaced in two, her winnings being 2,865

Arrow, 4 years, 2:14, bay gelding, by A. W. Richmond.
During the season he started in nine races, winning
them all, his winnings being 2,740

Valkyr, 2;24£, bay mare, by "Volunteer Star. During
the season she started in fifteen races, winning
five, was second in four, third in two, fourth in
one, and unplaced in three, hei winnings being.. 2,587

J. Q., 2:17£, black gelding, by Kentucky Prince Jr.
During the present season he started in ten races,
winning three, was second in three, third in three
and fourth in one, his winnings being 2,525

Kitefoot, 2:17}, brown mare, by Landmark. During
the season she Btarted in ten races, winning six,
was second in one, third in one and fourth in two,
her winnings being 2,520

Jane L., 2:19}, bay mare, by Hambletonian Mambrino.
During the season she started in sixteen races, one
of them being a team race, winning nine, second in
two, third in three and unplaced in one, her win-
nings being 2,465

Ed. Annan, 2:17}, bay gelding, by Dauntless. During
the season he- started in five races, winning four
and was fourth in one, his winnings being 2,450

Lowland Girl, 2:19£, black mare, by Legal Tender Jr.
During the season she started in eleven races,
winning eight, was second in two and unplaced in
one, her winnings being 2,440

LotSlocom, 2:17a, bay gelding, by Electioneer. _ Dur- l
ing the season he started in nine races, winning
six, was second in one and third in one, his win-
nings being 2,415

Misty Morning, 2:21, bay mare, by Marksman. Dur-
ing the season she started in ten races, winning
live, was second in one, third in two and unplaced
in one, her winnings being 2,415

"White Socks, 2:20£, chestnut gelding, by Alcantara.
During the Benson he Btarted in eleven races, win-
ning six, was second in two and third in three, his
winnings being 2,405

Charley Friel, 2:16£, chestnut gelding, by Allie "West.
During the season he started in nine races, winning
six, was second in one and third in two, his win-
nings being 2,275

Chabley Hogan, 2:18£, bay gelding, by Virgo Hamble-
tonian. During the season he started in six races,
winning three and was second in three. He also
won two specials and two exhibitions with running
mate, value not given, his winnings being 2,275

Ben Star, 2:21}, bay gelding, by Tom Hazard. Dur-
ing the season he started in ten races, winning
three, was second in three, third in three, and was
unplaced in one, his winnings being 2,195

Gossip Jr., 2:14, bay gelding, by Gossip. During the
season he started in eight races, winning three and

was second in five, his winnings being 2,075

Domestic, 2:20}, bay horse, by Volunteer. During the
season, he started in six races, winning all of them,

his winnings being 2,058

McLeod, 2:19£, chestnut horse, by Saturn. During
the Beason he started in eleven races, winning five,
was second in one, third in one, fourth in two, and

unplaced in two, his earnings being 2,045

Sara i B., 2:20},' bay mare, by Almonarch. During
the season she started in seven races, winning
four, was second in two and unplaced in one, her

winnings being 2,040

Wi iJAMs, 2:21, bay horse, by Combat. During the
:eason he started in thirteen races, winning eleven,
ne being a stake, value not given, was second in
one and third in one, his winnings being 1,940

Jessie, 2:21, chestnut mare, by Vernol's Black Hawk.
During the season she started in eight races, win-
ning four, was second in one, third in two and
unplaced in one, her winnings being 1,835

David L., 2:19*, blackgeldiug, by Fuller's Wilkes. Dur-
ing the season he started in ten races, winning
three, was second in three, fourth in two and
unplaced in two, his winuings being 1,790

Billy Freer, 2:24}, gray gelding, by Western Fear-
naught. During the season he started in six races,
winning two and was Becond in four, his winnings
being 1,725

Belle Ogle, 2:21£, bay mare, by Hall's Mohawk Jr
During the season she started in ninetaeu races,
winning eight, was second in three, third in two,
fourth in four and unplaced in two, her winnings
being 1,705

Mike Wilkes, 2:15|-, bay gelding, by George Wilkes.
During the season he started in six races, winning
two, and was second in four, his winnings being. . 1,690

Governor Hill, 2:20, bay gelding, by Star Edmund.
During the season he Btarted in bix races, winning
four, was third in one, and fourth in one, his win-
nings being 1,540

Sally Cossack, 2:28J, bay mare, by DonCossaok. Dur-
ing the season she started in five races, two beiug
stakes, value not given, winning them all, her win-
nings being 1,500

Joe L., 2:15, bay gelding, by Harlequin. During the
season he started in six races, winning four and
was unplaced in two, his winnings being 1,460

James G., 2:20£, chestnut horse, by Royal Chief. Dur-
ing the season he started in ten races, winning six,
was second in one and unplaced in one, his win-
nings being 1,445

Argyle, 2:14$, gray gelding, by Baker Horse. During
the season be started in eight races, winning three,
was second in one, third in one, and unplaced in
three, his winnings being 1,425

Col. Wood 2:22i, bay gelding, by Billy Patterson. Dur-
ing the season he started in six races, winning five,
and way second in one, his winnings being 1,418

Duplex, 2:17}, bay horse, by Bay Tom Jr. During the
season he started in nine races, winning four, was
second in four, and third in one, his winnings
being 1,410

Woodnut, 2:19}, bay gelding, by Nutwood. During the
Beason he started in six races, winning three, and
was Becond in three, his winnings being 1,410

Earl McGregor, 2:24}, chestnut horse, by Robert Mc-
Gregor. During the season he started in eight
races, winning seven, and was second in one, his
winnings being 1,370

First Love, 2:22£, bay mare, by Happy Medium. Dur-
ing the season she started in three races, winning
two and was unplaced in one, her winnings being, 1,350

Astral, 2:18, bay mare, by August Belmont. During
the season she started in nine races without win-
ning, was second in rive, third in one and fourth
in three, her winnings being 1,300

Class Leader, 2:22}, gray gelding, by "Warwick Boy.
DuriDg the season he staited in four races, winning
one, was second in one and third in two, his win-
nings being 1, 300

Marlowe, 2:15, bay gelding, by Standard Bearer. Dur-
ing the season he started in six races, winning
three, was second in two and unplaced in one, his
winnings being ' 1,300

Stambool, 2:17^, bay' horse, by Sultan, During the
season he started in six races, winning three, was
second in two, and unplaced in one, his winnings
being 1,230

Atlantic, 2:21, black horse, by Almont. During the
season he started in ten races, winning three, was
second in two, fourth in two and unplaced in three,
his winnings being 1, 225

Tom Rogers, 2:20, black horse, by George Wilkes.
During the season he started in ten races, winning
one, was second in four, third in one, fourth in
three, and unplaced in one, his winnings being. . . 1,220

Chanter, 2:20|, bay gelding, by Cuyler. DuriDg the
season he Btarted in seveu races, winning four, waB
fourth in one and unplaced in two, his winnings
being 1,210

Edwin C , bay gelding, by Cuyler. Dnring the Beason
he started in four races, winning two, was second
in one and third in one, his winning;} being 1,190

Elmwood Chief, 2:22}, browngeldingj^by Black Ranger.
During the season he started in nine races, winning
five, was second in three, and third in one, his
winnings being 1, 180

&.lto, 2:26, bay horse, by Altoona. During the season
he started in five races, winning three, waB second
in one, third in one, his winnings being 1,125

Edith, 2:22 J, bay mare, by Happy Medium. During
the season she started in sixteen races, winning
two, was second in seveD, third in one, fourth in
two, and unplaced in four, her winnings being. . . 1,107

Joe Howe, 2:23}, ohestnut horse, by Tom Thumb.
During the season he started in thirteen races,
winning six, was second in four, third in one,
fourth in one, and unplaced in one, his winnings
being 1,065

Fiction, 2:26}, bay mare, by Argyle. During the Heason

I she started in fifteen races, winning sis, was Becond

in four, third in three, fourth in one, and unplaced

in one, her winnings being 1,023

I Skylight-Pilot, 2:19, bay mare, by Strathmore. Dat-
ing the season she started in nine races, winning
three, was second in three, third in two, and
unplaced in one, her winnings being. 1,018

Flossie G., 2:22}, chestnut mare, by Antar. During
the season she started in five races, winning three,
was second in one and unplaced in one, her win-
nings being 1,015

Frank Champ, 2:16}, black gelding, by Allie West.
During the season he started in eleven races, win-
ning four, was second in two, third in two and
fourth in three, his winnings being IjOLq

Sister, 2:19}, bay mare, by Admiral. During the
season she started in twelve races, winning three,
was second in three, third ia five and fourth in one,
her winuings being 1,010

Lady Kenset, 2:21}, bay mare, by Kinsett. During the
Beason she started in thirteen races, winning seven,
was s^oond in one, third in two, fourth in one and
unplaced in two, her winnings being 975

Centella, 2:21, bay mare, by Sam Kirkwood. During
the season Bhe started in nine races, winning five,
and was third in four, her winnings being 970

Dr. "West, 2:24£, chestnut horse, by Star Hambleton-
ian. During the season he started in nine races,
winning one, was second in five, third in one aud
fourth iu two, his winnings being 960

Eph, 2:2S}, bay gelding by Jack "Wilkes. During the
seasuu he started in ten races, winning sis, was
third in one, fourth in one and unplaced in two,
his winnings being ' 955

Ildeium. 2:23£, bay gelding, by Wade Hampton. Dur-
lug tho season he started in five races, winning
one, was third in three and fourth in one, his win-
nings being 950

Little Mack, 2:13|, brown gelding, by Kentucky Dun.
During the season he started in five races, winning
one, was second in one, third in two and fourth iu
one, his winnings being 940

Puritan, 2:16, brown gelding, by Almont. During the'
season he started in thirteen races, winning four,
was second in two, third in three and unplaced in
four, his winnings beiug 935

Alkoy, 2:23, bay gelling, by Peacemaker. During
the season he started iu sisteen races, winning
three, was second in seven, third in ten, fourth in
two and unplaced in two, his winnings being 023

Black Diamond, 2:20, black gelding, by Mambrino
Diamond. During the Beason he started in twelve
laces, winning five, was second in one, third iu
o. e, fourth in two and unplaced in three, his win-
nings being 925

Charley Boy, 2:25f, chestnut gelding, by I. J. Dur-
ing the season he started in nine races, winning
live, was second in three and third in one, his win-
nings being # 915

Spofferd, 2:19}, black gelding, by Kentucky Prince.
During the season he started in seven races, win-
ning one, was second in one value not given, third
in four and fourth iu one, his winnings being 915

Conde, 2:20, chestnut gelding, by Abbotsford. DuriDg
the Beason he started in seven races, winning four,
one being a team race with Arab value not given,
was second in one aud third in two, his winnings
being 905

Alfred S., 2:22}, bay gelding, by Elmo. During the
season lie started in sis races, winning five, and
was unplaced in one, his winnings being 900

J. B. Richardson, 2:26, bay gelding, by George Wilkes.
During the season he started, in nine races, win-
ning sis, was third in oue and fourth in one, his
winniugs being 900

Little Nell, 2:22}, bay mare, by Jefferson Prince.
During the season she started in seven races, win-
ning three, was second in three and third in one,
her winnings being 897

Doctor Almont, 2:21<J, chestnut gelding, by Almont
Boy. During the season he started in six races,
winning three, was second in two and fourth iu
oue, his winnings being 895

Alcryon, 2:23£, gray horse, by Alcyone. During the
season he started in five races, winning two, was
second in two and unplaced in one, his winnings
being 880

Cad, 2:27£, chestnut horse, by Bayonne Prince. Dur-
ing the season he started in seven raci^s, winning
five, was second in one and unplaced in one, his
winnings being 875

Hy V ilkes, 2:20, black gelding, by Ambassador.
During the season he started in eleven races, win-
ning seven, was seccnd iu two and third in two,
his winnings being 860

Johnny "Wood, 2:23}, bay gelding, by Shoo Fly. Dur-
ing the teasou he started in six races, winning
three, was second in two and fourth in oue, his
winnines being 860

Charley Hilton, 2:i.7J, bay gelding, by Louis Napo-
leon. Dnring the seasou he started in twelve
races, winning two, was second in five, third in
one and unplaced in four, his winnings being 850

Galbraith Maid, 2:27, black mare, by Galbraith Knox.
During the season she was ringing under the name
of Belie Kidder and Fanuy, and was started in ten
races, winning five, was second in three, fourth
in one and unplaced iu one, her winnings being. . . S20

Little Ida, 2:19}, bay mare, by Tom Hunter. During
season Bhe was Btarted in twelve races, winning
seven, was second in one, third in one and unplaced
in'three, her winnings being 820

Anteeo, 2:16}, bay horse, by Electioneer. During the
season he was started in two races, winning both,
his winnings beiug 800

Chimes E, 2:17}, gray gelding, by Chimes. During
the sei-sju ne started in three races, winning them
all, his winnings being 800

Greylight, 2:27a gray gelding, by Starlight. During
the season he started iu eight races, winning four,
was second in three, aud third in oue, his winnings
being 800

Menlo, 2:21£, bay horse, by Nutwood During the
season he started in seven races, winning one, was
second in two, third iu two, and fourth in two,
his winnings being 782

George Hait Jr., 2:29}, bay gelding, breeding un-
known; supposed to be a ringer. During the sea-
boo he started in eleven races, winning eight, was
second in two and third in one, his winnings being 773

Eminence, 2:29}, bay mare, by Empire. During the
season she started in sis races, winning five, four
being stakes, value not given, aud was second in
one, her winnings being 765

Jenny Lind, 2:18}, brown mare, by Longstrider. Dur-
ing the season Bhe Btarted iu seven races, winning
one, was second in two, third in two, and fourth in
two, her winnings being 765

Old Nick, 2:23, bay geldiDg, by Electioneer. During
the season he started iu sis races,— wiuuiDg three,
was second in two, aud third in one, his winnings
being 765

Jack, 2:29}, gray gelding, by Pilot Medium. Dur-
ing the season he started in nine races, winning
eight, four of whioh were stakes, value not given,
and was second iu one, bis winnings beiug 755

Screwdriver, 2:24}, roan gelding, by Tibbet'a Patoben.
During the season he started in thirteen races,
winning two, was second in sis and third in five,
his winuings being 745

T. T. S., 2:21}, chestnut gelding, by Melrose. During
the season he was started iu four races, winning
two, was second in oue, and unplaced in one, his
winnings being •. 739

Oamille, 2:25, bay mare, by Huppy Medium. During
the season she started in fifteen raceB, winning six,
was second in three, third in two, fourth iu one,
and unplaced in three, her winniugs being. 735

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Lady "Wilkins, 2:20, black mare, by Ambassador. Dar-
iDg the season she started in Beven races, winning
three, was second in two, fourth in one, and un-
placed in one, her winnings being 730

Bessie, 2:17J, chestnut mare, by Blue Bull. During
the Beason she started in seven races, winning two,
was second in two, fourth in two, and unplaced in
one, her winnings being 720

Lccille's Baby, 2:27£, bay mare, by Princeps. Unring
the season she started in nine races, winning six,
was second in one, fourth in one, and unplaced in
one, her winnings being 710

Lady Whitefoot, 2:24£, bay mare, by William M.
EyBdyk. DuriDg the season she started in eight
races, winning tive, was unplaced in three, her
winnings being 705

Delegate, 2:27£, bay gelding, by Diclator. Daring
the season be started in eleven races, winning
five, was second in three and third in three, his
winnings being 700

Thornless, 2:22, bay gelding, by Dauntless. During
the season he started in two races, winning both,
his winnings being 709

Luella, 2:22Jr, dun mare, by Chickamauga. Duiing
tho season she s'arted in ten races, winning one,
was second in tive and third in four, her winnings
being 697

Baerliah Racine Notes.

I Land and Water.]
It is only fitting that the stallion that sired the Derby win-
ner and the Oaks heroine should figure at the head of the list
of the winning stallions of the season . The position of Hamp-
ton at the stud has been gradually improving, and at the
close of last year his prospects for the season just past au-
gnred well, as Keve d'Or was far and away the best filly of
her age, while the neat Grandison, who had run a dead heat
with Panzerschiff in the Champagne Stakes, was expected
to do him further service. The latter colt has turned out a
complete failure; but to counterbalance this one of his sons
rivalled the feat of Blair Athol by carrving off the blue ribbon
of the turf the first time he ever ran in public. Merry
Hampton had, of course, to sustain the fire of criticism in the
paddock at Epsom, nor can we say that his appearance cre-
ated any enthusiasm, though we know a good judge who
backed him on acconntof hid resemblance to nis half-brother,
Gay Hermit. Handsome is, however, as handsome does, and
no one will deny that this son of Hampton and Doll Tear-
sheet has the gift of going. We think little of hiB failure in
the Grand Prix, as the journey across the Channel may easily
account for it, for some of our best animals have ran many
pounds below their proper form in that contest. His success
in the St. Leger, after the accident, certified to by a compe-
tent authority, would have created a great sensation; and yet,
as the race was run, many think he ought to have won. He
ran forward enough, at any rate, to show that the Derby was
no fluke; and with ordinary luck we shall expect him to play
an important part in the contests he starts for next year.
Next season, three-year-olds will turn out vastly superior to
their immediate predecessors, and Ayrshire bids fair to hold
no undistinguished place among them. The Duke of Port-
land's colt is a thorough racer in appearance, and improved
erery time he ran. Friar's Balsam would have probably
proved his superiority to this son of Hampton had the pair
met in October, hut he would have had more trouble to do bo
than he experienced in June. Ayrshire may not prove equal
to securing any of our classic contests next season, but we
shall be surprised if he faiU to train on into a first-rate racer.
Hampton's rising two-year-oldB should hold their own, among
them being an own sister to Merry Hampton, fillies oat of
Land's End {dam of St. Michael), Belle of Bury (dam of
Belinda and Grandison), Bay (dam of Kadius) and Feronia
(dam of April Fool), and colts out of Donzella (dam of Stetch-
worth and Maidenhead) and Lady Lucas (dam of Borneo).
With a very handsome total to his name last year, whilst this
season his stock have won over £31,000 in stakes, it is not
surprising to find that Hampton's subscription list for 1888,
even at the increased fee of 150 gs., has already filled. Al-
though Hermit's progeny have never equalled, in one season,
the immense sum won by the scions of Stocbwell in 1866,
his consistent success through so many seasons is, we be-
lieve, unparalleled in our breeding history. It without any
exaggeration marvellous how all hia stock race. Take, for
instance, Friar's Balaam, the premier javenile of the season
just concluded. HiB dam, Flower of Dorset, has never thrown
anything of any note since she was put to the stud in 1879,
her best "foal being the plating filly Pampas Grass, by See-Saw;
but the first time she is mated with the champion sire she
foals the undefeated winner of tbe last Middle Park Plate.
Hermit's career, both on the race course and at the stud has
been truly sensational, nor does age seem to impair his pow-
er of imparting his own excellence to his sons and daughters.
His unexpected victory in the Derby of 1867 put a large sum
of money into the pocket of his owner, who has been, mure-
over, reaping a handsome annuity from him for many years.
None of his sons or daughters have as yet been successful in
the St. Leger, but every other of our important races has fall-
en to them, and it is not improbable that by this time next
year Friar's Balsam may have completed the tale by the
addition of the big event at Doncaster. In addition to Friar's
Balsam, we may mention his son Hazlehatch, who has suf-
fered defeat at the hands of no youngster except his half-
brother; whilst Cardinal Mai showed first-rate handicap form.
With these youngsters, and Timothy, Gay Hermit and others,
to fight for him next year, it seems pretty certain that he will
sustain his present wonderful average. None of his rising
two-year-olds are likely to turn out such a smasher as Friar's
Balsam; but there is plenty of material in his foals of 18S6,
including colts out of Fusee (dam of St. Blaise and Candle-
mas), Wifey (dam of Satiety), Atalanta (dam of Ayrshire), Ma
Belle (dam of Child of the Mist), and Lady Blanche (dam of
Whitefriar), and fillies out of Stray Shot (dam of Shotover),
old Boundary (who has thrown many good racers), and Belle
Agnes (dam of Sir Reuben and Dame Agnes). It is, of course,
necessary now greatly to curtail the number of Hermit's
mares, and, besides those of his owners, his service next
season are to be confined to five mares only. The fee charged
is the unprecedented one of 250 gs.; but, nevertheless, he is
already full, and the owner could probably get any number
of subscriptions he liked at the same figure. Beudigo has
now joined Hermit and Galopin at Blaukney, and this stud-
farm promises to shelter worthy Baccesorts to Hermit when
that stallion's services are no longer available.

In the Jockey Clab notice, relating to jockeys' licenses in
the current Calendar, there appears a new and very impor-
tant paragraph, which reads as follows: — "Any person kuow-
inglv acting in the compacity of part-owner or trainer of any
horse in which a jockey possesses any interest, or making
any bet with or on behalf of any jockey, or otherwise aiding or
abetting in any breach of the orders of the Stewards, will be

warned off Newmarket Heath." We suppose that this new
clause does not apply to a person who acts as part-owner of a
horse in which a jockey possesses an interest in cases where
such jockey has Deeu granted special leave to own one or
more horses, and tbe hoise in question is trained in that
jockey's stable. Amongst those jockeys who received such
special permission in 1S86 was the late Frederick J. Archer,
on the ground that he was in partnership with Mat. Dawson,
and it transpired subsequently to his death that this famous
horseman had an interest in (among other animals) Crafton,
who won the Stewards' Cap at Goodwood and other races last
year. Although, however, it wa3 perfectly legitimate for the
late jockey to have an interest in a race-horse, it was only so
in cases where such race-horse was trained in bis own stable,
and Crafton was not trained by Matthew Dawson, but by
Jewitt. The Eules of racing order that all partnerships,
and the name of every person having any interest in a horse,
must be entered at the JRegistry Office before a horse which
is a joint property can start for any race. We cannot imag-
ine, however, that Crafton, before starting for the said
Stewards' Cup was so registered, as it would have been the
duty of Messrs. Weatherby to have refused the registration
of a partnership which infringed the regulations of the
Jockey Club; bat, even if such a registration had been inad-
vertently allowed by the club agents, such wrongful regis-
tration would not have purged the offense against the Jockey
Club rules; and au objection against Crafton, on the ground
mentioned above, could indubitably have been sustained.
The truth is that no licensed jockeys, under any circumstan-
ces, should be allowed to be owners, or part-owners of any
race-horse. The two positions are rot compatible. A jockey
ought to be devoted to the interests of the masters who pay
him, and this is not possible when a jockey is traioing
and running a number of his own horses. We doubt, in-
deed, whether a jockey who is also a trainer, ought to be
allowed to ride any horses except those trained by himself.
However far above suspicion a man may be, it Is an invid-
ious position for a jockey to be ridiing against an animal
trained by himself, and even an angel in such a case would
hardly escape the breath of calumny. The Jockey Club
mean well, but are too conservative to let affairs run along
in the old grooves when it is manifest that many drastic
changes are necessary. We are confident that everybody
who gives his mind to the subject will agree with us that it
is incompatible for a man tobeconcarrently a licensed jockey
and an owner and runner of race-horses, and we do trust that
the stewards will in future never grant permission to any
jockey to own or have any interest in race-horses under any
circumstances whatsoever.

On cold days the cracks i.- the stable floor may cause great
suffering. The animalB can't be comfortable with cold currents
flowing all around them. Both the roof and the floor of a
stable should be made tight.

Mr. E. Stokes advertises a house to rent in a good location
in Oakland, which is particularly suitable for a horseman,
since there is on the premises a large stable, with 6ight good
box stalls. Mr. Stokes may be found at the marble works
under the Galindo Hotel.

HAROLD COSSACK,

Standard Wo. 4-102.

Combines four crosses to Rysdyk's Hambletonian, three to Mam-
brino Chief, and twenty-nine to imported Messenger.

Description.

Is a beautiful cherry hay.no white. Foaled at Caton Stock Farm.
Joliet, 111., March 8, 1885. In color and form a model of his noted sire
Pedigree.

By Don Cossack, the great prize winner.

1st dam by Harold, sire of Maud S. , i :03 X , and Noontide. 2:20^'.

2d dam by Belmont, sire of Nutwood. 2:ls5j', and Wedge wood. 2:19.

3d dam by Mambrino Chief, sire of Lady Thorne, Z:ia;i, and Wood-
ford Mambrino, 2:2l}£.

4ih dam by Grey Eagle, sire of St. Charles, 2:26.

5th dam by Hunt's Commodore, son of Mambrino.

6th dam by Whipster.

7th dam by imp. Buzzard.

8th dam by Craig's Alfred.

9th dam Wormley's King Herod.

10th dam imp. Traveller.

Ilth dam imp. Whlttington.

Harold Cossack was bred to three mares last season and all are in
foal.

Will make the season of 1S88at State Fair Grounds, Sacramento, Cal.
Limited to ten mares of approved breeding.

Tkbms ?100. Payable at time of service or when mares are removed.

Good pasturage at H per month. Hay and stabling on reasonable
rates.

Every precaution taken, but no responsibility assumed for accidents

°reS<!apeS- H. X CRAIG

14ja26 18508 H Street, Sacramento. Cal

Valensin Stock Farm
STALLIONS.

SIDNEY.

Sidney, seven years, by Santa Claus, 2:17K. dam Sweetness 2:2*34 by
Volunteer 1" a rich bay 15.2 W bands high, tracing to 2:'Ju or better prob-
ably t-ftener than any stallion on the PaciGc Coast, a., d of faster progen-
itors than any horse offered for public patronage or otherwise. As an indi-
vidual Sidney showed wonderful speed and would have classed among
the fastest trotters in the world but for an accident which interrupted
his training. That blood will tell, that great speed comes from ances-
tors of great speed on both sides he has demonstrated by his merit and
bvtliatof bis colts. Although imperfectly trained none of those he got
when a three-year-old, if handled at ?11, have covered a mile slower
than2:i0as two-year-olds; several much faster and out of differently
bred mares. I insist on this fact because it shows that he ib a uniform

AC Dl'etz'BCOlt, dam by Dashaway, showed a mile in 2:10. half in

1-18* John Kowen'B coit, dam bv Echo, one mile in 2:89, half in 1:18,

quarter -35^. Dennis Gannon's dam by Whipple's Hambletonian one

Quarter in :33, hardly broken, turned out ever since.

Memo, dam by Buccaneer, lapped Grandee in 2:b2, 2:31X- ,

SiBterV., dam by Nelson, trained thtee monthB, 2:32 fourth heat, one-

q1fJldfeS1 dam by Flaxtail, mile 2:24. half in 1:07.

Adonis dambyCapt. Webster, mile In 2:27, half in 1:11. Theseaieall
two-year -olds. George V-. dam by Buccaneer, who is winner of all the
yearling stakes of I8h7, record of 2:57 .^, trial 2:15.

These to my knowledge, are all the colts bv Sidney which have been
worked' and I have neituer heard nor read of any other stallion who, as
a three-year-old, produced as much aveiage speed or of so high a rate.
F<»r further proof of the merit of hia colta I will state that one yearling
brought 31.50J; one weanliug 51,200. one two-year-old 52,000 .at private
aale. while Cupid, imperfectly broken, brought $1,110 at public auction

befo're a small attendance. ««_,**_. JTi ,»

Terras 3100 cash for the season commencing Feb. 1st to end July 1st
1888 due at timeof Bervlce.

VALENSIN.

Vjijssbh, fire jears, by Crown Poiut. 2:21, clam Kettle Lambert by
John Kelson second clam by Fisherman; third dam by Kentucky Gray
E»"let throUKbbred, etc. etc. ; is a rich rd.estnnt corse HI : ! hc-h of great
substance and quality. He has a record ot 2:28, made the lourth heat
as a three-vear.olcl. As a four-year-old he showed an easy trui in 2:2.1,
■>:.,2 >.ii TocART.bur, a BliKht lameness durintr the circuit kept btin from
starting in races. This trial to cart goes to prove that he certainly
would have beat 2:2 1 as a four-year-old. .

Tkbms »100 cash for the season, commencing February 1st to end

une 15th, 1888.

Good pasturage at 32 per in
taken for accidents or ese.apeb.

"feres not proving in foal may be returned respectively, free of
charge next season, providing I still own the horseB.

For further particulars or inqulriesadd ^|8iENSIH> I>rop

31ae l'leasanlon, Alameda Co., CaL

The Highly Bred Trotting Stallion.

YOUNG SANTA CLaUS

TXTIll make tlie season of 1888 at the Whipple Stock
»» Farm, near San Mateo, San Mateo County, California.
Terms for the Season, $40.
Pedigree.

Young Santa Claus. b c foaled April, 1881, by Santa Glaus, record 2-i7«

First dam by Governor booth, by George M.Patchen.

Second dam Demirep, by Vouug .Melbourne

Third dam Methilde, by imp. Scythian

Fourth dam Peggy, by Boston.

Fifth dain Too-soon, by sir Leslie.

Sixth dam Little Peggy, by Gallatin.

Seventh dam Trumpeter, bv Hephestion.

Eighth dam Peggy, by imp. Bedlord.

Ninth dam imp. Peggy, by Trumpeter.

Peggy was imported by Col John Taylor of Vlrglnia.and the com-
piler otthe Stud Book. Colonel S. 1). Bruce, adds a note: "Many of the
best racers in America trace to this mare."

There is an excellent combination of trotting strains in young Santa
Claus. His sire combines Hainhietoniaii and Mambrino Chief- his dam
Geo. M. Patchen and thoroughbred. Santa Claus had two strains of
Mambrino Chief, ^oung Santa Claus inherits the blood of the three
great trotting families: Hambletoman, Mambrino Chief and Clay. The
ire of aanta Claus. Strathmore, has eighteen sons and daughters which
have trotted in 2:30 or better, two which have beaten 2:20. Santa Claus
won sixteen raceB. defeating many of the very best horses of the dav
among them Nutwood, Elaine, Piedmont, We'dgewood, Voltaire flan'
ni=, Black Cloud, Jerome Eddv, Edwin Thorne. Fanny Withersno'ou and
others of celebrity. He was sold for $25,000.

Young Santa ClauB is a very handsome shade of bay, with black
points, 1GJ4 bauds in height, of good form, fine stvle and action.

Due care will be taken to prevent accidents, but no liability. Pasture
W.00 per mouth. For further particulars address

K1KOX O'URADY,
31de San Mateo, Cal.

ANTEVOLO.

THIS CELEBRATED TROTHNG STALLION WILL MAKE THE
ensuing season from February 1st to June 1st ,1888.

Terms.

One hundred dollars the season for mares served before May 1st and
one hundred and fifty dollars the season after that date, and in those
cases tbe season to run to July 1st and no longer. The object of
this is to shorten tbe time in the stud so as to give a better opportun-
ity for training before the Fall Circuit commences. Last year it was
nearly the first of August before he was through, and consequently
he could not be got into condition in time even for the State Fair
In this connection it will he well to state that there is no deviation
from the price, and emphatically do free list. The terms are cer-
tainly low for a horse of the class of Antevolo and there were several
applications where the applicants expected an increase of price.

Form and Color.
It is rare to find a horse of such high form, and I am not alone in
considering him as being as nearly as perfect a type of equine form as
was ever seen in a trotting-bred stallion. He is sixteen handB and
half an inch in height, 69 inches from point of shoulder to point of
buttock, and weighs, in ordinary condition, over 1,100 pounds He 1b
very muscular, limbs as good as the most critical could desire' and as
highly finished as a great majority of thoroughbreds. In color he is a
rich seal brown, with lighter shading in flanks and muzzle, black legs
mane and tail, small star iu forehead and off hind pastern white. '

Performances.

He has been eminently of the improving bind. As a yearling be
trotted in 3:02; two-year.old in 2:41; three years old 2: 29$; four yearB
old 2:19*. the fastest record for a stallion of that age, and in his five-
year-old form he trotted in from 2:16$. to 2:17 in all of the four heats
of the big trot which Harry Wilkes won. As he only made one break
in that race, notwithstanding ihe great speed of the contestants he
must be credited as remarkably "steady," almost phenomenally so for a
horse of his age. Had it not been for an accident which temporarily
disabled him, it cau be slated with confidence that be would have
trotted in 2:15 or better while he still ranked as a five-year-old Hia
endurance was such that the intention was to start him against the
two-mile record, confident of lowering it, and also quite sanguine of
him trotting in 4 :40.

Progeny.
From a few mares served in 1885, his first Beason in the stud six
foals were dropped, two of which were billed. Their owners were so.
well pleased that large offers have been refused. One owned by C B
Lewis of Oakland, is only a short distance from my stables, and which
can be seen with a few minutes' loss of time; and D. T, Sexton of San,
Francisco ha* another. Every man who had an Antevolo bred to him
again. As he Berved 65 mares last season, and, as nearly as can be
told at present a large proportion of them in foal, there will be a
good chance to judge of bis procreative qualities. Next to a horse's
own colts the best proof is that of near relations. Hia "full brother '*
Anteeo, has already gained the reputation of being one of the best
breeders, and for uniform excellence in his progeny cannot be sur-
passed.

Pedigree.
The moat exacting critic, if moderately intelligent, cannot find fault
with his blood liDes. His sire Electioneer is, beyond question, the
greatest trotting sire of any age when all things are considered. ' Bij
dam Columbine is the only mare which has two entire sons which
have beaten 2: 20, 2:16£ by a six-year-old, 2:19J by a four-year-old. Ante-
volo stands in the same relation to the thoroughbred as Maud S., Jay-
Eye-See, Nutwood and many others of first celebrity. In Stud Book
form the pedigree is as follows:

Antevolo, brown colt, foaled May 12, 1881, bied by Jos. Cairn
Simpsou, Oakland, California, by Electioneer.

tirst dam Columbine by A. W. Richmond

Second dam Columbia by imp. Bonnie Scotland.

Third dam Young Fashion by imp Monarch.

Fourth dam Fashion by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam Bonnets o' Bine by Sir Charles.

Sixth dam Reality by Sir Arcby.

Seventh dam by imp. Medley.

Eighth dam by imp. Centinel.

Ninth dam by Mark ADthony.

Tenth dam by imp. Janus.

Eleventh dam by imp. Monkey,

Twelfth dam by imp, Silvereye.

Thirteenth dam by Spanker.
1 place Antevolo again before the public with the feeling that fur-
ther recommendations are justified. Owing to a slight lameness in the
left hind ankle he could not be put to work until so late in the season
as to preclude the hope of getting him in proper condition. He did
not leave the stud until the middle of Augnst, and short braahes was
all that could be given thereafter. He did not fully recover from the
lameness until November, and then I was laid up until tho 1st of
December. I drove him through the stretch in 32 seconds, and on one
occasion Matt Storn timed him a furlong In 15 seconds. This increase
of speed "over what be had Bhown the previous year warranted the
belief that he would trot very fast. In the race with Harry Wilkes
Guy Wilkes, Arab and Charley Hilton, November 27th, 1880, on the Bay
District Course, he was separately timed in 2:10$, 2:10}, 2:17, 2-16i
although he had to trot outside of two horses for the whole distance.!
In that race he beat Arab and Charlie Hilton, and demonstrated capac-
ity to trot in 2:15 under more favorable circumstances. Prior to that
race his fastest quarter was 32i seconds, and hi* fastest furlong 16 sec-
onds His colts, so far as loobs go, will rank with the best. There are
only four of his get which were foaled in 1880 (thes« are his oldest)
Three have been broken and show a Dromtsfng gait. There are a num-
ber of foals of 1887,and of thes" enough In my vicinity to satisfy visit-
ors of tho character of his stock. William Balltngal has a colt foaled
on the l.-t of April, 1887, which, In October, was driven by the side of
his dam a furlong in 27 seconds. As hia "full brother" Anteeo has
demonstrated bis ability to beget speed. It Is a justifiable inference
that Antevolo will also do so.

The terms are certainly so reasonable that owners of good mare*
can afford to avail themselves of hia services.

JOS. < Allt\ SIM
Address Jos. 4'alrn Simpson, Breedeb and Sport
FranciBco, or 2111 Adeline Street, near 32d Street, Oakland,
address where the horee Is kept.

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Jan 21

National Trotting

Stallion Stake.

Stakes for Trotting Stallions.

A sweepstakes for all trotting stallions, of 51,000 each, with for-
feits as hereinafter described ; heats of a mile, best 3 In 5 in harness.
Five or more nominations to fill, to name and close on Thursday, th«
first day of March nest, with the Treasurer. Two hundred dollars to
be paid at that date which must accompany the Domination;
S300 on Saturday, the first day of September next, and the final payment
of $£00 on Wednesday, the 17th of October next. The race to be trotted
on Saturday, the ^Oth of October next, provided day and track are good
on that day, and in case the selected day and track are not favorable
tbd race to be postponed until the first good day and good track there-
after; but if said postponement be more than ten day*, then each
subscriber to have the right to withdraw his last payment, proper
notice having been given the Treasurer of bis intention to withdraw
when tbe ten days have expired, and a failure to give said notice will
hold the whole stake until the race is decided. Said race to be
trotted on one of the following named tracks: San Frauoisco, San
Jose, Oakland, Petalunia, Santa Rosa, Sacramento or Stockton, it
being optional with the Treasurer which of these is selected, using
his judgment in regard to selecting the track which will yield the
most money to be added to the stake. This added money shall con-
sist of all the accruing profits, after the necessary expenses are
liquidated. The Treasurer may advertise for proposals from the
proprietors of the tracks named, soliciting bids for a certain amount
of money or such other offers as he shall designate. Tbe Treasurer
shall have full power to conduct all the business pertaining to the
stake, appoint Secretary, judges of the race, and fill any other offices
or stations necessary to a proper management.

Should, from any cause, theTreasurer be incapacitated from attend-
ing to the business, then the subscribers who at the time are eligible
to start in the race shall elect his successor, who will be invested
with the powers first granted.

The rules to govern said stake shall be those of the association in
which the track selected holds membership, ttiough it is imperative
that the track shall be a member of the American Trotting Association
or tbe National Trotting Association, and should the Treasurer deem
it expedient be is empowered to apply for membership in either or
both of the above-named associations.

The stakes and added money shall he apportioned as follows: If
four or more horses start, the first or winning horse shall receive fifty
per cent, of the whole amount of stakes and added money, the second
in the race twenty-five per cent, tbe third in the race fifteen per
cent., and the fourth in the race ten per cent. If three start the
division shall be, the winner sixty per cent., tin- second twenty-five
per cent., and the third fifteen per cent. If two start the winner shall
reieive Beventy per cent., the second thirty per cent. Should there
be a "walk-over," the horse making it shall receive all the stakei and
forfeits less the necessary expenses. A failure to pay at the stipulated
ttme will incur a loss of previous payments.

Address nominations to A. T. Smith, Fourth and Townsend
StreetB, San Francisco, Cal,

N. T. SMITH.
Treasurer of Rational Trotting SialJion Stake.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION.

IMP. MARINER,

[Called Oatcake in Australia.]

I have made arrangements under which I will Btand the stallion imp.
Mariner for the season ending on or about; June 1st, 1888.

Pedis ree.

Sired by Wild Oats, he by Wild Dayrell, son of Ion and Ellen Middle-
ton, by Bay Middleton, outof The Golden Horn, by tiarkaway, dam Miss
Emma by Sannt^rer; second dim Dulcimer, bv Trumpeter; third dam
Teddingtonia by Teddington, etc [See English Stud Book, VoL X, page
355.]

Description.

Mariner is a chestnut horse sixteen hands high, of a conformation
combining both power and speed, and was a successful race-horse in
Australia. He is bred from racing families in both brunches of his
genealogical tree, and traces through Wild Dayrell, Harkaway, Irish
Blrdcatcber, Bay Middleton. Teddington, Orlando, Eclipse, Matchem,
Regulus, Bartlett's Childers and Honeywood's Arabian to the seven-
teenth dam, a Byerly Turk mare. He was bred in England, imported to
Australia in utero, foaled in 1883 and Imported to California in 18S7. A
horse of his breeding, size and quality can hardly fail to be a successful
Bire.

Terms £50 tlie Season, with Privilege of Return.

I will, before the middle of January, give notice of the place at which I
will have him. It will be within easy distance of San Francisco.

MATT STORX,
7ja Box 242, Oakland, CaL

1888. flANCHO DEL MO. 1888.

The Thoroughbred Stallion

JOE HOOKER,

By Monday, dam Mayflower, by Imp. Eclipse i mm Hen-
nie Farrow by Imp Shamrock,

Will make the season of 1S88 at Rancho del Rio, five miles from Sac-
ra,nento, on the Freeport road.

I. mlit-.l to twelve marcs of approved breeding besides
tbe owner's.

Tonus s tot) the Season.

Good pasturage at reasonable rates. Evtry precaution taken but no
.... j j:-: 1 l.j j lit v assumed for accidents or escapes.

Address 11. B, BAUW1LL,

-, i de Care of TU£U. WINTERS, Sacramento, Cal,

Cook Stock Farm.

SE4S0N OF 1888.

Standard Bred Trotting and Cleve-
land Bay Stallions.

STEINWAY 1808,

Two-year-old record, fourth heat, 2:31 1-fc.
Three- year* old record, foarthiheat, 2:165 i-S.

By Strathmore 408. sire of Santa Clans, 2:174; Tucker, 2:1S; Sky-
light-Pilot 2:19, and 16 more with recoids of 2:20i to 2:19.

First dam Abbess (the dam of Soprano, the dam of C. F. Clay, five-
year-old stallion record 2:1H, and Solo, four-year-old record 2;28j), by
Albion (sire of Vanity Fair, record ,J:24J, and the dam of Favoriia
2:25i).

Second dam by imp. Emancipation.

Third dam by Bertrand, a son of Sir Archy.

Steinway belongs to one of the greatest speed producing families,
opportunities considered, in the whole country, and be himself is fast,
showing that he produces speed of high rate. His daughter Steinette
the dam of Col. R. G. Stoner's remarkable and promising young stal-
lion Bourbon Russell, and A. C. Beckwith's Ned Wilkes. Steinway is
own brother to Solo, four-year-old record 2:H8i ; Eminence, three-year-
old record 2:27, and Soprano, the dam of C. P. Clay, five-year-old stal-
lion record 2:18. His dam Abbess is clso tbe dam of W. H. Kerr & Co. ,
Cable, Ohio, the fast and promising young stallion Currency now in the
stud (he trotted a mile as a yearling in 2:46) and also the dam of Jersey
IJly, burned when a two-year-old in the stable of W. H. 'Wilson, said
by those who saw her work to have been able to beat 2:30, having
trotted quarters in 34 seconds, and halves in 1:10. Steinway has but
50 living foals, out of Norman and farm mares. He never served but
twelve trotting-bred mares in this State, and some of them are dead or
lost their colts, so we don't consider that Steinway has had a fair show
in the stud in serving trotting-bred mares, and we know that some of
his colts are showing great speed both trotting and pacing.

S'einway, bay horse, hind ankles white, 15J hands high, weight
1,174 rounds. His disposition and also his colts' is kind, and impart-
ing to his get beauty and style. Terms, $75 for the Season.

Charles Derby 4907,

Brown horpe, foaled 1885, bred by Seth Cook, Cook Stock Farm.
Danville, Cal.

By Steinway, record 2:. 5.

First dam Katy G. by Electioneer.

Second dam Fanny M alone by Niagara.

Third dam Fanny Wi kham by Herald.

Fourth dam by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam by imp. Barefoot, etc.

(Sep Bruce's Am. stud Book, Vol. 1, Page 429.)

This horse will be allowed to serve five approved mares at $100.

CRESCO 4908,

By Strathmore 408, sire of Santa Clans 2:17i, Tucker 2:19, Secretary
2:2C-i. sire of the dam of C. F. Clay, 2:18.

First dam Alia, record 2:33, by Alinont 33 (sire of Fanny Wither-
Bpoon, 2:16$; Piedmont, 2:17$; Westmont, 1:133, pacer.

Second dam by Brignoli 77, record 2:29* (sire of the dam of King
Wilkes, record 2:22A, he tbe sire of Oliver K., record 2:16i) by Mam -
brino Chief, sire of Lady Thorno, 2:18£;

Third dam by Cripple, son of Medoc, by American Eclipse; fourth
dam by American Eclipse, be by Duroc, he by imp. Diomed.

Bay horse. 15.1 height, weight 1,125, foaled 18 >1. His breeding is
royal; he has but seven living foals out of all kinds of mares, and all
show some speed, and pluck enough to go a hard race to its bitter end,
and last all day on the road and come back the next day. Temis,
$35 for the Season.

CLEVELAND BAYS,

BARON HILTON.

No 584 .Vol. 1, English Stud Book.

By Lucks All, No. 189.

First dam by Sportsman 291.

Second dam by Lucks All 188.

Third dam by Cardinal 47.

Fourth dam by Emulator 103.

Baron Hilton, bay, foaled 1883, 16.1 hands high, weight 1,380
pounds, best feet and legs and a very stout back, good head and neck,
good mane and tail and a very handsome finish, surpassing that of any
other large stallion in the land. His disposition Is of the very best.
This family is noted for Bize, style and rich color. He is one of the
very best of roadsters. Terms, $95 for the Season.

ROYAL STUDLBY.

No. 68 American Cleveland Stud Booh, Vol. 1 .

Sire by Young Candidate, winning grand prize, Great York, beat-
ing 20 others.

First dam by Whalebone 355, vinner first premium at the great
Yorkshire.

Second dam by Lucks All, No. 188.

Third dam by Summercock 302,

Royal Studley is very handsome, 16i hands high; weight 1,435
poundB, black points, with a .epuiation of imparting to his colts
beauty and style surpassing all large stock of horses. His disposition
is of tbe best; be is an attractive horse. This family is noted for style,
size, and color. Terms, $35 for the Season.

SAXON PRINCE.

No. 83, foaled 1881. Imported July, 1868. recorded In
Vol. 1, A. C. It. Stud Book.

Sired by Sportsman 299; gr sire Brilliant 42, ggr sire Yattou Lad,
gggr sire Wonderful Lad 361, ggggr sire Cleveland Lad 69, gggg
gr tire Cleveland 60.

Saxon Prince is a very handsome and attractive young horse. He
Is aymmetrlcal in form, beauty, style, and finish of that ot a thorough-
bred, and will be allowed to aerve ten mares at Terms. $25 the
Season.

The Standard Bred and Cleveland Bay stallions will serve mares
the present season, commencing February 1st. and ending September
1st, 1888, at Cook Farm, Danville, Contra Costa County. All bills pay-
able Invariably before tbe animal Is removed. Mares not proving in
foal will have the money returned or mares served tbe uext season
free, that Is, if tbe same parties who bred tbe mare still own her, and
tbe ibove-nanied stallions are owned by the Cook Farm, or the present
owner, Seth Cook, Esq Pasturage $4 per month ; hay and grain $10 per
month, but no liability for accidents or escapes. Mares sent "Fashion
Stable," Oakland, S. J.Bennett, Martinez, or Sraalley's Stable, Hay-
ward.8, will be forwarded to the farm free of charge. Address,
1 »J» COOK STOCK S Alt 11, DANVILLE.

TROTTING STALLION

WOODNUT,

Record 2:19J£, and full brother to Manon, record 2:21. will make the
season of 1888 at the Vallejo Fair Grounds.

Description.

Foaledin 18Si Dark chestnut, with star in forehead: 16 hands hich.
weight 1.160 pounds.

Pedisree.

By Nutwood. Dam Addie by Hambletonian Chief; second dam
by Sayre's Harry Clay, record 2:29.

Terms.

$100 for the Beason, to close July 1st, 1888. Mares nut pro' ing in foal
to have the privilege of returning free next vear, providing the horse
does not change hands in the meantime. Fee livable at time of service
or before mares leave the premises. Mares from a distance will be
kept at good pasture for S3 per month; for Btabling and bav $10 per
month will be charged. Every care taken but no responsibility as-
sumed for accidents or escapes.

For further particulars apply to
Slde26 B. C. HOLLY, Vallejo, Cal.

Cleveland Bays

FOR SALE.

Mr. Seth Cook, offers for oale tbe stock of imported Cleveland Bay
horses, which has been established at Cook Stock Farm, Contra Costa
County.

The horses are all of the best breeding, and are recorded in the
American Cleveland Bay St'«d Book. The horses offered are:

DUKE OF YORK 72,

Vol. 1. A. C. B. S. B. Foaled May, 1881, imported May,

1884.

By Paulinus 342; grand sire Palestine 6!3; g g sire Promised Land 951.

This is a very handsome rich nark mahoganv bav in color, with fine
style and action, 16 hands 1 inch high, weight 1, -100 pounds, and can show
close to a three-minute gait to harnesB, he has good bone with the very
best feet and legs, heavy mane an-l tail, and perfect disposition. He
has beentborougbly tested as a breeder and is very sure, every colt by
him being a bay from all colors of mares, and all uniform and stvle.

Lord Cardigan 152,

Vol. l.A. C. It. S. B. Foaled 1884, imported Dec 188«.

By Candidate 61; grand sire Omar Pacha gg 326; sire Omar Pacha 324;
g g g sire Premier 477.

• his horse is a model of his breed. Bright bav with the best legs and
feet, good stout bjck and shoulders, and fine stylish action, 16 hands
high. Ais sire has won numerous prizes in England including the Great
York at Driffield In ISSo. He was sold when thirteen years old for $2,000
for exportation to Australia.

KINGSCOTE 154,

Vol. l.A. C. B. S. B. Foaled 1884, imported 1886

By Competitor 101; grand sire Candidate 64; g g sire Omar Pacha 326;
gggsire Omar Pacha :i2t.

A very stylish dark bay, 16 hands, 1 inch, weighingover 1,303 pounds; a
horse of great finish and has proved himself a remarkably sure
breeder. Hecannot fail to bevery valuable as a sire. being descended
from the best of blood on both sides. Hi? Bire Competitor was imported
to this country and sold at a very high price.

GENERAL 249,

Vol. 1. A, C. B. S. B. Foaled 1885, importid May, 1887.

By Salesman 417; grand sire Salesman 271; g gsire Drover 91; g g g
sire Topsman 324.

A very heavy boned colt of great promise, a rich bay in color, full 16
hands high, and weighing now over 1,30 pounds; will weigh at maturity
1,450, and should be a very valuable sire.

CARDINAL 248,

Vol. 1, A. C. B. S. B. Foaled 1 885, imported 1883.

By Prince of Wales 371; grand sire Emperor 144; gg sire Herod 21S-
g g g sire Emperor U3.

A promising dark bay, full 16 hands high, weighing 1.250 pounds. His
sire, Piince of Wales 371, is sire of manv premium winners.

BONANZA 246,

Vol. I, AC. i:. S. El. Foaled I 885, imported 1887.

By General 177; grand sire Emperor 102; g g sire General Benefit
120; g g gsire Bayloek 372.

A very smooth promising colt, full 16 hands high, stvlish and active,
adark i lood bay in color; will maken grand show horse, and cannot
fail to be a grand breeder.

NAPOLEON 754,

Vol. Hi. Luc. C. B. S. B. Foaled 1885, Imported Au-iit,

1887.

Napoleon is a fine rich bay with black legs and very superior action ;
he 1b very deep in the girth, and has wonderful style. He took the 176
premium In London, England, beside the silver medal where he wan
Shown against horses of all ;iges ami to all England. Last fall he took
first premium at the Illinois State Fair at Olnev, and first at the Eat
Stock Show at Chicago; he is half brother to Baron Hilton who has quite
a reputation as a prize winner on this coast.

BARRINGTON,

Vol. V. Eiik. C. B. S. B. Foaled 1885. Imported 188 7.

By Prince of Cleveland 647; grand sire Sportsman 231; g g sire
Sportsman 4»i; ggg sire Nlmrort.

ThlBisa very dark hay of great promise, a true tvneof a coach horse,
belngrangy and stylish, withclean flatlets an. I good sound open feet.
He6tandefull 10 hands high, ami weighs l,2o0' pound. lie also took
Becoud premium at the greut York.

SUNBEAM 71,

Vol. 1, A. c. B.S. B. Fouled 1883, Imported 1887.

By Salesman 417; grand sire Salesman 271; eg sire Drover 91* e ?<*
sire Topsman 324. B B B

This mare ha? good Btyle and aotiou, dark hay standing, lfl hands
high; stinted to Vent nor Oft sweepstakes winner at Illinois state Fair
at Ulm.y 1687; well broken to drive. .

The horses may be seen at the Bay District Track on application to
Mil. SAMUEL GAMBLE. Catalogue eiin be bad from KIi'lII'ACO
No. '22 Montgomery St., San Franeisco, or Mil. CEO. A. Wll.KY L'ook
Stock Farm, Danville, or MB.SAML'Kl.GAJIBLE, Bay Diat riot Track
City.

1888

pte gm.<ur awd «*£ m&mzu,

45

In and In.

So long as horses are bred so long there will
be differences of opinion regarding many
points at issue. In-breeding and outcrossing
will be one of the most prominent grounds
for divergent ideas, and as noted performers
come out partisans of each si la will lay a
great deal of stress on the proof adduced.
That good animals will be produced hereafter
as they have been heretofore from in-breeding
and out-crossing is beyond question, and at
different periods there will be different results.

"With the lapse of years there will be better
opportunities to come to a definite conclusion.
In this number some instances of successful
in-breeding are given. These are what may
be termed old examples, which will be
followed by illustrations of successful out-
crossing for the same period, and hereafter
those of latter date. "We have long been
favorably impressed with the policy of in-
breeding, when judiciously pursued. Though
leaning in that direction, we shall endeavor
not to be governed by former bias.

Effects of the Cold.

The late cold soap, among other effects, has
cansed more dullness in borse a Hairs thau we
have known since our residence in California.
For nearly a mouth there has been a cessation
of the u&ual winter trots, and little doue in
the way of training. Thursday there came a
favorable change, and quite a number of
horses were at exercise on the Oakland track.
It was in admirable condition for "working"
horses, the raiDs having done it a "heap" of
good. There was less road-work when the
track was wet, the old having also the effect
of keeping a majority of trainers indoors. In
many instances this may have been advanta-
geous to the horses.

Why You Shou) d Curry Tour
Horses.

A correspondent of an exchange furnishes
some good ideas in the following in regard to
currying horses: The skin of animals is a very
active excretory organ, supplied with an almost
indefinite number of pores, each one of which
is the opening of a small spiral duct, through
which there is a continual discharge of watery
fluid, and such other useless matter as is car-
ried there by the blood. Besides these, there
are numberless small glands which secrete an
oily fluid- This oily substance keeps the skin
soft and flexible, and furnishes the hair with
the requisite amount of nourishment, and
keeps it soft and glossy, as each hair has one
or more of these glands attached to its bulb.
The superficial layer of the Bkin is continually
wearing away, and is replaced by a new
growth, or by the deeper layer.

The wear or waste, which comes off in the
shape of small flakes and constitutes scurf,
must be removed with a curry-comb and brush.
When a horse is worked hard the secretion of
watery fluid is heavier than when idle, and
comes to the surface in the form of sweat.
Perspiration goes on incessantly, even when
the horse is idle, but it does not become appar-
ent, as it is evaporated as fast as it comes to
the surface. If the sweat is allowed to dry on
the skin quantities of dust will accumulate and
mix with it, filling up the pores, and conse-
quently prevent perspiration. This gives rise
to many evil consequences. It may, and often
does, cause inflammation of the numberless
glands and tubes which form a network just
beneath the surface of the deeper layer of the
skin, and since perspiration is obstructed the
skin becomes dry, rough, hard and diseased.
The impurities which cannot escape through
the skin accumulate in different places, and
give rise to blisters, boils, etc.; if these are not
removed there is danger of blood poisoning, or
may develop other diseases of a serious char-
acter. Not only the skin becomes diseased,
but the whole system is more or less deranged,
as the functions performed by the skin neces-
sarily devolve upon the other excretory
organs of the body, consequently over-taxing
them with work.

All this may be prevented by a regular and
judicious application of the curry-comb and
brush, and by frequently washing the animal.
Since prevention is better than cure, all horse-
owners should use every precaution to prevent
the many evils which may come about conse-
quent upon carelessness and neglect of keep-
ing the animal clean.

It is not necessary to state further that it is
of equal importance that the stable in which
horses are kept should also be kept clean, for
the man who loves his animals and keeps them
clean will not overlook this important point,
and others must not.

St. Louis Turfmen to Fight the
Kentucky Enemy.

Mr. Charles Green, President of the St.
Louis Jockey Club and Pair Association, was
seen yesterday on the subject of the clash of
dates wich Latouia and Kansas City. He is
very emphatic indeed on the situation, and
has made up his mind to the bitterest kind of
fight.

"St. Louis will take no back seat," he said.
"She will not stand treatment such as Ken-
tucky has offered her. Breeders from that
State have been coming here for years and
taking thousands of dollars in stakes and
purses at our running races, at our trots and
in premiums at our fairs. They have also
taken thousands of dollars from our pur-
chasers of their stock. We gave their racing
association backbone by forming the congress,
the unwritten rules of which they have
violated by taking our dates, bat they have
reckoned without their host on this occasion,
and ihey will find our club a pretty hard one
to buck against."

There is no question that Mr. Green has
loaded both broadsides and will ponr shot
into Kentucky and Kansas City alike until St.
Louis gets her just rights. In the old days of
sea fighting no battle-ship ever demeaned
itself by pouring a whole broadside into a
frigate, and on this principle Mr. Green will
probably Dot bother himself much about
Kansas City unless the Waldo Park people
bid a good deal higher for owners than they
have done— and they have been very liberal it
mast be confessed — but all owners now in ihe
West, South and Southwest will do well to
hold back their entrances for other meetings
until Monday Dext. The revised and incre-
ased attractions of a very much extended St.
Louis meeting will be given to the American
racing world to telegraph to-morrow or on
Sunday, and owners not yet committed to a
circuit should wait until they have Btndied
the same. The executive committee of the
jockey club will be in session within a few
hours, and will take every oareof our interest.
At present it may pretty safely be said that in
all probability we shall begin racing on the
same day that Latnuia commences, and that
we shall mce day for day with her, giving
larger stakts and purses all through our meet-
ing than she does. — St. Louis Republican.

The black pacing gelding Bowdy Boy, 2:13f ,
by Legal Tender, dam by Copperbottom, died
recently in Brooklyn, N. Y. In 1850 Sleepy
Tom, 2:12i; Mattie Hunter, 2:12$; RowdA*
Boy, 2:13|, and Lncy, 2:14, composed the
great sidewheel quartet.

J. It. Shedd, Lexington, Ky., has sold to C.
C. Seamen, San Diego, Cal., the two-year-old
chestnut filly Jessie S., by Hogan's Adminis-
trator, dam by Hogan's Abdallah, and a colt
by Stranger, dam by American Star.

Lot trotting is not regarded by some as
much of a test of the value of the individual
or the sire. And yet Mr. McDowell tells us
that when Dictator was first in Kentucky his
season was unprofitable, but he and the late
■Col. West bred some good mares to him. The
immature colts showed great trotting action in
the lot, so that Col. "West formed an immense
opinion of Dictator. Those lot trotters turned
out to be Jay-Eye-See, Phallas and Director.

The total Dumber of races run in the
United States in 1887 is 3,741, of which 121
were steeplechases and 71 hurdle races, leaving
3,549 flat races. In 1886 the number was
3,342, of which 3,146 were on the flat and 196
by jumpers; showiog for 1SS7 an increase of
403 i aeca-j on the flat and a decrease of 4 for

jumpers.

•*• —

The fact of the famous race-horse Parole
haviDg been brought to Jerome ir'ark not long
ago gave rise to the report that, the old fellow
was to be put in training, again, but this 1b
denied by bis owner, Mr. Pierre Lorillard Jr. ,
Vno says that Parole was sent to the track so
that he could have the best of accommoda-
tions.

The Jewell Park Track, Denver, Col., will
be made very attractive early the coming
spring. The grand stand will be raised to the
east side of the track and a fine clubhouse
built in connection with it. Money will notbe
spared to make the Jewell Park a fashionable
resort.

A Cuban party recently offered Mr C. J.
Hamlin, of Buffalo, N- Y., 530,000 for his fam-
ous trotting mare Belle Hamlin, 2:13|, which
was declined. Trainer Brown feels confident
the fleet-footed daughter of Hamlin's Almont
Jr. will materially reduce her record next sea-
son.

Beacousfield has not been retired from the
turf as has been reported. He will be worked
for a campaign the present year. If he dees
not break down iu his preparation much will
be expected of him.

-•■

George Gaugh, trainer for L. & G. Straus,
died at Lexington, Ky., January 6th, of con-
sumption. He was known to most horsemen
in Kentucky, was thirty-four years old and
unmarried.

KILLIP & CO.

LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL

AUCTIONEERS.
*3 Montgomery Street, San Francisco.

AUCTION SALE

OF

Standard-bred Trotting
Stallions!

BROOD-MARES!

Colts & Fillies ol Highest Type!

Trotting & Roadster Geldings!
CLEVELAND BAYS,

SADDLE and

WORK HORSES!

PROPEBTT OF

SETH COOK, ESQ.,

look Farm, Danville, Contra Costa County,

TO BE SOLD AT

BAY DISTRICT TRACK,

SAN FKANCISCO,
AT 10 A. M. SHARP

Thursday, February It).

Catalogues giving fell pedigrees and descriptions
now ready.

KILLIP & CO.,
2lj» Auctioneers.

San Joaquin Valley

FOR SALE.

No. I.— Bay Mare, foaled spring of 18at. by
Terror.

lBt dam by Little John; 2d dam Musidora 'a dam by
son of Bertrand.

Terror by Woodburn, 1st dam by Owen ale; 2d
dam Musidora, by Belmont, etc.

No. S.— Oheslnut Mare, foaled Bprlng of 1882,
by Ware's Bismarck.

1st dam by Owen Dale; 2d dam Musidora, by
Belmont.

Ware's Bismarck, by "Jack Trimble "(Ron of Bel-
mont and mare by Limber John, son of Kosciusko by
Sir Archy) dam by Yorkshire Boy, Bon of imp. Poche.

These are extra fine young mares of superior trot-
ting action and well in-bred to the blood of Belmont.
No. 1 is in foal to a son of Geo. M. Patcben Jr.

For further Information address

W. M. WILLIAMSON ,
uo77tf San Jose, coj,

DISTRICT NO. 2, OAL.

Stockton Fair

1888.

PACIFIC COAST TROTTING AND RUNNING
STAKES— $75 entrance, of which ?10 mcbt accompany
nomination, £25 to be paid June 1st, $40 August 17th.
Failure to make payments when due forfeits all
previous payments.
Trotting for four-year-olds or under, best")

tbree in five, 2:25 class.
Trotting for three-year-olds or undtr, best ! $250

three in five, 2:30 class, J" added

Trottingfortwo-year-olr's or under, best two to each.

in tbree. 2:40 class, J

Running for three-year-olds or over, rnilel

heats, ' $250 added

Running for two-year-olds or over, mile f to each.

dash, J

Five or more full paid-up entries required to fill;
three or more colts to start. Four moneys. If only
two colts start, stakes paid in (no added money) may
be competed for— two-thirdB and one-third. Other-
wise full conditions of this Association for 1887 to gov-
ern. Entries to above stakes cloBe February loth,
18S8 with the Secretiry,

J.M. LA KITE,
P. O. Box 1 88. Stockton, Cal.
X. V. tntVPEE, PreM'denf . 7ja6

CHUBB,

The Fishing Rod Manufacturer,

Has a new retail catalogue which contains several
original articles on fishing written by the most noted
anglers ot the present day. Catalogue u:so has 125
illustrations of angling goods. 60 different kinds of
fishing rods described, reels, tines, hooks. Hies, rod
trimmings etc. Every uugler should have a copy,
Bend for one. ready Jan. 15th. Address.

THOS. H. CHUBB,

4lja Post Mills, Vt.

Sacramento

COLT STAKES
ASSOCIATION.

Trotting and Pacing Stakes for
1888.

No. f.—Tlie Sacramento Yearling Trotting
Stake for 1888.

Free for all foals of 1S87.— $75 entrance, of which 910
must accompany nomination; $15 to be paid May l.
1888; ?25Angustl, 1888, and *25 October 27,1888. To be
trotted at feacr.imento October L'9, 1838, good day and
track. Dash of one mile. The second colt to receive
8150, and the third colt 875 from the stake, the first
colt to take the balance. Failure to make payment*
when due forfeits all previous payments.
No. £ —Special Yearling: Trotting Stake

Open to foals of 1387, owned in Sacramento Countv.— '
S.o entrance, of which 810 must accompany nomina-
tion: 815 to be paid Mitv 1, 1888; 825 August 1, 1883, and
$25 November h, 1888. To be trotted at Sacramento
November 5, 1888, good day and track. Dasb of one
mile. First colt to reeoive six-tenths, second colt
three-tenths, and the third colt one-tenth oT stake.
Failure to make payments when due forfeit* all
previous payments.

PAfIN« STAKES.

No. 3.— For all pacing yearlings, foals of 1887.— $7".
entrance, of which*]" must accompany nomination*
SIS to be p.iid May 1. 18.^8; *23 August 1, 18**, and#25
to be paid November :i. I8SH. To be paced at Sacra-
meritu November 5, 1888, good day and track. Dash
of one mile. First colt to receive six-tenths, the
second three-t'-nths, and the third one-tenth of stake

Failure to make payments when due forfeits all
previous payments.

No. 4.— For all Pacing Two-Year-Olds, foals of 1886.—
s/5 entrance, of which $10 must accompany nomina-
tion; SUto he paid May 1. 1888; 825 August 1, 16S-S and
#2o November 3, 1S8-. To be paced at Sacramento,
November 6. 1838, good day and track. One mile and
repeat. Firstcoltto receive six-tenths, second three-
tenths, and the third one-tenth of stake.

Failure to make payments when due forfeits all
previous payments.

No. 5.— For all Pacing Three-T ear-Olds, foals of
1885.— $75 entrance, of which ?10 must accompany
nomination; 815 to be paid May 1,1888; 525 August 1
1688. and §2-5 November 3, J6SS. To he paced at .Sacra-
mento, November 5, 1S88, good day and track. Mile
heats 3 in 5. First colt to receive six-tenths, second
colt three-tenths, and the third colt one-tenth of
stake.

Failure to make payments wheu due forfeits all
previous payments.

Entries to all the above Btakes to close February l

YVII.BEK FIELD SMITH, Sec'y.
_ 1615 G Street, Sacramento.

FRANK P. lOWELL, President. jal*

GREAT

Closing-Out Auction Sale

'rite Largest Ever Held on toe Pacific Coast .

BY ORDER OP MR. D. McCARTY,

OF

RUNNING, TROTTING, ROAD,
Work and Draft Horses!

Vehicles of Every Description!
Harness, Robes, Blankets, Etc.

—AT-

RECORD STABLES,

1 1 29 Market streei, San Francisco.

—ON—

Monday, Jan. 30, 1888,

AT lO A. M;

Continuing from day to day until concluded. The
sale will comprise every animal owned by Mr.
McCarty. THOROUGHBREDS, TROTTERS. ROAD-
STERS, SADDLE, DRAFT AND WORK HORSES.
BROOD-MARES AND COLTS, TROTTING. THOR-
OUGHBRED STALLIONS, AND SHETLAND I< iNIES
AND OUTFITS.

Among the harness animals will be found horses
that have and can trot or pace better than 2:20. The
thoroughbreds comprise a number of well-known
race-horses, and are all well engaged. They will be
sold with their engagements. The vehicles include
Top. Open and Business Buggies. Rockaways,
Phteions. Hacks, Road and Park Carts, Breaking
carts, Track and Road Sulkies, Skeleton Wagons,
etc.

F'oad, Track and Work Harness, single and double;
Robes, Blankets, Whips, Boots, Stable Fixtures, etc.

....ALSO....

Two Iron Safes, Office Fixtures, etc.

S3T Catalogues will be prepared immediately.

Terms— Sums of S500 or under, cash; over that
amount, six months' approved paper, Interest 8 per
cent.

KILLIP & (JO., Auctioneers.

if-"'" The good will of the stable for sale. Full
particulars, with number of boarders, may be bad
upon application to Mr. McCarty. 7ja4

FOB, SALE.

SAM,

A gelded stallion. six years old, dark bay withbUck
points, 17 hands high, weight 1 .6*1 lbs. Sired hy a
Norman stallion; his dam was by Old Sam a horse
imported from Australia.

Sam has never stood for mares excepting for my
own use The reason I want to sell him Is because he
is related to nearly all of my mares. For further
particulars inquire of LEWIS

2ija4 " »Uroy« -D"!

irarcra

Business College, 24 Post St

— San Francisco.

The most popular school on the Coast.
P. HKALD President O. B. HALEY. FWy.

•VRend for Circular oct d

FOR RENT.

The huuse of four rooms and basement on -
St., Oakland, with large stable of eight l*

Uj»ni E.S'ir

Iu Marble Works under UaJln-f

46

3P» fl^ete m& gpimmmn*

Jan 21

I

MPROVBD

Horse ClothinG.

Secured by Letters Patent reissued march 29, issi;

The above cut represents the body-piece, the patent also cover-
ing the improvements in the hood. The following are the claims
granted

1. An improved blanket or covering, consisting of
the body-piece A, dap C, and the extension B, formed
or united together, so as to cover the body and legs of
the animal, substantially as herein described.

2. The blanket or covering A, having the flap C, and
the extensions B, to fit the fore and hind legs of the
animal, front fastenings F G, and the permanent straps
or bands E, substantially as and for the purpose herein
described.

3. The blanket or covering A, with its extensions B,
permanent seeuring-bands E, and the front fastenings
F G, in combination with the elastic ueck-extensioo H,
substantially as and for the purpose herein described.

4. The blanket A and hood J in combination v-Uhthe
elastic connecting-strip I, substantially as described
and for the purpose set forth.

5. The close-fitting hood J, bavins the elastic hand L,
beneath the jaws, so that thev may he allowed to move
without disturbing the fit. and adapted to be secured
to the cover by means of straps, substantially as herein
described.

6. The improvemert in covering-'dankets for ani-
mals, consisting of the blanket A, having the flap C,
and permanent straps or bands fixed to it to Becure it
around the body, wi ereby the use of loose surcingles
is avoided, substantially as herein described.

Manufactured and for sale by

L. D. STONE & CO.,

423 and 481 Battery St., SAN FRASM ISCO, CAJD.

KILLIP & GO.,

1VE STOCK AND GENERAL
AUCTIONEERS,

23 Montgomery Street, San Francisco

8PKC1AL ATTENTION PAIB TO SALES OP

High-Bred Horses and Cattle,

At auction and private sale.

Will Sell in All Cities antl Counties of
the State.

REFERENCES,

Hon. C. Gbeen,

Sacramento.

j. P. Sakbent, Esq.,

Sargents.

Hon. L. J. Robe,

Lob Angeles.

Hon. J. D. Carb,

Salinas.
Hon. John Bosob

( ,'olusa,
Hon. A. Waleath,

Nevada.

„~ B. Hagoin, Esq., San Francisco
Represented at Sacramento by Edwin F. Smith,
Secretary State Agricultural Society.

At San Jose by Messrs. Montgomery <fc Ilea, Real
Estate Agents. , .,_*.,

Being '.he oldest established firm in the live-Btock
business on this Coast, and having conducted the
Important auction Bales in this line for the paBt
fifteen years, amounting to one-half a million of
dollars, we feel justified in claiming unequalled facili-
ties for disposing of live Btock of every description
either at auction or private sale. Our list of corres-
pondents embraces every breeder and dealer of prom-
inence upon the Pacific Coast, thus enabling us to
give full publicity to animals placed with us for sale.
Private pnrchaseB and Bales of live stock of all
descriptions will be made on commission, and Btock
Bhipped with the utmost care, purchases and sales
made of land of every description. We aro author-
ized to refer to the gentlemen whose names ar
appended.

KIIJ.II' A CO.. 22 Montgomery S»w-t
ond

ESTABLISHED 1355.

Race Goods.

largest and Ue*t Stock on tlie Coa-*i

J. O'KANE,

767 Market St., S. F.

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALLIl

IN

HARNESS AND SADDLERY.

AGENTS FOR

t" eh hell's Oynthiana Horse Boots,

J. H. Fenton's Chicago Specialties,

Db. Dixon's Condition Powdebs,
u934 GoaiBADLT'a Oaubtio Balsam

S. B. WHITEHEAD & CO,

LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL

AUCTIONEERS.

ABE PREPARED TO CONDUCT SALES OF

Thoroughbreds, Trotters

And every other description of live stock,
At any Point on the Pacific Coast.

Oar Mr. S. B. Whitehead has for fifteen
years successfully managed all the principal
sales of high-class stock on this Coast.

REFERENCES

fBy permission).
ARIEL LATHROP, ESQ., SETH COOK. liSQ.,

J. B. HAGGIN, ESQ. , THEO. WINTERS, ESQ ,

R. P. ASHE, ESQ.. WM. CORBITT, ESQ.,

and others.

S. B. WHITEHEAD & CO.
SO Lefclesdorir Strc«>,
l'.'iniirtf • San FranrfKco.

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29jal2

Tips and Toe Weights.

A Natural and Plain Method of
Horse Shoeing

.WITH A1ST APPENDIX

*.;■>., i>.Li n n of the Action of the Race Horse and Trotter a. ,_ own *•*
Instantaneous Photography,

tf* Jos. Cairn Simpson, Author of Horse Portraiiura

"Hound-hoof d, short-jointed, Jetlocks shag and loDg.'

-Shakespeare

ftps and Toe Weights.— TVe have received from Mr. Joseph Cairn Simpson, Editor and Proprle-

».' ot the Ureedes and Sportsman, San Francisco, Cal., a copy of his book entitled "Tips and Toe
Weights, A Natural and Plain Method of Horse-shoeing, with an appendix treating of the action of
the racehorse anr suiter as shown by instantaneous photography. Toe and Side- Weigh is." Mr. Simpson
has had many > ears of experience in training trotters and runners , and is besides a most able, pleasant
writer on matters pertaining to the horse. His "Horse Portraiture" was one of the first and best
works on "training" we ever read. For several years he has been experimenting with tips in the hope
that they might be made to serve every purpose of a full shoe and act as a preventive of the many hooi
ailments entailed by the ordinary method of protecting our horses' feet. These experiments have
olreada demonstrated that tips will accomplish all he had hoped for, and wo believe every horseman
who reads the result of his experience will conclude with us that Sir. Simpson has inaugurated a revolu-
tion in shoeing that will prove of incalculable benefit to both horse and master. "We are a willing con-
vert to tiiis as against full shoes, and reading the plain, unbiased reports of actual trials by the author
of "Tips and Toe Weights," together with the knowledge that Jie common system of shoeing has caused
more suffering and done more damage to horses than can be traced to any other source, has had much to
do with our conversion. We would not take $50 for for this book and be without it. and on behalf of the
"most faithful friend to man" would urge every reader of the "Sportsman" to secure a copy of it
and test the value of its teachings. Price, iu paper, $1; cloth, §], 50.— Western Sportsman and Li\& Btock
Journal.

*• Tips and Toe Weights," a natural and rlain method of horseshoeing. Is the title of a very
clever, ingenious and practical book from the pen of Joseph Cairn Simpson, the Editor and Proprietor of
the Breeder and Sportsman. The author in his introduction presents "his little volume with apolo-
gies;" ho had no need to do so, every chapter gives evidence of careful thought, his arguments are well
worked out, the results of his experiments are placed in the most perspicuous manner before bis
readers, and his researches Into the past show that he is at once an euthusiastic and veracious student
of the horse. His great argument on tips receives its strongest cndorsation from his famous colt
Anteeo, whose history from his first shoeing to the time of publication is exhaustively treated. The
opening chapter is a plea for a better system of shoeing, and each succeeding chapter is a Btep o)
the ladder towards that final conclusion which the author has arrived at. He brings history, theory ana
experiment Into play to support his argument, and whether the horseman believes in his conclusions or
not, he will not quit the book till he has read it through, for in addition to the perfect knowledge of
(he horse which the author possesses.be surrounds if with" a literary charm, which holds the audience to
the last sentence. We heartily commend "Tips and Toe Weights" to the. attention of the public— Chicago
News,

Tips and Toe Weights.— J. C.Simpson has been prominently identified with trotters for many
years, not only as a writer on the subject, but as an expert handler and developer. He has given a great
deal of study to horses' feet, and the best way to improve their action. After experimenting tor a
lumber of years, be has put the result of his researches and practice in book form. This work,
entitled "Tips and Toe Weights," claims to be a natural and plain method of horseshoeing. It treats
of the action of the racehorse and trotter, as shown by instantaneous photography, and gives the sub-
ject of lips and toe weights a thorough ventilation. The work is meeting with a large sale, and is
deserving of a place in every horseman's library, no matter whether he agrees with the ideas advanced
or not Send orders to the San Francisco News Company, or to the Breeder and Sportsman, San
.Francisco, Cal. Mr. Simpson is the Editor of the Breeder and Sportsman, which is a weekly journal
devoted to the interests of breeders of fine horses, etc., and the advancement of all legitimate sport.
It i3 the chief medium and representative of the breeding interests on the Pacific Slope.— Ji, Y.
Spirit, May 10th.

f *t»m and Toe Weights.— Jos. Calm Simpson of San Francisco, California, has just published a bool
by ao. "^ which is almost worth its weight in gold to every horseman. He does not believe in the

rigid, unj.: . ron shoe that gives no rlay or expansion to the horse's foot. He has foun£ that shoes are
unnecessary, au«: everybody knows they are hurtful. He is a beliver in the use of iron or steel tips to pro-
tect the toeof t'.io loot. By their use, and without ever having-prt a shoe on Anteeo be trotted when four
years old in 2:'JQi- He claims that for ordi'Zft.'ryuse' even on macadamised roads tips are all that are re-
quired; that that fearful causa oi1a.neness, contraction, is entirely avoided by the use of tips. We are
guing to use them, airrA'auvise others to do it in the manner he Tecommends. Send f 1.50 to him. and he will
send you the book amd it will be as good an investment at you ever made for the money. — Coleman's Rural
World. .

Since the book was published, Anteeo gave still more convincing proof of the efficacy of the system,
trotting a public trial in 2:20), and showing half-miles in 1:08 and furlongs in 16 seconds while a
four -year-old. The best evidence of tha ^yuiineness of the trials was his sale for $10,000, wi^h other
pirties ready to tako himat the price. Antevolo, two years younger than Anteeo, never wore a shoe, and
wing to an injury to his foot when a foal it was the universal impression that he never could trot fast,
tie did -well as a yearling and two-year-old, and this past season, when three yearsold, he won the Occident
stakes, z 1,221, iu which he got a record of 2:29J, last half in 1:13 j; first money in purse at Sacramento,
■$."00; tecond moucy at Stockton, $2c3;the Stanford Stakes, Sl.672; and the Embryo, $870, making r cash
return for the season of S-1,514. I amsatis3ed that if he had been shod with full shoes when first pit la
training he would have been hopelessly crippled.

In the Breeder and Si-ortsman will he given a complete history of the treatment of Anfevcln, show-
ing with exactness tho trials and results. I have made arrangements with an eminent microscoplst to
make full examinations of the horny deposit in wall and sole, aDd all the tissues which compose the foot
of the horse, which will be incorporated in tho forthcoming articles in the Breeder and Sportsman.
I'nllv convinced by practical results, that this Dart of the anatomy of the horse is not understood as
thoroughly as tho other portions of the frame. . anticipate valuable accessions of knowledge from tnj
revelations of the microscope. Job. Caibm Simpson.

PRICE RETAIL: In Paper Covers, $1.00. In Cloth, Si. 50
TRADE SUPPLIED ON USUAL TERMS.

Mailed to any part of the United States or Canada on receipt of price. Send order; U

San Francisco News Company, or

Breeder and Sportsman, San Francisco.

The above treatise will be sent free to yearly subscribers, who Bend
orders direct to the office.

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SUPERB IN aUALITY,

Shoots Moist and Clean.

This powder has just been made specially hy Du-
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It shoots Molwt, is high grade, and of superior
excellence as to quality.

For sale by all dealers and by the Agent,

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< HII.O'n (UIIKII.dlV.vni. SHEEP DIP.
'Talented In Europe and America."

SHEEP

A positive Ni'-nb cure. A liquid, soluble In

cold w ater. It Is nbsoi utely noil-

poisonous.

The cheapest and most effective dip on tho market,
one gallon making one hundred gallons of wash.
Price, sl.?:.i persrallon.

Special discounts and terms to agents and large
consumers. For samples and other Information ap.

LYM>1 :.\ ll«»r<:il, Agents for Paclflo Coast.
11611'allfornla St., San Francisco, oil

17aeptl2

1888

Jptt Jfrtttfax m& £p&tt$twxn>

47

Southern Pacific Co.

(PAOIFIO SYSTEM.)

Trains leave and are due to arrive at
Sail Francisco-.

From Jan. t, 1888. |A

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..Calistoga and Napa..

..Colfax via Livermore .

...Gait via Martinez

..Has wards and Niles

.Hay wards c

..lone via Livermore

.. Knight's .Landing

..Livermore and PleaBanton..

..Los Angeles, Deming, El

Paso and East

..Los Angeles and Mojave

..Milton

..Ogden aim East „,

..Ogden and East

...Red Blur! via Marvsvllle

..Redding via Willows

...Sacramento, via Benicia

via Benicia .....

" via Livermore,

" via Benicia

" via Benicia

" Tla Benicia

...Sacramento River Steamers..
...San Jose _

...Santa Barbara

..Stockton via Livermore.. ..

" via Martinez

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LOCAL PERRY TRAINS.

From San Francisco Daily.

TO EAST OAKLAND— *6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 7:30— 8:00—
8:30— 9:00— 9:30— 10:00— 10:30— 11:00— 11:30— 12:00— 1.::30
—1:00— 1:30— 2:00—2:30—3:00 — 3:30 — 4:00 — 4:30 — 5:00
5:30—6:00 — 6:30—7:00—8:00—9:00—10:00-11:00—12:00

TO 23D AVENUE, EAST OAKLAND— Same as "TO
EAST OAKLAND" until 6;Q0r.M., inclnsiv3, also
at 7:00— 8:00 and 10:00 P.M.

TO FRUIT VALE— •S:U0— 6:30— 7:00— 7:30— 8:00-8:30—
3:30—4:00—4:30- -5:00—5:30—6:00-8:00—10:00.

TO FRUIT VALE (via Alameda)— •9:30— *2;00- 6:30-
12:00.

TO ALAMEDA— "6:00— *6:30— 7:00— *7:30— 8:00— *8:3C—
d:0u— 9:30— 10:00— J10:30— 11:00— tll:30— 12:00— tl2:3i _
1 -.00— Jl :30— 2 :00— J2 :30— 3 :00— 3 :30— 4 :00 — 4 :30— 5:00—
5:30— 6:00— 6:30— 7:00— fi:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— 12:00.

TO BERKELEY— '6:00— •6:30—7:00— *7:3Q — 8:00— *S;TO
9:00— 9:30— 10:00— J10:30— 11:00— Jll :30— 12:00-112 :3u
1:00-11:30-2:00—12:30—3:00—3:30—4:00 — 4:30—5:00—
5:30— 6:00— 6:30— 7:00— S;00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— 12;U0

TO WEST BERKELEY -Same as "To Berkeley.''

FAIRLAWN

NEW CATALOGUE FOR 1888,

Is now ready, and will be mailed free to all who send flive cents In stamps to prepay postage.

THE FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CATALOGUE

Contains Descriptions and Pedigrees of all the Broodmares and Stallions in nse at Fairlawn,
It also contains descriptive pedigrees and prices of about

165 HEAD OF HIGH-BRED TROTTERS,

—CONSISTING OF—

Standard-Bred Young Stallions,

Fillies and Driving Mares,
OFFERED AT PRIVATE SALE,

To San Francisco iP=tity.

FROM FRUIT VALE — 6:50— 7:20— 1 :50- 8:20—8:50—
9:20— •10:19-2:19— 4:20— 4:W— 5:20-5 :50-6:i:o -6:50—
8:50-10:50.

FROM FrtlUT VALE (via Alameda) — «5:21— 5:51 —
$9:15— *2:38— *3:15.

FROM 23d AVENUE, EAST OAKLAND-fi:55— 7:*fi
7:55—8:25— 8:5-5— 9:25— 9:05— 10:25— 10:55- 11:25— 11 :M
12:25—12 :55— 1 :25— 1 :55-2 :25— 2 :55— 3:25— 3 :55— 4:25—
4:55—5:25—5:55—6:25—6:55-7:55—8:55—10:53.

FROM EAST OAKLAND— *5:30- 6:00- o;d0— 7:0J—
7:30—8:00—8:30—9:00—9:30—10:00—10:30—11:00 — 11 ::Ju
.i2:00— 12:30— 1:00— 1:30— 2:00— 2:30— 3:00— 3:30— 4:00 —
4:30—5:00—5:30—6:00—6:30—7:00 — 8:00-9 00- 9:57—
10:57.

FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND-7 m mites later
than from East Oakland,

FROM ALAMEDA— •5:25-5:55 -•6:25— 6:55 -*7:25-7:55
•8:25-8:55-9:25— 9:55— $10:25— 10:55- $11:25—11:55—
$12:25— 12:55— $1:25— 1:55— r2:2o- 2:.V3— 3:25— 3:55—
4:25— 4:55— 5:25— 5:55— 6:25— 6:55— 7:55— 8:55— 9:55—
10:55.

fROM BERKELEY — *5:25— 5:55— •6:25—6:55— *7 :25—
7:55— •8:25—8:55— 9:25— 9:55 — $10:25— 10:55- $11 :25—
11:55— $12:25-12:55— $1 :25- 1:55- $2:25-2:55 -3:25-
3:55—4:25 — 4:55-5:25—5:55-6:25—6:55—7:55—8:55—
9:55—10:55.

/"ROM WEST BERKELEY— Same as "From Berk-

ELEY."

CKEIJh KOIITE.

FROM SAN FRANCISCO— *7:15— 9:15— Iia5-U5-

3:15—5:15.
FROM OAKLAND— •6:15—8:15— 10 J5— 12:15—2:15 -

4:15.

A for Morning. P for Afternoon.

•Sundays excepted. tSaturdays excepted; 1 Sundays
only.
C— Take ferry train and change cars at East Oakland

Standard Time f nrnlBhed by Lick Oebeevatoey.

4. 28. TO W'Wi,

Gen. Manager.

T. H. GOOD9IAN,

Gen. Pass. ATtk Ai?'.

ANGLO-NEVADA

ASSURANCE CORPORATION.

OF SAM FKAMlSra. CAI„

FIRE AND MARINE.
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O. P TAENFIELD Secretory

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LITTLE'S

Chemical Fluid

Non-Poisonous Sheep Dip.

Mixes instantly with cold Water.

Price $1.25 per Imperial gallon.

Sold in iron tiinms containing five Imperial gallouo
equals nearly 6 American gallons. One gallon mixed,
with60gallonB of cold water will dip thoroughly 180
sheep at a coBtof less than one cent each.

Easily applied, a nourisher of wool, a certain cure
for scab.

ALSO
UTILE'S PATENT POWDER DIP.

PoisonouB, mixes instantly with cold water. Sold i n
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Price 17 cents per pound.

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SUCCESSORS
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THE PULL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 1888

WILL SOON APPEAR IN THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN.

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TIME SCHEDULE.

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San Francisco.

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B-JUAlj (San Luis Obispo) & Way Stations.fi "i41"

a— Morning p.— Afternoon.

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urdays only.

TrainB run on Pacific Standard Time.

For Catalogues or farther information, address
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Co held at Cleveland, Ohio, September 14, 1886, out of eighty seven entries from representative shots,
representing fourteen States, the Parker Gun won first and third money, winning $900 out of the Sl,"i00
purse offered, a tding another victory to 1865, which was the Second International Clay Pigeon Tournament
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shooting other guns were such champions as Carver, Bogardus, Cody, Siubbs, Erb and others.

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importations made direct from England every year
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best blond and moBt fashionable families of Dish-
faced Berksbires. regardless of cost, and all re-
corded in English aDd American Berkshire records.

Young pigs from these importations, male and
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reasonaDie prices, and every pig guaranteed. Address,

25df-ci')2

ANDREW SMITH, Redwood City,

Or at 218 California Street. San Francisco.

Dr. Thos. Bowhill, M.R.C.V.S.

VETERINARY SVROEON.

Graduate New Veterinary College, Edinburgh
Awarded the Highland and Agricultural Societies
Medals for Horse Pathology, Anatomy, Physiology
and Histology. The Williams' Prize, '84-'85, for high-
est works in professional examinations, and aix first-
class certificates of merit. Honorary Member Illinois
State Veterinary Medical Association.

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AMERICAN

KENNEL CLUB
STUD-BOOK.

Blanks for registering in the oScial stud
book will be mailed on application.

Entries to Part I of Volume 5 close March
31st, 1888.

Sec'y, American Kennei Club.

Nos. 44 anil 46 Broadway.

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Notice.
C. BRUCE LOWE,

STOCK AND STATION AGENT,

A uctioneer, Horse, Cattle, and Properly
Salesman.
la prepared to accept orders from breeders In
America to select and forward stock from the Aus-
tralian Colonies; or will undertake to receive and
dispose of stock from America; or act as Agent
for California firms.

References kindly permitted to J. B. Haggin, Eeq.,
and Major Rathbone of San Francisco.
C. BRCCK LOWE.

Wright, Heaton's BiitldlngB,

Pitt Street, Sydney,
3de Now Pohtb Wales.

Harry E Carpenter, M.O.C.V.S.,

VETERINARY NITRUEO.V

13 run Uraduate ol

41 Hfrto Veterinary Col-
It'irt'. Toronto. Canadu

s-'.i' HlilullngN Castrated.

* •■««-riii»r> Infirmary. 371 Natomn St

Residence. 9G6 Howard St., SaD FraocUco".

TO

Sportsmen & Pleasure- Seekers

THE

SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO.

BKBPECTFUXiY CALLS ATTENTION TO THE

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

AFFOBDED BY THE "NORTHERN DIVISION
of its line for leaching with speed and comfort the
beBt ilaces In the State for
sea Battling, Sa ooting and Flsningr.

TBAIN8 LEAVE SAN PEANCISCO DALLY FOB

MONTEREY,

THE MOST CHAKMINfi

Summer and Winter Resort of the
Pacific Coast,

with ita beaotuul Groves and delightful Drives. Tront
In abundance can be obtained from the Beteral streams
In the vicinity of Monterey, and the beat of snooting
may )>e had in season.

THE BA T OF MONTEREY

Ib noted for the eitent and variety of fish which
abound In Its waters, notably Salmon. Rock Cod, Bar-
acuda, Pomplno, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder
The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with
the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superior
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEI
MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for Bport--

THE BA THING FACILITIES

AT THE

"HOTEL DEL MONTE,"

ABE UNSURPASSED,
having a MAGNIFICENT BEACH of pure white
sand for surf bathing. The BATH-HOUSE contain*

SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANKS

(150x50 fewt) for warm Bait water plunge and swim-
mingbathB, with ELEGANT ROOMS connecting for
Individual baths, with douche and shower facilities-

THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-known
Watering Places,
APTOS. SOQUEX AM» SANTA CRI'Z

IB VIA THE NORTHERN DIVISION.

SOUTHERN PACIFIC ROUTE,

(Broad Gaage)

The Northern Division runs through the countte*
of San Mateo, Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa C'rui
and Monterey, each of which abounds in game in gre<
variety, Notably

Uuaii, Pigeon, Snipe, Dock, Geese, Deer
and Rear.

Lakes PILARCIT08 and SAN ANDBEA8 are
reached by this line. Stages connect with trains dally
at San Mateo for those well-known Retreats, PUBIS
SIMA, SAN GREGORIO and PESCADERO. We
would particularly cull attention to the unlimited ex-
tent of range at and about SAN BRUNO and McMA-
HON'S for RIFLE PRACTICE.

These resorts are but a short distance from San
Francisco and offer Bpecial Inducements to the lovers
of thlB manly sport.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

Sportsmen and others presenting Passage Ttoke
will be entitled to

FREE TRANSPORTATION OF THEIB DOGtt
when carried In Baggage Cars and put In charge of
Train BaEgagenn.'n. Train Baggagemen are instructed
to Issue CHECKS for all dogs rccevod In Baggage
Care.

09-In order to guard against accidents to Doir
while In transit. It is necessary that they be provided
with COLLAR AND CHAIN. Guns and FlshlDe;
Tackle will be carried free of charge. Gnnstaken apart
and securely packed In wood or leather cases may be
taken in Passenger Cars.

TICKET OFFICES— Passenger Depot, To-
street, Valencia Station, and No 81SMark<_i
Hotel

O. BASSETT, A. H. R. Jl

Superintendent. Asst. Paeaand Tl

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Jan 21

HORSE BOOTS,

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RACING MATERIAL <?P

IN ENDLESS VARIETY AT

J, A. McKEBBON'S,

228, 230 and 232 Ellis Street.

San Francisco.

CHOICE OLD WHISKIES!

PURE AND UN ADULTER AT^^>.

'We offer for sale on favorable terms to tbe Trade.
I'ATHEK HOOD'S CELEBRATED FINE OLD WHISKIES

of tbe following brands, namely:

(Jranston's Cabinet, Century, A. A. A., Old Stock, HeDiv ^ull,
Doable B. and Mcaogrram, Very Old and Choice.

Also, in cased of 1 doz. quart bottles each,
Brunswick Cub (Pure Oil Rye) and Upper Ten (Very Old and Choice).

43T For excellence, purity and evenness of quality tbe above are unsurpassed by any wbiskiea i aDorled.
Chi only objection to be made to tbem by tbe manipulatiug dealers being that they cannot be improved

upon.

DICKSON, DeWOLF & CO.

SOLE AGENTS.

SAX FRANCISCO. «'A1 IFOKNIA.

IMPROVED

Blind Bridle & Winkers

FOR RACE HORSES.

Secured by Tetters Patent, July 95, 1882

Having thus described my invention, what I claim
as new, and desire to secure my lettein jintunt, is:

1. The part D.supported by the side straps of the bri-
dle, extending back as Bbown, the front having an
opening into which the blind is fitted, substantially,
as herein described.

2. In a bridle , in combination with the extensions D,
the curved blinds F, secured to such extensions, ana
as Bhapea, to give full freedom and ventilation to the
eye while circumscribing the vision, substantially as
herein described.

3. In a bridle, and In combination with the exten-
sions D. blinds F, and side straps A, the screw, nut
and waBber E, to secure tbe blind and allow it to be
Bet, substantially as herein descri1>ed.

4. In a bridle, and in combination with the check-

Sleces D and blinds F. as shown, the straps or bands
and H, connecting tbe branches or extensions above
and below the eyes, and having the adjusting slides or
buckles, substantially as and for the purpose herelr
described.

5. In a bridle, and in com ination with the blinds F,
supported and pivoted to the bridle bo as to be movat
ble about the point of support, tbe adjustable fron-
straps or bands G and H, and the i ear band I and the
throat-latch or lash connected with the blinds, ami ad-
justable, substantially as herein described.

The above are the claims allowed by th"1 patent
office, and though tbe corresponding letters do not
appear on the cut, the general principle will be nnder-
sood.

It meets with universal approbation, doing away
with all the objections urged against blinds, and at the
same time giving complete control of the line of
vision. By throwing the lower portion of the blind up
something of the same effect on the action follows as
Is induced by toe-weights. This is especially the case
when young coltB are tbe pupils, teaching them to
bend the Knee without the strain of weights on the
feet.

Foi- bridles of all denorliitiona "pply to

JOHN A. VJ.KK KltON.
Ka. 3*i an ti 3*2 F.llls St Ran Fmnrtsoo.

FOR SALE.

Thoroughbred Bull Bitch..

Apply at 305 Wiulilugton St.

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A TREATISE ON CANINE DISEASES.

CONCISE AND PRACTICAL.

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PRICE 50 CENTS, POST-PAID.

GLOVER'S IMPERIAL

DOG MEDICINES.

Mange Cure. - 50<\ Distemper Cure $1.0O
Blood Purifier, 5Uc. Verrailuce, - SOc

ranker Wash, 50c. Eye Ention. - 50c.
Diarrhoea Cure, 50c. Cure for Fits, - 50c.
Tonic, - - 50c Liniment. - 50c

Kennel and Stable Soap, bestdogsoapknown, price
25c.

These remedies are sold by druggists and dealers
in sportsmen's goods.

ALL DOG DISEASES TREATED
H. CLAY GLOVER, D. V. S.

Veterinarian to tbe "Westminster Kennel Club, New
Jersey Kennel Club, Khode Island Kennel Olub,
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Animal Portraits.

Domestic Pets, Field Dogs, Horses, Cattle, and ali
descriptions of LiveStockdrawn or painted to ord:sr,
lither Irom photograph or from life.

Original designs or drawings on stone, wood, etc.
for illufltra'iou purposes, furnished.

If. BOYD, Artl.l
°oMf ift post StreB .

STUD POINTER.

Bl'SH T., (3751 a. K. R.), lemon and white, by
Sensation (217 A. K. It.), ex Seph G. by Dart— seney,
In the stud lo approved bitches. Fee$30. RubIi T.
is a dog of good size, good markings, rare form, excel-
lent temper, high courage and marked field instinct.
In breeding be bus mi superior. Mis sire was a grand
Bolder and n bench winner. Ills dam is a winner on
th<- bench and an uncommonly Rood Held performer.

The kennel Is breeding Irish red setters of unexcep-
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THE

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Manufacturer of both Hammer and Hammerlees Guns.
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
A. Demonstration of the Shooting1 Qualities of the "L. C. Smith" Gun.

At the Cleveland Cartridge Co.'s tournament, held at Cleveland. 0.. from September IS to 16 inclusive
the "Smith" gun won first mnney in every class. It also won nearly two-ihirds of the entire
amout ($',(,00) of cash prizes, and championship trophy for tbe V St average in the 90 class. In tbe 90-
clape it won (he Is*. 2nd and 4tb moneys; in the 80-class it took the 1st. 3rd. 4th and 5tb; in the 10-clasBit
cook 1st aDd 2nd, with the 1st and 6th in the 60-class, making a total winning nearly four Units greater
than any other gun. of either foreign or bom* manufacture.

We think this a most excellent shewing, ns there was seven different makes of guns used by the nlneteeD
■'ontestants in the ninety class. L. C SMITH,

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augrtl

THE

Washington Park Club,

CHICAGO, ILL.,

Announce the following stakes, to close January ICth, 1888, find to be run at tueir summer meeting of
1888, beginning Saturday, June 23d aud ending Saturday, July 14tb.

Tlie Grc»t Western Handicap.

A sweepstakes for all ages, $50 each, b. f., or only
$10 if declared out on or before May 1st, 1888.
Declarations void unless accompanied with tbe
money; !*I,0r0 added; the second to receive $200, and
the third $100 out of the stakes. Weights to be
announced April 1st, 1888. A winner of any race after
tbe publication of weights, of the value of $1,000, to
carry 6 lbs.; of $1,500, 7 lbs. extra. One mile and a
half.

Tlie Oakivood Handicap.

A sweepstakes for all ages, $50 each, h. f., or only
$10 if declared out on or before May 1st, 1888.
Declarations void unless accompanied with the
money; 8800 added; tbe second to receive $200, and
the third $100 out of the stakes. Weights to be
announced April 1st, 1888. A winner of any race
after tbe publication of weights, of the value <rt
$1/00, to carry 6 lbs. extra. One mile and a lurlong.
Tlie llotiievnrd Stakes.

A Bweepstakes for all ages, S25 each. Sin forfeit;
$751 added; the second to receive $200, and the third
810(1 out of the stakes. A winner in 1888 ^f two races
of any value to carry 5 lbs,; of tltrt-e or more races of
any value 7 lbs. extra. MaldcUB allowed 7 lbs. One

Tlie Dearborn Handicap.

A sweepstakes for three-year-olds, (foals of 1885),
$50 each, $15 forfeit, with $800 added; the second to
receive §150, and the third $50 out of the stakes.
Weights to be announced by 12 m.. two days before
tbe day appointed for tbe race. Starters to be named
through the entry box at tbe usual time of closing,
the day before the race. One mile aud a furlong.
The Maiden Stakes.

For three-year-olds, (foals of 1885), that have not
won a race previous to January 1st. 1888; $50 entrance,
$15 forfeit, with $750 added, of which $200 to the
second horse. Maidens at time of starting allowed
5 lbs. One mile and a furlong.

Tlie Lake View Handicap.

A sweepstakes for two-year-olds, (foals of 1886)
$50each,S15 forfeit, wilb $800 added; the second to
receive $150, and tbe third $50 out of the stakes.
Weights to be announced by 12 si., two days before
the day appointed for the race. Starters to be named
through tbe entry box, at the usual time of closing
the day before the race. Three-quarters of a mile.

mile and a quarter.

The Quickstep Stakes.

A sweepstakes for two-year-olds, (foals of 1886), $25 each, $10 forfeit, $750 addod; tbe second to receive
$200, aud the third $100 out of the stakes. A winner of two races of any value to carry 5 lbs, extra. Maid-
ens allowed C lbs. Half a mile.

Please observe that iu the above stakes declarations aro permitted for a small forfeit.

Turfmen failing to receive entry blanks can obtain them by applying to the Secretary, or at the office of
the lil; i I I >ri; and Spohtsman.

Nominations and all communications to be addressed to tbe Secretary, Palmer House, Chicago* 111.

A Prograiumo will also bo arranged for an Autumn meeting, beginning Sept. 1st, for which Seven Stakes
will be advertised indue time, to close in March, 1888,

P. H. SHERIDAN, Lieut-Gen. U. S. A., President.
SMdo* J. E. BREWSTER, Secretary

Vol. XIT. No 4.
No. 313 EDSH STREET

SAN" FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1888.

General Topics.

The break in the weather was hailed with general accla-
iriation. The rain came and the frogs are merry. "What
became of them when the frost- held sway is beyond my"
Knowledge. The California frogs, at least that branch of the
tribe which dwell in onr part of Oakland, are a mystery.
JadgiDg by their music there mast be thousands within a
few blocks, though in all the years I have listened to their
melody not one has been seen. The first decided rainfall
opaus the concert. For months previona there has not been
a paddle, and they must hibernate during the summer
and autumn, burrowing deeply to get to moisture^ "Back
home" the piping was a token that spring was near at hand,
welcome music. "Three timed frozen" up and then warmth
and blossoms, green fields and verdant prairieS; There will
be green hills how, and the foals which have made their
appearance will soon get the benefit of milk which has the
aroma of alfillerilla, and before loug the richness which wild
oats impart. It is a great pity that the native California
grasses will not stand the tramping of many feet. Like
buffalos, elk, beaver and other animals Which fade away as
what we call civilization encroaches, it will not be long until
there is only a remembrance of ihe best feed in the world for
horses. None other which can take its place. Peculiarly
adapted for the climate, rapid of growth, it only needed
the usual warm weather which prevails after the first soaking
rains to present a good bite in a short space. When spring
was just opening in the States wild oats were in bloom here,
and the burr-clover a thick mob of stalks, leaves and blossomsj
alfillerilla covering the ground, and though tile oats hid the
others, in most parts of the country all were found growitig
on the same land. Wild oats predominated on the hills, the
Blopes and the levels better adapted for growth of "fillaree"
and clover. Horses would not eat the clover when green if
there was plenty of the others to be got, but when ripened it
was taken with avidity, and so nutritious that condition
would be retained when a stranger would imagine that there
was nothing for horses to live on.

When tHe wild oats got bo far advanced as to be what farmers
term in the "dough," it had remarkable fattening qualities.
Succulent when young it was grand feed forbrood-mafe'fl*, £nd
in the old days of California there was suoh a surplus of grasses
over the number to eat it that as it ripened the heads were
all that were eaten. When thoroughly ripened, unlike culti-
vated oetts or other grains, the seeds were held in the husk,
and the straw curing in the dry atmosphere there were hay-
mows and granarys on every hill. But bnrr-etover strikes
an Eastern visitor with the most surprise. 1 landed here
April 10th, the horses arriving some days after. There were'
eleven of them in one car, and the man in charge had not
taken them off excepting at Ogden, and then only for a few
hours. There was plenty of the native grasses at that time
on the Oakland Trotting Park, and much to my surprise
when the horses were led to a patch of fine looking clover
they refused to touch it, aud were ravenous for what looked
like weeds. I told the boys not to let them eat as it might
be poisonous, but an old race-horse trainer, Willis Hull,
enl'ghtened me with the information that it was "fillaree,"
and highly valued as food for horses. While burr-clover has
the same shaped leaf as Eastern clover, there is a marked
difference, There are more leaves, and it does not grow bo
rank as red clover, though quite thick on the ground. There
are small powers, and the seed is held in twisted capsules
about the size of a shoe button. The grains are small arid
contain a quantity of oil which accounts for them being so
fattening. When the dried stalks and leaves become exhausted,
the ground is coyered with the seed held in the covering, and
being nearly of the same shade as the soil, at a little distance
away the observer would conclude that there was nothing
edible left, The oapaules are gathered with tongue aud UpB,

and a small piece of land will carry quite a large stock of
horses or cattle.

'the Oakland Trotting Park track is laid out on the regula-
tion plan. There is a stream running across it which takes
up some grourid, and when t came there was an inside track,
so that at the most there could1 not have been more than
thirty-five acres within the enclosure, April, May and June
there were from forty to fifty horses and a few cows running
on it. Luxuriant as was the herbage when I first saw it on
that bright April morning, it seemed that So many grazing it
could not last to exceed a month. There was scarcely any
diminntion until some time after the spring rains, and during
the whole summer there was stock enough to have "starved
to death" on the beat blue-grass field of like size. But the
most severe test was five years ago* A mare was turned in in
the spring of 1883, and never taken out only for a few min-
utes at a time for seventeen months. She was "skin-poor"
when put in} she got fat before the summer was end.d, kept
ifl good condition during the winter, reared a colt the follow-
ing summer, and weht riway in much better order than when
she came. She was seventeen year's old when put into
the field, and it had been fully as heavily stocked as in the
year mentioned, 1874.

Alfalfa will support such a large number as to appear
incredible* to ait Eastern farmer, especially when it can be
irrrigated, and for mares tfaat errs suckling is unquestionably
valuable. In fact, colts can be reared updO it without other
food, and grown into large, fine-looking horses. But when
taken from alfalfa and put to work they will melt away to
skin and bone, unless carefully handled. It promotes a great
flow of milky although I am doubtful of the propriety of
depending tipdn it entirety in rearing racing or trotting colts.
The native herbage gave periods of grass and grain, or,
rather, grass, hay and grain. Two rhonibs when the plants
were green, three months with shadings from early growth
to maturity, from three to five months when everything was
ripe, but preserved by the dryness of the climate. Alfalfa
cart be kept perennially green cut for hay, or if pastured to its
capacity there i& a confcrndal succession of newgrowtb. In
lands adapted to its culture inifmettse returns result without
irrigation. The main root is bound to reach moisture if it
ha3 to go twenty feet straight down to reach it. In this way
it feeds' off a store which other plants could not reach. That
it extracts fat-formiug material is shown by all animals which
eat it, hogs being ready for" Cbe buteher without other food.
That it is a promoter of size in horses' ia also well established.
Of the large number of horses from Mr. Haggin's Kern
County rancho I have seen at least nine-tenths of them are
above the average Bize of the families to which they belong.
The problem to solve ie: How shall we combine the advan-
taged there surely is in grazing alfalfa and those which result
from liberal rations of grain? There muBt be restriction in
the amount of green feed, eo that there will be a hearty appe-
tite to oats, and greater powers of assimilation than to have
the stomach distended to an undue degree. It is well estab-
lished that green food is of vast benefit to horses in training.
Fifty years ago it was held to be detrimental, and this came
from the knowledge that horses lost "condition" by a "run at
grass." That result came from a lack of the nutriment they
had been aocuBtomed to, and had there been a limit to the
time spent at grass, and a continuation of a portion of the
grain rations, condition would not have been entirely lost.
Condition is rather an indefinite term. Racing condition
means that a horse is i.ia shape to be capable of performing a
certain task to the full extent of his ability. A horse in the
best possible form to run one mile at his greatest Bpeed might
not be in shape to go further. But there must be good health
in order to be fit for any purpose. In the olden times trainers
held H necessary to give medicines to seoure health, just as it
was the custom to take physio in the spring, and many
thought that the lancet was a potent force iu keeping up the

vigor and a powerful ally to guard against disease. Long after
old-time customs were discontinued in human practice, those
who had charge of horses clung with exceeding tenacity to
ancient notions. Purges, the more violent the better, balls,
cordials, medicaments without number were thought essen-
tial to insure health, and in keeping with turning the animal
into a drug recepticle was the treatment all through. Hot
stables, with a rigid exclusion of fresh air, heavy clothing,
virulent blisters for slight ailments, the furthest possible
departure from Nature being held the proper course. Deem-
ing that physio had marvellous recuperative qualities that
was the best bower in the hands of the trainer, and where a
laxative was thought necessary medicated mashes were in
order. Green food is by far the best corrective of ailments
consequent on fast work, and at the present time there are
few trainers who do not realize its importance. Good as it is
when placed before the horse in the stable, still better when
the animal can gather it for itself. When allowed to make
its own selection the choice is different from what the
attendant would make. Rank, luxurious growth is forsaken
for a short bite, and not nnfrequently the animal will prefer
to eat the soil than the most tempting herbage.

1 have drifted away from the alfalfa topic, and in resuming
the consideration of that wonderful plant and its adaptation
for feeding brood-mares and young coles, I have to depend on
what I have learned from those who have given it a trial.
There is a material difference of- opinion regarding the effects
following its use, though even the widest discrepancies can
be reconciled. Many years ago Mr. McDonald, of Marysville,
informed me that he turned some horses he used in livery on
an alfalfa pasture field. They were taken up in good flesh
but ran down amazingly when put to work, and months were
required to bring them into as good condition as when first
given the run. No matter what plant was selected if the
whole sustenance came from it in the early stages of growth
that result would follow. Mr. Apperley, who gained so much
celebrity as a writer over the signature of Nimrod, nearly
half a century ago, proved that the practice of summering
hunters which prevailed in England was sure to result in the
same drawback as Mr. McDonald adduced, and his remedy
was to feed plentifully of grain, if circumstances forbade reg-
ular exercise, and shelter in the fields where the animals ran.
That green food is of vast benefit to foals and weanlings is
settled beyond question, and this is one of the wants of Cal-
ifornia. If alfalfa can be utilized that want will be in a great
measure overcome. A few paddocks set in alfalfa will sup-
ply quite a stock, and the paddock system, while it restricts
the opportunity for extended gallops, is the best adapted for
alfalfa grazing.

If the whole area be in one field, it will not carry one-half
the stock it oan keep when divided. When gnawed to bare-
ness so that there is scarcely a green leaf to be seen, if the
stock is taken off a very short time is sufficient to cover the
ground with a thick growth. When four crops of hay oan be
cut in a year, running from two to three tons to the acre at
each cutting, its marvellous rapidity of production can be
understood. Then the paddock Bystem will permit of reg-
ulating the quantity eaten of alfalfa and make the
feeding of grain easier to accomplish. A few mares in one
small enclosure is better than to have a big drove in a big
field. The curtailment of the distance for the colts to gallop
over can, in a measure, be obviated by extending the length
of the paddook, tbough that will increase the expense of
fencing. To fence a square paddook of two acres rather less
than seventy-two rods of fencing is required to make it an
oblong which would give a chance to gallop; a quarter of 168
rods will be the length of tbe boundary lines. There would
be other advantages, however, as with square paddocks more
lanes are required, as it is almost an absolute neces^i
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the other paddocks. A square containing sixteen two-acre
paddooks would require two lanes, assuming that one side
■was bounded by a road. This would take 858 rods of fen-
cing, while parallelograms of two acres each, laid in the square
of sixteen acres would take 1,356 rods of fencing, but without
lanes, the road giving ingress to each.

There would be other advantages in the "oblong-square"
shape, beside giving a longer stretch for the youngsters to
gallop over. If fed in the paddocks the labor of conveying
the food would be lessened, and the stock would be easier to
control. The width of each paddock would be 77^ feet, so
tLat however difficult to eatch a mare might be, she would be
easily cornered. From the information obtained, I am of the
opinion that thiity-two acres of alfalfa would keep twenty
mares with their foals. That is, provide them with all the
green food that would be necessary. Better than a parallelo-
gram, on some accounts, would be paddocks with lines con-
verging to a common centre. This will economize ground
and Btill further lessen the labor of taking care of mares and
oolts. Either the oblong or "kite-shaped" will lessen the
expense of conveyiag water to each paddock, and in this
country where artificial methods of supplying water so largely
prevails, this is an important factor, and would make some
amends for the additional expense in fencing. In paddocks
with converging Hues the base should be a segment of a
Girdle, and the apex cut off far enough from the point ro give
room for entrance gates and box stall. A quadrant, if not a
large circle, would afford room for a number of paddocks,
and by increasing the size these could be multiplied indefi-
nitely. All the other adjancts of a breeding farm could be
arranged on the circular plan, bringing ihe whole business
into compact limits and facilitating all of the work.

The most notable exemplification of the necessity for greon
food to mares which are suckling, and to young colts, in the
» xperience of Theo. Winters, Rancho del Arroyo, was situate
"u the rich plains of Putah Creek, not very far from where
the stream breaks through the Coast Range. Although
nlmost on a dead level, the drainage was ample. The creek
has cut a deep channel so that in ordinary stages of water,
the top of the banks must be at least fifteen feet above the
s irface of the creek. While there were numerous paddocks,
t-.ere were also large fields in which mares and colts ran, and
if unything there was an excess of gram feeding. Rancho
del Rio is on the East bank of the Sacramento, and while
the surface may be termed rolling, it cannot be called hilly.
But near the river and in swales between the elevations there
is green feed the "year round," this being the ODly pro-
nouueed difference between the two places. The same
(•tiillions, and with a few exceptions the same, brood-mares,
while many fine race-horses were bred and reared on the
former place, the most notable being Mollie McCarthy and
Duchess of Norfolk, there has been an improvement in speed,
or, it may be better to staie, more uniformly of excellence.
There has been a surprising advance in size, and to prove
that there is an increasing tendency to larger growth the
foals of 1886 and 1887 are larger than any which have pre-
ceded them. There is alfalfa in places on Rancho del Rio,
tuungh near the river are native grasses which keep green.

That the good qualities of alfalfa can be made available for
the production of race-horses and fast trotters is beyond
leusonable denial. A plant, which will grow horses belong-
ing to families of an average height of 15J hands, to over 16
1 ands, with a proportionate increase in other measurements,
which will fatten cattle, and especially hogs without other
food, must possess properties favorable for the development
of a higher grade of stock. The problem is to secure the
advantages of increased bulk without losing quality. Musole
which is of the best kind for human food may not possess
the "snap" necessary to propel the enlarged frame at a rapid
pace. There may be an increase in the size of bones and a
lack of density. The muscnlar tissue may resemble basBwood
more than the hickory spring of the blood horse, and, in
place of bone which rivals ivory iu texture, that deposited
from alfalfa may be porous and altogether inferior to that
which has good oats,' California herbage, or blue grass to
eliminate the frame-work of the rapidly-moving equine
machine. Rapidity of growth is not inimical to toughness,
though many hold that it is. " Early maturity, early decay"
has been accepted as an axiom without analysis. The tough-
est hickory is that which shows the widest annual rings, and
some birds which reach their full development in a few
months outlive mankind.

If the position be correct that alfalfa pisturage is a promoter
of size, and also accepting the prevailing idea that it induces
"RoftnesB," when that is the only food there must cer-
tainly be some way of securing the good results without
entailing what is detrimental. Should that be correct it will
be a great boon to California breeders. Wherever alfalfa can
be grown, large rangeB will not be a sine qua non even when
there is a large number of animals. In all probability a
gi eater use is made of alfalfa at Rancho del Paso than on any
of onr breeding farms, and I hear glowing accounts of the
>ouugsttrs which are natives of that great breeding farm.
Suuie time ago there weie fifteen hundred acres of it, and
tiuce tbjn the area has been increased. I am without per-
gonal knowledge to depend upon, the only experiment having
been n ade with alfalfa hay, and that a recent test. A filly
1»> Jut dooker was sickly from birth. She had a good appe-

. . hi' .ug as much hay and oats as the others, but did not
A run of several months at grass did not prove the

:uedy anticipated, and until three months ago it did not
ifwtu that Bhe would ever have ai<;e enough to be of any

account. As one of the characteristics of the Hookers is size,
the luck of it could not be an inheritance on the paternal side,
aud on the maternal there were fair proportions. Noticing
alfalfa hay in a feed store a few bales were obtained. As
much was dampened twelve hours previous to feeding as
would be used at one time, and when a couple of bales had
been fed to thiB filly and three other colts, there was manifest
improvement. Now she is in good flesh and full of life, and
though in all probability the backset can never be entirely
overcome, she is a different animal. While it may be that a
favorable change would have taken place without alfalfa, it
is reasonable to give it the credit. The other colts have done
well, and one of them had a violent attack of distemper, from
which he still suffered when the lucerne was introduced.

Records and Aeres.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman. — It is always interesting,
even though it may Dot please, to reap to the full the
wish of the Scottish poet, and occasionally see ourselves
as others see us. As he says it will from mauy an error
free us, and foolish notion. I am inspired to those remarks
by reading your editorial "Grateful Acknowledgments."
You say truly that California leads the world in young
trotters. Although we do not lead the world, in young trot-
ters, we can felicitate ourselves that we can beat Canada
for the same reason that California can beat us, namely that
on onr side "there has been good fortune, as well as good
management." Canada has shown by her contribution of
Pilot, Corbeau, St. Lawrence, Royal George and Columbus
stock, that she loo, is not without good cause for self-gratu-
lation, and for regret that she is not like California and the
Eastern States, a little nearer to the equator. It would be
hardly the thing, in view of the "blood lines that have
achieved success in California, to claim that the superiority
lay iu the blood that was sent from within a few miles of
where the speaker writes. California owes to Western New
York a large debt for the Clay blood of Sable Wilkes, and
to eastern New York for the Clay, Hambletonian and Mam-
brino blood that courses in the veins of the Palo Alto
youngsters. The same blood is here yet, and it seems to me
a demonstration as simple as the first of Euclid that Cali-
fornia's superiority lies in her beautiful climate, and in
nothing else. She has, instead of three months that can
with good fortune be relied on in the East, at least nine
that may be used with reasonable certainty for training
purposes. I remember standing on the Rochester track on
the second day of October, 1878, overcoat turned about my
ears, to see Elaine try to beat the four-year record. I for-
get whether she succeeded or not, but remembered that the
day was unfavorable for speed. It is brought back to me by
the reminder that her daughter, Norlaine, trotted to the best
yearling record a month and ten days later. The resident
of California who has never been east of the Rockies will
better appreciate the character of November as a racing
month in the East when I say that two years ago, on the
12th of November, the lakes of western New York were
covered by a foot of ice, and teams were drawing two ton
loads of freight of various kinds across them. The season
that is generally relied on for training in the East is
from the middle of June to the middle of September. After
this time the weather alternates between cold rains, sleet,
cold winds, with an occasional day or two of pleaBaut
weather. This year a stallion was sent to Buffalo on the
20th of September to reduce his record. The conditions
were favorable for a day or two, then came cold rains which
covered the roads with ice, and the owners of the horse were
compelled to await the thawing of the ice to return without
their record. After this time Sudie IX, and later on Nor-
laine, made her record, and the owner of Sudie D. was the
maddest man in the East. I am not sure that he could
have beaten the record of Marvin's little filly, but Bowerman
thought he could, and for all the tantalizing purposes this
answered the purpose.

The superiority of the California youngsters is, moreover, a
preeminence due as much to technical division of the breed-
ing year as it is to the greater length of available time for
training and racing. The breeding year commences on the
1st of January, and terminates on the 31st of December.

This division of the year is an arrangement merely arbitrary
and doe? not represent the actual state of the case. A month's
training when a yearling is fit to receive it accomplishes as
much as a year's training to one whose education is deferred
to five or six years. The two or three months possessed by
the California trainers, after the training season has termin-
ated in the East, almost equals the total available time in
New York State. To prove that the superiority of the Cal-
ifornia youngsters is one merely technical and not real, it is
only necessary to point out the fact, which Californians have
overlooked, that their youngsters have not beaten Eastern-bred
young ones of the same age, and that the fastest records for
their respective ages are still held by Sudie D., yearling;
Mamie Wood, two-year-old; Patron and Houri, three years
old, and Elvira, four-year-old. I demonstrate it thus:

Foaled. Made Record. Age.

Sudie D., 2:351 April 9, 1886 Oct. 15,1887 18 mo 6 do.

HindaRose, 2:364 ...Feb. 27,1880 Nov. 14,1881 20 mo. 18 da.

Norlaine, 2:914 Feb. 16, 1886 Nov. 12, 1887 20 mo, 28 da.

OVEB TWO TEARS OLD AND UNDER THREE.

Mamie Wood. 2:27i... May 9, 1884 Sept. 9, 1886 28 mo.

Wildflower, 2:21 March 5, 1379 Oct. 22, 1881 31 mo. 17 dp.

BoDtta, 2:241 May 21,1879 Nov. 24,1881 29 mo. 28 da.

Fred. Crocker, 2:25J.. Mar. 23, 1878 Nov. 20. 1880 31 mo. 26 da.

BeJl Boy, 'i:'Ji Mar. 25, 18fe6 Oct. 13,1887 30 mo. 18 da.

OVER THREE Vi.ilis AND UNDER FOUR.

Patron, 2:191 June 28, 1882 Oct. 19,1884 39 mo. 21 da.

Houri, 2:19! May 19, 1884 Aug. 14, 1887 38 mo. 26 da.

Hinda Rose, 2:191 ... .Feb. 27, lb80 Oct. 10, 1883 43 mo. 13 da.

Sable Wilkes, 2:18 ..Mar. 24, 1884 Oct. 29,1887 43 mo. 2 da

OVER FOUR YEARS AND UNDER FIVE.

Elvira, 2:18! May 28, 1880 Sept. 26, 1884 fil mo. 29 ds,

Manzanita,2:16 Feb. 25,1882 Sept. 3, 1886 01 mo. 5 da.

Bailie Bentou, 2:17! ..Mar. 27, 1B80 Deo. 13,1884 56 mo. 16 ds.

It will be easily seen, from the above table, that once you
take away the ideal fiction that all horses born between the
first of January and the thirty-first of December are of the
same age the superiority of the California-bred younsters
vanishes at once. There is no common basis of comparison
between Sudie D. and Norlaine, two months and twenty-two
days her superior.

It Bhould be borne iu mind, in this connection, that the
superiority of California is strictly confined to that arena in
whioh Bhe has every condition in her favor. When her oolts
and fillies approaoh that age when a few mouths in a horse'B
age offers no material advantage, she is content to take her
plaoe further down in the olass. I would ask, therefore, that

if the California yearlings are superior in a general sense to
Eastern youngsters, how comes it that their superiority has
vanished at five? The fact of the matter, demonstrated on
many battle fields, is, they are not superior, as a class. The
superiority is extrinsic to the animals themselves, and con-
sistB partly in the greater length of the season and partly in
that technical truth that a horse born on the 31st of Decem-
ber becomes a yearling the next day. If the colts aged from
the first of October, it would be fairer for the East, so far as
the end of the year is concerned, but California would still
have the additional time in the spring. I have long been of
the belief that colt performances were of no real value to the
breeding public They teach no lessons, and the fact that
not one in fifty of the great campaigners that have won
twenty-live or more raceB have ever started as three-year-olds
or younger, should teach breeders that the old adage, taught
twenty yearB ago, that early development meant early decay,
haB not ceased to be true. Indeed a greater number of the
eighty or thereabouts that have made their marks as cam-
paigners have won their maiden races much nearer eight
than five or younger. Still, if thore is any glory in the infant
prodigy business, it should be justly rated and awarded
according to its merit, and when it is duly weighed it will be
found that, notwithstanding the handicaps under which the
Ea6t has to suffer, the balance in favor of California need not
disconrage anyone.

There is no desire here to underestimate the marvellous
progress that has been made in California, or to abate one atom
from the merit due California youngsters. That they are
superior with vastly greater advantages, that they would be
superior upon equal terms, there is nothing in their breeding
or history to warrant us in claiming. Whenever the Cali-
fornia stock has come against Eastern stock on equal terms,
there has been no general victory for California. This is
shown in your list of thirteen stallions owned in California,
the fastest by record beiDg the Kentucky-bred stallion Guy
Wilkes. There is no stallion in the list that has demonstrated
his ability to beat Patron, 2:14£, or Pballas, 2:13|. There is
not a gelding in California that can beat or approach the five-
year record of Jay-Eye-See, and there is no pretense that Cal-
ifornia has produced one yet to equal the 2:14 of Goldsmith
Maid, to make no reckoning of the several others between
her and Maud S. No California horse of any age has
approached St. Julien's time or quality. To be sure Cali-
fornia's claim is upon her youngsters, not upon aged horses,
but I mention those to bring to mind the fact that no superi-
ority has been demonstrated in California breeding, but only
in California advantages. Aurelios.

Union Springs, N. X.

Where the Money Was Given.

[N. ¥. World.]

A week ago we gave tables of the races run at all distances
in the United States as compared with 18S6. At the same
time the amount of money given by associations in purses
and added money was printed. Since then there has been
some increase made, which, with coirected addition, shows
that the total money raced for, not including owners' stakes,
entrance to purses, money in matches and surplus in selling
races, amounts to $1,398,203.50. An extended story could
be made telling whence this money came. But the following
table Bhows all racing centres where two thousand dollars or
more was raced for, with the number of race days and total
races run:

No. of No. of Amount

Place. days, races, given.

Monmouth Park 25 163 $169,600

Sheepsbead Bay 29 134 128,200

Brooklyn 22 132 108,610

Clifton 83 413 86,400

Jerome Park 18 109 78,850

Saratoga 29 145 71,750

Chicago— Washington Park 17 104 70,960

Chicago— West Side Park 47 238 60,360

Latonia 25 132 60,050

Guttenburg 66 268 47,200

Brighton Beach £0 183 46.7P0

Washington 17 85 44,650

New Orleana 65 226 41,676

Louisville 19 94 39,900

St. Louis 1 10 50 32,800

Baltimore 9 44 32,400

Nashville : 15 62 24,200

Lexington 16 65 23,600

Niagara 16 73 21,250

Memphis 11 44 17,2(10

Kansas City 6 31 16,8ti0

Buffalo 9 41 9,250

Dallas, Tex 10 21 6,470

Atlanta, Oa 6 18 4,400

Helena, Mon 6 15 4,860

Denver, Col 10 18 4,325

Butte, Mon 6 13 3,350

Salt Lake, Utah 5 8 2,350

Pueblo, Col 4 9 2,100

CALIFORNIA AND PACIFIC COAST.

The total amount reported from the Pacific Coast is
$54,700, of which $49,000 was given in California, viz.:

No. of No. of Amount

Place. days, races, given.

San Francisco - 14 58 $20,000

Sacramento 6 28 6,650

Oakland 7 16 6,245

Los Anseles 13 24 8,666

Busanville 6 11 2,715

Stockton : . 5 6 2,100

Eureka R 10 1,676

Marysville 4 6 1,200

Pefaluma 6 6 1,200

Santa Kosa 5 6 1,050

Glenbrook 3 5 900

San Jobo 2 4 800

Vallejo 2 2 660

Six smaller places 14 23 1,350

OREGON.

Salem 6 8 1,900

Portland 2 4 1,000

Hillsboro 2 2 400

WASHINGTON TERRITORY.

Walla Walla 6 8 1,650

Colfax a 5 800

Many of the above meetings are "mixed" affairs, with trot-
ting and pacing. in the programmes, and under the manage-
ment of the agricultural associations.

The "hunt club" meetings also materially helped to swell
the showing for the year. The money given, however, does
not begin to show the total amount contributed, for a majority
of the races run are for gentlemen riders, to whom the con-
sideration takes the shape of silver plate. The races open to
professionals are for money, and the results as follows:

No. of No of Amount
Club. days, races, Riven,

Rockaway— Cedarhurst 8 63 $17,100

Country— Boston 6 29 4,160

City Troop— Philadelphia 3 16 2,800

Country- Pelhom 2 10 i, 200

Baltimore 1 4 375

To all of the above must be added tho enormoas number
of "chicken-feed" races run at small fairs, where the total
ranged all the way down from $1,850 at Milwaukee to $10,
the total of whioh is 157 plaees, 340 days, 460 races and
$58,898.50.

1888

«glx* grejete <xwH gyvxtsmmt.

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Hints to Beginners.

Editor Breeder A2?D Sportsman:— Some two weeks ago a
young breeder and reader asked me to write an article for
yoor paper. I replied I would try, and, precious as my time
is, I must do so with care and anxieties pressing me. It is
of interest to trie youDg breeder, or the new beginner. The
law which shall make breeding paRs from the condition of
conjectural to that of a positive science is rapidly being
written. I know now certain lines have their own character-
istics, and I trace back, not bo much to the immediate parents
as to some potent ancestor. Agassiz has stated children are
not only children of their father and mother bnt they are
also children of their grandfathers and grandmothers and
children of generations preceding them. Hence, I warn our
readers and young breeders of the great danger of breeding
to a horse not well related. This law of inheritance is a force
as uniform in its action and invariable as the law of grav-
ity. Its action is moditied and interfered with by opposing
forces which oftentimes disguise its phenomena, but tbe saf-
est rule is to breed to the best. It is curious to observe what
an important part Nature saems to play in all material things
concected with the successful doings of man. The breeding
problem is one which has taken possession of all intellectual
breeders of the trottng families— trotting of this diy — as may
be inferred from the multitude of cultivated men that prac-
tice and talk upon this subject. The man who is willing to
begin at the bottom with a small capital of a few hundred dol-
lars can secure a few well-bred mares and make good money,
assnmiDg that he has a knowledge of pedigrees and knows
wbat he wants. But this class often make a great mistake in
another direction. Usually the first thing a man does after
having concluded to engage in the breeding business is to
purchase a stallion and invest all the money that for the time
heing he can spare. There are too many men who own poor
stallions that are compelled to compete with well-bred stal-
lions and whose qualities have become known. Now, what
is the result? He takes his chances with, those which were
there before him, assists diligently in cutting down the rev-
enue, and adds not a little in engendering petty jealousy and
spite among breeders who, but for this competition in bus-
iness wonld have been warm friends. In the second instance
he goes into a community with his stallion where there are
no well-bred stallions to compete with and no well-bre I
mares to raise colts from. Now, his horse is worth $5,000 to
§8,000, and his owner expects to see him get trotters from
common mares, and probably at a fee of $25 to $30. Of all
fallacies in breeding this is the greatest. The man who
indulges in it may be a benefit to some future generation, but
he is a detriment to himself. Tbe remedy is simple, indeed.
Let the breeder who wibhes to begin the business of breeding
trotting stock start from the opposite direction. Buy a few
well-bred standard mares that represent the best and speed-
iest trotting families— mares or fillies that are by stallionB
from a stallion that is a producer, and his dam, and second
dam is also a producer of uniform speed, and breed them to
speedv producing stallions. By all means don't breed to the
record alone. The stallion from a producing sire and dam
is the stallion to breed to. Pay no attention to a fast record
alone, but record is good in the former. A stallion for me to
breed' to must represent a 2:20 performer in his sire and first
or second dam. The same will be required in your brood-
mares. The stallions at the Cook farm deserve more than a
passing notice and also brood-mares, in this respect, and I
should be doing them great injustice did I not Bay a few
words in regard to them and owner.

Breeding and raising the trotting horse is becoming of
more general interest every day, and properly eondacted and
managed is a profitable and remunerative business. In fact,
breeding and rearing any kind of stock onght to be made
profitable. Success is the aim of all breeders, and the only
way to attain it is to secure breeding stock from tried strains
of blood. Those who breed to the best trotting bred families,
can sell their stock for good prices, no matter how hard the
times are. It takes time to eradicate from a community old-
time notions and ideas on the breeding problem, but people
are learning that if they have a young trottiDg bred mare
it is more profitable to pay $75 or $100 or $200 for the ser-
vice of a good trotting bred stallioD, representing trottiDg
families of the front rank, than $10 for a stallion that does
not represent the best trottiDg blood, and relies wholly on a
trotting scratch record. It can be intelligently applied to
breeding as follows: Mr. Leach buys a well-bred young
brood-mare, say for $500. The interest on this money and
the keeping of the mare is $100 more, and the services of a
stallion $100 more, and be reasonably certain that the
product at a few months of age will sell for an amount
sufficient to cover the entire outlay thus far; or he can breed
her to an unknown obscure horse, perhaps for nothing, and
obtain a colt worth little or nothing at a year old. In the
first instance he would be a producer in that he has managed
so that the mare has paid for herself, and he holds her as
clear profit; in the second instance he is a consumer, because
the product of his investment and time is notworth in
money what it has cost him. This is a fair illustration of
the difference between good and bad investment. I believe
and have always maintained that the business of breeding
the trotting horse in any favorable locationmust be a success,
provided it is conducted upon busin bs principles. I do
assume that many men rush into it blindly even with large
capital and expect to be successful. HaviDg became a busi-
ness by itself, it is just as essential that he who undertakes
it be familiar with all its details, as it would be to become
thoroughly acquainted in manufacturing, before investing
money in such an entemrise. I speak now to the young
breeder in particular, who wants to buy mares only to put
to breeding. From speed producers are to-day the animals
that the Eastern breeders are here looking for, nnd they are all
intellectual breeders. Let every man, therefore, who con-
templates buviDg brood-mares, reason in this way. Let him
buy such number of well-bred brood-mares or fillies and
breed them to the best horse within his reach, ana he will
find that the best stallion is the cheapest to use in the end.
If there are none near him, then let him buy mares in foal,
always preferring the best. The man who buys four brood-
mares has four chances of getting a trotter, and at least one
chance of getting a colt that will prove himself a sire of
merit while, if he should lose one of the four, tbe proht on
the remaining three in the shape of increase would make
good his loss before the expiration of the first year. Assum-
ing you have four highly bred mares, breed them to a highly
bred stallion; there ib every probability that one of the
first three foals would make you a first-claBs trotting bred
stallion The reason why the breeder sometimes fails is be-
cause he doesn't know when to sell; he does not in a business-
like way ascertain what the colt has cost him, and what a
reasonable profit would be on the investment, and then sell
when he gets it. Nor does he try to learn the market price
of such a colt. Fortune haB begun to smile upon the breeder

of the trottiDg horse, and nowhere more brightly than for
the trotting horse breeders of California, but do your utmost
and man will never learn too much about breeding of the
trotting horse. Samuel Gamble.

San Francisco, January 17th.

The Woodard and Harbison Sale-

Editor Breeder and "Sportsman: — The entries for our great
February sale at Lexington closed the 12th of this month with
undoubtedly the very best lot of stock that wehave ever offered
at public auction. Our catalogue will be ready for distribution
in a few days, and will coDtain fully five hundred head. Our
catalogue is not only great in the number to be offered, but
consists of the cream of the most prominent breeding farms
in Kentucky and elsewhere. We take the liberty of oalliog
the attention of your readers this week to a partial list of the
prominent breeders whose stock is consigned to us, and a
brief mention of the breeding of some of them. First, T. B.
Muir & Co., Chilesburg Stock Farm, will sell the great young
stallion Count Wilkes 4601 by George Wilkes, dam Jewell
(dam of The King, 2:29], and Gambetta, 2:26.) by Gill's Ver-
mont 104, also five choicely-bred mareB and youngsters,
including a very elegant-looking mare byMambrino Patchen.
Messrs. Whittaker & Herriott will sell a very handsome
mare by Mambrino Patchen Jr. She can trot a mile
in 2:25. Mr. "Wallace Estill will sell the mare Hecla
by Almont, dam Haidee by Mambrino Chief. She is
sure in foal to Wilton, 2:19J." Captain T. E. Moore, The
Cedars, Shawhan, Ky., will sell ten head, the get of the great
Bismarck 326. Mr. A. M. Anderson, Bourbon Co., will
sell seven head, nearly all by Bismarck, and out of well-bred
mares. Other parties in Bourbon Co. have consigned a num-
ber of the get of Bismarck 326, all of them choice individ-
uals. This large consignment of the get of Bismarck ought
to attract the attention of breeders. No. 3S in our catalogue
is a very choice filly by Mambrino Russell, out of Alpena by
Thorndale. She is consigned by K. E. Roberts, Georgetown,
Ky. No. 39 is indeed a rarely-bred filly. She is by Lord
Russell, out of Calendula by Harold. She is consigned by
Le Grand Lucas, Esq., of Woo iburn Farm, Spring Station,
Ky. Messrs. Engleman & F.elds, the popular breeders, near
Danville, Ky., will sell nine head of as rarely-bred ones as
can be found within the stud book. No. 5S is a very prom-
ising filly by Voltaire, consigned by W. L. Spears. She is
not only a good looker but very fast. Z. E. Simmons, Esq.,
for "Walnut Hill Farm, will sell twenty head, all of them
standard. Messrs. Jessie & H. W. Dudu will sell ten head,
all standard. Mr. Kellar Thomas, of Bunrbon Co., consigns
thirteen head, including the mare Novelty (three-year-old
record 2:28|). She is in foal to Abbotsford, 2:19£. Mr. E.
W. Ayres, Duckers Station, Ky., will sell twelve head, all
choice individuals and well-bred. Mr. M. V. Wagner, of
Wagner Stock Farm, Marshall, Mich., haviDg determined to
engage in other business, has consigned to our sale twenty-
three head, including the stallions Black Cloud, 2:17i, and
Recorder, a well-bred son of Alcantara by Geo. Wilkes. He
will also sell the fast mare Naiad Queen, and a well-bred
daughter of Geo. "Wilkes. Every head of this consignment is
choice. Mr. J. Breck Payne will sell Elies by Geo. Wilkes,
out of Ellen Briggs by Blackwood. She is in foal to Robt.
McGregor. He will also sell a handsome Nutwood filly out
of Elies. He will also sell a filly by Red Wilkes out of a Geo.
Wilkes mare, a filly by McGregor out of a Geo. Wilkes mare,
and a filly by Jay Bird out of a Mambrino Patchen mare.
Mr. Robt. Steel, of Philadelphia, will sell four standard stal-
Kods and ten standard mares in foal to Epaulette. Mr. V.
C. Cromwell, of Cromwell Place, enters a choice youngster by
Wm. L. {son of Geo. Wilkes), and out of a mare by Geo.
Wilkes. Mr. Cromwell has also entered for Messrs. Noble
& Co., of Grand Rapids, Mich., two fillies by Red Wilkes, out
of Maggie King by Read's Almont, one a six-year-old and one
a three-year-old. They will also sell Valley Girl by Walkill
Chief, and a filly out of Valley Girl by Red Wilkes. We
want to say here that we will have in our catalogue eleven or
twelve sons and daughters of Red Wilkes. Among them is
Charley Stiles 7465 out of Jennie (the dam of three that can
beat 2:20) by Jno. Dillard; also Sour Mash 6659, out of a
mare by Bourbon Chief 383. Mr. M. Walker will sell a
mare by Red Wilkes that has shown miles in 2:21, the last
half of the third heat in a race in 1:07£. Mr. T. Anglin will
sell five head, all choice individuals ami standard-bred,
among them the horse Gladiator Jr., record 2:27k. Robt.
McGregor will be represented by about ten of his sons and
daughters, including a grand-looking youDgster out of Birdie
J. by Young Jim. He is consigned by W. S. Rogers Jr.,
Elevation Stock Farm. Messrs. R. C. Church, Church Bros.
Bowen & Holten, and H. Berry of Frankfort, will sell twenty-
five head, the get of Onward, Madrid, etc. Mr. T. C.Roberts,
St. Josephs, Mo., will Bell the stallion Col. West (sire of four
2:30 performers) by Almont 33, also ten of his colts out of
well-bred mares. Messrs. Wm. and Geo. Singerly, of Phil-
adelphia, will sell a numberof very choice youngsters. Messrs.
Maeey Bros, enter about twenty-five bead. Mr. 'Nm. Rue, of
Danville, has sent us about 175 to 200 entries, many of them
standard stallions, brood-mares and youngsters, and also a
number of choice business horses. This is a great catalogue,
and we will have a great sale. We would be glad to mail
a oatalogue to any address. Respectfully,

Woodard & Harmson.

Eastern Sale Dates.

Owing to some dissatisfaction with the dates fur the
thoroughbred sales agreed upon at a recent meeting of
breeders in Lexington, a second meeting was called, and the
dates reassigned as followes:

May 3 — Wooaburn yearlings, A. J. Alexander.

May 4— Elmendorf yearlings, D. Swigert.

May 5— Runnymede yearlings, and Coldstream yearlings,
Clay & Woodford and J. S. Clark.

May 7— Dixiana, McGrathiana, and Lake View yearliDgs,
the Droperty of Mr. Young, B. G. Thomas and J. B. Wilgus.

May 8— Kingston, Iroquois, Fleetwood and other yearlings,
to be offered by Messrs. Brnce & Kidd.

May 9— Meadowthorpe and Edgewater yearliDgs, property
of T. J. Magibben and W. H. Cheppu.

May 10— Thoroughbred brood-mares, property of M.
Young. . .

May 11— Stallions, brood-mares and horses in training, by
Brace & Kidd.

Mr. MiltoD Young's celebrated stallion Pizarro, by Adven-
turer, dam Milener by Ritaplan, valued at $15,000, died on
the 19th inst. of pneumonia.

Proper Shoeing. .

The following was out from an exchapge, and though
written in the first person, the name of the author is not
attached. There are some sensible ideas, however, and the
tendency to follow a more natural method of "projecting"
the feet of horses growing stronger all the time. Wh* u- we
first advocated the use of tips imbedded into the horn, thfere
was plenty of ridicule, and a good share of peraoDal abuse i'J.
a paper which took the opposite side. Now there are maay
agree in the propriety of leaving the foot as nearly as the
purposes incidental to domestication will permit, free to per-
form its natural functions.

The advice given it the article copied, is good as far as it
goes. The gist of our practice can be put in few words.
Protect that part of the foot where the wear of horn exceeds
the growth. See that the unmelaled portion of the foot is
kept in proper shape, and that the covered part is not allowed
to take a wrong bearing from leaving the metal on too long:—

What may be remedy or core,

To evils which our own misdeeds have wrought. — Shakespeare.

It is well to state that the method of shoeing which I advo-
cate is not a mere theory but the result of practical experi-
ence which I have had with the large number of horses
entrusted to my charge, numbering, in fact, fourteen thoa-
Baad. Besides, the theory is not novel in itself. It consists
simply in apply practically a system of horseshoeing which
belongs more especially to Laforse, who made use of it in
tbe last century. I was induced to adopt the shoeing de-
scribed in a late isBue, for the following reasons: I was greatly
puzzled to give a firmer hold to our horses, which have to
draw heavy vehicles at a fast trot, and in consequence I tried
every Bystem, but found that the question to be solved was
an exceedingly difficult one, for, as it is well-kDown, the
pavement is very bad, and the tramway rails that are in
almost all the principal streets, add a new difficulty in tbe
way of the horses obtaining a firm hold. Falls werenumerous,
very often resulting in serious accidents entailing the killing
of the animals. To put a stop to this condition of things
became an important question. The caulkios only increased
the number of falls. At this time the shoeiDg called
"Charlier," occurred to me. It consists in placing only a
very narrow b>nd of iron under the hoof, and it is fitted into
a recess in the side of the foot; and also remembering that the
Gormans placed artificial frogs under the hoofs for the pur*
pose of giving more hold on snow, ioe, or the pavement, I
thought it might be better and cheaper to have the foot
reBt on the frog. It is certain that the contact of this spoDgy
part with the pavement ancfrails would hinder the many
slips, and that the horses power would be increased by the
fixity.

I began by prohibiting the shoers to touch, under any pre-
text, that part of the hoof called the frog, and I soon per-
ceived that this part developed to such a degree that the
heels might be left bare, without any protection from the
shoe. The results of this system of shoeing were not long
in being felt in cur horses, for falls ceased, as if by enchant-
ment.

This in itself was a great point gained, but we must not
forget the other important results which followed. We main-
tain that preserving the frog intact facilitates the putting on
the of shoes, for the shoesmith has a sure guide for paring
down the bars if too long; nor is there any danger that one
side of the hoof will be pared down more than the other.
There is every chance, on the other hand, that the hoof will
be even. Moreover, the hold is easy, and I repeat "that in
the case of a horse that has been shod for some time in this
manner, the foot will be alwasy brought down flat instead of
using the toe alone." This is not a theory, but the practical
experience derived from shoeing 14,000 horses in this man-
ner. It mnst be borne in mind that I do not assert that the
hold of the horse does not begin by the toe, as this is the
physiological manner of the horse in walking; he places the
hoof forward, and the front part of the toe is what first meets
the ground, but the heels follow and come immediately and
hold, especially where the horses have the frog in good con-
dition, well developed, and bearing on the ground. This is
my experience, and it is easy to test it.

Let us take two hordes that have to pull a heavy load.
Pare away the frog of one altogether, and shoe as usual. If
necessary, put on heavier sponges on the shoes. With the
other horse, leave the frog entire; put on shoes that ate a
little short, and the Bponges thinner, if necessary. At the
end of five or six months, we shall find that the first horse
will prop himself against the ground, and almost always come
down with the toe. He will become what is known as a
"toer," while the second horse will begin, it is true, by the
toe, but the foot will come each time to the hold. If the
shoes are taken off both horses at the end of a certain num-
ber of days, it will be found that the shoes of the first animal
are worn only at the toes, while those of the second are
almost uniformly worn everywhere. Besides, you know the
instantaneous photographs by Muybridge, of San Francisco.
If you codsuU them you will perceive that the horse must
always bringdown his foot fiat, and not on the toe alone.

What is shoeing, after all ? It is a necessary evil, if I may
express myself thus, and I believe that I am right when I
advance the assertion that the less shoeing the better. The
best method of arriving at thiB result is to have the foot per-
form its functions as if it were not shod, and our method is
i the best for attaining this. In fact, by shoeing the anterior
part of the foot only we protect the most sensitive and
exposed part of it, and by having the hind part rest on the
ground, we allow the frog and the heels to acquire the devel
opment which they should have. This is so evident that 1
have observed even bad feet were considerably chauged for
the better, and I have been very often surprised to see even
hoof-bound feet, that had almost no frogs whatever, begin to
open and acquire great development of the frog aftera certain
time. In such cases the hold of the animal is often very
much modified, and his gait becomes more rapid. In such
cases, grease-heels, sand-cracks, quitter-bone, etc., are seeD
to disappear.

My stablemen have been so much struok with these advan-
tages that very often when a horse cuts himself, or has a
Bmall sand-crak, they cut off the branch of the shoe that
causes tbe mischief.

I would never advise an owner of a horse to change the
shoeing precipitately. The change mnst be dooe progres-
sively; that is to say, by lowering the hoof as much as poRsi-
ble in the toe, and by preserving it in tbe heels.

Twitchiogs of the tendons and efforts in the joinl
rare among our horses which are still shod as Btal

I think that farriers, both in the United Sta-
Europe, are Dot folly up to the requirements of
for the practice of it is a real art in the true sense of
It is not enough to give fine feet to a horse — jl

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&\u fpmder Viatel J»yartstuati,

Jan 28

no, he must be shod in.BBch a way aa to possess all his nat-
ural powers. Here the owner should maintain his view6,
but here be must understand horseshoeing — and it is an ex-
ception to find one knowing it. As I have said above, shoe-
ing is a necesea-ry pvil, and the advantage of my method is
to render it as sriiall as possible. In fact, respect the integ-
rity of the. foot, and only pare the heel slightly if necessary
for certain feet, and, to avoid having the boof too long, bave
the frog as a guide. It should ba always in contact with the
ground when the foot is shod. If, now, we add a Bboe that
is as narrow or thin as possible, and with as few nails as
pbssible, we have all that can be expected in the way of
• "good shoeing.

Manual Training.

We have a double purpose in copying a treatise on training
men. In tbe first place many of our readers are interested in
advice regarding tbe momentous question of how to get in
order; and then it has a definite bearing on conditioning
borses. The following is from tbe pen of G. Lacey Hilher,
joint editor of the cycling volume of the Badminton Library,
and a recognized authority in that line of sport. As we have
stated before, old-time notions are now generally discarded
and the training of men and horses conducted on a more
intelligent basis. "While we do not fully agree witb Mr.
Hillier, tbe reasons may be our limited knowledge of manual
training, tbougb from what has come under our observation
we feel justified in knowing something about it. Personally
we bav6 bad some experience, if not in the way of training
for what is termed sport, tbe business engaged in from tbe
age of sixteen to twenty-two years required condition. Land
surveying and chiefly long jobs in the big woods were a test,
and the whole formula was plenty of food, drink (coffee and
water), tbe purest air, and, of course, plenty of exercise.
Under that we were in capital order. No matter how hard
the woik what little fatigne accrued was dispelled after eat-
ing supper, and tbougb there might be some muscle soreness
at first, that soon wore away. We bad a more definite experi-
ence at an age which can be compared to that of an eight-year-
old horse, viz., forty years. In Chicago, for two years, exer-
cise was not so violent as when living at home. Leaving that
city in midsummer, our horses were taken to the farm in
Iowa. The training track was covered with a dense growth
of blue grass, red top, white clover, etc. Not one of the men
taking care of the horses could mow, and as in our boyhood
days we conld handle a scythe with the beet, could give it
the proper "hang" and keep it sharp. Notwithstanding it
cot smoothly we were out of breath before fifty yards, and for
the first days there were more stops than work. But the job
had to be done, and not only that, but work of some kind
from early morning until after sundown. Hot, fearfully,
these July days on that Mississippi "bottom." The perspir-
ation ran in Btreams, and water drank by nearly a quart at a
draught. When we left Chicago 157 pounds was the weight,
in three weeks down to 136 pounds, so there was a loss of a
pounu per day. We never felt better, and could stand any
amount of work without undue fatigue. Still, with that
experience, the old idea that horses must be restricted in
their water prevailed, and when sweats were given the sup-
ply was limited, and to overcome thirst as much as possible,
with scant rations, the water was made blood-warm, and acid-
ulated with cream of tartar, or some other fancied medicament.
The quotation from Dryden is well worthy of being kept
in mind. "Glorious John" was evidently far in advance of
the time and away in the lead of many trainers of the
present day, who still think that nature is anything but a
safe guide to follow.

There is no point on which greater mistakes are made than
on this one, whether it be by the hard racing man, or bv the
steady tourist. In both cases the errors may be of "com-
mission, or of omission, and they prove equally injurious
either way. Many a good man has to take a back seat on the
path or the road by reason of injudicious diet. This occurs
much more frequently on the road than on the path. The first
point to be considered is. What is the object of dieting at
all? In a great many cases riders try to make dieting take
tbe place of practice. Being precladed from taking all the
practice which they require, they attempt to bring themselves
to their racing weight by dieting, which, in some cases,
practically means starving themselves down to the desired
Btate. This is an obviously ridiculous coarse, but not
one whit less' so than another idea, strongly clung to by a
great many athletes, that they can literally "starve them-
selves" for want of liquid, without ill effects. Of course,
in the early stages of training, when the Budorific exerciBes
have induced a strong ''training thirst," it is advisable
to fight against the craving; but, when in fall work,
either for the road or for the path, absolute distress for
want of liquids — not necessarily intoxicants, if any really
thirst-quenching beverage can be found amongst the
sugary and glutinous compounds denominated "temperance
drinks"— is harmful to a degree. Thus it must be laid
down as an axiom that, although some moderate dieting may
assist a training man, if he is able to do Bnfficient work, yet
dieting alone will never train him. We are, of course, sup-
posing that the training cyclist is in good health, and gifted
with that strength of digestion which the exercise generally
develops. Of course, if the man is training he should
scrupulously avoid anything which he knows from experience
disagrees with him; whilst, ithisdigestion is weak, he will do
well to avoid everything which is in any way indigestible;
aB, of course, indigestion will interfere seriously with a man's
work. Whetherour rider be training for the road or the path
he should never attempt work without fir6t having partaken
of some sort of food. The before-breakfast riders will
generally be found to have had, at any rate, a "snack" before
they undertake the runs they talk so much of; and as a
"snack" is an unknown quantity, it may mean, practieally a
breakfr it. Should ourrider be unfortuately constrained to do
some u£ bis work before breakfast, his best course is to take
an eg^ beaten up in 6herry before beginningto dresB, and then
a bisciit or two. This will enable him to take some slow, easy
exei se before going to business; though, in most cases,
nnle« a man 1b Bhort of work and requires to lose a good
i .• weight, we are not much in favor these l>efore-break-
?t exercises. At any rate, if they are taken through stern
>5fiity, it is well to confine the work to moderate distance
_ 1 pace, say a couple of slow, Bteady miles on the path; or

if it is for road work, a similar distance on the road avoiding
hill work, and, in fact, all hard work.

For breakfaBt tbe training man should take what he is used
to, avoiding new bread, more because of its indigestible
qualities than anything else, and drink coffee, taking care to
make a good meal. For dinner the 6ame course is to be fol-
lowed— i. e., whilst avoiding all those viands which experience
has shown to be unsuited to the individual, to enjoy as much
variety as possible. As, however, the great object is to avoid
indigestible things, our novice will do well to avoid French
dishes, entrees, and similar gastronomic treats by reason of
the secret and hidden nature of their constituent parts, and
to confine himself to those dishes of whose nature he is well
informed. Mutton ib to be preferred in general to beef; the
steak and chop are to be patronized. A good cut from a leg
of mutton is, perhaps, aB good a meal as anything, though
the main point is to avoid monotony. Vegetables need not
be so carefully avoided as has usually been done, though it
might be unwise to indulge largely just before a race. Tur-
nip tops, spinach and similar dishes are to be recommended
in moderation, whilst even the potatoe should not be dis-
carded. In fact, the cyclist's ordinary diet may be pretty
well adhered to, with the caution given above. For drink
there is nothing to approach ale, equal parts of Burton and
bitter being the best selection, and the amount being some-
where between half and a pint, moderation, of course, to be
observed. We are, of coarse, aware that this does not
entirely coincide with the views of a considerable section of
our readers who wear a bit of ribbon in their button-holes;
but. at the same time a man must drink some fluid. Water
is a snare, as it has a strong tendency, at any rate, in the
metropolitan district, to be contaminated, and is, moreover,
by no means a satisfactory liquid in any case. After a some-
what lengthy trial of a large number of "temperance drinks"
we must candidly admit that we only found one which did
not produce more thirst than that it was expected to quench,
was cold tea; and even that concession to blue ribbon tenets
is nullified by tbe fact that a very minute dash of alcohol, in
the form of half a glass of brandy to a pint of tea, makes it a
still more reliable drink. Should our rider be going in for a
lengthy trip it would be well for him to prepare with some
care the refreshments which he intends to take, as by that
means he will get accustomed to the form which it takei.
How many men can credit unaccustomed food or drink given
them by injudicious friends during a long race, with losing it
for them? Bat although some of our riders may wish to
confine themselves to the cold tea regime we cannot conscien-
tiously advise it, and would simply Bay to the tricycling racer
drink what you have been accustomed to, but in moderation.
Bo not drink between meals. Begin this at once and make
it a fixed rule, which will be found to come easier each day it
is continued. By this means the actual quantity of liquor
imbibed will be diminished; whilst, at the same time, the
obviously ridiculous spectacle of a man who is trying to get
into good conditon walking about positively ill from nervous
worry through thirst would be avoided. We do not speak
without our book in this matter, for during our first experi-
ences of the path we managed to thoroughly knock ourselves
up by attempting to follow out to the letter the instructions
contained in a book which pretended to treat on the subject,
and which, as far as we can remember, did not say that a
training man might drink at all. At any rate, for weeks we
suffered, and were silent, uutil one day an old trainer of many
years' experience 6aid, "Ion don't look very well to-day,
sir." To which we replied, "No; I'm training and I'm very
thirsty." "Well," said the authority, to our considerable
astonishment, "Go and get a pint of bitter; you've earned it,"
and in truth we had. And this may be a guide to our train-
ing friends, viz., that if they have done a really hard spell of
work they can allow themselves some little latitude in this
matter. Of course, we don't mean that they are to drink
immoderately, but at the same time if a man is so foolish as
to do so we cannot stop him by anything which we may say
here, and we suppose we are writing for sensible men, who
will not imagine, by our remarks above, tbut we mean drink-
ing to excess after each good spin. In short, if a man has
time and opportunity to do the requisite work he need not
be so very particular, so long as he studies moderation. It is
quite another thing with the cyclist, who is limited as to his
leisure. In thiB case he must take every possible care of him-
self, and as liquids of any sort do certainly add to the weight,
and as under his circumstances he has not got a fair chance
of working that addition off by means of lengthy exercise,
then that rider must take a certain amount of care, and set a
careful watch on his dieting and drinking, so as to avoid as
much as possible the undue increase of weight, without, at
the same time {as we said abo7e), starving himself down.
The evening meal should not be taken too late, and may con-
sist of anything light, which the rider may fancy, with coffee
or tea (the former for preference); or, if the rider prefers it,
half a pint of bitter head, though this will depend very much
on the rider's fancy, as some cannot take it without having a
heartache next morning. A very good plan, if the rider is
really serious in his labors, is to finish the day with a little
gruel of the plainest sort, into which a thimblefol of gin has
been introduced. It will be seen from the above somewhat
lengthy paragraphs that the rider's diet is to be left pretty well
to himself, and as we do not pretend to write for those who
cannot control their own habits, we shall say little more on
the subject. Every man has a pretty accurate knowledge of
his ownidiosyncracies as regards the various viands put before
him, and he is thus able to select those ODly which "don't
disagree him." Good health, and consequent ability to get
through his allotted work, will follow aB a natural corollary;
and all this should be accomplished without physic, on which
some trainers are so fond of depending, for it is as Dryden
says —

"Better to huot in fields for health unhouglit,

Than fee the doctor for a nauseous draught .

The wise for cure on exercise depend;

God never made his wort for men to mend. "
Let our training-man, therefore, whilst keeDing a watchful
eye on his diet, yet allow himself considerable latitude in his
choice, so as to avoid monotony, and following out the poetic
maxim quoted above, "on eiercise depend" for the results
for which he is laboring. We need only now point out that
these remarks on dieting apply equally well to both path
racers and road tourists— for both classes of wheelmen will
find a decidedadvantageinBtudying the question of diet, from
the earliest rides of the season. And it is to be noted that
the diet on which a man trains is tbe best for him to ride
on, with certain small modifications.

Among the many breeders who have within the past five
years tried to buy the old Morgan Stallion Herod, is Mr. A.
H. Willard of Olivet, Mich. Fuiling in a recent attempt to
get a price upon him, Mr. W'illard is now arranging to ship
next April to Minnesota a car loud of stylish, sound standard-
bred trotling-mares to be bred to Herod. Michigan breeders
learned the value of Morgan blood through old Magna Charta
and they want more of it. Several of Herod's sous are being
located in that State.

Records Acrainst the Watch.

tiL T. G., in Breeders' Gazette.j

One of the most pleasing representations of a horse, to my
eye, that has appeared in a long time, i6 Boyd'B sketch of
Norval reproduced in the Bkeeder and Spobtsman. It used
to be an ambition among school-boys to draw "the purtiest
horse," and, as men are but boys of larger growth, the ambi-
rion doubtless lingers, with equine artists at least.

Permitting me to be the judge, quite likely a poor one, Mr.
Boyd most have the reward of merit for his Norval. Possibly
other artists would do equally well with a Norval to work
upon, for that critical horseman and editor, Joseph Cairn
Simpson, says he is a "grand-looking horse," and that ihe
picture "recalls his form with exactness." The ancient tra-
dition that trotters are clumsy brutes is fast working to the
rear. Modern breeders of trotters are producing beautiful
animals that are fleet, good-tempered, and useful in many
placeB. While Norval is a beauty, he is not delicate, but
massive in strength, fit to pull a plow or a coach. What other
breed of horses on the globe can fill so many useful placeB as
the American trotter?

And yet I despise the manner in which his yearling
daughter Norlaine got her record. If I had my way every
record ot this stamp would be swept from the books. They
are as pusilanimous as a sham battle and wholly lacking in
every element of sportsmanship.

Bowerman's challenge for Sudie D. has the right ring to it.
I would walk a hundred miles to see that race, and 1 would
not walk over the street to see either of them fight the watch.
As it stands Sudie D. is the best yearling. Her friends do
not shrink from the actual contest; they are willing to meet
her rival at home in a genuine horse race that will command
the respect and approval of the people. This act goes a long
way toward redeeming Kentucky from her malodorous "tin-
cup" records, and if met half-way will help California in the
same direction. These bogus records, obtained without a
conteBt, do not popularize trotting with the masses. Such
efforts are viewed by most people with the contempt they so
richly deserve. A real fltsh-and-blood contest, warmed by
the vivid glow of partisan feeling on the part of owners and
friends, kindles a spark that glows brighter than all the cold
contests against a dummy the world haB ever known. The
difference in their value is that existing hetween the true gem
and paste. The same sentiment that pervades the bogus
record prompts in other people the wearing of bogus dia-
monds. They are a sham, a contemptible sham, and I do not
want the Oazetle to suppress my remarks. The situation
demands plain talk. It is time for the bogus records to
"step down and out." We have a great many game trotters.
The crying need of the hour iB a few game men.
■^ —

Futurity Stakes of 1890.

[N. Y. World.]
Although Secretary Lawrence, of the Coney Island Jockey
Club, will lose the bets he made that the third Futurity
StakeB, to be run in 1890, would receive a thousand entries,
he can claim that with 912 entries it is the largest entry ever
made for a slake — produce or otherwise — in this country. The
sires named include not only every prominent stallion, home-
bred and imported, but many young sires who a few years
ago were among the racing "cracks," and it is certain that
should the race in 1890 be won by a son or daughter of George
Kinney, Pizarro, Pontiac, or by any sire known to tbe then
patrons of the race-track as a horse they had Been win races
at Sheepshead Bay, the enthusiasm will exceed any yet Been
at that popular resort. The recently imported stallions, like
Mr. Belmont's St. Blaise, Mr. Swigert's Rotherhill and the
Australian Btallions Barebin and Sir Modred, belonging to
Mr. Haggin, are well represented, the last two especially. In
fact, take all the chances into consideration, such as thecbar-
acter of the sires represented, the grand lot of mares nom-
inated, the superb form shown by the two-year-olds from
California, the go-aheaditiveness of such owners as Haggin,
Baldwin and others in securing the best trainers and riders
in the country, it would not be a bad bet to make that the
race will be won by a youngster from the Pacific Slope,
What a scene of enthusiasm there would be if a colt or filly
out of Miss Woodford should win, she being among Mr. Hag-
gin's entries as served by Darebin and Sir Modred. Looking
at the possibilities nearer home, the produce of Iroquois in the
Belle Meade lot must not be forgotten, neither must the prod-
uce of a dozen or more successful Tennessee and Kentucky
stallions that have I een tried and not found wanting. Thus,
those who take interest in breeding problems bave two years
of delight before them in watching the coming and maturing
of the colts and fillies that will have chances to win the richest
racing stake yet run in this country, to aid which there is tbe
first Futurity to be decided next September, with the second
in September, 18S9, while, should either be won by something
bred by a small breeder having but one or two nomina-
tions, an impetus will be given to the breeding of thorough-
breds, especially by small land owners in the Middle and
Western States, that will create a market for every well-bred
mare in the country, whether successful racers or not.

From an interstate standpoint the 912entries for the Futur-
ity are divided aB follows: Kentucky, 373; Pennsylvania, 128;
California, 126; New York, 95; Tennessee, 48; New Jersey,
45; Maryland, 29; Virginia, 19; Missouri, 15; Illinois, 4;
Ohio and Alabama, 3 each; Montana, District of Columbia and
Canada, 2 each, and Minnesota 1.

The North-Western Circuit.

Tbe following are the official dates for the Northwestern
Fair and Racing Circuit:

Deer Lodge, Montana, July 18, 19, 20, 21.

Butte, Montana, Aog. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. 11.

Helena, Montaua, Aug. 20, 21. 22, 23, 24, 25.

Missoulta, Montana, Aug. 28, 29, 30, 31, Sept. 1.

Spokane, W. T., Sept. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. -

Salem, Oregon, Sept. 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22.

Walla Walla, W. T., Oct. 1, 2, 3, 4. 5, 6.

In running races the weights will be:

In races exclusively for two-year-olds— 105 lbs., box allow-
ances.

In races exclusively for three-year-olds— 107 lbs., sex allow-
ances.

Weight for age — two-year-olds, 85 lbs.; three-year-olds, 107
Iba.; four-year-olds, 117 lbs.; five-year-olds and upwards, 121
lbs., sex allowances.

The rules of tbe American Trotting Association and the
rules of the American Turf Congress will govern these races
bo far as are applicable.

The first foal by Ban Fox made its appearance at Bancho
de Paso last week. A bay colt out of Illusion by Alarm.
He 1b a beauty, and after seeing him, Mr. Haggin regrets
more than ever the loss of the sire.

1888

gfoe Ifceete awtf J^Mrtsmaw.

53

THE KENNEL

Dog owners are requested to send for publication the earliest possi-
ble notices of whelps, &ales, names claimed, presentations and deaths
in their kennels, in all instances writing plainly names of sire and dam,
and of grandparents, colors, dates and breed.

Occidental Coursing Club.

The club ha3 arranged a close coursing meeting for ."Wash-
ington's Birthday, at Newark park. A sixteen-dog-stake will
be ran off for valuable prizes. The main trophy is to be an
elegant silver cup, which, with a proportion of the entrance
money, will constitute first prize. Second prize will be coin.
Plenty of hares are being exercised at Newark, and the ini-
tial meeting of the club should be made a great success. The
officers of the day will be: Judge, J. R. Dickson; alternate,
M. Fallon; Slipper, James Wreen; Slip Steward, Col. S. O.
Gregory; Flag Steward, A. A. Boaton; Field Stewards, S. L.
Abbot Jr., Col. Taylor and Hugh Deane. The draw will be
made at No. 539 California street, on the evening of Saturday.
February 18th, at 8 o'clock p. m.

Field Trial Challenge-

Editor Breeder and Sportsman: — As everybody is inter-
ested in held trials at present, and as a great many owners of
valuable dogs were unable to attend the trials held by the
Pacific Coast Field Trial Club, and run off at Bakersfield, and
as I consider myself one of the many unfortunate ones who
is the owner of a good dog and could not possibly get there
with him, I take this method of giving all the dissatisfied and
disappointed ones, as well as the fortunate ones, an oppor-
tunity of showing what their dogs are capable of doing; also
all the field-trial winners in California. I will match my
white and lemon pointer dog Bush T., by champion Sensa-
tion, out of Seph G., against any Llewellin setter or pointer
dog or bitch, for a race of two consecutive days, eight hours
to constitute a day's work, between sunrise and sunset, thirty
minutes allowed for lunch, on quail, for two hundred ($200)
dollars a side. The conditions which are to determine this
match are embraced in the following articles of agreement,
which will be fair to both sides:

Article I. That only points on quail are to be counted,
single birds and covies each to count one point and the dog
having the greatest number of points at the close of the race
to be declared by the judges the winner, and his owner to
have the entire purse of four hundred ($400) dollars.

Article II. That when either dog points, the handler of
said dog or the dog himself shall flush the bird within ten
seconds from the time either of the judges orders the bird to
be flushed, and if failing to do bo no point is to be scored,
unless the quail is flushed by the dog that pointed or his
handler.

Article III. The dogs are to be worked so that each dog
may be as much as possible in view of the judges, but should
the dogs and their handlers (the handlers of the dogs are to
keep as near each other as possible) become so separated as
not to be within view of the judges, then the opposing jndge
shall accompany each the opposing dog and keep a score of
his points, made during their separation, and upon the judge's
meeting again each judge is to report to the others the number
of points scored during their separation for the dog which he
accompanied in order to keep the score correct. Under no
consideration shall they be separated over thirty minutes, if
so the jadges shall order them up and bring them together
immediately and order them down again.

Article TV. That to constitute a point the dog must
assume the position peculiar to him upon pointing or placing
a bird; when the judges and dogs are together the jadges are
to agree upon the point before it is to be counted, and shall
announce to which dog it is credited, and state the number
of points credited to each dog.

Article V. That when either dog finds a covey the other
dog has a right to join him in hunting the scattered birds.

Article VI. That both parties mutually agree upon Marin
County as the place at which the said race is to be run in the
month of February, 18S8. The time (or date) to be mutually
agreed upon.

Article VII. That when the race is commenced it is play
or pay, and no accident to either dog or worker is to stop it
unless said accident is caused by said opponent, in which case
it will cause him to forfeit the Btake to the injured dog or his
opponent.

Article VIII. That each party to this agreement is to
deposit one hundred ($100) dollars in the office of the Breeder
and Sportsman as a forfeit upon the signing of the agreement,
and is to deposit the entire amount of the stake the day before
the race is commenced. The deposit to be made to the credit
of the owners of said dogs which are herein named.

Article IX. Should the owners or the dogs die or become
disabled before commencing the race, the trial is to be
declared off and the deposit to be returned to said owner or
his representatives.

Article X. That each owner of said dogs shall have the
selection of one jndge, and the said jadges to mataally select
a third judge, all of the judges to be well-known sportsmen
and quail hanters. If the two judges already selected cannot
agree upon a third, the two which have been selected shall
judge the trial or race.

Article XI. That no spectator shall be allowed within one-
hundred yards of the dogs except one from each side, besides
the handler and the jadges. That the handlers shall walk,
and all the other parties can ride or walk at their pleasure,
each party, if agreeable, to have one reporter if said trials are
to be reported and published.

Article XII. That when both dogs are roading or trailing
the same bird or birds, the dog that first points is to have the
point, and if either dog after becoming steady displays any
uncertainty as to the whereabouts of the bird, the other or
backing dog is to have the right to move forward and compete
with him for the point. Each side shall have the right to
invite three friends to witness the match, all others attending
will have to receive an invitation endorsed by the owners of
the dogs. There shall be one or more marshals appointed
to assist if necessary. The reasons that I have named two
consecutive days are that it will test the endurance, bottom
and courage of the dogs, as no sportsman desires to own a
dog that will quit work and come to heel in less time than
one or two days, as he would give his owner no satisfaction.
Also the reasons that I give for pointing quail are, it will test
the nose of the dog, as it is necessary that he should have a
good nose as well as endurance. The dog can be taught all
the rest that is necessary for the field, bat endurance and
nose.

If T. J. Pinder will accept of this challenge, I will handicap
my dog by allowing any dog or bitch which he may own, one
point before the trial commences. Tours truly,

Eloho Kennels, Jam. 25, 1888.

[Fifty dollars forfeit reoeived.— Ed.]

A. B. Truman.

Pacific Coast Field Trials.

It seemed advisable to publish a telegraphic resume of the
work done in the Pappy Stake of the Pacific Coast Club, last
week. The report used was that made to the Examiner, and
was the fullest and most accurate ever published bv a daily
newspaper. While not cast in the form usual to such papers
as the Breeder and Sportsman, and while free from the
technicalities to be expected in a report made primarily for
expert readers, it yet embodied all essential facts, and it will
Buffice if we amplify that report by such notes about the
form and the pecularities of dogs shown as may be suggested.
The trials just finished were the fifth held by the club, and
were by far the best yet given in Califoroia, both as regards
the quality of the dogs shown and the general management of
the trials. Heretofore there has been much adverse criticism
justly made on the ground ased. Hilly land with dense
thicketB is not suited for trial purposes, and the trials held
in Marin County were consequently not wholly satisfactory.
In Eldorado County the ground was more open, bat birds
were scarce. At Hanford last year, a level piece of ground
was used, but the dryness of the air and scarcity of birds,
operated unfavorably. This ytar the fir^t two day's work
was done in a heavy growth of sage, sunflowers and willows,
and was not perfectly pleasing, but ihe rest of the heats were
run off on ground that is better than any used for like pur-
poses which we have seen. The land has been reserved for
the use of the club, and at last all uncertainty about the place
and time of future trials is removed . Four sections, or twenty-
five hundred acres of ground enclosed by a good fence, and
having upon it a good house and ample stabling were offered
the club by a prominent citizen of Bakersfield, Mr. W. E.
Houghton who represents the vasts interests of Messrs. Miller
&. Lax in that vicinity. The land is level and intersected by
many runs or "sloughs" in which water stands during the late
Spring months. There is ample thicket cover to protect the
birds, and great stretches of beautiful grass and low sage
land upon which there is food for countless quail. The
ground is only thirty-five minute's drive from Bakersfield, and
when improved by sowing a little wild buck wheat and other
grains, u .d well protected from market hunters, it will be a
perfectly suitable location. Bakersfield is easily reached by
rail, and is a charming city to visit if one is fond of shoot-
ing. The resident sportsmen are cordial and unceasing
in devices to entertain visitors of like tastes. Mr. E. C.
Lechner. Mr. Isaac Miller, Mr. Seymour, Mr. W. E.
Houghton, Captain Taylor, Mr. D. M. Pyle and others
might be named, to all of whom the Field Trials Club was
indebted for kindnesses. They piloted the visitors to good
ground, pointed out the using places of known bevies, and
did everything else possible to add to the excellence and
interest of the trials. The visitors were accommodated in
part at the Arlington Hotel, one of the proprietors of which,
Mr. Miller, is fond of the gun. The rest had nice rooms at
"Weill's building and lived at Moore's Restaurant, a very good
place, presided over by an Etonian, who was mo3t attentive.
Good teams and saddle-horses were furnished by Mr. Leonard
at a very moderate cost. In fact, throughout there was no
attempt to over-charge or gouge anyone. The judging was
conscientiously done, and received general approbation,
although in one or two heats some thought that erroneous
decisions were made. In the Derby Messrs. K. T. Vande-
vort, J. M. Bassford Jr., and F. A. Taft did the work. In
the All-Aged Stake Mr. W. W. Foote took Mr. Bassford's
place, the latter having a dog to run. A jollier company of
spectators never was gathered.

M. P. D. Linville, owner of Roberta, by Robert le Diable —
Young Beulah, was appointed Marshal, and filled the office
admirably. President J. G. Edwards attended throughout,
and is entitled to much praise for energy and executive abil-
ity. Mr. L. J. Rose Jr., new to trials, yet showed a keen-
ness of perception, and a thoroughbred capacity to win or
lose cheerfully that will make him indispensable in future.
Henry Bassford, Judge Post, "William DeMott, C. J. Haas,
George Bassford, H. T. Payne, from Los Angeles, N. E.
"White, George Allender, W. W. Foote, D. M. Pyle and the
rest formed a party of about thirty. Several who intended to
be present were unable to get there, but one of them, Mr.
Wm. Schreib6r, of the Club Executive Committee, was in mind
as often as libations were pou red, he having sent down a large
store of antiseptics of rare quality. Monday and Tuesday were
freezing cold, but the other days were warm and fit for work.

The winner of the Derby, Sunlit, is a very handsome
orange belton setter by Sportsman — Sweetheart. In form she
is very clean and racy, and she has a great turn of speed,
running level, and sustaining an even gait. She is tit to go
in any company. Second was won by a son of Vandevort's
Don — Drab, named Point. He is a very large dog, white and
lemon, built out squarely all round, and showed perfect self-
confidence in his work, as well as a free swinging Btride that
carried him much faster than he appeared to be going. He
did not let down in pace, except when ordered, either in the
Derby or the Aged State. His double win, second in the
Derby and first in the Aged, is an honor rarely recorded.
Haroldine and Blossom, which divided third, are very likely
young dog9, though different in characteristics. Haroldine,
by Harold — Janet, is a blue belton setter of a little over
medium weight, built on strong racing lines, and full of hunt.
She shows great pace, although she runs so low and so level
that her speed is likely to be under-estimated. A little head-
strong, she shows rare bird sense for so young a dog, and
when more thorough training has steadied her, she will be a
hard one to beat. Blossom is qaite the handsomest pointer
George Bassford has bred. She is cleanly built, has a rare
good head, is naturally fast and very biddable. Her range
had been shortened to meet the views of her owner, so that in
bevy finding she did not show ao flashily as her competitors,
but she proved herself a good, level-headed animal and a
pleasant shooting dog.

Of the unplaced dogs all were first rate. Galatea, by Nick
of NaBo — Temptation, is every inch a little aristocrat. She
shows the highest quality and is about perfect in conforma-
tion. Herald, by Harold — Janet, looks much like Gath's
Mark and moves about as well. He had been shot over a
great deal, and has done superior work for his breaker, but
was handled by a stranger and thereby handicapped. Dick,
by Royal Dake II— Adams' Nelly showed good form and
great power. He is full of hunt and about as likely a setter
as was shown. He also was handled by a stranger, his breaker
failing to appear for some reason. Maid, a lemon and white
pointer by Lemmie B.— Beautiful Queen, is a very handsome
creature and has a turn of speed equal to any poppy shown.
She ranged widely aod covered her ground well, but when
birds were found and guns fired came to heel and acted shy.
Hidalgo, by Vandevorts' Don— Beautiful Queen, is a powerful
animal of homely markings. He raced away when started at
great pace and sustained his range well until his handler shot
a wild flashing bird when the dog quit and was ordered ap.
He will make a good one with judicious handling.

Dottie Shafter, by Regent — Fannie, is a setter of rare
beauty and finish, small, and very merry in style. Her
range is narrow and she showed a fondness for nosing

along the numberless rabbit trails. The winner of first in
the Aged Stake has been written of, but it may be added that
he was going as well, or better, at the finish than at any
earlier time. Second was won by Harold, a setter, by Gath
— Gem. Harold did not show the freedom in motion which
his daughter Haroldine did, but he ran a pretty race and
exhibited a disposition to work to the gnn which some of the
others lacked. Third was divided by Royal Duke II and
Frail. Dake is the best son of Regenr. oat of Dolly, and ran
the gamest race we ever saw. He was not conditioned for
the trials, nor was he half cared for daring them. He had
taken a cold and was short of wind, but ran on throagh long
heats in better style than he has shown at former, trials. His
style is very fine. He works body scent all the 'time and at
good pace. On point he is staunch, but he will break, as a
rale, when birds rise. Frail, a pointer, by Lemmie B. —
Beautiful Queen, was rickety in puppyhood. and is a bit oat
of shape yet, but is a merry dog at work, has a good nose,
and is perfectly staunch. The unplaced ones were fairly
good. Solano B., by Glen R. — Josie Bow, is a model shoot-
ing dog for ordinary quail shootinR. He is cautions, has a
fair pace and is staunch His owner is one of the most suc-
cessful quail-hanters, and has broken the dog tosnit himself.
Rip, a red setter by Count Rouge— Queen, is a litter brother
of Mr. Ecklon's Tris, which did Buch good work at the trials
three year3 ago. Rip is said to be equally good, but his
handler, Mr. Clay Chipman. had hunted over the dog but
little, and coaldnot control him. Galatea ran even faster in the
Aged Stake than in the Derby, but was more heedless. She
needs training, and is better worth it than most dogs. She
runs so easily and so tirelessly that she must be taught cau-
tion before she will be pleasant to shoot over.

ALL-AGED- STAKE.

The All-Aged Slake began on Thursday, January 19th, on
Section 17, aboat four and a half miles from Bakersfield.
The morning was warm and cloudy.

Point— Harold.— At 9:32 the white and lemon pointer
Point, handled by Allender, and the English setter Harold,
handled by Post, were cast off on an alkali flat covered with
salt grass. Both brokfl away freely, Point moving in the bet-
ter style. The flat was crossed and the dogs ran on to a sand
waste covered with willows. Both were drawing, and Har-
old pointed on foot scent. Point, ahead and down wind from
a bevy, drew to point, but the birds began to run and flushed
wild, several going into a tree. Moving on, Post crippled a
bird; Harold steady to gun and retrieving nicely. Across
another patch of salt grass and on to a second stretch of sand
and willows, each again made game and pointed a little bevy
which was in plain sight on the sand. The birds flashed
wild, and Post killed one; both dogs steady to gun. Several
flew into a tree and Allender knocked two down from a
branch. Point retrieving one of them well. Ordered on, both
seemed to be roading but did not locate, and a wide circle was
drawn blank except that Harold flushed one bird and stood
to wing. At 11:30 the judges consulted for two minutes and
then sent the dogs on, Point within a few yards made two
good points, being well backed. Cast off again in sage, Point
soon pinned a siDgle which Allender crippled. Dog steady to
gun and wing, but when sent to retrieve the bird crawled into
a hole at the root of a willow, and the dog could not reach
it. When ordered on both dogs worked out the sage patch
without finding, and when the handlers walked in two birds
flushed wild, Allender shooting. At 10:47 Toint was given
the heat. Point had the best of the pace, style, range and
nose, working on body scent. Harold was fast but disposed
to false point and to work foot scent.

Rd? — Solano B.— Off at 10:54. Rip, a red setter handled
by ChipmaD, and the pointer Solano B, handled by his
owner Henry Bassford. After a little spin over salt-grass,
Solanco B pointed a single bird in sage, and was steady to
wing. Sent along, Bassford killed a wild-flushing bird which
Sol. retrieved very nicely. Much blank cover was then
drawn, Sol. finally running into a bevy across wind, putting
it up and stopping to wing, and retrieving a bird killed by
his handler. Toward the marked birds each secured a
good point on singles, and a moment after Sol. pointed
another bird, breaking in when it flashed, Rip refnsing to
back and stealing in. Ordered on, up wind Sol. flashed a
bird, and at 11:56. the heat ended in favor of Solano B.
Both were close workers, Sol. having the advantage all around.

Galatea — Royal Duke II. — The heat began at 11:59.
Galatea handled by Barney, and Royal Duke II by Edwards.
They were sent directly toward a marked bevy, Galatea
flushing part of it and chasing, then putting np the rest and
again chasing. A large lot of birds was seen running on a
sand waste, and. Jndge Foote, with the handlers ran across
and around them to drive them into good cover, but the
birds got away, somehow, without being marked down.
While standing on open ground talking three birds flushed
wild by the men and Edwards killed one. Both dogs broke
short and ran to retrieve, Duke getting the bird and bringing
it in tenderly. Both very rank. Moving on into sedge
grass Duke pointed a single, broke shot and retrieved,
Galatea also breaking shot. Up at 12:30 for luncheon. On
at 1:14 throagh sedge, Duke roading, soon pointed a single
bird prettily, but being unsteady to wing; Galatea ahead,
also scoring a good point on a single and being steady to
wing. At 1:26 the heat was given to Royal Dake II. Galatea
had the pace and range by a little. Both showed good style,
Duke being best, and showing most nose and caution. Both
heedless of handlers.

Frail, a bye. — The pointer Frail, owned by J. M. Bass*
ford, Jr., being the odd dog in the draw had a bye.

SECOND SERIES.

Frail— Poivr. — Frail handled by J. M. Bassford Jr., and
Point by Allender. Sent off at 1:37. Within a few yards a
bird flushed wild, Allender shooting; both dogs steady, and
Point retrieving well. On, several birds got up wild, Allen-
der again shooting, and both dogs steady. Then a single rose
wild before Allender, who killed; Point steady; Frail break-
ing shot and retrieving. On a wide swing into willows Point
pinned a bird; was steady to wing and gnn, and retrieved well.
Ahead, Frail roaded, pointed, moved without order, and
worked quite a bit of ground without finding, Frail being
allowed to move about while Point was retrieving. Ordered on
a cast to the right in sage Frail false-pointed, and was backed.
Then Point pointed a single, which flushed wild dog steady.
Frail coming to left along a branch in sage and flushed a pair
of birds up wind, not stopping. Point to the right roading a
long way on running birds and finally getting a point. At
2:48 three minutes rest were had to water the dogs. Much
blank ground was then walked over, salt grass and sage, and
a swing made to where Galatea and Dake had worked, Point
scoring a good point on a single, Frail refusing to back, run-
ning in and pointing the same bird. Up at 3:20, Point win-
ning. Point had the race all the way.

Solano B.— Royal Dcke II.— Down at 3:25 linving

most pace and style. To a wild flush D
wing and gnn, then moved on and flushed n
4:30 for the night.

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3P*£ %vtt&sx autl jlpjartsnmtt.

Jan 26

Letters on Stallion Service.

The Kentucky Stock Farm has published several letters from
breeders answering enquiries regarding the number of mares
a stallion should be allowed to serve during the season.
Like all other questions in relation to breeding there are
divergent opinions, though it is somewhat singular that not
one of these correspondents really made an appropriate
answer. The number of mares is not the test, that being
shown by the number of services. As all stallion keepers
are aware, there is a great difference in mares, and alBO that
seasons vary in that respect. Now it does not require argu-
ment to prove that twenty mares "turned off" with thirty
services is no greater trial than ten which require the same
number.

B. J. Treacy, proprietor of Ashland Park, Kentucky, places
the limit at fifty, claiming that these will necessitate 150
services. Last year General Jackson, of Tennesee, estimated
that four services on an average were needed, and if this
be correct there must be something in the California
climate which favors conception. Last year, 18S7, from
February 1st to August 6ch inclusive, Antevolo served 83
mares, 141 services. The season before, 1886, he served 65
mares, 121 services. la neither case was there an average
of two, so that even 83 mares were less burdensome than 50
under Mr. Treacy's estimate. The year 1833 we stood
Anteeo, he served 54 mares, 111 services, and with both
horses there were few which missed. To prove that service
was not prejudicial in the season of 1886, the first ten
required 30 services, the second ten 20, the third 21, the
fourth 17, the fifth 17, the sixth ten, and the laBt five 6,
services. In last season the first ten required 22 services,
the second 23, the third 13, the fourth IS, the fifth 16, the
sixth 19, the seventh 13, the eighth 13, the three last 4 ser-
vices. There was a return clause in tne terms for 1836, and
this ensured mares which were barreD b.ing sent back, and
these numbered thirteen. This was twenty per cent, of the
number served, aDd we are of the opinion that this would be
deemed a good percentage on any of the breeding farms of
Kentucky or Tennessee, From reports at this time, it
seems that the percentage from last year's services will be
still higher. "We are frequently asked "what is your limit?"
and the reply is, there is no specified namber of mares, but
there is a limit to the services. The rule is one service per
day, unless in cases of emergency, and under no circum-
stances more than two, and these nearly as far apart as
daylight will permit.

The trials are eighteen days after service and then as often
as is thought necessary to ensure knowing when mares are in
season. This we have found to be a surer method of produc-
ing conception than when nine days were the gauge as the
latter term is likely to bring two services in the same period
and this is prejudicial to fraitfulness. Served on the first
day from which conception may have occurred, and again on
the ninth, the germ may be ejected and neither prove fruit-
ful. As the subject of great importance at this season of the
year, we copy several letters, although the only real practical
illustration is that of Mr. Armitage. The success of Kysdyk's
Hambletonian upsets the theory that numbers are detri-
mental.

Mtjrfreesboro, Tenn., \
November 15. 1887. J"

Editor Kentucky Stock Farm: Dear Sik— Your letter of the
12th inst. received, and in regard to my judgment in stallion
and breeding service will say to you that, according to my
judgment, a stallion ought not to be allowed to serve more
ihan fifty mares from the time you stated in your letter to
me (from February 1st to July 1st). One mare a day I think
enough for a stallion to serve. Occasionally, he might be
permitted to serve two a day, but I would not like for this to
be done more than once in a week. My experience is, where
a stallion serves one mare a day he gets more colts, and they
are much larger and better. A mare ought to be bred the
seventh day, if she is in season. My experience is, a mare
ought to be bred from the seventh to the ninth day, and I
prefer the seventh, if she is in season, and ought to be
returned from the eighteenth to the twenty-first day. Now,
perhaps, you will find agreatmany breeders who will disagree
with me on this subject; but this method of breeding is what
I think to be right, and is the rule adopted by nearly all
breeders in my country. Very traly yours,

W. B. Jenkins.

Glen Lake Farm, Faywoot\ \
Woodford Go , Ky., Nov. 15, 1887. J
[Home of Crittenden, and of the late Mambrino Time.]
Editor Kentucky Stock Farm: Dear Sir— Your favor of
the 12th inst. received. In order to secure the best results I
would put the maximum number of mares lor a stallion for
oue season, at fifty; the greatest Bervice for one month at
twenty-sis; for one day, at two. My rule is to breed on the
eighth day after foaline, and try the mare on the eighteenth,
tweotv-seventh and thirtieth days after date of first service,
and twice each week thereafter for sixty days. I remain,
Youis very respectfully, G. B. Stout.

Ashland Park, \

Lexington, KY.,Dec. 10, 1887. J
[Home of Bermuda, Fayette "Wilkes, Woodford Abdallah, etc.]
Editor Kentucky Stock Farm: Dear Sir— Your favor of
recent date duly received. In reply to your inquiry as to my
opinion on the maximum number of mares a ttallion Bhould
or ought to be permitted to serve, I presume you refer to
mature stallioDS, which, in my judgment, should be consid-
ered as such at six years old. Taking as a basis from Feb-
ruarv 1st to Joly 1st— five months— the experience I have
had "with various stallions leads me to think that fifty mares
are as many as any stallion— race-horse or trottei— should be
perm'tted to serve, as in that number there will be at least
an average of one hundred and fifty services. While one may
stau^ at tirBt service, two others will take from two to four.
Thu * you Bee, it will average a service a day for the period
mt iioned I have heard of horses covering three mares in
ont lay and getting three colls, but there never was a test
of i e vital powers of Buch productions, and I doubt, if
tested they would have the same vitality or endurance as
produce of a cover of a single day. Therefore, in my

judgment, no stallion of value should be allowed to serve
more than one mare a day, and that after the horse has had
from three to five miles walking or jogging, and thoroughly
groomed and done up. There are many things connected
with breeding, or the use of stallions, that are peculiar, and
would take columns of reading matter to explain. But one
thing is certain— and there are examples in our midst — and
that thing if, that while horses have been known to cover
one hundred or more mares in a season, in a year or two
afterwards it made them uncertain, and in some cases almost
impotent.

"Now. you ask my judgment as to the "time of trial and
breeding day for mares after foaling." This will depend in a
great measure on the condition of the mares. My custom is
to breed on the ninth, where the mare has done well, and
very often on the eighth, as the passions seem to be more
easily satisfied and conception more certain than at ten and
especially eighteen days. My rule is to try on the tenth day
after breeding, as 80 per oent. of mares that are in season on
the tenth day after breeding are not in foal; yet I have seen
mares that would be in foal take the horse all season. Some
breeders will say the mares do not generally go out of season
on the tenth day. 1 admit the fact, but my own observations
are what you ask for, and those observations are that a mare
whose passion is not satisfied on the tenth day after being
bred is not in foal. The popularity of stallions in recent
years nas caused the change from ten to eighteen days so as
to make room for others. 1 remember twenty-eight or thirty
years ago when the eighteenth day was never heard of; yet
we cannot he in all places or parts of the State to know the
habit3 and customs in the different localities as far back as
those years referred to. Very respectfully,

B. J. Treacy.

Maple Grove Stock Farm. \
Lancaster, Ky., Nov. 16, '87. J
Editor Kentucky Stock-Farm: Dear Sir — In reply to yours
cf the 12th, asking for information in regard to breeding of
mares, etc., in my judgment a three- year-old Bhould not
serve more than fifteen to twenty mares a season, and should
be bred as far as possible not oltener than every other day;
a four to six-year-old horse, forty to sixty per season; under
no circumstances not more than two a day, to do justice to
the owners of the mares; a horse from six to twelve years old,
of a quiet disposition, that is lucky in turning off his mares
well, might serve seventy mares. I always breed on the sev-
enth day after foaling. If in perfect health the mare might be
bred on the sixth day, but never later than the ninth. The
mare Bhould be closely watched and be sure she goes out of
heat; then if she comes in again any time after thefourteenth
day will do, but I generally wait until the seventeenth or
eighteenth day if I am troubled in getting a mare to stand. I
have had good luck in breeding the first, third and seventh
days. I bought a mare last spring, thirteen years old, by
Garrard Chief, dam the dam of Bourbon Chief, and thought
for a while she was barren, but 1 tried the first, third and
seventh day plan and it worked like a charm.

Respectfully, T. A. Elkin.

No. 213 W. 132o Street. \
New York, Dec. 3, 1887. J
[Owner of King Clay, etc.]

Editor Kentucky Stock Farm: Dear Sir— Since writing you
on the subject of the number of mares that a stallion may
safely cover in a season, I huve made a partial list showing what
Kysdyk's Hambletonian accomplished in certain heavy sea-
sons. ThiB list is by no means complete and refers mainly to
his greatest entire sons in thestud. as thes fardeveloped, omit-
ting most of the trotters to bis credit, as well as his producing
daughters, and it should be remembered that in his time he
was the greatest sire of trottei s ever known, while to-day he
is yet the greatest sire of producing daughters on record. A
full list for every year be was in the stud, embracing trotters,
producing sires and daughters, would show substantially the
same results as the skeleton table given below; that is to say,
that the best results did not seem to depend on a succession
of small seasons.

As an immature two-yeaT-^11 he covered four mares, and
among the produce eatue A'txmder's Abdallah: as a f jur-
year-old he covered 101 mares, and Volunteer ensued; as a
five-year-old he covered 88 mares; and as a six-year-old 89
mares, the produce of that season embracing George Wilkes,
2:22; as a seven-year-old 87 mare* visited him; and a^ an
eight -year-old 87 mares again were covered by him, Dexter
(2:17J) king of his time, being one of the results. Then,
when thirteen years old, he covered 158 mare?, and
Dictator, Hambletonian Prince and Happy Medium were
foaled the following season; at fourteen he covered 150
mares, and sired Jay Gould (2:2U) that year; at fifteen
he covered 217 mares, and produced Walkill Chief; at
sixteen, 193 mares (at $300) received his embraces, and
Aberdeen as well as Nettie (2:18) resulted; at seventeen years
($500 fee) he covered 105 mares, and Sweepstakes was begot-
ten that year; at eighteen years he covered 72 mares, among
the foals of these services being Electioneer and iuasterlode.
During the five years previous (from 1862 to 1866 inclusive) he
had covered 823 mares, an average of over 166 per year, yet
the next year produced Electioneer, the greatest sire for pro-
ducing extreme trottiDg speed ever known.

In the light of these instances, am I beyond reasonable

bounds when I again assert that a strong, hearty, properly

built horse can, with safety to himself and justice to the

breeder,rcover 100 to 125 mares a season ^hile in hiB prime?

Yours sincerelv, Thos. B. Armitage.

The Stallion Trot.

rPc-'iiluma Argus.]

The great sensation for 1S8S among that numerous class on
the Pacific Coast who fancy trotting horses and like to see
them go, and when they do go go their best, will be the great
stallion race. The Breeder and Sportsman estimates the
receipts from all sources which the horses will contend for at
something near $30,000. All previous contests of this kind will
be left completely in the Bhade, as they will have more than
twice the number of horses in the race, and double the amount
of money. We are glad to know that Sonoma County will
have a representative in this race, and perhaps two. Mr.
Whitney informs us that Dawn will be entered. It is almost
certain that the owners of Anteeo will put him in. as he has
speed enough to make any of them go very close to the lowest
notch, and it is to be hoped that he will have sobered down
by that time, so as to give a good account of himself. Dawn
has so much improved in disposition during the past year
that there is no doubt among his friends who know him
best but that he will stand well in the race. He can undoubt-
edly lower the present stallion record — but how fast some of
the others can go we are not prepared to state.

Charlie Shauer, who learned to ride race-horses at the
bush" meetings in Missouri, has been engaged for next sea-
I son as the first jookey of the famous PreaknesB stable.

ROD.

How Three Members of the Pair Sex Went
Fisbiner.

[By Petbonella.]

no. 4. — day's sport, evening's sentiment, and night's
reality.

Good Phcebus be not over-warm
And rob the finny elves of energy.
Now touch the trilling mandolin, *nd sing to us of love,
While tender shades of twilight fall, and plaintive coos the dove.
The night may bring disturbing dreams, the morning be o'ercaat,
Naught have we save the preseut hour, which all too soon is past.
Kate, happily ignorant of the plotting of her husband and
the comments of her friends, stepped blithely along the
creek as care-free and merry as any individual possessed of
a warm heart and responsive temperament ever can be.
"With all such, 'the very intensity of enjoyment approaches
pain. Their nature, like an over-tuned harp, chords too
finely. The blisB of living, though, is that we become grad-
ually unconscious of our most marked characteristics, and
fancy ourselves just like everyone else, with a possible
reservation in favor of the ego. Such a reservation Kate
never made; and it would have been impossible for her to
have said:

"Oh, I wonder if anyone loves this as T do!" because she
would be sure to fancy everyone as loving it more perfectly
or in a better way than was possible to her. This largeness
of belief she extended even to Kib, and he, perfidious
fellow, knew it and behaved accordingly, taking his plunge
with utter disregard of fish and mistress, and his scolding
(usually delivered in a way that seemed apologetic rather
than severe) with the utmost coolness and composure. This
scolding always was as if Kate had said:

"Poor Kib, I'm robbing you!" rather than "You selfish
creature to spoil my fun!"

It certainly had some effect on the recipient, though —
perhaps later cogitations relative to the meanness of robbing
bi3 mistress swayed him — for after the one plunge, shake
and roll he behaved perfectly, except when some very
gymnastic squirrel appeared to neod reducing. However, so
long as he kept out of the water and within call, Kate did not
notice him, but cast her duns and red spinners lightly
among the ripples and tried to coax some veteran-fish from
his hannts. The part of the creek where she entered was
broad and shallow, with a gravelly bed, and plenty of shade
from the oaks and alders that sent their strong limbs across
the water. A little further forward, where her first cast was
made, it bounded away to one side, becoming deep and dark
with an angry break on the surface that tossed her flios
roughly, and a strong swhirl underneath which strove to
tangle the leader among protruding twigs and branches.
But, oh! the delicious freshness and musical coolness of it
all o < this day when the thermometer snubbed the eighties!
Kate felt it to the tips of her tiny toes, and laughed gleefully
as she looked at their rubber covering that so quietly defied
the running water.

But what had become of the fish? "Were they afraid of
shade and Bun alike? Surely that cast Bhould bring one! It
did — a tiny fellow looking like a bit of silver as he swung to
her hand. Quickly she unhooked and slipped him into the
basket where he gave two or three leaps and then lay quite
Btill. Like experiences were not as frequeut as Kate could
have wished, but she had no thought of turning back.
There was too much dreamy delight crowded into every
minute of her course whether the fish rose to the fly or not.
Hours passed unheeded, until finally Bhe came to a point
where the creek and its surroundings underwent a change.
The bank on the left became more directly precipitous, aod
the one on the right moro sloping and less thickly wooded,
while the bed of the stream, instead of being of gravel and
small stones, was piled full of great, smooth boulders around
which the water churned and fr6thec>as though forced about
by Erl king or kelpie.

This part of the creek held no attraction for Kib who
straightway betook himself to amusement among a flock of
sheep ou the hillside, leaving Kale, for whom the spot
possessed a deep fascination, to do some leisurely whipping
among the deep, uncertain -looking pools. Very leisurely,
indeed, must it be to-day, for the sun was holding high
carnival and hiB beams beat relentlessly upon her head, so
that in a few minutes the little curls about her forehead were
quite wet with perspiration. It cost considerable effort to
stop, especially as one or two large, original-minded fish
took the fly quite greedily; but the shade of an oafe on the
right bank was beyond resistance, and after one or two fruit-
less casts in search of more experimenters, Kate reeled in her
line, found a way to the spot and threw herself down to
rest.

Kib, who probably had a decided, if necessarily private,
opinion of the heat, gave up chasing sheep, and with a great
amount of splashing and coughing plunged through the
water, selected a pretty, cool spot, and deposited himself on
it with a grunting expression of content. His mistress had a
cordial welcome, and — what was quite as much to his taste —
some sandwiches and cold chicken awaiting him. But not
even the combined effects of these delights could keep him
long in one place and Kate was soon alone. She covered the
stiffened fish in her basket with long, green grass, and wished
they were as ugly as cat-fish so she would feel no pity for
them.

Kate, you see, had her theories, just as yon and I have,
and one was that beautiful things were created to enjoy life —
a dangerous theory often in her way even when dealing with
animated things more responsible and "taking" than fish.

Had she been unfortunate eoougb to marry a handsome
but unprincipled representative of what Anne called the
lordly and loose Bex, her fancy in this and one or two other
directions might have received some modifying strokes; but
as it was she went on through life dreaming and philosophiz-
ing without limit, and not deeply troubled by anything except
the growing conviction that to live meant to be inconsistent.
To-day, lying peacefully under the oak tree, this conclusion
kept repeating itself over and over, until she stopped it by
wondering whether a strange, morbid sensation, like the feel-
ing of personal loss, was not attached purposely to all pleas-
ure, was not. its curb, in fact ? Her mind was in too hazy a
state to carry out the thought just now. Indeed it was diffi-
cult to think, even, until impression forced an entrance.
How quiet this nook seemed, so close to the rushing water!
Ah! there came a bird note, followed close by the pert chatter
of a squirrel! Quiet, yet full of life! Life, the indestructible
tire that burns forever! How beautiful that thought, of the
old Greeks — Prometheus the giver of fire! With life went
love. Yes, there were two birds. What a fluttering they
made! Some little love rhymes were flitting about in her
head. Would they nest or fly away? Over there by the

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dairy on the hill aide were a man and woman. "What was
life doing for them ? "With the purple hills in sight they must
be happy. But how far the bills seemed now, how far—

About an hour later the dairyman— an individual kindly
and good, but haying no thought for the hills excepting that
they were a nuisance to climb in search of cattle— crossed the
stream at this point on his way to a spring a short distance
above, and saw a small woman curled up against the foot of
an oak tree fast asleep. He would like to have wakened her,
but the dog at her feet showed a good set of teeth, and made
other demonstratioDs not exactly expressive of amiability, so
he passed on whistling and trying to appear as though an
army of growling dogs could not affect his nerves. Kib's gut-
turals aroused Kate, who came to herself slowly, rubbing her
eyes and looking exactly like a sleepy boy.

"Well, that was brilliant, wasn't it, Kib?" she said, sitting
up and putting her arms around the dog's neck. He answered
the question and caress canine fashion, then stretched out
his forepaws to help himself yawn, and looked anxiously
toward the stream.

"Yes, good boy, we're going home now. But I Bhall keep
to the stream. That road looks like Pluto's highway."

She strapped on her basket, took her rod, and, preceded by
Kib, stepped into the creek, thinking it must be well along
in the afternoon, and wondering if Anne's temper had yet
reached the boiling point.

If Anne's had not Gertrude's certainly had. "What with no
lunch but some sandwiches and cold water, and more work
than she had ever done in her life before, she considered
herself, about 3 p.m., the most ill-used woman in the feminine
creation.

"I'm sure Kate is drowned, or been killed, or something,"
she kept saying again and again to ADne, until patience was
worn out, and nothing left but to suggest putting on the
boots, taking the rods and going along the stream to find the
absent member.

With better grace than might have been expected, Gertrude
submitted to the process of pinning up her skirt, and did not
even express disgust when her soft, yellow locks were hidden
by an ample old felt hat, which had done duty on the walls
of the cabin for a twelve month. She liked the long ' fgums, "
and thought it would be fun to get in the water. Putting the
rod together and placing the reel was a mathematical exercise
almost beyond her powers, but frequent promptings by Anne
took away much of the awkwardness, and soon she stood
equipped.

"Only I think this big basket is a nuisance," she said,
pushing it still further aside. "A giant would never catch
fish enough to till it. Do I look horrid?"

"On the contrary, you're perfectly stunning," said Anne,
with the usual twinkle in her eye. "There's a coquettish
air about that antique hat bewitching and enthralling "

"Bother! you're as mean as old Tripp!"

"That's because you wouldn't let me finish my description.
Seriously, Gertrude, you must know your good points very well
by this time, without waiting for me to compare your complex*
ion to apple blossoms and your hair to gold. There, come on.
So much candor benumbs me. Let's go down the bank here and
wade along."

"But what will I do if I fall?" said Gertrude, as they
entered the stream almost directly in front of the cabin.

"Why stay there, duckie, until you choose to get up.
"Watch me now and don't lift your feet too high."

Anne was not a pretty picture; there was too much breadth
for the artistic, but ic must be conceded that the gracefulness
of her cast could not be excelled. Never was rod more per-
fectly obedient; never sped line so true. Even Kate, lithe
and graceful as a fawn.by nature, was discounted here. Her
oast was swift and easy, but the nameless something which
made Anne's perfect she had not yet attained.

All things executed well look simple to the beholder, and
Gertrude {not generally held down by lack of confidence)
was sure, in her own mind, she could do even better than
Anne. What was her surprise upon attempting it to^nd the
line become too friendly with her hat, and the rod suddenly
assume all the unmanageable qualities of a mule. This gave
rise to the belief that fish could be caught just as well with-
out all manner of preliminaries, and she said to Anne:

"Oh, bother! I never can do that. Let me make the line
real short and drop it right down in front of me."

"And you think the fish, attracted by your boots or your
beauty will come and nibble at it for the express purpose of
appearing in a frying-pan at 6 p.m. No, Mistress Holden!
No! Do not be deceived in such fashion, but fold np your
tent and go straight back to the cabin unlessyou decide totry
the thing as it should be done."

Now here was a state of things fiercely exasperating! As
if it were not eDough to see your friend walking calmly
along through the water making cast after cast, while you
were slipping about clutching wildly at the air every second,
but that you must be told to go home if you didn't like it!

"I'll do that if it takes me all the afternoon," said Ger-
trude, angrily — a conclusion on her part which spoke loudly
in favor of Anne's generalship; and the that once attempted in
the right spirit proved not so very difficult after all, even
though the flies seemed to have a passion for falling one upon
another and the line for forming every conceivable kind of
loop and twist.

Such a long sigh of relief she gave, though, when she
could step from the deeper part of the creek to the gravel
bed from which Kate had started!

"Oh, Anne," she called after herfriend, "rfoyou know how
hot it is? I'm tired to death already. May n't I sit down?"

"Why, yes, if you choose. But I wouldn't. Try and
make one good cast. That ripple over there under the alder
looks well. Whip it. Perhaps you will get a fish."

Gertrude got ready for a great effort, and really succeeded
in sending the line out fairly straight. Suddenly it seemed
to her as though something monstrous touched it. Instinct-
ively she gave a quick jerk, spending force enough to hook a
grampus, and sent a tiny fish through the air at a tremendous
rate. It fell on the gravel near her, and, forgetful of rod and
line, she made a spring forward. Twice the little thing
slipped through her fingers, but the third time she succeeded
in holding it fast.

"Oh, I've got one! I've got onp! "she shouted breathlessly,
"ugh! isn't it horrid slimy. How will I get it in the basket?"

"Slip it through the open place on top. That's it," said
Anne, picking up the neglected rod.

"Oh, I'm so glad! Is that what you call a trout?"

"No. I believe all the fish in this creek are ranked as
parr. They lack the bine-blooded legitimate tail indicative
of trout. Here's the rod. It's pore luck you didn't splinter
it."

"Well, what was I to do? The fish wert off."

"My! But never drop your rod! Strike the fish easily.
Hook him and then he can't come off. You can swing him
right in."

Gertrude listened respectfully, feeling one moment great
admiration for Anne's superior knowledge, and the next
wondering if she knew how red her face was.

It was probably this wandering condition of intellect that

made her cast directly into Anne's pool and tangle the lines
to the point of destruction.

"9hade of cotton! Gertrude, what are you doing?"
exclaimed Anne, all her sportsman instinct aroused. "Never
fish a pool where anyone else is. Stop fussing or you'll do
more damage! Keep perfectly still and maybe I can disen-
tangle the leaders! Gertrude pouted, perhaps with some
justice this time, for truly it was much to expect that a nov-
ice should learn things by instinct. Anne's lessons were
usually remarkable; people rarely forgot them. She never
said much by way of preface, but was Btrong in climax and
heroic in conclusion. Milo always spoke of her as self-con-
fidence enlarged to suit the century. It is surprisingly easy
to forgive a sunny, self-confident person, though especially
when success is attendant upon most of his or her undertak-
ings; and Gertrude came hastily back to smiling serenity
when Anne parted the lines.

"Please go up there," she said insinuatingly, "and catch
one more fish just to show me how."

Anne laughed.

"To go up there is easy enough, but whether milord parr
will honor me or not is another matter."

Gertrude watched closely while Anne made a cast. Soon
she saw her wrist turn almost imperceptibly, and a fair-sized
fish make a line toward her hand.

"Oh, I see! I see!" she said, in danger of forgetting her rod
again.

Doubly sure was she this time that all would be well. But
alaB for confidence without knowledge! Ths first time her
line came down in a mass of twists, and the second her flies
lighted gracefully on the branches of an oak above her head.

"Dear! dear! whatever is the matter with me!" she said,
despairingly, as Anne came ud to help the daintiest fly off its
perch .

"Nothing whatever," answered Anne, with a quiet smile,
"I have known excellent fishermen to lose flies this way. In
camp it is usually mentioned as the big fish, unless they are
unscientifically honest when it becomes *the confounded
brush. ' There you are! Now try again."

Again Gertrude cast, and with more success. The flies
behaved well, notably a hen pheasant hackle which beguiled
an inquisitive parr into being jerked from his cool, quiet
home, for in spite of every good intention Gertrude could
not be easy enough. The surprise was too great. This
struggler she managed to keep on the hook for a longer time
than his predecessor, but he finally dropped among the
stones and occasioned her a new series of gymnastics before
safely hidden in the basket.

Just as she was about to begin again a rustling in the
bushes startled her, and before she had quite decided to
scream, Kib thrust his nose through the undergrowth and
looked about curiously as though wondering what sort of
welcome he would meet.

"Anne! Anne! here's Kib."

"Which proves Kate to be not far distant. Good! Here
she comes. _ Well, madam truant, what's the good word?"

"Torrid, i fancy. Do you know any other?"

"Yes, hungry."

"We were real angry, at first, to think you staid so long,"
said Gertrude innocently, while Anne looked at Kate with a
broad smile, "but now we are glad. I think fishing is just
splendid. Why, we've only come a little way and I have two.
How many did you bring?"

"Upward of thirty, I think. Be a trifle careful of your
line here, Gertrude; it may get caught. Do we all go in
now?'

''Yes, indeed," said Anne, "I think it is cool enough so
we can venture to make a fire and cook some kind of a
meal."

"I'll stop right here, then, and clean my fish," said Kate,
when they were nearing the bank, "they'll be ready by the
time you are."

Gertrnde stood amazed. That was surely horrid. "Does
Kate really clean the fish like any common fisherman?" she
asked of Anne when they were putting their rods away.

"Oh, no, my dear," said Anne blandly, "infinitely better, I
can assure you."

"But "

"No time for talk now, Gertrude. Get off your hat and
help me in the kitchen."

"Why, I don't know the least thing about cooking. I'm
quite sure I shall be in the way."

"Not a bit of it. Come along. Here's a task now. Just
break those twigs and things short enough for the stove, so I
can make a fire. You've no idea what capacity I have for
teaching kitchen employments. If ever I become reduced in
circumstances I intend opening a training-school for ambitious
immigrants from the Emerald Isle. Through with that?
Then just take the dipper and put some water in the tea-kettle.
Nt ver mind drawing from the filter, we'll boil the bugs and
make them digestible."

Anne was mixing some biscuit dough and Gertrude slicing
potatoes when Kate made her appearance with the fish, and
spread them on a dry cloth preparatory to cooking. It was
too Boon for beginning this just yet, though, and she com-
menced laying the table, which stood in the hall, directly
beside the wide front doorway. First it must be adorned
with a large glass full of Mariposa lilies, (they grew in pro-
fusion everywhere about the cabin) then the heavy China
plates and cups must be as carefully placed as though they
were of the daintieBt, and no wrinkles or folds dared show
themselves in the cloth which, though coarse, was as white as
the finest damask. Everything in place and to suit she went
back to the kitchen where Anne and Gertrude were looking
decidedly red-faced and unoomfortable. Both scoffed at her
offer "to finish," permitting nothing further than that she
might fry the fish— a task in which she was known to excel;
"Thanks" Milo said, "to his good training."

"My! my! isn't this the very acme of enjoyment?" 3aid
Anne when they were seated at table, and Bhe had finished
her second plate of fish. "Just hear that stream!"

"Yes, and look at tne mountain in front of us! One might
well believe it bathed in Olympian wine, so rich is its purple.
I always feel a better woman when I can see a mountain."

"Deai me, Kate," said Gertrude, "aren't you always good?"

"No, she's not," said Anne curtly, "she couldn't be my
friend if she were. But come, we'll wash the dishes, and
then for some music."

In about half an hour the table was arranged for breakfast
and three women were at liberty to occupy a hammock, a
reclining chair, or any available space outside of the front
door where Kib bad already assumed a position of ease and
contentment.

Many moments they sat silent listening to the low, full
murmur of the stream, the call of birds in the distant wood,
and the chirp of insects emoug the long grasses, then Ger-
trude played a sweet prelude on her mandolin and the three
voices united in the song of Dietmar Von Aste, the Minne-
singer:

"There aate upon the linden tre*
jj IBfr A bird and sang lta strain;
£. fTT* So sweet it s»ng, that as I heard
, . My heart went back again.

It went to one remembered spot,

It saw the rose-trees grow,
And thought again the thoughts of love

There cherished long ago.
"A thousand years to rae it seems,

Since by,my fair I sate;
Yet thus to be a stranger long

Is not my choice, but fate;
Since then I have not seen the flowers.

Nor heard the bird's sweet song;
My joys have all too briefly paBt,
My griefs been all too long."
While they sang the sun dropped out of sight and the faint
beamB of the young moon stole aslant through the leaves of
oak and buckeye in front of the cabin. Yet day seemed not
ready to depart; it lingered as though loth to lose sight of the
singers, whose voices died softly away on its half-spread
wings. At the conclusion of the song Gertrude played a
waltz which only served to torment ADne, whose line alto
once started never liked to cease.

"Let's sing that little song of Kate's,*' she said, before the
last bar of the waltz was finished, "the one with Ihe light,
pretty air."

"Oh, pleaBe — " began Kate.

"Xou hush," said Gertrude, striking some chords, "it's
pretty for the mandolin, and we are going to sing it. Ready
Anne?"

"Ycb, go on."

Kate sat silent while her friends sang:
I fear yon merry maiden,
I dread your laughing eye;
My heart with erief is laden,
I scarce dare tell you why.

Each boar my pulse is throbbing,
With longing and despair.
Your face my life is robbing
Of all that makes it fair.

Why start you so and tremble?
Can love, then, move your heart?
Ab, no, do not dissemble!
Confess the wounding dartl

One kiss from those sweet lips, love,
A draught of health would be;
Oh, bid your eyes speak fair, love,
And make a heaven for me.

After this, song followed song until the young moon too
stole away and only the stara and fantastic shadows of night
were left to watch the cabin.

"I think," said Kate, rousing herself as from some be-
wildering enchantment, "I think the stars seem ready to say
'good-night ' Would it not be well to heed them?"

' 'Yes, indeed, " answered Gertrude, who began to feel timid.
"You go in and light a candle, Anne."

"For fear some poormouBe should be browsing?" said Anne,
with her usual laugh. "Very well, behold the desecrating
and commonplace illuminator. Enter, ladies, enter; Kib
you're not a lady. Give the fair sex precedence."

"This is more cosy," Faid Geitrude, when the doors were
bolted and all made secure for the night. "I wonder vhere
Ralph ib?"

"In some equally primitive place, probably. This is rather
too cosy for comfort. That disinfectant or moth-killer, or
whatever it may be is powerful. The hammock and fresh air
for me."

"It would be pleasant, Anne," said Kate, "but we must not
desert Gertrude ibis time."

Anne made some laughing remark about martyrs in a good
cause and betook herself to the room across the hall, saying
it was time to get a wink of sleep.

Gertrude had no remarks relative to Kib in the bedroom
this time, in fact rather urged it; but on the subject of un-
dressing she was positive, "Not she, no indeed, why Bhe
woold die of fright in an instant." Kate used all her persua-
sion, but could only make her compromise on a pretty, blue
dressing gown which had probably found its way into the
Eatchel through force of habit— its owner never going on the
shortest trip without something of the kind.

"My, but these odors are horrid," she said, lifting her
head from the pillow, "Can't they be done away with?"

"We might open the window," suggeste.1 Kate, eagerly
(she was famishing for some pure air), "it would be so much
better."

"Mercy! Not for the world!" came the positive answer, and
some time before her companion was ready the beauty was
fast asleep.

Kate looked at her and smiled, thinking how babies and all
pretty, soft things dropped oft' into slumber just so. To her
sleep came not so easily. She lay listening to the crisp odd
sounds that every now and then broke the stillness, with
the ceaseless song of water and echoing voice of night. Bye-
and-bye her fancies merged themselves into dreams, and sho
slept. Suddenly there seemed to come into her sleep a reg-
ular, beating sound, like the quick gallop of a horse. Kib
growled low and she awoke. "Somebody passing," Bhe
thought, as the sounds came nearer. "What was that crash-
ing?" Kib gave another growl, which threatened to burst
into a furious bark, but Kate jumped up quickly, lighted a
candle, quieted him, slipped on such olotb.es as she could get
into, and went to Anne, who was sleeping as soundly as Ger-
trude.

"Anne! Anne!"

"Oh, go way! I'm not going to get up early this morning.
It's Sunday, no fishing to-day."

"Anne, U'b not morning, nor even midnight, I doubt, and
some one on horseback is coming to the cabin. Keep still,
Kib."

"Someone on horseback?" asked Anne, sleepily. "Oh,
put my bloomer suit on a rod and frighten him to death."

"I think there are more than one, listenl"

Anne, rather from a desire to quiet Kate than from any
belief in marauders, sat up in bed and listened. First the
almost painful BtillneBs made Ik r smile and say to herself
that her triend was suffering from night-mare, but a second
later two calls, one low and near, the other loud and far away,
turned the smile into a frown, and it took no further coaxing
to get her out of bed. Her costume, when she had arrayed
herself, waa, as usual, peculiar. The long, woollen, onter
garment might have been mistaken for a bath-gowu, and the
shoes were anything rather than mated, iiut it was scarcely
the time for fastidiousness in dress, and Kate, whose
every available bit of energy could scarcely keep Kib within
bounds, noticed nothing about Anne except that she had
armed herself with a pistol.

"Let us sit right here," said Kate, whose oheeks were
flushed and her eyes very bright. "No, close to the table.
Do you not think that is better? Just look at Kib! What
makes him sniff and whimper like that?"

"Fright, maybe, try and quieten him. Gertrude asleep?
Good. Let her stay so as long as she wilt. Sure your pistol's
all right? There seems to bo more horses on the road."

"Yes, two, I thiuk. How dreadful the stilli
Poor Kib, ivhat is it? What do you want to tell i
wish you could speak! No, no! Downl down!"

"Stop whispering a minnta, K"*«, There
KsUl!"

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Aurelius on Climatic Influence.

"Oh wad some power the giftie gie us
To see ourselves as others see us,
It wad from many blunders free us
And foolish notions."

We will not be sure that the above quotation is correct,
as memory is not Dearly as reliable as it was a score of
years ago, though that was evidently in Aurelius' mind
when be commenced his very interesting letter, which
appears in this number. In the main correct, too, and
in giving the California climate the main credit of our
wonderful young trotters, he will find few to differ with
him. We write the main credit, as that does not account
in toto for the progress made in the last ten years. The
climate was the same when trotters were first produced
on this Coast, and some of the same strains of blood
were here twenty and more years ago as at this time,
and yet it was after our arrival when a three-year old
trotting in 2:42, andafonr-year-oldin 2:30£, were thought
grand performances. There has been a more intelligent
system of breeding, and by far a better system of train-
ing than prevailed before Palo Alto was organized into
a breeding ground for trotters. Not that the advance
has been confined to that farm, as there has been a for-
ward movement all along the line. Sunny Slope, the
San Mateo Rancho, Mr. Shippee and several others have
turned out colts that can be rated high in any country.
Sunny Slope has made astonishing progress. The com-
bination of blood which Mr. Rose imported in 1870 or
1871, and those he has acquired since, has been peculiarly
fortunate, but without good " management" even that
would have been of little avail.

We go further than Aurelius does in estimating the
effect of the climate; Not only ascribing the greater
portion of the speed already shown to that, but also firm
In the belief that there will be an increase, and that
"aged" trotters bred on this Coast will, when a fair lapse

? time is given for the trial, excel all others. More than
hat we have the utmost confidence that a more vigor-
ous race of horses than America has yet known will
result from climatic considerations, joined to a rational
method of breeding, rearing and training. Still further,
we ha _9 the utmost reliance that stallions and mares

bred here will prove valuable additions to the stud farms
of the East, and this will be proven when the progeny
of those exported will have a chance to demonstrate their
capacity. And now we will endeavor to show that the
tables which Aurelius presents do not sustain his deduc-
tions. The main stress is laid on the difference in actual
age. Thus Sudie D. is credited with the better perform-
ance over Norlaine on account of two months and twenty -
r.wo days juniorship, Mamie Wood three months and
seventeen days younger than Wildflower, Patron three
months and thirty-one days behind Sable Wilkes, and
Elvira two months and six days less age than Manzanita,
dating from time of birth and time of best performance.
Aurelius quotes Euclid, and we will be pardoned for
making our calculations according to Daboll. Taking
for data, to commence with, Norlaine and Mamie Wood,
we find that Norlaine, when 635 days old, trotted in
2:31£, and Mamie Wood, when 853 days old, trotted in
2:27^, four and a quarter seconds for the 218 days. Then
Sudie D. when she trotted in 2:35| was 554 days old, 81
days younger than Norlaine. Then if 218 days gives
four and a quarter seconds, what will 81 days give?
The quotient, one second and fifty-eight hundredths of a
second. Therefore after crediting Sudie D . with age
allowance, Norlaine is two seconds and sixty-seven hun-
dredths the best. When it comes to a California-bred
youngster, 81 days has the same potency as 218 days in
the East. Wildflower has six and a quarter seconds the
advantage of Mamie Wood, the former being 961 days,
the latter 853, a difference of 108 days. Applying the
same formula and the arithmetical answer will be two
and one-tenth seconds, leaving 4.15 seconds the best of
it. But there is little necessity for going further into
this calculation, the margins being so wide that it is
apparent the difference in age does not account for the
excellence. There is yet more positive testimony in
favor of California in the comparison between Elvira
and Sable Wilkes. The Eastern filly was 51 months
and 29 days old when she trotted in 2:18§; the California
colt 43 months and two days when he trotted in 2:18.
According to the view which Aurelius takes this would
place him so far ahead that there is little chance for
comparison. He considers that Manzanita, from being
the senior by two months and six days, looses the advan-
tage which 2$ seconds gives, and hence Sable, judged by
the same standard, must be vastly superior.

It does not take a great deal of research, however, to
show that at nearly the same age Manzanita was far
superior. Though her fastest record, 2:16, was made on
the date given in the table, Sept. 3J, ou July 28:h she
trotted in 2:16^, and that in a race in which seven hors-s
started. When she met Piirou she beat him in straight
heats. She started in six races in her campaign of 16S6
a ad one walk-over. She won four, and in a race with
Belle Hamlin she won two heats. This proved her
quite a campaigner, though her stable companion, Palo
Alto, showed himself, the same year, the greatest cam-
paigner ever seen in a colt of his age.

The argument that no California horse has shown the
time of Maud S-, Jay-Eye-See, and several others of
Eastern breeding, is not conclusive. There have been
hundreds of trotters bred in the East to one in California,
and until a fair proportion of those bred here in the last
ten years have shown their quality, the comparison will
not hold good. To have taken the front rank against
such odds with colts is marvellous, and is an augury that
it is only a question of time when the supremacy in other
respects is likely to follow. The illustration that a Ken-
tucky-bred stallion held the premiership "does not
count," taking the view of age which our correspondent
presents, as a California-bred stallion trotted within a
second as fast when a year younger.

While California cannot show a five-year-old gelding
of the stamp of Jay- Eye-See, or a stallion of that age
which has trotted in 2:14£, there is still a good showing.
We cannot recall to remembrance three Eastern- bred five-
year-old stallions which have shown better than Stam-
boul, 2:17£, Woodnut, 2:19£, and Dawn, 2:19£.

It would be idle to talk of stalUons here beating Phal-
las and Patron, though we sincerely hope that both of
these will be named in the National Stake. This will
be a surer test than excelling their time, and we will
ensure them a hearty welcome.

There is one point more which we desire to consider.
Aurelius writes: "I have long been of the belief that
colt performances were of no real value to the breeding
public. ' ' Until colt-trotting became the main feature there
Kentucky made little showing in the way of breeding
trotters. The trotting of colts has done more to give
the late impetus to this kind of stock than all othei
things combined. Patron's colt record sold his sire for
$28,000, and Nulbreaker had a j;ood deal to do in bring-
ing Nutwood to $22,000. Bell Boy's "book is already
full" at $200, and the colt-trotting of the Electioneer—
Beautiful Bells family has sold the progeny for an
immense sum. This was the incitement which led to

the purchase of Chimes, St. Bell and Bell Boy; and the
performance of the eldest, Hinda Rose, as a three- year-
old, attracted the attention of those who purchased.
When that was backed by later performances the suckling
brother was bought for $5,000, and a short time ago
$7,500 was paid for Alta Belle, to be placed in the stud.
Were the trotting of colts done away with trotting stock
would depreciate at least fifty per cent.

It is a pleasure to us to hear a man "stick to his sec-
tion." When the brush is handled with the skill and
geniality exhibited by Aurelius, the pleasure is enhanced.
But it is not to be expected that we will accept a verdict
from thaf. side where interest may bias, and "seeing our-
selves as others see us," to be duly appreciated, the vision
must not have a twist in a wrong direction.

Heaps of Work.

We have lots to do these days. There are many things
in relation to the horses which cannot be delegated.
There are continual changes, new experiments, different
devices. Then, too, the advent of the "season" brings
many visitors to our Oakland home, and these in the
main demand personal attention. Beside, if we were
cooped in an office for the better portion of the day we
would soon break down. With plenty of outdoor exer-
cise, tinkering in the shop, working with horses and
colts, we feel "like a four-year-old." Write in the morn-
ing for an hour or so by lamplight, at noon, when smok-
ing after luncheon, and then from supper until bed
time. Busy days. To make the shortest possible trip
to the office in San Francisco three hours are required.
Could the time be spared this would be hugely enjoyed.
The steaming across the bay is always enticing, and men
who are compelled to spend their time from 9 a. m. to 4
or 5 p. m. in office, counting room or desk could scarcely
spend the hours to a better advantage. Oar daily attend-
ance at the office is not a necessity. Edwin S. Culver
takes charge of the horse department, and will be on hand
to give information and whatever assistance may be
necessary in straightening pedigrees for publication. H.
H. Briggs will give the same attention to his depart-
ment, and our new bookkeeper will answer all inquiries
in relation to "business." As Mr. Culver lives next door
we have daily reports of what is going on, and letters
which demand our notice are not long delayed. In this
connection it will be well to repeat the request that let-
ters appertaining in any manner to either the business
or editorial departments be directed to Bbeedeb and
Spobtsman and not any individual. Should communica-
tions be intended for publication mark Editor Bbeedbb and
Sportsman. We give directions to have all letters
directed to us individually, unless marked "personal,"
opened in order that wants shall be attended to, but
wEen sent to other members of the staff there may be
delay, perhaps unattended to.

A Three-Year-Old Stallion Stake.

There is a general desire among those who own young
trotters to have stakes gotten up for three-year-old
stallions. There are so many promising colts in Cali-
fornia now that it seems proper to make classes for them.
There are several of our acquaintances who will engage
jn a stallion stake who will not make entries where
geldings and mares are eligible, and so many entire colts,
that there is more than a likelihood of a long list of
entries; and also an assurance of a good race, as in
addition to those which have shown in public there is
quite a number which will join. This will be a better
plan for the Fair Associations than to bar specified ani-
mals. Owners of entire colts as a rule feel that they
have not an equal show with fillies aud geldings. The
latter are more apt in their lessons. No matter how
docile colts may be there are notions in their heads
which interfere with their training, and though at
times there are phenomenal performers like Sable
Wilkes and Patron, these are the exceptions. Men who
have a full knowledge of the drawbacks attendant are
averse to making engagements where all are admitted,
and when they do feel that it is only a fair return to
grant them occasional chances of meeting equals.

There are many entire colts in'our limited acquaint-
ance which will take part; several which are not named
in either the Stanford or Occident Stakes, and of such
capacity as will warrant high expectations. At all
events such stakes can be gotten up and closed at an
early date, and if they do not fill with the number named
the only expense attached will be for advertising. We
think that it is within bounds to state that ten will enter.
There are several Anteeos, Directors, Sydneys, Dawns,
Electors, Hawthornes and others, beside those on the
large breeding farms, and if it is general with the fairs
so as to give an opportunity for a series of races, there
will be an increased desire to make nominations.

As sood as the stormy weather abates the new mile track
at Eureka will be in condition for speeding, and it is
exnecte^obecome^Javorit^esor^orthj^x^

1888

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The National Stall ion Stake.

Trotting Colts.

The advertisement of the Stallion Stake was pub-
lished in the last number of this paper, and now it is
fairly launched en a full tide and with the beat of pros-
pects for a successful voyage. The ouly adverse opinion
we have heard expressed was from a man whom we had
marked for an entry, but that was given before ho had
fairly considered the proposition, and his objections will,
in all probability, be overcome in the future. His first
was the amount of the stake. It is a good deal of money
it is true, for men of moderate means, and a thousand
dollars to men who are comparatively well-to-do is an
amount which they are loth to risk. But looking at it
from a standpoint incidental to limited means there are
conditions which lessen the risk materially. "We are a
good judge from this point of view. The poorest, with-
out doubt, of any owner of stallions which are likely to
be named in this stake, and reasonably careful of entering
into engagements, we shall make a nomination with less
reluctance than an entry of ten per cent, on a §2,000
purse to be trotted at any of the fairs. In the first place
a payment of 3200 carries a chance to the 1st of Septem-
ber. That is virtually the only risk, as should the horse
be doing well at that time there is a good chance for him
to continue. Every stallion that we have named has
already shown enough to insure getting inside the dis-
tance, and the slower divisions in a class which can be
expected to improve. With so large a field that some
must necessarily not get a share of the stakes, there will
be an opportunity to hedge the amount of each stake,
and should an owner desire to lay such an amount as
would cover his outlay there would be no exceptions
taken so long as it was evident that he was trying his
utmost to win. "With such a number — more than four
starters — there will be at least §10,000, which will gire
the fourth the amount of his stake. With four Cal-
ifornia and two Eastern stallicns to start it is within
bounds to figure on twice that sum being in "the pot-"
Another objection was in making it a free-for-all . Cal-
ifornia "cannot afford" to bar anything. If home prido
were not in the way there are no sound reasons for lim-
iting it to Pacific Coast nominations. Patron has a rec-
ord of 2:14^. Ph alias in 2:13^, and other Eastern horses
from 2:16 up. "We do not acknowledge that even the
greatest rate of speed heretofore shown makes an abso-
lute certainty of winning, and if we were positively
assured that every stallion of note in the Orient were to
be named, our resolve would not be changed. "With two
Eastern stallions of celebrity engaged the second money
will be greater than the first would be with them out,
the third a good deal more than the second, and the
fourth twenty-five per cent, greater than the third.

Then, again, it is worth a good deal to take part in
such a stake. A3 was demonstrated last week, there are
honors to be gained outside of money considerations, and
a horse may enhance his value five times as much as the
cost of the stake though he should fail to get a promin-
ent position.

The Stake will Jill, and frcm the publication of the
•entries it will be the engrossing topic when horse affairs
are discussed.

Elsewhere we have alludec to the importance of colt
trotting, though the subject is of too much consequence
to be treated in a paragraph. Neither is-it the present
intention to give in proportion to what it demands, but
rather as an apology for the meagreness of the allusion.

Racing would dwindle into comparative insignificance
were it not for the events in which youngsters are
engaged. It would be impossible to keep up the sport
without aid from two and three-year-olds, and should
they be debarred the breeding of thoroughbreds would
dwindle into small business. While there is a wide dif-
ference between racing and trotting colts, in favor of the
former in respect to equality of speed, the trotting young-
sters are getting nearer and nearer as breeding pro-
gresses. The old cry was that colts could not trot fast
enough to entertain the public. With the records for
three and four-year-olds well down in the teens, two-
year-olds shading 2:20, and yearlings, three of them,
in the thirties, this objection is fully overcome.

Trotting, eventually, will more closely resemble rac-
ing. Handicaps and time-classes will give inferior ani-
mals a chance to earn their oats. The great excitement
will be over star performers and new candidates for track
honors.

Pacific Coast Veterinary Association.

It is a matter of surpiise to us t'.iat steps have not been
taken before this to organize a veterinary association on
this coast. The members of the profession are not alone
interested as owners of horses, cattle and dogs have so
much at stake as to demand their hearty co-operation.
It may be truthfully said that empiricism rules. For
one qualified Y. S. there are scores of H. D.s, and though
a few of these have gained by practice a fair insight
into their business, a majority are utterly incapable.
Some pin their faith on recipes two hundred years old,
and in late instances books have been published with
appendices of recipes, which, besides being obsolete, are
positively injurious, some of them poisonous to a
degree, endangering life-

The following has been sent us, and we hope to see a
full delegation on the date specified:

In other parts of the United States, where horse and
cattle interests are not of such great importance as in Cali-
fornia, there are veterinary medical associations for the
advancement and the protection of the profession, as well as
the mutual defence of its members.

Various members of the veterinary profession in this State
have urged the necessity of forming such as association, thus
organizing themselves into one body. It is proposed to have
at least one general meeting per annum, and to make a
beginning. With that object in view a meeting will be held
at the Breeder asd Sportsman" Office. Bnsh St., San Fran-
cisco, on the 15thday of February, 1888,at 2 p. M. Numerous
members of the profession have already signified their inten-
tion of being present, and it is to be hoped thattbia intention
will be the means of causing other members, whom it 13
impossible to notify in any other manner, to be present on
on the above-mentioned occasion. The By-laws and
Constitution of the intended association will be framed at
the meeting. In the event of any member of the profession
being unable to attend from any cause whatever, tbey will
confer a favor on the promoters of this organization by for-
warding a letter to the editor of tne Breeder axd Sports-
mas', containing any suggestion they desire to make, also
their willingness or otherwise to become a member of 'he

A Rambling: Letter from Marin.

Dear Breeder axd Sportsmax: — I would like to know
through your columns if it is not against the law to catch — at
the mouths of fresh-water streams, although even in tide
water — salmon trout. Some of the knowing ones say where
the tide ebbs and flows is, to all intents and purposes, the
ocean, and no law obtains against fishing at any and all times
iD the sea. Section 633 of the laws of California states that
no trout of any kind whatever may be caught between
November 1st and April 31st of each year. Every day,
almost, the law is broken on the San Geronimo Lake (Paper
Hill Creek). The officers complain they can not get a jary
to convict under the law, so do not arrest, and we who obey
the letter of the law get no fish nor credit that we do not
catch them. In a little talk with my friend, Charles Kaeding,
the other day, he deplored the fact that migratory fish could
not run up the San Geronimo Lake to spawn. "Why, see,"
said Sir. K., "where they would go up the main stream and
its branches almost to the K. K. tunnels, through the divide
between the White Vailey and San Kafael, then up the Lag-
uanitas to th6 top of Tanialpais, and diverging, tbe riah would
ran up Big and Little Carson Creeks, tributaries of wood-
embowered Laguanitas. Just think," said the enthusiastic
fisherman, "of what a nursery for the fish to spawn in, and
the little fry to grow to be the biggest fish in the creek."

Ol Tempora: Ol Mores: when the greed of gain dams
streams, and the fear of active opposition renders pulseless
tbe arm of the law.

I see by the Pelaluma Argus that Dan Frazier has refused
55,000 for hi3 Director two-year-old, by Director, dam by
Goldsmith's Volunteer.

Nellie R. will be trained this year, and this grand, big mare
will, if her legs stand firm, make it warm for any and all in
the free-for-all.

Dawn is said to be in excellent form, and that he will be
entered in the proposed stallion trot. There will be music in
the air when stallions who represent SI, 000 colts come
before their respectiva admirers for the fray.

* 'There will be booting and shoeing for place;
To be fast and steady alone gets the race."
Such a horse as Dawn (has been) requires the master hand
of a Goldsmith, or Hickok. I have a two-year-old Dawn,
on oth of February, 15.3 behind, 15.1 forward, very hand-
some, high-headed and stylish; dam by Old MacClellan, out
of a mare by Belmont. In the nest stall I have an Ante-
volo, a yearling in April, 13.3 forward, 14 behind, out of a
mare by my old friend and favorite Rustic, a mare of rare
intelligence. If she gets her foot outside a trace plowing
she puts it back. She turns of her own accord at the end of
a furrow, andif her mate don't follow her about she turns and
bites him to compel obedience. My love is about equally
divided between the Dawn and Antevolo, who entered the
arena fighting for supremacy as two great colts, and have gone
on as two great horses. While the first and older is all style
and color, full of will and power which foretells patience and
care, the younger, Antevolo, has a business-like look, an
intelligent apprehension of your wants that fills tbe horse-
man's eye with the thought that everytime they beat such
as this they get a horse race. The Eastern hills are all aglow
with light, and the lowing of cows and the neighing of
horses tells I must say good-by. lours,

Olema, Jan. 25, 1888. Payne Shatter.

Californians in the Futurity.

In the Futurity Stakes of 1890, at Coney Island, California
is represented thus:

C. W. Aby, Santa Anita, 1 by Rutherford.

J. B. Chase, San Francisco, (2) — 1 Joe Hooker, 1 Three
Cheers.

Elmwood Stables, Wm. Boots, Milpitas, (4)— 1 Duke of
Norfolk, 1 Inauguration, 1 Nathan Coomb, 1 Bob Wooding.

J. B. Haggin, (72)— 20 by Darebin. 16 Sir Modred, 8 Joe
Daniels, 6 Warwick, 3 Kyrle Daly, 3 Hjder Ali, 2 Ban Fox,
2 John Happy, 1 Ventilator, 1 Himyar, 1 Fulsetto, 1 St.
Blaise, 1 Darebin and Sir Modred, 1 Dart bin and Warwick, 1
Darebin and Kyrle Daly, 1 Sir Mod red and Joe Daniels, 1
Kyrle Daly and Sir Modred, 1 Hyder Ali and Warwick, 1 Ban
Fox and Warwick, 1 Darebin and Joe Danie's.

George Hearst, (10)— 4 by Jim Brown, 2 Ho ck-flo eking, 1
Argyle, 1 Joe Hooker, 1 Norfolk, 1 Warwick.

llenry C. Judson, Santa Clara, (4)— 2 by Wildidle, 1 imp.
Cyrus, 1 Cyms and Flood.

Thos. G. Jones, Pleasauton— 1 by Three Cheers.

Laurelwood Stable, Santa Clara— 1 by Wildidle.

Maltese Villa Stock Farm, R. F. Ashe. (6;— 4 by Alto, 1
Ed. Corrigao, 1 Big Sandy.

Santa Anita Stable, (15)— 9 by Grinstead, 2 Rutherford, 2
Longfellow, 1 Gano, 1 Hock-Hocking.

C. Uiiuerhill, Santa Rosa— 1 by Three Cheers.

Stamboul and the Stallion Stake.

Editor Breeder axd Sportsman:— I see your much-worked
for Stallion Stake has materialized, and no doubt there
will be a list of stallion entries which cannot be equalled in
the world, and who will not only leave their mark in the
records, but also very largely in the stock of the future trot-
ter. Where I think that the entry list will be a very good
one in numbers, on the other hand the earlier racing in the
circuit may take some of the interest out of the race itself,
for no doubt all of these stallions will take part in the annual
fair contests. Of course I will have to have a ticket in this
lottery for the pleasant anticipation, the flattering possibil-
ities that hope whispers will be worth the money.

In your account of "Winning Trotteis and Pacers" there
is much error in the account given of Stamboul. Stamboul
trotted and got first money in seven races, and was second
twice; and as to his being unplaced, that is certainly a mis-
take, for there was no such fact, and second was the poorest
place, as far as I remember, he ever got in all his four years
of racing, and his races have been many. Stamboul received
first money at San Jose, Jfetalunia (or is that called Napa
City?), Oakland, one race at Sacramento, Stockton, and two
at Los Angeles; and he trotteA second to Jane L. at Santa
Kosa, and second to Lot Slocum at Sacramento. At Santa
Rosa, and perhaps Sacramento, he did not start, as first money
was given him, as it was believed a better contest would be
obtained for him out, for it was considered an easy and sure
win by Stamboul, and therefore first money was given him. I
have no means of giving the exact amount wod, but it is
surely more than twice the amount named in your paper.

We have had much rain, but to-day "our winter of discon-
tent is made glorious summer." It is one of those beautiful,
balmy, sunshiny days. The hills and valeB are basking in
their new and tender green robe in the sunshine. The meadow-
lark flies from post to post, singing his sweet, almost sad
notes. Colts are frolicking and running in the meadows, and
all nature and man included is happy and bright iike tbe day.

L. J. Bose.

Notes From Sacramento.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman:— I would like to call
your attention to the Sunny Knoll Breeding Banub, located on
the Casumnes River, of which the late J. G. AlcCraken was
the founder, and is being carried out according to his plan by
J. L. McCord. The brood-mares consist mostly of Dave
Hill, Golddust and Dave Hill Jr. mares. The stallion is
Thomas Benton, by General Benton, dam by G. M. Patchen
Jr., grandam by the Morse Horse. He has shown miles in
2:35 in his work last fall which was very short, but will be
trained and sent for a record next fall, and his owner is quite
confident he will beat 30. He is the sire of Ned Winslow
(pacer) with a record of 2:29£, obtained at Willows, Oct. 20th,
1887, and many other fast colts. Barring accidents, he will
have two more land in the 30 list next season of his get. It
is claimed that Thomas Benton is the first son bred at Palo
Alto that has produced a son with a record of 2:30 or better,
and from the size, style and general appearance of his colts
can't help but attract attention.

The horses at work at the track are all doing as well as
con Id be expected this cold weather, and are all in good
health.

Messrs. Gardner & Craig have a smile for all their visitors
and a welcome word to make them feel at home.

Wiiber Smith has a stable full of horses, and, in fact, he
prospects for a larger number of norses to be worked here
this spring is quite flattering, more so than usual.

Dr. Hicks is slowly improving and is in hopes to set be-
hind his Flaxtails again in the spring.

We are having a beautiful raio, and are in hopes that the
cold snap is broke up.

Sacramento Jan. 21. Observer.

Races at Fresno.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman: — We had three races on
our track here to-day, two of them well contested and ingcod
time, considering the cold weather. The attendance was
light, but the betting spirited, as about $2,000 changed bauds
on the results of the day. The following are the summaries:

Fresjjo, Jan, 16. — Match for S5t-Q. Dash of 500 yards.

A. C. Goodrich's g m Alollie Gray 1

Burn's blk g Pinto 2

Time, 2 ;7 J.

Same Day. — Purse ?100. Three-qnarter mile heats.
L. A. Blasingame'a b m LeapYear, i, by Norfolk, dam I^dy Jane 1 I

Owen Bros.' ch f Gold Cup. 4, by Enquirer, dam Buttercup 2 1:

Time, 1:17$, 1:17*.
Same Day.— Purse S1C0, for trotters and pacers.

Fannie, ch m— Jos. Tin3ly 3 1 1 1

Flora F.,chm-Chas. Bowers 13 8 3

Mikado, b g-Geo. Bernard 2 2. 2

Time, 2:38$, 2:41, 2:43, 2:43.

Fresno, Jan. 16, 1388. H. McH.

Mr- Holly Replenishes.

Mr. B. C. Holly has made his annual pilgrimage to Rancho
del Paso and replenished his stable with three young horses,
viz.:

Sid, bay colt, 3, by imp. Siddartha, dam Yestella by
Jonesboro, from Vesta by Asteroid.

Nancy, chestnut filly, 3, (sister to Ninena) by Jim Brown.
dam Nannie Hubbard by Hubbard, from Demirep by Mel-
bourne Jr.

Brown filly, 2, by imp. Kyrle Daly, dam Chiqaita by
Bazar, from Little Sophie by Newry,

Poscora Hayward has returned from Denver and will make
the season in Humboldt County. Mr. T. J. Knight, the
owner of Idaho Patchen, is inclined to challenge tbe grey bod
of Billy Hayward to a match race this tail.

It is estimated that at the Lexington Spring sales of
thoroughbreds there will be offerings to the number of 1,000
yearlings, which will include those of all the prominent
breeding farms in Fayette, Woodford, Bourbon, Harrison
and Franklin.

Oakland Canoe Club.

The annual meeting was held at tbe clubhouse last Satur-
day evening. ReportB of the progress of the club were
handed in and discussed, and resolutions passed on repairs
and improvements. The dates for the annual dinner and
party were h'xed, and committees to be in charge arraoged.
The" election of officers resulted in all those who have held
office for the past year being re-eleoted, after which n pleasant
evening was spent discussing canoe politics on
The Bonita is undergoing important a
will be raised some five iocnes and stern thr
acked sheur, and t^'s will mal:e hex mm
The A^uea has beeu overhauled, an 1 will 1 1

■MBM

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IP** ^iMz&tt attjfl gpmtettmn.

Jan 28

Crickmore Review-

[N. T. World.]

In about ten days the Goodwin Brothers will issue their
"Turf Guide for 1888," containing the races run in the United
States and Canada in 1S87. It will of necessity be a bulky
volume, with over six hundred pages of racing, not including
index and other admirable features of the Guide. No one,
perhaps, can realize the enormous increase in racing more
than those engaged in the publication of racing guides, and
the reporters whose work it is to handle turf matters for the
daily and weekly papers. As a contrast in the amount of
work now done, one has but to glance at the racing in 1S77.
It was the first year of "Krik's Guide." The total number
of races reported that year was 907, of which 827 were flat
races, 45 hurdle races, and 35 stee-plecbases. For 18S7 the
total in the United States is 3,741 races, of which 192 were
won by jumpers, viz., 121 steeplechases and 71 hurdle races.
The total for 18S6 was thought to be very high, as, in fact,
it was. There was 3,342 races run, of which 3,146 were on
the flat and 196 by jumpers, a showing of four races less for
jumpers in 18S7, but an increase of 403 raceB on the flat.
That there "was a large increase in the latter is no great sur-
prise, seeing that the racing was almost continuous from early
January to the last day in December, while, as compared
with the total races run in 1885, there was an increase of 973
races in 1S87, the totals being 3,741 as against) 2,768.

Naturally the large increase in the number of races run also
involves an enormous increase in the amount of money raced
for. Few, however, will for a moment realize the difference
as between the figures in 1877 and 1887. In 1877 the total
value of all races, including stakes, matches, added money
to stakes, purses and the excess over selling prices in
selling races — in fact, every dollar that could, legitimately
be construed as won — amounted to $441,652, including
some $2,900 in plate. The amount of money in 1887
given by clubs and associations in purses and added
money to the stakes alone makes a lotal of $1,384,148.50, a
sum that does not include plate or any object of value not
money, nor one dollar in the shape of money raced for, such
as stakes, entrance money for purses, or money in matches,
all of which would have swelled the amount to considerably
more than two millions of dollars. For according to "Good-
win" there were twenty-three matches run of the total value
of $32,485, to only one of which was money added, and that
$1,000 by the Coney Island Jockey Club to the Bamburg-Elk-
wood match at Sheepshead Bay. There were forty races run
for which the considerations were silver cups, plate, flasks,
diamond pins, saddlery, etc., and there were fifty races run
for which the consideration was not given, owing, to a great
extent, to the negligence and stupidity of the average secre-
tary, most of whom are as chary of information after a race
as they are free in asking for advertisement before the racing.
Although it is somewhat an old story to regret the enormous
increase in races at distances under a mile — those at five
furlongs having more than doubled in 1887 — with a corres-
ponding falling off at distances above a mile, it is not an ac-
tual proof of the deterioration of,the horse. They are to-day
equal, if not superior, to those in training ten years ago, in
breeding, in quality, and certainly command better prices to
breeders. The change, as remarked a year ago when the
statistics of 1886 were given, is due entirely to the demands
of the publio, who want short dashes, big fields, with, six and
seven races each day, on which to bet and win money. Con-
sequently associations have from time to time amended their
programmes, owners and trainers have changed their methods
of handling horseB, and instead of developing their staying
qualities they make sprinters of them at two years old, and
race them as such until they break down or become so slow
as to be useless. Nor doeB sprinting work tell seriously on
them; but few break down, and those more often than not
are the very fast ones, for, as the late Milton H. Sanford
always said, "It's the pace that kills." The average hcrse
now races along at three-quarters of a mile in about 1:18, and
a mile between 1:45 and 1:48. and in doing so the question
of winning is invariably one of condition, which causes so
much apparent "in and out running." The trainer that can
longest keep his horses "just right and not too fine" is the
man that wins the most races, be they stakes or purses. The
total number of races run at all distances on the fiat in 1886
and 1887 are as follows:

Total Total
In 1886. In 1887.

1
16
2

Distance— Dashes and Heath,

No distance reported

Three hundred yards

Three hundred and thirty yards

Quarter of a mile

Heats, quarter of mile

Heats, quarter of a mile, 3 in 5

Irive hundred yardB J.

five hundred and fifty yards 2

Six hundred yards 5

Heats, six hundred yards 2

Three furlongs 6

Heats, three furlongs —

Seven hundred yards —

Half a mile 184

Heats, half a mile 146

Heats, half a mile, 3 in 5 30

Four and a half furlongB 7

HeatB, four and a half furlongs —

One thousand yards 1

Five furlongs 201

Heats, five furlongs 6

Five and a half furlongs 2

Three-quarters of a mile 686

Heats, three-quarters of a mile >>'•

Heats, three-quarters of a mile, 3 in 5 1

Seven furlongs ■ 367

HeatB, seven furlongs 3

Heats, Beven and a half furlongs —

Seven and a half f nrlongs —

One mile 608

One mile "Novelty" 6

Heats, one mile 130

Heats, one mile, 3 in 5 6

Mile and fifty yards —

Mile and seventy yards 16

Mile and half a furlong 118

Heats, mile and half a furlong 4

Mile and 175 yardB —

Mile and a furlong 265

Heats, mile and a furlong 1

Mile an 1 three-sixteenths 20

Mile and a quarter 185

Mile and a quarter, "Novelty" I

HeatB, mile and a quarter ■ 3

Mile and five hundred yardB 9

Mile and five-sixteenths —

Mile and tbree-f nrlongs 24

Mile and a half 03

Mile and a half, "Novelty" 7

Hea i, mile and ft half 2

Ml).; and five furlongs 11

Mile and three-quarters 17

Tw.) miles 28

Tw > miles, "Novelty" 3

E its. two miles 2

T "o miles and a furlong 1

T , ii i i I ••» and a quarter 6

Tw - milee and a half —

Three miles 2

13

1
2

120

15a

10

21
642

Totals ..

.3,146

The total number of races run in great Biitain and Ire-
laud "on the fiat," under the rules of the Jockey Clab, in
1887, were 1,549 as against 1,609 in 1886. The distances in
1887 were as follows: At five furlongs and under six furlongs,
732; at six furlongs and under a mile, 260; one mile, 312;
over a mile and under two miles, 183; two miles and under
three miles, 53; three miles and under four miles 7, and
four miles 2.

The total number of heat races run in 1887 show an
increase of 54 races over the total of 1SS6, but with a total of
36 less heats. Heat racing, except at a mile or under, is
almost a last art, for not only is it unpopular with owners
and trainers, but the crowds tbat bet at the principal meet-
ings literally ignore them. In fact the admirers of trotting
are agitating for a change that will reduce the number of
heats in such contests. How great the difference is between
the racing of 1877 and 1887 is plainly shown in the matter of
heat races. In 1877 of the 907 races run, 343 of them were at
heats on the flat of which 300 were at a mile and under, with
746 heats, and 43 at distances over a mile, including 34
at two miles and 4 at four miles. In 18S7 there was only one
rAce announced at two-mile heats, and that was a "walk-
over" for the California three-year-old Menlo, with no race
above two miles announced and the longest distance was a
mile and a half, and they at small country meetings. The
total races at heats with the number of heats run in 18S6 and
1887 are as follows:

, leSG. , , — 1887. — .

Total Total Total Total
Races Heats Races Heats
Run. Run. Run. Run.

Quarter of a mile 2 6 2 7

Quarter of a mile, 3 in 6 1 3 — —

Six hundred yards 2 4 — —

Three furlongs — — 1 2

Half a mile 146 345 153 348

Half a mile, 3 in 5 30 110 19 71

Four and a h nil furlongs — — 1 2

Five furlongs 6 15 20 47

Three-quarters of a mile 63 129 64 145

Three quarters, 3 in 5 13 13

Seven furlongs 3 7 1 3

Seven and a half furlongs 1 2 — —

Onemile 130 296 118 258

Onemile, 3 in 6 6 20 5 17

Mile and half-furlong 4 11 3 9

Mile and a furlong 12 2 6

Mile and a quarter 3 7 1 2

Mile and a half 2 5 3 8

Two miles , 2 4 11

Hurdles -one mile 12 3 5

Hurdles— mile and a furlong — — 12

Totals 394 971 399 93

The reduction in the number of jumping races in 1887 from
the total of 1886 is not so marked as it was from 1885 to 1886.
In 1835 there were 211 races run. One of the reasons for the
reduction is that there are not nearly as many horses trained
for steeplechases and hurdle races a9 there were three and
four years ago by owners with the intention of running them
at the regular meetings. Horses of that stamp are more prof-
itable at the Clifton and Guttenburg half-mile meetings.
There is an increase of such racing, however, and that of a
class to the advantage of the sportunder the auspices of hunt
clubs like the Rockaway Steeplechase Associatiou, the country
clubs of PelhaTi and Boston and similar organizations in
Philadelphia and Baltimore, the money value of whicb have
increased annually, so that the lovers of jumping races now
look forward for the CedarhurBt Grand National Steeplechase
of $2,5C0 and the Queens County Hurdle Baca of $2,000 with
much the same interest that the admirers of flat racing have
for the Brooklyn and Suburban Handicaps. The chances are
that the character of the sport will increase as the value of
such races increases, which will bring out from time to time
gentlemen with inclination and means to own good horses
and the ability to ride them without fear or favor "between
the flags" and "over the sticks." The total of such races at
all distances in 18S6 and 1887 are as follows:

188C. 1887.

Five furlongs 1 —

Three-quarters of a mile 1 —

One mile 16 9

Heats — one-mile 1 3

Mile and a sixteenth 3 —

Mile and a furlong 8 2

Heats — Mile and a furlong — 1

Mile and three-sixteenths 2 2

Mile and a quarter SO 30

Mile and three furlongs 2 2

Mile and a half 18 13

Mile and three-quarters 2 3

Two miles 3 3

Two miles and a furlong — 1

Two miles and a quarter 1 1

Two miles and a half 1 1

Steeplechases 107 121

Totals 196 192

Of the 121 steeplechases 20 were run at Rookaway, 16 at
Monmouth Park, 14 at Jerome Park, 12 each at Saratoga and
Boston, 9 at Niagara, 7 at Chicago, 5 at Washington, 4 each at
St. Louis. Baltimore and Pelham (New York), 3 each at Mem-
phis, Philadelphia and Timonium (Maryland), 2 at Easton
(Maryland), and 1 each at Buffalo, OgdenBburg and Elwyn
(Pennsylvania).

Although the loyal Canadians had the incentive fact that it
was jubilee year, and a number of such races were run, the
Messrs. Goodwin only report a total of 153 races in 1887, as
against 139 in 1886. The money total for 1887 being $19,860,
but it must be said in extenuation that no less than twenty-
six races reported are matches, races for plate, or without
consideration. Of the 153 races run, the distances are as
follows: On the flat, four at half a mile, eleven at half mile
heats (28 heats); ten at half mile heats, three in five (38 heats);
two at rive furlong heats (4 heats); nine at thrpe-quarters of a
mile, four at three-quarter mile heats (11 heats); eighteen at a
mile, twenty-six at mile heats (55 heats); one at a mile and
a sixteenth, six at a mile and a furlong, 15 at a mile and a
quarter, 7 at a mile and a half, and 4 at no distance — "ring
races." For the jumpers there were 17 steeplechases— 11 at
Montreal and 6 at Toronto. Of hurdle races there were 19.
viz., 1 at a mile, 1 at a mile and a farlong, 1 at a mile and
third, 9 at a mile and a half, 4 at two miles, 1 at three-
quarter heats (two heats), and 2 at no distance — "ring races."

The entries for the two most important spring handicaps
that have closed, the Brooklyn and Suburban Handicaps, are
as follows, with a possibility that several are omitted from
the Brooklyn. Mr. CaBsatt's entries for both races have yet
to arrive. They will probably be received to day.

Brooklyn, Suburban,
Owner and Horse. run May 16, run June 14

Acorn Stable's Richmond 1 1

L.O. Behman's Biscuit 1 —

B. Bradley's Lu Logos — 1

A. Belmont's Lady Primrose I 1

A. Belmout's Osceola 1 1

A. Belmont's Rnceland 1 1

A. Belmont's Ueo. Oyster 1 1

A Belmont's Oriflam me 1 1

A. Belnionfs Saladiu 1 —

A. Belmont's Prince Royal 1 —

8. S. Brown'sBlue Wing 1 1

S.S. Browu'BBob Fisher 1 1

Brooklyn,
run May 15.

1

1

Owner and Horse.

S. S. Brown's Rigbtaway

S. S. Brown's Stuyvesant

W. P. Burch'a Savanac

O. Bowie's Vosburg

E, Corrigan's Unite

E. Corrigan's Hlnda . ,

I Chi en ft Morgan'B Withrow

Chi u ii A: Morgan's Arundel

Cotton &. Boy le'e Queen of Elizabeth

T. W. Doswell's Eolo ,

Dwyer Bros.' Hanover

Dwyer Bros,' Kingston

Dwyer Bros.' Joe Cotton

Dwyer BroB.' Bessie June

W. G. Daly's Valiant

Excelsior Stable's Alaric

W. Gratz's Elk wool

W. Gratz's Dry Monopole

J. W. Guest's Terra Cotta

P. Gri ll's Wilfred

P. Grill's Wickham

F. Gcbbardt's Volunteer

D. Gideon's Rustler

E. W. Heffner's Raveller

J . B. Haggln's Ben AH

J. B. Haggin's Firenzi

J. B. Haggin's Aurelia

J. B. Haggin's Guenn

J. B. Haggin's Hidalgo

Hayden & Co.'s Bridgeligbt

W. B. J.-iiTjings' Frank Ward

W. Jenui ugs' Dunboyne

W. Jenmugs'Glenmound

B. Kabn's Saxony

N. W, Kittson's Rataplan

ft. H. Keruaghan's Burch

G. H. Keruaghan's Mittie B

G. H. Kernaghan's Col. Cowan

Labold Bros.' Montrose

Mrs. G. L. Lori Harm's Strideaway

Mrs. G. L. Lorillard's Idalia colt

P. Lorillard Jr.'s Benedictine

P. Lorillard Jr.'s Darya

W. Lakeland's Exile

C. Littleneld's Klamath

G. Leighton's Charity

J. Munro's Fpnelon

G. B. Moiris' Favor

G. B. Morris* Sir Dixon

J. E. McDonald's Long Knight

McMahon & Co.'s Eolian

T. McCaul'e Ariel

J. D. Morrissey's Banburg

J. D. Morrissey's Kalnolah

J. A. & A. H. Morris' Lizzie Baker

0. Mooney's Faust

Madison Stable's Ordway

M. N. Nolan & Co.'s Kirkman

J. H . Nuce & Son's Headlad

J. H. Nuce & Son's Recluse

Oriole Stable's Lorrington

Oakwood Stable's Connemara

Preakness Stable's Linden

Preakness Stable's Rupert

Preakness Stable's Belvedere

B.mta Anita Stable's Volante

Santa Anita Stable's Goliah

Santa Anita Stable's Miss Ford

Santa Anita Stable's Grisette

Santa Anita Stable's Emperor of Norfork

Santa Anita Stable's Wonderland

Sagamore Stable's Hamilton

Summit Siable'B Royal Arch

M. Storn's Grover Cleveland

Tremont Stable's Schnorer

Tremout Stable's Pontico

Westbury Stable's Breton

R. W. Walden's My Own

D. D. Wltber-s Laggard

Owner's Kenney

It is possible that the entry of Unite and Hind
Corrigan ib an error. The Suburban has a total of
the Sheepshead Bay 72 and the Bay Ridge 42.

Suburban ,
run June 14
1

a as by E.
81 entries,

Register, Volume VII, Closed.

With the close of the old year came the peremptory close
of "Volume VII of the Trotting Register. A large number of
pedigrees have been accumulating for some months post that
have not been touched, and, as a matter of course, these
accumulations must go into Volume VII if they are found
worthy. It is natural that there should be some impatience
at delay, and some uneasiness as to the final disposition that
may be made after examination. All we can do under these
circumstances if to promise our best efforts to push the work
forward just as rapidly as possible and, just as soon as the
offerings of any one man are disposed of he will be notified.
This will embrace all animals that were in process of investi-
gation before the 31st of December last.

The revised standard will control all entries in Volume
VIII, and there will be no abatements of what the revision
requires. The dividing line between the old and the new
requirements is at the point between Volume VII and Vol-
ume VIII, and we cannot listen to any pleas of forgelfuluess
or neglect in order to get animals that might have been
entered in Volume VII into Volume VIII. It will not be
worth while for contributors to importune us on this point,
for we have no discretion in the matter.

There will be no change in the cost of registration, trans-
fers, official certificates, etc. Neither will there be any
change in the cost of inserting pedigrees in the Monthly
which will remain at one dollar each to subscribers and two
dollars each to non-subscribers.

As the new rules will cut off from standard rank all colts
and stallions with only two standard crosses in future, we
will make provision for the registration of Buch colts and
stallions in the non-standard department; but they will not
receive numbers until they attain to foil standard rank,
when they will be transferred to the standard department.
In the non-standard department we will continue to register
mares and geldings when by standard sires. The cost in
either department will be the same.

In addition to mares and geldings by standard horses, and
colts and stallions with two standard crosses we will admit
to the non-standard department all pacers that would be
standard either by blood or performance if their records had
been made at the trot instead of the pace. We have believed
for a long time, and believe still, that a pacing record of 2:25
should place the performer on an equality with a trotting
record of 2:30, but the majority is against us and we must
submit. The beBt argument of the opposition, and we con-
fesBit is hard to answer, is the fact that pacing strains of any
value soon become standard by trotting performances.

In closing the old volume, and in view of the mountain of
undigested accumulations tbat must go into it, we most
earnestly request thut no man will send a single pedigree for
the new volume till the first day of March, By that time we
will be "squared away" and ready to commence operations
under the new standard. — Wallace's Monthly.

Frank Van Ness has been re-engaged by the Sire Bros, to
drive for them next teason. They have refused an offer of
$15,000 for Rosalind Wilkes, made by the Bame parties who
offered C. J. Hamlin, of Buffalo, $30,000 for his mare Belle
Hamlin, and who tried to buy Jay-Eye-See from J. I, Case,
ofi Racine, Wis. All three offers were rejeoted. — New York
Times.

1888

2pu Hfctttie* auft ,^»yrtsmati

oa

National Trotting

Stallion Stake.

Stakes for Trotting Stallions.

A sweepstakes for all (rotting stallions, of SI, COO each, with for-
feits as hereinafter described; beats of a mile, best 'd in 5 in harness.
Five or more nominations to fill, to name and close on Thursday, the
first day of March next, with the Treasurer. Two hundred dollars to
be paid at that date which must accompany the nomination;
SatO on Saturday, the first day of September next, and the final payment
of $SUU on Wednesday, the 17ih of October next. The race to be trotted
on Saturday, the 20th of October next, provided day and track are Rood
on that day, and in case the selected day and track are not favorable
the race to be postponed until the first good day and good track there-
after; but if said postponement be more than ten days, then each
subscriber to have the right to withdraw bis last payment, proper
uotice having been given the Treasurer of his intention to withdraw
when the ten days have expired, and a failure to give said notice will
bold the whole stake until the race is decided. Said race to be
trotted on one of the following named bracks: San Francisco, San
Jose, Oakland, Petalumn, Santa Rosa, Sacramento or Stockton, it
being optional with the Treasurer which of these is selected, using
his judgment in regard to selecting the track which will yield the
most money to be added to the stake. This added money shall con-
sist of all the accruing profits, after the necessary expenses are
liquidated. The Treasurer may advertise for proposals from the
proprietors of the tracks named, soliciting bids for a certain amount
of money or such other offers as be shall designate. Th« Treasurer
shall huve full power to conduct all the business pertaining to the
stake, appoint Secretary, judges of the race, and fill any other offices
or stations necessary to a proper management.

Should, from any canse, the Treasurer be incapacitated from attend-
ing to the business, then the subscribers who at the time are eligible
to start in the race shall elect his successor, who will be invested
with the powers first granted.

The rules to govern said stake shall be those of the association in
which the track selected holds membership, though it Is imperative
that the track shall be a member of the American Trotting Association
or the National Trotting Association, and should the Treasurer deem
it expedient he is empowered to apply for membership in either or
both of the above-named associations.

The stakes and added money shall be apportioned as follows: If
four or more horses start, the first or winning horse shall receive fifty
per cent, of the whole amount of stakes and added money, the second
in the race twenty-five per cent, the third in the race fifteen per
cent., and the fourth in the race ten per cent. If three start the
division shall be, the winner sixty per cent., the. second twenty-five
per cent., and the third fifteen per cunt. If two start the winner shall
receive seventy per cent., the second thirty per cent. Should there
be a "walk-over," the horse making it shall receive all the stakes and
forfeits less the necessary expenses. A failure to pay at the stipulated
time will incur a loss of previous payments.

Address nominations to >'. T. Smith, Fourth and Townsend
Streets, San Fiancisco, Cal.

N. T. SMITH.
Treasurer of National Trotting si allien Stake.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION.

IMP. MARINER,

[Called Oatcake in Australia.;
I have made arrangements under which I will stand the stallion imp.
Mariner for the season ending, on or about June 1st, 1S88.

Pedigree.

Sired by Wild Oats, he by Wild Dayrell, son of Ion and Ellen Middle-
ton, by Bay Middletou, out of The (jolden Horn, by Harkaway, dam Miss
Emma by Sannfrer; second dam Dulcimer, by Trumpeter; third dam
Teddingtonia by Teddiugton, etc [See English Stud Book, Vol. X, page
865.]

Description.

Mariner is a chestnnt horse sixteen hands high, of a conformation
combining both power and speed, and was a successful race-horse in
Australia. He is bred from racing families in both brunches ot his
genealogical tree, and traces through Wild Dayrell, Harkaway, Irish
Blrdcatcber, Bay Middleton, Teddlngton, Orlando, Eclipse, Matchera,
Eegulus, Bartlett's Childers and Honey wood's Arabian to the seven-
teenth dam, a Byerly Turk mare. He was bred in Englaud, imported to
Australia in utero, foaled in 1&S3 ^nd Imported to California in 1887. A
horse of his breeding, size and quality c-rn hardly fail to he a successful
Hire.

Terms $50 the Season, with Privilege of Return.

I will, before the middle of January, uive notice of the place at which I
Will have him. It will he within easy distance of San Francisco.

MATT STORY
Tja Box 242, Oakland. Cal.

1888, RANCHO DEL RIO. 1888.

The Thoroughbred Stallion

Cook Stock Farm.

SEASON OF 1888.

Standard Bred Trotting and Cleve-
land Bay Stallions.

STEINWAY 1808,

Two-year-old record, fonrib heat, 2:31 i-2.
Three-year-old record, fburthjheat, 3:25 i-2.

Sky-

By Strathmore 408, sire of Santa Clans, 2:17i; Tucker, 2:10
light-Pilot 2:19, and 16 more with records of 2:20* to 2:19.

First dam Abbess (the dam of Soprano, the dam of C. F. Clay, five-
year-old stallion record 2:1«, and Solo, four-year-old record 2:28$), by
Albion (sire of Vanity Fair, record 2:24j, and the dam of Favorita
2:25i>.

Second dam by imp. Emancipation.

Third dam by Bertrand, a son of Sir Archy.

Steinway belongs to one of the greatest speed producing families,
opportunities considered, in the whole cauntry, and he himself is fast,
showing that he produces speed of high rate. Bis daughter Steinette
the dam of CoI.B. G. Stoner's remarkable and promising youns stal-
lion Bourbon Russell, and A. C. Beckwith's Ned Wilkes. Steinway is
own brother to Solo, four-year-old record 2:28$; Eminence, three-year-
old record ?:27, and Soprano, the dam of C. P. Clay, five-year-old stal-
lion record 2:18. His dam Abbes3 is tlso the dam of W. H. Kerr & Co. ,
Cable, Ohio, the fast and promising young stallion Currency now in the
stud (be trotted a mile as a yearling in 2:4G) and also the dam of Jersey
I.ily, burned when a iwo-year-old in the stable of W. H. Wilson, said
by those who saw her work to have been able to beat 2:b0, having
trotted quarters in 34 seconds, and halves in 1J.0. Steinway has but
50 living foals, out of Norman and farm mares. He never served but
twelve trotting-bred mares in this State, and some of them are dead or
lost their colts, so we don't consider that Steinway has had a fair show
in the stud In serving trotting-bred mares, and we know that some of
his colts are showing great speed both trotting and pacing,

S'einway, bay horse, hind ankles white, 15$ hands high, weight
1,173 pounds. His disposition and also his colts' is kind, and impart-
ing to his get beauty and style. Terms, S 7 5 for the Season.

JOE HOOKER,

By Monday, dam Mayflower, by Imp. Eclipse from Hen-
nie Farrow by imp. Shamrock,

Will make the season of 1S88 at Bancho del Rio, five miles from Sac-
ramento, on the Freeport road.

Limited to twelve mar^s of approved breeding besides
the owner s.

Terms $fOO the Season.

Good pasturago at reasonable rates. Every precaution taken but no
responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes.

Address H . E, BAGWIIX,

Side Care of TKEU. WINTERS, Sacramento, Cal,

Charles Derby 4907,

Brown horse, foaled 1885, bred by Seth Cook, Cook Stock farm,
Danville, Cal.

By Steinway, record 2:55.

First dam Eaty Q. by Electioneer.

Second dam Fanny Malone by Niagara.

Third d»m Fanny Wl kham by Herald.

Fourth dam by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam by imp. Barefoot, etc.

(See Bruce's Am. Stud Book, Vol. 1, Page 429.)

This horse wiU be allowed to serve five approved mares at $100.

CRF.SCO 4908,

By Strathmore 408, sire of Santa Clans 2:17*, Tucker 2:19, Secretary
2:2C£. sire of the dam of C. F. Clay, 2:18.

First dam Alia, record 2:33, by Almont 33 (sire of Fanny Wither-
spoon, 2:1G±; Piedmont, 2:17$; Westmont, 1:133, pacer.

Second dam by Brignoli 77, record 2:29* [sire of the dam of King
Wilkes, record 2:22i, he the sire of Oliver K., record 2:16i) by Mam -
brino Chief, sire of .Lady Thome, 2-J8i:

Third dam by Cripple, son of Medoc, by American Eclipse; fourth
dam by American Eclipse, he by Duroc, he by Imp. Dlomed.

Bay horse, 15.1 height, weight 1,125, foalod 18il. Hia breeding is
royal; he has but seven living foals out of all kinds of mares, and all
show some speed, and pluck enough to go a hard race to its bitter end,
and last all day on the road and come back the next day. Terms,
$S5 for the Season.

CLEVELAND BAYS,

BARON HILTON.

No 584 ,Vol. 1, English Stud Bnok.

By Lucks AIL, No. 189.

First dam by Sportsman 291.

Second dam by Lucks All 188.

Third dam by Cardinal 47.

Fourth dim by Emulator 103.

Baron Hilton, bay. foaled 1883, 16.1 hands high, weight 1,380
pounds, best feet and legs and a very stout back, good head and neck,
good mane and tall and a very handBome finish, surpassing that of any
other large stallion in the land. His disposition is of the very best.
This family is noted for size, style and rich color. He is one of the
very best of roadsters. Terms, $35 for the Season.

ROYAL STUDLBY.

No. 68 American Cleveland Stnd Book. Vol. 1 .

Sire by Young Candidate, winning grand prize, Great York, beat-
ing 20 others.

First dam by Whalebone 355, winner first premium at the great
Yorkshire.

Second dam by Lucks All, No. 188.

Third dam by Summercock 302,

Royal Studley is very handsome, 16-i hands high; weight |1.43G
pounds, black points, with a vepuiation of imparting to his colts
beauty and style surpissing all large slock of horses. His disposition
is of the best ; he is an attractive horse. This family is noted for style,
size, and color. Terms, §25 for the Season.

SAXON PRINCE.

Hio 83, foaled 1884. Imporred July, 1 868. recorded In
Vol. 1, A. 1. B. Stud Book.

Sired by Sportsman 209; gr sire Brilliant 42, ggr sire Yatton Lad,
gggr sire Wonderful Lad 361, ggggr sire Cleveland Lad 69, gggg
gr Blre Cleveland 60 .

Saxon Prince is a very handsome and attractive young horse. Be
Is symmetrical in form, beauty, style, and finish of that ot a thorough-
bred, and will be allowed to serve ten mares at Terms. §S5 the
Season.

The Standard Bred and Clevelond Bay stallions will Berve marea
the present season, commencing February 1st, and ending September
lBt, 1888, at Cook Farm, Danville. Contra Co3ta County. All bills pay-
able invariably before the animal Is removed. Mares noi proving in
foal will have the money returned or mares served the next season
free, that is, if the same parties who bred the mare atll! own her. and
the ibove-nauied stallions are owned by the Cook Farm, or the present
owner, Seth Cook, Esq Pasturage H per month ; liay and grain 810 per
month, but no liability for accidents or escapes. Mares sent "Fosbion
Stable," Oakland, S. J, Bennett. Martinez, or Srnalley's Stable, Hay-
wards, will he forwarded to the farm free of charge. Address.
Uja COOK VIOth 1ABM, DAN * IUL

TROTTING STALLION

WOODNTJT,

Record 2:19;*. and full brother to Manon, record 2:21, will make the
season of 1S&8 at the "Vallejo Fair QroundB.

Description.

Foaled in 18.9-2. Dark chestnut, with star in forehead: 18 hands high,
weight 1.160 pounds.

Pedigree.

By Nutwood. Dam Addle bv Hambletonlan Chief; second dam
by Sayre's Harry Clay, record 2:29.

Terms.

8100 for the season, to close July 1st. 18S8. Mares not proving in foal
to have the privilege of returnhie free next year, providing the horse
does not change hands In the meantime. Fee payable at time of Bervice
or before mares leave the premises. Mares from a distance will be
kept at good pasture for $3 per month; for stabling and hay |10 per
month will be charged. Every care taken hut no responsibility as-
sumed for accidents or escapes.
For further particulars apply to
21de26 B. C. HOLLY, Vallejo. Cal.

Cleveland Bays

FOR SALE.

Mr. Seth Cook, offers for nale the stock of imported Cleveland Bay
horses, which has been established at Cook Stock Farm, Contra Costa
County.

The horses are all of the best breeding, and are recorded In the
American Cleveland Bay St»d Book. The horses offered are:

DUKE OF YORK 72,

Vol. 1. A.C. B.S. B.

Foaled May, 1881

1884.

imported Slay,

By Paulinus 342; grand sire Palestine 613: ggsire Promised Land 951.

This is a very handsome rich nark mahoganv bay in color, with fine
style and action, 16 hands I Inch high, weight 1 ,400 pounds, and can show
close to a three-minute gait to harness, he has good bone with the very
besMeet and legs, heavy mane and tail, and perfect disposition. He
has been thoroughly testedas a breeder and is very Bure, every colt by
him being a bay from all colors of mares, and all uniform and style.

Lord Cardigan 152,

Vol. 1. A. C. B.S. B.

Foaled 1884, imported Dec 188«.

6; sire Omar Pacha 324;

By Candidate 64; grand sire Omar Pacha gg 3"
g g g sire Premier 477.

i Ids horse is a model of his breed. Bright bay with the best legs and
feet, good stout back and shoulders, and fine stylish action, 16 hands
high. Ais sire has won numerous prizes in Engla'nd Including the Great
York at Driffield in 1885. He was sold when thirteen years old for 12,000
for exportation to Australia.

KINCrSCOTE 154,

Vol. 1, A. C B.S. B. Foaled 1884, Imported 1886.

By Competitor 101 ; grand sire Candidate 64; g g sire Omar Pacha 326;
gggsire Omar Pacha 324.

A very Btylish dark bay, 16 hands, 1 inch, weighingover 1,300 pounds; a
horse of great finish and has proved himself a remarkably sure
breeder. He cannot fail to bevery valuable as a sire, being descended
from the best of blood on both sides. Hi? sire Competitor was imported
to this country and sold at a ?ery high price.

GENERAL 249,

Vol. 1. A, C. B. S. B. Foaled 1885, importld Slay, 1889.

By Salesman4l7; grand sire Salesman 271: g gsire Drover 91; g g g
sire Topsraan 324.

A very heavy boned colt of great promise, a rich bay in color, full 18
hands high, and weighing now over 1,300 pounds; will weigh at maturity
1,450, and should be a very valuable sire .

CARDINAL 248,

Vol. 1 , A. C. B. S. B. Foaled 1885, Imported 1887.

By Prince of "Wales 371; grand sire Emperor 144; g gsire Herod 218;
ggg sire Emperor 143.

A promising dark bay. ful! 16 hands high, weighing 1.250 pounds. His
sire. Prince of Wales 871, is sire of many premium winners.

BONANZA 246,

Vol. 1, A. C. B. S. B. Foaled 1885, Imported 1887.

By General 177; grand sire Emperor 102; g g Bire General Benefit
120 ; g gg sire Baylock 372.

A very smooth promising colt, full 16 hauds high , stylish and active ,
sdarki-lood bay In color; willmakea grand show horse, and cannot
fail to be a, grand breeder.

NAPOLEON 754,

Vol. III. Eng. C. B. S. B. Foaled 1885, imported Ansat
1887.

By Lucks All 139; grand sire Lucks All 188; g gsire Cardinal 47; ggg
sire Emulator 103.

Napoleon is a fine rich bay with black legB and very superior action ;
he is verv deep in the (firth, and hag wonderful style. He took the |75
premium In London. England, beside the silver medal where he was
shown against hones of all ages and to all England. Last fall betook
first premium at the Illinois State P.tir atOluey.and first at the Fat
Stock Show at Chicago ; he Is half brother to Baron Hilton who has quite
a reputation as a prize winner on this coast.

BARRINGTON,

Vol. V Eng.C. B. S. B. Foaled 1885. Imported 188 7.

By Prince of Cleveland 017: grand Blre Sportsman 291; g g sire
Sportsman 130; kkk Blre Simrod.

This Is a very dark bay of great promise,* true type of a coach horse,
being ran^v and stylish, with clean Hut le^s and good sound open feet.
HestandBfull 16 bands high, and weighs 1,250 pound He also took
second premium at the great York.

Vol

SUNBEAM 71,

I, A.C. B.S. B. Foaled 1883, Imported 1887.

grand sire Salesman 271; g g sire Drover 91 ; g g g

Bv Salesman 417
sire Topsman 324.

This mare ha*, good style and action, dark hay standing, 16 hands
high; stinted to Ventnor 60. sweepstakes winner at Illinois SUte Fair
at Gluey 1887; well broken to drive.

The horses rn*y be seen at the Bay District Track oi
MR SAMUEL u AMBLE. Catalogue can be had from Kl I
No 2: MontKomerv St., San Francincri. or MIt. QEO.
Stock Farm, Danville, or MR. SAMUEL U AMBLE, Bay D>-

City.

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3P*je %iuzSL$x nnfi S&pvvtsmnn,

Jan 28

Tin Cud" Records Will Continue Another
Tear.

We confess to a good deal of mortification in the fact that
the National Association of Trotting-Horse Breeders, practic-
ally and in effect, resolvad to continue tbe "tin cap" record
bnsineBS another year. It was not intended that this should
be so, but that is the way it came out. A very plain and
very practical proposition was made to memorialize the
"National" and the "American" Trotting Associations to so
amend their rules that whenever an owner of a horse start-
ing in any race for purse or stabe3 should ask to have his
horse timed in that race for a record, such time should be
taken and should be an official record and bar just aB though
he was a winner of heats. If this measure had prevailed,
the nest step would have been to exclude from the records
of the assjciarion all performances made singly and against
time.

But there were so many campaigners present who
believed in "breeding nothing but race-horses," with the
word bace ia great big letters, that a quiet man was afraid
to say a word lest it should be understood that he was breed-
ing horses that were not 'race7' horses. It soon became
evident that men who campaign their horses through a whole
season are not just the kind of men to legislate for other
breeders who do not go on the turf as a business. We are
all selfish mortals in this world, and trotting-horse breeders
are not exceptions. After the proposition to ask for the
amending of the rules was voted down, there came a rush of
wild, impractical remedies that had never been thought of by
the mover or anybody else, that would have knocked all
onr safeguards and the records with them into "smithereens."

Thus by a superabundance of zeal for "nothing but the
raoe-horse," with a liitle quiet advertising thrown in, and
their "holy horror" of the tin-cup record, our friends kicked
over a regular race as a test and left the unsavory tin cup
Btand just where it was. Unless some of the local associa-
tions shall see to it, Kentucky, for instance, and have the
ruleB of the National Association so amended at the meeting
of the association the coming spring, no amendment can be
secured from that association for two years longer, and by
that time it is to be feared that our friends will be very tired
of the tin cup they bave perpetuated. The editor of the
Kentucky Stock-Farm, who is not only president of the Ken-
tucky Breeders' Association but alBo a member of the Board
of Review of the National Trotting Association, thus dis-
courses on this topic:

Prominent members of the National Breeders1 Asssciation
have given these questions profound thought, and have pro-
posed in the last number of Wallace's Monthly a remedy that
will not only remove suspicion as to correctness of the time,
but give all horses opportunity to make recordBofas much
value and dignity aB they would be if made by them as beat
winners in public races. The proposition is so simple and
effective that we are quite startled when we contemplate the
splendid results that promise with much certainty to follow
its adoption. This bright thought, which we may venture
to predict will become one of the rules of admission to the
stud book, is to permit every horse in a race to be timed
separately and have the actual time he makes recorded.
This would give racing an impetus unknown before in its
history, and in place of the dismal walk-over we would have
big fields and hot contests, even though the leader went
round unchallenged. It is thought by some of the wisest
heads in the National Association that it ought not to take
any formal step for the regulation of this matter; and while
that may be true, the association can be relied on to conflict
with any wise measure proposed by the breeders for the
promotion of the breeding interests. All will work together
for the welfare of the breeder and the elevation and pros-
perity of the turf. There are those who wonld force every
horse winning money to take his actual record. They believe
that, if this should be done, the Ishmaelite who goes through
the circuit trotting second when he could win, publicly
degrading the turf for plunder, would soon find honeBt
methods the most profitable; that no other clasB would be
hurt by such a rule; that then contests, cloBeand hot, would
be a feature of every race. We would be glad to have a full
discussion of the question by the practical wisdom of the
country interested in the advancement of the trotting horse.

The objection raised in the meeting, that you can't give a
horse a record unless he wins a heat, is a mere flippancy and
involves no principle of racing. The rules may be made so

Valensin Stock Farm
STALLIONS.

SIDNEY.

Sidney, seven yearB, by Santa Olaue, 1:Yiylt dam Sweetness 2:2lK by
Volunteer, 1« a rich bay 16.2>i bauds high, tracing to 2:20 or better prob-
ably of tener than any stallion on the Pacific Coast, and of faster progen-
itors fianany horse offered for public patronage or otherwise. As an indi-
vidual Sidney showed wonderful speed and would have classed among
the fastest trotters in the world but for an accident which interrupted
hlB training. That blood will tell, that great speed comeB from ances-
tors of great speed on both sideB he has demonstrated by his merit and
by that of bis colts. Although Imperfectly trained none of those he got
when a three-year-old, if handled at i»l!, have covered a mile slower
than2:10as two-year-olds; Beveral much faster and out of differently
bred mares. I insist on this fact because it Bhows that he is a uniform

A. C. Dl'etz'scolt, dam by Dashaway, showed a mile In 2:40, half in
W8 John ttowen'B colt, dam bv Echo, one mile in 2:'JD, half in 1:18,
quarter :35)£. Dennis Gannon's dam by Whipple's Hambletonian one
quarter in :38, hardly broken, turned out ever since.

Memo, dain by Buccaneer, lapped Grandee in 2:S2, 2:31 J4-

Sister V., dam by NelBon, trained three monthB, 2:32 fourth heat, one-
ouBrter in :36.

Ooldleaf, dam by Flaxtail, mile 2:24, half in 1 :07.

AdoniB, dam by Opt. Webster, mile in 2:27, half in 1:11. TheBe aie all
two-year-olds. George V., dam by Buccaneer, who ia winner of all the
yearling stakes of 1887, record of 2:57^, trial 2:45.

These, to my vnowlodge, are all the colts by Sidney which have been
worked, aud I have neither heard nor read of any other stallion who, as
a three-year-old, produced as much average speed or of bo high a rate.
For further prooi of the merit of his colts I will state that one yearling
brought 81.50J; one weanling $1,200, one two-year-ohl 82,000, at private
sale, while Cupid, Imperfectly broken, brought §l,U0at public auction
before a Binali attendance.

Terms 8100 cash for the season commencing Feb. 1st to end July 1st
1888, due at time of Bervlce.

VALENSIN.

Valensin, fWe years, by Crown Point,2;21, dam Nettie Lambert by
John Nelson; second dam by Fisherman; third dam by Kentucky Gray
Eagle throughbrod, etc. etc.; is a rich chestnut horse, 10:3 high, of great
substance and quality. He has a record of 2:23. made the lourth heat
as a three- year-old. As a four-year-old he showed an easy trial In 2:23,
2-22 2-21 to CART.but a slight lameness during thtf circuit kept him from
starting in races. ThiB trial to cart goes to prove that he certainly
would have beat 2:2J as a four-year-old.

Terms $tr>0 cash for the beason, commencing February 1st to end

Good paBtur'age at$3 per month; bestof cure, but no responsibility
takeu for accidents or escapes.

Maree not proving in foal may be returned respectively, freo of
charge next Beason, providing I still own the horses.

For further particulars ur inquiries address

«.;. * aI.K.mm .V Prop.

31 a rieasuuiou, Alameda i'o„ Cal.

as to require that the fifth horse be timed juat as well as
the first. The horse first at the wire is timed simply because
the rales require him to be timed. There is a great deal of
sound sense and solid merit in the idea of timiDg every horse
that wins money. When the National Trotting Association
was first organized, this idea received much attention, and
the converse of the proposition that no horse should be
penalized with a record that failed to win money, was also
stoutly maintained. The rules are always subject to such
alterations as the law-mating power may choose to adopt,
and there are no iron-clad restrictions upon that action. —
Wallace's Monthly.

HAROLD COSSACK,

Standard Mo. 4-M>3.

Combines four crosses to RyBdyk's Hambletonian, three to Mam-
brino Chief, and twenty-nine to imported Messenger.

Description.

Is a beautiful cherry bay.no white. Foaled at Caton Stock Farm.
Joliet, III., March 8,1885. In color and form a model of his noted Bire
Pedigree.

By Don Cossack, the great prize winner.

1st dam by Harold, sire of Mam! S., 2:0S;s,', and Noontide, 2:20)4.

2d dam bv Belmont, sire of Nutwood. 2: IS&, and Wedge wood, 2:19.

3d dam by Mambrino Chief, sire of Lady Thome, 2:18^, and Wood-
ford Mambrino, 2:21}<S.

4 ih dam by Grev Eagle, sire of St. Charles, 2:26.

5th dam by Hunt's Commodore, boh of Mambrino.

6th dam by Whipster.

7th dam by Imp. Buzzard.

8th dam bv Craig's Alfred.

9th dam Wormlev's King Herod.

10th dam imp. Traveller.

11th dam imp. Whlttington.

Harold Cossack waB bred to three mares last season and all are in
foal.

Will make the Beason of 1889 at State Fair Grounds, Sacramento, Cal.
Limited to ten mares of approved breeding.

Tkrms$0. Payable at time of Bervice or when mares areremoved,

Good pasturage at H per month. Hay and stabling on reasonable
rates.

Every precaution taken, but no responsibility assumed foraccidents
or escapes.

ST. N. CRAIG.
14ja26 9508 H Street, Sacramento. Cal.

ANTEVOLO.

THIS CELEBRATED TBOTHNG STALLION "WILL MAKE THE
ensuing season from February 1st to June 1st ,1H88.
Terms.

One hundred dollars the season for mares served before May 1st, and
one hundred and fifty aollars the season after that date, and in those
cases the season to run to July 1st and no longer. Tbe object of
this is to shorten the time in the stud so as to give a better opportun-
ity for training before the Fall Circuit commences. Last year it was
nearly the first of August before he was through, and consequently
he coula not be uot into condition in time even for the State F;iir.
In this connection it will be well ■ to state that there is no deviation
from tbe price, and emphatically no free list. The terms are cer-
tainly low for a horse of the class of Antevolo and there were several
applications where the applicants expected an increase of price.
Form and Color.

It is rare to find a horse of such high form, and I am not alone in
considering him as being as nearly as perfect a type of equine form as
was ever Been in a trotting-bred stallion. He is sixteen hands and
half an inch in height, 69 Inches from point of shoulder to point of
buttock, and -weighs, in ordinary condition, over 1,100 pounds. He is
very muscular, limbs as good as the most critical could desire, and as
highly finished as a great majority of thoroughbreds. In color he ib a
rich seal brown, with lighter Bhading in flanks and muzzle, black legs,
mane and tail, Bmall star in forehead and off hind pastern white.
Performances.

He has been eminently of the improving kind. As a yearling he
trotted in 3:02; two-year-oldin a: 41; three years old 2:293; four years
old 2: 19fc. tbe fastest record for a stallion of that age, and in his five-
year-old form he trotted in from 2:16j to 2:17 in all of the four heats
of the big trot which Harry Wilkes won. As he only made one break
in that race, notwithstanding the great speed of the contestants, he
must be credited as remarkably "steady," almost phenomenally so for a
horse of his age. Had it *>ot been for an accident which temporarily
disabled him, it can be siafed with confidence that he would have
trotted in 2: lfi or better while he still ranked as a five-year-old. His
endurance was such that the intention was to start him against tbe
two-mile record, confident of lowering it, and also quite sanguine of
him trotting in 4 :40.

Progeny.

From a few mares served in 1886, his first season In the stud, Bix
foals were dropped, two of which were killed. Their owners were so
well pleased that large offers have been refused. One owned by C. R.
Lewis of Oakland, is only a short distance from my stables, and which
can be seen with a few minutes' loss of time; and D. T, Sexton of San
Francisco bay another. Every man who had an Antevolo bred to him
again. As he served 65 mares laBt Beason, and, as nearly as can be
told at present a large proportion of them in foal, there will lea
good chance to judge of his procreative qualities. Next to a horse's
own colts the best proof is that of near relations. Hi^ "XuUbrctber,'"
Anteeo, has already gained the reputation of being one of the best
breeders, and for uniform excellence in his progeny cannot be sur-
passed.

Pedigree.

Tbe most exacting critic, if moderately intelligent, cannot find fault
with his blood lines. His sire Electioneer is, beyond question, the
greatest trotting sire of any age when all things are considered. His
dam Columbine iB the only mare which has two entire sons which
have beaten 2: 20, 2:16i by a six-year-old, 2:19 j by a four-year-old. Ante-
volo stands in the same relation to the thoroughbred as Maud S„ Jay-
Eye-See, Nutwood and many others of first celebrity. In Stud Book
form the pedigree is as follows:

Antevolo, brown colt, foaled May 12, 1881, bied by Jos. Cairn
Simpson, Oakland, California, by Electioneer.

First dam Columbine by A. W. Richmond

Second dam Columbia by imp. Bonnie Scotland.

Third dam Young Fashion by imp Monarch.

Fourth dam Fashion by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam Bonnets o' Blue by Sir Charles.

Sixth dam Reality by Sir Archy.

Seventh dam by imp. Medley .

Eighth dam by imp. Centinel.

Ninth dam by Mark Anthony.

Tenth dam by imp. Janus.

Eleventh dam by imp Monkey,

Twelfth dam by imp, Silvereye.

Thirteenth dam by Spanker.
1 place Antevolo again before the public with the feeling that fur-
ther recommendations are justified. Owing to a slight lamenesB in the
left hind ankle he could not he put to work until so late in the season
as to preclude tbe hope of getting him in proper condition. He did
not leave the stud until the middle of August, and short brushes was
all that could be given thereafter. He did not fully recover from the
lameness until November, and then I was laid up until the 1st of
December. I drove hiin through the stretch in 32 seconds, and on one
occasion Matt Storn timed him a furlong in ir> seconds. This increase
of Bpeed over what he bad Bhown the previous year warranted the
belief that he would trot very fast. In tbe race with Harry Wilkes,
Guy Wilkes. Arab and Charley Hilton, November 27tb, 188C,outhe Bay
District Course, he was separately timed in 9ao), 2:161, 2:17, 2:1(5*,
although he had to trot outBide of two horses for the whole distance.
In that race he beat Arab and Charlie Hilton, and demonstrated capac-
ity to trot in 2:15 under more favorable circumstances. Prior to that
race bis fastest quarter was 32i seconds, and his fastest furlong 16 sec-
onds His colts, so far as looks go, will rank with tho best. There aro
only four of liis get wbicb were foaled in 1880 (then* are bis oldest.)
Three have been broken and show a promising gait. There are a num.
her of foals of 1887, and of these enough in my vicinity to satisfy visit-
ors of the character of his stock. William Balllngal has a colt foaled
on the 1st of Apill, 1887, wulou, in October, was driven by the Bide of
bis dam a furlong In 27 seconds. As his "full brother" Anteeo has
demouHtratedhisabilitytobegetspeed.it is a justifiable inference
that Antevolo will also do so.

The ternjB are certainly so reasonable that owners of good inarps
can afford to avail themselves of his services.

JOS. CAIKN *»*»" SO'
AddreBB Job. Calm Simpson, Breeder AKD Bi'oui • .>, Su
Francisco, or 2111 Adeline Street, near 32d Street, O..U1 w3, I . I ...i
address where the horse is kept.

W

ELECTIONEER STALLION

FALLIS,

No. 4781. Record «;28 1-B.

ILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1888 AT THE STABLE OF
tne UQdersigned, No. 614 Sixteenth Street. Sacramento, Cal.

Description.

FALLIS is a dark bay, with hind ankles white, foaled 1878, bred by
Leland Stanford, Palo Alto, Cal. He is 16!., bauds high, and weighs, in
ordinary flesh, about 1,200 wounds; long-bodied and of immense muscular
power, pure gaited, and a level-beaded trotter. He requires neither
boots nor weights, and has shown a 2:16 gait with ease. Few, IE any,
sons of Electioneer are better bred or bave a. better tight to sire trotters
than Fallis. While he has never bad tbe opportunity of being stinted to
only a few well-bred mareB, still he can show a fine lut of colts, some of
which are showing fast. The fact cannot be denied that the Electioneer
blood is the beBt trotting blood in tbe world. Ir, then, the science of
breeding the trotter is progressive, some well-bred Bon will, in the
course of time, prove to he a more potent sire than Electioneer hiuiBelf
Pedigree .

By Electioneer, he by Rysdyk's Hambletonian; Electioneers dam
Green Mountain Maid (dam of Elaine, 2:20; Prospero, 2:20; Dame Trot,
2:22; Munslield, 2:2li; storm, 2:2t;\; Antonia, 2:2V';, and Maranda, 2;31)
by Harry Clay (2:2!)); first dam Felicia by Meeaengei Duroc (the Bire of
16 with records of 2:3i) aud under, and the Bire of the dam of Norlalne,
the fufltest yearling in the world, 2:31 V); second dam Lady Fallis (dam
of Kish r, 2:273*: Pickering, 2:30; lago, 2:33J{; Socrates, 4 years, 2:34!<;
Gretebfii, dam of Clingstone, 2:11, and Norwood, the sire of Tommy
Norwood, 2:2(i>i) bv Seely's American Star; third dam Beck mare (dam
of Anna H., 2:31>i,and Relief, the dam of Walnut, 2:19;;) by Long
Islaud Black Hawk, etc.

Performances.

He trotted very faBt as a two-year-old, and undoubtedly would have
made a very fast record at that age had he not had the misfortune of
cutting one of his tendons, which so lamed him that he was not worked
any further until theseasonof 188ii, when he gained a record of 2:2-' ,
with scarcely any preparation, after making a large season in the stud ;
although this Is no measure of his speed, as later in the season he showed
his ability to trot a mile better than 2:i0. The demand forhis services
last season was so great, that he did not get through until too la'e to be
conditioned for a race, although it was his owner's Intention to have
given hiin a fast record. When two years old Gov. Stanford refused an
offer of $6,000 tor htm, but valued him at U0.0JO. The fastest yearling
in tbe world(Norlaine,2:31>i1 was sired by Norval(ason of Electioneer)
which is very conclusive evidence that the sons of Electioneer, like
their sire, are going to be producers of great speed. Norlaiue'6 dam was
sired by Messenger Duroc, the sire of the dam of Fallis. Electioneer
now haB 26 with records of 2:30 and under, and 10 with records of 2:20K
and under, the latter being the most of any stallion in the world ;
Eight of his get entered the charmed circle last season, and three other/d
only one-fourth, one-half and three-fourths of a second behind.

Terms: Will stand at 360 for the season, or $75 to Insure a mare In
foal, both payable on or before the close of the season, which will
begin February 1st and close July 1, 188S. Money will be refunded on
insured mares, as soon as the fact becomeB known that they are not in
foal. Mares from a distance will be taken from the cars and boats and
carefully handled, but no responsibility assumed for accident or escapee.
Good pasturage furnished at H per month.

DON MARVIN,

Standard.

Will also make the season of 1888 in the same stable with FalllB. Is a
beautiful seal brown, foaled 1384, bred by Leland Stanford, Palo Alto,
Cal. He is Bixteen hands high, and weighs 1,160 lbs. In color, form, dis-
positionand gait he very closely resembles Antevolo (2:19>4 at 4 years)
and. as may be Beeu bv his pedigree, is bred very much like hiin, being
about three-quarters Hambletonian and one-quarter thoroughbred.
The second dams of tbe fastest mare Maud S. (2:0830 and fastest geld-
ing in the world, Jay-Eye-See (2:10) were both strictly thoroughbred
mares. On account of a very severe attack of distemper he waB worked
very little the paBt vear, but improved enough to show a 2:20 gait. He
received first premium at the California State Fair, 188', for the best
three-year-old roadster stallion,

Was Bired by Fallis (2:28^) by Electioneer (she of twenty-six with
records of 2 :30 aud under, and ten with records of 2:20V and under); first
dam Cora by Don Victor, by Belmont; second dam Clarabel (dam of
Clifton Bell, four years old. 2 :21m, and grandara of Rexford, three years
old, 2:24) by Abdaliah Star; third dam Fairy by Rysdyk's Hambletonian;
fourth dam Emma Mills by American Star. etc.

Terms: Limited to twenty-five mares at 310 for the Beason. beginning
February 1st and closing June 1st, 1888. For circulars or further par-
ticulars addresB
28ja F. P. LOWEIX, Sacramento, Cal-

THE CELEBRATED TROTTING STALLION

MENLO

WILL MAKE THE PRESENT SEASON AT THE FAIR
Grounds, San Jose. Season commencing February 1st and ending
June 2 1 1 h.

MENLO is seven years old, a beautiful bay with black points, i'>-',
hands high. He is a horse of beautiful symmetry and magnificent
action.

Pedigree.

MENLO was got by Nutwood, firBt dam by imp. Hercules; second
dam by Owen Dale, etc.

Imp. Hercules by Kingston, (eon of Venison), dam daughter of
Toscar by Bay Uiddleton (sou of Sultan).

Owen Dale by Williamson's Belmont, dam Maria Downing by Amer-
ican Eclipse (Bon of Duroc and Miller's Damsel, by imp. Messenger);
second dam Browulock by Tiger; third dam by imp. Speculator; fourth
dam by imp. Dare Devil, eta

Nutwood by Alexander's Belmont. First dam Miss RubscII by Pilot
Jr.; second dam Sallie. Russell by Boston; third dam Maria Russell by
Thornton's Rattler; fourth dam Miss Shepherd by Stockholder; fifth
dam Miranda by Topgallant, etc.

Alexander^ Belmont bv Alexander's Abdaliah. First dam by Mam-
brino Chief (son of Mambrino Paymaster by Mambrino) by imp. Mes-
senger; second dam by Brown's Bellfounder.

Browu's Beltfoundar by Imp. Bellfounder. First dam Lady Allport
by Mambrino by imp. Messenger; second dam by Tippoo Saib by imp.
Messenger; third dam by imp. Messenger.

MENLO made his appearance in tbe Circuit in 1886, and won eight
races out of nine starts, and easily won the third heat in his last race at
San Jose, in 2:21J<.

Terms: 975 the season, due at time of serviee. MareB not proving
with foal may be returned tbe next season free of charge, provided I
still own the horse.

Mares cared for in any manner owners may desire; pasturage §S per
month. Every care exercised, but no liability for escapes or accidents.

For further particulars apply to or address :

28jtttd WM. DWYER, San Jose.

The Highly Bred Trotting Stallion.

YOUNG SANTA CLAUS

Will make the reason of 1888 at the Whipple Stock
Farm, near San Mateo, San Mateo County, California.

Terms for the Season, $40.
Pedigree .

Young Santa Claus, b c foaled April, 1881, by Santa ClauB, record 2:17X
First dam by Governor Booth, by George M. Patchen,
Second dam Demirep, by Youug At elbourno.
Third dam Methlldc. by imp. Scythian.
Fourth dam Foggy, by Boston.
Fifth dam ToO'SOon, by Sir Leslie.
Sixth dam Littlo Peggy, by Gallatin.
Seventh dam Trumpeter, bv 1-U'phcation,
Eighth dam Peggy, by Imp. Bedtord.

Ninth dam Imp, Peggy, by Trumpeter.

Peggy was Imported by Col. John Taylor of Virginia, and the com-
piler ot the Stud Book, Colonel s. D. Bruce, adds a note: "Many of tho
best racers in America trace !o this man-."

There 1b an excellent combination of trotting strains in voitng Santa
Clans. His sire comblnve ll.iuihietonbui mid MimbrUia Chief; Mb dam
Geo. M. Patcheu aud thoroughbred. Santa (Maun had two Htrains o(
MambrinoChiel. Young Santa Claus inherits the blood of the three
great trotting fainllleH: lUnibletonian, Mambrino Chief and Clay. The
iro of .-auta Clans, Strut hmore, Iijir eighteen nous an. 1 daughters which
have trotted in -:'m or better, two whlili bave bitten 2:-0. Sunta Claus
won sixteen races, defeating many ot the very bent liojseBor the day,
among them Nutwood, Blaine, Piedmont, Wedgewood. Voltaire, Han-
nij, Black Cloud, Jerome Kddv, Edwin Thome, Fanny Wlthetapoou and

othertt of celebritv. lie W.ib sold tor §25,1100.
Ynung Santa Claus is a very lmmlBoinc Bhade of bay, with black
I'l'i bands in height, of good form, fine. Blvle and action.

■ wUlbetakmi to prevent accidents, but no liability. Pasture
I'i, For further particulars addreBS

KVH«\ tfUti All V.
1 Id San Mateo, Cal.

1888

glue fSJmto awrl ^wctemsvL

61

Notes From "The HorsemaD.

It is much more difficult for a breeder to
unite the blood lines of two or more famous
brood-mares than half a dozen sires of speed,
and as a natural result the union of the for-
mer carries a greater Weight on account of its
being the mingling of direct speed-producing
lines. Our greatest campaigners aod fastest
performers have all been out of mares whose
get has shown a uniform rate of speed. Palo
Alto has frequently illustrated this great truth,
its greatest examples being the produce of
Beautiful Bells and Electioneer, in whom the
blood of Green Mountain Maid, Minnehaha,
and Beautiful Bells are united. Of these
Hinda Rose, 2:19*; St. Bel, 2:24£; Bell Boy,
2 :26, and Chimes, 2 :30f , have been given
public records. Hinda Bose and Chimes
made their records as three-year-olds. Bell
Boy received his mark ts a two-year-old, and
St. Bel as a four-year-old. St. Bel is a black
horse, 15A hands, and was foaled in 1882.
He trotted an exhibition mile as a three-
year-old in 2:23, and in 1886 won four out of
sis raceB, making his present record. He won
a six-heat race against aged horses at Cleve-
land, trotting the fourth, fifth, and sixth heals
in 2:25— 2:25— 2:25i. St. Bel will make the
season of 1SS3 at Prospect Hill Farm, Frank-
lin, Pa.

Memphis advices say that Mr. S. K. Mont-
gomery has resigned the Secretaryship of the
Memphis Jockey Club on account of a pressure
of private business. Mr. C. "W. Doherty was
elected Secretary. The other officials elected
last week were Messrs. George Arnold, Presi-
dent; John Overton Jr , First Vice-President;
Napoleon Hill, Second Vice-President; S. ft.
Montgomery, Third Vice-Presidsnt; Edward
Goldsmith, Treasurer.

Secretary Montgomery leaves the office with
the esteem and gralitnde of the directors, and
the friendship and respect of all turfmen who
ever had official relations with him, but will
still give the club the benefit of his experience
in his position as third vice-president.

Latonia is to be congratulated upon the
very favorable showing for its spring meet-
ing, as indicated by the appended telegram:
Covington, Ky., Jan. 18, 1388.

Editor Sportsman; — Entries received to stakes
that closed Monday as follows: Clipselta 106.
Harold 92, Sensation 91, Bipple 61, Tobacco
71, Hotel 4S, Merchants' 53, Distiller^ 43,
Kimball 56, Zoo-Zoo 89, Kentucky Central 69,
Himyar 52, Oaks 77. California yet to hear
from. E. C. Hoppee, Secretary.

The bill introduced by Senator Blackburn
at Washington, last week, to prohibit pool sel-
ling and betting in the cities of Washington
and Georgetown will not interfere with Ivy
City, where the National Jockey Club hold
their spring and fall meetings. The latter is
teither in Washington nor Georgetown,
hence the Jockey Club's affairs will sail on
even keel whatever the fate of the bill.
Washington the past year has had a perfect
inundation of pool rooms, hence the mooted
legislation against what finally became a pub-
lic nuisance.

On the morning of January 13th there was
received in this office a postal card notifying
us that a foal had been dropped on the 9th at
Mr. Belmont's farm in Kentucky. On the
afternoon of the same day a telegram was
received from Mr. A. J. Cassatt's stud groom,
informing us that a foal had been dropped at
the home of The Bard on the 9th. A close
thing as to which would be recorded first.

The experiment of keeping back the weights
for the Epsom, City and Suburban until after
the decision of the Lincolnshire Handicap
proved so disastrous last year that Mr. Dor-
ling is not going to repeat it. The weights
are this year to be published simultaneously
with the other spring handicaps. So that
even the great lights of the jockey clubs some-
times make mistakes, it seems.

The Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders
Association have received very large entries
to their stakes. The Lexington Stake for
two-year-olds, to be trotted this year, received
seventy-eight nominations. The Blue Grass
Stakes for three-year-olds in 1889, closed with
eighty-six entries, and the Blue Grass Stakes,
which will be decided in 1890, has ninety-two
subscribers.

From an inter-State standpoint, the 912 ens
tries for the Coney Island Futurity Stake;
are divided as follows: Kentucky, 384;
Pennsylvania, 128; California, 126; New York,
95; Tennessee, 48; New Jersey, 45; Maryland,
29; Virginia, 19; Missouri, 15; Illinois, 4; Ohio
and Alabama, 3 each; Montana, District of
Columbia and Canada, 2 each; and Minnesota,
1.

Stonebuck, Mr. Wither's fast but shifty
Stonehenge- Julietta six-year-old, died last
week at Brookdale, from a severe cold that is
said to have developed into lung fever. His
owner has just returned from New Orleans in
good health, and as noted elsewhere in this
issue, leased his stallion Mikado to Canadian
parties.

Chicago stakes have filled exceedingly well.
A dispatch dated January 18th states that
though many of the important California
stables had not been heard from, the stakes
which closed on Monday had filled so well as
to make it appear probable that the total will
exceed^700 entries, or nearly 40 per cent, more
than last, year.

Our Kentucky friends should not be misled
by a published statement in a Louisville paper
that an English filly, Mon Droit, recentlv sold
for 5142,790. The facts are that this filly
sold for £2,900 to dissolve a partnership. But
young Mr. Clay, who owns a half sister to Mon
Droit, is tj be congratulated, nevertheless.

Exercising its prerogative, under the new
rule, the Coney Island Jockey Club will cor-
rect the error in the pedigree of Mr. J. B.
Haggin's Kenney, by Dukeof Montrose, out of
Irene {dam of Startle), by Leamington, who, in
his races last year in California, was incorrectly
described as out of a Virgil mare.

The Charter of the Gentlemen's Driving
Association of Pittsburg, Pa., was dissolved,
on January 14tb, by the County Court on mo-
tion of its attorneys. The assets, $7,500, were
distributed among the stockholders.

CHOICE, PURELY-BRED

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The handsomest, most intelligent, most compan-
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in existence, as well as the best "all-aronnd" sports-
man's dog with, the gnn. Forparticulars address

M. P. ItlcKOON,
28ja El Cajoc, San Diego Co., CaL

Every few days we are inquired of if there
ore any old-time Morgan horses in the coun-
try, and we have no hesitancy in saying there
are. In Vermont and New Hampshire and
Massachusetts there are still a good many of
the old-time Morgan horses; and we venture
to say that he who should advertise in this
journal for a 6tallion or mare of that breed,
would be surprised at the answers he would
gbt. — Dunlon's Spirit.

TO ARRIVE!

PER ALAMEDA,

About Jrtiniary ZO, 1888.

■Thoroughbred Clyde and Shire

STALLIONS,

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Our Annual Importation!

« oxsiGSMEs rr of

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JIELBOl'ftSF.

Per Australian Steamer, due about February I1". we
will be in receipt of our Annual Consignment of
CLvdectlale and English .''hire Stallions, selected w'th
the greatest care b' Mr. John Scott. The former
importations of Messrs. Bookless & Scott were
received with great favor by California Stock Breed-
ers, and we are assured the animals to arrive are fully
up to the high standard of those imported during the
last five years.

Catalogues will be issued immediately upon arrival.

KILLIP & CO.,

Live-Stock Auctioneers,

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Thursday, February 16.

Catalogues giving full pedigrees and descriptions
now ready.

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GREAT

Closing-Out Auction Sale

Tlie Largest Ever Held on the Pacific Coast .

BY ORDER OP MR. D. McCARTT,

RUNNING, TROTTING, ROAD,
Work and Draft Horses!

Vehicles of Every Description!
Harness, Robes, Blankets, Etc.

—AT-

RECORD STABLES,

1189 Market Street, San Francisco.

—ON—

Monday, Jan. 30, 1888,

at to A. 91.,

Continuing from day to day nntil concluded. The
sale will comprise every animal owned by Mr
McCarty. THOROUGHBREDS, TROTTERS. ROAD-
STERS, SADDLE, DRAFT AND WORK HORSES.
BROOD-MARES AND COLTS, TROTTING, THOR-
OUGHBRED STALLIONS, AND SHETLAND PONIES
AND OUTFITS.

Among the harness animals will be found horses
that have and can trot or pace better than 2:20, The
thoroughbreds comprise a number of well-known
race-horses, and are all well engaged. They will be
sold with their engagements. The vehicles include
Top, Open and Business Buggies. Rockawaya,
Phffitons, Hacks, Road and. Park Carle, Breaking
carta, Track and Road Sulkies, Skeleton Wagons,
etc.

Road, Track and Work Harness, single and double ;
Robes, Blankets, Whips, Boots, Stable Fixtures, etc.

....ALSO....

Two Iron Safes, Office Fixtures, etc.

gST Catalogues will be prepared immediately.

Tebms— Sums of 5500 or under, cash; over that
amount, six months' approved paper, interest 8 per
cent.

KILLIP & CO., Auctioneers.

gST The good will of the stable for sale. Full
particulars, with number of boarders, may be had
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San Joaquin Valley
AGRICULTURAL 4SS0CIATM

DISTRICT NO. 2, OAL.

Stockton Fair

1888.

PACIFIC COAST TROTTING AND RUNNING
STAKES— ?7o entrance, of wliichSIO must accompany
nomination, $25 to be paid June 1st, 840 August 17th.
Failure to make payments when due forfeits all
previous payments.
Trotting for fonr-vear.oldB or under, best")

three in five, 2:25 class.
Trotting for three-year-oldB or undtr, best ! 3250

three in five, 2:31) class, f added

Trotting for two-year-ol^s or under, beBt two to each.

in three, 2:10 class, J

Running for three-year-olds or over, mile")

heats, L$350 added

Running for two-year-oldB or over, mile ! to each.

daBh, J

Five or more full paid-up entrieB required to fill;
three or more colts to start. Four moneys. If only
twocoltB start, stakes paid in (no added money) may
be competed for— two-thirds and one-third. Other-
wise full conditions of this Association for 1S87 to gov-
ern. Entries to above stakes close February 15th,
1886 with the Secretary,

J. M EA KIT.
P. O. Box 1 88. Stockton, Cal.
la V. SHIPPER. President. 7ja6

CHUBB,

The Fishing Rod Manufacturer,

Has a new retail catalogue which contains several
original articles on fishing writti n by the most noted
anglers of the present day. Catalogue a:so has 125
illustrations of anniiiig goods. 60 different kinds of
fishing rods described, reels, lines, hookB, flieB, rod
trimmings etc. Every angler Bhould have a copy,
send for one, ready Jan. 15th. Address.

THOS. H. CHUBB.

14ja ri-M Mills, Vt .

KILLIP & CO.,

IVE STOCK AND GENERAL
AUCTIONEERS,
S3 Montgomery Street, San Francisco

SFKC1AI. ATTENTION PAH) TO BALES OF

High-Bred Horses and Cattle,

At auction and private Bale.

Will Sell In All Cities and Counties ol
the State.

REFERENCES.

Hon. C. Gbeen,

Sacramento.

J. F. Saboent, Esq.,

8ar gents.

Hon. L. J. Rose,

Lob Angeles.

Hon. J. D. Care,

Salinas.
Hon. John Boees

Colusa.

Hon. a. Waleath,

Nevada.

J. B. Haggtn. Esq., SanFranciBCO
Represented at Sacramento by Edwin F. Smith,
Secretary State Agricultural Society.

At San Jose by filesBrs. Montgomery k Rea, Real
Estate Agents.

Being Hie oldest established firm In the live-stock
business on this Coast, and having conducted the
important auction sales in this line for the past
fifteen yearB, amounting to one-half a million of
dollars, we feel justified in claiming unequalled facili-
ties for disposing of live etoek or every description
either at auction or private sale. Our list of corres-

fiondents embraces every breeder and denier of proin-
nence npon the Pacific Coast, thus enabling ub to
gi ve full publicity to animals placed with us for sale.
Private purchases and saleB of live stock of all
descriptions will be made on commission, and stock
shipped with the utmost care. Purchases and sales
made of land of every description. We are author-
ized to refer to the gentlemen whose names ar<-
tppended.

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ond

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Trotting and Pacing Stakes for
1888.

So, 1,-The Sacramento Yearling Trotting
Stake for 1888.

Free for all foals of 1687.— ?75 entrance, of which ?10
must accompany nomination; $15 to be paid May 1,
1SS8; $25 Angustl. 1888, and 82* October 27, 1888. To be
trotted at ttacrainento October ":9, 1SS8, pood day and
track. Dash of one intle. The second colt to receive
gloO.and the third colt $75 from the stake, the first
colt to take the balance. Failure, to make payments
when due forfeits all previous pa} ments.
No. 3 —Special Yearling Trotting Stake.

Open to foals of 1887, owned in Sacramento County.—
875 entrance, of which $10 must accompany nomina
tion: $15 to be paid May 1, 1888; 825 August ), 1888, and
$25 November h, 1838. To be trotted at Sacramento
November 5, JSSB, good day and track. UaBh of one
mile. FiTst colt to reeeive six-tenths, second colt
three-tenths, and the third colt one-tenth of stake.
Failure to make payments when due forfeits all
previous payments.

PViiMi STAKES.

No. 3.— For all pacing yearlings, foals of 1887,— $7i
entrance, of which $m must accompany nomination;
?15 to be paid Mav 1, 1888; ?25 August 1, 18S8, and *25
to he paid November a, 1888. To be paced at Sacra-
mento November 5, 1888, good day and track. Bash
of one mile. First colt to receive Bix-tenthB, the
second three-tenths, and the third one-tenth of stake.

Failure to make payments when due forfeits all
previous payments.

No. 4.— For all Pacing Two-Year-Olds, foals of 1886.
$75 entrance, of which $1U must accompany nomina-
tion; 8 15 to he paid May I. 1S88; $25 AugUBS 1.U88, and
825 November 3, 188?. To be paced at Sacramento,
Novembers. 1838, good day and track. One mile and
repeat. First colt to receive six-tenth3, Becond three-
tenthB. and the third one-tenth of stake.

Failure to make payments when due forfeits all
previous payments.

No. 6.— For all Pacing Three-Y ear-Olds, foals of
1SS6.— $75 entrance, of which $10 must accompany
nomination; $15 to be paid May 1,1888; $2i August 1,
1888 and $25 November H, 186S. To be paced at Sacra-
mento, November 5, 1888, good day and track. Mile
heats a in 5. FirBt colt to receive six-tenths, second
colt three-tentha, and the third colt one-tenth of
stake.

Failure to make payments when due forfeits all
previous payments.

Entries to all the above stakes to close February 1
1888, with

WJ I it Kit Hill) SMITH, Sec'y-

1615 <• Street, Sacramento.

FRANK P. EOWEEE, President, jail

S.B. WHITEHEADS CO,

LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL
AUCTIONEERS.

ABE PREPARED TO COSDDCT BALES OF

Thoroughbreds, Trotters

And every otbei description of live Btock,
At any Point on the Pacific Coast.

Our Mr. S. B. Whitehead has for Bfteen
years successfully managed all the principal
sales of high-class stock on this Coast.

REFERENCES

(By permission).
ARIEL LATHKOP, ESQ., SETH COOK, ESQ. ,
J . B. HAOQIN, ESQ . , THEO. WINTERS, ESQ ,

K. P. ASHE, ESQ., WM. CORBITT, ESQ.,

and others.

S. B. WHITEHEAD & CO.
SO Leldesdorfr street,
19martf San FranclNCO.

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VETERINARY SEKUEOIV,

Graduate New Veterinary College, Edinburgh
Awarded the Highland and Agricultural Societies
Medals for Horse Pathology, Anatomy, Physiology
and Histology. The WilliaiUB' Prize, 'Bi-'Sr,, for high-
est works in professional examinations, and <»ix ilrst-
class certificates of merit. Honorary Member Illinois
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A

Tips and Toe Weights.

Natural and Plain Method ol
Horse Shoeing

.WITH AN APPENDIA

jiiv.it! uk ol the Action of the Race Horse and Trotter a. _ own «t
Instantaneous Photography.

B* Jos. Cairn Simpson, Author of Horse Portraiiura

"Bound-hoofd, short- jointed,

fetlocks shag arid long."

— Shakespeare

lips and Toe "Weights.— We have rcceive-1 from Mr. Joseph Cairn Simpson, Editor and Proprie-
fc* uf the Bueedbs and Spohtsman, San Francisco, Cal., a copy of bis bock entitled "Tips and Toe
Weights; A Natural and Plain Method of Horse-shoeing, with an appendix treating of the action of
the racehorse am •.nteras shown by instantaneous photography. Toe and Side- Weights." Mr.Siinpson
has had ir.any >eara of experience in training trotterR and runners, and is besides a most able, pleasant
writer ou matters pertaining to tbe horse. His "Horse Portraiture" was one of the first and best
works on "training" we ever read. For several years he has been experimenting with tips in tbe hone
lhat they might be made to serve every purpose of a full shoe ami act as a preventive of the many hooi
ailments entailed by the ordinary method of protecting our horses' feet. These experiments have
dreads demonstrated that tips 'will accomplish all be bad hoped for, and wo Delieve every horseman
who reads the result of his experience will conclude with us that Mr. Simpson has inaugurated a revolu-
tion in shoeing that will prove of incalculable benefit to both horse and master. "We are a willing con-
vert to tips as against full shoes, and reading the plain, unbiased reports of actual trials by tbe author
of "Tips aud Toe Weights," together with the knowledge that Jie common system of shoeing has caused
more suffering and done more damage to norses than can be traced to any other source, has had much to
do with our conversion. We would not take S50 for for this book and be without it, and on behalf of (he
"most faithful friend to man" would urge every reader of the "Sportsman" to seoure a copy of it
and test the value of its teachings. Price, in paper, SI; cloth. 51.50.— Wc^m Sportsman and Live Btock
Journal.

••Tips and Toe Weights,** ft natural and plain method of horsesboeing. Is the title of a very
clever, ingenious and practical book from the pen of J ooeph C'airu Simpson, tbe Editor and 1'roprietor of
the BnEEnEE and Sportsman. The author in his introduction presents "his little volume with apolo-
gies;" he bad no need to do so, every chapter gives evidence of careful thought, bis arguments are well
worked out, tbe results of his experiments are placed in the most perspicuous manner before hia
readers, and bis researches into the past show that he is at once an enthusiastic and veracious student
of the horse. His great argument on tips receives its strongest cndorsation from bis famous colt
Anteeo, whose history from his first shoeing to the time of publication is exhaustively treated. The
opening chapter is a plea for a better system of shoeing, and each succeeding chapter is a step 01
the ladder towards that final conclusion which the author has arrived at. He brings history, theory ana
experiment into play to support bis argument, and whether the horseman believes in his conclusions or
not, he will not quit the book till be has real it through, for in addition to the perfect knowledge of
the horse which the author possesses, he surrounds it wiih a literary charm, which holds the audience to
the last sentence. We heartily commend "Tips and Toe Weights" to the attention of tbe public. — Chicago
News. . t J

Tips and Toe Weights.— J. C. Simpson has b*en prominently identified with trotters for many
years, not only as awriter on tbe subject, but as an expert handler and developer. He has given a great
deal of study to horses' feet, and the best way to improve their action. After experimenting tor a
number of years, be has put the result of his researches and practice in book form. This work,
entitled "Tips and Toe Weights," claims to be a natural and plain method of horseshoeing. It treats
of the action of the racehorse and trotter, as shown by instantaneous photography, and gives tbe sub-
ject of tips and toe weights a thorough ventilation. The work is meeting with a large sale, and Is
deserving of a place in every horseman's library, no matter whether he agrees with the ideas advanced
or not. Send orders to the San Francisco News Company, or to tbe Ubeeder a>:d Sportsman, San
Francisco, Cal. Mr. Simpson is the Editor of the Breeder and Sportsman, which is a weekly journal
devoted, to tbe interests of breeders of fine horses, etc., and tbe advancement of all legitimate sport*
It is tbe chief medium and representative of the breeding interests on tbe Pacific Slope.— N. S.
Spirit, May 10th.

f^w and Toe Weights.— Jos. Cairn Simpson of San Francisco, California, has just published a booK
by aoo - J*'e which is almost worth its weight in gold to every horseman. He does not believe in the
rigid, uny*s. * ron shoe that gives no rlay or expansion to tbe horse's foot. He has found that shoes are
unnecessary, ami everybody knowsthey are hurtful. Hois a beliver in the use of iron or steel tips to pro*
tect tbe toe of tho loot. By their use, and without ever having put a shoe on Anteeo he trotted when four
years old in 2:'J0i. Ho claims that for ordinary use even on macadamised roads tips are all that are re-
quired; that that fearfuL cause of lameness, contraction, is entirely avoided by the use of tips. We are
going to use them, and advise others to do it in the manner he recommends. Send 51.50 to him ani he will
send you the book and it will be as good an investment at, you ever made for the money, — Coleman 'a Rural
World.

Since tbe book was published, Anteeo gave still more convincing proof of the efficacy of the system*
trotting a public trial in 2:201, and showing half-miles in 1:08 and furlongs in 10 seconds while a
four-year-old. The best evidence of tho genuineness of the trials was his sale for 6-10.000, wi\b other
parties ready to take him at the price. Antevolo, two years younger than Anteeo, never wore a shoe, and
'wing to an injury to Lis foot when a foal it was tbe universal impression that he never could trot fast.
tie did well as a yearling and two-year-oid, and this past season, when three years old, he won the Occident
Stakes, il,221, in which he gotareeord of 2:29?, List half in 1:131; first money in purse at Sacramento!
SS00; Fecoml money at Stockton, S-SJ; the Stanford Stakes, §1,072 J and tho Embryo, S8711, making r cash
return for the season of $1, £>14. I ainsatisHed lUat if he bad been shod with full shoes when first pl't in
training he would bavo been hopelessly crippled.

In the Breeder and Sportsman will bo given a complete history of the treatment of Antevcio, show.
Ing with exactness tho trials and results. I have made arrangements with an eminent microscopist to
make full examinations of the horny deposit in wall tnd sole, and all the tissues which compose the foot
of tho horse, which will be incorporated in tbe forthcoming nrticles in tho Breeder and Sportsman.
Fully convinced by practical results, that this T>art of the anatomy of the horse is not understood as
thoroughly as tho other portions of the frame. * anticipate valuable accessions of knowledge from thy
revelations of tbe microscope. Job. Cauin Simpson.

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...Los Angeles, Deming, El

Paso and £ast

...Lob Angeles and Mojave

...Milton.

...Ogden anu East

..Ogden and East

...Red Bluff via Marysville

...Redding via Willows

...Sacramento, via Benicia

" via Benicia

_ " via Livermore.

" via Benicia......

" via Benicia

" Tla Benicia

...Sacramento River Steamers.
... Ran Jose.. .___ „

..Santa Barbara

..Stockton via Livermore.. .,

™ via Martinez

..Siskiyou A Portland

10 :10 a m
6:10 p m
5:40 p m
11:10 a M
12:40 p u
3:40 P m
8:40 p m
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2:40 r M
5:40 p m
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$3:40 P «
8 :40 p m
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11:10 A M
6:40 p a

11:10 a M
7:40 a m

iOC'AIi FERRY TRAINS.

From San Francisco Bally.

TO EAST OAKLAND- *6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 7:30— 8:00—
8:30— 9:00— 9:30— 10:00— 10:30— 11:00— 11:30— 12:00-12:30
—1 :00— 1 :30— 2 flO— 2:30— 3 :00 — 3 :30 — 4 :00 — 4 :30 — 5 :00
5:30—6:00 — 6:30—7:00—8:00—9:00—10:00-11:00—12:00

TO 23d AVENUE, EAST OAKLAND— Same aB "TO
EAST OAKLAND" until 6 ;00 P. M„ inclusive, also
at 7:00— 8:00 and 10:00 p.m.

TO FRUIT VALE— •6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 7:30— 8:00— 8:30—
3:30— 4:00— 4:30- -5:00— 5:30— 6 fl0-8:00— 10:00.

TO FRUIT VALE (via Alameda)— •9:30—*2;00-6:30-
12:00.

TO ALAMEDA— *6:0Q— "6:30— 7:00— *7:30— 8:00 — •Bisc-
ay—9:30— 10:00— il0:30— 11:00— Jll:30— 12:00— 112:3C—
1:00— tl:30— 2:00— 12:30— 3:00— 3:30— 4:00 — 4:30— 5:00—
5:30— 6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00— U :00— 12:00.

TO BERKELEY— «6:00— "6:30— 7:00— *7:30— 8:00— '8:30
9:00— 9:30— 10:00— $10:30— 11:00— til :30— 12:00 -112 :3u
1:00-11:30-2:00— $2:30—3:00—3:30— 4:00 — 4:30— 5:00—
5:30— 6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 3:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11 :00— 12:00

TO WEST BERKELEY-Same as "To Bebkelky."

To San Francisco Dally.

FROM FRUIT VALE — 6:50— 7:20— 7:50- 8:20—8:50—
9:20— 10:19-2 :49— 4:20— 4:50— 5:20— 5:50-6:^0 -6:50—
8:50-10:50.

FROM FRDIT VALE (via Alameda) — *£:2i— 5:51 —
19:15— *2:38—*3:15.

FROM 23d AVENUE, EAST OAKLAND— 6: 55-7: ">K
7:55-8:25—8:55—9:25—9:55—10:25—10:55- 11:25—11:65
12:25— 12:55—1:25— 1:55— 2:25— 2:55— 3:25— 3:55— 4;2o—
4:55—5:25—5:55—6:25—6:55—7:55—8:55—10:53.

FROM EAST OAKLAN1)-«5:30-6:00- o:<J0— 7;0J—
7:30—8:00—8:30—9:00—9:30—10:00—10:30—11:00 — 11 ^
^2:00— 12 :30— 1 :00— 1 :30— 2:00— 2 :30— 3 :00— 3 ;30— 4 :00 —
4:30— 6:00— 5:30— 6:00— 6:30— 7:00 — 8:00 — 9. 0U- 9:57—
10:57.

FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND— 7 m'nntes later
than from East Oakland.

FROM ALAMEDA— *5:25-5:55-*6:25— 6:55 -•7:25-7:55
•8:25—8:55—9:25—9:55—110:25—10:55- tll:25— ll^S-
l^Bo— 12:55— 11:25— 1:55— l2:2o— 2:55— 3:25— 3:55—
4:25— 4:55— 5:25-5:55— 6:25—6:55—7:55—8:55— 9:55—
10:55.

PROM BERKELEY" — •5:25—5:55— *6:25— 6:55— *7:25—
7:55— •8:25— 8:55— 9:25— 9:55 — 110:25— 10:55- til :25—
11:55— 112:25— 12:55— 11:25— 1:55— $2:25— 2:55— 3 :2-5—
8:55 — 4:25 — 4:55-5:25— 5:55-6:25-6:55— 7:55— 8:55—
9:55—10:55.

FROM WEST BERKELEY— Same as "From Berk-

ELET."

4/ KEEK ROUTE.

FROM SAN FRANCI8CO-*7:15— 9:15—U;15-1:15_

3:15—5:16.
FROM OAKLAND— •6a5— 8:15— 1005— 12:15— 2:15-

4:15.

A for Morning. P for Afternoon.

•Sundays excepted. tSatnrdays excepted; $ Sundays
only,
C— Take ferry train and change cars at East Oakland

Standard Time furnished by Lick Obseevatoey.

4. N. TOWNE,
Gen. Manager.

T. H. GOODMAN,

Oen.PAB8.Artk Aert.

ANGLO-NEVADA

ASSURANCE CORPORATION.

OF SAN FRANCISCO, «I,

FIRE AND MARINE.
CAPITAL $2,000,000

OFFICE 410MKE STREET

a. L. BBANDEB President

3.L. FLOOD Vice-President

0. P FAB.NFTELD Secretary

1. 8. ANGUS Assistant Manager

Bankers, Nevada Bank or San Francisco.

16ajl

FOR SALE.

No. 1.— Bay Mare, foaled spring of 1B81. by
Terror.

1st dam by Little John; 2d dam Mnsidora's dam by
eon of Bertrand.

Terror by Woodbuxn, 1st dam by Owen ale; 2d
dam Musidora, by Belmont, etc.

No. S. --ft liesiiiut Mare, foaled spring of 1882,
by Ware's Bismarck.

1st dam by Owen Dale; 2d dam Musidora, by
Belmont.

Ware's Bismarck, by "Jack Trimble "(Son of Bel-
mont and mare by Limber John, son of Kosciusko by
Bir Arcby) dam by Yorkshire Boy, Bon of imp. Poche,

These are extra fine young mares of superior trot-
ting action and well in-bred to the blood of Belmont.
No. 1 Is in foal to a son of Geo. M. Patchen Jr.

For further Information address

W. M. WILLIAMSON ,

no97tf Siiin.lowp.4ni.

FOR RENT.

The house of four rooms and basement on 249 Haven
St., Oakland, with large stable of eight box stalls.

Iijin4 K. STOKES,

In Marble Works, under Galindo Hotel

'88 --FAIRLAWN

'88

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 1888.

FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CATALOGUE NOW READY,

And will be mailed to all applicants who send Five Cents In Stamps to Prepay

.Postage.

THE F.V1KLWVN CATALOGUE FOR 1888 contains descriptions and pedigrees of all the
Stallions and Brood-mares in use at Fairlawn. THE 1888 CATALOGUE also contains descriptions and pedi-
grees, and prices of

ONE III'M»KFO AND SIXTY HEAD OF YOUNG TROTTERS,

Consisting of Stallions and 1 ■' lilies from yearlings to five years old, all of my own breeding

and nearly all STANDARD BRED, and duly registered.

A specialty is made at Fairlawn of raising

STALLIONS AND FILLIES FOR BREEDING PURPOSES.

Those who wish to engage in breeding High-bred Trotters, or those already engaged who wish to
add to their breeding Biud, can be supplied at Fairlawn with first-class young Stallions and Fillies of
the very best trotting families, uniting in tbeir veins strains of blood that have produced Speed with
the Greatest Uniformity.

Gentlemen who desire fine, highiy bred, promising, and well-broken Young Trotters for their
own driving, can be supplied at Kairlawn. Any young stallion Bold for a roadster will be gelded, if the
purchaser desires, at my own risk and expense.

rpTTTTI A"M"l7 PT^TPT? PT A "NT 'B strictly adhered to at Fairlawn, andthepiice ot every
liirj UIlIJ-riA.lU.rj rUrlll anim»Unr sale U printed in the catalogue. Pur-
chasers from a distance can buy on orders at exactly the same price as if present in person. All stock sold
on orders can bo returned if they do not come fully up to the descripiions given.

Time will be given responsible parties, on satisfactory paper, bearin
date.

THE STALLIONS IN USE AT FAIRLAWN ARE

Happy Medium (4UO).

Sire of more 2:30 performers than any living stallion,
having 39 to his credit with records of 2:30 or better,
among tbem Maxey Cobb, 2:13}, the fastest stallion
that ever lived.

WILL BE USED AS A PRIVATE STALLION.

Aberdeen (29).

Sire of 14 with records better than 2:30, among them
Hattie Woodward, 2:15i; Jim Jewell, 2:19i; Modoc,
2:19$, etc. Limited to 30 mares at $1U0 the season,
or $1 50 to insure a mare in foal.
41 cto (2548).
By Almont, dam Violet (Bister to Dauntless and
Peacemaker), by Rysdyk's Hamhletonian, etc.
Limited to 30 mares at $50 the season, or $80 by
insurance.

; Interest from

Almont Wilkes (2131).

By Almont, dam Annabel, by George Wilkes; 2d dam
Jessie Pepper (dam of Alpha, 2:25^, etc.), by Mam-
brino Chief, etc. Limited to 30 mareB at $dO the
season, or $SO by insurance.

Maxlmus, (5175),
By Almont, dam by Sentinel; 2d dam by Bayard, etc.;
3d dam Layton Barb Mare. Limited to 30 mares at
S5U the season, or $80 by insurance.

Noble Medium (4939),

By Happy Medium, dam by Mamhrino Patch»n; 2d
dam by Mambrino Chief ; 3d dam by Sir Arcby Mon-
toria. Limited to 20 mares at $50 the seat-on, or
S80 by insurance.

Applications for use of Stallions will be entered in the order tbey are received, but after a Stallion*8
limit is reached no more mares will be received. For catalogues and further information, address

Loch Box 3*20.

WM. T. WITHERS, Lexington, Ky

28jan52

I

Horse C]

MPROVBD IIORSB ULOTHIN

Lr.

Secured by Letters ratent reissued march 29, issi

The above cut represents the body-piece, the patent also cover-
ing the improvements in the hood. The following are the claims
granted

1. An improved blanket or covering, consisting of
the body-piece A , flap C, and the extension B, formed
or united together , so as to cover the body and legs of
the animal, substantially as herein described.

2. The blanket or covering a, having the flap C, and
the extensions B, to St the fore and ldnd legs of the
animal, front fastenings F G, and the permanent Btraps
or bands E, substantially as and for the purpose herein
described.

3. The blanket or covering A, with its extensions B,
permanent seenrtng-bands E, and the front fastenings
F G, In combination with the elastic neck-extension H,
substantially as and for the purpose herein described.

4. The blanket A and hood J in combination with the
elastic connecting-Bcrip I, substantially as described
and for the purpose set forth.

5. The close-fitting hood J, having the elastic band L,
beneath the jaws, so that they may be allowed to move
without disturbing the St. and adapted to he secured
to the cover by means of strapB, substantially as herein
described.

6. The improvement in coverlng-Mankets for anl
male, consisting of the blanket A, having the flap C,
and permanent straps or bands iixed to it to secure It
around the body, whereby the use of loose surcingles
Is avoided, substantially as herein described.

Manufactured and for sale by

L. D. STONE & CO.,

422 and 424 Battery St., SAN IRAMIsdl, < II.

FOR SALE.

SAM,

A gelded Btallion.Blx years old, dark bay with black

Soints, 17 hands high, weight 1,651 lbs. Sired by a
orman stallion; his dam was by Old Sam a horse
imported from Australia.

Sam has never stood for mares excepting for mv
own use. The reason I want to sell him is because he
Is related to nearly all of my mares. For further
particulars inquire of

A. LEWIS,
21jai OUroy, 1'al.

BOH

Business College, 24 Post St

Ban Francisco.

The most popular school on the Coast.
P. HEALD President. O. 8. HALEY. fWy.
IVSend tot Clrc alar oct d

TIME SCHEDULE.

Passenger Trains leave and arrive Passenger Bepo
(Townsend Street, between Third and Fourth Streetp
San Francisco.

In effect January 1, 1

12:01 P | Cemetery and San Mateo | 2:i0 P

San Mateo, Redwood and..
•Memo Park „

6:40 A
•8:00 a
9:03 a

6:40 F
I7:50p

10:30 a
•:i:aop
4:30 p

{=■

Santa Clara, San Jose, and,
Principal Way Stations.

}l 9:03 a
1*10-02 a
4:36p
I 6:40 P

..Alinadeu and Way Stations..

8:30 a | 1 Gilroy, Pajaro, Castroville ) ,*10:L2 a

»3:30p' t Salinas and Monterey ( I 6:40 r

4-lo f! { Holllater and Tre. PlaoB }!'«$*

8:30 a. ( Watsonville, Aptos.Soquel \ *10:02 a

'3:30 p' \ (Capito)a)and Ma nt a Cruz ( \ t6:40p

fl.in * I S Soledad, Paso Robles, Templeton 1 i . ,n _
*-dUA I USanLuis Obispo)* Way Stations. H 6:4Q p

a— Morning p.— Afternoon.
•Sundays excepted. tSundaysonly {Theatre train 8at
urdays only.
Trains run on Pacific Standard Time.

Nearly all rail line to San Luis Obispo. Only 24
miles staging between Templeton and Sdn Luis
Obispo. Time from San Franmsco 12 h
rate ^8.50^

2 boors. Through

Special Rodnd-trip Tickets, at reduced rates— to
Gilrpy and Paralso Springs.

Special Notice— Hound-trip ttcketB to the famous
Lick Observatory (Mt. Hamilton) can be had at any
of the Company's Ticket Offices in San Francisco
Rate. 35.5J.

EXCURSION TICKETS.

For Sundays only.j f J^nTa™ IT**""
ForSaturday, ( Sold Saturday and Sunday only
Sunday and-! good for return until following Mon
Monday, ( day, inclusive, at the followlngratea.

Round Trip

.^nn.
I'kt.

Satto

Franc'sco to

Tkt.

San Bruno

9 50

Millbrae

65

90

7S

1 10

1 00

1 25

Redwood

1 00

1 40

Fair Oaks

1 25

1 50

Menlo Park...

1 25

1 60

1 25

1 75

Mount'n View

1 SO

2 00

Round Trip

from San

Francisco to

LawrenceB

Santa Clara....

San JoBe

Gilroy

Hollister

Aptos

Loma Prieta.,

Soquel

Santa Cruz

Monterey

?1 50

1 75

1 7o

2 75

Satto
Mon
Tkt.

4 00

4 50

5 Ot

5 00
5 to
5 CO
Passenger Depot, Townsend
street, Valencia-street station. No. 613 Market street,
Grand Hotel, and Rotunda, Baldwin Hotel.
A. C. BASSETT, H. R. JTJDAH,

Superintendent AeBt. Pass, k Tkt. Agt.

Ticket Offices. -

TO

Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers

THE

SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO.

BESPECTFtTLLY CALLS ATTENTION TO THE

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

AFFORDED BY THE "NORTHERN DIVISION
of its line for leaching with speed and comfort the
beat places bathe State for

Sea Bathing, Shooting and Fishing.

TRAINS LEAVE SAN FBANCIBCO DAILY FOB

MONTEREY,

THE MOST CHARMING

Summer and Winter Kesort of the
Pacific Coast,

with its beantuul Groves and delightful Drives. Trout
in abundance can be obtained from the several strean>s
in the vicinity of Monterey, and the best of shooting
may \<e had in season.

THE BA T OF MONTEREY

Is noted for the extent and variety of fleh which
abound in ita waters, notably Salmon. Rock Cod, Bar*
acuda, Pompiuo, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder
The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with
the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superiut
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEI
MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for Bport«-
men.

THE BATHING FACILITIES

"HOTEL DEL MONTE,"

AHE TJNSUEPASSED,
ha Ting a MAGNIFICENT BEACH of pare white
sand for surf bathing. The BATH-HODSE conulnp

SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANKS

(150x60 feet) for warm salt water plunge and swim-
ming baths, with ELEGANT ROOMS connecting for
Individual bathe, with douche and shower facilTtles-

THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-known
Watering Places,
Al'TOS, SOQUEL AM) SANTA CRl'Z

IS VIA THE NORTHERN DIVISION,

SOUTHERN PACIFIC ROUTE,

(Broad Gauge)

The Northern Division runs through the counties
of San Mateo, Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Crus
and Monterey, each of which abounds In game In grea
variety. Notably

Quail, Pigeon, Snipe, Duck, Geese. I>eer
and Bear.

Lakes PILARCITOS and SAN ANDREAS ara
reached by this line. Stages connect with trains dally
at San Mateo tor those well-known Retreats, PURTS
SIMA, SAN GREGORIO and PESCADERO. We
would particularly call attention to the unlimited ex-
tent of range at and about SAN BRUNO and McMA-
HON'S for RIFLE PRACTICE.

TheBe resorts are but a short distance from Sac
Francisco and offer special inducement* to the lovers
of this manly sport.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

Sportsmen and others presenting Passage Ttcke
will be entitled to

FREE TRANSPORTATION CF THEIR DOG"*
when carried in Baggage Cars and put in charge of
Train Baggagemen. Train Baggagemen are instructed
to lBBUe CHECKS for all dogB receved in Baggage
Cars.

C**-Ii. order to guard against accidents to D ■>•
while in transit, it la necessary that tbey be provided
with COLLAR AND CHAIN. Guns and Fishinjr
Tackle will be carried free of charge. Guns taken apart
and securely packed in wood or leather cases may ha
taken in Passenger Cars.

TICKET OFFICES— Passenger Depot, Townnen*
street, Valencia Station, and No UlSMarketat,. Grand
Hotel

O. BASSETT, A. H. R. TUT)

Superintendent, Aflat. Pas* aud Tk!

64

3*rte IPmte awd ^pjortsttmix.

Jan 28

HORSE BOOTS,

so

so

RACING- MATERIAL Cp

IN ENDLESS VAEIETY AT

J, A. McKE&KON'S,

228, 230 and 232 Ellis Street.

San Francisco.

IMPROVED

Blind Bridle & Winkers

FOR RAOE HORSES.

Secured by Letters Patent, July »ft, 188*

Having thus described my Invention. What I claim
as new, and desire to secure my letfceie patent, is:

1. The part D,enpported by the side straps of the bri-
dle, extending back as shown, the front having an
opening into which the blind is fitted, substantially,
as herein described*

S, In a bridle, ill combination with the Grrtenaions D,
the curved blinds F, secured to sttch extensions, ana
9-s shafted, to give f uU freedom and ventilation to the
eye white circumscribing the vision, substantially as
heroin described.

5. In a bridle, and in combination with the exten-
sions D. blinds F, and side strap's A, the screw, nut
and washet E, to secure the blind and allow it to be
set, substantially as herein described.

4. In a bridle, and in combination with the check-

§leces D and blinds F, as shown, the straps or bands
and H, connecting the branches or extensions above
and below Ihe eyes, and having the adjusting slides or
buckle*, substantially as and for tSs purpose hereir
described.

4. In a bridle, and in com' Anatton with the blinds F,
supported and pivoted to the bridle so «s to be movat
ble about the point of support, the adjustable fron-
Btraps or bandfe G and H, and the i ear band I and the
throat-latch or lash connected with the blinds, and ad«
;j i; f ts U f\ Substantially as herein described.

The above are the claims allowed by th^ patent
office, and though the corresponding letters do not
appear on the cut, the general principle will be under,
sood.

It meets with universal approbation, doing away
with all the objections nr^-ed a'gainst blinds, and at the
Bame time giving complete control of the line of
vlBton. By throwiug the lower portion of the blind up
something of the same eftect on the action follows as
Is induced by toe-weights. This is especially the case
when young colts are the pupils, teaching them to
bend the Knee without the strain of weights on the
feet.

For bridles of all descriptions apply to

JOHJJ A. NcKRRRON.
W*. 23n and 232 Kills Rt. Ran Francisco.

Notice.

c. BRtrdi LOWE,

STCOK and station agent,

Auctioneer, Horse, CatHk, and Property
Salesman.

Is prepared to accept orders from breeders in
America to select and forward stock from the Aus-
tralian Colonies; or will undertake to receive and
'dispose of stock from America; or aot as Aaent
Itor California firms.

ftsforences kindly permitted to J. B. Haggln. Esq,,
and Major Ratbbone of San Francisco.
C. BRUCE LOWE.

Wright, Heaton'B Buildings,

Pitt Street, Sydney,
3de New Sooth Wales.

Harry E, Carpenter, M.O.C.V.S.,

VETERINARY Nl'RUEOV

Honorary Graduate of
Ontario Veterinary < «.i-
leee, Toronto, Canada,
BST Kldgllngs Castrated.

Veterinary Infirmary, 371 Natoma St,

Residence, 966 Howard St., Ban Francisco.
1x0*63

GLOVER'S ALLUM.

A TREATISE OK CANINE DISEASES.

CONCISE AND PRACTICAL.

Handsomely Bound and Illustrated.

PRICE 50 CENTS, POST-PAID.

GLOVER'S IMPERIAL

DOG MEDICINES.

Mange Cnr**. - 50<*- Distemper Cure $1.00
Blood Purifier, 50c. VennHnge, - 50c.

Canker Wnsli, 50c. Eye Lotion, - 50*\
I)larrli03aCure, 50c- Cure for Fits, - 50c.
Tonic*, - - 50c Liniment, - 50c

Kennel and Stable Soap, best dogsoap known, price
25c.

These remedies are sold by druggists and dealers
In sportsmen's goods.

ALL DOG DISEASES TREATED
H. CLAY GLOVER, IX V. g.

Veterinarian to the Westminster Kennel Club, New
Jers'ey Kennel Club, Rhode Island Keuml Club,
Hartford Kennel Club, HemsteadFarm Company, etc.

220e'3 4 189S Krnndwav. New Vorlc

Animal Portraits.

Domestic Pets, Field Dogs, Horses, Cattle, and all
descriptions of Lire Stock drawn or painted to order,
either from photograph or from life.

Original designs or drawings on Btone, wo'?6'vel£1
for illustration purposes, firrniBn'ea.

fc£. BOTTD. ArtUt.
ftoc.tf 18 Post Stree'.

STUD POINTER.

KBSK T., (3751 A. K. ft.), lemOn apd white, by
Sensation (217 A. K. R.),e!x Seph G. by Dart— Seneyi,
in the stud to approved bitches. Fee>3Q. Ru'ch T-
is a dog of good size, good markings, rare form, excel-
lent temper, high courage and matked field instinct.
In breeding he has no Bttpel'ior. His sire was a trrarid
iielder and a bench Winner. His dam is a winner on
the bench and un nncommonlv good field performer.

The kennel is breeding Irish red setters of 'n unseen.
tiooable strains. A. B. TRUMAN;

ELCHO HENKELS,

sep23 ai% Eleventh Slreet, S. F.

FOR SALiT^

A Thoroughbred Bull Bitch..

A pply at 30S Washington St.

AMERICAN

KENNEL CLIjB
STUD-BOOK.

Blanks for registering in the official stud
book will be mailed on application.
Entries to Part I of Volume S close March

?Ist, 1888.

k'ec'y, American Kennel Club.

Nos. 44 and 46 Broadway.

"""h New Vor|t

DO YOU WANT A DOG '

IS DOC BUYERS' GUIDE. L.

Colored plates, lOO engravings &)"
of different breeds, prices they are fi
worth, and where to buy them. M
Mailed for 15 CentN. • H
, ASSOCIATED FANCIERS, N
IT ■ JW-37 E> Eighth St, FbUadolphU, Pa, £

8apr

IMPORTANT TO

Horse and Stockmen

THE

"C. & N. W. Ry.'

In Connection with the C. P. & U. P. R. R's„ forms the ■

"CHICAGO AND SAN FRANCISCO SHORT-LINE"

With Splendid Track and Uneqnaled Equipment for the Speedy and Safe Transportation
of Horses and Live Stock, in its own or'iu Private Cars, on Passenger or Freight C.iins.

Commodious Rest, Water and Feed Stations situated at convenient distances all along
the I ne.

Over 0.OOO miles of flrst-class road running West. Sor«Ii and North- West (rom tltieaco*

The Original "CALIFORNIA FAST FREIGHT IINE.

tor further information apply to

HENRY P. STANWOOD,

General a sent. San Francisco. C*l.

L C. SMITH' Top Action, Double Cross-Bolted

BREECH— LOADING GUN!

*e »»I.0b-Oip ?"'t o* till'bSs,'""

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General Topics.

A few days ago an acquaintance informed me that though
the use of tips had been eminently satisfactory in a two years
trial, that a lately purchased horse had become tender in his
heels. This may happen with other horses, especially if
driven on macadamized roads in wet weather. The Oak-
land streets will wear away a steel tip in a very short time
when wet for several days, and, of course, horn will wear
more rapidly than steel. There is in favor of horD, however,
continual growth, and growth is promoted by leaving the
feet as much as possible in a natural state. I advised my
informant that if it was imperative that his horse be driven,
and he was fully satisfied that the tenderness came from
wearing away his heels, to have him shod with a full 6hoe,
and a bar shoe at that. I expect to hear of this being quoted
as an admission that tips will not answer, and therefore
anticipate the charge. Time and time again the statement
has been made that the theory of tip-shoeing is simply to
"protect" that much of the horn where the wear is greater
than the growth. Should it prove that the heels wear away
so as to indnce lameness, or even tenderness, some remedy
mast be adopted. That case has not yet appeared in my
practice, though that does not prove that all others are
exempt. The trial has been more than usually severe this
winter, as the rain has compelled roadwork and that work on
macadam. The wet, griltey surface can be compared to a
coarse grindstone plentifully supplied with water, and the
sharpening of the cutting surface is aided by the maceration
of the horn.

It is now twelve years since I began using tips, and in
that time have tested them on a few horses beside those
which I own. In late years the trials have been made prin-
cipally with colts that had never been shod, and their feet are
unquestionably of better shape than they would have been had
shoes been worn. Though restricted in number there was a
difference in their feet, two of them having low heels, one so
much so that a skillful veterinarian gave a decided opinion
that "he could not go long in tips without becoming lame."
In place of that he has been driven over the roads all through
the wet weather, getting more exercise than any other horse
or colt in the stable with the exception of Antevolo, part of
the time with tips worn down to a shred, and without the
least indication of tenderness. He is thoroughbred and
when trotting goes with a sliding action particularly trying
on metal and horn. Horses with high action do not grind
out Bhoes with the rapidity of "daisy cutters," and, though
contrary to common opinion, can be shod with tips with less
danger of undue wear. Contact with the ground has less of
the push, more like a blow, and consequently there are
greater benefits derived from wearing them on those which
"fold the knee" than on "pointing trotters."

As instancing the rapidity of wear when the streets are wet
and the difference when dry, I will quote from the daily
journal that part which gives dates of setting, weights when
put on, and when pulled off. The latter part of Novem-
ber, and nearly all of December, there was dry weather, with a
few days rain. On the 29th of November Antevolo had a new
set put on the front weighing 4J ounces each, the hind 4i
ounces each. It rained the first and third of the month and
on these two dates he was not out of the stable, with that
exception, driven on the streets, and on the 17th of Decem-
ber another new set of the same weight were put on. Those
pulled off had worn from 17] ounces to six ounces the greater
wear, of course, being on the hind tips. The same length
of time when the streets were dry would not have reduced
them lower than 10 ounces. OwiDg to a general breaking up
by vehicles, and steady rainfall, there were five days' enforced
idleness the latter part of December, but with that the hind
tips were so worn away that on the 10th of January new
were required, A pair made some two years ago were set, and

these were lighter than the winter tips now used. In just
one week the wear was so great that new were put on, these
having been made wider and of , course heavier, five ounces
taking the place of 4J ounces. In order to get as much wear
as possible, the tips put on December 21st were tempered so
hard that one broke and that was replaced on January 3d.
Notwithstanding the nearly incessant rainfall Antevolo was
driven every day to January 29th with the exception of 4th
and 20th.

It was seldom that eve.i the macadamized streets were dry,
and few days that these could be reached without going
through soft ground. A three-year-old colt, Antseus, wears
his tips away with about the same rapidity as Antevolo, and,
probably, if given as much exorcise would rival him in scour-
ing out the steel. He is one of those mentioned as having
low heels, Bathbone being the other. He had a set put on
the 9th and 10th of December, and these were replaced by
new on the 14th of January. These weighed 16i ounces,
Si ounces on front feet, and on the 27th they were palled
off well worn away, Rathbone wore his from the loth of
December to the 28th of January, when there was little left
of the metal, without the least indication of tenderness, and
during the time he was given some long drives. Another
colt, Anteire, the same age as Anta?us, foaled in 1335, had a
set of tips put on December 24th, weighing nine ounces, and
notwithstanding being so mnch lighter show less wear than
the others. This colt having still some traces of a violent
distemper which attacked him when a yearling, has been
worked less than any of the others, but with exercise enough
to have worn the tips a good deal more if he were as hard on
them as the others. Anteire is by Anteeo, his dam by A. W.
Richmond, which gives him a double Richmond strain. Ab
his history may show features worthy of notice, a brief state-
ment will be given. He was bred, in partnership, by John N.
Bailhache of Healdsburg and myself. I was anxious to see
the result of a Richmond mare being bred to Anteeo, and
made arrangements with Mr. Bailhache for that purpose.
The dam of this mare was by Wellswood, a son of imported
Yorkshire, and Grisette by imported Glencoe; the second
dam brought from Kentucky at an early day and claimed to
be thoroughbred. Grisette was a granddaughter of imported
Gallopade, 60 that there were "royal strains" in the lineage.

January 10th he was fatter than he ever had been and of
rather more than medium size. After jogging a few days, on
the 17th I drove him and he still showed an inclination to
aingle-foot. The next day toe-weights were put on which
appeared to be of service, so that on the 20th these adjuncts
were made use of again with boots, scalpers, etc., to aid in
the correction. He was worse than he ever had been, not
only single-footing, but a sort of an awkward hobble at it,
whereas on previous occasions he was as handy as a Ken-
tucky-trained saddle-horse and drummed along at a good
rate. I came to the conclusion that effectual as toe-weights
had proved in former cases to remedy the same defect, that
they were not suited to his ease, and so on the 26th I drove
him with everything discarded excepting the light tips, now
so much worn, as not be more than six ounces in all. He
went much better, though the drive was on the street with
straight work in place of the curves on the track.

He was foaled April, 1885, and Mr. Bailhache kept him
until July 3, 1886, when he was sent to me. He had been
broken to harness, and it was while at Healdsbnrg he con-
tracted the distemper, the attack being so severe that the
swellings had to be lanced. Little was done with him during
the rest of that season as the cough "hung" to him and he
did not thrive. There was a second attack in January, 1887,
so that February 6th was the first time he was harnessed since
soon after his arrival. March 22d I put him in Juhn Palmer's
hands so as to have him on the track, with strict instructions
that he should be driven slow, the main desire being to have
him made familiar with the track and get all the flesh on
him that could be. He was eighty-three days under this
treatment, and .while he improved somewhat in condition,
increased in size to a fair degree, but would not get as fat as
I should have been pleased to have him. June 20th I com-
menced driviDg him, and for the first time he was driven at
speed. From then until August 13th he did well, excepting
that the cough still held. I was much pleased with his
action, and he showed a good deal of speed. From August
13th he was only jogged, as I was laid up with a sprained
ankle, and when I resumed driving him, September 27th, he
had forsaken the square, springy trot and was inolined to
single-foot and pace. Again he was let up, hoping that a
rest would benefit in two ways, viz.: forget his single-footing,
which I accredited to weaknesa induced by the disease, and
gain in strength. He eat heartily, more oats being fed him
than was given to any other horse in the stable, and by

I had a cue for this idea. Nourmahal, own sister to A.
W. Richmond, was one of the most perfectly gaited trotters I
ever saw. Her action as regular as the balance of a chron-
ometer, frictionless, just the right movement of knees and
hocks. With the reins lying on her back she would trot
through a stretch in 36 seconds, and oftentimes I have driven
her quarters in 34 seconds. The first toe-weight I ever saw
was on Jennie in 1872, and in 1873 I gave them a trial.
Some of my horses were benefited and as an experiment
they were put on Nourmahal. As I anticipated they proved
a drawback. She could not show a three-minute gait, and
in place of easy, vigorous action, she labored in every stride.
Until Anteire "got off" there was a resemblance to this grand
and great-gran daunt, and when trotting at the rate he
showed there was much of the same movement she exhibited
before being sent faster. But the single-footing and pacing
was something she never indulged in, her only trouble being
a tendency to break and not strike a trot again until seconds
were lost. She was unmercifully punished by the man who
first drove her, and, being naturally of nervous temperament,
such a course was certain to end in unreliability.

As a rule single-footing is caused by the hind and fore feet
coming together, the posterior extremity being the part
injured. Toe-weights generally increase knee-action, and
hence the fore foot is got out of the way. They also have the
effect of bringing the fore foot from the ground more rapidly,
owing to the heavier resistance and thus remedy the evil.
But usually single-footing arising from the hind feet being
hurt is a sort of a compromise between a trot and a gallop,
while that which is properly given the name is also known
as "racking." There is a regular cadence in the footfalls —
one, two, three, four, every stride, and as regularly punc-
tuated as in music. This was the movement of Anteire, and
he could go as fast at it as a majority of saddlers which have
been especially trained for speed at that popular {to some)
gait. One day he struck a pace, and a true pace at that, and
for a short distance went along lively. Coold he equal Arrow
at that way of going there would be some sense in granting
him the privilege, but as that is hardly within the bounds of
probability the better plan will be to slick to the trotting
education. I have the fullest confidence in his adaptability
to acquire the fast-trotting step and shall not be discouraged
if it takes time to render him eligible to receive a diploma.
It may appear paradoxical to state that there is more hope of
u colt making a fast trotter that forsakes the trot for vagaries
mentioned than of one which trots square all the time
though falling short of a reasonable increase of speed, though
this has been my experience.

"When associated with D. A. Gage in horse affairs I
number of colts, by Logan, in the trotting stable,
was a well-bred son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian,
well inside of 2:40, and went in the fineet style, the

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was a tendency to "dwell" in his action. His colts were]
"born trotters" so far as their limit went. They were so eas- |
ily broken that after a few days of practice a pair of them |
could be harnessed and driven to Chicago and through the
Btreets of that city with safety. Grand roadsters when a speed
of a little outside of three minutes was the requirement, and
that they could Bhow when wearing their first Bet of shoes.
Not one of his colts foaled after his location at Riverside ever
got into the list, and I never knew one of them to forsake a
square trot. Tbe first man I heard advance that opinion was
John E. Turner, of Philadelphia, at the time in Chicago, in
1864. It will be more in accordance with what he did say to
write that he partially endorsed it. A bay mare helonging to
a Mr. Spaulding was showing a good deal of speed, though
her gait was mixed. Turner told me that he would like to
buy her, and when I expressed a dislike to her action, he
answered: "Square hemp and she will drop down into a
low notch." There was little talk ahout "balancing" so long
ago as 1S64, and at that time toe-weights, hobbles and many
other modern appliauces unknown. Different ideas, too,
regarding action, those horses which went so wide behind —
"open-gaited"— as to require only shin-boots being the most
fancied. Those which sbow the greatest speed nowadays, or
atjleast a majority of them, trot with their feet closer together,
and it is evident that less power is required, although the
tendency to "strike" is increased.

The great fascination in breeding, rearing and training
trotters iB the field it presents for constant study. At leaBt in
that, lies the great charm to the writer. Never having been in a
position to breed to an extent which would warrant being called
a breeder, enough has been done in tbe number of years of
my connection with horses to appreciate the "glorious uncer-
tainty" which prevails. Fortunate, too, in being the owner
or having complete control of those that I have "handled."
By that means I have been enabled to carry out experiments
which would have been nearly impossible under other condi-
tions. The most striking illustration of this has been the use
ot tips, and it is within bounds to say that if a professional

driver by that I mean a m in who make* training trotters a

business, and who, in the main, is employed by several own-
ers—had attempted the innovation a short period would have
morked his career. No matter how great the success the
charge would be made that it would have been greater under
another com Be, and then every frequenter of a race track
feels that he is an astute critic when the management and
driving of trotters are the subjects of his discourse. While
it pleases me to write that drivers who have gained rank in
the profession are not prone to calumniate and disparage
those in the same line, there are others who take every oppor-
tunity to make owners believe that their horses have been
"butchered." They do this without having any well-defined
ground to sustain their accusations, and with such a chance
as the use of tips gives them, an owner would be pestered to
death whenever he was thrown into their company. There-
fore a man who has to depend upon others for support can-
not follow his convictions when so novel as to attract pointed
attention. Even many owners are so susceptible to adverse
criticism that they are unwilling to sanction what will bring
annoyance, and though they may be impressed with the value
of a new system, until it is sanctioned by general usage are
loth to accept it. __

It was not so very cold after all. In place of the mercury
running so low as twenty-one degrees above zero, the lowest
which has been was well above that figure. The following was
cut from the Call of Sunday last:

The record of observations at the United States Signal Service
Office in this city shows a total rain-fall for this season up to
7 o'clock yesterday morning of 10.03 inches, against 6.53
inches to the corresponding date and hour last season. For
the twenty-four hours ending at 7 o'clock yesterday morning
the rain-fall was .14 of an inch; none fell during the remain-
der of the day. The total for the season thus far is 2.73
inches less than normal, which is 12.76 inches. The average
precipitation for the full season in sixteen years is 23.61
inches. The year used in this State for recording rain-fall is
from July 1st of one year to June 30th of the year following.

The greatest amount of rain that has fallen in any year
Bince 1871 was 35.18 inches in 1877-7S, of which 30.28 inches
fell after Januarys, 1878. The least was 11.04, during the
Beason of 1876-77, of which only 1 53 inches fell after Feb-
ruary 24th of that season.

The records of the Signal Service show that the mercury in
the thermometer haB fallen lower this winter than in sixteen
years before in this city, the lowest p^iut being 28.7 degs.,
January 15, 188S. The lowest within that period, previous
to this year, was 33.1 degs., on the 5th of February. 1887,
duriDg tbe snow-storm. The highest was 96.9 degs., May 28,
1S87. The average temperature of the seasons for the six-
teen" years past, not including this year, was as follows:
Winter, 51.6 degs ; spring, 54.9 degs.; summer, 58.4 degs.;
autumn, 58.2 degs.

I was "dead sare" that the late cold spell was the coldest I
had experienced in California, and this proves that for once
weather recollections were correct. There is a big difference
between 27.7 degrees plus, and when the mercurial ther-
mometer fails to give the record. In Iowa I saw the mercury
congealed. When living at Riverside, near Chicago, a ther-
mometer which was graded to 27 below was inadequate to
show how cold it was on more than ono occasion. When
disposed to grumble at the worst weather in this climate, old
recollections punish for the luck of appreciation of benefits
en oyed. Even the mud which now prevails is not to be
compared with that of years long gone, and though the dust,
p' times, during the dry season is somewhat annoying, a
t ticker ooating of pulverized clay has been seen before the
1 j'.ufic Coast was reached. The colts will be delayed in their
education, but unless there is a new era dawning tuero wilj
1 e sunshine before tbe next new moon, and a few days of

that will remedy the present trouble. Last year the greater
part of January was as tine as coald be desired; there was
quite a rainfall in February. This year it is altogether likely
that tbe short month will shorten the rainfall, and be aB it
often has been before the finest of the year.

Stallion Service.

It was a good idea when the Kentucky Stock Farm solicited
opinions from breeders regarding stallion service. It was
beyond doubt that there would be a great divergence in the
views expressed, aB there is scarcely a point in relation to
breeding in which all will agree. The extreme on one side is.
Thos. B. Armitage, of New York, and although not going
quite so far as he does, his views more nearly coincide with
ours than those who take theother, though most popularside.
It may be claimed that the cause is that Antevolo was allowed
to cover 65 mares when five years old, and 83 when six, but
long previous to our California life the conclusion was
reached that the prevailing impression in this respect was
wrong. The first stallion we owned was Blackbird, pur-
chased thirty-two years ago. Seventy-five dollars was held
to be such an exorbitant price in Iowa in 1856, that besides
one mare of our own three others were all that he got. The
next season two were served, and the next, 1858, he
was Bent to Chicago to be trained by George Bidwell, coming
home in July when two were served. The next season,
1S59, he made in Iowa City, and as we are depending on
memory will not be certain, though, according to recollection,
twelve was the number. His first few colts were so " fine-
looking," his very first showing well as a trotter, that after
that time he was largely used until his death in November,
1862. There were 70 odd in I860, 83 in 1861, and SI in 1862.
H;s first, May Day, was the best of his first season's get, though
she was the only one which had the semblance of training,
and few of the latter had the benefit of even a limited educa-
tion. Blackbird, Smith's or California Blackbird, and A.
W. Richmond were got in 1861. Albatross, Nourmahal and
others in 1862. But as good a test of the effects of service as
trotting speed was the general characteristics of his colts.
The farmers in the last seasons bred to him, and by all odds
the best work horses in that section were Blackbirds. N. C.
White, of Sabula, Iowa, had a pair of mares, sisters, which
he offered to match against any team to plow for a day, week
or month for a large amount of moDey, and if the heavy
breeds were selected he would plow his team agaiDst two of
the otherB, permitting them to take "turn about" as often as
desired. David Carter had a pair of Blackbird mares which
C. S. Dole of Chicago, the breeder of Harold, commissioned
us to purchase for him, and though three times the usual
price of a first-class work team was offered, it was refused,
Mr. Carter's refusal being based on, as he stated it, that they
would do twice as much work as any other pair he ever
owned. He lived some distance from Sabula, and the trip
with a heavy load one way was easily made in half a day,
whereas with other horses the whole day was so nearly
occupied as to be practically filled with the trip. Fast
walkera with the load, when going home empty a stiff trot
was kept up although there were hills to surmount. His
largest offspring were the get of his last seasons; and many
of those foaled in 1863 ran from 16 hands to 16 hands and 3
inches in height. Lexington was charged with getting
"quitters" when his first colt came out, and by far the best of
his progeny were those begotten when he was the most busily
engaged. In the article copied last week, Mr. Armitage
shows that Bysdyk's Hambletonian was not a failure, not-
withstanding his immense business, and the position taken
in his letter copied this week is well fortified.

In this connection it may be as well to present another
illustration of our views. Several times the question was
asked "Why do you put the services of Antevolo so low?"
and in many instance^ coupled with the remark that
"I would have paid just as cheerfully twice the amount
charged." Our answer that we put Mb services at a
rate that any person with a fairly good mure could
afford to use him, and that we would rather take sixty
mares at §100 each than thirty at $200, or forty at $150.
Apart from keeping him in the stud a longer period, when
the intention is to trot, we have no other objection. We
would just as soon that he make one service every day, occa-
sionally two, than fewer, and, so far as our experience goes,
it is bBtter. Exercise of the procreative functions tends to
strengthen as well as it does to give tone to the muscles. At
the opening of the season any stallion we have used would
be comparatively dull to what he would be after a month's
service, and, as a rule, more anxious for the second of
the day than the first. We can also endorse the opinion that
"bIow stallions" are the surest. Those of a reverse dispo-
sition are apt to make "false oovers,"and even if not defective
in this tbe conditions are not so favorable for conception.

There is another point worthy of consideration. A large
number of stallions kept for service are expected to trot
through the fall circuit. Outside of the stoppage of fast work
for the period occupied in the stud, we are now of the opinion
that there is little injury resulting. Instances, Blackbird, in
1860, with the season extending to within throe weeks of the
day of trotting, won a race, heats of fivemiles, after losing the
first heat. Anteeo improved far more rapidly after his first
season of 54 mareB than ever before. For a four-year-old to
do that much stud service and show so many publio trials in
from 2:20} to 2:23 is proof that in hiB case it was not a great
drawback. Owing to inability to get pasturage Antevolo was
only allowed a few mares when he was four years old, though
when five he served sixty-five mares, the season extending into

August, and his trotting in the race won by Harrj Wilke3
was good proof that there were no serious drawbacks.
Although the ankle lameness prevented his being put in reg-
ular training last year, in the brushes given him he showed
more speed and vigor than ever before, and should he be
favored this season by being free from lameness, and get
through in reasonable time so as to get him in order, we shall
offer no excuse on the score of numbers of mares for not
coming up to expecta'ions.

Mr. Armitage uses a powerful argument that horses which
cannot stand a large number of services are Inferior to thc^e
which can, and we will go further in one respect, that being
that a horse which can make a big season and trot fast is
better than an an'mal which ha6 not that quality.

No. 213 West 132d Street. \
New York, Nov. 25, 1887, /
[Home of King Clay].
Editor Kentucky Stock Farm — Dear Sir: In answer to
your letter of 12th inst., a6kiDg my opinion on several pjints,
I will say:

Fir st— Stallions vary so greatly in natural vigor, energy and
true vital forces that it is a difficult matter to lay down a cast-
iron rule as to the number of mares they may safely cover in a
season, a month or a day. Far too many horses are kept
entire on pedigree alone — too little attention is paid to keep-
ing entire only those that among other qualities are note-
worthy for substance, vigor, robust constitutions, and that
are overflowing with energy and generous ambition; and I
don't mean by this either recklessness or nervousness, but
rather that self-contaii.ed, well poised deteiminstion that
"level-headed" men have. Such a norse should find itan easy
matter to cover from 100 to 125 mares between February I and
July 1, if properly fed and amply exercised, bnt not to the
point of exhaustion. It should be remembered that pro-
creation is a natural act for stallions to perform, and it does
not injure them unless carried to the point of a use, and this
point varies greatly in different horses. If it was an artirical
act, aB smoking or tobacco-chewing is to man, then much
moderation would be required to prevent physical injury
through exhaustion.

They are supplied with special organs for just this use,
and like every other part of the physical system these organs
are healthiest, strongest and best when considerably u ed.
It injures no man to work hard with pick-axe and shovel
from sunrise to sunset, if properly fed and housed. In
fact, he is physically tbe be'.ter for it and lasts longer. But
let this man worry and fret from sunrise to sunset, year in
and year out, and his life beromes a burden through broken
health. So with a stallion. So long as he can cover strongly,
eagerly and properly, he is well within the proper health
line, no matter if he covers 150 mares a season. If he worries
and frets for more mares than has been allowed him, he is
injuring his health more than he would by coveriug. Many
people think that the foals will be inferior it gotten by a
hoTse which covers 100 to 150 mares a season. To me this
appears very fallacious. So long as a horse is covering
strongly, freely, eagerly, and up to his beet form, his
procreative organs are vigorous and properly performing
their functions, and the secretion of healthy, strong seed
js going on in a healthy way. Each horse must be a rule
unto himself, as in the necessary amount of work while
training. Horses vary in both respects. Only actual tests
can determine their capacity either way. Some horses will
cover reluctantly when pressed beyond one a day— which
determines theii limit. Others will cover robostly and
eagerly morning and night. To lay down an inflexible rule
that every stallion must cover say 50, and shall not be allowed
to cover more than 50 mares in a season, is aB foolish as to
say that every man must do exactly so much work, and shall
not be allowed to do more than that limit. Many spindle-
legged, stilted, small-bodied, rather delicate stallions, would
be injured by even 50 mares a Eeason; while a big, strong-
bodied, short, powerful-legged, hardy, robust horse, might
not be fully satisfied with 150 mares a season. Owners
should ubo their horses almost to their full limit in self-
protection, as this form of property is highly perishable, and
whether from a financial or humanitarian standpoint, they
are warranted in realizing every dollar possible, if not at tbe
sacrifice of their dumb servant's health. I would not breed
to a stallion that (in his prime} was so delicate as to be
unable to properly cover at least 75 to 100 mares in a Ken-
tacky season. I have no nse for a horse that is not as robust
as a bull and hardy as a jack. The kind of horse I want,
and have no trouble in finding, is one that can for two or
three months, in the height of the season, safely and prop-
erly cover two mares a day, and three on a pinch. Such
sires produce a hardy, rugged race of horses, and thia is
where the Clays come in. The stallion that will almost
blow away with a puff of wind, and that gets "off his feed"
and acts droopy and dull with 50 or 60 mares a season, is
the sire whose precious get die young if slightly exposed,
and spend half their days in equine hospitals any way.

Second — As to the time of breeding mares after foaling, I
would strongly advise putting them to horse the fifth day
after foaling, no matter whether they have yet come in sea-
son or not. Put the bobbles on them and compel them to
take the horse if necessary. This almost precludes missing a
season. It costs but little to try them every seventh day
from tbiB cover up to and including the forty-second day.
There is great bumbuggary about waiting for the mare to
come "in season" after foaling, for too often they go along
weekB and months before expressing sexual desires, and this
generally reBultB in missing for the year. If forced to take
the horse not later than the fifth day after foaling, their
generative organs are so relaxed that they can offer no resist-
ance to proper impregnation.

Having thus answered your questions, I will close by say-
ing that what surprises me more than anything else in the
couduot of all ttoek tarms, whether, north, east, south or
west, ie the apathy buowu uy breeders as to the sex of their
foals. Either sex can be produced at will with jubt as much
certainty as a fual can be made to ensue from mating a horse
to a mare. Nature does nothing by chance, but has an
unvarying law (ur every operation, and sex is no more left to
chauce than tbe propagation of species. My own observa-
tions and investigations on this interesting subject were
fully set forth in an article published by the Jb7cw York
Spirit of the Times, of February 7, 1S85, entitled, "How to
Produce Either Sex at Will," and a Beqnel was published in
the same publication, dated March 21, 1885, entitled, "Com-
parative Influence of Parents on Offspring." Several parlies
btive notified me of the results of their experiments on the
lines laid down by mo, and I have yet to hear of any failures.
One Kansas breeder who desired fillies followed my plan,
aud reporud (as near as I now recollect) that he obtained say
23 fillies out of 24 fools.

Hoping that the above ideas may be of service to you,
I am, youru truly, Thos. B. Armitage.

1858

<glxe fgrjejeiter arul j^partsmatr.

6?

Hickory and Boots.

It would appear as thongh the above conjunction of
words bad little meaning, and without explanation 6eem to
have been jumbled together without meaning. Many years
ago we wrote that American hickory had a good deal to do in
the development of the American trotter. Not long ago we
used the headline of "Breeding and Boots," and the meaning
of that was plain to the initiated, though obscure to the gen-
eral reader. With the ( 'combine, " Breeding, Boots and
Hickory, the foundation would be n3arly covered, BreediDg
is somewhat indefinite, though few will deny its importance.
Substitutes may be obtained which will take the place of
hickory, while by a better system of caring for the feet the
necessity of boots is not so great. At the present day all are
imperative adjuncts in developing the fast trotter. In the
early days of trotting sulkies weighed one hundred and fifty
pounds, skeleton wagons a hundred pounds more. Not much
more than forty years ago a sulky of ninety, pounds was held
to be a marvel of lightness, and Wm. T. Porter described it
as a "frail, spider-web vehicle which a full-sized man was
rashly venturesome in risking his life in." The following
description of hickory is cut from the Southern Lumberman,
and as there are many native sons who never saw a hickory
tree growing, it will interest that class of oar readers, and
those who came from sections where the trees flourished will
recall the many nutting expeditions of their boyhood:
Hickory.

The hickory tree is peculiar to America, and there are nine
species described by boUniats, of which six are more or less
plentiful in the Southern States. The hickory family of trees
is snbject to a great variation, both as to texture of the wood,
the foliage and the fruit, owing to situation, and probably
also to crosses. The wood is not used for building, nor in
places where it is exposed to the weather, as it is not durable,
and is subject to the attacks of various worms and insects.

For carriage and wagon material, tool handles, chair
frames, cogs for driving wheels, etc., it is the standard wood.
The best hoops are made from the young growth called
"hickory hoop poles," and they are always in demand. For
firewood there is no wood equal to hickory, as it gives out
intense heat, and the live coals are the next thing to anthra-
cite coal.

In the early medical practice in this State a caustic pot-
ash was made from the bark of the "scaly" or "shell-bark"
hickory, called "wet fire," and used by the old-time doctors
for cauterizing wounds, ulcers, etc. As its application was very
painful, and its manufacture was kept a profound mystery,
the common people looked upon "wet fire" with a good deal
of superstitious awe.

A late report of the Ohio Forestry Bureau describes five of
the mo6t valuable species of hickory, which we append:

Carya alba (Nuttall). Shell-bark hickory, shag-bark hick-
ory. This fine species is generally distributed, but abounds
on flat lands, as in Cential Ohio. It grows to a height of 80
to 100 feet, occasionally larger trees are found, and has a
trunk from 3 to 4 feet in dumeter, on richhillsides and sandy
ridges.

Wood heavy, very hard, and strong, tough, close grained,
compact, flexible; layers of aonual growth clearly marked
with one to three rows of large open ducts; medullary rays
numerous, thin; color, brown; the thin and more valuable
sap-wood nearly white; specific gravity, 0.8372; ash, 0.73;
much esteemed in carriage making, and in the manufacture
of agricultural implements, axe-handles, baskets, and for
other mechanical purposes. Considered superior to all other
wood for fuel. Hickory planks are largely exported to
Europe for gun carriages.

The outer bark separates in long strips, hence the name
shell-bark hickory; the bark is useful in tanning, and is used
in medicine. Fruit edible.

Carya sulcata (Nuttall). Big shell-bark, bottom shell-bark,
thick shell-bark. Generally distributed, but develops best on
rich lands near rivers, where it attains a hei ht of eighty to
100 feet, with a trunk of two to four feet in diameter. It
closely resembles carya alba. The bark is divided into long
strips.

Wood heavy, very hard, strong and tough, very close-
grained, compact, flexible; layers of annual growth marked
by one or two rows of large open ducts; medullary rays
numerous, obsecure; color, dark brown; the sap-wood nearly
white; specific gravity, 0.S100; ash, 0.90; used for the same
purposes as that of shell-bark hickory.

Nuts with a very thick, four-parted pericarp, and nearly
twice as large as those of the carya alba; are sweet and edible.

Carya tomenlosa (Nuttall). Juglansalba (Linnaeus). Mock-
er-nut, white heart hickory, king-nut, black hickory, bull-
not. Less common. A fine tree, attaining a height of sixty
to ninety feet, with a trunk of three to four feet in diameter;
generally on rich upland hillsides.

Wood" heavy, very hard, strong, tough, very close grained,
checking in drying, flexible, containing few large, regularly
distributed open ducts; medullary rays numerous, thin,
obscure; color, rich dark brown; the thick sapwood nearly
white; specific gravity, 0.8216; ash, 1.0G; used for the same
purpose as that of the shell-bark hicKory. "The nuts are
large and hard to crack, having a thick, woody shell."

Carya porcina (Nuttall). Pig-nut, swamp hickory, brown
hickory. On dry hills and uplands, common. Height, sixty }
to eighty feet (sometimes more); diameter of trunk, three to
four feet and more.

Wood heavy, hard, strong and tough, flexible, close-grained,
checking in drying; containing many large open ducts; color,
dark or light brown; the thick sap-wood lighter, often nearly
white; specific gravity, 0.8217; ash, 0.99; used for the same
purpose as that of the other hickories, bnt preferred wherever
great strength is required; an excellent fuel.

Carya amara (Nutlall). Bitter-nut, swamp hickory, brown
hickory. Generally distributed; a large tree on the Ohio
river hills. It reaches a height of fifty to eighty feet, with a
trunk two to three feet in diameter.

Wood heavy, very hard, strong, tough-close grained, check-
ing in drying; layers of annual growth marked by several
rows of large, open ducts; medullary rays numerous, obscure;
color, dark brown; the sap-wood light brown, or often nearly
white; specific gravity, 0.7552; ash, 1.03; largely used for
hoops, ox-yokes, etc. The drupe has a thin shell, easily
brokeD, and the kernel is so bitter that animals will hardly
touch it.

"This tree may be distinguished by the prominent yellow-
ish buds on the twigs." — Southern Lumberman.

Out-Crossiriff.

Says Mr. Ham Hitchcock: "In the race in San Francisco,
where L. C. Lee paced a heat in 2:15. I could have driven
him out in 2:10 had it been necessary."

By crossing the blood we understand the selection of a
sire composed of wholly different blood from that of the dam,
or as different as can be obtained of such quality as is suit-
able to the particular purpose in view. Thus, in breeding
race-horses, it is found that continuing in the same strain
beyond two stages deteriorates the constitutional health,
diminishes the bone and lowers the height; hence, it i3 impor-
tant to avoid this evil, and another strain must be selected
which shall lead to the same results as were previously in
existence, without the above deterioration; and this is called
out-crossing, or, more commonly, orossing. The great diffi-
culty is to obtain this object without destroying that harmony
of proportions and due subordination of one part to another
which is necessary for the race-horse, and without which he
seldom attains high speed. Almost every individual breed
has peculiar characteristics, and so long as the sire and dam
are both in possession of them they will continue to reappear
in the produce; but if a dam possessing them is put to a
horse of a different character the result is often that the prod-
uce is not a medium between the two, but is in its anterior
parts like its dam, and in its posterior resembling its sire, or,
vice versa, than which no more unfortunate result can occur.
Thus, we will suppose that a very strong, muscular horse is
put to a very light racing mare; instead of the produce being
moderately stout all over he will often be very stout and strong
behind, and very light and weak before, and, as a conse-
quence, his bind-quarters will tire his fore-limbs by giving
them more to do than they have the power of accomplishing.
This is well seen in Cruci6x, who was a very wiry and fast,
but light mare, with a fore-quarter hardly capable of doing the
work of her own hind-quarter. Now, she has been several
times put to Touchstone (a horse remarkable for getting bad-
shouldered stock, but with strong, muscular propellers), and,
with the solitaiy exception of Surplice, these have been a
series of failures. Surplice was also defective in the same
way, but still he managed to get along in an awkward style,
but somehow or other at a great pace. Cowl, on the other
hand, was a great galloper, because there was a greater har-
mony of parts; but he was somewhat deticientin the stout qual-
ities which Touchstone was intended to supply; yet he will
prove, I fancy, a better stallion than Surplice, because he is
more truly made, and by consequence more likely to perpet-
uate his own likeness.

Examples of Out-Crossing — Harkaway has been alluded
to before as a strong case of out-crossing, his sire and dam
not being closely related, though still going back to Herod or
Eclipse in almost all his Hues. He would, however, be con-
sidered a decided case of crossing, and he was no doubt a very
superior race-horse. As yet, however, he his not done much
as a sire, his stock generally being deficient in that essential
quality, speed, thongh stout enough to make good hunters
and steeplechasers. Perhaps his best son was Idle Boy, in
which the Waxy blood in the sire hit with the same strain in
Iole, the dam, who was a daughter of Sir Hercules. (See
Table 83.)

Example 2— One of the most remarkable cases of success
in crossing, when carried out to a great extent, is seen in
Beeswing and her sons Newminster, Nunnykirk and Old Port.
In the mare herself the lines are all distinct, and in her cross
with Touchstone they are so likewise for three removes. At
that distance there is a great-grandsire of Touchstone, Alex-
ander, who is brother to Xantippe, great-great-grandmother
of Beeswing; so that she and Touchstone -were third cousins.
Whether or not this consanguinity, slight as it was, sufficed
to produce this happy result in Newminster and Nunny-
kirk, must be left an open question; but there can be no
doubt that Touchstone succeeded with her, whilst a failure
resulted from Sir Hercules, who was still more distantly
related, the nearest connection with him being a fourth eous-
inship, through Volunteer and Mercury, own brothers. Queen
of Trumps has often been adduced as a case of successful
out-crossing, but though her great-grand si res and great-gran-
dams were certainly none of them identical, yet beyond that
line there is an extraordinary influx of Herod blood, through
Highflyer, "Woodpecker, Lavender, Florizel and Calash, all
his sons or daughters. Now, no one can maintain that it is
not very remarkable, when we find such a dash of blood from
one superior horse in such an extraordinary animal as Queen
of Trumps; neither can it be said that she is composed of
materials not related to each other; but at the same time she
is fairly to be considered under the ordinary acceptation of
the term as a mare bred from a distinct cross. Hers is, how-
ever, a very instructive example, as showing that success is
sometimes achieved by re-uniting, after an interval of several
generations, a series of good strains; whether or not her good-
ness is dependent upon this re-union, or whether it results
from the crossing, is only to be decided by comparing a num-
ber of cases together, and considering on which side lies the
balance of evidence.

Example 3 — West Australian is an- exceedingly valuable
example of the benefit of a good out-cross after in-breeding,
and between his sire and dam there was less relationship even
than usual.

Example 4 — Teddington, on the contrary, so often adduced
for a similar purpose, presents one line of relationship which
interferes with the assumption. I have adduced his sire,
Orlando, as an instance of successful in-breeding twice
through Selim and Castrel, and certainly that strain is not
perpetuated in Teddington's dam; but a little more distantly
there occurs in each portion of the table the name of Prunella
and her sister, Peppermint, but only so far as to make them
fifth cousins. Still it cannot be compared to the case of West
Australian, where the cross is much more decided. In both,
however, the sire or dam was much in-bred, and this must
be taken into the account in all cases.

Example 5 — One of the most thoroughly-crossed pedigrees
of the day is that of Kingston, and being such a good horse
as he was, his case must be allowed to weigh in favor of this
kind of breeding; but, as I before ohseived, it is not bo much
in reference to running as to breeding that this plan is to be
considered, and as yet he has not been able, for want of
time, to show his powers. Where an out-cross is wanted for
such blood as that of Touchstone, which has already been
used twice in a pedigree, I conceive nothing better than this
game horse, who would then, according to this theory, pro-
duce the good effect required by a cross, without interfering
with the form of the Touchstone mare. On the other hand,
where a second in-breeding to Venison or Partisan mares is
required by those who are fond of that peculiar blood, he is
well calculated to carry out that view, because the other lines
are all good.

Example 6 — Voltigeur, again, is another instance of success
from a decided cross.

Example 7 — Queen of Trumps may be adduced as a won-
derful animal, resulting from a much-crossed pedigree.

Example 8— Cossack would, likewise, generally be con-
sidered a cross, though even in his case the relationship was
that of a fourth cousin; but there is no doubt that numerous
cases of successful runnera may be adduced where there was

no relationship between sire and dam nearer than a fifth or
sixth con sin ship.

The following list of thirty of the most immediately suc-
cessful stallions of late years shows the proportion of in-bred
to crossed horses of this class to be equal. I have omitted
Buch as only became celebrated through their daughters as
brood-mares, for instance, Defence, etc.: —

Ix-Bred Stallions.

1. Priam.

2. Bay Middleton.

3. Melbourne.

4. Cotherstone.

5. Pyrrhus I.

6. TheRaron.

7. Orlando.

8. Ithuriel.

9. Cowl.

10. The Saddler.

11. Sweetmeat.

12. Chatham.

13. Flying Dutchman.

14. Sir Tatton Sykes.

15. Chanticleer.

Crossed Stallioxb.

1. Partisan.

2. Emilius.

3. Touchstone.

4. Birdcatcher.

5. Sir Hercules.

6. Voltaire.

7. Plenipotentiary.

8. Pantaloon.

9. Lanercost.

10. Venison.

11. Alarm.

12. Ion.

13. Harkaway.

14. Velocipede.

15. Hetman Platoff.

The Trotter is King-

Mr. E. C "Walker (Veritas), the New York representative ot
the Chicago Horseman, thus refers to the proposition to make
a speed track in Central Park, New York:

"Cards, dice, hawks and hounds are the recreations of the
gentry; bowling, coits, foot ball and the like are the common
recreations of country folk. But riding of great horses, tilts
and tournaments, horse races and chases are desports of
greater men."

Thus wrote Burton a short time before the commonwealth,
and to this day the horse is a prime favorite in furnishing
amusement for persona of all ranks and conditions.

Never was a more respectable and representative gathering
of people seen in Checkering Hall than assembled there Mon-
day night, 9th inBt. Road-riders rich in 2:20 horses, houses
and lands, sat side by side with their brethren having but a
Bingle roadster of ths 3:00 type, and many were accompanied
by their wives and children. The hall was crowded, and all
present evinced intense interest in the proceedings. The
object of the meeting, as already stated, being to impress
on the government the advisability, nay, the necessity of con-
structing and setting apart a road in Central Park for the
thousands who use the light harness horse in this city. He
is peculiarly an American institution. Public opinion in
San Francisco and other cities has directed those in authority
to meet the wants of roadites. The towns and villages have
not been behind hand. Such places as Bridgeport, Conn.,
have a regular course for the best horses to show their paces.

An earnest spirit pervaded the meeting. It would be an
invidious task to enumerate those present, for representatives
of all sets of pleasure-drivers were in attendance. Only a
demagogue would dare to raise his voice against the projeot
by saying that the money should not be spent because it is
for the benefit of the rich. Thousands of people in moderate
circumstances or wage workers used to congregate along Sev-
enth avenue watching bankers, butchers and bakers dashing
along in truly democratic style. They are anxious to see tin
flyers have a place to exhibit their speed in the park, and will
enter into the spirit of the scene with increased zest. Then
again the benefit that would accrue to mechanics by the
increased demand for outfits of single and double rigs are by
no means inconsiderable. It should be the concern of every
sport-loving and progressive citizen to encourage and promote
the movement. The speakers of the meeting adduced strong
arguments in its favor. They showed clearly that the spirit
of a large body of citizens is up in arms and will not put
them down 'till the victory is won. Then let all means be
used to this end, and each friend of the undertaking resolve
to do all in his power for the cause. There is a world of
pleasure in store if the road is built. But I should not say
if, for the mothers and daughters are with us, so that open-
ing day cannot be far distant.

.#.

B'air Dates for 1888.

At the convention of delegates from the various District
Societies held at Sacramento last week the following dates
for the Fairs of the current year were agreed upon;

Los Angeles — August 6th to 11th.

Santa Bosa— August 13th to ISth.

Petaluma— AugUBt 20th to 25th.

El Dorado— August 20th to 25th.

Chico— August 20th to 25th.

Oakland — August 27th to September 1st.

California State Fair, at Sacramento — September 3d to 15th.

Stockton— September ISth to 22d.

San Jose— September 24th to 29th.

District No. 11, Qumcy— September 24th to 29th.

Salinas — October 1st to 6th.

MaryBville — August 27th to September 1st.

The dates for Iooe and Vallejo were not^fixed, being left to
the Directors of those districts.

Copper Is Up.

Marc Daly, Superintendent of the great Anaconda Copper
Mine, at Butte, Montana, and well known in this city, has
been on a visit to New York. And in addition to being inter-
viewed by the reporters and having himself written up in the
papers, visited H. N. Smith's stud farm in New Jersey and
made the following purchases for his own satisfaction and the
benefit of the trotting stock of the frozen north:

Maudine, bay mare, foaled 1S83 by Jay Gould 197, record
2:20J, first dam Lady Maud, 2:1SJ, by General Knor 140;
second dam by Sabec (son of Logan, by Henry Clay 8).

Lightning Bug (in foal to Eagle Bird, 2:21), bay mare,
foaled 18S4, by General Washington 1161 (dam Lady Thome.
2:1S}), first dam May Bug, by Aberdeen 27; second dam May
Steers (dam of May Bird, 2:21), by John C. Fremont (son of
Long Island Black Hawk 24); third dam s. t. b. by American
Star 14. _

Lem Was Vanquished.

It seemB that Lem TJlIman has not yet given up his ambition
to be a handler of trotters. A trot to sleighs over the old
Fleetwood Track last week resulted thus:

Purse S200. given by tbe American Carnival and Amommei
p^ny; 60 per cent, to the winner. 30 to tbe second, 20 t i
Mile heats to slelgbs, best two in three.

W. E. Parson's b c St. Louis.— J. Murphy

Hiram Smith's b!k m Alice K— Owner

Lem Oilman's b g Little Wonder— Owner ,

Time, :. 15}, 2;4S ..

68

%h& igtofljer awjfl ^porlsmrau.

Feb 4

State Agricultural Society.

At the annual meeting of the Stale Board of Agriculture
held last Friday at Saoramento, Mr. L. TJ. Shippee was
unanimously re-elected President, Mr. H. M. LaKue, Super-
intendent of Pavilion, and G. W. Hancock, Superintendent of
Park. Mr. LaBue was elected Judge of all racing events,
and was also recommended to the district societies as a
superior judge.

It was resolved that hereafter all judging of animals
at the State Fair shall be by a schedule of points.

It was decided that the premium list shall be submitted at
the Dext meeting of the Board.

On motion of Director Green, it was agreed that at the
next Fair $2,500 shall be distributed for county exhibits.

The following committee on Bpeed programme was ap-
pointed: Shippee, Eose, Chase, Green and Singletary.

The annual report was read and adopted. From th's doc-
ument, which was very elaborate, we make the appended
extracts: —

Claims have been made by unscrupulous and designing
persons that improper uses were made of "the people's
money."

It would not be out of place under this hfad to show by
facts aod figures to what uses the appropriations made each
year by the Legislature are put.

It has always been the aim of this Board to apply the
appropriation to the paymeut of premiums and care of the
State Exhibition building.

By reference to past reports it will be seen that it has been
applied to those purposes.

In (he year just closed our —

Premiums paid (exclusive of racing) amounted to 314, 538 92

Insurance or building J.™ 00

Watchmen (two) ■■ 1'm0 m

Total 817,0.8 92

The appropriation was $17,500. Thus it will be seen that
the amount paid out, as heretofore stated, nearly equals the
appropriation, to say nothing of the expenses attendant.

As our appropriations increased the premiums inoreased in
the same ratio. "We desire to call your special attention to
these facts, that you may fully understand that not one cent
of the money appropriated by the State is squandered, but,
on the contrary, placed back into the hands from whence it
came, after having performed a service to the State.

Our building and improvements this year cost nearly $3,090,
and included the building of a new sidewalk the entire length
of the property underour control on H street, the remodeling
and building of additional stabling at the Park, and repairing
of the roof of the Exhibition Building, with a view of abating
the leakages through the skylights.

It is our purpose, as finances will permit, to make improve-
ments each year at the Park, to the eud that Ihe arrangements
for the accommodation of the public will be in keeping with
the importance of the institution.

It is with much pride that we point to our balance sheet
for the year of 1S87. The reduction made in our indebted-
ness exceeds our expectations. At the commencement of the
vear our bills payable account was as follows: —

klional Bank of D. O. M1U8 & Co W|»

Occident Stokes -1'™ <»

Kunnins Stakes °u °°

924,743 29

Oar assets were:

p . 5041 81

Entrancedue :::•::::::::::::: j^_~ ^ a

Leaving net indebtedness S23.576 48

At the end of the year we find our balance-sheet shows:

LIABILITIES.

D.O. Mills &Co ?S'Snnn

Occident Stakes 'i'0J°, SS

BunniDg Stakes ^°_™

58,778 43

ASSETS.

Entrancedue 81,855 00

Bills receivable »*» "°

r,„„h 4uJ 15

Las11 S2.81015

Net balance 55,968 28

Showing the net gain for 1887 to be as follows:

Liabilities, February 1, 1887 Wj™ 48

Liabilities, February 1, 1888 5'968 28

Met gain for 1887 516,608 20

We are pleased to say that the season of 1887 has been moBt
prolific; the patronage we received from the public exceed-
ingly gratifying; and the annual exhibition made up the vari-
ous exhibitors was commendable for their enterprise, energy
and business tact.

The large reduotion made in our indebtedness causes us to
be grateful in the extreme, and mindful of the fact that we
have performed our share of pnblio work in such manner as
will give us encouragement to begin the season of 1888 with
renewed vigor, believing that our course in the past has been
right, and our reward is Ihe showing made.

Bv reference to our financial statement annexed hereto will
be found the receipts and disbursements in detail, to which
we invite inspection.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY.

Amount on band at commencement of the year 0(f 5r* 8i

Total receipts from all sources 86,6.>2 73

587,194 54

Total disbursements 886, 785 39

Cash on hand ^f

887,194 54

Mr. Matt. Storn recently purchased from Mr. Corhitt an
entire black colt by La Grande, dam Bunny Slope Belle by
The Moor, foaled in May, 1887. The colt is large, of about
perlet't trotting form and action, and L. J. Bose iB credited
with the statement that his dam was noe of the speediest
n ares ever raised at famous Sunny Slope farm. If the colt
matures into a typical Bon of sire und dam he may be expected
under the skillfnl hands of his present owner, to do some
recoril bieaking.

The Australians are the greatest bettors In the world;
^20 000,000 change hands annually over horse races. In
Victoria' alone Ihere are two huudrod and fifty registered
bookmakers. It is computed that £150,000 are annually bet
on football matches.

The Executive Committee of the Maryland Jockey Club has
nassed a resolution debarring from Pimlico horse-owners
who allow their horses to run at the Eastern winter meetings,
as they believe Buch racing is an injury to high-class sport.

Backing the Wrong Horse-

All trotting-horse men will remember Cheppu, who was
one of the first men to make a book in the trotting circuits.
He is now looated at Meadow Thorpe, Lexington, Ky., and
frequently joins the racing guild at horsemen's headquarters.
He'telle th6 star hard-luck story. It appears that a friend of
his who many a time passed through the racing circuits and
occupied his leisure hours wearing out stop-watches in timing
fast trials, happened to be at Chicago during a running meet-
ing, and of course busied himself catching the horses as they
passed through the stretch. At last he caught one in 24
seconds, and hurriedly aBkefl Little Abe, Joe Ullmau's right-
hand bower, "What horse is that?" "Luna Brown," was the
reply. He made a rush for the ring and waB stopped by
Chep with the inquiry, "Where are you going; what do you
know?" Showing the watch he answered, "Luna Brown
will win Bure." Both went into the ring and played her
strong, straight and place, at long odds; then they joined the
crowd in the grand stand. Chep, full of excitement, asked,
"Which is Luna Brown?" "That one with the yellow Btriped
colors." After two or three breakaways the flag dropped
with "yellow stripes" in the lead which she held. Chep and
his friend triumphantly shouted, "Oh! my Luna," "Come
home, my Luna." Yellow stripes pasBed the post winner by
a length. Chep shook hands with the bystanders, then
hurried to the ring just in time to hear Frazier call out,
"Delia Beach first, Surprise second." Chep nearly fainted
as Delia Beach carried the yellow btripes, and was bo little
thought of that $150 to $5 was laid against her. They had
the right horse but the wrong name.

I had a similar experience at Mystic Park, Boston, in 1875.
Standing by the side of W. L. Beck on the steps in front of
the grand stand, we noticed a bay horse moving very fast.
He was driven by the late Mike Carroll. Now "Careless"
had driven Bay Fearnaught the previous week at Springfield,
and as this horse was among the starters in the race that we
were about to witness, I concluded that Carroll's oharge was
Bay Fearnaught. We accordingly bought a pool on him for
$15 which called for upwards of $400. After a two-day's
struggle, and Mr. Gomee taking Carroll's place, the horse we
fancied won, but he turned out to be Banquo. Ever after
that Peter and I were closer observers of Davy Crockett's
motto. — Veritas.

Horses in Utah.

Mr. J. T. Molntosh, formerly of Chico, is at present located
at Ogden, Utah, and sends us the following report of recent
sales made by him:

To Skein & Gampton, Plain City, Utah, brown stallion
Singleton; price $3,000

To Lyman Skein, Plain City, Utah, brown filly, one-year-
old by Singleton, dam Prompter; price $500.

To Wm. Gampton, Plain City, Utah, gray filly, one-year-
old, by Singleton, dam by Buccaneer; price $500.

To Ike Morehouse, Butte, Montana, a light bay filly, Maud
Singleton, foaled in 1885, by Singleton, dam by Wayland
Forest; price $1,000.

To Charles Miller of Kansas, black colt Sable by Single-
ton, dam Susie Brown by Blackbird; price $1,500.

To Aaron Farr, of Logan, Utah, brown colt foaled 1886, by
Singleton, dam ioung kate by Talman; price $500.

To Dan Costley, of Ogden, Utah, bay colt, foaled 1886, by
Singleton, dam by Son of Alexander; price $500.

To Benj. Garr, bay filly, foaled in 1886, by Singleton, dam
by Blackbird; price $500.

To Doctor Oarnahan, Ogden. Utah, grey gelding by Single-
ton, dam Lady Emma; price $225.

J. W. Morrissey, the Colorada millionaire who created
quite a sensation on the running turf last season by his pur-
chase of Ealoolah, Bauhurg, Montaua Begent, and other
well-known horses, has dispensed with the services of Jim
Murphy, who has trained for him, the son of Erin being
replaced in that capacity by Andrew Thomas, a colored man
who has heretofore been connected with the stable of Con-
gressman W. L, Scott. The retirement from the turf of the
Pennsylvania Congressman threw Thomas out of a job and
Morrissey took him up.

♦

Mr. Corbitt is said by Matt Storn to have on his San Mateo
farm as fine a lot of yearlings by Guy Wilkes and La Grande
as to be seen anywhere. The youngters are all in health
and are taking preliminary work kindly. No more delightful
outing can be made than a visit to San Mateo Stock Farm,
particularly when its owner is at home to dispense the
lavish hospitality to offer which iB hia greatest pleasure.

An Australian jockey, by the name of Saunders, who rode
Dunlop to victory in the Melbourne Cup, netted $27,000 by
the race. A large proportion of that sum was received in
presents.

Mr. F. A. Loveoraf t has been electe.l Secretary of the Amer-
ican Jockey Club (Jerome Park) to succeed Capt. J. H. Coster,
resigned.

VETERINARY.

Conducted by Thos. Bowhill, M. K. O. V. S.
Subscribers to this pipei can have advice through this column in all
cases of sick or injured horses or cattle by sending an explicit descrip-
tion of the case. Applicants will send their nama anil address that
thoy may he identified. Questions requiring answers by mail should
be accompanied by three dollars, and addressed to Drs, Bowhill &
Fitzgerald, 112'J Market St., San Francisco.

The Veterinary Association.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman:— In yoar issue dated 28th
irjst. I observe an editorial relating to veterinary surgeons. The
object mentioned, viz., "The formation of a State Veterinary
Medical Association, and the obtaining of an act to protect
members of Baid association and the people of the State of
California from empiricism" deserve the support of all qual-
ified practitioneis of the art and science of veterinary surgery
and medicine, and also the encouragemout and support of
the various breeders of this State.

We ought also to receive the support of the medical pro-
fession. In other countries the medical and veterinary are
looked at as sister professions, and it is a recognized fact the
medical man has much to learn from the veterinarian, and the
veterinarian from the medical man; but how are the two pro-
fessions to assist eaob other when the laws of this country
keep us grovelling in the dust?

The objects in view can only be obtained by the qualified
veterinary surgeons pulling together; in other words we must
co operate. Co-operation is an instinct of man's nature.
Man muBt co-operate if he would employ the fueulties nature
has planted within his breast. If you look into nature and
watch the beasts and birds of prey, it will be seen that they
live for the most part a solitary and isolated life, but animals
of the most industrious class lead social lives. If you go into
the Pacifio Islands you see the small insects working con-
stantly together under the sea and producing that beautiful
substance called "coral" with whioh our mantelshelves are
adorned, and, soil having accnmulated, islands are formed
upon which grow the fruit and flowers and habitations fit
for man. This will be found to be done all by the co-oper-
ation of these insects. So I might go on all through the
natural world, and show that co-operation is tbe principle
which pervades all industrial economy, not only the human
family, but all thrungh the order of creation itself. After
seeing how the lower animals co-operate, does not man also
need to co-operate? Man is not independent. Man is that
very complex animal, so to speak, that he is both dr pendent
and independent. There are portions of his constitution in
which he is perfectly independent of any other man's aid. He
is also, at the same time in other respects, and which could
not be denied or doubted, dependent on others, not only for
material prosperity, but also for elevation and instruction.
Many members of our profession seem to have settled down
to the conclusion that Ihey are to remain to the end of their
days mere laboring machines and to receive but a small
amount of remuneration for their services, and having no
hope of advancement in tbe world. Let us try and instill into
such that they can become elevated above the condition in
which they now exist, and, having a voice in the govern-
ment of their profession, we will have excited within them
hopes, and, consequently, a desire to aim at their own men-
tal improvement and that of their fellow-practitioners, and to
obtaiu that which is absolutely necessary, namely, "An Act
for the Protection of the Vetorinary Surgeons of California."
Let all qualified practitioners of veterinary surgery and med-
icine in the State of California assemble and form a "State
Veterinary Medical Association," and then set to work and be
determined to elevate and emancipate ourselves, and let those
in other stations of life not attempt to hinder ns in our efforts.
Beneficial results will then be attained.

Thomas Maclay, M. R. C. V. S.

Petaluma. Cal.. Jan. 31, 1888.

To Cure a Cribbing Colt-

Inquiry having been made of the Breeders' Gazette for a
remedy for a weanling colt that is a stump sucker, a sub-
scriber sends the following cure:

Box up a stall so that there is no uneven place for the
colt to catch. Take a flat keg and line the bottom and edges
with tin to feed from; place it ou the ground, the natural
way of feeding and remove as soon as the colt has finished
eating. Place a large lump of rock talt in easy reach of it
and smear the baiter-chain with carbolic acid once a day.
When turned out to exercise use the muzzle. Feed laxative
food and give a teaspoonful twice a day on feed of the fol-
lowing: Nux vomica, one ounce; flax-seed meal, three
ounces; mix well. With good care and close attention I feel
safe to s»y this will effect a cure.

TRAP.

Trap at Cincinnati, O.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman:— The third tri-state shoot
of an intended serieB of seven for the expert and amateur
individual championship medals of this and the two adjoin-
ing states, Indiana and Kentucky, was shot on the Indepen-
dent Old Avenue Ball Park grounds, this city, Thursday
last, January 19, and in spite of the miserable weather was
one of the largest in point of entries and attendance that has
taken place here for some time, 49 shooters from the states
mentioned being entered. The weather for shooting was
excellent, but the lying snow dark background and low-
thrown birds made the shooting of the most difficult. The
majority of entries objected to the low flights, but after the
referee had consulted with several of the knowing ones, and
referred to the rule on that point, he decided, and wisely, too,
that the traps after the match opened could not be changed. In
consequence the short, swift and low flight of the birds neces-
sitated snapping, the result being a general lead for the snap-
pers, who were "MaBon," "Burt/'Bandle, Hill Taylor, Shatt,
Joe H. and Maynard. J.L. Winston, the Kentucky champion
of Covington, Ky., who lately defeated Capt. A. H. Bogardus,
and was, if you please, also beaten by that gentleman, gave
Bandle, the winner in the expert class, all that gentleman
desired, he, at the finish, being but one bird behind. Both
shot superbly, doing little chipping throughout the matoh;
the Kentuckian, as is his wont, previous to and during the
match, betting even money on himself in the most confident
manner. A more nervy maD, or a more gentlemanly oppon-
ent never faced the traps. "Old Reliable," Ed. Taylor, who
has but a trigger finger left on his right hand, again turned
up among the leaders in the experts, getting third, with Hill,
of Aurora, Ind., fourth, on a score of 40. The latter gentle-
man is almost the equal of J. R. Stice in manipulating a
Winchester repealing shotgun, and by his clean and rapid
work on this espeoial occasion proved a wonder to the
onlookers. The uain interest of the match appeared to be
centered in tbe amateur class. Burt, the winner, and who
shot a light twelve-gauge gun, is a neat little dapper sort of
a shot, and shoots with the m st assurance. "MaBon," Baid
to be one of the boBt informed sportsmen in America on
sportsmanship, pun-loading, and knowledgo of pigeons and

f)igeon-shootiug, but a nose behind Burt, considering the
ittle shootinq he has done of late did very creditable work,
even allowinc for his records of thirty odd yearB ago with
Tucker, the Klimmons, South, Griffith, JohnBon, Oregon and
others of that old school. As a rule the shooting in the amateur
cla^s was good, one shot in particular made by Joe H. on a
swift, right-quartering low-thrown bird especially being do-
serving of mention. Hayseed, quite a character amongst trap-
ehooters here, after an absence of six months put in an
appearance, and. as usual, did up his friends, sooring but 26
out of his 50. Then, in further proof of hiB erratic Btyle of
shooting, wou $20, shooting in individual matches. He shoots
from the left shoulder, and has as much prospect of coming
in first as a white horse has in a running race. Aside of the
amateur and expert championship result, the scores of E.
Taylor and Joe H. in the saiuo counted as a special team

1888

%h& $r*jefte* awfl M>P^vismntu

69

match against H. F. Robinson and Al. Handle, the first team
scoring 75 to the second team's 72. In the two previous
matches, shot for the medals, J. L. Winston won the expert
medal in the first match, and A. C. Dick the amateur. In
the Becond the expert waB W. H. Jackson, and the amateur
M. Swing "Merriok." In the three matches already shot
none of tiie entries have, as will be seen, succeeded in winning
either of the medals twice, which is sure to add additional
interest in the remaining four to be shot.

THE MATCH.

Tbi-St.\te Expebt and Amateur Match— 50 single American clay
birds, 18 yards rise, birds thrown from five traps, unknown angles.
Obio State League Trap Shooting Rules governing.

EXPEBT CLASS,

Al. Bandle. Cinti.O....

H. B. Hill, Aurora, Ind 40

J. L. 'Winston, Covington, £y. . 43
E. Taylor, Cintl, O 42

AMATEUR CLASS

E. Shatt, Ointi, O

W. H. Jackson, Level, 0 .
Graffe, Aurora, Ind

G. Given, Cinti. 0 30

Lane, Franklin, O 23

B. Glassrord, Franklin, O 32

Wick, Cincinnati, O 21

Ealston, Franklin, O 23

P. Eesslei, Cinti, 0 21

Maynard, Cinti, O 39

J. Goldrick, Hamilton, 0 38

Bmg, Cinti, 0 30

Wash. Cinti.O 29

8. Harris, Betbel, 0 27

Snider, Covington, Ky 28

Mason, Cinti.O 40

L. B. Harris, Munroe, 0 21

Col. Cox, Cinti, O 30

F. Becker, Cinti, O 2b

H. Peters, Cinti.O 29

J. Labman, Carthage, 0 30

R. Bany, Chillicothe, O 21

Bob Csry, Newport, Ky 32

S. Smith, Laurel, Ind 30

Girton, Franklin, O 93

Ferris, Cinti, O 23

Richard, Cinti, O 32

Joe H., Cinti, O 33

Lefever.Lockland, O 30

C.Beble, Cinti, O 21

•'Merrick,*' Bethel, O 36

H. b'. Robinson. Cinti, O 28

"Guy," Cinti, O 38

Greener, Cinti O 18

O.Shaw, Delhi, O 11

E. Warwick, Carthage, O 27

Hayseed, Bethel, O 26

Burt, Cinti.O 41

8. Curtis, Delhi, O 38

O. Trefzger, Cinti, O 23

Tom Simons, Cinti, O 20

A. Duffer, Cinti.O 30

S. Bally, Cinti. O 28

B. Carter, Richmond, O 28

C. S. Hunt, Tippecanoe, 0 24

Pime of match, 6-V hours. Birds thrown, 2,450. Largest straight

run, Winston 24. Winners — Expert Class, Al. Bandle; Amateur,
Bait. Trappers, Kelley and Sullivan; Official scorer, Chas. F. Wail of
Detroit, Mich.

Mr. Harvey B. Hill, of Aurora, Ind., has, since the match,
given publicity to several rather relieving statements in ref-
erence to the manner of conducting it, and Mr. Bandle, in a
local newspaper, has taken him sharply to task, concluding
thus:

"To show Mr. Hill I do not think him my superior as a
trap shot, I will meet him at Aurora, Ind., his own city, in
any match he may name at live or clay birds or any other
inanimate target, for from 100 to $500, I to shoot the
gun I am and have been accustomed in shooting, i. e., a ten
guage.

"In proof that I mean business and am not trying to vindi-
cate myBelf by a bluff, I inclose you my check, payable to
you, for fifty dollars, as forfeit money. The match, if made,
to be shot three weeks after signing articles of agreement."

Cincinnati, Jan. 23, 1888. Tecumseh.

THE GUN,

TheGuD Club, as usual, will bold its first trap meeting of the
season on February 22d. The prizes for '88 have not been
announced, bat as in the past will be lioh and tasteful.

Trap Bhooting for '88 will be more general than it was last
year. The interest in that sport is not so marked on the
Pacific Coast as it is further east, perhaps for the reason that
held shooting is so good and so easily had, but as regard for
the game laws increases each close season sees more meetings
of experts at the traps. The great event of the year, of
course, will be the tournament of the State Sportsman's
Association at Stockton, in October. That city is notable for
hospitality, and its sportsmen will leave no stone unturned to
do honor to its reputation.

Uncle Dick Cunningham, whose name is synonymous with
good cheer and good fun, will give several open shoots on his
superb San Bruno grounds during the summer. All local
handlers of the gun prefer to go there rather than anywhere
else, both because the proprietor invariably has everything
in readiness, and because the conditions there make it per*
haps the best ground on which to test thorough skillfulness
in shooting. A bad lot of birds is a rarity.

Bird's Point ground is being retitted, and as it is so easy of
access, much sport will be had there.

Mr. Brousseau, at Adam's Point, Is revamping his Blue
Bock outfit and making ready for the visitations of the large
number who prefer that quiet and beautiful place.

Mr. Pat Murphy, who furnishes most of the pigeons Bhot
at in the State, has so arranged his relations with breeders of
the birds that he will be able at all times to supply freshly
cooped and lively farm birds. He, of conrse, desires a few
hours' notice, when pigeons in large numbers are required.

We hear nothing about the projected match between Mr.
O. W. Budd and Mr. Crittenden Robinson. The latter
stands ready to shoot any race at any time for almost any
amount, and whoever beats him will feel that he has gone a
lively pace. If Messrs. Slice, Budd, McMurchy and Tucker
appear at the same time they might make a very interesting
sweepstake with Henry and Frank Bassford, Charles Merrill,
Charles Haas, Mr. Robinson and others. Ten or fifteen men
could be found who would gladly enter such a race at one
or two hundred dollars each.

It is said that the whilom Oakland dentist, W. F. Carver,
who has shot himself into notoriety since leaving here in 76
or 77, hasreturned with the intention of resuming practice at
his profession. His success in shooting proves to be true
what was so often said by Horace Fletcher, viz., that per-
sistent practice at snap shooting with the rifle would make
anyone capable of doing what was seemingly impossible at
the sport. It is presumable that Dr. Carver would enter
Buch a sweepstake at pigeons as that suggested elsewhere.

There are several extraordinary field shots at quail whose
debut at the trap -would attract strongly. "William DeMott
of Stockton, Gas Knight of San Bernardino, Ed. Lechner at
Bakersueld, Seymour at Sumner, and others might be men-
tioned, anyone of whom kills about all the birds which flush
near him. A maiden race between them would be worth
seeing.

It has been a question for years whether Judge Post or an
attache of this paper was the poorest quail Bhot, but the
judge, in the late field trials, fairly demonstrated his ability
to kill a bird now and then and is far ahead in the competi-
tion, while the scribe is actually shooting wider of his birds
than heretofore.

Mr. W. E. Limberg, of Cincinnati, Ohio, widely known in
the trap fraternity as "Wiok," favors us with a breezy note
about doings in that smoky town among shooting men.

THE KENNEL.

Dog owners are requested to send for publication the earnest possi-
ble notices of whelps, Bales, names claimed, presentations and deaths
In their kennels, in all instances writing plainly names of sire and dam,
and of grandparents, colors, dates and breed.

The greyhound importation by Mr. Mordaunt, noted else-
where, brings to California two very finely-bred animals.
Mr. Mordaunt was in England last year, and purchased the
dogs from Mr. Joseph Johnson resident at Great Massing-
haui, Norfolk, Eog. The bitch is black with white points,
weighs about sixty pounds, and is a good looker. The dog
is by a son of MiBterton, of about sixty-two pounds weight,
and good form. The bitch is in whelp to Sir William II,
and is due very soon.

An Endorsement of Rule 2.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman: — By reason of the with-
drawal of the New England Kennel Club from the American
Kennel Club, the prizes offered by the American Mastiff
Club for competition at the Boston Show, of April 3d to 6th,
1888 are hereby withdrawn. Official notice of this action
was sent January 10th, to the New England Kennel Club.
By order of the Executive Committee of the American Mastiff
Club. K. H. Derby, Secretary.

New York, January 23, 1888.

Importations.

Mr. A. P. Mordaunt, San Francisco, imported from
Norfolk, Eng., Jan. 17th, 1888, Lizzie, black greyhound
bitch, by Misterton — Lyonese by Sir Charles, sire of Lady
Lizzie, whelped January, 1884.

Sir William II, fawn and white greyhound dog, bv Dom-
ino—Silver Tint, whelped May 15tb, 1886.

Pacific Kennel Club.

The regular meeting for February was held at Parlor A,
Palace Hotel, on Wednesday evening last, Colonel Taylor in
the chair and Messrs. Sohreiber, Brown, Boyd, Patton, Car-
roll, Taylor, Watson, Beilly and Briggs present. Treasurer
Watson reported $348.90 in the treasury, and no outstanding
bills. Colonel Taylor, from the Executive Committee, reported
that John F. Carroll had been chosen Superintendent of the
Bench Show. The club endorsed the action of the committee.
In accepting, Mr. Carroll said he had no experience, but
would use all his power to make the show a success.

Mr. Schreiber said he hoped the superintendent would be
superintendent in fact as well as in name, and would govern
the Bhow rigidly, and hold it strictly to the rules. The salary
of the superintendent and definition of his duties were referred
to the Executive Committee. A letter from Mr. Harry L.
Goodman was read. Mr. Goodman had intimated an inten-
tion of bringing a number of dogs to the show, but since
Mr. James Watson had been selected as judge of the non-
sporting classes, many owners had refused to permit their
doga to be entered, and Mr. Goodman withdrew his offer to
send a number of entries. Rule 2 of the American Kennel
Club requiring the registration in its kennel stud book, of all
dogs shown by clubs holding membership in the A. K. C.
Colonel Taylor opposed the rule. He said that such com-

gulsory registration would lend the indorsement of the A. K.
. to a horde of worthless curs. He thought it un-American
to require such registration, and as he thought no good could
come from it, he hoped the club would disregard the rule.
Mr. Sohreiber supported Colonel Taylor. He thought that
only doga of approved pedigree Bhould be registered, and
eould see that registration of prize winners might be useful,
but he could not see that registration of the whole number of
animals shown would be of any use. Mr. Briggs supported
the rule. He said that it was juat as necessary to build up a
kennel stud book as a stud book for any other breed of ani-
mals. The surest safe-guard against fraud in breeding was
publicity. The registration of visits, whelpings, sales, etc,
makes it practically impossible to commit irregularities in
kennel matters. There was none but the plainest intent to
work a great good to the kennel world in establishing Rule
2, and the passing discontent about the rule would inevitably
be removed as soon as the rule had been put in operation
once or twice. Secretary Watson said that while at first
opposed to the rule, he had changed his opinion, and could
see clearly that it would be wisest to show under the A. K.
C. rules, inoluding Kale 2. The whole matter was referred
to the Executive Committee. It was ordered that those who
desired to offer special prizes be requested to notify the
secretary, so that the proper announcements might be made.
The secretary was instructed to engage the Mechanics' Pavil-
ion for April 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th.
^ .

Judge Post to Mr- Leavesley.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman:— In your isBue of the
21st inst. appears an article entitled "Breeding Dogs,"
from the pen of Mr. E. Leavesley. Mr. Leavesley reasons from
premises furnished him by newspaper reports. Well, news-
paper reports are worth just as much as is the opinion of
the reporter who writes the article and no more. The "per-
fectly competent judge" who wrote about Sirius, failed to
write that the dog was nothing but skin and bones and lousy
at the time he ran. Sirius weighed 45 lbs when he ran, and
he should not have weighed an ounce less than 53 lbs.
His handler ran nineteen dogs in the Eastern Trials, and
no man that knows anything about dogs will for a moment
contend that a handler can do justice to anything like that
number. Mr. Leavesley is right when he says: "I thought
I was breeding with judgment when I bred Sweetheart to
Sportsman, and I am of the same opinion still." I believe that
it was the best litter of pups ever whelped on earth. Of
that litter Sunlit won the best Derby ever run on this Coast,
and had been on birds but eight times, after getting over gun-
shynees, prior to starting in the race. Queen of HeartB is
owned in Tennessee, and is said to be the counterpart, in
field qualities, of her grandsire, Gladstone. Sabrina was
broken by Mr.C. L. Ecklon, of Folsom, who intended run-
ning her in the Derby, but the fell destroyer, distemper,
caused her death just prior to the trials. Mr. Ecklon's
judgment on field dogs is equal to the best, and when he
tells me that she was superior to anything he ever saw, I
take it that she was first-class. My favorite among the
bitches of the litter, Stephanie, was carried off by distemper
last October, and the same visitation left Sirocco in such a
condition that nothing could be done with him this year.
Saladin is not a fast, nor iB he a slow, dog, but he is a first-
class field dog and like all of the litter, is a natural "backer."
None of them can be purchased and several of them will
start in the aged stake next year. Sirias will be there, and
anyone who thinks he is not a good one and would like

to try his mettle with anything outside of dogs from
the kennel that bred him, will be accommodated, and a
nice can be very ea ily arranged at that time. Now as
to the editorial remark that "there may be big setters,
but if so they are carefully hidden by their
owners." Have you forgotten, Mr. Editor, that Glad*
stone's Boy, foil brother to the sire of Sirius, is a very
large dog, yet stands ready to rnn agdinst any dog iu
the world for any reasonable sum? You speak of the high
standard established by Count Noble, sire of the dam of
Sirius, for tire and snap, yet Count Noble is a very large dog.

Sportsman, sire of Sirius, is a very large dog. He won the
National Derby of 1S85 without an error, and, up to the time
he injured his hip, was the peer of any dog that lived in the
field. I, myself, like medium-sized dogs as a rale better than
large ones, but it won't do to say because a dog is large he
cannot be a "ster." The records of Lincoln, Joe Jr., Count
Noble, Sportsman, and Gladstone's Boy contradict such an
assertion. In conclusion let me say that Mr. Leavesley did
not arrive at the correct result when figuring on the Sports-
man— Sweetheart cross. He obtained Sirius, let me add —
Sunlit. C. N. Post.

Sacramento, Jan. 27

Mr. Bassford Excepts!

Editor Breeder and Sportsman:— I was at the field trials
of the Pacific Coast Club, recently concluded at Bakersfield,
and was unfortunate enough to be one of the judges of the
Puppy Stake. I note in the report of that stake made to the
Examiner, and quoted by the Breeder and Sportsman, an
account of the heat between DeMott's setter Haroldine and
Rose's pointer Point. The ropott states that in that heat the
decision of the judg« s was "unappreciated." That "Harold-
ine had the best of the race iu pace, uniformity, and wideness
of range, quartering and hunting to the gun," etc, and also
Bays other things that are muchly "unappreciated" by one of
the judges who saw all of the work done in that heat. Yes,
I was there, and as P. D. Linville says, "You can't stop us,"
so "Let her go Gallagher."

The report says Haroldine dropped on point on a bevy of
birds. Now, in my opinion, she did no Buch thing. She
rushed into a bevy of birds, and while they were getting up
all around and behind her, as well as elsewhere, she dropped,
but not on a point at all. No birds were tound after she
dropped. They had gone. And I was about as close to
Haroldine as her handler, and fifty yards closer than the
reporters and the rest of the crowd; and I know I could see
more of this piece of work than the several "veteran field-
trial men" mentioned in the report. I know the judges saw
this heat and saw all of it, and they agree that Haroldine
made no point on a bevy during the he it. The heat was
judged fairly, impartially and rightly, and was given to the
pointer Point by- judges who knew their business.

In looking at my score card I find the following score of
the heat mentioned:

Haroldine made rive points, the maximum for pointing
being 35, I scored her 20. She did not point a bird very far
from her. She made three flushes, and one of them I con-
sidered a deliberate flush.

For "pace" I gave her the maximum 20, as I considered
her pace number one.

For "backing" themaximumis 7; Igave her 2. She made
one back but broke it and dropped to a point on a cottontail
rabbit.

For "style" the maximum is 6; I gave her 4. The reason
I did not score her higher for style was that I do not consider
it very good style to lie down or drop when pointing, and my
opinion is style should be judged on all the performances
during the heat.

For "staunchness" maximum 7; I gave her 5. I coulu not
give her more on account of flushing a bird after she knew
the oird was there.
In "ranging" I gave her the maximum 6.
"Quartering" maximum 6; I gave her 4.
"Obedience and disposition" maximum 4; I gave her 3.
For points of demerit her score on my card is:
"False pointing," demerits 1 to 7; I scored her 4, she hav-
ing made two false points.

"Breaking in," each offence 3; I gave her 6, having broken
in twice.

"Chasing, or breaking shot and chasing," each offence 10;
I gave her 10 demerits, having broken shot and chased once.
The demerits subtracted from her score for merits leaves
her a positive score of 44 for the heat.

My score shows the following record for the other dog in
the heat, Point, I credited him with having made five points,
two of them at long distances, two at fair distances, and one
quite close, and gave him 25.

For "pace" I gave him 20, because I considered his pace
first class. He had no opportunity to back. His "stylo" I
considered good and gave him 5.

For "staunchness" he received 6. No one can say he is
not staunch. I considered his "ranging" good, but not soch
a killing range as Haroldine's, and gave him 5.

For "quartering" he got 3; I think he did not quarter his
ground well.

For "obedience and disposition" he received but half the
maximum, getting 2. In my opinion he did not obey well,
making a total for merit of 66.

His demerits on my card were, "breaking in," two offenses,
6; "breaking shot," one offense, 5, or a total of 11 demerits
which, taken from his points for merit, leaves him a positive
score of 55 as against 44 for Haroldine. I have Point scored
with two flushes, and Haroldine with three flushep, one of
whioh I considered a bad one, consequently I could not
score either of them any higher for "pointing." In pace I
consider them equal. Point is very deceiving in his speed.
He has a very long stride and appears not to be going very
fast, while Haroldine seemed to be going at very high pace;
but whenever they got together Point was just as fast as Har-
oldine, although, as looked at separately, Haroldine seemed to
have the best pace.

I never had the pleasure of meeting either one of the own-
ers of the two dofis before I met them at the trials, and I hopo
I have not said anything that will hurt their feelings, but
facts are facts and once in a while they will come ont.

The three judges concur that Point won the heat, and an
actual score was kept by eaoh one of them. Although they
are not just nlike each ono figures that Point won the heat,
and when the judges keep a score as was kept in this heat,
and all agree without a dissenting voice, I think that Bhould
settle it, and their opinious and judgment Bhould stand
much higher than the individual opinion of the one who
wrote the report mentioned. If this is not enough, I knov
the other two judges would not object to having their
cards explained and dissected to show the why and
fore that Point won the heat. J. M. Bassfori

Vacwille, Jan. 24, 1888.

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3P« Ikjetcler ami j§ povtsmzn.

Feb 4

Pacific Coast Field Trials.

Friday.

Solano B.— Royal Duke II.— The unfinished heat of
Thursday was resumed at 10:20, the conditions being
favorable. The same ground need on the day before
was again utilized. After walking a mile a bevy flashed wild
from a tree and covered in sage. The dogs did not find any
of the birds when sent to them. A back cast was then made
down wind, a bird flushing wild before Sol and perching in a
tree. The dogs were called up and Henry Bassford put the
bird out and winged itj both steady to gun. Sol was sent to
retrieve and did so perfectly. A long walk, without finding
birds, was then made, and by a slough Sol pointed s single
bird a moment, and when it flushed chased, his handier call-
ing him in aud correcting him. The dogs were then taken
up at 12:10, and a drive of two miles made to a spot known
to Messrs. Seymour and Lechner, two resident sportsmen.
By some misundertanding the judges and handlers went on
with the heat immediately, the reporters and spectators,
except Mr. Rose, taking lunch meantime. When the judges
returned they stated that Duke had scored two good points,
and Sol a point and a back, and that at one o'olock they had
ende.i the heat in favor of Royal Duke II. Duke had con-
siderably the best of it, although he was frequently doused
with, water, and given a little stimulant twice.

THIRD SERIES.

Point— Royal Duke II. — At 1:48, after lunch, the party
returned to the ground where the work of the morning had
been done, and the dogs were put pown on a marked bevy.
A bird soon flushed wild and Allender killed; both dogs
steady. A detonr was then made and another wild flush
near Allender, who killed the bud, Point retrieving well.
Then on, a wide cast Point located, pointed, and was staunch
towing when several quail rose wild before him. Moving
down along the slough, Allender killed a bird which flew
from a tree, Point steady. Then Point drew up on a bird,
broke his point, made a little circuit, and flushed the quail.
Whether the work was an error we doubt. The birds were
very uneasy, and it seemed that the dog was trying to head a
running bird. Edwards shot to the flush and winged the
quail; both dogs steady. A long round was then made fruit-
lessly, but when 6ome willows were entered, Point soon
pinned a single and waB steady to wing and shot, and when
ordered on pointed a bevy, standing well to gun. The work
was very good. At 3:32 Point won the heat and first money.
Duke's previous work had pumped him out, and he quit
early in the heat, which was unnecessarily prolonged.

TRIAL HEAT.

Harold— Frail. — The judges ordered Harold and Frail to
run a heat, the winner to contest for second place with Royal
Duke II, And the dogB were started at 3:48 in heavy cover on
a marked bevy. Both immediately began roading and work-
ing close. Two birds flushed wild, Post shooting and both
dogB dropping to order. Sent on, Frail flushed a single, but
stopped to order. No wind. Moved aline Harold flushed
a bird, standing to wing. The dog was some distance from
his handler, who claimed a point, but was mistaken. A wide
slough was then crossed, and on the opposite bank, in sage,
Harold pointed a bird, and Frail, refusing to back, pointed the
same, both being steady to wing. A few feet along the bank
Frail got point on a single, Harold backing to order, both
steady to wing. On down the slough both ran by a bird, and
another flashed wild a few feet further away. A cast across
the Blough toward the starting place was then made, Harold
flashing a quail and standing to wing, and when cast off
Harold pointed another, Frail backing to order, both steady
to wing. Sent along, Frail ran across a little side branch where
Harold had been, and drew to point handsomely by a thick
clump of willow. Harold was called up to hack, and his
handler forbidden to order him to do so. Harold ran up in
sight of Frail, bat did not stop until he had placed the wil*
low clump between himself and the other dog. Then he
stopped on point; both steady to wing. The handlers then
started out to more open cover, Harold roading a bird to a
flush and stopping to wing. Out in low sage, up a gentle Blope,
and along a little ridge, Harold pointed a siugle, Frail refus-
ing to back, Harold standing to gun. Several birds were
put up after the dogs had passed. Harold worked out a bit
of ground and went on, but his handler coming after put up
two birds where the dog had been. On along the ridge two
birds flushed wild thirty feet before Frail: dog steady. There
was no wind except an occasional puff. The judges ordered
a reporter tu throw a bird for Frail, his handler shooting at
the same instant. The dog was steady and retrieved well.
A like thing was done for Harold and he retrieved well. At
4:30 the heat was awarded to Harold. The pace and range
could not be judged because the dogs were at all times in cover
and on hot scent. In quality of points made we thought
Frail had the best of it, and he had les3 demerits.
Saturday.
The night waB rainy, and as but little work was to be
done, a place frequented by a bevy of quail about a mile
from town was selected.

FOURTH SERIES.

Royal Duke II— Harold.— At 9:47 the dogs were cast off
to run for second money, in high sunflowers and weeds.
Two birds rose wild soon after the start. Then by a ditch
Harold seemed to make game but moved on without an
order. Each then flashed a single. A tramp of three hundred
yards was made, and Harold got a point on a big bevy of
birds, and was steady to shot and wing. Sent on, Duke
pointed a single and -vas held on point for Harold to back,
the bird running away and flushing fifteen yards before him.
Harold then scored a false point in very hiah weeds. Duke
was a little rank, and in crashing about flashed part of a
bevy, ran on and put up the rest, not stopping to wing.
Harold on open ground then pinned a single, and both dogs
were then ordered into weeds eight feet high, toward a bevy
marked by Mr. Seymour. Harold ran through the cover, and
on the far side, by some willows, drew to point on a quail
and stood to wing. Ordered on, Harold Boon found the
bevy and pointed it, standing to wing to order. Along
through the thick woods Royal Duke scored four flashes,
Harold to the right, and seventy yards away, app&rently road-
ing, and finally drawing to point on a single. At 10:35
Harold won the heat and second place.

FIFTH SERIES.

After ft long consultation the judges decided that Frail was
entitled to mn with Royal Duke II for third money. Mr,
Bassford wished to run, but Mr. Edwards and his dog were
qu'.e exhausted, and the third money was divided between
Dake and Frail.

J'akersfteld, Cat., Jan. 19, 20, 21, 1888.— Fifth All-Adcd Stake, Pacific
1 at Field Trialfl Club. Judges, B. T. Vandevort, F. A. Talt, W. W.
1 jte.
£ 'lit, land w pointer, by Van-) (Harold.or and w aetter.by Gath

Ot'Vort's Don —Drab, owner} beat { —Gem, owner California
F. KuaeJr, ) ( lleuneld.

Solano B.. 1 and w pointer, by 1 ( Rip, r and w Better, by Connt

Glen R -Josie Bow. ownerj beat J Houge— Queen, owner C. L-

H. A Bassford, ) ( Ecklon.

Royal Duke II. bwtsetter, by) (Galatea, 1 and w pointer, by

Regent— Dolly, owner J. G. J beat I Nick of Naso— Temptation,

Edwards, ) I owner J. Martin Barney.

FraiJ, 1 anJ w pointer, by Lem-

mie B. — Beautiful Queen,

owner J. M. Bassford Jr, a

bye.

n.

Point beat Frail. | Royal Dnke JJ beat Solano B.

III.
Point beat Royal Duke II and won first.
IV.
Harold beat Royal Dnke II and won second.
V.
Royal Duke II and Frail divided third.
1st— Point.
2d— Harold.

I Royal Duke II.
1 Frail.

3d

ROD.

How Three Members of the Fair Sex Went
Fish in g.

[By Petbonella.]
>*0. 5. — A JOKE THAT DEVELOPED ELASTIC PROPERTIES.
"When wit 'gainst wit is matched.
Odd grows even, and the action close."
The rustling that disturbed Anne came from no more dis-
tant source than the right-hand chamber, whera Gertrude
was trying to find an easy spot for her dainty head on the
unsympathetic and strictly business "hay" pillow. Effort in
this direction was not crowned -with a very large measure of
success, indeed rather served to produce staring wakeful-
ness, and an abnormally sensitive condition of the nerves
which soon gave warning of Kate's absence. Now the mind
romantic is not silently Hrm under excitement, it tends
instead to explosive fluidity; but Gertrude was too stunned
for even natural expression, and at first could only lie in
breathless quiet with her heart throbbing like a volcanic
centre, and her body trembling like some mechanical thing
under too high pressure of applied inward force. As might
be generally supposed this state of unusual ferment was not
bettered by noticing that the curtain was undrawn, and the
window unfastened by anything except some slight catches,
which, she felt sure, would yield to the slightest touch. In
such a condition of mind and body nothing was easier than to
fancy myriads of ugly forms crowding up against the pane,
mocking her inability of speech and action, and grinning
with malevolent assurance.

"Oh, where was Kate? Had anything happened or were
they playing a joke of some kind?"

No answer came to her question except the voice of a night
hawk calling its mate. And with every moment of suspense,
her sense of hearing grew sharper until at last she fanoied
there were footsteps nearing the window, then a glimmer of
light showed on the chamber wall — a faint, uncertain thing
that passed away as suddenly as it came She tried to
shriek, but her voice seemed palsied; to kuo^k on the wall,
but her arm would not obey.

Some kind of alarming bound she must have made, for
the door opened quietly and Anne looked in. The pallor of
Gertrude's face, undoubtedl}' much increased by the dim
candle-light, made Anne step buck and send Kate in with the
whispered caution to talk sense aud t-pare sympathy. But
Kate was so full of tenderness when anyone suffered or was
in sorrow that what she should go aud how she should act
never entered her mind. The feeling of the nioinei.t
determined everythiuti, and n >w the first thing she did was
to creep close up to Gertron^ put her arms uronnd h--r,
and deposit little k. s.s here t>ud theie until fright vnid
driven away and the mind romantic resumed its customary
attitude of self-pity, and ordered some tears to flow. Anne,
hearing these well-known sounds, smiled as m.t<irjlly as the
cold contact of a pistol and Kib's collar wonla let her, and
went quickly into the chamber. After a few word6 of inquiry
she stated their supposed peu., und enjoined perfect sileuce
as the most effective saft-^-iard. The latter injunction might
have been omitted, as Gertrude was already frighteuei at her
own temerity in weeping, and nothing short of a sudden
shock could have given her courage for any marked demon-
stration.

"I'm quite sure I shall die," she whispered feebly.
"Very likely," answered Anne, "especially if you don't
pick up courage enough to get out of bullet range."
"But what can I do?"

"For the present lie still in bed and keep a brave heart and
a silent tongue. Bear in mind your a woman not a baby.
There, Kate, think of yourself a little and spare kisses.
Your post is in the hall. Now, Gertrude, do your best. I'll
move the candle, and then we can leave the door open."

So soon as Anne's back was turned, and while Kate was
lifting her piBtol from the table, that same uncertain light
shone on the wall.

"Oh, Kate, "came tremblingly from the bed.
"Hush, Gertrude, dearie, I see it," said Kate. "Quiet, Kib;
quiet, sir."

Instead of dying away as it had done before, the light grew
brighter and brighter, finally disclosing outside the window,
a head surmounteJ by feathers, and as hideous an Indian
face as ever distnrbed the dreams of scout or pioneer.
Instantly a wild shriek, a furious barking, the report of a
pistol, the crashing of glass, and a heavy sound as of some
one falling, drowned nature's happy voice, then the music of
the stream and soft whispering of the west wind might be
heard aa before.

"Bravo, little women! You did well," said Anne, touching
Kate's shoulder.

"Do you think I killed him, Anne?" Kate had grown very
white, and spoke piteous'.y, like a repentant child. The
thought of killing anyone was terrible to her. Anne saw it,
divined further how thoroughly shaken Bhe was, and,
although not pleased herself by the turn affairs had taken,
knew someone must keep a brave front, even though back
and limbs gave way to cowardly trembling. Up to this
moment Anne's spirits had been buoyed by the hope that
runaway horses were causing the disturbance, but now such
hope was dead, and real danger seemed to menace; still she
showed no weakness but answered Kate bravely.

"I hope you did. I truly and sincerly wish that greasy,
ill-favored customer may have bitten dust. My fear is that
your aim was one-sided, and only broke the lantern."
"How came it so near his head?"

"I didn't rightly see anything, but it seems (o me some one
from behind held it up."

"Poor Gertrude! it will be terrible for her. I must go and

see "

"Stay right where you are and let me investigate. Things
drn't keep hold of her long, and after the first shock she

rallies very quickly. Her great dread is being alone. I
honestly believe if we can get her out here with us she will
not suffer half what you will. We'll try it. anyway."

Gertrude was lying perfectly still, with the clothes drawn
tightly over her face when Anne entered the room. Iu imag-
ination she had long since been burned, and was now lying
dead and charred like the murdered woman in "The Last of
the Mohicans."

Her reply to Anne's suggestion that since the window was
broken she might as well get up and prepare either to run
or fight, was only a slight movement and a faint sigh.

"Very well, lie there, then. Perhaps Mr.Lo's brother will
jump in and entertain you."

This was enough. Gertrude managed to get out of bed,
slip on her shoes and stockings, and wrap herself in a shawl.
Standing was difficult work at first, she trembled so; but once
out where her friends and the light were strength came back.
Kate's tender caresses gave self the necessary stimulus, and
she began to talk like the Gertrude of old.

"Isn't it perfectly dreadful? I'm suie we'll all be mur-
dered in cold blood. Dear me! I didn't know there were
Indians nowadays."

"Did you think Buffalo Bill killed the last one?" asked
Anne, with a quick, nervoos laugh, totally unlike her usual,
irresistible peal. "What a fine item this will make for the
papers! You never read the papers, do you, Gertrude?"
"While she talked along briskly her eyes kept a sharp watch
on window and door, but there was neither sign nor move-
ment.

"Not very much. There's such a lot of nonsense, and I
always skip the first page."

"For fear the geographical part of your head will get too
full?"

"How?"

"Oh, Anne, please stop." said Kate. Her heart was heavy
and Bad. She was thinking of Milo, and bow he would suffer
if anything befell her. "I wish they would not keep so still!
I'm ready to fly into atoms now. What is it, Kib?"

"Kate," said Anne, making a great effort to crush down
the feeling that rose in her at sight of her friend's evident
pain, and speaking with head bent down and lips tight set,
"Kate, if I were you the first thing I would do when I reached
home would be to sell that dog. Such whimpering and whin-
ing indicate lack of character, or force, or whatever they term
that particular quality in an animal."

"Sh, sb, Anne. What's that? Steady, Kib."

"Someone at the kitchen window. It's my turn now. No,
I don't want the candle. You Btay here and look out for
Gertrude. Keep in trim to shoot. Go back, dog, I've no use
for you!"

Anne felt like saying "good-bye" as she edged carefully
along past benches, tables and chairs into the kitchen, but
knew panic would follow and kept still. She could never
have believed it possible to tremble as she did when crouched
down close by the door. She heard a rasping noise like the
sound of a file on Bteel somewhere near the window. Not a
sign came from her, though, except a closer grasp on her
pistol. Once more that same, uncertain light stole in, and
the filing ceased. Outside she could see a tall, dark form,
could detect a slight raising of the arm. She took steady
aim and fired. The cartridge bit its way through the glass
aud no object was to be seen. Again deep silence reigned
as she went slowly back to her friends, wiping the perspir-
ation from her face and wishing morning were nearer.

It would be difficult to tell whether Gertrude or Kate were
the paler. Both looked ready for hysterics, or any other
relieving medium.

"Was it another?" asked Kate, timidly, while Anne sat
down and pat a fresh cartridge in her pistol.

"Yes, thiB one was Satan himself, tall and thin. The
other must have been his first cousin. Ob, I wish to good-
ness they would hurry matters a little! I'll buret the door
down and charge on them in a minute."

"So will I. Anything but this dreadful suspense. My
very life seems running away from me!"

Kate looked so wild and desperate that Anne felt sorry for
giving way and resolved to make amends.

"Dear, dear! You seem to forget me entirely," said Ger-
trude from her cosy corner. "What would I do? They
would be sure to catch me."

"I think 7ery likely they would, and use your golden locks
for a trophy. Do you know I imagine this ia beginning to
get funny. Upon my word I believe there's someone on the
roof. "

Kate gave a hysterical laugh, and asked Anne if sht thought
there was ever a comedy side to a funeral.

"Sometimes, only it is covered with crape and bombazine,
and made to look sad," answered Anne, with a reckless
waste of cynicism. "There, listen! don't yon hear the
shingles creak?"

Gertrude was sure she did. and after a few minutes more
Kate, too, was convinced.

"It seems to be over the chamber, now." she said, listen-
ing intently. "Yes, Burely. I will take Kib and the light
in. Yes, I will, Anne! You stay here and touch a match to
the other candle. I've no doubt we'll all be busy soon."

Kate took the candle, stood it on a shelf, and sat down,
with Kit close by, to wait the next move. At first she kept
her eyes closely fastened on the window, but a steady creak,
creak over head made them wander toward the fireplace.
Then came a long silence, followed by what seemed a great
bumping and rushing in the chimney, and without a single
"by your leave, " three poor, astonished snakes came tum-
bling out on the floor.

"Gracious heavens! what's that?" called Anne, excitedly.

"SnakeB! I think you'd better come in."

"SnakeB! Oh, save me! save me!" cried Gertrude, jumping
up on a bench.

"Stop your noise, Gertrude, they're probably nothing
harmful. It's a ruse to attract our attention. Get"dowu and
keep your eyes toward the kitchen. Wait just a moment,
Kate, I can't seem to find a stick."

"Take the broom, Anne; it's standing up near Gertrude's
bench. You can lift them on the whisk end and throw them
through the broken pane. I'll try and stand guard. Keep
your nose away, Kib."

The half dead reptiles made little if any resistance to Anne's
vigorous handling and were undoubtedly as well pleased to
find themselves on the grass as the women were to be rid of
them.

"Next!" said Anne, holdiug the broom with both hands
after they bad been disposed of, and giving vent to her dis-
gust and desperation in a deep "Hah!" The word was not
fairly off her lips when a loud creaking and bouncing was
beard just above and something fell part way to the ground.
Tbis raised such t commotion out of doors that Anne's curi-
osity mastered her prudence. She threw down the broom,
crept under the window, and listened. What she heard waB:
"Deucedly nasty fall that! Your rope saved me, Brandt.
Without it I should have cracked every bone iu my body.
As it is I feel rather shaken, von know."

1888

Wxt IfrjeMer awtl ^^rtsmar*.

""Well, yes, I can imagine so. At least I'm pretty confident
what my sensations were when that ballet stung my ear.
Still we'd better be thankful you didn't jerk chimney and all
with you. Hello, Kalph, something wrong in your neighbor-
hood?"

"Oh yes. One of the devilish snakes hit me right in the
eye, and before I could get up another took me on the
mouth."

"Makes you crawl a little, eh? But the things had no life
in them to speak of, anyhow. Come along and help Squib
into the hammock. He'll be all right as soon as he gefs a
sniff of the jng. There's nothing like 'ease my woe' in a
case of emergoncy. I once heard a story — "

"What the story was Anne did not stay to hear. She
Bimply rolled over on the floor and laughed until the tears
came. The relief from her former Btate of nervous terror
was so great that self control was entirely swept away and
she suddenly became a child without the loquacity.

"Gertrude, get some water, quick. Anne has hysterics."
Kate's tone was tremulous and full of horror.
Gertrude caught the pitcher from the table, and turned its
contents (which, fortunately for all concerned, amounted to
not more than a small cupful) over Anne's face in a trice.
"Imbecile!" shrieked Anne. "Imbecile, let me alone!"
"Do you think she's out of her head, Kate?"
"No, I'm not, but 3on'll be if you ever try that on me
again. Hysterics! Kate, I'm surprised at you!"

"WelL you act so strangely and we in such danger."
"Danger! We're in no danger at all, " said Anne, sitting
up and shaking her head like a huge St. Bernard puppy.
"Come here, Kib, and let me beg your pardon. You knew
more than all the rest of us!"

"Anna, won't you please come out here and sit down. I
really think something must be wrong with you. How can
you be so indifferent?"

"For the simple re^on that I am personally acquainted
with the attacking party and have small confidence in its
mettle."

"I know the Indians are cowardly among men, but — "
"There isn't an Indian at this present moment nearer us
than Clovtrdale."

"But we have seen them."

"You have seen Squib, Kalph Holden and Milo Brandt."
"The horrid wretches!" exclaimed Gertrude, "I don't think
it's one bit funny. Why, we might all have been killed.
Wait until I see Ralph Holden; won't I give him a talking to.'
"You'll be wise to hold your tongue," said Anne. "A
scolding wife and an empty parse are two things despised by
man. "What do you say to keeping up the joke no mat-
ter what happens, Kate?"

"It's beginning to grow chilly now. They might get cold."
Kate was mystified yet, but knew Anne spoke tenth.
"Oh, don't you worry about that. They've enough of
Schreiber's 'best' with them to keep off a chill, I'll wager."
"But are none of them hurt? Who was "it fell?"
"Squib. Poor Squib. He said it was dencedly nasty."
"Do let's keep them out, Kat«-," said Gertrude, "it will be
splendid to get even."

* 'There are sometimes higher considerations than that.
However, I don't care. We will keep the door fastened until
daylight. So poor old Kib that was what ailed you!"

Kate bent down to give her dog the customary hug, but
looked up quickly and complained of smelling smoke. Tbis
started a search and every likely cornet was looked into but
neither fire nor semblance of it could be found, and each one
settled back in her seat a little uncomfortable lest from the
tiring or some other cause a spark might have found its way
into a dry spot and started on a mischievous career. Their
fears were set at rest in a few minutr s more by Kate who dis-
covered a tiny puff of smoke coming through the crack under
the front door.

"Now if we still thought them Indians what absolute hor-
ror that would produce,'' said Anne, tipping her chair back
and laughing merrily. "You're pretty smart boys but we
badgers are too old, thank you."

"What do you suppose we would do if we thought th m
Indians yet?"'

"Most likely throw water down there. I don't know what
else," said Kate meditatively.

This seemed to strike Anne as a good thing, and, with a
quiet laugh, she went out to the kitchen and brought in a
tin pail foil of water. Then she bade her companions move
back, and, getting down as close to the door as possible,
dashed the greater part of it through the crack.

"How I would like to be outside behind a tree," she said as
the water went swishing along.

It would, beyond question, have been some balm for
injured feelings to have seen the water deluging Ralph's per-
fumed hair, but feminine refinement must certainly have been
shocked at the deep, decided oath that instantly found away
to his lips.

"Hello, Ralph, more hot water?" asked Milo, coming up.
He was by this time thoroughly disgusted with the whole
business. He hated thingB that never reached a climax.
There was too much of the mathematical about him to be
contented with a profit and loss that could never be reck-
oned. Then, too, he had some regard for his friend Eton's
property, and when Ralph had proposed burning an old piece
of blanket in such close proximity to the walls, he had
objected to having any hand in it, and taken a seat near Squib,
who was far enough recovered to raise up and watch opera-
tions. He made sure this last effort would prove successful,
and his surprise at the sudden shower was, perhaps, greater
than that of either of his companions.

Ralph's answer to Milo's question was sometime in com-
ing, for the water, accompanied by sundry pieces of malodor-
ous charred wool, had found easy passage down his back and
rendered him uncomfortable and mad.

"It isn't hot; it's colder than a tombstone!" he at length
snapped out ungraciously.

Milo only smiled, and swung one leg over the other. In-
wardly he was glad that he had not been kneeling below the
door when the water came out.

"Confound the joke, anyway," said Squib. "It's made up
its mind to be on the other side. Singular that, very."

"There's nothing singular about it," said Ralph, palling up
the legs of his trousers one at a time so the little streams of
water could run down without soaking everything. "We've
been too easy. If we'd only fired a Bhot or two through that
broken window, things would have been different, I'll war-
rant."

"Well, fire away now," said Milo. "Take the old fuse and
bang right and left — that is, if you want to get killed. I'm
not seeking that kind of entertainment myself."

"Yes, Holden, you know 'twould be risky; risky as fishing
for salmon in a tule-splitter. "What say we give in ?"

"I'm with you there, Squib," came from Milo, enthusiastic-
ally. "Twon't be long now till we're inside. They'll be
glad enough to see us."

"I'm not so sure of that," said Ralph, hitting the door a
tremendous blow with a cudgel, and calling on Gertrude.
Dead silence followed. Then Milo tried with no better

result, except that Kib gave a smothered bark; and the polite
and gracious words of Squib echoed through the cabin as
though it were tenantlesB.

"Extraordinary! very extraordinary!" he said, stepping to
one side.

"Doesn't seem to work, does it?" asked Ralph a little
wickedly. He liked to see others discomfited, especially when
they had the assurance to differ from him. "Wonder how
'twould do to show a natural face at the window?"

"Try it if you like, Holden, and take the consequences.
I've no fancy that way, as I Baid before. My opinion is that
you're better off here, eh, Squib?"

"It's looks mean every way. By Jove! I don't know what
to say."

"I do. Let's discard these old lanterns and the rest of the
trumpery, make a fire and camp down for the night. We've
all slept out-doors too many times to let a little thing like
this disturb us."

"Yes, I'm in a fine fix to camp down, I am! Wet from my
neck to my heels!"

"But you'll dry, man."

"It seems to me it must be well on toward morning. The
air's dencedly chilly, you know. On the whole I fancy a fire
would bea good thing."

This was precisely Milo's view, and he proceeded to gather
brush and twigs as well as he could by the light of the lan-
terns, and to arrange them on the edge of a low gravel-bed
some distance from where the hammock was swung. Squib,
too, lent a helping hand, and about two hours before daylight
a crackling fire repeated itself in the waters of the creek.

"Hi! This feels something like! Bring on the jug, Brandt,
old boy; I want to reduce my chances for an influenza. Cold
water may be a good thing when you're in need of it, but
when you're not it's an affliction. Jerusalem! how the chills
creep down my back!"

"Yes," said Squib, spreading blaukets for the three, aud
Beating himself Tark-fashion near the tire, "yes, bring on the
whiskey, and we'll drink to the ladies. My left side will
remember them for many a day."

Milo was not slow in acceding to the request for a stimu-
lant, and came tramping through the grass, straightway, with
a demijohn under his arm and two tin cups in his hand.

"Hold on, boys, we never can take that straight. I must
get some water. This isNvhere it comes in good. Catch on
to the jug, Sqoib, while I meander down to the creek."

The man who takes his whiskey in town, not because he
feels any special need for it, but because someone has asked
him to drink, or he has fallen into the habit of "indulging"
before dinner, can have no adequate idea of the delicious
flavor that attached itself to the contents of Ralph's cup.
He drank like a man doing his duty. Nor were tue others
lacking in keenest appreciation; and I hope yoa will not
think less of Squib if I tell yon that he absolutely "smacked
his lips," like a ohild enthusiastic over tarts, and g*ve utter-
ance to a satisfied "Ah!" Perhaps milk, or plain, cold water
would have done these conquered masqneraderB — whose castle
of fancy had tumbled about their ears — even more good; but
(let me whisper it softly) 1 have my doubts, and the doubts
of a strictly temperance person are at least worth expressing.
"I wonder if tue horses will stay where they are tied until
morning?" said Ralph, tossing the cup aside, rolling himself
in his blanket, and stretching himself out, back to the tire.

"'Twould be an extraordinary turn of bad luck if they
shouldn't. Why do you laugh, Brandt? I can't fancy it a3
funny."

"Oh! the horses are all right. They were stamping around
Bot five minutes ago. No, I was laughing at another expe-
rieme of mine. It happened pretty well back, but remem-
brance is as plain with me as though 'twas only yesterday.
You never heard of my career as a clam-digger, did you ?
"Well, sir, it was short, but the tragedy of it was immense!
Just about then Kate and I were fond of driving over to
Alameda, and we used to stop and watch the fellows digging
clams down on the beach. Suddenly it popped into my head
to try it, and one Saturday I went home early, provided
myself with some big boots, a pail and a spade, and we started
for Alameda. I didn't like to begin work at the elbo* of a
professional, so travelled down a good piece below. The mud
seemed kind of sott as 1 stepped in, but my pants were well
up and I didn't worry. But, by George, it kept on feeling
softer and softer, until I thought 'twould be well to get out.
This looked easy. 1 told myself to step to the left and trav-
elling would be better. The point I missed was the depth to
which I had sunk, and the probability that one leg would
stick even if the other moved. It did. That leg stuck until
I got mad, and gathered myself up for a big pull. Then it
came out — came out suddenly, minus the boot, and I imme-
diately, and without previous design, sat down. Fortunately,
at least in one respect, the spade went under me, and by
dint of scrambling I managed to get both feet on a more solid
bit of ground, though bootB and stockings were left behind.
'Never mind, most of the professionals were barefooted, that
was all right,' I thought to myself. The way was uncertain
in plaoes yet, and I had plenty of exertion before me. I tell
you it was solid comfort to know that Kate had driven off. A
word from her justthen would have been slightly uupleasant,
wearing, in fact. It's funny how much more misfortune a
man can go through when he feels there's no one waiching
him. I don't know whether this mud was misfortune or not,
but I'm sure of one thing— how I went through it. and how
the shells hacked my feet. Finally, just as everyone else was
getting ready to leave, I found a likely spot and began to dig.
Not a clam! I moved on and dug a little more, never a
bivalve! I kept it up, though, and at last my spade struck
one. Jnst as I was ready to get it out a small boy on the
marsh screamed, 'Say mister, my father says if yer don't git
right soon the water'll De onto yer.' I looked up, the tide
was creeping in and Kate waiting, so there was nothing for
it but to stop. I dumped a spadeful of mud into my pail
certain that the bivalve was hidden there, aud walked to the
buggy. Any other woman would have made me foot it home,
but she even tried not to laugh, and was full of inquiries as
to whether I liked it or nut— liked it!— and hoped I had
enough for chowder. 'Chowder!' thought I, 'Oh if I were
alone and near the market!' When we got home she insisted
on following me into the laundry, where I intended turning
over the mud and disclosing my prize. We turned the mud
over and in and out. We turned it several times, but there
was nothing within, not even a shell. Once a week we have
a dinner at which I am generally silent. 'Ihe chief dish is
clam chowder. For purposes of economy we buy the clams
at the market."

Squib and Ralph were laughing heartily when Milo ceased,
and the former burst out with:

"Why, you extraordinary old Jonah! You'd better have
told us you were unlucky before we started; 'twould have
saved no end of trouble."

"Yes, and robbed us of many a good laugh. We're all
right, my back's getting dry and I'm going to sleep."

"That's the right medicine for us all just now," said Milo,
as he threw some more wood on the fire, and made the sparks
fly right and left. *'I suppose daylight will open the oabin to

us. There hnsn't been much sleep there, sure as you're
born."

Milo was right, there had not. Even Gertrude could not
calm herself sufficiently to lie down. Kib, it is true, had
taken a short nap now and then, but his dreams must have
been of the disturbing kind, for every few moments he sniffed
at the door, tipped his head on one side as if listening, and
deposited himself anew at Kate's feet with a short whine.

The first streak of dawn saw Anne in the kitchen making
a fire and heating water, while Kate went quickly about
removing all trace of the disorder occasioned by the midnight
attack.

A moment deep-freighted with uncertainty was the one Bet
apart for opening the doors.

"1 hope nothing new is on foot," said Gertrude, "every-
thing is so still."

Slowly, slowly, Anne drew out the long, wooden bolts and
let the front door open.

Just outside, in the oak, a little bird sang its sweet morn-
ing song, and a tiny speck of white mist clung tenderly to the
far-away mountain top thut had not yet received its matin
greeting from the sun.

"Kib, go find them," said Kate.

The dog bounded swiftly away, glad of freedom and anxious
for his master's caress.

CANOEING.

The Ditty Bag.

There is no part of my canoeing outfit which I use more
frequently or with more satisfaction than my ditty bag, and I
would rather forget my paddle in starting on a cruise than
that ever useful but homely article, for the simple reason
that while with the a.d of the ditty bag I could make me a
serviceable paddle in an hour, without it I might be stuck at
any moment. It does not matter what happens, the ditty
bag generally comes out triumphant. Does a vengeful cleat
in a moment of excitement take a bite out of hands or arms,
why there's a chunk of shoemaker's wax in a corner of the
box, and a bit of bleached calico in another. A minute's use
of these materials and of the ever-useful sheat knife furnishes
a plaster warranted to stop bleeding, allay pain, and stay
where it is put until ils usefulness has departed. .Does a
reef part, the ever-ready roarlin spike made out of a turned
steel nail punch and a piece of cod-line repairs the injury in
short order, and what's more only an expert could tell where
the long splices went in. Does a cleat loosen under a
sudden strain, out comes a brass screw nail and that invalu-
able auxiliary of the monkeyer, a tool handle, and while the
jigger keeps her head to wind the damage is made good. It is
marvelous how many things there are to do about a canoe,
when you have an odd half-hour at the boat house, and the
ditty bag comes up to the scratch every time. It is, in fact,
the monkeyer's third hand, his unfailing resource in time of
need, and if he is conscientious and never fails to stow
away any old screw, eye riDg, block, cleat, piece of cord,
wire or piece of cloth he may have no present need for, it will
never fail him.

During the last season I had a good deal more monkeying
to do than usual, for not only did I outfit my own canoe, but
I rigged and partially rebuilt a 17-foot canoe yawl, and I
depended entirely upon my ditty bag for the necessary tools.
At the beginning of the season it was sadly incomplete, but
in a month or two it overflowed with all manner of useful
things and was equal to every emergency. Its contents a»
they lie spread out before me make a picture of still life that
only a junk shop or a canoeist's locker could equal. There
are half a dozen coils of cotton and manilla cord ranging
from half an inch to an eighth, and all are well stretched
three-twist — not an inch of braided stuff that cannot be
spliced finds a place in my canoe. Then there is a collection
of brada, wire nails, and short pieces of brass and copper wire,
which are kept together by an envelope shaped piece of
cotton duck; a similar collection of screw nails and eyes, in
a similar receptacle; a couple of dozen brass rings strung on
a piece of wire; there are four odd jaws and as many cleats,
and a piece of blue pencil, a coupie of bolts, half a dozen
cushion buttons, the remains of two spools of copper wire,
a file and a small box of polishing paste. The sawing imple-
ments are various and their character is diverse. A piece
of duck holds half a dozen needles, all 3-sided but of differ-
ent sizes, and to it are attached wooden bobbins containing
two different sizes of linen thread — I give the preference to
shoemaker's thread, but use machine twist occasionally,
There is also a spool of the strongest silk twist, which is as
strong as wire and much easier to use. A regular sailmaker's
palm, a big piece of wax, and a lump of shoemaker's wax in
a duck covering complete this portion of the outfit, which,
with the knife hereinafter to be described, is equal to the
making of a sail, if the monkeyer is equally equal to the
occasion. Then there is the never-to-be-too-much-commended
tool handle, holding two chisels, two brad-awls, a reamer, a
screw driver, a saw, a gimlet and a gauge. This small car-
penter shop is supplemented by a small iron plane, and a foot
rule which can be used as a square. The last but most im-
portant tool in the bag is the marlin spike, a three and a half
inch piece of three-eighths steel turned down to a tapering
point, and with a lanyard hole through the big end. The
bag itself is simply a round-bottomed affair of duck with a
broad mouth, closed by a lanyard. The nail pockets are
fastened to the sides near the top by a lace, but everything
else is thrown into it "permiscus like," and can be got at
easier in that way than any other. On the outside of the
bag is fastened the knife sheath, and the knife itself fits
therein. This knife is my own invention, and I am proud of
it. It consists of the blade of a shoemaker's knife with a
square point, fitted into the buck-horn handle of an oyster
knife and when sharp it will cut wood, bread, bacon, rope, or
cotton with equal facility. In fact this knife is so handy,
either for scraping a spar — the back is ground to an angle of
45 degrees for that purpose— peeling a potato, trimming up a
splice, or making shavings, that I seldom use auy other when
cruising or monkeying. I have occasionally, in order to
make things lighter, gone through the bag and culled oat
what I thought I did not need, and have generally found that
I required something I had left behind before I bad been out
twenty-four hoars. I generally leave the plane and all dupli-
cates, except screw nails, at home before starting on a
cruise, however.

This bag hangs on a hook on the starboard side of my
canoe, aud it only goes out of her when she goeB out of com-
mission. There are several tools, sach as a pair of pincers,
a saw, a claw-hammer, a straight-edge, a brace and bit, and
a scratch-gauge kicking about my boat house, but I never
take them out with me, and they are adjuncts only like the
varnish pot, the oil bottle and the sandpaper box of the
ditty bag. An adjunct of the ditty bag which, lit
seldom leaves the canoe, is my camp axe, a small bl
steel with a hammer on the back, and a bent handle.—
n American Canoeist.

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Present Status of Running Blood in Breeding
the Trotter.

In the article copied from Wallace's Monthly, under
the above heading, is the following sentence: "He be-
lieved that he was right, and his tenacity of purpose was
worthy of success which never came until he put two
trotting crosses on the top of a thoroughbred mare and
produced Anteeo and Antevolo." For the few trotting
colts bred we can show more than the usual success
apart from those mentioned by Mr. Wallace. From be-
ing so intimately connected with horses, tracks and
turf papers, the impreBsion is general that extensive
breeding operations were also a part of our history. This
is not correct, and to that can be added that the greatest
success followed the use of thoroughbred blood. In fact,
all of our success, as every fast trotter we have reared
has been in close relationship to the blood horse, the
most pronounced failures those which were farthest re-
moved. Never in circumstances, after making what
may be termed a business of horses, to own many
mares, breeding was carried on in an exceedingly limited
way. Blackbird was purchased when engaged in land
operations, anc at a time when we had some money.
The craBh of 1857 left us where it did many others, with
an extremely narrow margin, and the "old horse" was
about our sole resource. The firBt living foal ever owned
was by him and from a mare purchased of George Smith
who brought her from Canada, and she had the appear-
ance of being what he claimed, a highly-bred mare.
This was May Day, foaled the first of May, 1857, hence
her name. She won some colt and minor races, trotted
in Chicago to wagon in 1865 in 2:41£, and in harness in
2:32. The first is of record, the second never got into
print. This was pretty good for the first attempt and
at that day.

The only thoroughbred mare owned in Iowa previous
to ly>63, was Maggie Mitchell, the dam of Marion, sold
to Mr. Winters. She was bought in the fall of 1862,
w jcially to breed to Blackbird, but he died soon after
ht i purchase. She was led out the spriDg of 1863 to
bre -d to Tom Hyer, but Clark McAllister, at that time
Uving with us, objected with such eagerness that the
orojeot was abandoned, though after becoming better

acquainted with the good qualities of this son of Ver-
mont Black Hawk, the change of plan was much re-
gretted. Clark Lad been a "race-rider," and though at
the time engaged with trotters, his old favoritism was in
full force. As an instance of it, when he was driving
Kirkwood and had him in Dubuque, he stcod by the
side of the owner of the stallion when the race-horses
were brought out to take their part in the programme:
"What are such horses as Sam good for?" was his salu-
tation, and belore giving Mr. Compton an opportunity
to answer, continued "Harrow the tracfc for these fellows
to gallop upon." Kirkwood was a very handsome horse,
as well as a fast trotter, and his owner bad a "right" to be
shocked at so derogatory an implication. That a daugh-
ter of Charmer should be mated to what Clark considered
a scrub, was a mesalliance not to be thought of.

We are within bounds in stating that a dozen foals of
all kinds exceed the number bred in Iowa, and beside
May Day were Dolly Day, also by Blackbird, who got a
record of 2:514-, and Mavis by A. W. Richmond. May
Day and Dolly were the only on-s which could be said
to be trained, and these with "work" which at the pre-
sent time would not be regarded as favorable to bring
out speed. Mavis was from Oriole by Blackbird, and
Bhe showed so well when a four-year-old that we refused
$3,000 for her, offering to match her against any colt of
the same age in the Northwest two races, heats of a
mile, 3 in 5, and heats of two miles without acceptance.
We have an indistinct recollection that Charles Durfee
won a race with her at Los Angeles, and the time was
not far from 2:30. The first thoroughbred mare which
we bred to what could we termed a trotting stallion
was Columbia. In order that her first foal should be by
a thoroughbred she was served by Malcolm, and then
came the dam of Anteeo and Antevolo. Her third foal
was Lady Richmond, also by A. W. Richmond, after
which she was bred to Hurrah and Kyrle Daly. She
was "cairying" Lady Richmond when we sent her to
Ohio, and Oriole was also in foal to that horse, and she
accompanied Columbia and Wauanita to Ohio. This
was the spring we came to California., and the risk of
the long journey could not be taken. The Richmond
Oriole colt got crippled. Her next, by imported Hurrah,
was Anniversary. Lady Richmond — we called her
Coila — got a record of 2:35^, though she was reported
to have shown very fast trials; 2:15 was claimed to
have been made in one of these, and Mr. Reber wrote
that when a four-year-old he saw her trot in 2:27.
There is not the least doubt that Anniversary was a very
fast mare. She was trotted all through 1886, not to gain
a better record than 2:34 which was her mark. In St.
Louis she was second when the hcaia wero trotted in
2:23, 2:26, 2:28£, and her last owner "Knap" McCarthy,
when here lately, stated that she could surely trot in
2:20, and not fall off a shade no matter how many heats
were trotted. From 1870 to the spring of 1874, we
resided at Riverside, and the trotting colts of our own
which were bred there were very few. Among th^m
San Diego, by A. W. Richmond, from a Logan mare, who
gained a record as a three-year-old, the year he was
broken, of 2:51, and when four was a good second to
Brigadier in 2:41.

Anteeo was the first colt we bred in California. Before
selling his dam to Governor Stanford, we bred Antevolo.
Anteroa was a few days old when the sale was made.
Beside these the trotting colts produced here are, from a
Whipple's Hambletonian a colt by Anteeo, foaled in
1884, which showed remarkably well but got the "big-
head" and had to be killed; and a sister to that colt,
foaled in 1885, we sold when a weanling. From Lady
Viva we bred an Anteeo, foaled in 1884, which we sold
to Mr. Corbitt for $800, and in 1887 she had a foal by
Antevolo. From Lady Del Sur, by Del Sur, a foal of
1887 by Antevolo, and two more bred in partnership
with Mr. Wright and Mr. Bailhache, foaled in 1885,
comprise the California list.

From the above exhibit it will be seen that taking into
consideration the number bred and other drawbacks,
there was a fair success, and we think that Mr. Wallace
will agree that were the near crosses of thoroughbred
eliminated, the showing would be meagre in comparison.
On one Bide Anteeo, Antevolo, Lady Richmond, Anni-
versary, May Day. On the other, classing Richmond as
too far removed from the thoroughbred to count, which
is far from being the case, Mavis, San Diego, and the
complete failure of those bred in conjunction with Mr.
D. A. Gage, the get of the Hambletonian horse Logan
and from mares which had been trotters or belonged to
trotting families. The difference between Mr. Wallace
and ourselves is that he ascribes to trotting crosses
capacities which we credit, in a great measure, to thor-
oughbred blood. Without laying claims to more than
constantly laboring for what was thought to be the
best course for breeders to pursue, our belief is that it
was to their interest that there should be a wide differ-
ence in the views of our old-time friend and those we
have promulgated.

That his labors have been of great service is beyond
the slightest question, and when there was anything but
good feeling between us, this we always accorded. We
have done our part towards counteracting the prejudice
existing against the incorporation of thoroughbred blood
in fast trotters. Mr. Wallace has insisted that it should
not be carried too far, and to offset what we consider
erroneous counsel, he has done more than all the writers,
past and present, to form a substantial basis for trotting
pedigrees. But it may bbthat in confining his atttention
to so great a degree to pedigrees and not making allow-
ance for the scarcity of thoroughbred mares in trotting
studs, both years ago and at the present time, he has
been misled, whereas a more practical acquaintance
would have resulted in modifying his opiuions. He is in
error in stating that many thoroughbred mares were in
the studs of D. A. Gage, C. S. Dole, Elisha Wadsworth
or C. C. Parks. When the latter gentleman became the
owner of thoroughbred mares, he bought Bonnie Scot-
land, sold his trottiug stallion, and turned his attention to
breeding race-horses. Mr. Dole had a few, and some good
ones, though those belonging to Mr. Gage and Mr.
Wadsworth were of an inferior class.

The fastest colt ever bred by Mr. Dole was by Alhani-
bra from Hope, by imp. Glencoe, but she had the mis-
fortune to sever the tendon of her foreleg the spring she
was three years old, and never recovered. We drove her
a short time, and after being let up would show inside
of a 2:20 gait, but after a few days of work the lameness
returned.

Whoever should claim that thoroughbred mares indis-
criminately were fitted to breed fast trotters from, would
go further than any sensible man, however enthusiastic
in his advocacy of the blood he may be. Few there are
which can be depended upou to breed race-horses from,
and this their natural vocation. Those which have been
tried, as a rule, were failures as the dams of winners,
and this inferiority was not the best recommendation for
entry into the trotting paddocks. The mares at Palo
Alto are of a higher class. Annette, the dam of Ansel,
was the mother of two good race-horses — Camille Urso,
by Lodi, and Chance, by Venture, with a trotting record
of 2:27£. Dame Winnie is a member of a distinguished
family on both sides. Lizzie Whips is near of kin to
some of the celebrities of the turf, and a fine performer
herself, and the list could be extended to include quite a
number of the mares in that stud.

We have not the least hesitation in making the state-
ment that for the first time in the history of trotting-
horse breeding thoroughbred mares have been accorded
a fair chance, and that Palo Alto must be awarded the
credit of the movement.

There are questions in the article quoted which will be
answered hereafter. We cheerfully acknowledge that
many of the positions are strong, a few impregnable,
and taken together require time, study and research to
present testimony which will be of sufficient weight to
counterbalance that which Mr. Wallace presents. There
is more pleasure, however, in answering arguments if a
good deal of labor is entailed, than to reply to assertions
which many appear to consider sound logic. While real-
izing that the work is anything but an easy "stent" we
shall enter upon it with confidence.

While writing about the class of thoroughbred mares
which should be placed in the trotting list, the intention
was to offer as an illustration a remark made by Mr. Sal-
isbury to a man with whom he was talking horse. It
was to the effect that he would have the greatest hopes of
raising a two-minute trotter from coupling Director
with a mare which could run a mile in 1:40 than from
aay other selection of a dam. Most assuredly if such a
mare had other qualities in nearly equal proportion she
would be more likely to throw the wonder than one
which was slower, and the capacity to keep up such a
rate of speed at the gallop be an augury that her prog-
eny would have the necessary endurance to hold out at a
trot. This leads to a repetition of the position that we
took many years ago, viz., that the form of the thor-
oughbred is the best adapted for rapid locomotion at any
of the gaits, and when that form is coupled with other
necessary qualifications a superior animal will result.

Out-Crossing.

This week we give what Stonehenge has to say about
out-crossing, and in connection with the article pub-
lished last week is a fair and candid statement of both
sides of the question. That these examples, taken from
the records of nearly half a century ago, favors inbreed-
ing must be admitted, and still later research may show
to the contrary.

Hereafter we will give Couut Lehndorff's views, sup-
plementary to which will be illustrations from American
turf history.

Poscora Hayward was sent up lo Eureka last week and
reached there in a very sick condition. The Mail roporfs the
ohaDces as against recovery.

1888

JPtt greed** swtfl jtytirtsnura.

73

The Stallion Stake at the State Fain

A sweepstake for all trotting stallions, heats of a mile,
best 3 in 5, at the State Fair of 1888, will he found
among the new advertisements in the paper of this week,
where the conditions can be found. "We are much
pleased to record this very liberal offer of the State Fair
folk, and as liberality in horse affairs is usually the best
policy, we sincerely hope that this will prove to be a
better investment than the most sanguine anticipate.
Then it will be an advantage to the National Stallion
Stake, being another inducement for Eastern owners to
make nominations. There will be some six weeks
between the two events, so that the first trotted will not
be a drawback to the second. Six weeks often prove to
be sufficient time for great changes to take place. Horses,
in many instances, knock a big hole in previous records
after six weeks of active work, and as all agree that
actual races are more favorable for improvement than
any amount of exercise outside of public performances,
the time is of more importance to stallions which make
seasons than other classes, and those which are kept in
the stud until the summer is well advanced have to be
hurried to get ready.

The object in fixing the date of the National as late as
October 20 th, was to give time to get in order after the
close of even a late season. Those which stop by the first
of June will have space enough before the State Fair, but
if kept in service, as some have heretofore been, until Au-
gust, the 20th of October is rather too close. There will,
unquestionably, be a shortening of duties consequent on
these stakes, and unless an owner is "hard pressed" for
the emoluments of his horse, will be apt to cut off some
which would otherwise be taken. As stated in another
article, we do not hold that stud service is such a bar to
performance as a majority of people ascribe. We shared
in that opinion until there was a good deal of proof to
the contrary, and now, further than to curtail the time
for training, consider that the effect is not detrimental to
any great degree.

But there must be a cessation of fast work during the
time of service. This is also at variance with our former
notions, and the change of ideas has followed a closer
study of the subject. This, however, will come in with
greater propriety when the topic is nearer akin.

Eastern owners might give as a reason for not engag-
ing in the National that to put all on one chance, when the
journey was so long, was not advisable. That even a
slight ailment might render the trip entirely void, but
with this addenda, and the further project of trotting at
subsequent Fairs, that objection does not hold good. The
second payment in the National is due the first of Sep-
tember. Horses engaged at the State Fair will be started
so as to arrive by that time. Thus the only risk in both
Btakes is $450, and this is light for such a rich prospect.

State Fair Officers.

Every person who has the welfare of the State Agri-
cultural Society at heart will share with us the gratifica-
tion over the retention of the old officers, without in any
sense disparaging the other good men in the Board.
Mr. Shippee seems to be particularly well adapted for
the Presidential chair. He has natural gifts for the
position and when so ably seconded by the other mem-
bers of the Board the administration cannot be surpassed.
Travel over all the states and a stronger cabinet than
that which has charge of the several departments of the
society could not be found. Could not be equaled
outside of California, as the most competent of Eastern
managers would be at a loss when brought into contact
with Pacific Coast duties. Not another fair, exhibition,
exposition, or whatever else it may be called, has the
Bcope of ours. "Without the least hesitation we pro-
nounce it the most serviceable department of the State
government. It does more for the State than any other
governmental institution, with the single exception of
schools and colleges. A greater advantage to the bulk
of the people, and every dollar granted is like seed scat-
tered in a rich Boil, returning many times the amount
planted. As the best seed planted on the best soil has
little value unless the after care is proper, so if our grand
autumn display were to lack in management it would
dwindle into comparative insignificance. "With the
present Board there is a certainty of progress. Joined
to the President's natural talent for this kind of business
he has the benefit of long experience. He has the benefit
of coadjutors, which can be classed with Napoleon's Field
Marshals, with the able staff of generals which seconded
the central figure in our history in a way that made it
difficult to award a decided preference. Without such a
staff the efforts of even the greatest would fail; with it
there is no trouble. Every wheel ruus smoothly, and in
this connection we must reiterate the praises so justly
due the clerical department. More potent, than many
imagine, for good or evil is this branch of the service.
All in all we cannot see how the present Board could
be amended. The old guardB have proved their fitness

for the situation; so far as we are acquainted the later
recruits are eminently worthy. To our knowledge can
be added the testimony of "coming under the tongue of
good report."

Death of Happy Medium.

We sincerely regret the death of Happy Medium.
There are many causes for regret. In the first place
his owner has earned the respect and gocd wishes of
every one who is at all interested in trotters, and has
been of vast service to every person engaged in breeding
them. He has done as much as any one man, more, it
may be said, to relieve "horse business" of the odium
which formerly clung to it than anyone else. He
deserved the success which he so fairly earned, and such
a loss is serious. Then again we had Princess under,
our charge for some time and sold her to Robert Bonner,
acting as agent for D. A. Gage. We have an affection
for horses that we have known long enough to really
know them, which extends to their kindred, and the old
mare was an especial favorite. She was a "character."
There was a spice of devil in her composition, and yet
the deviltry gave a piquancy that would have been
missed, a ragout without flavor.

We learn that another son of Happy Medium has been
lately brought to California, and the blood can scarcely
be too highly prized. Brigadier has been underrated
without cause, and that his stock will yet show well we
have not the least doubt. Had it not been for the
"gruelling" he got in that eastern campaign it is nearly
dead certain that he would have made a very low mark.
Horses, like men, must have an opportunity, without it
there is no chance. Milton Medium has done wonder-
fully well for his chances, and now that the sire has gone
we trust that that there will be better appreciation of
the blood.

The following was from The Woiid.
Lexington, Jan. 25.— Gen. W, T. Withers' famous stal-
lion Happy Medium died thia morning at Fairlawn Farm,
near this city, of spinal meningitis. He was one of the most
famous sires of trotting stock, and although twenty-five years
old was valued at $40,000.

Happy Medium was foaled in 1863. He was bay in color,
and was bred by H. F. Galloway, at Sufferns, N. T. He was
by gBysdyk's Hambletonian, out of the famous California
trotting mare Princess (record 2:30), by Andrew's Hamble-
tonian, son of J nelson's Hambletonian, who was by Bishop's
Hambletonian, a son of imported Messenger. As Eysdyk's
Hambletonian was in-bred to Messenger, Happy Medium
carried a rich infusion of that blood. Princess was one of
the famous trotters of the "fifties," and often trotted against
the famous Flora Temple. In fact, it was Princess that
trotted against Flora Temple at Kalamazoo, Mich., when the
latter made her record of 2:19|— the first time "twenty" waB
ever beaten, and Princess beat Flora Temple at two mile
heats in 1869. Happy Medium himself gained a record when
four years old, at Goshen, N. Y., of 2:54, which he reduced
to 2:32£ at Patterson, N. J., in 1869, when he distanced Guy
Miller and Honesty. In 1871 Mr. Robert Steel, of Philadel-
phia, purchased Happy Medium, and in 1879 sold him to
Gen. W. T. Withers. As a sire Happy Medium was famous
the country through. He had no less than thirty-nine
of his get in the "two-thirty" list, of which Masey Cobb had
the best stallion record of 2:13£, while he also trotted to pole
with Neta Medium in 2:15£, while according to Chester's
tabulated statement the following get of Happy Medium
entered the 2:30 list lastyear: Norman Medium, 2:20; Edith,
2:22£; First Love, 2:22£; Camile and Riley Medium, 2:25
each; Frank Ellis, 2:26£; Fred Medium, 2:27£; Happy Girl,
2:27£;Brint Medium, 2:28£; Eddy Medium, 2:29£, and Mott
Medium, 2:29£. The death of Happy Medium will be a
serious loss to Gen. Withers, who in 1884 lost the famous
Almont, another trotting sire that he had refused $40,000 for.

The practical breaking up of this stud gives an oppor-
tunity to purchase stock at auction which seldom occurs.
The assurance that they will positively be sold can be
relied upon. There are so many sales where such all
assurance is given with little regard for carrying the
promise through, that it has become common to con-
sider many grains of salt as the main condiment to the
bill of fare, but we feel that there is no hazard in guar-
anteeing it in this instance. The colts in training have
been at the Bay District Track for some time, and all
offered will be there by the middle of the coming week,
Catalogues can be obtained of Killip & Co., Samuel
Gamble or Geo. A. Wiley, Danville, Contra Costa Co.,
Cal.

Dr. Hicks Protests.

The Cook Sale.

A week from next Thursday, February 16th, Kilhp &
Co. will offer for sale at the Bay District Tract, San
Francisco, the greater portion of the stock of the Monte
Diablo Ranoho, belonging to Seth Cook. That it will
be a large offering is manifest, when only Steinway,
his son, Charles Derby, and four brood-mares are
retained. The trotting stock are, with scarcely an excep-
tion, rarely bred, many of them "performers," and of
high form. Samuel Gamble collected them, and as he
is known to be one of the most exacting of equine critics,
this of itself is no small recommendation. That the
"blood-lines" were well chosen the catalogue proves.
Among the brood-mares offered are the get of Steinway,
The Moor, Abbotsford, Silver Threads, Nutwood, Whip-
ple's Hambletonian, Elmo, Echo and Belnor. Hamble-
tonian, Mambrino Chief, The Moor, Long Island Black
Hawk are represented, and these comprise the great trot-
ting strains of the country, all ending, however, in two
imported horses, Messenger and Grand Bashaw. The
blood of Vermont Black Hawk is also found, and vari-
ous other strains of merit. There are seven trotting
colts in the list, and it does not require an intimate knowl-
edge of pedigrees to learn that their breeding may be
termed grand. Six of them are by Steinway and Clovis,
and from dams well adapted to show good results.
There are twenty trotting fillies, a majority of them
being old enough to put in the stud, though should pur-
chasers prefer to have them trained there is more than
a good chance for a rate of speed up to the standard of
the present day. Eleven Cleveland Bays and roadster
geldings to swell the catalogue to eighty-two in all

Editor Breeder and Sportsman:— Tour Sacramento cor-
respondent "Observer," says: ''Dr. Hicks is slowly recover-
ing, and hopes to sit behind hiB Flaxtails again in the Bpring."
Unhappily your correspondent is not well advised as to my
hopes or my stock. Because I was a little in advance of
others in a just appreciation of a pacing cross in a trotter, or
for some other reason, there seems to be a general misappre-
hension that I have nothing but Flaxtails and Blue Bulls.
A breeder of trotttrs who inherited his stock but not the
knowledge that ehould go with it, said the other day, "I have
to admit that Dr. Hicks has good horses, but they are not
well bred." For the information of this gentleman and
''Observer," I wish to say that I have Hambletonian blood
through seven lines; Mambrino Chief blood through five
lines; Clay blood, Bashaw blood, Patchen blood, American
Star blood, Black Hawk blood, Pilot Jr. blood, and plenty of
thoroughbred blood, some of it closer up than I like. In
short, I have in my stock all the blood that is recognized in
the breeding of trotters, not forgetting Blackbird blood.
Grafted upon these old trotting lines I have what every in-
telligent breeder is now seeking — pacing blood, and the very
best of pacing blood — Blue Bull and Flaxtail. From this
breeding the produce of my stock have twice achieved the
fastest records in the world in their class, at the time made.
At the laBt California State Fair the produce of my stock took
more premiums than any three breeding farms in the State,
as the Secretary's books will show. I am not well enough to
write, but I cannot afford to let this sneer at my stock pass un-
noticed. As my affliction will compel me to sell them, which
I shall do with the deepest regret, but with a profound con-
viction that in the near future, no matter into whose hands
they may fall, they will vindicate my judgment and the
theories upon which they were bred, and do their full share
in maintaining California trotters in the proud position which,
they now hold. Respectfully,
Sacramento, JaD. 30th. " M. W. Hicks*
♦

Foals of 1888.

At Palo Alto. Property of Hon. Leland Stanford.

thoroughbred.

Jan. 15, chestnut filly by Flood, dam Glendew by imp.
Glengary, from Glenrose by Lexington.
trotters.

Jan. 20, brown colt by Alban, dam America by Eysdyk's
Hambletonian, from Fanny Star by Seely's American Star.

Jan. 22, brown filly by Electioneer, dam Lizzie "Whips by
Enquirer, from The Graud Dutoh S. by Vandal.

Jan. 27, bay filly by Electioneer, dam Lady Ellen by
Carr's Mambrino; second dam by Owen Dale.

Feb. 1, b f by Electricity, dam Mecca by Mohawk Chief,
from Mayfly (dam of Bonita, 2:18£) by St. Clair.

Names Claimed.

By O. W. Hancock, Sacramento.

Specie, for chestnut colt foaled April 15, 1386, by Sterling,
dam St. Cloud by Nutwood.

Merry Bird, for bay filly foaled April 16, 1887, by
Prompter, dam Bonnie by John Nelson.

As to Shakespeare.

A subscriber writes: In 1853 Mr. James M. White brought
across the plains from Kentucky a gray stallion called
Shakespeare. Could you, or any of your readers, give me the
pedigree of Shakespeare and greatly oblige?

[We do not know the horse. If any of our readers can
throw any light on the matter they will confer a favor by
writing us. — Ed.]

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Answers to Corresaonflents.

i m

Questions answered only through these columns. No replies by
mail or telegraph. The name of the writer should accompany all
questions, not for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Let-
ters received without the writer'u name cannot receive attention.

Subscriber, Rohnerville.

Did Occident ever beat Jndge Fullerton in a race, and if so
what was the time?

Answer — Occident beat Fullerton three times: San Fran-
cisco, Oct 31, 1874; time, 2:19, 2:18, 2:22.}. San Francisco,
Nov., 1874; time 2:19, 2:25, 2:20*. Sacramento, Oct. 30,
1878; time 2:23, 223J, 2:22.

Subscriber, Eure&a, Cal.

Please inform me what Peidmont colts have made records
better than 2:30, Please give their names and pedigree, and
the time they made.

Answer— Pequot, 2:27}; Carlisle, 2:28£, dam Idabelle, by
Rysdyk's Hambletonian. Pequot was bred in the East, and
we do not know his dam,
W. H. S., Willows, Cal.

1. Who owned Ten Broeok when he ran the race with Mol-
Iie McCarthy? 2. Was he not the fastest horse on record at
that time?

Answer— 1. F. B. Harper. 2. He had the best record at
one, two and four miles.

W. H. T., San Luis Obispo.

Is Duke MoClellau by Gea, McClellan, dam the dam of
Dan Voorhies, 2:23}, and sire of Maid of Oaks, 2:20, standard
bred?

Answer— Yes. He is standard under both, rules 1

J.T. Mc, Ogden, Utah.
Whioh has the best record, Shamrock or Bell Boy
Answer.— Shamrock, 2:25; Bell Boy, 2:26.

74

<pte fpmAflc unA j^povtsraan.

Feb 4

Present Status of Running-Blood in Breeding
the Trotter.

[Wallace's Monthly.]
It is now a good many years since the veteran editor and
founder of the Breeder and Sportsman, of San Francisco,
commenced writing on the horse. So many, indeed, that we
don't care about specifying them, for about the same time we
ourselves commenced in a small way on the same subject.
We were both citizens of Iowa, and we were both heartily in
accord with the belief that all that was good in the trotter
came from the "thoroughbred," and that the only way to
improve bim farther was to get more "'thoroughbred" blood
into him. In truth, neither of ns knew anything about it,
but this was the teaching of all who had gone before us, and
it was the effort of the time with every one who was trying to
breed the trotter. Our contemporary, although a man of
brains, gave his attention for many years to the practical side
of horsemanship, and bis views were always loyal to his
first notions and the data upon which he rested were fur-
nished by his own stable and his own sulky. He believed he
■was right, and his tenacity of purpose -was worthy of success,
which never came until he put two trotting-crosses on top of
a thoroughbred mare and produced Anteeo and Antevolo.
Our own line of labor led us in a different direction, and
instead of toiling for the triumph of a theory represented in
our own stock, we devoted our energies to the classification
of all the recorded trotting experiences of the whole world,
and upon the solid basis furnished by those experiences we
now stand. The truth of the great law became everywhere
apparent that a horse could not transmit a capacity that he
did not inherit or possess. The great mass of all past experi-
ences confirmed this law. and it became impossible to longer
resist the truth.

In a short article in a recent number of the Breeder and
Sportsman the editor asks some questions, in the way of
argument, and we will try to answer them in the same candid
spirit in which they are asked. He says: " 'L.' claims that
there have been thousands of attempts to breed fast trotters
from thoroughbred mares. If this be the case there must be
some evidence to sustain the position. We get catalogues
from all the main breeders of trotters, and outside of Palo
Alto it is rare, indeed, to find a thoroughbred mare in the
list," At another point in the article he remarks: "We will
be highly pleased to learn how many thoroughbred mares
there are on the trot ting-breeding farms of the United States
outside of Palo Alto. It has been stated that the late R. A.
Alexander bred a great many thoroughbred mares to trotting
Btallions. * * * If Mr. Brodhend will refer to the old
books of the Woodburn Farm he will be able to state exactly
the number of thoroughbred mares bred to trotting stallions."
We must take the liberty of refreshing the recollections of
our contemporary on some points of local history with which
he ia altogether familiar. When he waB in Chicago there were
quite a laTge number of thoroughbred mares in the different
breeding studs in that region, from which the owners were
trying to produce trotters. Among these we may nameCha3.
S. Dole, James Wadsworth, David A. Gage, Elisha Wads-
worth, C. D. Carpenter, of Tolona, C. C. & B. H. Parks, of
Waukegan, Geo. Stevens, of Milwaukee, C. A. DeGraff, of
Minnesota, besides a great many less conspicuous breeders in
Wisconsin, and especially in Michigan. Besides these thor-
oughbred mares, upon which the chief dependence seemed
to be placed, a large number of these men had half-and-half-
bred stallions at the head of their stud. SonB of Mambrino
Chief out of thoroughbred mares were then the very tip of the
fashion in all that region. The result was that these men all
went out of the business after losing a pot of money, and in
all that region not a single thoroughbred brood-mare is to be
found, -unless it be here and there one of the old stock that
is still living. What is true of that region is practically true
of the whole country east of the Rocky Mountains. Our con-
temporary is eminently right, therefore, in saying, "It is
rare, indeed, to find a thoroughbred mare in the list." They
have been here, they have been tried, and they have been
wholly discarded.

We can probably enlighten our contemporary also on the
question he raises as to how many thoroughbred mares the
late K. A. Alexander ever bred to trotting-bred stallions. In
the Monthly for May, 1879, he will find a careful study of
Woodburn under the title "Lessons of Twenty Years at
Woodburn Farm." He will there find a list of all the reputed
thoroughbred mares by name that were bred to trotting stal-
lions, and on footing up the list he will find the number
thirty-four. In the early history of Woodburn mares that
failed to produce runners were relegated to the trotting stud,
and in numbers they were about equal to those that were
trotters themselves or had produced trotters. If Mr. Alex-
ander had thirty-four thoroughbred mares in the trottiDg stnd
then, the question follows, how many has he now? Not a
single one. The last one, Little Meg, by Glencoe, and out of
a Medoc mare, disappeared from the catalogue about ten
years ago. This is the lesson taught by Woodburn, and this
is the lesson that all breeders who are compelled to make a
profit out of their business have learned.

On the question of breeding trotters from thoroughbred
mares we think Senator Stanford's viewB have been misun-
derstood or^ misinterpreted. One day on his own track, and
when Palo AKo was brought out to show a quarter, aB a two-
year-old, he remarked in the words following: "There are
thoroughbreds and thoroughbreds. Some thoroughbred
mares of the more plastic kind, with good, intelligent heads
and a natural tendency to trot will produce trotters if bred
to the right horse." After further conversation he again
remarked: "None of my stallions can get a trotter out of a
thoroughbred mare except Electioneer." These remarks
imply two conditions that must be observed. 1. The mare
must be selected, not because she is thoroughbred, but
because Bhe possesses good sense, good temper and a tendency
to trot. 2. The horse must be selected, not because he is
trotting bred, but because he possesses phenomenal power to
meet and overcome all antagonistic elements. Under these
conditions we must admit that an occasional trotter may be
produced, but under these conditions, as laid down by Sena-
tor Stanford himself, the risk is bo great that on business
principles no man is justified in taking it. Then, if the
experiment be successful, has it resulted in the production of
a superior animal ? Is Palo Alto, 2:20}, out of a thoroughbred
mare, any better than Manzinita, 2:16, oat of a paciog-bred
mare? Do seventeen heats to the credit of Palo Alto and
twenty to the credit of Manzanita show any better campaign-
ing and staying qualities in the former than in the latter?
Does the fact that there is an occasional performer "half-and-
half bed" prove that that is the way to breed a trotter?

The teachings of the statistics on this subject are very sig-
nificant and very conclusive. Among all the great trotting
Bh?r ;hat the country has produced, only three have demon-
sera >id tbeir ability to get trotters out of thoroughbred mares
— P. „t Jr., Almont and Electioneer. We are not prepared
to spt^k finally for the year just closed, as we have not given
■ is experiences a very oireful examination, but we think the

fact, as stated, will still remain. In the Monthly for October,
1SS5, we gave a carefully prepared table, embracing all the
"half-and-half-bred" trotters that had appeared up to that
time. This table developed a fact that was a great surprise
to us, and we went over it again and again to see that we had
made no mistake. Out of the great list of over 1,900 trotters
with records in 2:30 and better, there were only fifteen ani-
mals all told, up to that date, that were half-trotting and half-
running-bred. This was practically three-quarters of one
per cent, of the whole number. Considering that only twelve
or fifteen years ago everybody was trying to breed trotters in
this way, and that the public teachings at that time were all
in this direction, we must conclude that the aphorism "like
begets like," cannot be overthrown.

The New Year-Book.

Among the many encomiums showered on the Tear-Book
for 1886, we value none higher than this from Mr. J. C.
Simpson, of the California Breeder and Sportsman:

' 'Before closing we must award a higher position to the V ear-
Book than we have heretofore given it. It is a valuable work
to those who have a fancy for fast trotters and who take any
interest in their breeding and performances. It is a study in
itself; an epitome of the trottiog-world; a condensation which
does away with the absolute necessity for reference to many
volumes; the gist of breeding and performances in convenient
form."

Our "isms" and Mr. Simpson's don't always "nick," but
he honorably gives credit where credit is due, and in discus-
sion is courteous and gentlemanly.

But if the old Year-Book was "an epitome of the trotting-
world," what shall we call the new one?

On this third volume of the annual that has now become
the favorite and authoritative book of record, work is going
forward as rapidly as consistent with thorough care. The
most important part, of course, are the great annual tables,
and it is on these that we are making the greatest improve-
ment. Though the tables in the last Year-Book were more
correct, complete, and ample than anything ever published,
the coming ones will be far more elaborate and accurate than
the last. They will be compiled by the same hand, and the
hand that does a thing twice will do it better the last time.

We will outline what the book will be:

Part I will contain summaries of all raceB trotted in the
United States or Canada in 1887 in which any heat was trotted
in 2:40 or better. These will not be skeleton reports, but full
summaries. Following this will be a list of all horses that
have made records slower than 2:40 during the year.

Part II will be the cream of all trotting experience pre-
sented in elegant and lucid order. It will give:

1. A 2:30 li^t for 1SS7, embracing all horses that entered
the 2:30 list, or lowered their records in the past year.

2. A complete 2:30 list containing the name, description
and full pedigree of every trotter with a record of 2:30 or
better op to the close of 18S6, thus giving, in connection with
the 1887 list, a complete 2:30 list from the earliest times np
to the present, The pedigrees will be extended at least to the
6econd dam in every caBe where known, and the whole will
make what has never yet been given the public — a complete
2:30 list.

3. The great Table of Trotters under their Sires will then
follow, and here in alphabetical order will be arranged, with
his performing progeny, the name, description, age, pedigree
and salient points of history of every horse that ever sired a
2:30 trotter. The full pedigree will be given, and indeed
every essential fact. In this will be accomplished the most
conspicuous improvement upon the old tables, as there only
the sire and dam were given. Following the sire, and his
2:30 list, will of course come, as usual, the list of his sons
and daughters that have produced 2:30 performers.

4. Next will come a list of all horses that have sired the
dams of two or more in the 2:30 list, but have not sired any
2:30 performers themselves. This was a new and widely
appreciated feature of last year's book, and will in the next
be amplified and improved. Prominent in this list figure
such horses as Bngnoli, Berkeley's Edwin Forrest, Eureka,
Blood's Black Hawk, John Dillard, St. Clair, etc.

5. Then will follow the table of great brood-mares, giving
the name, pedigree and performing and producing progeny
of every mare that has produced two or more 2:30 performers,
or one 2:30 performer besides a son or daughter that has pro-
duced a 2:30 performer. This is a table of great interest and
value.

6. Appropriately finishing this grand aeries will come the
table of fastest records. This will give the fastest records at
all distances, all ages, all periods, all wajB of going, whether
in races or against time, and will answer any question as to
record-breaking.

The whole will form a handsome volume, bound in 6tiff
covers, and making a complete and convenient book of refer-
ence.

It will be seen that with this book in his band a man can
answer almost any conceivable question about the records of
the trotting-horse. It will be more than a mere record-book;
it will in reality be a stud book of performers and producers,
and will have condensed within its covers the very cream of
literature, that it would cost hundreds of dollars to buy in
the original volumes. It will have the advantage of "doing
away with reference to many volumes," and this complete
compendium will be 6old at a price within the reach of the
poorest.

We have published our share of trotting-horse literature,
and we have nu hesitation in saying that the new Year Book
will be the most valuable work on the subject ever compassed
in one volume. L.
*

The Breeding- Problem-

Horse breeders will do well to consider and compare the
information contained in the letters from prominent breed-
ers, published in the past four issues and in this. It will be
observed that the most thoughtful men engaged in the bus-
iness differ in their methods of handling stallions and
mares, bnt a comparison of results will impart to the unprej-
udiced a lesson of the highest value that will tend to estab-
lish a more uniform standard of practice. Of course there
are some who have inherited certain methods and scorn any
suggestion inconsistent with them, and others who are satis-
tied that they are masters of the hidden secrets of nature.
These men have ceased to grow and have already begun to
die. The world can do nothing more for them, and the
earth they encumber is already yearning to claim its own.

We had some conversation with Mr. Milton B. Young and
were struck by the system with which he had arrived at con-
clusions. He tried his mares ever> day in the season after
the first breeding until he was satisfied they were with foal,
and recorded every circumstance having the least bearing,
His theory was that a mare once bred should be regularly
tried to ascertain when she went out; that the trials should
then continue to find out if she came in season again; that
when in again, whether the time since her last service was

long or short the mare Bhould be bred. In pursuing this the-
ory Mr. Young found that almost invariably a mare that
remained in season as long as six days after being bred
would, though permitted to go out without further breeding,
come in later and have to be bred again. Consequently his
practice now is to breed a mare over if she remains in season
six days after she was bred without waiting for her to go out
and cjme in again. The statistics gathered in the practice of
the first theory furnished data which led absolutely to the
conclusion upon which he bases his present practice. The
importance of this discovery can not be overestimated. A
month or two added to the life of a high-bred foal often
means an increased value of hundreds of dollars, and in a
stud of fifty mares the difference in early and late foals, a
higher or lower rate of barrenness, is from five to ten thou-
sand dollars per annum.

Mr. Young's method of obtaining daily information of the
condition of his mares was simple and inexpensive. The
groom took his place with the stallion at the teasing pole,
separating him from a lot, where the mares were driven in
loose, one of them being singled out at a time and driven to
the stallion. This was a little troublesome the first few days,
after which one man besides the stallion's groom could easily
try a bunch of twenty or thirty in a brief time without other
assistance. This being done every day, the valuable data
from which the important conclusions above mentioned were
drawn, was obtained.— Kentucky Stock Farm.
♦

Trouble Ahead.

[Breeder's Gazette.]

It was not unnaturally supposed that when Mr. T. J. Vail
resigned the Secretaryship of the National Trotting Associa-
tion, having been moved to that act by the fact that his
administration of the office was, to say the least, giving
marked dissatisfaction to a large majority of the membership,
his career as a factor in trotting affairs was over. Such, how-
ever, was not the case, and recent developments show plainly
enough that Mr. Tail, at the time he resigned, regarded his
retirement as only a temporary one. "When Mr. Vail's suc-
cessor, Mr. M. M, Morse, was elected by the Board of Review
and took possession of the Hartford office, he availed himself
for some time of the assistance of the ex-Secretary, that
gentleman being about the only man in the country thoroughly
famiiiar with the workings of the machine he had built up.
Not long ago, however, Mr. Morse concluded that he had
fully mastered the details of the business, and requested Mr.
Vail to vacate the room he had been occupying. Instead of
doing this Mr. Vail took the keys to the room and has since
held possession of it, although not recognized in any way by
the Secretary. It is understood that from this room Mr.
Vail is issuing a circular letter to members of the National
Trotting Association asking them to send him proxies to be
voted at the Congress to be held in February, and the
adherents of the present administration are greatly alarmed
lea-t he should succeed in securing enough of them to again
give him the control of affairs that he for so long enjoyed.

The situation would be a ludicrous one were it not of so
grave a character, and even with thiB view of the matter in
mind it is difficult to suppress a smile at the wily manner in
which Mr. Vail has been managing things since his enforced
retirement a year ago. In the meantime, the aspect of affairs
has greatly changed. President Grant, who irom being a
friend of Vail became one of his most active opponents, has
announced that at the close of his present term of office he
will retire, which means one stumbling block removed from
Mr. Vail's path. Vice-President Tilton, the stern old Massa-
chusetts soldier, who also left the Vail camp after serving
therein many years and demanded the resignation of Mr.
Vail, is lying at the point of death, and cannot in any event
retain bis office beyond its present term. Many of the tracks
that were opposed to Vail have left the ranks of the National
Association and joined those of the American, and in general
there has been such a shifting of people and events that Mr.
Vail sees in the present outlook a chance to regain the place
he held so long, enjoyed so much, and left so reluctantly.
Just what the outcome of his new move* will be cannot of
course be foretold, but it is safe to assume that the shrewd
little man from Connecticut will make a gallant fight, because
even his enemies must admit that he always did that, and
with a good fighter there is always a chance for victory. It
is true that with the exception of a single paper in New York
city and one in Kentucky, the ex-Secretary has little support
in the field of journalism, but his methods have never been
of a character to require much assistance from that source,
or to derive any particular strength from such assistance
when it has been given. Proxies were the weapon with
which the Vail victories were always gained in the past, and
the fight that will take place next February will be waged on
the old line. It is possible that the thorough exposition of
Mr. Vail's plans, which in certain to be made, may take away
much of his strength through the Association's refusing to
send him proxies, or revoking those already issued, and it is
understood that the Board of Appeals of the National Trot-
ting Association has already iuslracted Secretary Morse to
warn all members of the ex-Secretary's scheme; but in any
event there is certain to be a big tight in the ranks of the
National, and that of course means increasing weakness.
With the present efficient officers out of the way it will not
be such easy sailing in the future as it has been in the past,
and certain recent events, notably the reinstatement o'. Geo.
Hossack, are certain to add to the tempestuousness of the
voyage. Many of the men and tracks that remained faithful
to the National Association when the American was formed
did so on the assurance that with the resignation of Mr.
Vail the internal strife would cease, and they are naturally
disgusted with the new turn that affairs have taken. Reason-
ing men do not care to be connected with an organization
which is always in the position uf the celebrated Kilkenny
oats, and this latest move of the ex-36cretary will certainly
drive them from the fold.

In the meantime, the American Association is gaining
strength every day. Mr. D. J. Campau, Secretary of the
Detroit track, and the man to whose p.ush and aggressive-
ness the organization of the American Association was due,
was in Chicago last week, and to a representative of The
Gazette said that the success of the Association had been
beyond the most sanguine hopes of its promoters. It had
already acquired a practical monopoly of the tracks in the
West, and in the East was gaining ground so steadily that
the placing on its membership rolls of the names of a majority
of the tracks there was only aqnestion of time. Mr. Campau
sees clearly that the tendency of the trotting turf is not only
in the direction of stakes instead of purses, but he is also
aware that it is to the breeding interests that the turf must
look for Us permanent sopport, and it is with these ideas in
mind that the course of the Detroit track, now unquestionably
the leading oue in the West, will be shaped.

It is stated that Dr. Lum, St. Petersburg, Russia, has
shipped two Orloff stallions and a mare to Roohester, N. Y.,
where the manager has purchased a farm.

1888

fglte ffrejete and Jfc^rtstttam,

National Trotting

Stallion Stake.

Stakes for Trotting Stallions.

A sweepstakes for all trotting stallions, of >l,r00 each, with for-
feits as hereinafter described; beats of a mile, best 2 in 5 in harness.
Five or more nominations to fill, to Dame and close on Thursday, the
first day of March nest, with the Treasurer. Two hundred dollars to
he paid at that date which mnst accompany the nomination:
$300 on Saturday, the first day of September next, and the final payment
of S^OO on 'Wednesday, the 17th of October next. The race to be trotted
on Saturday, the 20th of October next, provided day and track are good
on that day, and in case the selected day and track are not favorable
tha race to be postponed until the first good day and good track there-
after; but if said postponement be more than ten days, then each
subscriber to have the right to withdraw bis last payment, proper
notice having been given the Treasurer of his intention to withdraw
when the ten days have expired, and a failure to give said notice will
hold the whole stake until the race is decided, baid race to be
trotted on one of the following named tracks: San Francisco, San
Jose, Oakland, Petaluma, Santa Rosa, Sacramento or Stockton, it
being optional with thu Treasurer which of these is selected, using
his judgment in regard to selecting the track which will yield the
most money to be added to the stake. This added money shall con-
sist of all the accruing piofits, after the necessary expenses are
liquidated. The Treasurer may advertise for proposals from the
proprietors of the tracks named, soliciting bids for a certain amount
of money or such other offers as he shall designate. The Treasurer
shall have full power to condnct all the business pertaining to the
stake, appoint Secretary, judges of the race, and fill any other offices
or stations necessary to a proper management.

Should, from any cause, the Treasurer be incapacitated from attend-
ing to the business, then the subscribers who at the time are eligible
to start in the race shall elect his successor, who will be invested
with the powers first granted,

The rules to govern said stake shall be those of the association in
which the track selected holds membership, though it is imperative
that the track shall be a member of the American Trotting Association
or the National Trotting Association, and should the Treasurer deem
it expedient he is empowered to apply for membership in either or
both of the above-named associations.

The stakes and added money shall he apportioned as follows: If
four or more horses start, the first or winning horse shall receive fifty
per cent, of the whole amount of stakes and added money, the second
in the race twenty-five per cent., the third in the race fifteen per
cent., and the fonrth in the race ten per cent. If three start the
division shall he, the winner sixty per cent., th^ second twenty-five
per cent., and the third fifteen per cent. If two start the winner shall
receive seventy per cent., the second thirty per cent. Should there
be a "walk-over," the horse making it shall receive all the stakes and
forfeits less the necessary expenses. A failure to pay at the stipulated
time will incur a loss of previous payments.

Address nominations to IS. T. Mnilli, Fourth and Townsend
Streets, San Fiancisco, Cal.

W. T. Mil TH.
Treasurer of Jiational Trotting; Stallion Stake.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION.

IMP. MARINER,

[Called Oatcake in Australia.;
I have made arrangements under which I will stand the stallion imp.
Mariner for the season ending on or about June 1st, 1888.

Pedigree.

Sired by Wild Oats, he by Wild Dayrell, son of Ion and Ellen Middle-
ton, by Bay Middietoii, out of TheUolden Horn, by Markaway.dain Miss
Emma by Saunt^rer; secoud dam Dulcimer, by Trnmpeter; third dam.
Teddingtonia by Tedoington, eta. [See English Stud Book, VoL X, page
855.]

Description.

Mariner is a chestnut horse sixteen hands high, of a conformation
combining both power and speed, and was a successful race-horse in
Australia. He is bred from racing families in both branches ot his
genealogical tree, and traces through Wild Dayrell, Harkaway, Irish
Birdcatcher, Bay Middleton, reddlngton, Orlando, Eclipse, Matcbem,
Regttlus, Bartlett's Childers and Houeywood's Arabian to the seven-
teenth dam, a Byerly Turk mare. He was bred in England, imported to
Australia in utero, foaled in 1883 and Imported to California in 1887. A
horse of his breeding, size and quality c*n hardly fail to he a successful
aire.

Terms $50 tlie Season, witu Privilege of Return.
I will, before the middle of January, eive notice of the place at which I
will have him. It will be within easy distance of San Francisco.

MA 'IT STOR.N,
7ja Box 24%, Oakland, tal.

1888. RANCHO DEL RIO. 1888.

The Thoroughbred Stallion

JOE HOOKER,

By Monday, dam Mayflower, by Imp. Eclipse from Hen-
nie Farrow by Imp. Sbamrock,

Will make the season of 1S8S at Rancho del Rio, five'miles from Sac-
ramento, on the Freeport road.

Limited to twelve mares of approved breeding besides
tbe owner's.

Terms S 1 01) the Season.
Good pasturago at reasonable rates. Every precaution taken but no
responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes.

Address H. B, BAGWILL,

31de Care of THFO. WINTERS, ^aeramenfo, CaT,

Cook Stock Farm.

SE&SON OF 1888.

Standard Bred Trotting and Cleve-
land Bay Stallions.

STEINWAY 1808,

Two-year-old record, fonrth heat. 3:31 1-3.
Three-year- oid record, fonrth heat, 3:25 1-3.

By Strathmore -108. sire of Santa Clans, 2:17A; Tucker, 2:1S; Sky-
light-Pilot 2:iy, and 10 more with records of 2:20$ to l!:iy.

First dam Abbess (the dam of Soprano, the dam of C. F. Clay, five-
year-old stallion record 2:1*, and Solo, four-year-old record 2:28$), by
Albion isire of Yanity Fair, record 2:24^, and the dam of Favorita
2:i5i).

Second dam by imp. Emancipation.

Third dam by Bertrand, a son of Sir Archy.

Steinway belongs to one of the greatest speed prodncing families,
opportunities considered, In the whole country, and be himself is fast,
showing that he produces speed of high rate. His daughter Steinette
the dam of Col.R. G. Stoner's remarkable and promising youns stal-
lion Bourbon Russell, and A. C. Beckwith's Ned Wilkes. Steinway is
own brother to Solo, four-year-old record 2:284; Eminence, three-year-
old record ?:27, and Soprano, the dam of C. P. Clay, five-year-old stal-
lion record 2:18. His dam Abbess is also the dam of W. H. Kerr & Co. .
Cable, Ohio, the fast and promising young stallion Currency now in the
stud (fie trotted a mile as a yearling in 2:46) and also the dam of Jersey
Lily, burned when a two-year-old in the stable of W. H. Wilson, said
by those who saw her work to have been able to beat 2:ii0, having
trotted quarters in 34 seconds, and halves in 1 -J.0. Steinway has but
51) living foals, out of Norman and farm mares. He never served but
twelve trotting-hred mares in this State, and some of them are dead or
lost their colts, so we don't consider that Steinway has had a fair show
in the stud in serving trotting-bred mares, and we know that some of
his colts are showing great speed both trotting and pacing.

S'einway, bay horae, hind ankles white, 15A bands high, weight
1,175 pounds. His disposition and also bis colta' is kind, and impart-
ing to bis get beauty and style. Terms, $J5 for the Season.

Charles Derby 490 7,

Brown horse, foaled 1885, bred by Seth Cook, Cook Stock tarm,
Danville, Cal.

By Steinway, record 2:35.

First dam Katy G. by Electioneer.

Second dam Fanny Malone by Niagara.

Third dam Fanuy Wi kbam by Herald.

Fourth dam by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam by imp. Barefoot, etc.

iSee Brace's Am. Stud Book, Vol. 1, Page 429.)

This horse will be allowed to serve five approved mares at $100.

CRESCO 4908,

By Strathmore 408, sire of Santa Clans 2:17*, Tucker 2:19, Secretary
2:2Ci. sire of the dam of C. F. Clay, 2:18.

First dam Alia, record 2:33, by Almont 33 (sire of Fanny Wither-
spoon, 2:16}; Piedmont, 2:17^; Westmont, 1:13}, pacer.

Second dam by Brignoli 77, record 2:294 (sire of the dam of King
Wilkes, record 2:23$, he the sire of Oliver K., record 2:16$) by Mam-
brino Chief, sire of Lady Thome, 2 :18£ .-

Third dam by Cripple, son of Medoc, by American Eclipse; fonrth
dam by American Eclipse, he by Duroc, he by imp. Diomed.

Bay horse. 15.1 height, weight l.U'5, foaled 18il. His breeding is
royal; he has hut seven living foals out of all kinds of mares, and all
show some speed, and pluck enough to go a hard race to its hitter end,
and last all day on the road and come bark the next day. Terms,
$3 5 for the Season.

CLEVELAND BAYS,

BARON HILTON.

No 584, Vol. 1, English Stad Book.

By Lucks AIL, No. 189.

First dam by Sportsman 291.

Second dam by Lucks All 188.

Third dam by Cardinal 47.

Fourth dam by Emulator 103.

Baron Hilton, bay, foaled 1883, 16.1 hands high, weight 1,380
pounds, best feet and legs and a very stout back, good head and neck,
good mane and tail and a very handsome finish, surpassing that of any
other large stallion in the land. His disposition is of tbe very best.
This family is noted for size, style and rich color. He is one of the
very best of roadsters. Terms, $25 for the Season.

ROYAL STUDLEY.

No. 68 American Cleveland Stud Book, Vol. 1.

Sire by Young Candidate, winning grand prize, Great York,
Ing 20 others.

First dam by Whalebone 355, vinner first premium at the
Yorkshire.

Second dam by Lucks All, No. 188.

Third dam by Snmmercock 302,

Royal Sludley is very handsome. 1C* hands high: weight
pounds, black points, with a reputation of imparting to his
beauty and style surpassing all large slock of horses. His dispo:
is of tbe best ; he is an attractive horse. This family is noted for
size, and color. Terms, $£5 for the Season.

beat-
great

a,435

"colts
si lion
style,

SAXON PRINCE.

No. 83, foaled

188^. Imported July. 1868. recorded in
Vol, 1, A. V. B. Stud Book.

Sired by Sportsman 299; gr sire Brilliant 42. pgr aire Yatton Lad,
gggr sire Wonderful Lad 361, ggggr sire Cleveland Lad 69, gggg
gr sire Cleveland 60.

Saion Prince is a very handsome and attractive young horse. He
is symmetrical in form, beauty, style, and finish of that ot a thorough-
bred, and will be allowed to serve ten mares at Terms. $? 5 the
Season.

The Standard Bred and Cleveland Bay slallions will serve mares
the present season, commencing February 1st, and ending September
1st, 1888, at Cook Farm. Danville, Contra Costa County. All bills ray-
able invariably before the animal is removed. Mares not proving in
foal will have the money returned or mar^s served tbe next season
free, that is, if tbe same parties who bred the mare still own her. and
the *bove-named stallions are owned by the Cook Farm, or the present
owner.Sett Cook, Esq Pasturage $4 per month; bay and grain ?10 per
month, but no liability for accidents or escapes. Mares sent "Fashion
Stable," Oakland, S. J, Bennett. Martinez, or Smalley's Stable, Hay-
wards, will be forwarded to the farm free of charge. Address,
1 i j-. COOK STOCK 1AK.U. DANV1FXE,

TROTTING STALLION

WOODNUT,

Record 2:I9K, and fall brother to Manon, record 2:21, will make the
season of 1S6S at the Vallejo Fair Grounds.

Description,

FoaledinlSSi Dark chestnut, with star in forehead: 16 bands high,
weight 1,160 pounds.

Pedlsrree.

By Nutwood. Earn Addie by Hambletonian Chief; second dam
by Sayre's Harry Clay, record 2:29.

Terms.

SlOOfor the season, to close July 1st. 1888. Mares not proving in foal
to have the privilege of returnine free next vear, providing the horse
does not change bands in the meantime. Fee payable at time ot service
or before mares leave the premises. Mares from a distance will be
kept at good pasture for 83 per month; for stabling and hay «I0 per
month will be charged. Every care taken but no responsibility as-
sumed for accidents ur escapes.
For further particulars apply to
ZMe26 B. C. HOLLY, Vallejo, Cal.

Cleveland Bays

FOR SALE.

Mr. Seth Cook, offers for oale the stock of imported Cleveland Bay
horses, which has been established at Cook Stock Farm, Contra Costa
County.

The horses are all of the best breeding, and are recorded in the
American Cleveland Bav St»d Book. The horses offered are:

DUKE OF YORK 72,

1. A. C. B. S. B. Foaled May, 1881
1884.

imported May,

By Paulinus 34*2; grand sire Palestine tS13; ggsire Promised Land 951.

This is a very hsndsorne rich nark mahogany bay in color, with tine
style and action, 16 bands 1 Inch high, weight 1,100 pounds, and can show
close to a three-minute gait to harness, he has good bone with tbe very
best ieet and legs, heavy maue and tail, and perfect disposition. He
has been thoroughly tested as a breeder and is very sure, every colt by
him being a bay Iromall colors of mares, and all uniform and stvle.

Lord Cardigan 152,

Vol. I. A. C. B. S. B.

Foaled 1884, imported Dec. 188^

sire O mar Pacha 324 ;

Bv Candidate 61; grand sire Omar Pacha gg?
g g g sire Premier 477.

• Ids horse is a model of bis breed. Bright bav with the best legs and
feet, good stout back and shoulders, and fine s'tvlish action, 16 hands
high. Ais sire has won numerous prizes in England Including the Great
York at Driffield In 1SS5. He was sold when thirteen vears old for |2,00Q
for exportation to Australia.

KINGSCOTE 154,

Vol. 1,A. C. U.S. B. Foaled 1884, imported 1886.

By Competitor 101; grand siie Candidate 64; ggsire Omar Pacha 326;
gggsire Omar Pacha 324.

A very stylish dark bay. 16 hands, 1 inch, weighing over 1,300 pounds; n
horse of great finish and has proved himself a remarkably sure
breeder. Hecannot fail to be very valuable as a sire, being descended
from the best of blood on both sides. Hi? sire Competitor was imported
to this country and sold at a 7ery high price.

GENERAL 249,

Vol. 1. A, C B. S. B. Foaled 1885. importid May, 1887.

By Salesman 417; grand sire Salesman 271; g gsire Drover 91; g g g
sire Topsman 324.

A very heavy boned colt of great promise, a rich bay in color, full 16
hands high, and weighing now over 1,3j0 pounds ; will weigh at maturity
1,450, and should be a very valuable sire.

CARDINAL 248,

Vol. I, A.C. B. S. B. Foaled 1885, imported 1887.

By Prince of Wales 371; grand Bire Emperor 144; ggsire HerodZIS;
ggg sure Emperor 143.

A promising dark bay, full 1 6 hands high, weighing 1,250 pounds. His
sire, PiLnce of Wales 371, Is sire of manv premium winners.

BONANZA 246,

Vol. 1, A. C. B. S. B. Foaled 1885, imported 1887.

By General 177; grand sire Emperor 102; g gsire General Benefit
120; g ggsire Baylock372.

A very smooth promising colt, full 16 hands high . stylish and active ,
adark'-lood bay in color; will make a grand show horse, and cannot
fail to be a grand breeder.

NAPOLEON 754,

Vol. III. Ens. C. B. S. B. Foaled 1885, imported Augo t

1887.

By Lucks All 1S9; grand Bire Lucks All ISS; g g sire Cardinal 47; g g g
sire Emulator 103.

Napoteon is a fine rich bay with black legs and very superior action :
he lsverv deep In the girth, and has wonderful style. He took the $~S
premium in London, England, beside tbe silver medal where he was
shown against horses of all ages and to all Kn^Iand. Last ft It he took
first premium at the Illinois State F.iir at Oluey.and first at tbe Fat
Stock Show at Chicago ; he is half brother to Baron Hilton who has quite
a reputation as a prize winner on this coast.

BARRINGTON,

Vol. V. Eng.C B. 8. B. Foaled 1885, Imported 1887.

By Prince of Cleveland 647; grand sire Sportsman 291; g g sire
Sportsman 430; ffgg sire Nlmrod.

This la avert dark bay of great promise, a true type of a coach horse ,
being rangy and stylish, with clean Hat legs and good sound open feet.
He stands full 16 hands hinh, and weighs 1,250 pound. He also touk
second premium at the great York.

SUNBEAM 71,

Vol. 1. A. C. B.S. B. Foaled 1883, Imported 1887.

By Salesman 417; grand sire Salesman 271; gg sire Drover 81; a ex
aire Topaman 324. • »b*

TliEsmttre ha° good style and action, dark bay standing, 18 hands
high; stinted to Ventnor iy. sw^tps takes winner at Illinois Si
at Olney 1887; well broken to drive.

The horses may be seen at toe Bsy District Tcack i
MR. SAMUKLU AMBLE. Catalogue can be had fr
No. 22 Montgomery St.. S-tn Francisco, orMR. GEO. A
Stock Farm, Danville, or MR. SAMUEL OAMBLE. B
City.

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fP&e PwecUr una J^porisinan.

Feb 4

Final arrangements have at last been perfected bj which
the Coney Island Jockey Club will be able to make the
straight three-quarter track with the privilege of crossing the
lanefof which there was some doubt at one time. For the
lower end of the track, which will be 200 feet wide at the
starting point, eight and a half acres were bought from Mr.
Conover (or Konwenhoveu, as the name is in the old title
deeds), and seven and a half acres from Mr. Brasier near the
track. The new straight coarse will narrow down to eighty
feet wide at the pont where it will enter the present track.
There is some little uncertainty as to whether the starting
point can be seen from the stand even with a glass. But of
ihat time will tell. The new track should be called "the
Bradford," for Mr. J. H. Bradford has been the hardest, the
most persistent advocate of the improvement.— World.

Hessian Fly in England.

Miss Ormerod, the Consulting Entomologist of the Frivy
Council Office, reports that the results of the investiga-
tions of Professors Lindeman and Kiley puts an end, up
to the present date, to any reason for supposing that the Hes-
sian fly attack has been brought to us from America. The
parasites above mentioned are excessively minute four-winged
hies, which can only be certainly identified by comparison of
specimens, as there are not full descriptions or figures attain-
ftole. Probably two, if not three, of the kinds will be found
to be similar to {or to minutely resemble) British kinds pre-
viously known here; but this point will be furtner inves-
tigated.

The examinations as to presence of flax seeds in imported
■straw have still been continued at Hull by Mr. Edm. Kiley,
relatively more especially to the very large imports of eggs
from Russia, is some of these come over in straw of rye,
which is one of the corn crops liable to infestation,, mischief
might be feared, but I am informed by Mr. Edm. Riley, who
is investigating on my behalf (and is perfectly qualified, for
an examiner), that the straw is mostly cut above the second
joint, and I have myself had a sample sent, showing that the
straw was so bruised to shreds to make it soft for packihg
material, that it appeared hardly possible it could have flax
seeds adhering to any of it.

SONOMA COUNTY

STOCK BREEDERS'
Association.

2:16 1-4.

The Fast-Trotting StallioD,

ANTEEO.

DAfiK BAT HORSE, NEAR HIND FOOT WHITE; FOALED
May 5,1879; bred by Joseph Cairn Simpson. Oakland, California.
BY ELECTIONEER.

First dam, Columbine, by A. W. Richmond.

Second dam, Colombia, by imp. Bonnie Scotland.

Third dam, Young Fashion, by imp. Monarch.

Fourth dam, Fashion, by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam, Bonnets o' Blue, by Sir Charles.

Sixth dam, Reality, by Sir Archy.

Seventh dam, by imp . Medley.

Eighth dam, by imp. CentineL

Ninth dim, by Mark Anthony.

Tenth dam, hy imp. Janus

Eleventh dam, by imp. Monkey.

Twelfth dam, by imp. Silvereye.

Thirteenth dam, by Spanker. See Brace's American Stud Book,
VoLl, p. 307, and Vol. 3, p. 79.

Wilt make the coming season, from February 1st to June 1, 1S88, at
Santa Rosa.

TERMS.

9150 for tbe season. Mares not proving with foal may be returned
next season, free of charge, provided Anteeo remains the property of
this Association.

Anteeo rankB as one of the greatest trotting Btallions of the United
States, well worthy of the family to which he belongs. His breeding is
of tbe choicest, and in point of form he is as nearly the model of a
trotter as any horse living. He has earned a record of 2: 16>i during
the year 1885, being the fastest time ever made by any horse bred on
this Coast. For further particulars address,

I. 1>E TURK, Santa Rosa, Cal.

Valensin Stock Farm
STALLIONS.

SIDNEY.

6toset, seven years, hy Santa Claus, 2:17}£, dam Sweetness 2:2t}£ by
Volunteer, is a rich bay 15.2^ hands high, tracing to 2:20 or better prob-
ably oftener than any stallion on the Pacific Coast, and of faster progen.
itorB than any horse offered for public patronage or otherwise. Ab an indi-
vidual Sidney showed wonderful speed and would have classed among
the fastest trotterB In the world but for an accident which interrupted
his training. That blood will tell, that great speed comes from ances-
tors of great speed on both sides he has demonstrated by his merit and
by that of bis colts. Although imperfectly trained none of those he got
when a three-year-old, if handled at Pll, have covered a mile slower
than2;40as two-year- olds; several much faster and out of differently
bred mares. I insist on thiB fact because it shows that he is a uniform
producer.

A. C. Bletz's colt, dam by Dashaway, showed a mile in 2:J0, half in
1:18. John Rowen's colt, dam by Echo, one mile In 2:39, half in 1:18,
quarter :353^. Dennis Gannon's dam by Whipple's Hambletonlan one
quarter in :38, hardly broken, turned out ever since.

Memo, dam by Buccaneer, lapped Grandee in 2:32, 2:31 J£.

Sister V., dam by Nelson, trained three months, 2:32 fourth heat, one-
quBrter in :36.

Goldleaf, dam by Flaxtall, mile 2:24, half in 1 :07.

Adonis, dam by Capt. Webster, mile In 2:27, half in 1:11. These aie all
two-year-oldB. George V.. dam by Buccaneer, who is winner of all the
yearling stakes of 1887, record of 2: 57 }.■>;, trial 2:45.

TheBe, to my knowledge, are all the colts by Sidney which have been
worked, and I have neither heard nor read of any other Btallion who, as
a three-year-old, produced as much aveiage speed or of so high a rate.
For further pioot of the merit of bis colts I will state that one yearling
brought 81.5W; one weanling £1,200, one two-year-old $2,000, at private
aale, while Cupid, imperfectly broken, brought $1,110 at public auction
before a small attendance.

Terms $100 cash for the season commencing Feb. 1st to end July lBt
} 888, due at time of service .

VALENSIN.

VAi-ENsrN, five years, by Crown Point, 2:21,dam Nettle Lambert by
John Nelson; second dam by Fisherman; third dam bv Kentucky Gray
Eagle, throughbred, etc. etc.; Is a rich chestnut horse, 16:3 hi^h, of great
■substance and quality. He has a record of 2:23, made the fourth heat
as a three-year-old. As a four-year-old he showed an easy trial in 2:23,
2:22,2:2: TOCART.but a Blfght lameneBS during the circuit kept him from
itartin1.. In races. This trial to cart goes to prove that he certainly
would have beat 2:20 as a four-year-old.

Teb>.\3 $100 cash for tbe season, commencing February 1st to end
Jure l'th, 1888.

Gor paBturage at 33 per month; best of care, but no responsibility
iakei ior accidentaor eBcapcB.

Ma ^8 not proving in foal may be returned respectively, free of
■hart , next season, providing I still own the horses.
For i .rtber particulars or inquiries address

G. VAJX\M\. Prop.
Ue Pleasauton, Alaiuctla Co., 4'al.

John Splan is quick at repartee, but he met his match one
day at Philadelphia. He wanted to drive up to Harry John-
son's door, but an old white horse and truck Btood right
across his way, and a contrary little Irishman sat on the box
looking at him.

"Here you, Pat, layover with that old scarecrow," wa9
Splan's command.

But the Jittle Irishman was game and answered it with a
leer, saying, "Who ar yu — a sheenee urr a patent-medicin'
man, wid yer cheak? Cum off that peddler's wagun and oi'll
tak' a fall out av yer."

HAROLD COSSACK,

standard Ho. 4*02.

Combines four crosses to Rysdyk's Hambletonlan, three to Mam-
brino Chief, and twenty-nine to imported Messenger.

Description.

Pedigree.

By Don Cossack, the great prize winner.

1st dam by Harold, sire of Maud S., 2:0:^', and Noontide, 2:20!-/.

2d dam bv Belmont, sire ot Nutwood. 2: ISJi. and Wedgewood, 2:19.

3d dam by Mambrino Chief, sire of Ludy Thome, 2:183-.;, and Wood-
ford Mambrino, 2:2l><.

4ih dam by Grey Eagle, sire of St. Charles, 2:26.

5th dam hy Hunt's Commodore, eou of Mambrino.

6th dam by Whipster.

7th dam by Imp, Buzzard.

8th dam by Craig's Alfred.

9th dam Wormley's King Herod.

10th dam imp. Traveller.

11th dam imp. Whittington.

Harold Cossack was bred to three mares last season and all are In
foal.

Will make the season of iSSSat State Fair Grounds, Sacramento, Cal.
Limited to ten mares of approved breeding.

Tkbms 5 0. Payable at time of service or when mares are removed.

Good pasturage at $4 per month. Hay and stabling on reasonable
rates.

Every precaution taken, but no responsibility assumed for accidents
or escapes.

N. M. CRAIG.

14ja2s

2508 H Street, Sacramento. Cal.

ANTEVOLO.

THIS CELEBRATED TROTTING STALLION WDLL MAKE THE
ensuing season from February 1st to June 1st ,1P88.
Terras.
One hundred dollars the season for mares served before May 1st, and
one hundred and fifty dollars the season after that date, and in those
cases the season to run to July 1st and no longer. Tbe object of
this Is to shorten the time in the stud so as to give a better opportun-
ity for training before tbe Fall Circuit commences. Last year it was
nearly the first of August before he was through, and consequently
he could not be tot into condition in time even for the State F:iir.
In this connection it will be well to state that there is no deviation
from the price, and emphatically no free list. The terms are cer-
tainly low for a horse of the class of Antevolo and there were several
applications where the applicants expected an increase of price.
Form and Color.
It is rare to find a horse of such high form, and I am not alone in
considering bim as being as nearly as perfect a type of equine form as
was ever seen in a trotting-bred stallion. He is sixteen hands and
half an inch in height, 69 inches from point of sboulder to point of
buttock, and weighB, in ordinary condition, over 1,100 pounds. He is
very muscular, limbs as good as the most critical could desire, and ae
highly finished as a great majority of thoroughbreds. In color he is a
rich seal brown, with lighter shading In flanks and muzzle, black legs,
mane and tail, small star in forehead and off hind pattern white.
Performances.
He has been eminently of the improving kind. As a yearling he
trotted in 3:02; two-year-old in 2:41; three years old 2:293: four years
old 2:19£. the fastest record for a stallion of that age, and in bis five-
year-old "form he trotted in from 2:16i to 2:17 in all of the four heats
of the big trot which Harry Wilkes won. As he only made one break
in that race, notwithstanding the great speed of the contestants, he
must be credited as remarkably "steady," almost phenomenally so for a
horse of his age. Had it ^ot been for an accident which temporarily
disabled him, it can be stated with confidence that he would have
trotted in 2:15 or better while he still ranked as a five-year-old. His
endurance was such that tbe intention was to start him against the
two-mile record, confident of lowering it, and also quite sanguine of
him trotting in 4:40.

Progeny.
From a few mares served in 1885, his first season In tbe stud, six
foals were dropped, two of which were killed. Their ownerB were so
well pleased that large offers have been refused. One owned by C. R.
Lewis of Oakland, is only a short distance from my stables, and which
can be seen with a few minutes' loss of time; and D. T. Sexton of San
Francisco has another. Every man who had an Antevolo bred to him
again. As be served 65 mares last season, and, as nearly as can be
told at present a large proportion of them in foal, there will be a
good chance to judge of bis procreative qualities. Next to a horse's
own colts the best proof is that of near relations. Hi-» "full brcther,"
Anteeo, has already gained the reputation of being one of the best
breeders, and for uniform excellence in his progeny cannot he sur-
passed.

Pedigree.
The most exacting critic, if moderately intelligent, cannot find fault
with his blood lines. His sire Electioneer is, beyond question, tbe
greatest trotting sire of any age when all things are considered. Hii
dam Columbine is the only mare which has two entire sons which
have beaten 2: 20, 2: 16£ by a six-year-old, 2;19J bya four-year-old. Aute-
•volo stands In tbe same relation to the thoroughbred as Maud S„ Jay-
Eye-See, Nutwood and many others of first celebrity. In Stud Book
form tbe pedigree is as follows:

Antevolo, brown colt, foaled May 12, 188], bled hy Jos. Cairn
Simpson, Oakland, California, by Klectioneer.

First dam Columbine by A. W. Richmond

Second dam Columbia by imp. Bonnie Scotland.

Third dam Young Fashion by imp. Monarch.

Fourth dam Fashion by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam Bonnets o' Blue by Sir Charles.

Sixth dam Reality hy Sir Arcby.

Seventh dam by imp. Medley.

Eighth dam by imp. Centinel.

Ninth dam by Mark Anthony.

Tenth dam by imp. Janus.

Eleventh dam by imp Monkey,

Twelfth dam by imp, Silvereye.

Thirteenth dam by Spanker.
1 place Antevolo again before the public with the feeling that fur-
ther recommendations are justified. Owing to a slight lameness in the
left hind ankle he could not be put to work until bo late in the season
as to preclude the hope of getting him in proper condition. He did
net leave tbe stud unlil the middle of August, and abort brushes was
all that could be given thereafter. He did not fully recover from the
lameness until November, and then I was laid up until the 1st of
December. I drove blm through the stretch in 32 seconds, and on one
occasion Matt Storn timed him a furlong in 15 seconds. This increase
of speed over what he had Bhown the previous year warranted the
belief that he would trot very fast. In the race with Harry Wilkes,
Guy Wilkes, Arab and Charley Hilton, November 27th, 1886, on the Bay
District Course, he was separately timed in 2:1CJ. 2:1CJ, 2:17, 2:16£,
although be had to trot outside of two horses for the whole distance.
In that race he beatrtrab and Charlie Hilton, and demonstrated capac-
ity to trot In 2:15 under more favorable circumstances. Prior to that
raco his fastest quarter wns 32i BecondB, and his fastest furlong 16 sec-
onds. His colts, so far as looks go, will rank with the best. There are
only four of his get which were foaled in 1886 (these are his oldest)
Three have been broken and show a promising gait. There are a num.
ber of foals of 1887,and of tbesn enough in my vicinity to satisfy visit-
ors of the character of his stock. William Ballingal has a colt foaled
on the 1st of Apiil, 1887, whlc >, in October, was driven by tbe side of
his dam a furlong in 27 seconds. As hlB "full brother" Anteeo has
demonstrated his ability to begot speed, it Is a justifiable inference
that Antevolo will also do so.

The terniB are certainly so reasonable that owners of good marcs
can afford to avail themselveB of hlB services.

IOS. < AIKX MHI'KOV
Address Jos. Cairn Simpson, Breeder and Sportsman, San
FranclBco, or 2111 Adeline Street, near 32d Street, Oakland, The latter
address where the horse Is kept.

^W

ELECTIONEER STALLION

FALLIS,

Ko. 1781. Record Z-.ZS t-S.

ILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1888 AT THE STABLE OF
the undersigned, No. 614 Sixteenth Street, Sacramento, Cal.

Description.

FALLIS is a dark bay, with hind ankles white, foaled 1878, bred hy
Leland Stanford, Palo Alto, Cal. He is 16K hands high, and weighs, in
ordinary flesh, about l, 200 pounds; long-bodied and of im me nse muscular
power, pure galted, and a level-beaded trotter. He requires neither
boots nor weights, and has shown a 2:16 gait with ease. Few, if any,
sons of Electioneer are better bred or have a better right to sire trotters
than Fallis. While he has never had the opportunity of being stinted to
only a few well-bred mares, still he can show a fine fot of cults, some of
which are showing fast. The fact cannot be denied that tbe Electioneer
blood is tbe be9t trotting blood in the world. If, then, the Bcience of
breeding the trotter is progressive, some well-bred son will, in the
course of time, prove to be a ruort potent sire than Electioneer himself
Pedigree.

By Electioneer, he bv Rysdyk's Hamhletonian; Electioneers dam
Green Mountain Maid (dam of Elaine. 2:20; Prospero, 2:20; Dame Trot,
2:22; Mansfield, 2:26; Storm, 2.-26-V; Antonia, 2:23^', and Maranda, 2:31)
by Harry Clay (2:29); first dam Felicia by Messengei Duroc (the Bire ot
16 with records of 2:30 and under, and the sire of the dam of Norlaine,
the r stest yearling in the world, 2:31 .!«.'); second dam Lady FalllB (dam
of Km . r,2:27^; Pickering. 2:30; lago, 2:33;;: Socrates, 4 years, 2:34M;
Gretci.t si, dam of Clingstone, 2:11, and Norwood, the sire of Tommy
Norwon.l, 2:'2tiy-) by Seely's American Star; third dam Beck mare (dam
of Anna H., 2:34};,', and Relief, the dam of Walnut, 2:19X3 by Long
Island Black Hawk, etc.

Performances.

He trotted very fast as a two-year-old, and undoubtedly would have
made a very fast record at that age had he not had the misfortune of
cutting one of his tendons, which so lamed him that he was not worked
any further until the season of 1886, when he gained a record ui j::- ,
with scarcely any preparation, after making a large season in the Btud ;
although this is no measure of his speed, as later in the season he showed
bis ability to trot a mile better than 2:20. The demand forhis services
last season was so great, that he did not get through until too la*e (o be
conditioned for a race, although it was his owner's intention to have
given bim a fast record. When two years old Gov. Stanford refused an
offer of 36,000 for him, but valued him at jlO.OJO. The fasteBt yearling
in tbe world (.Norlaine, 2 i.'iiKl was sired by Norval(a son of Electioneer)
which is very conclusive evidence that the sons of Electioneer, like
their sire, are going to be producers of great speed. Norlaine's dam was
sired by Messenger Duroc, the sire of the dam of Fallis. El ectioneer
now has 26 with records of 2:30 and under, and JO with records of 2:20>i
and under, the lattee being the most of any stallion in the world ;
Eight of his get entered tbe charmed circle last season, and three u the n
oulv one-fourth .one-half and three-fourths of a second behind.

Terms: Will stand at 860 for the season, or $75 to insure a mare in
foal, both payable on or before the close of tbe season, which will
begin Februiry let and close July 1, 1888. Money will be refunded on
insured mareB, as Boon as tbe fact becomes known that they are not In
foal. MareB from a distance will be taken from the cars arid boats and
carefully bandied, but no responsibility assumed for accident or escapes.
Good paBturage furnished at $4 per month.

DON MARVIN,

Standard.

Will also make the season of 18S8 in tbe same stable with Faille. Is a
beautiful seal brown, foaled 1884, bred by Leland Stanford, Palo Alto,
CaL He Is sixteen hands high, and weighB 1.160 lbs. In color, form, dis-
position and gait he very closely resembles Antevolo (2:19,4 at * years)
and, as may be Been by his pedigree, is bred very much like him, being
about three-quarters Hambletonlan and one-quarter thoroughbred.
The second dams of the fastest mare Maud S. (2:08^') and fastest geld-
ing in the world, Jay-Eye-See (2:10) were both strictly thoroughbred
mares. On account of a very severe attack of distemper he was worked
very little the past year, but improved enough to show a 2:20 gait. He
received first premium at the California State Fair, 1887, for the best
three-year-old roadster stallion.

Was Bired by Fallis (2:28>0 hy Electioneer (siie of twenty-six with
recordB of 2 :30 and under, and ten with records ot 2:20k and under); firs*
dam Cora by Don Victor, by Belmont; second dam Clarabel (dam of
Clifton Bell, four years old,2;2lW, and grandam of Rexford, three vears
old, 2:24) by Abriallah Star; third dam Fairy by Rysdyk's Hambletohian;
fourth dam Emma Mills by American Star, etc.

Terms: Limited to twenty-five mares at $40 for the season, be ginning
February 1st and closing June 1st, 1888. For circulars or further par-
ticulars address
2Sja F. P. LOWELL, Sacramento, Cal.

THE CELEBRATED TROTTING STALLION

MENLO

WILL MAKE THE PRESENT SEASON AT THE FAIR
Grounds, San Jose. Season commencing February 1st and endine
June 24 th.

MENLO is seven years old, a beautiful bay with black points, 15V
handB high. He is a horse of beautiful symmetry and magnificent
action.

Pedigree.

MENLO was got by Nutwood, first dam bv imp. Hercules; second
dam by Owen Dale, etc.

Imp. Hercules by Kingston, (son of Venison), dam daughter of
Toscar by Bay Middleton (Bon of Sultan).

Owen Dale hy Williamson's Belmont, dam Maria Downing by Amer-
ican Eclipse (Bon of Duroc and Miller's Damsel, by imp. Messenger);
second dam Brownlock by Tiger; third dam by imp. Speculator; fourth
dam by imp. Dare Devil, etc

Nutwood by Alexander's Belmont, First dam Miss Russell by Pilot
Jr.; second dam Sallie Russell by Boston; third dam Maria Russell by
Thornton's Rattler; fourth dam Miss Shepherd by Stockholder; fifth
dam Miranda by Topgallant, etc.

Alexander's Belmont by Alexander's Abdallah. First dam by Mam-
hrino Chief (son of Mambrino Paymaster by Mambrino) by imp. Mes-
senger; second dum by Brown's Bellfounder.

Brown's Uellfoonittjr by imp. Bellfounder. First dam Lady Allport
by Mambrino by imp. Messenger; second dambyTippoo Saib bv imp.
Messenger ; third dam by Imp. Messenger.

MENLO made his appearance in the Circuit In 18S6, and won eight
races out of nine starts, and easily won the third heat In his last race at
San Jose, in 2:2l>£.

Tebms: 375 the season, doe at time of serviee. Mares not proving
with foal maybe returned the next season free of charge, provided I
still own the horse.

Mares cared for in any manner owners may desire; pasturage $3 per
month. Every care exercised, but no liability for escapes or accidents.

For further particulars apply to or address:

28jatd WM. DWYER, San Jose.

The Highly Bred Trotting Stallion.

YOUNG SANTA CLaUS

Will make tin1 season of 1888 at the Whipple Stock
Farm, near San Mateo, San Mateo County, California.

Terms Tor the Season, $4U.
Pedigree.

Young Santa Clans, b c foaled April, ISSl, by Santa Claua, record 2:17S
First dam by Governor Booth, by George M. Patchen.
Second dam Demirep, by young Melbourne.
Third dam Methilde. hy Imp. Scythian.
Fourth dam Peggy, by Boston.
Fifth dam Too-soon, by Sir Leslie.
Sixth dam Little Peggy, by Gallatin.
Seventh dam Trumpeter, by Hephestlon.
Eighth dam Peggy, by imp. Bedford.
Ninth dam Imp, Peggy, by Trumpeter.
Peggv was imported by Col. John Taylor of Virginia, and the com-

Ellerottne Stud Book, Colonel s. D. lirue.e.adds a note: "Many of the
est r-icprs In America trace to this mare."

There is an excellent coiuhiiiiuiou of trotting strains in young Santa
Claus. His sire combines Hauibletuniun and Mambrino Chief; his dam
Geo. M. Patchen and thoroughbred. Santa Claus had two strains o£
Mambrino Chief. Young Santa Claus Inherits the dltiod of the three
great trotting families: IliimbU'tnnUn, Mambrino Chiel and Clay. The
ire of Santa UlauS.Strathiuure. his eighteen sons and daughters whieh
have trotted in 2:Irtl or better, two which have b> aten 2;2o. Santa Claus
wou sixteen races defeating many ot the very beat horses of the day,
among them Nutwood, Blaine, Pledmonti Wedgcwood, Voltaire, Han-
nis, Black Cloud, Jerome Eddv, Edwin Thorne, Rwiuv VVltiieispoou and
otherB of celebrity. Hew, is sold for •:■,>.

YoungSanta Clous is a very hundsuine shade of bay, with. black
points, 16K haDds in height, of good form, fine stvle and action.

Due care will be taken to prevent accidents, but no liability. Pasture
34,00 per month. For further particulars address

Side

K V K«»\ OURaDY,

Sou Aluteo, Cal.

1888

2#te Ifresner and gprnsmxa

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At the anction sale of tbe Lorillard thor-
onghbreds last winter, Milton Young bought
tbe once famous race-mare Spinaway, she
being at that time in foal to one of Mr. Lor-
illard's stallions. It seems that Spin vway was
due to foal Jan. 15, but dropped her foal more
than two weeks too early, which makes it
valueless for racing purposes, tbe ages of thor-
oughbreds being counted from Jan. 1. Mr.
Young wrote Mr. Lorillard a note on the sub-
ject, accusing him of grossly careless breeding,
and as Mr. Lorillard deemed the communica-
tion an impertinent one, he promptly commu-
nicated that opinion to the newspapers, which
have taken great pleasure in printing bis
remarks.

Kilwarlin. that wen the English St. Leger
last fall, was ridden to victory by a jockey
named Robinson. Curiously enough the boy
was not yet out of his indentures to Cannon,
the rider and trainer, and to secure his release
in order that the boy might ride all his horses
in the future the owner of Kilwarlin was com-
pelled to pay Cannon $7,500 cash, and retains
the second call on Eobinson's services.

The Olympic games on Washington's Bhth-
day should attract some of the line athletes
from tbe Golden Gate, Acme, Reliance and
Turner Clubs.

Direc'or D. L. Rhodes, of the Olympic Club,
was mmried last week. All possible good
wishes attend the popular officer.

The following are the prominent jockeys
ruled off for riding at Guttenburg and Clifton:
P. Fitzpatriek, Goodale, Whyburne, HenBton
Leavy. Penny, Hogan and Anderson.

ATHLETICS.

Golden Gate Wrestling.

On Wednesday evening last, at the Golden
Gate Alhletic Club, Messrs. H. T. Pritchard
and A. H. Lean wrestled for the third time
in Grreco-Roman style. Both are very
powerful, but neither has had the beu6bt of
thorough instruction, and as a natural conse-
quence the exhibition was more a displiy of
strength than finesse. After tive minutes
work, Mr, Lean was so unfortunate as to
throw Mr. Pritchard a flying fall upon the
bare boards, off Ihe mat. The fall was heavy
and injured Pritchard to such an extent as to
handicap him seriously. Mr. Lean won that
fall and the succeeding one, and the match.
What the result would have been but for the
accident, it is impossible to say. The match
drew a very large attendance to the pleasant
rooms of the club.

The championship team from the O. C:
which won a majority of the events at the last
meeting of the P. C. A. A. A. was photo-
graphed on Wednesday last. Individual
pictures will also be made in large size of the
winners of first prizes in that meeting.

Next week an article will be published in
this paper from the pen of a local champio j
at out-door sports, embodying many points of
great practical value. It should engage the
close attention of all athletic readers.

The Olympic Club has listed so many ath-
letic events for February, March and April,
that its members will be kept busy.

Upon the suggestion of Mr. Melville, Direc-
tor Keelly has placed a pin-pool outfit in the
Olympic billiard-room.

AQUATICS.

In the Aquatic Word.

Aquatic affairs in this part of the world are,
to quote a frequently used and very expres-
sive term, "As dead as a doornail." There
is absolutely nothing doing, and they almost
become chestnutty when we refer to the few
brief facts, and so, for a change, let us take a
squint abroad, where the situation is more
active, and see what is going on.

In Australia, where flanlan is, and from
whence he hopes to return with his once-
prized title of champion of the world, the
affair of importance is the single skull race
between Clifford and Kemp for the champion-
ship honors relinquished by Btach. preferring
to bestow them upon a friend than to giving
the American another chance to battle fur
them. The race between these two worthies
will occur next mon h, and the result of it will
give Hanlan the opening he desires, to meet
the hoi 'er of it in an honest competition.
When they meet there is hardly any doubt
but what Ned will be able to sustain his pres-
tige. Meanwhile the latter will not be idle.
His affair with his old opponent, Trickett, is
still on the tapis, and this will excite as much
interest, if not more, than the championship
event.

Over in England the coming race between
Wallace Ross and Bubear is creating no little
amount of interest among the rowing frater-
nity. Much diversity of opinion exists re-
garding the comparative ability of the men,
although to the majority Rosb' chances
6eem to be the best. The race involves the
title of championship of England, distinc-
tion which the big Nova Scotian has long
hankered after.

ReferriLg tj Bubear reminds me of the
many disparaging things about Hanlan which
are credited to him. I foel sure that when
Hanlan returns home by way of England he
will take some of the conceit out of his tra-
ducer. No one can charge Ed. Hanlan, no
matter what he is as a sculler, to being other
than a gentleman, and when a thick, ignorant
chump like Bubear attempts to injure a man
of Haulan's standing, he ought to be taught a
lesson.

From the ice bound Harlem comes a wail
from the Atlanta and Columbia clubs, due to
the fact that the elevated railroad has secured
possession of the water front upon which their
houses are situated, which will necessitate a
change of base as soon as the water is open
enough to permit of it.

The Union Boat Club had its annual ball at
the Metropolitan Opera House. It is almost
needless to say that the affair was a brilliant
one. — Mercury, in Sporting World.

Fifty-eight bookmakers belong to the re-
cently organized Turf alliance that was
squelched by the jockey clubs.

The Sporting World publishes a list of the
owners who have become qualified for racing
on half-mile tracks.

STATE

Agricutural
Society

Trotting Sweepstakes

FOR THE

STATE FAIR OF 1888.

GRAND STALLION STAKE.

Open to all St IlioDS— ?50(1 entrance, of which $':5
must accompany nomination; £250 parable Aitgnsl
1. 1888. The State Agricultural Soci^ty'will add .;S0O
for each stirler up to four, or $.',t,00 for four or more
starters. Slakes to bi divided into three monies—
four-sevenths to winner, two-sevenths to the second ,
and one-aeventh to the third horse. The added
m-ney to be divided into four moneys, 50, 25, 15, and
In percent. If Lut two starters, stakes and added
money divided five-sevenths to the winner, and two-
sevenths to second. A stallion making a walk-over
gets the entire stakes, but no added money. Entries
close March 1st, 1888.

TROTTING STAKE FOR TWO-
YEAR-OLDS.

§50 entrance, of which 810 mast accompany nomi-
nation; £15 payable July 1st, and the remaining $25
payable August 10th. HWU added by the Socieiy.

TROi'TING STAKE: FOR THREE-
YEAR-OLDS.

$100 entrance, of w'u'cS J25 must accompany nomi-
nation; $25 payable July 1st, and remaining §50 pay-
able Augu-4 10th. $100 added by tbe Society.

TROTTING STAKE FOR FOUR-
YEAR OLDS-

(Conditions same as for three- year- olds).

In all the stakes failure to make payments as they
become due forfeits entry, acd all money paid in.
In the colt stakes five to enter, three or more to
start. Mouey divided as follows : To winning colt
all tbe staki-s, and 50 per cent, of the added money;
second colt, 3-> i per cent.; third colt, 1GJ per
cent, of aided money. Two-year-old stake, mile
heats; three and four-year-olds, three in five to
harness. No added money for a walk-over. If only
two start tbey must contest for tbe stakes paid in,
and divide two-thirds, and one-third. Otherwise, in
all stakes tbe National Rules to govern.

Entries in tbe above colt stakes to close with
Edwin F. Smith, Secretary, at office in Sacramento,
on Thursday, March 15. 1888.

I.. I. SHIPPEE. President

4fetd *.l*WI>" F. S3UTH, Secretary.

There were 1,245 head of trotting -bred stock
sold in Kentucky in 1S87 that realized §395,-
078, an average of $317 per head.

KILLIP & CO.

LIVE S TOOK A ND GENERAL

AUCTIONEERS.
»S Montgomery Street, San Francisco.

AUCTION SALE

OF

Standard-bred Trotting
Stallions!

BROOD-MARES!
Colts & Fillies ol Highest Type!

Trotting & Roadster Geldings!
CLEVELAND BaYS,

SADDLE and

WORKHORSES!

PKUFJiRTY OF

s>ETH COOK, ESQ,

took farm, Danville, Contra Costa County,

TO BE SOLD AT

BAY DISTRICT TRACK,

SAN FEANCISCO,
AT lO A. M. SHARP

Thursday, February 16.

Catalogues giving fall pedigrees and descriptione
now ready. *

21ja

KILLIP & CO ,

Auctioneers.

BLACK-BREASTED RED
PIT GAME FOWLS.

From imported and premium stock. For size and
neanty cannot be excelled in America. MvBE Keds
are extra larie. and high station; the cocks weighine
from eight to ten ponnds and hens Iroin six to eight
pounds. The Pit games. -Black Hackles," are the
best imported stock, and are warranted uMiEtothe
core. Stags and nullets fr,m the B. B. Reds at rea-
sonable prices, tggs in season, from either yard S3
for 1 i, or So for ZS. Address '

28jali

P. MWFU,
Sacramento, Cal.

ATTENTION HOfcSEME

THE GRANDEST SALE OF

BLOODED HORSES

Ever held in the "West will take place

THURSDAY, MAECH 1st, 1888,

AT GEO. L. GOULDING & CO.'S CITY STOCK YARDS,
Denver, Colorado.

pacers L.

men, who,

is conn try.

elsewhere; also about 20 head of fillies sired by thoroughbred horses ont of well-bred mares, all of which that are old enough have been bred to Boomerang. ™ -• enuon here and

SUPERIOR 4012, standard under rules 1, 6, 7 and 8. Record at four years 2:29i. Chestnut stallion, 16 bands, foiled 1861. Bred by Richard West, Westland Stock Farm, Lexineton Kon»nnirt. cj__ *. ».
1136 dam Mary by Woodford Mam^rino.

' NOT" '
Hatnbletoaii
Chester. Be.
already credited with several trotters with records better than 2:30, and is looked upon in Kentucky i

Superior, through his dam, traces twice to the stout Mambrino Cbief. once through Woodford Mambrino'bis fastest son, and again through Vic, one of his best producing daughters. An an. lysis of Snrw»

pedigree reveals the fact that with the one exception of tbe famous Charles Kent mare, his ancestors in everv direction are standard animals. It is believed that with one excentinn Suno^^- .„"„_ L_

the thoroughbred trotter than a
rior won third money in the i
mile track in 2:34j before goin

at Joliet. Since then be has beeu u»eu iu uiw muu, Uttviug u-uueu. mn uuo race, a ni mi en wuu i'11-'"1 'i".i uiijwuiu, ' '■' r r, i'" " ' , at uuutoi", wuiiiu uo nun iu a.uji, uuisim'^ id a SlOW tro

could have made it in 2:20 witb ease. This event crowned the honors which he had just gained at the State Fair, Pueblo, having been awarded the sweepstakes premium for best stallion, any age or bread
My object in disposing of the above lot of stock is to allow me to devote my undivided attention to my eastern stable of runners now in Kentucky. For the torses themselves, I have noapoloi

their breeding and previous preformances speak for themselves.

tST Catalogues furnished on application after February 1st. Address GEORGE L. GOULDING k CO., Denver, Colorado.

I have no apology to make, as

Col. S. A. SAWYER, Auctioneer

JOHN D. M0RRISSEY.

JSext

day, Friday, March 2d, J. M. BROAD WELL, of Denver, will sell at auction, at same place, twenty head of

mTTA'n /~vtt/~i tttiti t~\ t\ n/r a ti T"i ci * t^t i \ /"i/"iT mo

THOROUGHBRED MARES AND COLTS.

78

'gixt %x£z&zx ami J>;jxcrr:t$ttmt*.

Feb 4

San Joaquin Valley
AfiBICDlTDBlL 4SS0CIATNM

DISTRICT NO. 2, OAL.

Stockton Fair

1888.

PACIFIC COAST TROTTING AND RUNNING
STAKES— *75 entrance, of which 910 mi'st accompany
nomination, 825 to he paid June 1st, $40 August 17th.
Failure to make payments when due forfeits all
previous payments.

Trotting for four-ypar-olds or under, besM
three in five. 2:25 class. I

Trotting for three-year-olds or undtr, best ! 92n0

three in five. 2:3D class, f added

Trotting for two-vear-oU's or under, best two . to each.

in three, 2:40 class, J

Running for three-year-olds or over, mile"!

heats. >$*>« a<™ed

Running for two-year-olds or over, mile f to each-
Five or more full paid-up entries required to fill ;
three or more colts to start. Four moneys. If only
two colts start, stakes p;iid in (no added money) may
he competed for— two-thirds and one-third. Other-
wise full conditions of this Association for 1867 to gov-
ern. Entries to above stakes close February 15th,

1888 with the Secretary,

J.M !*■» RIE,
P. O. Box 188, Stockton, Cal.
I*, r. SHIPPER. President. 7ja6

CHUBB,

The Fishing Rod Manufacturer,

Has a new retail catalogue -which contains several
original articles on fishing written by the most noted
anglers of the present day. Catalogue a:so has 125
illustrations of aneling goods. 60 different kinds of
fishing rods described, reels, lines, hooks, flies, rod
trimmings etc. Every angler should have a copy,
send for one, ready Jan. loth. Address.

THOS. H. CHUBB,
14ja Pest Mills, Vt.

Hon. C. Gbeen,

Sacramento.

J. P. Sabbent, Esc

Sargents.

Hon. L. J. Robe,

Los Angeles.

KILLIP & CO.,

1VE STOCK AND GENERAL
AUCTIONEERS,
I'S Montgomery Street, San Francisco

SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO BALES OF

High-Bred Horses and Cattle,

At auction and private sale.

Will Sell in All Cities and Counties oi
the State.

REFERENCES.

Hon. J. D. Cabb,

Salinas.
Hon. John Boqqb

Colusa.
Hon. A. Walbath,
Nevada.
,. B. Hagqin, Esq., SanFranci6co
Represented at Sacramento by Edwin F. Smith,
Secretary State Agricultural Sock-ty.

At San Jose by Messrs. Montgomery &. Rea, Real
Estate Agents.

Being the oldest established firm in the live-stock
business on this Coast, and having conducted the
important auction saleB in this line for the past
fifteen years, amounting to one-half a million of
dollars, we feel justified in claiming unequalled facili-
ties for disposing of live stock of every description
either at auction or private sale. Our liBt of corres-

Fiondents embraces every breeder and dealer of prom-
nence upon the Pacific Coast, thus enabling us to
give full publicity to animals placed with us for sale.
Private purchases and sales of live stock of all
descriptions will be made on commission, and stock
shipped with the utmoBt care. Purchases and sales
made of land of every description. We are author-
ized to refer to the gentlemen whose names ar
appended.

K.HXIP A CO. 22 Montgomery S<rp*t
ond

Outingr

The Gentleman.' 8 Magazine of Sport, Irzvel
and Physical Recreation.

SUPERBLY ILLUSTRATED

OUR FIELD IS THE

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Canoein ;, Bicycling, Tricycling, Amateur Photog-
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■end For Catalogue.

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500

HORSES

500

-TO RESOLD BY-

WOODARD & HARBISON,

LEXINGTON, KY,

February 20th,2lst,22d, 23d, 24th and 25th, 1888,

CONSISTING OF- —

Standard Stallions, Brood-Mares and Youngsters,

and Business Horses.

SEND FOR CATALOGUE !

SEND FOR CATALOGUE !

ADDRESS,

(WOODARD & HARBISON.

( 63 E. Short Street, Lexington, Ky.

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PER ALAMEDA,

About lebruary 19, 1888.

Thoroughbred Clyde and Shire

STALLIONS,

From tlirec to five years old.

Our Annual Importation!

< n\sii;x)ii:yr or

MR. JOHN SCOTT,

MELBOURNE.

Per Australian Steamer, due about February 20. we
will be in receipt of our Annual ConBigmiient of
Clydenilale and English «hire Stallions, selei-ted with
the greatest care b' Sir. John Scott. The former
importations of Messrs. Bookless A Scott were
received with great favor by California Stock Breed.
erp, and we are assured the animals to arrive are fnllv
up to tbe high staudard of those imported during the
last five years.

Catalogues will be issued immediately upon arrival,

KILLIP & CO.,

Live-Stock Auctioneers,

19nol4 M Montgomery St., S, F.

Harry E. Carpenter, M.O.C.V.S.,

VETERINARY M IM.I.OV

Honorary Graduate ol
Ontario Veterinary Col-
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It shoots Moist, is high grade, and of superior
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For sale by all dealers and by tbe Agent,

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258 Market Street S. F.

Price $7.00 per kejr. smaller packages in pro-
portion, ootl

Notice.
C. BRUCE LOWE,

STOCK AND STATION AGENT,

Auctioneer, Horse, Cattle, and Property
Salesman.
Is prepared to accept orders from breeders In
America to select and forward stock from tbe Aus-
tralian Colonies; or will undertake to receive and
dispose of stork from America; or act as Agent
for California firms.

References kindly permuted to J. B. Baggln, Eeq.,
aud Major Rath hone of Ban Francisco.
C. IlltiU: LOWE.

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Sacramento

COLT STAKES
ASSOCIATION.

Trotting and Pacing Stakes for
1888.

So. 1 , -The Sacramento Yearling Trotting
Stake for 1888.

Free for all foals of 1S87,— ?75 entrance, of which 510
must acco-npany nomination; $15 to be paid May 1,
1888; $25 August 1, 1*88, and f'J.:. October 27, 1888. To be
trotted at Sacramento October "J9, 1888, good day and
track. Dash of one mile. The second colt to receive
$150, and the third colt $75 from the stake, the first
colt to take the balance. Failure to make payments
when due forfeits all previous pajments.
No. 2— Special Yearling Trotting Stake.

Open to foals of 1887, owned in Sacramento County.—
$75 entrance, of whicli $10 must accompany nom'ina
tion; $16 to be paid May 1, I8S8; $i> August 1, lS.SS.and
$25 November ;,, 1888. To be trotted at Sacramento
November 5, 1SS8, good day and track. DaBb of one
mile. First colt to reecive six-tenths, second colt
three-tenths, and tbe third colt one-tenth of Btake.
Failure to make payments when due forfeits all
previous payments.

i* At iN« STAKES.

No. 3.— For all pacing yearlings, foals of 1887.— $7»
entrance, of which $M must accompany nomination;
$15 to be paid May 1, 188S; $25 August 1, 1888, and $25
to be paid November b. 1S6S. To be paced at Sacra-
mento November 5, 1SSS, good day and track. Dash
of one mile. First colt to receive six-tenths, the
second tliree-tentbe, and (he third one-tenth of stake.

Failure to make payments when due forfeits all
previous payments.

No. 4.— For all Pacing Two-Year-Olds, foals of 1886.—
$75 entrance, of which S1U must accompany nomina-
tion: $to to be paid May 1, 1888; $25 August 1,1888, and
$25 November 3, 188". To be paced at Sacramento.
November 5, 1638, good day and track. One mile and
repeat. First colt to receive six-tenth3, second three-
tenthB. and the third one-temh of Btake.

Failure to make payments when due forfeits all
previous payments.

No. 5.— For all Pacing Three- Year-Olds, foala of
16B5.— $75 entrance, of which $10 must accompany
nomination; $15 t> be paid Mav 1,1888; $2i August 1,
1888. and $25 November 3, 1888. To be paced at Sacra-
mento, November 5, 1S88, good day and track. Mile
heats 3 in 5. First colt to receive six-tenths, second
colt three-tenths, and the third colt one-tenth of
stake.

Failure to make payments wbeu due forfeits aU
previous pavments.

Entries to all the above stakes to close February i
1688, with

WILRF.R FIELD SMITH, Sec'y.

1615 U Street, Sacramento.

FRANK P. 1.0WFXI* President. jal*

S.B. WHITEHEAD & CO,

LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL

AUCTIONEERS.

ABE PREPARED TO CONDUCT SALES OF

Thoroughbreds, Trotters

And every other description of live stock,
At any Point on the Pacific Coast,

Our Mr. S. B. Whitehead has for fifteen
years successfully managed all the principal
sales of high-class stock on this Coast.

REFERENCES

(By permission).
ARIEL LATHBOP, ESQ., SETH COOK. ESQ.,

J. B. HAGQIN, ESQ., THEO. WESTERS, ESQ ,

R. P. ASHE, ESQ., WJL COEBITT, ESQ.,

and others.

S. B. WHITEHEAD & CO.
SO I.cliicsilorfl" Street,
l'jmrmf San Francisco.

ESTABLISHED 1355.

Race Goods.

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J. 0'KANE,

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VETERINARY SFRUEON.

Graduate New Veterinary College, Edinburgh
Awarded the Highland and Agricultural Societies
Medals for Horse Pathology, Anatomy, Physiology
and Histology. The Williams' Prize, 'LM-'85. for high-
est works in professional examinations, and Hlx first-
class certificates of merit. Honorary Memberlllinols
si in' Veterinary Medical Association.

OFFICE:

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i*. Mccarty, Prop.

tt39 Market St. s, F., Bet. ?m ami 8th,

Telephone Mo. 311?,

1888

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Southern Pacific Co.

(PACIFIC SYSTEM.)

rralns leave and are doe to arrive al
Sau Francisco.

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7:00 A M
8:0] A M

\00am
5:00 P M
4.-00 p M
6:30 P m
•1:00 P M

" via Benicia

~™ " via Livermore..

...... " via Benicia

" via Benicia

Sacraniento River Steamers..

tlO :30 a M

1- :0QM

3:00 P M
•4:30 P M

J3:40 p M
S :40 p m
9:40 a m

8:00 a m

Stockton via Livermore

5:40 p m

6:30 p M

7:40 a m

'88 -—FAIRLAWN

'88

lOl'At PERRY TRAINS.

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 1888.
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CATALOGUE NOW READY,

And will be mailed to all applicants who send Five Cents In Stamps to Prepay

Postage.

THE FAIRL4WN CATAtOGl'E FOB *888 contains descriptions and pedigrees of all the
Sfallions and Brood-mares in use at Fairlawn. THE 1888 CATALOGUE also contains descriptions and pedi-
grees, and prices of

ONE IIU»"1>RFD A»T> SIXTY HEAD OF YOl'SG TROTTERS,

Consisting of Stallions and Fillies from yearlings to five years old, all of my own breeding

and nearly all STANDARD RRED, and duly registered.

A specialty is made at Fairlawn of raising

STALLIONS AND FILLIES FOR BREEDING PURPOSES.

Those who wish to engage in breeding High-bred Trotters, or those already engaged who wish to
add to their breeding stud, can be supplied at Fairlawn with first-class young Stallions and Fillies of
the very best trotting families, uniting in their veins strains of blood that have produced Speed with
the Greatest Uniformity.

Gentlemen who desire fiue, highiy bred, promising, and well-broken Young Trotters for their
own dri\'iug, can be supplied at Fairlawn. Any young stallion sold for a roadster will be gelded, if the
purchaser desires, at my own risk and expense.

mTTTTi fiATTi1 PT3TPT? PT A "W is strictly adhered to at Fairlawn, and the price ot every
lHrj Ull Ih-r SSiLKjEl IT Jjiiit animsl lor sale is printed in the catalogue. Pur-
chasers from a distance can buy on orders at exactly tbe same price as if present in person. All stock eold
on orders can be returned if they do not come fully up to the descriptions given.

Time will be given responsible parties, on satisfactory paper, bearing interest from
date.

THE STALLIONS IN USE AT FAIRLAWN ARE

Happy Medium (.400 .

TIME SCHEDULE.

Passenger Trains leave and arrive Passenger Depo
(Townsend Street, between Third and Fourth Street*
San Francisco.

In effect February 1, 188*.

li:01 p

....

..Cemetery ami San Mateo...

...

2:20 I

17:00* (

1 6:40 A

8:30 a

1

•8:00 a

10:30 a

9:03a

•3:30 p

...

....San Mateo, Redwood and...

...

•10:02 a

\

" 1

•5:10 p

4:36 F

6:30 p I

6:40P

tllrlopi L

J 1 J7:50p

8:30 a' C

10:30 a| I

•3:30 PH.

4:30 pl I

Santa Clara, San Jose, and..
.. Principal Way Stations.

T I 9:03 a

id ! 1*10 -02 a

f 4:36*

J\ 6:40 p

From San Francisco Dally.

TO EAST OAKLAND— •6:00—6:30—7:00— 7:30— S:CK>—
8 :30— 9 :00— 9 :30— 10:00— 10 :30— 11: 00— 11 :30— 12:00— U :30
—1:00— 1:30— 2:00—2:30—3:00— 3:30 — 4:00 — 4:30 — 5 :0n
5:30 — 6:00 — 6:30—7:00—8:00—9:00—10:00-11:00—12:00

TO 23d AVENUE, EAST OAKLAND— Same as "TO
EAST OAKLAND" until 6:00 P.M., inclusive, also
at 7:00— S:00 and 10:00 p.m.

TO FRUIT VAXE— •6:00—6:30— 7:00— 7:30— 8:00— 8:3C—
3:30— 1:00— 4:30- -5:00— 5:30— 6:00— 8:00— 10:00.

TO FRUIT VALE (via Alameda)— »9:3Q—*2;00-6:30—
12:00.

TO ALAMEDA— *6:00—*6:30— 7:00— *7:30— 8:00 — «8:3C—
»:00 —9:30—10 :00— $10 :30— 11:00— til :30— 12:00— 112:30 —
1:00— Jl:30— 2:00— J2:30— 3:00— 3:30— 4:00 — 4:30— 5:00—
5:30— 6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— 12:00.

TO BERKELEY— *6:00— "6:30— 7:00— -7:30 — 8:00— •8:80
9 :00— 9 :30— 10:00— tlO :30— 11 :00— til :30— 12:00 -112 :30
1:00-11:30-2:00— J2:30— 3:00— 3:30— 4:00 — 4:30— 5:00—
5:30— 6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 3:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— 12:U0

TO WEST BERKELEY -Same as "To Beekelet.''

To San Francisco Daily.

FROM FRUIT VALE— 6:50— 7:20— 7:50- 8:20-8:50—
9:20— «10:19-2:49— 4:20— 4:50— 5:20-5 :£0-6:20 -6:50—
8:50-10:50.

FROM FRUIT VALE (via Alameda) — '5:21— 5:61 —
t9:15— *2:3S— *3:15.

FROM23D AVENUE, EAST OAKLAND— 6:55-7:'-
7:55-8:25— 8:55— 9:25— 9:55— 10:25— 10:55— 11:25— ll^S
12 :25— 12 ;55— 1 :25— 1 :55— 2 £5— 2 :55— 3:25— 3 :55— 4:25—
4^5— 5:25— 5:55— 6:25— 6:55— 7:55— 8:55— 10:53.

FROM EAST OAKLAND— *5:30-6:00- ti:30— 7:00—
7:30— 8:00— 8:30— 9:00— 9:30— 10:00— 10:30— 11:00 — 11 -Ai
i2:00— 12:30— 1:00— 1:30— 2:00— 2:30— 3:00— 3 :30— 4:00 —
4:30— 5:00— 5:30— 6:00—6:30— 7:00 — 8:00— 0;00- 9:57—
10:57.

FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND— 7 m'nutes later
than from East Oakland.

FROM ALAMEDA— *5:25-5:55— *6:25— 6:55 -*7:25— 7:55
•8:25— 8:55— 9:25— 9:55— J10:25— 10:55- {11:25— 11:55—
tl2:25— 12:55— Jl :25— 1 :55— j2;25— 2 :55— 3:25— 3 :55—
4:25—4:55—5:25—5:55—6:25—6:55—7:55—8:55—9:55—
10:55.

FROM BERKELEY— *5:25— 5:55— *6:25— 6:55— "7:25—
7:55— •8:25— 8 :55— 9:25 —9:55 — {10:25— 10:55— 111 :25—
11:55— {12:25—12:55— {1:25— 1:55— ±2:25— 2:55-3 :25—
3:55 — 4:25—4:55-5:25—5:55-6:25—6:55—7:55—8:55—
9 :55— 10:55.

FROM WEST BERKELEY— Same as "Fbom Bebk-
ELEY."

Sire of more 2:30 performers than any living stallion,
having 39 to his credit with records of 2:30 or better,
among tbem Maxey Cobb, 2:184, the fastest stallion
that ever lived.

WILL BE USED AS A PRIVATE STALLION.

Aberdeen CS7),
Sire of 14 with records better than 2:20, among them
Hattie Woodward, 2:155; Jim Jewell, 2:!9i; Modoc,
2:19$, etc. Limited to 30 mares at £100 the season,
or $ 1 50 to insure a mare in foal.

Al (to (2348).
By Almont, dam Violet (sister to Dauntless and
Peacemaker), by Rysdyk's Hambletonian, etc.
Limited to 30 mares at $50 the season, or $SO by
insurance.

Applications for use of Stallions will be entered in the order tbey are received, but af ter a Stallion"3
limit is reached no more mares will be received. For catalogues and further information, address

Almont Wilkes 2131).

By Almont, dam Annabel, by George Wilkes; 2d dam
Jessie Pepper (dam of Alpha, 2:25-V, etc.), by Mam-
brino Chief, etc. Limited to 30 mares at $50 the
season, or $80 by insurance.

Maxiinus, (5175),
By Almont, dam by Sentinel; 2d dam by Bayard, etc.;
3d dam Layton Barb Mare. Limited to 30 mares at
$50 the season, or $80 by insurance.

Noble Medium (4939),

By Happy Medium, dam hy Mambrino Patch^n; 2d
dam by Mambrino Chief; 3d dam by Sir Archy Mon-
toria. Limited to 20 mares at $50 the season, or
S80 by insurance.

Lock Fox 320.

WM. T. WITHERS, Lexington, Ky.

28jan52

10:30 a

: ...

...Almaden and Way Stations | 4 ;36 P

8:30 A

•3:30P

1 .
1 ..

Gllroy, Pajaro, Castroville, „... J i*10:02 a
Salinas and Monterey. „ (1 6:40 i

8:30 a

[••

8:30 a
•3:30 p

{■::

.. Wateonville, Aptos.So'jiiel * "10:02 a

...(Capitol a land Santa Cruz J l 6:40 1

8;30a

(Soledad, Paso Robles, Templeton | i . ,n

1 (SanLuisOUispojA Way Stations, f 1 b:'}U p

a— Morning p.— Afternoon.

•Sundaysexcepted. tSundaysonly {Theatre train bat
urdayB only.

Trains ran on Pacific Standard Time.

Nearly all rail line to rian Lais OMspo. Only 24
miles staging between Templeton ann Sdn LuiB
Obispo. Time from San Francisco 12 hours. Through
rate ?3.50.

Special Round-trip Tickets, at reduced rates— to
Qilroy and Paraiso Springs.

Special Notice— Bound-trip tickets to tbe famous

Lick Observatory (Mt. Hamilton) can be had at any

of the Company's Ticket Offices in San Francisco

Rate, 15.58.

EXCURSION TICKETS.

i* . a «^-^D ™w i Sold Sunday Morninq;
For Sundays only,] for return 8ame day_

ForSaturday, ( Sold Satttbday and Sunday only
Sunday and^ good for return until following Mon.
Monday, f day.inclupive.at the following rates

Round Trip

from San
Francisco to

I

Horse C]

MPROVBD HORSE ULOTHIN

G.

CREEK ROUTE.

FROM BAN FRAJSCISCO— •7:15—9:15— 11:15—1 J5-

3:15—5:15.
FROM OAR^LAND— *6 05— 8:15— 10^15—12:15— 2:15-

4:15.

A for Morning. P for Afternoon.

•SundayB excepted. tSatnrdays excepted; JSundaye
only,
C— Take ferry train and change cars at East Oakland

Standard Time furnished by Lice Obbeevatoey.

A. N. TOWHE,

Gen. Manager.

T. H. GOODMAN,

Gen. Pass. ATtk Aet.

CHILD'S CAREOECRYSTAE SHEEP DIP.

"Patented in Enrope and America."

SHEEP

DIP.

A positive scab cure. A liquid, soluble in
cold « ater. It is absol utely non-
poisonous,
The cheapest and most effective dip on the market,
one gallon making one hundred gallons of wash.
Price, St .25 pereallon.
Special discounts and terms to agents and large
consumers. For samples and other information ap-
ply to
L\M)E A HOUGH, Agents for Pacific Coast.
116 California St., San Francisco, Cal.
17septl2

sat to
fiEon.
Tkt.

RonndTrip

from San
Francisco to

31 00

4 50
6 Of-

5 00

FOR SALE.

No. 1.— Ray Mare, foaled spring of 1881. by
Terror.

1st dam by Little John; 2d dam Musidora's dam by
Bon of Bertrand.

Terror by Woodburn, 1st dam by Owen ale; 2d
dam Musidora, by Belmont, etc.

No. 9. -Chestnut Mare„foaled spring of 1882,
by Ware's Bismarck.

1st dam hy Owen Dale; 2d dam Musidora, by
Belmont.

Ware's Bismarck, hy "Jack Trimble "(Son of Bel-
mont and mare by Limber John, son of Kosciusko by
Sir Arcby) dam by Yorkshire Boy, son of imp. Poche,

These are extra fine young mares of superior trot-
ting action and well in-bred to the blood of Belmont,
No. 1 is in foal to a son of Geo. M. Patchen Jr.

For further information address

W. M. WILLIAMSON ,

no27tf San .lo-o. Vat.

becureel by Letters ratent reissued march da issi!

The above cut represents the body-piece, the patent also cover-
ing the improvements in the hood. The following are the claims
granted

1. An improved blanket or covering, consisting of 4. The blanket A and hood J in combination withthe
the body-piece A, flap C, and the extension B, formed elastic connecting-strip I, substantially aB described
or united together, so as to cover the body and legs of and for the purpose set forth.

tbe animal, substantially as herein described. 5. The close-fitting hood J, having the elastic bundL,

2. The blanket or covering A .having the flap C, and beneath the jaws, so that they may be allowed to move
the extensions B, to fit the fore and hind legs of the without disturbing the fit. and adapted to be secured
animal, front fastenings F G, and the permanent straps to the cover by means of straps, substantially as herein
or bands E, substantially as and for tne purpose herein described.

described. 6. The improvement in covermg-Mankets for ant

3. The blanket or covering A, with its extensions B, mals, consisting of the blanket A. having the flap Cu
permanent securing-bandsE, and the front fastenings and permanent straps or bands fixed to It to secure it
FG, in combination with the elastic neck-extension H, around the body, whereby the use of loose surclngler
substantially as and for the purpose herein described, is avoided, substantially as herein described.

Manufactured and for sale by

L. D. STONE & CO.,

422 and 424 Battery St., SAM 1 KAX< 1st <>. < Al..

FOE SALE.

SAM,

A graded stallion, six years old, dark bay with black
points, 17 bands high, weight 1,65> lbs. Sired by a
Norman stallion; bis dam was by Old Sam a horse
imported from Australia.

Sam has never stood for mares excepting for my
own nse. The reason I want to sell him is because he
is related to nearly all of my mares. For further
particulars inquire "t

A. LEWIS,

21j&4 ©ilroy, cal.

San Bruno $ % 50 San Jose

Millbrae. 60 Gilrov

Oak Grove 90 Hpllister

San Mateo 75 110 Pajaro

Belmont 1 00 1 35 Watsonville ..

Redwood. 100 140 Aptos

Fair Oaks 1 25 1 50 Loma Prieta..

Menlo Park... 1 25 1 60 Soquel

Mayfleld 1 25 1 75 Santa Cruz....

Mount'n View 150 2 00 Castroville....

Lawr&nces 1 50 2 25 Monterey

Santa Clara 1 75 I -

Ticket Offices.— Passenger Depot, TownseDd
street, Valencia-street station, No. 613 Market street,
Grand Hotel, and Rotunda, Baldwin Hotel.
A. C. BASSETT, H. R. JTJDAH,

Superintendent Asst. Pass, k Tkt. Ag'.

Satte
Mon
Tkt

5 no
5 00
5 00

5 00

Business College, 24 Post St

San Francisco.

Tbe most popular school on tbe Coast.
p. HEALD President. O. a. HALEY, fo'y.

rSend for Clrc alar,

octd

TO

Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers

THE

SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO.

EESFECTFTJLLV CAIXS ATTENTION TO TEH

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

AFFORDED BY THE "NORTHERN DIVISION
of its line for leaching with speed and comfort the
best places in the State for
Sea Bathing, Snooting and Flsnlng.

TRAINS LEAVE BAN FBANCI6CO DAILY FOB

MONTEREY,

THE MOST CHABSCTNG

Summer and Winter Kesort of tlie
Pacific Coast.

with its beautaiLd Groves and delightful Drives, front
in abundance can be obtained from the seieralstreari.s
In the vicinity of Monterey, and the best of shooting
may '<■'': had in season.

THE BA Y OF MONTEREY

Is noted for the extent and variety of fish which
abound in its waters, notably Salmon, Rock Cod, Bar-
aenda, Pompino, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder
The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with
the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superior
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEI
MONTE." have made Monterey a paradise for sport"-
men.

THE BATHING FACILITIES
"HOTEL. DEL MONTE, "

ARE UNSURPASSED,
ha7inc a MAGNIFICENT BEACH of pure white
sand for Burf bathing. The BATH-HOUSE contains

SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANKS

(150x50 feet) for warm salt water plunge and swim*
ming baths, with ELEGANT ROOMS connecting for
Individual baths, with douche and shower facilities-

THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those weU-known
Watering Places,
APTOS, SOQCIX AND SANTA CRUZ

IS VIA THE NORTHERN DIVISION,

SOUTHERN PACIFIC ROUTE,

(Broad Gange)

The Northern Division runs through thecountlea
of San Mateo, Santa Clara. San Benito, Santa t'rux
and Monterey, each of which abounds in game In gres
variety Notably

«luuil. Pigeon. Snipe, Duck. Geese, Oeer
and Bear.

Lakes PILARCITOS and SAN ANDREAS are
reached by this line. Stages connect with trains daily
at San Mateo for those well-known Retreats, PUR IS
SIMA, SAN GREGORIO and PESCADERO. We
would particularly call attention to the unlimited ex-
tent of range at and about SAN BRUNO md McMA-
HOS'S for RIFLE PRACTICE.

These resorts are but a short distance from S tr.
Francisco and offer special inducements to the lovere
of this manly sport.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

Sportsmen and others presenting Passage Ttcbo
wlil be entitled to

FREE TRANSPORTATION CF THEIR DO •
when carried In Baggage Cars and put In charge* ,!
Train Baggagemen. Train Baggagemen are Instructed
to lssne CHECKS for all dogs receved in Baggage
Cars.

fr-^'Iii order to guard against accidents to D •<-
while in transit, it Ib necessary that they be provided
with COLLAR AND CHAIN. Guns and Fishing
Tackle will be carried free of charge. Guiv
and securely packed In wood or leather case? ■
taken in Passenger Cars.

TICKET OFFICES— Passenger Dep<
street, Valencia Station, and No 613M.,r'
Hotel

O. BASSETT, A. H. R .

Superintendent, Asst. Pass <*xui

80

Qhz %xtzHtt ami jipirctsmatt.

Feb 4

&2

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HORSE BOOTS, tH

W

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RACING MATERIAL CTQ

IN ENDLESS VARIETY AT

J, A. McKEKRON'S,

, 230 and 232 Ellis Street. - - - Kan Francisco.

IMPROVED

Blind Bridle & Winkers

FOR RACE HORSES.

Secured bv letters Patent, July flft, 188*

Having tho6 described my invention, what I claim
as new, and desire to secure im* letter s patent, is:

1. The part D.Biipportedby the side straps of the bri-
dle, extending back aB shown, the front having an
opening into which the blind is fitted, substantially,
as herein described.

2. In a bridle, in combination with the extensions D,
the curved blinds F, Beared to such extensions, ana
aB shaped, to give fnll freedom and ventilation to the
eye while circumscribing the vision, substantially as
heroin described.

3. In a bridle, and in combination with the exten-
sions D. blinds F, and side straps A, the screw, nut
and washer E, to secure the blind and allow it to be
set, substantially as herein described.

4. In a bridle, and in combination with the check-

Sleces D and blinds F, as shown, the straps or bandB
and H, connecting the branches or extensions above
and below the eyes, and having the adjusting slides or
buckles, substantially as and for the purpose hereir
described.

5. In a bridle, and in combination with the blinds F,
supported ard pivoted to the bridle so as to be movat
ble about the point of support, the adjustable fron-
straps orbandV G and H, and the lear band I and the
throat-latch or lash connected with the blinds, and ad-
justable, subs tan tially as herein described.

The above are the claims allowed by the patent
office, and though the corresponding letters do not
appear on the cut, the general principle will be under-
sood.

It meets with universal approbation, doing away
with all the objections urged against blinds, and at the
sarin/ time giving complete control of the line of
vision. By throwing the lower portion of the blind up
B^mething of the Bame eftect on the action follows aB
Is induced by toe-weights. This is especially the case
when voung colts are the pupils, teaching them to
bend the itnee without the strain of weights on the
feet.

For bridles of all descriptions apply to

J(ll IN A. MrKEKRON.
No. 23u and 222 Ellis fit. San Francisco.

FOR RENT.

The hotiBe of four rooniB and basement on 249 Have11
St., Oakland, with large Btable of eight box stalls.

14jini E. STOKES,

In Marble Works, under <»alin<Io Hotel.

CHOICE, PURELY-BRED

Cicker Spaniel Puppies!

„ .0 handsomest, most intelligent, most compan-
11 We, and best house, watch and carriage dogs
u existence, as well as the beat "all-around" sporbt-
in'B dog with the gun, Forparticulars address
M. P. NcKOON,

28Ja £1 Cajon, sau Diego t'o.t CaL

GLOVER'S A.LLUM.

A TREATISE ON CANINE DISEASES.

CONCISE AND PRACTICAL.

Handsomely Bound and Illustrated.

PRICE 50 CENTS, POST-PAID.

GLOVER'S IMPERIAL

DOG MEDICINES.

Mange fur**. - 50«. Distemper Cure SI. 00
li]oo<l Pnriner, 50c. Vcrmiiuae, - 50c.

("anker Wa.sli, 50c. Eye Emion, - 50".
niarrboealure, 50c. Cure for Fits, - 50c.
Tonic, - - 50c Liniment, - 50c

Kennel and Stable Soap, best dogsoap known, price
25c.

These remedies are sold by druggists and dealers
in sportsmen's goods.

ALL DOG DISEASES TREATED
H. CLAY GLOVER, D. V. S.

Veterinarian to the Westminster Kennel Club, New
jersey Kennel Club, Rhode Island Kenn-ii Club,
Hartford Kennel Club, HemsieadFarm Lompany, etc.

22oc'3 fl»9» Krnatlwav. New York

Animal Portraits.

Domestic Pets, Field Dogs, Horses, Cattle, and all
descriptions of Live Stock drawn or painted to order,
either from photograph or from life.

Original designs or drawings on stone, wood, etc.
for illnetration purposes, furnished.

II. BOYD, .-Vrit.i.
floctf 18 Post Street,

STUD POINTER.

RCSII T.. (3751 A. K. R.), lemon and white, by
Sensation (.217 A. K. R.).exSeph G. by Dart— Seney,
in the stud to approved bitches. Fee WO. Rush T.
is a dog of good Bize, good markings, rare form, excel-
lent temper, high courage and marked field instinct.
In breeding be has no superior. His sire was a grand
fielder and a bench winner. His dam is a winner on
the bench and an uncommonly good field performer.

The kennel is brewing Irish red Betters of unexcep-
tionable strains. A. B. TRUMAN.

VIA tit* KEXXKI.S,

eep23 312 Eleventh Sireet, s. F.

FOR SALE.

A Thoroughbred Bull Bitch..

Apply at 305 Washington St.

AMERICAN

KENNEL CLTGB
STUP-BOOK.

Blanks for registering in the official stud
book will be mailed on application.

Entries to Tart I of Volame 5 close March
31st, 1888.

Sec'y, American Kennel Clut>.

Nos. 44 and 46 Broadway.
Kf*»b New York

DO YOU WANT A DOS

j3 DOC BUYERS' GUIDE. I

n Colored plates, lOO engravings [j
of different broods, prices they are I
worth, and where to buy them. K
Mailed for 15 Cent*. • ■
ASSOCIATED FANCIERS, F
397 6. Eighth St, Philadelphia, Pa. |

ftpx

IMPORTANT TO

Horse and Stockmen

THE

"C. & N. W. Ry."

In Connection with the C. P. & U. P. R. E's., forma the

"CHICAGO AND SAN FRANCISCO SHORT-LINE"

With Splendid Track and Unequuled Equipment for the Speedy and Safe Transportation
of Horses and Live Stock, in its own or in Private Cars, on Passenger or Freight Trains.

Commodious Rest, Water and Feed Stations situated at convenient distances all along
the hue.

:o ;•

Over 6.O0O miles of firM-eJass road running West, Sor III Hud >"orili-West irom tlileajro.

The Original "CALIFORNIA FAST FREIGHT IINE.

tor further information apply to

HENRY P. STANWOOD.

my 7 Qeneral Aeent, San Francisco, til.

L. C. SMITH' Top Action, Double Cross-Bolted f

BREECH— LOADING GUN!

*£&&>?

L. C. SMITH.

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Manufacturer of both Hammer and Hammerlesa Guns.
SYRACUSE, N. Y.

A. Demonstration of the Shooting Qualities of the "L. C. Smith

?f

Gun.

At the Cleveland Cartridge Co. 's tournament, held at Cleveland, O., from September 13 to 16 inclusive
tbe "Smith" gun ivon first money In every class. It also won nearly two-thirds of the entire
amout ($3,000) of cash prizes, and cbanipionsbip trophy for the b^st average in the 90 class. In the 90-
class it won the 1st, 2nd and 4th moneys; in the 80*class it took the 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th; in the 70-class it
cook 1st and 2nd, with the 1st and 6tb in the 60-class, making a total winning nearly four times greater
than any other gun, of either foreign or home manufacture.

We think this a most excellent snowing, us there was seven different makes of guns nserl by tbe nineteen
contestants in the ninety class. i,. (j SMITH.

SENI> FOB JftESCRIPTrVE CATALOGUE AKD PRICE LIST.

Buefti

CHOICE OLD WHISKIES!

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Green Mountain Maid.

Through the kindness of the American Cultivator, from
which the above cut was sent, the likeness of this greatest
of all trotting brood-mares is placed before our subscribers.
In the article copied from that paper, published in the
Breedeb and Sportsman of January 7th, so full a history
was given that little necessity remains for further addi-
tions, excepting to make some corrections which C. H.
Shepard sent in the following letter: —

Plainfibld, N. Y., Jan. 2o, 1888.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman: Dear Sir — My atten-
tion has been called to an article inyouriSBue of January 7th,
headed "Green Mountain Maid," in which I find some slight
errors regarding the famous old mare Shanghai Mary, the most
important of which are those relating to her foals. She had
but one foal (the filly referred to, which she dropped at three-
years-old), prior to her sale by Mr. Henry Weed, and I never
heard of her having other than the noted Green Mountain
Maid after she passed
from the hands of Mr.
Weed. He rowner, Mr.
Weed, was her driver,
and not Mr. Shepard, as
stated. Her first foal was
the mare that performed
at Avod, N. Y., and was
then nineteen years old,
and has never been han-
dled for speed. I desire
more particularly to make
the correction as it shows
that both of Shanghai
Mary's foals were natural
trotters, and that she did
not have a number more
never heard from.

Yours truly,

C. H. Shepard.

These corrections are
important^ as it is an
important fact that
there was a settled pur-
pose to trot in the prog-
eny of Shanghai Mary.
It is that quality above
ail other considerations
which places Green
Mountain Maid in the
foremost place in the
list of trotting matrons,
which names Miss Rus-
sell as being so nearly
entitled to the rank
that it is difficult to
award the preference,
and crowding on the
two so closely that the
next, Midnight, is held
by many to bo in the
same category.

California has fully as much interest in Green Moun-
tain Maid as all other sections of the country. Her fastest
daughter, Elaine, is in the breeding paddocks of Palo
Alto, and has given to the trotting calendar the phenom-
enal yearling. This filly, Norlaine, having a double por-
tion of the blood of Green Mountain Maid, intensifies
the evidence, and justifies the owner of St. Bel, J. C.
Sibley, of Franklin, Penn, in stating in the circulars
that "Without doubt Green Mountain Maid contributed
an equal, if not far greater, share than Hambletonian
in the capacity of Electioneer to transmit so uniformly
the true trotting gait."

When Governor Stanford selected Electioneer in place
of Messenger Duroc, to the surprise of attendant horse-
men, he was led to the preference first by superiority of
form of the comparatively low-priced animal, aad sec-
ondly from the fact that tne other's greatest success came
from coupling him with the dam of Electioneer.

Turf Facts in Fancy Figures.

The New York Sun bas collected some facts and figures in
the history of the American turf that are well worth remem-
bering. They are as follows:

The richest stake ever won in American was the Peyton
3take, run at Nashville in 1843, which was worth §41,000 net
to the winner. Distance four-mile heats.

Miss Woodford, br m, foaled 1880, by imported Billet, dam
Fancy Jane, by Neil Robinson, won more money than any
animal that ever ran on the American turf, winning in five
years forty-eight races, worth $118,970.

Stuyvesant, b h, foaled 1884, by imported Glengarry, dam
imported Dublin Belle, by Knight of St. Patrick, is the only
horse that ever won a mile race in 1 ;40, he having accom-
plished that feat at Sheepshead Bay, September 7, 1887,
carrying 111£ pounds.

Ripple, a horse that in 18S1 was one of the best per-
formers in the Dwyer Bros.' stables, sold at the Woodbnrn

dam Explosion, by imported Hampton Court. She brought
$29,000 at Lorillard's sale in 1886, the purchasers being the
Dwyer Bros.

The highest-priced stallion ever sold at auction was Iro-
quois, the only American horse that ever won the English
Derby. He was by imported Leamington, dam Maggie B. B.,
by imported Australia, and was sold to Gen. W. H. Jackson,
of Nashville, Tenn., at Lorillard's sale of 1886 for $20,000.

The greatest winning two-year-old was Tremont, foaled
1884 by Virgil, dam Ann Fief, by Alarm. He won thirteen
races and $40,085 in money.

The greatest winning two-year-old filly was Wanda, chest-
nut mare, foaled 1832 by imported Mortemer, dam Minnie
Mina, by Lexington. She won eight races and $36,365.

The greatest winning three-year-old wa3 Hanover, by Hin-
doo. He won twenty races and $89,827.

The highest price ever paid for a thorougbred horse in
America was $40,000, by Leonard Jerome, for Kentucky, by
Lexington.

Australian raceing au-
thorities are beginning to
realize that the system of
fining jockeys for dis-
obedienc at the post is
ineffectual, and have
adopted the more sensible
and effective method of
disqualification, as advo-
cated by the press for
some months past. Boyle
and Longford, who ha1
to appear before the Rose-
hill Stewards on Nov. 5th
to answer a charge of
disobedience of the start-
er's orders in the Birth-
day Handicap, were each
disqualified for a month,
and cautioned that a re-
petition of the offense
would be visited with
greater severity. Mr.
Kean had same difficulty
the same day in dispatch-
ing the field for the
Juvenile Stakes, and
those who were mainly
answerable for the delay
— Steeper on Lady-in-
Waiting, and Skehan on
Peter — were reported to
the Stewards, who dis-
qualified Steeper for a
month, and Skehan to
the end of the year.

C. W. Aby' of Santa
Clara, Cal., has entered
the bay colt Londay. by
Longfellow out of Lev-
eret, in the St. Louis,
Chas. Green and Derby
for 18S9. One more new
California turfman.

Among the broken-down lacers now used in Lexington as
road and saddle horses is the celebrated Bonnie Scotland
gelding Bootjack.

sale of yearlings in 1879 for $60, at which sale the great
Foxhall only brought $650.

In 1836 the stable of the Dwyer Bros, won $208,549 16. in
purse and stakes, more money than was ever won by any
single racing establishment in America.

Isaac Murphy has ridden three of the four winners of the
great American Derby, run at "Washington Park, Chicago,
which is a better record than any other "Western jockey.

The greatest sale of thoroughbreds ever had in this country
was that of P. LoriUard ia 1SS6, at which twenty-seven
head sold for $149,050, the highest price being $29,000, the
lowest $300.

The Kentucky-bred horse Abbotsford, formerly Mistake,
is the onlv horse in the history of the world that has won
races in England, France and America.

In hi3 famous cup race with Kingfisher at Saratoga in 1871.
Longfellow ran the first three-quarters of the two miles in
1:12, a rate of speed that was never equalled for tbat distanoe
in the history of the American turf.

Joe Blackburn (full brother of the famous Luke Blackburn)
was the highest-priced yearliDg ever sold in America at
auction, the Dwyer Bros, paying $7,500 for him at the Belle
Meade in 1831. As a race-horse he was worthless.

The highest-priced thoroughbred ever sold at public
auction was Dew Drop, now dead; foaled in 1883 by Falsetto,

Sultan will make the season of 1888 at Cynthiana, Ky.
During the past year three trotters and one pacer by him
entered the 2:30 list, and Slamboul obtained a five-year-old
stallion record of 2:17}. Sultan is now in his thirteenth year,
and is the sire of fourteen 2:30 performers.

As Mr. Edwin Thorne has announced that in the Bpring he
will sell at auction all the stallions (except Thorndale) and all
the mares and geldings in his possession. It is possible that
Jimmy Goldsmith may not have Misty Morning, 2:21, in his
stable next season.

— » —

The trotter Jerry Almonr, that made a record of 2:26j last
season, will be trained this year as a pacer by Scott
Quinton, who developed Gossip Jr. Jerry Almont showed a
quarter in 32 seconds last summer when allowed to go on a

pace.

■*

Mr. Kobert Bonner has been enjoying the sleighing in New
York city this winter, his favorite horse being Pickard 2:181,
although he has occasionally had others of his famous string

out for an airing.

. .»

Joe McMahon, known all over the country as an owr.
manager of race-horees, died recentlv at New Orleaii
he went in the fall with a stable of horses,

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Feb 11

G-aneral Topics.

Two big stakes for stallions already opened here for this
fall, bo that with the classes of the circuit for them to take
part in there will be plenty of chance to make a 'fling for
fame and fortune." A grand opportunity surely, and owners
who can afford to make a "short season," or reserve them
entirely for track-work and races, could not ask a better
chance. As was stated in the paper of last week, tbe opening
of the stake at Sacramento will be an additional inducement
for Eastern horses to visit this Coast. There will be plenty
of openings outside of these stakes. Should some of the
Oriental celebrities be named in the stakes which close on
the brst of March, it is altogether likely that all the fairs of
the main circuit will arrange their programmes to bring them
in. Then, after the National Stake is trotted races can be
gotten up which will give the defeated contestants a chance
to trot again with the victor, and those which have shown a
decided supremacy out of the way, and it may be that "events"
including mares and geldings will be gotten up. Few will
question the probability of there being money enough in ihe
two stakes under consideration to warrant tbe outlay of
bringing horses from the East. In my opinion there will be
more than $30,000, piovided Eastern cracks are named and
on hand to take part. That at the Slate Fair may receive ten
nominations, and with a fair showing for a still larger number
in the National. Notwithstanding the stake of each is double
the amount in the National there are advantages which will
tell in its favor. In the first place the risk is lessened. Two
hundred dollars carries the option until September first, and
should aa entry be doing well at that time, there are good
reasons for thinking that tbe good luck will continue. As
has been stated before, the later date is another favorable cir-
cumstance, and thesis weeks added of vital importance to
horses which make long seasons.

In the paper of last week I wrote that my opinions had
undergone a change in regard to the proper exercise for horses
which are in the stud. Formerly I thought that suarp work
was advantageous. That was that an occasional "brush"
could be given without dauger. There may be horses which
can be treated in that way without injury, though when the
stallion has not only a great flight of speed but the capacity
to spring into his fastest rate at once, there is a tremendous
strain on the hind leg-*. Now there is also a great strain of
the sams kind in service, and the double tension is too great.
When condition is such that joints, tendons and muscles are
toned to stand the ordeal, there is comparatively little risk.
To reacii that stage safely the movements must be gradual.
The necessary exercise to keep the stallion in the best shape
for stud duties is one stage, being identical with the jogging
a gelding or mare during the slack portion of the year.
Rather more, in fact, is necessary, as tbe horse must have
plenty iu order to keep him in the highest degree of health.
While it is difficult to fix upon the amount of exercise proper,
either when measured by time or distance, two hours at a
good round pace, with intervals of walking, is none too much
with most horses. As the season approaches the close the
puce can be increased and the time shortened, though even
then a horse which has a rate of speed inside of a 2:20 gait
should be kept far within his best. This is a necessary pre-
caution to lessen as much as possible the strain on the legs.
I have not the least doubt that service to an extent of one per
day is equivalent to a longer bru-sh at tup speed than any
trainer would think of giving a horse that was not "keyed"
for the exertion. If that be correct it must be obvious that
two such strains are injurious.

Long before the camera showed that fast trotting entailed
a greater strain, proportionally, on the hind legs than gallop-
ing, I was aware that there must be a difference iu that
respect. A trotter with a foreleg so bad that one strong
gallop would end it stood fast trotting work, whereas an ail-
ment of the hind leg told tar more on the trotter than the race-
horse. This was accounted for, by many I have conversed
with, by stating that the fast gallop, with weight on the fore
extremities was far more severe than the fast trotting gait.
While partially coinciding in that view it was evident that
there must be other reasons. That pulling weight had some-
thing to do with the hind legs showing the worst was also
reasonable, but when Palo Alto inaugurated instantaneous
photography as an exponent of the action of horses the trouble
vanished. Before the commencement of the airfiight the
last propulsive effort of the race-horse is with one foreleg.
The trotter, while not accomplishing the act so forcibly,
places the greatest strain on the hind leg. There are more
than double the number of airflights wade by a trotter when
the same distance is gone over thau a race-horse makes.
The average stride of a fast trotter is not far from eighteen
feet- that of a fast race-horse about twenty-two feet. How is
it possible, then, that there are more than twice as many ? is a
pertinent inquiry. The answer simple— because what is
termed one stride in tbe fast trotter is virtually two. The
Barne formula for measuring the stride of trotters as that used
with race-horses has led to the misconception. Five foot
marks, four spaces, was the rule for both. "Quarter-horse-
men" paid more attention to this than those engaged iu the
legitimate, and the distance covered in the stride an impor-
tant factor in considering the merit of "short horses."

Five foot marks, viz.: measuring from where one foot left
i s impress until it struck again gives the actual stride of the
, ace-horse. The feet touch the ground in succession, one at

time and then comes the uirfligbt. One, two, three, four —
tue bound, to be followed by the single rotation until the
mimal is pulled up. The sound of the footfalls is blended

in the fast trotter, provided the action is absolutely square.
Left fore and right hind foot strike, the bound, the right fore
and the left hind foot, the bound, and the stride is completed.
The hind kg has the most labor to perform in sendiDgthe
body forward while unsupported by the feet. Although the
airfiight is much shorter in each bound of the trotter when
two are measured, there is not a great deal of difference in
the space covered in the fast trot and fast gallop. Iu a trot-
ting stride of eighteen feet the four spaces are nearly equal,
although not infrequently there will be one longer tnan the
average of the others. This may come from a greater amount
of energy in one pair of the propellors. When equal all tbe
limbs do their share of the work. If from some cause one set
is enfeebled the auxiliaries must make amends for the lack in
order that the speed be kept up. When equal it is manifest
that two airflights represent one-half of the stride or cine feet.
This is about the same as one flight in a twenty-two ieet
stride of a race-horse.

Many years ago I paid a good deal of attention to the
stride of race-horses and trotters, and looking over some old
papers found a diagram made in the spring of 18G4. The
previous winter in a controversy in Wilkes Spirit of the Times
my opponent claimed that in representing the gallop of a
race-horse I was in error, and that in place of there being
rotation, as above described, the fore feet were thrust for-
ward and then the hind feet. While this proved that he was
not posted in the fast gallop, or rather iu the movement of
the feet, a practical demonstration was necessary to sustain
my position. I had both race-horses and trotters in training,
and when the season and their work was far enough ad-
vanced frequent measurements were made. On the sheet
found there are five racing strides Bhown, one of 21 feet, two
21 feet 10 inches, one 21 feet 8 inches, one of 19 feet. Being
on one sheet they were probably made by the same horse,
and, if my recollection be correct, were in the same gallop.
Should this be the case in the strides of equal length there is
an exact resemblance, although in that only two inches
shorter there is a marked difference. The following illustrae
tiou will render the explanation clearer.

Stride 20 feet 10 inches— 1 (4 feet 11 in.); 2 (5 feet); 3 (3 feet
10in.);4(8 feet 1 in..); 1.

Stride 21 feet S inches— 1 (4 feet 5 in.); 2 {5 feet 9 in.); 3 (3
feet 1 in); 4(8 feet 5 in.): 1.

Stride 19 feet— I (3 feet 10 in.); 2 (5 feet 10 in.); 3 (2 feet
11 in.); 4 (6 feet 5 in): 1.

Figure 1, on the right hand of the column, represents the
fore foot by which the last effort was made to send the body
through the air. Figure 4 is the first hind foot that touches,
the space being eight feet and one inch. Figure 3 is the
other hind foot three feet ten inches between the footmarks,
figure 2 being the first of tbe fore feet to strike, five feet be-
tween, and then comes figure 1 again, four feet and eleven
inches completing the stride.

While the strides are bo nearly equal as to be within two
inches, the airfiight in the shortest is increased by four
inches, from the hind foot which struck the ground second to
the mark of the forefoot there are nine inches more, the
greatest falling off beiDg in the spaces between the anterior
and posterior footmarks. This would be difficult to account
for without the aid of the camera. That presents an elucida-
tion which is within the scope of an observer who has the
pictures before him, although somewhat troublesome to
portray in words. At one part of the airfiight the legs are
folded under the body, the doubling bringing the forefoot
which gave the last impulse between the cannon bone of one
hind leg and the toe of the other. The hind foot, which is
id advance, is the one which will first strike the ground, and
in order to retain the equilibrium, it must be thrust so far
forward as to be under the centre of gravity. While still on
the ground the other hind foot comes to its aid, both being
firmly planted at one period of the stride. This accounts for
the shoi;t space between these footmarks. Now there being
so much difference as shown in the stride of nineteen feet as
there ib, the conclusion might be reached that there were two
airflights, but this can only be accomplished when lithe
feet are clear from the ground, and the photographs show
that before the second hind foot is lifted the forefoot strike?,
and that is thrust so far forward as to be in a line with the
nose, which explains why there can be five feet and eleven
inches between the marks. The forefoot, which answers to
figure 2 in the diagram, has to bear the whole weight until its
fellow takes up the work, and that comes to its aid so rapidly
that in the longest stride four feet and eleven inches bring
relief, or, measured by time, less than the tenth part of a
second. The foreleg, which is represented by figure 1, has a
tremendous strain thrown upon it. When its mate left the
ground the foot was under the point of the shoulder, and
from that lime, until the last impulse preparatory to the air-
fiight takes place, the body has been carried forward untili t
is back of the cantel of the saddle; that is that a plumbliDe
let fall from behind the saddle would bisect tbe toe.

This immense strain is the cause for race-horses ' 'changing
their feet." The leg which haB so much of the work cannot
endure the continuation beyond an allotted space, and when
that has been covered relief is imperatively demanded. It is
somewhat remarkable that the change of the "leading leg"
can be made with a very slight cessation of speed. A slight
falter which can scarcely be perceived by the on-looker,
though manifest to the rider, and the loss speedily retrieved
after the chaDge has been made. A skillful jockey can in-
duce the horse to make the chaoge, and this has won races
which otherwise would have been lost. Had there been a
controversy regarding the points disclosed by the experiments

at Palo Alto prior to the disclosure, an approximation to the
truth would, doubtless, have been the result. Taken for
granted that the bound was preceded by a push from the
hind feet, and that the forelegs were merely supporters to be
rolled ont of the way, that portion of the problem involved
was considered settled. My opponent iu the controversy
mentioned took the dictionary definition, Webster being the
authority, in plae* of obtaining information from actual obser-
vation. Had tbe "tracks" (to use a hunter's phrase) been
more carefully studied the truth would have become, in a
measure, apparent, though when men disputed incontrovert-
ible evidence, such as the pictures presented, there would
have been little attention given to lighter testimony. Had
it been noted that after the bound, clearly shown by the
wider space, tho succeeding two footprints were made by the
hind feet, the fact that the posterior extremities received the
shock of alighting would have been settled. This disposed
of, the sequence could Dot have been overlooked, and that the
forelegs threw the body forward apparent from the two pre-
ceding footprints being made by the forefeet.

Holding the opinion that the consideration of the manner
of progression (commonly termed "action") of race-horses and
fast trotters is not given the attention its importance
demands, I am prompted to dwell upon it whenever that
topic comes up. It may be thought dry reading, but in the
present "march of improvement" there ia little doubt that
the trainers of the future will be compelled to study it;
especially those engaged in educating trotters. But for the
present the bearing on fast trotting will be briefly noticed,
resuming the opening position, and will endeavor to prove
that to be correct. One of the best illustrations of fast-trot-
ting action in Gov. Stanford's "The Horse in Motion" is the
representation of Elaine when going on a stride of IS feet 3
inches. With her Epeed it is a fair presumption that she was
trotting at better than a 2:15 gait. The later pictures, taken
at Palo Alto, twenty-four cameras were used, each beiDg
placed 12 inches apart. The back-ground was divided inlo
alike number of feet, so that every foot, or inch even, of the
stride was delineated. The first picture of the series was
caught just as the near left foot and right fore foot were about
to strike the ground, the hind foot being a shade the nearest,
though all the feet were still in the ah-. The hind foot then
was about midway of the space between the marks 10 and 11.
When the next foot of the stride had been made both feet are
on a level, though the next picture shows that the ground
had not been reached. I will number the pictures so as to
keep them, as far as possible, from getting mixed. No. 1,
then, showed the left hind foot in the position noted, the
right fore foot being over line 15. No. 2, the toe of the hind
is near line 12, that of the fore at 16. But No. 3, when both
feet are planted on the surface, shows that the hind foot has
been carried from the first position, while in the air, so far
forward that the heel is slightly in advance of line 12, and
the fore rather more in front of line 16. Here, then, we have
one space of the trotting stride, viz., a trifle over four feet
Numbers four, five, six and seven mark the progress of the
body while the feet still touch the ground. As nearly as
can be judged, the nose of the animal is between lines 14 and
15 in No. 1. — at No. 7 it has been carried to 21. No. 7 shows
the very last impulse, the fore foot having performed its part
so that the toe scarcely touches, while that of the hind is
still pushing, though a foot farther along, shown in No. 8,
all feet are in the air. Nos. 9 and 10 show the airfiight, No.
10 being nearly identical with No. 1, save that then it is the
other pair of diagonals which are represented. With tbe
same exception, No. 11 is a counterpart of No. 2. In the
latter the neat hind foot was at line 12, in 11 the off hind foot
is at line 21, so that, omitting fractions, one-half of the stride
has been made, and the second space between the footprints
accounted for. This shows that the airflight made the sec-
ond space something larger than the former, though so litllo
that the assumption that one-fourth of the whole stride gave
the length of the airflight in a square trotter is practically cor-
rect.

Still more emphatio the testimony the series of pictures
under consideration presents, that what we term one stride
is virtually two, as to go through the whole of the pictures,
from No. 11 to No. 19, the same description would answer as
in those selected; and yet there is a difference. The conclu-
sion would be warranted which claimed that a single stride of
IS feet, when divided into absolutely accurate representations
of each foot of it, would be sufficient to form an exact idea
upon. Fortunately the excess over IS feet gare new features
to the last half of the stride. No. 7 showed that ihe hind
foot was still pushing, No. S that all were in the air. The
second airflight is depicted in Nos. 17 and 18, the exact
instant of engaging in it being Bhown in No. 16. No. 15
lacked a few inches of duplicating the position in No. 7,
whereas 16 carries it a fraction of the foot beyond. It shows
with startling distinctiveness the last'effort of the hind leg.
All the other feet are off the ground, even the fore foot, which
had aided it, being raised to quite a distance from the track,
while the toe of the hind foot barely touches. The airflight
is at the initial point. Nos. 2 and 3, and Nos. 10 and 11
show the finish better than Nos. 18 and 19, aDd this is due
to the variation between the number of inches in the stride
and the location of the cameras.

The day is not far distant when the lessons which were
first presented at Palo Alto will attract the attention of pro-
fessors and students of equine lore. The whole trotting
world is uow agog over the doings of the phenomenal coltB
which have been reared on that farm, but iu my opinion the
grandest contribution to horse knowledge is th&t embodied

1888

Jj;toc ffyat&ixx aa& jtyttumuiK.

3

between the covers of the book which, contains the result of
years of work, and at an outlay which no other mau would
have sanctioned. I have made this break from the subject
impelled by the realization that few will appreciate the
lessons. It does not require study to understand what is
shown by a comparison of records. In America, at least in
that portion of it, where merit in horses is nearly entirely
measured by the capacity to cover a mile in short time, a
yearliDg which can trot in 2:3U, a two-year-old in 2:21, a
three-year-old in 2:1S, and a four-year-old in 2:16, raises a
furore, whereas the addition to knowledge, or rather dis-
coveries which completely upset old ideas, present trnth to
take the place of fiction, give a clear understanding of what
was hidden previous to the publication — does not raise a ripple
of excitement. Knowing how little this great work was
thought of by so large a proportion of horsemen as to be
practically the whole body, it is always with a good deal of
reluctance I present its testimony, although it is by far the
most positive proof which can be offered.

Though hampered with the difficulty of elucidating with-
out the aid of cuts the complex subject, I think that those
who take the trouble to give attention will agree that there
are two airflights in a trotting stride. That this is a greater
6train on the propelling limbs than many will conclude, I also
deem to be susceptible of proof. A stride of eighteen feet
give b 293 in the mile. At a 2:20 gait each stride has to be
made in less than half a second. There has t i be a wonder-
ful celerity of movement to accomplish this, and the feet
which are not suppurting the body are moved with exceeding
rapidity from the extreme rear extension to the advance posi-
tion necessary to give length of stride. Mechanics recognize
the principle that it is the pace which kills. An engine which
will run a circular saw at a rate to do effective work, if the
gearing be changed so as to increase the revolutions to a cer-
tain extent the whole power is required without further
work. There is another point which tells on the hind leg.
The hind foot strikes the ground first at the completion of
the flight and keeps up the tension when the forefoot is
raised. In place of having the mate to come to its relief
within a few feet the helper is a sort of prop to keep the
weight that it is driving through Bpace from falling flat to the
ground. The conditions are completely reversed from those
which govern in the gallop, and that difference is accentuated
by the change in the action. This will require more space
than is available at present to render clearly, and another
explanation be necessary. But the double strain incidental
to stud service and fast trotting work will be readily under-
stood by every person who has any knowledge of the subject,
bo that there is little necessity for amplification on that ecore.

San Diego i otee-

Editor Beeedeb and Spobtsman:— Sporting matters, or
rather horse interests, were revived here to-day when it became
known that the turfman Budd Doble was in town for the
double purpose of entering his horses in our fall races and
for making arrangements to winter his string here next
season. We now have one race track fairly completed. It
is located near Old Town, about five miles from the city, but
is easily accessible by two rail lines and by a driveway.
Fourteen local speed horses are being wintered there thiB
season, and the company expects to provide for three times
that number another year. A date has not yet been fixed for
our races, but they will be held duriDg the lat!er part of
October. Doble expects to enter here, and then lay up for
the season. He says a number of his friends will come with
him and bring their stock along.

Mr. C. C. Seaman, who spends his winters here, arrived a
few days ago with a car load of Kentucky-bred stock. Among
them was a stallion by Almont and a colt bj Stranger (son of
Goldsmith Maid). The stallion will be kept for stock pur-
poses, and the colt will be kept entire, so that we may look
for some good youngsters in time. Besides these we have
Alert, by Arthurton, and I hear that he is leaving some very
excellent colts. F. D. "W.

San Diego, Feb. 5, 1888.

Down on the Pacers.

General B. F. Tracy is known as one of the ablest advocates
and learned lawyers in this country. He does not confine
his gifts to legal questions, but is a philosophic inquirer of
clear perceptions in other fields of thought and investigation,
Doring a late discussion he advanced the following ideas:

"I think it is advisable to learn by moderate training if the
Bire and dam or their near relatives have speed, and also
study their gaits. The action is an important factor in speed
transmission, and that purity of gait which coined the expres-
sion 'natural trotter,' Bhould be inherent in both sire and
dam.

"The stallion of the future will be one that gets trotters
without toe-weights or heavy shoes, and no pacers. I thipk
a black mark should be made against a stallion for every
pacer sired by him.

"Who will use a pacer for driving on business or pleasure?

"Can you find him doing service as a common carrier, from
coach or stable offices?

"Did you meet him in the park or on the bridlepath?

"No; pacers are of no earthly use except as gambling instru-
ments, and, in my opinion, it is a degradation of trotters to
put them in races also open to pacers. I grant that paciog
mares sometimes produce natural trotters; to that extent they
are valuable, no more."

Those who attend the races at Clifton and Gultenbeig tell
enough stories of "rascalities" to till a supplement of this
paper. One of the latest is of an owner who last week
sought to make his 611y "stiff" by giving her a bucket of salt
water and laying heavily against her in the betting. But,
alas! before the filly had gone half Ihe distance she was
seized with a nausea and coughing out a roll of worms which
had long afflicted her, dashed through ^er field and won.
Thereupon joy was among the merry punterB who ha
backed her.

Imp. Pizarro.

Pizarro, the well-known stallion, died on the night of the
ISth inst. at the McGrathiana Stud (Milton Young's), Lexing-
ton, Ky., from pneumonia. The death of Pizarro was a great
loss to the breeding interests of the country, as he was
undoubtedly one of the most fashionably-bred horses that
ever crossed the ocean. Pizarro was bred in England by
Mrs. King in 18S0, and purchased by Mr. VVeatherby for Mr.
Pierre Lorillard as a foal of Doncaster that year for 420
guineas. He came to America with Mortemer and his own
sister Agenoria, landing here November 25, 1880, after a
rough pa sage of fourteen days. We can well remember
meeting him the nest day. fle was as gentle as a dog, and
allowed us to put our arm around his neck; but in troth the
little fellow was far from well, the voyage had been a severe
one and he was as rough as a buffalo and trembled in the
snowy air.

The nest time we saw Pizarro was when lie stripped for the
Surf Stakes, &t Coney Island. He had developed into one of
the most charming horses in the world— a big, bouncing bay,
without white; with immense substance, bone and muscle;
such a grand back and such length that the merest novice
would pick him out of a thousand a=i a horse of the highest
type. He was a great tip that day. The touts had seen him,
for, Monday morning at 3 o'clock, before the first ray of sun-
light beamed upon the course, he had been moved five fur-
longs, and watches Id the hands of lynx-eyed touts, hidden
in the dark recesses of the stand, had made it 1:02, and Mr.
Lorillard's secret was their employers as well.

He started six times that season, and won the last four, the
Atlantic, Red Bank and August Stakes, and a purse, all at
Monmouth Park. He divided the post of favorite during the
winter with George Kinney for the Withers Stakes, and the
meeting of the pair brought a great crowd and heavy bettiDg.
Byrnes had tried him in the moonlight during the early morn-
ing, and Mr. Lorillard, on the strength of it, backed him
heavily. It was a desperate race. Pizarro stumbled and
Kinney beat him. Pizarro ran twenty-one races that season,
winning ten, and was five times second. He had his revenge
by beating George Kinney at MoDmou th for the Ocean Stakes,
and he also won the Trenton and Eatontown Stakes. As a
four-year-old Pizarro had developed such a temper that he
could scarcely be trained, and we can remember no more
stirring sight than when he carue oat for the Suburban of
1884, with Hughes up, throwing his heels in the air and
lunging like a war horse. His temper was so bad that they
never trained him after that, and he entered the stud, and at
Mr. Lorillard's sale, in October, 1886, he was purchased by
Mr. Milton Young for 57,500. His winnings on the turf
reached, as a two-year-old, $7,290, and at three, $12,485.

Mr. Lorillard had originally named him Buccaneer, but as
Mr. Galway already had a colt of that name it was changed
to Pizarro. His combination of blood was simply immense.
He was a son of Adventurer, from Milliner, the daughter of
Rataplan and Manganese, by Birdcatcher, who was from
Moonbeam, by Tomboy. It is, by far, one of the most illus-
trious families in the racing peerage. Pizarro was a brother
in blood to Apology, who won the One Thousand Guineas,
Oaks, St. Leger Bnd Ascot Gold Cup, both being by Adven-
turer (sire of Pretender and Wheel of Fortune), and their dams
were full sisters. Mineral, the other sister, threw "Wenlock,
who won tbe St. Leger of 1872, and is the sire of Quick-
lime and Kisber, who won the Derby in 1876, while Mangan-
ese, the dam of these mares, threw Mandrake, the noted cup
horse. Mrs. King disposed of her stock at the Doncaster
sales of 18S0, when Apology was sold for 3,200 guineas to Mr.
Vyner; Milliner, the dam of Pizarro, was sold to the French-
man, M. Polge, for 520 guineas; Agenoria, the sister of
Pizarro, for 880 guineas, to Mr. Lorillard, who also bought
the weanling Pizarro for 420 guineas. Thus, three brood-
mares and a weanling colt reached over $25,000.

All Pizarro's family were rare stayers. Mandrake and Apol-
ogy notably so, but Pizarro was at best a miler. He had a
bad leg, which interfered with him tbe best part of his career,
which may have stopped him. But his action was bad in
front, as he had too much knee movement to stay far. The
Adventurer stallions have not been a success in England,
while the mares have been highly successful. Indeed, of the
three great Newminster sires, Hermit, Lord Clifden and
Adventurer, the male line has best been sustained by Lord
Clifden through his sons Petrarch, Hampton and Wenlock.
But because Adventurer's sons failed in England, it does not
follow that they will here. The King Toms failed there, but
here they are a great success. The oldest of Pizarro's get will
be two years old the coming spring. Several of them are
highly tried, the best being Mr. O'Conner's filly from Zavalla
by Moccasin. — N. T. Spirit.

Saratoga.

Saratoga is the summer capital of America. Here the
wealth and fashion of every section of the United States
gather each season. They come from far-off California and
from the cities in the valley of the Mississippi, from the
Atlantic seaboard and from the cities on the Gulf; from Can-
ada and from our sister Republic of Mexico, and from Cuba
and the West Indies. As might be expected, money flows
freely when its holders meet, and from a quiet sleepy village
Saratoga casts of its winter slumber and each season under-
goes transformation into a mighty Babylon.

Apart from the mere pecuniary considerations which are of
moment to horsemen, Saratoga will always be a favorite place
with them because of its exceptionally healthful climate.
The curative properties of its air and its waters have long
since become household words in respect to people; but to
horsemen their effect upon horses is no less marked. It has
become a maxim with horsemen that in no other place in
America do horses thrive so well. The horses from the WeBt
arrive there each season exhausted from the effects of a
severe spring campaign, but leave completely recuperated.
The meeting is held during the most heated portion of the
year; yet, the racing continues day after day with no percep-
tible effect upon the horses as is shown elsewhere. At the
Coney Island autumn meeting, last season, a gentleman made
a peculiar remark to us. Said he: "I am going to beck all the
horses which have summered at Saratoga for at least the first
six days of this meeting."

"On what ground?" we asked.

"Because," said he, "I think the Saratoga climate bo
exhilarating that they will have the advantage over others,
but the effect may pass off after five or six days."

"Bat a majority of the best horses have not' been at Sara-
toga— class must tell," we persisted.

"Wait and see," he said with a laugh.

He was right. Of the thirty-seven races run the first Bix
days, twenty were won by Saratoga horses. Geraldine won
the Sapphire Stakes; Elkwoo', the Twin City; Emperor of
Norfolk, the Autumn; Rosalind, the Green; Raceland, the
Sweepstakes and the Great Eastern; Mollie McCarthy's Last,
the Turf Handicap.

They Lost a Great Sire.

The Australian press still bewails Darebin's importation
to California. One of them (The Australasian) recently
remarked: "The Australian Peer is the son of ahorse whose
expatriation was a blunder which Australian breeders should
never have allowed to be made. Darebin possessed size,
substance aDd breeding, with the additional recommenda-
tion of first-class performances. He belonged to that grand
old Melbourne line which we required to give size to our
stook, and on the dam's side what could be superior to Lur*
line, the best mare, perhaps, that ever trod an Australian
race-course? Equally well bred is the Australian Peer's
dam Stockdove, whose lines of blood juBt nick with those
of Darebin, and in the Derby winner we Lave a living exam-
ple of the efficacy of judicious inbreeding. Touchstone and
Pantaloon are tbe predominating strains; and with Mel-
bourne and Stockwell to assist, there is built up a pedigree
which must delight every student of breeding who analyzes
it. I thought it a highly creditable performance for the colt
to make all his own running in the" Canterbury Plate, and
then win so cleverly. By this he proved that Btaying was
his forte, and as he is almost certain to improve with age, we
shall some day, perhaps, see him achieve a phenomenal record.
With Darebin doing duty for the sagacious American breeder
who secured him for his ranch in San Francisco, it is well,
perhaps, that we have his brother Motea amongst us. He
was no performer, owing to an accident, but he is a horse of
rare size, and some of his stock are promising. » * * John
Whittiugham, the brothers Power, Dr. Fitzgerald and Dr.
Webb, most enthusiastic of breeding students, wax eloquent
over the excellence of Darebin, and speak regretfully of his
expatriation. As the disciple of Esculapius waxes warm
over Darebin, wa are reminded of the day upon which the
late E. K. Cox purchased him. Quote he: '1 have now se-
cured a horse above all others that I have been in search of.
It would be impossible to get such an animal for less than
£10,000 in England, and if I were to import until doomsday
I could not probably obtain a horse like Darebin.' These
were the words uttered by a breeder who was gifted with
more common sense than the great majority of studmasters,
who usually regard their own geeBe as swans with very rich
feathers. The master of Fearnhill succeeded as a breeder,
because h6 had few, if any, prejudices, and the result was he
bred Chester, Grand Flaneur, The Australian Peer, and a
whole host of other winners."

Is itoanner Hereditary?

(Sew York Spirit.]

One of the most frequently discussed questions among
turfmen and breeders has been that of roaring and whether
it was an hereditary complaint. As usual in such cases the
wildest diversity of opinion exists. There are many who
will not purchase yearlings by a stallion or from a mare
which had the reputation of roaring while in training or
subsequently. On the other hand, some very well-informed
breeders insist that it is not transmissible to offspring, and
when confronted by cases, treat them as mere coincidences.
A citation of cases would prove little, as they lead to the
most contradictory conclusions. The imported horse Buck-
den was a roarer — of that we have personal knowledge,
having seen a great deal of him. Yet bat few of his
children were affected, Navarro being the only pronounced
case we can recall. In England, Castral was a roarer, yet
his family were very stout. Knight of St. Patrick roared,
bnt his progeny were uniformly sound. Belladrum, the
crack English two-year-old of 1868, and one of the best two-
year-olds ever stripped in England, was a bad roarer. He
got but little stock in England, being exported at an early
age, yet one of his daughters, Ballyroe, foaled Barcaldine,
one of the grandest stayers England has known during the
present generation.

"When Prince Charlie was imported to this country, in
1883, there was a great deal said in regard to his roaring.
Prince Charlie was admitted to be one of the fleetest, possi-
bly the fleetest, horse saddled in England. Admiral Rous
said he was the fleetest since Bay Middleton. But "the
prince of the T. Y. C." was reviled as the roarer of roarers.
It was said that he would ruin the fine, sound old Lexing-
ton, Leamington, Glencoe, Diomed strains we had for years
been developing. You "could not breed a John L. Sul-
livan from a patient in the ward of a consumptive hospital,"
etc. Yet it is well-known that uniformly the get of Prince
Charlie in England had uniformly been sound, and such of
his children as have been tried in this country have not
shown their sire's infirmity.

The citation of Prince Charlie's case recalls a letter which
has reoently appeared in the London Sporting Life, from no
less a horseman than Mr. J. Sawrey Cookson, one of the
most thorough horsemen in England. .The letter was
evoked by some criticism of Prestonpans, the best son of
Prince Charlie, in which the writer expressed his ignorance
as to the horse's soundness on that point. Mr. Cookson's
letter on the subject of roaring places it in a new light, and
will be of such interest to horsemen that we reproduce its
essential points verbatim. Mr. Cookson says:

"Than Prestonpans I never had at Neasham Paddocks a
better winded horse. I had him there one season before I
bought him, and had every opportunity of thoroughly test-
ing him for the wind, and I tried him high, I can assure
you, as I know, of course, there is a feeing against Prince
Charlies. I never had a horse that would stand more
knocking about in a show yard up to his hocks than this
horse; in fact, no man can make him blow at this game;
and being 15.3 hands — the proper size — there is no fear at
all of his getting more roarers than other sound horses,
which all do in their turn. In short there is a deal of non-
sense written about roaring, which entirely and invariably
ensues upon over-size. In my life I never met with a horse
thoroughbred, over 16.3 or 17 hands that was sound. The
di&order arises from prolonged respiration, causing wasting
of the left muscles of the larynx, consequent on the left
recurrent nerve being affected. It is the same in a big man,
and I never knew one equal to anything like exertion
beyond lifting heavy weights. No doubt on race-courses
where two-year-olds have been put to over-exertion they do
roar, but it is seldom even there that a horse less than 15.2
does. Work, excessive, contracts muscular action, and nat-
urally on the left side, because the recurrent nerve is longer
on that side than the right, having to pass round the aorta.

"PrestonpanB is one of the most perfect horses to look at
in tbe stud, and was a clinker when he won over that severe
course, the Criterion and Hopeful, carrying the penalty.
Dunces don't carry weight in that way, and unless a horse
can carry weight he is unfit for stud purposes, as the frame
and lung development is not there, and when Prestonpans
beat Philammon at even weights — Philammon, 6 years, 8st. 3
lbs : Petronel, 3 years, 7st. 13 lbs. — I consider it was one of
the best public trials on record, as Philammon was iu great
form and Petronel had done great things. npanB

could stay thoroughly, but was unlucky."

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$)xt IJm&e* ana* gpoxtzvfmru

Feb 11

A Chat With the Veteran Secretary.

[N. T. Spoilsman.]

"I saw my 6rstrace in 1831. The place was tben known as
the Hope Distillery Coarse, now the very centre of the city
of Louisville, Ky. The winner was L»dy Jackson, I think.
But yon can find out by the Turf Register, in the office of the
American Jockey Clnb."

The speaker was the Nestor of racing officials, Mr. Charles
Wheatly. fie and the Sportsman representative sat in his
comfortable study at his home in Fordham, and went back
into the past. Nearly sixty years on Ike turf! What a book
Mr. Wheatly coald write, if he would. Hib memory is as good
of events which transpired more than fifty years ago as if they
were some of last season's reminiscences.

Mr. Wheatly's study is a place meant for work. Within
the four walls of that little room have been compiled for
some years now the conditions of hundreds of races. Under
Mr. Wheatly's firm and well-known handwriting have gone
forth year after year amendments and alterations made nec-
essary from time to time. What pangs must he have under-
gone when it was at last decided by the stewards of the
Saratoga Association that a race so rich in traditions as the
Cup should be wiped out of its annals! Why, the Saratoga
Cup was almost as classic as a race in its way as the Derby or
St. Leger.

"They're breeding for speed now, not for stamina," was
Mr. Wheatly's Bad comment on the fashion of the hour.

"If it's a fair question, Mr. Wheatly, how old might you
be?" the writer asked.

"It is a fair question. I was seventy years old on the 2d
of January. Before I came to New York I published the
Kentucky Statesman for tbirteeu years. I was a practical
printer; was taught all the branched of the printing business.
We had in the Statesman office a Ramage press, one of the
old-fashioned sort, which, I daresay, would be a great curios-
ity to the newspaper publishers of the present day.

"At the request of Mr. John Hunter, now President of the
American Jockey Club, I came from Lexington to New York
to assist him in the management of a running meeting held at
Philadelphia in 1863. From Philadelphia we went to Sara-
toga, and held our h'rst meeting there in the little track
amongst the pine trees, where they now train. I have spent
twenty-five Bummers at Saratoga."

"Mr. James A. Grinstead," said Mr. Wheatly, and his lis-
tener heaved a aieh of regret, "was a good man, but very un-
fortunate in his declining years. Oh! why is fate bo unkind
at times?"

On the walls of Mr. Wheatly's study hang three pictures of
race-horses — Luke Blackburn, Vug 1 and Kentucky.

"And in your loug life on or about the turf which was the
best horse you ever saw?" we asked.

"I don't know that I ever saw a better one than that," and
he nodded to Luke Blackburn.

"Ah," said we, '-the horse that made Farmer Jennings pack
up and leave Saratoga after the Grand Prize."

"I don't know anything about that," replied Mr. Wheatly.
"I base my opinion of Luke Blackburn on the way be won
the Kenner Stakes in 1880. He ran under a hard pull
throughout. McLaughlin was so exhausted from his efforts
to restrain the colt that he could hardly stand when he got
down."

"Something like the way Hanover won the Brookdale
Handicap?" we suggested.

"Yes, I BuppoBe bo, though I didn't see that race."

The Kenner of 1880 had, as starters, Luke Blackburn, Gli-
delia and Odin. Glidelia was not particularly good then, we
admit, and Odin was no great horse. The Sportsman's
account of the race read as follows:

"Poolselling: Luke Blackburn, $1,400; field, $160. With
Luke Blackburn out, Odin $700, Glidelia $460. After going
a quarter Luke began to draw away from the others, and
opening up a big gap galloped home fifty yards in front of
Glidelia, who passed Odin towards the finish of the first mile.
Odin was some dozen lengths in front of Glidelia. Time,
3:35L"

The track could not have been good, for Dan Sparling won
at six furlongs in 1:18J.

"And yet Luke does not seem to be fancied as a sire," we
remarked.

"I am told by many good judges that he has grown every
year since be went to the stud," Mr. Wheitly answered;
"when he has really matured you will see that he will be a
great sire. He cannot but be a suooes-i."

"Surely you have seen other great horses in your time?"

"Of coarse. Vandal was always a great favorite of mine.
So was Hindoo. Kentucky, too."

"You saw Kentucky's race against time at Jerome Park?"
we asked.

"Yes, but he was probably fifty pounds too heavy for that
race. He was trained by a good man, too, for that race — old
George Walden (now dead) father of Wyndham, Jeter and
Jame-*. But there was not time enough to tit the horse."

"What about Longfellow?"

"A grand race-horse. I never saw a greater burst of speed
than he showed in the race with Kingfisher, when they ran
the first mile in 1:40 or better. I started them, you know,
and remained down near the head of the stretch to see them
come round to me again. Longfellow seemed to draw away
without any effort. His strides were so resistless that I was
reminded of the strokes of some mighty machine."

"Do you remember the Longfellow-Harry Baasett race for
the cup?"

"Vividly. Although Harry Baasett won, Longfellow ran
37 feet 10 inches more than the winner, allowing three feet
as a fair estimate of the difference between running next the
pole, and on the outside of the pole-horse. They ran nearly
the whole distance lapped. Harry BasBett won by about three
quarters of a length. If Longfellow had had the pole the
result might have been different. Longfellow, in being
pulled pp at the end by his rider, overreached with his hind
leg and twisted the plate on one of his fore feet, so that he
came back lame. It was claimed that this happened in the
race, but there was no ground for it. The horses never fal-
tered for even a stride after they started."

Tbe conversation turning to conditions of certain races,
Mr. Wheatly said:

"I have long contended that fillies should be allowed at
least 7 lbs, in the spring when contending against colts. After
September let 5 lbs. might be enough."

"About the half-mile track people— what will Saratoga do
about them?"

"So far as I know, nothing. When they come to Saratoga
to race they take good care what they do. I cannot say as to
what t'iey may do at the New Jersey resorts. But I do not
speak for the Association in this matter."

"Yo'i will act as presiding judge at Jerome Park. What
otbe.. luties will you be asked to discharge?"

"Handicap and draw up programmes for the meeting.
M r. Li nter was ao old a friend that I could not decline when
be pressed me to take upon myself those duties. "

English Turf Notes.

The Racing Calendar contains the entries for the spring
handicaps which closed on tbe first Tuesday in January.
There is a slight fulling off in the number of entries. But
as an excellent lot of horses is entered, it is more a case
of quality than quantity. The totals for 18S8 are as follows,
with the totals for 1886 and 1887:

1886. 1887. 1888.

Lincoln Handicap, run March 21 61 68 64

Liverpool Grand National, March 23 66 46 46

Northampton Handicap, April 4 31 34 33

Leicestershire Handicap, April 7 66 44 49

Great Metropolitan, April 10 39 48 37

City and Suburban, April 11 66 67 70

Ora,wfurd Plate/ April 17 6B 60 60

Babraham Handicap, April 18 42 45 49

Chester Cup, May 9 66 60 49

Among the entries for the Liverpool Grand National
Steeplechase is the Prince of Wales's aged horse Magic. The
only American entry is Mr. E. Zborowiski's aged horse
Limekiln, by Limestone, with which he won the Town
Purse at the Melton Hunt Steeplechases last year. Tbe pre-
vious winners of the Grand National entered include Game-
cock, the winner last year; Old Joe, 1886', and Roquefort, 1885.

The Kempton Park Great Jubilee Handicap of 3,000
guineas, to be run at Kemp ton Park, May 12, has but fifty-
eight subscribers. The conditions required 100 entries; but
the committee have decided that in view of the number of
really good horses entered, including Minting, Gay Hermit,
Kinsky, Fullerton, Merry Hampton, Mon Droit, Satiety,
Kilwarlin, Timothy and The Baron, that the amount to be
run for will remain as originally advertised. The distance is
one mi'e.

Among the races that did not obtain the requisite number
of entries was the Eclipse Stakes of £10,000, to be run at
Sandown in 1890, and the Lottery Stakes, for mareB in foal,
the produce to run as three-year-olds in 1891. The condi-
tions of the Lottery Stakes were somewhat like the Futurity
Stakes, opened by the Coney Island Jockey Club. The dis-
t nice was to have been a mile and five furlongs, and 200 en tries
were required. Starters would have paid £50 with declarations
of £10, £20, £30 and £40. Colts were to have carried 126
pounds, fillies and geldings 123 pounds, with penalties ud to
J4 pounds, with conditional breeding allowances Unit gave" tbe
produce of stallions serving at less than 100 guineas from 3
t:> 10 pounds.

ATHLETICS.

Olympic Out-Door Meeetiner.

Secretary F. S. Moody and Leader John A. Hammersmith
have issued the programme of the games to be brought off
under Olympio auspices on Washington's Birthday. The
circular says:

You are cordially invited to enter and compete in our
Field Day Games and Races, to take place February 22d, '88,
at Athletio Grounds, Fourteenth and Center Streets, Oak-
land, Cal., commenciug at 1 o'clock p. m., sharp. Visitors
and contestants should take the 12 o'clock boat from this city.

These grounds will immediately be put into good order for
praotice. The programme will be as follows:

100 Yards Maiden Race, scratch, for members who have
never run in a race (open to juveniles).

120 Yards Hurdle Race, open

100 Yards Handicap Run, open.

One-half Mile Handicap Run, open.

One Mile Handicap Run, open.

One Mile Handicap Walk, open.

One-half Mile Handicap Bicycle Race.

Two Miles Handicap Bicycle Race.

Throwing 16 lb. Hammer, handicap.

Match Race, burlesque.

Running Long Jump, handicap.

Running High Jump, handicap.

Pole Vault, handicap.

Boys' Pie Race {one-fifth mile), each boy to eat two pies
and tben run one-fifth mile.

220 Yards Run, for juvenile Olympics, handicap.

Two Miles Relay Race, open to team of four amateurs.

Putting 16-lb. Shot.

Automatic Wheelbarrow Race {100 yards), members.

Officers' Race.

We desire to say to our out-door athletes, whether mem-
bers or non-members, that if we are properly supported in
this firBt Field Day for '88, others will follow, and we most
earnestly request all who are interested in out-door sports to
assist us all they can by bringing their friends to the games,
and by disposing of tickets. Games are open to all amateurs.
Entries cIobs February 15th, at 8 p. m. Entrance fee, 50
cents for each event, members free. Right reserved to
reject any entry, or to strike out any event which does not
properly fill.

Trusting that we may be favored with your presence on
February 22d, and that you make it convenient to go into
training and compete.

THE KENNEL.

Dog owners are requested to send for publication tbe earnest possi-
ble notices of wbelps, sales, names claimed, presentations and deaths
In their kennels, in all instances writing plainly names of sire and dam,
and of grandparents, colors, dates and breed.

It is a pleasure to note that Mr. Harry Wirt, of this city,
is becoming interested in good pointers and setters. His
fancy has not yet centred, but as he now has Irish and En-
glish setters and pointers it is likely that before long he will
have a preference for one or the other, and then confine his
endeavors to the improvement of that one. Mr. Wirt, Mr.
Berry, Mr. Rose, and others who might be named, are abun-
dantly able to establish fine kennels, and their active interest
in field trials would add much value to the sport. Mr. Will.
Kittle's ventures in starting pointers at the trials have hitherto
been attended by bad fortune, but that gentleman comes up
smiling after each reverse, and maintains as keen an interest
as he originally had. It is such a spirit that insures success.

The red setter, son of Elcho Jr., recently brought to this
State by Mr. Campbell, of thiB city, was shown ub on Satur-
day last. The dog is five months old, of good size, good oolor
and very nice form. He has the characteristic head of the
breed, and seems likely to be a dog of rather more substance
than many of that kind. His dam, Maid, is a recently
imported animal by Bragg— Effie. Bragg by Bob— Duck; Effie
by TolleBtone— Ruby.

We were shown the other day a photograph of a painting
of Mr. H. T. Payne's English setters, Jolly Planter by Plan-
tagenet— Countess Flirt, and Princess Claud by Rake— Iowa
Queen, at Lob Angeles. Tbe painting was done by Mrs.

Payne and must be a highly finished work. It shows Jolly
Planter to be a superb looking animal of the heavyish type,
with a head equal to Druid's. The dog is ratber low stand-
ing and long coupled but has great substance. Princess
Claude is a Rake all over exoept that she is not so black as
most of them. Mr. Payne will show a number of setters at
the April show, and his entries will be hard to beat, if those
photographed are exemplars of the excellence of the kennel.

After the field trials there is always a lull in dog matters,
and the current season is quite devoid of news. Soon, how-
ever, the stir and excitement incident to preparations for the
dog show will bring fancierB into contact and the usual batch
of items will more easily be had. The show bids fair to be
one worthy of rank equal with many of those held nearer the
great centres of population, in the number of entries, at least.
There is a too general disposition to underrate the quality
of dogs owned locally. There are some who go so far as to
claim that except in setters and pointers there are no ani-
mals in the State entitled by breeding and goodness to honor-
able mention. No greater error could be made. A large
number of dogs tracing direotiy into admittedly pure English
strains have been brought to the State during the four years
last passed. They were good dogs when purchased, and
there is no reason why transplantation to Pacific conditions
should cause deterioration.

Pointers, setters, greyhounds, spaniels, terriers, foxhounds,
deerhounds, coach dogs, and other breeds might be mentioned
which will be well represented. The greyhound fanciers
have it m their power to bench the best lot of dogs ever
shown out of Eogland, and they should make a large entry.
A hundred excellent dogs of that breed might be shown, not
one of them a bad one.

The MechanicB' Pavilion, all things considered, is the best
place in America for a dog show. A warm, comfortable
building of great size, well lighted and with ample space in
which to exercise the dogs. A full supply of Dr. H. Clay
Glover's Imperial Dog Remedies will be at band aud will be
used under the advice of a skilled specialist in canine dis-
eases, and the suggestions of Dr. Glover about disinfection
and the care of the dogs will be followed strictly. Two large
judging rings, under a bright light either by day or night,
will render the labors of the judges easier and expedite their
decisions. Tbe Pavilion is centrally situated, aud can be
reached from any part of the city in a few minutes by cable
oars. Good attendants and polite officials will render all
possible attention to visitors, and the show will be the attrac-
tion of the first week in April.

The regular prizes are valuable, and the specials will be
many and rich. Several persons, among them Mr. Scbrei-
ber, Mr. Brown of the California Jewelry Company, Colonel
Taylor and Mr. Watson, have intimated a desire to put up
specials, and many others will do likewise.

A good idea in the sporting classes would be to invite tbe
presence of the grand dogs lately run in the field trials and
the coursing events. No good-looking dog is half so good-
looking to the practical eye as one of proved excellence in the
particular sport to which it is adapted.

In fancy dogs there should be a fine entry. The lady
fancierB of San Francisco are very entbsiuaetic ovor good
speoimens, and have invariably given active support to dog
shows in the paBt. That they will do so in behalf of the
Pacific Kennel Club goes without paying.

The Executive Committee of the P. K. C, at a meeting on
Monday last, settled two or three important matterB pre-
liminary to the show. It will be given under the rules of the
American Kennel Club, including "Rule 2," about which bo
muoh has been written. All dogs shown will be registered
in the American Kennel Club Stud-Book. It was ordered
that a nice office in a convenient location be rented, aud that
the superintendent begin active business in connection with
the show immediately. The Mechanic's Pavilion has been
definitely secured for April 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th, and an
elegantly designed diploma arranged for. The committee
decided to make all regular prizes coin with a diploma. If
exhibitors prefer a medal, they can take their winnings and
purchase what suits them. The resignation of J. Homer
Fritch as a member of the committee was accepted and Wm.
Schreiber elected to fill the vacancy. The Executive Com-
mittee will hold weekly meetings until the show is past and
all awards and bills are paid. The president, Col. Taylor,
expressed the hope that every member of the club would try
to iuduce the offering of specials by acquaintances.

A note from J. M. Bassford Jr. informs us that his pointers
are in a bad way. Flossy B. died on February 4th. Bess,
by Vandevort's Don — Beautiful Queen, puppy is very sick
with distemper. Solano B. has been sick since the field
trials; Lemmie B. is wheezing with a heavy cold, and Frail
is just about convalescent. Mr. Bassford adds, "so you see
I cannot talk race to Mr. Truman, unless I take old Queen,
and I have not time to run the fat off from her."

Local owners of setters and pointers do not seem anxious
to meet Mr. Truman's Rush T. His ohallenge has remained
unanswered for two weeks, and he will probably conclude
soon that be has stopped the whole guild of field trial men.
If owners do not like all the terms of the challenge let them
indicate their preferences, and meet the ohallenge on some
common ground.

Mr. Allender writes that Mr. Kittle's pointer Maid, by
Lemmie B — Beautiful Queen, has taken to her work in good
style since the trials. We see no reason why she should not
be made tbe equal of any pointer in the State. Nothing but
work will do it, however.

Mr. A. B. Truman's challange will remain open until Feb-
ruary 15th, and his forfeit will be held until that day. A
later date would render it impossible to arrange prelim-
inaries before the close of the quail season. Telegraphio
acceptances will be received.

Change in the Graphio Kennels.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman:— On and after January
28th, 1838, Mr. Ohas. Heath's interest in the Graphio Ken-
nels will cease.

The doge have been divided— Champions Graphio, Donald
and Meally and Bloomo now belong solely to Mr. Heath and
will be offered for sale, Mr. Heath having deoided not to take
as active an interest iu breeding, running and exhibiting
pointers as in the past. Champions Revel III and Bracket,
Lad and Lass of Bow, Beppo III, Graphic III, Miss Glee,
Bloomo II, Rumor, Slander, Donald VI and Revel VI now
constitute the Graphio Kennels. The publio offers heretofore
made as to pointer bitches that have been placed at recognized
trials, the dams of trial winners ete., will be carried out, so

1888

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far as the same pertains to the dogs remaining in the kennel.
Netherwood, N. J., Jan. 28th, 1888. Jas. L. Anthony.

Chas. Heath.

Names Claimed.

By Mr. H. S. Wirt, San Francisco.

Beezy, for chestnut and white English setter bitch, by
Regent— Wild flower, whelped July 25th, 1£87.

Fenimore, for white and lemon pointer dog, by Tom Pinoh
— Lassie, whelped April 11th, 1887.
By Mr. L. L. Campbell, San Francisco.

Barrymore, for Irish red setter dog, by Elcho Jr. — Maid,
whelped Sept. 4, 1887; bred by Dr. Wm. Jarvis, Claremont,
N. H. ^

Diseases of the Dog.

[By A. E. Buzaiid, M. It. 0. V. S. L.]
THE EYE AND ITS DISEASES.

The object of the sense of vision is to acquaint the aDimal
with the existence of light and form of surrounding objects,
etc. The most important parts of the eye concerned directly
in vision are the expansion of the 0(.tio nerve (the retina)
in front of which we have the transparent refracting media,
the vitreous humor, crystalline lens and aqueous humor to
transmit the light and bring it to a focus upon the retina.
The following are the various parts of the eye: To retain the
hgnre of the retina and to protect it we have the sclerotic
coat, a white, fibrous tissue, opaque, excepting in front,
where it is modified in structure and becomes transparent to
allow the light to enter, and is called the cornea; between the
sclerotic coat and the retina we have interposed a layer of
dark pigment in a delicite membrane, termed the choroid,
which absorbs the rays of light after mak ng the impression
on the retina. In front ol the retina are the transparent
media: 1. The vitreous humor contained within the cup
which the retina forms, giving an internal support to it as
the sclerotic does an external. This humor occupies four-
fifths of the whole globe. Imbedded in its anterior part is a
double convex lens, the crystalline, coming nearly up to the
cornea, leaving, however, a small cavity which contains
watery fluid, the aqueous humor, between itself and that
transparent part of the external cave. Across this cavity and
dividing it into an anterior and posterior chamber hangs a
vertical, curtain-like process called the iris, perforated in the
oentre by an aperture, the pupil, for the admission of light to
the anterior chamber, and contractile under the influence of
light on the retina, regulating the amount of light entering the
organ. The fluidity of the aqueous humor is a provision to allow
the expansion and contraction of the pupil and the move-
ments of the lens to or from the cornea. After the optic nerve
enters the eye it divides and spreads into numerous inoscu-
lating tibrilla, forming a plexus, which plexus is brought into
relation with numerous vessels and a layer of ganglionic cells,
which layer of cells forms the internal layer of the true ret-
ina. The cause of the dilation and contraction of the pupil
is through a circular (sphincter) muscle, deriving its energy
from the third pair of nerves (motores oculorum), under the
Btimulus of light. The dilatation is caused probably by the
elasticity of the tissue of the iris after the contractility has
ceased. The office of the transparent media is to refract and
modify the rays of light and thereby overcome the spherical
and chromatio aberration. The nerves particularly devoted
to the sense of vision are the optic nerveB, or second pair.
Each eye has six muscles : the recti, or four straight, and two
oblique— superior and inferior. The action of these muscles
is as follows: When all the recti or straight muscles aot
together they fix the ball; when either one or the other alone
acts it draws the ball to ward their respective sides. The oblique
muscles antagonize the recti, and also when acting together
they draw the globe inwards and converge the axis of the
eye; the superior oblique, acting alone, turns the eye inwards
and downwards, and the inferior oblique upwards and
inwards. The offices of the eyelids are to shield the eye
from too strong a light and to protect its anterior surface
from hurtful substances. The superior lid is much larger
and more moveable than the inferior. It has a thin sheet of
cartilage fitted to it to allow of easy motion over the globe of
the eye, called tarsal cartilage, to which the palpebraa muscle
is attached to elevate the lid. The lower lid has also a nar-
row slip of cartilage which meets the upper at each side.
The hairs along the free margin of the upper lid and some-
times on the lower, oalled lashes, intercept the entry of for-
eign particles against the eye and assist in defending the
organs from excess of light. There 1b also another wise pro-
vision in protecting so delicate an organ from foreign bodies.
I refer to the cartilago nictitans (haw or nictitating cartilage),
though not so largely developed in the dog as in some ani-
mals is, nevertheless, of sufficient size to afford considerable
protection to the outer surface of the eye and greatly . assists
in preventing the accumulation of seeds which the hunting
dog especially would suffer much from. This delicate cartil-
age (it is a membrane in birds) is found at the inner canthus
(corner) of the eye. The membrane reflected over the front
of the globe of the eye is called the conjunctival membrane.
The conjunctiva is a mucous lining continuous with the skin
and lines the tarsal cartilages as well as being reflected over
the front of the globe. Between the cartilages and the con-
junctiva and partially imbedded in the former are the mei-
bomian glands which secrete a delicate fluid to prevent
adhesion of the lids. The front of the eye is irrigated by
lachrymal fluid, secreted by a gland of that name, which is
placed within the orbit. After lubricating the conjunctival
membrane the fluid passes off into the nostril" through the
lachrymal duct. In studying the physiology of vision it is
necessary to be acquainted with the general laws of light and
optics. See Hartridge, Donders, Lommel, etc.

After giving a slight description of the different parts of the
eye and their uses, I will now treat on the diseases that organ
is liable to.

Opthalmia. — The eye of the dog is very susceptible to this
disorder. It is the result of exposure either to heat or cold,
violent exertion, or it may be caused by dirt, dust, thorns, or
portions of leaves, seeds, etc., getting into them. It is a con-
junctivitis or inflammation of the membrane covering the
external portion of the eye and lining the eyelids. The
Bymptoms are constant closing of the lid and injected state
of the vessels of the conjunctival membrane lining the lids
while the same membrane covering the ball of the eye is per-
ceived to be of a white color; dryness of the eye at first, fol-
lowed afterwards by a copious disoharge of tears and mucous,
pain, and an intolerance of light, shown by the constant
closing of the lids.

The treatment demanded in this affection is general and
local bleeding, especially local. (Now, with iespeot to the
old-fashioned bleeding. There is scarcely anyone enthusi-
astic enough over an ancient system to advocate a recurrence
to the old, indiscriminate bleeding, but there are certainly
many medical men. both human and veterinary, and those
not altogether of the old Bohool, who are inclined to look

with more favor upon blood letting in some of its forms than
has of late been usual, and who find in it one of the most
potent means of combatting some of the most serious condi-
tions met with in their daily practice. It is not so long ago
that it was common for men to be bled every year to consid-
erable amounts, and not only did no harm foliow but after
the bleedings they declared they felt better, stronger, and
could work better than before. Therefore, it is not safe to rush
to the conclusion that the disuse of bleeding in its various
forms has been the result of philosophically observed and well
ascertained proofs of its perniciousness. The change of
practice is to be attributed to causes less creditable, to that
oscillation from one extreme to the other which is to be
observed in medicine as in all other professions. There are
signs of the return of the balance. Bleeding is certainly get-
ting to be more resorted to in daily practice (especially with
the veterinary surgeon), in cases of pneumonia, pleurisy,
and that general plethoric condition for vhicb, among the
overfed human family and animals, the doctors, while fully
recognizing its existence, have not yet designed a compre-
hensive title. Perhaps, too, in theae dajs of hard-worked
school-children and scientific students and consequent cere-
bral affections we may see bleeding more confidently pre-
scribed in place of that eternal bromide of potassium with
which the sleepless undergraduate is so familiar about the
time of his examination for honors).

Now for opthalmia — excuse the interruption. The treat-
ment demanded is general and local bleeding, purging, and
the application of cooling, Beuative lotions to the eyes. In
severe cases blisters behind the ears. Keep the dog in a
moderately dark place and allow a low diet. If the disease
becomes chronic the application of nilrate of silver may be
necessary: nitrate of silver, one to three grains; distilled
water, one ounce. The proper manner of applying this wash
is as follows: Take a camel's hair brush, pour some of the
liquid into a small vessel, saturate the brush in the fluid,
separate the eyelids, then draw the brush across the eye and
the thing is done. When opthalmia exists in the latter stages
of distemper the treatment mu6t be exactly the reverse of
that above indicated. This state must be treated by the
internal use of tonics.

(To be continued.)

CANOEING.

Oakland Canoe Club.

The Canoe Club was early astir on Sunday} morning last.
Some of the cruisers had intended going to Goat Island on
Saturday afternoon, returning Sunday, but it had fallen
through, bo were anxious to get outside for a bit, anyhow.
The Flirt got afloat about 10 a. m., and taking a tine beam
wind out of the creek, made the cove on Goat Island about
midday; she wes followed an hour or so later by the Mystic
and Gypsy, who tried to sail right across to San Francisco,
but the breeze died out, and, going round the Island, they
joined the Flirt in the cove. All returned together with the
flood tide. Canoes Pirate, Agnes, Water Lily, Sampler and
Alista were all out in the creek, several carrying ladies. A
new Euggles canoe is just out from the East, her owner
intending to make his residence in Oakland. Her dimensions
are 16 ft. x MO in: and she has amongst others a suit of Barney
Bails as used on the famous PecowBic. Much interest is felt
amongst the canoeists to see how she will compare with the
crack boats here, for though most of them were built and
imported from the East, they have had no opportunity of
competing with any boat that has made a fair showing over
there.

THE GUN,

American Revolvers.

Editor Beeederand Sportsman:— The recent exploits of
Messrs. Chevalier Ira Paine and W. W. Bennett have created
quite a stir among pistol-shooting men, and, aside from the
controversy between these men, should prove matters of
great interest to all lovers of the pistol.

Whatever may be the outcome of the challenges issued by
Chevalier Paine, it is quite evident to the most casual ob-
server that there isbnt one standard American pistol, or rather
revolver, and that is the justly famous Smith & Wesson of
world renown.

It is a fact worthy of mention that lines, curves and angles
are sometimes combined in one weapon that for many years
defy competition. If proof be needed as to the correctness of
the assertion, I will merely quote the very words used by the
Marlin people in advertising their double-actioned revolver:

"This new revolver is now ready for delivery. It is almost
a fac simile of the celebrated Smith & Wesson, and is guaranteed
equal in quality to any pistol in the world."

Indeed the cut of this pistol as illustrated is so nearly
identical with that of the model it is copied from, that there
is no perceptible difference as to shape, and the same may
be said in all truth of the Harrington & .Richardson — there-
fore it is quite evident that the general appearance and make
up of this wonderful and elegant Smith &, Wesson revolver is
deemed a model upon which at present no improvement can be
made. My personal experience in revolvers runs back some
twenty-five years, commencing with the Dean & AdamB
English revolver of the powder and ball type to the latest
issues of to-day; and so far as my judgment has been able to
discern the most perfect revolver ever made is the Russian
model Smith & Wesson cal. .44 as a holster pistol, or the same
make but calibre .38 for the pocket, while for close quarters
and self-defence their latest hammerless is the ne plus ultra,
being safe, reliable, easily carried, and capable of being
drawn from the pocket in less time than any pistol encum-
bered with a hammer. For target shooting and defence
combined, pistols that are known as the double action style,
are obviously better than those that can't be cocked with
the thumb, while for target shooting as a specialty, none
work as smoothly as the single-action kind, many men
preferring theBe to any of the self-cockerB.

I have with me now an American model .44 S. & W., whioh
I bought in New York in the early seventies. I have shot
it thousands of times, have carried it in a saddle holster for
months at a time — through rain, Alkali, dust, heat and cold —
have never known it to fail, and have never spent one cent
for repairs. Its shooting is about as accurate up to 50
yards as that of a rifle, in fact, I have killed several ante-
lopes with it at double that distance, also a few bnffalos at
close quarters, and once a large buck elk at over 60 yards.
As for ducks, prairie chickens, squirrels, prairie dogs, jack
rabbits and auoh small fry I have no count; suffice it to

say that although an old and much abused pistol I would
not trade it for the finest revolver in America to-day. I have
drawn it from my holster, one mass of rust, dust and dirt,
and while I urn ashamed to admit this, yet I am proud to
say my old pet never went back on me, and that although in
no sense equal to a new pistol of same make, yet it snoots
better by far than I can hold it, and is sure fire every time
and under all circumstances. My love for the pistol grew
out of my close companionship with one, and I may safely
say that for several years, while constantly in the Baddle, I
never was a single instant out of reach of that weapon; in
fact it was considered necessary to a man's toilet, and in the
mandate I was never derelict. I found after a good deal of
practice that with a good revolver one could do very decent
shooting up to 50 yards, and as the country I then inhabited
was fairly well supplied with game of different kinds, includ-
ing deer, ostriches, an occasional puma, many foxes,
partridges, ducks, armadilloes, endless hawks, carauchoB,
with now and then an unruly bull, I soon became so
attached to my pistol, an old-fashioned powder and ball Colt
with an extra long and heavy barrel, that I would sooner
have discarded any of my other 'trinkets" rather than stray
away from my oft-tried and reliable friend.

True when I returned to civilization I found some men
who in galleries were uBing small but Bingle-barrelled
pistols could easily vanquish us in close range, known dis-
tance, sheltered Bhooting — but once on the broad prairieB,
with nothing but eye and judgment to guide and good pistol
to execute, my old Colt and I came out well ahead, leaving
all such toys and "pistoletB de Salon" clearly out of the race,
to Bay nothing of the force of the shooting of a cal. .36 against
a .22 bullet, each with its full charge of powder to propel it.
When I came to New York my first impulse was to visit
the various gun stores, and in my pereginatioos I purchased
pistols of various makes, including Colt, Remington, and
Smith&Wesson. Isholthemall, and concluded thenandthere
that none, in my hands at least, were equal to the last-named for
accuracy, ease of loading and extracting shells (quite an item
when mounted), while in general outline and appearance it
so far excelled all others that it completelv distanced them.
I am happy to say that long experience and hard usage have,
if anything, brought out more saliently the excellencies of my
favorite in choice, and although I am quite familiar with
English and Continental makes of pistols, I regard the Smith
& Wesson as the handsomest, best and most accurate revolver
made, in support of which broad statement I refer to the
champions who so ably have used them in the last few years.
It may not be generally known that special ammunition is
being manufactured by the Union Metallic Cartridge Co., of
Bridgeport, Conn., for target shooting, with either the Smith &
Wesson .32 cal , or the same make Russian model 441. Tne
former cartridge contains 6 grains of fine-grained powder,
and a round ball weighing 50 grains, also a cartridge of 11
grains powder and bullet of 83 grains. Then for the Rus-
sian model for gallery practice 7 grains powder rnd a grooved
bullet of 120 grains, besides the regular cartridges, containing
23 grains powder and 256 of lead. In this la?t cartridge the lub-
ricant to the bullet is completely protected, being placed in
two grooves around the bullet, which is seated in the shell
much deeper than formerly, thus forming a perfect cartridge
free from outward grease and much more desirable than on
the Old-fashioned plan, when the bullet was greased on the
outside of the shell, precluding its being carried in the pocket
or belt, as in either case it soon rubbed off, and nothing but
the bare bullet was left, which, of course, soon fouled the
pistol, and was, all in all, a much inferior cartridge.

Pistol-shooting, regarded as an accomplishment or pastime,
will afford an endless amount of sport and recreation, while
the great majority of thofle who wear pistolB are about as pro-
ficient in their use as the average American or Englishman
is conversant with French or Spanish, i. e., give him time
and write out a sentence for him in either of these languages
and he may be able to translate or understand it, but when
taken in through the ear, fresh from the mouth of a French-
man or Spaniard, he is irretrievably stuck.

Many men think they can shoot a pistol, and bo they can,
but it takes both hand?, the squinting of an eye, perhaps a
display of the tongue, acoompanied by various grimaces und
contortions of the spine before they are even ready to tire,
and when they do pull trigger either through fear of being
bumped on the head or damaged in some mysterious manner
they generally pull off, thereby spoiling the aim that had bo
much exercised them to find. A pistol is practically a worth-
less weapon unless it can be drawn and tired with reasonable
accuracy on a snap shot, and nothing but long, steady prac-
tice will enable a man to do good execution with one. The
man who can split a bullet on a chisel at 30 feet is to be
admired for his great steadiness of hand and accuracy in pull
off, but the one who can plant his bullets inside of a dinner
plate at that distance on purely snap shooting is to be dreaded,
for he certainly is a far more dangerous foe. Great accuracy
comes into tine play when playing at war, but in a tight
pinch, quickness, with moderate certainty of delivery, knocks
accuracy and slow, steady, deliberate tiring into a cocked hat.
It avails a man but little to be able to pick his adversary's
vest bottons, if in the meanwhile said opponent pelts him
with a bullet or two in the Btomach, for be he never so brave
or staunch, a shot, a bullet through the trunk will Badly dis-
pel any tine work of which he might be capable under
ordinary circumstances; therefore the man who gets his work
in first will generally live to view the slow and pokey man'B
grave. It may be urged by some of your readers that it is
unpleasant to regard a pistol as an instrument with which to
deal death to our fellowmen, yet that is its true province,
for, unlike a rifle or shotgun, it is carried Bimply as a pro-
tector, not against animals as a general thing, but against
men, be they robbers, murderers or what not. Therefore it
is evading the question to put it on any other basis; so that
the man whose vocation or tastes call him where he may
reasonably expect to at some time use his weapons in self-
defense, had far better learn to become a tolerably accurate
but very quick shot, than a hair-splitter but deliberate one,
for, as Napoleon said, "The Lord is on the side of the heaviest
artillery," and general experience proves that a good, quick
shot, as a rule, "does up" the loiterer, so that it would appear
that celerity is also commendable.

It frequently occurs that revolvers on the double-action
pattern have weak mainsprings in order that they may be
worked with greater rapidity and ease while being shown off
by the salesman. This should be remedied either by stiffen-
ing the mainspring with the screw piovided for that purpose,
or else by discarding that pistol altogether. A miss tire in a
tight place is a very awkward thing to apologize for or explain
away, hence it behooves a man to have very few when aoting
in self-defense, for although trap-shooting rules say that the
"contestant will be allowed another shot if cartridge is
properly loaded," still in a shooting scrape the other fellow
is not apt to be magnanimous, unless, indeed, he should
also be placed in same condition, in which caso 1
easy, but not so with the knee joints, I should i
Walla Walla, W. T., Jan. 25, 1888.

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Feb 11

TEAR

At Cincinnati.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman:— Mr. J. L. Winston, of
Covington, Ky., who about two months ago defeated Captain
A. H. BogaiduBin a live bird match at St. Lonis, Mo., and
who is, by the way, to have another go at him at Louisville,
Ky., Feb. 22., Washington's Birthday, the same style of race,
yesterday, Thursday, Jan. 26, met aod defeated Indiana's
ohampioD, Harvey B. Hill, at Aurora, Ind., in one of the
closest matches ever shot, until the ninety-fifth bird shot at
by the principals beiDg anybody's race. In spite of the
dreadfully cold weather some three huodred trap-shooting
enthusiasts congregated on the Aurora, lud., Gun Club
Grounds to witness the match, and ooly kept from freezing
by dancing about and applauding the good work uf the two
champions, who apparently felt at home. However, they
haviog an established reputation amongst the shooting fra-
ternity for frigidity, their apparent warmth can b6 easily
accounted for; besides the match was a "hoi" one from start
to finish. To, as it were, lend a bit of additional courage, if
hat were possible, to Mr. Winston, who is a member of sev-
eral of CinoiDnati gun clnbs, three Cincinnatians accompanied
him they boing Jno. C. Whetstone (Mason), Geo. Given
(Murphy,) and W. E. Limberg ("Wick), the latter representing
the Cincinnati press. The judges and referee were decided
npon before leaving the hotel, Mr. Hill choosiDg as his judge
L. Graffe, of Anrora, Ind., and Mr. Winston Geo. Given
Murphy, of Cincinnati, 0. The judges being unable to agree
npona referee, the names of Jno. C. Whetstone, of Cincinnati,
and J. C. Small, of Aurora, Ind., were placed in a hat, the
first name drawn to be declared the referee. Mr. Small's
name was drawn, and he accordingly officiated in that capa-
city, and very satisfactorily so. Conditionally the match was
100 single American clay birds each man, SO to be shot with
a 12 gauge gun, and 50 with a 10-gauge, for stakes of §100 a side,
National Association rules to govern. Mr. Winston winning
the toss, chose to face the traps Erst, which he did with a 10-
gauge gun at 1:25 o'clock. He succeeded in breaking his
first five straight, Hill following with four. In his secODd
five Winston lost two— an extreme right quarter and a nasty,
low straightaway. Hill scored straight. Both scored straight
in the third five, Hill losing one in the fourth round left the
score tie; both losing one in the nest ten left it still tie. Win-
ston, by losing three in the nest ten, and Hill breaking
straight, put the Indiana champion three in the lead. Win-
ston breaking straight and Hill losing two made the score on
the first fifty birds. Hill 45, Winston 44. If anything Hill
did the better work in the first half of the race, and Bhould,
I think, have had another bird to his credit, and his oppon-
ent disallowed one. After a Bhort intermission a dispute
arose from a challenge made by Winston to the referee in
regard to the weight of Hill's 12-gange gun, a Winchester
repeater, and which the Kentuckian claimed was over the
stipulated weight (8 pounds) with the magazine charged.
Also that he had more than one shell in his gun when he
was at the score. Mr. Small was at a loss how to decide the
challenges made, and asked the principals to arrange the
matter between themselves, he never having occasion to
decide, or even a thought of such challenge springing np.
After considerable argument Winston withdrew his objection,
and the Bhooting at the other fifty with the 12-gauges was
begun, Winston again leading off. Though Hill is reputed
to be the best 12-gauge man in the three states — Ohio, Indi-
ana and Kentucky — his opponent, on this occasion at least,
proved his superiority, he only losing his seventh and his
thirty-eighth birds, both right quarlerers, finishing his 50
with the remarkable score of 48. Mr. Hill lost his third,
eighth, thirty-second, thirty-eighth and forty-eighth birds,
finishing two birds behind bis competitor with a score of 45,
making the total result Winston 92, Hill 90. Winston used
a 10-gauge, 9J lbs. L. C. Smith, and a 7J lbs. 12-gauge Wesley
Richards, both hammerless. Hill used a 10} lbs. 10 gauge L.C.
Smith hammerless, andan81b., 12-gauge Winchester repeater.

Appended find the conditions and scores in detail.

One Hundred Single Clay Birds Each— half to he shot with a 10
and half with al'J-gauge gan, under National rules, five traps, unknown
angles: two yards allowed on 12-gauge over 10 in rise

J. L. WINSTON (10-GAUGE).

1
11111

0 1111
10 0 11

11111

(12-GAUGE.)
1110 1
11111

H. B. HXLI, (10-GAUGE.)
1011111111

0 1111

1

11111

(12-GAUGE.)
1110 1
111

11111

1110

Total 91 Total 90

Time of match, one hour and thirty-five minutes. Straight runs,
12-gauge, Winston 30: lu-guage, Winston 14. Hill, 12-guage. ^4; Hill,
10-guage, 13. Judges, L. tiraffe and tieo. Given. Referee, J. C. Small,

The other matches shot were:

Open Sweepstake — Entrance $3, five live birds; English
rules. Graffd 5, Conway 4, Winston 4, Wildiidge 3, Mason
3 (with two dead out of bounds), Hill 5, Murphy 5, Small 5.

Ties on five for first money Bhot as follows: Five birds
each. Graffe, 5; Hill, 5; Murphy, 5; Small, 110-2.

Graffe, Hill and ^Murphy divided first money. Conway
and Winston divided second, and WUdridge and Mason-
third.

Open Sweepstake No. 2— Ten clay birds; National rules;
entrance $2. Winston, 10; Hill, 10; Small, 8; Mason, 8;
Murphy, 9; Conway, 7; Kirsch, 7; Graffe, 9; Stall, 5; Wild-
ridge, 7; Wick, 8. Winston and Hill first money, Graffe and
Murphy second, and Mason, Wick and Small third.

Sweepstake No. 3— Seven single clay birds; entrance S3.
Winston. 6; Stall, 7; Small, 6; Giafle, 5; Kirsch, 3; Hill. 7;
Mason, 6; Murphy, 7. Stall, Hill and Murphy divided first
money; Small, in shoot-off, won second, and Graffe took third
alone. Tecomseh.

Turkish Artillery Trial of Nitro-Gelatine Shells.

An important series of experiments with artillery discharg-
ing nitro glycerine or nilro-gelatine shells took place about a
month ago, under the direction of the War Department of the
Turkish Government, at Agha Deressi, opposite Tcbausk
Kaleh, on the shores of the Dardanelles. The invention of
Mr. F. H. A. Snyder, of New York, a Bystem of throwiog
high explosives from ordinary guns, was put to the trial at
Waal iDgton, with a range of about one mile across the river
Potomac, and with satisfactory results. The trial of this
invention in Turkey seems to have been not less successful.
The piece of field-artillery employed was a breech-loading
rill J howitzer, of fifteen oentimetres diameter; the target
ere ■ *ed at a distance of 200 metres, was composed of twelve steel
plaifu, each an inoh thick, welded together, backed with oaken
i.f amsl2 in. by 14 in. thick; it was 4 ft. 6 in. high, 14 ft. 6 in.
. ide, and weighed altogether over 20 ton, including the mas
si ve frame of supporting beams in the rear. A single dyna

mite shell, exploding in this target, completely destroyed it,
overthrowing it and knocking it to pieces. Ten shells were
discharged from the same howitzer, which was not injured
in the least degree. Mr. Snyder affirms that his shells can
be used with guns of any kind, long or short, smooth-bore or
rifled. The shell was charged with 10 lbs. of Mr. Snyder's
explosive, consisting of 94 per cent, nitro-glycerine, and 6
per cent, of a compound of collodion, gun-cotton, camphor
and ether. This is said to be much less liable to dangerous
accidents than either ordinary dynamite or gun-cotton, as it
will not explode from simple contact with fire. It explodes
by mere percussion against a bard and solid body, such as
the armour-plating of a war-ship, and would do so even
without a percussion capsnle. Premature explosion before
leaving the gun seems to be prevented. The experiments
were personally superintended by General Asif Pasha, the
Inspector-General of FortificitioD6, who has reported on
them to the Turkish Minister of War. Photographs of the
target, and of the howitzer the officers and artillerymen, the
boomb-proof shelter and magazine, were taken on the Bpot.
We understand that the proportion of nitro-glycerine in
ordinary dynamite is not above 75 per cent., and that it is
much less powerful and more liable to accidents than Mr.
SDyder's "mtro-gelatine." The French Army has been mak-
ing experiments with '-melanite" shells, and the Germans
with "roburite." ___

HOD.

How Three Members of the
Fishiner-

Pair Sex "Went

[By Peibonella,]

NO. 6. — A DAY OF REST.
Nature's incense is the breath of flowers,
Her hymn the song of birds.
This particular moment of early dawn was foil of splendid
grandeur for Milo. Through the vivid picturing of a dream
he was no less a dignitary than Czar of all the Russias. In
imperial state he sat, consulting with his ministers on the
foreign policy of England, condemning exiles to Siberia, and
listening attentively to reports of Nihilist plots and meetings.
Quiet! A Nihilist approached now— approached stealthily,
and with republican familiarity laid on his cheek a moist,
disgusting hand. Forgetful of time and place, he dealt the
ruffian a tierce blow. Such a loud, remonstrant yelp fol-
lowed as would have brought even a more weary sleeper back
to the real, and Milo came out of his vision suddenly to find
himself an ordinary individual free from cares of State and
fears of death, encamped on the bank of a beautiful, open
stream that reflected in its ripples the blue of heaven and the
green of eaith. Not many paces away satKib — poor, snubbed
Kib, whose Nihilistic tendencies were nothing more danger-
ous than an occasional desire for a fellow dog's bone, and
whose clever instinct was just now puzzling itself over The
problem why, when he was only caressing his master's cheek
in a truly loving manner, such a blow should have been dealt
him. Perhaps you and I, good reader, have at some time in
our lives been rebuffed as severely when equally innocent,
and can so afford to give the poor canine who sits humbly
blinking at his yawning master an encouraging pat. But
Milo was not much given to long periods of yawning. "With
him to be awake and to get ud were synonomons, and the
first thing he did was to call Kib and give him suoh a wel-
come that all previous slights and injuries were forgotten.
Then he looked around and laughed quietly. Some few feet
away lay the dead fire, now a tump of white ashes. A little
further on the false faces grinned sardonically, the lanterns
showed their smoky tops through bunches of grass and
lupine, and upon the demijohn and cups night had left scuall
drops of moisture as pure as that deposited in the chalic° of
the lily beside them. Nature is too large for discrimination
She leaves that small office to man, was Milo's thought a-* he
noted it. He sat silent many miuutes listening to the sweet
sounds of early day before he looked at his cornpioions.
Each was rolled closely in a blanket— head, ears, everything
except nose and mouth locked firmly and tightly away and
showing no immediate desire fftr release. Ralph had moved
once or twice after Kib made his appearance, hut Squib's
breaBt heaved with such steady regularity, and biR snore came
forth with such rhythmical sonorousness, that Milo began to
think he would steal away and not disturb him, when, with-
out any warning, every sign of s'cp quickly disappeared and
Squib tried to sit up.

"What's the matter? Stiff?"
"Deucedly. Anything wrong?"
"No. It'smoming. Here's Kib."

"Ah!" said Squib, making a more decided effort and sitting
up, "Ralph, old chap, wake up. The doors are open."

"Well, shut 'em right away," mumbled Ralph, only half
aroused. "Thief in here? Catch him."

"Oh confound the old bank. We're in the country. Wake
up! That's something like. Come here, Milo, my boy, I've
another idea."

"Well, bottle it for Heaven's sake, "said Ralph, shaking him-
self free of the blanket and getting up. "Bottle it quick or
we'll be in a new squall."

"Bottle nothing," said Milo; "go on, Squib, outline your
plot."

" 'Tis no plot. Nothing much, in fact. I was just think-
ing to myself that it would be a good idea to hide these
things and make up some sort of tale about frightening off
Indiaus. Come out strong as would-be deliverers; that sort
of thing, you know. There might be comfort in it."

"Well, you want to have it in mind that I'm not much on
a yarn, particularly when Mrs. Brandt is around. I'll do my
best, though."

"We'll try it, anyway," said Ralph. "Let's see, Squib,
your idea is that we had not been about the premises until
wc knocked at the door. Eh?"

"Exactly. Oar expressions must be sort of injured, you
know. I fancy we 1. ok a trifle that way now, and a touoh
or two more will he easy enough."

"If my pants are any criterion I'm pretty 6nre I look injured
enough already. Hold on, Brandt, what's wrong with the
jog."

"Nothing, only it's empty. You had it last. Squib, old
boy. How about the cork?"

Squib was quite sure he had put the cork in good and
strong, but appearances were against him, and he marked
down as deficit one demijohn of A whiskey and tossed the
empty and offending vessel into a blanket, where lantern,
false faces, and what Milo called "the rest of the trumpery"
had been thrown preparatory to concealment.

A small clomp of oaks just around the bend of the main
stream, and almost directly opposite the mouth of a more cov-
ered one, known as "Little Sulphur," which. emptied into it
was thought a secure spot and the relics were accordingly
deposited there.

"Let's wash up a little. I feel so dirty I can't talk
straight," said Ralph, looking eagerly toward the clear waters
of the creek.

"Wash? No!" said Squib, marching on ahead; "that would
spoil everything. Our feelings are injured. The mere phys-
ical doesn't count, don't you know!"

"Jupiter! That coffee smells good," said Milo, dropping
behind with Kib as they neared the cabin. "Im certain
Kate's attending to that part of the breakfast! She can beat
the world at coffee. Walk up and never mind me. I'm
broken-hearted and sad."

The front door was partially closed, but Squib's emphatic
knock brought Anne forward immediately. At sight of her
visitors she threw it wide open and stood, as they thought,
transfixed with astonishment. The truth was she dared not
Bpeak lest a merry laugh should rob the occasion of what
Kate had termed its real "seriousness." "Though," Anne
was heard to Bay afterward, "how any occasion could be
serious which boasted as chief actors three such demoralized-
looking individuals as stood before her, she cooldnot divine."

Demoralized-looking, indeed, they were! Squib's gor-
geous, blue Jersey shirt had an immense three-cornered
tear on the shoulder, his face was streaked with red
and yellow stains, his hair bore striking resemblance to a
housemaid's mop, and the left side of his trowsers showed so
roughened and torn a surface that he would scarcely have
been discredited had he claimed distioction as a bear-slayer.

Ralph had escaped with fewer rents, but the back of his
white flannel Rhirt and dark blue trowsers were streaked and
stained as though he had taken refuge from a rain-storm in
too close proximity to somebody's "soft-water barrel." His
face was far beyond Squib's in cleanliness, and his mustache
had not lost its lustre, but his ambrosial locks were full of
ashes, and the usual nattiness of hi3 appearance was consid-
erably shattered.

Milo was far and away the dirtiest, although Kib's cares-
sing tongue had left one clean sport on his right cheek which
proved the outside c jating to be less deep than it seemed.
He wore a red flannel shirt and dark trewsers, and was cov-
ered from his head to his feet with twigs, bits of moss and
splinters. Some time in the past his hands had probably been
clean, at present they bore resemblance to a coal- heaver's.

Anne, as we know, had few, if any, esthetic idea=s on the
subject of dress, and unless for the remonstrance and urging
of Kate would not, this morning, have been arrayed in a
close, blue gown that made her seem at best; but, on the sub-
ject of general neatness, she had firm ideas, and the total
lack of it in the party before her gave evidence of a trick.
Here her quick understanding cautioned silence and policy.

"Good morning, Miss Anne," said Squib, seeing she would
not speak, "I hope you're quite well."

"Haven't I the general appearance of health?" replied
Anne, again crowding down her desire to laugh and mentally
voting Sqnib's speech idiotic.

"We've had a deucedly unpleasant night of it. Started
from home with the best intentions to join you this morning.
Came back unexpectedly, you know, and all that. Heard
some Indians laying a plan last night, and — and — well, just
made up our miads to head them off. We got out here
toward morning, but I fancy you were too frightened to let
us in." The concluding portion of this speech was accom-
panied by an indulgent smile, but Anne remained as serious
as a door knob.

"Indians?" Bhe said, fixing her full, brown eyes on Squib's
blue ones, which 6trove hard for steadiness. "There have
been no Indians here."

"Not one?"

"Not one."

"The deuce! Brandt, those fellows in Cloverdale will
suffer for this, eh?"

Milo was standing close under the oak with Kib at his
heels. He had opened a pocket knife and seemed bent on
lodging it in the trunk of the tree. Without turning or look-
ing up he said, "I guess likely," in so uncertain a tone that
Anne'B self-control instantly fled.

She broke into a peal of laughter merry enough to demolish
the gravity of an anchorite. It was irresistible, and the
three men laughed with her.

"Oh, you stupid fellows, to spoil this beautiful Sunday
morning with such a story!" she said, when the ristbles co ild
be managed. "If I conldn't tell a smoother, better fib than
that, I give over the business. Why, your very appearance
shows what you've been at. You've heen carousing in Clover-
dale all night! Talk about Indians, pooh!

"Ghosts of Mother Carey's chickens! we have not, " said
Ralph, getting mad on the instant.

"Oh, pshaw! How's the red-haired girl you danced with
last, Mr. Squib? However yoo're a baohelor Bohemain, and
therefore privileged: but I am astonished at Mr. Brandt and
Mr. Holden. Really astonished."

"But it's no such thing, I tell you," Baid Milo. "My word's
worth something. We've been around this cabin the best
part of the night." His disgust knew no bounds. In faot
Anne could have thought of no Burer way to torment any
one of them. Generally correct deportment was an article of
religion with them all.

"There, you see," she Baid, laughing again, "your stories
don't agree. Mr. Squib said you came toward morning."

"Well, I don't care a nickel what Squib says; I know the
truth."

"No one questions that. And you know more than you'll
ever tell; isn't that so? But here, I'll be ft friend to each one
so much as I can. Kate and Gertrude are at the creek getting
water, so steal into the back part of the hall and get into
some Bhape before they come. If questions are asked juBt
deny everything. That's the way men usually slip through,
isn't it?" "

"Where did yon get all this information, anyhow?" said
Ralph, glad to catch a glimpse of soap and towels.

"Mr. Holden," said Anne, impressively, "never meddle
with mysteries. Its lisetryiog to find a footing in qnicksaud.
Here are two tin basins and if you need some hot water in
plenty on the stove. I'll be back presently."

"A deuced nieBs you made of it Brandt," said Squib, as he
buried his face in the basin next to Ralph's, while Milo stood
waiting a turn.

"What else did you expect. Why didn't yon call on Hol-
deD? I told you just how it would be."

"Not at all, really. You said you couldn't lie if Mrs.
Brandt were round."

"Oh, well, I meant women, all women. It's too small
business for a big fellow like me. A nice hole we're in now.
I'd rather give my head for a football than have Kate believe
that carousing yarn."

"So would I," said Ralph, handing his basin to Milo and
starting for the chamber in search of Gertrude's comb6 and
glass. "What a fate to have that tale thrown at your head
for a possible fifty years to come. I'll lake a trip round the
Horn."

Milo's feelings was not commiseration for himself alone,
though he was tine enough to dislike everything that savored
of the low and common— but pity for Kate. And when he
saw her face, he was conscious-striken over the whole affair.
For in Bpite of a goodly supply of natural elasticity and
endurance, she had not borne the excitement as well as either

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of her companions. A more powerful imagination had used
up nervous force with greater swiftness, and left her but
little strength to bear reaction. In spite of a pretty pink
dress she looked paler than ever, and heavy, dark rings gave
her eyes a weary, almost dejected appearance.

"Good morning Kit." called Milo, as he saw her come up
the hill with Anne and Gertrude. He looked somewhat
fresher and very much more respectable since his washing
and brushing.

"Good morning," she answered, while Anne drew Ger-
trude iu another direction. "Good morning, I trust you're
quite steady?"
'■Steady?"

"Yes," she said, holding clown her head that he might
not see what a roguish smile parted her lips.

"Oh, come Kitten, let up. Here, quick, give me the pail,
I'll take it in."

"I hope you don't expect me to kiss you," she said, as he
came toward her after attending to the pail.

"Why not?" he said, pinioning her hands and looking
down in her face. Only strong, true-hearted men love
women as Milo loved Kate, with a respect for the finer fibre,
and a regard for the weaker body which niake3 them always
watchful and tender.
"Why not?"

"Oh," husbands who stay out all night don't deserve
kisses."

"And how about wives who rau away and have to be
followed? I use my prerogative and insist."

"Well — if — yon — insist, of course I must yield, but don't
keep me too long or the coffee will spoil. I thiuk ils nearly
a rain now."

So strong an argument soon procured Kate her liberty; and
Milo went round to the hammock and reminded Squib tbat
the horses had been forgotten, suggesting they be imme-
d ately fed and watered.

"Besides," he added iu a lower tone, "our hats are up
there in the bundle with the rods and crots. If we don't get
them pretty soon, some new thing will spring out on us."

Milo did not feel as anxious as he had. Something about
Kate's manner impressed him with the idea that a double
hoax was in progress. Could he have seen her in the kitchen
laughing with Anue, and heard the remarks that went back
and forth he would have been more easy still. For the
labors of getting up a breakfast of bacon and eggs, fried
unions, baked potatoes and toast were not sufficient to
engage all the energies of two such active women, aud the
events of the morning were freely discussed. Another thing
especially delighted the amateur cooks— Gertrude had
walked unintentionally right in upon Balph; and Kate was
congratulating herself that peace would be the result, but
what was her surprise and distress to hear the door Blam
soon after and see .Ralph come out mattering:

"Well, tell your mother. What in thunder do I care!"
"Didn't do a thing we told her, but took ap the old tune
jo st where it stopped, I'll wager," said Anne impatiently.
"I must admit I've seen finer men than Ralph Holden — little
peacock — " (Anne's poor opinion of Ralph was due to the
fact that she had once gone to the same school with him,
before either had arrived at years of discretion. It was per-
haps excusable in her. The girl who has seen you whipped
for inability to spell a simple word, and shut up in a dark
closet for stealing marbles, is not apt to have a high opinion
of your ability or youT morals).
"Still, Anne you said — "

"Oh, I know. The point I urge is that Gertrude should
have dignity enough to make the best of her bargain, and
savoir-faire enough to make her husband love her. Aclever
woman could make him worship her. What such worship
would be worth is another thing— a good feeder of vanity
may be. Here she comes with the usual wet eyelashes. Poor
old girl! Give me the smallest tin pail, I'll set her to work."
Gertrude was pleased that a trip to the creek awaited her.
When she returned breakfast was on the table and her hus-
band with Squib and Milo was round in front saying hard
things against a "pot" fisher who was reported to have deci-
mated the main creek and one of its tributaries.

"Come, come/' said Kate, appearing with the coffeepot,
"Cooks are not good tempered when meals wait. Milo, a
whisper please."

Whatever Kate's secret intelligence was it seemed to
gratify, and also to affect the recipient with a longing for the
mysterious. He winked and nodded to his companions,
pointed in the direction of the kitchen, and went through a
whole pantomime of delight, which gradually communicated
itself to Squib and Ralph who followed him quickly, Squib
throwing a reproachful glance at Anne whose eyes was fixed
on the rent in his shirt, now drawn together with pins.
When they had returned all awkwardness was removed by
Kate, who said with a smile:

"I once read a Russian novel in which the principal
characters were always separating for the night, We have a
different way of repeating, and seem to do nothing but eat."
"A rational way to spend odd moments, I fancy," said
Squib, insisting that the ladies should be seated facing the
door, so they might enjoy the outlook.

"Yes, and let us sit perfectly still, just for a moment and
listen and watcn. 'Twill be better giace than any we might
ask," said Kate.

Better truly, and greater. The tongue of man never has
and never will proclaim the great lessons of time and life, as
morning, or noon, or evening tells them. And this morning
the message was sweet and true. "Laugh with me." said
the stream, as its tiny waves leaped in the sunlight. "Sing
with me," chirped a bird in the branches. "Rejoice with
me," breathed a scented flower mid the grasses. "Be faith-
ful and just, and' unswerving with me," said the sunlight,
spreading beams far and near, while beyond and above all
these was felt that mightier Presence, that unsearchable Soul
to whom the sun is vassel and the wind is slave.

Had Kate been alone the moment would not have sufficed,
but others' wishes were always paramount with her, and ebe
broke the silence characteristically by calling attention to a
ray of sunlight that had stolen in to kiss the drooping flowers
on the table.

Thus freed from restraint, the little company set about
eating and laughing with appetite and will enough and to
Bpare. It was some time before Gertrude joined in the con-
versation that went on so merrily, and Ralph rather pointedly
addressed his remarks to others, until in a lucky or unlucky
moment he appealed to Anne, who instantly referred him to
his wife, in a manner so full of polite rebuke, that he came
to the conclusion that cap and bells might await him unless
he changed tatics. This could not make him gracious, but it
brought his gentlemanly instincts to the front, and forced
him to be courteous.

"I wonder what has become of Kib," said Kate when the
laugh following one of Squib's dry puns had subsided, "I
haven't seen him for a long time."

"He's round somewhere," said Milo with beautiful indef-
imteneBB. Never mind him. He's like Squib, wasn't born
for an apron string."

Squib looked very conscious at this remark, and got out of
prominence by paying to Kate: "You've a bit more color
than when I first saw you this morning, Mrs. Brandt. Mak-
ing coffee seems rather of a beautifier."

"Just as bad dreams are destroyers of a fair appearance
perhaps. I had very ugly ones list night."

"YtsV" Squib was unfortunate in selecting just this par-
ticular moment to indulge in a large mouthful of coffee, which,
being very hot, caused his face to become a deep crimson.
Milo too Beemed to be in great trouble with a piece of bacon.
It refused to be cut in small pieces and finally finished its
oareer in Ralph's lap. This, to a man of such exquisite
neatness, was truly tmbarraseirjg, and forced him to pause
just as he was about to ask Kate a pointed question very for-
eign to the subject of dreams. Anne saw her opportunity
and grasped it.

"Do tell us what you dreamed, Kate! 'Twill bo better
than many a written tale, I'msure. Proceed, we're all ready."
Kate had considerable dramatic power, enough at least, to
make the events of the night before stand out in plain relief.
Minutely she went over every detail, ommitting only Ger-
trude's fears and complaints. When she gave an account of
the fall and told how Anne listened beneath the window, a
curious all-is-lost expression passed over Squib's face, but he
managed to retain sufficient presence of mind to say "Extra-
ordinary!" when Kate concluded. This started up Ralph's
intellect who wauted to know how many other things they'd
been at the night before.

'T acquit yon of carousing," said Anne, "that was my own
invention to offset yours, which, of course, I knew at once
as a — well — a falsehood."

"Yes, and you'll acquit us of personating Indians too,
when you find out the truth."

"Why, Kate," said Gertrude, "there's Kib. See, right over
there on the little rise; What's that he's shaking so? It
looks like a false face."

At the word false face three men rose up suddenly, jumped
through the doorway and started for the point indicated, fol-
lowed closely by three women who came up just iu timo to
see Milo take a mimic Indian countenance from Kib's mouth,
and crash it in his hand.

"Thai's the fellow who peered in the window at you last
night, Gertrude," said Anne, "let's find his friends."

But Kate was before her. She had seen the heap of ashes
lower down and the tracks on the soft gravel aud sand; by
following them she rounded the turn and lost her way among
rocks and tnrf. But it took no great exercise of reason to
conclude that what they were in search of was hidden
among undergrowth and low trees, so she climbed the bank,
went a few steps forward, and came at once upon the blankets
and their contents.

"Here they are, Anne," she cried, "Here's the whole out-
fit! You don't mean to tell me, "she added, as Milo came
toward her, "that you drank a whole demijohn of whiskey
last night!"

"Of course not. Squib forgot to cork it and the liqaor
leaked out."

"Oh, ho! ho!" laughed Anne. "A likely story! Mr. Squib
come up and refute this slander."

"It's no slander. Upon my honor, Miss Anne, the whis-
key leaked out."

"We simply don't believe a word any of you say," said
Gertrude, drawing up her white dress and picking a way
down.

"That's all right," said Ralph, as he followed her with a
blanket on one arm and the demijohn on the other. "We
don't care a cent. And there's one point where we yield
the palm; not a man of us can scream like you did last
night."

"Well, you see," said Anne, "men have different resources.
Now if we could put on 'sea-legs' and mortify the air with
improper language when it rained snakes, or a bucket of
water was upset on us, we wouldn't scream."

The laugh was certainly on Ralph, and he put up with it
rather better than usual. It was impossible for him to resist
bringing the others in though; and he told of Milo's fright
when the lantern was shot to pieces and his ear stung by the
passing bullet, and of Squib's excitement after escaping Miss
Anne's cartridge at the kitchen window,

"Why, anyone would have been excited, you know," said
Squib in explanation. "The deuced thing came uncom-
fortably near, I can tell yon. Of course if I'd been a real
Indian Miss Anne would have been dead instantly, but as it
was I was simply in a fix. By Jove! there's the stage! We
ordered some ice and things, you know; I wonder if they
came?"

It may be stated as a fact that the attacking party of the
night before were glad of any excuse to cut explanations
short. At any rate they wasted no time in depositing their
masquerading outfit under a buckeye, and went striding up
the hill to the roadside with no further words. There a
goodly block of ice, a mysterious oblong basket, and a more
than mysterious box were already undergoing investigation
by Kib.

"Here, you two feather-weights, take the ice between you,"
said Milo, "111 attend to the rest."

Attending to the "rest" was not boys' play by any means;
but Milo accomplished it, and considerably astonished Kate,
who was washing dishes, with her back to the door, by bang-
ing a heavy box down on the floor without any previous
remarks.

"Whew! it's warming up again," he said, dropping into a
chair that she might wipe the perspiration from his face,
"getting ready for another scorcher!"

"Yes, we're almost through in here, and then for a glorious
rest. Here comes the ice! Make some lemonade for us,
Milo?"

"Lemonade!" said Milo, spreading out his hands, palms
downwards, and opening his eyes at Ralph and Squib.

"Yes, just for us. Anne and Gertrude have been working
round. I'm sure they're thirsty. Go on."

It was a delightful day to sit under the shade cf an oak and
sip cool lemonade or dream, or enter into mutual explana-
tions concerning sudden trips to the country, or laagh idly
and contentedly at plans that managed themselves, and hope
those laid for to-morrow would not out capers.

And if, aB Anne said, the liquid in three glasses looked too
brown for lemonade, a heated atmosphere fortunately dolled
inquiry, and they passed unchallenged.

"Dear old nature! How lovely it all is! As peaceful as
Eden," said Kate, lying back in the reclining chair perparatory
to following Kib's example and taking a nap.

"Yes, and here comes your serpent in the form of a stout
and matronly female," said Anne, looking toward the road
where a buggy had halted.

"Why, as I live, lt'e mamma!" said Gertrude. "Dear!
dear! I'm sure Dot is sick, or something dreadful has hap-
pened!"

"Oh, hush, Gertrude! Remember Seneca's maxim, and
don't ran in quest of evils anddie before your day."

But Anne was not quite calm as she rushed after Gertrude
with an alacrity that threatened disaster to her solid body.

The advancing person was eminently aristocratic in bear-
ing, albeit a trifle red in the face from vexation and
over-exercise. Her white hair was crimped and pnffed to dis-
traction, and her black satin toilet had that much talked-of
accomplishment of standing alone. Notwithstanding, she
was a social leader of much prominence, to an unprejudiced
eye she seemed a representative of the type known as fussy.
Sundry puffings and sighings rendered speech impossible,
until Squib (something of a favorite in this quarter — a dis-
tinction due entirely to his accent) had provided a chair and
Kate had loosened her bonnet strings, when she managed to
say in a gasping voice:

"It's so fortunate you all know me, for really I'm quite
overdone."

Ralph was frantic to say the day was enough to overdo
anybody, but wisely held his peace, and made way for
Gertrude, who knelt dt-wn iu front of her mother and asked:
"Mamma, dear, what is the matter?"

"I should think you would be the last one to inquire — a
woman who sees fit to run away without consulting her
husband or her friends."

Poor Gertrude seemed to catch it on every Bid* ; but with
the inconsistency common to a goodly number of husbands,
Ralph warmed up in her cause, now that somebody else
accused her.

"Excuse me, madam," he began, when Squib suddenly
headed him off with:

"Oh, come now, you know, there's some mistake really.
It's a deuced blander. Who conld have told you such a
thing?" Squib's face wore its blankest expression, and he
jammered his inoffensive eyeglass in his right optic as if it
had been guilty of a misdemeanor.

"Mrs. Tripp, who met my daughter last Friday on the boat,
was my informant, aud Mr. Holden did not come up until
yesterday, for I am quite positive I saw him on the train. Of
course I am a little near-sighted, and — "

"But, my dear madam," said Squib, with effusive polite-
ness, "I am astonished, you know, that anyone with your
fine intelligence should credit Mrs. Tripp She — she lies
about her grandmother, really. No one believes her. And
Mr. Holden was with me yesterday afternoon. Part of the
time we were hunting snakes, you know. You see, we're
here together. It's all right, quite right, I assure you."

Squib forgot to mention that the snake-hunting took place
in Clorerdale after 7 p. m., and was confined to looking up a
small boy who owned the three half-dead reptiles that after-
ward found their way down the chimney of the cabin.

"Well, yes, it seems to be," said the aristocratic dame,
looking the least bit mystified.

"And now will you permit me to bring you some refresh-
ment?" (Squib, as Milo said a little later, was more than
elegant on this occasion, he was magnificent.) "A glass of cham-
pagDe with some ice and a chicken sandwich. Something
light and delicate, you know."
"Oh, pray don't trouble — "

"Not in the least," said the three men at once, glad of any-
thing to remove them from this dangerous presence.

"I sincerely hope, Gertrude, you and your friends will
pardon me. No one but a mother conld understand how I
felt. It seemed my duty to come and take you home."

"Certainly," and "don't think any more about it" came
simultaneously from three different throats, and the dignified
matron grew composed enough to use her fan and look
around.

"What do you find to amuse you about here?" she asked
of Kate, whom she bad only met a few times.

"Fish and rest. We were out yesterday, and have planned
to go early to-moinw. Gertrude quite fancies it."

"Oh, yes, indeed!" began Gertrude, just as Squib appeared
^ith the tray, and rebuked Kib for getting in his road.

*'T suppose it will be the right thing to ask her to stay all
night," said Milo in alow tone to Kate, as they stood apart.
"Leave that to me," said Anne from behiud.
The refreshments and a plentiful supply of self-conceit
kept the matron worthy of her own good opirneu, and she
replied to Anne's query as to whether she would like to go
through the cabin with a gracious nod.

"Perhaps after you have seen it you will like to spend the
night with us."
"Perhaps."

"This is our best bedroom."

"Ah! the window is broken, and what is that odor?"
"I really can't say. It is in all the rooms."
"This, you see," said Anne, leading the way into a north
room which had been only partially opened, "is not yet made
op."

"My, I should think you wonld fear bags of all kinds."
"Perfectly harmless," said Anue, as she struck the tick a
sounding rap with the broom, thereby disturbing the slum-
bers of a huge, black spider, who bounded into the air and
fell back on the bed with a click.

After this the matron was indifferent to convenience of
hall and kitchen, and bad no word of praise for meat-safe or
water-filter. Her refusal to stay all night was pleasant but
decided.

"No, dear;" she said to Gertrude, "I will stay where I did
last night, with my friend Mrs. Marshall in Cloverdale. Kiss
me good-bye, child, aud take good care of yourself."

She made a movement to bid the others good-bye. but they
all insisted on helping her up the hill, and she was conducted
tc her carriage in state.

"Squib," said Ralph, on the way down, "I owe you more
than I ever can pay."

"Don't mention it. old fellow. I wish I knew whether
Mrs. Holden felt grateful, too."

"Indeed I do," said Gertrude, sweetly, "Poor Mamma!
she's so easily excited. I'd like to know who told Mrs.
Tripp." .

"I did, "said Anne. "We were comingoff the boat together,
and she wormed around so, and took such a lot of trouble to
find out what was none of her business that I thought it
would be a good joke to tell her we wore running away. I'd
like to hear your mother lay down the law to her. Come,
along Kib, you and I will take up our dream win re it was
interrupted."

"Yes," said Kate, "dreaming is the order of the afternoon.
We cook no more meals to-day. Everyone knows where the
cupboard is and can help himself."

There was no objection Taised to sach an arrangement, and
oncemore quiet settled over the camp, this time unbroken till
sunset, when the men stole away, first to care for the horses
and then cook a dainty supper for the sleepers on the green-
sward, who, when thoroughly roused, declared such eoodueas
more than made up for the disgraceful conduct of the night
before.

Again the young moon looked down and found a happy
gronp. The mandolin was silent, bnt Milo's baritone aod
Squib's tenor made the woods ring with "Hold the Fort" aud
"Rock of Ages," until Ralph gave warning that no on
be called later than four in the morning. This qui.
and in less than an hour the camp was guarded by
of steep.

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Green Mountain Maid.

It may be well to add something to the brief descrip-
tion of Green Mountain Maid printed with the cut. It
will be noticed, by reference to the picture of Elaine in
the issue of December 16th, that after makiog allowance
for the difference of age that there is a marked resem-
blance between mother and daughter, and also some of
the characteristics of Beautiful Bells, who has a good
share of Clay blood. Freely acknowledging the great
merit of the Clay family, which, at the present day, can-
not be ignored, there aro good reasons for awarding an;
equal share of the credit of Green Mountain Maid to
Shanghai Mary.

Although other nrares by Harry Clay have shown
well, there is quite a gap between them and the fore-
most of the family, and this, though not absolutely posi-
tive testimony, warrants the assertion that the "sorrel
mare with white face and four white ankles, pronounced
by those who knew her best and who studied her form
and temperament to be those of a thoroughbred," is
worthy of a big portion of the honor.

Mr. Rider, of Oakland, presented us some years ago
with a photograph of Shanghai Mary which corroborated
these opinions. We gave it to Governor Stanford, and
have often resolved to send to Screiber & Son for a
duplicate. When an animal exhibits the form and other
well-known features of the blood horse, the unknown, in a
measure, becomes a positive quality. Though the ances-
try be hidden, there is an inheritance, and one of un-
known pedigree of the stamp of Shanghai Mary presents
credentials superior to double gilt-edged breeding when
accompanied by inferiority. The unknown, which was
used to amalgamate with Spanish, Barb, Turk and Arab
horses with the result that followed, sustaius the impor-
tance of this branch of a pedigree. We do not intend to
underrate the importance of well-eutablished blood-lines.
It if a sound and tangible basis to build upon, but what
we do claim, and that with all emphasis, that when
the qualities desired are found in an eminent degree it is
b ter than genealogical tables extending to the royal
m -"es, which do not show such a full inheritance.

Aooording to all accounts, we have heard and read the
description given in the American Agriculturist of Shang-

hai Mary is correct portraiture. Harry Clay we knew
very well, and saw him trot and win a race on which
more money was depending that ever came within our
personal knowledge. This was in Chicago in 1S64, and
; hough so far back as nearly t-venty-four years ago, there
ie a distinct recollection of his appearance. A ''heavy-
made," sluggish-looking horse, with a good ds.al of
coarseness and an excess of action. A lighter form, more
nervous energy, action which entailed a smaller outlay of
ewer would seem to be the proper mixture to blend
^aiisfactorily with his prominent traits.

Coupled with hundreds of mares which bore a strong
resemblance to him, and there never would have been a
Crcen Mountain Maid, and though it may appear rank
heresy to enter the plea, had her son Electioneer been
restricted to mares of the shape and stamp of his mater-
nal grandsire, the succession of prodigies would be lack-
ing. We hear a great deal of Electioneer controlling the
action of thoroughbred mares. It would be more in
accordance with the truth to state that highly bred mares
were necessary to bring out his full powers. Or, it will
be better to say highly formed mares, those which
approximated the form of the thoroughbred.

There is one feature of the breeding operations at Palo
Alto which has only been lightly noticed, and, in fact,
we cannot recall an instance excepting what we wrote
several years ago; that is, the selection of form as well
as blood-lines for a guide. We have been so long a time
connected with horses that we should know something of
the form adapted for speed. Therefore, call it egotism
if you choose, we can tell when a person is also a judge of
form. With this self-confidence we speak authoritatively,
aud pronounce Governor Stanford one of the very best
judges of the form of a horse that can be found in any
country. He has directed the mares to be bred to Elec-
tioneer, and his selections were made mainly on the shape
being satisfactory. Not merely the outward form deter-
mined which were to be chosen, as that had to be supple-
mented by indications of nerve-power, tractability, (to
make it as short as possible) and a high degree of intelli-
gence was demanded.

Many critics of equine form will rattle off, with all
the fluency imaginable, the "points" to be admired and
those to be condemned, hut a deeper insight is required
to be a perfect judge, and, as Mr. Wallace stated in the
article copied last week, Governor Stanford laid great
stress on the mental requirements coming up to his
standard. He found the combination of form and men-
tal qualities existing in some of his thoroughbreds, in
some of his St. Clairs, in some of acknowledged trot-
ting breeding, and carrying out his idea gave them a
chance. Doubtless he bred mares to Electioneer that
he did not consider up to the s andard, but this w is
on the score of trotting strains which thty possessed.
We have been drawn away from the immediate topic
under consideration, owing to the comparison of form
between the maternal grandsire and grandam of Elec-
tioneer, and now that the subject has been touched upon,
it may be carried rather further. A man who had not
the breadth of the proprieter of Palo Alto, one who had
listened to the popular doctrines and coincided with pop-
ular fallacies would not have made a success of Elec-
tioneer. His aim would have baen to keep him within
well trodden paths. If even a tolerable juGge of form he
would have considered that as having little weight in

comparison to gilt-edged blood. " the mare, give me

a pedigree and be careful you do not mix up St. Clair
and thoroughbred with it," would be the guide, revers-
ing the old saying when the animal was asked to be
shown and the pedigree accounted of little value.

Had Electioneer been sent to Kentucky, the astute
breeders of that regioa would have been more likely to
have adopted the plan bo successfully followed at Palo
Alto. The basis was there to produce high form, and
race courses have educated generation after generation
into a proper appreciation of the necessity of speed lines
as well as bloodl ines.

It has been a source of surprise to very many of the visi-
tors at Palo Alto to witness the "blood-like" appearance
of the Elect ioneer's On many occasions we have heard
this surprise expressed, but with this explanation it is not
so difficult to comprehend. There is a surplus of muscular
power in the sire, More of it than his grandsire Harry
Clay possessed, and the muscular tissue refined, made
more elastic from the combination of the unknown
grandam, Shanghai Mary, and the grandsire the well-
known Abdallah. To obtain the full advantage of what
had been done, to increase the potency of future prog-
eny, to improve the machinery so that there would be
as few jarring wheels, as little friction of journals as
possible, more steel must be added, jewelled bearings
in place of cast-iron boxes. A great trouble with many
breeders is their dependence on the judgment of others.
Opinions are valuablo, but at the same time there must
be discrimination in accepting them. "Millions of
money" will not do away with the necessity of study,
and though th: wealthy breeder has a great "pull" over '

the one which is straightened in his resources, it does not
ensure continued success. We have seen a statement
that a man who had not large means could not keep
the sheriff from his stable if he followed Palo Alto
tactics. Fortunately for the breeding interests of the
whole country there was no danger of this kind. But
if Governor Stanford had determined to engage in the
breeding of trotters as a money-nzaking venture, he
would have accomplished it just as certainly as that his
other investments have proved lucrative. Starting with
that intention, there would have been the model farm,
an intelligent system of breeding, rearing and training,
but kept within reasonable bounds.

The National Stallion Stake.

We are bound to keep the agitation going in regard to
the National Stallion Stake. Not that the State Fair
event is not worthy too, but the former is a sort of special
bantling that w« cotton to rather more enthusiastically
than usual. In the first place we can lay some claim to
the inception, and the conditions are such as to meet
what we consider all of the wants. At first we were
somewhat averse to the increased amount from what was
originally proposed, though as the larger sum would be
an additional inducement for Eastern owners to name,
that was an advantage that could not be overlooked.
We can further assure those who are far away on the
other side of the mountains that there will be enough
engaged to make a large sum in the stakes, aud from
other sources of revenue the amount will be swelled to a
proportion that will astonish those who are not fully
acquainted with California characteristics. A "big"
excitement will draw a larger attendance than in any
country with the same population. With Eastern
starters, and our horse3 doing reasonably well, there is
little question of there being a mass of people which will
fill the grounds on which the race comes off to overflow-
ing. Twenty thousand, as shown by "gate receipts,''
may be far within the actual number, and we shall not
be surprised should that number be exceeded by several
thousands.

Oregon will send a large delegation, now that there is
railroad communication. In October there will be crowds
of visitors, and it is safe to assert that quite a proportion
of them will make that one of the sights. Breeders every-
where will be interested, and there is also little hazard
in stating that of this influential class many will make
a California trip who otherwise would not have been
tempted. There are other grounds to base a large
attendance upon. As nearly as can be foretold at this
time of the year, 1888 will be one of the most bounteous
seasons ever known. The cold snap which elicited so
much grumbling was particularly favorable for the fruit
crop, and the rains since have ensured good crops of
every description.

The date selected is advantageous in more ways than
one. Those who are, in a measure, forced to make a
long season are provided for. Eastern hoises will be
enabled to go through the "Grand Circuit" and get here
in time.

We confidently anticipate so many entries that it will
be by long odds the engrossing topic wherever trotting-
horses are discussed. Those engaged which are trained
on public tracks will be closely watched, and when the
time approaches for fast work there will be a clicking
of watches. Wonderful stories will be told regarding
those which are without public ken, and this will also
have an effect to bring the people out.

Spring Race Meeting.

Sixty-nine days measure the space between now andE
the opening day of the Blood Horse Meeting. Not far
away in one sense, and yet time enough to get the horses
in fair order. The cold weather was a drawback never
before experienced here, and the rains were also a
hindrance, but on most of the training grounds rain
does not delay.

There is a prevailing impression that owing to the
large number of California race-horses engaged in the
East, there must be a lack of home performers. There
has been such a wonderful increase in the past few
years that there is no trouble in -obtaining plenty of
horses, and though quite a number which will partici-
pate in eastern races will also bo contestants here, there
are so many which do not make the grand tour that
good fields could be depended upon from them.

We feel justified in the statement that one resident of
California now owns twice as many thoroughbreds as
were in the whole State when we came here, and it is only
a few years since his first purchases were made. While
the large breeding farms have been multiplied, there has
been a large addition to the ranks of "small owners,"
and nearly all of these have no desire to race away from
home. In a short time the course will be selected and
the programme published, when the consideration will

1888

file Mvm&tt and gpoxtsx&w

be more appropriate. That the meeting will be one of
the best, if not the very best ever held in this State, is
so nearly assured that it may be considered certain.
Good horses and plenty of them, liberal purses, excellent
management. All necessaiy to mate every condition
favorable is good weather. The time chosen is nearly a
guarantee that the last-named vital consideration will
be all that can be desired. After the heavy rains, and
before the "haying showers;" odds will rule on the good
weathar side.

Pacers Coming Up-

We cannot agree with General Tracy in his denun-
ciation of the pacer. They ara not so useless as he
claims. There was a time when sidewheelers were in
favor as road-horses, and in all, or nearly all of the
southern cities forty years ago, the favorite road-horses.
As well say that a racing gallop is of no practical use,
or that anything but a sedate cob is out of the place on
the road, as that pacers were created without any result-
ing benefit. Then, if stallions are to receive a backset
for getting an animal which is fast at the diagonal move-
ment, there will be general iconoclasm among the
vaunted trotting sires. The despised pacer Blue Bull is
within one step of the topmost round of the ladder when
measured by numbers in the list, and pacing ancestry on
both sides has done a good deal to give prominence to
the "American trotter."

Give them all their just due, gallopers, pacers and
trotters, and also bear in mind that though there may be
overshadowing merit in some families, there are good
animals in all. We will agree in the proposition that the
less weight carried on the feet so much the better. But
are not toe weights, heavy shoes, etc., more the result of
human ignorance than a lack of inherited freedom from
the incumbrance?

The Change in the "Weather.

February commenced with a grand start. The Wed-
nesday morning that marked the opening the sun shone
with a brilliancy brightened by the gloom of many pre-
vious dark days. Warm, too, so that in the hours of
sunshine spots which were nearly bare in the morning
had a green coating. With a continuation of sunshine a
few days will bring the usual accompaniment of a Cal-
ifornia winter — verdure and bloom.

N"cver before in our sojourn in the land was the frog-
music so long delayed, but the mysterious choristers are
now making amends by keeping up the refrain from sun-
set to within a short time of sunrise.

We b^gan to fear that the early foals would miss the
copious flow of milk which only comes when there is a
bite of grass to aid the oats in making perfect nutriment,
but that fear has vanished, and the crop of foals of 1888
is certain to equal that of any previous year.

Entries for the Sacramento Colt Stakes.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman: — The following is a list
of entries received in stakes No. 1, 4 and 5. Stakes 2 aDd 3
having received but three entries each were declared off by
the Executive Committee. No. 2 was a special for Sacramento
County yearling trotters, and No. 3 was for yearling pacers:

No, 1— Yearling Trotting Stake for all foals of 1887.
B. G. HohVs b f Millev Woodcut by "Woodnut, dam Dora by

Primuo.
Geo. M. French's b t by by Chieftain.

W. A. Gamble's b f by Fallis, ^am Mauel by Echo.
G. Valensin's blk f Fleet by Sidney, dam Flight by Buccaneer.
L. Whitmore's br c Bookkeeper by Caliph, dam Jule by Pedro.
N. N. Craig's b c Cossack Bloodstone by Don Cossack, dam

Dolly Bloodstone.
Andy MoDowelFs blk c Thistle by Sidney, dam Fernleaf by

Flaxtail.
Ben E. Harris' b or blk f Lorena by Jim Mnlvenna, dam

Elmorene by Elmo.
"W. F. Smith's b e Calabar by Guy Wilkes, dam Rosedale by

Saltan.
Jos. Cairn Simpson's b f A. by Antevolo, dam Lady Del Sur

by Del Sur.
M. W. Hicks' br c Crown Prince by Sterling, dam Empress by

Flaxtail.
No. 4 — For all pacing two-year-olds, foals of 1886.
N. N. Craig's b c Acrobat by Sterling, dam by Tom Hal.
J. L. McCord's blk f Lady Alice by Tom BentoD, dam by

Dave Hill Jr.
Ben E. Harris' br c Storm by Tempest, dam Jean Perault by

Signal.
G. W. Woodard's b c Mark Twain by Alex Button, dam

Nellie D.
N. I. D. Solomon's iron g c Ed Rosewater {formerly Vasco

Jr.) by Vasco Ji., dam Vinco.
John Garrity's oh c My Own by Sidney, dam Humming Bird.

No. 5— For all pacing three-year-olds, foals of 1S85.
Lee Shaner's b c Adonis by Sidney, dam Venus.
H. W. Meek's b f Cricket by Steinway, dam by Dolphin,
Andy McDowell's c f Goldleaf by Sidney, dam Fernleaf by

Flaxtail.
H. B. Star's br f Cora C. by Whippleton, dam Etta by Naubuo.
Frank Hawkins* b f Wing "Wing by Privateer, dam Mahaska

Belle by Flaxtail.
T. C. Snider's blk c Creole by Prompter, dam Grace by

Buccaneer.
Chas. K. Hoppin's b i Yolo Maid by Alex Button, dam Molly

by Deitz's St. Clair.
John Garrity's dun c Hoffburg Beer by Sidney, dam Hum-
ming Bird. Wilder Field Smith.
Secretary Sacramento Colt Stakes Association.

Foals of 1888.

At Rancho del Paso. Property of J. B. Haggin, Esq.:

Jan. 15, bay co't by John Happy, dam Susan by Warwick, j
from Folly by Planet.

Jan. 17, bay colt (dead foal) by imp. Sir Modred, dam
Twilight by Norfolk, from Kate Gift by Lodi.

Jan. 19, bay colt by Ban Fox, dam Illusion by Alarm, from
Mary Hadley by O'Meara.

Jan. 22, chestnut filly by imp. Sir Modred, dam BoDnie
Kate by imp. Bonnie Scotland, from Young Fashion by imp.
Monarch.

Jan. 2S, brown filly by imp. Darebin, dam Sozodont by
Longfield, from Sally Morgan by Revenue.

Jan. 30, bay colt oy John Happy, dam Italia by Eoquirer,
from Blondina by imp. Bonnie Scotland.

Jan. 31, bay colt by Warwick, dam. Lady Middleton by
imp. Hurrah, from Lady Lancaster by imp. Monarch.

Feb. 1, bay colt by imp. Darebin, dam Mileta by Lever,
from Malta by imp. Australian.

Feb. 5, bay filly by Milner, dam Virgie by Virgil, from Lax
by imp. Scythian.

Feb. 7, chestnut filly by imp. Sir Modred, dam Lizzie
Lucas by imp. Australian, from Eagless by imp. Glencoe.

Feb. 7, bay filly by Arthur H., dam Augusta E. by Monday,
from Yolone by Norfolk.

A. Pew Remarks by Dr. Bailey.

Dr. Geo. H. Bailey, Maine's State Veterinary Surgeon, is
one of the best-informed men in this country on matters per-
taining to the trotter. A few of his remarks which were
published in the Lewi6ton (Me.) Journal last week contain
many facts that the breeders of the Pine Tree State should
adopt on sight. The following reference to broxi-mares will
be read with interest:

"The importance of good, sound, well-bred brood-mares as
a factor in the breeding problem has asserted itself so often
and so unmistakably in the Use referred to, that no prudent
breeder will care to ignore the lessons of the past in hisfature
ventures in this direction, and his selections of the maternal
parentage of his produce will be as carefully attended to as
that of the sires he should patronize.

"Take the lesson home to our own State and see what one
brood-mare, Gretchen, the property of Mr. Nelson, has done
for Maine. I maintain that sue is the foundation of all his
success aDd prosperity in breeding that class of phenomenal
youngsters that have already placed him in the front rank of
New England breeders. Gretchen is the dam of Nelson,
three-year-old record of 2:26|, five-year-old record of 2:21|;
Susie Owen, 2:26; Knox Girl, trial 2;28£, and the younger
members of her great family are of equal promise. Knox
Girl, also the dam Aubine, a very fust filly (record 2:27}),
showing that the family breed on. Gretchen is by Gideon,
one of the best sons of Hambletonian, who is also the sire of
that other great brood-mare, Skip, dam of Independence, and
Mr. Drake's fast stallion, Glenarm. I have heard it asserted
that Nelson was not fashionably bred, but Buch young sires
as he will make themselves fashionable, if breeding behind
performances is of any value in making up our estimate of
the horse.

"Mr. Nelson was recently offered $1,000 for the use of
Gretchen for a single season by a prominent Kentucky
breeder. This is a good illustration of the value the Ken-
tuckian places on producing dams. In this connection I
would call attention to the fact that Mr. Elizer Smith, of Lee,
Mass., the owner of Alcantara, has paid $2,500 a year for the
paBt two seasons for the use of Alma Mater, and Mr. John S.
Clark, who recently bought in Kentucky the fast yearling
filly Sudie D., 2:35|, for which he paid $5,000, offered the
Talbot Estate, who now own that famous brood-mare, §2,500 a
year for her services as long as she lived. HiBtory repeats
itself. Kentucky breeders have adopted the proverb of the
Arabs, so old that it has almost been lost in the twilight of
antiquity, maintaining that the mare is the vase in which the
germ was nourished and developed. We have in Maine a
grand lot of brood-mares, but many of them have been 'bred
in and in' to the Knoxes, Morrills and Patchens, until the
'cold blood' rises to the surface when their produce engage in
the 'battles of the turf,' and the judges' stand is always too
far away at the finish.

"We need an infusion of some of the 'hot blood' of Ken-
tucky, and we are getting it through the well-bred young sires
we have reoently imported from that famous State, where
they have the foundation laid for trotters upon crosses of
thoroughbred blood that never tire or quit."

type of the trotting horse could be produced in this State, and
to-day, after two score years, hie judgment has been com-
pletely vindicated, for Kentucky has produced the greatest
trotter that has ever trod the earth.— Sportsman.

Kentucky Booms in Trotters-

This has been a most propeious year among Kentucky
trotting horsemen, 'ihe price received for stock has aver-
aged much higher the past year than was ever before known,
this especially being the case with young, fashionably bred
colts and fillies, which at all times have brought lucrative
prices, and in some instances have sold for exceedingly fancy
figures. Daring the year, 1,245 head of trotting horses were
sold at public auction in Kentucky for §395,078, while the
private Bales will foot up at least that much more, one breed-
ing establishment alone having realized over $50,000 on the
Bales of trotting colts and fillies in 1887. Those sold range
in age from the produce not yet foaled to the old stallion or
brood-mare which have almost served out their days. The
price received for these horBes varies from $70 up to a sum
in the thousands, which the non-credulous refuse to believe
any sane man would pay for a piece of horseflesh. In this
connection it is well enough to add that no standard-bred
animal sold for anything like the first-mentioned price, the
sum received for stock of that class always amounting to
good, healthy figures.

The strides made in the breeding of the trotter in Ken-
tucky has been most wonderful, as it is only about thirty-eight
years since Mambrino Chief was introduced into this State.
He was really the progenitor of the trotting stock of Ken-
tucky. Previous to Mambrino Chief's arrival, it is true that
Abdallah was brought here, but he only made one season,
after which he returned to the North. On a splendid estate
in the southern suburb of this city to-day lives a man, fast
nearing his sixty-fifth mile etoue, to whom the breeding
interests of Kentucky owe a debt of gratitude that they will
never be able to pay. To him belongs the credit of intro-
ducing into this State the trotting horae. Your correspon-
dent allodes to Dr. L. Herr. Previous to thia gentleman's
arrival in tbis section from Pennsylvania, there had been
several stallions of trotting strains from the North introduced
into Kentucky, but there was no training stable for schooling
trotters for track purposes established, until Dr. Herr came
upon the scene some time in the early part of the forties.
The richness of the lands, the fineness of the grasses, together
with the limestone water and the genial climate of the blue
grass region, with the fact that the high-mettled racer had
been here bred and raised, gave Dr. Herr confidence that by
proper breeding and judioiouB handling the very riohest

Old-Time Cock-Fiehters.

The good old cock-fighting days of the past are described
this way by a writer in the Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle. Aug-
usta was the central battln ground for the Atlantic and Gulf
States. Some of the greatest mains ever fought were con-
tested at the old Lafayette race-course and at the "Old
Shades," just in rear of the Central hotel. There gathered
the protessional men and the planters, the wealthiest and
most distinguished men of the country, who were patrons of
the sport.

They carried in convenient side-coat pockets leather wal-
lets from between the leaves of which protruded $100 bills,
freshly drawn from the banks to back their favorite cocks.
None were allowed to participate in the sport who were not
considered gentlemen. When a bet was made no money was
shown. A gentleman's word was as good as hiB money until
the fight was ended, when the loser produced the cash.
Several mains were fought in Augusta, whero $5,000 was
wagered on the odd tight and $250 on each battle, while
Bmall fortunes were bet outside of the regular stakes. Among
the finest breeds of games were the Dusty Miller and War
Horses, imported from Ireland; the Willisslakers from Mary-
laud; the Stonefences from North Carolina; the English
Spring Domiijjques from Georgia; the Oakleys from Alabama,
and the blue reds, redbreasted and sbawlDeck3 from South
Carolina. All of these were endowed with "staying" qual-
ities. Cold steel did not make them nervous. Death alone
removed them from the pit. They were thoroughbreds and
highly aristocratic. Many of these strains are still raised in
various states, the most distinguished of those of the present day
being the famous "war horse" breed. A gentleman, who now
occupies a high place in his church, imported the first of thiB
stock from Ireland along in 1858. In those days fine birds
were often removed from their shipping cages in transit and
poorer ones substituted.

So careful was the breeder of these birds to have his stock
reach its destination that he clipped several feathers from
the under part of the wings and sent them by mail to an
importer. When the birds arrived their feathers were placed
in the origiual position, and as they matched perfectly the
purchaser was sure that he had received the right birds.
Although, as I said, this gentleman is now a bright ornament
to his church, he carries these feathers around with him to
this day to prove that he first introduced the noblest strain
of game cocks ever known in America.

Away back in the forties one af the most gallant men that
ever lived in the graod old county of Edgefield carried his
red-breasted games to Mexico and pitted them against the
Emperor Santa Anna's famous black birds. The stakes on
the contest were something fabulous. The result was a tri-
umphant victory for the South Carolinian, and the generous
though defeated emperor presented his opponent with a pair
of gaffs — the weapon of the game cock, constructed of the
finest Damascus steel, richly carved and ornamented. A few
years later the Palmetto regiment led the conquering army of
the Union to the Mexican capital and the victory of the birds
became the forerunner of that conquest that gloriously exem-
plified Southern valor on foreign fields.

As late as 1877 cock-fighting received the sanction of many
prominent South Carolinians. In that year a bill to prohibit
it was defeated in the legislature. Three of the senators,
noted for their distinguished gallantry in war, their able ser-
vices in peace and their spotless integrity at all times,
opposed the measure and killed it.

A few years later the anti-duelling law was passed. This
indicated a radical change in the senlimentB of the people
from ante-bellum ideas. Personal combats to settle personal
differences were legally declared dishonorable and branded as
crime. A short while later cock-righting ceased to be
respected, and to-day is prohibited and made odious by law,
, ♦ —

Names Claimed.

By £T. S. ffogoboom, Sacramento, Cat

Sacramento Girl, for bay filly, three white feet, foaled
Jan. 31st, 1888, by Alcazar, 2:23, son of Sultan, 2:24, dam
Viola (pacer) by Flaxtail; second dam by Tom Hall.

Tom Redmond, otherwise known as "Texas Tom," turned
up in New Orleans a few days ago, direct from California, I
believe. Col. Simmons, on hearing of his arrival, ordered
the track policeman to arrest him if found in the neighbor-
hood of the course. The Chief of Police was apprised of Red-
mond's presence in the city, and ordered his arrest as a
dangerous character. Tom was gobbled by the police, and I
suppose he will have to leave the city. Redmond came into
unsavory notice four years ago by his horse poisoning opera-
tions here, for which he was ruled off, and had to leave the
city. The horse Carson, brother of Kirkman, and a very fast
animal, never recovered from the effect of Tom's attentions. —

Broadchurch.

. +.

The San Jose Times of the 8th instant prints this bit o*
ndws:

Wm. H. Thornhill, for years past foreman for Stern & Son,
Baddlers, etc, yesterday received a letter from W. W. Bair
announcing that he had determined to quit the East and make
San Jose hiB future home, and that he expected to reach here
about the 1st of March.

Mr. Bair is known as one of the greatest horse trainers in
the United States, and first grew into national prominence
as the driver of the famous trotter "Maud S."

E. S. Muir & Son, of Donerail, Ky., have sold to Mr. Wm.
Redding, of New York City, the six-year-old bay mare Mollie
Wilkes, by Young Jim, dam Augusta, by Allie West, for
$10,0C0. MolIieWilkes was very successful last year, only los-
ing one race. She has a record of 2:22$. Itis understood that
Mr. Bedding intends to take the mare to his plantation in
Cuba.

The veterinary department of the University of Pennsyl-
vania has in operation a covered ambulance for the removal
of sick or lame horses. In Philadelphia calls are answered
from all quarters of the city. The department has also un-
dertaken the treatment and care of sick cattle, birds, dogs
aud Bmall pet animals,

♦ ■

The Los Angeles papers announce that Budd Doble has
made arrangements to take the pacer Arrow East this spring
and diive him through the Grand Circuit. Doble sampled
Arrow thoroughly before he olosed the bargain, and was fully
satisfied with the phenomenon.

R. J. Blee, of Santa Ana, Los Angeles Co., has bon
A. Head, Paw Paw, 111., the bay horse Prestige, f<
by Onward, dam 'Venice, by Cnyler; second dam

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Feb 11

The Eastern Handicaps.

[New York World,]
The thousands interested in racing, both in this city and
through the country, who have been waiting for the handi-
caps to be run at the Brooklyn Jockey Club's track at Graves-
end in May and at Sheepshead Bay in June will be made
glad this morning by their prompt appearance on the 1st
inst., as called for in the conditions of the several races.
Both Messrs. Mclntyre and Lawrence have followed the same
course as last year in the amount of top weight— Mr. Mclntye
at 125 pounds, which he allots to The Bard and Hanover, as
he did to Troubadour last year. Mr. Lawrence also makes
The Bard the top weight at 130 pounds, the same as he gave
Troubadour last year. He gives Hanover 129 pounds, and
follows in turn with Volante, Eolian, Linden, Exile, Kingston
andKaloolah before he drops under 120 pounds — eight horses
as against rive last year — while for the Brooklyn Handicap there
are five horses in the "twenties," as againat two last year.
It is impossible to go into an extended review, but the excel-
lent character of the entries for the Brooklyn and Suburban
can be gauged by the fact of so many horses being assigned
such heavy weights. While last year there were forty in the
Suburban under 100 pounds, there are eighteen this year.
As generally expected, Mr. Belmont's Bacelund is the top
weight of the three-year-olds both in the Brooklyn and Subur-
ban, with 112 pounds in tho former and 111 pounds in the
latter, while in the Volunteer Handicap, an event exclusively
for three-year-olds, Mr. Lawrenee puts Emperor of Norfolk
at 128 pounds and Raceland at 125, which are^aven weights,
considering that Raceland is a gelding. He makes both give
George Oyster 9 pounds, and Tea Tray 10 pounds. As to the
Brookdale, Bay Ridge and Sheepshead handicaps they are,
of course, secondary to the two main events, but a glance at
the consolidated table below will show that in a number of
cases Mr. Mclntyre and Mr. Lawrence came to the same con-
clusion and assigned the same weights.

Those for the Brookdale and Brooklyn handicaps are as
follows:

BROOKDALE HANDICAP.

Second Brookdale Handicap. — A sweepstakes of $50 each, half-forfeit,
§10 if declared by Feb. 20, with SI, 250 added, of which S250 to the
second, the third to save ite stake. Winner of the Brooklyn Jockey
Club Handicap to carry 5 lbs. extra; closed Jon. 1 with 62 subscribers.
Mile and a forlong.

PREVIOUS WINNEB.

1887— Dwyer Bros.' Hanover, 3 years, carrying 111 lbs Time, 1:54£,
Subscribers 97; 21 declarations, 9 starters.

Lbs.

Hanover, i 125

Volante, 6 153

Eolian, 5 123

Kingston, 4 120

Linden, 5 120

Stuyvesaut, i 117

Eurus, 5 117

Saxony, 6 117

Dry Monopole, 6 116

Favor, 6 116

Laggard, 4 116

Dunboyne, 4 115

Kaloolah, 5 115

Blue Wing, 5 114

Firenzi, 4 114

Burch, aged 114

Ben Ali, 5 114

Banburg, 4 113

Richmond, 6 112

Aurelia, 4 112

Telia Doe, 6 112

Joe Cotton,6 112

Rupert, 6 112

MlssFord.4 112

Raceland, 3 112

O. H.Todd, 4 110

Fitzroy, 4 120

Lady Primrose, 4 108

Oriflamme, 4 108

BesBie June, 4 108

.Bob Fisher, 5 1U8

Lbs.

Grisette, 4 108

Long Knight, aged 108

George Oyster, 3 108

Stockton, 4 107

Glenmound, 4 106

Rightaway, 4 106

Fenelon, 1 105

Belvidere, 4 106

Queen of Elizabeth, 4 105

Grover Gleveland, 6 105

Wanderment, 6 106

Adeline, 4 105

Kirkman, 5 105

Goliab, 4 104

Maggie J., 6 102

Rustler, 4 102

Specialty, 3 102

Wilfred, 4 100

Florence M., aged 100

Valiant,4 100

Oarsman, 4 100

Unite, 4 ' 100

97

95

95

Osceola, 4

Vosburg, i

Benedictine, 3

Hinda, 4 yo

Ordway, 4 9l)

Saladin, 3 90

Prince Charley, 3 90

Harry Fields, 3 90

Bridgeligbt, 3 90

BBOOKLYN JOCKEY CLUB HANDICAP.

Second Brooklyn Jockey Club Handicap. — A sweepstakes at $100 each,
half forfeit; 526 if declared by Feb. 20th, with $2,600 added, of which
$1,000 to the second, $500 to the third; closed Jan. let with 67 sub-
scribers. Mile and a quarter.

PREVIOUS WINNER.

1887— Emery & Co. 's Dry Monopole, 4, 106 lbs. Time, 2:07. Subscrib-
ers, 73; 14 declarations, 17 starters.

Lbs.

The Bard, 6 125

Hanover, 4 125

Eolian, 6 123

Volante, 6 122

Lindeu.5 120

Kingston, 4 119

Eurus, 6 , 117

Laggard, 4 116

Favor, 6 116

Stuyveaant, 4 116

Kaloolah, 6 115

Saxony, 5 116

Dry Monopole, 5 116

Dunboyne, 4 116

Blue Wing, 5 114

Ben All, 6 ..... 114

Firenzi, 4 114

Elkwood, 5 114

Exile,6 114

Terra Cotta, 4 114

Banburg, 4 112

Richmond, 6 112

Burch, aged 112

Raceland, 3 112

Miss Ford, 4 112

Joe Cotton, 6 112

Aurelia, 4 112

Rupert,6 110

C.H.Todd, 4 110

Emperor of Norfolk, 3 110

BirDixon,3 109

Bessie June, 4 108

Long Knight, aged 108

Bob Fisher, 5 108

Coney Island Jockey Club.

The weights for Suburban, Bay Ridge, Sheepshead and
Volunteer handicaps are as follows:

BUBURDAN HANDICAP.

Fifth Suburban Handicap. — A Bweepstakea at $100 each, half forfeit;
$25 only if declared by Feb. 20, with $5,000 added, of which $1,000 and
20 per cent, of the stakes to the second, and 8500 and 10 per cent, of the
stakes to the third. Winners after the publication of the weights (Feb.
1) of two races of any value, or one of $1,000, 4 lbs. extra; of two of
11,000, or of one of $2,003, 8 lbs. extra; of three of $1,000, or two of
$2,000, 12 lbs. extra. Horses handicapped at 115 lbs. or over. Penal-
ties apply to the extent of one-half only. Closed Jan. 1 with 88 sub.
ecribers. Mile and a quarter.

PREVIOUS WINNERS ,

1884— E. J. McEImeel's Gen. Monroe, 6 years, 124 lbs. Time, 2:113,
Subscribers, 74; 14 declarations, 20 starters.

1885— P. Lorillard's Pontiac, 4 years, 102 lbs. Time, 2:091. Subscrib-
ers, J '7-. 18 declarations, 16 starters.

18Pj-S. 8. Brown's Troubadour, 4 years, 112 lbs. Time, 2:12J. Sub-
scribers, 96; 11 declarations, 20 starters.

18S7— A.J. Cassatt'a Eurus, 4 years, 102 lbs. Time, 2:12. Subscribers,
109; 20 declarations, 20 Btarters.

Lbs. Lbs.

Tr.iBard,5 130 Rataplan, 6 108

Hf ''Tver, 4 129 Connemara, 4 107

VoU-'Jte, 6 124 Royal Arch, aged f 107

T'oHan, 6 123 Kenney, 4 107

Muden.Q ,,,,, 122 George Oyster, 3 im;

Lbs.

Lady Primrose, 4 108

Witbrow, 4 108

Geo. Oyster, 3 108

Oriflamme, 4 107

Royal Arch, aged 106

Wickbam, 6 105

Kirkman, 5 106

Rightaway, 4 105

Glenmound, 4 105

Belvidere, 4 105

Grover Cleveland, 5 105

Adeline, 4 106

Goliah,4 104

Lizzie Baker, 4 104

Queen of Elizabeth, 4 104

Fenelon, 4 103

Unite, 4 100

Rustler, 4 100

Arundel, 4 100

Lorrington, 5 100

Wilfred, 4 98

Ariel, 5 98

fltnda,4 96

Benedictine, 3 95

Mittie B., aged 95

Klamath, 4 95

Osceola, 4. 95

Prince Royal, 3 95

Wonderland, 3 95

My Own, 3 94

Biscuit, 5 92

Saladin, 3 90

Bridgelight, 3 90

Lbs.

Exile, 6 122

Kingston, 4 121

Kaloolah, 5 120

Dry Monopole, 5 119

Elkwood, 5 119

Eurus, 6 119

Favor, 6 118

Firenzi, 4 117

Saxony, 6 ". 1 17

Banburg, 4 11 7

Laggard, 4 116

Terra Cotta, 4 116

Ben Ali, 5 116

Richmond, 6; 116

Guenn, 5 115

Blue Wing, 6 115

Hidalgo, 6 115

Dunboyne, 4 114

C. H. Todd, 4 114

Oriflamme, 4 114

Montrose, 4 114

Belvidere!

Long Knight, aged

Grisette, 4 112

Joe Cotton,

Aurelia, 4

Raceland, E

Mibs Ford,

Lady Primrose, 4 110

112
. 112

HI
111

Goliab,
Withrow,

Triboulet (Safe Ban), 4 110

Rupert, 6 109

Bessie June, 4 109

Sir Dixon, 3 108

Grover Cleveland, 6 108

Cheviot, aged 108

Bob Fisher, 5 108

Kirkman, 5 108

Lbs.

Pontico, 5 106

Glenmound, 4 106

Wilfred, 4 105

Savanac, 5 106

Strideaway, 4 105

Frank Ward, 5 105

Le Logos, 6 105

True Britain, 4 104

Queen of Elizabeth, 4 104

Adeline, 4 104

Rustler, 4 10:)

Volunteer (Shawnee), 4 103

Hamilton, 4 103

Fenelon, 4 HO

Alaric, 4 100

Charity, 5 100

Rightaway, 4 100

Schnover (Speedaway), 4 100

Klamath, 4 100

Lizzie Baker, 4 100

Arundel, 4 ltO

Benedictine, 3 97

Lorrington, 6 97

Col.Oowau,5 97

Valiant, 4 96

Raveller, 4 96

My Own, 3 95

Ariel, 5 95

Headlad, 5 95

Ordw»y, 4 93

Vosburg, 4 93

Breton, 4 90

Osceola, 4 90

Faust, 4 90

Sensation-Idalia colt, 3 90

Eolo, 3.- 90

Darya, 3 90

Recluse,3 90

Bridgelight, 3 90

HAY RIDGE HANDICAP.

Third Bat Ridge Handicap.— A sweepsiakes at S50 each , half forfeit;
$10 only if declared by Feb. 20th, witb $1,500 added, of which $300 and
20 per cent, of the stakes to the second; $200 and 10 per cent, of the
stakes to the third; winners after the publication of the weights, Feb.
1st, of two races of any value, or of one of $1,000, 4 lbs. extra; of two
of $1,000 or one of $2,000, 8 lbs.; of three of $1,000, or two of $2,000,
or of the Suburban, 12 lbs. extra; hordes handicapped at 115 lbs. or
over; penalties apply to the extent of one-half only; closed Jan. 1st
With 40 subscribers. Mile and a half

PREVIOUS WINNERS.

1886— J. Churchill's Falconer, 4, 90 lbs. Time, 2:41J,
68; 3 declarations, 7 Btarters.

1887— W. Lakeland's Exile, 5, 114 lbs.
8 declarations, 17 starters.

Lbs.

Hanover, 4 128

Volante, 6 124

Linden, 5 124

Exile, 6 120

Kingston, 4 120

Elkwood, 5 IIS

Dry Monopole, 5 119

Kaloolah, 5 119

Eurus, 6 118

Hidalgo, 6 117

Firenzi, 4 117

Banburg, 4 117

Terra Cotta, 4 116

Laggard, 4 116

Guenn, 5 115

Dunboyne, 4 1 15

Aurelia, 4 113

C.H.Todd,4 113

Oriflamme, 4 113

Belvidere, 4 112

Esquimau, 4 112

Joe Cotton, 6 Ill

MIsb Ford, 4 110

Subscribers,

Time, 2:36. Subscribers, 62;

Lbs.

Rataplan, 6 110

Long Knight, aged 110

Goliab, 4 110

Tri boulet (Safe Ban), 4 109

Rupert, 6 108

Boaz, 6 108

Mattie B., 6 107

Bessie June, 4 106

Goano, 5 105

106
105
105
10:3
103
103

Savanac.

Volunteer (Shawnee), 4

Geo. OyBter, 3

Queen of Elizabeth, 4

The Bourbon, 6

Adeline, 4

Wanderment, 6 100

Klamath. 4 98

Fenelon,' 4 98

Benedictine, 3 95

Headlad, 5 93

Darya, 3 93

King B., aged 93

Vos burg, 4 90

SHEEPSHEAD BAT HANDICAP.

Third Sheepshead Bat Handicap. — A sweepstakes at 860 each, half
forfeit; $10 only if declared by Feb. 20th, with $1,500 added, of which
$300 and 20 per cent, of the stakes to the second; S2(j0 and 10 per cent,
of the stakes to the third. Winners after (be publication of the weights
(Feb. 1) of two races of any value or one of S1.00J, 4 lbs.; of two of
?l,0CO, or of one of S2.000, 8 lbs. ; of three of $1,000, or two of $2,000, or
of the Suburban or Bay Ridge Handicaps, 12 lbs. extr.i; horses handi-
capped at 115 lbs. or over; penalties apply to the extent of one-half
only; closed Jan. 1st, with 79 subscribers. Mile and a furlong.

PBEVIOTJS WINNERS.

1886— Richmond Stable's Springfield, aged, carried 961 lbs. Time,
1:66. Subscribers, 93; 16 declarations, 14 Btarters.

1887— D. T. Pulsifer's Grimaldi, 4, 109 lbs. Time, 1:54*. Subscribers,
95; 21 declarations, 9 starters.

Lbs.

Hanover, 4 130

Volante, 6 126

Eolian, 5 125

Kingston, 4 123

Linden, 6 121

Dry Monopole, 5 120

Baxony, 5 119

Firenzi, 4 119

Eurus, 6 120

Banburg, 4 119

Ben Ali, 5 118

Terra Cotta, 4 118

Laggard, 4 118

Richmond, 6 118

Favor, 6 118

Guenn ,6 116

Hidalgo, 6 115

C.H.Todd,4 115

Oriflamme, 4 116

Joe Cotton, 6 116

Climax, 5 115

Emperor of Norfolk, 3 116

Telie Doe.G 115

Grisette, 4 114

Blue Wing, 6 Hi

Aurelia, 4 114

Esquimau, 4 114

Belvidere, 4 114

Miss Ford, 4 113

Raceland, 3 113

Long Knight, aged 112

Lady Primrose, 4 112

Goliab, 4 112

Fitzroy.4 Ill

Triboulet (Safe Ban), 4 Ill

Bob Fisher, 6..
Connemara, i
Bradford, 4 .
Stockton, 4...
Argo, 6

110
110
110
110
. 110

Lbs.

Rupert, 6 110

Glenmound, 4 110

Bessie June, 4 108

Frank Ward, 6 108

Kenney,4 108

Goano, 6 108

Geo. Oyster, 3 108

Queen of Elizabeth, 4 107

Savanac, 6 105

Adeline,4 104

Volunteer, (Shawnee), 4 105

Hamilton, 4 105

Charity, 6 105

Wanderment, 6 105

Fenelon, 4 103

Maggie, J., aged 103

Rightaway, 4 103

Grover Cleveland, 6 103

Geraldine,3 103

Prince Royal, 3 103

Headlad, 6 103

Klamath, 4 101

Saladin, 3 100

Now or Never 96

Ordway, 4 95

Snowdrop, 3 95

Erebus,

Wynndon, 4

Lackawanna,

Osceola, 4 . .

Recluse, 3 ..

Catesby-My Maryland gelding.

Gray Dawn, 3

School Boy, 3 ,

Scandinavian, 3

Wagram, 3

Persian, 3

Janet Murray colt, 3.,
Faster, 4

VOLUNTEER HANDICAP.

First Volunteer Handicap— A sweepstake for three-year-olds at
$1,000 each, half forfeit; $10 if declared by Feb. 20, or $26 if by May 15,
with $2,000 added, of which $500 to the second, the third to receive$200
out of the stakes. Winners, after the publication of the weiehts (Feb.
1) of two races exclusively for three. year- olds of any value, or of one
Buch race of $1,500, 4 lbs.; of two such races, or one of $2,000, or of one
such race of $4,000, or of any three races exclusively for three-year-
olds, 8 lbs. extra; of three such races of $2,000 for three-year- olds, or
of two of $4,000 for three-year-olds, 12 lbs. extra; horses handlcappea
at 115 lbs. or over; penalties apply to tho extent of one-half only;
closed Jan. 1, with 63 subscribers. Mile and a furlong.

Lbs.

Emperor of Norfolk 128

Raceland 125

Los Angeles 120

Geo. Oyster ll'J

Tea Tray 118

Fltz James 118

Guarantee 118

Perkins 116

Prince Royal 116

Geraldine 115

Ballston 114

Woden 113

Benedictine 112

Tristan 112

Now or Never Ill

Lbs.

Speedwell 107

Taragon 107

Dublin 107

Everitt 107

Keystone 107

Winona 105

Snowdrop 106

HerLllysbip 106

Certainty 105

Victress tfilly 105

Mirabeau 103

Vengeance 10a

Ocean 103

Rambler 103

Bendigo 103

Lbs.

Belinda 110

Harry Fields 110

Saladin 110

Donald 110

Prince Charlie 110

Wonderland 110

Apache 110

Falcon 110

Gray Dawn 110

Geionimo 110

Lorimer Ho

Mar.t< r Walter 110

Marauder 110

Cascade 109

My Own 109

Satisfaction 109

Fordham 109

Lbs.

Maxim filly ]03

Chamois filly l^c

Bridgeligbt loo

Peg WoSlington 100

Owas 100

Don Carlos 100

Kempton 100

Prospect 100

Salvini 100

Locust 98

Cleola 97

Larchmont 97

Recluse 97

Jim Ries 93

Tatian 93

Chambly 90

Jockey clubs of the world are ail outranked in age by the
English Jockey Club. Of it3 early organization some in-
teresting factB are related. What year the Jockey Club
epraug into being ia not definitely known, tut it is certain
that between 1750 and 1760 a few noblemen and gentlemen,
many of whom rode their own horses and were their own
jockeys, banded themselves together to form the club which
now occupies and has for a loDg period occupied a large and
distinguished place in the social life of England. Though
the objects of the club were from its institution clearly de-
fined, there appears to have been no particular qualification
import as a condition of membership, except that there
may be quoted in contravention of the original title to en-
rollment on the jockey club books— that none but members
with boots and Bpurs be admitted. The average strength of
the club of late years has been about 100 members, all told,
but though this is nominally the strength of the club for
legislative purposes, considerable deductions must be made,
as in this total are comprised the honorary members who have
no right of voting at the different meeting. It has often been
said that the turf owes much more to Parliament than to the
jockey club, and this is true; but attempts to popularize the
turf council and extend its basis have heretofore failed, and
perhaps it is for the best interests of the turf that it should
remain in constitution what it has always been.

Two most important departures have been made in racing
circles during the past week, the effect of which will be
eventually felt by every racing organization on the continent.
The Monmouth Park Association haB followed the excellent
example of ' the American Jockey Club, and has engaged an
official judge. "We are informed that Colonel Simmons, of
New Orleans, is the choice, and a better selection could not
have been made. The second important departure is an
agreement between the Monmouth Park and Brooklyn
Jockey Clubs, which the Coney Island and American Jockey
Clubs are expected to join, to take the entire betting privil-
eges into their own hands.

HAROLD COSSACK,

Standard No. 4102.

Combines four crosses to Rysdyk's Hambletonlan, three to ftfam-
brino Chief, and twenty-nine to imported Messenger.

Description.

Isabeautiful cherry bay.no white. Foaled at Caton Stock Farm.
Joliet, 111., March 8, 1885. In color and form a model of his noted sire
Pedigree.

By Don Cossack, the great prize winner.

1st dam by Harold, aire of Mauri S.,2:08-Y, and Noontide, 2 :20tf.

2d dam by Belmont, sire of Nutwood. 2: 1 8 -v. mid Wedgewood, 2:19.

3d dam by Matnbrino Chief, sire of Lady Thome, 2:18'i, and Wood-
ford Mamhrino,2:2i^.

4lh dam by Grey Eagle, sire of St. Charles, 2:26.

5th dam by Hunt's Commodore, son of Mambrino.

6th dam by Whipster.

7th dam by Imp. Buzzard.

Sth dam by Craig's A lfred.

9th dam Wormley's King Herod.

10th dam imp. Traveller,

11th dam imp. Whittington.

Harold Cossack was bred to three mareB last season and all are in
foal.

Will make the season of 1888 at State Fair Grounds, Sacramento, Cat .
Limited to ten mares of approved breeding.

Terms? 0. Payable at time of service or when mares are removed,

Good pasturage at $4 per month. Hay and stabling on reasonable
rates.

Every precaution taken, but no responsibility assumed for accidents
or escapes.

N. X. CRAIG.
UJaM 3508 H Street, Sacramento. Cal.

Valensin Stock Farm
STALLIONS.

SIDNEY.

Sidney, seven years, by Santa Glaus, 2:17>£, dam Sweetness 2:2] li by
Volunteer, In a rich bay \b.iy. hands high, tracing to 2:20 or better p'rob-
ablyoftener than auy stallion on tho Pacific Coast, a. ,d of faster progen-
itors than any horse ottered for public patronage or otherwise. Ab an indi-
vidual Sidney showed wonderful speed and would have classed among
the fastest trotters In the world but for an accident which interrupted
his training. That blood will tell, that great speed comes from ances-
tors of great speed on both sides he has demonstrated by bis merit and
by that of his colts. Although imperfectly trained none of those he got
when a three-year-old, If handled at Ml, have covered a mile Blower
than 2:10 aa two-year-olds; several much faster mid out of differently
bred mures. I insist on thie fact because it shows that he le a uniform
producer.

A. C. Bletz's colt, dam by Dashaway, showed a mile in 2:40. half in
1:18. John Rowen's colt, dam hv Echo, one mile in 2:311, half in 1-18
quarter :35>£. Deunis Gannon's dam by Whipple's Hambletonian one
quarter in :33, hardly broken, turned out ever since.

Memo, dam by Buccaneer, lapped Grandee in 2:o2, 2:3iy.

Sister v., dam by Nelson, trained three months, 2:32 fourth beat, one-
qiiBTter in :36.

Goldleaf.dam by Flaxtall, mile 2:24. half In 1:07.

Adonis, dam by Capt. Webster, mile in 2:27, half in l:ll. These aie all
two-year-oldB. George V.. dam by Buccaneer, who 1b winner of all the
yearling stakeB of 1887, record of 2:57y, trial 2:45.

These, to my Vnowledge, are all the colts by Sidney which have been
worked, and I have neither heard nor road of any other stallion who, as
a three-year-old, produced as much average speed or of so high a rnto
For further proof of the merit of his colts 1 will state that one yearling
brought $l,SlKi; 0110 weanling $1,200, one two-year-old 32,(100. at private
Bale, while Cupid, imperfectly broken, brought 81,110 at public auction
before a small attendance.

VALENSIN.

Valensin, flye years, by Crown Point,2:2t, dam Nettie Lambert by
John Nelson; second dam by Fisherman ; third dam by Kentucky Gray
Eagle, throughbrod, etc. etc.; is a rich chestnut horse, irt:3 high, of great
substance and quality, lie has a record of 2:33, marie the fourth heat
as a three-year-old. As a four-year-old he showed uu easy trial In 2'23
2:22, 2:21 to CART.but, a slight lameness during the circuit kept him from'
starting in races. This trial to cart goes to prove that he certainly
would have beat 2:2li as a four-year-old.

Terms 3100 cash for the heason, commencing February 1st to end
June 15th, 1888.

Good pasturage at 33 per month; best of care, but no responsibility
taken for accidents or escapes.

Mares not proving in foal mav be returned respectively, free of
charge, next season, providing I still own the horses,

For further particulars or inquiries address

G. v \i. i:\six, Prop.
side Pleasantou, Alameda Co., Cal.

1888

fghc fPmitar; mttt gpariatttatr

National Trotting

Stallion Stake.

Stakes for Trotting Stallions.

A sweepstakes for all Irotting stallions, of Sl.rOO each, with for-
feits as hereinafter described ; heats of a mile, best 2 In 5 in harness.
Five or more nominations to fill, to name and close on Thursday, the
first day of March next, with the Treasurer. Two hundred dollars to
be paid at that date which iiiiiNt accompany tlic nomination:
SaOOon Saturday, the first day of September next, and the final payment
of SEOO on Wednesday, the 17th of October next. The race to be trotted
on Saturday, the ^Oth of October next, provided day and track are good
on that day, and in case the selected day and track are not favorable
tha race to be postponed until the first good day and good track there-
after; but if said postponement be more than ten days, then each
subscriber to have the right to withdraw his last payment, proper
notice having been given the Treasurer of his intention to withdraw
when the ten days have expired, and a failure to give said notice will
bold the whole stake until the race is decided, baid race to be
trotted on one of the following named tracks: Sin Francisco, San
Jose, Oakland, Petaluma, Santa Rosa, Sacramento or Stockton, it
being optional with tbt; Treasurer which of these is selected, using
his judgment in regard to selecting the track which will yield the
most money to be added to the stake. This added money shall con-
sist of all the accruing piofits, after the necessary expenses are
liquidated. The Treasurer may advertise for proposals from the
proprietors of the tracks named, soliciting bids lor a certain amount
of money or such other offers as he shall designate. The Treasurer
shall have full power to conduct all the business pertaining to the
stake, appoint Secretary, judges of the race, and fill any other offices
or stations necessary to a proper management.

Should, from any cause, the Treasurer be incapacitated from attend-
ing to the business, then the subscribers who at the time are eligible
to start in the race shall elect his successor, who will be invested
with the powers first granted.

The rules to govern said stake shall he those of the association in
which the track selected holds membership, tbough it is imperative
that tbe track shall be a member of the American Trotting Association
or the National Trotting Association, and should the Treasurer deem
it expedient he is empowered to apply for membership in either or
both of tbe above-named associations.

The stakes and added money shall be apportioned as follows: If
four or more horses start, the first or winning horse shall receive fifty
per cent, of the whole amount of stakes and added money, the second
in the race twenty-five per cent., the third in the race fifteen per
cent., and the fourth in the race ten per cent. If three start the
division shall be, the winner sixty per cent., tb* second twenty-five
per cent., and the third fifteen per cent. If two start the winner shall
receive seventy per cent., the second thirty per cent. Should there
be a "walk-over," the horse making it shall receive all the stakes and
forfeits less the necessary expenses. A failure to pay at the stipulated
time will incur a loss of previous payments.

Address nominations to N. T. Smith, Fourth and Townsend
Streets, San Francisco, Cal.

X. T. VIII TH.
ja21tf Treasurer of Rational Trotting Siallion Stake.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION.

IMP. MARINER,

[Called Oatcake iu Australia.]

I have made arrangements under which I will stand the stallion imp.
Mariner fur the season ending on or about June 1st, 1888.

Pedigree.

Sired by Wild Oats, he by Wild Dayrell, son of Ion and Ellen Middle-
ton, by Bay Middletou, outof The Golden Horn, by Harkaway, dum Miss
Emma by Saunt^rer; second dam Dulcimer, by Trumpeter; third dam
Teddingtonia by Teddington, etc [See English Stud Book, VoL X, page

355.]

Description.

Marine r is a chestnut horse sixteen hands high, of a conformation
combining both power and speed, and was a successful race-horBe in
Australia. He is bred from racing families iu both branches of his
genealogical tree, and traces through Wild Dayrell, Harkaway, Irish
Birdcatcher, Bay Middletou, Teddington, Orlando, Eclipse, Matchem,
Regulus, Bartlett's Childers aud Houevwood'a Arabian to the seven-
teenth dam, a Byerly Turk mare. He was bred in England, imported to
Australia in utero, foaled in 1883 and Imported to California in 1887. A
horse of his breeding, size and quality c*n hardly fail to he a successful
sire.

Terms $50 the Season, with Privilege of Rot urn.

I will, before the middle of January, give notice of the place at which I
Will have him. It will be within easy distance of San Francisco.

7ja

MATT STORN,
Box £42, Oakland, Cal.

1888. RANCHO DEL RIO. 1888.

The Thoroughbred Stallion

JOE HOOKER,

By Monday, dam .Mayflower, by Imp. Eclipse i'rom Hen-
nie Farrow by imp. Shamrock,

Will make the season of 1388 at Ranchodel Rio, five miles from Sac-
ramento, on the Freeport road.

Limited to twelve mares of approved breeding besides
the owner's.

Terms $100 the Season.

Good pasturage at reasonable rates. Every precaution taken but no
responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes.

Address ». B, BAGWILL,

Side Care of THIO. "WINTERS, Sacramento, Cal,

Cook Stock Farm.

SEA.SON OF 1888.

Standard Bred Trotting and Cleve-
land Bay Stallions.

STEINWAY 1808,

Two-year-old record, fonrth heat* 2:31 1-18.
Three-year-old record, fonrth heat, «:fca i-£.

By Strathmore 408. sire of Santa Clans, 2:17i; Tucker, 2:10; Sky-
light-Pilot 2:19, and 10 more with records of 2:20J to 2:19.

First dam Abbess (the dam of Soprano, the dam of C. F. Clay, five-
year-old stallion record 2:ln, and Solo, four-year-old record 2:28j), by
Albion (sire of Vanity Fair, record 2:242, and the dam of Favorita
2:251).

Second dam by imp. Emancipation.

Third dam by Bertrand, a son of Sir Arcby.

Steinway belongs to one of the greatest speed producing families,
opportunities considered, in the whole country, and be himself is fast,
Bhowing that he produces speed of high rate. His daughter Steinette
tbe dam of Col. R. G. Stoner's remarkable and promising young Btal-
lion Bourbon Rnssell, and A. C. Beckwith's Ned Wilkes. Steinway is
own brother to Solo, four-year-old record 2:28J; Eminence, three-year-
old record 2 :27, and Soprano, tbe dam of C. P. Clay, five-year-old stal-
lion record 2:18. His dam Abbess is clso the dam of W. H. Kerr & Co. ,
Cable, Ohio, the fast and promising young stallion Currency now In the
stud (he trotted a mile as a yearling in 2:46) and also the dam of Jersey
Lily, burned when a two-year-old in the stable of W.H.Wilson, said
by those who saw her work to have been able to beat 2:30, having
trotted quarters in 34 seconds, and halves in 1:10. Steinway has but
50 living foals, out of Norman and farm mares. He never served but
twelve trotting- bred mares in this State, and some of them are dead or
lost their colts, so we don't consider that Steinway has had a fair show
in the stud in serving trottlng-bred mares, and we know that some of
his colts are showing great speed both trotting and pacing.

S'einway, bay horse, hind ankles white, 15i bands high, weight
1,175 pounds. His disposition and also his colts' Is kind, and impart-
ing to his get beauty and style. Terms, $75 Tor the Season.

Charles Derby 4907,

Brown horse, foaled 1885, bred by Seth Cook, Cook Stock Darm,
Danville, Cal.

By Bteinway, record 2:25.

First dam Katy G. by Electioneer.

Second dam Fanny Malone by Niagara.

Third dam, Fanny Wickham by Herald.

Fourth dam by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam by imp. Barefoot, etc.

(See Brace's Am. Stud Book, Vol. 1, Page 429.)

This horse will be allowed to Berve five approved mares at $100.

CRESCO 4908,

By Strathmore 408, sire of Santa Claus 2:17$, Tucker 2:19, Secretary
2:20$, sire of the dam of C. F. Clay, 2:18.

First dam Alia, record 2:33, by Almont 33 (sire of Fanny Wither-
spoon, 2:16J: Piedmont, 2:17£; Westmont, 1:13}, pacer.

Second dam by Briguoli 77, record 2:29$ (sire of the dam of King
Wilkes, record 2:22*, he the sire of Oliver K., record 2:16$). by Mam-
brino Chief, sire of .Lady Thorne, 2:18£:

Third dam by Cripple, son of Medoc, by American Eclipse; fourth
dam by American Eclipse, he by Duroc, he by imp. Diomed.

Bay horse, 15.1 height, weight 1,125, foaled I81I. His breeding is
royal; he has but seven living foals out of all kinds of mares, and all
show some speed, and pluck enongh to go a hard race to its bitter end,
and last all day on the road and come back the next day. Terms,
$25 for the Season.

CLEVELAND BAYS,

BARON HILTON.

Mo 584 ,Vol. 1, English stud Book.

By Lucks All, No. 189.

First dam by Sportsman 291.

Second dam by Lucks All 188.

Third dam by Cardinal 47.

Fourth d-m by Emulator 103.

Baron Hilton, bay. foaled 1883, 16.1 hands high, weight 1,380
pounds, best feet and legs and a very stout back, good head and nock,
good mane and tail and a very handsome finish, surpassing that of any
other large stallion in the land. His disposition is of the very best.
This family is noted for size, style and rich color. He is one of the
very best of roadsters. Terms, $25 for the Season.

ROYAL STUDLBY.

Mo. 68 American Cleveland Stad Book, Vol. I .

Sire by Young Candidate, winning grand prize, Great York, beat-
ing 20 others.

First dam by Whalebone 355, dinner first premium at the great
Yorkshire.

Second dam by Luck3 All, No. 188.

Third dam by SummercockH02,

Royal Studley is very handsome, 16.V bands high; weight .1.435
pounds, black points, with a imputation of imparting to his colts
beauty and style surpassing all large stock or horses. His disposition
is of tbe beBt; he ib an attractive horse. This family is noted for ityle,
size, and color. Terms, S25 for the Season.

TROTTING STALLION

WOODNUT,

Record 2:I9><, and full broth' r to Manon, record 2:21, will make th
season of 1888 at the Vallejo Fair Grounds.

' Description.

Foaled in l8Si Dark chestnut, with star in forehead: 16 han'ls high,
weight 1.160 pounds.

Pedisrree.

By Nutwood, Tarn Addie by Hambletonian Chief: second dam
by Sayre's Harry Clay, record 2:29.

Terms.

SlOOfor the season, to close July 1st. 1888. Mares not pro* ing in foal
to have the privilege of returning free next year, providing the horse
does not change bands in the meantime. Fee payable at time of service
or before mares leave the premises. MareB from a distance will be
kept at good pasture for $3 per month; for stabling and bay J10 per
month will be charged. Every care taken but no 'responsibility as-
sumed for accidents or escapes.
For further particulars apply to
21de26 B. C. HOLLY, Vallejo, Cal.

Cleveland Bays

FOR SALE.

Mr. Seth Cook, offers for oale the Btock of imported Cleveland Bay
horses, which has been established at Cook Stock Farm, Contra Costa
County.

The horBeB are all of the best breeding, and are recorded in the
American Cleveland Bay St»d Boob. The horses offered are:

DUKE OF YORK 72,

Vol. t. A. CBS. B. Foaled Slay, 1881, imported May,

1884.

By Paulinus342; grand sire Palestine 613; ggsire Promised Land 951.

This is a very handsome rich ■ ark mahogany bay in color, with line
style and action. 16 hands 1 inch high, weight 1,400 pounds, and can show
close to a tliree-miuute gait to harness, he has good bone with the very
best feet and legs, heavy mane and tail, and perfect aispusition. He
has been thoroughly tested as a breeder and is very sure, every colt by
him being a bay trom all colors of mares, andall uniform and style.

SAXON PRINCE.

So S3, foaled 1881. Imporied .lulr. 1868. recorded In
Vol. 1. A. c. B. stud Book.

Sired by Sportsman 299; gr sire Brilliant (2, s«r sire Yatton Lad.
gggr sire Wonderlnl Lad 361, ggggr sire Cleveland Lad 69, gggg
gr sire Cleveland 60. „

Saxon Prince is a very handsome and attractive young horse. He
Is symmetrical in form, beanty, style, and linish of that ol a thorough-
bred, and will be allowed to serve ten mares at Ternu.$t5 lue
Season.

The Standard Bred and Cleveland Bay slallions will serve mares
the present season, commencing February 1st. and ending September
1st 1888 at Cook Farm. Danville. Contra Costa County. All bills pay-
able Invariably before tbe anim-il is removed. Mares not proving in
foal will have the money returned or mares served the next season
free that is, If the same parties who bred the mare still own her, and
the ibove-nained stallions are owned by the Cook Farm, or the present
owner. Sett Cook, Esq Pasturage $1 per month ; hay and grain SIC I per
month, bnt no liability for accidents or escapes. Mares sent "Fashion
Stable" Oakland, S. J.Bennett. Martinez, or Smalley s Stable, Hay-
wards, will be forwarded to the farm free of charge. Address.
Hja lllllh VI <>« h FABJJ. DANV1IAE,

Lord Cardigan 152,

Vol. l.A. C. R. S. B. Foaled 1884, Imported Dec. 188H.

By Candidate 61; grand sire Omar Pacha 326; ggsire Omar Pacha 324;
g g g sire Premier 477.

TIub horse is a model of his breed. Bright bay vrith the best legs and
feet, good stout back and shoulders, and fine stylish action, 16 hands
high. His sire has won numerous prizes in England Including the Great
York at Driffield In 18S5. He was sold when thirteen years old for $2,000
for exportation to Australia.

KINGSCOTE 154,

Vol. l.A. C. B. S. B. Foaled 1884, imported 1886.

By Competitor 101; grand sire Candidate 64; g g sire Omar Pacha 326;
gggsire Omar Pacha 324.

A very stylish dark bay, 16 hands 1 inch, weighingover 1,300 pounds; a
horse of great finish and has proved himself a remarkably sure
breeder. Hecannot fail to be\ery valuable as a sire, being descended
from the best of blood on both sides. His sire Competitor was imported
to this country and sold at a ? ery high price.

GENERAL 249,

Vol. 1. A, C B. S. B. Foaled 1885, importld May, 1887.

By Salesman 417; grand sire Salesman 271 ; g g sire Drover 91; gg g
sire Topsman 324.

A very heavy boned colt of great promise, a rich bay in color, full 16
hands high, and weighing now over 1,300 pounds ; will weigh at maturity
1,450, and should be a very valuable Bire.

CARDINAL 248,

Vol. 1, A. C.B. S. B. Foaled I 885, Imported i S87.

By Prince of Wales 371; grand sire Emperor 144; ggsire Herod 218;
ggg sire Emperor 143.

A promising dark bay, full 16 hands high, weighing 1,250 pounds. His
sire, Pilnce of Wales 371, is sire of many premium winners.

BONANZA 246,

Vol. 1, A. C.B. S. B. Foaled 1885, Imported 1887.

By General 177; grand sire Emperor 102; g g Bire General Benefit
120; g ggsire Baylock372.

A very smooth promising colt, full 16 hands high . stylish and active
adark lood bay in color; will makea grand Bhow horse, and cannot
fail to be a grand breeder.

NAPOLEON 754,

Vol. III. tii«. C. B. S. B. Foaled 1885, Imported Angut

1887.

By Lucks All 189; grand Bire Lucks All 188; g gsire Cardinal 47; gg g
Bire Emulator IU3.

Napoleon le a fine rich bay with black legs and very superior action ;
he Is verv deep in the girth, and has wonderful style. He took the $75
premium In London, England, beside tbe silver medal where he was
shown against horses of all ages and to all England. Last fall he took
first premium at the Illinois State F.iir at OIney. and first at the Fat
Stock Show at Chicago; he is half brother to Baron Hilton who has quite
a reputation as a prize winner on this coast.

BARRINGTON,

Vol. V. Eng.C. B. 8. B. Foaled 1885, Imported 1887.

By Prince of Cleveland 647: grand Bire Sportsman 291; g g Bire
Sportsman 430; ggg sire Nimrod.

This is a very dark bay of great promise, a true type of a coach horse,
being rangy and stylish, with clean flat lens and good Bound open feet.
HeBtandnfull 16 hands high, and weighs 1,250 pound. He also took
second premium at the great York.

SUNBEAM 71,

Vol. 1, At. B. S. B. Fouled 1883, Imported 1887.

Bv Salesman 417; grand sire Salesman 271; g g Bire Drover 91; e c *
Bire Topsman 324. ** K 6

ThiB mare ha? good style and action, darkhay standing, 16 hands
high; stinted to Ventnor to), sweepstakes winner at Illinois State Fair
at OIney 1887; well broken to drive.

The horses may be seen at the Bay District Track on appllc
MR. SAMUEL GAMBLE. Catalogue can be had from K I
No. 22 Montgomery St., San Francipco. orMR, GEO. A.WI I
Stock Farm, Danville, or MR. SAMUEL GAMBLE. Bay Dlsti
City.

92

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Feb 11

It is hinted that Mr. Matt Storn will take his great race-
horse Grover Cleveland East with one of the celebrated
stables of California. The services of the noted rider Cyras
Holloway, who has guided Glenroore. Lucky B., Fre'da, and
other winners to victory, have been secured by Mr. Storn, and
Grover Cleveland may be relied upon to carry the red and
blue of his owner through many a game and well-contested
race, as he has done on several occasions in the paBt.

The noted Canadian trainer and rider, William McBride, has
pnt himself uuder training in the dnties of the Benedict, having
recently added himself to a belter-half. He has Hettled down
at the Blue Bonnet Course, near Montreal. He contem-
plates a visit to California in the neir future, and may bring
a 6tring of racers to compete at the Fall Meeting of the P. C.
B. H. A. He now has eight horses in winter quarters, some
of them very promising youngsters.

The Standard Bred Trotting Stallion.

MT. VERNON,

Record 9:91.

WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1888 AT STOCKrON, TO CLOSE
JUNE 15th.

Description.

Foaled in 1381, dark bay, black points, no wbite. His perform-
ances in 1 :87 ought to be too well known to receive an extended notice
here. On August 18th, at San Jose, where he made his record of 2:21,
he could have trotted in 2:18 or 2:19 had he been allowed lo do so. He
trotted the middle half in 1 :07i, the three-fourths in 1 :42*, and finished
tne mile in a jog in 2:21. At the Bay District Track, Golden Gate Fair,
after being turned loose on the night before by unknown parties and
running in the streets for six hours btfore he was returned to the
track: the same afternoon he trotted and won one of the hardes'-con-
tested and fastest five-beat races of the season. Tempest beatiug him
less thau a neck the first heat in 2:2lJ, Luella winning the fourth
from him by Icbs than a length in 2:21), Hit. Vtrnon winning the fifth
heat and race in a jog. I exhibited two two-year-olds, two yearlings,
one suckling at the State Fair, 1*87, was awarded two first and three
second premiums, one of the yearlings weighing 950 lbs. At sixteen
months old six of his colts were shown at the Stockton Fair, getting
four first and two second premiums.

Pedigree.

Sired by the Great Nutwood, dam by Chieftain.
Terms.

Sixty dollars for the season. Mares not proving with foal can db
returned next season free, providing I still own the horse. Mares cared
for in any manner owners may desire. Pasturage, S3 per month
Every care exercised, but no liabilities for escapes or accidents. For
further information apply or address

J. A. McCXOVI), Proprietor.
life 1(5 Park St. Stockton. < al

THE MAMBRINO TROTHNG STALLION

ABBOTSFOBD JR.,

WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1858 AT THE KENTUCKY
Stables, r:o Pacific Sireet.San Francisco.
ABBOTsFOllD Jit. is a rich rosewood bay, foaled May 15. 1380, \ %
hands high, and weighs IU 5 lbs. He is a very highly formed horse, good
bone auu great muscular development, and resembles hts bike in
every particular. This horse; with thirty days track work, trotted
his mile in 2;W, proving that he has the speed as well as the beauty of
his sire. _ „

Pedigree.

ABBOTSFORD JR. was sired by Abbotsford, dam hay mare Gillis*
pie by Blue Bull. Abbotsford by Woodford Mambrino, his dam Columbia
by Voiing Columbus; Woodford Mambrino by Mambrino Chief, his dam
Woodbine by Woodford, a thoroughbred son of KosciuBCo. Woodford
Mambrino is recognized as the best son of Mambrino Chief. His own
record is 2:19><; that of his son Abbotsford, the sire of Abbotsford Jr.
2-19K and he has also a large number iu the 2:30 list. He is also the sire
of Princeps, the sire of Trinket, record of 2:14. Abbotsford, for the
short time he has been in the stud, has proven himself a sire worthy ot
merit his daughter Jasmine having won the Embryo stakes of 1881, and
everyone who has been put in training has shown good speed. The dam
of Arlington was a beautiful bay mare, 15 J,' hands high, sired by Blue
Bull, dam a Lexington mare, raised by Ezra Champion, of White Hall,
New York, thus showing that in Abbotsford Jr. are combined most of
the purest and fashionable strains of blood in America.

Terms, 525 for the season. Mares not proving in foal may be
returned the following season free of charge if the horse is still in my

"TS""1- B. »■ I.EDGETT.

THE WILKES STALLION.

MAMBRINO WILKES,

(Half Brother to Harry Wilkes, 2:13 1-2.)

Sire of Gus Wilkes, 2:22; AlpheuB, beaten a throatlatch in 2:2GJ£,and
John O'Brien, a colt that lapped out the winner in 2:36 as a three-year-
old.

Will make the season of 1888 at Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County.
Description.
MAMBRINO WILKES is a black horBe, 16 hands high, and consider-
ably longer than his height; has immense muscular development and
weighs l,26dpounda. He lias the utmost symmetry of proportion and
elegance of finish. Several Eastern breeders have examined him of late,
and pronounced him the "finest individual" tliey had seen. Hlscolts are
large, stylish and handsome, and all show speed that have been worked
for it.

Pedigree.

Sired by George WilkeB, dam Lady Christman by Todhunter's Mam.
brin o; second dam by Pilot Jr.

Todhunter's Mambrino by Mambrino Chief, dam Ripton's dam by
Hunt'u Commodure, son of Mambrino by imp. Messenger; Beconu dam
by Potomac, son ot imp. (Messenger.

Mambrino Chief by Mambrino Paymaster, by Mambrino, by imp.
Messenger.

George Wilkes sired 5J colts that have beaten 2:30. Of these 39 have
average records of 2:23, 14 of £;M and 12 of 2:18.

Terms,

Mambrino WilkeB will receive a few good mares for the season of 1888
at 375 the season. MareB from a distance will be received at the Dex-
ter Stables, Oakland, and seut to the ranch. Good pasture and plenty of
water. Box stalls and all facilities for taking care of fine mares.

For further particulars apply to

(HAS. UAIIKMAX, Walnut Creek,
Orat.tue DEXTER STABLES,
life i wcU'lb and Harrison sis., Oakland.

SONOMA COUNTY

STOCK BREEDERS'

Association.

D

2:16 1-4.

The Fast-Trotting Stallion,

ANTBEO.

ARK BAY HORSE, NEAR HIND FOOT WHITE; FOALED

May 6,187'J; bred by Joseph Calm Simpson. Oakland, California.

BY ELECTIONEER.

First dam, Columbine, by A. W. Richmond.

Second dam, Columbia, by imp. Bonnie Scotland.

Third dam, Young Fashion, by imp. Monarch.

Fourth dam. Fashion, by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam, Bonnets o' Blue, by Sir Charles.

Sixth dam, Reality, by Sir Archy.

Seventh dam. by imp. Medley.

Eighth dam, by imp. Centinel.

Ninth dim, by Mark Anthony.

Tenth dam, by imp. Janus

Eleventh dam, by imp. Monkey.

Twelfth dam, by imp. Silvereye.

Thirteenth dam, by Spanker. See Bruce's American Stud Book,
Vol. 1, p. 307, and Vol. 3, p. 79.

Will make the coming season, from February iBt to June 1, 1888, at
Santa Rosa.

TERMS.

$150 for the season. Mares not proving with foal may be returned
next season, free of charge, provided Anteeo remains the property of
this Association.

Anteeo ranks as one of the greatest trotting stallions of the United
States, well worthy of the family to which he belongs. His breeding is
of the choicest, and in point of form he is as nearly the. model of a
trotter as any horse living. He has earned a record of 2 : 16 Jf during
the year 1885, being the fastest time ever made by any horse bred on
this Coast. For further particulars address,

I. DE TURK, Santa Rosa, Cal.

ANTBVOLO.

THIS CELEBRATED TKOTHNG STALLION WILL MAKE THE
ensuing season from February 1st to June 1st ,1888.
Terms.
One hundred dollars the season for mares served before May 1st, and
one hundred and fifty dollars the season after that date, and in those
cases the season to run to July 1st and no longer. The object of
this is to shorten the time in the stud so as to give a better opportun-
ity for training before the Fall Circuit commences. Last year it was
nearly the first of August before he waB through, and consequently
he could not be yot into condition in time even for the State Fair.
In this connection it will be well to state that there is no deviation
from the price, and emphatically do free list. The termB are cer-
tainly low for a horse of the class of Antevolo and there were several
applications where the applicants expected an increase of price.
Form and Color.
It is rare to find a horse of such high form, and I am not alone in
considering him as being as nearly as perfect a type of equine form as
was ever seen in a trotting-bred stallion. He is sixteen hands and
half an inch in height, 69 inches from point of shoulder to point of
buttock, and weighs, in ordinary condition, over 1,100 pounds. He is
very muscular, limbs as good as the most critical could desire, and as
highly finished as a great majority of thoroughbreds. In color he ib a
rich seal brown, with lighter shading in flanks and muzzle, black legs,
mane and tail, small star in forehead and off hind pastern white.
Performances.
He has been eminently of the improving kind, As a yearling he
trotted in 3:02; two-year-old in 2:41; three years old 2:293; four years
old 2:19jh the fastest record for a stallion of that age, and In his five-
year-old form he trotted in from 2:16i to 2: 17 in all of the four heats
of the big trot which Harry Wilkes won. As he only made one break
in that race, notwithstanding the great speed of the contestants, he
must be credited as remarkably "steady," almost phenomenally so for a
horse of Mb age. Had it "ot been for an accident which temporarily
disabled him, it can be stated with confidence that be would have
trotted in 2:16 or better while he still ranked as a five-year-old. His
endurance was such that the intention was to start him against the
two-mile record, confident of lowering it, and also quite sanguine of
him trotting in 4:40.

Progeny.
From a few mares served in 1885, his first season In the stud, six
foals were dropped, two of which were killed. Their owners were so
well pleased that large offers have been refused. One owned by C. R.
Lewis of Oakland, is only a short distance from my stables, and which
can be seen with a few minutes' loss of time; and D. T. Sexton of San
Francisco ha'i another. Every man who had an Antevolo bred to him
again. As he served 65 mares last season, and, as nearly as can be
told at present a large proportion of them in foal, there will be a
good chance to judge of his procreative qualities. Next to a horse's
own colts the best proof is that of near relations. Hin "full brother,"
Anteeo, has already gained the reputation of being one of the best
breeders, and for uniform excellence in hie progeny cannot be sur-
passed.

Pedigree.
The most exacting critic, if moderately intelligent, cannot find fault
with his blood lines. His sire Electioneer is, beyond question, the
greatest trotting sire of any age-when all things are considered. His
dam Columbine is the only mare which has two entire sons which
have beaten 2: 20, 2:16£ by a six-year-old, 2:19i by a four-year-old. Ante-
volo stands in the same relation to the thoroughbred as Maud S., Jay-
Eye-See, Nutwood and many others of first celebrity. In Stud Book
form tbB pedigree is as follows:

Antevolo, brown colt, foaled May 12, 1881, bied by Jos. Cairn
Simpson, Oakland, California, by Electioneer.
First dam Columbine by A. W. Richmond.
Second dam Columbia by imp. Bonnie Scotland.
Third dam Young Fashion by imp. Monarch.
Fourth dam FaBbion by imp.TruBtee.
Fifth dam Bonnets o' Blue by Sir Charles.
Sixth dam 3eality by Sir Archy.
Seventh dam by imp. Medley.
Eighth dam by imp. Centinel.
Ninth dam by Mark Anthony.
Tenth dam by imp. JanuB.
Eleventh dam by imp. Monkey,
Twelfth dam by imp, Silvereye.
Thirteenth dam by Spanker.
1 place Antevolo again before the public with the feeling that fur-
ther recommendations are justified. Owing to a Blight lameness in the
left hind ankle he could not be put to work until so late in the season
as to preclude the hope of getting him in proper condition. He did
not leave the stud until the middle of AuguBt, and short brushes was
all that could be given thereafter. He did not fully recover from the
lameness until November, and then I was laid up until the 1st of
December. I drove bim through the stretch in 32 seconds, and on one
occasion Matt Storn timed him a furlong in 15 seconds. This inorease
of speed over what he had shown the previous year warranted the
belief that he would trot very fast. In the race with Harry Wilkes,
Guy Wilkes, Arab and Charley Hilton, November 27th, 1886, on the Bay
District Course, he was separately timed In 2:161.2:163, 2:17, 2:16J,
although he bad to trot outside of two horses for the whole distance.
In that race he beat Arab and Charlie Hilton, and demonstrated capac-
ity to trot In 2:15 under more favorable circumstances. Prior to that
race his fastest quarter was 32$ seconds, and his fastest furlong 16 sec-
onds. His colts, so far aB looks go, will rank with the best. There are
only four of hiB get which were foaled in 1886 (thes* are bis oldest.)
Three have been broken and Bhow a promising gait. There are a num-
ber of foals of 1887,and of these enough in my vicinity to satisfy visit-
ors of the character of bis stock. William Ballingal has a colt foaled
on the 1st of April, 1887, which, in October, was driven by the side of
his dam a furlong in 27 seconds. As his "full brother" Anteeo has
demonstrated his ability to beget speed, it is a justifiable inference
that Antevolo will also do bo.

The terms are certainly so reasonable that owners of good mares
can afford to avail themselves of his services.

JOS. fAIKSI SIMPSON.
Address Jos. Cairn Simpson, Breeder and Sportsman, San
Francisco, or 2111 Adt-line Street, near 32d Street, Oakland. 1 he latter
address where the horse Is kept.

W

ELECTIONEER stallion

FALLIS,

-\o. 1 781 . Record ■i-.'iH I>».

ILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1838 AT THE STABLE OF
tue undersigned, No. 614 Sixteenth Street. Sacramento, Cal.

Description.

FALLIS is a dark bay, with hind ankles white, foaled 1878, bred by
Leland Stanford, Palo Alto, Cal. He is 16!.,' hands high, and weighs, in
ordinary flesh, about 1,200 pounds; long-bodied and of immense muscular
power, pure gaited, and a level-beaded trotter. He requires neither
boots nor weights, and has shown a 2:16 gait with ease, Few, if any,
sons of Electioneer are better bred or have a better tight to sire trotters
than Fallis. While he has never bad the opportunity of being stinted to
only a few well-bred mares, still he can Bhow a fine lot of colts, some of
which are showing faBt. The fact cannot be denied that the Electioneer
blood is the best trotting blood in the world. If, then, theBcience of
breeding the trotter is progressive, some well-bred son will, in the
course of time, prove to be a more potent Bire than Electioneer himself
Pedigree.

By Electioneer, he by Rysdyk's Hambletonian; Electioneers dam
Green Mountain Maid (nam of Elaine, 2.20; Prospero, 2:20; Dame Trot,
2:22; Mansfield, 2:20; Storm, 2:2<5-Y; Antonia, 2:28V, and Maranda, 2:31)
by Harry Clay (2:2yj; first dam Felicia by Meesengei Duroc (the sireof
16 with records of 2:30 and under, and the sire of the dam of Norlaine,
the fastest yearling in the world, 2:31. W); second dam Lady Fallis (dam
of Kisber, 2:27-Y; Pickering. 2:.t0; Iago, 2:33tf; SocrateB, 4 years, 2:34#;
Qretc..»ii,dam of Clingstone, 2:11, and Norwood, the sire of Tommy
Norwoud, 2:2G>£) by Seely's American Star; third dam Beck mare (dam
of Anna H., 2:34^', and Relief, the dam of Walnut, 2:19!4) by Long
Island Black Hawk, etc.

Performances.

He trotted very fast as a two-year-old.and undoubtedly would have
made n very fast record at that age had he not had the misfortune of
cutting one of his tendons, which so lamed him that he was not worked
any further until theseasonof 188G, when he gained a record of 2:2SJ4,
with scarcely any preparation, after making a large season in the stud;
although this is no measure of his speed, as later in the season he showed
hiB ability to trot a mile better than 2:20. The demand forhis services
last season was so great, that he did not get through until too la'e to be
conditioned for a race, although it was his owner's intention to have
given him a fast record. When two yearB old Gov. Stanford refused an
offer of 36,000 for him, but valued him at $10,000. The fastest yearling
in the world (Norlaine, 2 :3 1 y.) was sired by Norval(ason of Electioneer)
which is very conclusive evidence that the sons of Electioneer, like
their sire, are going to he producers of great speert. Norlaine's dam was
sired by Messenger Duroc, the sire of the dam of Fallis. Electioneer
now has 26 withrecordB of 2:30 and under, and 10 with records of 2:20Ji
and under, the latter being the most of anv stallion in the world ;
Eight of his get entered the charmed circle last season, and three others
only one-fourth, one-half and three-fourths of asecond behind.

Terms: Will stand at 360 for the season, or 375 to insure a marein
foal, both payable on or before the close of the season, which will
begin Februtry lstand close July 1, 1888. Money will be refunded on
insured mares, as soon as the fact becomes known that they are not in
foal. Mares from a distance will be taken from the cars and boats and
carefully handled, but no responsibility assumed for accident or escapee.
Good pasturage furnished at $4 per month,

DON MARVIN,

Standard.

Will also make the season of 1888 in the same Btable with Fallis. Is a
beautiful seal brown, foaled 1884. bred by Leland Stanford, Palo Alto,
Cab He is sixteen hands high, and weighB 1,160 lbs. In color, form, dis-
position and gait he very closely resembles Antevolo (2:19^ at 4 years)
and, as may be seeu by hiB pedigree, iB bred very much like him, being
about three-quarters Hambletonian and one-quarter thoroughbred.
The Becond dams of the fastest mare Maud S. (2:08-50 and fastest geld-
ing in the world, Jay- Eye-See (2:10) were both strictly thoroughbred
mares. On account of a very severe attack of distemper he waB worked
very little the past vear, but improved enougb to show a 2:20 gait. He
received first premium at the California State Fair, i;v, for the best
three-year-old roadster stallion.

Was sired by Fallis (2:28>i) by Electioneer (siie of twenty-six with
records of 2:30 and under, and ten with records of 2;20K and under); first
dam Cora by Don Victor, by Belmont; Becond dam Clarabel (dam of
Clifton Bell, four years old, 2:2IK, and grandam of Rexford, three years
old, 2:24) by Abdallah Star ; third dam Fairy by Rysdyk's Hambletonian;
fourth dam Emma Mills by American Star, etc.

Terms: Limited to twenty- five mares at $40 for the season. beginning
February lstand closing June 1st, 1888. For circulars or further par-
ticulars address
28ja F. P. IiOWEIX, Sacramento, Cal-

THE CELEBRATED TROTTING STALLION

MENLO

WILL MAKE THE PRESENT SEASON AT THE FAIR
Grounds, San Jose. Season commencing February 1st and endim;
June 24 th.

MENLO is seven years old, a beautiful bay with black points, 15&
hands high. He is a horse of beautiful symmetry and magnificeut
action.

Pedigree.

MENLO was got by Nutwood, first dam by imp. Hercules; second
dam by Owen Dale, etc,

Imp. Hercules by Kingston, (son of Venison), dam daughter of
Toscarby Bay Middleton (Bon of Sultan).

Owen Dale by Williamson's Belmont, dam Maria Downing by Amer-
ican Eclipse (son of Duroc and Miller'B Damsel, by imp. Messenger);
Becond dam Browulock by Tiger; third dam by imp. Speculator; fourth
dam by Imp. Dare Devil, etc.

Nutwood by Alexander's Belmont. First dam Miss Russell by Pilot
Jr.; second dam Sallie Russell by Boston; third dam Maria Russell by
Thornton's Rattler; fourth dam Miss Shepherd by Stockholder; fifth
dam Miranda by Topgallant, etc.

Alexander's Belmont by Alexander's Abdallah. First dam by Mam-
brino Chief (son of Mambrino Paymaster by Mambriuo)by imp. Mes-
senger; second dam by Brown's Bellfounder.

Brown'B Bellfounder by imp. Bellfounder. First dam Lady Allport
by Mambrino by imp. Messenger; second dambyTippoo Saib by imp.
Messenger; third dam by imp. Messenger.

MENLO made his appearance in the Circuit in 13S6, and won eight
races out of nine Btarts, and easily won the third heat in his last race at
San Jose, in 2:21K-

Terms: 375 the season, due at time of Berviee. MareB not proving
with fosl may be returned the next season free of charge, provided I
still own the horse.

Mares cared for in any manner owners may desire; pasturage >'■'■ per
month. Every care exercised, but no liability for escapes or accidents.

For further particulars apply to or address :
28.iatd vol. DWVEB, San Jose.

The Highly Bred Trotting: Stallion.

YOUNG SANTA OLaUS

Will make the Reason or 1888 at the Whipple stock
Farm, near San Mateo, San Mateo County, California.

Terms for the Season, $40.
Pedigree.

Young Santa Claus, b c foaled April, 1881, by Santa Claus, record 2;17>£
First dam by Governor Booth, by George M. Ptitchen.
Second dam Demirep, by Youug Melbourne.
Third dam Methilde. by Imp. Soythiau.
Fourth dam Peggy, by Boston.
Fifth dam Too-Soon, by Sir Leslie.
Sixth dam Little Pejigy, by Gallatin.
Seventh dam Trumpeter, by Hepbestion.
Eighth dam Peggy, by imp. Bedlord.
Ninth dam Imp, Peggy, by Trumpeter.
Peggy was Imported by Col. John Taylor of Virginia, aud the com-

Cilerotthe Stud Book, Colonel S. D. Bruce, adds a note: "Many of the
est racers in America trice to tills mare."

There is au excellent combination of trotting strains in young Santa
Clans. HiB fllre combines Hambletonian aud Mambrino Chief ; his dam
Geo. M. Patchen and thoroughbred. Santa Claus had two strains of
Mambrino Chief. Young Santa Claus inherits the blood of the three
great trotting families: Hambletonian, Mambrino Chief and Clay. The
Ire of aauta Claus, Stnithmoro, has eighteen sons and daughters which
have trotted In 2:30 or better, two which have beaten 2:20. Santa Claus
won sixteen race b defeating many of the very best horses of the day,
among them Nutwood, Elaine, Piedmont, Wedgewmui, Voltaire, Han-
nio, Black Cloud, Jerome Eddv, Edwin Thome, Fanny Witherspoou and
others of celebrity. He was sold for 325,000.

Young Santa Claus is a very handsome Bbade of bay, with black
points, lGJi hands in height, of good form, fine Btvle mid action.

Due care will be taken to prevent accidents, but no liability. Pasture
9-1.00 per month. For further particulars address

31de

KVltO\ O'VRADY,

. San Mateo, Cal.

1888

3?fcje l$mto kM ^paxismuu.

Pleasenton Stock Farm Co/s Stallions.

Director.

Little Black Jug.

Richmond.

Will stand for a limited number of mares at PleaBanton, Alameda Co., Cal. Season commencing Feb. 15th, and closing Joly 1st, 1888.

DIRECTOR.

Director was sired by Dictator (full brother to Dexter") also sire of
J. I. C, Phallas, and many other fast trotters. Dictator standB at
the head of all stallions as getting extreme speed and great racing quali-
ties in hiB colts, as the average record of J. I. C, PhallaB and Director
is 2:13K, being nearly two seconds faster than the best three of any
other Btalliou's get, which means beating thein at least 80 feet in a
mile and as extreme speed combined with staying qualities are the
only real valuable qualifications at this time in trotting horses, it will
certainly be of advantage to the breeders of California to get Borne
Director colts.

The dam of Director was Dolly, who produced, besides Director.
Onward, record 2:25, can beat 2:20; andThorntiale, 2:22— so Director's rel-
atives on both sides were great pioducers, and without doubt Director
will be, and we invite breeders to come and see his colts trot, although
his oldest colts are not yet three yearB old; we can show quarters in 35
secondB. Director's present record is 2:17, made in a race with a large
fipld of horses, when lie was obliged to trot on the extreme outside of
the track, and we believe he can trot in 2:12 and expect to give him that
record. In 1883 Director won over §18,000 in purses, more than any

other trotting stallion ever won before or since, defeating not once, but
every time they met, Phallas, Maxy Cobb, Santa Claus, Black Cloud,
Clemmie G., Wilson, Fanny Witherspoon, and all other fast oneB.
HiB record shown that he has started in 25 races; has won 18 of them,
the total amount of his winnings in BtakeB and purses being $25,070, or
a llttlfl over 31,000 for every time he Btar'ted ina race.

His services this year will he fliO for the season, believing tbe
development of his colts will he so satisfactory this season that breederB
will gladly pay $300 next year.

LITTLE BLACK JUG.

LITTLE BL *CK JUG was Bired by Director, dam the dam ot Lit-
tle Brown Jug, record three heats in 2:11, and Brown Hal, record 2:13,
rial in 2:08, This colt is three years old, has no record, but can trot
fast, is improving rapidly, and must surely produce fast, game trotters
as he has more near extreme fast relatives on both tbe sire's and dam's
side than any colt in the world, having J.I. C, Phallas and Dexter on
the sire's side and Little Brown Jug and Brown Hal on tbe dam's.

This colt will be allowed to serve ten (10) mares at 850 for tbe season

RICHMOND.

Richmond Is by A. W. Richmond, first dam by Sultan, second dam
by Cricbton. This is a grand young trotter and we expect him to equal
hib half-brother Arrow, as his breeding is Dearly the same, and with six
week's work he showed quarters in 35 seconds; his development nf
speed was so phenomenal it is thought that he will beat all of his sire's,
get.

ThiB horse will stand for 20 mares at 550 for the season.

We think the Bervice fees for these different stallions within tbe
reach of all wanting to breed good stock, and much less than the fees
for any stallions ever offered lor public service, taking speed, endur-
ance, breeding and racmg qualities into consideration. We have abun-
dance of feed and there will be no charges for pasture, unless mares
remain more than a reasonable lime— to insure them being in foal,
filares not proving in foal can be returned next season free of charge,
providing mares do not ch-ingo ownership, and stallions are alive. In
case either stallion should be sold the parties breeding can breed to
some other horse equally as good, or they will have their money
refunded. All service fees due at time of service, ann must be paid in.
cash or a good approved note given, payable August 1. 1S88.

AJiDV McDOWELE, Asent
life Pleasauton.

1888.

1888.

Los Angeles.

. ♦ ■

THIRD

ANNUAL SPRING MEETING

—OF THE—

Los Angeles Turf Club.

FIVE DAYS RACING !

. AT

Agricultural Park

April 10th to 14th Inclusive.

Entries Close March 1 5t1i, aildnlght.

CONDITIONS.

American Trotting Association Rules to govern.
Five or i.. ore to enter; three to start.

Stakes to bn divided: seven-tenths to first, two-
tenths to second, one-tenth to third horBe.

4dded money divided 50, 25, 15 and 10 per cent-; if
three only start fourth money reverts to society; if
two ODly start, third and fourth money reverts lo so-
ciety.

No added money for a walk-over; a horse making it
only entitled to entrances actually pain" in. A failure
to make subsequent payments forfeits all money
paid.

For entry blank and information see or write

BoiSIO. E. A. De'AHP, Secretary.

Entries close March 16th, midnight.

llfeb 3. W. ROBINSON, President.

First Day— April lOtn.

t.— Running— Nadeau Houbo Stake, for two-year-
olds. Closed December, 1886, with 22 entneB. Three-
quarter mile. , ,„

2,— Running— Mile dash, all ages; $25 entrance, half
forfeit; 9150 added; $50 to second.

3.— TbOtting— 2:27 class. Puree, $400.

Second nay— April lltli.

4 —Running— One-half mile and repeat. All ages;
$2) entrance, half forfeit; $100 added; ?J5 toBecond.

br— Running— Park Handicap. Free for all; one
and one-quarter miles. $25 entrance; $15 declaration;
$2on added; $50 to second; weights announced March

6.— Trotting— Three-year-old stake; closed De-
cember, 1886; II entries.

Third Day— April l«<h.

7.— Running— For two-year-olds; winner of Nadeau
House StakeB carrieB 7 lb3. penalty; $2) entrance,
half forfeit; $75 added; $30 to second. Five-eighths
mile dash.

8.— Trotting— 2:35 class. Purse $300.

9.— Trotting Stake— Two-year-olds; mile and re-
peat; closed December, 1886, with 9 entries.
Four Hi Day— April 1 3th.

10.— Running— Lob Angfiles Derby. Stake closed
December, 1886, with 9 entries. One and one-half
miles. m L ,,

11.— Running— Three-quarters and repeat; all ages;
$25 entrance; half forfeit; $125 added; $50 to second.

12.— Trotting— 2:25 class. Purse $40J.

13.— Trotting— For horses owned on or before
January 15tb, owners to drive, that have never started
in a race. Mile heats two in three. Purse, $i0u.

14.— Pacing— Three minute class. Purse, $100. Lela
S. barrel.

15.— Running— Thirty- mile challenge, long distance
race; six horses to each rider; change each mile. J50
entrance; $250 added, of which second receives $100;
3 or more to enter and 3 to start.

CONDITIONS.

P. C. B. H. A. Rules to govern running. Weights of
18S7. American Association Rules to govern trotting
and pacing. 10 per cent, entrance to purses to accom-
pany nominations ; five to enter, three to start. If less
number enter proportionate amount of purse de-
ducted, All pacing and trotting to be best 3 in five,
unless otherwise stated. Money divided 60 per cent.,
BO per cent., and 10 per ceut. No added money for
walk-over; mnning or trotting or pacing. Theanitnal
walking over to receive entrances actually paid In.
Also

STAKES FOR SPRING MEETING, 1H89.

1.— Running— Nadeau House Stakes, for two-year-
olds, foals of 1887; $50 entrance; $10 to accompany
nomination; $15 January 1, 1889, $25 day of race, $200
added. Five-eighths miles. To he run first day of

2 — RuVxing— Lob Angeles Derby Stake, for three-
year-olds, *oals o£ 1886. Same terms ae No. 1, $300
added. To be run fourth day of meeting. One and
one-half miles. - , i

3 —Trotting Stake— For two-year-olds, foals of
1887. Same terms as No. 1, $200 added. Mile and re-
peat. Second day of meeting.

4 — Trottin-g Stakes— For three -year- olds, foals of
1688. Same terms aB No. 1, $300 added. Third day oi
meeting. • t .. , , , ,

Same conditions as above, except that stakes and
added money will be competed and divided CO, 30 and
10 per cent. Failure to make subsequent paymentB
forfeits money already paid.

All entrieB close with E. A. DECAMP, Secre-
tary, March 15, 1888, Midnight.

N. A.COVARRCBIAS, President.

At trie same time the

SIXTH DISTRICT

AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION

Offer the following Trotting StakeB for

Fall Meeting Aug. 6 to 11, '88.

1 — Three-year-old Stake, foals of 1885. 550 en-
rance- $10 to accompany nomination; $15 June 1st,
and balance, 825, July 31, 1888; 8Z50 added. Male heate,

'^.-FonSYear-Old Stake, foals ot 188!, Same terms
obNo.U,

FOR SALE.

M'JIs, fmir yeirs old, by Nephew, 15.1 hands higb,
bay with black points. First dam by Bell McClellan,
2: J2, by General McClellan. Second dam by Belshaz-
zar. Third dam by Chieftan. fourth dam said to
be thoroughbred.

Mils has been driven S3 times and is very speedy.

Has a filly now ten months old by Anteros, which
is fine and large and very fast to halier, which
Bhows M'lis to be a grand brood-mare; she is kind
and gentle.

My only reason for selling is because I have not
the time to develop her speed, and cannot continue
breeding.

Price S600. which Is one- third her value. Ad-
dress,

W. A. PARKHCVST,

Real Estate Agent.
RoomS, Knox Block.
Ilfe8 San Jose, Cal.

STATE

Agricutural
Society

Trotting Sweepstakes

FOB THE

STATE FAIR OF 1888.

GRAND STALLION STAKE.

Open to all Btallions — $500 entrance, of which $250
must accompany nomination; $250 payable August
1. 1888. The State Agricultural Society will add $500
for each starter up io four, or $2,000 for four or more
starters. Stakes to ba divided into three monies —
four-sevenths to winner, two-sevenths to the second ,
and one-seventh to the third borse. The added
money to be divided into four moneys, 50, 25, 15, and
10 per cent. If but two starters, stakes and added
money divided five-sevenths to the winner, and two-
sevenths to second. A stallion making a walk-over
gets the entire stakes, but no added money. Entries
cluse March 1st, 1888.

TROTTING STAKE FOR TWO-
YEAR-OLDS.

$50 entrance, of which $10 must accompany nomi-
nation; 815 payable July 1st, and the remaining $25
payable August 10th. $300 added by the Society.

TROTTING STAKE FOR THREE-
YEAR-OLDS.

S100 entrance, of which $25 must accompany nomi-
nation; $25 payable July 1st, and remaining $50 pay-
able AuguBt 10th. $400 added by the Society.

TROTTING STAKE FOR FOUR-
YEAR-OLDS.

(Conditions same as for three-year-olds).

In all tbe stakes failure to make payments as they
become due forfeits entry, and all money paid in.
In the colt stakeB five to enter, three or more to
start. Money divided as follows: To winning colt
all the stakes, and 50 per cent, of the added money;
second colt, 33i per cent.; third colt, lGjf per
cent, of added money. Two-year-old stake, mile
heats; three and four-year-olds, three In five to
harness. No added money for a walk-over. If only
two start they must contest for the stakes paid In,
and divide two-thirds, and one-third. Otherwise, in
all stakes the National Rules to govern.

Entries in the above colt stakes to close with
Edwin F. Smith, Secretary, at office in Sacramento,
on Thursday, March 15, 1888.

JL. V. SHIPPEE, President.

if eta ED WIN F, SMITH, Secretary, ,

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In breeding he has no superior. His sire was a grand
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DISTRICT NO. 2, CAL.

Stockton Fair

1888.

PACIFIC COAST TBOTTING AND RUNNING
STAKES— *75 entrance, of whichSIO must accompany
nomination, S2S to be paid June Ist.ttO August 1/th
Failure to make payments when due forleitB all
previous payments.
Trotting for four-y par-olds or under, bestl

three in five. 2:25 class.
Trotting for threeyear-olds or under, best ! S2M

three in Dve,2:3U class, j added

Trottingfortwo-vertr-oHs or under, best two to each.

in three, 2:t0clasB, J

Running for three year-olds or over, mile")

heats'. 'tzrt added

Rumiing for two-year-olds or under, mile j to each.

dash, , . K , . _,,

Five or more full paid-up entries required to fill;
three or more colts to start. Four moneys. If only
two colts start, stakes paid in ino added money) may
be competed for— two-thirds and one-third. Other-
wise fulfconditions of this Association for 1&S7 to gov-
" ern Entries to above stakes close February 15th,
■888 with the Secrefry. j ^ fc4 Bm

P. O. Box 188. Slock ion, t'al.
I,. U. SHIPPEE, President.

7ja6

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The Fishing Rod Manufacturer,

Has a new retail catalogue which contains several
original articles on ashing written by the most noted
anglerB of the present day. Catalogue o:so has 125
illustrations of aneling goods, 60 different kinds of
fishing rods described, reels, lines, hooka, flies, rod
trimmings etc Every angler should have a copy,
send for one, ready Jan. 15th. Address.

THOS. H. CHUBB,

14™ - Post Mills, Vt.

KILLIP & CO.,

1VE STOCK AND OENERA L
AUCTIONEERS,

TV Montgomery Street, San Francisco

SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO SALES OF

High-Bred Horses and Cattle,

At auction and private sale.

Will Sell In All Cities and Counties oi
the State.

REFERENCES,

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Sacramento. Salinas.

J. P. sabglnt, Esq., Hon, John Boees
Sargents. Colusa.

Hon. I*. J. Rose, Hon. A. Waleath,

Los Angeles. Nevada.

J. B. Haggin, Esq., San Francisco
Represented at Sacramento by Edwin F. Smith,
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At San Jose by Messrs. Montgomery k Rea, Real
Estate Agents.

Being riie oldest established firm In the live-stock
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made of land of every description. We are author-
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Sacramento

COLT STAKES
ASSOCIATION.

Trotting and Pacing Stakes for
1888.

.No. I.— The Sacramento Yearling Trotting
Stake for 1888.

Free for all foals of 1SS7.— ?7a entrance, of which $10
must accenpany nomination; $15 to be paid May ],
1S88; 825 Angust 1, I$8S, and |25 October 27, 1888. To be
trotted at sacratneuto October 29, 18S6, good day and
track. Dash of one mile. The second colt to receive
$150, and the third colt $75 from the Btake, the firBt
colt to take the balance. Failure to make payments
when due forfeits all previons payments.
No. 2.— Special Yearling Trotting Stake.

Open to foals of 1887, owned in Sacramento County.—
$75 entrance, of which $10 must accompany nomlnn
tion; $15 to be paid May 1, 1838: $25 August 1, 1888, and
$25 November ;., 18SS. To be trotted at Sacramento
November 5, i--\ good day and track. Dash of one
mile. First colt to reeeive six-tenths, second colt
three-tenths, and the third colt one-tenth of stake.
Failure to make payments when due forfeits all
previous payments.

PAtlNG STAKES.

No. 3.— For all pacing yearlings, foalB of 1887.— $71
entrance, of which ?ln must accompany nomination;
$15 to be paid May 1, 1888; $26 August 1, 1685,nnd$25
to bepaid November 3. lt>Ss. To be paced at Sacra-
mento November 5, 1888, good day and track. Dash
of one mile. First colt to receive six-tenths, the
second three-tenths, and the third one-tenth of stake.

Failure to make payments when due forfeits all
previous pavments.

No. 4.— For all racing Two -Year-Olds, foals of 1886.—
$75 entrance, of which $10 must accompany nomina-
tion: $15 to be paid May 1. 18*8; $25 August 1,1883, and
$25 November 3, 1S3-. To be paced at Sacramento,
Novembers, ISiS, good day and track. One mile and
repeat. First colt to receive six-tenths, second three-
tenths, and the third one-tenth of stake.

Failure to make payments when due forfeits all
previous payments.

No. 5.— For all Pacing Three- Year-Olds, foals of
1885.— $75 entrance, of which $10 must accompany
nomination; $15 t > be paid May 1,1888; $£> August 1,
1888. and $25 November 3, 1888. To be paced at Sacra-
mento, November ft, 1888, good day and track. Mile
heats 8 in 5. First colt to receive six-tenths, second
colt three-tenths, and the third colt one-tenth of
stake.

Failure to make payments when due forfeits all
previous pavments.

Entries to all the above stakes to close February 1
1S88, with

WIIBKR FIELD SMITH, Sec'y

1615 <■ Street, Sacramento.

FRANK P. LOWELL, President. jal4

S.B. WHITEHEADS; CO.,

LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL
AUCTIONEERS.

ABE PREPARED TO CONDUCT SALES OF

Thoroughbreds, Trotters

And every other description of live Btock.
At any Point on the Pacific Coast.

Out Mr. S. B. Whitehead has for fifteen
years successfully managed all the principal
sales of high-class stock on this Coast.

REFERENCES

{By permission).
ARTEL LATHROP, ESQ. . SETH COOK. ESQ. ,
J. B. HAGGIS, ESQ., THEO. WINTERS, ESQ .

R. P. ASHE, ESQ.. WM. CORBrTT, ESQ.,

and others.

S. B. WHITEHEAD & CO.
30 Leidesdorff Street.
19martf San Francisco.

ESTABLISHED 1S55.

Race Goods.

Largest and Rett Stock on the Uoait

J. 0'KANE,

767 Market St., S. F.

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALLR

HARNESS and SADDLERY.

AGENTS FOE

FENKELL'S CVNTHIANA HoBSE BOOTS,

J. H. Fenton's Cbicago Specialties,

Ph. Dixon's Condition Powdebs,
bpm gombaolt's caustic balsam

Dr. Thos. Bowhill, M.R.C.V.S.

VETERINARY MlU.ldX.

Graduate New Veterinary College, Edinburgh.
Awarded the llfgbland and Agricultural Societies
Medals for Horse Pathology, Anatomy, Physiology
and Histology. The Williams' Prize, *8i-'8.r»,for high-
est works in professional examinations, and BlK first-
class certificates of merit. Honorary Member Illinois
State Veterinary Medical Association.

OFFICE:

RECORD STABLES,
». Mccarty, prop.

11:49 Market St. S. F., Ret. 7lli and 8th,

Telephone No. 3117.

1888

%hz IJmte and j^ovismavu

Southern Pacific Co.

(PiCQlO SYSTEM.)

trains

leave and are due to arrive at
Sail Francisco.

LEAVE
(FOB)

From Feb. 5, 1888.

ABBIVE
(FROM)

S:0U a M

•12:00 M
5:30 p M

•3:45 p m
7:45 a m

•4:30 p M
5 At) F M

Los Angeles, Derning, El

*B:45 a m

9:10 a m
8:00 A M

12:15 p M
6* 15 p si

4 :30 P M
9:0C A M

Red Bluff via Marvsville

10 :45 a m
6:45 p jj

7:00 a M
8:30 A w

9.00 A M

3:00 P if
4:30 f M
6:30 f m
•1:00 P M
7:30 A V

via Benicia

via Livermore..

_... via Benicia

" via Benicia

** Tia Benicia.

Sacramento River Steamers..

San Jose ..

7-15 p k
8:15 a u

9;45 a U
10:45 a m

7:45 a si
•6:00 a m
*12:45 p m
•3:45 p y

9 :45 a a
±4:15 p «

8:00 p m

;:

9:30 a m

9:45 p u
5:45 p u

9:00 A M
4.0 J P M

Stockton via Livermore

6:30 p M

Siskiyou A Portland

7:45 a M

roCAK PERRY TRAIAS.

From San Francisco Daily.

TO EAST OAKLAND- "6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 7:30— 8:00-
8:30—9:00—9:30—10:00—10:30—11:00—11:30—12:00—1^-30
—1:00— 1:30— 2^50—2:80—3:00 — 3:30 — 4:00— 4:30 — 5:>vi
5:30— 6:00 — 6:30— 7:00— 8:00—9:00— 10:00-11-00— 12- X-

TO 23d AVENUE, EAST OAKLAND— Same as "TO
EAST OAKLAND" until 6 ;00 P. M., inclusive, also
at 7:00— 8:00 and 10:00 p.m.

TO FRUIT VALE— *6:UU— 6:30— 7:00—7:30— 8:00-8:30—
3:30—1:00—4:30- -5:00— 5:30— 6:00-8:00— 10:00.

TO FRUIT VALE (.via Alameda)— »9:30— *2-00-6-30-
12:00.

TO ALAMEDA— •6:00— •6:30— 7:00— •7:30— 8:00— *S:3l—
9:00— 9:30— 10:00— tlO^O— 11:00— 111:30— 12:00— 112:3f —
1:00— 1:1:80— 2:00— {2:30— 3:00— 3:30— 4:00 — 4:30— 5:X)—
6:30— 6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— 12:00

TO BERKELEF— •6:00— *6:30— 7:00— *7:30 — 8:00— •S:*)
9:00— 9:30— 10:00— tl0:30— 11:00— ±11 :30— 12:00-112:30
1:00-11:30-2:00— ±2:30—3:00— 3:30— 4:00 — 4:30— o:00—
5:30— 6:00— 6:30— 7;ilO—S:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— 12-00

TO WEST BERKELEY-Sanie as "To Beeseiet."

To San Francisco Daily.

FROM FRUIT VALE — 6:50— 7:20— 7:50- 8:20-8:50—
9:20- •10:19-2:49— 4:20— 4:50— 5:20—5:^0-6:20-6:50—
8:50-10:50.

FROM FRUIT VALE (via Alameda) — *E:21— 5:51 —
tg . [J *2'33— *3-15

FROM23D AVENUE, EAST OAKLAND— 6:55— 7:^
7:55-8:25—8:55—9:25—9:55—10:25—10:55- 11:25— 11 -w
12:25—12:55—1:25-1:55—2:25—2:55—3:25—3:55—4-25—
4:55—5:25—5:55—6:25—6:55—7:55—8:55—10:53.

FROM EAST OAKLAND— *5:30-6:00— e:80—7:QJ—
7:30—8:00—8:30—9:00—9:30—10:00—10:30—11:00 — 11 J*j
12:00—12:30—1:00—1 :30— 2:00— 2:30— 3:00— 3 :30— 4 fiO —
4:30—5:00—5:30—6:00—6:30—7:00 — 8:00 — 9:00- 9:57—
10:57.

PROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND— 7 m'nutes later
than from East Oakland.

FROM ALAMEDA— «5:25-5:55-«6:25— 6:55 -*7:25— 7:55
•8:25— 8:55— 9:25— 9:o5— 110:25—10:55- 111:25—11:55—
±12:25— 12:55— ±1:25— 1:55— ±2:25— 2:55— 3:25— 3-55—
4:25— 4 :55— 5:25—5:55— 6:25—6:55— 7:55—8:55—9:55—
10:55.

FROM BERKELEY — •5:25—5:55— *6:25— 6:55— •7:25—
7:55— *8:25— 8:55— 9:25— 9:55 — ±10:25— 10:55— ±11 :25—
11:55— ±12:25-12:55— ±i :25-l:55- ±2:25-2:55-3 :25—
3:55—4:25 — 4:55-5:25—5:55—6:25—6:55—7:55—8:55—
9 :55— 10:55.

FROM WEST BERKELEY- Same as "Fbom Berk-
eley."

CREEK ROUTE.

FROM SAN FRANCISCO— *7:15— 9:15— 11:15-1:15-

3:15—5:15.
FROM OAKLAND— "6:15— 8:15— 10 J5 —12:15 -2:1:.-

4:15.

A for Morning. P for Afternoon.

•Sundays excepted. ISaturdavs excepted; {Sundays
only

Standard Time furnished by Lick Obbeevatoey.

4. 8* TOWNE,

Gen. Manager.

T. H. »04»D31AN,

Gen. Pass, k Ttk Ad.

CHILD'S CARBOLCRYSTAL SHEEP DIP.

"Patented in Europe and America."

SHEEP

A positive scab cnre. A liquid, soluble In

cold water. It is absolutely noil-

poisonous.

The cheapest and most effective dip on the market,
tine gallon making one hundred gallons of wash.
Price, $1-25 per gallon.
Special discounts an 1 terms to agents and large
t onsumers. For samples and other information ap-
ply to
L1M>E»V HOrCJH, Agents for Pacific Coast.
116 California St., San Francisco, Ca'.
17septl2

FOR SALE.

No. 1.— Bay Blare, foaled spring of 1881. by
Terror.

1st dam by Little John; 2d dam Musidora's dam by
son of Eerrrand.

Terror by Woodburn, 1st dam by Owen ale; 2d
dam Mnsidora, by Belmont, etc.

No. 2.— Chestnut Mare, foaled spring of 1882,
by Ware's Bismarck.

1st dam by Owen Dale; 2d dam Mnsidora, by
Belmont.

Ware's BiBmarck. by "Jack Trimble "(Son of Bel-
mont and mare by Limber John, son of Kosciusko by
Sir Arcby) dam by Yorkshire Boy, son of imp. Poche,

These are extra fine young mares of superior trot-
ting action and well in-bred to the blood of Belmont.
No. 1 isin foal to a son of Geo. M. Patchen Jr.

For further information address

W. M. "WILLIAMSON,

no27tf Kan Jn«e. <"a*.

'88

FAIRLAWN:

'88

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 1888.

FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CATALOGUE NOW READY,

And will be mailed to all applicants who send Five Cents in Stamps to Prepay

Postage.

THE FA1RL4WN CATALOGUE FOR 1888 contains descriptions and pedigrees of all the
Stallions and Brood-mares in use at Fairlawn. THE 1883 CATALOGUE also contains descriptions and pedi-
grees, and prices of

ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY HEAD OF YOUNG TROTTERS,

Consisting of Stallions and Fillies from yearlings to five years old, all of my own breeding

and nearly all STANDARD BRED, and duly registered.

A specialty is made at Fairlawn of raising

STALLIONS AND FILLIES FOR BREEDING PURPOSES.

Those who wish to engage in breeding HSgh-bred Trotters, or those already engaged who wish to
add to their breeding Btud, can be supplied at Fairlawn with first-class young Stallions and Fillies of
the very best trotting families, uniting in their veins strains of blood that have produced Speed witli
the Greatest Uniturmity.

Gentlemen who desire fine, higbiy bred, promising, and well-broken Young Trotters for their
own driving, can be supplied at Fairlawn. Any young stallion sold for a roadster will be gelded, if tbe
purchaser desires, at my own risk and expense.

rpTTTj1 A"M"tp P"DTPT? PT A T\T i8 strictly adhered to at Fairlawn, andtheptice of every
iniJ Ull rj-rjAlUJJ rJJXlll animal lor sale is printed in the catalogue.
chasers from a distance can buy on orders at exactly the same price as if present in person,
on orders can be returned if they do not come fully up to the descriptions given.

Time will be given responsible parties, on satisfactory paper, bearing interest from
date.

THE STALLIONS IN USE AT FAIRLAWN ARE

Pur
All stock sold

Happy 9Iedium (400).

Sire of more 2:30 performers than any living stallion,
having a:) to bis credit with records of 2:30 or better,
among tbem Maxey Cobb, 2:13£, the fastest stallion
that ever lived.

WILL BE USED AS A PRIVATE STALLION.
Aberdeen 2. ,
Sire of 14 with records better than 2:30, among them
Hattie Woodward, 2:15J; Jim Jewell. 2-.19£; Modoc,
2:19i, etc. Limited to 30 mares sit $10O the season,
or $1 50 to insure a mare in foal.
Al cto (2548).
By Almont, dam Violet (sister to Dauntless and
Peacemaker), by Rysdyk'e Hambletonian. etc.
Limited to 30 mares at $50 the season, or $80 by
insurance.

Almont Wilkes (2131).

By Almont, dam Annabel, by George Wilkes; 2d dam
Jessie Pepper (dam of Alpha, 2:25k, etc.),by Mam-
brino Chief, etc. Limited to 30 mares at $50 the
season, or $80 by insurance.

Max it n us, (5175),
By Almont, dam by Sentinel; 2d dam by Bayard, etc.;
3d dam Layton Barb Mare. Limited to 30 mares at
$50 the season, or $80 by insurance.

Noble Medium (4939),

By Happy Medium, dam by Mambrino Patchen; 2d
dam by Mambrino Chief ; 3d dam by Sir Archy Mon-
toria. Limited to 20 mares at $50 the season, or
£80 by insurance.

Applications for use of Stallions will be entered in the order they are received, but after a Stallion's
limit is reached no more mares will be received. For catalogues and further information, address

Lock Box 330.

WM. T. WITHERS, Lexington, Ky.

28jan52

I

Horse C]

MPROVBD HORSE ULOTHIN

IX.

Secured by Letters Patent S^EdLaa1cI7s

1879.
29, 1881.

The above cut represents the body-piece, the patent also cover-
ing the improvements in the hood. The following are the claims
granted

1. An improved blanket or covering, consisting of
the body-piece A, flap C, and the extension B, formed
or united together, so as to cover the body and legs of
the animal, substantially as herein described.

2. The blanket or covering A, having the flap C, and
the extensions B, to fit the fore and liind legs of the
animal, front fastenings F G, and the permanent straps
or bands E, substantially as and for the purpose herein
described.

3. Tbe blanket nr covering A, with its extensions B,
permanent securing-bands E, and thefront fastenings
F G, in combination with the elastic neck-extension H,
substantially as and for the purpose herein described.

4. The blanket A and hood J in combination withthe
elastic connecting-scrip I, substantially as described
and for the purpose set forth.

5. The close-fitting hood J, havl ng the elastic band L,
beneath the jaws, so that they mav be allowed to move
without disturbing the fit. and adapted to be secured
to the cover by means of Btraps, substantially as herein
described.

6. The improvement in covering.iilankets for ani-
mals, consisting of tbe blanket A, having tbe flap C,
and permanent straps or bands fixed to It to secure it
around the body, whereby the use of loose surcingles
is avoided, substantially as herein described.

Manufactured and for sale by

L. D. STONE & CO.,

432 and 4S4 Battery St., SA.\ IK.LMIMll, CAL.

FOR SALE.

SAM,

A graded stallion, six years old, dark bay with black
points, 17 hands high, weight 1.65*1 lbs. Sired by a
Norman stallion; his dam was by Old Sam a horse
imported from Australia.

Sam has never stood for mares excepting for mv
own UBe. The reason I want to sell him Is because he
is related to nearly all of my mares. For further
particulars inquire of

A, LEWIS.

21J&4 GUroy, Cal.

Business College, 24 Post St

Ban Francisco,

Tbe most popular school on the Coast.
P. HKALD President. 0. 8. HALEY. R*c'y.

MI81MM

TIME SCHEDULE.

Passenger Trains leave and arrive Passenger Depo
(Townsend Street, between Third and Fourth Street*
San Francisco.

In effect February 1, 1888.

12:01 f | Cemetery and San Mateo...

t7:00A
8:30 a

10 :30 a

*3:30 p
4:30 P

*5:10P

6:30 p

111 Hop

. | 2:30 P

8:30 a1 (

10:30 a: J S.

•3:30 Pli

4:30 p! l.

6:10 A

•8:00 a

9 A3 a

10:02 a

' t3:30P

4:3G P

6:40 P

J I 17:50 p

.Principal Way Stations...

10:80 i
8:30 j

,},

...Uumikii ai,d Way Stations | 1 :'cG p

. Gilroy, Pajaro, Castro ville ) *10:12 a

't Salinas and Monterey 1 6:40 r

.... Wateon ville, Aptos.Soquel i "10:02 a

....(Capitolajand Santa Crnz j I 6:40 P

I i Soledad. Paso Robles, Templeton ) < ...
1 | (San Luis Obispo) A Way Stations. 0 6=j0 p

rSend for Circular

octd

a— Morning p.— Afternoon.

•Sundaysexcepted. tSundaysonly {Theatre train Sat
nrdays only.

Trains run on Pacific Standard Time.

Nearly all rail line to San LuIb Obispo. Only 24
miles staging between Templeton ana San Luis
Obispo. Time from San Franrisco 12 hours. Through

rate $8.50.

Special Rodsd-tbip Tickets, at reduced rates— t o
Gilroy and Paraisf Springs.

Special Notice— Hound-trip tickets to tbe famous
Lick Observatory (Mt. Hamilton) can be had at any
of the Company's Ticket Offices in San Francisco
Rate, 35.5?.

EXCURSION TICKETS.
•Pnr CinnHnvft nnlv i S01*1 SCNBAY MOBNTNG ;

*or Sundays oniy,^ ff>r retnra same ^y^
For Saturday, ( Sold Saturday and Sunday only
Sunday and ■ good for return until tollowing Moil
Monday, I day, inclusive, at the following rates

Round Trip

from San
Francisco to

San Bruno....

Millbrae

Oak Grove....
San Mateo....

Belmont

Redwood.. ..

Fair Oaks

Menlo Park .

May field

Mount'n View
Lawrences..
Santa Clara.

Sattol Round Trip
Moil from San
Tkt. Francisco to

2 2=

San Jose

Gilroy

Tlollister

Pajaro

Watsonville ...

Aptos

Loma Prieta...

Soquel

iSanta Cruz

iCastroville

Monterey

Satto
Mon
Tkt,

$T6o

4 SO

5 00
5 00

5 00
500
5 00

5 00

Ticket Offices.— Passenger Depot. Townsend
street, Valencia-street station. No. 613 Market street.
Grand Hotel, and Rotunda, Baldwin Hotel.
A. C.Ba.SSETT, B-. R. JUDAH,

Superintendent Asat. Paea. k Tkt. Agt.

TO

Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers

THE

SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO.

respectfully calls attention to the

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

AFFORDED BT THE "NORTHERN DIVISION
of its line for leaching with speed and comfort the
best placeB in the State for
Sea. Bathing, Shooting and Fishing:.

TBAINS LEAVE SAN FRANCISCO DAILY FOB

MONTEREY,

THE HOST CBABUJNS

Summer and Winter Kesort of tbe
Pacific Coast,

with Its beaotiiul Groves and delightful Drives. Tron t
in abundance can be obtained from the several streaii.8
in the vicinity of Monterey, and the beet of shooting
may ' -e had in season.

THE BA T OF MONTEREY

Is noted for the extent and variety of fish which
abound in Its waters, notably Salmon. Rock Cod, Bar-
acuda, Pomplno, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder
The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with
the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the Buperioi
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DjjT
MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for-

THE BATHING FACILITIES

HOTEL DEL MQ'NTE,"

ARE UNSURPASSED,
haring a MAGNIFICENT BEACH'' of pure white
sand for surf bathing. The BATH-HOUSE contains

SPACIOUS SWIMMTrSTQ TANKS

(150x50 feet) for warm Bait water-plunge and awlru •
lng baths, with ELEGANT ^ff&S connecting fo

individual bathe, with douchJ

shower facilities -
well-known

H.iZ

THE FAVORITE ROUT:
Watering Places,
APTOS, SOOTJEX AND SANTA^

IB VIA THE NORTHERN DIVISION,

SOUTHERN PACIFIC ROUTE,

CBroad Gauge)

The Northern Division runs through the counties
of San Mateo, Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Crui
and Monterey, each of which abounds in game In grea
variety- Notably

Quail, Pigeon. Snipe, niuk. Geese, »eer
and Bear.

Lakes PILARCITOS and SAN ANDREAS are
reached by this line. Stages connect with trains dally
at San Mateo for those well-known Retreats, PURIS
SIMA, SAN GREGORIO and PEsCADERO. We
would particularly call attention to the unlimited ex-
tent of range at and about SAN BRUNO and McMA-
HON'S for RIFLE PRACTICE.

These resorts are but a short distance from Sac
Francisco and offer special Inducements to the lovers
of this manly sport.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

Sportsmen and others presenting Passage Ttcke
will be entitled to

FREE TRANSPORTATION CF THEIR DO *"
when carried in Baggage Cars and put In charge of
Train Baggagemen. Train Baggagemen are instruct
toissue CHECKS for all dogs receved In Baggage
Cara.

eSf-In order to guard against accidents to D >"
while In transit, it hi necessary that they be provided
with COLLAR AND CHAIN. Guns and FiBhlng
Tackle will be carried free of charge. Guns taken apart
and securely packed In wood or leather cases may be
taken in Passenger Cars.

TICKET OFFICES— Passenger Depot, Townsend
street, Valencia Station, and No 613Mt>r'
Hotel

O. BASSETT, A.H. K

Superintendent, Asat. Pas* «t

/

96

*^ht Iprjette nnd J5 yoxlsmmi.

Feb 111

©8

HORSE BOOTS, a

ce
S3

S«

** RACING MATERIAL Op .

IN ENDLESS VARIETY AT

J, A. McKERBON'S,

228, 230 and 232 Ellis Street. - - - - San Francisco.

THE PARKER GUN

At ibe two principal events of the year— at (he World's Trap Shoot-
ing Carnival held at Wellington, Mass., May 30 to June n, 1887, Hie par. <^-^'
ker-Gun won the leading prize for best averagefor five day's i-booting;

also at Seattle, W. T., June 9, 10 an' **, lb87, the leading prize and best average -was won with the Parker
Gun, adding victories (o 18BC as follows: The Second Annual Tournament of the CbamberlJu Cartridge
Co., hell at Cleveland, Ohio, September 14, 18B6, out of eipbty-seven entries from representative shots,
representing fourteen States, the Parker Gun won first and third money, winning S90H out of the SI, 200
purse offered, a Iding another victory to 18H5, which was tbe Second International Clay Pigeon Tournament
for th« championship of the World, held at New Orleans, La., Keb. 11th to Kith. Among the contestants
shooting other guns were such champions as Carver, Bogardus, Cody, Siubbs, Erb and others.

PARKER BROS., Makers,

New York Salesroom, 92 (ltaftnbers St.,

iUeri<Ien, It.

IMPORTED BERKSHIRES.

REDWOOD DUKE 13368.

Prize winners at all tbe fairs in California and tbo
■entire list of sweepstakes premiums at State Fair
Sacramento, I88C.

importations made direct from England every year
from the most noted Breeders, selected from the'
■best blood and most fashionable families of Dish-
faced Berksbires, regardless of cost, and all re-
corded in English and American Berkshire records.

Young pigs from these importations, male and
female, from entirely different families for sale at
reasonaoie prices, and every pig guaranteed. Address

35dec52

ANDREW SMITH, Redwood city.

Or at 218 California Street. San Francisco.

IMPORTANT TO

Horse and Stockmen

THE

"C. & N. W. Ry."

In Connection with the C. P. & U. P. R. R's., forms the

"CHICAGO AND SAN FRANCISCO SHORT-LINE"

With Splendid Truck and Unequaled Equipment for the Speedy and Safe Transportation
of Horses and Live Stock, l. its own or in Private Oars, on PasBi-uger or freight Trains.

Commodious Rest, Wate* and Peed Stations situated at convenient distances all aloDg
the 1 ae.

Over 6,000 miles of first-class road running West, Nor Hi and North. West from Chicago.

The Original "CALIFORNIA FAST FREIGHT IINE.

for further information apply to

HENRY P. STANWOOD,

*iy 7 General Ajrent. San Francisco. €aI.

L. C. SMITH' Top Action, Double Cross-Bolted

BREECH— LOADING GUN!

.«<*< JO- a.

^'^mm^

L. C. SMITH,

? °

I* »

so

as.

° S on

■- _

ii

Manufacturer of both Hammer and Hammerlees Guns.
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
A. Demonstration of the Shooting- Qualities of the "Ii. C. Smith" Gun.

At the Cleveland Cartridge Co.'s tournament, held at Cleveland, 0., from September 13 to 10 inclusive
the "Smith" gun won first money in every class. It also won nearly two-*birds of the entire
amout (3'V'OO) of caBh prizes, and championship trophy for the h*st average in the 90 class. In tbe 90-
class it won the Is*, 2nd and 41h moneys; in the 60-class it took the 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th; in the 70-class it
cook 1st and 2nd, with the Ibt and 6th in the 60-claes, making a total winning nearly four times greater
than any other guu, of either foreign or liom" manufacture.

We think this a most excellent showing, p& there was seven different makes of guns upcc! by the nineteen
'■'ontestants in the ninety class, l,. c SMITH..

SEM) FOB I>ESCRIPTTVE CATXLOGVE AND PRICE I JST.

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ATTENTION HORSEMEN!

THE GRANDEST SALE OF

BLOODED HORSES

Ever held in the West will take place

THURSDAY, MARCH 1st, 1888,

AT GEO. L. GOULDING & CO.'S CITY STOCK YARDS,
Denver, Colorado.

I will offer at Public Sale my entire Western Stable of Trotters and Thoroughbreds, containing some of the most noted racers of the day. Such nanios as the royally-bred Superior, 2:29}; the king of pacers L
O.Lee, 2:15; Black Diamond, 2:192; Billy Bunker (pncerl, 2:191; Lister, 2:261; Billy Lyle, 2:3(1.1; Billy S.. 2:14; Charlie K., 2:34.1; Boomerang Nappy, 2:27.V, and a host of other good ones cannot fail to interest all horsemen, who'
with the general public, are cordially Invited to atleud this great event on the above mentioned date, where a rare opportunity will he offered to purchase at public sale some of the most noted horses in the country'
The above nameB are only a small portion of (he lot io be sold, which contains, besides a large lot of standard-bred trotting mares, a number of thoroughbreds that have attracted considerable attention here and
elsewhere; also about 20 head of fillies sired by thoroughbred horses out of well-bred mares, all of which that are old enough have been bred to Boomerang.

SUPERIOR 4012, standard under rules 1,0, 7 and 8. Record at four years 2:291. Chestnut stallion, 1C bands, foiled 18fel. Bred by Richard West, Westlaud Stock Farm, Lexington, Kentucky. Sire Egbert
1136, dam Mary by Woodford Mambrino.

NOTE— Egbert, the sire of Superior, was by Himbletouian, the sire of Dexter, 2:171, Nettie, 2:18, and thirty-seven others with a record of 2:30 or better; his dam was Camp town by Messenger Duroc, son of
Hambletonian and sire of Prospero, 2:20, Elaine, 2:C0, and many others, while hiB graudaru was Miss McLeod (the dam of Lord Nelson, record at three years 2:2C1) by the Holbert Colt-another son of the*Heroof
Chester. Beyond this are five crosses of demonstrated value tracing to Messenger and Dioraed. Egbert is s'rongly inbred to the founder of the Hambletouian family, and though comparatively a young horse Is
already credited with several trotters with records better than 2:30, and is looked upon iu Kentucky as a coming horse.

Superior, through his dam, traces twice to the stout Mambrtno Chief, once through Woodford Mambrino his fastest son, and again through Vic, one of his best producing daughters. An analysis of Superior's
pedigree reveals tbe fact that with the one exception of the famous Charles Kent mare, his ancestors in every direction are standard animals. It is believed that with one exception, Superior approaches nearer to
the thoroughbred trotler than any of tbe two thousand animals in the 2:30 list, By many competent judges his pedigree in regarded on without equal. As a three-year-old, in his first race on triil in company Supe-
rior won third money in the Ashland Stakes at Chicago, where a heat was trotted In 2:321. His owner felt quite confident of giving him a 2:30 record in hlB three-year-old form, as he had shown a trial on his half-
mile track in 2:341 before going to Chicago, but as purses did not fill be had no chance to trot him later in the season. He trotted four races iu 1885, three of which he won, gaining a record of 2:291 on a hall-mile track
at Joliet. Since then he has been used in the stud, having trotted but one race, a match with Poscora Hay ward, October, 1887, at Denver, which he won in 2:2fiJ, finishing in a slow trot. Competent judges say he
could have made it in 2:20 with ease. ThtB event crowned the honors which he had just gained at the State Fair, Pueblo, having been awarded the sweepstakes premium for best stallion, any age or breed.

My object in disposing of tbe above lot of stock is to allow me to devote my undivided attention to my eastern stable of runners now in Kentucky. For the torses themselves, 1 have no apology"to make as
their breeding and previous preformances speak for themselves. " '

S3T Catalogues furnished on application after February 1st. Address GEORGE L. GOULDING & CO., Denver, Colorado.

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JOHN D. M0RRISSEY.

S. A. SAWYER, Auctioneer.

Nest day, Friday, MarcU 2d, J- M. BROAD WELL, of Denver, will sell at auction, at same

THOROUGHBRED MARES AND COLTS.

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General Topics.

A paragraph in a paper, read a day or two ago, recalled an
episode of the earlier days of the National TrottiDg Associa-
tion. Writing entirely from memory I will not be positive
about dates, bat the facta presented can be depended upon.
First for the "par," however, that being that the Kentucky
State Eouse must be a comfortable place inasmuch as it is
warmed by woodtires on old-fashioned hearths; and now for
the story: The first convention was held in New York, the
second in Buffalo, and at the latter place Charles M. Woolley
Esq., of Cincinnati, advocated the claims of his locality
while I labored for Chicago. The scale, nearly equally bal-
anced at first, was turned by Mr. Woolley painting iD glow-
ing terms the country then coming into prominence as a
trotting, as it long had been a race-horse, region, the famed
bine-grass laud of Kentucky. He promised a trip compris-
ing a journey from Cincinnati to Lexington, the centre of
the horse-breeding country, and which in a radius of a few
miles embraced the great stud farms of the state. A large
proportion of the Buffalo delegation had never seen that
paradise, though all had heard of it, and the advocate pre-
sented the attractions so forcibly that it was evident the
plea was effective after the utterance of a few of his elo-
quent sentences. Even those who favored Chicago at the
opening of the debate became converts, and even those who
were compelled to vote for a place nearer the home of their
constituency were evidently pleased with the result of the
contest. Congratulations were in order, and the future antici-
pated with real pleasure.

When the two years rolled around, and the delegates
reached Cincinnati, there was a marked change. After the
greetings, the renewal of acquaintance after a break of twenty-
four months, the hand-shakings and enquiries, which, of
course, brought the accompaniment of smiles and sparkling
eyes; when the late trains brought their quota, and these had
been welcomed, there was a shadow falling. The Burnett
House in those days was anything but a cheery hostelry.
The grand hall, in which was the office, was broken with
huge pillars, and in the gloom of a February night, it seemed
as though the dank darkness from 7/ithont had penetrated
the building. There may have been warmth enough but it
came from convoluted pipes in which steam hissed, and the
gaslights only half lit the room, struggling against the fog
of the "Belle Riviere." The greetings were confined mainly
to those who had journeyed from a distance. Trotting was
at a low ebb in the "Queen City," and few cared to meet the
legislators of a sport which was generally tabooed. Air.
Woolley was engaged in aa important suit at the Capitol of
the State. Few of the delegates had resident acquaintances,
and though there was a full representation from the associa-
tions which held membership, the welcome was lacking. The
late arrivals could not get rooms. C. J. Hamlin was informed
that a cot wa3 the best that could be granted, and he used
emphatic language in denouncing the usage. My life in the
woods had eradicated any sybaritic proclivities in the way of
Bleeping, so after a good deal of importuuing Mr. Hamlin
accepted my room and I took to the cot. The rose-colored,
topiZ-hued, raiubow-marKed anticipations of two years ago
were losing some of their vividness; in a few hoors more the
tin^e was of the deepest lapis lazuli, ultra-marine all through.

The next day a telegram came from the president, Hon.
Aniasa Sprague, that he was snow-bound. 'Ihe train he
was on had been caught in a blizzard, though that euphon-
ious term was not in general use so long ago. No matter
what name was given ihe stoppage was effectual, and the
president could only send the information that he would use
every endeavor to get through. He had been of vast service
to the association. At that time the possessor of great wealth
embarking in the breeding of trotters on a big scale, the first
person to build a model trotting track and appurtenances,

and when the organization was effected detailed his private
secretary, Geo. H. Smith to look after the clerical department,
without expense to the association. It would appear as
though "common courtesy" would have dictated a leasonable
delay to await his appearance, and this was the prevailing
impression; but there was a "machine" and thosewho directed
its movements were anxious, and with the advantage of the
absence of the president determined thac the Cincinnati
convention should do nothing. There is no necessity for
giving the full history now, though at some future time I
may feel disposed to give it publicity. There was a knot
of shrewd men who manipulated the work, and they per-
formed the job so adroitly that the scheme was carried through
without the purpose beiDg manifest. The vote which riveted
the fetters was not understood by such a majority, out-
side of the ranks of the schemers, that there was blank con-
sternation when it was announced that the convention had

adjourned. Deeply, darkly, d bly blue was the hue which

now prevailed. Knots of men among the huge pillars, black-
visaged, disgruntled, going home with a pitiful story to those
who had sent them. What with the gloomy recep ion, the
bamboozling of the cunning managers, the downfall o- Lopes,
even the fondly anticipated Kentucky trip had no charms,
and quite a number took tha first train which would convey
them homewards.

Mr. Woolley got home when discontent was at the highest.
He had chartered a special tTain before leaving for Columbus,
and as he could not possibly foresee the abrupt termination,
he confidently expected to be in Cincinnati in time to take
part in the deliberations. He was as much astonished as
anyone at the state of affairs, but labored so effectually to
overcome the depressing effects as to induce a number of the
delegates to make the excursion. Never a train better
equipped for comfort. The commissary had been ably man-
aged, and whatever the liking in the way of luncheoD, liquors,
wines and cigars, it could be gratified. Never a host more
successful in entertaining his guests. Long before reaching
Lexington there were rifts in the dark clouds, on the arrival
there was only a few fleecy fragments flitting across the sky.
The winter of discontent was fast fading into the springtime of
pleasant hope, not long before glorious summer spread its
smiles. There was a gathering of enthusiastic horsemen.
Not confined to those who had an especial fancy for trotters,
just as hearty a greeting from those whose whole interests
were in the royal branch of the equine family. The old
Phcenix had the marks of a country home. Big fires of oak
and hickory roared and flashed in the wide chimneys. Neat-
ness and comfort in all of the arrangements, and there was
the bouquet of thirty -year-old corn-juice pervadin; the
atmosphere. "Charley" was well known to every man in the
throng, and not for an instant was his attention diverted from
those who accompanied him by the warm salutations.

Still more comfort in the dining-room. Never a yule log
glowed with more radiance than the hesps of dry fuel piled
on the massive andirons. The table was arranged with due
regard to aesthetic tastes, while nothing was wanting to gratify
the palate of the epicure; solids and liquids in profusion. The
cook had made the happiest hit, and the wines had been
selected with the skill cf a Sam Ward. Every man was made
to feel that the hospitality was spontaneous, and that there
was reality in the whole-hearted reception. George C. Hall,
one of the directors of the Erie, a promineut man iu the
association, and, for that time, a large breeder of trotting
stock, was sitting next to me, and I remarked tbnt something
should be done to show our appreciation of the kindness of
Mr. Woolley. "What do you propose?" was his reply.
"Present him with a timing watch," the answer. "Just the
thing; one like this," Mr. Hall said, exhibiting one of the
finest lever saw. "I gave SSOO for it," he continued, and
Tiffany has others left." I rehearsed my plan, viz.: to get
Mr. Woolley out of the room while I circulated the subscrip-

tion paper. Mr. Hall undertook the engaging -Mr. W.'s
attention, and as he arose to carry ouf bis part of the pro-
gramme, he said: "Gee what you can and I will make up
whatever deficiency there is." I answered that with $50
each from the wealthy delegates, and §20 from us poorer
representatives there would be no trouble in securing the
necessary amount.

With the assistance of the landlord, General Robinson,
Mr. Woolley was called from the dining-room. I had written
a short "head" for the subscription paper, the amounts to be
given and the purpose explained, and few minutes were
necessary to get through with the part allotted to me.
Amasa Sprague had gone home from Cincinnati, but his
secretary, Mr. Smith, subscribed §50 for him and $20 for
himself, Mayor Barker gave $50, and the only objection came
from one man who said that he would just as soon think of
carrying a saddle of mutton or roast of beef to an entertain-
ment to which he was invited. One of the wealthiest of the
northwestern delegates said $10 was all he could afford, and
with these exceptions the money was subscribed with .a
heartiness that I never saw equaled. Everything was
arranged before the return of our confederates and Mr.
Woolley. I wrote the inscription that was to be engraved
on the watch. Mr. Hall was to attend to the purchase, engrav-
ing, etc , and send it to one of the delegates, who had business
in Kentucky which would detain him for several weeks, to
make the presentation. Due secrecy was urged so that the
recipient should have no inkling of what was going on.

Oliver Marshall, of Providence, fl. I., and I shared the same
room. A large cheerful apartment, the bedsteads being
massive affairs of somewhat antique shape, the beds as com.
fortable as could be, the linen and blankets faultlessly clean.
The chimney-place was ample, and seated in comfortable
easy chairs, there seemed to be a finer bouquet to the brew,
more fragrance in the aroma of the cigars. Oliver told many
stories of old-time trotters and old-t>me trotting men. No
one more intimate wirh their history, few who could rehearse
them as pleasantly. There was a big difference between that
little room in the Burnett House, with a diminutive coal
stove, Mr. Hamlin tossing uneasily on what was called by
courtesy a bed, and the cot on which I was stretched, not to
be compared in any respect to the couch of hemlock boughs
in the woods of northern Pennsylvania. There were pleasing
pictures outlined in the embers, and a ruddy glow in place
of the yellow blaze which had swept up the wide throat of
the chimney when we first entered the room. The steam had
ceased to curl above the mouth of the hot-water pitcher, and
when Mr. Marshall awoke me the nest morning I could not
realize that the night had passed until I saw that the rays of
the sun had gained an angle, which proved that morning was
really well under way.

Not a cloud. The air almost as balmy as that of a California
February, and with just a light sparkling of rime on the grass.
Grand as the dinner of the evening before there is something
in a Kentucky breakfast which gives it the precedence. But
this is not intended for a gastronomical disquisition, and it
possibly may be that sixteen years of remembrance have left
brighter recollections than some readers might think war-
ranted. The assemblage of the night before was not to be
compared with that of the morning. Rosa Bonheur's Horse
Fair not nearly so animated a picture as ttiat presented on
the wide street in front of the Phcenix. In front and for
blocks on either side trotting colts and their attendants in such
numbers that an estimate was out of thequestion. Yearlings
and two-year-olds principally, and the absence of older ani-
mals rather astonished the Eastern visitors until an explsna-
tion was given. That was that the demand was gr<
the supply, and any "aged" animal worthy to be
gathering of that sort, was purchased off-hand,
the youngsters were led by the side of saddle hor-

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scarcely an exception the grooms were negoes. A lively scene
surely. The c'atter of the feet on the pavement, the drnm of
the galloper accentuated by the regular rat-tat of the trottiDg
colts, the excitement of the youngs'ers which was not greater
than that of their black grooms, and the surpriso of those of
the visitors who, from their locality, had little knowledge of
colt trotting, altogether made an impression which years have
only slightly dimmed. The display was of the stock of the
smaller breeders, the larger having too many to show away
from home. Although the general impression remains so
vivid, it is difficult for me to recall individuals, the most
graphic recollection being of a black celt which Mayor Barker
purchased at a long price for that day, though I believe it
was intended for General Custer, to whom Mr. Barker was a
warm friend.

Dr. Herr's place was visited, and it was a close
race for favoritism between the handsome grand-stepping
colts which the Doctor exhibited, or some thirty-year-old
Crow sampled at Col. Zeb Ward's on the way back to Lexing-
ton. Woodburn, of course, was the great centre of attraction,
and this was heightened by a string of thoroughbreds from
"Uncle" John Harper's, among them Longfellow and Little-
ton. It was worth a journey from Maine to Kentucky to
see the maguificent son of Leamiugton and Nantura. Nearly
saventeeu hands, with such a conform ition that a short dis-
tance off he did not appear above me .ium size, and every
point nearly perfect. There were present men who had never
seen a thoroaghbred until they set foot in Kentucky, and it
was a revelation to them to see animals of so much power all
over, when they expected "spindle-shinked," 'light-waisted,"
fragile specimens of horse-kind, with temperament so nervous
as to be in continual worriment. The lime at Woojibam
was hugely enjoyed. A glorious, sunshiny day, and though
too early in the season for the blue-grass pastures to show
the green carpeting the grand old tr-es and the harmony of
rounded hills and rich iuUrvales a demonstration of what it
must be in spriogtinia. A mijority left Lexington that night
taking the train for Cincinnati, the remainder the morning

train for Louisville.

The vicinity of Louisville was not the great trotting-horse
cmntry it has become since. L. L. Dorsey had established
a national reputation for his Golddusts, K. S. Veech was just
commencing, and though there were rnmy residents of the
Fall city who had a fondness for horses, the more central
portion of Kentucky wa3 considered the horse region of the
State, if not of the world. Kentucky had won the distinction
fairly. Virginia, Maryland, Mouth Carolina had worn ike
laurels, especially the iand which had justly claimed to be
the mother of Presidents and race-horses. The "Eastern
shore" had do'fle its part; never so gay gatherings as those at
Cuarlestown, S. C, and when the glory of these places was
■still bright the west and southwest bt>gan to assert its claims.
There had been many stirring turf events on the coarse at
Louisville. There Grey Eagle and "Wagner gave William T.
Porter the oppoitnnity of writing his brilliant masterpiece
descriptive of a ''horse-race," and on other occasions the best
blood of tho land met in hot and-hot contests under the eyes
of the fairest and bravest. The visit to Eien Stock Farm
was an enjoyable feature of the trip. Mr. Dorsey had a
remarkably tine collection of mares and colts, and when the
latter were turned inti a broad meadow, fifty or more in a
bunch, it was better than a circus to see them perform.
There was a good deal of the prevailing race-horse blood
a -aiong these coltE, which, at the time, stood very high in
trotting records. When Chicago was the objective point, the
delegition had dwindled to a few, the veteran, George W.
Slurges, Jos. Shoemaker, a Mr. Balliugal of Philadelphia,
and some of the northwestern delegates comprising the
"excuision." On the way, however, a man was met who
relieved the writer from the charge of high-coloring. When
at Woodburn a bystander remarked about the immense extent
of Woodburn, more than three thousand acres. That this
would be regarded a big farm in most sections of the East
was admitted, though I informed him that in my section
there were men who annually "raised" more than that num-
ber of acres of corn. There was a delay, owing to a snow block-
ade, and this brought into our company Michael J. Sulli-
vant. A query of how many actes of corn he had harvested
the previous season brought answer of twenty odd thousand,
though hisiutention was to plant a great deal more the fol-
lowing spring.

The wood fires in old-fashioned chimneys was a slight
thing to bring back the remembrances of sixteen years, but
the contrast between the gloom of the Burnett and the chil-
liness of the reception, and the blaze, cordiality and cbeer-
f nlness of the Kentucky ploy, left an impression not easily
o iliterated. The "snap jndgment" obtained in the conven-
tion, however, led to misrepresentations which I have long
desired to amend, and now, when so far away from the time,
the correction can be made without any infringement of rules.
There is little necessity for informing those who are acquain-
ted with my proclivities that the transaction was not allowed
to pass without censure, and my lirst work for the press was
to place the matter before the trotting public in a light that
could not be misunderstood. This gave umbrage to the man
vho was to present the watch to Mr. Woolley, as he was one
,-f the chief movers, in fact, the mainspring which set all the
fforks iu motion. I will not attempt to analyze his motives,
further than to state that by giving the affair the turn he did
e supposed it would irritate me, and delicacy forbade mak-
ing the correction at once. He. in a carefully prepared speech,
which was published in the papers generally, made the donor
:ue National Trotting Association, appendiug a list of the

officers and delegates present when the matter was agreed
upon, heading the list of the latter with the name of the only
man who objected, but who afterwards was induced to sub-
scribe the twenty dollars. Every delegate, with one excep-
tion, gave that amount, aud he by far the wealthiest of those
which represented the country west of Detroit, and a major-
ity of others claiming that ten dollars were all that he could
afford. It was a memorial from those who enjoyed Mr.
Woolley *s hospitality, and who were desirous of acknowledging
it in a way wkioh would gratify the recipient. Further than
the subscription of fifty dollars by Mr. Smith, in the name of
the president of the N. T. A., aud who had been so shabbily
treated by the Association as a body, there was not a shadow
of cause for the transfer. It would not do to raise a commo-
tion about it at the time, as it would have shown a want of
respect for Mr. Woolley to stir the muss, though now, after
a lapse of sixteen years, that does not hold good.

Some years ago the watch was stolen, and again the papers
represented that the valuable time-measurer was a present from
the N. T. A., but with that additional inducement I refrained
from giving the facts. With the exception of the momentary
objection to signing, aud the curtailment to one-half of the
amount given, each man who contributed was worthy of as
much credit (if credit there was) as the most active. If pref-
erence were awarded it should be to Geo. C. Hall, as the
present would have been made had the offerings been
restricted to one-tenth of the sum necessary to purchase the
watch. He was emphatic in hi 3 reply, "Get what you can
and I will make up the balance." The ratio between §50
and $23 was in keeping with the circumstances of those who
subscribed.

There are sid recollections in connection with the
glowing fires, the still more ruddy welcome, the geniality of
the people and the sunshine in that Kentucky trip. K. C.
Barker, one of the most popular men ever identified with trot-
ters, was drowned by the capsizing of his yacht in the waters
which make such a grand chain of inland communication.
Large as I113 frame was it was none too roomy for the large
heart it contained; his manners were cordial and pleasing.
Not so successful in his breeding operations as he should
have been from the ownership of Ericsson and the fine mares
he purchased, but this was owing as much to a lack of
proper rearing and training as to failure of the stock. Great
a horse as Ericsson undoubtedly was, he was hardly the
type for a successful sire. Too much lumber in his com-
position, alth-ingh the gros5nes3 was combined with a good
deal of muscular power; and his action was not exactly of
the stamp which ensures the production of speed. "Long
and with an inclination to "dwell,1' more snap and greater
rapidity would have beeu an improvement. He was what
may be termed a tine-looking big borse. Somewhat majestic
both in action and repose, if that term can be applied to a
trotting horse. Were it not for the disparity in size, Morgan
mares would have given a better show for success than those
which were nearer his type. That the blood of his dam,
combined with that of his sire, has proved "prepotent" is
shown by Phallas, that fastest of living stallions measured
by record, fastest living or dead when the gauge is actual
performance in a race, has a double strain of Mrs. Caudle,
and a double of Mambrino Chief. The HambJetonian-
American Star brought out the good qualities of the maternal
side, and all combined to made a grand horse.

George C. Hall did not survive mauy years after he was so
full of life and enjoyment. He was also a man of large frame
and still larger heart. Foil of good feeling the offer he made
in relation to the watch presentation was a fair exemplar of
his liberality. Not so intimately acquainted with him as 1
was with Mr. Barker, though I had met him at conventions
and trotting meetings so frequently that a fair knowledge of his
character was obtained. The most excitement I ever saw him
exhibit was at the Buffalo meeting in 1S71. He was one of
what was called the Erie party, the others who were present
at the meeting being Jay Gould, Ben Carver and Jim Fisk.
H. N. Smith was someway associated with them, and when
Judge Brigham showed so much speed, in the first heat of
the race, for a fraction of the mile, a syndicate compris-
ing Gould, Hall and Smith was formed to buy the horse.
The first heat was won by Fullerton. Brigbani having made a
disastrous break before reaching the quarter pole. From
that point home he showed the flight of speed which attracted
Mr. Hall, and in a short time after the heat was concluded a
price was obtained. His then owner, A. C. Green, accom-
panied Mr. Ha'l iuto the judges' stand where the others were,
and the bargain was consummated with the exception of
making out the bill of sale, delivery of the price, and transfer
of the horse. Mr. Green was to have the purse, which he
was then engaged in, if he woo. A $10,000 parse he was
entered in at Kalamazoo, Michigan, was to belong to the new
owners. At this stage came up the question of risk. Mr.
Hall claimed that as the benefits went to Mr. Green, he
should accept the responsibility. While arguing, thestaiting
bell rang. Hall picked up the drafts and put them in his
pocket, with tbe remark that it was not proper for either of
them to be in the stand during the pendency of the heat.

Fullerton won the first heat in 2:253, the second was won
by Judge Brigham in 2:22. This equalled the time of George
Wilkes, aud was not far from the top-notch iu these days.
There was no longer a dispute about the risk, and Hall and
Green returned to the stand. E. A. Buck offered Mr. Hall u
bonus of $10,000 for his bargain. "Nothing lbss than $75,000
will buy him," whs his reply, aud I had a little curiosity r.s to

in a legal sense. Had anything serious happened to the
horse during the heat it is certain that the purchaser would
not have been bound, and the same ruling would apply to
the other side. But there was not the least symotom of
backing out on the part of Mr. Green, though hewas so
much excited that it was only after several attempts he could
sign his name to the bill of sale. The purchasers, too, were
somewhat "rattled" with the exception of Jay Gould, who
wrote the bill of sale. A transaction involving so small a
sum as twenty-five or thirty thousand dollars was not likely
to upset his equanimity, and as he had no especial fancy for
fast horses, speed, however great, was not of a ruffling char-
acter. Tnirty thousand was the price reported, though as I
saw, only two drafts of $5,000 each and a note payable on
demand in New Xork for $15,000, I always thought the price
was raised. It might easily be that there were three drafts, as
it would have been highly impertinent to watch close enough
to be positive.

While recalling the purchase of this noted stallion, it may
be well to follow him through the Kalamazoo race, as there
were some queer happenings in that. From his Buffalo trot
he was largely the favorite over the contestants, the most
noted of which were Fullerton and Uncle Abe. Brigham
won the first heat in 2:281;, Uncle Abe the second and third
in 2:28J and 2:30. In one of these Judge Brigham, having
made one of his terribly bad breaks, was behind the distance
flag, but his driver, prompted by one of his antagonists,
claimed that he thought the recall bell was rnng. There
was a clattering of bells from eating houses on the grounds
and the plea appeared so reasonable that the judgeB enter-
tained it favorably and let him "stay in." After that he did
belter, securing the fourth heat in 2:26 J, and the fifth in 2:30f.
Fullerton was not "at himself" that day or he should have
beaten Uncle Abe and then the rule would have been en-
forced. As it was, unless my remembrance is wrong, it was
the driver of Fullerton who suggested the scheme which
went through. The sharp3 were backing Judge Brigham
and the bulk of the money was on him. It was proved that
Uncle Abe was ineligible for the class, and Mr. Humphrey,
the owner of Fullerton, obtained the second money some
time subsequent to the race. I was not so fortunate. He
had won a race in which I trotted third, both horses in front
of mine being "ringers." The one that was second "settled,"
the owner of Uncle Abe promised to but planned so that
the time for compelling him to do so passed and he escaped
punishment.

George H. Smith, the accomplished first Secretary of the
Association, also crossed the river. He was detailed by the
first President, Amasa Sprague, to the duty in order to save
the expense to the Association until it became established.
A truly effective officer he proved, systematizing the busi-
ness and giving it a good start. He did not realize the
position the abrupt termination of the convention placed him
in, and wrote me on his return to Providence to absolve him-
self from the apparent conjunction with the combination.
Mr. Sprague felt the slight, and never afterward took so
much interest in the Association. Mr. Smith went to En-
gland to take charge of the construction of "tram ways" in
London, and while a resident of the metropolis of the world,
endeavored to establish a trotting track in the vicinity. At
first he wrote me that there was a prospect of success, but ia
that his enthusiasm misled him and he gave up the project
Oliver Marshall was another of the merrie companie to
an3wer the universal summons, and Mr. Sturges, a very old
man at the time, though as full of glee aa a youngster, had
finally to succumb. When a young man he had ridden Top-
gallant, and as "Old Top" trotted inthe twenties (the twenties
of the 19th century), an idea can be obtained of his age.

There will be wood fires when trotters are going in the two-
minnte time which is so often spoken of nowadays. Pleasant
meetings of those who take so much interest iu the unap-
proached "American trotter;" gatherings of their admirers iu
that famous country which long had the call, and justly, too,
for excellence in three products: handsome women, fine
horses, and whiskey in such perfection that it could not be
surpassed, rarely equaled. Had the call may be objected to,
and the present tense still demanded. But California is press-
ing so closely in horses that the lead has been taken in several
olasses; it cannot be termed gallantry when I give an equal
place to Occidental beauties in competition "open" to the
world, and then there are the products of hundreds of vine-
yards to offset the best bourbon. "Wersh drink" I hearsome
of my old acquaintances claim, and these will be turned over
to the brandy which has laid in Sunny Slope cellars for nearly
a score of years. But there is a good deal of "body" in Cali-
fornia clarets, aud it is only the question of a few years, when
there will be old port, which will stand the test, Burgundies
as famous as Chambsrtin, sparkling wines which will rival
those of the sunny South, all of home production. More
cannot be asked for in the way of hospitality than Kentucky
folk have shown, and unquestionably still take delight in
exhibiting. Exhibit is not the right word. There is a spon-
taneous offering of the best without thinking of display, and
whether it bo a hoecake and buttermilk, or a banquet which
could only be obtained in a land where cookery of the best
kind is a natural gift, perfected by generation after genera-
tion of experts, the welcome is the same. In the few trips I
have made to that region it has been the same, and whether
with a single companion or as one of a throng, the welcome
was equally "hearty.

One illustration further may not be out of place. In the

winter of 1863 or '64, toward the spring of the latter year,

whether the seller would abide by a contract not yet binding ' General Harrison aud the writer went to Kentucky for the

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purpose of making some purchases of horses. It was at an
exciting lime. The confederates had captured Mount Sterling
the day before our arrival in Cincinnati, and there was a
credited report that the railway would be the nest point of
attack. My companion had a strong notion of returning
without crossing the Ohio river, but I prevailed on him to
carry out the plan. He had a large amount of money; this
was deposited Id a bank in Covington, and that night we
arrived safely in Lexington. Informing the landlord that an
early breakfast was desired in order to get the benefit of as
much daylight as possible, and that we wanted to engage a
team and driver, the first point to visit being E. E. Eagle's.
"I can have jour breakfast ready at any hour, and also
furnish you with carriage and driver, but the hour you men-
tion will bring you to your destination before the regular break-
fast hour, and I can assure you that Ned Eagle will be better
pleased if yon breakfast with him," was the reply of our host.
He insisted that acquaintance or letters of introduction were
unnecessary, and urged that it was Kentucky custom. We
found him correct in every particular, and the breakfast was
heartily enjoyed after the early morning iide. Coffee in per-
fection, ham, biscnit, corn-cakes, fresh eggs, cream with the
richness and ilavor imparted by the first sprioging of the
blue grass, and worked through importations from the Channel
islands. But after all the greatest charm was in the hospi-
tality and courtesy of host and hostess to strangers.

Division of Horses.

do after his eighteenth birthday what Herod did for me? Is
there a trotter on earth so old as he that can beat him now in
a race?

For years there has been upon my shelves a book called
"Horse Portraiture." Its author has written but little since
that I have not read, always with interest and often with
practical benefit. I think the owner of that horse of super-
lative individual merit, Blackbird, will excuse me for adher-
ing to my convictions concerning Herod, despite prejudice
and fashion. The blood of Blackbird is carried now by
trotters and pacers that threaten the records. A good horse
of good blood is bound to assert himself if given any chance,
and I hope some day to see the descendants of Herod follow-
ing in the footsteps of Anteeo and Antevolo. M. T. G,

A. Word for the Bookies.

A Horse Owners' Association.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman:— Tour editorial of Jan-
uary 21st, entitled "The National Stallion Stakes," reminds
me of a race trotted here about twenty years ago. Tommy
Dunbar was driving my bay mare Lady Lightfoot in it. I think
it was his first race. He had been scouring the country as a
deputy sheriff for some years, and I thought his practice in
catching delinquents would enable him to hustle along into
first place. But the old Morgan stallion Black Douglass was
master of the party, and the only question for others to solve
was who should get places? My mare cut no figure, but my
friend Dorival was well up each heat with a gelding called
Blacksmith. No one after the race knen' how the horses
should be placed save the winner, so the question was
referred to The Turf, Field and Farm. Pending its decision
much argument was had, the strongest, to my mind, being
this: "That the winner's placing aggregated a total of 3;
that the aggregate placing next to that should have second
money because with the wiLnerout he would have got the
race. A bay gelding, from Winona, I think, trotted in sec-
ond race and was last in all the other heats. According to
our home-made rule, founded upon equity, to reward the
best and games t trotters, he would have had no money. But,
of course, when the law reached us he got a piece of it.
Applying our theory, however, to your suppositious races, the
6ecoud horse would get first money. But conceding that a
winner of three heats must have first place regardless of
poor positions in other heats how would it work? Tour
summary was as follows:

Great Stallion Stake of SI, COO each-California, Oct. 20th, 1888.— Heata
of a mile, best 3 in 5, in harness.

D 3 3 3 3 3

E , 4 4 4 4 4

F 6 5 6 5 5

The aggregate of B's placing is 8. Perhaps he is a better
horse than A after all, in fact, as the latter allowed others to
figtit his battles at first. This brings up the thought, Is it
not a fetish, a superstition, that the winner of thiee heats
must have first money? There is no merit in three slow
heats after faster horses are exhausted. Why is it not more
equitable to trot a specific number of heats, say 3 or 5, and
apply the aggregate principle? With this in force a horse
could not lay clear back in any heat and the fight for posi-
tions would be a horse race in every heat. Every horse in
each heat would work for the best possible position. The
other starters aggregate as follows: C 26, D IS, E 20, F 26.
As you place them C gets third and D fourth money. Upon
the aggregate plan D would have third money, E fourth
money, while C and F would stand alike, jast behind the
money. It has always seemed to me that Section 4 of Bule
36, which regulates the placing of horses, violates an equitable
principle of fair play. As it stands a horse is rewarded for a
fluke, while often his superior, beating him in every heat but
one, striving earnestly for a place from first to last, fails to
get a cent. Now that we have rival associations building for
the support of trot ting-horse men, it is time to agitate for a
reformation of Rule 36. Allowing Sections 1, 3, 5 and 6 to
stand as they are in order not to make too radical a change
at first, substitute for Sections 2 and 4 the following:

"In deciding the rank of horses other than the winner, as to
second, third and fourth places, etc., the judges shall add
together the numbers indicating the position of each starter
in every heat of the lace, except those not entitled to money,
from being ruled out or distanced. The smallest total shall
have second money, the smallest remaining total third money,
and this principle shall apply in assigning rank to all other
starters. Thus a horse that has been 2, 2, 2, shall be placed
better than one that has been 1. 3. 4, and one that has 3, 4,
3, better than one that has been 3, 2, 6."

An objection to the ahove might be made upon the ground
that a horse might get a record and no reward for it. That is
true under the rule as it stands, only not to so great a degree,
but records are becoming less and less a bug-bear every year.
In fact to-day a majority of starters are after records, and all
sorts of schemes are devised and proposed to get them.

Ever since racing began to assume the proportions it has
in this country, which is within the past five years, the
necessity of having some central body to govern the affairs of
the turf has become apparent. In England the Jockey Club
is en absolute power, and hence there is no difficulty in regu-
lating matters there, but the conditions which obtain there
and which permitted the growth and development of the
racing interest for over a century in England, do not prevail
here. There is no such thing a3 class distinction, brought
about by aeoidents of birth, here, and the American niiud
is inveterately opposed to autocratic rule. Hence, by no
process of development could such an institution ls the
English Jockey Club ever be brought into existence in this
country.

The plan of combining the different racing associations,
and thereby getting them to subordinate individual interests
to the general good, was then recommended as (he panacea
for all evils, and the western racing associations adopted it
and formed the American Turf Congress. This has been in
existence now for nearly three .years, but its most ardent
admirers cannot claim for it the palm of success. In fact,
from year to year it seem3 to be growing weaker, and the
unfortunate clashing of dates last year, which will be repeated,
if anything, in a worse shape this year, the inability to en-
force the rule of licensing jockeys and trainers, that provid-
ing against the changing of horses' names and several others,
show conclusively that the American Turf Congress does not
till the want it was desired to cover, and that a combination
of racing interests, as well as an equal division of profits,
cannot be maintained this way.

How to solve the problem of properly regulating the affairs
of the tnrf has puzzled the wise men of the turf for some
time, but at last a plan seems to have been hit upon which
seems feasible. It comes in the shape of an association of
horse owners, who, when acting in concert, could prevent
this reckless clashing of dates and crowding in on one
another of the big racing associations and trampling under
foot of the weaker associations. They cocid, fnrtbermore,
issue licenses to jockeys in the same way that the English
Jockey Club does, and thereby exert the most salutary influ-
ence on the affairs of the turf, That the plan of licensing
jockeys has to be adopted Booner or later goes without say-
ing, for the only way of punishing a jockey for wrong-doing
in one year is to refuse to renew his license another year. It
is almost imncssible to actually prove a case of "pulling,"
though everybody may be morally certain that a horse was
not beaten on his merits. The moral lesson taught by the
English Jockey Club, in refusing Wood a renewal of his
riding license is worth more than all the track talk and
newspaper criticism combined in the world.

This plan has been actively canvassed by eight or ten of
the leading horsemen in the country, and I understand that
a formal meeting for purposes of organization is to be held
shortly. The gentlemen referred to have consulted with
other horse owners both East and West, and everywhere the
project has been cordially endorsed. In short, as I under-
stand, the formation of the association is a certainty.

One of the principal features of the work of this associa-
tion will be the appointment of a committee to co-operate
with the racing associations in the proper distribution
of dates, so as to prevent a ruinous clashing. Certainly,
racing is not benefited by a war of the associations, and
horse owners, of course, are the losers, inasmuch as they are
practically compelled to enter everywhere, and by a clashing
of dates they are compelled to shoulder a lot of dead forfeits.
Inasmuch as most of them cannot race at two places at the
same time, it follows as a natural consequence, that at one
or the other track they have to pay for a chance which they
do not get.

This committee, it is proposed, shall consist of gentlemen
in no way connected with a racing association, so as to assure
absolute impartiality. It ia thought that if at anytime any
association should attempt to get more than its just due the
horse owners can very speedily check it by making no entries
and not bringing on their horses to the track of the offending
association. In this way it is thought that horse owners will
not alone protect themselves, but also confer a positive bene-
fit on racing interests in general.

The plan certainly commends itself at first sight as thor-
oughly practical. Its execution, however, will have to be
managed with a great deal of care, skill and tact, because it
is very easy to go too far. If well handled, however, such an
organization ought to be welcomed by the racing associations,
inasmuch as the interests of owners and associations are
mutually dependant upou one another, and therefore one
body wonld check the other in case of extravagance. One
thing can be said, that the gentlemen who have the matter in
charge are horsemen of the highest standing, and of wide
practical experience. Hence the best results may be looked
for. — Sporting World.

Western bookmakers are taking no little interest in the
reported rupture between some of the Eastern Jockey Clubs
and the Turf Alliance. The pencillers here, and, in fact,
everybody interested in turf matters, read what is said pro.
and con. in the New York papers, and the opinions expressed
are varying and antagonistic. If the statement published in
many papers is correct, that the odds are to be arranged by
a committee of three, with a penalty of expulsion for posting
more liberal figures, then that in itself is sufficient to invite
general condemnation. Any arbitrarv action in this direc-
tion is, necessarily, at variance with 'fair play and the rights
of the public. It is true such a plan, in a modified way at
least, was adopted among a few bookmakers here, and one of
their number was ousted from his stand. The later I
believe, claimes that be was boycotted by his fellows because
he gave better odds than they did, while the latter insist that
his methods, as well as his conduct, was objectionable They
say, among other things, that he wonld at times put no
extravagant odds, and when money was offered him at these
figures he would refuse it. That and other objectionable
and demoralizing practices, as the regulars claim, prompted
the boycott. K e

While there may be valid objections to the methods em-
ployed by this particular bookmaker, it does look reasonable
enough that the odds should be allowed to regulate them-
selves; that is, with legitimate competition every bookmaker
should be permitted to offer what odds he may see fit If
this or that one goes beyond a safe and paying limit then he
is the sufferer, and if his bank-roll is in time exhausted that
it will strike the average observer, ought to be penalty
enough for his undue liberality on the stand. If the great
body wish to pursue a more conservative plan of business
not laying themselves liable to be knocked out, let them do
so also, but don't make arbitrary oids or arbitrary rules
against which the speculating public will rebel and which
will not be erated by the jockey clubs.

Apart from this objectionable feature, assumed to exist
and maybe other minor ones, occasionally referred to there
are strong points of excellence in connectio nwith the Turf
Alliance as well as theAssociation of Western Bookmakers
And among these is the thorough responsibility of each or<*anl
ization, where welching is impossible, and where the rights
and claims of speculators are absolutely secure. Acting on
reasonable grounds and within legitimate bounds, each
organization could bet made an efficient auxiliary "of the
jockey clubs, but if, as is asserted, the bookmakers are
claiming altogether too much, then club action and restraint
are in order.

The Association of Western Bookmakers now deal directly
with some of the Western clubs, dispensing with middle men
who formerly used to lease the betting previleges. The new
plan has generally worked very satisfactorily to both parties
interested, while, so far as I know, there has been very little
kicking on tie part of the public. In any and everv case the
letter have to "pay the fiddler." and it should be the" policy of
the clubs, as well as the bookmakers, to furnish the best pos-
sible music. In other words, the evils in connection with
assumed arbitrary rules and iron-clad odds should give way to
tolerant and flexible management, with odds not hampered
by the dictum of any star-chamber committee of three.

While a sort of vague idea exists in the public mind that
the turf jobbery has a willing ally in bookmaking I am
inclined to think that if there was no tangible basis for
snch an idea book-betting affords the best system as a
vehicle for general speculation. The day of auction pools,
except m a very limited way, is passed away. With twenty
thousand people at Sheepshead Bay on Suburban Day, what
a pitiful few of that large number could be accommodated
by the auction process. French mutuels would be an im-
provement in meeti.-g the want3 of the multitude, but for
one reason and another they are not popular nowadays.
There have been unsavory scandals connected with their
manipulation at more than one point, while the five per. cent
taken off the gross amount does not suit the popular liking
Bookmaking has banished the mutuels from nearly every
Western course, Chicago being the exception, and even there
they barely pay the expense of running them. Nor was the
banishment of the arbitrary kind. They were kept in use at
St. Louis, Latonia, Louisville and other points until the
public refused to patronize them, prefering the books, when
they were dropped purely and simply on the ground of lack
of patronage.

I am not writing from any partisan standpoint, but simply
stating facts as they are, with such suggestions as maybe
appropriate. The main suggestion is "that the associated
bookmakers keep within reasonable limits, and not arbitrarily
dictate terms and odds at once at variance with the rights
of the jockey clubs and the rights of the public— Broad
church.

He Caught On.

There is more excuse for my enthusiasm about Herod than
many understand. My expressions concerning him in print
and out are much more modest now than when I had not tbe
slightest expectation of ever owning him. The winter his dam
carried him I was a penniless country school teacher, boarding
a short distance from his breeder. Later on I boarded with his
owner while be was yet unbroken, and I watched him under-
go the grossest mismanagement in colt-hood and his first
races. Despite every conceivable obstacle he was a trotter,
and my opinion as to possibilities under judicious treatment
were laughed at hundreds of times. After he was old, lame
and discarded by richer owners he came to the hands of his
most ardent admirer. Do you wonder that I am proud of
him? Do you think you ever knew of a stallion that could

The time is comirg when the breeders of trotting stock will
be compelled to develop and show speed not only in siree
but dams, and when the highest attainable success is reached,
the dam3, while carrying their foals, will be worked in proper
speed contests, not to endanger their foals, but to educate
them, to instill into their disposition the desire, the will to
trot to the very best of their ability to win. There is no doubt
that driving the dam properly on the road or track and letting
her take spurls of speed imparts the trotting disposition to
the foal, any more than there is that the use of the setter
or pointer bitch in the field, hunting game while carrying
her young, will make the education of the offspring far more
easy than if she had not been used for that purpose. Having
had actual experience in this respect in hunting with dogs,
we can say that considerable use of the bitch in hunting
quail or grouse obviates almost all training of her young.
The first time they go in the field they are as staunch and
dutiful as old trained dogs, and will point, and back other
dogs the first time they go in the field like dogs that had
been used for years, and far better than if their dams had
not been used in the hunting Hold, and we are satisfied that
almost equally satisfactory results can he obtained by the
proper use and development of the trotting instinct in mares
used for breeding purposes.

While looking at Jennings' Boaz in his stall at Ivy City I
was reminded of a story told me by my friend Frank L of
Washington. On one of the days of the fall meeting of 1836
at Ivy City, Frank took with him to the races his young son'
an observant boy of five years. Tbe youngster was much
interested in the horses and riders, and when a certain race
came on Frank became interested himself on Boaz. He had
interviewed a bookmaker and taken out pasteboard with the
name of the gray in large letters on its face.

When the horses faced the starter Frank was in a position
to see the start and finish, and tbe boy was all attention
The yooth received every attention from the father, and
explanations were made at the quarter, at the half, and when
the horses came into the stretch; then Frank, in his excite-
ment forgot the boy for the time being, and gave vent to some
exclamations. At least that is the supposition. Boaz won
and Frank interviewed the bookmaker again. The boy was
taken home in high glee, and then comes the story which
Frank tells oc himself.

On the morning following the boy was up early and had
repaired to the play room, situated on the floor above the
apartments of his parents. While dressing, Frank heard
quite a commotion m the room above, and stole quietly up
stairs to ascertain the cause. The door being slightly ajar
he peered in, and, seeing the boy at violent work on the
hobby borse, stopped to listen.

Rocking away for dear life, the boy was excitedly exolaim-
ing:

"Come home, my Boaz!"
"Come home, my Boaz!!"
"Come home, my Boaz!!!"

Then the rocking B'owed down, and with a '■
breath, he shouted: "Boax wins, hy G !"

It is only necessary to add that Frank gave up an '
rolled down stairs.— Sportsman,

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Feb 18

National Trotting Association.

The Biennial Congress ol the National Trotting Association
was held at the Filth Avenue Hotel, New York City, Wednes-
day afternoon the Sth inst. There were 1S5 trotting associ-
ations represented out of a total membership of 203.

The treasurer's statement shows that the receipts for last
year were $15,692.77, against S24.G7D.6l for 1SS6. The net
balance of surplus to the credit of the association is §10,740.-

56.

The Committee on revision of the rules reported, recom-
mending the following changes, which were adopted:

Kule 6, Sec. 3, was amended b-> that the pedigree of any
horse entered in the race muet be given or declared to be
unknown, as well as the description, otherwise the animal
shall not be allowed to start. Section 4 tf the same rule
allows ohauge of name for a horse that has beeu entered but
has not Btarted iu a race. This change also applies to Section
7 of the same rule.

l'mle 7, Sec. 1, was amended so that false entries shall be
mled out^ in place of leaving it optional with the track.

Kale 9, governing "walk-overs," was amende 1 to read that
added money in stakes shall not be considered as part of the
st-Vs.

Rule ll,sgoverniog match races, was extended, so that
parties who refuse to abide by the rulings of the judges or
the Board of Keview shall be disqualitied with horses.

Kule 16, Sec. 1, is amended so that protests may be made
;:l any time liefore the winnings are paid over.

Hole 20, Sec. 2, is amended so that horses shall not be
list inced, but shall be ruled oat, where the cause is foul
driving or fraud ou the part of the driver.

Hule 2S is so altered that tracks rnay require drivers or
riders to wear such colors or numbers as they may provide
tu designate each horse. Section 7 of the same rule was
changed so that a substituted driver shall be paid not less
ti an 10 nor more ihanbO per cent, of the amount awarded to
l Lb horse.

llule 33, Sec. 5, was enlarged to allow judges to permit
nurses other than those called for in a race to remain on the
Hack.

Kale 41, Sec. 2, covering suppression of time, was extended
' o declare that time not given out by any track whether a
member of the Association or otherwise, shall be cods. dered
iic suppressed.

Kule 54, was amended to the effect that races for three-
Viar-oldB and under shall be mile hents, best two in three.
' Kule 61, governing horses 6old with their engagements, is
amended so that all responsibility for such engagements
devolve upon the buyer.

Hon. L. G. Delano, of Chillicothe, O., whose na ue had
been prominently mentioned, refused to be a candidate for
the presidency.

The Nominating Committee, Messrs. H. C. McDowell,
Chas. M. Smith, C. J. Hamlin, J. K. Hills and Geo. W.
Aicher reported the following list of officers, and, on
motion, the report was adopted, and the gentlemen named
were declared elected for the ensuing two years: President,
P. P. Johnston, Lexington, Ky.; First vice-president, A. L.
Snowden, Philadelphia; Second Vice-President, J. McM.
Sha'ter, San Francisco. Members of District Boards: — Eastern
District— George M. Stearns, Morgan G. Bulkely, and William
Strickland; Atlantic District— David Bonner, Paul H. Hacke,
and G. W. Archer; Central District— M. J. Payne, Thomas
Axworthy and L. J. Delano; We^ttrn District — U. 0. Blake,
John L. Mitchell and W. R. Woodard; Pacific District, N. T.
Smith, L. J. Rose and Jesse D. Carr. Preceding the elec-
tion of officers, the President, Judge Grant, made the follow-
ing short address.

'•Gentlemen: I have been your President for eight years.
I have been connected with the National Trotting Associa-
tion for twelve years. Old age and my distauce from the
centre of action has compelled me to decline in spite of the
pressing invitations of those who wanted me to continue.
J. take a great deal of pleasure iu thanking you for the
esteem in which you hold me, and the honors you have
placed upon me, and while I have not discharged my duty to
mv own satisfaction. I hope it has beeu reasonably satisfactory
to you."

Major McDowell said: "Mr. Chairman, I hope before we
proceed further that a resolution will be entertained here and
passed by acclamation, thanking Judge Grant for his long
aud able service as president of this Association."

Mr. B. S. Edwards siid: "Permit me to secoDd that reso-
1 >tiuu, and iu doing so I want to express as well my strong
appieciation of the service that Judge Grant has rendered
to ibis Association, and I want particularly to mentiou and
ti tuank him for the courteous treatment he has always ex-
it uded to me. I have met with Judge Grant under circum-
sat.ces which it is not necessary to mention now, and iu all
oar discussions, in all our deliberations, he was kind, atten-
tive, :iud paid as much respect to me as though I was the

I iru of creation and the owner of all the trotting horses in
the world, if that could have been possible. He paid to me
ihe respect which was due to the position I occupied. I
huuored him and will always honor him. He has gone out
of this position, and I take the greatest pride and the
greatest pleasure in secondiug thia mution and contributing
this my tribute, to Judge Grant as President of this Asso-
ciation."

Mr. Wm. Edwards, of Cleveland, said: "Mr, Chairman:

II not out of order 1 would like to also doubly second the
resolution thrt has been offered to Judge Grant. It '_ has
beeu my good fortune to know something of his adminis-
tration, aud I have known of the troubles aud trials which he
has been under.

The President then appointed the following gentlemen a
committee to prepare the resolution of thanks to Judge
Grant: Colonel A. L. Suowden, Mr. Edwards of Cleveland,
aud Major McDowell.

The Committee reported the following resolution, which
was adopted unanimously :

'■Jtesoloed. — That in accepting the declination of Judge
Grant to stand for re-election as Prtsident of the National
Trotting Ai-siciatiou, we, the members of this Association,
desire to express to him our thanks for his long, laborious
aud honorable service. His urbanity of manner has won our
esteem, while his firmness and his rale good judgment entitle
linn to our respect aud admiration."

f he Congress was in session about four hours, aud was
h ruionious throughout. The n-.-xt Biennial Congress will be
h.1 1 at Buffalo, in 1S90 — N. Y. Spirit.

Private advices say that Fred Gebhardt has lately bought
laud near Los Angeles for 555,000, which may explain his
ri-cent refusal of $10,000 for Eole from Messrs. Pettit &
Lvue of Kentucky. Mr. Gebhardt may be going to ttart a
breeding farm in California.

A veterinaiy has given the opinion that both Pontiac and

Answers to '"Jerresoondents.

Questions answered only through these culurons. No replies by
D-ai] or telegraph. The name of the writer should accompany all
questions, not for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Let-
ters received without the writer'u name cannot receive attention.

An Estimate of the Chances.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman:— A race occurred, the
leading horse taking his position at the head of the stretch as
marked on diagram enclosed inside of the line marked mud
line. The track was heavy. In rounding into the turn the
leading horse did not get outside of the"mud line till about one
hundred yards past the three-quarter post. The driver of
second horse claimed the heat on the ground that first horse
did not keep the position he took at the heal of the streich;
the rear horse was an open length behiud, aDd it was not
claimed that his stride was impeded. The leading horse kept
straight line after he took it about one hundred yards past

The appearance of the weights for the spriDg handicaps
has formed the great event of the week. Everyone has au
opinion to express, and has not hesitated about expressing it.
A handicap is a matter upon which everyone is entitled to
have au opinion, and a matter on which the best judges are
liable to disagree. A spring handicap of all is the most diffi-
cult. The haudicapper is compelled to base it upon the
form of last seasou, and he may be altogether amiss, as Mr.
Lawrence was iu the case of Pontiac. It is, moreover, a task
full of such responsibility that we suppose that Messrs.
Lawrence and Mclntyre have had enough upon their minds
the last fortoight.

Both Lawrence and Mclntyre have framed their handicaps
upon much the same outlines as last year. Mr. Lawrence
making the Suburban top weight 130 lbs., Mr. Mclutyre

his s —

the three-quarter pole— the horse iu the lead crossed the score i

four lengths in advance— was the rear horse entitled to the making Brooklyn's 125 lbs. the minimum weight being," as

heat under Rule 29, Sees. 8 and 10, N. T. Association? 2d. | ^^ go lbs.,"in which we confess disappointment, as we

Another feature of the heat, the rear horse on the start broke bad hoped to see it 95 lbs. As to opinions of the handicap

immediately after passing the score, and ran^ to^the one- | tney am0uut to little, as spring handicaps are of the nature

eighth pole. He did not pass the other horse who was some-
what in the lsad three quarters of a length, but the driver
did not st ike the horss till he had passed the one-eighth pole
wheu he caught his trot handily, without losing. He made
three other breaks in the heat and made no losing. If he
had come in first would he have been entitled to the heat
under Rule 30. Sec. 1.! 3d. If the rear horse was disqualitied
by violating Kule 30, Sec. 1, was he entitled to win in any
event? (Sec. 11, Rule 29.) Sacramento.

Fee. 11, 188S.

The rule in regard to keeping positions is not nearly so
plain as it Fhould be. There is nothing in it which will
compel the distauciug of a horse for a change of position on
the home stretch, and it leaves it in the power of the judges
of the race to discriminate in the premises. The old rule
was mandatory, and gave no option to those who occupied
the jadge's stand. The rule now in force reads: "In comiDg
out on the home stretch the foremost horse or horsessball keep
the positions first selected, or be liable tobe distanced." All of
the rules which have a bearings on this question do not im-
pose positive penalties, the judges being the sole arbiters.

Questions of fact must be decided by them, and when the
laws allow a latitude of opinion a majority governs.

Both questions submitted by Sacramento are in this cate-
gory, and unless it could be shown that the judges were
influenced by improper motives, whatever decision rendered

would stand.

G. E., Lakeport, Cal. '

1. Please give breeding of Del Sur, extended. 2. Has his
dam any more colts of note? How many of Sultan's get have
records of 2:30 or better, aud what is their names and rec-
ords? , „

Answer— Del Sur by The Moor, dam Gretohen by Mam-
brino Pilot; second dam Kitty Kirkman by Canada Chief, son
of Davy Crockett; third dam by Fanning's Tobe; fourth dam
by Leviathan 2. She is the dam of Inca, 2:27; Romero,
2:191; Sable, dam of Sable Wilkes, 2:18, and others. 3.
Starubonl, 2:I7j; Ruby, 2:19}; Sweetheart, 2:22J; Alcazar,
2:23; Eva, 2:23.1; LaGrange, 2:231; Kismet, 2:25-5; Hidalgo,
2-271; Margaret, 2:28; Bay Rose, 2:29; Center, 2:29£; Con-
tractor, 2 :29J ; Big Frank, 2:30, Soudan, 2:30; SunDy Slope
(pacer) 2:29£.

G. P. Bull, San Jose, Cal.

1. Give me what information you have about the breeding
and performances of Washington, a pacing stallion that stood
at Marysville and surroundings a few years ago. I am told he
paced in 2:23J or so. 2. Also the breeding of Flora, a trotter
that campaigned and made herself famous in the same
vicinity, and I am told she made a record of 2:23 or better.

Answer— 1. For pedigree of Washington see answer to J. B.
in this column. The horse had a record of 2:- If, made at
Oakland, Sept. 15, 1881. 2. We do not know Flora. If she
ever made such a record it must have been in some race that
was not reported, as she is not in the records. Possibly Mr.
McDonald, owner ot Brigadier, may know something of the

mare.

Reader, TJkiah, Cal.

Please inform me through your paper if you know of a
horse (gelding) named Fred B. Please give his age, color and
record, and where he made his record, if you know of such a
horse; also who was his driver in different races he may have
trotted.

Answer— Fred B., brown gelding, foaled 1S76. He made
a record of 2:28.1 at Sacramento, May 27tb, 1885. At that
time he was in charge of Chas. David. We do not know
what different drivers may have sat behind him, but think
Mr. David was the Drincipal one. The last time we saw the
horse at Oakland Park, in the fall of 1S85, ho was driven in a
race by Tim Kennedy, now dead.

J. B , San Jose, Cal.

Please be kind enough to give me, through your paper, the
breeding in full of the black pacer Washington.

AnBwer— The pedigree as given in his advertisements is as
follows: Sired by Bucephalus, dam b7 Red Fox, (formerly
called Wallace's Leviathan); second dam a well-bred mare
brought from Tennessee. Bucephalus by Vermont Black
Hawk, dim Mary Taylor by Bolivar; second dam by Old
Abdallah.

Subscriber, San Luis Obispo.

1. Was Ethan Allen of Napa a standard-bred horse? I
think he was there about twelve or fifteen years ago, and
owned by Vick. 2. Was he a trotter, and what was his rec-
ord ?

Answer— He is standard and registered. His number is
2903. He has no record, but was the sire of Prince Allen, 2:27,
and other trotters.

The best maris to cross with the Cleveland Bay or French
Coach stallions are undoubtedly trottiug-bred mares. The
result of such a cross will be horses of uniformity of size,
color, aud the style and finish for wbich the French Coach
and Cleveland Bavs are noted, with the action game of a
trotter. By laising this class of horses we are not compelled
to hire a professional trainer to develop their speed in order
to get a good price for them. There is only an occasional
trotter that ever pays for bis traiuiDg, as they have got to trot
close to 2:20, or they are no good as winners, aud the horse
that oantrut iu three minules will bring no more than the one
that trots in four, providing the latter has a Dice way of go-
ing. There are few men who have trotting-bred mares who are
not within reach of one of these breeds, and they certainly
will be well pleased with the result of such a cross.
♦—

The great mare Lida Stanhope, that turf-goers will remember
on account of her brilliant performances, had the misfortune to
lose her foal the other day by imp. King Ban, which is a great
loss to her owners, as it is reported that they only recently
■refused an offer of S1.000 for it at weaning time.

of a lottery. Some time since we gave our views in a L.mdu
enp of the Suburban horses. Secretary Lawrence's list dif-
fers so httie from our own that we woald find it difficult to
complain. He gives the Bard 1 lb. more than we did, Han-
over 2 lbs., Volante 1 lb. less, Linden 2 lbs. less, Eoliau 3
lbs. more, and we think on the whole his is the most j'ist, as
Eoliau was about as good a horse as was out last autumn.
Kingston has 1 lb. less thau we gave him. Exile 3 lbs. more.
If Mr. Lawrenco has dealt harshly with any horses we
thiuk they are Ka'oolah, Fireuzi, Bauburg, Terra Cotta, C.
H. Todd aud Belvidere. Kaloolah specially so, as she has 3
lbs. over scale, wbich constructively means that she is asked
to concede 3 lbs. to Linden and Exile and 6 lbs. to Dry Mon-
opole, Elkwood and Eun's. We donbt if Bhe is quite so
good, aud woald prefer dealing more lightly with a mare in
the spring months. The same applies to Firenzi, who has 5
lbs. over scale, aud hence is asked to concede 4 lbs. to Lin-
den. Now the last time they met— in the Citizens at Balti-
more— they both carried 110 lbs., and LiDden beat Fireuzi
"in a common canter by ten lengths," observes Goodwin.
Firenzi is asked also to concede 7 lbs. to Dry Monopole, E k-
wood and Euros. As to Terra Cotta, whatever may have
been his spring form, his autumn racing hardly entitles him
to the same weight as Laggard.

We think Guenn well in, and should Bhe be in the form
she was when her accident happened last May we shall not
look beyond her for the winner. We will not believe Han-
over able to give her 13 lbs. until we see it. On paper weliki
Guenn's chances better than any. As to those whom t <
think have got in light Bluewing strikes us as having done
so, and his is the only particular instance that strikes us. On
his last form Blue Wing was quite at the top of the tree, and if
he is as good a horse as he was in la3t year's Brooklyn Handi-
cap, it will take a tremendously good one to beat him at 114
lbs. In other respects we consider the handicap an excellent
one, and our criticisms are in no captious spirit, but perfectly
sincere.

As to the Brooklyn Handicap, it was the best race of last
season, and one of the best we ever saw, and, to judge from
the apportionment of weights, we have eve.y reason to hope
for another equally as good. They differ, generally, so little
from the Suburban that there is little to say beyond that
Kingston got in about 3 lbs. lighter than we should have
handicapped him. Kaloolah's apportionment is, to our
fancy, more just than she gets iu the Suburban, and Dry
Monopole's, too, is more just in view of his latest form. But
Mr. Mclntyre, like Mr. Lawrence, has, we think, let Blue-
Wing in light, and Exile also, but his apportionment to Fir-
enzi, and toward mares generally, Bhows a cavalier spirit to
the gentle sex proper in the spring months. Indeed, the
question arises, how many mares perform well in the spring?
Certainly but few of them have ever won great stakes in the
spring. Belvidere, too, we think, has a jaster weight than
he has in the Suburban, but we think Mr. Mclntyre might
have given Elkwood a couple of pounds more than he has. —

N. Y. Spirit.

♦

The Epsom Derby Favorite.

Friars Balsam is a chestnut colt by Hermit, out of Flower
of Dorset, who has run Beven races and won them all, though
he had only to walk over for one of them, at Goodwood, to
get the stake. His Brst appearance was at Ascot on the 9th
of June, and his private performances has been of so good a
character that he started Hret favorite at 13 to 8. He carried

8 st. 10 lbs, and won easily by three lengths from Seabreeze,

9 at., while Ayrshire, 8 st. 10 lbs., was a bad third. Bartizan
S st. 11 lbs., Simon Pure 8 st. 10 lbs., Saw Dust 8 st. 7 lbs.,
and Saltire 8 st. 7 lbs, made up the field. Seabreeze had
beaten a good field for the Biennial Stakes two days before,
and Ayrshire was known to be a good one at home. Bartizan
had come out with a big reputation and never showed any
signs of first-class ability. Friars Balsam was considered on
this show to have made a most impressive debut, and we
find the impression confirmed in all his other races, as odds
had to be laid on him every time he ran. He beat a common
lot at Stockbridge, and then gave Seabreeze 3 lbs. and a
three-quarter length licking at Newmarket, when the daughter
of Isonomy and St. Marguerite was deemed to be at her best.
At Goodwood 25 to 1 was laid on when the colthad only two
commoners to beat, and aftei the walk-over before mentioned
he was not seen out again for six weeks when he won the
Middle Park Plate of £2,235, beating Hazlehatch at eveu
weights, giving Seabreeze and Hose Window 3 lbs. each, and
Marmiton 7 lbs. It would be as well to remember that Ihe
latter ran Ayrshire to two lengths at Doncaster at even
weights. Hazlehatch had only appeared twice before, when
in big fields he won anyhow, and as he was reported to be
better thau Ayrshire at home, 5 to*l was taken that he would
beat the crack on whom 9 to 4 was laid. This task he proved
unequal to, aud wheu it was known that Friars Balaam would
contest the Dewhnrst Plate of £1,447 in spite of his extra
weight, the opposition dwindled down until nothing but two
nursery youngsters could be found to compose the remainder
of the field. 100 to 3 was laid on, aud the winner went into
winter quarters with an unbeaten certificate.

A proper market has not been formed for the Two Thousand,
but it is certain that if he runs he will represent a short
price, say about even mouey. For the Derby 3 to 1 is the
standard quotation, and, rather singularly, the second favor-
ite, Orbit, is trainod in the same stable. About the latter 7 to
I can bo obtained. The only fear about the Derby favorite is
that he was so set last year that he may not improve during the
spring in the same ratio that some of the two-year-oldB who
were not so forward will. He is just the horse to put down
for the Two Thousand and win iu acanter. He is goiDg on
all right up to the present, and whether he will add more
lustre to hie trainei's skill remains to be Been,

1

1888

fgtu gtoeaftes aa* jS^wnrtattWtt?

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VETERINARY.

Conflucted by Thos. Bowhill, M. R. C. V. S.
Subscribers to this paper can bave advice through this column in all
cases of sick or injured horses or cattle by sending an explicit descrip
tion of the case. Applicants will send their name and address that
they may be identified. Questions requiring answers by mail should
be accompanied by three dollars, and addressed to Drs. Bowhill &
Fitzgerald, 1129 Market St., San Francisco.

E. Giddin s, Arniona.

I have a colt foaled on the 16th of January, 18S8, that has
a hump on each knee, or rather two places on each where
there is something of a raise. First below and out from the
centre qnite a raise some four inches loDg. Then above in
the ceDtre of the leg a slight raise fully as long but narrow.
This applies to both legs — an apparent depression in the cen-
ter of the knee joint. These raises were there when foaled,
but appear a little plainer now. The benches are not
wholly soft, but partially so. This ailing does not seem to
interfere with the feeling or action of the colt — plenty of knee
action. "What will be the result if let alone? If anything
ought to be done, what is it?

Answer — "We would advise that you let the colt alone for

a year and await results.

«.

Denver has organized a jockey club of the first rank, and
all the arrangements are under way for the construction of a
race-course and club-house, which, we are informed, will be
modeled on a plan similar to that of "Washington Park. The
title of the new organization is the Overland Club Racing
Association, and the first important step was taken some
mouths ago in the purchase of Jewell Park. As soon as the
stockholders' list is completed, operations for the improve-
ment of the old park will be immediately commenced. The
work will be of an important character. The channel of the
Platte River will be changed, and on the spot where the
river once flowed, lawus and flowers will abound. An elegant
grand-stand and club-house will be built, and the course will
be constructed on the most approved modern methods. —
Chicago Hor&eman.

Mr. Walter Gratz has purchased of Mr. Ashe the chestnut
colt Elwood, 4 years, by Norfolk, dam Ballinette. Mr. Gratz
w.ll have Elwood trained and schooled for cross-country
work. He has an idea now that Cedarhurst has taken up the
business of steeplechasing as a sport worthy a gentleman's
ambition.

■»

The English Jockey Club has directed Sir George Chet-
- wynd to bring suit for libel against Lord Durham on account
of charges the latter made touching the riding of Sir GeorgA
Chetwynd's horses in various races. After the suit has been
concluded the club will refer the matter to arbitration.

ATHLETICS.

Olympic Field Day.

The Olympic Club is to give an afternoon of out-door
sports on Washington's Birthday, "Wednesday nest, at the
Recreation Grounds, corner Fourteenth and Center streets,
Oakland. The usual games will be participated in by a
large list of fine athletes and several special attractions will
be offered.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman:— "Would you please
inform us as to which is the best preparation for hardening
the skin while training and is not injurious?

Several Subscribers.

[The article by "Mercury" in this issue gives all necessary
information on the point.— Ed.]

Hints on Training for Running, Walking,

Jumping, etc.— A Chat With ail Old

Runner.

[For the Bbkedeb and Sportsman, By Mercury.]

A love of out-door athletics, which is almost national, char-
acterizes the people of Great Britain and Ireland. In the
Eastern States of this Union tbe same affection is found ?
although not developed to the extent that it is in our English,
Scotch and Irish cousins across the water.

On the eastern coast the days in the year when an athlete
can exercise out of doors to advantage number Iobs than two
hundred; in California, over three hundred. Therefore,
given equally good material and facilities, we should be able
to excel our Eastern countrymen in this line. Outdoor
amateur athletics have had some foot-hold on this Coast for
the last twelve years, in which time they have produced such
local phenomena as Haley, Beloher, Masterson, Elynn and
Sohifferstein.

Within the past six months the large influx of Eastern
population and the re-awakening of our own athletes have
produced a revival and increase of interest in outdoor sports.
Added to this, baseball has educated our people into spending
their spare hours witnessing outdoor contests. All these
signs point to the conclusion that the public are ripe for out-
door amateur athletics, and it is evident that if suitable
grounds and accommodations are provided, sports on thiB
Coast will soon be on an equal footing with Eastern athletics,
our "glorious climate" off-setting the balance of population
against us. All who have had experience both in outdoor
athletics and in indoor or gymnasium exercise will readily
concede the greater healthfulness of the former— the increased
lung power and freer circulation of blood derived therefrom.

With this introduction we will proceed to state in detail
the proper costume, methods of training, racing, etc., as
gathered from a recent interview with an outdoor athlete of
20 years' experience, a former amateur champion and present
professional champion, whoBe experience has extended from
100-yard races to six days' go-as-you-please contests of over
500 mileB, His chest full of trophies, silver ware and medals,
attests the success he has met with and the reBpect conse-
quently due to his advice in matters in this line. "What
follows is chiefly in his own language, though revised and
edited by a present amateur champion:

Age.— Few general rules can be laid down as to the age at
which a man should commence or cease outdoor athletic con-
tests. Wm. Cummings, the noted English runner, with a
record of 4 mins. 16 sees, for the mile, has been trained from
his boyhood. For my own part I was over 20 before I ever

ran a race. A man should usually be at his best at 24, and
with proper care should remain so until 35. "W. Couniff,
(height 5 ft. 4\ ins., weight 130 lbs.) the Irish champion who
will soon make his home in New York, is but 20, while he is
without doubt the fastest distance runner in the world to-day,
having twice defeated E. C. Carter, the Anglo-American
crack.

Costume. — The costume should include sleeveless shirt of
light material, knickerbockers or knee pants, a suspensory
bandage, supporter or a tight pair of trunks worn next the
skin under the pants, and spiked running shoes. Chamois
skin stockings should be worn inside the shoes extending
from the toes back to the insteps, to prevent charing. A
strong rubber band should be slipped over each foot after the
shoe is put od to hold the shoe firmly aDd keep it on the foot
in case the lace should break. A new running Bhoe should
fit tightly — almost like a glove. Six spikes are better than 5.
For sprinting they should be placed very near the middle of
the sole, and for longer distances nearer the sides of the sole
and more under tbe ball of the foot. My experience is that
spiked shoes can be used with advantage for all running
races up to 10 miles, aDd they are usually used for high
jumping, long jumping and polo vaulting. The be6t shoeB
are made in the East from kangaroo skin, and cost §6 per
pair. The usual price on this Coast for calf skin shoes is §8.
The most noted makers of running shoes in the United States
are Frazier of New Tork and Welcher of Newark, N. J. I
may say that I ran my first race iu woolen socks, and was
running a year before I saw a running shoe.

Commencement of Training. — Be careful not to exert your-
self too greatly at the beginning, and do not use your limbs
up on a Bide-walk, hard track or aay hard surface. If you
do, you will soon become muscle-bound aod stiff. The same
training will not agree with all, and the proper degree must
be determined by the athlete's capacity for exercise and his
constitution. Bear in mind never to do so ninch work in
training as to make you feel continuously weak and tired
after the reaction should have set in. It is best to lie off one
day at least in every week of training. This enables you to
accumulate strength and prevents overtraining. Nearly
every beginner through inexperience overtrains himself and
comes up for his race in a weak and nervous state. Regulate
your exercise so that when you come to the scratch you feel
full of life and vigor.

Soreness. — Violent exercise at tbe outset of training will
result in badly stiffening the athlete's joints and muscles, and
may produce intense soreness in the muscles of the legs.
Warm baths (not too often or too lengthy) will correct this,
but don't discontinue your exercise simply because you feel
sore. Commence to slack up on your work about a week before
your race, and taper your training off gradually, resting entirely
the last two or three days, with the exception of the exercise
which your employment gives ycu. Avoid talking of your
race or thinking of it, otherwise you will work yourself into
a state of nervous excitement, which will prey upon your
appetite, strength and nerves.

To Harden tbe Feet. — The following is an excellent recipe
for hardening the feet, which often become sore and tender
in training. Mix half a gallon of white wine vinegar with
half a gallon of water, add a pound of powdered alum and a
pound of Liverpool rock salt. Warm this mixture and bathe
the feet with it once a day. Bathing in alcohol or whiskey
is also beneficial.

Sprinting. — Having provided yourself with the proper cos-
tume, select a soft track, aDd for shcrtdistanco training practice
running with easy strides 125 yards at a time, at about two-
thirds speed. When the stride becomes steady and strong go
over the distance occasionally at full speed, to bring out the
proper action of the muscles. The sprinter should avoid
jogging long distances (except perhaps for a short time when
he first goes into training), as it has a tendency to s!iffen the
muscles and make them slow. The long distance ranner may
jog long distances with advantage to his wind and muscles.

Starting. — The start is one of the most important factors in.
sprinting, and should be practiced unremitting, until a point
somewhere near perfection is reached. The best way to prac-
tice starting is for two or more runners to range themselves
on a line, and at the word of an outBide paity go through the
various preliminary positions, finally at the word "go" stait-
ing off sharply for, say, 15 yards. Thence return and repeat.

Next comes the "bang" of tEa starter's pistol, at which the
right foot and right arm are-brought sharply forward across
tbe mark, and the printer springs forward into his guit.
It ib well in all races to carry ajuocple of coiks or corn cobs
in the handB to give a firm grip. ,

Quarter-mile Run. — The quarter 'js Considered one of the
hardest races that a runner i« ever called' upon to run, and is
a severe tax upon the s'rength and speed from start to finish.
Go over the distance every day, at abouc -two-thirds speed,
two or three times, and run a trial at full s'peed.not oftener
than once a week. Speed is very essential for a successful
auarter-mile runner, coupled with staying power. . . ,
" Ruptured Teudons. — Many sprinters through running or
jumping on hard ground or board floors bring on a difficulty
in the leg, back of the knee. A small tendon is ruptured,
which renders the ruuner temporarily lame (as in thecasS.Oi,
last year's Pacific Coast Champion). Injudicious use and
treatment aggiavat the difficulty, and tbe result is sometimes
an abscess in the back of the leg (a* in the case of the late
Bob Haley, former champion). This difficult j can be over-
come by rest aod a thorough robbing with spirits i.ight and
morning. Some men will recover une'er this U utment in a
few months, while others require a year or more. It is
a mistake for a man to think that his running days are over
when he finds himself affected in this way. An extender!
rest, with proper care, will make him as good as ever. L. E.
Meyers, middle distance champion of the world, ruptured a
tendon in his leg when he first went to Australia, so severely
that he fell upon ttre track. He is as well as ever now, for
it is but a few days since tbe cable brought the news of his
having ruu a quaiter mile in 48 3-5 seconds.

Half-mile and Mile Running— About the same general train-
ing is required for these two races. Commence I y jogging
1,000 yards every day, until the muscles become v* til hard-
ened. A man who ca-" ruu a half in 2:03 should run in about
2:15 once a day and once a week run at full speed, which will
scarcely ever be as fast as he will travel in his actual race.
Avoid frequent trials, they weary the muscles and nerves to
no purpose.

A man who can run his mile in five minutes should prac-
tice every day at about 5:-35, and once a week run, at nearly full
speed. The same rules, on a more extended scale, will ajply
to all distances up to 10 miles.

[To be Continued. 1

Chubb's Catalogue.

A very dainty and useful little Dampblet is that issued by
aptain Thos. H. Chubb, the great manufacturer and impor-
ter of fishing tackle at Post Mills, Vermont.

Departing from tbe beaten track, the catalogue contains in
addition to an exhaustive resume of the wares made and sold
by Mr. Chubb, a series of delightful essays bv noted arglers,
eac'i one of which will well repay readers. Dr. Henshall writes
of "The Rise of the Black Bass;" A. D. Cheney, of "Trout
Fishing;" Geo. P. Goff, of "Fish Lore;" W. H. H. Murr,iT,
of "Practical Trout Fishing;" John R. Burton, of "Fish
Hooks;" and there are otber articles on "Salmon Fishing"
and "Angling." Tjpograpbically the catalogue is a gem,
while as a handy boon of reference it is indispensable to
every possible purchaser of tackle, whether fur fly-fishing or
the other and less attractive methods. The book may be
had frum Mr. Chubb, and if anglers in ordering it enclose
a few cents' worth of s'amps, they will but be doing justice.

THE KENNEL.

Dog owners are requested to send for publication tbe earnest possi-
ble notices of whelps, sales, names claimed, presentations and deaths
tn their kennels, in all instances writing plainly names of sire and dam,
and of grandparents, colors, dates and breed.

Visits.

Mi. J. Martin Barney's pointer Galatea, by N ck of Nsfo—
Temptation, to owner's Tom Pincb, by SeLSation— Benl »b,
February 3, 1888, at Dutch Flat, Cal.

Mr. Donald Patton's imported collie Fair Maid of Perth
to C. S. McLaren's collie King, at San Francisco, Feb. o, 1838.

Death.

Mr. Wm. Harris' setter Hubert, by Harold— Janet, by dis-
temper, at Dutch Flat, February 5, 1388.

Whelps.

Mr. A. P. Mordannt's black greyhound Lizzie, by Misterton
— Lyonese, whelped, February 6, 1888, ten— five dogs— to
owner's Sir William II, by Dominie— Silver Tint.

Occidental Coursing Club.

The Sheffield Start. — The Sheffield mode of starting is the
best, and is as follows: The men are supposed to be standing
on their respective marks, and at the command of the starter,
"Get off your marks," step back about a yard. The nest
command is "Get on your marks, " at which the left toe is
advanced to the mark, the right being placed about 18 inches
behind. At the word "set" the left knee is slightly bent, the
right leg being kept stiff as a brace, the left arm is extended
straight infront, and the right arm straight behind. This posi-
tion is accurately shown in the accompanying out of O. G.
Wood, of England, who holds the 220 yard world's record.

Indications are that the inaugural coursing meeting o'
the Occidental Club at Newark, on Wednesday next, Febru-
ary 22d, will be well worth attending. A sixteen dog stake
will be run off, and as many matches as time permits. The
round trip fare has been reduced to one dollar, and good
accommodations provided at the Park. The club will go
down by tbe 8:15 train on the South Pacific Coast Railway.
The draw will be made to-night at 539 California Street, at
eight o'clock, at which time it is hoped that all members who
are in arrears for dues will attend and pay op.

Greyhound fanciers should note parliculaily the litter
mentioned elsewhere, by Sir William II— Lizzie. Mr. Wor-
daunt informs us that he will reserve several of the puppies
for his own use, but is willing that the others Bhould pass
into the bands of tbose who have hitherto proved their
fondness for really good dogs of the breed.

Since the field (rials Mi. J. Martin Barney has been having
trouble with his superb pointer Galatea. She suffered from
eczema and would njt eat, but her owner has by care and
judicious exhibition of remedies brought her around and will
have her in good condition for the bench show.

The death of Mr. Harris' Hubert, noted elsewhere, is to be
regretted. The Harold— Janet puppies are all rare good
ones, and one of them, Haroldioe, showel herself at the late
trials' to ba an extraordinary uDimil. Judge Post cannot go
amiss if he breels on the saoie line iu future. Nicks are so
rare that when uscettrined they should ba treasured.

Readers will ba interested in the plaintiv.
"Joe," from the pen of Mri. "SUaitonm" w'li
where. It has louj oeau auopjuscerdt tbit

202

JJh* Iprecdet &wa ^pm*tsro?ro.

Feb 18

in propria persona was Mr..'.W. A. Perry, but until the
preseut, no one has attribuled'the peculiarly delicate fanoy
whicb characterizes the >fri tings of our brilliant contributor
to the proper source. U> irro.w appears that the sportsman's
other self is also fond pi the field and its appurtenance?, and
hereafter it will be h'fl^'rfpen question whether Mr. or Mrs.
"Silalieum" is to ba. Credited with especially delightful bits
of writing over ^thqt.well known nom de plume.

Joe-

Editor' 'Breeder and Sportsmak :— Joe bad no claim to
pedigreed' lineage. His father was a red setter and his
moj&ef'a beautiful spaniel. Joe first saw the light in a cellar
wheW the first two months of his life were spent in com-
''pifcrfy with his numerous brothers and sisters. When the fam-
ily were distributed among the engineer's friends Joe was
kept. There was something so honest, frank and knowing
depicted on the puppy face that .the engineer would not part
with but kept him to take the place of the faithful old setter
who is now entering the canine sear and yellow leaf, and who
was to be retired from field service when Joe grew up. No
vices had Joe. The common crimes of puppyhood, of dig-
ging up flower beds were never committed by him; neither
was he ever known to tear up clothes. His time was all
occupied watching the swallows that were circling around
the garden, or else sitiiog by the gate watching for his master.

Firm friends were those two. When Joe grew large
enough to understand what he was required to do he was his
master's constant companion. Often while reading in the
summer evenings I would hear myslic words uttered in the
seclusion of the engine house. These weird words were
"Charge," "Seek dead," "Heel," and "Hie on," aud when
the lesson wa3 ended extravagant words of praise and unlim-
ited petting. In all lis life Joe never heard a harsh word
from the lips or felt a blow from his master's hand. Some-
times there would be sounds of a great noi3e come from the
engine house; sounds that denoted that a jubilee of some
kind was in progress. It seemed that the sport consisted of
a man chasing a dog down stairs, and the dog chasing the
man up again. At other times it would be a game of hide
and seek. The dog would hide in some obscure corner, and
his master would seek him, although knowing well where
his favorite was hid. When the searoh was abandoned, and
the opinion expressed in a hopeless tone that Joe was lost,
Joe would creep from his concealment and lenp about his
master. Very of ten Joe was told of his future home in the
lovely valley in the north; was told of the geese and ducks
that darkened the skies like clouds; of flocks of grouse that
wandered in the fields and on the mountain sides; of vast
woods where wandered herds of elk and deer, and where
lived great bears, and prowled cruel cougars. Many and
varied were the hunts they were going to have, aud the con-
templated destruction of game was something appalling to
listen to. While this wild oration was being made Joe would
sit aud listen as if he understood it all. I well remember
Joe's first day in the field; how he and his- master set off in
the early morning, one looking the ideal Bportsman, the
other the model hunting dog. When they returned that
night, very tired and successful, as a well tilled game nag
abundantly testified, pen cannot portray the words of praise
and admiration that were bestowed upon Joe by his master.
Every action in the catalogue of canine virtues Joe had per-
formed that day, and an honest belief was expressed that
there was never such a good dog as Joe.

But at last the fell destroyer of his race— distemper —
seized Joe. Had he beea human no better care could have
been givan him. He was kept in a warm room and a new
and s jft rug given him to sleep on. No expense was spared
in procuring everything that could alleviate his pain, and
his master was as faithful a nurse as ever patient had. But
all in vain, his days were numbered. One morning I wit-
nessed a scene that if every sportsman's wife in the land
could have witnessed would have made a great difference in
the future lives of the four-footed friends of their husbands.
Joe's master had just entered the room when I heard him
exclaim in a strange, pained voice, "Joe, Joe, my poor fel-
low, what is this?" \vhen I entered the room I found Joe's
master kneeling, holding Joe's head in hi3 hand. The eyes
that had been clouded with paiu for weary weeks were now
clear and bright and were gazing up into the kindly face
with a look of unutterable love and longing that seemed to
express these words: "My good and kind master, my life has
been very happy. Had I been a prince of your own raoe I
could not have been more royally treated than I, a poor little
doe, have been. Somdthing stronger and greater than you
are calls me. I must go. I am sorry to leave you, but I
must go." Then a film crept over the beautiful eyes, a shiver
came over the graceful form, the feathery tail wagged a feeble
farewell, the glossy head nestled deeper in his master's
hand, and Joe was dead. For a long time his master knelt
and held that lifeless head. "When he arose there were drops
on the shining coat that never fell from cloud or dew. They
welled from the heart of a true sportsman and were not tears
for a dead dog, but a tribute to the memory of a dead friend—
an humble, loving, faithful friend. Marie C. Perry.

Seattle, "W. T., Feb. 7, 18S8.

Valuable Does Burned.

George T. Allender, the dog trainer, has had in his kennels
at Watsonville twenty or thirty of the best setters aud pointers
in tho State. The trainer has had extraordinary good
luck during the season juht passed, having raised many young
dogs and carried them successfully through the myriad ills of
puppyhood without loss. Having so many dogs his arrange-
ments for cooking for them were necessarily on a large scale

a whole house being devoted to a furnace for boiling the

meat and other articles used in feeding.

On Thursday night. of last week, at 11:30 o'clock, Mr. Allen-
der was awakened by the yelling of the dogs, and immedi-
ately saw an unusual glare of light to the rear of his
residence. On hurrying out he found the cooking-shed in
flames and beyond saving.

It had caught in the roof from the furnace pipe, and being
an old structure, dry as tinder, the flames rapidly spread to
the adjoining building, in which all of the sluts, eight iu
number, were kept. As the heat increased the poor brutes,
beyond succor, yelled in terror, until the smoke gradually
stifled them.

Bat one escaped, a pointer, Roberta, by Robert le Diable —
"* oung Benlah, belonging to P. D. Linvilie. Those destroyed
were Charles Kaeding's English setter Dottie S., by Regent—
Van aie; Frank La Coste's English setter Fannie L , by Regent
-Fannie; John Bergez' English setter Daisy B., by Regent
—Fannie; "W. S. Kiltie's pointer Maid, by Lemmie B.—Sorf;
V. J. Golcher's pointer Cloud, by Lemmie B. — Surf; Judge
A. T, Hayne's Irish setter Velvet, by Mike T.— Lady Elcho;
T. F. Zan's Irish setter Daisy.

The do^s were all young, of superior breeding, and several
of them had already" shown field quality of marked excel-

lence. In dog-houses adjoining the structures destroyed
were fifteen young dogs, which were not injured.

A close analysis of all the conditions incident to the sad
catastrophe relieves Mr. Allender from all blame in the prem-
ises. He made every endeavor to rescue his valuable charges,
but could effect nothing. "When the Fire Department reached
the ground it was impossible to do more than save the other
buildings.

ROD.

How Three Members of the Fair Sex Went
Fisbitiff. '

[By Petronella.J

NO. 7. — ANGLING IN PLEASANT WATERS.

1st Speaker — Rare sport is this that fills life's fountain wilb enduring

wine,
2d Speaker — So tbinks not yon finny patriarch who gravely eyes thy
lurol

There is something very human about the atmosphere —
human, aud therefore changeable, It bids you "good night!"
with a cheerful smile, "good morning!" it says sullenly, and
you know from the general dullness that an arbitrary wind
is bringing about a condition of affairs bound to turn your
comfort, into uneasiness. ThiB idea fiame forcibly home to
Milo about two o'clock Monday morning, as he lay on the
grass wrapped in his blanket and a damp coverlid of fog.
The same coverlid had kept Sqnib shivering and drawing up
his feet for the past twenty minutes, and had driven Ralph
from the hammock to the chair, and called his "sea legs" into
requisition more times than it behoves tbis chronicle to state.
So long as Milo faucied himself the only oue in trouble he
kept quiet; but when he heard Ralph and Squib moving
a out he cautiously FuggeBted that they look for warmer
quarters on the cabin fljor, or in the unoccupied chamber.

"Even at that rate we'd need a bit more covering, you
know. This fog eats into a fellow like acid. Are there no
more blankets about?"

Squib's question brought to Milo's mind a large chest sup-
posed to be filled with bedding which Btoo3 just under tho
window in the nearest chamber. For some reason, though, he
imagined that Aune occupied the room, and kept telling him-
self nothing could be done without stirring up the whole
place.

"No such thing," said Ralph, to whom he confided the
supposed facts of the matter. "No such thing! Your wife's
in there." "And mine also," he should have added, but did
not.

"Sure?"

"Perfectly."

"That settles it then. You go into the back room and I'll
rummage around and see what is to be found. There's no
need of a light."

The doors of the cabin had been left open for ventilation,
aud Milo groped along to the chamber, stopping Kib's growl
with a word of caution, and guarding against accidents by out-
stretched arms. His first encounter was with a woman's
outfit, spread carelessly on tbe chest lid. In this he came
off victor without any waste of skill or muscle, and was delv-
ing blindly about among the treasures of the chest, eager to
gra-;p something that felt like a blanket, when there was a
movement in the bed. He paid no attention but kept on
searching. At last his hand touched a large, fozzy thing.
Cautiously he began to draw it out. The movement in tLe
bed by this time grew more decided, and a voice whispered:

"Dear, dear! there's a man in this room, sure. Ralph, is
that you ?"

Cold chills shot from Milo's head to bis feet. It was just
like those fellows to play some senseless prank like this, be
thought, as be gave tae cause of the trouble a la^t jerk aud
hurried from the room, damaging his head against the corner
of an upturned table and knocking over some cups aud plates.

"Why did'nt you tell me your wife was in there?" he paid,
pitching his load at Ralph. "A pretty Tom fool I looked get-
ting ou' !"

Ralph sat on the edge of the bed shivering and laughing
by turns. His double dose of exposure showed an inclin-
ation to make his bones ache, but notwithstanding sundry
dudish peculiarities he was a game little fellow, and the laugh
at the expense of Milo served to hplp him along.

Squib, contrary to direction, had lighted a candle, also a
cigarette, and was an interested listener to the smothered
giggling in the next room.

"It's a confounded shame you jammed your head in that
fashion. Why didn't you say something?" he asked of Milo.

"Say something! What in creation could I say? My wits
don't work in a fix, anyhow; they wait till tbe necessity is
past. Come, let's hurry up and turn in somewhere!"

"What's the thing you captured? It looks deucedly like a
giant piano cover."

Milo spread ont the "find," which was nothing more than
a piece ot col jred Canton flannel, about the size of two sheets.
He threw it on the bed and Rilph crawled under it with a
"thank you, old boy, I'm happy now."

"Get in next, Squib, and keep your blanket, too. I'll
double up down here under mine and the grain sa ks."

"I really can't do that, Brandt. Crawl up here on the foot,
or into that bunk in the corner."

"All right, I'll take the bunk. Get in with Ralph, now,
quick. Stop your giggling in there, the fun's all past."

Multiplied cachinnation followed this command, but lived
only a few moments, aud sleep again settled over the cabin,
not to be brokeu until four o'clock, the stated hour for ris-
ing-
Anne waB the disturber this time. She had put on her
bloomers aud was rattling stove-lids aud banging sauce-
pans by way of a general alarm. Her method hastened the
movements of Kate and Gertrude, but the masouline portion
of the community, excepting Kib, who was trotting in and
out aB though affairs of state weighed on his mind, responded
to nothing until coffee was announced.

"This is an unexpected luxury, Miss Anne," said Sqnib,
Bipping the brown beverage leisurly, as he stood by the door.

"What an awfully jolly grey morning it is. We should get
some good baskets to-day! What are your flies?"

"Small English, you know, " said Anne, making a wise face
at him. "Would a sandwich be palatable now, or do you
prefer to enjoy it by the stream?"

Squib chose the romantic, and delayed indulgence in any-
thing more solid than coffee uutil later. His example was
followed by all except Gertrude. She, as usual, expressed
herself satisfied that death, or something equally dreadful,
would be the result uuless an inviting slice of cold turkey
were permitted to satisfy her very good appetite.

"How about the horses?" queried Milo. "Dj you suppose
there'll be anything wrong in leaviug them up amon° the
trees while we're gone?"

"I can answer for the safety of one," said Ralph, wiping
his moustache aud looking very wide of Gertrude's neigh-
borhood.

"Going to put out by yourself?"

"Yes, I must be off, too. Squaw Creek's my destination."

"Why don't you go to Oregon?" asked Anne her voice
sharp, and her inflection pointed, while Gertrude got up
and walked away with apparent unconcern.

"Have'nt time to-day. Practicing for the morning's work,
Mrs. Brandt, and getting up a supply of quiet?"

"No, indeed; I was only trying to arrive at a conclusion."

"May I wiBh yon success?"

"Certainly."

"See to the rest of the horses while you're up there,
Holden, called out Milo, as he saw Ralph climbing the hill
with rod and basket.

"I hope he'll give the poor animal time'to eat something,"
said Kate. There was a wholly new expression in her eyes;
at one moment it seemed like contempt, at another, anger.
I think she had arrived at her conclusion.

"Nioe boy, that," said Anne, looking after Ralph and
laughing, "so unselfish and large-hearted. Don't you think
so, Mr. Squib?"

Squib was startled by such a sudden question, and seemed
to think the tip of his rod needed close attention. Perhaps
it was the reflection from a crimson silk handkerchief that
made his face grow so warm in color on the instant, or it
might have been Anne's piercingglance. She had an uncom-
fortable keen way of fixing a person with her eyes. What-
ever the cause might be, he slipped away without reply, and
went to consult Milo on the possibility of making up for
Ralph's defection. This was easy enough so far as Kate and
Anne were concerned, Gertrude being the real {-o it then
appeared) obstacle to a happy day. Bat prophet, priest or
astrologer, much less an ordinary individual, can never
predict just how a woman will act under new and unpleasant
circumstances; and what she may do at one time will be no
certain guide for her conduct at another. So it proved in
regard to Gertrude. After a short consultation with Kate
she came out of her room, as calm and unruffled as a child
of six, asked Anne if she and Mr. Squib still adhered to their
plan of going up "Little Sulphur," and declared herself an
attache of Kate and her husband, or a companion for Kib, as
the needs of the case might exact. This was a near way of
managing a defeat; Gertrude had lived long enough in the
world of diplomats to learn a clever trick or two.

Milo looked pleased as the triumphant party in a political
cartoon, when he found things had adjusted themselves.
He waB quite sure they would if Kate could gain a heariDg.
There was nothing, according to his conviction, too compli-
cated for her understanding, or too delicate for ber tonch.
No matter how tangled the sleave Bhe could straighten it:
Snch was his just conclusion. But this case had required
little either of skill or patience; Gertrude, accustomed to
considering herself first everywhere and in everything, (the
Lord High Chancellor could not have persuaded ber she was
not possessed of more cleverness than both Kate and Anne)
had wit enough to discern the necessity for further experience
before she could assume such a position as an angler; and it
seemed easier to forego her husband's society than to submit
to bis dictation, which she knew lacked kindness. Several
things about fishing were distasteful, but for reasons which
Bhe did not choose to express she had made up her mind to
become an expert, and when a beautiful woman girds her-
self for battle of any kind, be sure it is already half won.
With Kate and Milo she felt secure. Their native courtesy
would give every opportunity for improvement, aud all mis-
takes would be passed over with a sympathetic jeBt as things
incident to beginning.

Anne, not having a key to the little wires that were regu-
lating Gertrude:s motives and therefore her actions, on tbis
occasion, was considerably astonished and withal rather
pleased. Once before she had fished a slream with Mr.
Squib, and the occasion lived in her memory as a delightful
one full of novel experiences and satisfactory results. Dur-
ing the entire day he had not made a speech that savored of
silliness, or evinced a desire to ascertain if she possessed the
accredited vanity of her sex that is said to find itself inflated
by an equivocal compliment, or an idle expression of simu-
lated regard. In Anne's opinion this was enough to elevate
a masculine individual from the position of "fellow" to that
of man. ' We all take chances occasionally, Anne was taking
one now in advancing to a full conclusion from a solitary
experience. But it helped her to shoulder her basket with
even a merrier than the usual jest, and made her tolerate
Gertrude's assumption of1 patient self-sacrifice, without the
accustomed laughing sarcasm.

Squib said little, but whistled constantly while making up
his cast, and anyone given to close observation would be apt
to conclude he was contented as a colt in clover. One regret
only marred his happiness— the arrangement that necessitated
a return at noon.

Milo's watch mark d exactly five when they began the
descent to the streum. He preferred fishing the same water
Kate had whipped on Saturday, and looked eagerly forward
to the first rise. Nothing could mar his pleasure as he waded
Blowly aloog, first unsheltered by anything except tbe soft,
grey mist that left tiny beads of moisture on his brown
felt bat, and then screened among dripping boughs or caressed
by cliDging tendrils of bind-weed. Kib might be restless,
Kate dreamy and Gertrade ignorant, but his spirit was nn-
perturhed; and he kept on, lending assistance here, making
a suggestion there, always with the same smile, the same
tenderness of manner, and the same unwearied patience.

Squib in such a position would have been quite at sea,
though his natural unselfishness might have bid him conceal
it, eveu if sport ceased at the outset, as it most assuredly
would, for he liked logo about things scientifically, and science
of every sort seeks quiet. This, in addition to her preference
for up-stream fishing, was why Anne pleased him. Whether
she cared anything for the scientific part of angling or not
(which she most assuredly did) her virtue of clinging closely
to a present employment was something as raie as commend-
able.

The stream which they were fishing came bustling down
tbe mountain aide over a bed narrow and full of loosed stony
ridges which male a broad, musi2al ripple and threw the
water forward from shallow to deep with most unvarying
precision. The banks were much more closely wooded than
those of "Big Sulphur," and to cast into some of the pools
required considerable skill and ingenuity, especially if the
angler was nervous over the probability of a wetting.
Through the centre of the stream thick bunches of tall grass
laid snares for leader and flies, and cunning parr hid them-
selves under broad boulders made beautiful by a Boft growth
of lichen and refined from the constant wearing of water. A
wild spot it was aud full of grim ideals. But had you, reader
of settled habits and confirmed ideas, ever stood as Anne is
slanding now among tbe solemn old trees that have spread
above the water for more years than she has lived, with every
bush and twig exhaling an odorous freshness arid shutting
out all the disagreeables of life; with a tiny, wild canary
twittering near, and a gallant free-lance lark throwing out
trills afar; with the low voice of the stream chanting forever
the hymn of progress, and the modest face of a wood pink

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looking up confidingly from the brown earth and green moss,
like an innocent maiden certain of love, there would have
come into your heart such a new thrill of exultation at the
mere fact of living, such fresh trust and peace, that all hard
coldness must have melted and left in its place the warm
dews of sympathy.

Anne felt it, not perhaps so deeply and fully as Kate would
have, nor in exactly the same way that it influenced Squib
who was many pools behind, but enough to make her stronger
in the conviction that mnch of what we call cultivated life is
a leech sucking the red blood of existence, and leaving the
social body a prey to the fluid of torment.

"Watch her now as she swings herself around that brown
old trunk which has thrown such vigorous roots far out iDto
the bed of the stream. Who could wish any stronger support
than the round arms so clever in the management of rod and
leader, or any better guide than the deep, mirthful eyes so
quick to detect the yielding point in that gurgling ripple?
A novice would rind great difficulty in sending flies home to
such a spot, overshadowed as it is" with low, green boughs;
but Anne without parade of the art so perfectly known to
her makes them touch the water at will.

A fish not more than four inches long was the result of
this cast, and the next pool gave up two about an inch longer.
Anne swung them in without any'compunction. The fittest
would survive, she thought, whether her flies sped over the
water or not; and Bshate bugs as greedily as humans ate fish.
It might not be pleasant to talk of, but tbe world was built
on that plan and she had no mind to quarrel with the world;
it had been very good to her. Trout, or parr, or any of the
oviparous vertebrates were undoubtedly prettier swimming
in water than dead in a basket or fried on a platter; (unless
one happened to be very hungry) but it was certainly better
for her to catch them than some bungler who would wade
in at all times and slay for greed of gain. She was not
utterly dependent on her rod for entertainment; could spend
a day in the woods very profitably without it; but would be
apt never to get there at the most inviting time unless sub-
ject to a call.

Decidedly Anne was the right kind of person to make a
successful angler, and we can pardon Squib his glance of
admiration as he drew near and saw her coax two more
venturesome parr from a pool close under the bank.

Squib's cup of coffee had failed to sustain him by this
time, and he was hoping Anne might think of the sandwiches
in her keeping and save him an awkward confession. But
Anne was oblivious to everything beyond the fact that the
creek was not yielding as it had in other seasonB.

"There's something very wrong with this body of water,"
she said, wondering why Squib had seated himself on a large
rock just beside the pool in which she was most anxious to
cast. "If you will pardon me the suggestion. Miss Anne,
I think it's like my stomach — empty."

Anne laughed. "And I have the provisions in my basket!
A bright performance, truly! What hour is it?"

"Quite half-past seven by my time. You can surely spare
a few moments to eat a bit of bread. Its all wrong to go about
hungry, you know."

'Tjnless a poor body happened to be unable to get bread,
then, I believe it is considered physically and morally right,
isn't it?" "While making this query, which remained un-
answered, Anne was reeling in her line and preparing to seat
herself on the rock. It was a longer process than she antici-
pated, owing to some floating leaves which clung to the
leader. "Here," she said, after working quietly for a few
seconds, "take my basket, please, and prepare the feast.
No, no. You can't help me, everything will be clear in a
moment."

Squib was pleased to find a double supply of sandwiches,
and wrestled successfully with a desire to begin eating until
Anne stood her rod by a tree and sat down beside him.
"How gracious of yon to give me the largest slice of turkey,"
she said, spreading a napkin on her lap, and looking leisurely
around. "Doesn't the fog seem to be lifting? I believe
we'll soon have the sun."

But Squib was not interested concerning the weather just
at that time; he was thinking instead of a conversation Miss
Anne had begun with him yesterday, and trying to get up
courage for a continuance. The first Bandwich had com-
pletely disappeared, and his second was following before this
necessary bravery showed itself, and then he said abruptly:

"So you do not believe in marriage. Miss Anne?"

"For thoBe of the community who feel inclined, yes; for
myBelf, no. Ton see, Mr. Squib, I am peculiarly constituted.
It would be impossible for me to love a man's weakness,
however much passion I might feel for him. Most men, I
know, think they have none; but a close acquaintance gen-
erally brings them to the fore. It is really surprising how
large men can be in public and how small in private. Then,
what could marriage do for me? I am now contented, happy
aud able to devote myself to anything I choose, from a study
of the doctrine of abiogenesis to fishing for parr. My time
and thoughts are my own, and nobody's buttons suffer in
consequence. Married, I would have another individuality
to consider; the chances are it might be a bad one,
and at my hands it would surely meet distruction. Most
men, I believe, think that women stay old maids either be-
cause they have been jilted, or never had an offer. "With me
neither has happened. At eighteen I had a proposal which
was more than attractive, but the man did one mean act that
prejudiced me, so here I am. He is prosperous enough now —
a club man and all that, narrow-minded as a parrot, and
without originality proportioned to the trying of a cavat. I
lift up my hands in thankfulness for my escape every time
he comes near me. No doubt, his feelings are exactly the
eame. Call me lacking in charity, breadth of intellect, or
anything you choose, it cannot alter my feeling in this
matter."

"But have you no belief in love, Miss Anne? It smooths
down all these things wonderfully, you know."

"It is because I have so deep a belief in love that I feel as
I do. I will not practice petty arts to hold an affection that
should be mine by right. Love, in my belief, is a force that
stirs the soul to its depths. Hence it can only be proportioned
to the quantity and quality of spiritual fineness in the indi-
vidual. Frankly I ninst confess there has never been
anything more than a ripple on the surface of my soul. Per-
haps, too, I am lacking somewhere."

"No, on tbe contrary, you possess too much, and have
developed into a crustacean, so far as the feelings are con-
cerned, in consequence. Tell me, do you believe in friend-
ship?"

"Above everything. A good friend is chart and compass
in any emergency."

"But between man and woman?"

"That depends altogether on the kind of magnetism that
draws them to one another."

"Would you have any objection to entering into a compact
of friendship with me?"

"None whatever."

"Thanks."

,rYou are quite welcome,

There was a constrained silence after this for a few
moments, during which the water babbled, the grasses waved
slowly, and a ray of sunlight played "hide-au'd-seek" with
the drifting clouds. Then Anne picked up the remnants of
the feast, folded her napkin, and making some remark about
lost time, took her rod and began casting in a deep pool.

"A most extraordinary woman!" said Squib, drawing his
fingers ihrough his whiskers and looking straight ahead.
Then followed two or three minutes of thought, after which
he took a drink of whiskey and water (a flask was part of his
fishing outfit), lighted a cigarette, laughed a short, little
laugh, aud went back to his sport.

Both fished conscientiously until eleven o'clock, when they
took a short rest on the bank, talked over their catch and the
morning's experience in angling, and prepared to walk and
wade back. It would have been more restful to have walked
all the way, but a path was lacking, aud the underbrush kept
twisting rod and basket from side to side until life became a
burden, and all the magic influence of the quiet woods was
destroyed. Anne enjoyed splashing along through the water
behind Squib, sprinkling him with a fine rain from tbe creek,
and dutifully apologizing every time a too-bountiful shower
fell on his head and shoulders. Squib was very patient under
it all. He could afford to be. His vengeance lay far in the
future. As they climbed the bank the sun sent a broad shaft
of golden light around and beyond them. It drove away the
grey clouds that hovered over the cabin, and crowned high
noon with becoming brightness.

The first one they encountered was Gertrude. A success-
ful morning had made her beauty more radiant and filled her
manner with graciousness.

"Just think, Anne," she said, rushing over to them,
"just think, I got fifteen all by myself. No one helped me
the least bit. Did you, Mr- Brandt?''

"Not very much," said Milo, cautiously. "You've some
angling material in your make-up. Have a good time, Snuib?"

"Never better. The fishing is deucedly poor, though.
Together we only brought in forty, and Miss Anne killed
twenty-five of them.

"I think you must have beeu dreaming and idling, Mr.
Squib. The worst kind of a dreamy spell came over me this
morning. Eight is my total."

"Your fund of sympathy is inexhaustible, Kate." said
Anne, sitting down in the doorway and fanning herself with
her hat, while Squib relieved her of basket aud rod. "But
he can't be saved this time. Never saw I man labor more
earnestly."

"Oh, the creeks have been fished to death! That butcher
has been around killing a hundred or two every day for I
don't know how long. No water can stand work like that.
Come, Kitten, produce the curried oysteis and other stuff
you promised. I wish we hadn't said anything about wait-
ing dinner for Ralph. He may not get back until awav long
in the afternoon. Help yourself, Squib."

Milo sat down to his twelve o'clock breakfast prepared to
confiscate anything in sight, and Squib awaited no second
invitation, after washing his hands and brushing his hair,
to do the same. Gertrude had already been served by Kate,
and was in one of her gayest moods. 'She sat down oppDsite
Anne and told of her exploits until the merry spinsttr sol-
emnly took up the kitchen salt-box and sprinkled a goodly
quantity on her yellow locks. This was the beginning of a
frolio that iovolved everybody, from Milo to Kib, who barked
and jumped until his supply of breath gave out, when he
crawled under the table and was drenched by a wandering
glass of Apollinaris, which would have allayed Squib's thirst
had not Anne innocently tipped it over.

"Here now, have mercy," said Milo, standing the pushing
and pelting as long as he could. "I want to eat something.
Come on, Squib, don't you give up like that."

Squib, thus adjured, took bis seat again, aud finally suc-
ceeded in getting something to eat and drink.

""Well, Mrs. Brandt, the time's shortening up," he said to
Kate, who had taken refuge in the hammock. "Had you
made some arrangements for return. It's a stupidly late hour
to ask, but — "

"Oh, yes, everything is settled. "We expect a wagon not
later than seven. That will give us a pleasant drive to Clover-
dale, and plenty of sleep before starting home. I suppose
you will ride back on the horses?"

"Yes, we expect to. I begin to be rather worried about
Holden's borse."

"Oh, that's all right," slid Milo. "He knows what he's
about. Got any packing for us, Kitteu?"

"It's too early for that, yet. Let's dream all we can to-day,
for to-morrow wo go back to the world."
♦

Angling in Oregon Waters.

I acknowledge several invitations to contribute a paper on
Oregon angling to the columns of the Breeder and Sports-
man, but somehow or other there has always been some
obstacle in the way until this evening, when, with a fir-bark
fire blazing in the grate of my den, aud a treasured old pipe
in my mouth, I find myself entirely out of reading matter,
and in the absence of anything to read I am forced to write,
in self-defence.

Candidly, I consider the fly-fishing of our Oregon and
Washington Territory streams far ahead of anything I have
seen elsewhere. I went out to the Yellowstone a year ago
last July and found the fish as inferior in gameness as they
were in flavor; and a wormier lot of fish I never saw. Give
me the McKenzie, the North TJmpqua and the south fork
of Hood River in Oregon, as well as the Trask aud Dough-
erty (sometimes called Wilson) which are less than sixty
miles from Portland, over any other streams I ever fished.
Next to them, and certainly preferable to them if as easily
reached, give me the Uynoochie and the Satsop, whose
waters flow into Gray's Harbor; nor must I forget the Nasel
which empties into Shoal water Bay, where I camped six
weeks in ISSo, and where it seemed to me that anybody was
born anew. "We used to get our mail from Portland once a
week, the Breeder included, and more than once while fish-
ing at the falls of the Nasel I have wished for an hour of
the company of "Petronella."

Plain, honest, unaffected old Ike Lane, how the memory
of those August days brings the quiet little man's face back
to me. I had heard of "Ike, the Eyesterman" for twenty
odd years, while employed as a pilot on the Columbia river
steamboats. The elk that he had dispatched with his big
knife after his unerring rifle had brought the antlered mon-
archs to their knees; the bears that had fallen less than forty
feet from him with the "Knar-r-r" roaring from their bloody
fangs; the cougars whose tierce screams of mortal agony had
drowned the crack of the zager amid the roaring hemlooks —
all these had conspired together to depict in my mind's eye

a burly figure, with sbaggy black hair and beard, pierciDg
black eyes and tbe torso of theSpartans. You may well judge
then, of my unfeigned disgust when I beheld a littie tellow
about four inches over live feet, with milky blue eyes and
yellow chin beard. He is something such a looking man as
our old pioneer race-horse trainer, Sam Lower, now dead
over a quarter century.

By the poker's Mos=s but he's a hard fellow to follow
all day on a hunt alter an elk; and as for trout-fishing,
he is the most genial of companions. He was a regular
pot fisherman, however, till Eugene While and myself took
hold of him and broke bim of his trick of pulling caddis
worms out of the rocks to use for bait. Ike carries a stock of
old Bemis flies now and uses them with his little Cazenovia
lmce-wood rod. It weighs nine ounces, aud I saw bim kill
a four-pound mukilteo (silverside salmon) wilb it as finely
as Thad Norris could have done.

The Satsop is the stream to which I shall take "Petronella"
if ever I can get my claw on her shoulder. In thirty years'
fishing from Monttrey all the way up to Fort W range), where
I piloted river steamers two seasons, I have never seen a
stream to suit me as well as the Salsop, for three reasons.
First, it is cold and contains abundance of large and game
fish in the very hottest weather, when every man ought to
sleep out of doors, if possible. Second, because while rapid and
brawling it is not dangerous liaethe McKenzie or Dougherty,
where the current is bo strong that no man can wade with-
out imminent peril. And third, because its banks are filled
with lovely camping spots where one can have in August
such luxuries as whortleberries, rabbits, grous", pigeons
deer, and at the same time go to anv cottager's door and buy
all the milk and butter you can lug awav for a half-dollar
The dew falls at night, so that one of McKooa's tents would
not be a bad thing if yon have ladies in the party. For my-
self give me the shada of a tree to keep off the moon while I
sleep. My camp-fir j is always made and the coffee boilirg
before the sun gets over the ridge; and I am never likely to
have weak eyes from that cause.

The McKenzie, which rises from the everlasting snows of
the Three Sisters, is really the finest stream iu Oregon, or
anywhere else for that matter; but it is also the most dangerous,
aud a very strong swimmer is liable to less his fooling and
become entangled in a vortex from which be would never
emerge alive. To add ti the great size and gameness of its
trout there are hot springs fully equal to those of Pas >
Bobles or Little Rock, so that it is unsurpassed as a health
resort. The deer are still abundant there aud the lover of
woodcraft will be equally at home at the Foiey Springs or the
Bel Knap, which are on the river and nearer to tho fishing
grounds. Tbe beautiful Dolly Varden trout is taken here
from the very same pools as the "redside," which is the
gamest of all the Pacific Coast native fish.

Now, I suppose, some of your readers will ask me what is
my favorite rod? My answer is that I have three rods, two
of which are split bamboo, and tbe other a Ulica switch
My longest bamboo is a Conroy lod, a present from Mr.
Buck of the N. T. Spirit of the Times. It is eleven feet six
inches in length, aud I only use it for lake fishing from a
boat. The other is ten feet long aud is the work of B. F.
Nicholls, of Boson. I use it on the Claekanas, Dougherty,
Umpqua and other wide rivers. Twoyeais ago last fall I killed
a six-pound salmon with it on tbe Claekanas, at the moulh
of Eagle Creek; and I don't believe that you or anybody
else ever saw a mucu bigger circus than I had for about forty
minutes. I was into the water half-a-dozen times during
that period abjve my hips, and having no gaff-hoDk or laud"
ingnet with me, walked to a sand bar where I shouldered ny
rod and dragged the big brute out on his belly. I got home
at 9:20 that night and next day my table was graced by the
fattest broiled fish I ever saw. He was of the mukilteo or
silverside persuasion.

Now you will ask what is a Utica switch ? Well, take it up
one side aud down ths other, it is by long odds the handiest
rod I ever saw, especially for such fishing as you have down
there in California. It was made for me (upon a design of
Mr. Harri«, 0f the American Angler) by Frederick Deviue, of
Dtica, N. Y., aud has thres middle pieces of different lengths
and four tips also of various lengths, with an interchangeable
system of ferrules. It can be made to vary in length from
nine feet down to seven feet two inches. I use the shortest
middle piece and the second longest tip in a nar:ow or very
brushy stream. It is made of Bethebara'wood, and costs $15,
which I deem the cheapest rod I ever had at the pric6. Its
ferrules are very stout, and Deviue uses no dowels. In a drv
climate it makes but little difference, but here in Oregon,
where it often rains in May or June, I would not swap it off
for a dozen bamboo rods.

If any of your readers visit Oregon next summer I advise
them to take the west side railroad to North Yamhill Station
and thence by wagon to Eugene Keyes' house on the Trask,
where as good a housekeeper as ever lived is to be found in
the person of Keyes' wife. It is the best country boarding-
house in America, to my notion, and the terms are $5 per
week. No matter how hot the days are there in August, vou
will always need two blankets over you at night. Venison is
as plenty as beef, and it is your own fault if you do not have
more trout than you can eat. I once took sixty-three fish,
varying from ten to fourteen inches, in two hours and a half'
within a mile's walk of the bouse, and quit because I deemed
it reckless slaughter to kill any more. The water is icy cold,
and when you get on a fourteen-incb fish you are sure to get
a fight on your hands. On my first night at Keyes' I took
the fish at the first cast, just as the day was fairly gone.
These two fish weighed three and a quarter pounds together
and were nearly of a size, two as pretty "redsides" as I ever
saw. I had my "Dtica switch," and would not have given a
quarter of a dollar for its chances, but it stood the strain
bravely and I landed both fish. The next morning I took
from one deep eddy, about a mile below there, five fish that
weighed seven pounds dressed, altogether. I gutted them to
save room in the basket.

But the Satsop is my darling, although not so pleasant to
stay on as on the Trask, except you camp out. I was out one
day there with my son and Mr. E. H. Palmer, of this city,
and after walking four miles up stream gave tbeni half an
hours' start of me on the homeward trip. I caught seventy-
eight fish of exceptioual size, and believed that I was "high
hook." On reaching camp, however, I found that Charles
had eighty-two to Palmer's eighty-seven, though mine were
larger fish and out-weighed either of the other creels. On
the Satsop there is every variety of berries, and plenty of
grouBe; aud if I had more space I could give you an idea of
how well we lived with myself for cook and mv Caledonian
friend, Lewis Russell, for dishwasher. Eb, mou dear, but
the Scot is a jewel of a fellow after supper.

If I were to write my canoe voyage of 1854. from Ni i
to the sea, 127 miles down tbe beautiful Gheliali:
your dnde anglers would be green with envy. L,
them come up here next August and try it on, au>
not wonder at the enthusiasm of

Portland, February 9, 1888.

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Form.

The above word has many meanings, and in the lexi-
con of the turf there are several definitions. The one
which we intend to consider in this article may be
defined as the consideration of the qualities necessary to
give the greatest assurance of a high rate of speed.
Physical and men'al characteristics must be coupled in
the review, though as the marks of physical excellence are
the most pronounced, it will be held by a large majority
of experts that form means outward conformation, and
that mental qualities do not come into tne calculation.
That position we cannot endorse, and consider that the
man who is Dot guided by any other data than the shape
of the machine, its covering of muscular tissue, the ten-
dons, ligaments, joints and feet is not a "good judge" in
the fullest sense of the term. In this era of craze for
fashionable blood there is great danger of form being
overlooked. That proper attention is not given to selec-
tion apart from blood lines, and that animals totally
unsuited on account of corresponding defects are coupled
with sanguine expectations of securing the sought-for
type. There is more danger from this in the breeding of
trotters than the breeder of race-horses has to encounter.
For moro than two centuries there has been an effort to
improve the form of race-horses. Well-directed efforts,
as there waaa distinct aim in view — the object to pro-
duce an animil which could run fast and keep up the
speed for certain distances and carry a certain amount of
weight. This was the natural fast pace ol the horse,
and, consequently, when the machinery was in the right
proportion and the resolution in keeping there was suc-
cess. But in breeding trotters there are qualities
demanded which should compel still closer scrutiny in
the selection of parents. The adaptability to acquire the
fast-trotting step and the temperament to adhere to the
acquired manner of progression among the excitements of
contests and the turmoil attendant on larg6 gatherings
f people is of the highest importance. But in the
•ndeavor to secure these qualities (consider them para-
mount, if you choose) it is absolutely imperative that
race-horse characteristics be added. That is the capa-
city to carry the strain, and though some animals of

inferior form may combine the essentials, these are excep-
tions, and the old adage that "form gives superiority"
will be found true in a majority of examples where
'there is a high degree of excellency.
, In an article last w^ek, it was asserted that the suc-
cess at Palo Alto was due, in no slight degree, to the
selection of form as well as blood. This we think is sus-
ceptible of proof, and, furthermore, established by evi-
dence which any clear-headed man will admit to be
sound. In the first place the selection of Electioneer was
in a great measure due to his form being nearer the
model desired than others which were shown. It may
be said that the choice was made entirely on form, as
between the two stallions at Stony Ford — Messenger
Duroc and Electioneer — the choice, if made on pedigree,
would have been the former. By the same sire, the dam
of the former bringing in several additional strains of
MesseDger, and with first, second, third and fourth dams
traced. The other had one known strain on f,he side of
the dam, and in 1876, when the purchase was made,
that slightly valued. George Wilkes was pronounced a
failure in 1876, and the stigma clung to those which had
Clay blood. This could be carried further, but it does
not require long statements to show that on the score of
breeding Messenger Duroc would have b^en awarded the
palm by nearly all, if not a unanimous vo*:e, of trotting-
horse men. Then on the score of "producer," previous
to 1876 Prosperohad won a match for $10,000, distancing
his opponent in 2:22£. Dame Trot and Hogarth had shown
well as three-year-olds, Elaine and other youngsters
showing great powers. "While the successful sire was
three years the oldest, the cast-off was eight years old
when bought, and h^d nothing to show only his form,
and the fact that his dam had also proved that she was a
producer.

"When Governor Stanford returned home he assured
us that without wishing to disparage the premier of
S*oney Ford, had Mr. Backman offered him Messenger
Duroc as a gift, on condition that Electioneer be left,
he would have paid the price for the latter in preference.
Had Mr. Backman appreciated the form of Electioneer
as highly as the purchaser, he would have given him a
better chance. Had he been mated with the same judg-
ment in the East as he has since his location in Cali-
fornia, it is fair to infer that results would have been
different. In all probability not such startling denou-
ments. The climate has been a factor, and without
going to the thoroughbred paddocks it would be difficult
in the State of New York to make such a selection of
high-formed mares. That the climate has an influence
on form is also susceptible of proof. Among all the St.
Clairswe have seen only one that could be called coarse.
Then at Sunny Slope every generation has Bhoivu
superiority of form to that which preceded it. The Moor
was not to be compared to his son Sultan, and still finer
proportion exists in the get of that noted stallion.
Beautiful Bells when in training had a finished, high-
bred look which still remains, after giving birth to so
many colts. Apart from thoroughbreds, and those so
nearly related to thoroughbreds as to carry the charac-
terists, the mares which have "nicked" so well with
Electioneer have shown a "deal of quality." May
Flower, Mayfly, Beautiful Bells, Susie, Lady Ellen,
Manzanita, May Queen, Norma, and others which could
be named, prove this assertion to be correct. To turn to
thoroughbred and nearly thoroughbred mares to show
how the same ground for selection proved in practice,
there are Ansel 2:20, Palo Alto 2:20^, Azmoor 2:30£,
Anteeo 2:16^, Antevolo 2:19£, three of these records
made when four-year-olds. "Were the "trials" added a
still more surprising illustration would be presented.

Mr. Wallace laid a good deal of stress on the statement
made to him by Governor Stanford that he was guided
in a great measure by the head of the thoroughbred
mares he chose to breed to Electioneer. That was that
if the rest of the form came up to the standard, and the
head fell below the gauge the animal was rejected.
There could not be better proof of the soundness of the
judgment of the selector. It may be said, with little
fear of denial, that ihe best form for racing, so far as
physical proportion extends, is also the best form for
trotting. This is more likely to be found in animals
which have been bred for so many generations with that
object in view, and those of near relationship, than in races
which have only a trace, if any, of the blood. This
desideratum may be shown by mares, the temper of
which is a drawback, and this is more plainly exhibited
in the "features" than any other portion of the animal.
Eyes, ears, forehead, nostrils, jaws, indicate the equine
character, and a competent judge reads in the equine
countenance the story which an accomplished physiog-
nomist peruses in a corresponding volume in mankind.
With this difference, there is no dissimulation in the
brute. Ill-usuage may have had an effect, and the flash
of the eye aud backward pose of the ear tell of wrongs
inflicted and suffering endured. Still, as competent a

judge as the proprietor of Palo Alto discriminates
between natural character aud acquired trai's. A head
denoting intelligence is that sought for. Tin-re rimy be
a spice of deviltry shown without cancelling the c aims
for consideration." The head of Electioneer shews a
high order of intelligence. The eye is so expressivu tint
it elicits encomiums from careless observers, and the
width between is an evidence that there is room for
plenty of brain. Coupled with mares of higher finish
in neck, body and limbs, and with similar nervous o-gin -
izatious, if even there is more excitability shown, th r<t
are good reasons to look for such progeny as has comj
from the conjoining. It must be borne in mind, too,
that selections of thoroughbred mares had to be guided
by what could be seen in the individual. While the action
could be partially arrived at from the study of the fo: m,
aud by scrutiny in fields and paddocks; the main depend-
ence was on a careful survey of the animal iu repose.

In place of being an argument against the use of thor-
oughbred mares in the trotting stud, the acknowledg-
ment that success has followed proper selection is strongly
iu favor of their employment. While few men h ive
Governor Stanford's capacity for close observation, and
almost an intuitive faculty of coming to correct conclu-
sions on anything his attention, is directed to, if a studv of
form — careful, close study — that one great secret of suc-
cess can be acquired.

In this connection we can say that facility of expres-
sion, the repetition of what has been written over a^aiu
about "points," do not cover the ground, or give those
who glibly rehearse them the standard which marks the
judge.

A majority of the points, when taken separately, may
be good, and yet a lack of harmony of proportion, sym-
metry, or what is termed "well-balanced," overcome the
good, while an animal which does not "fill the measure"'
be vastly superior when the test is a practical comparison
of speed and endurance.

There are few writers for the press who have the fac-
ulty of describing a horse intelligently. Some follow
"copy," and reproduce the portraiture of an olden- time
expert. When deprived of that aid there is usually a
queer jumble of phrases. Uur attention was called a
few days ago to the description of a horse which was
delineated as "lacking substance," whereas, if there was
a fault in that direction it laid on the other side. Now
substance is an indefinite term, and, as usually applied,
means a ponderous body and heavy bone. These, or at
least the first, may be of service to a cart-horse, entirely
out of place where a high rate of speed, either galloping,
trotting or pacing, is the objsctive point. When there i-i
sufficient muscular development to propel the body at
the rate and for the distance required, any great surplus
will be found detrimental. There are few animals which
lack bone, though very many are deficient in tendon.
The bulk of muscle is not an absolute measure of power.
As hickory differs from basswood, so the muscles of race-
horses and highly-bred trotters have far more elasticity,
and, of course, more contractile force than those of the
coarser breeds. The object of depositing adipose matter
in connection with speed is as a lubricant, when that is
in excess it is a hindrance. Especially to the internal
organs, though outside fat increases the weight, i. e., the
substance to the eye, it surely diminishes the capacity. We
like to see an animal take on flesh, even to overloading,
when circumstances are favorable, as that shows the
proper assimilation of food. This is a token of good
digestion, though animals intended for fast work should
not be permitted to become decidedly gross, and should
that be the case great care must, be observed in the first
Btage of training not to be overly eager to remove the
burden. A fat horse may be rated by those who apply
the term as showing a "deal of substance." A heavily
made horse, with a round, full barrel, loaded shoulders,
massive quarters, great width between the forelegs,
offered as a model, and so it would be were mere strength
the desideratum. The sculptors of ancient times made a
vast difference between the statues of Hercules and Mer-
cury, and the race-course proves that there must be the
antithesis of what is usually called substance. Mastiffs,
Newfoundlands, bull-dogs are the types of strength, the
greyhouud emphatically an exemplar of speed when the
canine race is looked to for an illustration.

But there are many other points to consider, as well as
substauoe, and several articles be necessary for proper
elucidation.

In the Produce Stalliou Stakes of Indiana, Anteros, full
brother to Anteeo and Antevolo has thirteen representatives;
Jersey Wilkes has nearly as many more. Only two sons of
Old Blue Bull are represented, George Hall and Kindergarten.
They have a very large entry for this stake, and when those
who face the starter are called to the stand, you will all have
a chance to hear of a horse-raoe.

The Governor has appointed and commissioned* O. S. Crit-
tenden, of this city, as a member of the District Board of
Agriculture for District No. 1 (Golden Gate Fair Association),
vice W, W. Cameron failed to qualify. ■

1888

Ufa* Wtubtx awd &p tttsmatt.

105

"M. G. T." on Placing.

There are good ideas in the letter of our correspondent.
Startlingly novel though it may appear to trot a certain
number of heats and award the prizes to aggregate posi-
tions, there is merit in it. The honest competitor who
does his best in every heat would obtain recognition; the
cunning manipulator who lays up, employs helpers,
expecting to win through chicanery, would be "headed
off." It is full time that the plea of not wanting a
record should be regarded as an admission of guilt. If
that be the governing principle do not start in races.
As we have oftentimes argued one of the greatest draw-
backs to trotting is the laying up of heats. Were M. T.
G.'s plan adopted fully so as to include the horse which
would win under the present rule, there would be an
effectual estoppel. But there are difficulties in the way
of "averaging" positions when the number of heats is
subjected to the test, as a horse might stand higher in
the race, when he had never been better than third than
those which had won heats. The number of starters
would be an important factor in the calculation. Sup-
pose that there were eight starters: A stood 8, 8, 1, 1, 1;
B 1, 1, 8, 8, 8; G 2, 2, 2, 2, 2; D 3, 3, 3, 3, 3; A would
foot 19; B 26; C 10, and D 15, giving C and D first and
second money. Even the horse which ranted four in
each heat, and the one which had a figure five opposite
his name all through would be better than B. For all
that seeming injustice they would be actually better
entitled to the precedence. He has beaten them two
heats, they have finished in front of him three times.
This is a knotty question from every point of view.
The simplest solution appears to us to compel every
driver to go for every heat. This, too, would seem hard
so long as winning a certain number was the only
measure that could be used to fix the status of the victor.
As it now stands when "laying up" gives better chances
of winning it is the duty of the driver to "save" his
horse. But in place of aggregating positions, let us sup-
pose that a certain number of heats must be trotted and
the rank awarded in accordance with a formula as fol-
lows: The horse shall be the winner which finishes in
front of all the other horses a majority of heats, the
second shall be the horse which holds the next place
according to the same scale, and so on until all the
allotments are decided. Thus if five heats are the num-
ber fixed upon, and there are four horses engaged

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A Stake for Three-Tear-Old Stallions.

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Some time ago we advocated the getting up of stakes
for three-year-old stallions, and that it might be incor-
porated with the speed programmes of the fairs advan-
tageously. A few days ago a letter was received from a
gentleman prominent in the management of agricultural
exhibitions, and also a large breeder of horses. He sug-
gests that a stake of $200 each be gotten up to trot on
the same day that the Natienal Stallion Stake is decided,
and that he would make one and probably two nomina-
tions. It strikes us that the day previous to the stallion
trot would be better. Towards the latter part of Octo-
ber there is not time enough in one afternoon for two
races to be decided without sandwiching, and in a race
of so much importance as the stallion contest is likely to
be, there should be nothing in the way of an exact com-
pliance with the rule bearing on time between heats.
Then, too, the question of a division of the gate receipts
would be somewhat intricate. The "big race" will be
the supreme attraction, and that alone will be a magnet
of the first power. It is not likely that a colt race on the
same day would add a dollar to the receipts, but on a
previous day and conjointly with another colt stake,
make the "added money" a round sum. Oar plan would
be to open two colt stakes, one for three-year-old stal-
lions, and the other for two-year- old stallions, the older
to trot "3 in 5," the younger "2 in 3." This would
ensnre good sport for one afternoon, and as a number of
people will come from a distance to see the champion-
ship battle, it is altogether probable that a majority will
be on hand the day before. It is asking too much of
Captain Smith to take the additional labor upon him-
self which these two stakes will entail, and yet in his
willingness to assist in promoting trotting sports he
may accept the task. There will be tinu enough, how-
ever, to arrange the colt stakes after the nominations
are received for the National. The California entries
may be in so as to publish them on the third of March.
By th<3 10th, all will be made known, unless tuere should
be something out of joint in the mail.

This would give a different result from aggregation, as
the totals would figure: A, 9; B, 12; C, 12 and D, 13,
dividing, under the latter plan, second and third money
between B and C. There are so many objections, how-
ever, to both, that we cannot see the way clear to the
adoption of either. Again, if the winning of three heats
is imperative there is still trouble. For instance, D
might win the sixth heat, A the seventh. "While D was
second, B third and C fourth, D would be behind B and
C in four heats, in front of them three heats.

It appears, therefore, a task beyond a likelihood of
accomplishment to better the present system, so long as
heats are trotted, and relief must come from amend-
ments which will not materially change the present
rule to govern placing. As we argued some time ago
the most feasible plan is to shorten the distance. That
has worked well in racing, and it is reasonable to expect
an improvement in trotting when laying up is restricted
to a less number of yards.

We shall assuredly "excuse" our correspondent for
his expressed partiality for Herod and Herod blood. "We
admire the feeling which prompts the advocacy of
favorite horses, even when carried to enthusiastic demon-
stations. But when abuse of other horses accompanies
the laudation of those fancied, that practice cannot be
too severely reprehended. This failing M. T. G. has
been far from exhibiting, and he has good grounds for
extolling Herod. It was, indeed, a remarkable showing
to accomplish what he did after eighteen year3 of life,
and without doubt, subjected to hardships which told as
well as yeais. "We sincerely hope that the descendants
of the game old Morgan may prove eminently worthy
aud climb within a slender notch of the topmost round
of Fame's ladder. More than that for us to say can
ccarcely be expected and be candid in our statements,
as the first place is earnestly desired for the descendants
of the one we battled for so many years.

Foals of 1888.

Death of Twilight.

The bay mare Twilight, by Norfolk, dam Kate Gift by
Lodi, from Ruby, by Winnebago, was fonnd dead in the pad-
dock at Rancho del Paso a few days since. Appearances
indicated that sbe had jumped a fence from one paddock to
aoother, and, catching her hind feet on the top rail, had
turned a somersault, breaking her neck. Twilight was
foaled in 1875, and bred by Col, W. W. Gift, in whose colors
Bhe raced successfully for several years. She was a great
weight carrier, and particularly good over hurdles. She was
sold to Gov. Stanford, and in 1883 produced the f-ay filly
Moonlight, by Tbad Stevens. Mr. Hag-in pirchased her last
year after bhe had foaled a colt by Will Crocker.

The Weather.

The promise of February 1st was not fulfilled. At that
time it looked favorable for the short month to be dry
and warm, but after a few days of glorious expectancy
the rains came again, and though there was warmth
enough there has been a surplus of mud. Again, the
indications are promising. St. Valentine's day was fair,
the loth and 16th as lovely overhead as could be desired,
though there was still plenty of mud in the streets, even
on those which are macadamized a good deal of slop.
All that is needed now is a continuation of sunshine to
put everybody in good spirits. There could not be bet-
ter prospects for farmers and fruit-growers, and all that
horse-trainers require is dry footing.

It is true that hay and oats are at a top figure,
especially hay. Twenty dollars a ton for that which is
far from being really first quality is pretty steep, and
when from two to four tons can be cut from an acre,
should pay the grower better than a crop of grain.
"Trusts" and "combines" are cornering nearly every
indispensable article of consumption, and horsemen
catch it all around.

Mr- Donahue Retires-

A letter ftoin Wm. Appleby informs us that Mr.
Donahue has instructed him to sell his horses in train-
ing, with the exception of those which "Billy" would
like to retain and run under his own colors. Two being
all that his circumstances will warrant him incurring
expense upon, the remainder will be disposed of at rea-
sonable figures. Mr. Donahue gives Appleby the use of
his track, stable), etc., which will put him in a good
position to train a public stable. He is competent and
trustworthy, with the additional recommendation of
being able to ride excepting at a very low weight. Mr.
Donahue contemplates an extended tour, and his connec-
tion with race-horses will be limited for a time to breed-
ing a few mares.

Curing Horse Vices.

At Rancho Del Paso. Property of J. B. ffaggtn, Esq.

Feb. 8, bay filly by imp. Sir Modred, da*n Miss Laura by
imp. King Ban, from Flower Girl, by imp. Australian.

Feb. 8, bay filly by Warwick, dam Cordelia Planet by
Planet, from Lilla, by imp. Yorkshire.

Feb. 8, chestnut colt by Warwick, dam Lorilla by imp.
Mor'emer, from imp. Refreshment, by Caterer.

Feb. S, chestnut tilly by imp. Kyrie Daly, dam Mura, l.y
imp. Leamington, from Lemonade, by Lexington.

Feb. 13, chestnut colt by imp. Sir Modred, dam Tyranny
(sister to Tyrant) by imp. Great Tom, from Moselle, by Jack
Malone.

Feb. 13, bay colt by Ban Fox, dam imp. Queen, by Scottish
Chief, from Gertrude, by Parmesan.

Feb. H, bay colt by Warwick, dam Maria F., by Leinster^
from Flusb, by Hiawatha.
At Palo Alio. Properly of Hon. Leland Stanford.

TROTTERS.

Feb. 1, bay filly (dead) by Piedmont, dam Carrie C. by
Electioneer, from Maid of Clay, by Henry Clay.

Feb. 5, bay filly by Electioneer, dam May by Wildidle, from
Mayflower, by St. Clair.

Feb. 7, brown colt (dead) by Norval, dam Amy by Mes-
senger Duroc, from Amanda, by Rysdyk's Hambletoman.

Feb. 9, bay tilly by Will Crocker, dam Claire by Arthurton,
from Lady St. Clair, by St. Clair.

Feb. 12, bay colt by Electioneer, dam Winona by Almont,
from Dolly (dam of Director, 2:17), by Mambrino Chief.

Feb. 13, bay filly by Electioneer, dam Texana by Foreigner,
from Mary Woods, by imp. Yorksnire.

THOROUGHBREDS.

Jan. 29, bay filly by Flood, dam Lady Evangeline by
Leinster, from Tibbie Dunbar, by imp. Bonnie Scotland.

Jan. 30, bay filly by Argyle, dam imp. Fairy Eose by
Kisber, from Hippolyte, by King Tom.

Jan. 31, bay colt by Shannon, dam Sallie Gardner by
Vandal, from Charlotte Thompson, by imp. Mickey Free.

Feb. 1, dark brown tilly by Flood, dam Frolic by Thunder,
from imp. Siskin, by Muscovite.

Feb- 8, chestnut colt by Argyle, dam imp. Amelia by Low-
lander, from Melissa, by Hubert.

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Judicious BreediDff.

On February 6th my bay mare Laura, by Whippleton, dam
by Plow Boy, foaled to Rustic one brown colt for which I
claim the name of Rustic L.

On the night of 13th, Gazelle, sister to Flora Shepherd,
record 2:30, sister to Nellie Patuhen, record 2:27 J, foaled to
Rustic one brown filly for which I claim the name of Rustic S .

I like and fully agree with Mr. Simpson in his last edi-
torial on the mating of mares. The stallion is an edition to
be revised and corrected; id est, there never was a perfect
horse. Hence a mare should be the complement to the horse;
fills up his deficiencies with her excellencies. Above all, if
the greatest of speed is aimed at, breed away superfluous
action, *(that is a waste of motion." Heavy shoes make
excessive action; discard them and use light steel shces with
low heels, so as to let the frog touch the ground, or use tips.
High form in the mare ensures high form in the colt. The
dam more largely gives th6 disposition than the sire. Daugh-
ters are more like the fathers than the mothers, and sons
more like the dams than the fathers. Look at the high form
of Antevolo; more like his dam than the close compact, mus-
cular form of his sire. These are ideas that I think experi-
ence has taught. No one can study to love or appreciate a
horse indoors. Nothing will educate those who think they
know all about horses — their name is legion — the speeding
track in the park once done will.

"A man's a man for a' that and a1 that," will apply to the
horses which make this drive famous; not to the liian or the
turnouts. No saying is more trite and conclusive evidence
of what constitutes a crack-horse than the remarks of a col*
ored gen'men. "How far," a belated traveller enquired of
a wayside negro slave in the South, "is it to A?" "Wall,
Massa," responded the man of color, "a judgin' from dat
horse you'se a ridin', it's abouta thousand miles; but if you so
on my massa's horse, you'se dar now."

That is what all are trying to do to get there. The loca-
tion of there, be it either high or low, brings us weal or
brings us woe. P. J. Shafter.

Olema, Feb. 14th.

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Shakespeare-

Prof. G. W. Stimpson, a recent arrival from the East, is in
the city, and proposes to give a few exhibitions of his skill as
a horse educator, at the Bay District Track, during his stay.
He brings the most unexceptionable credentials from the
states of the Mississippi Valley, where he has followed his pro-
fession and calls himself not only an educator of horses but
an educator of horsemen as well. He is a great advocate of
humane treatment, oppOBiBg all manner of brutality, and
even scorns the word "subjugation" in connection with
managing the horse. The professor invi:es the presenoe at
hi3 exhibitions of any and all wild, sbyiDg, biting, kicking,
balky, run-away or vicious horses of any kind or character,
and proposes to reduce them to good behavior without
charge, and at the same time demonstrates practically to own-
ers and others the proper method of cul ivating the acquaiut-
ance and good graces of the noblest of quadrupeds. As
there is much work of this kind to be done in California, we
have no doubt the professnr will find abundant opportunity
to try bn art and prove his claim*. He is on his way to
Australia, bnl will bd ueie a s!i rt time and will give pub-
lic notice of the dates of exhibition.

We have received the appended responses to the inquiry
for information about the gray stallion Shakespeare. The
Dr. Marsh's Shakespeare mentioned by Mr. Page is probably
the animal. Mr. Meese is undoubtedly correct as to Mr.
White's name, and if Mr. John M. White is within reaoh we
should be pleased to hear from him:

Editor Breeder and Sportsman-:— A gray stallion called
Huffs Shakespeare stood in Petaluma about 1861 or '62 in
the hands of Joel Merchant. His sire was said to be Dr.
Marsh's Shakespeare (probably the Shakespeare your corres-
pondent inquires about). Dr. M.\rsh, I am told, lives or lived
in Contra Costa County. I have a mare twenty-four years
old by Huff's Shakespeare, that shows a great deal of breed-
ing, and as she was out of a half Spanish saddle mare, 1 have
always credited the Bire with what merit she possesses. Per-
haps your correspondent can use this clue to gain the m(or*
mation he desires. Wilfred Page.

Penn's Grove, Feb. 11, 1888.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman: — A subscriber sayp, in
1853 Mr. James M. White brought across the plains from
Kentucky a gray stallion called Shakespeare; he wishes to
know something of his pedigree. 1 think he is mistaken in
the first name of Mr. White. Mr. John M. White brought to
this valley (San Eamone) a very nice dapple gray stallion
about that time or later called Shakespeare. If he'wishes to
know more in regard to the horse he would find out by
writing to John M. White, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County. Mr.
John M. White lives at that place. Wm. Meese.

Danville, Feb. 14th.

♦

There has been mnch talk going the rounds about the
condition of the little bay gelding Hurry Wilkes, report say-
ing that his feet are in bad condition, similar to Jay-Eye-See.
In a conversation with Mr. Henry B. Sire he said: "There is no
word of truth in it. He is still at the farm in Morristown,
N. J., and has just been taken up and is beinp j ■■_!■_
He never looked better in hie life, and as to there t
thing wtong with him you can say that we expert
with him this season.'*

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%ht ^ue&tt attxl gponcimum.

Feb 18

Remarkable Horse Leaps.

A writer in the Field observes that the present hunting
season is not likely to afford a more startling incident than
that which befell Mr. P. A. lluntz, M. P., a few days ago,
when he was percipitated to the bottom of a gravel pit forty
feet deep, his escape from death or lifelong injary beiDg con-
sidered little short of miraculous.

Mr. Muntz's escape is not the only one of its kind that has
been recorded. As long ago as 1733 a horse ridden with the
hounds by Mr. St. John Panlet jamped into a chalk pit 25
feet deep. Neither horse nor rider was injured, and in the
followiDg year the pair carried off a Hunters' Plate at some
races on Worthy Down. "Lambert's Leap," Newcsstle-on-
Tyne, has been the scene of three strange adventures, the
place taking its designation from the name of Mr. Cothbert
Lamberf, who tirsfc made it famous in the year 1759. That
gentleman, the son of Dr. Lambert, of Pilgrim street, was
riding along Sandiford Stone lane, when his mare took fright,
and on reaching the bridge which spans the "burn" below,
jumped on to the battlements, 3; high, and sprang toward
the opposite side of the burn, the width of which was 46 feet.
The depth to the water was 36 feet. An old ash tree broke
the rider's fall, and, according to some accounts, he clung to
one of ihe boughs in his descent — at any rate he was unhurt;
but the mare was killed, and an examination showed that
every joint in her backbone was displaced by the shock. Mr.
Lambert died in 1770, and in ihe next year a precisely similar
accident occurred at the same place. This time the rider was
a groom in the service of Sir John Hussey Delaval, whose
horse, on the road to Newcastle from Seaton Delaval, took
fright, and, runniDg along Sandiford lane, reached the above-
mentioned bridge, where some foot people endeavored to
Btop him. The attempt, however, was in vain, and the horse
sprang over the battlement of the bridge. Unlike Mr. Lam-
bert, the groom did not keep his seat; but according to the
aocount, came to the bottom first, and— this is the strangest
part of the story — alighted between two large stones. The
torse came down immediately afterwards, but being wedged
In between the stones, did not crush the rider who was able
to ride another horse home. One is not surprised to l>arn
that the jumping horse was "subsequently shot." In these
two instances the riders escaped and the horses died; but in
1827 matters were reversed; the horse escaped and the man
was killed. Mr. Nicholson, a surgeon of Henzel, was riding
over the bridge when his horse suddenly shied, and in jump-
ing over the side knocked over the stone inscribed "Lambert's
Leap." It is certainly strange that three accidents should
have occurred about the same spot.

About the year 1790 a somewhat similar leap was recorded
to have taken place near Whitehaven. A Lancaster gentle-
man was riding a horse which was upset by a post-chaise
dashing by. Thinking the horse would settle down if
allowed to go in front, the rider quickened his pace, and rid-
ing on repassed the chaise; but "the trot became a gellop
soon." The horse ran away, and on reaching the middle of
Egremont Bridge jamped onto the baltlements which were
four feet high, and appeared to be, at any rate, wide enough
to have afforded momentary standing room; "for," says the
account, "the rider fearing lest the horse should topple over
sideways, had the presence of mind to spur the horse, and so
cause him to jump, which he did down the substantial drop
of twenty feet, alighting safe and sound in a foot of water."
The horse was unhurt, and the only injury sustained by the
ridei was a sprained foot which confined him to his room for
three days. In the same year a gentleman, "while taking the
diversion of hunting in the township of Worsley," had the
misfortune to fall witb his hunter in a draw-pit thirty feet
deep, the mouth of which had some poles and bushes placed
over it, and was mistaken by the rider for Bolid ground.
His hunting cap "was driven so firmly into the 'root* of the
tunnel that it required much force to pull it from between
the stones." In thiB instance the horse died, but the man
was unhurt. Perhaps the most sensational leap on record
was one unintentionally performed by Dick Christian when
riding Mr. Coke's chestnut mare Marigold with the Quorn
Hounds in 1828 or 1829. When near Holwell Month he rode
at a thick hedge 4 feet 6 inches high. "When in the air I
sees my danger," said the hero of the story; the "danger"
being Sot's Hole, a quarry about 40 feet deep. Luckily the
sides, though steep, were not quite straight, so Marigold,
having landed on a narrow bank beyond the hedge, made a
succession of bounds and reuched the bottom safely. The
redoubtable tough rider kept his saddle, and neither he nor
the mare was one whit the worse for the adventure. Only a
year or two before Christian's exploit "a butcher, who
appears to have had more horse flesh than was necessary,"
told his lad to exercise one of his horses. Scarcely had he
mounted before the horse started at a gallop down a narrow
lane, at the bottom of which was a fence to prevent people
from falling over a precipice twenty feet deep, the road turn-
ing off at a right angle. The boy not being able to turn the
horse, the latter took the fence at a fly, cleared it and a turn-
pike road which ran along the bottom of the precipice,
and came to a dead stop in a thick hedge on the far side of
the road! This leap was between thirty-six and forty feet in
length, with a drop of about twenty feet. It took place close
to Lewes, and is mentioned in the Sporting Magazine for
February, 1825, where it is vouched for.

The Chepstow leap of 1801 was not, strictly speaking, a
leap, but a fall. Mr. Smart, of Chepstow, was leading a
horse over a wooden bridge, when the animal became restive,
and in its struggles broke some of the boards, eventually
dropped through into the river, 50 feet below, and swam
asbore none the worse. Then there is an incident which
occurred with ths Doke of Grafton's hounds on the 21st of
November, 1862. It was a foggy day, and the hounds came
away with their fox near Weston village. Capt. C. Glyn rode
at a fence 4£ feet high, and landed in an old pit, the bottom
of which was 25J feet from the top of the hedge. Neither
horse nor rider was hurt, and both saw the finish. — St. James

Gazette.

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Alfalfa as a Horse Feed.

B. F. Johnson writes the New York Tribune: Intelligent
and observant horsemen tell us the California two-year-old
thoroughbred is, as an average, quitu as well grown and as
fully developed as the three-year-old of our side of the
mountains. This, they say, is probably owing to the mildness
of the climate, and a green forage all tho year round, if
needed— that keeps a colt growing right along. These are, no
doubt-, good reasons, but possibly they do not embrace all of
them. Has it ever been sufficiently considered whether the
feeding of (lucerne) green and dry may not have something
to do with the rapid growth and size attained at an early age?
W' mow there are no better pastures in the world for putting
on 'at and flesh than those of Kentucky, where blue grass
abends, supported by timothy and clover, white and red;
pnd we know, too, that in spite of these advantages Ken-
tucky-bred Btock is losing in size and weight every year—
ever it may gain in quality. And the same is to a cer-

tain extent true of the blue grass, timothy and clover pas-
tures of the entire blue grass region west of the AlleghanioB
and north of the Ohio river. In view of these several facts
will it not be worth while to try experiments with alfalfa,
and learn by actual trial whether it may not do for Eastern
Btock what it has done for that of the Pacific slope— giving it
the lead in fast and fine horses with other kinds of stock to
be heard from later on.

Among the resolutions that should be put down in that
new book for 1838, by those who have the old-fashioned hay
racks stuck up against the walls of their stables, should be
one to discard them at once. If for no other reason than
that it is the most unnatural way in the world for horses to
reach for their food. They should be takendown and replaced
by low manger?. It would be better to have no mangers at
all and throw the hay upon the ground, than to continue
the practice of feeding in these racks. The natural way for
a horse to procure his food ii from the ground, and the
nearer nature's teachings are followed in this matter the
better. A great many of the mangers that are put up now are
too high for the comfort of the horses that have to eat from
them. — National Stockman.

HERD AND SWINE.

Dehorning-

The main object of our visit to Orange County w<»s to
examine the work done by ths Westtown Farm and Garden
Club at dehorning cattle. This club is composed of some of
the most progressive farmers io the county. They are all
milk farmers, depending upon the milch cow for a living. It
may therefore be supposed that they would be very slow to
recommend any operation that would prove injurious to
milch cows. At the club meeting a good-sized table was
covered with horns of various sizes and shapes. The follow-
ing report was unanimously adopted after considerable dis-
cussion:

"The numerous serious and fatal accidents that are con-
tinually occurring throughout the country, and in our midst,
by being tossed on the horns and gore.l by angry bulls have
become a matter of serious import and alarm. Bulls that
were supposed to be trusty and gentle, bo that no precautions
were taken, have suddenly, and without a moment's warning,
turned upon their master or some member of the family and
very seriously maimed them or sent them to untimely graves.
The clab, having learned that dehorning is quite extensively
practiced in the West, and that it is a humane way of depriv-
ing an animal of his formidable weapons, sent to Professor
H. H. Haaff, the origin itor of dehorning, for the necessary
tools and instructions. Mr. Walter Manning invited the clnb
to dehorn a vicious cow. The horns were quickly removed,
and she betrayed no pain whatever after the operation. The
blood she shed did not exceed one-half gill. She was at once
put in a box stall, and all present were amazed to see her
feed as though nothing had happened. This cow was io milk
and is doing well. J. B. Halsey shortly afterward had a
vicious cow dehorned with the same result. She is now the
gentleBt cow in the dairy. The clnb then met at M. H. C.
Gardner's and witnessed the dehorning of a valuable Holstein'
bull, and an ugly cow, which was especially bo when children
were near her. They bled nothing to Bpeak of, ate feed
immediately, and showed no pain whatever afterward. Those
present were jubilant at this success. Gideon C. Lain then
bad his fine Holstein bull dehorned and the bull ate feed at
once. The same day E. V. R. Gardner had his register d
Belted bull dehorned, with the same result as the others.
Messrs. Liin and Gardner report, after a lap^e of two weeks,
that their bulls are doing splendidly, and they would not
have their horns back for any reasonable amount of money,
and such also is the report of all the owners of the dehorned
cattle. And now your committee in view of the above inves-
tigations, will cheerfully assert that dehorning is safe and
humane; that horns must go, particularly those on bulls and
vicious cows."

A heifer has no rings on her horns until she is two years
of age, and one is added each year thereafter. You can
therefore tell the age of a cow with tolerable accuracy by
counting the rings on her horns and adding two to the num-
ber. Xhe bull has no rings, as a rule, until he is five years
old, bo to tell his age, after that period, add five to the num-
ber of rings. The better way to tell the age is by the teeth.
What are called the milk teeth gradually disappear in front.
At the end of three years the second pair of permanent teeth
are well grown, at four years the third pair, and at five the
fourth and last pair have appeared, and at this time the cen-
tral pair are of full size. At seven years a dark line caused
by the wearing of the teeth appears on all of them, and on
the central pair a circular mark. A.t eight years, this cir-
cular mark appears on all of them, and at nine years the cen-
tral pair begin to shrink. At ten the second pair begins to
shrink and the third at eleveo. After this period the age can
ODly be determined by the degree of shrinkage generally. At
fifteen the teeth are nearly all gone. — Orange County Farmer.

The Standard Bred Trotting Stallion.

MT. VERNON,

Kecord 9:91.

WILL MAEE THE SEASON OF 1888 AT STOCKTON, TO CLOSE
JUNE 15th.

Description.
Foaled in 1381, dark bay, block points.no white. His perform-
ances in 1 87 ought to be too well known to receive an extended notice
here. On Angust 16th, at San Jose, where be made bis record of 2:21,
he could have trotted in 2:18 or 2:19 bad he been allowed (o do so. He
trotted the middle half in 1 :07J, the three-fourths in 1 :42J, and finished
the mile in a jog in 2:21. At the Bay District Track, Golden Gale Fair,
after being turned loose on the night before by unknown parties and
running in the streets for six hours btfore he was returned to the
track; the same afternoon he trotted and won one of the hardes*-con-
tested and fastest five-beat races of the season. Tempest beating him
less than a neck the first heat In 2:21$, Luella winning the fourth
from him by less than a length in 2:21}. Mt. Virnon winning ihe fifth
heat and race in a jog. I exhibited two two-year-olds, two yearlings,
one Buckling at the State Fair, 1*87, was awarded two first and three
second premiums, one of the yearlingB weighing 950 lbs. At sixteen
months old six of bis colts were shown at the Stockton Fair, getting
four first and two second premiums.

Pedigree.
Sired by the Great Nutwood, dam by Chieftain.

Terms.
Sixty dollars for the season. MareB not proving witb foal can be
returned next season free, providing I still own the horse. Mares cared
for in any manner owners may desire. Pasturage, S3 per month-
Every care exercised, but no liabilities for escapes or accidents. For
further information apply or address

J. A. SIcCLOUD, Proprietor,
t life 145 Park St. Stockton, tal

Valensin Stock Farm
STALLIONS.

SIDNEY.

Sidney, seven years, by Santa Clans, 2:17^, dam Sweetness 2:2i« by
Volunteer, is a rich buy 15. 2:. hands high, tracing to 2:20 or better profr.
ablVLftener than any stallion on the Pacific Coast, a., el of faster progen-
itors than any horse offered for public patronage or otherwise. As an indi-
vidual Sidney showed wonderful speed and would hive classed among
the fastest trotters in the world but for an accident which interrupted
his training. That blood will tell, that great speed comes from ances-
tors of great speed on both sides he has demonstrated by his merit and
by that of bis colts. Although imperfecta trained none 'of those he eot
when a three-year-old, if handled at *»11, have covered a mile slower
than 2:10 as two-year-olds; several much faster and out of differently
bred mares. I insist on this fact because it shows that he is a uniform
producer.

A. C. Dfetz'scolt, dam by Dashaway, showed a mile in 2-10, half in
1:18. John Kowen's colt, dam bv Echo, one mile in 2:39 half in 1-18
quarter :35^. Dennis Gannon's dam bv Whipple's Hainblutonian one
quarter in :38, hardly broken, turned out ever since.

Memo, dam by Buccaneer, lapped Grandee in Z-32.2-31K

Sister V., dam by Neteon, traiued three months. 2:32 fourth heat, one-
qusrter in :36.

Goldleaf, dam by Flaxtail, mile 2:24, half in 1:07.

Adonis, dam by Capt. Webster, mile in 2:27, half in 1:11. These aie all
two > ear-olds. George V., dam by Buccaneer, who is winner of all the
yeaning stakes of 1887, record of 'l-.biy., trial 2*45

These, to my knowledge, are all the colts bv Sidney which have been
worked, and! have neither heard nor read of any other stallion who, as
a three-year-old, produced as much aveiage Bpeed or of so high a rate
For further proof of the merit of his colts 1 will state that one yearling
brouglit?1.5&J: one weanling $1,200, one two-year-old $2,000, at private
sale, while Cupid, imperfectly broken, brought $1,110 at public auction
before a small attendance.

Terms fluOcaBb for the season commencing Feb. 1st to end July 1st
8S8 , due at time of service.

VALENSIN.

VALESsrs, five years, by Crown Point, 2:21, dam Nettie Lambert by
John Nelson; second dam by Fisherman; third dam bv Kentucky Gray
Eagle, throughbred, etc. etc.; is a rich chestnut horse, 16:3 high, of great
substance and quality. He haB a record of 2;23. made the fourth heat
as a three-year-old. As a four-year-old he showed an easv trial in 2:23,
2:22, 2:2lTocABT,buta Blight lameness during the circuit kept him from
starting in races. This trial to cart goes to prove that he certainly
would have beat 2:20 as a four-year-old.

Terms ?100 cash for the season, commencing February 1st to end
June 15th, 1888.

Good pasturage at $3 per month; best of care, hut no responsibility
taken for accidents or escapes.

MareB not proving in foal may be returned respectively, free of
;harge. next season, providing I still own the horses.

For further particulars or inquiries address

G. vai.knsin. Prop.
Side Pleasanton, Alameda Co., CaL

HAROLD COSSACK,

standard No. 4403.

Combines four crosses to Rysdyk's Ham ble Ionian, three to Mam-
brino Chief, and twenty-nine to "imported Messenger.

Description.

Isabeautiful cherry bay.no white. Foaled at Caton Stock Farm.
Jollet, 111., March 8, 1555. In color and form a model of his noted sire
Pedigree.

By Don Cossack, the great prize winner.

1st dam by Harold, sire of Maud S-, 2:03 V. and Noontide, 2:20^.

2d dam by Belmont, sire of Nutwood. 2: 18^. and Wedgewood. 2.-I9.

3d dam by Mambrino Chief, sire of Lady Thome, Z:1S#, and Wood-
ford Mambrino, 2:2lX.

4lh dam by Grey Eagle, sire of St. Charles, 2:26.

5th dam by Hunt's Commodore, son of Mambrino.

6th dam by WbipBter.

7th dam by imp. Buzzard.

8th dam by Craig'B Alfred.

9th dam. Wormlev's King Herod.

10th dam imp. Traveller.

11th dam imp. Whittington.

Harold Cossack waB bred to three mares last season and all are in
foal.

Will raaketheBeasonof 1883 at State Fair Grounds, Sacramento, Cal.
Limited to ten mares of approved breeding.

Terms f 0. Payable at time of service or when mares are removed.

Good asturageat $4 per month. Hay and stabling on reasonable
rateB.

Every precaution taken, but no responsibibtv assumed for accidents
or escapes.

V V 4'RAIG.
14ja26 2508 H Street, Sacramento. Cal.

tTHE t WILKES STALLION.

MAMBRINO WILKES,

(Half Brother to Harry Wilkes, 9:13 1-2.)

Sire of Qua Wilkes, 2:22; Alpheus, beaten a throatlatch in 2:26>4, and
John O'Brien, a colt that Lapped out the winner in 2:36 as a three-year-
old.

Will make the season of 183S at Walnut Creek. Contra Costa County.

Description,

MAMBRINO WILKES is a black horse, 16 hands high, and consider-
ably longer than his height; has immense nfuscular development and
weighs 1,260 pounds. He has the utmost symmetry of proportion and
elegance of finish. Several Eastern breeders have examined him of late
and pronounced him the "finest individual" the v had seen. His colts are
large, stylish and handsome, and all show epecd that have been worked
for it.

Pedigree.

Sired by George Wilkes, dam Lady Christ man by Todhunter's Mam-
brino; second dam bv Pilot Jr.

Todhunter'p Mambrino by Mambrino Chief, dam Ripton's dam by
Hunt' iJ Commodore, son of Mambrino by imp. Messenger; second dam
by Potomac, Bon of imp. Messenger.

Mambrino Chief by Mamhriuo Paymaster, by Mambrino, by Imp.
Messenger.

George Wilkes sired 60 colts that have beaten 2:30. Of these 39 have
average records of 2:23, 14 of 2:19 and 12 of 2:18.

Terms.

Mambrino Wilkes will receive a few good mares for the season of 1888
at $75 the season. Mares from a distance will be received at (he Dex-
ter Stables. Oakland, and sent to the ranch. Good pasture and plenty oL
water. Box Btalls and all facilities for taking care of fine marcs.
For further particulars apply to

< has v, A I run \\, Walnut Creek,
Or at the DE.VTEK STABLES,
life TwelUh and Harrison sis., Oakland.

1888

H&e %ttt<izt m& j^rtsmati.

National Trotting

Stallion Stake.

Stakes for Trotting Stallions.

A sweepstakes for all trotting stallions, of H.COO each, with for-
feits as hereinafter described; heats of a mile, best '£ in 5 in harness.
Five or more nominations to fill, to name and close on Thursday, the
first day of Alarch nest, with the Treasurer. Two hundred dollars to
he paid at that date which niQst accompany the nomination;
&JCO on Saturday, the first day of September nest, and the final payment
of S^UU on Wednesday, the 17th of October nest. The race to be trotted
on Saturday, the 20th of October nest, provided day and track are good
on that day, and in case the selected day and track are not favorable
thd race to be postponed until the first good day and good track thers-
alter; but if said postponement be more than ten days, then each
subscriber to have the right to withdraw his last payment, proper
notice having been given the Treasurer of bis intention to withdraw
when the ten days have espired, and a failure to give said notice will
hold the whole stake until the race is decided, baid race to be
trotted on one of the following named tracks: San Francisco, San
Jose, Oakland, Petaluma, Santa Roaa, Sacramento or Stockton, it
heing optional with tho Treasurer which of these is selected, using
his judgment in regard to selecting the track which will yield the
most money to be added to the stake. This added money shall con-
sist of all the accruing profits, after the necessary expenses are
liquidated. The Treasurer may advertise for proposals from the
proprietors of the tracks named, soliciting bids lor a certain amount
of money or such other off ers as he shall designate. The Treasurer
shall have full power to conduct all the business pertaining to the
stake, appoint Secretary, judges of the r*ce, and fill any other offices
or stations necessary to a proper management.

Should, from any cause, the Treasurer be incapacitated from attend-
ing to the business, then the subscribers who at the time are eligible
to start in the race shall elect his successor, who will be invested
with the powers first granted.

The rules to govern said stake shall be those of the association in
which the track selected holds membership, though it is imperative
that the track shall be a member of the American Trotting Association
or the National Trotting Association, and should the Treasurer deem
it expedient he is empowered to apply for membership in either or
both of the above-named associations.

The stakes and added money shall be apportioned as follows: If
four or more horses start, the first or winning horse shall receive 6fty
per cent, of the whole amount of stakes and added money, the second
In the race twenty-five per cent, the third in the race fifteen per
cent., and the fourth in the race ten per cent. If three start the
division shall be, the winner sixty per cent., th« second twenty-five
per cent., and the third fifteen per cent. If two start the winner shall
receive seventy per cent., the second thirty per cent. Should there
be a "walk-over," the horse making it shall receive all the stakes and
forfeits less the necessary expenses. A failure to pay at the stipulated
time will incur a loss of previous payments.

Address nominations to JK. T. Smith, Fourth and Townsend
Streets, San Fiancisco, Cal.

N. T. SMITH.
jaZItf Treasurer of National Trotting Stallion stake.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION.

IMP. MARINER,

[Called Oatcake in Australia,]

W

ILL MAKR THE SEASON" OF 1883 ENDIXG ON OB ABOUT
JUNE 1st, AT PLEASANTON, ALAMEDA CO.

Pedigree.

Sired bv WildOats, he by Wild Dayrell, son of Ion and Ellen Middle-
ton, by Bay Middle ton, out of The Golden Horn, by Markaway, dam Miss
Emma by Sannt»rer; second dam Dulcimer, by Trumpeter; third dam
Teddingtonia by Teddington, etc [See English Stud Book, VoL X, page
855.]

Description.

Mariner is a chestnut horse sixteen hands high, of a conformation
combining both power and speed, and was a successful race-horse in
Australia. He is bred from racing families in both branches ot bis
genealogical tree, and traces through Wild Dayrell, Harkaway, IriBh
Blrdcatcher, Bay Middleton. Teddington, Orlando, Eelipse, Matchem,
Begulus, Bartlett's Chtiders and Kouevwood'3 Arabian to the seven-
teenth dam, a Byerly Turk mare. He was bred in England, imported to
Australia in ntero, foaled in 1SS3 and Imported to California in 1SS7. A
horse of his breeding, size and quality c*n hardly fail to be a successful
sire. m

Terms £50 tne Season, with Privilege or Bet urn

Good pasturage at reasonable rates. AH mares at ownere risk.
Fur further particulars address

MATT STORK.
7ja Pleasauton, Cal.

1888. RANCHO DEL RIO. 1888

The Thoroughbred Stallion

Cook Stock Farm.

SEASON OF 1888.

Standard Bred Trotting and Cleve-
land Bay Stallions.

STEINWAY 1808,

Tvvo-3 car-old record, fonrtli heat, 2:31 1-2.
Three-year-old record, fourth heat. 2:25 1-2.

Sky-

By Strathmore 408. sire of Santa Clans, 2:17*; Tucker,
light-Pilot 2:19. and 16 more with r^coids of 2:20.V to 2:19.

First dam Abbess (the dam of Soprano, the dam of C. F. Clay, five-
year-old stallion record 2:ln, and Solo, four-year-old record 2:28$), by
Albion (sire of Vanity Fair, record 2:24$, and the dam of Favorita
2:25i).

Second dam by imp. Emancipation.

Third dam by Bertrand, a son of Sir Archy.

Steinway belongs to one of the greatest speed producing families,
opportunities considered, in the whole country, and he himself Is fast,
showing that he produces speed of high rate. His daughter Steinette
the dam of Col. B. G. Stoner's remarkable and promising young stal-
lion Bourbon Rnssell, and A. C. Beckwitb's Ned Wilkes. Sttinway is
own brother to Solo, four- year-old record 2:28i; Eminence, three-year,
old record 2:27, and Soprano, the dam of C. b\ CUy, five-year -old stal-
lion record 2:18. His dam Abbess is cUo the dam of W. H. Kerr & Co. ,
Cable, Ohio, the fast and promising young stallion Currency icw in the
stud (he trotted a mile as a yearling in 2:46) and also the dam of Jersey
Lily, burned when a two year-old in the stable of W. H. Wilson, said
by those who saw her work to have been able to beat 2:-;0, having
trotted quarters in 34 seconds, and halves in litt Steinway has but
50 living foals, out of Norman and farm mares. He never served but
twelve trotting-bred mares in this State, and some of them are dead or
lost their colts, so we don't consider that Steinway has had a fair show
in the stud in serving trotting-bred mares, and we knpw that some of
his colts are showing great speed both trotting and pacing.

S'einway, bay horse, hind ankles white, 15i bands high, weight
1,17a pounds. His disposition and also his colt?' is kind, and impart-
ing to his get beauty and style. Terms, S7 5 for the Season.

TROTTING STALLION

WOODNUT,

Record 2:19W, and full brother to Manon, record 2:21, will make th
season of 18&8 at the Vallejo Fair Grounds.

Description.

FoaledinlSSi. Dark chestnut, with star in forehead: 16 hands high ,
weight 1.160 pounds.

Pedigree.

By Nutwood. Dam Addie by Hambletonian Chief; Becond dam
by Sayre's Harry Clay, record 2:29.

Terms.

SlOO for the season, to close July 1st. 1SSS. Mares not pro* iug in foal
to have the privilege of returning free next year, providing the horse
does not change bands in the meantime. Fee payable at time ot service
or before mares leave the premises. Mares from a distance will be
kept at good pasture f or $3 per month; for stabling and hay J10 per
month will be charged. Every care taken but no responsibility as.
sumed for accidents or escapes.
For farther particulars apply to
21de26 B. C. HOLLY, Vallejo, Cal.

Cleveland Bays

FOE SALE.

Charles Derby 4907,

Brown horse, foaled 1685, bred by Seth Cook, Cook Stock tarm,
Danville, Cal.

By Steinway, record 2:25.-

First dam Katy G. by Electioneer.

Second dam Fanny Malone by Niagara.

Third cb\ra Fanuy Wickham by Herald,

Fourth dam by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam by imp. Barefoot, etc.

(See Brace's Am. Stud Book, Vol. 1, Page 425.)

This horse will be allowed to serve five approved mares at $100,

CRF.SCO 4908,

By Strathmore 408, sire of Santa Claus 2:17*, Tucker 2:19, Secretary
2:2Ci, sire of the dam of C. F. Clay, 2:18.

First dam Alia, record 2:33, bv Almont 33 (sire of Fanny Wither-
spoon, 2:16$ ; Piedmont, 2:175; We'stmont, 1:13}, pacer.

Second dam by Brignoli 77, record 2:29* (sire of the dam of King
Wilkes, record 2:^'2i, he the sire of Oliver K., record 2:16£) by Mam -
brino Chief, sire of Lady Thorno, 2;lfc£:

Third dam by Cripple, son of Medoc, by American Eclipse; fourth
dam by American Eclipse, he by Duroc, be by imp. Diomad.

Bay horse, 15.1 height, weight 1,U;5, foaled 18il. His breeding is
royal; he has but seven living foals out of all kinds of mares, and all
show some speed, and pluck enough to go a hard race to its bitter end,
and las t all day on the road and come back the nest day. Teims,
$25 for the Season.

CLEVELAND BAYS,

BARON HILTON.

No 584 ,Yol. 1, English Stud Book.

By Lucks AIL, No. 189.

First dam by Sportsman 291.

Second dam by Lucks All 188.

Third dam by Cardinal 41.

Fourth d.jn by Emulator 103.

Baron Hilton, bay. foaled 1883, 16.1 hands high, weight 1,380
pounds, best feet and legs and a very stout back, good head and neck,
good mane and tail and a very handsome finish, surpassing that of any
other large stallion in the land. His disposition is of the very best.
This family is noted for size, style and rich color. He is one of the
very best of roadsters. Terms, S • 5 lor the Season.

JOE HOOKER,

By Monday, Uam Mayuower, by Imp. Eclipse from Hen-
nie Farrow by imp shamrock.

Will make the season of 1888 at Rancho del Bio, fi ve miles from Sac-
ramento, on the Freeport road.

Limited to twelve mares of approved breeding besides
tiie owner's.

Terms S I OO the Season.

Good pasturage at reasonable rates. Every precaution taken bnt no
responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes.
Address H.&BAGWttl,

Side Care of THEO. WINTERS, Sacramento, Cal.

ROYAL STUDLEY.

,\o. 68 American Cleveland Siml Uook. Vol. 1.

Sire by Young Candidate, winning grand prize, Great York, beat-
ing 20 others.

First dam by Whalebone 355, Wnner first premium at the great
Yorkshire.

Second dam by Lucks All, No. 188.

Third dam by Summercock302,

Royal Studley is very handsome. ll'_ bands high: weight 4,435
pounds, black points, with a veputation of imparting to his colts
beauty and style surpassing all large slock of horses. His disposition
is of the best; be i* an attractive horse. This family is noted for style,
size, and color. Terms, $35 for tl»e Season.

SAXON PRINCE.

So, 83, foaled I 884. Imported July. 1868. recorded in
Vol. 1, A. C. B. Stud Book.

Sired by Sportsman 299; gr sire Brilliant 42. ggr aire Yatton Lad,
gggr eire Wonderful Lad 361, ggggr sire Cleveland Lad C9, gggg
gr sire Cleveland 60.

Saxon Prince 1 s a very handsome and attractive young horse. He
Is symmetrical In form, beauty, style, and finish of that ot a thorough-
bred, and will be allowed to serve ten mares at Terms. $25 tne
Season.

The Standard Bred and Cleveland Bay stallions will serve mares
the present season, commencing February 1st, and ending September
1st, 1888, at Cook Farm. Danville. Contra Costa County. All bills pay-
able Invariably before the animal is removed. Mares nol proving in
foal will have the money returned or mares served the next season
free, that Is, if the same parties who bred the mare sull own her, sod
the ibove-named stallions are owned by the Cook Farm, or the present
owner. Sett Cook, Esq Pasturage $4 per month; hay and grain 910 per
month, bat no liability for accidents or escapes. Mares sent "Fashion
Stable," Oakland, S. J. Bennett, Martinez, or Smalley'e Stable, Hay-
wards, will be forwarded to the farm free of charge. Address,
14Ja COOK YTOCK. FAJUt D.1SV1LI.E.

Mr. Seth Cook, offers for pale the stock of imported Cleveland Bay
horses, which has been established at Cook Stock Farm, Contra Costa
County.

The horses are 3ll of the best breeding, and are recorded In the
American Cleveland Bay St»d Book. The horses offered are:

DUKE OP YORK 72,

Vol. 1. A.C. B. S. B.

Foaled Slay, 1881, imported Slay,

1884.

By Paulinus 342; grand sire Palestine 613; g g sire Promised Land 951.

This is a very hsndsome rich ■ art; mahogany bay in color, with tine
style and action, ltj hands I inch high, weight 1,400 pounds, and can show
close to a three-minute gait to harness, he has good bone with the very
besf- ieet and legs, heavy mane and tail, and perfect disposition. He
has been thoroughly tested as a breeder and is very sure, every colt by
him being a bay irom all colors of mares, and all uniform andBtyle.

Lord Cardigan 152,

"Vol. t.A. <_'. B.S. B. Foaled 1884, imported Dec. 1886.

By Candidate 61; grand sir§ Omar Pacha 326; ggsire Omar Pacha 324;
g g g sire Premier 477.

'inis horse is a model of bis breed. Bright bay with the best legs and
feet, good stout back and shoulders, and fine stylish, action, 16 hands
high. Mis sire has won numerous prizes in England Including the Great
York at Driffield In ISSo. He was sold when thirteen years old for ?_, :. j
for exportation to Australia.

KING-SCOTE 154,

Vol. l.A.<. B.S. B. Foaled 1884, imported 1886.

By Competitor 101; grand sire Candidate 64; gg sire Omar Pacha 326;
gggsire Omar Pacha 324.

A very stylish dark bay, 16 hands 1 inch, weighing over 1,300 pounds; a
horse of great finish and has proved himself a remarkably sure
breeder. Hecannot failto be\ery valuable as a siri . being descended
from the best of blood on both sides. His sire Competitor was imported
to this country and sold at a » ery high price.

GENERAL 249,

Vol. 1 . A, C B. S. B. Foaled 1 885, importid May, 1887.

By Salesman 417; grand sire Salesman 271; g g sire Drover 91; gg g
sire Topsman 324.

A very heavy boned colt of great promise, a rich bay in color, full 16
hands high, and weighing now over 1,3j0 pounds ; will weigh at maturity
1,450, and should be a. very valuable sire .

CARDINAL 248,

Vol. 1, A.C.B. S. B. Foaled i 885, Imported 1887.

By Prince of Wales 371; grand sire Emperor 144; gg Bire Herod 218;
ggg sire Emperor 143.

A promising dark bay, full 16 hands high, weighing i,250 pounds. His
sire, Pilnce of Wales 371, is sire of many premium winners.

BONANZA 246,

Vol. 1. A. <_. 15. S. 15. Foaled 1885, imported 1887.

By General 177; grand sire Emperor 102; g g aire General Benefit
120; g ggsire Bay lock 372.

A very smooth promising colt, full 16 hands high, stylish and active,
a dark ulood bay in color; will make a grand show horse, and cannot
fail to be a grand breeder.

NAPOLEON 754,

Vol. III. fcnjr- C\ B. S. B. Foaled 1885, imported Antral

1887.

Napoleon is a fine rich bay with black legs and very superior action ;
he is very deep in the girth, and has wonderful style. He took the 975
premium In London. England, beside the silver medal where he was
shown against horseB of all ages and to all England. Last fall he took
first premium at the Illinois State F.iir atOIuey.and first at the Fat
Stock Show at Chicago; he is half brother to Baron Hilton who has quite
a reputation as a prize winner on this coast.

BARRINGTON,

Vol. V Eng. 4.'. B. S. B. Foaled 1885. imported 1887

By Prince of Cleveland 647: grand sire Sportsman 291; g g sire
Sportsman 430; ggg Bire Nlrarod.

This is a very dark bay of great promise, a true type of a coach horse,
being rangy and stylish, with clean flat le„rB and good Bound open feet'
He stands full 18 hands high, and weighs 1,250 pound. He also took
second premium at the great York.

SUNBEAM 71,

Vol. 1, A. C, B.S. B. Foaled 1883, imported 1887.

By Salesman 417; gTond Bire Salesman 271; ggsire Drover 91: e ee
sire Topsman 324. ""

This mare has good style and action, dark bay standing, 16 hands
high; stinted to Ventnor 69, sweepstakes winner at Illinois Htate Fair
at Olney 1SJ57; well broken to drive.

The horses may be seen at the Bay District Track on
MR. SAMUEL GAMBLE. Catalogue can be had tron
No. 22 Montgomery St., San Francisco. orMR. GEO. A. \V]
Stock Farm, Danville, or MR. SAMUEL GAMBLE, Bay D
City.

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Feb 18

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION,

THREE CHEERS.

WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1888 AT SANTA ROSA, SONOMA
County. Cal.

pedigree.

Biredbyimported Hurrah, first dam Young Fashion by imported
Monarch; Becond dam Fashion by imported Trustee: third dam Bon-
nets o' Blue by Sir Charles; fourth dam Reality by Sir Arcby; fifth dam
by imported Medley; sixth dam by imported Centinel, etc. (See Bruoe's
American Stud Book, Vol, I, page 432.)

Hurrah by NewminBter (winner St. Leger 1851), dam Jovial by Bay
Middleton (winner Derby 1836).

Newminstor by Touchstone (winner St. Leger 183J). dam Eeeswlng
( winner of 64 races out of 64 starts) by Dr. Syntax twiuner Doncoster
Cup 1837, 40, 41, 4*-, the only horse that ever accomplished that feat).

THREE CHEEKS is bred in the speediest and Btoutest lines. His
dam, Young Fashion, was the dam of Surprise, Scotland (the only horse
that ever beat ABteroida heat>, Liverpool, Columbia and Bonnie Kate, the
damof Little Buttercup audthe flying Bonnie Lizzie. His grandam.FaBh-
ion, was the ereatest race mare of her era, defeatingBoston in that his-
torical match at 4- mile heats that is recorded hb one of the greatest
events in the annals of the turf. He is thoroughly pound in wind and
limb, his family on both sides being noted for their exemption from
curbs, spavins, roaring, or any other hereditary unsoundness. Horse-
men, who can appreciate the inchest type of the thoroughbred, are spec-
ially invited to inspect Three Cheers.
Terms.

FORTY dollars for the season. Mares not proving with foal
can be returned the next season free of charge. Good pasturage atJ3
per month. Mares cared .for in any manner owners may desire, and
fed on nay and grain, either or both, at reasonable rates. None but
competent grooms employed, but no responsibility assumed for acci-
dents or escapes.

N. B.— Mares sent from a distance in care of J. W. Morshead, City
Front Stables, San Francisco, will be iorwarded without delay.

For further particulars address
18fe TBIOS. G. JONES, Santa Rosa. Cal,

The Pure-Bred Trotting Stallion

ILLAj strious,

Standard, Mo. 4ft 78.

Description.

Dark bay with black points; bred by Qen. W. T. Withen; foaled
May 3 j, 18S5.

Pedigree.

By Happy Medium, Bire of Maxey Cobb, 2:13>£; Norman Medium,
2:20, and 39 with records below 2:30, a greater number tban standi to the
credit of any living horse.

1st dam Abdalletta by S.raders' CasRlus M. Clay Jr., aire of Harry
Clay, 2:23^; Durango,2:23;)£; and Bire of the dams of Minnehaha, Beau-
tiful Bells, Happy Thought, 2:22^; Mambrino Bov, 2:26^; J. B. Rich-
ardson, 2:26^; Lottie K.,2:26&; Bertha, 2:27^, and others.

2d dam Laura Crockett by Almont, Hire of Westmont, 2;13&; Pur-
itan, 2:16; Fanny Witherspoon, 2;16'A; Piedmont, 2;17J4; Aldine, 2:19^;
Early RoEe, 2:20^', and 34 with records below 2:30.

3d dam Sally Tee by Alexander's Abdallah.

4th dam Kate Crockett, the dam of Lulu, 2:14%, by imp. Hooton.

5th dam Mary Blaine by Texas.

6th dam Fanny Ellsler by Sir William.

7th dam by Whipster, eon of Cook's Whip.

Individually ILLUSTRIOUS is a colt of extra fine finish, with legs
and feet of tbe very beBt, and kind disposition. He 1b barely broken to
harness, but shows good trotting action, and, barring accidents, he will
certainly make his mark as a trotter. He is pronounced by his breeder
to be the beBt bred son of Happy Medium living.
Terms.

He will be permitted to serve a few approved mares at $100 the
season, privilege of returning if the mare does not prove to be with foal.
Good pasturage at $3 per month.
18fe «E<». A. STONE. Williams, Cal.

SOUTHER FARM, 1888.

One and a half miles north-east of San Leandro,
Alameda Co., Cal.

The following stallions will make the season of 1888 at the above
farm.

FIGARO, standard bred bay stallion, black points, little white on
near hind heel; 16K bands, weight about 1.250 lbs. By Whipple's
Hambletonian, dam Emblem (full sister to Voltaire, 2:20K) by Tattler,
second dam Young Portia by Mambrino Chief.

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K I S1IetO„¥?fc:30Ust:l Martha Washington}!^ V^X""

| I fTattteraon { f %*£■ a-

* U5mblem Uoung Portia { £S£ri0 C"iet

"With eight days' training Figaro trotteda third heat in a training race
in 2:34, He afterwards trotted in 2:32. Ashe will be trotted this fall
but twelve mares besides those of his owner will be received.

TERMS— $25 with privilege of return if mare does not prove with
foal.

Season will positively close on June 1st, on which date the horse will
go into the hands of a trainer.

JESTER D., 5696, chestnut stallion, little white in face, near hind
heel and ankle white; weight about 1,200 pounds; by Almont, dam Hor-
tense by Messenger Duroc; second dam Nellie McDonald, running
bred, by Colossus,

r ( Alexander's Abdallah^ 5*™^!^*°-

Almont J * Katy Darling.

Sirmo?ia "in 2*wii«t 1 rMambrino Chief.

Sire of 33 in 2.30 list ^dam by By piloE Jr _ 8ire 0l the

) dams of Maud S. and
C Jay- Eye -See.

/"Messenger Duroc

J Sire of Elaine, 2:20, the dam of Norlaine 2:31 H

.Hdrtense...

tan a yearling.
Nelly McDonald, running bred.

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Jester D. has never been regularly trained, but trotted a mile in
2:37 with very little preparation.

He has taken a number of premiums in the show ring in Missouri
and Iowa, and iB a fine specimen of the carriage and general pnrpose
horse. He has several very promising colts in Missouri. Good accomo-
dations for mares at $5 per month. No responsibility for accident* or
escapes.

Terms.

t25 the Season, with privilege of return If mare fails to prove with
foal. Address

Box 149. Wffl. O'A'EIX, Agent.

lSfe San Leandro, Cal.

THE MA.MBRINO TROTTING STALLION

ABBOTSFORD JR.,

WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1888 AT THE KENTUCKY
Stables, 420 Pacific Street, San Francisco.
ABBOTSFORD JR. is a rich rosewood bay, foaled May 15, 1880, lt\
hands high, and weighs 1076 lbs. He is a very highly formed horse, good
bone and great muscular development, and bksembles hib sibk in
EVERY particolab. This horse, with thirty days track work, trotted
his mile in 2:30, proving that he has the Bpeed as well sb the beauty of
his sire. __ „

Pedigree.

ABBOTSFORD JR. was sired by Abbotsford, dam bay mare Gillis-
ple, by Blue Bull. Abbotsford by Woodford Mambrino, his dam Columbia
by Young Columbus; Woodford Mambrino by Mambrino Chief, his dam
Woodbine by Woodford, a thoroughbred son of KobcIubco. Woodford
Mambrino is recognized as the beBt son of Mambrino Chief. His own
record is 2:19^; that of his son Abbotsford, the sire of Abbotsford Jr.
2-19>4, and he has also a large number in the 2:30 list. He iB also the sire
of Princeps, the Bire of Trinket, record of 2:14. Abbotsford, for the
short time he has been in the stud, has proven himself a sire worthy of
mprit, hiB daughter JaBmlne having won the Embryo Stakes of 1881, and
everyone who has been put in training has shown good speed. Coi.de,
the only one of Abbotsford's get that w us ever systematically trained,
made a record last season of 2:20 and 2:l8# to pole. That this 1b not
the limit of his speed is well known to all horBemen.
The dam of Abbotsford Jr. was a beautiful bay mare- 15)4 hands high,
red by Blue Bull, dam a Lexlngtno mar"?, raised by Ezra Champlou,
>(f White Hall, New York, thus showing that in Abbotsford Jr. are
>mbined most of the purest and fasliionable strains of blood in Amer-

Tehus, $26 for the season. Mares not proving In foal may be
returned the following eeaBOn free of charge if the horse is Btill In my
possession. _ ,_ __„.____

Ufeia *• »- I'EDGETT.

SONOMA COUNTY

STOCK BREEDERS'

Association.

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2:16 1-4.

The Fast-Trotting Stallion,

ANTEEO.

ARK BAY HORSE, NEAR HIND FOOT WHITE; FOALED

May 5,1879; bred by JosephCairn Simpson. Oakland, California.

BY ELECTIONEER.

First dam, Columbine, by A. W. Richmond.
Second dam, Columbia, by imp. Bonnie Scotland
Third dam, Young Fashion, by imp. Monarch.
Fourth dam. Fashion, by imp. Trustee.
Fifth dam, Bonnets o' Blue, oy Sir Charles.
Sixth dam, Reality, by Sir Archy.
Seventh dam, by imp. Medley.
Eighth dam, by imp. Centinel.
Ninth dim, by Mark Anthony.
Tenth dam, by imp. Janus
Eleventh dam, by imp. Monkey.
Twelfth dam, by imp. Silvereye.

Thirteenth dam, by Spanker. See Bruce'a American Stud Book,
Vol. 1, p. 307, and Vol. S, p. 79.

Will make the coming season, from February 1st to June 1, 1888, at

Santa Rosa.

TERMS.

J150 for the season. Mares not proving with foal may be returned
next season, free of charge, provided Anteeo remains the property of
this ABBOciation.

A nteeo ranks as one of the greatest trotting stallions of the United
States, well worthy of the family to which he belongs. His breeding is
of the choicest, and in point of form he is as nearly the model of a
trotter as any horse living. He has earned a record of 2:16^ during
the year 1885, being the fastest time ever made by any horse bred on
this Const. For further particulars address,
fei I- l»E TURK, Santa Rosa, Cal.

ANTBVOLO.

THIS CELEBRATED TROTITNG STALLION WILL MAKE THE
ensuiDg season from February 1st to June 1st ,1888.
Terms.

One hundred dollars tbe season for mares served before May 1st, and
one hundred and fifty dollars the season after that date, and in those
cases the season to run to July 1st and no longer. The object of
tbla is to shorten the time in tbe stud so as to give a better opportun-
ity for trainiDg before the Fall Circuit commences. Last year it was
nearly the first of August before he waa through, and consequently
be could not be not into condition in time even for the State Fair.
In this connection it will be well to state that there is no deviation
from the price, and emphatically no free list. Tbe terms are cer-
tainly low for a horse of the class of Antevolo and there were several
applications where the applicants expected an increase of price.
Form and Color.

It is rare to find a horse of such high form, and I am not alone in
considering him as being as nearly aB perfect a type of equine form as
was ever seen in a trottlng-bred stallion. He is sixteen hands and
half an inch in height, 69 inches from point of shoulder to point of
buttock, and weighs, in ordinary condition, over 1,100 pounds. He is
very muscular, limbs as good as the most critical could desire, and as
highly finished as a great majority of thoroughbreds. In color he is a
rich seal brown, with lighter shading in flanks and muzzle, black legs,
mane and tail, small star in forehead and off hind pattern white.
Perfo rm ances.

He has been eminently of the improving kind. As a yoarling be
trotted in 3:02; two-year-old in 2:41; three years old 2:293; four years
old 2: 19£. the fastest record for a stallion of that age, and in his five-
year-old form he trotted in from 2:16Jto2:17 in all of the four heats
of the big trot which Harry Wilkes won. As he only made one break
in that race, notwithstanding the great speed of the contestants, he
must be credited as remarkably "steady," almost phenomenally so for a
horse of his age. Had it ^ot been for an accident which temporarily
disabled him, it can be slated with confidence that be would have
trotted in 2:15 or better while he still ranked as a five-year-old. His
endurance was such that the Intention was to start him against the
two-mile record, confident of lowering it, and also quite sanguine of
him trotting in 4:40.

Progeny,

From a few mares served in 1865, his first season In the stud, six
foals were dropped, two of which were killed. Their owners were so
well pleased that large offers have been refused. One owned by C. R.
LewiB of Oakland, is only a short distance from my stables, and which
can be seen with a few minutes' loss of time; and D. T. Sexton of San
Francisco ha'i another. Every man who had an Antevolo bred to him
again. As he served 65 mares last season, and, as nearly as can be
told at present a large proportion of them in foal, there will be a
good chance to judge of his procreative qualities. Next to a horse's
own colts the best proof is that of near relations. HIr "full brcther,"
Anteeo, has already gained tbe reputation of being one of the best
breeders, and for uniform excellence in his progeny cannot be sur-

Pedigree.

The most exacting critic, if moderately intelligent, cannot find fault
with his blood lines. His sire Electioneer is, beyond question, the
greatest trotting sire of any age when all things are considered. His
dam Columbine is the only mare which has two entire sonB which
have beaten 2: 20, 2:16£ by a six-year-old, 2:19J by a four-year-old. Ante-
volo stands in the same relation to the thoroughbred as Maud S., Jay-
Eye-See, Nutwood and many others of first celebrity. In Stud Book
form the pedigree is as follows:

Antevolo, brown colt, foaled May 12, 1881, wed by Jos. Cairn
Simpson, Oakland, California, by Electioneer.

First dam Columbine by A. W. Richmond-
Second dam Columbia by imp. Bonnie Scotland.

Third dam Young Fashion by imp. Monarch.

Fourth dam Fashion by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam Bonnets o' Blue by Sir Charles.

Sixth dam Reality by Sir Archy.

Seventh dam by imp. Medley.

Eighth dam by imp. Centinel,

Ninth dam by Mark Anthony.

Tenth dam by imp. Janus.

Eleventh dam by imp. Monkey,

Twelfth dam by imp. Silvereye.

Thirteenth dam by Spanker.
1 place Antevolo again before the public with the feeling that fur-
ther recommendations are justified. Owing to a slight lameness in tbe
left hind ankle he could not be put to work until so late in the season
as to preclude the hope of getting him in proper condition. He did
not leave tbe stud until the middle of August, and short bruBhes was
all that could be given thereafter. He did not fully recover from the
lameneBS until November, and then I was laid up until the 1st of
December. I drove blm through tbe stretch In 32 seconds, and on one
occaBlon Matt Storn timed him a furlong in 15 seconds. This increase
of speed over what he had shown the previous year warranted the
belief that he would trot very faBt. In tbe race with Harry Wilkes,
Guy Wilkes, Arab and Charley Hilton, November 27th, 1886, on the Bay
District Course, he was separately timed in 2:I6£, 2:16j, 2:17, 2:16$,
although he had to trot outelde of two horses for tbe whole distance.
In that race he beat Arab and Charlie Hilton, and demonstrated capac-
ity to trot in 2:15 under more favorable circumstances. Prior to that
race his fastest quarter was 323 seconds, and bis fastest furlong 16 sec-
onds H1b colts, so far as looks go, will rank with the best. There are
only four of his get which were foaled In 1886 (these are bis oldest.)
Three have been broken and Bhow a promising gait. There are a num.
ber of foals of 1887,and of tbes** enough in my vicinity to satisfy visit-
ors of tbe character of his stock. William Ballingal has a colt foaled
on the 1st of Apiil, 1887, whicu, in October, was driven by thesideof
his dam a furlong in 27 seconds. As his "full brother" Anteeo has
demonstrated his ability to beget speed, it is a justifiable inference
that Antevolo will also do so.

The terniB are certainly bo reasonable that owners of good mares
can afford to avail themselves of his services.

ION fAIKX SIMPSON.
AddresB Jos. Cairn Simpson, Breeder and SroRxeUAN, San
Francisco, or 2111 Adeline Street, near 32d Street, Oakland, '.) he latter
address where the horse Is kept.

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ELECTIONEER STALLION

FALLIS,

-\o. a SSI. Record 2:28 1-3.

ILL MAKE THE SEASON OP 1888 AT THE STABLE OF
the undersigned, No. 614 Sixteenth Street, Sacramento, Cal.

Description.

FALLIS is a dark bay, with hind ankles white, foaled 1878, bred by
Leland Stanford, Palo Alto, Cal. He is I6K hands high, and weighs, in
ordinary flesh, about 1,200 pounds ; long-bodied and of immense muscular
power, pure gaited, and a level-headed trotter. He requires neither
boots nor weights, and has shown a 2:16 gait with ease. Few, if any,
soiib of Electioneer are better bred or have a better ri^bt to sire trotte. s
than Fallis. While he has never had the opportunity of being stinted to
only a few well-bred mares, still he can show a fine lot of colts, Boine of
which are showing fast. The fact cannot be denied that the Electioneer
bloudis the best trotting blood in the world. If, then, the Bcience of
breeding the trotter is progressive, some well-bred Bon will, in the
course of time, prove to he a more potent sire than Electioneer himself
Pedi«ree.

By Electioneer, he by Rysdyk's Hambletonian; Electioneer^ dam
Green Mountain Maid (.dam of Elaine, 2.20; Prospero, 2:20; Dame Trot,
2:22; Mansfield, 2:20; storm, 2:2iii'; AntonU, 2:26^, and Maranda, 2:31)
by Harry Clay (2:29); first dam Felicia bv Meesengei Duroc (the Bire of
16 with records of 2:30 and under, and the Bire of the dam of Norlaine,
the fastest yearliut; in the world, 2:31 X); second dam Lady Fallis(dam
of Kisher, 2:27^; Pickering, 2:30; lago, 2:33K; Socrates, 4 years, 2:34^;
Gretciieii, dam of Clingstone, 2:11, and Norwood, the aire of Tommy
Norwood, 2:26'-;) by Seely's American Star; third dam Beck mare (dam
of Anna H., 2:34^, and Relief, the dam of Walnut, 2:1a1.,) by Long
Island Black Hawk, etc.

Performances.

He trotted very fast as a two-year-old, and undoubtedly would have
made a very fast record at that age bad he not had the misfortune of
cutting one of his tendons, which so lamed him that he was not worked
auy further until theseaBonof 1880, when he gained a record of 2:28X.
with scarcely any preparation, after making a large season in the stud;
although this is no ineaBure of his Bpeed, as later in the season he showed
his ability to trot a mile better tlian 2:20. The demand forhiB services
last season was so great, that he did not get through until too la' e lo be
conditioned for a race, although it was his owner's intention to have
given him a fast record. When two years old Gov. Stanford refused au
offer of 36,000 lor him, but valued him at ilO.OJO. The fastest yearling
in the world ( Norlaine, 2:3iJ^) was sired by Norval(ason of Electioneer)
which is very conclusive evidence that the BonB of Electioneer, like
their sire, are going to be producers of great speei. Norlaine'B dam was
sired by Messenger Duroc, the sire of the dam of Fallis. Electioneer
now has 26 with records of 2:30 and under, and 10 with records of 2;20K
and under, the latter being the most of anv stallion in the would;
Eight of his get entered the charmed circle last season, and three others
only one-fourth, one-half and three-fourths of a second behind.

Terms: Will stand at 860 for the season, or $75 to insure a mare in
foal, both payable on or before the close of the season, which will
begin Februiry 1st and close July 1, 18SS. Money will be refunded on
insured mares, as soon as the fact becomes known that they are not In
foal. Mares from a diBtance will be taken from the cars and boats and
carefully bandied, but no responsibility assumed for accident or escapee.
Good pasturage furnished at $4 per month.

DON MARVIN,

Standard.

Will also make the season of 1888 in tbe same stable with FalliB. Is a
beautiful seal brown, foaled 1884, bred by Leland Stanford, Palo Alto,
Cal. He iB sixteen hands high, and weighs 1,160 lbs. In color, form, dis-
position and gait he very closely resembles Antevolo (2:19k, at 4 yeara)
and, as may be seen by his pedigree, is bred very much like him, being
about three-quarters Hambletonian and one-quarter thoroughbred.
The second dams of the fastest mare Maud S. (2:08*V) and fastest geld-
ing in the world, Jay-Eye-See (2:10) were both strictly thoroughbred
mares. On account of a very severe attack of distemper he was worked
very little the past vear, but improved enough to Bhow a 2:20 gait. He
received first premium at the California State Fair, 1887, for the best
three-year-old roadster stallion.

Was sired by Fallis (2:28^) by Electioneer (she of twenty-six with
records of 2:30 and under, and ten with records of 2:20'4' and under); first
dam Cora by Don Victor, by Belmont; Becond dam Clarabel (dam of
Clifton Bell, four years old,2:2lK, and graudam of Rexford, three yearB
old, 2:24) by Abdallah Star; third dam Fairy by Kysdyk's Hambletonian;
fourth dam Emma Mills by American Star, etc.

Terms: Limited to twenty- five mares at 840 for tbe season. beginning
February lstand closing June 1st, 1888. For circulars or further par-
ticulars addresB
28ja F. P. LOWEIX, Sacramento, Cal.

THE CELEBRATED TROTTING STALLION

MENLO

WILL MAKE THE PRESENT SEASON AT THE FAIR
Grounds, San Jose. Season commencing February 1st and endioe
June 24th.

MENLO is seven years old, a beautiful bay with black points, 15^
hands high. He 1b a horse of. beautiful symmetry and magnificent
action.

Pedigree .

MENLO was got by Nutwood, first dam by imp. Hercules; second
dam by Owen Dale, etc.

Imp. Hercules by Kingston, (son of Venison), dam daughter of
Toscar by Bay Middleton (son of Sultan).

Owen Dale by Williamson's Belmont, dam Maria Downing by Amer-
ican Eclipse (son of Duroc and Miller's Damsel, by imp. Messenger);
second dam Brownlock by Tiger; third dam by imp. Speculator; fourth
dam by imp. Dare Devil, etc.

Nutwood by Alexander's Belmont. First dam Miss Russell by Pilot
Jr.; Becond dam Sallie Russell by Boston; third dam Maria RubbcII by
Thornton's Rattler; fourth dam Mies Shepherd by Stockholder; fifth
dam Miranda by Topgallant, etc.

Alexander's Belmont by Alexander's Abdallah. First dam by Mam-
brino Chief (son of Mambrino Paymaster by Mambrino) by imp. Mes-
senger; second dam by Brown's Bellfouuder,

Brown's Bellfouuder by imp. Bellfouuder. First dam Lady Allport
by Mambrino by imp. Messenger; second dam by Tippoo Saib by imp.
Messenger; third dam by imp. MesB«nger.

MENLO made his appearance in the Circuit in 18S6, atid won eight
races out of nine starts, and easily won the third heat in his last race at
San Jose, in 2:21K.

Terms: 875 the season, due at time of Berviee. Mares not proving
with foal may be returned the next season free of charge, provided I
Btill own the horse.

Mares cared for in any manner owners may desire; pasturage $3 per
month. Every care exercised, but no liability for escapes or accidents.

For further particulars apply to or address:
28jatd WM. PWYER, San Jose.

The Hiffhly Bred Trottine Stallion.

YOUNG SANTA dLAUS

ill make the Reason of 1888 at tbe Whipple Stock

Farm, near San Mateo, San Mateo County, California.

Terms for the Season, $40.
Pedigree.

Young Santa Claus, b c foaled April, 1881, by Santa Claus, record 2:l7K

First dam by Governor Booth, by George M. Patchen.

Second dam Demirep, by Youug Melbourne.

Third dam Methilde. by imp. Scythian.

Fourth dam Peggy, by Boston.

Fifth dam Too-soon, by Sir Leslie.

Sixth dam Little Peggy, by Gallatin.

Seventh dam Trumpeter, by Hephestlon

Eighth dam Peggy, by imp. Bedford.

Ninth dam imp. Peggy, by Trumpeter.

Peggy was imported by col. John Taylor of VirglDia.and the com-
piler or the Stud Book, Colonel S. D. Bruce, adds a note: "Many of the
best racers in America trace to this mare."

There is an excellent combination of trotting BtrainB in young Santa
Olaus. HiB sire combines Hambletonian and Mambrino Chief; his dam
Geo. M. Patchen and thuroughbred. Santa Clans bad two strains o£
Mambrino Chief. Young Santa Claus inherits tbe blood of the three
greattrottingfamilles: Hambletonian, Mambrino Cbler and Clay. The
ire of Santa Claus, Stratbmore, has eighteen sons and (laughters which
have trotted iu 2::jl) or better, two which have beaten 2:20. Santa Claus
won sixteen races, defeating many of the very best horses of the dav
among them Nutwood, Elaine, Piedmont, Wedgewm.d, Voltaire Haii-
nis, Black C oud, Jerome Eddv, Edwin Thome, Fanny Wltherspoon and
others of celebrity. He was Bold for $25,ooo,

YoungSanta Claus is a very handsome shade of bay, with black
points, 10(; hands In height, of good form, fine stvle and action

Due care will be taken to prevent accidents, but no liability. Pasture
$4.00 per month. For further particulars address

W

jiit

I£Vlt<» oj.H - ii v.

Nan Mateo, 1'al.

1888

^Ixje fgrjejexter atwl j^pwrtsnmtt.

i09

Dead Trotters.

During 1S87 the following horses that have
trotted in or below 2:30 died:

Alcyone, 2:27, b h by George Wilkee, dam
Alma Mater by Mambrino Patchen.

Belle Morse (pacer), 2:29ft gr m by Cald-
well's Diomed, dam by General Taylor.

Belle Davis (pacer), 2:2U, blk'm by Bed
Buck.

Cad, 2:27$, ch m by Bayonue Prince, dam
Emma K. by Burgher.

Chestuut Star (pacer), 2:21, ch h by Red
Buck, dam by Sleepy Abe.

Consul, 2:21 j, ch h by Saturn, dam Rou-
lette by Sentinel.

Felix, 2:18^, b g by Nutwood, dam by Roe's
Abdallah Chief.

George M. Patchen Jr., 2:27, b h by Geo.
M. Patchen, dam by Top Bellfounder.

George R.( 2:24, b g by Daniel Lambert,
dam by Young Black Hawk.

Glen Miller, 2:18, wh h by White Line, dam
said to be by Alexander's Abdallah.

Grand Sentinel, 2:27^, b h by Sentinel, dam
by Mambrino Pilot.

Ham Morrison, 2:30, br g by Maslerlode.

Harry Clay, 2:59, blk h by Neave's Cassius
M. Clay, dam by imp. Bellfounder.

Ingnmar, 2:29;}, ru g by Dick, dam by
Wood's HambletoniaD.

Jack Hayden, 2:23|, br g by George Wilkes,
dam by Delmonico.

J. W. South, 2:29}, b h by Princepe, dam
Roxie, by Melbourne Jr.

Lady Preston, 2:30, ch m by Dr. Herr, dam
by Mambrino Pilot Jr.

Lucy, 2:20£, blk m by Royal Revenge, dam
by imp. Harkaway.

Luella, 2:21£, dn m by Chickamanga, dam
Dart by Trojin, Jr.

Maggie Lambert, 2:25j-, br m by Daniel
Lambert.

Nellie Grey, 2:26£, gr m3 breeding unknown.

Nest Egg, 2:29$, eh h by Amboy, dam Mol-
lie by Kentucky Chief.

Pedro, 2:25}, gr g by Rooney's Hambleton-
ian, dam by Black Hawk.

Phyllis, 2:15i, br m by Phil SheridaD, dam
by Tom Sayres.

Shootiog Star, 2:30, ch m by Jefferson
Prince.

Western Pathfinder, 2:28, ch h by Buell's
Pathfinder, dam Flora by Mambrino Chief
Jr.

White Socks, 2;2CJ, ch g by Alcantara, dam
by Rattler.

Mr. Jerome's efforts to build a new race-
course have been so canvassed that a mention
of them is certain to evoke a vein of pleasant
irony in many quarters. The lattest "gag"
of the wags is that Mr. Jerome is going to
build a mile and a half straightaway track,
over which he will run an annual $25,000
Suburban. The grand stand will I a 1,000 feet
long, movable on wheels. For the great race
it will be filled at the starting point and drawn
by locomotives to the finishing post, thus
enabling the spectators te see the entire race
from start to finish, on the principal of the
grand stand train at the Yale Harvard race at
New London. — Wilkes' Spirit.

FOR SALE

ORION.

Chestnut stallioD, full brother to Overman,
2:19}, by Elmo, dam by McCracken's Black
Hawk.

Orion' is 7 years old, 17.1 hands high, very
handsome and stylish, sound, well broken
and gentle. He has never been trained. Ap-
ply to

DR. B. L. MILLER.

felStf 315 Eleventh Street, S. F.

FOR SALE!

Harebell, dark chestnut mare, no marks, 6
years old, sound and gentle, 15J bands, weighs 1000
pouads. Is as handsome a mare as there is in the
State. Very fine haired, with fine mane and tail.
Nice road mare, been driven but six months; can
trot in 8:08 or 3:10. She was sired by David Hill
857, (sire of Geo. Treat, 2:25i, and Black Swan, 2:281),
dam by Echo. 462, 2:37$, (sire of Gibraltar, 2:22*.
Eelle Echo, 2:20. Echora, 2:234, El Monte, 2:^9, Annie
Laurie, three-year-old record, 2:30.)

Price 33<H) which the mare is well worth for
either road-horse or brood-mare. Address

fel8 II. W. 1>£C'K, Healdsburg. Cal.

IMPROVED

Blind Bridle & Winkers

FOR RACE HORSES.

Dr. George H. Bailey, in writing on the
subject of feeding yonng stock, says: "At the
famous Woodburn Farm, Spring StatioD, Ky.,
it is their practice to torn weanling colts into
an inclosnre by themselves and fill their feed
boxes with all the oats they will eat up clean,
which has been fonnd to be abont twelve
quarts a day for each day. The same practice
prevails at Inwood and Briar Hill Stock
Farms, and, in fact, at all prominent breed-
ing establishments in the blue-grass region of
Kentucky.

♦

A bill has been introduced in the New Jersey
legislature by Assemblyman Emley, of Patter-
son, which has as its object the suppression
of racing during the months of November,
December, January, February, March and
April.

Happy Medium was 25 years old when he
died. Up to the present time 106 trotters
and pacers of his get have appeared in public

Montana

AND

Washington

Racing Circuit,
1888.

$45,000 In Stakes and Purses.

AIA STAKES CI,OS£ APRIL 1ST.
A'l Trotting Entries Close Jnly I4tli.

Write to any one of the Secretaries for pro-
grammes and further particulars.

DATES.

Deer Lodge, Montana, July 18 to 21, JameB B. file-
Masters, Secretary.

Butte City, Montana, August 6 to 11, Lee Mantle,
Secretary.

Helena, Montana, August 20 to 25, Francis Pope,
Secretary.

Spokane Falls, Washington, September 3 to 8, John
A. Todd, Secretary.

Mote. Salem, Oregon, dates September 17 to 22,

Walla Walla, Washington Ty., dates October 1 to C.
18fe

BLACK-BREASTED RED

AND

PIT GAME FOWLS.

From imported and premium stock. For Blze and
beauty cannot be excelled in America. My B. B. RedB
are extralar;,e, and high station; the cocks weighing
troni eight to ten pounds and henB from six to eight
poundB. The Pit games. "Black Hackles," are the
best imported stock, and are warranted game to the
core. Stags and pullets fr>m the B. B. Reds at rea-
sonable prices. Eggs in season, from either yard, $3
for 13, or $5 for 26. Address

F. P. I.OWEIX.

28jal4 Sacramento, 4'al.

Secured by Letters Patent, July fl fl, 188*

Having thus described my invention, what I claim
as new, and desire to secure my letteis patent, is:

1. The part D.supported by the side straps of the bri-
dle, extending back as shown, the front having an
opening into which the blind is fitted, substantially,
as herein described.

2. In a bridle, in combination with the extensions D,
the curved blinds F, secured to such extensions, ana
as shaped, to give full freedom and ventilation to the
eye while circumscribing the vision, substantially as
herein described.

3. In a bridle, and in combination with the exten-
sions D. blinds F, and Bide straps A, the screw, nut
and washer E, to secure the blind and allow it to be
set, substantially as herein described.

4. In a bridle, and in combination with the chock-

Sieces D and blinds F. as shown, the straps or bands
and H, connecting the branches or extensions above
and below the eyes, and having the adjusting slides or
buckles, substantially as and for the purpose herelr
described.

5. In a bridle, and in combination with the blinds F,
supported ard pivoted to the bridle so as to be movat
ble about the point of support, the adjustable fron-
strapB or bands G and H, and the iear band I and the
throat -latch or lash connected with the blinds, and ad-
justable, substantially as herein described.

The above are the claims allowed by the patent
office, and though the corresponding letters do no
appear on the cut, the general principle will be under-
sood. , a ,

It meets with universal approbation, doing away
with all the objections urged against blinds, and at the
same time giving complete control of the line of
vision. By throwing the lower portion of the blind up
something of the same effect on the action follows as
Is induced by toe-weights. This is especiaUy the case
when young colts are the pupils, teaching them to
bend the unee withoutthe strain of weights on the
feet.

For bridles of all descriptions apply to

JOHN A. TlcKERKON,
No. 23" and 332 Kills St. San Francisco.

FOR SALE.

M'Jis, four years old, by Nephew, 15.1 hands high,
bay with black points. First dam Bell McClellan,
2:32, by General McClellan. Second dam by Belsbaz-
zar. Third dam by Cbieftan. Fourth dam said to
be thoroughbred.

M'JIs ha,8 been driven S3 times and iB very speedy.

Has a nlly now ten months old by Anteros, which
is fine and large and very fast to halcer, which
shows M'lis to be a grand brood-mare; she is kind
and gentle.

My only reason f jr selling is because I have not
the time to develop her speed, and cannot continue
breeding.

Price S600. which is one-third her value. Ad-
dress,

W. A. PAKKHl'UST,

Heal F-itate Agent.
Rc»om2, Knox Block.
Ilfe8 San .lose, 4'al.

CHUBB,

The Fishing Rod Manufacturer,

Has a new retail catalogue which contains several
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anglers of the present day. Catalogue n:so has 125
illustrations of angling goods, GO different kinds of
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THOS. H. CHUBB,

14ja Post 911119, Vt.

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Pleasanton Stock Farm Co.'s Stallions.

Director.

Little Black Jug.

Richmond.

Will stand for a limited number of mares at Pleasanton, Alameda Co., Cal. Season commencing Feb. 15th, and closing Jnly 1st, 1888.

DIRECTOR.

Director was sired by Dictator (full brother to Dexter) also sire of
J. I. C, Phallns, and many other fast trotters. Dictator stands at
*he head of all stallions as getting extreme speed and great racing quali-
ties in his colts, as the average record of J. I. C, Phallas and Director
is 2:13K. being nearly two seconds faster than the bes* three of any
other stallion's get, which means beating them at least 80 feet in a
mile, and as extreme speed combined with staying qualities are the
only real valuable qualifications at this time in trotting horses, it will
certainly be of advantage to the breeders of California to get some
Director colts.

The dam of Director was Dolly, who produced, besidee Director.
Onward, record 2:25, can beat 2:20; andThorudale, 2:22-so Director s rel-
atives on both sides were great pioducers, and witiumt doubt Director
will be, and we invite breeders to come and see liia colts trot, although
his oldest colts are not yet three years old; we can show quarters in 35
seconds. Director's present record is 2:17, made in a race with a large
field of horses, when he was obliged to trot on the extreme outBide of
the track, and we believe he can trot in 2:12 and expect to give him that
record. In 1883 Director won oyer $18,000 in purees, more than any

other trotting stallion ever won before or since, defeating not once, bnt
every time they met, Phallas, Maxy Cobb, Santa Claus, Black Cloud,
Clemmie G., Wilson, Fanny Witherspoon, and all other fast ones.
His record shows that he has started in 26 raceB; has won 18 of them,
the total amount of hiB winnings In stakes and purses being |25,070, or
a little over $1,000 for every time he Btnrted ina race.

His services this year will he MM> for the season, believing the
development of bis colts will be so satisfactory this season that breeders
will gladly pay $300 next year.

LITTLE BLACK JUG.

LITTLF3 BL*CK JUG was aired by Director, dam the dam of Lit-
tle Brown Jug, record three heats in 2:11, and Brown Hal, record 2:13,
rial in 2:08, ThiB colt 1b three years old, has no record, hut can trot
fast, is improving rapidly, and must Burely produce fast, game trotters
as he haB more near extreme fast relatives on both the Blre's and dam's
side than any colt in the world, having J.I. C, Phallaa and Dexter on
the Fire'B side and Little Brown Jug and Brown Hal on the dam's.

This colt will be allowed to Berre ten (10) mares at §60 for the season

RICHMOND.

Richmond is by A. W. Richmond, first dam by Sultan, second dam
by Crichton. This is a grand young trotter and we expect him to equal
hiu half-brother Arrow, as his breeding is nearly the same, and with six
week's work he showed quarters in 35 seconds; bis development of
speed was so phenomenal it ia thought that he will beat all of d!b slro'i
get.

This horse will stand for 20 mares at ?50 for the season.

We think the Bervlce fees for theBe different stallions within the
reach of all wanting to breed good stock, and much less than the fees
for any BtalliotiB ever offered for public service, taking speed, endur-
ance, breeding and racing qualities Into consideration. We have abun-
dance of feed and there will be no charges for pasture, unleBB mares
remain more than a reasonable lime— to insure them being In foal.
Mares not proving in foal can be returned next season free of charge]
providing mares do not change ownership, and etalliona are alive, In
case either stallion Bhould be sold the parties breeding can breed to
Borne other horse equally as good, or they will have their money
refunded. All service feeB due at rime of service, and must be paid in
cash or a good approved note given, payable August 1, 1888.

AM>V McDOWEIX, Arrrnt.
life J' uton.

110

5mte ami Jtymrtsmaw.

Feb 18

1888.

1888.

Los Angeles.

THIRD

ANNUAL SPRING MEETING

—OF THE—

Los Angeles Turf Club.

FIVE DATS RACING!

. AT

Agricultural Park

April 10th to 14th Inclusive,

Entries Close March I 5tli, Midnight.

First »»y— April iOth.

l.— Running — Nadeau House Stake, for two-year
olds. Closed December, 1886, with 22 entries. Three,
quarter mile.

2,— Running— Mile dash, all aces; S25 entrance, half
forfeit; 8150 added; S50 to second.

3.— Tbotting— 2:27 class. Purse, 5400.

Second nay— April lltb.

4.— Running— One-half mile and repeat. AH apes;
§25 entrance, half forfeit; 9100 added; $.» tosecond.

5.— Running— Park Handicap. Free for all; one
and one-quarter miles. 525 entrance; 515 declaration;
3201 added; 550 to second; weights announced March
24th.

6.— Trotting— Three-year-old stake; closed De-
cember, 1SS6; 11 entries.

Third Day— April l««h.

7.— Running— For two-year-olds ; winner of Nadeau
flous« Stakes carries 7 'lbs. penalty; 52) entrance,
ha'f forfeit; 575 added; 830 to second. Fivt-eightha
mile dash.

8.— Trotting— 2:35 class. Purse $300.

9.— Trotting Stake— Two-year-ilds ; mile and re-
peat; closed December. 188G. with 9 entries.

Fourth Day— April t 3th.

10.— Running— Los Ancles Derby. Stake closed
December, 1886, with 9 entries. One and one-half
miles.

11.— Running— Three quarters and repeat; all apes;
$25 entrance; half forfeit; $125 added; 550 to second.

12.— TR'TTiNG— 2:25 class. Purse 840J.

13.— Trotting— For horses owned on or before
January 15tb, owners to drive, that have never s'arted
in a race. Mile heats two in three. Purse, SlO,f.

14.— Pacing— Three minute class. Purse, $100. Lela
6. barre*.

15.— Running— Thirty- mile challenge, long distance
race; six horses to each rider; change each mile. $50
entrance; 8250 added, of which second receives 5100;
3 or more to enter and 3 to Btart.

CONDITIONS.

P. C. B. H. A. Rules to govern running. Weights of
18S7. American Association. Rules to govern trotting
and pacing. 10 per cent, entrance to purses to accom-
pany nominations; five to enter, three to start. If less
number enter proportionate amount of purse de-
ducted. All pacing and trotting to be best 3 in five,
unless otherwise stated. Mone7 divided 60 per cent.,
30 per cent., and 10 per ceut. No added money for
walk-over; running or trotting or pacing. Tlie animal
walking over to receive entrances actually paid ia.
Also

STAKES FOB SPRING MEETING. 1*89.

1— Running— Nadeau House Stakes, for two-year-
olds, foals of 1887; 850 entrance; 810 to accompany
nomination; ?15 January 1. nVW, 825 day of race, 8200
artded. Five-eighths miles. To be ruu first day of
meeting.

2.— Running— Los A ogeles Derby Stake, for three -
year-olds, 'oals of 1886. Same terms as No. 1, 5300
added. To be run fourth day of meeting. One and
one- half miles.

3,— Trotting Stake— For two-year-olds, foals of
18S7. Sj.me terms as No. I, 5200 added. Mile and re-
peat. Second day of meeting.

4.— Trotting Stakes— For three-year-olds, foals of
1685. Same terms as No. 1, 8300 added. Third day oi
meeting.

Same conditions as above, except that stakes and
added money will be competed and divided 60,30 and
10 per cenL Failure to make s-ibsequent payments
forfeits money already paid.

All entries close with E. A. DECAMP, Secre-
tary, March 15,1 888, Midnight.

N. A.COVARRTJUIAS, President.

At trie same time the

SIXTH DISTRICT

AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION

Offer the following Trotting Stakes for

Fall Meeting Aug. 6 to 11, '88.

1.— Three-year-old Stake, foalB of 18S5. 550 en-
ranee; 810 to accompany nomination; 815 June l Bt.
andbalance, 825, July 31. 1888; 9'JdU added. Mile heats,
three In five.

2.— Four-Year-OldStake, foals of 1881. Same terms
as No. 1.

CONDITIONS.

American Trotting Association Rules to govern-
Five or n.ore to enter; tbree to start.

Stakes to bp" divided: seven-tenthB to first, two-
en ths to second, one-tenth to third horse.

-Vdded money divided 50, 25, 15and 10 per cent.; if
three only start fourth money reverts to society; if
two only start, third and fourth money reverts 10 so-
ciety.

No added monev for a walk-over; a horse making it
only entitled to entrances actually pairt in. A. failure
to make subsequent paymentB forfeits all money
paid.

For entry blank and information see or write

RoxVtO. E. A. De«AMP, Secretary.

Entries cloBe March 15tb, midnight.

llfeb J. IV. ROBINSON. President.

College,

San FranclBCO.

The moat popular school on the Coast.
P. HEALD President. 0. 8. HALEY. fWy.

rBend for Circular,

octd

Sacramento

COLT STAKES
ASSOCIATION.

Trotting and Pacing Stakes for
1888.

No. I.— The Sacramento Yearling Trotting
Stake for 1888.

Free for all foals of 1887.— $76 entrance, of which ?10
must accompany nomination; §15 to be paid May I,
15S8; ?25Angustl. 1888, and §25 October 27, 1888. To be
trotted at Sacramento October 'Z9, 1S8S, good day and
track. Bash of one mile. The second colt to receive
$150, and the third colt 875 from the stake, the first
colt to take the balance. Failure to make payments
when due forfeits all previous paj ments.
No. S.— Special Yearling Trotting Stake.

Open to foals of 1S87, owned in Sacramento County.—
S75 entrance, of which 810 must accompany noroina
tiun; $15 to be paid May 1, 1888; §25 August 1,1888, and
$25 November ;., 1888. To be trotted at Sacramento
November 5, 1S88, good day and track. Dash of one
mile. First colt to reeeive six-tenths, second colt
three-tenths, and the third colt one-tenth of stake.
Failure to make payments when due forfeits all
previous payments.

PACiNG STAKES.

No. 3.— For all pacing yearlings, foals of 1887.— 87
entrance, of which Sl'l must accompany nomination
515 to be paid May 1, 1888; ?25 August 1, l8»8,and $25
to be paid November a. 1888. To he paced at Sacra-
mento November 5, 1865, good day and track. Dash
of one mile. First colt to receive six-tenths, the
second three-tenths, and the third one-tenth of Btake.

Failure to make payments when due forfeits all
previous payments.

No. 1.— For all Pacing Two-Year-Olds, foals of 1886.-
575 entrance, of which $10 must accompany nomina-
tion; $15 to be paid May 1. 188P; $25 August I,]*>88, and
$25 November 3, 183?. To be paced at Sacramento,
November 6, 1838, good day and track. One mile and
repeat. First colt to receive six-tenths, second three-
tenths, and the third one-tenth of Btake.

Failure to make payments when due forfeits all
previous payments.

No. 6.— For all Pacing Three-Year-Olds, foals of
1686.— $75 entrance, of which $10 must accompany
nomination; 515 to be paid May 1,1888; $2-i August I,
18S8 and $25 November 3, 1888. To be paced at Sacra-
mento, November 5, 1888, good day and track. Mile
heats 3 in 5. FirBt colt to receive six-tenths, second
colt three-tenthB, and the third colt one-tenth of
stake.

Failure to make payments wheu due forfeits all
previous payments.

Entries to all the above stakes to close February l
1888, with

WIP I3KR FIELD SMITH, Sec'v

1615 G Street, Sacramento.

FRANK P. LOWELL, President. jalj

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ra

HARNESS and SADDLERY.

AGENTS FOR

Fenkelx'k Cynthiana Horse Boots,

J. H. Fenton's Chicago Specialties,

I>n. Dixon's Condition Powders,

B»M QoMBAOLT'b CaUSTIO BALHAft

Dr. Thos. Bowhill, M.R.C.V.S.

VETERINARY SVRtiEON,

Graduate New Veterinary College, Edinburgh
Awarded tlie Highland and Agricultural Societies
Medals for Horse Pathology, Anatomy, Physiology
and Histology. The "Williams' Prize, '84-'6f», for high-
est works in professional examinations, and Mk first-
class certificates of merit. Honorary Member Illlnoie
State Veterinary Medical Association.

OFFICE;

RECORD STABLES,

i>. Mccarty, Prop.

14 39 Blarket St. s F„ Bet. 7thand8tb.

Telephone No. 311?

STATE

Agricutural

Society

Trotting Sweepstakes

FOR THE

STATE FAIR OF 1888.

GRAND STALLION STAKE.

Open to all Stallions — ?500 entrance, of which S250
must accompany nomination; $250 payable August
1, 1868. The State Agricultural Society will add s;0O
for each Btarter up to four, or ?i!,flO0 for four or more
starters. Stakes to b3 divided into three monies —
four-sevenths to winner, two-sevenths to the second ,
and one-seventh to the third horse. The added
money to be divided into four moneys, 50, 25, 15, and
10 percent. If but two starters, stakes and added
money divided five-sevenths to the winner, and two-
sevenths to second. A stallion making a walk-over
gets the eniire stakes, but no added money. Entries
close March 1st, 1888.

TROTTING STAKE FOR TWO-
TEAR-OLDS.

£50 entrance, nf which $10 must accompany nomi-
nation; SISpiyable July 1st, and the remaining £25
payable August 10th. S3PU added by the Society.

TROTTING STAKE: FOR THREE-
YEAR-OLDS.

S100 entrance, of which S25 must accompany nomi-
nation; $25 payable July 1st, and remaining t"50 pay-
able August 10th. $400 added by the Society.

TROTTING STAKE FOR FOUR-
YEAR-OLDS.

(Conditions same as for three-year-olds).

In all the stakes failure to make payments as they
become due forfeits entry, ard all money paid in.
In the colt stakes five to enter, three or more to
start. Money divided as follows: To winning colt
ail the stakes, and 50 per cent, of the added money;
second colt, 3:^ per cent.: third colt, 1GJ per
cent, of added money. Two-year.old stake, mile
heats; three and four-year-olds, three in five to
harness. No added money for a -walk-over. If only
two start they mus* contest for the stakes paid in,
and divide two-thirds, and one-third. Otherwise, in
all stakes the National Rules to govern.

Entries in the above colt stakeB to close with
Edwin F. Smith, Secrt-tarv, at office in Sacramento,
on Thursday, March 15, 1888.

I.. 17. SHIPPER. President.

4fetd *.I>WIN F. SMITH, Secretary.

KILLIP & CO.,

1VE STOCK AND GENERAL
AUCTIONEERS,
1% Montgomery Street, San Francisco

SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO SALES OP

High-Bred Horses and Cattle,

At auction and private sale.

Will Sell In All Cities and Counties oi
the State,

REFERENCES.

Hon. C. Green, Hon. J. D. Cark,

Sacramento. Salinas.

J. P. Wabqent, Esa, Hon. John Boess
Sargents. Colusa.

Hon. L. J. Rose, Hon. A. Walrath,

Los Angeles. Nevada.

J. B. Haggin, Esq., San Francisco
Represented at Sacramento bv Edwin F. Smith,
Secretary State Agricultural Society.

At San Jose by Messrs. Montgomery & Rea, Real
Estate Agents.

Being rhe oldest established firm In the live-stock
business on this Coast, and having condncted the
important auction sales in this line for the past
fifteen yearB, amounting to one-half a million of
dollars, we feel justified in claiming unequalled facili-
ties for disposing of live stock of every description
either at auction or private sale. Our list of corres-
pondents embraced every breeder and dealer of prom-
inence upon the Pacific Coast, thus enabling ue to
give full publicity to animals placed with us for sale.
Private purchases and sales of live stock of all
descriptions will be made on commission, and stock
shipped with the utmost care. Purchases and ealeB
made of land of every description. We are author-
ized to refer to the gentlemen whose names are
appended.

K I IX IF A CO.. 22 Montgomery Street,
ond

Notice.
C. BRUCE LOWE,

STOCK AND STATION AGENT,

Auctioneer,

Horse, Cattle,
Salesman.

and Property

Is prepared to accept orders from breeders in
America to select and forward stock from the Aus-
tralian Colonies; or will undertake to receive and
dispose of stock from America; or act as Agent
for California firms.

References kindly permitted to J. B. Haggin, Esq.,
and Major Rathbone of Ban Francisco.
C. BRUCE LOWE.

Wright, Heaton's Buildings,

Pitt Street, Sydney.
3de New Rohth Wales.

GLOVER'S ALBUM.

A TREATISE ON CANINE DISEASES.

CONCISE AND PRACTICAL.

Handsomely Bound and Illustrated.

PEICE 50 CENTS, POST-PAID.

GLOVER'S IMPERIAL

BOG MEDICINES.

Mawge Cur*\ - 50«\ IMstemper Cure $1.00
Hlootl Purifier, SOc. Verm ii nee. - SOc.
Canker W»sb, 5Uc. Eye Loiion, - 50c
niarrhocalure, SOc. Cure lor Fits, - 50c.
Tonic, - - 50c Liniment, - 50c.

Kennel and Stable Soap, bestdogsoapknown. price
25c.

These remedies are sold by druggists and dealers
in sportsmen's goods.

ALL DOG DISEASES TREATED
H. CLAY GLOVER, D. V. S.

Veterinarian to the Westminster Kennel Club, New
■Jersey Kennel Club, Rhode Island Kenn >l Club,
Hartford Kennel Club, Hemslead Farm Company, etc.

22octf 1293 Krnmlwav. Nnv Vnrlr.

STUD POINTER.

BISH T., (3751 A. K. R.), lemon and white, by
Sensation (217 A. K. R.), ex Seph G. bv Dart— Seney,
in the stud to approved bitches. Fee 430. Rush T.
is a dog of good size, good markings, rare form, excel-
lent temper, high courage and marked field instinct.
In breeding he has no superior. His sire was a grand
fielder and a bench winner. His dam is a winner on
the bench and an uncommonly good field performer.

The kennel Is breeding Irish red setters of unexcep
tionable strains. A. B.TRUMAN.

ELCHO KESKFXS,

sep23 212 EI even Hi Nireet, S. F.

CHOICE, PURELY-BRED

^m~-

SUBSCRIBE FOR THE

Breeder and Sportsman.

Cocker Spaniel Puppies!

The handsomest, most intelligent, most
companionable, and best hou?e, watoh aDd
carriage dogs in existence, as well as the best
"all-around" sportsman's dog with tlie gon.

For particulars address

28ja

M. P. McKOOlK,
El Cajon, San IMejro Co., Gal.

Animal Portraits.

Domestic Pets, Field Dogs, .Horses, Cattle, and all
descriptions of Lire Stock drawn or painted to ordor,
either from photograph or from life.

Original designs or drawings on sfone, wood, etc.
for illustration purposes, furnished.

H. BOYI>. Arii.i
PfWf is Post Street.

FORJMLLE.

A Thoroughbred Bull Bitch..

Apply at 30S Washington St.

DO YOU WANT A'DOG

9 DOC BUYERS' GUIDE. (..

Colored plates, lOO en»rrnving8 [5!
of differeut breeds, prices they are ■
worth, and,.wliere to buy them, [fl
Mailed for 15 Cents. •H
ASSOCIATED FANCIERS, A]
337 S, Eighth St. Philadelphia, Pa, £j
9apr

AMERICAN

KENNEL CLUB
STUD-BOOK.

Blanks for registering in the official stud
book will be mailed on application. '

Entries to Part I of Volnnie 5 close March
31st, 188S.

Sec'y, American Kennel Club.

Nog. 44 and 46 Broadway.
New York.

1888

S'Uue ISmtTer kM g>pflxisttmu.

_ - J.

Southern Pacific Co.

(PACIFIC SYSTEM.)

rains leave and are dne to arrive at
Sau Francisco.

LEAVE
CFOSJ

From Feb. 5, 1888.

A EKIVE
(FROM)

8:00 A M

10:16 a M

6:15 p m

4;00 P M

10:15 a m

2:15 P ii

5:30 p M

»» >■ i»

7:45 A M

9:00 a m

lone via Livermore _..

5:45 p M

•1 :30 p M

•a:45 A M

5*0 P M

, T,on Angeles, Oeming, El

9:30 a m

Tina Angelp^ and Mojave

12:15 p u

8:00 a M

tj In p SI

8:20 a m

Ogden anu East—

8:1d a M

4 .30 p M

-. ..Ogden and East.

10 :45 a M

9.0C a m

Bed Bluff via Marysville

5:45 p m

7:00 * M

Redding via Willows „.„

7:15 p si

7:00 a M

Sacramento, viaBenicia.

7:15 p m

8:30 A ii

8:15 a ii

9.00 a M

via .Livermore. .

S^ipu

3:00 fu

— via Beniuia,

9:45 a M

J;3)PM

" via Benicia..

6:30 P M

1:00 P ii

Sacramento Biver Steamers..

•6:00 a M

7:30 a m

Ran .TrmB..

12:45 p u

9:00 A u

...... " .. .™_

•3:45 P «

3*0 P m

" _.

9H5 a M

9:30 a M

5:00 p m

.... " „,„

9:00 a u

Stoclrton via Livermore

4.0 J P m

'* via Martinez "

6:30 P M

Siskiyou A Portland....

7:45 a M

HHAL FERRY TRAENS.

From San Francisco Dally.

TO EAST OAKLAND-«6:00-6:30— 7:00— 7:30-8:00-
8:30— 9:00— 9:30— 10:00— 10:30— 11:00— 11:30— 12 00— Lfc30
—1:00—1:30—2*0-2:30—3:00—3:30 — 4:00 — 4:30 — 5:00
5:30— 6:00 — 6:30— 7:00— 4:00-9:00— 10:00-11:00— 12 'Ob

TO 23n AVENUE, EAST OAKLAND— Same as "TO
EAST OAKLAND" until 6:C0 P. M.,inclusiv3, also
at 7:00— 8:00 and 10:00 p.m.

TO FRUIT VALE— •b-.w— 6:30— 7:00— 7:30— 8:00-8-30—
3:30—1*0—4:30- -5:00—5:30—6*0—8*0—10:00.

TO FRUIT VALE (via Alameda)— «9:30— *2 ;00-6:30—

TO ALAMEDA- •6:00— *6:30— 7:00— '7:30— 8:00— *8-3C—
9:00 — 9:30— 10 :00— $10 :30— 11 ;00— til :30— 12 :00— 112 iSE —
1:00— ll:3Q-2:0O-f.;:30-3:00— 3:30— 1:00-4:30-^5:00—
6:30—6:00—6:30—7:00—8:00—9:00—10:00—11:00—12:00.

TO BERKELEr-*6:00— •6:30— 7:00— *7:30 — 8:00— «S:30
9:00— 9:30— 10:00— 1!0:30— 11:00— til :30— 12:00-112:30
I:00-tl:30-2:0O— 12:30— 3:00— 3:30-4:00 — 4:30-41 00—
5:30— »i:00— 6:3(1— 7:(*— 3:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— 12-U0

TO WEST BERKELEY -Same as "To Beekeiey."

To San Francisco Dally.

FROM FRUIT VALE — 6:50— 7:20— 7:50- 8:20— 8'50—
9:20— "10:19-2.-49— 4:20— 4:W— 5:2O-5:-:0-6:^0-6:50—
8:50-10:50.

FROM FRUIT VALE (via Alameda) — *5:21— 5-51
{9-15 *2-33 *3-i5

FROM23D AVENUE, EAST OAKXAND-$:55— 7->k
7:55-8:25— 8:55— 9:25— 9:55— 10:25— 10:55-11:25— 11^5
12:25— 12:55— 1:25— 1:55— 2£5— 2:55— 3:25— 3:55— 4:25—
4:55— 5:25— 5:55— 6:25— 6:55— 7:55— 8:55— 10:53.

FROM EAST OAKLAND- •5:30-6:00- o-a0— 7-01-
7:30—8:00—8:30—9:00—9:30—10:00—10:30—11:00 — 11 -2u
12:00—12:30—1:00—1:30—2:00—2:30—3:00—3:30—4*0 —
4:30—5:00—5:30—6:00—6:30—7:00 — 8:00 — 9:00- 9:57—
10:57.

FROM BBOADWAT, OAKLAND— 7 m'nntes later
than from East Oakland.

FROM ALAMEDA— *5:2o— 5:55-*6:25— 6:55 -*7:25— 7-55
•8:25— 8:55— 9:25— 9:55— tI0:25— 10:55- 111:25—11:55—
112:25— 12:55— 11:25—1:55— j2::-5- 2:3=— 3:25— 3^5—
4:25— 4:55— 5:25— 5:55— 6:25— 6:55— 7:55— 8:55— 9:55—
10:55.

FROM BERKELEY — •5:25— 5:55— •6:2-5—6:55— *7-25—
7:55— •8:25— 8^5— 9:2.5— 9:55 — 110:25— 10:55-111 :25—
11:55— 112:25-12:55— il :2o- 1:55— 12:25-2:55—3:25—
3:55 — 4:25 — 4:55-5:25—5:55—6:25—6:55—7:55—8-55—
9:55—10:55.

FROM WEST BERKELEY— Same as "From Beek-

ELEY."

1HEEK ROUTE.

FROM SAN FRANCISCO— "7:15— 9:15— 1105-1J5-

3:15-5:15.
FROM O AKXAND— *6;15— 8:15— 10 -J.5 —12 -15— 2-15 -

4:15.

A for Morning. P for Afternoon.
•Sundays excepted. tSaturdava excepted; ISundays
only

Standard Time furnished by Lick Observatory:.

A, S. lOWSE,

Gen. Manager.

T. H. GODD.HA>,
Gen. PaBB. k Ttk A&.

CHILD'S CARBOLCRYSTAL SHEEP DIP.

"Patented in Europe and America."

SHEEP

DIP.

A positive scab care. A liquid, soluble in

cold w ater. It is absoi ately n o n ■

poisonous.

The cheapest and most effective dip on the market,
»ne gallon making one hundred gallons of wash.
Price, $1.£5 per gallon.
Special discounts and terms to agents and large
consumers. For samples and other information ap-
ply to

tl-M)E.i HorGH, Agents for Pacific Coast.
116 California St., San Francisco, Ca>.
17septl2

'88

FAIRLAWN

'88

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 1888.

FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CATALOGUE NOW READY,

And will be mailed to all applicants wlio send Five Cents in Stamps to Prepay

Postage.

THE FAIRL4W5 CATAEOGIE FOB 1888 contains descriptions and pedigrees of all the
Stallions and Brood-mares in use at Fairlawn. THE 1888 CATALOGUE also contains descriptions and pedi-
grees, and prices of

OXE HUNDRED AND SIXTY HEAD OF YOFXG TROTTERS,

Consisting of Stallions and Fillies from yearlings to five years old, all of my own breeding

and nearly all sr.i.MlAKD BRED, and duly registered.

A specialty is made at Fairlawn of raising

STAIXIONS AND FILLEES FOR BREEDING PURPOSES.

Those who wish to engage in breeding Higii-bred Trotters, or those already engaged who wish to
add to their breeding stud, can be supplied at Fairlawn with first-clasB young Stallions and Fillies of
the very best trotting families, uniting in their veins strains of blood that have produced Speed with
the Greatest Cnitormity.

Gentlemen who desire fine, highiy bred, promising, and well-broken Young Trotters for their
own driving, can be supplied at Kairlawn. Any young stallion sold for a roadster will be gelded, if the
purchaser desires, at my own risk: and expense.

is strictly adhered to at Fairlawn, and the price Of every
animal for sale is priuted in the catalogue. Pur-
chasers from a distance can buy on orders at exactly the same price as if present in person. All stock sold
on orders can be returned if they do not come fully up to the descriptions given.

Time will be given responsible parties, on satisfactory paper, bearing interest from
date.

THE STAIXIOJiS IN FSE AT FAIRLAWN ARE

Happy Medium 400 ...

Sire of more 2:30 performers than any living stallion,
having 39 to his credit with records of 2:30 or better,
among them Maxey Cobb, 2:13£, the fastest stallion
that ever lived.

WILL BE USED AS A PRIVATE STALLION.

Aberdeen (93),
Sire of 14 with records better than 2:30, among them
Hattie Woodward, 2:15i; Jim Jewell, 2:19j; Modoc,
2-.19J, etc. Limited to 30 mares at £100 the season,
or s 1 50 to insure a mare in foal.

Al-cto (2548).
By Almont, dam Violot (sister to Dauntless and
Peacemaker), by Bysdyk's Hambletonian, etc.
Limited to 30 mares at $50 the season, or §80 by
insurance.

FOR SALE.

No. 1.— Ray Mare, foaled spring of 1881. by
Terror.

1st dam by Little John; 2d dam Musidora's dam by
son of Bertrand.

Terror by Woodburn, 1st dam by Owen ale; 2d
dam Musidora, by Belmont, etc.

No. 2.— Chestnut Mare, foaled spring of 1882,
by Ware's Bismarck.

1st dam by Owen Dale; 2d dam Musidora, by
Belmont.

Ware's Bismarck, by "Jack Trimble "(Son of Bel-
mont and mare by Limber John, son of Kosciusko by
Sir Archy) dam by Yorkshire Boy, son of imp. Poche,

These are extra fine young mares of superior trot-
ting action and well in-bred to the blood of Belmont.
No. I is in foal to a son of Geo. M. Patchen Jr.

For further information address

W. M. WILLIAMSON,

no37tf San Jokp. <^i.

THE ONE-PRICE PLAN

Almont "Milkcs 3131).
By Almont, dam Annabel, by George Wilkes; 2d dam
Jessie Pepper (dam of Alpha, 2:25.V, etc.), by Mam.
brino Chief ,- etc. Limited to 30 mares at §50 the
season, or $HO by insurance.

Maximus, (5175),
By Almont, dam by Sentinel; 2d Cam by Bayard, etc.;
3d dam Layton Barb Mare. Limited to 30 mares at
$50 the season, or $80 by insurance.

Noble Medium (4939),

By Happy Medium, dam by Mambrino Patchen; 2d
dam by Mam brino Chief ; 3d dam by Sir Archy aion-
toria. Limited to 20 mares at $50 the season, or
£80 by insurance.

QUTHEfflACm

TIME SCHEDULE.

Passenger Trains leave and arrive Passenger Depo
(Townsend Street, between Third and Fourth Street*
San Francisco.

Applications for use of Stallions will be entered in the order they are received, bnt after a Stallion's
limit is reached no more mares will be received. For catalogues and further information, address

Lock Hoi 320.

WM. T. WITHERS, Lexington, Ky.

28jan52

HORSES and CATTLE

NEED LOTS OF WATER AM)

THE "CYCLONE" MILL

Pamp3 more water
than aoy other style.

BEST OF ALL
MILLS

AND

REQUIRES
LEAST ATTEN-
TION.

en<l For Catalogue.

PACIFIC MANUFACTURING CO.,

934 and 936 Mission St., San Fiancisco.

109 and ill North Fourth Street.

Portland. Oregon.

211 to S15. J. Street,

Sacramento.

BULL & GRANT, FARM IMPLEMENT CO.,

933 LOS AMSEI.ES STREET. I.IK ANGELES,

SAN DIEGO IMPORTING CO. & STORAGE CO.,

FIFTH STREET, SAS DIEGO. ja28tf

CHOICE OLD WHISKIES!

PURE AND UNADULTERATED.

■We offer for sale on favorable terms to the Trade.
CATHEK WOOD'S «TELEBRATED FINE OLD WHISKIES

of the following brands, Damely:

Cranston's Cabinet, Century, A. A. A., Old Stock, Henrp Bull,
Double B. and MonogTam, Very Old and Choice.

Also, in cases of 1 doz. quart bottles each,
Brunswick Club (Pure Old Eye.) and Upper Ten (Very Old and Choice).
*3T Foroxcellence, purity and evenness of quality the above are unsurpassed by any whiskies I noorted.
ftw only objection to he made to them by the manipulating dealers being that they cannot be improved
upon.

DICKSON, DeWOLF & CO.,

SOLE AGEHTS.

S.Ui FRASCISCO, CALIFORNIA

In effect February i, 1688.

12:01 p [ Cemetery and San Mateo...

f7rtXJA
8:30 a
10 :30 a
•3:30 P

..San Mateo, Bedwood and.
Menlo Park

8:30 a' (

10:30 a I I

•3:30 pii.

4:30 fI L

Santa Clara, San Jose, and...
Principal Way Stations

V 9:03 a

. h no -02 *

. f 4:36P
)\ 6:40 r

10:30 a

....

..ALmadenaiid Way ^cations..-

-. 1

4:36 p

8:30 a

•3:30 p

{-

. GUroy, Fajaro, Caetroville,
Salinas and Monterey. „_.

:}

•10A2A
6 HOP

8:30 a
•3:30 P

{_

Hollister and Tres Plnos

1

•10:02 A
t6rf0p

8:30a
»3 -.30 P

( ...

. w atsonviUe, Aptos.Soquel,

■\

•10:02 a

6:4QF

ti.in.-j Soledad. Paso Bobles, Templeton J
BJUA.l(SanLniaObi8po) A Way Stations. (

a— Morning p.— Afternoon.

•Sundays excepted. tSnndays only {Theatre train Sat
urdays only.

Trains run on Pacific Standard Time.

Nearly all rail line to San Luis Obispo. Only 24
miles staging between Templeton anu San Luis
Obispo. Time from San FranciBco 12 hours. Through
rate $8.50.

Special, Round-trip Tickets, at reduced rates— to
Gilroy and Paralso Springs.

Special Notice — Hound-trip tickets to the famous
Lick Observatory (Mt. Hamilton) can be had at any
of the Company's Ticket Offices in San Francisco
Rate, 33.50.

EXCURSION TICKETS.

For Sundays only J , Soia ^I?"1**^ MownNaj
. v"*J»tfor return same day.

ForSaturday, ( Sold Saturday and Sunday only
Sunday and< good for return until following Mon
Monday, t day, inclusive, at the following rates

Bound Trip

from San
Francisco to

rkt.

Sattoi] Round Trip
* Mon.,' from San
Francisco to

San Bruno ■* $ oO San Jose....

Millbrae 65 GUroy

Oak Grove 90 i Hollister „

San Mateo 75 110 Pajaro I 5 00

Belmont . 1 00 1 25 Watsonville 5 00

Redwood 100 140 JAptos 5 10

Fair Oaks 125 150 iLoma Prieta...

Menlo Park... 125 160 Soquel „ 5 00

Mayfield 125 175 jSantaCruz. _ 5 00

Mount'n View 150 2 00 iCastroville.._ „. 5 00

Lawrences 150 2 25 Monterey. 5 00

Santa Clara 1 75 '

Ticket Offices. — Passenger Depot. Townsend
street, Valencia-street station, No. 613 Market street,
Grand Hotel, and Rotunda, Baldwin Hotel.
A- C. BASSETT, H. B. JTTDAH,

Superintendent Asst. Pass. A Tkt. Agt.

Sat to
Mon
Tkt.

TO

Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers

THE

SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO.

respectfully calls attention to the

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

AFFOBDED BT THE "NORTHERN DTVISION
of itsllne foneaching with speed and comfort the
best places in the State for

Sea Batblns, Sliootlng; and Fishing.

TRACKS LEAVE SAJJ FRANCISCO DALLY FOR

MONTEREY.

Summer

THE MOST CHaRL'JS'R

and Winter Kesort
Pacific Coast,

of the

with its beautuul Groves and delightful Drives. Trout
in abundance can be obtained from tbe several streams
in the vicinity of Monterey, and the best of shooting
may )« had in season.

THE BA T OF MONTEREY

Is noted for the extent and variety of fleh which
abound In its waters, notably Salmon. Bock Cod, Bar»
acuda, Pompino, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder
The above-mentionea attractions, in connection with
the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superior
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEI
MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for Bporto-
men.

THE BA THING FACILIT I ES
at the

"HOTEL DEL MON TE, n

ABE UNSTJBPASSED,
haTing a MAGNIFICENT BEACH of pure white
sand for surf bathing. The BATH-HOUSE contain*

SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANKS

(150x50 feet) for warm salt water plunge and swim-
ming baths, with ELEGANT ROOMS connecting for
individual baths, with douche and shower facilities -

THE FAVOBITE BOUTE to those well-known
Watering Placea,
APTOS, SO^EEE AND SAMTA C&CZ

18 VIA THE NORTHERN DIVISION.

SOUTHERN PACIFIC ROUTE,

(Broad Gaage)

The Northern Division runs through the counties
of San Mateo, Santa Clara. San Benito, Santa Crns
and Monterey, each of which abounds in game in grea
variety Notably

Qnall, Pigeon, Snipe. Dnck, Geese, l>eer
and Bear.

Lakes PILABCTTOS and SAN ANDREAS are
reached by thiB line. Stages connect witli trains dallj
at San Mateo for those well-known RetTeats, PURIS
SIMA, SAN GREGORIO and PESCADERO. We
would particularly call attention to the unlimited ex-
tent of range at and about SAN BRUNO *nd McMA-
HON'S for RIFLE PBACTICE.

These resorts are hat a short distance from S&c
Francisco and offer special Inducement* to the lovers
of this manly sport.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

Bportsmen and others presenting Passage Ticke
will be entitled to

FREE TRANSPORTATION CF THEIR DOU8
when carried in Baggage C-rs and put In charge of
Train Baggagemen. Train Baggagemen are Instructed
to Issue CHECKS for all dogB receved in Baggage
Cars.

c-WTn order to guard against accidents to Dor
while in transit, it Is necessary that they be provided
with COLLAB AND CHAIN. Guns and Fishing
Tackle will be carried free of charge. Gunstaken apart
and securely packed In wood or leather cases may be
taken in Passenger Cars.

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purse offered, a Idiog another victory to 1885. which was the Second International Clay Hgeon Tournament
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THURSDAY, MABCH 1st, 1888,

AT GEO. L. GOULDING & CO.'S CITY STOCK YARDS,
Denver, Colorado.

I will offer at Public Sale my entire Western Stable of Trotters and Thoroughbreds, containing Borne of the most noted racers of the day. Such names as the royally-bred Superior, 2:2?}; the king of pacers L.
G Lee 2-15- Black Diamond, 2 :19i: Billy Banker [pacer*, 2:191; Lister, 2:2?i; Billy Lyle, 2:*5*; Billy S., 2:14; Charlie K., 2:34j; Boomerang Nappy, 2:27$, and a host of other good onea cannot fail to Interest all lrorsem-n, who,
with the general public, are cordially Invited to attend this great event on the above mentioned date, where a rare opportunity will he offered to purchase at public sale some of the most noted horses in the country.
The above names are only a small portion of the lot to be sold, which contains, besides a large lot of standard-bred trotting mares, a number of thoroughbreds that have attracted considerable attention here and
elsewhere- also about 20 head of fillies eired by thoroughbred horses out of well-bred mares, all of which that are old enough have been bred to Boomerang.

SUPERIOR 4012, standard under rules 1, G, 7 and 8. Record at four years 2:29^. Chestnut stallion, 16 bandB, foiled 1861. Bred .by Richard West, Westland Stock Farm, Lexington, Kentucky. Sire Egbert
1136 dam Mary by Woodford Maro^rino.

NOTE— Egbert, the sire of Superior, was by Hirabletonian, the sire of Dexter, 2:17}, Nettie, 2:18, and thirty-seven others with a record or 2: <0 or better; his dim was Camptosty by Messenger Duroc, son of
Hambletonian and sire of Prospero, 2:20, Elaine, 2:'.0. and many others, while his grandam was Misr McLeod (the dam of Lord Nelson, record at three years 2:26|) by the Holbert Colt another son of the Hero of
Chester. Beyond this are five crosses of demonstrated value tracing to Messenger and Dioraed. Egbert Is s'rongly inbred to the founder of the Hainbletouian family, and though comparatively a young horse 1b
already credited with several trotters with records better than 2:30; and is looked upon in Kentucky as a coming horse.

Superior, through his dam, traces twice to the stout Mambrino Chief, once through Woodford Mambrino his fastest son, and again through Tic, one of his best producing slaughters. An an .lysis of Superior's
pedigree reveals the fact that with the one exception of the famous Charles Kent mare, his ancestors In every direction are Btandard animals. It is believed that with one exception, Superior approaches nearer to
the thoroughbred trotter than any of the two thousand animals in the 2:30 list. By many competent judges his pedigree is regarded as without equal. As a three-year old, in his first race on tri»l in company, Supe-
rior won third money in the Ashland Stakes at Chicago, where a beat wa3 trotted in 2::i2*J. His owner felt quite confident of giving him a 2:30 record in bis three-year old form, as be had shown a trial on bis half-
znile track in 2:34i before going to Cticago, but as purses did not fill be had no chance to trot him later in the season- He trotted four races in 1885, three of which be won, training a record of 2:2UJ on a half-mile track
at Joliet. Since then be has been uBed in the stud, bavinc trotted but one race, a match with Poscora Hayward, October, 1887, at Denver which be won in 2:251, finishing in a slow trot. Competent judges say he
could have made it in 2:20 with ease. This event crowned the honors which be had just gained at the State Fair, Pueblo, having been awarded the Bweepatakea premium for best stallion, any age or breed.

My object in disposing of the above lot of stock is to allow me to devote my undivided attention to my eastern stable of runners now in Kentucky. For the torses themselves, I have no apology to make, as
their breeding »nd previoua preformances speak for themselves.

g&- Catalogues furnished on application after February Jet. Address GEORGE L. GOULDING & CO., Denver, Colorado.

JOHN D. M0RRISSEY.

Col. S. A. SAWYER, Auctioneer.

Next day, Friday, March 2d, J. M. BEOADWELL, of Denver, will sell at auction, at same place, twenty head of

THOROUGHBRED MARES AND COLTS.

F«ANCr»fT\ SATURDAY, FEBRFARY 25 1888.,

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liRRINO WILKES

Mambrino Wilkes.

Although the counterfeit presentment of this horse adorned
oar first page a few years ago, time has improved the big
stallion and Mr. Ayres desire3 to see his portrait in what he
regards as the best form. Mambrino Wilkes is the largest o*
he get of his sire, and a party of Kentucky gentlemen who
called on him recently unanimously voted him the best-

nished Wilkes they had ever seen. The performances of
his colts show unmistakably that he sires speed at the trot,
as well as size, power, hardy constitution and tractable dis-
position. He is by George Wilkes, dam Lady Christman by
Todhuntei's mambrino, second dam by Pilot Jr. Tod-

hunter's Mambrino by Mambrino Chief, dam Eipton's dam,
by Hunt's Commodore, sod of Mambrino, by imp. Messenger;
second dam by Potomac, son of imp. Messenger. He thus
combines the Hambletonian, Clay, Mambrino Chief and Pilot
Jr. blood; ultra fashionable as the majority of breeders
incline now.

Mr. John Scott arrived from Australia last Sunday on tha
Alameda with a consignment of draft stallions. The accommo-
dations for stock on the ship were very limited, and Mr.
Scott could only bring a few, and parties who desire to secure
them should be prompt or the opportunity will be lost
Commisseurs who have inspected these horses* pronounce
them the finest lot ever landed in California.

W. D. Valentine of this city has become the owner of the

Kelly it Lynch mares Moonlight and Tricksey, having pur-
chased them of C. H. Eldred of SacrameDto. Mr. Valentine
secured them for brood-mares, but as Tricksey has valuable
three-year-old engagements this year, end Moonlight when
fit is a great campaigner, it is probable that both will be seen
at the post this season bat no longer. The purchase was
made by J. "W. Knox, Superintendent of Mr. Valentine's farm
at Pleasantou.

The stallion Cheviot (brother to Mr. Haggio's Sir Mo
imported from New Zealand recently by his own<
was shipped to San Lois Obispo last Tn^Bday, hi
being Senator Hearst's rauoh at Piedra Blarca.
the season there, and consequently will no'
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Feb 2

General Topics.

On the editorial page of tbe paper last week there was a
short essay on form, more especially directed to the results
whioh had followed proper selection at Palo Alto. Tbe sub-
ject is one of vast importance to breeders, and though there
is a proneness to overlook configuration in the soramble for
speed-lines, fortunately there is an accompanying antidote;
that being that great speed is usually coupled with highform.
Better, perhaps, to say that great speed, when supported by
endurance, is oftener found in horses of proper shape than
those which fall below the standard, though both speed and
endurance are sometimes met in animals which are palpably
deficient in what are recognized as essential points. I think
it was Stonehenge who laid it down as a rule that an
animal of inferior formation if of sup9rior breeding would, in
a laige majority of oases, prove better than one in which the
conditions are reversed. This view has been generally
accepted by breeders of race-horses siuce a period antedating
the work of the accomplished author who gave publicity to
what might be termed universal opinion.

Trite though it may be regarded, the subject is always
worthy of consideration, au3 at this season of the year, when
mating is in order, it is peculiarly appropriate. California is
so well supplied with stallions that whatever faucy a person
miy have for particular strains of blood there is a chance for
gratification, especially in the line of trotting Btallions.
Not that there is a deficiency of thoroughbred sires, but
many of them are reserved for the mares of their owners,
though outside of these there are "public stallions" of great
merit. Outside of private stallions there is such a grand col-
lection of trotting sires in this State that there is little neces-
sity for further reference than the advertisements which
appear in this paper. Furthermore I am plenssd to write
that so far as I am acquainted, and personal knowledge
extends to a number of them, they are of high form. So well
proportioned, in fact, that very close examination would be
required to award a deci led preference; so close together that
a number of experts, equally competent, might differ in their
choice, and each man ballot for a different animal.

the prominent tracks of the country. Therefore perform-
ances made in countries far apart can be compared with
accuracy and relative merit truly weighed.

Admitting that all are on an equality in respect to form,
a id s> close in performances and breeding as to be balanced
all around, and yet there may be a wide difference in suitable-
ness when the mare to be coupled is taken into consideration.
Apart from blood lines being dtsirable there is a necessity for
carefully scrutinizing not only the form, but also tbe action.
The form, however, is by far the most intricate study. A
majority of people who are tolerably well posted in horses
are aware that is bile form has an influence on the action U
doe* not control it. That can only be determined by actual
experiment, as "full" butheis or sisters do not show the
same "way of going." There may be a wide difference in
form also, though family characteristics can in a measure be
depended upon. This may be taken as established, the proof
being that the sharpest buyers will pay ten times, perhaps,
a* much for a colt which is neaily related to celebrities than
one which is of better size and shape but whose kindred
do not stand so high in the calendars. No matter if high-
priced yearlings prove far from coming up to expectations,
the opinion still prevails, and when a "nick" has been fully
established it is policy to adhere to the conjunction of strains.

But in many instances the nick has not been established.
Mares which were thought to give promise of proving stud
matrons of high character have brought nothing save disap-
pointments. In the lottery of breeding, although as much as
possible chance has been eliminated, there is a Burplus ol
blanks. Prizes are rare, and those who fail are prone tc
ascribe success entirely to luck. That Fortune has some-
thing to do with the result cannot be gainsayed, though, as
Bonaparte remarked that Providence was on the side which
had the most men and heaviest artillery, so the breeder who
leaves as little to chance as possible will "outluck" those who
place thtir main dependence on the blind goddess. Even the
most cautious breeders are apt to overlook adaptation.
Basing their selection on blood lines beiog suitable, form, tem-
perament, aotion are ignored. The success of a sire in a few
instances carries them away without thinking muoh in rela-
tion to the part the dam has played, jumping to the conclus-
ion that similar strains of blood will bring like returns.
Sound conclusion, provided there are other points of resem-
bUuce, the failure in seemingly unimportant particulars
thwarting expectations, much to the surprise of the breeder.

"Breed to the big winners" has for many years been the
recommendation, and in the main it is good advice. In
trotting-borse breeding time made is the chief base of esti-
mates. The latter may be the better test. Owing to a chain
of fortunate circumstances the largest winner of the year
may be inferior to those which staud far down on the scale
which is marked by the emblems of dollars and pouuds. A
big stake may be much more easily won than a small puree,
and sires which are granted the first place reach the position
by good fortune in this respect. But "time" made when
accomplished beyond any question, and the conditions under
which the performance is made giving no undue advantage,
it is a practical showing of speed. Thus the same number of
yards fall to the lot of each and the measurements of time
are regulated with nearly the same exactness. Watches have
been brought to such a degree of perfection that fractions of
seconds are recorded with absolute fidelity, provided those
who handle themare proficients. While tracks vary in^whatfis
... termed "fastness," the difference is not great in

The form which the watoh shows can be taken as one of
the guides to selection with a good deal of confidence. That
and the breeding is relied upon where there is no opportunity
for personal inspection, and oftentimes with good results-
When mares are sent away to such a distance from home
that the owner has to depend upon intelligence from what he
reads and hears, they are usually of more than ordinary
merit. The impression prevails that there will be a corres-
ponding return for the expense and risk, and this is a point
in favor of their progeny. The day has passed when it was
nearly a (universal opinion that any mare of fairly good form
would answer to breed trotterB from. Breeders of fast harness
horses are now fully as critical in purchasing as those engaged
in the production of race-horses, although it may be that too
much weight is given to "fashionable strains," or rather that
not enough is awarded other qualities in the rage for gilt-
edged breeding, I do not wish to be understood as under-
rating the importance of winning strains. Far from any
Buch intention, the object being to portray the necessity for
high form as well as breeding. The following, which a friend
related to me a few days ago, is to the point. Conversing
with a m*n who has achieved a high position in breeding
trotters, he said, "I first examine the head; if that is satis-
factory, after careful examination, I make a critical examina-
tion of the general form. Both coming to the standard, I
examine the pedigree, and if that shows the blood I am look-
ing for I make the selection. The physiognomy and form
falling beneath my requirements, no amount of high-breed-
ing will make amends."

P. J. Shatter in his communication made a happy compar-
ison, and, so far as I can tell, original, too. That was: "The
stallion is an edition to be revised and corrected; id est, there
never was a perfect horse." It may also be said there never
was a perfect book. That is, there never was a work published
entirely free from errors. A printer who stood very high in
the art told a story which exemplified the difficulty attending
the elimination of errors in a striking manner. A pamphlet
waB printed in Edinborough which was to be perfect, free
from typographical errors. After being revised over and
over the proofs were posted in a public place with an offer of
a guinea for each mistake shown. Even then when ushered
into a full assemblage of critics, errors were discovered. Not
grammatical errors, as there is as much diversity of opinion
as to what is "good grammar" as there is in strains of blood in
horses, and the great grammarian of them all, Goold Brown,
shows that standard authorities are often far out of the cor-
rect path, but in the pamphlet were found mistakes which
were acknowledged errors. In the revise Mr. Shatter allades
to, however, there can be a careful scrutiny and an attempt
made to obtain a cleaner proof. The higher the aim the
higher will be the flight of the projectile, and when the mark
is also "way up" more likelihood of hitting it.

Names Claimed.

He is also on the right road when he advises the reduction
of "superfluous action," palably correct when he call it a
"waste of motion." Bight again in denouncing heavy Bhoes,
And did it ever come into the calculation of those who advise
"big, open feet," and "heavy bone" in the limbs that there
was weight which could not be reduced? For many years I
have claimed that it was rare, indeed, when there was a
deficiency of bone, plenty of exhibitions of a lack of tendon.
Nearly twenty years ago I heard L. L. Dorsey arguing the
side of the question I believed in, but where I got my first
impressiou I could not recall. In all probability the hint was
obtained from a short description in the "Old" Spini of the
Times of 1839. At all events in referring to that for informa-
tion regarding an old-time horse, the article was "run across"
and marked so as to show that it had made a strong impres-
sion. It was copied from the Sporting Review, England, the
heading "Hints to Horse Buyers." The author, John Hes-
keth Lethbridge, Harrold Hall, Bedford; the date, May 11th,
1839. The whole does not occupy a half column, the para-
graphs I marked so lcng ago as follows:

"Never buy one with a long, weak, deer neck."

"Be careful that the fore-feet are of the same size; avoid
flat feet and consequent low heels."

"As to go fast you must have length, choose a long waist
rather than high limbs; Eclipse Jorm before Childers."

"A good chest and pedigree essential to good wind."

"Small bone and big sinews; and, if pace be required, re-
ject the Count D'Orsay action."

Although I read The Spirit in 1839, the shooting and fish-
ing stories were the great attraction in its columns, and it
was nearly twenty years after that date when I began to
"study horse." To be exact, 1856 was the commencement
of the regular course, books and Nature being chiefly
dependedupon for the lessons. The o\dSpirita.nd Turf Reg-
ister, were the grand guides, and as I secured previous vol-
umes of The Spirit my own subscription, dating from 1853, I
was reasonably well fixed. That was the only turf paper
published at that time, the Turf Register having been given
up in 1844 (I think), and it was some years thereafter before
another journal came into the field. Allowance must be
made for the partialities of youth, but with all due respect
and proper appreciation of the many good writers of the
present and those of the last twenty years, there is a bril-
liancy and dash in the work of the "Old Guard" which has
rarely been equalled. It would certainly be bad form to
make comparisons between the old and the new, both being
worthy of eulogistio mention, though at some future time it
may be that I will endeavor to materialize the shadowy forms
which bo often flit before my retrospective vision.

By A. B. Sprechels, San Francisco, Cat. (Animals bred on the
ranch of Mr. Glaus Sprechels, Aptos, Cat.)

Corinne, for brown filly foaled 1S85, by Director, dam
Young Ashoat by Speculation, from Ashcat, by Kysdyk's
Hambletooian.

Lillie S., for sorrel filly foaled 1883, by Speculation, dam
pacing mare Jennie.

Erminie, for brown filly foaled 1884, by Abbotsford, dam
Faustina (full sister to Crown Point).

Muxfohd, for brown colt foaled 1886, by Abbotsford, dam
Young Ceta, by Speculation; second dam by Alexander.

Gracie S., for sorrel filly foaled 1882, by Speculation, dam
pacing mare Jennie.

Miss "W., for brown filly foaled 1887, by Gus (2:30), dam
Lady Wadham.

Aptos Wilkes, for black colt foaled 1887, by Guy WilkeB,
dam pacing mare Jennie.

Fanchon, for bay filly foaled 1887, by Gus, dam Lady
Plummer.

Leon W. (Leon Weill), for brown colt foaled 1887, by Ante*
volo, dam Martha, full sister to Crown Point.

Christina, for brown filly foaled 1887, by Chris. S. (son of
Abbotsford), dam Lodi mare.

Halford, for sorrel colt foaled 1S87, by Abbotsford, dam
Miss Ceta, by Speculation.

Keyford, for bay colt foaled 1887, by Abbotsford, dam
Young Keystone.

She, for brown filly foaled 1887, by Abbotsford, dam
Beauty. (Property of Chris. W. Smith.)

By W, H . Taylor, San Luis Obispo Co., California.

Joaquin, for chestnut colt, foaled February 14th, 18S8, by
Duke McCIellan (the sire of Maid of Oaks, 2:23), by Gen'l.
McClellan, dam Nellie, by Sir Garnet Wolsey (thoroughbred);
2d dam by imp. Hercules; 3d dam by Owen Dale.
By Mr. John Adams, Broohs, Yolo Co.

Little One, for chestnut gelding foaled February 25, 1886,
by Joe Hooker, dam Ita Anderson.

The Australian Jockey Club— Notes Taken at
its Annual Meeting.

[Australasian, Jan. 21.]
Racing under the auspices of the Anstralian Jockey Club
must be a paying game indeed. Here in Victoria our leading
racing institution can boast of a surplus of £14,000 or £15,000
over a spring meeting, but still it is in debt, while the Austral-
ian Jockey Club can boast of a fixed deposit at the bank amount-
ing to no less than £20,000 or £7,000 more than last year.
This will show you what a popular sport is that of racing;
but half this sum Bhould have been devoted to stakes. Tbe
members of the A. J. C. are not so liberal in their views as
the "V. R, C, otherwise the £20,000 which they point to with
so muoh pride would have been distributed over the various
programmes of the club. The members of committee seem to
forget that they are in possession of a Government recreation-
ground, the prooeeds from which are supposed to be devoted
to racing, and not to be hoarded up in a bank. At the
annual general meeting the Hon. "W. A. Long hit out in vigor-
ous fashion, and though some of his remarks may have been
objectionable, those referring to the conrse and to the dis-
tribution of prizes will be endorsed by every thinking man.
It is useless for the members of the committee to declare
that the Randwick race track is anything like perfect. Poor
Alec Robertson, Hales, and other jockeys, are the best judges
of what it is, and they have all condemned it as very danger-
ous for large fields. Mr. Ctibborn aud the ranger do their
best to make it as good as possible, but its shape is against it.
Mr. Long said there was a time when the turf was in much
better condition than it is now, and declared that its present
condition was a disgrace to those who have the management
of it. Upon reflection I think Mr. Long will acknowledge
that he was hardly just in making this remark. He forgets
that racing has increased considerably since the time he
refers to, and the number of horses now training at Randwick
is more than doubled. I was glad to see that he spoke np
manfully for Mr. Alcock, whose treatment savored some-
thing of snobbishness. For my part I cannot see any
difference between the positions of a man who sells watches
and clocks and the man who sells bullockB, sheep, and wood,
or any other commodity. Mr. Alcock is a resoectable citizen
of Sydney, but after allowing him a lengthened run of the
committee refreshment-room, the members of the committee
seem to have thought that he was not of sufficient tone to
come between tbe wind and their nobility. There are some
men who, when raised to the position of members of racing
committees, regard themselves as the salt of the earth. Once
elected the patronizing manner which they affect is simply
amusing. Mr. Long wa6 particularly rough upon Mr. Scarr.
He insinuated that Mr. Daly, who now acts as timekeeper
for the club, touted for the handicapper, and gave him in-
formation respecting the doings of horses at Randwick. This
was hardly in good taste, and was emphatically denied by
Mr. Scarr, who is quite natural judge enough to measure a
horse's capabilities without assistance from anybody. Mr.
Long, however, was on the right traok when he denounced
the appointment of a bookmaker as honorary timekeeper to
the A. J. C. Mr. Daly is a much respected man, but the
principle is altogether wrong, and it is to be assumed that
the appointment was made in order to get the committee out
of the appalling difficulty they got into by allowing the pre-
vious holder of the office to rub shoulders with them in the
committee refreshment- room.

Thus much in the way of a growl, and now let me con-
gratulate the committee upon the wonderful pecuniary suc-
cess that has attended their efforts during the past year.
With that nice little nest-egg of theirs they should not for a
single instant play second fiddle to any club in Australia.
The Metropolian and the Sidney Cup should be made as rioh
as the Melbourne Cap, and to the' Champagne Stakes 2,000
hovs. should be added, while the Derby would be all the
moie attractive if on additional 500 sovs, were rjlaced on the
next programme. The A. J. C. Derby is generally a failure
by comparison with the three-year-old event of the V. R. C;
but if the Metropolitan was increased to 2,000 sovs., and the
Derby to 1,000 sovs., there would, I think, be a marked
improvement in the interest attached to both events. In
racing nothing pays like extravagance, and if the A. J. C.
does not launch out it will find that the Rosehill Olub is a
muoh more formidable foe than ever it anticipated.

American race-horses in England, while not numerically a
prominent feature, are in quality deservedly noteworthy, as
evidenced by the preferment last week at Nottingham of the
Kentucky-bred horse Blue Grass in the competition for the
Queen's Premiums. Since Mr. Jas. R. Koene parted with
Blue Gross, the son of Pat Malloy and Amy P'arley has grown
into a grand-looking stallion, and the cable informs us that
he was awarded the palm over twelve competitors.

1888

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From San Jose-

Editob, Breeder and Sportsman:— It has been some time
since I have written you as to what is going on here in the
"Garden City." I will say that our Fairs for the past two
years have been very successful, as. yoa no doubt know, we
get no State appropriation, but this year we will no doubt
consolidate with the San Mateo and Santa Clara County
Agricultural Association No. 5, and we propose to have one
of the best fairs in the State. We are now giving all our
time and money in putting the track in b'rst-class order. Last
fall we covered it with tan bark and manure, and it remained
in that way all through our glorious rains we have had this
winter. It has now been all plowed under. We propose to
harrow it well and then put on light loam and work it down,
so it will be one of the finest tracks in the State. This will
no doubt be good news for all our old friends that have been
coming here with their horses, and as we have always endeav-
ored to please them in every way possible they can rest
assured that we will continue in our good work.

I have taken it in hand to organize a jockey club, and if
the good people in this valley will help mo we will have a
Blood Horse Meeting this spring, to follow the Blood Horse
in San Francisco. I have been very successful thus far, and
if it continues in this way we will give you some fine sport
about the 1st of May. The society will hold a meeting on
Saturday, the 25th inst , to make up i few eolt stakeB. Will
send yon the "ad" next we»-k. 'i'hey will no doubt make
arrangements regarding a free Stallion Exhibition to take
place about the middle of March. Hoping I have not taken
too much space in your valuable paper, I remain,

San Jose, Feb. 20. G. H. B.
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Declarations at Chicago.

The following are the declarations to the stakes of the
Washington Park Clnb, Feb 1, 1883:

The American Derby, ©20 each — Halsey, Cremorne, Jake
Sanders, Schoolmaster, Kingidle, Chinese Gordon, Ella F.,
Serena^er, Delphine, Austin Goodman, King Himyar, Aber-
deen, Kialto. Mutter, Barrister, Saratoga, Nanon, Orderly,
Alexander, Ferdinand, Pinto, Padlock, Chicora, Formosa,
Ben Ridgely, Jewett, Ivanhos, Hiawatha, Coloma, Henry L,,
and Christie— 31.

The Sheridan Stakes, $10 each — Halsey, Cremorne, Jake
Sanders, Kingidle, Ella F., Bnckhouod, Serenader, Aber-
deen, Riallo, Barrister, Saratoga, Nanon, Orderly, Chicora,
Formosa, Ben Ridgely, Jewett, Ivanhoe, Hiawatha, Coloma,
Henry L., and Christie — 22.

The Englewood Stakes, $ 10 each— Kitty D„ Carrie Wood-
ward, Emporia, Nellie D., Delphine, Enlatus, Vision, Fleika,
Nanon, Eva Rogers, Silver Thread, Chicora, Formosa, Hia-
watha, Bonnie Dooo, History, Battie D., Hanselle, Bertie B.
and Esther G.— 20.

The Hyde Park Stakes, $10 each— Mary Ban, Jim Watkins,
Bob Lisle, Philosophy, Olaf, Expert Ban, Black Eagle, Mamie
Cole and Salina — 9.

The Dresel Stakes ©10 each— Protector, Uarda, King
Alfred, Ledon, Vinco and Nabeau — 6.

The Kenwood Stakes, $10 each— Gunshot, Kasson, Wide
Awake, Harry Mc, Storage and Annex— 6.

The Lakeside Slakes, SlOe&eh — Corinth, Almera, Futurity,
Lakme, Betsy Bramble, Kathleen, Acquito, Free Love, Jen-
nie McCarthy, Franchise, Ledette and Gladette — 12.

Billy Barlow, Etc.

"I don't agree with you that Jane L, is the best race-horse
Ibat Oregon ever sent down to California, not by a good
deal," said James McCord to a gentleman of Portland, the
other night. "It is true that she has trotted iDside of 2:20
and the horse I refer to has not," he continued, "but I never
saw a better campaign horse than B. B. in my life. I don't
say this because I own him, for I own AllaD Roy that can
pull a street-car and beat him. But I say it tecause he has
won more desperate races than horse I ever knew. In all
the races I have trotted him he never started in one where he
was not overmatched, and in that one he was beaten for want
of condition. He always struck speedier horses than him-
self and invariably won by gamenees and endurance. I have
seen Billy Donathan bring him out sore as a boil and then
warm him out of it and win after such a finish as only he can
make. He trotted six hard heats at Santa Crnz and got two
of them. The race was postponed till next day and Donathan
took him out and gave him a warming-up heat in 2:26. I
thought that cooked him, but the black devil went off and
trotted every foot of the way, landing the deciding heat of
the race in 2:24."

"What have you done with him?" asked the gentleman.

"He has been turned out for about fifteen months, but I
think he will be as good as ever this coming spring."

"Who will train him!"

"Billy Donathan, of course. He can drive for every dollar
that I can lift."

Speaking of horse stories, we heard a good one the other
day on "Stave" Scoggins, who used to have the fashion of
riding over the Forest Grove road at all hours of the night.
One night, about two miles out of Hillsboro, he met the devil
and bartered him for a race for a bottle of champagne and the
winner to take both horses. Stave was riding old Jack Minor,
and as they raced iDto Hillsboro there was a crowd just com-
ing out of the Methodist Church from a protracted meeting.
The scene had such an effect upon his Satanic majesty that
he bolted in a flash of lightning and left poor old Scoggins to
lead the horse into town. After transacting some business
here, Stave went back home and took the devil's horse with
him. He worked him all that season in a header wagon and
took the first prize for saddle-horses with him at the Albany
Fair that fall.' "Was he really as good a horse as has been
represented?" asked Billy Ayeis of Mr. Scoggins at the Hoi-
ton House, the other night.

"Yes, he had a perfect disposition," replied the sage of
Patton Creek, "but there was one serious objection to him."
"And what was that?" asked Mr. Ayers. "Well," said Mr.
Scoggins, sententiously, "when that horse got sick brim-
Btone wouldn't physic him — that's all." — Portland Mercury.

Messrs. P, J. Dwyer, Richard Hyde, James'Shevliu, John
MoCarthy. L. C. Behman, M. F. Dwyer, A- C. Washington,
John Delmar and Ben Ali Haggin have been elected directors
of the Brooklyn Jockey Club for the current year. Mr.
James G. Sheridan has, it is said, signed a contract to start
lor the Brooklyn Jockey Clnb this year.

Notes B'rom San Lmis Obispo-

Editor Breeder and Sportsman:— Hoping that it may
possibly interest you I take the liberty of writiDg that the
people of this country are taking great interest in the improve-
ment of their horses lately. The S. L. O. Park Association
(composed of men of means) purchased a hundred acres of
land one mile from the city of San Luis, built mile track,
necessary buildings, etc., for fair grounds. The District Fair
was held there last f j11 and will be held there annually in
future, and at present a number of horses are beiDg worked
there. Senator Hearst has set apart a beautiful tract of land,
eight hundred acres, exclusively for breeding and training
horses, and is making all the necessary improvements to
make it first-class. He has a number of fine-bred animals at
his San Simeon Rancho near by. Gen. P. W. Murphy, Mr.
E. W. Steele, Judge Geo. Steele, Mr. Orcutt, Maj. J. H. Hoi-
lister and others are breeding some fine horses. Gen. Murphy
j has Gaviota by Electioneer, dam by Mohawk Chief: a Nut-
wood stallion and others. The Messrs. Steele have Altoona
and others. Mr. Orcott has Alallen by Altoona, dam by
; Vick's Ethan Allen. Maj. Hollister has a fine black stallion
' by Duke McClellan, dam by Geo. M. Patchen Jr.; second
I dam by Belmont, besides there is Duke McClellan, Alexander
Jr., Fred Arnold and others, including a number of thorough-
breds in the stud. Among the trotting colls now being
worked here there are three Directors and two Monroe
Chiefs, all very promising; quite a number of fine yearlings
here, among them Auteai by Autevolo. It is safe to say that
San Luis Obispo County will have several fine breeding
establishments in the near future. T.

Dan Honig's fine three-year-old brown filly Omaha, by
Tom Ochiltree, out of Jennie McKinney, died" at St. Louis
last week, of pneumonia. She won eight races last year in
her two-year-old form, and waB very promising.

The Nevada State Fair.

The Nevada State Agricultural Society held its annual
meeting on the 11th inst. Theo. Winters was unanimously
elected President for the ensuing year. C. H. Stoddard was
re-elected Secretary; C.-T. Bender was re-elected Treasurer;
Alvaro Evans was re-elected Superintendent of the Track; P.
H. Molcaby, although he declined, was re-elected Superin-
tendent of the Pavilion. From the report of President
Powning we make the following extracts:

At the close of the second annual Fair of the Society it was
ordered that the Fair of 1S37 should continue for ten days,
and subsequently the Board fixed the date from September
21st to October 1st inclusive. The fairs of 1S85 and 1886
were of but one week's duration, and it had been found that
while the fair commenced on Monday, the exhibits were sel-
dom in place until Wednesday, audit, perchance, as had been
the case, there should be a day or two of bad weather, not
not only the enjoyment of the people would be materially
interfered with, but there would also be great financial less
to the society, and receipts being lessened to such an extent
as to prevent the payment of the premiums and natural
expenses— hence the idea was that in a ten day's Fair there
would be a certainty, rain or shine, of a full week's sport.
The result was attained, but at the inconvenience of many
exhibitors, and unnecessary labor upon the Directors. A
mistake was made in having the first four days of the Fair lap
on the concluding days of the California State Fair, thereby
preventing several fast horses and interesting exhibits from
being at Reno. "With the experience thus gained the Board
will hereafter conclude that six days is sufficient time, and
the week immediately following the Fair at Sacramento the
best period for holding the Nevada State Fair.

The Fair of 18S7 was a gratifying success. The display of
stock in the First Department was conceded to be the largest
and best ever seen on parade in the State, and furnished
abundant proof that the stockmen and farmers of Nevada
were making wonderful progress in improving their herds,
and in raising thoroughbred animals both for the range and
for the farm. In fact the eyes of some of our own people
were opened wide with astonishment. Proper credit is due
Senator Stanford, of California, for ordering a large herd of
his famous Holsteins on exhibition at this Fair, and to Jesse
Harris, of Colorado, for his contribution of Bix magnificent
Cleveland Bay stallioris, both of which added largely to the
attractiveness of the stock parades. The Pavilion exhibits
were numerous and varied, that of the Ladies' Art Society, of
Carson, being especially imposing and attractive, and result-
ing in their being awarded the President's gold medal for
the best exhibit in any department.

Financially the receipts did not equal the espenpes, and
the Society was compelled to avail itself of the generosity of
the State, and to draw the sum of $2,786.23 from theTreasuiy
to balance accounts, but of this sum about S850 were used
in liquidating an indebtedness of the Fair of 1886, so that
with a premium and expense list of three times that of either
of the District Fairs, the State Fair received the benefit of
but twice the amount granted to either of the districts. The
receipts from all source*, excepting the aid from the State
Treasury, aggregated $9,728.20, while the disbursements for
speed ring, premiums, Indian pony races, advertising and
printing, balloon ascensions, ladies' tournament, gold and
silver medals, rent of track and pay of employes, amounted
to Sll.829.84. The receipts were more than $1,500 greater
than in 1885 or 18S6, notwithstanding the price of admission
at the tracK was reduced from SI to 50 cents. The disburse-
ments were large because of the money necessary for the
sreed Ting, the additional sum added to the premiums, and
for incidentals incurred to please visitors. The increasing
interest manifested in the State Fair and the advantages
arising therefrom, fully justify the Board in expending such
sums as will induce the people to favor it with their presence
and their exhibits.

New Names in the N. T. &..

The Board of Officers chosen at the biennial Congress of
the National Trotting Association shows but few new names.
In the Eastern district the only new comer is Mr. William
Striokland, of Bangor, Me. He is a wealthy lnmbermnn and
a thorough horseman. The name of Mayor Palmer, of Lowell,
Mass., bad been strongly urged for the place, but the nomin-
ating committee was impressed with the importance of bring-
ing back several of the leading tracks in Maine that last year
gave up membership in the National Association.

In the Atlantic district Mr. George W. Archer, of Roches-
ter, N. Y., replaced Mr. Elias Wilkinson, of Newark, N. J.
Mr. Archer has done much service for the association, and is
not a new-comer to the work.

In the Central district Mr. L. G. Delano, who was the
choice of the Ohio men for president, was chosen to fill the
vacancy caused by Major Johnston's promotion.

In the Western district Mr. William R. Woodward, a prom-
inent Chicago gentleman, fills the place left vacant by the
death of Mr. C. A. DeGraaf. There" was no change in the
Pacific district

An American Buyer in the Colonies.

The Australasian, received by the steamer last Sunday, in
reporting the annual sale of yearliDgs by the well-known col-
onial breeder, Mr. Andrew Town, says:

The tenth annual sale of the Hobartville yearlings, the
property of Mr. Andrew Town, took place at Richmond on
January 18th in the presence at least of 500 people. The sale
was a most pronounced success, and the various lots were
well distributed amongst the colonies, and not a few will find
their way to America. The pioceediogs opened with the
draught Btock, and the few that were offered went off quietly.
The trotters came next, and they caused some spirited com-
petition. Viking, a black three-year-old, by Childe Harold,
from Violetta, fell to Mr. Lawson for 275 guineas, and ibe
prices realized for the others clearly show that trotting is
rapidly becoming an institution here. The thorooghbieds
were exceedingly well-grown and iu capital condition. The
twenty-three colts brought 2,325 guineas, an average of
slightly over 100 guineas. The 29 fillies realized 2,215
guiueas, averaging about 76} guineas; 22 brood-mares realized
1,230 guineas, or an average of nearly 56 guineas. The five
draught horses brought 300 guineas, an average of 60 guineas,
while the trotting stock, eight in number, brought 990
guineas, thus making the largest average, 123| guineas.

The most gratifying feature in connection with the sale was
the presence of an American commissioner, Mr. H. Bogerp,
uf San Francisco, who purchased several very choice lots, and
should some of these prove victorious on the American turf
no doubt we shall hear from the turfmen of the United
States again.

From the report we extract the list of animals purchased
by Mr. Rogers. The prices are in guineas:
Bay or brown colt, foaled Oct. 1, by Epigram (imp.) —

Helen M'Gregor 45

Bay colt, foaled Oct. 17, by Maribyrnong— Fair Duche£s

{imp ) 50

Chestnut colt, foaled Sept. 13, by Somnus (imp.) — Maid

of the Hills ] 30

Bay colt, foaled Sept. 12, by Fergus I— Alsace (imp.) 65

Chestnut colt, foaled Sept. 15, by Fergus I— Romping Girl 165

Bay colt, foaled August 13, by Cheviot (imp.)— Scraps (jO

Bay colt, foaled December 27, by Kingsborough — Fleet-
wing 65

Chestnut filly, foaled August 12, by Somnus (imp.} — Ger-
aldine 135

How Horse Jockeys Slip Weights.

The matter of correct weights of jockeys is receiving more
attention at the New Orleans meeting than in any previous
racing season. The police are especially charged with seeino
that jockeys go direct to the weighing-room after dismount?
ing. Another fact is that detectives keep track of the jockeys
wnen they dismount, and see that they do not change or dis-
card any of their equipments. This system has resulted in
several misdeeds, which led to fines being imposed or warn-
ings given. One jockey swapped bridles after getting off his
borse, the trainer banding him one of different weight fioui
that in which he rode. Tompkins was caught slipping weight
on his way to the scale-room, and got off with a $25 fine.
Another jockey tried to ride before he got down to riding
we;ght. He weighed in with less equipments than he could
possibly ride with, and in consequence tried to throw some
of them away under the timers' stand. He got off very easy
but has not tried the game since. This matter of cheating
the scales is an old one.

There is a trick that used to be practised until the clerks
of the scales found it out. The rider, who had mere weight
than he was allowed to carry, would place the edge of the
saddle on the top bar of the scales and lean forward on the
saddle. This would make bim appear lighter than ho really
was. A still more skilful fraud consisted in the weighing in
with a papier mache saddle. This was made the exact imita-
tion of a racing saddle, and weighed almost nothing. Of
course the jockey rode with a leather saddle, which he would
discard for the imitation affair when it came to showing
weights after the race. Here the bodily weight table comes
in. It is safe to say that the jockeys here have less chance
to make false weight than anywhere in the country.

The Trouble Over the Water.

Whatever the result of the Lord Durham-Sir George Chet-
wynd racing scandal, the English racing season of 1S88 will
be not only important, but one of the best in some years
Among some racing men in London there is a belief that
Durham will scarcely be able to make a case against Sir
George Chetwynd, but the verdict will be something like the
Scotch one, "not proven." The effect, however, will be the
same. The Jockey Club's evidence, which probably cannot
be used in the courts, will be made known to the Chetwynd
people. Sir George will resign from the Jockey Club and
probably sell out his entire stable. Sherrard will be refused
permission to train at Newmarket, and Wood will not get a
riding license this year, certainly not before Doncaster
With this element eliminated "the swell mob," as they are
sometimes called, will take unto themselves a warning and
the saddling bell at Lincoln will ring on March 19 with not
only the stewards at Lincoln, but the stewards of the Jockey
Club determined to enforce racing law in the interest of hon-
est and legitmate sport in the minutest degree. Foul riding
of the Barrett order is no longer to be tolerated. In this
connection Truth, says: "George Barrett has lost his license
because be was reported for foul riding at Brighton last
November. He had obtained a most unenviable nofority
from his very objectionable fashion of riding, and he was one
of Archer's most apt pupils in the rough-and-tumble stvle
which that jockey introduced. Barrett had been previously
convicted of this offense, and I know that at Ascot last year he
became the object of the bitter animosity of one of the most
powerful stables on the turf inconsequence of bis alleged foul
riding in a certain race in that meeting. No charge was made
at the time, but the incident has not been forgotten aud it
was doutlesa included in the indietmeut against Barret'
whose license, however, will no doubt be restored in a few
months."

James Gordon Bennett is the only stockholder of the Mon-
mouth Park BaciDg Association who is not a breeder, aud the
policy of the association is to hang up in stakes and purses
all the morey mide with the exception of a six per cent
dividend. This year the amount thus offered is $200 000.

At Washington, on Mooday last, a bill was passed by
House to prohibit any persuu in Washington nr (')<
Irom making books or pools on the result of any rai
any game of baseball.

Troubadour will not be trained again althou b
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Feb 25

Shakespeare's Pedigree-

Editor Breeder and Sportsman:— The horse Shakespeare,
about which ynu made an inquiry iu your paper, was sired by
St. Louis, dam by imp. Monarch, bred by Col. John P. "White,
St. Charles Co., Mo. "Was sold to Bob Thompson, who took
Jiimto California about the year 1851 or 1852, then three
or four years old. The Monarch mare died belonging to
John S. Shaw, St. Charles, Mo. She was out of Polly Peachum
by John Richards. The Monarch mare was the dam of Fawn,
who was the dam of Bettie, the mare that I purchased for
J. B. Haggin, of San Francisco, in December, 1885.

Carrollton, Illinois, Feb. 16. Chris. Doyle.

The Monarch mare referred to by Mr. Doyle was called
Mary Rogers. Although she is in the Stud Book without
any name, she may be fouud in Vol. II, page 118. Shake-
speare does not appear among her prolnce, but there was no
report the years 1849, 50, 51 and 52. He was probably foaled
in 1849. Mary Rogers had five other foals by St. Louis, one
of them being the gray mare Mary O'Niel formerly owned by
Nathan Coombs of Napa. Mary O'Niel was full sister to
Shakespeare.

Cyrus Hulloway called on us this week to lojk up the
extended pedigree of his black colt Modesto. A break down
iucapaeitated Modesto from racing, and he has been a non-
payiug investment for Holloway, bat in his four-year-old
form the horse shows up big and stout, aud as he is a black
Monday, from Rivulet by Rivoli, a royally bred mare, Modesto
ought to be worth good money as a sire. There are many
localities on this Coast that need him, and he could, no
doubt, be bjught from Holloway oa favorable terms.

Mr. F. W. Loeber has purohased from Mrs. Skinner the
bay stallion Alcoua 730, by Almont, dam Queen Mary by
Mambriuo Chief, and the bay horse will remain in Napa
County. Whippleton will still be the premier at Vineland,
as he has proved his right to be, but the growth of interest in
the harness horse in Napa County has induced Mr. Loeber to
add Alcoua to his list of stallions. He is a royally bred
horse, and his colts indicate that Alcona possesses the fam-
ous Almout quality of breeding on.

A representative of the New York Sportsman has had an
interview with Senator Hearst at Washington, and mentions
incidentally that when he called he was received by the
Sanator's secretary, one "Whiteman." That is all very well
as a descriptive title, but the many friends of Sweet William
on this Co*st will object to his being obscured by that com-
monest journalistic fashion, misspelling his name. He was
christened William B. Wightman, Mr. Sportsman, and he is
genuine goous.

Volney Wright, a well-known sporting man of this city,
died on Friday of last week. He was a quiet, unassuming
man, who had a great fancy for the turf, and few race meet-
ings have been held in California of late years without his
familiar tall form beiug visible on the stretch. Many men
have been escorted to their last rest with more pomp
aud circumstance, but few have crossed the dark river leav-
ing bahind such a legiou of warm friends as did Volney
Wright.

Mr. W. D. Valentine, of this city, is getting h;s Livermore
Valley Farm in shape, and will be in good basinets trim next
year. He has 85 acres on the flat where he proposes to build
a private training track, and 320 acres of high land for
pasturage. Mr. Valentiue has invested about ©30,000 in the
property, and will stock it with both thoroughbreds and
trotters of high class. He will be heard from on the turf as
time progresses.

The veteran John Adams, of Brook, Yolo County, has
brought his string of runners to the Bay District Track to be
shaped up for the season's work. They are: Mart Gibson,
ch c, 3, by Joe Hookt-r, dam Jennie Gibson; MitfB Mitford,
ch f, 3, by Joe Hooker, dam Pearl; Beppo, ch g, 2, by Joe
Hooker, dam Belie, and Little One, ch g, 2, by Joe Hooker,
dam Ita Anderson. All are engaged iu the stakes of the
Blood Horse Association.

■♦—

Mr. Ayres has selected a few good mareB by purchase
which he will breed on his own account, and for the pride he
feels in his horse, and the benefit of others who patronize
Mambrino WilkeB well, develop the colls, and demonstrate
their quality. Mambrino Wilkes will make the season, at the
farm of his owner at Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County.

Thos. G. Jones shipped his horses to Santa Rosa last wtek.
Three Cheers has a good book for the season and will satisfy
the Sonoma County breeders who want thoroughbreds that can
hold the pace and go the route. Jones' stable of horses in
training are doing well, and he has room for two or three
more. He likes the Santa Rosa track exceeding well.

Matt Storn has built himself a stable at Pleasanton with
ten roomy boxes, and will train Cleveland, Narcola and the
others of his string at that place, having made arrangements
with Mr. Salisbury for the privilege of the tine track of the
Pleasanton Stock Farm Company.

The handsome, fast and erratic race horse Jim Douglas, by
Wildidle, out of Yolone by Norfolk, is wintering at Pueblo,
Col., and is reported as tine as silk. Mr. C. Johnson, his
owner, says he has quit his old habit of righting his rider
before the start in a race.

Mr. Halverson, of Routier, Sacramento County, advises us
that be has transferred the racing qualities of bis filly Isabella
to W. M. Murray. This promising two-year-old is by Norfolk,
dam Maggie S., and is well engaged.

Col. Thornton's stallion imp. Mariner, formerly Oatcake,
will be located at Pleasanton. Although a stranger in Cali-
fornia Mariner has already a very respectable book.

Answers to Correspondents.

Qiieotiona answered only through these columns. No replies by
ii ail or telegraph. The name of the writer should accompany all
questions, not for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Let-
ttrs received without the writer'u name cannot receive attention.

Union Club, Santa Clara.

Please inform me, to settle a bet, how many horses George
Wilkes has got in the 2:20 list?

/-uswer— Eight trotters and two pacera,

VETERINARY.

Conducted by Thos. Bowhill, M. B. C. V. 3.
Subscribers to this papei can have advice through this column in all
cases of sick or injured horses or cattle by sending an explicit descrip
tion of the case. Applicants will send their name and address that
they may be identified. Questions requiring answerB by mail should
be accompanied by three dollars, and addressed to Dra. Bowhill &
r"tfzgerald,1129 Market St., San Francisco.

Olympic Field Day.

The Associated Veterinaries.

A meeting of veterinaries was held in the editorial rooms
of this paper last Wednesday afternoon for the purpose of
organizing a veterinary association. It was well attended,
and in addition to those present letters were read from several
Vets who were unable to attend who indorsed the association
and its objects, and desired to be enrolled as members. The
name and style adopted was the California State Veterinary
Medical Association, and organization was completed by the
election of Dr. Thos. Bowhill, M. R. C. V. S., of this city,
President; Dr. T. Maclay, M. E. C. V. S., of Petaluma, vice-
President; and Dr. J. D. Fitzgerald, M. R. C. V. 8., of this
city, Secretary and Treasurer. The above-named gentlemen,
with Dr. C. B. Orvis, of Stockton, constitute the Executive
Committee. A Constitution aud By-Laws were discussed and
adopted subject to amendment at the adjourned meeting.
Two candidates presented themselves for admission by exam-
ination: Messrs. Spencer, of San Jose, and Nief, of this city.
After an interview with the Examining Committee the candi-
dates were pronounced thoroughly competent to practice
veterinary medicine and surgery, and were admitted to full
membership. A proposition to extend to several gentlemen
of the State, not professionally, but otherwise interested in
veterinary science, the compliment of honorary membership,
was introduced and met with favor. It will be put into
practical shape at the next meeting. The adjourned session
of the association will be held at this office on March 13th at
2 o'clock P. m. It is to be hoped that the response will be
general from the qualified practitioners of the State.

If you want to know how a horse feels without grooming,
just go without taking a wash or combing your hair for
a while.

HERD AND SWINE.

How to Dehorn Calves.

Dehorning has been practiced in the United States to a
limited extent during the last few years. In regard to age it
is best and easiest done on calves w_hen two or three months
old. If the animals are housed, it may also be done in the
winter, though on the Bcore of humanity it should not be per-
formed during very cold weather. In calves the removal
may be made with an old-fashioned gun-wad punch, sharp-
ened and attached to a handle. The opening should be so
large as to allow the punch to reach round the base of the
horn. During the operation the animal is laid down. With
an even pressure all around and a rotary motion, the base
of the horn is cut through to the bone, after which the horn
may be removed by slanting motions with the hand and the
punch. Thereafter bathe freely with strong alum solution.
In older cattle a thin, fine-toothed, sharp saw is used, the
head of the animal being previously fastened by ropes to a
post or a tree, and the Baw oiled. After removing the horn
the parts should be washed with clean water by aid of a
sponge. When the bleeding has oeased the parts may be
covered with a pitch plaster, which may remain undisturbed
duri.g two or three weeks, unless the animal should evince
pain from accumulating matter. — Prairie Farmer.

ATHLETICS.

The mixed wrestling match between Professor J. H. Falfi-
ner of the Olympic Club, and Schumacher of Tacoma, has
been about arranged. Each man is to deposit $500 with the
Treasurer of the Club, Mr. Buss. The club will add $500 and
the winner will take all. The match will be best two of
three falls, one Graaco-Ronian, one catch -as-oatch can, and
the third to be in the style chosen by the man who winB the
quickest fall. The match will be wrestled in the club gymna-
Bium about March 20th, and only members will be permittef
to witness it. There seems every prospect of a good, square
contest, and the Olympic Club will spare no effort to guard
against any other outcome.

Several of our daily contemporaries have, since the middle-
weight wrestling tournament last week in the Olympic Club,
published what purported to be a card from the Board of
Directors of the Golden Gate Athletic Club, reflecting upon
the referee of the wreBtliDg, Mr. W. H. Quiun. We are not
advised as to the authenticity of the card, and hesitate before
believing that the gentlemen mentioned could have written
it. By whomsoever it was written, however, it evidences an
ungallant spirit and a marked ignorance of Grseco-Eoman
wrestling. The look by which Mr. Lean was thrown bears
no semblance to a choke, and is one from which the man in
the lock can escape certainly, if he is up to even a slight
knowledge of the sport. In fact, one cannot be choked by
the lock if he will but keep his chin on his chest, and his
wind oan be shut off but slightly if he does not do so. Mr.
Quinn's decision was fair and right, and without evidence of
bias. He is sustained in it by all who know the game.

Mr. Fred Moody, Secretary of the Olympic Club, appeared
in the rooms on Tuesday last, after an illnesB of ten days,
very much to the pleasure of all who have business with him
as well as that of the habitue.

Rehabilitation of the Olpmpio Club will begin in April.
The rooms will be refurnished throughout, and what is now
one of the most comfortable clubs in the city will be made one
of the moht elegant.

The article by "Mercury," completed this week, should
engage the attention of and be perserved by every athlete.
It embodies the experience of many noted men, and has been
carefully edited by a local champion, whether at a half-mile,
or mile, or both, we leave to conjecture.

The date of the Juvenile Night at the Olympic Club has
been changed to March 2d, and that of the next Ladies*
Night to March 9th.

The Spring Field Day of the Olympic Club was held at the
Athletic Grounds, corner of 14th and Centre Streets, Oak-
land, on last Wednesday, Washington's Birthday. The
grounds were packed completely with club member.-*, their
lady friends, and lovers of outdoor sports generally, proving
conclusively that if the club will secure suitable grounds
athletics on this coast can soon be placed on a footing equal
to that which they have in the eastern States. The number
present was variously estimated from 2,000 to 2,500. The
day and track were perfect, as was the management, and the
long list of events was brought to a conclusion shortly after

4 P. M.

The most noteworthy performances were : Harry Bethune's
100 yds. in 9 4-5 sees., 220 yds. in 22 1-5 sees.; Quinn's fine
work with the hammers, and Schifferstein'g excellent running
and jumping in the hurdle race. Iu the latter Jones cracked
at the last hurdle- In the mile handicap walk Horace Coffin,
scratch, caught the others on the second lap, and won easily
by nearly a lap

F. G. O'Kane won the 220 yards Juvenile handicap by a
foot; he runs well and will be heard from hereafter.

At throwing the 10-pound hammer William Morgan was
protested, and iB undoubtedly a professional, aB he has run
for cash prizes in the Caledonian and Thistle CIud gatnes.

In the half-mile bicycle handicap R, W. Turner fell, after
going a hundred yards, but was not seriously injured.

Mr. Harry Bethune's attempt to lower the world's record
at 100 and 220 yards was interesting as an exhibition of start-
ing aud high pace. The start and timing were correct, and
the record is undoubtedly valid. Mr. Schifferstein coached
Bethune, and showed great Bpeed. Mr. J. A. Code won the
half-mile handicap easily. The two-mile bicycle handicap
was finished closely, and was won by R. A. Smythe, by six
inches. The boys' pie race was a very funny incident, aud
was won by MaBter Fairweather. Messrs. Keith and Wilson
tied for first in the 100 yards maiden handicap, and in the
run-off Wilson won a good race in 11 2-5 sees. Mr. T. H.
Reynolds gave out in the mile handicap on the last lap. At
pole-vaulting Sexsmith lacked only one inoh of beating the
Coast record. Hartman can do much better than he did, as
hia shoulder was recently sprained while wrestling. The
burlesque race was a very ludicrous event, and caused many
aching sides. A resume of the events is as follows:

One Hundred Twenty Yards Hurdle Race, Handicap — V.
E. Schifferstein, scratch, first, in 19^ seconds; W. J. Kenealey,
7 yards, second; R. B. Jones, scratch, 0.

One-Mile Walk, Handicap— Horace Coffin, scratch, first in
7 min. 54 sec; C. F. Landman, 100 yards, and J. C. Parker,
125 yards, tied for second.

One Hundred Twenty Yards Juvenile Race, Handicap — F.
G. O'Kane, scratch, first, in 25 4-5 Bees.; C. E. Wilson, 6
yards, second; C. B. Sloan, 8 yards, 0; E. P. Wolf, 10 yards, 0.

One Hundred Yards Handicap Race — First Heat— G. B.
Burling, 7 yards, first, in 10 3-5 sees.; F. C. Siebe, 7 yarda,
second. Second Heat — F. G. O'Kane, 6 yarda, first in 10 4-5
sees.; D. Laidlow, 7 yards, second. Final — F. G. O'Kane,
first, in 10£ sees.; G. B. Burling, 7 yards, second; 6 yards, F.
C. Siebe, 7 yards, third; D. Laidlow, 7 yards, 0.

Putting 16-Pound Shot, Handicap— W. H. Quinn, 4 ft.,
first, 37 ft. 9 in.; A. H. Lean, scratch, second, 36 ft. 8 in.; J.
Sexsmith, 6 ft., £5 ft. 1 in.; Wm. Morgan, 3£ ft., 0; C. Hart-
man, 5i ft, 0; C. J. Schuster, 6 ft., 0; W. Zelner, 6 ft., 0.

Throwing 16-Pound Hammer, Handicap — Wm. Morgan,
scratch, first, 84 ft. 11 in.; W. J. Kenealey, 10 ft., second, 77
ft. 8 in.; W. H. Quinn, scratch, third, 77 ft. 2 in.; A. H.
Lean, 6 ft., 0; P. T. Goodloe, 13 ft., 0; J. Sexsmith, 13 ft., 0;
C. Hartman, 15 ft., 0.

One-Half Mile Bicycle Race, Handicap— R. A. Smythe, 15
yards, first, in 1 min. 344-5 sec; R. W. Turner, scratch, 0.

Special Races Against Time, 100 YaidB — Harry Bethune,
scratch, 9 4-5 sees. 220 Yards— Harry Bethune, 22 1-5 sees.

Half-Mile Race, Handicap— J. A. Code, scratch, firBt, in 2
min. 15 sees.; W. J. Kenealey, 20 yardB, second; J. J.
O'Kane, 30 yards, third.

Running Long Jump, Handicap — R. B. Jones, 3 ft., first,
22 ft. 5£ in. with handicap; R. Gibson, 3£ feet, second,
22 ft. 4£ in. with handicap; A. H. Lean, scratch, 0; J. Sex-
smith, 4 ft., 0; C. J. Schuster, 4 ft , 0; L. K. Hagenkamp, 4
ft., 0.

One Hundred Yards Scratch Race, Maiden — For members
who have never run a race, open to juveniles. First Heat— C.
E. Wilson first, in 11 3-5 sees. ; F. C. Siebe Jr., seoond. Second
Heat — H. B. Keith first, in 11 3-5 sees.; H. R. Hoops second.
Final— C. E. Wilson first, in 11 2-5 sees. ; H. B. Keith second,
H. R. Hopps third; F. B. Siebe 0.

Two Mile Bicycle Race, Handicap — R. A. Smythe, scratch,
first in 7 min. 17 2-5 Bees.; S. F. Booth, scratch, seoond; F.
E. Browning, scratch, third.

One-Fifth Mile, Boys' Pie Race— N. Fairweather, first; E.
P. Wolf second.

Running High Jump, Handicap— C. Hartman, 8 inches,
firBt, 5 ft. 9} in. with handicap; J. T. Sohuster, 8 inches,
second, 5 ft. 8£ in. with handicap; C. J. Schuster, 8 inches^
and J. Sexsmith, 7 inches, tied for third at 5 ft. 7f ins. with
handicap; A. H. Lean, scratch, 0; P. N. Gafney, 8 inches, 0.

Mile Handicap Race — J. A. Code, scratch, first, in 5 mins.
12 1-5 sees.; F. M. Cooley, scratch, second; T. H. Reynolds,
55 yards, 0.

Pole Vault-Handicap— J. Sexsmith, scratch, first, 9 ft.; J.
T. Sohuster, 2 inches, second, 8 ft". 9$ ins. with handioap; C.
Hartman, scratch, 0; C. J. Sohuster, 1 inch, 0.

Fifty Yards Automatic Wheelbarrow Race— Open to mem-
bars— J. G. Mansfield and Ben Bogner, first; W. J. Kenealey
and W. H. Quinn, second.

Burlesque Match Race, participated in by Ben Bogner, J.
G. Mansfield, J. H. Stack, J. Stack and E. Stack.

Throwing 12-pound hammer exhibition by W. H. Quinn,
who scored 93 ft. 1 inoh, beating the Pacific Coast Reoord,
his own, by 7 incheB.

The officers of the day were: Referees, W. G. Harrison
for Athletic events; R. M. Welch for bicycle eventB. Judges,
Geo. Maxwell, R. Gibson andH. A.Cnmmings for field events;
C. P. Fouda, W. C. Brown, J. W. Flynn, for track events.
Judge of walking, J. J. Theobald. Timers, John A. Ham-
mersmith, Geo. H. Strong, M. H. Weed, Col. Geo. C.
Edwards. Peter Mclntyre and H. 8. Field. Clerks of the
Course. R.P. Doolan, G. W. Joraan. Starter, Geo. F. David,
son. Handicappers, Peter Mclntyre, Geo. W. Jordan, J, J,
Theobald. Marshall, Chas, L. Dall.

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Hints on Training- for Running, Walking,

Jumping, etc.— A Chat With an Old

Runner.

[For the Bbeedeb and Sportsman, by Mercury].

One Mile Run.— W, G. George who holds the world's
record of 4 min. 12| sees, for the mile run says: "Commence
to train for a mile by running every other day about 1£ miles
at about half speed, then have a cold bath, and a good,
Bharp rub down; the intermediate days take a 5 to 10 mile
walk. The best time for these and all your exercises is
about 3:30 in the afternoon, but if this time is not conven-
ient, after your business will do. Continue this until you
have reduced some of your supeifluoun flesh, which will take
about 14 daj6. Then start your real work, viz: run about
half to three-quarters of a mile on Mondays, Wednesdays
and Saturdays fairly fast; Tuesdays, 1£ miles slowly, the
remaining days run about a quarter twice, the first quarter
slowly, the second fast. Always endeavor in practice to run
in good form. Don't carry your arms too high or the reverse,
but let them hang loosely and naturally. Always bring
your knees up as high as possible in front of you, but do not
throw out your legs farther behind than necessary; always
run on your toes and keep your feet quite straight. After
about 14 days of this work you will be fit. Kun your trial
at least four days before your race, and have at least one day's
rest before your race. Don't run more than one trial. A
good tonic if you are over-trained is: cit. of quinine, 1
drachm; water 6 oz. Take two tablespoonfuls two or three
times a day. Never neglect having a good bath and rub
down after all your work."

Style. — In long-distance running hold the head well up,
chest thrown forward and arms at sides slightly bent, as
shown in the accompanying cut of "W. Gibb, former 10 mile
champion of England.

The limbs should be carried easily and well forward at
each stride. Avoid springing too high, and make the knees
move closely past each other. The object of the latter is to
make the toes point straight forward when they take the
ground. If the toes are allowed to point out it will detract
from the length of stride. Always run on the ball of the
feet and the toes, never flat-footed.

Finishing Long Races. — The long-distance runner or walker
would always, after tailing his usual exercise, practise sprint-
ing short distances at full speed— say 100 yards twice. Thi«
will enable him to spnrt in his race without great effort, and
enable him to finish strongly. A strong finisher will nearly
always best a man who is really stronger, but who is a weak
finisher. The scratch man especially should aim to get
within reach of the limit men at about the commencement of
the last quarter mile, and then overhaul aDd pasB them by
spurting. It is rarely that the long-start men do not weaken
when they find the scratch men alongside of them. After a
hard race, rinsing the mouth with brandy or whiskey will
clear out the thick saliva and counteract a tendency to
vomit .

Gymnasim Exercise. — The pully weights and free-board
of the gymnasium will be found useful to the sprinter, the
former develop and keep in good condition the upper por-
tion of his body. A limited amount of boxing, wrestling
and punching the bag will increase the breathing capacity
and staying powers of the long-distance man. A runner,
jumper or walker needs strength in the upper portion of his
body as well as in his legs, in order to perserve the balance
of circulation and keep him in robust condition. Bicycling
and the bicycle home trainer are excellent for the high
jumper. Wm. Byrd Page, champion high jumper of the
world, takes trips of over a thonsand miles on his bicycle
each summer.

Rubbing. — Rubbing is an essential part of training and
should be done by an assistant with camel's hair gloves or
bare hands. The best mixture for rubbing with is two
thirds alcohol and one-third water, though many prefer pure
whiskey. A little camphor is sometimes put in the rubbing
mixture. Many runners of experience occasionally indulge
in a "dry rub." Be careful not to rub on the shins or uther
bones, but rub the muscles well, particularly those of the
loins. A man should be well rubbed before and after exer-
cising, and if his race is run in heats, he should be well
rubbed between heats, and should be kept perfectly warm.
A sprinter or jumper cannot do himself justice unless he is
perfectly warm so that all his mnscles are supple and hie
joints limber.

The general rules of diet for the outdoor athlete are as
follows: There are rarely two men who will thrive upon
exactly the same diet. Therefore your own judgment and
experience must enter largely into your conduct in this re-
gard, so long as your food is such as a man in training Bhould
eat. A moderate amount of fruit is palatable and will assist in
keeping the bowels open. Suck oranges, bat take no limes,
lemons or grapes as they are injarious at all times. Grapes
accumulate wind on the stomach and are liable to cause
cramps. Apples are also beneficial, as are all fruits which do
not contain too much acid.

As a rule, smoking and all alcoholic liquors must be
avoided. If a man is an habitual smoker I believe that it
will not hurt him to smoke occasionally while in training, &■
it will prevent the nervousness attendant upon the sudden
ohange of giving it up entirely. It is well to take three or
four tablespoonfuls of camomile tea on rising in the morning.
The following has been recommended to me by old English
trainers and I have found it beneficial: take half a tumbler
full of ale mixed with the same quantity of oat meal gruel
just before going to bed. This tends to keep the system in
good order and keeps up a man's strength. If beef tea agrees
with you it is a splendid thing to take all through your
training, provided it is properly made. "When beef tea ii
not to be had, the bottled extract may be used to advantage
in the following manner: put a teaspoonful in warm water
and add a quantum of salt. I have found it beneficial to
take this between meals while working. Of meats, eat rare
mutton chops, steaks, roast beef or mutton, but no veal or
pork. Chops and steaks should be broiled, not fried; good
soup, fish occasionally if yon like it, dry toast, fried potatoes,
black tea, ale. Some prefer to take tea at meals and ale be-
tween meals after exercising, while others cannot take ale at
all, for the reason that it renders them costive. Such per-
sons will have to depend upon tea or a small allowance of
claret. As a general rule, avoid all pies, cakes, puddings,
confectionery and condiments, but a little tapioca, rice or
ouBtard pudding will be palatable and not injurious. Drink
no milk and take but little of it with your tea and puddings.
Sleep. — Sleep eight hours, commencing at 9 P. M.
Training for Six-Days' Go-As-You-Please Races.— The fol-
lowing is briefly the routine which I followed in training for
six days' races. It seems very severe and I assnre you that
I found it so, and as a general rule no man without a strong
constitution can stand even the training necessary for such a
contest. I rose at five; walked 2£ miles; ran 13 miles slowly;
walked 2J miles and was then we'll rubbed; all without nour-
ishment. Breakfasted at nine on rare beefsteak, Tennent'a
ale, toast, tea and fried potatoes; walked from 10 to 12
o'clock; lunched on, say, mutton chops, aleand graham bread;
walked 15 miles; was then well rubbed and went to bed for
an hour and a half. Then took dinner of rare meet, ale,
brown bread a day old, and fried potatoes, with perhaps a
little tapioca and custard pudding. After dinner walked two
miles; I kept this up for five weeks, stopping three days before
the commencement of the contest, having reduced my weight
from 142 to 135 pounds. I will also state that I took the ale
and oat meal gruel before mentioned on retiring for the night.
You can form no idea of the punishment a man has to sub-
ject himself to in one of these matches. Perhaps the hardest
part is the first twenty-four hours, when you are extremely
feverish and are consumed with a raging thirst. All through
the race a man suffers severely from nervousness and want
of sleep, besides the fatigue, stiffness, aches and pains inci-
dent to the exertion-
Walking. — In walking, hold your head erect and eheife
thrown forward. Move the arms in the manner that you find
from practice is most comfortable for you. Step straight out
in front and let the heel be the first part of the foot to touch
the ground, meanwhile keep the hindmost knee perfectly
stiff until the forward heel has touched. A. free movement
of the hips is quite necessary, and can be acquired only by
practice. The same general ruleB of diet and training apply
to walking as to running.

The accompanying cut of Mr. Armstrong of New York,
who has walked his mile close to 6 min. 40 sec, shows the
proper position, just as the forward toe has come squarely
down on tha ground and just as the rear foot is about to leave
the ground. Frank P. Murray who has walked a mile in 6
min. 26 sec, throws his hands clear above the line of his
head in front when spurting.

The following extract from a letter from tha present cham-
pion walker of the United States, Mr. E. D. Lance, to our
local champion, on the subject of training for walking races
will be found interesting: "To train for a mile, I would go
about three-quarters of a mile each time I exercise, and once
ox twice a week go the full distance. About the same average 4

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will apply to any other distances. Sprint a little (that is,
walk a short distance at full speed) after yon have gone your
distance. Use your own judgment as to how often to train.
If you are heavy, you will have to train a little more. I am
quite light, and on the average, train three or four times a
week, including Sundays. When I am in form I weigh 118
pounds and am .the lightest walker in the country. As re-
gards diet, I believe that a man who has been used to eating
his regular ftod will be weakened by dieting himself. Don't
drink any beer unless you are thin. Then, if you are dry
just take a little porter or stout after jou are done training
and it will do you good. I never use the gymnasium. Long
walks through the country once a month will do yon good
and harden your muscles. As to the length of time to train
for a race, I can get into a good fix in a monlh, but I can
get out cny time and beat 7:10, and have done better than
7 minutes without having had a Bhoe on for months pre-
viously. In regard to stopping training before a race If I
have been working hard, will lay off for three days, because
a good rest will do one good and give him moie life and
vim.

CANOEING.

Oakland Canoe Club.

Last Wednesday the Creek was fairly alive with the pretty
crafts of the enthusiastic canoeists, nor was the feminine
element lacking, for nearly every canoe had a lady on board
and apparently enjoying themselves to their utmost capacity.
Most oi the canoes stayed in the estuary and had lunch in
the boat-house at one o'clock. The Sampler met with one of
appreciated. Her slsipper is a comparatively new hand and
consequently very cautious. The wind was squally, and
those amusing adventures which must be experienced to be
though he was jogging along under a double-reefed mainsail
and unconcious of danger, his inexperienced eye did not
warn him of the approach of one of those pnfis which cannot
be trilled with. The immediate result was an eruption of
Sampler's garboard streak, which so interested her skipper
that he made a critical examination of it from the outside
while gracefully seated astride of her keel. Flirt and Sneak-
box,."Hudhen," had a fine cruise on the bar. Starticg early
tbey took a tine beam wind right out of the Creek and to
Goat Island. After cruising around they returned to the
estuary, anchoring inside the training wall, and, having
lunch, in the afternoon they sailed away up the bay past
Goat Island with a splendid westerly breeze, and the sun had
sunk some time when they turned for home; the boat-house
was reached about 9:30. The passengers on the ferry steamers
saw in the Flirt the unusual spectacle of a yonng ladv
perched well out to windward and managing the whole
canoe herself. The wind was right abeam, and the spray
flying in tine style, but neither this nor the rail being under
seemed to bother her a bit, and the steamer gave her a salute
as she flew across her bows. There is no reason why a lady
should not sail a canoe just as well as a man, as strength is
of little importance, activity and skill being only necessary
The Shadow, Hebe (formerly Alista) and Echo sailed down
the Creek late in the afternoon, the two former returning
and the latter sailing out and meetting the Flirt and iludhen
near Goat Island. The Shadow has a fine new suit of ssils
and will make it very hot for the A class canoes in future

ROD.

Clabroueh & Golcher's Opening.

On Tuesday last, in response to an invitation, the ttore of
Messrs. Clabrongh, Golcher & Co. was visited to see the
wealth of tackle provided by the firm for the fishing season
which opens on April 1st. It has been our wmt for sever.il
years, in company with Eamon Wilson. John Adams, W. C.
Willard, Ben Burling and other famous local experts, to use
only the finest tackle procurable in the best markets of the
world, and the flattering unction has been laid that no man
on the footstool had better rods, lines, flies and reels, but the
showing made by the Golcher's has taken all that mild con-
ceit away and left a wonder that such refinements can be
made upon refinement. Twenty inch undrawn gut of very
light weight and equal strength throughout; a bewildering
line of flies of a hundred patterns, tied on hooks from midge
size up to good lake steels, and all showing exquisite art in
materials, as well as perfection in tying; fly-books in number-
less patterns, several of them new and all of them of very
marked excellence; reels of all sorts, from the two-onnce
aluminum instrument, such as Judge Freer delights in, to the
old-lime half-pound brass thing which has tired wrists since
reels were first known.

There has never been shown in the city so rare a lot of
split bamboos of standard makes as that displayed at the
store mentioned, and every reasonable fancy can be gratified,
whether it be for a good cheap rod or for such an odo ns the
artist-angler feels compelled to own. A profitable hour can
be passed by anyone who angles in inspecting the stock and
chatting with the very entertaining proprietors.

THE KENNEL.

Dog owners are requested to Bend for publication the earnest possi-
ble notices of whelps, sales, names claimed, presentations and deaths
tn their kennels, in all instances writing plainly names of sire and dam,
and of grandparents, colors, dates and breed.

Visit.

Mr. E. W.Brigg's English setter Beautiful Snow, by Dan-
Sibyl, to "W. S. Kittle's Luke, bv Carl K. — Bessie, on February
15th. J

Mr. Allender announces in the advertising columns that
he is ready to receive and place in condition dogs to be shown
at the Pacific Kennel Club Show in April. At the last show
the dogs prepared by him were in perfect condition, and hiB
present facilities are even greater than foimerly.

It will be learned with pleasure by our dog-fancying
readers that Mr. Clement Dixon, whose letters "by Walton-
ian" have so long given the latest kennel gossip in English
oircles, isabont'to return to San Francisco, re-established in
health aod having regained all the buoyancy of spirits v
characterized him in the long ago. Mr. Dixon L
much time and means to the betterment of kennel
in California, and he will be welcomed warmly b?
dreds of fanciers who will attend the Paoifio Kennel C" i
in April.

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Among thD specials offered for the dog show Mr. Wm.
Schreiber gives twenty dollars for the best greyhound shown
—dog hitch or puppy. The giving of such a special by an
avowed admirer of pointers may excite curiosity, but it is to
be said that the gift indicates the poHic spirit of the donor,
and his generosity as well. Other specials will be given in
the greyhound classes, and a very full entry should be made
in them While not blind to weaknesses in local dogs, we
yet insist that the Pacific Coast has the best greyhouuds in
America and dogs equal to any in the world. A hundred or
more should he beoched by the Kennel Club— and that num-
ber may be had easily, if the coursers will hut make a slight
effort.

Superintendent Carroll reports that he is meeting great
encouragement in arraugicg the preliminaries for the April
dog-show of the Pacific Kennel Club. The premium lists and
entry blanks are beiog sent out, and if owners will mate their
entries eaily it will greatly assist the Secretary. Mr. William
Schreiber has offered a special of ©20 for the best greyhound
in the show, and others have agreed to do likewise. Mr. L.
J. Rose Jr will show his double-winner, the pointer Point,
and will also send some of his fox-terriers. It is hop°d that
Judge PoBt will prepare and show his winneis Sunlit and
Harold, and others of his tine English setters. As onerenects
upon the possibilities in the way of a Pacific Coast show, the
prospect brightens and there seems good reason to expect a
great gathering of good dogs— much greater than at any pre-
vious show in Sin Francisco— and greater than in many
greater centers of population. The interest shown by Messrs.
Payne, Rose, Dr. Ferguson, Mr. Pogo^son and other promi-
nent fanciers in Southern California, iosureB a general,repre-
sentation from that section, and the dogs owned down there
are superior.

The A-llender Training Kennel.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman:— Actuated by a desire to
return in kind, if possible, the pleasure had in reading the
contributions to your excellent journal by "Gaucho," "Sila-
lienm," "Petronella," Judge Po3t. and the many others
whose names are familiar to sportsmen readers, I venture to
send a few notes made on a recent visit to the boarding and
training kennels of Mr. Geo. T. Allender, at "Watsonville, iD
Santa Cruz County. The trip was made at instance of Mr.
Wm. Schreiber, widely known as a Director in the Pacific
Coast Field Trials Cluo, the Pacific Kennel Club, and
other organizations for the advancement of kennel inter-
ests. In fact, Mr. Schreiber put aside for a day the
cares of business and went down to Watsonville with
the writer. Taking the afternoon train — the "Daisy," as
it is termed — Watsonville was reached at seven o'clock
r. m., but before the shades of night were thick an oppor-
tunity was had to see the marvelonsly beautiful country
in San Mateo, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz Counties, through
which the speedy train whizzed safely. B ginning with
Uncle Dick Cunningham's cosy hostelry, dear to pigeon-
poppers, hamlet after hamlet was passed, all of them of pecul-
iar interest to the sportsman. Millbrae, gateway to San
Andreas Lake where so many exciting days have been spent
with the trout. San Mateo, famed as head-qiarters for quail
hunters. Belmont, where legends ot the visits of famou-
sporlsmen are retold with gusto. The little station at which
Crittenden Robinson, Doctor Knowles, poor Johnny DeVaull,
Frank Norton, Frank Maskey and countless o there httve so
often disembarked and spread jollity among the dwellers and
disaster among the quails. Redwood City, shrine of dear old
Judge Bicknell, fond of a quiet tish and a little story. Menlo,
near to the beautiful Felton Lake, wbere big trout and myriad
bass swim entreatingly about begging to be hooked. Then
by the broad sweeps of meadow where Palo Alto's famous
colts grow into champion form, through sleepy Santa Clara,
fairy San Jose and to GHroy, once the home of active sports-
men, and proud of its splendid gun club, but now somnoles-
cent in all but business aggrandizement.

Finally reaching Watsonville, or Pojaro, as the station is
called, the trim, athletic figure of the great dog-miner
appeared through the gloom with an invitation to jump into
what was styled a "buck-board." It would have made a
good "shaker" for a threshing machine, and bounced poor
Schreiber's unused bones about in graceless fashion, without,
however, interrupting the stream of fun with which he had
begailed the hours of travel. A half-mile of bouncing and
the ultimatum was Teached, in the training establishment.
Too dark to peregrinate, except at risk of flouncing into mud
and ditches, inspection was postponed until the morning, and
a dainty sopper was hidden from sight, including a vast loaf
of bread big enough to be a club for Hercules. After supper
Mr. Allender, in what has since appeared to be a desire to be
grimly humorous, invited his guests to stroll across the bridge
and see Watsonville by ga9light. The memory of that stroll
will remain. It was an extraordinary performance. Dark as
Erebus, road rougher than anything but profaniiy, mud
plenty, a quizzical guide, and there you are. Dangers by
daylight may be calmly braved, but yawning pitfalls in dark-
ness take the vim out of even a quail-hunter. After a dozen
or more perils Allender's comfortable home was agdn
reached, and this scribe immediately prepared to take advan-
tage of an opportunity to enjoy a whole night's sleep, with-
out rattling cabs and milk-waggons. Vain hope! The bed
was downy, fatigue was great, sleepiness was powerful, but
the conversational powers of Schreiber and Allender beat
anything since Socrates or Dr. Johnson. Beginning with
prepotency, they argued every mooted doggy question of the
day to a standstill, and then re-fought the Franco-Prus-
sian war. To the wonld-be Bleeper the talk was a tangle of
strident sounds, and the argument more saddening than the
Miserare. But they wouldn't stop. You couldn't stop them.
It is hard to see how a man wo ild go to work to stop them.
Midnight wafted by and left them talking. Then one, and
two, and later hours, and yet they took fresh holds and
argued. At last the flesh asserted itself and they quit, until
an early breakfast. After a matutinal repast, and another
mimmoth loaf of bread, the kennels, conveniences and dogs
were examined.

The proprietor has for hiB own shelter a cosy little cottage,
which already begins to Bhow reminders of grateful sports-
men who have been entertained within it. A dog whip, a
peculiar whistle, a fancy collar, or some contrivance for the
readier subduing of refactory dog*, hangs on every peg.
Adjacent to the cottage, and within a few feet, stands a long
building divided transversely into compartments, the first of
which is a place for storing the great quantities of wood used
iu cooking for so many dogs. Then comes a lirge cooking-
mom, in the middle of which is placed a furnace and a thirty
g Jlon kettle, every precaution bring takeD against fire.

Adiacent to the furnace room h a store-house full of meals,

dog biscuits, vegetables, medicines, brushes and other prop-
erties incident to the proper care of the animals in hand.
The last compartmnnt, a roomy, dry and comfortable one, is
depoted to the bitches which may be at the kennels. They
have wide benches abont the walls, deeply bedded in clean
straw and shut off from draughts or cold. The room opens
upon a large yard to which they have access during the day,
but at night each tikes her allotted place in the room, is
securely chained and the room locked, putly to guard against
loss and partly to insure against access of any wanderiDg dog
which might come upon the premises while one of the bitches
was in use. A few feet from the buildings is a large yard,
100 by 200 feet, enclosed by a high and close paling in
which the dogs are kept. In the centre of the yard two well-
built dog stables have been erected, planned after those in
nse at the Westminster Club Groundu near Babylon, N. Y.
Well battened walls and deep beds of straw insure warmth,
while closely jointed and smooth floors make it easy to keep
the houses as clean as any human habitation. The yard was
perfectly free from ordure, and no evidence of neglect could
be discovered anywhere. Ample scope is given all of the
dogs to race about during daylight hours, while at night all
are chained iD their beds and put under lock. A more excel-
lent arrangement of details for heilth, economy of labor and
comfort is difficult to conceive. The purest of spring water
is laid on over the place, and the "Watsonville slaughter houses
are but two blocks away, where heads, paunches and other
fit meat is bad in any desired quantity and perfectly soun3.
The proprietor has ample stabling for his high-spirited
cay use, and to shelter the great amount of straw necessarily
used.

The kennels stand on clayey soil, the best guard against
rheumatism and colds, because vapors cannot rise from
below, and such moisture as falls upon the surface soon
drains away or evaporates. Sunlight has free access to every
part of the yards and buildings, although a few fruit trees
afford shade in midsummer. At the time of our visit the
kennels had many noted habitants. Point, winner of second
in the last Pacific Coast Derby, and first in the All-Aged Stake,
wasshown us. A big, rather common looking dog, qnite imma-
ture in form, but an easy mover. The two pointers by Tom Pinch
— Lassie, Fennimore and Laddie, the first belonging to Mr.
Harry Wirt and the latter to Mr. Schreiber, were turned into
the publ c road for a run. Both are dogs of rare quality; on
the biggish side, very puppyish, but good lookers, showing
strongly points of both sire and dam. Old Black Joe, the
Pape pointer, belonging to Mr. Watson, has lost much of his
grossuess, and is qnite the clean, active puppy. Hidalgo, by
Vandevort's Don — Beautiful Queen, was about the yard look-
ing for a tight. He has taken to his work since the field
trials, and looks every inch the able dog. Of the setters, Mr.
Barber's Pilot and Mr Schreiber's John G., both by Regent
— Topsy, were the handsomest. Both are well tit to go and
slay. Mr. Donahue's reds, Wing and Dan, both by Pat —
Lena, looked rather sprangling, as most Irish setter puppies
do, but show breeding all over. Among the bitches there
were so many good ones as to make comparisons almost
odious. Mr. fcittle's Maid, a^ fine drawn and dainty as her
dam, Surf, had just taken to hunting keenly, and Mr. Allen
d^rthoueht highly of her. Mr. Will Golchei's Cloud, a Lem
mie B. — Surf also, shows more of her sire than Maid, and is
a persistent sight pointer about her yard. Fannie and Daisy,
by Regent — Fannie, be'onging to John Bergez and Frank La
Co3te respectively, are as much like their beautiful dam as it
is possible to be. They are quick, keen, and capable of great
endurance, as well as very hnuds >me. Judge R. Y. Hayne's
Velvet, also by Regent —Fannie, sLowed great quickneBS
about the yard, and is said by her trainer to be the making
of a good one.

A red setter, Daisy, belonging to F. Ztu, at Portland, Or.,
is quite the type of i he breed, particularly about the head,
and is speedy as a ghost. If ^pace permitted it would be
pleasant to note the peculiarities of oilier dogs in Mr. Alln-
der's care, but at least for this nonce I can only say that all
of them were bright, clean, vigorous, healthy, lively and
biddable abont the yards. It was Mr. Schreiber's opinion, as
it was that of your correspondent, that all conditions about
the kennels were suitable and good, and the nearness ot good
quail ground gives Mr. Allend-r unusual facilities for put-
ting in work on his dog^ evtry day. The trainer is liked by
the towns people, who take much pride in calling the atten-
tion of visitors to the splendid collection of thoroughbreds,
and the kennels are situated at just a convenient distance
from San Francisco to perm t owners to run down, gee their
animals worked, and return without loss of busiuess hours.
Mr. Allender is fortunate in having an assistant, John, whose
pride in and fondness for the dogs leads him to work cease-
lessly in cariog for them. John expects some day to train,
and will make a good handler. Few more enjoyable little
trips can be made than a visit to the kennels — always pro-
viding that no number of the party shall know anything
about cow-boys or the Franco-Prussian war, or that some
patent conversation-stopper be carried along to insure peace
during the night that ought to be stilly. Cerberus.

San Francisco, Feb. 10, 188S.

Waltonian Returns.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman: — January month was to
have been a busy one with thelongtails, and from the number
of events to take place I had a well-planned programme laid
out; but you, sir, ken the old adage abjut "men and mice,
and that was my case, for the weather turned to be of the
most miserable description, both in quantity and variety
Frost, rain, hailstones, snow and fog. In my opinion the
storerooms overhead were being swept ont. I would have
paid with pleasure fast freight charges for a few hogsheads
of your congenial climate that floats about Oakland, to help
me through the few remaining days I have to spend in
these ironclad walls of Old England. Many coursing meetings
have bean abandoned, and the unlucky Altc.ir Club just man-
aged to pull through after a postponement of two days. It
was hardly a success, financially speaking, as people do not
care to journey bo far on mere prospect. The big Btake and
cup went to Cumberland, the other stakes to Scotland. Lan-
cashire dogs generally carry off the big plum, but this
time they were soon sent to the rightabout. Kempton Park
(enclosed) have just finished their innings. The Grand Prize,
64 dogs, at £10.10, each brought together many celebrated
cracks. Of 22 puppies eutered 13 went down the first round,
8 in the second, and 1 in the third, wbu-h looks anything but
rosy for my former prediction in these columns. In the laBt
four old Mnllingar polished off Redvale, and Holmby did the
Bame for my old champion Greater Scot, who stopped sud-
denly in the middle of the course, and when taken up it was
f.»nnd that he had sprained his back, which is likely to put
a (-top to his running again. For the final Holmby beat

Mullingar, and it is quite on the cards that Holmby will have
a good Bhow for the "Waterloo Cup. Then again I bear that
that famous old bitch Miss Glendyne and Gay City will be
trotted out again for the great event, but with all that I do
not see any reason why I should haul dowu my flag. At the
dame time I must admit that the flag-staff of my former
forecasts has lately been shaking immensly. Anyhow, fit and
well, bar an accident, the winner of the Waterloo Cup of 1888
will be Herschell.

We have had in Liverpool a grand dog show, and I enjoyed
the sight with deligbt. Over 1,100 were beDched, including
the celebrated St. Bernard Plinlimmon. He certainly is a
wonderful dog, straight and firm on his legs for such a mon-
ster. Red Fetters were a good class — soma for beauty and
manners could sit at any gentleman's dining 'able. At last
year's show I tried my hand to pick out the winner of pointers
before judging, and hit the nail on the head. This year
tried again but only got the letter C. However, doctors do
differ and will until Noah's Ark steps in to do the same kind
of duly it did before you and I were born. Now, Mr.
Editor, by the time this "screed11 reaches you I will be toss-
ing about on the broad Atlantic making a bee line for the
Oakland ferry, therefore it will be my last from this qoarter
of the globe. I cannot conclude without thanking you for
your years of kindness in allowing me space in your excel-
lent paper to talk "doggy" to my old friends, and also for
supplying me with the Breeder and Sportsman. Also let
me send my best wishes for the increased prosperity and use-
fulness of your valuable paper, its proprietors, editors and
staff. Long may you live to see the Breeder and Sports-
man flourish is the wish of Waltonian.

Liverpool, Jan. 31, 1888.

TRAP.

Doctor Knowles is making a series of experiments with
Schultze gunpowder, and will furnish results to our readers.
Long practice in such investigations makes hi3 opinions very
valuable, and as the explosive under trial is jast now the
most popular of the nitro-powders, much interest will center
in the judgments reached.

California Winer Shooting- Club.

Dr. S E. Knowles informs us that a meeting of the Califor-
nia Wing Shooting Club was held on Saturday eveniDg lastat
the Grand Hotel. It was decided to hold trap meetings on
the first Sunday of each month, beginning with March, at
San Bruuo. Dr. John Burnett, Mr. Chas. Heeth, Mr. Willie
DeVaull. Mr. A. Sperry and Mr. Frank Lane, the two latter
of Stockton, were elected to membership. Three medals
were ordered as prizes for the best average scores of the
season, all of the shooting to be at thirty yards. The Cali-
fornia Club now has nineteen members, and is in a prosper-
ous condition. Its meetings last season were well attended,
and very pleasant.

Trap at Cincinnati.

The "Old Reliable," Ed. Taylor, Tuesday, the 7th iust , on
the grounds of the Price's Hill Gun Club, met and defeated
W. K Limberg, "Wick," who, prior to the match, was
reputed to be one of the best double-bird shots in the State,
in one of the eveneBt-contested clay bird matches that has
ever taken place in the State, the match from the start to
the finish being, as the term goes, "anyone's race." The
day was a bad one for shooting, the sky being clouded and a
nasty, strong northwest wind prevailing to bother the con.
testauts on the second bird — the left quartern — a swift and
low thrown bird. Less than 100 spectators were present to
witness the shooting. Mr. J. L. Winston, the Kentucky
champion shot, officiated as "Wick's judge, and Mr. Ed. Shott
of this city as Taylor's, who both agreed upon Mr. J. E. May-
nard of this city as referee. In the toss Wick won, and chose
the score first. Appended are the official scores:

a aide, National Gun Association

Fifty pair birds per man for £25

rules governing.

Taylor ..11 10 11 11 10— 8

11 10 01 10 CO— 6

10 11 10 10 11— 7

10 11 10 01 II— 7

11 11 10 11 11— 9
10 11 10 11 11— 6
00 11 11 01 11— 7

10 11 ul 31 10- 7
00 H 11 1L 11— 8

11 10 11 10 11- 8-74

..00 11 10 11 00-6

11 LO 00 11 U— 7

11 11 00 11 11-8

11 10 11 11 01- 8

l'l 11 11 10 11- 8

11 II 11 II 11-10

10 10 10 11 10- 6

11 11 10 11 11— 9
10 10 10 It 11— 6

10 1U 10 11 10— 6-73

Time of match, 45 minutes. Longest straight run, pairs. Wick 6,
Taylor 6; -'Dutch doubles," Wick 5, Taylor 3; balks, Wick 3, Taylor 2.
Judges — For Wick, J. L. Winston, of Covin«ton, Ky.; for Taylor, E.
Shott, Cincinnati. Referee, J. E. Maynard, Cincinnati. Scorer, C. tf.
Well, Detroit, Mich. Trapper, Kelley.

One of the best Bhoots at live birds which, barring tourna-
ments, ever took place here was that on the East End Gun
Club Grounds at Columbia, Thursday, the 9th inst, and
though the weather was bitterly cold fully three hundred
people witnessed the shooting. The birds used were better
than ordinary, as a rule, and, in instances, rattlere. The day
was a bad one for very good work, especially so when white
birds were sprung against the snowy background. Bandle
outdid himself by killing all but one bird — the bird he lost
was hit hard and fell dead out of bounds. Beikes, of Day-
ton, O., his closest competitor, resorted to his second barrel
more frequently in the tot*l to his (Bandle's), but showed
merit in the use of that second. The shooters from about
the State entered were Holla B Heikes and Cbas. Webb of
Dayton; Taylor of Illinois; Girtou of Franklin; Jordan of
Cleves; Johnson of Delhi; Richmond of Eethelj Chubb, Strobel
and Goldrick of Hamilton, and C.-VV. McPhee of Bulletsville,
Ky.

Live ptgaons, from 5 ground traps, 30 yards rise, Hurllngbam rules,
barring weight and gauge of guns, governing.

Match No. 1. — Five live birds. Sweepstake. Entrance 93.00.

BlnR 0 0

Wick 1 2

Webb 0 0

Stroble I 2

Arnold 0 0

Cole 0 0

1—2
1-6
1—2
0—4
1-1
1—3

Al. Bandle 1 1112-

H. B. Heikea 1 2 2 2 2-

K. Ferris 0 0 2 U 1-

Glrton 1 0 0 10-

Maaon 1 0 110-

Shott 0 2 110-

Murphy 0 1 1 0 0-

Bandle, Heikes and Wick divided first money, Sirobel took second
alone, and Mason and Shott, ufter killing fur straigbtin the shoot-off,
divided third.

Match No. 2 Bame as No, 1. Entrance 93.00.

BanJle 2 1 2 2

Heikes 1 112

Shott 1 0 1 1

Johnson 2 0 2 0

Wick 3 12 1

Qirton 1 1 0 1

Richard 0 112

1-6

1

1
1
0
1
1
1
1

1

1

1
0

1
1

1

3
1
0

1
1
1

1—5

2—4

1—3

1—1

1—1

1888

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Bandle and Wick In the shoot-off killed 3 straight to Heikes' 2 and
Mason's 2, and divided first money. Girton, bv killing 5 straight In
the shoot-off, took second, and Strobe! third by doing the same in his

ClliSS.

Match No. 3. — Same conditions. Entrance §3.00.

Bandle 2

Heikes 1

Wick 1

Jordon 2

Cole 0

Bind 0

1 1-

1 1-

1—5

0-3
1-3

| Richmond 0

! Strobe! 1

Webb 1

Sbott 1

Mason 1

Murphy 1

0 2 0 2-2

2 0 U

-3
0—3
2 11 1-5
10 1 1— i
10 1 1—4

Bandle. Heikes, Wick and Shott divided first; Mason, by killing 5
straight, took second, and Cole, by doing the same, took third.
Match No. i,— Same conditions. Entrance 53.00.

Bandle 1

Heikes 0

Wick 2

Shott 1

Schatzman 0

E.Taylor 1

Bing 1

Mason 1

Girton 1

Cole 0

Jordan 1

2 2 2 1—4

2 12 1-5
0 10 2—3

Johnson 2

Mnrphy 1

Richard 2

Chnbb 2

C. McPhee .2

Strobel 1

Webb .0

Arnold 0

Taylor (No. 2) 0

T. Goldrick 0

2 2 0 1-4

0

1

0

0

1

2

0

0—1
0—2
1—4
2—5
1-4
0-1

0 10 0—1

Bandle, Wick, Strobel and Girton divided first money, Johnson and
McPhee second, and Cole third.

Match So. 5. — Same conditions.

Bandle 1

Heikes u

Wick 1

Cole I

Mason 1

Coleman 0

Shott 1

Bing 0

Henry 1

1—5
1—4
1-1
0-3

Entrance 53.00.

E.Taylor 0

Schatzman 0

Girton 0

Honing 0

Strobel 0

Mnrphy 1

Webb 1

C. McPhee 1

Bichard 1

111 1—4

12 0 2—3

2 1 1 1—4

0 0 1) 1—1

12 1 1-4

1—4
1—4
1-
1

Cole and McPhee first; other ties divided owing to darkness.
The coming shooting events that are to take place here
within the nest two weeks: are Monday the loth inst., a
match between Al. Bandle, of this city, and C. E Verges of
Lowell, O., for $100 a side, at 25 live birds each, from
ground traps, under Monaco rules. March 8, Bandle will,
for the third time, meet Rolla B. Heikes, of Dayton, O., at
Dayton, in a shoot at 100 live birds for $150 a side, and W.
E. Li m berg ("Wick,") shoots, the same date and place, Chas.
Webb, of Dayton, a match at 50 pair c^&7 birds, for §50 a
side. The latter part of the month the Price's Hill Club
intend giving the boys their initiatory sweepstake sparrow
shoot, and the 21st inst. the fourth Tri-State shoot for the
expert and amateur individual championship medals, will
be shot at Price's Hill.

Harvey McMurchy— "MeDuff"— L. C. Smith's travelling
representative, is expected here on his way to San Francisco,
Cal., about Feb. 18. Tecumseh.

Cincinnati, Feb. 12, 1S88.

♦ ■—

Carver vs. Kerrieran-

THEGTO

Chamberlin Cartridges.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman: — It affords me the great-
est pleasure to inform you that I have recently made some
experiments with Chamberlin ammunition, loaded by the Selby
Smelting & Lead Co., of San Francisco, that completely
eclipse any performances of the kind ever attempted by me.
The shells were all loaded with wood powder, some with 4J
ounces, some 4J, and others with 5, while the shot was of
numbers 6 and 7. I was more intent upon trying the shoot-
ing of a new gun than with a view of testing the ammunition,
but as I never had been able heretofore to secare even results
when shooting hand-loaded shells with wood powder, I
deem it that the remarkable uniformity obtained with these
shells is due simply to the unvarying pressure exerted upon
the wad — that as we all know being almost, if not quite,
impossible a feature in hand-loaded Bbells.

Inshootiog black powder there is the necessity for ramming
the powder, hence the trouble arising in this direction is
entirely obviated. Wiih wcod powder, however, it is jast
the reverse, either the wads most be hammered do^n or
pressed home, in either case requiring the greatest nicety of
execution to get at the best results^ I admit that though I
have tried for years to load wood powder and get it to per-
form satisfactorily, i. e., give even spreads of shot — yet I nev^r
have succeeded — hence I attribute my lack of success in this
all important end to my being utterly unable, without the
assistance of machinery, to squeeze it just as it should be.

Were I to worry your readers with figures in support of
what I state, I don't see that the end in view would, in any
manner, be the better subserved, as one gun might be better
while another probably would be worse. Therefore nothing
would be gained by the comparison; suffice it to say that
the patterns were so even as to spread as well with one as
with the other, that I never would have dreamed it possible
to obtain such regularity in delivery of shot had I not seen it
myself. I would therefore recommend the use of cartridges
loaded by the Chamberlin machine to all who use wood
powder, as I am convinced tbey will give saperior results to
any hand-loaded with it. At all events the experiment is
well worth making, a3 nothing can be lost by it, whereas the
chances are much will be gained.

I don't wish to be understood as being an admirer of wood-
powder — for I much prefer Schultze— but I merely desire to
invite attention to the shells loaded with it by the Chamber-
lin machine, as I am aware many sportsmeu favor that kind
of powder who are not getting all the good that is in it, owing
to imperfect loadiDg. Gaitcho.

Walla "Walla, Feb. 11, 1388.

Piffeoa Tournament at Fairfield.

THE RIFLE.

Rules for Pistol and Revolver Shooting*

The first of the much-talked-of matches between Dr. W.
F. Carver and Mr. John Kerrigan was shot at the Haigbt-
Street ball grounds on Sunday last, beginning in the afternoon
after ball-playing had ceased. The ground is well adapted to
the purpose, being perfectly level, covered with sod, and large
enough. Several thousands of thoBe who had attended the
ball game remained to see the shooting, and it is only fair to i Mr. Al Donaldson announces a pigeon tournament for
say tbat never in California has so finished an exhibition of March 10th and 11th next, at Fairfield, SoUno County,
skill with the shotgun been made as that by Dr. Carver. His ' Seventy dozen of first rate country birds nave been secarod
position at the score is perfection — his body being well bal- ; and a Blue Bock target outfit will be at command- Previous
anced upon firm-set underpinning, and the head and shoul- tournaments under Mr. Donaldson's management have beeo
ders inclining a little to the front. He grasps the barrels of , very successful, and with past experience to guide him a
his beautifal 7£-pounds Greener, hammerless, well toward the ; delightful entertainment is assurea to all who can go. It is
muzzles, -and when about to say "pull" throws the gun up | probable that President Fay, of the State Sportsman's Asso-
easily without sighting, and with the butt fairly down from j ciatiou, and other San Francisco experts will attend, and the
the shoulder in line with the centre trap. When the trap ia : jolly Stockton contingent Haas, Lane, Merrill and Sperry is
opened the doctor stands motionless until the bird rises, and expected. Dr. Carver will meet equals if he is present. Mr.
then simply elevates the right arm a few inches without Donaldson will provide a nice luncheon on the shooting
moving his head. He is very quick with both barrels, bat i ground, and will also have a fuilsupplyof Standard Chamber-
there is no snapping, his judgment being perfect. He used lin Cartridges for those who wish them or who may ran short
Schultze powder in the right barrel and black in the left, of ammunition
His kills with the tirat were very clean as a rule, the birds
being grassed within a few feet of the traps. When one did
appear able to get out of bounds after the first fire, the other
barrel appeared to cut it down at almost any distance. The
gun used by the Doctor shoots very closely and sharply.
He had the race well in hand at every Btage, and let many
birds go, carelessly, which he could have stopped, so that
the Bcore is not an index to his form when pressed.

Mr. Kerrigan did poor work. He was not ready with the
first barrel, nor was he clean in many of his kills. Using
black powder in both, and heavy loads, the smoke interfered
somewhat, but he was in no respect to be compared with his
opponent. The match was announced to be for a stake, bat
is said to have been for a share of the gate only. There
seema to be no objection to an exhibition for gate money if
there is no pretence of a bona fide stake, but when such pre-
tence is made the fact lessens interest in the match and
arocses aversion in the minds of all those "in the Know."
Air. Ned Fay acted as referee, and his decisions were unex-
ceptionable. The shooting was done toa "dead line" because
of the ever-encroaching crowd of spectators who pushed in
on either side so as to endanger their own safety, as well as
to prevent others from seeing the contestants. If Dr. Carver
gives other exhibitions of the sort he should arrange to have
the crowd kept at a reasonable distance. 3everal birds
escaped which might have been killed except for fear of shoot-
ing on-lookers.

The birds U3ed were only fair, with now and then a lively
twister, or a low-flying, dark one. There are better trap-
Bhots in the State than Mr. Kerrigan, and we have held the
opinion that some of them could shoot on even terms with
any living expert, but after seeing Carver'a performance we
confess that we doubt the ability of any man to beat him

case the time may^be extended in the discretion of the execu-
tive officer.

In matches confined to revolvers the cylinder must be
fully charged, or a safficient number of chambers charged to
complete the score. Blowisg into or cleaning the barrel in
any way will not be permitted, except when the cylinder io
completely discharged.

Loading and Firing. — No arms shall be loaded except at the
firing point, the mnzzle of piece l.eing kept in the direction of
the target till the arm is either discharged or unloaded.

Miss-fires shall not; count, bat an accidental discharge
shall, in every instance be counted.

Position. — The position shall be as follows: Standing, free
from any artificial support; the pistol or revolver held in one
hand only, with the arm extended free from the body and
unsupported in any way. The rear sight of the pistol or
revolver shall not he nearer to the eye than twelve i aches.

Targets. — The Standard American target, full siz-s having
an eight-inch ball, shall be used ia matches a*, fifty yards'
distance. The same target reduced to one-half siz?, having
a four-inch ball, in matches at thirty yards' distance. The
same target reduced to one-quarter size, having a two-inch
ball, in matches at twenty yards' distance. The taiget re-
duced in the same proportion to distance in matches of a
lesser range.

Marking and Scoring. — Unless otherwise specified, each
compstitor will hive a separate target provided and will fire
his score throughout, when the target will ba examined by
the scorer, and the score recorded. In c ases of any
dispute as to the value of a shot, the same may be chaf
lenged, as provided for io Kale 3, Sec. 4, of shooting rales,
governing rifle competitions. — The Rifle.

The need of rules governing pistol and revolver competi-
tions has been apparent daring the past three years. The
distance, trigger-poll, and some general rales were briefly
laid dowa by the clabs where matches were shot. For a time
it has beea geoerally believed that the arms used in these
competitions should be classed; that a decision arrived at in
regard to trigger-pull, the sights permitted clearly defined,
ammunition described, and rales determining the amount of
cleaning permitted, manner of loading and firing, posi-
tions permitted, and other rules explicity stated. The
Massachusetts Rifle Association, after a long and careful con-
sideration, adopted the following rules:

SPECIAL RULES.

Pistols and revolvers allowed in competitions must con-
form to the following conditions:

A. — Army or navy revolver.
B. — Any revolver.
C — Any pistol.
A. — Army or Navy Revolvers must be such as have been
adopted by any government for the armament of its army or
navy, and mast conform in all respects of model, sights, and
ammunition used, to the service revolver of such nation.

B — Any Revolver. — Revolvers of any calibre, maximum
weight, three pounds; maximum length of bore, including
cylinder, ten inches,
especiallyif the Harliugham race "be chosen. That he should C— Single-Shot Pistols.— Any breech or muzzle loading
be good is not surprising, in view of the fact that he has for putoL maximum weight, three pounds; maximum length of
many years been shootiog professionally, and in the time ha3 hore, ten inches.

killed thousands of birds, beside having much practice at
anap-3hooting with the rifle — which cannot but be a material
aid at living targets. When the doctor left California ten
years ago he was a fairly good pigeon-shot, but those who
used so frequently to beat him will have all their work cat
out if they try it now. Even Mr. Crittenden Robinson would
be put to his best efforts to equal Dr. Carver. The score
was:
At 100 birda, 30 yards rise, 80 yards boundary.

Dr Carver !.... 1 1*2 1112111202211011 2-18

2021211012211122202 2—17
1112011122212110001 1—16
11101221101220222J1 1— IT
0011021201011001122 1—13—81

Kerriean 0 000110012211211120 0—12

8 1110110011220011122 2-KS

2110010110210021101 0-12
0210112100221211111 1-16
0221000111101101111 0— 13— 68
*FJgure 2 Indicates second barrel.

♦

The hour of going to press shuts out the report of the Gnn
Club Meeting on Wednesday, It will appear next week. _

Reloading

Ammunition For
volvers.

Pistols and Re-

Trigger-Pall. — In all matches, or in praitice-shootins, the
minimum trigger-pall shall ba three pounds.

Sights for any Pistols or Revolvers. — The front and rear
sights mast be open; the notch of a rear sight, to be considered
open, mast be as wide at the top of the notch as at any part;
no aperture or peep sights, nor any manner of covered sights
shall be permitted. Lateral sliding-bars or wind-gauge may
be used on rear open sight, also any elevating front or rear
open sight. The use of a notch for a front sight will not be
permitted. Sights may be smoked or blackened in any
desired manner. No device shall be worn oa or over the eye.
or on glasses to secure the sight through an aperture.

Ammunition. — If factory ammunition is called for it shall
be of any make, of any established manufacturer, geoerally
procurable in stores and brought to the shooting-point in
unbroken boxes with the label of the manufacturer intact.

Cleaning. — In any match where both pistoU and revolvers
are allowed, competitors may clean their arms at will, pro-
vided each cleaning doe3 not delay the firing, which shall be
at the rate of one shot per minute, or oftener during the
tiring of each score, except in case of acoident. In such

There is a general impression among the shooting frater-
nity th it reloaded ammunition is superior to the factory
male. This is doubtless true if prepared by an expert, but
it is safe to say that a majority of persons would secure much
belter results from the factory-made cartridges than they
woald with those prepared by themselves. It is necessary
to have perfect fire-arms to secure fioe aud regular shooting;
but unle=s the proper ammunition is nsed, the superiority of
the pistol or revolver will not be apparent.

As marksmen become skillful they notice errors ia shoot-
ing; if they possess enthusiasm enough to become experts
they are constantly studying to improve their shooting, aud
a large share of their attention is devoted to the ammnnition.
It is not uncommon to find cartridges with the builet im-
properly seated in the cartridge-case or shell; the bullet is
sometimes jambled over one side of the shell, and instead of
being wholly seated in the shell has the full length of the
ballet on one side exposed. The common mode of lubricat-
ing by dipping io the lubricant, after the bullet is seated in
the shell, hides many defects in factorv-made cartridges, and
the indifferent shooter fires the cartridges without thinkiag
or investigating the cause of wild shot=, until he notices
what is technically known as 'key-holes," or the bullets
giing through the target sideways instead of print on.

Other faults in factory-made ammunition are caused by
ace, which deteriorates the cartridge, causing the powder to
cake, and the shell, bullet, and lubricant to oxidiz*; the
latter cause also affecting the efficacy of the primer. As
some cartridge companies have used one formula for making
lubricant for cold weather, another for warm weather, and
as lots ni ammunition get scattered in all sections, and some-
times carried in stock for several years, it can be said that
one would not be likely to get so good results from factory
cartridges as from those freshly prepared of home make.

There are other reasons why many of the shooting frater-
nity prefer to reload their ammunition — it is a piece of econ-
omy not to be despised; and beina located in an inaccessible
place, away from towns or cities where cartridges can
be purchased, compels some individuals to make their own
ammunition.

The marksman, in attempting to reload ammnm'ion, will
be beset with many obstacles, and is not likely to produce so
good cartridges at the first trials as he can purchase in stores
where they have been received fresh from the factories; but
to those who desire to prepare their own ammunition the fol-
lowing mode, practised by different pistol and revolver
experts, will doubtless prove a guide to many:

If the finest work is to be attempted the use of new shells
is recommended. If old shells are to be reloaded, the ex-
ploded primer should first be removed, the shells then washed
and thoroughly rinsed in water, warm if convenient, and, if
desirable to remove the stains from the shells, a little acid
may be droppel into the water. After washing thoroughly,
dry perfectly, but do not heat enough to draw the temper.
Special care should be taken to have the water dried out of
the pockets or primer-holes. The next process, if the shell
was previously crimpled, is to expand it at the month.

The reloading tools supplied by manufacturers are adver-
tised to expand as well as decap the shell, but do so very in-
effectually, and a tool is recommended specially for this
purpose. Unless the shell is sufficiently expanded the bullet
cannot be properly seated in the shell, and this is one of the
first difficulties the beginner is likely to encounter. After
expanding the shell the next operation is to reprime the
shells. It will be found necessary to use the copper primer
for most of the American shells. Considerable care should
be nsed in seating the primer, as most of the shells are not
solid head, and a heavy pressure on tbe capper will seat the
primer too deep, and often force it through the pocket and
spoil the shell. If the full charge of powder is to be used in
the cartridge, the shells should then receive it; bat if a re-
duced charge is to be used in a large calibre, with the object
of making cartridges for in-door shooting, many experts use
a wad of pasteboard of the exact size of the inside diameter
of the shell, with a hole aboat one-half the diameter of the
wad in its centre. The wad is seated in the base of the
shell, and the light charge of powder poured in. The object
of this wad is to have the powder ignite quicker than it is
supposed it would if spread over the base of a large shell.
By the hole in the centre of the wad much of the small
charge of fine powder is directly in front of the primer, and
the theory of experts is that the full force of the charge of
powder is more quickly secured than if spread over the
base of a large shell.

The question of powder is a very important one, and has
provoked an endless amount of discussion and experimenting
ameng manufacturers and shooters. The most desirable
point is cleanliness, as much fouling means inaccurate shoot-
ing; and as that ig a very marked defect in nearly all black
powders at the present time, many believe that the effective-
ness and accuracy of the revolver will be iocreased when
improvements in powder are made.

In the smaller calibres and in short-barrelled pis
grain of powder should be used; the fine*grain pow
better for light charges. — The Rifle*

120

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STALLIONS— THOROUGHBRED.

Joe Hooker, H B. Bagwill, Sacramento.
Mariner (imp.), Matt Storn, Pleasanton.
Tliree Cheers, Thos.G. Jones, Santa Bosa.

STALLIONS- TROTTERS.
Abbttsfnrd Tr., R. D. Ledgett, 420 Pacific St., S. F.
An toco. I. De Turk, Santa Rosa.

AuievoJo, Jos. Cairn Simpson, 2111 Adeline St-, Oakland.
Charles lierby, Cook Stock Farm, Danville.
< resco. Cook Stock Farm, Danville.
Don Marvin , F. P. Lowell, Sacramento.
Director, Andy McDowell, Pleasanton.
Eal lis. F. P. Lowell, Sacramento.
Figaro, Wm. O'Neil, San Leandro.
Ill list rimis. Geo. A. Stone, Williams.
Jester D., \Vm. O'Neil, Sid Leandro.
Uttlp Blurb. Jug. a inly McDowell, Pleasanton.
Mambrino Wilkes, Charles Waterman, Walout Creek.
Hen In, 77dv. Dwyer, San Jose.
Ml. Vernon, J. A. McCloud, Stockton.
Richmond, Andy McDowell, Pleasanton.
Sidney, G. Valensin, Pleasanton:
Sleinway, Cook Stock Farm, Danville.
Valensin, ft Valensin, Pleasanton.
Woodnul, B. C. Holly, Vallejo.
Vo u us Santa Clans, Kyron O'Grady, San Mateo.

Our Stallions.

"We take a great deal of pride in our stallions. A
goodly share of it in those we can write with absolute
exactness of in the plural, though the interest is nearly as
great in those which are Californians by bir*h or adop-
tion. Especially in those which are "Native Sons of the
Golden West," as their merit is the best possible endorse-
ment of the position we took soon after an acquaintance
was made with climate and soil. It is pleasant, indeed,
to have predictions verified. When prophecies are made
of the future of horses, vaticinations of glorious careers,
and these "pan out" exceedingly rich, the pleasure is
enhanced. Still more enjoyable when the prophet met
opposition and some ridicule for being so crack-brained
as to prognosticate that a belt of country lying between
the Rockies and the Pacific was destined to be the great
horse region of the world. It did appear presumptuous
to compare this small section with the whole of the acres
on the other Bide, and particularly when the date of
fallfilment was placed in the very "near future." Grant-
ing that conditions, so far as soil and climate ruled were
idvorable, California was altogether too remote from
^■adquartera to occupy so exalted a position. Some-
thing beside soil and climate were necessary; something
beyond the mere dollars to meet the expendilure; there

must be talent and practice combined to develop after
the start was made, professors to fill the chairs when the
endowment wa3 paid in. A few months residence was
sufficient to prove that the natural advantiges were on
the side we advocated. It was not long before acquain-
tance furnished a safe guide that all the other acquire-
ments would be forthcoming.

Fourleen years is a short space to show such a won-
derful advance as there has been in horse breeding, rear-
ing and training. Native stallions were at a discount
then. There weie few importations which ranked very
high. In 1S74, Norfolk and Woodburn were recognized
as high class; the only native stallion that had pretensions
was L'ingford. Monday was here, Mollie McCarthy
was a yearling, Joe Hooker two years old. Lottery, Mark
L., Haven, not yet out. We saw Monday sold at auction
for a single thousand, and he was bought by an "out-
sider." The trotting stallions of any repute were im-
portations— Whipple's Hambletouian, Speculation, Geo.
M. Patchen Jr., about all. The Moor was only known
in his immediate locality, Echo to hear from. There
had been good horses brought here at an early day and
passed out of sight. England and Australia had sent
thoroughbreds, there were all the strains of trotting
blood prized in the East.

The turmoil of the "days of '49" had not fairly sub-
sided fourteen years ago. The ripple was still on the
beach, the tidal wave had left a swell which still vibra-
ted. The Comstock kept up the hurly-burly. Ravines
of gold, mountains of silver, were laying the foundation
for breeding ventures, but the scurry and hurry in get-
ting tho material were adverse in the meantime.

The second stage may be set down as having passed.
Enough has been done to show the capacity; a still
brighter era has been entered upon. The warrant for
this assertion is not based alone on what our large breed-
ing farms are doin^;. That these are potent factors is
beyond a shadow of doubt, though we hold that the
dissemination of the choicest strains of blood, united with
grand performances, and, in many instances, procreative
abilities of a high class, is a toKen that the smaller
breeders will do their share in upholding the honor of
California.

Take the list of stallions which precede this article
and it is evident lhat it is not necessary to go outside of
those advertised for service to secure a chance for the
best. Chapters could bo written on their respective
merits, but this is not our intention. For specific infor-
mation the advertisements are all that are necessary,
and we can sincerely say that there is not a single adver-
tisement which can be charged with beiug too highly
colored, so 1ar as our knowlu Ige ex'ends. A grand con-
gregation, and their a jr vices placed within retch of iron
of limited means, and who can safely anticipate a renum-
erative return. Favorite strains of blood, fine form,
speed individually, as well as family inheritance, a man
must be hypercritical who cannot find what he wants
among those which appear in the above list.

The Cook Sale-

It is a gratifying circumstance fo all who are interested
iu breeding fast trotters that an auction sale should
result in such good prices as were obtained for the ani-
mals from the Monte Diablo Rancho. It proved that
well-bred animals are sought for, and that when pur-
chasers are satisfied that it is the intention to sell with-
out "reserve" or "by-bidding," there will be a good
attendance and a disposition to give full value. There
are other points which can be utilized by those who
contemplate auction sales of stock. The sale was well
managed throughout, but the main cause of success was
honesty of purpose. There was a confidence in the state-
ments made which brought buyers from distant points,
and after a few animals were sold, if there were doubts,
these were diopelled by the candor displayed. There was
so many animals in the sale catalogue that there were
additional attractions, and it is argued that breeders who
have not a large number to dispose of cannot expect a
like result. "Combination sales" obviate this difficulty,
and place the man who has only one colt to offer on a
par with the owner of a hundred. As is stated in another
article, there are now so many public stallions of merit
in California that the large establishments have no
decided advantage either in sales or colt stakes.

There are good reasons for the belief that in a few
years the get of stallions now open to the public will
occupy as high a position as the progeny of those which
are restricted to mares belonging to their owner. There
are no advantages in form or breeding, and though at
the present time the rage may be get animals which are
near of kin to phenomenal colts, the future may show
that phenomona are not confined to large studs.

The prices paid at ttie late sale were not due to excep-
tional qualities. A lot of well-bred brood-mares and
colt3, the equal of which are not beyond reach and
which could be duplicated in the main at future sales

where there were contributions from various breeders.
There are advantages in auction sales which an individ-
ual who has only a limited number cannot expect to
find when he depends on private customers; that is, the
congregation of many intending purchasers. There are
inducements to make a long journey when there is a
chance for selection in a short period, whereas the trip
would not be thought of if the country had to be explored
to make comparisons.

That the prices paid for the animals at this sale were
most encouraging to breeders of trotters here will be
conceded. There has been an impression that only those
of exceptional powers would bring remunerative prices,
and that is proved to be an erroneous idea. Take the
"average," or the prices paid for those which were below
the top figure, and still there is a good showing.

The Stallion Stakes.

There is little danger that owners of stallions will fail
to remember that both of the big stakes for stallions will
close on Thursday next, the first of March, though as
we have known lapses of memory in nearly as important
stakes, the safest plan will be to keep it before them.
Nominations in the National Stallion Stake must be
addressed to Capt. N. T. Smith, Fourth and Townsend
Streets, San Francisco In tne Grand Stallion Stake to
Edwin F. Smith, Secretary California State Agricultural
Society, Sacramento.

From what we hear there is not the least doubt of the
filling of these stakes. In place of being at all dubious
it is reasonably assured that there will be a long list of
names appended. The Eastern papers have given favor-
able notices, so that eastern owners of stallions are
enlightened about the conditions, and those who fancy
trotting sports on the far side of the mountains appear
to be favorably impressed with the prospect. In quite
a number of letters received mention is made of the
National, and not a few expressing the intention to be
present, Here are a few quotations:

"Hoping to have the pleasure of seeing you some tim6
in California this year, possibly when your Stallion Race
comes off."

"I shall see yon before another return of the holidays,
and, if possible, in time for your Stallion Stake. I had
fixed on a later date, but it will take more than a four-
fold cord to hold me from being in San Francisco on
October 20th."

"Ain't you rather too spunky to solicit such horses as
Pballas and Patron to meet your California stallions!'
Ic may be well enough to feel 'California agin the
world,' but when it comes to posting a cool thou, is it
not somewhat risky? You ought to know better than
your old friend, but it does seem that your strip of land,
if washed for so many leagues by the grand Pacific, is
hardly as broad as all the rest of creation. My sympa-
thies are with you, however, and I will be there when
the dispute is settled."

"Hurrah for California! A sporting offer, that of going
against the pick of the world, a thousand a comer. Put
me down for a box seat on the 20th, and if you can put
me on the winner so much the better. For many years
I have anticipated a great deal of pleasure in a California
trip, have put it off several times, but the National
settles the matter."

"I shall reach California in time to make the round
of the fairs, and you cannot drive me away until that
big stallion stake is decided."

When the nominations are published we look fot a
"heap" of correspondence of the same character, and
shall confidently expect to meet with many old friends
who otherwise would not have visited California. There-
fore we will hurrah again, three times three each for
the National and Grand!

The Denver Sale-

There will be time to reach Denver by Thursday,
March 11th, either in person or by letter, and on that
date the great sale of harness horses belonging to
John D. Morrissey will take place. There is so full a
description in the advertisement that further specifica-
tion is not required. Many of the horses offered are
well known to California horsemen, and few who will
dispute the claim of high merit; The combination of
Hambletonian and Mambrino Chief in Superior is a
guarantee of success in the stud. When to that is added
the "gift of speed" which he has shown, the bill is
filled."

Chansre of Conditions.

The State Agricultural Society have changed the con-
ditions of their colt stakes a trifle, although the notice
did not reach us in time to reform the advertisement tnis
week. The three -year- old stake is open to all three-year-
olds or under, and the four-year-old stake to all four-
year-olds or under. This extends the classes, and gives
owners a greater option.

1888

ffit breeder and J>ptfTtsma:n,

A Big Figure-

In a letter received from J. C. Sibley, Franklin, "Ve-
nango County, Penu., a few days ago, was the following
intelligence: "I am pleased 1o inform you that I pur-
chased last week from Governor Stanford the filly Palo
Alto Belle. She cost me §8,000, which, perhaps, is more
than any trotting filly of the same age has yet sold for,
but I think so highly of St. Bel that I am confident that
in the purchase of this one, even at so high a figure, that
I have made no mistake."

We agree with our correspondent iu the conclusion that
no mistake has been inj.de, and also think that; he is cor-
rect in that being the largest price paid for a two-year
old trotting filly. The best argument to prove that the
price was not out of the way is what her dam has done
in the way of return.

Her first foal was Hinda Rose, her birth dating Febru-
ary 27th, 18S0. She is still retained at Palo Alto, though,
if our memory be correct, §20,000 was refused for her.

March 23d, 1881, Alta Belle 57,500

March 7th, 1882, St. Bel 12,000

April 28tb, 1883, Rosemont, by Piedmont, also retained
and bred last year to Electioneer.

April 4th, 1834, Chimes 12,000

March 25th, 1885, Bell Boy 5.000

April 16th. 1SS6, Palo Alto Belle 8,000

April 3d, 18S7, bay colt by Electioneer 5,000

Total $49,500

In cash received, the mare only fourteen years old and
two daughters. It is not far out of the way to predict
that in a few years from now the progeny of Beautiful
Bells will press close on §100,000, and that return rep-
resenting the money received by the breeder. It is safe
to say that §100,000 would not buy her sons and daugh-
ters now without counting prospective results. In fact it
is more than probable that her four sons could not be
bought for less than a century of thousands.

The colt foaled in 1887 was purchased before he was
weaned, and thus two have reached the highest figure in
the records of trottiug-horse breeding. Inasmuch as Palo
Alto Belle will no1", remain in California, we are much
gratified that she has fallen into the hands of so appre-
ciative an owner.

It se-.ms rather odd to think that the location of three
California- bred colts should be not far from our old
stamping ground. From Potter County to the east line
of Pennsylvania, and ex*endiug as far south as Berwick,
we have climbed a good many of the hills and mountains,
and though there were fertile valleys and hills which
grew the sweetest grasses, we never expected to hear of
such a stud farm as that of "Prospect Hill" in the
whole tier of northern counties. A son and daughter of
Electioneer and Beautiful Bells, a son of Electioneer and
May Queen is a grand acquisition to the stock of the
State.

Sunny Slope.

Still Favorable.

Troublesome it would be to imagine finer weather
than that which has prevailed during the greater part of
the week. Tuesday and "Wednesday were especially
lovely, and excepting at times the breeze was somewhat
too brisk, that was the only mar. People were complain-
ing of the warmth, but these of the class which must
find fault. Life to them without an opportunity to
grumble would: be a wasted existence, a dreary journey
not worth making. But the fervency of the sunbeams
set the grass growing so fast that there is three times the
height that there was when the week opened, and it has
lost the watery hue which prevailed a short time ago.
The field inside of the Oakland Trotting Course is a mass
of verdure. It is a wonderful piece of land even when
estimated by a California standard. The native herbage
retains its hold, and no amount of stock seems to impair
its productive qualities. Even fire cannot eradicate the
alfillerilla and wild oats. Last fall the litter from the
stables was hauled on to a portion of the field and
bn.ned. The black spots are now thickly covered with
verdure, the seeds having been covered below the reach
of the fire. Nothing like sunshine for foala. "With a bite
of grass for the dam3, and the unobstructed rays of old
Sol, there cornea strength and activity. They may be so
weak at first that their limbs refuse to support them, and
in a few hours are gamboling with all the sprightliuess
of kids.

The mud, too, has become a thing of the past. The
roads rough in places yet, and under the shadow of high
trees or buildings there may be a mud hole, but there
are plenty of drives in the vicinity of Oakland without
any such hindrance; and the track could not be in
better order for exercising. Lively times now, when
compared with a week ago; in a short period it will pre-
sent an animated scene.

Apart from the horses which were foaled on the beau-
tiful slope lying between the base of the Cocomungo
Mountains and the San Gabriel River, there has been a
grand exemplification of the wisdom of the selections
made by Mr. Rose. It has been more than prominent
in the family mentioned elsewhere, sharing with Elec-
tioneer the credit of the Beautiful Bells family, and
entitled to an equal proportion of the merit of the cham-
pion three-yeai-old Sable Wilkes.

Minnehaha and Gretchen have added to the home
honors, and there are good reasons for the belief that
others will increase the reputation. Fortunate, indeed,
for the trotting-horse interests of California that Mr.
Rose had the strongest admira'.ion for Clay blocd when
he made his first purchases.

The Cook Sale.

The Directors of the Amador and v^alaveras Fair Associa-
tion have decided to hold the meeting of 1888, August 7th,
8tb, 9th and 10th. These dates clash with Los Angeles, but
the lone managers were of opinion that no injury could
result to the Southern District, as the Gelds were wide apart
and in every way distinct.

The auction sale of horses from the Cook Farm was held
on Thursday of last week, according to announcement. Of
the success of the sale mention is made elsewhere iu these
columns. The following is a list of the animals sold, with
buyers and prices:

STALLIONS.

Yosemite, b s, 8, by Egbert, dam by Woodford Mam-

brino. M. A. Sparks, Gait $1,025

Clovis, blk s, 6, by Sultan, dam by Thorndale. S. N.

Straube, Fresno 2,000

BROOD-MAKES.

Crary, ch ro, 4, by Steinway, dam Old Dove, said to be

of Eclipse blood. J. J. Hallinan, San Francisco ... 285
Maud H., b m, 11, by The Moor, dam Katydid by Fire-
man. Pleasanton Stock Farm Co 340

Lady Wattles, b m, 8, by Abbotsford, dam Lady Budd

by Belmont. H. Pierce 525

Phaceola, r m, 11, by Silver Threads, dam Minnehaha by

Bald Chief. H.Pierce 2,175

Olita, g m, 8, by Nutwood, dum Maud M. by Stockbridge

Chief Jr. F. H. Burke 800

Mattie, b m, 12, by "Whipple's Haniblctonian, dam Lady

Winkley by Signal. S. N. Straube 500

Nettie, b m, 11, by Elmo, dam Lady Winkley by Signal.

Pleasanton Stock Farm Co 510

Annie Laurie, b m, 11, by Echo, dam by Jack Hawkins.

Irvin Ayres 800

Ida Davis, b m, 4, by Belnor, dam Danville Maid by

Dou Juan. S. N. Straube 325

Cambridge, b m, 4, by Jimmy, dam Miss Arner. T. A.

Pearson 8n

TE0TTL>"G COLTS.

Castro, gr c (18S7), by Clovis, dam Carrie Stoner by Stein-
way. T. A. Pearson 105

Arthur Orton, b c (1887), by Steinway, dam Maud H. by

The Moor. P. H. Kentueld 175

Steineer, br c (1887), by Steinway, dam Katy G. by Elec-
tioneer. A. B. Gonzalez 1,500

Stein, b c (1887), by Steinway, dam Lady Wattles by

Abbotsford. C. H. Maddox 170

Coptis, br c (1887), by Clovis, dam Annie Laurie by

Echo. T. "Whiteley, 250

Syrian, b c (1887), by Yosemite, dam Kitty, s t b by

Denmark. H. M. Waterbury 50

Grey colt (1887), by Clovis, dam Maud, a Norman mare.

T. A. Pearson 65

TROTTING FILLIES,

Coliette, b f (18S5), by Steinway, dam Annie Laurie by

Echo. S. P. Jefferson 365

Miss Fay, b f (1885) by Steinway, dam Kittle, s t b by

Denmark. Bosedale Stock Farm 220

Mattie Consuela, br f (1885) by Steinway, dam Mattie by

Whipple's Hambletonian. S. N. Straube 1,675

Nettie Seale, b f (1885) by Steinway, dam Nettie by

Elmo. A.W.Wilson 440

Cressida, br f (1835) by Yosemite, dam Maud H. by The

Moor. George Ball 200

Ella D., ch f (1886} by Yosemite, dam Nettie by Elmo.

Pleasanton Stock Farm Co 340

Carrie Malone, b m (1884) by Steinway, dam Kitty G. by

Electioneer. D. J. Murphy 1, 600

Maggie McMahon, b f (ISSo) by Cresco, dam Annie

Laurie by Echo. G.W.Woodward 220

Eola C, b f (1837) by Cresco, dam Olita by Nutwood.

H. Pierce 230

Chance, b f (1885) by Cresco, dam Miss Arner's saddle

pony. T. A. Pearson 65

Cygnet, b f (1885) by Steinway, dam by "Woodford Mam-

brino. Bosedale Stock Farm 420

Theodosia, br f (1886), by Steinway, dam Mattie by

Whipple's Hambletonian. S. N. Straube 800

Ellie C, br f (18S6), by Cresco, dam Kitty, s t b by Den-
mark. T. A. Pearsou 160

B f (1S87), by Steinway, dam a grey Norman mare. T.

W. Whiteley 80

Alia Y., b f (1887), by Yosemite, dam Alia by Almont.

T. A. Pearson 150

Leoline, b f (1837), by Clovis, dam Leah by Woodford

Mambrino. W.Page 195

Milly H.. brf (1887), by Clovis, dam Mattie by Whip-
ple's Hambletonian. S. N. Straube 310

Youniolo, g or rn f (1887), by Yosemite, dam Steinola by

Steinway. W.Page 420

TROTTING GELDETGS.

Balnor, b g (1881), by Strathmore, dam Carrie Clay by

Coaster. E. Miller 300

Cleon, br g (1882), by Steinway, dam Nourmahal by

Simpson's Blackbird. H. A. Rosenbaum 265

Conclave, b g (1833), by Steinway, dam Annie Laurie by

Echo. F.C.Talbot 205

H. B. Covey, b g (1833), by Steinway, dam Kitty G. by

Electioneer. Rienzt Hughes 1,600

George D. Chapman, b g (1834), by Steinwav, dam Maud

H. by The Moor. L. J. Rose Jr 210

Conference, ch g (1884), by Steinway, dam Katy Tricks

by Colonel. S. N. Straube 375

Charley G, b g (1884), by Cresco, dam Lady Slasher by

Slasher. Jos. Rosenthal 175

Commentary, ch g (1834), by Steinway, dam Alia by

Almont. C. H. Ackerson 270

California, b g (18S4), by Belnor, dam Liah by Woodford

Mambrino. T. A. Pearson 140

Consol, b g (1885), by Belnor, dam Alia by Almont. T.

A. Pearson 180

Casar,b g pacer (1SS5), by Steinway, dam Olita by Nut-
wood. Pleasanton Stock Farm Co 510

Calaveras, r g (1885), by Belnor, dam Phaceola by Sil-
ver Threads. M. Bocflich 300

Critt, chg (1886), by Steinway, dam Lady Wattles by

Abbotsford . E. Pierce 1 10

W. S. Burpee, b g (18S6), by Cresco, dam Maud H. by

The Moor. S. N. Straube £C0

ROADSTER GELDINGS.

Convention, b g (1883), by Steinway, dam Killy, s t b by

Decmark. Dr. H. E\ Carpenter 285

Comet, brg (1S84), by Steinway, dam Puss. Wm. Bogan 150
Cato, g g ( 18S5), by Steinway, dam Dove Jr. by a Norman

horse. F. Bellmer 85

Curley, bg (1SS5), by Steinway, dam a Norman mare.

Dr. Leonard 1C0

Colon, br g (1885), by Steinway, dam Puss. T. A.

Pearson 120

Centropleo, br g (1885), by Steinway, dam Bettie. G.

Grindell 135

Cleveland, b g (1885), by Steinway, dam Dove. Dr.

Leonard 310

Sanford, blk g (18S6), by Steinway, dam Miss Arner's

mare. Jos . Rosenthal 155

Jumbu, br g (1S86), by Yosemite, dam Lucy, a saddle

mare. A. Williams 9 J

Total for 60 head $25,720

Average 5428.66

In addition eleven head of grade Cleveland Bays were sold

for §1, 130, and ten head of work horses brought $920.50,

making the grand total of the sale $27,770 oO.

Foals of 1888.

At Rancho del Bio. Properly of Tkeo Winters, Esq.

Jan. 9. chestnut blly by Joe Hooker, dam Alice N. by
Norfolk, from Kitten, by imp. Eclipse.

Jan. 10, chestnut nlly by Joe Hooker, dam Mattie Glenn
by imp. Glen Athol, from Mattie Gross, by Lexington.

Jan. 16, bay colt by Norfolk, dam Marion by Malcolm,
from Maggie Mitchell, by imp. iorkshire.

Jan. 23, chestnut hlly by Joe Hooker, dam Lou Spencer
by Norfolk, from Ballerina, by imp. Balrownie.

, chestnut colt by Joe Hooker, dam Jessie L. by Hab-

bard, from Myrtle, by Lodi.

At Hopland, Cal. Property of B. C. Wright.

Feb. 10th, brown colt by Antevolo, dam Lady Del Snr, by
Del Sur, from Cecilia Clark, by Clark Chief.
At Fruitvale, Cal. Property of B. Hoppe.

Feb. 18th, brown filly by Antevolo, dam -Grade, by Nut-
wood; second dam by Jack Hayes.
At San Francisco. Property of J. B. Chase.

Feb. 20th, black filly by Antevolo, dam by Venture.
At San Francisco. Property of D. T. Sexton.

Feb. 21st, bay colt by Antevolo, dam by Capt. Webster;
second dam by Argyle.
At San Francisco. Property of J. B. Mahoney.

ieb. 22d, brown colt by Antevolo, dam Catchup, by Rustic.

WaUace's Year-Book.

Work on this annual publication is progressing satisfactor-
ily, and it will be ready for distribution in the latter part of
March. From the number of orders that are coming in, and
from the multitude of inquiries as to what it will be and
what it will contain, we must tell all we know about it. The
coming volume will be materially larger than either of its
predecessors. It will be regularly bound iu stiff covers, and
will be sold at two dollars and ten cents by mail, or one dol-
lar and sixty cents to the trade and to clubs ordering six or
more copies in one remittance. There will be no abatement
on any number less than six.

The department of summaries for the year will occupy
about thirty pages le=s than last year, but following these
summaries will be the condensed summaries of every horse
that has trotted and won a heat in slow time, however slow
that time maybe. Full summaries of all races in which any
heat wa3 trotted in 2:40 or better, and condensed summar-
ies of the best record made by all slow horse-;.

The table of 2:30 horses that have entered during the past
year will be followed by the great alphabetical list for all
past time, and every animal in it will have its pedigree
extended, where known, for two or three generations, embrac-
ing date of foaling, name of breeder, etc., with date and place
of best record. The insertion of these pedigrees will require
a great deal of room, but we will then have before us prac-
tically all that is known of the breeding of all the performers.

The table of 2:30 horses under their sires, which has beeu
desiguated and accepted as ''The Gieat Table," will also be
materially improved. Each sire, at the head of his list, will
have his pedigree stated so fully as to embrace all the essential
facts in hi3 inheritance. Then, with these pedigrees of the
sires and with the pedigrees of all performers in their place
in the alphabetical list, we will have about all that is known
of the lineage of the 2:30 trotters in this one book.

The "great table" will not be divided into two portions,
as heretofore, but will all be consolidated in one alphabetical
order. This consolidation of the two alphabets, and these
extensions of all known pedigrees will largely increase the
size of the bo )k, and, consequently, its cost of production.
Besides this increase of size and cost, the proposed changes
and improvements will place in bold relief the meagreness of
our knowledge of the inheritance of a great many trotters.

The tables of "the sires of brood-mares" and of "great
brood-mares will be thoroughly revised and extended with
the knowledge that has been gained during the past year. To
sum the whole matter up, the coming volume of the Ye r-
Book will not only contain the cream of all trotting experi-
ences in the past, but it will contain also the cream of all
trottiog-bl;od. It is just the book that all breeders must
have, and especially those who are not supplied with a foil
set of the Trotting Register.

^

By reference to the report of foals in this issue it will be
seen that on January 16th, Marion by Malcolm, foaled, nt
Kancho del Rio, a 1 ay colt by Norfolk, an 1 thus added another
to thut illustrious family. This last youngster is a big, lusty
fellow, the coonterpart of his famous brother the Emperor,
except p'.ssibly a slight improvement on him.

Oar old friend Jeems Adams, of Los Angeles, was io town
this wee £, and called, as is his wont. Notwithstanding the
fact that he bred Geralaine and other good ones, which he
sold for good money, he still has his Missouri prediK
mules, and was on his way to Reno on a draft^bor.
tion.

122

«Ptje ifr^ete aitjfl $p0rtatrcn.

Feb 25

Side Lights of the Trottine" Congress.

A New York correspondent ot the Chicago Horseman con-
tributes the following to the history of the Congress of 1S88.
While he was was evidently in "blinkers" when he watched
the proceedings, and decidedly narrow in his views, he
records some interesting notes that will not be found iv> the
minute book of the association:

The agony is over. The "great" congress met and
adjourned without a squabble, and without having acts of
maladministration called up for ventilation. "Wasn't it
harmonious?" was the expression uttered with au air of relief
by those who had good reason to believe the session would
be otherwise. There were a number of knowing ones who
took seats in the congress with the gravest apprehensions.
They were anxious lest something might be exposed detri-
mental to peace and concord. With some there was, as the
good book has it, "a fearful looking for of judgment and fiery
indignation." It was known to the anxious ones that there
were secrets in possession of certain members which, if
revealed, would, in common parlance, take the roof off, and
tbey had no assurance that the dynamite would not be
exploded, hence the trepidation. The primal object of the
majority seemed to be to get through and adjourn. Business
was rushed along with railroad haste. There was no formal
consideration of any measure, or any report. The secretary
made no report, and the report of the treasurer was passed
without examination or definite action. This omission was
discovered by Major Johnston at the very last moment, and
a motion was made and carried that the report be accepted.
Not one member of the sixty present had any intelligent idea
of the contents of the report, but there were those who knew
that therein the dynamite was hidden. The treasurer was
not present; he never is.

The congress will ever be remarkable for what it did not
do. T. J. Vail ran the convention, and suppressed in caucus
several important measures which were antagonistic to his
views and plaDS. One very important resolution was pre-
pared, and its passage had been decided upon, but Vail killed
it at the threshold. His triumph was apparent in the gleam
of his eye when he invited the congress to meet two years
hence at Hartford, "where the office of the association is
fixed by law." The voting strength of the congress was not
known until late Wednesday morning, and Judge Grant was
in agony. He bad promised the presidency to Major John-
ston at the last meeting of the Board of Review, in Decem-
ber, and had summoned Major McDowell all the way from
Kentucky to take the chairmanship of the nominating com-
mittee. The old gentleman was tortured with the fear that
he would not be able to deliver the goods. On Tuesday
morning he became impressed with the idea that a coalition
was pending between the East and West, and a combination
would be formed which would elect Snowden. He had it in
his mind at one time to put himself up again for the office,
under the mistaken notion that he could be the Moses to
lead the association out of the wilderness of doubt, difficulty
and danger. "All factious will become reconciled in my per-
son." He was very quietly disabused of this opinion by the
calm assurance that such action would lead to his certain
defeat by a combination of Johnston's and Snowden's forces.
This was the situation at midnight of Tuesday. Despite
brag and bluster neither faction could say "we can elect our
candidate." T. J. Vail's vote was an uncertain quantity.
Judge Grant put the number of Vail's proxies at twenty-five.
Colonel Edwards, ot New Jersey, thought he had seventeen.
The fact is, as admitted by Vail himself, and afterwards
Bnown, he had forty-seven. He voted one in the congress,
and the others were voted by T. O. King and others in hiB
interest.

"G-r-e-a-t Cassar!" said an astonished Eastern delegate
when the Vail proxies began to roll in, "where did he get
them?" The old man's Machiavellian diplomacy and talent
for finesse had been more than ordinarily successful. The
"fine Italian hand" had been felt; Thomas 0. K. had "been
there." He even invaded Snowden'B bailiwick, and laid vio-
lent hands on several of the gallant Colonel's contingent.
These, however, he was compelled to surrender. There was
three caucuses on Tuesday night. One at which D. Bonner
and the editor of the organ officiated; another in Judge
Grants' room where Colonel EdwardB, Fasig, and J. "Wood
Martin were the ruling spirits, and another at some place in
the city unknown to your correspondent. From Judge
Grants' room a telegram was sent signed by Messrs. Edwards,
Fasig and Martin, offering the Presidency to General Tracy.
The General's positive declination served to unite the Grant
and Johnston forces and secure the latter's election. Vail's
forty-seven votes went solid for him. The fact that Vail had
been working persistently for six months in the interest of
Johnston alieuated some of the latter's friends from him. It
was only after repeated assurances on his part that he in no
way affiliated with Vail that the disaffected were brought
around. This, however, was very religiously kept from the
knowledge of Mr. Vail, and the latter no doubt hugs the
delusion that he secured the President as well as the Atlantic
District Board.

Colonel Snowden was represented as being strongly anti-
Vail, and this, of course, pre luded the chances of his securing
any part of the Vail vote. It is doubtful if Colonel Snowden
really desired the first place. He was certainly too digniaed
to enter into a contest fur it. He accepted the second place
for the sake of "harmony." As it stands, the West has the
President, the Secretary and the second vice-President. The
East takes all the glory of the tJrat vice-Presidency. As
Colonel E. S. Edwards remarked, "the empty echo of renown."

A casual visitor to the congress would not have been very
favorably impressed with its character as a deliberative body.
There was but little dignity or order in the conduct of the
proceedings. The Blip-shod manner in which the business
was transacted was in Btriking contrast with the method and
decorum which prevailed four years ago, when the same body
met in the same place. Judge Grant vacated the chair after
making a brief speech, in which he announced the election of
hiB successor, and took his Beat in the audience. Major
Johnson sat on the right side of the room nearthe President's
table. He seemed uncertain what to do, and there was an
awkward pause, when Colonel Edwards, of New Jersey, with
presence of mind, moved that a committee be appointed to
escort the President-elect to the chair. Judge Grant put the
motion from his place in the audience. The complimentary
resolutions to Judge Grant were then passed, and the congress
adjourned to meet in Buffalo.

*

Wood, the English jockey, is practically General Owen
William's landlord, and it is thought, as Wood's license was
ref'ised on the motion of the latter, the jockey will give the
G floral notice to quit.

j.-. A. Honig, St. Louis, has purchased from Tracy & Levy
the aged bay mare Biddy Bowling, by Tom Bowling, out of
Oleander.

Major Thomas has purchased Alarm from Commodore
Kittson and installed him at Dixiaua. Alarm is in his nine-
teenth year, Major Thomas now heads his advertisements
with the records, as is the manner of his trotting-horse con-
freres, viz., Alarm, lrft2|; Himyar, 1:42}, 1:43}; Fellowcraft,
7:19*. ____^__

It is said that Boston is to have runniDg races in future.
Arrangements have been made to convert the old hiilf-mile
track at Point of Pines into a three-quarters track. Kaces
will be given three days a week during the summer.

During the coming BpriDg over fifteen hundred horEes will
be trained in Kentucky to meet their summer engagements.

Pacific Coast

BLOOD HORSE

Association

Spring Meeting 1888.

April 21st, 24th, 26th and 28th.

PROGRAMME.

FIRST SAY.

1.— INTRODUCTION PURSE $430, of which $50 to the second, ?25
to the third; for three-year-olds and upwards; maidens, if three years
old, allowed 7 pounds, if four years old or upwards allowed 12 pounds.
One Mile.

2.— CALIFORNIA STAKES, for two-year-olds. Half a Mile.
Cl->sedAug. 15, 1887.

3.— PURSE 5350, of which 950 to second, for three-year-olds and
upwards, Maidens, if three-year-olds allowed 5 pounds; if four years
oldallowed 10 pounds; if rive years old or upwards allowed 15 pounds.
Three Qdabxebs op a Milk.

4.— THE TIDAL STAKES for three-year-olds. One Mile and a
Quakteb. Closed Aug. 15, 1S86.

SECOND DAY.

6.— PURSE $4)0, of which ?50 to the stcond,$25 to the third; for
three-year-olds and upwards. Maidens, if three years old, allowed 5
pounds; of four years old allowed 10 pounds; if five years old or upwards
allowed 15 pounds. Mile Heats.

6. -SELLING PURSE ?3j0, of which $50 to the second; for three-
year-olds and upwards. Horses entered to be Bold for $\ ,500 to carry
rule weights; 2 pOundB allowed for each 3I0J less down to $i,0U0; then
1 pound for each S100 less down to 5300. Selling price to be stated
through the entry box at 6 p. m. the day before the race. Seven-Eighths
of a Mile.

7.- THE VERNAL STAKES, for two-year-olds, 510 each, p p, with
?300 added, second to receive $S0. Winner of the California Stake on the
first day to carry 3 pounds extra; horses Btarting in that race and not
placed allowed 3 pounds. Five-Eighths uF a Mile.

8.-THE PACIFIC DERBY, for three-year-olds. One Mile and a
Half. Closea Aug. 15, 1&S6.

THIRD DAY.

9.— SELLING PURSE $350, of which $50 to the second; for all ages-
Conditions as in No. 6. One Mile.

10.— THE GANO STAKES, for two-year-olds. Theee-Qdaetees
of a Milk. Closed Aug. 15, ioB7.

11.— PURSE 535'J.of which 550 to second; for all ages; wionerB of
any race at this meeting, when carrying weight for age or more, to
carry 5 pounds extra. Thrbe-Qdabtkb. Mile Heats.

12.— PURSE S500, of which ?50 to second; for all ages; winner of the
Tidal Stakes at the meeting to carry 5 pounds extra; of the Pacific
Derby 7 pounds extra; of both 10 pounds extra. One Mile and Thbee-
Eighths.

FOURTH DAY.

13.— PURSE $100; of which 550 to the second, 525 to the third; for
three-year-old tillieB. Winner of any three-year-old race at this meeting
to carry 5 pounds extra; of two, 8 pounds extra. One Mile and a
Sixteenth.

14.— PURSE 5400, of which $50 to the second. $25 to third; a handi-
cap for two-year-olds. Declaration $5, to go to the racing fund.
Weights announced the day before the race at lo o'clock a. si. Declar-
ations due at 6 p. m. the same day. Seven-eighths of a Mile,

15.— PURSE 5350, of which $50 to second. Owners* handicap for
horses that have started and not won at this meeting. Entries close
with the Secretary, or through the entry box at the' track at 6 p. M. the
day before the race. Weights to be carried must be given with the entry.
Winners of Nos. 14 and 15, if entered in this race, may be withdrawn
without penalty. One Mile and an Eighth.

16.— PURSE 5750, for all ages ; entrance, $25 each from starters. Start
ing money divided 70 per ctnt to the second, and 30 per cent, to the third
horse, declarations $15, to goto the racing fund. Three-year-olds to
carry 90 pounds; four-year-olds luS pounds; tive-ye ar-olds and upwards
ill pounds. Sex allowances. One Mile and three-quabtebs.

Entries close Thursday, March 15, 1888.

I). McCIiUKE, President.
E. S. CULVER, Secretary, 313 Bush Street, San Francisco. 25fe

SONOMA COUNTY

STOCK BREEDERS'

Association.

D

The Fast-Trotting Stallion,

ANTEEO.

Record 9:16 1-4. Standard, No. 9868.

ARK BAY HORSE, NEAR HIND FOOT WHITE; FOALED

May 5, 1879; bred by Joseph Cairn Simpson. Oakland, California.

ItV ELECTIONEER.

First dam, Columbine, by A. W. Richmond.

Second dam, Columbia, by imp. Bonnie Scotland

Third dura, Young Fashion, by imp. Monarch.

Fourth dam. Fashion, by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam, Bonnets o' Blue, by Sir Charles.

Sixth dam, Reality, by Sir Archy,

Seventh dam, by imp. Medley.

Eighth dam, by imp. Centlnel.

Ninth dim, by Mark Anthony.

Tenth dam, by imp. Janus

Eleventh dam, by imp. Monkey.

Twelfth dam, by imp. Silvereye.

Thirteenth dam, by Spanker. See Bruce's American Stnd Book,
Vol. 1, p. 307, and Vol. a, p. 79.

Will make the coming Beaeon, from February 1st to June 1, 1888, at
Santa Rosa.

TERMS.

$150 for the season. Mares not proving with foal may he returned
next season, free of charge, provided Anteeo remains the property of
this Association.

Anteeo ranks as one of the greateBt trotting stallions of the United
States, well worthy of the family to which he belougs. His breeding !b
of the choicest, and in point of form he is as nearly the model of a
trotter as any horse living. He has earned a record of 2:18^ during
the year 1985, oeing the fastest time ever made by any horse bred on
this Coast. For further particulars address,
fei I. I>E TURK, Santa Rosa, Cal.

Valensin Stock Farm
STALLIONS.

SIDNEY.

Sidney, seven years, by Santa Clans, 2:17K. dam SweetnesB 2:2lVby
Volunteer, 1« a rich bay 15.2 y; hands high, tracing to 2:20 or better prob-
ablycftener than any stallion on the Pacific Coast, a.. d of faster progen-
itors tlianany horse offered forpublic patronage or otherwise. As an indi-
vidual Sidney showed woiKlerlnl Rpeed and would hive classed among
the fastest trotters in the world but for an accident which interrupted
his training. That blood will tell, that great speed comes from ances-
tors of great speed on both sides he has demonstrated ' hv his merit and
by that of his colts. Although imperfectly trained nor.e of those he got
when a three-year-old, if handled at s»ll, have covered a mile slower
than2:10as two-year-olds; several much faster »nd out of differently
bred mares. I insist on this fact because it shows that he ib a UDiform
producer.

A. C. Dietz'scolt, dam by Dashaway, showed a mile in 2:10, half in
1:18. John Itowen's colt, dam bv Echo, one mile in 2;:j9. half in 1:16,
quarter :35>*. Dennis (ianmm's dam by Whipple's Hambletonian one
quarter in ;38, hardly broken, turned out ever since.

Memo, dain by Buccaneer, lapped Grandee in 2:82,2:31^.

Sister V-, dam by Nelson, trained three months, 2 ;:j2 fourth heat, one-
qusrter in :36,

Goldleaf, dam bv Flaxtail, mile 2:24, half in 1:07.

Adonis, dam by Capt. Webster, mile in 2:27, half in 1:11. TheBe aie all
two-vear-olds. George V.. dam by Buccaneer, who is winner of all the
-Yearling stakes of 1867, record of 2:57 K trial 2:45.

These, Lo my knowledge, are all the colts by Sidney which have been
worked, and 1 have neither heard nor read of any other stallion who, as
a three-year-old, produced as much average speed or of so high a rate.
For further proot of the merit of hiB colts I will state that one yearling
brought 31.50J; one weanling 31,200. one two-year-old $2,000. at private
sale, while Cupid, imperfectly broken, brought $1,110 at public auction
before a small attendance.

TennB $Hi0 cash for the season commencing Feb. 1st to end July 1st
838, due at time of service.

VALENSIN.

Valensin, five years, by Crown Point, 2:21, dam Nettie Lambert by
John Nelson; second dam by Jb'lsberman; third dam bv Kentucky Gray
Eagle, throughbred, etc. etc.; is a rich chestnut horse, 16:3 high, of great
substance and quality. He has a record of 2:23, made the fourth heat
as a three-year-old. As a four-year-old he showed an easy trial in 2:23,
2:22,2:21 ToCABT.buta Blight lameness during the circuit keptbim from
starting in races. This trial to cart goes to prove that he certainly
would have be.it2:2J as a four-year-old.

Teems $loo cash for the season, commencing February 1st to end
June 15th, 1838.

Good pasturage at$3 per month; bestof care, but no responsibility
taken for accidents or escapes.

Mares not proving in foal may be returned respectively, free of
charge, next season, providing I still own the horses.

For further particulars or inquiries address

«. VA1.ESSIN, Prop.

Side IMeasanton, Alameda Co., Cal.

HAROLD COSSACK,

Standard Ko. 4402.

Combines four crosses to Rysdyk's Hambletonian, three to Mam- .
brino Chief, and twenty-nine to imported Messenger.

Description.

Is a beautiful cherry bay.no white. Foaled at Caton Stock Farm.
Joliet, 111., March 8, 1885. In color and form a model of his noted sire
Pedigree.

By Don Cossack, the great prize winner.

1st dam by Harold, sire of Maud S., 2:03^', and Noontide, 2:20>£.

2d dam by Belmont, sire of Nutwood. 2: is-ij'. and Wedgewood, 2:19.

3d dam by Mambrino Chief, sire of Lady Thome, 2:l8^. and Wood-
ford Mambrino, 2:2i%.

4ih dam by Grey Eagle, sire of St. Charles, 2:26.

5th dam by Hunt's Commodore, son of Mambrino.

6th dum by Whipster.

7th dam by imp. Buzzard.

8th dam by Craig's Alfred.

9th dam Wormley's King Herod.

10th dam imp. Traveller.

llthdamimp. Whlttington.

Harold Cossack waB bred to three mares last season and all are in
foal.

Will make the season of 1833 at State Fair Grounds, Sacramento Cal.
Limited to ten mares of approved breeding.

Tkrmb $ 0. Payable at time of service or when mares are removed

Good asturageat H per month. Hay and stabling on reasonable
rate 3.

Every precaution taken, but no responsibility assumed for accidents
or escapes.

N. V linn;
14ja26 2508 H Street, t'acramento. Cal.

THE WILKES STALLION.

MAMBRINO WILKES,

(Half Br oilier lo Harry M'llkes, 2:13 l-».j

Sire of Gus Wilkes, 2:22; Alpheus, beaten a throatlatch in 2:26X, and
John O'Brien, a colt that lapped out the winner in 2;3ti as a three-year-
old.

Will make the season of 1888 at Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County.
Description.
MAMBRINO WILKES is a bluck horse, 16 hands high, and'eonsider
ably longer than his height; has immense muscular development and
weighs 1,260 pounds. He has the utmost symmetry of proportion and
elegance of fluish. Several Eastern breeders have examined him of late
and pronounced him the "tlncst Individual" thev bad seen, lliscoltsare
large, Btylish and handsome, and all show epuedthat have been worked
for it.

Pedigree.

Sired by George Wilkes, dam Lady Chrlsiman by Todhunter's Mam-
brino; second dam by Pilot Jr.

Todhunter's Mambrino by Mambrino Chief, dam Rlpton's dam by
Hunt'd Commodore, son of Mambrino by imp. Messenger; second dam
by Potomac, son of imp. Messenger.

Mambrino Chief by Mambrh.o Paymaster, by Mambrino. by imp.
Messenger.

George Wilkes sired 00 rolts that have beaten 2:30. Of these 39 have
average records of 2:23, U of 2: island 12 of 2:18.
Termq.

Mambrino Wilkes will receive a few good mares for the season of 1888
at $75 the aeason. Mares from a distance will be received at the Dex-
ter Stables Oakland, and sent lo the ranch. Good pasture and plenty of
water. BoxetallB and all f icillties for taking care of flue mareB.

For further particulars apply to

< ii as \v A 1 1 km \\ Walnut Creek,
or at the i>i;\ti:k stables.

life Twelfth and Harrison Sts., Oakland.

1888

3px* Dmto xnft M>pavlsttmn.

National Trotting

Stallion Stake.

Stakes for Trotting Stallions.

A sweepstakes for all (rotting stallions, of jl,f00 each, with for-
feits as hereinafter described; heats of a mile, bpst 'd in 5 in harness.
Five or more nominations to fill, to name and close on Thursday, the
first day of March next, with the Treasurer. Two hundred dollars to
be paid at that date which must accompany the uomiuatiou;
$3UU on Saturday, the brat day of September next, and the final pajment
of SfUU on Wednesday, the 17ih of October next. The race to be trotted
on Saturday, the 20th of October next, provided day and track are good
on that day, and in case the selected day and track are not favorable
th« race to be postponed until the first nood day and good track there-
after; but if said postponement be more than ten days, then each
subscriber to have the right to withdraw his last payment, proper
notice having been given the Treasurer of his intention to withdraw
when the ten days have expired, and a failure to give said notice will
hold the whole stake until the race is decided, Said race to be
trotted on one of the following named tracks: San Francisco, San
Jose, Oakland, Petaluma, Santa Rosa, Sacramento or Stockton, it
being optional with thu Treasurer whrch of these is selected, using
his judgment in regard to selecting the track which will yield the
most money to be added to the stake. This added money shall cun-
eist of all the accruing profits, after the necessary expenses are
liquidated. The Treasurer may advertise for proposals from the
proprietors of the tracks named, soliciting bids for a certain amount
of money or such other offers as he shall designate. The Treasurer
shall have full power to conduct all the business pertaining to the
stake, appoint Secretary, judges of the race, and fill any other offices
or stations necessary to a proper management.

Should, from any cause, the Treasurer be incapacitated from attend-
ing to the business, then the subscribers who at the time are eligible
to start in the race shall elect his successor, who will be invested
with the powers first granted.

The rules to govern said stake shall be those of the association in
which the track selected holds membership, tbough it is imperative
that the track shall be a member of the American Trotting Association
or the National Trotting Association, and should the Treasurer deem
it expedient be is empowered to apply for membership in either or
both of the above-named associations.

The stakes and added money shall be apportioned as follows: If
four or more horses start, the first or winning horse shall receive fifty
per cent, of the whole amount of stakes and added money, the second
in the race twenty-five per cent., the third in the race fifteen per
cent., and the lourtb in the race ten per cent. If three start the
division shall be, the winner sixty per cent., th* second twenty-five
per cent., and the third fifteen per cent. If two start the winner shall
receive seventy per cent., the second thirty per cent. Should there
be a "walk-over," the horse making it shall receive all the stakes and
forfeits less the necessary expenses. A tailure to pay at the stipulated
time will incur a loss ot previous payments.

Address nominations to A. T. Sinitb, Fourth and Townsend
Streets, San Fiancisco, Cal.

N. T. SMITH.
ja21tf Treasurer ot Actional Trotting Siallfon Stake.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION.

IMP. MARINER,

w

[Called Oatcake in Australia.]

ILL MAKR THE SEASON OF 1888 ENDING ON OR ABOUT
JUNE 1st, AT TLEASANTON, ALAMEDA CO.

Pedigree.

Sired by Wild Oats, he by Wild Dayrell, son of Ion and Ellen Middle-
ton, by Bay MidiUetou, outof TheUOldeu Horn, by narkaway, darn Miss
Emina by Sannterer; second dam Dulcimer, by Trumpeter; third dam
Teddingtoma by Teduiugton, etc [See English Stud Book, Yul. X, page
865.]

Description.

Mariner is a chestnut horse sixceen hands high, of a conformation
combining both power and speed, and was a successful race-horse in
Australia. He is bred from racing families in both brunches ot his
genealogical tree, aud traces through Wild .Dayrell, Harkaway, Irish
Birdcatcber, Bay Middleton, Teddlngton, Orlando, Eclipse, Matchem,
Regulus, Bartlett's Chiiders and Houeywood'a Arabian to the seven-
teenth dam, a Byerly Turk mare. He was bred in England, imported to
Australia in utero, foaled in 1883 and Imported to California in 1887, A
horse of his breeding, size and quality c m hardly fail to be a successful
elre.

Terms $50 the Season, wltu Privilege of Return.

All mares at owners risk.

Good pasturage at reasonable rates.
Fur further particulars address

MATT STOR\,

Pleasanton, Cal.

1888. RANCHO DEL MO. 1888

The ThoroughbredJStallion

JOE HOOKER,

By Monday, dam Mayflower, by imp. Eclipse from Hen-
nie Farrow by imp. Shamrock,

Will make the season of 1588 at Ranchodel Rio, five miles from Sac-
ramento, on the Freeport road.

Limited to twelve marcs of approved breeding besides

the owner's.

Terms $ i 00 the Season.

Good pastnrago at reasonable rates. Every precaution taken but no
responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes.

4 Address H. B, BAG WILL,

eide Care of THEO. WINTERS, Sacramento, Cal,

Cook Stock Farm.

SEASON OF 1888.

Standard Bred Trotting and Cleve-
land Bay Stallions.

STEINWAY 1808,

Two-year-old record, fourth heat, 2:31 l-«.
Three-year-old record, fourth heat, 3:25 1-18.

By Stratbmore 408, sire of Santa Claus, 2:174; Tucker, 2:12: Sky-
light- Pilot 2:19, and 16 more with recotds of 2:2U-i to 2:19.

First dam Abbess (the dam of Soprano, the dam of C. F. Clay, five-
year-old stallion record 2:1*, and Solo, four-year-old record 2:28*), by
Albion (sire of Vanity Fair, record 2:24J, and the dam of Favorita
2:!i5i).

Second dam by imp. Emancipation.

Third dam by Bertrand, a son of Sir Archy.

Steinway belongs to one of the greatest speed producing families,
opportunities considered, in the whole country, and be himself is fast,
showing that be produces speed of high rate. His daughter Steinette
the dam of Col. B. G. Stoner's remarkable and promising young stal-
lion Bourbon Russell, and A. C. Beckwith's Ned Wilkes. St.inway is
own brother to Solo, four-year-old record 2:28*; Eminence, three-year-
old record ,?:27, and Soprano, the dam of C. K. Cliy, five-year-old stal-
lion record 2:18. His dam Abbess is tlso the dam of W. H. Kerr & Co. ,
Cable, Ohio, the fast and promising young stallion Currency new in the
stud (be trottfcd a mile as a yearling in 2;4ti) and also the dam of Jersey
I.ily, burned when a two year-old in the stable of W.H.Wilson, said
by those who saw her work to have been able to beat "tilQ, having
trotted quarters in 34 seconds, and halves in 1 :ll). Steinway has but
50 living foals, out of Norman and farm mares. He never served but
twelve trotting-bred mares in this State, and some of them are dead or
lost their colts, so we don't consider that Steinway has had a fair show
in the stud in serving trotting-bred mares, and we know that some of
his colts are showing great speed both trotting and pacing.

S'einway, bay horse, hind ankles white, ISA bands high, weight
1,17ft pounds. His disposition and also his colts' is kind, and impart-
ing to his get beauty and style. Terms, $75 for the Season.

Charles Derby 4907,

Brown horse, foaled 1885, bred by Seth Cook. Cook Stock farm,
Danville, Cal.

By Steinway, record 2:25.

First dam Katy G. by Electioneer.

Second dam Fanny Malone by Niagara.

Third d«m Fanny Wickham by Herald.

Fourth dam by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam by imp. Barefoot, etc.

(See Bruce's Am. Stud Book, Vol. 1, Page 429.)

This horse will be allowed to serve five approved mares at $100.

CRESCO 4908,

By Stratbmore 408, sire of Santa Claus 2:17J, Tucker 2:19, Secretary
2:2L£, sire of the dam of C. F. Clay, 2:18.

First dam Alia, record 2:33, bv Almont S3 (sire of Fanny Wither-
spoon, ?:1(J£; Piedmont, 2:17£; "Westmont, 1:133, pacer.

Second dam by Brignoli 77, record 2:29j (sire of the dam of King
Wilkes, record 2:22i, he the sire of Oliver K., record 2:16£) by Mam -
brino Chief, sire of .Lady Thorno, 2 :18£ ;

Third dam by Cripple, son of Medoc, by American Eclipse; fourth
dam by American Eclipse, he by Duroc, he by Imp. Dlomed.

Bay horse, 15.1 height, weight I.1U5, foaled lBil. His breeding is
royal; be has but seven living foals out of all binds of mares, and all
show some speed, and plnck enougb to go a hard race to its bitter end,
and last all day on the road and come back the nest day Terms,
$25 for i ho Season.

CLEVELAND BAYS,

BARON HILTON.

No 584 .vol. 1, English Stud Book.

rr" By Lucks All. No. 189.

First dam by Sportsman 291.

Second dam by Lucks All 188.

Third dam by Cardinal 47.

Fourth a-m by Emulator 103.

Baron Hilton, bay, foaled 1883, 16.1 haDds high, weight 1,380
pounds, best feet and legs and a very stout back, good head and neck,
good mane and tail and a very handsome finish, surpassing that of any
other large stallion in the land. His disposition is of the very best.
This family is noted for size, Btyle and rich color. He is one of the
very best of roadsters. Terms, S^5 tor the Season.

ROYAL STUDLBY.

No. 68 American Cleveland Stud Book, Vol. t.

Sire by Young Candidate, winning grand prize, Great York, beat-
ing 20 others-
First dam by Whalebone 355, vioner first premium at the great
Yorkshire.

Second dam by Lucks All, No. 188.
Third dam by Summercock302,

Royal Studley is very handsome, 164 bands high; weight |1. 435
pounds, black points, with a reputation of imparting to his colts
beauty and style surpassing all large Block of horses. His disposition
is of the best; he is an attractive horse. This family is noted for style,
size, and color. Terms, $35 for tbe Season.

SAXON PRINCE.

No. 83, foaled 1884. Imported July. 1868. recorded in
Vol, 1 , A. «.'. B. Stud Book.

Sired by Sportsman 299; gr sire Brilliant 42, ggr sire Yatton Lad,
gggr aire Wonderful Lad 361, ggggr sire Cleveland Lad 69, gggg
gr sire Cleveland 60.

Saxon Princei s a very handsome and attractive young horse. He
is symmetrical in form, beauty, style, and finish of that ot a thorough-
bred, and. will be allowed to serve ten mares at Terms, $185 the
Season.

The Standard Bred and Cleveland Bay stallions will serve mares
the present season, commencing February 1st. and endinc September
1st, 1888, at Cook Farm, Danville. Contra Costa County. All bills pay-
able invariably before the animal is removed. Mares not proving in
foal will have the money returned or mares served the next season
free, that is, if the same parlies who bred the mare still own her. and
the \bove-named stallions are owned by the Cook Farm, or tbe present
owner, Sett Cook, Esq Pasturage $4 per month ; hay and grain S10 per
month, but no liability for accidents or escapeB. Mares sent "Foshion
Stable," Oakland, S. J. Bennett. Martinez, or Smalley's Stable, Hay-
wards, will be forwarded to the farm free of charge. Address,
14ja COOK STOCK FAR.H, DASiVIIAE.

TROTTING STALLION

WOODNUT,

Record 2:19!^, and full brother to Manon, record 2:21, will make the
seaBon of 1888 at the Vallejo Fair Grounds.

Description.

Foaled in 18S& Dark chestnut, with star in forehead ; 16 hands bleh
weight l.ieo pounds.

Pedigree.

By Nutwood, Dam Addie by Hambletonian Chief; second dam
by Sayre's Harry Clay, record 2:29.

Terms.

?100for the Beason.to close Julv 1st. 1888. Mares not pro1 ir,g in foal
to have the privilege of returning free next year, providing the horBe
does not change bands in the meantime. Fee payable at time of service
or before mareB leave tbe premises. Mares from a diBtaoce will be
keptatgool pasture for S3 per month; for stabling and hay ?IU per
month will be charged. Every care taken but no responsibility as-
sumed for accidents or escapes.
For further particulars apply to
21de26 b. C. HOUT, Vallejo. Cal.

Cleveland Bays

FOR SALE.

Sir. Seth Cook, offers for "ale the stock of imported Cleveland Bay
horses, which has been established at Cook Stock Farm, Contra Costa
County.

Tbe horses are all of the best breeding, and are recorded in the
American Cleveland Bay Sf»d Book. The horses oQ>red are:

DUKE OF YORK 72,

Vol. i. A. C. B. S. B. Foaled May, t88l, imported Stay.

1884.

By Paulinus 342; grand Bire Palestine 613; g g aire Promised Land 951.

This is a very handsome rich i.ark mabogauv bay iD color, with tine
Btyle and action, 16 bands 1 inch high, weight 1,400 pounds, and can show
close to a three-minute gait to harness, be has t>uo<i bone with the very
bea' ieet and legs, heavy mane and tail, and perfect disposition. He
has beenthorouKbly testedas a breeder and is very sure, every colt by
him being a bay troin all colors of mares, and all uniform and style.

Lord Cardigan 152,

¥ol. I. A. C. B. S. B.

Foaled 1884, imported Dec 1886.

g sire O mar Pacha 324 ;

By Candidate 61 ; grand sire Omar Pacha 3
g g g sire Premier 477.

'1 bis horse is a model of hiB breed. Bright bay with the best legs and
feet, good stout back and shoulders, and line stvlis'i action, 16 bands
high. His sire has won numerous prizes in England Includiug the Great
York at Driffield in 1885. He was sold when thirteen years old for ?2 000
for exportation to Australia.

KING-SCOTE 154,

Vol. 1, A. C. B. S. B. Foaled 1884, imported 1886.

By Competitor 101; grand Biie Candidate 64; g g sire Omar Pacha 326;
ggSBire Omar Pacha 324.

A very stylish dark bay. 16 hands 1 inch, weighingover 1,300 pounds; a
horse of great finish and has proved himself a remarkably Bure
breeder. He cannot fail to be\ery valuable as a sire, being descended
from the best of blood on both sides. Hi? sire Competitor was imported
to this country and sold at a -very high price.

GENERAL 249,

Vol. 1. A. C. B. S. B. Foaled 1885, importid May, 188?.

By Salesman 417; grand sire Salesman 271; g g sire Drover 91; gg g
BireTopsmau 324.

A very heavy boned colt of great promise, a rich hay in color, full 16
hands high, and weighing now over 1,3j0 pounds; will weigh at maturity
1,450, and should be a very valuable sire .

CARDINAL 248,

Vol. 1 , A. C. B. S. B. Foaled 1 885, imported 1887.

By Prince of Wales 371; grand sire Emperor 144; gg Bire Herod 218;
ggg sire Emperor 143.

A promising dark bay. full 16 hands high, weighing 1.250 pounds. His
sire, Piince of Wales 371, is sire of many premium winners.

BONANZA 246,

Vol. 1, A. CR S. B. Foaled 1885, imported 1887.

By General 177; grand sire Emperor 102; g g sire General Benefit
120; g ggsire Baylock372.

Avery smooth promising colt, full IShands high, stylish and active,
adark lood bay in color; will makea grand show horse, and cannot
fail to be a grand breeder.

NAPOLEON 754,

Vol. in. En jr. C. B. S. B. Foaled 1885, Imported Aumit
1887.

Bv Lucks All 189; grand Bire Lucks All 188; g g Bire Cardinal 47- ec e
sire Emulator 103.

Napoleon is a fine rich bay with black legs and very superior Action ;
he la very deep in th« girth, and has wonderful style". He took the $76
premium In London. England, beside the silver medal where he was
shown against horses of all ages and to all England. Last fall betook
first premium at tbe Illinois State Fir atOluey.and first atthe Fat
Stock Show at Chicago ; he is half brother to Baron Hilton who has quite
a reputation as a prize winner on this coast.

BARRINGTON,

Vol. V. Eng. C B. S. B. Foaled 1885. Imported 1887

By Prince of Cleveland 647; grand sire Sportsman 291; g g sire
Sportsman 130; ggg Bire Nimrod.

This Isa'ery dark bay of great promise, a true type of a coach horse,
being rangy and stylish, with clean fiat le^'s and goodsound open fei_-r.
He stands full 16 hands high, and weighs 1,250 pound. He also took
second premium at the great York.

SUNBEAM 71,

Vol. 1, A. C.B.S. B. Foiled 1883. Imported 1887.

Bv Salesman 417; grand aire Salesman 271; gg sire Drover 31 ■ e e a
Bire TopBman 324. ■ » b *

This mare ha*{ good Btyle and action, dark bay standing, 16 hands
high; stinted to Ventnor 6s*. ewct-pstakes winner at Illinois State Fair
at Olney 1887; well broken to drive.

The horse e maybeseennt the Bay District Trad' o- n to

MR. SAMUEL GAMBLE. Catalogue can be had fr
No. 22 Montgomery St., San Francisco, orMR. GEO
Stock Farm, Danville, or MR. SAMUEL GAMBLE, E
City.

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Feb 25

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION,

THREE CHEERS.

WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1883 AT SANTA ROSA, SONOMA
County. Cal.

jr-edieree.

Siredby imported Hurrah, first dam Young Fashion by imported
Monarch; "second dam Fashion by imported Trustee; third dam Bon-
nets o'Elue by Sir Charles; fuurth dam Reality by Sir Archy; fifth dam
by imported Medlev; sixth dam by imported Centine', etc. (See Bruce's
American Stud Book, Vol, I, page 432.)

Hurrah by Newminster (winner St. Leger 1851), dam Jovial by Bay
Middleton (winner Derby 1836).

Newminstor by Touchstone (winner St. Leger 183'), dam BeeBwing
( winner of *4 races out of 64 starts) by Dr. Syntax i winner Don^aster
Cup 1837, 40, 41, 42, the only horse that ever pccumplished that feat).

THREE CHEERS is'bred in the speediest and stoutest lines. His
dam, Young Fashion, was the dam of Surprise, Scotland (the only horse
that ever beat Asteroid a heat), Liverpool, Columbia and Bonnie Kate, the
dam of Little Buttercup and the living Bonnie Lizzie. Hisgrandam,FaBh-
ion, was the crentest race mare of her era, defeating Boston in that his-
torical match at 4-mlle heats that is recorded as one of the greatest
events in the aunals of the turf. He is thoroughly wound in wind and
limb, his family on both sides being noted for their exemption from
curbs, spavins, roaring, or any other hereditary unsoundness. Horse-
men* who can appreciate the hiehest type of the thoroughbred, are spec-
ially invited to inspect Three Cheers.
Terms.

FORTY dollars for the season. Mares not proving with foal
can be returned the next season free of charge. Good pasturage at$3
pur month. Mares cared for iu any manner owners may deBire, and
fed on hay and grain, either or both, at reasonable rates. None but
competent grooms employed, but no responsibility assumed for acci-
deuts or escapeB.

N. B.— Mares sent from a distance in care of J. \V. Mobshead, City
Front Stables, San Francisco, will be iorwarded without delay.

For further particulars address
18f« THOS G. JONES, Santa Kosa. Cal,

The Pure-Bred Trotting Stallion

ILIAj STRIOUS,

Standard, No. 4178.

Description.

Dark bay with black points; bred by Gen. W.T. Withers; foaled
May 3J, 1885.

Pedigree.

By Happy Medium, sire of Maxey Cobb, 2:13,^; Norman Medium,
2 :20, and 39 with records below 2:30, a greater number than stands to the
credit of any livinc horse.

1st dam Abdalletta by S.raders' Cassius M. Clay Jr., sire of Harry
Clay,2:23^; Durango, 2;23*Y; and siie of the dams of Minnehaha, Beau-
tiful Bells, Happv Thought, 2:223*;; Mamorino Bov, 2:26J^; J. B. Rich-
ardson, 2:26,^; Lottie K..2:26^; B'ertha, 2:27>i, and others.

2d dam Laura Crockett by Almont, sire of Westmont, 2:13^; Pur-
itan,2:l6; Fanny Witherspoon, 2:16><; Piedmont, 2:17>i; Aldine, 2:19>,';
Early Rose, 2:20J-i, and 34 with records below 2:30.

3d dain Sally Tee by Alexander's Abdallah.

4th dam Kate Crockett, the dam of Lulu, 2 :\4%, by imp. Hooton.

6th dam Mary Blaine by Texas.

6th dam Fanny Ellsler by Sir William.

7th dam by Whipster, son of Cook's Whip.

Individually ILLUSTRIOUS is a colt of extra fine finish, with legs
midfeet of the very best, and kind disposition- He is barely broken to
harness, but shows good trotting action, and, barring accidents, he will
certainly make his mark as a trotter. He is pronounced by his breeder
to be the best bred son of Happy Medium living.
Terms.

He will be permitted to' serve a few approved mares at S100 the
season, privilege of returning if the mare does not prove to be with foal.
Good pasturage at 33 per month.
18fe GEO. A. STONE. Williams, Cal.

SOUTHER FARM, 1888.

One and a half miles north-east of San Leandro,
Alnmeda Co., Cal.

The following stallions will make the season of 1888 at the above
farm.

FIGARO, standard bred bay stallion, black points, little white on
near hind heel; 1651 hands, weight about 1,250 lbs. By Whipple's
Hambletonian,dam Emblem (full sister to Voltaire, 2;20Ja) by Tattler,
Becond dam Young Portia by Mambrino Chief.

o r^ssr,,8 Hamwe- )gut uiner861 {i&^sssfT™

<S I Sire of H EZSffii (Martha Washington; fa^??lpX£on

2 I (Tattler 30P.

t, ^.Emblem

I Pilot Jr, 12.
1 Telltale.

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f Alexanders AbdallahJ Hambletonian.
J i Katy Darling.

I Young Portia {SKS?™ CMet-

With eight days' training Figaro trotted a third heat in a training race
in 2:34. He afterwards trotted in 2:32. Ashe will be trotted this fall
but twelve mares besides those of his owner will be received.

TERMS— $23 with privilege of return if mare does not prove with
foal.

Season will positively close on June 1st, on which date the horse will
CO into the hands of a trainer.

JESTER IX, 569fi, chestnut stallion, little white in face, near hind
heel and ankle white; weight about 1,200 pounds; hy Almont, dam Hor-
tense by Messenger Duroc: second dam Nellie McDonald, ruuiing
bred, by Colossus

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Almont

Sirunfn in ■^•iniiai i fMambrino Chief,

bireol <U in 2.30 list (^am by ' By pjlot Jr _ 8ife Qt fche

*) dams of Maud S. and
L Jay-Eye-See.
('Messenger Duroc
„„■„„„ J Sire of Elaine, 2:20, the dam of Norlaine 2:31K

i^Mortense ^ aB a yearling.

(.Nelly McDonald, rnnningbred.
Jester D. has never been regularly trained, but trotted a mile in
2:37 with very little preparation.

He has taken a number of premiums in the show ring in Missouri
and Iowa, and is a fine specimen of the carriage and general purpose
horse. He haa several very promising colts in Missouri. Good accomo-
dations for mares at ?5 per month, No responsibility for accidents or
escapes.

Terms.
825 the Season, with privilege of return if mare failB to prove with
foal. AddresB
Box 149,
18fe

Wffl, O'KEIL, Agent.

San Leandro, CaJ.

THE MAMBRINO TROTTING STALLION

ABBOTSFOBD JR.,

WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1888 AT THE KENTUCKY
StableB, 420 Pacific Street.San Francisco.

ABBOTSFORD JR. is a rich rosewood bav, foaled May 15. 188P, I #
hands high, and weighs 10 5 lbs. He is a very highly formed horse, good
bone and great muscular development, and resembles his siee in
eveby particular. This horse, with thirty days track work, trotted
his mile in 2:30, proving that he has the speed as well as the beauty of
hlB Bire.

Pedigree.

ABBOTSFORD JR. was sired by Abbotsford, dam bay mare GilHs-
plejjy Blue Bull. Abbotsford by Woodford Mambrino, bis dam Columbia
by Young Columbus; Woodford Mambrino bv Mambrino Chief, his dam
Woodbine by Woodford, a thoroughbred son of KobcIusco. Woodford
Mambrino is recognized as tbe best Bon of Mambrino Chief. His own
record is 2:19J4; that of hfs son Abbotsford, the sire of Abbotsford Jr.
2:19Ki and he has alBO a large number in the 2:30 list. He Is also the sire
of Princeps, tl-.e sire of Trinket, record of 2:14. Abbotsford, for tbe
Bhort time he has been in the stud, has proven himself a sire worthy oi
merit, his daughter Jasmine having won the Embryo Stakes of 1B81, and
everyone who has been put in training has shown good speed. Conde,
the onl ■ one of Abbotsford's get that was ever systematically trained,
made i. record last BeaBon of 2:20 and 2:18 '.<: to pole. That this is not
the limit of his speed is well known to all horsemen.

The dam of Abbotsford Jr. was a beautiful bay mare. 15^ hands high,
sired 'jy Blue Bull, d*m a Lexlngtno mare, raised by Ezra Champion,
of W Ite Hall, New York, thus showing that in Abbotsford Jr. are
com jied most of the purest and fashionable strains of blood in Amer-
ica.

1, ,. tM8, $25 for the season. Mares not proving in foal may be
retun.'.d the following season free of charge if the horse is still In my
possession.
Ufeia It. I». II IK. I 1 1

The Standard Bred Trotting Stallion.

MT. VERNON,

Kecord 2:31.

TTTILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1888 AT STOCKTON, TO CLOSE

ONE 15th.

Description.

Foaled in 1881, dark bay, black points.no white. His perform-
ances in 1 87 ought to be too well known to receive an extended notice
here. On August 18th, at San Jose, where he made bis record of 2 :21 ,
he could have trotted in 2:18 or 2:19 had he been allowed to do so. He
trotted the middle half in 1:074, the three-fourths iu i:42j, and finished
the mile in a jog in 2:21. At the Bay District Track, Golden Gate Fair,
after being turned loose on the night before by unknown parties and
running in the streets for six hours before he was returned to the
track; the same afternoon he trotted and won one of the hardes'-con-
tested and fastest five-beat races of the season. Tempest heating bim
less than a neck the first heat in 2:21^.Luella winning the fourth
from him by less than a length in 2:21J. Mt. Vf rnon winning the fifth
heat and race In a jog. I exhibited two two-year-oldB, two yearlingB,
one suckling at the State Fair, lt87, was awarded two first and three
second premiums, one of the yearlings weighing 950 lbs. At sixteen
months old six of his colts were shown at the Stockton Fair, getting
jour first and two second premiums.

Pedigree.

Sired by the Great Nutwood, dam by Chieftain.
Terms.

Sixty dollars for the season. Mares not proving with foal can be
returned next season free, providing I still own the horse. Mares cared
for in any manner owners may desire. Pasturage, S3 per month-
Every care exercised, but no liabilities for escapes or accidents. For
further information apply or address

J. A. RBcCXOCn, Proprietor.
life 115 Park St. Stockton, «ai

ANTBVOLO.

Four- Year-Old, Record 2:19 1-2. Standard, No. 7848*

THIS CELEBRATED TROTTING STALLION WILL MAKE THE
ensuing season from February 1st to June 1st, 1888.
Terms.

One hundred dollars the season for mares served before May 1st, and
one hundred and fifty dollars the season after that date, and in thooe
cases the season to run to July 1st »nd no longer. The object of
this is to shorten the time in the stud so as to give a better opportun-
ity for training before the Fall Circuit commences. Last year it was
nearly the first of August before he was through, and consequently
he could not be not into condition in time even for the State Fair.
In this connection it will be well to state that there is no deviation
from tbe price, and emphatically no free list. The terms are cer-
tainly low for a horse of the class of Antevolo and there were several
applications where the applicants expected an increase of price.
Form and Color.

It is rare to find a horse of such high form, and I am not alone in
considering bim as being as nearly as perfect a type of equine form as
was ever seen in a trottiug-bred stallion. He is sixteen hands and
half an inch in height, 69 Inches from point of shoulder to point of
buttock, and weighs, in ordinary condition, over 1,100 pounds. He is
very muscular, limbs as good as the most critical could desire, and as
highly finished as a great majority of thoroughbreds. In color he is a
rich seal brown, with lighter shading in flanks and muzzle, black legs,
mane and tail, email star in forehead and off hind pastern white.
Perfo nuances .

He has been eminently of the improving kind. As a yearling be
trotted in 8:02; two-year-old in 2:41; three years old 2:292; four years
old 2:19£. tbe fastest record for a stallion of that age, and in his five-
year-old form he trotted in from 2:16£ to 2:17 in all of the four heats
of the big trot which Harry Wilkes won. As he only made one break
in that race, notwithstanding the great speed ofthecontestauts.be
must be credited as remarkably'steady," almost phenomenally so for a
horse of his age. Had it ■rot been for an accident which temporarily
disabled him, it can be stated with confidence that he would have
trotted in 2:15 or better while he still ranked as a five-year-old. His
endurance was such that tbe intention was to start him against tbe
two-mile record, confident of lowering it, and also quite sanguine of
him trotting in 4 :iu.

Progeny.

From a few mares servod in 1885, his first season in the stud six
foals were dropped, two of which -were hilled. Their owners were so
well pleased that large offers have been refused. One owned by C. R.
Lewis of Oakland, is only a short distance from my stables, and which
can be seen with a few minutes' loss of time; and D. T. Sexton of San
Francisco hai another. Every man who had an Antevolo bred to him
again. As he served 65 mares last season, and, as nearly as can be
told at present a large proportion of them in foal, there will be a
good chance to judge of his procreative qualities. Next to a horse's
own colts the best proof is that of near relations. Hi** "full brcther "
Anteeo, has already gained the reputation of being one of the best
breeders, and for uniform excellence in his progeny cannot he sur-

Pedigret.

Tbe most exacting critic, If moderately intelligent, cannot hnd fault
with his blood lines. His sire Electioneer is, beyond question, the
greatest trotting sire of any age when all things are considered. ' His
dam Columbine is the only mare which has two entire sons which
have beaten 2: 20, 2:16i by a six-year-old, 2:194 by a four-year-old. Ante-
volo stands in the same relation to the thoroughbred as Maud S., Jay-
Eye-See. Nutwood and many others of first celebrity. In Stud Book
form the pedigree is as follows:

Antevolo, brown colt, foaled May 12, 1881, bied by Jos. Cairn
Simpson, Oakland, California, by Electioneer.

First dam Columbine by A. W. Richmond.

Second dam Columbia by imp. Bonnie Scotland.

Third dam Young Fashion by imp Monarch.

Fourth dam Fashion by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam Bonnets o' Blue by Sir Charles.

Sixth damSeality by Sir Archy.

Seventh dam by imp. Medley .

Eighth dam by imp. Centinel.

Ninth dam by Mark ADthony.

'Tenth dam by imp. Janus.

Eleventh dam by imp. Monkey,

Twelfth dam by imp, Silvereye.

Thirteenth dam by Spanker.
1 place Antevolo again before the public with the feeling that fur-
ther recommendations are justified. Owing to a Blight lameness in the
left hind ankle be could not be put to work until bo late in the Beason
as to preclude the hope of getting bim in proper condition. He did
not leave the stud unlil the middle of August, and short brushes was
all that could be given thereafter. He did not fully recover from the
lameness until November, and then I was laid up until tbe 1st of
December. I drove him through the stretch in 32 seconds, and on one
occasion Matt Storn timed bim a furlong in 15 seconds. This increase
of Bpeed over what he bad shown the previous year warranted the
belief that he would trot very fast. In the race with Harry Wilkes
Guy Wilkes, Arab and Charley Hilton, November 27th, 1886, on the Bay
District Course, he was separately timed In 2:16£. 2:16}, 2:17, 2:1GJ,
although he had to trot outside of two horses for the whole' distance!
In that race he beat Arab and Charlie Hilton, and demonstrated capac-
ity to trot in 2:15 under more favorable circumstances. Prior to that
race bis fastest quarter was 32j( secondB, and bis fastest furlong 1(3 sec-
onds His colts, so far aB looks go, will rank with tbe best. There are
only four of his get which were foaled in 1886 (thes« are bis oldest)
Three have been broken and show a promising gait. There are a num.
ber of foals of 1687, and of thesn enough in my vicinity to satisfy visit-
ors of the character of his stock. William Balllngal has a colt foaled
on tho 1st of April, 1887, which, in October, was driven by the side of
bis dam a furlong in 27 seconds. As his "full brother" Anteeo has
demonstrated his ability to beget speed, it is a justifiable inference
that Antevolo will also do so.

The terms are certainly so reasonable that owners of good mares
can afford to avail themselves of his services.

Pasture at $5 per month on the Oakland Trotting Park, Mr. Levens
having resolved to pasture the field inside the track this season. It
cannot be excelled, the herbage being alfillerilla, wild oats, and burr
clover, a living stream of clear water running across tbe field and
being enclosed by an inDer fence, the gates of the outer shut at
night; the animals are as safe within the enclosure as it ts possible
to have them In a field. In fourteen years which I have known it
there has not been an injury to mare or colt.

_ M JOS. <JAIKN SIMPSON.

AddreBs Jos. Cairn Simpson, Breedeb and Spobtsman, San
Francisco, or 21 U A-.b line Street, near 32d Street, Oakland. 1 he latter
address where the horse Is kept.

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ELECTIONEER STALLION

FALLIS,

No. 1781. Record %;%8 t-».

ILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1S88 AT THE STABLE OF
tne undersigned, No. 614 Sixteenth Street. Sacramento, Cal.

description.

FALLIS is a dark bay, with hind ankles white, foaled 1378, bred by
Lcland Stanford, Palo Alto, Cal. He is \G% hands high, and weighs, in
ordinary flesh, about 1.J00 pounds; long-bodied andof immense muscular
power, pure gaited, and a level-headed trotter. He requires neither
boots nor weights, and has shown a 2:16 cait with ease. Few. if any,
sons of Electioneer are better bred or have a better right to sire trottei s
than Faixis. While he has never had the opportunity of being stinted to
only a few well-bred mares, still he can show a fine lot oE colts, some of
which are showing fast. The fact cannot be denied that the Electioneer
bloud is the best trotting blood in the world. If. then, the science of
breeding the trotter is progressive, some well-bred son will, in the
course of time, prove to be a more potent sire than Electioneer himself

Pedigree.

By Eleetioneer.be by Rysdyk's Hambletonian; Electioneer's dam
Green Mountain Maid (dam of Elaine, 2:20; Prospero, ^:20; Dame Trot,
2:22; Mansfield, 2;'2G; Storm, 2:26-V; Antonia, 2:2S^. aud Maranda, 2:31)
by Harry Clay l2:::;n ; first dam Felicia bv Meesengei Duroc (the sire of
J6 with records of 2:30 and under, and the sire of tbe dam of .Norlaine,
the fastest yearling in the world, 2:31 M); second dam Lady Fallls (dam
of KiKb';r,3:27:Y: Pickering, 2:30; lago. 2-.3VA: Socrates, i years, 2:34^;
Gretci.L-u, ilimi of Clingstone, 2:11, and Norwood, the sire of Tommy
Norwou'l, 2:2t3'-;) by Seely's American Star; third dam Beck mare (dam
of Ann.i K., 2:3lJ-i,and Ri-lief, the dam of Walnut, 2:19',) by Long
Island Black Hawk, etc.

Performances.

He trotted very fast as a two-year-old, and undoubtedly would have
made a very fast record at that age had he cot bad the misfortune of
cutting one of bis tendons, which so tamed hi ni that he was not worked
any further until the season of 1888, when he gained a record of 2:2S#,
with scarcely any preparation, after making a large season in the sturt ;
although this is no measure of his speed, as later in the season he showed
his ability to trot a mile better than 2:20. The demand forhis services
last season was so great, that he did not get through until too la'e to be
conditioned for a race, although it was bis owner's intention to have
given hiin a fast record. When two years old Gov. Stanford refused an
offer of $6,000 for him, but valued him at ilO.OJO. The fastest yearling
in the world (.Norlaine, 2:31^) was sired by Norval (a son of Electioneer)
which is very conclusive evidence that the boub of Electioneer, like
their sire, are going to be producers of great speed. Norlaine's dam was
sired by Messenger Duroc, the sire of the dam of Fallis. Electioneer
now has 26 with records of 2:30and under, and JO with records of 2:20^'
and under, tbe latter being the most of anv stalliox in the world ;
Eight of his get entered the charmed circle last season, and three others
only one-fourth, one-half and three-fourths of a second behind.

Terms: Will stand at SG0 for the season, or 57510 Insure a mareiu
foal, both payable on or before the close of the season, which will
begin Febrmry 1st and close July 1, 1883. Money will be refunded on
insured mares, as soon as the fact becomes known that thev are not in
foal. MareB from a distance will be taken from the cars and boats and
carefully handled, but no responsibility assumed for accident or escapee.
Good pasturage f urniBhed at $4 per month.

DON MARVIN,

Standard.

Will also make the season of 1S88 in the same stable with Fallis. Is a
beautiful seal brown, foaled 1884, bred by Leland Stanford, Palo Alto,
Cal. He is sixteen hands high, and weighs 1,160 lbs. In color, form, dis-
position and gait he very closely resembles Antevolo (2:19>i at 4 vearB)
and, as may be seen by his pedigree, is bred very much like bim.'being
about three-quarters Hambletonian and one-quarter thoroughbred.
The second dams of the fastest mare Maud S. {2:05^') and fastest geld-
ing in the world, Jay-Eye-Hee (2:10) were both strictly thoroughbred
mares. On account of a very severe attack of distemper he was worked
very little the past vear, but improved enough to show a 2:20 gait. He
received first premium at the California State Fair, 188', for the best
three-year-old roadster stallion.

Was siredby Fallis (2:28).:) by Electioneer (siie of twenty-six with
records of 2 :30 aurf under, and ten with rt- cords oC 2:20'£ and under); first
dam Cora by Don Victor, by Belmont; second damClarabel (dam of
Clifton Bell, four years old. 2:21'., and grandam of Rexford, three years
old, 2:24) by Abdallah Star; third dam Fairy by Rysdvk's Hambletonian;
fourth dam Emma Mills by American Star, etc.

Terms : Limited to twenty-five mares at $40 for the season, beginning
February lstand closing June 1st, 1888. For circulars or further par-
ticulars address
28ja F. P. LOWEIX, Sacramento, Cal.

THE CELEBRATED TROTTING STALLION

MENLO

WILL MAKE THE PRESENT SEASON AT THE FAIR
Grounds, San Jose. Season commencing February 1st and ending
June 24th.

MENLO is seven years old, a beautiful bay with black points, 15^
hands high. He is a horse of beautiful symmetry and magnificent
action..

Pedigree.

MENLO was got by Nutwood, first dam by imp. Hercules; second
dam by Owen Dale, etc.

Imp. Hercules bv Kingston, (sou of Venison), dam daughter of
Toscar by Bay Middleton (son of Sultan).

Owen Dale by Williamson's Belmont, dam Maria Downing by Amer-
ican Eclipse (eon of Duroc and Miller's Damsel, by imp. Messenger);
second dam Browulock by Tiger; third dam by imp. Speculator; fourth
dam by imp. Dare Devil, etc.

Nutwood by Alexander's Belmont. First dam Miss Russell by Pilot
Jr. ; second dam Sallie Russell by Boston ; third dam Maria Russell by
Thornton's Rattler; fourth dam Miss Shepherd by Stockholder ; fifth
dam Miranda by Topgallant, etc.

Alexander's Belmont bv Alexander's Abdallah. First dam by Mam-
brino Chief (son of Mambrino Pavmaster by Mambrino) by imp. Mes-
senger; second dam by Brown's Be'llfouuder.

Brown's Bellfounder by Imp. Bellfounder. First dam Lady Allport
by Mambrino by imp. Messenger; second dam by Tippoo Saib by imp.
Messenger ; third dam by imp. Messenger.

MENLO made his appearance in the Circuit In 18SS. and won eight
races out of nine starts, and easily won the third heat in his last race at
San Jose, in 2:2l#.

Terms: S75 the season, due at time of serviee. Mares not proviug
with foal maybe returned the next season free of charge, provided I
still own the horse.

Mares cared for in any manner owners may desire; pasturage $3 per
month. Every care exercised, but no liability for escapes or accidents.

For further particulars apply to or addreBs:
28jatd WM. DWYER, San .Tose.

The Highly Bred Trotting Stallion.

YOUNG SANTA CLAUS

III make the season of 1888 at tlie Whipple Stock

Farm, near San Mateo, San Mateo County, California.

Terms for the Season, $40.
Pedigree.

Young Santa Claus, b c foaled April, 1831, by Santa Clans, record 2;17S

First dam by Governor Booth, by George M.Patchen,

Second dam Demirep, bv Youug Melbourne.

Third dam Methilde. by imp. Scythian.

Fourth dam Peggy, by Boston.

Fifth dam Too-Soon, liv Sir Leslie.

Sixth dam Little Peggy, bv Gallatin.

Seventh dam Trumpeter, bv HepheBtion.

Eighth dam Peggy, by imp. Bedford.

Ninth dam Imp. Peggv, by Trumpeter.

Peggy was imported by Col. John Taylor of Virginia, and the Com-
piler of the Stud Book, Colonel 8. D. Bruce, adds a note: "Many of the
best racers in America trace to this mare."

There is nn excellent combination of trotting strains in young Santa
Olaus. His Blre combines Hambletonian and Mambrino Chief; his dam
Geo. M. Patchen and thoroughbred. Santa Claus had two strains o£
Mambrino Chief. Young Santa Claus inherits the blood of the three
greattrotting families: Hambletonian, Mambrino Chief and Clay. The
ire of santa Claus, Strath mo re, has eighteen sous and daughters which
have trotted In 2:30 or better, two which have beaten 2:20. Santa Claus
won sixteen races defeating nianv of the very best horses of the day,
among them Nutwood, Elaine, Piedmont, Wedgewood, Voltaire. Han-
nis, Black Cloud, Jerome Eddv, Edwin Thome. Fanny Witherspoon and
others of celebrltv. He was sold for $25,000.

Young Santa Claus is a very handsome shade of bav, with black
points, 1G>i hands in height, of good form, fine Btvle and action.

Due care will be taken to prevent accidents, but no liability. Pasture
$4.00 per month. For further particulars address

W

31de

liVIUI.V O-URaDV,

San Mateo, CaJ.

1888

JP» 3ttzbtx awfl #£ msnmit,

Blue Grass.

At a great show of thoroughbred stallious at
Nottingham, England, February Sth aud 10th,
111 head were exhibited for the premiums
(fiered by the Royal Agricultural Society of
England, and the Queen's premiums offered
by the Royal Commissioner of Horse Breed-
ing. The object of this show was to select aud
secure a number of thoroughbred stallions to
stand at a reasonable fee to get horses for gen"
eral utility. The Queen premiums of §25,000
were LUpplimented by the usual grant of
$5,000 in five equal premiums. Out of thir-
teen horses chosen during the first day was

the chtttLut hone Blue Grass fo.edlSSO,
bred by A. J. Alexander, "Woodburn Farm,
Spring Station, Ky., and bought as a yearling
for $950 by J. R. Keene, of New York, and
sent to England. Bine Grass is by Pat Mai-
loy, out o£ Amy Farley by Planet ; her darn
Lulu Horton ly imp. AlbioD, out of Martha
Dunn by imp, Sovereign. Blue tira s was an
(xcellent race horse in Eogland, especially
over a distance of ground ; he won the Cum-
berland Plate, 1} miles, Northumberland
Plate, two miles, and the Alexander Plate,
ihree miles, and over twenty two thousand
dollars in his three, four and five year old
f <rm. Blue Grass ia a great, big, handsome
horse, and in the opinion of 6ome of the best
hunting judges preseut was the best in the
show, which is quite a compliment to Ameri-
can breeders.

■«-

The hardest work on farm horses is that of
a spasmodic nature heavy one day and light
the next, or a hard day's work one day and
nothing at all to do the next. Horses whose
Lerves become like iron and which are able
to stand almost anything in the way of wear
and tear, are those which have an opportunity
to lay out their strength every day in the
week. Sore shoulderB, weak limbs and many
of the disorders that are found among horses
are the results often of but short periods of
too severe strains or of a day or a half day's
work that was harder than they had been
used to. There is danger at this season of
the year of imposing hard tasks upon teams;
the roads being bad and some of the heaviest
of farm work needing attention. There is no
time in the year either that farmers can as
little afford to get their horses out of shape as
now, the plowing season being near at hand,
wjen every day's work may mean so many
dollars and cents.

♦

The following thoroughbreds have died
within the past year: Asfaltns, Aureole, Ban
Fox, Barrister, Belle of Marion, Belmont,
Bulle Bruce, Brunette, Braewood, Buckhound,
Captain Warren, Catchcart, Charley Lucas,
D .rk Hall, Dominick B., Escobedo, Fabius,
Flames, Geo. L., Geo. Singerly, Germania,
Glenmore, Gonfalon, Gouverneur, Harvard,
Hattie B.. Hattie Bennett. Hazaras, Jack of
Hearts. Kepie, King Fish, King Stork, Lady
Max, Lanra Garrison, Lizzie Krepps, Lord
Francis, Lord Lome, Lucus, Lucky *B., Mattie
Corbett, Mercury, Mintzer, Montezuma
Moonstone, Pacific, Pearl L., Pizarro, Pool
Box, Red Buck, Red Squirrel, Renick, Re-
voke, Rienza, Sondoval, Sbellie P., Theresa,
The Witch, Valentie, Virgie H., Volcano,
Warrenton and Worth. Many of these died
from natural causes, but a few died from
accidents received either in races or in exer-

A general impression prevails that the use
of salt on street car tracts is injurious to
horses' feet, and in some cities — Philadelphia,
for exampls— the practice is forbidden under
severe penalties, the veterinary surgeon of the
Chicago Humane Society says, _ however, that
salt in such cases is not injurious, and cites
the fact that street car horses suffer less from
diseases of the feet and legs than many aui-
mals which never come in contact with the
salted ice aDd snow.

Lady Blucher, dam of First Call, 2:21f, by
Richard's Bellfounder, died recently at Janes-
ville, "Wis. She was owned by H. D. Mc-
Kinney.

Shoeing Contests.

In connection with the summer show of the
Royal Agricultural Society of England, at
Nottingham, there will be a horse-shoeing
compels t/ou, in which the shoeing smiths of
*he different districts will compete for sub-
stantial prizes offered by the Royal and Lin-
colnshire Agricaltural Societies. There will
be two classes, viz., hunters and agricultural
horses, aud in each there will be six prizes,
varying from $10 to $60, for the smiths who
exhibit the greatest skill. To any of these
prizes, which may be won by a shoeing smith
residing within the county of Lincoln, the
Lincolnshire Society will add a further prize
of half the amount. Each competitor will be
required to make a fore and hind shoe out of
new iron provided by the society, to take off
the fore shoe and put the new one on. In
addition to the prizes, the society's certificate
of efficiency will le given to the prize-winners
and commended competitors. We publish
this from the London Live Slock Journal, not
as a matfer of news, but as a poiuter for those
managing horse exhibitions and agricultural
societies. The importance connected with
horse-shoeing certainly makes it of interest
enough to receive more attention than it does
in this country. A contest of this kind at a
fair would prove to be quite an attraction, and
would awaken an interest in both farriers and
horse-owners.

m

The Chestnut mare Clemmie G., one of the
fastest and most valuable trotters in America,
uied on the 6th instant. Clemmie G. was
foaled in 1877 by Magio, he by American Clay,
dam by Berkeley, Edwin Forrest, second dam
by Mambrino Chief. She had a record of
2:15A, which she made at Providence, R. I.,
on September 10, 1884. The death of the
valuable mare resulted from a rupture of the
diaphragm. She began campaigning as a
four-year-old, when she made a record of 2:20,
and the fallowing year she was purchased by
W. G. Gordan, of Cleveland, O., whose prop-
erty the remained until her death, for $10,000.
From that time until within the last year she
had many a hard campaign throughout the
circuit, trotting side by side with Harry
Wilkes, and at one time beating that great
trotter in circuit races. She was valued at

$20,000.

. ♦

The February report of the Department of
Agriculture states that there has been an
increase of 5 per cent, in horses, of which
there are now 13.000,000 iu the country; an
increase of 2-i per cent, in cattle, which num-
ber 49,000,000; and an increase in mules of
3J per cent. There has been a decrease of 2
to 3 per cent, in sheep, of which there are
13,o00,0U0; and a decrease of 1 per cent, in
swine, which now number 44,000,000. The
aggregate value of all the above named animals
in the United States is $2,409,000,000, or
$8,000,000 more than a year ago.

Robert Steel has sold to Messrs. S. A-
Browne & Co. Kalamazoo Stock Farm, the
bay mare Solo, 2:25§, by Strathmore, dam
Abbess by Albion, aud ttie bay filly Volusia,
by Nutwood, dam Augusta by Rysdyk's Bell-
founder.

Ed. Corrigan's Modesty will not be seen at
the post again. She was wind-broken all last
season, showing but little improvement up to
the close. She s now tt Lexington, and will
be bred in tire spring to The 111- Used.

The Monmouth Park Association has given
away $790,000 in added money during the
last six years; 1882, $85,000; 1883, $115,000;
18S4, $115,000; 1885, $125,000; 1S86, $150,000;
1887, $169,500; 1888, $200,000.

The partners composing the Chicago Stable,
George Hankins and J. S. Campbell, have
entered into a written agreement not to bet on
hoTses outside of their own except both should
be interested.

A slight alteration is to be made in the
English Derby course before the next races.
At preseut a small portion of the course is in
the manor of Walton, (and a heavy sum has
to be paid to tho lord of the manor for nermit-
ting races to be run over it. By taking the
course a little more to the west the manor will
be avoided, and the money which now has to
be paid saved.

There has never been a time says the New
York Herald, when so many wealthy men
were prepared to pay the largest price for trot-
ters that give promise of record-breaking, and
it follows that the shrewdest of agents and
horse-brokers are engaged in a grand still hunt
for such horses, and a number of sensational
teams may be looked for this season.

GRAND

Auction Sale

OF

FIRST- CLASS

Short-Horn
Cattle,

AT 1 P. ML, AT

Agricultural Park,

<SACKAME>TO,

Wednesday, March 28th.

By direction of Mr. Joseph Combs, of Combs &
Wilkerson, Bankers, Linneus, Missouri, we will offer,
on the above date, his entire herd of PurP-bred
Durham < utile, consisting of 50 head Gulls,
Cows and Heifers of the following well-known
families: Yoang flarys, Belin«s, Veil uses and.
Atleliilev

These cattle have been bred by Mr. Combs, and
for quality and individual merit have no superior.
Their pio^enitors were carefully selected from the
very best herds in Kentucky and Missouri. Mr.
Combs will be prepared to give full guarantee as to
soundness and freedom from disease, and certified
pedigrees Will be furnished with each animal, show-
ing its breeding.

Catalogues will be ready March 20th. Te«rns at
sale.

KILLIP & CO.

55fe Auctioneers.

To Dog" Owners.

I am prepared to receive and condition dogs for
the April Bench Show. The best of food and care
given. For terms, etc., address

GEO. T AIXEJVDKR

L'5feb Watsonvllle, 4'al.

FOR

M'lis, four years old, by Nephew, 15.1 bands high,
b.iy with black points. First dam Bell McClellan,
2:32, by General McClellan. Second dam by Belsbaz-
zar. Third dam by Chieftan. Fourth darn said to
be thoroughbred.

M'lfcs has been driven 33 times and is very speedy.

Has a filly now ten *nontbs old by Anteros, which
is fine and large and very fast to halter, which
shows M'lis to be a grand brood-jnare; she is kind
and gentle.

My only reason for selling is because I have not
the time to develop her speed, and cannot continue
breeding.

Price tGOO. which is one-third her value. Ad-
dress,

W. A. PARKHUHSiT,

Heal Estate Agent
Room 2, Knox Block.
llfe8 San Jose, *'al.

DIXON

Driving Park

ASSOCIATION.

TROTTING COLT STAKES,

FREE FOR ALL!

TO BETKOTTED ATTHE PARK,

IN THE

LAST WEEK IN AUGUST,

1888!

The DixonDriving Park Association has opened the
following Colt Stakes for trotters and pacers.

No. 1.— For foals of 1687. Half-mile heats. Entrance
$2-), of which $10 must accompany nomination: 510
must be paid June 1st, 18as. and «5 the day before the
race. 810 added for each start.- r.

No. 2.— For two-year-oltls and under. Entrance $i0
of which ?H) must accomoany nomination; $15 to be
paid June 1st, iSSs. aud i\5 to be pain bv 6 p. h. on the
day preceding the race; 315 added i.,r each starter. One
mile and repeat.

No. 3.— For three-year-ohls and under. Entrance |J0,
of which $1-t must accompany nomination; $'5 to be
paid June 1st, liSt) andjiu to be paid by 12 o'clock m.
on til* day of the race. $20 added for each starer
Mile heats, best 3 iu 5.

No. 4. —For three-year-old pacers. Conditions same
as for three-year-old trotters.

In all stakes failure to make payments as they
become due forfeits entry and rnonev'paid in. Five to
enter, three or more to start. Money in each stake
to be divided as follows: 60 per cent, to winning colt,
B0 per cent, to second, It) per cent, to third. No added
money for a walk-over. If but twe siart they may trot
for forfeit, dividedat the rate of 6-i per cent, to the
winner and 35 per cent, to second. In all other re-
Bpects the National Trotting Association ruleB to
govern.

Entries close with the Society May 1st, 1888.

J. W. McFADiES, president.

J. B. ROi BFORD, Secretary. fe26

HAVE ARRIVED!

PER ALAMEDA,
Thoroughbred Clyde and Shire

STALLIONS,

i pom three to five years old.

Our Annual Importation!

CONSIGNMENT OF

MR. JOHN SCOTT,

MELBOURNE.

We are In receipt of our Annual Consignment of
Clydesdale and English Rhire Stallions, selected with
the greatest care by Mr. John Scott. The former
importations of Messrs. Bookless & Scott were
received with great favor by California Stock Breed-
ers, and we are assured the animals are fully up to the
high standard of those imported during the last five
years.

Catalogues will be issued immediately.

KILLIP & CO.,

Live-Stock Auctioneers,

19no US Monlsomcry S«„ S. r.

Fercherons.

For sale, twelve head of thorougbred Percherou
stallions and mares. Four are Imported from France,
These horses are registered in the Fercheroo Stud
Book of A merle*, ami are believed to be the best lot
of animals for sale in California, Address

E. J. TURNER,

25fe?ino Ho Ulster, Kan Benito Co.

Pleasanton Stock Farm Co.'s

Little Black Jug.

Sta

Director.

ions.

Richmond.

Will stand for a limited number of mares at Pleasanton, Alameda Co., Cal. Season commencing Feb. 15th, and closing Joly 1st, 1888.

RICHMOND.

DIRECTOR.

Director was sired by Dictator (full brother to DexlerjalBO sire of
J I C Phallas, and many other fast trotters. Dictator stands at
'he head of all stallions as getting extreme speed and great racing quali-
ties in his colts, as the average record of J. I. C, Phallas and Director
is 2;13X, being nearly two seconds faster than the best . three of any
othei stallion's net. which means beating thera at least 80 leet in a
mile and i? extreme speed combined with stayinj! qualities are the
onlv 'real valuable "inal Ecations at this time in trotting horses, it will
eenairjy be of advantage to the breeders of California to get some
Director colts.

The dam of Director was Dolly, who produced, besides Director.

nppmulH Director's present record is 2:1/, made in a race wun a '<"b«
fiflldof 'horse i when Ve was obliged to trot on the extreme outside of
the track an! We believe be can trot in 2:12 and expect to give him that

record, ii i 1833 Director won over 318,000 In purses, more than any

other trotting stallion ever won before or since, defeating not once, but
every time they met, Phallas, Maxy Cobb, Santa Claus, Black Cloud,
Clemmie G., Wilson, Fanny Witherspoon, and all other fast ones.
His record shows that he has started in 25 races; has won 18 of them,
the total amount of his winningB in stakes and purses being J25.070, or
a little over f 1,000 for every time he Btarted ina race.

HiB Bervices this year will be *1M> for the season, believing the
development of bin colts will be so satisfactory this season that breeders
will gladly pay 8300 nest year.

LITTLE BLACK JUG.

LITTLE BL4CK JUG was Bired by Director, dam tbe dam of Lit-
tle Brown Jug, record three heats In 2:11, and Brown Hal, record 2:13,
rial in 2:08, ThiB colt is three years old, has no record, but can trot
fast is improving rapidly, and must surely produce fast, game trotters
as he has more near extreme, fast relatives on both the sire's and dam a
side than any colt in the world, having J. I. C, Phallas and Dexter on
the sire's side and Little Brown Jug and Brown Hal on the dam a,

Tola colt will be allowed to serve ten <_W) wares at ?w for the season

Richmond is by A. W. Richmond, first dam by Sultan, second dam
bv Crichton. This "is ft grand young trotter and we expect him to equal
his half-brother Arrow, as his breeding is nearly the same, and with sir
week's work he showed quarters in 35 seconds: his development of
Bpeed was so phenomenal it is thought that he will beat all of his sire's
get.

This horse will stand for 20 mares at $50 for the season.

We think the service fees for these different stallions within the
reach of all wanting to breed good stock, and much less than the fees
for any stallionB ever offered for public service, taking speed, endur-
ance, breeding and racing qualities Into consideration. We have abun-
dance of feed and there will be no charges for pasture, unless marea
remain more than a reasonable lime— to Insure them being in foal.
Hares not proving in foal can be returned next season free of charge
providing mares do not change ownership, and stalliona are alive. In
case either Btallion should be sola the parties breeding can breed to
some other horse equally as good, or they will have their money
refunded. All service fees due at time of service, ano mi - ' be paid In
•ash or a good approved note given, payable August !
XSDY McDOHL'L'
life P

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fr^ete ami jlpxrrtsmatx.

Feb 25

1888.

1888.

Los Angeles.

. ■•■ ■

THIRD

ANNUAL SPRING MEETING

—or THE—

Los Angeles Turf Club.

FIVE DAYS RACING!

i AT

Agricultural Park

April 10th to 14th Inclusive.

Eutrics Close March 1 5tfa, MiduigUt.

First »»y— April lOtli.

I —Running— Nadeau House Stake, for two-year-
olds. Closed December, 18B6, with 22 entries. Thxee-

9"-ku\\ing- Mile daBh.all ages; $25 entrance, half
forfeit; *tou added; *5j to second.
3.— Tbotting-2:27 class. Purse, 5100.

Second I>ay— April 11th.

4 —Running— One-half mile and repeat. All ages;

326' entrance, half forfeit; $100 added; $.5 tosecoml.

i — Kun'NING— Park Handicap. Free for all; one
and one-quarter miles. .525 entrance; Slo declaration;
§■201 added; $50 to second; weights announced March

6. -Trotting— Three-year-old stake; closed De-
cember, 1SS6; 11 entries.

Third Day— April lflih.

7 —Running— For two-vear-oldd; winner of Nadean
Housr Stakes carries 7 lbs. penalty; §21 entrance,
ha'f forfeit; $75 added; ?3J to second. Five-eighths
rniledash. _ _„.

8.— Tkottisg— 2:35 class. Purse S-.W0.

9— Trotting Stake- Two-vear-olds; mile and re-
peat; closed December. 1SS6. with 0 entries.

Fourth Day— April 13th.

10 — Running— Los Ang''le.s Derby. Stake closed
December, 18S6, with 9 entries. One and one-half
miles. , ,,

II —Running— Three quarters and repeat; all ages:
§25 entrance; half forfeit; £125 added; §50 to second.

12.— Tk< tting— 2:i*> class. Purse S40J.

13 — Trottlng— For horses owned on or before
January 15th, owners to drive, that have never started
in a race. Mile heats two in three. Purse, SlOu.

14.— PACING— Three minute class. Purse, 5100. Lela

15 —Running— Thirty- mile challenge, long distance
race; six horses to each rider; change each mile. $50
entrance: $25(1 added, of which second receives 5100;
3 or more to enter and 3 to start.

CHISDITIOSS.

P. C. E. H. A. Rules to govern running. Weights of
18S7. American Association Rules to govern trotting
and pacing. 10 per cent, entrance to purses to accom-
pany nominations; Ave toenttr. three to start. If less
number enter pr portionate amount ot purse de-
ducted, All pacing and trotting to be best 3 in five,
unless otherwise stated. Money divided 60 percent.,
Jill per cent., and It) per cent. No added money for
walk-over ; rnnnin g or trotting or pacing. The animal
walking over to receive entrances actually paid in.
Also

STAKES FOR SPRIXU MEET138G, 1«89.

1 — Running— Nadeau House Stakes, for two-year-
olds, foals of i897; $50 entrance; $10 to accompany
nomination; $15 January I, lW*y, $25 day of race, -20i
aided. Five-eighths miles. To be run first day of
meeting.

2.— Running— Los Angeles Derby Stake, for three-
year-olds, *oals of 18S6. Same terms as No. 1, $300
added. To he run fourth day of meeting. One and
one-half miles.

3 —Trotting Stake— For two-Year-olds, foals of
1SS7. Sirae terms as No. i, $200 added. MUeandre-
peat. Second day of meeting.

4.— Trotting stakes— For three-year-olds, foals of
18H6. Same terms as No. 1, $300 added. Third day or
meeting.

Same conditions as above, except that stakes and
added money will be competed and divided GO, 30 and
10 per cem. Failure to make SMbsequeut payments
forfeits money already paid.

All entries cloBe with E. A. DECAMP, Secre-
tary, March 15. 1888. Midnight.

N. A.COVARRUKIAS, President.

At the same time the

SIXTH DISTRICT

&WULT11RAL ASSOCIATION

Offer the following Trotting States for

Fall Meeting Aug. 6 to 11, '88.

1.— Three-year-old Stake, foals of 1885. $50 en-
rance; *10 to accompany nomination; $15 June 1st,
and balance, $25, July 31. 1SSS; $250 added. Mile heats,
three in five.

2.— Four-Year-OldStake, foals of 1881. Same terms
RB NO. 1.

CONDITIONS.

American Trotting Association Rules to govern.
Five or ti.ore to enter ; three to start.

Stakes to b« divided: seventenths to first, two-
enths to second, o"e-tenth to third horse.

Added money divided 50, 25, 15 and 10 per cent ; if
three only start fourth money reverts to society; if
two only start, third and fourth money reverts to so-
ciety.

No added monev for a walk-over; a horse making it
onlv entitled to entrances actually paH in. A failure
to make subsequent payments "forfeits all money
paid.

For entry blank and information see or write

BoxSIO. E. A. De'AflP, Secretary.

Entries close March lfitb, midnight.

llfeb J. W. ROBINSON, President.

Business College, 24 Post St

San Francisco.

The most popular school on the Coast.
P. REALD President. O. 8. HALEY, R»o'y.

rSendfor Circular,

octd

Sacramento

COLT STAKES
ASSOCIATION.

Trotting and Pacing Stakes for
1888.

No. t,— The Sacramento Yearling Trotting
Stake for 1888.

Free for all foals of 1887.— $75 entrance, of which ?10
must accompany nomination; $15 to be paid May 1,
1888; $25 Angust 1, l!*88,and $25 October 27, 1888. To be,
trotted at Sacramento October 29, 1888, good day ana
track. Dash of on" mile. The seeond colt to receiva
$150, and the third coit$75 from the stake, the first
colt to take the balance. Failure to make payments
when due forfeits all previous payments.
No. 2.— Special Yearling; Trotting stake.

Opento foals of 1887, owned in Sacramento County.—
$75 entrance, of which $10 must accompany nomina
tion; $15 to be paid May 1, 1868; $25 August 1,1888, and
$25 November ;■., 18S8. To be trotted at Sacramento
November 5, 1S88, good day and track. Dash of one
mile. First colt to reeeive six-tenths, second colt
three-tenths, and the third colt one-tenth of stake.
Failure to make payments when due forfeits all
previous payments.

PACING STAKES.

No. 3.— For all pacing yearlings, foals of 1887.— $71
entrance, of which 810 must accompany nomination;
$15 to he paid May 1, 1888; $25 August 1, 1888, and $2-5
to be paid November 3,1888. To he paced at Sacra-
mento November 5, 1886, good day and track. Dash
of one mile. First colt to receive six-tenths, the
second three -te nth b, and the third one-tenth of Btake.

Failure to make payments when due forfeits all
previous payments.

No. 4.— For all Pacing Two-Year-Olds, foals of 1886.—
$75 entrance, of which $10 must accompany nomina-
tion; $15 to be paid May 1. 1888; ?2o August l.lb&S, and
$25 November 3, 188?. To be paced at Sacramento,
Novembers, 1838, good day and track. One mile and
repeat. First colt to receive six-tenth3, Becond three-
tenths, and the third one-tenth of stake.

Failure to make payments when due forfeits all
previous payments.

No. 5.— For all Pacing Three-Year-Olds, foals of
1886.— $75 entrance, of which $10 must accompany
nomination; $15 t . be paid May 1,1888; $3o August 1,
1888 and $25 November 3, 1888, To be paced at Sacra-
mento, November 5, I8f>8, good day and track. Mile
heats 3 in 5. First colt to receive six-tenths, second
colt three-tenths, and the third colt one-tenth of
stake.

Failure to make payments when due forfeits all
previous payments.

Entries to all the above stakes to close February l
1S88, with

WILDER FIELD SMITH, Sec'y

1615 G Street, Sacramento.

FRANK P. LOWELL, President. jal4

S.B.WHITEHEAD&C0,

LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL
AUCTIONEERS.

ABE PREPARED TO CONDUCT SALES OF

Thoroughbreds, Trotters

And every other description of live stock,
At any Point on the Pacific Coaat.

STATE

Agrioutural

Society

Trotting Sweepstakes

FOR THE

STATE FAIR OF 1888.

GRAND STALLION STAKE.

Open to all Stallions— £500 entrance, of which §250
must accompany nomination; $250 payable August
1. 1888. The State Agricultural Society will add 3500
for each starter up to four, or $2,000 for four or more
starters. Stakes to hi divided into three monies—
four-sevenths to winner, two-sevenths to the second,
and one-seventh to the third horse. The added
money to be divided into four moneys, 50, 25, 15, and
lfl percent. If but two starters, stakes and added
money divided five-sevenths to the winner, and two-
sevenths to second. A stallion making a walk-over
gets the entire stakes, but no added money. Entries
close March 1st, 1888.

TROTTING STAKE FOR TWO-
YEAR-OLDS.

S50 entrarce,"f which SIO must accompany nomi-
nation; 815 payable July 1st, and the remaining $25

payable August 10th. $W\) added by the Socieiy.

TROTTING STAKE: FOR THREE-
YEAR-OLDS.

S100 entrance, of which S25 must accompany nomi-
nation; S25 payable July 1st. and remaining $50 pay-
able August 10th. S100 added by the Society.

TROTTING STAKE FOR FOUR-
YEAR OLDS.

(Conditions same as for three-year-olds).

In all the stakes failure to make payments as they
become due forfeits entry, ard all money paid in.
In the colt states five to enter, three or more to
start. Money divided as follows: To winning colt
all the stakes, and 5i) per cent, of the added money;
second colt, SBi per cent.: third colt, 163 per
cent, of added money. Two-year-old stake, mile
heals; three and four-year-olds, three in five to
harness. No added money for a walk-over. If only
two start they must contest for the stakes paid in,
and divide two-thirds, and one-third. Otherwise, in
all stakes the National Rules to govern.

Entries in the above colt stakes to close with
Edwin F. Smilh, Secretary, at office in Sacramento,
on Thursday, March 15, 1888.

I.. 11. SHIPPER, ""resilient.

4fetd KI>WIN V. SMITH, Secretary.

KILLIP & CO.,

IVE STOCK AND GENERAL
A UCTIONEERS,

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years successfully managed all the principal sfkcial attention paid to bales of

sales of high-class stock on this Coast.

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bp?4 Gombaolt'r Cadbtio Balbam

Dr. Thos. Bowhill, M.R.C.V.S.

VETERINARY Sl'KGEOX,

Graduate New Veterinary College, Edinburgh
Awarded the Highland and Agricultural Societies
Medals for Horse Pathology, Anatomy, Physiology
and Histology. The Williams* Prize, '84-'8S, for high-
est works in professional examinations, and aiK Irst-
clasH certificates of merit. Honorary Member 11 linois
State Veterinary Medical Association.

OFFICE:

RECORD STABLES,
». Mccarty, prop.

1139 Market St. S F.. Bet. ?ih ami 8th.

Telephone No. 311?

High-Brcd Horses and Cattle,

At auction and private sale.

Will Sell In All Cities and Counties ol
the State.

REFERENCES.

Hon. C. Green, Hon. J. D. Carr,

Sacramento. Salinas.

J, P. Sargent, Esq., Hon. John Boeas
Sargents. Colusa.

Hon. L. J. Ross, Hon. A. Walbath,

Lob Angeles. Nevada.

J. B. Haggin. "Esq., San Francisco
Represented at Sacramento by Fjdwin F. Smith,
Secretary State Agricultural Society.

At San Jose by MesBrs. Montgomery & Rea, Real
Estate Agents.

Being The oldest established firm ha the live-stock
Business on this Coast, and having conducted the
important auction saleB in this line for the paBt
fifteen vears, amounting to one-half a million of
dollars, we feel justified in claiming unequalled facili-
ties for disposing of live stock of every description
either at auction or private sale. Our list of corres-
pondents embraces e\ery breeder and dealer of prom,
tnence upon the Pacific Coast, thus enabling ub to
give full publicity to animals placed with us for sale.
Private purchases and sales of live stock of all
descriptions will be made on commission, and stock
shipped with the utmost care. Purchases and pales
made of land of every description. We are author-
ized to refer to the gentlemen whose names are
appended.

KILLIP A CO . 22 Montgomery Street,
ond

Notice.
C. BRUCE LOWE,

STOCK AND STATION AGENT,

A uctioneer, Horse, Cattle, and Property
Salesman.
Ib prepared to accept orders from breeders in
America to select and forward stock from the Aus-
tralian Colonies; or will undertake to receive and
dispoBe of stock from America; or act as Agent
for California firms.

References kindly permitted to J. B. Haggin, Esq,,
and Major Rathbone of San FranciBoo.
C, BRUCE LOWE.

Wright, Heaton'e Buildinga,

Pitt Street, Sydney,
3de Now Rohth Wales.

SUBSCRIBE FOR THE

Breeder and Sportsman.

Montana

AND

Washington

Racing Circuit,
1888.

$45,000 In Stakes and Purses.

ALL STAKFS CLOSE APRIL 1ST.

A'l TroHlng Fntries Close July 14th.

Write to any one of the Secretaries lor pro-
grammes and further particulars.
DATES.

Deer Lodge, Montana, July 18 to 21, James B. He-
Masters, Secretary.

Butte City, Montana, August 6 to 11, Lee Mantle,
Secretary.

Helena, Montana, AugUBt 20 to 25, Francis Pope,
Secretary.

Spokane Falls, Washington, September 3 to 8, John
A. Todd, Secretary.

Note. Salem, Oregon, dates September 17 to 23.

Walla Walla, Washington Ty., dates October 1 to 6.
18fe

FOR SALE

ORION.

Chestnut staliion, foil brother to Overman,
2:19), by Elmo, dam by McCracken's Black
Hawk.

Orion is 7 years old, 17.1 hand^ high, very
handsome and stylish, sound, well broken
and gentle. He has never been trained. Ap-
ply to

DR. G. L. MILLER.

felStf 315 Eleventh Street, S. F.

FOR SALE!

Harebell, dark chestnut mare, no marks, 6
years old, sound and gentle. J5£ bands, weighs 1(00
pounds. Is as handsome a m*re as there is in the
State. Very fine haired, with fine mane and tail.
Nice road mare, been driven but six months; can
trot in 3:08 or 3:10. She was sired hy David Hill
857, (sire of Geo Treat, 2:253, and Black Swan, 2:284),
dam by Echo. 4B2, 2;37£, (sire of Gibraltar, 2:224,
Belle Echo. 2:20; Echora, 2:2:;£, EI Monte, 2:29, Annie
Laurie, three-year-old record, 2:30.)

Price 5300 which the mare is well worth for
eitber road-borse or brood-mare, address

fel8 IE. W. PECK, Blealdsburg. Cal.

IMPROVED

Blind Bridle & Winkers

FOR RACE HORSES.

Secured bv Letters Patent, July 3A, 188*

Having thus described my invention, what I claim
as new, and desire to secure my letteia patent, is:

L. The part D, supported by the side straps of the bri-
dle, extending back as Bhown, the front having an
opening into which the blind ib fitted, substantially
as herein described,

2. In a bridle, in combination with the extensions D,
the curved blinds F, secured to such extensions, ana
as shaped, to give full freedom and ventilation to the
eye while circumscribing the vision, substantially as
herein described.

3. In a bridle, and in combination with the ext«n*
Bions D. blinds F, and side straps A, the screw, nut
and washer E, to secure tlxe blind and allow it to be
set, substantially as herein described.

4. In a bridle, and In combination with the check-
pieccB D and blinds P. as shown, the straps or bands
O and H, connecting the branches or extensions above
and below theey.-s.aud having the adjusting slides or
buckles, substantially as ami for the purpose herein
described.

5. In a bridle, and in combination with the blinds F,
supported ard pivoted to the bridle so its to he movat
ble about the point of support, the adjustable fron-
strapB or band? O and H, and the lear band I and the
throat-latch or lash connected with tho blinds, and ad-
justable, substantially as herein described.

The above are the claims allowed by th*> patent
office, and though the corresponding letters do no
appear on the cut, the general principle will be under-
eood.

It meets with universal approbation, doing away
with all the objections urged against blinds, and at the
flame time giving complete control of the line of
vision. By throwing the lower portion of the blind up
something of the same eftect on the action follows as
is Induced by toe- weights. This 1b especially the case
whenyonng colts are the pupils, teaching them to
bend the Knee without the Btratn of weights on the
feet.

For bridlea ot all descriptions apply to

JOHN A. McKKRRON.
Me. 2BuandZ82£Uia St Ban FrftuclecQ.

1888

fgiie grcjedet and jtytttstnau.

Southern Pacific Co.

(PACTFIO SYSTEM.)

trains

leave and are dae to arrive at

Sail Francisco.

LEAVE]
(FOE)

From Feb. 5. 1888.

AERIVE
(FROM)

8 :00 a a

U;io a a

4:00 P m

6:15 P M

Colfax

4:00 P M

10:15 a m

2:15 P si

5:30 P m

7:45 a ii

9:00 a m

lone via Liverniore „

5:45 p M

*l :30 p m

Livermore and Pleasanton...

*b:15 a H

5 :CU p m

Los Angeles, Deuiing, El

9:^0 a M

12:15 p M

8:00 a ii

8:30 a M

Ogden anu East.

4;30PM

-. ..Ogden and East

10 :45 a M

9ft.AU

Red Bluff via Alary sville... .

7;00 A M

Redding via Willows .....

7:00 a m

7 :15 p m

8:30 a sj

via Benicia

3:15 a M

9.00 a M

— via Livennore..

5:i5 p m

3 :00 P M

via Benicia

9:4.5 a M

1:33 P M

via Benicia.

10:45 a m

6:30 P M

Via Benicia

•lflOPii

Sacramento River Steamers.

7:31) A jj

12:45 p M

9:00 a M

" ■• ....... .,,

•3:45 p «

3.-00 P a

N:30 p si

"

9:3<J a M

Santa Barbara

5:00 p si

9:00 A M

Stockton via Livermore..

4.0J P m

6:30 P M

Siskiyou & Portland

7:15 A M

LOCAJL PERH1 TRADS.

From San Francisco Daily.

TO EAST OAKLA^D--6:00-6:30-7:0O-7:30-8-J0-
8:30— 9:00— 9:30—10:00— 10:30— 11:00— U:30— 12 ■00—1^-30
-l:0O-i:3O-2rf)O-2:3O-3:00 -3:30-4:00-4:30-5:00
5:30— 6:00 — 6:30—7:00— 8:00— 9 :i>(— 10:00- 11:00—12-00

TO 23D AVENUE, EAST OAKLAND-^arae as "TO
EAST OAKLAND" until 6;C0 p.m., inclusive, also
at 7:00— 8;00andl0:OQp.M.

TO FRUIT VAX,J^—«t):iw— 6:30— 7:00— 7:30— 8:03-8:30—
3:30—1:00—5:30- -5:00— 5:30— 6:00-8:00— 10:00

TO FRUIT VALE (via Alameda)— "9:30— «2:00-6:30—
12:00.

TO ALAMEDA— *6:0O—*6:3O— 7:00— "7:30— 8:00 — "8-3C-
9:00— 9:30— 10:00-1:10:30— 11:00— ill:3u— 12:00— 112 :3i —
1:00— 11:30— 2:00— fi:3Q— 3:00-3:30— 4:00 — 4:30-5:00—
5:30—6:00—6:30—7:00—8:00—9:00—10:00—11:00—12:00

TO BERKELEY— •6:00— *6:30— 7:0c— -7:30 — 8:00— *S-30
9:00— 9;30— 10:00— J10:30— 11:00— 111:30—12:00-112:30
1:00-11:30-2:00— 12:30— 3:00-3:30— 1:00— 4:30— 5:00—
5:30— 6:00—6:311— 7:<hj—S:0O— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— 12:00

TO WEST BERKELEY-Same as "To Berkeley."

To San Francisco l>aity.

FROM FRUIT VALE — 6:50— 7:20— 5:50- 8:20-8:50—
9:20— 10:19-2:19— 4:20— 1:W— 5:20— 5:c0-6:i0 -6:£0—
8:50-10:50.

FROM FRUIT VALE (via Alameda} — •Z-.tl— 5:51 —
J9:15-*2;3S-*3:15.

FROM 23d AVENUE, EAST OAKLAND— 6:55— 7-^
7:55-8:25— 8:55— 9:25— 9:55— 10:25— 10:55- 11:25—11*6
12:25— 12.-55— 1:25— 1:55— 255—2:55— 3:25— 3:55— 4:25—
4*5—5:25—5:55—6:25—6:55—7:55—3:55—10:53.

FROM EAST OAK±iAJSi>— *o:30-6:00- u-30— 7:0J—
7:30-8:00— 8:30— 9:00— 9:30— 10:00— 10:30— 11:0c — 11 ?u
12:00—12:30—1:00—1 :30— 2:00—2:30— 3:00— 3 ;30— 4 -00 —
1:30—5:00—5:30—6:00—6:30—7:00—8:00 — 9:00- 9-o7—
10:57

FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND— 7 mnntes later
than from East Oakland.

FROM ALAMEDA— •5:25-5:"5-»6:25— 6:55 -*7;25— 7-55
•8:25-8:55-9:25— 9:55— 110:25—10:55- 111:25—11:55—
112:25— 12:55— {1:25— 1:55— {2:25— 2:55— 3:25— 3-55—
4:25— 4:55—5:25—5:55—6:25—6:55—7:55—8:55—9:55—
10:55.

'"ROM BERKELEY — *5:25— 5:55— *6:25— 6:55— *7:25-
7:55 —•8:25— 8 :55— 9 :25 —9:55 — 110:25—10:55 - fl t :25—
11 :55— 112;25 — 12:55— Jl :25- 1 :55- 12 :2-5— 2 :55— 3 :25-
3:55—4:25 — 4:55-5:25—5:55—6:25—6:55—7:55—8:55—
9:55—10:55.

FROM WEST BERKELEY— Same as "From Berk-
eley."

CKEEIk BOl'TE.

FROM SAJST FRANCISCO— •7:15—9:15— 11 J5-1:1d-

3:15—5:15.
FROM OAKLASTD— *6a5-8:15— 10ao-12:15— 2;li-

4:15.

A for Morning. P for Afternoon.
•Sundays excepted. tSatnrdavs excepted; {Sundays
only

Standard Time f urnlahea by Lick Observatory.

a. a. TOWXE.

Gen. Manager.

T. H. (JU^DMAN,

Gen. Pass. A Ttk Agi.

CHILDs CARBOECRYSTAE SHEEP DIP.
"Patented in Europe and America."

SHEEP

DIP.

A positive scab euro. A liquid, soluble in

cold \i ater. It is abso. utely non-

poisonons.

The cheapest and most effective dip on the market,
»ne gallon making one hundred gallons of wash.
Price, $1.35 per gallon.
Special discounts an-l terms to agents and large
tonsumers. For samples and other information ap-
ply to
E> I*OE »t HorCH, Agents for Pacific Coast.
116 California St.. San Francisco, C'al,
17sep112

'88

■FAIRLAWN:

'88

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 1888.

FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CATALOGUE NOW READY,

And will be mailed to all applicants who send Five Cents in Stamps to Prepay

Postage;

THE FA1RL*WS CATAIOGl'E FOB 1888 contains descriptions and pedigrees of all the
Stallions and Brood-mares in use at Fairlawn. TEE 1888 CATALOGUE also contains descriptions and pedi-
grees, and prices of

©ME OUKWKFD AND SIXTY HE4D OF YOEAG TROTTEBS,

Consisting of Stallions and Fillies from yearlings to five years old, all of my owu breeding

and nearly all STANDARD BRED, and duly registered.

A specialty is made at Fairlawn of raising

STAIXIONS AND FILLIES FDR BREEDING PURPOSES.

Those who wish to engage in breeding Higli-bred Trotters, or those already engaged who wish to
add to their breeding stud, can be supplied at Fairlawn with first-class young Stallions and Fillies o.
the very best trotting families, uniting in their veins strains of blood that have produced Speed with
the Ureatesi I nitormity.

Gentlemen who desire fine, highiy bred, promising, and well-broken Young Trotters for their
own driving, can be supplied at Kairlawn. Any young stallion sold for a roadster will be gelded, if the
purchaser desires, at my own risk and expense.

rriTTTji AWT? PT?TPT? PT A P*T is strictly adhered to at Fairlawn, and the pi ice of every
iuJj V/ll £j-ri\.lVj Sli rJJXlJ.t aaiui»llor sale is priuted iu the catnlo°;ae, Pur-
chasers from a distance can buy on orders at exactly the same price as if present in person. All stock sold
on orders can be returned if they do not come fully up to the descriptions given.

Time will be given responsible parties, on satisfactory pappr, bearing Interest from
date.

THE STAIXIWNS IN CSE AT FAIREAWN ARE

Happy Medium 400 j.
Sire of more 2:30 performers than any living stallion,
having 39 to his credit with records of 2:30 or better,
among them Maxey Cobb, 2:13£, the fastest stallion
that ever lived.

WILL BE USED AS A PRIVATE STALLION.

Aberdeen 99),
Sire of 14 with records better than 2:30, among thPtn
Hattie Woodward, 2:15i; Jim Jewell, 2:l9i; Modoc,
2:19&, etc. Limited to 30 mares at $100 the season,
ijrsi 50 to insure a mare in foal.

Al'cto (3548).
By Aimont, dam Violet (wister to Dauntless and
Peacemaker), by Rysdyk's Hambletonian, etc.
Limited to 3u mazes at $50 the season, or $80 by
insurance.

Applications for use of Stallions will be entered in the order they are received, but after a Stallion's
limit is reached no more mares will be received. For catalogues and further information, ac'dress

FOR SALE.

No. 1.— Bay Mare, foaled spring of 1881. by
Terror.

1st dam by Little John; 2d dam Mnsidora's dam by
eon of Bertrand.

Terror by Woodburn, 1st dam by Owen ale; 2d
dam Musidora, by Belmont, etc.

No. t.- Chestnut Mare, foaled spring of 1882,
by Ware's Bismarck.

1st dam by Owen Dale; 2d dam Musidora, by
Belmont.

Ware's Bismarck, by "Jack Trimble "(Son of Bel-
mont and mare by Limber John, son of Kosciusko by
Sir Archy) dam by Yorkshire Boy, son of imp. Pocbe,

These are extra fine young mares of superior trot-
ting action and well in-bred to the blood of Belmont.
No. 1 is in foal to a son of Geo. M. Patchen Jr.

For further information address

W. M. WILLIAMSON

flo57tf

Kan .Iiwp. i ni.

SFTCC* N4PAMY. .'Qj
TIME SCHEDULE.

i i SBenger Trains leave and arrive Passenger Depo
i ownsend Street, between Third and Fourth Street*

San Francisco.

"I

In effect February ]

li:Ql e | Cemetery ami Sao Mateo j 2:2:0 p

17:00 a, f
S:30a "
10:30 a
•3:30 p

'5:10 p

6:30 p

tllrfop

..San Mateo, Redwood and..
Menlo Park „

6:40 a

•8:00 a

9*3 a

•10:02a

t3;30P

4:36 P

■ 6:40 P

I 17:50P

Almoin Wilkes <«1 31).

By Aimont, dam Annabel, by George Wilkes; 2d dam
Jessie Pepper (dam of Alpha, 2:25J, etc.), by Mam.
brino Chief, etc. Limited to 30 mares at $50 the
season, or $80 by insurance.

Maximns, (5135),
By Aimont, dam by Sentinel; 2d dam by Bayard, etc.
3d dam Layton Barb Mare. Limited to 3u mares i*
$50 the season, or $80 by insurance.

Noble Medium (4939),

By Happy Medium, dam by Mambrino Patchen; 2o
dam by Mambrino Chief; 3d dam by Sir Archy Mon-
toria Limited to 20 mares at $5© the season, or
$80 by insurance.

Lock Box 3*20.

WM. T. WITHERS, Lexington, Ky.

28jan52

HORSES and CATTLE

HEED LOTS OF WATER .ASD

THE "CYCLONE" MILL

Pomps more water
.ban any other style.

BEST OF ALL
MILLS

AND

REQUIRES
LEAST ATTEN-
TION.

*eu<l For Catalogue.

PACIFIC MANUFACTURING CO,

934 and 936 Mission St., San Fiancisco.

109 aud 011 North Fourth Street.

Portland, Oregon.

211 to 215, J. Street,

Sacramento.

BULL & GRANT, FARM IMPLEMENT CO.,

233 lOS ANGE1LES STREET. W ANGELES,

SAN DIEGO IMPORTING CO. & STORAGE CO.,

FIFTH STREET, SAS DIEGO. ji28tf

OHOIGE OLD WHISKIES!

PURE AND UNADULTERATED.

We offer for sale on favorable terms to the Trade.
CATHER WOOD'S IXUXRATED FIXE OU> WHISKIES

of the following braudB, namely:

fJranston's Cabinet, Century, A. A. A., Old Stock, Henrv Bull,
Double B. and Monogram, Very Old and Choice.

Also, in cases of 1 doz. q\iart bottles each,
Brunswick. Clnb (Pure OU Bye) and VTi»per Ten (Very Old and Choice).
&T For excellence, purity and evennese of quality the above are unsurpassed by any whiskies I uDorted
Chi only objection to be made to them by the manipulating dealers beiDg that they cannot be improve

DICKSON, DeWOLF & CO.,

8;30 A' (

10:30 a I S

•3:30 f,1

4:30 pi I

.Santa Clara, San JoBe.and...,
Principal Way Stations

K

9:03 a
10-02 A
l:36p
6H0P

..Alin.i. !■ :, i. ■! '-, .'.:]. .-'..;.■ ...

ti:30 a l Uilroy, Pajaro, Castiuvilie, ) *10 :0: *

•SiSOP't SalfnaB and Monterey.. f 6:10 p

B:30A S Wats^nville, AijtoB.&uyuti < "10:02-

'3:30 p1 t (C'apitolaiand Santa Cruz ( ' 6:40

s-in a i > Soledad, Paso Kobles, Ttuiplctou ) , _ ..
B"*UA' MSanLuisObispojA Way Stations, f I 6:4° F

SOLE AUENTS,

SAK FBANtlSCO, CALIFORNIA

a— Morning p.— Afternoon.
•Sunday e excepted. tSundaysonly {Theatre train Sat
urdays only.
Trains run on Pacific Standard Time.

Nearly all rail line to Sau Luis <ji»ispo. Only zi
miles staging between Templeton ana San Luis
Ubispo. Time from San Francisco 12 hours. Through
rate *8.50^

Special Round-trip Tickets, at reduced rates-
Gtlroy and Paraisn Springs.

Special Notice— Round-trip cickeis to the fann'ue
Lick Observatory (Mt. Hamilton) can be bad at any
of the Company's Ticket Offices in San Francleco
Rate, 55.50.

EXCURSION TIVKETO.
i Sundays only,^ Sold Stoday aioBSise;
r> "J,( for return same day.

crSaturday, ( Sold Saturda y and Sunday only
Sunday and' good for return until following Mon
Monday, ( day,inclosi,g'-,at the following rates

Round Trip

from San
Franc'sco to

Mid.
i'kt.

$ZZ.

75
1 00
1 00
1 25
1 25
125
1 50
1 50
1 75

ices

i-stre
nd Rt
T,
tende

Satto

Mon.

Tkt.

Round! rip

from ?>an

FranciBCO to

Sun.
Tkt.

Satto
Mon
Tkt

San Bruno

Mill brae

Redwood

Menlo Park...

$ 50
65
90
1 10
1 25
1 40
I 50
1 60

1 75

2 DO
2 25

— Pa.

it stat
tunda

it

Gil TOY

Hollister.

Pajaro...

Aptos ...

Loma Pripta...

?I 75
2 75

iToo

4 50

5 01
5 00
5 .0

Santa Crnz

Mount'n View

[iawrences

Santa, Clara

Ticket On

atreet, Valenci

Grand Hotel, a

A. C. BASSET

Superin

Monterey „ 5 00

jsenger Depot. Townsend
on. No. 613 Market street,
.Baldwin Hotel.

H.R. JCLAH,

Asst. Pssp. A Tkt. Agt.

Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers

THE

SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO.

BE8PECTFULLY CALLS AIIESTluN TO THE

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

AFFORDED BY THE "NORTHERN DIVISION'
of its Hue foneaching with speed and comfort the
bestilaces in the state for
Sea Bathing, Shooting and Fishing.

TEAKS LEAVE SAN FRANCISCO I»AlLY FOE

MONTEREY,

THE MOST CHAKMTNe

Summer and Winter Keaort ot the
Pacific Coast,

with its beantuul Groves and delightful Drives. Trout
In abundance can be obtained from the se-veral strean.s
in the vicinity of Monterey, and the best of sbootii g
i-i: .i v l<e had in season.

THE BAT OF MONTEREY

Is loted for the extent and variety of flsh which
abound in its waters, notably Salmon. Rock Cod, Bcr-
aenda, Pomplno, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder
The above-mentioned attractions, In connection with
the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superior
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEI
MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for Bport°-
mer.

THE BATHING FACILITIES

AT THE

"HOTEL DEL MONTE, "

ARE UNSURPASSED,
having a MAGNIFICENT BEACH of pnre white
sand for surf bathing. The BATH-HOtJSJE contains

SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANKS

(1-50x50 feet) for warm salt water plunge and swim*
mlngbatbB, with ELEGANT BOOMS connecting for
Individual baths, with douche and shower facilities-

THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-known
Watering Piace3,
APTOS, SOQCEL ANU SANTA t'RL'Z

IB VTA THE NORTHERN DIVISION.

SOUTHERN PACIFIC ROUTE,

Q3 road Gauge)

The Northern Division runs through the counties
of San Mateo, Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Crux
and Monterey, each of which abounds in game in grcs
variety Notably

Quail, Pigeon, Snipe, Dnck, Geese, JDeer
and Bear.

Lakes PILARCITOS and SAN ANDREAS Are
reached by this line, Stages connect 'with trains nailj
at San Mateo lor thdfce well-known Retreats, PCS IS
SIMA, SAN GREGORIO aud PESCADERO. We
would particularly call attention to the unlimited ex-
tent of range at and about SAN BRUNO knd McMA-
HON'S for RIFLE PRACTICE.

These resorts are but a short distance from Sac
Francisco and offer special inducements to the lovers
of this manly sport.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

Sportsmen and others presenting Passage Ttcke
will be entitled to

FREE TRANSPORTATION CF THEIR DOU»
when carried In Baggage Cars and pot in charge of
Train Baggagemen. Train Baggagemen are Instruct
tolesue CHECKS for all dogs receved In Baggige
Care.

03*- lit order to guard against accidenta to D >t>
while In transit, it Is necessary that they be provided
with COLLAR ANT> CHAIN. Guns and Fiflilcg
Tacltle will be carried free of charge. Guns taken apnrt
and securely packed in wood or leather cases may be
taken in Passenger Cars.

TICKET OFFICES— Passenger Depot
street, Valencia Station.and No 613M-*-
Hotel

O. BASSETT, A.H.R.

Superintendent, Aral. Pae»

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SAN" FRANU1MJU. SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1888.,

Foals of 1888.

At Palo Alto. Property of Hon. Leland Stanford.

THOKOUG 1 1 BR EDS .

Feb. 16 bay colt by Sbanoou. d«m "Fannie Lewis by imp.
Buckdtn. second nam by ]Jay Dick.

Feb. 14, dark brown colt by Flood, dam imp. Gonla by
Exminster, from Goara by Beadsman.

TROTTERS.

Feb. 14, bay colt by Electioneer, dam Edith by George?
Wilke*. from Elith Cirr, by Clark Cbief.

Feb. 16, bay colt by Piedmont, dhm Trustee by Messenger
Duroc. finui Trustees Webb by Seely's American Siar.

Feb. 17. black colt by Electricity, dam Norma by Alex-
anders Norniau, second dam l«y Sit Wallace

Fe't. 19. bay filly by Electioneer, dam Marshra by Planet,
from Yandalia by Vandal.

Feb. 20 bay colt bv E'ectionepr, dam Plane tia by Planet,
fr-»m La Henderson by Lexington.
At Lakeport, Ca>. Property of M. Starr.

F.-b. 22. ><ny colt by Anteeo, dam Counters (dam of Dawn,
2:!9A) by "Whipple's Hambletonian.
At Irvwqton. Cal. Property of Mar On Carter.

Feb. 23, brown rillv by California Nutwood, dam Nettie G.
by Anitec; secona dam by Venture. Mare will be bred to
Director.

TJoolala, a sister to St Jolieu, 2:11}, and St. Kemo, 2:23i
died recently at the Woodbom Farm, being in fosl to Lord
Russell (brother to Maud S.) at the lime. Uuobila was a veiy
goed nice mare in her day, having a record of 2:"22}, aud
could also go two miles well, having won several races of ihat
disiaM-e. She was campaigner! in 1SSI, 1SS2 and 1883.
taki ug part during that time in 43 races, of whkh she won 2d.
was t-econd in 6, third in 13, fourth in 5. and unplaced io 4.
S'-e trotted 184 cooteste-i heats, won 61 of them, aud of these
39 were in 2:30 or better. In only one in tanee after winning
a heat in a race did she fail to v»iu the rate She was bred by
Allen Goldsmith, and driven in most of her races byhis son
James, who always had a great opinion of her ability.

The top price for a three-year-old trotler has been reached
by Bell Boy, the handsome son of Electioneer aud Beautiful
Bell-, and brother of Hioda Rose, St. Bel, Chimes. AlU Belle,
and Palo Al'o B^lle. Belle Boy was purchased f om Gov.
Stanford by Mr. S A- Browne, of Kalam^z >o. Mich.-, wueu the
colt was yet a suckling, for $5 000. Si^ca be was fcaken Eist
v.irions offers h«ve been m.de for ihe colt, with a steady ris-
ing price, until a p'opo-dtiou of $30,000 cash aud $5,000 in
service overcame Mr. Browue's o> j-eiioos, an 1 the colt was
sold to Kentucky. Thirty-five thousand doll.rs is a rare
price for a three-year-jld colt, but the best has almost a
limitless valne, aud no doubt Bell B^y will fully ju^t.fy his
tew uwuers in the priet they paid.

Stallion shows are in season now, and the annual parage at
Sin Lnis Obisp • will occur to-day. These .xbibitious are
growing in pi pul»rity. and every town of note iu the agricul-
tural connties h«s his spring exhibition of stock h Tses.
They afford greht opportun ties tor observation on toe part
of breeders who depend ou public stallions, and attract crowdB
of people of all classes-

M -jor Hdlet, of Dilly, Oreyon, is the owner of a full sister
to Jane L , iudivi In ally a handsomer mare thau Mr. Li- d-
sey's uonpariet camp jgner. Mij »r Hailet has refused $1,500
for the idly, which, a-, prices rule in Oregon, is a gno 1 tiyure.
He c.dls her Moby Bawn, and has great faith iu her future
greatness.

Grn W. T. Withers, of Fairlawu Stock Farm, has sold to
Leonard Bros., of Pek n. Hi., the yeariiug bay filly Emily
Medium, oy BapDy Medinm, dam by Alni>>nt, and to C "W.
Moore, Lesingtuu, the bay rilly Maiden Fair, by Happy
Medium, dam by Mambrino Pa'chen. Price §1,500 each.

Mr. J. B. Salin advises us by letter that he has lost this
wiUer his bay colt Tom Ri--e, by Bob Muson, dam Eva P. by
Ben "Wade. He died of pueomonia. This colt had a rare
combination of blue blood that tr^ts, aud his death is a loss
io the breeders of Ventura County.

J W. Wisdom, of Baker Cyy. Oregon, has sold to H. R.
Bik*-r. MoLUna, the bay geldiig Frauk Gnees, 5, by Chal-
lenger (<on of Almont), dam D dsy, aud the b iy colt Procr»s-
tiuator, 4, by Challenger, d»m Belle, by "Woudforl Abdallab.

Sam Gamble departed eastward last Monday to select
some breeding stock. He will visit Kentucky and moat of
the breeding farms ease of the Rockies.

Names Claimed.

By J B. Chase, San Francisco .

Lcrline forche-tuut filly foaled 1836, by Longfield, dam
Katie Pease by Planet, from Minnie Mansfield by imp.
Glencoe.

Crofter, for chestnut colt foaled 1886. by Longfield, dam
Mischief by Thad Stevens, from Katie Pease Ly Planet.
By Malt Sf>rn, Oakland.

liELYiDERE, for bhekcolt foaled 1SS7, by Le Grand, dam
Stfiny Slope Belle by Tbe Moor.

Forester, for chestnut colt foaled -^SSo, by Joe Hooker,
dam .Vlattie C by Spectre, from Pet by Melbourne Jr.
By F. P. Lowell, Sacramento. Cal.

Falr^se. for bay colt fo ded May 28, 1S37, by Fallis. dam
Kosele- f by Buccaneer.

Metric, for bay colt foaled March 10, 1SS7, by Fallis, dam
*Iischtef by Flaxtail.

Elastic, for sorrel colt foaled May 14, 18S7, by Joe Hooker,
dam Queen by Newry.

At Los Anefeles.

Feb. 21st. — Parse S . For fireej pacers.

Albert £., g g-Cspt. Fields. Ill

Sunrise, ch ru-G. C. 0-*ens 2 2 2

BobRidlev, bg— T Holland 3 3 3

Time, 2:55. 2:55^, 2:55$.

Feb. 22d.— Purse 3 . 2:30 Class.

Diisy Gardner, bm, by H^wkeye-W. H. McCarthy Ill

Little Hope, cq g— A. D C irson 2 2 2

Winnie Lee, b hi— <J. H Foole . . . 3 3

Time, 2:31A. 2:29J. 2:2sJ.

A Defense of the Pacer.

I notice that after all the aonse and neglect of the poor old
pacer he has still an euemy left, but it seems he is coming to
the front with ii all.

I see that General B. F. 'freacy, of- Lexington, Ky.. tries
to kill him at odb fell blow. Be claims thit tbe pacer is good
for nothing except as a gambling instrument. At ooe time I,
too, was down on the pacer, but after living in a county SrV-
eral years where a gri-at many of them were raised, and hav-
ing had an opportunity to know what they are, I have been
converted in his f^vor. The pacers we have in this county
iire decidedly the l>f st horses we have for work of all Kinds.
In the first place he is the most reliable, no (rouble to br. ak
aud handle, good size, good looking, with pl-jnty of stamina,
and more action thin a-y other horse we have. He has
pleuty oi kuee aud s:ifle action, aud can go any gait you want
mm to go, whether on the roid. in harness or uuder !-a1dle.
If in harness he likes to trot. Of conrsethere are exceptions,
and some will not 'r it at all. But in this county almost all
pacers trot nutnraby, and show as moch speed without
weights or boots us troiting-bre I horses, and cm go jast as
far, having eqna ly a* good bljod in him *s the trotter, if not
het'.er. He*au be bred very closely to the thoroughbred
aud still retain his level head and all tbe action needed. Put
thep icer to the plow or machine and he walks off without
any fooiisbnes^ an I does h s work well, and wben you hook
bim 'o dray, w >gon. or omuibns he will pud every time
F'>r adies to ride or drive he is ihe s ifest horse in the worhi.
Will go any gilt you desire uur»er saddle; will canter eqoul
fro the th'>ronghbred, and when cro[ s are laid by, if you like
yon can handle him in thirty days eitbtr iu trot or pace, aud
take him to the f dr or ou the road and beat soue of the hovs
who have been traiuing their high-priced trotter the whole
year. But still the pacer is no g »o I becan-e he paces when
called udoo to do so" When it comts to lacing he does his
part well, and the best proof of it is that the people all want
to know the day the picers are to go, and that is the day
a-so'-Utions have the largest atteudauce and most exciting
racing.

B.F Treacy also thinks every stallion should have a Mack
mark for every pacer sired. T differ w:th him. It wool t not
look well to st-e so many of our best horse-, which stand ut
the head of the class, have bl -ck mirks. I do not tuink it
would be right to give Georte Wilke, afier all he h.;B iloue
for us (now dead aud goDe). a black mark because Lis be-t
sou, Harry Wilke^, jogs in a pice. Mr. Va-i Ness, his trainer.
told me list year that be c >uld pace fast, aud thought that if
be was handled iu a pace he could go fastec- than in a trot.
The most important pa-t of tbe pacer is, when his daughters
are crossed ou our bt-st trotting bilious, the pr-dnce peld-on
fails to go fast, ami does not take more thau half as long to
develop them so bred, and half the money save i in baudling
a trotter is a big thiLg.

I like the pacer as a p.icer, and I like him crossed on oar
trotters and thoroughbreds, and l elieve when the iroiter goes
his mile in two miuutes the poor old pacer will have at least
a finger in the pie. — E. F. Geers, in Chicago Horseman.

Road Driving and Health-

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[T. B. Merry in Portland Mercury]
Koad driving is on*1 t>f the greatest preservatives of h- alth '
that can be found. I know a we dthy cigar manufaotur*-r-of
Newark, N. J., who has taken tuis tonic now for forty years,
aud is about the fas'est driver in the cider-barrel State.
When I knew him. thirty-five years ago, he used to drive a
little gray horse that could barely go in.3rl0. but now he
drives a big brown gelding that can trot iu 2:25. '. '"He isn't
as young as he used tobe."but he belongs to tbe tribe <-f
Eii. and he "gets there all the same " Every afternoon at -4
o'clock for forty years, he ha* left his store and driven to' his
residence where he has taken in his wife or one of bis daugh-
ters and driven out ou the road for about two hours. Of
course, you will say, wh'Ie there is inhalation of pure .air,
there is no bodily exercise involved iu this as in firing ,
horseback, which I will readd. admit to be true. But tbwe
is one thing that has, perhaps, escaped your attention — the
respite from business and cares of the day. jSjid so mv ell
friend in my boyhood's home is an active aod hearty man -\:
seventy four, while my poor old fa'her is four years in his
grave", but be was a man who gave himself no relaxation of
this sort. But he died at seventy-three- and was. although a
man of giant frame, a physical wreck for years befor9 his
death.

One of the sensible couples in this resp et are ex Attorney
General Williams and his w fe. The old man is fond of a
bit of blue blood under the harness himself; and as for
Vrs. Williams, she can handle a 2:50 horse with the same
grace as she posee^sed in presiding over a diplomatic dinner
in the p^lmy days of Oiesarism iu America, when sbe eut-r-
tained Minister Caticazy and his wife, Mrs. Kitty Casey, and
all the rest of tbe foreigu notables. Wben she grasps the whip
aod twines the reins in her hands, the court "'takes a ' ack
seat." He leans back in his seat thinkiDg of his early delib-
erations over the Sacs and Foxes case, or perhaps the Geneva
arbitration, while his wife, w-th a flush of excitement in her
face that recalls to my memory the time when I thought her
the most beautiful woman I ever saw, urges the gillaut horse
to the very concert pitch of bpeed, and passes all coroppfi crs
as though they w*re anchored. On one* occasion when Sallie
Ward (Mrs. Hun») was riding John Clay's famous horse,
Star Davis, through the streets of Lexington, Dr. Dudley
nudged General Coombs and said, '-Leslie, the blood of
Douglas can protect itself."

I wniild lifce to see every rich man in this town own a
light-harness horse capable of trottiug in 2:50 or better.
There is no good reason why as dvent merchant should lin-
g-r in his dark counting-room till 6 p. m. when he might be on
the road, inhaling the oz me, putting even light into his eyes
aud ne* 1 fe into his heart. Men do too mnch work here
after what are to be properly considered as business hours.
They spend tao man\ hours about a tire and neglect the great
tire that God placed in the heaven for the comfurt of man-
kind They bora the candle of life at both ends and give
themselves no Sabbath day iu the fierce race for wealth that
wears men out. Tell me, if you c*n, where is the s-nse of
meu working so hard to accumulate so much money, and then
hiving no health to enjoy it after they hive got it? Is it not
better tu have less mouey anil a little more health? I s me-
limes look at ihree or four millionaire acquaintances of mioe,
whose forms aud faces are in m irked contra-distinction to my
ruddy f ice and athletic figure, and realize that I am the rich
man rather than they. I have what their money, potent as
it is, cann t begin to boy.

Declarations From Couey Island Handicaps.

Out of the Suburban Haudictp— Hanover, Exile, Favor,
Belvidere, Raceland, Liny Primrose, Sir Dixon, Glenmouud,
Frank Ward, Sirnsatiou-Idulia colt.

Out of tbe Bay Ridge Handicap — Hanover, Aurelia. Ori-
flamme, Belvidere, Bo«z, Xlitti** B., Darya.

Out of th- Sheepshead B ty Handcip — Hanover. F^vor,
Oiiflamme. Telle Doe. Belvidere. Riceland, Lady Primrose]
Bradford, Stockton. Gleum mnd Frank Ward, George Oyster]
Wandermeut, Helmb dd-J*nec Mnrray colt.

Out of tbe Vo uuteer H indic*p— Pciuce Royal, Woden,
Benedictine, Belinda, Cascade, Wng*-aut-e, King Eiruest-
Maxim filly, Uncas-Cbamois filly, Dou Carios.

Mr. W. S Hobart, of t ds city, who lately purchased from
Gov. Stanford the biy fil y Alta Utile, a sifter to Hin !a R.>s-.
lor $7,500 has aUo beome the nwoe r of the famois mire

Trinket, 2:14. Mr H-»bart has 'fleeted an arrange

Gov Stanford for the services of Electioneer for i
tbe mare arrives herein lime. Triukt-t and the .
maies now at Palo At o will he the only except!:
that hereafter Electioneer will be strictly a private .-

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Mar 3

General Topics-

It is not surprising that tbere should be erroneous ideas in
relation to thoroughbreds among those whose acquaintance is
limited to witnessing racing. A. few days ago Badd Doble
paid me a visit, accompanied by Mr. Long, of Minnesota, the
owner of Belle F. and Adelaide, Mrs. Long, and Mr. Buck-
halter. Kathbone was let out for inspection, and I remarked
to Mr. Long that he was a capital roai horse where a good
deal of trotting speed "was not a desideratum. "What do
you mean?" Mr. Long inquired, and when informed that he
was broken to harness and used on the road, proving to be
reliable and pleasant, he expressed astonishment. "How do
you reconcile the nervousness of race-horses, so manifestly
shown when marshalled at the starting point, with steadiness
un the road?" was his nest query. Simply, I answered, that
in addition to the excitement due to the coming contest there
is the fear of punishment. There is the dread of spur and
whip, which is nearly an inevitable accompaniment of the
race, and man or horse who had positive knowledge that
miseiy was in close attendance, would be nervous. Illustra-
ting from experience the absence of "rattle-headedness" in
thoroughbreds, among other proofs that of capabilities for
acting as "teusers" for fast trotters. Mr. Doble remarked
that a horse he had no w was the best for the purpose he had
ever seen. He is by impoited Gleuelg. his dam the dam of
the Bard, wdl give him the standing of thoroughbred accord-
ing to the strictest rules.

Not only that, but racing-bred as well, and it is no slight
triil of steadiness to be a teaser for a fast trotter. To
be a good teaser, such as would receive encomiums from
Doble, requires the very reverse of rattled, and by all odds
the ch impions in that line are thoroughbreds. "While all the
thoroughbreds I have used fur the purpose huve been good,
Double Cross was decidedly the best. It would have been
nearly safe to fasten the reins to the sulky seat and depend
upon him to do of his own accord what was required. He
appeared to underttau 1 the directions given his driver, and
complied before the leius conveyed the intelligence. He
would increase or slacken the pace at command of the person
driving the trotter, and when the word was given to fall back,
in order to let the trotter "take tl-e track," he would obey at
times without any tension of the reins, drop far enough
behind to change his position to the outside and come ud as
directed. It must be borne in mind that the plan nowadays
is to put the galloper in harness, so that the conditions will
be somewhat similar to the requirements of a trotting race.
The teaser is now held nearly indi-pensable in a training
stable, and it is astonishing how much work of that kind a
gjod horse will undergo without injury. Goldsmith had a
litLlo mare last year which not only did duty for his large
number of his horses, but was bound to others when a teaser
wis sought. But since more attention has been paid to secur-
ing horses for this purpose there has followed a decided
improvement, though only those which have a good deal of
the blood of the race-horde can stand the strain.

It would not require great stamina to take all the work
given one trotter, as iu that case the galloper would have the
easiest "lay." There is nothing like so severe a strain on
joints and muscles, when a gallop is the mode of progression,,
as tries the trotter when from 2:15 tj 2:25 is the rate. One
is on its tiptoes, the other going far within his powers,
and even a slight margin is known to afford great relief. But
with half a score or more horses to work out twice a week,
and only one teaser, the job is anjthiug but a sinecure.
Then little care is given in comparison to that awarded to
the pupils, though this may be one of the "blessings in dis-
guise" which is oftentimes heard of. That there is an escape
from a great deal of irritation is beyond question. The teaser
is not trouble 1 with "knife of sweat" or rubbers to inflame
the cuticle, and the tender bulbs which supply nutriment to
the hair are not tortured. Hum, bandages and soaking tubs
are reserved for those which are destined to grace the tracks,
and the ignoble companion j..ets a "lick and a promise," in
place of brushings aud whispiogs of long duration. Whoever
saw a teaser "laid up"? As for a "let up," should that fall to
its lot the reason is that the others have gone wrong, and
while that lasts there will be a change in the way of running
errands or trips to town.

List Saturday, for the first time in many weeks, I spent an
evening at the Palace Hotel. The salon is emphatically the
horse-headquarters when an evening session i3 to be held.
At least on the few occassions I have b:-eu there there was a
great deal of horse talk. During the winter quite a number
of prominent eastern horsemen have visited S.in Francisco,
and as a rule that huge hostelry is thtir domicile. Therefore
the discussions have been of greater interest than if restricted
to our own folks. The visitors are inquisitive. That is they
want to make the most of their sojuuru and learn as much as
possible of what has sent California forward with such rapid
bounds in the race for equine supremacy. Questions are
asked not for the purpose of prying into what does not con-
cern them, the object being to acquire in that way what can*
not be obtained through a brief visit. It i3 somewhat easy to
ge leraliza, rather a difficult task to make specific explanations.
We can say that California has as good stock as there is iu
fie world. That the climate gives advantages not possessed by
ther localities where there are also the best of animals, and
"at the men engaged in breeding race horses and trotters are
iu.elligent, and many of them possessing "financial standing"
which places them in a positioo to secure whatever is needed
;u the way of production and development. Now such a

concatenation of circumstances could scarcely fail to bring
about such results as the last decade has shown.

Those whom I have seen are convinced that what has been
shown i> likely to be surpassed. There is nothing ephemeral.
The stock farms visited are substantially built. There is not
an indication that the breeding ventures are passing fancies
to be thrown aside when the whim is gratitied, but above all
the most surprising feature was the wide dissemination of
good stock. A gentleman acquainted me that on his first
visit to San Francisco he was told by an individual that there
was nothing to see in the way of fast trotters and promising
colts outside of a short circle he named. The shortest kind
of a radius was long enough according to his informant to
circumscribe what was worth seeing. He went from the
metropolis to San Diego, stopping at several places, and he
was much surprised at the excellence of the general stock,
delighted with many of the specimens of high-class trotters.
I urged him to go through Sonoma, to Marysville, Chico,
Sacramento, and as Alameda and Contra Costa was not far
from his present locality, to take them in. A short letter was
received from him after his return to the East expressing his
gratification, though he was forced by home affairs to make
his trip shorter than he intended.

A good deal of talk at the Palace was in regard to the Stal-
lion Stakes. There was a universal consensus of opinion in
the company present that it was likely to be a grand event,
and that if some of the Eastern cracks came in that it would
be likely to prove the most interesting harness contest of the
year. There were various opinions regarding the entries.
Whea the stake was gotten up, that may also be said to have
been organized at the Palace Hotel, I had written several
articles, and there had been a good de*l of talk, though noth-
ing definite until the evening of January 7th. Mr. Latbrop
promised two nominations from Palo Alto, Mr. Corbitt posi-
tively agreed to make one, it might be two, and Antevolo
made four. It was dollars to dimes that Stamboul and
Director would take part, and nearly as certain that "Woodunt
would be named. Were Anteeo trained he would go in, and
Dawn, Mt. Vernon, Menlo and some others well worthy of
appearing in the best company. There is little necessity for
repeating what was said, now that there is only a day between
the time of writing and closing of the stake, and when Cap-
tain Smith's report may show how idle a portion of the talk
was; at least that portion of it which related to the probable
entries.

Another topic came up, viz.: the effect of age on drivers of
trotters. One man held that years were a serious drawback
to effectiveness in the sulky, and as that idea, in my opinion,
does injustice to many of our best artists, it is proper to treat
it at some length. It will be granted that my own case has
nothing to do with the vital part of the question, as that is
confined to my own horses, and whether age or anything else
militates again&t capacity it is entirely an individual concern.
But it does give me the opportunity for comparison, and
deductions from my own life be of service in making an
estimate. I am older than any public trainer and driver of
trotters on this coast, and there are not many on any coast
or interior country who have the advantage in years. I was
born the 16th day of April, 1S25, so that a few days more
will witness my grand climactric. It may be that the years
have not left aB deep a mark as they do with a majority of
men, but so far as physical ability is concerned there is little
diminution. Not so active, more ti-ouble to get in and out
of a sulky, and very probably not able to keep up a hard
pall for so long a time. Taken altogether, and the mechanical
part of the machine has not been greatly impaired for the
business.

By mechanical is meant all that is due to the movements of
jointB and the force exerted by the muscles. In addition to
these there are requisite nerve power aul judgment. In
training trotters the latter is the more impoitsnt quality; in
driving races there most be a combination of all. Strength
is needed to control, though orate force is not so effective in
that as a union of strength and "knack." Thera must be a
certain amount of nervous energy. A driver sufficiently
endowed with it so as to inspire the horse with some of his
own enthusiasm should the animal fail in that quality and no
more. I have seen races lost by au exuberance of vitality, a
few won by the application at the critical time. There is a
deal of nonsense in the talk about "carrying," "lifting in,"
"rustling," and the hundred other pet phrases so fondly
uttered by the partisans of a favorite driver. Contortions
and grimaces are thought to be evidence of wonderful genius,
and even should the contortionist place himself in 6uch a
shape that he cannot have full command of his muscles, it is
accepted as showing talent of a high order. As a rule the
young driver displays this quality more vividly than thoBe
which have been years in the business. He is prone to pose
as soon as the starling bell sounds. He is already in position
to go around the first turn when the signal is given. Head
thrust forward, shoulders raised so mach that his neck is
hidden, both arms elevated, the right, perhaps, rather above a
horizontal line; the left would be higher were it not that he
desires to get his left ear as near the tire of the snlky wheel
a3 possible withnut getting cropped. On the back Rtretch
and further turn he may take a more natural and easier
position, but when near enough home to come under the
eyes of the oocupants of the graud stand, the pencil of Nast
would be necessary to give the picture.

In going around a short turn, especially when the outside
has not been brought to a proper grade, at a high rate of
speed, the body should be inolined inward, and if a driver

wants to discover if boots and shoes retain their place, he must
look on one or other side of tbe horse; but as an aid to "get
the speed out of a horse,'* it is difficult to discover where it
comes in. This nonsensical posturing, contortions of limbs
and features, is often seen in a young driver, rarely in an old
stager. Tbe nearest approach to it was once in a while seen
in my good friend D. D. It was about even betting that if be
were finishing in front that his cap would be shaken off inside
of the distance flag, and his progress from there to the win-
ning score enlivened by antics which gave a zest to the enter-
tainment. Bnt he was Dot old, even when rated by years; in
feelings he was on a par with the friskiest of two-year-c Ids.
Nervous energy is not confined to youth. With some men
there is an increase until the allotted space is nearly closed,
and what has been lost is more than remedied by determina-
tion, which Birely is an attribute of fully ripened manhood.

Few will deny that judgment improves with age, at least
that so long as the mental faculties are unimpaired there
will be an increase of discernment. This faculty is of major
importance in breeding, rearing, training, riding and driving
horses in races. People have become so accustomed to see-
ing boyR on the backs of race-horses, that men are looked
upon as being engaged in boyish pursuits when they are 6een
in a racing saddle. These associations extend to the harness
division, and when a driver appears with grey h ir and other
marks of age, there is a feeling of commisseration for him.
He may be as hale, as active in everyway as a majority of
those not half his years, in the faculty of critical judg-
ment far superior, and still voted out of place in the sulky.
It is in accordance with tbis feeling that preference is
awarded to younger men by those who look at the snrface
without going very deep into the consideration. It is true
that in some cases old heads are found on young shoulders,
though more frequently bodies which have not felt the
enoroachment of years while the brain has more power, grow-
ing, and better capable of governing all the functions.

I would cheerfully wager as large a sum as my circumstan-
ces would warrant, that to subject any of the old drivers who
still are active iu the profession to the most rigid examina-
tion, under all of the solemnities of an oath, that iheir an-
swer will be that they have more confidence in their powers
than at any previous period of their lives. Ask Marvin,
Fuller, Turner, Hickok, Budd Doble, all of whom have had
the best part of thirty years' experience and there will be a
decided answer to that effeot. And it should be so. Every
race adds to the experience, and without losing anv essential
quality. It may be that such "desperate chances" will not
be taken as beginners indulge in. More races have been lost
than won by desperation. There is ju=t as much "nerve,"
better directed, however, winning victories, when more "dash"
would have led to defeat. Veterans of a hundred battle fields
are steadier under fire than recruits, and though they may
not go into battle as jauntily as their younger comrades they
are there to stay.

Age which may tell against a man in the saddle may not
impair effectiveness in the sulky. There is an immense
difference between the two vocations. Stiffness of joints and
muscles which have lost a portion of their elasticity are not
well adapted for equestrian contests. But men are shelved
on the legitimate from other causes, the chief of which is too
much avoirdupois. *'Eight-s tun-ten" with the lightest of
equipments is rather a small pattern for agrown man, whereas,
an addition of twenty-eight pounds which the trotting role
recognizes is beyond the average. Notwithstanding the try-
ing ordeal, the severity of the strain which a jockey's life
entails, men have shown that ability ooold be retained
to an advanced age. Perhaps the most striking example
was Francis Buckle. He commenced his public career
November 5, 17S1, his last mount on Colonel Udney's
Conservator November 5, 1831. Just a half a century in
the racing saddle, so that in all probability ho had passed the
grand climactric; and yet it is stated, "There was no falling
off in him— his seat remained as firm, his nerve as good, his
ardor as keen to the last as at any period of his long and try-
ing career."

Pshaw! "grand climactrics," "three-scor<5-years and ten,"
and all kindred saws are grand humbugs. Nine times seven
and ten times seven are only figures. Bather awkward
figures, it ia true, for timid people to ponder over and mourn
about until the spirit is rustier than the joints, and the heart
as weak as the flaccid muscles. I will admit that when a
man says that be is too old to drive races he is correct, be his
years measured by seven times seven or half of that; but
when I hear men say tbat some of our best drivers are too
old for thtir best work, no odds how thickly the sulkies are on
the track, a fervid protest is entered.

Trottiog at Oakland.

Oakland TiioTTisn Paiik, Feb. 25th— Match for $100.

Melrose, b g-J- J- Nichols 1 2 12 1

Dick Brown, br g-.I. F. Stewart ... 2 12 13

Time, 9:36|, 2:37, 2:374, 2:35, 2:40.
Same Diy.— Sweepstakes $200.

Franklin, b R— A. L. Hinds 2 2 3 1 l ]

Col. Hawkins. bp—S. C. Tryon...,". : 1 12 2 2 2

Diamond, b g— Lee Shaner 3 3 13 dis

Time, 2:33, 2:33,2:35, 2:3*, 2:33, 2:37.

Oriflamme, 4, by Flood, dam Frolic by Thunder, is con-
sidered a sure starter for the Suburban, and will be heavily
backer! in the books to win. He was a good home last sea-
son, but was hunfiicapped by the shadow of ill-luck that
seemed to fall upon the Fairfax Stable whenever the blue and
maroon diamond came to the pout. He is now owned by
August Belmont.

1888

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Marshall Chief and His Family.

D. B. Hibbard gives in an Eastern exchange this sketch of
a family of horses that are represented in California, and
were at one time very popular here:

The judicious and careful breeder of the trotting horse will
be very apt to select stallions for breeding that come from
tiotting-bred families, or those that are the producers of the
trotter in hiB best and highest form. He will not ouly look
for a well-bred horse, possessing those lines of breeding that
are established as the sources of the trotting element, but the
horse must be a trotter himseit and a producer uf trotters
with uniform speed. We have numerous examples of well-
bred stallions that have commenced their stud caref-r under
the best aud most fashionable circumstances, and ntterly
failed to reproduce their family characteristics, which fact
folly establishes the theory that blood alone will not be a
sufficient guarantee of the capabilities of the stallion. No
well-informed breeder will care to use a horse that has been
several years in the stud and failed to produce a trotter,
particularly so wheu it is convenient to secure tbe services
of one that has produced not only one trotter but a family of
trotters, and in this connection I wish to call the attention of
those interested in the trutting horse to one of the most
remarkable stallions that ever stood in Michigan: Marshall
Chief (the Goodrich Horse) was brought to Ml higan in 1S56
and sold to Chauncey Goodiich, a miller, residing in Calhoun
County, at that time one of the most promint-nt counties in
the Siate. This horse was sired by Hero (theKilboru Horse),
he by Veimout Black Hawk. The dam was a mare sired by
Harris' Hambletonian, by Bishop's Hambletonian, making
his breeding the best of his day, combining the Black Hawk
and the Messenger blood in its nearest and richest sources.
Iu form he had ail of the family characteristics of the Morgan
aud Black Hawk families. Like Ethan Allen he was a low
horse, about 14 hands, but most powerfully muscled, chest-
nut in color, and with a constitution and power of endurance
seldom found in a horse. As a trotter he occupied a position
iu the front rank of our early ract -horses. He could trot his
mile in 2:35, aud do his two. three and bve mile bea's to
harness or wagon, with wonderful energy and tase. He was
a sure foal getter, and filled the country around about him
with as tine a class of roadsters and track hordes as any in
the State, considering the opportunities afforded him in the
stud, for, in his day, Michigan did not possess, as she does
now, very many well-bred mares, aud for many years his
services "were Bimply those of a cross-country stallion. In
1864, however, his reputation began to spread itself, and his
services were in do ordinary demand. About this time
parties came from Kentucky with a purpose of purchasing
him, which fact, coming to my knowledge, I immediately
concluded to secure him myself and retain his services in
Michigan. I bought him of Mr. Goodrich in the fall of 1S64.

He had then produced Primus, a phenomenal trotter, and
with one exception, the fastest four year-old that had ever
appeared in public, and made a record of 2:36£. Primus was
a pure-gaited and game trotter, and in his youth contended
with the best horses in the counlry. I entered him at
Detroit in the great Michigan stallion race (two mile heats)
and he won it in two straight heats, beating a large field of the
verv best stallions in the State.

I'matched him against Warrior, who had shown his owner
a half-mile in 1:08, for $5,000 a side, SI, 000 forfeit, which
the Warrior party paid when the race was called.

Primus trotted many races, and always with great speed
and endurance. In Michigan he was never iu the Btud. I
sold him in 1S66 to parties who took him to California, where
be proved himself a worthy son of an illustriuud sire. He
produced Magdalah, 2:23£, one of the fastest horses of the
any on the Pacific slope. She was second to Santa Clans in
three heats, 2:22, 2:20 and 2:21. He also produced Ewing,
2:2I£, and Trump Wins on, 2:24£. I am informed that his
get generally showed great development in the trotting action.
Primus, like his sire, was possessed of a strong constitution,
and lived to a ripe old age, notwithstanding the severe trials of
his youth.

Marshall Chief sired Chauncey Goodrich, that I took to
New York City in 186S, and entered there in a race for fonr-
year olds. This, I believe, was the brst time that a young
horse had ever been taken from the West to contend with
tbe fashionable bred youngsters of the East. He won his
raca, aud I sold him then and there, during the race, for
S3. 130. This colt proved to possess the prepotent qualities
of his sire. He produced Raudall, 2:24, Dan C, 2:34, and the
fast pacing stallion Lofty.

Marshall Chief was the sire of Leander (Dr. Lewis), 2:23,
owDed by Vanderbilt, and driven to the pole with Lvsander;
Little Sam, 2:29; Lady Blake, 2:31, trial 2:29; Wild Cut, 2:35;
Lucy, brood-mare belonging to Walter Clark, Battle Creek,
Mich., trial 2:35. He was the sire of the dams of A. V.
Pantland, 2:20^. second, with ruDningmate in 2:10; Lady M.,
2:23; Spinella, 2:21£, trial 2:18; Symbolic, 2:30; Betsy Ann,
2:22$; Truro, p^cer, 2:22|; Hambletonian George, sire of Ed
Mac, 2£6£, and a host of others that could trot in tbe '30s.

Don J. Robinson, now in the stud at my farm, Jackson,
Mich., was sired by Marshall Chief, dam Kittie Bates, by
Hambletonian; second dam by Nottingham's Norman. At
four years old he was the most complete colt that Marshall
Chief bad ever produced. He met Lucille Golddust in the
Michigan circuit when he was in his four-year-old form, and
forced°her to a record of 2:32 at Lowell.

Tbe same ytar, and the last race he was ever able to start
in, he defeated a large Held of'old campaigners at Hillsdale.
Mich., getting a record of 2:36; the actual lime, however, was
2:30, as privately caught by A. C. Fisk, of Coldwater, Wm.
Smith of Hillsdale, and myself.

After this race he injnred one of his ankles that unfitted
him for the turf, and cutting off what promised to be a most
brilliant career. Since then Don J. Robiuson has been in
the stud and his produce testify of his ability to get the trotter.
Although his opportunities have been limited, yet in rare
exceptions has his produce been excelled, either as r?ce
horses or tbe best tjpe of roadsters. He sired Jessie B.,
2:24£, in 1835, at which time it was the fastest rive-year-old
record of anv horse ever bred in Michigan. Be sired
Tekorsba, 2:32. trial 2:28, sold by me to Dr. Carver (the great
shot) who took him to Europe and sold him to the Emperor
of Austria for $8,000.

Dan R., a hue black gelding, no record, but can show 2:30.
This horse was much abused by a former owner, but I look
for him to trot low down in the twenties in 1888.

Irene, 2:32. and Dolly Hibbard. now in the stud, record
2:33; Edith B., broo3-mare, can trot in 2:50 and pace in 2:40,
with a deformed fore ankle.

Ruins O., a very fust young stallion, now in the stud in
Wisconsin. He also sired Lizzie H., E*rly Bird and Jack K.
Lizzie H. took the first premium at the Michigan Stale F-ir in
1887, getting a mark of 2:37. trotting the last half in 1:15, in
the five-year-old class of standard bred horses. Early Bird,
a full siBter to Lizzie E., is a very promising three-year-old
filly, and the two make a great load team. Jack H. who

died in 1SS7, at four years old, give great promise for the
future, and could trot in 2:30. I refused $1,500 for him a
few weeks before his death.

The above, with many others not mentioned, exemplify his
capacity to transmit the speed that he iuberiis.

Dr. W. J. Home, of Chicago, Osvns a pair of mares, Emma
and Maud, that can trot to the pule in 2:30. Emma was
sired by Dun J. Robinson, and the dam of Maud was by
Marshall Chief.

All of Don J. Robinson's colts show more or less speed,
aud all, at least, are excellent roadsters. He has had but
few good mares in the past, but when he has been served to
a good mare the produce has invariably been above the
average of trotting bred stock. That he is eminently prepo-
tent is well established by his issue. Rich iu the blood of
two grtat trotting families, the embodiment of good health,
aud of the kindest disposition assure him bright prospects for
the future.

With the foregoing facts in view, l«t anyone interested in
the subject refer to the list of sires of 2:30 performers and
see how many there are that have excelled Marshall Chief in
establishing a family ot trotters. It will be observed at once
that those horses that have produced more speed and a
greater number of trotters have had the grandest opportun-
ities that wealth and business energy could concentrate to
enable them to establish their high reputation, and even
some of them had their success deferred uutil late in their
stud career.

Marshall Chief came from a fnmily of trotters, was a trotter
himself, and died leaving a family of trotters to succeed him.

Melbourne's few sods, and who knows that they will net be
forced to seek Melbourne and Gleucoe through us just as we
crave for the quality aud speed of their Ne*vminsiers, and
the reciprocity thus established canuot but be beneficial to
the blood stock of both hemispheres.

Excessive Racing.

IN. Y. Spirit.]

A recent number of St. Stephens' Review, in which the
writer gives evidence of having ju^t turned from a perusal of
our article on Hindoo in the "Winning Bires." remarks:

"People often declaim in England as to the way in which
race-borses are worked. But the Americans don't hesitate
to run tteir horses more frequently than we do. 1 notice
one case in which a three-year-uld filly — Hindoo Rose — was
started no fewer than 52 times last season, and the crack
three-year-old. Hanover, ran 27 races, of which he won 20.
Having seen Hanover win several times. I have no hesitation
in saying be would have taken our Derby and St. Leger had
he been in England la^t year, for he is, beyond all doubt, a
horse of the very highest class I note that he is a direct
descendant of Glencoe in the ma'e line, aud as such would
be a most valuable addition to the English stud, for, except-
ing through old Pocahontas, we have little or none of this
strain left, and noue at all in 'tail-male.' I have long
regarded the blnod of Glencoe and of Gladiator as infinitely
valuatle, aud it is a pity that the Americans Bhould have
absorbed so much of the one and ihe French of the other."

The writer qunt< s the case of Hindoo Rose as something
extraordinary. Probably had he consulted the Guide instead
of the short table of the get of Hindoo, to which he was lim-
ited, he would have ascertained that 52 races is by no means
extraordinary in this country. The horses Neptuuus and Bel-
mont each ran 64 races during the season. Blizzard ran 55
times, Berlin 48, Probus 65, Phil Lee 53, Lute Arnold 56,
Lancaster 50, Kink 54, George Aogus 53, Revoke 57, Wind-
sail 59. We might cite several more horses which ran 50 races
or more, but the above are ample, we think, to convince the
writer on St. Stephens' that such terrific campaigning is quite
too common here in America. And yet it is of very lecent
origin. It dates back only three or four years. In fact, up
to 1S80 horses as a rule ran more races in Eogland duriDg a
season than they did here. Now one of ours runs five or six
times as often. 'I hat we are doing our horsss to death
admits of no donbt.

It is very well to claim, as our trainers do, that horses now-
adays are not galloped to dtatu iq their work, but are given
the work in actual races, and that it is not half as stvere as
the old system. That may be true to the extent that hordes
are not brought to the post as fit as formerly, and do not
break down from severe training, but there can be no
doubt that the slower process of breaking them down does
more to deteriorate their constitutions. Formerly the horse
gave way in his legs, but his constitution was unimpaired.
Nowadays they do not break down, but they race until they
lose their speed, and fiuallj become physical wrecks. That
this will effect snch horses for breeding purposes it seems
reasonable to believe. The natural forces of the body are
wasted, the muscles worn our, aud the vital powers dimin-
ished. Mares thus raced can hardly become good mares.

To be sure, it is lnrgely the weeds that are so severely
raced, but even our ."-take horses are doiog more than their
share. Hanover, the crack tbree-year-old, raced twenty-
seven times. Tbe two-year-olds were raced mercilessly.
Emperor of Norfolk started eighteen times, Los Angeles
twenty-four, King Crab thirty-one. Tears ago the English
related with raptuies that Fisherniau ran one hundred and
twenty races. It was thought phenomenal. But take the
case of the famous old horse Baruum to-day. Last season
he ran 63 races, in 18^6 he ran 44. and iu 1SS5 it was 4.3, in
1884 only 13, but in 1883 he ran 38, and 9 in 1882, a total of
210 races, which, if we are not mistaken, is the greatest num-
ber of races on record by a thoroughbred horse.

In regard to the mMe line of Glencoe, to which the writer
in St. Stephens' Review alludes in such fluttering terms, we
have not a • abundance of it. Glencoe's soccers in this coun-
try was similar to that in England — chiefly through his daugh-
ters. He had a few famous sons, Dotably Vandal, Rieadoon,
Nicholas the First, and Star Davis. Unfor'unately Rigadoon
died early, and Nicholas the First was gelded. Star Davis
was a fair success, but to Vandal seems to have been accorded
the glory of maintaining Ghncoe's male line. A grand racer
himself, he sired such a galaxy as Mollie Jackson. Virgil, Vol-
tigeur. Vassal, James A. Connolly, Vandalite, Videite, etc.
Jame3 A. Connolly, his be&t son, died early, but Virgil has
succeeded better than any nativw hoise of his day, and his
sons seem likely to maintain Glencoe's line, judging from
Hiodoo's success in his first season.

We have no doubt Hanover, or some such horse of the
Gl°ncoe male line, would, as St. Stephens' suggests, be a great
acquisition to English breeding. The line through Virgil
would be the best they could secure, as it is a family which is
quite as "quality" bl od-bke and elegant as most of tbe New-
minsters, and more so than tbe Hermit branch, >et hardly as
much so as the Petrarch. It matures early and shines resplen-
dant in two-year old events. It is a curious fact that since
1860 no less than seventeen winners of the Epsom Derby
have tricedto Glencoe Ihrough his grandsons. Stockwell,
Rataplan, and King Tom, sous of bis daughter, Pocahontas
The English breeders would not do badly to dip into such
prepotent blood ag«iu by importing one ot Glencoe's descen-
dants in tbe male line— a Virgil stallion, for instance. We
have recently restored the mail lioe of old Melbourne by
bringing Darebin from Australia. The English are pretty
well stripped of that, except through New Holland and Young

Winter Racine Scandal.

Few wiuters pass without some kind of a turf scandal.
Some winters the disease is more virulent than others. The
present winter is, however, about the worst known, for ever
since Lord Durham's famous speech at the Jirucrack Club
dinner at York, iu the middle of December, the ball has kept
rolling on until, with Capt. Brown's reported utterances a few
days ago, that he was deprived of winning tbe Brooklyn
Jockey Club Handicap last May by a combination of book-
makers, and that the Kentucky Derby of 1882 was "croofced,"
there is a stronger wihh than ever— certainly as far as New
York is concerned— for the arrival of May loth, so that with
actual racing the ghosts of past events may disappear. In-
vestigations, both in Eogland and in this countrv. are likely
to occupy attention (or some weeks to come. Certainly tbe
Dwyer Brothers will not let Capt. Brown's charges go without
probing the matter to the bottom. In this they will have Mr.
Lewis Clark's »ssistanee as President of the Louisville Jockey
Club. Col. Clark's strong point has always been that the
racing at Louisville shall be above suspicion, and as a thor-
ough investigation will almost to a certainty show the false-
nesB of the Pittsburgh story, it will give additional eclat to the
club's ntxt meeting, and no doubt materially improve the
character of the racing all through the West and also here in
the E*st. For owners, if there are any who may have incli-
nations to run crooked, will think twice before they do bo,
fearing that if caught the penalty of expulsion will be enforced
to the full extent of racing law. Failing to sustain his
charges, many will ask what about Capt. Brown? Can he be
held responsible? To which the only answer is, that, after a
mild experience of "being sent to Coventry," it will be e*id
that what he did was for the best, aud if good come3 out of it
it will simply be a case of "All's well that ends well."

The charges made by Capt. S S. Brown against the book-
makers have created the liveliest kind of a sensation all over
the country. The charges, in brief, are that the Kentucky
Derby of 18S2, won by Apollo, was a "job" to save tbe book-
makeis from financial destruction, and tbat Blue Wing was
prevented from winning the last Brooklyn handicap in order
that the bookmaker might thrive. This is, in effect, that
'Snapper" Garrison "palled" Blue Wing, and the prospects
are rosy for the biggest kind of a row. The Derby was run
May 16, 18S2, the starters being Morris & P*tton's Apollo,
Dwyer Bros.* Runnymede, Bowen & Co.'s Bengal, W. Cot-
trill's Harry Gilmore, W. Lakeland's Babcock, Milton Young's
Monogram, Kuhn & Co.'s Highflyer, J. B. Sellers' Wen-
dover, L. P. Tarlton Jr.'s Mistral, D. Carr's Wallensee, T.
3. Megib on's Newsboy, P. C. Fox's Canary Bird, M. Young's
Lost Cause, A. Jackson's Robert Bruce. In the pools Runny-
mede sold for $250; Mistral. §50; Wendover. §50; Lost
Cause, S40; Robert Bruce, §30; Bengal, §30. and the fieH
§75. The track was in fair condition, but not fast, and a
little heavy on the home stretch close to the rails. In tbe
h'nal quaiter, when the favorite appeared to have the race
in haod, Apollo came up. and, after a driving finish, won l.y
half a length in 2:40J. The time did not satisfy the public
backers of Runnymede, and McLaughlin's riding at the
finish was seriously criticised. Many experienced turf men
s*id Runnymede could not have lost bad not McLaughlin
kept him in the heavy footing, while Hurd brought Apollo
in on drygnund. The Dwyers, who had backed their colt
heavily, said he was short of work; they had brought him
and Hindoo from the East about ten days before the race,
and, on account of almost continuous rains, had been unable
to give them as much work as they needed. This, however,
did not satisfy the outsiders who had put their money on
Runnymede. They found fault with McLaughlin's riding
and pointed to the winter and spring combination betting to
snpport their opinions that Rnnnymede was not ridden to
win. The Louisville poolselling and bookmakiug firm of
J. R. Watts & Co., of which Robert Cathcart andEd. Hughe3
were the company, had made books on the Derby and Mer-
chants' stake, and a combination book on the Derliy,
Merchants' Stake, and Louisville Cup. For these events the
DwyerB* entries where heavily backed. They had Runny-
mede in the Derby and Merchants' Stake, and Hindoo m the
Merchants' Stake and the Cnp. Watts & Co. luirl against the
Dwyer^' entry for the "tripple eveot," giving the public the
benefit of anything the Brooklyn stable might start. The
result was that tbe day the meeting opeued the Dwyers'
entry bad been backed so heavily for the "tripple event"
that the Dwyers' success in the Derhy. Merchants' Stake and
Cup would break the firm of J. R. Walt" & Co.. the members
of which were persoDal friends of Phil Dwyer. It is said
latter pnblicly stated that if hiB horses should win two
of the combination events, sooner than to take a chance of
breaking tbe members of that firm he would not start for
the third. The defeat of Runnymede in the Derby won all
tbe combination bets against the Dwyers' entry for Watts &
Co , and Phil Dwyer's known friendship for Watts, Cathcart
and Hughes, together with his reported declaration in their
favorand McLaughlin's finish, was at once tbe foundation
for ugly rumors concerning the race.

To add fuel to flame started by the Derby, Rnnnymede
started in tbe Clark Stakes May 22, on a heavy track, and
won by ten lengths, with Babcock second an 1 Apollo third,
while Hindoo, after being beaten by Checkmate in the
Dixiana Stakes, won the Merchants' and Cup.
- ■ ■ ^ —

The Value of a Trusty Horse.

A trusty horse has a special value that can hardly be esti-
mated in dollars and cents, for the very forcible reason that
no man ever fixes a value upon his life or upon tbat of any
member of his family. The law has in a good many cases
fixed §5,000 as the value of a life, so. taking this as a basis,
is it unreasonable to say tbat the difference in the value of
two horses, each appearing to be, say a two hundred dollur
horse in the market, if wanted for personal or family driving,
would be nearly tbe larger sum named, provided one of the
two could always be relied upon to go along with his loid
with a pretty sore guarantee of snfetv under any and all
circumstances, while tbe other could never be considered
safe? All men of extended experience with horses know that
certain animals are of such a disposition that they never take
fright, no matter what the provocation. Plenty of horses can
be found that h ve done half a score of years' service in
harness, expoped daily to all the sights likely to give occasion
for fright, even those occurring in a lari« city, where steam-
trains, cable-cars, steam-rollers, bands of music, etc., are n
having in no case endangered life or limb thron_
self-control. Hence it is correct to say of snch
that it is difficult to fix a value upon him in dollars .

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gits glt^ate arid ^panmtx^n.

Mar 3

The Central Point in the Messenger Contention

In au argument caudoris not always convincing, but it is
always admirable and uever fails to have great weight on tbe
miuds of tbe jury. In our own day we Have seen a wonder-
ful advance in thy matter of intelligence among writers on the
horse, and we are glad to rule also thj steady growth of can-
dor and honesty in discussing breeding subjects. Il is true
t tat some of the noxious small fry still expose their ignorance
with their lack of candor, but their numbers are growing
1 »ss, aud nobody of seuse will either read or listen to what
they have to say. The profession has advauced aud the
"you're another" style hi.s been driven out by solid facts
ami sonud reason. We have been led ti 'his line of thought
by the very judicious and candid review by the editor of the
Breeder and Sportsman, of San Francisco, Cat., of oar
article iu theDeceinber number of the Monthly, proving that
Messenger was not a thoroughbred horse.

inert) is oue feature iu this review that, as au argument,
is wholly unique. "There is one position," he says, "that
will not stand analysis." He then quotes from our article a
paragraph of which tho following is the pith: ''Messenger
possessed and transmitted qualities that no thoroughbred
uorse iu the experience of man ever possessed or trans-
mitted." This is tbe propositiou'which our contemporary says
'•'will not stand analysis." He tben proceeds to overthrow the
proposition by the most singnlar form of analysis that we
Lave ever seeu employed in polemics Out of all the worl 1
and out of all the pa^t generations of horses he selects and
names one that was, iu trs opini n, "far superior to him
Messenger) as the progenitor of trotters." This borse was
Nfambrino, tbe son of Messenger, w 1 y did not our couteoi-
pjrarv go outside of the descendants oi Messenger, just once,
ij rind the bo!se that was the equal uf Messenger in this
respect? S^me years ago we made this same declaration iu
substance, and challenged that very bright and able writer,
Charles J Foster, to name the borse or horses, thnrougbbred,
6 ml were the eqna^ of Messenger, aud he natm d two. Mam-
hrino and Bishop's HambletonuD, both sons of Messenger.
N tw: if neither Charles J. Foster nor Joseph Cairn Sinipsoo,
iwj ui the bast iu for tne 1 men of this or any past generation,
uu this subject, is n >t able to name a single tuoronghbred
horse outside of thb descendants of Messenger that has
become a trotting progouitor, bow are we to believe that
iheie is or ever was auy such horse? Like the boys at
school, we will s,iy to the editor of tbe Breeder and Sports-
man, ''shinny ou^ourowu side," and if you can hud a
horse outside of tbe Messenger family that id thorough-
bred and has founded a family of trotters in which the
i istinct t i trot h i^ b.en b inded down for successive genera-
tions, let ds see him. Firing iu the air is only wastiug good
a nmnnitiun, ant will never satisfy the public intelligence.
I: Mambriuc possessed aud trunsm tied the instinct to trot,
he must have inherited that ins'.ioct from some source, and
if from any source it must have been from Messenger, for
Messenger had several other sons that were nearly, if not
quite, as ex-.nt trotting progenitors ai Mambriuo. The time
ii away cast when we can conjire with the word ' thorongh-
1,1'c.i." Tue term is too general and to j iniitinite t j satisfy
lurelligent iuqniry. People nowadays want to know which
p trticnlat line is re erred to. The dptm of Mambrinn was by
S itar Croat, and tbe next dam by "Whirligig, and whoever
heard of Sour Crout or Whirligig blood iu a trotter? Who is
it tbat has uot heard or does not believe that Messenger was
ui3 greatest of nil sources of trotting speed? Is our con-
tcuipoiary really not aware tbat in establishing Mambrino as
a great trottiug progenitor, he is establishing Messenger, his
tur-e, as a still greater progenitor? This is the heart and
c n'ru of a great, big question, and means far more than a
mere point in history. The whole philosophy of breeding
aud all the laws of inheritance are involved. In tbat part of
t le review precediug the portion we have copied, there are
h »me excellent thoughts, and as a kind of climax to the
e lira's reasoning we have the followiug very complete and
very truthful sentence. It is, indeed, an epitome of the
who'e philosophy of breeding. He says: '"A real race-horse
mudt be racing-bred or else he cannot race." As the comple-
ment of this utterance we will pre eut another: "A real trot-
tm^-horse must be trotting-bred or else he caon >t trot;" and
we°wi)l add still auolher: "A real pointer dog must be point-
i io-bre.t or else he cannot point." Now, will the editor cf
the Breeder and Sportsman undertake to say that his
declaration with regard to tbe law governing the race-
horse is not true in its application to the trotting horse? Will
he s iy it is not true with regard to pointer dogs? We
feel sure he will not follow the lead of a certain Kentucky
e litor when brought to close quarters on this question two
or thee years ag:>. He conclu le 1 there must be two kinds
oi heredity — oue tor horses and another for dogs.

Before closing we must take the liberty of objecting to a
co oil ision that is supposed to be analytical, but wholly fails
to aualvzs. The error iu the conclusion is in the following
s-uteLce: "There was the same amount of the blo^dof his
dam in Mambriuo as that of his sire, aud she is lawfully
entitled to her share of the credit." Here is wbere we want
I ie aualysi*. When we say Mambriuo was half-Messenger
aud halt-thoroughbred, we have on oue side of the equation
a definite, named individual horse, while on the other bide
we hive a general term "thoroughbre i" that may apply to
boy oue of a million horses of that breed. We must, there-
fore, seek to place the dam on ground t at is equally definite
with th.it upon which tbe sire stands. This dam was got by
imp. Sour Crout, and she wasont of a mare by imp. Whirligig,
etc. She had, therefore, 50 per cent, of Sour Crout blood,
23 percent, of Whirligig blood, etc., tracing back through a
long 1 ne of running horses. In the absence of a name we
will give this mare her natural designation of "Sour Crout
Mare," aud here we have the two sidtts of the equation —
Messenger and Sour Cr >nt Blare — equally certain and well
defined? The nest step is <o take each of these two com-
p moot parts and see what it did in its own right, and with-
out ad mixta re with the other, iu lhtj nutter of producing
trotters. If it be .found that each of tbe two elements pro-
due I trotters with substantially equal success when bred
upon iis-lf or upon several other aud different strains, we
roust conclude that both elements, with substantially equal
force contributed to the special qualiiication which tbe foal
is supposed to possess, and no m mean tell which contributed
tn- neater share. But if one side demonstrates its ability,
when bred upon itself or upon a variety of other strains, to
produce the special qualification, and the other side, uuder
the 38 o circumstances, tail-, to produce that qualification, it
is thereby settled and determined tbat the one side pos-
Bvaes and transmits it, while the other side does not possess
u .-r transmit!*. If we breed a greyhound upon a pointer
1 tcu and some of the offspring show a disposition to use the
,ose and point the game, we know exactly wbere that teud-
..r disposition or instinct comes from.
''iof/ is this meihcd of aualysis fair, and does it commend
itself to the understanding? Does it bring results that ar* ■
armouioas with the laws of nature and human reason? Is [
i tuo searching in stripping away the veil that obscures the

trnth under the term "thoroughbred," and places the two
component parts — the sire aud the dam — on terms of strict
individual equality ? When the two componeut parts, Mes-
senger and tbe Sour Crout Mare, were coupled the new crea-
tion was Mambriuo, and wo are now ready to consider what
Messenger aud what Sour Crout- Whirligig contributed to
the qualifications of this new creation.

It is not necessary to enumerate all the sons of Messengpr
that became dii-tingnished as trotting progenitors, nor to
extend their families, for the whole world is already familiar
with tbe leading facts. Our contemporary sets up Mambrino
as the ideal trotting progenitor, and he is probably right in
classing him as tbe greatest. Bishop's HamMetoniau was,
doubtless, a better horse individually, aud far more speed
came immediately from his loins than from Mainbriuo, but
the whole of his ripe age was spent near the Vermont line,
and his opportunities were not the best. Still he left sjus
that have founded a tribe. "Winthrop Me^seuger, that was
taken to Maine, Idled that couutry with trotters and laid a
foundation ihat has produced well ever since. Bash Messen-
ger, that was taken to Western Central New York, was greatly
famed for the speed and coaching qualities of his get, and we
might go on and name Mount Holly, Coriauder, Fagdtiwn,
Commander, Engineer, etc., but as the whole world has
known aud accepted this for more than tifty years, it is not
uecessary to add another word on this side of the equation.
Imp. Sour Crout was a son of the great English Highflyer,
and was very fashionably bred. He was contemporaneous
with Messenger, aud covereJ the sims mares in cornpeti'ion
with him, but who has ever he ird of Sour Crout or Whirli-
gig in a trotting oedigree?

Let us carry this aualysis into an illustration that is recent
aud is famdiar to everybody. The young hoise Palo Alto,
with a record of 2:20}, is "half-trotting and half running
ored." This form of expressing his pedigree is too ind^-f-
inite, and really means nothing that can be analyzed. "We
will then say '"he was got by Electioneer out of a thorough-
bred mare," but while this is definite on one side it is wholly
indefinite on the other. Let us say the';, "He was got by
Electioneer and out of Dame Winnie." This makes tbe two
sides equally definite and gives us a chance to analyze the
blood elements of each. "We all know what the blood ele-
ments in Eltc'.ioueer hive done in the way of producing trot-
ters, aud it is not worth while to waste any time on that side
of the house. Dame Winnie was got by Plauet aud came out
of a Glencoe mare. She was, therefore, half Planet, quarter
Glencoe, etc. Now what have these blood elements of Dame
Wiunie doueiu the way of producing trotters when bred upon
themselves? There can only be one answer, and that is abso-
lutely nothing. We must, therefore, conclude that the ability
of Palo Alto to trot fast came wholly from the trotting side
d the inheritance. — Wallace's Monthly.

What Kicd of Horses Should Parmens Raise?

Tbe question with farmers toward spring is, what sort of
colt they will find it most profitable to raise. This depends
to a great extent on the ability aud taste of the farmer. The
majority of fanners have not the skill and judgment required
to break, and drive high-spitited young horses, and, if they
undertake to do it, are almost sure to meet with accidents
that greatly impair the value of the colt. Such farmers will
find it more advantageous aud less dangerous to raise colts of
the draft breeds, as these are more sluggish and much more
easily hanlled to the age when they can be sold, and if they
are souud and well developed they will be in good demaud.

There are some farmers who have a taste for good hor-es
suitable for use on the road and for fine caniage teams. For
superior horses of these classes there is a market at prices
that return agood profit to the breeder. There are mauy
who breed a poor class of mares to inferior stallions with the
natural result that they never have anything for sale that is
wanted for anv but the most ordinary uses, and of this kind
of horses tha market is always overstocked. There area
great many; partly worn-out horses, more or less unsound,
that having served their best days as driving horses are sold
for what they will bring, and the inferior stock raised by the
farmer as mentioned, when marketed, comes in comoetitiofl
with this class and must be sold at low prices.

If farmers would dispose of their inferior mares and keep
a smaller number of good ones they would fiud the result
much more profitable. With any kind of farm stock it pays
to raise the best, and especially is this the case with horses
where there is a wide range of prices depending on the
individual meiit of the animal, and, to a considerable extent,
on the skill with which he has been handled.

Then, too, iu deciding this question the farmer should be
governed by the character of the mares he proposes to nse
lor breeding purposes, and select such stallions as are best
suited for them. Too many let the fee charged settle the
question, not considering that tbe increased value of the colt
may easily be much more than the amount of t'je fee. It is
a most short-sighted policy to patronize an inferior stallion
because the expense of doing this is a few dollars less. Far
better breed a smaller number of mareB aud raise fewer colts.
The care, trouble and expense will be less, aud the result in
every way more satisfactory.

Tom Delaney died at his rooms in this city last Saturday,
a victim to consumption. He had been very feeble for some
months, and his dissolution was not unexpected, but Le was
brave to the last, and met the grim visitor cheerfully. As
jockey, trainer aud owner Tom has been identified with the
California turf for many years, and was a man of marked
character. Qiick in all his mental operations, with great
native shrewdness, he was bold in execution, thoroughly
sound in bis business, and determined in all he undertook.
Tom was agood companion, a g>od friend, aud his later days
were made as pleasant as possible by the kindly attention of
many who had known him iu years agone. He was a brother
of William (Kid) Delaney. the steeplechase rider now iu
charge of tbe Loirillard Stable in New York.

A telegram of the 22d from Pittsburg gives what purports
to be au official statement from Capt. S. S. Brown, as to Lis
utterances in regard to the Rnuoymede Derby .of 1882, aud
the Blue Wing race of Lwt year, 'iu this card the Captain
denies that he said that the Dwyers ha I RuonVmede nulled
in the Derby uf I 82. aud that Garrison pnlle I Bine Wing in
the Brooklyn Handicap of 1837. lie wishes it distinctly
understood that he will not stand sponsor fur nil the reports
that have been circulated iu reference to turf BOandal, and
ounoludea by stating that he is ready at auy time to go before
any Court nr jockey club, or make affidavit of what he has
said on these matters, or what reports he has heard.

Col. G. W. Dickey aud W. H. (Knap) McCarthy arrived
from Los Angeles early in the week, and have been circulat-
ing among the horses an, I hoisemeu when the wea'her would
permit. Twenty years have reduced the Colonel's ample pro-
portion a trifle, but otherwise he is unohanged,

Licensing Jockeys.

[N. Y. Spirit.]
It is really to be hoped that iu the interest of pure sp n
the proposition now debated by the Jockey Clubs to .

the jock.ys will be a lop.ed. Tears ago the Jot Key Cinb in
England was compelled to alopt such a measure, and it lias
beeu fonud a must wise enactment, as witness the recent
cases of Wood and Barrett, both of whom have given
which has moved the Jockey Club to adopt the rein
renewal of their licenses as a disciplinary measure. Eirly id
1881 a similar movement was sterted here, but it died sli -
born. The Western Turl Congress, however, took it op a d
made it part of their rul s. but beyoi d e illecting the fees we
fear the Congress has never rendered the rule as oper« ive as
it might, as, de-pite the numerous reports of suspioi
iug, we cauuot recall a case in which a jockey has evt .
disciplined by a refusal of his license.

There should be no shutting our eyes to the fac: that
jockeys, however houest tbey may be as mnnkinO g
open to greater temptations to fraud than almost an< ._] -.:- 0(
men. Especially is this so of more recent years, siiii.._ book-
making has become tbe popular method of "betting amoi ■ i s.
A single individual under this sy&tem stands to win or 1 - a
larger amo.int of money thau he cau uuder nny sy-teiu v ;
devised. That there are men who would nut bcrupie lu
'•"slop" a hor.-^e which stood in their way is, of course.
ted. And it is usually the jockey they usually seek io u ti \z-.
to that end. Jockeys are only human, aud. wheu teni[t.-ti
by the enormous bribes speculators cau offer them, it is r.iiuei
too much to expect that ihey will retuse. We have he.r I it
said that a jockey cnuot pud a horse without dete< ion
Blunderers cannot, but we think an artistic jockey oau
There-are plenty oi wajs wnhuut resurtiug to the biirily. He
can get away badly, or, in a large field, he can get hii h. itfce
pocketed, or run his horse's head off in the arst half-mile,
yoiug wide on tbe turns, etc.

The arguments advanced by those favoring the adoption uf
this rule, or oue enilo iying its provisions, are tbat it will
have a tendency to check fraud, if not render it impossible.
They hold that under our present rules fraud may rule tri-
umphant over every course, nnless the judges are iu posn s-
sion of positive proof, which very seldom is the case, as
who embark in rascality are very artistic in covering (ben
tracks. The judges may have a moral conviction that a
j jckey has prevented a hoise from winning by pulling him,
or otherwise, but tbey are powerless to interfere, unless the*
have proof that he did so, aud, as ahvady stated, such evi-
dence is very seldom forthcoming. His fellow villdns are not
going to expose him, and, nuless he pnlls the horse so openly
as to remove all doubt, the case is one tbat cannot be reached.
People may talk as they will, but the jockey can stanc that.
His purpose is to keep the judges off him. It is held ihal au
artistic jockey who is able to pull a horse so expertly as to
escape detection and secure him from impeachmeut among
his clique is thus enabled to defy all reformatory or disci-
plinary action on the part of the jockey club urrUials. The
promo'ers of the new rule claim that it will successfully com-
bat this abuse and kill it. As it is now, ruling off is the onlv
method of punishment, but, as has been repeatedly stutei
above, it is impossible to rule a jockey off unless there exists
some tangible proof. You canuot rule him off on mere sus-
picion, however well founded the suspicion may be. .But
under the license system tbe jockey clubs would have matters
in their own hands. If a jjekey w.is suspected of puiling a
horse, or otherwise conspiring to prevent a horse from win-
ning a race, nothing would be easier than to refuse him a
renewal of his license upon his application the following sta-
son. This would make the jockey clubs masters of the situ-
ation. Jockeys could only fullow their calling at the pleasure
of the jockey clubs, and they would be enabled to use their
own discretion iu the matter.

Many times the judges in the stand see cases in which a
horse is queerly ridden. It is not alone that the horse tuls
totally at variance with his latest form, and comes out a few
days later and runs a brilliant race, but the riding itself is
peculiar. The rules of racing provide ruling off in such
cases. But that is au extreme measure and not always pr u t\-
cable. To rale a jockey off' there must be proofs of collusion.
You cannot place a stigma on a man's character and deprive
him of the means ot gaining his livelihood on the mere
strength of your suspicions. Indeed, it is a qnesuou if &ueh
a course would not give the jockey so injured Ciuse for seek
ing redress in the couits, which, if he had a good case aud
the jockey clubs acted on mere presumption, might makti it
rather a bad business fur the clubs, and oue which « I !
deter ihem from repeating id future. But on the other hand,
under the license system, the procedure would be simple.
A jockey of whose dishonesty the judges were moially con-
vinced, but were unable to rule off from au absence ot proof,
could be denied a license next season. This would not give
him ground for legal nctiun. He merely would be uuible to
ride because a license was necessary, and tni-i the cl
not given him. The jjekey ciub could withhold his licence
as long as it saw proper, which would be pui.ishmeut euuii^h.
There exists no goo i reason why jockeys tdiunld nut prac-
tice their profession under tne direct control and supervision
of jockey clubs, as trades do under that of civil guveinmei ts.
As matters are at present they are responsible to no one
unless it be their employers, wh >se ouly redress is tu rlis>
chorge them, but canuot puuish them further.

Captain Richard Sinuott, a prominent member of the New
Louisiana Jockey Club, died . t New Orleans on Friday, the
17th, nged fifty-one yeais. The races were poslp 'Ue<i on
Saturday, out of respect to his memory, aud most uf the
horsemen attended tbe fnueral. Captain Siouott was a native
uf Pittsburg, Pa., but had been a resident of New Orleans for
thirty -eight yeais. He was a member of the Executive Com-
mittee ot the Jouk^y Club, aud has labored faithfully to make
the tinier meeting a success. His uuibum kiudnesa and
genial ways endeared him to the horsemen, aud many a silent
tribute was paid to Ins memory on Saturday.

The well-known trotting stalli >n EnGeld died recently iu
Tennessee, and in Lis death passed away one of the few
remaining stallions whose pedigrees com ine in direct lines
iIih blood of Kis lyk's Bam letouian and s>" !>'- American
Star, the dam uf Enfield being a full bister to Widow Maohree,
the dam of Aberdeen. Eutiehi's record was '2 ~2'.>. n
1376, and with limited oppor unities hi did some kur w rk iu
the &tnd, being the sire ut Rjhiu, 2:241; Stonecutter, -:'2\,
and of the dam of Refereuce, 2:291,.

George Bowerman has recently returned to Kentucky from
Cabforuia, and exposes himself as much pleased with the
climate of the Pacific Slope. As to the future of the great
till v Sn lie D., he says ihey will train her for her t-t lie engage?
meuts next summer and fall, aud wh-n the season is over
they may lake her to California, and if all goes well with ber,
after she has become acclimated, she maybe sent to beat Wild
Flower's two-year-old record of 2:21.

1888

Wxt ftJmtTet ami jlp^trtstrmtx.

lOJ

American Jockey Club.

Mr. F. A. Lovecraft. Secretary of the American Jockey
Club, has issued the weights assigned to the entries for the
City Handicap by the official handicapper, Mr. Charles
"Wueatly. The race, the distance of which is a mile and a
furloug, will be iud at Jerome Park, on Memorial Day, and
as tbpre is So, 000 added to the stake of 3100 each fur starters,
with $1,500 of the added money to the second and SoUO to
the third, a giand ruce may be expected, the equal of which
has not been seeu at JeTume iu some years. Mr. Wheatly
has made the handicap much on the same lines as Mr. Law-
rence did for the Suburban, with the difference that in the
abseuce of The Bard he makes Hanover the top weight at
13U pounds; but as. tie D.vyers have declared Hanover out
of the Suburbuu, fcr which be was handicapped at 129
pounds, they inaj not except for the City, although the dis-
tant e is a furlong less.

Lady Primrose, 4 109

Stocktou, 4 I'll

Boyal Arch, aged \c6

Swanac, 5 10T

Musitrpieco, 5 107

Wicknam, 6 107

Bess. 5 ltd

MarnoD, 4 lOti

lieo. Oyater, M 105

Queen of Elizabeth, 4 105

Lizzie Hiker, 4 li 6

Goaiio, age J 105

Bauoer bearer, 5 15

Rustler, i 1(5

1'n

Haoove"-, 4

Kingston. 4

Vol 'itte, G

Eolian, 5

Liudeu, 5

atuyvesant, 4

favor, fi

Exile, 6

Saxony, 5

Jj.j Uunupole, 5 ,

Lipgard. 4

Elk wood, 6

Ealtiolab, 5 117

B^nlmrg. 4 1 10

Fiifiizi, 4 llli

Ben AH. 5 110

Blue y>iug, 5 Jl«

Eur us, a 110

JoeCotion,G 115

Kichm •-!.!, 6 115

E. Of Norfolk, 3 H4

12a

. 1X2

11:0

1-211

. 12(1

. 119

119

. nx
ii'

Mihh i-ord,
riizroy 4 ...
Eginont, 5(.. .
Amelia, 4 .. . .
Et-qmmau, 4. .
Onfiiuoome, 4
Eelvide-v, 4.
Griselte, 4.. .
tioliali, 4 ....
Bradford, 4..
Rnptrt, ii ...
Bessie Jnue, ■

111

na

112

112

Dili

tx. 5

110

11
1.0

111)

Wilfied, ■

Bell, i

Hamilton, 4 ,
Ontario,

. 101

. 1-2

li 0

My Maryland field., 5 1.0

Scbnorer, 4 101)

Ariel, 5 100

Osceola, 4 98

Kitifi Crab, 3 98

Klamath. 4 V8

Benedictine, 3 97

(■ordham, b 97

Kiogmate, 4 95

Ordway, 4 Jo

Bretou. 4 91

My Own, 3 93

Charley Drtux, 3 fc3

fcirefly',3 »2

Chamiily.3 02

Oliioruia. 3 So

blasterbok, 3 90

CltOla, 3 88

B'jb Fisher, 5

Pouiii'o. 5

Louy Kuighf, aged..

The deular ttions for the City Handicap must be made on or
befoie Match 8. Winners after the publication of theweigh's
(Feb. 23) of two or more nces of the value of $7u0 each, or
of un« of the value of SI, 000. to carry four pounds extra; of
two of SI. 000 each, or one uf $2,000, eight uuun is es.tr*; of
three of §1,000 each, or of two of $2,000 each, twelve pounds
extra. Horses handicapped, if three years old, at 108 pounds
or over, or, if four yeais old or upward, at 115 pounds or
over; the penalties apply to one-half only.

Old Countess-

Connies*, by Whipple's Hamblelonian. foaled on Washing-
ton'* Birthday a bay c di by Auleeo. She is known to fame
as the dam of Dawn, and is now twenty years old and owned
by Mr. M. Starr, of Lak^p rt, Lake Couuty. Mr. Stan
becauje the owner of Countess just in time to secure what
will surely be a valuable colt if no accident overtakes him.
The mt.re has been for three ye*rs the property of "VV. C.
Helinan, of Visalia, who bred her is 1885 to Anteeo, but she
missed. She was bred bactt, and Inst spring lost her foal by
accident. The third attempt resulted in success. In the
meantime Mr. E. J. Armiu^tou, of Lakeport, had bought a
half-iuterest in the old rn-ire. On the 22d Messrs. Helman
and Armingtou suld her to Mr. Starr tor S1.0U0, aDd lour
hours after she was put into Mr. Starr's stable she foaled the
colt. He is described as a bay colt, with a siar in his fore-
head, atid some white on both hind feet. Buth mare and colt
are dt ing well, and old Countess promises some years of use-
fulness yet.

THE KENNEL,

Dog owners are requested to send for publication toe earnest possi-
ble notices of wbelps, sale3, n;:niea claimed, presentations and deatbs
In their kennels, in all instances writing plainly names of sire and da™,
and Of grandparents, colors, dateB and breed.

On Sunday last Mr. Clement Dixon reached this city after
an nbsence of nearly rive years, and since then has been so
besieged by friends as to make his quarters iu Summer street
a perpetnal levee. The long illness for which he has been
under treatment has added some silver threads, and the
sturdy form is noticeably slighter, but the keen eye and
kindly face leniaiu as in other year^. It is a pleasure to see
him and to know that he will remain in California indefinitely.

At the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Pacific
Kennel Club, held at 624 Market street, the club office, on
Monday evening last, the reports made by the Secietary,
Mr. Watson, and the Superintendent, Mr. Carroll, were en-
couraging in the extreme. Applications for entry blanks are
already numerous, and the guarantee fund is swrlliug to a
substantial amount. It is the desire of the club to enlist the
act.ve co-operalion of lady fanciers, and generons special
will be ofiered for all the breeds commonly exhibited by
ladies.

Messrs. T. J. Pinder and H. E. Brown brought their hand-
some yenng pointer bitches Komp and Donna, both by
Sensation— Seph G., down from Yolo County on Monday
last to prepare them for the dng show. The two mentioned,
with Mr. Barney's Gaiatea, and others that might be men-
tioned, will rnuke a beautiful class in light weights.

The pointer bitch nuppy class will also be a hot one. with
Mr. Liuville's Roberta, Mr. Truman's Patii Croxteth and
other young ones of fashionable breeding. If John David-
son thought pointers and setters were good at the last show,
he will have to deal iu snpeilalivss in April, because he will
see a dozen or two pointers tit to compete in auy company,
and three times that many setters as good as are to be Been
anywhere.

The Twelfth 'Annual Show of the Westminster Kennel
Club clo-edon February 24th. It Was the most successful
given by the clnb, having 1,178 entriee, including many of
the best dogs in America, aud not a few sent over fro m
England. Foityfonr mastiffs, HO St. Bernards, 27 prey-
bounds, 150 pointers, 06 English setters, .50 Irith Betters, 42
blark and t*n setters, HO spaniels, 100 collies, 232 terriers,
and a lot of other dogs were shown. Under the operation of
Rule 2, requirine the registration in the American Kennel
Stud Book of a ■ < i ';own, seven hundred and seventy-six

animals were entered in Part I, Volume V, of that work, a
fact which made the book much more valuable than it could
otherwise havebeen. The rulecannot but work beneficently,
aud after the passing flurry about its adoption has ceased
tne wonder will be that it was not passed before. The best
dogs usually get iuto the shows, and the stud book will here-
after present a complete record of such a3 are shown.

Occidental Oourfiing Club-

The inaugural meeting of th- club was brought off bril-
liantly at Newark, on February 2'2d, at Newark Coursing Park.
The day was dry and sunuy, while the ground was moist
and afforded perfect footing for the dogs. About three hun-
dred attended — many of them ladies, whose presence added
all that was necessary to make the day perfectly enjoyable.
The management was perfect. President Stuart Taylor
assumed the reins aud announced that the spurt of the day
would be conducted in rigid accord with the rules of the clnb
and in a s-pirit of utmost fairness. No irregularity would re
permitted, and public betting was strictly forbidden. Colonel
f aylor was assisted iu details of the day bv Field Stewards
S. L. Abbut Jr. and H. E. Deane; SUp-Su ward Colonel S.
O. Gregory; Flig Steward, A. A. Bouton; Slipper, Jas. Wren,
aud Judge J.R.Dickson. Except iu the first course there
was no delay, fhe dogs being sent promptly to slips, and the
hares beiug worked out from the escapes readily. By some
careles:-ness a number of hares had been permitted to remain
in the cuursing field, and the first pair of dogs pumped them-
selves, killing severul each. Colonel Taylor requested the
spectators to form in line across the field aud drive all the
hares into the pal docks, after which no trouble was experi-
enced. As a whole the first meetiug of the Occidental Club
was a di-tiuguished succtss, and no further proof is needed
that coursing may be made a popular sport without any of
the rudeness and riotousness which too often characterize
gatheiiugs of the owners of "lonctails."

The dogs shown averaged high in quality, and most of them
were well conditioned, although one- or two were a bit fat to
stay a long course. The winner, Mischief, by Memnoo —
Fan, is a dark mouse-colored bitch, under medium size, and
not the equal in form of her sister Jenny Juue, but is speedy
from slips aud is a close worker. Three Memuon — Fan dogs
ran, neither of them getting a iirst-rate hare, although Mis-
chief ran one good course. The rnnnei-np Killaroey, has
been so often shown by his owner, Mr. T. J . Cronio, as to be
well-known. He is a very handsome, able dog, and although
he has killed a great many hares, he yet runs a good hound.
Mr. Abbot's Mollie Bawn seems a little slow from slips, but
scores later points well.

Mr. Worminafon's Chief Jr., a sou of famous Redwood
Chief, is a very likely youngster and has a great tn rn of speed,
as has Ellridge, the latter being, probably, as fast as any dog
in the State to a hare, unt excepting Tullamore. Miss
Crockett, Colonel Gregory's, happened to be drawn agunst
Peasant Giil, au often-time winner, and althoogh she made a
good course, her opponent was a little better. Mr. C. B*.
Smith's Ben Cotton labored under the same sort of misfor-
tune, being drawn against Mischief, the winner, otheiwise he
would likely have bad one of the prizes.

Mr Caryl C. Wilkinson's Bingo won his first course strong-
ly, and showed a first-rate dog, but lost the next without,
however, disturbing the confidence of his owl er who intimated
a desire to match him against any dog present for aoy part
of SoiO. Mr. M. J. Kdftting's Lady Clevelaud was expected
to do great things, but did not show supeiior merit. A feat-
ure of the day was the suspension of theranningat noon
for an hour, while the luncheon furnished ly the club was
being discussed. Several parties of ladies bronght their own
lunches, that spread by Mrs. Wormington and Mrs. Gregory
being particularly popular both for gustatory reasons and
because of the beautiful faces which clustered about it
The club will give another meeting late in April. A resume
of the running is given:

FIRST SERIES.

Mollie Bawn— Chief Jr —At 10.20 am. the dogs were
sighted on a hare, but the slipper fell and Mollie broke away.
On another hare Mollie could not be sighted, and again broke
from the slips. A third attempt resulted in a fair slip, Chief
Jr. leading tor fifty yards, when another hare staited and the
dogs sep 'rated, each killing after a pumping course, Chief
doing most work. The second pair ou the card was then
Culled, and after their run Mollie and Chief were again put
in slips and sent off to a strong hare, Chief scoring the run-up
and a turn, Mollie geltiug for a wrench and replacing Chief
for two wrenches and a turn, when Mollie again took posses-
sion, but the hare ran iuto the escape; Chief Jr. winning.

Mischief— Ben Cotton. — A good slip to a sick hare. Mis-
chief ran up well but ran wide ou the turn and gave Ben an
opportunity to secure a turn, when Mischief killed and won.

Brunette— Lady;.— Brunette got away quickest, but Lady
ran uperen, the hare turning to Brunette who flecked, and
placed Lady for a turn, Bruuette again flecking and sending
the hare to Lady fur the kill, Brunette won.

Scotch Lassie— Bingo. — An even slip. Bingo soon opening
dayligut and scoring t be turn, giving Lassie a wrench, when
Bineo killed prettily and won.

Miss Crockett —Peasant Girl. — From a good slip Peas-
ant Girl showed most speed for two hundred yards, when the
hare pquatted in a ditcU and left the dogs unsighted. Slipped
again evenly the Girl was beet to the hare aud took a tnrn
out of it, without advantage to Miss Crockett; Girl again tak-
ing possession and wrenching to Miss Crockett, the latter
taking a turn out of puss and sending it to Girl for the kill;
Girl winuing. Miss Crockett immediately sighted another
hare and ran a pumper after it.

Redwood — Irish Boy. — To a good hare the Boy had the
best of it, and scored the turu, again taking the hare for three
wrenches, when Redwood got iu for three wrenches, Boy
finally taking the kill; R.-dwoo 1 winning. After the kill the
pair coursed aud killed another hare. Irish Boy seemed to
have the better score and should have won.

Killarney — Jennie June. — From a good slip to a bad
bare Killaruey lei tind turned, worked closely, did not let
Jennie in, but tided and won.

Ellridge— Lady Cleveland. — Ellridge burst from slips
and ran a great pace to a lively hare, getting the turn and
then wrenching to Lady, but soon displacing her, killing and
winning.

FIRST TIES.

Mischief — Chief Jr.— After Innch, from an even slip,
Chief le i for two hundred yards, when Mischief scored a
go-by. and turned the hare, letting Chief in for a wrench;
Mischief then resuming po^se^winn for two wrenches and a
turn, wh-u Chief scored a wrench and killed, Mischief win-
ning a good course.

Brunette— Bingo. — Bingo got away best from the slips, but
Brunette, wh«u extended, koou overhauled him and got the
turn, letting Bingo in for two wrenches, when Brnnette again
was placed for two wrencheB and the kill.

Peasant Girl— Redwood.— The Girl made the running to

the turn, Redwood then wrenching twice and replacing the
Girl for some very sharp and close Work, aDd the kill aud
win.

Killarney— Ellridge. — Ellridge made a grand run-up,
but went wide on the turn and placed Killarney, who was ou
his quarter, for two wrenches and the kill, Killarney win-
ning. A close race to decide, both be*ing good.
second ties.

Mischief— Brunette. — A short slip, Mischief leading and
turning to Brnnette for a wrench, when Mischief killed and
won.

Peasant Girl— Killarney. — The Girl had a little the best
of i», to the hare and g< t the turn, but Kdlarue)', when pi iced,
whs so clever that he shut the Girl out for se viral tranches
and a turn, then let G'll in for some very gorM v ork, she
finally wrenching lo Killarney who killed and won.
final.

Mischief — Killarney. — Killarney led op to the bare and
turned, placing Mischief for a lot of brilliaut wor« : Killarney
fell heavily once, and wis wide of the hare most • ! the time,
but at last killed, Mischief wiuniug the course and first.

SUMMARY.

Opening Meeting, for IS All-aged dog-*.— Open to Club members.

Entrance S5. Prizes. — First, ?oli an'l cup; second, §30.

H Wormington'3 bd and w d Chief Jr ,

beat

S. L. Abbot Jr.'a w and bl b Mollie Biwn.

J. F. Carroll's bkand w b Mischief,

beat

C. H. Smith's bk ani w d Ben Cotton.

P. Lyuian'a bk and w b Brunette,

beat

John Welsh's be and w b Lady.

C. C. WilkiusonVi bd aadw d Bi'ngo.

beat

H. Boyd** bd and w b Scotch Lassie.

Taos. Hind' < bd and w b Peasant Girl,

beat
S. O. Gregory's bd and w b Miss Crockett.
Tbos. J. O'Keeft/s w and bk d Redwood

beat

Charles Eeitfng's bk and wd Irish Boy.

H. E. Deane's w b d d Killarney,

beat

A. A. Bon ton's bk and w b Jenny June.

3. Milliken'd bd and w d Ellridge,

beat

M. J. Keating'.-; w and bl b Lady Cleveland.

FtRST TIES.

I Peasant Girl beat Redwood.
| Killarney beat Ellridge.
SECOND TIES.

I Killarney beat Peasant Girl

FISAL.

Mischief beat Chief Jr.
Brunette beat Bingo.

Mischief beat Brunette,

Mischief beat Eillirney and won
-Mischief. | Runner-up— Killarney,

W. K. C Show.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman:— I send yon this cata-
logue of the New York Bench Show. I have spent the entire
day with the dogs, evidently the finest of their respective
cLis^es ever exhibited in the United Slates. Tou will observe
the great variety of classes aud the number of entrns iu etch,
there being a total of nearly 1,200 dogs. Merit prevails
throughout. Judge Davidson told me this evming that the
correct type is found in all the hunting cUsses, and to all
appearances the same miy be said of nearly all the classes.
The sporting do;;s are, as a whole, something wonderful,
quality is very commou among them, and they attract the
most attention. The setters are very fine and strong: I
am sorry I shall not be here to see them judged. The
attendance at the show today aud to-night waa more than
ten thousand. The judges commeuced their work at ten
o'clock. Mr. John D.tvidsoo judged the pointers, grey-
hounds aud deerhounds; Mr. L. P. C. A'tk-y the fox-terriers;
Mr. W. K. Taunton the mastiffs, aud Mies A n t U Whitney
the St. Bernards. Miss Whitney is the owner of (be Che-
quasset Kennel at Lancaster, Mass., and is the first lady to
enk-r the ringas a judge. Her position was a difficult one, as
there were about 125 entries to jndge from, being the linestcol-
lccliun of St. Bernards ever exhibited. Among them are dogs
owned by Edwin H. Morris of Devonshire, Engl.md; jt\ Ton
Aruim, Rodney Benson, John P. Haines, aud other well-
known gentlemen. One of the English dogs is the direct
descendant of Benoui, noted as having paved forty-two
human lives while he lived iu the Hospice of St. Bernard.

It was a beautiful picture to see Mif-s "Whituey, a tall, fine-
looking English woman, surrounded by these noble brnles.
She did her work in judging their points and determining
their relative qualities in au accurate and business-like way
that astonished every admirer of fine dogs who saw her.

There are four magnificent Eoelish bloodhounds, owned
by Edwin Brough, of Wyndgate, England. They are good-
natured, honest-looking dogs, and do not have the appear-
ance ot sustaining the reputation which, like Newfoundlands,
they have acquired from story-buoks. There were only
eleven Newfoundlands exhibited. The Chesapeake Bay dogs
have been experimented with for seven or eight years by
some New York gentlemen, who now think th>t they ha v(
the breed about right. There are ten of these on exhibition,
but not fur cornpetitiou. Tbey are very much admired by
those who know their peculiar merits.

At half-past six o'clock the judges linished their lirst day's
work, having awarded about two-thirds of all the piizes. 1
have marked in the catalogue ihe winners iu the various
classes. A great crowd formed about the ring when Mr
Astley judged the fox-terriers. This class filled the souls ol
the Anglo-maniacs with joy. The Blerupton Kennels, owned
by August Belmout Jr., took the trophies. Dnskey Trap,
lately imported by Mr. Belmout, is a mest beautiful dog,
with white body and black-aud-tau marks.

The rough-coated collie dog class was the finest ever exhib-
ited in this county. Nineteen entered Mr. As t ley's ling, and,
after three rounds, only seven bad been put out; finally Ben-
digo got the blue ribbon, aud Ruslyn S^n-sation the red. J.
Pierrepont Morgan this evening offered $1,P00 for Bendigo,
and his offer was accepted.

You will see by the catalogue that the bird dogs are well
represented. There are two hundred setters aud one- bund red
cod forty pointers. Of the pointers judged to-day by Mr.
Davidson, the Graphic Kennel's Bracket, of the Chnpon
Pointer Do^s (55 lbs. and over) Class, t-jok the lirsi t.riz-, iind
Highland Kt-nnel's Robert le Diablo second. Of pointers
(55 lbs. and over)— Djgs— Litllej ihn's Fritz took first, and
Graphic Kennel's Lad of Bow se> ood; and of point* rs (under
55 lbs.)— D. gj— First. G. M. Arnold's Freedom:
YV. Pentz's Brake.

Among the setters yet to b" jn lgf d I very mucli
Royal Albert, from O. Fred Cm vt^'\ WirH
,, Pawtucker, R. I.; he Uu'Ka uw^iid iu . i twui

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ribbon, but he will have some remarkable animals to compete
with. Of the champion Irish setter.-, Tim, owned by Max
WeDZel, is a beautiful Hog with tiue head and body. And
among the pointers remaining to be judged by Mr. Davidson
is the magnificent ^aso of Kippen, whose handsome figure is
on the bill of the show. He is fromtbe Westminster Kennel;
for a neighbor he has the well-known orange and white Bang
Bang of "the same kennel, a dog full of years and honors
Wnile the collies and some other classes were jumping about
and making a general uproar, the pointers were lying quietly
on their benches dreaming of the pleasant autumn dajs, the
flushing of birds, and the ever-welcome bang of shotguns.
But, hiv dear frieud, the bang of the midnight hour warns me
that I must give the dogs a rest and take myself off to bed.
New Yoke, Feb. 21, 1883. E. K.

TRAP.

The above is a very good Ukeness of Mr. Harvey McMurchy,
known to tbe shooting world as "McDuff," and as the travel-
ing represent uive uf the L G Smith gun. Mr. MoMurcby
Bays he is tuirty four years old, and of Scotoh parentage —
although, as with mares that trutin2:30or better, neither ;ige
nor pedigree need be known, bis performances make him
staudard. A bright, witty, likeable man, McMurchy grapples
friends to him-elf with hooks of steel wherever he goes, tind
a secoud visit is looked f irward to with much pleasure. He
is perhaps tbe best shot at inanimate targets in America, and
also shuots very finely at pigeons and in the held, as was
evidenced last year when ha let down high flying honkers on
tbe Suisun marsh.

As Hgent for Mr Smith's guns he has shown great capacity
and has done much to popularize and introduce the excellent
arms of that factor. He will be in California within two or
three weeks, and strmgers will recognize him by the L C.
Suaitb guu whicb he nses, and by 1 is eratic talk about "the
finest pointer dog puppy in America."

Tbe (Jalif jrnia Wijg Shooting Club meets to-morrow at San
Bruno, going down by ihe 8:30 a. m. train from Fourth and
Tuwnseud streets. San Brono in the spring months is a fairy-
land for beauty, aud the Ohio is noted for its g nerous enter-
tainment of those who attend its meetings. It is expected
that Dr. Carver will he present and try his skill with some of
his old-time competitors.

The Parker Gun captured first and third prizes in the Long
Branch Tournament last week.

J. R. Stice has returned to his old love, the Parker, and
Bomemiie of his extraordinary scores on artificial targets
may be looked for.

At Cincinnati, O.

both the contestants were accepted more to beep from freez-
ing than anything else. Had tbe weather been agreeable the
result would undoubtedly been mire even. The fnnny piirt
of the match was that the Captain, by a mistake, used Wick's
sbellB and "Wick the Captaiu's, the result being \Vick, who is
an F.F.F. powder shot, being thrown clean off his judg-
ment as regards holding. However, bad the mistake not
occurred it is doubtful of the loser winning, as tbe Captain
wa9 as much handicapped by the mistake, everything con-
sidered, as hie competitor. Another matoh has been arranged
'ottween tbe two, to take place between the 27th and 29th inst.,
on the grounds of the Independent Gun Club. Tbe match
shot was strictly an accomodating and friendly one, no
money, aside from outside bets, hinging on the result. Tbe
winner, had the weather beeu more favorable, would, without
a doubt, have beaten his score by at least four birds:

Twenty-five pairs American clay birds. Sixteen yards rise, National
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Mr. Fred Butler. Secretary, kindly sends the list of prizes
and handicaps of the Gnn Club for tbe season of *S8. As
usual tbe prizes are rhh and useful, and should atUet a
foil attendance at each meeting of tbe cluh. The prizes are:
first, a Leonard split bamboo rod; second, a gold matchbox,
and third, an extra-finish, half-magazine Winchester rifle.
The conditions under which they will be alloted, are as
f .lows:

The first prize is for tbe best average of any five matches
during the season.

The second prize is for the second best average of any five
matches during tbe season.

Tbe third prize shall be contested for only by tbe mem-
bers wbo shoot in the 26-yards class, and iB for the best
average in this class of any five matches during the season;
but shunld any member in this class win either the first or
second prizj, he shall relinquish all right to the third prize,
and in that event the third prize shall be awarded to tbe
member of this rlass making the next best average.

All ties shall be shot off at the respective distances of each
class at four single birds.

There will be eight regular matches during the season of
1888.

For any member to participate, in the above prizes it will
be necessary for him to shoot in at least five matches during
tbe season.

Any member who shall shoot in all the eight matches
may select his five best scores, and the average will be made
up frnrn them,

The handicaps are:

Thirty-one yards for 10-gauge gun?, 30 yards for 12-
gange guns — Ewing, Orr, Butler.

Thirty Yards — Bahcock, Jellett, Lung, Wilson.

Twenty-eight Yards— G i^lier, Gillette, Kileariff, Swett,
R. B. Woodward, Wattles, H W. Woodward, May.

Twenty-six Yards— Hanson, Hamilton, Havens. Howard,
Grant, Geo. Leviston, Wm Leviston, South, De in. Fox,
Uaegin, Coleman, Riordau, Bourn. Hill. Stilt, Webster.

Tbe officers of the Guu Club for the current year are:
President, Jos. D. Grant; vice-Presi leut, J. H. Jellett; Secre-
tary and Treasurer, Fred S- Butler.

The Gun Club opened the trap s^asou by a meeting at San
Bruno on Washington's Birthday, ali of the conditions being
favorable.

Mr. Wattles from tbe 2S-yard mark scored eleven in the
main matfh and div ded a freeze-out afterward. Messrs.
Butler, Kilgariff and Woodward did some pretty shooting for
their scoies of ten each. Mr. Ewing and Mr. Wilson dropped
to nine, while Messrs. Laing a»id Jellett killed but eight
each, an unusually bad scire for either. The pcores were:

At 12 birds, handicap, for rlub prizes. Referee, W. L. Eyre. Feb.
•11. 1888.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman:— The first match ever
Bhot in this State under the Monaco rules of pigeon shoot-
ing was shot here yesterday morning, Feb. 13th, on the
grounds of the Price's Hill Gun Club, the contestants being
Al. Baudle of this city aud C. E, Verges of Logan, O. The
mitch was for $25 a aide, at live pigeons, and a rarely good
lot they proved to be. Every bird sprung, taking its course
the instant the trap was pulled. The rule the match was
shot under differs from the common rules of pigeon shoot
ing only in tbe boundary — the bird must be dropped dead to
be scored, within a 21-yards boundary, measured straight from
the centre trap and 16 yards from both end traps, an average
of about 17 yards, whereas tbe common rule giyes the shooter
80 yards to drop his bird in. To shoot under the Monaco
rule successfully necessitates a soap shot just of such call-
bar as Bandle. Mr. Verges is well known to the shooting
faternity in the different States, he having won considerable
iu several international contests and defeated some of the
best pigeon shots in tbe country, amorg them the now great
loed shot J. L. Winston, of Covington, Ky. Both gentlemen
decided upon "Mason," of this city as referee, and the match
opened with Bandle of this city at the score:

Twenty flvi live birds each man, from five ground trap3, thirty yard?
rise, Monaco rules governing.

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C. E. Verges I 11110001100111111011100 0-16

Time uf matcb— One bour. Referee— Mason. Trapper— Kelly.

Bmdleusul a 9 A lbs. L C. Smith hammerless 10 gauge, and
Venes a7A lbs. Wesley Richards hamm-rless 12 gauge.

Two days after W. E, Limberg ("Wink") a local celebrity
at d mble-bird sbootiug. ag in met with a defeat on tbe same
er ,-,nn is itt the hands of Capt. A. W. West, of P-irkersburp,
T* wt Va-, reputed to he the best shot of bis State. The r^ay
for the. snooting was an exceptionally difficult one, the trap*
b-i-ag very unreliable, aud the wind against the shooters, the

m ,ke of the first barrel puffing up dead agaiost tbe shooter,
making the second barrel shot more a piece of guess work
r.han skill. Then, t™, the birds as thrown and accepted by

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The r turn match between Mr. John Kerrigan and Dr. W.
F. Carver was shot on Sunday last at tbe Haight-street Ball
Grounds. The terms were fifty singles, at 30 yards rise, ground
traps, aud 25 pairs at 18 yards rise, from plunge traps. Tbe
ease with which the Doctor won the first match with Mr.
Kerrigan rather prejudiced judgment in his favor, and the
result of the last match in nowise disturbed the favorable
opiniou. The birds were a trifle belter thau on the former
occasion, and mauy of tbem were dark, low flyers, which were
bard to hit. Dr. Carver did not seem in that r ite form, being
fur him a little slow. He allowed most of bis birds to get a
yard or two further from the traps than wheu he shot before.
At double birds be did some very hue shooting, the best
being done when tbe birds were quick from the imps. At
singles Dr. Carver scored tuds of ten twice aud ran twenty
once, while at tbe doubles ho killed fourteen pairs out of
twenty-five.

Mr. Kerrigan opened in good Rtyle, killing twelve straight
over the ground traps. But he broke then, and of tbe thirty-
eight remaining be scored hut twenty-two. At pairs be was
ba-lly rattled, missing the two firft and getting hut sis pairs
in the match. He was slow with tbe first barrel aud shot
behind with second. It wa3 expected that his best work would
be done on tbe doubles, but he went to pieces and could not
do much. Mr. Ned Fay acted as referee.

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ROD.

An instance of tbe perfection to which facilities for travel
have been brought, is the recent trip made by General
Edward Kirkpatiick of this city, noted among anglers as a
skilled and uniformly successful fisherman. Iu September
last, the general stalled with his family for a pleasare jaunt,
without any definite plan as to the places to be visited.
Before leaving be agreed to meet a client at bis office on
March 1st. The trip included a stay in Pennsylvania, a
mouth in Paris, the holidays in England, and several little
side excursions. It was pioloneed uutil there remained jast
time to rench this city from England to meet his engage-
ment. Close connections were madet hroughout the long
journey, and on February 29tb, he landed here sound and
hearty, and full of information relative to angling and shoot-
ing among English friends. "We hope to receive some notes
of travel from him.

How Three Members of the Pair Sex Went

Fishing.

[By Petbonfixa.]

NO. 8. — FAREWELL.

Jester.— Be assured, sir, more wickedness dotb lie under a grave

than a merry countenance: and he wbo laughs loudest in this world

will sine sweetest in the next. My bells never cease jingllvg except

at death or a parting.

Anne did not fall in readily with Kate'a plan of dreamiug.
For some moids she might choose it, but ordinarily her
time was devoted to other oxer^ises than what she described
as mental gymnastics of tbe Arabian Night's description.
To-day the role of torment ir presented a more alluring pros-
pect, and was attended with tangible results which kept her
talent for laughter constantly occupied. Her first victim
happened to be Squib. The rent in his sbirt, she averred,
had exasperated her long enough, and must be mended.
Whereupon she armed herself with a coarse needle and some
blue thread, arranged the nervous Bcri'ein a low cnair and
proceeded to inflict on him a mending tLat was like to occupy
a place in his memory for many days. The needle seemed
always about to pierce his ear or put out an optic, or make
him and his shirt one, and he was ready to kneel down aiid
give thanks when the work was done and no more serious
injury than a scratch or two, exacted as price for a very neat
piece of darning.

"Though I really think you might be gallant enough to
make me some lemonade," said the seamstress in an insin-
uaiiug tone.

Squib would be only too glad, quite delighted, you know,
and everything else thnt implied willingness, when he went
about the first one; but as it came to a third he objected, and
from the mos' Christian motives added a trifle of whiskey,
fearing so much cold water and acid might prove injurious.
This made Anne remember tbe story of a biter bitten, so she
withdrew her attentions from Squib and bestowed them on
Kate.

"I know what you're at," she said, running some stems of
bearded grass between the little woman's collar and her
throat. "You're thinking up rhymeB, idealizing common-
place feeling, and makii-g your miDd trot hi-re aod there at
tbe call of a hundred other absurdities. It will spoil you
some dny."

'"I leave absurdities to you," answered Kate, as she drew
her head down and pnsoued the grass. "My chances are
better than yours. Mr. Squib did you ever hear aDy of
Anne's rhyme*? Their ohief ingredients are conceit aud
untruth. She is her own heroin?, and always poses as a
maiden 'who ne'er has been courted by man,' when we all
know "

"That two and two make four," interrupted Anne, laugh-
ing and throwing a quick, cautioning giance toward Gertrude
whose eldt st brother was the individual so caustically por-
traved for the benefit of Squib.

"Yon see I must have a rhyme for Anne, and man comes
handiest; that's all"

"Why not try oft with it? The English would be quite as
good, you know.'*

"Bnt not nearly so modest, you must allow. And a per-
son of my youth and generally unsophisticated habit of
mind should always cultivate a modicum of diffidence. It
adds a ereat charm. There's nothing so painful as breezy
forwardness It's apt to be natural, too, aod that's very much
agaiust it. Aglicial strata of prudery is the quite correct
thing. Tbe meu are keot at a distance by it. So much
to be desired, that— the reflection t at every man you meet
would propose if you would only permit him, is my comfort-
i ing after 29."

Here Anne pursed up her lips, folded her hands and
looked so much the typical maiden of uncertain age, that
each member of the party sent a ringing laugh over tbe
water.

It is so easy to laugh when you can lie on the grass with
faco turned toward the sky; when care is only a shadowy
spectre iu the distance, and the heating life of the world has
ceHsed to press acainBt your own!

Of all tbe joyous peels Gertrude's was the faintest aDd
most short-lived. Her gay spirits of tbe morning were fast
stealing away with the minutes that continned to proclaim
ihe absence of JRalph. In vain, Squib, like Mr-. Carlyle's
foreign friend "with the best intentions always nnfortnnate,"
made suggestion after suggestion in the most delicate man-
ner to account for this prolonged Btay. All seemed to make
matters worse, aud Milo finally put an end to them by Btating
it as his belief that Holden was either fishing for a record,
or, what whs even more probable, had lain down on the
bnuk somewhere and fallen asleep.

"To the utter discomforture of his horse and those nearer
and dearer." said Anne, with a comical rolling of the eyes
that made Gertrude smile in spite of her pre-iccnpatioo.

But sm'ling when the heart aches is poor work, and re-
quires more strength of will than Gertrude could boast; so
as her friends became interested in a discussion concerning
"Dawson's Pleasures of ADgling," about which ehe knew no

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more than if it were written in Coptic, she stole away to a
little kDot of trees by the roadside and indulged in her old
Bolance of tears. Kate made an attempt lo follow, bnt Anne
drew her back and insisted on beginning preparations for
dinner.

"We've waited long enough," she said decidedly. "Why,
it's 3 o'clock now! I, for one, don't fancy rushing through
eating and packing at electrical speed to gratify one simple
fraction of a man."

"You hear that, Milo? Anne's not to be trifled with in
such a mood. Must we go over there and pick up sticks
for the fire? I'm dreadfully lazy to-day."

"And you may be ten times lazier with my full consent,
little girl- Squib and I have our plans all laid for the final
meal. Come, old boy, borrow an apron from Miss Anne and
follow me."

Squib objected seriously to having the strings of this article
of feminine apparel tied around his neck, but Anne, as
usual, knew her own mind too well to bear dispute, and he
could only be patient and swear vengeance on Milo for so
unnecessary a suggestion.

It is quite the way of women to scoff at men untrained in
the profession as cooks. To my mind there is grave injus-
tice in this. Frankly, of course, the way of woman is not the
way of man, and dishes washed iu water and dried with a
towel must be cleaner than those licked by a dog and rolled
in the sand. At the same time a mau might fail in dish-
washing and be a very good cook, or he might have traveled
about enough with the gentler sex: to have mastered the
noble art of scullery as well as the higher one of culinary
science. This was how Milo aud Squib thought it was with
them, and they were not far wrong, though there had become
connected with their art several parentheticd periods of in-
dnlgonce which sometimes interfered with the proper brown
of a fish or the exact ■■ turn " of a biscuit.

To-day the larder presented a "picked" appearance, and
they were under the necessity of piling availables on the
kitchen table in order to make any sort of a choice. This
immediately reminded Squib of another experience in which
he had performed great feats with a cupful (?) of flour and
a pound of dried venison, Next they got into a discussion
about the best plan of curing meat, and wandered off in the
woods with quail and deer. Then Milo sat down and lighted
his pipe, while Squib leaned against the window and puffed
at a cigarette. The smoke made them give a thought to the
fire which they had started several minutes ago, and which,
in the meantime, had chosen to go out,

"Darn! this will never do," said Mile, dragging the lids off
with his fingers regardless of the lifter that lay directly in
front of him. "Puss over that paper and the rest of the
twigs. Now she goes! Come, Squib, search the closet for
potatoes and onions."

Squib searched and found a scant supply of the former
which he washed and put into the oven almost before the
first degree of heat was perceptible, and a great abundance of
the litter which were deposited ou the table. He was not
particularly delighted that there were so many of these, and
even this small amount of pleasure disappeared as he sei
abont preparing them for the pan.

''Deucedly nasty sort of vegetable to be familiar with —
an onion, eh, Milo?" In his tearful excitement be untied the
apton and used it, so a handkerchief might be spared the
pungent odor.

Milo agreed, but could not offer assistance; his wits were
too much engaged trying to find a can of pale, not in fluid
condition, and ia maintaining anything like an even degree
of heat under the kettles on the stove — cooking with wood
being a sort of entertainment calculated to enlarge the
patience rather than the usefulness of an individual.

But at list the water was boiling, the potatoes baking, th^
6sh drying aud the onions curling and simmering in true
camp style. Dinner from keeping aloof as a doubtful myth
had advanced to a state of certainty compatible with relaxa-
tion; and the cookB fell to smoking again, and this time, also,
ventured to indulge in a brown drink, which, combined with
the heated atmosphere, gave evidence of exhilarating proper-
ties. This probably accounted for the fact that the table was
laid with picturesque carelessness, that Kib had his cold
meat on the kitchen floor, and that the dessert consisted of
pale defoie gras (still in fluid condition) sea foam crackers,
Menauta cheese and Apollmaris water.

"Now if that villain would only pnt iu an appearance, " said
Milo as he pinched a potatoe and found it approaching the
first stage of mealy delieionsness, "what a royal wind-up we
might have! Mind, now, I'm to mix him a drink. I owe
him something for last night's trick."

'"Don't you "think you'd better pass that over to me? You'll
be sure to give out on it."

"Yes. if yon promise not to fix up some Bohemian killer.
We don't want any stupidity or maniac glee. There's noth-
ing iu it but meanness. Ralph's been all out of feather on
this trip, and his wits need stirring. Now is a good time to
do it."

Meanwhile the "fraction of a man," or "villain" or by what-
ever other evil-sounding but well-meant name we choose to
call him, was riding slowly along the stage road nndershadow of
oak and soft maple, whistling vigorously and thinking of things
other than sport and its delights. He was not yet in "high
feather," though the basket at bis side held 100 as pretty fish
as ever swam, and the stock of flies in his book represented
capital equal to many more excursions.

But the happiness of man, though largely made up of faac-
lional divisions, shows, nevertheless, many units, and one
morning's success looks very minute when grouped among
the deeper and fuller occurrences which go to make up life.
Again a man might be possessed of all the kingdoms of the
world and still pine for righteousness, though lacking moral
force to acquire it by a necessary sacrifice of grosser things.
This, in one sense of the word, was how matters Btood with
Kalph. He wanted his wife's affection bnt would make no
effort to hold it.

"Women were jealous things, anyhow," he soliloquized as
he rode along. "You never oonld suit them. They had large
idens on bonnets and mantles."

"Narrow? Yery. But juBt stop and think how natural it
is to borrow a neighbor's unsightly cloak to cover our own
deformity, that remark may be drawn to it rather than
allowed to settle upon us, and your criticism will lose some of
its sharpness. Ralph was no blinder than your most be-
loved friend, and he still had grace to suffer, which, perhaps,
your friend has not. ThiB undertow of suffering, which, in
spite of every attempt at self-justification pulled his heart-
strings without cessation, kept dulling the day, and made him
go over and over Gertrude's babyish sraallness and lack of
trust until his married life and everything about it seemed
flimsy and good-for-nothing.

"I suppose she'll not speak to me for a day or two after
this," he broke out again. "Confound it! I wouldn't have
gone at all if she hann' t kept dinging at me about her mother!
What the devil are you trying to do ? Want to pitch me down
the'hill?"

This last rem it am 0 "! dressed to his horse, which, catch-

ing sight of Gertrude a few feet ahead, shied suddenly and |
nearly turned him out of the saddle. And when he fully I
realized what object bad startled the animal, I am afraid he
was guilty of wiehing he had gone over the bank.

Fortunately for herself and other interested parties Ger-
trude had given over crying and was decorating the old felt
hat which lay in her lap with sprays of wild honey-suckle.
A band of sunlight stole in among the shadows and rested
on her soft, curling hair, toochiDg it with a deeper gold; her
eyes were downcast when Ralph first saw her, but the sudden
scrambling and talking caused them to open wide in wonder-
ment, and acrosB the fair, round cheek, already delicately
tinted as the heart of a shell, there rushed a sudden wave of
red.

It was, perhaps, fortunate that she had no time to arrange
a romantic plan, but seemed forced to act with perfect
naturalness.

"1 hope yon got some fish," she said, standing aside that
he might turn down tne hill.

"Do you? I'm glad of that. Yes, I brought in one hun-
dred, all good size, too. Will you come down aud get the
basket? They are worth seeing."

She followed quickly; he threw the strap lightly over his
head and gave her the basket, then dismounted and tied his
horse.

A week ago she would have held anything containing fish
at arm's length, and made some comment on his flannel
shirt; but she had learned a new lesson and could understand
and appreciate the enjoyment incident to a "catch," may even
imagine a degree of enthusiusm calculated to bring about
forgetfulness of what might be considered grave matters.
The majority of women need only a little breadth of education
in order to meet men on their own ground. A canary born
and Teared in the house might have some difficulty at first
in following the flight of a very much less gifted wild-wood
rover; but give its wings a chance to do what nature intended
and cause of complaint will soon disappear. It was Ger-
trude's first attempt at flying. The wunder was she came
out so well.

When Ralph had time to look he was greatly surprised to
see her handling the fish without comment on their "horrid
slime."

"I would like to have caught that one," she said., taking
the largest out and holding it up in the sunlight. "How
pleased you must be!"

"I am. Will you give me the basket?" He was looking
at ber very intently.

"Certainly," she said, glancing up shyly and taking a
step forward.

A surly oak root determined at this point to interfere. It
caught Gertrude's foot with a sudden audacity that, but for
Ralph's arm, would have laid the foundation of an ugly fall,
supplemented with no end of bruises and scratches. And
even the arm, withy and strong as it was, had much work to
ward off such a result; but the task seemed nothing because
of the reward that a certain pair of red lips immediately
bestowed.

What more natural when this had come about than that
the two, regardless of rod and basket, should 6it down and
talk over the last four or five days; tell how miserable they
had been, promise it should never happen again, and finally
start toward the cabin with spirits several degrees above the
medium point.

"Hurrah!" said Anne to Kate as she saw them coming;
"something has happened that will delight your heart of
hearts. See, Gertrude carries the rod so 'great heart' can
keep his arm around her. Jolly, sensible girl!"

"Get a good basket, Mr. Holden?" asked Kate as they
came near.

'■Very fair."

"Very fair," said Gertrude, *T should think it was. Just
look, Kate."

The basket was opened and its contents liberally praised.

"I guess we'll have to forgive you for deserting us," said
Anne. "I almost wish I had followed suit. Butcher hasn't
been there, evidently."

"Not from present appearances. Of course I fished and
did nothing else. Where's the masculine contingent?"

"Iu the kitchen getting dinner. "Don't you hear the
mysterious sounds? I'm sure something has happened to
that last bottle of 'Sour Mash.' "

"I must see what it is," said Ralph, picking op his basket
and disappearing.

"Hello," said Milo, joyfully, as Ralph looked into the
kitchen. ''Almost ready for you. old boy."

"Just the fellow we're looking for," said Squib. "Let me
mix you a glass. The old kind — nectar, you know."

Squib bustled around for a few minutes, and then handed
Ralph a glass of that Bame mysterious, brown liquid which
seemed to have no other name than "sh-h-h."

"That was the best of its kind!" exclaimed Ralph setting
down the glass. "Skip the frying a minute and take a peep
at my catch."

"The prettiest basket I've seen this season," Baid Milo,
taking his cooking knife and fork in one hand that he might
turn the fish over more readily. "By George! that's a beauty
for a stream fish. Must be Beven or eight inches long."

'•Fine! tine!" came from Squib meditatively. "Holdeu,
old boy, you're pretty near the top with a leader and flies!
Here give me a pan and I'll clean them before dinner. You
stay here and help Brandt."

It is easy to say the fish were soon cleaned, and to tell how
fresh and silvery they looked after a thorough rinsing in the
clear water of the creek. But Anne and Kate, who had
chosen to take part in the labor of cleaning them, gave many
an anxious sigh before the last one lay in its place, and Squib
came up from the creek with streams of perspiration, trickling
in among his whiskers.

"Will you cook these to-night, Milo?" asked Kate, thrust-
ing her head in the kitchen, only to be driven out by a
threatened sprinkling.

"No, no. Those go into Cloverdale to amuse the butcher;
eh, Squib?"

"Yes, sir."

While searching for a towel Squib came upen Ralph in the
back chamber very much polished as to complexion, and
exact as to cravat, but in trouble with a pair of button-boots
which for some reason— at once patent to the observer's
understanding — refused to be fastened.

"What are you laughing at?" he demanded of Squib, who
was seemingly intent on drying his face.

"Nothing, nothing at all, my boy. Milo, I say, come in
here a second."

Milo appeared at the donr, his pipe in hiB mouth, and a
strong odor of onions and coffee clinging to his beard.

"What's up now? " he asked leisurely. "Ralph, you're on
the wrong track. You can't button shoes with a corkscrew."

Ralph laughed low, muttered something about the sun and
his head, and told his friends to "clear out," which they did
with no further observation. By this time Ralph had come
to a conclusion about glasses of nectar, and resolved to prove
himself superior to their effects.

He felt merry, why not show it? Tra la, tra la, tra la.
What ailed hu cravat that it slid from side to side. This
looking-glass was crocked, something must be pulling it
round. Then crime the call to dinner. Steady? he was steady
as the wheel of a ship. No one at table would be fuller of
dignified gayety. He stood up, gave his flannel shirt (by
this time grey rather than white) a settling jerk, and stepped
out into the hall, fixing his eyes, and taking some stiff, tragic
Bteps in a circle.

"Dick Deadeye! make way for him!" said Kate, checking
Kib, who seemed to think the occasion merited some furious
barking.

"Come round by me, old boy," said Milo. "I've located
in front of the substantials. No fal-de-rais on my bill of
fare."

Ralph pinched Gertrude's cheek as he passed her to take a
seat between Squib and Milo.

If you will bear iu mind that the hero of this dnj 's fishing
had eaten nothing but sandwiches for a good many hours,
you will understand just how boiled eggs, onions, fi-h, curried
oysters, cheese, pale, and everything else disappeared from
before him, and appreciate what excellent dige.-i:on Nature
had bestowed that he did not suffer from their combined
effects until twelve hours after, wben even intellect became
so deadened that a French sentence, said with telegraphic
rapidity which rendered itpeifectly unintelligible, repiesented
the sole remains of to-day's brilliancy.

But just at present Anne, Kate, Squib and everjone else
wtre thrown qnite out of view. He even robbed Milo of the
post of story-teller, and amused the company by anecdotes of
a colored waiter in a house where he once boarded who spent
every leisure moment personating Topsy to an audience of
blank, white walls as unappreciative as the rats bef.-re whom
Tom Tulliver's fencing master was wont to make bis cleverest
thrusts, until the boys uf whom Ralph s; id he was one hid
themselves in a closet, and at the proper moment disconcerted
the ambitious mulatto by a burst of applause so unexpected
that it killed his genius on the spot.

"Then be used to sing for us in the cellar when the fathers
and mothers were safe at the theatre. Oh, it was great fun !
The way 'Old Kentucky Home' acd 'Kittie Lee' used to ring
out on dark nights was thrilling. It beat everything. By
the way, Gert, get out your mandolin. I feel just like siDg-
ing now. Start up an accompaniment to The Fisher's Toast
which our modest friend Squib wrote oa the Cornish Coast,
or in some other romantic spot. Never mind too soon after
dinner. The mood's everything. Go on, and we'll make
these old boards ache to join us."

Ralph was not often willing to sing in this haphazard
fashion. Like all men gifted with really fine voices he seemed
fond of husbanding his notes, and rare were the occasions on
wLich the clear, full tenor rang out as it did when he stocd
up in his place and sang:

Come fill your glasses, my fisher lads,

And drink to the lasses fair!
Come fill your glasses, my fisher lads,

And laugh at the storm's despair!

Let the biilows brea's on the sounding bar,

An.i the foam wreath rock and wave;
Let the black clouds bury each watching star,

And the fierce winds loudly lave.
Stiil our hearts are light as the breakers' crown,

For we're sheltered snug and dry.
There's never a care but our host can drown,
■When he stirs the steaming rye.

Tben fill your glasses, my fisher lads,

And drink to the lasses fairl
Then fill your glasses, my fisher lads.
And laugh at the storm's despair!

Here's a glass to the eyes of steady blue,

And one lo the restless grey.
With an extra cup lor the brown so true;

And two for tr/e black alway!
Here's to a lass sad and tearful to-night,

Who prays for her absent lad.
May that virgin prayer curb the tempest's might.
And leave some poor fisher glad.

Then fill your glasses, my fisher lads,

And drink to this las>ie fair,
Tben fill your glasses, my rtbher U 's,
i or to-morrow the stoi in we dare.

"More! more!" came from every side, as soo-i as breath
could be recovered after the chorus:

"Not just now," said Ralph, with decision. ''It's creepirg
along toward five o'clock. What are the plans? I'm all iu
the dark."

"Very simple, indeed," answered Kate. "First we do the
work, then dress, pack our satchels, and wait for tbe wagon."

"Simple as they are, I think we'd belter be moving. Seven
o'clock will be here before yon know it, and I've wrestled
with the windows of this place before," came from Milo.

"But after that?" inquired Ralpb, only half satisfied.

"Oh, we have a jolly time in Cloverdale, and an easy trip
home, with a grand flourish at Kate's to-morrow night," said
Gertrude, picking a pretty Spanish serenade on the mando-
line.

"You see we don't seem to count much," said Squib, mak-
ing himself useful about the dishes. "It's awfully pleasant,
all the same."

"Yes, and you're awfully in the way just now," said Anne.
"We'll wash the dishes and attend to the general honsewoik.
You go out and smoke, every one of you."

They lost no time in following this arrangement, and the
interior of the cabin, before an hour more bad passed, presen-
ted as neat an appearance as on the day of arrival. Dressing
and packing took op more time thou was anticipated, and
the horses and wagon were waiting some moment b before Kate
expressed a desire to have the stout boards put up to the
windows aud the key turned in the padlock ot the door.

Ralph took the mandolin from Gertrude, and wheu they
had reached the road and were looking down on the quiet
spot over which longshades wc*> t.pinnwfltn p-rePD. "Now,"
said he, "tvb will have our other soQg. Let it be Airs.
Brandt's Farewell, so we can all join."

The driver stood by his borseB, and Milo, Squib and Ralph
by theirs, with Kate and Kib, Anne and Gertrude at one
side, while these words went forth in tuneful adieu to tbe
scene of so many pleasant experiences:

Farewell ye streams that swiftly flow,
Ye dreaming flowers with be^da bent low.
Farewell sweet boughs whose treasures green
Are silvered now by twilight's sheen.

Farewell, farewell!
Within ™y soul is deep unrest,
A stubborn spirit rules my breast,
Vour tender charm bas been to nie
Support in sore adversity.

Farewell, farewell!
Did true lovo nestle in my heart.
No grace Its coming could Impart,
A burnlnj flame it straightway grew,
That sent me maddened back to you.

Farewell, farewell'
Your voice is truth, your touch is peace,
They bid my wildest loggings cease,
And gentle thoughts spring up to bless
Each freighted hour of idleness.

r.t ■ welt, f

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''Shinney on Your Own ftide"--Sire and Dam
Iu ihe Februa-y number of Wallaces Monthly the
» di'or gives us the above caution, and it. brought forcibly
to tnind an occurrence of more than fifty years ago. A
rap with a "shindy" over the left eye left a mark which
has trouble! phrenologists, as there was a lack of a mate
to the corresponding bump on the other side, the eye-
brow covering the scar. As wo recall the scrimmage
taere is me recollection of another broken head, though
it may be we got the hardest lick. However that re-
sumed we return the present advice with a good deal of
confidence that we had the best of Lhe original argument.
Mr. Wallace's first proposition was ibat Messenger
possessed and transmitted qualities that no thoroughbred
horse in the experience of man ever possessed or traus-
niired." In answer we instanced Mambrino. Now, Mr.
Wallace requires us to name a horse outside of the de-
scealaitts of Messenger which has snown the qualities,
and if we were to attempt it he would break our shindy
a' his first, guard. But still Mambrino had only half of
. ,s sire's blood, and twist it as you will the influence of
< .i dam cannot be entirely ignored, A3 Mambrino is
qoa/ conceded to have been the most potent son of the
grandest of all the progenitors of fast trotters, his dam
must be given due credit. That his next best aoD,

Bishop's Hanibletonian, was from a mare nearly if not
quite thoroughbred is cumulative p^oof that further addi-
tions of that blood were advantageous. When the son
excels the sire the testimony in favor of the dam is of the
strongest character, and it would be just as fair to give
Abdallah all the credit of the Hambletonian family as to
award all the praise of the tribes which Mambrino
founded to his sire.

A short no* ice in the paper of last week has elic^ed a
good deal of discussion and not a few direct questions.
In that The Mcor was credited with a part of the honor
of the Beautiful Bells family aud of Sable Wilkes, and
we have been requested to make a more thorough analy-
sis of the situation. The article by Mr. Wallace is s&
peculiarly applicable that it is copied elsewhere and the
whole of it given in order that his reasoning may be
properly understood. While the basis of our argument
will be built on the same ground that Mr- Wallace has
seleced, it will necessarily be more specific, individual
oharacterist ics being depended upon for a t borough
exemplification.

Regarding the p.oper credits to be awarded to the
male and female sides, and an equitable division made,
the only proof admissible is what has been snown. It
is unnecessary to go very far back, as there will be few
to dispute the merits of the ancestry on all sides. The
dams of Beautiful B.dls and Sable have gained a very
high place among trotting brood-mares; the sires of
Electioneer and Guy Wilkes are on the topmost round;
Minnehaha was bred to The Moor and his son Sultan,
and there was not a failure. Gretchen was bred to three
horses of entirely different strains of blood, and bore fast
trotters ^o each. The daughter of Minnehaha is bred to
one horse, Electioneer, and throws a succession of great
performers, and in speaking of them it is only necessary
to refer to the article of last week with the passing com-
ment that the estimate was too low, as is shown by the
lately received report of the sale of Bell Boy for more
than $30,000. Now it will be a: once admitted that the
task of dividing the credit between Electioneer and
Beautiful Bells, authoritatively saying to which must he
given the greatest share is anything but an easy job.
Electioneer has got a great many performers of a high
class; he has got more speed fiom other mares, though
in the aggregate, the daughter of The Moor occupies the
first place. From a mare by St. Clair he has got his
fastest; from a mare by A.W. Richmond the second fastest
The third and fourth, when measured by speed, are from
mares by Culver's Black Hawk and Mohawk Chief, and
from thoroughbred mares the tvo fastest stallions bred
by his owner. To show more plainly the "potency" ol
Electioneer and the '•transmission of qualities" from
different dams, a table of his 2.20 performers will bu in
keeping.

Name. Sire of Dam.

2:16, Manzanita St. Clnir.

2:16$, Auteeo A. W. Richmoud.

2:17£, Adair Culver's BUck Hawk.

2:17.1, Lot Slucum Aluhawk Chief.

2:1SJ, Bunita. St. Clair.

2:19.1, Hind* R »se The Moor.

2:19.1, Autevolo A. W. Richmond.

2:2li, Ansel Lexington.

2:20, Albeit W Johu Nelson,

Leaving everything out of consideration, excepting
the bare showing which Time makes, and the first plact
among the mares which have h id progeny by Elec-
tioneer mus* be given to Si. Clair, the secouG to A. W
Richmond, the third aud fourth divided betweeu Mohawk
Chief and Culver's Black Hawk, the fifth to The Moor,
the sixth and seventh di/idea between Lexington aim
John Nelson. From this data the sire would obtain th
greatejt share of the credit of the family. Pusitiv--
transmission of qualifies, irrespective of the breeding of
the dams, or more properly stated through dams of differ-
ent blood, is a grind test of capacity. It would have
been a more thorough test of Beiutiful Bells aud hfci
dam had there been a greater variety of sires.

Gretchen stands the test triumphantly. By A. W
Richmond she had her fastest when measured by the
record, and 2:19^ is a good mark; by The Moor she had
Del Sur, 2:24 L, and by Woodford Mambiino, Iuca, 2:27.
Her daughter Sable, Mr. Rose informed us, was the fast-
est colt bred at Sunny Slope up to that, time, and
another daughter by The M001 was also very fast.

There is comparatively little data on the side of the
6ire and dam of Sable Wilkes. That he is the best from
either goes without saying. Not that their progeny is
restricted to this single example, as Sable had a filly by
Poscora Hayward, and from the time she has been in
the stud it is likely that there are others. Guy Wilkes,
we are informed by a man who foruerly was in the
employ of his breeder, has two of his get, foaled before
the horse came to California, and Goldsmith had others
iu train last summer. There is no way, then, to separate
the claims by those who have only public records for
guides, aud iu this case our readers cau take their choice
until more is known. Should Sable Wilkes show the
determination and gameness of his sire, we will give him

the biggest part of the honor. The progeny of Gretchen
has been charged with softness, but as that is a common
accusation when an effort is made to run down horses,
we give it small consideration. The colt should cer-
tainly possess that niuch-desir. d quality. His action
is better, and his form fully as good, so that he should
not fall behind his progenitor. That The Moor has won
great honor apart from what he has gained by animals
bred by his importer is too plain to be dispu'ed, and even
critics who will not admit any good 10 be found in horses
outside of those they are interested in cannot make a case
against the California representative of the Clays.

We will not present the claims of the patriarch cf the
Clay and Bishaw families as being wortoy of the rank
conceded M-jssenger. Were that done there would be
another broken shindy with scarcely a fraction of it left.
His greatest son not only brought in more thoroughbred
blood, but a portion of that from Messenger. As Mr.
Wallace truly says, there has been a vast amount of
humbug regarding thoroughbreds, not the least of which
is the rating of a little Arab or even The Barb above such
a horse as Messenger.

Horse and Doe-

Mr. Wallace illustrates the necessity of adhering to
trotting strains by instancing pointer dogs. Now it will
not answer to state that there are different degrees of
heredity in horses and dogs and have the statement
accepted literally, and yet it may be true. All horses
have an inheritance of trotting action, or no nearly all
that in the many which have come under our observa-
tion there was not an exception. But there are few races
of dogs which possess a natural instinct to point, »nd
therefore it could scarcely be expected that wheu non-
pointing blood predominates the tendency should sur-
vive.

The mysteries of scent are unfathomable. Whatever
the subtle essence may be which is called scent, perfume
or even overpowering stench, it is only revealed through
the organs created for the purpose. It is too filamentous
for the microscope to bring to light, nothing for the
most acute feeling to discover, intangible to every sense
save the olfactory nerves.

There is little question that every dog which is en-
downed wi'h an exquisite sense of smeil could bn taught
to point. We have a well-authenticated account of a pig
which had acquired the accomplishment, though it would
hardly pay to give lessons to pigs and dogs which could
only be made serviceable through great and diligent
labor. This simile might be used to show the wisdom of
rejecting all others thin acknowledged trotting s rains
wheu the object was to breed fast trotters, but there is in
rpalily no analogy. The bull-dog was used for a cross
01 the greyhound with good success, and we believe that
pointers originated from a cross between setters and some
smoo'h-haired race.

Fast troiters had their origin in the same animals from
which fast gallopers have descended, and so there are the
original elements to experiment with. A man may not
have the inclination or means to inaugurate expeusive
experinieii-s, though the coup ing of horses of any kind
with the expec atiou of obtaining a high rate of speed is
more or less experimental. But when the fastest of all
the fa^t tro'ters, the second fastest and a great number
of performers of more than average ability come from
dams which are only one remove from the blood-horse,
it is no louger an off chance. There is more of a chance
in the first remove, as that is the first trial of an experi-
ment, though there are compensating probabilities. An
untried mare of any breeding is an unknown quality.
She, regardless of family connections, is certainly en-
dowed with the trotting faculty, and oue of the outward
signs of fast trottiug capacity is the form which is found
10 rule in animals which cau show great speed. Apart
that pointers are of a peculiar type of physical conforma-
tion, there is nothing to show the possession of singular
qualifications. Neither can the fastest trotter or the
fastest race- horse be absolutely selected from the sha^e,
aud the possession cau alone be determined from actual
trial.

Mr. Wallace lays a good deal of stress on the charge
that Planet aud Glencoe had not produced trotters when
restricted to a mingling of these two strains. If it were
proved beyond a doubt that Planet""and Glencoe did not
give the light mixture, but that Planet and Glencoe in
the daui, united to Hambletonian and Clay in the sire,
resulted in such animals as Palo Alto and Gertrude Rus-
sell, there would be good sense in making the combiua-
lion. But Glencoe blood is not so rare in fast trotters.
In California a grandson, Colonel L-wis, beat Fullerton
and Occident in 2:18$, 2:19^,2:21, and that was ten years
ago, and practically his first season on the track. Last
season another grandson, Longfellow, trotted close to
2:20, and others of the blood have demons'raied that
they possessed the knack. The dam of the phenomenal
pacer Arrow is a granddaughter of Glencoe, and the
dams of Richmond and Pope Leo are also only two
removes from the "lusty Newmarket Stallion. "

1888

JP*t gmte and Jtytfrtstuwtt.

0(

J_iOs Anffeles Spring Meeting:.

Tbe openin •; meetiug for 1888 in Cilifornia will be at
Los Angeles, tbe dates from April lCkh to 14th inclus-
ive. An attractive programme is presented, and the
entries will close on March loth, at midnight. Tue
advertisement gives all the needed information for those
who have horses toengage.though we desire to add a word
or two. There could not be a better time of the year fur
up-country folk to visit Los Angeles. The early pari
and middle of April in that «eclion is as beauriful in
weather and scenic attractions as can be desired. It is the
longest kiad of odds that there will be do negligence on
the part of the clerk who has charge of sunshine and
balmy air, and that thise will be dispensed with a boun-
tiful hand.

The trip is a pleasant excursion. In less than twenty-
four hours the Ui -stance between Sm Francisco and Los
Augeles is accomplished, and with all the present-day
comforts of railway travel. Wuile it is not likely that
race-horses of »his section will compete, owing to the:
Blood Horse Meeting being so near at hand, there are
plenty South of here to ensure large fields in all of the
eveuts. But there is nothing in the way oi trotters
eno-a^ing in the trip, and there are three classes which
are still open, viz , 2:27, 2:35, and 2=25, with "money
enough to i>ay expenses to those who are fortunate in
capturing the brackets. The speculatively inclined will
enjoy plenty of opportuni y to gratify their desires, as
there is plenty of money in that section, and a goodly
share of it iu hands willing to post it. Los Angeles is
unquestiouaoly one of the briskest towns on the coast, in
face we have heard men claim that it was the liveliest,
and when that is the case the races are sure to bring out
a large attendance. No one need fear a dull time, as the
horses are there as well as the people, and with a few
outsiders to give zest th- sport is sure to be first-rate.
That section of California has established a very high
reputation as the birthplace of fast horses, racers, trot-
ters, and oncers of classes which are at the very top, and
gaining greater celebrity with every year. They have
stood the most severe tests at home and abroad, and
come out of the contests with flying colors. It is not
out of the way to auticipate that the coming meeting
will be a good one in every respect, aud that visitors
will be well repaid for their journey.

Abnormal Teeth.

Bay District Course.

"We managed to get away last Sunday morning as far
as the Bay District Track. It was super-glorious in the
way ot weather, and the trip across the bay, the ride on
the McAllister street cable cars, and the walk from the
terminus on the hill to the course were all enjoyable.
The sun shone brightly, lhe air was warm, and all of the
surroundings in keeping. The track was iu fine shape,
quite a number of horses -.xercisiug, some of tbe trainers,
evidently apprehensive of an unfavorable change in the
weather, wotting out. Elec:or and Palaliua had a two-
handed reel, and right well they moved through the last
quarter. Elector has been laid up for suine time, but now
he seems to be right all around. He is a very handsome
horse, with aciion that is hard to excel and a flight of
Bpeed that few surpass. Sjiueway he has been lost sight
of, and we must acknowledge forget fulness or he would
certainly have been rated as a promising candidate fur
the honors of the National. Some two years ago we saw
him trot half a nii'ie in a race 1:10, and then he was lame.
From what we saw at this visit it is not unlikely that he
will add another name to the long list of Electioneers in
the 2:20 list. Palatiua also moved well, albeit the stal-
lion carried her to a break a little before reaching the
•wire. There was little time to look about. Some of the
racers under the charge of Longfellow, the Joe Hookers
belou^iu0- to Mr. Adams, and line looking colts th y are;
a "lance at a two-year-old, which Lindsey has, by H*ui-
bletouiau Mambriuo, which, by the way, proves that
Oregon can turn out well-grown and otherwise promising
colts of that age; a short conversation with a few gentle-
men who were interested spectators, and off for home.
Just one minute too late for the noon boat and we had a
positive engagement to keep in an hour, but the Alameda
brought us out. A delay of a quarter cf an hour was all,
and by the aid of the "grip cars" on San Pablo Av., there
was a bare three minutes behind the mark. "Who would
not live on the right side of the bay when there are such
convenience £**• rA&>4 twuiait? Every quarter of an
hour from six till six, every half hour from then until
midnight, and the same ticket will take you to either of
th- Berkeley 3, Oakland or Alameda. That is a Berkeley
return ticket which only costs twenty-five cents will car-
ry you to either plana named. For ten cents additional
you go to Golden Gate Park and back, and an outlay, all
told, of less than a dollar will provide transportation on
both sides of the bay to the Cliff Souse and back and all
over San Francisco. Nothing like it in the world when
comfort, cheapness, celerity of movement and general
satisfaction are considered.

Heretofore an account was given of a singular depar-
ture from usual dentition iu a coLt. That was in the
upper brindl* teeth (tusks) having ^een cut, aud one of
them fully as large as that in a full grown ho se, by a
colt which lacked several months of being three years
old A still more singular dentition was discovered in
the same animal a few days ago. The colt is Anteire,
and he was brought out a short time ago as an illustration
of the trouble which frequently is met with in colts, "get-
tiug off their gait." We became satisfied that his teeth
had somethiug to do with the inclination to single-foot.
He was determined to carry his tongue over the bit, and
when stopped from that either thrust it out on the side
of his mouth or doubled it behind the bits. The molars
are so prominent that they form quite a ridge on each
cheek, and thn supposition was that the m tin difficulty
was in that location. Dr. Bowhill was requested to
make an examination, bringing such implements as were
necessary to remedy the evil. The incisors were attended
to, aud these, too, showed that the rule did not "obtain."
He had shed on the upper jaw the "nipper" which should
have been retained for at least eight months yet; on tbe
lower one of the center nippers had got on a level with
the others, but that which should have been shed still
kept its place. That was easily removed, but when Dr.
Bowhill continued his explorations he f jund two teeth
on the lower jaw which were not in accordance with
charts or books.

Partly corresponding to the lower bridle teeth, but so
far removed from the usual location that it seemed
improbable that they were intended to take their place
Scarcely more than half an inch from th* first molar, and
not quite one and a half inches apart, directly under
the tongue so that an ordinary search would have failed
to discover them. Rather rouuder at the point than
tusks are when first cut, though quite sharp, aud pro-
jecting about three-eighths of an inch. Not at all sur-
prising that the animal should endeavor to keep the bit
from pressing his tongue against these pointed ivories;
not to be "wondered at" that hj should single-foot, pace
cr do most anything else toshow his dislike to the lessons
he was e^p^cted to learn. It would have beeu somewhat
hazardous to extract them. Evidently firmly rooted the
safer plan was to file them away. Before operating on
the teeth, a slight improvement was made by drawing
the check bit to the roof of his mouth and couuectiu
that and the driving bit with such short rubber bands as
to bring them together untii there was a stiff pull on the
reins. It is too soon after the operation to tell wnat thy
results will be, though there is a manifest change for
the better. Whether "supernumeraries," or the regular
canine teeth misplaced cannot; be fully settled until the
time conies for the lower tusks to show. If extra, nature
has heeu altogether too lavish in the dental portion of his
anatomy.

Budd Doble.

It is many years since we first met "Budd." H<
was a stripling then, aud oue of the pattern youngsters
whose buriuess was on the tro.ting track. A pleasant lad,
with a smile ou his face aud a luerry twinkle in his eye
He started on the right track, and, so fir as our acq i liut-
auce with him extends, he never deviated from it. He
has b^eu prominently connected with many of the eel
ebriiies When Fawcett aud Trussell bought Dexter he
was employed to ride and drive him. This was in 1S66
and though he had been many years in the business
before, that may be said to be the real commencement
of his life campaign. After Dexter came Goldsmith
Mud, and their names are inseparably connected. There
is little likelihood of their being a parallel to the great
little mare. It is doubtful if any other driver could
have carried her through such a series of campaigns
with the same eclat. The man was as great a favorite
as the mare, and the desire, in many localities, to see
the man was greater than the curiosity to wituess the
performances of the Queen. We had not met Doble
in many years, until he paid us a visit a week
ago. It was almost startling to see how slight the
change in the past twentv-two veirs. Had he b-en
seated in ° -**r*yN beTiind a handsome chestnut horse
with rfhite legs and face, cap and jacket of the color
worn in 1866, and we might have fmcied that it was
the eidolon of man and horse, and looked further for the
familiar Driving Park ou State Street, Chicago.

W* wore much pleased to see him, doubly so that he
was looking so well, and there was au additional grati-
fication when we learned that he was going to take
Arrow back wi^hhim. Should he pace in Chicago it is
nearly certain that there will be quite a number of visi-
tors from Clintoi and Jackson Counties, Iowa, where
his sire wa^ so well known. We Bincerly hope that
both may add jo their recorded deeds of high emprise

H. R. Baker, cf iloutaua, has purchased of J. T. Wisdom,
Baker City, OrejJn, the b g Warp^ak, 3, by Chesapeake, dam

The Colt Stakes.

Although the time for the closing of the Colt Stakes',
yet a short distance in the fu'ure, it may be a good id-a
for those who have the youngsters in charge to keep them
in remembrance.

There is no necessity for repeating the informition
contained in the "ads," but it will not be out of place to
make a few general rem irks iu relation thereto.

Colt stakes arp the life of the turf, and their impor-
tance to trotting interests is far greater than is generally
realized. Every breeder is interested iu giviug them
hearty support. Though cults may not bj thought of
promise enough to warrant the outlay, there is no tell-
ing what a few months m*y bring forth, aud the slug-
gard of the early spring nvty be ih-i fleet-footed crack of
the autumn. Then should the nominating fee be a total
loss this year, another revolution of the earth arcuud the
sun may bring animals which will far more than recoup
all previous failures, aud with full lists of noaiiuaious
there will be additional inducements for new men to come
in.

It will not do to let the dread of mseting phenomenal
colts interfere. Miny of our largest stakes have been
won in time which any breeder who has a fair quality
of stock may hope to emulate. The owner of one good
mare, with the chance which is now offered to obtain the
services of a first-class stallion, has good grounds for sub-
scribing. There are others interested beside tho^e who
are closely identified with trotting aff rirs. Hundreds of
people are attracted to California by the fame of Cali-
fornia race-horses and trotters. We do not mean to say
that the horses are all that brings them, though quite a
number of visitors are induced ti make the trip from
their fancies in that direction. 0:her attractions pull
with a strong force; then comes the strain from this
strand of the cable, and the journey is made.

Horse Pictures.

There is no necessity for seeking foreign talent to
secure fine pictures of horses. There are several artists,
residents of California, which are in the front rauk of the
profession. In our estimation Wytteubach has nut an
equal in animal portraiture in the United Stated. Hill
has saown capitil work, and though we have not seen
paintings by Boyd, tae accuracy of his drawing aud
fidelity of his portraits is a guarantee that his works in
oil will be acceptable. Were Wyttenbach to make
known his talent so as to be fully appreciated, he would
rank with Herring, Morlaud, Troye and the very test of
the artists of the last century. Bat nearly his oniy op-
portuuity*here was in the way of fancy, or portraits in
"black and white." Or the former were the "Boys in
Trouble," which elicited admiration from ali who saw it;
critics of painting as well as those who did not claim
critical acumen, aud the "Boys and Donkey." The former
sold in New York, we believe, for a large sum, and while
it and the latter huug iu tais office elicited warm enco-
miums from e»ery observer.

The cuts which have appeared iu the Breeder a>td
Sportsman- are the best certificate of the capacity of the
i*itists who drew then., when compared with ihose in
Eastern journals, aud no one will question the talent to
be found iu California. Big tilk and big prices may
mislead those who are g iveriifd by the Old saym«* "dear-
bought aud far-fetched," but owners of discrimination
will not be caught by t lat kind of cb iff.

The National Stallioa Stake.
Up to the hour of closing our form, 10 o'clock yester-
day (Friday) morning, Capt. Smith had received the
following nominations for the stake:

Wm. Corbitfs b h Guy Wilkes.

B. C. Holl/'s ch c Woodnut.

F. A. Jones' g h Jim Mulvenna.

Palo Alto's h h Palo Alto.

Palo Alto's b h Rexford.
Iu addition we absolutely know that the entries of
Antevolo, Director and Stimcoul were mailed in time
and will reach Capt. Smith before night, and we hope tee
entry of Dawn is also ea-route. There is a big piece of
tbe world yet to hear from, and the outlook for a good
field and a. g-onf rar-o cnnU not be better.

Standard Blood at Auction.
At the Bay District Track, on March 20th, Messrs.
Kiilip &Co. announce a peremptory sale of a large cata-
logue of standard bred trotters, by direction of F. T.
Uuderhill of the 0..tare Ranch, Santa Barbara County.
The ranch having been sold, the stock miibt be disposed
of. Most of the animals are registered. All the horses,
both stallions and mares, are deeply inbred to Ham hle-
tonian, with outcrosses to Mambrino Chief and Clay, and
admirably suited to our California lines of trotting blood.
Catalogues will be issued iu a few days.

The thoronghbre l stallion St. Paul by Ahrtn,
Salyers by Lougfe Ijw, is iu tha btad in Oregon a
fee, and is attracting attention among the b/etxlt
onghbreds.

138

Irejete attxt jlpxrrtsroaw.

Mar 3

Sport at Fresno.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman: — We celebrated Wash-
ington's Birthday here on the Fair Grounds throngh the
liberality of the association and Mr. James Linely. The
association gave two trotting races and Mr. Linely gave the
two running races, and should have credit for the generous
spirit in which he encourages sport in our city, giving freely
from his own purse to help racing. About one thousand
people attended the races, and all were well pleased with the
day's sport. The betting was good, about $2,500 going into
the pool-bos. The racing was the best we have had on our
grounds since the opening of the h air Grounds; all of the heats
were close aad exciting. Especially in the trotting race the
finishes were very close. The association will give some more
races later od, as this day's racea netted them a very nice
sum. The following are the summaries:

Trottiug-Purse $100.

Johnuy Howard, g g -Henry McHugb ,' 4 111

Flora b\, cb m— Cbas. bowers „ 1 4 i dr

Fannie, ch m—Jas. Linely 3 3 2 2

Fresno, cb g— A. C. Clark 2 2 3 3

Time. 2:36, 2:35, 2:35, 2:3ii.
Running— 600 yards, i-urse 3100.

Gray Mollie, g m— A C. Goodrich 1

Spring Water, b h -T. Lowery 2

Butcher Boy, cb b— J. Meyers 3

Time, :32i.
Trotting— Hpecial for roadsters. Purse $50.

Rowdy, bg— Dr. Ball 1 1 I

Tom, b g— J. Waterman 3 3 3

Dulcb, g g— Chas. Owens 2 2 i

Bab, b g— Jas. Linely i i 2

Time, 3:02,2:50, 2:46.
Running— Da«h 600 yards. Purse S75,

Bumble Bee, b m — A. Henning 1

Butcber Boy, ch b— J. Meyers 3

Spring Water, bh-T. Lowery 2

Time, :36*.
Mr. Reel Terry won a match race on Mr. Grady ''b ch g,
beating Mr. Woodward's ch g. Mr. Terry sits a horse like a
jockey, and rode his mount in a masterly manner. A great
deal of interest was taken in this race, and the association
should encourage gentlemen's riding races. H. M. H.

Fresno, Feb. 22.

♦

Depth of Good Soil.

Opinions of farmers differ, though not more widely than
do the facts on which they are based, as to the depth that
soil maybe profitably cultivated. Iu the best soils plant food
is found deeper than the plow can ever go. This, however,
is mainly mineral. Vegetable matters collect near the sur-
face. If they are very deep, as they sometimes are, the lower
portions are usually tilled with stagnant water. Some settlers
on black muck soils, in the West, thought they had secured
land of inexhauttibie fertility mainly because it was black to
a groat d- pth. They fouud after a while that, however deep
their muck beds, only the part that could be thoroughly dried
during the growing season was of any use to them.

"What sucblund needs most is thorough drainage. As soon
as it gets this, however, the muck bed becomes thinner, as
ils carbon burns by exposure to sun and air. Then comes
the severest test. If the original soil is debcient io. mineral
plant food the lacking elements must soon be supplied. But
whether poor or rich iu mineral plant food, supplies ot potash
and phosphate will soon be needed. However poor*the vege-
table matter may be, its decomposition will liberate ammonia
enough to go a loDg way towards su pplying grain crops, provided
phosphate is furnished. But whenever the sub-soil is sandy,
potash is also probably needed. Wood ashes are nearly
always beneficial to muck lands, as the caustic potash they
coutaiu hastens decomposition of vegetable plant food, be-
sides making Dbosphate also more available.

Land annually overflowed by rivers has usually a deep,
rich soil, though it often has not so large an amount of vege-
table matter as would be supposed. The yearly deposit is
not of vegetable mould, but of tine particles of upland soil.
Though it is covered with water for a little time, the water
is not stagnant, aud soon passes off, aud as the deposit of
silt is porous it makes a warm, lich soil. Though it is a
small deposit at each overflow, it aggregates many feet in
depth during the thousands of years that it has been going
ou. The wonder is that the small fertilizing properties of
upland soil should produce so great an effect when carried
by water and deposited over the naturally richer low lands.
But it must be remembered that it is surface soil that is thus
brought down, mixed with decaying leaves and other vege-
table matter.

Sometimes deepening of naturally thin soils is done by
carting on them soil dry from other placed for that purpose.
Wherever marl clay is fourjd near sandy surface soil, it is
often profitably used as top dressing. Usually the two are
found either together or close beside each other. Pits are
dug in the 6ubsuil for the marl which is hauled upon the
Band and then mixed by shallow plowing. Marl contains
potash, and in some places phosphate, giving it great manu-
rial value for sand Buils, besidts its effect in improving their
mechanical texture. Sandy soils are too open to air and sun.
Their vegetable matter sooq burns up after they have been
plowed a few times, unleas extra care is taken to seed with
grass or clover frequently, and to use as much clover as
possible as green manure. But deepening such scils must
be done ylowly and carefully, taking special care not to plow
at any time so as to turn the vegetable matter too far below
the aurface.

The advantage of clover for deepening sandy or other thin
soils can scarcely be over-e.^timaten. owing to ti.e ootnj™™-
tive poverty of the subsoil, the roofs of most crops do not
forage far down for food. The deep roots of corn and the
grains are seeking moisture rather than nutriment. They
are only tine, slender threads, and cannot easily be followed
down iD digging. The clover roots in the subsoil are larger,
and probably derive thence some part of the mineral plant
food which this crop requires. This, however.^ depends
greatly on the character of the subsoil, some being much
richer in mineral plant food than others. Naturally strong
wheat lands often show that the soil is rich in phosphate to a
great depth. Good wheat has been grown on soil takon from
the bottom of newly dog wells after a year's exposure to air
and frust, but without any manure.

Seventv or eighty years ago farmers of Lincolnshire,
E i gland," found their wheat lands failing from lack of phos-
\ iate. They did not know the canse, and could not make
c ^ongh barnyard manure to keep the soil rich for the rotation
tciy need. Some of them accidentally found that the clay
suosoil carted on their fields made a good fertilizer for the
wheat crop. Pits were dug, and it was the winter's work of
Miany thousand men to dig up and throw out the clay, while

teams with carts loaded it and drew upon the fields. It was
an expensive but effective way to deepen tho soil, and yet
probably, excepting for the phosphate the subsoil contained,
it was generally less rich in other elements than the surface
soil to which it was applied. But in adding the missing ele-
ment, it made available other plant food that could not before
be used. There are in modern times much cheaper modes of
adding phosphate to the soil than digging it up iu raw clay
subsoil. Since the use of guano and. bone dust have come
into fashion, Lincolnshire farmers no longer spend their
winters m digging subsoil clay as manure. The fact, how-
ever, is interesting, as showing how uneducated farmers
learned to help their lands before science taught them an
easier and better way. — American Cultivator.

Pacific Goas

BLOOD HORSE

Association

Spring Meeting 1888.

April 21st, 24th, 26th and 28th.
PROGRAMME,

FIRST DAY.

1.— INTRO DTJCTION PURSE S400, of which $5D to the second, $25
to tho third; for thxee-year-uldB and upwards; maidens, if three years
old, allowed 7 pounds, if four years old or upwards allowed 12 pounds.
One Mile.

2.— CALIFORNIA STAKES, for two-year-olds. Half a Mile.
Closed Aug. 15, 1887.

3.— PURSE $35;), of which $50 to second, for th re e-y ear-olds and
upwards. Maidens, if three-year-oldB allowed 5 pounds; if four years
old allowed In ponndB; if five years old or upwards aUowed 15 pounds.
Three Qoabieks op a Milk.

4.— THE TIDAL STAKES for thretryear-olds. One Mile and a
Qua at kk. ClOBed Aug. 15, I ->ti.

SECOXD DAY.

5.— PURSE $400, of wh'ch ?5i) to the Btcond,$25 to the third; for
three-year-olds and upwards. Maidens, if three years old, allowed 5
pounds; of four years old allowed 10 pounds; if five years old or upwards
allowed 15 pounds. Mile Heats.

6. -SELLINU PURSE 33 50, of which $50 to the second; for three-
vear-olds and upwards. Horses entered to be sold for $1 500 to carry
rule weights; 2 pounds allowed for each $10) less down to 3.,l)UQ; then
I pound for each 51U0 less down to $d00. Selling price to he stated
through the entry box at 6 p. u. the day before the race. Seven -Eighths
of a Mile.

7.- THE VERNAL STAKES, for two-year-olds, $10 each, p p, with
$300 added, second to receive $40. Winner of the California Stake on the
first day to carry 3 pounds extra; horses Btarting in that race and not
placed allowed 3 pounds. Five-Eighths up a Mile.

8.— THE PACIFIC DERBY, for three -year-olds. One Mile and a
Half. Closea Aug. 15,1886.

IHIRD DAY.

9.— SELLING PURSE 335(1, ofwnich?50 to the second; for all ages.
Conditions as in No. 6. One Mile.

10.— THE GANO STAKES, for two-year-olds. Three-quarters
of a Mile. Closed Aug. 15, io87.

11.— PURSE $35J, of which $50 to second; for all ages; winners of
any race at this meeting, when carrying weight for age or more, to
carry 5 pounds extra. Theee-Qdaetke Mile Heats.

12.— PURSE $500, of which $50 to second; for all ages; winner of the
Tidal Stakes at the meeting to carry 6 pounds extra; of the Pacific
Derby 7 pounds extra; ofhoth 10 pounds extra. One Mile and Three.
Eighths.

FOURTH DAY.

13.— PURSE $100, of which $50 to the second, $25 to the third; for
three-year-old fillies. Winner of any three-year-old race at this meeting
to carry 5 pounds extra; of two, 8 pouuds extra. One Mile and a
Sixteenth.

14.— PURSE $400, of whi^h $50 to the second, $25 to third; a handi-
cap for two-year-olds. Declaration $5, to go to the racing fund.
Weights announced the day before the race at l» o'clock a. m. Declar-
ations due at 6 p. m. the same day. Seven-eighths of a Mile.

15.— PURSE $350, of which $50 to second. OwnerB' handicap for
horses that have sjarted and not won at this meeting. Entries close
with the Secretary, or through the entry box at the track at 6 p. m. the
day before the race. Weights to be carried must be given with the entry.
Winners of Nos. 14 and 15, if entered in this race, may be withdrawn
without penalty. One Mile and an Eighth.

16.— PUR^E $750 for all ages ; entrance, $.15 each from starters. Start
ing money divided 70 per ctnt to the second, and 30 per cent, to the third
horse. Declarations $15, to goto the racing fund. Three-year-olds to
carry 90 pounds; four-year-olds in8 pounds; five-year-olds and upwards
114 pouuds. Sex allowances. Osn Mile and Tukee-quartekb.

Fntries close Thursdav, March 15, 1S88.

D. MctXVKE, President.
E. S . C'CIiVER, Secretary, 313 Bush Srrce t, San Froncisco. 25fe

SONOMA COUNTY

STOCK BREEDERS'

Association.

The Fast-Trotting Stallion,

ANTEBO.

Record 3:16 i-4. Standard, No. 7868.

L)**May £l»79; bred'by'j'oBeph Cairn SlVnpsoa.'?)iJK,n?.I?-l,i15Jr^lEI>

BY ELECTIONEER.

First dam, Columbine, by A. W. Richmond.

Second dam, Columbia, by imp. Bonnie Scotland

Third dam, Young Fashion, by imp. Monarch.

Fourth dam, Fashion, hy imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam. Bonnets o" Blue, by Sir Charles.

Sixth dam, Reality, hy Sir Archy.

Seventh dam, by imp. Medley.

Eighth dam, by imp Centinel.

N i mil dim, hy Mark Anthony.

Tenth dam, by Imp. Janus

Eleventh dam, by imp. Monkey.

Twelfth dam, bv imp. Silvereye.

Thirteenth dam, by Spanker. See Bruce's American Stud Book,
Vol.1, p. 307, and Vol. 3, p. 79.

Will make the coming season, from FehvuarylBt to Jnnel, 1888, at
Santa Rosa.

TERMS,

$150 for the season. Mares not proving with iml may be returned
next season, free of charge, provided Auteeo remans tho property of
this Association. ., _.-__.

Anteeo raiikB as one of the greatest trotting staH-ms of the United
StateB.well worthy of the family to which hebi-lonf. His breeding is
of the choicest, and in point of form he Is as nefly the mudel of a
trotter ae any horse living. He haB earned a nerd <■! 2:16M during
the year 1385, being the fastest time ever made by ny horse bred on
this Coast. For further particulars address, I

fe-1 1. DE TURK, Saiia Rosa, Cal.

Valensin Stock Farm
STALLIONS.

SIDNEY.

Sidney, seven years, by Santa Clans, 2:17>:, dam Sweetness 2-2i^bv
Volunteer, Is a rich bay la 2>; hands high, tracing to 2:2U or better prob-
ably cftener than any stallion on the Pacific Coast, a-dof faster progen-
itors fianany horse offered Corpublic patronage or otherwise As an indi-
vidual Sidney showed wonderltil speed and wuiild h*ve classed amone
the fastest trotters in the world but fur an accident which interrupted
his training. 1 hat blood will tell, that great speed emm-s from ances-
tors of great speed on both sides he has demonstrated' by his merle and
by tliat of his colts. Although imperfectly trained none of tbose he got
when a three-year-old, it handled at oil. have covered a mile slower

thani:iuas two-yearuius; several much faster »ml out of differently
bred mares. I insist on this fact because it shows that he is a uniform
producer.

A. C. Uletz'scolt, dam by Dashaway, showed a mile in 2 HO half in
1:1*. John Ko wen's colt, dam bv Echo, one mile in "-ri'i half in i-is
quarter :35>$. Dennis (Jannon's dam by Whipple's Hainbletonian one
quarter in :38, hardly broken, turned out ever Bince

Memo, dam by Buccaneer, lapped Standee in 2:32, 2:31 W

Sister V., dam by Nelson, trained three months, 2 ;:',2 fourth heat one-
quarter in :36.

Uoldleaf.damby Flaxtail, mile 2:24, half in I -07.

Adonis, dam by Capt. Webster, mile in 2:27, half in 1:11 These aie all
two-year-olds. Ceorge V., dam by Buccaneer, who is winner of all the
yearling stakes of 1887, record of 2:57',;. trial 2-4-J

These.to my knowledge, are all the colts by Sidney which have been
worked, and I have neitlier heard nor read of any other stallion who as
a three-year-old, produced as much aveiage speed or of so Inch a rate
For further proof of the merit of his colts I will state that one yearling
brought 51.S0J; one weanling $l,2u0.oue two-year-old $2/00 at private
sale, while Cupid, imperfectly broken, brought $1,111) at public auction
before a small attendance.

Terms SluO cash for the season commencing Feb. 1st to end Julv 1st
838, due at time of service.

VALENSIN.

Valensin, five years, by Crown Point,2:2l, dam Nettie Lambert by
JonnNelBon; Becond dam by Fisherman; third dam bv KentuckvGruy
Eagle, throughbred, etc. etc. ; 1b a rich clieetnut horse, 1*6:3 high, of great
substance and quality. He has a record of 2:23, made the fourth heat
as a three-year-old. As a four-year-old he showed an easy trial in 2-23
2:22,2:21 ToCAKT.buta slight lameness during the circuit kept him from
starting iu races. Tins trial to cart goes to prove that he certainly
would have be.it 2:2 i as a four-year-old.

Tekms $100 cash for the season, commencing February 1st to end
June loch, 1888.

Uood pasturage at S3 per month; best of care, hut no responsibility
taken for accidents or escapes.

Mares not proving in foal may be returned respectively, free of
charge, next season, providing T still own the horses.

For further particulars or inquiries address

«. VaLESSIN, Prop.

31<"te Pleasanton, Alameda Co., Cal.

HAROLD COSSACK,

Standard Mo. 4402.

Combines four crosses to Rysdyk's Ham bletonian, three to Maw-
brino Chief, and twenty-nine to imported Messenger.

Description.

Isaheautifnl cherry bay.no white. Foaled at Caton Stock Farm.
Johet, 111., March 8, loSo. in color and form a model of his noted sire
Pedigree.

By Don Cossack, the great prize winner.

1st dam by Harold, sire of Maul s.,2:n.s*4", and Noontide. 2:20K.

2d dam by Belmont, sire of Nutwood. 2: 15%". and Wedgewood. 2:19.

3d dam by Manibriuo Chief, sire of Lady Thome, 2:iS'i,and Wood-
ford Mambrino, 2:2i>ri.

4 ■■ h dam by Grey Kagle, sire of St. Charles, 2:26.

5th dam by Hunt's Commodore, sou of Mambrino.

6th d?ra by Whipster.

7th dam by Imp. Buzzard.

8th dam by Craig's A If red.

9th dam Wormley's King Herod.

10th dam imp. Traveller.

11th dam imp. U'bittington.

Harold Cossack was bred to three mares last season and all are in
foal.

Will make the season of 1SSS at State Fair Grounds, Sacramento Cal
Limited to ten m:ires of approved breeding.

TtKMs$ 0. Payable at time of service or when mares are removed.

Good asturageat $4 per month. Hay and stabling on reasonable
rate*.

Every precaution taken, but no responsibility assumed for accidents
or escapes.

N. X i R IIG.
14ja26 2508 H Street, Sacramento. Cal.

THE WILKES STALLION.

MAMBRINO WILKES,

(Half Brother to Harry Wilkes, 2:13 1-9.)

Sire of Gus Wilkes, 2:22; Alpheus, beaten a throatlatch In 2:26^, and
John O'Brien, a colt that hipped out the winner in 2:Uii as a three-year-
old.

Will remain in tho futnre at Walnut Creek Stork Farm Contra
Costa County.

Description.

MAMBRINO WILKES is a black horse, 1G hands high, aud consider
ably longer than his height; has Immense "muscular development and
weighs l,2t5J pounds. He has the utmost Bymmi-lry of proportion and
elegance of finish. Several Eastern breeders have examined him of late
and pronounced him the "finest Individual" they bad seen. Hiscoltsare
large, Btyliah and handsome and all show epeed that havo been worked
for it.

brinT»eMed™WpUot;jr.° h**y c"^«"""' ** T»dhn„t«rti Mam.

''•■■^"tiff i^ti,\,TUml,y Mambrino Cbiof, dam Rlpton's dam bv

Hunfa Commodore, boih.1 Mambrino by Imp. Messenger second : dam

by Potomac, aonor imp. Messenger. aeconu aaiu

MMM°nllof!,"> 0Mef b>' ,M"ml,r'"0 Paymaster, by Mambrino, by Imp

tieorge Wilkes »lred 60 colte that have beaten 2:30. Of these 30 have

average records of 2:23, Hot i:!9 and 12 of 2:18. onu«BMru\«

Term*.

Mambrino WllkcB nlll receive a few approved mares at the farm for

the season of 1»» at »7S the season. Ma'rea from a ,1 l"ta ee "ill ho

received at the Dexter stables, Oak , and Bent to the arm Oood

Si"flne°iXrei < '' """" aUd "" f*ollmi!» for t.kln,! care

For further particulars apply to

CHAS. WATFRYIAN. Walntlt «'rcek,
Or at the DEXim STABLES
1I£° Twelfth aud Harrison sts., Ouk'la'ud

1888

Jgtte $t#*iur m& Stywctsmm.

13

National Trolling

Stallion Stake.

Stakes for Trotting Stallions.

A Bweepstakes for all trotting stallions, of 1/00 each, with for-
feits as hereinafter described ; heats of a mile, best a in 5 in harness.
Five or mora nominations to till, to Dame and close on Thursday, the
first day of March next, with the Treasurer. Two hundred dollars to
be paid at that date which must accompany the uomiiiatioii;
gdtO on Saturday, the Drat day of September nest, and the final payment
of Scuo on Wednesday, the nth of October next. The race to he trotted
on Saturday, the i!Utb of October next, provided day and track are good
on that day, and in case the selected day and track are not favorable
th« race to be postponed uniil Ihe first good day and good track there-
alter; but if said postponement be more than ten days, then each
subscriber to have the right to withdraw bis last payment, proper
notice having been given the Treasurer of his intention to withdraw
when the ten days Lave expired, and a failure to give said notice will
hold the whole stake until the race is decided. Said race to be
trotted on one of the following named track's: Sao Francisco, San
Jose, Oakland, Petaluina, Santa Rosa, Sacramento or Stockton, it
being optional with the Treasurer which of these is selected, using
his judgment in regard to selecting the track which will yield the
most money to be added to the stake. This added money shall con-
sist of all the accruing piotits, after the necessary expecses are
liquidated. The Treasurer may advertise for proposals from the
proprietors of the tracks named, soliciting bids lor a certain amount
of money or such other offers as be shall designate. The Treasurer
shall huve full power to conduct all the business pertaining to the
stake, appoint Secretary, judges of the r^ce, and fill any other offices
or stations necessary to a proper management.

Should, from any cause, the Treasurer be incapacitated from attend-
ing to the business, then the subscribers who at the time are eligible
to start in the race shall elect his successor, who will be invested
With the powers first granted.

The rules to govern said stake shall be those of the association in
which the track selected holds membership, tbougb it is imperative
that the track shall be a member of the Ameiican Trotting Association
or the National Trotting Association, and should the Treasurer deem
it expedient, he is empowered to apply for membership m either or
both of the above-named associations.

The stakes and added money shall be apportioned as follows: If
four or more horses start, the first or winning horse shall receive fifty
per cent, of the whole amount of stakes and added money, the second
in the race twenty-five per cent, the third in the race fifteen per
cent., and the lourth in the race ten per cent. If three start the
division shall be, the winner si>ty per cent., th* second twenty-five
per cent., and the third fifteen per ctnt. If two Btart the wiunershall
re:eive seventy per cent., the second thirty per cent. Should there
be a "walk-over," the horse making it shall receive all the stakes and
forfeits less the necessary expenses. A failure to pay at the stipulated
time wil' incur a loss of previous payments

Address nominations to Si. T. Smith, Fourth and Townsend
Streets, San Fiancisco, Cal.

2*. T. Mil I H.
ja21tf Treasurer of Rational Trotting Stallion Stake

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION.

IMP. MARINER,

Cook Slock Farm.

SEASON OF 1888.

Standard Bred Trotting and Cleve-
land Bay Stallions.

STEIN WAY 1808,

Two-year- old record, fourth, heat, 2:3 9 \-t.
Three- year- old record, fourth heat. 18:35 1-3.

By Strathmore 408. sire of Santa Clans, 2:17J; Tucker, 2:13; Sky-
light-Pilot a:19, and 1G more with recoids of 2:'J04 to 2:19.

First dam Abbess (the dam of Soprano, the dam of C. F. Clay, five-
year-old stallion record 2:1**, and Solo, four-year-old record 2:28-1), by
Albion (sire of Vanity Fair, record 2:24&, and the dam of Favorila
2:*5i).

Second dam by imp. Emancipation. '

Third dam by Bertrand, a son of Sir Arcby.

Steinway belongs to one of the greatest speed producing families,
opportunities considered, in the whole country, and he himself is fast,
showing that he produces speed of high rate. His daughter Steinette
the dam of Col. R. G. Stoner's remarkable and promising young stal-
lion Bourbon Russell, and A. C. Beckwith's Ned Wilkts. Steinway is
own brother to Solo, Jour-year-old record 2:28$; Eminence, three-year-
old record 2:1%, and Soprano, the dam of C. P. Cliy, live-year-old stal-
lion record 2:18. His dam Abbess is tlso the dam of W. H. Kerr & Co. ,
Cable, Uhio, the fast and promising young stallion Currency now in the
stud (fie trotted a mile as a yearling in 2:46) and also the dam of Jersey
Lily, burned when a two year-old in the stable of W. H. Wilson, said
by those who saw her work to have been able to beat i;:30, having
trotted quarters in 34 seconds , and halves in 1 :1U. Steinway has but
50 living foals, out of Norman and farm mares. He never served but
twelve trotting-bred mares in this State, and some of them are dead or
lost their colts, so we don't consider th^t Steinway has had a fair show
in the stud in serving trotting-bred mares, and we know that some of
his colts are showing great speed both trotting and pacing.

S'einway, bay horse, hind ankles white, 15i bands high, weight
1.17A pounds. His disposition and also his colts,' is kind, and impart-
ing to his get beauty and style. Tenuis, $3 5 for the Season.

W

[Called Oatcake in Australia.]

ILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1888 ENDING ON OR ABOUT
JUNE 1st, AT BLEASANTON, ALAMEDA CO.

Fedi*rree.

SJred by Wild Oats, he by Wild Dayrell, son of Ion and Ellen Middle-
ton, by Bay Middletou, outof The Uouien Horn, by riarkaway, dam Miss
Emma by Saunt^rer; second dam Dulcimer, by Trumpeter; third dam
Teddiugtonia by Teduingtou , etc. [See English Stud Book, Vol. X, page
865.]

DeNcripiion.

Mariner Is a chestnut horse sixteen hands high, of a conformation
combining both power and speed, and was a successful race-horse in
Australia. He is bred Irom racing families in both branches ol his
genealogical tree, and traces through Wild Dayrell, Harkaway, Irish
Blrdcatcher, Bay Middleton, Teddlngton, Orlando, Eclipse, Matchem,
Regulus, Bartlett's Uhitders and Honey woo-i'a Arabian to the seven-
teentu dam, a Byerly Turk mare. He was bred in England, imported to
Australia in utero, foaled in I&S3 and Imported to California in 1887. A
horse of his breeding, bizb and quality c m nardly fail to oe a successful
sire.

Terms S5« the Season, with. Privilege of Return.

Good pasturage at reasonable rates. All mares at owners risk.
For further particulars address

MATT STOBN,
7ja JMeasaiiton, Cal.

1888. RANCH0 DEL EI0. 1888

The ThoroughbredlStallion

JOE HOOKER,

By Monday, dam Mayflower, by Imp. Eclipse from Hen-
nie Farrow by imp- Shamrock:,

Will make the season of 1S88 at Rancho del Rio, five miles from Sac-
ramento, on the Freeport road.

Limited to twelve mar^s of approved breeding besides
the owner's.

Terms S IOO the Season.

Good pasturage at reasonable rates. Every precaution taken bnt no
responsibility assumed for accldentB or escapeB.

' Addies? II.K.HMJWIU.

bLde Care of Ibto. WINTERS, Sacramento, Gala

Charles Derby 4907,

Brown horse, foaled 1885, bred by Seth Cook, Cook Btoak farm,
Danville, Cal.

By Steinway, record 2:25.

First dam Katy G. by Electioneer.

Second dam Fanny Malone by Niagara.

Third dam Fanny Wickham by Herald.

Fourth dam by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam by imp. Barefoot, etc.

(See Bruce's Am. Wind Book, Vol. 1, Page 429.)

This horse will be allowed to Berve five approved mares at JJilOO.

CRESCO 4908,

By Strathmore 408, sire of Santa Clans 2:17i, Tucker 2:19, Secretary
2:2ri, sire of the dam of C. F. Clay, 2:18.

First dam Alia, record 2:33, by Almont 33 (sire of Fanny Wlther-
spoon, ?:16i: Piedmont, 2:172; Westmont, 1:134, pacer.

Second dam by Brignoli 77, record 2:29J (sire of the dam of King
Wilkes, record 2:22$, he the sire of Oliver E., record 2:16£) by Mam-
brino Chief, sire of Lady Thorno, 2:18i:

Third dam by Cripple, son of Medoc, by American Eclipse; fourth
dam by American Eclipse, he by Duroc, he by imp. Diomed.

Bay horse, 15.1 height, weight 1.1S6, foaled I8il. His breeding is
royal; he has but seven living foals out of all binds of mares, and all
show some speed, and pluck enough to go a hard race to its bitter end,
and last all day on the road and come back the next day. Terms,
$25 lor ihe Season.

TROTTING STALLION

WOODNUT,

Record 2:19^, and full brother to Manon, record 2:21, will make the
season of 1888 at the Vallejo Fair Grounds.

Description.

Foaled in 1882. Dark chestnut, with star in forehead: 16 hands high,
weight 1.160 poundB.

Pedigree.

By Nutwood, "Dam Addie bv Hambletonian Chief; second dam
by Sayre'B Harry Clay, record 2:29.

Terms.

tlOOfor the season, to close July 1st, 1888. Mares not prcing in foal
to have the privilege of returning free next year, providing the horse
does not change bandBln the meantime. Fee payable at time ot service
or before mareB leave the premiues. Mares from a distance will be
kept at good pasture f or $-i per month; for Btabling and hay 310 per
month will be charged. Every care taken hut no responsibility as*
suhh'ii for accidents or escapes.
F'or further particulars apply to
21de26 B. «'. HOLIY, Vallejo. Cal.

Cleveland Bays

FOR SALE.

CLEVELAND BAYS,

BARON HILTON.

Mo 584 ,Vol. 1, English Stud Book.

By Lucks All. No. 189.
"Hyp First dam by Sportsman 291.
A Second dam by Lucks All 188.
A Third dam by Cardinal 47.
igt Fourth d-.ni by Emulator 103.

£§(' Baron Hilton, bay, foaled 1883, 16.1 hands high, weight 1,380
pounds, best feet and legs and a very stout back, good head and neck,
good mane and tall and a very handsome finish, surpassing that of any
other large stallion in the land. His disposition is of the very best.
This family is noted for size, style and rich color. He is one of the
very best of roadsters. Terms, $35 lor the Season.

ROYAL STUDLBY.

No. 68 American Cleveland Stud Book, Vol. 1.

Sire by Young Candidate, winning grand prize. Great York, beat'
ing 20 others

First dam by Whalebone 355, dinner first premium at the great
Yorkshire.

Second dam by Lucks All, No. 188.

Third dam by Summercock 302,

Royal Studley is very handsome, 16$ hands high; weight [1.435
pounds, black points, with a imputation of imparting to bis colts
beauty and style surpassing all large slock of horses. His disposition
is of the best; he Is an attractive horsf. This family is noted for style,
size, and color. Terms, $25 lor the Season.

SAXON PRINCE.

No. 8 3, foaled 1884. Imported July, 1 868. recorded In
Vol. 1, A. €. B. Stud Book.

Sired by Sportsman 299; gr sire Brilliant 42, ggr sire Yatton Lad,
gggr sire Wonderful Lad 361, ggggr sire Cleveland Lad 69, gggg
gr sire Cleveland 60.

Saxon Prince is a very handsome and attractive young horse. He
is symmetrical In form, beauty, style, and finish of that ot a thorough-
bred, and will be allowed to serve ten mares at Terms. $35 the
Season.

The Standard Bred and Cleveland Bay stallions will serve mares
the present season, commencing February 1st, and ending September
1st, 1888, at Cook Farm. Danville. Contra Costa County. All bills pay-
able invariably before the animal 1b removed. Mares not proving in
foal will have the money returned or mares served the next peason
free, that is, if the same parties who bred the mare still own her, and
the ibove-named stallions are owned by the Cook Farm, or the present
owner, Sett Took, Fsq Pasturage $4 per month ; bay and grain S10 per
month, but no liability for accidents or escapes. Mares sent "Fashion
Stable," Oakland, S. J. Bennett, Martinez, or Smalley's Stable, Hay-
wnrdfl. will be forwnrfiM to th*> fi'm frcp of charge. AiHrtBB.
14ja COOK VliHK 1AKM, DANVILLE,

Mr. Seth Cook, offers for nale the stock of imported Cleveland Bay
horses, which has been established at Cook Stock Farm, Contra Costa
County.

The horses are all oE the best breeding, and are recorded, in the
American Cleveland Bay St'id Book. The horses offered are:

DUKE OP YORK 72,

Vol. 1. A. CBS. B. Foaled May, 1881, imported -May.
1884.

By Paulinus 342; grand sire Palestine 613; g g sire Promised Land 951.

This is a very handsome rich nark mahogany bay in color, with tine
style and action. Id bands 1 inch nigh, weight 1,400 pounds, and can show
close to a turee- minute gait to harness, he haB good bone with the very
bes' leet and legs, heavy mane and tail, and perfect aisposition. He
has been thoroughly tested as a breeder and is very Biire, every colt by
him being a bay trom nil colors of mares, and all uniform and style.

Lord Cardigan 152,

Vol. l.A. C. B.S. B. Foaled 1884, imported Dec 188 fi.

By Candidate 64; grand sire Omar Pacha 326; ggsire Omar Pacha 324;
g g g sire Premier 477.

l ids horse is a model of his breed. Bright bay with the best legs and
feet, good stout back and shoulders, and Que stylis'i action, 1G bands
high. His sire has won numerous prizes in England including the Great
York at Driffield in 1885. He waB sold when tlnrteenyears old for ?2,u00
for exportation to Australia.

KINGSCOTE 154,

Vol. 1, A. <_. B.S. B. Foaled 1884, imported 1886.

By Competitor 101 ; grand Biie Candidate 64; g g sire Omar Pacha 326;
gggsire Omar Pacha 324.

A very stylish dark bay, 16 hands I inch, weighingover 1,300 pounds; a
horse of great finish and has proved himself a remarkably sure
breeder. Hecannot fall to be very valuable as a sire, being aescended
from the best of blood on both sides. Hi? eire Competitor was imported
to thiB country and sold at a rery high price.

GENERAL 249,

Vol. 1. A, C. B. S. B. Foaled 1885, importid Kay, 188?.

By Salesman 417; grand sire Salesman 271; g g sire Drover 91; g g g
sire TopBmau 324.

A very heavy boned colt of great promise, a rich bay in color, full 16
hands high, and weighing now over 1,3 0 pounds ; will weigh at maturity
1,450, and should be a very valuable sire.

CARDINAL 248,

Vol. 1, A. C.B. S. B. Foaled 1885,imported 1887.

By Prince of Wales 371; grand sire Emperor 144; ggsire Herod 218;
ggg sire Emperor 143,

A promising dark bay .full 16 bands high, weighing 1.250 pounds. His
aire, Piince of Wales 371, is sire of many premium winners.

BONANZA 246,

Vol. 1, A .€. II. S. Bi. Foaled 1885, Imported 1887.

•

By General 177; grand sire Emperor 102; g g Blre General Benefit
120; g ggsire Baylock 372.

A very smooth promising colt, full lfi hands high, stylish and active,
a dark lood bay in color; will make a grand show horse, and cannot
fail to be a grand breeder.

NAPOLEON 754,

Vol. III. Dug. C B. S. B. Foaled 1885, imported Augut

1887.

By Lucks All 189; grand Blre Lucks All 188; g g sire Cardinal 47; g g g
sire Emulator 103.

Napoleon is a fine rich bay with black legs and very superior action ;
he 1b very deep in the girth, and has wonderful style. He took the $75
premium in London. England, beside the silver medal where he was
shown againBt horses ol all ages and to all England. Last full he took
flret premium at the Illinois State F ir at Oliiey, and first at the Fat
Stock Show at Chicago ; he is half brother to Baron Hilton who has quite
a reputation aB a prize winner on thiB coast.

BARRINGTON,

Vol. V. Enff. C. B. S. B. Foaled 1 885. imported 1887

By Prince of Cleveland 647; grand sire Sportsman 291; g g sire
Sportsman 430; ggg sire Nimrod.

This is a very dark bay of great promise, a true type of a coach horse,
being rangy and stylish, with clean flat le^B and good sound open feet.
He stands full 16 hands high, and weighs 1,250 pound. He alBO took
second premium at the great York.

SUNBEAM 71,

Vol. 1, A. «' B.S. B. Fouled 1 883, imported 1 887.

Bv Salesman 417; grand a ire Salesman 271; gg sire Drover91
Blre Topsman 324.

ThiB mare has good style and action, dark bay standing, l f jj, .J
high; stinted to Vent nor 6s), sweepstakes winner at Illinois nf*t j'al
at Olnev 1887; well broken to drive.

The borsi s may be seen at the Bay District Track on ajrb^.*rion t
MR. SAMUEL GAMBLE. Catalogue can be hid from KlLi *p A CO.
No 22 Montgomery *=t.. Sin Fr«Tinff>'*o.nrM R.GEO. A. W1LKY
Stock Farm, Danville, or Jilt. SAM I. EL u AM CLE, Bay r ..; ,
City.

HO

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toder awtl S^rismaw,

Mar 3

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION,

THEEE CHEERS.

WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1883 AT SANTA BOSA. SONOMA
Cuuntv- Cal.

l*edlgree.

Siredbv imported TTi-rrah, first dam Young Fashion by imported
Monarch; seco! itani Fashion bv imported Trust-re: tliirrt ilmn Bon-
nets •/ Blue th dam ItealHy by sir Archy; fifth rtain

by imported ; sixth dam Ijy imported Centinei, etc. (ace Bruce's

American stud Book. Vol, T, pse:e 432.J

Hurra i bv N wmiiisi.-r i w tuner St. Leger 1&5I), dam Jovial by Bay
Miduletmitwi . , it- r >y li«6)

Xewinluslur ) I'.mchstoiie winner St Leger 183'), dara beeswing
(winner oi • i r .■ 'i s out i i ■■'• Bt -tsihv I>r. Syntax iwinner Don-aster
Cup INtr.4 ,41, ' . tli- .ju'v bor b that ever -.ccumplisbed that feat).

TilKKi .;-.;:- 3 bred n the siiHediest and stoutest lines. His
dam, V.. ii:. i ■ :i ■ th ■ in of Surprise, sco land (uV only horse
that ever l>i !■ neat),! iverpooLColnmbiaand Bonnie Kate; the
dainof LItl md the Hying Bonnie Lizzie, Hisgrandaiu l-'-.-h-
lon, wastli -' ■ tenia* of her era, defeating Bobio in that his
toriCHl match il f.mlle lieatst i»t id ret-onled .>s one of ihe greatest
events in th i n .is of the tun. He is thoroughly "mind in wind and
limb, his Cami on buth siilea being noted tor 'heir exemption frura
cums.sp ring, or anj otliei hereditary unsouiiiim-ss. Horse-
man. » !■'• i ■ . ■■. hestfiype of the thoroughbred, are spee-

iallj invited to inspect three Cheers.

Terms.

FORTY" dollars for the season. Mares not proving with foal
can L.e returned tlie next season Iree nf charge . i Oi d nsBUirage at ?3
j*r lnomli. Mares cared for n any manner owners may desire, and
fed Liu in. •. i grain, either "r both,at reasonable rates. *one but
competent grooms employed, but no responsibility assumed for acci-
dents <jr escai.es.

N B.— d iressentfrom a distance in care of J. W. Morshkad, City
Front St till -. s n Francisco, •> ill be lorwarded without delay .

Far further particulars address
18fe llios. «. JOA'KS. Santa Kosa. Cal,

The Fure-Bred Trotting Stallion

ILL u STRIOTJS,

Standard, >o. 41S8.

Description.

Dark 'ut with black points; bred by Gen. W.T. Withers; foaled
May S ,1S:5.

Pedigree.

By Rappy Medium, sire of Maxe.y Cobb, 2:13X1 N'orman Medium,
2:20, and 3D with records 0 low 2:3U, a greater number tuan sUiudu to the
credit of any living horse.

1st dam Abdalletta by S ra'ers' Cassius M Clay Jr., sire of Harry
Clay, -:-<V; Dtirango, 2:233£; and slie of the dims uf Minnehaha,
Happy Thought, 2:22)4; Maiui»riiio.Boy, 2;2fi)<; J. B. Richardson, 2:26)$;
Lottie K. &26jX; Bertha. 2:2,^, and others.

2d dam Laura t'rookett b> Alinout, /ire ofWestmont, 2 133£; Pur-
it in, 2:16; Fanny Wit erspoon, 2:lrj)5; Piedmont, 2:17#; Aldine, 2:19^;
Earlv K >>;•-. 2-:2<i.i, ami HI with revords below 2:at).

:i~\ dam Sallv Tee by Alexander's Abdullah.

4th dam K..te Crockett, the nam of Lulu, 2;H5t, by imp. Hooton.

5th ii am Mary Blaine by Texas.

6th dam Ka-my Ellsler by Sir William.

7ih dam hv Whipster, son of Cook's Whip.

Individually 1 ULUSTKIOUS is a colt of extra fine finish, with legs

and feel ol the very best, anu ki"rt disposition- He is barely nroken to

harness, but shows gourt trotting action, an i, barring accidents, he will

certainly make his mark as a trotter He is pronounced by his breeder

he the best b/edsuuof ilap-y Medium living.

Terms,

He will be permitted to serve a few, approved mares at ?iro the
season, privilege of returning if th" mare does not prove to be with foal.
Good paetur-ge at -,i per month.
ISre fc.K«». A. STONE. Williams, Cal.

S0U1HER FARM, 1888.

One and » lia'f miles north-east of San I.eanciro
Al»m-ila « o . Cal.

The following stallions will make the season of 18S8 at the above
farm

FICARO, 6timlnrd bred bay stallion, black points, little white on
nPT lint heel: ](!^ hands, weight about 1250 lbs. t±y Whipple's
Hamb1etom>n,dam Emblem (full sister to Voltaire, 2:20JO by Tattler
second dam Young l'oitia by Mambrino Cliief.

' rWhipFje-a Handle- ,Guv MiIl«S61 {^SSl^A^Siah.

O ton Ian ■; J |.{llrr-H w.fibin >U,n

e J *ire of It iu 2:30 list / Martha Washington J ~^J^3 AbdalhTh

| 1 fTattlercOO ) f Jg'ato' '"

fa (.Emblem • , Mambrino Chief 11

( ^ oung Portia j Portia.

"With eight rJavF' training Fiiraro trotted a third heat in a training race
in2::i4. He afterwards tn.ttea in l-.W'.. Ashe will be trotten this fal
but twelve man-B besi es those of his owner will lie received.

TERMS— §26 with privilege uf reiornif mare does not prove with
foal.

Reason wri positively close on June 1st, on which date- the horse wi
go into the hands of a traiuer.

JESTER D.,--'»S clustant stallion, little white in face, near hind
heel and ankle white; welgi.t about 1,200 pounds; by »l:nont, dam Hur-
tense bv Messenger Duroc: second dam Nellie AIcDouald, rn'-ning
bred, by Colossus.

| f fAlexandei'sAbdallah-1 ^at,,lb'etr?"^n 10"

5 I \Imonl J * Kut> Oariing

- ! si-e.ir -\"i " "•'-'■ii'li^i I , Mambrino Lhiel II.

q r'eul '" ' uhstLdamby ] B5 Pilot Jr., s.re oi the

-i, 1 "dams of Maud S. and

£ ] i, Jay-Eye-Keo.

E /'Messenger Dnroc

6 ! — . sire'oi Elaine, 2:2i, the dam of ^orlalne 2:31)«
g LHortenss } a8a yearling.

V^ ! Nellie MclJi.naid, running bred, by Colossus

I, si_.ii ol imp. Sovereign.

Jester D. Ins nev r be< n rigulaily trained, but trotted a mile in
2:37 with very little prejiar tiou.

He has taken a u iBober ot uremiums in the show ring in Missour
and low-', and Is ■■■ Cne Specimen of the carriage and general purpose
horse. He hai several ver. promising cults in Missouri, i-oo 1 a cumo
nations for mares at $5 per month. _No responsibility for accidents or
escapes.

Terms.

J15 the Season with privilege of return if mare fails to prove with
foal. Address. WM. n'Ahll,, Agcut

lbfe lEox I 49, San jLeumlro, Cal.

THE MAMBRINO TROTTING STALLION

ABBOTSFOED JR.,

WILL MAKE THE SEA-OX OF IP'S AT THE KENTUCKY
Stables, i- I'.icific Street .s«n Francisco.
ABBOTriFi i .. D J It. is a rich rosewood bay, foal el May If 188", 1 %
handd high, and tvetghfl IU 5 lbs. He \s a very highly lormed horse, good
bone aim gr.- it muscular development, and resembles h>? muk in
every ptRTiCU ■« !■■■ This Itorse with thirty days track work, trotiert
his in ile in -: ■ , proving that L has the speed as well aB the beauty of
his sire.

3»e«ligree.

ABBOTS FORD JF was Rired bv Ahhotsford, dam baynvite Gillis-
p!e by uiue Bull Abbi sfonl bj Wowliord Mambrino, his dam Columbia
bv Voting Co1 o nbtis; V o.-dfor l Mambrino by Mainbiluo Chief, his dam
Woodbine b) rt'oodford, a tho ougbhred sou ot Kosciusco. Woodford
Mambrino li totalized as the b-Nt son of Mambrino Cliief. His own
record Is 2: ID ; that Of Ills sun Abbotsford, the sire of AblmUCurd Jr .
2:iH'.-:. and h- has also « i irgc mimbeT in the 2:80 list. He is also the Blre
of Princeps. the sire of Trio at, record of ;!:I4. Abbotsfor '. for the
short tim^ ue his been in the stud, has prnv.n himself a sire ortiiv "i
merit, his daughter Jasinlue having won tin' Rrabryo btikeao is81,and
e\' iryoue wliu has been put in i r.iin-ng lias shown good Bpeei Coiide,
tb j only one of vbhptsford's g t that was ever Bystematlcalbj trained,
made a recorrl l ist Beasun of :-J) and 2 i^!^ to pole. That ti.ls is not
Ihe limit nl his s|ie>-il Is w II known to all horsemen.

The dam of ibbotsford Jr. hosa beautiful bav mare [SXhandB liigb,
r red by Bin- Hull, d in a Lexlugtno iu ir^. raised bv Ezra Cbainplou,

; White Kail, N"e«- York, thus showing thai in Abbotsford Jr. are
l inoBt of the purest and faibiomble strains of blood in Ainer-

Terms, 925 for the season. Mares not proving Id foa1 may be
i the following season free of charge if the horse is i lid lit my
esslon,
llfe!2 R. P. I.EIMS^TT.

The Standard Bred Trotting Stallion.

MT. VERNON,

Keeord ^:^i.

WILL M\KE THE SEASON OF 1888 AT STOCKTON, TO CLOSE
JUNE loth.

Description.
Foalei in 13B1, dark buy, black points, no white. His perform-
ances in 1 UT ougbt to be Ion well known to receive an extended notice
here. On August lr'tb, at San Jose, where he m i,ic his record of 'i :'.-! .
he could have trotted in 2:iy or 2:\'J had be been allowed to do so. He
trotted the middle half in 1:< Tj. the three-fourths in I :42j, and finished
tue mill- in a jog iu 2 21. At t tie Bay District Track, G d Jen Oate hair,
ait^r being turned i""se on the uiglit before by unkuown parties and
ruuning iu ihe stieets for six hour-- before he was returned to the
traob; the came afternoon be trotted and woo one. of the h irdes '-con-
tested and f.istest live-heat races of the season. Tempest beating him
less than a neck the first heat Id ar-ilj, Luelli winning the lointh
f'om i im by less than a length in 2:*1$. Mt. Vi nwu wiu'ing the fifth
heat and race in a jog. 1 exhibited two two-year- olds •. two jearlings,
one suckling at tl.e State Fair, It 87. was awarded two ■ rst and three
s> cnud premiums, oue of the yearliogs weighing LI5 i lbs. At sixteen
mouths old sis of his colis weie shownat the Stockton Fair, getting
four first and two sicoud premiums.

l*eclij;ree.
Sired by the Great Nutwood, dam by Chieftain.

'ler.iiM.
Sixty dollars for the season. Mares not proving with foil can be
returned next season free, providing I still own the horse. Mares cared
tor in any manner owners may desire. Pasturage. ?i per month
Every car. exercised, but no liabilities for escapes or accidents. For
further information apply or address

J. A. MctXOin, Proprietor.
life 115 Park s>. Si-ickiou, • al

ANTEVOLO.

Four-Year-old, Record 2:19 l-S. Standard, So. 5818.

THIS CELEBRATED TROTTING STALLION WILL MAKE THE
ensuing season from February 1st to June 1st, l>-88.
Terms.
One h"ndred dollars the season for mares served before May 1st, and
one hundred and fifty dollars the season after that date, and in tho3e
cases the season to run lo July 1st »iii| u*» Ion*£**r Toe obj-ct of
thi* is to shorten the time in the stud so as to give & better opportun-
ity fo*' training before the Fall Ciicmt commences Last ye..r it was
nearly the first of August before be was through, and consequent lj
be r-oula not be yot iuto condition in time even for the State Fair.
Iu ibis connection it will be well to state that th«-re is no deviation
from the price, and emphatically no free >i*t. Che terms are cer-
tainly low for a horse of the class of Antevclo and there were several
applications where the applicants expected an increase of price.
Jrorni and Color.
It is lare fo find a horse of such high torm, and I am not alone in
considering him as being as nearly a?- perfect a type of equine form as
was ever seen in a troiting-bred stallion. He is sixteen hands and
half aniuch iu height. 69 tncbes from point of shoulder to point of
buitock, and weighs, in ordinary condition, over l.Jou pounds. H* is
very muscular, limbs as yood as the most critical could desire, and a=
biphly fiuished as a great m.ijority of thoroughbreds. In color he i- a
ricu seal brown, with lighter shading in fiauks and muzzle, black legs,
mane and tail, small star iu forehead and oil hind pa-tern white.
Performances.
He ha<? been-eminently of the improving kind. As a yearling he
trotted in 3:02; two-year-oldin 2r4l; tnree years. ohl 2: 292; four years
old '2: 19*. the fastest record for a stallion cf that age, ami in his live-
year-old form he trotled in from J.h'ti 'o 2:17 in all o( toe four beats
o: the big trot which Harry Wilkes won. As he only made one break
in that race, notwithstanding the great speed of the contestants, h-
must be credited as remarkably "steady," almost phenomenally so for a
hor^e of his age. Had it ■ ot been f ir an accident wnicb temporarily
disabled him it can be staled with confidence that h« would have
trotted iu 2: 1ft or bet'er while he still ranked as a five-year-old. His
endurance was such t"r>at I be intention was to .-tart tiiu against the
two-mile record, confident of lowering it, and also quite sanguine of
him trotting in 4;4U.

Progeny.
From a few mares served in 18b5, his first reason in the stud, six
foals were dropped, two of which were killed. Tbeirowners wereso
w**ll pleased that large offers have been refused. One owned by C. K.
Lewis of UaklanJ. is only a short distance from my stables, and which
ran be seen with a few minutes' loss of time; and D. T. Sexton of ^an
Francisco has another. Every man who bad an Antevolo bred to him
again. As he served 65 mares last season, and, as nearly as can be
told at present a large proportion of them in foal, itie're will I e a
good chance to judge of bis procreative qualities. Next to a horse's
own colts the best proof is th;*t of near relations Hi« •'full brcther,*'
Anteeo. has already gained the reputation of being one of the best
breeders, and for uniform excellence in his progeny cannot be sur-
passed.

Pedigree.
The most exacting critic, if moderately intelligent, cannot find fault
with his blood lines. His sire Electioneer is, beyond question, the
greatest trolling sire of any age when all things are considered. His
dam Columbine is the only mare which has two entire sous which
have beaten 2: 20, 's.\Gi by a MX-year-old. 2:19* bya four-year- old. Aule-
volo elands in the same relation to the thoroughbred as Maud S , Jay
Eye-See. Nutwood and many others of first celebrity. In Stud Book
form the pedigree is as follows:

Aiitevt-lo, brown colt, foaled May 12, 1881, bied by Jos. Cairn
Simppoo, O-iklmd, California, by Electioneer.

First dam Columbine by A. W Richmon I

Second dam Columbia by imp. Bonnie Scotland.

Third dam Young Fashion by imp Monarch.

Fourth dam FaBbion by imp Trustee.

Fittb dam Btmnels o' Blue by Sir Charles.

Sixth dam Kealiiy by Sir Archy.

Seventh dam by imp. Medley

Eighth dam ly imp Centinel,

Ninth dam by Maik Anthony.

Ten'h dam by imp. Janus.

Ebventh dain bv imp Monkey,

Tweirth dam by imp. Silvereye.

Thirteenth dam by Spanker.
1 place Antevolo again before the public with the feeling that fur-
ther recommendations are justified, t 'wing to a slight lameness in the
left hind ankle he could not Te put to work unlil so late iu the season
as lo preclude the hor>e of getting him in proper condition. He did
net leave the s'ud nu'il the middle of August, and short brushes was
alt that could be given thereafter. He did not fully recover from the
lameness until November, aud then I wan laid up until the let of
December I drove iitm through the streich tu *2 seconds, and on one
occasion Matt Storn timed him a furlong in 1"> seconds. This increase
of speed over what be had shown the previous year warranied the
belief that he would trot very fast Iu the race with Harrv Wilkes.
Guy Wilkes. Arab and Charley Hilton. November 27th, 188G. o'n the Bay
District Coursp, he was separately timed in 2:HU, V:lui, 2:17. 2:lfi|,
although he had to tiot outside of two horses for the whole distauce.
In that race he beat Arab o.ud Charlie Hilton, and demonstrated capac-
ity to trot In 2:15 under more favorable circumstances. Prior to that
race his fastest quarter w<s Wi seconds, and his fastest furlong 16 sec-
onds His colts, .so far a8 looks go will rank with the best There are
only four of his pet which were foaled in \*VG (thes^ are his olde.-t.i
Three have been broken and show a promising gilt. T litre are a num-
ber of foals of I8fl7,and of thes" enough In my viciuitv lo satisfy visit-
ors of the character of his stock. William Ballmgul has a colt foaled
on the 1-t of Apiil. 1887, w'tic ., in October, was diiven by the side of
hie dam a furlong iu 27 seconds As his "full brother" Anteeo Las
demonstrated his ability to beget speed, it is a jnslibable inference
that Auievoln will also do SO.

The terms are certainly 80 reasonable that owners of "jood in a res
can afford to aval themselves of bis services.

pasture at $5 per month on the Uaklaud Trotting Park, Mr. Levens
having recolved to pasture the field inside the track this season. It
> annot be excelled, the herb tue b tng alfillerilla. wild oats, and burr
r lover, a living stream of clear water running acruSB the field ami
i ting enclosed I y an inner fence, the g .t n of the outer mmt at
night; the aoimnlsare a» ttafe win, in the enclosure as It Impossible
lo have tiiem In afield. In fourteen years which I have known it,
there has not been an injury to mare or colt.

IO<v « AIKN SDII'SIP..
Address Jos. i ;iirn Mtnpson, Bbbbdeb *hd 3fobT£Uav, San
Francisco, or 2111 Ad-line Street, near 32d Street, Oakland. 1 he latter
address where the horse Is kept.

Y>

ELECTIONEER STALLION

FALLIS,

No. «38t. Record «:28 1-2.

\TTLL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1SSS AT THE STABLE OF
l> tue underoigned, No. 614 sixteenth Street, Sacramento, Cal.

Description.

FALLIS is a d»rk bay, with bind ankles white, foaled 1878, bred by
Lelmd Stanford, Palo .\ito, Cal. lie is ifiji hands high, and weighs, in
ordinary ftesh.about l.-OUnouuds; long-bodied tmdul Immi use muscular

power, pure gnted, and a level-headed trotter, lie requires neltner
boots nor weights, and has shown -i i-.i; gait with "ease. Few if any,
Sims -if Electioneer are better bred or liave a better li. lit to sire trotte s
than Faixis. w'idie be his never hail the oppurtunitv f.-i being stint- .1 to
only a lew well-bred mares, Si ill he c in show a fine lot Ol Colts, some of

which are showing fast. The f.tet imiiih t lie denieo tli.it tlie El. ■ r

Wood is the beet trotting blood In Hie world, li. then, t cieiiceuf

''■ ■ lb - the trotter is progressive, some well-bred son will, in the
course uf time, prove to be a more oo:eiit sire than Electioneer himself

Pedigree.

By Electioneer, he by FLysdyk's Hninbletonian; Elec'ioneer's dam
Green Mountain Maid (dam ot El line, ~ ~ ■: Crospero, 2;2U; liam* Trot,
•2:ll-, Mansfield, 2:2 ;; sb>rin, J: J" i ; Antoni i, 2/2*- ., ami ,\lar«nda, 2:31)
bv Marry C'Uy(2:23j: first dam Felicia hy Messengei Duroc (the sire of
6 wit'i reuords of 2;3jand under, and the sire of theo.imot >urirtine,
the ( istest vearllu- in the world, 2:31 'O; s. cond dam Lady Fallis idun
of Kis r.j::;,-; Pickering, i:W): lago. £:3x%; Socrates, i rears.2: l ;
Br tci.fti dam of Clingstone. 2:11, and Norwood, the sire ol Tommy
Nurm.i - .. 2:2n .j !>v ~e. l .'s American star; third ruun Keck mare [dam
of Anna !■£.. i'.M%,nnd Kt-lief, the dam ot Walnut, 2-.UH) by Long
Isl.iud Black Hawk, etc.

Performances.

He trotted very fastasa two-year-old. and undoubtedlv would lave
made a very fast record atthitagehad he nut lutd the misfurtune uf
cutting ont-of his tendons, which so lamed him that he was not worked
any further until the season of ISSfJ, when be gained a record ol -:-•
with scarcely any preparation, alter making a 1 >rt:e season in the Btno;
althomih this is no measure ot his speed, as 1 <ter in the sets.m be showed
his ability to trot a mile better thau 2;.l>. The demand forhis servici s
I ;sr. se '-on v. .is S" great, that he did not ^et tlirou-.h ui!til too la e to le
connitiuned for a race, although it was bis owner's lute turn to have
given him a last record. When two years old Oov. -Stanford refused an
offer of irt.oji for him. but valued him at lO.O-'J. Tlie fastest vearling
in the world Norlaine,-;:u>o was sired by Norv.il [a sun of Electi -neerj
which is very conclusive evidence thit 'he sons ot Electioneer, like
their eire, are goin^ to be producers of great sue e '. Norlaine'e nun was
sirt-d by Messenger I J n roc, t lie sire of the- dam of b'lLi.ts. E ectioneer
now Uab "i'i with rei'onis of 2:~m) and under, and III with records "I J:.":
and onder, the lattkr being the Most -.f any STkllion in he would;
Kiuut of biB cet entered the charmed circle Ustseas in, and three others
only o le-fourt1'. one-half and three- fourths of ■- second behind.

Tkbms: Will stand at 5Sj for the season, or $75 to Insure a mare in
foil, buth payable on or bufore t'e close -if the season, which will
be^in Febru iry 1st and close July 1, is-*1-'. Money will be refunded on
insured m ires. "as soon iB the fact becomes known that th^y are not in
foal, fit ares from a dist nice will be taken from the cars and boats and
care ful ly lit nd ted, but no responsibility assumed lor accident or escapee.
Good pasturage furnished at 84 per month.

D0H MARVIN,

Standard.

WiM also make the season of l£88in the same stable with Pallia, Is a
beautiful seal brown, Foalert 1S&4. bred by Lei and Manford, ualu Alto,
Cal. i le is sixteen hinds high; and weighs l.lftilbs. In color, lor.n. dis-
position and gait lie very ch.s-iy resembles antev do 2:1M] at 4 years)
and, as may be seen by his pedigree, is bred very much like him, being
:.»iout three-quarters lIAuibletonian and oiie-Q, tarter ihoronubbrert.
T lesec- nd dams of the -fastest mare -M.<ud s.(J:'-,i mid i.i-t-: geld-
ing in the world. Jav-Kye-^ee t2M0l were both strictly tlio rough nred
in ires, iiiiaccount of a very severe attn.k of distemper he w ■
very little the past vear.biit Improved enough to Rhow h2:Z> gait. Ile
received tirst iireniiiiiu.it the California State Fair, 18tt",for the best
three-year-old ro idster atallion.

Was sired by Fa lis ii:ls>~i by Electioneer (site of twenty -six with
records of 2; il and under, an 1 ten with r- CuMs o( 2 :oj and under i : firs*
dam Cora hy Don Victor, by Belmont; second >l.iui (Jiarahel dun of
C iff on Bell four ve^irs ohl.L' 2>}£, and ^rainlain of ttexford, three ye irs
old. 2:2il by Ab 'all.tb star; third dun Fairy by Etysdyk's Itambletonian;
fourth 'lam Kmma Mills by American star etc

Perms: Ltmite 1 t-t twehty-fiee mares at ^m for the season beginning
Fe'<ru iry 1st and closing June ist, iftsS. For circulars or further par-
ticulars address
28ja F. P. I'lWKLL, Sacramenfo Cal.

THE CELEBRATED TROTTING STALLION

MENLO

WILL "MAKE THE PRESENT SEASON' AT THE FAIR
Grounds, sau Jose. Season commencing Februarvlst and endinc
Junei4th.

MENLO is seven years old, a beautiful bay with bl ick points. 15^
hands high. He is a'horse of beautiful svmuetry and magnificent
action.

Pedigree.

MEN/LO was got bv Xutwood, first dam bv imp. Hercules; second
dam by Owen Dale, etc

Imp. Hercules by Kingston, (son of Venisohl, dam daughter of
Toscar by Ray Mlddleton (sou ot Sultan).

Owen Dale by Williamson'- Belmont, dam Marl i Downing bv Amer-
ican Eclipse (son of luiroc ml Miller's Damsel, by imp .Messenger);
second da " Browulnck bv Tiger; third dam by imp. Speculator; ioiirth
dam by imp. Hare Devil, etc

Nutwood by Alexander's Belmont. Fir.-t dam Miss Russell by Pilot
Jr.; second dam sjillie Russell by Koston; third dam Maria Russell hv
Thorntons Rattler; rmtrth dam Miss Shepherd by Stockholder; fifth
d nn Miranda by 1'opgallaut, etc.

Alexander's Belmont bv Alexander's Abdallah. First dam by M mi-
brino Chief (son of Mambrino Paymaster bv ilambriuo) by Imp, Mes-
senger; second dam by Brown's Bell founder.

Brown's Bellfounaei1 bv imp. Br^llfonndT. First dam Lady Allport
by Mambrino bv iinn. Messenger; second dam by Tippoo Saib by imp.
Messenger; third dam bv imp. Mess-ng-r.

MENLO made his appearance in the Circuit In I8S6, ai.d won eight
races out of nine starts, and easily won the tbiro heat in his last race at
San Jose, in 2:21!^.

Terms: J75 the season, doe at lime of service. Mares not proving
with foul may be returned the next season free of charge, provided I
still own the lmrse.

.Mares care-' for in any manner owners may desire; pasturage $31 per
month. Every rare exercised, but no liability tor escapes or accidents.

For furtherpariiculars apply to or adrir ss:
28jatd WM. DWVER.Nan .'one.

The Highly Bred Trotting Stallion.

Y0UMG SANTA CLaUS

TVTill make tlie oea^on of i*iSH at die Whipple Slock

W Farm, near San Mateo, San Mateo County, California,
Terms for the Season. $40.
J*c<li<;ree.
Toung Santa Clans, b c foaled April, 1881. by Santa Clans, record 2:17,S
First dam by Governor Booth, by George M.Patchea,
Second lam Demirep, by Young Melbourne,
Third dam Methil.ie. bv imp. Scythian,^
Fourth dam Peggj , by BoBtnn.
Fifth dam Too—'OOP, by sir Leslie.
Sixth dam Little Peggy, by Oallatln.
Seventh dam Trumpeter, by Hep best Ion.
Eighth dam 1'e,^ . by imp. Bedford.
Ninth dam imp. Peggy, by Trumpeter.
PegRy wis i mi« tried by c«l. John Tavlorof Virginia, and the com-

Cllerortno Stud Book, Colonel S. IJ. I '.nice, adds a note; '■.Many of the
eal ricrs iu America trace to this mare."

There is im excelled cniuidii.it inn uf trotting strains in yonng Santa
Clans. His sire combines Rambletoutau and Mainbrluo Chief; in- dam
Hen. M Patcben and thoroughbred, s iota Clans uad two Btrains of
Mambrino Cliief. V/oune Sant i Clans Inherits the blood or the three
great trotting f imllles: HambletonUn, Mambrino Cliiei ami ('lav. The
Ire of -antaC'laus, Strathinore, has eighteen Bona and daiighte re which
have tro'ted In 2:!rt) of hi Iter, two which have b nt**n 2:20. Santa Clans
won Rlxteen races defeating many o I the very best homes of the ibv,
among them Nutwood, Kl ilne, PI -dinnnt. Wedge wood, Voltelre, Han-
nl , Itlach Cloud, Jer one Kid- . tCdwln i borne, Fanny \\ IthoTspoou and
others of celebrlt . Hewasauhl roi J25.100.

Yonng^anta flans is n verj litndsuiiie shads ol bay, with black
pnl nts, 1'i1, hands in height, of good rorin, Bite Btyle and ictli il

Due care will he t.ik-n t" previ ut uncldeuts, but no liability. Pasture
$l.t»0 per mouth. For further particulars address

KYICON O'UltADV,
31de San Mateo, Cal.

Ib88

fPw igx&utet and J$jrartsmat>

What Constitutes "A Gait"

No remark is commoner among the owners
of (rollers, who are ansioos to sell, than tbe
t-t'Uemeut that the horse in qaesiljn has
s'j'uvn a :'20 gait, a i30 gait, and bo fpith.
This is very vagne, an . the person Hsteniog
is often at a loss to undeist iud its mcauin2,
and still less able to controvert it. "A gait"
is such an io le finite term, and depends so
rnach upon the whim of the individual by
whim ii is uttered, thut it has not near as
lunch force as it onpht to have. It is on-'eni-
al le tb it uorses, unable, for luck of training
or some other cause, Io go a full mile at a high
i it :>:' speed, have gone a part of the distaaee
atsncbarate as to t-n-.ule a jarlge of pace to
determine whit the mile, at that rsle, woald
hive been made in. \\h:-tber2:'2iJ, 2:30, more or
less. And this is called "a g lit." If the distance
were only Hfly orahnudredyards.no ma't-r
how fast it was traveled, that woul t hardly
hsh''agatt." Most pings could go that
is nice. Au eighth, of a mile nrgbt enable
a hotsa. to demonstrate that he coold go at a
high rate of ppeerfj but, im-lading start and
Hnisb, thai" would hardly be a fair standard rf
■■_. " There ought to be some generally
understood, fixed meaning attached to the
term. Suppose that it bs anderstood that,
to es'ab isb a horse's *'t<ait," he Khali have
traveled a full eighth cf a milr at the top of
hi- -p^ed. Tbeu when a man says his coll
has frhown hini a pirlicnlar "gait" — 2:40 or
otherwise — it will be uudes-oud th >t ha has
tro tad a tnrlon^ in twenty seconds, mure or
les--, as the cise may be. This wonltl be
perfectly comprehensible to everybody. As
itier stands it is a connndmm to every
body. Yon are told that "heehowed me a
:40 gait to halter, after two weeks' h mdling,"
and \oa are left to yonr own coujeetore as to
its meauirjg. There is a delightful uncer-
tainty abont the phrase that seems to have
quite a fascination for geuilemen who coai-
ji e catalogues. It pleases the owner, but it
lacks a great deal of enlightening the reader.
Smie catalogues state, in describing a hor^e,
that he trotted a trial of a quarter or a half in
so many seconds, There is a test of *'gait"
that is of some value. Such a statement in
the catalogue of a Kentucky breeder is relied
upon by persons at a di-tmce who may happen
to sne it. And it influences a sale, for, no
matter how lightly we at home may regard
the matter, abroad the statements of onr
breeders in their catalogues are relied upon
with crnHdence: and it has not come within
our knowledge that that confidence has been
in any instacce misplaced. But nobody,
however willing to believe, can understand
what is meant by ''showing such and such a
gilt," nithont auyunitof mtasurrmeut known
to others besides the owner, by which the
'•gait" may be estimated. In the absence of
socli a unit we suggest th3t ageneral under-
standing be reached, by which the fnrlong,
at the top rate of speed, be the standard of
measurement of '"gait," so far as the rate is
cjncern*-d. This will put an end to misuuder-
stau- i'Jgs, and. while regulating the use, put
an end to the abuse of the term "gait."

KILLIP & CO.,

live Slock and Geueral .Auctioneers, U'J M ■iiiaotuery Street, S. F.

GRAND AUCTION SALE

GTAUDARD-BRED

Trotting Stallions and Brood-Mares,

Being Ihe Entire Stnfl of FRANCIS T. UNDERHILL. Esq.,

ONTARE RANCH, Santa Barbara County.,

AT 1 I A. m., ON

TUESDAY ----- MARGH'20,1888,:

BAY DISTRICT TRACK, San Francisco. j

On account of sale of tbe above-mentioned Ranch, Mr Underhill has determined to dispose ol all bis j
Stallions and Brood-mares. They are of the choicest and most fashionable strains CO'iprisiDg Bysdyk's j
H.i rabie ton i..n. American Star, Volunteer. Clay, Mambrino Chief. Pilot -Jr., Alex mder, Belmont. Gold Dust' j
and o'her famous Trotting blood, combined with judicious thoroughbred strains. Hordes will be at B iy
District Track March 13tb.

tTST Catalogues are being prepared, ani may be had upon application to

mr3 KILLIP &CO,22 Montgomery Stress.

Outing

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and Physical Recreation.

SUPERBLY ILLUSTRATED

OCR FIELD IS THE

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DURING THE YF.AE THERE WILL BE ARTICLES UPON

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Canoeing. Bicycling, Tricycling, Amateur Phonog-
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Conducted by POULTXEY BIKtXOW

THREE DOLLARS A YEAR.
single number* twenty-five cents.

140 Nassau Street, New York.

DIXON
Driving Park

ASSOCIATION.

TROITING COLT STAKES,

FREE FOR ALL!

TO BE TROTTED AT'TIIE PARK,

IN THE

LAST WEEK IN AUGUST,

1888!

The Dixon Driving Park Association has opened the
following Colt stakes for trotters anil pacers.

No. I.— For finis Of H38T. Half-niiteheats. Entrance
-*2->, of which *lu most accompany nomination; 810
must be p.iiil June 1st, 1SSS. mid So the day before the
ract;. $1U added for each st.irt r.

No 1.— Fortwo-year-obls and under. Entrance J'O,
of which $10 must accompany nomination; $ta to be
paid J nue 1st, IbBh. and *l5 to be paiu by fi p. u. on the
day preceding the race; ?13 added for each starter. Due
mile ami repeat

No. :i. — For three-year-olds and nnrler. Entrance ?-:0.
of which i\* must accompany uoniination; $25 to be
paid June 1st, lriw andjio to be paid hy 12 o'clock 1.
on the day of the race. 320 added for each starer.
.Mile heats, best 3 in 5.

No. 4.— For three- vear-old pacers. Conditions same
as fur three-year-old trotters.

In .ill stakes failure to make piymen'-s as tuey
become due f-irfeits entry and money paid in. Fivr to
enter, three or mure to start. Muney in eacii stake
tu be ilivided as follows: tfi per c«-nt to winning coir,
u percent, to second. I < per cent, to third. No adite/1
monej for a walk-over. If but twr start ihey may trot
torforieit.dividedat the rate of 6. per cent, to the
winner and 'Ab per cent, to second. Tn all other re
spects the National Trotting Association rules to
guve-n.

Entries close with the Society 3Iay 1st, 1SS3.

.1. W. MeKADi KX, I'retitlent

J. R. R<>- EtFOKI>, *>ecr.tary. Je25

FOR SALE,

BY GUY WILKES,

Chestnut filly, foaled March IS 1837, by Gny Wilkes,
dam by L-'otwood, 2d daru by St. Clare. Sue i^ b m l-
some, sprightly, and a horn trotter, s s .-he has a right
tob«. «. W. HISUK'K.

cmrS Sacramento-

GRAND

Auction S

FIRST-CLASS

Short-Horn
Cattle,

AT t P. 31., AT

Agricultural Park,

Santa Clara

VALLEY

Agricultural Society,

SaN JOSE, CAL.

tiardpn tily Troflns w»ake-for three-year-
olds or jmiDU-r; SCO i.

nomination: S25 en July 1st, and S*iH -u & p
lBt; f250 added. Colto having a record ol 2:
better birred.

Yemlnme Trotting Slake, for t«-o-year-olds
oryounger; £50 entrance; £10 mu-t acoimpany nomi-
nation; SI5 on -luly Is*, and ;j' on Pepiemb r Bt;
SJtlu added. Colts having a yearling record of 2:iy or
better barred.

Santa i lara Connty Troitius: Make, tor
Distrirt two-year-oldB witbont n yt-arJios record.
5'U entrance; --I'i most accompany Do:nirj
on July 1st. ^nd -~1 ..u September lat; t
Parties must 1. .'■.' erl 1 COllS

Feb .5ib, MS*, to be eligible in ibis stake. Pal
-Stuck Farm bured.

» oinliii"iis.

In all Ihe above st : es f:iiliiie torn; kQ pymenta
when due loiiurs all pre? .>v.~ p •
•no ;u.de>i morify di^ideil f 0 percent. ." percent.,
I- per cent, ami 1 p>-r cent.

ihrep-je-ar-olfl stukea ihree in five, two-ypar-old
stakes mil- heits.

Kivfi oj- tu ire »-uTri' - required •• fill, il ree or moie
io start, ironlyi-woi ilts siarl they rausi contesi for
rue eurram-e nioney oi Iy, divi e A colt

■taking a walk-over gets the en .. but no

ii led money.

Entries tu ihe above stakes will close \yith the
Secretary Apui 1st, Ifc'88.

K TOPIIAM, President.

«. If. BRAGG. Secretary ymr

SAfR\HEVrO,

Wednesday, March 23th.

By dl'reztioD of 3Ir. Joseph Com:.!, of Co ub* s
Wilkerson. Bankers, Linneus, Missonri. yye will offer
on ihe ibove ii..t!'. his e-ati-e herd of Pur«*-brc*l
llnr||:iin 4 ante, consisting of 5(1 he»-i Hulls.
t oivs aud Hellers of Ibe following will-fcnown
t'aiiiiii-f: Yuun^ .U.iry*. lieliii *s, Vennsesauu
Adelirtes.

Th*-p-e cjttle have been bred by Mr. Com -s.aud
lor quality and individual merit have no si perior
Tlieir pio^eiiitors were car-fulty selected f. ro
very hrst herds in Kentucky and Missouri. Mr
I'oinba will be prt-pared lo sive fn'l guarantee as 'o
-oundnesR and fre-dom fro;n disea-e, and cert i fie
pe ligreea will be furnished with e cb animal, show-
ing its breeding.

Uatalognes will be ready March !0th. Ttnus at

KILLIP & CO.

S5fe

Auction <rs.

SUBSCRIBE FUR THE

Breeder and Sportsman.

FOR SALE.

M"II*i, four years old, by y^phew, 1M hanrs high,
biv with black point?, first dam Bell Mc l-llm
■J: 2. by General UcClellan. Secjml dam by I elstl az-
zar. Third dam by Chieftan. Fourth daai said to
be thoroughbred.

M'Jis his been driven 'W 'mies and is very spvedy.

His a nlly now ten ";onth^ ol l by Anteros, which
is fine an 1 large and very fast io naln-r, -whicli
shows M'lis to be a grand brood-mart; she is kind
and g^ude

My only reisoi f st selling is because I hive not
tbe time to develop her speed. and cannot continue
breeding.

Prii-e $600. which is one-third her value. Ad-
dress,

\Y. A. PAKKHIUS F,

Keal Estate Agent
Room 2, Knox Block.
llfeS >an Jose, « al.

For Immediate Sale

Wilkes Pasha.

(Standard) 2618.

The Most Fashionable Combiuaiioa of Blocd
Available.

Dark bay, )6j bands, with white hind reef, foaled in
l»a.{. bred i y U. P, i?> \ per, of t-rankl rt. Ken ucsy

A munificent uor=e, thoroi ghly o^met, tound. and
» sure getttr.

direct by Onward 1411. ltccr.n! ?;25 1-4.
Trial, 2 1?.

Ee } j George Wilbes, 2:22, sit-- of Sfty-fonr horses
in : :- • liti, t>-n oF theio with v .:. 2:2H.

Firfi dan> Fisher ly Americiii i_'!'V S4, (^ire of
Granville, 2:2C; Magp - Briggs-. 2:27; Ell a Clay, i:27*;
.ud ae dams of Executor, 2:"J4i; Itanchero, 2:24|;
Ju> ge Uawee, "J:2J;; Ambas&ad i . : " and four others
in.::J0.

LiraniRUi by Wilson's Snow-Storm (sire of -Jim
[rving, a:JH>.

lireat u rand am by Paddy Burn^ borongbbred).

Onward, the fir- i ■ i : is at thebeal

of Col. K. P. P- pp--r*- great brewing establishment
it Frankfort, Ky., and is consi ie best of the

;re t sons of the grva George Wilkes

For further particulars apply • owner,

Ma»or Hiiiisf, >an ;»ieg:o.
Or at Davis" Kiivery Burn, Sd Street, san

iile^o, where he can be seen Snir

CHUBB,

Th 9 Fisliing Rod Manufacturer,

Flasa new retail catalogue which contains several
orunnal articles on rid iug writt n by ihe most noted
anglers i-l the pr.-s<'iit (lav. Catalogue n;so h:is i-5
illustrations nf nrieling p..«ids. fio different kinds of
Gshmg -els ilescrihe«i, reels. lines, hoo^s.flles, rod
trimuiiiiKB eta Every angler should have a copy,
send for one. ready Jan. lit it. Addn - -

THOS. H.

3HUBB,

Pi,»l Mills, VI.

Pleasanton Stock Farm

Little Black Jug.

Richmond.

"Will stand for a limued nnuiber of mares at Pleasanton. Alameda Co., Cal. Season commercing Feb. loth and closing Joly 1st, 1SSS.

RICHMOND.

-:o:-

DIRECTOR.

Director was sired by Dictator (full brother to Dexter) also sire of
■J. I. C, Phall-s, and many other fast trotters. Dictator Etanils at
tbe head of all stallions as getting extreme speed and great racing quali-
tiea in bis Colts, as the average record of J- T. C Pballas and Director
is 2-l3« heing nearly two seconds faster than the best three of any
other stallion's get, which means beating them at least wi feet in a
mile, and as extreme apeed combined with st.yin- au-.lities are the
only r^al valu,*ide ou diticaions at this time io trottiug horses, it win
cert .inly be of advantage to the breeders of California io get some
Director colts.

Th- dam of Director was Doily, who pro'luce<l, besides Director.
Onward recor.l :'J\ can beat 2:3); aildThurntUle, i:22-so lurecior a rel-
atives on both sides were yre.n piodiners. and without doubt IJirec'or
will he and wn Invite breed-rs to come and see his i*olts trot, although
his ol lesteo'ts are not yet three years old; we can show quarters in 3-i
secon.ls. Director's present recordis i:17, made ma race with a Urge
fill.. l horses, when be was obliged to trot on the extreme outside of
the track, an I *e believe he can trot in 2:U and expect to give him that
record. In 18S3 Director won over §18,000 in purses, more- than any

other trotting stallion ever won before or since, defeating not once, but
even- time thev met, Pballas, Mftxy Cobb, ,-ai.ta Claos, Black Clou'',
Ciemmie G., Wilson- Fanny vVitherspoon, ami all other f:i=t ones.
His record shows thit he lias otirtfi inii races; has won 18 nf them,
the total amount of his winnings iu stakes and purses being ?25,o7u, or
a littl" over $1,000 lor every time he started ina race.

His services this vear will le flO for the season, believing the
development of his colts will be so satisfactory tliis Beason th.it breeders
will gladly pay $300 next year.

LITTLE BLACK JUG.

LTTTLE BL »CK JTJO was sired bv Director, dam tbe dam of Lit-
tle Brown Jug, recorn three beats in ^:li ai.d Brown IU!, record 2:13,
rial in 2;n8, This cull is three years bM.haa no record, ' 'it cap trot
fast, is improving rapblly, ami must surely produce fast, came trotteca
as lie has more near extreme fast relatives on both the aire'sand dai»'s
side than any colt in tlie world, bavlne J. I. C, Pliallas and Dexter on
tbe sire's side ami Little Brown Jug and Brown Hal on the dun's.

This colt will be allowed to serve ten (.Uj mares at §50 lor the seaBon

Richmond is bv A. W. Richmond, lirst dam by Pultan, second dun
bv Cricl ton. This "i^ a grand young trotcerahd w« expect hini to i qual
hie "h d( brbiber Arrow, as his breei Ing is nearly tin- same, and '^ tth bix
week's work he ahowed qnarters In 85 seconds; his development of
sreedVwas so pbenoineual it is thought that he wOrboqt all of his sire's

This hoTSf will st.inl for 20 mares al ISO F-.r Hie sa>a6ii.
We think the service fees tor these dur- nut stall one within tbe
reach of all wanting to Breed good stock, a d mncti lees tlnd the fees

for any -tallioos ever offered lor public service, takm- 9] d, endur-

nnce.br eulngand racing qualities Into consideration
daritfe of feed and there will be w eh ffgea ior pastor ■. on -- - in in s
rrmaln more than a reaBdnable riiner-lo Insure ihe-" Del -
Mares not proving in fral can be returned d< xt season freo ■ i i harge
'providing mures «!■. not clungo owriers Ip, and Bpintona arc alive Iu
. -r stillion should besolrt the parths br. ..- m; CaM br^ed to
er hone equally a" good.'or fhey « il! have ll-elr mores
rerndded. All service fees do eat time of oernce.ana
cash or a good approved note given, payable AQgnat I, is--.

A3il>V MclX>« fcJLX.
.lite PI

142

2P»e f^mfe nml j^orlsnratj.

Mar d

1888.

1888.

Los Angeles.

THIRD

ANNUAL SPRING MEETING

—OF THE—

Los Angeles Turf Club.

FIVE DAYS RACING!

AT

Agricultural Park

April 10th to 14th Inclusive.

Entries Close March 1 5t1i, Midnight.

First B»y— April iOtli.

I.— Running— Nadeau House Stake, for two-year-
olds. Closed December, 18B6, with 21 entneB. Three-
quarter mile.

2.— Running— Mile dash, all apes; $23 entrance, half
forfeit; 3i5i> added; 350 to second.

3.— Tbotting-2:27 class. PurBe, S400.

Secoml Day— April 1 lth.

i— Running— One-iv^lf mile and repeat. All ages;
$26 entrance, half forfeit; Sl^dadded; $ 5 to second.

b.— Running— Park Handicap. Free for all; one
and oie-quirtcr miles. $25 entrance; $15 declaration;
820 J added; $50 to second; weights announced March
21th.

6. Trotting— Three-year-old stake; closed De-
cember, 18&G; 11 entries.

Third Day— April 13<b.

".— Running— For two-year-oldts; winner of Nadeau
flous° Stakes carries 7 lb*, penalty; $2) entrance,
ha f forfeit; $75 added; $3J to second. Fivt-eighths
mile dash.

8.— Tkotting— 2:35 class. Purse $300.

9.— Trotting Stakk— Two-y^ar- dds; mile and re-
peat; closed December. 1886. with 9 entries.

rou> Ui Day— April I3lb.

10.— Running— Los Angles Derby. Stake clnsed
December, 1886, with 0 entries. One and one-half
miles.

11.— Running— Three quarters and repeat; all ages;
$25 entrance; half forfeit; $125 added; $50 to second.

12.— Tb tting— 2:25 class. Purse $401.

13.— Trotting— For horses owned on or before
January 15th, owners to drive, that have never started
In a race. M ile heats two in three. Purse, 310 .

14.— Pacing— Three minute class. Purse, $100. Tela
S. barre .

15.— Running— Thirty- mile challenge, long distance
race; six horses to each rider; change each mile. $50
entrance: $250 added, of which Becond receives $100;
3 or more to enter and 3 to start.

conditions.

P. C. B. H. A. Rules to govern running. Weights of
1887. American Association Rules to govern trotting
and pacing. 10 per cent, entrance to purses to acco-n-
any nominations; five to entt-r, three to start. If less
lumber enter pr portionate a™ioun» of purse de-
ducted. All pacing and trotting to be best Sin five,
unless otherwise stated. Money divided 60 per cent.,
30 per cent., and 10 per cent. No added money for
walk-over ; running or trotting or pacing. The animal
walking over to receive entrances actually paid in.
Also

STAKES FOR SPKIM; MEETING. 1*89

1 —Running— Nadeau House Stakes, for two-year-
olds, foals of 1887; $50 entrance; $10 to accompany
nomination; $15 January 1. lbS!l, $25 day of race, $201
a<ided. Five-eighths miles. To he run first day of
meeting.

2.— Running— Los Angeles Derby Stake, for three,
year-olds, 'oals of 1886. Same terms sb No. 1, $300
added. To be run fourth day of meeting. One and
one-half miles.

3.— Trotting Stake— For two-vear-olds, foals of
1887. Sime terms as No. ', $200 added. Mileandre-
peat. Second day of meeting.

4. — Trotting St ■ kes— For three-year-olds, foals of
1886. Same terms as No. 1, $300 added. Third day ot
meeting.

Same conditions as above, except that stakes and
added money will be competed and divided 60, 30 and
in per cent. Failure to make subsequent payments
forfeits money already paid.

All entries close with E. A. DFr AMP, Secre-
ary, Marcli 15, I 888. Midnight.

X. A.COVARRCUTAS, President.

At the same time the

SIXTH DISTRICT

4GRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION

Offer the following Trotting Stakes for

Fall Meeting Aug. 6 to 11, '88.

1.— Three-year-old Stake, foals of 1835. $50 en-
rance; $10 to accompany nomination; $15 June 1st,
and balance, $25, July 31. 1888; $250 added. Mile heatB.
three in five.

2.— Four-Year-OldStake, foals of 1881, Same terms
aB No. 1.

CONDITIONS.

American Trotting Aasoclhtijn Rules to govern.
Five or i-.ore to enter; three to start.

Stakes to b« divided: seven tenths to first, two-
enths to second, o"e-tenth to third horse,

\dded money divided 50, 25, 15 and in per cent ; If
three only start fourth money reverts to society; if
two only start, third and fourth money revertB to so-
ciety.

No added money for a walk-over; a horse making it
onlyentitled to entrances actually paid In. A failure
to make subsequent payments forfeits all money
paid

For entry blank and information Bee or write

BoxfllO. E. A. Dei'AVP, Secretary.

Entries close March 15tb, midnight.

llfeh .1. IV. ROBINSON, President.

mm*

'usiness College, 24 Post St

San Francisco.

The most popular school on the Coast
P. HEAXJ) President. 0. 8. HALEY. fWy.
aVBend for Circular, oot d

Sacramento

COLT STAKES
ASSOCIATION.

Trotting and Pacing Stakes for
1888.

No. I.— Tlie Sacramento Yearling Trot tin
Stake for 1888.

Free for all foals of 1887.— $75 entrance, of which $10
must accompany nomination; $15 to be paid May 1,
1688; $25Afgustl, 1888, and $'J5 October 27, 1888. To be
trotted at Sacramento October 29, 1SS8, good day and
track. Dash of on ■ mile. The second colt to receive
$150, and the third colt $75 from the stake, the first,
colt to take the balance. Failure to make payments
when due forfeits all previous pajments.
No. M.— Special Yearling Trotting Stake

Open to foals of 1887, owned in Sacramento County. -
$75 entrance, of which $10 must accompany nomine
tion: $15 to be paid May 1, 1888; $25 August I, 1888, and
$25 November :■., 1888. To he trotted at Sacramento
November 5, 1S8H, good day and track. Dash of one
mile. First colt to reeeive six-tenths. Becond colt
three-lenths.andthe third colt one-tenth of stake.
Failure to make payments when due forfeits all
previous payments.

PACING STAKES.

No. 3.— Forall pacing yearlings, foalB of 1887.— $7^
entrance, of which $ln must accompany nomination;
$15 to be paid May 1, 18S8; $25 August 1. 1S8S, and $25
to be paid November a. 1888. To be paced at Sacra-
mento November 5, 1885, good day and track. Dash
of one mile. First colt to receive six-tenths, the
second three -tenths, and the third oue-teuth of stake.

Failure to make payments when due forfeits all
previous payments.

No. 4.— Fur all Pacing Two-Year-Olds, foals of 188B.
$75 entrance, of which $10 must, accompany nomin,
tion; $15 to he paid May 1. 18S8; $2-5 August 1,1888, and
$25 November 3, 188*. To be paced at Sacramento,
November 5, 1838, good day and track. One mile and
repeat. First colt to receive six-tenths, second three
tenths, and the third one-tenth of stake.

Failure to make payments when due forfeits all
previous payments.

No. 5.— For all Pacing Three-Year-Olds, foala of
lh85. — ?7S entrance, of which $10 must accompany
nomination; $15 t • be paid May 1,1888; $2i August 1,
18S8 and $25 November 3, iSSS. To be paced at Sacra-
mento, November 5, 1888, good day and track. Mile
heats a in 5. First colt to receive six-tenths, second
colt three-tenths, and the third colt one-tenth of
stake.

Failure to make payments when due forfeits all
previous payments.

Entries to all the above stakes to close February 1
1888, with

WII.BF.R FIELD SMITH, Sec'y

1 61 5 G Street, Sacramento.

FRANK P. LOWELL, President, jail

S.B. WHITEHEAD & CO.,

LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL
AUCTIONEERS.

ARE PREPARED TO CONDUCT SALES OF

Thoroughbreds, Trotters

And every other description of live stock,
At any Point on the Pacific Coast,

Our Mr. S. B. Whitehead has for fifteen
years successfully managed all the principal
sales of high-class stock on this Coast.

REFERENCES

(By permission).
ARIEL LATHROP, ESQ., SETH COOK. ESQ.,
J. B. HAGGIN, ESQ., THEO. WINTERS, ESQ

R. P. ASHE, ESQ.. WJL CORBITT, ESQ.,

and others.

S. B. WHITEHEAD & CO.
SO LefdeMloriT Street,
19martf San KrailcfNfn.

ESTABLISHED 1S55.

Race Goods.

'.arrest and Be^t Stock on the Coast

J. O'KANE,

767 Market St., S. F.

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALLR

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AGENTS FOE

Fesnell's Cynthiaua House Boots,

J. H. Fenton's Chicago Specialties,

Pb. Dixon's Condition Powders,
e«!M Gombault'r Cadgtic Balsam

Dr. Thos. Bowhill, M.R.C.V.S

VETERINARY SITRUEON,

Graduate New Veterinary College, Edinburgh
Awarded the Highland and Agricultural Societies
MedalB for Horse Pathology, Anatomy, Physiology
and Histology. The Williams' Prizo, '84- '85, for Lush-
est works in professional examinations, ami six. irst-
clais certificates of merit. Honorary Member Illinois
State Veterinary Medical Association.

OFFICE:

RECORD STABLES,
i>. Mccarty, Prop.

11J49 Market St. S F.. Bet. 7th anil 8th.
Telephone No. 8117

STATE

Agricutural
Society

Trotting Sweepstakes

FOR THE

STATE FAIR OF 1888.

GRAND STALLION STAKE-

Open to all Stallions— $500 entrance, of which S25n
must accompany nomination: ?250 payable August
1, 1888. The State Agricultural Society will add SS00
for each starter up to four, or 32,000 for four or more
starters. Strikes to \n divided into three monies—
four-sevenths to winner, two-sevenths to the second,
and one-seventh to the third horse. The added
money to be divided into four moneys, 50, 25, 15, and
10 percent. If but two starters, slakes and added
money divided five-sevenths to the winner, and two-
sevenths to second, a stallion making a walk-over
gets the entire stakes, bnt no added money. Entries
close March 1st, 1888.

TROTTING STAKE FOR TWO-
YEAR-OLDS-

$50 entrance, "f which 810 must accompany nomi-
nation; £15 payable July 1st, and the remaining $25
payable August 10th. SUPO added by the Socieiy.

TROTTINU STAKE FOR THREE-YEAR-
Ol.ns OR UNDER,

S100 entrance, of which S25 must accompany nomi-
nation; ?25 payable July 1st, and remaining tf50 pay-
able August 10th. $400 added by the Society.

TROTTING STAKE FOR FOUR - YEAR-
OLOSOR FMtER.

(Conditions same as for three-year-olds).

In all the stakes failure to make payments as they
become due forfeits entry, ard all money paid in.
In the colt stakes five to enter, three or more to
start. Money divided aa follows: To winuing colt
all the stakes, and 5D per cent, of the added money
second colt, 3Ui per cent.; third colt, 165 per
cent, of added money. Two-year-old stake, mile
heats; three and four-year-olds, three in five
haruess. No added money for a walk-over. If only
two start they mas' contest for the stakes paid
and divide two-thirds, and one-third. Otherwise, in
all stakes the National Rules to govern.

Entries in the above colt stakes to close with
Edwin F. Smith, Secretary, at office in Sacramento,
on Thursday, March 15, 1888.

L. V. SHIPPEE. "resident.

4fetd EDWIN F. SMITH, Secretary.

KILLIP & CO.,

1VE STOCK AND GENERAL
AUCTIONEERS,

93 nionlEomerj Street, San Francisco

BPHCIAL ATTENTION PAID TO SALES OF

High-Bred Horses and Cattle,

At auction and private sale.

will Sell in All Cities and Counties ol
the State.

REFERENCES.

Hon. C. Green, Hon. J. D. Cabb,

Sacramento. Salinas.

j. P. WAKSBNT, Esq., Hon. John Bobob
Sargents. t'olusa.

Hon. L. J. Rose, Hon. A. Waleath,

Lob Angeles. Nevada.

J. B. Haggtn. Esq., San Francisco
Represented at Sacramento by Edwin F. Smith,
Secretary State Agricultural Society.

At fan Jose by Messrs. Montgomery & Rea, Real
Estate Agents.

Being The oldest established Arm in the live-stock
business on this Coast, and having conducted the
important auction Bales in this line for the past
fifteen yearB, amounting to one-half a million nf
dollars, we feel justified in claiming unequalled facili-
ties for disposing of live stock of every description
either at auction or private sale. Our list of corres-
pondents embraces e\ery breeder and dealer of prom-
inence upon the Pacific Coast, thus enabling ub to
give f-ill publicity to animals placed with us tor sale.
Private purchases and sales of live stock of all
descriptions will be made on commission, and stock
shipped with the utmoBt care. Purchases and sales
made of land of every description. We are author-
Ized to refer to the gentlemen whose names ar-
ippended.

KILLIP A CO. 22 Montgomery Street,
ond

Notice.
C. BRUCE LOWE,

STOCK AND STATION AGENT,

Auctioneer, Horse, Cattle, and Property
Salesman.
Is prepared to accept orders from breeders In
America to select and forward Btock from the Aus-
tralian Colonies; or will undertake to receive and
dispose of Btock from America; or act aa Agent
for California firms.

References kindly permitted to J. B. Haggtn, Esq.,
and Major Ratbbone of San Francisco.
C BRUCE LOWE.

Wright, Heaton's Buildings,

Pitt Street, Rydn*y.
3de New ^ohth Wales.

Montana

AND

Washington

Racing Circuit,
1888.

$45,000 In Stakes and Purses.

ALL STAKES < LOSE APRIL 1ST.

AH Trolling Fntries Close Inly I lth
Write to sdv one of tbe Secretaries for pro-
grammes and farther particulars.
DATES.

Deer Lodge, Montana, July 18 to 21, James B. Mc-
Masters, Secretary,

Butte City, Montana, August 6 loll, Lee Mantle,
Secretary.

Helena, Montana, August 20 lo 25, Francis Pope,
Secretary.

Spokane Faliy, Washington, September 3 to 8, John
A. Todd, Secretary.

Note. Salem, Oregon dates September 17 to 22.

Walla Walla, Washington Ty., dates October 1 to 6.
Iflfe

FOR SALE

ORION.

Chestnut staliioD, full brother to Overman,
2:19}, by Elmo, dam by McCracken's Black
Hawk.

Orion is 7 years old, I6£ hands high, very
handsome and stylish, sonnd, well broken
and gentle. He has uever been trained. Ap-
ply to

DR. B. L. MILLER.

felStf 355 Eleventh Street, S. F.

SFBSCR1BE FOR THE

Breeder and Sportsman.

FOR SALE!

Harebell, dark chestnut mare, no marts, 5
years old, sound and gentle, 15i hands, weighs 1100
pounds. Is as handsome a mire as there is in tbe
Slate. Very fine haired, with fine mane and tail.
Nice road mare, been driven but six months; can
trot in :i:0S or 3:10. She was sired by David Hill
857, (sire of Gso Treat, 2:25|, and Black Swan, 2:28j),
dam by Echo. 462, 2:37*. (sire of Gibraltar, 2:22*.
Eelle Echo. 2:20. Echora, 2:2'*, El Monte, 2:29, Annie
Laurie, three-year-old record, 2:'10.)

Price $30(1 which the mare is well worth for
either road-horse or brood-mare, address

fel8 H W. PECK, Healusbnrg. Cal.

IMPROVED

Blind Bridle & Winkers

FOR RACE HORSES.

Secured bv Letters Patent, July 9 ft. 188»

Having thuB described my invention, what I claim
<is new, and desire to secure my letteiB patent. Is:

1. The part D.supported by the side straps of the bri-
dle, extending back as shown, the front bavtng an
opening Into which the blind is fitted, substantially,
as herein described.

2. In a bridle, in combination with the extensions D,
the curved blinds F, secured to such extensions, and
as Bliaped, to give full freedom and ventilation to the
eve while circumscribing the vision, substantially as
herein described.

'A. In a bridle, and In combination with the exten-
sions D. blinds F, and side straps A, the screw, nut
and washer E, to Becure the blind and allow it to be
set, substantially aB herein described.

4. In a bndle, anil In -combination with the check-

Sieces D and blinds F. as shown, the straps or bands
and H, connecting the branches or extensions above
and below the eyes, and haying the adjusting elldeBor
buckles, substantially as an<i for tho purpose herelp
described.

5. In a bridle, and in com' inarion with the blinds F.
supported ard pivoted to the bridle so as to be movst
ble about the point of support, the ait (datable fron-
strapB or bandV >'■ and H, aud the learband I and the
throat-latch or lash connected with tho blinds, and ad-
justable, substantially as herein described.

The above are the claims allowed by tb1 patent
office, and though the corresponding letters do no
appear on the cut, the general principle will be under-
Bood.

It meets with universal approbation, doing away
with all the objections urged against blinds, aud at the
same time giving complete control of the Hue of
vision. By throwing the lower portion of the blind up
B^methlngof the same eftecton tho action follows as
Ib Induced by toe-weights. This Ib especially the case
when young colts are the pupils, teaching them to
bend the &nee without the strain of weights on the
feet.

For bridles of all descriptions apply to

JOHN A. McKERRON,
No. 28U*nd282 Ellis St Ban Francisco,

lo88

£lte p(£*ft*K attt* ^pwtsmafc

Southern Pacific Co.

(PACIFIC SYSTEM.)

Trains leave and are due to arrive at
Sau Francisco.

LEAVEl
I FO R J I

From Feb 5.

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-..Colfax.

Gait via Martinez.

Ha; wards and Nileg. .

.. .lone via Livermore

Knight's .Landing....

Livennore and Heasanton

....Los Angeles, Deruiug, EL

._. Paso and Hast

....Los Angeles and Mojave .... _

Martinez _

....Milton.

Ogden anu East

. ..Ugden and East _..

....Red BluS via MarvBville

— Redding via Willows

—..Sacramento, via Benicia

via Benicia

via Livermore..

via Benicia.

" via Benicia

** Tia Benicia

....Sacramento River steamers.,
....San Jose

CFBOMj

Santa Barbara ., "'

....Stockton via Livermore

" via Martinez

.... Siskiyou A Portland

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LOCAL ferry tbaias.

From San Francisco Dally.

TO EAST OAKLAND- •6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 7-30— 6O0—
8:30— 9:00— 9:30— 10:00— 10:30— 11:00— 11:30— li:0:j-i -80
-1:00— 1:30— 2:00— 2:30— 3:00 — 3:30 — 1:00— 4 :30 —5-B1
5:30— 6:00 — 6:80— 7:00- S:00— 9:00— 10:00- 11 -00— 12-fH,

TO 23d AVENUE, EAST O AKLAND-Sarae as "TO
EAST OAKLAND" until fi :t0 p. M., inclusive also
at 7:00— 8:00 and 10:00 p.m.

TO FRUIT VAU^--t.:ou— B;30— 7:00— 7:30— 8:03-8-30—
3:30— 1 $0— 4:30- -5:00— 5:30— 6 flO— 8 SO— 10:00

TO FRUIT VALE (via Alameda)— *9;20— -2:00-6:30—

TO ALAMEDA— *6;00— •6:30— 7:00— «7:30— 8-00— •8-3C—
»:00 —9:30—10 :00— flO :30— 11 :00— ±11 :30— 12:00— 112:3s- —
— 1:00— tl:30— 2:00— J2:>JJ-3:00—3:3C— 1;00 — 4:30— 5-00—
5:30—6:00—6:30—7:00—8:00—9:00—10:00—11:00—12:00

TO BERKEiEl"— '6:00— •6:30—7:00— *7:30 — 8-00— "S-10
9:00— 9:30— 10:00— tl0:30— U :00— til :30— 12:00-112:30
1 :00 -11 :30 -2:00—12 :30— 3 :00— 3:30—4:00 — 4:30— o- 00—
5:30— 6:00— fi:3"— 7:.)<j— 3:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— 12-00

TO WEST BERKELEY-Same as*'To Berreikf -

To San Francisco Dally.

FROM FEUT VALE — 6:50— 7:a>-!:50- 8:20-8:50—
95iO—*10:19-2.-lJ— 4:20-^:50— 5:20— 5 :-:0-6:_0 -6:50—
fc50 -10:50.

FROM FKCIT VALE (via Alameda) — *in~ 5-51-
19:15— *2:3S— •3:15.

FROM23D AVENUE, EAST OAKLAND- 6:55— 7*-
7:55—8:25—8:55—9:25—9:55—10:23—10:55- 11:25— 11 £
12:25— 12 :55— 1 :25— 1 :55— 2 :25— 2 ;55— 3:25— 3 :5o— 4 25-
4^5— 5:25— 5:55— 6:25— 6:55— 7:55— S:55— 10:53.

FROM EAST OAKxAiNU- «5:30- 6:U0- o d0— 7-0-J-
7:30-8:00— 8:30— 9:00-9:30— 10:00— 10:30— 11 :0U — ll v
13:00— 12:30— 1:00— 1 :30— 2:00— 2:30— 3 :00— 3 :30— 4 &i -
4:30—5:00—5:30—6:00—6:30—7:00 — 8:00-9:00 - 9'-a7-
10:57

FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND— 7 m'nutes later
than from East Oakland.

FROM ALAMEDA— «5:2i-5:f5-*6:25— 6:55 -*7:25-7-55
•8:25—8:55-9:25—3:55—110^5—10:55- 111:25— 11:55—
112:25— 12:55—11:25—1:5-5— fl-.Zr,- 2:--,.=: — 3:25— 3-55—
4:2-5—4:55—5:25—5:55— 6:25—6:55— 7:55—5:35—9:55—
10:55.

iOtOM BERKELEY — •5:25— 5;55— *6:2o— 6:55— •7:25—
7:55—^:25—8^5—9:2.5—9:55 — 110:25—10:55-111:25—
11:55— 112:25— 12:55— 11:25— 1:55- 12:25-2:55-3 :25—
3:56 — 4:25— 4:55-5:25— 5:55-6:25— 6:55— 7::5— 8-55—
9:55—10:55.

FROM WEST BERKELEY— Same as "From Beek-

ELEY."

i'REEK BOl'TE.

FROM SAN FRAKCISCO— "7:15— 905— 11 05-1^5-

3:15—5:15.
FROM OAKLAND— "6:15— 8:15— 10:15— 12-15— 21 i-

4:15.

A for Morning. P for Afternoon.

•Sundays excepted. tSaturdays excepted; {Sundays
only

Standard Time f urnlsneo by Lick Observatory.

A. S. TOWKK.

Gen. Manager.

T. II. btMIDMAN,

Gen. Pass. A Ttk Aei.

< HILD's CAHBOLCRIfcTAL. SHEEP DIP.

"Patented in Europe and America."

SHEEP

DIP.

A positive scab cnre. A liquid, soluble in

cold \i ater. It is abso uteJy 11011-

pofsonons.

The cheapest and most effective dip on the market
»ne gallon making one hundred gallons of wash.
Price, $1-35 per gallon.
Special discounts an' terms to agents and large
tonsumers. For samples and other information ap-
ply to
Il.MlEA HorGH, Agents for Pacific Coast
116 California St., San Francisco. Cai
17septI2

FOR SALE.

Mo. 1.— Bay Mare, foaled spring of 1881. by
Terror.

1st dam by Little John; 2d dam Musidora's fl-vin by
Bon of Bertrand.

Terror by Woodbnxn, 1st dam by Owen ale; 2d
aam Musidora, by Belmont, etc.

Jio. 2. -Che* tn iit Mare, foaled spring of 1832,
by Ware's Bismarck.

1st dam by Owen Dale; 2d dam Slnsidora, by
Belmont.

Ware's Bismarck, by "Jack Trimble "(Son of Bel-
mont and mare by Limber John, son of Kosciusko by
Sir Arcby) dam by Yorkshire Boy, son of imp. Pocbe,

These are extra fine young mares of superior trot-
ting action and well in-bred to the blood of Belmont.
-J uo- jg jn foaj t0 a son of Geo. M. Patchen Jr.
iu toe b.-^gj information address

H™?ort»£T.M- WILLIAMSON.

la-t fall, and won the
Antamn SUkes.

*nn lo-p. Cm.

The stallion Prince Wilkes, by"B.V\W V
American Clay, arrived from San Dieg$==J
advertised for sale in th^se colnnjns lascTJ
mi-sion if Mr. Uuderhill will be offerS
Messrs. Killip & Co., wiih the Ontare Kauch
District Track, on the 20th inst.

'88

FAIRLAWN—- '88

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 1888.

FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CATALOGUE NOW READY,

And will be mailed to ail applicants who send Five Cenls in Stamps to Prepay

Postage.

THE FA1RL4WS CATALOGl'E FOB 1888 contains descriptions and pedigrees of all the
Stallions and Brood-mares in use at Fairlawn. TE£ ltit)8 CATALOGUE also contains descriptions and pedi-
grees, and prices of

0>E HCNDBFD A>D SIXTY HEAD OF YOVXGTROTTEBS,

Consisting of Stallions and fillies from yearlings to five years old, all of my own breeding

and neatly all SH.VDaKI) HRKD, and duly registered.

A specialty is made at Fairlawn of raising

STALLIONS AM) FILLIES FOR BREEDI>'G PURPOSES.

Those who wish to engage in breeding High-bred Trotters, or those already engaged who wish ti
arid to their breeding Btud. can be supplied at Fairlawu with Grst-class young Stallions and Fillies c.
the very best trotting families, uniting in their veins strains of blood that have proJuced Speed with
lilt- lareaie-st liiiiormity.

Gentlemen who desire fine, highly bred, promising, and well-broken Young Tr"tters for tnefr
ottn d riving, can be supplied at t-airlawn. Any young stallion sold for a roadster will be gelded, if the
purchaser desires, at my own risk and expense.

rpTTTll rV'W'C1 PT3TPTT PT A "NT ia strictly adhered to at Fairlawn, and the price ol every
IHLj W11 rj-ri\lUrj rjj/liH aaim»Uor sale U primed In Uie catalogue.

chasers from a distance can buy on orders at exactly the same price as if present in person,
on orders can be returned if they do not come fully up to the descriptions given.

Time will be given responsible parties, on satisfactory pappr, bearing interest lrom
date.

THE STALLIONS I> USE AT FAIRLAWN ARE

tor-
All stock sold

Happy Medium 400 .

Sire of more 2:30 performers than any living stallion,
having 39 to his credit with records of 2:-JU or better,
among them Maxey Cobb, 2:13£, the fastest stallion
that ever lived.

WILL BE USED AS A PRIVATE STALLION.

Aberdeen (8 9),
Rire of 1-i with records better than '2-JSQ, among them
Hattie "Woodward, 2:15i; Jim Jewell, 2:19i; Modoc,
2:194, etc. Limited lo Z0 mares at SIUO the season,
or $ 1 50 to insure a mare in foal.

Alcto (2548).
By Almont, dam Violet (=ister to Dauntless and
Peacemaker), by Bysdyk's Hambletonian, etc.
Limited to 20 mares at @oO the season, or $80 by
insurance.

Almont Wilkes (3131).

By Almont, dam Annabel, by George Wilkes; 2d dam
Jessie Pepper (dam of Alpha, 2-.25.V, etc.), by Mam-
brino Chief, etc. Limited to 30 mares at $50 the
season, or $bO by insurance.

Maxiinus, (5175),
By Almont, dam by Sentinel; 2d dam by Bayard, etc.
3d dam Layton Barb Mare. Limited to 3u mares ■
$50 the season, or $80 by iusurance.

Noble Medium (4939),

By Happy Medium, dam by Mambrino Patch°n; 2g
dam by Mambrino Chief; 2d dam by Sir Archy Mon-
toria Limited to 20 mares at $50 the season, or
»"80 by insurance.

TIME SCHEDULE.

i usseugeT Trains leave s
jownsend Stre* *
6an Francisco.

Applications for use of Stallions will be euteretl in the order they are received, but after a Stallion's
limit is reached no more mares will be received. For catalogues and further information, address

Lock Hox 320.

WM. T. WITHERS, Lexington, Ky.

2Sjan52

HORSES and CATTLE

SEED LOTS OF WATER AXD

THE "CYCLONE" MILL

Pomps more water
;han any other style.

BEST OF ALL
MILLS

AND

REQUIRES
LEAST ATTEN-
TION.

•end For Catalogue.

PACIFIC MANUFACTURING CO.,

934 and 936 Mission St., San Fiancisco.

109 aud ill Sorth Fonrth Street,

Portland. Oregon.

211 to 215, J. Street,

Sacramento.

BULL & GRANT, FARM IMPLEMENT CO.,

233 I.OS ASGFXES STREET, LO* AXiEI.ES,

SAN DIEGO IMPORTING CO. & STORAGE CO.,

FIFTH STREET, SAX DIEGO.

jl28tf

CHOICE OLD WHISKIES!

PURE AND UNADULTERATED.

"We offer for sale on favorable terms to the Trade.
t'ATHEB WOOD'S 1X3£BRAX£D FINK OLD WHISKLGS

of the following brands, namely:

Granston'e Cabinet, Century, A- A. A., Old Stock, Henry Bull,
Double B. and Monogram, Very Old and Choice.

Also, in cases of 1 doz. quart bottles each,
Brunswick Clnb (Pnrti Oil Eye) and Fnper Ten (Very Old and Choice).
rg- For excellence, purity and evenness of quality the above are unsurpassed by any whiskies! aivorted
fh-i only objection to be made to them by the manipulatiug dealers being that they cannot be Improve

upon.

DICKSON, DeWOLF & CO.,

In effect ilafrh 1, 15S3.

1.1:01 p [ CenieteT) and ban Mateo...

17:00*.

S30a
10:30 a
*3:30P

4:30 e
•5:10 p

6:30 p
til M5 p

0.40 A

•8:0Ua

y.u3 a

•lo: 02 a

t3:30F

4:36 P

I 6;4U P

I tT ;Sj p

10: 30 a 1

"3:J0P \ ,

4:30 pl \

. Santa Clara, San Jose, and { i *10 -02 a

Principal Way Stations f 4 36 p

)\ 6:40 F

10:33 a I AL-uadtrn a,, il Waj St<i iuiis..

8 JO a ) Gilrov, Fj.jaro. t_'astro\:iicrT„.- t »K ' 2"a

•3:30P' I P~'-

and Monterey..

Kollister and Tres Plnos

3:H0a j Watsonville, Aytos.boquel < •10:02 a

'3:30 p' \ (.Capitolajand r-anta Cruz i • 6:40 f

I i. San Luis Qluspo'i A Way Stations.

SOLE AGE3TTS,

SAS FBAMCISCO, CAI IFOBKIA

a— Morning p.— Afternoon.

•Sundayeexcepted. tSundayBonly tTheatre train Sat
or days only.

Trains run on Pacific Standard Time.

Nearly all rail lint; to San Luis Obispo. Onlv ZA
miles staging between Templetun and Sdn Lnig
Ubispo. Time from San Francisco 12 hours. Through
rate j».o0.

Special Ruv/nd-tkip Tickets, at reduceO rates— to
Gilroy and Paralso Sprinps.

Specl^l Notice — Hound-trip tickets to the famous
Lick Observatory (Mt. Hamilton) can be bad at any
of the Company's Ticket Offices in San Franciaco
Rate, ;;■.:..

EVCCRSIOX TICKF/l-S.

r Snndavs onlv -J So,d SrafDaY Mohctks;

c bunaays omy,^ foT rettirn same day.

crSaturday, f Sold Saturday and SruDATonJv
Sunday and-' good for return until following Mon
Monday, I day, inclusive ,at the following rates

Round Trip

from San
Francesco to

San Bruno ...

Millbrae

Oak Grove....

San Mateo

Belmont .

Redwood.. ..
Fair Oaks...„
Menlo Park.

MayfieW

Mount'n View

Lawrences '

Santa Clara..— 1
Ticb'et Offices

fkt.

iSattuii RounoTrip
Mon. from San
Tkt. Francisco to

1 1 10

I 1 25

140

130

1 60

I 75

200

2 25

San Jose

Gilrov

nol'.ister

Pajaro

Watsonville ...

Aptos _.

Loma Prieta—

Soqnel

Santa Cruz

^astroville

'Monterey

I

Sat to
Mon
Tkt

4 50

5 Ot
5 00

5 no
5 00
5 00
500

Passenger Depot. Townsend
street, Valencia-street station. No. 6ia Market street.
Grand Hotel, anrl-Rotunda, Baldwin Hotel.
A, C. BASSETT, " H.fi.JOAH,

Superintendent Asst. Pass. A Tkt. Ag*.

ro

Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers

THE

SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO.

BE6PECTFCXLY CALLS ATTENTION TO THE

SUPERIOR FACILITIBi

AFFORDED BY THE "NORTHERN Df VISION
of its line forieaching with speed and comfort the
best *>laeea in the State for
Sea Bathing, Sh ootlnEj and Flsnlng.

TEAKS LEAVE SA2f FRAXCISCO DaXLY FOE

MONTEREY,

TTIE MOST CHAKMX3.-Q

Summer and Winter Besort of tlte
Pacific t oast.

with Its beaotaial Groves and delightf nl Drives. Ttou t
in abundance can be obtained from the several strean.s
m the vicinity of Monterey, and the best of shootJrjr
may >-e had in season.

THE BA T OF MONTEREY

la loted for the extent and variety of fish which
abound in its waters, notably Salmon. Rock Cod, Bar-
acuda, Pompiuo, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder
The above-mentioned attractions, In connection with
the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superior
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEI
MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sporta-

T^HE BA THING FACILITIES

AT THE

"HOTEL, DEL MONTE, "

ABE UNSURPASSED,
haTtng a MAGNIFICENT BEACH of pure white
sand for surf batbimc. The BATH-HOUSE contains

SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANKS

(150x50 feet) for warm salt water plunge and swim*
ming hatha, with ELEGANT ROOMS connecting for
individual baths, with douche and shower facilities'

THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-known
Watering Places,
APTOS, SOO.TOX AWO SANTA CB V Z

IB VTA THE NORTHERN DIVISION,

SOUTHERN PACIFIC ROUTE,

(Broad Gauge)

The Northern Division runs through the counties
of San Mateo, Santa Clara. San Benito, Santa Cruj
and Monterey «e :h of which abounds in game in grea
variety Notably

ilnail. Pigeon. Snipe, Duck, Geese. Deer
and Bear.

Lakes PILARCITOS and SAN ANDREAS are
reached by this line. Stages connect with trains dsllj
at San Mateo lor those well-known Retreats, PURI3
SIMA, SAN GREGORIO and PESCADERO. We
would particularly call attention to the unlimited ex-
tent of range at and abont SAN BRUNO And McMA-
HON'S for RIFLE PRACTICE.

These resorts axe hut a short distance from Sac
Francisco and offer special inducements to the lovers
of this maul y sport.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

Sportsmen and others presenting Passage Tlcke
will be entitled to

FREE TRANSPORTATION CF THEIR DOU-
wben carried In Baggage Cars and put In charge of
Train Baggagemen. Train Baggagemen are Instructed
to Issue CHECKS for all dogs receved in Baggage
Cars.

d9*Tn order to guard against accidents to Do«
while in transit, it Is necessary that they be provided
with COLLAR AND CHAIN. Guns and Fishior
Tackle will be carried free of charge. Guns taken apj*rt
and securely packed in wood or leather cases may be
taken in Passenger Cars.

TICKET OFFICES— Passenger Depot, Townsen-'
street, Valencia Station.and No USMatrk ^racd

Hotel

C. BASSETT. A. H. R. J

Superintendent, Asst. Paaa and '

144

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Mar 3

HORSE BOOTS,

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RACING MATERIAL Cp

IN ENDLESS VARIETY AT

J, A. McKEEKON'S,

: and 232 Ellis Street.

San Francisco.

THE PARKER GUN

At :he two nrincipal events of the year— at the World* s Trap Shoot- \

ing Carnival hell at WeDineton. Mass.. May :-G to Jnne -■>. : ?-" - " .-- v-"

frerGan won the leading prize for best average for five day's -booting; -'

~ "- l;S", tie I-adins prize and best average w^s won with the P*rkei

" - - ' " 3 s - - : ~ ■ ' -■-- ' '. ■ ■- i ■ ■_ f tbe Chamlwrlfi] Cajrride<

""- -' Se sr 14 '■- »nt of eighty-seven entries from representative shots

■--'- inn v»n first and thirl money, winning 39*si out of the $1 OC

- --- ..Tere.i.a ding another vi.nory to IS -5. which was the Second International Clay HjfonT-"

I " 1 - -" Sew Orleans. La., fceb. lltb to l-"rh. A mow-* the con "stanfe

shooUEs other guns were such champions a= Carver. Bogardns. Coiy. S ubbs. Erb and others.

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than any rth^r enn. of either for«en or hum" roancfactnre.

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lam prepared to receive and condition dogs for
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given. For terms, etc., Mdre*s .

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25feb W atsonviUe, 4T&L

e general principle will be ander-

i nnlversal approbation, doing away

•sulections urged against blind*, and at tbe

• giving complete control of the line of

^y throwing the lower portion of the blind up

filing of the same eflecton the action follows aa

ticed by toe-weighta. This Is especially the case

J n young colts are the pupils, teaching them to

id the *r.ee without the strain of weights on the

«et.

For bridles of all descriptions apply to

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Ko. a, and 122 Ellis St San TrandsoD.

SAN FRANCIM^o. SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 18*8.,

Fcals of 1888-

At Sacramento. Property of W. M. Murry.

Mar-h Is'., chestnut cult, stupe ia face, lore white feet, bv
J:>e Hooker, dam Irene Harding by Jack Malone, from
Macaria by Avalanche.
At Stockton. Property of A. C. Dav nport.

Feb. 22, bay filly, no whit* (41 imhes high), by Alio, 2:25J.
datu Spotless by Mauibrino Eclipse. Mare bred back to Alio;
At Santa Rosa. Property of Thos. G. Jonts.

March. 4, buy coir, (411 inches high), b> Three Cheers, dam
Dairy Maid by Shannon, from Myrtle by Lodi.
At San Francisco. Property of Henry Mayer.

M»rch 4. brown filly, no white, by Auttvulo, dam Kachtl
by Wbippleton.
At Palo Alto. Property of Hon. Ltland Stanford.

THOROUGH BREDS .

Feb. 23, chestnut filly, by Wildinle, dam imp. Teardrop
by Scottish Chief, from Niobe by Lonp (iarou.

Feb. 19, bay filly, by FUod, dam imp. Flirt by The Her-
mit, from Bomping Girl by Wild Dayrell.

Feb, 19, chestnut filly, by Wildidle, dam imp. Mutiny by
Adventnrer, from Muta by The Dnke.

Feb. 25, chestnut filly, by Wildidle, dam imp. Bosetta by
StmaD, from Elegance by Ely.

Feb. 26, bay colt, by Wildicle, dam Fostres3 by Foster,
from Planetia by Planet.

TROTTER? .

Feb. 25, bay fillv, by Electioneer, dam Esther by Express;
Becond dam by Colossus.

March 2. bay colt by Eros, dam Marti by Whipple's Ham-
bletonian, from Ida Martin by Rifleman.

March 2. chestnut colt, by "Will Crocker, dam Clairmont
by Arthurton, from Lady St. Clair by St. Ciair.

Names Claimed-

By Thomas G. Jones, Santa Rosa.

Bravo, for bay colt foaled March % 18SS, by Three Cheers,
dam Dairy Maid by Shannon, from Myrtle by Lodi.
By W. M. Murry, Sacramento.

Joe Harding, for chestnut colt foaled March 1st, 1888, by
Joe Hooker, dam Ireue Harding by Jack Malone, from Ma-
oaria by Avalanche.
By R. H. Nason, Gilroy.

Silver King, for grey oolt foaled March 21st, 18S7, by
Jim Mnlvenoa, dam Silver Tail by Joe Daniels, from Molly
by Tecuniseh.
By Joseph Wiel, Gilroj,.

Silver Star, for bay colt foaled Feb. 14, 1SS8, by Nnt-
wood Jr., dam Silver Tail by Joe Daniels, from Molly by
Tecuniseh. _

The Hon James White is the leading turfman of Australia
and of late years the cracks in his stable have been Trident,
and Martini-Henry. Of him the Sydney Rtferee says: "No
speck of dirt has ever been flung at the blue and white. Mr.
White can lay his 'silk' in the drawer and say: 'Those colors
were never seen npon a stiff 'on.' Those lnsty cheers that
come from backers and ring-men alike when his colors flash
first past the po?t are a trne criterion that he holds the eou-
6 leuce of the public. Mr. White has won ntaily every big
race on the Australian turf with, perhaps, the exception of
the Newmarket Handicap, Caoltield Cnp, and Hawkesboiy
Handicap. He has had a longiareer of unbroken prosperity,
mid he deserves it. No man can begrudge him a win, lor
he always does his level beet, and the public gain over his
horses' victories. Derbys, Ledgers, cups, handicaps, plates
aud stakes have fallen to his share. He is at the top of the
list of winning owners, and he deserves to be so."

Some of onr eastern oonternpoiarue are puezled to know
how Senator Hearst can be interested in the Kentucky Derby
when his name nowhere appears among the nominators.
The Senator's Derby candidate is ihe bay Bull Sonnaui by
Joe Hooker, dam Ada C. by Revenue. Suriuam was entered
iu the stake by W. M. Murry, who sold the colt to Srnator
Heiist last fall during the State Fair. Th« oolt ran in the
Sfiuior's colors at the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Meeting
la-t fall, and won the principal two-vexr-old event, the
Autumn Stakes.

The stallion PriDce Wilkes, by Onward, dam Fisher by
American Clay, arrived from San Diego this week. He was
advertised for salt* in th*-se colutuns last week, and by per-
mission of Mr. Uudernill will be offered at auction by
MesBrs. Killip & Co., with the Outare Ranch stock at the Bay
DiBtriot Track, on the 20th inst.

Capt. Brown's Charges-

Louisville, Kr., March 3. — lhe directors of the Louisville
JocLey Club nitt m seoet sest-ion to-day io CDLsider the
choree-; made by Capt. S >m Brown.

The investigation was completed during the afternoon, and
the Executive Committee took the mttter UDder advisement
and will probably render a decision Monday. They will prob-
ably exonerate the Doyers Hughes, Caihcart, Wat's and
Capt. Brown, lef'ing the bUm^ for the controversy re.-t up in
the person at Pittsburg who, Capt. Brown says, misquoted
him. The correspondence between President Clark of the
Louisville Jockey Club, ard Capt. Brown was submitted id
evidence. In his letter President Clarke, quotes the inter-
views published at PitNburg and here ehargmg in effect that
Hughes, Crtthcart and Wa ts stm.d 10 loss S-7.%000 ou Bnn-
nymede and piid theD*yers $40 000 to have him pulhd, and
then asks whether the*e statements are truthfully attributed
to Capt. Brown. He requests answers ye-- or no, and if the
answei is yes, that Capt Brown make nffirtavit.

Capt- Browu's letter iu n ply says the interviews published
were false, and that he made no such statements about the
Dwyers or the bookmakers. Following this evidence were
presented affidavits from -Toe Burt, the auctioneer, from
Dwyer aDd his trainer, Bo we, and Jockey McLaughlin.
Burt says he never told Brown anything to base the charges
on; McLaughlin savs that be rode Runnymede to the best of
he ability to win; R >we and Dwyer say that Runnymede waB
sent iu to win and that there was no agreement to poll him.

The books of Hughes, Catbcart & Watts were brought in,
together with affidavits from tbe surviving partners, Hughes
& Watts, and their book-keeper. Bishop The affidavita
were to the effect that the losses on the two horses were near
a stand-off. Bishop's affidavit says the firm would have lost
£3.005 on Runnymede and Victoria, and S2.392 on Apollo,
and the books bear out this assertion. Hughes and Watts
both declare toat they had hedged, so that it was the same to
them which ever horse won. All agree Apollo won on hiB
merits.

It is announced that Messrs. Clay & Woodford, of the
Runnymede Stud, have purchased from Matthew Dawaon, of
Newmarket, England, the bay stallion Torpedo, eight years
old, by Hermit, dam Stray Shot by Toxopholite. He is a
full brother to Marlini and Shotover, the latter having won
tbe 2,000 Guineas and Derby in 1882, but was "scratchel"
for the Oaks, as Geheimniss, who was traired in the Eame
stable, could beat her. Torpedo was not a great success on
the tuif. He ran five times as a two-year-old, only winning
the Chaplin Stakes at the Lincoln autumn meeting. He
fllfl not run as a three-year-old and only once as a four-year-
old, and was then unplaced. He was then retired to the
stud, but Done of his "*get" was reported UDtil last year.
For 188S he was advertised at 10 guineas. Messrs. Clay &
Woodford are reported tc have paid $5,000 for him.

Mr. W. D Valentine, whose purchases of land in the
Livermore Valley were noted some weeks ago, proposes to go
into the breeding of fhorongbbreds somewhat extensively.
Mr. J. W. Knox will go East next month and select the
st«>ck for the new tsabli-hinent. Mr. Knox will go with
Mhtt StorD, and make an extended tour among the tracks and
farms on the other side of the R >ckieB.

The Overland Racing Association, Denver, Col., composed
of the syndicate of gentlemen who purchased Jewell Park,
near Denver, has ooucluded to give its first running meeting
in the fall, aud not before. So much is to be done in build-
ing drive-ways and club-house, and in reconstructing the
traofc, that the gentlemen concluded not to attempt a meeting
in the spring.

It is reported that while Knap McCarthy was in town last
week he effected an arrangement with Mr. Valensin to take
Shamrock east, and trot him against the four-year-olde
on the other side. Shamrock is full of f*peed this spring,
and with judicious handling will come back crowned with
honors.

tVe understand that W. W. Bair reached Shu Joce early
in the week, but wliat his plans are for the future h^ve not
tram-pired. Mr. Dwyer d«sired to i ave him handle MenJo
this faM, and several other trotters that we have heard of in
that locality were awaiting hi* arnval.

A stallion show, under ihe auspices of the San Jose Fair
Association, will be held iu tie Gnrden City next SamTday,
the 17tb. admission free, pud everybody invited to Httend.
The display will be very fine and of great interest to breeders
and all admirers of high-class horses.

Colts vs. Locomotives-

Col G. D. Munson, a prominent lawyer of Zaneeville,
Ohio, was met in the office cf the Hotel Westminster, last

evening.

"You have," said he, "a magnificent coun'ry here in
Southern California, and 1 have seeo a greai d-al of it lu'e'y.
If I ever make up my miud to leave my own home California
would be my choice. When I bear that you can bent Ken-
tucky in raiding fine col's then I fully realize the superiority
of your climate. I am found of horses and think if I were to
retire now from the practice of uy profession, and I came to
California, that I should go to laihine colts. Ard that
reminds me of a story told about one of our Ohio judges.
He debated in his mind for some time after he left tbe bench
how he should employ himself. Locomotive building waB
one of the industries of his town. Some of h:B frienda
advised him to put hU capital into locomotives. Others tcld
him to go to raising colts, as he had a taste for fast horses.
'Let me see,' he said slowly, as though in deep rtfl-ction.
'Colts or locomotives? A well-bred colt can jump twenty

feet at a stride. That would rack out of a locomotive.

Guess I'll go to raising eoltB.'* — Los Angeles Tribune.

The Los Aneeles Races.

Secretary DeCamp advises us by letter that the Railroa
Company will transport race-horses to and from this rity to
Los Angeles, for the Spring Meeting there, for $100 per
car each way. on pasBenger tr&iDS. This is a very favor- "
able figure. W. L. Appleby will go do wd with three, and
between runners and harness horses it would seem as though
it ought to be easy eDongh to find a ear load to go down.
The meeting opens on April 10th. In this conn* ction it iB
well to remind trainers and owners that entries close next
Thursday, the loth inst., at midnight. Refer to the pro-
gramme in another column and see what you can do.

Major Hubbard writes thiB about Alarm: "The press i9
wrong in its assumption that Alarm has been sold; it is even
more remarkable that a price ha3 been nauied. The fact is
that the stallion has cot been sold, but leased to Major
Thomas for the current season. Com. Kittson does not
expect to quit breeding horses as long as he owns Erden-
heim. We had six stallions end about forty-five mures.
We wanted to reduce tbe number of stallions, and Major
Thotn»s made an offer which was accepted. We should like
to dispose of ano her stallion or two, and yet do not mean
by that that Com. Kittson want3 to quit breeding horses.

m —

The latest English exchanges state that Friar'B Balsam,
the Derby favo-ite ib under suspicion. It is commonly
hinted around Newmarket that the oolt "makes a noise,"
which is the Newmarket for an affection in tbe breathing
apparatus. Plainly speaking Friar's Balsam threatens to
turn "roarer," the same complaiot which met Princ»
Charlie, Beiladrum and several other Derby favorites the
winter before the race. The report has not been "officiallv'*
confirmed, but it is among the portentious signs that Orbit
and Oseory have both come suddenly forward in the Derby

betting.

♦ —

The stallion Bell Boy was not sold to Frankfort (Ky.) par-
ties, as stated in an Associated Press dispatch from Michigan
a few days ago. He was bought by th« Bowerman Brothers
of L-xington for Mr. Thomas C. Jefferson. He will not be
shipped for some time yet, as there is a misunderstanding
iu regard to the terms. ^

Nellie B.., 2:17£, the famous Petaluma trotter, h^s been
finally retired from the track, arjd is now on a visit to Director,
*2:17. It is rare that two such records are coupled. A*
Director is a complete out-cross to the big mare, the result
will be looked for with interest.

The Los Angeles Fair Association has followed tbe example
of the State Agricultural Society and changed the conditions
of their colt stakes, so that the three-year-old stake is open
to three year-olds or under, and the four-year-old to four-
year-olds or under.

Mouro9 Chief was shipped to Chioo list week, and will be
at the Keavis Rancbo this season. The Chief has soon
premising colts iu that vicinity, and is quite popular with
the breeders of Butte County.

Bodd Doble left Los Angeles on the night of tbe l«t inst..
with his horses, for the East. He went by the Santa F«*
ronte.

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<3pe flr^te nn& jlputlsmatt.

Mar 10

General Topics.

Not a week passes without an enquiry regarding tips.
Generally a number of them, and in many instances with a
request for samples. It is out of the question to make per-
sonal answers to even a comparatively small portion of the
queries, and excepting in a few cases impossible to comply
with the order for tips. Some two months ago I commenced
collecting and arranging the articles published in the Breeder
and Sportsman Bince the pamphlet went to press, but had
to abandon the project through inability to give the necessary
time. "With duties that compel atteniion and which absorb
my time for sixteen out of every twenty-four hour.-", whatever
can be laid by has to be shelved. As matters now Btand
several months will be occupied so fully that I cannot hope
to arrange matter for another volume, though looking to com-
plete the work when the great press ot work is lightened.
Then, also, measures will be taken to have tip? made so as to
supply the demand. Some years ago I had them cast of
malleable iron, or rather a species of coarse steel, and the
trial was satisfactory. The wores, however, were closed,,
and the closing putan end, for the time, of securing cast tips.
So far as the trial went, the casts were superior to forged
steel. They did not wear out so soon, and the nail holes
being exactly uniform, the old could be replaced by the new
without injuring the horse with many perforations. This
was a valuable feature, especially in the rainy seeson.

"When exercise is confined to the macadamized streets
of Oakland, and these wet so as to bring out the wearing
properties of the pulverized rock, the, metal is quickly
ground out. From twelve to eighteen days will wear the
hind tips from four and a half ouuces to less than naif of that
weight, and the fore tips much sooner than replacement is
necessary. Every setting of hand-made tips imposes new
nail holes, and though the small size of the nails reduces the
injury to a minim am, it would be much better if that necessity
were avoided. The malleable tips wore longer than the
others, and had the patterns been smoother there would have
been no grounds for objection. The following letter embodies
similar queries to many which have been lately received,
and the answer through the paper will give the opportunity
to give a more comprehensive reply than by answering each:

Boston, Feb. 22, 183S.
Mr. Jos. Cairn Simpson, San Francisco, Cal.:
Dear Sir—In 1834 I read your book on lips and Toe-
Weights, t used tips on Charley Wilkes from the time I
purchased him (1884). I did not spoed him except to brush
him a quarter once or twice a week duri >g the sea-son, having
stood him for mares in 1885. '86 and '87. I decided to give
him a record last fall, but did not so decide uutil the middle
of August, ani the N. E. Breeders' Meeting — where I wished
to give him a record — held their meeting in September.
Wilkes was moving nicely in a four-ounce tip, bat 1 had not
the courage to go iuto his race with the tips, and as I hid
not time to put him into condition to go a f.ist mile aud
repeat, and then, if he did not stand up with tips, put on
shoes and experiment, I decided to use shoes. I shod him
with^ull shoe and trotted him into condition. Hia first race
he lost in 2:43. Two days liter won in 2:31. Next, at N. E.
Breeders', he won, trotting a lifth heat in 2:25i. I trained his
first colt, Arrival, as a yearling, last summer in tips, aud
weakene 1 just previous to his race and put on full shoes.
He won his raco in 3:18. Arrival was broken in May, aud
July 4th trotted one-quarter in 4S seconds iu lips, two ounces.

Now I have ten haad of young stock from one ye-r to four
years old to train for the races this season, and I want to a^k
you if you bave changed your opinion since writing your first
book of Tips and Toe-Weights. If you have written anything
since that is in tlie market please send it to me, also a fail
B*t of photos of the trotter taken by Muyhridge.

I have driven iu tips —besides Charley Wilkes and Arrival —
my driving mare, also three other yearlings last season, all of
which, in my opinion, did mach better man they would have
done in fall shoes. I have educated a smith up to your
method, so that I have very good success in fitting ths tips.

As your book was published in 1383, I wish to kaow if
you have discovered anything new or changed your mind.
Yours truly,

E. D. WlGGIH.

In place of having changed my opinion since Tips and Toe-
Weights was published of the value of this system of natural
treatment of the feet of hordes, every year has added to my
confidence ia its efficacy. N >t a single full shoe has been
put on one of my own horses or colts for twelve years on the j
fore feet, and for six or seven years the hind feet have also
been shod with tips. A few days ago I learned that a man
had asseverated to an Eastern visitor that to hiacertain knowl-
edge Antevolo waB shod with fall shoes previous to trotting
iu the race which Harry Wilkes won. This the informant
must have kuown to be incorrect, and was, doubtless, told to
overcome the impression that a horse which could trot in
2:16,1 ln tip?*, four heals all inside of 2:18 and with only one
''skip" in all of the heats and Bcoring, would have done
better in shoes. The fact was bo geuerally known that
Antevolo had never worn a full shoe that it appears incredible
that a man who had a horse in the races should make a state-
ment, of that kiud. That it has been made before is evident
from a number of letters received, in whioh the query was
embraced if I "Btill used tips on Antevolo?" To Btttle that
beyond dispute, if Mr. L.'s informant or anyone else can
Bhow that Autevolo ever wore a full shoe, he shall have a
clean hill of sale of him within ten minutes after the proof is
presented. But in order to show just what sort of tips he
wore in the race, the following extracts are copied from the
daily jourt-al of 1886:

Tues lay, November 23d — Walked Antevolo to track and
twice ground it in the morning. Blacksmith put on new
hind -,)s weighing six ounces each. Worked in the after-
noon; jogged three miles, drove a mile in 2:27£; jogged two
. and drove a mile in 2:23£; jogged and walked two miles

and drjve him in 2:21^, going veiy wide on (he turns. Took
him out of the harness, scraped, walked, and in twenty
miuutes drove him in 2:20. Scraped and walked and drove
him in 2:20 again. Double Cross galloped with him in the
third, fourth and fifth heats. After this scraped, walked him
home under light blanket, and walked until thoroughly cooled
out.

Wednesday, 24th— Jogged Antevolo seven miles on track;
satisfied that notwithstanding he worked very well yesterday
the new tips were too heavy and ordered a lighter set.

Thursday, 25th — Jogged rive miles on track, after which a
new set of tip^ were put on all around; the front weighed
four on aces each, the hind a hi tie over four and a half ounces
each.

Friday, 26th— Jogged and short brushes to test the tips;
he moved very well.

Saturday, 27th— The day of the raco he left home at 5:30 A.
M. Driven to the foot of Broadway, Oaklind, crossed the
bay on the Creek boat, and driven from the foot of Market
street lo the Bay District Track.

This, we think, is proof enough that Antovolo did not wear
shoes in the "big race." If further is needed it will be easily
famished; and furthermore, if any of our Chicago readers
will ask Mr. Schwartz, the owner of Oliver K., he can tell
them that he saw his foot taken up immediately after the
race was concluded, and can vouch for the Lareness of metal
on the posterior portion. Mr, Schwartz came to the stall
and after looking at the horse he said, "You have the greatest
young trotting Btallion in the world, but don't you think
he would trot faster in shoes?" Before receiving a
reply, he continued: "There is no use asking you that ques-
tion, as we all know what your answer will be." The reply
was that without arguing the point of whether shoes or tips
would be the most favorable for speed in this case, that when
ahorse bad elicited such warm encomiums from a man so well
capable of forming a correct estimate, the judgment which
would dictate a change of treatment could not be called
sound. That Mr. Schwartz did not make the remark to
pleflse me will be sho,wn by another occurrence. Two weeks
ago when Budd Doble and Mr. Long were looking at Ante-
volo the above conversation was repeated. "Yes," replied
Budd, "when Mr. Schwartz returned from seeing the race
he told me that he would rather own Antevolo than any
horse which took part in it, and was peculiarly emphatic,
too, in making the statement." I may be pardoned for
adding that Badd said ihat in point of form and what was
visible to the eye he concurred with Mr. Schwartz, and that
he was as fine a looking troiting-bred stallion hs he ever saw.
When Mr. Long was told that he never wore a shoe, his reply
was that he might not have shown more speed if that usually -
considered absolutely-necessary appendage had been tried.

Not long ago a man told me that he was surprised that I
did not make more of the belief that tips were inimical to
speed, and lead peop'vtj think that Antevolo would have
gone faster if shod with full shots. Now I do not desire any
fictitious reputation ior the horse, and balieviny firmly tnat
as high a rate of speed, at least, can be obtained by the use of
tips as any other form of pedal covering, to talk or write
otherwise is contrary to my inclination, no matter how much
the value of the animnl would be increased or his natural
speed appreciated. Bjt iu tje reply to Mr. Long I stattd
that without arguing that point it must be conceded that the
legs of Antevolo were remarkably "clean" for a hor^e which
had trotted races from a yearling, aud iu his hmt two seasons
served 148 mares. That was something to be gained, and
the question of whether shoes or tips were the best for trot-
ting speed, in this case, would never be tested while I owned
him and he continued to do as well as even sanguine expec-
tations would warraut. There is another feature which will
be admitted to have a valuable bearing on the question.
T^at being that a horse which can trot fast with light weight
on its feet is better in that respect than an animal which has
to wear ponderous shoes or weights to give it the proper
"balance." A still more valuable "consideration" has been
the result of my practice. Since shoes were discarded I have
not had a single case in my horses of curbs, splint, spavin or
any extraneous osseous growth, whioh formerly I had my share
of. The only injury, in fact, resultingtiom training id thepast
ten years beiDg cutting the quarters, and that came from too
much confidence in the immunity which resulted frjru leav-
ing neaily the whole inside of the hind foot bare, and neglect-
ing to put on quarter-boots. Cutting is not proper, bruise
being the word, though it was fully as serious as though
there had been a deep cut. In one case it resulted from
leaving the quarter-boots off, in the other the boot flew up
and the toe came under it. The only boots used on Antevolo
in a race are quarter-boots, and he has never touched ankle,
shin or knee. In jogging on the road he might brush his
hind ankles, and as a protection against that ankle-boots are
worn.

I have written a good deal in relation to tips Bince the
pamphlet was published, which has only been made publio in
the columns of the Breeder and Sportsman. As staled pre-
viously, the intention is to collect these scattered articles
and publish in a second edition of Tips and Too-Weigbta.
Subsequent experiments to those given have had a great
weight in fixing my belief iu the effioacy of the system, and I
hope during the coming season to show still more forcibly
accruing benefits. There will be two three-year-olds, one
two-year-old and two yearlings iu the school, and though
Antevolo's exeroise will be confined to slow work until the
first of Jnly, from that time on I intend that he shall have a

better opportunity than ever awarded him in previous yearB.
The longest time that could be called consecutive training
was from the opening of the State Fair in 1886 until the date
of the Harry Wilkes race, some twelve weeks iu all. Ten
days after that race he struck his toe against a manhole which
projected above the macadam of Peralta street, and ont his
knee so badly from the collision with the iron edge that he
was not out of the stable for five weeks. It may be claimed
that the breaks iu his work were favorable, and that continu-
ous training would be a more severe trial of the tips than
when a few weeks of occasional speed-miles were sandwiched
with vacations in which "jogging" was the rule. This I will
not argue farther than to state that there was continual
improvement during the time he was "worked out" twice a
week. The practice during the last two months was to give
him a couple of heals Tuesday or Wednesday within his rate,
and on the following Saturday from three to five heals, as is
shown by the extract heretofore copied from the journal.
That season. 18S6, he served sixty-five mares, July 20th mark-
ing the clo3e, aud on July 31st he was given h*s first mile for
the year at speed. This he accomplished in 2:23.

But to account for his ability to go a mile at that rate it is
necessary to state that towards the close of the season he was
moved at times beginning with short brushes, then quar-
ters, halves, and three-quarter miles. Quarters from 36 to
34 seconds, halves from 1:13 to 1:03$, and one three-quarters
in 1:44}. August 7th he was given two heats in 2:.i41 and
2:20|. From that date he was ODly jogged, as I was in
charge of the doctor, and only able to work him out once
before shipping him to the State Fair, September 6th. It is
evident that he coull not be iu order, though he was trotted
two races. The first was with Manon, Albert W., and Bay
Frank, and he won the fourth heat in 2:23, aud if darkness
had not pat a stop to further trotting he might have woo.
The finish of the race was postponed until Monday, Manou
the winner, but the worte of Saturday and Monday, with his
exercise thereafter, helped him so much that the next Satur-
day he was a good second to Guy Wilkes, the official timers
recording 2:20*, 2:20, 2:17f for Gay, Antevolo, as "second
horse," 2:21, 2:2o£, 2:19. Ha was brought home Sept. 21st,
and though there were occasional breaks caused by rain,
whenever the track was too wet to work on he was sent
along over the macadamize 1 streets of O.ikland at a strong
pace. Were there space to give tbe whole of his work dur-
ing this period of his training I think that there will be a
general- concurrence that it was a trying ordeal, and that the
break, practically, of the whole month of August, was worse
than if the work commenced on the 3lst of July had been
continued. At all events his weight was reduced from 1,125
pounds to 1,040, and the time of his best race in Sacramento
cut down tj 2:16£, and four heats all inside of 2:18. No bad
showing for a five-year-old stallion under any circumstances.
When a season extending from February 13'h to July 20th
of 65 mares, and still further that other duties absorbed the
greatest share of mj atteution, with no one else permitted to
give him fast work, sciatica and acutd kidney trouble inca-
pacitating meat the most critical period of his training. When
all these are put in the adverse balance it is justifiable to
reiterate that he toas a "great young trotter."

Were I to claim that if he had worn shoes he would have
made a still better showing, and that my reasons for continu-
ing the use of tips was solely on account of less danger to
feet and legs, I would expect the assertion to give people a
poor idea of my candor. There was another innovation on
established cnstom which gave rise to fully as much adverse
criticism as the shoeing with tips. Antevolo never wore a blanket
only when thrown on him to promote perspiration, or during
cooling out. He never wore a bandage unless there was some-
thing actually wrong with his legs, and that was restricted to
the ankle, first hurt by playing in his stall. Limbs or feet
have never been washed, and there has not been a soaking-
tub in my barn for more than ten years. He has never had
a dose of medicine of any description. He never was inside
of a blacksmith's shop, and, as may be inferred from not
weariog clothing, has never been clipped. He may be said to
be in as nearly a natural state as is possible for a fast trotter
lo be kept. But though all of this is widely different from
what is usually witnessed, these are not the innovation^
alluded to which brought out so much ridicule and wise com-
mentaries.

As has been learned from the journal extract copied to
show the kind of tips worn at the time of the "big race,"
the work on the Tuesday preceding was five heats. Th)
Saturday before was a rainy day, so that the regular exer-
cise could not be given. From the first to the close of the
third heats Antevolo was not taken out of the shafts, in place
of that walked and jogged for a little short of the rule allot-
ment betwaen heats. Between third aud 'fourth and fourth
and fifth heats he was unharnessed, scraped and walked on
the track. When it was not the intention to scrape him, he
was "hitched" at my barn, something over three-qaarters of
a mile from the track, and no matter how many hea!s were
trotted or what the rate he was not unhitohed until he
returned to his stable. As a further illustration I will copy
the work of another day from the diary.

"Siturday Nov. 13th— Heavy fog in the morning; jogged
two and a quarter miles the reverse way of the track, turned
and jogged one and one eighth, and then a mile in 2:20.
Jog ed and walked three and a quarter miles, then drove a mile
in 2:24$; jogged and walked three and a half, walked probably
half of it, waiting for Adair; Bcored twice, with Adair started
in the lead of him, and finished the mile in 2: 18. O .viug to

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the scraper being in the way the first quarter was in 36} sec-
onds, half l:U9i . This was a severe test, as the fog was so
heavy that the hail was saturated before starting, and if
colds are to follow such treatment 'between heats' this wonld
have been a good time to show it." Daring the whole of hiB
work on the Oakland track he was never taken outside of
the track gate until the work was completed.

California Trotters.

Were I to follow the counsel of my adviser I would also
claim that such treatment was surely prejudicial, and had he
been swathed in blankets, all of his legs bandaged, "rammed"
over loin, quarters and shoulders copiously, at least two men
rubbing and fuming over him between heats, he would have
trotted a great deal faster. While I do not advise others to
follow this method of training, I am so well pleased with
the results that it shall be practiced hereafter, and no plea is
entered that a different coarse would have been beneficial to
Antevolo. Mr. Wiggin acquaints me in a postcript to his
letter that he has also ' 'Horse Portraiture." He will be some-
what surprised to see suoh a wide divergence from my prac-
tice of twenty-five years ago, especially .in that portion on
sweating, treatment between heats, and care after the race, to
what is so briefly sketched in this connection. The instruc-
tions iu the book do not differ materially from the practice of
trainers of the present time, but I do claim to have learned
something in the nearly quarter of a century which has
rolled around since it was written. .Regarding the latest inno-
vation I must admit that had I seen it practiced a few years
ago I would have thought that the person who followed it a
long way off of the right course. It may be that in this respect
Antevolo is an exception, and that when tried on another
horse it may prove so prejudicial as t> be utterly oat of the
question. Horses which are heavily clothed in the stable,
which are walked under blanket, cover, and hood, which are
fed warm mashes aQd dosed with all manner of balls,
drenched with cordials, and fed condition powders, are in
rather too artificial a state to risk the trial upon. Assuredly
I would not recommend that a horse subjected to such
sweatings and soakingsas are described in "Horse Portraiture"
be treated iu like manner to Antevolo, witho it a long prep-
ation. It may be that while it will answer in California it
will be totally at variance with the climatic conditions which
prevail in other sections.

The reply to queries has taken a wider scope than I
intended, aud yet only a s nail part of the subject touched
upon. It is an important question in horse management, and
one in which a large proportion of our readers are deeply inter-
ested; the proper treatment of the feet especially. Disguise
it we may, aud the fact is patent that very many of fast driv-
ing horses are cripples. It is safe to assert that in a hundred
road horses which have worn shoes for two years or more,
the larger majority have corns, and tho i *h these are regarded
as minor troubles, they are enough to destroy the pleasure of
driving. Beside foot ailments there are abnomal cooditioas
of the limbs due to shoeing, and though this has been well
known and acknowledged for hundreds of years, it is accepted
as a "necessary evil" which must be endured. Those who
endeavor to break away from the trammels of universal cus-
tom are subjected to ridicule, and that, perhaps, accompanied
by abuse. I am not surprised that the "courage" is lacking
to make a successful stand against the onslaughts of so many
people. Convictions must be positive to withstand the
assaults from all quarters. As Mr. Wiggin writes, there is a
fear of failure, and, in the case of his horse, if the experi-
ment is unsuccessful, not time enough to change the course.
The greatest hopes I have for the adoption of tips on fast
trotters are iu the training of young colts.

The appended list of California trotters was prepared for
the use of the programme committee of the State Agricul-
tural Society, and Secretary Smith has forwarded it to us for
the benefit of other associations and public information-
Some of these horses have been sold to other climes and a
few are dead, but the great majority in the list are liable to
appear this season.

Sire.

Geo. Wilkes

If yearlings and two-year- olds are subjected to the con-
tracting power of full shoes, there will be such an increase of
cripples that a sound animal will be a rarity in this class. So
long as trainers imagine a higher rate of trotting speed can be
obtained from weighting the feet, owners will be "badgered''
into the use of full shoes. One success is recognized as
being evidence of correct handling, a dozen cripples kept in
the back-ground. Colt-training will give tips a better chance.
Some owners will have courige enough to insist that the feet
mast be given a chance, and that Chinese methods shall be
abandoned. There will be natural feet then, and in place of
having to overcome injuries occasioned by shoeing, and that
aggravated by endeavors to remedy the defects of Bhoeing,
there will be a fair start. Fair if owners look after it tbem-
selves. Without that there will be such a determination t«
adhere to old beliefs, obstinate in keeping the wheels in old
grooves, and every obstacle put in the way of progress, that
equal determination will be required to give the system a
trial. I am in the dark whether the series of photographs
taken by Muybridge at Palo Alto cm be obtained or not.
The two sets I once had were loaned, with the usual result of
not coming back. The "Horse iu Motion" gives a far more
comprehensive set, though that may be difficult to purchase
now. Those prepared for the zoetrope were advertised for
■ale by the Scovill Mannf. Company, 419-21 Broom Street,
Hew York, and Mr. Wiggin, perhaps, can still get them ol
that firm.

Capt. Arthur J. Hutchinson arrived in this city last Satur-
day, after a protracted visit to the East and his old home in
England. The Captain's health seems fully restored, and
he was warmly greeted by his army of friends.

Name.

Guy Wilkes

Manzanita (4)

Anteeo

Arab ,

Director ,

Adair ,

Piedmont

Allen Roy

L .)t Slocum

Stamboul (5)

Nellie R

Sallie Benton

Monroe Chief

Sable Wilkes (3) . .

Bonita

Wells Fargo

Woodnut (5)

Sister

Abbotsford

Antevolo

Dawn

Hinda Rose

Jane L

Romero

Black Diamond

Ruby

Albert W

Ansel

Bav Frank

Belle Ei-ho

Conde (5)

A. V. Paatlind

Palo Alto (4)

Joe Arthurton

Lillie Stanley

Manon

Mt. Vernon

Vanderlynn

B.B

Brigadier

KateEwing ,

Luella ,

Menlo ,

Tempest (4)

Voucher

Alfred S. (4)

Gu» Wilkes

Marin

Sweetheart

Valentine

Thapsin

Alcazir (3)

Maiden (3)

Maid of Oaks

Old Nick

Valeusin

Mamie Comet

DaisyS

La Grange

Poscora Hayward. . .

Magdallah

St. James

Alban

Carrie C. (3)

DelSur

Olivette

Rexford (3)

Big Lize

Pansy

Clifton Bell

Longfellow

St. Bell (4)

Tump Winston

Palatina(4)

Bonnie

Shamrock (2)

Wormwood (5)

Alio

Blanche

Ned Forrest

Apex

Bell Boy

Artist

Wallace G_

Adrian

Transit (3)

Como

Ed

Gas

Geronimo ,

Scandinavian

Barney B

Hidalgo (4)

Whips

Carrie F

Jim Mulvenna (4) . .

Huntress (5)

Blaine

Lucilla (3)

Olivette

Fred B

Spry (4)

Bay Rose

El Monte (3)

Hancook

Centre (3)

Flora G

Ned

Nighttime

Senator (3)

Eros

Hazel Kirke

Soudan (3)

Stella

White Oak

C. A. Durfee, of Los Angeles, has another green pacer, the
bay mare Ella Wood, a full sister to Arrow and a year
older than the phenomenon. She is not so handsome to
look at, bat d ay prove good for all .that.

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The State Fair Programme.

The speed programme committee appointed by the State
Agricultural Society, to prove aud report upon a speed pro-
gramme for the State Fair of 1883, have agree.! upon the
following trotting and paciog classes upon ihe days set
apart for this part of the programme.

Trottiug ami Pacing; Day*.
FIRST DAY, THURSDAY, SEPT. 6TH.

Occident Stake, (three-year olds).
2:23 Class.
Pacers— 2:30 Class.

THIRD DAY, SATURDAY, SEPT. STH.

Two-Year-Old Trotting Stake.
Maud Stallion Stake.
2:30 Class.

FIFTH DAY, TUESDAY, SEPT. IItH.

Three-Year-Old Stake.
2:20 Class.
3:00 Class.

SEVENTH DAY, THURSDAY, SEPT. 13TH.

2:25 Class.

Four- Year-Old Stake.

Pacing— Free for ail.

NINTH DAY, SATURDAY, SEPT. loTH.

Great Free-for-all Trot.

2:40 Class.

1'he running events will be completed shortly.

Declarations Out of Spring: Handicaps-

The receipt of the declarations out of the spring handicaps,
made by owners in California, brings the several totals to be
as follows:

BROOKLYN JOCKEY CLUB.

Brooklyn Handicap — Eolian, 123; Linden, 120; Laggard,
116; Raeelaud, 112; Miss Ford, 112; Emperor of Norfolk, 110;
George Oyster, H'8; Lady Primrose, 108; Ui^htwuy, IU4;
Queen of Elizabeth, 104; Lorrington, 100; Prince Rojal, 95;
Hinda, 95; Wonderland, 95, and Biscuit 92 poueds.

Broobdale Haodicip. — Linden, 120; Race-land, 112; Miss
Ford. 112; lelieDoe, 112; George Oyster, 10S; Gritette. 108;
Rightway, 106; Qaeen of Elizabeth, 105; Wonderment, 105;
Hinda, 95, and Prince Charlie 90 pounds.

CONEY ISLAND JOCKEY CLUB.

Suburban Handicap.— Hanover, 129; Volante. 124; Exile,
122; Favor, 118; Belvidere, 113; Grist tte, 112; Raeelaud. Ill;
Lady Primrose, 110; Sir Dixon, 108; Cheviot, 108; Glen-
mound, 106; FraukiWard, 105; and Sensation— Italia colt,
90 pounds.

Sbeepahead Bay Handicap.— Hanover, 130; Volante. 136;
Favor, 118; OriHamme, 115; Clin.ax, 115; Empuror of Nor-
folk, 115; Telie Doe. 115; Grisette, 114; Belvidt-re, 114; Race-
land 113; Ladv Priumse, 112; Bradiord. 110; S;ochton, 110;
Glenmouud, i 10; Frauk Ward, 108; Geoige Oyster, 108;
"Wonderment, 1U5; Schoolboy, 90; Helnibola — JuLet Bauiruy
colt 90 pounds.

Bay .Ridge Handicap. — Hanover, 128; Aurelia, 113; Ori-
fiamme, 113; Belvidere, 112; Miss Ford, 110; Boaz, 108; Mittie
B., 107; Darya, 93 pounds.

Volunteer Haudicap. — Emperor ot Norfolk, 12S; Los
Angeles, 120; Prince Royal, 115; Woden, 113; Benedictine,
112; Belinda, 110; Prince Charlie, 110; Wonderland, 110;
Master Walter, 110; Cascade, 109; Vengeance, 103; Maxim
filly, 103; Chamois filly, 100; Don Carlos 100 pounds.

Sixty Tears Ago.

The bay horse Enfield, 2:29, foaled 1868, by Hambletonian,

dam Julia Malone by Seeley's Amerioan Star, died _ at Mor-

rowdale, Tenn., last month. He was the sire of Robin, 2:24J,

• and Stoneoutter, 2;283.

Trotting contests undoubtedly commenced ou the road.
History is silent iu regard to trotting matches on the road in
the early period of equine historj. Tiiere is an authentic *
record of pacing races which were ioauguia'ed at au early
period in Rhode Island, upon Little Neck beuch, oue iniie in
length. They were public performances for purses, such as
silver pitchers, and other ornamental tokens ol uoveted value.
Some of these ornamental tokens that were won at these pac-
ing races, which were paced as early as 1750, were claimed to
be in existence a few years ago. The Rev. James MeSparren,
an eminent divine, testifies to the bwiflneas of the pacer,
having ridden them sixty or seventy miles per day over the
rough bridle paths of New England. He says: "1 have seen
some of them pace a mile in little over two minutes, and in
good deal less than thiee." Mr. I. T. Hassard, in a commu-
nication upon the Narragansett pacer, affirms that the pur-
chase and exportation ot the pacer, by the agents of Cuba,
for saddle hor6ts, extinguished the breed in Rhode Island.
They purchased the best, regardless of price, which left no
worthy progenitors to perpetuate tho speed of the Narragau-
sett pacer.

The first trotting park was established in 1825, by a dub
in New York, who built their course on Long Island. They
inaugurated trotting at this park May 16, 1826. First day's
purse, §200; two mile heats. Entries, Screws, Screwdriver,
and Betsy Baker. Won by Screwdriver iu two heats. Time,
5:38; second heat, 5:38. The Hunting Park Association was
formed at Philadelphia in 1528. The object of the associa-
tion was declared to be "for the encouragement of the breed of
tine horseB, espec'ally that most valuable one known as the trot-
ter, whose extraordinary powers can not be properly developed
without trials of speed and bottom upon a well-graded race-
course." The first race was trotted at this park May 15, 1828,
for the association purse of $300 and a splendid cup. Entries,
Screwdriver, Betsy Baker, and Topgallant. Thrte mile
heats, won by Screwdriver. Time, 8:02; second htat, 8:10.
In 1829 a trotting course was built at Baltimore. The suc-
cess cf these spirited associations has proved ttie foreiunner
of a multitude of trotting tracks scattered through nearly
every village and hamlet in the Union, while large trotting
circuits have been formed that put up hundreds of thousands
of dollars annually to encourage the breed of trotting horses.
We are indebted to the premiums hung up by these as6ocit-
tions for the wonderfnl improvement in the Bpeed of the
trotter.

In the report of a recent meeting of the Lime Kiln Clul-,
given in the Detroit Free Press, several decisions were ren-
dered by the chairman, the tirbt on the list being as follows:
"1. Kin a member of de club who cheats another in a horte
trade be bounced under any rule?" Decision — '-As to Nr.
I. I answer dat no rule h8B jit bin framed, nor isn't likely
to be. De right of one man lo beat another man in a hoRB
trade has been recognized all ober the world, in church, lodge
an' Bociety, eber since the world stood. While you n.;
kinder expect dat if PickleB Smith was tradin' bors.
Shindig Watkins he would mpnsLun i-pavins an' rin>.
you can't bank nn it. If be did, it would probably
the purpose ui unucealtLg a bid case of poll-evil or blin

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MarlO

A Little Horse Gossip.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman:— It's been several months
since I have given you an article. "Well, we will start in on
the foot. "What makes sound legs? The writer says sound
feet. Ninety-nine horses out of one hundred are crippled
up in some one of their feet, and not one man in one thou-
sand knows how to remove the cause; couseqneutly they
have lame horses. Keep their feet well and healthy and yon
would have horses free from any rheumatism, corns, string-
halt, knuckling over, broken knees, hip lameness, swinney,
navicular trouble, sprain of the back tendons, seedy toe,
spavin, curb, ring-bone, or wind galls. Each and every one
of the above are brought aboat by allowing the feet to get
out of shape and out of condition. The feet must be kept
plumb, the heels low, and the toe6 short. The circulation
must be as regular around the coronet as any other part of
the body. If the skin becomes fixed and tight about the
coronet you must and will have a lame horse in a short
time. The commissures must be cleaned out, the same by
some one who knows bow to operate on the loot. After the
cause is removed nature will take hold and do its work. It's
the most simple tbiug imaginable, and if people would only
try and learn how to keep the foot of a horae well and strong,
the woil'l would not be tilled with crippled worses as it is
to-day. The writer has made the foot a study. Experience
has taught him the most himple way is the best and sorest.
The legs can be made as straight as the day the horse was
foated by balancing him and putting bi;i feet in condition, so
every jjint will articulate as naturd intended. This can be
accomplished on auy three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or
mne-year-uli horse in sixty days.

This article is not for argument. If the reader cannot
comprehend it, why he must look farther. It cost me ten
years' time and many a dollar to learn this mnch. If it's
worth anything, for the love of the horse I give it. not for
the owue-. He cm tell people how he thinks he feels, the
poor horse cannot. If owners would sooner drive their
n i-es with high heels, I <ng toes, unbalanced feet, with a
coronet as tight as a drum head, simply because their
fathers and grandfathers did, well and good; drive them
ro. It's none of my t'ttsioess, aud / want it understood that
I am writing this article for the poir horse. I favor a foot
with as Utile iron as possi lo lo protect it. Of course if you
have a crippled foot judgment as well as skill must act.

Chicago, Feb. 25. On the Road.

Notes From Kentucky Sales.

At the Brastield sale about 276 head were sold at an average
of abcut S350, or a total of about §92,000. The first BHle of
the Br-isfield lot was Nannie Smith, a sisler to Phil Thompson,
which sold quickly for ¥2.550; others of the Red Wilkes
family and of the McGregors, Egberts, Jay Birds and Bis-
marcks sold readily at from §500 to $1,000, the average being
most excellent, as the majority of the animals were young
btock.

W. T. Milner, of Luton, Mo., led of at the Woodard sale,
pajing for Charley Stilts, a bay stallion by Lied Wilkes, dam
by John Dillard, the sum of §2, 150; J. V. Stryker was a
liberal buyer of choice stock, making, us is usual with him,
extremelycritical selections. His first purchase was Hecla
by Almont, dam by Hambrino Chief, for which he paid
SI, 150. She was in foal to Wilton, 2:19}. His next purchase
was a grand two-year-old filly by Mambrino Russell, dam by
Thorndale, second dam by Mambrunella, third dam Heroine
(dam of Shawmut, 2:26). by HamUeiouian 10: fourth dam
Lady Patriot (dam of Volunteer). For this rilly he paid
§1,425. His next purchase was a filly by Lord Russell, dam
by Harold, second dam by American Clay, which brought
$ 1,000. Other youngsters by Onward, Bismarck and other
sires of note sold readily at prices ranging from $500 to
§1,000.

The great day of the sale, and the one which attracted the
greatest number of critical purchasers, was Tuesday, on
which day the Btocfe of the Wagner farm was offered. Black
Cloud brought $1,575. Recorder, a magnificent young horse,
by Alcantara, sold for S3, 750. Kit Sanford sold for $860.
Captain Wagner, a yearling, by Black Clond, dam Naiad
Queen, sold for $1,300. Sadie Wilkes, a grand mare by
George Wilkes, brought S2,500, and the great Naiad Queen,
2:20 J, sold for $5,050. As the time approached for the dis-
tinguished mare to be led out there was a closiugupof the
ranks, and indications of specialinterest were manifested. The
prominent breeders in attendance were scattered throughout
the crowd, and it was amusing to on- initiated to note the
studied look of unconcern depicted on the face of men whom
we knew had come a long distance to bid on the grand old
mare. Men who had orders to bid $2,000 to $2,500 did not
have an opportunity to speak. The first bid we heard was
$3,000. Slowly and by huodredsit crept up to $4,000. Then
men began to wonder, and the excitement increased. There
was a little pause, and Colonel Edmonson gave the bidders
time to think. Slowly the price crept op to $5,000. It was
the last bid of one of the most enterprising young Western
breeders. Five thousand and twenty-five was then bid for
one of the most critical of the blue grass breeders. Five
thousand and fifty came from his millionaire neighbor, and
the great mare was sold to Mr. White, of Paris, Ky. His last
competitor would have gone on, bat a look at his neighbor
convinced him that he was playing without a limit, and he
had no desire to force a neighbor to pay more. We are
informed that Mr. White had determined to pay $7,000, or
more, if necessary. Many a novice looked on and wondered
why this twelve-year-old mare so engaged the attention of
the most critical breeders in the laud. To the student of the
science of breeding it is vustly simple. She has a record of
2:20}, and is known to possess extreme speed. She was by a
horse of souls little note, whose produce from an ordinary
mare might bring $500, but she w.hb the only living daughter
ot the great Tackey, a mare which stands near the head of
the great Pilot Jr. class of brood-mures. Tackey had a
record of 2;26\ and every one of ht>r six sous and daughters
either trotted bttter than 2:30 or had produced one or more
2:30 trotters. This is the more remarkable from the fact thai
her six foals were from five different horses, and only two of
them were by horses of particular note.

Thus does the blood of a great producing member of a
great t-rood-mare family attract the close competition of intel-
ligent breeders. Had Naiai Queen been by George Wilkes or
auy other great sire, he would not have stopped at ten thou-
ea" 1 dollars.

ue of the pleasant incidents of tbe sale was the arrival of
a ( - rload of gentlemen from Illinois under tbe leadership and

' i Vioce of that critical and enterprising breeder Mr. J. V.
Stryker. They were forty in number, and they carried back
to Illinois thirty-one head of colts, fillies and brood-mares.
— Chicago Horseman,

Harry Harwood, the Jookey, Dead.

Baltimore, Feb. 24 —Harry Harwood, the well-known
jockey, died at his home in this city this afternoon of injuries
sustained in a fall. He was twenty-six years eld, and was
one of the best-known jockeys in the country.

The accident which was the immediate cause of Mr. Har-
wood's daath ocourred at the Ivy City Course, near Washing-
ton, on the third day rf tbe autumn meeting of the National
Jockey Club, Oct. 27th. It was a handicap steeplechase over
the full course, and he was riding the four-year-old chestnut
gelding Wheatley (King Ban — Susie Fuller), with which he
had won the McKibbin Handicap Steeplechase on the first
day of the meeting, riding at 140 pounds. A noticeable
feature of the race on the day of the accident was that Mr.
Harwood took the lead early in tbe race, his usual tactics
being to wait and win. At the third jump Wheatley — a horse
that could not stand rushing early in a race — bolted tbe
course and thereby lost bo much ground that he was virtually
out of the race. Mr. Harwood soon brought him back
"between the flags" and began riding him with great vim,
evidently with tbe intention of making up tbe lost ground.
At the seventh jnmp Wheatley got so tangled up that he
blundered badly and fell, throwing Mr. Harwood in such a
way that within a lew minutes after being picked up he was
reported dtad. He rallied, however, and two days after the
race he was said to be rapidly improving. The rumor w&b
not true, and he never really recovered the use of his legs,
although his father said that he would be out in a few days.

Mr. Harwood first became know as a crack rider with the
Elkridge Hunt of Baltimore. To the followers of racing he
made himself famous by winning the great Long Island
Steeplechase over the old Bayswater Course at Rockaway
with his horse Tonkaway (Dick Jackson — Utilla), when he
beat a field of seventeen, with Pat Meany finishing second
on Rose and Mr. Belmont Purdy third on Charlemagne. The
race, run as it was over one of the best steeplechase courses
ever laid out in this country, will long be remembered by
those who witnessed it, for no snch number of starters had
ever been seen in a jumping race in this country. Since
that race Mr. Harwond has ridden at nearly all the prominent
hunt meetings with considerable success. Last year,
associated with Mr. H. J. Morris, he came north from Balti-
more with a small stable, and at Cedarhursf, on the first day
of tbe meeting (April 30th), Mr. Harwood began a wonder-
fully successful year by winning the Green Hurdle race with
Brunova, which Mr. Morris supplemented by wioniog the
Meadowbrook Heavy- Weight Steeplechase with Baronet,
while during tbe meeting they won six other races between
them with such horses as Wheatley, Glenbar, Baronet and
Brunova. Tbey were also faiily successful at the Country
Club's meeting at Boston. Mr. Harwooi also rode in some
of the hurdle races at Sheepshead Bay in June, but it was not
until the meeting at Saratoga that the stable again showed in
form, where with Wheatley Mr. Harwood won tbe Trouble
Handicap Steeplechase and also the heats at a mile and a fur-
long over hurdles.

In fact, so "fine" did Mr. Harwood get himself at Saratoga
that he accepted, several mounts "on the flat," and for the
Grand Prize of Saratoga he rode Elkwood at 119J pounds
(including a pound and a half overweight) and was second to
Kaloolab. At the Cedarhuist autumn meeting Mr. Harwood
rode several winners, including Repartee, with which he beat
Mr. Foxhall Keene in a match for $500 a side at three-
quarters of a mile, but Mr. Keene squared the account by
beating Mr. Harwood at Sheepshead Bay in the polo pony
match for $1,000 a side, riding Mr. Gebhardt's Rosarium
against Bar Sinister. Mr. Harwood also rode at the Jerome
Park and Baltimore autumn meetings, but he did not have a
win until the last day at Pimlico, when with Warrington he
won the "Getaway" Steeplechase, having been beaten by a
bead on the first day of the meeting for the great Pimlico
Handicap Steeplechase on Wheatley by Lakeland's Littlefello w.
Afterwards oame the meeting at Ivy City, with its brilliant
success in the McGibbin Steeplechase, the subsequent acci-
dent and a long, lingering illness, to which death only brought
release.

As a gentleman rider Mr. Harwood has had but few equals,
especially in steeplechaeing. ■ He was a man that could ride
both with his head and hands, and Billy Daly paid him
one day a compliment by saying that instead of receiving
seven pounds allowance as a gentleman rider, he could give
that weight to a majority of the professionals. — World.

For the Protection of Breeders.

A correspondent of the PittBburg Stockman gives thi6 rigid
idea of what he would like to see: #

The question of protection to owners of stallions Is now
being discussed by the readers of your journal. I wish to
add my views in regard to it. I not only favi/r any law that
will protect the owners of stallions, but also a stringent
imposing of a fine and imprisonment to anyone who misrep-
resents his stock in the way of spuriouB pedigrees, and thus
misleads tbe public, or, expressing it in a few words — obtain-
ing money under false pretenses.

In many parts of the United States will be found Btallions
whose owners Bay they are sired by such-and-such a horse,
and the dam is so-and-so. Their pedigree is given in flam-
ing colors on the posters, which are Bpread over the county
where the horBe is doing service. The horseB are not
reoorded in any stud book, and neither could they be for
they have no breeding, and are generally moved from one
place to another, and one yenr or two is enough for them in
one place. Often the pedigree is changed in order to take in
a certain f itnily which has won laurels either as trotters or
in tbe show ring. The average farmer is not posted as to the
breeding of horste, and therefore is easily deceived by the
sliek fellows who peddle this class of horses around through
the country. As to the question whether a horse should
stand for the season or to ensure, I am in favor of the
former, and the money to be pa'd at time of service. Then
the mares are returned promptly, the owner will follow the
instructions of the owner of the stallion as to the eare of the
mare, and she will not be abused, aud if she changes owners
the stallion owner does not have to look her up when he
wants his money, as he does on the insurance plan. I know
of men who have bred mares to one horse, and in three
weeks would breed to some other. They were no money out,
and did not realize that the owner of tbe stallion had any
invested.

We have a law in Ohio giving a stallion a lien on the foal.
Said lien mutt be filed with the auditor of tbe county within
ten months from time of Bervice. This law does not amount
to mnoh, as often the mare is traded off and goes in bad
bands, the colt comes dead, and tbe owner of the stallion is
left. I would favor a law giviug a lien on the mare as well
aB the foal, and to have the mare stand good for the service
of the stallion, when the mares are insured to be in foal.
Another law is needed if we would improve our horseB.
Every stallion shonld be inspected by a competent veterin-

arian, one who is a graduate of a regular veterinary college.
He should be appointed by the governor of the State, and
stallions that are sound and free from hereditary diseases
should receive a certificate allowing them to stand for tbe
use of mares, and all stallions that do not pass inspection
shonld be barred from the stud, and anyone using a stallion
that had not passed inspection and receiving a service fee
should be fined and imprisoned. This would put a stop to
the worthless mongrels that every neighborhood is infested
with and on account of their unsoundness are allowed to
cover mares at any price, and in nineteen times out of twenty
these blemishes are transmitted to the cult. If it should not
Bhow them at foaling they show when it becomes a work
horse. Mares often transmit unsoundness, and this is a
point that can not be helped, for the owner has a right to
breed her whenever he wants to, but the sire should be
sound in every respect. No one will object to a law of this
kind only those having unsound stallions.

The Art of Naming.

[Rapier, in Spoiling ami Dramatic News.j
When men who are interested in and acquainted with the
turf are talking about their favorite subject, the naming of
hoises is sure to come up. There is bo much opportunity
for wit in the bestowing of really good names that discussion
on this bead is always amusing, and the constant supply of
youngsterB affords ample scope for the ingenuity of owners
and their friends. The idea to be kept in mind in naming
horseB is to recall sire and dam; thus, taking a name at ran-
dom, tbe mare Satanella at once reminded the person who
mentioned it that she was a daughter of Hubert, ihe Devil
and Nella, I do not notice many very happy examples of
nomenclature among the present two-year-oloe, but there are
some. Probably a better name than Royal Oak has not been
given this year, indeed it is peculiarly happy. Lord Br d-
iford's Royal Oak is a boo of Retreat aud Adversity. Of
course — need it he remarked?— the Royal Oak is tbe retreat
which Charles II found ;iu his adversity, and I think this is
tbe champion name. It is easy to half name a horse well.
Thus Volley is good as far as it goes for a daughter of Mit-
railleuse; but then Volley's sire is Cceruleus, and gunpowder
smoke is not particularly blue. Jack Frost for a son of Dutch
Skater and Winter Queen is fairly good, and Lord Hastings
nas three well-named fillies: a daughter of Beau Brummel
and Toilette, which is called Foppery; a daughter of Beau
Brummel and Rose of York called KuBabelle — Rosa for ihe
dam, and belle, the feminine of Beau, to bring in tbe sire;
end a daughter of Master Kildare and Golden West — West-
meath.

A daughter of Skylark and Midnight is a good subject; she
is called Skylight. a<-.d this is not very good, for it might be,
and often is, very dark at midnight Lord Lascelles' Golden
Bell, a daughter of Bend'Or and Carillon, is well named, and
Mr. Gilbert's Libiamo (Reveller — Libation) is good, so is
Swallow (Skylark— Restless), and Prince Soltykoff is very
happy in the name of the son of New Holland, or Musk and
Melody— Duo. For a son of Cceruleus and Syren Merman is
suitable (it is, by the way, Syren, not Siren, the proper form,
in the Stud Book, but it is a pity her owner could not spell).
Hautbois, again, for M. Lefevre's son of Flageolet and Haut-
eur is capital, it is impossible to forget how he is bred. There
is some merit in Chivalry for a son of Chippendale and Gal-
lantry; the first three letters recall the sire, and there is much
in common between chivalry and gallantry. Scottish Fusi-
lier, the Duke of Hamilton's son of Lowlander — Music, enters
the list of the well-named, and Master Slender (Forlorn Hope
— Sweetheart) will commend itself to students of The Merry
Wives of Windsor.

Garlic is capital for a son of Discord and Fragrance.
Garlic is what may be cilled a discordant fragrance; and
Charles's Wain for Mr. W. J. Legh's son of Sir Chailes
and Astrafiammante (the Queen of Night) is also a bit. A
Bister of Ormonde and Ossory (Bend'Or — Lily Agnes) is not
very eaey to name, but the Duke of Westminster could not
well have bettered Fleur de Lys. Tbe relationship between
the fieur dt lys and the lily is very close, and as the royalist
symbol in France, the jlt.vr de lys was very often represented
"or." This name, indeed, is so happy that one naturally
hopes it will distinguish a good animal. Prebend for a son
of Bend'Or and Pretence is neat, for the old device of halv-
ing the names of sire and dam chances to be suitable.

Lord Alington has well named a couple of his. "Barme-
cide" is excellent for a son of Barcaldine and La Trappe.
The severity of the Trappists' Jives suggests Barmecide's
feasts, and the sire's name supplies the first syllable.
'"Equanimity" is scarcely less to the purpose for a son of
Isonomy and Vex. The Duke of Beaufort also has two
remarkably well-named fillies, namely "Certamen" and
"Hunt the Slipper." The first is a daughter of Ben Battle
and Makesure, and Certamen means not only a battle but
also a dispute or contention. "Paine, endeavor, zeal" — the
fixed determination to "make sure," indeed — are also given
in the Latin dictionaries, so here we have the perfection of
naming, sire and dam being both considered. Hunt the
Slipper is a daughter of Barefoot and Country Dance, and
this is a Dame not easily beaten. The filly by Petronel —

The Standard-Bred Stallion

BROWN JUG.

Description.

BROWN JUG isa rich brown horse, nine years old, 15J£ hands high,

weighs l.iM pounds. In form, action, and disposition he iB not excellt-a

by any stallion now in public service. In his six-yearold form he win

handled for a short time by John A.GoIdemitb, and Bhowed trials in 1:12.

Pedigree.

Sired by Nutwood. First dam Young Molly by Budd Boble. Second
dam Molly Tru^Bell by Gen. Taylor. Third dam the LlviugBton Mare
by the Morse Horse.

The Nutwood Stallion

JOHN SBVBNOAKS,

Description.

JOHN SEVEXOAKS is a coal black horse, seven years old, and
stands 16.1 hands high, Of superb form, bone and substance, and fine
action and style.

Pedigree.

Sired by Nutwood, dam San Juan Belle (record 2:315V In fourth heat),
by Robert's St. Clair; second dim bv David Hill, son or Vermont Black
Hawk; tliird dam a fine mare brought across the plains and believed to
be thoroughbred.

l.ocu'lon.

These stallions will mike the season of 1S88, commencing March 1st
and ending July 1st, at Sargent's Station, Santa Clara Co.

Terms.

For either horBe #50 the season. Mares not proving with foal en be
returned next season free of charge, provided the horse stands In Gon-
rales or vicinity. Pasturage c-.""> per month. All care taken, but no
responsibilities asRumed for accidents or escapes.
Jror further information apply to

Js\R«;iNT BROS.,
Or MEKK1TT LOVE,
lOmr Sargent's Station, Gal,

1888

J£fre gmte and jft^rtsmsu.

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Oxford Mixture baa been called "Dark Blue," which does
not strike me as quite so good a name as Wood Powder or
some otber tbat might bave been cbosen. I was almost for-
getting another of the Duke of Beaufort's that is qnite firet-
rate, aud that is "Benbow," a son ot Ben Battle and of a mare
by Toxophilite. Here we have not only the "Ben" and the

known of these mea, and abont nine years ago one of them
held several hurdle records, while the other was good at a
tug-of-war, and is now a good oarsman.

The Inter-Collegiate Athlelic Association, at a meeting held
in New York, on Feb. 25th, elected the following officers for

bow," but a combination— and combination is the great thing j the ensuing year: President, W. H. Seward, of Yale, Vice-

~ ; President, R. K. Polk, of Lehig; Secretary, A. L. Doremus,

of College of New York; Treasurer, C. E. Seitz, of Lafayette.
It was decided that the trophy cup now held by Yale should
in 1889 be awarded to the college which had won it the great-
eat number of times, and so the ugly but famous piece of
silverware goes back to Harvard after two more contests are
held. The new constitution which has been prepared was
then discussed.

The important changes made were intended to bar out
semi-professional athletes and to keep men from taking light
courses in the smaller colleges in order to contend in the
athletic sports. The particular clause which provided for
this, reads as follows:

No one shall represent any college as a competitor who bas
not been a member of tbat college in good and regular stand-
ing since the beginning of the college year, and who is not
taking courses which amount to at least five hours work a
week. In case a competitor's qualifications are questioned,
he shall furuish to the Executive Committee a certiticate
signed by three members of the faculty of the college he
claims to represent, stating that he regularly attends lectures
and recitations at snch college, and has done so for one
college year prior to said meeting.

which makes np the name of a gallant admiral victorious
in many battles. His Grace therefore has three amoug
his half-dozen who could not have been better named.
"Devil's Dance," Mr. Manton's son of Robert the Devil and
Polonaise, is fairly goo"*, though fo obvious tbat it cannot
compare with the three just mentioned. Mr. E. W. Baird'a
Lovelock, a son of Wenlock and Blushing Bride, is neat, and
the existence of the sensitive plant, which closes if touched
makes Sensitive a very good name for a daughter of Touchet
and Foilage, always, of course, anglicising Touchet, and
making it into Touch-it. Survivor, the survivor of twins
and the only liviug colt by Hamako, I mentioned last week.
Clarioet is good tor a daughter of Cymbal and Piognant,
though Piccola, a still more poignant instrument, would have
been better, at least I think so, though the clarinet is dis-
tressing enough. Sunbeam, too, (Highborn — Yoyageuse), is
decidedly happy.

Some owners bave lamentably little invention, but it would
not be interesting to give examples ot ill-chosen names. It
is a pity however, that invention should sometimes run bo
slack as to indnce owners to use names of more or less fam-
ous horses ttill living, or lately dead. The result is obviously
confusing. For instance, there was a Polmaise, a daughter
of Sterling and Sham Fight, running a few years ago, and
Mr. E. Wardour has been able to think of nothing better
than Polmaise for his daughter of Sterling and Kathleen.
Corisande, again, is a name which an unwritten but well-
understood law should have induced Mr. W. Burrell tn leave
alone. The Corisande tbat won the New Stakes at Ascot in
1870, the Chesterfield at Goodwood, and otherraces, stands in
the Stud Book. Air. Manton, too, has actually called one of
her two-year-olds Sedation, notwithstanding the fact that
St-clnsion was the dam of Hermit, and is therefore immortal.
This is a pity to say the least of it.

When W. H. (Counsellor) Crawford was last in California
he visited Santa Rosa and inspected Anteeo. He liked the
horse much, and last Monday telegraphed from Kentucky to
Mr. DeTurk an offer of §5,000 for the use of Anteeo for the
stud season, with the privilege of three seasons (at the same
figure), Mr. Crawford to pay all expenses and assume all
risks. The offer was declined.

The unosnal spectacle of two brothers finishing first and
second in one event was witnessed at the Nautilus games in
N. Y. recently. P. D. Skillmau won and W. E. Skillman
finished second. This is the Reeond time they have done
this, the previous occasion being at the Williamsburg Athletic
Club spring meeting in 1884.

It is said about the O. C. that Judge Lawlor, Henry
Whitely, Will Rix and J. J. Theobald, intend to seek sylvan
retirement for the summer, soon. Their t iking to the brush
will materially lessen the liveliness of William's boudoir, as
well as the pool receipts. When the gentlemen named
finish negotiations and are settled in their hut among the sigh-
ing hemlocks of Tamalpais, quite a little Olympic colony will
exist there. Mr. Hoffman of (he club already lives there, and
Mr. Fred Moody is a weekly visitor, while others will likely
go over at intervals. Residents of San Rafael need not uu
alarmed if they see lightly clad forms going up all man
of roads abont there.

ATHLETICS.

Tbe Olympic Club has never, since its organization, given so
many public entertainments as during the three years last
passed, and the incumbency of the present board of directors
has been characterized by an extraordinary number of such
evenings. Just what the result of the policy will be it is not
easy to divine, but there seems to be a growiDg sentiment
amoDg members that the clubrooms should not be thrown
open to outsiders quite so frequently. Members are always
glad to entertain friends of the institution, but it cannot be
gainsaid that each public erent disturbs those who desire to
exercise or to use the other facilities offered by the institu-
tion.

Two athletic events of more than ordinary interest are
listed at the Olympic Club. The first being the match at
Graeco-Roman and catch-as-catcb-can wrestling on March
20th by Professor Faulkner and Peter S •humacher, and the
second the tournament at Cornish wrestling on March olst.
Six Cornish wrestlers from Grass Valley, all of them good at
the game, will meet any six men who care to enter, or if none
such enter the mountaineers will wrestle to a finish by them-
selves. The Cornish style is quite like catch-as-catch-caD,
and it appears likely that either Mr. Tibbatts, Mr. Quinn,
Mr. Kolb or W. B. Short could hold their own in the match.
Mr. Geo. Fletcher and Mr. Tilley, of Grass Valley, visited tbe
city last week to arrange for the visit of their men, and
reported that the wrestlers were showing a deal of interest in
the affair.

The action of the Board of Directors of the Olympic Club
in refusing to invite any but members to the Faulkner-
Schumacher match has been much discussed in tbe club and
meets almost universal approval. The match will bring out
most of the members, of whom there are about eleven hun-
dred, a number which will tax the seating capacity. There
really seems to be no good reason why the members should
not enjoy the great matches brought off in the rooms in com-
fort, and without the presence of strangers.

The new men in the Olympic Club take hold with a vim
that augurs well for its future in athletics. Professor
Smytbe's classes are very large, as are those of Professor
Faulkner and Mr. Corbett, while the Professor of fencing,
Mr. Martin, has quite as much as he cares to do. The mem-
bership will soon reach two thousand, when larger rooms,
more teachers, and greater facilities generally will be needed.

THE KENNEL.

Dog owners are requested to Bend for publication tbe earnest posbI
ble notices of whelps, sales, names claimed, presentations and deaths
In their kennels, tn all instances writing plainly names of sire and dam,
and of grandparents, colors, dates and breed.

Visit.

Mr. T.J. Pinder's pointer Romp P., by Sensation — Seph
G., to owner's Scout Croxtetb, bv Croxteth — Frank, on Feb-
ruary 11th, 1888. ^

Death.

Mr. H. T. Payne, Los Angelas, lost by death, from dis-
temper, March 2d, the English setter bitch Elsinore, A. K. R.
5274, by Jolly Planter — Iowa Queen.

Occidental Coursing Club.

The annual meeting of the club will be held on Tuesday
next. March 13tb, at 8 o'clock p. m., in the office of the
Pacific Kennel Club, 624 Market street. Considerable busi-
ness of importance will come before the meeting, and a full

attendance is desirable.

»

Pacific Kennel Club.

It is not improbable that the O. C. will, before long, be the
owner ot a plat of ground suitable for out-door uses. The
out-door men are unceasing in their efforts to bring abont
Buch a consummation, and one of them, Mr. Walter A. Scott,
has, with Mr. L. R. Fulda, given much time to inspecting
suitable and available pieces of land. The report made by
the gentlemen named, at the last board meeting, was exhaust-
ive, and most satisfactory. Several of the propositions made
could be met by the club, and the most favorable of them
will probably be accepted.

The California Athletic Club has authorized its directors to
engage John E. Dempsey as manager and instructor. From
the tone of a recent communication received by Mr. Fred
Moody, Secretary of the O. C, from Dempsey, it is unlikely
that the latter will engage with any cluh, but if he will Mr.
Fulda, of theC. A. C, may be relied upon to influence him
in behalf of that institution.

We hear no reports of adversity from the Reliance and
Acme Athletic Clubs in Oakland, and conclude that they
are prosperous. The Golden Gate Club is experiencing a
"boom." giving almost as many entertainments as the O. C,
and taking in new members by dozens.

The Staten Island AthleticClub is sadly behind its brothers
in reBpect to athletes, it baa no champion in the rank0,
and, with the exception of a very few, no athletes of even
average ability. There was a time when the club was not so
situated, for it had amongst its members such men as Anson
Carroll and Charley Darand, both of whom were champion
high jumpers; Rimmer, the Bprinter; the two Jansen boys,
and several othirs uf l-ss note. The Janaena are the best

The monthly meeting of the club was held in Parlor A,
Palace Hotel, last Wednesday evening, President Taylor in
the chair, and twelve members present. The Treasurer, Mr.
Watson, reported S3S8.73 in the treasury, beside the guar-
antee funds, which was increasing fast. The Executive Com-
mittee reported having selected J. F. Carroll as superinten-
dent of the dog show to be given by the club on April 4tb,
5tL, 6th and 7th next. It also reported that the Mechanics'
Pavilion had been formally engaged for the show, and that a
businese office had been opened at 624 Market Street, city.

The committee had decided that the show would be given
under the rules of the American Kennel Club as amended at
its last meeting, and all dogs shown would be registered in
the A. K. Stud Book. The premium list was submitted. It
designates one hundred and one classes, in most of which
the prizes are $10 to first, $5 to second, aud a diploma to
third. Beside the regular prizes, a large number of valuable
specials had already been offered and more bad been prom-
ised. In addition to those already announced, Messrs. Will
& Finck offered an alligator leather harness for the best pug;
the Golden Rule Bazaar a valuable fancy collar for the best
deer hound; the John Wieland Brewing Company $20 for the
best dog in tbe largest class shown; M. J. Flavin a gold
medal, value $25, for the best dog shown; A. Toll a dog
collar for tbe best dog exhibited by a lady; Frank Maskey a
large bos of fancy candy for the best dog exhibited by a lady.

The superintendent reported that all of the railroads had
agreed to transport free dogs accompanied by owners. The
superintendent was authorized to employ an assistant. It
was ordered that $250 be forwarded to Jas. Watson, judge of
non-Bporling classes, and $100 to John Davidson, judge of
sporting classes. The superintendent requested those who
contemplated making entries to send them in as soon as
possible, to avoid confusion at a later time.
♦

The death of Elsinore in the kennel of Mr. Payne, at Los
AngeleB, is notable for several reasons. Elsinore was a
typical English setter, and in blood approached very
nearly the proportions which first gave Mr. Llewellin'a ken-
nel notoriety, being very stroDg in the blood of Dan. She
showed rare good nose, and strong hunting instinct.

The latest special prizes offered for the Apiil dog show are
by the Selby Smelting and Lead Company of this city, which
manufactures shot-gun cartridges under the ChamberLn
patents. The company uffers a case of cartridges to the best
Better puppy shown, a case to the best pointer, poppy and a
case to the best Irish water epaniel puppy. Owners of win-
ners in all the clashes mentioned will appreciate the specials.

Mr. Elliott Smith, the delegate of the Pacific Kennel Club
to the American Kennel Club, resident in New York, has not
attended either of the meetings of the A. K. C. since his

appointment, but, as was presumable, there were good and
sufficient reasons for his absence. No fancier in America has
the confidence of mora "doggy" men, or of better ones than
the delegate of the P. K. C. Perfectly eound, magnetic, aud
above all, unbias-ed either by mercenaiy promptings or by
long standing preconceptions, he may be relied upon to
exert himself to the utmost in behalf of right aud the club
which he represents.

The last meetiug of the A. K. C, reported elsewhere, was
held on February 23d, and Mr. Smith writes us, UDder date
of February 27th, as follows:

' 'I was called to Dakota la&t fall, and was kept there so much
longer than I intended (about nine weeks), that I not only
missed High Point bnt found my business so much behind
that it has taken nearly all my time since to get it in shape
again. On February 2 1st I did all in my power to get an
important matter closed, but had to coma to my office on the
morning of the 23d, and could pot get out till the meeting of
the A. K. C. was over. I felt deeply mortified, for I felt the
honor that was done me in my appointment, ;:u ' I appre-
ciated the importance of the meeting. Had tie business
which detained me been mv owp, I should have sacrificed
it, but it was my client's, and I had no choice but to do as I
did when I found that the proceeding couid not be post-
poned." Mr. Smith adds, "I am glad to say thiit I have
received a note from the secretary of the American Kennel
Club informing me that 'Rule 2' was not tampered with at
the meeting."

If the December meeting of the A. K. C. did nothing else
it stirred up discussion enough to bring the club into great
prominence, and to make fanciers acquainted with its objects
and methods. "Rule 2" has been exhaustively written
about, and is an accomplished fact. Further writing about
it is useless. It is established, and has received tbe eudorse-
ment of the leading fanciers of the country, and the leading
clubs. There is no reasonable doubt of its berjeficiect opera-
tion.

One result of the energetic endeavors of the Pacific Kennel
Club to give a large and good show has been to bring to this
office many requests for specific information about how to
condition dogs of various breeds for exhibition. General
suggestions are all that can well be given through newspaper
columns, and such suggestions have been offered several
times by this paper. Generally, it may be said that a dog is
best fit to show when it is in the best condition to meet the
uses to which it is commonly put. The fancy breeds, such
ps poodles, lap dogs, and the like, may be a bit fat, always
provided, with them, as with all other classes, that they are
in good health, hard, and strong. The larger breeds, already
too much run to size alone, shou'd be sufficiently exercised
to make them reasonably quick, and to enable them to be
shown without giving evidence of slackness and weakness.
Coat is always to be looked after, aud for its improvement
nothing is equal to a brush, not too stiff, used da:ly for two
or three weeks before a show. A little care to prevent lying
in bedding likely to stain the coat, will be worth taking. The
sporting breeds should be shown a little bit over condirion
in which to hunt, course, rat, or trail. Pleoty of work on
the roads, abstinence from danger of cuts from brush or wire
fences, and in geneial restraint from common uses will
insure cleanness of form and clean and perfect coats, if the
brush be used. As to food, no absolute rule can be laid
down. Spratts' dog cakes, perhaps, meet the case more gen-
erally than any other food, but it may be said that table scraps,
or especially cooked messeB of oatmeal, meat, and vegetables
will do nearly as well. Good food and plenty of it is essen-
tial, not forgetting that exercise in plenty must be given and
the coats brushed. Any attempt to cover structural defects
by the use of any of the "faking" methods is no better than
any other thievery, and is never justifiable. One thing
should be remembered — and to thoughtful persons it emhodies
the whole art of conditioning — every animal shown should be
in perfect, rugged health.

Too much washing harshens the coat and mikes it staring.
What washing is done should be dor>e with eggs iosti-ad of
soap, or with a neutral soap of fine quality, taking care to
rinse all soap out of the hair, and drying the dog either with
cloths or clean straw, winding np with a good brushing, A
very little care will keep any of the sporting breeds in good
order, but the other sorts require much attention.

The remark is sometimes made by owners of sporting
breeds: 'T don't care for bench shows— give me the field."
Such a spirit should not characterize sportsmen. The field
is good for field dogs, which form but tbe merest moiety of
the whole number owned and fondly regarded, but the field
is not the only good place even for field dogs. The owner
who may chance to win in a field competition with a bad look-
ing dog may be pardoned for preferring not to show his own
animal, but he should not be permitted, unrebuked, to decry
those who own better looking ones and desire to show them.
If any general rale can be made in such a mUter, it is that a
field dog fit to win in good company is equally fit to show in
like company. The fact that a judge now and then is carried
away by a "flat-catcher" does not affect the proposition. A
priori the best-looking dog in form must be the best fielder,
because high field quality depends upon and can only follow
high form. And those who prefer the field should realize
that the bench show is the great school in which young
sportsmen and the general public must learn by comparison
what experts have found to be typical animals.

Mr. Thomas Bennet's Sportsman— Sweetheart dog Siiius,
which ran la-t fall in the field trials at High Point and Flor-
ence, has been at home for several weeks, but has been very
sick ever since arriving. He was poor, scurvied, and mani-
fested symptoms of central nervous trouble, but under tonics
and generous feeding is coming around. A troublesome
eczema has covered him within tbe two week3 last passed,
but that is yielding to treatment. Sirius has not grown much
during the months he has been in tbe bands of Tucker, in
Tennessee. He is large now, and when he fills out will be a
very heavy dog. Patting a dog of his peculiarities into severe
training before he approaches maturity, is a questionable
practice always, and in the case of Sirius went near to being
disastrous. His vital powers, which should have been
absorbed in growing and vivifying his great bulk, were
diverted in training, and the dog will never be near so good
as be would have been if his training had not begun until he
was eighteen or twenty months old.

While in the East and South recently Mr. Bennet Baw
several of the famous field-trial men— meeting those king-
pins Colonel Arthar Merriman and Mr. Gates, at Memphis,
and spending a week shooting with Major Murcan. It goes
without sayiDg tbat in such company Mr. Bennet was royally
entertained, end, while we have no advices from the enter-
tainers, we yet consider it a safe gaess that the Southerners
were pleased with their guest.

The Memphis anJ Av. ut Kenuel -innouL

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Mar 10

will not be matched under any circumstances, but will remain
at etod. A. wise decision, when it is considered that the dog
is at the beid of the race of English setters, aDd that no
possible win could add either to his reputation or hiB pro-
ducing value. The extraordinary successes of the kenuel
named distinguished it as the champion aggregation of setters
of the English sort, and tbe position is not at all due to
a Iventitiou* aids, but to solid work and thought. A state-
ment of the methods in vogue at the kennel in nising, select-
ing and training the marvellous young dogs with which vic-
tory is snatched every year would be of much interest, and,
as we know Colonel Merriman to be facile buth in telling
stories and with the peD, we hope he will send us something

of the sort.

Volumes of delightful reminiscences are stored iu the
memories of tbe older field-trial men which should be pat
in'o readable form before they become dimmed by lapse of
time. The inner life of a trial never appears in reports,
because it is a thing by itself, and does not iu tbe least affect
results. Bnt to those fond souls who eDdure the hardships
of the days of work, the dream of bliss iu the evenings when
no man bat the reporter can work, is rather the best part of
trials except the bliss itself. Some trials do not afford much
bliss, and others aTe blissful in full measure to but a few of
tbe participant?, but generally those who can read reports
between the lines enjoy the unwritten quite as much as that
which is put down, and it is that which has for sn many years
been left nnwritten that we would like to see embalmed in
print. Imigiue Mr. Bergoudthal or Mr. B. F. Wilson, or
Washington Coster, or Colonel Merriman, or anyone of scores
who might be mentioned, giving free rein to retrospection
and jotting down the incidents recalle 1. No better reading
could be had.

Nor would it be necessary to go bo far as Memphis for
matter oE interest in tbe connection mentioned. Those who
faced the eager airs at Bakersield, and who remember the
-tate of beatitude in which Mr. Nick White drove his spir-
ited sorrels about, would like lo know wbat he saw and
experienced during those days, beside the actual pointing and
bat-king by the dogs. There must have been an inward
peace, if countenances are indices. And it would not be
unprofitable to learn what the here dean Marshall Linville
tinuks of field trials as seen by a Dovice. His opportunities
were favorable, and his opinions are always pronounced. He
might write about many phases of tie sport which were lost
to the regular repnrters. Mr. Clay Chipman seemed to be
having a good deal of quiet fun without apparent cause, and
he might add something- Suppose our Held trial readers try
their hands. The commuoica'ion3 will be gladly received.

Entries to the bench show are being made in numbers,
and the superintendent thinks thnt much more benching
than was originally to be erecte 1 will be necessary. Secre-
tary Watson is perfecting arrangements for special excursion
trnusfrom surroumliug cities during the show — a feature
that will be appreciated by suburban residents, and will also
ad I greatly to the show receipts Several generous specials
have been added to the list since the last meeting, and every-
thing points to a most successful outcome for the initial
venture of the Pacific Kennel Club. Superintendent John F.
Carroll's office at 624 Marktt street has become a popular resort
and ceDter for fanciers.

Death of Dr. Waleh (StoneheDge).

Perhaps the most widely known of sportsmen and spoitiDg
authors of all time was Dr. J. H. Walbh, editor of the London
Field, who died on Sunday, Feb. 12th last, at his home near
London. We take from the columns of our esteemed con-
temporary, the Stock-Keeper and Fanciers' Chronicle, the fol-
lowing notice of the famous man:

Sportsmen of all denominations must have experienced a
rude shock when they learnt on Monday morning that Dr.
J. H. Walsh was dead. For so many >e*rd had the deceased
gentleman been regarded as one of the pillars of the sporting
world, that the severity of its loss at such a lime as the present
can hardly he over-estimated. In his position as editor of our
contemporary, the Field, a post that he rilled with credit to
riimself anrl advantage to the proprietors of that journal for
over thirty years, Stonehenge was granted the most ample
facilities for becoming acquainted with the inner workings of
sporting institutions of every sort and kind. He was remark-
ably well informed on all subjects connected with gum, and
at one time was equally wtll versed in the mysteries of
canine lore, though latterly he had rather fallen off in his
allegianoe to the dogs, tte reason of this change of sertiment
being, as he always bluntly affirmeti, his dislike to I e mixed
up iu dog-dealing transactions. la ihis opinion Dr. Waleh
was so firmly convinced that he wis fully justified, that he
eouid rarely be persuaded into attending a dog show, although
he freely admitted that the attractions of Birmingham were
often well-Digh irresistible. Possibly this was doe to the
fact that the gunmakers of the town were great admirerB of
Stonehenge, and, honest man that he was, the late editor
of the Field was not wholly unsusceptible of any little polite
attentions, In spite, however, of being just a little open to
the soft voice of flattery, Dr. Walsh possessed a spirit of inde-
pendence and of personal rectitude which was quite refresh-
ing to meet. Impetuous and crochet ly he might be at times,
but no man who knew Stonehenge could possibly believe
him to be capable of lending himself to a dishonorable act.
He hated a lie or a sham, and was merciless in his denuncia-
tions of such imp stures on the public. Born at Worcester
iu IS 10, he eventaally entered the medical profession, and
enjoyed for some time a very good practice in his native
town, which even the loss of a thumb did not affect. Some
forty years ago he commenced to dabble in journalism, and
was for a time connected with Bell's Life as coursing editor,
a position he subsequently resigned when the late Sergeant
Cos offered bim the direction of the Field. A list of his lit-
erary efforts would be a difficult matter to collect, as he wrote
on several subjects, and each of his works went through
mauy different editions. "Dogs of the British Islands,"
•'St juehenge on Horses," "The Modern SportBman'sGun and
Rirle," "The Coursing Calendar," 'The Greyhound, "and "A
Book on Domestic E.-onomy," are, however, among hiB best
efforts. Dr. Walsh died ou San^ay evening at hi« home at
Putney, a lucdity where he had for years resided, after an
illuesa of some duration. He had been subjected to an oper-
ation ■»! a somewUat painful nature, but had sustained it
bravelv, and it was trusttd by bis large circle of frierjds thut
'is splendid constitution would, in spite of his advanced age,
enable him to rally once again. But this was not to be, and
s,. it cime about that on the 12th of February Slonehenge
passed away, honored and respected by all who bad the
pleasure of his acquaintance, and leaving behind him a
record for rectitude an1 business capacity which must afford
1 bright example for tho.e who will henceforth suocced him
in the editorial chair of the Field.

About Coursing.

The Hport of coursiDg is cne of the oldest known, and in
ancient times was confined to the aristocracy, persons of
royal blood indulging in it only. In tne paintings of the last
century where dogs are depicted the greyhound is always
associated with royalty, its trim, elegant shape and many
good traits making it a type of the aristocratic among dogs.
According to the figures upon the monuments of Egypt the
greyhound has an ancestry 3,000 years old. Two grades are
recognized; the wire or coarse-haired and the smooth-haired.
Of the former the Irish greyhound is a type.

Before the extinction of wolves and stags in Ireland, these
magoibcent animals were used to hunt them, but the lack of
game in the country led to an almost complete extirpation of
thiB breed. This dog was introduced into S otland, and the
staghouud of to-day, larger and with wiry hair, is a result of
breeding. In England the greyhound was used in following
the red deer, especially in the time of Elizabeth, when it was
used entirely by the nobility. This was not owing to the
expense of keeping up packs, but was regulated by law. To
kill a greyhound then was punishable by death, and some
dog-owners of to-day would not object to have the old law
revived and applied to dog poisoners.

The attributes of the greyhound are speed; and the English
dog is said to outrun a race-horse. The animal is bred for
speed alone, the pointed nozzle, small ears, powerful yet
slender legs, all point to this end. The term "coursing" is
applied to the sport, and it may be said to be the popular
sport of California, though it is fast finding favor in the East,
where a number of gentlemen's clubs have been formed,
especially about New York. It ib one of the most ancient of
BportB. If you happen to have Arian's "Cynegeticua" in your
library, you will find therein an account of coursing, written
150 a. d., showing how ancient is this fascinating sport.

Many of the Greek and Latin authors refer to it. In En-
gland it long ago was esteemed highly, and the first Bet of
rules were drawn up by Thomas, Duke of Norfolk, in Eliza-
beth's time. In the time of Charles I it reached its greatest
popularity, and to-day many noblemen possess fine packs
from which many of tbe California dogs have sprung. Dur-
ing the years 1875-76 the prizes for coursing in England were
at least $160,000, and now numerous clubs are kept up.
There horses are not used, and levet tracts are made for the
purpose, but the Los Angeles County method commends
itself. With dogs the sportsman takes to tbe slopes and
mesas, and, well mounted, follows the bonnds the besi he
may, giving the unhappy jack the best of chances for its life.
It is iu its own haunts and knows them well; can lead the
dogs and rider into and across gulch aud land, and when
caught has made dogs, horse and rider put forth their best
efforts.

Sport of this kind is to be commended, especially for
ladies, who enjoy fox-hunting in England, or with the Long
Island Clubs. True, it is far more dangerous, yet is perfectly
safe, with proper care. There are no fences or hedges to
take. Iu their place one has washes, crevices and embryo
canons that often render discretion the better part of valor.
— Ex.

Annual Meeting of the American Kennel
Club.

The Annual Meeting of the American Kennel Club was
held February 23d, at iheir room, 44 Broadway, New York.
In the absence of tbe president Mr. Thomas H. Tern* was
elected chairman.

The following clubs were represented: American Field
Trial Club, Fox Terrier CI 'ib, Cincinnati Sportsman's Club,
Hartford Kennel Club, Michigan Kennel Club, Hornell Ken-
nel Club. New Eogland Kennel Club, New Jersey Kennel
Club, St. Paul Kennel Club, Westminster Kennel Club, Wis-
consin Kennel Club. "

The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.
The treasurer's report, showing a balance of $151.18 to tbe
credit of the club, was accepted.

Tbe election for officers was then proceeded with. Mr. W.
H. Child was re-elected president by acclamation, and Mr.
Thomas H. Terry was elected vice-preBident by acclamation.
Mr. A. P. Vredenburgh was re-elected secretary and treasurer
unanimously.

Mr. James Wafson appealed from the decision of the Phila-
delphia Kennel Club in declining an entry not accompanied
by registration fee.

It was resolved "That it is the opinion and construction of
the American Kennel Club that the rales are By-Laws and
should be altered and amended in the same manner by the
executive committee."

A meeting of the executive committee was now held.

It was resolved "That it is the sense ol thiB meeting that
the Hornell Kenuel Club iB Dot represented.'1

Mr. James Watson, the delegate of the Hornell Kennel
Club, called for the ayes and nays, and the resolution was
carried without a dissenting vote.

The minutes of the spe:ial meeting of December 6th were
read and accepted.

The minutes of the last quarterly meetiDg were read and
accepted.

Mr. T. J. Farley appealed in the matter of his disqualifica-
tion by the Homell Kennel Club, and it wbb resolved that
the Chair appoint a committee to investigate. The Chair
appointed Messrs. Peehail arid Collins.

The following clubs were admitted to membership: The
Stafford Springs Club, The Winsted Kennel Club, The Collie
Club, The Beagle Club, The Augusta, Ga., Pet Stock and
Poultry ApRociatioD.

The applications of the Fort Schuyler Kennel Club and the
Indiana Kennel Clnb were laid over until the next meeting.

The amendments to Rule 2 sent by the St. Paul Kennel
Club were allowed to be withdrawn.

A communication from the Michigan Kennel Club giving
notice of ih^ expultion of Charles Weil was read.

A commnnicalion from E D. Hognenin, Macon, Ga.,
charging the Associated Fanciers with fraud, was submitted.
The secretary was directed to reply to E. D. Hognenin and
all others, und inform them of the propei mode of procedure
to reach a decision from the American Kenuel Club in this
and similar cases.

It was resolved that the president appoint a committee on
proteste, to consist of three, and that all protests be referred
to said committee.

The resignation of the New Haven Kennel Club was read
and accepted.

The resignation of the New Eogland Kennel Club was reid,
aDd, on motion, was withdrawn temoorarily.

The amendments offered I y Mr. Donnerto rules, etc., were
then considered. It was resolved that Section IV of By-
Laws adopted December 6 (old Section Y) shall be stricken
out.

It was resolved that Article XI shall be amended to read:
"Thi6 constitution and by-laws and rules may be revised or
amended after thirty days' notice has been given to all mem-

bers of such proposed amendment, by a two-thirds vote at
Any meeting of this association where at least two-thirds of the
members are represented, or by obtaining a ratification within
thirty days through the secretary of the club, of at least two-
thirds of the members of this association of &ny enactment of
aDy revision or amendment of the constitution, by-laws or rules
dnly proposed and carried by a two-thirds vote of any meet-
ing of tbe association."

It waB resolved that Dew Article XII, as proposed by Mr.
DoDner, shall be incorporated io the by-laws, to read: "The
business management of the American Kennel Club Stud
Book shall be subject to the direction of a committee of three,
elected by a majority of the delegates present at the annual
meeting of the club, and shall render account to the associa-
tion annually at such meeting."

Messrs. Terry, Peshall, and Schellhass were elected as the
stud book committee for the ensuing year.

The motion to exempt puppies under twelve months from
registration was lost.

It was resolved that all dogs registered in the A. K. aV pre-
vious to January 1st, 1838, may be registered free of charge
on demand of the owners of the dogs.

The resignation of the New Eugland Kennel Club was
taken up and accepted.

It was resolved that the office rent of the American Kenuel
Club and tbe American Kennel Club Stud Book shall be
equally divided.

The meeting then adjourned.

ROD.

Salmon Disease-

Aa a contribution to current pisicultural literature, an
article by J. J. Axmistead, of the Solway Fishery, Scotland,
is of great value as embodying the daily observations of a
thoroughly practical man. The article is reprinted from the
English Fishing Gazette, aDd is in these words:

"Why in Borne rivers do abraiBed or seal-cut fish Dover
become fungusBed?"

This question is of such vital importance that although I
am not at all sure that I can give an answsr that will satisfy
all enquirers, yet, as a correspondent says, by making known
theories some fresh light may be given, I will state my views
upon the subject. Theories are often dangerous to rest upon,
and are sometimes easily propounded and appear extremely
plausible, yet very often those of the cleverest meu of
science are snperse led by other and newer theories, which
completely break down the old ones. Yet they have their
use; bnt if in place of them we can get facts, we have a
firmer foundation upon which to build. Now, let us see
what facts we have got before us. In ore river hundreds
of fish are attacked by fungus, while in another river, where
they are apparently surrounded by pretty much the same
circu Distances, fuDgus does not put in an appearance at all.

Again, we have an epidemic of fungns occurring in a river
which is practically unpolluted, whereas in another river
which is polluted it does not appear. Therefore some of our
theorists say pollution is not toe cause; and so we might
bring up cases of rivers into which artificial manures are
said to escape, or of rivers which are largely affected by
modern drainage, and say that, because in these rivers fungus
in some cases does not occur, that, therefore, these things
have nothing to do with it.

Fish culture has taught ub a great deal in these matters.
All fish culturists must have bad more or less experience
with Saprolegnia; we see it at our exhibitions, we find it in
our aquaria, and, worst of all, we find it causing great havoc
in our rivers.

Now, what Ib the practical outcome of piscicultural research
with regard to Saprolegnia?

That in order to prevent its occurence —

1. Fish must be kept as healthy as possible: and to ensure
this —

2. Pure water (that is, naturally pure, not chemically) is a
necessity, and plenty of it.

3. That fish-ponds must be kept free from pollution.

4. That fish must not be allowed to grow too old, bnt must
previously be killed off.

5. That in the case of young salmonidae especially, it is
most desirable to cause artificial freshets aud to put earth
into the water.

6. That on a case of fungus occurring the affected fish be
removed as speedily as posiiblc.

I do not say that it necessarily follows that the converse
would produce any positive results, nor does it either follow
that such results would be negatived by a strict adherence to
tbe foregoing roles, but it is found in practice that nothing is
easier than to produce Saprolegnia on specimens of sal-
monidse when the operator desires to do so.

1, 2. All that is needed is to put some trout either into an
ordinary tub, or a newly made small concrete tank, and give
them as little change of water (that is, as small a current) as
possible, and I dare almost guarantee an outbreak of Sapro-
legnia. In either case the fish are practically poisoned, get
out of health, they rub the skin off their Doses in trying to
get out, and bite each other's fiDS, and on the wounded
places fnugU6 is soon a natural consequeDCP, and if left the
fish will sood die. Take them out at once, however, and give
them a sea dip, and afterwards plenty of water room, and, if
tsken in time, they will recover.

3. I have seen waters that might be described as very foul,
and yet no fuugus made its appearaDce od tbe rish. So also
we can fiod human dwellings that are exceedingly filthy and
yet apparently free from disease; but when disease breaks
out in districts covered with such tenements it soon becomes
highly epidemic in moBt cases, but not always. Tbe same
applies to our rivers.

4. The average life of a domesticated trout is about ten
years, and long before reaching it the male fish at any rate
are knocked on the head and marketed. It is found that
these old males, if allowed to live too long, are more liable to
be attacked by fungus especially at spawning time. There ii
a lesson here that some are very slow lo learn with regard to
"old kelts" in salmon rivers.

5. The juogussed fish need not necessarily be killed; if
secured in an early stage of the disease a saline bath will in
many cases cure it.

6. Freshets are most important factors in the case, and if
the health of the fish can be maintained we shall have no
serious epidemic of fuDgus. It is when the fish get out of
health into a morbid, lethargio state that fungus ib most
liable to break out, and this may be brought about in many
wayB. OvercrowdiDg will do it, when combined with scarcity
of water supply and shortness of food. There is also danger
in over-feeding, especially with some kinds of food. It is
true that in my rish ponds I can, in a very small area, keep
in a 6tate of active health a large number of fish, but that «
because other things are equal. It is well known that wild

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animals require more room than tame ones, and just as many
will mope and die if suddenly placed in confinement; so
when salmon that have bad the freedom of % hat is somewhat
analagoo*. at any rate, to "a life on the ocean wave," are
impelled by instinct to enter a river and make for the upper
waters, but are soon stopped by an impassable obstruction,
and congregate in numbers, waiting for a more or less
lengthened period m a pool below it, it is evident to any
pisciculturist that these tish require a given number of gallons
of water per diem, and also that that water must be of good
quality. Now, if the water be not given them they will
certainly get out of health, nnd fungus is a very likely result.
When once attacked by fungus a tish does not speedily get
rid of it, and in the case of a pool full of tish thus circum-
stanced being let loose up the river by a freshet, the possible
conseqnencts are apparent. I have, to a certain extent,
proved the tru'h of this by experiment. It would, however,
be exceedingly interesting to have the experience of other
observers.

That in many cases the fish have not near the same chances
of getting rapidly to their spawning grounds that they had
in former davs is a well-kuown fact, owing chiefly to the
increase of hill drainage. Only to-day, while scanning the
columns of a leading paper, during a railway journey along
the valley of one of the tinest salmon rivers in the south of
Scotland, a report of another river caught my eye, in which
it was stated that below a weir a great many salmon are now
lying thickly packed, waiting for a chance to get over. Now
I have myself seen large numbers of salmon thus congregated
below a weir, in water polluted by mills, breweries, and town
sewage, and yet when fungus has become epidemic in that
river people have puzzled a great deal over it. "When fish are
packed together in this way thev fight and wound each other,
and should they remain under such condilions for any length
of time an attack of fungus is one of the most probable
results. There is at present plenty of fungus in the Tweed,
and yet in the same river may be seen, off Kelso Bridge, lish
with wounds upon them but free from fungus. It does not
at all necessarily follow that because a fish is wounded fun-
gus will grow upon the wound, and my own experience is
that in the case of a healthy fish being wounded irom any
cause, and being given a saline bath, that fungus will not
grow, provided the fish has plenty of good water and room
to move about in it. I have frequently seen fish badly
wounded, and have watched their wounds heal up without
any appearance of fungus. I have even placed such fish in
a tank with diseased fish, and even in such a case only a
small percentage were attacked.

Investigations which I have made tend to the conclusion,
therefore, that when fish in full health and vigor get wounded
there is not, as a rule, very much danger of their being
attacked by fungus. Special conditions ocenrring in a river,
however, might cause the health of a great number of fish
temporarily to sutler, and fungus might become epidemic.
Sometimes a small tuft of fungus will grow on a wounded (in,
or even on the body of the fish, and remain there for a week or
two without spreading, and without apparently causing incon-
venience. In such a case proper treatment will effectually
remove the fungus. It is immediately destroyed by salt'
water, and many salmon are freed from the pest which has
laid hold of them in the rivers by being able to regain the
sea. I have seen fish in various stages of recovery in our
estuaries, aud it is surprising how soon that recovery takes
place. On entering the Bait water the skin upon which the
fungus has grown, if very bad, peals off and leaves asore which
soon he-ils up; if the fungus has not taken well hold it simply
comes off. and the skin remains, showing the mark distinctly.
I have frequently seen these fungus-marked fish taken on our
coast.

ATHLETICS.

Olympic Juvenile Night.

A "Juvenile Night" at the Olympic Club is always looked
forward to with more generally diffused interest than any
other of the publio entertainments of which the club gives
80 many, and that of Friday evening, March 2d, was in no-
wise an exception to the rule. Ladies by hundreds occupied
the flooT, and the crush was so great that the gallery was
perforce utilized. President Harrison began the exercises
by a speech of congratulation addressed to Professor Smythe.
Assistant-Superintendent and Instructor in Gymnastics. The
President said that to Professor Smythe more than to any
other was due the interest shown by the juveniles and their
extraordinary advancement. He characterized the Professor
as a "patient man," and those who have seen him when
surrounded by his youthful charges will williDgly accord in
the high compliment. But while the exercises on the pro-
gramme were mainly due to Professor Smythe's care and
skill, the efficiency of the instructor in wrestling, Professor
J. H. Falkner. and in boxing Mr. J J. Corbett should not
be overlooked, because the wrestling and boxing were quite
as spirited as any other numbers. The boys showed all the
spirit of more matured athletes, and many of them mani-
fested such excellence that they must soon become equal
with their leader Mr. Hammersmith or bis popular assistants,
Messrs. Tihbatts, Kolb, Hammerley and Scott. The excel-
lence of the entertainment was so uniform that it seems
almost impossible to particularize, but it aeemed to be the
general opinion that the exercises on the horizontal bar, the
wrestling and the pedestal club swinging were especially
brilliant.

The first number was a dumb-bell exercise by Masters ■,
Chas. Burnette, "Willie EuBburg, R. Kan, J. Salez, H. Farrell,
Willie WesterHeld, Root. Bean, Otto Hasslinger, N. Knnx, j
Louis Mead, Alex. Ensburg, Howard Rowley, W. Dorr and E. <
Wolff. The class followed Professor Smythe closely and
accurately through a number of difficult evolutions-

The second event, on the horizontal bar by Masters H.
Russ, Willie Ensburg, W. Shufeldt, A. E. Conner, Alex.
Ensburg, Allan Wright, C. Dusenberg, Eddie Stack and E. '
Winterburn drew forth much aoplause. Master Russ, a son
of the Treasurer of the club, bids fair to eclipse his father,
in his day a champion. Eddie Stack, despite his recent
severe injury, was all courage. The class did giant swings,
and many other difficult featssmoothly and with precision.

The boxing by Masters H. Gender vs. O. Ellingbouse, F. ,
O'Kwne vs. J. Monaghan and W. Westerfield vs. W. Dorr was
a little loo much on the wind-mill style, but was pluckily -{
done.

On the parallel bars Masters A. E. Conner, Ed. Winter-
burn, H. Rowley, E. Stack, Willie Wright. Willie Ensburg,
C. Burnette, W. Wester6eld. C. Badt, Allan Wright, Alex.
Ensburg, H. Rosenbaum and D. Conklin were very fine, j
showing a deal of practice.

Number five was wrestling by Masters G. Cagliere and F. [
W. Hopps Jr., F. G. O'Kane and E. Wilson. It wag all
good, but the pair last-named did some particularly skillful
work, Master Wilson finally winning.

The pedestal club swinging was quite the event of the
evening. Five of the beys were placed on pedestals about
Professor Smythe. while the sixth was perched upon the
teacher's head. The Professor and all of the boys swung
spangled clubs to music by BaJlenberg's orchestra, and the
movements, while in perfect time, were nevertheless involved
and complicated. The exercise merited and received un-
stinted praise from experts at club swinging, and was partici-
pated in by Masieis A. E. Conner, C. E. Wilson. Henry Russ,
Eddie Winterburn, Louis Masten and Willie Wright.

The closing event was a series of posturing by Masters
David Conklin, A, E. Conner, Willie Ensburg, Ed. Winter-
burn, H. Rosenbaum, C. B. Sloan, O. Schlessenger, Alex.
EusLurg, W. Westerfield, Eddie Stack, E. Leventritt, Chas.
Burnette and Howard Rowley.

The groupings were promptly done and were very graceful.
An amusing incident of the evening was the interest shown
by little Master Adams in the boxing. The lit tie chap made
the great hall ring with his laughter whenever either of the
miniature boxers scored on his opponent, and bis enjoyment
was so thorough that it infected the whole audience. The
evening was one to be remembered, aud at another javenile
night standing room will be at a premium.

TEAR

The California Wing Shooting Club was to have convened
at San Biuno on Sunday last, and several of the hardier
members did go down, but it rained all day and they were
unable to do any shooting. They left the birds which were
taken down in Mr. Cunningham's cotes, and Doctor Knowlee
informs us that the club will meet there at a future day at
which time it is hoped that many friends of the club will be
present.

Mr. A L. Doonldson'b Trap Tournament begins this morn-
ing at Fairfield, Solano County, and continues through
to-morrow. Plenty of good birds and Blue Rock targets will
be furnished, and the entrance money in all matches is to be
divided into 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent. A good time will
certainly be had by all who can attend.

The recent exhibitions by Doctor Carver have exerted an
influence which will be noticeable during the coming trap
season. The Doctor's perfect command of himself and his
weapon could not but impress all who ever shoot over traps,
and he will have Many imitators.

The Alameda County Sportsman's Club meets this after-
noon at Birds' Point, for the first time this season.

Cincincati Trap Notes.

Editor Breeder a>'d Sportsman: — The fourth Bhoot for
the Expert and Amaleur Tri-State individual championship
medals, open to all shooters in the States of Ohio, Indiana
and Kentucky, the former donated by J. C. Bandle & Son,
and Powell & Clements, two local gun firms of this city, and
the latter by the Sportsmen's Shot Works of this city, took
place Feb. 21, on the grounds of the Price's Hill Gun Club.
American clay birds were the targets, and were thrown to
make the shooting as difficult as possible. Al. Bandle, the
winner in the expert class, again showed up in excellent
form, while A. C. Dick ("Richard"), who captured the ama-
teur medal for the second time, broke his birds cleanly,
leaving no chance for dispute. There were fifty-five shooters,
and, taken as a whole, the shooting was above the average.
The cloudy weather interfered somewhat, especially on the
lower set of traps, where the birds were thrown too low to
give the shooter a fair view. The judging as a whole was
good, but in a lew instances against the shooter. Those who
suffered most being Bandle and Cole, the latter losing at
least four birds by erroneous decisions, as evidenced by the
judgment of other shooters who were watching the work
closely. Murphy and Mason, who were selected as the two
best meD in the amateur class, and one or the -other a sure
winner, were not in the race at all. At the opening of the
shoot Richard, Wick, Cole, Mason. Murphy, Girton, Gold-
rick, Burt, Dixon, Powell, Merrick and George in the ama-
teur class sold even in the pools. Bandle and Winston were
the two wherein the interest centered, both selling even for
first place. For some reason, though, Winston did not shoot
in his usual good form and as will be seen 1 y the scores
wa^ handily defeated by six birds. About two hundred out-
siders witnessed the shooting. Bandle the winner in the
Expert class, shot an L. C. Smith hammerless, 9|-pounds,
10-gauge, 30 inch barrels, loaded with 4 drams L. & R.
powder, and 1£ ozs. No. S chilled shot. Richards, the winner
of the amateur medal, shot a 9-pounds Parker, 10-gauge, 30-
ineh barrels, leaded with 4 drams L. &, R. powder, aud 1\
ozs. of No. S chilled shot. Harvey McMurchy ("McDuff")
the orator whose theories L. C. Smith advocates and believes
in, made thiDgs pleasant by his witticisms, but as he was
"dressed" refused to officiate and lend a "helping hand."
To not consume too much of your space I seDd you totals
only of scores made.

Shot at. Killed

Bart 50

Dennis 50

Girton 50

Goldrick 60

*E. Taylor 50

Werrick SO

•J. L. Winston 50

Bine 60

3. Harris 50

Greener 50

H. P. Robinson 50

Chick 15

•Al Bandle 60

Georgj 5T

Wick .60

Jessup 51

Parson 50

B. Smith 50

A. Duffer 35

Parsons 40

Weil 50

Ed. Keeder 50

Duvaul 50

•Mack 50

Lull 35

•Haines Sil

Somroera JO

Marshall 60

Shot at. Killed

Dixon io

•W. H. Jackson 60

Jack 5"

Powell 50

Murphy 50

Richards 50

Kessler *0

Sneider 50

Warwick 50

J. E. Miller 45

Cole 50

Judge 35

Mason 5<J

Frank 45

Tiffeny 25

Gay 50

Maglee 50

Wagner 50

McGrew 50

Bennet 50

Blue Dick 50

A. R. BasBon 50

Allle 50

Williams 40

E Wagner 46

Bower 40

F. Macke 35

Beferee— Jno. Kuhlke, of Chicago,
Time of match,

•Denotes Expert Class.

Judges- Griffith and Alf. Dunlan.
111. Official Scorer— Chas. Weil, of Detroit, Michigan
6^ boars. Trapper— Kelly. ^^

Washington's Birthday, Feb. 22. the rifle range of the Cin-
cinnati Rifle Associaiion, at Four Mile House, Reading Road,
Avondale, was the Bcene of unusual activity, the occasion
being the shoot-off of the tie between Capt. Matt. Gindele, of

this city, and Lieut. A. Z. Chantler, of St. Paul, Minn., for
; the grand Bollard 200-j arc's Jndividubl Medal. Gindele won
it the first time it wad shot for, but was tied the second by
I ih*- Lieutenant.

The match shot the 22d was a telegraph one. both contesl-
| ants shooting over theirown ranee?, and the result telegraphed
j to the BulJard Arms Co., at Springfield, Mass, immediately
i at the close of the match. Captain Gindele is considered by
j many here the fioest 200-yards rifle shot in America to-d&y.
The attendance was good, fully 250 spectators being crowded
in the clubhouse and alout the shooters' sc' re. H. Mc-
Murchy. of Syracuse, N Y., and Al. Bandle and E. Taylor,
of this city, acted as judges. Among the prominent riflemen
present were such men as Q. Poole, H. Ottinger, B. J. Robert-
son, champion pistol shot of Kentucky, T. Smiley, and others.
Mr. Al. Bandle shot along with Gindele, 1 eing, as it were, a
sort of rnntiDg mate, and made the remarkable t-core of 442,
using globe and peep sights with rifle on dead rest. Captain
Gindele's Ally shots were 200 yards off-hand on Hinman tar-
get. Scores:

Capt. M Gindele 10 8887 77788 10 97899 9—139
8 98899 10 10 10 7 698988 10— UA
878899 10 89 8 10 8979 10 —137

Total 42a

A 1. Bandle 10 10 10 7 9 6 in 10 8 8 9 9 9 8 10 10 9-162

10 10 10 8 10 10 9 7 5 10 10 8 10 10 9 10 9—155
8 7 7 10 8 5911 89 10 9 9 8 10 9 — 1?«

Toial 442

Li^nleuant A. Z. Cbantler's ecore, as per by special from
St. Paul. Mion., was 365, inclu-ive of the 25 "points allowed
him under the conditions for using a military rifle. Chantler
had to, I understand, contend against a snow -storm and
other unfavorable weather conditions. However, ho was
beaten, and the riflemen here feel jubilant.

H. McMurchy and E.Taylor (OH Reliable), of this city,
Saturday Feb. 25. went to Dayton, O.. and met Rolla B.
Beites (who has twice defeated Al. Bandle in individual
matches for stakes), and Wm. Pratchett, of that city, in a two-
team race for $50, at 50 single and 25 pairs larks per man.
nnr'er National rules. The day proved an exceedingly bad
one, the wind blowing almost a hurricane, and (he coll
enongh almost to freeze the shot as it left the guns. The
lark, which is considered by shooters here the hardest flying
artificial bird yet invented, under favorable circumstances,
with the gale of wind in its favor in this particular mate'',
kept the four more than guessing for the right place to hold.
The match before it opened was a foregone conclusion, M'1-
Mnrcby aud Taylor having the call, though the former, pre-
vious to this match, had not fired a gun for over two months.
I send the scores in detail. All four contestants used
Smith 10-gauge guns.

H. McMnrch
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, Feb. 26, 1888.

♦■

Fay vs.

Tecum seh.
Eddy.

Mr. Ed. Fay, President of the California State Sportsman's
Association, is persistei t in well-doing, if incessant use of
the shotgun be well-doiDg. On every holiday he is either in
attendance npon some stated shooting event, or else partici-
pating in Fome match arranged by himself. The location nf
his place of business in the Grand Hotel naturally brings
him into contact with Ihe travelling sportsmen, of whom fo
many frequent the Palace and Grand Hotels, and many are
the little shooting trips managed for the pleasure of the visi-
tors.

On Tuesday last Mr. Fay shot a match with such an ore at
Bird*,' P' int, his competitor beine Mr. R. A. Eddy, a Mon-
tana expert. The match was at 36 birds each, ground traps,
thirty yards rise, Eddy using a 10-bore, and Fay a 12-bore
used by Dr. Carver in the matches with Mr. Kerrigan. Mr.
Eddy fairly out-scored his lively opponent, killing 33 to Fay's
2S. The score was:
Eddy . .

Fay...

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Blue Rock Club.

Most of the other trap clubs have claimed shooting days,
and announced their prizes and conditions for the season just
pppning, but the Blue Rock Club has yet to give signs of ani-
mation. It numbers many good shots and good sportsmer,
and President Will Golcher should resuscitate it. Adams'
Point, formerly nsed. is too hard of access, and if some pi co
more easily reached could be found, the meetings of the club
would soon become popular, sirjee they afford good practice
M little more than nominal expenditure.

The Annual Meeting of the club was held on Wednesday
evening lait at 329 Pine Street, President W. J. Golcher in
the chair. Officers elected for the ensuing year were, Prcs:-
rfert. TV. J. Golcher; vice-President, C. P. Harris: Secretar'-,
Sh*ldon T. Eellogc; Treasurer. Chas. D. Laing; Captain, W.
G. Crandall; Director?. TV. S. Kittle ard T. Schwerin.

A vote of thanks to Mr Crandnll for bis services as secre-
tary during the year jnst closing was ordered. The fiiat
Saturday in each month was selected as the club's shooting
d*y.

Messrs. Kiltie, Laing, and Fox were chosen a commitfee
to select thiee prizes for the season's competition.

The treasurer reprred the club solvent and the member-
ship roll largp.

A committee was appointed to select jronn:l? a dur-

ing the summer.

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STAIXIONS-THOROUUHBREO.

Joe Hooker, H B. Bagwill, Sacramento.
Mariner (imp), Matt Storn, Pleasanton.
Three Cheers, Thoa. U. Jones, Santa Rosa.

STAIXIOXS— TROTTERS.
Abb'tHfnrd Ir., R. D. Ledgett, 420 Pacific St., S. F.
Alcona, Fr"d W. Loeber, St. Helena.
Auleeo, I Do Turk, Santa Rosa.

Antevolo, Joa Cairn Simpson, 2111 Adeline St., Oakland
Brown Jug;, Sargent Bros., Sargent's Station.
diaries Derby, Cook Stock Farm, Danville.
« resco, Cook Stock Farm, Danville.
Don Marvin, V. P. Lowell, Sacramento.
Director, Andy McDowell, Pleaianton.
Fill lis, F. P. Lowell, Sacramento.
Figaro, Win. O'Neil, San Leandro.
Harold Cossack, N. N. Craig. 2508 H. St., Sacramento.
Illustrious, Ueo. A. Stone, Williams.
v ester !>., Wm. O'Neil, Sin Leandro.
John Sevnoaks, Sargent Bros., Sargent's Station.
JLitil" BI*rk Jus Andy McDowell, Pleasanton
Manbriuo Wilkes. Cbarlea Waterman, Walnut Creek.
Meiilit, »,u,, Dwyer, San Jose.
Ml. Vernon, J. A. McCloud, Stockton.
Richmond, Andy McDowMl, Pleasanton.
Sidney, G. Valentin. Pleasanton.
Stetnway, Cook Stock Farm, Danville.
'Viilt'i»%iii, ^ Valensin, Pleasanton.
Wliippleton. Fred W. Lueb-r, St. Helena.
Woodnut, B.C. Holly, Yallejo.
You lit; Santa Cl»us, Kyron O'Grady, San Mateo.

Tbe National Trotting- Stallion Stake.

Southern Pacific Company,
Treasurer's Office.
San Francisco, March 3d, 1883.
Jos. Cairn Simpson, Esq.— Dear Sir: I have received the
following eutiies:

William Corbitt'sGuy Wilkes.
Mr. Salisbury's Director.
Jus. Cairo Simpsou's Antevolo
A. S. Whitney's Dawn.

L J. Rose's Ktmnbonl.
P.lo Alto's Vain Alto.
P.ln Altu's R-xf'T I.
F. A. Jones's Jim Mo'lvenna.
B. C. Holl>'8 Woudnut.

The stake is a success, thanks to your energy.

N. T. Smith.

When the note containing the above intelligence was
brought from the office, we felt as much exhilaration a3
several magnums of the best "dry" would impart.
There was nearly an uncontrollable desire to rush out
and cheer so lustily that the whole neighborhood would
imagine that all of the big prizes of all the big lotteries
had been dumped at 2111 Adeline street. We doubt if
tbe biggest kind of a windfall of dollars would bring any
greater satisfaction, although fully impressed with the
(advantages which follow a full sack. Those who have
had their share of monetary ups-and-downs, that is, a
knoll on the ascent and very many deep ravines on the
downgrade, can appreciate the ris* of spirits when there
was a reasonable prospect of sitiiug on the top of even a
small hill, financially speaking, without fear of gulches
and canyon* if even the mountain tops were reserved for
someone else; and though we never once doubted the
Hlling of the stake, to have the satisfaction of pointing at

a list like the above when so many prophesied failure,
quickens the beatings of the heart and enlivens every
nerve fibre. And to start right we must asseverate that
the prospect of mere money -winning has nothiug todo
in the feeling of exultation. That is a distant feature
which is too indistinct now to present a pleasing linea-
ment. But it conveys to people who are not acquainted
with the men and horses of California a better under-
standing of spirit in owners and merit in their steeds,
than volumes of writings or days of talk.

We felt quite positive I but we did not overestimate the
pluck of owners of California stallious when asserting
that there was no necessity for bars or classification.
"Open :o the world," and wish money enough in prospect
to warrant eastern men in making entries were the
ino'toe-", and whatever tbe future may show regarding
nominations from the oilier side of the mountains, our
folk have performed according to expectation. S ill
more jubilant we will feel if in "due course of mail"
several eas'ern nominations come. Should there be one
of the recognized cracks of the Orient, there will be an
increase of attractive force; should three participate,
when joined to the home magnet the unison will rival a
mountain of loadstone in drawing power.

Without eastern help there are favorable auguries for
the greatest trotting race ever witnessed. We cannot
recall an instance when so many stallions were entered
in one race. It is an absolute certainty that the whole
history of trotting does not show so gallant a gathering
of entire horses. It is so nearly a certainty that it may
be termed absolutely sure that there will not be a sus-
picion of not wanting to win on the part of a single
individual, as drivers will be so thoroughly imbued with
the spirit of emulation that they will be fully as anxious
to secure the honor of being first as any of the owners.
Though the temptation will be of the strongest kind, the
magnitude of the impending iuterests will be so great as
to insure the closest guard against unfairness, and real-
izing that a wrong move will not be tolerated, there will
be an observance of law by the knights of the sulky
which will make it a model race in that respect.

A grand tournament! He who would euter into a
mercenary calculation in a contest of this kind would
be composed of clay so sordid that the remembrance
would choke him. Had thoughts so base entered his
mind, had he contemplated a course so dastardly, when
the bell rang its summons to the lists there would be a
wavering of purpose. When his eye ran over the assem-
blage of fair women and brave men ready to applaud or
denounce, as demanded by his conduct, his resolution of
wrong-doing would be shelved, a straw band which the
twisted steel of honor will tear into fragments. "Foity
centuries are observing yon,'' was the remark of t he great
general who marshalled his forces near the pyramids.
Forty thousand people may witness this grand battle and
this a greater incentive to honorable action than all
the piles of masonry iu the world. It is entirely superer-
ogatory to present thii vi ;w of the great race, although
permissible from the opinion prevailing with some that
nearly all trotting races are more or less tinctured with
fraud.

There are other features, however, which, while promi-
nent, may be overlooked. At least seven of the nominees
have progeny. It may be asserted with safety that hun-
dreds of people own their get. Every owner is interested.
There is not only a pecuniary interest, but also a feeling
of pride in the blood which adds to the desire to witness
the con test. The sires represent a wide stretch of country,
their progeny disseminated all along the Coast. It may
be termed a battle of dynasties, or rather a friendly com-
petition of royal lines for supremacy. Not, however, to
be settled entirely iu fa^or of one sept, for though the
first place is the grand prize, it may be, and, in fact,
likely to result in honors being won of nearly equal
import by all which are engaged.

There will be a marked change in the speculative
aspect from what races usually show. As a rule bettors
are swayed by convictions of superiority iu the animals
supported. The mainspring of their investments is a
belief that the risk will be overbalanced by chances in
their favor, and in place of being guided by what may
be termed partizanship, it is a matter of dollars and cents.
Should all tbe horses do well (and we fervently hope
that each will be in the best possible condition, aud the
full nine come to the starting post) there will be enthusi-
astic admirers from Los Angeles, Gilroy, the country
about Palo Alto, San Mateo, Pleasanton, Oakland, Peta-
luma and Vallejo who would regard it as an act of
treachery to wager against th« "home horse," aod will
stake their money irrespective of what others think. Iu
the old days of racing when sectional matches were made
and run theie was no wavering support. If the overly
cautious thought their horse had the worst of it, they
were careful i.ot to make their opinion public, least of
all in wagering on the opposing champion. Had a
Kentuckian betted against Grey "^agle in the memorable
lace with Wagner he wouid have lost caste, ostrasized

from society, a recreant who had no part or lot with the
people of his home.

We shall have a good deal to say about the horses
engaged between now and the decision of the race. It
has been substantially proved that our position was cor-
rect when staling that there were many who were not
the least bit scired at meeting cracks, however highly
extolled, and that there were at least a dozen stallions
in California well worthy of being classed with the
best. Mure than the entries show, as to our positive
knowledge two others would have been named had their
owners felt that their pecuniary standing justified the
outlay.

Hip! Hip!! Hurrah!!! Three-times-three and three-
times over again for the National Trotting Stallion
S rake? I May every horse iu it have the best kind of
luck from now on, with just a shade the best of it for one,
which it is unnecessary to name, at the close of the last
heat, is our sincere prayer.

Before closing we want to make another prophesy, that
being the lowering of the stallion record in this race,
provided the track and day be favorable. Furthermore,
that every horse which starts iu the race will knock the
black out of 2:20.

The Grand Stallion Stake.

At the time of writing, Wednesday, we have only seen
the entries in the Grand Stallion Rice that were made
on March 1st. In all probability there are the same
horses named as those in the National, with the excep-
tion of Director and Antevolo, and not unlikely that
others have preferred it to that which comes later in the
season.

We leirn that Mr. Salisbury was induced to stay out,
foreseeing that Director would not get through his sea-
son's work until too late to have him in order by the
date of the State Fair. This was also the main motive
for not naming Antevolo. Having made engagements
to take maies which will not foal until after the first of
May, to give them a fair chance it will be necessary to
extend tne closing to the first of July, and that would
not give time enough, especially as the intention is to
restrict his work to slow exercise until he completes the
season.

Then, again, one risk was all that we felt like taking at
present. Should he get through sooner than anticipated,
and other things are favorable, there will be a chance to
name him in other classes of the circuit, which will not
close until August first, if the practice of former years
be followed.

But with those which are iu the "Grand" it is sure to
result in one of the great races of the year. Shorn of
only a small part of its attractions by the absence of the
two mentioned, that will increase the interest of the race
which oomes off later.

Having ten days in which to run and trot, the man-
agers of the Stato Fair can arrange the programme so as
to give participants iu the stallion race an opportunity
to trot in other classes. It was certainly a liberal prop-
osition to add $500 for each starter up to four, and it is
peculiarly appropriate for an agricultural society to
give procreative animals encouragement. There is little
doubt that stolliou stakes will hereafter be a feature in
California trotting. With such inducements as the
National and Grand offer, repeated from year to year,
there will be an additional incitement to keep them in
training. Then there will be no chance for claiming
that it will not pay to train, aud unless there are other
reasons for non-appearance in public, will not be accepted
as a valid excuse. Some weeks ago a paragraph appealed
in this paper recommending giving purses for brood-
mares, and inasmuch as the editorial "we" was used it
would be taken as having our sanction. It would be
rather awkward, to say the least, to trot brood-mares, and
anyone who could manage that and raise colts, too, are
worthy of reward. But as mares can be plaoed in the
stud after their trotting days are over, and as they are
held oompetent to take a part with all classes, there is
no necessity for especial provisions in their favor. But
it is different with stallions. Apart from the breaks in
training caused by their duties in the stud, there are
notions in their heads which do not comport with the
trials of the curriculum, and hence owners are lo h to
pit them against those which are not subjected to the
same drawbacks.

The managers of the California State Fair are worthy
of great credit for their attention to the horse iuterests of
the coast. While it is true that the mouey expended is
not only fully returned from the same source but in
addition thereto leaves a "surplus" to apply to other
departments, there are plenty of men who, in the same
situation, would be so narrow-minded as to hi swayed
by the bigotry aud fanaticism of a am ill portion of the
people. Already a great interest, it does not require
prophetic powers to see that horse-breeding in California
is destined to be one of the most important.

1888

^Ire §5mte and jKpjorrtsmatr.

u3

Recognizing the benefits which result from the labors
of the gentlemen n:w connected with the State Society
to all the interests which are plic*d in their keeping, we
regrnt that there should have been anything in the way
of showing oar fall appreciation of the "Grand Stallion
Stake "

Colt Stakes Again.

Too much importance cannot be awarded stakes for
young trotters. The future of trotting sports depends,
in a great measure, on the encouragement and support,
given by breeders and o'h^rs m*erested in the welfare of
the sports of the track, to this part of the programme.
Th -re cannot be too many. Some like the Stanford and
Occident closing on the day when the. animals first rank
as two-year-olds; others with an earlier date of closing;
still o'hers at the time when the fiirs fix, as at Stockton
and Sacramento, February and March of the year of
decision, and in addition to all of these we now propose
another series. As a rule the fairs run from the latter part
of August into the first of October. Other interests com-
pel the holding of Agricultural Fairs at a fixed period of
the year, and after the close of that time it will certainly
be advantageous to give the colts a further chance. We
have a great deal of confidence that the Grand and
National Trotting Stallion Stakes will hereafter be "fixed
events." Should those of this year prove what it is
reasonable to expect them to bi it can ba ratad as an
assured fact, and once established there is little danger
of it being abandontd.

The Grand has the Occident and the three other colt
stakes to accompany it.

As a fitting associate for the National there can be
appropriately added stakes for three and two-year-old
stallion colts. Following the suggestions of a correspon-
dent who advocated the getting up of a stake for three-
year-olds to be trotted on the same day as the National,
we wrote a short article, delaying further con-ideration
until the result of the National was known. Now that
the entries are so favorable, a practical demonstration of
being on the right track, that we enter upon toe advocacy
of colt stakes in connection with it with most sanguine
expectations of a successful result.

The plan then will be, first a stake of §200 each, $50
at the time fixed for closing, say, 1st of May; $50 on the
1st of September, and S100 on the 16th of October; free
for all stallion colts, foals of 1SS5, heats of a mile, best 3
in 5 in harness, to be trotted on the 19th day of October,
18S8, if good day and good track; if not good on that day
the day following the decision of the National. The
same rules to apply as those adopted for the National,
in all other respects. Second, a stake of like character
and same conditions, with the exception that it is
restricted to stallion colts, foals of 1SS6, and heats of a
mile, best 2 in 3 in harness. This is sufficient for an
outline, and if Captain Smith will kindly consent to take
charge of these, steps can be faken to complete the pro-
ject. Oar correspondent will understand that there
would be difficulties in the way of trotting one stake
even on the same afternoon as that fixed for the stallions,
the twentieth of October. While there are good prospects
for lovely weather iu this country, the days are short.
In a race of so much importance there must be nothing
in the way of a rigid enforcement of rules. Should the
hour of starting be fixed at 2 o'clock the track must be
entirely given up to the contestants an hour before, and
not a horse permitted upon it until after the last heat
has been decided and declared.

No necessity for prelude or afterpiece. The assem-
blage will be there to witness the performers in that one
play, and when the curtain rings down on that will be
ready to disperse. Sandwiching would be emphatically
out of place; to trot a race before the main one of the
day would not answer. Then there would be no way to
determine what proportion of the receipts ahould be
given the colts. It is not likely that fifty additional
purchasers of tickets would ba there en accouut of the
colt race, but on the day before the two colt races will
attract a large number. Then the division of profits is
easily adjusted. Three-fifths of the gate receipts to the
three-} ear-olds, t wo-fifths to the two-year-olds, per-
centage on pools in accordance with the sales. Perhaps
it would be better to make the stakes 3100 each. There
is very little chance of securing entries from the East,
and the smaller amount unquestionably be the preference
of a majority of owners. In that case $25 would be the
only risk taken until the colts had shown their ability,
and the aggregate may be greater with the smaller stake.
Either sum will do, though after carefully scanning the
situation our opinion is that the smaller stake aud forfeit
will be the better policy. We will hear from Captaiu
Smith in time to take the subject up again next week.

Quadruple Misfortune.
P. J. Matthews, of Alameda County, Cal., bred two
mares to Antevolo. One was a bay somewhat advanced
in years, but a great favorite with her owner, the other a
chestnut by Venture. Toe first is No. 42 on the list, and
the dates of service April 21st and June 1st. The Ven-
ture mare is No. 75, and the dites June 7th and June
25th. Both were in apparent good health and both had
dead twins. The bay mare had been kept iu a box-stall,
and after the loss of her foals The Venture was put iu the
same box. The Venture foals were both fillies, one a
good deal the largest and more fully developed. Not
thinking of publishing the case at the time when we saw
Mr. Matthews, and being quite busy, full particulars
were* not obtained, but the case being so remarkable it
is given now, ana we will hereafter learn more about it
These were toe only mares bred by Mr. Matthews to
Antevolo, and the first twins reported of his get.

It is rare that twins live even when carried the full
time, though the tendeucy is to premature births as in
the above cases. The only occasion when both lived of
all that we have known was that of a mare by Elmo,
their sire Albert W., and as only a short time ago an
account of them was published, there is no necessity for
repetition.

Knowing that there were some cases of twins in the
Palo Alto catalogue it was gone over, though in a great
harry, and the following instances were found: Iu 18S7
Claremont, by Arthurton, twins, premature, by Le
Grande; 1384 Elaine, by Messenger Duroc, twins, pre-
mature, by' Piedmont; 1S84 Florida, by Rubert E. Lee,
twins, premature, by General Benton; 1SS6 Lady Beecher,
by Reserve, twins, premature, by Clay; 1884 Mayflower
Mohawk, by Mohawk Chief, twins, prema'ure, by Gen-
eral Benton. Toese are the only instances of double
birth records in the catalogue, there being 285 mares,
and covering a period of several years. As some of these
mares had not produced, the proportion is a trifle reduced,
though without being anything like exact it is safe to
say that less than one per cent, of mares bred is the
ratio of twin conception, and that premature births
largely predominate. If Mr. Matthew's mares had single
births, then analagous circumstances might have been
the cause, but with the above data the loss can only be
laid to duality of conception. From both having been
served twice, and the further evidence of disparity in
size, it is a just inference that concep'ion occurred at
both dates. We had further proof that such may be the
case.

A mare we brought here, now owned by B. C. Wright,
of Mendocino County, was bred to a son of Elmo, there
being two services, a month between. She had twins
with so much disparity in development that it was nearly
positive testimony that each service resulted in concep-
tion. She carried nearer the full time than Mr.
Matthew's mares, one being nearly perfect. We would
be pleased to learn if there were repeated services in the
Palo Alto instances, and will be obliged to Mr. Ferguson
for the information.

Auction Sale— Trotters from Ontare Ranch.

On Tuesday, the 20th inst.. Kilhp & Co. will offer for
sale, on the Bay District Course, the entire stock belong-
ing to Francis T. Underbill which were kept on the
Ontare Ranch, Santa Barbara Co , Cal. Again we have
no hesitation in endorsing the claim that the sale will
be just as represented, aud, from assurances which we
place the utmost confidence in, have not the least doubt
that everything in relation thereto will be conducted as
promised. We cannot write of the form of the horses
further than to state that those which we saw at the State
Fair uf 1SSG were all right on that score, but their breed-
ing is certainly meritorious. There are five stallions in
the catalofu*, four of them trotting-bred, the other a
French coacher. As we understand the term the coach-
horse of France is a combination of thoroughbred and
French blood, aud the only one we ever saw, Mr. Hag-
gin's Admirable, is a horse of very high type.

Th-i trotiing stallious are descendants of the greatest
of all the patriarchs of the trotting tribes, Hambletonian,
and tracing to him through more than one line. Saxtou
has it on both sides, combined with Bashaw; Hesoerion
has triple strains, with Kentucky Whip, etc.; Herodian
has Hambleionian, Pilot Jr. American Star, etc., and
Sachem, through his sire, dam, and seconi dam, obtains
the blood of the "Hero of Chester." There are twenty-
five brood-mares in the catalogue, only one of which that
has not a Hambletonian strain, and with other lines of
blood of proved quality. Catalogues will be sent, on
application, by C. F. Swan, Los Alamos, S*nta Barbara
Co , or Kiilip & Co , 22 Montgomery Street, San Fran-

State Fair Colt Stakes-

Thursday next, March loth, the colt stakes of the Cali-
fornia State Agricultural for the Fair of 18S8 will close.
There are three of them, viz., for four-year-elds and
under, three-year-olds and under, and for two-year-olds.

The advertisement gives particulars, and in order that
owners may not overlook the closing, call attention on
this page. Were it not that so many lapses of memory
in relation to closing of stakes and dates of entry have
occurred in years past, it might be thought that there was
no necessity for reiteration, and yet it is not altogether
improbable that some reader of this, and who, after turn-
ing to the ad. and making up his mind to enter, will put
it off and forget all about it until he sees a list of the
nominations.

To these we would say, write the entry at once, and
should anything happen in the interim to incapacitate
the colt, it can be withheld from mailing. The safest
plan, however, is to write at once and mail the letter
before it gets cold.

Sale of Thavol.

The Santa Anita stable ha-i scratched most of the horses
in the Brooklyn and Coney Island haadicaps, and it looks as
:though Mr. Bildwin wonld npprate moflMy in the west this
^ ear.

E. H. Miller Jr., sold to his brother, who lives in New
Y«rk, the black colt Thavol, foaled April 13lh, 18S7, by
Antevolo, his dam Thalia by B-rlin; price $1,500. This
is the first of the get of Antevolo we hav eknown to be
sold, and though a remarkably fine-looking colt, the
nrice paid is an indication that a great deal is expected
of him. We shall be greatly disappointed if the future
does not prove him to have been "well worth the money."
His dam is a sister to Thapsin and Pansy, giving him a
double strain of "old1' Blackbird, which, in our opinion,
is emphatically the right sort. We are gratified to learn
that he will be left in the hands of Dusf.in, probably
long enough to fulfil his California engagements, after
which lie will liv s=nt E ist.

Lady Del Sur.

As will be learned from au advertisement in another
column, this mare and her foal are offered for sale. Her
owner, B. C. Wright, of Hopland, Mendocino County,
is not within convenient reach of horses suitable to breed
her to, and he is not iu a situation to have her colts
developed. We have a yearling filly from her which is
certainly the greatest "lot-trotter" we ever owned.

Being by Del Sur, a "full" brother to the dam of Sable
Wilkes, her dam by Clark Chief, and her grandam a
thoroughbred mare by Captain Beard, the blood lines
are all right.

Arrow Sold Again.

Budd Doble made one of his frequent happy speculations
when he bought the Richmond pacer Arrow. It was at first
reported that Doble bad mude an arrangement to campaign
Arrow through the East, but it transpires that he bought the
horse for $10,000. Last week Mr. J. H. Shnltz, the wealthy
Brooklyn baker, made his appearance at Los Angeles, and
Badd introduced him to Arrow, and the result was that the
pacer «as transferred to Mr. Shnltz' ownership for ©15,000. a
clear profit of $5,000. Messrs. C. A. Durfee and N. A. Cov-
arrubias, the former owners of Arrow, bought him from
Alphonse Den of Santa Barbara for $1,200, and won Tery well
with him last season.

Closing of Stakes.

The open races for the Spring Mesting of the Paci6c Coast
Blood Horse Association close nest Thursday, the 15th inst.
The programme appears in our advertising department, and
has before tois been duly digested by owners and trainers.
The prospect for a brilliant meetiug was never better. There
will be goodly delegations from the San -Joaquin Valley and
Los Angeles, and good reports are heard from e*ery direction
of the number of hors-s in training and the progress made
in condition. The fixed eve-its will be mora valuable than
any yet run for under the auspices of the association; the
smallest not less than $2,000 to the winner. The meeting
will be held at the Bay District Track, and special provision
has been made to ensure abundant and good stabling, and a
first-class track.

♦

.Answers to Correspondents.

Questions answered only through these columns. No replies by
moil or telegraph. The name of the writer should accompany all
questions, not for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Let-
ters received without the writer'u name cannot receive attention.

C. N., Alameda, Cal.

Will you please give me the pedigree of Altoona? I think
he was by Almont.

Answer — Altoona by Almont, dam Theresa B. by Prophet
Jr , son of Prophet by Vermont Black EUwk; second dam
Molly Floyd by Mohawk; third dam by Davy Crockett, a
Canadian pacer; fourth dam Pass, a road mure imported from
Canada.

A. J. W.. Sacramento, Cal.

1. Is McCord's Tom Benton the only stallion bred at Palo
Alio that has a son in the 30 list? 2. Is his son Ned Wins*
low, with record 2:29$, eligible to the 2:30 class of pacers?

Answer. — 1. Yes. 2. Yes.

W. H. H., Woodland, Cal.

I would like very uiach to have the pedigree of the trotting
stallion Brigadier, that is or was owned by McDonald, of
ilarysville.

Answer. — Brigadier by Happy Medinm, dam Lidy Turner
by Frank Pierce, Jr., son of Frank Pierce by Beppo, by St.
Joseph, Frank Pierce was bred in Canada, and this is all
that is known of the family.

We have received from Mr. A. J. Meston, of St. Louis,
Mo, a beautifully engrossed tabulated pedigree of Sable
Wilkes, the champion three-year old. Mr. Meston makes
a specialty of tabulated pedigrees in this style sends us

this one as a sample of his work. It k !e*ail

and very handsome in execution.

154

ght grader una j^jKrvtsraau.

MarlO

A Continen tal Trotting Stable-

Ijast went to Germany to visit my good friend Mills,
inspect all the improvements relating to trotters he has lately
caused to spring around him, visit his stables and talk horse.
You koow Mills is Mr. Wallace's smart Irishman, encountered
ytais ago by him in Hamburg. He is also the one who
fouri'l out Kozyr, the best and fastest stallion ever brought
from Russia to France, trained him, drove him, and dropped
him only when the owner wanted him to pull in a race.
This last trait describes the man. He is no hippodromer
but a genuiue horseman, believing in the honest handling of
horse matters, und, therefore, like myself, he wonld make
but a poor politician. We managed to retain him amongst
ns fur one year, but he s*w his way to & greater liberly of
actiou and the accomplishing of better deeds by goitg over
the border, and to he is located once more near Hamburg,
and. after taking into consideration what I have seen during
my visit over there, I can but approve of what he has done.
A new club has been formed, and over their track and
stables he reigns supreme. Indeed, they have built for bim
a fine house, from the windows of which everything can be
seeu that enters or leaves the race-course or the stables.

The Norddeutscher Renn and Traber Club (running aud
trotting), is the name of th.B, the principal racing association
of North Germany. Their offices are located at Altona, and
the race-course itself is situated at Bahrenfield, a very pretty
village 35 minutes from Hamburg. The traok is entirely
enclosed with a board fence, aud would measure, close to it.
about three miles in circumference. All around are planted
bandeome shade trees, which gives the course a delightful
appearance. The trotting track proper is of turf, 1,300
metres (a little over three-qnarters of a mile) in length, with
stretches of 350 metres and two turns of 300 metres, each
uicely thrown up. Thistrack is for racing. The training
track is on the inside, and measnres 1,200 metres. On the
extreme outside, cIobo to the hoard fence, is a track for flat
aDd hurdle racing, and there is also constructed & very neat
hteeplechase coarse, with a water jump opposite the graud
stand that makes the jockeys blink when they near it. The
graud Btand consists of two wings, divided by a round
wooden building, the ground floor of which is occupied by
the totalipator (Paris mntuelB) or betting machine, and the
upper one by a harmonious brass baud. Under the grand
staDd, on one side, is the restaurant and cafe, on the other
side four separate stables containing ample boxes.

Mr. Mills has at present twelve horses in his charge, two
of which belong to His Excellence Graff Cassine, the
Russian Ambassador one of them a very handsome chestnut
mare, four years old, that baB not yet made her debut. I
was amuBed to hear Mills give the Count one of his charac-
teristic answers. The rlrst day he came to see the mare he
said to Mills:

"She is good looking. Can you put some Bpeed into her?"

**'Jh, no," says Mills; "but if there is any already I can,
with time and patience (a good mixture) try and coax it out
of her."

He expects daily the arrival of three more of the Count's
trotters from his stud in Russia to add to his string.— Corr.
N. T. Spirit.

The first real bet on the Suburban was made last week
v.-hen a Kansas city firm of bookmakers laid the odds of
$12,000 to $300 against Raceland. Dick Roohe, a partner of
Raceland's former owner, Joe Ullmau, being the taker.

HEED AND SWINE.

American Devon Cattle Club— Transfers-

Prince of Promise 3J38: Troublesome 6537; Eva (1894; Bright Promts*
7tb 7244, Banker Bros, to G. M. Hboop, Danville, Pa.

Mn»e& 4407, J h E. Batchelder to D. 8. Waterman. Johnson, Vt.

"Willi njj 0. I'^fi, Jacob Blateslee to Clifford L Cowdry, East Hartland,
Ct.

Luetta 5R6I ; Barbara Bird 5652, Mrs. L. E. Cox to Roscoe R. Wooden,
Waterloo, N Y.

Maple Emma 4th 7093; Nemona Fancy 7094, W. L. Dura nd to Clifford
L. Cowdry, East Bartland, Ot.

Majel 6 «21; Positive 6445, H S. Eldredge to Ben R Eldredge, Salt Lak»
City, Utah.

Security 3865; Bond 3866, J. L. Harris to Robert Hancock, New OrleanB,
La.

Po^er 3863, J. L.. Harris to Jno. F. Irvine, Bayon Sara. La.

Beryl H910, L. B. HarriB to H. H. French, The Cnve, Oregon.

Bill's Hero H2I3; Lulu 2948; Maud Brown 2952, Estate of W. M. Healy
to H. S. & J. W. Stock-well, Sutton, Mass.

Pension 4065, Mr*. A. C. Howard to A. Smith Stevens, Newark, O.

Wnlnnt Boy 4271, It. L. Ives to E. P. Skinner. Andover, Ct.

THre 7296, Estate of T. F. Judson to Joseph W. Atwood, Watertown. Ct.

Hark 53211, Estate of T. F. Judson to Frank O. Peck, Watertown, Ct.

Boreal 4807; Dolly Dexter 6818, Estate of T. F. Judeon to James Q. Skil-
ton, Watertown, Ct.

Ohio Duke 2591. C. Mr*. Mills to E. P. Andrews, Clinton. La.

Betsy Bobbett 5199, Henry Minor to Albert E. Norton, Berlin, Ct.

Allen 7560, R. K. Payne to C. W. Hainline, Chase, Kb,

Maggie Mitchell 5574, N. B. Reed to J. A. Pomeroy & Son, Sidney Cen-
ter, N. Y.

Ease 4321: Phillie 7635; Lender 7636, E. D Richards to J. A. P. Camp-
bell, Jackson. Mies.

Wayside 4286; Rose of the Valley 6786, Rumsey Bros, to James Ruesel,
Polk, Pa.

'"atch Me 2517, J. B. Sims to J. B. McGehee, Bayou Sara. La.

betsv Bez 5916; Called 6^76, F. C. Bpaulding to E. f . Skinner, Andover,
Ct.

Lady Florence 7203, A. Smith Stevens to Mrs. A. C. Howard & Bon,
Zanesville. O.

Blaze 4195, 0. W. Whtcber to Ward Parker, Reed's Ferry, N. H

F. W. Reed .Bee.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION.

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IMP. MARINER,

(.Called Oatcake In Australia.]

ILL MARK THE SEASON OF 1888 ENDING ON OR ABOUT
JUNE let, AT PLEASANTON, ALAMEDA CO.

Pedigree.

Sired by Wild Oats, he by Wild Dayrell, son of Ion and Ellen Middle-
ton, by Bay Middletou, outof The Golden Horn, hy Harkaway, dam Miss
Emma by San nt**rer: second dam Dulcimer, by Trumpeter; third dam
Teddingtonia by Teddington, etc [See English Stud Book, Vol. X, page
355.]

nencrlpilon.

Mariner Is a chestnut horse sixteen hands high, of a conformation
combining both power and speed, and was a successful race.horBe in
Australia. He Is bred from racing families in both brunches of his

Ejnealogical tree, and traces through Wild Dayrell. Harkaway, Irish
irdcatcher. Bay Middleton. Teddington, Orlando, Ecltpse, Matchem,
Kegulus, Bartlett'B Childers and Honeywood'a Arabian to the seven-
tee ith dam, a Byerlv Tnrk mare. He was bred In England, imported to
Australia in utero.'foaled In 1883 and Imported to California in 1887. A
horse of his breeding, Bize and quality cm hardly fail to be a successful
sire.

Terms 45ft the season, with Privilege of Return.

Good paeturage at reasonable rates. All mares at owners risk,
.'''or further partlculare addreBS

MATT STORN,
7ja Pleasanton, tal.

A correspondent of the Rural World says: "The secret of
the superiority of California horses is in the food. Barley wag
ages ago discovered to be a great natural horse food. Soniui,
of the Emperor Napoleon's staff, daring the Egyptian expedi-
tion confirmed it." It would be but little trouble or expense
for Borne of our breeders to try the food suggested in an
experimental way, and perhaps through its agency be enabled
to produce a two-minute trotter.

Pacific Coast

BLQOD HORSE

Association

Spring Meeting 1888.

April 21st, 24th, 26th and 28th.

PROGRAMME.

FIRST DAY.

1.— INTRODUCTION PURSE 1400, of which $5 J to the second, $25
to the third; for three-year-olds and upwards; maidens, if three years
old, allowed 7 pounds, if four years old or upwards allowed 12 poundB.
On k MiLe.

2.— CALIFORNIA STAKES, for two-year-oldB. Half a Mile
Closed Aug. 15, 1487.

3.— PURSE s}35ii, of which 350 to second, for three-year-oldB and
upwards. Maidens, if three-year-olds allowed 5 pounds; it four years
old allowed It) pounds; if five years old or upwards allowed 15 pounds.
Thrice Quarters of a Milk.

4.— THE TIDAL STAKES for three-year olda. One Mile and a
Quarter. Closed Aug. 15, 1886.

SECOND I1AV.

5.— PURSE 3400. of wli'ch toiJ to the etcond,#25 to the third; for
three-year-olds and upwardB. Maidens, if three years old, allowed 5
pounds; of four yearB old allowed 10 pounds; if five years old or upwards
allowed 15 pounds. Mile Heats.

8.- SELLING PURSE $3"fl. of which $50 to the second; for three-
year-olds and upwards. Horses entered to be sold for $1 500 to carrv
rule weights; 2 pounds allowed for each $10' less down lo $1,000; then
I pound for eacli $1UU less down to ■jaoit. Selling price to be stated
ihronghthe entry box at 6 p. u. the day before the race. Seven- -Eighths
op a Milk.

7.- THE VERNAL STAKES.for two-yea«-olds, ?I0 each. pp, with
$300 added, second to receive $10. Winuer of the California Suke on the
first day to carry 3 pounds extra; horses starting in that race and nut
placed allowed 3 pounds. Five-Eighths <jf a Mii.e.

8.— THE PACIFIC DERBY, for three -year- olds. One Mile and a
Half. Closed Aug. 15,1886.

THIRD DAY.

9.-SELLING PURSES350 ofwnich$50 to the second; for all ases.
Conditions as in No. 6. One Mile.

in.— THE GANO STAKES, for two-year-olds. Thre-e-Quarters
of a Milk. ClOBed Aug. 15, 1687.

11.— PURSE $35J,of which 8-50 to second; for all ages; winners of
any race at this meeting, when carrying weight for age or more, to
carry 5 pounds extra. Three-Quarter Mile Heats.

12.— PURSE 8500, of which ?50 to second; for all ages; winner of the
Tidal Stakes at the meeting to carrv 5 poundB extra; of the Pacific
Derby 7 pounds extra; of both 10 pounds extra. One Mile and Three-
Eighths.

FOURTH 1)AV,

13.— PURSE 8I00; of which $50 to the second, $25 to the third; for
three-year-old fillies. Winner of any three-year-old race at this meeting
to carry 5 pounds extra; of two, tt' pounds extra. One Mile and a
Sixteenth.

14.— PURSE 8401, of whi"h $50 to the second, $25 to third; a handi-
cap for two-year-olds. Declaration $5, to go to the racing fund.
Weights announced the diy before the race at 1" o'clock a. m. Declar-
ations due at 6 p. m. the same day. Skven-eighths of a Mile.

15.— PURSE $350, of which $50 to second. Owners' haudicap for
horses that have Btarted and not won at this meeting. Entries close
with the Secretary, or through the entry box at the track at 6 p. m, the
day before the race. Weights to be carried muBt be given with the entry.
Winners of Nos. 14 and 15, if entered in this race, may be withdrawn
without penalty. One Mile and an Eighth.

16.— PURSE $750. for all ages ; entrance, $25 each from starters. Start
ing money divided 70 per ctnt to the second, and 30 per cent, to the third
horse. Declarations $15, to goto the racing fund. Three-year-olds to
carry 90 pounds; four-year-olds IPS pounds; hve-year-olda and upwards
114 pounds. Sex allowances. Oni: Mile and Three-quarters,

Entries close Thursday, March 15,1888.

I>. McClXKE, President.
E. S. Cl'LVER, Secretary, 313 Bush Street, San Francisco. 25fe

1888. IIANCHO DEL RIO. 1888

The Thoroughbred Stallion

JOE HOOKER,

By Monday, <iam Mayflower, by imp. Eclipse froni Hen-
■lie rartow by Imp. Shamrock,

Will make the Reason of 1888 at Ranchodel Rio, five miles from Sac-
ramento, on the Fr«tport road.

Limited to twelve marm of approved breeding besides
tbe owner's.

Terms $IOO the Season.

Good p&nurage at reasonable rates. Every precaution taken but no
responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes.

Address ll . B. BAG Wl 1.1,.

Side Care of THEo. WINTERS, Sacramento. Cal.

W

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION,

THREE CHEERS.

7"ILL M A KE THE SEASON OF 1888 AT SANTA ROSA, SONOMA
County. Cal.

1'edlgree.

Sired by imported Hurrah, first dam Young FaBhion by imported
Monarch; second dam Fashion by imported TruBtee; third dam Bon-
nets o'Blue by Sir Charles; fourth dam Reality by Sir Archy; fifth dam
by imported Medley; sixth dam by imported Ceutinei, etc. (See Bruce's
American Stud Book, Vol, I, page 432.)

Hurrah hy Newmlnster (winner St. Leger 1851), dam Jovial by Bay
Mlddletou (winner Derby 1836).

Newminstor by Touchstone (winner St. Leger 183'), dam Beeswing
(winner of '54 races out of &1 starts! by Dr. Svntax (winner Don"aster
Cup 1837, 4n* 4i, 42, tlm ou'v horse that ever *\ccompli8bed that feat).

Til HEE I'flK KitS is bred in the speediest and stun test lines. Hli
dam, Young Fashion, was thi'dain of Surprise, Scotland (the only horse
that ever beut Asteroid a heittl.Liverpool.Columhiaand Bonnie Kate, the
dam of Little Buttercup and the flying Bonnie Lizzie. >l Is grandam, Fash-
ion, was the greatest race mare of her era, defeating Boslon in that his-
torical match at 4-mlte heatB that is recorded xs one of the greatest
events in the annals of the turf. He is thoroughly pound in wind and
limb, his family on both sides being noted for their exemption from
curbs, spavins, roaring, or any other hereditary unsoundness. Horse-
men, who can an predate the highest type of the thoroughbred, are spec-
ially invited to inspect Three Cheers,
Terms.

FORTY dollars for the BeaBon. Mares Hot proving with fual
can be returned the next season free of charge. Uood pasturage at (3
per month. Mares cared for in any manner owners may desire, and
fed on hav and grain, either ot both, at reasonable rates. None but
competent grooms employed, but no responsibility assumed for acci-
dents or escapes.

N. B.— Mares Bent from a distance in care of J. W. MobbHbad, City
Front SUbleB. San Francisco* ^ill he I or warded without delay.

For further particulars address
18fe Tlios u. j(ixi:s. Sauta Kosa. Cal*

The Pure-Bred Trotting Stalliofi

ILL/u STRIOUS,

Standard. No. 4178-

DescrlpHdn.

Dark hay with black points; bred by Gen. W.T. Withers; foaled
May 3 , 18b5.

Pedigree.

By Happy Medium, sire of Maxey Cobb, 2-.13&; Norman Medium,
2:20, and 3W with records below 2:30, a greater number than sUinds to the
credit of any living horse.

1st dam Abdalletta by S-radera" Cassfus M Clay Jr., sire of Harry
Clay, 2:233f; Dnrango, 2:23<K; and siie of the dams < >f Minnehaha,
Happy Thought, 2:22 >i; Mani'Tinu Buy, 2:2ti)*; J. B. RichardBon, 2:26Ji;
Lottie K. 2:2ti^; Bertha, 2:27;(, and others.

2d dam Laura Crockett by Alinout, *ire of Westmont, 2:13V; Pur-
itan. 2:16; Fanny WitherBpnon, 2:16^; Piedmont, 2:17K; Aldlne, 2 :!»)«;
Early Ro.'e, 2:2u>4', and 34 with records below 2:30.

31 dam Sally Tee by Alexander's Abdallah.

4th dam Kate Crockett, the dam of Lulu, 2;14^, by Imp. Hooton.

ftth dam Mary Blaine hy Texas.

6th dam Fanny Ellsler by Sir William.

7th dam hv Whipster, son of Cook's Whip.

Individually ILLUSTRIOUS is a colt of extra fine finish, with legs

and feet of the very best, ami ki"d disposition- He is barely broken to

harness, but shows good trotting action, and, barring accidents, he will

certainly make his mark as a trotter He is pronounctd by his breeder

he the best bred son of Hapny Medium living.

Terms.

He will be permitted to serve a few approved mares at $100 the
season, privilege of returning if th** mare does nut prove to be with foal.
Good pastur»ge at 83 per month.
18fe UE». A. STOKE. WUIlaras, Cal.

SOUTHER FARM, 1888.

One and a half miles norili-cusi or San I>eandro,
Alnmrda Co., Cal.

The following stallions will make the season of 1888 at the above
farm

FIGARO, standHrd bred bay Btalllon, black points, little white on
near hind heel; \8X hands, weight about I 250 lbs. By Whipple's
Hambletonlrfn.dam Emblem (full sister to Voltaire, 2:20Ji) by Tattler;
second dam Young Portia by Mambrino Chief.

O P^iS Hamble- f°^Milter861 {."^"S^Malkh.

a I Sire ol U £*»££? Martha Washington) SSA^^"-

3 I (Tattler 300 ) fffifafr "■

h lEmWem ivoung Portia ) ,»0»'S„brt'n0 Chl '"

With eight days' training Figaro ttotted a third heat in a training race
in2;:(4. He afterwards trotted in 2:32. Ab he will be trotted this fall
but twelve mares besi-es those of hiB owner will be received.

TERMS— $25 with privilege of return if mare doeB not proVe with
foal ,

Season will poBitively close on June 1st, on which date the horse Will
go into the handB of a trainee

JESTER D., 5696, chestnut stallion, little white in face, near hind
heel and ankle white; weight about 1,200 pounds; by Almont. dam Hor-
tense by Messenger Durnc; second dam Nellie McDonald, nu.ning
.bred, by Colossus.

if ( ( Alexanders AbdallahJ 5anilUet0Illan 10,

IS Almonl J I Kat>- UarilnM.

■ sire uf '13 iu 2-30 lint I fWaliJbrinp Chief II. .

fl | toire ot Jd iu z.du nst |^dam by , j By ^.^ r aJre w ^

i j dams of Maud S. ahd

* ] C. Jay-Eye-See.

3 ('MesBehger Dttroc

m Ttnrt«T,a« tei*e ot Elaine, 2:20, the dam of Norlalne 2:31>i

S l-lll)twnBB i as a vearliug.

~ ] Nellie McDonald, running bred, hy Colossus

I, bou of imp. Sovereign.
JeBterD. has nevT been rcgulaily trained, but trotted a mile in
2:37 with very little preparation.

He has taken a number of premiums in the show ring in Missouri
and Iowa, and is a fine specimen of the carriage and general purpose
horse. He has several very promising colts in iMissoun Good a como-
dations for mares at IS per month, is o responsibility for accidents or
escapes.

Terms.
$15 the Season with privilege of return if mare fails to prove with
frml. Address. H II «/M 1 1,, Agent.

iefe Box 149, San Leundro, Cal.

THE MA.MBRINO TROTTING STALLION

ABBOTSFORD JR.,

WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1888 AT THE KENTUCKY
Stables, -I2(> Pacific Street. San FranciBCo.

ABBOTSFOitD JR. Ib a rich rosewood bav, foaled Mav li. IS8C, 1 V
hands high, and weighs 10 5 lbB. He is a very highly formed horse, good
bone and great muscular development, and rebeublks hts bire in
bvbry particular. TIiIb horse with thirty days track work, trotted
hiB mile in 2:30, proving that he has the Bpeed as well as the beauty of
his Bire.

Pedigree.

ABBOTSFORD JR. was sired hv Abboteford, dam bay mare GIPiB-
ple, by Blue Bull. Abhotsford by Woodford Mambrlnn, his dam Columbia
by YoungColumbiiB; Woodford Mambrino bv Mambrino Chief, his dam
Woodbine by Woodford, a thoroughbred son of KoscIubco. Woodrord
Mambrino is recognized as the bent son of Mambrino Chief. His own
record is 2:19 Hi that of his son Abbotsrord, the sire of Abbottfc'*1 ^* •
2:19^, and he has alBo a large number In the 2:30 list. He 1°/'"^ i1 e .. „
of Princepa.the sire of Trinket, record of 2:\i *ohotsford, for the
short time he has been In the stud, has priv-o Himself a Bire worthy of
merit, his daughter Jasmine having wo* the Embryo stakes of Ibfil.ond
everyone who has been put Jntr»j"'»g has shown good speed. Conde,
the only one of Abbotsford'n get that was ever systematically trained,
madenrecord last season of 2:20 and 2:18M *« Po'e. That tnls is not
the limit of his speed 1b well known to all horsemen. -«.»».

The dam of Abbotsford Jr. was a beautiful bay mare, IftV, handB high,
aired by Blue Hull, dam a Lexlngtno mare, raised by Eara Champion,
of White Hall, TCew York, thus showing that in Abbotstprd Jr. are
combined moat of the purest and faBhionahle strains of blood In Atner.

Terms, $25 for the season. Mares not proving in foal may be
returned the following BpBBonfreeof charge If the horse 1b still in my
possession. __ „«k„— -,-,

llfelj P. »• IiEDCJjrTT,

1888

3P*e Ifrjeete awxl gpmftstwm.

55

Valensin Stock Farm
STALLIONS.

SIDNEY.

Sidney, seven years, by Santa Claus, 2:I7J$, dam Sweetness 2:2i#by
Volunteer, If a rich bay 15.2>J hands bleb, tracing to 2:20 or better prob-
ablyoftener than any Btallionon the Pacific Coast, a.. d of faster propen.
Itors fian any horse offered for public patronage or otherwise. As an indi-
vidual Sidney ehowed wonderful speed and would h*ve classed among
the fastest trotters in the world but for an accident wbich interrupted
his training. That blood will tell, that great speed comes from ances-
tors of great speed on both sideB he has demonstrated by hiB merit and
by that of bis colts. Although imperfectly trained none of those he got
when a three-year-old, if handled at fll. have covered a mile Blower
than 2; 10 as two-year-olds; several rauoh faster »nd out of differently
bred mares. I insist on this fact because it shows that be is a nnlform
producer.

A. C. Dletz's colt, dam by Dashaway, showed a mile in 2:40. half in
1-13. John Kowen's colt, dain bv Echo, one mile in 2:39. half in 1:18,
quarter :36^. Dennis Gannon's dam by Whipple's Hambletonian one
quarter in :38, hardly broken, turned out ever since.

Memo, dam by Buccaneer, lapped Grandee in 2:32,2:31K-

Sister V., dam by Nelson, trained three months, 2:32 fourth beat, one-
ausrter in :36.

Uoldleaf.daruby Flaxtail, mile 2:24, half in 1:07.

Adonis, dam by Capt. Webster, mile in 2:27, half in 1:11. TheBe aie all
two-year-olds. George V., dam by Buccaneer, who is winner of all the
yearling stakes of 1887, record of 2:57W, trial 2:45.

These, to my knowledge, are all the colts by Sidney which have been
worked, and I have neither heard nor read of any other stallion who, as
a three-year-old, produced as much average speed or of so high a rate.
For further proof of the merit of Ms colts 1 will state that one yearling
brought S1.60U; one weanling $1,200. one two-year-old $2,000, at private
Bale, while Cupid, imperfectly broken, brought $I,U0at public auction
before a small attendance.

Terms $100 cash for the season commencing Feb. 1st to end July 1st
888, due at time of service.

VALENSIN.

Valensin, five years, by Crown Point, 2:21, dam Nettie Lambert by
John Nelson: Becond dam by Fisherman; third dam by Kentucky Gray
Eagle, throughbred, etc. etc.; is a rich chestnut- horse, 16:3 high, of great
substance and quality. He has a record of 2:23, made the fourth heat
as a three- year-old. As a four-year-old he showed an eaBy trial in 2:23,
2:22,2:21 to CART.but a Blight lameneea during tbr circuit kept him from
starting in races. This trial to cart goes to prove that he certainly
wouldhave heat 2:20 as a four-year-old.

Tesmb |100 cash for the season, commencing February 1st to end
Jnne 16th, 1888.

Good pasturage at $3 per month; best oE care but no responsibility
taken for accidents or escapes.

Mares not proving in foal may; be returned respectively, iree of
charge, next season, providing I Btill own the hoises.

For further particulars or inquiries address

G. VAl.FNMN, Prop.

Side Plea-samon, Alameda Co , <'al.

HAROLD COSSACK,

Standard No. 4403.

Combines four crosses to Rysdyk'B Hambletonian, three to Mam-
brino Chief, and twenty-nine to imported Messenger.

Description.

Ib a beautiful cherry bay.no white. Foaled at Caton Stock Farm.
Joliet, III., March 8, 1883. Jn color and form a model of his noted sire
Pedigree.

By Don Cossack, the great prize winner.

1st dam by Harold, sire of Maud S..2:08;tf. and Noontide, 2:20>*.

2d dam by Belmont. Bire of Nutwood. 2: 18*:. and Wedgewood, 2:19.

3d dam by Mambrino Chief, Bire of Lady Thome, 2:l8tf, and Wood-
ford Mambrino. 2:2iH- ,„t -™_ ,

4ih dam by Grey Eagle, Bire of St. Charles, 2:26.

5th dam by Hunt's Commodore, son of Mambrino.

6th dam by WbipBter.

7th dam by Imp. Buzzard.

8th dam by Craig's Alfred.

9th dam Wormley's King Herud.

10th dam imp. Traveller.

11th dam imp. Whittlngton.

Harold Cossack was bred to thf ee mares last season and all are in
foal.

Will make the season of 1888 at State Fair Grounds, Sacramento, Cal.
Limited to ten mares of approved breeding.

Terms f 0. Payable at time of service or when mares are removed ,

Good astnrageat $4 per month. Hay and stabling on reasonable

Every precaution taken, but no responsibility assumed for accidents

OTeBCaPM- . N.N «K*IG.

14ja26 2508 H Street, Sacramento. Cal.

THE WILKES STALLION.

Cook Stock Farm.

SEASON OF 1888.

Standard Bred Trotting and Cleve-
land Bay Stallions.

STEINWAY 1808,

Two-year-old record, fourth heat. 2:31 1-9.
Three- rear- old record fourth heat, 9:25 1-2.

By Strathmore 408. sire of Santa Claus, 2:17J; Tucker, 2:10 ; Sky-
light-Pilot 2:19, and 16 more with r^coids of 2:204 to 2:19.

First dam Abbess (the dam of Soprano, the dam of C. F. Clay, five-
year-old stallion record 2:1*, and Solo, four-year-old record 2:28$), by
Albion (sire of Vanity Fair, record 2:24j, and the dam of Favorita
2:251).

Second dam by imp. Emancipation,

Third dam by Bert rand, a son of Sir Archy.

Steinway belongs to one of the greatest speed producing families,
opportunities considered, in the whole country, and be himself ia fast,
showing that he produces speed of high rate. His daughter Steinette
the dam of Col.B. G. Stoner's remarkable and promising young stal-
lion Bourbon Russell, and A. C. Beckwith's Ned Wilkes. Sttinway is
own brother to Solo, four-year-old record 2:28*; Eminence, three-year-
old record ?:27, and Soprano, the dam of C. ". CHy, five-year -old stal-
lion record 2:18. His dam Abbess is tlso the dam of W. H. Kerr & Co. .
Cable, Ohio, the fast and promising young stallion Currency now in tb«
stud (be trotted a mile as a yearling in 2:46) and also the dam of Jersey
Lily, burned when a two year-old in the stable of W. H. Wilson, eaid
by those who saw her work to have been able to beat 't-.'cQ, having
trotted quarters in Si seconds, and halves in 1 :1'. Steinway has but
50 living foals, out of Norman and faim mares. He never served but
twelve trotting-bred mares in this State, and some of ihem are dead or
lost their colts, so we don't consider that Steiuway has bad a fair show
in the stud in serving trotting-bred mares, and we know that some of
his colts are showing great speed both trotting and pacing.

8'einway, bay horse, hind ankles white, 154 hands high, weight
1,176 pounds. His disposition and also his colts' is kind, and impart-
ing to his get beauty and style. Terms, §35 for ifae Season.

TROTTING STALLION

WOODNUT,

Record 2:19&anu full brother to Manon, record 2:21, will make the
season of 1888 at the Vallejo Fair Grounds.

Description,

Foaledin 1882. Dark chestnut, with star in forehead; 16 hands high,
weight 1 160 pounds.

Pedigree.

By Nutwood. Dam Addie bv Hambletonian Chief; second dam
by Sayre's Harry Clay, record 2:29.

Terms.

$130 for the season, to close July let. 1888. Marc-B not pro' irg in foal
to have the privilege of returninc free next vear, providing the horse
does not change bands in the meantime. Fee pnvable at time of service
or before mares leave the premises. Mares from a distance will be
kept at good pasture for 9'i per month; for stabling and hay 810 per
month will be charged. Every care taken but no responsibility as-
sumed for accidents or escapes.
For further particulars apply to
21de26 B. ft HOLLY, Vallejo, Cal.

Cleveland Bays

FOR SALE.

MAMBRINO WILKES,

(Half Brother to Harry Wilkes, 2:13 1-3.)

Sire of Gua Wilkes, 2:22; Alpheus. beaten a throatlatchin 2:26#, and
John O'Brien, a colt that lapped out the winner in 2:36 as a three-year-

° 'will remain in the future at Walnut Creek Stock Farm, Contra
Costa County.

Description.

MAMBRINO WILKES iB a black horse, 16 hands high, and consider
ably lunger than his height; haB immense muscular development and
weighs 1 260 pounds. He haB the utmost symmetry of proportion and
elecance of finish. Several Eastern breeders have examined him of late
and pronounced him the "finest individual" they had Been. His colts are
large Btylishand handsome, and all show speed that have been worked

fox It' „ M

Pedigree.

Sired by George Wilkes, dam Lady Chriacman by Todhunter'B Mam-
brino: second dam by Pilot Jr. . \

Todhunter'B Mambrino by Mambrino Chief, dam Ripton s dam by
Knot's Commodore. Bon of Mambrino by imp. Messenger; second dam
bv Potomac, son of imp. Messenger. - .

Mambrino Chief by Mambriuo Paymaster, by Mambrino, by imp

^George Wilkes sired 60 colts that have beaten 2:30. Of these 39 have
average records of 2:23, 14 of 2:19 and 12 of 2:18.
Term*.
Mambrino Wilkes will receive a few approved maree at ; the farm for
the season of 1888 at $75 the season. Mares from a distance willbe
received at the Dexter Stables. Oakland, and sent to the farm Good
pasture and plenty of water. Box stalls and all facilities for taking car.
of fine mares. , , ,

For further particulars apply to

t HAS WATERHAN. Walnut < reek,
Or at the DEXTER STABLES.
Uf, Twelfth and Harrison Sts., Oakland.

Charles Derby 4907,

Brown horEe, foaled 1885, bred by Seth Cook, Cook Stock barm,
Danville, Cal.

By Steinway, record 2:?5.

First dam Katy Q. by Electioneer.

Second dam Fanny Malone by Niagara.

Third dam Fanny Wicfebam by Eerald.

Fourth dam by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam by imp. Barefoot, pfc.

(See Brace's 4m, Siud Book, Vol. 1, Page 429.)

This horse will be allowed to serve five approved mares at $iOO.

CRESCO 4908,

By Strathmore 408, sire of Santa Claus 2:17A, Tucker 2:19, Secretary
2:2f i, sire of the dam of O. F. Clay, 2:18.

FirBt dam Alia, record 2:33, by Almont 33 [sire of Fanny Wither-
spoon, ?:l(ii; Piedmont, 2:173: Westmont. 1:13), pacpr.

Second dam by Brignoli 77, record 2:29$ (sire of the dam of King
Wilkes, record 2:^2i, he the sire of Oliver K., record 2:16i) by Mam-
brino Chief, sire of Lady Thome, 2:184.;

Third dam by Cripple, son of Medoc, by American Eclipse; fourth
dam by American Eclipse, he by Duroc, he by imp. Diomed.

Bay horse, 15.1 height, weight 1,1 V5, foaled 18 1. His breeding is
royal; he has but seven living foals out of all kiDds of mares, and all
show some speed, and pluck enough to go a hard race to its bitter end,
and last all day on the road and come bark the next day. Terms,
$35 tor Uie Season.

CLEVELAND BAYS,

BARON HILTON.

No 584 Vol. 1, English Stud Book.

By Lucks All, No. 189.

First dam by Sportsman 291.

Second dam by Lucks All 188.

Third dam by Cardinal 47.
- Fourth u-m by Emulator 103.

Baron Hilton, bay. foaled 1883, 16.1 hands high, weight 1,380
pounds, best feet and legs and a very stout back, good head and neck,
good mane and tail and a very handsome finish, surpassing that of any
other large stallion in the land. His disposition is of the very best.
This family is noted for size, style and rich color. He is one of the
very best of roadsters. Terms, §35 for the Season.

ROYAL STTJDLEY.

No, 68 American Cleveland Stud Rook, Vol. 1 .

Sire by YouDg Candidate, winning grand prize, Great York, beat-
ing 20 others-

First dam by Whalebone 355, winner first premium at the great
Yorkshire.

Second dam by Lucks All, No. 188.

Third dam by Summercock302,

Boyal Studley is very handsome. 164 hands high; weight [1,435
pounds, black points, with a reputation of imparting to bis colts
beauty and style surpassing all large slock of horse.". His disposition
is of the best; he is an attractive horse. This family is noted for style,
size, and color. Terms, $25 for the Season.

SAXON PRINCE.

So 83, foaled 1884. Imporred .Inly. 1 868. recorded in
Vol. 1 , A. ft it Stud Itook .

Sired by Sportsman 299; gr sire Brilliant 42. ggT sire Yatton Lad,
gggr sire Wonderful Lad 361, ggggr sire Cleveland Lad C9, gggg
gr sire Cleveland 60.

Saxon Prince iB a very handsome and attractive young horse- He
is symmetrical in form, beauty, style, and finish of that ot a thorough-
bred, and will be allowed to serve ten mares at Terms. $£5 the
Season.

The Standard Bred and Cleveland Bay stallions will serve mares
the present Beason. commencing February 1st, and ending September
1st 1P8S, at Cook Farm. Danville. Contra Costa County. All bills pay-
able invariably before the animal is removed. Mares not proving in
foal will have the money returned or mares served the next peason
free that is, if the same parties who bred the mare still own her, and
the ibove-named stallions are owned by the Cook Farm, or the present
owner, Sett Cook, Esq Pasturage 84 per month; hay and grain S10 per
month but no liability for accidents or escapes. Marts sent "Fashion
Btable," Oakland, S. J.Bennett. Martinez, or Smalley's Stable, Hay-
wards, will be forwarded to the farm free of charge. Address,
warns . win oe u coOK MOCK F ABM, DAWILU.

Mr. Seth Cook, offers for oale the stock of imported Cleveland Bay
horses, which has been established at Cook Stock Farm, Contra CoBta
County.

The horses are all of the best breeding, and are recorded in the
American Cleveland Bay St"d Book. The horses offered are:

DUKE OP YORK 72,

Vol. 1. A. ft U.S. B. Foaled May, 1881. imported Slay,

1884.

By Paulinus 342; grand sire Palestine 613; ggsire Promised Land 951.

This is a very hsmlsome rich -ark mahogany bay in color, with tine
style and action, 16 hands 1 inch high, weight MOD pounds, and can show
close to a three-minute gait to harness, lie lias g^oit bone with the very
bes' leet and legs, heavy mane and tail, and perfect disposition. He
haB been thoroughly teFted as a breeder and is very sure, every colt by
him being a bay from ;■ ! i colors of mareB, and all uniform and style.

Lord Cardigan 152,

Vol. I. A. ft U.S. IV Foaledl884, imported Dec 188H.

By Candidate 61; grand sire Omar Pacha 326; ggsire Omar Pacha 324;
g g g sire Premier 477.

This horse is a model of his breed. Bright bay with the best legs and
feet, good stout back and shoulders, and Bne stylish action, 16 hands
high. His sire has won numerous prizes in England Including the Great
York at Driffield in :--"> He was sold when thirteen years old for ?2,l00
for exportation to Australia.

KING-SCOTE 154,

Vol. 1, AC. B. S IS Foaled 1884, Imported 1886.

By Competitor 101; grand sire Candidate G4; ggsire Omar Pacha 326
g g g sire Omar Pacha 321.

A very stylish dark bay, 16 hinds 1 inch, weighing over 1,300 pounds; a
horse of great finish and has proved himself <i remarkably sure
breeder, lie cannot fail to he very valuable as a sire, being desceuded
from the best of blood ou both sides. Hip sire Competitor was imported
to this country and sold at a -. ery high price.

GENERAL 249,

Vol. 1. A. ft II. S. 11 Foaled 1885, importid nay, 1889.

By Salesman -117; grand sire Salesman 271 ; g g Bire Drover 91; g g g
sire Topsraan 324.

A very heavy boned colt of great promise, a rich l>ay in color, full 16
handBhigb, and weighing now over 1,3 0 pounds; will weigh at maturity
1,450, and should be a very valuable sire .

CARDINAL 248,

Vol. I, A. ft IS S. B. Foaled 1 885, imported 1887.

By Prince of Wales 371; grand sire Emperor 141; ggsire Herod218;
ggg sire Emperor 1-13.

A promising dark b*y. full 16 hands hl^h, weighing 1.250 pounds. His
sire, Pilnce of Wales 371, is sire of many premium winners.

BONANZA 246,

Vol. 1, A. ft U. S. B. Foaled 1885, imported I 887-

By General 177; grand sire Emperor 102; g g sire General Benefit
120; g ggsire Bavlock372.

A very smooth promising colt, full 1^ hands high, stylish and active-
a dark lood bay in color; will make a graud show horse, and cannot
fail to be a graud breeder.

NAPOLEON 754,

Vol- III. Eur. ft B. S. B. Foaled 1885, imported An^ut

1887.

By Lucks All 189; grand eire Lucks All 188; g gsire Cardinal 47; ggg
sire Emulator 103.

Napoleon is a fine rich bay with black legs and very superior action:
he Jb verv deep in the girth, and has wonderful style. He took the #75
premium in London. England, beside the silver medal where he waB
shown against horses of all ages and to ;ill England. List f:ill betook
first premium at the Illinois State F ir atOlney.and first at the Fnt
Stock Show at Chicago ; he is half brother to Baron Hilton who has quite
a reputation as a prize winner on tbiB coast.

BARRINGTON,

VoE. V En^.ft B. S. B. Foaled 1885, Imported 1887

By Prince of Cleveland 647; grand Bire Sportsman 291; g g sire
Sportsman 430; ggg sire Nun rod.

This iB a very dark bay of great promise, a true type of a coach horse,
beingrangy and stvllsh, with clean fiat leiis and good sound open feet.
He stands full 16 hands high, and weighs 1,250 pound. He also took
second premium at the great York.

SUNBEAM 71,

Vol. 1, A. ft B.S. B. Fouled 1 883, imported 1 887.

By Salesman 417; grand sire Salesman 271; g g sire Drover91
sire Topsman 324.

This marc hai good style and action, dark bay standing, 1 f ji il
high; Btinted to Ventnor 6:t, sweepstakeB winner at Illinois Sf*t ^'ai
at Olney 1887; well broken to drive.

The horses may be seen ot the Bay District Track on apr action t
MR SAMUEL GAMBLE. Catalogue can be hud from KTL-. »p ACQ,
No 22 Montgomery St., San Francisco, orMR. GEO. A. Wl T.F.Y, CooJt
Stock Farm, Danville, or MR. SAMUEL GAMBLE, B.ir T>.f riot Track,
City, ifl»

156

gfae lltoder ana j&porrtstuatt.

MarlO

The Standard Stallion

WHIPPLETON.

Registered Wallace's Trotting Register. Vol. IV, No. 1883.
Standard under Rules 4 and 6.
The most successful Stock Horse in California for the
opportunities.

Sire of Lily Stanley, 2:20K; Homestake (pacer), 2:16H; -Flora B.,
2-33K: Rachel. 2:38; all from mares of unknown breeding. There are
a number of others, both pacers and trotters, of his getthat will make a
low mark this season, barring accidents.

Description.

WHIPPLETON is a beautiful black, tan muzzle and flanks, and ex-
ceptionallv dtroiig made all over. HestandB 17 bands high and weighs 1400
pounds He is beyond doubt the most uniform breeder on the Coast for
size, color, and Bnish. Most of his colts are 10 hands or over, and all bay,
brown, or black in color; he never has sired a sorrel or white face colt;
if hedo-'B I a-ree to refund seivice money. He has no equal as a car-
riage-borse producer. A number of his teams have been sold 1 itely for
large prices.

Pedigree.

WHIPPLETON, sired by Hambletonian Jr. (sire of Hancock, 2:29)
bv Whipple's Hambletonian; dam Lndv Livingston (dam of Lady
Blancbard, 2-/1HX; and BloomBeld Maid, trial 2:22) by General Taylor
{aire of dam uf Well" Fargo, 2: 1S\'; Nerea, 2;23H; Blckford, 2:29S;L«dy
Blancbard. 2:26V.;) pon of the Morse HorBe. .

Whippleton will make the season of IS^ at Fashion Rtables, Peta-
luma. Mares left at BtableB, San Francisco, will be promptly

shipped and cared for, ,.,,..

For extended pedigree and further information send forcircularto

FREn w. LUttBEtt, Owner. St. Helena,

lOrar Or H 1-RKLU^EV, Agent, Peta lu ma

The Almont Stallion

ALCONA,

Fegisered No. 930.

ALCONA stands 16 bards and 3 inches, and weighs over 1,300 pounds.
He is a bright chestnut in color, has a square trotting gait, and flue
stylish bearing. The most exacting critics cannot find fault with his
limbs, joints and general conformation. He is very intelligent, kind
and gentle.

Pedigree.

Alcona. 730, foaled April, 1877. Bred by Gen. W. T. Withers, Lex.
ington, Ky. Sired by Almont H3. First dam Queen Mary by Mam-
brlno Chief 11. Mambrmo Chief by Mambrlno Paymaster, son of
Mambrino, son of imported Messenger. Almont by Alexander's
Abdallab 16, first dam by Mambrino Chief; second dam Kate by Pilot
Jr.; third dam Thoroughbred. Alexander's Abdallab by RyBkyk's
Hambletonian, dim Katy Darling by Bay Roman. Ryskyk's Hamble-
tonian by Abdallab, son of Mambrino, eon of imported MeBBenger.
Pilot Jr. by Pacing Pilot.

That Almont, the sire of Alcona, was the greatest sire of his age
that ever lived, all impartial horsemen will admit. The records
show that only two sires excel him in the number of their 2:30 per-
formers. In bis list of forty-one 2:30 trotters is Fanny Witberspoon,
record 2:1GJ, with her two miles in 4:43, the best performance for that
distance on record. Westmont'B mile in 2:*0l, with runnii'g mate, is
tbe fastest record ever made by any trotter or pacer. Aldine and
Early Rose, both by Almont trottud in 2:161, the fastest time ever
made by double team to date of performance.

Almont's power of imparting speed is not confined to his direct
descendants, but the records show that his sons and daughters, and
his prandBonB and granddaugters are making great names as sires and
dams of fast and game trotters. There aro thirty different sons of
Almont that have sired colts with records ranging from V:HJ to 2:30.
The daughters o' Almont have produced Catch Fly, 2:181; Durango,
2:toi; McMabon, 2:27, and Tempest, 2:*0J.

Mambrino Chief sired Lady Thorn, 2:181, and five others with
records below a:30. He was the sire of the damB of Piedmont, 2:17i;
Director, 2:17, and fourteen others with records of 2:30 and better.
He h*s eighty-one grandsons and granddaughters in the 2:30 list.

Alexander's Abdallab has sired Goldsmith Maid, 2:14, and six
others with records below 2:30, besides producing many of the great
trotting sires of tbe country.

Rysdyk's Hambletonian stands prominent as a trotting sire, having
thirty-five in the 2:30 list, besides being the sire of George Willies,
Volunteer, Harold, Edward Everett, Happy Medium and scores of .other
heads of great trotting families.

Pilot Jr., deservedly ranks high among royal trotting sires. He
baa produced ten with records below 9:30, and is the sire of the dams
of Maud 8,2:083; Jay-Eye-See, 2:10; Noon Tide, 2:20; Naiad Qneen,
2:2l>|; Mambrino Gift, 2: /0; Nutwood, 2:18J; and fifteen others with
records below 2:3",

It will be noted that in Alcona is the combined blood of Almont,
Abdallab, Rysdyk's Hambletonian, Mambrino Chief and Pilot Jr.
With such a combination and concentration of trotting blood it
might be reasonably expected that he would be a trotter himself, and
a sire of trottera. It only remains for time and the development
of his produce by training and proper handling to prove him worthy
of his royal lineage. Alcona, though having had less than a month's
track work, trotted a trial in 2:44. Having been kept in the mountain
districts of Oregon until recently, neither he nor his colts had the
advantage of track work. One of his colts, Alcona Jr., tre property of
James McLaferiy, of But lei' County, Oregon, was placed In the bands
of Mr. Goldsmith, at Oakland. After six weeks' handling he can now
show a half mile at a 2:30 gait. Clay Duke, another of his colts , owned
by Jno. W. Martin, of Yolo, with a few weeks' training made a record of
2 :64i, jogging tbe last half and demonstrating bis ability to trot in
2:40 or better. I purchased Alcona af-er carefully observing his colts
for the last year, and «m fully satisfied all expectations that his
breeding warrants will be realized. There are but few of his colts
that have been placed in training and they show speed and gameness
of a high order.

Alcona will make the Beason of 188R, Fridays and Saturdays of
each week, at McGraw'a Stables, Napa City, balance of time at Yineland
Stables (one mile south of St. Helena).

For further information send for circular to
10mr iki;i». XV. X.OEBEK, Owner, St. Helena.

SONOMA COUNTY

STOCK BREEDERS'

Association.

D

The Fast-Trotting Stallior,

ANTEEO.

Record fc:16 1-4. Standard, No. 3868.

ARK BAY HORSE, NEAR HIND FOOT WHITE; FOALED

May 6,1879; bred by Joseph Cairn Simpson. Oakland, California.

BY ELECTIONEER.

First dam. Columbine, by A. W. Richmond.

Second dam, Columbia, by imp. Bonnie Scotland

Third dam, Young Fashion, by imp. Monarch.

Fourtb dam. Fashion, by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam, Bonnets o' Blue, ny Sir Charles.

Sixth dam, Reality, by Sir Archy.

Seventh dam, by imp. Medley.

Eighth dam, by imp Centlnel.

Ninth dim, by Mark Anthony,

Tenth dam, by imp. Janus

Eleventh dam, by imp. Monkey.

Twelfth dam, by imp. Silvereye.

Thirteenth dam, by Spanker. See Bruce'n American Stud Book,
Vol. 1, p. 307, and Vol. 3, p. 79.

Will make the coming season, from February lBt to June 1, 1888, at
lanta Rosa.

TERMS.

$150 for the season. Mares not proving with foal may be returned
next season, free of charge, provided Anteeo remains the property of
this Association.

Anteeo ranks as one of the greatest trotting stallions of the United
States, well worthy of the family to which he belongs. His breeding 1b
of the choicest, and in point of form he is aB nearly the model of a
trotter as any horse living. He has earned arecord of 2:18"^ during
tbe year 1865, being the fastest time ever made by any horse bred on
thiB Coast. For farther particulars address,
Ui I. DE TURK, Santa Bona, Cal.

The StaEdaid Ered Trotting Stallicn

MT. VERNON,

Record 2:91.

WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1888 AT STOCK rON, TO CLOSE
JDNE 15th.

Description.
Foaled in 1381, dark bay, black points.no white. His perform-
ances in 1 87 ought to be too well known to receive an extended notice
here. On AuguBt 18th, at San Jose, where he made bis record of •! :21 ,
he could have trotted in 2:18 or 2:19 had be been allowed to do so. He
trotted the middle half in 1:07 J. the three-fourths in 1 :42J, and finished
the mile in a jog in 2:21. At tbe Bay District Track, Golden Gate Fair,
after being turned lonse on the night before by unknown parties and
running in tbe streets for aix hours before he was returned to the
track; tbe same afternoon he trotted and won one of the hardes'-con-
tested and fastest five-beat races of the season, Tempest beating him
less than a neck the first heat in 2:214, Luella winning tbe fourth
from bim by less than a length in 2:21$. Mt. Vi ruou winning the fifth
heat and race In a jog. I exhibited two two-year-olds, two yearlings,
one suckling at the State Fair, lt87, was awarded two first and three
second premiums, one of the yearlings weighing 950 lbs. At sixteen
months old six of his coltB were shown at the Stockton Fair, getting
four first and two second premiums.

Pedigree.
Sired by the Great Nutwood, dam by Chieftain.

Terms,
Sixty dollars for the season. Mares not proving with foal can be
returned next season free, providing I still own the horse. MareB cared
for in any manner owners may desire. Pasturage, S3 per month
Every care exercised, but no liabilities for escapes or accidents. For
further information apply or address

J. A. McCLO-rn, Proprietor.
life 145 Park St. Stockton. * al

ANTBVOLO.

lour- Year-Old, Record 2:19 1-2. Standard, No. 7848*

THIS CELEBRATED TROTHNG STALLION WILL MAKE THE
ensuing Beason from February 1st to June 1st, 1888.
Terms.

One hundred dollars the Beason for mares served before May 1st, and
one hundred and fifty dollars the season after that date, and in thooe
cases tbe season to run to July 1st »nd no longer. The object of
this Is to shorten the time in the stud so as to give a better opportun-
ity for training before the Fall Circuit commences. Last year it was
nearly the first of August before be was through, and consequently
he coulJ not be got into condition in time even for the State Fair.
In this connection it will be well to state that there is no deviation
from the price, and emphatically no free list. The terms are cer-
tainly low for a horse of the class of Antevolo and there were several
applications where the applicants expected an Increase of price.
Form and Color.

It is rare to find a horse of such high form, and I am not alone in
considering bim as being as nearly as perfect a type of equine form as
was ever seen in a trotting-bred stallion. He is sixteen hands and
half an inch in height, 69 Inches from point of shoulder to point of
buttock, and weighs, in ordinary condition, over 1,100 pounds. He is
very muscular, limbs as good as the most critical could desire, and as
highly finished as a great majority of thoroughbreds. In color he la a
rich seal brown, with lighter shading in flanks and muzzle, black legs,
mane and tail, small star In forehead and off bind pattern white.
Perfo rm ances .

He has been eminently of the improving kind. As a yearling be
trotted in 3:02; two-year-old in 2:41; three years old 2:292; four years
old 2:19i. the fastest record for a stallion of that age, and in hia five-
year-old form he trotted in from 2:16i to 2: 17 m all of the four heatB
of the big trot which Harry Wilkes won. As he only made one break
in that race, notwithstanding the great speed of the contestants, he
must be credited as remarkably" "steady," almost phenomenally so for a
horse of bis age. Had it "ot been for an accident which temporarily
disabled him, it can be stated with confidence that be would have
trotted in 2:15 or better while he still ranked as a five-year-old. Hia
endurance was such that the intention was to start him against the
two-mile record, confident of lowering it, and also quite sanguine of
him trotting in 4:40.

Progeny.

From a few mares served in 1885, his first season In the stud, six
foals were dropped, two of which were billed. Their owners were so
well pleased that large offerB have been refused. OnB owned by C. R.
Lewis of Oakland, is only a short distance from my stables, and which
can be seen with a few minutes' loss of time; and D. T. Sexton of San
Franciaco hai another. Every man who had an Antevolo bred to him
again. As he served 65 mares last season, and, as nearly as can bb
told at present a large proportion of them in foal, there will le a
good chance to judge of hia procreative qualitiea. Next to a horse's
own colts tbe best proof is that of near relations. His "full brother,*'
Anteeo. baa already gained the reputation of being one of the beat
breeders, and for uniform excellence in his progeny cannot be Bur-
passed.

Pedis ret.

The mOBt exacting critic, if moderately intelligent, cannot find fault
with hia blood lines. Hia sire Electioneer is, beyond question, the
greatest trotting sire of any age when all things are considered. Hid
dam Columbine is the only mare which has two entire sons which
have beaten 2: 20, 2: 16i by a six-year-old, 2:19J by a four-year-old. Ante-
volo stands in tbe same relation to tbe thoroughbred as Maud S., Jay-
Eye-See, Nutwood and many others of first celebrity. In Stud Book
form the pedigree is as follows:

Antevolo, brown colj, foaled May 12, 1881, bied by Jos. Calm
Simpson, Oakland, California, by Electioneer.

First dam Columbine by A. W Richmond

Second dam Columbia by imp. Bonnie Scotland.

Third dam Young Fashion by imp Monarch.

Fourth dam Fashion by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam Bonnets o" Blue by Sir Charles.

Sixth dam Reality by Sir Archy.

Seventh dam by imp. Medley.

Eighth dam by Imp. Centlnel.

Ninth dam by Mark Anthony.

Tenth dam by imp. Janus.

Eleventh dam by imp Monkey,

Twelfth dam by imp. Silvereye.

Thirteenth dam by Spanker.
1 place Antevolo again before the publio with the feeling that fur-
ther recommendations are justified. Owing to a alight lameness in the
left hind ankle he could not be put to work until so late In the Beason
as to preclude the hope of getting bim in proper condition. He did
not leave tbe stud until the middle of August, and Bhort brnBhea was
all that could be given thereafter. He did not fully recover from the
lameness until November, and then I was laid up until the 1st of
December. I drove bim through the stretch in 82 seconds, and on one
occasion Matt Storn timed him a furlong in 16 seconds. This increase
of speed over what he bad shown the previous year warranted the
belief that he would trot very fast. In tbe race with Harry Wilkes,
Guy "Wilkes. Arab and Charley Hilton, November 27th, 1880, on the Bay
District Course, he was separately timed in 2:1GJ, 2:J6J, 2:17, 2:16j,
although he bad to trot outside of two horses for the whole distance.
In that race be beat Arab and Charlie Hilton, and demonstrated capac-
ity to trot In 2:15 under more favorable circumstances. Prior to that
race his fastest quarter w»b 323 seconds, and his fastest furlong 16 sec-
onds Hia colts, bo far as looks go. will rank with tbe beat. There are
only four of his get which were foaled In 1886 (these are his oldeBL)
Three have been broken and show a oronilsing gait. There are a num-
ber of foals of 1887,and of thes* enough in my vicinity to Batlsfy visit-
ors of the character of hia stock. William Balllngal has a colt foaled
on the 1st of April, 1887, wblcu, in October, was driven by the Bide of
his dam a furlong in 27 seconds. As his "full brother" Anteeo has
demonstrated bis ability to beget Bpeed, It ia a justifiable inference
that Antevolo will alao do bo.

The terms are certainly bo reasonable that owners of good mares
can afford to avail themselves of bis services.

Pasture at $5 per month on the Oakland Trotting Park, Mr. Levena
having resolved to paature the field inelde the track this season. It
cannot be excelled, the herbage being alfillerilla, wild oats, and burr
clover, a living stream of clear water running across the field and
being enclosed by an inner fence, the gates of the outer shut at
night; the animals are as Rafe within the enclosure as it Is possible
to have them in afield. In fourteen years which I have known it,
there has not been an injury to mare or colt.

JOS. CAIRN SlftlPSON.
Address Jos. Cairn Simpson, Breeder and Spobt*man, San
Francisco, or 211] Adeline Street, near 32d Street, Oakland. 1 be latter
address where the horse la kept.

ELECTIONEER STALLION

FALLIS,

No. 4 981. Record 2:*28 t ■».

TT7ILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1888 AT THE STABLE OF
VV tne node raided, No. 6i4 Sixteenth Street, Sacramento. Cal.

Description.

FALLIS is a dark bay, with hind ankles white, foaled 1878, bred by
T.eland Stanford, Palo Alto, Cal. He is 16^ handB high, and weighs, in
ordinary flesh, about l, ZOO pounds; long-bodied and of immense nmscul.tr
power, pure gaited, and a level-headed trotter. He requires neither
boots nor weights, and has Bhowu a 2:16 gait with ease. Few. If any,
sons of Electioneer are better bred or have a better right to sire trotteis
than Fallib. While he has never had the opportunity of being stinted to
only a few well-bred mares, still be can show a fine lot of colts, some of
which are showing fast. The fact cannot be denied that the Electioneer
bio id is the best trotting blood in the world. If, then, the science of
breeding the trotter is progressive. Borne well-bred son will. In the
course of time, prove to be a more potent b1 re than Electioneer himself

Pedigree.

By Electioneer, he by Rvsdyk's Hambletonian; Electioneer's dam
Green Mountain Maid (dam of El. line, 2 -2u; PruBpero, -£:20; Dame Trot,
2:22; ManBfleld, 2:26; st-irm, 2:16X; Antonia, 2:28^, and Maranda, 2:31)
by Harry Clay (2:29); first dam Felicia by MeBaen>iei Duroc (the sire of
16 with records of 2:3l)and under, and the aire of the dam of JSorlaine,
the fasteBt yearling in the world, 2:3i>g); second dam Lady Faille (dam
of Khmer, 2:27&; Pickering, i:.10; lago, 2:33>i; Socrates, 4 years, 2:SiW I
Gretcifii.dain of Clingstone, 2:11, and Norwood, the aire of Tommy
Norwood, 2;2t>)4) by Seely's American Star; third dam Beck mare (dam
of Anna H.. 2:34>i,and Relief, the dam of Walnut, 2:laK) by Long
Island Black Hawk, etc .

Per (or in ames.

He trotted very fast as a two-year-old, and undoubtedly would have
made a very fast record at that age had he not had the misfortune of
cutting one of hiB tendons, which bo lamed him that he was not worked
any further until theseaBOnof 1888, when he gained arecord of 2:28)6,
with scarcely any preparation, after making a Urge season in the stutl ;
although this Is no measure of his Bpeed, as later in the season he showed
his ability to trot a mile better thau 2:10. The demand forbia Bervices
last Benson was so great, that he did not get through until too la' e to be
conditioned for a race, although it was his owner's intention to have
given him a fast record. When two years old Gov. Stanford refused an
offer of *6,OQ0 for him, but valued him at ;10,0 10. The fastest yearling
in the world(Norlaine,2:;!l>4) was sired by Norval(a son of Electioneer)
which is very conclusive evidence that the sons of Electioneer, like
their sire, are going to be producers of great suee-i. Norlalne's dam waB
sired by Messenger Duroc, the sire of tbe dam of Fallis. E ectioneer
now haB 26 with records of 2:30 and under, aud 10 with records of .'.'.'01,
and under, the latter being the most of any stallion in *he world ;
Eight of hie get entered the charmed circle lastseason, anil three others
only one-fourth, one-half and three-fourths of a second behind.

Terms: Will stand at $60 for the season, or 375 to insure a mare in
foal, both payable on or before tbe close of the season, which will
begin Februiry 1st and close July 1, 188?. Money will be refunded on
insured mareB, as soon as the fact becomes known that they are not in
foal. Marea from a distance will he taken fro in the cars and boats and
carefully haudted, but no responsibility assumed for accident or escapes .
Good pasturage furnished at $4 per month.

DON MARVIN,

Standard.

Will also make the season of 1888 in the same stable with Faille, la a
beautiful seal brown, foaled 18»4, bred by Leland Stanford, Palo Alto,
Cal. He Is sixteen hands high, and weighs 1,160 lbe. In color, form, die
position and gait he very closely resembles Antevolo (2:19)j at 4 years)
and, as may be seeu by his pedigree, is bred very much like him. being
about three-quarters Hambletonian and one-q'iarter lhoroughbreri.
Tue second dams of the fastest mare Maud S. (2:0H3O and fastest geld-
ing in the world. Jay-Eye-See (2:10) wern both strictly thoroughbred
mares. On account of a very severe attack of distemper he wae worked
very little the past, vear, but improved enough to show a 2:20 gait. He
received Br Bt premium at the California State Fair, 1887, for the best
three-year-old roadster stallion.

Was sired by Faults (Zvi&a) by Electioneer (slie of twenty-Bii with
records of 2;o0 and under, and ten with records o( 2:20X and under); firs*
dam Cora by Don Victor, by Belmont; Becond dam Clarabel (dam of
Clifton Bell, four years old,2:2ls, and graudam of Rexford, three years
old, 2:24) by Abialiah Star; third dam Fairy by Rysdyk'B Hambletonian;
fourth dam Emma Mills by American Star, etc.

Terms : Limited U> twenty-five marea at ?10 for the season beginning
February 1st and closing June 1st, 1888. For circulars or further par-
ticulars address
28ja F. P. LOWELL, Sacramento, Cal.

THE CELEBRATED TROTTING STALLION

MBNLO

WILL MAKE THE PRESENT SEASON AT THE FAIR
Grounds, San Jose. Season commencing February 1st and ending
June 24th.

MENLO is seven years old, a beautiful bay with black points, 15^
hands high. He is a horse of beautiful symmetry and magnificent
action.

Pedigree.

MENLO was got by Nutwood, first dam by imp. Hercules; second
dam by Owen Dale, etc.

Imp. Hercules by Kingston, (son of Venison), dam daughter of
ToBcar by Bay Middieton (Bon of Sultan).

Owen Dale by Williamson's Belmont, dam Maria Downing bv Amer-
ican Eclipse (eon of Duroc and Miller's Damsel, by imp. Messenger);
second dam Brownlock by Tiger; third dam by imp. Speculator; fourth
dam by imp. Dare Devil, etc

Nutwood by Alexander's Belmont. First dam Miss Russell by Pilot
Jr.; second dam Sallie Russell by Boston; third dam Maria Russell by
Thornton's Rattler; fourth dam Miss Shepherd by Stockholiler; fifth
dam Miranda by Topgallant, etc.

Alexander's Belmont bv Alexander's Abdallab. First dam by Mam-
brino Chief (son of Mambrino Paymaster by Mambrino) by imp. Mes-
senger; second dam by Brown's Bellfounder.

Brown'B Bellfounder by imp. Bellfounder. First dam Lady Allport
by Mambrino by Imp. Messenger; Becond dam by Tippoo Saib by imp.
Messenger; third dam by Imp. MesB»*nger.

MENLO made his appearance in the Circuit in 1886, and won eight
races out of nine starts, and easily won the third heat in his last race at
San Jose, In 2:21)£.

Termb: *75 the season, due at time of Berviee. Mares not proving
with fo»l may be returned the next Beason free of charge, provided I
still own the horBe.

Marea cared for in any manner owners may desire; pasturage $a per
month. Every care exercised, but no liability for escapes or accidents.

For further particulars apply to or address :
2Bjatd WM. DWVER, San Jose.

The Highly Bred Trotting Stallion.

YOUNG SANTA 'CLAUS

Will make tbe Reason of 1888 at tlie Whipple Stock
Farm, near San Mateo, San Mateo County, California.

Terms for the Season, $40.
Pedigree.

Young Santa C1aus.bc foaled April, 1881, by Santa Claus, record 2:17^

First dam by Governor Booth, by George M. Patchen.

Second dam Demirep, by Youug Melbourne.

Third dam Methilde. by Imp. Scythian.

Fourth dam Peggy, by Boston. -».

Fifth dam Too-Soon, by Sir Leslie.

Sixth dam Little Peggy, by Gallatin.

Seventh dam Trumpeter, by HepheBtlon.

Eighth dam Peggv, by imp. Bedford.

Nluth dam imp. Peggy, by Trumpeter.

Peggy was imported by Col. John Taylor of Virginia, and the com-
piler of the Stud Book, Colonel s. D. Bruce, adds a note: "Many of the
best racers in America trace to this mare."

There is an excellent combination of trotting strains in young Santa
Claus. HIb aire combines Hambletonian and Mambrino Chief; his dam
Geo. M Patchen and thoroughbred. Santa Clans had two strains of
Mambrino Chief. Young Santa Claus inherits the blood of the three
great trotting families: Hambletonian, Mambrino Chief and Clay. The
ire of Nanta Claus, Strathmore, has eighteen sons and daughters which
have trotted in Zi'aQ or better, two which have beaten 2:20, Santa Claus
won sixteen races defeating many of the very best horses of the day,
among them Nutwood, Klaine, Pi-dmont, Wedge wood, Voltaire, Hau-
ul«, Black Cloud. Jerome Eddv, Bdwln I'bortie, Fanny Witherspoou and
others of celebrity He was sold for $25,000.

YoungSianta Claus Is a very hindaume shade of bay, with black
points, 16^ hands in height, of good form, fine etvle and action.

Due care will be taken to prevent accidents, but no llabibty. Pasture
$-1.00 per month. For further particulars address

31d«

K YKON O'URADY.

San Slateo, Cal.

1888

%lxt griefcr atttX j&pirtsttum.

14'

The Department of Agriculture at "Washing-
ton, in its report on the stock of the country,
estimates the number of horses in Kentucky
at 390,0 0, valned at over 528,000,000. The
average valoation in Kentncky is over $72per
head, against nn average of S 107 per head in
Massachusetts. The report also says that in
nearly all parts of Kentucky farmers are devot-
ing more attention than ever before to the
improvement of the quality of their live stock
of all kinds, bnt particularly the horse. The
great Loom in blooded stock which has been
rising and culminating in central Kpntucky
during the past decade is now rapidy extending
to all other parts of the State, even to the

mountains.

-*.

Match races hetween the pacers Aryle,
2:24$, and Gossip Jr., 2:14, and the trotters
Favonia, 2:19, aDd Rosalind WilkeB, 2:18£, are
likely to be arranged.

During the pa=t two weeks seven hundred
and twenty-seven head of hnrses were sold in
Lexington for the sum of $276,100, an average
of $379.

Percherons.

Isaac Murphy has a handsome residence at
Lexington, so close to the race-track that, says
the correspondent of the Commercial Gazette.
that part of the land may be purchase! by the
management of the track in order to widen
the course at the rive-furlong post.

Nearly 900 trotters have made records of
better than 2:25. Seventy-six have just
eaualed that time.

Belle Meade will offer fifty-four yearlings
this spring. They are said to be a good lot.

For Bale, twelve heart of thorongbred Percreron
stallions and mares. Four are imported from France.
These horses are registered in the Percberon Stud
Book of America, and are believed to be the best lot
of animals for Bale in California. Address

e. J. -rrnsER,

26i'e?mo Holllster, Man Benito Co.

Ontare Ranch Sale

-AT—

BaY DISTRICT TRACK,

Tuesday, March 20, '88.

By permission of MB. C. F. SWAN, manager, will
be offered, the

Standard Trotting Stallion

Wilkes Pasha 2618.

The Most Fashionable Combination of Blood
Available.

Dark bay. 16J bands, with white hind feet, foaled in
1883, bred by K. P. Pepper, of Frankfort, Kentucky.

A magnificent horse, thoroughly quiet, sound, and
a sure gettt-r.

Sirrd by Onward 1411. Record 9:35 1-4.
Trial, 2:13.

He 1 j George'WIlkes, 2:22, aire of fifty-four horsss
in 2::t lit t, ten of them with recordB below 2:20.

First dam Fisher by American Clay 34, (sire of
Granville, 2:26; Maggie Briggs, 2:27; Ella Clay, 2:27$;
and the dams of Executor, 2:24}; Ranchero, 2:24);
Juiige B.iwes,2:24|; Ambassador, i:25; and four others
\vi:M),

Urandam by Wilson's Snow-Storm (Blre of Jim
Irving, 2:23).

Gre^t graudam by Paddy Burns (thoroughbred).
Onward, the sire of Wilkes Pa&ba, is at the bead
of Col. Ft. P- Pepper's great breeding establish men t
at Frankfort, Ky., and is considered the beet of the
■rent sons of the great George, Wilkes
' Also standard bred filly *X*RA E.. three years
by Kufua o. riJKt, dam Taps by Duke of Brunswick,
eon of Bysdyk's Hambletonian.

tor further particulars apply to

KILLIP & CO.

10mr ** Montgomery St., S. F.

KILLIP & CO.,

Live Slock and General Auctioneers, Tfi Montgomery Street, S. F.

GRAND AUCTION SALE

STANDARD-BRED

Trotting Stallions and Brood-Mares ,

Being the Entire Stud of FRANCIS T. UNDEKHILL, Esq.,

ONTARE RANCH, Santa Barbara County.,

AT II A. M„ OS

TUESDAY MARCH 20, 1888

AT

BAY DISTRICT TRACK, San Francisco.

On account of sale of the above-mentioned Eancb, Mr. Underbill has determined to dispose oi all bis
Stallions and Brood-maiea. They are of the cholceat and most fashionable strains, comprising Rysdyk's
Hambletonic*n, American Star, Volunteer, Clay, Mambrlno Chief, Pilot Jr., Alexander, Belmont, Gold Dust,
and other famous Trotting blood, combined with judicious thoroughbred strains. Horses will be at Bay
District Track March 13th.

S5T Catalogues are being prepared, and may be bad upon application to

mr3 KILLIP & CO , 22 Montgomery Street.

First Annual Bench Show of Dogs

-OF THE

PACIFIC KENNEL CLUB,

For Sale.

Lady Del Sur.

Staudard anil Registered.

I offer the above mare and. her ho^se foal, dropped
February mth. by Antevolo.'forsale. l*riee t**r llie
two $1 ,500.

LADY DEL SUR. chestnut mare, bred by L. J. Hose,
San Gabiiel, Cal., by Del Sur, foaled 1881.

Fiist dam Cecilia Clark by Clark Chief; second
dam by Captain Beaid; third dam by Imported En-
voy; fourth dam by imported Tranby; fifth dam Lu-
cilla byTrumpetor; sixth dam Lucy by Orphan, etc.

Her foal is bay, of good size and high form.

For furl her information address me, or Jos.
(aim Simpson, 2111 Adeline Street, Oakland.
II. <. WRItiHT,

JOmr Ho plan d, Mendocino Co., Cal.

GRAND

LELA S.,

THE PACER,

FOR SALE.

Beeord 2:?13 as a trotter. Can pace in 3:20 easy. Hu
no record as a pacer.
For particulars address

W. O. HATCH, 141 S will Street,
10mr Ii«s Angelei, Cal.

MECHANICS' PAVILION, SAN FRANCISCO,

April 4th, 5th 6th, and Hh, 1888.

' Fourteen Hundred Dollars in cash prizes, beBide many valuable specials. Entry fee $3.00 In

.»ch i-lase ODen'toall Dors sent by express to the snow returned to owners free of charee. Dogs
accompanied by owners carried to and from the show free by all railroads. For entry blanks, premium
lists, etc., address

Entiles close March 27th.

J. F- CARROLL, Superintendent.

10mr4 6*4 .MARKET STREET, S. F., Cal.

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Single numbers twemr-flve cents.

140 Nassau Street, New York.

Auction Bale

or

FIRST-CLASS

Short-Horn

GaUl

-AT 1 P. 31 ., AT-

Agricultural Park,

«ACRAMESiTO,

Wednesday, March 28th.

By direction of Mr. Joseph Combs, of Combs &
Wilkerson, Bankers, Linueus, Slissonri, we will offer,
on the above date, his entire herd of Pure-bred
Itiiriiiim Cattle, consisting of 50 bead Bulls,
Cows and Hellers of the following well-known
families: Young Marys, Belin«s, Venules and
Adelfdes

These cattle have been bred by Mr. Combs, and
for quality and individual merit have no superior.
Their progenitors were carefully selected from the
very best herds in Kentucky and Missouri. Mr.
Combs will be prepared to give full guarantee as to
soundness and freedom from disease, and certified
pedigrees will be furnished with each animal, show
ing its breeding.

Catalogues will be ready March 20th. Tenns at
sale.

KILLIP & CO.

csfe Auctioneers.

SUBSCRIBE FOB THE

Breeder and Sportsman.

FOR SALE.

M'lls, four years old, by Nephew, 15.1 hands bigb,
bay with black points. First dam Bell McClellan.
2:J2, by General McClellan. Second dam by Belslaz-
zar. Third dam by Cbieftan. Eourth dam said to
be thoroughbred.

jH'IIs has been driven 33 times and is very speedy.

Has a filly now ten months old by Anteros, which
is fine and large and very fast to halier, which
shows M'lis to be a grand brood-mare; Bhe 1b kind
and gentle.

My only reason f ~>t Belling is because I have not
the time to develop her speed, and cannot continue
breeding.

Price $600. which is one-third her value. Ad-
dress,

W. A. PARKHVBST.

Keal Estate Agent.
RoomS, Knox Block.
llfeS Kan Jose, < al

Pleasanton Stock Farm Co.'s Stallions,

Director.

Little Black Jug.

Richmond.

Will stand for a limited number of marea at Pleasanton,

Alameda Co., Cal. Season commencing Feb. 15th, and closing July 1st, 1888.

DIRECTOR.

Director was Blred by Dictator (fall brother to Dexter) alBO sire of
I C, Phall»B, and many other faBt trotters. Dictator stands at
{hB head of all stallions as getting extreme speed and great racing quail-
tleB in his coltB, as the average record of J . I. C, Phallas and Director
is 2-13K being nearly two seconds faster than the best three of any
other stallion" get, which means beating them at least SO feet in a
mXe and as extern" speed combined with staying qualities are the
onlvreal valuable qualifications at this time in trotting horses it will
cert Jnly be of advantage to the breeders of California to get some
Director colts.

0.wKlK^MS^b^rKll&?SSJ^™!4-S^M
SoVSothVe^

ther trotting stallion ever won before or since ^,eaHngno^«, bnt
'bey met, Phallas, Maxy Cobb, Santa uiaun, nio>.&
Wilson, Fanny Witherspoon, a;

will be. and w« invite breeders to come

and see bis colts trot, although

his oldest coits are not yet three years old; we can show quarters in 35
Scondf Director's present record is 2:17, made in a race with a large
flnMnf hnniM when be was obliged to trot on the extreme outside of
the track In f IvI believe to can trot In 2:12 and expect to give him that
reoM4? 101883 Doctor vfon over T18,0CO to purses, more than any

ion ever won uciuic u. n."-~, — --,--- DniJ„i.
very time they met, Phallas, Maxy Cobb, Santa Clans, Black „-- . .
clmmie G„ Wilson, Fanny Witherspoorj and pother fast one.
HlB record Bhows that he has Btarted in 25 races .has won »JKi- ;
the total amount of hia winnings in stakes and purses being t*,,u,», o

he has started •"» "f ™„*S ES^lnro'™
.... winnings in stakes and pur

a little over $1,000 tor every time he started Ina race,
will gladly pay $300 next year.

LITTLE BLACK JUG.

LITTLE BUCK JUG was sired by .Director. dam the dam of Lit-
tle Brown Jug. record three heats in 2:11. and Brown Hal re cora
rial in 2:08, This cult J three years old, has , nc > record, out . c
fast, is improving rapidly, and ».. stirely P'oduc. last, *.*° „„ dam's
as he has more near extreme fast relatives on both theslrL s »n« o
side than any colt in the world, having J. I.C., Pn

%BnScoTwuinbea'uoew1d««rTrwnUO)»«e..t.»forI«he.ea.on

RICHMOND.

Richmond is bv A. W. Richmond, first dam by Snltan, second dam
by Crichton. Thla "is a grand young trotter and we expect him to equal
nib hall-brother Arrow, as hlB breeding is nearly the same, and with sir
week's work he showed quarters in 35 seconds; his development of
speed was so phenomenal It is thought that he will beat all of bis slre'i

This horse will stand for 20 mares at f50 for the season.

We think the service fees for these different stallions within the
reach of all wanting to breed good stock, and much ltss than the fees
for any stallions ever offered lor public service, taking speed, endur-
ance, breeding and racmg qualities Into consideration. We have abun-
dance of feed and there will be no charges for pasture, unless mares
remain more than a reasonable time — to insure the"' being in foal.
Mares not proving in foal can be returned next season free of charge,
providing mares d" not change ownership, and stallions are alive. In
case either stallion should be sola the parties breeding can breed to
some other horee equally as good, or they will have their money
refunded. All service feeB due at time ot service, ana must be paid
cash or a good approved note given, payable August 1, 1688.

IKe W-

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MarlO

1888.

1888.

Los Angeles.

. ^

THIRD

ANNUAL SPRING MEETING

—Of THE—

Los Angeles Turf Club.

FIVE DAYS RACING!

. AT

Agricultural Park

April 10th to 14th Inclusive.

Entries Close March t 5t1i, Midnight.

First Do y— April 10th.

1. — Running — Nadeau House Stake, for two-year-
olds. Closed December, 18B6, with 22 entries. Three-
quarter mile.

2. — Kunning— Mile dash, aU ageE; $2-5 entrance, half
forfeit; ?ioi addert; $50 to second.

3.— Trotting— 2:27 class. Purse, 9400,

Second Day— April lltb.

4.— Running— One-half mile and repeat. All ages.;
$25 entrance, half forfeit; $HjO added; $>a tosecond.

5.— Running— Park Handicap. Free for all; one
and one-qutirtcr miles. $2-5 entrance; $15 declaration;
$2*1 added; $50 to second; weights announced March
24 th.

6. Trotting— Three-year-old stake; closed De-
cember, 18s6; II entries.

Third Day— April lVili.

7.— Running— For two-year-olds ; winner of Nadean
Hous" Stakes carries 7 lbs. penalty; $2j entrance,
half forfeit; $75 added; $3J to second. Five-eighths
mile dash.

8.— Trotting— 2:35 class. Purse $300.

9.— Trotting Stake— Two-year-ulds; mile and re-
peat; closed December, 1386. with 9 entries.

Fourth Day— April 13th.

10.— Running — Los Angeles Derby. Stake closed
December, 1886, with 9 entries. One and one-half
miles,

11.— Running— Three quarters and repeat; all ages;
$25 entrance; half forfeit; $125 added; $50 to second.

12.— TacTTCSG— 2:25 class. Purse 840J.

13.— Trotting— For horses owned on or before
January 15th. owners to drive, that have never Btarted
in a race. Mile heats two in three. Purse, $10u.

14.— Pacing— Three minute class. Purse, $100. Lela
S. barre .

15.— Running— Thirty- mile challenge, long distance
race; six horses to each rider; change each mile. $50
entrance; $A5u added, of which second receives $100;
3 or more to enter and 3 to Btart.

CONDITIONS.

P. C. R. H. A. Rules to govern running. Weights of
1887. American Association Rules to govern trotting
and pacing. 10 per cent, entrance to purses to accom-
any nominations; five to enter, three to start. If less
lumber enter pr -portionate amount of purse de-
ducted. AU pacing and trotting to be best 3 in five,
unleBs otherwise stated. Money divided 60 per cent.,
3u per cent., and 10 per cent. No added money for
walk-over ; running or trotting or pacing. The animal

STAKES FOR SPRI3iG MEETING. IK89.

1.— Running— Nadeau House Stakes, for two-year-
olds, foals of 1887; $50 entrance; $10 to accompany
nomination ; $15 January I , lb£9, $25 day of race, $20)
added. Five-eighths miles. To be run first day of
meeting.

2.— Running— Los Angeles Derby Stake, for three-
year-olds, »oals of 1886. Same terms as No. 1, $S00
added. To be run fourth day of meeting. One and
one- ha If miles.

3.— Trotting Stake— For two-year-olds, foals of
1887. Sitne terms as No. l, 1200 added. MUeandre-
peat. Second day of meeting.

4.— Trotting st«kes — For three-year-olds, or
under Same terms as No. 1, S'JOO added. Third day ot
meeting.

Same conditions as above, except that stakes and
added mouey will be competed and divided 60,30 and
10 per cenu Failure to make subsequent payments
forfeits money already paid.

All entries close with E. A. DECAMP, Secre-
ary, March 15, 1888, Midnight.

N. a.coyarki'BIAS, President.

At the same time the

SIXTH DISTRICT

AGRICULTUEAL ASSOCIATION

Offer the following Trotting Stakes for

Fall Meeting Aug. 6 to 11, '88.

1.— Three-year-old Stake, or under, $50 entrance;
$10 to accompany nomination; $15 June tBt, and
balance, $25, July 31. 1888; $2-50 added. Mile heats;
three in five.

2.— Four- Year-Old Stake, or under. Same terms as
No. 1.

CONDITIONS.

American Trotting Association Rules to govern.
Five or ii.ore to enter; tnree to start.

StakeB to b" divided: seven tenths to first, two-
enths to second, 0"e-tenth to third horse,

■\ddetl money divided 50, 25, 15 and 10 per cent.; If
three only start fourth money reverts to society; if
two only start, third and fourth money reverts to so-
ciety.

No added money for a walk-over; a horse making it
only entitled to entrances actually paid in. A failure
to make subsequent payments forfeits all money
paid .

For entry blank and information see or write

Kox -sio e. A. De»'AMP, Secretary.

Entries close March 16th, midnight.

llfeb .1. W. ROBINSON. President.

KH3EH

Business College, 24 Post St.

San Francisco.

The most popular school on the Coast
P. HEALD President. O. 8. HALEY, fW'y.
•WSend for Circ alar Oct d

DIXON
Driving Park

ASSOCIATION.

TROTTING COLT STAKES,

FREE FOR ALL!

TO BE TROTTFB AT THE PARK,

IN THE

LAST WEEK IN AUGUST,

1888!

The DixonDriving Park Association has opened the
following Colt Stakes for trotters and pacers.

No. 1.— ForfoalB of 1887. Half-mileheats. Entrance
$25, of which $10 must accompany nomination; $10
must be paid June 1st, 1SS8, and $5 the day before the
race. $10 added for each Btart^-r.

No. 2.— For two-year-olds and under. Entrance $10,
of which $10 must accomnany nomination; $15 to he
paid June 1st, 1888, and $15 to be paiu by 6 p. m. on the
day preceding the race; $15 added for each starter. One
mile and repeat.

No. 3.— For three-year-olds and under. Entrance $50,
of which $15 must accompany nomination; $25 to be
paid June 1st, 1«88 and $10 to be paid by 12 o'clock si.
on the day of the race. $20 added for each starer.
Mile heats, best 3 in 5.

No. A .—For three-year-old pacers. Conditions same
as for three-year-old trotters.

In all stakes failure to make paymenis as they
become due forfeits entry and money paid in. Five to
enter, three or more to start. Money in each stake
to be divided as follows: 60 per cent, to winning coir.
30 per cent, to second, 10 per cent, to third. No added
money for a walk-over. If but twe start they may trot
for forfeit, divided at the rate of 65 per cent, to the
winner and 35 per cent, tosecond. In all otheT re-
spects the National Trotting Association rules to
govern.

Entries close wilb the Society May 1st, 1888,

J. W. McFAD \ EN, President.

J. R.RO»HFORD, Secretary. fe25

S.B.WHITEHEAD&C0,

LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL
AUCTIONEERS.

ABE PREPARED TO CONDUCT SALES OF

Thoroughbreds, Trotters

And every other description of live stock,
At any Point on the Pacific Coast.

Our Mr. S. B. Whitehead has for fifteen
years successfully managed all the principal
sales of high-class stock on this Coast.

REFERENCES

(By permission).
ARIEL LATHROP, ESQ., SETH COOK, ESQ.,
J. B. HAGGIN, ESQ., THEO. WINTERS, ESQ ,

R. P. ASHE, ESQ., WM. CORBITT, ESQ.,

and others.

S. B. WHITEHEAD & CO.
SO Lcldesdorff Street,
19martf San Francisco.

STATE

Agricutural
Society

Trotting Sweepstakes

FOR THE

STATE FAIR OF 1888.

TROTTING STAKE FOR TWO-
YEAR-OLDS.

550 entrance, of which S10 must accompany nomi-
nation; £15 payable July 1st, and tbe remaining $25
payable August 10th. 5300 added by the Socie.y.

TROTT1NU STAKE FOR THREE-YEAR-
OL»S OR UNDER,

S100 entrance, of which $25 must accompany uomi-.
nation; $25 payable July 1st, and remaining J60 pay-
able August 10th. $400 added by the Society.

TROTTING STAKE FOR FOUR - YEAR
OEOSOR UNDER.

(Conditions same as for three-year-olds).

In all tbe stakes failure to make payments as they
become due forfeits entry, ard all money paid in.
In the colt stakes five to enter, three or more to
start. Money divided as follows: To winning colt
all the stakes, and 5u per cent, of the added money;
second colt, 3^4 per cent. ; third colt, 16§ per
cent, of added money. Two-year-old stake, mile
heats; three and four-year-olds, three in five to
harness. No added money for a walk-over. If only
two start they mus' contest for the stakes paid In,
and divide two-thirds, and one-third. Otherwise, in
all stakes the National Rules to govern.

Entries in tbe above colt stakes to close with
Edwin F. Smith, Secretary, at office in Sacramento,
on Thursday, March 15, 1888. _

I.. U. SHIPPER. President.

4fetd EDWIN F. SMITH, Secretary

FOE SALE

ORION.

Chestnut stallion, foil brother to Overman,
2:19}, by Elmo, dam by McCracken's Black
Hawk.

Oriox is 7 years old, 16£ hands high, very
handsome and stylish, sound, well broken
and gentle. He has never been trained. Ap-
ply to

DR. B. L. MILLER.

feietf 355 Eleventh Street, S. F.

ESTABLISHED 1355.

Race Goods.

largest and Best Stock on tlie Coast

J. O'KANE,

767 Market St., S.P.

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER

HARNESS and SADDLERY.

AGENTS FOB

FEKXELX/S CXNTHIANA HoBSE BOOTS,

J. H. Fenton'b Chicago Specialties,

DB. DISON'S CoNDmON POWDEI1B,
HPJM GOMBAOLT'a CAOBTIO BALSAM

DUPONT'S

New Brand Sporting Powder.
"SUMMER SHOOTING"

SUPERB IN aUALITY,

Shoots Moist and Clean.

This powder has jiiBt been made specially by Du-
pont & Co. to suit the Pacific Coast Climate,

It shoots Moist, Is high grade, and of superior
excellence as to quality.

For sale by all dealers and by the Agent,

JOHN SKINKER,

758 Market Street S. F.
Price $7.00 per keff. Smaller packages in pro-
ortlon, oo ti

KILLIP & CO.,

' IVE STOCK AND GENERAL

AUCTIONEERS,
It Montgomery Street, San Francisco

SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO SALES OF

High-Bred Horses and Cattle,

At anction and private sale.

Will Sell in All Cities and Counties ol
the State.

REFERENCES.

Hon. C. Green, Hon. J. D. Carb,

Sacramento. Salinas.

J. P. Sargent, Ebc*., Hon. John Boaea
SargentB. Colusa.

Hon. L. J. Rose, Hon. A. Waibath,

Lob Angeles. Nevada.

J. B. Haggin, Esq., San Francisco
Represented at Sacramento by Edwin P. Smith,
Secretary State Agricultural Society.

At San Jose by Messrs. Montgomery £ Rea, Real
Estate Agents.

Being rue oldest established firm in the live-stock
business on this Coast, and having conducted the
important auction sales in this line for the past
fifteen vears, amounting to one-half a million of
dollars, we feel justified in claiming unequalled facili-
ties for disposing of live stock of every description
either at auction or private sale. Our list of corres-

fiondents embraces every breeder and dealer ofprom-
uence upon the Pacific Coast, thus enabling as to
give fall publicity to animals placed with us for sale.
Private purchases and sales of live stock of all
descriptions will he made on com mission , and stock
Bhipped with the utmost care. Purchases and Bales
made of land of every description. We are author-
ized to refer to the gentlemen whose names are
appended.

KILLIP A CO.. 22 Montgomery Street
ond

Notice.
C. BRUCE LOWE,

STOCK AND STATION AGENT,

Auctioneer,

Horse, Cattle,
Salesman.

and Property

Is prepared to accept orders from breeders In
America to select and forward stock from the Aus-
tralian Colonies: or will undertake to receive and
dispose of stock from America, or act aB Agent
for California QrtuB,

Reforences kindly permiiied to J. B. Haggin, Esq.,
and Major Rathbone of San Francisco.
C. BRUCE i.owi:

Wright, licit.. ii '.- Buildings,

Pitt Htreet, Sydney,
3de New Bohth Wales.

Montana

AND

Washington

Racing Circuit,
1888.

$45,000 In Stakes and Purses.

AIA STAK1 S <XOS£ APKIL 1ST.
AH Trolling inn-its Close July I4tta.
Write to any one of tbe Secretaries for pro-
grammes and farther particulars.
DATES.
Deer Lodge, Montana, July 18 to 21, James B. tfc-
Masters, Secretary.

Butte City, Montana, August 6 to 11, Lee Mantle,
Secretary.

Helena, Montana, August 20 to 25, FraDcis Pope,
Secretary.

Spokane Falls, Washington, September 3 to 8, John
A. Todd, Secretary.
Note. Salem, Oregon, dates September 17 to 22.
Walla Walla, Washington Ty., dates October 1 to 6
18fe

Santa Clara

VALLEY

Agricultural Society,

SAN JOSE, OAL.

Garden City Trot tine Make, for three-year-
olds or younger; SG0 entrance; 8lu must accompany
nomination; $25 on July 1st, and $26 on September
let; $250 added. Colts having a record of 2:30 or
better barred.

Veudome Trotting Stake, for two-year-olds
or younger; S50 entrance; $10 mu^t accompany nomi-
nation; £15 on July 1st, and £2* on September 1st;
£200 added. Colts having a yearling record of 2:40 or
better barred.

Santa Clara County Trotting Stake, for
Distriet two-year-olds witbout a yearling record.
S3u entrance; £10 must accompany nomination; 910
on July 1st, and SlU on September 1st; $160 added.
Parties must have owned these colts on or before
Feb. loth, 1888, to be eligible in this stake. Palo Alto
Stock Farm barred.

Conditions.

In all tbe above stakes failure to mak<? payment
when due forfeits all previous payments. Stakt
and added money divided 50 percent,, 26 per cent.
I"' per ceut. and lu per cent.

Three-year-old stakes three in five, two-year-old
slakes mile heats.

Five or more entries required to fill, three or more
to start. If only two colts start they must contest for
the entrance money only, divided 663 and 33$. A colt
making a walk-over gets the entire stake, but no
added money.

Entries to the above stakes will close with the
Secretary April 1st, 1888.

E. TOPHAH, President.

G. H. BRAGG, Secretary 3mr

FOR SALE!

Harebell, dark chestnut mare, no marks, 5
years old, sound and gentle, 15i bands, weighs if 00
pounds. Is as handsome a mare as there is in the
State. Very fine haired, with fine mane and tall.
Nice road mare, been driven but six months; can
trot in 3:08 or 3:10. She was sired by David Hill
857,(Bire of Geo. Treat, 2:25J, and Black Swan, 2:28j),
dam by Echo, 462, 2:37J, (Bire of Gibraltar, 2:22jf,
Eelle Echo. 2:20; Echora, 2:23£, El Monte, 2:29, Annte
Laurie, three-year-old record, 2:30.)

Price S300 which the mare is well worth for
either road-horse or brood-mare. Address

fe!8

II v.. PECK, Healdsbnrg. Cal.

FOR SALE,

BY GUY WILKES,

Chestnut filly, foaled March 18, 1887, by Guy Wilkes,
dam by Nutwood, 2d dam by St. Clare. She is hand-
some, sprightly, and a born trotter, ab she has a right
to be. G. W. HANCOCK.

3mr3 Sacramento.

CHUBB,

The Fishing Rod Manufacturer,

Has a new retail catalogue which contains several
orlirfmd articles on fishing written by the moat noted
anglers of the present day. Catalogue a:so haa 125
illustrations of untiling goods, 60 different kindB of
fiBhing rods described,- reelB, lines, hooks, fltee, rod
trimmings etc. Every nngler should have a copy,
send for one, ready Jan. I5th. Address.

THOS. H. CHUBB.

Kja Post .11 11 1h. VI

si i;s< Him: for THE

Breeder and Sportsman.

1888

'3pxje $Jmrter and ^jartsman.

Southern Pacific Co.

(PACIFIC! SYSTEM.)

fains

leave and are due to arrive ai

San Francisco.

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V. 50 -10:60.

FROM FRUIT VALE (via Alameda) — •5:21—5:51
19:15— ^SS— «3:1S.
ROM. 23d AVENUE, EAST OAKLAND— 6:55-7:^
7:55-8:25—8:55—9:20—9:55—10:25—10:55- 11:25— 11 ■»
12:25—12^5—1:25—1:55-225—2:55—3:25—3:55—4:25-
4:55—5:2o—5:55—5:26—6:55—7:55—8:55—10:53.

FROM EAST OA£LANL-*5:30-6:0Q ^.oO— 7:0J-
7:30-8:00—8:30—9:00—9:30—10:00—10:30—11:01 — 11
12:00—12:30—1:00—1:30—2:00—2:30—3:00—3:30—4-00.
4:30— 5:00— 5:30— 6:00— 3:30— 7:00 — 8:00-9:00 9:o7—
10:57

FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND— 7 mnutes later
than from East Oakland.

FROM ALAMEDA— •5:25-5:--5-*6:2o— 6:55 -•7:25—7:55
•8:25— 8:55-9:25— 9:55— tl0:25— 10:55- 111:25—11:55—
112:25- 12:55- tl:25— 1:55— f2:25- 2:55—3:25- 3:55
4 :25— 4 :55— 5:25—5:55— 6:25-6:55— 7:55—8:55—9-55
10:55.

■ ROM BERKELEY — •5:25—5:55— •6:25— 6:55— *7:25-
7:55 — *8:25— 8 :55— 9:25 — 9 :55 — Jl0:25— 10:55 - lU :25—
11:55— $12:25— 12:55— 1.1:25-1:55—12:25— 2:55 -3 :25-
3:55—4:25 — 4:55-5:25—5:55-6:25-6:55—7:55—8:55—
9 :55— 10:55.

FROM WEST BERKELEY-Same as "From Berk-
eley."

(REEK ROUTE.

FROM BAN FRANCISCO-*7:15-9:15-U 05-1:15-

3:15-6:15.
FROM OAKLAND— •6 05-8:15— 10 06 — 12:15— 2:li-

4:15.

A for Morning. p for Afternoon.
•SnndayB excepted. tSaturdavB excepted; {Sundays
only

Standard Time f nrnished by Lick Qbbebvatobt.

4,. S. TOWNE,

Gen. Manager.

T. H. <.<mn.HA^.

Gen. Pass. A Ttk Aei.

CHILD'S ClKBIHXRV-rAL SHEEP DIP

"Patented In Europe and America."

SHEEP

A positive scab cnre. A liquid, soluble in

cold » ater. It Is abso ately n o it-

poisonous

The cheapest and moBt effective dip on the market
ene gallon making one hundred gallons of wash.
Price, $175 per gallon.
Special discounts an i terms to agents and lsrge
tonsnmers. For samples and other information ap-
ply to
L1SDE A HorGII, Agents for Paci6c Coast
116 California St,. San Francisco. Cai.
17septl2

FOR SALE.

No. 1.— Bay mare, foaled spring of 1881. by
Terror.

1st dam by Little John: 2d dam Mnsidora's dam by
eon of Bertrand.

Terror by Woodbnrn, let dam by Owen ale; 2d
aam Musidora, by Belmont, etc.

No. 3,-Cnestnnt Mare, foaled spring of 1832,
by Ware's Bismarck.

1st dam by Owen Dale; 2d dam Musldora, by
Belmont.

Ware's Bismarck, by "Jack Trimble "(Bon of Bel-
mont and mare by Limber John, son of Kosciusko by
Bir Archy) dam by Yorkshire Boy, son of Imp. Poche,

These are extra fine young mares of superior trot-
ting action and well in-bred to the blood of Belmont.
No. 1 Is in foal to a son of Geo. M. Patchen Jr.

For farther Information address

W. M. WILLI AMSON,

nnYitt NanJnRe.<^i.

'88

-FAIRLAWN^- '88

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 1888.

FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CATALOGUE NOW READY,

And will be mailed to all applicants who send Five Cents in Stamps to Prepay

Posts ge.

THE FAIRL4WS CATALOGUE FOR 1888 contains descriptions and pedigrees of all the
Stallions and Brood-mares in use at Fairlawn. THE 1888 CATALOGUE also contains descripiions and pedi-
grees, and prices of

ONE HLMtRFD AND SIXTY HEAD OF IOl\G TROTTERS,

Consisting of Stallions and Fillies from yearlings (o five years old, all of my own breeding;

and nearly all STANDARD BRED, and duly registered.

A specialty is made at Fairlawn of raising

STALLIONS AND FILLIES FOR BREEDING PURPOSES.

Those who wish to engage in breeding High-bred Trotters, or those already engaged who wish tt
add to their breeding Btud, can be supplied at Fairlawn with nrat-class young Stallions and Fillies o.
the very best trotting families, uniting in their veins strains of blood that have produced Speed willi
tlie Ureate** Uniformity.

Gentlemen who desire fine, highiy bred, promising, and well-broken Yonn; Trotters for their
own driving, can be supplied at t-airlawn. Any young stallion sold for a roadster will be gelded, If the
purchaser desires, at my own risk and expense.

TIIT? flATl? PPTPT? PT A "NT ia strictly adhered to at Fairlawn, and the price ol every
J.UU Ull JJ-i IXiUlJ riiall aniin»U»r sale Is printed in the catalogue, pur-
chasers from a distance can buy on orders at exactly the same price as if present in person. All stock sold
on orders can be returned if they do not come fully up to the descriptions given.

Time w 111 be given responsible parties, on satisfactory pappr, bearing interest from
date.

THE STALLIONS IN USE AT FAIRLAWN ARE

TIME SCHEDULE.

i oBsenger Trains leave end arrive 1 aesenger Lt( o
jownsend Street, between Third ami tuun.li street*
dan Francisco.

In effect Marrh l, lb&*.

U:UI p | Cemetery anu ban Mateo

t7KX)A, C ~~ 7

8 -JO a
10:30 a

Happy Medium 400 .

Sire of more 2:30 performers than any living stallion,
having 39 to his credit with records of 2:30 or better,
among tbem Maxey Cobb, 2:13£, the fastest Btallion
that ever lived.

WILL BE USED AS A PRIVATE STALLION.

Aberdeen >2J ,
Sire of 14 with records better than 2:20, among tbem
Haltie Woodward, 2:15A; Jim Jewell, 2:19£; Modoc.
2:194, etc. Limited to 30 mares at #100 the season,
or gl 50 to insure a mare in foal.

Al cto (2548).
By Almont, dam Violut (sister to Dauntless and
Peacemaker), by Rysdyk's Hambletonian. etc.
Limited io <i0 mares at $50 the season, or $80 by
insurance.

Almont Wilkes (9131).

Py Almont, dam Annabel, by George Wilkes; 2d dam
Jessie Pepper (dam of Alpha, 2:25fr, etc.), by Ham-
brino Chief, etc. Limited to 30 mares at $50 the
season, or $80 by insurance.

Maxlmns, (5175),
By Almont, dam by Sentinel; 2d dam by Bayard, etc.
3d dam Layton Barb Mare Limited to 30 mares '
$5(1 the season, or $80 by insurance.

Noble aiedinm (4939),

By Happy Medium, dam by Mambrino Patch»n; 2r,
dam by Mambrino Chief; 3d dam by Sir Archy Mon-
toria. Limited to 20 mares at §50 the Eeason, or
SSO by insurance.

Applications for UBe of Stallions will be entered in the order tbey are received, but after a Stallion's
limit is reached no more mures will be received. For catalogues and further Information, address

•.oekBoxsxo. WM. T. WITHERS, Lexington, Ky.

28jan52

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6:30 p

111 rf5 p

•8:iwa

'-• flB A

*10:Q2A
t3:30F

4:86

6:40

J I j7:50

HORSES and CATTLE

NEED LOIS OF WATER AND

THE "CYCLONE" MILL

Pomps more water
han any other style.

BEST OF ALL
MILLS

AKD

REQUIRES
LEAST ATTEN-
TION.

emi For Catalogue.

PACIFIC MANUFACTURING CO.,

934 and 936 Mission St., San Fiancisco.

109 aud HI Kortb Fonrtli Street,

Portland. Oregon.

311 to 215, 3. Street,

Sacramento.

BULL & GRANT, FARM IMPLEMENT CO.,

2 33 LOS ANGELES STREET. LO * ANGELES,

SAN DIEGO IMPORTING CO. & STORAGE CO.,

HUH STREET, SAN DIEGO.

28jl8

CHOICE OLD WHISKIES!

PURE AND UNADULTERATED.

We offer for sale on favorable terms to the Trade.
CATHEItrt'OOD'S < e3,i;iskati:d fine old whiskies

of the following brands, namely:

Jranston's Cabinet, Century, A. A- A., Old Stock, Henry Bull,
Double B. and Monogram, Very Old and Choice.

Also, In cased of 1 doz. quart bottles each,
Brunswick Club (Pure OM Rye) and lTi»per Ten (Very Old and Choice).
K3T For excellence, purl 'y and evenneBe of quality the above are unsurpassed by any whiskies J nDorltd
Cb3 only objection to be made to them by the manipulatiug dealers being that they cannot be Improve

»*A f

LO:30a: J 6

•3:30 pll

4:30 P I I

.Santa Clara, San Jose, and

Principal Way Stations

"II 9:03 a
. i|*lll-02A
, f 4 36 I

)\ 6:ior

„Aliuaden aud Way Stations I 4:36 p

8:30 a . ( Oilroy, Pa]axo, Caatroville, _

•SrSOP1 \ Salinas and Monterey

..Hollister and Tree Pinos ..

8:j0a j Watsonville, Aptos,Soquel ) *10:02 *

■ 3 :30 p' "j (Capitol a) and feanta Cruz f I 6:40 r

a.in . I J Soledad, Paso Kooles, Templeton ) , - ,-, _
8 -M A 1 1 iSan LniB ObiBpo) A Way Stations, f I 6=^or

a— Morning p.— Afternoon.

•SnndayB excepted. tSnndayBonly ^Theatre train Sat
nrdays only.

Trains run on Pacific Standard Time.

Nearly all rail line to San Luis Obispo. Only 24
miles staging between Templeton ana S<in LuiB
Obispo. Time from San Francisco 12 hours. Through
rate 18.50.

DICKSON, DeWOLF & GO

• i

SOILE AGEVTS __-.-. SAJi >"RASCTSCO, CAlLfOBHIA

U3i

Special Round-trip Tickets, at reduced rates— to
Gilroy and Paraiso Springs.

Special Notice— Konnd. trip tickets to the famous

Lick Observatory (Mt. Hamilton) can be bad at any

of the Company's Ticket Unices in San Francisco

Rate, S5.&..

EXCURSION TICKETS.

o _j„™ ,„ t Sold SrsDAT MosifiNQ;

Sundays only,^ for ietaTn same da?

orSaturday, ( Sold Saturday and Sunday only
Sunday and good for return until following Mon
Monday, t day, inclusive, at the following rates

Round Trip

from San
Francisco to

Sau Bruno —

MiUbrae

Oak Grove....
San Mateo.. _

Belmont .

Redwood.. ..

Fair Oaks

MenloPark.

MayfieM ..

Mount .'n View

Lawrences

Santa Clara... ..
Ticket Offices.

MID.

I'kt.

>atto
Moil
Tkt.

t

! 50

65

90

75

1 10

1 00

1 25

1 00

1 40

125

150

1 25

1 60

125

1 75

1 50

200

1 50

2 25

1 75

... -

Round Trip

from San

Francisco to

San Jose

Gilrov.... _

Hollister

Pajaro

Watsonville ..

Aptos

Loma Prieta..

Soquel

Santa Cruz

Castroville.

Monterey

Saito

ftlGL

Tkt

•Poo

4 50

5 01
5 00

Passenger Depot. Townsend
street, Valencia-street station. No. 613 Market street,
Grand Hotel, and_Rotunda, Baldwin Hotel.
A. C.BASSETT, H. R. JTJUAH,

Superintendent Asst. Pass. A Tkt. Agt.

TO

Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers

THE

SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO.

respectfully calls attention to the

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

AFFORDED BY THE "NORTHERN DIVISION
of its line for leaching with speed and comfort the
beer ilaces in the State for
Sea Battling, Shooting and Fishing.

TBALN8 LEAVE BAN FRANCIBCO LaTLY FOE

MONTEREY,

THE HOST CHABKTKe

Summer and Winter Resort of tli e

Pacific <'oa>i.
with its beantuul Groves and delightful Drives. Trou t
in abundance can be obtained from the sei eral strean.s
in the vicinity of Monterey, and the best of shooOrR
may 1 -e bad in season.

THE BAT OF MONTEREY

Is noted for the extent and variety of fish which
abound In its waters, notably Salmon. Rock Cod, Blz-
aenda, Fomplno, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder
The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with
the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superior
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEI
MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sport",
men.

THE BA THING FACILITIES

"HOTEL DEL MONTE,"

ABE UNSURPASSED,
having a MAGNIFICENT BEACH of pure white
sand for surf bathing. The BATH-HOUSE contains

SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANKS

(150X50 feet) for warm salt water plunge and Bwtm-
mlng bathB, with ELEGANT ROOMS connecting fo r
Individual baths, with douche and shower facilities -

THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-known
Watering Places,
APTOS, SOQUEX AM> SANTA CRCZ

IB VIA THE NORTHERN DrVTBION,

SOUTHERN PACIFIC ROUTE,

(Broad Gauge)

The Northern Division runs through the counties
of San Mateo, Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Crux
and Monterey, smih of which abounds in game in gres
variety Notably

Quail, Pigeon, Snipe, Duck, Geese, Oeer
and Bear.

Lakes PILAJRCIT08 and SAN ANDREAS are
reached by this line. Stages connect with trains dail j
at San Mateo for tboBe well-known Retreats, PCRIS
SIMA, SAN GREGORIO and PESCADERO. We
would particularly call attention to the unlimited ex-
tent of range at and about SAN BRUNO and McMA-
HON'S for RIFLE PRACTICE.

These resorts are but a short distance from Sac
Francisco and offer special inducements to the lovers
of this man] r Bport.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

Sportsmen and others presenting Passage Ttcke
wiB be entitled to

FREE TRANSPORTATION CF THEIR DO-*-1
when carried in Baggage Card and put in charge of
Train Baggagemen. Train Baggagemen are Instructed
tolssoe CHECKS for all dogs receved In Baggage
Cars.

oarlti order to guard against accidents to D
while in transit, It Is necessary that they be provided
with COLLAR AND CHAIN. Guns and Flehlnr
Tackle will be carried free of charge. Guns taken apart
and Becurely packed In wood or leather cases may b«
taken In Passenger Cars.

TICKET OFFICES— Passenger Depot, 7
street, Valencia Station, and No eilMarkets?
Hotel

O. BAS8ETT, A . H. R . JUI

Superintendent, Asst. Pas* and Tkt

a 60

fPnge $t*R&sx mt& j^jmsmran*

MarlO

CO

SO

HORSE BOOTS,

OS

EACINQ MATERIAL CTQ

IN ENDLESS VARIETY AT

J, A. McKERitON'S,

228, 230 and 232 Ellis Street. .... San Francisco.

HORSEMEN, ATTENTION!

TOOMEY'S ROAD ANJ) BREAK SULKY.

This vehicle is novel in appeaiance, but, like many othex
vehicles, it fills a want that has been needed for many yearB. It ip
pimple in constrncti< n, light, strnogaml durable, and is juat what
a horseman wauls to drive a coltaod yonng horses. The horse cad
be hitched nearly as close as iu the Track Sulky, and it is easier
getting off and on.

PRICE $33.00.

Delivered at any railroad or steamboat station on the Pacilic
Coast.

We are Agents for

Calvin Toomey's Celebrated Trass Axle Sulky.

The Best in ilic World.

McMurry & Fisher's High- Arch Sulkys.

SPEEDING WAGONS, CARTS AND BUGGIES IN GREAT VARIETY.

Onr Repository is tbe Largest and Finest on the Pacific Coast.

PLEASE CALL AND EXAMINE OUR STOCK.

TRUMAN, HOOKER & CO.,

10mr4

421-427 MARKET STREET, S- F., CAL.

THE PARKER GUN

At the two principal events of the year— at the World's Trap Shoot'
in a Carnival held at Wellington, Mass., May SO to June*. 18P7, ihe Vav
ber Gun won the leading prize for best average for five day's i-booting:
Bleo at Seattle, W. T., June 9, 10 an" '*, 11:87, the leading prize and best average was won with the Parker
Gun, adding victories to iSHti'as follows: The Second Annual Tournament of the Cham berlin Cartridge
Co he) I at Cleveland, Ohio. September 14. 18aC, out of eighty-seven entries from representative shots,
representing fourteen States, the Parker Gun won first and third money, winning S90lf out of the Sl.vOO
purse offered, a ding another victory to 18*6, which was the Second International Clay Pigeon Tournament
for tba championship of the World, h^'d at New Orleans. La., Feb. 11th to lfith. Anions the contestants
shooting other guns were such champions as Carver, Bogardus, Cody, Btubbs, Erb and others.

PARKER BROS., Makers,

%ew York Salesroom. 9J Oiambers St.,

Merlden. Ct.

IMPORTED BERKSHIRES.

REDWOOD DUKE 13368.

Prize winners at alt the fairs in California and (he
entire liBt of sweepstakes premium* at Slate Fair
Sacramento, 1886. .

importations made direct from England every year
from tbe most noted Breeders, selected from Ihf
best blood and moBt fashionable families of Dish
faced Berbshires, regardless of cost, and all re
corded in English and American Berkshire records.

Young pigs from these Importations, male and
female, from entirely different families for sale at
reaionao.e prices, and every pig guaranteed. Address

ifebSH

A>-*» W t.lllTH. KetlwooU »lty.

Or at 218 California Street. San Francisco.

Dr. Thos. Bowhill, M.R.C.V.S.

VETERINARY SURGEON,

Graduate New Veterinary ColleRe, EdlnburRh
Awarded the Highland and Agricultural Societies
Medals tor He-rue Patbolocy, Analomy. Pbyslalogj
and His ology. The Williams" Prize, "ai-'Hft, for oinh-
esl woi ii»in professional examinnions. and six irst-
clasa r«rtio*ilea of merit Honorary MembBr Illinois
Stite Veterinary Medical Association

NEVADA STABLES,

MIIHOY A WAM.IS Prop's.

1336 Malfcet St. S F., Bet. Stli and 8th.

Telephone Mo. 3150

Harry E. Carpenter, M.O.C.V.S.

VETERINARY SCRGEWN.

Honorary Graduate o'
Ontario Veterinary Col-
lege. Toronto, Canada.

S3' Rid»Ilng;i t astrnted

veterinary ■ nllrmary. 371 Natomn Sf

Residence, flfifi Howard 8t., San Franci.co.

SUBSCRIBE FOR THE

Breeder and Sportsman.

IMPORTANT TO

Horse and Stockmen

THE

"C. & N. W. Ry."

In Connection with the C. P. & U. P. R. R's., forms the

"CHICAGO AND SAN FRANCISCO SHORT-LINE"

With Splendid Tract and Uneqnaled Equipment for tbe Speedy and Safe Transportation
of Horses and Live Stock, l its own or in Private Cars, on Passenger or Freight Crams.

Commodious Rest, Water and Feed Stations eitnated at convenient distances all along
the 1 ue.

Ovt r 6.O00 miles of first-class road running West. North and North. West Irom Chicago.

The Original "CALIFORNIA FAST FREIGHT IINE.

For further information apply to

HENRY P. STANWOOD,

neneral ACPnt N»n Franplsro. t'»l.

L C. SMITH' Top Action, Double Cross-Bolted

BREECH— LOADING GUN!

'IN U- O U iNI

L. C. SMITH.

? o

iis
a a .

DCanufacturer of both Hammer and Hammertoes Guns.
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
&. Dttnonstration of the Shooting Qualities of the "L. C. Smith" Gun.

Atth Cleveland Cartridge Co. '6 tournament, held at Cleveland, O., from September 13 to 1G inclusive
the " t^oith" gun won first money in every (-lass. It also won nearly two-thirds of tbe entire
amou (53,000) of cash prizes, and championship trophy for tbe b*st average in the 90 class. In tie 00-
class won the 1st, 2nd and 4th moneys; in tbe 80-class it took the 1st, 3rd, lib and 5tb; in the 70-class it
cook Ji land 2nd, with the 1st and 6th in the 60-class, making a total winning nearly four times greater
lhan ary other gun. of either foreign or home manufacture.

"We think this a most excellent showing, as there was seven different makes or guna used bv the nineteen
■ ontestants in tbe ninety class. i^, c: K.MIT11.

SEND FOB DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE AND PRICE LIST

snnf tt

BLACK-BREASTED RED

AND

PIT GAME FOWLS.

truimported and premium stock. For size and
b i Mj cannot be excelled in America. My B. B. Reds
ai ' 'Xtralarie, and high station; the cockB weighing
trc ] eight to ten pounds and hens from six to eight
peafls. The Pit games. "Black Hackles," are the
be nimported stock, and are warranted ham is to the
core, st ms and pullets fr >m the B. B. Reds at rea-
sonable prices. Kggs in season, from either yard, $3
for 13, or $5 for 26. AddreBS

F. P EOW'1,1.
28jal4 Sacramento, < al.

STUD POINTER.

Rl'SH T., (3751 A. K. R.), lemon and white, by
Sensation (217 A. K. R.).exSeph G. bv Dart— seney,
In tlie stud to approved bitches. Fee?30. Rush T.
is a dog of good size, good markings, rare form, excel-
lent temper, high courage and marked field Instinct,
In breeding he has no superior. His sire was a grand
flelderand a hench winner. His dam is a winner in
the nench and an uncommonly good field performer.

The kennel Is breeding Irish red otters of unexctp
tionable strains A. R.TRtUfAN.

ei.< i u> ki:»i:ls,

sep^ 912 Eleventh Slreet.S.F.

GLOVER'S ALBUM.

A TREATISE ON CANINE DISEASES.

CONCISE AND PRACTICAL.

Handsomely Bound and Illustrated.

PRICE 50 CENTS, POST-PAID.

GLOVER'S IMPERIAL

Animal Portraits.

Domestic Pets, Field Dogs, Horses, Cattle, and all
descriptions of Lixe Stock drawn or painted to ord^r,
either from photograph or from life.

Original designs or drawings on stone, wood, etc,
tor illustration purposes, furnished.

II IfOYI>. Vrti-l
flootf ,R Pnst Street.

FOR SALE.

A Thoroughbred Bull Bitch..

Apply at 3<>ft Wa«lilii£rtnn St

To Dog1 Owners.

I am prepared to receive and condition dogs for
the April Bench Show. The beat of food and care
given. For terms, etc., address

GEO. T ALLENDER.

35f eb Watsonvllle, t al.

DOG TMEDICINES.

Ma"Ke Cur"1. - 5<»" ItlNtemper t'ure $1.00
itlooil Purifier, SOe. Vermltuee. - flOo.

* anker Wanb. ftO<\ Eye l.»«lon, - ftOc,
Diarrhoea! lire. SOc * mv f.>r » ii-, - 5tlo.
Ionic. - - 50e. Uiiliiient. - 50e.

Kennel and Stable Soap, best dogsoap known, price
25o.

These remedies are sold tty druggists and dealers
in sportsmen'? goods. »

ALL DOG DISEASES TREATED
H. CLAY GLOVER, D. V. S.

Veterinarian to the Westminster Kennel Club, New

• ersey Kenne' Club, Rhode Island Keaud Olun,
Hartford Kenne) Club, HemstuAd Farm company, etc

2'A>clf :*2ti:t Hi-oimIhsv. New Vnrlr.

DO YOU WANT A D 0-6 z

DOC BUYERS' GUIDE. .

Oolorwd plates, 10O encrav j u^^i \\
of diden.'ii t broods, prices t ln-y are 1
worth, and v Ihtc to buy tbom [/
Jfniled for 15 Cent*. *(
ASSOCIATED FANCIERS, fi
S37 S. Eigi^Lh St, FUUodelphU, Pa, f
9apr

Km

VoL XII. No II.
>"o 313 BUSH bTKEET

SAN FKANCJSf'O. SA'H HDAK MARCH 17, 1888.,

SUBSCRIPTION
FIVE DOLLARS A YEA 3

General Topics.

The Kentucky Stock Farm received a great many answers to
their queries regarding stallion service, and it was assuredly
a very happy thought which prompted the search for infor-
mation on this interesting topic. Not alone to keepers of
stallions, as all breeders are more or less interested. But as
I have stated previously there appears to have been a gen-
eral overlooking of an important point, that being that the
number of mares is not a criterion positive in all of its
bearings. The question relating to the number of services
comes nearer covering the ground, and from the answers to
this is will be seen how difficult to foretell the exact number.
If four are required, in accordance with the estimate of Gen.
Jackson, then in a season extending from February 1st to
July 1st fifty would certainly be the limit; but in California,
taking the ratio shown by my bookB for four years, double
that number is not a more severe task on the procreative
faculties. The letters heretofore copied show a variety of
opinions, though there is greater unanimity in what should
the daily calls. With this in view the number must be
governed by facility of conception, and the rule followed that
which is regulated by circumstances. Mine is not to specify
he "limit" in numbers of mares but rigidly enforced in
regard to services. For the first month one per day is all
that is permitted, after that occasionally two when absolutely
necessary. No trial until eighteen days have elapsed, and
should there be two ready, preference given to one which ha»
already been served. Towards the close of the season,
should there be a difficult case, twice during the same period
are tried, as then there is a falling off in the business to be
done. So far as can be determined at this writing there will
be less than ten failures in 83, and this is certainly proof that
the plan is a good one. One more letter is copied, as there are
new points made, and Mr. Wilson's testimony worthy of
attention.

Aeoallah Park, )
Ctnthiana, Ky., Nov. 19, 1S87. /

Dear Sir: — Replying to your questions, asking how many
mares a stallion ought to be permitted to serve from Febru-
ary 1st to July 1st, as well as the greatest service thet can be
prudently performed in any one month and in any one day;
also the proper trial and breeding day for mares after foaling
and after the first services. I rind that there iB a difference
in stallions, which vary so much that there can be nu time
rule laid down. Also there is a difference in the same stal-
lion, because a horse may be a very 6ure foal getter one year,
and the next may not do near so well, and then again in the
next he may do much better than ever. But all that has
come under my observation, say commencing with George
Wilkes and Honest Allen, in 1873, up to the present time,
ending up with Sultan, Simmons and Kaiser, I believe that
fifty mares is a good full season for any horse between six
and twenty years old; while thirty mares for a four-year-old
and for a horse over twenty is, I think, within the safe limit.
Were your questions not so pointed I might say a horse (of
good constitution) can serve two per day; but you ask how
mauy mares a horse may "prudently"serve iu any one month
and in any one day. The stallion should have bat one ser-
vice per day, and that in the evening. Yet no matter how
careful a man may start in to be of his horse, or how close he
may stick to his role, the days will come that he will break
over them to accommodate friends. I think that if a horse
has skipped a day without service he may successfully make
two on the day following — one as early as possible and the
other late in the evening— and I believe that breeders will
be obliged to make this a rule for all high-priced stallions;
and I believe the foalB will be stronger and better.

You alBO ask about the number of days a mare should have
to herself after having a colt before she is bred again to a
stallion. This question is, I think, one of the hardest of the
lot, though I know the common custom is to breed the mare
to a 6tallion when the foal by her side is from seven to ten
days old; a majority of my patrons breed on the ninth day;
but without here going into details, and without citing
circumstances, and I will say my experience has taught
me to think the longer a mare may rest after having a ioal
before again seeing a stallion, the more certain she is to carry
her next foal to the regular time for its birth. While at the
some time I feel that to let her wait lessens the chances to

get in foal, yet with all those tnngs in view I should prefer
to wait until the second time shi comes in after Laving her
foal. Your other question, as t* the most proper day to try
the mare after she has taken tie horse, I will not answer,
because I have not yet made w my mind that I know. I
have tried different ways and sill trying to learn.

Before closing allow me to gty that in my opinion the trot-
ting-horse breeders of Amerca have before them one of the
very best paying business in the whole country, and so far
as I can see the business is ;et in its infancy.

Vffy truly, W. H. Wilson.

There is another thing in connection with stallion service
which is more difficult to get at, that being what effect it has
on the speed capacity of the horse. The prevailing idea is
that it is detrimental to speed. It is of great importance to
these owners cf stallions, who desire to use them in the stud
and on the track, to have this ventilated, though the data is
00 limited that prnrtiwii -^omnnstrAtion is nearly out of the
question. All that I have positive knowledge of is what has
occurred in my own practice, and that is so limited that it
scarcely affords grounds to base an opinion upon. Although
Blackbird was placed in the stud in 1857, he had so few mares
until 1859 as to be no test. In 1859 there were less than
twenty, and that year he won a ten-mile race in St. Louis,
bat so easily as not to afford a test. In 1S60 there were over
seventy, the season extending into September, and that jear
he beat Prairie Boy on November 9th, heats of five miles;
time, 14:21, 14:33, 15:11. The next year there were eighty-
three mares, and though his races were unimportant, winning
all, among them heats of three miles, his improvement was
more rapid than ever before. Intending to take him East
the following year to trot a Iwenty-mile race against time —
the object being to beat the best record — he was given fifteen
miles in 14:21 on a track of five-ninths of a mile, and accom-
plished bo easily that I was sanguine he could make twenty
miles a good way inside of the hour. A strain of the stifle
prevented training him, and he died the fall of 1862.

Anteeo went into the stud in 18S3, then four years old.
He served fifty-four mares the season running into August.
After that he also improved more rapidly than ever before,
although he won as a yearling and Lwo-yeBr-old. After work
enough to get him in some condition, the increase in speed
was very remarkable, every week such a gain that from 2:26
he dropped to 2:20J in a shoit time, and that made under
conditions which led me to believe he could beat 2:17£ while
still rating as a four-year-old. I sold him that year, and the
next saason, 18S4, after a season of forty odd mares, he
trotted in 2:24, though there were reasons for his not coming
up to expectations apart from stud service. la 1S85, with
quite a full book — thirty-eight I think, though it may have
been larger — he trotted his last race in 2:16$, 2:20, 2:19.
Having shown bo lately how well Antevolo trotted after sea-
sons in the stud, 2:19£ as a four-year-old, and showing 2:16}
(not a record) as a five-year-old, after a season of sixty-five
mares, there is no necessity for repetitions, though itmust be
admitted that these illustrations are not without weight.

Now to theorize. In all probability the opinion condemn-
ing stud service as being so very inimical to speed came from
comparison with pugilisls and pedestrians, though there is
little analogy between them. One is regulated, the other
runs riot. Theie are usually accompanying evils iu the
bipedal delinquent. Byron's couplet, the last lioe of which
is "sermons and soda water the day after, "expresses the condi_
tion forcibly, and if a horse were turned loose it would not
be necessary to 611 him with wine and whiskey to put him
back. But kept under proper control, fed and exercised so
as to secure robust health, there ore no good reasons why
service should be at all hurtful or interfere with physical
powers. There are good reasons, however, for claiming that
it is a hindrance to trotting education. In the first place two
drafts on physical energy at the same time cannot be other*

wise than weakening to all the functions engaged, and debil-
ity follow, though one can be sustained with positive advan-
tage to health and strength. A small abstraction of blood
diurnally would not result in exhaustion if the exercise waa
such as to increase the volume of the life-fluid, but if that
were coupled with another dram to make good the loss of
muscular fibre, the joint pull wool! be injurious. Now the
call upon the stallion is the same, the blood having to make
good what has been taken, and the draft is duly honored. If
in addition to this requirement were added the losses occa-
sioned by heavy sweats, the wasting of muscular tissue due to
the heavy strain of rapid motion, the increased labor of
heart and lungs, and the nervous prostration which is sure
to result from extreme exertion, it is not surprising that there
is a unanimity of opinion in considering service inimical to

speed.

Especially when it was thought necessary to depend on
other stimulants beside good bay, oats and other grains to
keep a stallion in order, injurious as the adjuncts were,
thej were doubly so when exercise was curtailed to a degree
which was in vogue, and is still followed by some'who adhere
with pertinacity to old customs. With plenty of exercise,
and by plenty I mean that a trotting stallion shall be driven
for nearly two hours each day, part of the time going at a rate
of speed which will induce moderate perspiration, and with
a proper amount of the best of hay and oats, with occasion-
ally a bite of grass, even one hundred and fifty services from
first of February to first of July will not be seriously detri-
mental to speed when time enough is occupied to bring him
into condition. He should, at the close of the season, be not
overloaded with flesh, and then at least three months given
to prepare him before called upon for repeated efforts of
speed. The degree of speed must also be taken into consid-
eration, and the limit mentioned is scarcely sufficient to
order a horse which is expected to trot three or more heats
close to orinside of 2:20. To ensure a favorable result after the
lapse of three months, the last month, or six weeks previous
to going out of the stud, the work should be shortened as to
time with an increase of speed, so that when entirely through
fast brushes would be admissible. It is well-known that
stud service entails a great strain on the hind legs, especially
hocks and ankles, and as fast trotting is also trying on that
portion of the anatomy, it would be well not to take the risk
of both at the same time.

Mr. L. J. Hose has had a great deal of experience bearing
on this phase of the stallion question. He has practiced
puttiag his stallions into the stud when quite young, and
trotted them the same year, and, it may be added, with great
success. Having no idea of the number they were limited
to, or the length of the season, I cannot say what bearing it
would have on the subject, but as Stamboul last year com-
menced with a victory at San Jose, August ISth, and that in
auch good time as 2:19f, 2:22$, 2:23£, it may be inferred
that his home work had not been seriously detrimental. He
"kept on" trotting at Stockton in 2:17£, though as bis
races of last year will be given in the review of the entries in
the big Stallion Stakes, it is not necessary to anticipate in
connection with this. I shall be much pleased to hear from
Mr. Rose in relation to his experience in standing and trot-
ting stallions during the same season and those of our
readers who are at all interested in breeding fast trottera
will also be gratified. There is one point in which there will
be little difference of opinion, that being that a horse which
can make a "good season" and trot fast, too, is better than
one which stud duties incapacitate for fast work.

The Diion Driving Park Association will give their Spring
Meeting on May 1st and 2d, entries closing April 14th. The
details are all given in our advertising department. The Dixon
Association have a tine track in a prosperous community,
and they never fail to have a good meeting and no end of
sport.

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Mar 17

Armitage Arguments.

"We like to present opinions which vary from ours on
breeding, rearing and training horst-s when of a nature to
throw light on .he opposite side cf the question. To a
majority of newspaper readers there is no necessity for
stating that an editor is not responsible for the views of
correspondent-*, even when not commented upon, though
it is not so well understood that a copied article is not
necessarily endorsed if even it is printed without other
accompaniment than the usual credit marks.

"Well written," the views of Mx. Armitage are plaus-
ibly presented, and there is little question that very many
will accept them as being sound Tears ago we proph-
esied that the opponents of thoroughbred blood in fast
trotters would be driven from one position to another,
and that one of thela*t, before utterly disconi fitted, would
be that on which the following article stands. That
will also p-ove untenable. Boston got race-horses, his
daughter is grandam of Maud S. Lexington, the most
successful of native sires of turf performers, got a mare
which is the grandam of Jay-Eye-S;e. The blood of
Buunie Scotland has been so prominent in racing history
that he stood at the head of tie list of winning sires, and
no one will dispute that he has dune service iu the pro-
duction of fast trotters.

Diomed might hive come nearer to Messenger, and, in
all urobahility would had his locution been in the vicin-
ity of New York in place of Virginia, and his importa-
tion been at an earlier age than th:it of 22 years. The
blood of Messenger was mixed with strains of various
imported thoroughbreds, and by 1 >ng odds his best sou |
was from a daughter of imported Sour Crout, and the I
next best a daughter of imported Shark.

Iu conneciion with this subject, the sj-called "foundiDg"
and development of our trotting families fr im ruuniug
s mrces will also bs found an in'eresti°g sturl3'. The greatest
of th^se iviich back in the male ltne v> the imported horses
Messenger and Bdshiw, tbe form?ran English-bred horse
commouly accepted as thoroughbre ', but so short in several
of his lines a* strictly to be but a part bre.i horse; while
Bishdw w ,s a reputed Barb, and therefore technically a
thoroughbred (although his breeding is unknown), simply
because a nation composed of the grcaie st thieve* aud liars
npju the fuce of the eaith is widely cedite 1 by the civilized
aud gullible portion of humanity with being one of the
originators of the true u.oroughbred horse, aod tl'e possessors
of nothing bnt th'>r,jughbreds; hence tbe inference that
evtry horse coming from B-irbary or Arabia mast possess all
tbe eqoioe virtues that were ever known, and trace ba^k
thr jiiyh eveiy source to tbe mares of the Prophet.

Regarding Messenger, not only were several of his lines
short, hs stated, bnt iu addi iou his performances proved
Li u to be lacking in the high qualities that a purely-bred
ritce-horse should possess, lha most prominent investigator
an! worshipper of this horse candidly admits his short-
comings Id the folljwiug language: "The shorter the dis-
tance tbe better he seemed to like >t. He never started
in any great event, and his lunning was more iu the nature
• »f mutch r-tces. He started fourteen limes and won eight of
them Two of these were a little less than a mile, five a
little over a mile and a quaiter, aud one two miles and one
hundred and nineteen yards. He never was able to win
where tbere was more than one competitor against him. In
running heats of two miles aud a quarter he won the first
heat aud then fell back to the last place at the finish. His
last race at rive years old was a tbrce-mile dash, and he
fini-hed sixth and last horse. It may eeem like an approxi-
mation to sacrilege to speak iu this way of our 'ideal horse,'
but tbere is neither honesty nor progress in concealing any
part of the troth." Thus Messenger faded to prove himself,
as a performer, to be any better than his questionable breed-
ing. But the breeding of a race-horse a^ the breeding of a
trotting horse are very different affaiis. What might I e too
pocrly I red for successful running might be tbe leas-t objec-
tionable cross to combine with trotting strains or trotting
tendencies, and thus it proved in llessetger's casa. Through
several sources (tbe short lines before mentioned) influences
that were piobably more or less opposed to the run, and
more or less favorable ;o harness uses, had probably crept
in, and, wbile they bad not completely changed the character
of his ruuning inheritance, still they hid modi6ed, or neu-
tralized, or weakened it sufficiently to lessen its force and
affect his power of transmitting running instincts exclusively.
This tainted Ids value as a runner, and completely unfitted
him to be the founder of a great rnnniog family; and this
opinion appears to be warranttd by tbe hitherto unnoticed
fact that to-day the Messenger male line, among reputed
thoroughbreds, is totally extinct. As he lacked an over-
whelmingly strong, positive, unalloyel running inheritance,
he could not, in his own right and by his own power,
transmit what be did not possess. It is barely possible thata
successive number of rarely-bred and truly really great runuing
maies might have ingrafted the ran back on the Messenger
line, and thus have kept it alive till now, but it was not
accomplished. On the other baud, the fact that his rnnning
inheritance had been considerably neutralized or weakened
inade him mure available as a cross for tmtting purposes than
would have been the purelyand more intensely bred Diomed,
whose rnnniog inheritance was so strong and uncontam-
inated that his mile line of descent is yet the best kuown in
the history of American thoroughbreds.

As to B ishaw, the technical thoroughbred, we may safely
assume that be could not have had much development as a
laeer, aud that his wncestors were not mnch account as racers,
re'-anse racing, as we understand and practice it, was not a
custom in Bartary. Careful selection in breeding, good keep-
ing and scrub racing may hive giveu him an inheritance of
robust constitution, beauty, cleau limbs, and some speed at
the run, but at best he had less ability to transmit positive
racing quauties than ever Messeuger had, and certainly he
was -juch inferior to Diomed, or any other registered thor-
oughbred from known racing ancestry. As to trotting inher-
iraiu:e or trotting disposition, he probably had little or none.
Fo theie reasons he strongly resembhd Messenger in being
a jorse of negative qual'ty, aud especially as a so-called
1 ft ,-nder" of a trotting family. Like Messenger, he had
ity" to transmit, but neither a strong running nor strong
'ting inheritance to hand down, Both horses, figuratively

speaking, were on the fence, as;tween run and trot, and
through their produce were reato jump either way, as the
mares with which they were ted might aictate. From
running mares Messenger especy would produce runners;
from working or road-mares heould produce working or
roid horses. Probably the mosositive traits or inheritance
of both these "founders" of trotg families were superior
constitutions, legs and feet, anonsiderable determination,
but not the hot-headed recklesess of the full developed
thorough »red. Particularly in;ssenger "cold blood" had
probably somewhere crept in to >1 the brain.

We thus see that two very' estionable thoroughbreds
"founded" trotting families, not.ywever, becausethey could
trot, for they could not, nor bease they had any known
trotting inheritance, for they d none that was known
clearly, but because they were pc runners, with their inher-
itance to run either slight or weened, and were therefore
neutral or negative as sire3, errely dependent upon tbe
mares mated with them as to t tendencies of their prod-
uce— whether 6trongly toward n or trot. In fact they
were the strong, hardy parent ste? that would produce just
such fruit as might be ingrafted ron them by the mares bred
to them. This question of thoroihbred blood in the trotter
will receive more consideration i the succeeding chapter
than I can here give to it. It ias large and important a
question as has yet arisen in th science of breeding the
American trotting horse, and desees the fullest, most care-
ful, most patieut, and most unpre:diced consideration. To
my mind it resembles electricity, anpowder and dynamite
in its power for both good and ba Either of these agents
is potent for good when intelligent handled, and I unhes-
itatingly say tbe same of thoroughred blood iu the trotting
horse. It can ordy be utilized insertain limited directions
and channels; otherwise it destroy.

With the foregoing explanatioi of the true merits and
demerits of Messenger and Bashaw before us we need only
to remember that the strongest peent controls sex, and gen-
erally controls the majority of trits as a consequence, and
that the parent with the stronger rails controls traits invari-
ably, and the seeming mystery of founding" a trotliiig family
with an alleged thoroughbredV«n;in<7 horse becomes as clear
as the noonday snn.

Given, a sire of neutral or legrtive inheritance as to gaU,
producing runners from ruining mares and roadsters, or
workeis from road or working mares, ever ready to respond
to the call of the mare.

Given, a road or working ma© of sufficient vitality to con-
trol sex, and to bring forth a soi, such mare to know nothing
hut to trot or pace, it only in fou* minutes, and consequently
very positive as to gait, and thru able to rule in respect to
gait in the sou, and what is the remit? A son that is, in trot-
ting respects, the reproduction of he mother rather than the
father. Let this son mate with anitber mare possessing the
vitality and trotting tendencies of Hs mother, or with a mare
that has a deep-seated trotting inheritance, and he, in turn,
gets a son that iu the average natuie of things will possess
more trotting instinct and more ability to trot than any of his
ancestors. It was through substantially this process of
ingrafting that the Messenger and Bashaw families were
created. Follow the list of mares down one line, Amazonia,
Kent Mare, Katy Darling, to Alexander's Abdallah; Ama-
zonia. K*iUt Murp, Prinefiee. tn Happy Mcdinro; A.mai.oiiia,

Kent Mare, Widow Machree, to Aberdeen; Amazonia, Kent
Mare, Dolly Spanker, to George Wilkes; Amazonia, Kent
Mare, Green Mountain Maid, to Electioneer.

This emphasizes the opening of this chapter, that the
highest form of civilization is fonnd where woman is in the
highest state of development; and also the statement that
great son3 nearly always have great mothers (or, mothers
noted for the qualities that make the sons famous) rather
than great fathers.

The development of great trotting families, from thorough-
bred sources, is much like the formation of great r.vers,
which usually commence as tiny brooks, receiving many con-
tributions as they flow along, and never growing larger with-
out such contributions, gradually broadeniog and deepening
with the aggregation of such contributions till finally they
become a Hudson or Mississippi, or Amazon. Are we to
attribute the magnitude and graudeur of these rivers to their
insignificant direct courses, or to the combined influence of
their tributaries? Are we to credit alleged thoroughbred
horses that could not trot, and that are not known to have
any deep-seated, positive trotting inheritance, with having
given qualities to certain families which they never had to
give, or shall we give credit to the tributary mares for the
trotting or road qualities which we know they po-sessed, and
for which such families may he distinguished? It will thus
be seen that in the formative process the trotting instinct is
gradually ^ingrafted upon that line of thoroughbred blood
which offers the least resistance, and the less pure, or less
positive, ihe running inheritance and instinct the less must
necessarily be the resistance against the ingrafting of the
trotting habit or instinct. Diomed, with his marked, deep-
seated, uncompromising and unalloyed running inheritance,
never allowed any trot to he ingrafted upon his family.
Messenger and Bashaw, however, had no such deep-seated,
positive, running inheritance antagonistic to tbe trot. It
would, therefore, appear to be a fuudamental breeding law,
governing the introduction of new qualities, that such intro-
duction must be through those lines or channels which are so
weak in antagonistic or obstructive forces or qualities as to
offer the least resistance.

Among parental influences what is called prepotenoy is one
of the most remarkable, and if the breeder can, to any appre-
ciable extent (as I think he can) anticipate historical records
by approximately selecting prepotent sires in advance, he
will be tbe more successful as a breeder than though he is
forced to wait for tbe verdict of history, in which latter case
such sires are too often beyond reach through death or other
causes.

Prepotent sires may be properly graded into two classes —
the greater or first class, comprising such sires as found dis-
tinctive familes, not only producing numerous and great
performers of both sexes, but whose sons and daughters, grand-
sons aod granddaughters, also have uniform ability to do the
same. Such prepotent Bires of the first cla6B are almost
independent of the aid of the mares mated with them, and
nearly always show their possession of positive, unyielding
representative qualities through that sex wtiioh they control,
aod. therefore, their daughters are usually very superior to
their sous as performers. Illustrative of this I refer to Dio-
med and daughters, Haioe's Maria, the greatest racer of her
time regardless of age or sex; to Mambrino Chief and Lady
Thorn; to Geo. M. Patchen and Lucy; to Hambletonian and
Nettie; to Alexander's Abdallah and Goldsmith Maid; to Gen.
Knox and Lady Maud ; to Almont and Fanny Witherspoon, and
the list might thus bs> enlarged indefinitely with similar
instances. The daughters of such sireB are usually very
successful as brood-mareB. Prepotent sires of the second
(or lesser) class comprise such sires as also produce numer-
ous speedy foals, but whose sons are far superior in speed to

their daughters. Such sires show the possession of much
quality, but are considerably dependent npon the mares
mated with them, hence the superiority of the sons over the
daughters as performers, although such daughters are gen-
erally liable to prove good average producers. To this sec-
ond class of prepotent sires belong 6uch horses as Abdallah
and Edward Everett, all of whose fastest performers are
males, and even now contains but one female representative.
It is said that "exceptions prove the rule," and, if it is true,
we thus see this rule proved in the case of Abdallah, who
owes all of his Btud renown, as founder of a family, to one
great mare, no other sou than Hambletonian ever having
even moderately honored him, and we know that the KeDt
Mare was incomparably greater as a trotter than Abdallah.

The argument is simple. The stallion that is bo fully pos-
sessed of certain qualities as to be practically independent of
the mare's aid in transmitting these same qualities to their
female progeny, must, necessarily, give more valuable aid to
the mare when she controls sex and produces a son, tban
would any stallion who was dependent upon the mare to (rive
certain qualities to their son which he coold not give to
their daughter when he controlled sex. An excellent test of
a stallion's power to transmit trot is found in mating him
with running bred mares. If from such mares he can pro-
duce trotting sons, against the dam's efforts to neutralize Buoh
gait when she controls that son's sex, then no further teBt is
required. To produce trotting daughters from the same run-
ning mares would be a meritorious performance, but an
easier task, and here I will say that this test proves how
great a horse is Electioneer in thus producing the Dame
Winnie colt from a running-bred mare, and I will predict
that whatever his speed his full sister will be a better actor
and performer. We thus see that the best stallion to breed
to is one which produces speed in abundanc , not occasion-
ally, and whose daughters are faster than the son:*. Judged
by this rule, I would unhesitatingly Belect as probable
founders of families imported Billet, because of Miss Wood-
ford; imported Mortemer because of Wanda; among running
horses, and among trotters, Electioneer, George Wilkes,
Cuyler, and Harold. As a broad rule the sire should receive
the more credit for the daughters, and the mother receive the
more credit for the sons.

In closing I will ask the reader to compare man's general
estimate of the relative importance of the male and female
sexes, with nature's apparent estimate of their relative
values. Man commonly assumes that the male is of Bupremo
importance, and the female of secondary value, and almost
unworthy of serious consideration. Nature decrees that the
male shall be polygamous, and values his life lightly in con-
sequence, by making him the fighter aud protector of his
kind. He is made polygamous so that the male deaths by
war shall not cause the species 'to die out, any of the few
males that might be left being sufficient for seed purposes.
On the other hand, nature shows her estimate of the female's
value by making her monogamous in her capacity to repro-
duce, and of a timid and retiring nature, so that she shall flee
from danger to preserve the species. As she carries the
young, her influence must generally be the greater from
longer contact with it. Iu view of all these facts it is diffi-
cult to see wherein the female is in any respect inferior to
the male in nature's eoonomy, and it is possible that she may
oe of greater value than the male.

Treating Horses Rationally.

A correspondent of the Country Gentleman says:

I have had Bome experience in driving horses ard break-
ing colts, aud though the whip has its uses and is valuable
in the hands of the man who knows when and how to use it,
I have never considered it of much value as a means of pun-
ishment or of compelling obedience. In fact punishment
should seldom be resorted to, and when it does become neces-
sary the indiscriminate use of the whip is almost certain to
rouse the horse's animosity and make him worse. ThiB is
especially the case with colts, which are often whipped for
stubbornness when the real difficulty lies in their not clearly
understanding what is required of them. In such a case
whipping is ruinous; it does not call the attention of the colt
to the point we are trying to teacn him, and it is of no use iu
controlling him should he become desperate and reckless as
he often will under such treatment.

To insure the best results in trainiog, the horse or colt
should be taught to love as well as fear his master. These
two points gained, he will try to do almost anything you
require of him, if he only understands what it is. And
although firmness is necessary, and implicit obedience must
be exacted, rewards will be fonnd more efficient aids than
punishments. Then show the horse your approbation when
he does what you want, and he will both understand and
appreciate it.

One of my colts, a three-year mare, half thoroughbred,
when taken to be shod for the first time, stood pretty well
until nearly done, when she suddenly pulled away her foot
from the blacksmith. The blacksmith losing his temper,
gave her a violent jerk by the head. This excited her, and
roused her resentment, and it was with difficulty that the
shoeing was completed. Shortly afterwards the mare was to
be clipped, and the blacksmith told the man who was to clip
her that he would have a sweet time clipping that mare, as
Bhe wonld not allow any of her feet to be handled. He came
with his clippers, nevertheless, and I told him I thought
there would be no trouble. When it was necessary to take
up her feet I took my Btand at her head, having a few oats
in mv pocket. She resisted a little at first, but as soon as she
yielded her foot readily, I would give her a handful of oats,
and continued fondling her, and occasionally giving a few
oats as long as she was quiet, bhe "caught on" at one*,
aud though the rewards were gradually discontinued, there
was no further trouble in handling her feet.

Two other colts, which, for amusement, I taught to play
Bea-saw on a "teeter" or plank, I invariably rewarded after
each performance by a caress and a handful of oats; and bo
eager were they for their reward that sometimes when they
saw me coming they would scramble on the plank without
waiting to be told to do so. In training them they were never
struck with anything more severe than a litt'e twig or switch,
and seldom with that.

That the horse possesses reasoning faculties of high order
is beyond dispute. And when we consider that it iu his
reason to which we must appeal in training him, the folly of
whipping is apparent, for when excited by this or any other
cause he is not in a fit condition to be reasoned with. If
properly handled from the first, there will seldom be any
difficulty, but if from any cause he becomes unruly, and is
disposed to find out who is master, Gome simple devise, such
as the foot-strap, which convinces him of his own helplessness
and your superiority, but at the same time does not hurt or
excite, will be found far better and more certain means of
control than the best whip that ever was made.

1888

Alma Mater-

Jpw $tMizt ina jty^rwrnau.

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The following account of one of the great brood-mares of
the country was cat trom the American Cultivator At
first we thought of only giving a portion, but came to the
conclusion that the whole was well worthy to be republished".
It is an important question for breeders of trotting horses to
ftudy how great excellence has been obtained. The first
stage of the inquiry is, What lines of blood enter into the
combination of those which have gained the highest renown
on the track? This should include grades approaching the
highest, as the very top notch might not be a true test without
support. Thii3 Maud S., from the backing of near relatives
funishes abetter lesson than her own peiformances. Jay-
Eye-See has Noontide to intensify his claims, and both are
farther upheld by the produce of Alma Mater. That the
f.istest "mare, horse or gelding" and the fastest gelding have
sprang from a thoroughbred grandam is no longer a surprise
when the discovery is made that other animals of extraordin-
ary powers have also had thoroughbred graudams. The
article, however, does not require elucidation, as it ''speaks
for it-self." farther tbau to add that California exmuples have
beeu overlooked iu calling attention to the potency of "hot-
blood" ia fust trotters. Inasmuch as we shall give a sketch
of pi rforuiances of some of oar California-bred trotters which
are as near or nearer to the thoroughbred as the examples
cit^d by our contemporary, there is no necessity to do
nioie than allude to them here.

Tbe value of a first-class thoroughbred foundation in a
trailing pedigree is well illustrated iu many of the celebrated
brood- mares, like Miss Russell, the dam of Maud S. (2:083),
Nutwood (2:18^), and Cora Belmont (2:24i); Midnight, the
of Jay-Eye-See (2:10), and. Noontide"(2:20i); Ned, the

dan?

dam of Clemmie G. (2:15.i), Post Bcv (2:23), A~liee Stoner
(2:24,1) and Mvstery (2:25$);" Dolly, the dam of Director (2:17),
Thorudale (2:22J) and Ouward (2:251,); Woodbine, dam of
Wedgewood (2:19), and Woodford Mambrino (2:21$); Mag
FergusoD, dam of PiedmODt (2:17|) and Almont Eagle (2:27);
Mary Mambrino. dam of Elvira (four-year-old, 2:1S£), and
Beatrice, which brought Patron (2:143). Many other similar
instances might be mentioned, prominent among which, and
one of the youngest of tbe lot, is Alma Mater.

Alma Mater was got by Dr. Herr's celebrated Mambrino
Patchen, he by Mambrino Chief son of Mambrino Paymaster,
from the dam of the renowned Lady Thorne (2:184;).

The dam oi Alma Mater was Estella, a thoroughbred,
dangbter of imported Australian. Her second dam was
Fannie G-, by imported Margrave. Fannie G. was also the
third dam of Senator Stanford's famous stallion Palo Alto
(fuur-year-old record 2:20^). Imported Margrave appears to
have been one of the plastic sort of thoroughbreds. A
daughter of his, bred to Rysdyk's Hambletonian, brought
Elward Everett, sire of Judge Fullerton (2:lS)..and some
twelve others with, records of 2:30 or better. Another daugh-
ter of Margrave, bred to Mambrino Chief, produced Ashland,
sire of Highland Win (2:26) and Joe Pettit (2:30). A daughter
of Ashland, bred to Thorudale (2:25^), produced the noted,
campaigner Edward Thorne (2:16}), winner of 112 heats in
2:30 or better.

The third dam of Alma Mater was Miss Lancess by Lance,
6on of American Eclipse, by Daroc, by imported Diomed.
The dam of Lance was by Financier, sou of Tippoo Saib, by
imported Messenger, aud Financier's dam was also a daugh-
ter of imported Messenger. The dam of American Eclipse
was Miller's Damsel, by imported Messenger, and the most
distiuguished race mare that this noted trotting progenitor
ever produced. Alma Mater's fourth dam was by Aratns,
sju of Director, by Sir Archy. son of imported Diomed.
Aratus also sired Phare's Aratns, and the latter bred to a
mare got by a son of Saxe "Weimer, by S:r Archy produced
Pugh's Aratns, sire of Tom Rolfe, which in taru got the
speedy trotting stallion Yonng Rolfe (2:214/), sire of Nelson
(2:24).

The dam of Mambrino Patchen, it will be remembered, was
by the thoroughbred race-horse Gano, and he was by Ameri-
can Eclipse, out of Betsy Richards by Sir Archy. The second
dam was by a son of Sir William of Transport, whose sire was
Sir Archy aud whose dam was Transport by imported
Diomed.

It will be seen from the above that the pedigree of Alma
Mater is deep in thoroughbred lines, but many of them are
those in which the running instinct, or habit of action at
le*st, is easily converted to the trotting gait. The folowing
iuterestiog acconut of this wonderful mare is from her pres-
eut owner, Mr. P. S. Talbert, proprietor of Inwood S:ock
Farm, Lexiogton, Ky.:

''Editor of the American Cultivator:— It affords me pleasure
to give you the information requested in your favor of the
16th. Alma Mater is a chestnut mare, loj hands high, foaled
1&72, bred by 0. P. Beard. She is marked with a small star,
and her right hind foot is white to the ankle. Her feet and
legs are excellent, tbe bone being flat and of tbe ivory-like
texture of the thoroughbred. She has along, rangy neck,
clean cat bead, and clear, soft eye, She is remarkably good
in the back and loin, a point which she transmits to her de-
cendants. Tbe cut, as produced in tbe Horseman, was made
from a photograph from life, and is a very good one indeed,
excepting that it makes her head appear very much conrser
than it really is, a common fault with all photographs of
animals.

"Alma Mater was bred as a three year-old, and was never
hooked to a sulky in her life. She was driven on the road
by my father, after weaning her foals, and was a delightful
road mare, although she could not trot faster than about
3:30-

"Mv father, as you perhaps know, was a professional man,
and bred horses more as an amusement and recreation than
f.rao> other reason. He was one of the first men to advo-
c te the use of the thoroughbred as a foundation for the
trotter, and when he purchased Alma Mater to test his theory,
pa\ing for her $300, at that time a large price for a yearling,
he was laughed at by the knowing ones. As his estate is
richer by about $75,000 through that purchase, you will not
be surprised that we differ with them. Her foals are as fol-
lows:

■ 1876. Alcantara (2:23) by George Wilkes. Mike Bower-
man drove Alcantara a half in 1:06 as a four-year-old, and
thinks he could have gone in 2:15 that year but for an
accident caused by getting his leg caught under a doer while
lying in his stall.

"1877. Alcyone (2:27) by George Wilkes, won six race3
out of seven starts as a three-year-old, and could show 2:20.
'■1878. Arbiter (2:30), by Administrator.
"1879. Almeta(record 2:314,, officially timed in races 2:23}),
got by Almont.

"1SS0. Alline (public tria!:26i, trial in May of lust year
to road-carl 2:25), got by Be] ont; injured.

"1881. Alicia (three-year 1 breeders' record 2:29. could
beat 2:25), by George W'llkee

"1882. Slipped f\ al to Ge ge Wilkes.

"18S3. Allendorf, which 'ill go into the 2:30 list this
year, by Onward.

"1SS-L Alhambra, could tit 2:40 in 1S87, will give bim a
record this year, by HambrirJ.

"1885. Missed "to Dictatoi

"1886 and 1887. Colt foaj by Baron Wilkes, owned at
Highlawn.

"18SS. Will produce a foaby Sultan.

"Alma Mater and Silverhe are leased to Bowerman
Brothers for the coming seasn at $4,500, with tbe proviso
that if Alma has a colt foal i is my property. Astral (2:1S)
and Montana Maid (the lattr by George Wilkes, dam by
Almont) are farmed to Wilsh & Handy the coming season
at $3,0U0 for tbe pair.

"Jessie Pepper is still a»ve. She is heavy in foal by
Duquesne (2:17:1), and dae p-day (Feb. 22). Her colt foal
by Quartermaster, now a two?ear-old, is the most promising
cne she has ever hud, and in fact, the best one we have had
on the place since Silverone wjs a yearling. He will make a
race-horse snre. I have an Jcantara mare and a Hambrino
colt, out of Wenonah, dangler of Jtssie Pepper, both of
which are fast. I expect to tot them this year. The Alcan-
tara mare, with only ;-ix week breaking, dropped fiom about
3:30 to a mile and repeat in 213. 2:39A in October; while tbe
colt, a three-year-old, showeda quarter in thirty-six seconds
with sixty days handling. P. S Talbert.

"Inwood Stock Farm, Lexiigton, Ky., Feb. 22, 18S8."

Alma Mater has brought more money to the pockets of her
owners than any other dam cf trotters has yet done at her
time of life. It appears that tbe first six of her produce, by
four different sires, have all trotted in 2:30 or better. Her
first born lowered the four-yea>old record to 2:23, and
accomplished the feat when suffering from serious injury to
one hind leg. He started in ss/en races, in which thirty-
three heats were trotted, and never made but four breaks,
which show conclusively that the running foolishness,
against which breeders have be?n so frequently warned of
late years, was effectually overcons by the concentrated trot-
ting instincts of Rysdyk's Haabletonian and Henry Clay
centered in George "Wilkes. Ii his last race Alcaotara met
Deck Wright (2:193), Belle BrasJeld (2:20), Lnmrs (2:21) aud
Leontine (2:23J). His trainer aud driver, Mike Bowerman,
says that he was then just coning down with the pinkeye.
The first heat was taken by Limps in 2:26, Alcantara second.
The next heat was captured by Deck Wrigbt in 2:212, with
Lumps at his wheel. In thethird heat Leontiue drove Deck
Wright out in 2:21, Alcantara finishing third. In the fourth
beat Alcantara finished second, driving Deck Wright out, as
stated by Mike Bowerman, in 2:19. The time hung out,
however, was 2:21.

Barriug accidents, Alma Mater bids fair, ten years hence,
to outrank all the other great brood-mares of the world, so
far as numbers in the 2:30 list are concerned. No other mare
at her time of life has yet prodaced four 2:30 performers, two
of which were themselves sires of 2:30 performers. One of
these^ Alcyone, was tho eire of Silverone, the first two-year-
old outside of California to trot a full mile in 2:26J. Her
present record is 2:19^. The ether, Alcantara, is the sire of
Whitesocks (2:20]), one of the most courageous trotters that
ever took the word, and of Alcagetta, the first New England-
bred two-year-old to get a record of 2:31^. She came home
from the half-mile post in the previous heat without a skip in
1:13$, shotting under tbe wire close to a 2:30 clip. Her dam,
Lady Daggett, also had several crosses of warm blood close
up.

Had Dr. Talbert been guided by tbe advioe of theorists,
who claim that a cart-horse foundation is superior to a thor-
oughbred upon which to rear a trotting structure, there
would have been no Alma Mater, and no Patron to place the
five-year staliion mark at 2:14}. Probably no breeder of
equal experience ever succeeded in producing so large a per-
centage of 2:30 performers as Dr. Talbert. If memory serves
me right the first animal he ever bred was Mary Mambrino,
whose dam, Belle "Wagoer, was one of tbe warm-blooded sort,
being a daughter of Emory's Wagner, by the famous old four-
mile racer Wagner, an inbred Diomed. Her dam was by
Bellfounder Jr., second dam by Monmouth Eclipse, son of
American Eclipse, aud third dam by Kosciusko, by Sir Archy.
Kosciusko, it will be remembered, was the sire of Woodford,
which got Woodbine, whose sons, Wedgewood (2:19) and
Woodford Mambrino (2:2U), with their progeny, will always
keep her memory green.

Mary Mambrino was by Mambrino Patchen. She was bred
several times to Cuyler. Amoug her produce by him were
Beatrice and Elvira. The Inter ^as the first four-year-old lo
get a record of 2:18 J. Beatrice was bred to Pancoast, and
the result was the trotting wonder Patron, the first three-
year-old to get a record of 2:19£ in the third heat of a race,
and in this heat he was escortsd by Silverone, above men-
tioned. Last season Patron broke the five-year-old stallion
record, which be lowered to 2:14^.

It is a remarkable fact that iu the great three-year-old race
at St. Louis, Mo., where Patron bent Mauzinita in the fall of
1SS5, trotting the third, fifth and sixth heats in 2:23£, 2:24|,
2:26|, two of the contestants and their sire, as well as the
dam of the winner, were bred by Dr. Talbert. These were
Patron, Silverone (which won the fourth beat in 2:24J) and
Iona. The latter as well as Silverone was by Alcyone (2:27),
and was separately timed tbe third beat in the race in 2:2iX
Iona's dam, Jessie Pepper, now twenty-seven years old, is
another remarkable example of vitality and speed producing
capacity, resulting from a trotting cross laid upon a solid
thoroughbred fouuda'ion. Her sire was Mambrino Chief;
her dam was by Sidi Hamet, and her second dam, the
Wyekliffe Mare, was by Darnaby's Diomed. Sadi Hamet was
by Virginian, by Sir Archy, out of Lady Burton, also by Sir
Archy. The dam of Lady Burton was Sultana, a pure Barb,
being by the Barb Horse, aud oat of the Barb mare presents d
by the Dey of Tunis to President Thomas Jefferson. Jessie
Pepper has already produced eighteen living foals, and the
nineteenth was due the 22d ult.

All of her foals, says the Inwood catalogue, were natural
trotters, but the earlier ones were never trained. The follow-
ing four are credited with trotting fast miles, viz. : Alpha, by
Alcantra, (record 2:253); Le Grand, by Almont (trial 2:24);
Iona, bv Alcyone, timed third heat in a rae«? is a three-year-
old (2:24£); Iola, by Administrator, (trial 2:27^): Omega, by
Quartermaster, (four-year-old record 2:31 on a half-mile
track) an elegant son of Alcyone, now owned by Messrs.
Bundle & White of Danbnry, Ct., bids fair to be the fastest
of the lot He was foaled in 1S7G when Jessie Pepper was
twenty-five yearR of age. Quartermaster, by the way, was
also bred by Dr. Talbert, and it will be a great credit to him
if Omega proves the best of Jessie Pepper's get, as he now
bids fair to do, as it will tend to show that he is an improve-
ment on his celebrated sire as a stock horse.

This, no doubt, appears to be a direct digression from tbe
subject under consideration, but the above examples have
been mentioned to show young beginners that this distin-
guished daughter of Mambrino Patchen and E^tella, whose
produce enterprising breeders are ready to engage at $2,500
each, paying for stallion service and assuming all risks, was
not a matter of accident, but was one of several noted animals
produced by an amateur breeder, who grounded his faith in
a solid thoroughbred foundation, and possessed the courage
to carry ont his convictions, as well as the good judgment
to select the very best combination of thoroughbred strains
for this purpose. Daughters of Mambrino Patchen have pro-
duced a larger number, both of 2:30 and 2:20 performers, than
tbe daughters of any other stallion living or dead at twenty-
five years from birth. Hi3 dam was a very highly-bred
animal, in which the Messenger was united with several
Diomed strains, interwoven with a pacing cross- Alma Mater,
whose dam was strictly thoroughbred, and also possessed
the Diomed-Messenger combination, has so far proved the
greatest of Mambrino Patchen's daughters. These are sig-
nificant facts, from which those who are desirous of breed-
ing tnrf performers with sufficient pluck and stamina to win
in fast company can learn a valuable lesson.

The Derby Investigation.

Louisville, March 4. — Tbe investigation of the Derby of
1882 scandal began at 11 o'clock yesterday morning in the
offices of the Louisville Jockey Club and lasted seven hoars.
There was a great batch of affidavits to prove that there
could have been no such crookedness a3 Capt. Brown had
been quoted as chargiog, and Capt. Brown himself repudiated
all the statements whicb had heretofore been attributed to
him. The directors of the club are to-nigbt preparing their
report, but it will not be made public for some days. Of
course, there is nothing to do but report that the charges are
entirely without foundation. There will be no effort made to
rule Capt. Brown off the track. Those present at the investi-
gation were: M. Lewis Clark, William Gaulbert, Col. Church-
hill, Col. John R. Barber, Lee Bloom and Mr. McCulIough,
directors and members of the executive board of the Jockey
Club. Maj. Ed. Hughes, J. P. "Watts and Fred Bishop were
present as witnesses.

Capt. Brown was not thore, having arrived at Pittsburg on
Friday. However, be had sent in a written statement in
response to tbe inquiries addressed him by Col. M. Lewis
Clark, the president of the Louisville Jockey Club. He
denies as false the reported interviews with him in the
Louisville Tim-s, of Feb. 15th and the Louisville Commercial
of Feb. 16, and says the only puhlished article authorized by
bim was in the Spirit of the Times of Feb. 11. He denies
several interviews in the Pittsburg papers, and urges his card
of Feb. loth in tbe Chronicle-Telegraph is a sufficient refuta-
tion of them. The most of Capt. Brown's communication
is made up of hitherto published cards of bis, including tbe
celebrated manifesto of Feb. 2d. in which be denies makiog
any charge against the Louisville Derby. Capt. Brown's
statement was not sworn to. He closes as follows: ''Nothing
has been further from my thoughts or intentions than to
reflect in any way upon the Louisville Jockey Club or its
management, and my whole aim is and has been to aid in
purifying the turf of what has been considered its evils."

Capt. Browo's refutation of all charges attributed to bim
left the club without anything to investigate, but a number
of affidavits were read. Mr. Phil J. Dwyer denied in the
most positive manner that there wa3 anything wrong wish
the race. He explained at lenglb the circumstances attend-
ing trie training of Runnymede, and showed that the trouble
with tbe colt was that be had no work before the race to get
him into condition. The weather in the East, where be win-
tered, was bad. and rained here before the race for a nnrnr-erof
days so that the track could not be used. On the other hand
Apollo had ample work and was in splendid form. Mr.
Dwyer thought Rnnnymede was tbe better horse, but not on
that day, and that Apollo won fairly. He also went on to
show in the affivadit that instead of there being any possible
chance for him tn profit by the defeat of his colt, he bad lost
heavilv on tbe result, and would have won a large sum bad
Rnnnymede come first under tbe wire.

Jimmy McLaughlin, the jockey who rode Rnnnymede in
the race, also sent an affidavit whicb was read. His opinion
as to tbe reason of the colt's defeat was the same as Mr.
Dwyer's. He said that Runnymede could not possibly have
won that day. The coH ran all right for the first mile and
then failed, being green, and although urged all the way
down the stretch with whip aud spur could not respond
sufficiently to be victorious. The affidavit of James Rowe,
trainer for the Dwyers, was next read. He stated that the
colt was in very bad form and could not have beaten Apollo
on that day. Joe Bart's affidavit was then given. It will be
remembered that he was cited by Capt. Brown as being
authority for the statement that the Derby was crooked. He
denied flat-footed that he had ever a conversation with
Brown about that particular Derby or any other. He bad
never even intimated to anyone, directly or indirectly, that
the race was not a fair one. The affidavit of Fred Bishop,
cashier for Watts, Hughes & Cathcart was read. He gave a
complete statement about the book made on the Derby that
vear by the firm he worked for, and filed a copy of the book.
It showed that the book was a $500,000 one, and would have
lost not more than $2,000 in case Runnymede had been
victorious, and that it had lost an equal amount on the race
as it resulted.

The affidavits of Ed. Hughes and J. R. Watts were in the
same line as Bishop's, and substantiated all his statements.
Both denied that they had ever even heard there was any-
thing wrong with the race until tbe charges of Brown were
made public. Capt. Brown, during his stay this week, has
steadily refused to talk to reporters.

Mr. T. J. Knight, of Table Bluff, has been anxious to get on
a match for his stallion Idaho Patchen with Poscora Hay-
ward, but without success. In the last issue of the Eureka
Mail he publishes thissweeping defi: "I notice by your paper
tbat W. fl. E Smith will not match my boTse. >ow if
Poscora Hayward is as fast as the Mail mad£ him ont a few
weeks ago, he needs no training to down Patchen; but I think
he is overrated about ten seconds and I base my opinion
on the eround that be has been defeated in a race in 2:33
and 2:32$ in tbe last eight months. I will not Irot my hor-^e
at the District Fair; that honorable board gave me all I want
of tbat last fall. I will match my horse Idaho Patchen
against Poscora Hayward to trot any race that "W. H. E.
Smith wants, and I will deposit five hundred dollars ($500)
with the president of the Humboldt Jockey Club, of Eureka,
as a forfeit."

The Nephew mare M'lis, offered for sale inonr advertising
columns by Mr. W. A. Parkhurst. of San Juse, is we]
of solid cclor, a fast trotter, and has a yearling
what she can do as a producer. The price asked is
for a mare of her breeding and quality.

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Mar 17

Racing Dates for 1888.

CALIFORNIA.

Los Angeles, Spring .April JU to li
P. C. li. a. A., S. V ...April 21 to 28
Eureka Jockey Club, Eu. July 4 to 7

Los Angeles Fair Aug. li to 11

lone Fair Aug. 7 to 10

Santa Rosa Fair Aug. 13 to 18

Petaluma Fair Aug. 20 to 25

Eldorado Fair Aug.liO to 25

Cblco Fair Aug. 2U to 25

Oakland Fair Aug. 27 to Sept. I

Marysville *air..Aug. 27 to Sept. 1
Sacramento State Fair Sept 3 to 15

Stockton Fair Sept. lb to 22

San Jose Fair Sept. 24 to 29

Quincy( District No.ll) Sept. 21 to M
Salinas Fair Oct. 1 to 6

National Trotting Stallion Stake
Oct i.'0th.

NEVADA.

Keno State Fair Sept. 17 to 22.

NORTHWESTERN.

Salt Lake, Utah June 2 to 7

Helena, Mont., Spring-. July 4 to 7
Deer Lodge, Mont . . . July 18 to t2

Butte City, Mont Aug. G to 11

Helena, Moot., Fair. .Aug. lO to 2E
Missoulla, Mont. .Aug. 2b to Sept. 1

EASTERN.

addition to being one of the bestred Morgans living, Eeenan
is thought by very good judges t be as good-looking a son of
Herod as was ever shipped orn this section.— Preston
Republican.

The Morrisey Sale.

Spokane, W. T Sept. 4 to 8

Eugene City, Oregon. ..Stpt 4 to 7

Colfax. W. T Snpt. 10 to 15

Hillsboro, Oregon... Sept 11 to 14
Salem, Or , State t air. .Sept. 17 to 22
Walla Walla, W. T Oct. 1 to 6

New Orleans La April 2 to 7 ( Jerome Park May 29 lo Juno li

MumTlhio I'unn tnnllK,. ill n_J__1 .. J -. *.

Memphis, renn * prill* to

Washington, O.G.. Apr. '20 to May 5
Nashville, Tenn..Apr. 2b to May 5

Lexington, Ky May 7 to 12

Baltimore, Md May 8 to li

Louisville, Ky May 14 to 24

Brooklyn L I May 15 to 3D

Lntonia, Ky May 2<J to June 9

St. Louis, Mo May 2G to June D

Cedarhurst May 30

Kansas City.. Mo June 12 to 21

tlheepsbead Bay .June 14 to July 4
Chicago, 111 ..June 23 toJuly U
Monmouth Park.. July 4 to Aug. 0

Chicago, III Sept 1 to 3

Jerome Parit Oct. 2 to 16

Kansas City, Mo . Oct. 27 to Nov. 8

Trotting Prospects in 1838.

[Sew YorK World.]
If the followers of the "bang tads" think they are to have
all the racing to themselves during the coining summer they
are much mistaken. The trjiters will be in the field with
more attractive pio^rammes than ever before announced.
That the admirers of tratng are not above learning some-
thing from the ruuning associations is becoming moie appar
eut each year. Thegr.-at regietis, huwever, that the running
associations cannot asree amorg themselves to organize u
national association similar iu character, to the National, or
Ameiican Trotting As-oeiation, which, without in erfering in
auy degree with club ura^sjciaii-jn rights, shall legislate for
ibe general good of the turf. Oue of tue running features
that the trotting associations have taken up with rapidly
increasing enthusiasm Ls s-t ikes and purses of such value that
ih; contests f .r them are lifted atiove ordinary races, become
events to be talked abuut and commented upon frjm one end
of the country to the other For several years the Guarantee
Slakes of S1U.0U0 at Hartford has been the event of the
Grand Circuit meetings. This year li .Chester wheels into
hue with the Flower City Guarantee Stakes of §10.000, which
example will no rioutt be followed at Buffalo aud Cleveland,
n /twithstaudiDgthat both associations havealready announced
a large increase in the amount to be given in purses for the
season of 1388. Here in New l7ork the Driving Club has
opeueu two stakes of §5,01)0 each, one for horses eligible for
lue 2:25 c!a?s, and the other for the three-miuue class, both
to be trotted at the club's mtumn meeting in September.

Ju the west the irrferest in trotting is on the increase, if
th.it were possible, and almuetj^ery city and town announces
meetings at which the purses are of annually increasing
value. Among other important announcements— and they
KVe comparatively secondary to the great fair meetings at
St. Paul, Minneapolis, and St. Louis— is the Northwestern
A sociatioo of Trotting and Pacing Horse Breeders' Meeting
at Washington Park, Chicago, in August, and the annual
mettng of the National Association of Truttiug Horse
Breeders, which this year will be held iu connection wilh the
Michigan Association at Detroit early in September. While
in the announcement for stakes to be :rottedin 1S90 and 1891,
which will close on the 10:h lost., it is stipulated that the
annual meetings for those years will be held not east of Buf-
falo, provided a majority of all the pajments due January 1,
1890 and 189 1, in stakes maturing at these meetings be made
by nominators residing a est of Buff -do. The increased inter-
est tiben each year in the annual meeting of the Kentucky
Trotting Horse Breeders' Association has also stirred up that
body to increased activity. At the anuhal meeting held at
Lexington on Saturday it was decided that all purses should
average not less than a thousand doll irs, and a meeting of
stockholders is ordered for April 21, at which it will be pro-
posed to lease the Fair Association's track for ten years, and
to erect new stands and make other imoiovementB. The
increased interest in trotting is being shown in another way
— one of great advantage to breeders— in the average prices
they are now getting for stock. This was conspicuously seen
at the Brastield and the Woodard & Harbison sales at Lex-
ington in February. At the Bra^lield sale 236 head of
horses sold for $91,190, and at the Woodard sale 461 head
sold for §175,430, a total of $266,620 paid for horses mostly
bred iu the west at two sales alone. Nor is it unlikely that
the same excellent average of prices will be obtained at the
Peter C. Kellogg & Co. sale to be held at the American Insti-
tute Buildings, in this city, beginning March 20th and ending
March 24th, at which the celebrated Thorndale establish-
ment, belonging to Mr. Edwin Thome, will be sold, with
consignments from California, and many of the most prom-
inent breeders in the couutry. There will also be a series
of weekly sales inaugurated on Wednesday at the American
Horse Exchange, Broadway anl Fiftieth Streets, at which
domestic hoises, especially trotters, will be sold.

The Morri ssey sale of stock wb held at the city stock yards.
It was attended by hundreds of orsemen. There were only
a fair number of foreign buyer; but Colorado was largely
represented. The sale on the wole was very successful, the
total receipts reaching nearly 34,000. Although some of
the thoroughbred animals did' ni realize as much as Colonel
Morrissey had hoped for, yet heexpressed himself as quite
satisfied with the results of the i\e. The prices obtained on
the low grade stock were such a to make the average first
class. The sale was conducted t Mr. S. A. Sawyer, of Man-
hattan, Kansas, a most exDerieued auctioneer. He worked
faithfully for the interests o"f Mr. lorrissey, and with deserved
Bucress.

The highest price realized wa 510,000 for L. C. Lee, pur-
chased by James Healey, of Leriville. Bidding on the big
black was spirited, and when th-®10,000 was reached a cheer
of enthusiasm arose. The crovd seemed especially gratified
that this famous horse was not ;old out of Colorado.

An hour after the sale Mr. kge was negotiating for the
purchase of L. C. Lee. He offred him $1,000 bonus, but
the Leadvilla man held out fc ©2,000. Finallv a compro-
mise was affected, whereby Mr. Healey received $11,250, an
advance of SI, 250 over the purhase price. It is asserted
that Mr. Page will take both Lst and Superior east and put
them on the circuit, aud perhap sell them later. Mr. Page
ha^ been very successful with bhoded horses. It was he who
found that Maxey Cobb was a great horse. After using him
for his own benefit he sold hioj to Isaac Kosenfeld, nf New
York City. Under his mauageneut both Lee and Superior
are destiaed to become ever, nine famous than they already
are.

The Bale of Superior was ii marked contrast with that of
Lee. Why was not apparerr, as a handsomer animal than
Superior never was sold unter the hammer. He seemed to
realize that he was au objectof admiration, and walked round
the ring in a proudly couscous manner. Mr. Sawyer gave
a detailed account of Superior's breeding, and declared him
one of the best animals in the oountry, and urged his hearers
not to neglect the opportunity of purchasing. Yet the bidding
on the chestnut stallion was tidious. FiyjL thou sand dollars
was the first bid offered. Slovly this.^SSm' was increased,
competition existing between but two bidders, Brad Du
Bois, of Denver, and J. W. Pa^, of Brooklyn, New York.
The former quit at $7,175, and the Brooklyn man won the
prize by an extra ©25, the grand representative of Egmont
selling for only $7,200. The price was generally regarded as
but a portion of Superior's actual value. Superior will be
taken east, and probably will be auctioned where blooded
horses are appreciated.

The old campaigner, Black Diamond, has at last passed
from the bands of his old trainer, B>m Hitchcock. He was
rash in bidding for him, until he finally ran up to a figure
beyond Hitchcock's purse, J. B.McGill, of Denver, purchas-
ing for $2,600.

Of the other horses with which CalifornianaaTe acquainted,
Billy Bunker, the pacer, was sold to D. B. Ayres, Hastings,
Nebraska, for $900, and Lister to Luke Do Bois, of Denver,
for $1,450. Billy Lyle, the stallion by McCracken's Black
Hawk, fell to W. J. Keuc'rick. of Denver, for ©510.

Of the running Btock offered perhaps Boomerang was the
pick of the lot, as the price paid for him, SI, 135, would indi-
cate.

Sense in Shoeing.

A Son of Herod.

Geo. H. Seituer, of Roann, Wabash Counfy, Indiana, has
bought of M. T. Grattan, Isinonrs, Minn., the chestnut colt
Heenan by Herod, dam Nancy by S^th Warner II, grandam
Kitty by Deacon, g g d Robin by Simony's Messenger. Belle,
ibn dam of Seth Warner II was by Telegraph Black Hawk,
sire of Strideaway, her dam was Gray Fan, dam of Star of
the West aud grandam of Silas Wright, Seth Warner, the
sire of Sath Warner II, was gjt by H lie's Green Mountain
Morgan, dam by The Walker Horse, sun uf Woodburv Morgan,
Grand dam The Savage Mare, by Royaltoo Morgan, g g d by
Justin Morgan.

Deacon, Bire of Heenan's grandam, was by Messenger
Black Hawk, by Naugatuck, by Hill's Bla'ik Hawk. The
dam of Messenger Black Hawk was al*o the dam of Gray Fan
mentionel above. Heenan traces to Justin Morgan thirteen
times. J?o imported Messenger, not counting Simond's Mes-
senger whoso pedigree has not yet been traced, live times.
He 1 as a Clay cross through the host line aud three thorough-
brer, crosses independent of Messenger. His dam belongs
to Mr. A. E. Wheeler of this place, who found that although
sto e up by hard usage she could show a three-minute clip to
a atelier's cart. He traced her to her breeder, Mr. Amos
Pi rks, of Rochester, Minnesota, who alno bred her dam and
gra .dam. This is ODly another instance to show that when
; m tind natural speed and abundant nerve force you will

'd giod breeding back of it when the facts are reached. In

[G. S. Qnjmby in Mirror and Farmer.]
I am one of those ignoraut country horse-shoers, aud run
a strop in Lyndonville, Vt. I have always tried to inform my-
self on the subject by observation and reading. I keep in
my shop a number of horses' feet cut in different ways, show-
ing the sensible and insensible parts, the Btrueture, circula-
tion, etc. I have visited shops in some of the largest cities
of the New England and Middle States, and it has been my
privilege to see horses that were 6hod in different cities of
the former States and also Canada. Now, from what little
experience I have had*, I have settled down on a few Biniple
rules in regard to Bhoeing a horse with sound feet.

First, if he is Bhod, take off his shoes carefully so as not to
break out pieces of the hoof, as Borne careless apprentices
do — and some who are not apprentices— for no matter how
nicely the Bhoe is get on the break in the hoof will be an
eyesore.

Second, pare the feet in a proper manner. And what is the
proper manner? It is not to leave the neel so long that the
horse looks as though he was just ready to fall on to his knees,
or to cut the heels away and leave the toe so long that the horse
looks as though he had on snowshoes, but to pare the feet
lavel and so that they will have an angle with the ground
like a colt's feet two or three months old, or as the Creator
intended they should have. And do not allow yourself to be
influenced by the owner when he says. "Can't you pare a
little more?" or by your previous education, and so pare the
foot eo thin that the horse will cripple when he is driven on
hard or stony roads. I he Creator made the hoof strong
enough to travel on any road if it is not worn or cut away
too much.

Third, tit the shoes so that they will cover the whole of the
wall and project back from the heel, according to the taste of
the owner, or your own. Never place a hot Bhoe on a
horse's foot; cool it down before bringing it near the hoof.
You can tell whether it fits by holding it one-half or three-
fourths of an iuch away; and do not allow the owner to per-
suade yon to sft the shoo back from the toe one-fourth or
one-half of an iuch, as many of the farmers try to do, tbiuk-
ing that the horse will not have to be shod quite so often if
the feet are cut well back, for by so doing you are liable to
drive some of the nails nearest the toe into the circulation
and lame the hirse, as I have often seen done; in fact, I kuow
of a shosr who practices this kind of shoeing, aud his patrons
wouder why their horses are tender on their feet.

Fourth, use aunll nails. The best suut*s throughout the
land have fouu 1 out that small nails will hold the shoes best
because they do dot break the hoof. In finishing the feet
do not rasp under the nails with the corner of the rasp, but
hammer the cliuoh down carefully, so that it makes about a
square turn ironi the hoof; then rasp the olinches down flush
with the hoof, tikiug care not to rasp the hoof. The old
idea of leaving the clinches out life size on the hoof is all
nonsense. Some of your patrons will say that the shoes will
not stay on a proper length of time because most of the
clinches are rasped away, but let them try it. Do not rasp
the hoof above the nails fur any reason whatever, and below
the nails only to get rid of some irregularity of form iu the
hoof. Some shoers may say that my method takes Ion er
thao the price will pay for, but I answer that a horse that is I

worth shoeing at all is worth shoeing well. Some ask how
long before the shoes ahould be reset. I have two rules, one
is, as soon as the feet are grown so as to look unnatoral,
whether it is three or six weeks; the other, as soon as the
shoes become loosened on account of weak leet or any other
cause. I once shod a colt whose owner let the Bhoes stay on
without being reset seven mouths and a half; the result was
the feet grew to an unnatural length, and the heels broke
down, bringing an undue strain on the back tendons and
laming the colt. I suppose I got the credit of laming him;
as most of the bad management in regard to keeping horses
on dry floors without any moisture from one year's end to
another, aud leaving the shoes on too long, resulting in lame-
ness, is all charged to the poor, ignorant shoer.

In conclusion, let me say that these remarks are not made
to men who know how to shoe horses well, and also that
they refer only to sound feet. If anyone wants to know
how I shoe unsound and ill-shaped feet, interfering and over-
reaching horses, aud how to handle colts to be shod, and
vicious horses, I will respond as readily as weeds grow in
June.

The Great Horse State. ■ *'

The year 1S87 was a most prosperous year among Kentucky
trotting horsemen, writes a Lexington, Ky., correspondent of
the N. Y. Sportsman. The price received for stock of this
character has averaged much higher the past year than was
ever before known, this especially being the case with young,
fashionably-bred colts and fillies, which at all times have
brought lucrative prices, and in some instances have poH for
exceedingly fancy figures. During the year 1.245 head of
trotting horses were aold at public auction in Kentucky fur
$395,078, while private sales will foot up at least that much
more, one breeding establishment alone having realized over
550,000 on the sales of trotting colts and fillies in 1887.
Those sold range in age from the p-oduce not yet foaled to
the old stallions or brood-mares which have almost served
out their days. The price received for these horses varies
from $70 up to a sum in the thousands, which the non-cred-
ulous refuse to believe any sane man would pay for a pieoe
of horseflesh. In this connection it is well enough to add
that no standard-bred animal sold for anything like the first
mentioned price, the sum received for stock ot that olass
always amounting to good, healthy figures. The strides ma-'e
in the breeding of the trotter in Kentucky have been most
wonderful, as it is only about thirty-eight years since Mam -
brino Chief was introduced into this State. He was really
the progenitor of the trotting stock of Kentncky. Previous
to Mambrino Chief's arrival, it is true that Abdallah was
brought here, but he only made one season, after which he
returned to the North. On a splendid estate in the southern
suburbs of this city to-day lives a man, fast nearing his sixty-
fifth milestone, to whom the breeding interests of Kentucky
owe a debt of gratitude that they will never be able to pay.
To him belongs the credit of introducing into this State the
trotting horse. Your correspondent alludes to Dr. L. Herr.
Previous to this gentleman's arrival in this section from
Pennsylvania there had been several stallions of trotting
strains from the north introduced into Kentncky, but there
was no training stable for schooling trotters for track pur-
poses established until Dr. Herr came upon the scene some-
time in the early part of the forties. The richness of the
lands, the fineness of the grasses, together with the limestone
water and the genial climate of the blue grass region, with
the fact that the high-mettled racer had been here bred and
raised, gave Dr. Herr confidence that by proper breeding and
judicious handling the very richest type of the trotting horse
could be produced in this State, and to-day, after two score
years, his judgment has been completely vindicated, for
Kentucky has produced the greatest trotter that has ever
trod the earth.

Not many years after the date above mention* 3, the stock
interests having rapidly advanced, a movement was made
towards organizing and building up agricultural associations,
where the religious and secular elements could meet, exhibit
their stock and display their wares for premiums. It is,
perhaps, in place to here state that had it not been for the
objection lodged by the clergy against the running turf on
account of its gambling adjuncts, the breeding of the trot-
ting horse in Kentucky would have never reached its mighty
proportions of to day. It was the church countenancing the
fairs that drew out the masses and caused the tastes of thf
people to gradually grow towards the higher development of
all descriptions of stock, especially the trotting horse. The
first and second prizes, as a general thing, were cups or
plates, but it was the privilege of the successful ones to take
the value in money if they desired. This now opened up a
new field to all those who looked upon the breeding and
raising of the thoroughbred for the running turf with dis-
favor, as they seemed to think there was no harm in witness-
ing a trotting contest; in other words, while they looked
upon it as a crime to run a horse for money, they thought it
no ein to trot him. This sentiment grew rapidly, and to-day
a majority of the breeders of the trotting horse in Kentucky
are active and working members in the various churches,
and the hard-shelled Baptist preacher can now be seen sitting
in a two-wheel gig, pulled by a trotter at a two-thirty clip.
In fact, he thinks more about his trotting colt than he does
about the text he'll preach from on the coming Sabbath;
and he is better acquainted with the pedigrees of varions
trotting sires than he is with the different apostles. The
followers of Wesley now take more pleasure in attending a
trotting race than they do a camp-meeting, and the disciples
of Calvin and Alexander Campbell have laid aside tbeir
hymn-books, and now if fchey sing a song at all it is to extol
the merits of one family or another of the trotting horse. In
fact, to tell the truth, the business of all classes in Kentucky
to-day is the breeding, raising and developing of the trotting
and the runuing horse. Among her sister States she has no
rivals, and horses bred in Kentuoky have won the classic
events both in England and Franoe, while so far as the
trotter is concerned she breeds more first-class ones than all
the world combined. This is, indead, saying a great deal,
but a perusil of the records will demonstrate the facts.
There are more brains, talent and culture among the horse-
men of Kentucky than there are in any other pursuits or
professions in the State. The iuterfsts of many of the other
States center in agriculture, mercantile, manufacturing, min-
ing, and last of all the lowest of the scale, politics; but
Kentucky's greatest interests and largest revenues are derived
from her live stock of all descriptions. During the year just
dossed there were 448 new additions to the 2:30 list, 332 of
these being trotters and 116 pacers. Of this number Ken-
tucky contributed a large share, her per cent, outranking that
of any other three or four States.

^ —

Mr. W. D. Valentine has taken up his residence at Pleat-
autoo, and named his farm Hyde Park. The work of rejuv-
enation and alteratiou to suit the purposes of the new propri-
etor is going on rapid! v.

1888

Site ifrjejexler awtX ^parlsmatu

Andy McDowell took a draft of twelve colts to the Kellogg
sale that will be held in New York next week. They were
Director's and Monroe Chief's, two and three-year- olde, and
all good ones.

*

We have received from the Coney Island Jockey Club an
official list of the entries to the great Futurity of 1890. The
total entry is 915 mares, the very cream of the American
stock farms.

Mr. John H. Shnlts, of Brooklyn, N. Y., owner of Park-
ville Farm and also the owner of the pacer Arrow, is in this
city and visiting the stock farms and horse centers in this
vicinity.

VETERINARY.

Conducted by Tbos. Bowhill, M. B. 0. V. S.
Subscribers to this p-ipet can have advice through this column in all
cases of Bick or injured Horses or cattle by sending an explicit descrip
tion of the case. Applicants will send their name and address that
they may be identified. Questions requiring answers by mail should
be accompanied by three dollars, and addressed to Dr. Bowhill, 133G
Market St.. San Francisco.

The Veterinary Association.

The State Veterinary Association held a very interesting
meeting at the editorial rooms of his paper last Wednesday
afternoon, Dr. Bowhill presiding, Messrs. McCallam, of
Sacramento; "Whittlesey, of Los Angeles; H. E. Carpenter,
Obrock and Masoero of this city, all graduates, were admitted
to membership.

W. H. Woodruff, veterinary dentist, after a most satisfac-
tory examination, was enrolled as a member of the dental
division of the association.

Dr. Harry E. Carpenter was elected Secretary for the ensu-
ing year.

The Constitution, By Laws and Code of Ethics were further
discussed, adopted and ordered printed.

Dr. Bowhill regaled the association with the following
inaugural address:

PRESIDENT'S ADl'EESS.

Gentlemen, I must thank you for the honor you conferred
on me at the last meeting by electing me to be the first Presi-
dent of the California State Veterinary Medical Association,
and it will be my constant endeavor to further the interests
of the society to the best of my ability during my term of
office, in which I trust I will have the hearty co-operation
of my brother officers and the other members of this Bociety.

Gentlemen, we are in the nucleus of what I hope will soon
be one of the largest societies in America. We are to-day in
one of the finest agricultural States in the Union, the horse
and cattle interests of which are immense; bat still there is
no protection against the ravages of a contagious or infectious
disease, and, what is worse, the State is overrun with a class
of practitioners very properly designated quacks, whose
ravages, especially in the rancher's pocket, are as great as the
loss occasioned by an epidemic, not including the suffering
of the poor dumb animals the victims of their ignorance.
These quacks ore confident in their empiricism, and trust to
the ignorance and credulity of their employers. They stigma-
tize scientific methods as theories for which they have the
contempt of ignorance, and theories in the minds of their
patrons have no better reputation than heresay. Gentlemen,
theoretical knowledge renders the attainment, when opportu-
nity offers, of sound practical information much easier and
clears the way of many difficulties; and in the by-paths of
scionce he who is without theory to guide him, wanders aim-
lessly, and often ends where he begins. Even a bad theory is
better than none. It maybe but a feeble light, but it is
better than absolute darkness. One of the objects of this
society is to advance the veterinary profession in this State,
and by means of scientific intercourse establish an intimate
and cordial relationship between the medical and veterinary
professions.

Gentlemen, I will now consider the duties and responsibili-
ties of a veterinary surgeon. A veterinary surgeon who con-
scientiously performs his duty has a most important position
to fulfill, and the responsibility resting upon him is greater
than that of almost any other profession. A veterinary sur-
geon of the present day must make a careful study of all the
contagious diseases, not only theoretically, but also practi-
cally, whenever an occasion presents itself, and leaving noth-
ing undone to indicate the best means of suppressing or
assisting their progress. True, it is the doty of everyone,
and more particularly the veterinary eurgeon, to bring every
science to bear in combating or preventing the spread of
disease, and not as I have seen man hiding a glandered horse
or eUe wiping his nostril, and by that means trying to deceive
his fellow-creatures, not only endangering his own life but
everyone connected with him. Not only has the veterinary
surgeon the dictates of humanity to guide him, but in addition
the necessities of life. Large numbers of people may depend
on hiB exertions, and the health of mankind may even be
endangered by the outbreak of an animal plague. It is,
therefore, a duty that he owes himself to oultivate his intel-
ligence, and to maintain those qualities which can alone
enable him to exercise his professional qualification with
advantage to himself and others. When a man follows a
profession which giveB him an honorable position in society,
and to which he owes his mean6 of subsistence, it becumeB
his imperative duty to devote himself entirely to its advance-
ment in every legitimate way, and to demonstrate its impor-
tance and utility.

Members of the veterinary profession should be actuated
by the highest principles of equity towards each other; all
are bound by the closest ties to forward the interests of their
common profession. They should therefore be ready to
assist one another; their unanimity, with all respect and con-
fidence, are indispensable as far as the public interests are
concerned, and they are necessary in maintaining the honor
of their profession. We should feel proud of our profession,
and remember that a Drofession can never make a man, but
that a man can elevate or degrade a profession. Before con-
cluding my-addreBs it is necessary to call your attention to
an important subjeot, and that is Veterinary Sanitary Science.
If people only knew and realized the sad havoc constantly
being caused in communities and families, dependent in
many oases directly and indirectly on the oommunioation of
disease from animals to man, they would not rest satisfied
until the present deplorable, insanitary condition is remedied .
Gentlemen, this city stands in need of stringent inspection,
more especially after the late disclosures of diseased animals
being slaughtered for human food. I have myself seen the
carcass of a cow on which tubercles were adherent to the
pleura costalis hanging up dressed at Butchortown, and on
enquiry found this animal was an old dairy-cow. Is this not
a disgrace, more especially as the communicability of tuber-
culosis from man to animals has been proved without a
doubt? Now many a mother has fed her child on milk sup-
plied by a tuberculous cow, resulting in the infant's untimely
death, and after being the origin of tuberonlosis in many a
young man or woman.

The insidiousness of this disease makes itdifficalt to arouse
people to its danger. The milk supply is often tested by
publio analysists and police inspector* to prevent the adul-
teration by water, but no effort is made to prove the absence
of diseased germs in the nutrient fluid which forms the chief
diet of infants and invalids.

Milk consumers in the absence of scientific inspection
would act wisely in refusing lo use milk from a cow with a
cough, particularly of a chronic nature. Whenever the
inspection of animals at the slaughtering places is not prop-
erly carried out by competent persons both in the living ani-
mal immediately before slaughtering and the carcass and
internal organs at the time of killing, a percentage of tuber-
culosis is to be met with which would arouse the most
apathetic were it to be known. Hence it is necessary not
only that the cattle supplying the milk be free from disease,
but that there be no possibility of diseased germs (typhoid
and scarlet fever particularly) having access to the m Ik, or
milk-pans, or water with which it is diluted. This can only
be done by inspection of the dairy and its surroundings.
Healthy milk should be perfectly opaque, wnite in color,
without deposit or peculiar smell or taste, and should not
alter in appearance when boiled. Its specific gravity varies
from 102.6 to 103 5, the average at 60 degs. fatter being 103.0;
a large quantity of cream lowering it, it should be slightly
alkaline or neutral; its chemical composition when its specific
gravity is 103.0 is in 100 pirts, as follows:

Casein 4.0.

Fat 3.7.

Lac tin. ; 6.0.

Salts 0.5.

Total solids 13,3.

Water 8C.7.

When examine 1 microscopically the only elements found
are round fat globules, and perhaps a smalt number of epi-
thelial cells. Good milk should contain about ten per ceut.
of cream. It his also been shown that if the cowshedF, etc.,
be perfectly clean, the milk from the cows in them may be
kept from forty to sixty hours. Milk is siid to absorb impur-
ities the most reidily of all fluids. Cows should not be
allowed to drink frum stagnant pools and streams receiving
the drainage of the yards. Cleanliness should take the
highest place. Every milk utensil should be carefully scoured
and scalded wit i hot water and soda. As milk is one of the
best media for cultivating germs and micro-organisms, it is
absolutely necessary that not only should the dairy, milk
shop, cowshed, and all their surroundings be kept in as per-
fect a sanitary state as possible, but that they and the ani-
mals themselves should be regularly and periodicallv exam-
ined by a thoroughly qualified inspector. Now, Gentlemen,
it is to be hoped that in the near future we will see a veterin-
ary college established on this coast, in order that the stand-
ard of the profession may be raised, and the oresent evils
abolished; and when each district has a regular qualified
man, then, and then only, will we see the last of empiricism.
Gentlemen, I thank you for the patience with which you
have listened to me, for the honor you have conferred on me.
Let us one and all determinedly work for the elevation of
that profession which should represent the noblest of all the
benefactions of man, and do our utmost to place our society
seoond to none in this country. Gentlemen, I am done

At the conclusion of the address a very hearty vote of
thanks were tendered Dr. Bowhill for iris effort. After an
hour spent in free discussion on points of practice in which
Drs. Obrock, Carpenter, Bowhill, Maday and Orvis took
part, the association adjourned to June 13th.

THE KENNEL.

Dog owners are requested to send for publication the earnest possi-
ble notices of whelps, sales, names claimed, presentations and deathB
In their kennels, in all instances writing plainly names of sireand da'n.
and of grandparents, colors, dateB and breed.

Visit.

Mr. A. B. Elford's Irish water spaniel Irish Girl, by Whirl-
pool— Irish Queen, to "W. S. Kittle's Brian Born, by Alike —
Mollie, March lltb, 1888.

Whelps- -

California Kennel's English setter Janet, by Count Noble-
Dashing Novice, whelped, February 6, 1S8S, eight— three
dogs— to owner's Loadstone by Gladstone — Flounce.
' California Kennel's English setter Sweetheart, by Count
Noble — Dashing Novice, whelped, February 10, 1838, eleven
— four dogs — to owner's Harold by Gath — Gem.

Mr. Seymour, proprietor of the Russ House, has offered a
special of $20 for the best Skye terrier at the April dog show.
It is understood that Baron Von Schroeder intends to place
several valuable specials for competition.

Mr. Geo. T. Allender writes that he has had Mr. Linville's
pointer Roberta, Mr. Schreiber's Laddie, Mr. Wort's Fenni-
more, and Mr. Watson's 01 1 Black Joe in the field several
times recently, and that they all take to their work in good
style and manifest no fear of the gun. A likely lot of young
pointers they are.

Lieutenant J. B. Barber brought his English setter Pilot,
by Regent — TopBy, into our office on Monday last, and we
conies! that while predisposed to think highly of the dog
after having seen him at Mr. Allender's kennel recently, we
were not prepared to fiud him grading so highly throughout
as he did on close inspection. Pilot is as good-looking a son
of Regent as we have seen, and will grade with the best of
the dogs shown in April, when he will be submitted to
public judgment. He comes from Mr. Allender in good
condition and well brokers

The chief kennel interest during the month to come will
of course be the inaugnral dog show of the Pacific Kennel
Club. The members of the club are working hard to arouse
interest, and are succeeding in a degree that is surprising.
From quarters least expected there come queries about the
show and expressions of interest in it, while entries are
being sent to Superintendent Carroll, at 624 Market Street,
in numbers.

A slight misunderstanding of the rule requiring registra-
tion of all doga shown seems to exist. The rule is that ail
dogs shown which are not already registered shall be regis-
tered in the first volume of the stud book issned after the
show, and the Pacific Kennel Club has decided to pay the
registration fees for the present show, so that owners, in addi-
tion to competing for the valuable prizes offered, will enjoy
the great advantage of having their animals appear in the
official book.

Owners will confer a favor if they will make their entries
promptly, and not wait until the last moment. The work of
collecting and oatalogueing four or five hundred entries is not
alight.

The California Kennels at Sacramento, under the care of
Judge Post, are doiug much to stock the State with Englisn
setters of the best po-sible breeding. Elsewhere in the paper
a note of the recent addition of nineteen youngsters appears,
eight of them being sire 1 by a sou of imperial Gladstone and
the rest by a sou of Gath. Judge Post holds uniformly to
blood lines which are of proved'sup&riority in field work, and
in so far as we kn iw a bad dog has never been bred at the
kennels. It would be unreasonable to expect that every dog
of every litter should be a crack, bat those who have watched
the breeding done by Judge Post agree that the judgment
used has been excellent. Mr. DeMott's Haroldine, by Harold.
— Janet, is, in our opinion, the equal of any yonng English
setter we have seen in the field. Sunlit, by Sportsman —
Sweetheart, iB a rare Rood one, and the list might be i-xcended
to include every dog sent out by the kennel that has lived to
be a j'ear and a half old.

A smooth-coated St. Bernard hiich was brought lo Califor-
nia a few days ago, to Mr. T. 13. S evenson. The biieh, Joan,
stands nearly thirty-three inches, weighs 165 u -unds, and
was whelped March 30, 1886. She is by King Al r d — Lady
Superior, (ISOOS E.) King Alfred by Beauchtef, ( 11793 E)—
41peurose. Laiy Superior by Sirius — Abbess VI. Mr.
Stevenson also owns aud expects fcb have reach him, in time
for the P. K. C. show, a St. Bernard dog, Jalien I. (1600 A.
K. R.).

Mr. A. W. Manning, of this city, will show his team of St.
Bernards, Jumbo, Judge and California.

The show of dachshunde will be much larger than was
expected, ten entries having already been promised.

Occidental Coursing Club

The annual meeting of the club was held on Tuesday
evening last at 624 Market Street. In the absence of the
President the first vice-President, Colonel S. O. Gregory, took
the chair. The report of Treasurer Abbot showed a butane*
of $9.25 in the treasury. The officers elected for the coming
year were, President, Stuart M. Tayljr; Vice-Presidents, S. O.
Gregory, M. J. Keating, Tho^. Hinds, H. Boyd; Secretary,
J. B. Lincoln, 224 S^nsome Street, city; Treasurer, S. L.
Abbot Jr.; Executive Committee, Thos. J. O'Keeffe, A. A.
Bonton, J. F. Carroll, Henry Wormiugton and H. E. Deuue.

After the election, vice-Presideut Gregory presented to Mr.
J. F. Carroll, the cup won at. Newark a few weeks since by
his bitch Mischief. Mr. Carroll respoude i fittingly, and the
cup was filled with something dry a good many times.

Diseases of the Dog-.

[By A. E. Guzard, M. R. C. V. S. L.]
opthalmia (Continued.)
When this disease arises from the presence of foreign
bodies in the eye, such as dirt, thorn*, seeds, etc., it i>
always necessary in the first instant to remove the aiticle,
which will geuera'ly produce a cure; however, it is sometimes
necessary to use a cooling loion and administer a purge.
The way to apply the lotion is as fallows: Take h piece of
lint, double it several thicknesses, lay it upon the eyes and
keep it wet with the lotion. Tue abjve treatment is also
recommended when the eye is injnred by stU'gs of insects,
bites of dogs, wounds from thorns, etc.

Cataract. — This disease is an opacity of the crystalline
lens, or of its cipsule or both. Tnis disease of the organ of
vision in the dog is very common, it results from numerous
causes, and is more fr queutly seen in oil than in young
dogs. The causes are old age, bad feeding, hard work, or
produced by subsequent injury; in some instances I have
known it to be congenital. When it o curs in young dogs
it is nearly always the result of wounds or blows on the head.
Cataract may come on rapidly or the reverse. My experience
inclines me to say that they form slowly. No breed is
especially liable to it; all are exposed to it a'ike. Ca'aracts
are divided into capsular, lenticular, und capsnlo-lenticular,
according as the capsule or lens, -or both, are e-flVcte^. The
cataract may be detected by a gradual increasing diminess of
sight, the dog being able to see better when pupil is expanded
in faint light, or by the application of atropia, and by inspec-
tion, showing the opacity of the len°, which is of a white,
gray, black, or mottled appearance, and by catoptric examina-
tion of th9 eye, which is done as follows: When a lighted
candle is held before the eye, three images of it are seeD,
two erect and one inverted; the former owing to reflections
from the cornea and anterior surface of the crystalline lens,
the latter owing to reflection from the posterior layer of the
crystalline. In the treatment of cataract I am sorry to have
to admit that I have done little in curing the disease, as in
spite of all skill and care it generally terminates in total
blindness. However, in the case of a young dog, sometimes
the disease can be arrested by general hygiene.

In the human patient the operation of the removal of the
crystalline lens is performed in the treatment of cataract,
either by couching, extraction, and the absorbent operation.
By couching we mean the depression of the lens from t. •
axis of vision by means of a couching needle, either straight
or curved.

Amaurosis or Glass Eye. — This is a partial or complete
loss of sight from insensibility of the optic nerve.

This disease is characterized by a dilated'state of the pupil,
which seldom contracts from the effects of the stimulus of
light. The causes of amaurosis are: From local plethora;
from derangement of the stomach; from congestion of the
brain; from pregnancy; from geoerul debility, or from nar-
cotics or poisons, in which cases it is said to be functional,
or it may arise from organic disease of the brain, or of the
eye itself, in which case it is called organic.

Treatment. — Organic amaurosis is generally incurable.
Functional amaurosis may be relieved by the removul of its
causes by appropriate constitutional and local treatment, and
sometimes by blisters, or by strychnine exhibited internally
or externally by sprinkling it over a blistered surface above
the eye in proportion of a grain night and morning; at the
same* time half a grain can be administered night and morn-
ing. These doses are for a large dog.

Fistula Lacbrymalis. — There is a Bmall canal leading from
the internal angle of the eye to the nostril?; this canal is
termed the lachrymal duct, and is for the purpose of convey-
ing the tears from the eye. This duct is sometimes closed
from inflammation of the lachrymal sac, or from obstruction
of the ductus adnasum. The tears no longer having a natural
outlet, are forced over the eyelid*. "When this can 1 becomes
obstructed, there often forms an ulcerous opening in the
cbeek, c immuniciting with the lachrymal sac, through
which the lachrymal secretions escape. This opening is
oalled "fistula lachrymalis."

Treatment.— The obstruction of the nasal duct maybe
removed by a probe, properly bent, introdu*
nasal duo t from b°npath the inferior openibj;

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Mar 17

by a probe or narrow knife introduced into the lachrymal
Bac and passed downwards and slightly backward id the
course of the nasal canal, until it reaches the inferior open-
ing of the nose; it is then to be withdrawo and a nailheaded
style may then be placed in the canal to keep it open. The
dog must be confined so as to prevent him Irom scratching
or rubbiDg the eye. If it is necessary to wear the style for a
length of time, I would recommend a wire muzzle to be
worn which would be of liltle or no inconvenience to the
animal. . ,

Ulceration of the eyelids can always be successfully treated
by the application of the ointment of nitrate of silver. For
warts on the lids exercise them, aud apply to the wound
nitrate of silver. ■

Glauooma. -This is a disease of tbe hyaloid membraDe
and vitreous humor, characterized by a gretnish shining
appearance at tbe bottom of the eye, usually acconip .nied
by irregular dilation of the pupil and loss of vision. This
IB more frequent in aged dogs.

Treatment.— This disease is almost always incurable, bnt
Fowler's solution of arseDic is said to have been sometimes
useful. ^____

ATHLETICS.

A Glimpse of Ladies' Night at the Olympic
Club.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman:— Into my quiet study,
peopled for me by the heroes of Homer and the Knights of
Tasso, one of your more real, if less picturesque, Olympic
men found his way Friday evening, March 9, and by the
force of an eloquence that has often influenced steadier
brains than mine, induced me to accompany him and witness
the graceful evolutions of Ladies' Night at the Club. Ladies'
Night was no misnomer, for when we reached the hall,
although quite early, the faces of fair women brightened every
nook and corner, and President Harrison found work plenty
and to spare in procuring seats for those who had lingered
too long over desseit and the final cup of coffee. But the
graciousness of his manner continued unabated, and the
gallant yoang fellows to whom was entrusted the "ice-break-
ing" of tbe entertainment went through their trampoline as
conscientiously as if no brown eyes under a pink bonnet and
no blua eyes beneath a white Tosca regarded them admir-
ingly at short range. It is to be hoped, however, that Mr.
Godeffroy's gorgeous umb'rella protected the athletes from
the dangerous effects of so magnetic a shower. By the time
the juveuile club-swingers had formed their effective picture
with Professor Smythe everyone was seated, quiet held
sway, and the rythmical motion of the clubs claimed the
attention of all. Delicate hands led the applause that repaid
the children for imprisoning their free unconscious grace,
and directing it in a channel beneficial to themselves and
gratifying to others. The merry boxers who followed did
not seem the least disconcerted when a partially smothered
soprano laugh followed an honest but ineffectual blow, and
Mr. Smith and Mr. O'Brien "ducked" or "hit straight from
the shoulder" with as great nonchalance as though women
were blind to touched-up cheeks and reddened noses. Pro-
fessor Corbelt's magnificent torso, taking tricks and
indulgent smile were the remark of the house, while his
opponent's quickness and dexteri'y were worthy of laying
a foundation for the expressive ''brisk as Kenealey,"
bestowed by a determined little women on her husban 1 who
insisted upon going down the crowded stairs at the r'sk of
his finest clothes and new spring overcoat.

The swinging rings showed some of the athletes at their
best, and an enthusiastic maiden who declared every per-
formance the "very poetry of motion" had the sympathy and
concurrent sentiment of her neighbors, and was fr -ely for-
given the long and wistful looks she threw after Mr. Harrold.
Bnt feminine ejaculation exhausted itself on Mr. Hammer-
smith! And could that worthy representative of antique
athletes have heard but a tithe of the praise bestowel, it
would have reduced the care and study his classical pictures
must have cost to a minimum. The best of these, to my
fancy, were "Disc bolus," "The FightiDg Gladiator" and the
famous "Dying Gladiator." The last reached a degree of
perfection seldom attained for it even by taller men than
Mr. Hammersmith. Every muscle was completely subject
to will, and in a sideligLt presented the smooth and hrm
appearance of marble. None of the presentations were
marred by that rough, knotty, eordel muscular surface
which so greatly detracts from the symmetry of many an
athlete; and Mr. Hammei smith is as much to be congratu-
lated for having kept himseli free of this disfigurement as
for his fine display of accuracy and self-command. Not-
withstanding President Harrison's many previous duties,
the hour for distribution of medals won on Field da}7, found
him as witty and equal to the occasion as in the earlier part
-of the evening; and, in consequerce. what might have been
an uninteresting scene except to the recipients and their
friends was full of entertainment for every one. Most of the
famous men, beginning with till Mr. Be'.hune, were as
modest as deserving, and speech-making was not the order
of the hour. Mrs. Rhodes' pretty blushes, while she pinned
the medals on the various heroes, serve! nicely to give
President Harrison breathing Bpace and kept the audience
busy thinking of more primitive times when fair fingers
presented trophies to those who had lisked life and limb in
the effort to win.

Some interesting manoeuvres on the hcrse were followed
by a clever club-swiuging contest between Hart and Meyers,
in which Mr. Hart came off victorious, not to the entire
satisfaction of the "lesser men" present, a few of whom
were heard to say that though Mr. Hart evidently excelled
with the clubs, Mr. Meyer* was naturally more graceful, and
grace should count for something. It did, charmiog critics,
and Mr. Meyers is to receive a badge. The President's notice
that a class for women was about to be formed drew forth
repeated exclamations of delight, and confidences in regard
to "suits" were whispered eagerly back and forth as the
smiling faces disappeared down the stairway, and "I'm sore
I shall like to swing in the rings," was added to the "good-
nights" of two or three bright-eyed damsels who evidently
need posting in regard to these delusive developeis of muscle.

The very crowded condition of the halls made me gladly
ajcept my friend's invitation to take a peep at the different
apartments, and together we walked leisurely through the
'ooms devoted to reading, billiard playing, and Bocial inter-
.ourse. Each was cosy, comfortable and suggestive of happy
hours for old and young. With pleasure I learned that no
intoxicating liquors were permitted to be sold in the club
and no gambling allowed. This should keep the members in
clean condition morally and mentally, while tbe ex?ellcnl

gymnasium promotes their physical well-being, and gives
them a firmer grasp on life aud a better shield for its exigen-
cies. Altogether the evening was one of great enjoyment to
me, aud I went back to my shadows strengthened in the
belief that we are not so degenerate as pessimists would
have us believe, and convinced that were Praxitiles amcng
us he could find some satisfying models among the members
of the Olympic Club. Ariel.

San Francisco, March 14, 18SS.

THEJ2UN.

About "Stonehensre."

The death of Dr. Walsh is so generally lamented, and all
incidents of his long aud useful life are of such interest to
sportsmen, that we take from his own paper, The Field, por-
tions of an article about him. The paper says:

Mr. "Walsh was born in 1810, and we remember his mention-
ing, a good many years ago, the fact that several old friends
in the coursing world, including Mr. Marjorit^aoks and Mr.
J. Gibson, Mr. Borron and Mr. W. Randell, were all born in
the same year. Mr. Walsh was educated for the medical
profession, became a Jbellow of the Royal College of Surgeons,
and carried on practice for about a quarter of a century. He
always had an intense love of sport, and his residence in the
country enabled him to combine it with his professional
duties. He rode well to hounds with the Heythrop when
Lord Redesdale was M. F. H., as well as with the Worcester-
shire; he kept greyhounds, entered them at coursing meet-
ings, and trained them himself; he broke his own pointers
and setters, and, what is far less common, also trained hawks.
He coached the crews of a local rowing club, and his medical
knowledge enabled hire to train his men into sound condition
without endangering their health, as was too commonly the
case in former times. This medical knowledge likewise stood
him in good stead in the management of his own stable and
the treatment of disease in his own kennel. In the manage-
ment of dogs he beetme especially an adept, and his knowl-
edge of canine pathology was such that few veterinary prac-
titioners could compare with him in former days, when the
diseases of "the friend of man" were thought much less deserv-
ing of attention than at present. He was fond of handling
the gun as well as of working his dogs, and his practical experi-
ence with the former may readily be supposed to have had
some influence upon his writings in after days, seeing that,
owing to the bursting of his gun, he lost a great portion of
his left hand, the thumb and forefinger being entirely carried
away, and this disaster occurred long before uitro-compounds
had any connection with sport.

The literary career of Mr. Walsh commenced in connection
with his profession. At one time he was editor of a medical
journal, aud he afterwards wrote a work on domestic med-
icine and surgery. But it is with sport that his name is
chiefly connected, and in this he turned his wide practical
experience to good account. In 1853, under the pseudonym
of "Stunehenge" — that landmaik 'if coursers on the Wilt-
shire Downs — he brought out his work on "The Greyhound."
This treatise on breed iner, reiring, and training greyhounrs
for public running was lased upon articles he hal written
for Bells Life, then in the fu 1 tide of its prosperity; am1,
with occasional corrections and additions lo bribg it abreast
with the time, it has remuued the standard text-book of the
subject up to the present. Thre ■ years later appeared
"British Rural Sports," which may be said to treat of the
whole cycle of sport in these i^laui's, an 1, arno g other
things, placed the breeding of the thoioughbred horee upr>u
a much more iotelligib'e and s^und fo. ting than it had been
theretofore. Frumthu time to now sixteen eel tions of this
popular work have been called fur; hut ol late yiars it has not
been exclusively written by himself, as he obtained tbe assist-
ance of some members of his staff to treat upon special sub-
ject. In 1856 he also originated the "Coursing Calendar,"
which, when more than fifty i alf-yearly volumes had been
issued, was put under the control of one of the most faithful
among his lieutenants. About the same time Mr. Walsh
became an occasional cntnbutjr to the Field, aud at the
end of 1857 he accepted the editorship. He brought out
"The Shotgun and Spor ingRifie"in 1859; "TheDog iu Health
aud Disease" also in 1859; "The Horse in the Stable aud the
Field" in 1861; and "The Docs of tbe Briiish Islands" in
IS67. In the two books last mentioned he also had the assist-
ance of other writers. Except in the preparation of new
editions, his activity, so far as books were concerned, was
lulled until 18S2, when the fiist volume of "The Modern
Sportsman's Gun and Rifle" appeared— this volume being
devoted to shotguns, while the second volume, treating
exclusively of rifles, appeared two years later; and thus his
bede-roll of sporting books is completed, though there were
manuals of douicstio economy and cognate subjects which
it is unnecessary here to dwell upon.

Of Mr. Walsh's energy in the conduct of this journal, our
readers — especially those of ripe years aud retentive mem-
ories— are well able to speak. How he gathered around him
many an able coadjutor — some, alas! gone long ago— is known
chiefly to other men who are left behind. But his personal
doingB can hardly be passed over without record, for the
special information of those of younger years who read these
lines. Little time was spent, after he came iuto office, before
Mr. Walsh instituted the first Fkld Trial of Guns and Rifles,
which wns carried out in April, 1S58, in the Ashburoham
Grounds at Chelsea, adjacent to the then famous Cremorne
Gardens. This trial wound up a long-fought controversy as
to the comparative merits of breech-loaders aud muzzle-
loaders. But the muzzle-loaders did not succumb without
another kick, and in July, 1859, the second gun trial was held
in the pigeon shooting grounds of the old Horusey Wood
Tavern, now incorporated in Finsbury Park. In 1S66 the
third guu trial took place at the Lillie Arms, Brompton.
With one exception, all the guns were breech-loaders, includ-
ing about a score of pin-fires, a dozen central fires, and two
which allowed either kind of cartridge to be used.

In 1875 the value of the ohoke-bore system received eluci-
dation iu another gun tria', held within the grounds of the
All Eugland Croquet Club at Wimbledon, of which club Mr.
Walsh was an active promoter. Many who well remember
the leading features of that trial will probably not bear so
clearly in mind the fact that the business did not end with
the competition of choke-bores and cylinders. The "wear-
and-tear" trial of 7,500 -hcts, from three guns, to show what
effect continued shooting bad upon the constricted muzzl ,
was a far more tedious perlormauce to carry out. It extended
over six weeks; and Mr. Walsh, riding over from his resi-
dence at Putney, was not unfrequently present on the cro-
quet grounds by seven o'clock iu the morning, when a hun-
dred rounds from each gun were fired into the pits, then six
rounds from each were fired at the target, and records tiken
for publication in tbe Field, the whole proceedings being
cornel out un 1 r h's pergonal sup.rvUiuu. A0ain, in 1878,

he was equally energetic in his endeavors to make clear what
were the respeotive merits of Schnltze and black powder;
and besides conducting the actual competition, he carried out
numerous experiments with a view to ascertain what was the
relative &mount of strain upon the barrel produced by the
uitro-.ompound under different conditions ot loading, as well
ps wh..t gave the best results with respect to pattern and
penetration. One of the consequences was that light pres-
sure with Schultze was found to produce better shooting than
the tight ramming that many people advocated; while tight
wals, to prevent escape of gas, and the general system now
known as the Field loading, also resulted. Other experi-
ments led to bis invention of the Field force-ginge, which
gives results so much more reliable than the paper pads that
had previously been in use. In 1379 another gun trial was
carried out with a view to determine the relative merits of
12-rores, 16-bores. and 20-bores. Finally, in 1S83. he insti-
tuted the rifle trial at Putney, in order to demonstrate, not
only the accuraoy of shooting of Express rifles at the target,
but also to ascertain, by careful measurement, what was the
height of the trajectories of weapons differing in bore, aud the
charges nsed therein.

After this, trials of another character came on. There were
the trials to ascertain the cause of so many breakages in
guns; the testing of powders by the lead cylinder method,
and the demonstration of effects produced upon nitrocom-
pounds by drying them, or giving them a fine Hack priming,
or using extra strong caps for their ignition; theD further
trials showing the extra strain Bet up in barrels of small
bores. Then followed the affair of the proof-powder, which
led to a tr nl of another character, viz., the Birmington
Proof-House Guardians vs. Walsh. After the lbst-mentioned
business a Utter was received from an old and valued corres-
pondent— one, by the bye, who does not always agree
with editoral opinions on shootingsnbjects— saying: "I have
just been reading your evidence in the libel case aud cannot
refrain from writing to congratulate you, for, although the
case has gone adversely on mere technical law-splitting, all
who read it cannot fail to see that the rights of the case are
on your side." As soon as the legal aspects of the business
were over, Mr. Walsh held out a conciliatory hand, with a
view 'o get the Proof-House Boards to juio with him in
endeavoring to provide something substantial for the security
of life and limb among the community of sportsmen. They
made, beyond doubt, very considerable advances, and he gave
generous commendation in these columns, nearly eighteen
months since, on what they had done up to that time. They
did not, however, promise all he sought for; but eventually
he bad the satisfaction, in the first week of the present year,
of announcing improvements which are far beyond anything
that 6eemed possibly obtainable a few years ago. And it was
a great source of gratification in his concluding days to find
that he had really accomplished something which is likely to
prevent sportsmen in the f u ture from being maimed as he him-
self had been in the past. The various kinds of apparatus which
he used in his gunnery experiments — the force gauge, the
machine rest, the different pressure-testing machines— his
breech-loading gun and safety bilt, e t hoc. genus onuie, besides
his tricycle (one of the first th;>t came into existence), and
other matters too numerous to mention — all of them had
their working models first made by himself before they
were put iuto the hands of professional engineers to con-
struct.

As a legislator on matters connected with sport Mr.
Walsh has done good work in his time. He was one amoog
the original founders cf the National Coursing Club, and the
framers of its laws; the same with the All England Croquet
Clu'-, and the Lawn Tenuis Club, which was first its annex
and afterwards its snpplanter; he had a good deal to do with
the early dog shows and field (rials, and was one of the orig-
inal committee of the Kennel Club.

TRAP.

^Doctor Knowles informs us that his experiments with.
Schultze powder have stopped for lack of material. More of
the powder has been ordered, and when it arrives the experi-
ments will be resumed, and our readers will be furnished with
the conclusions reached.

♦

LinoolD Gun Club-

At a meeting of the Lincoln Gun Club held last Friday
night at Occidental Music Hall, the following officers were
elected to serve during the ensuing year: H. O. Quiotou,
President; M. Campbell, vice-Presideut; S. J. Cohen, Rec-
ording Secretary; R. G. Weozel, Financial Secretary and
Treasurer; J. Karney, Sergeant-at-Arms.

It was resolved to use clay pigeons for the coming shoot-
ing season. Five prizes will be contended for, two of them
being handsome and valuable gold medals for watch-charms,
on oue side in the center of each a large diamond snrroonded
by the legend *'Lincolu Guu Club," aud ou the reverse the
monogram of the club in heavy raised lettering.

There will be six monthly shools by seventeen first-class
and thirteen second-c ass men, each man to shoot at fifteeu
birds, and tbe winner of the most shoots to be the owner of
the prize contended for. The opening shoot will take place
at Alameda Point, April 15th.

The installation of officers wilt take place on the second
Friday in next month. This is the oldest club for shootiDg
cJay birds in the State, having been in existence eleven years.

Alameda County Club.

The firot meeting of the season at Birds' Point, on Satur-
day list, brought together nineteen members of the largest
club in the State, and as the birds were good and the day
pleasant, a good time resulted. Major S. I. Kellogg went to
the front with twelve straight, using his second barrel but
once. Reliable A. F. Adams scored his usual eleven, as did
Mr. W. L. Brown. Mr. J. B. Maynard scored but ten,
although one of the best and steadiest shots in the club. Tbe
same score was made by Mes-rs. Norton, Houghton and Dr.
Bell. Dr. Knowles and Mr. W. E. Mayhew again tumbled to
nine, a fact which is hard to account for, but no harder than
to explain the scores of Messrs. Cadman, Haskell, Beck and
Schroeder, who got but eight each. The club will meet at
Birds' Point on the second Saturday of each month. The
tirst prize for tbe season is the silver pitcher won last year
from the Gun Club. It will be awarded to the member who
kills 66 of the 72 birds to be shot at by each member in tbe
regular meetiugs of the season, or if more than one makes
that score they will shoot oft" for the pitcher. The club also
offers four medals for the season.
At 13 birda, Hurllngham, for club prizes.

C. B. Liould 0 11110 110 11 C— 8

S. E. Knowles 1 lllllllloo 1—9

W.E.Mayhew 1 110X101 1011—9

J. B. .Vajnari Q 110 1-111111 1— 10

1888

^lue ^vttHcr and ^rcismatu

8. I. Kellogg 1 1111111111 1—12

B.B.Houghton 1 0111111011 I— 111

C. T. BoanJm&n 1 u 0 1 0 1 I 0 0 0 1 1—6

W. W. Haskell U 0111010110 1—7

F. B. Norton 1 1111010111 1—10

W. A. Beck 1 llOlOULlUll— '

A.F.Adams 1 1111101111 1-11

J.O.Cadman 0 11111011010— b

R. E. Bell 0 1111110111 1—10

C. M. Osborn 0 11U11101010— 7

C. A. Edson 0 100100101U 1—5

H. Scbreoder : 1111010011U— 8

J. Pollack 0 0 1110 Ow

A. Wilkie 1 1U1U111000 0—6

W.L.Brown 1 1111110111 1—11

The annual meeting of the clab was held at Oakland, on
March 8th. Secretary, H. B. Houghton, reported that
upwards of twelve hundred ducks were killed on the club
preserve at Mallard Stalion during last winter. The club
has a membership of fifty — the limit — and has raised the
initiation fee to forty dollars. The prizes for the season will
be the pitcher won from the gun club year before last, to be
awarded to the member who averages eleven kills in each
match of the season. Four additional prizes will be awarded,
to be selected by the directors. The officers elected for the
ensuing year were, President, Doctor S. E. Knowles; vice-
President, Mr. A. Wilkie; Secretary and Treasurer, Mr. H. B.
Houghton; Directors Major S. I. Kellogg, F. B. Merton
and Winsor Brown. The club will shoot at Birds' Point, on
the second Saturday in each month.

Fairfield Tournament.

The tournament projected by Mr. A. L Donaldson at Fair-
field, on Saturday and Sunday last, was most successfully
brought off. All proper preparations for the comfort and
pleasure of his guests had been made by the manager, and
the weather conditions were favorable. Two milder or more
pleasant days could not be conceived. The attendance was
large, and select as to .the quality of the shooters. Mr. Gus
Knight, one of the best shots in Southern California, came
from San Bernardino to take part. Mr. C. J. Haas was the
only one of the famous Stockton quartette to show up, but
one of the Stookton crowd ia equivalent to three or four from
almost any other other place.

Mr. G. O. Anderson, of San Jose, was present with his
little gun and shot well.

Doctor Carver and his ''Aunt Betsy," the latter a perfect
"spit-fire," made life burdensome for most of the birds shot
at, although the Doctor claimed to be out of form. Mr. Ned
Fay, chipper as usual, kept things moving. Messrs. Will and
Harry Golcher, Fred Butler, Cbas. Laing, W. J. Fox,
Adolph Schwerin and Will Wattles represented San Fran-
cisco. Henry, Frank, Beecher, Abe and Joe Bassford, Al.
and Ed. Donaldson, Mr. Eddy, Mr. Mann and a half dozen
others made up the snooting contingent. Many of the
prominent citizens of Solano County were present, among
them being Dr. Downs, Cal. Reams, J. C. Wolf skill, Judge
Gregory, R. D. Bobbins, J. M. Bassford Sr., and his brother
Mr. Abe Bassford from New York. The old timers, every
one of them a sportsman, took as much interest in the shoot-
ing as the younger ones, and some of them told some pretty
stiff stories about the doings of their earlier years, all of
which were received without reserve, as they should be. The
birds were first rate and the shooting excellent.

The scores follow:

At six birds, Hurlingham, ?2.50 entrance. Divided by Haas, H.
Bassford, E. Donaldson and F. Bassford.

TTa-m

1
1
1
1

1

0

1
1

1
1
1

1

1

0

1
1

0

0

1

0

1

1

1
0

0
..0

1

At ten birds, Hnrlingliam, S5.C0 entrance. First and second divided
by Carver and E. Donaldson; third divide dby H. Bassford, Knight and
Mann.

Carver 1 10 1111111-9

Eddy 001111111 0—7

H. Bassford 1 100111111-8
F. Baaaford.O 110111 u 0 1—6
Thompson. .0 01111110 0

Fay 0 0 10 110 10 1—5

Knighi 0 11111101 1-8

Haas 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1—7

E.Donaldsonl 1 0 1 1 1 1 J 1 1—9
Mann 1 10111111 0—8

111 1—10

1- 9
1—11

At 12blrds, Hurlingham, §5.00 entrance. First won by F. Bassford;

.second and third divided by A. Donaldson and Gus Knight.

.A. Donaldson 1 110 11-0

.H. Bassford 0 11110 0

,Jackson 1 010111101

F.Basaford 1 111111011

J£ Donaldson 1 1 0 0 0 1 w

"Knight 1 111100111

Thompson 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 w

E. Fay 1 11011001111—9

.C. Haas ° 10 1 1 0 w

J!ddy 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1—7

Jdann 1 11101l010w

At 12 birds, Hurlingham, $5.00 entrance. First won by Gus Knight,
second byF. Bassford, third by E. Donaldson,

1-10

Fay..

A. Donaldson 1 1

H. Bassford 1 1

r. Bassford 1 1

Johnson - 0 1

Carver 0 1

Eddy 1 1

Knight 1 1

E. Donaldson.... 1 1

Mann 0 1

8 birds, HurllDgham, 85.00

.10 10
1

1
1
1
1

0 w

1 0

1 1

1 1

1 0-

1- 9
1- 9

1—12

1-10

, entrance. First and second

divided by H. Bassford and E. Donaldson; third divided by Knight
»nd Fay.

Eddy 0 0 0 110 0 1—3

E. Donaldson ..1111111 1—8
H Bassford 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1—8

Knight 1 10 110 11 0—6

F. Bassford ..10111101 0—5

Carver 1 0 1110 0 0 -4

Fay 1 0111011 -6

At 8 birds, Horlinghaxa, 85.0C entrance. First won by H. O. Golcher,
second by F. Bassford; third and fourth divided by lAing, W.J. Gol-
cher, Wattles, Schwerin and Eddy.

F. Bassford ....0 111111 1—7
E. DonaldBon...l 0 1110 1 0-5

Laing 1 10 10 11 1-C

W. J. Golcher ..1011101 1—6
H. C. Golcher.. .1 111111 1—8

Ejilght 0 0 I 1 1 1 Ow

Fanning 0 1 1 0 1 Ow

■Wattles 0 1 11110 1-6

Dnnshee 1 1 1 1 0 1 B 0—5

At 6 birds, Hnrlingham, 85.00 entrance. First, oecond and third
divided by Carver, F. Bassford and Fred Butler.

Fox 0 1 0 0 w

Butler 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 w

Schwerin 0 111011 1—6

Eddy 1 10 0 111 1—6

EyTe 0 0 0 w

(iailbreath, 0 1 1 0 0 w

H. Bassford ... 0 1 0 0 w
Johnson 0 0 0 w

Carver 1

F. Bassford 1

Knight 8

Eddv 1

Wattles I

H. Golcher — 1

Laing 1

Win. Golcher. .1

1

111
1 1 w
1 0 w
0 w
0 w
0 w
0 w

1

1—6

E. Donaldson

.1 1 0 w

1

1-6

H. Bassford...

.1 Ow

Butler

.1111

Fay

.1 1 1 w

.0 w

B Bassford...

.0 w

.1111

Jreeze-out— Live birds, ?2.50 entrance. Won by Gns. Knlgbt.

W. Golcher 0

110 Carver 1

Mann 1

F. Bassford 0

Wattle. 1

Laing 9

-Eddy }

Knlgbt 1

J.Dobbins 1 0

At 16 Bine Bock targets, 18 yards rise. ?2.50 entrance. First won by
O Baker- second and third divided by E. Donaldson and W. J. Golcher ;
fourth divided by F. Bassford, Fanning, Carver and H. 0. Golcber.

Dnnshee 1 0111101101101 1-11

F. Sajifori" 111110 10 0 11111 1-U

E. Donaldson 1 1

Carver 1 1

Edrly i i

Knight 1 0

Anderson 1 1

Fox 1 0

Laing .0 0

H.CGolcher 0 1

W. J. Golcher 0 1

Clayton 1 0

Schwerin 0 0

Buckingham 1 0

Baker 1 1

Gailbreath 0 1

11110 11
10 11111
0 0 10 110

1
0
10 0 111

o o o 1 o n

11111 0—13

1

0
0 0 111

10 10 1—12
11110-9

0 1111111110

11111

0 10 110

1 w

1 1

1 1

10 0 0 1

0 0 111
10 111

1-12
1—13
1-10

1—11
1—14

California Wing Shooting Club.

Doctor S. E. Knowles has ordered a meeting of the Cali-
fornia Clnb at San Bruno, to-morrow. Members will go
down from the Towosend-Strett depot, a(S:30 A.M. Plenly o
birds will bo on hand. Doctor Carver will be present, and a
good day's sport is assured.

. fanning .

,,.11111111100 0-12

ROD.

An English Angling Sketch.

[By J. Harrington Keene ]
It was during one of those delicious after-diDiier smokes
so dear to the chatty sportsman that I first became acqnainied
with Mr. Jorkins' fishing-rod. I was spending the latter half
of my yearly month's holiday on the beautiful Test— abso-
lntely revelling in the unfailing and various sport amongst
the tront of that river— with my friend Lowrie, whose fly-
fishing prowess none thereabouts could dispute or challenge.
On this particular day we had done exceedingly well, and,
dinner despatched, we had adjourned to his snug sauctntn to
recall the incidents of the day — how such and such a fish had
broken him at such a spot, what fly he refused and what he
took, and how he had foul-hooked another "sogdolloger" and
landed him after twenty minutes' hard work. And so we
drifted in our talk, till Lowrie said:

"By-the-by, I knew there was something I wanted to tell
you — a most curious thing. I was fishing above the cart-
bridge at Smearpots, and hooked what turned out to be about
a pound tisb, when, just as I had killed him and was bring-
ing him to the net, a rascally jack came up — about four or
five pounds — and coolly seized the trout and broke me. I
saw him plainly. It was ju*t as coolly aod leisurely done as
I take this light. After getting the fish he sailed away with it
crosswise in his mouth without any haste, but just as a big
dog might do with a shin bone." I must tell Harris to get the
net out for that gentleman."

"Don't you angle for the jack?" I asked.
"No; at least, not often. Sometimes in the winter, when
there's nothing else to do, I throw a spinnmg-biit. My
keeper snares with the wire all he can come across. That's
the rod in yon case I use when I do fish for them. Take it
out; it's a curiosity."

I did so, and, south to say, it was a curiosity, aal" resembled
nothing so much ns lhatrod fignredin the Book of St. Alban's,
which, the author tells us, was made of eeh as thick as your
arm (arme grete), and ferruled with hoops of iron. It was
about ten feet long — the butt of ash, and the remainder o'.
hickory and lance, wi'h a stout whalebone top. Its weight
was immense.

(,By Jove, Lowrie!" I said, as I put the rod together; you
are a muscular Christian!"

"Oh, I didn't have it built myself," he returned; "that is
one of the real old-fashioned sort, and was given me by a
friend of the pater's on his deathbed. Poor, dear old Joikins,
how we have laughed at him and his rod! And the tactile
was correspondiugly strong. His line was thick enough for
the heaviest salmon that ever drew the water of life; and as
for his bait and hook?, the triplets were grapnels. Here —
that's one of his spinning gangs!" handing me a formidable
array of triplet hooks of terrible size and appearance.

"That gang of hooks," continued my host, "I kept as a
momento of the funniest thing I ever saw in angling.
Joikios, you must understand, was past middle age when he
began to fish, and the first day he ever had was with the
pater and I, when, with some of our strongest tackle, he

hooked and landed a sixteen-pound pike in A Lake,

and lost another and larger one by the rod and line smashing.
Jorkins thereafter was mad after pike. We called him the
'Pikomamac,' He had that rod built, and furnished himself
with tackle, as you see, and at every available season he
dropped down on us for his beloved sport. Well, one day

we were going to pond to try for a big 'nn said to be

there, and, of course, Jorkins must be one of the parly. On
arriving there we stationed Jorkins, with some bait and his
other impedimenta, at a likely corner, whilst we went on to a
different one; for, let me tell you. it wasn't safe to be within
the radiuB described by that mighty gang when he was cast-
ing. Most industriously the little man worked on with his
stalwart tackle, and we, in the excitement of fairly good spoit,
almost forgot his existence. Presently a terrific yell, followed
by a volley of disjointed imprecations, reached our ears, and
we turned to where we had left Jorkins — and what a scene
met our eyes! There was Jorkins careering, rod aloft, behind
a big dun cow, who, with tail in air, was galloping away from
him through bog and bracken as hard as she could go. What
was the matter? We ran after them, and saw that the cow
had the hooks stuck in the root of her tail. Jorkins' tackle
wouldn't break, and so Jorkins had to follow as best he
might. I think I never saw such agility in an elderly fat old
gentleman before. But, alaB! ere I could overtake him he
stumbled and fell headlong into a soft spot of the boggy land,
and there was then perforce a solution of continuity — the
gimp broke, fortunately for the rod, and the bovine fish we. t
away with the hooks — foul-hooked, very! They had to be
cut out of the cow's tail!''

"How did Mr. J. manage to place them there?' I queried.
"Why, don't you see," said Lowrie, "a cow is a most
inquisitive creature, and this one must have approached
unobserved to investigate the character of the various articles
of virtu on the ground behind Jorkins. He, innocent man!
being absorbed in the elegance and beauty of his casting,
never looked behind, and when the animal turned to go must
have planted the hooks on her tail as he swung the bait round
to gather impetus. That's how he explained it."
"And this was the very gang oi hooks?"
"Yes; that was in the early days of his novitiate. Jorkins
ultimately became the best caster of a bait I ever saw, though
he still used this ponderous weapon. I tried to dissuade him
from using it on. the Thames, where, as yon know, a light
bamboo and laucewood rod is de rigueur. But it was of no
use. Passersby might laugh and make facetious remarks in
reference to the thickness of both man and rod, but Jorkins
never flinched. 'He wasn't going to loose another thirty-
pounder because of a plaguey rod' — that was his word,
'plaguey'; 'and how could he cut through the "plaguey"

weeds if he had such spiders' web as our tackle?' So
we let him alone, and after a certain event, which happened
about a twelvemonth before the poor old boy died, it would
have been the basest of ingratitude to have laughed at him.
It is owing to this event that I cherish the memory of the
good old soul and of his rod. And," added Lowrie, with
unexpected solemnity, "I thank Heaven the rod end tackle
were so strong on that occasion."

"For goodness sake let's hear the story, Lanie." I said,
cheerily; "and dou't put on that tragedy face while you're
telling it."

"By all means." was the reply; "bat you will see that my
seriousness is not misplaced when you have heard it. Jnst
pass the lights and ihe decanter. Thanks."

"Well, when I was first engaged to my wife her father had a
pretty villa at Datche', and it was quite a cnstouiHrv thing
for me to run down nn the Saturday with her brothers aud
stay till Monday. Yon remember I was in the city then
After a lime I introduced Jorkins — good-Lumored old fellow
—purely for the girls to laugh at, and they ended by loving
him so that he was ever welcome. Ote day a letter came
from old George Hone, the puntsman there, to sa\ that a big
trout bad been seen feeding above the Victoria Bridge, and
would 1 bring Mr. J. down to try for him ? Of course I com-
municated with Jorkins, and he was all flutter and eagerness
to get to the water.

"It was about four in the afternoon when we arrived at
Datchet, and, calling on the girls and the old people, we had
a cup of tea befor.- s'arting to the water. Hone had said that
the fish fed at ab^ut seven, so there was no need to hurry.
(You know the Thames trout feed regularly )

"What are yon girls going to do this evening?" I askel
of Mary — now my wife — the eldest.

"'I really don't kmw. What do jou propose?' was the
reply.

"Well, you and Tiny bring the boat down to the Bridge
where we are fishing, and I'll take you for a moonlight row.
Mr. Jorkins can go back in the punt if he doesn't care to
come with us.

" 'Very well, we'll be there by eight. Will that do?' "
asked Mary.

"Capitally," And so the thing was settled.

"We went down and embarked— more than that, we fished
persistently for that trout, and didn't see a sign; whether, &s
Hone said, because of J.'s heavy tackle, or the indifference of
the fish, or both combined, I cannot say. Presently we sa-v
the ladies coming in the distance and I elected to change
boats, but Juikins determined to try for just another half-
hour.

"Now, what occurred in the following quarter of an hour I
donbt if you can realize from a barp description. Try and
picture it as I endeavor to place it before yuu iu a few words.
As the boat came fairly iu view I lay down my rod to watch
the skillful way in wh'ch my fiancee feather-; her skulls as
she rows her yuueger sisier in tbe litile skiff — a bit too
*2rank' for ladies, I think to myself. The next moment I
notice Mary stor.s rowiug, ami Tiny appears to be rising from
the back seat. Are they going to change places? Yes; and
it is with the gr<.a:< &t anxiety I watch them as, both standing
up, they are in the act of passing. This act is never accom-
plished, for in a second the bo it dips to cue side aud they
are both struggling in the water. What is to bs done? No
man can swim up stream to them. With a terrific wrereh
up come the rye-peeks, &nd Hone and I are puniing up
towards the drifting boat. The women are nowhere to be
seen— yes, now they are. and Tioy is clinging to the boat —
but. Heavens! where is Mary? We near the boat, and Hone
takes in poor Tiny, and as he does so I see my darling rise
twenty yards dowu stream. I jump overboard, in a breath,
with a wild, v^in cry for her to keep up, and am swimming
for more than the value of my life. As I am swimming 1 am
vaguely conscious of something whizzing through the air in
Mary's direction, and instead of her sinking again she seems
buoyed up. Now I have reached her. and am strikicg ont
for the shore, but befi re 1 can reach it the pnnt is down ou
us, and strong arms lift Mary into it, and 1 aui also helped
in with a deep 'Thank God!' breaking fr^m me. The
whisky-flask was emptied of its contents, and I sot n had the
satisfaction of seeing the dear girl open her eyes. With all
haste we were back at Dateher, and l>y the next morning all
were on a fair road to recovery from the shock."

"What a providential escape!" I exclaimer.

"Sou ruiy well say that," replied Lowrie; 'Vut I owe, under
Heaven, my near wife's life to pcor old Jorkins aud that iod.
As he saw her rise, the ruling spirit strong within him, he
threw his heavy bait and hooks at her. I told you he wts a
wonderful caster. He said the bait fell a few feet beyond,
but he drew up the line and fixed the hooks in btr clothing,
and this, when the strain was put on his strong tackle, kept
her up till I reached her, and even then assisttd me. The
weight of a person in water is comparatively little, you know,
owing, to the specific gravity of the body corresponding to
the weight of the displaced water; and that ancient and
poDdeious weapon was the means of salvation, as I have tried
to describe.

"He gave it to me some time after language had failed him.
but the expressive look in his dying eyes was more eloquent
than speech. He quietly expired at last, clamping my wife's
hand, to whom he was much attached. Height! That's a
dozen years ago. Pass the whiskey!"

CANOEING.

Oakland Canoe Club.

Last Sunday the monthly race for the Edwards' Cup was
held on the estuary. This cup is for the B class, or smaller
caaoes, and is hotly contested for. Mr. Gump's Falcon was
the holder and woald-be retainer. The other entries were
Mr. Wright's Shadow, Mr. Kuster's Agnes, Mr. Hasluchtr's
Waterlily, and Mr. Wood's Belle. The start was made about
one o'clock, with a light westerly breeze aud flood tide. The
Shadow passed the stake-boat first, closely followed by the
Waterlily. Tbe race tome was very exciting, first one appear-
ing to have the advantage and then another. Waterlily came
in first, £gnes second, and Shadow third. Most of tbe fleet
were oat oaring the day, including Mystic, Flirt, Whisper,
Hebe, Pirate, and tbe eistern racing canoe which is making
it pretty warm for the fleet. Next Sunday the whole fleet
will, of course, sail up to see the O'Connor-Peterson race,
though as it is uot c-ilied till 3:30 the cruisers of the fleet will
probably have some sailing on the bay before tbe race. Cruis-
ing should be encouraged in the club. The creek is all very
well for rongh days and beginners, but the true cauoebt
wants the bounding wave uoder him, and it is outside the
training wails that real s-tiliug is to Le had. Though in no
way advoca.iog recklessness, there is no doob; that open
water sailing develops that nerve and good sailii aalities
so requisite to a genuine canoeist, ami, one,
ductive of infiD't ly r. orerajoyornt th:n nr;
the world.

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Tliree Cheers, Thos.Ci. Jones, Santa Rosa.

SIA1XIOXS —trotters.

Abb .tsford Ir., R. D. Ledgett, 420 Pacific St., 8. F.

Alcona, Fr*>d W. Loeber, St. Helena.

Ailieeo, I Do Turk, Santa Rosa.

Auievolo, Jos. Cairn Simpson, 2111 Adeline St., Oakland.

Krown Jug, Sargent Bros., Sargent's Station.

1'Iiarles Derby, Cook Stock Farm, Danville.

* reJtco, Cook Stock Farm, Danville.

Don Marvin, t . P. Lowell, Sacramento.

Director, Andy McDowell, Pleasanton.

Fa II is, F. P. Lowell. Sacramento.

Figaro, Win. O'Neil, San Leaudro.

Harold Cossack, N. N. Craig, 2508 H. St., Sacramento.

Illustrious, Geo. A. Stone, Williams.

,' ester D-, Wm. O'Neil, Sin Leandro.

John Sevnoaks, Sargent Bros., Sargent's Station.

Little Ki ■M,k Jus. Andy McDowell, Pleasanton

Mambrino Wilkes, Charles Waterman, Walnut Creek.

Menln, Wu,. Dwyer, San Jose.

Mt. Vernon, J. A. McCloud, Stockton.

Richmond, Andy McDowell, Pleasanton.

Kidney, G. Valensin, Pleasanton:

Stein way, Cook Stock Farm, Danville.

A aleii-.ni , '■'. Valeusin, Pleasanton.

Whipplelon. Fred W. Loeber, St. Helena.

Woodnuf, B. C. Holly, Vallejo.

Young Santa llaus, Kyron O'Grady, San Mateo.

Correct the Edition.

There is a great deal of force in the simile of our cor-
respondent, P. J. Shafter, when he compared breeding
horses to the correction of a book in future editions. The
aim should be to improve. However perfect the animal,
there are surely some joints and qualities which can be
bettered. It could scarcely be expected that improve-
ments all through can be effected in one generation,
though a defect may be remedied. Thus a man who had
selected Phallas fur the sire might not anticipate breed-
ing a colt which would lower the record of his sire, but
he could reasonably hope to produce a form bettor
adapted for rapid locomotion by choosing a dam which
was superior in form. We have taken Phallas for an
illustration, on account of him having the fastest record
of any living stallion, and without endorsing what we
have heard from those in relation to his form.

He is described as a large, powerful horse, inclined to
coarseness, and his action somewhat laborious. That he
has speed and more than the usual amount of stamina is
fully proved by the races he has trotted. Assuming the
description to be correct, if his good qualities are rendered
moie effective by an elimination of the grosser material,
the dam must have a high degree of "quality" not only
ir'.ividually but inherited from a long line of ancestors
B.er action should be such as to give a reasonable hope
tunt the progeny would be an improvement in this re-
spect on that of the sire, and her relations also endorsed
with a like attribute. The sire of Phallas combines

Hambletonian and American Star blood, his dam shows
a preponderance of Mambrino Chief. In configuration
Phallas has evidently followed more closely the maternal
side. While it is beyond question that his good quali-
ties are partially derived from his dam, it is altogether
probable that side of the house contributed the greater
part of the coarseness. With two mares which were
equal in point of i'orm and all other noticeable character-
istics, one of American Star blood and one of Mambrino
Chief, it is clear that the first wculd be the most suit,
able. To a horse of the type of Phallas it would be
reasonable to expect better results from the union with
families of finished form than from those which were
nearer his own pattern. But we should much prefer
the coupling of a mare with him — even though she
brought in another straiu of Mambrino Chief — of proper
form, than one which was personnlly coarse, no matter
how highly she ranked from a strictly pedigree stand-
point.

It may be thought from late articles that genealogy is
not as highly valued as it was. This impression is
erroneous, though we can say that while giving just as
much weight to pedigree, to be sincere we must admi-
that form is more highly valued as our experience
increases. There is a great difference between race-
horses and trotters in this respect, and what may be
called axioms in breeding horses for the turf must be
taken with some grains of allowance when the track it
the objective mark. When you learn the recognized
lines in the genealogy of the race-horse, inferior strains
are met on every hand. Inferior in the capacity to cover
any distance of ground, from half a mile to twenty, at
the fastest pace of the animal. Therefore any change xa
detrimental, and an outcross so abrupt is sure to prove
unsatisfactory. Then it is universally acknowledged
that the thoroughbred is the highest type of the genus.
The most symmetrical, the greatest harmony of propor-
tion, endowed with a higher degree of nervous energy,
ii t hort the "speediest" in each and every respect.

The "American Trotter," while originating, in one
Bease, from this high ancestry, has been incorporated
with inferior material. It is not important to argue
whether the gold or the alloy had the mo3t influence in
giving the adaptability to acquire the fast-trotting step,
though it is a logical conclusion that inferior configura-
tion oame from the baser metal. " Can we more closely
approximate the highest form, seen ou the race-course
without losing the capacity to acquire fast- trotting
action? is a pertinent question. That the readiest way
to improve the form is by selecting parents which come
the closest to the model will be conceded. Physical pro-
portion can be reproduced, with a fur degree of success,
when due attention is given, not only 'o the form of sire
and dam, but as far as possible choosing from families
which have shown the desired characteristics for many
generations. Mental qualities and habits, while more
difficult to control, can also be reproduced, and thus
the attentive breeder can mark the proof-sheets with
corrections in every new addition. Here is where ped-
igree comes in with such force as tj lead people into
the idea that it is paramount. All of the advantages of
pedigree may be overwhelmed by neglecting shape; that
and the brilliancy of performances closing the eyes to
defects which, in a great majority of cases, will effec-
tually bar the offspring from exhibiting the qualities
■hown, perhaps, by both parents.

It may be necessary to forego admitted superiority of
form in favor of qualifications which are not measured
by physical proportions. While disposition, temper, or
whatever mental peculiarities are named are usually indi-
cated by the countenance, that is not an infallible test,
and had one the art of reading it correctly, even then
there wili be mistakes. This is proved by "full" broth-
ers and sisters varying as much, in some cases, as those
which have no relationship. That it is due to diversity
of ancestral traits is positively certain. Thus one brother
may have a temper which will not brook slight trials,
rebfll when desired to go contrary to his wishes, the other
ready to yield at the first notification, iu fact, appear to
anticipate what was required of him to do. It may be
that the cross-tempered has "harked back" to an ancestor
whose peculiarities have been forgotten, and it is a mys-
tery to those who are only acquainteG with his immediate
progenitors. Doubtless early lessons have had a bearing
in fixing the characteristics.

We have known cases which plainly showed that, the
tree took the bias of the bent twig. One colt was petted,
played with from the time he was a few days old until
he was weaned, and before that stage of his growth was
reached the only way he could be kept at a proper dis-
tance was with a stick or whip. He grew up with the
belief that men were playmates, and then the mistake
was made of meeting his mischievousuess with abuse, and
had it been persisted in would surely have resulted in
viciousnese.
His brother, while placed in daily contact with atten-

dants, was not made much of, or rather, while kindly
treated, he was not made a plaything. He never exhib-
ited the least perversity, and was as nearly a model of
equine deportment as could be found. Both were kept
entire, so that the conditions were alike.

So far as we have had the means of comparison, the
colts from these two show marked differences, the few
observed following the traits of their parents. Should
this prove to be the case hereafter, especially when the
dams are the same, it will lead to the belief that acquired
habits effect the progeny. Had these two colta been
"handled" alike, the deduction would follow that here-
dity was the cause.

As it stands, habit and heredity must be equally
credited. Notwithstanding that there are frequent
instances of colts "favoring" a graudsire cr graudam
more than their parents, it will not be the right road to
improvement to depend on superiority in the past mak-
ing amends for present inferiority.

The Stallion Stakes.

It is now certain that neither of the Stallion Stakes
have secured nominations from the East. Although in
hopes there would be oriental ehampions to enter the
list, we never felt that there was any likelihood of the
hope being gratified. The "staying out," however, has
proved that the charges so frequently made that Califor-
nia had only colt trotters to depend upon was without
foundation, or, at least, there were few owners of stallions
who wculd risk their ruon^y on the estimate of writers
for the "sporting press." The cry formerly was that
there was not money enough in sight to justify so lon^ a
journey. To overcome this in colt stakes the Stanford
was gotten up, and liberal as that was it failed to awaken
a response. Fred Crocker, Sweetheart, Eva, Bonita,
Wildflower, Hinda Hose gave a wholesome dread of our
colts, and when the East could not be induced to come
on this side of the mountains, the banner of the Occi-
dent was unfurled on the far side of the big rivers.
Repeated victories established the prowess of our young-
sters, and then the cry was heard, where are your vet-
erans? One stake of $500 each, with $2,000 add«d, was
a good chance for a beginning, and as this was to bo
decided on September Sib, it gave the opportunity of tro*-
ting in all the subsequent races of the Circuit to which
they were eligible, including the free-for-all, the Satur-
day following at the State Fair. The National of $1,000
each, with prospective addition far beyond what an asso-
ciation east or west would feel justified in offering, was
fixed so late in the season, the 20th of October, that those
which took part in the last meetings of the home circuit
could reach here in time. As horses are now comin°- to
California with no other inducement than the benefit of
the winter climate, the chance to win rich statces and
good purses was supplemented by that advantage. Trot
out your old horses was the demand, campaigners are
the true test was the authoritative dictum. Here we are,
is the response, seven California- br-ed stallions, the owners
of which are each ready to stake one thousand dollars
against all comers. The oldest of the septennate is ei^ht
years, and as that has boen considered rather an imma-
ture age for fast trotters, it shows a still greater degree
of confidence.

Without eastern aid-tbe race is likely to result in one
of the grandest contests ever witnessed on a track. It
would be a confident man, and somewhat bold, too, that
would stake much money on any particular one of the
entries. Every horse has a chance for first place, and
which it will fall to will have to meet with a large share
of good luck from the time training commences until
the last heat has been placed on reeori.

Sale of Anteeo.

Without having information which is positively trust-
worthy, we learn from Bources, presumably correct,
that Anteeo has been sold to a Kentucky party for
$25,000. That he will prove a good investment at that
price is certain, and though it is a large amount of
money to pay for one horse, the only risk taken is in his
life and health. He has shown procreative Dowers
which can be classed as of high rank. His colte are
uniformly of good form, and just as uniform in giving
promise of fast-trotting capacity. It may be said that
so far there have been no phenomenal performers, though
in place of that there is general excellence. We have
not seen an Anteeo which could not make a fair display
of trotting speed, quite a number of which give indica-
tions of going very fast. When full particulars are
learned we will have more to say in relation to his
transfer from California to Kentucky.

The Bay District Association came this week with the
announcement of a spring trotting meeting, commencing
May 12 and continuing live days, Saturdays aud Wed tie -
days. The arrangement of classes and conditions will be
fond in their advertisement, entries closing May let.

We are advised that Knapp McCarthy took Shamrook to Loi
Angeles to *ize tr'm up, *-id if he thinks he will do then the
black scaliiou will be taken E.ist.

1888

Jgbc gfcee&er atut jtyretsttfatt

69

Ontare Ranch Auction Sale.

As heretofore published, Killip & Co. will offer for sale
at auction on Tuesday next, the high-bred trotting stock
from Ontare Ranche. In the previous notice mention
was made of the stallions and brood-mares belonging to
Mr. XJnderhill, and tbey are certainly of such breeding
as should attract purchasers. In addition to the stock
which Mr. Underbill has authorized the absolute sale
of, there will be presented a horse, Wilkes Pasha, which
is very near of kin to those of high renown and royal
lineage, and i\ filly, Clara E., which combines Marshall
Chief, Harubletonian and Mambrino Chief bleed.

Wilkes Pasha is by Onward, a son of Gerrge Wilkes
and "old" Dolly by Mambriuo Chief, and Dolly ranks
very high in. the list of great brood-mares, beiag the
dam of Director and Thorndale. The dam of Wilkes
Pasha was by American Clay, one of the most celebrated
of the Clay family, his claims based on getting per-
formers himself, and his sons and daughters increasing
his reputation, especially his daughters, nine of which
have produced performers in the list. As the dam of
American Clay was by imported Tranby, and with
several more thoroughbred crosses beyond that, there are
good reasons for the potency of her son.

There is not a question of the sale being absolute,
Mr. TJnderhill having been tempted to put his land to
other U3es than breeding horses from the wonderful
appreciation in value. Catalogues can be obtained of
Killip & Cj., 22 Montgomery street- The sale will
take place on the Bay District Track, commencing at
10:30 a. M.

The Twin Question.

We have received from S. C Ferguson, Secretary Palo
Alto Stock Farm, a reply to the enquiries regarding the
twins reported in catalogue.

In the cases of Elaine, Florida, Mayflower, Mohawk
and Arol one service, Lady Beecher two. Clairmont
was stinted on San Mateo Stock Farm, so that informa-
tion could not be given by Mr. Ferguson. Lady Beecher
was served twice by Clay, February 21st and March
20th, the birth being January 3d. Arol was bred on the
18th of March, 1S87, the twins foaled February 23, 1SS8,
fully developed, but died soon after birth. As Arol lost
the twins after publication of catalogue, she was not
mentioned in the former article, the others noted being
premature in every case. We will endeavor to obtain
more data bearing on the subject, as it is interesting to
breeders.

Picking out Producers.

"My belie! has always been firm that the brood-mare plays
a very important part in the successor failure of the breeder.
In the first place, the breeder should determine whether he
wishes to breed horses suitable for a gentleman's road horse,
with speed combined, and in hopes of raising a number one
trotter, or whether he wishes to breed draft horses. If he
wisnes to raise a gentleman's toad horse with speed com-
bined (a horse of this class with the right qualifications at
the present time commaods a long price), the brood-mare is
the tirst objeet in starting. The brood-mare, to insure a
bleeder's success, should be a mare of good size, style, color,
Bound, free from bad hadits, and of good disposition. This
brood-mare should be well-bred, and, to make success doubly
sure, from a line of producers. For instance — go to Wood-
burn Facm in Kentucky to-day. The proprietors will show
you fine colts, all by the same sire, all from dams by the same
sire. Number one they will ask yon §5,000 for; number two
they will ask you §4,000 for; number three $3,000; number
two, $2,000; number one, $1,000. To all appearances there
is no choice in the colts. Why the difference in the price?
Colt number one is from a dam that has produced several
noted performers. His second dam has also produced several
noted performers, and also his tbird and fourth dam.
'Woedbum' has reason to expect another performer from the
Bame union. The dam of colt number two is by the same
sire from a mare that has produced several of merit, whose
second dam was also a mare of same quality, with one 2:30
performer to her credit. The colt's third dam was also well-
bred. The dam of colt number three is by the same sire,
whose second dam was a well-bred one, and her produce of
some merit. Colt number four (dam by the same sire),
whose second dam was from a family that were well-bred,
but performers in this family were few. Colt No. five,
breeding of first dam the same, second dam from way baefc.
The reason for the difference in the prices of these colts is
obvious. The foregoing is only one out of many practical
illustrations I might give you of the importance of the brjod-
mare in breeding. At this late day the breeder who started to
learn by experience of his own how to breed the ideal road
horse or trotter, irrespective of what breeders have learned
in the past on the brood-mare question, and with a class of
brood-mares from a family that are well-bred, but nonpro-
ducers of speed will get left. A man may say 'But I am not
able to buy one of this producing class of brood-mares.'
It is very easy for a young man to obtain one of this kiud,
with a little patience. Too many have some broken down
old trotler for a brood-mare, who once had a little speed, her
life and vitality gone. After raising two or three colts, if she
should breed, she is valueless, and so much of the profit is
lost. How many breed to some old pet family mare, whose
best days and usefulness are over. And they expect her to
reproduce herself with speed combined, by breeding to some
well-bred stallion that they fancy. But how many are
disappointed! I would not advise a farmer or breeder who
has a brood-mare that has been a producer of speed, but not
considered fashionably bred to-day. to exchange her for an
untried one that is bred on the line of fashion. My advice
to anyone who intends starting breeding this spring is to begin
as near as he can, where some one who has made a success
has left off."

Foals of 1888.

At Wildidle Farm, Santa Clara. Property of H. C. Judson.

Jao. 10, bay colt by Wildidle, dam Nettie Brown by Rifle-
man, from Kate by imp. Sovereign.

March 8, bay or brown colt by Gov. Stanford's imp. Cyrus,
dam Ella Doane by Wildidle, from Nettie Brown by Rifle-
man.

March 10. chestnut colt by imp. Cyrus or FJood, dam May
D. by Wildidle, from Nettie Brown by Rifleman.

March 11th, chestnut filly (40} inches hish) by imp.
Cyrus, dam Lottie J. by Wildidle, from Lizzie Brown by
Rifleman.

March 12th, bay filly by imp. Cyrus, dam Monday filly
by Monday, from Mary Givens by Owen Dale.
Properly of H. S. Hogoboom.

March 6, bay colt Blizzard by Harvester, son of Sultan,
2:24, and Harvest Qieen, 2:29.}, dam Lady Blanchard, 2:26,
by Whipple's Hambletonian; secrnd dam by Gen. Taylor.

March 6, bay filly Fcrget-Me-Not by Soudan, 2:30, dam
Gertrude by The Moor, 2:37; second dam Kate Taber by
Mambrino Messenger.
At Sacramento. Property of Wilber Field Smith.

March 5th, brown lilly, star in face, by Guy Wilkes, 2:15},
dam Cora, 2:44, by Buccaneer; second dam Pearl, 2:32}, by
Wilson's Blue Bull; third dam Lightfoot, the dam of Pride,
2:33, etc.
At Visalia. Proper tyof R. O. Newman.

March 5th, brown colt, white in forehead shape of half
moon circle side up, hind part and inside of pastern and
hoof white, a black spot en left thigh opposite stifle joint; by
Antevolo, his dam Elizabeth Bislor by Bill Arp.
Property of E. H. Miller Jr.

March 8, bay colt, star, strip in face, white hind feet, by
Fallis, 2:28}, dam Arabia by Fred L)w, 2:34}; second dam
Lady Hubbard by Benicia Boy.
At San Pablo, Cal., Property of Thos. Lamoreux.

March 11th, dark bay filly by Antevolo, dem Kate Gumett
by Billy Roberts.
At Oakland. Property ofS. W. Morely.

March 10th, brown filly by Antevolo, her dam by Thad
Stevens.
At Palo Alto. Property of Eon. Leland Stanford.

THOEOTJGHBREDS.

March 10, chestnut filly by Shannon, dam imp. Berna by
Fetterlock, from Queen Bess by Strathconan.

March 6, brown filly by Flood, dam imp. Getaway by
Balfe. from Goneaway by North Lincoln.

TROTTERS.

March 7, bay colt by Electricity, dam Gilberta by Fred
Low, from Lady Gilbert.

March 7, bay tilly by Clay, dam Theora by Gooding's
Champion, from Lady Beecher by Reserve.

Marcb 8, biy colt by Electioneer, dam Barnes by Whipple's
Hambletonian; Becond dam by Chieftain.

March 8, bay filly by Piedmont, dam Eva T. by Electioneer,
from Lize by Mohawk Chief.

March 9, chestnut filly by Piedmont, dam Flower Girl by
Electioneer, from Mayflower by St. Clair.

March 10, bay filly by Electioneer, dam Ivy by Don Victor,
from Idabelle by Rysdyk's Hambletonian.

March 11, bay filly by Piedmont, dam Rachel by Elec-
tioneer, from Rivulet by Rivoli.

March 12, bay colt by Electioneer, dam Telie by Gen. Ben-
ton, from Tesana by Foreigner.

March 13. chestnut colt by Piedmont, dam Daisy D. by
Electioneer, from Daisy C. by The Moor.

March 14, bay filly by Norval, dam American Girl by Tor-
onto Sontag, from Laura Keene by Rysdyk's Hambletonian.
At Vina, Cal. Properly of Son. Leland Stanford.

Feb. 12, bay colt by Benton Frolic, dam Electa by Elec-
tioneer, from Lady Durland by Seely's American Star.

Feb. 29, bay cole by Clay, dam Boydana by imp. Knight of
St. George, from Sallie Wallace by Star Davis.

March 3, bay filly by Whips, dam Bright Eyes by Gen.
Benton, from Prussian Maid by Signal.

March 4, bay colt by Whips, dam Contention by Mohawk
Chief, from Cleopatra by Fred Low.

March 5, bay colt by "Whips, dam Maybird by Fred Low,
from Mayflower by St. Clair.

March 6, bay tilly by Alfred, dam Belle by Kentuoky
Prince, from Belle of Richmond by Rysdyk's Hambletonian.

Maroh 10, bay filly by "Whips, dam Cornelia by Fred Low,
from Mater Occidentis, the dam of Occident.

March II, bay filly by Clay, dam Lady Beecher by Reserve,
second dam by Friday, son of imp. Trustee.

"Los Anereles Notes.

The committee on programme for the fair of 1S3S, of the
Sixth District Association, have drawn up a programme of
events which is to be submitted at the nest meeting of the
association. The purses are much higher than heretofore,
the money offered aggregating no les3 than $12,000.

Among the different events are: Free for all, pacing, $600;
three-minute district trot, $500; free for ail, trotting, $1,200;
trotting, 2:20 class. $1,000; trotting, 2:23 class. $1,000; trot-
ting. 2:25 class, $1,000; trotting, 2:3) class, $1,000. Besides
there are fixed trotting events for two. three, and four-year-
olds. There are just twelve running events on the pro-
gramme, from a half-mile dash to a mile and a quarter, for
purses ranging from $300 to S600.

Geronimo. 2£6£, has entirely recovered from his lamene«a,
and will start in "the 2:27 and 2:25 class at the Turf Club
meeting next month .

Dick Barnes, the veteran trainer, has charge of a very inter-
esting string at the park. Raiah, Dr. "Wise's favorite stal-
lion, is in fine form, aud will start in several trots next
month. Rajah has a record of 1:55 as a yearling. Dick has
also charge of Glendene, a two-year-old colt belonging to Dr.
"Wise. Glendene, who is a big, rangy sorrel, is by Saulsbury,
by Nutwood, and will start in the stake trot. Velox will have
a go in the 2:25 class. His record is 2:24$. Oliver J., the
property of Mr. Glidden, of SaDta Ana, is already in fine
shape for the next meeting. Mr. Fieket's Contractor is also
being got into conditon. Semi-Tropic, a Sultan mare, looks
as fit as a fiddle, but will not start this season.

Tom Holland has in training Johnny See, a fnll brother of
Arrow, who is owned by F. W. Wilson. Sultandin, a two-
year-old, who has already shown an eighth in 20J. Rob Roy,
a three-quarter thoroughbred, belonging to Duncan Bros.,
aud who is beina trained to start in all green races this sea-
son. Mr. Hnnter*s pacer Robert Riddle. A two-year-old
Hambletonian, belonging to Dr. Adams, and who gives,
promise of being a fast rnnner. A five year-old pacing mare,.
Tommy Dodd, sired by General Grant. The fashionable,
bred pacing mare Olet, owned by Mr. Raed, is also being;
trained. Three Daniel Lambert colts. Rosie, a trotting;
mare, sired by Dictator.

A. D. Carson, of Kansas City, left for San Francisco last
week with a string of trotters. He left behind Annie C, a
bay mare with a record of 2:31i; Georgie G., a bay gelding
with a record of 2:39i; Fred W., a pacer, record 2:19i, and
Minnie Lee, a bay mare with a record of 2:37. Most of these
eastern horses will start in different events next month.
— Tribune.

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Answers to Correspondents.

Questions answered only through these columns. No replies hy
real] or telegraph. The name of the writer should accompany all
questions, not for publication, hut as a guarantee of good faith. Lat-
ter* received without the writer's name cannot receive attention.

Names Claimed.

By Coomba Bros., Napa.

Geit, for bay filly foaled 1886, by Coligny (fnll brother
to Gibraltar), dam Dolly McMann, the dam of Lillie Staaley.

Coloma, for black filly foaled May, 1886, by Alcona Clay,
2756, dam Fontana by Almont 33; second dam Fannie Wil-
liams by Alexander's Abdallah.

Alice Loebee, for bay filly foaled 18S6, by "Whippleton,
dam Ruth Ryan by Lodi; second dam Eva Bulwer by Bulwer,
third dam Emma Taylor by imp. Glencoe.

Coronado, for bay colt, white spot in forehead, two hind
feet white, foaled Feb. 19, 1888, by Stamboul, dam Dolly
McMann, the dam of Lillie Stanley.
By Chris. W. Smith, San Francisco.

Fanny Ford, for chestnut tilly foaled 1884, by Abbots-
ford, dam Fanny by Rifleman.

Lucy Abbot, for chestnut filly foaled 18S4, by Abbotsford,
dam Peggy by Don Juan.

Trotting at Oakland.

OaklaedPabk, March Ht.h— Purse J .

Brown Diet, br g-J. McConnell 4 1 1 1

ClaraG.,bm-E. Downer 1 2 3 2

Maud, bm-H.G. Cox 3 3 3 8

Willie S., bg -B.Green 2 dia

Time, 2:42,2:39, 2:34. 2:33$.

■»

Mr. Haggin ha3 lost two valuable brood-mares recently
from typhoid-pneumonia. "Winuifred (sister to Hidalgo) by
Joe Daniels, dam Electra by imp E3lipB9, from Hennie Far-
row by imp. Shamrock; and Caliie Smart (sister to the dam
of C. H. Todd) by Norfolk, dam Mattie A. ) by imp. Australian,
from Minnie Mansfield by imp. Glencoe. Both were extra
tine mares, and their death is to be lamented.

♦

W. R. Armstrong, of Detroit, has purchased of Major
Hallet, ihe brown mare Molly Bawn, full sister to Jane L.
The sale was made through L. B. Lindsay, who has a high
opinion of the family. Molly Bawn is very promising, and
if she possesses the characteristics of her speedy sister, will
make a great campaigner.

G. C. S., Santa Maria, Cal.

Please answer the following: 1. Is David Hill (McCracken'a),
a standard bred horse? If not, give his breeding. 2. Is a
horse standard bred sired by a standard horse and his first
and second dams thoroughbreds? 3. Would a colt be
entitled to be registered by the following breeding: Bay colt,
foaled 1884, by Alaona. tirst dam Nettie by Nntwooi; second
dam by Tattler, he by Pilot Jr.; third dam Young Portia
by Mambrino Chief; fourth dam by Roebuck; fifth dam
Whip. This horse is owned by John Williams, of Sacramento ,
Cal., and it is claimed that the horse has no name. The
breeding of the mare in question is a mare by Brigadier,
tirst dam Nelly by Resse River, he by McCracken'a David
Hill. Resse River's dam Nelly by Scipio, he by imp.
Leviathan; Becond dam of the mare is by Signal. 4. How is.
one to go about it to get a horse registered ? How much does,
it cost?

Answer — 1. He was not standard bred but was standard
himself and registered. 2. It would depend upon whether
his dam or grandam were standard. The fact that a
mare is thoroughbred does not indicate whether she is or
is not standard. 3. The horse is not standard. He is owned
by Mr. J. B. Haggin, at Rancho del Paso. He has no name,
but the pedigree you give is correct. 'Ihe Brigadier mare iB
not standard, and a colt by the Algona horse from her would
not be eligible to registration. 4. It costs $2 to get a horse
registered. Send the pedigree and money to John H. Wal-
lace, 280 Broadway, New York. We will furnish yon a
blank such as Mr. Wallace requires the applications to be
made on, if you wish.
W. G., Sacramento.

Please give the pedigree of the old Morgan stallion Herod,
owned in Minnesota, I think. By doing so you will confer a
favor.

Answer — Herod by King Herod, dam by Green Mountain
Boy. King Herod by Sherman's Black Hawk (North Horse),
by Hill's Black Hawk, by Sherman Morgan, by Justin Mor-
gan. Green Moun'ain Boy by Hill's Black Hawk, dam by
Gifford Morgan, by Woodbury Morgan, by Justin Morgan.

J. D. F„ Bangor, Cal.

Will you please give me the pedigree of Silver King, bred
by Alviuza Hay ward, near San Mateo?

Answer— Silver King, chestnut horse foaled 1881, by Whip-
ple's Hambletonian, dam Harvest Queen, 2:29£, by Rysdyk's
Hambletonian; second dam The Dubois mare by Seeley'a
American Star; third dam by Abdallah.

Subscriber, Santa Ana.

1. What is the fastest record at three-eighths of a mile? 2.
What would you consider a good run for that distance among
first-class race-horses?

Answer — 1 — 36£ seconds. 2 — 37 or 37A seconds would be a
good run, but a first-class horse ought to equal the record.

H. W. P., Healdsbnrg.

Give the breeding of the dam o* A. W. Richmond.

Answer — The dam of Richmond was a white mare brought
from Ohio to Iowa by Theo. W. Pope. She was sired by a
thoroughbred horse called Rattler, her dam by Spotted
Ranger, called an Arabian.

Thos. H. Williams Jr., has acquired, by purchase, from
Put Robson the bay filly, 2, Lady Helen by Norfolk, dam
Jessie R. by Hubbard. Price $1,100. Lady Helen is en^
gaged in the stakes of the Blood Horse Association, and is in
Billy Appleby's charge.

It is intimated that Mr. F.P. Lowell, of Saor&mento. may te ke
hishnrse Fallis to Kentuckv and offer him for public service,
Fallis is a well-bred son of Electioneer, and his colts indicate
that he is a valuable stock horse. He Bhould do well in Kea-
tucky.

W. W. Bair has been to see the Nutwood pacer B
Boy, 2:23$, and there is a probability that the -.
wheeler will be one of Bair's string this sen-
will also be under Bair's tutelage this year.

170

Spue Qmz&mc mxii M> vQvtstnKtt.

Mar 17

A goo3 horse will speak for himself. All the blowing
imagioable will never help a poor one. These are two facts
that many of our horsemen lose sight of. What is lacking
in the breeding or individual make-apof a horse is too often
attempted to be made good by a Blick tongue, and an unscru-
pulous, imaginary mind. All the boasting that can be done
cannot hide one blemish from the eye of a good judge of a
horse, nor the bad cross in the pedigree of a horae from tho
observation of a man well posted in blood lines. There are
cases, perhaps, wherein men have been duped by patched-up
pedigreeB, or doctored carcasses, but a man who makes a
reputation for his horse, and himself as well, by blowing his
horn will never have the con6dence of the better class of
horsemen, and certainly cannot expect to hold the respect of
those whom he may chance to deceive. A reaction always
follows a course of this kind.

The ages of the several st&llions now iu service in Kentucky
are as follows: Glenelg, 22; Longfellow, 21; Pat Malloy and
Billet, 23 each; Alarm, 19; Springbok and Fellowcraft, 18
each; Lisbon, 15; King Alfonso, 16; Jils Johnson, Strath-
more and Fid-^etta, 12; Hindoo, 10; Dnke of Montrose, 11;
Onondaga, 9; St. Blaise, 8; Kingfisher, 21;" 111- Used, 18, and

Fiddlesticks, 15.

♦

Mr. Dan Swi^err, of the Elmendorf Stud, reports the sale
of the four-year-old bay colt Barak, by King Ban, dam
Modiste by Asteroid, to Capt. Woodson, of the U. S. A., for
$1,000.

The Standard-Bred Stallion

BROWN JUG.

Description.

BROWN JUG is a rich brown horBe, nine years old, 15^ hands high,

weighs 1, Impounds. Inform, action, and disposition he is not excelled

by any stallion now in pnblic Bervice. In his sis-year-old form he was

handled for a short time by John A. Goldsmith, and showed trials in 2:22.

Pedigree.

Sired by Nutwood. First dam Young Molly by Bud d Doble. Second
dam Molly Trussell by Gen. Taylor. Third dam the Livingston Mare
by the Morse Horse.

The Nutwood Stallion

JOHN SEVENOAKS,

Description.

JOHN SEVENOAKS is a coal black horse, seven years old, and
stands 16.1 hands high. Of superb form, bone and BUbstance, and fine
action and style.

Pedis rpe.
Sired by Nutwood, dam San Juan Belle (record 2:313* in fourth heat),
by Robert's St. Clair; second dam by David Hill, son ot Vermont Black
Hawk; third dam a fine mare brought across the plains and believed to
be thoroughbred.

Location.
These Btallions will make the season of 1888, commencing March 1st
and ending July 1st, ac Sargent's Station, Santa Clara Co.
Terms.
For either horse §50 the season. Mares not proving with foal cm be
returned nest season free of charge, provided the horse stands in Gon
zales or vicinity. Pasturage §2.5u per month. All care taken, but no
responsibilities assumed for accidents or escapes.
Hot further information applv to

StltUKVr BROS.,
Or 1HERK1TT LOVE,
lOmr Sargent's Station, Cal.

Pleasanton Stock Farm Co
DIRECTOR.

Will stand for a limited number of mares at Pleasanton,
Alameda Co., Cal. Season commencing Feb. 15th, and clos-
ing July 1st, 1S88.

DIRECTOR was Bired by Dictator (full brother to Dexter) also sire
of J. 1. C, Phallus, and many other fast trotters. Dictator stands at
the head of all stallions as getting extreme speed and great racing quali-
ties in his colts, as tlie average record of J. I. C, Phallas and Director
is 2;13X, being nearly two seconds faster tlian the best three of any
other stallion's get, which means beating them at least 8(1 feet in a
mile, and as extreme speed combined with staying qualities are the
only real valuable qualifications at this time in trotting horses, it will
certainly be of advantage to the breeders of California to get some
Director colts.

The dam of Director was Dolly, who produced, besides Director.
Onward, record 1: 'la, can beat 1:20; andTiiorudale, 2:22— so Director's rel-
atives on both sides were great pioducera, and without doubt Director
will be, and we invite breeders to come and see his colts trot, although
hiB oldest colta are not yet three years old; we can show quarters in 35
seconds. Director's present record is 2:17, made in a race with a large
field of horses, when he was obliged to trot on the extreme outside of
the track, and we believe he can trot in 2:12 and expect to give him that
reco'"''. In ,883 Director won over $18,000 in purses, more than any
other trotting stallion ever won before or since, defeating not once, but
every time they met Phallas, Maxy Cobb, Santa Claus, Black Cloud,
Clemmle G., Wilson, Fanny Witherspoon, and all other fast ones.
His record shown that he has started in 25 races; has won 18 of them,
the total amount of his winniuge in stakes and purses being 525,070, or
a llttlfl over 41,000 ror everv time he started ina race.

His Bervicea this year will be *1S0 for the Beason, believing the
developmentof his colta will be so satisfactory this season that breeders
will gladly pay J300 next year.

We think the service fee for thiB stallion within the reach of all
wanting to breed good Btock, and much less than the fee for any
Btallion ever offered for public service, taking speed, enduiance,
breeuingand racing qualities into consideration. We have abundance
of feed, and there will be no charges for pasture unless mares remain
more than a reasonable lime— to insure them being in foal. Mares
not proving in foal can be returned next season free of charge,
providing mares do not ch*ngo ownership, and Btallion Is alive. In
case the stallion should be sola the parties breeding can breed to
some other good horee, or they will have their money refunded. All
service fees due at time of service, ana must be paid in cash or a good
approved note given payable August 1, 1888.

andy Mcdowell, Agent.

life Pleasanton.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION.

IMP. MARINER,

w

.1' al Jed Oatcake In Australia.]

ILL MAKE THE SEASON OP 1888 ENDING ON OR ABOUT
JDNElBt, AT PLEASANTON, ALAMEDA CO.

Pedis ree.

Sired by WildOata, he by Wild Dayrell, eon of Ion and Ellen Mlddle-
ton, by Bay Mlddleton, outof The Golden Horn, by Harkaway, dam Miss
Emma by Saunt^rer; second dam Dulcimer, by Trumpeter; third dam
Teddingtonia by Teddlngton, eta [See EngliBh Stud Book, Vol. X, page
865.1

DeNcrlptfon.

Mariner is a chestnut horse Bixteen hands high, of a conformation
combining both power and speed, and was a successful ruce-liorBe in
Australia. He is bred from racing famllieB in hoih branches of his
genealogical tree, and traces through Wild Dayrell. Harkaway. Irish
Birdcat jher, Bay Middleton, Teddlngton, Orlando, Eclipse, Matchem,
Regulv a, Bartlett's Childe.rs ami Pluney wood's Arabian to the seven-
teent'1 dam, a Byerly Turk mare. He was bred In England, imported to
AnBtnilia in utero, foaled in 1B83 and Imported to California in 1887. A
horse it his breeding, size and quality c*n hardly fail to be a successful
sire

1 -rim $50 the .Season, with Privilege or Return.

Go -d pasturage at reasonable rateB. All mares at owners risk.
Tor lurther particulars address

MATT STORN.

PJetutautou, lal.

Dan "Woodmansee says that if people have mares that they
catmot get in foal they should send them out to Minnesota.
Mr. Bonner owned Astoria for many yearB, during all of
which time she was barren. Daring the last few years, since
Commodore Kittson bought her, she has been in St. Paul
and has produced three fine foals. It is the Minnesota ozone
that does the business.

Pacific Coast

BLOOD HORSE

Association

Spring Meeting 1888.

April 21st, 24th, 26th and 28tk.

PROGRAMME.

FIRST DAY.

1.— INTRODUCTION PURSE 3490, of which $50 to the second, ^5">
to tho third; for three-year-olde and upwards; maidens, if three yeairs>
old, allowed 7 poundB, if four years old or upwards allowed 12 pounds-*.
One Mile.

2.— CALIFORNIA STAKES, for two-year-olda. Half a Mile:
Closed Aug. 15, 1887.

3.— PURSE $350, of which ?50 to second, for three-year-olds audi
upwards. Maidens, it three-year-olds allowed 5 pounds; if four years
old allowed 10 poundB; if hve years old or upwards allowed 15 pounds-.
Thkke Quauters of a Mile.

4.— THE TIDAL STAKES for three-year-olds. One Mileani>jl
Qt'AiiTKn, Closed Aug. 15, 1&86.

SECOND DAY.

6.— PURSE 5400, of wh!ch $50 to the second, §25 to the third; for
three-year-olda and upwards. Maidens, if three years old, allowed 5>
pounds; of four years old allowed 10 pounds; if five years old or upwaxds
allowed 15 pounds. Mile Heats.

6.- SELLING PURSE *3i0, of which §50 to the second; for three-
year-olds and upwards. Florses euteredtobe sold for §1,51)0 to cainry
rule weights; 2 pounds allowed for each §10) leBS down to §1,000; then
1 pound for each 5100 leas down to §300. Selling price to be Bt»ted
through the entry box at G p. m. the day before the race. Seven-Eighties
of a Mile.

7.- THE VERNAL STAKES.for two-year-olds, §10 each, p p, with,
§300 added, second to receive §J0. Winuer of the California Stake on. bhe
first day to carry 3 pounds extra; horses starting in that race and: not
placed allowed a pounds. Five-Eighths uf a Mile.

8.-THE PACIFIC DERBY, for three-year-olda. OneMileaitoa
Half. Closed Aug. 15,1836.

THIRD DAY.

9.— SELLING PURSE 3350, of which §50 to the Becond; for all ages.
Conditions as in No. 6. One Mile.

10.— THE GANO STAKES, for two-year-olds. Thbee-Quaetob*
of a Milk. Closed Aug. 15, 1887.

11.— PURSE §350, of which 350 to second; for all ages; -p-Innera of
any race at this meeting, when carrying weight for age or mo-re, to
carry 5 pounds extra. Three-Quabtek Mile Heats.

12.— PURSE §500, of which §50 to second; for all ages; winner of the
Tidal Stakes at the meeting to carry 5 pounds extra; of the Pacific
Derby 7 pounds extra; of both 10 pounds extra. One Mile ani> Three-
Eighths.

FOURTH DAY.

13.— PURSE Sl00; of which §50 to the second, §25 to tho third; for
three-year- old fillies. Winner of any three-year-old race at this meeting
to carry 5 pounds extra; of two, 8 pounds extra. One Mile and a
Sixteenth.

14.— PURSE §403, of which §50 to the second, §25 to third; a handi-
cap for two-year-olds. Declaration §5, to go to the racing fund.
Weights announced the day before the race at n> o'clock a. w. Declar-
ations due at U p. m. the same day. Seven-eighths of a Mile:.

15.— PURSE §350, of which §50 to second. Owners* handicap for
horses that have started and not won at this meeting. Entries close
with the Secretary, or through the entry box at the track at 6 p. M. the
day before the race. Weights to be carried must be Riven with the entry .
Winners of Nos. H and 15, if entered in this race, may be withdrawn
without penalty. One Mile and an Eighth.

16.— PURSE §750, for all ages; entrance, 825 eachfrom starters. Start'
ing money divided 70 per ctnt to the second, and 30 per cent, to the third
horse. Declarations §15, to goto the racing fund. Three-year-olds to
carry 90 pounds; four-year-olds 103 pounds; dve-year-olds and upwardB
114 pounds. Sex allowances. One Mile and Three-quarters.

Entries close Thursday, March 15, 1888.

D. McCI-lTKE, President.
E. S. CULVER, Secretary, 313 Bush Street, San Francisco. 25fe

1888. RANCH0 DEL MO. 1888

The Thoroughbred Stallion

JOE HOOKER,

By Monday, dam Mayflower, by Imp. Eclipse from H«n-
_^^ nle farrow by Imp, Shamrock,

Will make the season of 1988 at Ranchodel Rio, five inileBfrom Sac-
ramento, on the Freeport road.

Limited to twelve mar*-!* of approved breeding besides
the owner's.

Terms $ I OO the Season.

Good pasturago at reasonable rates. Every precaution taken but no
responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes.

Address M R. KAOWIEL,

bi^e Care of THEo. >\hM£KS, Sacramento, Cal,

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION,

THREE CHEERS.

WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1888 AT SANTA ROSA, SONOMA
V» county, Cal.

redlgree.

Sired by imported Hurrah, firBt dam Young FaBbion by imported
"Monarch; Becond dam Fashion by imported Trustee; third dam Bon-
nets o' Blue by Sir Charles; fourth dam Reality by Sir Archy; fifth dam
by imported Medley; sixth dam by imported Centinei, etc. (See Bruce'a
American Stud Book, Vol, I, page 432.)

Hurrah by Newmtnster (winner St. Leger 1851), dam Jovial by Bav
Middleton (winner Derby 1836). ** * *

Newminstor by Touchstone (winner St. Leper 183J), dam Beeswing
(winner of S4 races out of G4 starts! by Dr. Syntax (winner Don'-aater
Cup 1837, 40, 41, V£, the only horse that ever accomplished that feat)

THREE CHEERS is bred in the speediest and stoutest lines. Hie
dam, Young Fashion, was the dam of Surprise, Scotland (the only horse
that ever beat Asteroida heat1,Liverpool, Columbia and Bonnie Kate the
<dam of Little Buttercup and the flying Bonnie Lizzie. His grandam.Fatih-
ion, was the greatest race mare of her era, defeating Boston in that hls-
-torical match at 4-mtle heats that jb recorded as one of the greatest
events in the annals of the turf. He is thoroughly Bound iu wind and
limb, his family on both sides being noted for their exemption from
curbs, BpavinB, roaring, or any other hereditary unsoundncEB. Horse-
men, who can appreciate the hiehest type of the thoroughbred, are spec-
ially invited to inspect Three Cheers.

Terms.

FORTY dollars for the season. Mares not proving with foal
can be returned the next spason free of charge. Good pasturage at |3
per momh. Mares cared for iu any mAnner owners may desire, and
fed on h iv and grain, either or both, at reaBOnalue rates. None but
competent grooms employed, but no responsibility assumed for acci-
dents or escapes.

N.B.— Mares sent from a distance in care of J. W. Morshkad, City
Front SttbleB, San Francisco, will be lorwarded without delay.

For further particulars address
18fe MHOS O. JONES, Santa Rosa. Cal.

The Pure-Bred Trotting Stallion

ILLu STRIOUS,

Standard, No. 4 178..

Description.

Darkbay with black points; bred by Gen. W. T. Withers: foaled
May 3 j, 1885.

Pedigree.

By Happy Medium, sire of Maxey Cobb, 2;13#; Norman Medium,
2:20, and 39 with records below 2:30, a greater number than stands to the
credit of any living horse.

1st dam Abdalletta by S-raderB* Cassius M. Clay Jr., sire of Harry
Clay, 2:23£; Durango, 2:23^; and site of the dams of Minnehaha,
Happy Thought, 2 :22>i; Mambrino Boy, 2:2(>>£; J. B. RichardBon, 2:26X:
Lottie K..2:263£; Bertha. 2:27K, andothers.

2d dam Laura Crockett by Almont, nire of Westmont, 2-J3V' Pur-
itan. 2:16; Fanny Witherspoon, 2:16^; Piedmont, 2:17>i; Aldine, 2:19J»";
Early Ro£e,2:20#, and 31 with records below 2:30.

3d dam Sally Tee by Alexander's Abdallah.

4th dam Kate Crockett, the dam of Lulu, 2:14^, by imp Hooton

6th dam Mary Blaine by Texas.

6th dam Fanny Ellsler by Sir William.

7th dam by Whipster, son of Cook's Whip.

Individually ILLUSTRIOUS is a colt of extra fine finish, with legs
and feet of the very best, and kind disposition. He is barely broken to
harness, but showB good trotting action, and, barring accidents, he will
rertainly make his mark as a trotter. He is pronounced by his breeder
to be the best bred son of Hapny Medium living.
Terms.

He will be permitted to serve a few approved mares at 850 the
season, privilege of returning if the mare doeB not prove to be with foaL
Good paBturage at $3 per month.

18fe GE«. A. STONE. Williams, Cal.

SOUTHER FARM, 1888.

One and a half miles north-east of San Leandro.
Alnmeda Co., Cal.

The following Btallions will make the season of 1888 at the above
farm.

FIGARO, standard bred bay stallion, black points, little white on
near hind heel; 16>; hands, weight about 1.250 lbs. By Whipple's
Hambletonian,dam Emblem (full sister to Voltaire, 2; 20k) by Tattler-
second dam Young Portia by Mambrino Chief.

C Whipple's Hamble- (Guy Miller861 \ ^amb,,eto?i.anJ10,; ,_

O tonian .. J 1 Sharpless' Abdallah.

C-JSire of 14 in 2:30 list. (Martha Washington^ Jj^^ ^ftlM? *2°D "

2 ] fTattler300 \ |*St Ir, 12.

S (.Emblem i ) T,elllaJe/ ™

I Young Portia j Ponla "

With eight days' training Figaro trotteda third heatin a tralnine race
n2:34. He afterwards trotted in 2:32. As he will be trotted this fall
but twelve mareBbesiues those of his ownerwill be received.

TERMS— $25 with privilege of return if mare does not prove with

Season will positively close on June 1st, on which date the horse will
go into the hands of a trainer.

■ JESTER D., 569G, chestnut Btallion, little white in face, near hind
heel and ankle white; weight about 1.200 poundB; by Almont, dam Hor-
tense by Messenger Duroc: second dam Nellie McDonald rnLnlns
bred, by CoIosbus. b

i f f Alexander 's Abdallah i Hambletonian 10.

S Almont J l Katy Darling.

■ Sire of 33 in 2:30 Ust! , v rUambrlno Chief 11.

P ] ^am by J «y Pilot Jr., sire oi the-

0*7 1 dams of Maud S. and.

gl CMeaBenger Duroc L ^-E'°-s°°-

| LHortonn \ S" aSl se^&s.20' ^ A<"° oI Korlaln8 2^*

1 Kcllie McDonald, running bred, bj ColojBtM
I. son of imp. Sovereign.

„ ,,Ji!.tSr D- h?!.!ll>1"'r be!? "Bufculv trained, but trotted a mile In
2:37 with very little preparation.

He has taken a number of premiums in the show ring in Missouri
and lowland is a fine specimen of the carriage and general purpose
horse. Hehns several very promising coltB in MiSBOurl Goodatcomo
dations for mnres at 15 per month. Iso responsibility for accidents or
escapes.

Terms.

825 the Season, witb privilege of return if mare falls to prove with
foal. Address. WM. „'«,;„,, ABBnt

18fe Box i4», San Leandro, caj.

THE MAMBRINO TROTTING STALLION

ABBOTSFORD JR.,

WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1888 AT THE KENTnfBrv
Stables, «0 Pacific Street. San Francisco. H-KHTOCKY

ABBOTSFOxtD JR. Ib a rich rosewood bay, foaled Mav u imp \' v
hands high, and weighs 10 5 lbs He Is a very highly termed horafiioo
bone and great muscular development, and B&XUBLXB HIS sriS 13
kvkky particdlar. ThlB horse, with thirty days track work trotted
jj'l^eln 2:30, proving that he haa the epee'd as well as the bean", „?

Pedigree.

ABBOTSFORD JR. was sired by Abbolsford, dam bay mare Gillia.
plejiy Blue Bull Abbotaford by Woodford Mambrino, Ills dam Columbia
6y VoiingColiimbiiB; Woodford Mambrino by Mambrino CWef, hlTdam
Woodbine by Woodford, a thoroughbred son of Kosciusco K'nM
Mambrino Is recognized as the best son of Mambrino Chief His own
,re,Co??d '"iV9,^ "lat °5 "|B 8<m Abbotsford, the elrSif AbboWord jr
2:19« and he has also a large number in the 2:30 list. He Is also the sire
of Prlnceps.lhe sire of Trinket, record of 2:14. Abbotsford for thU
short time he has been In the stud, has proven hlniseif a sire worthy or
merit, his daughter Jasmine having won the Embryo stakes of lrai and
everyone who haB been put m training has shown good speed Coirta
the only one of Abbotstord's get that was ever systematically train.!'
raadenrccord last season of 2:20 and 2:I8K to pole That tn!« 1. ^
the limit o[ bis speed Is well known to ail horsemen * not

The dam of Ahbotsford Jr. was a beautiful bay mare l&u h.niio i,i«i,
sired by Blue Bull, dam a Lexlngtno mar* raised by Fzr'a rf»™ S '
of White Hall New York, thus\howi„g Iff, "\S KSSftS^ESS
combined moBt of the purest and fashionable Btralne of blood In Am"r-

Terms, 825 for the BeaBon. Mares not proving in foal may be
returned the following season free of charge Tf the SorsV 1° rtn Z ml,
possession. i u.i in myf

11,6,2 B. B. ULDUtTT.

1888

Igbc S>mxUr aucl jtyjwtsttiai*

Valensin Stock Farm
STALLIONS.

SIDNEY.

Sidney, seven years, by Santa Claus, 2:17>j, dam Sweetness 2:2l# by
Volunteer, 1* a rich bay 16 2 w hands high, tracing to 2:20 or better prob-
ably Lftener than any stal Lion on the Pacific Coast, a..d of faster progen*
ttors t'.ianany horse offered for public patronage or otherwise. Ab an indi-
vidual Sidney showed wonderful speed and would have classed among
the fastest trotters in the world but fur an accident which interrupted
his training. That blood will tell, that great speed comes from ances-
tors of great speed on both sides be has demonstrated by bis merit and
by tbat of bis colts. Although imperfectly trained none of those he got
when a three-year-old, if handled at **ll, have covered a mile slower
thau2:40as two-year-olds; several much faster and out of differently
bred mares. I insist on this fact because it shuws that be is a uniform
producer.

A. C. XJietz'scolt, dam by Dashaway, showed a mile in 2:40. half m
1:1?. John Kowen's colt, dam bv Echo, one mile in 2:39, half in 1:18,
quarter :35>$. Dennis Gannon's dam by Whipple's Hambletonian one
quarter in :3S, hardly broken, turned out ever since.

Memo, dam by Buccaneer, lapped Grandee in 2;b2, 2:31}^.

Sister V., dam by Kelson, trained three mouths, 2:32 fourth heat, one-
qusrterin :36.

Goldleaf , dam by Flaxtail, mile 2:24. half in 1 :07.

Adonis, dam by Capt. Webster, mile in 2:27, half in 1:11. These aie all
two-year-obis. George V., dam by Buccaneer, who is winner of all the
yearling stakeB of 1887, record cf 2.57>£, trial 2:45.

These, to my knowledge, are ailthecolts by Sidney which have been
worked, and I have neither heard nor read of any other stallion who, as
a three-year-old, produced as much average speed or of so high a rate.
For further proot of the merit of his colts I will state that one yearling
brougbt$l,50J: one weanling 31,200, one two-year-old §2,000, at private
sale, while Cupid, i.itt.errectly broken, brought Sl.UOat public auction
before a small attendance.

Terms 5100 cash for the season commencing Feb. 1st to end July 1st
888, due at time of service.

VALENSIN.

Valenedt, five years, by Crown Point, 2 ;2 1, dam Nellie Lambert by
John Nelson; second dam by Fisherman; third dam by Kentucky Gray
Eagle, throughbred, etc. etc.; 1b a rich chestnut horse, 16:3 high, of great
substance and quality. He has a record of 2:23, made the fourth heat
as a three-year-old. As a four-year-old he shower1 an easy trial in 2;23,
2:22,2:21 to cart, but a slight lameness during the circuit kept him from
starting in races. This trial to cart goes to prove that lie certainly
would have be.it 2:2u as a four-year-old.

Tkrmb $100 cash for the season, commencing February 1st to end
June loth, 1888.

Good pasturage at $3 per month; best of care but no responsibility
taken for accidents or escapes.

Marea not proving in foal may be returned respectively, -tree of
"harge, next season, providing I Btill own the horses.

For further particulars or inquiries address

ti. V Al,K\M>. Prop.

Side Pleasanlon, Alameda Co , Cal.

HAROLD COSSACK,

Standard No. 4403.

Combines four crosses to Rysdyk'a Hambletonian, three to Mam-
brlno Chief, and twenty-nine to imported Messenger.

Description.

Isnbeantiful cherry bay.no white. Foaled at Caton Stock Farm.
Joliet, 111., March 8, 1885. In color and form a model of his noted sire
Pedigree.

By Don Cossack, the great prize winner.

1st dam by Harold, sire of Maud S., 2:08 Y, and Noontide, 2:20&.

2d dam bv Behoont. sire of Nutwood. 2: 185,'. and Wedgewood,2:19.

3d dam by Mambrioo Chief, sire of Lady Thome, 2:18^. and Wood-
ford Mambrino, 2:2i>4.

4i h dam by Grev Eagle, sire of St. Charles, 2:26.

5th dam by Hunt's Commodore, son of Mambrlno.

6th dsm by WhipBter.

7th dam by imp. Buzzard.

8th dam by Craig's A lfred.

9th dam Wormley's King Herod.

loth dam imp. Traveller.

llthdamimp. Whittington.

Harold Cossack was bred to three mares last Beason and all are In
foal.

Will make the Beason of 1883 at State Fair Grounds, Sacramento, Cal.
Limited to ten mares of approved breeding.

Terms I 0. Payable at time of service or when mares are removed.

Good asturageat $4 per month. Hay andBtabling on reasonable
rates.

Every precaution taken, hut no responsibility assumed for accidents
or escapes.

V N CRAIG.
14ja26 3508 H Street, Sacramento. Cal.

THE WILKES STALLION.

Cook Stock Farm.

SEASON OF 1888.

Standard Bred Trotting and Cleve-
land Bay Stallions.

STEIN WAY 1808,

Two-year-old record, fourth heat. 2:31 1-3.
Three-year-old record, fourth heat, 9:35 1-3.

By Strathmore 408. sire of Santa Claus, 2:17£; Tucker, 2:12; Sky-
light-Pilot 2:19. and 16 more with recoids of 2:20£ to 2:19.

First dam Abbess (the dam of Soprano, the dam of C. F. Clay, five-
year-old stallion record 2:in, and Solo, four-year-old record 2:28-1), by
Albion (sire of Vanity Fair, record 2:24i, and the dam of Favorita
2:-M).

Second dam by imp. Emancipation.

Third dam by Bertrand, a son of Sir Arcby.

Steinway belongs lo one of Ibe greatest speed producing families,
opportunities considered, in the whole country, and be himself is fast,
showing tbat lie produces speed of high rate. His daughter Steinette
the dam of Col. R. G. Stoner's remarkable and promising young stal-
lion Bourbon Russell, and A. C. Beckwlth'a Ned Wilkes. Suinway Is
own brother to Solo, four-year-old record 2:281; Eminence, three-year-
old record ?:27, and Soprano, the dam of C. *'. Clay, five-year-old stal-
lion record 2:18. His dam Abbess is also tbe dam of W. H. Kerr & Co. .
Cable, Ohio, the fast and promising young stallion Currency now in (he
Btud (he trotted a mile as a yearling in 2;4G) and also the dam of Jersey
I.ily, burned when a two year-old in the stable of W. H. Wilson, said
by those who saw her work to have been able to beat k:l0, having
trotted quarters in 34 seconds, and halves in 1:1U. Steinway has but
50 living foals, out of Norman and farm mares. He never Berved but
twelve trotting-bred mares in this State, and some of them are dead or
lost their colts, so we don't consider tbat Steinway has had a fair show
in the stud in serving trotting-bred mares, and we know that some of
his colts are showing great speed both trotting and pacing.

S'einway, bay horse, hind ankles white, 15J bands high, weight
1,17ft pounds. His disposition and also his colts' is kind, and impart-
ing to his get beauty and style. Terms, $35 for the Season.

Charles Derby 4907,

Brown horse, foaled 1885, bred by Seth Cook. Cook Stock farm,
Danville, Cal.

By Steinway, record 2:15.

First dam Katy G. by Electioneer.

Second dam Fanny Malone by Niagara.

Third dam Fanny Wickham by Herald.

Fourth dam by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam by imp. Barefoot, etc.

(See Bruce's Am. rtlud Book, Vol. 1, Page 429.)

This horse will be allowed to serve five approved mares at $100.

CRESCO 4908,

By Strathmore 408, sire of Santa Clans 2:17*, Tucker 2:19, Secretary
2:2li, sire of tbe dam of C. F. Clay, 2:18.

First dam Alia, record 2:33, by Almont 33 (Bire of Fanny Wither-
spoon, ?:16£: Piedmont. 2:17£; Westmont, 1:133, pacer.

Second dam by Brignoli 77, record 2:29$ (Bire of the dam of King
Wilkes, record 2:22i, he the sire of Oliver E., record 2:16i) by Mam-
brino Chief, sire of .Lady Tborno, 2:18i:

Third dam by Cripple, son of Medoc, by American Eclipse; fourth
dam by American Eclipse, be by Duroc, be by imp. Dlomed.

Bay horse, 15.1 height, weight 1,125, foaled 18il. His breeding is
royal; be has but seven living foals out of all kinds of mares, and all
show some speed, and pluck enough to go a hard race to its bitter end,
and last all day on the road and come back the next day. Terms,
$75 for the Season.

TROTTING STALLION

WOODNUT,

Record 2:19!*, and full brother to Manon, record 2:21, will make the
Beaaon of 1888 at the Vallejo Fair GroundB.

Description.

Foaledin 1832. Dark chestnut, with star in forehead: 16 hands high,
weight 1X60 pounds.

Pedigree,

By Nutwood. Cam Addie by Hambletonian Chief; second dam
by Sayre's Harry Clay, record 2;29.

Terms.

tlDO for the season, to close July 1st, 1883. Mares nut pro* ing in foal
to have the privilege of returning free next year, providing the horse
doea not change bands in the meantime. Fee payable at time of Bervice
or before mareB leave tbe premiueB. Mares from a distance will be
kept at goo J pasture for 33 per month; for stabling and bay $10 per
month will be charged. Every care taken but no responsibility as-
sumed for accidents or escapes.
Forfurtber particulars apply to
21de26 B. <\ HOLLY, Vallejo, Cal.

Cleveland Bays

MAMBRINO WILKES,

(Hair Brother to Harry Wilkes, 2:13 1-2.)

Sire of Qua Wilkes, 2:22; Alpheus, beaten a throatlatch In 2:26>£,and
John O'Brien, a colt that lapped out the winner in 2:38 as a three-year-

'Will remain in the future at Walnut Creek Stock Farm, Contra
Costa County.

Description,

MAMBRTNO WILKES Is a black horse, 16 hando high, and consider
ably longer than his height; has immense muscular development and
weighs 1,260 pounds. He has the utmost symmetry of proportion and
elegance of finish. Several Eastern breeder have examined him of late
and pronounced him the "finest Individual" they had seen. Hiscolts are
large, stylish, and handsome, and all Bhow speed that have been worked
for it. -* _-.

Pedigree.

Sired by George Wilkes, dam Lady Christman by Todhunter's Mam.
brino; second dam by Pilot Jr. .

Todhunter's Mambrino by Mambrino Chief, dam Hipton s dam by
Hunt'* Commodore, son of Mambrino by Imp. Messenger; aecond dam
by Potomac, son of imp. Messenger. „..,,,__, t ,„

Mambrino Chief by MambrLio Paymaster, by Mambrino, by imp

George Wilkes sired 60 colts that have beaten 2:30. Of these 39 have
average records of 2:23, H of 2:10 and 12 of 2:18.
Terms.
Mambrino Wilkes will receive a few approved mares at the farm for
the season of 1888 at *75 the season. Mares from a distance will be
received at the Dexter Stables, Oakland, and sent to the farm. Good
pasture and plenty of water. Box stallB and all facilities for taking care
of fine mares.

For further particulars apply to

CHAS. WATERnAN, Walnut Creek,
Or at the DEXTER STABLES.
Hfe TwcliUi and Harrison Sis., Oakland.

CLEVELAND BAYS,

BARON HILTON.

No 584 /Vol. 1, English Stud Book.

By Lucks All. No. 189.

First dam by Sportsman 291.

Second dam by Lucks All 188.

Third dam by Cardinal 47.

Fourth d-m by Emulator 103.

Baron Hilton, bay. foaled 1883, lfl.l hands high, weight 1,380
pound", best feet and legs and a very stout back, good head and nock,
good mane and tall and a very handsome finish, surpassing that of any
other large stallion in the land. His disposition is of tbe very best.
This family is noted for size, style and rich color. He is one of the
very best of roadsters. Terms, $95 tor the Season.

ROYAL STUDLBY.

Xo. 68 American Cleveland stud Book, Vol. 1 .

Sire by Young Candidate, winning grand prize, Great York, beat-
ing 20 others.

First dam by Whalebone 365, vinner first premium at the great
Yorkshire.

Second dam by Lucks All, No. 188.

Third dam by Surumercock302,

Koyal Sludley is very handsome, 16$ hands high; weight 1.43G
pounds, black points, with a i-epuiation of imparting to his colts
beanty and style surpassing all large slock of horses. His disposition
Is of the best; he is an attractive horse. This family is noted for style,
size, and color. Terms, $25 i'or the Season.

SAXON PRINCE.

So, 83, foaled 1884. Imported Jul v. 1868. recorded In
Vol, 1, A. C II Stud Book.

Sired by Sportsman 299; gr Bire Brilliant 42, ggr sire Yatton Lad,
gggr sire Wonderful Lad 361, ggggr sire Cleveland Lad 69, gggg
gr sh-e Cleveland 60.

Saxon Prince la a very handsome and attractive young horse. He
1b symmetrical in form, beauty, style, and finish of tbat ol a thorough-
bred, and will be allowed to serve ten mares at Terms. $20 the
Season.

The Standard Bred and Cleveland Bay stallions will serve mares
the present season, commencing February 1st, and ending September
1st, 1888, at Cook Farm, Danville. Contra Costa County. All bills pay-
able invariably before tbe animal Is removed. Mares not proving in
foal will have the money returned or mares served the next peason
free, that is, if the same p^rtiea who bred the mare still own her. and
the ibove-nanied Btallion9 are owned by the Cook Farm, or the present
owner, Sett Cook. Esq Pasturage $4 per month ; bay and grain $10 par
month, but no liability for accidents or escapes. Mares Bent "Fashion
Stable," Oakland, S. J.Bennett. Martinez, or Smalley's Stable, Hay-
wards . will be forwarded to the farm free of charge. Address,
Hja <0<»K *TO('fl FARM, DANVILLE,

FOR r SALE.

Mr. Seth Cook, offers for oale the stock of imported Cleveland Bay
horses, which has been established at Cook Stock Farm, Contra Costa
County.

The horBeB are all of the best breeding, and are recorded In the
American Cleveland Bay St»d Book. The horses offered are:

DUKE OF YORK 72,

Vol. 1. A. C. B. S. B. Foaled May, 1881, imported Mar,

1884.

By Paulinus 342; grand sire Palestine (313; ggsire Promised Land 951.

This is a very handsome rich nark mahogany bay in color, with tine
style and action, 16 hands 1 inch high, weight l ,400 pounds, and cau show
close to a tliree-rainute gait to harness, he has good bone wit'i the very
best feet and legs, heavy maue and tail, and perfect disposition. He
has been thoroughly tested as a breeder and 1b very sure, every colt by
him being a bay trom all colors of mares, and all uniform and stvle.

Lord Cardigan 152,

Vol. l.A. C\ U.S. B. Foaled 1884, imported Dec. 188«.

By Candidate 61; grand sire Omar Pacha 326; ggBire Omar Pacha 324;
g g g sire Premier 477.

Tlds hoTBe is a model of his breed. Bright bay with the best legs and
feet, good stout back and shoulders, and fine stylish action, 16 hands
high. His sire has won numerous prizes in England Including the Great
York at Driffield In 1885. He was sold when thirteen years old for f2,ooo
for exportation to Australia.

KINGSCOTB 154,

Vol. 1, A. €. B. S. B. Foaled 1884, imported 1886.

By Competitor 101; grand sire Candidate 64; g g sire Omar Pacha 326
ggg sire Omar Pacha 324.

A very stylish dark bay, 16 hands 1 inch, weighing over 1,300 pounds; a
horse of great finish aud has proved hlmBelf a remarkably sure
breeder. He cannot fail to be very valuable as a sire, being descended
from the best of blood on both sides. Hi? sire Competitor was imported
to thlB country and sold at a very high price.

GENERAL 249,

Vol. 1. A, C. B. S. B. Foaled 1885, importid May, 1887.

By Salesman 417; grand sire Salesman 271; g g sire Drover 91; gg g
Bire TopBman 324.

A very heavy boned colt of great promise, a rich bay In color, full 16
hands high, and weighing now over l,3u0 pounds ; will weigh at maturity
1,450, and should be a very valuable sire .

CARDINAL 248,

Vol. 1, A. C. B. S. B. Foaled 1885, Imported 1889.

By Prince of Wales 371 j grand sire Emperor 144; ggsire Herod 218;
ggg sire Emperor 143.

A promising dark bay. full 16 hands high, weighing i,250 pounds. His
sire. Pi i nee of Wales 371,1s sire of many premium winners.

BONANZA 246,

Vol. 1,A. C.B.S. B. Foaled 1885, Imported 1887.

By General 177; grand sire Emperor 102; g g sire General Benefit
120; g ggsire Bay lock 372.

A very Bmooth promising colt, full 16 hands high, stylish and active
a dark ■ lood bay in color; will make a grand show horse, and cannot
fail to be a grand breeder.

NAPOLEON 754,

Vol. III. Lug. C B. S. B. Foaled 1885, Imported Aiiffu

1887.

By Lucks All 189; grand Bire Lucks All 188; g g sire Cardinal 47; g g g
sire Emulator 103.

Napoleon is a fine rich bay with black legs and very superior action ;
he Is very deep in the girth, and has wonderful Btyle. He took tbe $75
premium In London. England, beside the silver medal where he wai
shown against horses of all ages and to all England. Last fall he took
BrBt premium at the Illinois State F.iir atOlney.and first at the Fat
Stock Show at Chicago ; he is half brother to Baron Hilton who has quite
a reputation as a prize winner on this coast.

BARRINGTON,

Vol. V. Ene.CB.-S.fB.. Foaled 1 885. Imported 1887

By Prince offlCIeveland 647; grand Bire Sportsman 291; g g sire
Sportsman 430; ggg sire Nlmrod.

This iBa very dark bay of great promise, a true type of a coach horse,
being rangv and stylish, with clean fiat lees and good sound open feet.
Hestandsfull 16 hands high, and weighs 1,260) pound. He alBO took
second premium at the great York.

SUNBEAM 71,

Vol. 1, A. C. B. S. B. FoRled 1883, Imported 1887.

Bv Salesman 417; grand sire Salesman 271; ggsire Drover 91 ggg
sire Topsman 324.

This tnare has good style and action, dark bay standing, lflbands
high; stinted to Ventnor 6i*. sweepstakes winner at Illinois :8Ute Fair
atOlney 1887; well broken to drive.

Tbe horses may be seen at the Bay District Track on application to
MR. SAMUEL GAMBLE. Catalogue can be had from KiT. LIP 4 CO.
No 22 Montgomery St., San Francisco, or MR. GEO. A. TV I LET, CaoV
Stock Farm, Danville, or MR. SAMUEL GAMBLE. Bay Phrrlet Track
City.

172

2Ptje ||mte attd j^poristimtt.

Mar 17

The Standard Stallion

WHIPPLETON.

1883

Rrfristered Wallace's Trotting Refrlster. To]. IV, So. 1
standard under Rules 4 aud 6.
The most successiul Stock Morse in California for the
opportunities.

sire of Lily Stanley. 2:20K; Houieewke (pacer), 2:16«; Flora B-,
*•««■ Rachel ■'•3»- all from mares of unknown breeding. There are
iiumher of others, both pacers ana trotters, of his get that will make a
low mark this season, barring accidents.

Description.

WHIPPLETON is a beautiful black, tan muzzle and flanks, and ex-
ceptionally stronu made all over. He stands i; hands hiKh and weighs 1400
pounds He is l.evond doulit the most uniform breeder on the Const for
size, color, and finish. Most of his colts are 16 hands or over, and all bay .
brown, or black in color: he never has sired a sorrel or white face colt;
if ho dots I a»ree to refund seivice money. He has no equal as a car-
riaue-horse producer. A number of his teams have been sold 1 itely for

large prices. ..

* * Pedigree.

WHTPPLETOV, sired by Hambletonian Jr. fsire of Hancock, 2:29)
hv Whipple's Hambletonian; dam Lady Livingston (dam ofLudy
TtTanchard ■•'«',' and Eloumtield Maid, trial 2:221 by general Taylor
Smofdamof «V:lls.FurBo,2:l-V; Xere:'.. I:!is; Bickford, 2:29*;Lady
Rliinehnrd 2-2ii'. I son of the Morse Horse.

Wl fpnletoii i ill make the season of 18 3 at Fashion Stables, Petn-
luma. Mares left at City Front Stables, J. W. Morsehead proprietor,
San Francisco, wlil be promptly shipped and cared for.

For extendi,! p.-di^n-e and further intorination send for circular to
FKEI> \V. I.UKBEK, Owner. St Helena,
lOmr Or H FREIXESES, Agent, Pelaluma

The Almont Stallion

ALCONA,

Regfs'ered No. J30.

ALCONA stands 16 bards and 3 inches, and weighs over 1,300 pounds.
Be is a bright chestnut in color, has a square trotting gait, and fine
Btvlish bearing The most exacting critics cannot find fault with bis
limbs, jointB and general conformation. He is very intelligent, bind
and gentle.

Pedigree.

Alcona. 730, foaled April. 1877. Bred by Gen. W. T. Withers, Lex.
ington Ky. Sired by AlmoDt 33. First dam Queen Mary by Mam-
brino Chief 11. Mambnno Chief by Matnbrino Paymaster, son of
Mambrino, son of imported Messenger. Almont by Alexanders
Abdallah 15, first dam by Mambrino Cbief; second dam Kate by Pilot
Jr - third dam Thoroughbred. Alexander's Abdallah by Eyskyk's
Hambletonian, dam Katy Darling by Bay. Roman. Eyskyk's Hamble-
tonian by Abdallah, son of Mambrino, eon of imported Messenger.
Pilot Jr. by Pacing Pilot.

That Almont, the sire of Alcona, was the greatest sire of his age
*hat ever lived, all impartial horsemen will admit. The records
show that only two sires excel bim in the number of their 2:30 per-
formers In bis list of fortv-one 2:30 trotters is Fanny Witherspoon,
record 21G1, with her two miles in 4:43, the best performance for that
distance on record. Westmont's mile in 2:*02, with runuii'g mate, is
4te fastest record ever made by any trotter or pacer. Aidme and
Early Rose, botb by Almont trotted in 2:16*. the fastest time ever
made by double team to date of performance.

Almont's power of imparting speed is not confined to his direct
descendants, but the records show that bis sons and daughters, and
lis grandsons and granddaugters are making great names as sires and
dams of fast and game trotters. There aro thirty different sons of
Almont that have Bired colts with records ranging fro;n 2:UJ to 2:30.
The daughters of Almont have producod Catch Fly, 2:161; Durango,
2:2o2; McMahon, 2:27, ana Tempest, 2:30i.

Mambrino Cbief sired Lady Thorn, 2:18j, and five others with
records below 2:30. He was the sire of the dams of Piedmont, 2:173;
Director, 2:17, and fourteen others with records of 2:30 and better.
He h*s eighty-one grandsons and granddaughters in the 2:30 list.

Alexander's Abdallah has sired Goldsmith Maid. 2:14, and six
others with records below 2:30, besides producing many of the great
trotting sires of the country.

Rysdyk's Hambletonian stands prominent as a trotting sire, having
thirty-five in the 2:30 list, besides being the sire of George Wilkes,
Volunteer, Harold, Edward Everett, Happy Medium and scores of .other
leads of great trotting families. ■ .

Pilot Jr., deservedly ranks high among royal trotting sires. He
1has produced ten with records below 9:30, and is the sire of the dams
of Maud 8,2:08$; Jay-Eye-See, 2:10; Noon Tide, 2:20; Naiad Queen,
"-2:20£: Mambrino Gift, 2:^0; Nutwood, 2:183; and fifteen others with
recordB below 2:3u.

It will be noted that in Alcona is the combined blood of Almont,
Abdallah, Rysdyk's Hambletonian, Mambrino Cbief and Pilot Jr.
'"With such a combination and concentration of trotting blood it
-might be reasonably expected that he would be a trotter himself, and
a sire of trotters. It only remains for time and the development
of his produce by training and proper handling to prove him worthy
of his royal lineage. Alcona, though having had less than a month s
■track work, trotted a trial in 2 :4*. Having been kept in the mountain
districts of Oregon until recently, neither he nor his colts had the
advantage of track work. One of his colts, Alcona Jr., the property of
James McLaferty, of Butler County, Oregon, was placed in the hands
,of Mr Goldsmith, at Oakland. After six weeks' handling he can now
-bow a half mile at a 2:30 gait. Clay Duke, another of his colts , owned
feyJno W Martin, of Yolo, with a few weeks' training made a record of
2-54-i jogging the last half aud demonstrating his ability to trot m
2-40 or better. I purchased Alcona afer carefully observing his colts
for tbe last year, and am fully satisfied all expectations that his
breeding warrants will be realized. There are but few of his colts
that bcve been placed in training and they show speed and gameness

° aAlcona°will make the season of 1880, Fridays and Saturdays of
each week, at McG raw's Stables, Napa City, balance of time at Vineland
Stables (one mile south of St. Helena).

For further information send for circular to

jOmr FKCP. W. LOEBER, Owner, St. Helena.

SONOMA COUNTY

STOCK BREEDERS'

Association.

D'

The Fast-Trotting Stallion,

ANTEEO.

Itecora I:161-4. Standard, SO. 9868.

-.en- n.v trnnair SEAR HIND FOOT WHITE; FOALED
^fv 6Bi«3- brad b?J^hCalm Simpson. Oakland, California.
BY aWTIOSEEB.

First dam, Columbine, by A. W. Richmond.

Second dam, Columbia, by imp. Bonnie Scotland

Third dam, Young Fashion, by imp. Monarch.

Fourth dam, Fashion by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam. Bonnets o' Blue, by Sir Charles,

Sixth dam, Reality, by Sir Ajchy.

Seventh dam, by imp. Medley.

Eighth dam. by imp Centinel.

ninth dim, by Mark Antiiony.

Tenth dam, by imp. Janus

Eleventh dam, by imp. Monkey.

Twelfth dam, bv imp. Sllvereye. .

Thirteenth dani, by Spanker. See Bruce's American Stud Book,

"VOlWifl' make" th^coming's'eason, from February 1st to June 1, 1888, at
Sent. Rosa. TERMS.

815.) for the season. Marcs not proving with foal may be returned
neM season, free of charge, provided Anteeo remains the property of
lbi AAnteeoranksasoneof the greatest trotting stallions of the United
» ate" well worth? of the family to which lie belongs HiB breeding iB
J ho 'choicest, and in point of form he is as nearly the model of a
"'oner as any horse living. He has earned arecord of 2-.WA during
H,e ear 1885heingthe fuBteBttlme ever made by any horse bred on
WcoSBt. For further particulars address,
{sl I. DE TURK, Santa Rosa, Cal.

The Standard Bred Trotting Stallion

MT. VERNON,

KecortI «:B1.

WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1888 AT STOCKTON, TO CLOSE
JONE 16th.

Description.

Foaled in 1981, dark bay, black points, eo white. His perform-
ances in 1 87 ought io be too well known to receive an extended notice
here. On August 18th, at San Jose, where he made his record of 2:21,
he could have trotted in 2:18 or 2:19 had he been allowed lo do bo. He
trotted the middle half in 1 :07j. tbe three-fourths in 1 :42i, and finished
the mile in a jog in 2:21. At the Bay District Track, Golden Gate Fair,
after being turned loose on the night before by unknown parties and
running io the streets for six hours before be was returned to the
track; the same afternoon he trotted and won one of the hardest-con-
tested and fastest five-beat races of the season, Tempest beating bim
less than a neck the first heat in 2:21A, Luella winning tbe fourth
from Lim by less than a length in 2:21$-. lit. Ytrnoo winning the fifth
heat and race in a jog. 1 exbibitfd two two-year-olds, two yearlings,
one suckling at the State Fair, U87, was awarded two first and three
second premiums, one of the yearlings weighing 950 lbs. At sixteen
months old six of bis colts were shown at the Stockton Fair, getting
four first and two second premiums.

Pedigree,

Sired by tbe Great Nutwood, dam by Chieftain.

Terms,
Sixty dollars for the season. Mares not proving with foal can be
returned next season free, providing I still own the horse. Mares cared
for in any manner owners may desire. Pasturage, S3 per month.
Every care exercised, but no liabilities for escapes or accidents. For
further information apply or address

J. A. McCJLOUn, Proprietor.
life 1 15 Park St. Stockton, Cal

ANTBVOLO.

Four-Year-OId, Record 2:19 l-«. Standard, No. 7848"

THIS CELEBRATED TROTITNG STALLION WILL MAKE THE
ensuiDg season from February 1st to June lBt, 1888.
Terms.

One hundred dollars the season for mares served before May 1st, and
one hundred and fifty dollars the season after that date, and in tboDe
cases the season to run to July 1st »nd no ion-.r Tbe object of
this is to shorten the time io tbe stud so as to give a better opportun-
ity for training before the Fall Circuit commences. Last year it was
nearly the first of August before he was through, and consequently
he could not be yot into condition in time even for the State Fair.
In this connection it will be well to state that there is no deviation
from the price, and emphatically no free tist. The terms are cer-
tainly low for a horse of the class of Antevolo and there were several
applications where the applicants expected an increase of price.
Form ant] Color.

It is rare to find a horse of such high form, and I am not alone in
considering him as being as nearly as perfect a type of equine form as
was ever seen in a trottiug-bred stallion. He is Bixteen hands and
half an iuch in height, 69 inches from point of shoulder to point of
buttock, and weighs, in ordinary condition, over 1,100 pounds. He is
very muscular, limbs as good as the most critical could desire, and as
highly finished as a great majority of thoroughbreds. In color be is a
rich seal brown, with lighter shading in flanks and muzzle, black legs,
mane and tail, small star in forehead and off hind pattern white.
Performances.

He has been eminently of the improving kind. As a yearling he
trotted in 3:02; two-year-old in 2: 41; three years old 2:292; four yearB
old 2:194- the fastest record for a stallion of that age, and in his five-
year-old form he trotted in from ?:16J to 2:17 in all of tbe four beats
of the big trot which Harry Wilkes won. As he only made one break
in that race, notwithstanding the great Bpeed of the contestants, he
must be credited as remarkably "steady," almost phenomenally so for a
horse of his age. Had it rot been for an accident which temporarily
disabled him. it can be stated with confidence that he would have
trotted in 2:15 or better while he still ranked as a five-year-old. His
endurance was such that the intention was to start him against the
two-mile record, confident of lowering it, and also quite sanguine of
him trotting in i :40.

Progeny.

From a few mares served in 1885, his first season in the stud, six
foals were dropped, two of which were killed. Their owners were so
well pleased that large offers have been refused. One owned by C. R.
Lewis of Oakland, 1b only a Bhort distance from my stables, and which
can be seen with a few minutes' loss of time; and D. T. Sexton of San
Francisco bai another. Every man who had an Antevolo bred to him
again. As he served 65 mares last season, and, as nearly as can be
told at present a large proportion of them in foal, tn ere will l"e a
good chance to judge of bis procreative qualities. Next to a horse's
own colts the best proof is that of near relations. Hi« "fnll brother,''
Anteeo, has already gained the reputation of being one of the best
breeders, and for uniform excellence in his progeny cannot be sur-
passed.

Pedigree.

The most exacting critic, if moderately intelligent, cannot nnd fault
with his blood lines. His sire Electioneer is, beyond question, the
greatest trotting sire of any age when all things are considered. His
dam Columbine Is the only mare which has two entire sons which
have beaten 2: 20, 2:16£ by a six-year-old, 2:194 by a four-year-old. Aute-
volo stands in the same relation to the thoroughbred as Maud S , Jay-
Eye- See, Nutwood and many others of first celebrity. In Stud Book
form the pedigree is as follows:

Antevolo, brown colt, foaled May 12, 1881, bied by Jos. Cairn
Simpson, Oakland, California, by Electioneer.

First dam Columbine by A. W. Richmond

Second dam Columbia by imp. Bonnie Scotland.

Third dam Young Fashion by imp Monarch.

Fourth dam Fashion by imp.TTustee.

Fifth dam Bonnets o' Blue by Sir Charles.

Sixth dam Reality by Sir Archy.

Seventh dam by imp. Medley

Eighth dam by imp. Centinel.

Ninth dam by Mark Anthony.

Tenth dam by imp. Janus.

Eleventh dam by imp Monkey,

Twelfth dam by imp. Silvereye.

Thirteenth dam by Spanker.
1 place Antevolo again before the public with the feeling that far-
ther recommendations are justified. Owing to a slight lameness in the
left hind ankle he could not be put to work until so late in tbe season
as to preclude tbe hope of getting bim in proper condition. He did
not leave the stud until the middle of August, and short brushes was
all that could be given thereafter. He did not fully recover from the
lameneBB until November, and then I was laid up until tbe let of
December. I drove btm through the stretch in 32 seconds, and on one
occasion Matt Storn timed him a furlong in 15 secondB. This inorease
of speed over what be had shown the previous year warranted the
belief that he would trot very fast. In the race with Harry Wilkes,
Guy Wilkes. Arab and Charley Hilton, November 27tb, 1886, on the Bay
District Course, he was separately timed in 2:161,2:163, 2:17. 2:I6i
although he had to trot outside of two horses for the whole distance.
In that race be beat Arab and Charlie Hilton, and demonstrated capac-
ity to trot in 2:15 under more favorable circumstances. Prior to that
race his fastest quarter w*s 32;f seconds, and his fastest furlong 16 sec-
onds His colts, so far as looks go, will rank with the best. There are
only four of his get which were foaled in 1886 (thes*> are his oldest)
Three have been broken and show a promising gait. There are a num.
ber of foals of 1887, and of thes* enough in my vicinity to satisfy visit-
ors of the character of bis stock. William Balllngal has a colt foaled
on the 1st of April, 1887, whlcn, in October, was driven by the side of
hie dam a furlong in 27 seconds. As his "full brother" Anteeo has
demonBtratedbisabilitytobegetspeed.it is a justifiable inference
that Antevolo will also do so.

The terms are certainly so reasonable that owners of good mares
CMi afford to avail themselves of his services,

Pasture at $5 per month on the Oakland Trotting Park, Mr. Levins
having resolved to pasture tbe field inside the track this season. It
cannot be excelled, the herbage being alfillerilla, wild oats, and burr
clover, a ltviug stream of clear water running across the field and
being enclosed by an inner fence, the gates of the outer shut at
night; the animals are as safe witbin the enclosure as it is possible
to have them in afield. In fourteen years which I have known it,
there has not been an injury to mare or colt.

IOS. CAIRN SIMPSON.
Address Jos, Cairn Simpson, Breedeb and SponTeuAN, San
Francisco, or 2111 Adeline Street, near 32d Street, Oakland. 1 he latter
address where the horse is kept.

TV

ELECTIONEER STALLION

FALLIS.

No. 1781. Record S;S8 1-7.

TILL MAKE THE SEASON OP 1888 AT THE STABLE OF
tue undersigned, No. 614 Sixteenth Street. Sacramento, Cal.

Description.

FALLIS is a dark bay, with hind ankles white, foaled 1878, bred by
Leland Stanford, Palo Alto, Cal. He is I6M hands high, and weighs, in
ordinary flesh, about l.'ZOO poundB ; long-bodied and of immense muBcular
power, pure gaited, and a level-beaded trotter. He requires neither
boots nor weights, and has shown a 2:16 gait with ease. Few. if any,
sous of Electioneer are better bred or have a better rifibt to sire trotte s
than Falus, While he has never had the opportunity of being stinted to
only a few well-bred mares, still he can shuw a fine lot of colts, some of
which are showing fast. The fact cannot be denied that the Electioneer
Mi! '■; is the best trotting blood in the world. If, then, the science of
breeding the trotter iB progressive, some well-bred bou will, in the
course of time, prove to be a more potent sire than Electioneer himself
Pedigree.

By Electioneer.be by Rysdyk's Hambletonian; Eleclioneer'a dam
Green Mountain Maid (dam of Elaine. 2:20; Prospero, 2:20; Dame Trot,
2:23; Mansfield, 2:26; storm, 2:26X, Antoniri, 2:28-\, and Maranda, 2:31)
by Harry Clay (2:29); first dam Felicia bv Messengei Duroc (the sire of
lb with records of 2;3o and under, and the sire of the dam of Norlaine,
the fastest yearlinu in the world, 2:31!^); second dam Lady Faille {.dara
of Ki.Hh**r, 2:27-V; Pickering, 2:30; lago. 2:33>i; Socrates, 4 years, 2:34^;
Greto. t-n.duui o£ Clingstone, 2:1), aud Norwood, tbe sire of Tommy
Norwood, 2:26^) by Seely's American Star; third dam Beck mare (dam
of Ann. i H., 2:34&,and Relief, the dam of Walnut, 2:l»;i) by Long
Island Black Hawk, etc.

Performances.

He trotted very fast as a two-year-old, and undoubtedly would have
made a very fast record at that age had he not had the misfortune of
cntting one of bis tendons, which so lamed him that he was not worked
any further until the season of 1886, when he gained a record of -■--■■_.
with scarcely any preparation, after making a large BeaBon in the stud;
although this is no measure of his speed, as later in the season hv showed
bis ability to trot a mile better than 2:20. The demand forhis services
last si mm H i was so great, that he did not get through until too la1 e lo be
conditioned for a race, although it was his owner'B intention to have
given him a fast record. When two years old Gov. Stanford refused an
offer of 46,000 for him, but valued him at ^IO.OjO. The fastest yearling
in the world tNorlaine, 2:3 1 H) was sired by Norval(a son of Electioneer)
which is very conclusive evidence th;»t the sons of Electioneer, like
their sire, are going to be producers of great speei. Norlaine's dam was
sired by Messenger Duroc, the sire of the dam of Fallis. Electioneer
now has 26 with records of 2:30 and under, and 10 with records of 2:20^
and under, the latter being the siost of any stallion in the world;
Eight of his get entered the charmed circle last season, and three others
only one-fourth, one-half and three-fourths of a secoud behind.

Terms: Will stand at $6u for the season, or $75 to insure a mare In
foal, both payable on or before the close of tbe season, which will
begin Febru try 1st and close July 1, ISSS. Money will be refunded on
insured mares, as soon as the fact becomes known that tbey are not in
foal. Mares from a distance will be taken from the cars and boats and
carefully bandied, but no responsibility assumed for accident or escapes.
Good paBturage furnished at $4 per month.

DON MARVIN,

Standard.

Will also make the season of 1888 in the same stable with Fallis. Is a
beautiful seal brown, foaled 1884, bred by Leland Stanford, Palo Alto,
Cal. He is sixteen hands high, and weighs 1,100 lbs. In color, form, dis
position and gait he very closely reBembles Antevolo (2:19^ at 4 years)
and, aB may be Been bv his pedigree, is bred very much like him, being
about three- quarters Hambletonian and one-tjaarter thoroughbred.
The second dams of the fastest mare Maud S. (2:0S^') and fastest geld-
ing in the world, Jay-Eye-See (2:10) were both strictly thoroughbred
mares. On account of a very severe attack of distemper he was worked
very little tbe past, vear, but improved enough to show a 2:20 gait. He
received firBt premium at the California State Fair, 188', for the best
three-year-old roadster stallion.

Was sired by Falms (2:2S>£) by Electioneer (siie of twenty-six with
records of 2:30 and under, and ten with records oi 2:20S' and under); firs*
dam Cora by Don Victor, by Belmont; second dam Clarabel (dam of
Clifton Bell, four years old. 2:21,4, and grandain of Rexford, three years
old, 2:24) by Abdallah Star ; third dam Fairy by Rysdyk's Hambletonian-
fourth dam Emma Mills by American Star, etc.

Terms: Limited to twenty-five mares at $40 for tbe season, beginning
February lstand closing June 1st, 1888. For circulars or further par-
ticulars address
28ja F. P. I.OUEL1,, Sacramento, Cal.

THE CELEBRATED TROTTING STALLION

MENLO

WILL MAKE THE PRESENT SEASON AT THE FAIR
Grounds, San Jose. Season commencing Februarylst and ending'
June 24th.

MENLO is seven years old, a beautiful bay with black points, 153£
hands high. He is a horse of beautiful symmetry and magnificent
action.

Pedigree.

MENLO was got by Nutwood, first dam by imp. Hercules; Becond
dam by Owen Dale, etc.

Imp. HerculeB by Kingston, (son of Venison), dam daughter of
Toscar by Bay Middleton (son of Sultan).

Owen Dale by Williamson's Belmont, dam Maria Downing by Amer-
ican Eclipae (son of Duroc and Miller's DamBel, by imp. Messenger);
second dam Brownlock by Tiger; third dam by imp. Speculator; fourth
dam by imp. Dare Devil, etc.

Nutwood by Alexander's Belmont. First dam Miss Russell by Pilot
Jr.; second dam Sallie Russell by Boston; third dam Maria Russell by
Thornton's Rattler; fourth dam Miss Shepherd by Stockholder; fifth
dam Miranda by Topgallant, etc.

Alexander's Bel montbv Alexander's Abdallah. First dam by Mam-
brino Cbief (son of Mambrino Paymaster by Mambrino) by imp. Mes-
senger; second dam by Brown's Bellfounder.

Brown's Bellfounder by imp. Bellfounder. First dam Lady Allport
bv Mambrino by imp. Messenger; second dam by Tippoo Saib by imp.
Messenger; third dam by imp. Messenger.

MENLO made his appearance in the Circuit In 18S6. and won eight
races out of nine starts, and easily won the third heat in his last race at
San Jose, in 2:21)4.

Terms: $75 the season, due at time of serviee. Mares not proving
with foal may be returned the next season free of charge, provided I
still own the horBe.

Mares cared for in any manner ownerB may desire; pasturage $3 per
month. Every care exercised, but no liability for escapes or accidents.

For further particulars apply to or address :

28jatd WM, DM'YER, San Jose.

The Highly Bred Trotting Stallion.

YOUNG SANTA ALaUS

Will make the season of 1888 at the Whipple Stock
Farm, near San Mateo, San Mateo County, California.

Terms for the Season, $40.
Pedigree.

Toung Santa Claus, b c foaled April, l SSI, by Santa Claus, record 2;17>J
First dam by Governor Booth, by George M. Patchen.
Second dam Demirep, by Youug Melbourne.
Third dam Methilde, by imp. Scythian,
Fourth dam Peggy, by Boston.
Fifth dam Too-soon, by Sir Leslie.
Sixth dam Little Peggy, by Gallatin,
Seventh dam Trumpeter, bv Hephestion.
Elght.b dam Peggy, by imp. Bedford.
Ninth dam imp. Peggy, by Trumpeter.
Peggy was imported by Col. John Taylor of Virginia, and the oom-

Eilerotthe Stud Hook, Colonel S. D. Bruce,addB a note; "Many of the
est r.u'i'rs in America trace to this mare."

There 1b an excellent combination of trotting strains in young Santa
Claus. H1b sire combines Hambtetunliui and Mainbrino Chief! his dam
Geo. M Patchen and thoroughbred. Santa Claus had two strains ot
Mambrino Chief. Young Santa ClauB inherits the blood of the three

freattrottlng families: Hambletonian, Mambrino Chief and Clay, The
re of Wanta Claus, Strathmore, has eighteen sons and daughters which
have trotted In 2:W) or better, two which have beaten 2:20. Santa Clans
won sixteen races defeating many of the very beat horses of the day,
among them Nutwood, Elaine, Pl.-dmunt, Wedge wood, Voltaire, Han-
nls, Black Cloud, Jerome Eddv, Edwin Thome, Fanny Witherspoon and
others of celebrltv. Hewassold for $25,000.

Youug Santa ClauB is a very handsome shade of bay, with black
points, 16V hands in height, of good form, fine stvle and action.

Due care will betaken to prevent accidents, but no liability. Pasture
94.00 per month. For further particulars address

aide

KVROX O'URAnY.

San Mateo, t'al.

1888

3?foj ^xecfax ami j^nwisman.

What is Unsoundness?

How the doctors do differ! The veterinary
inspection at the late Nottingham Thorough-
bred Stallion Show for the Queen's Premiums
was so severe that oot of the seventy-four
stallions selected by the judges as the best of
the 106 entries only thirty-one were passed as
sound by the examining board of three vet-
erinary surgeons! Among the horses thus
disqualified were noted prize-winners at New-
castle, Islington, and other shows that had
repeatedly passed veterinary examination.
Mr. W. Butdett-Coutts, in a vigorous com-
munication to the London Live Stock Journal,
states that the soundness of his stallion Truerit
which fell under the sweeping condemnation
of the Nottingham examiners, was certified to
by the veterinarian who has known him from
a foal, and by two other competent veterin-
arians immediately preceding his shipment to
Nottingham. Since the disqualification at
Nottingham Mr. Burdett-Contts has secured
certificates of soundness for his stallion from
five eminent authorities, two of whom are
late Presidents of the Royal College of Veter-
inary Surgeons, and moreover the gentleman
states that he was refused all information as
to the grounds upon which his horse was dis-
qnalitii-d. On the other h»nd, another cor-
respondent in the above-named journal,
referring to the veterinary Burgeons who con-
stituted the Nottingham board of examiners,
says: '-That they did their duty every one
will feel certain who reads their names in the
catalogue!'9 Mr. Bnrdttt-Coutts suggests a
remedy that reaches the bottom of the diffi-
culty, we thitk, when he proposes that the
chief horse show societies appoint a beard of
examiners of the most eminent veterinary
surgeons, and that representatives of these
societies in conference with this board, shall
'lay down a schedule of defects and diseases
which constitute unsoundness for breeding
purposes." In other words, it is proposed
that a standard of disqualifications be pre-
pared, and that would undoubtedly in large
measure obviate th» contradictory decisions
of veterinarians, which are a source of so
much, annoyance. While the system of vet-
erinary examination is not in vogue in this
country, the judges ordinarily undertake to
disqualify entries on account of blemishes or
unsoundness, and it is not necessary to say
that the views vary widely as to what consti-
tutes unsoundness sufficient to disqualify.
That there should be some well-established
standard on this point is clearly proved not
only by the disagreement of the eminent
English authorities in the case noted, but
but also by the action of the committees
at the late American Horse Show, one of
which disqualified horses that in a sub-
sequent showing at the hands of another
committee found their way to the premium
list. Those of our readers who are in
the habit of citing the conduct of English
show-yards as an example for our fair
managers, would doubtless be somewhat sur-
prised by the number of public criticisms pro-
voked by the recent show at Nottingham. In
commenting on the judgments of that show
our London contemporary says: "We gret»tly
regret to find that several famous sires have
not successfully emerged from the ordeal to
which they were subjected at Nottingham,
and it is probable that under a tribunal com-
posed of gentlemen who took a less severe
view of defects, and who entertained different
opinions as to what constitutes hereditary
unsoundness, several of the animals might
have passed.9' In the light of the past and
present it is clear that there should be a sub-
stantial agreement among authorities as to
what constitutes hereditary unsoundness of
horses in the stud, and the sooner that is
reached the better for all concerned, — Breeders'
Gazette.

^

Since Jewett set the example, it is becoming
quite common for trotters with fast, records to
join the pacing brigade. One of the latest
instances is the chestnut gelding Beauregard,
trotting record 2:21.! . Beanregard is ten years
old this season. The breeding of his dam is
not known, but his sire, Mohican, was by
Kysdyk's Hambletonian; dam by Seely's Amer-
ican Star; second dam by Mambrino Chief.

On March 2d the New Jersey Assembly at
Trenton passed a bill limiting racing to eight
months, December, January, February and
March being the interdicted months. What
the Senate will do is not known. It is to be
h jped such a law will be passed, and it seems
to be the only way to prevent the unseason-
able racing which has been going on at Clifton
and Guttenberg, N. J., during the winter.

Mr. S. A. Browne, of Kalamazoo, has set
his standard of brood-mares very high. He
ii determined to reach the point where his
catalogue will show no mare which is not
either a 2:30 or better trotter, is a producing
mare, or is out of a mare that has produced
one trotter or has a grandam which has pro-
duced two.

♦ - --

The Rochester (N. Y.) Driving Association
offers a $10,000 guarantee stake, open to all
horses that have not beaten 2:30, April 1.
Entrance only five per cent. Payable in four
instalments: $125 April 2, each subscriber to
give his residence and postoffice address; $125
May 15, $125 July 2, and $125 Aug. 1, when
horses must be named.

The relatives of the late J. Lucas Turner are
very much in favor of keeping up the breed-
ing establishment which the deceased gentle-
man had begun with so much enthusiasm. A
stock company will be formed with that inten-
tion*

As a good deal of discussion has, time and
again, been indulged in as to the cause of a
certain section of Kentucky, and another in
California being better adapted than any other
for the raising of the trotter, it may be well to
note the fact that the two kg lions lie within
the same parallels of latitude, the 37th and
30th degrees. The English district, where the
race-horse thrives in his glory, is included
within the same boundaries,

THE

Bay District

ASSOCIATION,

SpringMeeting.

Saturday. Mai 1 2 Three niin. Class. ..Puree S350-

Wednesday, May t6, 'J:50 Class Purse S 0 I-

Saturday, May l 9. . .2:45 Class Purse S? 50.

Weilnnmlay. *i»y^3, 2:.'f5 Class PurseS'OO-

Saturday. May 26, ---2: 0 Class Purse c5Q0.

All trotting and pacing contests to be best three in
five: five or more to enter, three or more to start-
But the Association reserves the right to hold a lees
number firm five to fill by a withdrawal of a propor-
tionate amount of the purse. The Association also
reserves the right to change the date set for any
clasti during the meeting by giving timely notice of
the same to persons interested.

Entrance fee ten per cent., to accompany the entry.
Turses divided into 5", 25, 15 and 10 per cent., to first,
second, third and fourth horse respectively.

Entries to close with the Secretary, Tuesday, May
1st, 18S8.

TV. H ITI\< HHAN. Sec'y-

lTmr 1435 California Street, S- F.

Spring Meeting

OF THE

DIXON DRIVING PARK

Association,

—AT—

DIXON, May 1st and 2d, 1888.

TWO = Days' Racing z TWO

for which

$700 in purses will be offered.

First Day-Tuesday, May 1st.

No. 1— Rcnstkg— Purse ?100; free for all; five-
eights of a mile and repeat; first horse §75, second
horse 526.

No. 2— Tboitisg— Parse S300; 2:30 Class.
Second Day— Wednesday, May 2d.

No. 3 — Bussing — Purse S150; three-quarters of a
mile and repeat; free for all; first horse $100, second
horse $50.

No. 4— Teotttng— Purse S150; 2:50 Class.
CONDITION'S.

All trotting races are best three in five— five to
enter and three to start, but the Board reserves the
right to hold a less number than five to fill by the
withdrawal of a proportionate amount of the purse.

Entrance fee in purse races ten per cent., to
accompany nomination. Trotting purses divided at
the rate of 60 per cent, to first horse, 30 per cent,
to second, and 10 per cent, to third.

The rules oi the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Associa-
tion will govern running races; the National Trot-
ting Association rules to govern trotting.

A horse making a walk-over shall be entitled only
to the entrance money paid in. When less than the
Tequired number of starters appear they may con-
test for the entrance money, to be divided as follows:
66j per cent, to the first, and 33i to the second.

Racing colors are to be named in entries. In trot-
ting races drivers will be required to wear caps of
distinct colors, which must be named in their
entries.

Entries to close with the Secretarv on April 14,
1888.

Privileges at the Park will be sold at Public Auc-
tion on Saturday, April 14th, at 4 p. M , in front of
the Postoffice.

J. W. McFADYEX, President.

Jf. K. RO< HFOKD, Secretary. 17mr4

FOR SALE.

31*1 is, four years old, bv Nephew, 15.1 hands high,
bay with black points. First dam Bell McClellan
2:32, by General McClellan. Second dam by Belsl<az-
zar. Third dam by Cbieftan. Fourth dam said to
be thoroughbred.

MM Is baa been driven 33 times and is very speedy.

Has a filly now ten months old by Anteros, which
is fine and large and very fast to halter, which
shows M'lia to be a grand brood-mare; she is kind
and gentle.

My only reason for selling is because I have not
the time to develop her speed, and cannot continue
breeding.

Price $600. which la one-third her value. Ad-
dress,

W. A. PABKHCWT,

Real Estate Agent.
Boom?, Knox Block-
llfeS San Jose, Cal.

Washington Park Club,

CHICAGO, ILL.

AUTUMN MEETING, 1888.

SEVEN DATS' RACING.

Announce the following stake1, to close Monday, April 2d, 1S88, to be ran at their
Antamn Meeting, beginning Saturdav, September 8th, und ending Saturday, September 15th
1SS8.

The ttlendale Handicap

A Sweepstakes for all ages. 550 each. $15 forfeit,
with S1.0 0 added; the second to receive J20U, aud the
third Sli'O out of the stakes- Weights to be announced
Angus' 1st. A winner of any rac>\ after the publica-
tion of weights, of the value of £50 ', to carry 5 Ih-t. .
or of SI ,0 0. 8 lbs. extra One Mile and a Qcabteb
The Avondil*1 Hand lean.

A Swepstakes forallagea, $5u each, -=10 forfeit,
with S8i 0 Added, the second to r**i eive ?I50, aud the
third ?5'i out of the stakes. Weights to be announced
August 1st Starters to be named through the entry
box at the usiiaI time of closing, the day before tin-
racp. A winner nf any race, afrer i he publication of
weights, of the value of ?1,0QJ, io carry 7 lbs. extra.
One Mile and a Furlong.

The Mouflhiuii Makes

A Sweepstake** for tbree-year-olds (foils of
1885); $50 each, £1(1 forfeit, with £800 added; the second
to r- ceive S15.i, a- d the third $50 out of the stakes.
The winner of the American Derby, Finality or Sher-
idan Stakes of 1*S8 to carry 5 lbs., or of two of the
stakes named 10 lbs. extra. Maidens allowed 10 lbs.
One Mlle and a Quarter.

The Anburn Handicap,

A Sweepstataes for three-year-olds (f»als of
1885); S5U each, tflO forfeit, with S8UJ added; the sec-
ond to receive fl5(>, and the third ¥50 out of the

stakes. Weights to be announced by 12 m., two day »
before the day appointed for the race. Starters to be
named t irough the entry box at the n?uat time of
clo-iog. the day before the race. 0*'e Mile and a.
Fur Lung.

The Flight Stakes.

A Sw^epN ahe i for two-year-olds, (foals of
18flG>; 3 Jo e.cii. *1 ' forfeit, with 4750 adrted; the sec-
ond to receive ?I5i>, and the third -<5 i of the stakes.
\ winner of any race afr-r July 1st. of the value o i
£1,000 to carry ? lbs., or of 32.00 1 7 lbs. extra. Maid -
■?Ua allowed 7 lbs. Five rus lungs.

I lie Kensington Han^lean.
* Sweepstake* for two-year-oils, (foils of
I88«); go" each, >li forft-it, with SB xj willed: the sec-
ond to receive £15 ', and the .hirrt £.".0 out of the
stakes. Weights to be announced August 1st. A
winner of any race after the publication of weight*
of the value of Si, MM to cany 5 lbs. extra. Three-
quarters of a Mile.

The Fairview Handicap.
A Sweepstake-* for two-vear-oldg, (foals of
188T); ?5Q each, $10 forfeit, with f80[> added; the sec-
ond to receive 5 ISO, and the third ScO out or the
stakes. Weights to be announced at 12 M., two days
before the day appointed for race. Starters to be
named through the entry box at the usual time of
closing, the day before the race. bEVEx Furlongs.

Turfmen failiDg to receive eiitry blanks can obtain them by applying to the Secretary.
Nominations and all comojuaications to be addressed to the Secretary, Palmer Houae,
Chicago, 111.

P. H. SHERIDAN, Lient.-Gen. U. S. A., President.
J. E. BBEW8TFB, Secretary. 17mr3

KILLIP & CO.,

JLive Slock and tieueral Auctioneers, 3« Montgomery Street, S. F.

GRAND AUCTION SALE

STANDARD-BRED

Trotting Stallions and Brood-Mares,

Being the Entire Stnd of FRANCIS T. TJNDEKHILL, Esq.,

ONTARE RANCH, Santa Barbara County.,

■ AT HA. M.. OS ■

TUESDAY MAUCH 20, 1888,

-AT-

BAY DISTRICT TRACK, San Francisco.

On-account of sale of the above-mentioned Ranch, Mr. Underbill has determined to dispose of all hla
Stallions and Brood-mares. They are of the choicest and most fashionable strains, comprising Ljsdyk's
Hambletonian, American Star, Volunteer, Clay, Mambrino Chief, Pilot Jr., Alexander, Belmont, Gold Dust,
and ofter famous Trotting blood, combined with judicious thoroughbred strains. Horses will be at Bay
District Tract March 13th.

ggT Catalogues are being prepared, and may be had upon application to

mr3 KILLIP & CO., 22 Montgomery Street.

First Annual Bench Show of Dors

PACIFIC KENNEL CLUB,

MECHANICS' PAVILION, SAN FRANCISCO,

April 4th, 5th 6th, and Uh, 1888.

Fourteen Hundred Dollars in cafb prizes, beside many valuable specials. Entry fee $3.00 in

each class. Including registration in the American Eennel Stud Book. Open to all. Dogs sent by express
to the show returned to owners free of charge. Dogs accompanied by owners carried to and from the show
free by all railroads. For entry blanks, premium lists, etc., address

J. F- UARROLL, Superintendent.

Entiies cloee March 27th. lOmrl 624 JIABKIT STREET, S

174

JPte gmte aufl gpvvismxtL

Mar 17

Ontare Ranch Sale

BaY DISTRICT TRACK,

Tuesday, March 20, '88.

By permission of MK. C. F. SWA>T, manager, will
be offered, the

Standard. Trotting Stallion

Wilkes Pasha 2618.

The Most Fashionable Combination of Blood
Available.

Dark hay, 161 bands, with white hind feet, foaled in
188a, bred by R. P. Pepper, of Frankfort, Kenlucky.

A magnificent horse, thoroughly quiet, sound, and
a sure getter

Sired by Onward" 1411. Record S:25 1-4.
Trial, 2:1*.

Be ) j George Wilkes, 2:22, sire of fifty-four horses
in 2 :: i "litt, ten of them with records below 2:20.

First dam Fisher by American Clay 34, {sire of
Granville, 2:26; Maggie Briggs, 2:27; Ella Clay, 2:27i;
and the dams of Executor, 2:24$ ; Rancbero, 2:24J;
Judge Hawe6,2:24jJ; Ambassador, i:25; and four others
in 2:30.

Grandam by Wilson's Snow-Storm (sire of Jim
Irving, 2:23).

Great-grandam by Paddy Burns (thoroughbred).
Onward, the sire of Wilkes Pasha, is at the head
of Col. R. P. Pepper's great breeding establishment
at Frankfort, Ky., and is considered the best of the
c;reat sons of the great George Wilkes

Also standard bred filly II iRA E.. three years
by Rufus O. v879, dam Taps by Duke of Brunswick,
son of Rysdyk's HamMetonian.

For further particulars apply to

KILLIP & CO.

I0mr 2fc Montsoraery St., S- F.

For Sale.

Lady Del Sur.

Standard and Registered.

I offer the above mare and her horse foal, dropped
Februarv loth, by Antevolo, for sale. Price f«r the
two $1,500.

LADY DEL SUR. chestnut mare, bred by L. J. Rose,
San Gabriel, Cal.. by Del Sur, foaled 1881.

First dam Cecilia Clark by Clark Chief; second
dam by Captain Beaid; third dam by imported En-
voy; fourth dam by imported Tranby; fifth dam Lu-
cilla byTrumpetor; sixth dam Lucy by Orphan, etc.

Her foal is bay, of good size and high form.

For further information address me, or Jos.
Cairn Simpson, 2111 Adeline Street, Oakland.
B. C. WRIGHT,

JOmr Hopland, Mendocino Co., Cal.

Percherons

For sale, twelve hen-1 of thorougbred Percheron
stallions and mares. Four are imported from France.
These horses are registered in the Percheron Stud
Book of Americ», and are believed to be the best lot
of animals for sale in California. Address

25fe3mo

E.J. TURNER,

Hollister, "an Benito ("o.

Notice.
C. BRUCE LOWE,

STOCK AND STATION AGENT,

Auctioneer, Horse, Cattle, and Properly
Salesman.
Is prepared to accept orders from breeders in
America to select and forward stock from the Aus-
tralian Colonies: or will undertake to receive and
dispose of stock from America; or act as Agent
for California fiime.

References kindly permitted to J. B. Haggin, Esq.,
and Major Batbbone of San Francisco.
C. BRCCEtLOWE.

Wright, Heaton's Buildings,

Pitt Street, Sydnev,
3do New Rohth Wales.

ABORTION conf *»nt STERILITY

1 Ubiiual Blinkers cured by using one bottle of liali-
orlrj. For Cows or Mares it has never ailed. De-
liverer t your express office for 82. Wallace Barnes,
Box 60 BriBtol, Ct. 17mr4

SUBSCRIBE FOR THE

eder and Sportsman.

GRAND

Auction Sale

OF

FIRST- CLASS

Short-Horn
Cattle,

AT 1 P. M., AT

Agricultural Park,

SA« HAlIIiXTO.

— ON—

Wednesday, March 28th.

By direction of Mr. Joseph Combs, of Combs &
Wilberson, Bankers, Linneus, Missouri, we will offer,
on the above date, biB entire herd of Pure-brei!
Durham « aille, consisting of 50 head Hulls.
Cows and Heifers of the following well-known
families: Young Marys, Belin«*s, Tenures and
Adelines.

Tbese cattle have been bred by Mr. Combs, and
for quality and individual merit have no superior.
Their progenitors were carefully selected from ihf
very best herdB in Kentucky and Missouri. Mr.
Combs will be prepared to give full guarantee as lo
soundness and freedom from disease, and certified
pedigrees will be furnished with each animal, show-
ing its breeding.

Catalogues will be ready March 20th. Tenns at
sale.

KILLIP & CO.

55fe Auctioneers.

LELA S.,

THE PACER,

FOR SALE.

Record 2:?1% as a trotter. Can pace in 2:20 easy. Baa
no record as a pacer.
For particulars addresB

W. O. HATCH, i 4 1 S "ill Street,
lOmr I.OH Angeles, Cal.

S.B. WHITEHEAD & CO.,

LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL
AUCTIONEERS.

ARE PREPARED TO CONDUCT SALES OF

Thoroughbreds, Trotters

And every other description of live stock,
At any Point on the Pacific Coast,

Onr Mr. S. B. Whitehead has for fifteen
years successfully managed all the principal
sales of high-dass stock on this Coast.

DIXON
Driving Park

ASSOCIATION.

TROTTING COLT STAKES,

FREE FOR ALL!

TO BE TROTTED AT THE PARK,

LA«T iWEEK IN AUGUST,

1888!

The DixonDriving Park Association has opened the
following Colt StakeB for trotters and pacers.

No. 1.— For foals of 1887. Half-mile beats. Entrance
$2-5, of which $10 must accompany nomination; $10
must be paid June 1st. 1888. and *6 the day before the
race. $10 added for each starter.

No. 2.— Fortwo-vear-ohts and under. Entrance $J0,
of which $10 must accomuany nomination; $15 to he
paid June 1st, 18SS. and $15 to be paid by 6 p. «. on the
day preceding the race; $15added for each starter. One
mileand repeat.

No. 3.— For three-year-olds and under. Entrance $f 0,
of which Sis mustaccompany nomination; 825 to be
paid June 1st, lk'SS andjlU to be paid by 12 o'clock m.
on the day of the race. $20 added for each starer.
Mile heats, best 3 in 5.

No. 4.— For three-year-old pacerB. Conditions same
as for three -year-old trotters.

In all stakes failure to make payments as they
become due forfeits entrv and money paid in . Five to
enter, three or more to start. Money in each stake
to be divided as follows: 60 per cent, to winning colt.
30 per cent, to second, 1U per cent, to third. So added
money for a walk-over. If buttwe siartthey may trot
for forfeit, divided at the rate of 65 per cent, to the
winner and 35 per cent, to second. In all other re-
spects the J*atiDiial Trotting Association rules to
govern .

Entries close with the Society May 1st, 18S8.

.1. w McrAD\ i;\. President.

J. R RO< bFORIl, Secretary. fe25

FOE SALE

ORION.

Chestnut stallion, foil brother to Overman,
2:19}, by Elmo, dam by MeCracken's Black
Hawk.

Orion is 7 years old, 16J hands high, very
handsome and stylish, sound, well broken
and gentle. He has never beeo trained. Ap-
ply to

DR. E. L. MILLER.
feistf 355 Eleventh Street, S F.

REFERENCES

(By permission).
ABIEL LATHROP, ESQ.. SETH COOK. ESQ. .
I. B. HAGGIS. ESQ., THEO. WINTERS. ESQ ,

R. P. ASHE, ESQ.. WJL CORBITT. ESQ.,

and others.

S. B. WHITEHEAD & CO.
20 LeldesdorfT Street,
ISmartf *»n Kranr.I.wo.

ESTABLISHED 1355.

Race Goods.

largest and Be*t Stock on the Coa it

J. 0'KANE,

767 Market St., S.P.

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER

HARNESS and SADDLERY.

AGENTS FOB

Fennmx'b Cyntbtana Horse Boots,

J. H. Fentok's Chicago Specialties,

Pb, Dixon's Condition Powdebb,
ae?4 Gomdadlt'b OaDbtio Balsam

Business College, 24 Post St.

San Francisco.

The most popular Bcbool on the Coast
p. HZAiD President. O. 8. HALEY. R«c'y.
•*- 8 e nd lor Circ alar ■ oot d

KILLIP & CO.,

1VE STOCK AND GENERAL
AUCTIONEERS,
tS Montgomery Street, San Francisco

SPKCTAL ATTENTION PAID TO SALES OF

High-Bred Horses and Cattle,

At auction and private sale.

Will Sell In All Cities and Counties oi
thf> State.

REFERENCES.

Hon. C. Geeen, Hon. J. D. Cabb,

Sacramento. Salinas.

J. F. kaksent, Esq.. Hon. John Bo&gb
Sargents. i olusa.

Hon. L- J. Rose, Hon. A. Walbatb,

Los AngeleB. Nevada.

J. B. Haogin, Ksq., San Francisco
Represented at Sacramento by Edwin F. Smith,
Secretary State Agricultural Society.

At San Jose by -Messrs. Montgomery A Ren. Real
Estate Agents,

Being t-he oldest established firm In the live-stock
DUBinesB on this Coast, and having conducted the
important auction sales In this line for the past
fifteen years, amounting to one-half a million of
dollars, we feel justified in claiming nneqna I led-f acui-
ties for disposing of live stock of every description
either at auction or private sale. Our list of corres-
pondents embraceB every breeder and dealer of prom-
inence upon the Pacific Coast, thus enabling ub to
pise full publicity to animals placed with us for sale.
Private purchases and Bales of live stock of all
descriptions wiU be made on commission, and stock
shipped with the utmost care.- Purchases and Bales
made of land of every description. We are author-
ized to refer to the gentlemen whose names art-
appended.

KILI.IP A to . 22 Montgomery S'rw>t
ond

CHUBB,

The Fishing Rod Manufacturer,

Has a new retail catalogue which contains several
original articles on fishing written by the most noted
anglers of the present day. Catalogue a:so haB 125
illustrations of angling goods, 60 different kinds of
fishing rods described, reels, lines, hooks, flleB, rod
trimmings etc. Every angler should have a copy,
send for one, ready Jan. 16th. Address.

THOS. H. OHUBB,
itja post amis, vi

Montana

AND

Washington

Racing! Circuit,
1888.

$45,000 In Stakes and Purses.

AIX STAKES <TOS£ APKIL 1ST.
A'l Trotting Fntrles (Jose .Inly I4lli

Write to any one of the Secretaries for pro-
grammes and farther particulars.
DATES.

Deer Lodge, Montana, July 18 to 21, James B. Mc-
MaMerF, Secretary.

Butte City, Monlana, August 6 to 11, Lee Mantle,
Secretary.

Helena, Montana, August 20 lo 25, Francis Pope,
Secretary.

Spokane Falls, Washington, September 3 to 8, John
A. Todd, Secretary.

Note. Salem, Oregon. dateB September 17 to 21.

Walla Walla, Washington Ty., dates October 1 to 6.
18fe

Santa Clara

VALLEY

Agricultural Society,

SAN JOSE, CAL.

Garden City Trot'ins: Slake, for three-year*
olds or younger; ?C0 entrance: Slit must accompany
nomination; S25 on July 1st, and $2fi on September
1st; S250 added. Colt 6 having a record of 2:30 or
better barred.

Vendome Trotting Stake, for two-year-olds
or yonnger; S50 entrance; S10 mu;t accompany nomi-
nation; £15 on July 1st, and .^' on September 1st;
9J00 added. Colts having a yearling record of 2:10 or
better barred.

Santa Clara County Trotting Stake, for
Distriet two-year-oldB without a yearling record.
$3U entrance; £10 must accompany nomination: £10
on July 1st, and ?lu on September 1st; $15u added.
Parties must have owned these colts on or before
Feb. Loth. 1888, to be eligible in this stake. Palo Alio
Stock Farm barred.

Conditions,

In all the above strikes failure to make payment
when due forfeits all previous pajmeute. Stake
»nd added money divided E0 per cent., 25 per cent,
is per cent, and 10 per cent.

Three-year-old stakes three in five, two-year-old
stakes mile heats.

Five or more entries required to fill, three or moie
to start. If only two colts start ihey must contest for
the entrance money only, divided 66J and 33J A colt
making a walk-over gets the entire stake, but no
ad^ed money.

Entries to the above stakes will close with the
Secretary April 1st, 1888.

K TOPHAM, President.

O. If. BRAGG, Secretary 3mr

FOR SALE,

BY GUY WILKES,

Chestnut filly, foaled March IS 1897, by Guy Wilken,
dam by l^ntwood, 2d dam by St. Clare. Sheis hand-
some, uprightly, and a born trotter, pb she has a right
to be. G. W. II AN< lit K.

3mr3 Sacramento.

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AMERICAN

KENNEL CLUB
STUD-BOOK.

Blanks for registering in the o35ciaI stud
book will be mailed on application.

Entries to Part I of Yolnme 5 cloBe March
31st, 188S.

Sec'y, American Kennei Club.

NOS. 44 and 46 Broadway.
Meb New York,

1888

<glxje fpr^efc awil j^ttrclsmait.

Southern Pacific Co.

(PACTFIO SYSTEM.)

r»*&iiis

leave and are due to arrive at

Sail Francisco.

LEAVE
(FOB)

From Feb. 5. 188S.

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LOCAI. FERRY TRAISS.

From San Francisco Daily.

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TO 23d AVENUE, EAST OAKLAND— Same as "TO
EAST OAKLAND" until 6:00 p. m., inclusive, also
at 7:00— 8:00 and 10:00 p.m.

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TO WEST BERKELEY-Same as "To Bebkelet."

'88

FAIRLAWN

'88

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 1888.
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CATALOGUE NOW READY,

And irill be mailed to all applicants wUu send Five Cents in Stamps to Prepay

Post« s^-
THE FA1RL4WN CATALfltil'E FOR 1888 contains descriptions and pedigrees of all the
Stallions and Brood-mares in use at Fairlawn. THE 1SS8 CATALOGUE also contains descriptions and pedi-
grees, and. prices of

OJJE IIUNDRFJ) AXD SIXTY HEAR OF YOlJiG TROTTEKS,

onsisting of Stallions and Fillies from yearlings to five years old, all of my own breeding

and nearly all S1ASDAK1) KRED, and duly registered.

A specialty Is made at Fairlawn of raising

STALLIOXS AND FILLIES FOR ISREFIUMi PURPOSES.

Those who wish to engage in breeding High.bred Trotters, or those already engaged who wish to
add! to their breeding stud, can be supplied at Fairlawn with first-class young Stallions and Fillies c.
the very beat trotting families, uniting in their veins strains of blood that have produced Speed ivitn
the Greatest Vmiormity.

Gentlemen who desire fine, highiy bred, promising, and well-broken 1£oun<r Trotters for their
own driving, can be supplied at Hairlawn. Any young stallion sold for a roadster will be gelded, if the
purchaser desires, at my owu risk and expense.

rpTTTTf AWT? PT?TPT? PT AM is strictly adhered to at Fairlawn, and the p> ice oi every
inti UHlJ-rjXlUAU IJJall aninnllor sale is printed in the catalogue. Pur-
chasers from a distance can buy on orders at exactly the same price as if present in person. All stock sold
on orders can be returned if they do not come fully up to the descriptions given.

Time will be ffiven responsible parties, on satisfactory paper, bearing interest irom
date.

THE STAIXIOXS E> ESE AT FAIRLAWN ARE

To San Francisco Dally.

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9:20— *10:19-2H3— 4:20— l:W— 5:20— 5:£0-6:_0 -6:50—
£50-10:50.

FROM FRUIT VAXE (via Alameda) — *E:21— 5:51 —
t9:15— *2:38— *3:15.
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PROM BBOADWA7, OAZLAND-7 m'nutes bjtei

than from East Oakland.
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10:55.
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9:55—10:55.

FROM WEST BERKELEY- Same as "From Bzsk-

KLEY."

(T.lEK KOI IE.

FROM SAN FRANCISCO— *7:15— 9:15— U-45-ia>-

3:15—5:15.
FROM OAKLAND— •6:1^-8:15— 10:15— 12:15— 2:1 1-

4:15.

A for Morning. F for Afternoon.

•Sundays excepted. tSatnrdays excepted; (.Sundays

only-

Standard Time furnished by Lick Observatory.

A. S. fOWHB,

Gen. Manager.

T. H. yooniiA-N,

Gen. Pass. * Ttk Agi.

Happy Medium (400).
Sire of more 2:30 performers than any living stallion,
having 39 to his credit with records of 2:30 or better,
among tbem Maxey Cobb, 2:13£, the fastest stallion
that ever lived.

WILL BE USED AS A PRIVATE STALLION.

Aberdeen "J 7 ,

Sire of 14 with records better than 2:30, among them
Hattie Woodward, 2:15$; Jim Jewell, 2:19i; Modoc.
2:19i, etc. Limited to 30 mares at $100 the season.
or $1 dO to insure a mare in foal.
AIpcio (2548).
By Almont, dam Violet (cister to Dauntless and
Peacemaker), by Rysdyk's Hambletonian. etc.
Limited to 30 mares at $50 the season, or $80 by
insurance.

Almont Wilkes 2131).

By Almont, dam Annabel, by George Wilkes; 2d dam
Jessie Pepper (dam of Alpha, 9 :55V, etc.), by Mam-
brino Chief, etc. Limited to 30 mares at $50 the
season, or $80 by insurance.

nffaxinius, id 175),

By Almont, dam by Sentinel; 2d dam by Bayard, etc.
art dam Layton Birb Mare. Limited to ;ju mares •'
$50 the season, or $80 by insurance.

Noble Medium 4939 ,

By Happy Medium, dam by Mambrino Patch**n; 2r.
dam by Mambrino Chief ; 3d dam by Sir Archy Mon-
tana. Limited to 20 mares at $50 the season, or
S80 by insurance.

Applications for use of Stallions will be eutered in the order they are received, but after a Stallion's
limit is reached no more mares will be received. For catalogues and further information, address

Lock Vox 310.

WM. T. WITHERS, Lexington, Ky.

28jan52

HORSES and CATTLE

KEED LOTS OF WATEK AISD

THE "CYCLONE" MILL

CHILD'S CARBOLCBlSTAt SHEEP DIP

"Patented in Europe and America."

SHEEP

DIP.

A positive scab cure. A liquid, soluble in

cold w ater. It is abso uiely non-

poisonons.

The cheapest and most effective dip on the market
me gallon making one hundred gallons of wash.
Price, $1-25 per gallon.
Special discounts and terms to agents and large
consumers. For samples and other information ap-
ply to
i,U >DE A HOI'GH, Agents for Pacific Coast
116 California St.. San Francisco, Cal.
17Beptl2

FORSALB.

So. 1.— Bay Mare, foaled spring of 1881. by
Terror.

1st dam by Little John; 2d dam Mnsidora's dam by
son of Bertrand.

Terror by Woodburn, 1st dam by Owen ale; 2d
dam Mnsidora, by Belmont, etc.

No. 2.— Chestnut Mare, foaled spring of 1882,
by Ware's Bismarck.

1st dam by Owen Dale; 2d dam Mnsidora, by
Belmont.

Ware's Bismarck, by "Jack Trimble "(Son of Bel-
mont and mare by Limber John, son of Kosciusko by
Sir Archy) dam by Yorkshire Boy, son of imp. Poche,

These are extra fine young mares of superior trot-
ting action and well in-bred to the blood of Belmont.
Ho. 1 Is in foal to a son of Geo. M. Patcben Jr.

For further Information address

W. M. WILLIAMSON,

QoCTtf San Jow. Ca*.

Pumps more water
;han any other style.

BEST OF ALL
MILLS

ASD .

REQUIRES
LEAST ATTEN-
TION.

■end For Catalogue.

PACIFIC MANUFACTURING CO,

934 and 936 Mission St., San Fiancisco.

109 and 111 XortU Fourth Street.

Portland. Oregon.

2t I to 215, J. Street,

Sacramento.

BULL & GRANT, FARM IMPLEMENT CO.,

833 lOS A3iGEI.ES STREET. lO < ANGELES,

SAN DIEGO IMPORTING CO. & STORAGE CO.,

FIFTH STREET, SAN DIEGO. 28jaS

TIME SCHEDULE.

i i ssenger Trains leave and arrive Passenger Depo
i ownsend Street, between Third and Fourth Streets
jan Fra nc isc o .

In effect ilaroh l.

1J:01 p| Cemeu-ry and Sin Mateo | 2:£0 P

t»*0
S;30a
10:30 a

"3:30 P

..San Mateo, Bedwood and...

Menlo Park _

Ul r*5 Pi I

I 6:40 a
•8:00 a
9:03a
•10: 02 a
t3:30P
4:36 P
6:4UP
I 17:50P

3:30 A' (

0:30 A I J

r.i:aop \

4:30 pi V,

.Santa Clara, San Jose, and.... . -.
Principal Way Stations.™™, f

no -02 a

4£6r
6:40 P

10:30 a

...Almadtfii aud \\ ay Scat iuriB

.| 4:36 F

3:30 a
*3:30p

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Gilroy, Pajaro, Castroville,

* ,n0:L!A
ll 6:40 I

8:30 a

•3 ::,J'J P

;

Hollister and Tres Pinos

) ;'L0:U^ A

i 1 t6 :40 p

8:-i0 a, j Watson viUe, Aptos.Soque)..

' 3 ;30 p1 j (.Capitol a ) and aanta Cruz . .

j I San Luis Ol'ispo) A Way Stations.

a— Morning p.— Afternoon.

•Sundays excepted. tSnndayBonly [Theatre train Sat
nxdays only.

Trains run on Pacific Standard Time.

Xearly all rail line to San Luis Obispo. Only 2*
miles staging between Templetun ana S<*n Lnis
Ubispo. lime from San Francisco 1"2 hours. Through
rate $3.50.

Special Round-trip Tickets, at reduced rates— t o

Gilroy and Paraiso Springs.

Special Notice — Hound-trip tickets to the famous
Lick Observatory t,Mt. Hamilton) can be bad at any
of the Company's Ticket Offices in San FTanciaco
Rate, ::.5..

JEX1TRSIOIS TIOKEl>.
Sundays only,} for return Bame day
crSaturday, ( Sold Saturday and Sfsjdat only
Sunday and ■ good for return until following Mon
Monday. i day, inclusive/, at the following rates

ioOio

M^"/ SHOTGUN CARTRIDGES!

GHQIGE OLD WHISKIES!

PURE AND UN ADULTER ATKD.

"We offer for sale on favorable terms to the Tride.
CATHEB WOOD'S < EJJBRATED I'JXK OLD WUISKI£S

of the following brands, namely:

(Jranston's Cabinet, Century, A. A. A., Old Stock, Henr? Bull,
Double B. and Monogram, Very Old and Choice.

Also, fn cases of 1 doz. qiiart bottles each,
Brunswick Clnb (Pnw Oil Rye) and Upper Ten (Very Old and Choice!.
gST For excellence, pnri'y and evenness of quality the above are unsurpassed by any whiskies I onorled
fh3 only objection to be made to them by the manipulating dealers being that they cannot he Improve

apon.

DICKSON, DeWOLF & CO.,

HOVE AGENTS,

SAJi FBAStTStO. t'Al IFORSIA

Roand Trip

from San
Francesco to

list.

•90

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1 111

1 (HI

1 25

1 IK]

1 40

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I 50

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Round Trip

from San

Francisco to

Sun.
Tkt.

>an Jose

Gilroy

*1 75
2 io

Watsonville ...

Aptos ._

Loma Prieta...
Soquel _

Santa Cmz

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Satto

Mil
Tkt

SI 00

4 50

5 Ot
5 00
5 tO

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500
5 00
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San bruno......

Millbrae .

Oak Grove....
San Mateo. ...

Belmont .

Redwood.. ..

F^ir Oaks

Menlo Park...
May field
Monnt'n View-
Lawrences..
Santa Clara.

Ticeet Offices.— Passenger Depot, Townsend
street, Valencia-street atatior.. Xo. fiia Market street,
Grand Hotel, and Rotunda, Baldwin Hotel.
A. C.BASSETT, H.B.JUDAH,

Superintendent Asst. Pass, k Tkt. Agt.

TO

Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers

THE

SOUTHERN PACIFIC. CO.

RESPECTFULLY CAIiS ATTENTION TO TUB

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

AFFORDED BY THE "NORTHERN Df VlsrO S
of its Hue for leaching with speed and comfort the
best ilaces in the state for
vea Kniiiiii£, Shooting and Fish ins.

TRAINS LEAVE SAJf FRANCISCO L-AXLY FOR

MONTEREY,

THE MOST CHARMTNS

Minimer and Winter Ke^urt ot tie
Pacific f oast.

rtith its beantiiui Groves and delightful Drives. Trout
in abundance can be obtained from the se\eral strean s
In the vicinity of Monterey, and the beat of ahootii g
•nav )e had in season.

THE BA Y OF MONTEREY

Is noted for the extent ^nd variety of fish whirh
iCjundinits waters, notably Salmon. Rock Cod, Bcr-
dcuda, Pompino, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder
The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with
the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superiui
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEI
MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sporta.
men.

T II E BA TH I NG FACILITIES

AT THE

"HOTEL DEL MONTE,"

ABE UNSURPASSED.
hsTing a MAGNIFICENT BEACH of pare white
Band for surf bathinK. The BATH-HOUSE contains

SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANKS

(150x50 feet) for warm salt water plnnge and swim*
ming baths, with ELEGANT ROOMS connecting for
individual baths, with douche and shower facilities -

THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-known
Watering Places,
APTOS. SOQCEXi XSB S AST A i.H I Z

IB VIA THE NORTHERN" DIVTBION,

SOUTHERN PACIFIC ROUTE,

(Broad Gauge)

The Northern Division runs through thceorntiea
of Sau Mateo, Santa Clara. San Benito, Santa Cru*
and Monterey, »a:h of which abounds in game in grea
variety Notably

quail. Pigeon, Snipe, Dock. Geese, l>eer
and Bear.

Lakes PILAFtCITOS and SAN ANDREAS are
reached by this line. Stages connect with trains dallj
at San Mateo tor those well-known Retreats, PURIS
SIMA, SAN GREGORIO and PEsCADERO. We
would particularly call attention to the unlimited ex-
tent of range at and about SAN BRUNO and McMA-
HON'S for RIFLE PRACTICE.

These resorts are but a abort distance from San
FranciBCO and offer special Inducements to the lovers
of this manly sport.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

Sportsmen and others presenting Passage Ticks
will be entitled to

FREE TRANSPORTATION OF THEIR DO**-?
when carried In Baggage Cars and put In charge of
Train Baggagemen. Train Baggagemen are instructed
to issue CHECKS for all dogs receved in Baggage
Cars.

esrlit order to guard against accidents to Do"
while in transit, it is necessary that they be provided
with COLLAR AND CHAIN. Guns and FishiDg
Tackle will be carried free of charge. Gnnstaken apart
and securely packed in wood or leather cases may be
taken in Passenger Care. —

TICKET OFFICES— Passenger Dep< ; v*

street, Valencia Station, and No 613 Mj d

Hotel

C.BASSETT, A.H. R.

Superintendent, Jtl. Aflat. Pas* and

176

|;hc Ipmder unA jPporrtenura.

Mar 17

»2

HORSE BOOTS, jzj

Em

OS

RACING MATERIAL Cp

IN ENDLESS VARIETY AT

J. A. McKERRON'S,

228, 230 and 232 Ellis St.rp.fi1,.

San Francisco.

HORSEMEN, ATTENTION!

TOOMEY'S ROAD AND BREAK SULKY.

This vehicle is novel in appearance, but, like many other
vehicles, it fills a want that has been Deeded for many years. It is
simple in construction, light, strong and durable, and is jnst what
a horseman wants to drive a colt and yonng horses. The horse can
be hitched nearly as close as in the Track Snlky, and it is easier
getting off and on.

PRICE $33.00.

Delivered at any railroad or steamboat station on the Facilic
Coast.

We are Agents for

Calvin Toomey's Celebrated Truss Axle Sulky.

The Best in I lie World.

McMurry & Fisher's High- Arch Sulkys.

SPEEDING WAOOSS, CABTS AND BUGGIES IS GBCA'I VARIETY.

Our Repository is the Largest and Finest on the Pacific Coaot.

PLEASE CALL, AND EXAMINE OUR STOCK.

TRUMAN, HOOKER & CO.,

lOmr-i

421-427 MARKET STREET, S. P., CAL.

THE PARKER GUN.

IT STILL LEADS

*=JP5

%

AT PHIL DAIA'S HANDICAP PIGEON SHOOT, at Lour Branch, Feb. 14 ana 15, 1888, The Park-r won
firstand third prizes, taking Si, 200 out of the SI, 5(0 cash prizes, beating such shooters as C. W Budd, W.
0. Graham (Erjgland), FraTifc Kleintz, Fred Erb Jr., and many others. "Hurrah for the United States,
because the firet and third prizes were won over foreign makes by The Parker Gun."— N. Y. Wobld.

AT SEATTLE, W. T„ June 9, 10 and 1 1, 1887, the leading prizes and best average were won wiih a
Parker.

AT THE WORLD'3 TRAP SHOOTING CARNIVAL, Wellington, Mas'., May 30 to June 3, 1887, Th»
Parker won leading prize and 1 est average dniiug the five days.

AT CHAMBERLIN CARTRIDGE CO 'S TOURNAMENT, held at Cleveland. O , Sept. 34, 1886, The Parker
won 8900 out of the SI ,2'>P purse offered.

At New Orleans, La, The Parker won first prize in WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP from such shots aa
Carver, Bocarduq, Cody, Stubbs, Erb and others.

PARKER BROS., Makers,

Sew York Salesroom. 93 Chamber* St.,

17mr

Merideii, < 01111.

IMPORTED BERKSHIRES.

REDWOOD DUKE 13368.

Prize winners at all the fairs in California and the
entire list of sweepstakes premiums at State Fair
Sacramento, 1886.

Importations made direct from England every year
from the most noted Breeders, selected from the l(
best blood and most fashionable families of Dish
faced Berksbires, regardless of cost, and all re-
corded in English arid American Berkshire records.

Young pigs from these importations, male and
female, from entirely different families for sale at
reasonaDie priceB, and every pig guaranteed. Add

4febS2

AMiltlH viUTH. KeOwood tlty.

Or at 21fi California Street. San Francisc

Dr. Thos. Bowhill, M.R.C. V.S.

VETERINARY SUKtiEON.

Graduate New Veterinary College, Edinburgh
Awardeu the Highland and Agricultural Societies
Medals for Horse Pathology, Anatomy, Physiology
and Histology. The Williams' Prize, '84-'85, for high-
est works in professional examinations, and six Irst-
c t ;l - "- >rtifica1es of merit. Honorary Member Illinois
State , eterinary Medical Association.

NEVADA STABLES,

MII.KOY A WAI.MS Prop's.

1336 market St. S F.. Bet. 3 th and 8th,

Telephone Ho. 3159

Harry E Carpenter, M.O.C.V.S.

VETERINARY SI K<;EO.\.

Honorary Graduate of
Ontario Veterinary Col-
lee*. Toronto, Canada
■ *3" Kldsllngs la*trated.
Veterinary Infirmary. 3JI Nulom.i St-
Residence, 966 Howard St., Ban Franoiico

Inuffa

IMPORTANT TO

Horse and Stockmen

THE

"C. & N. W. Ry."

In Connection with the O. P. & U. P. R. R'e., forms the

"CHICAGO AND SAN FRANCISCO SHORT-LINE"

With Splendid Track and Unequaled Equipment for the Speedy and Safe Transportation
of Horses and Live Stock, ;u its own or in Private Cars, on Passenger or Freight P rains-

Commodious Rest, Water and Feed Stations situated at convenient distances all aloDg
the Une.

Over 0.000 miles of first-class road running West, Xoriii and North* West from Chicago.

The Original "CALIFORNIA FAST FREIGHT LINE.

tor further information apply to

HENRY P. STANWOOD,

Oennral Agent. Sun Francisco. C-il-

L, C. SMITH' Top Action, Double Cross-Bolted

BREECH— LOADING GUN!

0P-

L. C. SMITH,

2«

? 0

s a

gg 3

» Q

•»» 1-3

BCanufacturer of both Hammer and Hammerless Guns.

SYRACUSE, N. T.

A. Demonstration of the Shooting Qualities of the "li. C. Smith'

Gun.

Attb Cleveland Cartridge Co. 's tournament, held at Cleveland, O., from September 13 to 16 inclusive
the " bmitb" gun won first money in every class. It alBO won nearly two-thirds of tbe entire
anion MS3.CO0) of cash prizes, and championship trophy for the b<st average in the 9(1 class. In the 90-
class iwon the 1st, 2nd and 4th moneys; in the 80-class it look the 1st. 3rd, 4th and 5th: in the 70-cla6s it
cook Jitand 2nd, with the 1st and 6th in the 60-cIasB, making a total winning nearly four times greater
than any other gun . of either foreign or hom« manufacture.

We think this a moBt excellent showing, aa there waseeven different makes of gunsnpedby the nineteen
-ontestants in the ninety class. L. C SillTll.

SEND FOB DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE AND PRICE IJST. anfCt!

BLACK-BREASTED RED

AND

PIT GAME FOWLS.

om imported, and premium stock. For size and
b * - tjcannot be excelled in America. My B. B. Reds
ai xxtralar^e, and high station; the cocks weighing
tro i eightto ten Rounds and hens from six to eight

Cut-ids. The Fit games, "Black Hackles," are the
e i (imported stock, and are warranted game to the
core. Staes and pullets fr mi the B. B. RedB at rea-
sonable prices. Eggs in season, from either yard, $3
for 13, or $5 for 26. AddresB

F. 1». KMVUT,
28jal4. Sacramento, t'al.

STUD POINTER.

RISK T., (3751 A. K. R.), lemon and white, by
Sensation (217 A. K. R.).exSeph O. by Dart— Seney,
hi the stnd to approved bitches. Fee $30. Rush T.
Is a dog of good size, good markings, rare form, excel-
lent temper, high courage and marked field Instinct.
In breeding he 1ms no superior. H iB sire was a grand
fielderand a bench winner. His dam is a winner en
the bench and an uncommonly good field performer,

sep2»

114 HO KEKKFLS,

«l* Eleventh Sirect.S.F.

Animal Portraits.

Domestic Pets, Field Dogs, Horses, Cattle, and alJ
descriptions of Lixe Stock drawn or painted to ord r,
either from photograph or from life.

Original designs or drawings on stone, wood, etc.
for i ilustra'ion purposeB, furnished.

It ROYl>, \rli.i
Oootf i« Poof Stre-e .

FOR SALE.

A Thoroughbred Bull Bitch..

Apply at 305 Washington s*

To Dog Owners.

Iam prepared to receive and condition dogs for
the April Bench Show. The best of food and care
given. For terms, etc., address

GEO. t amj:m>i;k

Mfeb Walsouville, Cal.

GLOVER'S ALBUM.

A TREATISE ON CANINE DISEASES.

CONCISE AND PRACTICAL.

Handsomely Bound and Illustrated.

PRICE 50 CENTS, POST-PAID.

GLOVER'S IMPERIAL

DOG MEDICINES.

Mange Cnro. - 5<><- Distemper Cure si OO
Hlooil Purifier, 50c. Vermiinge, - SOc.
'anker W»Mh. 50c. Eye I. "ion, - SOr>
iMarrlioeatnre, 5«c. t'ure for Fits, - Site.
Tonic, - - 50c Liniment. - 5Ue.

Kennel and Stable Soap, best dogsoap known, price
26c.

These remedies are sold by drnggistfl and dealers
In sportsmen's go ids.

ALL DOG DISEASES TREATED
H. CLAY GLOVER, D. V. S.

Veterinarian to the Westminster Kennel Olub, New
jersey Kennel Club, Rhode Island Keun«l Olub,
Hartford Kennel Club; Hems tead Farm lompany, eto

22octf ItflS ItrnmlwaT. New York

DO YOU WANT A DOG

' HI

a DOC BUYERS' GUIDE* L

Colored plates, lOO engraving fi
of different breeds, prices the; are I
worth, and where to buy them. J

Mailed for 15 Cents. «
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»apr

SAN FRANCISCO. SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1888.,

General Topics.

Think of a blizzard in New York City — wind howling around
corners, snow in huge drifts, people freezing to death, as
powerful au athlete aB Eoscoe Conklitg within au inch of
Baccnmbing, and that when the first month of spring was
well advauced. Bare as it was, unprecedented in the mem-
ory of the oldest inhabitant, nothing like it in the annals so
carefully kept from the date of its christening by the euphon-
ious title of New Amsterdam, it is not unusual to see rough
weather there at this season of the year. Altbongh the early
days did not come in like a lion it appears as though there
was a halt called until the roughueBS of lions, tigers, grizzly
bears, and all of the denizens of tropic, temperate and arctic
circles were united and hurled on the devoted country at
once. March should go oat milder than a whole flock of
lambs to make amends, though that will be only a trifling
return for the damage. Contrast the weather so many were
growling at here with the best of that of the winter months
on the other side, and what a wide margin there is to the
credit of California. There is no necessity for instituting a
comparison between the 12th and 13th of March on thia
coast and corresponding dates in the same latitude which
the Atlantic washes, any latitude, in fact, which crosses
soil over which the stars and Btripes wave, and east of the
degree of longitude which marks the boundary of this State,
When I hear people grumbling over the slight climatic vex-
ations encountered in the "bay district," it requires a strong
effort to refrain from reprimanding in terms more vigorous
than polite; when I catch myself on the verge of growling
there is a counter feeling of shame at the ingratitude which
would harbor such thoughts for a moment. A grand country
for horse or man, and so far as the duties of the weather
clerk extend, there is no room for reasonable fault-finding.

This is unquestionably a '"backward season." Nearly a
month behind in the growth of grass and grain of the usual
run, and at least two weeks later than any one season since
1874. There are some advantages to offset the drawbacks.
Fruit is not likely to be in the least danger frem late frosts,
and it may be that the terrible ordeal of five or six degrees
below the freezing point through which we have passed has
destroyed embryotic insect pests which, if not frozen, would
have worked injury. There could not be a more favorable
outlook for grain and hay crops. The early-sown grain,
though retarded by the cold, "stooled" well, and now that
warm weather has come will make rapid advance. In all
probability a few weeks from now will' show that the breaks
of the early part of the season has been followed by square
work and the goal reached in good time. There should be
a grand crop of hay, and after the scarcity and high prices
of this* year that will be a boom to purchasers. When a fair
quality of bay cannot be obtained for lesB than $20 a ton,
it is evident that California does not produce enough to meet
the wants of buyers. At one-half of that price it wonld seem
that there is more money in hay than in wheat and barley
at prevaling figures, and the only point against production is
bulktness and the necessity for repeated handling. It is not
improbable that owing to the lateness of the spring "haymak-
ing showers" will come before any is cut and this will be
favorable in two ways. In that case all will be saved in-
creasing the supply, and if proper oare is taken in curing
there will be little of an inferior quality. Whichever way a
consumer's preferences tend, whether wheat, oat, barley,
alfalfa, or wildoat be the mo3t fancied, all are good if cut at
the proper time and properly handled hereafter.

For horseB in training my choice is wheat, though a great
deal is injured, not a little entirely worthless from having
been cut before it reached its best stage, the largest propor-
tion, however, being spoiled by being baled before the sweat-

ing BtageB had passed, or from the effects of rain. Not having
any practical experience in growiDg "California hay" I can-
not state with any degree of confidence the right time to cat
or the after oare. Timothy, clover, redtop and oiher grasses
of the Eist I have grown and mide into hay, though the first-
named was by far the largest proportion of the whole. To
make the best of that it had to be cut at a critical period, viz.,
after the bloom had passed and the seeds fairly formed.
When in bloom there would be a cloud of dust at times when
the breeze blew strong, and if cut before that stage had
passed it made poor forage. So much dust would arise in
pitching a load of this hay from mow or stack as to nearly
suffocate the person who had that part of the labor to per-
form. This was thought to be the cause of heaves in horses,
and unquestionably was one of the main causes. When I
firBt went to Iowa, 1851, and for several years thereafter,
heavey horses were unknown in the section where I lived.
There the hay used was made from the prairie grasses, and
that on uplands and high bottoms had a good deal of "rosin
weed" in it, which was credited with the cause of there being
entire freedom from that affection of the lungs bo prevalent
in the eastern States. But as the natural growth gave way
before the encroachment of the breaking plow, and Btock
became numerous, "tame grasses" were sown, and not long
afterthat heavey horses were frequently met. In my fourteen
years of California experience very few horses have been
observed with the complaint, so few that only two cases can
be distinctly remembered.

The immunity in this country cannot be ascribed to rosin
weed, and must come from the freedom from dust in the hay.
Not a single case of "roaring" have I met, and though horses
"may make a noise," the sound is entirely different from that
which a roarer issues. The breathing machinery of California
horses is certainly better than that which is furnished to
eastern steeds, aad when heats of four miles were in vogue,
not nearly so much apparent lnng distress as I have seen iu
a run of two miles "back home." Unless hay has been
baled when not through sweating, or when damp, there is
scarcely a trace of dust; it is juicier than timothy or clover
hay, the sap evidently holding a larger proportion of sac-
charine matter iu solution. My firet summer in California I
thought that horses could not be got in order on what had
more the appearance of straw than the right kind of rough-
ness for horses, and I had a friend who sent to Oregon for a
few tons for me. When it came the horses did not seem to
relish the change. In place of taking boll with the antici-
pated vigor, it was turned over with nose and feet, and there
was no mistaking the look of disappointment on their coun-
tenances. Still the dislike was not sufficient proof that the
wheat hay, which they had been eating, was as good when
the object was to prepare them for racing, and they were
forced to the "roughDess" which had served so good a pur-
pose on the far-away side of the mountains. With the same
allowance of oats they fell away more rapidly than the
"work" would warrant; they did not "scrape out" so nicely,
and their excrements showed that the digestive organs were
not doing the work so well. A return to California provender
was accompanied by a more satisfactory state of affairs, and
after that one trial I had no desire to repeat.

attended to with the same exactness, a scaffold made with
poleB reaching across the upper beams of the barn, the blades
having been tied into bundle.-, a wisp of rye straw being the
band. 'Ihe bale ordered did not reach the captain for some
days after it was expected, and Idlewild lost a race when the
odds were a hundred to thirty that she would win. The
captain cursed Chicago hay and everything else, though
not with his usual emphasis, though he looked ten thousand
curses when he learned that the largest winner had gone
East on the late afternoon train. That properly cured corn
blades were good food for race-horseB in training cannot be
denied as most of the southern horses in the old days were
fed with them, and it may be that there is a resemblance
between them and hay made from what are termed grain
crops. Some trainers were so particular as to order the
boys to stem them, i. e., take the center stem out, though
that would seem somewhat finical if pursued at the present
time. Timothy hay was "pulled," oats "chopped" and
hominy prepared by the stable boys in a hand mill regarded
with the most favor. There were other notions which would
look queer to trainers who cannot recall the practices of half
a century ago, though it must be admitted that present
systems are improvements on the old methods.

Habit is difficult to overcome. When Cap^. T. G. Moore
brought Idlewild to Chicago he ran out of "fodder." He
claimed that the queen of the turf could not be trained suc-
cessfully without the fody^r she had been accustomed to.
This was corn blades, and the only orthodox method of
securing it entailed a good deal of labor. When the crop
was just at the right stage the leaves were torn from the
stalk umil there was a handful which could be tucked
between the ear and the stalk. When partially dried these
were gathered and put into bunches to undergo a sweat, and
after that were ready to be "housed." The housing was

Writing about Iowa hay brings to remembrance an incident
which happened in 1868. John M. Camon had been a resi-
dent of Iowa for several years, coming to California in 1860.
He returned East, and in the year first mentioned was keep-
ing the Spingler House on Union Square, N. Y. His bar was
finely "fixed up," but what he took the most pride in show-
ing were some of his California acquisitions, among them
vases of straws cut to a proper length to imbibe juleps,
cobblers, and other warm weather drinks through. "Talk
about Iowa productions" he said, "brag about them as yon
are so fond of doing, why, the richest bottom land on the
whole Mississippi cannot hold a candle to California. Look
at these straws!" Acknowledging that the land he so fervidly
extolled might produce some which would far excel Iowa I
accused him of forgetting his earlier experience, and though
he owned a farm in Iowa, he had about as meaner a knowl-
edge of agriculture as any person could possess. Knowing
this I wagered him dinner for a party of twelve that wbeu
I returned from Iowa after harvest, straws of Iowa production
should be produced of larger size and of harder texture
than those he bad taken bo much trouble to get. On the
bottoms grew a species of grass, popularly known as "llue-
ioint," and it grew to a bight in many places so as to com-
pletely hide horse and rider, though both were after the
tallest pattern. In place of one tube, like cultivated cereals
the stems were composed of severel tubes, which by cutting
between the joints, could be pushed through each resembling
a section of wheat or rye straw. Selecting a number which
bad diameterB from one-quarter to half an inch, there was no
need of calling in a referee, and the loser cheerfully paid the
stake. A better dinner and rarer wineB conld not have been
obtained at Delmonico's.

This blue-joint hay was not adapted for horses, though
cattle seemed to thrive on it fully as well as that cut on the
uplands. A majority of western trainers preferred "prairie
hay" to that made from timothy, but that was of much
lighter growth than biue-joint. On the rolling prairie two
tons to the acre wool i be above the average, and with quite
a mixture of rosin weed. It had a constipating effect
necessitating the use of mashes and alteratives. One of the
main reasons for my preference for wheat hay is that it is
rare, indeed, when using it, to have either constipation or
the reverse. It is so nutritious, however, that the ra'ion6 of
oats must be curtailed or the animal will become so plethoric
as to require more work and heavier sweats than would be
given otherwise, and increase the danger of injuries result-
ing from the work. The "richness" of wheat hav is

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entirely to the grain which is found in the heads, though
when it has been cut so early that the seed is "in the milk"
there will be a good deal of wheat, which, though shrunken,
is still nutritious. If cot at a more advanced stage the grains
are fuller, though stem and blades are more "woody." The
difficulty of obtaining really good hay this winter, induced
me to try barley hay for the first time. It had been cut at
the nick of time, and was of a beardless variety, and though
the trial has been restricted to a few tons, has been more
satisfactory than anticipated. The horses evidently were
better suited than with a fair quality of oat hay which they had
been eating, but being greener than the former may have
been the cause of their approval.

Prospects of good crops are not tbe only favorable out-look
for the season of 1883. The severe weather which has be6n
bo powerfully anathematized by the ungialeful, may have
slightly interfered with training horses, though from the
reports there has never been a year when horses were doing
so well. Few race-horses are exercising on public tracks,
except at Sacramento, in comparison with former years,
though this is accounted for by the number of private train-
ing grounds, and the increase of public tracks. There are
still several weeks to intervene before the opening day of the
Blool Horse Meeting, and though exercising was restrielel
to slow work during the prevalence of wet aud cold, the
weather has been so favorable for some time that a continuance
will give plenty of opportunity for the sharpening process.
Not so much talk about trial runs, etc., the only place, in fact,
from which anything is beard being Sacramento. Taking
everything into consideration the Spring Meeting of the
Pacific Coast Blood ilorse Association should be of exceeding
interest. When there were comparatively few horses, and
these trained on public trackB, there wos some chance of
estimating their relative ability. It can be said, with due
regard to truth, that the most astute of touts cannot obtain
a line which will be at all safe to follow. The watch may
teli that certain anima's are a good way above the ordinary
run, other watches are ttbing the same story, numbers one
and two being in total ignorance of each others revelations
From the early part of November to tbe last of April there
is a chance for changes which none can foresee, the laggard of
the former month exhibiting unexpected speed, the brillianT
performer of 1887 losing form and unable to come within
many degrees of his former record.

With plenty of contestants, and these measurably "un-
known," spring meetings cannot fail to be interesting. That
the fields will be large is assured, and that the other condi-
tions will prevail is nearly as certain. What with Kancko del
Paso, Palo Alto, the stables of Theo. Winters, K. P. Ashe, D.
McCarthy, those in training at Pleasentcn, Fresno, Sacra-
mento, Los Angeles and other places, there cannot be a lack
of performers. That there will be speed and staying qualities
in keeping with the numbers goes without saying; that there
will be a huge attendance and the briskest speculation is the
opinion of all when the topic is the Spring Meeting, aud,
therefore, how on earth is there a chancj for anything but a
grand time? Nearly every letter received from correspond-
ents who contemplate a visit to San Francisco contains
the clause '*I will be on hand at the Spring Meeting," and
there is likely to be a large influx of eastern visitors at that
genial portion of springtime. It may be that I am prone to
regard April as the finest month of the California year with-
out duly weighing the claims of some of the others. There
have been years when February bore the palm, with occa-
sional Januarys which could scarcely bo bettered. And so
the whole dozen of calendar months could be gone through
with something in favor to be said of each, thongh I cannot
recall a single April which was not close up in the race for
the weather premium. My first sight of California was in
April. Leaving Chicago before a bud began to swell on the
earliest trees, all the way across Illinois and Iowa winter
sitting with downright pressure in the lap of spring (it had
not commenced lingering), the plains of Nebraska, general
dreariness on every hand until the last day came of the
overland journey, it is not surprising that the first impressions
should color subsequent knowledge. What a grand time for
a race meeting, as the Sacramento track came into view with
verdure like that of June, and an atmosphere that came
through the open windows of the cars bearing the balm of a
thousand flowers, was the first thought.

Snow on the mountains. Where we breakfasted the land-
orl tojk me into the second story of the house to show
where the snow was shoveled from the windows, and the
marks of the scoops still plainly visible. Eight merrily the
wheels rattled down the grade, and the post-prandial smoke
was yet hovering in the air when there were green shrubs and
pitches of wildflowers among the bushes. Previous to that
morning cribbage, whist, books and papers were called to aid
in overcoming the monotony of the journey, but there were
so many attractions thai all of these adjuncts to time-killing
were tabooed, and conversation mainly restricted to expres-
sions of admiration. Though the '"sleeper" was well filled,
there were only a few residents of California, and at times
these were plied with a torrent of queries. It seemed as
though every hundred feet of loweied altitude brought out
new beanties, and when the valley of tbe Sacramento was
reached there were fields of grain waving in the breeze, and
a profusion of flowers. A few days after we reached San
Frnncisco the horses came, aud they were sent to the Oakland
T »tting Park. Not yet the middle of April and tbe grasses
st luxuriant that animals were virtually up to their eyes in
clover, although I afterwards learned that they were barrow-
their heads into the clover blossoms in search of alfiller-

illa and wild oats. It would require many chapters to de-
scribe the April scenes, so enchanting to those who had been
accustomed to such an antitheton as central Iowa and
northern Illinois presents, and the remembrance may have
something to do in establishing the preference on an endur-
ing basis. Give us typical California April weather during
the spring meeting and better could scarcely be imagined.

Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association Entries
to the Spring Meeting.

l—Introduction Purse — $400, of which $50 to the second,
$25 to the third; for three-year-olds and upwards; maidenB,
if three years old, allowed 7 lbs; if four years old or upwards
allowed 12 lbs. One mile.
J. Cabrera, b m, 4, Leap Year by Norfolk, dam imp. Lady

Jane.
R. S. Fallon, bg, 4, Applause by Three Cheers, dam Alice N.
J. B. Haggin, br c, 3, Tennyson by Longfellow, dam Lucy

Jackson.
J. B. Haggin, b f , 3, Kathleen by Hurrah, dam Kitty Clark.
J. B. Hodson, ch c, 4, Fred Archer by Thad Stevens, dam

Brown Bess.
B. C. Holly, br c, 3, Sid by Siddartha, dam Vestella.

F. P. Lowell, b c, 3, Leon by Leinster, dam Ada A.
Maltese Villa Stable, b h, 4, Triboulet by King Ban, dam

Herzegovina.
Maltese Villa Stable, ch f, 3, Geraldine by GrinBtead, dam

Cousin Peggy.
Owen Bros., ch f, 4, Gold Cup by Enquirer, dam Buttercup.
Palo Alto, b c, 3, Peel by Monday, dam Precious.
Palo Alto, blk f, 3, imp. Gorgo bylsonomy, dam imp. Flirt.

G. W. Trahern, ch f, 4, Blue Bonnet by Joe Hooker, dam

Kate Carson.

G. "W. Trahern, br m, 5, Haidee by King Alfonso, dam imp.
Inverness.

Van Ness & Milroy, ch f, 4, Adeline by Enquirer, dam
Analyne.

Jas. Woodburn, ch c, 3, J. M. K. by imp. Kelpie, dam Lanr-
ine,

Mrs. S. B. Wolfskill, b m, 5, Edelweiss by Joe Hooker, dam
Yolone.
2— The California Stakes— For two-year-olds (foals of 18S6);

$50 eicb, $25 forfeit, or $10 if declared out on or before Jan-
uary 1, 1888; all declarations void unless accompanied with

the money, with $500 added; second horse to receive $100,

th'rd to save stike. Haifa mile. Closed Aug. 15, 1887, with

54 entries, of which 11 declared out.
3— Purse $350, of which $50 to second; for three-year-olds

and upwards. Maidens, if three years old, allowed 5 lbs ; if

four years old, allowed 10 lbs.; if five years old or upwards,

allowed 15 lbs. Three-quarters of a mile.

John Adams, ch c, 3, Mart Gibson by Joe Hooker, dam Jen-
nie Gibson.

John Adams, ch f, 3, Miss Mitfotd by Joe Hooker, dam Pearl.

W. L. Appleby, eh f, 4, Notidle by Wildidle, dam Bonanza.

J. B. Chase, ch g, 3, Kildare by Kyrle Daly, dam Mistake.

Cockrill Bros., b m, 5, Daisy D. by Wheatly, dam Black
Maria.

A. Cooper, ch g, 4, Dynamite by Joe Hooker, dam Chestnut
Belle.

J. B. Haggin, b f, 3, Bas Bleu by Duke of Magenta, dam Blue
Stocking.

J. B. Haggin, ch f, 3, Emotion by Falsetto, dam Emeti.

Maltese Villa Stable, ch f, 4, Idalene Cotton by Jim Brown,
dam Lizzie P.

Maltese Villa Stable, ch f, 3, Geraldine by Grinstead, dam
Cousin Peggy.

McCarty Bros., ch g, 5, Tom Daly by Kyrle Daly, dam Col-
umbia.

A. Y. Stephenson, oh f, 3, Susie S, by Marmaduke, dam Pir-
ouette.

G. W. Trahern, br m, 5, Haidee by King Alfonso, dam imp.
Inverness.

G. W. Trahern, ch f, 4, Blue Bonnet by Joe Hooker, dam
Kate Carson.

D. H. Tully, b g, 4, Torpedo by Jim Brown, dam Julia Mor-
gan.

Van Ness Ac Millroy, b h, a, Hancock by California, dam
Abbie W.

Thad Williams, ch f, 3, Lily by Milner, dam by imp. Intruder.

T. H. Williams Jr., blk h, a, Bryant "W. by Monday, dam Bebe.

J. Woodburn, ch c, 3. J. M. K. by imp. Kelpie, dam Laur-
ine.

Mrs. S. B. Wolfskill, b m, 5, Edelweiss by Joe Hooker, dam
Yolone.
4— The Tidal Stakes— For three-year-olds (foala of 1SS5);

$100 each, half forfeit, or $10 if declared oat on Jan. 1, 1877;

or $20 if declared out Aug. 1, 1887; or $30 if declared out

Jan. 1, 188S; all declarations void unless accompanied with

the money; with $600 added; the second to receivt $200,

third to save stake. One mile and a quarter. Closed Aug.

15, 1886, with 40 entries, of which 10 declared out.

5— Purse $400, of which $50 to the 6econd, $25 to the
third; for three-year-olds and upwards. Maidens, if three
years old, allowed 5 pounds; if four years old allowed 10
pounds; of live years old or upwards allowed 15 pounds. Mile
heats.
L. A. Blasingame, b h, 5, Hermes by Bayswater, dam Her-

cladae.
J. B. Chase, ch g, 3, Kildare by Kyrle Daly, dam Mistake.

A. Cooper, ch g, 4, Dynamite by Joe Hooker, dam Chestnut

Belle.

B. S. Fallon, b g, 4, Aoplause by Three Cheers, dam Alice N.
J. B. Haggio, b f, 3, Kathleen by Hurrah, dam Kitty Clark.
B. C. Holly, ch f, 3, Fasilade's Last by J. W. Norton, dam

Fusilade.
Maltese Villa Stable, ch f, 4, Idalene Cotton by Jim Brown,

dam Lizzie P.
McCarty Bros., b g, 3, King Alfred by King Alfonso, dam

Flash.
G. W. Trahern, b g, a, Dave Douglas by Leinster, dam Lilly

Simpson.
6— Selling Purse $300, of which $50 to the second; for
tbree-year-olds and upwards. Horses entered to be sold for
SI, 500 to carry rule weights; 2 pounds allowed to each S100
less down to $1,000; then one pound each for $100 less down
to $300. Selling price to be stated through the entry box at
0 p. m. the day before the race. Seven-eighths of a mils.
W. L. Appleby, ch m, 4, Laura Gardner by Jim Brown, dam

Avail.
J. B. Chase, ch g, 3, Kildare by Kyrle Daly, dam Mistake.
J. B. Haggin, ch c, 3, Paucho by King Alfonso, dam Penum-
bra.
J. B. Hagyin, b f, 3, Bas Bleu by Duke of Magenta, dam

Blue Stocking.
J. B. Haggin, b g, 4, Bilver Bow by Fechter, dam Belle of the

Meade.

W. E. Hazlitt, b g, a, Belshaw by Wildidle, dam Susie Wil-
liamson.

C. Jones, ch g, 4, John S. by Leinster, dam Lilly H.
Maltese Villa Stable, ch f, 4, Idalene Cotton by Jim Brown,

dam Lizzie P.

McCarty Bros, ch g,jo, Tom Daly by Kyrle Daly, dam Colum-
bia.

Owen Bros., b c, 4, Oro by Norfolk, dam Golden Gate.

A. Y. Stephenson, b m, 6, Avondale by Marmaduke, dam

Pirouette.
G. W. Trahern, b m, 5, Katie A. by Bullion, dam by imp.
Mickey Free.

D. H. Tully, b g, 4, Torpedo by Jim Brown, dam Julia

Morgan.
Thad Williams, ch f, 3, Lily by Milner, dam by imp. Intruder.
T. H. Williams Jr., bin h, a, Bryant W. by Monday, dam Bebe.
Jas. Woodburn, oh c, 3, J. M. K. by imp. Kelpie, dam

Laurine.

7-— The Vernal Stakes— For two-year-olds; $10 each, p p,
with $300 added, second to receive $30. Winner of the Cal-
ifornia Stake on the first day to carry 3 pounds extra; horses
starting in that race and not placed allowed 3 pounds. Five-
eighths of a mile.

John Adams, ch g Bepp > by Joe Hooker, dam Belle.
John Adams, ch g Little One by Joe Hooker, dam Ita Ander-
son.
J. B. Chase, ch f Glen Ellen by Kyrle Daly, dam Mistake.
J. B. Haggin, b g Jubilee by Kyrle Daly, dam Joy.
J. B. Haggin, ch f Sonoma by Longfield, dam Carrie C.
J. B. Haggin, ch g So So by Lojgfield, dam Sozodont.

B. C. Holly, br f Cassandra by Kyrle Daly, dam Chiquita.
Maltese Villa Stable, b f Gladys by Flood, dam Riglin.
McCarty Bros., oh g Tiburon by Duke of Magenta, dam imp.

Queen.
McCarty Bros., ch g Harry Mac by Hyder Ali, dam Madame

Bowett.
W. M. Murry, b c Robin Hood by Flood, dam Bobin Girl.
W. M. Murry, be N. Y. M. by Shannon, dam Demirep.
W. M. Murry, b c Almont by Three Cheers, dam Question.
W. M. Murry, b f Isabella by Norfolk, dam Maggie S.
Palo Alto, b f Shannon Hose by Shannon, dam imp. Fairy

Bose.
Palo Alto, ch f Aurelia by Wildidle, dam imp. Amelia.
Palo Alto, b f FauBtine bv Flood, dam imp. Flirt.
Palo Alto, b c Tracy by Shannon, dam imp. Goula.

F. P. Pray, b c Duke Spencer by Duke of Norfolk, dam Lou

Spencer.

L. U. Shippee, br f Pic Nic by imp. Mr. Pickwick, dam imp.
Countess.

L. U. Shippee, br f Glencola by imp. Glengarry, dam Mar-
cola.

L, TJ. Shippee, b f Songstress by Luke Blackburn, dam imp.
Mali bran.

H. I. Thornton, br f Zinfandel by Longfield, dam Eufaula.

H. I. Thornton, br g Jack Pot by Joe Hooker, dam Lugena.

H. I. Thornton, ch c Joe Hoge by Joe Hooker, dam Viola B.

T. H. Williams Jr., b f Lady Helen by Norfolk, dam Jessie B.

Theo. Winters, b c Leh by Joe Hooker, dam Illusion.

Theo. Winters, ch c Joe Courtney by Joe Hooker, dam
Abbie W.

Theo. Winters, c roan c Telish by Norfolk, dam Ballinette.

8— The Pacific Derby— For three-year-olds (foals of 1885);
$100 each, half-forfeit, or $10 if declared out Jan. 1, 18S7;
or $20 if declared out Aug. 1, 1887; or $30 if declared out
Jan. 1, 18S8; all declarations void unless accompanied with
the money; with $750 added; second to receive $200, third
to save stake. One mile and a half. Closed Aug. 15, 1886,
with 41 entries, of which JO declared out.

9— Selling Purse— $350, of which $50 to the second; for
all aseB. Conditions as in No. 6. One mile.
W. L. Appleby, ch m, 4, Laura Gardner by Jim Brown, dam

Avuil.
J. B. Haggin, ch c, 3, Pancho by King Alfonso, dam renum-

bra.
J. R. Hodson, ch c, 4, Fred Archer by Thad Stevens, dam

Brown Bess.
B. C. Holly, br c, 3, Hamlet by Kegent, dam Nannie Holton.
B. W. Levens, blk g, a, Black Pilot by Echo, dam Madge

Duke.
Maltese Villa Stable, ch f, 4, Idalene Cotton by Jim BrowD,

dam Lizzie P.
Maltese Villa Stable, ch g, 4, Elwood by Norfolk, dam Bal-
linette.
W. M. Murry, ch c Peregrine by Joe Hooker or Jumbo, dam

Irene Harding.
W. M. Murry, ch g Adonis by Joe Hooker, dam Puss.
Owen Bros., b c, 4. Oro by Norfolk, dam Golden Gate.

A. Y. Stephenson, b m, 6, Avondale by Marmaduke, dam Pir-

ouette.

G. W, Trahern, b m, 5, Katie A. by Bullion, dam by imp.

Mickey Free.
T. H. Williams Jr., blk h, a, Bryant W. by Monday, dam Bebe.

10— TheGano Stakes— For two-year-olds (foals of 1886);
$50 each, $25 forfeit, or $10 if declared out on or before Jan-
uary 1, 18SS; all declarations void unless accompanied with
the money; with $500 added; second horse to receive $100,
third to save stake. Stake to be named after wiuuer if Gano's
time (1:15) is beaten. Three-quarters of a mile. Closed
August 15, 1SS7, with 53 entries, of which 12 declared out.

11 — Purse $350, of which $50 to Becond; for all ages; win-
ners of any race at this meeting, when carrying weight for
age or more, to carry 5 lbs. extra. Three-quarter mile beats.
W. L. Appleby, ch m. 4, Notidle by Wildidle, dam Bonanza.
J. B. Chase, oh g, 3, Kildare by Kyrle Daly, dam Mistake.
J. B. Haggin, b f, 3, Kathleen by imp. Hurrah, dam ■ Kitty

Clark.
J. B. Haggin, ch f, 3, Emotion by Falsetto, dam Emeti.

B. C. Holly, br c Sid by Siddartha, dam Violetta.

Maltese Villa Stable, ch f, 4, Idalene Cotton by Jim Brown,
dam Lizzie P.

McCarty Bros., ch g, 5, Tom Daly by Kyrle Daly, dam Col-
umbia.

McCarty Bros., by g. 3, King Alfred "br King Alfonso, dam
Flash.

G. W. Trahern, ch f, 4, Blue Bonnet by Joe Hooker, dam
Kate Carson.

T. Williams Jr., blk h, a, Bryant W. by Monday, dam Bebe.

Mrs. S.B. Wolfskill, b m, 5, Edelweiss by Joe Hooker, dam
Yolone.

12— PurBe $500— Of which $50 to second; for all ages.
Winner of the Tidal Stakes at the meeting to carry 5 pounds
extra; of the Paoitic Derby 7 pounds extra; of both 10 pounds
extra. One mile and three-eighths.
L. A. Blasingame, b h. 5, Hermes by Bayswater, dam Her-

oladae.
J. Cabrera, b m, 4, Leap Year by Norfolk, dam imp. Lady

Jaue.
Cockrill Bros., b ni, 5, Daisy D. by Wheatly, dam Black Maria.
K. C. Fallon, b g, 4, Applause by ThreeC beers, dam Alice N,

1888

Qht %xu&sx aixd SfymA&nmtt.

.9

J. B. Haggin, b f, 3, Bas Bleu by Duke of Magenta, dam Blue

(stocking.
J. B Haggin, ch t, 3, Emotion by Falsetto, dam Emeti.
J. B. Haggin, br o, 3, Tennyson by Longfellow, dam Lucy

Jackson.
B. C. Holly, ch f, 3, Fosilade's Last by J. W. Norton, dam

FusiUde.
Maltese Villa Stable, b h, 4, Triboulet by King Ban, dam

Herzegovina.
McCarty Bros., ch h, 4, C. H. Todd by Joe Hooker, dam

KosaB.
W. M. Murry, ch g, 3, Adonis by Joe Hooker, dam Puss.
Palo Alto, blk f, 3, imp. Gorgo by Isonomy, dam imp. Flirt.
Palo Alto, b c, Peel by Monday, dam Precious.
H. I. Thornton, b f, 4, Narcola by Norfolk, dam Ada C.
Van Ness & Milroy, oh m, 4, Adeline by Enquirer, dam

Analyne.
13— Purse $400, of which $50 to the second, $25 to the
third; for three-year-old fillies. Winner of any three-year-
old race at this "meeting to carry 5 pounds extra; of two, 8
pounds extra. One mile and a sixteenth.
W. L. Appleby, ch f, 3, Carmen by Wildidle, dam Nettie

BrowD.
J. B. Hagdn, ch f, 3. Emotion by Falsetlo, dam Emeti.
J. B. Haggin, b f, 3, Kathleen by imp. Hurrah, damKilty Clark.
J. B. Haggin, b f, 3, Bas Bleu by Duke of Magenta, dam

Blue Stocking.
Maltese Villa Stable, ch f, 3, Geraldine by Grinstead, dam

Cousin Peggy.
Owen Bros., ch f Serpolette by Norfolk, dam Matlie GleDn.
Palo Alto, blk f, 3, imp. Gorgo by Isonomy, dam imp. Flirt.

A. Y. Stephenson, ch f, 3, Susie S. by Marmaduke, dam Pir-

ouette.
14 — Purse $400, of which $50 to the second, $25 to third;
handicap for two-year-olds. Declaration $5, to go to the
Racing Fund. Weights announced the day before the race at
10 o'clock a. m. Declarations due at 6 p. M. the same day.
Seven-eighths ot a mile.

W. L. Appleby, blk f Futurity by John A., dam Ella Doane,
J. B. HBggin, b c Jubilee by Kyrle Daly, dam Joy.
J. B. Haggin, ch f Sonoma by Longfield, dam Carrie C.
J. B. Hodson, ch f Maid of Honor by Joe Hooker, dam Puss.

B. C. Holly, br f CasBandra by Kyrle Daly, dam Chiquita.
McCarty Bros., ch g Tiburon by Duke of Magenta, dam imp.

Queen.
McCarty Bros., ch c Harry Mac by Hyder Ali, dam Madam

Bowett.
W. M. Murry, b c Robin Hood by Flood, dam Bobin Girl.
W. M. Murry, b c N. T. M. by Shannon, dam Demirep.
W. M. Murry, b c Almont Ly Three Cheers, dam Question.
W. M. Murry, b f Isabella by Norfolk, dam Maggie S.
Oak Grove Stable, ch c Sherman by Leinster, dam Aunt Jane.
Palo Alto, b c Tracy by Shannon, dam imp. Goula.
Palo Alto, ch f Aurelia by "Wildidle, dam imp. Amelia.
Palo Alto, b f Faustine by Flood, dam imp. Flirt.
Palo Alto, b f Shannon Rose by Shannon, dam imp. Fairy

Rose.
F. P. Pray, b c Duke Spenoer by Duke of Norfolk, dam Lou

Spencer.
H. I. Thornton, br c Zinfandel by Long6eld, dam Eufaula.
H. I. Thornton, br g Jack Pot by Joe Hooker, dam Lugena.
H. I. Thornton, ch c Joe Hoge by Joe Hooker, dam Viola R.
Theo. Winters, ch c Bronco by Joe Hooker, dam Laura

Winston.
Theo. Winters, ch c Don Jose by Joe Hooker, dam Countess

Zeika.
Theo. Winters, ch r c Teliah by Norfolk, dam Ballinette.

15— Puree $350, of which $50 to second. Owners' handi-
cap for horses that have started and not won at this meeting.
Entries close with the secretary, or through the entry box. at
the track at 6 P. M. the day before the race. Weights to be
carried must be given with the entry. Winners of Nos. 14
and 15, if entered in this race, may be withdrawn without
penalty. One mile and an eighth.

16— Purse $750, for all ages; entrance $25 each from start-
ers. Starting money divided 70 per cent, to the second and
30 per cent, to the third horse. Declarations $15, to go to the
Racing Fund. Three-yesr-ol^sio carry 90 pounds; four-year-
olds 108 pounds; five-year-olds and upwards 114 pounds.
Sex allowances. Onb mile and three-quarters.
W, L. Appleby, ch m, 4, Laura Gardner by Jim Brown, dam

Avail.
J. Cabrera, b m, 4, Leap Year by Norfolk, dam imp. Lady Jane.
J. B. Haggin, ch c, 3, Phantom by Joe Hooker, dam Cordelia

Planet.
J. B. Haggin, b f, 5, Love Knot by Kyrle Daly, dam My Love.
J . B. Haggin, b f, 3, Kathleen by imp, Hurrah, dam Kitty Claik.
B. W. Levens, blk g, a, Black Pilot by Echo, dam Madge Duke.

F. P. Lowell, b c, 3, Leon by Leinster, dam Ada A.
Maltese Villa Stable, ch h, 4, Elwood by Norfolk, dam

Ballinette.
W. M. Murry, ch g, 3. Adonis by Joe Hooker, dam Puss.
Oak Grove Stable, ch c, 3, Cannie Scott by Leinster, dam

Tibbie Dunbar.
Palo Alto, blk f, 3, imp. Gorgo by Isonomy, dam imp. Flirt.
H. I. Thorton, b m, 4, Narcola by Norfolk, dam Ada C.

G. W. Trahern, b g, a, Dave Douglass by Leinster, dam
Lillv S.

Van Ness & Milroy, ch f, 4, Adeline by Enquirer, dam

Analyne.
Van Ness & Milroy, b c, 3, Bolero by Norfolk, dam Neapolitan.
L. A. Blasingame, b h, 5, Hermes by Bayswater, dam Her-

cladae.

♦■ ' ■

A Prolific Mare.

Editor Bkeedeb asd Sportsman: — In your valued paper
of March 10th, in writing on twins, you advance the theory
of double conception from the services of the stallions.
Now I have a mare, Lady H , seven years old, bought of S.
DeWitt, that was bred to Garfield on June 16, 1884, one
service. On May 15, 1885, she foaled twins — one of each
sex— the fillv large and the other very small. Both are alive
and here no'w. On May 30th, 1886. she foaled a filly by a
son of Nephew, and May 4th, 1887, a filly by Anteros,
making four foals in eleven days less than two years. Who
beats that record! She is now in foal to Bay Rose, and if
nothing goes wrong will have the fifth one in less than three
years. If twins you shall hear from her again.

Tulare, March 18th, 1888. ^ J. W. Bennett.

The lightweight (seventy-five pounds) jockey Freeman is

attracting much attention, and receiving many compliments

for his superior ridina at New Orleans. He is a white lad
with carroty hair and level head.

Bankrupt, the non of Spendthrift and Authoress, is re-
ported to be in Bplendid shape this year, and it is anticipated
that he will again show the phenomenal speed of his two-
year-old^form.

Stakes at Stockton.

The stakes of the San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Society
closed on the loth, with the following entries:

TROTTING — STATE .

For two-year-olds; 2:40 class.

Hoppin Bros.'b o Gen. Logan by Alex Button, dam Win
nie.

R. C. Sargeant's ch c by Ross S., dam by Black Hawk.

L. J. Rose's b f Vesolia by Stamboul, dam Ioez by The
Moor.

J. W. Knox's blk c Secretary by Director, dam by Volun-
teer.

L. U. Shippee'sb c Kilrain by Hawthorne, dam by Whip-
ple's Hambletonian.

L. U. Sbippee's b f Maggie S. by Hawthorne, dam Lady
Black Hawk.

L. U. Shippee's b c Motion by Electioneer, dam Edith Can-
by Clark Chief.

E. Giddiugs' ch g Edwin G. by Sidney, dam by Dashaway.

J. E. Durham's br f by Conductor, dam by Pinole Patchen.

For three-year-olds or under; 2:30 class.

L. J. Rose's b f Nehushta by Stamboul, dam Neluska.

L. U. Shippee's b c Moses S. by Hawthorne, dam a Black
Hawk Mare.

A. McDowell's b o Direct by Director, dam Eohora by
Echo.

A. McDowell's blk o Little Black Jug by Director, dam the
dam of Little Brown Jug.

Hammond & Helman's ch c Strathway by Steinway, dam
Countess by Whipple's Hambletonian.

E. Giddings' b c Minot by Bay Rose, dam by Hinman'a
Consul.

L. TJ. Shippee's br f Ida May by Hawthorne, dam by Chief-
tain.

J. A. Goldsmith's — f Sister V. by Sidney, dam Nettie
Lambert.

For four-year-olds or under; 2:25 class.

G. M. Miller's b f Flora M. by Elector, dam Phoebe Drew.

H. W. Seale's b g Rex by Anteeo, dam Accident by Elmo.

C. E. Needham's br c Steve Whipple by Chrisman's Ham-
bletonian, dam Twist.

H. Nicewonger's b f Nettie C. by Elector, dam by Nena
Sahib.

H. Nicewonger's br g Leek by Elector, dam Amanda.

L. M. Morse's b g Prince Albert by Dexter Prince, dam
Minnie L.

L. J. Rose's b g Dubec by Sultan, dam by Cal. Dexter.

L. U. Shippee's be J. C. Shelley by Hawthorne, dam by
Morgan Rattler.

A. A. Miller's c g Last Chance by Romero, dam by Volun-
teer.

L. U. Shippee's blk c Moses S. by Hawthorne, dam by
Black Hawk.

G. Valensin's blk c Shamrook by Buccaneer, dam Fern
Leaf.

TROTTING — DISTRICT.

For two-year-olds.

W. Murray's br c J. R. by Elector, dam Gipsey.

L. A. Richards' b f Sadie by Elector.

G. H. Miller's b f Jessie May by Elector, dam Phcebe May.

R. C. Sargent's ch c by Ross S., dam Black Hawk Mare.

L. M. Morse's b o Homer by Dexter Prince, dam by Santa
Clans.

L. M. Morse's ch f Idalene by Dexter Prince, dam by
Abbotsford.

L. TJ. Shippee's b c Kilrain by Hawthorne, dam by Whip-
ple's Hambletonian.

L. U. Shippee's b f Maggie S. by Hawthorne, dam Lady
Black Hawk.

L. U. Shippee's b o Motion by Electioneer, dam Edith Carr
by Clark Chief.

C. W. Brunton's b f She by Mt. Vernon, dam by McClellan.

Geo. M. French's ch f Kitty Vernon by Mt. Vernon, dam
by Chieftain.

For three-year-olds or under.
L. A. Richard's b f Bell Tone by Elector.
L. M. Morse's br c by Director, dam by Santa Claus,
L. TJ. Shippee's b c Moses S. by Hawthorne, dam a Black
Hawk Mare.
G. W. Fox's br f Grace Vernon by Mt. Vernon.

B. C. Holly's ch g Ben Davis.

L. TJ. Shippee's br f Ida May by Hawthorne, dam by Chief-
tain.

For four-year-olds or under.

G. H. Miller's b f Flora M. by Elector, dam Phcebe Drew.

C. W. Turner's b c Reliable by Reliance, dam by McClel-
lan.

C. E. Needham's br c Steve Whipple by Chrisman's Ham-
bletonian, dam Twist.

H. Nicewonger's b f Nettie C. by Elector, dam by Nena
Sahib.

H. Nicewonger's br g Leek by Elector, dam Amanda.

L. M. Morse's b g Prince Albert by Dexter Prince, dam
Winnie.

L. TJ. Shippee's bo J. C. Shelley by Hawthorne, dam by
Morgan Rattler.

L. TJ. Shippee's b c Moses S. by Hawthorne, dam a Black
Hawk Mare.

RTDTNLNG — STATE .

For two-year-olds. One mile.

A. Lathrop's b c Flood Tide by Flood, dam Lady Evangel-
ine.
A. Lathrop's ch f Aurelia by Wildidle, dam imp. Amelia.

A. Lathrop's bf Shannon Rose, dam Shannon by imp. Fairy
Rose.

L. 0. Shippee's ch f Agnes B. by imp. Glengary, dam
Ensue.

L. U. Shippee's b f Songstress by Luke Blackburn, dam
Mai ib ran.

L. 0". Shippee's br f Picnic by imp. Mr. Pickwick, dam
imp. Countess.

B. C. Holly's br f Cassandra by imp. Kyrle Daly, dam
Chiquita.

For three-year-olds or over. Mile heats.

B. C. Holly's br c Sid, 3. by imp. Siddartha, dam Vestella.

L. A. Blasingame's b h Hermes, 5, by Bayswater, dam
Hercladae.

Owen Bros.' ch f Serpolette, 3, by Norfolk, dam Mattie
Glenn.

Owen Bros.' oh f Corona by Norfolk, dam Sister to Lot-
tery.

B. T. McCarthy's ch f Susie.

SUNNING — DISTRICT.

For two-year-olds. One mile.

A. D. Harrison's oh f Maud Granger by Joe Daniels, dam
Amanda L.

L. TJ. Sbippee's ch f Agnes B. by imp. Glengary, dam
Ensue.

L. TJ. Shippee's b f Songstress by Luke Blackburn, dam
Malibran.

L. TJ. Shippee's br f Picnic by imp. Mr. Pickwick, dam
imp. Countess.

For three-year-olds or over. Mile heats.

A. D. Harrison's ch g Hello, 5, by Shannon, dam Marsbra,

G. W. Trahern's b g Dave Douglas, aged, by Leinster, dam
Lilly Simpson.

State Fair Colt Stakes.

The Colt Stakes of the State Agricultural Society dosed on
the 15th inst. with the following entries:

No. 1 — For two-year-olds. $50 entrance, of which S10
must accompany nomination; $15 payable July 1st, and
remaining $25 payable August 10th. $300 added by the
society.

H. L. Hoppin & Bro., Yolo, b c General Logan by Alex.
Button, dam Winnie.

Charles Thornquest, Oakland, b c Cupid by Sidney, dam
Venus.

John P. Sweeney, Carson City, b c Gibber by Gibraltar,
dam Sooner by Breckenridge.

G. H. Miller, Stockton, b f Jessie May by Elector, dam
Phcebe Drew.

Palo Alto's br f Palo Alto Belle by Electioneer, dam Beauti-
ful Bells.

Palo Alto's br f Norlaine by Norval, dam Elaine by Mes«
senger Daroc.

Palo Alto's b f Sunol by Electioneer, dam Waxana by Gen-
eral Benton.

Palo Alto's b c Coin by Electioneer, dam Cecil by General
Benton.

Palo Alto's br c Comoneer by Electioneer, dam Mollie Cobb
by General Benton.

L. TJ. Shippee, Stockton, b c Kilrain by Hawthorne, dam
by Whipple's Hambletonian.

L. U. Shippee's b c Motion by Electioneer, dam by Clark
Chief.

C. R. Hoppin, Yolo, b f Tola by Cubit, dam Molly by Dietz*
St. Clair.

William Corbitt, San Mateo, br i by LeGrand, dam

by Arthurton.

Pleasanton Stock Farm Company, Pleasanton, b f Margaret
S. by Director, dam May Day.

Z. E. Simmons, Lexington, Ky., b f Forruna by Florida,
dam by George Wilkes.

L. J. Rose, San Gabriel, b f Vesolia by Stamboul, dam Inez
by The Moor.

No. 2 — For three-year-olds or under. $100 entrance, of
which $25 must accompany nomination; $25 payable Julv
1st, and remaining $50 payable August 10, 1888. $400 added
by the society.

G. E. Guerne, Oakland, b o Alfred G. by Anteeo, dam by
Speculation.

Chas. David, San Francisco, g c Collector by Director, dam
Kit.

J&s. Dustin, Oakland, br c Balkan By Mambriuo Wilkes,
dam Fanny Fern by Jack Hawkins.

Palo Alto's ch f Anselma by Ansel, dam Elaine by Mes-
senger Duroc.

Palo Alto's b o Pomona by Electioneer, dam Pearl by
George Lancaster.

Palo Alto's b c Lowell by Electioneer, dam Lady Lowell by
Schultze's St. Clair.

Palo Alto's b c Cedric by Electioneer, dam Cecil by General
Benton.

Palo Allo's ch i Arodi by Piedmont, dam Arol by Elec-
tioneer.

Palo AHo's b c Mouteith by Electioneer, dam Mamie C.
by imp. Hercules.

L. TJ. Shippee, Stockton, b c Moses 8. by Hawthorne, dam
by McCracken's Black Hawk.

L. U. Shippee's b f Ida May by Hawthorne, dam by Chief*
tain.

W. C. Harlan, Winters, br f Dinah by Prompter, dam
Sproul Mare by The Moor.

James P. Kerr, San Francisco, b c Memo by Sidney, dam
Flirt.

G. W. Woodward, Woodland, blk c Burbank S. by Alex.
Button, dam Imogene by Todhunter's Mambrino.

Wm. Corbitt, San Mateo, b g Grandee by LeGrand, dam
Norma by Arthurton.

Westwood Slock Farm, Visalia, ch c Strathway by Steinway,
dam Countess by Whipple's Hambletonian.

J. A. Goldsmith, Oakland, — Sister V. by Sidney, dam
Nettie Lambert.

Pleasanton Stock Farm Company, Pleasanton, blk c Direct
by Director, dam Echora.

L. J. Rose, San Gabriel, b f Nehushta by Stamboul, dam
Neluska by Sultan.

No. 3 — For four-year-olds or under. Conditions same ai
for three-year-olds.

G. H. Miller, Stockton, b f Flora M. by Elector, dam
Phcebe Drew.

Palo Alto Stock Farm's b f Maiden by Electioneer, dam May
Queen by Alexander's Norman.

Palo Alto's b f Ella by Electioneer, dam Lady Ellen by
Carr'a Mambrino.

Palo Alto's ch o Carlisle by Piedmont, dam Idabell by
Rysdyk's Hambletonian.

Palo Alto's dk br c Electricity by Electioneer, dam Mid-
night by Pilot Jr.

Palo Alto's b f Meta by Piedmont, dam Mecca by Mohawk
Chief.

Palo Alto's b c Wellington by Electioneer, dam Waxana by
General Benton.

L. TJ. Shippee, Stockton, b c John C. Shelley by Hawthorne,
dam by Morgan Rattler.

L. TJ. Shippee's b c Moses S. {3) by Hawthorne, dam by
MoCracken's Black Hawk.

Wm. Corbitt, San Mateo, b f Gina Wilkes by Guy Wilkes,
dam Blanche by Arthurton.

Valensin Stock Farm, Pleasanton, blk c Shamrock by Buc-
caneer, dam Femleaf by Flaxtail.

L. J. Rose's b g Dubec by Sultan, dam by Cal. Dexter.

Mr. W. H. Wilson, CyntbiaDa, Ky., hns sold to Jefferson <fc
Seeman his three-year-old brown rilly Daisy Rose l>y Saltan.
First dam Minnehaha by Steven's Bald Chief; second dam
Nellie Clny by C. M. Clay Jr. No. 22, third dam by Abrtallah
No. 1; fourth dam by Engineer II No. 3, sire of Lady Suffolk,
record 2:26$. Daisy Rose is not only a fa3t tilly herself, but
is a fall sister to Sweetheart, record 2:22$; Eva, 2:231: Alca-
zar, 253, and her dam was the dam of Beautiful Bell-*, record
2:29$. and she in turu is the dam of Hindu Rose, rt con1 "2
St. Belle, 2:24; and Bell Boy, record 2:26. In tin
Wilson parted with one of his very best.

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March 24

Bookmakers' Odds.

[N. Y. Sportsman 1

A friend of mine, who spent some weeks at Saratoga last
summer, indulged his propensity of playing the races to a
moderate extent.

My friend had some sporting education as to the profits
and losses of dealing with bookmakers, so he contented
himself with making his investments in the "overnight"
pools instead of depositing his money with the "barking
bookies." The following shows the difference in the odds
obtained by playiDg the "pools" instead of the "books," and
which have been verified by me in reference to the "over-
night" quotations published in the daily papers, and the
starting odds of the bookmakers, as given in Goodwin's
Guide.

Date.

Name of Horse.

Joly 22

" 27

11 28

" 30

Aug. 5

" 8

" 9

" 13

'• 16

" 16

'• 16

" 19

" 20

" 24

■« 26

" 26

.< 27

" 27

Brambleton

Swift

Dunboyne

Irish Pat

Chance

Volante

Wary

Kaloolah

Harry Russell.. .

Swift

Rosalind

Gleaner

Miss Ford

Nettle

Little Minnie. . . .

Orlando

Burch

Irish Pat

I.

Pool Udds.

13 to 1 agst ~

Evens

2£ to 1 agst . . .

5 to 1 agst

12 to 1 agst . . .
10 to 6 on... .

7 to 1 agst . . . .
4i to 1 agst . . .
3"to 1 ng^t . . . ".
2£ to 1 agst . . .

14 to 1 agst . . .

8 to 1 agst . . . .
2£ to 1 yg-it . . .
3] to 1 a^st . . .
16 to 1 agst . . .
Evens

2 to 1 agst

3 to 1 as.-rt. .

Book Odds.

to 1 agst
to 1 on
to 5 agst
to 1 agst
to 1 agst
to 1 on
to 2 agst
to 1 agst
to 5 agst
to 5 agst
to 1 ag-;t
to 1 a£st
to 5 agst
to 5 agst
to 1 agst
to2ou
Ivens
h to 1 a°ct

The above is a fair example of the reUtive odds of the two
systems, and my readers must bear in mind that the "com-
bine" alliance had not been born theu. If it had been in
operation, I wonder what the odds would have been! It
appears to me that the racing clubs have not paid sufficient
attention to the pool system. Why Bhould there not be
more pool stands on the course? I would have a dozen or
so. have them graded, so tbat the "high roller" would have
his stand where large amounts are offered for first choice,
and I would grade the rest of them down so that the impe-
cunious could bark his fancy for a "tenner." But still I
would not ostracize the bookie. Let him be there and do
what business he can. I am sure that not a few of them
would not ohject to the proposed system, inasmuch as the
pools are generally (at least on western tracks) used by them
for the purpose of covering any possible loss their booka may
disclose. Since the closing of ^the pool rooms the number of
unemployed auctioneers must be large, and I see no reason
why my idea could not be tried at very little expense.
Again, whv should not the associations take hold and run
the French mutuels, placing men of honesty to work them?
There is no doubt this is a favorita mode of betting with the
public, and once assure them tnat the register of the French
mutuels is worked honestly, and I venture to assert that
those people who pay their money at the gate, and thus make
racing profitable to the managers, will flock to our tracks
a id thus add very materially to the prosperity of the turf.
Once you drive the public away, and where are the purses to
come from? Is this not worthy of the consideration of the
managers of our courses? Which do you want, gentlemen,
a large gate money paid by the public, or a large revenue
received irom the bookmakers for betting privileges? Row
loug would the public stand the "stue thing," liberal odds of
the turf alliance? On some future occasions I may Bhow
a (omparison between th6 odds of English bookmakers and
those of our country, which I fancy will siartle the thinking
racing student.

Pedigree Stock in Australia.

One of the most important new departments of the Stock
Agency business at Sydney is undoubtedly that of Pedigree
Stock Agency, conducted by Messrs. M'Innes & Co., of 105
Pitt Street. For years past there has existed a most irregular
system of disposing of or procuring good pedigree stock, the
only means hitherto being the annual exhibitions. And even
these were at all times more than partial failures, as their
success depended on the show being visited by stock owners
or intending buyers who may be residing some hundreds of
miles away. The result of all this has been, first — a very
serious check to the breeding of pedigree stock; and, secondly,
to the very indifferent distribution of this stock throughout
the flocks and herds cf Australia. We know of several
breeders of stock who bitterly lament the heavy decline in the
tales from the time of the opening Sydney showB. What
appears to have been long wanted is, however, now supplied,
and this is done by the business established about six years
ago by Messrs. John T. MTnnes & Co. The senior purtner
of the firm has for a long time been farming reporter on one
of the leading papers of Sydney, and while thus engaged he
saw the want that existed for business with regard to pedi-
gree stock and pastoral matters generally, outside the ordinarv
lines of the stock business. Messrs. M'Innes & Co. have
registers of pedigree stock on sale, and are in communication
with graziers and others in all parts of Australia, Great
Britain and America, by which means negotiations are daily
condue'ed for the disposal of this stock. The advantages of
this system are manifest. Take, for instance, four or five
young pedigree bulls. There is no removal to Svdney in
prospect of Bale, and risk of heavy useless expenditure. The
purchase or sale is made while the Btock remain at the pad-
docks, and when completed they go straight to their destina-
tion. And there are now very much improved facilities for
the removal of all classes of pedigree stock, horses, cattle,
sheep, or pigs, as they can all be protected by insurance in
transit, or continuously for years. There need be no cause
for anxiety on the part of the purchaser with regard to the
safety of his stock between the time of purchase and delivery,
as Messis. M'Innes & Co. have adopted the careful system of
insuring, in companies specially established in Sydney for
the purpose, all live-stock at a small percentage against mor
tality during transit. We are glad to hear that Messrs.
M'Innes & Co. have hit a decided want, and that their busi-
ness is the means of a grand distribution of improved stock.
The 'irm, we understand, may be consulted on all pastoral
and farming matters ontBide the ordinary stock and produce
bntiness, and are able to give reliable information about, and
pur jhaseif required, all descriptions of pastoral and farming
in. iements, and station requirements generally.

-'he above firm's lists of stock sales show they aro doing a
jotE'rkably large business throughout Australia and New
Zealand, and in opening up business with California is

_. more than any enterprising agents desire.

From the Coloniea-

Mr. J. K. Newton arrived from Sidney on the Mariposa,
last Saturday, bringing with him some thoroughbreds for
this market The lot consisted of five yearlings and one
two-year-old. The Sidney Telegraph gives the following
notes of the blood of these youngsters:

Derelict, 2, son of Robinson Crusoe (winner of the Derby,
St. Ledger, etc.) and Beatrice (herself a good winner and
dam of His Lordship, His Grace, Olga and Cracker), by
Stockowner (imp.) frjni Argus Scandal's dam Lady Heron
by the highly-prized Fisherman (imp.). The Stud Book
tells of nothing better than this, and the name? of N vigator.
Trident, His Lordship, Argus Scandal, Acolyte, Lapidist,
Onyx, Ragpicker, Sylvia, Charon, Benvolio, The Hook and
Fishhook make np a list of winners that probably no other
family tree in tbe colony can boast of. These all spring
from the imported Fisherman and Juliet, the former being on
"top and bottom" of Derelict's pedigree through Angler and
Lady Heron, and Juliet was one of the grandest mares that
ever came to the colony. Derelict's graudsire, Stockowner
(imp ), and his grandam Chrysolite, (imp.), were both got by
the emperor of stallions, Stockwell, and the student of breed-
ing need hardly be told tbat better it would be impossible to
get. In the back Hues of the pedigree aro met with such stout
and much-desired strains of blosd as Orville, Bay Middleton,
Touchstone, Sir Heresies, Lottery, Whalebone by Waxy,
Eclipse, elc.

No. 2 is a chestnut filly by the importei Somnus (sire of
Brown and Rose) from Geraldine (wiuner of tbe Hawkes-
bury Guineas), and, strange to say, all this youngster's
ancestors have produced the "cracks'1 of tbeir own time.
GeralfHae's dam, Atholine, threw two Maiibyrning Plate
dinners in Habena ant N*rina, besides Huntingtower and
Blairgowrie; and her sire Yattendon was not only the best
race-horse of hiB day, but sired winners of great races almo-t
innumerable, and his own dam Cassin n gave the turf
such as Camden, Calendar, Kyogle and Ramornie, each to a
different sire. Somnus himself is remarkably well-bred,
going b«ck through his Bire Orest to the Derby and St.
Leger winners Orlando and Touchstone, and his dam Yule
Cake was got by Macaroni's sire Sweetmeat.

The third one is a chestnut colt by Astrosa's sire Fergus 1st
from Romping Girl, and no better blood flows anywhere.
Romping Girl is the dam of Masquerade, winner of the Met-
ropo iian Stakes, and the Sydney Cnp winnerFavor, and that
alone should stamp their half-brother as one of a right
good sort. Her grandam Valetta (imp.) will be remembered
by racing men of 25 years ago as one of the fastest animals of
her day, but having "cracked up" from tbe amount of work
she was given did not race. But she subsequently made agreat
name for herself at the stud by producing Aveline and tbat
flyer Malta. Fergus I will compare with the most fashionable
of sires in point of pedigree. He claims as grandsires those
t^o celebrities, Stockwell and Venison, and there is but little
doubt that, now he is located where good opportunities will
be given him, he will make such a name for himself as a sire
of winners as are only to be expected from one with such an
aristocratic pedigree.

The next is a bay by the import:d Epigram, from Helen
ll'Gregor. The doings of the families represented here by
both sire and dam are not likely soon to fade away, fur racing
men will remember that Epigram got Le Grand (winner of
the Champion Race, A. J. C Derby and Leger), Wheatear
(winner of the A. J. C. Derby an I St. Leger), besides other
good performers in My Lord and Waterlro. Helen M'Gregor's
sire, Tarrag-ra also won the Champion Race after having run
a dead heat wiih Volunteer, and, like Epigram, gave the turf
several bright ornaments, as did also his ancestor. New "War-
rior (imp.), among the latter's progeny being Romula, The
Prophet, Tim Whiffler, etc. If the stud book wore gone
through it would not reveal any better blood than Epigram
boastB of, and the stud-master should be considered fortunate
who claims a representative of such an aristocrat.

Mr, Newton's contingent includes another bay colt, one by
Maribyrnong from Fair Duchess (imp.), the latter being own
sister to Craig Miller, which was sold for 4,500 guineas. All
the advantages of breeding required in a pedigree are to be
found in this youngster's genealogical tree, and it is not too
much to say that his pedigree from corner to corner pos-
sesses not only winners of great races themselves, but there
ure sires who have perpetuated their excellences in their
stock. For instance, we have Blair Athol (Derby and Leger
winner), Stockwell (2000 gs. and St. Leger). The Baron (St.
Leger and Cesarewitch), The Flying Dutchman (Derby and
t-t. Leger), Birdcatcher, Sir Hercules, Whalebone, Waxy,
Pathos, Eclipse, or Fitzroland, Orlando, Touchstone, Camel,
again to "Waxy, and many others. Besides all these there is
Fisherman, one of the stoutest horses England ever saw.
No truer racing than that running through Maribyrnong's
family could be bad. It is proved by his dam. Rose de
Florence, giving King of the Ring the best of hiB year. He
sired First King, the winner of two champion races, and the
latter gave the turf the last Maribyrnong Plate winner, Lons-
dale.

The last of the bunch is a chestnut colt by Somnus (imp.)
from Maid of the HiIIb. Sumnus (sire of Brown and Rose)
won many good races on the flat as well as over "sticks, "
carrying tremendous weights, and in his 'lines" will be
found two strains of that Touchstone blood so highly prized
by stud-masters, as well as one each of Sweetmeat and The
Colonel, all going back to Waxy. On the dam's side, through
her sire The Drummer, there will ba found Rataplan, Bay
Middleton, and other noted sires, and on the other there is
the Atalanta — Camilla Betty by Hector family, which has
been responsible for so many of a right good sort. -From
this it will be gathered that Mr. Newton has chosen some
choice lines to work on, and should the young aristocrats
fall into hands whose owners will give them a proper chance
of distinguishing themselves, they can hardly fail of giving
the colonies a great name. How tbey may acquit themselves
will be eagerly awaited.

Mr. L. J. Rose has sold to W. H. Wilson, of Abdallah Park,
Cyuthiana, Ky , all his Sultan foals of 18S7. There were
only three colts and one filly by Sultan, aod these were got
just before Sultan left California.. Mr. Wilson also purchased
of Mr. Rose one yearling filly by Stamboul, first dam by Th6
Moor, second dam by Idol No. 177, third dam Sue Monday
by Pilot Jr., fourth dam Kate Taber, g d of Contractor,
2:29|. These five youngsters were taken over by Budd Doble
a far as Chicago, and they arrived at Ab3allah Park Tues-
day, March 13th.

Mr. L. B. Lindsey has parted company with Oane L., hav-
ing sold her to Al. Maynard of this city for $6,000. Jane L.
will be sent East, and Mr. Hickok is of opinion that with her
and Arab to tbe pole he would be willing to match any double
team iu the world for a 3 in 5 race.

Nothing seems to have come of the proposed arbitration
between St. Louis and Latonia on the question of dates.

The Stallion Show at San Jose.

A beautiful day, and the stallion parade brought a crowd of
people to the grounds of the Santa Clara Valley Agricultural
Society at San Jose last Saturday. The exhibition was given
under the auspices of the society. Although there were no
premiums offered, the opportunity to show the horses iu
the presence of such a large number of breeders and interested
people being deemed a sufficient remuneration for the time
and trouble involved. President Topham directed affairs,
and as the stallions moved past him he announced in distinct
tones the name of each animal, pedigree, location, terms of
service, and name of owntr. Santa Clara County is prolific
in horseB, and good ones, too, but from modesty, or some
ot or cause to us unknown, the breeders of that district
rarely call the attention of the world outside to their stock by
developing them for speed or by adopting any of the acknowl-
edged methods of giving them pruminence. At the parade
last Saturday, while there was a fine showing there were
many Btallions of high class notably absent. Of the thorough-
breds only one was in line. Bob Wooding by imp. Hercules,
dam Miami by Belmont, owned by Mr. Wm. Boots.

The trotters and roadsters in line were:

Soudan by Sultan, dam Lady Babcock; owned by D. J.
Murphy.

Wilmington, b'ack, by Fallis, dam Flushing Belle by Die
tator; owned by D. C. Gould.

Col. Benton, black, by General Benton; owned by Thos.
Gould.

Thornhill, bay, inbred Wilkes, dam by General Knox,
owned by James Boyd.

Ario, brown, by Florida, dam Crystal Belle; owned by
James Boyd.

Bismarck, bay, by Index, d*m a Belmont mare; owner
John Gordon.

Pat, chestnut, by Grosveuor; owned by E. Topham of
Milpitas. *

C. "W. S., black, by Abbotsfcrd, dam aPutchon mare; owned
by Jobn Gordon.

Dick Patchen, bay, by Tom Patchen, dam Lady Peters;
owned by D, J. Murphy.

Rustic, white, by Whipple's Hambletonian. dam by Bel-
mont; owned by P. J. Shafter.

Longfellow, bay, by Buford; owned by Dr. Dudley.

Monte, chestnut, by Carr's Mambrino, dam by Hercules;
owned by Thomas Boslwick.

Eros, brown, by Electioneer, dam the dam of Sallie Benton;
owned by Burke & Voiget. Eros was followed by three of
his colts; one yearling, the others were two years old.

Ormond, bay, by Alden Goldsmith, dam Lady Lambert;
owned by J. Gilliam of Los Gatos.

Baywood, bay, by Nutwood, dam by Patohen; owned by
E. S. Smith.

Stranger, seal browD, by Gus, dam by Dave Hill; owned by
T. W. Barstow. He was followed by ten of bis colts.

Orion, by Elmo, dam by Echo; owned by J. R. Weller of
Miloitas.

Wapeie, bay, by Wapsie, dam by Niagara; owned byChas.
Worthington of Saratoga.

Gen. Dana Jr., brown, by Gen. Dana, dam by Langford;
owned by Blaine & Frost.

May Boy, chestnut, by St. John, dam by Orphan Belle;
owned by Mr. Dempsey of Sao Jose.

Nutwood Boy, chestnut, by Nutwood, dam by Goldfinder;
owned by J. O. Buffington of San Jose. He was followed by
nine of his colts.

Woodnut, chestnut, by Nutvood. dam Flora; owner Jas.
Weatherhead of San Jose.

Hollywood by Nutwood, dam Orphan Belle; owned by
James Weatherhead, He was followed by six colts.

Archer, chestnut, by Sterling, dam Ada Rucker; owned by
R. "Walton.

Morgan Chief, black, by Hazzard's Morgan, dam by Black
Hawk; owned by John Cntes.

Santa Clara Sultan, black, by Sultan, dam by The Moor;
owned by John Scott.

George Washington by Washington, dam by General Tay-
lor; owned by Chas. Shafer.

Magic, chestnut, by Patchen, dam by Belmont; owned by
Jamei Gregg.

Major, black, by Cal. Dexter, dam by Belmont; owned by
Mr. Johnson of Mountain View.

Young Signal, bay, by Signal, dam Maggie Walker; owned
by O. P. Baxter.

Chieftan, bay, by Old Chieftan; owned by J. R. Russell.

In addition there were a number of grade Normans and
other draft breeds shown, and an imported Suffolk Percheron .

Answers to Qnrresnondents.

Questions answered only through these columns. No repli«s b
mail or telegraph. The name of the writer should accompany al
questions, not for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Let
ters received without the writer'u name cannot receive attention.

E A. D., Los Angeles.

At your earliest convenience please favor, if possible, with
description and pedigree of a stallicn called Capt. Webster.
Made the season near San Jose in 1884. 2d. Had he a
record? 3d. Has he. sired any performers that have
obtained records? A number of animals are in this section
said to have been sired by the above-named horse. By sup-i
plying any information touching these inquiries you will'
place us under renewed obligations.

Answer — 1. Captain Webster was a bay horse, large,
powerful, and of commanding style and appearance. He
waB by Williamson's Belmont, his dam a mare brought from
Kentucky, and certified to be a daughter of Rysdyk's Hamble-
tonian, although all attempts to verify her breeding have
resulted in failure. 2. He has a record of 2:3(% but
trotted f.tster than tbat on more than one occasion. 3.
He is the sire of Freestone, 2:29, and several others of less

note.

T. B. J., Salinas Cal.

There has been a very important discussion through some
of our would-be level-headed horsemen as to "when does a
colt become a horse?" Some would bave it at four and some
at five, others at seven, and it cannot be settled until we can
get the desired information from you.

Answer— The gensral rule is to call them colts up to their
four-year-old form. In his fifth year he becomes a horse.
The basis of the custom is thatbetweeu their fourth and fifth
year the process of dentition is completed. The animal has
a full mouth, and Leoomes a horse when he attains his fifth
year.

J. F. D., San Francisco.

Can you give me the record of the mare Alpha, also her
breeding? She ran a four-mile race in Sacramento eight or
ten years ago.

Answer — Alpha, bay mare foaled 1870 by imp. Hercules,
dam Waxy by Lexiugton. She ran in many raoes, and had a
record of one mile in \M\, one mile and a half in 2:4"J-, and

1888

Jpue ISmilex: and J^rtsmjm.

81

mile heats, 3 in 5 (first fourth and fifth heats), in 1:46}, 1:48 J,
1:47J. The four-mile raoe yon refer to was run at San Fran-
cisco, November 14, 1874. Alpha finished last in the first
heat, and was then drawn.

Subscriber, Petaluma, Cal.

Will you kindly answer the following questions through
the columns of your valuable paper. 1. How was George M.
Patchen bred? 2. How was The Moor bred? 3. How was
Nutwood bred? 4. How was Maud S. bred?

Answer— 1. Geo. M. Patcheu by Cassius M. Clay, dam by
Head'em son of imp. Trustee. 2. The Moor by Clay Pilot,
dam by Belle of Wabash by a son of Kentucky Copper-
bottom; second dam said to be by Vermont Black Hawk.
3. Nutwood by Belmoot (Alexander's), dam Miss Rassell by
Pilot Jr.; second dam Sally Russell by Boston, eto. 4.
Maud S. by Haroli, dam the dnm of Nutwood, as above.

Mr. Wm. Corbitt has become the owner of the chestnut
mare Mamie Comet, 2:23}, by Nutwood, dam by Sportsman
She was tired last winter, and if her leg stands well she may
be worked ibis fall for a record, but Mr. Corbitt bought her
for a brood-mare.

Mr. Al. Farrow, who trained for Phil Siebenthaler and W.
L. Pritchard last year, has engaged with Mr. Boots, and is
now at the Milpitas ranch getting matters in shape. Mr.
Boots has some good colts, and will be out for the money
before long.

Thus far not a single bet has been made on the Kentucky
Derby. Most of the speculative interest seems to have been
centered in the midwinter racing at New Orleans and else-
where. Some transactions about a few Suburban candidates
have been recorded, but not since the Suburban became a
fixture has speculation upon it been so decidedly weak and
unrepresentative. Such bets as $5,000 to $100 Eurus and
$4,5U0 to a $150 Firenzi would make it look like stable
money, but as to this we have our doubts. Nothing, either,
has been done on the Withers. — Sportsman.

The fastest performers produced by Hambletonian mares
are Clingstone and Trinket, Tecords of 2:14; the fastest by a
Mambrino Chief mare, Phallas, 2:13|, by Dictator; the fastest
by a Vermont Black Hawk mare, Gloster, 2:17, by Volnnteer,
and the fastest by a Clay mare, St. Julien, 2:11 £, by Volunteer.
The grand totals of the female lines of the four families are:
Hambletonians, 236 dams, with 254 performers with records
of 2:30 or better; Mambrino Chiefs, 142 dams, with 163 per-
formers; Vermont Black Hawks, 140 dams, with 148 per-
formers, and Clave, 109 dams, with 129 performers.

ROD.

The Fish Commission Muddle.

Editoe Beeeder and Sportsman: — You will remember that
when I last met yon I was quite ill, and I will add that I
have been confined to my room most of the time since. "Yon
will also remember that we had some considerable conversa-
tion relative to the Fish Commission muddle. As I am feel-
ing somewhat better today I have concluded to write you
some facts. You are aware that I have done much work in
the past year, and accomplished considerable good to that
interest, of oourse having been backed by my colleagues
Routier and Harvey. Six good fishways have been built on
the Truokee River, at the several dams, leaving that stream
in such condition that fish can now pasB from Pyramid Lake
in Nevada to Lake Tahoe, which has not been the case before
in many years. Fishways have been built at dams of several
other streams, five or sis at least, and much good has thus
been done in this direction. 1 had made arrangements with
the lumbermen at Truckee by which they were to contribute
lumber for me to build a trout-hatchery at Donner Lake, and
I had secured the donation of land and water privilege in a
very beautiful location, with plenty of spring water to run a
hatchery and nurseries. I had the plan all done, and esti-
mates of lumber ready for a building 20 by 40 feet, and which
would turn out a million young fry each season; and being
nandy to Tahoe, Independence, Webber and Donner Lakes
could furnish a fine variety offish. I had intended to Bet
men at work April 1st at this, having got the support of both
Mr. Routier and Harvey in the matter. You are aware that
I had many other matters arranged with system, that if carried
out much work would have been accomplished this season,
including the purchase of 300,000 eyed spawn of the Rainbow
trout from Henry Woodson, of FortBidwell, and 200,000 eyed
spawn of river trout from Stevens & MoKenney, of Wads-
worth, Nevada, all to be hatched at the Shebley hatchery in
Nevada County, and distributed early in the season. Yon
are aware that we hatched and distributed about 200,000
young fry of Tahoe trout last year, and sent some below
Colton into the San Bernadino Mountains, some to the San
Gabriel River in Los Angeles County, some to Ventura
County, some to Santa Cruz, and to various other places,
* giving them general distribution. You are also aware that
we sent black bass into Yolo County and at three or four
places in Placer County. We also had a large number of
young fry put into the streams tributary to Lake Tahoe,
Besides this, the work of breaking up illegal fishing had
advanced considerably, and we were in a fair way to have
accomplished much more good this season, as we had just
learned from experience what was necessary to accomplish
more work. But under the dictation of some designing per-
son, or through ignorance of what was being done and what
was required to succeed, the Governor has brought all to a
stand-still, and now little can be accomplished this season,
if anything. When the Governor made an order removing
Commissioner Routier, and issued his commission to J. D.
Redding, I supposed that would be the extent of the dam-
age, and that on this case they would go to the Courts and
determine the extent of the Governor's power to remove, and
at that time it was so understood, and with such understanding
and agreement by Mr. Redding I voted to accept his creden-
tials, or authority, as a member. Thus two members, Har-
vey and myself, were not in dispute, and could conduct the
business without much inconvenience, until the Courts would
decide the matter. But later it was feared by Mr. Redding
that the case was against him, and another move was resolved
on. This included the removal of Commissioner Harvey and
the appointment of J. K. Orr, and thus compel me to join
them and make what they claimed was a legal Board, and
compel Routier and Harvey to bring an action to restrain
them, changing the law tactics, and then Redding withdrew
his suit against Routier.
Again, through th- sail designing peison or weakness of

the Governor this little plot was carried out. tinder strong
pressure by the Governor and the parties in interest, and
considering the former action in supporting Redding, I wau
induced to join the new Board, and we held a meeting and
organized. At that time the Governor assured us th>it our
bills would be allowed, and that he would see that money was
furnished to carry on the work of the Commission. But
time proved that the promise was an empty one, and when a
month later nothing had been done towards carrying ont
these promises, and 1 saw the work at a stand-still, and the
tangle increasing, I told On- and Redding that 1 would no
longer be a party to it. They at that time professed a feel-
ing to the effect that tbe'y did not wish to do anything to
injure the work of the Commission, yet were not like myself
willing to act, then and there, even to the extent of resigning,
as I did do later on. At the time Orr was appointed and
Harvey removed, February 3d, I tendered to the Governor
my resignation as commissioner, but he then positively
refused to accept it (his letter I now have); but later, when he
(or the said designirg man) found that 1 could no longer be
used as a tool to further the scheme of forcing Redding on to
the Commission, he, the said designing man, or the Gov-
ernor, did accppt my resignation, again offered. Of course I
am glad to ba out of the miserable muddle, as things now
stand, for it is plain that the usefulness of the Commission is
destroyed for the present. Now I have in this given you all,
or nearly all, the facts in the case, and I hope your journal,
as the leadiug sporting paper, will call a bait, and talk plainly
to the said designing man or acting Governor. I am ready
to prove the correctness of all my statement?, as they are
strictly true. 1 regret having taken any part in the effort to
disorganize, and wculd not had I known the men better.
Marysville, March 20, 1888. T. J. Sherwood.

THE KENNEL.

Dog owners are requested to send for publication the earnest p03ei
ble notices of whelps, sales, names claimed, presentations and deaths
In their kennels, in all instances writing plainly names of aire and dams
and of grandpareuts, colors, dates and breed.

Visits.

Mr. G. W. Bassford's pointer Blossom, by Glen R. — Josie
Bow, to L. J. Rose Jr. 'a Point, by Don — Drub, March 13,
18SS.

Mr. G, W. Bassford's beagle Dolly, by Lee — Daisy, to
owner's Bannerman Jr., by BannermaD — Leta, March 18,
1888.

Mr. C. T. Robinson's beagle Bessie, by Lee — Daisy, to G.
W. Bassford's Bannerman Jr., by Bannerman — Lata, March
12, 1888.

Name Claimed.

By Mr. G. W. Bassford, Suisun.

Daisy, for beagle bitch whelped November 15,
Bannerman Jr. — Dutchy. Dutchy by Lee — Daisy.

1887, by

Presentation.

Mr. W. D. Howe, San Francisco, has presented to Mr.
Jas. F. Bonnell the black and white ticked pointer dog
Sportsman, whelped July 10, 1885, by Rex — Prairie Flower.

The Size of the Dogr.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman: — In yonr last issue I
noticed an article by A. E. Buzard, M. R. C. V. S. L., on
"Diseases of the Dog," in which he says: "The causes of
functional amaurosis may be removed by exhibiting strych-
nine either internally or externally, to be applied externally
by sprinkling over a blistered surface above tbe eye, one
grain night and morning, at the same time half a grain can
be administered night and morning. These doses are for a
large dog. "

"Not being a professional man, I am somewhit diffident
about criticising Mr. Buzard's article— but I should very
much like to know the size of the large dog he prescribes
for. Tn the protection of my sheep interests I have had to
destroy a good many dogs, some of them what I should call
large Newfoundlands, and have found the doses he prescribes
for curative purposes sufficient not only to get away with
"functional amaurosis" but with the rest of the dog too; half
a grain of strychnine internally exhibited, I have, as a fact,
found to be quite as efficacious, and not near as disagreeable
as the surgical operation which necessitates the chopping of
a dog's tail off right back of the ears with a blunt axe.

When our local veterinarian (who is an M. R. C. Y. S. L.,
and vice-president of the Cal. S. V. A.) is called elsewhere or
is otherwise not getatable, 1 usually rely on Prof. Law's
"Veterinary Adviser," and the latter authority tells me that
a dose of Btrychnine for a dog (wbat I call a curative dose, of
course, and not a killing one) vanes from 1-40 to 1-10 of a
grain. Now I should be moat pleased to hear from your
veterinary authorities, or from any member of tbe Cal. S- V.
A., what is a dose for a dog? for it certainly seems to me that
if Dr. Buzard's advice be followed by the owners of fine
pnrpa, whether large or small, we are likely to have witnessed
the last of the kennel shows at San Francisco.
Respectfully,

Penn's Grove, March 20, 1888. Wilfred Page.

[Doctor Buzard, who is at present in San Francisco, states
in explanation of the point made by Mr. Page, that the quan-
tity prescribed was erroneous. The usual dose of Btrychnine
for a horse is half a grain, for a dog from 1-100 to 1-10. — Ed.]

Mr. Frank J. Tetreau writes from Chico that on March
11th a coursing slake of thirty-four dogs was run off on the
rancho of Mr. W. J. O'Connor, an old-time San Franciscan
and member of the Olympic Club. Mr. O'Connor was Mar-
shall and rattled the courses off in quick order. The number
of entries precluded finishing the stake, but the best dogs
left in were Mr. J. Barker's Blaine, Mr. John Spurgeon's
Star, Mr. Walla Garrett's Belle of Chico, Mr. O'Connor's
Thornhill, and Mr. Frank Tetreau's Brindle Jack. The
country about Chico is favorable for coursing, the fields
being large, and thickets and fences tew. A riding club is
the popular "fad" in Chico at present, the members often
meeting for a cross-country jaunt with the honnds. On
April 1st another coursing match will be run for a purse and
added money.

On Tuesday next, March 27th, entries to the dog show
close with Superintendent Carroll, at 624 Market Street. It
is, of course, impossible to state preoisely how many entries
have already been made, but if the number of applications
to this office for correct pedigrees may be taken as an index

to the interest in the show, the entry list will be very large.
Several especially interesting exhibits have been entered
within the few days list passed. One of them, a perfectly
formed and keen rough-haired terrier, owned by Mr. John T.
Walker, that weighs less than three pounds. Mr. Walker
claims that his terrier is the smallest of the breed in exist-
ence. It certainly is a beauty. The class of Great Danes
will have five entries of approved breeding and typical points.
Mr. William DeMott, owner of Haroldiue, which won second
in the held trial Dtrby of the year, was in this city on Mon-
day laBt, and expressed his willingness to enter hi* superb
bitch if Judge Post and other owners of winners would do
likewise. Mr. L. J. Rose has already entered his double-
winner, Point. A very tine class of trial winners might be
had if Harold, Point, Sunlit, Haroldine, Beautiful Queen,
Leinmie B., Blossom, Royal Duke II, Frail, Turn Pinch,
Mountain Boy, Sweetheart, and others were enered. The
club would gladly offer a substantial special for such a com-
petition, and the leading interest to sportsmen would center
in the class.

The many owners of fine greyhounds are qu'etly, as they
always do, preparing their champions for the show. Mr. A.
P. Mordaunt, who recently imported Sir William II and
Lizzie, two splendidly- hrecl auimals, has them about fit for
submission to Judge Davidson. " Mr. Carroll's Mischief, Mr.
Cronin'a Killamey, Mr. Con. Mooney's grand little Tulla-
more, famous old Tampete, Gliding Maud, Jennie June.
Brunette, Chief Jr., Bingo, Peasant Girl, Mollie Bawn, Mibs
Crockett, EUridge, Ben Cotton, and a host of other great dogs,
the namesof which come readily asone thinks about courserp,
should all be entered. The specials offered for greyhounds
are many and valuable, and there is the additional incentive
that never heretofore has anything like a fair showing of the
hounds of the State beeo made.

The special prizes already number more than fifty, and are
all valuable. They «ra generally distributed through the
classes, and about evenly divided between the spirting and
non-sporting classes. The Executive Committee of the
Pacific Kennel Club has completed its plans for benching the
dogs, and has about concluded arrangements for the feeding
and caie of the dogs.

In spite of repeated invitations many of those owners who
have avowed au intention to exhibit are dilatory in sending
in their entries. The labors of the superintendent and com-
mittees will be made much heavier by such a course. The
entries have to be published in catalogue form, and the type-
setting and proof-reading cannot be done hurriedly if accu-
racy is to be assured. It is the desire of the club to havo
every detail that may contribute to the comfort and pleasure
of those who attend the Bhow arranged before the doors are
opened, and owners can do much to insure perfection it they
will only put themselves to a little trouble.

It is not necessary to suggest to Caliform'ans that the judges
chosen to preside over the bench show may have some
leisure hours during which drives about the city or visits to
surrounding places of interest will not be distnstefnl. Judge
Davidson does not readily uubeud under the humanizing in-
fluence of little dinners in lively comp tny, but, if the esti-
mate of his friends be correct, Ju'lga vVati-on maybe relied
upon to exemplify the Bohemian.

The judges will come to San Fraoeisco perfectly untram-
melled, and will begin and finish their labors absolutely with-
out advice, solicitation, or pressure of any sort. Their
judgments will be final, and the club through its executive
committee guarantees the most perfect fairness. II matters
not what personal sympathies or antipathies may exist or
may have existed, the first show of the P. K. C. will be a
show of dogs and not of owners, and the dog decided to be
best in each class by the unprejudiced judges will receive the
awards without respect to fault-find* rs or 'kicker?. "

Mr. William Schreiber of the executive crrnmiltee, P. K
C, is interesting himself actively in behalf of tbe show an«l
with vefy gratifying results in the way of speeidl prizes and
entries from his friends. The secretary Mr. Jas. E. Watson
looks quite complacent as the time for the fruition of his
year and a half of hard work approaches. President Taylor,
bstweeo advising with various committees, conductiog corres-
pondence, enlisting the intetest of his friends, and passing
judgment upon possible entries, finds all his spare time taken
up with show interests.

The question has been asked many times what standard
would be accepted as authority by the jadges, and in answer
it may be said in general terms that Stonehenge's "Do^s of
the British Islands" is the book to which reference will be
made, anri by which the judges will be guided. But exhib-
itors should not fail to note that Stonehenge as read, under-
stood and interpreted by the judges, is the authority, always,
of course, reserving to those making entries the right to pro-
test where mistake, fraud, misrepresentation or collusion can
be shown. Of all "kickers" the most obstinate, and gen-
erally the most unreasonable, is the man who differs with t; e
judges in respect to matters which must necessarily Le matters
of opinion,* and it is to be hoped that in the coming show all
exhibitors will weigh well their words before finding f.iult.

Doctor A. C. Davenport at Stockton, Major S. I. Kellogp,
Mr. J. M. Bassford, Mr. Leaveeley, aud Mr. McKoon should
be able to send a good collection of cockers to the ehow.
They all have good ones, and the bright little dogs are always
attractive.

The fox-hound exhibit should be very fine. Mr. Murphy's
pack is large, an* with those owned by Mr. Watson and
others a creditable exhibit might be made. It would be
instructive to the average Californian owner of what is styled
"fox-hound" to see Borne dogs really entitled by breeding to
be so called.

Mr. Gaston Domergue, of the wayside hunters' resort, near
Sausalito, owns a very handsome son of Tom Pinch, out of
a litter that was unknown to us until a day or two ago. Tom
has not been utilized at stud as much as he should have
been. Probably the handsomest pointer alive, he" should be
in general demand.

Speaking of point* r.^, it is a pleasure to note that the
Graphic Kennel's Bracket, Revel III, Lad of Bow and Lass
of Bow have been so successful at the bench shows of the
year. Revel III, when we saw her a year ago, seemed the
best-balanced pointer bitch we had ever seen, and of a desir-
able typ'1. Bracket is a soundly framed, well proportioned,
and able dog. Mr. John S. Wise, in writing to . the excellent
American Field, gives preference to Lad of Bow over all
pointers now being Bhown, but to our notion Bracket is more
likely to stand continuous worfi, being better in loin and
shorter in coupling, although he in a hit plain about the
head. The recognition given the Graphic Kenne1
deserve*.

i82

JPue breeder and, gpotfzmxtL

March 24

Those who desire photographs of the last 6eld trials of the
Pacific Coast Field Trials Club can send their name to the
kennel editor of this paper. Nine good pictures were made
showing the jndges, handlers, spectators and dogs, and
several pictures of the rabbit drives in Kern County were
also made. __

Mr. W. D. Howe informs us that after the bench show he
will place his handsome young poioter Belle H. in the hands
of Mr. Allender for training, and she may be a troublesome
dog in the next field trials since she shows good, natural
qualities. ^ __^__^^^_

~TKAF.

Dr. Carver Beaten.

On Sunday last, at Los Angeles, Mr. Martinez Chick beat
Dr. Carver in a match at 300 birds* each, tive ground traps,
30 yards rise, for $250 a side, the winner to take 65 per cent,
of the gate receipts and the loser to take 35 per cent, and pay
for the birds. About 250 people were present. The match
was shot through withont unpleasantness. Mr. Ed. Woods
acted as referee, and Mr. H. T. Payne as scorer. Mr. Chick
won by a score of 91 to 90. Dr. Carver used thu second
barrel nineteen times, and Mr. Chick twenty-four. Dr.
Carver used his 12 Greener hammerless, while Mr, Chick
Bhot with a 10 Daly hammerless.

No information as to the quality of the birds or the char-
acter of the day has reached us, but we venture to doubt
whether either man can score a3 high on good birds at San
Bruno. An eye witness describes the match in these words:

"Carver had the first shot and killed his bird. Chick toed
the mark and scored a clear miss. Carver followed suit on
his second, but Chick had better luck and sent his pigeon to
grass stone dead. Carver hit his third but missed his
fourth. Chick braced himself and did the best shooting of
the day, killing 27 birds without a miss. He was loudly
cheered by his friends. Carver meantime had lost several,
and for the first 25 birds the score Btood, Chick 24, Carver
22. •

"The second 25 were Btarted, and Carver showed some
improvement, while Chick fell tack a little, scoring 22 to
Carver's 23. At the 37th bird there was a tie, each having
33 to his credit. It began to be whispered around that
Chick couldn't stand the shooting and waH weakening, while
Carver was getting better and would win by his power of
endurance. Chick rallied before the 50th bird, and when
the first half of the matoh ended was one pigeon in the lead,
the soore being, Chick 46, and Carver 45.

"The third 25 began in good style, Chick downing a straight
6ve and Carver doing the same. Chiok missed the 52d,
while Carver hit, and another tie was announced. Chick
got in another good run, scoring 19 before a miss, but Car-
ver did not hold out so well, letting three go out of bounds.
At the end of the third 25 the Bcore was, Chick 70, and Car-
ver 67.

"On the last 25 Chick did his worst and Carver his best
Bhooting. Chick lost three on the first ten, while his
opponent crawled up, and on the S4th bird he was one be-
hind. The scorer made an error in the count somehow,
and at this point announced a tie. The excitement from
this to the end was intense. Chick would step out, call
'pull' and kill. Carver would follow him and do the same.
It ran along like this to the 93d, when Carver missed.
Chick's friends cheered vociferously, but when the Cali-
fornia man came up for the 94th he lost one. It was a tie
again, acco/ding to the scorer's count. There were but six
more Bhots, and the contestants began to look shaky. The
crowd pressed forward on the lines and wouldn't be driven
back.

"Carver killed his 95th; Chick did the same. Carver got
his next; so did Chick. Carver whs nervous; so was
Chick. Carver downed his 97tfa, and Cbick had equal luck.
The crowd had gone clear over the lines and were standing
on tip-toe and craning their necks to see. Both men got
their 98th and 99th birds. The betting was lively. Carver
faced the traps for the last time, and when the pigeon arose
the gun went up to his shoulder and the bird came back to
the grass. All eyes were now on Chick, and he showed his
nerve. The Bhells went into his gun with a snap, and he
took position. The word came and the bird was uncovered.
It Btarted out for the city at a 60-mile gait, but before it had
gone 10 yards the gnn cracked. A shower of feathers flew
into the air, and the last pigeon was dead."

California W. S. Club.

After two postponements, one due to stress of weather and
the other made in courtesy to the Donaldson tournament,
the California Club met for th« first time of the season at San
Bruno, on Sunday last, ten members appearing. The bright
spring day brought out a large company of spectators, and
the meeting was much like those of three or four years since,
when pigeon-^bo >ting whs the popular recreation. A lively
bieeze favored a good lot of bird*, and made the Bhooting an
adequate test of skill. Several of tie soectators took guns
down with them, and three, Messrs Eddy, Murdoch and
Smith, were invited to shoot. President Fay opened the
ball and downed six birds in gnod style, but then broke and
Bcored but tbree of the remaining half-dozen. Mr. NortOD,
always a reliable shut, scored ten, on hard birds, Messrs.
Meily end Brown beating that score by one each. Master
"Will DeVaull, a good field shot but a novice at the traps, used
his gim with so much of the skill shown by his lamented
brother Johnny that ten good kills appeared to his credit.
Doctor Knowles scored but nine, perhaps because he was
experimenting with a new powder.

The club will meet at San Bruno on April 1st Mr. John
DeVaull was the referee.

At 12 birds, Hurlingham; for club medals.

Fay 2 2121102010 1—0

Norton 1 10 111112 10 1-10

Brown 2 0111222122 1-11

Ltddle 1 0101200101 (1-6

Meilv 1 3212210112 1-11

Sprague 1 1011010101 1—8

DeVaull 2 2321120201 2—10

Heeth 0 0112101202 0-7

Duffy 2 02010011011-7

Knowle* 1 00011112111—9

Murdoch 2 0100000102 0— *

Eddy 1 12100022010—7

Bmi+h 0 02021021011—7

A . 12 birds, entrance ?2.50. Fay won first ; Norton and Duffy di vided
lecond and third.

BlfJe C 0 Ow — 0

F- )y 0 0021 211101 !-<•

I y 1 111 1221100 2—10

C *Hn '. 1 21111210010-9

Lcitb 2 0 0W — 1

"le aolde 0 10112002 20 1—7

Brown 1 0 13 Ow —3

.Duffy 1 1010211102 1—9

At 12 bird, S5.00 entrance. Duffy won first; Walker and Eddy divided
second and third.

Walker n 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 0—6

Duffy 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 3—7

Eddy,... 0 1002211001 0— G

Gun Club.

Birds' Point was enlivened on Saturday last by the preB*
ence of eleven members of the Gun Club, together with a few
spectators. The day was warm, with just breeze enough to
clear away the smoke, and the birds wera fairly good. The
only clean score was by the president of the club, Mr. J. D.
Grant, shooting from the 26-yards mark. Mr. Butler at 28
yards killed eleven; Mr. Ewing and Mr. Orr at 31 yards
doing likewise. Air. Wattles, although comparatively a nov-
ice, scored as well as Messrs. Wilson and Babcock, two old-
timers. Mr. Woodward, who had a clean score at the
February meeting, fell to nine, or rather had nine full to
him. Major S. I. Kellogg acted as referee.

At 12 birds, handicap. Hurlingham; forclub prizes.

Butler 1 1111101121 1—11

Wattles 1 1101201211 2-10

Wilson 1 1111212002 2—10

Babcock 0 2 112111101 2-10

Ewing 0 1122212121 1—11

Swett 2 1011012210 2—9

Grant 1 2211221112 2—12

G. Leviston 1 0 1 1

Orr

Woodward

Hamilton 1 0111221100 0-

Freeze-nut. $2.60 entrance. Divided by Messrs. "Grove" and Grant.

Wattles 1 0

Ewing 2 2 0

Swett 1 0

Babcock 1 0

Grove 2 1 1 1-4

Eddy 1 1 ft

10 0 2 2 11
21102111111 1-11
212120022012

Hamilton 1 0

Orr 1 2 0

Woodward 2 2 0

G. LeviBton 2 0

Grant 1 1 1 1—4

Butler 1 1 0

Freeze-out; same conditions. Divided by MessrB. Wattles, Babcock
and "Pixley."

Wattles 2 221211112 1—11

Swett 0

Eddy 10

Babcock ... .2 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 2—11

Leviston ....1 120

Pixley 1211222121 1—11

Uiove 0

A New Club.

A few days ago a meeting of the sportsmen of Bakersfield
and vicinity was held at the office of Mr. W. E. Houghton,
of that town, to organize a sportsman's club. Mr. S. C.
Smith was Chairman pro. tern., and Mr. J. L. Miller Secre-
tary. Mr. Houghton stated that in response to numerous
requests he bad issued the call for the meeting, and he hoped
an organization would be perfected which would assist in pre-
serving the game of Kern County, and could entertain visit-
ing sportsmen, of whom so m.iny had recently been shooting
in the vicinity. Messrs. W. E. Houghton. C. C. Cowgill
and the chairman were appointed a committee on organ-
ization. A committee to solicit members was ordered and
Messrs. E. C. Lechner, Richard Seymour, I. L. Miller,
W. E. Houghton and T. A. Baker were made members of
that committee. One of the main objects of the club being
to secure and maintain suitable club rooms, Messrs. H. L.
Bergwardt Jr., and T. J. Packard were requested to find
such quarters and report to a future meeting. An adjourn-
ment for a week was then had, at which time the club will
be formally initiated.

THE RIELK

A "Fake" Rifle.

Describing a rifle made seventy-five years ago by a Vermont
maker for some rascally shot who was willy to gain dis-
honestly by his skill, The Eifit says:

The locks, which are flint, are steel freed — a refinement
that was far in advance of the timeB and adoption in
general use. One of its barrels is smooth, the other
rifled, and it has a silver guard and butt plate. It iB
a famous shooting-arm with both barrels, but what
has made the interesting history for the gun is the fact
that snugly concealed in one of the barrels is a telescope,
which for a long time baffled search, and won for the owner
thousands of dollars, as it w<n used at a time when money
was the prize for the best shot, and little shooting was done
for mere iport. The barrels are thir'y-one inches long and
.40 calibre. The right-hand barrel is rifled with a gain twist,
ending quite Tapidly, say, one turn in twenty inches, and
with seven deep grooves. It is in a perfect state of preserva-
tion. The edges of the lands are as sharp as if but just
made, but to the eye of an exnert show that the rifle has
been Bhot, although with great care. The weight of the gun
is Si pounds, and is a splendidly balanced arm, hanging
just "right for quick snap-shooting with the shot-barrel, which
by the way, history tells us was but little used with shot, as
the owner'w time was chiefly occupied in shooting for money
with the rifle barrel.

The telescope before mentioned is mounted in a brass tube,
seven nnd a half inches long, and a good anug fit for the
left-hand barrel, which is of the same inside diameter as the
rifle barrel. Tbe lenses are so arranged that the focus can
be altered for different ranges. It is a very powerful glass,
and in every detail shows the skill and genius of itB owner
and maker.

The arm, as has been said, has silver trimmings and butt
plate, an<1, in addilrm, it has a gold thumb-puce on top of
Btock between the locks. This piece of gold has four circles
cut on the surface in a manner to form a square, and at each
end of the piece of gold (wbioh, by the way, ib oval in form)
there is a piece of steel of the same shape and style as the
other ornamentation. The piece of steel on the right Bide of
the Btock ia fixed, but the other, which is in a center line
with the axis of the bore of the left-h<nid barrel, is so arranged
and attached to the right-hand trigger (which, it should be
said, is a set trigger of the single set or French type), that
when the trigger is pressed forward to set it for firing the
ornament is depressed, Bay, \ of an inch, or just sufficient to
allow an opening enabling one to see through tbe barrel.
The breech of the left-hand barrel has a breech-pin with a
hole about 3-16 of an inch in diameter through it. which con-
nects with a corresponding one in the stock, the angle of
which is such that but a slight depression of the ornament is
required to allow light to be seen.

The gun is fitted with a set of open sights for the rifle-
barrel. The front sight is a long knife-blade shaped sight,
whioh is adjusted to the barrel by being slid down the rib,
which is made tapering to admit of its being so done. The
rear sight is of buck-horn shape, and is adjusted in like
mauner as the front sight — an arrangement that has been
put on the market by makers in the last few years as though
it were a new thing; but again we see history repeating itself,
illustrating the old adage, "There is no new thing under
the sua." But, to return to our sights. These were but

a blind, and were arranged to deceive, and were aided by
the use of a long, thin hood that was slid over the rear sight
and fastened by passing under a continuation of the rib on
the breakoff. This hood was made in two stories, as it were,
one being open at both ends, the other acting simply as a
blind to cover the aperture through tbe stock to the telescope.
The use of this hood was allowable as a cover to the sights,
and of course caused no suspicion of its actual purpose in
this case. Attached to the right hand lock was an old-
fashioned pill-lock hammer and magazine for percussion
pellets, which could be used^in place of the flint-lock ham-
mer and pan. This also is a fine piece of work, and shows
that the owner meant to keep abreast of the times. The
charger for the iifle-barrel was made from a piece of wood,
and held about 40 grains of powder, which was carried in a
round tin oan holding about four ounces of powder. The
ball-seater was of wood, and seated tbe bullet down about
four inches from the muzzle. The bullet-mould was made
of iron, and casts a bullet weighing 100 grains. It is pro-
vided with an air-vent cut round the bullet, as in our most
modern pattern of moulds.

The shot-barrel had a solid breech that was used when
the barrel was used for small bhot. The sights and extra
breech were carried in a small leather bag made for the pur-
pose.

The ramrod was made to screw down upon a pin in the
stock, so that it could not be takon out and thus betray the
secret of the barrel to the inquiring mind. The whole outfit
shows the skill and cunning of the owner, and it is a contri-
bution to the history of rifle-shooting.

The owner of this arm had others of the Bame general
type fitted with a concealed telescope. He made one of
large bore, and placed the rod upon the side, with a telescope
in this rod, and used it for a time, but was at last caught,
which, as may be readily understood, caused him to beco - e
very much excited and angry, and he made a vow to make a
rifle which he could safely use without his knavery being
discovered, which he did in the gnn of which we have
written.

It is told that the double gun won for its owner large sums
of money, well up into the thousands. A story is told of a
judge in tbe Old Western Reserve who waB a loser to the
extent of fifteen hundred dollars within ten days before
he would acknowledge that this little gun could shoot better
than his rifle. The poor judge little thought that he had
been shooting against a sure thing, and it can hardly be
called a case of "Where ignorance is bliss," etc.

The favorite pastime of this famous gun maker was to
start out in his buggy with his little gun, and drive about
the country attending shooting matches. These were
usually held in the vicinity of a tavern, and betting for
drinks was a natural accompaniment of such matches. He
would boldly criticise the shooting in order to get feeling
running high, and bets for drinks would be made that his
little gun from Vermont could not shoot any better than
others; but he always declared that his gun would not shoot
except when money was at stake. As a matter of course
the cheat gun always won, as well it might, for in those days
the shooting was usually at comparatively short ranges,
seldom over 100 yards, and the stake was won by him who
shot the bullet into a small bull's-eye or closest to it; and
the small-bored rifle-barrel, with light oharge of powder
and light bullet and telescope-sight, was a sure winner. In
the light of this example of the tricks of our grandfathers,
let us say no more of the honest old shooters, but honor
the present age, and each try to be the very best Bhot.

Art in Fire- Arms.

We recently had the pleasure of inspecting a pair of
revolvers made by an American firm for the Shah of Persia,
which indicated that art has extended to fire-arms, says The
Riflf.. Tbe product might be expected to show the highest
mechanical skill, but the artistic work, in the form of elab-
orate designing, engraving and embossing, surpassed any-
thing ever witnessed in tire-arms. An order was recently
received for a pair of revolvers for His Majesty the Shah and
each of his Buite. They were the Russian model 44 calibre,
double action, with six-inch barrels. The pair for His
Majesty were heavily mounted in gold and covered with the
most elaborate and artistic engraving. The handles were of
pearl, with exquisite design of gold set in the pearl; an
escutcheon of eold was set in each handle, in which was the
inscription in French, —

To His Majesty Nassr-Ed-Dene,

Shah

Emperor of Persia,

from

E. Spencer Pratt, U. S. Minister.

The revolvers were Bhipped in beautiful rosewood caskets,
with a lining as exquisite as the finest jewel casket. In each
oasket was a cleaning rod, which was a golden rod with a
beautiful pearl knob at one end to press the palm of the
hand against when cleaning the arms. The revolvers for the
Shah's suite were Bimilarto His Majesty's, with the exception
of Bilver mountings instead of gold.

Probably with the exception of a pair made for the Czw of
of Russia, which were encased in a massive solid silver
casket, these revolvers are the most elaborate and artistic lot
of tire-arms ever manufactured in America.

Some instantaneous photographs of bullets in motion have
been recently taken in Germany by Herren Mach and P.
Salcher. The objeot of the experiment was to determine the
waves formed in tbe air displaced by the motion of the
bullet. The first experiment, however, gave only negative
results, but this was attributed to the fact that the bullet
had only a velocity of about 780 feet per second, which
velocity was not sufficiently rapid to cause any very
marked disturbance of the air in its path.

Experiments were, therefore, made with the Werndl rifle,
an Austrian government arm of 433 calibre using a charge of 77
grains of powder, and a solt lead bullet weighing 370 grains,
with two cannelures. This arm gave a^velooity of about 1,430
perfeet second. Experiments were also made with the Wernld
carbine, which gave an initial velocity of 1,110 feet per
Beoond;also with the Guedes rifle, which gave a velooity of
1,730 feet per second.

With these, very distinct photographs were obtained, show-
ing in the clearest possible manner the character of the waves
set up by the bullet in its passage through the air.

From these photographs it would appear that the air flows
away from the point of the bullet in hyperbolio lines, whilst
a vacuum is produced immediately behind it.

Thus again has actual practice proved heyond doubt one
more question that has had many theories advanced. It has
been held by the most advanced thinkers, for a long time,
that the same laws held good in relation to the passage of a
bullet through the air that governed in a manner the passage
of,a vessel through the water, and the more modern long-range
bullets have been made in accordance with these theories.

1888

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TURF AND TRACK.

Racing Dates for 1888.

CALIFORNIA.

Lob Angeles, Spring .April 10 to 14
P. C. B. H. A., 9. F . . . . April 21 to 28
Eureka Jockey Olub, Eu. July 4 to 7

Loa Angeles Fair Aug. 6 to 11

lone Fair Aug. 7 to 10

Santa Hosa Fair ..Aug. 13 to 18

Petaluma Fair Aug. 20 to 25

Eldorado Fair Aug. 20 to 25

Chico Fair Aug. 2utO 25

Oakland Fair Aug. 27 to Sept. 1

Maryaville Fair.. Aug. 27 to Sept. 1
Sacramento State Fair. Sept 3 to 15

Stockton Fair Sept. IS to 22

San Jose Fair Sept. 2J to 29

Quincy(Distri;t No.ll) Sept. 24 to 29
Salinas Fair Oct. 1 to 6

National Trotting Stallion Stake
Oct 20th.

Reno State Fair Sept. 17 to 22.

NORTHWESTERN.

Salt Lake, Utah June 2 to 7

Helena, Mont. , Spring . . July 4 to 7

Deer Lodge, Mont July 18 to t2

Butte City, Mont Aug. 6 to H

Helena, Mout., Fair.. Aug. it) to '2t
Mlssoulla, Mont.. Aug. 2b to Sept. 1

New Orleans, La April 2 to 7

Memphis, Tenn *prill4to21

Washington, 0. C . . Apr. 26 to May 5
Nashville, Tenn..Apr. 28 to May 5

Lexington, Ey May 7 to 12

Baltimore, Md May 8 to 12

Louisville. Ky May 14 to 24

Brooklyn. L. I May 15 to 30

Latouia, Ky May 26 to June 0

St. Louis, Mo May 26 to June 9

Spokane, W. T Sept. 4 to 8

Eugene City, Oregon... Sept. 4 to 7

Colfax, W. T Sept 10 to 15

Hillshoro, Oregon Sept lltol4

Salem, Or., State Fair.. Sept. 17 to 22
Walla Walla, W. T Oct. 1 to 6

Jerome Park May 20 to June 12

Cedarhurst May 30

Kansas City, Mo June 12 to 21

Bbeepsuead Bay .June 14 to July 4
Chicago, 111 . . ..June23to July li
Monmouth Park.. July 4 to Aug. :J0

Chicago, 111 Sept 1 to 3

Jerome Park Oct. 2 to 15

Kansas City, Mo . Oct. 27 to Nov. 8

Philosophy and Truth from "Dixiana."

cross of "cold blood" — i. e., blood that is not running-blood —
may properly be said to have a tainted pedigree. And so
alBo the trotting-rnare in whose inheritance there is a cross of
blood that is not trotting blood haB a tainted pedigree — and
it don't matter whether the taint is rnnning-blood or draft-
blood it is a taint all the same in a trotting inheritance.
Bearing in mind this evident truth, the progressive trotting-
horse breeder, after reading the Major's remarks, will be
strengthened in his resolve to breed further and further into
pure trotting blood until in his stnd he has nothing but
streams from which every taint has been washed away.

Breeding after the rule, not the exception, is the way to
succeed. The progressive and intelligent race-horse breeder
don't set up a theory on Tom Bowling. That pedigree is not
his model. He knows that he was an exception to the rule.
Great race-horses do not come uniformly from combinations
of the Tom Bowling blend, great trotters do not come uni-
formly from the Palo Alto and Almonarch principle of mixing
bloods. Breed within the breed, and have the inheritance
pure, whether you want runner or trotter. No one wants
half-and-half.

We are glad to number such as Major Thomas among the
Monthly's friends. He has read the Monthly since the first
number saw the light. We wish long life and prosperity to
the genial master of Dixiana. — Wallace's Monthly.

Interesting Statistics.

A very handsome and richly gotten up catalogue comes to
us from "Dixiana, where pure-blooded race-horses grow,"
with this message from its proprietor:

"I send to yon my catalogue. It would require breeding a
hundred years before a 2:10 trotter could be produced from
any of the mares in it. Your friend, B. G.Thomas."

It must be conceded that as a rule breeders of race-horses
are more conversant with the science of breeding than the
average trotting-horse breeder. Their theories are common-
BODse theories. When they want to produce a race-horse
they breed a race-mare to a race-horse. They want a horse
to prove he is a runner by winning races before they esteem
him fit for the stnd. They don't talk nonsense about
"sanning the vitality" of the horse on the turf, or breed to
pedigrea unbacked by performance. Of course many leading
breeders and thinkers in the trotting-horse field are fully up
to the most progressive of racehorse breeders in mastery of
the breeding science and application of the truths of inherit-
ance. Bnt Major Thomas' remark that it would require a
hundred years before a 2:10 trotter could be bred from any
of his thoroughbred mares, shows how far his knowledge of
the subject transcends that of the few men who are yet con-
tinually protesting that the way to breed the trotters is to
charge his vains with running-blood. The simple word
"thoroughbred" charms away their reason.

Not long ago a half-brother of the famous Ormonde, the
greatest race-horse England has ever produced, was brought
to this country for sale. An English writer of high reputa-
tion declared he would not bring five hundred guineas in
England. "Why! His breeding is of the richest. His dam
produced Ormonde. His sire is a successfnl horse. "Why
would he be thought of in England as a stook horse. Simply
because he was not a great turf performer. Yet trotting
horsemen there are who don't believe in breeding from per-
formers, as if one law governed breeding race-horses and
another trotters!

The breeder of race-horses breeds with the single purpose
of breeding a horse of racing capacity by concentrating in his
veins pure running blood that has run successfully. He breeds
the mare that is bred to run and can run to the horse that
is bred to run and can run. The same principle gaides the
leading and successful trotting-horBe breeders of to-day.
The writers who counsel the mixing of running and trotting
blood to make a trotter, could every whit as logically counsel
the mixing of running and trotting blood to produce a great
runner.

Though an Electioneer may get a Palo Alto out of a
thoroughbred mare, or an Almont a Fanny Witherspoon and
an Almonarch out of mares either thoroughbred or at least
racing-bred, it does not demonstrate that that is the way to
breed" the trotter. The reason Palo Alto trotted was not
because his dam was a thoroughbred daughter of Planet, but
because in transmission Electioneer, his trotting sire, stamped
upon the colt his own characteristics, and implanted in him
his own instincts. Even if he has the physical parts of his
dam, his performance Bhows that his psychical organization
is that of his sire. Here we will take the liberty of quoting
the greater part of Major Thomas' preface to his catalogue,
and in doing so we cannot refrain from complimenting our
friend upon his clear and forcible sentences:

"Having long since learned that every foal was just are-
production of some preceding horse or mare in tne family to
which it belonged, my aim since that conviction has been to
use no mares for raising race-horses except those that have
no stains in their pedigree, and that trace back through
good performers on the turf to an oriental origin. Train-
ing improves a colt something like schooling does a boy, but
good material is requisite in both before a polish can be
made. At the recent sales in Lexington the expression 'I
will buy the horse and you may have the pedigree' was heard,
bnt Buch talk came only from people who had never bred a
great horse. As an evidence that foals run back to different
members of their families, the really great race-horse Tom
Bowling, the idol of his generous owner, Mr. P. H. McGrath
{since whose death the illustration can be cited without
danger to life or limb), may be given. He was known to
have only a few crosses of thoroughbred blood, though he
was so great a race-horse, but in appearance he was the
counterpart of his great sire, Lexington, and he had five
brothers, not one of which was more than ordinary. The
word prepotency, now so muoh used by writers on breeding
the trotting horse, is very applicable in breeding the race-
horse. Predominance is sometimes apparent on both sides
of families . The great Longfellow was not a better race-horse
than his sire Leamington; and though Ten Broeck was the
son of a worthless horse as a runner, hia grandsires were both
great performers. It has been said by old turfmen that Lex-
ington was no better race-horse than his sire Boston, and
that Himyar was not superior to Alarm. I could name
individual mares that produced as many as twelve and four-
teen foals, and of each, number only one race-horse of first
quality appeared, so it surely must be apparent to the think-
ing breeder that although a mare with a tainted pedigree may
produce a great race-horse, she is much more likely to
produce a foal that, when well-trained and matured, can not
run fast enough to carry a boy for your doctor."
The running-bred mare in whose inheritance there is a

The following, cut from the American Agriculturist of the
10th inst., is an interesting compilation, and will save the
student of trotting-horse breeding a great deal of research
had he to depend on original sources for information. But
much as can be learned from a close study of what has been
done, there are points which cannot be determined with a
degree of accuracy, and the age which will give the best
results for animals to procreate is one of the mysteries.
Extremes are to be avoided, though the difficulty lies in fix-
ing the lines which mark either when there is health an i
strength. An old horse or mare may be so far superior in
other qualities to those in the prime of life that their prog-
eny will be more valuable. In taking statistics for a guide
in horse breeding there is a chance for conclusions which
would not be warranted were all the facts known. In this
case the nroportion of young and old stallions is not given,
and hence the preponderance of a class cannot be deter-
mined. That there are few very young or very old stallions
in service, when compared with those which are between the
extremes, will be readily admitted, and without authentic
data on this point deductions cannot be correct.

There are so many influences in connection with this sub
jeet that it is very difficult to award positive preferences,
though that will not lessen the value of investigation. One
position will lead to others, and advocates of opposite sides
throw light on hitherto dark points.

The age at which trotting sires and dams are likely to pro-
duce the highest rate of speed is a matter of some importance
to young breeders who are about selecting the animals to
form a nucleus of their establishments. A little reflection
upon the part of any one conversant with physiology will sug-
gest the idea that tne best results are likely to follow the
mating of mature animals of vigorous health when in the
very prime of life. Most authors who have written upon this
BUbject advocate the use of young stallions with aged mares,
and vice versa, when aged animals are used for breeding pur-
poses. It is a well-known fact that many Btallions produce
their best results when well advanced in years, and for that
reason Borne have been led to believe that an old stallion is
preferable to a young one. The success of an old stallion,
however, may be due iu a great part to the fact that the
merits of stallions which possess such are better appreciated
at that period, and they then attract a much better class of
patronage.

Let two trotting stallions equal in merit and speed-produc-
ing capacity have the same number of patrons for any given
number of seasons, those of the one being select mares bred
from the choicest speed-producing strains and from producing
dams, while those of the other are ordinary animals bred
promiscuously from all classes of infirm stallions and mares,
and the former must produce a much larger proportion of
turf performers than the latter. The aged stallion which has
produced two or three turf performers will, after that, enjoy
the same relative advantage as the first-named stallion, which
gets the select patronage, and may produce a much larger
proportion of winners than when young, whereas had he
enjoyed the same class of patronage when in his prime he
would probably have got a still larger percentage of fast ones
than near the close of life.

Messenger, the greatest trotting progenitor ever brought to
this country, was imported in 1788, when eight years old, and
was used for stock purposes from the first, yet he produced
Mambrino, by far his greatest Bon when trotting instincts are
considered, when twenty-six years old, and got his second
best, Bishop's Hambletonian, when twenty-four years old.
Mambrino was seventeen years old when he got Almack and
Abdallah, and eighteen when he sired Mambrino Paymaster.
Abdallah was twenty-three years old when he produced Kys-
dyk's Hambletonian, his only son of note as a trotting sire,
and Hambletonian's dam was then fourteeu years of age.
Almack got Grinnell's Champion in his nineteenth year, and
Mambrino Paymaster was seventeen when mated with the
dam of Mambrino Chief. Rysdyk's Hambletonian was but
two years old when he got Alexander's Abdallah, produced
Volunteer in his four-year-old form, sired George Wilkes when
six years old, was twelve when he got Cunis's Hambletonian,
fourteen when he begat Happy Medium, sixteen when he
produced Strathmore, and eighteen when mated with Green
Mountain Maid, from which resulted Electioneer.

Mambrino Chief produced Clark Chief when in his sixteen-
year-old form, was seventeen years old when he got Mam-
brino Patchen, and eighteen when he sired Woodford Mam-
brino. The latter got Pri^iceps, his most successful son as a
sire of trotters, when but six years old. Sherman Morgan
was either twenty-thiee or twenty-four years old when he
got Vermont Black Hawk, whose dam was just in the prime
of life. Black Hawk was fifteen when he produced Ethan
Allen, from a mare well advanced in years, and Etban got
his most renowned son, Daniel Lambert, in his eight-year-
old form.

The celebrated trotting stallion Andrew Jackson got Henry
Clay, founder of the Clay family, when eight years old.
Henry Clay got his most celebrated Bon, Oassius M. Clay, in
his five-years-old form. The latter was but four years old
when he sired NeaveB's Cassias M. Clay Jr., was only five
when he produced the king of trotting stallions in his day,

old George M. Patchen (2:23L), and got Strader's Cassius M.
Clay in his eight-y ear-old form. George M. Patchen got his
greatest speed-producing son, Godfrey Patchen, whim but six
years old. Neaves's Cassiu3 M. Clay Jr. sired Clay Pilot
when ten jears old, and the latter when in his seventeenth
year got The Moor, which from a total of fifty-one foals got
four 2:30 performers, including Beautiful Bells (2:29^1, the
dam of Hinda Rose (2:19£). St. Bel (2:24i) and Bell Boy (two-
years-old 2:26). When iu his seven-year-old form The Moor
got the renowned Sultan (2:2-4). The celebrated pacing sire of
trotters, "Wilson's Blue Bull was got by Pruden's Blue Bull
when thirteen years old.

Turning to a few sires of the great brood-mares it appeals
that Sayer's Harry Clay was but seven years eld when he got
Flora (the dam of St. Julien, 2:11}; Unalaia, 2:27.1-, and St.
Remo, 2:28.]), and produced the famous Green Mountain Maid
when he was eight years old. Pilot Jr. was fourteen when
he got his distinguished daughters — Waterwitch and Tackey
(2:26) — and was twenty-one years old the season ha sired
the world-renowned Miss Russell and Midnight. Mam-
brino Chief got Vic (dam of Mattie Graham, 2:21}, and
Dainty, 2:263) *n ^'l5 ten-year-old form, produced Mag Fer-
guson (dam of Piedmont, 2:17£, and Almont Eagle, 2:27)
when he was fifteen, and got Dolly (the dam of Director, 2:17,
Thorndale, 2:22£, and Onward, 2:25£) when sixteen years old.
Stevens' Bald Cnief, a grandson of Mambrino Chief, got Min-
nehaha, dam of four 2:30 performers, when he was but four-
old. When The Moor was four years of age he was mated
with Minnehaha, the produce being Beautiful Bells above-
mentioned. Henry B. Patchen was bnt five years old when
he got Emeline, and Mambrino Patchen produced Alma Ma-
ter when in hiB nine-years-old form.

In this connection it is interesting to note the ages of a few
of the sires and dams at the time they produced sjme of the
most distinguished performers that have yet appeared upon
the trotting turf. "fcUrold was nine years old when he got
Maud S. (2:08^), Miss Russell baing at that lime in her (igbt-
year-old form. Dictator got Jay-Eye-See (2:)0) the season he
was fourteen years old, and Midnight was then twelve. The
season that Dictator was thirteen years old he got Phallas
2:13f) and Director (2:17). The dam of the former was at
that time but eight yeats old, while Dolly, dam of Director,
was fifteen. Next to Jay-Eye See, according to the records
is St. Jullen (2;11^). He was the prodnce of Volunteer and
Flora, got when the former was fourteen and the latter seven
years old.

Conklin's Abdallah was thirteen yearB old when he got
Rarus (2:13£), and the dam of the latter was then nine.
Happy Medium got Maxy Cubb (2:13|) when eleven years of
age. George Wilkes was twenty when he produced Harry
Wilkes from Lady Walker, which at that time was eighteen.
Belle Hamlin (2:13|) was got by Hamlin's Almont Jr. (2:26)
when in his six-jear-old form, Toy, Belle's dam, being ten.
Alexander's Abdallah produced Gold&mith Maul (2:14) when
four years ol i, from a mare at that time about eleven year« of
age. Princeps got Trinket (2:14) in his four-year-old form
when Ouida, ber dam, was nine. Clingstoue (2:14) was got
by Rysdyk when nine years old. Gretchen, Clingstone's
dam, was then but five years of age. The sire and dam of
Patron (2:14£) were both young, Paucoast (2:21^) being but
four and Beatrice six years old. Hopeful (2:14^), the cham-
pion trotter to wagon (2:16£), was got by Godfrey Patchen
when nine. Hopeful's dam was then but Bix.

Rvsdyk's Hambletonian was but eight years old the seasou
he produced Dexter (2:17^) the fastest of his get. Dexter's
dam was then nine.

George M. Patchen got his fastest trotter, Lucy (2:18}), in
his six-year-old form, when Lady Clifton, Lucy's dam, was
about seven years old, possibly not more than five. The date
of foaling of Lady Clifton has never been given, to our knowl-
edge, but as she was bred to Jay Gould in 1875, it is hardly
probable that she was foaled earlier than 1848. She brought
Lucy in 1856. Mambrino Chief was eleven years old wheu
he got Lady Thorne (2:18|), the greatest trotter of her day.
Blanco in his eight-year-old form got the mighty Smuggler,
which lowered the stallion record from 2:20 to 2:15.}.

Coming down to the young record breaktrs uf tbe present
day, we find that Norval was but three. years old when he
sired the phenomenal yearling trotter Norlaine (2:31.]), whose
dam, Elaine, was at that time eleven years of age. Wild-
flower, whicb heads the list of famous trotting two-year-olds,
with a record of 2:21, was got by Electioneer when ten years
old, her dam, Mayflower, being at that time in her fourteenth
year. Sable "Wilkes (2:1S), which holds the three-year-old
trotting crown, was sired by Guy Wildes (2:15£) the season he
was four years old. Sable, the dam of Sable Wilkes, was
then nine years old.

From the above it appears that most of the record breakers,
from Dexter to Maud S., have been by young or middle-aged
stallions, and were from mares whose vitality was not im-
paired by age. It is also evident that stallions and mares
well advanced in lite sometimes appear to impart to their off-
spring greater capacity to perpetuate the trotting instinct than
at any earlier period, as in tbe cases of Messenger, Mambrino,
Abdallah and the dam of Ethan Allen,

One very frank correspondent writes to a contemporary,
apologizing, aB it were, because his horse got a record of
2:32.V. He says: "I tried to keep him in the 2:40 class and
succeeded until I struck a town in Connecticut, when they
took me out and put up another man, and that was the way
of it. The horse had a loaded twelve-ounce weight on one
foot, and a three-ounce weight on the other, but you Bee he
won for all that."

CANOEING.

Oakland Canoe Club.

The canoes were out in force to witness the sculling race
last Sunday. A good many of them sailed for Goat Island
early in the morning, but none actually succeeded in getting
there, owing to the lightness of the breeze, but returned
about two o'clock. The whole fleet anchored near the start'
ing point and had a capital view of the race. Most of the
boys were backing Peterson, but one or two hailing from the
old country were on the right man. When the race was over
and all the boats started homewards, the canoes showed their
speed in a light wind by distancing the entire fleet. The
canoes ont were Flirt, Mystic, Sampler, Echo, Whisper,
Volant, Pirate, Bonita, Hebe, Waif, Kormac, Water Lily,
Sneak-box and the Mud-hen. In the middle of next month
several of the canoeists will make the trip down Russian
River from Cloverdale to Duncan's Mills. The trip from
Healdsburg last year was so enjoyable that it was determined
to make it from the further point this time. Bonita is back
at the clubhouse after her alterations, ai'd is mucb J
having been raisad some five inches at (he bow.
yery smart newly varnished nod refitted.

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STALIilONS-THOROUUIIBRED.

Joe Hooker, U B. Bagwill, Sacramento.
Mariner (imp ), Matt Storn, Pleasanton.
Three Cheers, Tbos.U. Jones, Santa Rosa.

ST A IX IONS TROTH ItS

Abb >tsl..i<l Jr., R. D. Ledgett, 420 Pacific St., S. F.

Alcona, Fr*d W. L-oeber, St. Helena.

A II teen, I Do Turk, Santa Rosa.

AiKevolo, Jos Cairn Simpson, 2111 Adeline St , Oakland.

Brown .lug, Sargen' Bios. , Sargent's Station.

Charles I»erby, Cook Stock Farm. Danville.

■ resro, Cook Stock Farm, Danville.

Don Marvin, F. P. Lowell, Sacramento.

IHrecto**, Audy McDowell, Pleasanton.

Fa. I lis, F. P. Lowell, Sacramento.

Figaro, Win. O'Neil, S*n Leandro.

Harold Cossack, N. N. Craig, 2508 H. St., Sacrumento.

Illustrious, Ueo. A. Stone, Williams.

Jester ■»., Wm. O'Neil, Sin Leandro.

.John M'viioaks, Sargent Bros., Sargent's Station.

Little Jil-«rli .lug;. Andy McDowell, Pleasanton

Ma nbrino Wilkes. Cbarles Waterman, Walnut Creek.

I!1e«>l", 7,'u,. Dwyer, San Jose.

Mt. Vernon, J. A. McCloud, Stockton.

RicU'»on<l. Andy McDowell, Pleasanton.

Sidney, G.7alensin, Pleasanton.

Stein way, Cook Stock Farm, Danville.

Valentin, «. Valeusin, Pleasanton.

Wbippleton. Fred W. Lueb«r, St. Helena.

Wnodimt, B.C. Holly, Vallejo.

Ifoitng Saula Cluus, Kyrou O'Grady, San Mateo.

Stallion Colt Stakes.

We are in receipt of a letter from Capt. N. T. Smith
that he will accept the position of Treasurer and General
Manager in the Stallion Colt Stakes, the same as lie has
in the National Trotting Stallion Stakes. The breeders
of California are under obligations to Captain Smith,
which, so far as we have heard is duly appreciated. It;
is no light task which he accepts, the only reward the
satisfaction in doing far more than his Bhare to promote
the sport. While awarding credit, few are aware of the
labor entailed. With the Stanford Stakes, the Natioaal
and the two and three-year-old stallion stakes on his
hands, there is an amount of work which would deter
even enthusiastic admirers of trotters from taking it in
hand. Then, too, it would be difficult to find a man so
coinDbtent, and in a positiou where competency is accom-
panied by other qualifications of great importance, we do
not know of a single individual who is ao well fitted for
the plaoe. That this opinion is general we have had
ample proof, as everyone with whom we have conversed
has expressed an unqualified approval of the choice.

The advertisement will appear in the piper of next
we°k. Captain Smith approves the outline, as published
heretofore, agreeing that in making the stake $100
eeioh in place of $200, as suggested by our correspondent.

e also endorses the plan of the colt stakes coming off
t'-e day before the one fixed for the stallion stakes, so
that all thai is required is to put the ad. in proper shapa.

Working For a Loner Holiday.

Meeting an old friend on the Oakland track a few
days ago, after his first salutation, which was as cordial as
could be, he tcolc us to task for having forsaken the other
side of tin bay. "I have been at the office of the Breeder
and Sportsman several times," he said, "and learning
that you were seen at the Palace a few weeks ago con-
cluded that you had joined the Saturday evening ccterie,
and more than likely that a visit there would catch you.
Last Saturday night and the Saturday before that
Dustin said you contemplated going over, as there were
a number of old eastern friends you wanted to see.
What excuse have you, or rather what have you to say
in mitigation of sentence?" The extenuation plea en-
tered was that we were working for a future holiday, a
play spell that was worth, aud well worth, too, hard
work for the remainder of the year. The accomplish-
ment of the task depended upon a rigid adherence to
the course laid out, not only keeping to the lines as
closely as possible, but also a fair share of good luck to
bring it around. The chart adopted has marked on it
in underscored words to stay at home. Business affairs are
scu.ewhat peremptory in demanding that a few months
(from February 15th to July 1st.) should be given to a
close observance of the conditions annexed, and when
to these are added the possible chance of an "outing"
for a whole year, the stimulus to accept tho terms was
sufficient to enter upon the jcb with a strong will. It
entails work, hard work at that, for fourteen hours a day,
and a break of even the time necessary to make a short
trip to the other side of the bay would interfere. There is
no necessity for stating what the work is or how the four-
teen hours are "put in," but that the "extenuating cir-
cumstances" may be properly understood, an outline is
given. It may be necessary to take another year to work
out the problem, though the Becond will be compara-
tively easy, success or failure depending on the showing
of 1888.

New Year's day, or scon af^er, of 1889 or 1890, off for
Southern California. The chart says a straight line for
San Diego, and then northward with many departures
from the tangent. Zigzagging from one point to another,
vipitiug all the stock-farms, and the grand country
embraced between the S.errasaud the Pacific. Tosemite
is marked for the litter part of March or beginning of
April, and then a week or two for the invigorating air of
the bay to dispel whatever fatigue three months of sight-
seeing has induced. Northward then, and the map is
broken into an infinite number of triangles, every point
a center of interest. Lake Tahoe is set down for quite a
long stoL-, previous to which the country between the
Sacramento River and the Coast line as far norrh as
Humbolt Bay, has been visi'ed. Bd.ck to the northern
railway, stop at Shasta, fishing and shooting in the par-
adise for sportBinen in that vicinity, and the long antici-
pated pleasure trip through Oregon. It will require a
good deal of determination ro resist being carried into
the wilderness for a longer sojourn than the chart will
permit by uur genial friend Tom Merry, and we must
admit that could two years be given he would become
tired the first of the sport h ■ so graphically portrays.

The northern route, and then old friends in Iowa and
Illinois, "old familiar faces" to greet, and old places
which will recall many happy days of the golden past.
As many of the prominent race-meetiDgs as eaD be man-
aged, and give time for a trip to our birthplace and back
before the trotters get through the grand circuit. Much
as a prolonged stay in "our ain countrie" would be
enjoyed, the greatest attractions, however, the braes,
woods, haughs and burns, where we pulled gowaos, went
bird-nesting, gathered wild- flowers, or "guddled" for
trout more than half a century ago. Still a glance at
the homes of old England, the paddocks and boxes where
the progenitors of race-horses and trotters have been
reared and cherished for a couple of centuries, and espec-
ially the animals which still occupy them, will be a pleas-
ing feature, aud it may be that only one or two of
the eastern trotting meetings will be seen. There
must be no dallying, however, which will interfere with
being in time for the California State Fair and subse-
quent meetings, winding up with the fall races of the P.
C. B. H. A., provided that gives space to reach Australia
in time to see the cup winner at Fleraington.

A visit to Australia would be incomplete without wit-
nessing the spring meeting of the V. J. C. When Sir
Rboderick Cameron returned from his Australian trip,
and he resided in the colonies for several months, he
would recount the incidents of the Melbourne race week
more enthusiastically than auy other topic, excepting
when he drew vivid pictures of the hospitality and warm
friendships of the dwellers in the antipodes. The return
trip will include Hawaii, and when the steamer once
more floats on the waters of our grand bay, we will feel
that we can remain contented with what the Osoident
offers until the last race is run.

Oar fiiend listened to the hastily outlined tour with

more composure than we anticipated. He had been
informed in relation to the "high expectations" and what
they were based upon, and his rejoiuder was not very
consolotary: "Well, well, I see you have made up your
mind, and there is no use in arguing. Tou stand the
work well and that is a good deal, and it may be that
luck will pull you through."

In case there is a combination of lucky stars, the
readers of the Breeder and Sportsman have this much
interest. We are bound to make that much of the nip
which is embraced in Pacific Coast lines, and full descrip-
tions will be given of the points which are germain to
this paper. The horse interests of California are already
of magnitude, with prospects of being so largely aug-
mented in a few years, as to figure as one of the main
interests of the State.

There is a great deal of good stock in California out-
side of what can be called stud farms, although partially
lost in the shadow of the big ranchos. The contemplated
journey, ao far as the horse part of it is concerned, will
be made .with the intention of acquiring a better know-
edge of the horseB of the Coast, and apart from the pleas-
ures of the trip, a thorough investigation will be of
■ervice to everyone engaged in the business, and gratify
all admirers of fine horses.

Major Thomas' 2:10 Trotters.

In another column will be found an article from
Wallace's Monthly inspired by the Dixiana catalogue, and
an accompanying note from the proprietor, Major B. G.
Thomas. Notwithstanding that Mr. Wallace's views
on the employment of thoroughbred blood in the breed-
ing of fast trotters differ so widely from ours we like to
present them. He certainly makes the most of his case,
and "sums up" the evidence with ability. Then, again,
he possesses characteristics which we have always
admired, viz., having no hesitancy in expressing his
opinion on any subject which is discussed in his journal.

In the first number issued of the Breeder and Sports-
man, a letter was published from a valued correspondent
advising that argument should be left to those who wrote,
and 6ent articles for publication without editorials on
either side. In the same issue was recorded our dissent,
and the nearly six years which have elapsed since the
advice was given, we have seen no good reasons for a
change. Therefore, if Mr. W — comes out "flat-footed"
and takes positions which we regard as untenable, there
he is, and if strongly entrenched, the greater the neces-
sity for quoting him correctly the greater the glory in
making the assault. In former days there was a belief
among a majority of breeders that his citadel was im-
pregnable, a veritable Gibraltar, which could be stormed
again and again, every assault futile, the hope so utterly
forlorn that while admiring the courage displayed in the
attack, the judgment which ordered it was not sounc
At this day the stern logic of events is bringing about a
change, and even the fiat of so eminent a breeder of
race-horses as Mr. Thomas cannot stem the torrent. His
belief that a hundred years will not suffice to produce a
2:10 trotter with any of the mares in his catalogue for a
starting point, is only an opinion, and that not justified
by what has been done. Writing at home we have not his
catalogue for reference, though it may be in the offiue, but
it is a fair presumption that none save thoroughbred
mares are to be found in it.

Now it is not far from Dixiana toother breeding farms
where there was the same starting point, viz., thorough-
bred mares, and in the second generation, from that
center, the only two animals which have trotted in 2:10
or better came, and that in far less than a century. Now
it is a high mark to aim at, which only two of the thou-
sands of trotters bred have accomplished. Taking the
generally received formula that "like causes produce like-
effects" a man who should follow the only course whioh
has resulted in attainment of his object would be more
likely to succeed than one who followed a line that here-
tofore had resulted in failure.

But at this time we do not intend to argue points which
have been so frequently gone over, the intention being
to present another phase which is not so generally
understood. Some of the most strenuous objectors
to the use of thoroughbred mares in the trotting stud we
have met have been from the breeders of thoroughbreds.
They hold it derogatory to those bred in the purple to be
thought competent of performing such menial duties as
harness work entails. Doubtless if some one were to
remark that one of Major Thomas' high-bred mares waB
adapted to do her share in producing a fast trotter he
would deem it an insult. Somewhat analogous to the
ftorm of wrath which escaped from the veteran Pbilo C.
Beech when he was asked what was the best time Bonnie
Scotland had made id harness':1 Now that the opponents
of hot-blood have been driven so close to the wall as to
claim that only an inferior sort of racing-bred animals had
gained distinction as the progenitors of fast-trotters,
this feeling will be intensified, and tho idea pre-

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vails that an admission of adaptability for
at one manner of progression is inimical to a high
rate at the legitimate fast pace of the horse. Now in the
cases which have shown the capacity to trot a mile in
2:10 we find that the "travelling terror" of the turf, Bos-
ton, is far within the hundred years, and in the other,
the greatest of all the sons of Boston, whether measured
by performance or procreative abilities, the limit is less
than a third of a hundred years, even when the dates
taken are the birth of Lexington and Jay -Eye-See. The
blood of the dam of Mambrino has not yet been ques-
tioned, although that of his sire Messenger, is set down
as "tain ed." In every case where an approach to 2:10
has been made the blood of this mare can be found, and
the date of the birth of her great son is also withiD the
stipulated period.

In place of being derogatory to the standing of a brood-
mare, we hold it to be an added value when there is also
the germ of fast trotters, and though it may be some
time before many mares which can be classed as of great
promise to breed race-horses from wili be used in the
trotting stud, when that time comes there will be further
proof that the highest type of the racing paddock will
be none too good for the production of trotters.

The opinion of Major Thomas, which has been given
additional emphasis by being italicized, has so little
bearing on the question that if the editor had not given
it so prominent a position it would not have elicited
remark. A man might as well claim that no combin-
ation of wood and metal could be constructed which
would carry a vessel from New Orleans to St, Paul with-
out sails, as that there is no chance to repeat what has
been done with the same material.

Not Yet Consummated.

Trotting Colt Stakes.

Mr. DeTurk visited the office a few days ago, and
from him it was learned that the sale of Anteeo had not
at that time been consummated. The telegram from Ken-
tucky authorized the commissioner here to offer the
amount heretofore published for Anteeo. This was
acc-pted by the owners, though the desired option until
the first of April was declined without a sufficient
deposit to warrant declaring him out of the stud in Cali-
fornia. This was not complied with, and it is optional
with the ownerB whether to take it or not. The offer
will net be accepted without the consent of parties who
have bred mares, or, as we understand the situation,
mares wilt be received the same as if no offer had been
made or acceptance recorded. It is altogether probable
that satisfactory arrangements will be made to those
sending mares to Anteeo to cover all points, as we are
fully satisfied that Mr DeTurk and the other owners of
the horse would not do anything outside of the squarest
dealing, if four times the published amount was at stake.

In t-iis connection it may be proper to state that
though "syndicates have been found to purchasB Ante-
volo," and we have been requested to name a figure, he
is not for sale at any price until the completion of the
season, and in all piobability not until after the National
Stallion Stake is decided can he be purchased. There
are a number of mares on hand and several more which
have been booked, quite a number from a distance, and
we hold that until tbese engagements are fulfilled we
have no more right, honorably, to sell him than a
horse belonging to some one else. Until the close of the
term he is joint property, and however great the tempta-
tion it would not be considered.

termed a new application of an old principle, and with-
out having given it a trial have a great deal of faith in
the efficacy of the plan.

Foals of 1888.

At Palo Alto.

Entries for Spring Race Meeting.

As will be learned from the entries the Colt Stakes for
trotting colts, to be decided at the nest State Fair, have
brought out a grand lot of youngsters. We are pleased
on several accounts, more than pleased that without a
bar they have filled so well. There was a great effort
to induce the directors to bar colts in all of the stakes,
and for a time we felt apprehensive that the earnest
pleadings would prevail. "We took the ground many
years ago that there should be no embargo laid on supe-
riority by the California State Agricultural Society, or
any other association which claimed to be otherwise than
a district exhibition. Once give way to the clamour of
interested parties and there will be no end to the trouble.
If you bar one, says a would-be nominator, restrict
entries to those which have not done anything worthy of
mention. "Bar Grandee," cry the trainers of Memo and
Alfred G. Torse who think their colts incapable of
meeting either of the three-named shout all previous
winners must be ruled out. Not a few, while advocating
a bar, have a good deal of confidence in beating the crack
or cracks, but they strive for an easier job. One man
who reiterated that if the gate was open to its full width
he would not enter. This, we informed him, he had a
perfect right to do, as there was no law in either the
National or American to compel him to take the steps-
He did name his colt, however, and when telling that he
had done so claimed that he would not squander any more
money to lead a forlorn hope. Well that stake received
eighteen nominations, the two-year-old sixteen, and the
four-year-old twelve, notwithstanding Norlaine, Grandee
and Sable Wilkes had a right to enter. The San Joaquin
Association, while discarding an actual bar, effected the
same purpose by classification. The two-year-old was
restricted to 2:40 class, the three-year-old to 2:30, and the
four- year-old to 2:25. The first excluded the champion
yearling, the second had no effect, so far as we can recall,
the third cut off quite a number too,

Look over the Sacramento and Stockton entries, and
no further guarantee is required that there will be a
grand display by the youngsters.

To those who have any knowledge of the thoroughbreds
of California it is only necessary to call attention to the
list of entries, and, in fact, there is such a Btartling array
of owners and horses that it is difficult to fix upon a
commencement or to delay the finish until a full page
has been occupied. There is not "room" this week; it
will take several weeks to place it properly before our
readers. In the meantime we can aay without the least
tear of being accused of painting in too rosy colors that
it is a superior list of entries, and gives promise of better
sport than in any previous year since the organization of
the association. It should be so. In all probability there
are ten times as many thoroughbred horseB now in Cali-
fornia than when the Blood Horse held its first meeting,
and the quality is fully in keeping with the numbers.
With plenty of starters, and those of high class, there is
not one chance in ten for anything else than a grand
meeting.

There is a reasonable expectation of the weather being
favorable, and with that right it is a ''foregone conclu-
sion" that the course will be in first-rate order. The Bay
District course can be handled so easily that very few
days are necessary to convert it from a trotting track to
a "velvety" course such as is best adapted for the fast,
gallop, and when the racers are done it is a short job to
make it perfect for the use of the trotters.

A glance at the list will convince any reasonable
person that there could not be better prospects so far as
the horses can make it so for a successful meeting, and it
is* a "dead sure thing" that the other essentials will not
be wanting, provided the weather is favorable.

Properly of Hon. Leland Stanford.

THOROUGHBREDS.

March 14, bay colt by Wildidle, dam Precious by Lever,
from Frolic by Thunder.

Maroh 18, bay colt by Flood, dam Cuba by imp. Australian,
from Bettie Ward by Lexington.

TROTTEES.

March 15. bay filly by Piedmont, dam Wild flower by Elec-
tioneer, from Mayflower by St. Clair.

March 16, bay filly by Nephew, dam Lady Amanda by imp.
Horrab, from Lady Lancaster by imp Monarch.

March 17, bay colt by Piedmont, dam Piney by Electioneer,
from Piney Lewis by Longfellow.

Maich 2U, bay colt by Alban, dam Alice by Almont, from
Norma by Alexander's Norman.
At Vina. Properly of Hon. Leland Stanford.

March 13, bay colt by Clay, dam Uinta by Gen. Benton,
from Barnes' Idol by Idol.

March 13, bay colt by Nephew, dam Piney Lewis by Long-
fellow, from Lou Lewis by Endorser.

March 13, bay Ally by Alfred, dam Fitine by Norfolk, from
Frou Frou by Asteroid.

March 14, bay colt by Whips, dam Nettie Walker by Thorn-
dale or a son of Edwin Forrest, from Eosaliud by Alexander's
Abdallah.

March 16, brown filly by Clay, damLize by Mohawk Chief,
from Lillian by Lodi.

. March 17, black oolt by Clay, dam Elite by Mohawk Chief,
from Aelion by Enquirer.

March 18, bay filly by Whips, dam Glendaleby Messenger
Dnroc, from Antoinette by Sheppard's Rattler.

March 18, bay tilly by Alfred, dam Sultana by Sultan, from
Gnlnare by The Moor.

March 19, bay tilly by Piedmont, dam Britta by Benton-
ian, from Blarney by Blarney Stone.

March 20, bay tilly by Whips, dam Florida by Robert E.
Lee, from Fanny by St. Clair.

March 20, bay colt by Whips, dam Martha by Mohawk
Chief, from Maria Pilot by Herr's Mambrino Pilot.
At Vallejo. Properly of H. J. Agnew, Honolulu, H. I.

March 11, Lay tillv by Guy Wilkes, dam Maude by Bertrand
Black Hawk.
At Dougherty's Station. Properly of John Green.

Feb. 2, bay filly, small star, black points, by Elector (Rich-
ard's) dam Stem winder by Venture; second dam by St.
Lawrence. Mare bred to Director.
At Pleasanlon. Property of C. W. Welby, San Francisco.

March 6, chestnut colt by Guy Wilkes, dam Bay View
Maid by Gen Benton; second dam an inbred Kentucky Hun-
ter.
At Los Angeles. Properly of O. H. LocJchart.

March 10, dark bay fiily, stripe in face, hind feet vrhite:
by Bonnie McGregor, dam Lottie by Altoona; second dam
by Belmont.
At Sacramento. Property of W. F. Cutler, V. S.

March 18, chestnut colt by Joe Hooker, dam Lady Stacy
by Wildidle, from Emma Barnes by Norfolk.

Names Claimed.

The Owner of Pancoast.

The N- Y. "Sun" on Tips.

A telegram of the "Associated Press" gives a synopsis
of an editorial in the New York Sun which states that
Antevolo had "shortened his stride, lost his speed, and
was no longer the formidable racer he was," all of which
is an unmitigated falsehood. This is ascribed to wearing
tips, winding up with the sentence, "The no-shoe idea is
attractive in principle, but for fast trotting horses it will
not answer."

The facts are that last summer he showed a greater
flight of speed than ever before, trotting several quarters
in 32 seconds without being pushed to his best, and on
one occasion was accurately timed a furlong in 15 sec-
onds. Owing to a slight lameness in his left hiud ankle
be was thrown out of or rather not put in regular train-
ing during 1887, and he has only been "jogged" since
October last. When the editorial comes to hand we will
have more to say in relation thereto.

We were hugely gratified by a couple of visits from
Mr. Schultz, of Brooklyn, N. Y. In the first place it
was pleasant to meet a man who takes such a warm
interest in the trotting horse as to invest the large
amount of money he has in horses and the necessary
equipments of a breeding farm in accordance with the
celebrities he owns. In the second we found him so well
posted that much was to be learned, even in a short
experience; and last, though not least, he expressed a
jyreat deal of admiration for California, the men he bad
met, and the horses he had seen. On his first visit Mr.
Schultz was accompanied by his son, and though evi-
dently a chip of the block (we will not put in the adjec-
tive which is the usual prefix to block), his leaning was
towards thoroughbreds. If the young man does not
fall in with the idea that any connection with producing
trotters is derogatory to the royal strain, we shall look
for the get of Pancoast, Cuyler, and the other grand stal-
lions owned by Mr. Schultz to show the potency
of the purer strains. As Beatrice is one of the great list
of brood-mares, it may be considered foolhardy to predict
that her progeny will be equalled from other crosses,
and yet stranger things have happened.

We obtained a new wrinkle from Mr. S. in regard to
breaking horses, though to explain it will rpqui^p *tn
article by i a^lf, and not a short one at that. It may bo

By W. F. Culler, V. S.t Sacramento.

Rubicon, for chestnut colt foaled March 18, 1888, by Joe
Hooker, dam Lady Stacy by Wildidle, from Emma Barnes by
Norfolk.
By C. L. French, Oak Forest Ranch, Lake Co.

Winnie Davis, for bay tilly, small star, left fore foot white
and black, foaled May 20:h, 1887, by Gaviota (Gen. P. W.
Murphy's Electioneer), dam Lucy by Geo. M PatchenJr.;
second dam by Kentuofey Hunter, third dam by Williamson's
Belmont.
By L. Johnson, San Jose.

Designer, for bay horse foaled 1885, by Director, dam
May Queen by Abbotsford; second dam by Elmo.

Sultan S., for brown horse foaled 1885, by Saltan, dam
by The Moor; second dam by Clark Chief.
By C. W. Welby, San Francisco.

Mat Wilkes, for bay tilly, star in forehead, foaled Jan.
22, 1887, by Guy Wilkes, dam Bay View Maid by Gen.
Benton; second dam an inbred Kentucky Hunter.
By A. C. Davenport, Stockton.

Clio, for black tilly foaled 1884, by Nephew, dam by

Morgan Battler.

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Thoroughbred in the Trotter-

It has been a question of some debate ai to whether there
should be any thoroughbred in the trotter or not. My opinion
is that injudicious breeding in that respect would not result
favorably, but in order to get a great amount of speed and
substance to carry it over a distance of ground, that we
should get as near to the thoroughbred as possible, without
getting near enough to cause rattle-headedness, aud in order
to do that I believe that a, trotting-bred stallion bred to a
thoroughbred mare, and her produce bred to a trotting-bred
stallion with a thoroughbred cross (say 3d dam), would meet
the requirements, and lay a foundation to breed from that
would excel. Santa Ana.

The Los Anereles Meeting.

A note from Secretary DeCampinformsusthat the entries to
the running events of the Spring Meeting of the Los Angeles
Turf Club, which were announced to close on the 15th, will
remain open until the 28th, and adds, "If tnrf patrons and
owners consider more than one meeting in the spring of the
year an advantage, it would be well to see them well rilled."
The meeting opens on April 10th, and continues five days,
with fifteen events on the programme. Aa there is every
opportunity to visit Los Angeles without interfering with
any other engagements, the claims of the club cannot be
denied.

Spring Meeting at the Bay District.

Mr. Hinchman has, at the solicitation of several horsemen,
decided to give an early running meeting at the Bay District,
commencing March 31st and continuing April 3d, 5th aud
7th. Thirteen events are offered, and recognizing the fact
that many horses are not yet fully ripo, the conditions have
been made such that they may be run safely. Entries ckse
on the 28th, and the programme will be found in oar adver-
tising departmen t.

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Tom Stevens' bay filly "Wary, by Warwick, out of Mary
Anderson, which placed fourteen winning brackets to her
credit last season, is lookiDg finely and tough as a knot. If
her looks do not belie her she will be able to win enongh
money this year to enable her owner to buy another stock
farm. Mr. Stevens* other horses are in good shape, and
Lit troll, in particular, is pointed out as especially promising.
«,

To thoroughly break a horee from pulling at the halter
take a small rope and tie one end in a loop around tbe horse's
loins, bringing the other end between the fore legs and
through the ring of the halter, tying it to the manger a little
shorter tban the halter strap. "When the horse attempts to
poll back the strain comes on his loins, and after a few trials
he gives up. This is Prof. Gleason'B method.

The insurance companies have recently decided to allow
blooded horses to be listed at their fall value. A few years
ago §100 each was the limit of the risk they would take on a
thoroughbred or trotting horse, no matter what their value
was, and on that account they were not patronized to any
great extent by breeders.

A man generally gets about what he pays for in this world.
If he economizes in breeding to "two-for-tive" stallions he gets
oolts that will cost him seventy-five or a hundred dollars to
raise, and which will be worth from fifty to seventy-five
dollars when they are raised. This kind of horse-breeding iB
what keeps many a farmer poor.

The Standard-Bred Stallion

BROWN JUG.

Description.

BROWN" JUG lsa rich brown horse, nine years old, i-v„ hands high,

weighs 1,100 pounds. In form, action, and disposition he is not excelled

by any Btaliion now in pnblic service. In his six-year-old form he was

handled for a short time by John A. Goldsmith, and showed trials in 2:22.

Pedigree.

Sired by Nutwood. First dam Young Molly by Bndd Doble. Second
dam Molly TrusBcU by Gen. Taylor. Third dam the Livingston Mare
by the Morse Horse.

The Nutwood Stallion

JOHN SEVENOAKS,

Description.

JOHN SEVENOAKS iB a coal black horse, aeven years old and
stands 16. L hands high. Of superb form, bone and substance, and fine
action and style.

Pedigree.
Sired by Nutwood, dam San Jnan Belle (record 2:31X in fourth heat),
by Robert's St. (Hair; second dam by David Hill, son of Vermont Black
Hawk; third dam a fine mare brought across the plains and believed to
be thoroughbred.

Location.
These stallions will make the season of 188S, commencing March 1st
and ending July 1st, ae Sargent's Station, Santa Clara Co.
Terms.
For either horse $30 the season. Mares not proving with foal cm be
returned next season free of charge, provided the horse stands in Gon
zaleB or vicinity. Pasturage $2.5u per month. All care take n, but no
responsibilities' assumed for accidents or escapes.
For further information applv to

SVRGL'Vr BROS.,
Or MERUIT r LOVE,
lOmr Sargent's Station, Cal.

Pleasanton Stock Farm Co

DIRECTOR.

"Will stand for a limited number of mares at PleaBanton,
Alameda Co., Cal. Season commencing Feb. 15th, and cIob-
ing July 1st. 1888.

DIRECTOR was sired by Dictator (full brother to Dexter) also sire
of J. I. C, Phallas, and many other fast trotters. Dictator stands at
the head of all stallions as getting extreme speed and great racing quali-
ties in his colts, as the average record of J. I. C, Phallas and Director
is 2:i3Mi being nearly two seconds faster than the best three of any
other stallion's get, which means beating them at least 80 feet in a
mile, and as extreme speed combined with staying qualities are the
only real valuable qualifications at this time in trotting horses, it will
certainly be of advantage to the breeders of California to get some
Director colts.

The dam of Director was Dolly, who produced, besides Director.
Onward, record i:25, can beat 2:20; and Tborndale, 2:22— so Director's rel-
atives on both sides were great producers, and without doubt Director
will be, and we invite breeders to come and see his colts trot, although
his oldest coJts are not yet three years old; we can show quarters in 35
seconds. Director's present record is 2:17, made in a race with a large
field of horses, when he was obliged to trot on the extreme outside of
the track, and we believe he can trot in 2:12 and expect to give him that
record, in lSKi Director won over $13,000 in purses, more tban any
other trotting stallion ever won before or since, defeating not once, but
every time they met Phallas, Maxy Cobb, Santa Glaus, Black Cloud,
Clem mi e Q., Wilson, Fanny Witherspoon, and all other fast ones.
His record shows that he has Btarted in 2-5 races; has won IS of them,
the total amount of his winnings in stakes and purses being 825,070, or
a little over $1,000 tor every time he started ina race.

His services this year will be *1M> for the season, believing the
development of hia colts will be so satisfactory this season that breeders
will gladlv pav $300 next year.

We think the service fee for this stallion within the reach of all
wanting to breed good stock, and much less than the fee for any
stallion ever offered for public service, taklDg speed, .enduiance,
breeding and racng qualities into consideration. We have abundance
of feed, and there will be no charges for pasture unless mares remain
more than a reasonable lime— to insure them being in foal. Mares
not proving in foal can be returned next season free of charge
providing mares dn not chingo ownership, and stallion is alive. In
case the stallion should be sold the parties breeding can breed to
some other good horee, or they will have their money refunded. All
service fees due at time of service, ana must be paid in cash or a good
approved note given payable August 1, 1888.

a.v«v Mcdowell, Agent

life Fleasaiiton.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION.

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IMP. MARINER,

[Called Oatcake in Australia,]

ILL MASK THE SEASON OP 1888 ENDING ON OR ABOUT
JUNE 1st. AT PLEASANTON, ALAMEDA CO.

Pedigree.

Sired by Wild Oats, he by Wild Dayrell, son of Ion and Ellen Middle-
ton, by Bay Middleton.outofThe Golden Horn, by Uarkaway, dam Miss
Emma by Sauntorer; second dam Dulcimer, by Trumpeter; third dam
Teddingtonia by Teddington, etc [See English Stud Book, Vol. X, page
855.]

Description.

Mariner Is a chestnut horse sixteen hands high, of a conformation
combining both power and speed, and was a successful race-horse in
Australia. He is bred from racing families in both brunches of his
genealogical tree, and traces through Wild Dayrell. Harkaway, Irish
Blrdcatcher, Bay Middleton, Teddington, Orlando, Eclipse, Matchem,
Regulus, Bartlett's Childers and Honeywood'a Arabian to the seven-
< aenth dam, a Bverly Turk mare. He was bred in England, imported to
Australia in utero, foaled in )t>83 and Imported to California in 1887. A
horse of his breeding, Bize and quality c*n hardly fail to be a successful
size.

Terms $50 the Season, with Privilege of Return.

- Good pasturage at reasonable rates. All mares at owners risk.
For further particulars addreBs

MATT S TORS,
7ja Pleaaauton, t'al.

There is nothing slow about the races in Montana, and the
horsemen invest their money in a way to paralyze an eastern
law and order society. Figares taken from a Helena paper
show that at the meeting held there last fall pools were sold
to the amount of $360,000, while at Butte they aggregated
$110,000.

Pacific Coast

BLOOD HORSE

Association

Spring Meeting 1888.

April 21st, 24th, 26th and 28th.

PROGRAMME.

FIRST DAT.

1.— INTRODUCTION PURSE *400, of which $5U to the second, ?25
to tiio third; for three-year-olds and upwards; maidens, if three years
old, allowed 7 pounds, if four years old or upwards allowed 12 pounds.
Ox a Milk.

2.— CALIFORNIA STAKES, for two-year-olds. Half a Milk
Closed Ang. 15, 1887.

3.— PDRSE $35ii, of which ?50 to second, for three-year-olds and
upwards. Maidens, if three-year-oldB allowed & pounds; if four years
old allowed l j pouudB ; if rive years old or upwards allowed 16 pounds.
Three Qdabtebs of a Mile.

4.— THE TIDAL STAKES for three-year-olds. One Mileanda
Quakteb. Closed Aug. 15, 1SS6.

8ECOSED DA V.

5.— PURSE $400, of wh'ch 950 to the second, $25 to the third; for
three-year-olds and upwards. Maidens, if three years old, allowed 5
pounds; of four years old allowed 10 pounds; if five years old or upwards
allowed 15 pounds. Mile Heats.

6.- SELLING PURSE ?350, of which 550 to the second; for three-
year-oldB and upwards. Horses entered to be sold for 91 ,500 to carry
rule weights; 2 pounds allowed for each 310) less down to Si,000; then
1 pound for each $100 less down to $300. Selling price to be stated
through the entry box at 6 p. u. the day before the race. Seven -Eighths

OF A AllLE.

7.- THE VERNAL STAKES, for two-yeaiolds, $10 each, p p, with
$300 added, second to receive $30. Winner of the California Stake on the
first day to carry 3 pounds extra; horses starting in that race and not
placed allowed 3 pounds. Five-Eighths of a Mii.e.

8.— THE PACIFIC DERBY, for three-year-olds. O.ve Mile and a
Half. Closed Aug. 15, 1&S6.

THIRD DAY.

9.— SELLING PURSE $350, of which $50 to the second ; for all ages.
Conditions as in No. 6. One Mile.

10.— THE GANO STAKES, for two-y ear-olds. Three-Quartebs
OF A Milk. ClOBed Aug. 15, 1887.

11.— PURSE $350, of which $50 to second; for all ages; winners of
any race at this meeting, when carrying weight for age or more, to
carry 5 pounds extra. Thbee-Quabtbb Mile Heats.

12.— PURSE $500, of which $50 to second; for all ages; winner of the
Tidal Stakes at the meeting to carry 5 pounds extra; of the Pacific
Derby 7pounds extra; of both 10 poundeextra. One Mile and Thbee-
Eighths.

FOURTH DAY.

13.— PURSE $100. of which $50 to the second, $25 to the third; for
three-year-old fillies. Winner of any three-year-old race at this meeting
to carry 5 pounds extra; of two, 8 pounds extra. One Mile and a
Sixteenth.

14.— PURSE $400, of whi"li $50 to the second, $25 to third; a handi-
cap for two-year-olds. Declaration $5, to go to the racing fund.
Weights announced the diy before the race at 10 o'clock a. m. Declar-
ations due at 6 p. «. the same day. Seven-eighths of a Mile.

15.— PURSE $350, of which $50 to second. Owners' handicap for
horses that have Btarted and not won at this meeting. Entries close
with the Secretary, or through the entry box at the track at 6 f. m. the
dav before the race. Weights to be carried must be given with the entry.
Winners of Nos. 14 and 15, if entered in this race, may be withdrawn
without penalty. One Mile and an Eighth .

16.— PURSE $750, for all ages ; entrance, $25 each from Btarters. Start
ing money divided 70 per ctnt to the second, and 30 per cent, to the third
horse- Declarations $15, to goto the racing fund. Three-y ear-olds to
carry 90 pounds; four-vear-olds 1U8 pounds; live -year- olds and upwards
114 pounds. Sex allowances. One Mile and Three- quarters.

Entries close Thursdav, March 15, 1888.

1>. MctXUKE, President.
E. S . CCI7VER, Secretary, 313 Bush Street, San Francisco. 25fe

1888. RANCH0 DEL RIO. 1888

The Thoroughbred Stallion

JOE HOOKER,

By Monday, dan) Mayflower, by Imp. Eclipse from Hen-
nie Farrow by Imp. Shamrock,

Will make the season of 1SSS at Rancho del Rio, five miles from Sac-
ramento, on the Freeport road.

Limited to twelve niares of approved breeding beside*
tbe owners.

Terms $IOO the Season.

Good pasturage at reasonable rates. Every precaution taken but no
responsibility aBsumed for accidents or escapes.

Address II li. BAGM1LL,

glde Care of THEO. WINTERS, Sacramoulo, Cal.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION,

THREE CHEERS.

VTTILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1883 AT SANTA ROSA. SONOMA
V\ County. Cal.

Pedigree.

Sired by imported Hurrah, first dam Young Fashion by imported
Monarch; second dam Fashion by imported Trustee; third dam Bon-
nets o' Blue by Sir Charles; fuurth dam Reality by Sir Arcby; fifth dam
by imported Medley; sixth dam by imported Centine', etc. (See Bruce's
American Stud Book, Vol, I, page 432.)

Hurrah by Newminster (winner St. Leger 1851), dam Jovial by Bay
Middleton (winner Derby 1836).

Newminstor by Touchstone (winner St. Leger 183'), dam Beeswing
(winner of 54 races out of 64 starts) by Dr. Syntax (winner Donfaster
Cup 1837,40, 41, 4-, the onlv horse that ever accomplished that feat).

THREE CHEERS is bred in the speediest and stoutest lines. His
dam, Young Fashion, was the dam of Surprise, Scoilaud (the onlv horse
that ever beat Asteroids heati.Liverpool, Columbia and Bonnie Kate, the
dam of Little Buttercup and the Hying Bonnie Lizzie. H is grandam, Fash-
ion, was the greatest race mare of her era, defeating Boston in that hiB*
torical match at 4-mlle heats that is recorded *s one of the greatest
events in the annals of the turf. He is thoroughly wound in wind and
limb, his family on both sides being noted for their exemption from
curbs, BpaviuB, roaring, or any other hereditary unsoundness. Horse-
men, who can appreciate the highest type of the thoroughbred, are spec-
ally invited to inspect Three Cheers.

Terms.

FORTY dollars for the season. Mares not proving with fua,
can be returned the next season free of charge. Uood pasturage at$
per in. tutli. Mares cared for in any manner owners may desire, and
fed on hay and grain, either or -both, at reasonable rates. None but
competent grooms employed, but no responsibility assumed for acci-
dents or escapes.

N. B. — Mares sent from a distance incareof J. W. Morshead, City
Front Stibles, San Francisco, will be iorwarded without delay.

For further particulars address
18fe THOS. 8. JOXES. Santa Kosa. Cal,

The Pure-Bred Trotting Stallion

ILL'u STRIOUS,

Standard, No. 41 ?8.

Description.

Dark bay with black points; bred by Gen. W. T. Withers; foaled
May 3j, 1885.

Pedigree.

By Happy Medium, sire of Maxey Cobb, 2:13J<; Norman Medium,
2 ;20, and 39 with records below 2:30, a greater number than standB to the
credit of any living horse.

1st dam Abdalletta by S^raders' Cassias M Clay Jr., sire of Harry
Clay, 2:23j)f; Durango, 2:233£; and site of the dams of Minnehaha,
Happy Thought, 2;22>$; Mani><rino Bov, 2:26>S; J. B. RichardBon, 2:26M:
LoLtie K.. 2:26% '; Bertha, 2:27>i, and others.

2d dam Laura Crockett by Ahnont, *ire of Westmont, 2:J3V; Pur-
itan, 2:16; Fanny Wituerspoon, 2;16}rf; Piedmont, 2:17^ ; Aldine, 2:19>>;
Early Rote, 2:2u>.i, and 34 with records below 2:30.

3u dam Sally Tee by Alexander's Abdallah.

4th dam Kate Crockett, the dam of Lulu, 2:14^. by imp. Hooton.

5th dam Mary Blaine by TexaB.

6th dam Fanny Ellsler by Sir William.

7th dam by Whipster, son of Cook's Whip.

Individually ILLUSTRIOUS is acolt of extra fine finish, with legs
and feet of the very best, and kind disposition- He is barely broken to
harness, but shows good trotting action, and, barring accidents, he will
rertainly make his mark as a trotter. He is pronounced by his breeder
to be the bestb.ed son of Hapny Medium living.
Terms.

He will be permitted to serve a few approved mares at 550 the
season, privilege of returning if the mare does not prove to be with foal.
Good pasturage at 13 per month.
ISfe GE«. A. STOKE. Williams, Cal.

S0U1HER FARM, 1888.

lialf miles north-east of San JLeandro,
, Cal.

One and
,V1 Jni'da Co.,

The following stallions will make the season of 183S at the above
farm.

FIGARO, standard bred bay stallion, black points, little white on
near hind heel; 16'4 hands, weight about l 250 lbs. By Whipple's
Hambletonian,dam Emblem (full sister to Voltaire, 2:20K)by Tattler;
second dam Young Portia by Mambrino Chief.

fWhJ5l;ian.Han",le:iGU™mer86'' if^"f?AgaSiah.

Si a^SuSSXm. I Martha Wa.hi.8ton j f^ bVXbSX"

| I (Tattler 300 > ^LU' '~

'" U=mblem i Yoo.g Portia { «£-**» °U "

With eight days' training Figaro trotted a third heat in a training race
in 2:34. He afterwards trotted in 2:32. Ashe will be trotted this fall
but twelve raares besi.es those of his owner will be received.

TERMS— $25 with privilege of return if mare does not prove with
foal.

Season will positively close on June 1st, on which date the horse will
go into the hands of a trainer.

JESTER D., 5696, chestnut stallion, little white in face, near hind
heel and ankle white; weight about 1,200 pounds; by Almont, dam Hor-
tense by Messenger Duroe; second dam Nellie McDonald, ruunlng
bred, by Colossus,
t ( f Alexander's Abdallah' Hambletonian 10.

S Almont \ '^at5',I}?rllmi-. .

■ Sire of 33 iu 2:30 list ] Anm ta f Maml?rlDT0 C^et "• ,

Q I l^dam by j By Pilot Jr., sire oi the

S i dams of Maud S. and

l^ Jay-Eye-See.
/"Messenger Duroc
Sire of Elaine, 2:20, the dam of Norlaine 2:31*4
■•< as a yearling.
| Nellie McDonald, running bred, by Colossus
1^ son of imp. Sovereign.
Jester D. has nevJr been reguiaily trained, but trotted a mile in
2:37 with very little preparation.

He has taken a number of premiums in the show ring in Missouri
and Iow«j and is a fine specimen of the carriage and general purpose
horse. He has several very promising colts in Missouri Good accomo-
dations for mares at |5 per month. A o responsibility for accidents or
escapes .

Terms.
Si5 Hie Season with privilege of return If mare fails to prove with
foal. Address. WM. o'JJKIJL, Agent.

18ft) Box 149, San Leandro, Cal.

li

Hortense....

THE MAMBRINO TROTTING STALLION

ABBOTSFORD JR.,

WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1?S8 AT THE KENTUCKY
Stables, 4J0 Pacific Street. San Francisco. ^1ULKI

ABBOTSFOxtD JR. is a rich rosewood bav, foaled Mav 15 1680 Vjf
hands high, and weighs 10 '5 lbs. He is a very highly formed horse good
bone and great muscular development, and resembles his sire rs
every PARTiCDt-AH. This horse, with thirtv davs track work trotted
his mile in 2:3i\ proving that he has the speed as" well as the beauty of
his Bire.

Pedigree.'

ABBOTSFORD JR. was sired by Abbotsford. dam bay mare Gillis-
pie, by Blue Bull. Abbotsford by Wood turd Mambrino, his dam Columbia
by Yonng Columbus; Woodford Mambrino bv Mambrino Chief his dam
Woodbine by Woodford, a thoroughbred son of Kosciusco Woodford
Mambrino is recognized as the beBt son of Mambrino Chief His own
record Ib 2:19!-:; that of his son Abbotsford, the sire of Abbotsford Jr
2:19^. and he has aUo a large number iu the 2:30 list. He is also the sire
of Prlnceps.tke siro at Trinket, record of 2:U. Abbotsford for tbe
Bhorttimehe has been in the stud, has proven himself a sire worthy of
merit, his daughter Jasmine having won the Embryo stakes of IsSl and
everyone who lias been put in training bus shown good speed. Cot.de
the only one of Abbotsford's get that was ever systematically traiued*
made a record last season of 2:20 and 2:18^ to pole That tniB is not
the limit o£ his speed Is well known to all horsemen

The dam of Abbotsford Jr. was a beautiful bay mare 15V hands hith
"L™.*!^? BVje..Hui1' A*B aLexingtno mare, raised by Ezra Champion;
of White Hall, New York, thus showing that in Abbotsford Jr are
combined most of the purest and fashionable strains of blood In Amer
Lea.

Teems, $25 for the season. MareB not proving in foal mav be

returned the following season free of charge if the horse 1b ntill in mv

possession.

Ufel2 R. r>. JLEDGETT.

1888

Jpfce JPreedet awfl j*j. ntsmmx.

Valensin Stock Farm
STALLIONS.

SIDNEY.

Sidney, seven years, by Santa ClauB, 2:17J£, dam SweetnesB 2:2lJ< by
Volunteer, i» a rich bay 15.2^ hands high, tracing to 2:20 or better prob-
ably eftener thanauy stallion on the Pacific Coast, and of faster progen-
itors than any horse offered for public patronage or otherwise. As an indi-
vidual Sidney showed wonderful speed and would h-*ve classed among
the fastest trotters in the world but for an accident which interrupted
his training. That blood will tell, that great speed comes from ances-
tors of great speed on both sides he has demonstrated by his merit and
by that of bis colts. Although Imperfectly trained none of those he got
when a three-year-old. If handled at Mil, have covered a mile slower
than 2:40 as two-year-olds; several much faster and out of differently
bred mares. I insist on this fact because it shows that he is a uniform
producer. .

A. C. Dietz'scolt, dam by Dashaway, showed a mile in 2:10. half m
1:1-. John Kowen's colt, dam bv Echo, one mile in 2:39, half in 1:18,
quarter :'ii>H- Dennis <>aniion*s dam by Whipple's Hambletonian one
quarter in :33, hardly broken, turned out ever since.

Memo, dam by Buccaneer, lapped Grandee in 2:b2, 2:31><.

Sister V., dam by KelBou, trained three months, 2:32 fourth heat, one-
qtisrtt-r in :36.

Uoldleaf.dam by Flaxtnil, mile 2:24, half in 1:07.

Adonis, dam by Opt. Webster, mile in 2:27, half in 1:11. These aie all
two-year-olds, (ieorge V., dam by Buccaneer, who is winner of all the
yearling stakes of 1887, record of 2.57^, trial 2:45.

These, to my "nowledge, are all the colts by Sidney which have been
worked, and I have neither heard nor read of any other Btallion who, as
a three-year-old, produced as much average speed or of so high a rate.
For further proof of the merit of bis colts I will Btate that one yearling
brought il,60o; one weanling $1,200, one two-year-old $2,000, at private
sale, while Cupid, imperfectly broken, brought $1,110 at public auction
before a small attendance.

Terms $100 caBb for the season commencing Feb. 1st to end July 1st
88S, due at time of service.

VALENSIN.

Valensin, five years, by Crown Point,2:2l,dam Nettie Lambert by
John Nelson; second dam by Fisherman; third dam by Kentucky Gray
Eagle, throughbred, etc. etc.; is a rich chestnut horse, 16:3 high, of great
substance and quality. He has a record of 2:23, made the fourth heal
as a three-year-old. As a four-year-old he Bhowet* an easy trial in 2:23,
2:22, 2:21 To CART.but a slight lameness during the circuit kept him from
starting in races. This trial to cart goes to prove that he certainly
would have beat 2:20 as a four-year-old.

Teems $100 cash for the season, commencing February 1st to end
June 15th, 1888.

Good pasturage at $3 per month; best oE care but no responsibility
taken for accidents or escapes.

Mares not proving in foal may be returned respectively, xree of
charge, next season, providing I still own the horses.

For further particulars or inquiries address

«. VaIJSSSIN, Prop.

Side Pleasanton, Alameda Co., Cal.

HAROLD COSSACK,

Standard Ko. 4*0*2.

Combinea four crosses to Rysdyk's Hambletonian, three to Mam-
ibrlno Chief, and twenty-nine to imported Messenger.

Description.

Is a beautiful cherry bay.no white. Foaled at Caton Stock Farm.
Jollet, III., March 8, 1885. Jin color and form a model of his noted sire
Pedigree.

By Don COBRack, the great prize winner.

1st dam by Harold, sire of Maud S., 2:08^. and Noontide, 2:20^.

2d dam by Belmont, sire of Nutwood. 2: 183C. and Wedgewood, 2:19.

3d dam by Mambrino Chief, sire of Lady Thome, Z:1S>£, and Wood-
tford Mambrino, 2:2i>£.

4th. dam by Grey Eagle, sire of St. Charles, 2:26.

5th dam by Hunt's Commodore, son of Mambrino.

6th dam by Whipster.

7th dam by Imp. Buzzard.

=8th dam by Craig's Alfred.

Sthdam Wormley's King Herod.

10th dam imp. Traveller.

11th dam imp. Whittington.

Harold Cossack was bred to three mares last Beason and all are in
ffoal.

Will make the season of 1883 at State Fair Grounds, Sacramento, Cal.
[Limited to ten mares of approved breeding.

Terms t 0. Payable at time of service or when mares are removed.

Good aBturageat $4 per month. Hay and stabling on reasonable
Tates.

Every precaution taken, but no responsibility assumed for accidents
•or escapes. __ „

N. N. CKAIG

14ja26

•2508 H Street. Sacramento. Cal.

THE WILKES STALLION.

MAMBRINO WILKES,

(Half Brother to Harry Wilkes, 2:13 t-2.)

Sire of Gub Wilkes, 2:22; Alpheus, beaten a throatlatch In 2:26X, and
John O'Brien, a colt that lapped out the winner in 2:38 as a three-year-

"Will remain in the future at Walnut Creek Stock Farm, Contra
CoBta County.

Description,

MAMBRINO "WILKES is a black horse, 16 hands high, and consider

and pronounced him »..>.

large, stylish and handsome, and all show speed that have been worked

.for it. _ __

Pedigree.

Sired by George Wilkes, dam Lady ChriBtman by Todhunter's Mam-
torino; second dam by Pilot Jr.

Todhunter's Mambrino by Mambrino Chief, dam Ripton s dam by
Hunt* e Commodore, aon of Mambrino by imp. Messenger; second dam
fcy Potomac, son of imp. Messenger. ._,»,__, i. «

Mambrino Chief by Mambrino Paymaster, by Mambrino, by imp

George Wilkes sired 60 colta that have beaten 2:30. Of these 39 have
average records of 2:23, 14 of 2:l9 and 12 of 2:18.
Terms.
MambrinolWilkes will receive a few approved mares at the farm for
the Beason oflSfl* at $75 the season. Mares from a distance will be
received at the Dexter Stables, OakUnd, and sent to the farm. Good
pasture and plenty of water. Box stalls and all facilities for taking care
of fine mareB.

For further particulars apply to

(Hvs WATERWAN. Walnut Creek,
Or at the DEXTER STABLES,
i lfQ Twelfth and Harrison sts., Oakland,

Cook Stock Farm.

SEASON OF 1888.

Standard Bred Trotting and Cleve-
land Bay Stallions.

STEINWAY 1808,

Two-year-old record, fourth heat. *2:31 i-2.
Three-year-old record, fourth heat, 1B:1B5 1-Z.

By Strathmore 408, sire of Santa Claus, 2:17$; Tucker, 2:13; Sky-
light-Pilot 2:19, and 16 more with rt-coids of 2:20* to 2:19.

first dam Abbess (the dam of Soprano, the dam of C. F. Clay, five-
year-old stallion record 2:1*, and Solo, four-year-old record 2:28$), by
Albion (sire of Vanity Fair, record 2:24i, and the dam of Favorita
2:25i).

Second dam by imp. Emancipation.

Third dam by Bertrand, a son of Sir Archy.

Steinway belongs to one of the greatest speed producing families,
opportunities considered, in the whole country, and be himself is fast,
showing that he produces speed of high rate. His daughter Steinette
the dam of Col. It. G. Stoner's remarkable and promising youne stal-
lion Bourbon RuBsell, and A. C. Beckwith's Ned Wilkes. Steinway is
own brother to Solo, iour-year-old record 2:28A; Eminence, three-year-
old record 7:27, and Soprano, the dam of C. P. Clay, nve-year-old stal-
lion record 2:18. His dam Abbess is clso tbe dam of W. H. Kerr & Co. .
Cable, Ohio, the fast and promising young stallion Currency now in the
stud (he trotted a mile as a yearling in 2:46) and also tbe dam of Jersey
Lily, burned when a two year-old in ihe stable of W. H. Wilson, said
by those who saw her work to have been able to beat 2:30, having
trotted quarters in 34 seconds, and halves in 1 :ll). Steinway has but
50 living foals, out of Norman and farm mares. He never served but
twelve trolting-bred mares in this State, and some of them are dead or
lost tbeir colts, so we don't consider that Steinway has had a fair show
in the stud in serving trotting-bred mares, and we know that Borne of
his colts are Bhowing great speed both trotting and pacing.

S'einway, bay horse, hind ankles white, 15$ hands high, weight
1,176 rounds. His disposition and also his colts' is kind, and impart-
ing to his get beauty and style. Ternui, .;•-"> lor the Season.

Charles Derby 4907,

Brown horse, foaled 1885, bred by Seth Cook. Cook Stock tarm,
Danville, Cal.

By 8teinway, record 2:25.

First dam Katy G. by Electioneer.

Second dam Fanny Malone by Niagara.

Third dam Fanuy Wickbam by Herald.

Fourth dam by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam by imp. Barefoot, etc.

(See Brace's Am. Stud Book, Vol. 1, Page 429.)

This horse will be allowed to Berve five approved mares at $ 1 OO.

CRESCO 4908,

By Strathmore 408, sire of Santa ClauB 2:17$, Tucker 2:19, Secretary
2:20j, sire of the dam of C. F. Clay, 2:18.

First dam Alia, record 2:33, by Almont 33 (sire of Fanny Wither-
spoon, ?:1G£; Piedmont, 2:17J; Westmont, 1:13$, pacer.

Second dam by Brignoli 77, record 2:29J (sire of the dam of King
Wilkes, record 2:22i, be the sire of Oliver K., record 2:164) by Mam-
brino Chief, sire of Lady Thorno, 2:16i;

Third dam by Cripple, son of Medoc, by American Eclipse; fourth
dam by American Eclipse, he by Duroc, be by imp. Dlomed.

Bay horse, 15.1 height, weight 1,125, foaled 18'1. His breeding is
royal; he has but Beveu living foals out of all kinds of mares, and all
show some Bpeed, and pluck enough to go a hard race to its bitter end,
and last all day on the road and come ba<-k the next day. Terms,
$25 tor ihe Season.

CLEVELAND BAYS,

BARON HILTON.

No 584 /Vol. 1, English Stud Book.

Egr By Lucks All, No. 189.

First dam by Sportsman 291.

Second dam by Lucks All 188.

Third dam by Cardinal 47.

Fourth d-m by Emulator 103.

Baron Hilton, bay. foaled 1883, 16.1 hands high, weight 1,380
pounds, best feet and legs and a very stout back, good head and neck,
good mane and tall and a very handsomo finisb, surpassing that of any
other large stallion in the land. His disposition is of the very best.
Tnis family is noted for size, Btyle and rich color. He is one of the
very best of roadsters. Terms, $95 tor the Season.

TROTTING STALLION

WOODNUT,

Record 2:19^, and full brother to Manon, record 2:21, will make the
Beaaoo of 1868 at the Vallejo Fair Grounds.

Description.

Foaled in 1882. Dark cheBtnut, with star in forehead: 16handBhlgh,
weight 1.16U pounds.

Pedigree.

By Nutwood, Dam Addie by Hambletonian Chief; second dam
by Sayre's Harry Clay, record 2:29.

Terms.

tlOO for the season, to close July lBt, 1888. Wares not pre jer in foal
to have the privilege of returning free next year, providing the horse
does not change bands in the meantime. Fee payable at time of service
or before mares leave the premises. Mares from a distance will be
kept at good pasture for ?:( per month; for stabling and hay *10 per
month will be charged. Every care taken but no responsibility as-
sumed for accidents or escapes.
For further particulars apply to
21de26 B. C. HOLLY, Vallejo, Cal.

Cleveland Bays

FOR SALE.

ROYAL STUDLEY.

Ko. 68 American Cleveland Stud Book, Vol. 1.

Sire by Young Candidate, winning grand prize, Great York, beat-
ing 20 others

First dam by Whalebone 355, vinner first premium at the great
Yorkshire.

Second dam by Lucks All, No. 188.

Third dam by Summercock 302,

Royal Studley is very handsome. 16i hands high; weight 1,435
pounds, black points, with a veputation of imparting to bis colts
beauty and style surpassing all large stock of horses. His disposition
is of the best; he is an attractive horBe. This family is noted for style,
size, and color. Terms, $35 lor the Season.

SAXON PRINCE.

No. 83. foaled 1884. imported Jul], 1 868. recorded in
Vol. 1, A. C. B. Stud Book.

Sired by Sportsman 299; gr sire Brilliant 42, ggr Bire Yatton Lad,
gggr sire Wonderful Lad 361, ggggr sire Cleveland Lad 69, gggg
gr sire Cleveland 60.

Saxon Prince is a very handsome and attractive young horse. He
Is symmetrical in form, beauty, style, and finish of that of a thorough-
bred, and will be allowed to serve ten mareB at Terms. $25 the
Season.

The Standard Bred and Cleveland Bay stallions will serve mares
the present season, commencing February 1st, and ending September
1st, 1R88, at Cook Farm, Danville. Contra Costa County. All bills pay-
able invariably before tbe animal is removed. Mares not proving in
foal will have tbe money retnrned or mares served tbe next season
free, that is, if tbe Bame parties who bred the mare still own her, and
the ibove-named stallions are owned by the Cook Farm, or the present
owner, Sett Cook, Esq Pasturage $4 per month ; bay and grain $10 per
month, but no liability for accidents or escapes. MareB sent "Fashion
Stable," Oakland, S. J.Bennett, Martinez, or Smalley's Stable, Hay-
warda, will be forwarded to the farm free of charge. Address,
llja COOK .nTOCK FARM, DANVILLE,

Mr. Seth Cook, offers for nale the stock of imported Cleveland Bay
horses, whichhas been established at Cook Stock Farm, Contra Costa
County.

The horses are all of the best breeding, and are recorded In the
American Cleveland Bay St"d Book. The horseB offered are:

DUKE OP YORK 72,

Vol. 1. A. C. B. S. B. Foaled May, 1881, imported May,
1884.

By Paulinus342; grand Bire Palestine iil3; gg Bire Promised Land95J.

This is a very hsndsorne rich nark mahogany bay in color, with fine
style and action, 16 hands 1 inch high, weight 1,400 pounds, and can show
close to a tiiree-rainute gaitto harness, he has good bone with tbe very
bes' feet and legs, heavy mane and tail, and perfect uispusitlon. He
has been thoroughly tested as a breeder and is very sure, every coll by
him being a bay trom all colors of mares, and all uniform and style.

Lord Cardigan 152,

Vol. l.A. C. IS. S. B. Foaled 1884, imported Dec. 188**.

By Candidate 61; grand Bire Omar Pacha 326; ggeire Omar Pacha 324;
g g g sire Premier 477.

'Hue horse 1b a model of his breed. Bright bay with the best legs and
feet, good stout back and shoulders, and fine stylisU action, 16 bands
high. H is si re has won numerous prizes in England including the Great
York at Driffield in 1885. He was sold when thirteenyears oFd for J2,U00
for exportation to AusLralia.

KINOrSCOTE 154,

Vol. 1, AC. B.S. B. Foaled 1884, imported 1886.

By Competitor 101; grand sire Candidate 64; g gsire Omar Pacha 32$
gggsire Omar Pacha 324.

A very sty liBh dark bay, 16 hands 1 inch, weighing over 1,300 pounds; a
horse of great finish and has proved himself a remarkably sure
breeder. He cannot failto be\ery valuable as a sire, being descended
from the best of blood ou both sides. Hip sire Competitor was imported
to this country and Bold at a very high price.

GENERAL 249,

Vol. 1. A. C. B. S. B. Foaled 1885, importid May, 1883.

By Salesman417; grand sire Salesman 271; g g sire Drover 91; gg g
Bire Topsmau 324.

A very heavy boned colt of great promise, a rich bay in color, full 16
hands high, and weighing now over 1,3-jO pounds; will weigh at maturity
1,450, and should be a very valuable Bire .

CARDINAL 248,

Vol. i, A. C. B.S. B. Foaled 1 885, imported 1883.

By Prince of Wales 371; grand sire Emperor 144; ggsire Herod 218;
ggg sire Emperor 143.

A promising dark bay, full 16 hands high, weighing a ,250 poundB. His
sire.Pilnce of Wales 371, is sire of many premium winners.

BONANZA 246,

Vol. 1, A. C. B. S. B. Foaled 1885, Imported 1887.

By General 177; grand sire Emperor 102; g g Bire General Benefit
120; g ggsire Baylock372.

A very smooth promising colt, full 16 hands high , stylish and active
adark lood bay In color; will make a grand show horse, and cannot
fail to be a grand breeder.

NAPOLEON 754,

Vol. III. Ens- C. B. S. B. Foaled 1885, imported Auga

1883.

By Lucks All 189; grand Bire Lucks All 188; g g Bire Cardinal 47; ggg
sire Emulator 103.

Napoleon is a fine rich bay with black legs and very superior action ;
he 1b very deep in the girth, and has wonderful style. He took the $75
premium in London. England, beside the silver medal where he was
shown against horses of all ages and to all England. Last fall he took
first premium at the Illinois State Pair at Olney, and firBt at the Fat
Stock Show at Chicago ; he is half brother to Baron Hilton who has quite
a reputation as a prize winner on this coast.

BARRINGTON,

Vot. V Eng.C B. S.fB. Foaled 1885, imported 1887

By Prince of Cleveland 647; grand Bire Sportsman 281; g g Bire
Sportsman 430; ggg Bire Nimrod.

" This is a very dark bay of great promise, a true type of a coach horse,
being rangy and stylish, with clean flat le^s and good sound open feet.
Hestandsfull 16 hands high, and weighs 1,250 pound. He also took
second premium at the great York.

SUNBEAM 71,

Vol. 1, A. C. B.S. B. Fouled 1883, Imported 1887

By Salesman 417; grnnd sire Salesman 271; ggsire Drover 91 ggg
sire Topsman 324.

This mare haq good style and action, dark hay standing, IShanda
high; stinted to Ventnor6t>, Bweepstakes winner at IHInoiB Ft-te Fair
at Olney 1887; well broken to drive,

The horseB may be seen at the Bay District Track on applicitlon to
MB. SAMUEL GAMBLE. Catalogue can be had from KiLLIP 4 CO.
No. 22 Montgomery St., SAn Francipco. or MR. GEO. A. wile v. Co jk
Stock Farm, Danville, or MR. SAMUEL GAMBLE, Bay District Trio*
City.

,S8

^Jte %vtt&xx attd Ipommati.

March 24

The Standard Stallion

WHIPPLETON.

Registered Wallace's Trotting Register. Vol. IV, No. i 883-
stuDdard under Kules 4 and 6.
Tlif most Huccessiul Stock II orse in California for ilie
opportunities.

Sire of Lily Stanley. 2:20K; Homeatake (pacer), 2:16^; Flora B-,
2:33.K; Rachel, 2:38; all from mares of unknown breeding. There are
a number of others, both pacers and trotters, of his get that will make a
ow mark thisseoson, barring accidents.
Description.

WHIPPLETON is a beautiiul black, tan muzzle and flaDkB, and ex-
ceptionally strong made all over. He stands li hands high and weighs 1-tOO
pounds, He is beyond doubt tlie most uniform breeder on the Coast for
Bize. color, and finish. Most of his colts are 16 hands or over, and all bav,
brown, or black in color; he never has sired a sorrel or white face colt;
if lie do s I ;*jree to refund seivice money. He has no equal as a car-
riage-norse producer. A number of his teams have been sold 1 itely for
large prices.

Pedijrree.

WHIPPLETON, sired by Hambletonian Jr. fsire of Hancock, 2:29)
by Whipple's Hambletonian; dam Lady Livingston (dam of Lady
Blanchard, 2:2>i14; and BloomSeld Maid, trial 2:22) bv General Taylor
(sire of dam uf WelL*-Faigo, 2:1S-V; Nerea, 2:23}£; bickford, 2:29>$; L*dy
Blanchard, 2:26)4) eon of the Morse Horse.

Wnippletou « ill make the season of 1S:3 at Fashion Stables, Peta-
lnma- Mares left at City Front Stables, J. W Morsehead proprietor,
San Francisco, wlil be promptly shipped and cared for.

For extended pedigree and further information send for circular
FKElt W. JLUKBEK, oincr. St. Helena,
10mr Or H FBELLESEX, Ageut, Petaluma

The Almont Stallion

ALCONA,

BegiseredXo. 730.

ALCONA stands 16 bards and 8 inches, and weighs over 1,300 pounds.
Be is a bright chestnut in color, has a square trotting gait, and fine
stylish bearing. The most exacting critics cannot find fault with his
limbs, joints and general conformation. He is very intelligent, kind
and gentle.

Pedigree.

Alcona, 730, foaled April, 1877. Bred by Gen. W. T. Withers, Lex-
ington, Ky. Sired by Almont 33. First dam Queen Mary by Mam-
brino Chief 11. Mambrmo Chief by Mambrlno Paymaster, son of
Mambrino, son of imported Messenger. Almont by Alexander's
Abdallah 15, first dam by Mambrino Chief; second dam Sate by Pilot
Jr.; third dam Thoroughbred. Alexander's Abdallah by Ryskyk'e
Hambletonian, d*m Katy Darling by Bay Roman. Ryskyk'a Hainble-
tonian by Abdallah, son of Mambrino, son of imported Messenger.
Pilot Jr. by Pacing Pilot.

That Almont, the sire of Alcona, was the greatest sire of bis age
that ever lived, all impartial horsemen will admit. The records
show that only two sires excel him in the number of tbeir 2:30 per-
formers. In his list of forty-one 2:30 trotters is Fanny Witherspoon,
record 2:1CJ, with her two miles in 4:43, the best performance for that
distance on record Westmont's mile in 2:^0J, with running mate, is
tte fastest record ever made by any trotter or pacer. Aidine and
Early Rose, both by Almost trotted in 2;16i, the fastest time ever
made by double team to date of performance.

Almont's power of imparting speed is not confined to his direct
descendants, but the records show that his sons and daughters, and
his grandsons and granddaugters are making great names as sires and
dams of fast and game trotters. There aro thirty different sons of
Almont that have sired colts with records ranging from 2:143 to 2:3U.
The daughters of Almont have produced Catch Fly, 2:1£J; Dnrango,
2;2oJ: McMahon, 2:27, and Tempest, 2::iOJ.

Mambrino Chief sired Lady Thorn, 2:18£, and five othprs with
records below 2:30. He was the sire of the dams of Piedmont, 2:17i;
Director, 2:17, and fourteen otbers with records of 2:30 and better.
He h»s eighty-one grandsons and granddaughters in the 2:30 list.

Alexander's Abdallah has sired Goldsmith Maid, 2:14, and six
otbers with records below 2:30, besides producing many of the great
trotting sires of the country.

Rysdyk's Hambletonian stands prominent as a trotting sire, having
thirty-five in the 2#0 list, besides being the sire of George Wilkes,
Volunteer, Harold, Edward Everett, Happy Medium and scores of^other
heads of great trotting families.

Pilot Jr., deservedly ranks high among royal trotting sires. He
bas produced ten with records below 3:30, and is the sire of the dams
of Maud 8,2:083; Jay-Eye-See, 2:10; Naon Tide, 2:20; Naiad Queen,
2:20}; Mambrino Gift, 2:^0; Nutwood, 2:18}; and fifteen otbers with
records below 2:3u.

It will be noted that in Alcona is the combined blood of Almont,
Abdallab, Rysdyk's Hambletonian, Mambrino Chief and Pilot Jr.
With such a combination and concentration of trotting blood it
might be reasonably expected that he would be a trotter himself, and
a sire of trotters. It only remains for time and the development
of his produce by training and proper handling to prove him worthy
of bis royal lineage. Alcona, fhough having had less than a month's
track work, troited a trial in 2:H. Having been kept in the mountain
districts of Oregon until recently, neither he nor bis colts bad the
advantage of tr^ck work. One of his colts, Alcona Jr., tre property of
James McLaferty, of Butlev County, Oregon, waB placed in the hands
of Mr. Goldsmith, at Oakland. After six weeks* handling he can now
show a half mile at a 2:30 gait. Clay Duke, another of his colts , owned
by Jno. W. Martin, of Tolo. with a few weeks' training made a record of
2:645, jogging tbe laBt half and demonstrating his ability to trot in
2:4'i or better. I purchased Alconaaf-er carefully observing bis colts
for the last year, and im fully satisfied all expectations that his
breeding warrants will be realized. There are but few of his colts
that have been placed in training and they show speed and gameness
of a high order.

Alcona will make the season of 1888, Fridays and Saturdays of
each week, at McGraw's stables, Napa City, balance of time at Vlneland
Stables (one mile south of St. Heleo..).

For farther information send for circular to
lOmr FBEP. \V. iucuuk, Owner, St. Helena.

SONOMA COUNTY

STOCK BREEDERS'

Association.

D

The Fast-Trotting Stallion,

ANTBBO.

Record -i: 16 1-4. Standard, No. 9868.

ARK BAY HORSE, NEAR HIND FOOT WHITE; FOALED

May 5,1879; bred by Joseph Cairn Simpson. Oakland, California.

BY ELECTIONEER.

First dam. Columbine, by A. W Richmond.

Second dam, Columbia, by imp. Bonnie Scotland

Third dam, Young Fashion, by Imp. Monarch,

Fourth dam. Fashion, by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam, Bonnets o' Blue, by Sir CharleB.

Sixth dam, Reality, by Sir Archy.

Seventh dam. by imp . Medley.

Eighth dam, by imp CentlneL

Ninth dim, by Mark Anthony.

Tenth dam, by imp. Janus

Eleventh dam, by imp. Monkey.

Twelfth dam, by imp. Silvereye.

Thirteenth dam, by Spanker. See Bruce's American Stud Book,
Vol. 1, p. 307, and Vol. 3, p. 79.

Will make the coming season, from February let to June 1, 1888, at
Santa Rasa.

TERMS.

$150 for the seaBOn. Mares not proving with foal may be returned
next season, free of charge, provided Anteeo remains the property of
this Association.

Anteeo ranks as one of the greatest trotting Bullions of the United
States, well worthy of the family to which he belongs. His breeding is
of the choicest, and in point of form he is as nearly the model of a
trotter as any horse living. He has earned a record of 2:lfi}£ during
the year 1985, being the fastest time ever made by any horse bred on
this Coast. For further particulars addrees,
fei I. i>E TCBK, Santa Rosa, Cal.

The Standard Bred Trotting Stallion

MT. VERNON,

Kecord 9:31.

WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1B8B AT STOCK TON, TO CLOSE
JUNE 16th.

Description.
Foaled in 1381, dark bay, black points, no white. His perform-
ances in 1 87 ought to he too well known to receive an extended notice
here. On August 18th, at San Jose, where he made bis record of 2:21,
he could have troited in 2:18 or 2:19 had he been allowed io do so. He
trotted the middle half in 1 OTj, 1 be three-fourths in 1 :42J, and finished
the mile In a jog in 2:21. At the Bay District Track, Golden Gate Fair,
after being turned loose on the nigbt before by unknown parties and
running in the streets for six hours before he was returned to the
track; the same afternoon he trotted and won onft of the hardest-con-
tested and fastest five-beat races of the season, Tempest beating him
less than a neck the first beat in 2:21*, Luella winning the fourth
from him by less than a length in 2:21}, Mt. Vi rnon winning the fifth
heat and race In a jog. I exhibited two two-year-olds, two yearlings,
one suckling at the State Fair, H87, was awarded two first and three
second premiums, one of the yearlings weighing 95l" lbs. At sixteen
months old six of his colts were shown at tbe Stockton Fair, getting
four first and two second premiums.

Pedigree.
Sired by the Great Nutwood, dam by Chieftain.

Terms.
Sixty dollars for the season. Mares not proving with foal can be
returned next season free, providing I still own the horse. Mares cared
for in any manner owners may desire. Pasturage. S3 per month
Every care exercised, but no liabilities for escapes or accidents. For
further information apply or address

J. A. MctXOTJn, Proprietor.
life 145 Park St. Stockton, t'al

ANTBVOLO.

Kour. Year-Old, Record 2:19 l-t. Standard, No. 7848,

THIS CELEBRATED TROTITNCi STALLION WILL MAKE THE
ensuing season from February 1st to June 1st, 1888.
Terms.

One hundred dollars tbe season for mares served before May 1st, and
one hundred and fifty dollars the season after that date, and in those
cases tbe season to run to July 1st »nd tio longer. Tbe object of
this is to shorten the time- in the stud so as to give a better opportun-
ity for training before the Fall Ciicuit commences Last year it was
nearly the first of August before he was through, and consequently
he could, not be got into condition in time even for tbe SUte F=iir.
Iu this connection it will be well to state that there is no deviation
from the price, and emphatically do free list. The terms are cer-
tainly low for a horse of the class of Antevolo and there were several
applications where the applicants expected an increase of price.
Form, and Color.

It is tare to find a horse of such high form, and I am not alone in
considering him as being as nearly as perfect a type of equine form as
was ever seen in a trotting-bred stallion. He is sixteen hands and
half an inch in height, t!9 inches from point of shoulder to point of
buttock, and weighs, in ordinary condition, over 1,100 pounds. He is
very muscular, limbB as good as the most critical could desire, and as
highly finished as a great majority of thoroughbreds. In color he is a
rich seal brown, with lighter shading In flanks and muzzle, black legs,
mane and tail, small star in forehead and off bind pattern white.
Performances.

He has been eminently of the improving kind. As a yearling be
trotted in 3:02; two-year-old in 2-41; three years old 2:293; four years
old 2: ' 9 j . the fastest record for a stallion of that age, and in his five-
year-old form he trotted in from 2:16J to 2:17 in all of the four heats
of the big trot which Harry Wilkes won. As he only made one break
in that race, notwithstanding tbe great speed of the contestants, he
must be credited as remarkably "steady," almost phenomenally so for a
borse of bis age. Had it rot been for an accident which temporarily
disabled him. it can be stated with confidence that he would have
trotted in 2:15 or better while he still ranked as a five-year-old. His
endurance was such tbat the intention was to start him against the
two-mile record, confident of lowering it, and also quite sanguine of
him trotting in 4 :4U.

Progeny.

From a few mares Berved in 1885, bis first season in the stud, six
foals were dropped, two of which were killed. Their owners were bo
well pleased that large offers have been refused. One owned by C. R.
Lewis of Oakland, is only a short distance from my stables, and which
can be Been with a few minutes' loss of time; and D. T. Sexton of San
Francisco hai another. Every man who had an Antevolo bred to him
again. As he served 65 mares last season, and, as nearly as can be
told at present a large proportion of them in foal, tnere will re a
good chance to judge of bis procreative qualities. Next to a horse's
own colts the best proof is that of near relations. Hi* "full brctber,1'
Anteeo, has already gained the reputation of being one of the best
breeders, and for uniform excellence in his progeny cannot be sur-
passed.

Pedigree.
The most exacting critic, if moderately intelligent, cannot find fault
with his blood UneB. His Bire Electioneer is, beyond question, the
greatest trotting sire of any age when all things are considered. His
dam Columbine is the only mare which has two entire sons which
have beaten 2: 20, 2:16£ by a six-year-old, 2:19 j by a four-year-old. Ante-
volo stands in the same relation to the thoroughbred as Maud S , Jay-
Eye-See, Nutwood and many others of first celebrity. In Stud Book
form the pedigree is as follows;

Antevolo, brown colt, foaled May 12, 1881, bled by Jos. Cairn
Simpson, Oakland, California, by Klectloneer.

First dam Columbine by A. W Richmond

Second dam Columbia by imp. Bonnie Scotland.

Third dam Young Fashion by imp Monarch.

Fourth dam Fashion by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam Bonnets o' Blue by Sir Cherles.

8ixth dam Reality by Sir Arcby.

Seventh dam by imp. Medley .

Eighth dam by imp. Centinel.

Ninth dam by'Mark Anthony.

Tenth dam by imp. Janus.

Eleventh dam by imp Monkey,

Twelfth dam by imp. Silvereye.

Thirteenth dam by Spanker.
1 place Antevolo again before the public with the feeling that fnr-
ther recommendations are justified. Owing to a Blight lameness In the
left hind ankle he could not re put to work nntil so late in the season
as to preclude tbe hope of getting him in proper condition. He did
not leave the stud until the middle of August, and short braahes was
all that could be given thereafter. He did not fully recover from the
lameness until November, and then I was laid up until the 1st of
December. I drove him through the stretch in 32 seconds, and on one
occasion Matt Rtorn timed him a furlong in 15 seconds. This increase
of apeed over what be had shown the previous year warranted the
belief that he would trot very fast. In the race with Harry Wilkes,
Guy Wilkes, Arab and Charley Hilton, November 27th, 1886, on the Bay
District Course, he was separately timed In 2:16i, 2:l6j, 2:17, 2:16J,
although be bad to trot outside of two horses for the whole distance.
In that race be beat Arab and Charlie Hilton, and demonstrated capac-
itytotrotln 2:15 under more favorable circumstances. Prior to that
race his fastest quarter was 321 seconds, and his fastest furlong 16 sec-
ondB HiB colts, bo far as looks go. will rank with the best. There are
only four of his get which were foaled in 1886 (thest* are biB oldesL)
Three have been broken and show a Dromlsing gait. There are a num.
ber of foals of 1887,and of thes« enough in my vicinity to satisfy visit-
ors of the character of his stock. William Ballingal has a colt foaled
on tbo 1st of April, 1887, wblco, in October, was driven by the side of
bis dam a furlong in 27 seconds. As his "full brother" Anteeo bas
demonstrated bis ability to beget speed, it is a justifiable inference
that Antevolo will also do so.

Tbe terms are certainly so reasonable tbat owners of good mares
can afford to avail themselves of his services.

Pasture at $5 per month on tbe Oakland Trotting Park, Mr. Levens
having resolved to pasture the field inside the track this Beason. It
cannot be excelled, tbe herbage being alfillerilla, wild oats, and burr
clover, a living stream of clear water running across tbe field and
being enclosed by an inner fence, the gates of the outer shut at
night; the animals are as safe within the enclosure as it is possible
to have them In afield. In fourteen years which I have known it,
there bas not been an injury to mare or colt.

IOS. < AIK\ SIHPSOV
Address Jos. Cairn Simpson, Breeder and Spobtsuan, San
Francisco, or 2111 Adeline Street, near 32d Street, Oakland. 1 he latter
addreJi where th« horae la kept.

Y\

ELECTIONEER STALLION

FALLIS,

No. 1781. Record %;28 1-2.

/"ILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1888 AT THE STABLE OF
■ tue undersigned, No. 614 Sixteenth Street. Sacramento, Cal.

Description.

FALLIS is a dark bay, with bind ankles white, foaled 1878, bred by
Leland Stanford, Palo Alto, Cal. He is 16& bands high, and weighs, in
ordinary flesh, about I, ZOO pounds; long-bodied and of immense muscular
power, pure gaited, and a level-headed trotter. He requires neither
boots nor weights, and has shown a 2:16 gait with ease. Few.ifanv,
sons of Electioneer are better bred or have a better tight to sire trotte s
than Fallis. While he has never had the opportunity of being stinted to
only a few well-bred mares, still he can slujw a fine lot of colts, some of
which are showing faBt. The fact cannot be denied that tbe Electioneer
blood is the best trotting blood in the world. If. then, the science of
breeding the trotter is progressive, some well-bred Bon will, in the
course of time, prove to be a more potent sire than Electioneer himself
Pedigree.

By Electioneer.be by Rysdyk's Hambletonian: Electioneers dam
Green Mountain Maid (daru of Elaine, 2 "ij; ProBpero, 2:20: Dame Trot
2:22; Mansfield, 2:26; St.>rra, 2:265f ; Antonia, 2:23%, and Maranda, 2:31)
by Harry Clay <2:29>; first dam Felicia bv Messengei Duroc (the sire of
J6 with recordB of 2:30 and under.and the sire of the dam of r«orlaine,
the fistest yearling in the world, 2:31 ¥2); second dam Lady Faille (dam
of Ki.tii r,t:2.1%; Pickering, 2:30; Iago, 2:33Jtf; Socrates. 4 years, 2:S4>£;
Gretcj.cii dam of Clingstone, 2:11, and Norwood, the sire of Tommy
Norwood, 2j26J£) by Seely's American Star; third dam Beck mare (dam
of Anna H., 2:34V, and Relief, the dam of Walnut, 2:laJ,J by Long
Island Black Hawk, etc .

Perform an res.

He trotted very fast as a two-year-old, and undoubtedly would have
made a very fast record at that age had he not had the misfortune of
cutting one of his tendonB, which so lamed him that he was not worked
any further until the season of lSStj, when he gained a record of 2:28S.
with scarcely any preparation, after making a large season in the stud ;
although this is no measure of hisBpeed, as later in the season he showed
his ability to trot a mile better than 2:20. The demand forhis services
last season was sn great, that he did not get through until too la' e to be
conditioned for a race, although it was his owner's intention to have
given him a fast record. When two years old Gov. Stanford refused an
offer of 46,000 for him, but valued him at jIO.OjO. The fasteBt yearling
In the world tNorlaine,2:3l^) was sired by Nerval (a son of Electioneer)
which is very conclusive evidence that 'the sons of Electioneer, like
their sire, are going to be producers of great spee-i. Norlaine's dam was
sired by Messenger Duroc, the sire of the dam of Fallis. E ectioneer
now has 26 withrecords of 2:30 and under, and JO with recordB of 2:20^
and under, the latter being the most of any staLLiox in 'he world;
Eigne of his get entered the charmed circle last season, and three others
only one-fourth, one-half and three-fourths of a second behind.

Terms: Will stand at ?6o for the season, or $75 to Insure a mare In
foal, both payable on or before the close of the season, which will
begin Februiry 1st and close July 1, 185?. Monev will be refunded on
insured mares, as soon hb the fact becomes known that they are not in
foal. Mares from a distance will be taken from the cars and boats and
carefully handled, but no responsibility assumed for accident or escapee.
Good pasturage furnished at 34 per month.

DON MARVIN,

Standard.

Will also make the season of 1888 in the same stable with Fallis. Is a
beantlfnl seal brown, foaled 1884. bred by Leland Stanford, Palo Alto,
Cal. He is sixteen hands high, and weighs 1,160 lbs. In color, form, dis
position and gait he very closely resembles Antevolo <2:19 S at 4 years)
and, as may be seen by his pedigree, is bred very much like him. being
about three-quarters Hambletonian and one-qTarter thoroughbred.
Tue second dams of the fastest mare Maud S. (2:0850 and fastest geld-
ing in the world. Jay- Eye-see (2:10) were both strictly thoroughbred
mares. On account of a very severe attack of distemper he waB worked
very little the past vear, but improved enough to show a 2:2o gait. He
received first premium at the California State Fair, l&S",for the best
three-year-old roadster stallion.

Was sired by Fallis (2:28><) by Electioneer (she of twentv-six with
recordB of 2:^0 and under, and ten with records o£ 2;20>; and under); firs*
dam Cora by Don Victor, by Belmont; second dam Clarabel (dam of
Clifton Bell, four years old.2:2i.S', and grandara of Res ford, three years
old, 2:24) by Ab'tallah Star; third dam Fairy by Rysdvk's Hambletonian-
fourth dam Emma Mills by American Star.etc.

Terms: Limited to twentv-five mares atsioforthe Beason. beginning
FeVrnary lstand closing June lBt, ISS8. For circulars or further par-
ticulars address
28ja F. P. LOWELL, Sacramento, Cal.

THE CELEBRATED TROTTING STALLION

MENLO

WILL MAKE THE PRESENT SEASON AT THE FATB
GroundB, San Jose. Season commencing February 1st and ending
June 24th.

MENLO is seven years old, a beautiful bay with black points, 13^
bands high. He is a horse of beautiful symmetry and magnificent
action.

Pedlsree.

MENLO was got by Nutwood, first dam bv imp. Hercules; second
dam by Owen Dale, etc.

Imp. Hercules bv Kingston, (son of Venison), dam daughter of
Toscar by Bay Middieton (Bon of Sultan).

Owen Dale by Williamson's Belmont, dam Mari i Downing bv Amer-
ican Eclipse (son of Duroc and Miller's Damsel, by imp. ilessengert;
second dam Bwwulock bv Tiger; third dam by imp. Speculator; {ourth
dam by imp. Dare Devil, etc.

Nutwood by Alexander's Belmont First dam Miss Russell by Pilot
Jr.; second dam Sallie Russell by Boston; third dam Maria Russell by
Thornton's Rattler; fourth dam Miss Shepherd by Stockholder; fifth
dam Miranda by Topgallant, etc.

Alexander's Belmont bv Alexander's Abdallah. First dam by Mam-
brino Chief (son of Mambrino Paymaster by Mambrino) by imp. Mes-
senger; second dam by Brown's Bellfounder.

Brown'B Bellfounder by imp. Bellfounder. First dam Lady Allport
by Mambrino by imp. Messenger; second dam by Tippoo Saib bv imp.
Messenger ; third dam by imp. Messenger.

MENLO made his appearance in the Circuit in 18S6, ai.d won eight
races out of nine starts, and eaeily won the third heat in his last race at
San Jose, in _;-l;;.

Tebws: $75 the season, due at time of serviee. Mares not proving
with fosl may be returned the next season free of charge, provided I
Btill own the horse.

Mares cared for in any manner owners may desire; pasturage ?a per
month. Every care exercised, but no liability for escapes or accidents.

For further particulars applv to or address:

28jatd

WM. DWYER, Snn .lose.

The Highly Bred Trotting Stallion.

YOUNG SANTA CLaUS

Will make the season of 1888 at the Whipple Stock
Farm, near San Mateo, San Mateo County, California.

Terms lor the Season, $4U.
Pedigree.

Young Santa ClauB, b c foaled April, 1831, by Santa Claus. record 2-17K

First dam by Governor Booth, by George M. Patchen,

Second dam Demirep, by Youug Melbourne.

Third dam Methilde, bv imp. Scj thlan.

Fourth dam Peggy, by Boston.

Fifth dam Too-soon, by Sir Leslie.

Sixth dam Little Peggy, by Gallatin.—

Seventh dam Trumpeter, bv Henbestion.

Eighth dam Peggv.oy imp. Bedford.

Ninth dam imp. Peggv. bv Trumpeter.

Peggy was imported by Col. John Taylor of Virginia, and the com-
pilerotthe Stud Book, Colonel S. D. Bruce, adds a note: "Many of tbe
best racers in America trace to this mare."

There is an excellent combination of trotting strains in voung Santa
Claus. His sire combine a Hambletonian and Mum brino Chief- lils dam
Geo. M Patchen and thoroughbred. Santa Clans had two strains of
Mambrino Chief. Young Santa Claus inherits the blood of the three
great trotting families: Hambletonian, Mambrino Chief and Clav The
ire of ^-auta Clans, Strathmore, bas eighteen sons and daughters which
have trotted In 2;W3 or better, two which have beaten 2:20. Santa Claus
won sixteen raci'B defeating many of the verv best horses of the dftf
among them Nutwood, El. line, Pl-dmont, Wedgewood, Voltaire Han-
nK Black Cloud, Jerome Eddv, Edwin Tborne, Fanny WithersDo'ou and
others of celebrity. He was sold for ?25,000.

Young S.inta ClnuB Is a very handsome shade of bay, with black
points, 16S hands iu height, of good form, fine stvle and action.

Due care will be taken to prevt nt accidents, but no liability Pasture
$4.00 per month. For further particulars address

31de

San Uuuu, ( ;il.

1888

■JE&e gtaflex ana jtyatfsttt&ij

1.

PETALUMA

Colt Stakes,

1888.

To be trotted at the Fall Meeting of the So-
noma and Marin District Agricultural
Association,

DISTRICT NO. 4.

OPES TO THE STATE.

Yearling S»aKe— Free for all foals of 1887
Mi'e dash- Entrance SM), of which ?1> mast accom-
pany nomination; 515 be paid <>n June 1st; ?1» on
Joly 15th, and Si 5 on August 17tb. The winner
takes all the stakes, l*"ss one entran-e, which goes
to the second colt.

Two-lear.OW Stake-Free for all foals of
18S6 Mile and repeat. S6 • entrance, of which S10
mnst accompiny nomination; S*20 be paid on June
1st; ?15 on July 15th. and §15 on August 17th. 3"J50
added.

Three- Year-OId Slates or Fnder- Fr*>e for
all, mile and repeat. 560 entrance, of which $10
must accompany nomination: 5'2i> be paid on June
1st; $15 on July 15th, and 315 on August 17th. 3^50
added.

Four- Year-Old Stake or Under— Free for
all. mile heats, best three in five. $60 entrance, of
which $10 must accompany the nomination; S20 be
paid on June 1st; S15 on July 15tn, and $15 on
august 17tb. $'250 added.

Stakes and added money in two, three and four-
year-old stakes to be divided: 60 per cent, to first
horse, 3'i per cent, to second, and 10 per cent, to
third. If only two start they must contest for the
stake* paid in and one-half of the added money, to
be divided 6C| per cent to the first horse, and 33$
percent, to the second. No added money paid for
walk- over.

Tbe following district colt stakes for colts owned
in the counties of Sonoma, Marin, Napa and Solano
since April 1, 1P88:

Yearll as Stake— For foals of 1887. Mile dash.
3^0 entrance, of which 310 must accompany nomina-
tion; 310 be paid on June let, and 310 on July 15th.
The winner takes all stakes, less one entrance , which
goes to the second horse.

Two - Year-Olds— Mile and repeat. Purse of
$200.

Three- Year Olds— Mile and repeat. Purse 3250.
Entrance fee 7$ per cent, of purse, to accompany
nominations. Purses to be divided 60, 30 and 10
per cent.

In all of the above stakes and purses five to enter
and three to start. But th*» board reserves the right
to bol 1 entries and start a race with a less number.
For a walk-over in any race, unless otherwise speci-
fied, a horse is only entitled to its own entrance and
oue-half of the paid up entrances of other horses.

A horse winning a race or stake is entitled to 6rst
monsy only except when distancing the field. Then
to first and third moneys.

If In the opinion of the Judges any race cannot be
finished on the closing day of the Fair, it may be
continued or declared off at the option of the Judges.

Entries to close May I, 1888. with the Secretary

mr 24 J. H. WHITE. President.

W. E. COX, Secretary, P. O. Box 289, Petaluma.

THE

Belle Meade

-SALE OP-

Yearlings

Will take place at Belle Meade Farm, near
Nash7ille, Tenn.,

Friday, April 27, 1666,

Under the management of Messr*. Bruce A" Kldd

P. IX KIDi>. Aue'r,

The lot consists of 54 bead, tbe get of Enquirer,

Great Tom, Bramble. Luke Blackburn, Plenipo,

Yanderbilt and imp. Pizarro.

Sale will begi a promptly at 1 1 A. M.
Terms of Sale Cash.
Tbe animals offered are the produce of the thor-
oughbred mares of 1887. They are well grown and
will be sold to the highest ^Responsible Bidder,
Without Reservation, if in condition. No by
bidding.

Belle Meade is sis miles from Nashville, Tenn.,
on tbe Nashville, Chaltinooga 4 St. Louis Kailroad.
and on the Richland turnpike. A special train will
leave the Chattanooga depot on day of sale promptly
at 9:30 a.m. and return to Nashville after tie sale,
For Catalogues address

BRl'CE A KIDO,
24 mr Lexington, Ky.

BLACK-BREASTED RED

AMD

PIT QAME FOWLS.

om imported and premium stock. For size and
b -tycannot be excelled in America, My B. B. Reds
ai iitralari,e,andbighstation; tbe cocks weighing
tro j eight to ten pounds and hens from six to eight

Eu«*i-ds. The Pit games, "Black Hackles." are the
e : imported 6tock, and are warranted game to the
core. Staes and pullets frjm the B. B. Reds at rea-
sonable prices. Eggs in season, from either yard, $3
for 13, or $5 fur 26. Address

F. P. LOWELL.
28jal4 Sacramento, Cal.

Bay District

Association.

Running Races!

Running Races!

NOTICE FOR ENTRIES.

First Dav, Saturday, March 3t. 1888.

ITo 1 — Introductory Scramble — For two-year-olds;
10 t pounds each; sex allowances. Purse £200. Dash
o<" one-half mile.

No. 2.— For Three- Tear-Olds— Maidens that have
star ed and not won allowed 7 pounds. Maidens
that have never started allowed 10 pounds. Dash cf
one mile. Purse -$200.

No. 3. — Selling Race— Horses entered to be sold
for $2,000 to carry weight forage; 1 pouod off for
each $1(P less down to $1,500; 2 pounds off for each
S1U0 less down to $1,200, and 3 pounds off for each
SlDOUes down to §900. Dash of seven-eighths of a
mile. Purse $150.

Second Day, Tuesday, April 3. 1888.

No. i. — Three-quarter Mile Heats— For all ages-
Weight for age. Fuise 8150.

No. 5-— One and One-sixteenth Mile Dash — For
three- year-olds. Puise $200. Conditions same as
race No. 2.

No. 6.— One Mile-Seiling race. Purse $150. Con-
ditions same as race No. 3.

Third Day, Tl|n«-sday, April 5. 1888.

No. 7.— Five-eighths of a Mile Dash— For two-year-
olds, 100 p^nnd* each; sex allowance. Winner of No
1 to carry 5 p^unas extra. Purse $150.

No. 8. — One and One-quarter Mile Dash — For all
ages. Weight forage. Purse S 200.

No. 9. — Five*eighths of a Mile Dash -For all ages.
Weight for age. Parse $150.

Fourth Day. Saturday, April 7, 1 888.

No. 10. — One and One-sixteenth Mile Dash — For
three-year-olds. 110 pounds each; sex allowance.
Purse $200.

No. 11.— Four and One-half Furlongs— For two-
year-olds. Winner of any race during this meeting
lo carry C pounds e>tra; if twice winner 7 pounds
extra. Parse $150.

No. 12. — One Mile and Repeat — All ages. Parse $.0\

No. Yi.— Three-quarters of a Mile Dash— Selling
race Weight for age; for all agea. Horses to be sold
for $1.5 0. Oae pound allowance for each $100 less
down to S'00. Parse $15".

Blood Hurse Associatiou Rules to govern unless
otherwise specified in this programme.

Entrance fee 10 per cent, of purse.

Purses divided CO, 3n and 10 per cent.

Three or more to enter, two or more to start.

Entries close with the Secretary March 28, 1888.

Entry blanks can be had on application to the
Secretary.

W. H. HISCHHAS, Secretary.

mrii 1435 California Street . S. F.

49
YEARLINGS

Woodburn Farm.

ANNUAL SALE

THOROUGHBRED YEARLINGS
Thursday, May 3d, 1888.

- The offering inclades a —

SISTER TO FOXHALL,

BROTHER TO JENNIE T,
BROTHER TO FORDHAM.

sisters to Lizzie Dwyer, Vera, Favor, and
Joe Cotton.

—The get of—
KI\(i AI.FONSO, FALSETTO. LISBON, PAT

JIAILUT. and POWHATTAS.
For catalogue address X,. Broduead, Agt.,

Spring Station, Woodford Co., Ky.
31mr6 A. J. AlIX'SDEK.

FOR SALE.

A Thoroughbred Bull Bitch..

Apply at 305 Washington St.

SUBSCRIBE FOB THE

Breeder and Sportsman.

To Dog" Owners.

Iam prepared to receive and condition dogs for
the April Bench Show. The best of food and care
given. For terms, etc., address

GEO T ALLEXDER.

Sofeb Watson ville, *TslL

DO YOU WANT A D 0<5 '

DOC BUYERS' GUIDE. J.

Colored plates, lOO engravings l(
of different breeds, prices they are I
worth, and where to boy them, 1
Mailed for 15 Cent*. •■
ASSOCIATED FANCIERS, t
237 8, Eighth St, Philadelphia. Pa. |

tapx

FOR SALE

TKOTI1M. BBED HOUSES

Harold Cossack 440^,

Sired by Don Co9sack, first dam by Harold, second
dam by Belmont, third dam by Mambrino Chief.

Harold Cossack Is 3 years old, as handsome as a
picture. Mahogony bay, heaTy mane and tail, and a
trotter. Also a yearling stud colt by Don Ossack,
first dam Madam Bloodstone by Bacchus, sire of
Jennie Holton, 2:22$; second dam by Green Mountain
Morgan. This feilowB is bay in color, large and
rangey, and a very fine colt. His dam, Madame
Bloodstone, is tbe dam of Dolly Bloodstone, record
of 2: 9i, made last fall after weaning a colt and wi'h
Biz weeks' handling.

NELLIE BLOODSTONE,

Bay mare, 7 years old, sired by Li1 tie Mc, h<* by
old Ethnn Allen. First dam Madame Eloodstone, as
above. Nellie has a colt by her side sired by Mt.
Vernon (record 2:21) by Nutwood, etc. Stinted to
Harold Cossack.

KATE BLOODSTONE,

Black mare, 4 years old, sired by Stocking Chief
he by Clark Chief, he by Mambrico Chief, ttc.
Stint* d to Haruld Cossack, first cam Madame
Bloodstone. Will also sell Madame Bloo-lstone. She
is sixteen years old and will drop a foal in May by
harold Co-sack. She is a sure brt edt-r, havl
ml>std but one seron since she was four years old.

FILLET,

B^y mare, 1*1 ye*rs old, sired by Viscount, a s n of
Alexander's Abdallah. First dam TLorougbbted.
iegUlered. Sanied to Harold Cossack.

RED WING,

Biy mare, 5 years old, sired by Red Line. First
dam Fillet, as above. Bed Line by William Welch, by
Eysdyk's Hamhletonian. First dam Jennie Clay by
American Clay, a son of Strader's C. M.Clay. Bed
Line is standard bn-d and registered. Page 5-11,
Third Vol., Wallace's Stnd Book. Red Wing is stinted
to Harold Cossack.

RED SILK,

Bay mare, a years old, by Red Line. First dam
Silky by Chieftain, he by Iowa Tuckahoe, etc. Bed
Silk has clt by her side by Harold Cossack. Stinted
to Harold Cossack.

RED QUEEN,

Two years nld, by Rod Line. First dam old
Fannie, a t borough bred- Stinted to Harold Cossack.

BROWN BESS,

Six years old, sire! by Chieftain, as above, irrst
dam Poi>ebkei-psie Girl by Rysdyk's Hambletonian.
Brown Be^s nas 'Olt by her side by Mt. Vernon, 2:21,
by Nutwood. Miu-.ed to Harold Cossack. Old Fannie
(breediug unknown] a thoroughbred and a fine brood-
mare.

I will sell the above stock very cheap as I have
recently sold my ranch and want f elzse cut my
horses. SlOce: cm be fceea at Sacramento. Address

> N. CKAiU,
24mr 2508 II Mi eel, Sacramento, < al.

HIGH-CLASS

PEDIGREE

STOCK

ESTABLISHED) 1882.

"We have for Private Sale selections of tbe follow.

ing Stock, procured rrom the beat studs of Great

Britain, America and Australia.

ALL SUITABLE FOE HIGB-CLASS STUD PURPOSES

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PIGS.

IMPROVED BERKSHI8ES. "MAGIK," POLAND

CHINA. ESSEX. WHITE YORKSHIRE, Sc.

ALL IMPORTED STOCK.

EXHIBITION POULTRY

Supplied to win in the te^ne^t competition.
Choice Varietits on hand and to arrive.

DOGS.

S POSTING- and MISCELLANEOUS.

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PEniGRF.E STO' K AGISTS,

105 PITT STREET, SYDNEY. NEW SOUTH WALES.

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A TREATISE ON CANINE DISEASES.

CONCISE AND PRACTICAL.

Handsomely Bound and Illustrated.

PRICE 50 CENTS, POST-PAID.

GLOVER'S IMPERIAL

Animal Portrai s.

Domestic Pets, Field Dogs, Horses. Cattle, and til
descriptions of Live Stock drawn or painted to ord r
(.ither from photograph or from life.

Orisinal designs or drawings on stone, wood, etc
for illustraUon purposes, furnished.

K. BOYD, A.rti.1
9rtMf is Post Street.

STUD POINTER.

KVS1I T.. (3751 A. K. B.), lemon and white, by
Sensation (217 A. K. R.).exSeph G. by Dart— tfeney,
in the stnd. to approved bitches. Fee 330. Rnsb T.
is a dog of good size, good markings, rare form, excel-
lent temper, high courage and marked field instinct. !
Inbreeding he bos no superior. Hia sire was a grard
fielder and a bench winner. His dam is a winner »n
the nencb and an oncommonlv good field performer. |

The kennel is breeding Irish red setters of unexcep .
tionable strains. A. B. TRUMAN.

EU'Htl KERNELS, I

sep23 «l« Elevenths I r«>i. S. F. |

DOG MEDICINES.

Sta«»se rnr*. - 50** Distemper Cure $100
Mood Purifier, 50c. VermiJaee. - 50c.
< anker Wash, 50c. Eye "Loiion. - 50<\
I>iarrhceaCure, 50c Cnre for Fits, - 50&
Tonic, - - 50c Liniment. - 50c.

Kennel and Stable Soap, bestdogsoapknown, price
25c.

'Chese remedies are sold by druggists and dealers
in sportsmen's goods.

ALL DOG DISEASES TREATED
H. CLAY GLOVER, D. V. S.

Veterinarian to the Westminster Kennel Club, Sew
■jersey Kennel Club, Rhode Island Kenujl Club,
Hartford Kennel Club, HemsteadFarm company, etc.

22octf 1 *QS Rrnnriwav. f%>Tv Vnrlr.

First Annual Bench Show of Dogs

-OF THE

PACIFIC KENNEL CLUB,

MECHANICS' PAVILION, SAN FRANCISCO,

April 4th, 5th 6th, and Uh, 1888.

Fourteen Hundred Hollars in caeh prizes, beside manv valuable specials. Entry fee $3-00 I

each class. Including registration in tbe American Kennel Stud Book. Open to all. Dogs sent by exrres
to the show returned to owners free of charge. Dogs accompanied by owners carried to and from the show
free by all railroads. For entry blanks, premium lists, etc., address

J. F. CARROLL, Superintendent.

Entiiea close March 27tb. lOmrl 6*4 MARKET STREET, S. F., «

190

%ht IJmte and j& poxlsmnn.

Marcli 24

Bay District

ASSOCIATION,
Spring Meeting.

Saturday, May 1Z. Three roin. Class... PurBe S350.

Wednesday, May 16, 2:50 Class PurRe S^On,

Saturday, May 1 9 2:45 Class Purse 5350.

Wednesday. Flay 93, 2:35 Class ..... Purse S300.
Saturday. May 186, ...2:0 Class Purse ;500.

All troiting and pacing contests to be best three in
five; five or more to enter, three or more to ptart.
But the Association reserves the right to hold a less
number t'jan five to fill by a withdrawal of a propor-
tionate amount of the purse. The Association also
reserves the right to change the date set for any
cUsn .during the meeting by giving timely notice of
the some to persons interested.

Entrance fee ten percent., to accompany the entry.
Purses divided into 5', 25, 15 and 10 per cent., to first,
second, third and fourth horse respectively.

Entries to close with the Secretary, Tuesday, May
1st, 1858.

w. H iiixi mi an, Sec'y.

iTmr 1435 California Street, S. F.

Spring Meeting

OF THE

DIXON DRIVING PARK

Association,

—AT—

DIXON, May 1st and 2d, 1888.

TWO z Days' Racing z TWO

for which

$700 in purses will be offered.

First Day-Tuesday, May 1st.

Mo. 1 — Ron ntng— Purse S100; free for all; five-
eights of a mile and repeat; first horse ?'•&, second
horse S26.

No. 2— Tbotting— Puree $300; 2:30 Class.
Second Day— Wednesday, May *2<i .

No. 3 — Running— Purse $150; three-quarters of a
mile and repeat; free for all; first horse S100, second
horse 950.

No. 4 -Tbotting— Purse ?150; 2:50 Class.

coxmxioMs.

All trottiDg races are best three in five— five to
enter and three to start, but the Board reserves the
rieht to bold a less number than five to fill by the
withdrawal of a proportionate amount of the purse.

Entrance fee in purse tscps ten per cent., to
accompany nomination. Trotting purees divided at
the rate of 60 per cent, to first horse, 30 per cent,
to second, and 10 per cent, to third.

Tbe rules ot the Pacific Coast Blood Boise Associa-
tion will govern runn'ng races; the National Trot-
ting Association rules to govern trotting.

A horse making a walk-over shall be entitled only
to tbe entrance money paid in. When less than the
required number of starters appear they may con-
test for the entrance money, to be divided as follows:
6&1 per cent, to tbe first, and 33i to the second.

Racine colors are to be named in entries. In trot-
ting races drivers will be required to wear caps of
distinct colors, which must be named in their
entries.

Entries to close with the Secretary on April 14,
1888.

Privileges at the Park will be sold at Public Auc-
tion on Saturday, April 14th, at i p. m , in front of
the Poatoffice.

J. W. McFADYEN, President.

J. R. BOCHFORD, Secretary. 17mr4

Peroherons.

GRAND

Auction Sale

OF

FIRST- CLASS

Short-Horn
Cattle,

AT 1 P. M.. AT

Agricultural Park,

SAIRAMJESITO,

Wednesday, March 28th.

By direction of Air. Joseph Combs, of Combs &
Wilbereon. Bankers, Linneus, Missouri, we will offer
on the above date, his entire herd of Pure-bred
Durham tattle, consisting of 5U head Bulls,
Cows and Heifers of the following well-known
families: Young Marys, Helm**. Tenures and
Adellrtes.

These cattle have been bred by Mr. Combs, and
for quality and individual merit have no superior.
Their progenitors were carefully selected from the
very best herds in Kentucky and Missouri, Mr.
Combs will be prepared to give full guarantee as to
soundness and freedom from disease, and certified
pedigrees will be furnished with e^ch animal, show-
ing its breeding.

Catalogues will be ready March 20tb. Te^ms at

KiiiLiP & co

56fe Auctioneers.

LELA S,

THE PACER,

FOR SALE.

Record 2:313 as a trotter. Can pace in 2:20 easy. Has
no record as a pacer.
For particulars address

W. O. HATCH, 141 S wm Street,
lOmr Los Angeles, Cal.

S.B. WHITEHEAD & CO

LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL
AUCTIONEERS.

ABE PREPARED TO CONDUCT SALES OF

Thoroughbreds, Trotters

And every other description of live stock,
At any Point on the Pacific Coast.

Oar Mr. S. B. Whitehead has for fifteen

years successfully managed all the principal
sales of high-class stock on this Coast.

DIXON
Driving Park

ASSOCIATION.

TROTTING COLT STAKES,

FREE FOR ALL!

TO BE TROTTED AT THE PARK,

IN THE

LAST WEEK IN AUGUST,

1888!

The Dixon Driving Park Association has opened the
following Colt Stakes for trotters and pacers.

No. 1.— For foals of 1887. Half-mileheats. Entrance
*25, of which ?10 must accompany nomination; $10
must be paifijune 1st, 1888, and $5 the day before the
race. glU added for each starter.

No. 2.— For two-year-oldB and under. Entrance ?10,
of which $10 must accompany nomination; ?15 to be
paid Jane let, I8SS. and 315 to be paia by 6 e. m. od the
day preceding the race; $l5added for each starter. One
mile and repeat.

No. 3.— For three-year-olds and under. Entrance $60,
of which |l5 must accompany nomination; $25 to be
paid June 1st, 1"88 and $10 to be paid by 12 o'clock it.
on the day of the race. $20 added for each starer.
Mile heats, beBt3in 5.

No. 4.— For three-year-old pacers. Conditions same
as for three -year-old trotters.

In all stakes failare to make payments as they
become due forfeits entry and money paid in. Five to
enter, three or mure to start. Money in each stake
to be divided as follows: 60 per cent, to winning colt,
ao percent, to second, 10 percent, to third. No added
money for a walk-over. If but twe start they may trot
for forfeit, divided at the rate of 6-i per cent to the
winner and 35 per cent, to second. In all other re-
Bpects the National Trotting Association rules to
govern .

Entries close with the Society May lBt, 1888.

.1. W. McFADt EX, President.

J. R KOi BFOKI), Secretary. fe25

FOR SALE

ORION.

Chestnut stallion, foil brother to Overman,
2:19|, by Elmo, dam by McCracben's Black
Hawk.

Orion is 7 years old, 16£ hands high, very
handsome and styli^b, sound, well broken
and gentle. He has never been trained. Ap-
ply to

DR. B. L. MILLER.

feistf 355 Eleventh Street, S. F.

REFERENCES

(By permission).
ARIEL LATHROP, ESQ., SETH COOK. ESQ.,
J. B. HAGGIN, ESQ., THEO. WINTERS, ESQ

R. P. ASHE, ESQ., W1L CORBITT, ESQ.,

and others.

S. B. WHITEHEAD & CO.

SO L.eidesdorff Street,
Wmartf San FranciRco.

ESTABLISHED 1S55.

Race Goods.

largest and Be«t Stock on tbe Coast

J. O'KANE,

767 Market St., S. F.

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER

is

HARNESS and SADDLERY.

AGENTS FOli

l-BSSEtL'n Cynthiana Hobse Boots,

J, H. Festok'b Chicago Specialties,

Pb, Dixon's Condition Powders,
o" 'i OnMnAtTLT'ii Caustic Balsam

For sale, twelve bead of thorougbred Percheron
billons and marea. Four are Imported from France,
"bese horses are registered in the Percheron Stud
...iok of America, and are believed to be the best lot
o ' animals for sale in California, AddreBs

E.J. TURNER,
26fe3mo HolUster , San Benito Co.

nrcrciH

Business College, 24 Post St.

San FranclBco.

The moBt popular school on the Coaet
F. HEALD President. 0. 8. HALEY. 8-c'y.
M-Send fox Circular, octd

KILLIP & CO.,

IVE STOCK AND GENERAL
AUCTIONEERS,
11 Montgomery Street, San Francisco

BPKC1AI. ATTENTION PAID TO SALES OP

High-Bred Horses and Cattle,

At auction and private sale.

Will Sell In All <ities and Counties o>
tbe State.

REFERENCES.

Hon. C. Gbeen,
Sacramento.

J. P. Ha B8 EXT, ESQ.,

Sar gents.

Hon. L. J, Robe,

Lob Angeles.

Hon. J. D. Cabe,

Salinas.
Hon. John Boees

i'olusa,

Hon. A. Walbath,

Nevada.

. B. Haggin. Esq., San Francieeo
Represented at Sacramento by Edwin F. Smith,
Secretary State Agricultural Society.

At San Jose by Messrs. Montgomery A Rea, Real
Estate Agents.

being roe oldest established firm In the live-stock
DuBiness on this Coast, and having conducted the
important auction sales in this line for the past
fifteen years, amounting to one-half a million of
dollars, we feel justified in claiming unequalled facili-
ties for disposing of live stock of every description
dither at auction or private sale. Our Ust of corres-
pondents embraces every breeder and dealer of prom-
inence upon the Pacific Coast, thus enabling us to
P've full publicity to animals placed with ub for sale,
rlvate purchases and sales of live stock of all
descriptions will be made on commission, and stock
shipped with the utmost care. Purchases and sale b
made of land of every description. We are author-
ized to refer to the gentlemen whose names ar-
ipp ended.

KIMJP A CO.. 22 Montgomery S<r<>et
ond

CHUBB,

The Fishing Rod Manufacturer,

Has a new retail catalogue which contains Beveral
original articles on fishing written by the most noted
anglers of the present day. Catalogue a:so has 125
illustrations of angling goods. (50 different kinds of
fishing rods described, reels, lines, hookB, flies, rod
trimmings etc. Every angler should have a copy,
send for one, ready Jan. 15th. Address.

THOS. H. OHOBB,

H i» FOSt Mills, ft.

Montana

AND

Washington

Racing" Circuit,
1888.

$45,000 In Stakes and Purses.

All, STAKES <XOS£ APRIL 1ST.

An Trot tins Fntries Close July I4ili.

Write to adv one of the Secretaries (or pro-
grammes and farther particulars.

BATES.

Beer Lodge, Montana, July IS to 21, James B. Lie*
Masters, Secretary.

Butte City, Montana, August 6 to 11, Lee Mantle,
Secretary.

Helena, Montana, August 20 to 25, Francis Pope,
Secretary.

Spokane Falls, "Washington, September 3 to 8, John
A. Todd, Secretary.

Note. Salem, Oregon, dates September 17 to 21.

Walla Walla, Washington Ty., dates October 1 to 6.

Santa Clara

VALLEY

Agricultural Society,

SAN JOSE, OAL.

Garden City Trotting Slake, for three-year-
olds or younger; S60 entrance; Sin must accompany
nomination; S25 on July 1st. and 525 on September
let; S250 added. Coltb having a record of 2:30 or
better barred.

Vendnme Trotting Stake, for two-year-olds
or younger; 550 entrance; £10 mu^t accompany nomi-
nation; 515 on July 1st. and $2^ on September 1st;
8200 added. CoHb having a yearling record of 2:4Por
better barred.

Santa Clara County Trotting Stake, for
District two-year-olds without a yearling record.
£30 entrance; 510 must accompany nomination; $10
on July 1st, and Sin on September 1st; $150 added.
Parties must have owned these colts on or before
Feb. l'5th, 1888, to be eligible in this stake. Palo Alio
Stock Farm barred.

Conditions.

In all tbe above stakes failure to make payment
when due forfeits all previous payments. Stake
and added money divided £0 per cent., 26 per cent.
15 per cent, and In per cent.

Three-year-old stakes three in five, two-year-old
stakes mile beats.

Five or more entries required to fill, three or more
to start. If only two colts start they must contest for
tbe entrance money only, divided 66§ and 33$ A colt
making a walk-over gets the entire stake, but no
added money.

Entries to the above stakes will close with tbe
Secretary April 1st, 1888.

E. TOPHAM, President.

G. H. BRAGG. Secretary 3mr

For Sale.

Lady Del Sur.

Standard and Registered.

I offer the above mare and her ho^se foal, dropped
February l"th. by Antevolo, for sale. Price f"r the
two * f,51IO.

LADY DEL SDR. chestnut mare, bred by L. J. Rose.
San Gabriel, Cal., by Del Sur, foaled 1881.

First dam Cecilia Clark by Clark Chief; second
dam by Captain Beaid; third dam by imported En-
voy; fourth dam by imported Trauby; fifth dam Lu-
cilla byTrumpetor; sixth dam Lucy by Orphan, elc.

Her foal is bay, of gond size and high form.

For further information address me, or Jos.
Cairn Simpson, 2111 Adeline Street, Oakland.
ft. C. WRIGHT,

10rur Honland, Mendocino Co., Cal.

FOR SALE.

M'lls, four years old, by Nephew, 15.1 hands high,
bay with black points. First dam Bell McOlellan.
2:12. by General McClellan. Second dam by BelBl'az-
zar. Third dam by Cbieftan. Fourth dam Bald to
be thoroughbred.
M'lisbas been driven 33 times and is very speedy.
His a filly now ten Tionths old by Anteros, which
is fine and large and very fast to haher, which
shows M'lis to be a grand brood-mare ; she Is kind
and gentle.

My only reason fjr selling is because I have not
the time to develop her speed, and cannot continue
breeding.

Price $600. which Is one-third her value. Ad-
dress,

W. A. 1»A K K II I'uvr.

Real Estate Agent,
Room IB, Knox Block.
llfeS San Jose. Cal.

ABORTION con?™nt STERILITY

Habitual slinkers cured by using one bottle of Unit*
orlrl. For Cows or Mares it has never ailed. De-
livered at your express office for $2. Wallace Barnes.
Box 604, Bristol, Ct. ITmr!

SUBSCRIBE FOR THE

Breeder and Sportsman.

1888

gat jptzziut slvux gpovtsximii

Southern Pacific Co.

(PACIFIC SYSTEM.)

Trains leave and are duo to arrive at

Sail Francisco.

L K A V £
(.FOB.J

From March 20. 1888.

ABB1VB
(FROM)

8 ;00 A y

iU;l.iAM

9:00 A m

Colfax

4;00 p a

Gait via Martinez

10:15 a m

10:30 A 1^

Hay wards and Niles

2:15 p u

•12:00 m

•J:-t5 p m

5:30 p M

9:00 A M

lone via Livermore... _..

5:45 p m

3 :00 P M

.Knight's finding

*i :30 P m

Livermore and Pleasanton...

«a;45 a h

6 A0 p M

, Pafloand East... _

9:45 p u

9:10 A u

T.o.n Angele* and Mojave ..,,

12:16 p h

8:00 a M

ii 15 r if

t4;0J P m

Milton. „

'5;45 P M

8:30 a u

Ogden ami Tfjtat.

8:15 A M

4:30 P M

Ugueil anri Unfit

10 :45 a m

9.-0C A U

Bed Bluff via Maryaville

5:45 e u

7;00 ». M

Redding via Willows „._...

7:15 p M

7:00 a M

..Sacramento, via Benicia

7 15 p M

8:30 A n

via Benicia

3:15 a u

9J)G A M

— via Livermore..

5;45 p M

3:00 P M

9:45 a m

(:30 PM

...... via Benicia..

10:45 a M

6:30 P m

7:45 a IT

•1:00 P u

Sacramento River Steamers..

•6:00 a U

7:33 A W

San Jose. _ .

12:45 p m

9.-00 A M

..... " H ...

•3:45 P y

3:00 p u

9 :45 a m

•4:30 F M

''

t4:l5 p M

9:30 A M

Santa Barbara

12:15 p M

5:00 P u

... "

9:45 p M

9:00 A M

Stockton via Livermore.. .

6:30 P m:

Siskiyou A Portland

7:45 A st

LOCAL FERRY TRAINS.

From San Francisco J>aUy .

TO EAST OAKLAND— "6:00— 6:30—7:00— 7:30— 8:0;—
8 :30— 9 :00— 9 :30— 10 :00— 10:30— U :00— 11 :30— 12:00— 1Z :30
—1:00— 1:30— 2*0— 2:30— 3:00— 3:30— 4:00 — 4:30 — 5:00
5:30— «:00 — 6:30— 7:00— 8:00— 9:0<l— 10:00-11:00— 12:UU

TO FRUIT VALE, (via East Oakland i— Same as "TO
.EAST OAKLa.Mi" until 6:30 P.M., inclusive, also
at 8:00— 9:0u and 11:00 p.m.

rOFKUlX VALj^via Alameda)— •9:30— •12:00— 7:00—
12:00.

TO ALAMEDA— *6:00— *6:30— 7:00— "7:30-8:00 — •8:30—
9:00 — y:3u— 10 :00— {10 SO— 11:00— (11 :30— 12:00— 112 :S. —
1:00— Jl:30— 2:uu— £i:a0— 3:00— 3:3U— 4:00 — 4:30— 5:00—
5:30— ti:uu— 6:30— 7:U0— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— 12:00.

TO xKlLKKLKf and WEST BERKELEY- «6:U0—
*6:au — 7:iW— *7:au— 8:uu — *S.30— 3:00 — a:3U— lu:uu—
JlU:30— 11:00— til:30— 12:00 — $12:30-1.00 -tl:30— 2;W>
(2:30— 3:00— 3:30— 4:00 — 4:30— 0:00—5:30—6:00— 6:30—
7:uu— 3:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— U:U0.

To San Francisco Dally.

FROM FRUIT VALE (via East Oakland;— 6:25— 6:55
— Trt-— 7:55-8:25— 8:o5— 8:25— 9:55— 10:25— 10:55- 11:25
11 :a5- 12:25— 12 :55— 1 :25— 1 :55— 2 £5— 1 :55— 3:25— 3 :55
—4:25— 4:55— 5:25— 5:56— 6:25— 6:55— 7:50— 8:55— 9:53.

FROM FRUIT VALE (.via Alameda) — 'a:il— 5:51 —
t9:20-"!2:55-*3:20

FROM EAST OAKLAND-*5:30-6:00- 6:30 — 7:0J—
7:30-8:00— 8:30— 9:00— 9:30— 10:00— 10:30— U:0t — ii Ai
12:00—12:30—1:00—1:30—2:00—2:30—3:00— 3 :30— 4 330 —
4:30—5:00-5:30—6:00—6:30—7:00 — 8:00-9:00- 9:68-
10:58

FROM BBOADWAT, OAKLAND— 9 m nutes later
than from East Oakland.

FROM ALAMEDA— *5:3Q— 6:C0-*6:3O— 7:00 -*7:3>-8:00
•8:30-9:00-9:30— 10:00— (10:30-11:00 —(11:30—12:00—
(12:30- 1:00- (1:30— 2:00— (2:30- 3:C0- 3 :30- 4:00 —
4:30—5:00—5:30—6:00-6:30— 7:00-S:00— 9:00-10:00—
11:0 .

.-'ROM BERKELEYand WEST BERKELEY— *5:25
—5:55— •6:26— 6:65— "7 :25- 7 :55 -*8;25— 8 :j5— 9:25-9:55
— (10:25— 10:55- (11:25— 11:55— (12;25— 12:55— ±1 :25—
1:55— (2:25-2:55-3:25— 3:56— 4:25— 4:55-5:25— 5 :55-
6:25-6:55—7:65—8:55—9:55—10:55.

CKEElL ROUTE.

FROM WAN FRANCISCO— •7:15— 9:15— 11 OS— 1^3-

3:15—5:15.
FROM OAKLAND— *6 06-8:15— 10:15— 12.-I5 -2:15-

4:15.

A for Morning. P for Afternoon.

•Sundays excepted. tSaturdays excepted; (Sundays
only.

Standard Time famished by Lick Observatory.

\. Si. TOWNE,

Gen. Manager.

T. H. GOOiraAJi,

G en. Pass. * Ttk Agi.

CHILD'S CABBOLCRYSTAL SHEEP DIP.

"Patented in Europe and America."

SHEEP

DIP.

A positive scab core, A liquid, soluble in

cold w ater. It is abso ately noii-

poisonous.

The cheapest and most effective dip on the market
»ne gallon making one hundred gallons of wash.
Price, si. 15 per gallon.
Special discounts an i terms to agents and large
consumers. For samples and other information ap-
ply to
El K1>E A HOCGH, Agents for Pacific Coast.
116 California St.. San Francisco. Cal.
17septl2

FOR SALE.

No. 1.— Bay Mare, foaled spring of 1881. by
Terror.

1st dam by Little John; 2d dam Musidora's dam by
son of Rertrand.

Terror by Woodbnrn, 1st dam by Owen ale; 2d
dam Musidora, by Belmont, etc.

No. *.— Chestnut Mare, foaled spring of 1882,
by Ware's Bismarck.

1st dam by Owen Dale; 2d dam Mnsidora, by
Belmont.

"Ware's Bismarck, by "Jack Trimble "(Son of Bel-
mont and mare by Limber John, eon of Kosciusko by
Sir Archy) dam by Yorkshire Boy, son of imp. Pocbe,

These are extra one young mares of superior trot-
ting action and well in-bred to the blood of Belmont,
No. 1 is in foal to a son of Geo. M. Patchen Jr.

For further information address

W. M. WILLIAMSON ,

ao27tf Kan .low. t'at.

'88 --FAIRLAWN-

'88

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 1888.

FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CATALOGUE NOW READY,

And will be mailed to all applicants wli > send Five Cents in Stamps to Prepay

Postage.

THE FAIRE4.WN CATALOGUE FOB 1888 contains descriptions and pedigrees of all the
Stallions and Brood-mares in use at Fairlawn. THE 1S88 CATALOGUE also contains descriptions and pedi-
grees, and prices of

ONE HENDBFD AND SIXTY HEAD OF TOFNG TBOTTEBS,

onsieting of Stallions and Fillies from yearlings to five years old, all of niv owu breeding

and nearly all ^fANDABD BRED, and duly registered.

A specialty is made at Fairlawn of raising

STALLIONS AND FILLIES FOB BREEDING PURPOSES.

TboBe who wish to engage in breeding High-bred Trotters, or those already engaged who wish tt
add to their breeding stud, can be supplied at Fairlawn with first-class young Stallions and Fillies o.
the very best trotting families, uniting in their veins strains of blood that have produced Speed with
tlie Greatest Uniformity.

Gentlemen who desire fine, higbiy bred, promising, and well-broken You n jj Trotters for their
own driving, can be supplied at f-airlawn. Any young stallion sold for a roadster will be gelded, if the
purchaser desires, at my own risk and expense.

rPTTT? A"M"P P"DTPT? PT A "NT '8 strictly adhered to at Fairlawn, una the pi ice oi every
IXIHj Uliri-riVluJJ rJjilli antm»ilor sale is printed in the catalogue. Pur-
chasers from a distance can buy on orders at exactly the same price as if present in person. All stock sold
on orders can be returned if they do not come fully up to the descriptions given.

Time w ill be given responsible parties, on satisfactory paper, bearing Interest trom
date.

THE STAEEIONS IN CSE AT FAIRLAWN ARE

Happy Medium (400).

Sire of more 2:30 performers than any living stallion,
having 39 to his credit with records of 2:30 or better,
among them Maxey Cobb, 2:13£, the fastest stallion
that ever lived.

WILL BE USED AS A PRIVATE STALLION.

Aberdeeb (33),
Sire of H witb records better than 2:30, among the>m
Hattie Woodward, 2:15i; Jim Jewell, 2:l9±; Modoc.
2:19}, etc. Limited to 30 mares at £100 the season,
or $1 50 to insure a mare in foal.

Al cto (2548).
By Almont, dam Violet (sister to Dauntless and
Peacemaker), by Rysdyk's Hambletonian, etc.
Limited to 30 mares at $50 tbe season, or $80 by
insurance.

Almont Wilkes 21 3 1).
By Almont, dam Annabel, by George Wilkes; 2d dam
Jessie Pepper (dam of Alpha, 2:25i, etc.), by Mam-
brino Chief, etc. Limited to 30 mares at $50 the
season, or $80 by insurance.

Alaximus, (5175),

By Almont, dam by Sentinel; 2d dam by Bayard, etc.
3d dam Layton Barb Mare. Limited to 30 mares '
$50 the season, or $80 by insurance.

Noble .Medium (4939),

By Happy Medium, dam by Mambrino Patch»n; 2o.
dam by Mambrino Chief; 3d dam by Sir Archy Mou-
toria Limited to 20 mares at$50the season, or
880 by insurance.

Applications for ubb of Stallions will be eufered in tbe order they are received, but afier a Stallion's
limit is reached no more mares will be received. For catalogues and further information, address

Lock Kojl 310.

WM. T. WITHERS, Lexington, Ky.

28jan52

HORSES and CATTLE

NEED LOTS OF WATER A>I>

THE "CYCLONE" MILL

Pomps more water
than any other style.

BEST OF ALL
MILLS

AND

REQUIRES
LEAST ATTEN-
TION.

vend For Catalogue.

PACIFIC MANUFACTURING CO.,

934 and 936 Mission St., San Fiancisco.

109 and ail Sortli Fonrtli Street,

Portland. Oregon.

1\ 1 to 319, 3. Street,

Sacramento.

BULL & GRANT, FARM IMPLEMENT CO.,

S33 LOS ANGELES STREET, LO* ANGELES.

SAN DIEGO IMPORTING CO. & STORAGE CO.,

FIFTH STREET, SAN DIEGO.

28ja8

CHOICE OLD WHISKIES!

PURE AND UNADULTERATKJ

tVe offer for sale on favorable terms to the Trade.
CATHER WOOD'S iXi.EBRATFD MM: <>I.I> WHISKIES

of tbe following brands, namely:

Jranston's Cabinet, Century, A. A. A., Old Stock, Henry Bull,
Double B. and Monogram, Very Old and Choice.

Also, fn cases of 1 doz. quirt bottles each,
Brunswick. Club (Pore Oil Rye) and l.'pp<?r Ten (Very Old and Choice).
£5F For excellence, pnrity and evenness of quality tbe above are unsurpassed by any whlskiPB i inorltd
fha only objection to be mode to them by tbe manipulating dealers being that they cannot be Improre
upon.

DICKSON, DeWOLF & CO.,

TIME SCHEDULE.

. (.Beenger Trains leave and arrive Passenger Depo
iownsend Street, between Third and Fourth Street?
gap Francisco.

SOLE AGEXTS,

IB34

SAX FRANCISCO, 1'Al 1 FORM A

J3AVEI
8. F. I

In effect Marcb 1,

■ ABBIVl
I 8. F.

12:0i e | ... Cemetery and San Mateo...

■ | 2:ii0P

6:40 A

•8:00 a

9:03a

•10:02a

t3;30P

4:36 F

I 6:40 P

I t7:50F

8:30 A1 (
10:30a1 J .._..
•3:30 pn

4:30 pi l

1 l 9:03 j

Santa Clara, San Jose, and..,. . t|*l0-02j

...Principal Way Stations [ *36 i

J i 6:40i

10:30 A | Almaden aud Way Stallions | 4 ;?6 p

8:30 a i J Gilroy, Pajaro. (Jastrwviiie * mu.ui

•aiSOp't Salfnae and Monterey., i' 6Hb I

4:^t! •! HollisterandTresPlnos I |*K=2 t

. WatsonviUe, Aptos.Soquel ) "10:02 a

..(Capitolajapd aanta Cruz J ! 6:40P

c»n, i Soledad, Paso Robles, Templtton | _ ,, „
"•jWAIUSanLuUOUispo)A Way Stations. ( I 6;4C F

a— Morning p.— Afternoon.

•Sundays excepted. tSundaysonly {Theatre train Sat
urdays only.

Trains run on Pacific Standard Time.

Nearly all rail line to San Luis Obispo. Only £A
miles staging between Teropletun and S«*n LuJb
Obispo. Tinie from San Francisco 12 boars. Through
rate $3.50.

Special Rooxd-trip Tickets, at reduced rates— to
Gilroy and Paraleo Springs.

Special Notice— Kound-trip tickets to tbe famous
Lick Observatory (Mt. Hamilton) can be bad at any
of the Company's Ticket Offices in San Francisco
Rate, :ii.c..

EXCURSION TICKETS.

Sundays oniy,^ foT TetaTn same ^y
oTSaturday, C Sold Saturday and Sc^TDATonJy
Sunday and- good for return until following Mod
Monday, t dav.incluBiT e , at the following rates

Hound Trip

from San
Franc :sco to
San Bruno

i'kt.

75
1 00
1 00
1 25
1 25
1 25
1 50
1 50
1 75
ICES

a-stre
nd Re

r,

teude

satto

Mon.
Tkt.
? 50

l Round Trip
1 from San
Francisco to
San Jose

Sun.
Tkt.

?1 75

Tow
rket s
1.
I.
Tkt.

Satto
Mod
Tkt.

nod

4 50

5 0C-
5 00
5 10

Too"

San Mateo

Redwood

Menlo Park...

90 IWollister

1 10 Pajaro

1 25 WatsonviUe ...

1 40 |Aptos

1 50 Loma Prieta...
1 60 'Soquel...„

1 75 ; Santa Cruz.

2 00 iCastroville

— Passenger Depot.
;t station. No. 613 Ma
tunda, Baldwin Hote
H.R.XCDAI
it Asst. PasB. A

Mount'n View

Santa Clara

Ticket Oft

street, Valenci

Grand Hotel, a

A. C. BASSET

Superin

5 00
500

nsend
treet,

ag».

Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers

THE

SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO.

RESPECTFULLY calls attention to the

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

AFFORDED BY THE "NORTHERN DIVISION
of its tine for leaching with speed and comfort -the
best Maces in the State for
sea Bat li ins, Sh ootin£ and fishing .

TRAINS LEAVE eA>" FRANCISCO I>AJLY FOB

MONTEREY,

THE MOST CHABMTN'9

tinnier and Winter Resort of ilie
Pacific Coast,

with its beautiiul Groves and delightful Drives. Trou I
In abundance can be obtained from the several streams
in the vicinity of Monterey, and the best of shooting
may )« had in season.

THE BAT OF MONTEREY

Is noted for the extent and variety of fish which
abound in its waters, notably Salmon. Rock Cod, Bar-
acuda, Pompiuo, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder
The above-mentioned attractions, in connection witb
the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superiui
accommodations furnished at tbe "HOTEL DEI
MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sports-
men.

THE BATHING FACILITIES

AT TEE

"HOTEL DEL MONTE, "

ARE UNSURPASSED,
haTing a MAGNIFICENT BEACH of pure white
sandfor surf bathing. The BATH-HOUSE contains

SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANKS

(150x50 feet) for warm salt water plunge and swim-
ming baths, with ELEGANT ROOMS connecting for
Individual baths, with douche and shower faciMties-

THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-known
Watering Places,
APTOS, SOQEEE AJ8I> SANTA C&CZ

IB VTA THE NORTHERN DIVISION,

SOUTHERN PACIFIC ROUTE,

(Broad Gauge)

Tbe Northern Division runs through the counties
of San Mateo, Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Crux
and Monterey, each of which abounds in game in grea
variety Notably

Quail, Pigeon, Snipe, Duck, Geese, Deer
and Bear.

Imkea PILARCITOS and SAN ANDREAS are
reached by this line. Stages connect with trains dailj
at San Mateo tor those well-known Retreats, PURIS
8IMA, SAN GREGORIO and PESCADERO. We
would particularly call attention to the unlimited ex-
tent of range at and about SAN BRUNO *nd McMA-
HON'S for RIFLE PRACTICE.

These resorts are but a short distance from Sac
Francisco and offer special inducement* to the lovers
of this manly sport.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

Sportsmen and others presenting Passage Ttcke
will be entitled to

FREE TRANSPORTATION CF THEIR DO *-
when carried In Baggage Cars and put in charge it
Train Baggagemen. Train Baggagemen are instruct
to issue CHECKS for all dogs receved in Baggage
Cars.

flffl-In order to guard against accidents to Cjp
while in transit, it Is necessary that they be provided
with COLLAR AND CHAIN. Guns and Fishing
Tackle will be carriedfreeofcharge. Gunstaken apart
and securely packed in wood or leather cases may b*
taken in Passenger Cars.

TICKET OFFICES— Passenger Depot, Townsen-*
street. Valencia Station, and No 813Marketst.. Grand
Hotel

O.BAS8ETT. A.H.R.JUDAT

Superintendent, Ant, Piw and Tkr

_92

«P*£ ipmte mxt\ ^yovlsmmx.

March 24

HORSE BOOTS, m

CO

IMPORTANT TO

Horse and Stockmen

THE

RACING MATERIAL

IN ENDLESS VARIETY AT

J. A. McKERRON'S,

228, 230 and 232 Ellis Street.

San Francisco.

HORSEMEN,

TOOMEY'S ROAD AND BREAK SULKY.

This vehicle is novel in appearance, but, like many other
vehicles, it nils a want that has been needed for many years. It is
simple in construction, light, strong and durable, and is just, what
a horseman waDts to drive a coltand young horses. The horse can
be hitched nearly as close as in the Track Sulky, and it is easier
getting off and on,

PRICE $33.00.

Delivered at any railroad or steamboat station on the Pacific
Coast.

We are Agents for

Calvin Toomey's Celebrated Truss Axle Sulky.

The Best In the World.

McMurry & Fisher's High- Arch Sulkys.

SPEEDING WAGONS, CARTS AND BUGGIES IN GREAT VARIErY.

Onr Repository is the Largest and Finest on the Pacific Coa*t.

PLEASE CALLi AND EXAMINE OUR STOCK.

TRUMAN, HOOKER & CO.,

lOmri

421-427 MARKET STREET, S. P., CAL.

THE PARKER GUN.

IT STILL LEADS.

AT PHIL DALi'S HANDICAP PIGEON SHOOT, at Lour Branch, Feb. H and 15, 1888, The Parker won
first and third prizes. t^kiDg Si, '^OO out of the $l,5(0cash prizes, heating such shooters bb C. W. Budd, W.
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AUTUMN MEETING, 1888.

SEVEN DATS' RACING.

Announoe the following stakes to close Monday, April 2d, 1888, to be run at their
Autumn Meeting, beginning Saturday, September 8th, and ending Saturday, September 15th
1888.

The U lend ale Handicap.

A Sweepstakes for all ages, $60 each, $15 forreit.
with SI ,0K) added; tbe second to receive 8200, and the
third $100 out of the stakes. Weights to be announced
August 1st. A wiener of any race, after tbe publica-
tion of weights, of tbe value of $50 \ to carry 5 lbs.,
or of $1,01-0* 8 lbs. extra. One Mile and a Qoarteb.
Tbe Avondnlo Handicap.

A Swepstakes for all ages, 860 each, 510 forfeit,
with $8>0 added; tbe second to receive $160, and tbe
third 85ti out of tbe stakes. Weights to be announct-d
August 1st Starters to be named through tbe entry
box at the usual time of closing, the day before the
race, A winner of .my race, after the publication of
weights, of the value of $1,000, to carry 7 lbs. extra.
One Mile and a Furlong.

Tbe Woodlawn Stakes.

A Sweepstakes for three-year-olds (foals of
1886); $50 each, $10 forfeit, with $800 added; the second
to receive $160, and tbe third $50 out of the stakes.
Tbe winner of tbe American Derby, Finality or Sher-
idan Stakes of 1K88 to carry 5 lbs., or of two of the
stakes named 10 lbu. extra. Maidens allowed 10 lbs.
One Mile and a Quarter.

The Auburn H>indlcap,

A Sweepstakes for three-year-olds (foals of
1885); $50 each, $10 forfeit, with $80u added; tbe sec-

stakes. Weights to be announced by 12 m. two davH
before the day appointed for the race. Starters to be
named through the eutry box at the usual time of
closing, tbe day before the race. One Mile and a
Foil long.

Tbe Flight Stakes.

A Sweepslakei for two-year-olds ifoaln nr
18*6); 3*6 each. $1, forfeit, with $750 ad-.ed the 8ec'
ond to receive $150, and the third $o,i of the sIaLa
A winner of any race after July 1st, of the value rif
$1,000 to carry p lbs., or of 82.00. 7 lbs. cSL Maid
•3US allowed 7 lbs. Five FUBLuNas.

The Kensington HaiWlrau.

A Sweepstake*, far. two-year-olds, (foals or
1880); $5.' eacb, g0 forfeit, with $H,-0 added the sec-
ond to receive $15'i, and the -bird $50 out of th-
stakes. Weights to be announced August 1st a
winner of any race after the publication of weight*
nf tbe value of $l,0C0 io carry 5 lbs. extra ThhW

QUARTERS OF A MILE. 1HREE-

Tbe Fairvlcw Handicap.

A Sweepstake* for two-vear-olds ifoats nf
lSBf.); $50 each.$10forfe.l, with 8800 added' the sec-
one to receive 81*0, and the third $fi0 out of the
stakes. Weights to be announced at \2 M two days
before the day appointed for race. Star era to he
named through tbe entry box at the usual tim« nf
ond to receive $160, and tbe third $50 out of tbe closing, the day before ibe race. Seven Fohlongb

Tnrfmen failing to receive entry blanks can obtain them by applying to the Secretary
Nominations ond all communications to be addressed to the Secretary Palmer Hon
Chicago, 111. '' 8e>

J. E. BBEWSTEK, Secretary

P. H. SHERIDAN, Lieut.-Gen. U. S. A„ Prefiident.

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General Topics.

New York, March 23— The Sun, in an editorial, says the
advocates of the theory that horses do better without shoes
will hear with disappointment that a shining argument for
their side of the question, the California stallion. Autevolo,
2:16|, appears to be losing his speed. Antevolo, who has al-
ways trotted in tips only, has shortened his Btride, and is no
longer the formidable racer he was. Doubtless this is due to
the lack of protection to hiB feet. The no-shoe idea is attrac-
tive in principle, but for fast trotting horses it will not
answer.

I must admit of being somewhat riled when the above dis"
patch met my eye. It was too late to enter into a full
denial in the Breeder and Sportsman of last week, and so
it was deferred and given a place under the heading of
General Topics, desiring to get rid of the cumbersome plural
pronoun which is held indispensable in editorial matter. I
sent, however, on the day it appeared, a biief contradic-
tion to the Sun, though if it emanated from the source I
deem th« most likely", it is long odds that it will not appear
rn that paper. But if the editor is imbued with a spirit of
candor he cannot refuse to give it a place, and that will not
make full amends. The Associated Press dispatch spread it
over an exlent of territory far beyond the reach of any one
journal, and the only remedy possible is for every paper
which printed it to give like publicity to the denial. I trust
this will be done, not that I care about the bearing it has on
Antevolo, though deeply interested that such an incubus
shall not be imposed on the use of tips. The horse can
show the falsity of the charge, when it is authoritatively
stated that the best example of the beneficial effects of tips
must Joe thrown aside, every man who is interested in the
momentous question of the proper treatment of the foot of
the horse is also interested tbat truth shall prevail. There
are thousands who will read the dispatch, it will be safe
to Bay hundreds of thousands, and among them quite a large
number who have heard more or less about tips in the past
few years. Of these not a few have learned tbat a colt which
never had a shoe on his foot, trotted, when a four-year-old,
in 2:19£. "When rive in 2:16£. Now the intelligence that he
has "lost his speed, has shortened his stride, and has sunk
from the position of a formidable racer to an inferior posi-
tion," is not sustained by a single fact.

The dispatch was truly a general topic the day it appeared.
Many visitors had something to say in relation to it. "When
Morris gave Antevolo his usual exercise on the streets of
Oakland he was halted so frequently by enquirers that there
was a prolongation of the time usually employed in the
daily constitutional. Those who knew that there was no
groundwork for the statement were puzzling their brains
to account for its appearance, and surmises were rife as to
bow and where the Sun got its information. That they were
wide of the mark I am fully convinced, though it is an im-
material point which there iB no necessity for discuBBing.
But it is material and important, too, to show that there was
nothing to base the accusation upon, excepting that Antevolo
did not trot in races during 1S87, the only season he has
missed from hiB yearling form up to that year. On this ground
I might just as well claim that Guy Wilkes, Palo Alto,
Dawn, Valensio, Shamrock and others were ruined by wearing
full shoes, and with better grounds to sustain the plea. In
order to show the exact situation I will as briefly as is com-
mensurate with clearness give the hiBtory from the day he
trotted with Harry "Wilkes, when he showed 2:16J, to the
time he was given his last "brush." As it is comparatively a
short space, viz , from Nov. 27th, 1886, to Nov. 4th, 18S7, the
account will not be very long. It must be borne in mind
that the statements are not made from memory, as at the
close of each day the work was noted in daily journal and a
transcript of that is presented.

He was brought home the day after the race, Nov. 28th.

The following Tuesday he was driven short brushes, and,
the journal states, showed hb much speed as he ever exhib-
ited. Saturday, Dec. 4th, three heats 2:25, 2:20, 2:19, driven
well within his rate, and I thought him capable of going a
faster mile than be had ever shown. Kain prevented work-
ing him on the track, and Tuesday, Dec. 7th, when driying
on Peralta Street, he struck his toe against an iron man-hole
which projected above the macadam, fell, and cut his left
knee. The cut extended across the knee cap, with a gap of
at least two inches so that four stitches were required to
bring the lips of the wound in contact. This confined him
to the stable until Jan. 10th, 1887, within one day of five
weeks. He was jogged until Jan. 26th, the entry reading,
"Antevolo to cart. Let him brush a couple of hundred yards.
He certainly goes with more power than ever before." Jan.
28th two short brushes iu his work of five miles. He can
haul the big cart very fast, is the entry. Feb. 1st, he com-
menced the season. There was a good deal of rain through
February, so that his exercise was slow, only one brush being
recorded. March 15th, his first quarter sioee Dec. 4th, 35 sec-
onds, last furlong 17 seconds. March 31st, 23 mares had been
served, and on one occasion he got hie near hind foot under
the Bill of the covering shed which caused a slight lameness.
April 4th, to show an old friend from Chicago. James Van Etta,
his action, and on April Q\h having the samepurpose in view,
J. C. Sibley the owner of St. Bel being one of the spectators,
I drove him a quarter in 35} seconds, "brushing" past the
spectators at a much faster rate; he was "hitched" to a cart
which weighs 130 pounds. Mr. Sibley was so impressed with
his speed that he congratulated me in the warmest terms on
having bred so fast a horse, and to show that he still retains
the good opinion I take the liberty of quoting from a letter
received from him and dated January 26th, 1S83. "I hope
Antevolo can give us a taste of his quality this year. I have
said to Marvin and eastern friends, that I have Been him
speed faster in the middle of the stud season to your cart
than any horse I ever saw move. I think if fitted he can and
ought to trot in 2:12. I hope you will give him a chance this
year." It is patent that Mr. Sibley did not think he had
lost his speed April 6lh, 18S7. There were 52 mares at the
close of April; up to that time slow exercise. During May
and June he showed somo lameness in the ankle which was
hurt and he was not moved at any rate of speed; 70 mares
to June 1st. His lameness continued until nearly the last
of July, and his first brush was on August 2d, the record says
"fast." August 3d he served the last mare for the season,
making 83 in all. August 6th two quarters 34 and 334, going
easily. August 9th he trotted two quarters, both on the
back stretch which has a down grade, in 34 and 32 seconds,
Matt Storn iuforming me that he made the last furlong of
the second quarter in 15 seconds. After that move he
showed some lameness in the joint which was hurt, and his
work was mainly slow. On September 4th I had a severe
sprain of ankle and foot so that I was unable to drive until the
26th of September, and then he had not entirely recovered
from the lameness. That prevented very fast work, although
at times he would show so little lameness that I was tempted
to give him Bhort brushes to cart. McKerron made a boot to
support the ankle and thut seemed to be beneficial, so that
on October 15th he was hitched to the sulky and driven a
quarter in 33£ seconds. October 18lh I drove him an easy
half mile in 1:11, and on the 22d another half in 1:08.
Again he showed lameness, and after a comparatively easy
half in 1:12 on the 2Sth, and a still easier three-qaarters in
1 :49 on the 31st of October, I made up my miud not to con-
tinue his training, being apprehensive of permanently in-
juring the ankle withoutany prospect of advantage. Dec. 4th
was the last time I have pulled a rein over Antevolo, Morris
Lane, who has taken care of him since he was brought from
Palo Alto, giving him all his work. As he jogs more quietly
on thej road, even in good weather he is not taken to the

track, and though prone to break away with me on road or
track, he goes quietly with Morris. He rushes off so rapidly
in these break -a- ways as to bring a great strain on hiB ankles,
and therefore it is altogether safer for my assistant to drive
him until fast work is begun. This will not be until the
close of the season, being satisfied that stud duties aud
fast brushes, especially to heavy weight, brings more strain
on the hind ankles than when restricted to "one at a time."

It would seem from the above, brief as it is, that up to the
time he was thrown out of training, although the work given
could not be called training, that Antevolo had not lost his
speed. That his stride has not been shortened those who
have seen him speed from first to last will agree with me that
there is no falling off in that respect, and that the gain in speed
isattributablein part to his ability to cover more ground at each
effort. There is another point which I also think a majority of
observers wiH coincide in, that being that of the two brothers
Antevolo has a longer stride than Anteeo. When exercising
on a private track, such as I had in Iowa or itwood Placp
near Chicago, I made a praotice of measuring the stride oi
horses quite frequently. At these places I could have tht-
smoother run over the track whenever I desired, and where
the footprints were clearly marked. Even when the crack at
Oakland was so that the prints could be seen the opportunity
waB wanting, my stable being so far away that the marks
wonld be obliterated before I oould return. There is no
mention in the daily journal of the stride of either Anteeo or
Antevolo, though there is of some of the race-horses I had in
training when from being a bystander they could be measured
as soon as the animal passed over the ground. Therefore I
cannot say with any exactness what the difference between
the two was, though it has been a common remark that the
younger had a good deal the longest stride. Anteeo is very
"rapid." So much more so thim when I sold hini that he
muai have shortened his stride when the difference is
measured by only four seconds. Up to the time he was sold
I never heard attention called to bis extreme rapidity, sinoe
then it has been a common remark.

Now Anteeo has been shod with full shoes until a short
time ago (I sent a set of tips for him January 28th last),
part of the time after the bar or round pattern. According to
the arguments offered this should have increased hiB stride
and had that been the caee, and also retained his quickness
the two "minute trotter" would not be for the future to
reveal. It has been accepted that weight on the feet increased
the stride of a trotter; it surely shortens that of a race-horse.
Training shoes of the weight made thirty or more years ago
would add from two to four seconds in a mile to the time of
a mile, and trial runs were so rated by the old-time trainers
of race*horses. But there is a difference in the action, and it
may be that by changing that of the trotter his fore-feet are
got out of the way so as to give greater capaoity to cover the
ground. Weight to be picked up rapidly requires greater

exertion of the muscles, and the snap — as it may be termed to

overcome the inertia, jerks the forefoot out of the way of the
hind, and there is less danger of scalping. Those who claim
that tips shorten the gait do not base their arguments on the
difference in weight between a full shoe and tip, but that it
comes from the heels being unprotected. If "unprotected"
heelB carried an animal from 3:02 as a yearling, to 2:41 as a
two-year-old, 2:29$ as a three-year-old, 2:19£ when four, and
2:16J while still ranking as a five-year-old, during that time
in training and trotting in races, it is singular, indeed, that
they should fail the succeeding year without one hundreth
part of the battering. "When the logio of this is made appar-
ent, I will acknowledge that the system of shoeing I hnve
advocated for so many years while "attractne iu princ'
is a failure when applied to fast trotters.

There has been a change of opinion in the last

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March 31

more years in relation to the action which was required to
trot fast. I can remember wheo it was thoaght necessary for
promise of speed that the knees be doubled so as to bring foot
and elbow in close proximity, aDd the hind legs carried so far
apart as to give room to "roll a barrel between the hocks."
That "way of going" might lessen the daDger of scalping, the
sham bend of the knees getting the fore-feet out of the way
and the hind-feet carried outside of the front, the only vul-
nerable point the inside of the shin or lower part of the hock.
As the fastest of the late ('ay trotters bad none of the snappy
or sprawling gait, there came a chaogo of opinion, and now
"clean action" is looked for. With the improved trotting
machine to show what was best in practice, it was not a very
abtruse problem to discover the advantages. Less power was
needed to propel the weight of the body, there was not so
much friction to overcome, and while speed was increased,
the capacity to sustain a high rate augmented. The Elec-
tioneers have attracted nearly as much attention by their ease
of movement as well as great flight of speed. 'I hose which I
have noticed have uniformly shown the family gai.t, and,
with only a few exceptions, the feet are carried very nearly
in a straight line. They trot with their legs, the body carried
without undulations or swaying, and in place of swinging
the bind f< et so as to form an outward curve, they are thrown
directly forward. Although the hind feet may be struck by
going under the anterior extremities, practice and proper
protection from boots lessen the trouble as training pro-
gresses, until boots, in many cases, can be dispensed with,
and with no necessity lor burdening the feet with loads of
metal.

Horse Gossip

Editor Breeder and Sportsman: — As the season for racing
will be upon us in a very short time, would it Dot pay the
owners of trotters aDd pacers to give all their attention to
the feet of such horse3? No foot, no borne. It's been my
experience that tiacks usually are in much better condition
than the feet on the poor horses, who have to trot or pace on
them. Not one man iuoue hundred kuows a good foot from
a poor one, and will they ever learu? They expect their
horse3 to trot and pace with unb danced feet, with high heels
and long toes. It's simply out of the question for them to
do it. They cannot tell the cause why their horses do not
trot and pace fast, so tbey commence to experiment; first,
■with weights on their toes, then they change aud put the
same on the outside of the quarter on one hiud foot or the
other — perhaps both — mount the sulky, and think they are
wise. Have no more idea what they ave doing it for than a
monkey haB of a left ear of a Snake Indian. Said horse will
bob, jump, hop, and make all styles of motions, and would
gladly tell the driver if he could that he was handicapped so
ab.jut the feet that it v. as s-imply JmpcBsible for him to trot or
pace. Of course he cannot talk, and the driver takes him to
the barn, puts a bunch of keys in his mouth and starts again.
Tnat surprises him. He has no idea what those keys are for,
and the chanc- s are the driver don't. Howeier, he is given a
mile, taken to the barn, legs b ndaged up, circulation stopped,
blcod chilled, of course, rubbed down, ' lanketed, walked, and
put in his quarters until the next day, when the same
results follow. Talk about the Humane Society! They
should go to the track if they wish to do a noble work.
Horses are abused more on a race-track than any place.
They get well fed, as a gtuerul thiug; oh, but here they are
abused! The writer is a lover of a horse, and a member of
the Humane Society, but is so engaged that be cannot devote
time teaching people how to treat horses. Not one man in
ten who owns and drives a horse can tell the number of
bones in the foot of a horse, or what the frog in the horse's
foot is for. Some men o#n and drive horses with feet on
them wider at the heels than the length of the feet or foot,
and call them good feet — ignorant and more too — then they
will take down the heels of a contracted foot to get frog
preBsnre, thinking it will spread the heel. You might as well
think of splitting an oak plank with a rubber wedge, as to
spread a contracted heel with a frog m the foot. Why can't
people learn something? A horse cannot trot or pace fast
with his feet out of condition! His tots and bis heels must
be as nature intended them. When so you will never
experience any trouble with tendons or anything else per-
taining to the leg. No rheumatism, no corns, no quarter
cracks, no seedy toes, no splints, no spring halt, no spavins, no
nothing; that's the size of it. You do not see any of Frank
Van Ness' horses out of balance after he has had them any
time. He cannot make a 2:30 horse trjt in 2:20, but he will
put them iu condition where they will not suffer when trot-
tiDg slow or fast. I regard him as one of the best men on
the foot of a horse in the country. In my opinion, Jay-Eye-
See was mined by letting his feet get out of fix.

Richball, another one of the most wonderful horses ever
foaled — Johnson ditto, and mauy, many others which I could
name — Little Brown Jug and Sorrel Dan — in my opinion
weDt wrong. Cause why? Feet out of fix. It's not my
pleasure to criticise anybody, but I do love the horse, and it
makes my heart ache to see him abused, whether it be
through ignorance or otherwise. Anybody can learn how to
take care of a horBe's foot if they will only try. Find out bow
to do it, then proceed. Stop their foalish experiments.
When they start in to balance a horse's foot balance it — not
leave it one-half inch higher on one quarter than the other.
Weight never makes any young horse hitch, it's the condition
bis hind feet are in. Fix his feet and you stop the hitching,
and it cannot be stopped any other way. Neither does it follow
beoanse ahorse was never shod that nis feet are right; on the
contrary they may be way off and out of balance; so do not
flatter yourself that your young horse will never hitch
because he was never shod. He might fool you. I will see
you again. On the Road.

March 23, 1388.

ArnoDg the old stagers entered Id the handicaps and all-
age races to be run at various meetings in the west this spring
are Buchanan, Finality, Tom Martin. Little Miccb, Sam
Harper Sr , Berlin, Monocrat, Gleaner, Princess, Frankie B.,
Wedding Day and Lelex. Not ooe of these horses is under
peven years. Lelex is the oldest of the lotas well as the
best performer. He is now in his tenth vear, having been
foaled in 1878.

The Next State Fair.

At a meetiDg of the State Board of Agriculture held on
Thursday of last week, the appended speed programme was
adopted, and other matters duly ordered by the Board:

FIRST DAY — THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH— TROTTING.

No. 1— The Occident Stake, §400 added.
No. 2— Trotting, 2:23 claBs; purse, $1,200.
No. 3— Pacing, 2:30 class; purse $600.

SECOND DAY— FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH — RUNNING.

No. 4— The Iotroduetion Stake, for two-year-olds; $25
entrance; $10 forfeit; $250 added, of which $50 to second;
third to save stake. Winner of any two-year-old race this
year to carry three pounds; of two, or more, live pounds
extra. Three-quarters of a mile.

No. 5— The California Breeders' Stake; closed in 1887 with
eleven nominations. One and a quarter miles; $300 added.

No 6 — The Capital City Stake; a sweepstakes for three-
year-olds and over, in which only uonwiuners in any event
this year will be eligible to start. Winners of any race
entered herein may be withdrawn without incurring a for-
feit. Entrance $50, h f," with $400 added, of which $100 to
second, third to save stake. One mile and one-eighth.

No. 7 — Free for all ages; purse $250, ot which $50 to
second; winner of any race this year to carry five pouuds;
maidenp, if three years old, allowed five pounds; if four years
old or upwards, fifteen pounds. Mile heats.

THIRD DAY— SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH— TROTTING.

No. 8 — Twu-y ear-old stake; cl Bed March loth with six-
teen nominations; $300 added.

No. 9 — The GrandS tallion Stake closed March 1st with
six nominations; $500 added for each starter up to four.

No. 10— Tiotting, 2:20 class; purse $1,000.

FOURTH DAY — MONDAY, SEPTEMBER lOTH— RUNNING .

No. 11 — The Premium Stake, lor all ages; $50 entrance,
h f, or only $15 if declared on or before September 1st, with
$350 udded, of which $100 to second, third to save stake.
Horses that have started and not won this year, allowed five
pounds. Maidens, if three years old, allowed five pounds;
if four years old or over, seven pounds. Three-quarters of a
mile.

No. 12— The California ADnual Stake, for two-year-olds;
closed in 1837 with 32 nominations; $250 added. One mile.

No. 13— The Li Rue Stake; a handicap for all ages; $100
entrance, $50 forfeit, with $500 added, of which $150 to
second; $100 to third. Weights announced September 1st.
Declarations $10, to be made with the secretary by S o'clock
p. M., September 3d. In no event will declaration be received
unless accompanied with the amount fixed. Two and one-
quarter miles.

No. 14— Selliog Puiae, $300, of which $50 to second; for
ell ages. Horses entered to be sold for $1,500 to carry rule
weighls; two pounds allowed for each S100 less down to
$1,000; then one pound for each $100 less down to $500.
Valuation to be placed on starters only, by 6 o'clock .p. m.,
the day preceding the race. One mile and a sixteenth.

FIFTH DAY — TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 iTH— TROTTING.

No. 15— Three-year-old stake; closed March 15th with
nineteen nominations; $400 added.
No. 16— 2:20 clasB; purse $1,200.
No. 17-3:00 class; pnrse $1,000.

SIXTH DAY — WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH — RUNNING.

No. IS— The Sunny Slope Stake, for two-year-old fillies;
$25 entrance, $15 forfeit, or only $10 if declared on or before
September ISt; $200 added, of which $25 to second. Those
that have started and not run firBt or second in aDy race this
year allowed five pounds. Five-eighths of a mile.

No. 19 — The Shatter Stake, for three-year-olds; $50 en-
trance, $25 furfeit, or only $15 if declared on or before
September 1st; with $400 added, of which $100 to second,
third to save stake. Winner of any race this year to carry
five pounds extra; of two or more, ten pounds; maidens
allowed five pounds. One mile and a quarter.

No. 20— The Del PaBo Stake, for all ageB; $50 entrance,
$25 forfeit, or only $15 if declared on or before September
1st; with $300 added, of which $100 to second, third to save
stake. Three-year-olds to carry 100 pounds; four-year-olds,
110 pounds; five-year-olds and upwards, 112 pouuds; sex
but not heat allowances. Three-quarter mile heats.

No. 21 — Free purse, $300, of wnich $50 to second; for all
ages. Horses that have started and not won at this meeting
allowed ten pouuds. Winners of any race at this meeting,
when carrying rule weights or more, to carry five pounds
extra. One mile.

SEVENTH DAY— THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH — TROTTING.

No. 22— 2:25 class; purse $1,000.

No. 23 — The four-year-old stake; closed on March 15th
with twelve nominations; $400 added.
No. 24— Pacing, free for all; purse $S00.

EIGHTH DAY — FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH— RUNNING.

No. 25 — The California Deiby Stake, for foals of 18S5; closed
in 1880 with twenty-nine nominations; $300 addad. One
and one-half miles.

No. 26 — The Palo Alto Stake, a haodicap for two year-
olds; 50 entrance, $25 forfeit, $10 declaration; $400 added,
of which $100 to second, third to save stake. Weights
announced at 10 o'clock a. m., Thursday, September 13th;
declarations dne at 6 o'clock p. m. same day. One mile.

No. 27 — The Golden Gate Stake, for three-year-olds; $50
entrauce, $25 forfeit, or only $15 if declared on or before
September 1st; with $400 added, of which $100 to second,
third to save stake. Wiuoer of any three-year-old race at
this meeting to carry five pounds extra; cobs not one, two,
three, in No. 19, allowed ten pounds. One mile and three-
quarters.

No. 28— Nighthawk Stake, for all ages; $50 entrano?, $15
forfeit; $300 added, of which $100 to second, third to save
stake; $200 additional if 1:4U is beaten. Stake to be named
after the winner if Nighthawk's time (1:42.}) is beaten. One
mile.

No. 29— Free purse $250, of whic'a $50 to second; for non-
winners at this meeting. Horses that have started and not
run second allowed ten pounds; winners of any race, entired
herein, may be withdrawn without penalty. One mile and a
sixteenth, and repeat.

NINTH DAY— SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15tH— TROTTING.

No. 30— Great free for-ell troi; pur.-e $1,500.

No. 31— 2:40 class; purse $1,000.

No. 32— Pacing; three-year-old class, $300.

Entries for the following running events for 18S9-D0 were
ordered to be closed at the same time as the races on the
regular programme.

No. 1— California Breeder*' Stt.ke, for foals of 18S6, to be
run at the State Fair of 1889; $50 entrauce, $25 forfeit, or
only $10 if declared January 1, 1S90; $300 added, of which
$100 to second and $50 to third. One mile and a quarter.

No. 2— California Annual Stake, for foals of 1887, to be run

at the State Fair of 1889. $100 entrance, $25 forfeit, or only
$10 if declared January 1, 1859; $250 added; second colt
$100; third colt $50. One mile.

No. 3— California Derby Stake, for foals of 1837, to be run
at the State Fair of 1S90. $100 entrance, $50 forfeit, or oDly
$10 if declared January 1, 18S9; $15 if declared January 1,
1890; $25 if declared May 1, 1S90; $300 added; second horse
$100; third horse $50. One mile and a half.

The Board decided to repair aud improve the graud and
special stands, which are now in a dilapidated condition.

Superintendent Hancock was directed to have a line of
shade trees planted in front of the cattle stalls at the Park.

Killip &■ Co. were awarded the pooling privilege, for the
sum of 65 per cent, of the commissions.

The following resolution was passed:

Whereas, In the absence of any State quarantine laws in
this State, it is deemed proper to use every precaution to pre-
vent the importation of any animal afiiicted with contagions
disease; therefore

Resolved, That all live stock be prohibited from exhibiting
or competing for premiums at the State Fair of California
that is not in the State on or before July 1st of each year.
This does not apply to horses entered in races.

The premium list was considered and the following n.ate-
rial changes made:

In the Live-Stock Department the following mle was
adopted: "In this depaitmrnt animais may be entered in
their respective classes and as a siie or dam, or junior
member of a family, and in sweepstakes any sire or dam
competing in a race will be allowed to enter for a premium as
one of or at the head of a family.

Stallions tix years old and over, and jacks four years old
and over must show two colts to entitle them to compete for
premiums.

Carraige horses must not be less than sixteen hands high,
nor weighing under 1,200 pounds; must match in style,
action and symmetry of form, but not necessarily in color:
must be shown to carriage.

Roadsters must not be used as track horses.

In the cattle classes the gene.nl &weepstakes were stricken
out, and a sweepstake substituted in each class.

Iu the sheep department lambs were designated as those
dropped on or after January 1st of each year. Those dropped
prior were to be designated as yearliDgs.

The Pavilion departments, other than acted upon, wero
referred to a committee consisting of Green, La Hue, and Han-
cock.

The following special premiums were offered in the ladies'
department:

President Shippee— For best display of embroidery, $20.

Director Chase — For best painting onporcelaio, $20.

Director Cox — For best display of decorative painting, $20.

The following Department Superintendents were named —
First Department — Thoroughbreds — Shatter and Boggs;
horses of all work, Singletary and Perkins; draft horses,
Singletary and Perkins; roadsters, Green aud Siogletary;
carriage horses, Green and Singletary; standard trotters,
Hancock and Chase; saddle horses, Singletary and Perkins;
sweepetakes, Shippee, Singletary and Cox; cittle, Carr and
Cox; sheep, Hancock and Green; goats, Chase and Hancock;
poultry. Chase aud Hancock; swine, Chase aud Hancock;
Pavilion departments, La Hue.

Imported English Racers.

[Now York World.]

The steamer France, of the National Line, which arrived
at this p-'rt Sunday, had on board a very valuable consign-
ment of English thoroughbred racing stock. The racers were
brought over by Mr. Matthew Woodland, and it can be truth-
fully said that never has a lot of thoroughbred animals
passed through such a tempestuous ocean passage with as
little damage. Not one of them was injured on the rough
voyage. The horses are representatives of some of the best
thoroughbred blood in England, and include the following:

Kedskin, bay horse, 6 years old, by Caroelion, dam Slander
by Bluemantle.

Oaklands, brown colt, 4 years old, by Consternation, dam
Elmina.

Kildare II, gray colt, 4 years old, by Kilmere, dam Chat-
terbox.

Canticle, bay filly, 4 years old, by Scamp, dam Christine.

Jane, chestnut mare, 6 years old, by Phcenix, dam Jean-
nie.

Nell, chestnut fillv, 4 years old, by Plebeian, dini MisS
Edith.

Of the above lot two are winners of English races — Red-
skin and Jane. Kildare II has not started very many times,
but has held prominent positions in his races. The colt is a
highly bred Irish horse, and is related to the crack Master
Kildare. The pick of the lot, however, is Redskin,- a tine,
compactly built horse, over sixteen hauds high. Bedskin
has a record which any race-horse should be proud of. As
a tvo-year-old he won the Manchester Plate at Newcastle in
June, 1884, under the colors of Lord Durham. At the Liver-
pool July meetiDg, under the same colors, he won the Gerard
Stakes, and also the Chesterfield Nursery Handicap at the
Derby autumn meetiDg. This is a good showing, as he only
started seven times. As a three-year-old Bedskin was only
started once, in the Easter Stakes at Saudown Park, in April,
which he won. In his four-year-old form he won the All-Aged
Selling Plate at the Windsor May meeting. This waB a good
race, he carryiag 131 pounds. He was ridden by the famous
English jockey Tom Cannon. He was bought in for £510. He
also won the Middlesborough Handicap at Stockton in August.
As a five-year-old he did not win. Bedskin will likely be
heard fro.n in our summer handicaps. The chestnut mare
Jane is a fiue-Iookiug animal without a spot or a blemish ou
her. She is a jumper, and iB related to the famous sire Morte-
mer. In March last she won a selling hurdle race at Derby.
Jane will be seen at Cedarhurat, as it is Mr. Woodland's
iDteution to run her there. Oaklands aud Kildare II are
both maideDs, but will bear watching when they come to the
post. Mr. Woodland, who \e a brother of the piouiinent
English tuniles E. aud S. Woodland, who owu the famous
steeplechaser Magpie, came over iu the steamer with the
horses, and it is due to his unremitting care that the animals
arrived iu such good condition. The big blizzard struck
them on Wednesday and the steamer was nearly thrown
upon h-r beam ends. The voyage lasted eighteen days aud
the officers said it was one of the roughest they had ever
experienced. The racers will be takeu off the steamer to-day
and quartered in Stoddard's stables until they shake off their
sea-legs, when they will be taken to Mr. Woodland's farm,
neir Pateisou, N. J. Mr. Wilkinson, of that city, has au
interest in the horses.

The new racing park of the Atlantic City (N. J.) turf asso-
ciation will be thoroughly completed by June 1st, and, if
arrangements can be perfected, the first meeting at the City
by the Sea will begin on June 20th.

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1888

Jpw $re*te and gprnztmu.

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Racing Dates for 1888.

CALIFOENIA.

Loa Angeles, Spring .April 10 to 14
P, 0. B. H. A.,S. V.... April 21 to ^8
Eureka Jockey Olub, Eli. July 4 to 7

I.'.:- Angeles Fair Aug. t.; to 11

lone Fair Aug. 7 to 10

Santa Rosa Fair Aug. 13 to 18

Petaluroa fair. Aug. 20 to 25

Eldorado Fair Aug. 'JO to 25

Cbico Fair Aug. 2U io 25

Oakland Fair Aug. 27 to Sept. 1

Marysville Fair.. Aug. 27 to Sept. 1
Sacramento State Fair Sept b to 15

Stockton Fair Sept. la to 22

San Jose Fair Sept. 2i to 29

Quincy(Dlatri :t No.ll) Sept. 24 to 29
Salinas Fair Oct. 1 to 6

National Trotting Stallion Stake
Oct 20th.

NEVADA.

Reno State Fair Sept. 17 to 22.

NORTHWESTERN .

Salt Lake, Utah June 2 to 7

Helena, Mont., Spring. .July 4 to 7
Deer Lodge, Mont ...July 18 to VI

Butte City, Mont Aug. tj to 11

B>lena, Mont., Fair. .Aug. ±0 to 2E
Missoulla, Mont . . Aug. 2b to Sept. 1

EASTERN

Spokane, W. T Sept. 4 to 8

Eugene City, Oregon... Sept. 4 to 7

Colfax, W. T Sept. 10 to 15

Hillsboro, Oregon Sept 11 to 14

Salem, Or , State Fair.. Sept . 17 to 22
Walla Walla, W. T Oct. 1 to 6

New Orleans. La April 2 to 7

AlemphiB, i/enn *prilllto2l

Washington, U. C . . Apr. 26 to May 5
Nashville, Tenn..Apr. 28 to May 5

Lexington, Ky May 7 to 12

Baltimore, Md... May 8 to t*

Louisville. Ky May 14 to 21

Brooklyn L.I May 15 to 31)

Latonia, Ky May 26 to JuneO

St. Louis, Mo May 2fi to June y

Jerome Park May 29 to Juno 12

Cedarhurst May 30

Kansas City. Mo June 13 to 2L

Oheepsbead Bay .June 14 to July 4
Chicago, 111 . . ..June 23 to July U
Monmouth Park.. July 4 to Aug. J0

Chicago, 111 Sept 1 io 3

Jerome Park Oct. 2 to 1 5

Kansas City, Mo . Oct. 27 to Nov, 8

Sales of Trotting Stock.

Call it a "boom," or whatever other term you please,
though the indications are that the present prices for choice
trotting stock are likely to prevail for some time, and in all
probability will keep up from now ou. Men of keen judg-
ment are purchasing and making purchases which cannot
be expected to make a return for Borne. Brood mares, fillies,
not yet old enough for the stud, but with that as the objective
point* and years of good prices will be necessary to make
the investment remunerative. When so many men of dis-
eernment are engaging in the business of breeding trotters on
a large scale, when to those are added the still greater number
which pursue the same course in a smaller way, it may appear
that there must follow a collapse. But when it is also kept
in view that the fondness for this purely American sport is
increasing in a still greater ratio, when trotting tracks and
trotting associations are multiplying to nearly an incredible
extent, it is evident that the demand for performers must
keep pace with the supply. Then, again, there is such a call
for fast road horses, wealthy men in numbers who are will-
ing to pay large prices for extra fast auimalsj another class
who can afford to run well into four figures to gratify their
taste for the recreation, and it must be admitted that so long
as the country is in a fairly prosperous condition that there
is little danger of loss. The following are a few of the late
sales recorded in eastern papers, though a full page would
be required to copy even a patt of them:

Mr. A. J. Alexander, Woodburn Farm, Spring Station, Ky.,
has purchased from Edward Pyle, Humboldt, Nebraska, the
bay mare Julia (sister to Maxy Cobb, fastest trotting BtullioD,
SM3J) by Happy Medium, dam lady Jenkins by Jupiter, for
|5,001.

A. deCordova, New York City, has purchased the brown
horse Mountain Boy, six years old, by Kentucky Pnuce, dam
Elise (sibter to Elaine, 2:20; ProBpero, 2=20, and Dame irot,
2:22), by Messenger Duroc; her dam Green Mountain Maid
(dam of Electioneer) by Harry Clay.

Coli R. G. Stoner has bought of Lee M. Sinclair, of Salem,
Ind., the mare Almeda by Almout, dam Alma Mater (dam of
Alcantara, Alcyone, Arbiter and Alicia) by Mambrino Patchen.
The price paid was $3,000.

M. Swift, of Quebec, has sold Stadacona, 2:29£, and James
Halfpenny, 2:29£, to a party in northern New Sfork. Tne
latter is by Blue Bull, and is much faster tnan his record
indicates, but was very unsteady when in training. He is a
magnificent road horse, however, and can pull a wagon last.
Stadacona is strictly thoroughbred. He was got by Carlton
(Bruce's Logan) oat of the Sunshine mare May Queen, a full
sister to the well-known race-mare Galatea, now used as a
hunter by Gerald Bates, of Ottawa. Stadacona is an all-aay
horse, and can trot ten miles as easily as one.

It is estimated that fully $75,000 was realized by breeders
in this section, (Lexinton, Ky.,) by private sales of trotting
Btock during the month of February. It is also computed
that when the returns of the present year are all in, it will be
discovered that during the twelve months at least $2,0U0,000
worth of trotting-bred horses have changed hands in tins,
State. Of course these figures are based on the sales made
publicly and privately thus far this year.

When one State realizes so much money for trotting stock,
some idea can be obtained of the magnitude of the business.
While it is true that Kentucky is the great horse centre of
the United States, other sections are becoming prominent,
especially California. There is scarcely a doubt that a few
years will place this Coast in the lead, so far as regards the
fastest trotters, or at least, when time enough has elapsed for
the youngsters to become fully developed the great trotters
which Kentucky has produced, and which that fertile region
will continue to produce, will not be in the lead. "What has
been done by California-bred colts is a favorable augury, and
though the first and second in trotting records own their
nativity to the "blue-grass regioD," there is little risk in
prophesying that the mark will be equalled, if not excelled.
The large prices paid is a stimulus which cannot fail to extra
exertions on the part of breeders all over the country. While
the breeders of the Pacific Coast labor und«r the disadvantage
of distance from the main market, it is only a small drawback
pn horses which are worth so much money.

In the Blue Grass region of Kentucky there are no less than
130 tinely.improved farms devote to the breeding and rear-
ine of thoroughbreds and trotters. The farms are within a
radius of tmrty-five miles of Lexington, in the Counties of
Bourbon, Garrard, Mercer, Boyle, Jessamine, Franklin,
Woodford Fayette. Montgomery, Clark, Harrison and Scott.
On the 130 farms there are at least 6,500 horses of the average
value of ¥300— or nearly two million dollars.

A Secretary's Views-

The Fair and Stock Show Journal, of Norwalk, Ohio, has a
very readable article in its last Issue from A. S. Wright, the
wide-awake Secretary of tbe Woodstock, 111., Association.
He gives some very excellent advice to his brother secretaries,
and points out to tbeni the advantages of a liberal policy in
the speed depaitment, and the paramount importance of
joining a parent association. He Bpeaks as followB:

The last few years have fully demonstrated the great
importance of appropriating a sum sufficient to draw good
horses to the speed ring, and I am confident no management
desires to take its chances in cutting down its premiums. On
the contrary it had much rather increase them. Now, as
this matter is so thoroughly settled, why not make the speed
ring self-supporting? If not wholly, make it nearly so.
Many will aBk, how? The answer is joiu the American Trot-
ting Association. It will only cost you $10 on premiums
amounting to §1,000; $15, etc , if more. The Americau is a
true friend to a I, and so conducts its business that all share
alike, hence the writer is partial to it. By joining the asso-
ciation you can have control of your track, as well as save
money on entrances. You do away with abuses, etc., which
will certainly arise on all non-association tracks. Again you
have a chance of doing away with ringers, which in all cases,
where represented on the race-track, spoil many fine races.
Make out your Bpeed programme, thoroughly advertise it in
the turf journals, having your entries closed the week pre-
vious to your fair, and see if you don't do away with so much
of your poor racing. By closing your entries as suggested,
you can advertise your list of horses entered, which will be a
great attraction to induce many (who otherwise remain away)
to attend. Nothing pays so well as good speed, no matter
who may condemn it. It is too true how quick the people
flook to the track when the bell taps for the coming sport, be
he minister, lawyer or mechanic; there is magnetism sur-
rounding the speed ring which do one can deny. And why
not conduct it in a way which will be sure to please, as well
as profit the society ?

The writer has had great opportunities of discussing this
matter with prominent owners ot horses, and it is a universal
verdict that it is far more agreeable to trot or run horses on
association tracks, and so far as the resnlts go it is more
profitable to all.

Let associations think of this who have not been members,
and join this season, and if they do not agree with the writer
in the end, send all bills to him. Each Fair Association
should be a member of the American Trotting Association.
It is a western enterprise, and consequently deserves the
patronage of all western associations. It is your friend, and
a good one, too, if you will oDly court its friendship. Will

you do it? — Horseman.

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Coney Island Jockey Club.

Mr. J. G. K. Lawrence, Secretary of the Coney Island
Jockey Club, announces the following as the probable order
in which the stakes will be run during the meeting, begin-
ningon Thursday, Jnue 14, and ending onSaturday, June 30,
with twelve days running in all:

FIRST DAY — THUESDAT, JUNE 14.

Added Money.

The Foam, 2 yearB, 5 furloDgB $1,500

Suburban Handicap, 1J miles 5,000

Swift, 3 years, 7 furlongs 1,250

SECOND DAY— SATURDAY, JUNE 16.

New, 2 years, f mile 1,500

Coney Island Stakes, all ages, 1£ miles 1,250

THIRD DAY— TUESDAY, JUNE 19.

The Surf, 2 yearB, 5 furloogs. . , 1,500

Bay Kidge Handicap, 1 J miles 1,500

Volunteer Handicap, 3 years, 1 J miles 2,000

FOURTH DAY— WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20.

Zephyr, 2 years, £ mile 1,000

Tidal Stakes, 3 years, 1 mile 1,500

FIFTH DAY — THURSDAY, JUNE 21.

Coney Island Cup, all ages, If miles 1,500

Equality, all ages, 1 3-16 miles ; 1,000

PIXTH DAY — FRIDAY, JUNE 22.

Coney Island Derby, 3 years, 1 J miles 2,500

Spring Stakes, 2 years, | mil* 1,000

SEVENTH DAY — SATURDAY, JUNE 23.

Mermaid Stakes, 3 years, 1 & miles 1,250

Sheepshead Bay Handicap, all ages, I J miles 1,500

EIGHTH DAY— TUESDAY, JUNE 26.

June Stakes, 2 years, f mile 1,000

Universal Handicap, all ages, 1 J miles 1,250

Thistle Stakes, 3 years: 1 3-16 miles 1,250

NINTH DAY — WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27.

Great Two-Year Old Selling, } mile 1,000

Sporting Stakes, all ages, 1 mile 1.500

Knickerbocker Handicap, all ages, If miles 1,250

TENTH DAY— THURSDAY, JUNE 28.

Emporium, 3 years, 1£ miles -4 5,000

ELEVENTH DAY— FRIDAY, JUNE 29.

Selling Stakes, all ages, 1 J miles 1,000

.Rapid Stakes, all ages, 7 furlongs 1,000

TWELFTH DAY— SATURDAY, JUNE 30.

Spindrift StakeB, 3 years, 1 } miles 1,500

The dates selected for the autumn meeting, which begins
on Saturday, September 1st, include Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the 4th, 5ih, 6th, 7th and
8th, and the same days of the following week, viz.: 11th,
12th, 13th, 14th and 15tb, in all eleven days.

^

The Coney Island Jockey Club evidently does not mean to
let that portion of the half-mile track rule referring to jockeys
remain a dead lettei. As is known, jockeys who participated
in the racing at Clifton and Guttenberg share with owners,
trninora and horses the penalty of disbarment from the privi-
leges of the regular track. Now, winter racing, as a rule,
develops a number of superior light-weights, and this year
was no exception, at least half a dozen good youngsters hav-
ing come to the fore. Prominent among these was young
Ossler. Several stables were after him, and finally Mr. Hag-
gin secured him, hoping that he might induce the Coney
Island Jockey Club to reinstate him. The committee, how
ever, declined to consider the matter. Then Mr. Hagtin
wanted to send the boy out west, where no such rule is in
force, to have him ride for the western division of his stable.
The boy, however, declined to go west. Thus the engage-
ment was broken off, and the boy, who had stopped riding at
Guttenberg, went to work there again. Ossler is a capital
light-weight, and it would be a pity were he to share the
fate of many another promising youngster who waB left to
grow up without proper guidance. — Sporting World.

Sales in Oregon.

The following sales of trottiug-bred colts and fillies have
been made by Jay Btaob, Vancouver, W. T.:

Wallula, black filly foaled in 1886; sired by Altamont 3600;
first dam by Alinont 33; second dam by American Clay 34;
third dam by Mambrino Chief 11; fourth dam by Wagner.
Sold to M. Hallett, Dilley, Or.

Multnomah, bay colt foaled July 20, 1886, (brother to
Pricemont, 2 years old, 2:49£; Oneoo, 3 years old, 2:41, and
Zilophone, 2:37), sired by Altamont; dam Belle Price by
Doble, record 2:28; second dam by George D. Prentice, son
of Mambrino Chief; third dam by Woodpecker. Sold to
Barrows Bros., Albany, Or.

Altago, brown colt foaled 1884, 3 years old, record 2:42;
first dam Maggie Arnold, record 2:35, by Almont Mambrino
761; second dam Alice Drake (dam of Norman Medium, 2:20,
aud Alice Addison, 2:2SA), by Norman 25; third dam by
Pilot Jr. 12; fourth dam a fast pacing and trotting mare.
Sold to Blumberg & McKnight, Albany, Or.

Bay filly foaled 1886, sired by Altamont, dam Tecora, (dam
of Venetia, 3-year-old record 2:424, and Coqueta, 4-year-old
record 2:39|), by Cassius M. Clay Jr. ?3 (record 2:30£);
second dam by Briguoli 77; third dam by Canana Chief, son
of Davy Crockett; fourth dam by Plow Boy, pacing record
2:36. Sold to Hemy Rogers, Cornelius, Or.

These four brought a total of $2,350.

Mr. Beaoh has also sold to J. A, Splawn, North Yakima,
W. T., the brood-mare Favorite (dam of Almonette, 2:29J),
sired by Post's Hambletonian; dam by Mambrino Patchen;
second dam by Denmark, son of imported Hedgeford; third
dam^>y Blackburn's Whip. In foal to Altamont.

To John Bartholet, North Yakima, W. T., the brood-mare
Flora Withers, sired by Post's Hambletonian, dam Abdallah
Maid by Spaulding's Abdallah; second dam by Chenery's
Gray Eagle 2061; third dam by imported Glencoe. Flora is
in foal to Altago.

The purchasers of these two mares have booked them to
Altamont for the season of 1888.

W. W. Percival, Dallas, to Martin Smith, Arlington,
Flavella, g m, 5, by Glen Dudley, dam Ella Fay by Hubbard;
$700.

Trotter's Home, Hillsboro, Or., to Mr. Stratton of the
Commercial Bank, Portland, Anna B., brm, 4, by Adirondack
719; dam Fanny by Milton; second dam by Pathfinder;
$225.

T. H. Tongue, Hillsboro, to Whitmore Bros., Pomeroy,
W. T., Laura D., ch f, 4, by Glen Dudley; dam Laura C. by
Eoquirer; same to Mat. White, ch c, 2, by Glen Dudley,
dam Lucy Ashton by Waverly .—Sural Spirit.

Treating Meningitis.

[Sporting World.]

The numerous cases of spinal and cerebrospinal meningitis
that have occurred this winter have arouBed much interest in
discussion as to the nature and treatment of this dangerous
disease. A few days since, in conversation with a gentleman
of rare intelligence who has had many years of experience
with horses, I had from him the following perfectly authen-
ticated story:

■'About ten years ago," said he, "I had a stable in Jersey
City on the Heights. A team of four large and valuable
Percberons, drawing a very heavy load, had started from
Brooklyn, delivering goods on the way, and in the afternoon
bad arrived close to my stable, when one of the horses sunk
down, and within half an hour all four were down. The
driver came to me at once in great distress and asked my
assistance. The horses were moved into my stable, two of
them being dragged in on stone sleds, and I told the driver to
go at onoe to the owner and tell him to send his veterinary
over to attend to the horses. It seems that the veterinary
was sick, and indisposed to take what he considered a useless
journey from Brooklyn to Jersey City, for he sent word to
the owner that if his horses were over ha New Jersey, and in
the condition described, he might us well consider them
dead and buy a new team. In consequence of this the
owner requeued me to do the best I could for the horses,
giving me carte blanche as to expense.

"I am a believer in homoeopathic treatment, in the main,
and I preferred to handle the matter myself. I had box
stalls available, and I put ten inches of sawdust in those in
which I placed the sick horses. Then I took off my coat and
went at them.

"They were very sick horses. Two of them had spinal
meningitis only, and the others bad the cerebral complica-
tion. This disease is urcemic blood poisoning, which is
excited by lack of work with full feeding, followed by hard
work. In the acute stage the pain is excessive, and espec-
ially in the cerebro-spinal form the horse is frantic and very
likely to injure himself. This was my reason for placing
them on sawdust, which keeps them warm and diminished
the chance of injnry.

"I used promptly hot fomentations along the entire spine.
For this I took blankets soaked in hot water, but so carefully
wrung out that no water would drip. This is dangerous
treatment unless the greatest care is used, for a chill result-
ing would be fatal; but, indeed, the secret of successful treat-
ment in these cases is in the caie and nursing.

"In the way of medicine, I employed aoonite and bella-
donna to attack the inflammation, and opium to deaden the
pain. As soon as the fever was subdued I need buchu and
uva ursi for tonic and diuretic effects.

"At first I did not put them in slings, but turned them
over from time to time. Later I put on the slings and raised
them for a few minutes at a time.

"The owner called four days later and found them on their
feet. He asked me how soon they could go to work, adding
that the veterinary told him it would be six weeks, and if so,
he must buy another team. I told him they could do half a
day's work in a fortnight, and two weeks later, after they had
had gradually increasing exercise, the drivtr hitched them to
the wagon they were drawing when they were attacked and
drove them away. He afterward told me that they were us
good as ever.

"Perhaps they were. Such a cure can be had with slow
moving work horses, but, in my opinion, no race-horse will
ever be as good after as before an attack of this diseuse. I
omitted to say that I used do drastic medicine to open the
bowels, but relied upon linseed. Alter the first few hours
they wonted to eat, and took their feed regularly."

Trotting at the Bay District.

March 24th. Pime ? .

Bonanza, ch 8 by Art h virion— D Havey 3

Hidalgo, b g— Frank Van Ness 1

Dick Brown, b g— Jno. Mct'onnell , 5

Col. Hawkins, bg-J. H Nichols

Clara G,, b m- E, Duwjer

Time, 2:311, 2:314, 2:29J, 2:29J,

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March 31

Horse Note3 From the River Counties.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman: — A few notes of a trip
among the horses and horsemen of the interior may be of
interest to your reader?. You know that while there are
not very many large breeding establishments in the San
Joaquin and Sacramento valleys, there are many small estab-
lishments with fine blooded mares and horses, and there is
no telling when another Almont Patchen, Daisy S., Florence
R. or Alfred S. niiy come from some secluded spot and give
the boys and the poolbox a tough deal. The number of
brood-mares all through the State are greater now than ever
before, and these numbers are rapidly increasing, but the
most marked improvement is in the quality of the mares.
Soma years ago they were of unknown breeding, "but of
some good mare brought across the plains." Now they are
Blackbirds, Brigadiers, Tilton Almonts, Whipple's Hamble-
tonfans, Electioneers, Nutwoods, Directors, Patcheus, Buc-
caneers and others of the best strains of trotting blood. At
"Woodland I taw Killarney and several of his get and they
all looked well. Mr. Whitmore of that place has a son of
Caliph, who is an inbred Sultan; thit is, he is by Saltan out of
a mare by The Moor. This Caliph colt is a big tine fellow,
ana is t»aid to take to trotting very kiudly. On the street I
saw Sir. George Woodward riding behind Alex Button, a son
of Alexander. Ho is a fine looking hnrse, stout, and of supe-
rior fioish. Last year Mr. vVoodward had several g-jod Button
colts at Marysville, Grass Valley and Sacramento, and he will
have a fine number of them this seasou. Mr. Woodward's
breeding farm is oq Cache Creek, six or seven miles Iroin
Woodlaud, and he owns tl.e richest -ml most beautifu^, sec-
tions of the coast. The soil is warm, deep and rich, and all
kinds of gratses grow there in profusiou, while great wide
branching oaks give the best of shadd and shelter. Mr.
Woodward has most favorable surroundings, and ought to and
will have good stock.

Connemara, winner of a race in which be made a record of
2:31 at Sacramento last fall, is making a season in Woodlund,
and vrill be trained for the Circuit this fall. Florence R., the
fast and game daughter of Nutwood, is still on grass. If not
s >ld soon she will be trained for this year's Circuit. It will
be remembered that she made her hrst appearance on the
track last fall at Marysville, where she got a record of 2:26' and
a fraction. If she had been pressed she could have marked
close to 2:23. At Glass Valley she won her races at an exer-
cise. At Sacramento she was entirely off, aud came out of
the race lame and had to be put out ol training. She looks
well now, aud if her ankle is all right and she is put iDto the
right hands, she will bo likely to upset some of the best
calculations. She is well bred on her dam's side, as her first
dam is by Irwin Davis, and her second dam by Belmont.
There are many more good horses in training mound Wood-
land, but I did not have time to look them up. Yolo County
will bear watching about Circuit time.

At Marysville there are more than the usual number of
horses in training. Frank Grant has quite a string of young
ones at the track, and Harkey has some young yearlings
which show good trotting action. J. B. McDonald, on his
owu track, has several Brigadiers working every day. He is
jogging the old horse, after two seasous' rest, and he never
lojked, moved, nor felt better thin now. If he does well
through the summer, and there are any 2:22 purses, we shall
see this son of Happy Medium again in the Circuit. Hazel
Kirke looks finely and moves well, so that, barring accidents,
she may fulfill some of the promises made when she was
three and four years old. Cavalier, the big son of Brigadier
aud Lexington Belle has now got his growth, and begins to
act like a trotter. A full si«ter of Brigadier, with little work,
shows miles better than 40, and a three year-old Brigadier —
Ejho colt is giving great promise. Ic is to be hoped that so
good a patron of the turf as McDonald has been, has seen the
last of his bad luck, and that this season will bring him the
success he so richly deserves. Alpheus, the son of Mambrino
Wilkes, is being jogged every day, and I was told that he is
moving well. He has grown and filled out, and looks a
Wilkes all over. He will make a short season and will then
be put in Dustin's hands to be worked and driven for a record.

At Sacramento this is a great horse year. Never before
has there been so many horseB, both trotting and running,
at work at the Agricultural track as now. There are more
than 150 exercising there daily, and each morning the track
looks like a small fair. Under the present lessees, Messrs.
Craig and Gardner, the place has taken on new life and the
interest is kept up by races that take place each Saturday.
The track in kept in fine order, and the accommodations furn-
ished by the extensive buildings make it an attractive place
for horsemen.

Those who have trotting stables are Wilber F. Smith, N.
N. Craig, Dr. Hicks, Worth Ober, Hy. Hogoboom, Trefry,
Lowell, Sheriff Wilson, Dr. Pinkham, Tom Suyder and
Gardner. Wilber Smith, so well aud favorably known to
all horsemen, has a string of IhirteeD, the most notable of
all being Jim Mulvenna, the big sun of Nutwood. Much of
the interest centering in this horse is created by the fact that
his owner thinks well enough of him to enter him in the
Grand Stallion Stakes of Ihe State Agricultural Association,
and in the National Stallion Stakes. Jim Mulvenna is now
eight years old, and be is one of the largest trotting horses
ever seen. He is sixteen hands, an inch and a half high,
and will weigh 1,350 lbs. He gets his size from the Patchen
blood of his dam, and he has the Patchen way of going. He
looks too big to trot but his looks belie him, for he has speed
enough to go low into the teens. He is serving no maTes
this Beason and is being given his regular work. He is Dot
being pushed in his preparations, but he is forward enough
to show better than a 20 gait in spurts. He has a big, open,
pure trotting gait and is level-headed and sensible, so that,
barring mishaps, he will be dangerous in the Stallion
Stakes. Thapsin looks well and never gave greater promise
than now. Pansy iB being bred and will probably never be
trained again. Wilber Smith has a four-year-old Guy Wilkes
that is moving well and showing a good deal of speed. He
sajs he was the slowest colt he ever handled, but by practice
and continued work he now promises to do credit to his
gire. Calabar, a bay yearling by Guy Wilkes out of a Sultan
mare, is a new purchase of Smith's. He is big, with the
Rjslyk Hambletonian head and the Sultan way of going.
Harkey 's Suiter Boy. by Echo, is in Smith's stable, and he
shows speed enough to give hopes that he will make a low
record before the season is over. Gen. Hart's Tilton Almont
riare has at last been put in Smith's hands, and she shows
fa-reat speed and good Btnying qualities. In ail, Smith has
thirteen in training and he will bring the most of them to
the s'arting poBt, and Si'ine of them to the front.

Mr. Craig, one of the lessees of the Park, has Harold Cos-
sack, a two-year-old mahogany bay stallion colt, sen of
baton's Don Cos-sack. The dam of Haiold Cossack, by
xlaroid. He is one of the grandest bred colts in the woild, and
'>nght to trnt if there is anything in the blood aud ancestry.
He has Dolly Bloodstone by a Bulrush Morgan, dam by thet
Bacchus horse the sire of Jennie Holton. Dolly is a perfeo

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picture of the Morgansof forty years agoin Vermont. She has
a high rate of speed, and will no doubt pay for her feed during
Ihe Circuit. Craig has Acrobat, a two-year-old colt by
Sterling, his dam by Tom Hal, that as a yearling paced
quarters in :3S. He is big and strong and wants to go, and
if he improves will be very fast. Uockaway, a yearling by
Brilliant, Sterling or Prompter, dam Pearl by Blnebull,
grandam by Fluxtail, is a gaunt-looking colt. He paces fast
and promises even better than Acrobat. Craig has several
more in h:s siring all looking well and active.

Dr. Hicks has a big stable full of Prompters and Sterling?,
and he thinks some of them will beat the pacing and trotting
records. He hays he has a ten-mouths Sterling colt, out of a
Prompter mare, which paced an eighth in 26£ seconds. I
looked at sixteen or eighteen of his colts and fillies, and
they are big, fine-formed and all show breeding. The Doc-
tor is slowly improving in health, and hopes to be able to
hold the lines again the coming season. Ober has a stable of
nine. Ross S. the Nutwood stallion that got Ihe blue ribbon
at the State Fair last fall, was the only one I saw. He has
grown and rounded out and is now a horse of grand furm.
He has not been worked much so far, but Ober hopes to
drive him close to ;20 this season. Ober has also u pacer by
Killarney that is going fast considering the work he has had.
I did not see the rest of his string, so I cannot speak of them.

Hogoboom has five in his stablr, the chief of which is a
two-year-old stallion colt by Director, dam by Electioneer.
He is a good-sized colt with more of the Electioneer look
and way of going than that of Director. He has not been
pushed in his pieparations, but shows that he can trot.
In this stable are the following: A brown filly by Bedowin
by Sultan, dam by Lusbia; a two-year old bay filly by Bed-
owin, dam by Milton Medium; a grey pacer, breeding
unknown, with a record of :35, and Lady Blanchard once so
familiar to horsemen on this Coast. She is by Whipple's
Hambletonian, dam the Livingstone mare by General Tay-
lor. Lady Blanchard was once the property of Mr. Alvuiza
Hayward, who paid $20,000 for her. She is now twenty-
four years oli, and has a c >lt by her Bide by Harvester, the
son of Sultan and Harvest Queen. Harvest Queen was once
sold for $22,000 and Harvester for $20,000, and therefore
Hogoboom thinks be has got a great money colt. He has
also a yearling filly by Soudan and one by Alcazar.

J. W. Wilson has an Alpheus colt out of a Herod mare.
Be is two years old, big, fine and strong, showing a handy
way of going. Geo. W. Hancock is having a two-year-old
trained lor toe colt races, and he moves in a way to make bis
owner think he has a lien on the stakes. Tryon has five or
six. Castilia by Echo, dam Bessie Turner; Pocahontas, and
two green pacers. His Tilton Almont mare is out at the
track here in Oakland. Lowell has Phallas and his son Don
Marvin, and they are fine types of the Electioneer stock.
Thc-y will both be taken to Lexington, Ky., August 1st, where
they will be kept for stock purposes. In Lowell's stable is a
big three-year-old thoroughbred by Leinster out of Ada A.,
the daughter of Asteroid. He is much like his brother Patsy
Daffy, and if he is as good as Patsy was when trained by
Claypolo, he will win in most any company.

Dr. Pinkham is a new but an enthusiastic patron of the
turf. He has three fine young horses by Sterling and
Prompter, One, a three-year-old, is the picture of Prompter,
and is moving fast. Tom Suyder is a great believer in the
Blue Bulls aud Flax'ails, and has only Prompter and Sterling
colts. His black Btallion, three years old, by Prompter, dam
Grace by Buccaneer, is very promising, and shows fast quar-
ters. Mr. Gardner has several youngsters, but I did not see
them move. In all there are 73 trotters and pacers working on
the track in Sacramonto, and there will be some good ones
among them all. I have found so much to say about thetrct-
ters and pacers that I must defer my remarks about the
runners till auother time. There are so many thoroughbreds
working every morning, that it appears like a regular race

meeting. L.

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The Kellogg Sale.

These annual sales of fine stock at New York in variably attract
a large attendance, and a great deal of interest was Bhowu in
the transaction this Bpring, owing to the valuable California
consignment, among which were some fine Director colts and
fillies. Among other buyers present was Mr. A. W. Longley,
formerly part owner of Monroe Chief, who went on from
Chicago and secured the fine bay filly Miss Monroe, a three-
year-old by Monroe Chief, her dam by A. W.Richmond,
formerly the property of Brown & Taylor, of San Luis
Obispo. That gentleman also secured a Director celt, two
years old, for $1,000. The Spirit of the Times reports that
the top price of the first day was $3,700 for the brown three-
year-old colt J. J.Crittenden by Director, dam Sweetness,
2:21^ by Volunteer. There was sharp competition for this
youngster, ParkvilleFarm dropping out after $3,000 bad been
reached, and Mr. A. B. Darling captured the prize with a
bid of $3,700. The next highest prices were: $3,100 for
Little Black Jug, black three-y oar-old colt by Director, out
of Lizzie, dam of Little Brown Jug, bought by S. McMillan,
of this city; $1,050 for Spring6eld Belle by Mambriio Gift,
dam by Flying Cloud, bought by G. E.. Jordan, of Boston;
$1,700 for black three-year-old filly Miss Gilmer, by Monroe
Chief, dam by Norfolk, bought by E. F. Coe; $1,000 for
black two-year old colt Combination by Director, dam by
Admiral, bought by Mr. Longley, and $1,000 lor grey stallion
Richmond by A. W. Richmond, dam by Sultan, bought by
Nathan StrauB. Forty-four head brought $19,895, averaging
$473.69. The second day's sale included fifty-six head,
bringing $29,270, averaging $522.67. The Thorndale and
Bates consignments were he principal features. The late
Edwin Bates was a steady purchaser at the Kellogg sales, and
many of the trotters consigned by his estate were bought by
him at sales gone by. Nil Desperandum brought $1,025,
bought by Rockhill & Fleming, of Fort Wayne, Ind. Marks-
man, sire of Misty Morning, was bought by S. H. Wheeler,
of Chicago, for $1,200, and Daisydale became the property of
D. W. Green, acting (ot Penn Valley Stud, Morrisville, Pa ,
at $1,610. Nettie Thome also sold for a fair price, $1,200,
toE.F. Coe.

That staunch friend of dumb animals, Mr. Henry Bergh,
passed away in New York on the 12th inst., on a Hay when,
had he had his strength, he would ceitainly have been about
to protect "our dumb servants" from the cruelty of brutal
drivers. Mr. Bergh hardly could be rated as an admirer of
sports of any kind, and pigeon shooting, cock fighting, dog
fighting, and even racing, at times, have all come uurler the
ban of his displeasure. But the man was so thoroughly sin-
cere, so vory enthusiastic and so genuinely unselfish in the
prosecution of what might be called bis life work — the pro-
lection of helpless animals against what be considered cruelty
— that even the veiy men upon whom he mauaged to inflict
the lash of Ihe law could not withhold their rebpect from
him. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
which he founded and developed, remains a lasting monu-
ment to his memory. Mr. Bergh was 65 years old.

Our Thoroughbreds in England.

In glancing over the winning sires of the past season in
England, it is perceived that American stallions are making
their way in popular favor, especially in regard to the stout,
enduring qualities that are required for cross-country pur-
poses. The steeplechase and hurdle racing are very popular
in England, and lead to heavy investments on the various
leading events, as they take place during the early spring
when there are no r<ices on the flat. The Liverpool steeple-
chase is looked upon as the "blue ribbon" of cross-couniry
racing, and enormous sums change hands on the result.

It is for these purposes that the American sires appear to
be most in demand. Thus Wallenstein, by Waverley, dam
Lady Wallenstein by Lexington, stands at 10 guineas, along
with Hampton and Lowland Chitf at Sketchworth Park, New-
market. Blue Grass, by Pat Malloy, dam Amy Farley by
Planet, stands at the Camerton Stud, "Workington, in Cum-
berland. Blown Prince, by Lexington, dam Britannia IV
by the Flying Dutchman, stands at Bellewstown House,
Drogheda, in Ireland. Of these three Blue Grass should
prove the best ontcrosB for the English, as he repreb* nts a
very stunt strain of blo)d and was altogether a thoroughly
good performer, Wallenstein was a fiver, and performed
very creditably both here aud in England, but ha was a bit
of a ttar gazer. Brown Prince iuherited all the speed of bis
family. His dam never bred a stayer, yet his second to
Chamant for the Two Thousand was a clever performance.
There seems to exist a Btrange prejudice against Foxball, as
leading owners appear to be chary of crossing their choice
strains with those of American descent.

Fair lawn-

The following sales have been made recently:

March 12, Alabasler, bay stallion foaled 1SS6, sired by
Aberdeen, dam Medusa (dam of Sinbad, 2:34A) by Almont;
2.1 dam Lady Curry by Pilot Jr. Sold to Meyero & Wagner,
Dayton, Ohio. Price $1,400.

March 19, Cynic, bay siallion foaled 1SS5, sired by Aber-
deen, dam Amy Harris by Col. Winfield, son of Edward
Everett; 2d dam the Harris Mare by Seely's American Star;
3d dam by Black Rock, son of Ulster Duroc; 4th dam by
"Walden Messenger; 5th dam by imported Messenger. Sold
to Thos. D. Evans, Liberty, Indiaua". Price $300.

March 22, Superintendent, bay colt foaled 1887, sired by
Almont Wilkes, dam Dazzle by Happy Medium; 2d dam
Madam Headley by Stanhope's Ed. Forrest; 3d dam by
Mambrino Chief; 4ih dam by Hunt's Commodore; 5th dam
by Old Copper Bottom. Sold to D. B. Davis, Blue Springs,
Nebraska. Price $ 1 ,000.

Woodburn Yearlings.

The annual sale of "Woodburn yeailings will occur on
Thursday May 3d, when forty-nine head will be at the
block, the get of King Alfonso, Falsetto, Lisbon, Pat Malloy
and Powhattan. Among them are a sister to Foxhall.
brother to Jennie J., brother to Fordham and sisters to
Lizzie Dwyer, Vera, Favor and Joe Cotton. The last eight
yearling sales at Woodburn realized a total of $252, 158 for
304 colls aud fillies, an average of $819. Catalogues may be
had at this office or by addressing L. Brodhead, Sf ring
Station, Kentucky.

Sales at Woodburn.

Mr. A. J. Alexander, of Spring Station, Kentucky, has
sold to parties in Rutland County, Vermont, the bay colt
Matterborn, five years old, by Nutwood, dam Malmaison by
Alexander's Abdallah. Mr. Edward Pyle, of Humboldt,
Neb , has purchased the following horses from the same stock
farm: Midsummer, a two-year-old filly by Lord Russell,
from Noonday; Rifle, a bay two-year-old colt by Enfield, from
Tronette, and the yearling colt Primate by Baron Wilkes,
from Primula; the terms being private.

Brood-Mares for Woodburn.

A. J. Alexander, Spring Station, Ky., has purchased of
Appleby & Johnson, New York, N. Y., the following thor-
oughbred mares:

Addie C. by King Alfonso, dam Aerolite by Lexington.

Lady Athol by imp. Glen Athol, dam Marguerite by Lex-
ington.

Pearl Thorn by Pat Maloy, dam Dolly Morgan by Revenue.

Answers to Correspondents.

Questions answered only through these columns. No replies by
mail or telegraph. The name of the writer should accompany all
questions, not for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith . Let-
ters received without the writer'o name cannot receive attention.

G. C. S., Santa Maria, Cal.

Will you please publish in your paper what the nameless
colt of J. B. Haggin's lacks of being a standard-bred horse?
2. Is a horse standard-bred or standard sired by a standard-
bred horse, and his first dam by a standard-bred or stundard
horse? 3 What would you call a horse Bired by Brigadier?
1st dam Lexington Bell by Lexington; 2J dam by Gray
Eagle; 3d dam, Mary Morris by Meioc, etc. I own this
horse, and his name is O'Leary..

Answer — The horse is not standard, because he has made
no record for himself or through his get, aud to be standard
by his parentage a horse 7nust have a standard sire. Algona
is not standard. 2. Yes. 3. O'Leary is not standard, as his
dam is not a standard mare under any rule.

Senator Hearst has purchased from the Palo Alto Stock
Farm the racing qualities of the imported black filly Go r^o,
bj Isonomy, from imported Flirt by The Hermit, and thus
assumes the racing engagements of this fashionably bred filly
as hitherto made. Gorgo has shown vast improvement in speed
and form since last season, and promises under Matt Allen's
training to develop into a racer of high degree. Gorgo is, in
English estimation, one of the finest bred fillies of the day,
and the Isonomy— Hermit cross is esteemed of such value at
Palo Alto that no price could purchase this valuable filly
outwright from that Stock Farm.

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Matt Storn thinks he has a crack trotter in his yearling
colt Belvidere by LeGrand, dam Sunuy Slope Belle by The
Moor. He broke him a short time ago, and the third time
the colt was driven he pulled two men m a heavy break cart
a quarter in 1:05.

George Hakes, (he Illinois breeder aud turfman, has pur-
chased of J. L. Harris, of this city, the trotting stallion Patula
by Panconst, dam Eden LasBie, paying for him $2,500.
Hakes is also the owner of tbe thoroughbred stallion Ver-
sailles,

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The sale of trotting stock from tbe Onlare Ranch attracted
a fair attendance of buyers, but Lne price3 were not up to the
average of tbe season. Tlie result was:
Saxton, b s, 18S2, by Enchanter, dam Lady McMullen

by Robert Bonner. A. F. Burt $750

Hesperion, b s, 18S1, by Satellite, dam Valley Belle

by Chevalier. A. F. Burt • .1,000

Heiodian, b s, 1S82, by Belvidere, dam Hattie Sparks

by Sweepstake. J. P. Williams 250

Sachem, b h, 1S85, by Enchanter, dam Olympia by

Satellite. D. McCarty 130

Dutfois, b h, 1881, French Coacher. L. H. Mcintosh. . .1,025
Beatrice, b m, 1882, by Victor Kinght, dam by Blazing

Star. V. Winters Jr S05

Rachel, b rn, 18S2, by Satellite, dam Lady Dyke by En-
chanter. J. O. Alinott 245

Daisy Burns, ch m, 187S, by Hull, dam Maria Burns by

Kobert Bonner. D. McCarty 205

Houora, b m, by Satellite, dam by Beeclier. D. Mc-
Carty 150

Olympia, bm, 18S0, by Satellite, dam Lorena by Volun-
teer. D. McCarthy 190

Gaiety, b m, 1S82, by Enchanter, dam May bell by Satel-
lite. John Boggs

Fraucine, b m, 1881, by Enchanter, dam by Satellite.

W. Vogan

Adaline, b m, 1831, by Ethan Clay, dam Outlaw by En-
sign. W. Page

Acme, b m, 1S77, by Sate lite, dam Enchantress by Vol-
unteer. Seth Cook 755

Lilian, b m, 1882, by Criterion, dam Laura Golddust by

Golddust. J. O.Minott 245

Louella, ch m, JS78, by Target, dam Aetna by Marion.

John Boggs 225

Shadeland Lass, b m, 1S7S, by Satellite, dam Lorena by

Volunteer. Dan McCarty 150

Sibyl, b m, 1880, by Hull, dam by Duster Goldsmith.

Dan McCarty 250

Halloween, b m, 1879, by Satellite, dam Lorena by

Volunteer. W. Page 170

Alida, ch m, 1886, by Satellite, dam Silyl by Hull. Dan

McCarty 125

Lorilee, b m, 1S83, by Glasgow, dam Zenoiia by Ham-

bletonian. W. Page 165

Santa Rosa, b ro, 1385, by Satellite, dam Adeline by

Ethan Clay. T. P. Williams 125

Estella, br m, 1SS2, by Satellite, dam by Richelieu. C.

C. Clay 190

May Queen, br m, 1382, by Enchanter, dam by Blazing

" Siar. On account of being crippled not sold.
Letta, ch m, 1881, by War Call, dam by Ameiican Star.

John Boggs : 2C0

Marine, b m, 18S4, by Satellite, dam by Brook's Conster-
nation. A. Vanghan 165

Rosalia, ch m, 1882, by Gettysburg, dam by Seely's

Hambletonian. John Boggs 240

Octavia, b m, 18S0, by Satellite, dam by Royal George.

A. F. Burt 335

Magda, b m, 1882, by Satellite, dam Fuss by Bay Eagle.

J. O. Miuott 205

Ida May, br m, 1383, by Satellite, dam Fuss by Bay

Eagle. J. O. Minott 200

By permission of Charles P. Swan, manager of the Ontare
Ranch.

Clara E., s m, 1SS5, owned by S. C. Davidson, San
Diego, by Rufus, 6, dam Taps by Duke of Brans-
wick. R. D. Ledgetc 230

A Jockey's Suicide.

[Portland (Or.) Mercury.]
The daily papers have already given a brief account from
Tacoma, concerning the suicide at that place of the well-
known trotting-horse trainer and juckey, Harry Smiley, who
bore the same relation to "old Lute" Lindsey in Oregon
that the late James Eoff bore to old John Crooks in California
in years gone by. Eoff had forgotten mere about trotting
horses in a montb than Crooks ever knew in a life time, but
everybody was afraid of Eoff, while Crooks always had more
horses than he could well handle. Just so here. Harry
Smiley was head and shoulders over any man that ever saw
Oregon in the double capacity of trainer and driver, for he
could drive all over his father and Luther Lindsey, while he
was a long way better trainer than Hiram Hogoboom, the
only man that began to equal him as a driver. But Harry
was always "in the hands of his friends," and those were a
class of friends that were of no advantage to him c r any
other man on earth. One of these was Barney McCaugh,
now in jail awaiting his trial for indecent assault; and the
others were of no credit to anybody. About eight months
ago at Pendleton he was arrested for the larceny of a gold
watch, for which he was sentenced to two years in the peni-
tentiary. Before one-half of his sentence had expired, excul-
pating circumstances soon became apparent, and it only
required but a little effort on the part of a few determined
friends to obtain for him a full and unconditional pardon.
His father had left here but a few days when Harry came
back with a bloom on his face and looking none the worse
for his confinement. Mr. R. M. Wilber, of the Grand stable,
with commendable kindness, at once resolved to set the
unfortunate youth upon his feat and accordingly took
him into his employ uulil the training season Bhouid begin.
Horses came to him from every direction on the strength of
the lift given him by Mr. Wilber; and on the 1st day of March
he opened his operations at the City View track with nine
colts to drive and the promi»e of two more witbin the month.
From the owners of nearly all these he secured an advance
of more or less money, so that he should have do embarrass-
ment in the way of his training. Instead of going to work
and laying in a complete outfit as he migbt have done, he
allowed Borne of his old evil associates to get around him and
decoy him back to drink and gambling. In a few hours all
his money was gone, and with it the good resolutions and
good behavior of the two months wbieh bad elapsed since
his release from prison. His half-starved horses neighed in
their stalls for hay and grain that would never come; and
entirely lost to all moral courage and unwilling to.brace up
and make one more effort to regain his forfeited manhood,
he bought a ticket to Victoria intending to take refuge iu
exile. But he did not last that long. On arriving at Tacoma
he got off the train and went to a drug store where he booght
laudanum enough to paralyze a rhinoceros, and by midnight
the best reinsman that ever "came up for the word" in Ore-
gon, was a corpse. Let his fate be a warning to others whom
designing turf sharpers would decoy from the path of recti-
tude.

♦—

Carrots for Horses-

the Pacific Mail S. S. Co.'s wharf, meeting the yacht White-
wings about half-way over. After admiring the grand pro-
portions of tbe Oceanic and City of Sidney, they started
homewards circumnavigating Mission Rock en route; off the
Mole they rejoined the Mystic and Hebe who had sailed
around Goat Island.

There was a line whole-sail steady breeze, and after the
Flirt and Echo had started for the boathouse down the creek,
the Hebe and Mjstic had several scrub races up aud down
between the two moles, the balance of success being in favor
of the former sailed by Mr. G. "Wright. The 14th Edward's
Cup race will be sailed April 1st, and the Majrisch Badge
race on April 15th.

A testimonial benefit will be given Mr. H.. I Pritchard, who
recently fractured his shoulder in a wrestling match at the
Golden" Gate Athletic Cub. The benefit will take place at
the club rooms 190 Stevenson St. on Thursday e\euing, April
5th, when an interesting programme will be offered.

The California "Wing Sbooting Club will meet al San Bruno
to-morrow. Take the 8:30 a. si. train from Foirth. and
Townsecd streets.

There are some notable additions to the Palo Alto stock
during the past week, the full list of which is to be found in
another column. Chief among these may be counted a fine
bay colt by Electioneer— Beautiful Bells, thus adding another
Bcion to the almost priceless family. Much interest is also
centered at the Farm the in get of Electricity, the young four-
year-old stallion by Electioneer from Midnight, the dam of
Jay-Eye-See. This was that mare's last foal, she dying within
a few hours of its birth. Electricity is entered in the
Sacramento Fall Stakes for four-year-olds.

Another of the get of Arthurton dropped into the 2:30 list
at the Bay District Track last Saturday— the chestnut
stallion Bonanza, who trotted the third and fouith heats of
a race in 2:29^,2:29^. Bonanza is five years old, and was
bred by the late A. Waldstein. His dam iBa daughter of John
Nelson, and famous aB the dam of Albert "W". 2:20. She is
full sister to Gov. Stanford's Aurora, 2:27, dam of J. H.
Shults' stallion Parkville. Dick Eavey, who owns Bonanza,
bought him at the WaldBtein sale last fall for $350, and got a
sure enough bargain.

S. A. Browne & Co., Kalamazoo, Mich., have bought from
Robert Steele, Philadelphia, Pa., the filly Red Letter, foaled
in 1886, bay, by Nutwood, 2:18£, dam Bonny Doon, the dam
of Nutbreaker, 2:24J, by Aberdeen. Price §2,500.

Mr. H. L. Samuels has lost his brood-mare Jennie G. by
Wheatley, dam by Black Maria by Georgetown, her death
occurring Monday the 26th, at Gries' ranch near Compton.
She was the dam of that good colt Ed. McGinnis.

John A. Goldsmith returned on Wednesday last from the
East, where he has made a long visit, and was warmly greeted
by his many friends. He has resumed his training in his
new quarters at the Bay District Track.

Messrs. John Reavey & Co., of this city, have purchased
from the Palo Alto Stock Farm the two-year-old bay tilly
Bessie Shannon, by Shannon, dam Betty Bishop, and have
assumed all her racing engagements.

After a second winter's experience iu feeding carrots to
my teams, I am so well pleased with them as to determine
never to go through a winter without a supply if it is possible
to raise them. My horses have not been groomed at all
through the winter (except my diiving horse), for I have
taken all the care of my stock myself, and have had enough
to do without currying, but they have come through the
winter with solt, glossy coats and in the very best condi-
tion, and I attribute it largely to the feeding of carrots.
There is not a horse in my stable but will eat his carrots first,
if corn and carrots are thrown together into his feed box.
According to the tables of chemical constituents it takes 5
pounds of carrots to equal one of oats, but as oats weigh 32
Bounds to a legal bushel, and carrots 55 pounds, it requires
but three bushel of carrots to equal one of oats. I am sure,
however, that when carrots are fed in connection with grain
and hay in winter, that they have a greater food value than
is indicated by the tables, because they, keep the digestive
organs in a condition to better digest and assimilate the
other foods eaten. Carrots are not a substitute for grain,
but with one good feed of carrots a day the grain ration may
be reduced one-half, greatly to the advantage of the horse,
especially when not at work.

From my experience in growing carrots 1 call four bnshels
to the square rod a fair crop, and I think this easily within
reach of tbe grower. Mr. Gregory says that over 1,400
bushels have been grown on an acre at a single crop. A
the yield I name will more than equal in food value 200
bushels of oats, it is easy to see that the farmer can afford to
spend a large amount of labor on an acre of carrots. —
Country Gentleman,

Messrs. Mcintosh Brothers are large stock raisers of Carlin,
eastern Nevada, and are great admirers of the Whippleton
stock. At the last State Fair they purchased a valuable colt
of this breeding, but he died on their ranch as it is supposed
from the effects of poison. They then gave a commission to
F. W. Loeber, who has just purchased for their accounf
another young Whippleton stallion from "W. J. Caughy, of
St. Helena, at the price of $800. There is a great deal of
rivalry around St. Helena in the breeding of fine trotting
stock.

Kitty Lynch, 2:27, the Oregon mare that Tom Merry calls
"the queen of all the Bellfounder tribe," foaled a fine colt
this spring to Hambletonian Mambrino, sire of Jane L., but
the foal only lived five days. Mr. De Lashmutt waB offered
$1,000 for the colt, tobepaidat thedateoffoaling.butdeclined
the proposition. Kitty is thirteen years old.

THE KENNEL.

Dog owners are requested to send for publication the earnest possi-
ble notices of whelps, sale3, names claimed, presentations and deaths
In their kennels, in all instances writing plainly names of sire and da*u
and of grandparents, colors, dates and breed.

But three short days intervene before the dog show, aud
since the entries have closed so flatteringly it is legitimate to
say that the show will be better than any hitherto held in Cali-
fornia, both in number of entries and in quality of exhi its.
Aithougu in one or two respects disapp .-luting, notably in
greyhounds, the list is a good one, at d tne show will oe well
worth several visits. It has become town talk and will be
the proper thing during its continuance. The Pavilion is
perfectly adapted to show uses, and will be roomy, comfort-
able and free from odor3. Ample seating accommodation is
always left in position at the Pavilion, and ladits and chil-
dren can see the dugs wilh certainty of being able to r«:st at
pleasure. The great ha 1 iu the center of tbe Pavilion, sur-
rounded by tiers of seits, will be reserved for the judging
rings and for Vdiious exhibitions such as rabbit coursing by
fox-terriers and work by pointing dogs on birds.

The show will be open from 9 a. m. to 10 p. m. on "Wednes-
day, Thursday, Friday and Saturday of next week, and Super-
intendent Carroll will insist that all dogs entered shall be in
place during show houis extept when taken out to be judged
or for other necessary purpose*. A committee will be in
attendance each afternoon to hear coraplainls and attend to

other business.

Mr. John Davidson, who will judge the sporting classes,
reached the city on Monday list, looking hale aud cheerful
and quite as "pawky" as when here last. He has Joue much
judging during the season and with general acceptability.
He seems glad to get to California, and remembers with extra-
ordinary accuracy the friends made in '86. That his time
has been much taken up by friends since arrival is not sur-
prising, but he ba-t, notwithstanding, found time to iecite to
us some of bis experiences ut tho shows, and particularly at
the field trials of the American Club held near Florence, Ala ,
in December. It was with much interest that we heard tbe
pleasant words of Mr. Davidson about General Shattnc, that
Napoleon of the dog world, Colonel Arthur Merriman, Mr.
Gates, Mr. Parip, and a score of others. They all came
clearly into mind as they were talked of and their many
admirable qualities shone the brighter after a lapse of a few

months.

Mr. JameB Wat3on is expected from Philadelphia to-monow
by the Southern Pacific, and will be accompanied by his wife.
Both will meet a lriendly welcome and be offered the best
entertainment at command.

San Kafael is to have a race track. The Journal sayB that
Wm. H. Jewell has seoured a liberal tract adjoining the N. P.
C. depot, and has snrvejed and staked out a half-mile track,
which he will at once put in order.

♦

Mr. P. B. Conn, of Steubenville, O., has purchased of Mr.
John Madden, of Lexington, Ky, a roan colt, three years old,
by Egbert, dam by Mambrino Patchen, with a record of
2:36! a8 a two-year-old, for $2,500.

At Healdsburg, a match has been made between A. J.
Zane's horse Capri and J. B. Wattle's Echo fioyal, for a purse
of S250, the race to come off some time in August, at the
Driving Park of that city.

. ♦ —

The stallion Wilkes Pasha has been withdrawn from sale,
and will make the season at Napa in charge of Charles Scott.
His size, looks, and breeding should please in that section.

All sportsmen and fanciers should make it a p 'int to induce
interest in and attencance upon the show, ft will repay a
daily visit, and all who can do so should secure season tickets.

•»

Death of Arnold Burgas.

I am sorry to announce to yon the death of Arnold Bur-
gee, of Hillsdale. Michigan, who died rather suddenly of
acute pneumonia, on the 10th ot March last. As a practical
sportsman and companion in the field he had few equals, in
the many I have associated with. As a writer, his many
articles on the English setter— particularly the Llewellin
which were his favorites —showed him to be thoroughly
conversant with the subject, and were anxiously read and
criticised by all interested in them, and his many importa-
tions did much to improve the setters of America, notably
Druid, who, as a stock dog, had few superiors in the country,
Bob Boy being slightly inferior to him only in that respect.

With the early history of dog shows in America Mr. Bru-
ges took a leading part and was Beldom absent as an exhibi-
tor. Being an excellent judge himself he knew about what to
expect, and seldom grumbled at a decision unless for more
than merely an imaginary cause. My first meeting with him
was at Chicago in 1876, where, amongst others, he exhibited
Queen Mab, as fine u bitch as had then been seen in the
country. As a frieDd he was warm and sincere, and his many
excellent qualities will be long remembered by those who
knew him best.

CANOEING.

Oakland Canoe Club.

Last Saturday quite a contingent of the club set sail about
2 P. M., from the boathouse for Goat Island. Tbe fleet con-
sisted of the Mystic, Flirt, Hebe, Gypsy and the Whitehall
boat Nautilus. There was a fine nor'westerly breeze and ebb
tide on the start, and it looked as if a quick trip would be
made. The mast step of the Nautilos carried away, however,
when about half-way down the creek which caused delay of
an hour, aud it was after 5 o'clock when the cove on Goat Is-
land was reached. The canoes were got ashore and arranged
for the night and a fine camp made. There was a beautiful
full moon to light up the scene, and everyone enjoyed them-
selves to the utmost. Next morning the camp was astir about
7:30, Bo as to get breakfast and get off on tbe top of the
high tide. The Flirt and Echo were the first afloat and sailed
over to the end of the Narrow Gauge Mole were they took
lady passengers on board; from there they crossed the bay to

John Davidson.

ROD.

To-moirow is the day for which faithful anglers everywhere
have been sailing with longings that cannot be uttered.
Casual meetings between members of the guild have for
weeks been causes for the question "where are yon going on
the first?" and as often as the question haB been asked
often have aDBwers, either obliquely inclined to the truth
diametrically opposed to it, been returned. Tbe lies,
recorded at all, have been washed out by the recording angler,
aud rightly, because they were not malicious, but told in the
interest of* peace and contemplative qniet.

In local angling tBlk there is noticeable a tendency toward
higher plans, and disens sion of methods more refined as the
seasons pass. It is witbin Ihe memory of eveiy reader when
flies were bulky and lend in colors, hooks heavy, and fine
gut a thing not to be had. Rods have not been improved
during the"decade just closing, but methods of niamifaof-re
have so changed and the demand for goods of first-r
age quality has bo increased that more good rods
while prices have fallen bo low that a serviceable split

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March 31

of well-selected cane, well-jointed, well-wound, well-balanced,
and in every way fit for tbe band of an adept, may be had for
ten dollars, not, of course, a Murphy, Leonard or Nichols, but
fit to cast with and capable of long and heavy service. In
line* recent improvement have been great. In closenesB of
plaiting purity of materials, evenness of weight, ease in
rendering through tbe guide rings and casting power, the beat
of recent lines are qu:te as good as need be. Reels have been
--improved materially. The old-fashioned, heavy brass abom-
inations, strong oat of reason and heavy beyond endurance,
hive been displaced by slighter, liebter and neater devices of
robber celluloid or either or both in combination with
metal, and above all the feather-weight reels of aluminum.
As male now the aluminum reels are very near perfection,
the only respect in which they are amenable to criticism
being as to softness The bearings are of steel and wear
well but the frame and side plates might, with advantage, be
made of an alloy of aluminum. There seems reason to
believe that the addition of a slight proportion of antimony,
manganese or some other alloy would give any de-ired degree
of hardness without materially increasing tbe weight. The
dozen or two aluminum repls which have been offered in San
Francisco of the plain click pattern, have passed into the
hands of anglers, and hive iu mo^t cases given great satis-
faction, their lightness an 1 ease of manipulation making
them most desirable.

As regards other appliances for the use of the angler it may
be said that perfection has been reached. Waterproof boots
and fishing stockings of light weight and ereat durability
may be had at any tackle shop. Fishing coats, hats guern-
seys and everything else necessary to comfort or health
can be obtained at prices so low that no one need be badly
fitted out. Baskets either of willow or cane, in sizes ranging
fmm a capacity of five pounds to thirty-rive are offered every-
where at nominal figures. Perbar/s the best waging boot is
thht made of rubber, with reinforced foot and leather sole.
At first thought it might seem that the hob nails esseutial to
firm footing would cut through and destroy the rubber and
canse leaks, but tbe experience of those who have used
them is that thev last quite as well as other boots, and are
so much more romfortableto use as to make them desirable,
even if they had to be often replaced. Leader boxes strongly
made may be had for a song, and anglers will find it worth
while to use them. Well soaked leaders are not easy to
break, while tho^e used dry are often snapped in mere cast-
ine. Snells should always be lighter than leaders, since if
hung up it is better to break a snell and sacrifice merely the
fly, than to part the leader and perhaps lose a valuable caBt,
mayhap the last which is at band.

Given an angling outfit of good quality, and an angler
ac'uated by a real love of sport, it may not be amiss to
inquire into the methods most likely to insure success in
those streams within easy reach of tbe greater centers of
population in California. There has yet to be written a
satisfactory essay upon the streams, flies, and methods in
proper vogue among Pacific Coast anglers, using the word as
applicable only to those who use flies or purely artificial
lures. Authorities npon fly-fishing in the rivers of England,
Scotland. Ireland, Wales and Norway are many, and most of
them fall of sound practical wisdom, bnt in reading them it
is essential that an American student should first learn pre-
cisely what is meant by the writers when they use many
terms also in common use here. If we are rightly informed
there is hardly a stream withiu easy reach of any city of the State
which would be styled a "river" by any of the great English
or Scotch angling writers, whose glowing thoughts are among
the choicest in English literature, whether in ccnception or
in phrasing. Our Btreams are, ccmparahvly, driblets of
water, unless, indeed, one visits the Klamath, or some sim-
ilar river So that suggestions for fiching the rivers o'
Great Britain maybe, and in fact generally are, to betaken
with many modifications when put into practice locally.
Perhaps as eood an authority as is accessible is Stewart of
Scotland, than whom few men have lived who could kill
more trout with fly tackle; yet, even Stewart's pregnant little
book will not. alone, make a successful angler under condi-
tions so radically different to those under which it was
written as those under which fishing in the Coast streams of
California must be done. Stewart's general prescription is to
ji*h up. and there can be no doubt that the style ensures
more and better trout as a rule, but to the rnle there are
innumerable exceptions. In tbe little brooks where bends
are manv and currents most diverse, with likely water under
varying conditions as to cover and approachability, it is
quite as often wise to fish down. Perhaps the three genera]
intimations best worth remembering by local anglers are
to keep out of sieht, to move quietly, and never to cast
between (he sun and tbe fish if it can be avoided. Sombre
rolorsin dress, a dead finish on ihe rod and reel. tiDted got of
light wpight. small flies of quiet colors, and if the angler dots
not fill his basket, let go out again and have better luck.

Prospects for the first of April are most favorahle in so
far as weather and water are concerned, and if poaching
had been le=s general any fair fisherman conld be sore of two
or three dozen reasonably good fish, in any brook within fifty
miles of San Frauri=co. In fact, most of the best water has
b'-en already cleaned of sizable fisb, and the honest men who
mind the law mu«t perforce put up with thb leavings of the
graceless scamps who have basketed thousands of "trout."
Reliable information comeB that more thau six thousand fish
h»ve been hooked out of Pescadero, S*n Gregorio and
Pnri-<Bima already, and one catch of seven hundred is said to
have been taken ioto San Mateo. A prominent official of
Sin Mateo County is indicated as one of the illegal fishers,
and several other persons in that county who are fond of
posing as sportsmen are accused of poaching. Their names
would he published if those who give the information had
the moral courage to authenticate it.

Many requests for advice about likely places to visit for
tbe fishinR on the first have come during the few days last
passed. Such advice is always given with misgivings, and
particularly this year for several reasons. The streams
have never, within recollection, been bo openly and persitt-
ectly poached. The first falls on a holiday and hnndreds
will go fishing, besides numberless excursionists, who will
paddle about and scare fish, even though they ctitch none.
The Sonoma River, in other years, has offered good sport,
hi t an army with rods and baskets will advance upoD
Ai?ua Caliente and Glen Ellen. Nicasio Creek and the Paper
i*\ill are eood usually, hnt not less (ban sixty men will be
* -amping the six miles of fishing there. Alameda Creek
ommonly affords a f»-w good tro 'tin the early season, and
■stnowie of a light-porter color, just right for a March
t iwn or an ant. and with Stony brook is perhaps as likely
water as any. San Mateo Creek, the Pescadero. Piiriasim ■,
San Gregorio, Waddell'saud Scott's alongthe coast, just Booth
of San Francisco, are fine little streams and carry a good
many fi3h, but will all be heavily whipped on the first.

The Lob Gatos, one of the best of brooks, is said by our
pleasant correspondent "J. D M." to have been already
threshed, but it is running so full and is so long that any-
thing like good work should be well rewarded. Tbe San
Vicente, San Lorenzo. Bear, Boulder and Kings Creek have
all furnished good takes, and, all in all, seem the best offer-
ings near tbe citv. If anglers can spare three or four days,
the Gualala or the head of Eel River will certainly make
good returns, a spinner being useful in the latter. The
Sierra streams are full of snow water and the fish not taking
the fly. Reports from the upper Sacramento by Hazel
Crfekand Sissou's are that fish are plenty and easily bad if
bait is used. A spinner would probably prove deadly there.
Tbe Calavaras and Smith's Creek are a little out of the way,
and not especially easy to fisb. and may be worth visiting.
The Carmel and San Jose, near Monterey, run clear very early
and are full of small fish, running about five to the pound.
From those mentioned readers can make a selection, an 1 to
all who do go out a salutation is offered with wishes for a
good day and large fish.

The letter from Mr. Sherwood, lately a Fish Commissioner,
which was published in tbe last issue of this paper, has
elicited many personal letters, some from sympathizers with
what is styled the "Old Commission, " and others from
adherents to tbe "new board." There appears to be no
reason why any purely personal issue should be raised.
That the Fish Commission may be made a useful body there
is little doubt, nor is it doubted that to members of former
boards much consideration is due for the tangible benefits to
the Stale resultant from their labors, but it also seems reason-
ably clear that undignified squabblings should not character-
ize the relations of persons appointed to offices, purely
honorary, such as memberships in the Board of Fish Com-
missioners are. Just why politics should be instrumental in
making or unmaking Fi3h Commissioners does not appear.
That political reasons are the only ones for the present
unfortunate condition of things in the boird is generally
believed. Whatever may be the reasons the fact remains
that fish interests are sufferiog, and before long that great
body of citizens who appreciate the vast importance of intel-
ligent culture and preservation of fish will be asking seriously
at whose doors the obloquy 6hall be laid.

Aquarium Building-

Many of our readers, especially those who own country
places and use windmills and tanks, might at Blight expense
build aquaria in which choice varieties of fish might be raised
and studied, and to such we recommend tbe suggestions of
Mr. A. M. Hiddon in the current Eoglish Fishing Gazette. He
Bays:

For many yearB I have been in the habit of building
aquaria of the bind I am going to describe, and if I manage
to make my instructions clear enough, 1 am sure othere will
be aB successful aB I have been. These instructions must
necessarily be brief, and the hints given must be of a very
general kind, since differeLt localities and varying circum-
stances make it inkpot-Bible to give directions suitable in
every case, and tbe amateur pond builder will have to use
his discretion according to his own particnlnr ciroumstances.

First of all, then, as to the g-neral position and shape of
the tank. Protection from son and wind is the main thing,
and a coiner or recess shut in on three sides by walls best
affords this necessary shelter. A disused wide entrance of a
detached house or the angle formed by tbe garden walls,
with a rough fence of bo irJs rnn up o i the third side, gener-
ally offer facilities fur their c •nstructioii. The shelter is
important for two reason — his , it keeps off the direct sun-
light, of which it is eaby to have too much for tbe good of an
aquarium; secondly, it keeps off the wind, and consequently
dust and dirt. In selecting a position care must be taken lo
insure that no surface water or drippings from walls or roofs
can fall into and discolor the contents of the tank. For
size, 4 ft. square and from 12 in to 18 in. deep is convenient,
and though there is no limit as to length, the width ought
never to be greater than 4 ft , or else difficulties of observing
the fish, etc., arse.

The aquarium may be either entirely below the surface of
the ground, like a pond, or half 1 elow and half above by
means of an embankment, or else entirely above the level of
the ground. The firet-named kind is the easiest and cheap-
est to build, the last the meet convenient and bt6t, and may
be built of either concrete or bricks.

Suppose a pond of the first-named kind be determined on,
the beBt method of proceeding is thus: dig out a hole an inch
or two larger every way than the pond is evenlua ly intended
to be, and then line the sides and bottom with a few inches of
clay or even mud, well paddled and smoothed. The sides
should not be perpendicular, but should s'aat at about ao
angle of 60 degs., and all the angles and corners should be
filled in and ruunded off, and an embankment of clay or,
better still, of concrete, at a slant continuous with the sides,
must be raised a few inches above the general level of the
ground all round the edge of the pond to keep the rainwater
from running or splashing in. By means of a spirit-level
asoertain that the level of the embankment is quite true, and
make an outfall for surplus water at the most convenient
corner by cutting away about half an inch of the enibauk-
ment. This overflow may be covered with a piece of per-
forated zinc if very small fish are among the inmates of the
pond. Give the clay a day or two to get fairly dry and then
coat it all over with a wash of Portland cement. This cement
can be bought in bags, 7 lbs. for 3 d., but it must be lr.su:
good cemeut is bluish colored, heavy, and sets slowly; the
bad is brownish, and s^ts quickly. The cement should be
mixed to about the thickness of treacle, and anplied wUh any
ordinary brush. One coat is generully sufficient to render
the pond quite watertight, but two coats or even more will do
so harm. If, instead of lining the pond with clay, concrete
is used, of course it will be much stronger and more durable,
and in every way more useful.

For this rough liuiug or flooring the mixture should be one
part cement to five or six parts of gravel, but for the embauk-
ment or work required io stuud up nnsuppoited in any way
one part to time or four of good sharp sand or gravel is
required. These materials must be thoroughly mixed to-
gether dryt and then moistened with sufficient water.

Iu the second aud third kinds of aquarium the embank-
ment is perhaps a foot or two in height, and the concrete
must be built up in the usual fashion between boards, juBt
iu the way concrete walls are constructed. The gMting tbe
boards into position without interior supports and frames is
sometimes troublesome, but a little ingenuity will overcome
rhe difficulty. The best way to manage it is to get two boxes,
one the tize of the outer measurement of the tank, and one
a few inches smaller every way, and knocking out the
bottom, place the smaller one within the larger, and nil up
the space between them with the concrete. This mixture

must be thrown in with some force and well worked, in
order to cause it to fill up the space entirely. If the last few
spadesful are made sufficiently liquid the cement, will, of
course, Ptiike its own level, and a lot of trouble will be
saved. When the cement is fairly dry the boxes or boards
may be removed, and the concrete walls touched up, the
augles filled in with more concrete, and a floor of the latter
material laid. This floor should slant down towards one
corner, and a drain may be constructed to empty the tauk
when required, but an outlet of this kind is hardly necessary,
as a siphon will do its work more safely and conveniently.
When the whole is dry a coat of the Portland cement wash
mentioned above may be given, and must be allowed to dry
hard before the water is put in.

Aquaria raised above the surface of the ground may be
equally well constructed of bricks, but they require a little
more care in coating them with the cement wash to render
them water tight. Bricks suitable for tbe purpose can he
cheaply procured when an old building is heing knocked
down, and if Portland cement is need as mortar, every
brick must be dipped in water before it is laid in position.
To get the necessary strength and neatness some little care
in laying the bricks is required, and the amateur bricklayer
must bear in mind the axiom that the joins of the bricks io
two contiguous courses or layers must never at any lime be
in a straight and unbroken line.

Concerning the management cf these outdoor aquaria lit-
tle need be said at present. If a shaded spot has been se-
lected, the water tuII rarely if ever require changing, but the
fish will be the heartier aud freer from disease if some pre-
cautions be taken to insure a change occasionally. One cf
the beet planB is to have a receptacle of some size provided
with a tap and a few feet of tubing placed at a fair height
above tbe tank. This may be filled with water dipped from
tbe aquarium itself, and if allowed to fall back again from
some height will freshen the water and create a healthful
current. If the tank or pond built in the manner I have
described is intended for an aquarium, sand aud aquatio
plants must be introduced, but if it is merely intended as a
store pond for live bait, then nothing will be found to answer
better than to keep tbe tank quite bare, with the exception of
a few lar^e stones for shelter. By having it thus bare all
deleterious particles such as naturally collect on the bottom
may be easily Been and promptly removed in the usual man-
ner with a syphon. If sufficient precautions have been taken
to prevent the discolored rain-water from entering, the tank
will soon become clear aB crystal, and will certainly afford its
constructor a vast amount of pleasure. But it must be borne
in mind that in the construction of an aquarium f>ny striving
-after ornamental effect will probably interlere with its utility
as a fish pond.

Concerning the method and best plans for keeping tbe
aquarium and its inmates healthy for long periods, some-
thing may be said another time.

From an Occasional Correspondent.

The approach of the open season induces the angler to get
his outfit together to see that the joints of his rod are sound
aud reliable; that the eyes will permit the line to run freely
through them; that the reel works well, and that the line
will stand the tug of a five-pound trout. He has never
caught one of that size, bat he may, you know.

The angler, too, wants to bear and also talk about the
habits of the trout, how and where they spend their winters
and summers; how he evades the numerous enemies that
love his savory flesh, from the time he leaves the tiny egg-
shell; how he dodges along the shallow waters of the shore
to avoid the larger fish; how he plunges into deeper water to
get away from the crane that siaads on his long legB and
peers yards around with his head and eyes on the end of a
long neck.

The writer doeB not intend to inflict his readers with a
volume of natural history, but proposes a talk with his
fellow anglers on the subjects of which they are inevitably
thinking. If he should say some things not in accordance
with the views and experiences of others, he will simply
make the excuse that he desires to hear others as well as in
be heard or read. Few out of the thousands who whip tbe
streams of this State care to put their Thoughts on paper,
though running over with fish stories when tbey meet each
other. If some of them would only write a book, what gems
of adventure in rocky canyons and wooded glens would come
to light. There is no Izaak Walton now, and but one Petrou-
ella. She infuses the refinements of high culture into every
thought and action of angling — makes poetry of it. N<> doubt
the trout, if they could express their minds in intelligible
laognage, would rpjoice to end their trout lives on her gentle
book. How often the writer has longed to "go afishiDg"
with her. but the natural proprieties would permit only an

Apollo Belvidere as a companion for Bach a charming

writer, so the idea is inadmissible.

Tbe fishing season promises well. There has been pro-
longed high water, clearing tbe creeks of the brush dams
made by the breaking down of trees by the snow storm wf
the previous winter, enabling tbe trout to pass from the
lower portions of the stream to tbe upper waters where their
eggs will be exempt from the destruction by suckers tbat in
spring closely browse the rocks and gravel-beds for the deli-
cate morsels that hold the trout life. Then there is tbe pike
that swallows hundreds of yonog trout daily, until they get
large and active enough to avoid his huge month as he comes
rushing along the sbore. If pike and suckers would fight the
battle of life with each ether.

"Assailants Bach, till each the other slew,"
anglers would be content, but both follow the trout up tbe
stream until the falls and rapids prove too much for the
flabby, nerveless muscles of the inferior fish races.

Then, too. when the upper waters of the streams are
reached, where the creek plunges over rocks from pool to
pool, or run swiftly over rocky rapids, the danger is not
P"ssed. Frogs follow them, bopping around tbe impaBniblo
falls and take joint possession of the pools with the trout,
though in the common ennrse of fish events the trout gets
large enough to swallow the predaceous frog, a measure, by
the way, that the angler will do well to imitate, in part, at
least. The hind-qnartera of the frog are a little better than
the flesh of tbe trout, aud when the angler finds the latter
unduly Bcaroe and a predominance of frog life, he may restore
the balance by using tbe middle joints of bis rod to whack
the largest frogs over the head. A stroke across the hack
with a sharp knife exposes good frog tender and sirloins, and
a vigorous pull with the thumb and fore-finger will free tbe
hind-quarters from the spotted tegomenlary covering, leaving
tbem ready lo be browned in the best Point Reyes butter,
converting them into the most toothsome morsels ever tasted.
The angler will find some skill necessary in the matter, for
frogs have a habit, when a possible eueu y cxmeB in sight, of

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diving to the bottom of the deepest pools, and thns eluding
their hunters.

Betnrning to the fish again: Snakes, long, willowy and
vicions, at home either in the water or out of it, will lie along
the shallow riffles and seize a trout twice their diameter, drag
him to the shore, and manage, somehow, to aet themselves
aronnd him. The angler should mate an effort, there and
then, to terminate the snake's career, though ho may
possibly be of some nse in keeping frog life in proper abey-
ance.

Last of all, though not least, the trout, when he gets four
or five years old, becomes a VanderbiH or Jay Gould am»ng
the smaller fish, takes exelasive possession of some choice
pool, and swallows everything that comes in his way. These
old fellows will scarcely ever take a fly or a worm, but will
remorselessly gulp down thousands of their younger brethren
and sisters. Wuenever a large pool, suitable every way for
fish Vfe, is silent as a grave, showing no ripple when a fly is
c-*st into it, you may reasonably suspect the presence of one
of those trout cannibals. It is your solemn duty to capture
him. He ought to die that hundreds may live. If you can-
not get him otherwise, impale a live trout on your hook and
let him swim awhile where the mouster is probably lying in
wait. It is a justifiable sacrifice. The little trout dies that
thousands may escape, a sort of vicarious atonement.

If yon are lucky enough to land the big rascal, which is a
difficult matter, you will be astonished at the sullen malignity
of his countenance. There is none of the happy, joyous
expression characteristic of young trout life. His jaws are
long, lean and hooked. His teeth stand out sharp and dis-
tinct .'ike those of a beast of prey. A. caunibal of the Lqb
Gatos Creek will measure from sixteen to twenty-six inches in
length, and weigh from two to sis pounds. The writer of
this article landed one of these in Lyndon gulch, a branch of
the Los Gatos, after an immense struggle, that measured
Iweoty-twu inches ioleugth. His head, preserved as a trophy,
still retains all the malignant expression that characterized it
while living. The jaws, remaining extended as when he
died, measure now three and a quarter inches across th« open
space.

There is another danger to little trout, baby trout, that
deserves etentioo. Dozens of men who claim to be sports-
men, will catch little fellows less than a finger's length and
put them in a basket to make a count. It does see« that
when these little confiding tingerlings, induced by a half
memory of having been c-ired for at some period of thtir
lives, gather around like chickens to be fed, a man must b«
morally demented who can hook them up and put th*m in
his basket. Is it for such sport that the bamboo rod ii care-
fully made, with its appliances of braided silk lines, drawn
gut snells, fine steel hooks, silver mounted reels, etc.? Out
upon it! Yet the writer has seen a man using such an outfit,
with two hundred and fifty little trout carefully packed in
ferns in one small basket. Shame on such sport! A year
or two since W. D. Tisdale, a true sportsman, now living in
Los Gatos, put rive hundred UcCloud river trout into a
branch of the Los Gatos wh re circumstances seemtd to favor
their subsequent growth. A month later a Frenchman dis-
covered the school and seined them all out to try whole in
olive oil. He ought to have been served that way himsalf.
Then there are the poachers who fish any season of th«
year, regardless of the law. Nearly all the streams of the
Santa Cruz mountains have been thus fished this season.
Nnt long 6ince a man was seen on the Zyante Creek with
over two hundred trout strung on a willow fork reaching
lrom the man's shoulders to the ground. My informant
estimated the weight at over one hundred pounds. Probably
the poacher met a school of trout ascending from the sea to
«pawn and cornered them all. That stream has been persist-
ently fished the entire winter. Others have caught large
strings in Bear Creek. It seems that the law is only observed
by those who would never abnse a trout stream any way,
■while the illicit fishers have the benefit of the planting and
preservation of the trout.

There is little sport in catching trout in March or even in
April in this part of the State. Being engaged in family
matters they are thin in flesh and demoralized generally.
They bite only at a still bait, and feebly even at that. The
"chug fisher," as he is called, from the way in which he slings
his clumsy hook, clumsy bait and leaded line into the water,
is then in his glory. A hook baited, as Izaak "Walton would
say, with a vile worm, sank in deep water as if fishing for
6nckers or catfish, may attract the attention of a worn-out,
weary trout, which will take it slowly and swallow it the
same way. Most of the trout caught in the early part of
April will show evidence of unfinished business by the
emission of eggs or seminal matter during the struggle of
landing and unhooking. The exceptions will be of the
smaller sterile fish about a year old. Sportsmen do not care
for Buch angling. By the first of May they will have passed
tbiB period and have become fat and active, ready to jump
their length out of the water to catch a passing fly. The
flesh will then bacome of a lively color, and half transparent
with the secretions of the fatty matter. It would seem
reasonable to continue the close season to the first of May,
when the law can be enforced at all.

The LomaPriela, or Mount Bache as it is named on the maps,
is the center of the trout region and the grand conservator of
the race. Rising to a hight of 4,000 feet and covered with an
almost impenetrable chapparal, it is alike a protector to fish
and game. The numerous streams flowing from it over
rocky falls are inaccessible to pike or suckers, and are diffi-
cult of approach by men. When the trout get their growth
thev drop "down to" the low waters and become the tyrants
among their former enemies, the suckers, but are often the
victims of the deceptive artificial fly with the rod and reel.
There cannot be less than two or three hundred miles of
fishing stream around this mountain. The Los Gatos alone
has with its branches, at least thirty miles. It is likely to
outlast any other section of middle California, as the moun-
tain and its spurs has a base of at least twenty-five miles in
diameter.

The troe relations of the sea and mountain trout are still a
source of doubt. Some, among whom is the writer, believe
them to be interchangeable, capable of adaptation to the cir-
cumstances. The yearly migration from the sea seems to be
a well-known fact, as they have been seen making their way
up the streams in schools. They have also been caught at the
mouths of the closed esleras, awaiting the annual opening by
the winter rains. The larger variety, or salmon trout, that
follow the migrating salmon np the streams to feed upon
their ova are of a different family. They are found in all the
streams abounding with salmon, but scarcely ever in the
rurelv trout streams. A large number are annually caught
in the Pajaro river, on the southern border of Santa Clara
County. The fact of their migration is known by the mem-
bers of the Gilroy Rod and Gun Club, who might, if they
would overcome their repugnance to appearing in print,
th-ow much light on this not- very- well-understood matter.
A iTtsa iu' rel a-"" nf ;'1flas would be of benefit to all.
* Loa Gatos, A. ^- 1-33. J. D. M.

THE GTO

An Eastern sportsman of proiniDeuce, Mr. H. D. Umb-
staetter has been spending some months shootiug over
Southern California, and especially about Bakersfield. Jast
before coming to San Francisco, where he now is, Mr. Umb- '
staetter entertained the sportsmen of Bakersfield, and the '
Kern County Echo, and Kern County Californian unite in
declaring the affair to have been most elegant. On the day
before leaving that city the members of the recently organ-
ized club "Knights of the Trigger, of Bakersfield," united
in feasting Mr. Umbstaetter, and a real sportsman's love-
feast resulted. Messrs. D. M. Pyle toastmaster; W. E.
Houghtou, Richarl Seymour, A. T. Light ner, Isaac L. Mil-
ler, Ed. C. Lechner and H. L. Borgwardt made speeches,
sang songs and did other appropriate things in compliment
to the guest of the eveniDg. In replying, Mr. Umt staetter
made himself responsible for the followiug witty words about
the chief game bird of the west. He said:

Before we part, gentleman, will yoa allow me to say a
word on behalf of a little stranger whom we all miss this
evening. A little stranger whom we all have missed before
to our sorrow. A little stranger who, althongh not exactly
gone before, is invariably gone before you or I get there. A
little straDger who has so often been served on toast, that a
little toast served on him here may not be out of place. I
refer to that artful dodger, who, during the season jast
closed, has rewarded our eternal watchfulness with the most
tantalizing evasiveness; he who io the whirligig of time is
ever found on the wing, at about 100 yards rise, and whose
astonishing ability to create remoteness between himself and
bis humble servants has led us to regard him as the inventor
of perpetual motion, and caused us to coin language not fit
for the Christian family circle. I refer to that gay and festive
product of your glorious climate who constantly rusticates
in the everlasting elsewhereness, while we vainly search for
him in the empty hereabouts. To that wizard of the wing in
whose presence — I beg pardon— in whose absence — even our
noble friend Seymour has been known to quail. Yes, our
friend Seymour, who, as you well know, has extracted the
wisdom teeth from the jaws of the Royal Bengal tiger of
India; who has strangled the skinny sand-snipe on ti.e sunny
shores of Senegambia, and who has paralyzed the pink-eyed
pelican in the primeval precincts of Panama slew. Gentle-
men, will you fill your glasses and drink with me to the
health of my favorite in feathers, the sentine of the sage-
brush, the epicure's joy, the sportsman's delight — the Cali-
fornia quail. May his family ever increase. May his shadow

never grow less.

"»

Mr. Harvey McMurchy, the travelling representative of
Mr. L. C. Smith, of Syracuse, N. Y,, whose work in guns is
becoming synonymous with hard shootipg and good wear, is
in the city, and favored this office by calling on Monday
last. He will remain on the coast for about a month. Mr,
McMurchy looks as bright and cherry as usual, and reports
business good everywhere with him. His visit last year was
very satisfactory, and he finds that those who placed orders
for the Smith guns then are his best endorsers now. We com-
mend Mr. McMurchy to sportsmen readers both as a vendor
of excellent guns, and as a worthy acquaintance and friend.
♦

"Pica-Pica."

afterwards finding out what a splendid shooting little gun it
was I ceased to woiry about what kind of a lot it cime from.
But we are keeping the birds waiting. Out through the
sugar-house, with its coDSQmption-curing steam of boiling
cane-juice, up the bill acd by the negro quarters, then on by
a beautiful grove of bamboo trees, and we see our birds, half
a dozen in number, perched in a little tree that leans over
the river. I do not remember the local name of thtse birds,
and if I did I suppose it would be almost unpronounceable, :f
spelled right, but I will describe them as near as I can
remember. About es large as a full-grown domestic pigeon,
plumage pure white, with the exception of black or dark
green bars across the wiogp, and a bill fully six inches in
length, curve', and of a pink color. They were generally
quite fat and were considered fina eating, but these wi re "very
poor, hardly worth shootiog." Now, to get at thore pretty
fellows I must go down to the river baDk and creep along
under cover of the su^ar c»ne until I got nearei.orgh for a
pot-shot (wing shooting with its fasciuation being unknown
to me at that time). Making my way elowly along tbr jugh the
dense undergrowth, but keeping an eye on the b.rds, sud-
denly I became aware of a temMe smarting pain in my hands
and wiists, and looking down I find that I am in a perfect
hot-bed of the terrible "pica-pica." To drop my gun, rush
down the liver bank, tear off my clothes and plunge into the
water, regardless of "pajdros, " or anything else is the work
of a moment. Noticing a little sand bar on the opposite
shore, I swim serosa, and sitting in the shallow water for
half an hour, I rub my hands and wrists with the wet sand
before the terrible smarting begins to abate. And the bird?
where are they? Oh, I have no doubt they flew merrily
away, shaking their sides and laughing to themselves (I know
that dogs can laugh and why not birds, too), and invoking
the blessings of Heaven in pica-pica.
S£N Francisco, Mar<-h 22d, 1888.

TRAP.

Eureka Gun Club.

[By Andy.]
"Here, Mr. William, take these and put them in your trunk,
and take them home to the United States for a curiosity." I
look up at the speaker, a bronzed, swarthy, but good-natured
specimen of humanity, a description of whose dre6B, com
mencing at top and working down would be, an enormous
straw hat or "sombrero," coarse blue linen shirt very
short and worn outside the pants, said shirt-front, from fre-
quent use as a pocket-handkerchief, bearing a strong
resemblance to a map of the West Indies. Pantaloons of
same material as the ahirt, turned np a foot at bottom, expos-
ing linen drawers and held in place at the waist by a heavy
leather strap, from which also depended a long, straight,
silver-hilted sword, or ' 'machete." Very brown and
weather-beaten ankles unencumbered by stockings, stout,
brown leather shoes kept in place by straps, fastening, at the
same time, enormous silver spurs with rowels fully two
inches in diameter, and you have the costume of my visitor.
I have forgotten to mention a heavy braided whip, or bl .ck-
snake slung around his shoulder, and also that an occa-
sional use of the shirt-front, as above-mentioned, displayed
a most alarming expanse of naked and very brown stomach.
In his hand he holds carefully by the stem a cluster of what
at first appeared to be sweet-peas, except that the pods are
of a chestnut brown and are covered with a fine glossy fur.
Most innocent and pretty looking things they are, and I
could easily have been taken in by them but for a friend
lilting beside me who exclaims, "Don't touch them, Mr.
William, they are 'muy malo,' (very bad) they are worse
than ten thousand nettles." Bat 1 was to have a further
acquaintance with ( "pica-pica," and have an opportunity of
judging for myself. One day, some two months after the above-
mentioned interview, a darky came to my door and told me
that a flock of large "pajaros" were perched in a tree a short
distance above thb sugar-bouse near the river. Now if I
remember aright "escops'ta" (fowling-piece) was the first
Spanish word that I learned, and "pajaro" (bird) the next;
so the reader can guess that I was not long making my way
toward the place indicated. Bat in these dajs of choke-
bores and hammerless guns of endless variety, a description of
the gun that I carried may be interesting. I had bonght it at
a Spanish grocery (nearly all the grocery stores in Cuba, at
that time, were kept by native Spaniards) for the modest
sum of eight dollars and a half. It was a muzzle-loader,
of course, as breech-loaders were unknown at that time,
single-barreled, with a most exaggerated pistol-grip and
cbecked-work on the stock that looked as if it had been
done with a dull jack-knife; an iron wire ramrod, very rough
lettering on the barrel indicating that it was ''manufactured
in Eib&r," a town or province of Spain, the maker molestly
withholding his name. Tne lock was a very good one, but tne
maker seemed to have exhausted hiB powers of ornamentation
on the hammer, which resembled a dragon cr some such
impossible animal. But the gun itself, taken collectively
and for the purpose for which it was intended, was a
'"daisy," and for close-shooting and far-billing excelled any-
thing I baveever seen, though perhapstbat may have been by
accident rather than good workmanship. Soon after buyiog
it, and while displaying my purchase to the plantation people,
ODe of them, an old Spanish soldier, after critically examining
it, pronounced it a genuine "escopeta de pagnetilla." Imag-
ining Buch a high-sounding name might indicate some merit
that I bad not yet discovered, I hunted np my Spanish
dictionary, and was rather mortified to find that the defini-
tion of "pagnetilla" waa job-lot, or cheap-lol; but soon

The Club opened the season at Bird's Point on Satur ?ay
last by one of the most pleasant meetings it has ev*r held.
The prizes for the sea?on and conditions under which they
will be awarded, are as follows:

First Prize — One pair of linked gold and platina diamond
sleeve buttons.

Second Prize — One pair of pearl opera glasses.
Third Prize — Colts new lightning magazine, 22 calibre
rifle, presented by Mr. Edwin Goodall.

Fourth Prize— Fine split bamboo fishing rod, presented by
Mr. H. C. Golcber.

Fifth Prize — Two hundred and fifty Standard shotgun
cartridges, presented bv Mr. S. I. Killogg.

Sixth Prize — Bottle (lib.) fine extract, presented by Mr.
W. E. Mayhew.

Seventh Prize— Two thousand dollar accident insurance
policy, for one year, in the Travelers Insurance Co., pre-
sented by Mr. W W. Haskell.

Conditions — These prizes will be distribu'ed at the end of
the season, and will be awarded on the basis of the total of
the three best scores of each member made during the sea-
son's shoot; the highest taking the first prize, and so down
in regular order; excepting the 7th prize which will be
awarded to the member making the lowest average on any
three shouts, providing no member shall be entitled to more
than one prize. Ties to be shot off under the direction of
the president of the club.

In addition to the above prizes the Selby SmeltiDg and
Lead Co. will present at each monthly shoot 50 Standard
cartridges to the member making the best score using in both
barrels the Standard cartridge made by the Selby Company.
The shoot was under Hurliogham rules at twelve single
birds, twenty-eight yards rise, for twelve-bore gunn, and
thirty for twelves; boundary 100 yards The first man to
face the traps was Haskell. He knocked dovn bis first bird
in fine style, but let his second get away. He then killed six
straight, missed one aud killed his last three, making a total
of ten. Haskill is a qnick shot, and if he let his bird go un-
scathed with his first is extremely daogerous with his second.
Mavhew was not warmed up for work in the club shoot,
got hard birds and failed to center them. His score at the
finish was eight.

Adam?, a v=teran shot, who has grown gray and grizzled
from the burning of so much powder, did really as 6ne
shooting as any of them. He missed his third and fourth
birds, but ended with the creditable score of ten, never
having occasion to use his second barrel except on the birds
that bade him an affectionate adieu.

Cbapin started out with three clemi misses but retrieved
himself by killing bis other nine, eight of which were second-
barrel shots. His total was nine.

McMillan, who never shot from a trap before made a fair
showing with six, niakiDg a fine kill on his eleventh bird
with his second barrel. He is a shooter that will be heard of
again, as he possesses all the elements to make a good shot.
Schwerin was unfortunate in losing two of his birds dead
outside, and finished with eight.

Howard Black was the most unfortunate man of the day.
No sooner did he call "pull" than out popped such a tailer
as would puzzle any man. Two of his birds fell dead juet
outside the boundary posts, and he felt very much disgusted
when his score only footed up six.

Harry Goleher, like Black, had hard luck, as three of his
birds fell dead outside. He was only credited with eight.
Major Kellogg did excellent work- He killed bis first three
birds close to the trap, used his second barrel but twice, and
came out first man with eleven. Kellogg used wood powder
in both barrels aud shot with a new hammerless. ten-bore,
L. C. Smith enn, which he has jupt had made expressly for
himself. Kellogg made the top score in the late Alameda
Club shoot, killing bis twelve straight.

Goodall shot well, but lost his third bird, a aasty blue
tailer with a wiggle about him and a return ticket to the
dovecote under bis tail, dead outside He also missed bis
eleventh and put on record ten.
At twelve birds, Lurlingbam style. For club prizes.

Haskell 10-?0-l 0 2 112 2 1

Mayhew 10-30-0 1110 2 0 1

Adams 10-30—1 10 0 1111

Chapen 12 20-0 0 0 2 2 2 12

McMillan 12-2*-0 0 0 10 10 2

Schwerin 10 30—1 2 0 ] 2 0 A 0

Black .12-28—1 12 0 10 0 0

H. Goleher 10-P0-1 2 1 0

Kellogg jO-i-0 — 1 112

Goodall lu-30-2 2 0 1

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STALLIONS- THOROl'ttHBRED.

Joe Hooker, H E. Bagwill, Sacramento.
Mariner (inip.>, JIatt Storn, Pleasanton.
Three Ch«*ers, Thos. ii. Jones, Santa Rosa.

STALLIONS— TROTTERS.
Abbots ford Jr., R. D. Ledgett, 420 Pacific St., S. F.
Alcoua, Fred W. Loeber, St. Helena.
Anteen, I. De Turk, Santa Rosa,

AntevoJo, Jos. Cairn Simpson, 2111 Adeline St., OaklanJ.
Uronu Jug, Sargent Bros., Sargent's Station.
diaries Oerby, Cook Stock Farm. Danville.
« resco, Cook Stock Farm, Danville.
Don .tlarviu, F. P. Lowell, Sacramento.
Oirecto*", Andy McDowell, Pleasanton.
Villi i*., F. P. Lowell, Sacramento.
Figaro, Wm. O'Neil, San Leandro.
Harold Cossack, N. N. Craig. 2508 H. St., Sacramento.
Illustrious, Geo. A.Stone, Williams.
jester O., Wm. O'Neil, Sin Leandro.
John Sevnoaks, Sargent Bros., Sargent's Station.
Little BlHrk. Jus. Andy McDowell, Pleasanton
Mambrino Wilkes, Charles Waterman, Walnut Creek.
jUenln, VTuj. Dwyer, San Jose.
Mt. Vernon, J. A. McCloud, Stockton.
Richmond, Andy McDowell, Pleasanton.
Sidney, G. Valensin, Pleasanton:
Stein way, Cook Stock Farm, Danville.
Valensin, <*. Valensin, Pleasanton.
Whippleton. Fred W. Loeber, St. Helena.
Wnodnut, B. C. Holly, Yallejo.
Younc Santa 1'laus, Kyron O'Grady, San Mateo.

The Sun on Tips.

We may be misunderstood in regard to the Associated
Press telegram alluded to last week, and more fully dis-
cussed in the General Topic columns of this week, and
therefore make a more explicit statement. We hold
that it has a very slight bearing so far as Antevolo is
concerned; if any at all, it enhances his value. Should
the ground be tenable that tips are a disadvantage to the
acquiring and holding a fast trotting gait, then certainly
a horse which has trotted reasonably fast as a yearling,
two-year-old and three-year-old, and what may be
tariued a high rate of speed for a four and five-y?ar-old,
must be held superior to one which showed the same rate
with the benefits arising from wearing full shoes. There-
fore, if governed by advice proffered some time ago, this
drawback would be admitted in order to give a brighter
lustre to his performances. But, feeling as we do that
advantages can be gained from using tips, confident in
the belief that Antevolo has done better than he would
if shoes had been worn, we cannot do otherwise than
condemn the attack which is so well calculated to mis-
lea**, without a shadow of truth for a foundation.

In a previous controversy in connection with the system
of shoeing advocated in this paper, it was impossible to
c vtaiu anything like fair treatment from the attorney on
t^v- other side. This leads us to believe that the editor
of the Sun has drawn his information from the same
source. A stream which has always been muddy is not

likely to run clear until the cause is removed. We do
not objects to statements, however stroug. if there is a
basis of Irulh fco rest them upon. Arguments in opposi-
tion we will present with pleasure, and should our read-
ers argee with those who differ, it will not disturb our
equanimity.

It was a cunningly contrived plan to effect the
intended object. That was to put a quietus on the use
of tips. W len it was authoritatively stated that the horse
which was the best example of the beneficial effects of tips,
owingto wearing the hated appendages, had fallen from a
formidable place as a racer, so much as to "lose his speed
and shorten his stride," it could not fail to impress those
who had favored the system with its worthlessness.
Those who have a knowledge of the actual condition of
Antevolo could not imagine where the information which
justified the charge could have been obtained. People
who have no faith in tips expressed their surprise. Jas.
A. Dustin, who will be admitted to be a good judge of
aciion, and who saw Antevolo all through the li' tie work
he had last summer, in an answer to the enquiry replied:
"He cannot only trot fast, but his action is as perfect as
that of any horse I ever saw, and from what I have wit-
nessed I do not know any point where it could be changed
for the better." He continued with a gooc deal of enipha-
is "that much you can say for me."

Had there been the retrogression claimed by the Sun,
we certainly should have declined posting §1,000 forfeit
in a match with Guy Wilkes for §5,000 a side, neither
would the §200, first payment in the National Stallion
Stake, been made. The race with Guy Wilkes was heats
of two miles, and therefore likely to be a severe test of
the track, "burning the feet," and according to the belief
expressed that tips will not answer for fast trotterB
the "backing out" should have been on our side. We
reiterate that when the editor of the Sun, his informant,
or an}Tone else will present sound reasons in explanation
of and show why the causes which permit a colt foaled
in 1881 to trot from a "yearling" tu five years and sis
mouths of age, increasing in speed from a 3:01 to 2:16£
in tips, and then fail, we will no longer advocate them
to be used on fast trotters

Native Grasses.

We have a good deal to write and infinitely more to
say about the native grasses of California. Write and
talk as we may, there is a deal of t ouble in making
eastern people understand the full merits of alfillerilla,
wild-oats and burr-clover. Peculiar to this country they
are also peculiar in characteristics. A gentleman from
the far-away East accompanied us lately in one of our
daily rambles to the field iu-ide of the Oakland Trotting
Park, and after the luares ami foals were inspected, there
was a good opportunity to expatiate on that favorite
topic; the best possible chance, as there is only a small
proportion of the horses which are usually grazed on that
wonderful piece of land, and hence there is a super-
abundance of herbage. Such a mass of the plants named
and in places where litter had been hauled from the
stable and burned there is a luxuriant crop of time oats.
This gave a contrast, enabling the visitor to see the
difference between the crop he was familiar with and the
native in their early growth. A fringe of alfillerilla
skirting the outside fence of the track grew in great
luxuriousness and without mixture of other grasses. A
strangei to it can scarcely bring himself to believe that
it is so valuable for pasturage as his informant assures
him it is, and he is equally astonished when told that
burr-clover will not be eaten until it becomes ripe, pro-
vided there is plenty of the other. The field in former
years has "carried" over fifty horses, and kept them in
good order. With less than half that number there is a
growth which in places rivals the June meadows of the
eastern States. Our friend was evidently surprised at
what he saw, and still more when he learned that in
former days, hills and valleys were clothed in what to
him appeared cultivated crops.

Combined Meeting at Oakland.
From an advertisement which appears in this issue it
will be learned that there is to be a meeting on the Oik-
land Trotting Park, commencing the 2d of May and
continuing four days. There will be a trotting and run-
ning race each day so that the patrons of each can be
gratified, and as the first of May is proverbially a time
when there is a reasonable assurance of the finest weather,
a trip to that side of the bay in the spring of the
merry month is a pleasure in itself. As the entries do
not close until the 25th of April there is time enough
to study the outlook, and with a good view there is likely
to be cordial support.

The pooling privileges of the Blood Horse Association's
Spring Meeting have beeu awarded to Messrs. S. B. White-
head 6z Co., including the mutual pools. No definite
arrangement has been made as yet iu regard to the book-
making privileges, but they will be regulated at the next
meeting of the executive committee.

Importance of Stakes for Trotting Colts.

Much as we write in relation to the importance of
stakes for trotting colts, thfre is little danger of saying
more than the topic will warrant. We held that the
prevalence of stakes for young trotters to be one of the
most trustworthy indications of the sport being sustained
by the people of this Coast. Those opened at Sacra-
mento, Stockton, Los Angeles, Santa Rosa and the Stan-
ford have already clo=ed with a better list of dntries than
ever before. Sau Jose. Dixon and Petalnma advertise
theirs, the former, as noticed elsewhere, closiug on the
first of April, Dixon and Petaluma on May first, and to
these can be added the stakes fur two and three-year-old
stallions to be trotted the day before the National Stal-
lion Slakes.

While all merit pra»se, Petaluma is entitled to a full
share of credit for incorporating seven trotting colt
stakes in the speed programme. Four of tbes? are open
to the State, and the onlv change we would advise is to
leave the State out and substitute all.

The two-year-old of the State Agricultural Society
secured one nomination from Kentucky, and though that
is the first from the trotting-horse region par excellence,
we sincerely hope that it will not be the last. A finely
bred filly with a double cross of the Hero of Chester, and
should she win we shall cordially congratulate her
owner, Z. E. Simmons, on his good fortune. It is a
"plucky" venture, and pluck is a quality that we value
exceedingly high in man and horse. Then there is
another from Carson City, so that the "sage-brush" coun-
try is also ready to dispute the supremacy of California,
or, at all events, to enter the lists, when it was a moral
certainty that the yearling which had scored 2:31£ would
be in.

Therefore we hope that before the entries close, and
time enough before for Mr. Simmons and Mr. Sweeney to
receive intelligence of the change, it will be made. Pet-
aluma Fair will be held August 20th to 25th, Oakland
Fair comes the next week, and there is no doubt of stakes
being opened by that association; then comes Sacramento,
Stockton and San Jose, so that colts can secure plenty of
engagements, and with a good chance to fill them all.

Although it may happen that some phenomenal colt
blazes forth and wins his races with so much ease that
there is virtually no interest after one or two races have
been trotted, the chances of such a conclusion are lessened
every year. In 1S86 there were no more exciting races
during the whole circuit than the battles between
Alcazar, Valensin, Rexford and others. At Oakland it
took six heats to decide the race, Rexford winning the
first and second, Alcazar the third, fifth and sixth, "Valensin
the fourth.

At Sacramento the starters were Transit, Alcazar and
Rexford, and the score at the finish stood Alcazar first,
second and fifth heats, Transit the third and Rexford the
fourth heat. Time, 2:2o£, 2:24£, 2:26£ 2:26g, 2:26£.
Even when only two started, as was the case at Peta-
luma and San Francisco, there was a good race in each
case. At Petaluma it took five heats for Valensin to
win. At San Francisco, though Rexford beat Alcazar
in straight heats, they were neck and neck, ana the time
2.25$ 2:24, 2:24.

The colts named got records as follows in their three-
year-old form: Alcazar 2:23, Valensin 2:23, Rexford 2:24,
and Transit 2:26£. While 1886 was a great year for Cal-
ifornia-bred colts, gaining distinguished henors on both
sides of the mountains, it is not improbable that succeed-
ing years will show just as good, it may be better.
But enough has already been done to prove that the old
objection that youngsters were not fast enough to interest
the public has no longer any weight, and hereafter in
trotting, as well as racing, the most exciting events will
be the battles between the juveniles. The hackneyed
cry of old campaigners being the trotters which are
wanted is losing force.

The time will come when the interest will be mainly
centered in the performances of the colts and trotting
stars of the first magnitude. Classification, based upon
records, has served its purpose, and for a while longer
may hold a place. It appeared to be the only handicap
which would meet the want of trotting horses, but now-
adays it is a poor criterion of merit. Bars were resorted
to, and whoever will take the trouble to look over the
advertisements of our fairs and meetings for a dozen or
more years, will be surprised at the number of tabooed
animals.

It is rather an intricate problem when the question
presented is, How shall trotters be classified so as to give
promise of contested races? In racing there are penal-
ties, allowances, weights based on owner's valuation, dis-
tances ranging from half a mile up, changing condi-
tions, in so many phases, that a good deal of space would
be necessary to present them, and then the handicap. It
appears to be nearly hopeless when the task is essayed of
bringing trotters together, though assuredly there will
bo improvements ou the present methods.

I

1888

^Ite greater and j^Krrisroatt.

Closing of Stakes at Washington Park.

The stakes of the 'Washington Park Club close on
Monday next, the evenly, named in the advertisement, to
be run at the autuuin meeting, commencing Sept. 8th.
There are to be seven days' racing, with that number of
stakes to close on the 2d pros. Aa all the particulars
are given in the ad, there is no necessity to repeat them.
There is slight cause als* to say that Chicago stands high
in the opinion of Chicago turfmen, as all are aware that
nothing is left undone by the officers of the club in the
way of making it pleasant for the participants. There is
another commendable feature, that being the smallness
of the shakes and foifeit^ in comparison with the added
money. Fifty dullars each the whole amount, and $10
the only risk to ensnre a chance toward securing a large

amount.

We hear with much pleasure such glowing accounts
of the success of the elub. Always an admirer of the
people of Chicago, ihe place sharing the admiration, it
only required such a climate as this to make it as enjoy-
able as any but inveterate grumblers could desire.
Things are lively in Chicago, and with such adjuncts as
the famous Park presents, racing could not be otherwise
than lively. The spirit of the thoroughbred harmon-
izes with tha: which prevails in every channel. To
project is to execute or so nearly so as to be practically
the same. "When Mr. Brewster first outlined his scheme
we felt assured that a very short time would see it in
running order. Notwithstanding the machinery was
somewhat ponderous, it moves with the pressure of a
Corliss engine.

Race Meeting, Bay District Association.

To-day, Saturday, the race meeting of the Bay Dis-
trict Associaton will be inaugurated. Several owners of
horses requested Mr. Hinchman to get up a pre-
liminary to the Spring Meeting of the Pacific Coast
Blood Horse Association, and after consulting the
officials of the Blood Horse, Mr. H. acceded to the re-
quest. There are quite a number of trainers who are
firmly impressed with the idea that there is nothing like
actual racing to put on the finishing touches of the
"grand preparation," and then again it is very pleasant
to "key up" the instrument with a prospect of money for
the tuning fork. Viewed from this point, the prelimi-
nary will be a valuable aid, and while the horses are
benefited, lovers of turf sports can be gratified. There
are 60 many horses now in training in California that
there is little danger of lessening the interest in future
meetings by anticipating later struggles, as new partici-
pants may change the aspect of affairs materially, while
the ever varying conditions present novel features-
Writing this before the entries are known, little can be
said authoritatively on that score, though as many
joined in soliciting that a meeting be held it is alto-
gether probable that there will be plenty of starters. It
is rare at the present time when there are not enough
starters to make good racing, and we must acknowledge
that some of the very best races we have witnessed
has been when the fields could not be called large.
From the fine weather which has prevailed for several
days the course is sure to be in good shape. Tha other
accessories will be all right, and so the chances are good
for a series of enjoyable events.

A Capital Resolve.

In a conversation with one of our best drivers of trot-
ting horses a few days ago, he informed us that a man
wanted him to take a promising young horse to train
which the driver signified his willingness to make a
member of his curriculum. In pursuance with an
appointment made, he called upon the owner, who evi-
dently had changed his purpose. In the conversation
when the first arrangement was talked about the driver
told his listener that under no circumstances would he
agree to lose a race with the horse which could be won,
and the presumption is that this was not relished, inas-
much as the horse was without a record. We congratu-
lated him iu escaping from that much partnership with a
man who desired anything but "straight work," and
if all drivers were to enter upon the same resolu-
tion, adhering to it with sufficient firmness, it would not
be long until trotting sports would occupy a far higher
plane.

It is often claimed that owners were more culpable than
those who performed their work, and without actually
taking part in rascality, they may be instrumental in
breaking up frauds so as to put an end to them eveutu
ally. The remedy is to not place their horses in the
hands of those who have been guilty of wrong-doing, no
matter how highly they may estimate their ability. It
will be a queer state of affairs should it prove that all of
the best drivers are "shaky," and we are well convinced
that as a rule that charge will not hold good. There
are numbers of honest men in the profession, and if these
are properly sustained, the rogues will have to go.

San Jose Colt Stakes.

Though advertised to close April 1st, as that falls on
Sunday, to-morrow, nominations made on Monday, the
2d prox., will be valid, though the better plan is to an-
ticipate the time by mailing to-day, Saturday. Although
precedents establish the right to make an entry the day
after when the advertised time of closing falls on Sun-
day, a rigid adherence to the rule would prove a bar, as
that states "All entries not actually received by the
member as aforesaid, at the hour, shall be ineligible, ex-
cept by letter bearing postmark not later than the day
of closing."

The Santa Clara Valley Agricultural Society offers
three 'stakes, No. 1 being the Garden City, for three-
year-olds or younger which have not beaten 2:30. This,
we believe, does not bar any which are now three years
old, and the Vendome is for two-year- old3 without
previous records as yearlings, of 2:40 or better, and the
Santa Clara County Stake for foals of 1886, restricted to
eolts owned in the district which had not obtained a
record as yearlings, Palo Alto barred. San Jo3e stands
high in the estimation of horse owners and trainers, and
whenever we have had the pleasure of visiting it the
weather and everything else has been so favorable that
sojourns were hughly enjoyed. That there will be
numerous entries in the stakes is well assured, and these
and added money will repay whoever is lucky enough
to win. ^______^_^_^^_

Mr. J. H. Neal, secretary of the Pleasanton Stock Farm Co.,
advises us by letter that Director's book for 1888 iB full and no
more mares can be taken for this season. A list of the mares
bred will ue published in the near future.

Among the Horses-

Our correspondent "L." presents an interesting sketch
of the trotters he has seen in his late journejings, and
he has kindly promised a companion sketch for next
week anent the runners. Ttiere are few tracks or race-
courses in the whole country which are thronged like
Agricultural Park, Sacramento. While during or just
previous to a race or trotting meeting some of the most
prominent of eastern grounds are lively, the clattering
of hundreds of hoofs or the hum of many wheels making
music which the devotees of the turf prefer to the strains
of the most famous band, a majority of the inmates of
the Sacramento stables have dwelt there through the
winter, something over 160, when gallopers, trotters and
pacers are enumerated, and this is an augury that 1888
will be a glorious page in Pacific Coast history. We
will not anticipate our correspondent's description, and
from the enthusiasm he displayed when recounting the
scenes by word o' mouth, the pen portraiture will be
hugely interesting. Although Sacramento has absorbed
the largest portion of horses outside of private tracks,
when the numbers are aggregated at various other points
turf and trotting men will be surprised at the showing.
Lively everywhere, and though when the pilgrims start
on the eastern parade many a knight of celebrity will
support the golden colors, the home guard will still be
strong.

What Shall They be Galled.

The advertisement for three and two-year-old stallion
stakes in connection with the "National" appears in
this issue. Having implicit faith that they will be in-
corporated amony the regular annual events of this
Coast, it is highly proper that they should be named.
Easy as it may appear to those who have never
"wrastled" with a job in nomenclature, it is generally
troublesome to fix upon an appellation that is entirely
satisfactory. There seems to be a very general concur-
rence in regard to that of the big stake for stallions being
appropriate,and we did not feel like hazarding another
venture in the same line.

Now the majority of California stallions have been
christened with an eye to euphony and comprehensive,
too, so that the easiest way to decide it is to adopt the
name of the sire of the successful colts as the distinctive
title of the stakes. Should the get of one horse win
both it will then be necessary to add the age, and this
would not be a great drawback. For instance the

stake for three-year-olds, -stake for two-year-olds,

foals of named years. Following the example of the
Blood Horse it could be changed as the winners
appeared, though that is rather an objection than other-
wise. Electioneer, Stamboul, Director, Dawn, Wood-
nut, Anteeo, etc., either of which would sound well,
though as we write there are things in the way and it is
doubtful if even a majority vote in favor could be
obtained. What will it be then? Let u3 have a general
recommendation from those who are interested, and
Captain Smith make the choice.

A Clash-
It appears that the annual sale of Eancho Del Paso
stock has been fixed for Wednesday, May 2d, this also
being the opening day of the Cfakland meeting. Not
having time to communicate with Mr. Levens, there is
no authority for making a change in the ad., though in
all probability the difficulty will be obviated. By com-
mencing the meeting on Tuesday, leaving Wednesday
blank, those who desire to attend both can do so.

Foals of 1888.

At Palo Alio. Property of Bon. Ldand Stanford.

THOROUGHBREDS.

March 2lst, chestnut colt by Wildidle, dam Mozelle by
Monday, from Camilla tJrso by Lodi.

March 23d, bay colt by imp. Cyras, dam Katnirien by
Harry of the West, from Kathleen by Lexington.

TROTTERS.

March 223, bay colt by Piedmont, dam Thalia by Etee-
tioueer, from Tippera by Tipperary.

March 22J, bay tilly by Electioneer, dam Consolation by
Dictator, from Belle by Alexander's Norman.

March 221, bay colt by Electioneer, dim Beautiful BeUs
by The Moor, from Minuehana by Bald Chief.

March 22d, bay colt by Nephew, dam Emma by Elec-
tioneer, from Lady Ellis by Mohawk Chief.

March 22d, bay colt by Electricity, dam Mary by Fred Low,
from Kio Vista Maid by John Nelson.

March 23d, bay tilly by Nephew, dam Diana by Don.
Victor, from Lillio Roberts i-y Mohawk Chief.

Maich 24th, cbe-itnut colt by Piedmont, dam Frou Frou
by Asteroid, from Dacatoon by Wagner.

Marsh 24th, bay colt by Electioneer, dam Nallie Benton by
Gen. Benton, from Norma by Alexander's Norman.

March 24th, bay tilly by Electioneer, dam Rebecca by Gin.
Benton, from Clarabel by Abdallah Star.

March 25th, bay colt by Electioneer, dam Sarah by Shan*
non, from Blcoming by Messenger Daroc.

March 25th, bay tilly by Electioneer, dam Manette {sUtor
to Manon and Woodnut) by Nutwood, from Addieby H wnble-
tonian Chief.

March 26th, brown filly by Electioneer, dam Lady Thome
by William's Mambrino, from Kate by HighUud Cnief.

March 26th, brown filly by Electioneer, dam Lilly B. b/
Homer, from Maggie Lee by Blackwood.

March 26th^.bay filly by Nephew, dam Elmira by Fallis,
from Eileen Oge by Norfolk.

March 26th, brown colt by Nephew, dam Nidine by Wild
idle, from Nora by Messenger Duroc.

March 27th, chestnut filly by Pie3mont, dam Extra by
Electioneer from Esther by Express.
At Vina. Property of Hon. Leland Stanford.

March 20th, bay filly by Will Crocker, dam fiegina by
Shannon, from Biglin by imp. Glgngarry.

March 22d, bay colt by Benton Frolie, dam Prima Donna
by Mohawk Chiefs from Mater Occidentia, the dam of
Occident.

March 22d, bay filly by Whips, dam Hermana by Gen.
Benton, from Sister to Irene by Mehawk Chief.

March 24th, bay colt by Alfred, dam Minnie Nowris by
Leinster, from Lady Tyler by Belmont.

March 22d, bay tilly by Clay, dam Stephanotis by Shannon,
from Lizzie Whips by Enquirer.

March 24th, bay colt by Whips, dam Lady Kline by Mohawk
Chief, second dam by Sparkle.

March 24tb, bay colt by Whips, dam Maggie Mitchell by
Clay Pilot, from Mignonette by Spaulding's Abdallah.

March 24th, bay filly by Alfred, dam Mora by Mohawk
Chief, second dam by St. Clair.
At Berkeley. Property of J. MacDonough.

March 16th, bay filly by Antevolo, dam a mare bred
Kentucky.
At Berkeley. Property of Mr. Berryman.

March 24th, brown colt by Antevolo, dam by Fred Low .
At Oakland. Property of C '. R. Lewis.

March 25th, bay filly by Antevolo, dam by Winthrop;
second dam Daisy, the dam of Mt. Vernon, by Chieftain.
At Oakland. Property of P. E. Dallon.

March 21st, blaok tilly by Young Santu Clans, dam by
Abbotsford.
At Pleasanton. Properly of Pleasanton Stock Farm Co.

March 23d, bay colt by Director, dam Sweetness by
Volunteer.

At Rancho Bueno Bsperanza, Monterey Co. Property of
Paris Kilburn.

March 20, bay filly, no white, by Guy Wilkes, dam Maude,
by Speculation; second dam by Dougherty's Arabian; third
dam by Belmont. The name of Aonty Wilkes is claimed
for this filly.

At Nutwood Stock Farm, Irvington, Cal. Property of Mar-
tin Carter.

March 22, chestnut colt by Guy Wilkes, dam Lida W.
(pacing record 2:26) by Nutwood; second dam Bell by Geo.
M. Paichen Jr.; third dam Rebel Daughter by Williamson's
Belmont. The name of Nutwood Wilkes is claimed for
this colt. Maie bred to director.

The annual sale of Mr. J. B. LUg^u will take place on
May 2d, it the Railroad Stables in this city. According to
the statement to be found in eur advertising columns, the
catalogue will consist of driviag, work, draft and saddle
horses, as also a number of Shetland ponies. The horses
will be on view on and after April 28th, at the above Btebles.

Names Claimed.

By Charles Thomas Jr., San Jacinto, Cal.

Rom era, for chestnut filly foaled March 25, 188 7, by
Balboa, dam The Romero mare by Romero, second dam Little
Sally.
By E. A. DeCamp, Los Angeles.

Ameer, for light bay filly, white face, four white legs, foaled
March 26, 18S8. by Stamboul, dam Bronco by The Moor.
Mare will be bred to A. W. Richmond.
By F. E. Morse, Stockton.

Ons Palmer, for ebestnat colt, three white feet, small star,
foaled April 7, 1887, by Nelson Nutwood, dam by Elmo.

Mr. James Page, owner of the black pacer L. C. Lee,
authorizes the Denver Field and Farm to say tbat he will
match the horse to pace mile heats against any pacing stallion
in the world, for the sum of ten thonsand dollars a side.
Says Mr. Page: "X am not expecting anyone to take it up,
but I wish to signify that my horse and ruooey are ready.'*

Sam Gamble is after good ones this trip. He his bought
of Peroy Talbot, Inwood Farm, Kentucky, the ba
Silrerone, 2:194, by Alcyone, dam Silverlock by M
Time, for $6,000 eaeh. SUverone made her record

202

2P*je *$t*eatx jrofl ^pavtsmmiu

March 31

Humor says a fine one-mile race traok is to be made in St.
Helena or adjacent to the town limits. It is to be hoped
there is some foundation to the report, for St. Helena can
produce a fi.Qe compliment* of fast horses, and with a good
mile track and good races, the amount of benefit to be derived
therefrom to the town would be incalculable. — News.

Pleasanton Stock Farm Co
DIRECTOR.

Will stand for a limited number of mares at Pleasanton,
Alameda Co., Cal. Season commencing Feb. 15th, and clos-
ing July 1st, 1888.',

DIRECTOR was sired by Dictator (full brother to Dexter) also sire
of J 1 C, Phallus, and many other fast trotters. Dictator stands at
the head of all stallions as getting extreme speed and great racing quali-
ties in his colts, as tlie average record of J . I. C., Phallus and Director
is 2:13J£, being nearlv two seconds faster than the best three of any
other stallion'.-* get, which meatis beating them at least 80 feet in a
mile, and as extreme speed combined with staying qualifies are the
only real valuable qualifications at this time in trotting horses, it will
certainly be of advantage to the breeders of California to get some
Director colts. ,«",-.„,..

The dam of Director was Dolly, who produced, besides Director.
Onward, record ::25, can beat 2: "20; andThorndale, 2:22— so Director's rel-
atives on both sides were great pioducers, and without doubt Director
will be, and we invite breeders to come and see liis colts trot, although
his oldest colts are not yet three years old; we can show quarters in 35
seconds. Director's present record is 2:17, made in a race with a large
field of horses, when he was obliged to trot ou the extreme outside of
the track, and we believe he can trot in 2:12 and expect to give him tbat
record. In 1883 Direr-tor won over 318.000 in purses, more than any
other trotting stallion ever won beTore or since, defeating not once, but
every time they met FhallaB, Maxy Cobb, Santa Clans, Black Cloud,
Clemmie G., Wilson, Fanny Witherspoon, and all other fast ones.
His record shows that he has started in 25 races; has won 18 of them,
the total amount of Mb winnings in stakes and purses being $26,070, or
a littl« over $1,000 tor every time he started ina race.

HiB services this year will be S1&0 for the season, believing the
developmentof bis colts will be so satisfactory this season that breeders
will gladlv pay ?:i00 next year.

We think the service fee for this stallion within the reach of all
wanting to breed good stock, and much less than the fee for any
stallion ever offered for public service, taking speed, enduiance,
breeding and racing qualities into consideration. We have abundance
of feed, and there will be nn charges for pasture unlese mares remain
more than a reasonable lime— to insure them being in foal. Mares
not proving in foal can he returned next season free of charge-,
providing mares do not change ownership, and stallion is alive. In
case the Btallion should be sold the parties breeding can breed to
some other good horse, or they will have their money refunded. All
service fees due at time o f service, ana must be paid in cash or a good
approved nete given payable August l, 1888.

A NOT.' Mi-nilWEM, A sent
Hfe Pleasanton.

SONOMA COUNTY

STOCK BREEDERS'

Association.

D

The Fast-Trotting StallioD,

ANTEEO.

Record 7:16 1-4. Standard, Wo. 7868.

ARK BAY HORSE, NEAR HIND FOOT WHITE; FOALKD
May 5,1879; bred by Joseph Cairn Simpson. Oakland, California
HV ELECTIONEER.

First dam, Columbine, by A. W. Richmond.

Second dam, Columbia, by imp. Bonnie Scotland

Third dam, Young Fashion, by imp. Monarch.

Fourth dam, Fashion, by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam, Bonnets o' Blue, by Sir Charles.

Sixth dam, Reality, by Sir Archy.

Seventh dam, by imp. Medley.

Eighth dam. by imp Centinel.

Ninth dim, by Mark Anthony.

Tenth dam, by Imp. Janus

Eleventh dam, by imp. Monkey.

Twelfth dam, by imp. Silvereye.

Thirteenth dam, by Spanker. See Bruce's American Stnd Eoo':
Vol. 1, P. 307, and Vol. 3, p. 79.

Will make the coming season, from February 1st to June 1,1"M. at
Santa Rosa.

TERMS,

$150 for the season. Mares not proving with foal may be xetiirnel
next season, free of charge, provided Anteeo remains the property o
this Association.

Anteeo ranks as one of the greatest trotting stallions of the Unit d
States, well worthy of the family to which he belongs. His breedin ,r is
of the choicest, and in point of form he is as nearly the model ot a
trotter as any horse living. He has earned a record of 2:16', dur nr
the year 1385/beingtbe fastest time ever made by any horse bred on
this Coast. For further particulars address,
Bfe-l I. DE TURK, Santa Rosa, Cal.

1888. RANCH0 DEL MO. 1888

The Thoroughbred Stallion

JOE HOOKER,

By Monday, tfani Mayflower, by Imp. EcHPSe from I • i-
11 ie Farrow by Imp- Suamroek,

Will make the season of 18S8 at Rancho del Rio, five miles from v ■-
ramento. on the Freeport road.

I' raited to twelve marps of approved breeding Ikm t l?
the owner's.

Terms $IOO the Season.

^ood pasturage at reasonable rates. Every precaution takenbnt io
responsibility assumed for accidents or escapeB.

Address H . R. RAOWILT ,

gl Care of TUEO. WINTERS, Sacramento, Cal

Pacific Coast;
BLQOD HORSE

Association

Spring Meeting 1888.

April 21st, 24th, 26th and 28th.

PROGRAMME.

FIRS y DAY.

1.— INTRODUCTION PURSE *400, of which 35u to the second, $25
to tbn third; for three-year-oldB and upwards; maidens, if three years
old, allowed 7 pounds, if four yearB old or upwards allowed 12 pounds,
O-Nt Mile.

2.— CALIFORNIA STAKES, for two-year-olde. Half a Mile
Closed Aug. 15, 1887.

3.— PDRSE $35ii, of which §50 to second, for three-year-olds and
upwards. Maidens, if three-year-oldB allowed 5 pounds; if four years
old allowed lu poundB; if five yearB old or upwards allowed 15 pounds.
These Quabtebs of a Mile.

4.— THE TIDAL STAKES for three-year-olds. One Mile and a
Qu.akteb. Closed Aug. 15, 1886.

SECOND DAY.

5.— PURSE 3400. of wh'ch 350 to the Sbcond, ?25 to the third; for
three- year-olds and upwards. Maidens, if three years old, allowed 5
pounds; of four years old allowed 10 pounds; if five years old or upwards
allowed 15 poundB. Mile Heatb.

6.- SELLING PURSE $350, of which $50 to the second; for three-
year-olds and upwards. HorseB entered to be sold for $1,500 to carry
rule weights; 2 pounds allowed for each $I0j less down to $1,000; then
1 pound for each $100 less down to $300. Selling price to be stated
through the entry box at 6 p. m. the day before the race. Seven-Eighths
of a Mile.

7.- THE VERNAL STAKES, for two-year-olds, $10 each, pp, with
$300 added, second to receive $J0. Winuer of tha California Stake on the
first day to carry 3 pounds extra; horses starting m that race and not
placed allowed 3 pounds. Five-Eighths wf a Mile.

8.— THE .PACIFIC DERBY, for three-year-olds. One Mile and a
Half. Closed Aug. 15, 1886.

THIRD BAY.

9.— SELLING PURSE$350, of which $50 tothe second ; for all ages.
Conditions as in No. 6. One Mile.

10.— THE QANO STAKES, for two-year- olds. Three-Q carters
of a Milk. Closed Aug. 15, 1887.

ll.— PURSE $350, of which $-50 to second; for all ages; winners of
any race at this meeting, when carrying weight for age or more, to
carry 5 pounds extra. Three -Quarter Mile Heats.

12.— PURSE $500, of which $50 to second; for all ages; winner of the
Tidal Stakes at the meeting to carry 5 pounds extra; of the Pacific
Derby 7 pounds extra; of both 10 pounds extra. One Mile and Three-
Eighths.

FOURTH DAY.

13.— PURSE $100! of which $50 to the second, $25 to the third; for
three-year-old fillies. Winner of any three-year-old race at this meeting
to carry 5 pounds extra; of two, 8 pounds extra. One Mile and a
Sixteenth.

14.— PURSE 8400, of whi?h $50 to the second. $25 to third; a handi-
cap for two-year-olds. Declaration $5, to go to the racing fund.
Weights announced the day before the race at 10 o'clock a.m. Declar-
ations due at a p. m. the same day. Seven-eighths of a Mile.

15.— PURSE $350, of which $50 to second. Owners' handicap for
horses that have started and not won at this meeting. Entries close
with the Secretary, or through the entry box at the track at 6 p. m. the
day before the race. Weights to be carried must be given with the entry.
Winners of Nob. 14 and 15, if entered in this race, may be withdrawn
withont penalty. One Mile and an Eighth.

16.— PURRE $750, for all ages ; entrance, $25 each from starters. Start
ingmoney divided 70 per ctntto the second, and 30 per cent, to the third
horse. Declarations $15, to goto the racing fund. Three-y ear-olds to
carry 90 pounds; four-year-olds IBS pounds; five-year- olds and upwards
114 pounds. Sex allowances. One Mile and Three-quarters.

Entries close Thursday, March 15, 1888.

i>. .HeCEI'RE, President.
E. S.CCXYER, Secretary, 313 Bush Street, San Francisco. 25fe

The Standard Stallion

WHIPPLETON.

Registered Wallace's Trotting Register. Yol. I V, No. 1 883.
standard under Rules 4 and 6.
The most successiul Stock Horse in California for the
opportunities.

Sire of Lily Stanley. 2:20K; HomeBtake (pacer), 2:18>$; Flora B.,
■2:33'-; Rachel, 2:38; all from mares of unknown breeding. There are
a number of others, both pacers and trotters, of Lis get that will make a
ow mark this season, barring accidents.

Description.

WHIPPLETON Is a beautiful black, tan muzzle and flanks, and ex-
ceptionally strong made all over. HestandB 17 handB high and weighs 1400
poundB. He is beyond doubt the most uniform breeder on the Coast for
Bize, color, and finish. Most of Mb coHs are 16 handB or over, and all bay,
brown, or black in color; he never has sired a sorrel or white face colt;
if he does I a^ree to refund aeivice money. He has no equal as a car-
riage-horse producer. A nu,rnher of Mb yearns have been sold 1 itely for
large prices.

pedigree.

WHIPPLETON, sited by Hambletonian Jr. (sire of Hancock. 2:29)
by Whipple's Hiunbletonian; dam Lady Livingston (dam of Lady
Blanchard, 2j2'i>i; and Bloomfield Maid, trial 2:22) by General Taylor
(Bireof dam of wellB-Fargo, 2:i8:¥; Neren, 2:23M; Bickford, 2:29><; Lady
Blanchard, 2 :26>f) son of the Morse Horse.

WMppletou will make the season of 18:3 at Fashion StableB, Peta-
liniiii. MareB left at City Front Stables, J. W, Morsehead proprietor,
San Francisco, wlil be promptly shipped and cared for.

For extended pedigree uud further information send for circular to
EKED H EOEUEK, Owner. St. Helena,
lOmr Or H FRELLESEN, Agent, Petaluma

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION.

W

IMP. MARINER,

[Called Oatcake r,n Australia.]

ILL MAKR THE SEASON OF 1888 ENDING ON OR ABOUT
JUNElat, AT PLEASANTON, ALAMEDA CO,

Pediaree.

Sired by Wild Oats, he by Wild Dayrell, son of Ion and EJlen Middle,
ton, by Bay Middletou, out of The Golden Horn, by Harkaway, dam MIbb
Emma by Saunterer; second dam Dulcimer, by Trumpeter; third dam
Teddingtonla by Teddington, etc. [See EngllBh Stud Book, Vol. X, page
8B5J

Description.

Mariner 1b a chcBtnut horse sixteen hands Mgh, of a conformation
combining both power and Bpeed, and was a successful race-horse in
Australia. He 1b bred from racing famines in both branches of Ms
genealogical tree, and traces tb.rou.Kh Wild Dayrell, Hurkaway. Irish
Blrdcatcher, Bay MhUUoton, reddingtan, Orlando, Eclipse, Matchem,
Kegulus, Bartlett's Chi'ders und Houev wood's Arabian to the seven-
teenth dam, a Byerlv Turk mare. He was bred In England, Imported to
Australia in utero, foaled in 1S83 and Imported to California In 1887. A
I orse of his breeding, size and quality can hardly fall to be a successful
sire.

Terms $50 the Season, with Privilege of Return.

Good pasturage at reasonable rates. All mareB at owners risk.
For farther particulars address

MATT STOHN.
ijft Pleaaauton, (al.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION,

THREE CHEERS.

VJTf ILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1883 AT SANTA ROSA, SONOMA
V» County, Cal.

vedigree.

Sired by imported Hurrah, first dam Young Fashion by imported
Mou.reh; second dam Fashion by imported Trustee; third dam Bon-
nets o' Blue by Sir Charles; fuiirth dam Reality bv Sir Archy; fifth dam
by imported Medley ; sixth dam by imported Centlne', etc. (See Bruce's
American Stud Book, Vol, I, page 432.)

Hurrah by Newininster (winner St. Leger 1851), dam Jovial by Bay
Middleton (winner Derby 1836).

Newminstor by Touchstone (winner St. Leger 183J), dam Eeeswing
(winner of M races out of 64 starts) by Dr. Syntax (winner Don-aster
Cup 1837, 40, 41, 12, the only horse tbat ever accomplished that feat).

THREE CHEERS is bred in the speediest and stoutest lines. His
dam, Young Fashion, w«b the dam of Surprise, Scotland (the onlv horse
that ever beat Asteroid a beat i, Live r pun I, Col uni Ida am I Bonnie Kate, the
dam of Little Buttercup and the Hying Bonnie Lizzie, llisgraiidan^Fash-
ion, was the ureatest race mare of her era, defeating Boston in that his-
torical match at 4-mlle heats that is recorded «s one of the greatest
events in the annals of the turf. He is thoroughly wound in wind and
limb, his family on both sides being noted lor their exemption from
curbs, spavins, roaring, or any other hereditary unsoundness. Horse-
men, who can appreciate the highest type of the thoroughbred, are spec-
ially invited to inspect Three Cheers.

Terms.

FORTY dollars for the season. Mares not proving with foal
can he returned the next season free of charge. Cood pasturage at i'd
per month. Mares cared for in any manner owners may desire and
fed on h iy and grain, either or both, at reasonable rates. Jvone but
competent grooms employed, but no responsibility assumed for acci-
dents or tscapeB.

N. B. — Mares sent from a distance in care of J, W. Morshead, City
Front StableB, San Francisco, will be lor warded without delay.

For further particulars address
18fe THOS u . JOKES, Santa Rosa, Cal.

The Fure-Bred Trotting Stallion

ILL/u STRIOUS,

Standard, Xo. -1178.

Description.

Dark bay with black points; bred by Gen. W.T. Withers; foaled
May 3 , 18H5.

Pedigree.

By Happy Medium, sire of Maxey Cobb, 2:13K; Norman Medium,
2 ;20, aud 3s with records below 2:30, a greater number than Btands to the
credit of any livinc horBe.

1st dam Abdalletta by S.raders' CassiuB M Clay Jr., sire of Harry
Clay, 2-:iliX-, Durango, 2:2Z%; and slie of the dams of Minnehaha,
Happy Thought, 2 •:iiy.\ Biambrino Boy, 2:26)^; J. B. RichardBon, 2:26)£;
Lottie K..2:26&'; Bertha. 2:27^, and others.

2d dam Laura Crockett by Almont, «ire of Westmont, 2:13^; Pur-
ltan,2:16; Fanny Witnerspoon, 2:16V; Piedmont, 2:17^; Aldine, 2:l9Jq;
Early Ros.e,2:2u^, and 34 with records below 2:30.

3d dam Sally Tee by Alexander's Abdallah.

4th dam Kate Crockett, the dam of Lulu, 2:145i, by imp. Hooton.

6th dam Mary Blaine by Texas.

6th dam Fanny Ellsler by Sir William.

7th dam by Whipster, son of Cook's Whip.

Individually ILLUSTRIOUS is a colt of extra fine finish, with legs
and feet of the very best, and ki»d disposition. He is barely broken to
harness, but shows good trotting action, and, barring accidents, he will
certainly make his mark as a trotter. He is pronounced by Ms breeder
to be the best bred Bon of Happy Medium living.
Terms.

He will be permitted to serve a few approved mares at S50 the
season, privilege of returning if the mare does not prove to be with foal.
Good paBturnge at 93 per month.
18fe GEO. A. STONE. Williams, Cal.

S0U2HER FARM, 1888.

One and a half miles north-east of San Leandro,
Alameda < o., Cal.

The following stallions will make the season of 1888 at the above
Eaira.

FIGARO, standard bred hay stallion, black points, little white on
near hind heel; 16J4 hands, weight about 1 2a0 lbs. By Whipple's
Hambletonian, dam Emblem (full Bister to Voltaire, 2:20Ji) by Tattler;
Becond dam Young Portia by Mambrino Chief.

O f ^SEiS H"m,>le- J0"' MUlelS61 is?a™ptS- ISdSiah.

alsiieolMiniilMliBtlMarthaWaBWngtonjf^^^^.

2 (Tattler 300. { J'11?'fi'' '-

S lEmb,em Uo^ Portia j "no CM »

With eight dayB' training Figaro trotteda third heat in a training rare-
in 2:34. He afterwards trotted in 2:32. Ashe will be trotted this fall
but twelve mares besides those of Ms owner will be received.

TERMS— $26 with privilege of return if ronre doeB not prove with
foal.

Season will positively close on June 1st, on which date the horse will
go into the hands of a trainer.

JESTER D., 5696, cht-stnnt sta.llion, little white in face, near hind
heel and ankle white; weight about 1,200 pounds; by Almont, dam Hor-
tense by Messenger Duioc; second dam Nellie McDonald, running
bred, by Colossus.

i ( ( Alexander's Abdallah.' Hambletonian 10.

te ' Almont ■{ * Katy Darling.

Sire of 33 iu 2:30 list ) ,nm KTr fManibrino Chief 11.

i dam by j uy pilot jr., sire or the

) dams of Maud S. and,
S 1 >« t, t Jay-Eye-See.

W ('Messenger Duroc

3D (Hortense Sire oi Elaine, 2:20, the dam of Norlaine *:81)i

S Vtioitense j aaa yearling. •*

3 | Nellie McDonald, running bred, bv Colossus
(, son of imp. Sovereign.

Jester D. has nevpr been regulaily trained, but trotted a mile in,
2:37 with very little preparation.

He has taken a number of premiums in the show ring in Missouri
and Iowa, and 1b a Sue specimen of the carriage and general purpose
horse. He has several very promising colts in Missouri Uood accomo-
dations for mares at $5 per month. l\o resnonsibility for accident b or
eBcapes.

Terms,

$15 the Season with privilege of return if mare fails to prove with
foal. Address. \VM, O'A'EII,, v--om

18fe Box 149, San Lcamlro, 4'aK

THE MAMBRINO TROTTING STALLION

ABBOTSFORD JR.,

WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF IP88 AT THE KEKTffPKY
Stables, 120 Pacific Street, San Francisco. AJUMUCJi.1

ABBOTSFORD JR. is a rich rosewood bay. foaled May 15 lfiSP lrV
hands high, and weighs 10 6 lbs. He Is a very blghlv formed horse eooa
bone and great muscular development, and-RKsKsmi,ES Mia sire ,v
every PABT1CUI.AR. This horse, with thirty days track work, trotted
Mb mile in 2;30, proving that he has the Bpeed as well as the beautv of
Ms sire. J

Pedigree.

ABBOTSFORDJR was sired by Abbotsford, dam bay mare Gillls-
pie.by Blue Bull. Abbotsford by Woodlord Mambrim., his d:un Columbia
by Young Columbus; Woodford Mambrino bv Mumhrin,, I'hirf his dam
Woodbine by Wood turd, a thoroughbred son of Koseiunco Woodford
Mambrino is recounted as the beetsimof Mambrino Chief His own
reoord 1b .2:WKi that of bis son Atbotuford. the Bire of Abbotsford Jr
2:19>;, and he has also a large number in the 2:30 list. He is also the sire
°l ?5lncep.B' 'J.1" !in? °.f T.rlnket,' "cord of 2:11. Abbotsford, for the
short time he has been in the stud, Iiub proven himst-lf a sire worthy ot
merit, Ms daughter Jasmine having wun tlie Km hrvo stakes of ISSI and
everyone whn 1ms been put In training has shown'good sn.'<>d Coi.de
the only one of Abhotatord's get that was ever svMematie.illv trained'
madenrecord last season of ■l:iM and 2:1S" ; tn pole That thiq In m.r
the limit of Ms speed is well known to aUnoraemen

The dam of Abbotsford Jr. was a beautiful bay mare. ISW bands bitrb
Bi/^.by B1^eMIU^- (Um ;t, J>?ingtno mar-, raised bv Ezr . Chan.P o !
of White Hall New York thus showing that in Abbotsford Jr. are
combined moBt of the pureBt and fashionable strains of blood In Ainer
lea.

Terms, 925 for the season. Mares not proving in foal may be
returned the following seaaonfreeof charge If the horse is Mill in mv
possession. *'

1"*" R. iKUUiiiii.

I

1888

$frje Ifrjejete and j^jcrrtsroatt.

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Valensin Stock Farm
STALLIONS.

SIDNEY.

Sidnet, seven years, by Santa Claus, 2:17>£, dam Sweetness 2:2i^ by
Volunteer, In a rich bay 15.2 w hands high, tracing to 2:20 or better prob-
ably cftener than any stallion on the Pacific Coast, a.. d of faster progen-
itors than any horse offered forpu blic patronage or otherwise. As an indi-
vidual Sidney ehowed wonderful Bpeed and would hive classed among
the fastest trotters In the world but for an accident which interrupted
his training. That blood will tell, that great speed comes from ances-
tors of great speed on both sides he Iiub demonstrated by his merit and
by that of hiB colts. Although imperfectly trained none of those he got
when a three-year-old, if handled at I'll, have covered a mile slower
than~2:40 as two-year-olds; several much faster »nd out of differently
bred mares. I insist on this fact because it shows that he is a uniform

A. C. Dletz'acolt, dam by DaBhaway, showed a mile in 2 HO. half in
1:1-. John Kowen'B colt, dam bv Echo, one mile In 2:39, half in 1:18,
quarter :35>$. Dennis Gannon's dam by Whipple's Hambletonian one j
quarter in :33, hardly broken, turned out evei since.

Memo, dam by Buccaneer, lapped Grandee in 2:ii2, 2:31)^.

Sister V., dam by Kelson, trained three months, 2:32 fourth heat, one-
qusrterin :36.

Uoldleaf.dam bv Flaxtatl. mile 2:24, half in 1:07.

Adonis, dam by Capt. Webster, mile in 2:27, half in 1:11. These aie all
two -year-old a. George V., dam by Buccaneer, who ia winner of all the
yearling stakeB of 1887, record of 2 57 S, trial 2:45.

These, to my knowledge, are all the colts by Sidney which have been
worked, and I have neither heard nor read of any other stallion who, as
a three-year-old, produced as much aveiage speed or of so high a rate.
For further proof of the merit of his colts I will state that one yearling
brought 81.5CW; one weanling $1,200, one two-year-old $2,000. at private
sale, while Cupid, i.iii-erfectly broken, brought $1,110 at publie auction
before a small attendance.

Terms 3100 cash f or the season commencing Feb. 1st to end July 1st
1888, due at time of service .

VALENSIN.

Valensin, five years, by Crown Point,2:2l,dam Nettie Lambert by
John Nelson; second dam by Fisherman; third dam by Kentucky Gray
Eagle, throughbred, etc. etc.; is a rleh chestnut horBe, 16:3 high, of great
substance and quality. He Iihb a record of 2:23, made the fourth heat
as a three-year-old. As a four-year-old he showed an eaay trial in 2:23,
2 :22, 2:21 to cart .but a slight lameness during tb< circuit kept him lrom
starting in races. This trial to cart goeB to prove that he certainly
•would have beat 2:20 as a four-year-old.

Terms $100 cash for the aeason, commencing February 1st to end
June 15th, 1888, . „„„

Good pasturage at $3 per month; best of care but no responsibility
taken for accidents or escapee.

Mares not proving in foal may he returned reBpectively iree of
charge, next season, providing I still own the horses.

For further particulars or inquiries address

«. VaJ.EVSIN, Prop.

31de I'leasaiiton. Alameda Co.. Cal.

Cook Stock Farm.

SEASON OF 1888.

Standard Bred Trotting and Cleve-
land Bay Stallions.

HAROLD COSSACK,

Standard Pio. 4-lOS.

Combines fonr crossea to RyBdyk's Hambletonian, three to Mam-
rbrlno Chief, and twenty-nine to imported Messenger.

Description.

Isabeautiful cherry bay.no white. Foaled at Caton Stock Farm.
Joliet, 111., March 8, 1885. in color and form a model of hia noted sire
Pedigree.

By Don Cossack, the great prize winner.

let dam by Harold, sire of Maud S., 2:0SiV. and Noontide, 2 :20K.

2d dam by Belmont, sire of Nutwood. 2: i83f. and Wedge wood, 2:19.

3d dam by Mambrino Chief, sire of Lady Thome, Z:18K. and Wood-
lord Mambrino, 2:2l}<.

4th dam by Grey Eagle, Bi re of St. Charles, 2:26.

5th dam by Hunt's Commodore, sou of Mambrino.

6th dam by Whipster.

7th dara by Imp Buzzard.

8th dim by Craig's a Ifred.

■fithdam Wormley's King Herod.

JOth dara imp. Traveller.

111th dam imp. Whlttington.

(Harold Cossack was bred to three marea laat Beason and all are in

Will make the Beason of 1888 at State Fair Grounds, Sacramento, Cal.
Limited to ten mares of approved breeding.

Tkrms $ 0. Payable at time of service or when marea are removed.
Good asturage at $4 per month. Hay and stabling on reasonable

Every precaution taken, but no responsibility assumed foraccidents

<,reSCaSe8- N.N. CRAIG.

14ja28 9508 H Street. Sacramento. Cal.

THE WILKES STALLION.

^«Sffi£*«l..r>

STEIN WAY 1808,

Two-year-old record, fourth lie;.!. *2:31 I -"J
Tliree-year-oid record lourta heat, "8:25 1-2.

By Strathmore 408, sire of Santa Claus, 9:174; Tucker, 2:12; Sky
light- Pilot 2:19, and It; more with r. coidB of 2:2U£ to 2:19.

First dam Abbess (the dam of Soprano, the dam of C. F. Clay, five-
year-old stallion record 2:1*, and Solo, four-year-old record 2:281), by
Albion (aire of Vanity Fair, record 2:24£, and the dam of Favorita
2:^55).

Second dam by imp. Emancipation.

Third dam by Bertrand, a son of Sir Archy.

Sleinway belongs to one of the greatest speed producing families,
opportunities considered, In the whole country, and be himself is fast,
Bhowing that he produces speed of high rate. Hi-* daughter Steinette
the dam of Col. R. G. St oner's remarkable and promising young stal-
lion Bourbon Russell, and A. C. Beckwith's Ned Wilkt-s. Steinway is
own brother to Solo, four-year-old record 2:28J; Eminence, three-year-
old record J:27, and Soprano, the dam of C. *■". Cliy, hve-year-old stal-
lion record 2:18. His dam Abbess is tlso the dam of W. H. Kerr & Co. ,
Cable, Ohio, the fast and promising young stallion Currency new in the
stud (he trotted a mile as a yearling in l:±i>) and also the dam of Jersey
Lily, burned when a iwo year-old in the stable of W. Id. Wilson, said
by those who saw her work to have been able to beat i;:30, having
trotted quarters in 34 seconds, and halves in 1 :lll. Steinway has but
50 living foals, out of Norman and farm mares. He never aerved but
twelve trotting-bred mares in this State, and some of Ibem are dead or
lost their colts, so we don't consider that Steinway baa had a fairshow
in the stud in serving trottlng-bred mares, and we know that some of
his colts are showing great speed both trotting and pacing.

S'einway, bay horse, hiad ankles white, 15J hands high, weight
1,176 i on nds. His disposition and also his colts' is kind, and impart-
ing to his get beauty and style. Terms, $75 tor the Season.

MAMBRINO WILKES,

(Half Brother to Harry Wilkes, 1:1 3 1-7.)

Sire of Gus Wilkes, 2:22; Alpheua, beaten a throatlatch In 2:26>i,and
John O'Brien, a colt that lapped out the winner in 2:38 as a three-year-
Will remain in the future at Walnut Creek Stock Farm. Contra
_C0Bta County.

Description.
TtfATtBRINO WILKES ia a black horse, 16 hands high, and consider
-ably ltncer; than his height; has immense muscular development and
'weighs '1 .£60 pounda. He has the utmost symmetry of proportion and
elegance ftf finish. Several Eastern breeders have examined him of late
andWonou-oeed him the "finest individual" they had seen. Hiscoltsare
ilarge, atyJosh and handsome, and all show speed that have been worked
,for it. „ __

Pedigree.
Sired by George Wilkes, dam Lady Christman by Todhunter'a Mam.
ibrino; second dam by Pilot Jr.

Torlhuttter's Mambrioo by Mambrino Chief, dam Rlpton'a dam by
B»nf^ Commodore, son of Mambrino by imp. Measenger; second dam
ibv Potomac, son of imp. Messeofi^r. ■ «._, «. ,„

Mambrino Chief by Mambrino paymaster, by Mambrino, by Imp

^George Wilkes sired 60 colta that have beaten 2:30. Of these 39 have
average records of 2:23, 14 of 2-19 and 12 of 2:18.
Term*t.
Mambrino Wilkes will receive a few approved mares at tn* farm for
■the season of WM at $75 the season Mares from a distance wil be
-received at the Dexter Stables, Oaki.tnrf, and sent to the farm. Good
pasture and plenty of water. Box stalls and all facilities for taking care
jjf fine mares.

For further particulars apply to

CHAN. WAIEKKAN, Walnut Creek,
Or at the DEXTER STABLES.
llf6 Twelfth and Harrison sis., Oakland.

Charles Derby 4907,

Brown horse, foaled 1885, bred by Seth Cook, Cook Stock farm,
Danville, Cal.

By Steinway, record 2:?5.

First dam Katy G. by Electioneer.

Second dam Fanny Malone by Niagara.

Third dam Fanny Wickbam by Herald.

Fourth dam by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam by imp. Barefoot, *>tc.

(See Bruce's Am. Sind Boot, Vol. 1, Page 429.)

This horse will be allowed to serve five approved mares at $tOO.

TROTTING STALLION

WOODNUT,

Record Z:19& and full brother to Manon, record 2:21, will make the
Beaaon of 1888 at the Vallejo Fair Grounds.

Description,

Foaledln 1832. Dark chestnut, with star in forehead: 16handshigh,
weight l 160 pounds.

Pedigree.

By Nutwood. Dam Addie by Hambletonian Chief; second dam
by Sayre's Harry Clay, record 2:29.

Terms.

3100 for the season, to close July 1st. 1888. Marea nut pro' irg in foal
to have the privilege of returning free next year, providing the horse
does not change hands in the meantime. Feepavable at time of service
or before marea leave the premises. Mares from a distance will he
kept at good pasture for S3 per mouth; for Btabling and hay $10 per
month will be charged. Every care taken but no responsibility as-
sumed f or accidentB or escapes.
For further particulars apply to
21de26 B. C. HOLLY, Vallejo, Cal.

Cleveland Bays

FOR SALE.

CRESCO 4908,

By Stratbmore 408, sire of Santa Claus 2:17J, Tucker 2:19, Secretary
2:2(i, sire of the dam of C. F. Clay, 2:18.

First dam Alia, record 2:33, by Almont S3 (sire of Fanny Wither-
spoon, ?:16}: Piedmont, 2:173; Westmont, l:13j, pacer.

Second dam by Brignoli 77, record 2:29£ (sire of the dam of King
Wilkes, record 2:^2J, he the sire Of Oliver K., record 2:16i) by Mam-
brino Chief, sire of Lady Tnorno, 2 :I6J :

Third dam by Cripple, son of Medoc, by American Eclipse; fourth
dam by American EclipBe, be by Duroc, he by Imp. Diomed.

Bay horse, 16.1 height, weight 1.IJ5, foaled 184. His breeding Is
royal; he has but seven living foals out of all kinds of mares, and all
show some speed, and pluck enough to go a hard race to its bitter end,
and last all day on the road and come back the next day. Terins,
s2 5 tor the Season.

CLEVELAND BAYS,

BARON HILTON.

No 584 Vol 1, En sliMh stud Book.

By Lucks All, No. 189.

First dam by Sportsman 291.

Second dam by Lurk.-. All 188.

Third dam by Cardinal 47.

Fourth d-m by Emulator 103.

Baron Hilton, bay. foaled 1883, 16.1 hands high, weight 1,380
pounds, best feet and legs and a very stout back, good head and neck,
good mane and tail and a very handsomo finish, surpassing that of any
other large stallion in the land- Bis disposition is of the very best.
This family is noted for size, style and rich color. He is one of the
very best of roadsters. Terms, S*S5 lor tUe Season.

ROYAL STUDLEY.

No. 6ft American Cleveland stud Book, Vol. 1.

Sire by YouDg Candidate, winning grand prize, Great York, beat-
ing 20 others

First dam by Whalebone 356, dinner first premium at the great
Yorkshire.

Second dam by Lucks All, No. 188.

Third dam hy Summercock 302,

Royal Studley is very handsome, 16J bands high; weight 1.436
pounds, black points, with a reputation of imparting to his colta
beauty and style surpassing all large slock of horses. His disposition
Is of the best ; he is an attractive horse. This family is noted fpr style,
size, and color. Terms, $25 for I he Season.

SAXON PRINCE.

No. H3, foaled 1884. Imported July. 1808. recorded In
Vol. 1, A. C. It Stud Hook.

Sired by Sportsman 299; gr aire Brilliant <2, ggr Blre Yatton Lad,
gggr aire Wonderful Lad 361, ggggr Bire Cleveland Lad 69, gggg
gr sire Cleveland 60

Saxon Prince is a very handsome and attractive young horse. He
la symmetrical In form, beauty, style, and CniHh of that ot a thorough-
bred, and will be allowed to serve ten mareB at Terms. $*25 the
Season.

The Standard Bred and Cleveland Bay stallions will Berve marea
the preBent season, commencing February 1st, and ending September
1st, 1888, at Cook Farm. Danville. Contra Costa County. All bills pay-
able invariably before the animal is removed. Mares not proving in
foal will have the money returned or mares served the next peason
free, that Is, if the same parties who bred the mare still own her. and
ihe ibove-nanied stallions are owned by the Cook Farm, or the present
owner, Sett f'ook, F'sq Pasturage y4 per mouth ; hay and grain ?10 per
month, but no liability for accidents or escapes. Mares sent "Fashion
Btable," Oakland, 8. J, Bennett, Martinez, or Smalley's Stable, Hay-
waida, will be forwarded to the farm free of obarge. Address,
llja COOK S TOt K FAKM, DANVllLE,

Mr. Seth Cook, ofTers for »ale the stock of imported Cleveland Bay
horBeB, which has been established at Cook Stock Farm, Contra Costa
County.

The horses are all of the beBt breeding, and are recorded in the
American Cleveland Bay fet»d Book. The horses offered are:

DUKE OP YORK 72,

Vol. 1. A. CBS. i; Foaled May, 1881, imported Slay,
1884.

By Paulinus 342; grand sire Palestine 613; g g sire Promised Land 951.

This is a very handsome rich <:ark mahogany bay in color, with tine
Btyle and action, 16 hands 1 inch high, weight 1 ,■100 pounds, and can show
close to a tnree-mlnute gait to harness, he has good bone with the very
bes' ieet and legs, heavy mane and tail, and perfect opposition. lie
has been thoroughly tested as a breeder and is very sure, every colt by
him being a bay from all colore of mareB, and all uniform and Btyle.

Lord Cardigan 152,

Vol. IA. C. It. S. K. Foaled 1884, Imported Dec 188 ft.

By Candidate 64; grand sire Omar Pacha 826; ggsire Omar Pacha 324;
g g g Blre Premier 477.

Tlds horse ia a model of hia breed. Bright bay with the best legs and
feet, good stout back and shoulders, and fine stylish action, 16 hands
high. HiB sire has wonnumerouB prizes in England including the Great
York at Driffield in 1885. He was sold when thirteen years old for ?2,000
for exportation to Australia.

KINGSCOTE 154,

Vol. 1, A. C. B. S. B. Foaled 1884, Imported 1886

By Competitor 101 ; grand aire Candidate 64 ; g g sire Omar Pacha 326
gggsire Omar Pacha 3*24.

A very stylish dark bay, 16 hands 1 inch, weighing over 1,300 pounds; a
horse of great finish and has proved himself a remarkably Bure
breeder. Hecannot fail to be very valuable as a sire, being descended
from the best of blood on both Bides. Hi? eire Competitor was imported
to this country and sold at a very high price.

GENERAL 249,

Vol. 1. A, C. B. S. B. Foaled 1885, importid May, 188?.

By Salesman 417; grand sire Salesman 271 ; g g Bire Drover 91; gg g
sire TopBman 224.

A very heavy boned colt of great promise, a rich bay in color, full 16
hands high, and weighing now over 1,*1j0 pounds; will weigh at maturity
1.450, and should be a very valuable sire.

CARDINAL 248,

Vol. I, A. C.B. S. B. Foaled 1885, Imported 1887.

By Prince of Wales 371; grand sire Emperor i«:ggslre Herodzia;
g gg sire Emperor 143.

Apromlsing dark bay. full 16 hands high, weighing i,260 pounds. His
sire, Piince of Wales 371,1s sire of many premium winners.

BONANZA 246,

Vol. l. A. c. 15. s. Si. Foaled 1885, imported 1883.

By General 177; grand sire Emperor 102; g g sire General Benefit
120; g ggsire Baylock 372.

A very smooth promising colt, full 16 hands high , stylish and active
adark lood bayin color; willmakea grand show horse, and cannot
fa.il to be a grand breeder.

NAPOLEON 754,

Vol. 111. Luc:. C. B. S. B. Foaled 1885, imported Auga

1889.

By Lucks All 189; grand Blre Lucks All 188: g g sire Cardinal 47: eg e
sire Emulator 103.

Napoleon is a fine rich bay with black legs and very superior action ;
heisvervdeep in the girth, and ban wonderful style. He took the $76
premium in London, England, beside the Bllver medal where he was
shown against hoi*seB of all ages and to all England. Last fill he took
first premium at the Illinois State Fir at Olney, aud flrat at the Fat
Stock Show at Chicago; he is half brother to Baron Hilton who has quite
a reputation as a prize winner on this coast.

BARRING-TON,

Vol. V Eu&.C. b. S.fB. Foaled 1885, Imported 188r

By Prince of Cleveland 847: grand sire Sportsman 291; a a sirs
Sportsman 43U; ggg sire Nimrod. 6 h

This Is a very dark bay of great promise, a true type of a coach horse
being ratify and stylish, with clean flat le^s and good sound open feet'
Hestands full 16 hands high, and weighs 1,250 pound. He also took
second premium at the great York.

SUNBEAM 71,

Vol. 1, A. C. B. S. B. Fo»led 1 883, Imported 1 887

Kv Salesman 417; grand sire SaleBman 271; ggsire Droverfll b e tr
sire Topsman 324. b b s

This mare hai good style and action, darkbay standlnv • l !ni1s
high; stinted to Ventnor l>9, sweepstakes winner at II lino
at Olney 1887; well broken to drive.

Thehorsea may be Been at the Bay District Track on
MR. SAMUEL GAMBLE. Catalogue can be had from J- i
No. 22 Montgomery St., San Francisco, or MR. GEO j\
Stock Farm, Danville, or MR. SAMUEL GAMBLE,
City.

J*

3pw gjtatectae and j^pmismatt.

March 31

The annual sale of the Belle Meade yearlings will take
place at the Belle Meade Farm, near Nashville, on Friday,
April 27th. The catalogue consists of 54 head, the get of
Enquirer, Great Tom, Bramble, Luke Blackburn, Plenipo,
Vanderbilt and imported Pizarro, and will '^ sold without
reserve to the highest responsible bidder.

WILKES PASHA.

STANDARD, 3618.

Dark bay with white bind feet, 16J hands high, bred by R. P.
Pepper, of South Elk Horn farm, Frankfort, Kentucky. Sired by
Onward 1411, it cord 2:25$, trial 2:11. He by George Wilkes, 2:22, sirs
of fifty-four horses in the 2tf0 list, ten of them with records below
2:20. First dam Fisher by American Clay 34, sire of Granville, 2:26;
Maggie Brlggs, 2:27; Ella Clay, 2:271; and the dams of Executor, 2:24$;
Ranchero, 2:24J; Judge Hawef. 2:24$; Ambassador, 2:25; and four others
in 2:^0; second dam by Wilson's Know Storm, sire of Jim Irving, 2:23;
third dam by Paddie Burns, thoroughbred.

Onward 's dnm was Dolly (the dam of Director, 2:17, and Tborn-
dale, 2:22i,) by Mambrino Chief. Dolly was one of the greatest speed
producing brmxl-inares in the records. George Wilkes stands at the
head of the lii-t of sires of fast trotters with 6l performers with records
of 2:30 or better, and the combination of these two great producers
will breed on with absolute certainty.

K1LF.ES PASHA will make the season of 18B8 at the stables of tbe
undersigned, at the Trancas Bridge, two miles north of Napa, on the
Soda Spring Road.

Terms for the season ending July l,H88,S35in TJ. S. gold coin.

Alfalfa pasturage $4 per month; natural grass $2:50 per month.

Every attention and care will be given to mares, but do liabilities
assumed for accidents or escapes.
mr31 P. O. Address, 1'HAS. SCOTT, Napa City, Cal.

The Standard-Bred Stallion

BROWN JUG.

Description.

BROWN JTJG is a rich brown horse, nine yearB old, 15& hands high,
■weighs l.lUQ pounds. In form, action, and dispositiou he is not excelled
by any stallion now in public service. In his six-year-old form he was
handled for a short time by John A. Goldsmith, auu Bhowed trials In 2:22.
Pedigree.
Sired by Nutwood. First dam Young Molly by Budd Doble. Second
■dam Molly Trusaell by Gen. Taylor. Third dam the Livingston Mare
by the Morse Horse.

The Nutwood Stallion

JOHN SEVBNOAKS,

Description.

JOHN SEVENOAKS is a coal black horse, seven years old, and
JBtandsie.l hands high. Of superb form, bone and substance, and fine
■action and style.

Pedi2r«*e.
Sired by Nutwood, dam San Juan Belle (record 2:31}^infourth heat),
"by Robert's St. Clair; second dam by David Hill, son of Vermont Black
Bawk; third dam a fine mare brought across the plains and believed to
fee thoroughbred.

Location.
These stallionB will make the season of 1888, commencing March 1st
and ending July lBt, a£ Sargent's Station, Santa Clara Co.
Terms.
For either horse $50 the season. Mares not proving with foal cm be
returned next season free of charge, provided the horse stands in Gon
zales or vicinity. Pasturage ?2.fwj per month. All care taken, but no
responsibilities assumed for accidents or escapes.
For further information apply to

S VKtiEM BROS.,
Or MERMlTT L«VE,
XOmr Sargent's Station, Cal.

The Almont Stallion

ALCONA,

Registered No. 330.

ALCONA stands 16 bands and 3 inches, and weighs over 1,300 pounds.
He is a bright chestnut in color, has a square trotting gait, and fine
stylish bearing. The most exacting critics cannot find fault with his
1 imbs, joints and general conformation. He is very intelligent, kind
and gentle.

Pedigree.

Alcona, 730, foaled April, 1877. Bred by Gen. W. T. "Withers, Lex.
ington, Ky. Sired by Almont 33. First dam Queen Mary by Mam-
brino Chief 11. Mambrino Chief by Mambrino Paymaster, son of
Mambrino, son of imported Messenger. Almont by Alexander's
Abdallah 16, first dam by Mambrino Chief; Becoud dam Kate by Pilot
Jr.; third dam Thoroughbred. Alexander's Abdallah by Ryskyk's
Hambletonian, dam Katy Darling by Bay Roman. Ryskyk's Hamble-
tonian by Abdallah, boh of Mambrino, eon of imported Messenger.
Pilot Jr. by Pacing Pilot.

That Almont, the sire of Alcona, was the greatest sire of his age
that ever lived, all impartial horsemen will edmlt. The records
show that only two sire& excel him in the number of their 2:30 per-
formers. In his list of forty-one 2:30 trotters is Fanny Witherspoon,
record 2:10^, with her two miles in 1:J3, the best performance for that
distance on record. Wesftnont's mile in 2 ::*0l, with running mate, is
tte fastest record ever made by any trotter or pacer. Aidine and
Early Rose, both by Almont trotted in 2:16$, the fastest time ever
made by double team to date of performance.

Almont's power of imparting speed is not confined to his direct
descendants, but the records show that his sons and daughters, and
his grandsons and granddaugters are making great names as sires and
dams of fast and game trotters. There aro thirty different Bons of
Almont that have Bired colts with recordB ranging from 2:14| to 2:30.
The daughters of Almont have produced Catch Fly, 2:l*i; Dnrango,
2:2oJ; McMahon, 2:27, and Tempest, 2:30j.

Mambrino Chief aired Lady Thorn, 2:181, and five others with
recordB below 2:30. Ho was the sire of the dams of Piedmont, 2:17£;
Director, 2:17, and fourteen others with records of 2:30 and better.
He has eighty-one grandsons and granddaughters in the 2:30 list.

Alexander's Abdallah has sired Goldsmith Maid, 2:14, and six
others with records below 2:30, besides producing many of the great
trotting sireB of the country.

Rysdyk's Himbletonian stands prominent as a trotting sire, having
thirty-five in the 2:30 list, besides being the sire of George Wilkes,
Volunteer, Harold, Edward Everett, Happy Medium and scores of other
heads of great trotting families.

Pilot Jr., deservedly ranks high among royal trotting sires. He
has produced ten with records below 2 ;80, and is the sire of the damB
vf Maud S.t 2:083; Jay-Eye-See, 2:10; Noon Tide, 2:20; Naiad Queen,
2:20J; Mambrino Gift, 2:20; Nutwood, 2:18-(; and fifteen others with
records below 2:3u.

It will be noted that in Alcona Is the combined blood of Almont,
Abdallah, Rysdyk's Hambletonian, Mambrino Chief and Pilot Jr.
With such a combination and concentration of trotting blood it
might be reasonably expected that he would be a trotter himself, and
a sire of trotters. It only remains for lime and the development
of his produce by training and proper handling lo prove him worthy
of his royal lineage. Alcona, though having had lesa than a month's
track work, trotted atrial in 2:44. Having been kept in the mountain
dlsiricts of Oregon until recently, neither he nor bis colts had the
advantage of track work. One of his colts, A lcona Jr., tte property of
James McLaferty, of Butler County, Oregon, was placed in the hands
of Mr. Goldsmith, at Oakland. After six weeks' handling he can now
show a half mill- at a 2:iJ0 gait. Clay Duke, another of his colts, owned
by Jno. W. Martin, of Yolo, with a few weeks' training made a record of
2:54J jogging the last half and demonstrating his ability to trot in
2:40or better. I purchased Alconaaf'er carefully observing his colts
for the last year, and nm fully satisfied all expectations that his
bret-diug warrantBwill be realized. There are but few of his colts
tbo1 have been placed in training and they Bhow speed and gameness
o j. high order.

Alcona will make the season of 188S, Fridays and Saturdays of
«p '■■> week, at McGraw's Stables, Napa City, balance of timB at Vlneland
StaV-ies (one mile south of St. Helena).

For further Information send for circular to
lOmx FRED. W, IA>£BEB, Owner, St. Helena.

The Standard Bred Trotting Stallion

MT. VERNON,

Kecor<l 'S-.li.

WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1888 AT STOCKTON, TO CLOSE
JUNE 16th.

Description.

Foaled in 1381, dark bay, black points.no white. His perform-
ances in 1 87 ought to be too well known to receive an extended notice
here. On August lBth , at San Jose, where he made bis record of 2 :21 ,
he could have trotted in 2:18 or 2:19 had he been allowed lo do bo. He
trotted the middle half in 1:07 j, the three-fourths in 1:424, and finished
tne mile in a jog in 2:21. At the Bay District Track, Golden Gate Fair,
after being turned lonse on the night before by unknown parties and
running in the streets for six hoars btfore he was returned to the
track; the same afternoon he trotted and won one of the hardest-con-
tested and fastest five-heat races of the season, Tempest beating him
less than a neck the first heat in 2:21$, Luella winning the fourth
from him by less than a length in 2:21^. Mt. V* rnou winning the fifth
heat and race in a jog, I exhibited two two-year-olds, two yearlings,
one Buckling at the State Fair, 1*87, was awarded two first and three
second premiums, one of the yearlings weighing 950 lbs. At sixteen
months old Bix of bis colts were shown at the Stockton Fair, getting
four first and two second premiums.

Pedigree.

Sired by the Great Nutwood, dam by Chieftain.
Terms.

Sixty dollars for the season. Mares not proving with foal can be
returned next season free, providing I still own the horse. Mares cared
for in any manner owners may desire. Pasturage, S3 per month-
Every care exercised, but no liabilities for escapes or accidents. For
further information apply or address

J. A. McCIiOCI>, Proprietor.
life 1 15 Park St. Stockton, « al

ANTEVOLO.

Four-Year-Old, Record 3:19 1-9. Standard, No. 7848'

THIS CELEBRATED TBOTriNG STALLION "WrLL MAKE THE
ensuing season from February 1st to June 1st, 1^88.
Terms.

One hundred dollars the season for mares served before May 1st, and
one hundred and fifty dollars the season af ter that date, and in thooe
cases the season to run to July 1st and no lon«*t>r. The object of
this is to shorten the time in the stud so as to give a belter opportun-
ity for training before the Fall Circuit commences. Last year it was
nearly the first of August before he was through, and consequently
he could not be not into condition in time even for the State F;iir.
In this connection it will be well to state that there is no deviation
from the price, and emphatically no free list. The terms are cer-
tainly low for a horse of the class of Antevolo and there were several
applications where the applicants expected an increase of price.
form and Color.

It is rare to find a horse of such high form, and I am not alone in
considering bim aB being as nearly as perfect a type of equine form as
was ever seen in a trotting-bred stallion. He is sixteen hands and
half an inch in height, 09 inches from point of shoulder to point of
buttock, and weighs, in ordinary condition, over 1,100 pounds. He ia
very muscular, limbs as good as the most critical could desire, and as
highly finished as a great majority of thoroughbreds. In color he is a
rich seal brown, with lighter shading in flanks and muzzle, black legs,
mane and tail, small star in forehead and oil hind pattern white.
Performances.

He has been eminently of the improving kind. As a yearling be
trotted in 3:02; two-year-old in 2:41; three years old 2: 29$; four years
old 2: 19£. the fastest record for a stallion of that age, and in his five-
year-old form he trotted in from 2:16i to 2:17 in all of the four heats
of the big trot which Harry Wilkes won. As he only made one break
in that race, notwithstanding the great speed of the contestants, he
must be credited as remarkably "steady," almost phenomenally so for a
horse of his age. Had it ^ot been for an accident whicb temporarily
disabled bim, it can be stated with confidence that he would have
trotted in 2:15 or better while he still ranked as a five-year-old. His
endurance was such that the intention was to start him against the
two-mile record, confident of lowering it, and also quite sanguine of
him trotting in 4:40.

Progeny.

From a few mares served in 1885, his first season in the stud, six
foals were dropped, two of which were killed. Their owners were so
well pleased that large offers have been refused. One owned by C. R.
Lewis of Oakland, is only a short distance from my stables, and which
can be seen with a few minutes' loss of time; and D. T. Sexton of San
FranciBCO hai another. Every man who had an Antevolo bred to him
again. As he Berved 65 mares last season, and, as nearly as can be
told at present a large proportion of them in foal, tnere will re a
good chance to judge of his procreative qualities. Next to a horse's
own coltB the beBt proof is that of near relations. Hi* ■'fullbrcther,''
Anteeo, has already gained the reputation of being one of the best
breeders, and for uniform excellence in his progeny cannot be .sur-
passed.

Pedigree.

The most exacting critic, if moderately intelligent, cannot find fault
with his blood lines. His sire Electioneer is, beyond question, the
greatest trotting sire of any age when all things are considered. His
dam Columbine is the only mare which has two entire sons which
have beaten 2: 20, 2:16i by a Blx-year-old, 2:19$ by a four-year-old. Ante-
volo stands in the Bame relation to the thoroughbred as Maud S , Jay-
Eye-See, Nutwood and many others of first celebrity. In Stud Book
form the pedigree is as follows:

Antevolo, brown colt, foaled May 12, 1881, bied by Jos Cairn
Simpson, Oakland, California, by Electioneer.

First dam Columbine by A. W Richmond

Second dam Columbia by imp. Bonnie Scotland.

Third dam Young Fashion by imp Monarch.

Fourth dam Fashion by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam Bonnets o' Blue by Sir Charles.

Sixth dam Reality by Sir Archy.

Seventh dam by imp. Medley.

Eighth dam by imp. Centinel.

Ninth dam by Mark Anthony.

Tenth dam by imp. Janus.

Eleventh dam by imp. Monkey,

Twelfth dam by imp, Silvereye.

Thirteenth dam by Spanker.
1 place Antevolo again before the public with the feeling that fur-
ther recommendations are justified. Owing to a slight lameness in the
left hind ankle he could not be put to work until so late in the season
as to preclude the hope of getting him in proper condition. He did
not leave the stud until the middle of August, and short brashes was
all that could be given thereafter. He did not fully recover from the
lamenesB until November, and then I was laid up until the let of
December. I drove him through the stretch in 32 seconds, and on one
occasion Matt Storn timed him a furlong in 15 seconds. This increase
of speed over what he had Bhown the previous year warranted the
belief that he would trot very fast. In the race with Harry Wilkes
Guy Wilkes, Arab and Charley Hilton, November 27th, 1886, on the Bay
District Course, he was separately timed in 2:161.2:163, 2:17, 2:16$,
although he had to trot outBlde of two horses for the whole distance.
In that race he beat Arab and Charlie Hilton, and demonstrated capac-
ity to trot in 2:15 under more favorable circumstances. Prior to that
race his fastest quarter wis 323 seconds, and his fastest furlong 16 sec-
onds His colts, so far as looks go, will rank with the best. There are
only four of his get which were foaled In 188G (thes* are his oldest)
Three have been broken and show a promising gait. There are a num-
ber of foals of 1887,and of these enough in my vicinity to satisfy visit-
ors of the character of his stock. William Ballingal has a colt foaled
on the 1st of April, 1887, whicu, in October, was driven by thB side of
his dam a furlong in 27 seconds. As his "full brother" Anteeo has
demonstrated his ability to beget speed, it is a justifiable inference
that Antevolo will also do so.

The terms are certainly so reasonable that owners of good mares
can afford to avail themselves of his services.

Pasture at $5 per month on the Oakland Trolling Park, Mr. Levens
having resolved to pasture the field inside the track this season. It
cannot be excelled, the herbage being alfillerilla, wild oats, aud burr
clover, a living stream of clear water running across the field and
being enclosed by an inner fence, the gates of the outer shut at
night; the animals are as safe within the enclosure as it is possible
to have them in afield. In fourteen years which I have known it
there has not been an injury to mare or colt,

IOS. C'AIKN SIHPSOIV.

AddreBs .los. Cairn Simpson, BnEEDEit aud Spobteuan San
FranoiBCO, or 2111 Adeline Street, near 32d Street, Oakland. 1 he latter
address where the horse la kept.

ELECTIONEER STALLION

FALLIS,

No. t 981. Record Z&8 1-3.

WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1888 AT THE STABLE OF
tut; undersigned, No. 614 Sixteenth Street. Sacramento, Cal.

Description.

FALLIS is a dark bay, with hind ankles white, foaled 1878, bred by
Leland Stanford, Palo Alto, Cal. He is IGK hands high, and weighB, in
ordinary flesh, about 1,200 pounds : long-bodied and of immense muscular
power, pure gaited, and a level- headed trotter. He requires neither
boots nor weights, and has Bhuwu a 2:10 gait wilh ease. Few, if any,
eoiiB of Electioneer are better bred or have a better ti^ht to sire trotte s
than Fallis. While he has never hadthc opportunity of beinnstlnted tc
only a few well-bred mares, still he can show a flue iut ot colts, some of
which are showing fast. The fact cannot be denied that the Electioneer
blood is tbe best trotting blood in the world. Ir, then, the science of
breeding the trotter is progressive, some well-bred son will, in the
course of time.pruve to be a more potent sire than Electioneer hluiseli
Pedigree.

By Electioneer, he by Rvsdyk's Hambletonian; ElecUoneer's dam
Green Mountain Maid (dam of El. line, 2.20; Prospero, ^:20; Dame Trot.
2:22; MansBeld, 2:26; storm, 2:26\'; Antonia, 2:26\,aud Maranda, 2:31)
by Harry Clay (2:20); first dam Felicia bv Meesengei Duroe (the sire or
16 with recordB of 2:30 and under, and the sire of the dam of Norlaine,
the fastest yearling in the world, 2:31,^); second dam Lady Fallis (dam
of Kisber, 2:27^; Pickering, 2:30; Iago, 2:33^; Socrates. 4 years, 2:3t;4';
Gretchen, dum of Clingstone, 2:11, and Norwood, the sire of Tommy
Nor^oi.l, 2 ;2fi>£) by Seely'B American Star; third dam Keck mare (dam
of Ann i H., 2:31;., , and Relief, the dam of Walnut, 2:lsM) by Long
Island BUck Hawk, etc. > p*j j b

Performances.

He trotted very fast as a two-year-old, and undoubtedly would have
made n very fast record at that age had he cot bad the misfortune of
cutting urn.- of his tendons, w-hich so lamed him that he was not worked
aoy further until the season of 1886, when he gained a record of 2:2SK.
with scarcely any preparation, after makiuga large season in the stocl;
although this is no measure of Ids speed, as later in the season he showed
his ability to trot a mile better than 2:20. The demand forhis services
laBt season was so great, that he did not get through until too la*e lo be
conditioned for a race, although it waB his owner's intention to have
given him a fast record. When two years old Gov. Stanford refused an
offer of 46,000 tor him, but valued him at --IO.OjO. The fastest yearling
in the world i Norlaine, 2:31 M) was sired by N'orval (a son of Electioneer)
which is very conclusive evidence that the sons of Electioneer, like
their sire, are going to be producers of great speci. Norlaine's dam wsb
sired by Messenger Duroc.the sire of the dam of Fallis. Electioneer
now has 26 with records of 2:30 and under, and 10 with records of 2:20H
and under, the latter being the must of any stallion in the wokld;
Eight of his get entered the charmed circle lastseason, and three others
only one-fourth, one-half and three-fourths of a second behind.

Terms: Will stand at S60 for the season, or $75 to insure a mare in
foal, both payable on or before tbe close of the season, which will
begin Februiry 1st and close July 1, 1888. Money will be refunded on
insured mares, as soou as tbe fact becomes known that they are not in
foal. Mares from a distance will be taken from the cars and boats and
earefully handled, but no responsibility assumed for accident or escapee.
Good pasturage furnished at 84 per month.

DON MARVIN,

Standard.

Will also make the season of 18S8 in the same stable with FalliB. Is a
beautiful seal brown, foaled 1S84, bred by Lelaiid Stanford, Palo Alto,
Cal. He is Bixteen hands high, and weighs 1.1G0 lbs. In color, form, dis
position and gait he very closely resembles Antevolo (2:19;--. at 4 years)
and, as may he seen by his pedigree, is bred very much like him, being
about three-quarters Hambletonian and oue-qnarter ihoroughbred.
The second dams of the fastest mare Maud S. (2:0S?O and fastest geld-
ing in the world, Jay-Eye-see (2:10) were both strictly thoroughbred
mares. On account of a very severe attack of distemper he was worked
very little the past vear, but Improved enough to show a 2:20 gait. He
received first prem'ium at the California State Fair, 1887, for the best
three-year-old roadster stallion.

Was sired by Fallis (2:28>j) by Electioneer (siie of twenty-six with
records of 2 ;30 and under, and ten with records of 2:20!.,' and under); first
dam Cora by Don Victor, by Belmont; second dam Clarabel (dam of
Clifton Bell, four years old, 2:2 IS, and grandam of Rexford, three years
old,2:Z4) by Abdallah Star; third dam Fairy by Rvsdyk's Hambletonian*
fourth dam Emma Mills by American star, etc.

Terms: Limited to twenty-five mares at Sio for the season, beginning
February lstand closing June lBt, 1888. For circulars or farther par-
ticulars address
28ja F. P. LOWELL, Sacramento, Cal.

THB CELEBRATED TROTTING STALLION

MENLO

WILL MAKE THE PRESENT SEASON AT THE FAIR
Grounds, San Jose. Season commencing Februarylst and endine
June 24th.

MENLO is seven years old, a beautiful bay with black points, 15%
hands high. He is a horse of beautiful symmetry and magnificent
action.

Pedigree.

MENLO was got by Nutwood, first dam by imp. Hercules; second
dam by Owen Dale, etc.

Imp. HercnleB by Kingston, (son of Venison), dam daughter of
Toscar by Bay Middieton (son of Sultan).

Owen Dale by Williamson's Belmont, dam Maria Downing by Amer
ican EelipBe (eon of Duroc and Miller's Damsel, by imp. Messenger)
second dam Browulock by Tiger; third dam by imp. Speculator; fourth
dam by imp. Dare Devil, etc.

Nutwood by Alexander's Belmont. First dam Miss Russell by Pilot
Jr.; second dam Sallie RiiBsell by Boston; third dam Maria Russell by
Thornton's Rattler; fourth dam Miss Shepherd by Stockholder; fifth
dam Miranda by Topgallant, etc.

Alexander's Bel raontbv Alexander's Abdallah. First dam by Mam-
brino Chief (son of Mambrino Paymaster by Mambrino) by imp Mes
senger; second dam by Brown's Bellfouuder.

Brown's Bellfounder by imp. Bellfouuder. First dam Lady Allport
by Mambrino by imp. Messenger; second dambyTippoo Saib bv imp
Messenger ; third dam by imp. Messenger.

MENLO made his appearance in the Circuit in 1836, and won eight
raceB out of nine starts, and easily won the third heat in his last race at
San Jose, in 2:21>$.

Terms: $75 the season, due at time of serviee. Mares not proving
with foal may be returned the next season free of charge, provided f
still owu tbe horse.

Mares cared for in any manner owners may desire; pasturage $3 per
month. Every care exercised, but no liability for escapes or accidents

For further particulars apply to or address :
2Bjatd WM. DWYER, San Jose.

The Highly Bred Trotting Stallion.

YOUNG SANTA CLaUS

TV

Till make the "cason of 1888 at Hie Whipple stock
' Farm, near San Mateo, San Mateo County, California.

Terms lor tlie Season, $40.
Pedigree.

Young Santa ClauB, b c foaled AprlL 1881, by Santa Clans, record 2-17^

First dam by Governor Booth, by George M. Patcben.

Second dam Demirep, by Young Melbourne

Third dam Methilde. by imp. Scythian.

Fourth dam Peggy, by Boston.

Fifth dam Too-soon, by Sir Leslie.

Sixth dam Little Peggy, by Gallatin.

Seventh dam Trumpeter, by Hephestlon.

Eighth dam Peggy, by imp. Bedford.

Ninth dam Imp. Peggy, bv Trumpeter.

Peggy was imported by Col. John Tay

pllerof the Stud Book, Colonel s. D. Bruce, adds

ol John Taylor of Virginia, and the com
lels D. Bruce, adds a note: "Many of the
best racerB in America trace to this mare."

Thereis an excellent combination uf trotting etraios in young Santa
Claus. His sire combines Sdtnbletonian .m<l M;imbrino Chief- bis dun
Geo. M. Patchen and thoroughbred. Santa Clans had two strains o£
Mambrino Chief. Young Santa Claufl inherits the blood of the three
great trotting families: llarabletoolan, Mambrino Chief and Clay The
Ire of wanta Cluu.s, strathmore. has eighteen suns and daughters which
have trotted In 2::(0 or better, two which have beaten 2:20 Santa Clans
won sixteen races defeating many of the very best horses of tbe dav
among them Nutwood, Khdtie, Piedmont, Wedge wood, Voltaire Han-
ui.,, Black Oloud, Jerome Eddv, Edwin Thome. Fanny Withersnoou and
others of celebrltv. He was swhl ior ?2f.,000.

Young Santa Clous is a verv handsome shade of bay, with black
points, IG'A hands in height, of good form, fine at vie ;md action

Due care will be taken topreVQUtaoclclents, but no liability Pasture
91.00 per month. For further particulars address

KYKOS O'URADT,
3lde san Mateo, Cal.

1888

I,iu Breeder awl J^-urismai*.

Trotting Colt PET ALUMA

STAKES,

Two and Three-Year-Old
Stallions.

In compliance with a general request from breed-
ers and owners, it has been decried to open two
stakes for trotting colls.

The first for all stallion colts foaled in 1885, of $100
each, in payments as follows: S25 which must
accompany nomination on Saturday. June 2. 11-88,
at which date Ihe stake will close; 525 on Saturday,
September 1, 1888, and the remainder of the stake So")
on Wednesday, October 17, 18b8. Five or more sub-
scribers to 611.

Race to be heats of a mile, best three in five in
harness, to be trotted on the day previous to the
"National Stallion Stake," and on the track selected
for the National to be decided upon. Should the day
named beunfavorab'e. or the track not in goodor^er
on that day, the Treasurer shall have the power to
set the day on which it will come off. Should it he
postponed for more than ten days, it shall be optional
with the subscribers to withdraw the last payment
by giving due notice to the Treasurer when ten
days have elapsed from the time first fixed. In all
other things necessary for the proper management of
this race th« same conriilions shall prevail as are to
govern the National Trotting Stallion Stake.

Tho second ra-e in lor all stallion colts foaled in
lfcSG; heats of a mile, best two in three in harness,
and with these exceptions to be the same in every
respect as the one bei'ore named. The added money
shall ronsist of money received; profits from all
souices less the necessary amounts fur expenses, and
this added money shall be divided, if both result in
contests, in the following proportion, viz., tbree-
fifthe to three-year-olds and two-fifths to two-yeai-
olds. Should one only be a contest and the other a
"walk-over," the whole of the net added money shall
go to the stake that is trotted. Should both prove to
be walk-overs, the expenses shall be born in propor-
tion to the amounts in the hands of the Treasurer.
Should there be differences of opinion in regard to
conditions, expressed or implied, the decision of the
Treasurer shall he final.

Address nominations to N. T. SMITH, Fourth and
Townaend Streets, San Francisco, Cal.

mr31bf N. T. SMITH.

Treasurer oi stallion Colt Stake**.

Colt Stakes,

1888.

Baj District

Association.

Running Races!

Running Races!

Spring Meeting

OAKLAND
Trotting Park

Trotting and Racing.

—COMMENCING—

Wednesday, May 2d, and continuing four
days.

First Day-Wednesday, May 2d.

Trotting— 2*30 class. Purse 5160.
Running— Five-eighths mile and repeat. Purse
$100.

Thursday, May 3d.

Trotring-2:45 class. Purse §100.

Running— Three-quarters of a mile dash. Purse

Friday, May 4th.

Trotting— 2:40 class. Purse $100.

Running— One-half mile and repeat. Purse S100.

Saturday, May 5tb.
Trotting— 2:24 class. Purse S200.
Running— One and one-half mile dash. Purse S150.

CONDITIONS.
AU trotting races are the best three in five in har-
ness; five or more to enter, and three to start. All
running races three or more to enter, two to start.
But the Board reserves the right to hold a less num-
ber than five to fill by the withdrawal of a propor-
tionate amount of the purse. Entrance fee ten per
cent, on purse to accompany nominations.
American Association rules to govern.
Racing colors to be named in entries.
Entries close April 25th. Address

mr- 1 J. D. MORRIS,

Secretary Oakland Trotting Park, Oakland, Cal.

To be trotted at tbe Fall Meeting of the So-
noma and Marin Distriot Agricultural
Association,

DISTRICT NO. 4.

Ol'ES TO THE STATE.

Yearling S'ake— Free for all foals of 1887
Mi'e dash. En'rance S^O, of which SI'1 must accom-
pany nomination: $15 be paid on June 1st; $lu on
July 15tb, and tfig on August 17th. Tbe winner
takes all the stakes, less one entrance, which goes
lo the second colt.

Two- Yen r-OId Slake -Free for all foals of
1886 Mile and repeat. S6U en'rance, of which $1U
must accompany nomination; $20 he paid on June
1st; S15 on July ]5th, and 515 on August 17th. S250
added.

Three- Year-Old stakes or Under- Free for
all, mile and repeat. S60 entrance, of which ?10
must accompany nomination; S2u be paid on June
1st: -^IS on July 15tb, and 515 on August ]7th, $250
added.

Four- Year-Old Stake or Under— Free for
all, mile hea's, best three in five. $60 entrance, of
which $10 must accompany the nominition; $20 be
paid on June 1st; $15 on July 15tb, and $15 on
August 17th. $250 added.

Stakes and added money in two, three and four-
year-old stakes to be divided: 60 per cent, to first
horse, 30 per cent, to second, and 10 per cent, to
third. If only two start they must contest for the
stakes paid in and one-half of the added money, to
be divided 663 per cent to the first horse, and 3bJ
per cent, to the second. No added money paid for
walk-over.

The following district colt stakes for colts owned
in tbe counties of Sonoma, Marin, Napa and Solano
since April 1, 1P88:

Yearling Slake— For foals of 1887. Mile dash.
S30 entrance, of which $10 must accompany nomina-
tion; $10 be pain on June 1st, and $10 on July 15th.
The winner takes all stakes, less one entrance, which
goes to the second horse.

Two- Year-Olds— Mile and repeat. Parse of
$200.

Three- Year Olds— Mile and repeat. Purse $250.
Entrance fee 7i per cent, of purse, to accompany
nominations. Purses to be divided CO, 30 and 10
per cent.

In all of tbe above stakes and purses five to enter
and three to start. But the board reserves the right
to bold entries and start a race with a less number.
For a walk-over in any race, unless otherwise speci-
fied, a borse is only entitled to its own entrance and
one-half of tbe paid up entrances of other horses.

A horse winning a race or stake is entitled to first
monay only except when distancing the field. Then
to first and third moneys.

If in the opinion of the Judges any race cannot be
finished on the closing day of the Fair, it may be
continued or declared off at the option of the Judges.

Entries to close May 1, 1888, with the Secretary,

mr24 J. H. WHITE. President.

W". E. COX, Secretary, P. O. Box 289, Petaluma.

ANNUAL SALE

THE

Driving, Work, Draft and
Saddle Horses.

-AND—

SHETLAND PONIES,

Being a draft from the Breeding Farms of

J. B. Haggin, Esq.,

—WILL TAKE PLACE Olt-

Wednesday, May 2, '88,

At 10 A. M. at
RAILROAD STABLES,

Cor. Stelner and Tnrk Sts., San Francisco.

Horses may be seen on and after Saturday,
April 2Sth.
Catalogues are being prepared.

DR. A. E. BUZARP,

VETERINARY SURGEON.

Member of tbe Royal College of Veterinary Sur-
geons, London.
Late Veterinary Surgeon United States Army.
Is established for the practice of his profession at

No. 1 1 Seventh Street,

Opposite Odd Fellows' Hall, San Francisco.

mr31tf

NOTICE FOR ENTRIES.

Belle Meade

-SALE OP-

Yearlings

Will take place at Belle Meade Farm, near
Naslmlle, Tenn.,

Friday, April 27, laod,

U nder the management of Messrs. Bruce A Kidd
P, C. KIDU, Aue'r,

The lot consists of 54 bead, the get of Enquirer,
Great Tom, Bramble, Luke Blackburn, Plenipo,
Vanderbilt and imp. Pizarro.

S»le will begin promptly at 1 1 A. M.
Terms of Sale Cash.

The animals offered are tbe produce of the thor-
oughbred mares of 1887. They are well grown and
will be sold to the highest Responsible Ki rider,
Without Reservation, if in condition. No by
bidding.

Belle Meade is Bix miles from Nashville, Tenn.,
on the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railroad,
and on the Richland turnpike. A special train will
leave the Chattanooga depot on day of sale promptly
at 9:30 a. m. and return to Nashville after the sale.

For Catalogues address

BRUCE A KIDD,

24mr Irexington, Ky.

First Oar. Satnrday, March 31. I 888.
Ho 1 — Introductory Scramble — For two-year-olds;
10U pounds each ; sex allowances. Purse $20u. J > .>!.
or one-hall' mile.

No. 2.— For Three-Yoar-Olds — Maidens that have
star ed and not won allowed 7 pounds. Maidens
that have never stilted allowed 10 pounds. Dash cf
one mile. Purse $21)0.

No. 3. — Selling Race — Horses entered lo be sold
for §2,000 lo carry weight forage; 1 pound off for
aoh $10' less down to SI, 50 i; 2 pounds off for each
loO less down to $1,200, and 3 pounds off for each
SlOOl^ss down to $900. Dash of seven-eighths of a
mile. Purse S150.

Second Bay, Tuesday, April 3, 1888.

No. 4. — Three-quarter Mile Heats — For all ages-
Weight for age. Purse $150.

No. 5. — One and One-sixteenth Mile Dash — For
three-year-olds. Purse S200. Conditions same as
race No. 2.

No. 6. — One Mile-Selling race. Purse 5150. Con-
ditions same as race No. 3.

Third Day, Thursday, April 5, 1888.

No. 7. — Five-eighths of a Mile Dash— For two-year-
olds, 100 pounds each ; Bex allowance. Winner of No
1 to carry 5 pounds extra. Purse S150.

No. 8.— One and One-quarter Mile Dash— For all
ages. Weight for aee. Purse 520J.

No. 9. - Five-eighths of a Mile Dash For all ag<
Weight for age. Purse S15U.

Fourth Bay. Saturday, April 7, 1888.

No. 10.— One and One-sixteenth Mile Dash— For
three-year-olds. 110 pounds each; sex allowance,
Purse $200.

No. 11.- Four and One-half Furlongs— For two-
year-olds. Winner of any race during this meeting
to cariyfi pounds e>tra; if twice winner 7 pounds
extra. Pur^e £150.

No. 12. ~ One Mile and Repeat— All ages. PurseS-00.

No. 1^.— Three-quarters of a Mile Dash— Selling
race Weight for age; fOT all ages. Horses to be sold
for $1,51)0. Oue pound allowance for each $100 less
down to ^00. Purse §15".

Blood Horse Associaiiou Rules to govern unless
otherwise specified in this programme.

Entrance fee 10 per cent, of purse.

Purses divided CO, 'M and 10 per cent.

Three or more to enter, two or more to start.

Entries close with the Secretary March 28, 1888.

Entry blanks can be had on application to the
Secretary.

W. H. iu\(HMA\, Secretary.

mr24 1435 California Street, S. F.

PEDIGREE STUD DOGS

INCLUDINS

GREYHOUNDS,

From Waterloo Cup Winners.

FOX-TERRIERS,

Gordon and English SETTERS.
Field an I Water SPANIELS.

Or auy kind of high-class sporting or ornamental
dons requited Approximate tost twenty-five dol-
lars, delivered Sau Francisco mail boat.

John T. M'lnnes and Co.,

PEHUiKKE Sr<»< K AU1 NTS,

K'5 PITT STREET. SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES

Registered table Address "PEJHUREE."

mr24eow

mr.31

KILLIP & CO.,

AUCTIONEERS.

Notice.
C. BRUCE LOWE,

STOCK AND STATION AGENT,

Auctioneer, Horse, Cattle, and Properly
Salesman.
Is prepared to accept orders from breeders in
America to select and forward stock from the Aus-
tralian Colonies; or will undertake to receive and
dispose of stock from America; or act as Agent
for California firms.

References kindly permitted to J. B. Haggin, Esq.,
and Major Rathbone of San Francisco.
C. BRUCE M)WE.

Wright, Heaton's Buildings,

Pitt Street, Sydney,
tt% New Bohtb Wales,

49
YEARLINGS

Woodburn Farm.

ANNUA.L SALE

OF

THOROUGHBRED YEARLINGS
Thursday, May 3d, 1888.

- The offering includes a —

SISTER TO FOXHALL,

. BROTHER TO JENNIE T,

BROTHER TO FORDHAM.

Sisters to Lizzie Dwyer. Vera, Favor, and
Joe Cotton.

—The get of—
KI\(J AWOJiSO. FALSETTO. LISBON, PAT

MAMTjttY, and POWHATTAN.
For catalogue addresa Ii. Brodhead, Agt.,

Spring Station, Woodford Co., Ky.
21mr6 A. J. ALEXANDER.

AMERICAN

KENNEL CLUB
STUD-BOOK.

Blanka for registering in the official stud
book will be mailed on application.

Entries to Part I of Volnnie 5 close March
31st, 1888.

Sec'y, American Kennel Club.

Noh. 44 and 46 Broadway,

Sfpb Mew York

SUBSCRIBE FOR THE

Breeder and Sportsman.

GLOVER'S ALBUM.

A TREATISE ON CANINE DISEASES.

CONCISE AND PRACTICAL.

Handsomely Bound and Illustrated.

PRICE 50 CENTS, POST-PAID.

GLOVER'S IMPERIAL

DOG MEDICINES.

Mange Cure - 50>.. Distemper Cure $1.©0
Ulood Purifier, 50c. Vermifuge, - 50c.

(anker W»sh, 5Uc. Eye L««ion, - 50c
ftfarrhoealure, 5Uc. Cure for Fits, - 50e.
Ionic, - - 50c. Liniment, - 50*.

Kennel and Stable Soap, best dog soap known, price
26o.

These remedies are sold by druggists and dealers
in sportsmen's goods.

ALL DOG DISEASES TREATED
H. CLAY GLOVER, D. V. S.

Veterinarian to the 'Westminster Kennel Club, New
■jersey Kennel Club, Rhode Island Kennel Club,
Hartford Kennel Club, Hems lead Farm Company, etc.

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Animal Portraits.

Domestic Pets, Field Dogs, Horses, Cattle, and all
description*! of Live Stock drawn or painted to order,
either from photograph or from life.

Original designs or drawings on stone, wood, etc.
for ilhietra'ion purposes, furnished.

H. BOY IK \-rn-i
Qnrtt IB Post Street.

STUD POINTER.

RI'SH T., (3751 A. K. R.), lemon and white, by
Sensation (217 A. K. R.).exSeph G. by Dart— Seney
in the stud to approved bitches. Fee $30. Rush T.
is a dog of good size, good markings, rare form, excel-
lent temper, high courage and marked field instinct.
In breeding he has no superior. His sire was a grand
fielder and a bench winner. His dam iB a winner on
the bench and an uncommonly good field pcrformeT.

The kennel is breeding Irish red setters of unexcep
tionable strains. A. B.TRUMAN.

EECHO KENNELS,

sep23 3I1B Eleventh Street. S. F.

F0IM3ALE.

A Thoroughbred Bull Bitch..

Apply at 305 Washington St,

To Dog Owners.

Iam prepared to receive and condition dogs for
the April Bench Show, The best of food and care
given. For terms, etc., address

GEO T AIXENDER.

25feb Watsonvllle. CaL

DO YOU WANT A DO«.

DOC BUYERS GUIDE* I

Colored platefl, lOO engravings ft
of different breeds, prices they are I
worth, and where to buy them, f
Mailed for 15 Cents. •!
ASSOCIATED FANCIEftS. f
327 8. Eighth St. PI. i '
Bapr

206

ffeje gmder amd ^artstwatu

March 31

Bay District

ASSOCIATION,
Spring Meeting.

Saturday, May 1*, Three rain. Class... Purse S 50.

WeduestlMY, May 16, 2:50 Class PurseSOii.

Saturday, May 19, ...2:45 Class Purse &■'. 50.

Wednesday. rti»y23, 2::)5 Class . Purse S^OO.

Saturday, May 26, ...2: 0 Class Purse cGOO.

All trotting and pacing contests to be best three in
five; five or more to enter, three or more to start.
Bat the Association reserves the right to hold a less
number tUan five to fill by a withdrawal of a propor-
tionate amount of the purse. The Association alao
reserves the rigut to change the date set for any
class during the meeting by giving timely notice of
the same lo persons interested.

Entrance fee ten per cent., to accompany the entry.
Purses divided into 5", 'lb, 15 and 10 per cent., to first,
second, third and fourth horse respectively.

Entries to cloae with the Secretary, Tuesday, May
1st, 18&8.

w. H HIM HH\>, Sec'y.

17mr 1435 California Street, S- F.

Spring Meeting

OF THE

DIXON DRIVING PARK

Association, .

—AT—

DIXON, May 1st and 2d, 1888.

TWO = Days' Racing z TWO

for which

$700 in purses will be offered.

First Day-Tuesday, May 1st.

Wo. 1— Running— Purse S10O; free for all; five-
eights of a mile and repeat; first boi'Be $i 5, second
horse S25.

No. 2— Tboiiing— Purse 83O0; 2:30 Class.
Second Day— Wednesday, May 2d.

No. 3 — Running -Purse S150; three-quarters of a
mile and repeat; free for all; first horse S100, second
horse $50.

.No. 4— Trotting— Purse S150; 2:50 Class.

CONDITIONS.

All trotting races are best three in five— five to
enter and three to start, but the Board reserves the
right to hold a less number than five to fill by the
•withdrawal of a proportionate amount of the purse.

Entrance fee in purse raceB ten per cent., to
accompany nomination. Trotting purees divided at
the rate of 60 per cent, to first horse, 30 per cent,
to second, and 10 per cent, to third.

The rules ol the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Associa-
tion will govern running races; the National Trot-
ting Association rules to govern trotliDg.

A horse making a walk-over shall be entitled only
to the entrance money paid in. When less than the
required number of starters appear they may con-
test for the entrance money, to Lie divided as follows:
665 per cent, to the first, and 33$ to the second.

Racing colors are to be named in entries. In trot-
ting races drivers will be required to wear caps of
distinct colors, which must be named in their
entries.

Entries to close with the Secretary on April H,
1888.

Privileges at the Park will be sold at Public Auc-
tion on Saturday, April 14tb, at i P. M , in front of
the Postoffice.

.1. W. McFADYEN, President.

J. R. BOI HFOBD, Secretary. 17mr4

Percherons.

. r sale, twelve head of thorongbred Percheron
Hta lions and marea. Pour are imported from France,
in e horseB are registered in the Percheron Stud
Boo ■ of Americ*,and are believed to be the best lot
of ammals for sale in California. Address

'5fe3mo

E.J. TCKNER,

JIolliMfr, San Benito Co.

FOR SALE,

TROTTING BRED HORSES.

Harold Cossack 4402,

Sired by Don Cossack, first dam by Harold, second
dam by Lelmont, third d»m by Mambrino Chief.

Harold Cossack is 3 years old, as handsome as a
picture. Mahogony bay, heavy mane and tail, and a
trotter. Also a yearling stud colt by Don Cossack,
first dam Madam Bloodstone by Bacchus, sire of
Jennie Holton> 2:22J; Becond dam by Green Mountain
Morgan. This fellowB is bay in color, large and
rangey, and a very fine colt. His datnt Madame
Bloortstooe, is the dam of Dolly Bloodstone, record
of 2: 94. made last fall after weaning a colt and with
Biz weeks' handling.

NELLIE BLOODSTONE,

Bay mare, 7 years old, sired byLi'tle Mc, he by
old Ethnn Allen. First dam Madame Bloodstone, as
above. Nellie has a colt by her side sired by Mt.
Vernon (record 2:21) by Nutwood, etc. Slinted to
Harold Cossack.

KATE BLOODSTONE,

Black mare, 4 years old, sired by Stocking Chief,
he by Clark Chief, be by Mambrino Chief, etc.
Stinted to Harold Cossack. First dam Madame
Bloodstone. Will also sell Madame Bloodstone. She
is sixteen years old and will drop a foal In May by
Harold Cossack. She 1b a, sure breeder, having
missed but one season since she waB four years old.

FILLET,

Bay mare, 10 years old, sired by Viscount, a s n of
Alexander's Abdallab. First dam Thoroughbred,
eglatered. Stinted to Harold Cossack.

RED WING,

Bay mare, 5 years old, sired by Red Line. First
dam rillet.as above. Bed Line by William Welch, by
Rysdyk's Hambletonian. First dam Jennie Clay by
American Clay, a son nf Strader's C. M. Clay, Ked
Line is standard brtd and registered. Page 541,
Third Vol., Wallace'* Stud Book. Bed Wing is slinted
to Harold Cossack.

RED SILK,

Bay mare, 3 years old, by Red Line. First dam
Silky by Chieftain, he by Iowa Tuckaboej etc. Bed
Silk has c"lt. by her side by Harold Cossack. Stinted
to Harold Ooseack.

RED QUEEN,

Two years old, by Rt-d Line. First dam old
Fannie, a thoroughbred. Stinted to Harold Cossack.

BROWN BESS,

Six years old, sired by Chieftain, as above, r irst
dam Pougbkeepsie Girl by Rysiiyk's Hambletonian.
Brown Be.ee has <olt by her side by Mt. Vernon. U.21,
by Nutwood. Btinted to Harold Cossack. Old Fannie
(breeding unknown) a thoroughbred aud a fine brood-
mare.

I will sell the above stock very cheap, as I have
recently sold my ranch and want t" cl„se out my
horses. Stock can be seen at Sacramento. Address

N N. CRAIG,
24mr 2508 H Street, Sacramento, Cal,

LELA S.,

THE PACER,

FOR SALE.

Record 2:Plj[ as a trotter. Can pace in 2:20 easy. Has
no record as a pacer.
For particulars address

W. O. HATCH, 1 4 1 S "111 Street,
lOmr Los Angeles, Cal.

S.B. WHITEHEAD & CO,

LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL
AUCTIONEERS.

ABB PREPARED TO CONDUCT SALES OF

Thoroughbreds, Trotters

And every other description of live stock,
At any Point on the Pacific Coast.

Oar Mr. S. B. Whitehead has for fifteen
years successfully managed all the principal
sales of high-class stock on this Coast.

REFERENCES

(By permission).

AB.LEL I.ATHROP, ESQ., SETH COOK, ESQ.,

J. E. HAGGIN, ESQ., THEO. WINTERS, ESQ

R. P. ASHE, ESQ.. WM. CORBITT, ESQ.,

and others.

S. B. WHITEHEAD & CO.

Iflmarif

SO LeidesdorflT Street,
San Frnnrftu-n.

FOR

M lis, four years old, by Nephew, 16.1 bands hloh.
bvy with black points. First dam Bell MoCl. lUn
2:32. by General McClellan. Second dam by I'eNI oz
zar. Third dam by IJhieflan. fourth dam said to
be thoroughbred.

arils has been driven S3 times and Is very Bi.eedr

Has a filly now ten -r-.onths old by Anteros, which
fine and large and very fast to hal.^r which
shows M lis to be a grand brood-mare; Bhe 'is kind
and gentle.

MyoDlyreaBou for selling is because I have not
breedin" deveIop her "Poed.and cannot continue

Price $600. which is one.tbird her value. Ad-

W. A. I' \ UK III KS I.
Bcal Estate Agent
„, . Boom S, Knox Block.

mea San Jose, Cal.

DIXON
Driving Park

ASSOCIATION.

TROTTING COLT STAKES,

FREE FOR ALL!

TO BE TROTTED AT THE PARK, .

IN THE

LAST WEEK IN AUGUST,

1888!

The Dii-onDriving Park Association baa opened the
following Colt Stakes for trotters and pacers.

No. U— Forfoals of 1887. Half-mile heats. Entrance
$25, of which $10 must accompany nomination; 310
must be paid June 1st, 1888, and, $6 the day before the
face. 510 added for each starttr.

No. 2.— For two-year-oldB and under. Entrance $10,
of which $10 must accomnany nomination; $lb to be
paid June iBt, ISs&.aud 815 to be paid by 6 p. w. on the
day preceding the race; $15added for each starter. One
mile and repeat.

No, a._For three-year-olds and under. Entrance #£0,
of which $15 must accompany nomination; fib to be
piid JunelBt, lr-88 and $lu to be paid by 12 o'clock m.
on the day of the race. $J0 added for each starer.
Mile heats, beBt 3 in 5.

No. 4.— For three-year-old paceiB. Conditions same
as for three -year-old trotterB.

In all stakes failure to make paymeu'.B as they
become due forttits entry and money paid in. Five to
enter, three or mure to start. Money in each Btake
to be divided ae follows; 80 per cent, to winning Colt;
30 per cent, to Becond, lu per cent, to third. No added
money f or u walk-over. If but twe start they (nay trot
for forteit, divided at the rate of 6-i pfer cent, to the
winner and 35 per cent, td second. In all other re-
Bpects the National Trotting Association rules to
govern.

Entries close with the Society May 1st, 1888.

.1. W McFAi>'. i;\, President.

J. R RO< bFOKii, *ccret*ry. fe25

FOR SALE

ORION.

CbeBtnnt stallion, full brother to OverniaDj
2:19J, by Elmo, dam by IVlcCtacken's Black
Hawk.

Orion is 7 years old, 16£ bands Ugh, very
handsome and Btylisb, sound, well broken
and gentle. He bas never been trained. Ap-
ply to

DR. E. L. MILLER.

felStf 355 Eleven (Ji Street, S. F

KILLIP & CO.,

IVE STOCK' AND GENERAL
AUCTIONEERS,
fi Montgomery Street, San Francisco

SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO SALES OP

High-Bred Horses and Cattle,

At auction and private sale.

Will Sell In All Cities and Counties ol
the State,

REFERENCES,

Hon. C. Gbekn,

Sacramento.

I, P. Kabgknt, Ebq.,

Sargents.

Hon. L. J. Rose,

Lob Angeles.

Hon. J. D. Case,

Salinas,
Hon, John BoaeB

Colusa.

Hon. A. Walbatb,

Nevada.

_. B. HaOgin, Esq.. San Francisco
Represented at Sacramento by Edwin F. Smltht
Secretary State Agricultural Society.

At San JoBe by Messrs, Montgomery i Ilea, Real
Estate AgentB.

Being r.ne oldest established firm in the Live-stock
Business on this Coast, and having conducted the
Important auction Bales In this line for the paBt
fifteen years, amounting to one-half a million nf
dollars, we feel justified in claiming unequalled faclll>
ties for diBpoBingof live stock ofeVefy description
i-ithe,r at auction or private sale. Our liBt of corres-
pondents embraces every breeder and dealer of prom-
inence upon the Pacific Coast, thus enabling us to
f~ive full publicity to animals placed with us for sale,
rivate purchases and sales of live stock of all
descriptions will be made on coinmiBSton, and Btock
shipped with the utmost care. Purchases and sales
made of land of every description. We are author-
ized to refer to the gentlemen whose names af
appended.

R1LIJP A. CO.. 32 Montgomery S'wt
ond

CHUBB,

The Fishing Rod Manufacturer,

FTjis a new retail catalogue which contains several
original articles on fishing writt< n by the most noted
anglers ol the present day. Catalogue a-so lias 126
illustrations of minting goods, 60 different kinds of
fishing rods described, reels, llnss, hooks, flies, rod
trimmings eto. Every angler should have a copy,
Bend for one, ready Jan. 15th. Address.

THOS. H. OHUBB,
».i« Poat Mills, vr .

Montana

AND

Washington

Racing Circuit,
1888.

$45,000 In Stakes and Purses.

AIX STAKES CLOSE APKIL 1ST.
A<1 Trolling miries close .Inly I4th.

Write to aDy one of the Secretaries for pro-
grammes and farther particulars.

i>A'f£S.

Deer Lbdge, Montana, July 18 to 21, James B. Mc-
Masters, Secretary.

Butte City, Montana, August 6 to 11, Lee Mantle,
Secretary.

Helena, Montana, August 20 to 26, Francis Pope
Secretary.

Spokane Falls, Washington, September 3 to 8, John
A. Todd, Secretary.

Note. Salem, Oregon, dates September 17 to 21.

Walla Walla, Washington Ty., dates October 1 to 6,
lttle

Santa Clara

VALLEY

Agricultural Society,

SAN JOSE, OAL.

Garden City Trotting Slake, for three-year-
olds or youcger; $G0 entrance; Sin must accompany
nomination; 825 on July 1st, and §26 on September
1st; 8250 added. Coltc> having a record of 2;3U or
better barred.

Vendmne Trolling Slake, for two-year-olds
or younger; 550 entrance; S10 mu?t accompany nomi-
nation; c'15 on July 1st, and si'* on September 1st;
S^'OO added. Colts baving a yearling record of 2:41' or
better barred,

saiini 4 lara County Trotting Stake, for
District two-year-dlds ■without a yearling teCord.
830 entrance; 510 must accompany nomination; Slo
on July 1st, and fli on September 1st; $150 added.
Parties must have owned these colts on or before
Feb. -6th, 186S, to be eligible in this stake. Palo Alio
Stock Farm barred.

Conditions.

In all tbe above stakes failure to make payment
when due forfeits all previous payments. Stake
and added money divided 50 per cent., 26 per cent.
15 per cent, and 10 per cent.

Three-year-old stakes three in five, two-year-old
stakes mile heats.

Five or more entries required to fill, three or more
to start. If only two colts start they must contest for
the entrance money only, divided 663 and 334 a colt
making a walk-over gets the entire stake, but no
added money.

Entries to the above stakes will close With the
Secretary April 1st, 1888.

E TOPHAM, President.

G. H. BRAGG, Secretary Smr

For Sale.

Lady Del Sur.

Standard and Registered.

I offer the above mare and her hotse foal, dropped
February 1 nth. by Antevolo, for sale. Price t*»r the
two $.1,500.

LADY DEL SUB, chestnut mare, bred by L. J. Rose,
San Gabriel, Cal., by Del Sur, foaled 1881.

First dam Cecilia Clark by Clark Chief; second
dam by Captain Beaid; third dam by Imported En*
voy; fourth dam by imported Tranbyi fifth dam Lu»
cilia byTrumpetor; sixth dam Lucy by Orphan, etc.

Her foal Is bay, of good size and high form.

For further information nddross me, or Jos.
Cairn Simpson, v J 1 1 Adeline Street, Oakland.
IV C. WRIGHT,

lOmr Hopland, Mendocino Co., Cal.

ESTABLISHED 1S55.

Race Goods.

Largest and Be«t Stock on the Coast

J. O'KANE,

767 Market St., S.F.

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER

HARNESS and SADDLERY.

AGENTS FOR

FENNKLL'fi CVKTH1ASA HORSE BOOT8,

J. U. Fenton's Chicago Specialties,

Pn. Dixon'p Condition Powdebb,
■«M Gombaolt'b Caortio Balsa

ABORTION con^unent STERILITY

Habitual sllnkers cured by using one bottle of Hab-
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n

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jfsu fBrcecler anc'. j|p,<rrisma*u

Southern Pacific Co.

(PACIFIC SYSTEM.)

r»*ains leave and are due to arrive at

Sail Francisco.

'88

FAIRLAWN

'88

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•3:45 P y
9:45 A m

t4:l5 p m

12:15 p m
9:45 p M
5:45 P u

10:15 a M
7:45 A M

tOCAI. FERRY TRAINS.

From San Francisco Dally.

TO EAST OAKLAND-«6:00-«:3u-7:00-7-3u-<vJu-_
8:f^^9:K^10:0O-10:3o-11:0°-1l:3O--12^i^30
rl:00-i:30-2^0-2:30-3:00 -3:30-4:00-4-30 -5:U0
o:3p-R:00-6:ftW 7:00-8:00-9:0.1-10-00- 11 'o0-12-0o
° $^T>Y^K- 'I'1-? Rast OaklaadtSaie as -TO
£ « £ °,A^\^^ ""til 6:^0 p.m., inclusive also
at 8:00— !j:0u and 11:00 p.m.

TOFKUlT VALiitvia Alameda)— *9:30— •12:00—7:00—

TO .ALaME:I)A-«6:OU-*6:30-7:00-«7:3C-8:00-*8-3C-
3:UO-a:a>-lU:iX>-tlO^O-ll:00-tll:30-12:00-tl2':3i-
l:00-tl:3O-^:Ou-t2:jO-3:OO-3:au-^:00-4:30-^-00-
S:30-ti:Uu— 6:30— 7 :OU—ii:00—9:OU— 10:00— U:00-l2-oo

TO BEKKELEl' and WEST BERKELEY-«fi-UO-
*$:*L ~ ':iw— *7:au— S:w- -8.30— »;U0— a:30— lulou—
UU:30-U:00- JU:30- 12:00- tl2:3J-l.00 -11:30-2:^
t2:3U-3:00-3:aO-4:00-4:30-r;UU- 5:30-6:00- 6-3U-
7:iW—d;U0— 9 :u0— 10:00— 11:00— li-.UO.

To San Francisco Daily.

FROM FRUIT VALE (via East OakIandj-6:25-5-55
— 7:'''-— r:»5— 8:25— 8:&-3— 9:25— 9:.>5— lij:25— 10-.55- 11-25
11 :e5- 12:25-12:55- l:2o- 1:55-2^5-2:55-3:25-3:55
—4:2.»— 4 »5— 5 :2-5— 5 :55— 6:25— 6:55— 7:50— 8:55— 9 -53

FROM t'HL'lf VALiii (.via Aiaineoaj — -&:a— 3 ol -
J9:20 -•l2:55-«3:20

FftUM EAST OAKLAND-*3:30-6:00- tj-30— 7-0—
7:30-8:00— 8:30— 9:00— 9:30— 10:00— 10:30— ll:0t — . i /y
12:00—12:30— 1:00— 1:30-2:00— 2:30— 3:00— 3-30— 4.-00 —
4:30—5:00-5:30—6:00—6:30—7:00—8:00-9:00 9:68-
10:58

PROM HBOADWAr, OAKLAiJD-9 m nutes later
tban from East Oakland.

FROM ALAMEDA— "5:30— 6:C0-*6:30— 7:00 -*7:3i-800
•8:30-9:00- a :30— 10:00— Jl0:30- 11:00 —III :30— 12-00—
112:30-1:00- tl:30— 2:00- *2:30- 3:C0- 3 :30- 4:00 -
4:30—5:00—5:30-6:00-6:30—7:00—8:00—9:00—10:00—

• ROM BERKELEYand WEST BERKELEY— »5-25
-^i55— •6:25—6:55— «7:25-7:55-«b:25— 8 :-»-9-25—9;55
— 110:25— 10:55- Jll:25— 11:55— 112:25-12:55— ±l 23—
1:55— 12:35— 2:55— 3:2»— 3:56^:25— 4:55-5:25— i :55-
6:26-6:55—7:55—8:55—9:55—10:55.

CREEK KOUTE.

PROM SAN ERANCISCO-*7:I5-9:15— U05-iai-

3:15—5; 15.
FROM OAKLAND— *6;15-8:15— 10:15—12:15— 2:15-

A for Morning. p for Afternoon.

Sundays excepted. tSatnrdaya excepted; tSnndaya

Standard Time furnished by Lick Obbebvatoby,

A. S. TOWNE,

Gen. Manager.

T. H. GOODMAN,

Gen. Pass. A Ttk Agt.

< HILD s CARBOIA7RXSTAI, SHEEP DIP.

'■patented in Europe and America."

SHEEP

A positive scab core. A liquid, soluble in
cold Mater. It is abso utely nou-

pojsonotjs

The cheapest and most effective dip on the market
me gallon making one hun'lred gallons of wash
Price, $1-25 per gallon.
Special discounts ani terms to agents and large
consumers. For samples and other information aD-
ply to
1/1 SDE A HorCH, Agents for PaciBc Coast
116 California St., San Francisco, Cal
17septl2

FOR^SALB.

JSo. 1.— Bay .Mare, foaled spring of 1881. by
Terror.

1st dam hy Little John; 2d dam Mnsidora's dam by
son of Bertrand.

Terror by Woodburn, 1st dam by Owen ale; 2d
dam Musidora, by Belmont, etc.

Ko. 18.— Chestnut Mare, foaled Bpring of 1882,
by Ware's Bismarck.

1st dam by Owen Dale; 2d dam Mnsldora, by
Belmont.

Ware's Bismarck, by "Jack Trimble "(Hon of Bel-
mont and mare by Limber Jobn, son of Kosciusko by
Sir Arcby) dam by Yorkshire Boy, son of imp. Poche,

These are extra hna young mares of superior trot-
ting action and well in-bred to the blood of Belmont.
No. 1 is in foal to a son of Geo. M. Patchen Jr.

For further information address

- W. M- WILLIAMSON ,

ao27tf KailJnae. I 'a*.

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 1888.

FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CATALOGUE NOW READY,

And i^ ill be mailed to all applicants v\ h > send Five Cents in Stamps to Prepay

Postage.

THE FA1KLVWN CATALOGUE FOR 1888 contains descriptions and pedigrees of all the
Siallions and Brood-mares in use at Fairlawn. TBE 1888 CATALOGUE also contains descriptions and pedi-
grees, and prices of

OJiE HUNDRED AND SIXTY HEAD OF TOl'XG TROTTERS,

onsisting of Stallions and Fillies from yearlings to five years old, all of my own breeding

and nearly all STANDARD KRED, and duly registered.

A specialty is made at Fairlawn of raising

STALLIONS AND FILLIES FOR BREEDING PURPOSES.

Those who wish to engage in breeding High-bred Trotters, or those already engag«d who wish tT
arid to tbeir breeding stnd, can be supplied at Fairlawn with 6rst-class young Stallions and Fillies ci
the very best trotting families, uniting in their veins strains of blood that have produced Speed witli
tbe Greatest Uniformity.

Gentlemeu who desire fine, higbiy bred, promising, and well-broken Young Trotters For their
own driving, can be supplied at Kairlawn. Any young stallion sold for a roadBter will be gelded, if the
purchaser desires, at my own risk and expense.

is strictly adhered to at Fairlawn, and the p< Ice Ol every
animal lor sale Is prluled in the catalogue, pur-
chasers from aOistance can buy on ordersat exactly the same price as if present in person. All stock sold
on orders can bu returned if tney do not come fully up to the descriptions given.

Time will be given responsible parties, ou satisfactory paper, beariug interest from
date.

THE STALLIONS IN USE AT FAIRLAWN ARE

Happy Medium 400 .

Sire of more 2:30 performers than any living stallion,
having 39 to his credit with records of 2:30 or better,
among them 3Inxey Cobb, 2:13£, the fastest* Btallion
that ever lived.

WILL BE USED AS A PRIVATE STALLION. '

Aberdeen (9 7).
Wre of 14 with records better than 2:C0, among them
Hattie Woodward, 2:15i; Jim Jewell, 2:l9i; Modoc,
2:19$, etc. Limited to 30 mares at $100 the season,
or $1 SO to innure a mare in foal.

Al Cto 254S
By Almont, dam Violet (sister to Dauntless and
Peacemaker), by Bysdyk's Hambletonian, etc.
Limited to ao mares at $50 the season, or $80 by
insurance.

THE ONE-PRICE PLAN

Almont Wilkes (7131).

By Almont, dam Annabel, by George Wilkes; 2d dam
Jessie Pepper (dam of Alpha, 3:55 J, etc.), by Mam.
briuo Chief, etc. Limited to 30 mares at $50 the
season, or $80 by insurance.

Maxinius, (5175),
By Almont, dam by Sentinel; 2d dam by Bayi-rd, etc.
3<1 dam Layton Barb Mare. Limited to 3u mares ■
$50 tbe season, or $80 by insurance.

Noble Medium -1939 ,

By Happy Medium, dam by Mambrino Patch°n; 20
dam by ilambrino Cnief ; 3d dam by Sir Arcby Mon-
toria Limited to 20 mares at $50 the season, or
$80 by insurance.

Applications for use of Stallions will be eufered in the order tbey are received, but after a Stallion's
limit is reached no more mares will be received. For catalogues and further information, address

Lock Kox 320-

WM. T. WITHERS, Lexington, Ky.

28jan52

'JSH0TGUN_ CARTRIDGES

CHOICE OLD WHISKIES!

PURE AND UNADULTERATKJ.

We offer for sale on favorable terms to the Trade.
CATBER WOOD'S «E1JEHRATED FINK OLD WHISKIES

of the following brai>ds, namely:

Cranston's Cabinet, Century, A. A. A., Old Stock, Henr? Bull,
Doable B. and Monogram, Very Old and Choice.

Also, *n cases of 1 doz quart bottles each,
Brunswick Club (Pure Oil Eye) and Fjtper Ten (Very Old and Choice).
S5T For excellence, purity and evenness of quality the above are unsurpassed by any whiskies i aoorted
Chi only objection to be made to them by the manipulati-jg dealers being that they cannot be Improve
upon.

DICKSON, DeWOLF & CO.,

-SOLE AGENTS. --- -__._--_-_--- SAM FRANCISCO, CA1 LFORNIA

qb24

First Annual Bench Show of Dogs

OF THE

PACIFIC KENNEL CLUB,

MECHANICS' PAVILION, SAN FRANCISCO,

April 4th, 5th 6th, and Uh, 1888.

Season tickets 82.00. Bingle admission SO cents. Tickela on sale at the Club office, fi24 Market Street.
No dogs received before 9 am. Tuesday. April 3d, or after 9 a. m. Wednesday, April 4th. All dogs will be
received at the Polk-Street entrance to Mechanics' Pavilion. The show will be open from 9am until
10 r. m. each day.

J. F. CARROLL, Superintendent

Entiies cloee March 27th.

624 MARKET STREET, S. F , Cat

BLACK-BREASTED RED
PIT GAME FOWLS.

ou imported and premium stock. For size and
b t cannot be excelled in America. My B. B. Keds
ai 'itralarie.andhighstation; the cocks weighing
tr ' J eight to ten pounds and hens from six to eight
pull's. The Pit games, "Black Hackles," are the
b < i imported Btock.and are warranted game to tbe
core. Stz-EB and pullets fir mi the B. B. Beds at rea-
sonable priceB. Eggs in season, from either yard, 13

for 13, or Jo for 26. Address n

F. P. LOWELL.

28jai4 Sacramento* CaL

iranra

TIME SCHEDULE.

. t.BEenger Trains leave and arrive Passenger Deyo»
i ownsend Street, between Third and Fourth Street*
dan Francisco.

In effect April 1,

lt:01 P | „ Cemetery and San Mateo \ 2:b0 P

*5:10p

6:30 p

(11 H5 p

San Mateo, Redwood and..

....Menlo Park „

tt :30 a (

10:30 a I Santa Clara, San Jose, and.... .

*A:m p,1 Principal Way Stations

4:30 pi I.

6:40*
•«:0Oa

y.u3 a-

•10:02 a
f3:39 P-
4:»r
6:40 r
(7 :50 p

9:03 t

I 1*10-02 A
f 4^6 E
J I 6:40 P

10:30 a j Almaden a^a Way -sta Ions. I 4:36 p

8:30a j Ollroy, Pajaro, CastroviUe, „... > «ioil'>

*3;30P't Salinas and Monterey.,. f ■ 6Ht p

-I jjp p1 ! -HolUster and Tres Pinos } ; *jg^ ;

3:J0a j Watsonville, Aptos.Soquel * 'lOittiA

' i:30 p i (Capitolajaod Santa Crnz } ' 6:4( T

(Soledad, Paso Kobles, Templeton (
j ) (San Luis Obispoj A Way Stations, i I

lrf»*

a— Morning p.— Afternoon.
•SnndayB excepted, tonndaysonly ITbeatre train Sat-
urdays only.
Trains run on Pacific Standard Time.

Nearly all rail line to Sau Luis Obispo. Only 14
miles staging between Tenipletun and San Luis-

Special Round-trip Tickets, at reduced rates— 1«
Gilroy and Paralsc> SpringB.

Special Notice— Konnd-trip tickets to the iamoaf
Lick Observatory (Mt. Hamilton) can be had at any
of the Company's Ticket Offices in Sao Francisco,
Rate. 35.5..

EXCURSION TKKFR.

For sondays only,^ f ?°Id ^I?"IJAT Mossme;

- J J,(for retnrn same day.

ForSaturday, f Sold Satueda? and Scndav only..

Sunday and good for return until following Mod.

Monday, / day, inclusive, at the following rate?..

Business College, 24 Post St.

San Francisco.

The most popular school on the Coast
P. HEALD President. 0. 8. HALEY. Sw'y.
«^8end for Circular oct d

Round Trip

„,„ Itiattoll Round Trir. 1 c„„
*$£ Mon.,1 from San S.n.»-

from San

Franc '.SCO to

Tkt. Francisco to

Tkt

San Bruno

*

J 50 San JoBe

Millbrae

65 ' Gilrov

2 75

4 5C

San Mateo

75
1 00

Belmont

1 25 Watsonville ...

*W

Redwood.

1 00

1 40 jUptos

Fair Oaks

1 25

Menlo Park...

1 25

1 60 l|Soquel

May field

125

I 75 iSantaCruz

Mount'n View

1 50

2 00 |Pastrovjlle

1 50

1 75

- I1

Ttcext Oftices.— Passenger Depot. Townsend
street, Valencia-street station. No. 6ia Market street,
Grand Hotel, and Rotunda, Baldwin Hotel.
A. C. B ASSETT, H . R . J CD A H ,

Superintendent Aest. Paps. A Tkt. Agr.

TO

Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers

THE

SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO.

respectfully calls attention to the

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

AFFORDED BY THE "NORTHERN DIVISION
of its line fori eachlng with speed and comfort the>
best ilaces in the State for
Sea Bathln*;. Sbooting and Fisliins.

TRAINS LEAVE BAS FBAXCISCO LaILY FOR

MONTEREY,

THE HOST CHARKTNS

summer and Winter Kesort or ilie
Pacific «_"oast,

with Its beautiiul Groves and delightful Drives. Trout
hi abundance can be obtained from the Be\eralstTeaii,B
in the vicinity of Monterey, and the best of Bhootlnz
>uay l-e had in season.

THE BA T OF MONTEREY

Is ioted for the extent and variety of fish which
abound in Its waters, notably SalmoD. Rock Cod, Bar-
acuda, Pompiuo, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder
The above-mentioned attractions. In connection with
the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and tbe superior
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEI
MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for Bpoit*.
men.

THE BA THING FACILIT IES

AT THE

"HOTEL DEL MONTE,"

AitE UNSURPASSED,
hUTlnc a MAGNIFICENT BEACH of pure white
aand for earf bathing. The BATH-HOUSE cpnlalnp

SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANKS

(150x30 feet) for warm salt water plunge and swim •
inlng baths, with ELEGANT ROOMS connecting for
Individual baths, with douche and shower facilities -

THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-known
Watering Places,

APTOS, SOQUEL AMD SASTA (ft i Z

IB VIA THE NORTHERN DIVISION",

SOUTHERN PACIFIC ROUTE,

[Broad Gauge)

The Northern Division runs through the countlea
of Sau Mateo, Santa Clara. San Benito, Santa Crur
and Monterey, each of which abounds in game in greet
variety Notably

quail. Pigeon, Snipe, Duck, Geese, Deer
and Bear.

Lakes PILARCTTOS and SAN ANDREAS are
reached by this line. Stagee connect with trains daili
at San Mateo lor those well-known Retreats PlTRr<"
SIMA, SAN GREGORIO and PESCADER0 1 wJ
would particularly call attention to the unlimited ex
tent of range at and about SAN BRUNO fend MrMA.
RON'S for RIFLE PRACTICE. w-am

These resorts are but a short distance from S*r
Francisco and offer special inducements to the lovers
of this rruuily sport.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

Pportemen and othere presentim; Passage Tlcke
will be entitled to

FREE TRANSPORTATION CF THEIR DOI-
when carried in Baggage Cars and put in cbarze ,1
Train Baggagemen. Train Baggagemen are instructed
to Issue CHECKS for all dogs receved In Bagg«Je

*.3*lu J?Tdel to,Kna*d against accidents to I» .
while in transit, It Is necessary that tbey be urnvidn*
with COLLAR AND CHAIN. Ohm and^Fis,'?^
Tackle will be carried free of charge. Guns taken a nan
and securely packed in wood or leather cases mar hi
taken in Passenger Cars. * V9

TICKET OFFICES-Passenger Der-nr T -- n -
street, Valencia Station, and No 613 '.i
Hotel

O. BAS8ETT. 4 . H. R

Snperintendent. Afist. Pas* <*<.

208

ghz ^Breeder uv& jFprctsnum.

March 31

so
so

HORSE BOOTS, m

oa

RACING MATERIAL CfQ

IN ENDLESS VARIETY AT

J. A. McKERRON'S,

228, 230 and 232 Ellis St.rp.e1,. - - - - San Francisco.

HORSEMEN, ATTENTION!

♦TOOMEY'S ROAD AND BREAK SULKY.

This vehicle is novel in appearaDce, bnt, like maDy other
vehicles, it fills a want that has been needed for many years. It Is
simple in construction, light, strong and dnrable, and is just what
a horseman wants to drive a colt and yonng horags. The horse can
be hitched nearly as close as in the Track Sulky, and it is easier
getting off and on.

PRICE $33.00.

Delivered at any railroad or steamboat station on the Pacific
Coast.

We are Agents Tor

Calvin Toomey's Celebrated Truss Axle Sulky.

The Best In tbe World.

McMurry & Fisher's High- Arch Sulkys.

SPEEDING WAGOSS, CASTS AND Bt'GGIBS IN GREA1 VAKIETV

Our Bepository is the Largest and Finest on the Paoifio Coast.
PLEASE CALL AND EXAMINE OUR STOCK.

TRUMAN, HOOKER & CO.,

10mt4

421-427 MARKET STREET, S. F., CAL.

THE PARKER GUN.

IT STILL LEADS.

AT PHIL DAL'i'B HANDICAP PIGEON SHOOT, at Long Branch. Feb. 14 and 15, 1888, Tbe Part r won
firBt and third prizes. t> king $1,^00 out of the SI ,5(0 cash prizes, beating such sbootersasC. W. Budd, W.
C Graham (England). Frank Kleinlz, Fred Erb Jr., and many others. "Hurrah for the United States,
because the first and third prizeB were «ou over foreign makes by Tbe Parker Gun."— N. Y. Wobld.

AT SEATTLE, W. T., June 9. 10 and 11, 1887, the leading prizes and best average were won with a
Parker.

AT THE WORLD'3 TRAP SHOOTING CARNrVAL, Wellington, Mass., May 30 to June 3, 1887, The
Parker won leading prize and 1 est average during the five days.

AT CHAMBEBLIN CARTRIDGE CO *S TOURNAMENT, held at Cleveland. O. . Sept. 14, 1886, The Parker
won 8900 out of the $1.21*0 purse offered.

At New Orleans, La., The Parker won first prize in "WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP from such shots as
Carver. Bogardus, Cody, Stubbs, Erb and others.

PARKER BROS., Makers,

New ITork "alesroom. 97 Chamber* St..

17mr

Merltlen, < on n.

IMPORTED BERKSHIRES.

REDWOOD DUKE 13368.

prize winners :it all the fairs in California and the
eniire list of sweepstakes premiums at State Fair
Sacramento, 1886.

Importations made direct from Eneland every year '
from tbe most noted Breeders, selected from thf I1
best blood and most fashionable families of Di*b
faced Berksbirea, regardless of cost, and all re
corded in English and American Berkshire recorde. I.

Yonng pigs from these importations, male and
female, from entirely different families for sale at
reasonaeie prices, and every pig guaranteed. Address, AM»KLW s.Hl'l'H, Hedwood i itv

4feb59 Or at 218 California Street. Kan Franelpct.

IMPORTANT TO

Horse and Stockmen

THE

"O. & N. W. Ry."

In Connection with the C. P. & U. P. R. R's., forms the

"CHICAGO AND SAN FRANCISCO SHORT-LINE"

With Splendid Track and Uoeqaaled Equipment for the'Speedy and Safe Transportation
of Horses and Live Stock, in its own or iu Private Cars, on Passenger or Freight Trains.

Commodious Best, Water and Feed Stations situated at convenient distances all along
the line.

JdW.'

B

sH'Tyjyj

Over 6.0U0 miles of first-class road rnnnlug West. .\onh and North- West from 4 1. icago.

The Original "CALIFORNIA FAST FREIGHT IINE.<

tor further information apply to

HENRY P. STANWOOD,

npneral Ascent, San FrancUco. c«l."

L . C. SMITH' Top Action, Double Cross-Bolted

B R E E C H--L O A D I N G GUN!

Dr. Thos. Bowhill, M.R.C.V.S.

VETERINARY Sl'RUEON.

Giiduate New Veterinary College, Edinburgh
Aw-'ded the Highland and Agricultural Societies
Menars for Horse Pathology, Anatomy. Physiology
tn-* Histology. The Williams' Prize, *84-*65, for bigb-
es .vorkB in professional examinations, and aix first-
cli ' lt certificates of merit. Honorary Member Illinois
t-4- Veterinary Medical Association.

NEVADA STABLES,

M1LRUV A HALLIS Prop's.
36 Market St. S F., Bet. Jlli and 8tn.
telephone Ho. 3159

Harry E Carpenter, M.O.C.V.S.

VETERINARY M 'R(il'(l.\,

Honorary Graduate ol
Ontario Veterinary Col-
lege. Toronto, (unatla
43- Rldslln£9 laatraled.
Veterinary InUrmary. 3JI Natomn St-
Beaideace, 966 Howard St., BaD Francieco

L. C. SMITH.

? o

Di

BO S

Js.cn

■- -

.

IVZanufacturer of both Hammer and Hammerless Guns.

SYRACUSE, N. T.

A Demonstration of the Shooting Qualities of the "li. O. Smith

Gun.

Attb Cleveland Cartridge Co.'s tournament, held at Cleveland, O.. from September 13 to 16 inclusive
the " Smith" gun won first nrnney In every class. It also won nearly two-thirds of tbe entire
amou U53,c00) of ^sh prizes, and championship trophy for the b-Bt average In the 90 class. In tbe 90-
class iwon the lsr, 2nd and 4th moneys; in the 80-class it toot the 1st, 3rd, 4th and 6th; in th.e 7G-class it
cook Ji land 2nd, with the 1st and 6th in the 60-class, making a total winning nearly four times greater
than any other gun, of either foreign or bora* manufacture.

We think this a mo«t excellent showing, as there was seven different mokes of guns UFed bv tbe nineteen
untfcsinnts iu the ninety class. i,. (j" SMITH.

SEND FOB DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE AXD PRICE USX.

auprti :

THE

Washington Park Club.

CHICAGO, ILL.

AUTUMN MEETING, 1888.

SEVEN DAYS' RACING.

Announce the fallowing stake3, to .close Monday, April 2d, 1888.
Autamn Meeting, beginning Saturday, September 8th, and ending Saturd
1888.'

Tbe Glendale Handicap.
A Sweepstak**s for all ages, $50 each, $15 forfeit,
with $1,0' 0 added; tbe second to receive ?20i\ and the
third $W0 out of the stakes. Weights to be announced
August 1st. A winner of any race, after the publica-
tion of weightB, of tbe value of $50", to carry 6 lbs.,
or of Sl.OfO. 8 lbs. extra. One Mile and aQdaeteb.
Tbe Avondalc Handicap.

A Swepstakes for all ages, $50 each, 510 forfeit,
with g8\0 added; the second to twelve $150, and tbe
third S5»> out of the Btakes. Weights to be announced
August 1st Starters to be named through the entry
box at the usual time of closing, the day before the
race. A winner of any race, after the publication of
weightB, of tbe value of 31,900, to carry 7 lbs. extra.
On e Mile an d a Foulosg .

Tbe Woodlaw ii Stakes.

A Sweepstakes for three-year-olds (foals of
1885); $50 each, $10 forfeit, wiih $800 added; the second
to receive 8150. and the third $50 out of the stakes.
The winner of the American Derby, Finality or Sher-
idan Stakes of 1888 to carry 6 lbs,, or of two of tbe
stakes named 10 1 bo. extra. Maidens allowed JO lbs.
One Mile and a Qoahteb.

rbe Auburn Handicap,

A Sweepstakes for three-year-olds (foals of
1885); $50 each. ?10 forfeit, with $80u added; the sec-
ond to receive 1150, and the third $50 out of the

Btakes. Weights to be «nnounced by 12ai., two davs
before the day appointed for the race. Starters to be
named through the entry box at the usual time of
closing, the day before the race. One Mile and a
Fdblosg.

The 111- bt Stakes.

A Sweepstakes for two-year-olds, (foals of
1886); $25 each. Sin forfeit, wilh 8750 added the *ec- *
oad to receive $150, and tbe third $50 of the stakes
AwJuoerof any race after Julv lot, of the value of
$1,000 to carry 5 lbs., or or 82.00)1 7 lbs. extra. Maid-
ens allowed 7 lbs. Five rcBLONOs.

The Kensington Han*tl<>a».

A Sweepstake* for two-year-olds, (foals of
1880); $50 each, $10 forfeit, with $8to added • the sec-
ond to receive $150, and tho ihird $50 out of the
stakes. Weights to be aanounced August 1st A
winner of any race after the publication of weight*
of the value of $1,680 to carry 5 lbs. extra. Thbee-
qoabtebs of a Mile.

The Fab-view Handicap.

A S\ve.|isinke- for two-vear-olds, (foals of
188T ); $50 each, $10 forfeit, with $800 added ' the sec-
ond to receive $150, and the third $£0 out of the
stakes. Weights to be announced at \2 k two days
before the day appointed for race. Starters to be
named through tbe entry box at the usual time of
closing, the day before tbe race. Seven Fdhlongb

Tnrfmen failing to receive entry blanks can obtain them by applying to the Secretary
Nominations and all oommnnicationa to be addressed to the Secretary, Palmer House*
Chicago, 111.

P. H. SHERIDAN, Lieut.-Gen. 0. S. A., President.
J. E. BBEWSTXB, secretary 17mr3

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SAN FRANCISCO. SATURDAY, APRIL ?, 1888.

SUBSCRIPTION t-

FIVEDOLLARS A TEAR. J.

General Topics.

tn these days when colt-trotting is such an important feat-
tire of harness sports; a little talk about the A B C of hofae
education may prove a topic of interest. "Talk is cheap,"
and that much slang can be indulged in to point a moral,
and yet there are times when morals spoken or printed
influence action. While in the handling uf colts kindness
meets with approbation from nearly every one, the recognition
amonnts to little if it is not carried into practice. I had an
example of this not long ago. Bathbone was on the floor,
and I was busily engaged in contriving a scalping boot
which would possess advantages over the old. plan. His foot
would answer for a trial, and kneeling by his side it was
placed in different positions. The colt is more than ordi-
narily quiet, but he took umbrage at ac appendage which
forma no part of racing gear, and as I drew a strap around
his heel he hit me a sounding kick. The blow fell on the
haunch bone, being severe enough to knock off a piece of
skin, and, of course, there was some pain. The retaliation
was a counter kick, and all the lessons I had so diligently
instilled into the minds of Morris and John were upset by
that evidence of passion. Hobbling into the house to apply a
Uniment I desired to try before using it on the horses, it
strnok me that it would be a good test, and by using it as an
examplar a double service follow, There were sufficient
causes to make the colt kick. He had just come in from a
drive with only a part of the harnesB removed. The bridle
remained, and the blinds are of a pattern which preludes
seeing anything in the rear. Too intent to try the pattern,
proper caution was not observed, and being an entirtly new
experience the natural result would be to get rid of the
annoyance in a natural way.

11 Served you right,

would say, " when you

attempted to make the line of Stockwell, King Tom, New-
minsttr and a whule lot of turf celebrities serve as a block;
to tit tnat intensely trotting contrivance known as a scalper;
he ought to have hit you still harder." As Eathbone takes
kindly to harness work it is not likely that his resentment
was awakened by trying the scalper, and had he been made
acquainted with what was wanted would have been just as
docile as when one of AIcKcrron's best racing boots was
buckled on. Whatever the cause, there was no excuse for
loss of temper on my part, and the explanation that the
bump of combatativeness "got away11 with those represent-
ing sense and judgment is only applicable in the light of
being serviceable in the future. It would be better to call
the organ that incited retaliation the bump of irritability,
and the lesson to be learned is that in handling horses of any
age, but more especially colts, there should be an absolute
command of temper. Let us suppose that after a child was
shown the letters of the alphabet, but without giving time
to become familiar with the variations which enable us to
tell them at a glance it was required to put them in sjllables
and give the right sound of the combination. "While this is
not exactly analogous, it is not a positive exaggeration. Colts
are commanded to do things which are nearly as much
beyond their comprehension as written language to a child
which ha3 not mastered the letters, and when these com-
mands are not complied with, abuse follows. Although a
vicious kick in a horse may be met by punishment, the
discipline should not be guided by rage. But young colts
do not kick from vicious motives, their idea being that it is
necessary for self-protection. It is their method of defense,
and when fear is awakened, if out of their power to run away
from the object which has frightened them the next thing is
to drive it away. This is made manifest when a few days
old. Even those which have only lived a few hours, if
strong enough, will run away at the approach of man, and I
have known several which, if prevented from running, would
make vigorous efforts to kiok.

Foals should be handled soon after birth. Care must be
observed not to alarm the mother, and there are mares which
it is unsafe to approach while their foals are young. But
usually mare3 which are expected to produce fast trotters are
taken so much care of during pregnancy that man is familiar
to them, and when inclined to be nervous that will be over-
come.by judicious treatment. Foals are inquisitive, and this
trait can be made subservient to "gentling." If given their
own way it will not be long before they geek acquaintance-
ship, and that once established it is the man's fault if there
is a rupture. In perfecting acquaintance kindness is not the
only thing required. There must be some tact as well, and
when there is a mutual understanding it will be well to avoid
going too far. By going too far I mean making a playmate
of the foal, for if that is done it is nearly certain to give an
entire colt bad habits. He retains the opinion that men are
like himself, and tnat a playful nip on their legs or a jump
on their shoulders is all in the game. Even a colt of four
months of age can carry this kind of pastime too far to be pleas-
ant, and when two or three years old the propensity is diffi-
cult to check, and if extreme measures are taken nearly sure
to result in vice. It is one of the most difficult of all tasks
connected with the education of horses to bring up a colt so
that bis natural timidity is overcome and still retain control
over him. Fillies are entirely different, and it is rare that
pets of that sex give any trouble. Make them fully ac-
quainted with what you require, endeavor to accommodate
their capacity by not demanding too much at each lesson,
teach them with as much gentleness as is compatible with
enforcing obedience, never place them in a position where
they may be startled without taking evefy precaution to guard
agaicst even improbable contingencies, and there will be few
hstances where success will not follow.

Had he run comparatively wild until three years old up to
that time, never known either petting or severity, in all
probability he would have been troublesome to break. This
would arise from timidity, and having the strength to resist
he would have persisted in resistance until he became satis-
fied that the efforts were vain, and then the timidity would
be overcome from learning that what he wa3 in mortal dread
of was not going to hurt him.

But entire colts are of different material. Pugnacity rules
in males. They are the fighting members of partnerships,
and even animals, the main dependence of which is flight to
avoid danger, when cornered battle with desperation. Their
play is mimic warfare. Boys wrestle and box, their sisters,
though indulging in exercise which is as trying to the
muscles, pursue a different bent. A wild stallion will fly at
the approach of man, the domesticated man-eater attacks
when there is an opportunity. There maybe awe without
actual fear. Obedience, which is the outcome of terror, can-
not be depended upon. Kevenge awaits the hour, "bides its
time." and trepidation at the sound of the lash is succeeded
by frantic rage. "Whenever cause can be traced, the discovery
will follow that vicious horses at some period of their lives
have been abused. Colts which are handled when sucklings,
broken as yearlings, trained from that time on, should rarely
prove ungovernable. The risk of injuring the temper in that
case is reduced to a minimum; that is with the proviso that
all of the stages have been conducted properly. The only
instances I have known when animals were bad which had
been handled young, could be traced to having been played
with when sucklings. It may appear "cute" to have a colt
of a few months old rear and attempt to jnmp on his human
plavmate, lay back his ears and wheel into a position to mate
his battery effective. But it is anything else than good fun
when he has reached a height of fifteen hands and with pro-
portionate avoirdupois. One of the colts alluded to could not
be bridled in the usual way, as the moment his halter wa3
taken off he would reach to catch the man by the legs, doubt-
less expecting to see him drop on his kneee as another colt
would in the same situation. The second I only knew of his
treatment when a suckliug, that being of the playful kind,
and at three years old he was a "terror," so much so that the
surgeon's knife was oalled into requisition. Now a three-
year-old which will throw a man down and endeavor to tear
him to pieces is so different from any colt I have ever seen,
that the only explanation satisfactory to me is that playful-
ness was met by severe castigation.

Bear constantly in mind that while severity may prove a
stronger incentive, the fear of the whip over-powering the
dread of something not so tangible that with an entire colt
it may end in rebellion. If, however, timidity is overcome
by awakening his intelligence, teaching him that the terrible
bugaboo was only frightful in his perverted fancy, and the
cure is accomplished without danger of the remedy proving
worse than the disease. It is easier, however, to correct timid-
ity, or rather to teach the pupil confidence, than to obliterate the
propensity to make man a playfellow. About the only hope
is that he will outgrow the habit. During this period which
will usually prevail until colthood ends, the best course is to
guard against its ill effects. Never give him a chance to nip
or to jump on you. Guy lines on each side when groomed
or harnessed, a halter which can be removed after the bridle
is in place, and put on again before the bit is removed, will
put it out of his power to gratify the desire to nip. There
may be occasions when these or similar precautions cannot
be taken, and then it will be necessary to adopt some other
plan. A halter should be worn though the colt be running
loose in a box, and by grasping that control will be obtained.
In one of the three instances mentioned the colt was too cun-
ning to permit being caught in that way so that a suap hook
was attached to a stout piece of bamboo about sis feet
length, and this enabled the operator to catch the ring of tn
halter when at a safe distance. This colt in addition to nip-
ping was prone to rear and attempt to jump on the man just
as he would have done with a colt, and as there was the
same desire when "led in hand" the bamboo was useful in
giving him his walk. After his first season in the stud,
which was when he wa3 four years old, there was no trace of
his former propensity, and he would walk as quietly by the
side of the man who took care uf him as could be desired.

There are times when a whip will come into play, and if
properly handled with little danger of working injury. One
sharp cut may be accepted as proper chastisement; when
passion runs riot and blows are showered without regard to
adequate punishment for the offense, there is a strong proba-
bility that in place of a playful nip there will be a sore
enough bite, and in lieu of the merry twiukle of the eye and
forward play of the ears, revenge will flush from the telltale
orbs and the ears will be laid back on the neck. You can see
a lesson in the field provided you are ready to receive
instructions from the book of Nature. Watch two entire
colts at play. Yearlings often run together, as at that age
there is little risk of serious injury. They rear and paw at
each other, feint and guard like experienced swordsmen.
They drop to the ground and when one attempts to catch
the other by the leg the attacked falls on his knees to protect
his shins. The fun may go on for some time until one plays
too roughly to suit his mate and then war is declared. The
real fighting front is presented, and blows resound from hip
and buttock in sharper notes than those which the maternal
slipper evokes. The colt will take one Bharp cut of the whip,
one that will sting a trifle, and only a trifle, without showing
anger, especially if the castigator is not angry himself, and
then a shake of the whip be all that is needed to keep his
playful mood in proper subjection. The time to begin this
part of the education is when he first shows the tendency to
close familiarity. A majority of well-bred colts will
this. disposition at a much earlier age than those wh:

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fully posted about equine infant traits would think probable.
When a few weeks old the youngster will be ready to play
pranks, provided he has been handled so that he has no more
fear of man tban he has of his mother, and very likely when
he sees a good opportunity will jump on a person who is
moving away from him.

Years ago when "Old" Blackbird was doing service, a man
brought a mare to him which was nearly if not qnite thor-
oughbred. She had a mule colt with her, and as mules were
rare in that section of Iowa, ho attracted a gteat deal of
notice. He was less than a week old when he made his first
appearance on Bird Farm, aud as there was nothing retiring
in his nature, an acquaintance was soon formed. He was a
cute little cuss, and it did not take loog for him to become
as mischievous as he was sharp. It was great fun for many
of the visitors to play with him, anl still belter sport for
the callow hybrid. The only way to get rid of his attentions
was to carry a whip or stick, aud then it Was essential that a
close watch was kept. Ee would steal from behind as slyly
as a cat, the thick blue grass sod concealing the sound of his
guarded footsteps, and the first iulimation of his presence
wis binding on the shoulders of the man he selected for his
attack. He became an unmitigated nuisance, when there
were no men to frolic with he pestered the other colls until I
was forced to place him and his c'am in a separate enclosure.
When taken home and weaned he had to be kept up until
the time came when the usual surgical operation could be
performed; that aud proper handling turning out the best
mule I ever was acquainted with, his owner selling him for
$400 and regretting afterwards that he had parted with him
if even a much larger sum had been obtained. So far as one
example went, the dam proved that the usually accepted
belief that a mare once having carried a mule her progeny
thereafter wonld show more or less of the characteristics.
Impressed with that belief I reluctattly consented that the
mare should pay my greatest of all favorites a visit, and the
following ytar was somewhat nervously awaited. Her foal,
a male, by Blackbird, was one of the handsomest of his get
and graw into a horse of the highe&t quality. Her nest foal
by Blackbird was also a male aud a handsome horse, though
not so highly finished as the first and a horse ot such
indomitable resolution thac for a time he was entirely beyond
control.

This came in a measure from bad management in giving
tho first lessons, although his temperament was such that
even with the greatest care breaking would have been a diffi-
cult job when delayed uutil he was three years old. He was
allowed to run in a lot by himself from the time he was
wenned until a three-* ear-old without having worn a ^trap or
lope. In his first lesson he was crowded into the basement
of a barn, and cornered by tying one end of a long and heavy
po:e to a beam, then carrying the otber end around until he
was forced against a stone wall. Two or three strong men
at the disengaged end of the pole held him against the wall,
a rope halter put on, the shank being a rope of such length
that it would give room for the combined strength of the
whole forces. There was a battle ruyal sure enough when
the coirall was reached, the colt on the first day's fight hav-
ing the best of it, The halter was left on, the long shank
trailing on the ground, and the nest day, after other neces-
sary work was finished, the second 6ght took place. Colt
still victorious. As force of arms was not adequate, other
reinforcements were called in, hunger being the ally
depended upon; his food curtailed to what wonld just sustain
life and every day the halter breaking went on. Finally he
was so far conquered as to be towed behind a lumber wagon
from Galena to my place, thirly-five miles, and a sorry spec-
tacle he presented. Worn out, wounded in many places, a
"rack" of skin and bones, and jet with an eye which still
showed defiance. I had a man employed who had been
giving exhibitions of horse training skill, and waB up to all
the manoeuvres known at that time to subdue refacfory ani-
mals, he engaged with me in order to acquire a knowledge of
other phases of horse life, and the colt was welcomed as it
gave him an opportunity to exhibit his skill. It is not nec-
essary to rehearse all of the treatment, sufficient to state
that the "Bystem" was quite thoroughly tried and with so
much succoss that he could be driven on the track, although
it was evident that all the systems, from that of Dennis
Orfult down, would not render him safer even on a track.
Before sending him home, Maggie Mitchell, the dam of
Marion, Mr. Winters noted brood-mare, was bred to him and
the produce will present another illustration of errors in
equine education.

The result was a filly foaled in 1868, and as I spent that
summer in New York I saw little of the horses. A remark-
ably handsome filly she proved, and the wint;r of 1869 and
70 she was partially broken. Contrary to espectations she
was not a "hard case," and, even after a let-up for more
than a year she gave little trouble. She had capital action
on a trot, and was improving iu speed about as rapidly as
could be looked for. She was iu the "string" of a man who
assisted in driving, one who had a good share of experience
and oue of the best I ever had to work colts. The filly was
one oi his greatest favorites and he was always predicting a
brilliant future for his pet. After driving her some lime
without mishap of any kind, he discarded the "kicking-
ttrap," contrary to my advice, the mistake on my part being
in not giving a peremptory order that it must be worn. If
visitois were present when the filly was harnessed he was
;ure to leave the guard off, evidently considering that it
would be thought a lack of courage on his part as well as a
stigma on the fair fame of the handsome filly. There was

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corn planted inside of the track which hid the further tnrn
from view. 1 was driving Clara G. when he brought the
filly on the track, and noticing the absence ot the kicking-
strap, was watching for some casualty to happen. She
jogged with her usual qnietness several times around the
track, and my uneasiness was about dispelled when all at
once she disappeared from view behind the screen of grow-
ing corn. Clara G. was hurried to the stable, which was
more than a quarter of a mile from where the filly went
down, and when we reached the place found the driver hold-
ing her head down, which was more easily accomplished
from her hind legs being fast between the cross-bar and axle
of the sulky. Her legs were cut, and there was a severe
strain of the loin, though after she recovered it was palpable
that she was completely Bpoiled for harness uses thereafter.
She was large and strong, and when an attempt was made to
harness her she would be absolutely frantic. Having little
faith in any training system on that blood after the experi-
ence with her sire, and so many other colts to work, she
was sold to C. S. Dole, the breedtr of Harold, to place in his
stud.

The explanation of her driver was that a cat or rabbit ran
out of the corn startling her so that she kicked high
enough — he thought in play — so as to strike the cross-bar,
then she went at it in dead earnest until her feet got fast,
when she fell and he caught her by the head. The kicking
strap would have prevented her heels striking the cross-bar,
and that main cause of violent kicking been avoided. The
sulky was a strong one, 70 or 80 pGunds, and though a
powerful and determined animal may manage to throw the
driver from his seat, there is a chance to overcome the fright
before that point is reached. A good kicking strap should
be an adjunct to trotting harness, aud so generally used as
not to attract the attention it now does. Drivers are averse
to using it, fearing that their courage will be questioned.
Owners think it is an aspersion of the animal, unless on a
colt which is receiving its first lessons, and spectators are
prone to consider it a token of vice. General use would
correct all of these erroneous ideas. It is a safeguard to
man and horse. Very many of the accidents which, now
occur would be avoided, and that without a single objection
of auy weight. Properly made it is little trouble, so little in
fact, that the adjustment only requires the buckling of two
additional straps. It is not unsightly if fashioned with any
degree of skill, though the wide bauds which are most in
vogue are neither effective or in harmony with the rest of
the harness. The pattern which I prefer is a double strap
one part going over the loin the other near the setting on of
the tail. These are brought together from the upper part of a
stirrup buckle which hangs about level wich the breeching, a
billet attached to the tongue portion of the buckle of sufficient
length to wrap once around the shaft. On the bottom of the
shaft a leather is fastened to keep the billet in the proper place.
The divided portion is held in the right position on loin and
croup by two small billets, the forward one being near where
the hip strap is connected with the back band; the rear
requires a leather reaching across the opening formed by the
goop of the crupper. But I find that to give this part of the
equipment of trotting colts proper consideration more space
will be required than is available in this number; it will be
taken up again, feeling confident that the burden of argu-
ment will be strongly in favor of the general adoption of this
valuable appendage.

A Mere Cast-Off.

In the second race at the Bay District Track, on Saturday
last, there was great interest shown m the highly bred Sid,
who made such a close finish with his stable companion,
Fusilade's Last, in the three-year-old event. The winner
was not considered of much account by the belting fraternity,
as it was known that Sid had shewn last season such a total
lack of speed in his two-year-old form tbat he was used to
drive the cattle at the* Kancho del Paso, so Mr. Holly, who
was pleased with his looks and his pedigree, secured him at
a bargain. As sometimes happens in the best-regulated
stables this youngster's promise as to his true form was
perhaps, not truly gauged at the Paso Kauch, as there were
Borne keen judges on Saturday who were of the opinion that
Sid might yet prove himself worthy of his grand lineage.

Sid is by imported Siddartha who, as a yearling, was
secured by Mr. P. Lorillard as one of tbe highest bred and
most expensive colts at Tattersall's annual sale, he being sired
by Pero Gomez, and the dam being Pearl by Newminster.
The dam of Sid is Vestella by Jonesboro, she being a daugh-
ter of Vesta, and her grandam Lilla by imported Yorkshire.
Now Jonesboro is by Lexington, from Alice Jones by imported
Glencoe, the dam of Carriboo and Annette, and her dam was
Blue Bonnet by imported Hedgeford, so it is clear that Sid
possesses some of the stoutest and fleetest strains to be
found in the EogliBh and American t^tud books. It must,
however, be remembered that Sid was running with a ten
pound allowance as a maiden, aud if he had been entered in
the Blood Horse meeting under somewhat similar conditions,
he might have carried off a pot of money for the Holly
stable.

Chico or Willows?

The directors of the Third District Agricultural Society
held a meeting recently at Chico, when the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: Dr. C. C. Mason, Presi-
dent; Colonel W. Hawkins, vice-Presideut; John E. Robiu-
son, Treasurer, and John D. Spront, Secretary. Iu conae-
equence of a difference of opinion in regard to the manner in
which the fairs have been conducted for the past two years,
as also owing to the objection iu certain quarters to horse
racing with its attendant speculations, the subscriptions
have not been as liberal as the directors had hoped for, and
now the people of Willows are making a bid for the annual
fair to be held there in the week commencing August 21st,
and guarantee a sum of ©2,000 iu aud of the fair funds.
Chico has a fine pavilion and a good track, which are points
in its favor, but Willows is a very entarprising town that, by
tbe way, aspires to be the county town.

The Valensin Race Track.

On Saturday, March 24th, there was a very pleasant
reunion at the Valensin Stock Farm, near Pleasanton, on the
occasion of the opening of the new half-mile track which has
recently been laid out there under favorable conditions for
safe and fast work.

Mr. Valensin celebrated the inauguration of his new track
by giving an afternoon's sport consisting of two races for
buggy horses. The first was a match to harness between G.
Valensin's bay horse Handy Andy and J. Edgar's Jennie
O'Jones, the horses being driven by their owners. In the
first heat the mare was somewhat rank, and Handy Andy won
in 3:47£. The second heat was not so faBt, but was more
evenly contested, the mare winning by half a length in 3:51.
Better time was shown in the third heat, when Jennie won
handily in 3:35, and then Bhe took the succeeding heat and
race in 3:36.

The second race was a eweepBtakes to harness between Maud
S., Clemmie G. and Jay-Eye-See, who take after — a long way
after — their famous namesakes. This event created some
sensation, Jay-Eye-See being finally declared the winner, he
taking the third, fonrth and fifth heats, and Maud S. the
first and second.

Between the heats Mr. Valensin showed his fine stallion
Sidney, accompanied by four two-year-olds, namely, George
V., the winner oi the yearling stakes at Sacramento and Peta-
luma last year, his dam being Flirt by Buccaneer; Sidney
Smith, dam by Arthurton; Koyanna, from the dam of Allen
Roy, and Cassahan, a bay filiy, dam by Eugene Casserly.
The sire and youngsters created a favorable impression, and
Mr. Valensin received the best wishes of his guests for fame
and prosperity in his new home.

Pleasanton Stock Faem, March 24th. — Match to harness.

J. Edgar's Jennie O'Jones 2 111

G-. Yalensin's Handy Andy 12 2 2

Time, 3:47*. 3:51, 3:35,3:36.
Second Race.— A sweepstakes to harness.

A. Schweer's Jay- Eye-See ...2 3 1 1 1

J. Edgar's Maud S 1 1 2 2 2

C. J. Pullen's Clemmie Q 3 2 3 dr

Time,3:39i, 3:32,3:36, 3:33,3:36.

The Ethics of Betting.

During the off-season various matters connected with rac-
ing come up for discussion, and among otheis the methods
adopted for regulating pooling and bettiag are not the least
important. !Not only in this country, but also in England
and Prance, the complaints are bitter against the bookmakers,
as 'may be seen by the following remarks from the columns
of an English contemporary: "The ethics of betting is a
philosophical subject that need not be discussed in these
columns, but the fact that the British public will bet has long
been recognized by men of all shades of thought, and the
only question which our legislators have to consider is how
to regulate betting in a manner most conducive or {as many
will put it) least injurious to the public welfare. Every
impartial man who has any knowledge on the subject is sat-
isfied that the mode in which betting is carried on in this
country is the worse that could by any possibility be devised.
The odds iu favor of the fielder are so extravagantly large
that the sums of money lost every year by the public backers
represents an immense total, from which the country derives
hardly any benefit at all, as on very litile of it is any income
tax paid. The result is that a certain number of (for the
most part) very uneducated men roll in wealth amassed out
of the pockets of tho masses.

"In France, where there is not nearly so much betting as
in England, and where, moreover the average starting price
odds are much more in favor of backers than on this side of
the obannel, the Government have peroeived that, by a
syBtem called the Paris mutuel, the public at large would not
lose so much money, and that the country would reap a
harvest that, under the old mode, was monopolized by a few
individuals. Although starting-price baokers in France
receive much longer odds thau they do in England, it was still
found that under the Paris mutuel system longer odds could
be given than the bookmakers offer, and a handsome per-
centage be retained for the good of the racing societies and
the country in general. No wonder, therefore, that the
system has proved popular on the French Turf, and we see
it stated in a contemporary that during six months of last
season nearly £1,726,000 was invested in these Paris
mutuels by the speculative public, out of which two per
cent. (£34,000) was deducted for the relief of the poor,
whilst four per cent, went for working expenses. Six per-
cent, is a considerable deduction; but we do not hesitate to
assert that, if it was necessary, ten per cent, could be de-
ducted in this country, and backers would be gainers. The
reoeipts, however, in this country would be so large that
the percentage for expenses, etc., would probably not exceed
two, or, possibly one per cent."

As is well-known to turfmen who visit the United King-
dom there are many strange anomalies connected with
betting in that couutry. Thus a man can make a betting
book at Tattersall's or at any of the regular turf clabs, but if
he offers any odds or wagers in a public house or advertised
office, or on the thoroughfares or closed squares, he is liable
to imprisonment. Thus, to elude these the laws, some
betting men opened branch houses in France and Belgium,
and advertised tor business in the English market. When
the Paris mutuel or mutuel betting system created suoh a
iurore in Paris, the craze spread to England where many of
the leading public houses made a point of running these
machines. The policy of the English legislators has been to
impede as much as possible the spread of the gambling
mania among the people, and thus, tflthough the system was
considered as fair when properly carried out, it was rigidly
suppressed.

The chief evils of the two systems of betting in France and
England are thus described: In bookmaking, by a collusion
between the penoillers aud the corrupt owners of horses that
may have a prominent position in the play or pay betting,
certain nags are forced into the quotations by bogus betting,
aud when the public back the aflimal they found later, to
their cost, that he was never meant for the event, and finally
being scratched becomes "a dead lun" in the market. The
other evil is a collation between owners or jockeys and the
bookmakers that certain horses shall be pnlled in certain
races. "I don't waut to know the winner" was often the
remark of Jackson, known as the Squire, and the most dash-
ing penciller since the days of Davis, "but I do want to know
the horses that are not out for the money," and that was the
way he amassed his immeuse fortune.

In the mutuel betting system the ohief defects consist in
not knowing the correct odds one receives until the machine
is closed, as also the ease with which fraud can be perpetrated
with the machines unless they are conducted under strict
supervision. A gross instance of the unfairness of the
mutuel betting system can be cited in the case of a great
favorite bolting from the starting post, and so pumping him-
self out as to prevent him from having a chance in the race,

With the bookmakers this money is lost, but in the mutuel
system the backers of the favorite may regain their stake by
betting on the outsiders, much to the detriment of the fielders
who ought to have received the original amount of the tickets
when the horses were sent to the startiug post. To resume
the matter, tbe subject of betting en racing, for loDg since
and time and again, has been a difficult problem to solve in
the British and French legislatures.

A Question of Breeding.

As will te seen by the cyclonic article in this number, Mr.
C, J. Hamlin presents his regards to the various gentlemen
who differ with him on the subject of developed and unde-
veloped sires. To Gen. Tracy he proposes to match two
Iwo-year-olds, the get of Mambrino King and Hamlin's
Aimont, against, two two-year-olds, the get of Mambrino
Dudley and Kentucky Wilkes, the race to take place during
the State Breeders' Meetiug or during tbe Buffalo Fair of
188S. He also proposes to trot a three-year-old sired by
Mambrino King against any colt of like age by Kentucky
Wilkes.

To Mr. Emery he declines an exhibition in the show ring.
With Mr. Wallace he takes issue as to the development of
Hambletonian, Gen. Knox, Mambrino Chief, Aimont, etc.
To Mr. Jewett he offers to trot a four or five-year-old by
Mambrino King against a colt of like age by Jerome Eddy,
no matter by whom bred or owned. He al=o proposes to trot
a oolt sired by a stailion whose fee at Village Farm has been
$10, against any colt ever sired at Jewett Stock Farm, or any
colt got by Jerome Eddy.

The best is to come. Mr. Hamlin goes for Mr. Simmons
sharp shod, and takes a shot at George Wilkes. He con-
cludes by iffering to match Belle Hamlin against Harry
Wilkes, to trot July 4. He will tackle Oliver K. at the
Grand Circuit meeting the first week in August, and is will-
ing to hold an argument with Prince Wilkes at the Buffalo
International Fair the first week in September. What say
you, Messrs. Sire, Doble and Davis? Mr. Hamlin suggests
that each race be best two in three beats, for $1,000 a side,
and that all should take place at Buffalo. " The merits of
the trotter can best be determined wben measured by public
performances." — Spirit of the Times.

Mr Hamlin's Challenges.

The question of developed or undeveloped sires has created
quite a little breeze among turfmen at the East, especially
when Mr. Hamlin issued his offer to trot Belle Hamliu in
separate races against Harry Wilkes, Prince Wilkes and
Oliver K., his avowed intention being to test the merits of
the descendants of George Wilkes against bis fast daughter
of Aimont Jr. The owners of Harry Wilkes and Prince
Wilkes have been very prompt in their reply. Tbe Sire
Brothers will match Harry Wildes against Belle Hamlin for
from $1,000 to $1,000 a side, half forfeit, mile heats, best
three in rive to harness (but not two in three as proposed by
Mr. Hamlin), the race to come off on any first-class track,
except Buffalo, between the 15th and 31st July. W. Singerly,
the owner of Prince Wilkes, says he will back his horse
against Belle Hamlin for from §1,000 to $5,000 a side, the
match to be trotted over Belmont Park, Philadelphia, and he
adds, in effect, referring to Mr. Hamlin's proposition, that
the matches shall be mile heats, two in three, that his horses
are bred to stay the route and that he will not degiade them
by engaging in such a mongrel contest, but insists on three
heats in five.

Racing: at the East.

[New York World.]

As the spring advances it becomes plainer each day that
trotting associations east and west are more than ever deter-
mined to make the season of 1888 the best on record. In
this they are certainly encouraged by the increasing interest
taken in the trotting horse, botn for domestic and speeding
purposes, in confirmation of which the excellent prices
obtained at all the sales so far this year are evidence, especi-
ally for what may be called carriage stock and light draught
horses. How great the improvement has been during the
Ia-,t few years in the domestic horse was amply shown in this
city during the past two weeks; and although many horses
died from effects produced by tbe storm, thousands stood the
extra work forced on them by the condition of the streets
in a way that would not have been possible fifteen or twenty
years ago. An improvement due to careful breeding, tbe
admixture of thoroughbred blood through the coarser strains
by farmers and small breeders, who realize that good and
shapely horses of medium size, with good feet and legs that
will stand the daily toil in large cities, are sure to bring prices
beyond all their cost. In fact, no greater encouragement can
be had for such a class of horses than the excellent prices
invariably paid by Americans for speedy trotters passeBsing
alike the staying qualities that even when transmitted through
half a dozen" generations make the light draught horses used
in New Tork an attraction to many horse-loving foreigners,
who, while they refer with pride to their heavy draught
horses, fairly envy us our thoroughly city domestic horse.
And as speed and bottom can only be developed in a higher
grade of animals, it is surprising that so many intelligent
writers should attack the effort of the road drivers to obtain
a soft-dirt road in Central Park, wnere horses can be trotted
at their best without danger to pedestrians, by shouting "race-
track" and suggesting that in due time a cock-pit and bull-
ring will be asked for.

A few weeks ago reference was made in these columns to
the rapidly increasing number of stakes and rich purses to be
contended for at trotting meetings. The two $5,000 stakes —
the Fleetwood for the 2:25 class, and the Morrisania for the
three-minute class— opened by the Driving Club of New
York, will close April 14th for horses then eligible, and to be
trotted at the autumn meeting in September. The entrance
fee iB 7£ per cent., and the first $75 must accompany the
entry. The New York State Trotting Horse Breeders'
Association also announces a dozen or more stakes to cIobq
April 1st, to be addressed to the seoretary at Rochester. On
April 2d the Annual Clay Stakes for three-minute horses, to
be trotted at Island Park, near Albany, will close. The
stake is guaranteed at $3,000, the horses to be named June
1st. The meeting at Island Park is in the New York Circuit,
which begins in this city at the Driving Park on May 22d,
following at Goshen May 29th; Poughkeepsid, Juue 5th;
Albany, June 12th; Hartford, June 19th, and then on east
to Providence and Boston. Sever d guarantee stakes of
$10,000 each promise to be features in the Grand Circuit
this year. That at Hartford has already closed, while the
Flower City Stake at Rochester will close April 2d. The
Rochester Association has reduced the entrance to 5 per
cent., payable in four payments of $125 each. This is a
liberal idea, and will no doubt induce many owners to take
the chances of entering horses. The association also an-
nounce that if more than $10,500 is received in entrance

money the excess will be given as a consolation purse for
horses starting and winning no part of the original purBe.
In the west and southwest attractive programmes are being
advertised for both summer and autumn meetings. At Nash-
ville the greit Taunesaee Fair Stakes is announced to close
April loth; the Olney (III.) State Fair Stakes will close April
10th, stakes for the Cleveland Driving Park autumn meet-
ing will also close April 10th, with scores of other meetings at
Chicago, Louisville and at points beyond the Mississippi, in
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and bo on to* the great Territories, like
the Wyoming Fa:r Association, which anuounces stakes to
be trotted for at Cheyenne in the autumn, eutries to close
May 1st.

In running matters during the past week the interest has
been oonfined more particularly to the backwardness of the
season and the fear tbat southern trained horses will capture
all the early stakes. The revival of the Long Island Jockey
Club, with its racing property at Astoria, and its announce-
ment of stakes to be run during the season of thirty dayp,
beginning July 4th, also caused some talk. Although tbe
association has been duly chartered and more or less work
done on the track at Astoria, many yet say the association is
a "ghost." Be that as it may, the 'ads." in (he Spirit and
Sportsman were or will have to be paid for with casb. As to
the Brooklyn and Suburban Handicaps, continuous efforts
are being made to boom the books opened by parties outside
tbe State of New York; but as tbe casb is generally wanted
before the layer of the odds will write a ticket, the business
done is very small. No doubt some of the rooms in this
city are doing business, but the "cappers" for tnem dare not
print the odds, as they did last year, fearing tbat their infor-
mation may be construed to have been obtained by silent
partnership, as was supposed to bave been the case last year
with one writer who boomed tbe Pratt book.

San Jose Colt Stakes.

The American Trotter-

[Kentucky Stock Farm.]

The increased demand for the light harness horse, both for
road and track purposes, has occasioned the question: Can
this high pressure be maintained? This is often put to us
nnd answered in the affirmative, with the addition: Yes, and
with increased activity. Before the great February sales it
was a question of vast interest to Kentucky if the disposal of
nearly a thousand of trotting horses, and mauy of them of
the best breeding of modern thinking, at public sale, would
not naturally lessen the average heretofore obtained. Would
they keep up and tbe demand be in keeping with the amount
invested? We can again say yes. The result of the public
sales, to which may be added the many private ones made
during their continuance has surpassed the expectations of
the most sanguine. As we have often said, we firmly believe
the trotting horBe interest is yet in its infancy. While we
have seen instances in which it was our opinion too much
has been given for an individual, these are exigencies of
trade. We must allow for faulty judgment, the folly of fash-
ion, and other conditions that go to make up a business of
any kind. It is true that exaggerated piices materially injure
the business, but in course of time this will be as thoroughly
regulated as that of any other legitimate business. We have
heard the weak-kneed say "the Shorthorn had its day, and
the Jersey came and went," and they use this as an argument
that tbe trotting horse will reach its limit, then decline.
With due respect to the opinion of others, we feel positive the
limit is far in the distant future, and when it is reached there
will be a commercial basis that will so regulate the supply
and demand that no fears of a decline need prevent any one
from investing in the right sort of material with a certainty
for a return with inoreased value.

There is a common-sense basis for everything, and there is
no reason why it cannot be applied to the trotting horBe bus-
iness as well as to any other.

There never will be a time wben a good roadster will not
bring at public sale as much in proportion to a poor one as a
genuine would over a counterfeit.

Each year we have seen the trotting horse interest growing
and extending itself from State to State. Nor has it been
contined to our own country. Already has the demand com-
menced from foreign buyers, but it is only a beginning. The
trotting horse is an American institution, and it is only in
America that he is fully appreciated. It is only a question of
time when other countries will appreciate him as we do now.
With increased facilities for holding meetings, with increased
knowledge of the value of the trotter for road and track pur-
poses, with the experience of America as their precedent,
there can be no question of other countries demanding our
trotting horses, as we havd taken the thoroughbred from the
land of his birth.

A Great Two-Year-Old Stake.

The Brooklyn Jockey Club is as yet a young Association,
but under liberal and judicious management it would appear
as if it come to tbe foremost rank of our jockey clubs. The
association announces a guaranteed stake of $20,000 at five
furlongs for its next spring meeting, the conditions being as
follows:

Great American Stakes for two-year-olds, foals of 1887, at
$50 each, for horses entered as yearlings by April 25, 1888, or
$20 only if declared out by August 15, 1888. For horses
entered as two-year-olds by January 1, 1889, wheu the stakes
shall close. $100, or $50 if declared by May 1, 1889. Starters
to pay $250 additional. The club to add $5,000, and to
guarantee that the stake shall be worth $20,000. The second
to receive $1,500, and the third $500 of the added money.
Any excess over $20,000 to be divided as follows: 50 percent,
to the nominator of the winner, 30 per cent, to the nominator
of tbe second, and 20 per cent, to the nominator of the third.
By filing with the Brooklyn Jockey Club prior to August 15,
1888, an accepted transfer of the yearling entry, the nomina-
tor will be released from all liability exctpt the first declara-
tion of $20, leaving the purchaser liable for the engagement.
In the event of the death of the nominator or transferee before
the race the enagagement shall not be void, provided it be
assumed, and all liabilities for tt be paid by the then owner
of the horse, who shall thereupon become entitled to all
rights of the original nominator. Five furlongs.

Before his departure for the East Snapper Garrison, the
famous jockey now engaged for the Haggin stables, was
interviewed in regard to the State as a resort for horses and
jockeys, when he stated that it was unequnled for its climate
and equine resources. One fact he mentioned that is now
well-known to jockeys of experience on both sides of the
Kooky Mountains, and that is the facility with which weight
can be reduced in California without impairment of the
strength or of the constitution. Thus when he arrived on
the coast he weighed 128 pounds and scaled only 108 on biB
departure, a reduction of twenty pounds in six weeks, and
that without the attendant ills he invariably Buffers from
under like conditions at the East.

From Mr. G. H. Bragg, the Secretary of the Santa Clara
Valley Agricultural Society, we have received the nominations
for the colt stakes that closed on the 1st of April.

The Garden City Trotting Stakes— For tbreo-year-olds or
younger; $60 entrance; $10 must accompany nomination;
$25 on July 1st, and $25 on September 1st; $250 added.
Colts having a record of 2:30 or better barred.
Pleasanton Stock Farm, bike Direct by Director, dam Echora.
Palo Alto Stock Farm, ch f Anselma by Ansel, dam Elaine.
Palo Alto Stock Farm, b o Monteith by Electioneer, dam

Mamie C.
Palo Alto Stock Farm, b c Lowell by Electioneer, dam Lady

Lowell.
Palo Alto Stock Farm, b c Cedric by Electioneer, dam Cecil.
W. H. Vioget, Santa Clara, br o Hiram B. by Eros, dam Alice.
San Mateo Stock Farm, b g Grande by Le Grande, dam Norma.
Chas. David, Oakland, g c Collector by Director, dam Kate.
F. M. Stern, San Jose, g f Flora H. by Jim Mulvenna, dam

by Bonner.
Vendome Trotting Stake— For two-year-olds or younger;
$50 entrance; $10 must accompany nomination; $15 on July
1st, nnd $25 on September 1st; $200 added. Colts having a
yearling record of 2:40 or better barred.

L. R. Mills, San Jose, b c Dawson by Nutwood Boy, dam Ruby.
C. O. Thornquest, Oakland, b c Cupid by Sidney, dam Venus.
Pleasanton Stock Farm, b f Margaret S. by Director, dam

May Day.
Palo Alto Stock Farm, b c Coin by Electioneer, dam Cecil.
Palo Alto Stock Farm, b c Leon by Electioneer, dam Lina K.
Palo Alto Stock Farm, b f Sunol by Electioneer, dam Waxana.
Palo Alto Stock Farm, b f Palo Alto Belle by Electioneer,

dam Beautiful Bells.
San Mateo Stock Farm, blk f Jet Wilkes by Guy Wilkes, dam

Sable.
Santa Clara County Trotting Stake— For District two-year-
olds without a yearling record. $30 entrance; $10 muBt
accompany nomination; $10 on July 1st, and $10 on Sep-
tember 1st; $150 added. Parties must have owned these
colts on or before Feb. 25th, 1SSS, to be eligible in this stake.
Palo Alto Stock Farm barred.
James Boyd, San Jose, br c Ario by Florida, dam Crvstal

Belle.
L. R. Mills, San Jose, b c Dawson by Nutwood Boy, dam

Ruby.
A. O. Hooker, San Jose, b c Robin Adair by Orion, dam bv

Startle. J

Jas. Wetherhead, San Jose, s c Woodbine by Woodnut, dam

Orphan Belle.
J. Savaden, San Jose, s c Almoone Jr. by Almoone, dam by

Gen Benton,
C. H. Corey, San Jose, b c Rockwood by Woodnut, dam by

Ben Franklin.
J. G. Ridley, San Jose, b c Bob Ridley by Nutwood Boy,

dam unknown.
J. R. Buffington, San Jose, b c Bonnie B. by Nutwood Boy,

dam Dolly.
W. E. Vioget, Santa Clara, b f Meriquita by Eros, dam by

Chieftain.
W. H. Vioget, Santa Clara, b c Beros by Eros, dam by Elmo.
W. H. Vioget, Santa Clara, s g Holstein Milk by Echo Royal,

dam by Alexander.
E. Topham, Milpitas, b c Nutgrove by Grosvenor, dam

Lady Nutwood.
H. W. Seale, Mayfield, b f Celeitte by Eros, dam Accident.
These are a valuable number of entries.

On Untried Stallions.

On the vexed and mooted point as to the breeding to
"untried" stallions, Colonel H. S. RosselL as a gentleman of
extensive experience with trotters and the former owner of
the famous performer Smuggler, has written a letter to the
New York Spirit of the Times from which are taken the
following extracts:

"While it is easy to point to many instances where 'un-
tried' stallions have produced wonderful performers, we
ought not forget the very many 'untried' fashionably 'bred
stallions who bave never been heard from, excepting through
the high prices paid for them, and the hopeful expectations
of their owners; and in many cases theBe same stallions have
had a good deal of private training and trying without
results flattering enough to warrant their appearing in public.
But if the whole breeding problem is to stand or fall on the
performance of any specified families, I cannot help seeing
the ghosts of Ethan Allen, George Wilkes, George M. Patchen,
Rhode Island, General Knox and others rise up as evidence
that some old-time performers who were 'tried' in quite
warm places bave contributed to the present excellence of
the American horse.

"I once knew a man who owned a son of Ethan Allen (tried
and trained from the time he was three years old till the day
of his death), and have heard him say that during one long
season of hard campaigning that sou never failed to win a
race. Also I have seen a man who never trained but one
animal of his own breeding {that one being by a stallion
whose record was2:154J much elated at defeating, in three
straight heals and distancing in a third, a fashionably bred
favorite of his neighbor.

"Of all the many stallions who are persistently worked for
speed, a very few come to be publicly known, and of these it
is not fair to expect all to become exceptional sires. But
my advanced age and old experience will naturally tend
to shelve me in the minds of the horsemen of to-day, whom I
will not trouble with reminiscences of the past, but leave
tojdecide the whole matter with such facilities as they may
have in band without considering the men and horses who,
in their day, have bad much pleasure, and may have done
some good in contributing to the happy result."

The Clay Stake of $3,000, for horses eligible to the three-
minute class, which is to be trotted at the spring meeting of
the Island Park Association, is a racing event of the first rank.
In 1884 it bad four starters, and was won in straight heats
by Yonng Rolfe in 2:27£. 2:27£ and 2:27£. In 1885 Epaulet
won the prize in 2:)9j, 2:23} and 2:22£, Merry Thought win-
ning tbe first heat in 2:24£. There were five starters. In
1S86 four started, and the contest was won by Ernest Mal-
travers in 2:24$, 2:24j* and 2:25. Last year First Love was
the victor in 2:24j. 2:22£ and 2:24£. This record is a singu-
lar one, as it shows that out of seventeen starters sixteen
had divided among them the sam of $12,000. As the
entrance money paid by the starters was only $5,100, the
net profit to the starters was $6,900. The average time made
is about 2:24^ to win, and a horse that could put in three
heats in the neighborhood of 2:28 would be tolerably sure of
a portion of the stake. — The Horseman.

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April ?

Bay District Races.

The spring running meetiugof the Ray District Association
commenced last Satnraay, the programme consisting of three
events. The weather was warm and genial, but the track
was very heavy, owing to the rain that fell on the previons
day. The first race was a dash of half a mile for two-year-
olds, which was reduced to a match between Maid of Honor
and ' Cassandra, the betting being $10 to $15 on the chances
of the latter filly. The race was a very one-sided affair as
from the post Cassandra took the lead and won us she liked
in 52 s.conds. The supporters of the Maid were dis-
gusted at the showing made by the filly, as ihey had backed
her mainly on the fact that she was a bibter to Fred Collier,
and was credited with a fair turn of speed, but if such was
(be case either the muddy track or a lack of training pre-
vented her from showing htr good points.

The secmd race was for three-year-olds with maiden
allowances, a dash of a mile, for which B. 0. Holly's stable
consibtiug of Sid, 108 pounds, and Fusilade s Last, 113
pounds was first choice at $40 against $15 for Bolero with
111 pounds Sid was not considered of groat account, the
backers of the "aU greeu" relying moie on his btaUe com-
panion to laud the money. Bolero jumped <ff at the fa 1
of the tido but at the quarter post all three were pretty well
in hue, Tut thence down the back streieh Bo'er.i fell away,
thus leavii g the issue to Sid ai d Fosilade's La-t. S d, who
had teen m-ted for his sluggish disposition, tonk it into his
head to show some of his me: tie, and lighting with his j ckey
fur a time be finally beat the filly out by a scant halt length
in 1-501 a good run considering the :r.ick. Sid is givndly
bred combining some of the finest strains ol the Engl^h and
American to be found in the stud books, and might have
landed n giganiic pot ht the Blood Hor^e meeting if he had
only retail. ed his maiden allowance.

The last event was a selling pun-e. a dash of seven fur-
longs, for which Adeline was so great a favorite that the
MtUers had but little show of retrieving their l sses save in
lmiog the long odds on the speedy ami line-ljoking daugh-
ter of Eoqiiirer— Analyne. The betting was $70 on her
chances against $o0 for the field, in which weie John S.,
Tmpedo and Black Pilot. The st.rt ng throughout the day
wai very fair and when the flig was lowered Adeline went to
the fore and soon hid the whole field iu trouble, wmuing
vtry haudilv iu 1 :31|, which was alw a very fair preforujance
nuder the conditions. There vrao no bid for the mare at the
n ■.in nated valuation of $5 000, eo she was returned to the
stable.

SECOND DAY— APRIL 4TH.

The meeting wa* tn have been continued on Tuesday, but
the wither was s » threating that the management decided
t - postpone the races until the following day. The card on
Wednesday was composed of four events, the first being a
rii'shof three-quarters of a mih) for all ages, in which were
B-Miaw Johu S., Hancock and Torpedo. At the com-
iuenceuiert of the betting John S. was made favonte, but
ihe lile turned towards Belshaw, who finally was installed
first choice at $'.0. with $10 tor John S. and §3 for the field.
There was a pretty even start with Hancock slightly in the
lead but Belshaw quickly overhauled him, and came away
winning easily in 1:18^, with Hancock second after a close
ti uish with John S. and Torpedo last.

The second race was a dash of a mile and a sixteenth, for
thr^-year-olde, in which Mr. Holly had Sid who sold for
SfiO against S15 for Bolero, belonging to Messrs. Van Ness
& Mtlroy, and T. William's Lilv. At the drop of the flag
Sid had slightly the adv mtage. and he led Bolero all around
bv neaily a length, winning very h'ndily in 1:57}, which,
considering the track was heavy, ma^ be considered another
good performance for Mr. Holly's promising colt.

The third race was an owners handicap, in which were
Black Pilot selling at $50 against $12 for the field, in which
were Belshaw and Fred Archer. The favorite took the lead
and gdlloped home in ta^y style in 1:45$. with Belshaw second
Hud Fred Archer last. The races were tame and onesided,
the lavorites all winniug in both dayB' proceedings.

Bay District Track- Match 31st— Introductory Scramble. Purse
of S200, tor iwo-ytar-olds; 10U pounds each, with sex allowances. A
da^li of half a mile. ,

B. C. Holly's br f Cassandra by Eyrie Daly, dam Cniquiti, 97 lbs

}. B"/Hoason*s"chmMai'd ofHonor by Joe Hooker, dam Puss, 97

r'Second'Race.— Purse $200.— For all agea. One mile and a quarter.
B. C. Holly's b c Sid. h, by imp. Siddartha, dam Vestella, 102 lba.

Hazlitt 1

B. C. Holly's ch f Fnsllade's Last, 3, by J. W. Norton, dam Fusilade,

K7 lbs Williams 2

Van Ness & Milroy'B ch m Adeline, 1, by Enquirer, dam Aualyue.

112 lbs Newington 3

L. A. Blaslngame's b h Hermes. 5, by Bayswater, dam Hercladae,

121 lbs 0

Time, 2:112.
Pools. Adeline, ?50; Mr. Holly's pair, ?38; Hermes, ?5. Mutuels
paid ?1U.80.

Third Race. — Purse S150: for all ages. Five furlongs.
Geo. lloweon's g g Johnny Gray, aged, by Shiloh, dam Margery, 117

lbs Howson 1

D. J, McCarty's ch g Tom Daly, 5, by imp. Kyrle Daly, clam Colum-
bia, 117 lbs Stewart 2

John Adams's ch g Mart Gibson, 3, by Joe Hooker, dam Jennie Gib-
son, 105 lbs Ward 3

Van Nets & Milroy's b h Hancock, aged, by California, dam Abbie

W., 120 lbs Newiugton 0

H. Stover's ch g JohnS., 4, by Leinster, dam Lilly H., 114 lbs.. Ross 0

Time, 1:U3.

Pools: Johnny Gray 535, Tom Daly ?15, field 310. Mutuels paid 57.50.

Gray Color in Horses.

lbs.

McDonald 2
Time, :5i.

Second Race —Purse £200. for tnree-year-olde. Maidens that have
started-and not wouallcved seven pounds, and tea pounds to maidens
that have never started. Dash of a '"ile.

B C Holly's l-rcSid by Siddartha, dam Veslelbv, 108 lbs.. Williams 1
B. C. Holly's ch f rusilade's Last by J. W. Norton, dam Fusilade

113 lbs Hazlitt 2

VanNess & Milroy's b c Bolero by Norfolk, clam Neapolitan, 111 lbs.

Newington 3

Time, l:50i-

Third Race.- Selling purse S150 Hordes entered to be sold for 52.000
to carry we gbt for age; one pound off for ench $100 less down to 51,200
and three pounds off for each 51 00 less down to 5800. Dash of seven

viruNeS'& Milroy's ch m Adeline by Enquirer, dam Analyne, i,
Valued at 85.000, 111 lbs ■ ■■ ■■ ■• - lowing ton 1

B. w Levens' blk g Black Pilot by Echo, dam Madge Duke, aged,

cl 000 "0 lbs Hazlitt 2

C Jones' ch g John S. by Leinster, dam Lilly H.. 4, SSOn.iO lbs

McDon"la o

D. BLTnllvyVb £* Torpedo" "by Jim Brown, dam Julia Morgan. 4.

S80r\901bs .. , Williams 4

Time, 1:81}
April 4th-FirstRace. -Purse 515U, for all ages. A dash of six fur-

wnE'HLlUPt?sUbB8BeTsbaw, aged, by Wildidle, dam Susie William- '
son.bOlbs ',"£"*« v;""VV *i k-

Van Ness fc Milroy's b g Hancock, aged, by California, dam Abbie
W., 106 lbs, tircluding 6 lbs. overweight) „ . . ..... . .Newington 2

C. Jones' ch g John S. by Leinster, dam Tilly, 4 years. 100 lbs

McDonald 3

D. H.TulYyVbg Torpedo by' Jim Brown, dam Julia Morgan, aged,

lOOlbs ,•;■■ Williams 4

Time, 1:18*.

SECONn Ract:. -Purse 8200; for three-year-olds, with allowances for

maidens. A mile and a sixteenth. ,-u ... „ m* ■,

B C Holly's brc Sid by Siddartha, dam Veslclla, 11H lbs... Hazlitt 1

Van Ness & Milroy'B b c Bol<ro by Norfolk. Ill lbs Newington 2

T Williams" cb f Lily by Milner. dam by imp. Intruder, 103 lba.. .. 3
Time, l:67i
Third R \ck.- A selling purse of S15:t. A dash of a mile .
W B Leven'd blk g Black 1'ilot by Echo, dam Madge Duke, aged,

' i o lbs Hazlitt 1

W E Uazlitt's be BeUbaw, aged, by Wildidle, dam Susie Wil-

' H.unson.lOUbs... ■• J\]U^ 2

J. R. Ho^son'H ch h Fred Arcber, 4, 95 lbs McDonald 6

Time.l:45J.
Jpril 5th.— First Race.— Purse 5150, for two-year-olds. Four and a

B C "iloUy's b f Cassandra by imp. Kyrle Daly, dam Cbiquita, 112

lbs. (including 7 lbs. penalty).... ■Hazll't 1

J McCarty's r c Harry Mc by Hyder All. dam Madame Rowett,

107 lba Pierce 2

Ilodson's ch f M'.id of Honor by Joe Hooker, dam Puss, 107

Mr. L. Bro lhead, of "Woodbura Farm, contributed to the
Kentucky Stock Farm these observations on color:

In your last issue you copy au article from the Mirror and
Farmer on the subject of gray color in horses. From it one
would iDfer tuat gray ia a strung color and likely to be repro-
duced. Now, a strong color — that is »u impressive one — will
lie dormant iu a pedigree for several generations and then
assert itself. A gray will not do this; chestnuts, bays, blacks
and duns will.

My obs rvation, aftfr nearly twenty years ohservative
study of ihis subject, is that gray is the weakest of all colors
and least liable to be repro iuced. Gray stallions aud gray
mures may have gray progeny, but in uo other way is the
color produced. The sue or dam must be gray; it requires a
direct cross. When the gray is bred out of a pedigree by oue
cro.-s, after generations wilt never throw back to the gray
ancestor; that is if a gray mare has a bay or chestnut foal
none of this foal's produca will be gray; the gray is buried
forever by one cross of the bay or chestnut.

Pilot Jr. was a gray stallion and his dam was gray, but
noue of his progeny other than the gray ones ever had gray
produce. His daughters, "Waterwiteh, Crop, Bruna, Minerva
and others were bay mares, but none of their numerous
descendants were gray. Tattler and Pilot. Mambrino were
bay sons of Pilot Jr. I have never heard of any of their get
being gray that were not out of gray mares. Asteroid's dam,
grandam and great-grand ani were gray; ncne of bis get were
gray. Alice Jones and The Gloamin were bay mares, from
the same family as Asteroid; neither of them produced gray
foals, aod for two generations none of their Hllies have pro-
duced grays. Sally Sherman and Sea Breeze were out of gray
mares, but had no gray produce. The stud book is full of
such illustrations. I have never known a single exception to
this rule, either from personal observation, reading, or inquiry
of other breeders. If there are exceptions I hope trie dis-
cussion of the subject will bring them out. I think that
chestnut is the compromise color between a bay and a gray;
that is, a pedigree with much gray in it is likely to produce
chestnuts.

Major Thomas, of Dixiana, takes issue with Mr. Brodhead
and says:

The statements of Mr. Brodhead that "gray stallions
and gray mares may have gray progeny, but in no other way
is the color produced;" "the sire or dam must be gray; it
requites a direct cross," "when the gray is bred out of a
pedigree by one cross, after generations will never throw back
to the gray ancestors," etc., and "if a gray mare had a bay or
chestnut toal none of this foal's produce will be gray; the
gray is buried forever by one cross of the bay or chestnut"
would make me study again my lessons in breeding if 1 did
not positively know that my friend is mistaken. Experience
has taugbt might me that every color, trait quality and vice
known in the horse is at times reproduced, and, therefore. I
try in breeding race-horses to hold fast to every desirable
quality and let go all bad qualities.

The left handed, stuttering boy inherits his defects. If the
owner of a cribbing, weaving or night-kicking horse will run
back through his pedigree he will find, exactly the same
vices in his ancestry.

Bays and chestnuts have always been most numerous, and,
therefore, these colors are now oftener reproduced, but every
once and a while an apparently strange color appears and it is
just so as to qualities.

In 1S30 Anna, a bay mare by Truxton, bay, foaled a gray
colt by Sir Richard, a bay stallion.

In 1834 Antoinette, a bay mare by Sir Archy, a bay horse
foaled Jewess, a gray filly by imp. Lugborough, a chest-
nut stallion, and in running back this case I have not found
another gray.

In 1866 Annie Laurie, a chestnut mare by Yorkshire, a
bay, foaled a gray filly by Walnut, a chestnut stallion.

I could name others if more proof is required.

The Hossack Case.

lbs.

. Ross 3

Time, ;57.
Pools: Cassandra, S40; Harry Mc, ?23; Maid of Honor S4. Mutuels

.Aid *7.

Iroquois-

Gen. Jackson s.iys we can quote him as sayiDg that the
finest foal^, both as to size, conformation aod high quality
ever dropped to any sire at Belle Meude are the preseut crop
by Iroquois. Martica, by Daniel Boooe, has a bay colt, 46
inches high, a miniature picture of the English Derby
winner; Brie a-Brac, equally as fine a brown colt, 43 incbeB
high; Baudauna, & superb bay filly; Marchioness, a grand
bay filly; Valerian, a regular Glencoe chestnut filly; Blue
Gown, a daisy bay riliy, and Beeraheba, a "Cracker Jack"
chestnut colt. — Live Stock Becord.

The two-year-old colt Bhona by Flood, dam imp.
Rosetta, one of the most promising of the Hearst Stable,
recently was injured by jumping into the track scraper at
Sacramento, but Matt Allen hopes to have him all right
again in about six weeks or two months' time. The Hearst
Stable will proceed East, it is said, in the course of a week
or ten days.

Answers to OorresDondents.

Questions answered only through these culumns. No replies by
mail or telegraph. The name of the writer should accompany all
questions, not for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Let-
ters received without the writer'ii name cannot receive attenlion.

H., Ukiah.

fc Please give record of s stallion Tommy T. 2. Is Tommy
T, standard bred? 3. Would there be any bad results in
breeding a more to her half-brother, or is such a thing ever
pructiced?

Answer— 1. 2:40. 2. No. 3. Such things have been done
where there are direct out-crosseBin the blood of the animals.

Some time ago The Gazette called attention to the extra-
ordinary manner in whiob the case of George Hossack was
treated by the Board of Review of the National Trotting
Association. Hossack, it will be remembered, is the driver
who, by his own confession, as well as by the evidence of
other parties, was convicted of an attempt, which came near
being successful, to obtain a fraudulent record for the mare
Mary Gift, the property of Mr. C. B. Allaire of Peoria. His
motive for this piece of skullduggery was the fact that the
owner of the sire uf Mary Gift had promised Hossack ¥100 in
case he could put. a record of 2:30 or better on any of the pet
of the horse. Accommodating judges were found at a small
country meeting, and the job w&b temporarily a success,
being exposed by the efforts of the owner of the mare, a man
who is the soul of honor, and who began an investigation of
the matter as soon as he bad reason to believe that there was
anything crooked iu connection with it. He not only
unearthed the fraud, but be supplemented this work by
preparing all the evidence in the case, which he had --ecured
at no little trouble and expense, and submitting ii to the
Board of Review of the National Trotting Association, so
that there was nothing left for that body to do but expel the
offender.

As no offense against turf l*w, and especially ag.uobt the
iuterests of breeders could be more serious than that com-
mitted t.y Hossack. Mr. Allaire and the other gentlemen
who were inttrtsted in the mutter naturally supposed that
the expulsion would lie permanent unless fitcts showing that
the man had beeu wrongfully convicted were obtained, and
that in any event the\ would I e apprised of any effort to
secure a reinstatemnt of the offender. In this assumption
they were mistaken, for, without a word of warning, the
Board reinstated Hossack, and did this only a few dnys after
he had been expelled by the American Association for a fresh
offense, that of "ringing" a horse, ihe proof being again
furnished by Hossack himself in bis letters to a fellow con-
spirator. It was this action of the Board of Review that
provoked so much hostile comment. Forgiving him the siu
cf putting a false record on a horse was bad enough, but
when this forgiveness was extended to a man who was at that
moment under ban for another offense was etill worse, and
the claim that the National Trotting Association could not
afford to recognize the American is entirely too puerile to
Btand. Even the magnates of the National Association,
stubborn as they are, have come to see this, the expressions
of disgutt at their conduct at the December meeting having
been so universal. And now it is semi-officiidiy announced
by the Association's organ that there is to be an overhauling
of the whole affair, and Hossack is as good as told that when
the Board meets in this city next May his head will come
off. There is really do reason why, iu the light of past
events, the National Association should reverse its verdict
and expel Hossack for an offense committed on an American
Association track, and the fact of its taking this course now
in order to win back some of its foimer supporters who were
driven away last December, is in itself an acf mission of weak-
ness .that can command the respect of no one. The men who
organized the American Association were respectable gentle-
men, and in point of membership aud influence the organ-
ization is now clearly the superior of the National Associa-
tion. Its success is a matter of history, and it no longer
needs the good will of its former rival. The pretense that
the Board of Review was "not fully informed of the facts"
relating to the expulsion by the American Association of
Hossack is absurd. The facts were known to the whole
American people, having beeu published in nearly every
prominent paper in the land, and the reinstatement of the
man in the face of these facts was a weak impertinence
which no subsequent action by the Board of Review will
efface from the memory of horsemen and breeders. —
Breeders' Gazette. _

Mr. Gratz' Impressions.

Mr. Walter Gratz, the well-known young Philadelphia
turfman, who rejoices in the ownership of two sterling good
race-horses, Elkwood and Dry Monopole, stopped over in
Chicago Thursday for an hours' respite from the fatigues of a
journey from the Pacific Coast to his home in thb East. He
said to a Times reporter:

"I enjoyed my experience in California thoroughly. I
took occasion to look over some of the racing establishments
thera, notably Mr. Hargiu's place. He has a wonderful lot
of horses, how many I don't know, but T should not be sur-
prised if it is true that he has 300 thoroughbreds as has been
reported. He has ten stallions alone, Darebin, Sir Modred,
Kyrle Daly, Warwick, Joe Daniels, John Happy, Hyder Ali,
Lonfield and two others, the names of which I do not now
recall.

"I saw Miss Woodford. She looks well, and is in foal to
Sir Modred, I think. Of the two Australian stallions I
prefer Sir Modred. Darebin is a big, powerful, coarse horse,
while bir Modred is a model of finish, beauty and high
quality. He is a race-horse all over of the best type.

"I did not hear how many racers Mr. Haggin will bring
East this year. I suppose they hardly know at the ranch
themselves. There are so many to pick from, and so much
will depend upon trials yet to be ran.

"I saw Theodore Winter's two-year-olds that are to come
East this year, including Czar, the brother to Emprror of
Norfolk. He looks like a better colt than the latter, if any-
thing, but is hardly as large as the Emperor was in his two-
year-old form. He is a very tine colt aud highly thought of.
I did not go dowu to Baldwin's place, aud don't know any-
thing of importance about his horses.

"I think the main advantage the Califoruians have over
Eastern breeders is in their climate. Their food nnd water
is not as good as that of Pennsylvania, New York, Kentucky,
Tennessee and Virginia. But their fine climate permits
them to keep their horses in the open air the year around,
and that is a great point. Training can be carried on when
horses in the East have to be kept stabled. I am going to
see what the advantage amounts toJ"for I bad five mares
taken over that I have left to be mated with Flood and
Wildidle."

Mr. Gralz said that Norfolk shows signs of nearing the
end. He is very much sway-backad, and his teeth are so
long as to be unsightly lushes. The famous old horse has
established a vigorout and strong family in California, how-
ever.

Mr. Haggin proposes to sell by auction in New York,
towards the end of June, when the weather will peimit of
transportation, about odo hundred head of thoroughbred
horses, the majority of which aro yearlings. This will be
the commencement of Mr. Haggiu's yearling sales, which in
future will take place anuually. The yearlings are the get of
Kyrle Daly, Milner, Warwick and Sir Modred. It will be the
most important sale ever held iu America, both as regardB
quantity and quality.

1888

SUe gmte autl $>pavtsmzn.

213

Premium Short-Horn Herd for Sale.

Owing to advancing age, Col. Coleman Yonnger, the
famous breeder of Darham cattle and owner of the noted
torest Home herd of Short Horns, has decided to retire
from easiness and dispose of his entire herd. He has
accordingly placed all the animals, numbering about eighty,
in the hands of Messrs. Killip & Co., 22 Montgomery St., at
private aale. Catalogues, with pedigrees and description, are
being prepared and will be furnished buyers upon applica-
tion or letter. This herd is one of tbe" noted ones of the
TJoited States, and its breaking up will be much regretted.
Col. Yonnger bas been neuly thirty-five years bringing it to
its present perfection. It is hoped the prominent animals
may fall into the hands of those who will maintain the
present high rate of excellence.

Should auld acquaintance be forgot — Judge By bee left
here on last Sunday's train fur San Francisco, expecting to
be gone abcut four weeks. He had been given an option
upon a Palo Alto yearling at a certain price but did not
signify his willingness to Uke the colt at that time. Subse-
quently he telegraphed the price to Henry "Walth, the
Superintendent of the running horses at Palo*Alto, but was
refused the colt. Some savage ttl.-granis passed on both
Bides, but we have no idea but that Bob and Henry can
settle it within an hour after they once get together. Thirty
yeais ago Mr. Walsh trained Attila (by Boston out of Alaric's
dam by Tranby), and Judge Byoee wa*= his jockey. We guess
it "won't be much of a shower" after Henry and Bob get
down in the straw-pile and begin whittling. —Portland Mer-
cury.

«.

A curious suit is before the United States Court at Loa
Angeles. It is to recover $3,910 damages and costs of action.
It appears from the complaint that on January 26, 1887, the
plaintiff, J. R. Newbury, bought from E. Bennett the stallion
Scotland King in Los Angeles for $3,000, and that he has
proved not to be good for breeding purposes, and that the
purchaser has tendered the animal bacK to Bennett and
requested that another stallion of the same blood and size,
but of better breeding qualities, should be given in exchange,
or the purchase money, with interest, be paid back. Thete
propositions having been refused, the courts are asked to
award the amount above set forth. The answer on demurrer
is that not sufficient cause of action has been shown.

The pacer, as a roadster, is coming more into vogue than
formerly. The Indiana idea is finding tolerably firm root in
Kentucky as it has in Tennessee. Men who like to make a
display on the road no longer find that ihey entertain an
insuperable objection to the "side-wheeler" if be can get
over the ground fast enough. This thing has been noticed
more particularly of late, for a practice is growing up of not
loading a horse with heavy weights and other impedimenta
to make him trot when to pace is the way of going nature gave
him. Besides, prices for pacers are improving, and there is
not the same objection to i hem on that ground that there
used to be. In fact, the fast pacer is growing in public
estimation.— Stoch Farm.

»

There is no sorer way of making a horse's legs stock than
to bandage them. Let a man put a bandageou his ow«nleg —
beginning at the ankle and running to the knee — every night
and let it remain till morning, and he will find himself with a
Bwollen leg in three weeks' time, which can be reduced only
by hand-rubbing and cold water after the bandage is thrown
away. A writer who "has just visited the stable of Cicero J.
Hamlin in Buffalo, found it in charge of the well-known and
popular driver Horace Brown. Th^re were twenty horses
there in his charge. Belle Hamlin, Justina aud others. He
Bays there was not a bandage about the place, that tbe horses
were all in the finest possible condition, and he didn't see
the sign of a puff upon any of theii legs.
*

A new racing association, to be known as the Long Island
Jockey Club, is to build a first-class track at Astoria, L. I.,
this spring. The new enterprise is said to have plenty of
money subscribed, much of which comes from California.
The inaugural meeting will begin July 4th, and continue on
Mondays, "Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays for thirty
days. Stakes are to be immediately opened with $78,200 in
added money, to which will be added about S3. 500 additional
each day in purses. The President is F. D. Henderson and
the Secretary John M. Mills.

THE KENNEL.

Dog owners are requested to send for publication the earnest possi-
ble notices of whelps, sales, names claimed, presentations and deaths
In their kennels, in all instances writing plainly names of sire and dam
and of grandparents, colors, dates and breed.

Death.

Mr. G. "W. Ba6sford, Suisun, has lost by death from dis-
temper the pointers Peanuts, Squire B. and Lem Jr., all by
Lemmie B. — Blossom. Lassie B. and Lola B. by Professor —
Gracie Bow.

Pacific Kennel Club Dos Show.

The first dog show of the Pacific Kennel Clnb began at the
Mechanics' Pavilion on Wednesday ^last, and was success-
fully continued through four days and evenings. The
Pavilion could not be fitted up by the clnb until Tuesday
because it had been let to other parties for Monday evening,
and, as a consequence, the construction and placing of benches
and erection of judging rings was so much delayed that the
benching of the dogs and the work of the judges did not
begin until late in the afternoon, aud was continued on
Thursday afternoon to an hour which precluded the publica-
tion of a full list of the awards in this issue of the paper,
and also prevented the preparation of notes on the various
exhibits. Both will appear in a future issue. The work of
the judges was well done, and their awards were generally
applauded. Disappointed exhibitors were many, but they
did not lose temper, 8nd the show passed off without any
unpleasantness. The Secretary, Mr. James E. Watson, waa
omnipresent and effective in his labors.

The Superintendent, although wholly unused to the duties
of the position, did his work very satisfactorily. Two hun-
dred and fifty-eight dogs were benched, but few classes fail-
ing to have representatives, and a great many good dogs
were shown. The show demonstrated the fact that really
well-bred dogs are being raised in numbers in California.
The awards to the hour of going to press were as follows:

Mastiff (dogs) — First prize, R. Scott, Sao Francisco, Dick;
second, Mrs. Amy I. Crocker, San Francisco, Don.

Mastiffs (female) — Mrs. E. F. Preston, San Francisco, Ac-
tress.

St. Bernards (rono^-coated dogs) — First prize, A. W. Man-
ning's Judge; s uoi-d J. H. Apld'B Bruce

St. Bernards (rough-coated female)— A. Hoeppner's Garda,
second.

St. Bernards (smooth-coated dogs)— Second prize to Robt.
E Culbreth's Rector III.

St. Bernards (puppies, dogs)— A. W. Manning's Judge, first.

Newfoundland (dogs)— F. A. Sebule's Prince, secoud prize.

Great Danes (male and female)— A. Hoeppner's Cmsar,
first; Mrs. von Ploennie's Modoc, second; A. Hoeppner's Lea,
third; A Hoeppner's Dora, H. C.

Deerhounds (females)— C. H. Jouett's Schnla II, first; C.
H. Jouett's Phyllis, second.

Greyhound (dogo)— J. F. Carroll's Monarch, first; P.
Lyman's Saturday Night, second; A. P. Mordauut's Sir Wil-
liam II, third; J. F. Carroll's Diclator, H. C; Thos. Brady's
Menlo Chief, commended; J. A. Shea's Ben All, H. C; H.
Bingham's Tollamore, V. H. C, reserved.

Greyhouud (females)— J. F. Carroll's Jennie June, first; J.
F. Carroll's Mischief, second; A. P. Mordaunt's Lizzie, third;
Thomas McDermott's Lady Emma, highly commended; D.
W. Swain's Juanita, V. H. C; P. A. McDonald's Camelia, O.j
T. J. Cronin's Rose of Tralee, V. H. C, reserved.

Greyhound puppies (dogs)— J. F. Carroll's Benelon II
first.

Greyhound puppies (females)— M. J. Heating's Gyp, first;
E. J. iViahoney's Lidy Catherine, second.

Pointer dogs (over 55 pounds)— J. Martin Barney's Tom
Pinch, first; Clarence A. Haight's Dick H., second; A. B
Truman's Rush T, third; L. J. Rose Jr.'s Point, V. H. C; L.
J. Rose's Rush, V. H. C, reserved; R. K. Gardiner's Bruce
II, U. C; F. C. Chapman's Prince, C.

Pointers (females over 50 pounds)— H. R. Brown's Donna
Sensation, first; G. W. Bassford's Blossom, second; P. D.
Linville's Roberta, third; A. B. Elford's Jessie Ranger, V. H.
O.j P. J. Powers' Beauty, V. H. C , reserved.

Pointers (dogs under 55 pounds)— E. W. Briggs' Climax,
firsl; H. A. Daggan's Shot, second; James aT Boonell's
Sportsman, E. C.j Dr. T. Bowhill's Jack, V. H. C.

Pointers (females, nnder 50 pounds)— A. B. Truman's Palti
Croiteth T., first; G. W. Bassford's Dons Girl, second; \V.
S. Kittles aud T. L. Potter's Drab D, third.

Pointers (dog puppies)— H. Kahn's Wade Hampton, first;
P. J. Powers' Pat P, second; William Schrieber's Laddie
third; R. M. Wyman's Tolenas, V. H. O.j H. S. Worts'
Fennimore, V. H. C. (reserved).

Pointers (female puppies)— G. W. Bassford's Lottie B first,
William D. Howe's Belle H second.

The setter and spaniel classes will be judged this afternoon.

Collies (dogs)— Mrs. Pafton's Fanny, third; Charles Cox's
Jack, H. C.

Dachshunde (male and female)— E. Dupleasis Beylard's
The Mikado, first; same owner, Turbulence, second.

Dalmatians or coach dogs (female)— Mrs. N. L. Havey's
Bessie, second.

Bull terriers (dogs)— R. E. Wilson's Jack, second; the first
prize reserved.

Bull terriers (female)— Colonel Stuart Taylor's Kittie, first;
John Sparrow's Olivette, second; J. P. Dalton's Snow, third

Fox-terriers (dogs)— J. B. Martin's Sly Mixture, first; A,
L. Crtsswell's Fingal, second; James E. Watson's Jack,
highly commended.

Fox-terriers (females)— Captain J. H. Anld's Daisy, first;
J. B. Martin's Clover Fidget, second; James Watson's Gvd H.
C.;Lady, H. C.

Fox-terrier puppies James E. Watson's Gyp, first.

Fox-terries (wire-haired)— John Green's Jack, first.

Skye-terriers— Robert Brace's Fido, first; M. Fagen's Babe,
second.

Scotch terriers (male and female)— Dr. A. E. Buzard's
Sam, first; Carl S. Anderson's Punch, second.

Yorkshire terriers (dogB)— F. W. Sierp's Mash, first.

The prize in the female terrier class was withheld a6 the
dogs did not come op to the standard.

Japanese spaniels (male and female)— J. P. Parker's Jappy,
first.

Pugs (dogs)— Mrs. J. F. B. McCleery's Budge, Erst.

Pugs (female)— Mrs. L. Quint's Queen, first; Mrs. Mc-
Cleery's Beauty, second; Mrs. McCleery'6 Mamma Shoots,
H. C.

Pugs (under 12 months, male and female) — Mrs. J. F. B.
McCleery's Bus, second.

Black poodles (dogs)— Dr. M.W. Fish's Zulu, first; Thomas
Wiliiams' Bijou, second.

Black poodles (females)— Dr. M. W. Fish's Diane, first.

Miscellaneous (unclassified in premium list)— Mrs. Zau-
nett'B Wolf, first; Miss J. B. Shatter's Bruno S., second.
Under 25 pounds— J. J. Jamison's Dick second.

There were three nondescripts in this class.

Eoglish setters (dogs)— James B. Barber's Pilot, first; E.
Leavesley's Ben. Becond; T. J. Watson's Hamlet W, third;
E. Leavesly's Rock, V. H.C.; Thomas Higg's Rover H, H.
C; George Muller's Carlo, V. H C. R.; T. J. Watson's Bel-
mont W. O.

Euglish setters (females)— Charles Kaeding's Fanme K,
Erst; H. M. Gorham's Mollie Belton, second; C. C. Weston-
haver's Queen, third; T. J. Watson's Miss Alice, V. H. C,
reserved; C. J. Haas' Countess, V. H. C; F. Lacoste's
Nellie, H. O.

English setters (dog puppies)— Charles Kaeding's Buddie
K, first; Charles Kaeding's Shot, second; E. Leavesley's
Prince Albert, third; R. E. Culbreth's Rick, V. H. C,
reserved; Charles Kaeding's Hunt, V. H. C.

Eoglish setters (female puppies)— Miss Dollie Bates' Donna,
first; Albert Peris' Pride, second; D. E. Goodman's Countess
Lion, third,

Irish setters (dogs)— A. B. Truman's Mike T, first; T. R.
Hart's Hero, second; J. J. Ryan's Pat, third; A. B. Truman's
Dick, R. C.

Irish setters (females)— A. B. Truman's Lady Elcho T,
Erst; L. L. Campbell's Bell C, second.

Irish setters (dog puppies)— Harry A. Roesler's Major,
second.

Irish setters (female puppieB)— A. B. Truman's KateT, first.

Black-and-tan setters (dogs)— F A. Taft's Dorr, first; E.
E. Koenig's Bob, second; Frauk McMann's Jack, third.

Black-and-tan setters (females)— E. H. Wakeman's Hazel
Kirke, first; William E. Deitel's Nellie, second.

Black-and tan setters (female puppies)— R. W. Spalding's
Lena S, first.

Irish water spaniels (males or females)— T. J. Pinder's
Nora P, first; A. B. Elford's Irish Girl second; W. S. Kittle's
Brian Born, third; T. J. Pinder's Jerry P, V. H. C , reserved,

Field Bpaniels (male or female, over 2S pounds)— J.
Struven's Nellie, first.

Cocker spaniels, (male or female, under 28 pounds) — Mrs.
E Leavesley's Julie first; W. S. Kiltie's Gift, Becond; Thos.
Jennings' Rip, third; Louis Loupe's Sport, V. H. C; Fred
Meyers' Tyney, H. C.

Clumber spaniels (male and female)— Mrs. V. Helf rich's
Maud, first.

Cocker spaniel puppies (male or female) — Dan Gilroy's
Jet, Erst.

H. W. M. Sandbach's Wassie was disqualified for an imper-
fection.

Beagles (female)— G. W. Bassford's Doly, first; H. W. M.
Sandbach's Nellie, second.

Beagle puppies under twelve months (male and female)—
G. W. Bassford's DaiBy II, first.

Retrievers (dogs)— James E. WalsonV Roy, first; Thomas
Burke's Ceesav, second; J. H. Hall's Dan, third.

Retrievers (female)— Fitch & Kross' Kate II, first; Clans
Kroos' Nellie, fecond; John Klein's Juno, third.

Fox-hounds (dogs)— D. M. Murphy's Landlord and Rin°-
wood were relegated lo the English fox-hound class; the latter
won first and the former second. The rest o£ the class
marked in tbe catalogue as fox-hounds were judged as native
fox-hounds with the followingawards: Dogs— A. H. Rickelt'i
Josh, fir>t; Fritch & Staniels' Joe, second; S. E Fischer's
Don, third; J. Homer Frilch's Jack, V. H. C; A. H. Rick-
ett's Carlo, H. C.

Native fox-hounds (females)— C. Roos' Kate, first; Chaihs
H. Smith's Bessie, third; no second.

Native fox-hounds (puppies)— H. W. Heeth'n Nero, first;
John Zammett's Music, second.

The inilials V. H. C. stand for very highly commended,
H. C. for highly co-nmended, and C. for commended.

Tbe judging will go on to-day as usual, and as there are
some handsome setters to go before the eye of a critical judge,
the interest ia the awards will no doubt be sustained.

ATHLETICS.

Cornish Wrestling at the Olympic.

The Olympic Club gymnasium was mo 'erately well tilled
on Saturday night lant, the occasion being a contest at
Cornish wrestling, by sis picked men from Grass Valley.
The visitors were all fairiy good at the game, and three or
four of them very expert. Prior to the wrestling wbat was
styled a -'general" meeting of the club was held for the pur-
pose of taking action rtlativ6 to the scheme for erecting a
building, projected by the board of directors. Considerable
discussion was had. but since General Barnes and other
competent legal authorities Lave declared the meeting incom-
petent under the call, to transact all of the business necet-sary
to the advancement of the scheme, find the board of directors
has decided to issue another call and have a more regular
general meeting, the proceedings of Saturday night are
without special interest, except in the fact that "the illegality
of the call and consequent incompetence of the meeting to
do what was desired were discovered and argued by an acute
young member of tbe club, Mr. W. P. Lawlor, who persisted in
his points against strong, though thoughtless opposition, and
finally carried them in fact. The wiesiliug began after tbe
general meeting. Director J. B. Tibbatts of the O. C. being
chosen referee, and Messrs. Tilly, Holcombe and Elry, of
Grass Valley, "sticklers" or judge*. The men wrestled in
loose jackets made by Poole, the London tailor.

In Cornish wrestles in addition to a referee there are
appointed three sticklers." These officers place themselves
at intervals arouud the carpet, and when a doubtful full
occurs tbey come together and deride upon if. Two nut of
the three being of the same opinion constitutes a decisiou,
and they convey their determination to the referee, who
announces tbe result to the wrestlers and the onlookers.

The first bout was between Wm. C. Bennett and James
Eodda, and they immediately doffed their overcoats and
donned their wrestling jumpers. The idea was novel to the
members of the Olympic Club, and the risible faculties of
some of the younger members were aroused as the two lively
young Cornishmen maneuvered with bent backs around one
another, while their upper gnrments looked like Mother
Hubbard gowns that had shrunk through too much v. ashii.g.

Tbe wrestlers, preparatory to closing, gathered the L'ose
flaps of their jackets under their left arms. Presently they
tcok hold and there was a gathering up of canv s wrinkles into
vice-like grips and an intertwining of legs that engaged tLe
attention of all. At times, when one wnstltr would le
wearing his jacket as a cravat and the other v as tw sticg the
front ropes as if to strangle him, a murmur of apprehension
would go arcund, but the Olympians soon 'caught no" to
the new style, and after a while were able lo gauge tbe rela-
tive ability of each of the Grass Valley boys.

After a few "no-falls" the men rested, while Ji.s. Buekett
and R. jDanstoue took up the work, but without securing a
fall. They were called off and James Grose and Ed Orchard
sent on, but without getting a fall; when they tired Dunstone
and Buekett again put on the jackets, Dunstone soon win-
ning a fair fall. Bennett and Kodda were then recalled,
Rodda doing some pretty play and winning a clean fall.
Grose and Orchard were the next pair, Orchard taking the
fall with apparent ease.

There were now three victors and three defeated wrestlers,
and while they were resting from their labors for a while W.
H. Quinn of the Olympic Club tried his maiden bout with
Bennett, one of the defeated Cornishmen. Quinn, although
a novice at the style, knew enough about catch-as-catch-can
to pull him through, and as a consequence he threw Bennett,
who was very much smaller than himself, with little trouble.

The names of the three victorious Cornish wrestlers were
then placed in a hat, and it was announced that the owner of
the first name drawn would stand aside until the other two
had wresiled, and then (ry conclusions with tbe cuuqneror.
Dunstone was the lucky man. He was lucky in more wnjs
than one, as he was thus sure of getting second prize and
had a chance of winning first.

Grose and Rodda then got into their jackets, and, after a
few minctes of lively tugging, twisting and legwork, Rodda
sent his man down in good shape.

While the two men left were resting, Quinn tried to go
Cornish style with Orchard, a Cornishman of Falstaffian
proportions. The wrestling cansed much amusement, as
Quinn, after throwing his opponent once or twice on his
Btomach, tried to roll him over on bis back, a proceeding
which Cornish-style wrestling forbids, for as soon as a man
is thrown "break-hold" is cried.

In the final bout between Duns'one and Rodda both men
were very wary. The fitst named is what might be termed
"nuggely," while Rodda is tall, muscular and wiry. The
men Btrained every nerve, ani tbe issue was uncertain until
Rodda succeded in twisting his hand into n seenre grip
somewhere among the innermost recesses of Dunstone's jacket,
and with a quick movement threw him over his hip and
fairly on his back. Rodda therefore won the first priz6
offered by the Olympic Club, while Dunstoue took eecond and
Grose third.

The further wrestling matches were Qninn against V
(colltr and elbow). Qninn won ; Honeer agaiir
(Cornish), Grose won; Jones against Lutgen (catc.
can), Jones won.

After the wrestling the visitors were entertained
by the Olymp'r- D:t clrrs, ami a lively evening

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April 7

ATHLETICS.

From a Noted Runner.

EorroK Breedeb a>-d Spobtsma.n-.-I have just received
JTp. D. Skillman, one of the very best long-distance
roe" » this country, a letter on the subject o ra;nrn
and send yon exacts from same, k»°"»^b£*?"„
interest my brother athletes, coming as they do from a gen
.1,,man who "knows whereof he speaks.

Mr slmman has recently accomplished the feat of rnn-
^a mile in 4 min. 42 sees, on a board Aoor track, >n
doors U laps to the mile, and not long since lowered Mr.
EC Carter's record for 6 miles, cross-conntry running con-
fider'ably winning a grand race from a Urge field < 3. sfcr era
These performances stamp him as a runner of the first class,
and he will doubtless form one of the team which the Mw-
hattan Athletic Club of New York will send to England this
sumo^ He is of about .he height and weight of Ray Locke,
a former amateur runner of this city.

"It present we have no fast sprinters, though certain
parties have promised to bring one out this spring in the
sCeof a bicycle ride, Mr. Conneff has not done any-

" '^y "et ougt6 ytr way some day, as I managed to get

^fiu^eh^nleoerally takes off a couple of seconds

0^^rnotil^er^od0han7I:wrr'Mnlson training, but
I am not a very g confinement of one's self

"|-^Sthrtr^h^,Ti=g

C°m?t in order which of course, is very good in the
system in order v,mcn o , comniences his train-

in^! would say et a person eat a square meal at the proper
Mm, <r7f bourse I do not mean that he should gorge him-

£S«na^no? ttttK? "t?&"£
adv ce I think is of more benefit than all the medicines that

^sS^SuS^^anryr^

SE-Ji 35SA"SM walTt^ oya^
SCine^out^ce^^-^rS

Stance your raee is to be, taking care not to exert yourself.

c^tT T^an .XeVofX KK5»»S
3 "Ssb ffSinfflT - g«d=cohunt^y

were in every way fresher at the start than he was.

••One word more and I am through with my remarks which
are nroolblv chestnuts for you. By all means do not over-
tr,iuPaVl consider a man overtrained worse .ban a man in
half condition. Experience has been a rather dear teacher to

EST on.^ 5go gg-— «& — es;

Trusting that the foregoing may be of interest to yon and
lo your refers, and particularly commending it to .he atten-
tion of "Mr. Lawless," ".he coming flyer,' I remam^^

The Athletic Committee of the University of Calfornia has

announced the following programme:

fecial 100 yards, between Woodhams and Eolsom. 100

Special tuu yaro , haDdicop 0ntn. 220 yards haudi-

jards maiden '00 jards h « P ^^ ^

CaPH ? Mile open Half-mile, open. One mile walk", open
StfndiugwdeTmp. Banning wide jump. Hop, step and
fump Stanoin, high jump. Kunn.ng high jump. K.ck-
■^/;tr^dafimKriheTinLt.Wof-the P^amme^to add
a ^Ivauit, open, bamme .rawing, "Q^^, ^
hnrdlerace open. The Olvmp.c^ ^ ^^

ll^f^ryoZoTZ open events. Jump in boys with
both feet!

The prospect is that the coming summer will witness the
neatest activity in out-door sports that has occurred in
the history of Pacific Coast Athletics.

The following are some of the fixtures already announced:

April 20.h. Indoor meeting at Olympic Club.

»t sit University of Calfornia Field Day.

Mav .wi., Joint Field Day of Olympic Cub and Bay City

WCealedo6nianGauies. sometime in June.

Thistle Club Games, July 4th.

SrUt"nhBiPofMoWc ^uo^hanksgiviog Day.

£orh the Caledonian and the Thistle Club have announced
,, intention to offer medals for ameteur competitions m
Ihe.r intention to ■- in coojonction with their

running, weight nrowg ^ ^ ^ q( ^^

Fr0.!sh other out door compe.itronli from time to time. The
furnish otberoui , Pacific Coast Division, hold

League of ^"^iZshiv, Meeting a. Stockton, on July 4th.
the - Annual Obampionsnip^ aniJf atn,at:0 eTentg ,0 thei

r,

TRAP.

Blue Rock Club.

The first monthly meeting of the club will take place at

Birds' Point, this afternoon Members will go «™r »>yU»

1 -15 P. M. boat via the South Pacibc Coast R. R. Tt e prizes

for the season and conditions under which they will be die-

'" o'ld watch cbaror medal presented by the «Ju£ 2d
Winchester Kepeating rifle, by the club. 3d Split bamboo
fishing rod by Mr. W. J. Golcher. 4lh, Dogskin waterproof
nnnSngcoa.%vMr. H A. Tubbs 5th, Victoria leather gun
cover bv Mr. C. D. Laiug. Oth, Portraits "California Belle
and puppies " by Mr. J B. Maynard. 7th, Pair of eatber
huntio gPtPoo,s. by the club. 8th, Fine silk umbrella by Mr.
C P Harris. 9th, Sole leather cartridge case, by Mr. W. J.
Fox' 10th 250 Standard shotgun cartridges, by the secretary.
Uth. A prize-not named, by Col. Sam'l Beaver.

The prizes will be distributed at the end of the season ^upon
the basis of best aggregate scores made during the season.
Members will be required to compete in not less than six
matobe Absentees may shoot up at any .egular match
but shall not shoot up more than one Minqueu ^ore at any
one match. Matches will be shot under club rules-20 single
birds Ten-gauge guns, 18 yds.; twelve-gauge guns, 16 yds.

r'SIn addition to the above prizes, the Selby Smelting and
Lead Company will present at each club match fifty Standard
Cartridges to the member making the best score, using in
both barrels the Standard cartridge made by the Selby Com-
pany.

California Wing Shooting Club.

The Aoril meeting on Sunday last at San Bruno brought
together fourteen members, and the day was very pleasantly
spent Bat four got into double figures; Mr. Coffin who
Sled all of bis birds; Mr. Meilly, who accounted for eleven;
Mr Willie DeVaull. who stopped ten, and Mr. Brown to
whom eleven were credited. The birds were particularly
good.

At 12 birds, Hurlingha-n. for club prizes. j

James n

Sprague u "

Coffin ' J

Haas ° }

Ford \ \

Meilly J J

Foster J J

Slane ? I

W. DeVaull * '

Brown ' "

Parker \ »

Johnson " ,

Randall J *

Jones

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"a. 0 birds', '82.59 entrance.' Divided byKandall, Ford and Smith

Meillv 110 111-5

DeVaull ""MS!",

Scbaltz 001 10 1-3

sprasne 1 J 1 1 0 1-t

Urown ! 1 " ' • 1-5

Smith 1 1 1 1 1 1-5

Jon^s 11 100 0-3

Slade ■- 11110 1—0

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At 10 birds, S2.50 entrance. Divided by McMarcby and Ford
MOlorcby 1 1 1 1 . 1 . 1 1 W" I goffi-.. . 1 J 1 0 1 1 1 1 J 0-

Lincoln Gun Club

An extra meeting of the cbi • was hel 1 at AUmeda Point nu
last Sunday. The ground has recen ly lueu improved , n .
now compLs favorably with '^ old c.mpaigo.ng paten at
Colma The onlv shoot tbat came off was tne usual 52 oO
„£p at ten single clay birds, International rales, eighteen
vards rise. Three ties resulted-Messrs. Karney, C. Ca.e
and TCampbell-who each brokeeight "birds. ' These gen e-
men divided the pool of $27.50, and this affair concluded the

°aTheWLincoln's regular season will commence on Sunday,
the loth instant. Score:

Ten single clay lirJs. 52.50 entrance: 11 subscribers: IS yards rise;
International rules

Weczel 0 0 11110 0 111.

Brown 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1-6

Karney 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 J 1-B

Smith 0 00101111 1-6

F Cate 0 0 10 1110 0 1-5

Scovern ....1 10 10 0 111 0— f

Sc'.il.uler ...0 01001011 1—5

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Campbell. ..1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1-8
Holmes 0 11001110 1-6

VETERINARY.

^d^a^oDo^jhleticeveDi^othen-

Conducted by TLos. Bowhill, M. R. C. V. S.
Market St., San Francisco. _

Meladie du Coit.

Dr W. F. Cutler, of Sacramento, in a business note to this
office last week, added the significant postscript: "I would
also inform you that we have two stallions in Yolo affected
with Maladie du Coil."

This diss^se, which qni:e recently appeared in the State of
Illinois, and which, according to Dr Cutler, exists in this
State n his practice can be dehned as a spec.hc blood
disease, characterized in the early stages by morbid changes
in the urino-genital organs, that 16, it chiefly affects the
generative organs, though it is not confined to these, but
Reduces serious general disorders of a peculiar dta*-,
which most frequently terminates in death. Like other
contageous diseases it sometimes assumes an epizootic form
and being more of a chronic than an acute malady, and Us
course being slow and remittent, iteffeets, more or less, every
organ in the body, producing a state of marasmus, hideous
°u8 the extreme, before d.ath supervenes. Very little is
known of the nature of the affection; some authorities have
fmagined it to be allied to human syphil.8. basing their
supposition on the course of .he loca symptoms; this idea
has been rejected by others, seeing that human sy, h.l s is
no transmissible to the horse by inoculation, and thnt
mercury acts almost as a specific in that disease while it is
impo'ent in arresting .he ravages of this equine disorder

This dise.se was not known until .be end of the last century
when it was first seen in Russia (in 1796) and it has since in-
vaded Africa, Egypt and the majority of European conntnes;
no mention hovTever, is made of it in Great B"ta-,n, Spain and
Belgium, and, as already mentioned, it appeared in Illinois
fall. _Ina-Con.laMepns properties of the_diaea.se

gentleman took fifteen healthy mares from a regiment
stationed at Tolouse (where the disease had never been seen
and where it has never since appeared), and presented them
to affected stallions which were brought for the purpose
from the Depot du Tarbes, whore the disease was then
raging. Five of these mares becams affected to a slight
degree, the disease disappearing spontaneously. Five others
became seriously affected, one of which only recovered, thus
showing that five only resisted while four succumbed to the
disease. It is also worthy of remark that stallions offer more
resistance to the contagion thau mares. This malady occurs
in two forma — benign and malignant.

Symptoms of the Benign Form.— This disease appears in
the female in one to fourteen days after copulation. The first
symptoms are often so slight as not to attract attention.
The symptoms are the same as those shown during mslrum,
but in this disease the sexual desire is nnsatiable. The
vaginal mucous membrane is red and discharges a muco-
purulent flnid, which, slight at first, becomes thick and viscid
1 and coagulates on the adjacent parts; pustules about the size
of millett seeds appear on the vagina. These pustules soon
i become ulcerB, which heal rapidly and are replaced by others.
There is oedema of the abdomen and extremities and some
engorgement of the submaxillary glands. The symptoms grad-
i ually disappear }n irom two weeks to two mouths. In the
stallion, beyond swelling of the sheath, this form of maladie
\ du eoil is uonoticeable. The benign may pass into the
I malignant form in either sex.

Symptoms of the Maligoant Form. — In the mare the
symptoms appear the same as in the benign form, but soon
become more pronounced. Tne lips of the vulva alternately
swell and diminish in size. The anus, mammary gland, and
perineum are swollen. The vaginal mucous membrane pre-
sents furrows, becomes more infiltrated, and presents blue
and yellow patches, and pustules are formed on its surface.
The discharge from the vagina is excoriating. Pustules may
also appear on the external surface of the lips of the vulva,
on the perineum, and inside the thighs; scabs form over them
and they heal rapidly. The clitoris is swollen, and [the dis-
charge becomes red nsh green and foetid. Urine is voided
frequently and in small quantities, causing the animal much
distress. Mares in foal usually abort at the tbird month,
and if the foal is born it is dead or soon dies. The symptoms
are very uncertain in the stallion, as the disease may remain
latent for a long time. The sheath is edematous, and the
swelling may extend in front and behind it. The testicles
may or mav not become Bwollen. The penis also may or
may not become altered; sometimes purple spolB are found,
and the glands during erection may be very large. The
mucous membrane of the urethra projects in a globular form
from the meatus, and is crimson or yellow. The urine ia
passed in a small jet and with much pain. Paraplymosis,
the result of local swelling, is not uncommonly met with.

General Symptoms Common to Both Sexes.— There is a
moco-purolent discharge from the nose, and also a discharge
of tears from the eyes. The visible mucous membranes are
highly ejected. The coat is dry and the perspiration when
breaking out is offensive. Pressure over the lumbar region
causes pain, and the animal rests first on one hind limb and
then on the other. The lymphatic glands in the neighbor-
hood of the genital organs are engorged, and those in the
submaxillary space are similarly affected. The animal is
much debilitated and walks with an uncertain gait; the large
joints are swollen and painful, the haunch especially is
affected. The pain cause's the animal to lilt its leg while at
rest with a sudden jerk.

The appetite is generally pretty good. Often one or both
hind extremities become paralyzed, and the entire muscular
Bystem becomes atrophied, especially the hind quarters and
legs. The nasal membrane bee >mes yellow, and theb-iccal
membrane of a purple hue. The mammary gland may
inflame and suppurate. During the incubatory stage of
this disease numerous cataueoos tumors form on difierent
parts of the skin. They are small, of medium size, or large.
The email ones appear and disappear suddenly; the larger
outs develop in twenty-four hourB, and disappear in from
four to eight days. Chemical analysis of the urine will dem-
onstrate the presence of albumen.

Concerning the mode of access, there is no evidence to show
that it is received through any other channel than through
the generative organs. It is transmitted from the stallion
to the mare or tiice versa in the act of copulation, or it may
be transmitted from affected to healthy mares, or even geld-
ings, if the contact of the genital organs is possible. The
transmission is more easily and rapidly effected with the
mare than with the stallion, owing to the anatomical difference
in their sexual organs, there being a much larger surface of
muccus membrane for the absorption of the virus in the mare.
Repeated copulations are, of course, more likely to pro luce
the diseases than only one, and the highest bred animals are
the most susceptible. The only source of danger lies in the
introduction of the malady into a coo utry where it is unknown
and cannot be recognized until too late to prevent mischief.
It is therefore the duty of all veteiinary suieeons rinding
animals affected wilh the malady to worn Iheir clients of their
danger, and thereby prevent the spread of the contageon.

" From an article on Davis, the leviathan English book-
maker, it is learned that for the Derby of 1S49 he made a
book for Hotspur, and the victory of Flying Dutchman made
a difference to him of £50.000. The next year the Derby was
won bv Voltigeur, and on the morning after the race Davis
paid away to his ready-money clients about £40,000, his pay-
ments altogether exceeding £50,000. The year following
Teddington won, and he laid Charles Greville, lor Sir Joseph
Hawley the large bet of £30,000 to £2.000; in 1852 Daniel
O'Rourke won and Davis laid Col. Anson £30,000 to £1.000
against the colt; his next bet against Daniel was £25,000 to
£1,000 to Sanford Grahand. Barbarian was second, and it
was reckoned that if Barbaiian had won it wonld have been
£100,000 better for Davis' pocket. In 1S53 he trade a
£100,000 book on the Derby. West Australian won, and
Davis paid away £60,000 over that horse. He won right
along, notwithstanding his losses, as he commenced the
Beasoii of 1S53 with £130,000 to his credit at the London and
Westminster Bank. He was compelled to rttire from the
ring in 1S5S, owing to his legs having become paralyzed,
worth about £60,000.

The Great Hindoo was only six years old when he Bired
Hanover; Falsetto seven when Dew Drop was foaled; King
Alfonso seven when Foxhall first 60W the light; Spendthrift
eight when Kingston was dropped; Longfellow twelve when
Flora first made her appearance, and Billet fifteen when he
sired Miss "Woodford.

The dam of Prince Wilkes, that next to Patron was the
best trotter out last season, and that made a record of 2:16,
foaled a full brother to the Prince last week, and the young-
ster will be called Red King, being a red chestnut in color. He
Jj^^0^|iii±^yiMes behind and a diamond-Bhaped star in.

1888

3Pue Ifrjettler and ^partsroau.

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Race-Horses at the South-

[The "Mobile Blade."]
Pritchaid's Park is about three miles north of Mobile, on
the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. It is a high, dry location,
being a plateau of land comprising two hundred acres, and is
fully fifty feet higher than Mobile. On the ground is a large
stoie, several dwellings and six large stables for the care of
horses, adjoining which is one of the very finest race-courses
in the conntry, the track being one mile loDg and laid off in
accordance with the very best design thatconld be procurred.
This season it is fried to overflowing, there not being a
single stall unoccapied and even every shed is filled.

One of the stables is occupied by Mr. Green Morris, in
which can be found the celebrated horse Sir Dixon, for
which Mr. Morris has repeatedly refused the neat sum of
§15,000. Sir Dixon is three years old and is a beauty, stand-
ing 15.3.1 hands high, a brown stallion with a white star on
his forehead, with black legs, mane and tail.

Adjoining Sir Dixon's stall is another celebrity, Favor, for
whom Mr. Morris paid §12,000. Favor is six years old and
a beauty, stands 15 3 hands high, a bay stillion with black
legs, mane and tail and four white feet. Mr. Morris has,
besides these celebrities, about ten head, mostly youngsters,
and very promising.

At Green Morris' stables can also be found two very cele-
brated jockeys, Harry Blaylock and the light-weight EI.
Eilke", and at Tucker's stables can be found another noted
light-weight in the person of Pike Barnes, a colored boy.

Mr. Thos. Stevens has stables here also, in which are the
celebrated horses Wary and Florimore, with nine other
promising youngsters.

Next we come to Mr. R. Tucker's stables, comprising
such horses a3 Gleaner, Bridgelight, Birthday and nine
others.

Then follows Mr. Smith of California with a 6table contain-
ing Cyclone, Susie S and Lila Ferguson and two others.

And last, Mr. G. B. Shawan's stable, of Mobile, who has
three most promising young horses. Mamie S-, a two-year-
old by Buckmaster, who has made the fastest time of any
two-year-old on the track this winter, running three furlongs
in 3S| seconds; also Pearl, a three-year-old, by Buckmaster,
and Charlie S.. also a three-year-old, by Rebel.

Pritchard's is an elegant place to visit and a walk around
among the blooded stock, with their intelligent owners and
managers, is restful to a great degree. In conversation with
Mr. Morris and others they informed us that oat of all the
horses wintered there this season, it is a wonderful fact that
not one of them has been sick an hour, and he attributes
this to the admirable situation and location of the park.
From the south comes the pure air lrom the Gulf, while the
east, west and north is belted around with the rich, long leaf
yellow pine, full of rosin, and every breath is filled with
life and strength. The grounds are high and dry, the water
cold as ice and clear as crystal, and the track always in good
condition. ""Why," said Mr. Morris, "you remember what
a heavy and continuous rainfall we had on Saturday last,
from early morning until 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Well,
Bir, we worked oar horses that evening, and so admirable is
the track made, that there was not a spatter on one of them.
Why," said he enthusiastically, "I consider Pritchard's Park
the best, the very best winter quarters I ever knew, and my
only wonder is that there are not 500 horses here; and there
would be if turfmen knew more of it. They cculd afford to
come here and buy lumber and build their own stables for
the advantages they would gain. The horses can be taken off
the cars right at the stable door and put on again for ship-
ment anywhere, there being double side- tracks for the purpose.
Your feed is right at the door, with no charge for carting,
and I am honest in my convictions that the day is not far dis-
tant when Pritchard's Park will be the most-noted winter
stable in the South, if not in the whole country."

An Expert on His Travels.

Among the racing men who took a winter trip to Europe
for the recuperation of their health is Michael F. Dwyer of
the noted Dwyer Brothers, and in a recent interview on his
return he gives some interesting reminiscences of his travels.
After visiting some of the German watering places for his
health he made for the Riviera, commencing at Nice.
"Here," he remarked, "I saw some very good racing, prin-
cipally steeplechasing; but I didn't see the best hor=es, as
they are not run in the winter time. One race I saw was for
a prize of $4,000. While staying at Nice I took a run down
to Monte Carlo, which is only an hour's ride. I saw there
the pigeon-shooting contest. The prize of $20,000 was won
by an English gentleman by the name of Seton, I believe.
There were some seventy of them who shot, nearly aU of
them nobles from all parts of Europe. Dakes, lords and
barons were therein profusion. Each contestant had twelve
pigeons to shoot at, and Mr. Seton was the ODly one who shot
his twelve straight. George Lorillard did it in 1S70. I
enjoyed looking at them, bat don't shoot much myself. I
like to bet on them, though. I also went through the gam-
bling house at Monte Carlo. I didn't stay long. I didn't
understand the gaming. Everyone was gambling, men and
women alike. They all seemed to be very nice, respectable
people. They were nearly all French people, and as I cac-
not speak or understand French I didn't know what they
were saying. They seemed to be very fair. When they lost
they pnt their money down without a word. I saw no other
Americans there and few Englishmen.

''In Paris I went to the races frequently, but towards the
end they were postponed owing to the cold, which caused
the tracks to freeze hard over night. I bet on the races at
Paris and paid the entire expense of my trip with my win-
nings. The race-tracks are jast outside the city and are
owned by the city, which, I belieie, rents them to private
parties. Thr tracks are very tine and are away ahead of
ours. Running and steeplechasing are the craze, while
trotting is an unknown quantity. The course at Anteuil
was one of the finest tracts, and is laid oat expressly for
steeplechasing. It is in the form of a figure S and is pro-
vided with all the necessary fixings. In this country, of
course, the tracks are not laid out for this purpose and
steeplechasing is but a pastime, generally not more than one
race taking place in a day. I saw some very good horses in
Paris and some good running, bat there also the best horses
are not ran in the wintertime. The betting, too, was very
light, as I understand it always is at this time of the year.
The betting is mostly done by tookmakers, as in this coun-
try. When the racing stopped I was deprived of my princi-
pal enjoyment."

"With regard to the coming season aud its prospects, Mr.
Dwyer said:

"That is a thing I can't say much about, as itis impossible
to see ahead. Horses are well one day and sick the next.
It's a game of chance. "We have twenty-six two year-olds
which have never run. We propose using them this season,
bat what they can do remains to be seeD. We'll start into
racing just as soon as the season opens and will race right
through, rain or shine, just as The World gets its news by
sending out its men without, regard to place, time or
weather."

Racing Dates for 1888.

CALIFORNIA.

Los Angeles, Spring .April lu to 14
P. C. B. H. A..S. F....April21to^8
Enreka Jockey Club, Ea. July i to 7

Los Angeles Fiir Aug. 6 to 11

lone Fair Aug. 7 to 10

Santa Rosa Fair Aug. 1J to 18

Petaluma Fair Aug. 20 to 25

Eldorado Fair Ang.y) to 25

Chico Fair Aug. 2U to 26

Oakland Fair Aug. 27 to Sept. I

Marysville fair_.Aug.27 to Sept. 1
Sacramento State Fair Sept a to 15

Stockton Fair Stpt. lb to 22

San Juse Fair Sept. 21 to 29

QuincviDiatrt;tXo.ll. Sept. 24 to 19
Salinas Fair Oct. I to 6

National Trotting Stallion Slake
Oct20tb.

NEVADA.

Reno State Fair Sept. 17 to 22.

>"ORTHW£ST£R>-

Salt Lake, Utah June 2 to 7

Helena, Mom., Spring.. July 4 to 7
Deer Lodge, Mont ...July 13 to 22

Butte City, Mont Aug. 6 to 11

Helena, Mont., Fair.. Aug. i0 to 2c
Mia sou 11a, Mont. .Aug. 2b to Sept. 1

EASTERN.

Spokane, W. T S«pr. 4 to 8

Eugene City, Oregon . . . Sept. 4 to 7

Colfax:. W. I S-pt. 10 to 15

Hillsboro, Oregon Srpt 11 to 14

Salem, Or, State Fair .Sept. 17 to 22
Walla Walla, W. T Oct. 1 to C

New Orleans, La April 2 to 7

Memphis, Tenn 4 piil 14 to 21

Washington, D. C . . Apr. 26 to May 5
Nashville, Tenn. .Apr. 28 to May 5

Lexington, Ey Ifcty 7 to 12

Baltimore, Md May 8 to 12

Louisville, Ky May 14 to 24

Brooklyn. L. I May 15 to 'iv

Latonia, Ky May 26 to June 0

St. Louis, Mo May 26 to June $

Jerome Park May 23 :o Juno 12

Cedarhurst May :jo

Kansas City, Mo June 12 to 21

Sheepshead Bay .June 14 to July 4

Chicago, 111 Jnne23 to July It

Monmouth Park.. July i to Aug. .0

Chicago, 111 Sept 1 lo 3

Jerome Park Oct. 2 to 1 g

Eansis City, Mo . Oct. 27 to Nov. 8

The Grand National.

Gentlemen Breeders.

"We would like to see more of our gentlemen owners breed-
ing their own colts. There is some sentiment in winning the
Kentucky Derby, "Withers, Belmont, Suburban, Lorillard or
Omnibus with a colt of one's own breeding, and besides,
epart from the personal interests involved, it is better for
racing, as it arouses a deeper interest on the part of the
owner. To breed winners of the great events is something
that appeals to a man's higher feelings and nds racing of
being regarded as a mere scramble for speculation in which a
race-horse is a merely monetary medium, to be cast aside as
soon as he has performed his special mission. Such a state
of affairs would bind and hold many men of wealth and posi-
tion to the turf who now are held by the slender tie of a
small racing establishment which can be Bold at auction at a
few days' notice. Were they to retain their mares and breed
them, they would be bound more firmly to the sport, and
should they chance to possess a horse of exalted merit the
pleasure of retiring him to the stud to sire racers to maintain
the prestige of the colors he had carried in triumph would
make the tie still stronger.

It was, and is stilL the rivalry between the leading noble-
men and commoners of England and the planters of the
South and the merchants of the North in this conntry which
led them to take a pride in the prowess of the race- horses
bred and raced by themselves that gave a stimulus to the
Bport that sustained it and rendered it respected and popalar.
"We never expect to behold an ideal turf, but we believe in
encouraging the efforts of turfmen who have enough senti-
ment not to regard so magnificent a creature as the thorough-
bred horse no better than a pack of cards or a roulette table.
— Spirit of the Times.

We learn that Messrs. John T. Mclnnes & Co., Pedigree
Stock Agents, of Sydney, N. S. W.. have had placed in their
hands for disposal the fashion ably -bred blood stallion Tor-
pedo. Torpedo is a highly symmetrical thoroughbred, dark
brown, standB sixteen hands high. He is sired by Musket
(imp.}, from Fanny Fisher by imp. Fisherman. It is thus
seen that Torpedo has some of the best racing blood in the
world in his veins, and, as a stud horse, Bbould be of extreme
value. We have already two celebrated sires from New
South Wales, Darebin and Sir Modred respectively, whose
loss Australian stud masters have already bitterly lamented.
Should one of our enterprising breeders secure Torpedo it is
verv evident we would combine a tno of blood horses not to
be surpassed in any civilized portion of the world. We are
advised that Torpedo iB held at a moderately reasonable
figure, but at present the price is not quoted.

■*■

JockBowen, who recently went to Kentucky in search of
something in the trotting line that would do to go down the
Circuit with next summer is back in Boston aud says that
he could not get what he waoted at a fair price. The recent
public sales in the blue-grass regions have seen well-bred
horses that had. not much speed go at such big figures that
the men who own "sure enough" trotters will not let them
go at the old-tim- piic. a.

One of the most popular racing events in England is the
Blue Ribbon Steeplechase that drew a large attendance to
Liverpool on the 2Sth March. The event was won by an
extreme outsider, E. W. Baird's Playfair, a four-year-old with
147 pounds, by Reppondier, the dam a half-bred by Rattle-
bones, with the odds of 40 to 1 against him. It was 12 to 1
against Mr. Maher's Trist mare Frigate, aged, with 156
pounds, who, strange to relate, had already been second
twice before in this same race, and it was claimed she would
have won had she not got tangled up with Usna, the favorite,
who broke down at the brook. The race was over a rattling
good country, about four miles and a half, and of the forty-
five original subscribers there were, tweuty that faced the
starter.

A curious fact connected with this cross-country event is
that many good judges of steeplechase stock pin their faith
on half-breds, although, in fact, the horses thus entered are
almost of thoroughbred stock. If an English Squire is asked
his reason for this opinion, he will allude to some of the
renowned winners of this race who were half-bred, and also
to the fact that most of the fashionable hunting stock is bred
that way. But with snch a large field of horses it is almost
imperative for the winner to possess sufficient speed to take
his place with, or close up to, the leading division. The
other attraction was the Sefton Park Plate of 500 guineas, for
two-year-olds, a dash of five furlongs, that had four starters,
with Capt. MachelTs Spoleta, the favorite, at 5 to 4 on. She
won by a length from Mr. Hansford's Yummy, with Mr.
Arthur James' P and O a bad third, and Mr. Fawcett's
Fatima last. The betting was 9 to 4 against Yummy, and 7
to 1 each P and O and Fatima. The backers of the favor-
ites thus were recouped for some of their losses in the chief
event of the day.

*. —

Bacing in the West Indies is sensational, like the spott is
elsewhere. Recently, writes The Sportsman, on the second
day ot the Kingston races, near Jamaica, W. I., in the Selling
Stakes, on the horses coming to the post the bit of one of
the starters — Mr. M. C. Morgan's chestnut horse Manitoba —
by aome unaccountable means slipped out of the horse's
mouth, and away he bounded at foil epeed. The boy, not
losing his presense of mind, gradually reached forward and,
by laying himself along the horse's neck, managed by the
time the half-mile post was reached to replace the snaffle,
and, righting himself, pulled and brought back his horse aud
subsequently won the race. This feat was all the more
difficult as Manitoba stands about IS hands, and is a lengthy
animal. In the stand the hat went round aud when the boy
returned from the scales he found himself the fortunate
possessor of $30. Is there any record of a similar perform-
ance on the part of a jockey?

Hounds Against Horses-

The question as to the relative speed of horses and hounds
has, for a couple of hundred years, been a mooted point
among the sporting squires of England, and the point has
never been definitely settled owing to the difficulties of
carrying out the match on fair conditions. It is well known
that a crack pack of fox-hounds, on a strong scent, across a
heavy country hedged about with difficult jumps, will out-
run a large field of well-mounted and straight-going riders;
but then the adherents of the horse claim that this is maiuly
due to the faculty with which the hounds manage to clear
the obstacles, and that the hunter is the fastest over a fair
going level turf. Some thirty years since the argument was
renewed in a gathering of some of the leading sportsmen of
England, among whom were Colonel Peel, Lord Glasgow,
the Earl of Stamford, the Dake of Beaufort and Adiuir.il
Rous, and finally a match was made for a thousand guineas
between a chosen pack of fox-hounds and a jr ick of six horses
of any breed, across the Newmarket Healh on the celebrated
Beacon track, the course of the great four mile races. The
match created the greatest excitement, but it had to be
abandoned as it was clearly shown that any unprincipled
knave could throw the hounds off one drag, such as a bag of
aniseed, by the use of a more powerful scent run across the
line and thus could easily upset all the calculations and
investments made in the event-

This scheme was recalled to mind by the following article
by Rap>er in a recent issue of the London Sporting and
Dramatic Ifews. "Over the Beacon Course which would a
man back, horse or hound? The cautious reader will reply,
''Which horse, and which hound?" It would be, in fact, a
near thing so far as can be judged, if good animals were
chosen on both sides for the match, for the matter has not
been lately tested. A correspondent sends me an extract
from a rare old book which shows that hounds can go — they
could, and the chances are that they have rather gained speed
than lost it — at a mach greater pace than most persons wonld
imagine. "A match was made between Mr. Meyuell and Mr.
Barry to run a couple of each other's hounds a drag from the
rubbing houses at Newmarket town end to the rubbing houses
at the starting-post of the Beacon Course" — my correspondent
here omits the all-important fact that this is u distance of
four miles and a quarter — "for 500 guineas. The famous
Will Crane was applied to to train Mr. Barry's honuds, of
which Bluecap was four, and "Wanton three years old. The
hounds were sent to Rivenhall, in E^sex, and were exercised
regularly three times a week upon Tiptree Heath. The
gTound chosen was turf, and the distance over which it was
taken was from eight to ten miles." — Crane probably knew
what he was about; now it would be thought that tunning
this distance would have a tendency to make them slow. —
■'The honuds were in training for one month; their food con-
sisting of oatmeal, milk aud boiled sheep's trotters. At
length the drag was drawn over the distance previously
agreed on, aud the four hounds laid on the scent. Mr.
Barry's Bluecap came in first; Wanton very close to Blue-
cap, second. Mr. Meynell's Richmond was beat by upwards
of one hundred yards, and the bitch never ran in at all.
The ground was crossed over in eight minutes and a few sec-
onds. Threescore horses having started with the hounds,
Cooper, Mr. Barry's huntsman, was the first up, but the mare
he rode was completely blind at the conclusion. There were
ouly twelve horses up out of the sixty; and Will Crane, who
was mounted upon Rib, a King's Plate horse, was only twelfth.
The odds before starting were 7 to 4 in favor of Mr. Meyneli,
whose hounds, it is said, were fed, during the time of train-
ing, entirely with legs of mutton."

The fact that Miss Woodford, that won mare money than
any other animal that ever ran on the American turf, is now
in the breeding ranks, recalU tbe fact that her dam, Fancy
Jane, was purchased by Bowen or Co. for a barrel of whisky,
the market value of which was about $60. Fancy Jane had
but two foals, Belle of Runnymede and Miss Woodford, but
they were good ones.

The directors of the Agricultural Park Association of
Santa Rosa met reeently to arrange the plans for the next
fair. It was reported that of the $1,500 considered as
necessary for the success of the fair $1,250 had also been
secured, with an excellent prospect of collecting the remain-
der. The speed programme and premium list are being
arranged with great oara,

The Racing Tracks at the East-

About a month since the 'rainers at the Coney Island,
Monmouth Park and Brooklyn tracks were congratulating
themselves on the mild weather and good condition of the
ground that enabled them to prepare their horses for their
spring engagements in good style, but according to the latest
dispatches in the Sporting \\ orld a great change has come
about, and the trainers, for the most part, feel that they have
lost the decided advantage which they once held." That
journal states: "With a lew exceptions the horses retain their
good looks, but they are unquestionably backward in train-
ing. The blizzard was the first real obstacle they bad to c'eal
with. From that they soon recovered, however, with a loss
of not more than three days' work. The unseasonable
weather which has prevailed for the last two week or more
has been the real canse of all the trouble. The grounds about
the stables at the different tracks is so soft and hard by turns
that the horses cauoot safely bo moved about. Only a limited
-amount of work can be done by any of the horses, aud even
that undMr the most unfavorable circumstances. So far as
the tracks are concerned none of them are fit for use, and,
if the present unseasonable weather continues, it is not likely
that they will be ready for the harrow for another week
This state of affairs is what causes so much anxiety on the
part of the Coney Island horsemen. Many of the horses
have engagements to fill at Washington, but it is doubtful if
any of them can get ready in time for that meeting. The
Boulevard is in good shape, and it is used es a w
ground. To reach this road in safety and get 'I
back to their respective stables without accident
matter. Mud, slush and frozen snow is still to fc
every side. Until the weather becomes setth : •
• 1 Island horses cannot be given any fast work wi! u

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STALLIONS-THOKOlTUBiBRED.

Joe Hooker, H B. Bagwill, Sacramento.
Mariner (imp ), Matt Storn, Pleasanton.
Tit ice Clivers, Thos. O. Jones, Santa Rosa.

STALLIONS— TROTTERS.

Abb >tsfnrd Ir„ R. D. Ledgett, 420 Pacific St., S. F.
Alcona, Fr«d W. LoBber, St. Helena.
Anleeo, I Do Turk, Santa Rosa.

AuievolO, Jos Cairn Simpson, 21U Adeline St, Oakland.
lirovii- Jug, Sargent Bros., Sargent's Station.
Charles l>erby, Cook Stock Farm, Danville.
* rest'O, Cook Stock Farm, Danville.
Don Marvin, fr. P. Lowell, Sacramento.
Director, Andy McDowell, Pleasanton,
Fallis, F. P. Lowell. Sacramento.
Figaro, Wm, O'Neil, San Leandro.
*;irol«l Cossack:, N, N. Craig. 2508 H. St., Sacramento.
Illustrious, <ieo A.Stone, Williams.
tester !>., Wm. O'Neil, Sin Leandro.
Jobn Sevnoaks, Sargent Bros., Sargent's Station.
I*ltlb* l$l<«ck .lei;*;. Andy McDowell, Pleasanton
Ma iibrino Wilkes, Charles Waterman, Walnut Creek.
Menl", uib. Dwyer, San Jose.
Mt. Vernon, J. A. McCloud, Stockton.
Klcli"»oiul, Andy McDowell, Pleasanton.
Sidney, Q. Valentin, Pleasanton.
Stelnway, Cook Stock Farm, Danville.
Valeiisin, R. ValenBln, Pleasanton
Whippleton. Fred W. Loeb**r, St. Helena.
Woodinui, B. C. Holly, Vallejo.
Youns Santa Claus, Eyron O'Grady, San Mateo.

The Stallion Stakes.

"We supposed that there were few Californians, at all
conversant with trotting affairs, who had not a fair
knowledge regarding the Stallion Stakes, though it seems
that a correspondent of the New York Spirit of the Times
is lamentably ignorant. He gets the "National" and
the "Grand" jumbled together, so that it would take a
Philadelphia lawyer to separate them, and in giving the
records of the horses named in the National he has
incorporated three errors. That of Guy Wilkes is placed
at 2:15, whereas 2:15£ is the mark, and to that might be
added the interrogation point. Stamboul is set down at
3:23, 2:17^ being the proper figure, and Woodnut cred-
ited with 2:2o£ when be is entitled to 2:19£. Jim Mul-
venna got his record of 2:27$ nearly four years ago when
he was an overgrown four-year-old, and this will be his
first season on the track since that time. Jtexford got
his record of 2:24 when a three-year-old, and this might
have been stated as "showing cause" for taking a chance
against six horses which had beaten 2:20.

In order that our far-away readers may understand
the situation, especially those which have been misled
by statements in the eastern papers, it will be proper to
give a brief history of the stakes. In a conversation
vilh B. C. Holly, the owner of Woodnut, last fall he
said he would match his horse against any stallion in the
State. We congratulated him on having so good a horse
and on the pluck displayed in the offer, suggesting that
" ^Lfl .i"lB ata^e pe g°tten UP "which would be more

acceptable from every point of view than a match. He
assented, and our agreement was to bear in mind and
agitate the subject when the right time came. That
time came on the last day of 1887, and in an article in
the issue of that date the stake was outlined similar in
details to those subsequently adopted, the greatest change
being in the amount of stake and forfeits. Five hundred
each was the sum first mentioned, but on January 7th of
this year we met Mr. Ariel Lathrop and Mr. Corbitt,
and at their suggestion it was changed to §1,000 each,
as that would be more likely to induce eastern owners to
make nominations. Every week an article was published
advocating the getting up of the stake, and Captain N.
T. Smith having consented to take charge, the advertise-
ment appeared in due form on January 21st." In that it
was called the "National," and the time fixed for decis-
ion the 20th of October. -

At the Annual Meeting of the Directors of the Cali-
fornia State Agricultural Society, the latter part of Jan-
uary, a resolution was carried that the Grand Stallion
Stake be given, the amount being §500 each, half forfeit,
the society adding $500 for each starter up to four, the
ad. appearing in the issue of February 4th. This was
truly grand support, and though the inception of the idea
can not be justly credited to the State Fair as the Spirit
correspondent intimates, the endorsement, as it may be
termed, strengthened the position. Both cloned at the
same time, and the only reason that the National secured
■nine nominations and the Grand five was that the former
gave more time for preparation after the close of the
stud season.

We suppose that six of the nine nominations in the
Natioual are engaged in the stud, though Director,
Woodnut and Antavolo are the only ones advertised, so
that the others may be restricted if not marked "pri-
vate." Two of these "public stallions" we know were
not named in the Grand on that account, as it was more
than probable that the season would have to run until
the firdt of July to meet engagements, many of which
were incurred before the advertisement of the Grand
appeared. It is not improbable that both will become
"annual events," and should that be the case there will
be extra inducements to retire stallions which are intended
to trot at an earlier date. By closing on the first of
June there will be space enough to "get in order" by
the time the State Fair, and then, too, owners who can
afford to keep stallions out of the stud will see "money in
sight" to hazard the loss of service. The prospects are
also favorable for our youog stailious to enter into suc-
cessful competition with oLier horses, and in that case
promising colts can be kept from stud service, or
restricted to so few mares as not to interfere with their
trotting at the State Fair We sitioerelj' hope that the
result of the stakes now on the tapis will ba such as to
insure toe continuance of both.

The Boom In Trotters.

While we never fancied the expression, the word
"boom" has become incorporated so thoroughly with
any extraordinary rise of value that it has crowded
synonyms entirely out. The Kentucky Stock Farm pre-
dicts that present prices will not go down, and that in
place of depreciating there will be a constant inciease in
the valuation of trotting stock. The views of the editor
of that paper are presented in this paper, and while con-
curring in them in the main, we shall not be surprised
to see "slack times" prevail occasionally. Never likely
to retiocede to the prices which ruled a few years ago,
but some fluctuations and changes due to causes which
will always operate. That first-class and fashionably-
bred trotting stock will always command as high, and
even higher prices than are now given is so nearly cer-
tain that it may be accepted as fully as the future of
anything of like nature can be predicted. But that
there will be changes in the ruling fashions is still more
certain. One family may lead this year, another the
next, and still another and another, until each of the
whole series "takes a turn." Still, dependeuce must not
be placed on those'tribes which fall far below the stand-
ard, and breeders who do not keep fairly up with the
march of progress will be left.

There is one class which will always bring remunera-
tion, and, if coupled with other qualities, the very
highest prices; that is in the slang of the stables "good-
lookers." Now, a woolly-coated, rat-tailed gelding, if
capable of winning in his class, may be sold for a large
figure, though even for track purposes a still larger sum
will be paid for one that had not these drawbacks. If a
male or female, however, the possession of great speed
would not make amends, and there would be a serious
depreciation. With animals intended for the stud and
road horses, size, form and beauty are merchantable
qualities in any market, and the breeder who aims at
producing speed in coujuction with other valuable char-
acteristics will rarely be out of fashion. The glarnuorie
which brilliant performances shed on a family may

hide palpable defects. A sire with a very fast record,
if formed after the pattern of a draft horse, is likely to
overshadow one with a slower mark though faultless in
proportion. It is not borne in mind that he trots fast in
spite of false configuration, and that the exception does
not invalidate the rule "that good form is a token of
superiority." Let the endeavor be to breed and rear
animals which can trot fast, stay the distance, are of
good size, proper form, the handson.er the better, and
boom or no boom the breeder who is successful in secur-
ing these advantages, although falling off a shade in the
first-named, will meet with reward.

A Question of Breeding:.

An editorial in the N. T. Spirit of ilie Times is copied
in this paper which has the above heading. The contro-
versy originating from Mr. Hamlin's first communica-
tion can hardly be called a question of breeding but
more properly a challenge from the owner of Mambrino
King especially directed against the get of Jerome Eddy
andPhallas. The former is claimed to be an undeveloped
sire, the others examplars of the bad effects of "cam
paigning" on procrea ive capacity. The acorn was
planted in such fertile soil that contrary to all rules
governing ordinary growth it spread into a "grand old
oak with its hundred arms so strong" in so short a
period as to lead to the belief that there must have been
a touch of diablerie akin to the famous demonstrations
which East Indian magicians present.

It is not likely that a single convert has been o-ained
on either side. Competent judges will breed to sire?
which rate both ways, the advantage, however, beiuo-
that when other things are equal the horse with a fast
record will obtain the preference. Buyers, too, will be
guided in their choice by the same data, as was illus-
trated by the Kellogg sale when Director's offspring went
over a trio of thousands in more than one instance
whereas, had the only recommendation been a son of
Dictator and Dolly without a record, not a half of the
amount would have been realized. Now as none of the
get of Director have shown in public, the estimate was
formed on 2:17 and the "grand campaign" he mad-j pre-
vious to his going into the stud.

Undeveloped sires will be rated in accordance with
what near relations have done after development, and
brothers to celebrities stand higher than those of more
remote relationship.

In oae respect those classed as undeveloped will have
the advantage, provided Mr. Hamlin's mark of 2:22 be
taken as the line of division. There are so few trotti.no-
stallions which have done that "or better," in comparison
with the army above it that the odds are at l«ast fifty to
the faster are "campaigning" those which have not
one in favor of the slower. More than that, as while
shown Bpeed enough to warrant even shadowy expecta-
tions of winning are placed in the stud, and thus their
progeny is multiplied while their swifter competitors are
gaining track honors. That years of training and trot-
ting in races operate against the procreative faculties, is
not sustained by the records. There are good reasom
that mares that have been kept in training for years are
injuriously affected by t leir maternal functions lyiuo-
dormant, and even then Beeswing has Newminster; Alice
Hawthorn produces Thoruianby, and Keel has a string
of cracks to her credit. Should disease result from
training or trotting in races, there would be good grounds
for rejection. That stops campaigning, however and
the evidence of hardiness of constitution, which is the
best shown by performing great feats without injury, is
a strong recommendation for the stud. The two greatest
sons of Hambletonian are Electioneer and George
Wilkes. That is, a vote of the trotting horse men uf the
whole country would so decide the question. The former
is presented as an example of undeveloped capacity, the
latter is awarded a prominent place on the other side.
Electioneer zcas developed. Those who remember the
"work" which Dan Mace give horses under his charge
will not dispute that the work was trying and we have
seen him give one lesson which was as severe an ordeal
as trotting in a hotly contested race. His speed was
developed so that inside of a 2:20 rate could be shown at
anytime, and the past tense need"not be used as he still
can show that flight of speed. So far as our knowledge
extends, the only cause for him not being called upon to
trut in races was an injury to his knee, and had the pro-
tection of boots, and the guards, which a better system of
shoeing presents, been called upon, he would have
ranked as a fast public trotter. Few will claim that if
Electioneer had trotted in races from the time he was
old enough until brought to California that he would
have failed. Neither is it likely that George Wilkes
would have done less in the stud had he never started in
a race, and taking these as reasonable propositions it
must be accepted that development has nothing to do
with the faculty of reproduction. If the germ bethr->,
fructification will follow, provided the sod in which the

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embryo is placed be adapted to receive it, and that
stallions of both classes which have been successful
would also have shown "potency" under reversed condi-
tions.

Mr. Hamlin, in his late challenges, viz , to trot Belle
Hamlin against Harry Wilkes, Oliver K. and Prince
"Wilkes, left a weak spot which was sure to be turned
against him. He named "2 in 3" as the distance, and
the retort was obvious and not long iu coming, that the
Wilkes Clan were not '-short horses." From the pub-
lication of Mr. Hamlin's first letter we anticipated a
heated controversy, and the expectation was not balked,
although we must express regret that it has partly de-
generated into personalities.

Sister in Blood.

First of April.

If Christmas conic-s but once a year it is eagerly antici-
pated very many times before its advent, especially by
those who are still in the morning of life. But the
coming of the day when it will be within 1-^gal limits
to capture the greatest charm of the angler, if not so
universally desired, it is just as eagerly anticipated by
those who delight in the gentle sport. Age does not
govern. The boy who is just entering his teens, youth
with the faintest trace of moustache telling that the
score of years is not yet rounded, manhood in its prime
and also so far along that the joints are becoming a
trifle stiff, and old age, provided you measure old age by
a handful of lustrums, all interested.

From a persual of the pleasant communication of our
Los Gatos correspondent, "J. D. M." we are led to
believe that a still longer period of anticipation would
be preferable, and though May Day is quite an advance
into a California springtime, it might be better to make
that the opening date, that is if the poachers can be
handled. As it now stands the pirates of the streams
have the best of the provision, and true sportsmen suffer.
If the suggestion of our assistant, who has charge of that
deDartment, be acted upon, one class of wrong-doers will
be deterred. By accompanying the charge with absolute
proof of guilt due publicity shall be given, and if the
offenders aie of the highest standing, socially, finan-
cially, politically, or in any other way held to be beyond
law, they shall be placed on a pedestal of a height in
acordanee therewith.

Our trout-fishing days are among the remembrances of
a past not altogether "dim and misty," but so far removed
from later scenes that there is something of a weird and
ghostly feeling as they are recalled. Still there is a
pleasure in the ecu juration, and as we look into the red
embers which are settling in the grate, "harking back,"
for the best part of half a century, there are pictures,
dim at first, becoming clearer in outline, lights and
shadows which bring back the streams, lakelets, hills,
valleys and mountains of Northern Pennsylvania as
they were when the woods were big. "Big woods,"
indeed, when miles could be traveled without running
across a "clearing" of even a few acres, and not a roof-
tree with the exception, perhaps, of the ridge-pole of ft
hunter's cabin with its covering of hemlock boughs.
Neither railways nor stage routes to briDg city folks
within leagues of Nature's grand preserves; no necessity
for laws to protect. But these halcyon days could not
last. There came the clatter and roar of iron wheels
over steel roadways, and the white vapor floated above
where stream and river joined. The screech of the loco-
motive was the death knell of trout. Rugged as were
the mountains, there were deer-paths which followed the
course of the streams, and albeit that thick were the
tangles of laurel and witch-hopple, it did not require an
unusual degree of angling enthusiasm to surmount what
Gifficulties were in the way.

With penalties strictly enforced, California will always
be the paradise of the disciples of Walton. Good old
Izaak! It is not at all surprising that he lived to within
six years of a century, and as a memento of his good
wishes to human kind, left a will which is as full of
charity and good will as the "Compleate Angler."
Although the steam-propelled steed is now careering
through many of the valleys and over not a few of the
mountains of the Gulden Coast, tipping fishing grounds
in profusion, there are natural obstacles in the way of
Buch thorough ravage as followed ease of travel in the
country mentioned. Pursue the course mapped by our
correspondent, give the small fry a chance, and genera-
tions of anglers hereafter will cherish the memory of
those who have been instrumental in securing the legacy.
It may be that a century from now some ardent
devotee of rod and line will run across an old volume of
the Breeder anu Sportsman and offer a prayer for the
lepose of the souls of writers who have done so much in
that department. The thoughts of the good which may
follow their appeals in a measure reconciles us for the
loes of space which horse-affairs so urgently demand.
There is anofhor cher-;ng hope, that being that ere long
there will be jooiu enuugh fur all. Fury pages will be
none too much.

There is a wealth of the juciest and richest herbage
now in the oval which is bounded by the Oakland track.
Dry ground, too, and a better pasture for mares and foals
it would be difficult to find. For all that there were
two mares there under our charge which kept us a trSe
uneasy, especially Gabilan Maid, (a sister to Lady Ellen,
the dam of the victorious two-year-old Ella,) and who was
due to Electioneer on March 15th. Morning and even-
ing a watch was kept, for indications that the event was
close at hand, though it was important that grass should
not be replaced by the best of hay, oats, etc., until it was
imperative to make the change. When there was an
excess of ten days, however, it was thought belter not
to wait for further developments, and she was brought
to the place where the "gilt-edged" youngster was to
make its first appearance. The debut was on Easter
morning, and a finer could not be desired for entering on
the stage of equine life, and though the hoped-for "boy
bairn" did not come, there was a grand bay filly with a
touch of white en each pastern of the hind feet behind,
and a small white speck on the front of the same part of
the anatomy. Big and strong this sister in blood to
Ella, and we shall not stand alone in being disappointed
if she does not prove worthy of the relationship.

The mare which accompanied Gabilan Maid from Sali-
nas is by Antelope, and her dam very nearly, if not quite,
thoroughbred. She was due the 14th of March, and at
the time of writing, April 5th, does not appear to be
within several day£ of foaling. While mares usually
overrun eleven months, the average being in the neigh-
boihood of an excess of eight days, there seems to be a
difference in years in this respect, and this season foals
have been carried loDger than usual. A mare belonging
to Mr. Macdonough, of San Francisco, went exactly a
year, and a filly at that, though, by the way, we never
believed that sex made any difference. Last season a
mare belonging to Mr. Cropsy, of Pleasanton, went
within two days of a year, had also a filly and the only
foal of our own which came previous to eleven months
was Sir Thad by Thad Stevens, from Lady Amanda.

We were in error as to the engagement of Surinam in the
Kentucky Derby and abandon that position entirely. We
made the statement on what Reemed to be good authority,
but know now that we were misinformed. The first engage-
ments of the Hearst stable are St. Louis.

A gentleman in Canada, who has hnnted bia own horse in
company with Alf Estill, Bays that the ex-CalifOrni-m has
developed into a rir^t-class jumper. "If he's got speed he
ought to win plenty of good ]omping races," said he. Speed
is the one thing Estill did have in 18S6.

The eastern sporting papers say that Sam Gamble is buying
mares for W S. Hobart of this city. When Sam went East
it was understood that he made the journey in the interest oi
the Cook Farm. Possibly he had commissions from Mr.
Hobarfc also.

W. B. Starr, a ycrtiDg trainer from St. Helena, has taken up
his quarters at the Vallejo track. The St. Helena papers
express the regret that they have no track near that city so
that the training money should be expended in that vicinity.

Mr. Goldsmith has transferred his lares and penates to
San Mateo, and it is said that he has engaged with Mr. Cor-
bitt at a stated yearly salary, with contingencies.

Through the influence of W. S. BarneR, Jockey Andy
McCarthy, who was ruled off at New Orleans is to be reins-
stated April 7.

Foals of 1888.

John A. Goldsmith gives a very roseate impression as to
the trotting prospects at the East, and informs us that never
has there been Buch a demand for highly bred stock as is the
case this season, and that at the best average prices ever
realized. He says that the Associations are offering large
purses, say of So 00 (J and upwards, for all classes down even
to the three-minute class, and that a green horse that is
entered through the Circuit and can show a 2:22 and 2:24
gait through an extended race, can command almost any
price. Mr. Goldsmith also states that great interest is being
shown there in the California National Stallion Race, so that
on both sides of the Kocky Mountains it promises to be one
of the sensational events of the year.

We are pleased to hear that a meeting will be held to-day
at Napa City with a view of organizing a District Fair Associa-
tion in conjunction with that of Vallejo. Some of Napa's
enterprising citizens, Messrs. Etee, Even, Coombs Brothers,
Loeber among the number, have canvassed the project thor-
oughly so as to be assured of its success. The track would
give large returns to the town and county, as also to the
springs, and would also materially heighten the attractions
of Napa's pretty valley.

John A. Goldsmith haB sold to Mr. W. Corbitt the mare
Sistpr and a black Director 611y, her dam by Blackbird, for
S5,500. Sister was a tine public performer, with a record of
2:19£, by Admiral from Flora, the dam of Huntress, 2:28£,
she being by Black Prince. This mare ought to prove a
very valuable addition to the San Mateo Stud Farm, that,
with the enterprise and judgment shown by Mr. Corbitt,
promises to be one of the first breeding farms of the State.

According to the Vallejo Chronicle there is a prospect of a
new race park, with pavilion, grand stand and other necessary
improvements being built on the Trull tract near that town.
A large number of business men were out recently to view
the location. They are much pleased with the idea of hav-
ing a park convenient to the town, and it is hoped the idea
will materialize into a reality.

The report was spread around in this city that, owing to
some misunderstanding between the lessee of the track and
the management of the Los Angeles Turf Club, the Spring
races would not come off. We are, however, in receipt of
a letter from Mr. E. A. DeCamp, the Secretary, stating that
the meeting would positively be held, commencing on the
10th inst., as announced.

Bequests for stables for horses engaged at the coming
spring meeting of the Blood Horse Association are pouring
in on the Secretary, and there will be more horses at the
track at this meeting than ever before in the history of the
track or the Association. There will be ample accommoda-
tion lor all, but the Association cannot guarantee stalls for
horses not engaged.

♦

H. W. Johnston has moved his stock from the Ela Hills
Farm to Hemet Valley, San Diego County, and writes that
he has a colt by Dashwocd, he by Legal Tender, the sire of
Eowdy Boy (pacer, 2:13£), the dam Pogonip (pacer), full
sister to the dam of Arrow, which he thinks is the greatest
pacer on the Coast to-day.

The chestuutfilly by Somnus, dam Geraldine by Yattendon,
which was one of the lot brought from Sidney by Mr. J. K.
Newton last month, was purchased by Mr. Newton for Sena-
tor Hearst, and 6he has been sent down to the San Simeon
ranch. She is a handsome tilly aud a royally bred one.

Bolero and Adeline have been entered in most of the handi-
caps and all-aged stakes at Monmouth Park aud Coney Island,
and the trotting turf is likely to see vtry little of Frank Van
Ness for a season at least. He is training his own horses
and doing well with them.

At Palo Alto. Property of Hon. Leland Stanford.

THOROUGHBREDS.

March 27, brown colt by Wildidle, dam imp. Petroleuse by
Plebeian, from Resolution by Lecturer.

March 29, brown filly by Fluod, dam imp. Music by Prince
Charlie, from imp. Mutiny by Adventurer.

April 1, bay colt by Flood, dam imp. Queen Bess by Slrath-
oonan, from England's Queen by King of Trumps.

TROTTERS.

March 28, bay colt by Nephew, dam Patti by Don Victor,
from Prussiau Maid by Signal.

March 29, brown tilly by Electioneer, dam Barbara Maid
by A. W. Richmond, from Barbara by Bald Chief.

March 29. bay tilly by Electioneer, dam Cora by Don Vic-
tor, from Clarabel by Abdallah Star.

April 2, bay filiy by Electricity, dam Mayflower by St.
Clair.
At Vina, Property of Hon. Leland Stanford.

March 29, chestnut colt by Piedmont, dam Evangeline by
Longfellow, from Robin Girl by Enquirer.

March 31, bay colt by Clay, dam Mollie Shelton by Rifle-
man, from Eva Bascomb by Lodi.

April 2, cheBtnut filly by Whips, dam Euticia by Robert E.
Lee. son of St. Clair.

At Woodburn Farm, Spring Station, Ky. Property of A. J.
Alexander.

February 14, 1888, bay colt by Powhattan, dam Patula by
Pat Maloy; second dam Lulu Horton by imp. Albion.

February 14th, Virga by Virgil, slipped foal.

February 15tb, bay or brown colt by Powhattan, dam Vis-
a-vis by Virgil; second dam Kentucky Bell by Lexington.

February 15th, bay filly by Miser, dam Minnarette by
imp. Buckden; second dam Bannerette by Lexington.

February 18th, chestnut tilly by Powhattau, dam Lotta
(dam of Glenmore).

February 23d, bay colt by King Alfonso, dam Asteria by
Planet; second dam Austria by imp. Australian.

March 2d, bay or brown tilly by Falsetto, dam Fanchon by
imp. Australian; seeond dam Idlewild by Lexington.

March 9th, bay filly by Pat Maloy, dam imp. Queencraft
by Kingcraft.

March 13th, bay tilly by King Alfonso, dam Penumbia by
Pat Maloy.

March 21st, bay Slly by Falsetto, dam Anxiety by Alarm.

March 22d, chastnut colt by King Alfonso, dam Pearl Thorn
(sister to Bob Miles} by Pat Maloy.

March 23d, bay or brown colt (got in England) by The
Rake, dam imp. Flora Macdonald by Knight of the Garter.

March 26th, bay colt by King Alfonso, dam Cottona by
imp. Blue Mantle.

March 27th, bay filly by King Alfonso, dam flirtation by
imp. Glenelg; second dam Finework by Lexington; third dam
imp. Filagree.

March 28th, bay colt by Falsetto, dam Mollie Wood by
Lexington
Property of Mr. F. H. Lewin, New York, N. Y.

Feb. 12th, bay filly by Macduff, dam Simplicity by imp.
Eclipse; second dam Vanity.

Feb. 17th, bay or brown filly by Powhattan, dam Mintdrop
by Bullion; second dam Simplicity.

March 18th, chestnut filly by Powhattan, dam Fashionette
by Battle Axe; second dam Etiquette Jr. by imp. Eclipse.

"March 20th, cheBtnut filly by King Alfonso, dam Help-
mate by imp. Warminster; second dam imp. Casemate; by
Chatham.
Property of Appleby Js Johnson, New York.

March 19th, bay lilly by King Alfonso, dam Contessa by
imp. Ill-Used; second dam The Countess by Kentucky.
Property of Mr, 0. Mannheimer, New Yor/c, N. Y.

March 20th, 1888, bay colt by Powhattan, dam Mamie M.
by imp Saxon; second dam Viola by imp. Eclipse, third dam
Coquette by Lexington. ThU mare and foal will be sold at
the Woodburn sale May 3d, 1888.
Property of Mr. P. M, West, Charleslown, Indiana.

March 27th, chestnut colt by Lisbon, dam Cheerful.

Names Claimed.

By H. M. Johnston, Los Angeles.

Sid, for bay colt, small white star in forehead, foaled March
20, 1888, by Judge Salisbury, dam Elwood, full sister to
Arrow by A. W. Richmond.

Trkbizond, brown colt with black points, foaled April 27,
1883, by Stamboul, dam Elwood by A. W. Richmond.

Lakco, grey colt foaled 1885, by A. W. Richmond, dam
Maud Smith by Overland.

Rana, grey colt foaled 1386, by A. W. Richmond, dam
Mand Smith by Overland.

Toccish, black colt foaled August 10, 1885, by Dashwood,
dam Namouna, full sister to Len Rose, by A, W. Richmond.
By Q. W. Hancock, Sacramento.

Easter Wilkes, bay colt black points, foaled
18S8, by Guy Wilkes, dam by Nutwood; seoond d
Clair.
By E. F. Fallon, San Francisco.

Abbie F., for bay filly, star in forehead, fc
Judge McKinstry, darn Lottie L. by Wildidle.

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April 7

The Germans have invented horseshoes for bad roads.
This is how the? do it: The blacksmith, when rimshing a
horse's shoe, punches a hole in the two ends. When the
shoe is cold he taps in a screw thread and screws into the
shoe, when on the horse's foot, a sharp pointed Btnd of an
inch in length. With shoes thus fitted the horse travels
securely over the worst possible roads. Both ridinp, driving
and draught horses are shod in the same way. When the
horse comes to the stable the groom unscrews the pointed
stud and screws in a button, so that no damages can happen
to the horde and the screw holes are prevented from filling.
When the horse is going out the groom takes out the button
and screws in the pointed stod. There is no fear of the
horse coming back with broken knees or strained sinews,
and the public are spared the sight of horses down or slipping
in all directions.

From the report of Secretary Herbert, of the Monterey
District Colt Stakes Association, it appears that owners of
ten colts have paid the second entrance fee for the stakes of
1S8S, making sixteen that did not come to time, the original
entries having been twenty-sis. There are twenty entries
for the stakes of 1889.

The Standard Stallion

WHIPPLETON.

Registered Wallace's Trotting Register. Vol. IV, So. 1 883.
Standard under Rules 4 and 6.
The most successful Stock llorse in California for tne
opportunities.

Sire of Lily Stanley, 2:2QM; Homestake (pacer), 2:16^; Flora E.,
■J : 3 :■< ' : Rachel,2:3S; all from mares of unknown breeding. There are
a number of others, both pacers and trotters, of his get that will make a
ow mark this season, barring accidents.
Description.

WHIPPLETON is a beautiful black, tan muzzle and flankB, and ex-
ceptionallv strong made all over. He stands 1 1 hands high and weighs 1400
pounds. He is beyond doubt the most uniform breeder onthe Coast for
size, color, and liuish. Most of his colts are 16 hands or over, and all bay,
brown, or black in color; he never has sired a sorrel or white face colt;
if lie does I aoree to refund seivice money. He has no equal as a car-
riage-horse producer. A number of his teams have been sold 1 itely for
laTge prices.

Pedigree.

WHIPPLETON, sired by Hambletonian Jr. (sire of Hancock, 2:29)
by Whipple's Hambletonian; dam Lady LivingBton (dam of Lady
Bflanchard, 2:2'i^; and Bloomfield Maid, trial 2:2Ji bv General Taylor
(sire of dam of Wells-Fargo, 2:1S#; Nerea, 2:23>£; bickford, 2:29>fi;Lady
Blanchard, 2;26H) son of the Morse Horse.

Wbinpletou will make the season of 18:3 at Fashion StableB, Peta-
luma. Mares left at City Front Stables, J. W. Morsehead proprietor,
San Francisco, wlil be promptly shipped and cared for.

Terms $50 for the season, with the usual return privileges.
Good pasture 83.10 per month.

For expended pedigree aDd further information send for circular to
FHED W. LOEBEK, Owner, St. Helena,
lOmr Or H FRELLESEN, Agent, Petal u ma

The Breeder's Gazette states that the most importaDt recent
sale of a trotter is that of the six-year-old mare Silverone by
Alcyone, dam by Mambrino Time. Silverone was very fast
as a two and three-year-old, making a record of 2:24 J -when
three years old. A weak leg kept her from the turf in 1886,
bnt last year she was patched np sufficiently to trot one race,
making a record of2:19|,and that she could have done a
mile in 2:16 or better is well known to horsemen. Silverone
is bred to trot, her sire having a record of 2:27, and he in
trim was by George "Wilkes, record 2:22, dam Alma Mater by
Mambrino Patchen, the last named horse being a brother to
Lady Thorne, 2:18j. Silverone has been sold by P. S.
Talbert, Lexington, Ky., to Seth Cook, of Contra Costa Co.,
Cfil., the purchase being made through Sam Gamble, who is on
from the Pacifio Slope for the purpose of buying a car-load of
trotting stock tbat will do for breeding purposes.

Pacific Coast

BLQOD HORSE

Association

Spring Meeting 1888.

April 21st, 24th, 26th and 28th.

PROGRAMME.

FIRST DAY.

1.— INTRODUCTION PURSE ?400, Of which §50 to the second, $25
to tho third; for three-year-oldB and upwards; maidens, if three years
old, allowed 7 pounds, if four years old or upwards allowed 12 pounds.
One Mile,

2.— CALIFORNIA STAKES, for two-yea r-ol da. Half a Mile
ClisedAug. 15, 1SS7.

3,— PURSE $35i>, of which $30 to second, for three-year-olds and
upwards. Maidens, if three-year-oldB allowed 5 pounds; IE four years
old allowed lu pounds; if live years old or upwards allowed 15 pounds.
Three Quaetebs op a Milk.

4.-THE TIDAL STAKES for three-year-olds. One Mileanda
Quarter. Closed Aug. 15, 1886.

SECOND DAY.

5,— PURSE 3400. of which «50 to the second, §25 to the third; for
three-year-olds and upwards. Maidens, if three years old, allowed 5
pounds; of four years old allowed 10 pounds; if five years old or upwards
allowed 15 pounds. Mile Heats.

6. — SELLING PURSE §350, of which 550 to the second; for three-
year-olds and upwards. Horses entered to be sold for $1,500 to carry
rule weights; 2 pounds allowed for each $100 less down to $1,000; then
1 pound for each 4100 leas down to $300. Selling price to be Btated
through the entry box at G p. u, the day before the race. Seven-Eighths
op a Mile.

7.- THE VERNAL STAKES, for two-year-olds, $10 each, pp. with
$300 added, second to receive $30. Winner of the California Stake on the
first day to carry 3 pounds extra; horses starting m that race and not
placed allowed 3 pounds. Five-Eighths op a Mile.

8.— THE PACIFIC DERBY, for three -year-olds. One Mile and a
Half. Closed Aug. 15, 1886.

THIRD BAY.

9.— SELLING PURSE $350, of which $50 to the second; for all ages.
Conditions as in No. 6. One Mile.

10— THE GANO STAKES, for two-year-olds. Three-Qdabtees
of a Mile. Closed Aug. 15, 1887.

U.— PURSE $350, of which $50 to second; for all ageB; winners of
any race at this meeting, when carrying weight for age or more, to
carry 5 pounds extra. Three-Quarter Mile Heats.

' 12.— PURSE $500, of which $50 to second; for all ages; winner of the
Tidal Stakes at the meeting to carry 5 pounds extra; of the Pacific
Derby 7 poundB extra; of both 10 pounds extra. One Milk and Three-
Eighths.

FOURTH DAY.

13.— PURSE 8100, of which $50 to the second, $25 to the third; for
three-year-old fillies. Winner of any three-year-old race at this meeting
to carry 5 pounds extra; of two, 8 poundB extra. One Mile and a
Sixteenth.

14.— PURSE $400, of which $50 to the second. $25 to third; a handi-
cap for two-year-olds. Declaration $5, to go to the racing fund.
Weights announced the day before the race at lu o'clock a. m. Declar-
a ions due at 6 p. M. the same day. Seven-eighths of a Mile.

15.— PURSE $350, of which $50 to second. Owners' handicap for
horses that have started and not won at this meeting. Entries close
with the Secretary, or through the entry box at the track at 0 p. m, the
lay before the race. Weights tube carried must be given with the entry.
Winners of Nos. 14 and 15, if entered in this race, may be withdrawn
without penalty. One Milk and an Eighth.

16.— PURSE $7&n, for all ages; entrance, $25 eachfrom sturters. Start
lag money divided 70 per etui to the second, and 30 per cent, to the third
..orse. Declarations $15, to goto the racing fund. Three-year-olds to
carry 90 poundB; four-year-olds 1U8 pounds; five-year-olds and upwards
114 pounds. Sex allowances. One Mile and Turek-qoarterb.

Entries close Thursday, March 15,188$.

». r.in m'kk, President.
E. S - CCIiVEB. Secretary, 313 Bueh Street, San Francisco. 25fe

l ~~murm

Pleasanton Stock Farm Co
DIRECTOR.

Will stand for a limited number of mares at PleaeantoD,
Alameda Co., Cal. Season commencing Feb. 15tht and clos-
ing July 1st, 1S88.'

DIRECTOR was aired by Dictator (full brother to Dexter) also sire
of J. I. C, PhallaB, and many other fast trotters. Dictator stands at
the head of all stallions as getting extreme speed and great racing quali-
ties in his colts, as the average record of J. I. C, Phallas and Director
is 2:I3>£, being nearly two seconds faster than the beBt three of any
other stallion's get, which means beating them at least 80 feet in a
mile, aud as extreme speed combined with staying qualities are the
only real valuable qualifications at this time in trotting horses, it will
certainly be of advantage to the breeders of California to get some
Director colts.

The dam of Director was Dolly, who produced, besides Director,
Onwaid, record 2:25, can beat 2:20; and Thorndale, 2:22— so Director's rel-
atives on both sides were great pioducers, and without doubt Director
will be, and we invite breeders to come and see his colts trot, although
hiB oldest colts are not yet three years old; we can show quarterB in 35
seconds. Director's present record is 2:17, made in a race with a large
field of horses, when he was obliged to trot on the extreme ontBide of
the track, and we believe he can trot in 2:12 and expect to give him that
record, in 1883 Director won over $18,000 in purses, more than any
other trotting stallion ever won before ors'inee, defeating not once, but
every time they met Phallas, Maxy Cobb, Santa Clans, Black Cloud,
Clemmie G., Wilson, Fanny Witherspoon, and all other fast ones.
His record shows that he has started in 25 races ; has won 18 of them,
tbe total amount of his winnings in stakes and purses being $25,070, or
a littlo over $1,000 for every time he started ina race.

His services this year will be $lo0 for the season, believing the
developmentof his colts will be bo satisfactory this season that breeders
will gladly pay $300 next year.

We think the service fee for this stallion within the reach of all
wanting to breed good Btock, and much less than the fee for any
stallion ever offered for public service, taking Bpeed, enduiance,
breeding and racing qualities into consideration. We have abundance
of feed, aud there will be no charges for pasture unless mares remain
more than a reasonable lime— to insure them being in foal. Mares
not proving in foal can be returned next seaBOn free of charge,
providing mares do not chingo ownership, and stallion is alive. In
case the stallion should be sold the parties breeding can breed to
BOme other good horee, or they will have their money refunded. All
service fees Hue at time of service, ana must be paid in cash or a good
approved note given payable August 1, 1888.

ASiDlt HcDOWELL, Agent.
life Pleasanton.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION,

THREE CHEERS.

w1

ILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1883 AT SANTA ROSA, SONOMA
County, Cal. '

pedigree.

Sired by imported Hurrah, first dam Young Fashion by imported
Monarch; second dam Fashiou by imported Trustee; third dam Bon-
nets o Blue by Wr Charles ; fourth dam Reality by Sir Archy; fifth dara
by imported Medley; Blxth dam by imported Ceutine', etc (See Bruce's
American Stud Book, Vol, I, page 432.)

,, Hurrah by NewmliiBter (winner St. Leger 1851), dam Jovial by Bav

Middletou (winner Derby 183G). ' J

Newminstor by Touchstone (winner St. Leger 183J), dam Eeeswinir

(r^n1«,0^/aC?S*?UtofG4uBtart8,)by Dr" ^tax (winner Don<-oster
Lup 18.17, -in, 41, 12, the only horse that ever Accomplished that feat)

THREE CHEEKS is bred in the speediest and stuutCBt lines HiB
dam, \oung Fashion, was the dam of Surprise, Scotland (the only horse
that ever beat Asteroid a heatl, Liverpool, Columbia and Bonnie Kate the
dam of Little Buttercup aud the living Bonnie Lizzie. His^randain Fabh-
ion, was the «reatedt race mure of her era, defeating Boston in that his-
torical match at 4-mlle heatB that Is recorded us one of the greatest
events in the annals of the turf. He is thoroughly Mound in wind and
limb, his family on both sides being noted for their exemption from
curbs, spavins, roaring, or any other hereditary unsoundncea. Horse-
men, who can appreciate the highest type of the thoroughbred, are spec-
ially invited to inspect Three Cheers.

Terms.

FORTY dollars for the season. Mares not proving with foal
can he returned the next season free of charge. Good pasturage at *3
yer month. Mares cared for in any manner owners may desire and
fed on ii iy and grain, either or both, at reasonable rates. None but
competent grooms employed, but no responsibility assumed for acci-
dents or t scapes.

N. B.— Mares sent from a distance in care of J. W. Morshead City
Front SUbles, San Francisco, will be torwarded without delay

For further particulars address

18fe THOS. «. JONES, Santa Rosa, Cal,

SONOMA COUNTY

STOCK BREEDERS'

Association.

The Pure-Bred Trotting Stallion

ILL'U strious,

Standard. \o. 4178.

Description.

Dark bay with black points; bred by Gen. W.T. Withers; foaled
May 3 J, 1885,

Pedigree.

By Happy Medium, sire of Maxey Cobb, 2:13J<: Norman Medium.
2-20, and «J9 with records below 2:30, a greater number than stands to the
credit of any living horse.

1st dam Abdalletta by S.raders' Cassius M. Clay Jr., sire of Harry
Clay, 2:235£; Durango, 2:23&; and site of the dams of Minnehaha,
Happy Thought, 2:22^; Mam'Tino Bov, 2:2ti>j; J. B. Kichardson. 2-26X ■
LoUieL...2:26Ji'; Bertha. 2:27Ji, and others.

2d dam Laura Crockett by Alinont, sire of Westmont, 2:J3¥: Pur-
itan2; 16; Fanny Witt.erspoou, 2:16^; Piedmont, 2:17V; Aldlne, 2:19,^;
Early RoEe.2:20K, and 3-1 with records below 2:30.

3d dam Sally Tee by Alexander's Abdallah

4th dam Kate Crockett, the dam of Lulu, 2;14-Y, by imp. Hooton.

6th dam Mary Blaine by Texas.

6th dam Fanny Ellsler by Sir William.

7th dam by Whipster, son of Cook'B Whip

Individually ILLUSTRIOUS is a colt of extra fine finish, with legs
and feet of the very best, and kind disposition- He is barely broken to
harness, but Bhows good trotting action, and, barring accidents, he will
certainly make his mark as a trotter. He is pronounced bv his breeder
to be the best bred son of Hapny Medium living.
Terms.

He will be permitted to serve a few approved mares at $5Q
season, privilege of returning if the mare does not prove to be with foal
Good pasturage at 83 per month.

18fe «E*>. A. STONE. Williams, Cal.

D

The Past-Trotting Stallion,

ANTBBO.

Record S.16 1-4. Standard, No. 7868.

ARK BAY HORSE. NEAR HIND FOOT WHITE; FOALLD
May 6,1879; bred by Joseph Cairn Simpson. Oakland, California
BY ELECTIONEER.

First dam, Columbine, by A. W. Richmond.

Second dam, Columbia, by imp. Bonnie Scotland

Third dam, Young Fashion, by imp. Monarch.

Fourth dam. Fashion, by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam, Bonnets o' Blue, liy Sir Charles.

Sixth dam, Reality, by Sir Archy.

Seventh dam, by imp. Medley.

Eighth dam, by imp. Centlnel.

Ninth dim, by Mark Anthony.

Tenth dam, by imp. Janus

Eleventh dam, by imp. Monkey.

Twelfth dam, by imp. Silvereye.

Thirteenth dam, by Spanker. See Bruce's American Stud Eoo"<
Vol. 1, p. 307, and Vol. 3, p. 79.

Will make the coming season, from February 1st to June 1,1 £S. at
Santa Rosa.

TERMS.

$150 for the season. Mares not proving with foal may he returnei
next season, free of charge, provided Anteeo remains the property o-
this Association.

A nteeo ranks as one of the greatest trotting stallions of the Unit d
States, well worthy of the family to which he belongs. His breeding is
of the choicest, and in point of form he is as nearly the model ot a
trotter as any horse living. He has earned a record of 2;lfl>i durin*
the year lS85,*being the fastest time ever made by any horse bred on
this CoaBt. For further particulars address,
Bfei I. DE TURK, Santa Rosa, Cat.

SOUTHER FARM, 1888.

One and a naif miles north*east of San Leandro
Alameda Co., Cal.

The following stallions will make the Beason of 1833 at the above
farm.

FIGARO, standard bred bay stallion, black points, little white on
near hind heel; 16K hands, weight about 1260 lbs. By Whipple's
Hambletonian, dam Emblem tfull BiBter to Voltaire, 2:20ifi by Tattler-
seeond dam Young Portia by Mambrino Chief. *

/"Whipple's Harable- (Guy MillerSGl j Hambletonian 10.

O Ionian 1 t Sharpless' Abdallah.

HlSlre of 14 in 2:30 list. ( Martha Washington] Jj^Jf ^d^lfS.011'

f Tattler 300... \ £"?* J r> 1Z-

Emblem \ t 7?luSle-

1 Young Portia { Portia*1110 "

With eight days' training Figaro trotteda third heat in a training race
In 2:34. He afterwards trotted in 2:32. Ab he will be trotted this fall
but twelve marea besides those of his owner will be received.

TERMS-*25 with privilege of return if mare does not prove with

SeaGon will positively close on June 1st, on which date the horse will
go into the hands of a trainer.

JESTER D„ 6696, chestnut stallion, little white in face near hind
heel and ankle white; weight about 1,200 pounds; by Almont, dam Hor-
tense by Messenger Duroe: second dam Nellie McDonald. nu.nine
bred, by CoIobsub. "*"is

{Alexander's Abdallah-' Hambletonian 10.
t Katy Darling,
, . rMambrino Chief 11.

dambv J By Pilot Jr., sire ot the

The Standard-Bred Stallion

BROWN JUG.

Description,

BROWN JUG iBarlch brown horse, nine years old, 15& hands high.

weighs 1,100 poundB. In form, action, and disposition he iB not excelled

by any Btalllon now in public service. In his six-year-old form he was

handled for a short time by John A.GoIdBinith.and BhowedtrialB in 2:22.

Pedigree.

Sired by Nutwood. First dam Young Molly by Budd Doble. Second
dam Molly Truseell by Gen. Taylor. Third dam the Livingston Mare
by the Morse Horse.

The Nutwood Stallion

JOHN SBVBNOAKS,

Description.

JOHN SEVENOAKS is a coal black horse, seven years old and
stands 16.1 handB high. Of superb form, bone and substance, and" line
action and style.

Pedigree.

Sired by Nutwood, dam San Juan Belle (record 2:3i;< infourth heat)
by Robert's St. Clair: second dam by David Hill.Bonot' Vermont Black
Hawk; third dam a fine mare brought across the plains and believed to
be thoroughbred.

Location.

TheBe stallions will make the Benson of 1888, commencing March lBt
and ending July 1st, at .Sargent's Station, Santa Clara Co.

Terms.

For either horse $50 tbe season. MareB not proving with foal c -n be
returned next season free of charge, provided the horse stands in Gon
zaleB or vicinity. Pa3turage 82.Ru per month. All care taken, but no
responsibilities assumed for accidents or escapes.
For further information apply to

SARGENT BROS,
Or MERKITT LOVE,
lomr Sargent's Station, Cal.

r

I Almont

Sire of 33 lu 2:30 list

K 1

3 1

dams of Jlund s. aod
,.. ., ^ Jay-Eye-See.

('MeaseuEer Duroe

Hortenae j Sir asa veatf n2'20' th° danl ot Norlal°e 2:31X

1 Nellie McDonald, running bred, by Colossus
^ son ol imp. Sovereign.

. ,,Je?.t,er D-- bS!.,nev''r b6?P rsgulaily trained, but trotted a mile in
2:37 with very little preparation. .«.u « inne m

He has taken o, number of premiums in the show ring in Missouri
and Iowa, and is a fine , specimen of the carriage and general purpose
horse. lie has several very promising colls in Missouri Uoodaicomo
dations for mares at «5 per month. Bio responsibility for accidents or
escapes.

Terms.
,H6 .'J! SeaBon> witb Privilege of retnrn if mare fails to prove with
I. Address. WJH. WSBU., AEeut

Box 149, San Leandro, Cal.

foal. Address
18fe

THE MAMBRINO TROTTING STALLION

ABBOTSFOBD JR.,

WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1888 AT THE KFTCTrrninr
Stables, 120 Pacific Street, San Francisco. U-HNTDCKY

ABBOTSFOKD JR. is a rich rosewuoil bav, foaled M.v in i«an ,k^
hands high, and weighs 10 0 lbs He Is a very big » formed h on? toon
bone and great muscular development, and hkskjiij", °e ThVs s?h5 13
kvkby FABTICDI.AH. This horse, with thirty d»YH track "3, {5S.SJ
his «ue in 2:30, proving that he hi. the epelo aH-el* as the'beauty „f
Pedigree.

ABBOTSFpRDJR was sired by Ahbotsford, dam bay mare Gillla-
r,!e,by Blue Bull. Abboteford by Woodford Mambrino, hi" t la Oolinr ?■
by Vonng Columbus; Woodford Mambrino bv Man brim, rh.rbi.^.
Woodbine by Woodford, a thoroughbred mu of Kosc „r„ w^arai5
Mambrino I. recognized as the beat sou of Maml.rluo Chief lift ~£
reeord is ZilDK; that of his son Abbotsforrt t e ihv f \ ",. r ^°lvn
2:19k and he has also a large number in the 2 "J list Hols ™ tm? &U,
of Prlnceps.lhe sire of Trinket, reeord of ": l Al.bo tafnTrt rZ .hi
short time he has been in tho stud, has proven n imsell °i «i, „ & «i tbt

merit, his daughter Jas le having wot the E„ b, '•„ stakes ot \sSl ana

everyone who lias been put In training lias shown good snSoH r !• a
theonlyoneof Abboteford', .get thatVas ever sysiemaE J' tSlMd"
madenrecord last seaBon of 2:20 and 2:18'.: to nole ti,u, \Z>» * •

the limit of bis »,,ee.ll» well known „, ail horsemen' T'"' """ " not

The dam of Ahbotsford Jr. was a beautiful bav mire aeh,~i 1.1 ,
sired by Blue Hull, dam a Lejrjngtno mar" ra l's< « 1 h, vl\ A"d6 h Rl''
of Wbl£e Hall. New York, ttueehowli" Tha fu Abbots .rfTS
combined most of the purest and fashionable strains ofl aloodto I'ius ™

Tbriis, 826 for the season. Mares not proving In foal m.v h«

session 6 follow""' 8eMon ""> <" "■»-.•= « the norse TitmVn my

returned

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Valensin Stock Farm
STALLIONS.

SIDNEY.

Sidney, seven years, by Santa Claus, 2:17><:, dam Sweetness 2:2iJi by
Volunteer, it» a rich bay 15.2,4 hands high, tracing to 2:20 or better prob-
ablvcftener than any stallion on the Pacific Coast, a.. d of faster progen-
ttors than any horse offered fur pu hlic patronage or otherwise. As an indi-
vidual Sidnev showed wonderful speed and would have classed among
the fastest trotters in the world but for an accident which interrupted
his training. That blood will tell, that great speed comes from ances-
tors of great speed on both Bides he has demonstrated by his merit and
by that of his colts. Although imperfectly trained none of those he got
when a three-year-old, if handled at s»ll. have covered a mile slower
than 2:40 as two-year-olds; several much faster and out of differently
bred mares. I insist on this fact because it shows that he is a uniform
producer.

A. C. Dletz's colt, dam by Dashawav, showed a mile in 2:40. half in
1:13. John Kowen'B colt, dam bv Echo, one mile in 2:39, half in 1:18,
quarter :35J<. Dennis Gannon's dam by Whipple's Ilambletonian one
quarter in :38, hardlv broken, turned out ever since.

Memo, dam by Buccaneer, lapped Grandee in 2;o2, 2:31}£.

Sister V., dam by Nelson, trained three mouths, 2:32 fourth heat, one-
qusrterin :36.

Goldleaf, dam by Flaxtail, mile 2:24, half in 1 :07.

Adonis, dam by Capt. Webster, mile in2:27, half in 1:11. These aie all
two-year-olds. George V., dam by Buccaneer, who is winner of all the
yearling stakes of 1867, record of 2:57!-;, trial 2:45.

These, to my knowledge, are all the colts by Sidnev which have been
worked, and I have neituer heard nor read of any other stallion who, as
a three-year-old, produced as much average speed or of so high a rate.
For further proof of the merit of bis colts I will state that one yearling
brought $1,500; one weanling $1,200, one two-year-old $2,000, at private
Bale, while Cupid, imperfectly broken, brought $1,110 at public auction
before-a small attendance.

Terms $100 cash for the season commencing Feb. 1st to end July 1st
1838, dne at time of service .

VALENSIN.

"Valesbin, five years, by Crown Poiot,2:2l,dam Nettie Lambert by
John Nelson; second dam by Fisherman; third dam by Kentucky Gray
Eagle, throughbred, etc. etc.; is a rich chestnut horse, 16:3 high, of great
Bubstauce and quality, lie has a record of 2:23, made the fourth heat
as a three-year-old. As a four-year-old he Bhowe*' an easy trial in 2:23,
2:22, 2:21 to CART.but a slight lameness during tbf circuit kept him from
starting in races. This trial to cart goes to prove that he certainly
would have be.it 2:20 as a four-year-old.

Terms $100 cash for the eeason, commencing February 1st to end
June 15th, 18SS.

Good pasturage at $3 per month; best of care bnt no responsibility
taken for accidents or escapes.

Mares not proving In foal may be returned respectively tree of
charge, next season, providing I still own the horses.

For further particulars or inquiries address

G. VAI.EXS1N, Prop.
Hide Pleasaiiton, Alameda Co . Cal.

HAROLD COSSACK,

Standard So. 4402.

Combines four crosses to Rysdyk's Hambletouian, three to Slam-
brino Chief, and twenty-nine to 'imported MeaBenger.

Description.

Is a beautiful cherry bay.no white. Foaled at Caton Stock Farm.
Joliet, 111., March 8, 1885. In color and form a model of his noted sire
Pedigree.

By Don Cossack, the great prize winner.

1st dam by Harold, Bire of Maud S.. 2:035£". and Noontide, 2:20!^.

2d dam by Belmont, sire of Nutwood. 2:185,', and Wedgewood, 2:19.

3d dam by Mambrino Chief, sire of Lady Thome, 2:13Ji, and Wood-
ford Mambrino,2:2lK.

4ihdam by Grey Eagle, sire of St. Charles, 2:26.

5th dam by Hunt's Commodore, son of Mambrino.

6th dam by Whipster.

7th dam by Imp. Buzzard.

8th dam bv Craig's Alfred.

9th dam Wormley's King Herod.

10th dam imp. Traveller.

11th dam imp. Wbittington.

Harold Cossack was bred to three mares last season and all are In
foal.

Will make the season of 188S at State Fair Grounds, Sacramento, Cal.
Limited to ten mares of approved breeding.

Terms $ 0. Payable at time of service or when mareB are removed.

Good asturageat $4 per month. Hay and stabling on reasonable
rates.

Every precaution taken, but no responsibility assumed for accidents
or escapes.

N. N. CRAIG.
14ja26 2508 H Street, Sacramento. Cal.

THE WILKES STALLION.

Cook Stock Farm.

SEA.S0N OF 1888.

Standard Bred Trotting and Cleve-
land Bay Stallions.

STEINWAY 1808,

Two-year-old record, fourth heat, 2:31 1-15.
Tii ree- year- old record, fourth heat. 2:25 1-2.

By Strathmore 408. sire of Santa Claus, 2:17£; Tucker, 2:13; Sky-
light-Pilot 2:19, and 16 more with recoids of 2:20$ to 2:19.

First dam Abbess (the dam of Soprano, the dam of C. F. Clay, five-
year-old stallion record 2:1H, and Solo, four-year-old record 2:28$). by
Albion (sire of Tanity Fair, record 2:24^, and the dam of Favorita
2:254).

Second dam by imp. Emancipation.

Third dam by Bertrand, a son of Sir Arcby.

Steinway belongs to one of the greatest speed producing families,
opportunities considered, in the whole country, and he himself is fast,
showing that he produces speed of high rate. His daughter Steinette
the dam of Col.B. G. Stoner's remarkable and promising young stal-
lion Bourbon Russell, and A. C. Beckwith's Ned Wilkes. Sttdnway is
own brother to Solo, t'our-year-old record 2:28$ ; Eminence, three-year-
old record ?:27, and Soprano, the dam of C. K. Clay, five-year-old stal-
lion record 2:18, His dam Abbess is clso the dam of W. H. Kerr & Co. ,
Cable, Ohio, the fast and promising young stallion Currency now in the
stud (he trotted a mile as a yearling in 2:46) and also the dtiaa of Jersey
Lily, burned when a two-year-old in the stable of W. H. Wilson, said
by those who saw her work to have been able to beat 2:30, having
trotted quarters in 34 seconds, and halves in 1:10. Steinway has but
50 living foals, out of Norman and farm mares. He never served bnt
twelve trotting-bred mares in this State, and some of them are dead or
lost their colts, so we don't consider that Sieinway has had a fair show
in the stud in serving trotting-bred mares, and we know that some of
his colts are showing great speed both trotting and pacing.

S'einway, bay horse, hind ankles white, 15i hands high, weight
1,175 pounds. His disposition and also his colts' is kind, and impart-
ing to his get beauty and style. Ternis, S35 for the Season.

<9s«pv^B

MAMBRINO WILKES,

(Half Brother to Harry Wilkes, 2:13 1-2.)

Sire of Gns Wilkes, 2:22; Alpheus, beaten a throatlatch in 2:26^, and
John O'Brien, a colt that lapped out the winner in 2:33 as a three-year-

0 Will remain in the future at Walnut Creek Stock Farm. Contra
Costa County.

Description.

MAMBRINO WILKES is a black horse, 16 hands hieh, and consider
ablv loneer than his height; has immense muscular development and
weighs 1,260 pounds. He has the utmost symmetry of proportlun and
eletrance of finish Several Eastern breeders have examined him of late
and pronounced biro the "finest individual" they had seen. Hiscolts are
large, stylish and handsome, and all show speed that have been worked

for St* Pedigree.

Sired by George Wilkes, dam Lady Christman by Todhuoter's Mam-

bri7^u°tedr'f Mambrino bV Mambrino Chief. damBipton's dam by
Hunt's Commodore, eon of Mambrino by imp. Messenger; second dam
bv Potomac, sonof imp. Messenser.

Mambrino Chief by Mambri.10 Paymaster, by Mambrino, by imp

^fipnffj Wilkes sired 60 colts that have beaten 2:30. Of these 39 have
average Vecords of 2:23, 14 of iM and 12 of 2:18.

Terms.

Mambrino WUkes will receive a few approved mares at the farm for
the .eason of 1SS5 at «75 the season. Mares from a dlBtance wiU be
received at the Dextlr Stables. Oakland, and sent to the farm. Good
plsture and plenty of water. Box stalls and all f iciliHes for taking care
of fine mares.

For further particulars apply to

CHAS. WATERMAN, Walnut «*eek,
Or at lll«! n^XTER STAM.ES,

Charles Derby 4907,

Brown horse, foaled 1885, bred by Seth Cook. Cook Stock farm,
Danville, Cal.

By Steinway, record 2:25.

First dam Katy G. by Electioneer.

Second dam Fanny Malone by Niagara.

Third dam Fanuy Wickham by Herald.

Fourth dam by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam by imp. Barefoot, etc.

(See Bruce's Am. Stud Book, Vol. 1, Page 429.)

This horse will be allowed to serve five approved mares at $100.

CRESCO 4908,

By Strathmore 408, sire of Santa Clans 2:17*, Tucker 2:19, Secretary
2:20*, sire of the dam of C. F. Clay, 2:18.

First dam Alia, record 2:33, by Almont 33 (sire of Fanny Wither-
spoon, 2:16£: Piedmont, 2:17£; "Westmont, 1:132, pacer.

Second dam by Brignoli 77, record 2:29$ (sire of the dam of King
Wilkes, record 2:^2$, he the sire of Oliver K., record 2:16i) by Mam-
brino Chief, sire of Lady Tborno, 2 :lfc£ :

Third dam by Cripple, son of Medoc, by American Eclipse; fourth
dam by American Eclipse, be by Duroc, he by imp. Diomed.

Bay horse, 15.1 height, weight 1,125, foaled 18il. His breeding Is
royal; he has but seven living foals out of all kinds of mares, and all
show some speed, and pluck enough to go a hard race to its bitter end,
and last all day on the road and come back the next day. Ternis,
$1B5 for the Season.

TROTTING STALLION

WOODNUT,

Record 2:19K, and full brother to Manon, record 2:21, will make the
season of 1888 at the Vallejo Fair Grounds.

Description,

Foaled in 1882. Dark chestnut, with star in forehead; 16 hands high,
weight 1 160 pounds.

Pedizree.

By Nutwood. Dam Addie by Hambletonlon Chief; second dam
by Sayre's Harry Clay, record 2;29.

Ternis.

3100 for the season, to close July 1st, 1888. Mares not proving In foal
to have the privilege of returning free next year, providing the horse
does not change bauds in the meantime. Fee pavahle at time of service
or before mares leave the premises. MareB from a distance will be
keptat good pasture for 33 per month; for stabling and hay ?10 per
month will be charged. Every care taken bat no responsibility as-
sumed for accidents or escapes.
For further particulars apply to
21de26 B. C. HOXLY, Vallejo, Cal.

CLEVELAND BAYS,

BARON HILTON.

No 584 , Vol 1 , Eir£lish Stad Book.

By Lucks All. No. 189.

First dam by Sportsman 291.

Second dam by Lucks All 188.

Third dam by Cardinal 47.

Fourth d-m by Emulator 103.

Baron Hilton, bay. foaled 1883, 16.1 hands high, ■weight 1,380
pounds, best feet and legs and a very stout back, good head and neck,
good mane and tail and a very handsome finish, surpassing that of any
other large stallion in the land. His disposition is of the very best.
This family is noted for size, style and rich color. He is one of the
very best of roadsters. Terms, $25 tor the Season.

ROYAL STUDLBY.

No. 68 American Cleveland Stnd Book, Vol. 1.

Sire by Young Candidate, winning grand prize, GrBat York, beat-
ing 20 others-
First dam by Whalebone 355, winner first premium at the great
Yorkshire.

Second dam by Lucks All, No. 188.
Third dam by Summercock 302,

Royal Studley is very handsome, 16J hands high; weight 1.435
pounds, black points, with a vepuiation of imparting to bis colts
beauty and style surpassing all large slock of horses. His disposition
is of the best; he is an attractive borse. This family is noted for style,
size, and color. Ternis, $35 for the Season.

SAXON PRINCE.

jio S3, ibali-cl 1884. Imported .lull. 1868. recorded in
Vol. 1 , A. C. B. Stud Book .

Sired by Sportsman 299; gr sire Brilliant 42, ggr sire Yatton Lad,
gggr sire Wonderful Lad 361, ggggr sire Cleveland Lad 69, gggg
gr sire Cleveland 60.

Saxon Prince is a very handsome and attractive young borne. He
Is symmetrical in form, beauty, style, and finish of that ot a thorough-
bred, and will he allowed to serve ten mares at Terms. $25 the
Season.

The Standard Bred and Cleveland Bay stallions will serve mares
the present season, commencing February 1st, and ending September
1st, 1888, at Cook Farm. Danville. Conlra Costa County. All bills pay-
able invariably before the animal is removed. Mares noi proving in
foal will have the money returned or mar^B served the next season
free, that Is, if the Bame parties who bred the mare still own her, and
the lbove-named atallious are owned by the Cook Farm, or the present
owner. Sett Cook, Esq Pasturage ¥1 per month ; bay and grain $10 per
month, but no liability for accidents or escapes. Mares sent "Fashion
Stable," Oakland, 8. J.Bennett. Martinez, or Smalley's Stable, Hay-
wards, will be forw:. riled to ilt*> farm fr*-e of charge. Address.
Uja COOK MO(h FAJU1, DANVIXUE

Bays

FOB. SALE.

Mr. Seth Cook, offers for oale the Btock of imported Cleveland Bay
horses, which has been established at Cook Stock Farm, Contra Costa
County.

The horseB are all of the best breeding, and are recorded in the
American Cleveland Bay St"d Book. The horses offered are:

DUKE OP YORK 72,

Vol. 1. A. C. B. S. B. Foaled Slay, 1881, imported Slay,

1884.

By Paulinus 342; grand sire Palestine 613; ggsire Promised Land 95).

This is a very hsndsorue rich nark mahogany bay in color, with fine
style and action, 16 hands 1 inch high, weight 1,-100 pounds, and can show
close toa three-minute gaitto harness, he has good bone with the very
best; feet and legs, heavy mane and tail, and perfect disposition. He
has been thoroughly tested as a breeder and is very sure, every colt by
him being a bay from all colors of mares, and all uniform andstvle.

Lord Cardigan 152,

Vol. I.A.C. B. s. B. Foaled 1884, imported Dee. 188fi.

By Candidate 6i; grand sire Omar Pacha 326; ggsire Omar Pacha 324;
g g g sire Premier 477.

lids horse is a model of his breed. Bright bay with the best legs and
feet, good stout back and shoulders, and fine stylish action, 16 bands
high. His sire has won numerous prizes in England Including the Great
York at Driffield in 18S5. He was sold when thirteen years old for £2,000
for exportation to Australia.

KINCrSCOTE 154,

Vol. 1, A. C. B. S. B. Foaled 1884, imported 1886.

By Competitor 101; grand sire Candidate 64; g g sire Omar Pacha 326
gggBire Omar Pacha 324.

A very Btylish dart bay, 16 hands 1 inch, weighing over 1,300 pounds; a
horse of great finish and has proved himself a remarkably sure
breeder. He cannot fail to bevery valuable as a sire, being descended
from the best of blood on both sides. Hi? sire Competitor was imported
to this country and sold at a very high price.

GENERAL 249,

Vol. 1. A, C. B. S. B. Foaled 1885, importid Slay, 1887.

By Salesman 417; grand Bire Salesman 271; g g sire Drover 91; g g g
sire Topsman 324.

A very heavy boned colt of great promise, a rich bay in color, full 16
hands high, and weighing now over l,3u0 pounds; will weigh at maturity
1,450, and should be a very valuable aire .

CARDINAL 248,

Vol. 1, A. C.B.S. B. Foaled 1 885, imported 1 88 7

By Prince of Wales 371; grand Bire Emperor 144; ggBire Herod 218;
ggg sireEmperor 143.

A promising dark bay, full 16 hands high, weighing 1.250 pounds. His
Bire, Piince of Wales 371,1s sire of many premium winners.

BONANZA 246,

Vol. 1, A. C.B. S.B. Foaled 1885, imported 1887.

By General 177; grand sire Emperor 102; g g Bire General Benefit
120; g ggsire Baylock372,

Avery Bmooth promising colt, full 16 hands high, stylish and active
adark ><lood bay in color; willmakea grand show horse, and cannot
fail to be a grand breeder.

NAPOLEON 754,

Vol. III. En**. C. B. S. B. Foaled 1885, imported Ausu
1887.

By Lucks All 189; grand sire Lucks All 188; g g sire Cardinal 47; g g g
sire Emulator 103.

Napoleon is a fine rich bay with black legs and very superior action ;
he Is very deep In the girth, and has wonderful Btyle. He took the $75
premium in London. England, beside the silver medal where he was
shown against horses of all ages and to all England. Last Coll he took
first premium at the Illinois State F.iir at Olney, aud first at the Fat
Stock Show at Chicago; he is half brother to Baron Hilton who has quite
a reputation as a prize winner on this coast.

BARRINGTON, -

Vol. V Ene. C B. S.fB. Foaled 1 885. imported *JJ*

By Prince of Cleveland 647: grand sire Sportsman 291; g g .
Sportsman 430; ggg sire Nimrod.

This is a very dark bay of great promise, a true type of a coach horse,
being rangy and stylish, with clean flat lens and goodsound open feet.
He stands full 16 hands high, and weighs 1,250 pound. He also took
Becond premium at the great York.

SUNBEAM 71,

Vol. 1, A. C. B. S. B. Foaled 1883, Imported 188?

ggg
bands

Bv Salesman 417; gTand sire Salesman 271; ggsire Drover91
Bire Topsman 324.

This mare has good style and action, dark bay standln
high; stinted to Ventnor6t), sweepstakes winner jit I
at Olney 1887; well broken to drive.

The horses may be seen at the Bay District Track ■
MR. SAMUEL GAMBLE. Catalogue can be had fr
No 22 Montgomery St., San Francisco, or MR. GEO.
Stock Farm, Danville, or MR. SAMUEL GAMBLE, £
City.

220

IP&e ^t^aex nn& ffrpeMmmnt

April 7

The Almont Stallion

ALCONA,

Registered No. 930.

By the great Almont (sire of Vtestmont 2:132. Puritan 2:10, Fanny
"Wttherapoon 2:16;Und 31 others with records better than a:30, and
arandsire of Bella Hamlin, 2:184) by Alexander's Abdallah (aire of
Goldsmith Maid, 11:14) he by Rysdyk's Hambletonian Alcona, dam
byMambrlno Chief (sire of Lady Thome, 2 :l«i) the founder of the
Mambrino Chief family. Alcona is a bright chestnut, liii handB hlRh,
and weighs 1 ,3uu lbs. His colts possess speed, style, finish and beauty,
and if they don't trot fast, they comman l the hiehest price for car-
riage and general purpose horses. The following ia a liat of Alcona's

colis sold untrained

Alcona Jr., two- year-old S1.2C0

Splitrock, two-year-old fiOJ

— weanling, lu niunihs old tlfiu
Jordan Beauty, four-year-old 1,0:jo
Oregon Boy, three-y war-old

Clay Duke, two-year-old.... S500

Alcona Obief, two-year-old.. 350

Alcona Clay, four-year-old... 1,00b

lilly, two-year-old shJU

Cull, two-year-old 6l0

A total of $6,Blu for ten colts, an average of §681 per head. It
always pays to raise the best.

I purchased Alcona after carefully observing hia colts for the last
year, aud mo fully satisfied that all expectations that his breeding
warrants will be realized. There are but few of his colls that have
been placed in training and tuey all show speed anu gameness of a
high order. Alcona Jr. has shown trials in 2:^7 with very utile work,
and quarters in 36 oeconus. Clay Uuke, by alcona, trotted a public
trial at Sarramento last fall, driven by his owner, in 2:j2£ and he has
never had regular training, i'loia Bell, by Alcona, with a few months'
training last summer, trotted a mile in a:33. These colta will all trot
down in the twenties next fall, barring accidents.

Terms: $35 for the season. Mares not proving in foal may be
returned next season fiee. feature £4.00 per month. Mares lefi at
City Front Stables, San Francisco, will be promptly shipped and cared
lor.

Alcona will make the season of 1888 at Napa, two days each weBk,
balance of the time at Vineland Stables, one mile south of St. Helena.
For extended pedigree and further information, send for circular.
lOmr VtkEM*. H. 1-OlOJl.K, SI. Helena.

WILKES PASHA.

STAJMUAKD, 2618.

Dark bay with white bind feet, 16£ hands high, bred by R. P.
Pepper, of South Elk Horn farm, Frankfort, Kentucky. Sired by
Onward 1411, record 2:254, trial 2:1 1. He by George Wilkes, 2:22, sire
of fifty-four horses in the 2:3U list, ten of them with records below
2:2b. First dam Fisher by American Clay S4, sire of Granville, 2:2ti;
Maggie Brigge, 2:27; Ella Clay, 2:27$; and the dams of Executor, 2:244;
Ranchero, 2:21$; Judge Hawet, 2:24i; Ambassador, 2:25; aud four others
in 2:50; second dam by Wilson's Snow Storm, sire of Jim Irving, 2:23;
third dam by Paddie Burns, thoroughbred,

Onward's dam waB Dolly (the dam of Director, 2:17, and Thorn-
dale, 2:22i,) by Mambrino Chief. Dolly was one of the greatest Bpeed
producing brood-mares in the records. George Wilkes stands at the
head of the list of Birea of faBt trotlera with t>l performers with records
of 2:30 or bettpr, and the combination of these two great producers
will breed on with absolute certainty.

WILKES PASHA will make the eeason of 1888 at the stables of the
undersigned, at the Trancas Bridge, two miles north of Napa, on the
Soda Spring Road.

Terms for the seaBon ending July 1, lfa88, §35 in U, S. gold coin.

Alfalfa pasturage $4 per month; natural grass $2:50 per month.

Every attention and care will be given to mares, but no liabilities
assumed for accidents or escapes.
mr31 1\ O. Address, CH AS. SCOTT, Napa City, Cal.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION.

IMP. MARINER,

[Called Oatcake la Australia.]

ILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1888 ENDING ON OR ABOUT
JUNE 1st, AT PLEASANTON, ALAMEDA CO.

Pedigree.

Sired by WildOats, he by Wild Dayrell, son of Ion and Ellen Middle-
ton, by Bay Middleton, out of The Golden Horn, by ±±arkaway,dain Miss
Emma by Saunt*>rer; second dam Dulcimer, by Trumpeter; third dam
Teddingtonia by Teduington, etc [See EngliBh Stud Book, VoL X, page
855.1

Description.

Mariner is a chestnut horse sixteen hands high, of a conformation
combining both power and speed, and was a successful race-horse in
Australia. He is bred from racing families in both brunches oi hie
nenealogical tree, and traces through Wild Dayrell, Harkaway, IriBh
Birdcateher, Bay Middleton, Teddlngton, Orlando, Eclipse, Matchem,
Regulus, Bartlett's ChiiderB and Houeywoou'a Arabian to the seven-
teenth dam, a Byerly Turk mare. He was bred In England, imported to
■ Australia in utero, foaled in lbS3 and Imported to California in 1887. A
horse of his breeding, size and quality c*n hardly fail to oe a successful
■ire.

Terms $50 I lie Season, with Privilege of Return.
Good pasturage at reasonable rates. All mares at owners risk.
For further particulars addresB MATT s TORN,

7ja Pleasauton, < al.

W

1888. RANCHO DEL RIO. 1888

The Thoroughbred Stallion

JOE HOOKER,

II** Monday, dam Mayflower, by Imp. Eclipse from !■ i-
nie Farrow by Imp. Shamrock,

Will make the season of 1888 at Banchodel Rio, five milts from v ;■
rcmento, on the Freeport road.

1 JLmlted to twelve inarms of approved breeding be*Me «
the owner's.

Terms $100 the Season.

Good pasturage at reasonable rates. Every precaution taken but no
cap fusibility assumed for accidents or escapes.

Address II . B. UXU WII.I-,

Side One of THEO. U I M tits, Sacramento, Cal,

The Standard Bred Trotting Stallion

MT. VERNON,

Kecord -2:21.

WILL MAZE THE SEASON OF 1888 AT STOCKTON, TO CLOSE
JUNE 16th.

Description.

Foaled in 1381, dark bay, black points.no white. His perform-
ances in 1 87 ought to be too well knowu to receive au extended notice
here, On August lath, at Bah Jose, where he made bis record of 2:21,
he could have trotted in 2:18 or 2:19 had be been allowed to do bo. He
trotted the middle half in 1 :l)7.J, the three-fourths iu 1 :42i, and finished
tne mile in a jog in 2:21. At the Bay District Track, Golden Gate Fair,
after being turned loose on the night before by unknown parties and
running in the streets for six hours before he was returned to tbe
track; the same afternoon he trotted and won one of the hardes'-con-
tested and fastest five-heat races of tbe season, Tempest beating him
less than a neck the first heat in i* :^1>. Luella winning the fourth
from bim by less than a length in 2:21£>, Mt. Vi iloii winning the fifth
heat and race in a jog. I exhibited two two-year-olds, two yearlings,
one suckling at tbe State Fair, It 87, was awarded two lirst and three
second premiums, one of the yearlings weighing 95U lbs. At sixteen
months old six of hia colts were shown at the Stockton Fair, getting
four first and two second premiums.

Pedigree.

Sired by the Great Nutwood, dam by Chieftain.
Terms.

Sixty dollars for the season. Mares not proving with foal can be
returned nexLseason free, providing I still own tbe horse. Mares cared
for in any manner owners may desire. Pasturage. S3 per month
Every care exercised, but no liabilities for escapes or accidents. For
further information apply or address

J. A. McCJL©Ui>, Proprietor.
life 115 Park St. Stockton, «'al

ANTBVOLO.

Four- Tear-OKI, Record 2:19 1-9. Standard, No. 8848,

THIS CELEBRATED TROTTING STALLION WILL MAKE THE
ensuing season from February 1st to June 1st, 1888.
Terms.

One hundred dollars the season for mares served before May 1st, and
one hundred and fifty dollars the season after that date, and in tho^e
caseB the season to run to July 1st and no longer. The object of
this is to shorten the time in the stud so as to give a better opportun-
ity for training before the Fall Ciicuit commences. Last year it was
nearly the first of August before he was through, and consequently
he could not be not into condition in time even for the State Fair.
In this connection it will be well to state that there is no deviation
from tbe price, and emphatically no free list. The terms are cer-
tainly low for a horse of the class of Antevolo and there were several
applications where the applicants expected an increase of price.
form and Color.

It is tare to find a horse of such high form, and I am not alone in
considering bim as being as nearly as perfect a type of equine form as
was ever Been in a trot ting- bred stallion. He is sixteen hands and
half an inch in height, 09 inches from point of shoulder to point of
bultock, and weighs, in ordinary condition, over 1,100 pounds. He is
very muscular, limbs as good as the most critical could desire, and as
highly finished as a great majority of thoroughbreds. In color he is a
rich seal brown, with lighter shading In flanks and muzzle, black legs,
mane and tail, Bmall star in forehead and off hind pastern white.
Performances.

He has been eminently of the improving kind. Ab a yearling he
trotted in 3:02; two-year-old in 2:41; three years old 2: 29£; four years
old 2: 19&. the fastest record for a stallion of that age, and in his five-
year-old form he trotted in from 2:lti£ to 2:17 mall of-tbe four heats
of tbe big trot which Harry Wilkes won. As he only made one break
in that race, notwithstanding the great speed of the contestants, he
must be credited as remarkably "steady," almost phenomenally so for a
horse of his age. Had it "0t been for an accident which temporarily
disabled bim. it can be stated with confidence that he would have
trotted in 2:15 or better while he still ranked as a five-year-old. His
endurance was such that the intention was to start him against the
two-mile record, confident of lowering it, and also quite sanguine of
bim trotting in 4 :40.

Progeny.

From a few mareB served in 1885, his first season in the stud, bIx
foals were dropped, two of which were killed. Their owners were bo
well pleased that large offers have, been refused. One owned by C. B.
Lewis of Oakland, is only a shuit distance from my stables, and which
can be seen with a few minutes' loss of time; and D. T. Sexton of San
Franciaco hai another. Every man who had an Antevolo bred to him
again. As he served 65 mares laBt season, and, as nearly as can be
told at present a large proportion of them in foal, tnere will Ve a
good chance to judge of his procreative qualities. Next to a horse's
own colts the best proof is that of near relations. His -'full brother,''
Anteeo, haB already gained tbe reputation of being one of the best
breeders, and for uniform excellence in his progeny cannot be sur-
passed.

Pedigree.

Tbe most exacting critic, if moderately intelligent, cannot find fault
with his blood lines. His sire Electioneer is, beyond question, the
greatest trotting sire of any age when all things are considered. His
dam Columbine is the only mare which has two entire sons which
have beaten 2: 20, 2:16i by a six-year-old, 2:194 by a four-year-old. Ante-
volo stands in the same relation to the thoroughbred as Maud S , Jay-
Eye-See, Nutwood and many others of first celebrity. In Stud Book
form the pedigree is as follows:

Antevolo, brown colt, foaled May 12, 1881, bied by Jos. Cairn
Simpson, Oakland, California, by Electioneer.

First dam Columbine by A. W Richmond

Second dam Columbia by imp. Bonnie Scotland.

Third dam Young Fashion by imp Monarch.

Fourth dam Fashion by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam Bonnets o' Blue by Sir Charles,

Sixth dam Reality by Sir Archy.

Seventh dam by imp. Medley.

Eighth dam by imp. Centinel.

Ninth dam by Maik Anthony.

Tenth dam by imp. Janus.

Eleventh dam by imp Monkey,

Twelfth dam by imp. Silvereye.

Thirteenth dam by Spanker.
1 place Antevolo again before the public with the feeling that fur-
ther recommendations are justified. Owing to a slight lameness in the
left hind ankle he could not be put to work until bo late in the season
as to preclude tbe hope of getting him in proper condition. He did
not leave the stud until the middle of August, and short brushes was
all that could be given thereafter. He did not fully recover from the
lameness until November, and then I was laid up until the 1st of
December. I drove htm through the stretch in 32 seconds, and on one
occasion Matt Ptorn timed him a furlong in 15 seconds. This increase
of speed over what he had Bhown the previous year warranted the
belief that he would trot very faBt. In the race with Harry Wilkes,
Guy Wilkes, Arab and Charley Hilton, November 27th, 1686, on the Bay
District Course, he was separately timed In 2:IC4. 2:lli3. 2:17, 2:16$.
although he had to trot outside of two horses for the whole distance.
In that race he beat Arab and Charlie Hilton, and demonstrated capac-
ity to trot in 2:16 under more favorable circumstances. Prior to that
race his fasteBt quarter w«b 32$ seconds, and his fastest furlong 16 sec-
onds H1b colts, so far as looks go, will rank with tbe best. There are
only four of hiB get which were foaled in 1886 (tbes* are his oldeBt.)
Three have been broken and show a promising gait. There are a num-
ber of foals of 1887,and of thes» enough in my vicinity to satisfy visit-
ors of the character of bis stock. William Balllngal has a colt foaled
on the 1st of April, 1887, whico, in October, was driven by the side of
his dam a furlong in fi7 seconds. As his "full brother" Anteeo has
demonstrated his ability to beget speed, it Is a justifiable inference
that Antevolo will also do bo.

Tbe terniB are certainly so reasonable that owners of ffood marcs
can afford to avail themselves of his services.

Pasture at $5 per mouth on the Oakland Trotting Park, Mr. Levene
having resolved to pasture the field inside tbe track this season. It
cannot be excelled, the herbage being alfillerilla, wild oats, and burr
clover, a living Btreum of clear water running across the field and
being enclosed by an inner fence, the gates of the outer shut at
night; the animals are as safe within the enclosure as it Is possible
to have them in afield. In fourteen years which I have known it,
there has not been an injury to mare or colt.

IOS. t'.URM SIMPSON.
Address .Tos. Cairn Simpson, Breeder and Sportsman, San
Francisco, or 2111 Adeline Street, near 32d Street, Oakland. 1 be latter
address where the horse 1b kept.

W

ELECTIONEER STALLION

FALLIS,

>o. a S8i, Record 2:28 1-7.

/"ILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1888 AT THE STABLE OF
ne undersigned, No. 614 Sixteenth Street. Sacramento. Cal.

Description.

FALLIS is a dark bay, with hind ankles white, foaled 1S7B, bred by
Leland Stanford, Palo Alto, Cal. He is l(5!4 hands high, and weighB, in
ordinary Hush, about l,2(K)DOiindB; long-bodied undo! immense muscular
power, pure gaited, and a level-headed trotter. He requires neither
boots nor weights, and has shuwn a 2:16 guit with ease. Few. if any,
sous of Electioneer are better bred or have a belter right to Bire trotte. s
than Fallis. While he has never had the opportunity ot bei unstinted to
only a few well-bred mares, si ill he can show a fine iut of colts, some of
which are showing fast. The fact cannot be denied that the Electioneer
blood is the best trotting blood in tbe world. If, then, the Bcience of
breeding the trotter is progressive. Borne well-bred son will, in the
course of time, prove to be a iuore potent sire than Electioneer himself

Pedigree.

By Electioneer, he by Rysdyk's Hambletonian; Electioneers dam
Green Mountain Maid Idam of Elaine, 2 20; Prospero, 2:20; Dame Trot,
2:22; Mansfield, 2:20; stnnn, 2:2l>'J1'; Antoni.i, 2;26;V, and M.irauda, 2:31)
by Harry Clay (2:^1>>; first dam Felicia by Messenger Duroc (the Bire of
16 with recordB of 2:30 and under, and the sire or the dam of Norlalne,
the fastest yearling in the world, 2:31 K>; second dam Lady FalllB tdnm
of Kisher,2:272i'; Pickering, 2::iU; lago. 2:Xi<.,'; Socrates. 1 years, 2:34^;
Grety.,en,(iain of Clinkstone, 2:11, and Norwood, the sire of Tommy
Norwood, 2 :25,W) by Seely'B American Star; third dam Keck mare (dam
of Ann, i H., 2:34V;, and Relief, the dam of Walnut, 2:la>{) by Long
Island Black Hawk, etc.

Performances.

He trotted very fast as a two-year-old, and undoubtedly would have
made a very fast record at that age had he not had the misfortune of
cutting one of bis tendons, which bo lained hiin that he was not worked
any further until theseasonof 168U, when he gained a record of 2:28,1,
with scarcely any preparation, after making a large season in the stud";
although this is no measure ot bis speed, as later in the seasonhe showed
his ability to trot a mile better than 2:1:0. The demand forbis services
last season was so great, that he did not get through until too late to be
conditioned for a race, although it was his owner's intention to have
given him a fast record. When two years old Gov. Stanford refused an
otter of SG.OOO for him, but valued him at sIO.QjO, The fastest yearling
in tbe world t Norlaine,2::il^) was sired by Norval (a son of Electioneer)
which is very conclusive evidence that the soiib of Electioneer, like
their Bire, are going to be producers of great speert. Norlaine's dam waB
sired by Messenger Duroc, tbe sire of tiie dam of Fallis. Electioneer
now haB 26 with recordB of 2:30 and under, and 10 with records of 2:20K
and under, the latter being the most of any stallion in 'he world ;
Eight of his get entered tbe charmed circle last season, and three others
only one-fourth, one-half and three-fourthB of a second behind.

T-KRM8: Will stand at $60 for the season, or $75 to insure a mare In
foal, both payable on or before the close of tbe season, which will
begin Pebritiry 1st and close July 1, 1SS3. Money will be refunded on
insured mares, as soon as the f-ict becomes known that they are not in
foal. Mares from a distance will be taken from the cars and boats and
carefully handled, but no responsibility assumed for accident or escapes.
Good pasturage furnished at s4 per month.

DON MARVIN,

Standard.

Will also make the season of lf88 in the same stable with Fallis. Is a
beautiful seal brown, foaled 1884. bred by Leland Stanford, Palo Alto,
Cal. He 1b sixteen hands high, and weighs 1,160 lbs. In color, form, dis
position and gait he very closely resembles Antevolo (2:19k. at 4 years)
and, as may he seen by his pedigree, is bred very much like him. being
about three-quarters" Hambletonian and one-qnarter ihoroughbred.
Tbe Beeond dams of the fastest mare Maud S. (2:08^') and fasteBt geld-
ing iu the world, Jay-Eye-See (2:10) were both strictly thoroughbred
mares. On account of a very severe attack of distemper he was worked
very little the past, vear, but improved enough to show a2:2o gait. He
received first premium at the California State Fair, IS&^.for the best
three-year-old roadster stallion.

Was sired by Fallis (2:2»>;) by Electioneer (sire of twenty-six with
records of 2:30 and under, and ten with records of 2;20M and under); first
dam Cora by Don Victor, by Belmont; second dam Clarabel (dam of
Clifton Bell, four years old,2:2i^, and graudain of Rex ford, three years
old, 2:24) by Ab'<allah Star; third dam Fairy by Rysdyk's Hambletonian*
fourth dam Emma Mills by American Star, etc.

Terms: Limited to twenty-five mares at $M for the season beginning
February 1st and closing June 1st, 1888. For circulars or further par-
ticulars address
i8ja F. P. tOWELL, Sacramento, Cal.

THE CELEBRATED TROTTING STALLION

MENLO

WILL MAKE THE PRESENT SEASON AT THE FAIR
GroundB, San Jobs. Season commencing February 1st and ending
June 24th.

MENLO is seven years old, a beautiful hay with black points, 15^
hands high. He Is a horse of beautiful symmetry and magnificent
action.

Pedigree.

MENLO was got by Nutwood, first dam by imp. Hercules; second
dam by Owen Dale, etc.

Imp. Hercules by Kingston, (son of Venison), dam daughter of
Toscar by Bay Middleton (son of Sultan).

Owen Dale by Williamson's Belmont, dam Maria Downing hv Araer
lean Eclipse (eonof Duroc and Miller's Damsel, by imp. Messenger)
Beeond dam Browulock by Tiger; third dam by imp. Speculator; fourth
dam by imp. Dare Devil, etc.

Nutwood by Alexander's Belmont. First dam Miss Russell by Pilot
Jr.; second dam Sallie Russell by Boston; third dim Maria Russell by
Thornton's Rattler; fourth dam Miss Shepherd by Stockholder; fifth
dam Miranda by Topgallant, etc.

Alexander's Belmont by Alexander's Abtlallah. First dam by Mam.
brino Chief (son of Mambrino Paymaster by Mambrino) by imp. Mes
senger; second dam by Brown's Bellfounder.

Brown's Bellfounder by imp. Bellfounder. First dam Lady Allport
by Mambrino by imp. Messenger; second dam by Tippoo Saib by imp
Messenger ; third dam by imp. Messenger.

MENLO made his appearance in the Circuit in )8fl6, and won eight
races out of nine starts, and easily won the third heat in his last race at
San Jose, in 2:21 '.:.

Terms: $75 the season, due at time of service. Mares not proving
with foal may be returned the next season free of charge, provided f
still own the borBe.

Mares cared for in any manner owners may desire; pasturage $3 r
month. Every care exercised, but no liability for escapes or accidents

For further particulars apply to or nddress :

WM. DWYER, San Jose.

The Highly Bred Trotting Stallion.

YOUNG SANTA CLaUS

TTTIH multe the reason of t088 at tbe Whipple Stock

VV Farm, near San Mateo, San Mateo County, California.

Terms lor the Season, s-l».
Pedigree.

Young Santa Clans, b c foaled April, 1831, by Santa Claus, record 2-i7>*

FirBt dam by Governor Booth, by George M.Ratcheu.

Second dam Demirep, by Young Melbourne.

Third dam Metliilde, by imp. Scythian.

Fourth dam Peggy, by Boston.

Fifth dam Too-Soon, by Sir Leslie.

Sixth dam Little Peggy, by Gallatin.

Seventh dam Trumpeter, bv Itepbestion.

Eighth dam Peggy, by imp. Bedford.

Ninth dam Imp, Peggv.bv Trumpeter.

Peggy was imported by Col. John Taylor of Virginia, and the com-
piler ot the Stud Book, Colonel S. D. Bruce, adds a note: "Many of the
uestracnr.4 in America trace to this mare."

There is nn excellent combination of trotting straliiB in young Santa
ClaiiB. His sire combin,-s Hambletonian and Mambrino Chief; his dam
Geo. M Patchen and thoroughbred. Santa Clans had two strains of
Mambrino Chief. Young Santa ClauB Inherits the blood of the three
great trotting families: Hambletonian, Mambrino Chief and Plav. The
ire of santa Clans, Strathniore, lias eighteen sons and daughters which
have trotted in 2:SUor better, two which liavo beaten 2:20, Santa Claus
won sixteen races defeating many of the verv best horseB of the day,
among them Nutwood, Elaine, Pb-dmont, Wedge wood, Voltaire Hau-
nt;,, Black Cloud, Jerome Eddv. Edwin Thome, Fanny WllUeranoou and
others of celebrity. He was sold ior 925,000.

Young Santa Claris is a very handsome shade of bay, with black
points, 10!., hands In height, of good form, line Btyle and action

Due care will be taknn to prevent accidents, but no liability Pasture
$1.00 per month. For further particulars address

31de

KYRON O'MKaDY,

San Mateo, Cal.

1888

lm ^§%i%&%% m& H^rtsma®

O

The Kellogg Sale.

Aware of the interest tabeD in this sale on
the coast, owing to the fact that some Cali-
fornia-bred stock was offered, we append a
fall account of the proceedings:

TUESDAY, MARCH 20.

J. J. Crittenden, br c foaied 1835, by Di-
rector, dam Sweetness by Volunteer;
A.. B. Darling, Darlington, N. J $3,700

Little Black Jug, bike, 1S85, by Director,
dam the dam of Little Brown Jug,
2:11$, and Brown Hal; Samuel McMil-
lan, New York City 3,100

Miss Gilmer, blk f, 1885, by Monroe
Chief, dam by Norfolk; E. Frank Coe,
New York City 1,700

Springfield Belle, ch m, 1878, by Mam-
brino Gift, dam by Jaokson's Flying
Cloud; G. E. Jordan, Boston, Mass. ..1,050

Kichmond, gr s, 1S83, by A.W. Rich-
mond, dam Preuiosa by Sultan; Nathan
Straus, New York City 1,000

Combination, blk c, 18SG, by Director,
dam Monte by Admiral; A. "NV. LoDg-
ley, Chicago 1,000

Maggie McDowell, b f, 18S5, by Director,
dam by St. Clair; Nathan Straus, New
York City 800

Molhe Hackett, blk f, 1SS6, by Director,
aam by St Clair; S. B. Duryea, Brook-
lyn, N. Y 675

Maud H., b m, 1877, by The Moor, dam
Katy-Did by Fireman; Bobert Steel,
Philadelphia, Pa 650

Dame Bumor, b f, 1SS5, by Wedgewood,
dam untraced; J. B. Way, New York
City 400

Miss Monroe, bf, 1SS5, by Monroe Chief,
dam said to be a Star Mare; A. "W. Long-
ley, Chicago 400

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21.

Watchword, b c, 1885r by Nil Desperan-
dum, dam Daisy dule bv Thorndale;
Oakleigh Thome, Millbro'ok, N. Y 1,700

Daisydale, b m, 1872, by Thorndale,
dam Daisy by AVashington; H. S.
H-nry, Morrisville, Pa 1,610

Nellie Wilkes, b f, 1833, by Abdallah
"Wilkts. dam Nellie G. by Electioneer;
Thongs B. Armitage, New York City . . 1,270

Marksmuu, b s, 1S72, by Thorndale, dam
Lady Patriot by Young Patriot; H. S.
Wheeler, Chicago, 111 1,200

Nettie Thorn, b m, 1876, by Thorndale,
dam Yoong Gypsy by Mambrino Pilot;
E. Fiauk Coe, New 1'ork City 1,200

Thorndale Boy, b c, 1884, by Thorndale,
dam Morning Mist by Aker's Idol, A.
M. Kidder, New York City 1,175

Boomerang, be, 1SS5, by Thorndale, dam
Country Maid by Country Gentleman;
T. H. Goldsmith, Wa^hingionvdle, N. Y 1,100

NilDtsperandum, b s, 1871, by Belmont,
dam Lady McKinney a noted road
maie, pedigree unknown; Buck hill &
Fleming, Fort Wavne Ind 1,025

Wag Wilkes, b g, 1832, by Abdallah
WilkeB, dam Cymbal by Alcalde; John
"W. Atwood, Brooklyn, N. Y 930

Niketa, b m, 1881, by Belmont, dam In
Noce by William Welch; Samuel
Gamble, San Francisco, Cal 850

Marksman Jr., b s, 1877, by Marksman,
aam Ariadne by Manibrunello; William
Thorue, New York City 820

Brieraale, b e, 1884, by Thorndale, dam
Jnno by Volunteer; J. A, Thayer, New
York City 770

Musketeer, b s, 1880, by Marksman, dam
Country Maid by Country Gentleman;
J. C. Allen, Salt Point. N. Y 760

Whalebone, b c, 1883, by Abdallah
Wilkes, dam Maggie O. by Abdallah
(Alexander*;-); N. B. Baldwin, Derby,
Conn 710

MoraiDg Mist, rn m, 1868, by Aker's
Idol, dam Morning Dawn by Marengo;
Richard Ingraham, Brooklyn, N. Y. . . 700

Daisy Thome, cii m, 1873, by Thorndale,
dam Daisy by Washington ; E. W . Green,
Morrisville, Pa 600

Axtilla, bin, 1881, by Artillery, dam Pert
by Startle; W. W. Conover Jr., Middle-
town, N. J 590

Daphne, b m, 18S0, by Marksman, dam
Ariadne bv Mambrunnello; Bobert
Steel, Philadelphia, Pa 570

Navarre, b c, 1887, by Nutmont, dam
Nellie G. by Electioneer; Alexander
McDowell, Pleasanton, Cal 540

Magog King, br c, 18S5, by Abdallah
Wilkes, dam Black Princess by Mam-
brino Patehen; J. S. Ferguson, New
York City 525

Betty Thome, b f, 1885, by Thorndale,
dam Juno by Volunteer; George
O'Brien, Macan, Nova Scotia 510

Leiladale, b m, 1873, by Thorndale, dam
Leila by Vermont (Downing's); J. H.
Clarke, Elmira, N. Y 490

Country Maid, b m, 1870, by Country
Gentleman, dam Corinne by Mambrino
Chief, D. D. Wagner, Eaeton, Penn.. 470

Tita, b f, 1883, by Nil Desperandum, dam
Daisy Thome by Thorndale; D. D.
Wagner & Co., Easton, Penn 450

Miss Temple, br m, 1881, by Prince Im-
perial, dam Cymbal by Alcalde; Robert
Steel, Philadelphia, Penn 400

Alice Thome, ch m, 1878, by Thorndale,
dam Blanche by Young Columbus; R.
Mabbitt, Poughkeepsie, N. Y 400

Jane Eyre, g m, 1877, by Messenger
Duroc, dam Lady Griswold by Flying
Morgan; Rockhill & Fleming, Fort
"Wayne, Ind 400

Urania, b m, 1860, by Sentinel, dam
Lady Lightfoot by Ashland; John S.
Clarke, New Brunswick, N.J 400

THURSDAY, MARCH 22.

Florence Elmore, b m, 1882, by George
Wilkes, dam Victoria by Jdol (Aker's);
J. S. Ferguson, New York City 5,000

Chandos, ch s, 1879, by Strathmore, dam
Arliue by Almont; W. F. Lewis, Racine,
Wis 1,050

Rebecca, b f, 18S4, by Rysdyk, dam Mary
Clark by Mambrino Patehen; Cooper
B. Hatch, Camden, N. J 925

Inex, b m, 1882, by Sweepstakes, dam
Dully Bull by Bertrand; Samuel Gamble,
San Francisco 750

Mollie O., b f, 1885, by Hartwood, dam
Victoria; H. S. Ferguson, Brooklyn. . . 725

Plush, bf, 1884, by Sweepstakes, dam by
Chosroes; C. ZabrinsLie, Brooklyn... 610

Duke, b g, 1S84, by Deucalion, dam s t b
by Messenger Duroc; Charles Lane,
New York City 460

Shadow, ch m, 1883, by Meredith, dam
Berenice by Messenger Duroc; P.
Schmidt, New York City 475

Sunrise, b c, 1884, by Bellwood, dam
Solo by Strdthmore; Charles Keele,
Prescott, On'ario 420

Maggie Tnthill, ch f, 18S3, by Sweep-
stakes, dam by Doty's Black HeDry
Clay; M. Fitzgerald, Troy, N. Y 400

Nancy Mills, ch f, 1S84, by Sweepstakes,
dam N-iUi-v by Tuckahoe; John T.
Rockwell, E .st Orange, N. J 400

FRIDAY, MARCH 23.

General Turner, b s, 1881, by Harold,
dam Claytona by American Clav; W.
H. McClyman, Schenectady. N. Y 975

Daisy, b f , 1884, by Prince OrlofF, dam
Mamie by Frauk Pierce Jr.; VV. Mare,
New York City 825

Madeleine, b m, 1875, by Goldsmith's
Abdallah, ont of dam of Nicotine by
New York Beauty; J. H. Osterhout,
Troy.N. Y 820

Abdaline, blk m, 1875, by Goldsmith's
Abdallah, dam Belle Goddard by Mam-
brino Chief; W. W. Couover Jr., Mid-
dletown, N. J 530

Sufra, b m, 18S3, by Volunteer, dam Lady
Goetchins by Goldsmith's Star; J. T.
Williams. New York City 460

Belle L.. ch m, 18S1, by Deucalion, dam
Dolbj uv Doty's Black Harry Clay; M.
L. Sire." New York City 440

Prince Wilkins, b c, 1886, by Kentucky
Prince, dam Lady Micawber by Wil-
kin's Micawber; C. A. Dobson, Hor-
nellsville, N. Y 420

Hamlin, g c, 18S4, by Alcantara, dam
Jane Loomer by Dick Loomer; W. W.
Rider, Catskill, N. Y.... 420

Arlington, b s, 1874, by Aberdeen, dam
Grace bv Knickerbocker; J. T. Story,
Brooklyn, N. Y. 405

SATURDAY, MARCH 24.

Sweepstakes, b g, foaled 1875, by Ken-
tucky Prince, dam Jano by Conkling's
American Star; Frank Fox, New York
City 1,350

Sir Wilkes, br s, foaled 1880, by George
Wilkes, dam the Clark Mare (bred by
J. R. Clark, Manchester, N. H.), by
Sen Rogers; Samuel Rork, New York
City 1, 250

Phanton Star: ch f, foaled 1885, by Star-
light, dam Phantom by Rysdyk's Ham-
bletonian; G. E. Dudley, Holyoke,
Mass 1,025

Trusiligbt, ch c, foaled 1886, by Star-
light, dam Violet by Volunteer; C. H.
Kerner, New York City 575

Royal, b g, foaled 1883, by Starlight, dam
the Smith Maie by Strideway; D. S.
Field, Easton, Penn 425

Lucy Wilkes, b f, foaled 1884, by King
Wilkes, dam Puzzle by Celebre;
Thomas Lougblin, New York Ciry . . . . 410

Annie's Sweepstakes, b g, foaled 1885, by
Sweepstakes, dam Annie Hough by
Kentucky Prince; T. S. Cooper, Coop-
ersburg, Penn 400

49
YEARLINGS

. AT

Woodburn Farm.

annual sale

THOROUGHBRED YEARLINGS
Thursday, May 3d, 1888.

- The offering includes a —

SISTER TO FOXHALL,

BROTHER TO JENNIE T,
BROTHER TO FORDHAM.

Sisters to Lizzie Dwyer, Vera, Favor, and
Joe Cotton.

—The get of—

KIMJ ALFONSO, FALSETTO. IJviiOS, PAT
J1AIXOY, and POWHATTASi.

For catalogue address T,. Broflhead, Agt„

Spring Station, Woodford Co., Ky.
24mr6 A. J. ALEXANDER.

Amador and Calaveras

FAIR,

IONEJJITY,

AUGUST 7th, 8th! 9th and 10th.

SPEED PKOtiRAKME.

No. I.-Runsixg St*ke-Fot District saddle
horsPB; $10 for Btarters; $50 added. Six hundred
yards and repeat

No. 2.— Running Stake— For allaeeB; *2i entrance,
8in forfeit, $J'«t added, of which $50 to second horse;
third to save stake. Half mile and repeat.

No. ft.— Free for all trotters and pacers without a
record up to date entries close. Purse $10".

No. ".—Running mt-mce-Fot Di6tTict horses; *20
entrance, half forfeit, SI50 added, of which $50 to sec-
ond horse; third to save Blake. Half mile dash.

No. 5,-Tr tting PnnsE, $" 0— 2:'17 Class.

No. fi.— Running Stark— For all apes; |26 entrance,
$10: forfeit, $20') added, of which |5Q to second horse;
third to save stake. One mile and repeat.

No. 7.— Trotting Pobhe, $-500— Free for »11.

No. ".—Running Stake -Fit all .iRf-s; $"20 entrance,
*10 forfeit, 5150 added, of which $i0 to second horse;
third to save stake. Three-quarter mile and repeat.

No. w.— Trotting Purse— For District horses; 3
minute class. Purse SIS').

No. 10.— Pacing Puese, $30'j— Free for all.
KEtl VRKS ATM* CONDITIONS.

Extra rares will be given each day; conditions to be
annou-ced the day previous, when entries will close.

EntrieB to all the above races, unless othe-wise
specified, close with the Secretary on Jul 15, ] as.

All trottng and paring races are the best three in
five- five to enter and three to start, but the Boird
reserves the riehtto hold a less number titan five to
fill by the withdrawal of a proportionate amount of
the puree.

Entrance fee l"1 per cent, on purso, to accompany
nomination. Trotting and pacing purses divided at
the rate of Hi per cent, to first horse, 30 per cent, to
second, and ID per cei't. to th'rd.

National Association Rules to govern trotting; but
the Board reserves the right to trot hen's of anv two
classes alternately, if necessary to finish any day's
racing, or to trot a special race between heats. A
horse making a walk-over shall be entitled only to
the entrance monev paid in When less than the
required number of starters apppar they may con-
te:-t for the entrance money, to be divided ns follows:
66% t<> the first, and $3% to the second.

In all races entries not declared out by fi p. m. of
the day preceding the race shall be required to start.

Where there is more than one entry by one person,
or in one interest, the particular horse they are to
start must be named by 6 p. sr. of the day preceding
the race. No added money paid for a walk-over.

Rules of the State Agricultural s ciety to govern
running races, except when conditions named are
otherwise.

Racing colors to be named in entries.

In trotting races drivers will be required to wear
caps of distinct colors.

The Board reserves the right to change the above
order of races hy giving contestants notice ot the
samp hy 6 o'clock p. m. of the day prec ding the race.

District races open to El Dorado County.

No horse is qualified to be entered in any District
race lhat has not been owned in Amador, Calaveras,
or El Dorado Counties six months prior to the day of
tbe race.

Stables, hay and straw free to competitors.

Races commence each dav at 1 p. m., sharp.

The lone track is one of the beBt and fastest on the
Coast. ap7

ANNUAL SALE

Spring Meeting

OAKLAND
Trotting Park

Trotting and Racing.

—COMMENCING—

Wednesday, Slay 3d, and continuing four
days.

Parse

Purse

SUBSCRIBE FOB THE

Breeder and Sportsman.

First nay-Wednesday, May 2d.

Trotting— 2:40 class. Purse S100.
Running— Five-eighths mile and repeat.
$100.

Thursday, May 3d.
Trotting-2::i5 class. Purse S100.
Running— Three-quarters of a mile dash.

Friday, May 4tli.

Trotting— 2:30 class. Purse $150.

Running— One-half mile and repeat. Purse S10O.

Saturday, May 5th.
Trotting— 2:24 class. Purse S200.
Running— One and one-half mile dash. Purse S150.

CONDITIONS.
All trotting races are the best three in five in har-
ness; five or more to enter, and three to start. All
running races three or more to enter, two to start.
But the Board reserves the right to hold a less num-
ber than five to fill by the withdrawal of a propor-
tionate amount of the purse. Entrance fee ten per
cent, on purse to accompany nominations,
American Association rules to govern.
Racing colors to be named in entries.
Entries close April 25th. Address

mril J. I> MORRIS,

Secretary Oakland Trotting Park, Oakland, Cal.

Eunnymede &

Coldstream

ANNUAL SALE

OF

Thoroughbred Yearlings,

COMPRISING 42 KEAD,

Will be held at RACELAND. two miles from Parla-
Ky., on Georgetown Turnpike.

SATURDAY, May 5.1888, at 13 o'clock M,

These yearlincs are sired by such stallions us Hin-
doo, Billet, Longfellow, Spendthrift, King Alfonso,
Falsetto, Onondaga, Dnkeof Montrosennd Powhsttaa,

PnriB is accessible bv railroad from all important
points, A special train will leave Lexington at a con-
venient hour the morning of the sale, returning in the
afternoon. Convevances will be in attendance at
Paris Depot to carry parties to and from the sale.
Terms of sale CASH.

The Lexington Spring races commence the follow-
ing Monday, May 7th .

For catalogues apply at this office, or address
• XAY;A WOODFORD, Paris, Ky,
7- M Or J>\ ». S. CIjABK, Lexington, Ky.

Driving, Work, Draft and
Saddle Horses.

-AND—

SHETLAND PONIES,

Being a draft from the Breeding Farms of

J. B. Hag-gin, Esq.,

—WILL TAKE PLACE ON—

Wednesday, May 2, '08,

At 10 A. M. at

RAILROAD STABLES,

Cor. Sfelner and Turk St*t , San FrancLsco.

Horses may be seen on and after Saturday,
April 2Sth.
Calalognes are being prepared.

KILLIP&CQ.

mr31

AUCTIONEERS.

THE

Belle Meade

— SaLE OP—

Yearlings

Will take place at Belle Meade Furm, Dear
Nashville, Tenn.,

Friday, April 27, lodo,

Under the management of Messr*. ttriipe A Kidd
P, C lilDi), Auc'r,

The lot consists of 51 bead, the get of Enquirer,
Great Tom, Bramhle, Luke Blackburn, Henipo,
Vanderbilt and imp. Fizarro.

Sale will beg^u promptly at I 1 A. M.
icms of Sale Cash,

The animals offered are the produce of the thor-
oughbred marts of 1 S87. They are well grown and
will be sold to the highest Jtespousible Bit der,
Without Reservation, if in condilion. No by
bidding.

Belle Meade is six miles from Nashville, Tenn.,
on the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railroad,
and on the Richland tnrnpike. A special train will
leave the Chattanooga depot on day of sale promptly
at 9:^0 a. m. and return to Nashville after the sale.

For Catalogues address

BRUCE A KIDD,

2Jmr Lexington, Ky.

CHUBB,

The Fishing Rod Manufacturer,

Has a new retail catalogue which contains several
original articles on fishing writt- n by the most noted
anglers of the present day. Catalogue a:so has 12$
illustrations of aneling goods, 60 different kinds of
fishing rods described, reels, lines, hooks, flies, rod
trimmings etc. Every angler should have a copy,
send for one, ready Jan. 15th. Address.

THOS. H. CHUBB,
14ja Post HUIa, Tt.

Outing

The Gentleman* a Magazine of Sport, Irivel
and Physical Recreation.

superblyIllustrated

OUB FIELD IS THE

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Canoeing. Bicycling, Tricycling, Amateur Photog-
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April Y

Bay DistrictPETALUMA

Colt Stakes,

ASSOCIATION,
SpringMeeting.

Saturday, May 12. Three rain. Class... Puree 8350,

Wednesday, May 16, i?:50 Class Puree S200,

Saturday, May 19 2:45 Class Parse S3 50.

Wednesday. May 83, 2:36 Class . .... Purse $300
Saturday. May 26, ...2:'0 CUbb Puxse-5500

All trotting and pacing contests to be best three in
five; five ot more to enter, three or more to start.
But the Association reserves the right to hold a less
number tUan five to fill by a withdrawal of a propor-
tionate amount of the purse. The Association also
reserves the right to change the date set for any
class during the meeting by giving timely notice of
the same to persons interested.

Entrance fee ten per cent., to accompany the entry.
Purses divided into 50, 25, 15 and 10 per cent. , to first,
second, third and fourlh horse respectively.

Entries to close with the Secretary, Tuesday, May
iBt, 1858.

w. H. HINCH)IA\ Sec'y.

17mr 1435 California Street, S. F.

Spring Meeting

OF THE

DIXON DRIVING PARK

Association,

—AT—

DIXON, May 1st and 2d, 1888.

TWO z Days' Racing z TWO

for which

$700 in purses will be offered

First Bay— Tuesday , May 1st.

Uo. 1 — Running— Purse $100; free for all; five-
eights of a mile and repeat; first horse $15, second
horse 525.

No. 2— Tbotttng— Parse S300; 2:30 Class.
Second Day— Wednesday, May IBd.

No. 3 — Running — Purse S150; three-quarters of a
mile and repeat; free for all; first horse 5100, second
horse $50.

No. 4— Tboxting— Purse S150; 2 :50 Class.

cokditions.

All trotting races are best three in five— five to
enter and three to start, but the Board reserves the
right to hold a less number than five to fill by the
withdrawal of a proportionate amount of the purse.

Entrance fee in purse Taces ten per cent., to
accompany nomination. Trotting purees divided at
the rate of 60 per cent, to first horse, 30 per cent
to second, and 10 per cent, to third.

The rules oi the Pacific Coast Blood Hoise Associa-
tion will govern running races; the National Trot-
ting Association rules to govern trottiDg.

A horse making a walk-over shall be entitled only
to the entrance money paid in. When less than the
required number of starters appear they may con-
test for the entrance money, to be divided as follows:
665 per cent, to the first, and 33£ to the second.

Racing colors are to be named in entries. In trot-
ting raceB drivers will be required to wear caps of
distinct colors, which must be named in their
entries.

Entries to close with the Secretary on April 14,
1888.

Privileges at the Park will he sold at Public Auc-
tion on Saturday, April 14th, at i p. M , in front of
the Postoffice.

J. W. McFADYEN, President.

J, B. BOIMIOKD, Secretary. 17mr4

Percherons.

For sale, twelve head of thorougbred Percheron
stallions and mares. Four are imported from France.
TheBe horses are registered in the Percheron Stud
Book of America, and are believed to be the best lot
of animals for sale in California. Address

1888.

gfff«8mo

E.J. TURNER,
IHoLUster, San Benito Co,

To be trotted at tbo Fall Meeting of the So-

Doma and Marin Distriot Agricultural

Association,

DISTRICT NO. 4.

OPEN TO THE STATE.

Tearliog Slake- Free for all foals of 1887
Mile dash. Entrance §50, of which $1^ must accom-
pany nomination; $15 be paid nn June 1st; Sin on
Jnly 15th, and SI5 on August 17th. The winner
takes all the stakes, less one entrance, which goes
to the second colt.

Two- Year-Old Stake-Free for all foals of
1886 Mile and repeat. ?60 entrance, of which ?10
must accompany nomination; $20 be paid on June
lsl; $15 on July ]5th, and $15 on August 17th. $250
added.

Three- Year-OId Slakes or Under- Free for
all, mile and repeat. $60 entrance, of which ?10
must accompany nomination; 820 be paid on June
1st: ?15 on July 15th, and $15 on August ]7th. $250
added.

Four- Vear.Old Stake or Under— Free for
all, mile heals, best three in five. $60 entrance, of
which $10 must accompany the nomination; $20 be
paid on June 1st; $15 on July 15tb, and $15 on
August 17th. $250 added.

Stakes and added money in two, three and four-
year-old stakes to be divided: 60 per cent, to first
horse, 30 per cent, to second, and JO per cent, to
third. If only two start they must contest for the
stakes paid in and one-half of the added money, to
be divided 66f per cent to the first horse, and 33j
per cent, to the second. No added money paid for
walk-over.

The following district colt stakeB for colts owned
in the counties of Sonoma, Marin, Napa and Solano
since April 1, 1F88:

Yearling Slake— For foals of 1887. Mile dash.
S'O entrance, of which $10 must accompany nomina-
tion; $10 be paia on June 1st, and $10 on July 15th.
The winner takes all stakes, less one entrance, which
goes to the second horse.

Two- Year-Olds— Mile and repeat. Purse of
$200.

Three- Year- Olds— Mile and repeat. Purse $250.
Entrance fee 7 J pet cent, of purse, to accompany
nominations. Purses to he divided CO, B0 and 10
per cent.

In all of the above stakes and purses five to enter
and three to start. But thw board reserves the right
to bold entries and start a race with a less number.
For a walk-over in any race, unless otherwise speci-
fied, a horse is only entitled to .its own entrance and
one-half of the paid up entrances of other horses.

A horse winning a race or stake is entitled to first
monsy only except when distancing the field. Then
to first and third moneys.

If in the opinion of the Judges any race cannot be
finished on the closing day of the Fair, it may be
continued or declared off at tbe option of the Judges.

Entries to close May 1, 1888, with the Secretary.

mr24 J. H. WHITE. President.

W. E. <X>X, Secretary, P. O. Box 289, Petaluma.

KILLIP & CO.,

IVE STOCK AND GENERAL
AUCTIONEERS,
t* Montgomery Street, San Francisco

BPKCJAI. ATTENTION PAID TO BALES OF

High-Bred Horses and Cattle,

At auction and private sale.

Will Sell in All Cities and Counties ol
the State.

REFERENCES.

Hon. C. GfiEKN, Hon. J. D. Carb,

Sacramento. Salinas.

J. P. Sargent, Esq., Hon. John Boaes
Sargents. Colusa.

Hon. L- J. Rose, Hon. A. Walkath,

Lob Angeles. Nevada.

J. B. Haqgin, Esq., San Francisco
Represented at Sacramento bv Edwin F. Smith,
Secretary State Agricultural Socierv.

At San Jose by Messrs. Montgomery & Rea, Real
Estate Agents.

Being rne oldest established firm in the live-stock
ousiness on this Coast, and having conducted the
important auction sales in this line for the past
Bfteen years, amounting to one-half a million of
dollars, we feel justified in claiming unequalled facili-
ties for disposing of live stock of every description
either at auction or private sale. Our list of corres-
pondents embraces every breeder and dealer of prom-
Inence upon the Pacific Coast, thus enabling us to
give full publicity to animalB placed with ns f or Bale.
Private purchases and sales of live stock of all
descriptions will be made on commission, and stock
shipped with the utmost care. Purchases and sales
made of land of every description. We are author-
ized to refer to the gentlemen whose names are
appended,

KILLIP A CO . 22 Montgomery Street,
ond

Notice.
C. BRUCE LOWE,

STOCK AND STATION AGENT,

Auctioneer, Horse, Cattle, and Property
Salesman.
Is prepared to accept orders from breeders in
America to select and forward stock from the Aus-
tralian Colonies; or will undertake to receive and
dispose of stock from America; or act as Agent
for California firms.

References kindly pormiited to J. B, Haggin, Esq ,
and Major Bathbone of San Francisco.
C. BRU1E LOME.

Wright, Heaton's Buildings,

Pitt Street, Sydney,
Sd« Mow Bofath Wal«\

DIXON
Driving Park

ASSOCIATION.

TROTTING COLT STAKES,

FREE FOR ALL!

TO BE TKOTTFD AT THE PARE,

IN THE

LAST WEEK IN AUGUST,

1888!

The DixonDriving Park Association has opened the
following Colt Stakes for trotters and pacers.

No. 1.— For foals of 1887. Half-mile heats. Entrance
$25, of which S10 must accompany nomination; ?10
must be paid June 1st, 1SSS, and $5 the day before the
race. $10 added for each starter.

No. 2.— For two-year-olds and under. Entrance $10,
of which $10 must accoinuany nomination; $15 to be
paid June 1st, 1888. and $15 to be paid by 6 p. m. on the
day preceding tbe race; $l5added for each starter. One
mile and repeat.

No. 3. — For three-year-olds and onder. Entrance $E0,
of which $15 must accompany nomination; Si5to be
paid June 1st, 1886 and$lU to be paid by 12 o'clock m.
on the day of the race. $20 added for each starer.
Mile heats, best 3 in 5.

No. 4.— For three-year-old pacers. Conditions same
as for three -year-old trotters.

In all stakes failure to make payments as tney
become due forfeits entry and money paid in. Five to
enter, three or more to start. Money in each stake
to be divided its follows: 60 per cent, to winning colt,
30 per cent, to second, 10 per cent, to third. No added
money for a walk-over. If but twe start they may trot
for forfeit, divided at the rate of 6-i per cent, to the
winner and 35 per cent, to second. In all other re-
spects the National Trotting Association rules lo
govern.

Entries close with the Society May 1st, 18S8.

.1. W McFAOiEN, President.

J. B. KO« BFOKI), secretary. fe25

HIGH-CLASS

PEDIGREE

STOCK

ESTABLISHED 1882.

We have for Privnte Sale selections of the follow.

ing Stock, procured nom the best studs of Great

Britain, America and Australia.

ALL SOITAELE FOR HIGH-CLASS STUD PURPOSES

HORSES.

BLOOD, COACHERS. TROTTERS, ARABS,
DRAUGHT, PONIES.

CATTLE.

DURHAMS, DEVONS. HEREFORDS, POLLED
ANGUS, AYRSHIRFS, JERSEYS.

PIGS.

IMPROVED BERESHIRES. "MAGIE," POLAND

CHINA, ESSEX, WHITE YORKSHIRE, ic.

ALL IMPORTED STOCK.

EXHIBITI0NP0ULTRY

Supplied to win in the keenest competition.
Choice Varieties on hand and to arrive.

DOGS.

SPORTING and MISCELLANEOUS.

John T. M'limes and Co.,

PEDIGREE STOI K At; 1 .NTS,

105 PITT STREET, SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES

Registered Cable Address "PEDIGREE."

mr24eow

ESTABLISHED 1355.

Race Goods.

largest and Be*-t Stock on tlie toast

J. O'KANE,

767 Market St., S. F.

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER

IN

HARNESS and SADDLERY.

AGENTS FOE

Fenkeix'b Ctkthiasa Horse Boots,

J. H. Fekton's CHtOAGO Specialties,

Pr. Dixon's Condition Powdebb,
b«54 Gombattlt's Caustic Balsam

DR. A. E. BUZARD,

VETERINARY SIRUEOX.

Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Sur-
geons, London.
Late Veterinary Surgeon United Btates Army.
Is established for the practice of his profession at

No. 1 1 Seventh Street,

Opposite OiHI I '«.'llo\vs' Ball, San Kr aucisco.
mrSltf

rotting Colt

STAKES,

Two and Three-Year-Old
Stallions.

In compliance vfitb a gerjeral request from breed-
ers and owners, it has been decided to open two
stakes for trotting colls.

The first for all stallion colts foaled in 1885. of flOO
each, in payments as follows: $25 which must
accompany nomination on Saturday. June 2. 11:88,
at which date the stake will close; $26 on Saturday,
September 1, 1888, and the remainder of the stake S50
on Wednesday, October 17, 18S8. Five or more sub-
scribers to fill.

Race to be heats of a mile, best three in five in
harness, to be trotted on the day previous to the
"National Stallion Stake," and on the track selected
for the National to be decided upon. Should tbe day
named heunfavorab'e, or the track not in good order
on that day. the rreasurer shall have the power to
set tbe day ou which it will come off. Should it be
postponed for more than ten days, it shall be optional
with tbe subscribers to withdraw the last payment
by giving due notice to tbe Treasurer when ten
days have elapsed from tbe time first fixed. In all
other things mcessary for tbe proper management of
this race th« Raine conditions small prevail as are to
govern the National Trotting Stallion Stake-

Tbe second ra-e is for all stallion colts foaled in
1880; hpats of a mile, best two in three in harness.
and with these exceptions to be the same in every
respect as the one before named. The added money
shall consist of money received; profits from all
sources less the necessary amounts for expenses, and
this added money shall be divided, if both result in
contests, in tbe following proportion, viz., three-
fifths to three-year-olds and two-fifths to two-year-
olds. Should one only be a contest and tbe other a
'•walk-over," tbe whole of the net added money shall
go to the stake that is trotted. Should both prove to
be walk-overs, the expenses shall be born in propor-
tion to the amounts in the bands of the Treasurer.
Should there be differences of opinion in regard to
conditions, expressed or implied, the decision of the
Treasurer shall he final.

Address nominations to N. T. SMITH, Fourth and
Townsend Streets, San Francisco, Cal.

mr3Itf N. T. SMITH.

Treasurer of Stallion Colt Stakes.

Montana

AND

Washington

Racing Circuit,
1888.

$45,000 In Stakes and Purses.

AIX STAKES CLOSE APRIL 1ST.

AM Trolling Entries Close Jnly I4th.

Write to any one of tbe Secretaries for pro-
grammes and further particulars.
DATES.

Deer Lodge, Montana, July 18 to 21, James B. Mc-
Masters, Secretary.

Butte City, Montana, August 6 toll, Lee Mantle,
Secretary.

Helena, Montana, August 20 to 25, Francis Hope,
Secretary.

Spokane Falls, Washington, September 3 to 8, John
A. Todd, Secretary.

Note. Salem, Oregon, dates September 17 to 21.

Walla Walla, Washington Ty., dates October 1 to 6.
18fe

S.B. WHITEHEAD & CO,

LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL
AUCTIONEERS.

ABE PREPARED TO CONDUCT SALES OF

Thoroughbreds, Trotters

And every other description of live stock.
At any Point on the Pacific Coast.

Our Mr. S. B. Whitehead has for fifteen
years successfully managed all the principal
sales of high-class stock on this Coast.

REFERENCES

(By permission).

ARIEL LATBROP, ESQ., SETB COOK. ESQ.,

J. B. HAGGIN, ESQ., THEO. WINTERS. ESQ ,

R. P. A9HE, ESQ., WM. CORBITT, ESQ.,

a»d others.

S. B. WHITEHEAD & CO.

2© I.eklesdorfl' Street,
lOmartf San PranelHTO.

irarcra

Business College, 24 Post St.

San Francisco.

The most popular school on the Ooaet
P. HEALD President. 0. S, hat.fy Sws'y.

»*~Seudfor Circular oct d

looo

»*« »t*mer aroa ^Hjriamsu

Southern Pacific Co.

(PACIFIC SYSTEM.)

Trains leave and are due to arrive at

San Francisco.

LEAVE
(FOR J

From April 1. 1888.

ARRIVE
(FROM)

8 ;00 A 11

10:15 A M

10:30 A L

•12:00 M

*i-A5 P M

5:30 P M

7:15 a ii

9:00 a m

lone via Livermore _..

5:45 p u

•4:30 p m

Livermore and Pleasanton...

*B:45 a m

7:GG p a

Los Angeles, Doming, El

3:^0 a M

Los Angeles and Mojave

12:15 p m

8:00 A m

4 :30 P M

12 :45 p =i

'J jK A M

Bed Bluff via Marysville. . . .

5:45 p M

7;00 *. M

7:00 A M

Sacramento, via Benicla

7:15 P M

8:30 A u

via Benicia ....

10:45 a M

9.00 A M

via Livermore..

5 :46 p M

3:00 P m

via Benicia.

9:45 a M

1:30 P m

" via Benicia

12:45 p M

6:30 p M

via Benicia. .. ,

1:00 PM

Sacramento River Steamers..

•6:00 a M

7:30 A m

•12:45 p M

9:00 a m

" „ ,.„.. ,. ,

•3:45 ph

3;; «) p M

•4:30 p m

"

9:30 a m

Santa Barbara

7:00 P M

9:00 A m

Stockton via Livermore..

4.0J p M

" via Martinez

6r30 P M

Siskiyou k Portland

7:45 a m

MKVL FERRY TRAINS.

From San Francisco Daily.

TO EAST OAKLAND- *6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 7:30— 8-00—
8:30— 9:00— 9:30— 10:00— 10:30— 11:00— 11:30— 12:00— 1Z:30
—1:00— 1:30— 2.-00— 2:30— 3:00-3:30 — 4:00 — 4:30 — 5:00
5:30— fi:00 — 6:30— 7:00— 8:00— 9:0«l-10:00- 11:00— 12-00

TO FBUIT VALE, (via East Onkland)-Same as "TO
EAST OAKLAND" until 6:30 p.m., inclusive, also
at 8:00—9:00 and 11:00 p.m.

TO .FRUIT VALE (via Alameda)— •9:30— '12:00— 7:00-
12:00.

TO ALAMEDA-*6:00— •6:30—7:00— •7:30-8:00 — •8:30—
9:00— 9:30—10:00— tl0:30— 11:00— {11:30— 12:00— tl2:3C—
1 :00— {1 :30— 2 :00— {2 :i>0— 3 :0O— 3 :3U— 4 :00 — 4 :30— 5 :00—
5:30—6:00—6:30—7:00—8:00—9:00—10:00—11:00—12:00

TO BERKELEY and WEST BERKELEY- *6:G0—
•6:30 — 7:00— *7:30— 8;0U— *8. 30— 9:00—9:30—10:00—
{10:30—11:00— (11 :30—Ui:00-Jl2:3U-l:00-tl:30-2:OC
{2:30—3:00—3:30—4:00 — 4:30—6:00—5:30—6:00—6:30—
7:00— d;00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— 12:00.

To San Francisco Dally.

FBOM FRUIT VALE (via East Oakland)— 6:25-6:55
—7:-^— 7:55-8:25— 8:65— 9:25— 9:55— 10:25— 10:55-11:25
11 :b5- 12:25— 12 :55— 1 :2S— 1 :55-2 ;2S— 2 :55— 3 :25— 3:55
—4:23-4:55— 5:25— 5:55— 6:25— 6:55— 7:50— 8:55— 9:53.

FROM "tiOIT VALE (.via AiameOaj — *S:21— 5:51 —
{9:20-*l2:55-*3:20

FROM EAST OAKLAND-*5:30-6:00- 6:30 — 7:0J—
7:30— 8:00— 8:30— 9:00— 9:30— 10:00— 10:30— U:00 — 11 J>v
H:00— ri :30— 1 :00— 1 :30— 2:00— 2 :30— 3 :00— 3 :30— 4 tfn —
4:30—5:00—5:30—6:00—6:30—7:00 — 8:00-9:00 9:<,8-
10:58

FROM BROADWAY, OAKLMD-9 m nntes later
than from East Oakland.

FROM ALAMEDA— •5:30-6. C0-*6:30— 7:00 -*7:3i-8;00
•8:30-9.00-9:30— 10:00— {10:30-11:00 —{11:30—12:00—
{12:30—1:00— {1:30— 2.00 - (2:30-3:10- 3:30- 4:03 —
4:30—5:00—5:30-6:00-6:30— 7.00—8:00—9:00-10:00—
11:0 .

/ROM BERKELEYand WEST BERKELEY— *5:25
— 5:55— *6:25— 6:55— *7:25- 7:55 -•fe:i5-8;55-9:25-9:55
— {10:25— 10:55- {11:25— il:55— {12:25— 12:55— {1 :25-
1:55— {2:25— 2:55— 3:25— 3:56— 4:25— 4:55-5:25— 5:55—
6:25-6:55—7:55—8:55—9:55—10:55.

C«LEk ROUTE.

FROM BAN FRANCISCO— •7:15—9:15— 11 05-1 a5-

3:16—5:15.
FROM OAKLAND— "6 05—8:15—10 05 —12 05— 2;15 -

4:15.

A for Morning. P for Afternoon.

•Sundays excepted. {Saturdays excepted; {Sundays
only.

Standard Time furnished by Lice Observatory.

*. IB. TOWNE.
Gen. Manager.

T. H. fcHM>DMAJi,

Gen. Pass. A Ttk Aet.

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"Patented in Europe and America."

SHEEP

DIP.

A positive scab care. A liquid, soluble in

coidriater. It is abso utely non-

pofsonons.

The cheapest and most effective dip on the market
»ne gallon making one hundred gallons of wash.
Price, $1-25 per gallon.

Special discounts and terms to agents and large
tonsumers. For samples and other information ap-

P I/1SDE A HOITGH, Agents for Pacific Coast
116 California St., San Francisco. Cal.

17septl2

FOR_SALB.

No. 1.— Bay Mare, foaled spring of 1881. by

1st dam by Little John; 2d dam Musidora's dam by
son of Bertrand.

Terror by Woodburn, 1st dam by Owen ale; 2d
dam MuBidora, by Belmont, etc.

No. IB. —Chestnut Mare, foaled spring of 1882,
by Ware's Bismarck.

1st dam by Owen Dale; 2d dam Musidora, by

Ware's' Bismarck, by "Jack Trimble "(Son of Bel-
mont and mare by Limber John, son of Kosciusko by
Sir Archy) dam by Yorkshire Boy, son of Imp. Pocbe,

These are extra fine young mares of superior trot-
ting action and well in-bred to the blood of Belmont.
No. 1 is in foal to a son of Geo. M, Patchen Jr.

For further information address

W. M. WILLIAMSON ,

Ran .lose. ini.

noQ7tf

BLACK-BREASTED RED

. AND

PIT GAME FOWLS.

MeeitralarU. and high station: the cocks weighing
torn eight to ten pounds and hjns from six to eight
nonnds The Pit games. "Black Hackles," are the
ffi imnorted stoik. and are warranted game to the
c"e. S anlimliets fr.m the B. E Beds at rea-
sonable prices. Eggs in season, from either yard, «
lor 13. or ,5 for as. Address _ p MWEliIi.
jsjaj! Sacramento, Cal,

'88

FAIRLAWN

'88

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 1888.

FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CATALOGUE NOW READY,

And iv ill be mailed to all applicants wh • send Five Cents in Stamps to Prepay

Postage.

THE PA1RL1WN CATALOGUE FOR 1888 contains descriptions and pedigree* of all the
Stallions and Brood-mare3 in use at Fairlawn. THE 1888 CATALOGUE also contains descriptions and pedi-
grees, and prices of

ONE Hl'M)RKr» AMD SIXTY HEAD OF YolMJ TROTTERS,

onsisting of Stallions and Fillies from yearlings to five years old, all of my own breeding

and nearly all STANDARD BRED, and duly registered.

A specialty is made at Fairlawn of raising

STAI.UONS AND FILLIES FOR BREEDING PURPOSES.

Those who wish to engage in breeding High-bred Trollers, or those already engaged who wish t">
add to their breeding stud, can be supplied at Fairlawn with first-class young Stallions and Fillies o.
the very best trotting families, uniting in their veinB strains of blood that have produced Speed with
the Greatest Uniformity.

Gentlemeu who desire fine, bighiy bred, promising, and well-broken Young Trotters for their
own driving, can be supplied at Kairlawn. Any young stallion sold for a roadster will be gelded, if the
purchaser desires, at my own risk and expense.

rnTTTJi fl"H"F PPTPT? PT A "NT iB strictly adhered to atFairlawn, and the price oi every
iXlrj UrUVr IXIUJU r JJ/11\ animal Jor sale is printed in the catnlogue. Pur-
chasers from a distance can buy on orders at exactly the same price as if present in person. All stock sold
on orders can be returned if they do not come fully up to the descriptions given.

Time will be given responsible parties, on satisfactory paper, bearing interest trom
date.

THE STALLIONS IN USE AT FAIRLAM'N ARE

Happy Medium (400).

Sire of more 2:30 performers than any living stallion,
having 39 to his credit with records of 2:30 or better,
among them Maxey Cobb, 2:13j, the fastest stallion
that ever lived.

WILL BE USED AS A PRIVATE STALLION.

Aberdeen (27).
Sire of 14 with records better than 2:30, among them
Hattie Woodward, 2:15*; Jim Jewell, 2:19j; Modoc.
2:191, etc. Limited to 30 mares at $100 the season,
or $1 50 to insure a mare in foal.

Alrcto (2548).
By Almont, dam Violet (slater to Dauntless and
Peacemaker), by Bysdyk's Hambletonian, etc.
Limited to 30 mares at §50 the season, or S80 by
insurance.

Almont Wilkes (9131).

By Almont, dam Annabel, by George Wilkes; 2d dam
Jessie Pepper (dam of Alpha, 2:25i, etc.), by Mam-
brino Chief, etc. Limited to 30 mares at S50 the
season, or $80 by insurance.

Maxim us, (519 5),
By Almont, dam by Sentinel; 2d clam by Bayard, oic.
3ii dam Layton Barb Mare. Limited to 30 mares *
s.iO the season, or $80 by insurance.

Noble Medium (4939),

By Happy Medium, dam by Mambrino Patchen; So.
dam by Mambrino Chief ; 3d dani by Sir Archy Mon-
toria Limited to 20 mares at S50 the season, or
SSO by insurance.

Applications for use of Stallions will be entered in the order tney are received, but af ter a Stallion'i
limit is reaehed no more mares will be received. For catalogues and further information, address

Loch Fox 320.

WM. T. WITHERS, Lexington, Ky.

28jan52

IMPORTED BERKSHIEES.

REDWOOD DUKE 13368.

Prize winners at all the fairs in California and the
entire list of sweepstakes premiums at State Fair
Sacramento, 1886.

Importations made direct from England every year
frorn the most noted Breeders, selected from the
best blood aBd most fashionable families of Dish-
faced Berksbires, regardless of cost, and all re-
corded in English and American Berkshire records.

Young pigs from these importations, male and
female, from entirely different families for sale at
reasonaDie prices, and every pig guaranteed. Addrese

4feb52

IRHirllGlt!

TIME SCHEDULE.

j bssenger Trains leave and arrive Passenger Depo
iownsend Street, between Third and Fourth Street*
dan Francisco.

In effect April l, 1888.

12:01 P I Cemetery and San Mateo | 2:b0 P

t<:00,

8:30.1
10:30,
*3:30]

4:30 P
•5:10 P

6:30p ,
tH :4o Pi I

i Matoo, Redwood and...
Memo Park ..„

•8:00 a
9:03 a
no: 02 a
t3:30p
4:36 P
6:40 p
ItTtfOP

10:30a;J Santa Clara, Sao Jose.and !i*10-02a

'""Pi Principal Way Stations f ^6r

J I 6:40 p

10:30 a I Almadenai.d Way Stations..

8:30 a I ( .,
■3:30pl t..

.Gilroy, Pajaro, Uastroville, ( i*JU:li >

-..SalinaB and Monterey. i ' 6:41 p

8:30 A j ( Watsonville, Aptoe.Soquel.,

'3:30 p'l (Capitola)aud Santa Cruz....

a .an a I i Soledad. Paso RoMes, Templeton i . ,. „
' 'l (San Luis Obispo) A Way Stations, f I G:4(p

„ a— Mormng p.— Afternoon.
•Snndaysexeepted. tSundaysonly ^Theatre train Sat-
urdays only.
Trains run on Pacific Standard Time.

Nearly all rail line to San Luis Obispo. Only 24
miles staging between Templeton and San Luis
Obispo. Time from San Francisco L2 hours. Through
rate $8.50.

Special Round-trip Tickets, at reduced rates— t o
Gilroy and Paralso Springs .

Special Notice-- Round-trip tickets to tbe famous
Lick Observatory (Mt. Hamilton; can be bad at any
of the Company's Ticket Offices in San Francisco.
Rate, $5.53.

EXCURSION TIOKETrs.

For Sundays only J , Sold f8mfDA' Mobnino;

' J'l for return same day.

ForSaturday, ( Sold Satubdav and Sunday only.

Sunday and ' good for return until following Mod.

Monday, i day, inclusive ,at Ehe following rates.

Round Trip

from San
Franc'sco to

San Bruno...

Millbrae

Oak Grove...
San Mateo...

Belmont

Redwood.. .
Fair OakB....
Menlo Park

May field

Mount'n View
Lawrencee..
Santa Clara

Sat to
Mon.

Tkt.

RoundTrip

from San

Francisco to

San Jose

Gilroy

Hollister

Pajaro

Watsonville ..

AptOB

f,un,.i Prieta..

Soquel

Santa Cruz

Castroville

Monterey

Sun.
Tkt.

Satto
Moi-
Tkt

$1 00

4 50

5 01
5 00
5 L0

5 00
5 00
5 00
5 00

v>i»Kji \V VtllTH. Redwood lity.

Orat^lft California Strnet. San Francisco.

For Sale.

Lady Del Sur.

Standard and Ree^stered.

I offer the above mare and ber horse foal, dropped
February 10th. by Antevolo, for sale. Price f«r the
two * 1,500

LADY DEL SDB, chestnut mare, bred by L. J. Rose,
San Gabriel, Cal., by Del Sur, foaled 1881.

First dam Cecilia Clark by Clark Chief; second
dam by Captain Beaid; third dam by imported En-
voy; fourth dam by imported Tranby; fifth dam Lu-
cilla by Trumpetor; sixth dam Lucy by Orphan, etc.

Her foal is bay, of good size and high form.

For furl her information address me, or Jos.
Cairn Simpson, 2111 Adeline Street, Oakland.
IS C. WRKJHT,

JOmr Hopland, Mendocino Co., Cal.

FOE SALE

ORION.

Chestnut stallion, foil brother to Overman,
2:19}, by Elmo, dam by McCracken's Black
Hawk.

Orion is 7 years old, 16£ hands high, very
handsome and stylish, sound, well broken
and gentle. He has never been trained. Ap-
ply to

DR. B. L. MILLER.

fel8tf 355 Eleventh Street, S. F.

LELA S.,

THE PACER,

FOR SALE.

Record 2: ?l'i as a trotter. Can pace in 2:20 easy. Has
no record as a pacer.
For particulars address

Yt O, HATCH, 14 1 S Hill Street,
lOmr Lob Angeles, Cal-

FOR SALE,

TROTTING BBED HORSES

Harold Cossack 4402,

Sired by Don CoBsack, first dam by Harold, second
dam by Belmont, third dam by Mambrino Chief.

Harold Cossack is 3 years old, as handsome as a
picturet Mahogony bay, heavy mane and tail, and a
trotter. Also a yearling stud colt by Don Cnssack,
first dam Madam Bloodstone by Bacchus, sire of
Jennie Bolton, 2:22$; second dam by Green Mountain
Morgan. This fellows is bay in color, large and
rangey, and a very fine colt. His dam, Madame
Bloodstone, is the dam of Tolly Bloodstone, record
of 2::,9i, made last fall after weaning a colt and with
six weeks' handling.

NELLIE BLOODSTONE.

Bay mare, 7 years old, sired byLi'tle Mc, he by
oldEthnn Allen. First dam Madame Bloodstone, as
above. Nellie has a colt by her side sired by Mt.
Vernon (record 2:21) by Nutwood, etc. Stinted to
Harold Cossack.

KATE BLOODSTONE,

Black mare, £ years old, sired by Stocking Chief,
he by Clark Chief, he by Mambrino Chief, etc.
Stinted to Harold Cossack. First dam Madame
Bloodstone. Will also sell Madame Bloodstone. She
is sixteen years old and will drop a foal in May by
Harold Cossack. She Is a sure breeder, having
missed but one season since she was four years old.

FILLET,

Bay mare, 10 years old, sired by Viscount, a son of
Alexander's Abdallab. First daui Thoroughbred,
registered. Stinted to Harold Cossack.

RED WING,

Bay mare, 5 years old, sired by Red Line. First
dam Fillet, as above. Bed Line by William Welch, by
Rysdyk's Hambletonian. First dam Jennie Clay by
American Clay, a son of Strader's C. M. Clay. Red
Line is standard bred and registered. Page 541,
Third Vol., Wallace's Stud Book. Red Wine is stinted
to Harold Cossack.

RED SILK,

Bay mare, 3 years old, by Red Line. First dam
Silky by Chieftain, he by Iowa Tuckaboe, etc. Red
Silk has c-lt by her side by Harold Cossack. Stinted
to Harold Cossack.

RED QUEEN,

Two years old, by Red Line. First dam old
Fannie, a thoroughbred. Stinted to Harold Cossack.

BROWN BESS,

Six years old, sired by Cliieftain, as above, first
dam Poufibkeepsie Girl by Rysdyk's Hambletonian.
Brown Bess bas <"oIt by ber side by Mt. Vernon, 2:21,
by Nutwood. Stinted to Harold Co9sack. Old Fannie
(breediug unknown) a thoroughbred and a fine brood-
mare.

I will sell the above stock very cheap, as I have
recently sold my ranch and want t" close out my
horses. Stock can be seen at Sacramento. Address
> >. CR AlO,

2imr ^ 7508 II Street, Sacramento, Cal.

Ticket Okfices.— Passenger Depot. Townsend
street, Valencia-street station. No. R13 Market street
Grand Hotel, and Rotunda. Baldwin Hotel.
A. C. BASSETT, H. R. JUDAH,

Wnperintendent AFPt- Paps. A Tkt. Ag*.

ru

Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers

THE

SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO.

respectfully calls attention to the

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

AFFORDED BY THE "NORTHERN DIVISION
of its line for leaching with speed and comfort the
best ilaces in the State for
sea Bathing:, Snooting and Fiabin?.

TBAENB LEAVE 6AJJ FBANCISCO I/A.ILY FOB

MONTEREY,

THE MOST CHABSUKe

Summer and Winter Kesort oi (lie
Pacific Coast,

with its beautuul Groves and deliRhtfnl Drives. Trc-u I
in abundance can be obtained from the several strean.s
In the vicinity of Monterey, and the best of shooting
may I-e had in season.

THE BAY OF MONTEREY

Is ioted for the extent and variety of fish which
abound in its waters, notably Salmon. Rock Cod, Bar
acuda, Pompiuo, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder
The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with
the low rateB of fare, rapid transit, and the superiui
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEI
MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for Bporta.
men.

THE BATHING FACILITIES

AT THE

"HOTEL DEL MONTE,*

ABE UNSURPASSED,
haring a MAGNLFICENT BEACH of pnre whit
eandforanrf uatbine. The BATH-HOUSE contain

SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANKS

(150x50 feet) for warm salt water plunge and swim •
ming baths, with ELEGANT ROOMS connecting for
Individual baths, with douche and shower facilities.

THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-known
Watering Places,
AI-TOS, SO-QCHL ASi> SAMTA CACZ

IS VIA THE NORTHERN DIVISION,

SOUTHERN PACIFIC ROUTE,

(Broad Gauge)

Tbe Northern Division runs through the conntlea
of San Mateo, Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Cm?
and Monterey, each of which abounds In game In greet
variety Notably

Quail, Pigeon, Snipe, Duck, Geese, Deer
and Bear.

Lakes PILARCITOS and SAN ANDREAS are
reached by this line. Stages connect with trains dail j
at San Mateo lor those well-known Retreats, PURIS
8IMA, SAN GREGORIO and PESC.ADERO. We
would particularly call attention to the unlimited ex-
tent of range at and about SAN BRUNO and McMA-
HON'S for RIFLE PRACTICE.

These resorts are but a short distance from Sac
FranclBco and offer special Inducements to the lovers
of this nianJ 7 sport.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

FREE TRANSPORTATION CF THEIR DO *-
when carried in Baggage Cars and put In charge if
Train Baggagemen. Train Baggagemen are instructed
tolBsue CHECKS for all dogs receved in Baggage
Care.

B^-In order to guard against accidents to D .-
while in transit, It 1b necessary that they be provided
with COLLAR AND CHAIN. Guns and Fishing
Tackle will be carried free of charge. Guns taken apart
and securely packed in wood or leather cases may be
taken in Passenger Care.

TICKET OFFICES— PasBen ger Depot, Townsen-l
street, ValenciaStatlon.andNo 611MarketBt.. Grand
Hotel

O. BAS8ETT, A. H. B. JTD \K

Superintendent, Aral. Paaa*u<' •* *nt

M

%ht fjjimte attd j§ pvxtsmm.

April 7

HORSE BOOTS, k

RACING MATERIAL Cp

IN ENDLESS VARIETY AT

J, A. McKERRON'S,

228, 230 and 232 Ellis St.rM

San Francisco.

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V4h«

Norsemen Attention!

TOOMEY'S ROAD AND BREAK SULKY.

Thie vehicle ib novel in appeaiance, but, like many other
vehicles, it iills a want that has been Deeded for many years. It is
simple iu construction, light, BtroDg and durable, and is just what
a horseman wants to drive a colt and young horses. The horse can
be hitched nearly as close as in the Track Sulky, and it is easier
netting off and on,

PRICE $33.00.

Delivered at any railroad or steamboat station on the Pacific Coast.
We are Agents for

1 Calvin Toomey's Celebrated Truss Axle Sulky.

Tlie Best In Hie World.

McMurry & Fisher's High- Arch Sulkys.

'SPEEDING WAGOKS, CARTS AM) BUGGIES IN GHEA'I VARIETY

Our Repository is the Largest and Finest on the Pacific Coast.
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431-423 MARKET STREET. S. F., CAL.

THE PARKER GUN.

IT STILL LEADS

AT PHIL DALE'S HANDICAP PIGEON SHOOT, at Lour Branch. Feb 14 and 15, 18SB, The Park r won
first and third prizes, liking Si, '/00 out of the ?1, 5(0 cash prizes, heating such shooters aSC. W Budd W
C. Graham (England), Frank Kleintz, Fred BH> Jr., and many others. "Hurrah for the United States
because the first and third prizes were won over foreign make s by The Parker Gun."— N. Y. World

AT SEATTLE, W. T.. JuneU. 10 and 11, 1887, the leading prizes and best average were won wiih a
Parker.

AT THE vTORLD'3 TRAP SHOOTING CARNIVAL, Wellington, Mas?., May 30 to June 3, 1887, The
i*aiker won leading prize and l est average during the five days.

AT CHAMBERLIN CARTRIDGE CO 'S TOURNAMENT, held at Cleveland. C.Sept. 14, 1886, The Parker
■won £900 out of the SI .200 purse offered.

At New Orleans. La , The Parker won first prize in "WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP from Buch shots as
Carver, Bogardus, Cody, StubbB, Erb anc iern.

I .RKER BROS., Makers,

Sew York Salesroom, 9 7 Cli- -ners St..

Merlflen, i on n.

CHOICE ILD WHISKIES!

PURE AND UNADULTERATrlJ.

We offer foi aale on favorable terms to the Trade.
CATHER WOOD'S <E3£BHATKD FINE OLD WHISKIES

of the following brands, namely:

Cranston's Cabinet, Century, A. A- A-, Old Stock, Henr/ Bull
Double B. and Monogram, Very Old and Choice. *

Also, in cases of 1 doz. q.iart bottles each,
Brunswick Oub (Pure OU Rye) and Upper Ten (Very Old and Choice).
gST Forexcellence, purity and evenness of quality the ahove are unsurpassed bv anv wMnlHnn i «««.*-j
Ch3 only objection to be made to them by the manipulating dealers being that they cannot £ ? improve
upon.

DICKSON, DeWOLF & CO.,

SOLE AGENTS. - - - - - - - - SAN FRAN4.TSCO. t'Al 1FORN1A

Dr. Thos. Bowhill, M.R.C.V.S.

VETERINARY SUKWEON.

Graduate New Veterinary College, Edinburgh
Awarded the Highland and Agricultural Societies
Medals for Horse Paihology, Anatomy. Physiology
ami Histology. The Williams' Prize, '84-'85, for hi go-
es' works in professional examinations, and alx Irst-
» ,sh certificates of merit. Honorary Member liltooiB
i -ate Veterinarv Medical Association.

NEVADA STABLES,

M1XROV <* WAIAIS Prop's.

I 336 Market St. S F., Bet. J tu and 8tn.

Telepnone So. 3189

Harry E Carpenter, M.O.C.V.S.

VETERINARY SURGEON.

Honorary Graduate ol
Ontario Veterinary Col-
leae. Toronto, Canada
tar RIdellnsa Castrated.
Veterinary Inllrmary. 33 1 Natomn St-
Bosidence. 866 Howard 8t., San Franolioo
ImiSfl

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With Splendid Track and Uuequaled Equipment for the Speedy and Safe Transportation
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ConmodlouB Rest, Water and Feed Stations eitnated at convenient distances all along
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Ovtr 6.0OO mile* of first-ciass ron«l running West. North and North- West trom 4 lilcago.

The Original "CALIFORNIA FAST FRFIGHT IIKF.

^r further informatiou apply to

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tteneral Ag-puL. sail Franct-.ro. t'ii.

THE

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BREECH— LOADING GUN!

»

L. C. SMITH,

Manufacturer of both Hammer and Hammerless Guns.
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
A Demonstration of the Shooting- Qualities of the "L. C. Smith" Gun.

At tb Cleveland Cartridge Co.'s tournament, held at Clevtland. O., from Sept>=mbfr 13 to 16 inclusive
the "Smith" gun won first money in every class. It sIbo won nearly iwo-tbirds of the eDlire
amou -.(SH.COO) of cash prizes, and championship trophy for the b- Bt average in the 9i> class. In tbe 90-
class .won the 1b*. 2nd and <ltb moneys; in the 60-class it to^k the 1st. »rd, 4th and 5th; in the iD-class it
cook Jitand 2nd. with th« 1st and 6tb in Ihe 63-class, making a total winning nearly four times greater
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than .'

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Animal Portraits.

Domestic Pets, Field Dogs, Horses. Cattle, and all
descriptions of Livestock drawn or painted to order,
ilther from photograph or from life.

Original designs or drawings on stone. Wood, etc.
for ilhistra'.ion purposes, furnished.

H. EEOYI>. Art*. I
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STUD POINTER.

RUSH T.. {8T61 A. K. R.», lemon and white, by
Sensation (217 A. K. R.),e*Seph G. by Dart— SSeney
in the stud to approved bitches. Fee $30. Rush T.
is a dog of Rood size, good markings, rare form, excel-
lent temper, high courage and marked field instinct.
In breeding he has no superior. His sire was a grand
fielder and a bench winner. His dam is a winner t.n
the 'lench and an uncommonly good field performer.

The kennel is breeding Irish red setters of it no xc en
tionable strains. A.B.TRUMAN.

ELCHO KEKSHL5,

aep23 91 3 Eleventh s i rort. S. F.

FOR SALE.

A Thoroughbred Bull Bitch.-

Apply at 305 Washington St-

To Dog Owners.

I am prepared to receive and condition dogs for
the April Bench Show. The best of food and care
given. For terms, etc., ruUlrr-s

UEO. T AIXENDER.

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AMERICAN

KENNEL CLUB
STUD-BOOK.

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Entries to Part I of Volume 5 close Maroh
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SAN FRANCISCO. SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1888.

SUBSCRIPTION
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General Topics.

The winding up of this department last week was a short
recommendation of kicking-straps. It might have been
couched in Bnch language as to be termed a panegyric without
coming under the charge of overpraise. That there are many
good reasons for it forming a part of every harness used on
horses which are placed within the shafts of two-wheeled
vehicles, will be admitted, when claimed Lhat counter-argu-
ments are based on weak ground, must meet the approval of
those who take the trouble to give the subject proper consider-
ation. In fact, there are only two which have any weight —
that it is unsightly and that it conveys an impression that
the animal wearing it is viciously inclined. General use will
overcome both of these objections. Custom reconciles to
Beeing things which are the reverse of festhetical; the stove-
pipe hat, for instance, or the claw-hammer coat. While a
handsome horse will attract the greatest admiration by being
divested of every strap not really essential, an "equine
model" driven with nothing on his head, but a "jaw-bit" and
a strap around, his heart place to bold up the shafts which
are attached so as to draw or hold back the vehicle, would be
thought lacking in adornment. Even the light harneEs which
sets off the fast pair of trotters so handsomely if placed on
coachers would be incongruous, though not lacking in
strength, and a far more ornate accompaniment to the pomp
and state of the remainder of the turnout is demanded.
When fully realized that a kicking strap adds to the safety of
horse and driver, when it is held to be a caution which sound
judgment approves and the absence noted as evidence of
fool-hardiness, it will no longer be considered out of place.
Made after the pattern described in the paper of last week, it
is not unfcightly. Unless the animal is a stubborn kicker the
straps can be made light and narrow, and even the billet
which encircles the shaft need not be more than an inch and
a quarter in width, with thickness enough to give sufficient
strength to resist tearing where the perforation is made for
the tongue of the buckle. There are kinds of leather bo much
stronger than ordinary harness leather that a piece of half
the Bize will stand an equal or greater strain than the grosser.

A still neater strap could be made by constructing the
divided portion, over loin and crupper, of light leather,
rounded the same as that part of a check rein which runs
through ihe "gag-runners." In order to give it still greater
streugth a piece of raw hide might form the core, and the
whole thickness not exceed three-eighths of an inch. Either
round or flat there will be nothing to offend the eye, and if
desired it can be connected with the breeching so as to take
away the appearance of a kicking strap. I am satisfied, how-
ever, that breeching can be dispensed with by adopting some-
thing of the same plan as has been found effective in the
"double cincba." With a tree which would extend from the
springing of the withers far enough back to permit the use of
two girths, the rear one grasping the body back of the swell
of the barrel, the two connected on the under side; these and
the crupper would "hold back" against the strongest pull
of the driver, and with the benefit of leaving the quarters
unfettered. Should it be necessary, as in the case of a
heavier vehicle than a sulky, to apply more force to draw
the load than the front girth would afford without slipping
out of place, then there might be added such an ad]unot as
accompanies an English hunting saddle. This is a strap
around the neck connecting with the girths below by a
martingale between the fore legs and the tree at the withers
with two short straps. With such a harness a kicking-strap
would not seem inappropriate, and the whole outfit look
better than when collar, traces, false girt, breeching and
hold-back straps, etc., were added. There would be more
freedom for the BboulderB and lees necessity for drawing th*
front girth so tight as now prevails. The harness proposed
would be something like the California saddle, and from

what I learn of the exploits of vacqueros would be fully
equal to the strain. With u wild steer at one end of the
lariat and the other attached to the loggerhead of the saddle,
pull steer, pull horse without displacement, it should be
ample to draw a light vehicle, withstand the pressure of a hard
pull on the reins, and for track uses prove available in every
respect. Properly arranged, all that would have to be done
to "hitch-up" after the harness was on would be to run the
shafts through the lugs, bockle the billets on either side of
the girths, and these attached to the kicking-strap. The
shafts would require loops fastened to the bottom of them
for the billets to go through, the shafts taking the place of
traces and breeching.

It is only necessary to recall a few incidents to impress
those who saw them with the importance of kicking-straps. In
one case Mr. Newland was driving A. Eose. She was a
vicious kicker, though Mr. Newland ascribed it to want of
skill in the driver and imagined he could manage her with-
out danger if even there waB no guard. Going down the
back stretch of the Oakland track she commenced kicking,
and though it 6eems almost impossible to strike a man on
the head when seated in a sulky, the iron shoe was Bent with
such force as to crash through the skull jost above the eye.
The eye was knocked out, and for hours be was unconscious.
The doctors pronounced it a fatal injury, and to me it
seemed nearly a miracle that life was not instantly crushed
out, too, when I took one glance at the wound. Although
over sixty years old at the time, he had such wonderful vital-
ity that his life was preserved; but as the eye which was not
injured by the mare was sightless, he was totally blind. A
man of active habits, his helpless condition so worried him
that, although he lingered for some years thereafter, he
became a physical wreck, and he oftentimes expressed a
wish that the blow had been immediately fatal. Hib relatives,
especially his brother, did everything in their power to
make his life as comfortable as possible, and no effort was
spared in that direction. I write especially his brother, as I
was greatly impressed with the fraternal affection displayed,
though that was the only opportunity I had for observation.
"Ned" waited upon, endeavored to anticipate every wish, and
however querulous "Andy" might be there was nothing but
the most loving kindness displayed. A kicking-strap would
have been an effectual guard against the crushing of the skull.
The mare was a large, powerful animal, Mr. Newland a small
man, and there is little question that he would have been
thrown from the sulky when she resolved to open the war.
But so long as the appliance was properly made and adjusted
there would have been no chance to be hurt with a direct
kick. The vehicle would have been thrown into the air and
the driver, of course, elevated with it. The later accident to
Peter Brandow when he was struck in very nearly the same
place by a colt, notwithstanding a kicking-stiap was worn,
may be adduced aB proof of its failure as a complete safe-
guard.

It is superfluous to say that if the colt which kicked
Brandow had been without an impediment the damage would
have been far greater, and in lieu of a wound, whurh "Uncle
Reto" described as a light tap, the skull would have been
cracked. The lower seat of a cart briDgs a driver in a position
which is far more dangerous than the seat of a sulky. In the
latter he sirs partially over the horse, the "bent axle," now so
much in vogue, permittin ; a "closer hitch" and it might be
curved so high that the driver would be so far forward as to
be out of range of the heels. The greater length of the shafti
of a cart, however, makes a kioking-strap more effective.
The leverage is increased, and a two-wheeled vehicle, heavy
enough for ro id uses, will hold even an inveterate kicker, if
confined with a strap such as has been described. Theaccident
by which Mr. Newland was bo seriously injured Bhould be
accepted as a warning by those who are prone to think that a

safeguard is an imputation upon their courage. Foolhardi-
ness is a long way from proving the person who displays it a
man of nerve. It can be more properly rated as showing a
lack of judgment, a want of sense, an absence of discrimina-
tory power, a blind pilot put in charge of a vessel running
through a dangerous channel, and he so nearly deaf that
the roar of the rapids is taken for the song of a brook. Apart
from the increased danger to human life and limb which
results from the non-use of a kicking-strap, there is an argu-
ment in its favor in lessening the risk to the animal. Had
Monroe Chief worn a kicking-strap, the injury which put an
end to his trotting career would have been avoided. He
was feeling more than ordinarily well, and to give vent to hie
exuberance of spirit he threw up his heels. A playful
demonstration it is true, though that bit of fun carried his
leg over the crossbar of the shafts (he was hitched to a skele-
ton wagon) which threw him down, and the veterinarian who
attended claimed that there whs a fracture of the whirlbone.
Gibraltar, through the same volatile disposition, got his feet
entangled in the frame of a sulky one was through the foot
rest, and it was only by the grandest good luck that his legs
were not broken. There may be other accidents which the
use of a kicking-strap will, in a measure, render harmless,
such as the breaking of an axle or wheel. The strap holds
the axle up so that it does not cut the legs. Tho arguments
in favor of it might be multiplied. Who can offer a logical
plea for throwing it aside?

Foals of 1888.

At Chico. Property of A. L. Nicholls.

Feb. 19, bay colt, with white star in face, by Arthur Wilkes,
dam Addie B. by Echo; second dam Hebe, by Norfolk.

April 29, bay rilly, with white star in face, two hind feet
white, by Falhs, dam Hebe by Norfolk.
At Palo Alto. Properly of Hon. Leland Stanford.

THOROUGHBREDS.

April 5th, bay colt by Arglye, dam imp. Cutaway by Par
mesan.

TROTTERS.

April 5th, bay colt by Norval, dam Juliet by Mohawk
Chief.

April 5th, bay colt by Nephew, dam Celia by Fallis.

April 7th, bay filly by Will Crocker, dam Niece by Nephew.

April 7th, bay filly by Nephew, dam Madeline by Elec-
tioneer.

April 8th, bay filly by Electioneer, dam Aragon by General
Benton.

April 11th, brown colt by Electricity, dam Ceo ilia by Del
Sur.

April 10th, brown colt by Nephew, dam Ordette by EIeo»
tioneer.

April 10th, bay colt by Piedmont, dam Elaine by Messenger
Duroc.
At Vina. Properly of Hon. Leland Stanford.

March 29th, chestnut colt by Piedmont, dam Evangeline
by LoDgfellow.

March 3lst, bay colt by Clay, dam Mollie Shelton by Rifle-
man.

April 2d, chestnut filly by WhipB, dam Eutioia by Robert
E. Lee.

April 8th, bay colt by Whips, dam Melissa by Mohawk
Chief.

April 8th, cheBtnut colt by Whips, dam Marplot by General
Benton.

April 9th, chestnut filly by WhipB, dam Fidelia by Volun-
teer.

April 9th, chestnut colt by Alfred, dam Sally Sontag by
Toronto Sontag.

April 9th, t ay rilly by Nephew, dam Lizzie H. by Whipple's
Hambletonian.

Names Claimed.

By William McDonald, Livermore.

Ada Knight, for a bay filly with blaok points, foaled
March 12th, 1888, by John Knight, dam Luoy Overland by
Overland.
By J. Downey Harvey, Los Angeles.

Soddana, for a black filly with small white star in fore-
head, foaled March 22d, 1888, by Soudan, dam by Whipple's
Hatnbletonian.

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3P* ^tiz&tt awd gprnarnxmi.

April 14

Flyers.

Under theiibove head there is a luug article ia N. Y. Spirit
of the Times, a part of which ^ copied. Mr. Hughes presents
some points which are well worthy of consideration, although
he does not appe ir to be fully posted on the subject he writes
upon. As regards Exchequer beiogtne only Btrictly thorough-
bred stallion entitled to registration as standard. Belmont
(Williamson's) by American Boy, his dim imported Prunella
by ConiuB, is entitle i to the place, and so would Bonnie Scot-
laud be, were anyone to take the trouble to verify his claims.
Mr. Hughes, if he had been up in the doings of last year,
would find two Palo Alto bred stallions by Electioneer from
"strictly" thoroughbred mares which have not the Trustee
strain, viz.: Ansel, 2:20. from Annette by Lexington, second
dam by Grey Eagle, from Mary Morris by Medoc, and Whips,
2:274,, from Lizzie "Whips by Euquirer, second dam the Grand
Dutch S. by Vandal. Io all probability there will be a
further proof of tbe va'ue of other'strains of thoroughbreds
than Trustee by Palo Alto before the close of this season,
and some brilliant additions to that which has already won
celebrity. Part of the article copied refers to California
horses, ontside of the Electioneers, a: d the whole will be
found interesting to many of our readers:
Dr. D. S. Watson, Louisa Co., Va

Rich HON p, Va.. March 19tb.— I now comply with my
promise to several horsemen at our late State Fair to euubody
in the form of enduring print the vie as then and there con-
curred in on the subject of breediug tuoroughbred irotline
horses in Virginia. Pray, forgive my puolic aseof your name
m performing this promise, and tolerate snch views put forth
in these paragraphs as yon may not co'icur in.

Toe Virginia of bygone days, all through ocr tide-water
.it: i Piedmont regions, gave much ut'entiun to the horse.
distii j ts were not proline of grass, and no attention
tftis giren to raisin- cattle for market. Our people were
( -Jin striao iu habit and t iste. They rode universally. Their
nutdoor life was in the saddle. It was a pissiou in old and
young. Lais won Id cheerfully walk a mile in e itching a
horse to rule half a mile. Then the horse was used more
fir the bad die than any other purpose, except as to d aught
i ' -i-. the drudges of the plantation. The s iddle-horse was
exempted from the indignity of hirness. Horses were in
t'emaud and met a ready sale at profitable prices. The euou-
I'Oiy of horses-raising Ml in well with whe^t and tobacco.
Tobacco was a w-<\> fur lots uf ground rather tbau wide liel Is,
nod the 1 >;s enriched for tobacco weul after .varJ into wheat
mill clover and short gr.iss, and t ecanie horse lots, near the
cuitilage tor horses turned temporarily oot of the stable lor
I creation, health and thrift. Horse- raising was more profit-
able to the p'anter than cattle-raising. Horses were for the
liume lot.-, sheep for the far fields. At four years old a steer
w uld rarely briug move than S75- At three years old the
horse was worth at least $100; if ot superior form, action and
he would bring as much more— probably $150, $250,
$-300 or $1,000. No two cultures suited then, or suits now,
1 together than those of tobacco-ra'siugand horse-raising.
I \ these, our present tiures, tbe horse under the saddle has

. ,: much into desnetn ie. He has come to be niu-it used
;i ■ l preferred iu harness. Is it not well for oar farmeis to
rt.ua to the old Virginia ways, aud to combine the raisiog
.. trotters with that of tobacco as money crops, to educate,
clothe, sugar, coffee, tea and wine the family and t) fertilize
the farm?

Ciie trotting race-burse is -n American creation. Haifa
century ago he was scarcely known. Now the trotting record
embraces 20,000 hors> s aud mares tl at have trotted a mile
iu les-* than 3:00. We ma}' almost atlirm that the trotter is
bo artificial creature, because no time less than 2:30 to the
mile was known until the animal had been the subject of
t-evere training and breeding, conduced through dozensof
y?ars fur several generations of successful strains. This has
beju done exclusively in the United States, and the trotting
race-horse is therefore an American growth aud an institution
m ligpnons here. The fast race-horse of the road is as dis-
tinctiy American as the fast horse of ihe tnrf was at the same
stage of his history distinctly English. Here follow only a
f -v.- instances of the latest attainments of tbe American trotter,
and as aged horses make faster scores thati younger, the agen
of tbe several animals aregiveuat the t.me of the performance
mentioned, ever)' horse being over six years old:

Mauri S., 11 years, time. 2:03|; Jay-Eye-See, 0 years, 2:10;
St. Julie:], 11 years, S:ll£; liar us, II years, 2:13:); Maxy
Cobb, 7 years. 2 : 1 3 J ; Phallas, 7 years, 2:13$; Clingstone, 7
years 2:14; Trinket, 0 vears, 2:14; Goldsmith Maid, 17 years,
2:14; Hopefnl, 12 years* 2:14;:; Hairy "Wilkes, 11 years, 2:13*:
Loin, 12 year?, 2:15; Majolica, 9 years, 2:15; Smuggler, 10
years, 2:131; Clemmie G., 7 yaars, 2:154; Hattie Woodward,
0 years, 2:15";; Phyllip, 11 years, 2:15* ; Anteeo, G years, 2:16£;
Edwiu ThoTn, 11 years, 2:163; Faunie Witherspoon, IU years,
2:lii-',; Lucille Golddost, !1 years, 2:I6|; Maud Messenger,
S year*. 2:10-!; Wilson, 9 year?, 2:1ft1; American Girl, 12
years, 2:16*; Darby, 9 years, 2:16',; Jerome Eddy, 7 years,
2:164; Pbif Thompson, 7 years, 2:16A; Charley Ford, 9 years,
2:16$; Occident, lOyears, 2:16|.

For two or three decades after the breeding and trotting of
racers in harness had been going on in these States, the idea
was dominant that the thoroughbred running horse was him-
self destitute uf the instinct aud anatomical formation neces-
sary to fast trotting. It was thought that the long inbred
propensity and adaptation to running conflicted with the
qualities essential in the trotter, and that fruiters could
derive nothing from a cress with thoroughbred runners
except their power of endurance, tbeir cast-iron feet and
limbs, find tbeir game. It was assumed for a long time that
the distinctive qualities of the trott-r must come to him
from tbe cold-blood parent or ancestor, and that unless these
qualities were so ineradicably planted iu tbe animal that they
coul 1 uot yield in crossing to the peculiar qualities of the
ranuing horse there was a little chance of obtaining trotting
performers from a cross with thoroughbreds. It" is a fact
that down to withiu quite a late period there were no celebri-
ties of tbe trotting calendar that did not trace back to some
half dozen or* more cold-blooded genealogical dams. So
deep-seated was the rnuning propensity and aptitude of the
thoroughbreds that it was probably necessary to resoxl at
first to cold bloods of strong trotting qualities in the process
of changing the gait. For many years the desideratum was
first to make sure of the trotting aplilude aud instinct and
then to cioss with caution upon favorable strains of thor-
oughbred!?. It was felt from the beginniug to be of great
imni v ance to iufn.se the blood of the thoroughbreds into
trotters as fully as it coul I Le done without upsetting the
trotting instinct iu the produce of tbe union of the two
strains. The venture was first made with the descendants of
old Messenger, a noble English horse, imported into New

York iu 17SS. Afterward another step was taken iu this
direction by infusing into this cross of the Messengers upon
cold bloods.

Vhi blood of Duroe, a chestnut horse, sun of imp. Diorued,
which was taken from Virginia to New York, and became
there, in conjunction wiih Messenger, the founder of a race
of northero thoroughbreds from which the best trotters have
descended. There was still another cross from descendants
of an imported horse that was made with tine results. Tbes1.
were the family of Bellfounders, their original being old Bt-11-
founder, imported from Norfolk County. England, into Bos-
ton in 1S22 So frequent, general and continuous have been
these crosses with thoroughbreds that in a few years mori
descendants of trotting strains now most celebrated, if their
breeding be continued on the same plan that has been pur-
sued up to this time, will come to rank as thoroughbreds;
there being, doubtless, already manj' trotters that trace back
at least five points before reaching a cold-blood ancestor.
There could be no higher testimonial to the superiority of
the thoroughbreds over all other horses than this constant
endeavor of the trotting breeders gradually to rnetaniorphr.se
the animals of their best strains into thoroughbreds. The
tendency now is to breed to thoroughbreds exclusively, and
thus to minimize the cold blood more and more iu the trottere
until it becomes inlinitessimal. The result of this policy of
steady, judicious metamorphosis has been very gratifying.
It was not until it was begun that the time for the mile began
to fall below 2:40; and s nee the infusion of thorough-blood
iu the proportions of three-fouitbs. seven-eighths, fiiteen-
sixteenths aud greater that time has been reduced generally
to within 2:30, the par excellence performer bringing it witbin
2:20, and in a few instances within 2:10 in the case of animals
over sis years old. Indeed, there are already many American
trotters that can trot faster than they can run; and it would
not be astonishing if, ere many years, trotters will be pro-
duced that will trot faster than the average runner can run.
The hint may be ventured of the possibility that before many
years have passed oar breeders of thoroughbred trotters will
baldly challenge race-horses to trials of speed, each horse to
go his owu gait. Of course such a state of things cannot
come about until the trotting horse has by judicious breeding
become a thoroughbred in blood, possessing as such the game,
speed, courage, intelligence, ambition and bottom of the old-
time fu-ir-iuile running racer; that is to say, of the horse of
the desert, as he wa i improved in the age of heat-races, before
these latter days of long legs, waspish forms, short dashes
and continual break-downs. It is not to bo supposed, how-
ever, that every family of thoroughbred running horses are
susceptible of attaining excellence in the trotting gait.

The form of some of the runners is snch that they can go
with speed ooly by the leap or gallop, and cannot move with
speed in the trotting quickstep. Besides the matter of
auatomical form, much depends upon the native instinct,
impulse an 1 propensity of thoroughbreds for the running
gait, which has been bred into them, strengthened and per-
petuated by two or three centuries of breeding and traiuiug
with that sole object in view. "Very often, where the anatomi-
cal proportions of the thoroughbred are not such as to render
proficiency iu trottiug improbable, thevranning instinct is so
strong that be refuses to come down to the trot and to realize
his adaptability to that gait. His thoughts are all on the
running race; his passion is for tbe leap and long stride; he
has no confidence in himself iu the quickstep trot. Tbe
anatomical form of the thoroughbred is, of course, the'
principal matter tu be considered in breeding him for a trot-
ter, and those strains of thoroughbreds which possess the
desired physique are to be preferred in breeding thorough-
bred trotters, and. it must be added, are the only strains to
be thought of. What is the proper form for trotting? An
approved writer on tbe subject, Mr. H. T. Helm, author of
"American lioadsters and Trotting Horses, "says thatalthough
the perfect trotter must have other qualities besides propor-
tion— for yon cannot determine races by the tape-line — yet, if
he has not proportion he cannot excel as a racer.

The standard, as to the hind leg, of 23 inches from point
of hip to point of stifle and 39 inches fiom hip to point of
hock, is about as near the true proportion as can be selected.
A stallion that has a thigh of 24 inches should not be less than
40 to 41 from hip to hock. This was Kysdyk's Hambletonian
and Abdatlah's proportion; Electioneer, hereafter mentioned,
has 24 to 40; Florida, 24 to 39^; Governor Sprague, 23| to
391; Smuggler, 24 to 40. and m" finer action behind than his
was ever displayed. Lady Thome, with her 23-inch thigh
and 42-inch hip to hock, had a gait that was the marvel of
beholders. The family of trotters that came from Clay
(chiefly Trustee) and Bellfonnder blood, through Sayers'
Harry Clay, had the exceptional proportion of 24 to 40 and
even 42 inches. Generally it may be stated ih it tbe horse
with low hoi-ks is a trotter from impulse, and that one with
high-up hock is a galloper, also from impulse. The propor-
tions of the foreleg are hardly less important. Rysdyk's
Hambletonian measured 1U inches from tbe center of the
foreankle to the center of the knee, and 20 .y inches from the
center of the knee to the top of the forearm joint. The horse
of long forearm will not lift the foot high or bend the knees
much, but will reach far out, while the horse with knees too
hign and forearm too short will lift the knees high, bend
tbem much, but will not reach over much ground, and will
strike the ground with great violence. Too much of what is
called knee action is not desirable, if thus caused. Abby
Bacchante's forearm was 22 inches and the cannon bone 11
inches, which was an exceptional proportion. Smuggler's
measures were 20 aud 12, which were exceptionally defective;
Thomdale's wera 204 and 11*; George Wilkes* 20 and 10};
Administrator's 21 and 11^; Governor Spragne's and Flor-
ida's 21 and 11, so were Valentine's and Almont's. This
lattfr propurtion seems to indicate the true relation between
tbe cannon bone and foreaim of tbe fast trotter. It is still
true, howrever, that the speed of a trotter cannot be deter-
mined by a tape-line, much less by a red one. What is
essential is a good fore and hind leg, with proportions approxi-
mating those iudicaled, combined with a decided trotting
instinct. These essential matters are under do circumstances
to be disregarded, aud with these always kept in view, then
it is ten thousand times better to breed tu thoroughbreds lhau
to cold bloods. Let the stallion, whatever be the proportion
of thorough bl lod he has in his veiu?, be a decided trotter,
not only in dt scent but in training, then breed him to thor-
oughbred mores which (it were desirable) have never been
trained to tbe ruuuing race. Mares should be selected which
combine with the oblique shoulder aud long arm a long thigh
from stille to hock, with hocks somewhat bound in, so that
an open, possibly a sprawling, motion behind is produced,
which helps to keep the hind feet under the horse, and is the
strongest shape for trotting. The brood-mare should not
have beeu n'xed in the propensity to run by training The
clams of tbe mothers of both Jay Eye-See and Maud S. weie
mares that were defective as runners aDd were condemned as
failures without training. As already indicated, there is
great choice as between the thoroughbreds on which to cross
for trotters. For many reasons the writer would pre'er
the Trustee strains. Iu the family uf the Clays we have

the proportions of arm and leg which have been descri' id,
and the fullest infusion of thorough blooi. Though much
crossed, tbe Clays are distinctively Trustees.

In the Clays we have displays of the highest speed on ihe
trotting course. The family, as a family, show the peculi-
arity of less dependence upon outside croe&ing th . - bus
others. In geoeral, judicious crossing gives better
than isolated breeding in one strain, but it is a capital t b;
of the relative excellence of different families to asceru.n. m.*
each one succeeds under cloce in-breeding. Relatnr v. the
greatest family when crossed, the Hambletorjiaus i» h*
poorest in isolation. Tbe converse is true with the CIhvk
and if the various descendeuts of George M. Patchen Un'rv
Clay and other members of the family of old Berry Clay id
been judiciously interbred after judicious ontcrosses < < q
thorough blood, never going to any other trotting laiuily,
there is little doubt that the result would have been tvi-u
better than is showu by the present records of that ph. l< me-
nal family. A very proficient student uf this impjriani
subject published au article in The Spirit a year ago Cunip-r-
ingthe achievements of the several leading families of trotters
the gist of which is given below. In June, 1SS4, Th- Spirit
had closed an aiticle with the sentence, "In taking It ^ ul
the subject, we may add that the safe way to estimu ihe
real value of the different strains. of blood in the trotter i* u
take each straiu and see what it did by itself aud without t ■>
assistance of another recognized strain." Mr. AiDiiiage,
taking up the subject of this point, went into a very dt Ihi ed
and minute examination of tbe trotting records to see w icb
oi tbe families was the superior, tested by this rcle. The
result of his examination is given as follows:

"I commenced at 2:10.} and worked through to the 2:19
class and there stopped, as a margin of about nine seeom s io
one to be sufficient to show were each of the five lending
families belonged upon individual merit, as a prodntrr of
speed, and for the further reason that any family having u..
representatives in the 2:19 or better class was hardly wrliy
of mention in this age of flyers. I have put. the result iu u.o
form of a very simple t ible, and have placed these fam i is
in the probable order of numbers, so fai as I have been n\ la
to estimate. At first I was inclined to place the Vei u ..,.t
Black Hawks ahead of the Mambriuo Chiefs bnt w! u.i I
remembered that for the past generation the' entire
and west had worshipped at the shrine of Mambrino
to tbe practical exclnsion of all other strains, and had ii,-i
every part of those sections with his line of represent i .. > b
against a rapidly waning interest in the Vermont B'atk
Hawks throughout the country for tho same period, 1 ;:i |Hbt
concluded to place the Mambrinos second to the Hau hlt-
tonians in point of number. It is^ however, a matter tlut
the friends of each family can dispose of to please themstlvi s
as it is beyond absolute demonstration. It is not inappro, ri-
ate also to suggest the proposition that whichever family can
carry off the honors in 2:19 or l-etter is logically surer t". \. iu
in the slower classes or easier tests, as the greater includes
tbe less. The result is as follows:

('Clays— Hopeful, 2;14|; American Girl, 2:lfi.,; Lucy, 2 [SI -
J.B.Thomas, 2:18^; Alexander, 2:19. Hopeful, 2:16,1. 2:17,'
2:17, best on record to wagon. Jlambletouiaus— Darby, 2:164 ;
Judge Fullerton, 2:18. Vermont Black Hawk— Charley F- i "!.'
2:16|. ilambri no Chief— Ladv Thome, 2:ISV Other Ba-La.- s
-' ette, 2:19."

' "Hark Comstock,"a very popular writer on trotters, Bpiaks
as follows of Electioneer, another one oi the Clay familj « i u
was by Hambletonian, out of Green Mountain Maid, a daugh-
ter of Sayers' Harry Clay. Let it be remembered tLai
animals not more than frnr years old rarely get their time
below 2:30- What follows is taken from The Spirit of the
Thn& of January last, in which the writer says: " "No
stallion that has yet appeared has, within the same spare
of time, shown so much power to bring out high troitii g
speed from crossing upon mares largely or wholly Jl
thoroughbred blood as Electioneer. He has twelve t miters
to his credit with records in the 2::jU list. The fatttsl
of these is Anteeo, from a three-quarter thoroughbred mare
possessing the blood of Bonnie Scotland, Monarch and
the famous Fashion by imported Trustee. From the n:ime
mare he also got Antevolo with a four-year-old recoid of
2:19.V. From a mare by JohnNelsoD, son of imoorted Tm-Ue,
Tie got Albert W., record 2:20$, and from the Mrbtly
thoroughbred mare Dame "Win me by Planet, out ul Liz,
Mardis by imported Glencoe, got theyoaog stallion Pal > Abo,
that trotted a public trial as a two-yeav-old in 2:23 , s n e
doing quarters at a 2:13 gait." Power like (his to convert
the ricn bbod of the best racing thoroughbred st'aius td
trotting uses is a great advantage. Maud S. andJav^
See, the two fastest trotters in- the world, stand -in e-. id- ncj
that however high au estimate may be placed up< u tlifl
power of trottii g blood alone it can still be improve bj ail
admixture of the best running blood. It has been uu-hl
that running blood is a hinderance and drawback, bi.t the
fastest mare and gtldiog known to the trotting world si^ud
in advocacy of a thoroughbred cross, while such otbei great
trolters as Clingstone, 2:14; Trinket, 2:14; Lola, 2:15; Famy
Witherspoon, 2:16}, and many others that can be nth tffl
are strong evidence that if, as its opponents claim, it h s lu
natural trotting instinct, it at least has the ability to gn.
More ability and less instinct would greatly improve s< me rj
the cold-blooded trotters when the heats are split. Bet when
a two-year-old, out of a strictly thoroughbred mare,
trots a mile in2:23|,'it is pretty evident thatthe "hinderaucef
attributed to the use of thoroughbred blood must in this
case be nominal. Only iu a single case has any two-year-old
been known to trot faster in pnblio, and that one instance is a
filly by Electioneer. "When we look through his list of
public performers we find that Electioneer h:is five twi -year-
olds with records ranging from 2:21 to 2:29$, a scort) un-
equaled and uuapproached by any other sire? Hence it is
evident tbat be possesses a power of the very highest order
to impart natural trotting speed. This power to impress his
individuality, as far as relates to his innate dispostion to trot,
is so great tbat he makes his progeny trot, even (hough t he
mares from which they are got bad very little trotting ability.
The Clays deVive their be^ qualities from Trustee.

To note all tbe descendants of the great Trustee that lutve
trotted under 2:25 would be to make a very long list. 1 will
mention a few of them only: Epaulette, by Auditor, out ((
My Lady by imp. Trustee, bas a record of 2:19. He whs
purobased last summer by Mr. liobert Steel, of Phila lelpbia,
for §22,500. Jim Irving. 2:23, and Young Jim, 222, \vi ro
out of the same dam as Epaulette. Tbey ore from Lei hi
Sir William, wh«»se dam was by imp. Contract, a brother uf
Trustee, both by the great English horse Catton.

American Girl, hereafter to be mentioned, was out <-f*
Contract inare. The brown more Trusty by Marlborough,
son of imp. Trustee, produced Deucalion, 2:22; Scotlaud <
Maid, 2:28 J, and Lucia, tbe dam of Day Dream, whose four-
year-old record was 2:2 If. Young Jim was sire of Butterflv,
2:192- The fourth dam of Jerome Eddy, 2:16£, a arandso'u
of Harry Clay, was by imp. Trustee. In what has been said
I have had no intention to unduly magnify the Clay family of
trotters at the expense of other lines. I think they owe their

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great excellence to the thorough blood which the possess,
and to a particular strain of thorough blood in which our
Virginia people are very largely interested. In what has
been said I have aimed to lead up to the principal object of
this article, which is to urge the advantage of relying on the
Trustee blood in our breeding of thoroughbred trotters.

The Revenue Trustee, John Minor Botts did inestimable
service to Virginia in giving us the noble horse Revenue,
the best son of imp. Trustee. He had no thought when he
sent Rosalie Somers to_ that great horse of anything but
running races. "He little Breamed that he was planting in
Virginia- an unrivaled family of racers in harness. He built

better than he kuew.
— Imported Trustee, the sire of ~ttw- Revenue, was bred in
Yorkshire, the best horse region in Eogland, aud was a son
of Caltou, one of the mott noted horses ever produced.
"Druid" and English writers of high repute say: "Few lines
of blood have done more for Yorkshire than the Catton,
whether in racing, hunting or coachiog; in fact nothing
came amiss to bis blood." They have done much for Amer-
ica in improving oar trotting horses. Imported Contract, by
Catton, was Bire o£ the dam of American Girl, with a record
of ?:lb"£, and of the dam of Jinl Irving, record 2:23. Imported
Hootou", out of a Cut Lou mare, was sire of the dam of Luia;
2:15. Trustee was the sire of the gelding Trustee, who was
the horse to trot 20 niilus within an hour. He was also
sire of John NelsoD, who got four colls which trotted inside
of 2:30. Trustee was the graudsire of the dam of George II.
Patcheu, 2:23';, who himself was sire of four horses in the
2:30 list, among them George M. PaU-hen Jr , 2:27, who
again produced seven iu the 2:30 list. Tbis Patchen juuior
was sire of the celebrated Sam Purely, 2:20^, now the prop-
erty of Cap'. FoxbaU Dai nger tit-Id, of H.frisburg, Va., as
valuable a Lorse lor the stud as ever stood in Virginia"}- The
Cations bad, as a family, great reputation as coach ers in
Eogland, a term as to gait synonymous with trotters in
America. The CaUous in America, Trustee, Hooton and
Contract appear iu the pedigrees of many trotters, and are
always rtinked amoug the fastest and stoutest. They
like split heats, and do not seem to get agoing at their beat
until they have been running heat after heat. The dams of
every one of the four best colts of Electioneer has the blood
of Trustee. It is not known to the writer that Electioneer
has got a single fa6t colt out of a thoroughbred mare, except
sUch as have had the blood of Trustee, as in the case of the
great colt Palo Alto, out of Dame "Winnie, a thoroughbred
daughter of Bog well's Planet. Coming now to the Virginia
branch of the Trustees, the original horse of MrJ Botts
produced Revenue Jr., one of whose sons was Earl, 2:26. It
hardly need be said in Virginia that Revenne was the sire of
our renowned horse Plauet, in whom all Virginians feel a sort
of brotherly pride of his full brothers Exchequer and Orion,
and of Engineer and Oakland. The latter has trotted to a
boggy in 2:59 without auy training. Planet got Dame
Winnie, the dam of Palo Alto, whom Governor Stanford, of
California, his owner, claims to be the fastest four-year-old
in the world. PlaDet himself, while on the course as a run-
ner, and without any training to the other gaits, trotted at
Mobile within three minutes for a basket of champagne.
Mr. Helm says: "The trotting action of Planet is often
referred to, and he is spoken much of as English Mambrino —
the Bire of imported Messenger — is characterized. In his dis-
tinguished racing career he would often start in a race in a
sweeping trot in approaching the score." This was a trait
with tne produce of Revenue, aud we may anticipate now
and then seeing these traits come out very notably in the
descendants of Catton, Hooton, Sarpedon, Bertrand, Gray
Eagle, Trustee, Revenue, Planet, Exchequer, and above all
in the daughters of Melbourne.

Exchequer was the sire of Lucille, 2:21, and of Rigolette,
2:29A, and is the only strictly thoroughbred living or dead
entitled under the rules to registration as a standard trotting
stallion. He was sire also of ihe mare which produced
Minnie R., 2:19. Minnie's records is pacing, 2:16$; trotting,
2:19- pacing in double harness, 2:23]-. She is the only ani-
mal that has gone at both gaits within 2:20, and is the best
variety performer on_the course. Her pacing faculty is
merely accidental. ("For one, I have more-expectation of phe-
nomenal results fr<>m Minnie R. as a dam than from Maud S.
If Minnie, the granddaughter of Exchequer, could go to Palo
Alto the graudson of Planet, first cousins, of Boston Trustee
blood, then we might expect an offspring that would go the
mile in 2:02 or 2:00. They are both Trustee Bostons after an
outcross on the side of the mare with a running and on the
side of the horse with a trotting strain.
" EngineeT'was sire of a mare, out of Corinne by Bailie Pey-
ton, all thoroughbreds, that won the four-year-old trotting
race at Frederick City, Md., against a field of colts. They all
do it, and they possets not only the atamina of thoroughbreds
but the trotting proclivity of the best trotters.^' 3am :s StBnTT-
ins in a region of country where there are many descendants
of" Engineer's, and we have promise already uf fine results.,^
When we consider that Planet and Exchequer spent their '
lives where trottiLg was not iu favor and were under severe
training as iunners, their performances in thd trotting stud
are simply marvelous.

- Boston comes grandly into the trotting records; nor mast
we forget that Planet and Exchequer were something more
than Trustees through their sire Revenue. Their dam was
Maiot Doswell's grand old Nina, by Boston, wbo was the
great grandsire of Maud S., 2:08$, the fastest trotter that haa
vet appeared on the American course. TheCattonsare good,
the Trustees are good, so are the Revenues. But if you add
to the noble blood of these through Planet, Exchequer, Orion,
and I will add, Oakland, who was grandson of The Queen,
then we have the superb and everlasting blood ot Boston, the
best ingredient as such that can be put into the American
trotter Enough has been said to show that there is in the
Trustees an ineradicable capacity to trot and to trot very fast.
This capacity is palpably intensified in Planet, Exchequer,
and their descendants. Whence this intensification? The
Virginia descendants of Revenue are a combination of the
Trustee and Boston bloods. The increased trotting potency
of the Trustees thus crossed is a subject of importance. How
are we to account lor the super-excellence of this class of
Trustees, just now illustrated by Palo Alto and. Maud S.?
Boston traces by many lines of ascent to English Eclipse. A
verv early writer (Lawrence) thus describes this prodigy of
horses- "His hindquarters, or croup, appeared nigher than
his fore-band. Professoi Charles Vealde, St. Bel, Professor
of the Veterinary College of London, gave the height of
E-Iipse at the withers as 66 inches, and at the rump 67 incnes.
He had a considerable length of waist, and stood over a great
deal of ground. His agility was great. No horse ever threw
Mb haunches with greater effect. Many Eclipses, I remem-
ber, bent their knees, and were remarkably high goers.

Brown in bis "Sketches of the Horse," says: "Eclipse
seemed to combine all the qualities which constitute an excel-
lent racer. His stoutness, form and action were excellent.
He had a vast stride, and certainly never a horse threw his
haunches below him with more vigor or effect; and his hind
legs were bo spread in his gallop that a wheelbarrow might

^\sixth heats, respectively, in 2:28, 2:29 and 2:30. This is

have been driven between them. Bis agility was great and
his speed extraordinary."

Trotting was not in vogue in the days of the great Eclipse,
and this description of a first-class trotter is almost prophetic.
Boston was his descendant through oue or two lines, and we
need be at no Itfssj therefore, to account for the super-excel-
lence of such Trustee-Boston prodigies as Palo Alto aud Maud
S. Great expectations from the Virginia hor^e Manchester.
A few months ago a four-year-old ioare^ Vernette, by Man-
chester, a grandson of Revenue, out of a granddaughter of
Boston, won an eight-heat race with a record of 2:32A, aud
afterwards won a six-heat race, trotting the fourth, fifth and

wonderful time for a four-year-old. Her owner claims that
with a full brother of this filly he will beat the best stallion
time on record, 2:13J.

About the Virginia-bred horse Manchester there is some-
thing very significant to be said. There was a full brother to
the celebrated trotters and sires Volunteer and Sentinel, both
of whom got trotters of records below 2:30. But this horse,
Hetzell's Hambletonian, got but one who trolted under 2:30,
and he is not known to-day; but when he was put to a
daitgher of Revenue, out of a granddaughter of Boston, he
got a Colt (Manchester) wbo can go iu 2:20, and who gets
troiters, Vernette being one of then*. The owner of Man-
chester bought him in Manchester, Va., took him -to the
north, and is Dcfw deriving a handsomer income from him
than auy Virginia farmer can make on our best farms. But
however phenomenal the cross of old Boston may be, itought
not to be risked on all trottiug strains. We ate always safe
when we depend upon Trustee tor the trot. It is to be said
of the Trustees that the trotting talent in tbem keeps up as
long as a d'opof Trustee blood is traceable; and, what is
peculiar and very exceptional, one sex breeds trotters as well
as the other. Families usually perpetuate their qualities
through one sex or the other, rarely through bo'h. The
Trustees produce trotters through one sex as well as the
other. There is much more that ought to be said on this
interesting subject, but I have already taxed the patience of
the readers and burdened the columns of the Spirit beyond
reason, and it must be left unsaid. Let me repeat in brief
the propositions that have iieen advanced. The farmers (I
prefer the old term, planters) of eastern Virginia would do
well to combine with tobacco, their money crop, the breediog
of trotters. These bring at least twice as much as ordinary
horses, and more even than running horses. We have the
mares and horses from which to breed to best advantage in
the descendants of Revenue, Enquirer, Planet, Exchequer,
and generally of our Virginia branch of the Trustee family.
We have also Sam Purdy, one of the best of the Clay (or
Kentucky) branch of this great family. Many of cur own
'Trustees combine the inspiriting and invigorating blood of
Boston* invaluable as a cross upon the Trustees. We have
Oakland still living* and we have more of Enquirer's descen-
dants than are elsewhere to be found. Surely nil these con-
ditions are as favorable as could be desired. We have a
climate free alike from extremes of heat and cold, with the
grass, grain and provender produced and matured in such an
atmosphere. We have all the peculiar conditions of soil and
seasons which made Virginia in other dayB the heaven of
thoroughbreds. We live where lived before us those pa'rons
of the turf and knights of the racing lists who imported the
best animals from England, who bred the best horses of their
day, and who gave name and renown to our State in the
noble art of perfect horsemanship aud unequaled horse breed-
ing. Among them were Mr. Morton, who brought Traveler
over the sea; Mr. Baylor, who imported Fearnaught; many
other liberal importers, Mr. Hoomes, the Merritts and their
colleagues; Mr. Taylor, who bred Sir Archy; Mr. Mosley,
who reared Duroc; Mr. Wickham, wbo gave us Boston; Mr.
Ball, the owner of Florizel; Mr. Duvall, learned in pedigrets;
Colonel William R. Johnston, Napoleon in numberless cam-
paigns; John Minor Botts, the proud master of Revenne; and
later, aud far from least, Thomas Doswell, Sr., of Bullfield,
who bred Nina and her celebrated progeny. Much of our
State's wealth has perished since those days, and we may not
regain it for years to come; but the fact remains that we have
the best thoroughbreds of the class to make troiters, and we
have thereby an interest iu the thoroughbred as a trotter
scarcely less important than that which we formerly had in
him as a runner. Let us not fail to avail ourselves of these
advantages. Yours, R. W. Hughes.

A Race-Track Mystery.

It is said that no more sure or profitable investment can be
made in the environs of New York than in buildingand laying
out a race- track in the most improved and costly manner, under
a rich and influential management. "There's millions in
it," as Colonel Sellers would have remarked in looking over
the balance sheet of such a prosperous undertaking as the
Coney Island Jockey Club, and the Brooklyn Club promises
almost as well in the future. The American Jockey Club is
not founded on so solid a financial basis, as the track does
no^ belong to the Association, but to the Jerome Park Villa
Site Company, the members of which will realize immense
profit in their original investments when the property is
divided up aud sold. It is natural that these wealthy and
enterprising associations should regard the entrance of a
rival in this rich field of investment with no great favor;
thus the annouocement that a new jockey club had /been
formed to build a first-class track at Astoria, Long Island,
created a great impression in New York sporting circles. As
the officers of the new scheme, that was to rj£,carried out on
the most princely style, were not generally well known, the
whole affair appeared to be such a mystery that the news-
papers all sec about investigating the matter. The Neio York
Time* thus alluded to the matter:

"Naturally the scheme is looked upon askance by the
members of other jockey clubs and with considerable sus-
picion by horsemen generally, because no well-known horse-
owner nor anyone with any financial standing is known in
connection with the enterprise. It seems an absolute impos-
sibility to build a race-track, grand stand, stables and all the
accessories between this and the Fourth of July, when it is
announced the meeting is to begin. Still, work has been
begun after a fashion at Astoria and the scheme may develop
into something or other some time. The shrewdest gnessers
about the whole matter are probably those who believe that
the whole thing i6 a speculation to create a jockey club and
a race-track to be sold to the highest bidder. Should there
really be capital back of the enterprise, it is supposed that
.parties interested in real estate over in Astoria are furniBbing
it with the eventual intention of disposing of property they
have on hand at an increased price. One of the two theories
is probably correct, but which it is time alone will tell. No
one puts mnch faith in the yarn that California parties have
put up the capital to swing so big an enterprise, with the
great big possibilities of only Blight returns and the well-
known fact that the new club will have the vigorous opposi-
tion of all'the established associations,"

Bay District Races.

The final day ofthe spring running meeting was brought
to a close on Saturday with a very fair attendance and
spirited racing. The first event was a purse for three-year-
olds, a mile aud a sixteenth, for which B. C. Holly'B Fus-
ilade's Last was so great a favorite as to be left out of the
pools, when Bolero sold a slight favorite over King Alfred.
It was a very pretty run for Fuslaide's Last, who took and
maintained the lead to the finiBh iu very good Btyle in 1-53A
The second event was a mile and repeat, for which sfd
was in demand at $50 against §25 for the field, in which
were Hermes and Adeline. There were a good many
racing experts who thought that after the free use that Mr
Holly had made of Sid during the meeting, that he would
in this instance meet with his first defeat. But this judg-
ment was altogether erroneous, as Sid won handily in 1-451
and 1 :44, which was a good performance considering that the
track was by no means fast, and that a very high wind was
blowing acrosB the grounds. Sid showed his true mettle in
the UDal heat, as when pressed by Hermes be made the last
half-mile in 49| seconds, but this was not official Adeline
looked as if she was short of work, and she will probably
make a better showing at the Blood Hor3e Meeting The
third race was a desh of three-quarters of a mile, for which the
held, in which were Belshaw and John S., sold at §40 a^aiost
$18 for Johnuy Grey. The latter cut out the running but
in the straight be was overhauled by Belshaw who was an
eaBy winner in 1:16. There was an arranged race for the
close of the proceedings that created a great deal of disgust
and discontent. It was a dash of half a mile, between Nor-
ton ridden by Stover, Hancock by Bayliss, and Joe Cham-
berlain by Lottndge, at ungiven weights.and for an unknown
consideration. The bettiug was almost as erratic as the
race itself, which resulted in Norton the favorite being left at
the post, and in Hancock coming in first in 50 seconds. After
some consultation the race and bets were declared off.

Bay DisTmcr Teack, April 7th.-Kirst Race.-Pnrse §160. for three-
year-olds. A dash of a mile and a sixteenlh

B' ^n^0,1^'8 Ch f Fu8llade'6 Last> ». ^ J. W. Norton, dam Fusilade

105 Ids Hazlitt 1

Van Ness & Milroy's b c Bolero, 3, by Norfolk, 'dani Neapolitan, 110

D. McCarty's b g King Alfred' by KinY Alphonso," dam fUslflOT "*

lbs - ' : -■•••■■• ■ Stewart 3

Time, 1:534.

Second Race. -Purse S20O. One mile and repeat- for all aces
B. C. Holly's br c Sid by Siddartha, dam Vestella, 3, 97 lbs Hazlit'fc 1 1
L. A. BlasiDgame's b h Hermes by Bayswater, dam He'rcladae

aged, 116 lbs Blincoe 2 2

Van Neis & Mllvoy's ch m Adeline by Enquirer, dam Analyue 1

1071bB *-. •■;•■•• Stewart 3 3

Time, 1:45*. 1:14.

Third Kace.-Purse $150, for all ages. A dash of three-quarters of
a mile. ™
W. E. Hazlitt's bg Belshaw, aged, by Wildldlo, dam Susie William-
son, 107 lbs Hazlltt 1

George Howaon'B g g Johnny Gray, aged, by Sbiloh, dam Margary,

H. Stover's ch g John S„ 4, by Leinster,' d'am ! Lilly *H.". lu^lbs.

- McDonald 3

Time, 1:16.

The Hearst Stable.

The reports from Sacramento in regard to tbis important
stable are very encouraging, so that under Matt Allen's able
management we may expect that the horses will mate a fair
record during this coming season, that is if they estape the
danger of the overland trip and the sudden change of climate
thiB early in the year. Surinam has wintered well, and grown
in size and substance, so that it is the more to be regretted
that he is not entered in the Kentucky Derby. Surinam was
last season one of the best of our two-year-old performers,
but unfortunately he was disqualified through foul riding
from secm-ing two or three leading events in which he cacue
in first. Matt Allen expresses himself as greatly pleased with
the appearance and performance of the finely bred three-year-
old tilly Gorgo, by Isonomy, dam Flirt by Hermes, whose
racing services have been secured for the Hearst colors from
the Talo Alto Ranch. Excellent reports are made also as to
the tine string of two-year-olds now in active training. Fol-
lowing is a f nil list of the horses under Matt Allen's charge-

True Briton, imp., blk h, 4, by John Bull, dam Robie.

Banbridge. b c, 4, by King Ban, dam Dixie's Warflag. '

Surinam, b c, 3, by Joe Hooker, dam Addie C.

Glen Echo, b c, 3, by Glenelg, dam Echoless.

Trade Wind, imp., b c, 3, by Goldborough. dam Rosemary.

San Simeon, imp., br c, 3, by Peter, dam Pertilla.

Rhoua, ch c, 2, by Flood, dam Rosetta.

Kenneth, b c, by Joe Hooker, dam KatbarioB.

Philander, ch c, 2, by Wildidle, dam Precious.

Evaleta, oh f, 2, by Hock-Hocking, dam Vixen.

Virginia S , ch f, 2. by Joe Hooker, dam Hattie Ball.

Gorgo, blk f, 3, by Isonomy, dam imp. Flirt.

, imp., blk f, 3. by Darebin, dam Saphietans.

Question, ch f, 3, by Monday, dam Fostress.

, imp., b f, 3, by Goldsborough, dam China Rose.

Considering the difficulties of forming a new stable by
purchase, Matt Allen appears to have made a judicious selec-
tion of fast and enduriDg stock.

A New Racing Association.
A meeting has beeu arranged by the executive officers of
the Southern California Breeders' Association, to take place
at the Pacific Beach Trotting Park at San Diego, on May 2d
and May 3d next, for which the programme is as follows:

FIRST DAY.

First Race— Gentlemen's race, for horses without a record
a purse of §200, owners to drive. Mile heats, best three in
five.

Second Race— Running, Purse of $100. Dash of half a mile
for all ages.

BECOND DAY.

First Race— Purse $250, for the three-minute class. Mile
heats, best three in five.

Second Race— Purse $250, free for all. Mile heats, besl three
in rive.

Third Race— Pacing, Purso $250, free for all pacers mile
heats, best three in five.

The entries to the above events will close with the secre-
tary on April 25th.

These races are to be strictly local in their interest, and
only horses that have been in San Diego County since Maroh
1st last are eligible to entry.

The Pacific Beach Trotting Park is situated about six miles
from the city aud can be reached either by the California
Southern Railroad, or by a motor line. The traok was
recently inspected by Budd Doble, and was Denounced as
well laid out. It is expeoted that a regular race meeting will
be held on this track next October, open to horse
parts of the State,

%ht ^iuzeitt attd J^Qrtswwn.

April 14

The UpCouatry Race-Horses-

Editor Breeder and Sportsman;— Two weeks ago I gave
you some notes upon the trotters at Sacramento and other
places, and then I promised to furnish some items concern-
ing the runners at that place. The interest in trotting and
trottiug horses is receiving a wonderful impulse in the East
and here on this Coast, and from what I can see and hear I
think the runners and running are bulling their own in the
public estimation. More tnoroughbred horses are being
bred, more put in training, more race tracks built, more race
meetings given, bigger and better purses hung up, and more
people are attending the races. In Sacramento eighty
thoroughbred horses, whose ancestors never looked through
a collar, are exercisiog every day on the track. There are
more stables with more horses emm at any former time. The
list of owners contains many old familiar names, and some
entirely new ones. Porter Ashe has a good stable under the
care of Kelly and Garland. Among tne horses working I
uoticed Tribulet, the big King Ban horse. He has improved
very much in appearauce since last fall. He has idled and
rounded out and he seems to be in splendid condition for the
coming campaign. After all the rough usage he got last sea-
son he was a wonderfully good burse at the Blood Horse
Meeting, aud he should do credit to his owner and California
in his improved condition the cumiug season. He is eDgaged
in the Blood dorse Mealing in ihe uiiJe and mi!e and turee-
eightbs, and ho has engagement* all t trough the seasun in
tbe East. The Griustead hlly Geraluiue is not engaged at the
Blood Ho:se, but she is engaged in ihe East. She has not
grown very much since last year, but has rilled out and
looks better. She is addiDg to the satisfaction of Kelly.
Snowdrop has improved from last year's looks, and looks tit
for a race no n. Idaline Cotton is looking and moving so well
as to warrant the belief that she will go to ihe frout. Gladis,
a two-year-old bay tilly by Flood— Kighn, by Glengarry, is a
promising tillv, and is engaged at the Blood Horse Meetiug
iu thetive-oighths dash. SinUre, a two-year-old by KyrleDaly
— Cousin Pcggv, is also engaged at the Blood Horse. Elwood
has erown since last seas jn, but whether he has improved in
temper is still to be seen. All tbe horses in Ashe's stable
look well, and the condition speaks well for Kelly and Gar-
laud's handling.

The inimitable and only Dan Dennis :m is in charge of Mr.
Train's stable, which iucludes, Dave DuugUs, the game little
son of Leiuster— Lillie Simpsun by Newry, brother to Nor-
folk. Dave is in tine form, and looks tit to go in any company
his distancs and wilh his weight. He is engaged in the mile
and repeat, and the mile and three-fourths at the Blood
Horse meeting. Blue Bonnet, by Joe Hooker — Kate CarsoD,
by Joe Daniels, has grown through the winter, and is now a
big, tine-looking mare. She is in the Introduction Purse and
the' three-fourths mile dash at the Blood Horse. Katie A.,
brown tilly, five years, by Bullion, dam by imp. Mickey Free,
is a good-looking mare and should pay her way. She is in two
selliugr aces. The five-year-old brown mare Hadie, by King
AlDhomo — imp. Inverness, looks well enough to be a valu-
able addition to this stable. She is in the Introduction
Purse, mile, and three-fourths mile dash. Lucky Dan, bay
gelding, four years, by Compromise — irankie Devine by
Wildidle, is a racy-looking horse, and Dan says "he will
prove a poor man's friend."

Wm. N. McCurmick and Joe Courtney are with Winters'
string, and it is doubtful if there were ever eight two-year-olds
that were larger and finer looking than the eight of this
Btable. Czar of Norfolk, by Norfolk— Marion, is the biggest
and finest looking of all that family which includes the
Eojperor, Prince, King, Duke and Duchess of Norfolk. He
stands more than sixteen hands high and looks tbe race-horse
all over and McCormick says "he has more speed than any
horse ever saddled." Don Joe, brother to Ed. Corrig*n and
Pocaiillo, is another big fellow. He is almost sixteen hands
high, and big in proportion. Broncho is a large chestnut,
and is tuo fine-looking for such a degrading name. He is
fifteen hands and three inches. Telish is a stout roan, and
looks as though he could carry weight in the mud or over a
distance. He is brother to Alta and Miss Courtney. Leigh,
by Joe Hooker— Illusion by Alarm, is a brown, and as big as
the rest of them. Joe Courtney is a chestnut and brother
to Porter Ashe, and looks like a four-year-old in size and
development. Mellenite, brother to Dynamite, is the largest
colt of the string. He is by Joe Hooker— Belle by Norfolk.
His grandam is Big Gun, the dam of Jim Benwict, and he
s good-lookiug enough to be as good as Jim wbb. If these
colts get East iu good condition, and are as good as they
look, they will win added laurels for Norfolk and Joe Hooker,
and California, too.

Frank DepoiBter has Edelweiss, the daughter of Joe Hooker
and Yolone, and Heliotrope, a full sister. Edelweiss has
gone through the winter well and thickened up. She usually
has a delicate look as though severe preparation was not to
her liking. Now she gives one the impression that ahe could
stand plenty of grief, carry more weight, and go a longer
route. Heliotrope is a stouter filly than her sister was at the
same* age, and bids fair to be a better campaigner. She
works to please her trainer. Verona, by Jim Gannon —
Lizzie P. by Leinster, is a good-loookiig chestnut filly, three
years. Sbe is engaged in the Blood Horse Meeting, and will
then show what metal she is made of. Cannie Scot is an
old acquaintance of your readers, and proved in bis two-
ytur-old form that he is a good one. He has grown and
improved, and will, if fit, be a good call this season. He is
iu the Derby and mile and three-quarter dash at the Blood
Hoise. atid in the American Derby and Sheridan Stakes at
Chicago. Sheridan, a chestnut colt, two years by Leinster—
Jane by Bazaar, is a big, tiue-tinisbed fellow, and if there is
anything in looks should be a race-horse. Depoister also
has a bay two-year-old colt by Duke of Norfolk — Lou
Spencer by Norfolk, and Jim Duffy, so well known to horse-
men. I did not Bee Mo i ray's stabl*-, and cannot tell what
he has or what tbey look like. As be has twelve in training
he must have some good ones.

The riearot Stable, in charge of Malt Allen, has seventeen
or eighteen at work. Suriuam, the winner of the Autumn
Slakes at the Blood Horse last fall, ib now a fine-look-
ing horse and woiks to pleafe Allen. Glen Echo has
developed into a big race-horse, and stands sixteen bands
high Trade Wind, a black three-year-old Australian by
Goldsborongb, is a colt of great size, form and substance, and
should carry weight and go the distance with the best of
them. True" Britton, anothpr Australian, should be a good
one. He is in tbe Sabnrban and Merchants. Banbridge by
Kin° Ban is a four-year-old bay stallion, over sixteen hands
higb° with the King Ban look. He is now a stouter-looking
Lorse than Tribulet, and I should expect him to stand more
work and a harder preparation. In his work he shows
speed and courage. Question, of whom so much was
expected by Allen last fall, has improved very much, and is

now in good form. She is expected by all connected with
the stable to pay ber way this season. A three-year-old
Darebin filly is sixteen hands and one inch, and big all over.
She should be a good one when she is matured. Phono is
a two-year-old colt by Flood, and stands 15.2, and if as good
as he looks will win. Philander, by Wildidle — Precious, and
Kenneth by Jce Hooker — Katharion, are large promising colts.
Then there are Virginia S. by Joe Hooker — Lottie Lee, and
two Australian coltB by Goldsborough, all looking and mov-
ing well. Evaleta, by Hock-Hocking, dam by Saxon, is a
strudy looking tilly. Leonoke and Gorgo are in good form
for this time of year. The past winter has been most unfavor-
able for regular work, and the sudden changes of weather
resulted in colds and coughs, and Hearst's stable has labored
under these disadvantages with all others, but the horses are
looking remarkably tit, and as though they would bring no
discredit to their enterprising owner or to their trainer. I am
sure the stable will carry tbe best wishes of all CalifornianB
when they go East.

Mr. L. U Shiupee, the President of the State Agricultural
Society, has for years had a large number of well-bred trotters.
Last year he established a stable of runners. He sent EiBt
ind bought several fillies, rich in the best thoroughbred
blood. He has a two-year brown filly Picnic, by imp. Mr.
Pickwick, dam imp. Countess by Theobald, and she looks
very much like Mollie McCarty at the same age; brown filly
Acquito by Longtaw, dam Acquittal by Calvin; bay filly Free
Love by Luke Blackburn, dam Jeanette Norton by Leaming-
ton; chestnut tilly Kathlene by Longtaw, dam Athlone by
Pat Maloy; bay filly Glencola by Glengarry, dam Marcola
by Monarchist; bay filly Songstress by Luke Blackburn, dam
imp. MilHbran by Cathedral, the son oi Newminsfcer; bay
filly Libberty-Flibbet by bullion, dam Flibberty-Gibbit by
Kingfishei; chestnut filly Agces B. by Glengarry, dam Ensue
by Enquirer; chestnut filly Ernestine by Bertram, dam Kitty
H. by King Ernest; bay col1:, two-year*, by Joe Hooker, dam
Ada O'Neil by Leinster; also brown filly by Glengarry, dam
by King AlDhonso. All these, except the Hooker colt, are
in the hands of Ab. Stembler. They are as tine-looking a lot
of fillies as can be seen anywhere, although not so large as
California raised tilhes of the same age. They are all engaged
here and in the East, and it is to be hoped they will meet
with such siccess as will encourage Mr. Shippee to establish
a great stable of thoroughbreds.

California will be better and more largely represented in
the East this season than ever before. Mr. Haggin must
have the largest number of youngsters at work on his place
ever owned by one person iu America, and Baldwin, I hear,
will take a string of twenty-seven East. At this rate of
increase in stables and horses, California will soon have a
more numerous representation on the turf than even Ken-
tucky.

Tbe Directors of the State Agricultural Society havebought
more ground and will put up more stallB for horses and
other stock. There will be other Improvements which will
add to the many attractions which that institution offers to
exhibitors. From recent observations extending from Shasta
to Fresno, I am sure that the fair of 1883, both at the Park
and in the Pavilion, will be the best ever held in the State.

H. Latham.

1888. 1888.

Fresno Fair Grounds

ASSOCIATION.

DISTRICT RA.CES,

District compused of Fresno, Mariposa, Merced, Tulare, and

Kerne Counties.

COMMENCING

WEDNESDAY, - - MAY 23d,

AND ENDING

FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1888.

3 THREE DAYS 3

Free for all Horses in the District

Wednesday, May IB 3d

No l— Running Race— One-h:ilf mile dmh. Purse 8100.
No. -— Running Race— Three-fourth b mile and repeat. Purse $150;
■f50 to second horse.
No. 3— Tbotting Race— '2:34 Class; three moneys. Purse $250,

Thursday, May 25th.
No. i— owning Race— One mile and repeat. Purse $150; S30 to sec-
ond horse.

No. 5— Tbotting Race— 2:4o class free for Trotters an i Pacers.
Purse $200; three moneys.

No. 6— Trotting R\ce— Free for all Three-yea r-oldB and under, best
two in three. Purse $160, three moneys.

Friday, May 25th.
No. 7— Bunking Race— Two mile dash. Purse $200; $50 to second
horse.

No. 8— Tbotting Race— Three minute class, free for Trotters and
Pacers. Purse $100: three moneys.

No. 9— Trotting Rack— Free for all Trotters and Pacers. Purse
?20D; three moneys.

CONDITIONS.
AU trotting and pacing raceB to be trotted best three in five, except
the three-Year-old unless otherwise specified; five to enter and three
to start. But the Board reserves tlie right to hold a Icbs number than
five to fill by a withdrawal ot a proportionate amountof the purse. En-
trance fee U per cent, on purse to accompany nominations. Trotting
and pacing purses divided at the rate of 60 per cent, to first horse, 30 per
cent, to Becoiid, and 10 per cent, to third.

American Association rules to govern all trotting, pacing and run-
ning racen, but the Board reserves the right to trot heats of any two
classes alternately, if necessary to finish any dap's racing, or to trot a
special race between heats. A horse makinga walk-over shall be en-
titled only to the entrance money paid in. When less t;_an the required
number of srartera appear they may contest for the entrance money, to
be divided as follows: &$% to the first, and 33^; to t lie second.

Fillies Hod Geldings shall be allowed 3 Idb.. and Maidens shall be
allowed 5 lbs.

In all entries not declared out by bix p. m. of the day preceding the
race shall be required to start.

"A'here there is more than one entry by one person or in one inter-
est the partlcultr horBe they are to start must be named by 6 p. m. of
the duy preceding the race. No added money paid for a walk-over.

A horse winning a race is entitled to first money only, except when
distancing the field, then to first and third moneys.

It, iu The oinnlon of the Judges, any race cannot be finished on tbe
closing day of the term.it maybe contiuued or declared off, at the option
of the Judges.

In all raceB noted above, five or more paid-up entries required to
fill, and three or more horses to start.

Tn case any named race for a certain day does not fill, the Board
reserves the right to change the <ui ■ of any other eventontbe pro-
gramme if deemed necessary due notice oeing given to the parties
interested at any time previous to ^Vlay 10th.

Non-starters in runningraces will be held for entrance under Rule 36.
Racing colors to be named in entries.

In trotting rn^es, drivers will be required to wear caps of diBtinct
colors, which must be named in their entiles.
All races to be called at 1 o'clock sharp .

Entries to all the above races to close with tbe Secretary. Friday.
April 20th. LEWIS II *« II I'r •eslftent.

IU. I. BALDWIN, Secretary. aprH

THE KENNEL,

Dog ownerB sre requested to Bend for publication tbe ear neBt possi
ble notices of whelps, sales, names claimed, presentations and deaths
In their kennels, In all instances writing plainly names of sire and da*u
and of grandparents, colore, dates and breed.

The Western Field Trial Association met on March 16th
last in Kansas city, and disbanded. The reasons given were
that it had failed to accomplish what it deserved, and that
without holding its meetings in tbe south there was little
hope of being snccessfnl.

Mr. A D. Lewis has been selected to edit the American
Kennel Club Stud Book in place of Mr. Yredenfrugb, the
latter, however, still remaining Secretary of the American
Kennel Club,

The Cincinnati Sportsmen's Club will give a dog show
during the present month.

Visits.

Mr. E. Duggau's imp. greyhound Cora, by Anticipation —
Fly, to Shea's Ben Ah, March 17th. 18S8.

Pacific Kennel (Jlub Show-

The cloBiDg of the inaugural show of the Pacific Kenoel
Club on Saturday night last ended the first thoroughly man-
aged dog show ever given in San Francisco. Former shows
have all been open to objections, but the latest could not be
criticized untavorably in any respect. The buildiog used
was pronounced by gentlemen who bad seen shows else-
where the best adapted for the purpose they had ever seen.
There was ample room to bench three thousand dogB if so
many had been entered. Roomy aonex.es in which to exer-
cise the animals were at command, aud an enclosed sand-
lot was rented for the use of the dogs and at regular intervals
they were taken from the benches and given the run of the
enclosure. The provisions for feeding were well made, aDd
an ample supply of milk, meat and Spratt's Biscuits were
always at hand. No higher praise can be given that depart-
ment of the management than to state the fact that not a
case of illness of any sort accurred during the show. The
benchiDg was roomy and the aisles wide, so that crowding
and incident bad ventilation were preveuted. The large dogs
were placed in low stalls, five by six feet in dimensions;
the sporting breeds in compartments three by four feet;
tbe terriers in boxes three by two feet, and the toy dog* iu
cages two feet square. In the centre of the vast hall two
judging rings, each 30 by 50 feet, were erected directly uuder
the great skylights, and the judging was all done in bright
sunlight, except that for the specials which waa reserved for
the evenings to interest the attending crowds. Some diffi-
culty was found by the superintendent in securing reliable
attendants. Several of those first engaged, yielding to the
excitement and indulging too freely in stimulants, but after
the first few hoars all such were weeded out and replaced by
steady, painstaking men who were conscientious in caring
for their valuable charges. Very much praise is due Superin-
tendent Carroll for his energy in arranging the Pavilion in
the short time at his disposal, and for his almost ceaseless
oversight of the show in all its details. Secretary Watson
was present most of the time, and always courteous and con-
ciliatory, even under the fearful crossfire of disappointed ex-
hibitors. The secretary worked hard all through the year,
and together with the other officers of the club may well feel
proud of the success attending the tihow. One of the judges,
John Davidsoo, was not unknown to Californians, having
judged in the '86 show. His work in the reoent show gave
satisfaction to all who won firsts and specials. The otherc
were more or less disgruntled, although a violent display of
temper was rare.

About the absolute excellence of his work opinions are
divided. In so far as establishing a clearly defined type, as
his choice goes, his judging was not wholly satisfactory to
the more thoughtful students of form, especially in* the
pointer classes. Admitting, for sake of the argument, that
Mr Davidson's selection of Tom Pinch as the best dog in
his class, tbe best pointer in the show and the best dog in
the show was right, then a just inference is that the dog
which most nearly approached the winner in form should
win second, always provided he was not beaten by condition.
But the judge selected as wiDner of second a dog wholly
unlike Pinch in every point, passing over at least two dogs
wh'ch in the opinion of several he should have preferred.

The non-sporting judge Mr. James Watson, although
known by reputation to many of the exhibitors, had no
acquaintance amoDg them. He came with some predisposi-
tions against him, but his modesty, thoroughness and evident
critical capacity, made friends of about all whom he met.
The non-sporting classes were easy to judge, there being no
close competitions. That portion of the show, although sur-
prisingly good, and proving beyond cavil that interest in
non-sporting breeds is general, was yet not up to a high
standard. Two fairly good St. Bernards, a pretty good
mastiff, three good great DaneB, two deer hounds," a half-
dozen good dachshunde, one good bull-terrier, a fair fox-
terrier and a good black-and-tan terrier, were about all that
were reasonably good in Mr. Watson's classes. He withheld
prizes iu several classes, and properly. The members of flie
various commilsee were efficient, and every department of
the work incident to the show was kept in active operation
without friction. The committee for the first day, Messrs.
Schreiber, Adams and on attache of this paper, was on hand
early, and assigned all dogs to their benches inime'liately
upon arrival, so that by noon the show was ready for visi-
tors, except that the judging rings were not finished until
four p. m. A funny incident of the 6how was the ameteor
tiottet-selling done by Mr. Schreiber in the evenings when
crowds came. That gentleman has acquired the faculty of
making change with great rapidtiy, but when he opened his
window so many knew him and^hook hands with him befora
purchasing their tickets that the entrance about where he
was perchel took on more of the character of a levee than a
ticket office. The receipts of the show were smaller than
was anticipated, being but a little over three thousand
dollars, but it was so clean, orderly, pleasant and good that
the club feels not a bit discouraged, and believes that the
next exhibition will far more than recoup it. Much praise is
due to the veterinary, Dr. Thomas Bowhill, for his attentive
care throughout the show.

In the mastiff dogs Mr. Scott's Dick was a pretty fair dog,
with good coat, stood well on his legs, and had a good skull.
The winner of second, Mrs. Crocker's Don, showed good
breeding, and was evidently a mastiff. Mrs. Key's Jumbo was
without character, had no mastiff head nor quality. Mr.
Crowley's Monarch was weedy, course in tail, ''poor at both
ends aud bad in the middle."

Iu mastiff bitches, Mrs. PreBtou's Aotress showed a good
bitch, fit to show in any company but a collection of cham-
pions. She needs a little more character. .ActreBs was well

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shown. Jas. Sennet's Flora was small and without character.
The rough St. Bernard dogs were only ordinary, several
entered as such being, in fact, mere mongrels. The winner
of first, A. W. Manning's Judge, is a nice puppy, ten months
old, has a good coat and color, but is a little loDg and light in
muzzle and not as large as he might be.

Second was taken by J. H. Auld's Bruce, shown in bad
condition, just home from a sea voyage. He had good color
and good coat with nice markings.

Mr. Zerr's French shown in the class was a Leonberg and
a small one.

Rough St. Bernard bitches were poor. Mr. A. Hoeppner's
Garda took second, first being withheld. She should have
a heavier head; had curly coat and bad color. Mr. A. W.
Manning showed Snowflake, a bitch of no size, weak in head
and short in coat.

Second went to A. Hoeppner's Garda, a curly coated, bad-
colored bitch which should have more head.

In smooth St. Bernard dogs, Mr. R. E. Culbreth's Rector
III received second. Rector III had the best St. Bernard
head in the shuw, and was the only smooth-coated dog. He
is small, was shown dirty, and carried his tail over his
back. But one fair St. Bernard dog (pup) was shown, Mr.
A. "W. Manning's Judge, a smallish, ten-months old dog of
good color and markings, but lacking head. He got firat.
Prizes were withheld in the St. Bernard bitch puppy class.
Newfoundland dogs, two entries, were big but lacked
character, Mr. F. A. Schule's Prince getting a second. No
award was made to the only bitch entered as-a Newfoundland.
The Great Dane exhibit was good, sis appearing. First
went to A. Hoeppner's Cresar, a dog of pretty good size, good
in front but straight behind; a good dog. Mrs. Von Ploen-
nies' Modoc, second, is wide in front, needs more bone and iB
slack io loin. A. Hoeppner's bitch Dora took third. She
needs character in head, bat is a nice upstanding bitch. Lea,
belonging to the same owner, got V. H. C, although rather
weedy. The two unmentioned entries, Mrs. Von Ploennies'
Diana ana Mrs. Crocker's Marco were small, without quality.
Two deerhouud bitches appeared, both owned by C. H.
Jouett. First going to Schula II, the larger and generally
better, the other, Phyllis, getting second.

The greyhound dogs, eleven entries, were very tine in the
average. Old Monarch, a prize winner on many a field for
his owner, J. F. Carroll, took first after a close competition
with P. Lyman's Saturday Night, winner of second, and A.
P. Mordaunta' Sir William II, which took third. Monarch
shows age, bat is all over a greyhound. Saturday Night,
smaller and fine drawn, is a good dog. Sir William II we
fancied very much. He is a tine upstanding dog, well ribbed
and sprung, with good loin, good quarters and shoulders,
clean neck and head, and looking tne workman. V. H. C,
reserved, was given to Capt. Bingham's Tollamore, well
Bhown. Mr. Carroll's Dictator, also Bhown well, got V. H.
C, H. C. being awarded to J. O'Shea's Ben Ali, a rather
common dog. Thos. Brady's Menlo Chief, shown in rather
ragged condition, should have bad V. H. C. instead of the C,
which he received.

Greyhound bitches, twelve entries, were also superior. J.
F. Carroll's Jennie June won out of hand in a hot class.
Second went to a litter bister not so good. A. P. Mordannt's
Lizzie, third, we would have placed second, being a bitch of
more substance. V. H. C, reserved, was not shown at her
best, while D. W. Atwater's Juanita, V. H. C, waB quite out
of form. Old Lady Emma, mother of winners, showing age,
was given H. C, and P. A. McDonald's Camelia, stowing
hard field work, got C.

Greyhound Dog Poppies had but a single entry, Mr.
Carrol's Benelon II, which got a first, In greyhound bitch
puppies two entries, Mr. J, Keating's Gyp, a pretty, well-
shown ten months old bitch took first, and E. J. Mahoney's
Lady Catherine, smallish, got second.

Two dogs were shown as English fox-hounds, both being
imported from England and of the accepted type. The win-
ner of first, D. M. Murphy's Ringwood, is aheavy dog of much
character, not well shown. D. M. Murphy's Landlord,
smaller, and lacking in bone took second.

Native Foxhound Dogs of the black-an3-tan sort so com-
mon, Bix entries were fairly good. A. H. Rickett's Josb,
an able-looking dog won first easily, Becond going to Fritch
and Staniels Joe, rather scraggy. S. E. Fischer's Don took
thiid, being little inferior to the winner of second. J. Homer
Fritch's JacE, son of the same owner's good old Juliet got
V. H. C, and Mr. Rickett's Carlo, badly shown was awarded
an H. C.

Native Foxhound Bitches, two entries and not good. C.
Roos Kate, receiving a firBt, although on a litter. BesBie
owned by C. H. Smith, got a third, why we could not under-
as she ib nondescript looking.

Native Foxhound Dog Poppies were very common, H. W.
Heeth's Hero of no especial merit getting a first, and John
Zammett's Music, small and too fiDe, received a second.

The class for pointer dogs over 55 pounds was a good one,
very good in fact, having seven entries, some of them excel-
lent dogs. Mr. Barney's Tom Pinch, shown in superb
conditkm had almoBt a walk-over for first. For second, we
thought either Mr. L. J. Rose Jr. 's Rush or Mr. A. B. Tru-
man's Rush T, better than the winner of Becond, Mr.
Qlarence A. Haight's Dick. Dick is a large dog of no marked
type, bad in head, long in loin, and not showing good quality.
Mr. Rose's Rush, although not in good coat, and faded in
color, is yet a pointer all over, while Mr. Truman's Rash T.
a bit Black in loin, and having lost a joint or two of tail, is
of much quality and well proportioned. The third went to
Rush T. the dog being shown clean and in good condition.
Rush got V. H. C. res. Mr. L. J. Rose Jr.'s Point was the
V. H. C. dog. Point is another dog like Dick H., very com-
mon in appearance, too large, elack all over. Mr. Gardiner's
Bruce II, not well shown, is a well balanced dog. Mr. Chap-
man's Prince, placed C, is a likely young dog of rather
ordinary quality.

Pointer bitches over 50 pounds were especially good, there
beine five entries. The winner of first, finely shown, was
Mr. H. R. Brown's Donna Sensation, a very handsome and
good bitch. She won liana's down. G. "W. Bassford's
Blossom, a bitch of high quality and excellent form took
second. P. D. Linville's Roberta, plain in head, but roomy
and good back of the head got third. V. H. C. res. went to
P. J. Power's Beauty, a curiously colored and marked bitch,
but a good one. A. B. Elford's Jessie Ranger, took V. H. 0.,
a rather ordinary animal.

In light pointer dogs E. W. Briggs' Climax, soft and rather
dirty had an easy win; second went to H. A. Duggan's Shot,
a very likely little dog. Third was awarded to J. E. "Wat-
son's Old Black Joe, well shown and a dog of much quality,
ralber light behind. Dr. Bowhill's Jack, a black dog of
undeterminate breed but showiog more pointer than anything
else, got V. H. C. res., while Jas. F. Bonnell'a Sportsman,
a dog with cleft noee and lacking character, took H. C.

The light jointer bitches brought three good ones to the
front, first gmng to A. B. Truman's Patti Croxteth T, nicely
shown and a bitch of high quality. G. W. Bassford's Don's
Girl, second, we ibooght inferior in head, coupling and qual-

ity to W. Kittle's and T. L. Potter's Drab D, winner of third.

The pointer dog puppies were good, Mr. E. Kahn's Wade
Hampton took first, a good puppy well shown. Secoud was
given to P. J. Powers' Pat P, also well shown and a nice
youngster. W. Schreiber won third with Laddie, a big
puppy, shown lacking muscle and preparation. A brother
of Laddie, Mrs. H. S. Wort's Fennimore got V. H. C. res., a
very good one but shown out of condition. V. H. C. was
taken by R. M. Wyman's Tolenas, very plain all over.

The pointer bitch puppies, two entiies, were fairly good,
Mr. Geo. W. Bassford's Lottie B, receiving first, a very cleanly
built bitch. Mr. W. D. Howe's Belle H, second, was about
equal to the first all around.

The class for English setter dogs, fifteen entries, was a
most creditable one both in number and quality. All of the
dogs showed form and breeding, and weedy specimens were
rare. Mr. J. B. Barber's Pilot, first, is a fifty pound dog,
with clean-cut head, good coat, good ribbing, good legs, cat
feet, and looks a workman. Secoud went to E. Leavesley's
Ben, a white and orange dog of medium size, having the best
setter head in the show, a bit pinched in the ribs but well
balanced and with particularly good underpinning, shown
badly; with good preparation a hard one to beat. Mr. T. J.
Watson's Hamlet took third, a dog too heavy in the head, but
good otherwise. V. H. 0. res. weut to Geo. Mulltr's Carlo,
well shown. Carlo is a little heavy about the head and car-
ries a cocked tail, but is good in the middle. E. Leavesley's
Rock, V. H. C, badly shown, is beefy all over and is quite
lsack; age is telling on him. Thos. Higgs' Rover H, Ii. (..'.,
was quite plain but not marked badly anywhere. T. J. Wat-
son's Belmont W, C, showed slack, as though needing work;
a good dog, worth V. H. C. in the class. Albert Peri's Jasper
B, just from Mr. Llewellin's kennel, has a Clumber spaniel
head and a bad tail, but is roomy and very good in the middle
and shows proper substance, a worker and likely looking dog.
D. E. Goodman's Ben Boldt, showing great quality, is too
big, inclined to have a wavy coat and is thick about the
skull. G. T. Allender's John G, a littler brother to the win-
ner of first, is a much plainer dog and not of high form. J,

B. Martin's Dashing Money, heavy in head, good in fore-
quarters, is scant behind and was unplaced. Henry May's
&jax, just from England, is a big, rawooned, red and wuite
dog ot not much quality but looking the "bruiser."

English setter bitches were also excellent. Ten were
shown. Chas. Kaeding's Fannie K., small, but roomy for
her size, exquisitely finished, well shown, and quite the per-
fect setter except that she needs a little more character in
bead, took first. Second was given to H. M, Gorham's Mollie
Belton, a fine, bi^ bitch, good all over, but a little inferior in
quality to the winner ot the first. O. C. Westenhaver's
Qaeen got third, by roominess and quality. T. J. Watson's
Miss Alice, V. H. C. res., of high quality, is a bit pinched all
over, light in head and scant behind. 0. J. Haas' Countess,
V. H. C, might have had third without injustice; rather
puppy ish, she is yet good all around. Frank LaCoBte's Nellie,
a very finished bitch but a bit light, took H. C, while W. E.
Lester's Dottie Dimple, C, we thought good enough forV. H.

C. Albert Peri showed Pearl Laverack, the only pure
Laverack in the State; she was gross. In English setter dog
puppieB Chas. Kaeding's Buddie K. took first, a dog cf much
character and very good throughout. Second was won by
Chas. Kaeding's Shot, a litter brother to the preceding, but
plainer. E. Leavesley's Prince Albert, not well shown, got
third, a very likely, largish puppy; V. H. C. res., went to
R. E. Culbreth's Rock, a very cleanly built and well-sized
dog. Mr. Kaeding took V. H. 0. with Hunt, litter brother to
first and second but much worse in head and fiat in ribs.

The three English setter bitch puppies were particularly
good. Miss Bates got first with Donna, smalt, but very
finished. Second was awarded to Albert Peri's Pride, better
sized, and the making of a rare good one. D. E. Goodman's
Countess Lion, a little slack, but handsome, got third.

Five Irish setter dogs were shown. A. B. Truman taking
first with Mike T., a little stoefcy, but perfectly shown. T.
R. Hart's Hero received second, a dog needing character and
color. Third went to J. J. Ryan's Pat, too slight and not in
good show condition. A. B. Truman's Dick R., C, was too
slight, lacked substance, but was well shown.

The Irish setter bitches, three entries, brought two clinkers
to the front; the winner of first, A. B. Truman's Lady Elcho
T. being about perfect under the standard, and also winning
the special for the best setter of any breed in the show; she
was beautifully conditioned. L. L. Campbell's Bell C.
second, a young bitch, is of great quality, but is not at her
best, shown thin; in color, coat and form she is not far
from champion form. One Irish setter dog puppy, Harry A.
Roesler's Major, was shown and jeceived a second. Only
one Irish setter bitch puppy appeared, Mr. A. B. Truman's
Kate T., which got a first.

The black and tan setters, five entries, were only ordinary.
F. A. Taft's Porr, bad in head, short in ear, and lacking
character, got first. E. C. Koenig's Bob, well colored, but,
lacking substance, took second. Frank McManus" Jack, a
handsome dog, bat also too light all over, received third.

Black and tan Better bitches, three entries, were better.
E. H. Wakeman won first with Hazel Kirke, a pretty good
bitch, but not in condition, having a litter with her. Second
went to Wm. E. Detel's Nellie, a decent bitch of much char-
acter. One black and tan setter bitch puppy appeared, W.
R. Spalding's Lena S., a bitch without distinctive character
in form, but well colored, coated and marked.

Irish water spaniels, five entries, were good. T. J. Pinder's
Nora P., well Bhown, got first, a bit thin and light in coat,
and rather large, bat a good bitch. Second weut to A. IS.
Elford's Irish Girl, better sized, bat also badly coated. W.
S. Kittle's Brian Born, not in good condition, got third; a
well-balanced, able dog.

J. Struven took a first in field spaniels, one eDtry, with
his Nellie the best spaniel in the show, good head, eara and
coat; a bit leggy for a field spaniel.

Cocker spaniels, six entries, were fairly goo.l. Mrs. E.
Leavesley taking first with Julie, well coated, eared and short
on the legs but with weak face. W. S. Kittle's Gift, too fat,
got second; has Dretty head, but hard, setter coat. Thos.
Jennings' Rip, niceiy Bhown got third; a pretty cocker. V.
H. C. was awarded to Louib Loupe's Sport, rather common
and leggy, and H. C. to Fred Meyer's Tyney, lacking char-
acter, has a top-knot suggesting Irish water spaniel blood
and is cankered.

One Clumber spaniel was entered and received a firBt. Wm.
V. Helfrich's Maud, a pretty good specimen, chunky in head
and bad in shoulders, bhown dirty, should be a little lower on
the legs.

Dan Gilroy received a first for bis Jet as a cocker puppy,
why did not appear as the dog was black, without character.

Collie dogs, four entries, were common. But one award,
an H. C. was made, and that to Chas. Cox's Jack, the nearest
approach to a collie in the show; the dog had a trifle of collie
character but was short in coat, and poor in face. O. J,
Albee's Lad, nicely shown, was coarse and without character,
heavy in ear, short in head, deficient in coat. Chas. Mc-
Laren's Ring was flat in coat, thick in head and heavy in ear.

Henry Schwartz's Prince was short and thick in head, had
setter ears and bad coat.

Collie bitches, two entries were bad and nnly a third prize
was given to Mrs. Patton's Fanny, short and thick in bead,
heavj in ears and bad in coat. The other entry, F. W.
Miiler's Ruby, was Bmall, light colored with setter coat,
suggestive of Gordon setter.

Eight Dachshunde were benched, all owned byE. Dnplessis
Beylard. First went to The Mikado, a good 3peciuien, a
Utile deficient in crook of fore legs and rather too much of
the terrior type. Turbulence won second, open to the same
criticism.

eagBle dogs, two entrie?, one H. W. M. Sandbach's Wassel
was disqualified under Rule 8. The other, G. W. Bassford's
Bannerman, was given a first. A nice dog, a bit short in ear,
thin and needing bone.

Beagle bitches two entries, were fair in body and legs,
but had not good heads, and the ear* were thick. G. W.
Bassford took first with(Dolly and H. W. M. Sandbach second
with Nellie.

One beagle, puppy was shown and given a first, a likely
puppy, a bit coarse, belonging to G. W. Bassford and
named Daisy II.

Relreiver dogs, four entries, brought out a fair dog in Jas.
E.Watson's Roy, which got a firs-t. Coarse in head, ears
short, and coat should closer curl. The winner of second,
Thos. Burke's Ca?sar. was too small and bad in coat. Third
went to J. H. Hall's Dan, too thin in coat.

Three retriever bitches fairly good appeared, Fritch and
Kroos taking first with Kate II, well shown but lacking
character. Clans Kioos got second with Nellie, a nice bitch,
needing more coat and closer curl. John Klein's Juno,
third, lacked character.

But one Dalmatian was benched, Mrs. N. L. Havey's
Bessie, a very good puppy and well shown. Her spots
incline to run together.

Five-bull terrier dogs were exhibited, only a second prizo
being awarded in the clasp, viz., Ramon E. Wilson's Jack, a
dog without character or poiDts except that he was white, a
fact which probably found him favor with the jodge. The
other four entiies were all made by Mr. J. P. Daltou, whose
generosity was appreciated by the club.

Boll-terrier bitches were belter, five entries. First going
to Stuart Taylor's Kittie, too full in the eye, wide in front,
long in the mouth, tut a good terrier. It is not easy to find
a bull-terrier of her weight Lbat amounts to anything. Kittie
is pretty good but old and gone. John Sparrows' Olivette
won secoud, light in bone, weak in face and full in the eye.
Third went to J. P. Dalton's Snow, bad in head and not
straight in front. Two-bull terrier puppies were shown, but
one award being given, and that an H. C, to J. Martenet's
Kit, high on leg, with brindle patch on face and having a
longer bead than any bull-terrier shown.

Fox-terrier dogs, seven entries, were much better than
exoected, although, not first rate by any means. The first
prize winner, Mr. Martiu's Sly Mixture, is a nice dog, but
tine in face, and a little light in loin, qnite "bitcby." Tho
second, Mr. Cresswell's Fingai, is of good size; a pretty good
specimen, but not cf so much quality as the winner. Third
was withheld, but an H. C. given to Mr. Watson's Jack, a
leggy dog, coarse in h^ad. Mr. J. Keating's Jack C, is
thick in head, but has good ears, legs and feet.

In fox-terrier bitches J. H, Auld's Daisy took first, although
showing age and being bad in front of the ey*s. Second
went to J. B. Martin's Clover Fidget, a bi.cb with nice head,
ears a little high, too wide in fron*, but of good size. J. E.
Watson's Gyp was given H. C. for size and quality, and H.
C. was also awarded to M. Piatt's Topsy, a thick-headed
bitch, but a good terrier back of the bend. Mr. Cresswell's
Sunbeam C. was well shown, but was too full in eye, carried
her ears badly, and was too fat.

The fox-terrier pups were ordinary, except Mr. J. E. Wat-
son's Gyp, also Bhown in the bitch class. Gyp took first
among the puppies, although short and weak in face, light
in bone and with heavy ears. No other awards were made
in the class.

Mrs. Clay's Nettle and Mr. Hancock's Buffalo Bill were
prick-eared and weedy. J. N. Knowles' Rover was thick
and short in head and coarse. The same remark might be
written of Jumbo and Jip, also owned by Mr. Knowles.
But one wire-baired fox-terrier was shown. Mr. John
Green's Jack given a first. Jack is a pretty, nice little terrier,
but wants length of head.

Only one black and tan was shown. Mrs. Sparrow's Beauty,
a nice toy-terrier of good color and coat. She was given a first.
Three of the dogs shown as skye-terriers were nonde-
scripts. One of the others was transferred to the Yorkshire
class, and the other, Mr. Fagen's Babe, too high on leg and
short in coat, was given C.

Two Scotch terrier entries were made. Doctor Bnzard's
Sam, a rather nondescript animal getting first, and Mr. C.
S. Anderson's Punch second.

F. W. Sierp's Yorkshire terrier dog Mash got a first. The
length of his coat was good. His color was fadec1, tlie blue
having changed to silver and the tan to white. Mrs. Mahocy's
Flora and Mr. H. Boyd's Crazy, judged as Yorkshire terriers,
were without merit and no awards were made.

In toy terrier.-, a Chehuahua terrier puppy purchased on
his journey from Philadelphia by Ju^ge Watson was exhibited
in a cage with a fat Bakersfield dog entered by Mr. E. C.
Lechner, to compete for a Bpecial as the quietest dog in the
show. Mr. Lechuer's entry won everything in his class, and
not until too late to protest was it discovered that the animal
was not what it seemed, being formed of buckskin and hor6s-
hair.

As a Japanese spaniel, J, P. Parker s Jappy, a good speci-
men, received a first.

The rivalry among pug owners was rather keen, although
none of the eutries were very good. In dogs, Mrs. J. F. B.
McCleery's Budge took a first. He is too large, has heavy
ears, and his color is not clear. In bitches, three entries,
Mrs". L. Quint's Queen, of nice, proper size, goud color and
good tarB took first. Her eyes should be larger, and her toe-
nails are white instead of black. Second went to Mrs. J. F.
B. McCleery's Beauty, a leggy bitch, too large, poor in color,
and with badly carried ears. Mamma Shoots, also belonging
to Mrs. McCleery, got H. C, although open to the same criti-
cisms as Beauty. But one pug pup was shown by Professor
J. F. B. McCleery, Bup, a nice puppy, bu< of bad color.

Bbick poodle dogs, two entries, were grod, first going to
Dr. M. W. Fish's Zulu, with coat not quite right in curl and
length. Thos. William's Bijou took second, a well shown,
nice dog. In black poodle bitches, one entry. Dr. M. W.
Fish's Diane, a nice bitch, well shown, got a first.

The miscellaneous class, over 25 pounds, seven entries,
was a good one. Mrs. Zammett's Esqoimanx Wolf getting
a first, although short and thin in coat. Second was given to
Mrs. J. R Shatter's black Pomeranian Bruno S., not foxy
enough about bead aud bad in coat.

Ooe entry as miscellaneous, utder 28 pounds, wfik
and got a second. First prize Mr. J. J. Jamison'.-
Pomeranian D;ck, a nice dog but out of coat.

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^pue gttefcfo* awd ^pmrtsmau.

April i4

Says the Stoci Keeper: "It is cnrioos reading for ao English
editor to p,«e through the schednle of. tag Amer.can
show The 'Pr.niiam List,' as our cousins call it, o the
approaching Boston 'B^nchShow,' to be held next ApnK has
Cached ns Miss Whitney judges St Bernards Mr Chas
Mason, probably the btst jndga of a dog 10 all tbe United
States, takes several breeds, and a gentleman « down to
,?ndge 'Ronnd-headed ball and terriers, whatever they may
be. A class is provided for 'Great Dane or Ulmer Dog. -
they have evidently not yet discovered in America that the.e
""not one and the fame breed. Basset-honnds, called in
this schedule Bassetls, have a class, though we believe it is
seldom that more than one entry turns op. There are
numerous specials of an advertising torn. '

~trap7

Messrs. Ed. Dunshee and J. S. Fanning announce a trap
tournament for April 23th and 29th at San Bruno Both, of
the young gentlemen are popular, and have had much experi-
ence in conducting like affairs, so that good arrangements
and first-rate sport are assured. Oce hundred dozen o, live
birds have been engaged and several thousand Blue Rocks,
so that there will be no lack of something to shoot at
Promioeut shots from Vacavills, Fairfield, Stockton and
Sin Jose have signified their intention to participate.

Mr Knight of San Bernardino, must have been thoughtless
when he challenged some other expert to shoot a match at
quails- such a match would be a prostitution oi sportsmanship
and cannot beiustilied. With the variousartificial targets and
pioeons at hand, it -would be indefensible to destroy game in
such a contest. Mr. Knight is known to be a crack shot,
and can add nothing to his reputation by such a match as he
proposes. He should modify his challenge.

Freddy Smith, a 12-year-old boy of this place, has long
enjoyed the reputation of being the most successful rabbit
huuter in the country. He never carried a gnn, had no traps
io the -woods, and the rabbits he brought in showed for them-
selves that they had not been caught in the "switch-up
snares that every boy knows how to set. How he managed
to capture so many r„bbits was a mystery, until, in a burst
of confidence he "gave the snap away" to another boy, who
couldn't keep the secret. . . .

Freddy Smith's plan of hunting rabbitB is as original as it
is novel. He has an enormous pet Norway rat. Unknown
to any one, that rat has been his companion on all of his
buoting excursions for a year or more. Freddy knows where
rabbits abound and the holes they hide in. He goes to a
burrow, sends his rat in to explore the interior, and places a
little bag over the exit. If there is a rabbit inside the Nor-
way rat routs it out, and it dies for the opening, only to dash
wil lly into Freddy's bag on the outside. Then the ingenious
hunter breaks the rabbit's neck with a smart blow of his
hand, and is ready for another one.

When he first began to hunt with this rat he found that a
great deal of time was lost by the rat being m no hurry to
come out of a burrow. So he hit upon the plan of fastening
a siring to him, by which he polls the rat ont when his duty
has been done inside. On several occasions the rat has had
a young rabbit in his month on being drawn out of a burrow.
List season this boy is said to have captured over 200 rabbits
by means of his rat and bag. There is a la-w in Pennsylvania
prohibiting the hunting of rabbits with ferrets. If the suc-
cess of the Cochranton boy with his Norway rat should
develop Freddy Smiths in other parts of the State there will
have to be a novel addition to the game laws.— Ex.

The Alameda County Sportsman's Club meets this after-
noon at Birds' Point.

The Forester Gun Club of Sacramento met last Monday
and elected officers as follows: President, Wm. B. Hamilton;
Vice-President, Dr. F. F. Tebbets: Treasurer, H. Ecknardt;
Secretary, H. J. Kilgariff; Captain, Henry Gerber. A shoot
for the club medal will take pkee on Sunday, April 15th.
The Forester Gnn Clnb is in its ninth year, and is one of the
most prosperous sporting organizations in the State.

♦

Humboldt Game Notes-

Editor Breeder and Sportsman:— Although months have
passed since I have been able to Bend } ou anything of interest,
you must not think that the cheery Breeder and Sportsman
his been forgotten. I cannot say that lam any longer a
ha'ritoe of the tules, nor yet a San Franciscan, since I have
taken np my abode among the residents, wild game and
li tie fishes of Homboldt County. From what I have Been
and heard I believe this section presents many attractions to
the enthusiastic sportsman. Fine front streams, elegant
deer ranges, and many elk. Many of the cervidae are killed
ont of seasoo, and right here I may say that the game law is
disregarded in a manner that is disgraceful. I have seen in
the citv of Eureka live quail that were trapped and bought
by restaurant keepers and killed to order, and the practice
continued the eutire season. Not the slightest notice was
taken of it, and it seemed strange and very unjust to me.
Beluga Btranger in a strange land, however, I did not feel
dUposed to express my opini.n publicly, as the indications
plainly showed that pnp-ilar sentiment had not been
awakened tj the good influence ot game protection. This
unfortunate condition of things may be accounted for by the
fact tbat Humboldt County has no regularly oiganized clnb
of sp u-tsmr u for the enforcement of the law. although all of
the priucipal towns contain many sportsmen who do mind
the law. There is at present a movement on foot in the city
ot Eureka to organize a club for the promotion of out-door
sports, such as fishing, shooting and the like, and one of itB
main objects will be to arouse publio feeling about the game
and fish laws. I presume you have split many miles of tule,
duriDg the past season, with your pola and donble-ender.
The latter articles are not in fashiou here. The flat-bottomed
sculliDg boats like those need on the Suisnn mar6hes are in
vogue. The fowl-shooting here is quite different to that in
the t ilea, being mostly sculling. There is some pass-shoot-
ing but it is nearly all done on the bay, and, as in all salt-
wa'er shooting, there is some incoovience attached to it.
Tr- duobB here are principally teal, widgeon and sprig. A
ve * few mallards are to be fouud anil generally a little
bn i i of canvMS-hacks, say from 500 to 1,000, with a few
gad '-all and some blneiiills. However we have the black
brant or sea brant in numbers, although they are the shyest
ter-fowl I ever saw. Well back from the Coast the bills
= -e full of qoail, some groUBe, rabbits and hares, and in cer-

iin loca'Uies old bruin can be found. Eureka is easilv

reached, and visitors can easily get reliable "pointers" to the
nearest and best ground for game of any sort. I wish some
suggestions about forming a club, and hope a good one will
be organized. \Tm. Evan.

Eureka, April 4, 1SSS.

It is a pleasure to learn that the sportsmen of mach-
abused Humboldt are awaking, and we hope for a successful
outcome. — Ed.

Blue Rock Club.

The first regular trap meeting of the clnb was held at
Bird's Point on Saturday last, twenty-one members being
present. The scores follow:

At twenty sinyle Blue Rock9, eighteen yards rise for ten bores,
sixteen yards for twelve. For club prize.

BellcK 1 011101O11000010100 1-10

Golcher II 010011001110111011 1—12

Lain» ".. 111111110 1110 0 1110 0 0-14

Wattles 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 00 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0— 7

Maynard oil 11111 I«l 1 1 1010 11 0-H

Harris ..10 OnlOO 001 010 OO0O0O1- 5

Maybew 111OC110101101O100 10-11

SchVerm" 0 111011011011010111 0-13

Uellv ...01000000001000000100—3

(i Levi's'ton ' 0O0O 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 00OOO0O 1- !

Tubbs f 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 II 1 0 0 1- 7

Dewing . 0 100000010001100 II 000-1

Adams 0 111 0001000111100011 0-K

Hawkes 1OOO0OO0 1 1 01 00 I 0 1 H 0— 7

Fox " 101111000010010011 0 0— 9

Koves ." OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOil— 0

Melvin . ..00100000000100 0 1000 0— 3

Gould 0 010010111110101000 1—10

ibbolt' 100100110 0 II 01100100 0-7

Putzman .00101001 10001 110 101 1— l'l

Jackson 1 10 0 110 0 0 0 0 0 1110 10 0 1- 9

At eight pairs Blue Rocks, 81.50 entrance. Divided by Laing,
Tubbs and Kellogg.

Laing . ...1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1-3 i Cate 0 0 10 0 11111-6

Tubbs . ...1 111111110 -S McMurcby..l 1 1 1 01 1 1 1 0-8
Fox .10 0 11110 1 0—6 Jackson .... nlOOH 1010-1

Golcher 1 110 10 111 0-7 Dnffy 1 110 10 10 0 0—5

Kellog" ....1 111110 11 1-9 Walker 1 11110 0 10 0-6

Pixley 1 U10011101-0

At seven live birds, S5 a side. Won by Pixley.
Wattles 0 1 0 1 1 II 1-4 | Pixley 1 5 2 2 10 1-6

At six live birds, Hurlingham. Won by MciJurchy,

Kellogg 0 2 2 10 2-4

McMurchy 1 2 2 11 1-6

Wattles 1 0 2 0"

Tubbs t 16 0 0 2—3

TUPvF AND TRACK.

Racine Dates for 1888.

CALIFORNIA.

Los Angeles, Spring .April 1U to li
P. 0. B. H. A., 8. F , . . . April 21 to a 8
Eureka Jockey Club, Eu. July 4 to 7

Los Angeles Fair Aug. li to 11

lone Fair Aug. 7 to 10

SaDta Rosa Fair Aug. 13 to 18

Petaluma Fair Aug. 20 to 25

Eldorado Fair Aug. 20 to 26

Cuico Fair Aug. 2uto 25

SET ADA.

Reno State Fair Sept. 17 to 22.

NORTHWESTERN.

Salt Lake, Utah June 2 to 7 1 Spokane, W. T Sept. 4 to 8

Helena, Mont., Spring. .July 4 lo 1 I Eugene City, Oregon... Sept 4 to 7

Oakland Fair Aug. 27 to Sept. 1

Maryaville Fair..Au«. 27 to Sept. 1
Sacramento State Fair Sept 3 to 16

Stockton Fair Sept. lb to 22

San Jose Fair Sept. 2i to 29

Quincy(Distri;t No.lDSept. 24 to 29
Salinas Fair Oct. 1 to 6

National Trotting Stallion Stake
Oct 20th.

Colfax. W. T Sept. in to 15

Hillsboro, Oregon Sept II to 14

Salem, Or .State Fair.. Sepl. 17 to 22
Walla Walla, W. T Oct. 1 to 6

Deer Lodge, Mont July 18 to i

Butte City, Mont Aug. 6 to 11

Helena, Mont., Fair.. Aug. k0 to 25
Missoulla, Mont.. Aug. 2b to Sept. 1

EASTERN.

New Orleans. La April 2 to 7 I Jerome Park May 2i' 10 Juno 12

Memphis, leun April It to 21 Cedarhurst Hay 30

Washington, D.C.. Apr. 20 to May 5 | Kansas City, Mo June 12 to 21

Nashville, Term. .Apr. 28 to May 5 I flbeepabeai Bay .June 14 to July 4

Lexington, Ky May 7 to 12

Baliimoie, Md ... May 8 to 1.2

Louisville, Ky May 14 to 24

Brooklyn L I May 1 5 to 3u

Latonia, Ky May 26 to June 'J

St. Louis, Mo May 2G to June 9

Chicago, 111 .. ..Juue23to Julyll
Monmouth Park. .July 4 to Aug. ^0

Chicago, 111 Sept 1 to 3

Jerome Park Oct. 2 to lg

Kansas City, Mo . Oct. 27 tn Not. 8

Forestalling the Market.

Pixley 1 2 10 1 2-5

Campbell 1 2 J a 2 U— 5

Maynard 2 20210-4

Pacific Sportsman's Club.

The Pacific Sportsmau's Clob had a trap contest at Agri-
cultural Park, Sacramento, ou April 6th. The day was fine,
the attendance large and tbe birds a strong lot. Below are
given the scores:

Damm 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1-10

C Flohr 0 0111101111 1—9

Morrison 1 00111110110— H

Millet 1 1110111010 0-8

Chapman 1 00010111111—8

Wittenbrock 1 1)11 111 "1010— 8

Nicolaus 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 i 1-11

Boase " lull. 110111 1-9

George 1 1 1 1) 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1--9

Pedler -1 111111110 1 U— It)

Keener 1 0 0 1 0 0 u 1 1 11 1 1-6

Bergman » 10IOOIIOOIC— 5

Philipps 0 1 (1010100110— 6

Gotobed 1 10 0 110 0 0 11 0—5

Kunz 1 OTlullllOOl— 7

Judge 0 10100100011— 5

King 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 l 1 1~11

Brave* 0 l 11 1 0 0 1 0 1 11 1 0— 5

Pass 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1—6

Hall 0 1111011001 l-V

R Flohr 110101 00100 1— C

Vaughn... 1 UOllllllOll— 9

Nicolans and King shot off ibeir ties at four brds. King
■won the medal, killing three to Nicolans' two.

The following scores were made by members of other
clubs:

Ruhstaller 0 00100000111-4

Hamilton 1 U 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 <)-

J Gerber 1 110000111118

G. Watson 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 ■ 1 U 0—7

During the day there were sever*! pool matches.

At San Diego-

A large number visited the San Diego Gnn Clab grounds on
April 1st, to see the pigeon shooting match between W. A.
Hamilton and William FraDcis, both local shots. Ttie match
was for S25 a side, 100 Blue Bocks. The men were troubled
Borne by the stiff wind that blew in off the bay, but in spite of
that fact some splendid work was done, Hamilton breaking 91
out of 100 targets, aud breaking the first 32 Blae Rocks out of
the trap. Francis made two runs of 13 each. Hamilton's
run of 32 was followed up by one of 22. W. C. Hinman and
M. Chick acted as judges, and J. K. Hamilton was referee.
The score was as follows:
W. A. Hamilton 1 1111111111111111111

11111111111101111111

1111101111111 i 011111
11111111111111111011
1101101111111111111 1—94
,..,0010111010111111111 1
10 1111111110 01111111
11111101111100111111
111 1111011 0 11111 1111
10111100101I1I01111 0-81

William Francis.

Antioch Gun Club-

The first meeting of the Antioch Gun Club wa3 held on
Sunday last. The club has been reorganized and will join
the State Sportman's Association. The Macomber tin target
was used.

At fifteen Macomber targets, eighteen yardB rise.

G. Hoiliday 1 1110011010111 0-10

N.A.T>ler 0 lOlOOOOlOOOul 0-4

T.Rielly 0 0 0101001001111—7

E. Krebs 0 000000000001)0 0— 0

N.TvlerJr 0 OUlOOOOOOOOOOO— 1

F.Taylor 1 111001 1010001 0-8

J. Rose 1 OOluuOlOuuOOOl-i

J.Taylor 1 OOQOOuOOlOOlOO-3

Wm. Re-nfree I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1-15

Wm.RemfreeJr U llOOOloOOOlOOU— 4

Mr. G. Knight, of San Bernardino, recently challenged Mr.
W. A. Hamilton, of B.in Diego, for a field match at quails, and
the latter replies as follows to the San Diego Union:

San Diego, March 31, 1883.

Editor Union: — Io yoor issue of Marcti 29ih I noticed a
challenge from George Knight Jr , of San Bernardino, to
shoot a match on quail. As the season is now over and the
quail are nesting, I cannot accept the challenge to hhoot this
season, bat I will shoot a match at 10D Blue Rocks (Blue R jck
rules) for the amount he has posted at Baker's gun store in
this city at au\ time between this date nnd the 13th of April.

W. A. Hamilton-.

This is one of the evils of the turf for which it is almcBt
impossible to suggest a remedy. When books are opened on
events some time before the races come off, there are many
foolish wiseBcres woo, tempted by the long odds that are
offered, back their selection at random, unmindful of the fait
that no movement had been made at tbe time as to the inten-
tions of the stable, from which very likely tbeie are half a
dozen horses to chose of for that very same event. To add to
the existing evil there are bookmakers who seemingly possess
sufficient influence to have their racing quotations forwarded
all over the country by means of the Associated Press, and
among them are given some transactions that are often of a
visionary character, but that nevertheless have an effect on
the speculative euthusiasts who frequent the pool-rooms with
the idea of picking out "a soft thing" on future events.

In connection with this subject it is curious to note that
these betting items fire now considered of much more impor-
tance than the desired information as to the doings of tbe
various horses that are engaged iu the coming principal
events. As a cynic remarked recently: "We are paralyzed
with the statement that Kaloolah and Terra Cotla have been;
backed in the Suburban for §100 each, and that consequently
the odds about these two have receded from 50 to 20 to 1 :
then that Blue Wing has been nibbled at at 30 to 1, and
finally that such a decided demonstration has been made in.
Miss Ford's favor (probably by the investment of a hundred
dollars or so), that a number of books are declared to be fnlli
against the mare. Yet, strange to relate, instead of these
reported heavy investments leading to more favorable quota-
tions against the remaining horses, the prices are shortened
all aloug the line. A man may make a scratch in getting:
some long odds, now aud then, agiinst tbe winner, but I
would sooner wait until the stable*s money is on, and get 10'
to 1 against the "Simon Pure" of the string than invest at
long odds, at haphazard, or on the mere performance of the
j nags in the past season."

There is a good deal of sound reasoning in these remarks.
| as last year, about this time, we were favored throngh the
Associated Press with the very valuable information from
' these Banie 'cute racing touts, that the Kentucky Derby was
"a moral certainty" for G<'liah in the Santa Anita stable, as he
I had been tried with Volante and had not- been fouDd to be
j wanting. The racing quidnuncs immediately swallowed the
: tempting bait, and money flowed into the bookmakers' coffers
all over tbe country that might just as well have been thrown
I into the Bea. The fact was thut Goliah was then far from
I beiog in good form and could not out-speed a bronco, so tbat
Pendennis had to represent the stable in the Derby, which
he did in such a manner as to make Murphy deoUre that
"he couldn't go fast enough to strain a tendon." Now it is
clear that under such circumslaoces, with the odds against
Goliah reduced to unreasonable points, Mr. Baldwin could
not have backed his horse to advantage even if he had been
in the best fettle, while those who hud forestalled the market:
were sadly cincbed. Yet these same clever simpletons are thei
loudest io their strictures and invectives when the owners;
under such circumstances, dtcide on scratching (heir hordes.
A prominent racing man, during a couve'satirn, thus
alluded recently to this impurtaDt subject: ""What with my
breeding farm and racing stable, I consider I have some
$300,000 invested that ougbt to return $24,000 in the way of
interest. Add to this the money required for entries and
forfeits that run up to enormous sums, owiug to the many
large and tempting stakes now offered by the associations.
Then make a note of the heavy traveliog expenses to all
points, and at great risks, the large outlay rfqnirei for
stabling, jockeys, trainers and their assistants, and my
yearly expsnditure far exceeds $100. '100. NV.W it reqnires
an immense amoant of lock and good ju Igmeut in placiug
my horseB to the best advantage before I cau balance this
expenditure. The fact is that there is scarcely a man of
prominence on the turf who can get out even with his win-
nings from the associations, so he has to resort to betting to,
increase the returns. You can then imagine his feelings^
when, nt a great sacrifice, he has pointed a certain horse fox
a certain event, to find that some outsider?*, who do not con-
tribute a cant towards his expenditures, have roshed in aud
secured the long odds, thus forestalling the market against
the stable, and then these unscrupulous fools are loud in
their bitter complaints that they do not get 'a run for their
money.' "

There are many plausible argumenls to be adduced in this
matter so important to the racing world, but no words are
sufficiently severe lo brand the owner of a racehorse who
has thus been forestalled in his betting who showB bis resent-
ment by contiding to a trusty bookmaker the fact tbat the
horse in question will not figure among tbe starters, and
tbat consequently any odds cau be laid np with impunity
against "the dead *un" in the market.

A jockey who has been creating a genuiue sensation at New
Orleans during the winter meeting there ib Freeman, a white
youngster, who weighs hnt seventy pounds, and who baa a
carroity head of hair. Unless be gets a case of the "big
head" because of tbe praise lavished upon him, he promises
to surpass all the light-weight jockeys, for he is a wonderful
judge of pace, has a steady hand, a good eye, and a capacity

for such tearing finishes as have made Gannon fa moo

_

1888

Jgfte &tt&-itt anil jtyttiri&*«&u.

Two-Year-Old Raciner.

The English sporting journals are again indulging in a
coutroversey in connection with the early racing of two-year-
olds, which is regarded by some experts as extremely injuri-
ous to their future thoroughbred stock. Some years since it
was proposed in the English Jockey club that two-year-old
racing should not be allowed before the month of May, but
tLere was such a streDuous opposition made by the promi-
nent racing associations that hold their meetings in tbe early
spring, that the resolution had to be abandoned. The fact is
tUut seme owners look upon their horses as mere racing
machines, and if they can only pull off one of the rich spring
stakes with long odds against their youngsters, they little
care whether in the future this course will or will not lead
to the breeding of weedy, flashy thoroushbreds. The season
Las been very backward this year in England, the weather,
at the latest date, comparing unfavorably even with the
stormiest of our winter months, but the young colts and
hllies are hurried through iu their preparations at all costs
and hazzard, so as to afford speculation for enthusiasts of
tue turf, who have so long been deprived of the excitement
connected with their favorite pastime. A facetious writer
las suggested, in view of this early tr.iining and of the short
races that, are now in vogue, that Macaulay's Australian, who
is to view the ruins of St. Paul's from the shattered arches
of London Bridge, shall bring with him a specimen of the
stout and enduring thoroughbred from Australia as the
English racer will then have been extinct for ages past. In
this country some turfmeu claim that we are gradually drift-
ing iuto the same lines, but there are, as yet, but very few of
our prominent owners who make entries for the winter and
eaily spring racing at the South, where it is possible to carry
out a programme that will enlist public support.

There are, however, some journals who are already sound-
ing the alarm in this quarter, and the Spirit of the Times
remarks; "Probably the least we Americans say on the sub-
ject the better. Kacirjg has assumed such stupendous pro-
portions here, and the demand for race-horses is so great that
we are breeding from everything. High roarers, spavined,
ring-boned, curby hocked brutes are pressed into service to
grind out racing material. The result is our horses^ while
marvels of speed, are not as a class as sound as they were a
few years ago. We doubt if there ever was so large a pro-
portion of worthless horses on the turf as there is at present,
and we expect witb the enervating influence of excessive rac-
ing the nest generation will be woise. Breeders see that
the most salable kind are those which mature early and have
speed at two years old. It does not matter if a stallion be
afflicted with all the infirmities known to veterinary lore, so
long as he can transmit speed he is the oue sought after."

Splan's Horses.

try the new saddle hos* papa had bought him. Polks that
was there said that George probably was never on any stock
that damped him so slick and so quick as that live stock.
They put George in the house and tbe boss in the barn. That
black stallion never showed his nose out doors for mouths,
bein' shut up all the time, and bein' fed high, he got as ugly
as a caged tiger. They said he played regular football with
the stable boys, up and down the barn, until no one da'st
go near him. He wa3 the biggest man on the place, not
exceptin' old Jay. And that would never do, so Gould,
always ripe and ready for trade in anything, got to a bargain
with Landlord Paten, of the Ledger House, up near Robert
Bonner's place at Elmsford.

"Paten, who had imported a good deal of stock, had
some fair Jerseys and Alderneys, and Gould was glad to get
less than S500 worth of 'em in exchange for his §3,000 saddle
horse. The animal is in Paten's stables yet, and for all he bas
seen lots of hard work is worth a good round chunk of any-
body's money. He has got a pedigree as long as the moral
law. I've been told he was imported, an' the other day
Paten told me George Gould had promised him a copy of the
pedigree, an' he was goiu' to get it. But I guess it's a bad
time to tackle the Goulds for podigree just now." — The
World.

Arabian Horses-

A New Remedy.

According to the opinion ut Frank Herdic, the well-known
poolaeller, John Splan will make a great showing in the Cir-
cuit during the coming season, mainly by the aid of the
horses owned by Mr. W. J. Gordon, of Cleveland, the most
notable being Nobby, Mambrino Sparks, Clingstone and prob-
ably Guy. "John Splan is doubtless a great expeit," Mr. Her-
dic recently remarked to a correspondent, "and offers to match
Clingstone agaiDSt Prince Wilkes for any amount of money.
I know that Clingstone is a great horse, bnt I am of the
opinion that Prince WilkeB will beat anything on earth this
year in a trotting race. My money goes with my opinion
every time. Prince "Wilkes is a great horse. I may say, also,
that Splan is negotiating with Coates Bros, for their interest
in Argyle. He is eager to match Argyle against Johnston for
$5,000 or §10,000 a side, the latter to pace to wagon. I am
prepared to be on old John's side if that match is made.
Let me add that Mr. Gordon has given Splan a carte-blanche
to buy any horse in the country that he thinks is worth buy-
ing. Price has not to be an object where quality is con-
cerned." .

The Breeders' Gazette states, John Splan has succeeded in
buying this same pacer Argyle that brought grief to so many
of his backers in 18S6 -when he was driven by Bob Anderson,
and that last year performed so creditably at times after he had
become the property of the Coates Bros. In the matter of
speed there are few pacers that can give Argyle points, but
he is so utterly unreliable in a race that when to back him
and when to keep off has been a continual puzzle to the men
who have driven him. His first start last year was at Detroit,
and AndersoE, who was in the sulky, thought so little of his
chances that not a dollar of his moDey went on the gray
fellow. But after a heat had been paced Orrin Hickok, who
had watched him, thought that Argyle could beat the others.
He hastily confided his views to John Turner and John
De Mass, the result of the conference being that these three
made up a pool and gave Anderson $500 for his interest in
the race, after which Hickok got into the sulky. Argyle won,
and the "pacer trust," as Turner afterward called it, made a
neat sum by backing him, but tbe final heat was so close,
and Argyle wanted to break so badly, that the boys held their
breath while he was coming down the home stretch. It was
this race that made the Coates Bros, buy him, and they soon
discovered that they had a very uncertain piece of goods.
When they wanted Argyle to win he would be distanced, and
when they thought he was of no account he would win easily.
After the season was over they announced that the gray pacer
was for sale at a fair price, and one of Splan's friends bought
him. In sending a notice of the purchase John says: "Please
tell my friends that when they go away from home to back
Argyle it would be well to have a return ticket."

Stock That Dumped George Gould.

Master though Jay Gould may be of Kansas Pacific, there
are dickers in which he is not always able to run things as he
pleases. A World reporter who penetrated into Westchester
County the other day to look up the remains of a dynamite
explosion, passed, in company with a native of the locality,
the Gould residence at Irvington, and tbe millionaire became
at once the topic of talk.

"The farmers up here," said the guide, "can all tell you of
a losing bargain that old Jay made. I guess it was a couple
of Bummers ago tip in Canada, on some race-track or other.
He saw a black stallion win two or three races and wanted to
buy it. "When the the jockeys and sellers found out they
were dealin' with Jay Gould they said, well, we will make it
merrv for him. When Jay asked 'em for a figure they hit
'im for $5 000. He deeiined the nomination and Btarted to
leave. They came up to tbe hotel and had more talk. Jay
Baid he wanted to get a boss for bis son George to ride, and
that he was ruther pleased with this animal an' would pay a
reasonable price, but as for $5,000, it was away out o'
reckonin'. „ , , . , ., . .,

"They come down to $3,000. Gonld paid it, and the
animal was brought here. I see him myself. He was a
dandy, not a big hoss, but full o' mettle and handsome as a
picture. "Well the' war all the flummery an' fiarin's, new
■addle/bridle mi' ah, *i.il oue fine day George went out to

For the past two centuries there have b:en published varied
and interesting treatises on the subject of the Arabian horse, i
and on the advisability of crossing the strains of tnat sturdy
flyer of the desert with the thoroughi-red in order to increase |
their value. The Britishers who have made a Btudy of the !
Arabian on his own ground, maintain that his powers are
strangely overrated, and the open challenge made at Cairo, to |
run a thoroughbred agamst any Arabian horse any distance i
from one mile to fifty for £1,000 a side, showed that the En- j
glish had unbonnded confidence both in the speed and endur- '
ance of their racers. Several experiments, however, have been j
made bcth in this country and in Eugland in the way of pnr- I
chasing and breeding Arabians for home purposes, but they I
have almost invariably ended in failures.

Thus, early last winter Senator Palmer, of Washington, i
sent an agent to Arabia to purchase for the Senator's farm on
the outskirts of Detroit, five full-blooded Arabian mares,
which he desired to cross with Percherou horses and produce,
if possible, a breed of horses that would be superior to, or
at least different from anything in America. The agent has
telegraphed his inability to etcure the horses. Upon his
arrival at Damascus a few weeks ago he learned that a firman
had been issued by the Saltan prohibiting the further exporta-
tion of horses. This did not daunt Senator Palmer's agent,
neither did the historical believe that no Arabian horses are
ever disposed oi except as gifts to royal peisonages and for
purposes of war. He pushed on, and had little trouble in
persuading the Sultan to revoke his firman iu the interest of
the United States Senator. He was elated by his success,
however. He failed from a different cause, it being none
other than the fact that every horse shown him v/as spavined,
riegboned, windbroken, blind, or afflicted with some other
disease to which horses, even the pink-eyed, soft-skinned
Arabian species, are subject to. Only one horse did the Sena-
torial agent see that apparently was worthy of being trans-
ported to America, ano that one on clo3e inspection proved
also to be unsound. The enterprise was given up in despair,
and tbo Senator has received a cable that the search has been
abandoned.

Among the enthusiasts of the Arabian stock is Mr. Wilfred
Blunt, a well-known English sportsman who some ten years
since began the novel experiment of breeding pure Arabs.
Hitherto an Arab horse had been mated with English mares,
or vice versa. Mr. Blunt, however, after a most adventurous
journey into the heart of Arabia, and making friends with
the Arab tribes, succeeded in securing some mares and celts
of the very choicest strains, and began an Arab stud in
England. Of course there have been many ups and downs,
but many very beautiful colts and fillies have been produced,
and he has proved how, by careful breeding and feeding well
the yonng stock, great increase in size can be obtained. A
correspondent of the Live-Stock Journal possesses a four-
year-old mare bred by Mr. Blunt, fifteen hands two inches in
height, and measuring eight inches below the knee. Both
her parents were under filteen hands. It is difficult to pick
a fault in her, and she is the dam of a filly that promises to
exceed her in size and.be still handsomer.

In England there is a great prejudice against the Arab,
and it is claimed that, as a rale, he is slraight-shouldered,
weedy and slow; that he is a mere pony; that he cannot
jump; that he is always stumbling, and that he is nothing but
arched-neck, mane and tail. But this correspondent is much
happier in his experience. He states:

"I have hunted on one of my AratB three times in one
week, and driven him good distances two other days, and he
is always cheerful, bright, willing, and never the worse for
the longest or hardest day. On one occasion, at the close of
a fair day's huntiug, I heard the meet next day was a very
good one, but some distance off. I sent him on, and rode
him through what proved to be the run of the season. The
ground was fearfully deep, aud the banks and fences stiff,
and he had had a good day's work the day before. After the
run was over, I rode back with a friend whose horse, a
weight-carrier, was thoroughly exhausted, whereas my little
horse insisted on trotting on as cheerfully as if he were fresh
from the stable. Being myself very tired, I left him at my
friend's house and drove home twelve miles. Next day,
when he was sent over, a visitor wished to see his paces, and
he was lunged and galloped, after trotting home twelve miles
subsequently to two severe days' hunting, as fresh as possi-
ble! I believe I could have given him another day's huntiug,
and that he would have carried me as gaily as he did the first.
There is an impression tbat Arabs suffer from our cold
climate. Last winter one of my best mares spent the coldest
months in a straw-yard. It is well known in the east that
they bear the extreme cold of mountainous countries better
than the Ecglish or Australian horses I have been tnld
that in the Crimea tbe Arab horses belonging to a hnssar
regiment resisted tbat awful winter better than any other
horses in the army. The same is said of the Afghan cam-
paigns, They grow coats like donkeys in the winter. Lady
Anne Blunt told me that in the highlands of Nedj they have
even feathered legs. Iu my experience the Arab is quite
fast enough for practical purposes, but of course he cannot
compaie in speed with the pure racer who is bred to cover a
short distance in tbe shortest time." It is a curious fact con-
nected with the Arabian horses that they always command
the greatest interest and attention at the various horse shows,
and that Mr. MordeD, a Sussex breeder, receives tbe highest
fancy prices for Ladies' Park hackneys sired by Arabian
horses from well-bred English mares.

One of the most surprising curative articles tbat has made
its appearance of bite year3 is that known as Mitchell's
Magic Lotion, invented by a graduate of the Philadelphia
College of Pharmacy, and an oil resident of this city. It was
at first supposed to be but a simple remedy for muscular
soreness and sprains, bat experience Las gradually shown
tbat the whole range of discomforts and ailments arising from
congestion, irritation or inflammation are immediately sub"
dued and removed by its action. The reader well knows
that these comprise about "all the natural ills that flesh is
heir to." Within a short time it has been tested on the horse
aud other animals, ^ind found equally as effective as in man.
Our own experience v>ith it has been most satisfactory, and
is concisely stated iu the following certificate given to tbe
proprietor of the lotion;

"This is to certify that I have used Mitchell's Magic Lotion
for several months, and with favomble results. In the case
of myself it was of vlsI benefit in the treatment of a sprain
of my ankle, relieving the pain and promoting recovery. The
foot and leg was discolored from toe to knee, and, after the
lotion was steadily used the black and blue skin soon came
to its natural color.

"I have used it on the horses with more than satisfactory
result?. Strains of the tendons have been relieved and
spelling o; the joints reduced. The girth had chafed a two-
year-old so that there was a great deal of swelling back of the
elbows, and a few applications of the lotion worked a complete
cure in a few days.'' Jos. Cairn Simpson,

These gentlemen Lave also received from Messis. Payne
Shatter, of Olema, Munn County, nnd K. W. Apperscn, of
Lawience Station, Santa Cluia County, both extensively and
favorably known, the following endorsements of its action o:i
the horse:

"I have a very fine Rustic colt which had a severe injury to
the ball of the eye. arising from its stiikina the eye-lid on
a nail in throwing its head up. I thought the crystalline
lens was destroyed. Inflammation ensued, completely clos-
ing the eye lid, while offensive matter ran from the eye down
the face to the nose. I Iried water with carbolic acid infnsed
to no perceptible purpose. Knowing that Mitchell's Magic
Lotion was in man excellent in like cases, I next tried it on
the colt by pouring a teaspooufui on a sporge first saturated
with clean water, and with it bathing the injured part. At
the end of a wetk suppuration had ceased, infiammalion had
disappeared, and ihe ball of the eje apptared intact. A
fungus white growth appeared in the center of the pupil —
the seat of the injury. The effect was like the work of
magic.'' Payne J. Shafter.

Olema, Maiin Co.

"Permit me to say a word in favor of your Mitchell's Magic
Lotion. In tbe year lfcS*2 I had some men baling bay, when,
by a careless act, one of the mules hud its hiud Ii-g caught
under the hay piess and was very badly crippled. But I
had the mule taken to ihe watering place for ihe purpose of
bathing and letting tbe leg stand iu cold water. This being
done and the leg lubbed dry, a bottle of your Magic Lolion
was then applied freely and in less than twenty-four hours
the mule wa^, to my astonishment, able to go to woik again
and work right along through the baying season. I desire to
say that Mitchell's Magic Lotion is th* best remedy in the
world for fresh cuts, bruises, sore throat, in fact, all injuries,
congestions and inflammations. I am perfectly convinced of
its efficacy, and .-hall never be without it. My wifesays she
cannot keep house without the Lotion.1' It, W. Apperson.

Lawrence Station, Santa Clara Co.

In all cases of sores, both fresh aud old, strains of mnscleg,
cords or sinews, we«k legs, and iDflimmalion in horses, we
believe Mitchell's Magic Lotion will cure at Ipast as quickly
and effectively as any known remedy. One of tl e surprising
features of this article is in its being eqm U\ harmless yet
effective in allaying inflammation in the human eye as it is in
(he leg of a horse. It can be had at any drug store.

English Bookmaking.

The season commences in Englaud with the Lincoln meet-
ing, the chief event of which is the Lincolnshire handicap
for tnree year-olds and upwards, £20 each, half-foiftit, and
£5 if declared, with £1,000 added. This rich handicap leads
to very heavy betting, the more so as the pencillers offer long
odds against the many outsiders that do not secure a large
amount of popular support. "It is in this respect that tbe
English bookmakeis are so much more liberal in their trans-
actions than are our own pencillers," was the remark of a gen-
tleman of this city, who recently made an extended tour
throughout the old country, "consequently the betting there
is on a far more extended scale, as is the case also in Austra-
lia" The Lincolushire Handicap was a veiy opeu betting
race, and resulted in oue of the greatest upsets known for
years past, the victory being achieved by W. Y. Leeh's bay
colt Veracily, by Wisdom from Varnish, a four-year-old
carryiug 94 "pounds, with the odds of 50 to 1 against him
while 33 and 25 to 1 were laid respectively against the second
and third horses.

In this instance there were twenty-four horses who appeared
at the post, and to show how judiciously the weights had
been adjusted, the two leading favoiities were each held at
7 to 1. In the opinion of English tuifmen who visit this
country the odds offered by our bookmakeis iu the leading
races where there are a large number of runners are not
sufficiently liberal, especially in the case of the early summer
races where the true form of the horses is as yet unknown,
except throogh private trials. This fact may be traced to
an apparent understanding among our pencillers to regelate
tbe olds :>t their own discretion, a system that could not be
carried out so successfully, it is claimed by the Britishers, if
there was an establishment in New Yoik and olher leading
racing stables similar to Tattersails and the tuif clubs in
London where an open market and opposing forces lead to
more liberal quotations. On the other hand the English
bookmakers have no snch extraordinary expenses to meet
as is the case on this side of the Ocean.

The bay mare Aloho, sister to the phenomenal pacer
Arrow, 2:14, foaled a bay colt by Eagle Bird, 2:21, last week.
She ia owned by A, J. MoRea, of Cleveland, O.

Mr. J. C. Sibley of the Prospect Hill Farm, Pa., is evi-
dently a great admirer of Palo Alto aud Snuny Slope stock,
as he recently purchased from Dr. F. C. Fowler, of Mocdus,
Conn., tbe following colts sired by So It an: Sulewood 6913,
bay colt, foaled 1885, bred by L. j. Rose, San Gabriel. Cal.,
dam by Nutwood; 2 1 dam by Wnipple's Hambletonian;
price $4,000. Geraldine, brown filly, foaled 1S85, dam by
The Moor; price §500. Beulab, gray filly, foaled 1S-
by The Moor; 2d dam by Idol; pri^e $1,500. Juuo, b:
foaled 1885, dam by Shenandu&h; price $1,500. T
are an ex-.'- pti< no* If fire If^t.

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STALLIONS— TifOKOLUHII RED.

Joe Hooker, H. B. BagwJU, Sacramento.
Mariner (imp), Matt Storn, Pleaaaitfoa.
Tli roe Clivers, Thos. (i. Jones, Santa Rosa.

ST ALLIO NS— TROTTERS .

Abbotsfnrd ¥r„ R. D. Ledgett, 420 Pacific St., S. P.

Alcona, bv-d W. Loeber, St. Helena.

Anteeo, X. Do Turk, Santa Rosa.

Amevolo, Jos. Cairn Simpson, 2111 Adeline St . OaklanJ.

Browr Jug, Sargent Bros., Sargent's Station.

< liaries lit- rby, Cook Stock Farm, Danville.

* resco. Cook Stock Farm, Danville.

Don Marvin, V, P. Lowell, Sacramento.

Director, Andy McDowell, Pleasanton.

Fa 11 Is, F. P. Lowell, Sacramento.

Figaro, Win. O'Neil, Sstn Leandio.

HiiiolU Cossack, N. N. Craig, 2608 H. St., Sacr.imentO.

Illustrious, Ueo A. Stone, Williams.

Jester D., Wm. O'Neil, 9 m Leandro.

John Scv'-noaks, Sargent Bros., Sargent's Station.

Little Bl»<-k Jus:. Andy McDowell, Pleasanton

Mil nbriiio Wilkes. Obarles Waterman, Walnut Creek.

Me«il", >Til. Dwyr, San Joae.

lit. Vernon, J. A. McCloud, Stockton.

Richmond, Andy McDowell. Pleasanton.

Sidney, G. Valentin, Pleasanton;

Stelnway, Cook Stock Farm, Danville.

Valensiu, '«. Valensin, Pleasanton

Whlpplelon. Fred W. Loeber, St. Helena.

Woodnut, B. C. Holly, Vallejo.

Young Santa (Imun, Kyron O'Grady, Sao Mateo.

The Spr.ng- ftac*3 Meeting.

Although at the date of writing some time will elapse
before the bell rings to summon the horses f jr the first
race of the spring m-.eting, a few days are all that inter-
vene. At this time the weather could not be finer.
Tuesday and Wtdnesday of this week were just the
perfectiou of glorious spring days, and from the outlook
there is a grand prospect for a continuation. Tuesday
and Wednesday are cited as that is as far as the week
has advauced when this much was penned, though from
all the signs and omens that we are capable of Holviug,
the whole of April is destined to be fully up to the
California standard. That is enough to insure success,
grand success, so far as this important part of racing
goes, and from what we hear of the horses and colts
engaged, good weather is the only thing necessary to
ensure the best racing sport ever enjoyed on this Coast.
That, too, is sufficient, for there have been many enjoy-
able turf gatherings in the past few years, and a higher
notch will not be far from the top round.

As will be learned from the communication of our
correspondent, there are race-horses enough in training
on the Sacramento course to fill up four days of truly
royr ' sport, though even that large number is only a
moh *y of those which are getting read/. The long list
of errries published a few weeks since tells the story
graphically; and when to that array of names are added
nominations in stakes which closed anterior to the

;t, the n oat inveterate pessimist will be compelled

to acknowledge tha^ the nntlouk for large fields of
starters could scarcely be better. Weather and horses
all that can be desired, how about the other accessories'^
This can be answered that all other things will be in
keeping. With good weather the odds are so long in
favor of there beiDg a good track, that the "short end"
would haVe to be demonstrated by fractions. The Bay
District course is easilj put and kept in shape; water
plentiful, strong teams, all the implements required,
skill and experience to direct and handle, that there is
an absolute certainty of the course being in the best
shape. From the first meeting held under the auspices
of the Pacific Coast Blood-Horse Association to the last
little fault can be found with the management. Tie
race-going public feel the utmost confidence that there
will be "square racing," this being fully guaranteed,
doubly endorsed, in fact the guarantee being that the
Association will not tolerate crookedness; the endorse-
ment that California racing men, with few exceptions,
are above lending their countenances to fraud of any
kind.

The opening day presents an attractive bill, though it
is difficult to select a day when attractions will be want-
ing. The programme will prove this, and to repeat the
information would require more room than duplication
necessitates. Neither have we any desire to individualize
to an extent that would awird preferences. As has
of.entiines been stated in these columns, we are not
emulous to acquire distinction as a "turf prophet," or to
predict from form, breeding and hearsay, the probable
winners. We might be so fortunate as to name a winner
or two, while at the same time the confession must be
made that luck had as much to do with foretelling the
result as anything else. But it Joes not come within the
domain of prophecy to state that there will be grand
contes'ft; that never before has there been such a collec-
tion of debutants on a California race-course as this
spring will bring out, and that the older division will
uphold their former reputation and some of them add to
their fame. It does not require a vates of superhuman
penetration to lift the vail of futurity far enough to give
a peep into a gallery of pleasing pictures, and therefore
we can heartily advise eve. youe who has the least
penchant for turf sports to be on hand on the opening
day. That visit, we feel con6deut, will result in a
determination not to miss another race if "business will
permit."

Wrone Information-

"A gentleman who has just returned from the Pacific
Coast, where he went with i he purpose of bringing home
with him an Electioneer colt out of a well-bred produc-
ing dft'ia, seems to have been disappointed in his trip, at
least so far as an Electioneer is concerned. In looking
through the stock he found a number of colts that were
all right in form and out of mares with strong and
undoubted trotting inheritance, but when he wanted the
prices on these colts he was told they were reserved, and
he was directed to others that were out of running- bred
and mixed-bred mares. Our friend may have been dis-
appointed, but we don't think he has any just cause of
complaint. Certainly the establishment has a perfect
right to do as it please6 with ita own, and it has dis-
covered long ago that buyers are looking for cobs with
strong and undivided trot'iug inheritance on both sides.
Nobody wants a half-and-half bred colt for breeding
pur j. OSes, and hence that kind are being pushed off as
rapidly as possible. It is universally acknowledged that
Electioneer is phenomenally strong in getting trotters
out of mares with no trotting inheritance, but nobody
wants a colt bred in that way to put at the head of a
breeding farm."

Without being in a position to state authoritatively,
we are reasonably certain that the information given in
the ab&ve quotation from Wallace's Monthly is not correct.
We Tcnow that it is erroneous in more than one respect,
and presume that it i<3 all through.

Without seeking for information at headquarters we
are reasonably cerlain that there are several "half-and-
half" bred colts that are reserved, that one from a hnlf-
and-half mare is iiot for sale, and we do not know of a
single instance where a "strictly" trottmg-hred colt has
been marked beyond price, though in all probability the
Beautiful Bells suckling may be so classed.

Norval, by Electioneer, from Norma, the dam of Lucy
Cuyler, has been priced to more than one at $15,000, and
if the man who furnished the information was looking
for an Electioneer out of a trottiug-bred mare he could
not find fault at that price for the sire of by far the
fastest yearling thit has yet appeared, and in addition
thereto, a horse of fine size and the very highest form.
How will this do for a "strong aud undoubted trotting
inheritance."

Clifton Bell 5333 bay stallion, sixteen hands one inch
bigb, few white hairs in forehead, otT fore-foot white, near
hind-foot and ankle white, foaled March 5, 1883, four-yeur-
oid recsrd 2:24. By Electioneer.
First dam Clarabel by Abdullah Star.
Second dam Fairy by Rysdyk's Hambletonian.
Third dam Emma Mills by Seely's American Star.
Fourth dam by Rediker'a Alexander \V., son of Alexander
W., by Cole's Messenger.
Hia price, whioh has been fixed for some time, is

S 10,000, and a man from Montana offered SO. 000 for him,
so that the price cannot be said to be far out of the way,
especially when a mare from Clarabel is the dam of
Rexford, wiih a three-year-old record of 2:24. Either of
the above-named horses should "fill the bill" of a man
who was in search of an Electioneer with a trotting
inheritance, and when the irice is compared with that
of others reported, it is remarkably low. We would
certainly prefer to place Norval at the head of a stud, or
use for breeding purposes, than horses which "common
report" says were rated so high that offers of more than
three times the price put on Norval were refused.
' Mr. Wallace is prone to castigate people who have
misled him with false information, and should he become
satisfied that this "friend" has been guilty, we Bhall look
for him to roast him with hot coals.

The "Sun" on Tips.

We recorded recently a statement by a writer in the Spirit
of the Times to the effect that the very fast California stallion
Antevolo had lost bis speed, owing to the habit of wearing
tips instead of full shoes, aad had thus furnished a very
strong argument against the theory of shoeing horses in that
way. In reply to our rem irks we have received the following
very interesting letter:

"To the Editor of The Sun— Sir ; If the Associated Press
telegram published in the San Francisco papers is correct,
you have been grossly misinformed regarding Antevolo. In
place of having "shortened his stride," as yon say, "lost his
speed," or is "no longer the formidable racer he was," he has
increased his speed, retains fully aa long a Btnde, aod is
held so much in dread that the owner of Guy Wilkes after
making the proposal, and I had the forfeit posted, squarely
backed out. The race wa3 for S5.000 a side, $1,000 forfeit;
two mile hents. The date when Mr. Corbitt offered the'
match was Jan. 7, 1883.

"OwiDg to a slight sprain of the left hind ankle, and a sea-
son of eighty-three mares, extending from Feb. 1st into August,
Antevolo was not trained in 1887, though occasio aly driven
quarters. The fastest quarter he ever trotted prior to the
race with Harry Wilkes, and in which he was separately
timed in 2:16$, was 32| seeouds. Last year he made on
several occasions quarters iu 32 seconds without beiog urged
to his best pace, and a furlong in 15 seconds.

"It may be that your informant has "mixed up" Anteeo
with Antevolo. When I sold the former he had never worn
a shoe on hi* front feet, aud when four years old trotted a
mile in 2:20$, going at least fifteen feet from the pole, owing
to the track having been harrowed for a running raoe. Since
I disposed of him he has worn full shoep, p it of the
time of the bar pattero, and he has shortened his stride
materially, I should say at least fifteen inches. I am well
satis bed that the principle of having the posterior p-»rt of
the foot untrammelled is not only "attractive," but correct,
and just the thing for fast trotters. This belief is strengthened
by the experience of twelve years. Jos. Cairn Simpson.
O^nerand breeder of Antevolo."

"Oakland, Cal., March 23. 1888."

Mr. Simpson's testimony must be accepted as conclusive
that Antevolo, the interesting example of the feasibility of
abandoning shoes, has not suffered from being so treated.
However, until this practice comes iDto more general use
npon the trotting tracks, this horBemnst be considered rather
a lucky freak than as a proof of his owner's theory upon
shoeing. Shoes are so troublesome and expensive, and. It
cannot be denied, often so injurious to ihe f-et, that any
method of escape from thei) which would be generally prac-
ticable could hardly fail of adoption. We fear, though, 'hat
there will have to be more horses with feet like Amevolo's,
rather than more horsemen like Mr Simpson before we can*
luxuriate and economize with shoeless horses.

After reading the telegram alluded to we wrote the
above letter which the Sun kindly gave a prominent
place. In the concluding remarks of the editor, he treats
the question of tips vs. shoes candidly. Recognizing the
importance of a better system of shoeing than now pre-
vails, he expresses his doubts of there being an improve-
ment in the plan we follow, and justly remarks that
until more examples are furnished than thoje which our
limited practice presents, the efficacy of tips as a remedy
for existing evils cannot be granted. This is sound
argument, and in all of our advocacv, extending over a
period of twelve years, that phase of the question has
not been denied. Without further proof it cannot be
authoritatively stated that Anteeo and Antevolo are not
"lucky freaks," or that the treatment which has provea
proper with them will answer in others. It is fair to
infer, however, that success was not entirely owing to
the animals practiced upon being exceptionally endowed
with characteristics so different from others, and when
the system is given a fair trial it will be found advanta-
geous in a majority of fast trotters. The great obstacle
is prejudgment. If even an owner is impressed with
the advantages of his horses being shod with tips, he has
the smith and trainer to contend with, aud if the ani-
mal goes wrong tips are anathematized.

We have known several instances where owners were
badgered out of their convictions. Again, as Mr. E. D.
Wiggin wrote, "Wilkes (Charley) was moving nicely in
a four-ounce tip, but I had not the courage to go into his
race with the tips," there is the dread of ridicule, a far
more potent weapon than arguments when there are
startling innovations on old praotices to be attacked.
Ridicule is a handy resort for those who cannot sustain
their position by sensible arguments, and a sneer does
not depend upon study or correct information to give it
effect.

There are few "horsemen" who can give tips the prac-
tical test that we did. Not merely by owning the horses
experimented upon, as that would have been powerless
to offset the hue and cry which was raised at the start,

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and though the tones became weaker after several years
of trial and earnest advocacy until there is barely an
echo of tbe loud reverberations, there is still enough to
destroy the courage of convictions. For a time we were
our own shoeing smith, and by making patterns o£ wood
were enabled to get tips cast, so that preparing the foot
and nailing thein on were all that was necessary to com-
plete the job. Driving our own horses, that essential
part of the treatment was also under control, and though
other duties interfered materially with training pursuits,
the success was such as to draw attention to the "new
departure."

In the letter to the Sun there is an allusion to Anteeo.
TVe firmly believe that had he been permitted to wear
tips from the time we sold him until now, the result
would have been different.

That his gait has been shortened is palpable to those
who knew him when he was troLting public trials in
from 2:20;$: to 2:23 as a four-year-old, and who have seen
him trot in his racts siuce. Had he retained the length
of stride which he possessed when wearing tips, and
acquired the rapidity of action now shown, as was stated
before, the "two-miuute trotter" would have been
already discovered.

The question has little bearing on tbe standing of
Antevolo. He only figures in it as the most prominent
subject on which tips have been tried, from the fact that
he has never been cumbered with a full shoe.

The question of tbe proper treatment of the feet of
horses, however, is of paramount importance to horse
owners, and as fast trotters are among the most valuable
of the equine family, the effects on them is worthy of
consideration.

Anteeo's Colts.

We learn from a visitor to Santa Rosa, that there is
general rejoicing that the sale of Anteeo was not con-
summated. Everyone of his colts which have been
worked on the Santa Rosa track has shown well, some of
them are of exceeding high promise. Mart Rollins does
not hesitate to say that Redwood is the peer of any three-
year-old in any country, and H. Peck has a two-year-
old from a mare by Speculation which is regarded by
experts as likely to be very troublesome to colts of his
age. Captain Gross has a three-year-old which is 16^
hands, weighs 1,210 pounds, and with all that size can
show a right merry clip, and others are exhibiting a
decided tendency to acquire the fast-trotting step.

Value of the Blood Horse Stakes.

There is nothing that showB more conclusively the immense
impetus given to the breeding of thoroughbreds in this State
than the lar^e number of entries that are made by California
owners in all the principal two and three-year-old stakes
at the great race meetings at the East, and yet there are
sumcient left to make a grand showing iu our own events.
In order to present an estimate of the increase of our races,
we append a statement of the approximate number of starters,
and the value of the stakes for two and three-year-olds at the
approaching meeting of the Blood Horse Association.

The California Stakes, half a mile, for two-year-olds:

20 probable starters at $50 each SI, 000

23 forfeits at $25 575

11 declarations 110

Added money 500

Detroit, Trotting: Meeting.

Total $2. 185

Deduct Becond and third money 150

There are good reasons for "heading" the ad. of the
Detroit Driving Club the "Blue Ribbon Meeting." It is
entitled to the distinction on several accounts. In the
first place $30,000 are hung up for a meeting of five
days, there being three races each day. The entrance
fee is adjusted so that there is only a risk of 1\ per cent.
on the whole amount of the purse first taken, and only
five p^r cent, in all necessary to make good the engage-
ment up to 8 p. m. of the day previous to the race.
Fifty dollars to secure a chance in a $2,000 purse, and
that divided so that the purse which is fourth in the
race will receive the full entrance fee back. The classi-
fication is capital, and the first instance we can recall
when pacers were given a chance to parade on days of a
five-day meel ing. The trotting runs — three minut e, 2:22,
2:35,2:18,2:27; open lo all, 2:40, 2:24, 2:20, 2:30 and
double teams. The pacing is gauged at 2:25, open to
all, with Johnston barrid, 2:30 and 2:18.

There is a feature in the "free-for-all" which is novel
and extremely liberal. Should five horses with records
of 2:17 or better start in the race an additional $2,500
will be given, making a purse of $5,000 with tin entrance
fee of $2,500. There should be almost a certainty of
that stipulation being fulfilled. There are two California
horses which would stand a good show in a free-for-all,
and which have records within the prescribed limit.
These are Manzani a and Arab, and if there has been a
doubt in Hickok's mind about making an eastern trip,
this will probably turn the scale in favor of a campaign
on the far side of the big rivers. The "trotting-team"
race will be an attraction, and the conditions, as will be
learned from the ad., are on the same liberal scale. But
there is so much liberality shown all through that it is
difficult to select which shall have the preference. Two
thousand dollars for each of the classes, excepting the
big fiee-for all, $8,000 for the pacers, and with so little
risk in comparison with the amounts to be won that we
look for a long list of entries. The date of closing is
May 1st, the meeting to be held from July 24th to July
28th. This will give an opportunity for California horses
to trot in Detroit and return in time to take part in the
main meetings of the honfe circuit, and should the open
race be placed to the credit of our side, there will be
general jubilation. If tbe California trotters which are
eligible to tbe 2:20 class are so situated as to take a chance
for the Detroit prize, we ahould feel a good deal of con-
fidence in gaining a victory. Palo Alto or Ansel, Wood-
nut, Dawn, Jane L., Kate Ewing, Lillie Stanley, Mt.
Vernon or Menlo would be troublesome in any company
which retained eligibility in that class, though the stal-
lions named which are making a season could not be got
in readiness.

There is another salient feature to be taken into con-
sideration. "Fhst money" is so large that those who
gauge their honesty by dollars gained, will not be
tempted to look to the pools for remuneration.

Dixon Trotting Meeting.
The purses which are offered by the Dixon Driving
Fark Association close to-day, Saturday, April 14th.
There are two for race-horses, heats of five-eighths and
three-quarters of a mile, and trotters eligible for 2:30
and 2:50 classes. The dates of the meeting are May 1st
rand 2d.

Value to winner $2,035

The Gano Stakes, three-ciuarlers of a mile, for two-year*
olds.

20 probable starters at $50 $1,000

21 forfeits at $25 525

11 declarations 110

Added money 500

Total $2,135

Deduct second and third money 150

Value to winner $1,935

Tbe Ti ial Stakes, for three*year-olds, a mile and a quarter.

12 starterB at $ 100 $1,200

19 forfeits at $50 9oO

10 declarations 200

Added money 600

Total $2,900

Deduct second and third money 300

Value to winner $2,600

Pacific Derby, for tbree-year-olds, a mile and a half.

12 probable starters at $100 $1,200

19 forfeits at $50 950

10 declarations ...' 220

Added money 750

TBACK AND STABLE.

Among the visitors at the Bay District Track on tbe occa-
sion of the final day of the races was Air. Porter Ashe, who
appeared to take a verylivelj interest in the mile and repeat
event, in which figured Std, Hermes and Adeline. In reply
to a question as to how the horses of the Maltese Villa Stable
were progressing, that gentleman stated that Tnbuulet wa-s
in dne form, but that Gtraldiue h«d not quite recovered fiom
the effects of her illness, while the two-year-oldB were only
bo so in regard to their training. Among tbe string wilt
be the noted Elwood, who is in tine fettle and seemingly
eager to wrestle for the mastership with any of our doriug
gentlemen riders who intend to don silk at the coming meet-
ing.

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There is a rule enforced by the English Jockey Club that
might find favor with our racing associations. It is that on
making any complaint as to unfair riding in a rase the
jockey mast deposit a sum of five pounds tnat is foifeited to
the race fund if the charge is proved to be ill-founded. In
the Lincolnshire Handicap, Booty, the rider of Tyrone, the
second horse, on retarning to scale, lodged an objection to the
winner on the ground of boring. This was quickly gone
into by the stewards, who speedily overruled tne obj-^tion,
and rightly ordered the £5 deposited to be forfeited, as they
considered the objection frivolous.

There is a talk at Chicago of matching Johnston against
Arrow during the coming season, and the event would no
doubt cause a great deal of interest among the many admirers
of fust pacing stock. Oirin A. Hickok, being questioned as
to the relative merits of the two horses, expressed his deutts
as to whether such a contest could now be arranged on even
terms. "But wait for a season or two," added that experi-
enced turfman, "and with his fine form and superior breed-
ing, Arrow, when tally matured, ought to be very near the
top-notch of pacers whose record is to be counted as made in
actual rt;cea."

Total ¥3,120

Deduct second and third money 300

Value to winner $2,820

This is an excellent showing, and the number of entries as
well as the value of the stakes will show a far more than
proportionate increase with every meeting of the Blood Horse
Association.

The Napa County Fair

A meeting was held at Napa City on Saturday last to take
the necessary steps towards organizing a County Fair Asso-
ciation. Messrs. Zollner and Even stated that they owned a
sixty-acre tract of laud three-quarters of a mile north of town,
which they would rent to the Association for five years at
§1,000 per year, with the privilege of baying for $350 per
acre. This would give abundant room for a mile racetrack
and the necessary buildings.

The Napa Register states that the plan adopted is to incor-
porate with a capital stock of about $30,000, and the business
men of Napa County will be invited to take stock. Among
those present $2,650 was subscribed in less than ten minutes,
Coombs Bros, and Zollner and Even, leading the list with
$500 each. A committee was appointed for organization,
and the meeting was adjoirned until to-day. There is no
doubt but that under good management the affair wiU be a
success.

The Fresno District Races.

The management of the Fresno Fair Grounds Association
announces iu this issue a programme for three davs' racing,
open to all horses in the district composed of Fresno, Mari-
posa, Mercdd, Talare and Kern Counties. Iu calling atten-
tion to this programme we hope to announce a fall list of
entries that close with the Secretary, Mr. N. I. Baldwin, on
Friday next, April 20th.

Answers to Correspondents.

Queations answered only through these columns. No replies by
mail or telegraph. The name of the writer should accompany all
questions, not for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Let-
ters received without the writer'u name cannot receive attention.

J. H. O., San Lais Obispo.

Would a colt sired by Altoona, from a mare of Ethan
Allen's, be standard-bred and eligible to registration?

Answer— If the mare was by Vick's Ethen Allen, yes.

A correspondent of the Bural World says: "The secret of
the superiority of California horses is in the food. Barley
was ageB ago discovered to be a great natural horse food.
Sonini, of the Emperor Napoleon's staff during the Egyptian
expedition, confirmed it. It would be bat little trouble or
expense for some of our breeders to try tbe food suggested
in an experimental way, and perhaps through its agency be
enabled to produce a two-minute trotter.

Orrin A. Hickok was among the interested epectators last
Saturday at tbe Bay Distiict Track, and informed our repre-
sentative that Arab and Elector bad been tarned oat to urass
at Laurel Creek, jast below Sau Mateo, and that he would
probably send two or three more to ihe ranch to stav during
the Blood Horse races. As to his movements this season Mr.
Hickok is as yet andecided whether be will or will not visit
the East this season, as a great deal depends on whether the
programmes of the circuit there will afford a fair opening for

nominations from his stable.

«

To show the increasing importance of California nomina-
tions in the eastern Btakes it is stated that Mr. J. B. Haggin
leads the list at Monmoutn Park races this season with 3fi8
entries, while Mr, E. J. Baldwin has 119 and Senator Hearst
73 nominations. Tbe eastern contingents from the large
Btables are not nearly so numerous— the Dwyer Brothers
figuring with 261; Mr. August Belmont 217; J. D. Morris^ey
131; D. W. Withers 113; A. J. Cassath 90; The Pre^kness
stable 88; Appleby & Johnson 84. The comparison is very

favorable for our State.

«.

The State Board of Agriculture have purchased for $9,000
the east half of the block between G and H, Twenty-second
and Twenty-third streets, adjoining the Agricaltaral Park on
the east. This space will be utilized next fair for the sheep and
swine exhibitions, and thus make room for aboutone hundred
stalls, for horses, that were greatly needed, as the ma*age-
ment had to go outside for stabling accommodations.

Charles Morton, the English light-weight jockey who was
engaged to Mr. Baldwin, has severed his connection from
that stable by mutual agreement, and is open to engagements
at the meeting of the Blood Horse Association, Morton
rode for Lord William Beresford in England, and it is well
know that no better judges of horaes or riders than the Beres-
fords are to be found in the old country.

The Executive Officers of the Capital Turf Club are arrang-
ing a programme for the spring meeting that is to be held at
Sacramento at a later date than usual this year, in order to
secure more nominations for the trotting events. Heretofore
these events have not tilled so well as was expected, owing
to the short time that could be spared for the preparation

of the horses.

*

In regard to a statement recently circulated concerning
the Palo Alto stables, Senator Stanford remarked to a corres-
pondent that, in his opinion, better trotting horses are now
raised in this country than ever before. He said that oat of
twenty picked horses at the Palo Alto Faach, eighteen have
demonstrated their ability to trot in 2:20 or more.

From Sacramento the statement comes that the departure
of tbe Hearst stable for the East will be delayed sj as to
enable some of the horses to fill their engagements in the
stakes in which they are entered at the Blood Horse Meeting.
Their appearance will add greatly to the attractions of the
proceedings.

♦ :

Captain Hutchinson will send East next week his fine
three -year-old colt General Gordon, by Hock Hocking,
dam Vixen by imported Saxon. The horse will join
Snedeker's stable at New York, and in the opinion of his
owner will make a good showing in the fall campaign.

Mr. L. U. Shippee has purchased the imported thorough-
bred Partisan by Tomahawk, dam Lady Overtown by Sugar-
plum. Tomahawk is a sou of Mincemeat, so he has good
stout breeding in his favor and ought to be a valuable addi-
tion to the racing stock of Stockton and its vicinity.

We regret to hear that Colonel Thornton's fleet mare Nar-
cola haB been thrown out of training and will not appear at
the Blood Horse Meeting. Narcola is lame in tbe near hind
pastern, and Matt Storn attributes the fact to her hurting
herself while playing in her stable.

Mr Theodore Winters paid a flying visit to Sacramento
last week, to take a thorough look at his string of two-year-
olds, of wnich he has eight in trainiog. From the way the
youngsters moved Mr. Winters mast have been highly
pleased with tbe result.

The secretary of the Santa Clara Valley Agricaltural
Association forwards an additional entry to the V-
Stakes, for two-year-olds, at the fall fair, namely .
Florida, dam by George Wilkes; owned by Z. :
Lexington, Ky,

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<|fte %xtzitex awtl J>pxrrt$itmti.

April 14

The Monpolian pheasants are gettiog to be well acclimated
in Oregon. The Portland News states that in Linn and Lane
Counties the buds are usually in pairs, although sometimes
a half dozen are seen at a time, and in some localities they
are reported to be qnite tame. During the cold weather,
when snow was on the ground, these pheasants were not at
ail backward in taking a place in the barnyards aloog with
domestic fowl, and even contesting with them for supremacy.

From a Lane County farmer comes the story that a cock
pheasant peisisted in remaining among the chickens on tbe
place after the snow was gone, but in this was stubbornly
opposed by the recognized gallinace'tn leader, and a number
of bitter tights took place between the two birds. The diffi-
cully was ended one morning by the pheasant striking his
antagonist dead, and now the stranger rules the yard.

Sir Thomiis Gratton Esmonde, the young Irish baronet, a
member uf tbe English House of Commons, aud Joe Jeffer-
son, the well-known actor, were recently in attendance at
the New Orleans ruces. So much pleased was the baronet
with the lire riding of the light-weight Fxeeniau that the
little midget was taken over to the stand and .introduced to
the distinguished foreigner, who complimented him highly
on his skill in the saddle.

The Standard Stallion

WHIPPLETON.

Registered Wallace's Trotting Register. Vol. IV, Mo. 1 883.
standard under Rules -4 and 6.
The most successful StocK Horse in California tor the
opportunities.

Sire of Lily Stanley. 2:20J-:; llouicstake fpacer), 2:16X;; flora B„
2:33y: Rachel, 2:38; all from mares of unknown breeding. There are
a number of others, both pacers and trotters, of bis getthat will make a
ow mark thisaeason, barring accidents.

Description.

WHIPPLETON is a beautiful black, tan muzzle aud flanks, and ex-
ceptional Iv strong made all over. He stands 17 lianria high and weighs 14O0
pounds. He is beyond doubt the most uniform breeder on the Coast for
size, color, and finish. Most of his colts are 16 hands or over, and all bay,
brown, or blank in color; lie never has sired a sorrel or white face colt;
if he do-s I a-ree to retund seivice money. He has no equal as a car-
riage-iiorse producer. A number of his teams have been sold 1 itely for
large prices.

Pedigree.

WHIPPLETON, shed by Hambletonian Jr. (sire of Hancock, 2:29)
by Whipple's Haiubletonian; dam Lady Livingston (dam of Lady
Blancbard, 2:2fi}^; and Bloomfield Maid, trial 2:22 1 by General Taylor
(Bireof dam i.f Well ?- Fargo, 2 Ms^ ; Xeren, 2:23><; bickford, 2:29^; Lady
Blancbard. 2 26VO ^'">a of the Morse Horse.

Whippli-tou will make the season of IS 3 at Fashion Stables, Peta-
luma. Mares left at City Front Stables, J. W. Morsehead proprietor,
San Francisco, will be promptly shipped and cared for.

Terras $50 for the s?a.soti, with the usual return privileges.
Good pasture g3j o per month.

For extended pedieree and further information send for circular to
FKEf» \V IOf SJlll, Owner. St. Helena,
lOmr Or II FRE1XKSE5J, Agent, Petaluma

Pacific Coast

BLOOD HORSE

Association

Spring Meeting 1888.

April 21st, 24th, 26th and 28th.

PROGRAMME.

FIRST DAY.

1.— INTRODUCTION PORsE 3400, of which $50 to the second, $25
to the third; for tbree-vear-elds and upwards; maidens, if three years
old, allowed 7 pouuds, if four years old or upwards allowed 12 pounds.
One Mile.

2.— CALIFORNIA STAKES, for two-year-olds. Half a Mit.e
Cl-isedAng. 15, IHS7.

3 —PURSE 335i», of which 550 to second, for three-year-olds and
upwards. Maidens. If three-year-olds allowed 5 pounds; IE four years
old allowed lu poundB; If bve years old or upwards allowed 15 pounds.
Three Qcaetees ofa Mile.

4.— THE TIDAL -STAKES for three-year-olds. One Mile akd a
Qdaktee. Closed Aug. 15, 1S>8G.

N1XOSO DA V.

5.— PURSE S4C0. of wh'ch $50 to the stcond,825 to the third; for
three-year-olds and upwards. Maidens, if three years old, allowed 5
pounds; of four years old allowed 10 pounds; If five years old or upwards
allowed 15 pounds. Mile Heats.

6.- SELLINU PURSE $3i0, of which §50 to the second; for three-
tf.ir-olds anJ upwards. Horses entered to be sold for §1,500 to carry
rule weights; 2 pounds allowed for each §101 less down to §i.000; then
1 pound for each MOO less down to §300. Selling price to lie stated
through the entry box at G p.m. the day before the race. Seven-Eighths
of a Mile.

7.- THE VERNAL STAKES.for two-year-olds, §10 each, p p, with
|300 added, second to receive §30. Wlnuer of the California Stake on the
first day to carry ;( pounds extra; horses starting in that race and not
placed allowed A pounds. FlVE-ElOHTHs uf a Mile.

8.— THE PACIKIC DERBY, for three-year-olds. One Mile and a
Half. Closed Aug. 15, 1S86.

THIRD DAY.

9.— SELLING PURSE 3350, of which §50 to the second; for all ages.
Conditions as in No. 6. One Mile.

10.— THE GAHO STAKES, for two-year- olds. Three-Qpartees
of a Mile. Closed Aug. 15, lo&7.

II,— PURSE §35<i, of which 850 to second; for all ageB; winners of
any race at this meeting, when carrying weight for age or more, to
carry 5 pounds extra. Thkee-Qoartf-B Mile Heats.

12.— PURSE §500, of which §50 to second; forallages; winner of the
Tidal StakeB at the meeting to carry 5 pounds extra; of the Pacific
Derby 7 pounds extra; of both 10 pounds extra. One Mile and Three.
Eiuh'ths.

FOCRTH DAY.

13.— PURSE WOO, of which §50 to the second, $25 to the third; for
three-yoai-old fillies. Winner of any three-year-old race at this meeting
to carry 5 poundB extra; of two, 8 pounda extra. One Mile and a
Sixteenth.

11.— PURSE §400, of which §50 to the second, §25 to third; a handi-
cap for two-year-oldB. Declaration $5, to go to the racing fund.
Weights announced the dav before the race at 10 o'clock a. m. Declar-
ations due at (5 p. m. the same day. Seven-eighths of a Milk.

15.— PURSE §350, of which §50 to second. Owners' handicap for
horses tha' have Btarted and not won at this meeting. Entries close
with the Secretary, or through the entry box at the track at li r. m. the
dav before the r.ice. Weights tube curried must he given with the entry.
Winners ■-■I Nos. 14 and 15, it entered in this race, may be withdrawn
without r --unity, use Milk and an Eighth.

16. — " CfRSE$75fl forall ages; entrance,§25 each from starters. Start

ng raoii f divided":) per pint to the second, and 30 per cent, to the third

horoe. 'Vrlarations §15, to goto the racing fund, Th.ree.vear.nlds to

cirry U0 ,-unds; four-year-olds ihS pounds; tive-y.-ar-olds ami upward*

.jwtid Sex allowances. One Mile and Threk-qdautehs.

> ntrlea close Thursday, March 15, 1888.

D. McCIiCRE, President.
. S , CIXVER, Secretary, 318 Bush Street, San Francisco. 25fe

HEED AND SWINE.

Firje Cattle.

The Beeord Union states tbat two carloads of Short horns
recently arrived at Sacramento, from Bill & Bumhauj, of
Manhattan, Kansas. They are among the tinest that have
come to this coast, and will probably be exhibited at the
approaching State Fair by whoever own= tbem at that time.
Eleven head of the consignment were purchased by Joseph
Jones, of Lovelock, Nevada, and a bull by A. Heilbron, of
this cily, the twelve averaging about $2St~> per head. The
remainder of the herd have been taken to San Jose. One
two-year-old heifer pnrchasid by Jones weighed 1,440
pounds, and a two-year old bull weighed 1,500 pounds.

Pleasanton Stock Farm Co

DIRECTOR.

Will stand for a limited number of mares at PleasantoD,
Alameda Co., Cal. Season commencing Feb. 15th, and clos-
ing Joly 1st, 1S88.

DIRECTOR was sired by Dictator (full brother to Dexter) also sire
of J. I. C, Phallas, and many other fast trotters. Dictator stands at
the head of all stallions as getting extreme speed and great racing quali-
ties in his colts, as the average record of J . I. C, Phallas and Director
is 2:13><, being nearly two seconds faster than tbe best three of any
other stallion's get, which means beating them at least 80 feet in a
mile, and as extreme speed combined with staying qualities are the
only real valuable qualifications at this time in trotting horses, it will
certainly be of advantage to the breeders of California to get some
Director colts.

The dam of Director was Dolly, who produced, besides Director.
Onward, record 2:25, can beat 2:20; andThorodale, t-'lt— so Director's rel-
atives on both sides were great piodncers, and without doubt Direc'or
will be, and we invite breeders tu come and see bis colts trot, although
his oldest colts are not yet three years old; we can show quarters in 36
seconds. Director's present record is 2:17, made ina race with a large
Held of horses, when he was obliged to trot on the extreme outside of
the track, and we believe he eau trot in 2:12 and expect to give him that
recoil. In IR83 Dirertor won over $18.00) in purses, more than any
other trotting stallion ever won before or since, defeating not once, but
everv time they met PhallaB, Maxy Cobb, Santa Glaus, lilack Uloud,
Ulenimie G., Wilson^ Fanny Witherspoon, and all other fast ones.
His record shows that he has started in 26 races; has won IS of them,
the total amount of his wiuniugB in stakes and purses being $25,070, or
a littl*1 over $1,000 tor every time he started ina race.

His services this year will be $l:al for the season, believing the
developmentof his colts will be so satisfactory this season that breeders
will gladly pay $300 next year.

We think the service fee for this stallion within the reach of all
wanting to breed good stock, and much less than the fee for any
stallion ever offered for public serviee, taking speed, enduiance,
breeding and rac ng qualities into consideration. We have abundance
of feed, and there will be no charges for pasture unless mares remain
more than a reasonable lime— to insure them being in foal. Mares
not proving in foal can be returned next season free of charge
providing marcs d" not chingc ownership, and stallion is alive. In
case the stallion should be sold the parties breeding can breed to
some other good horse, or thev will have their money refunded. All
service fees due at time of service, ana must be paid in cash or a good
approved note given pavable August l, 1888.

ANDY IHcPOWELI, Agent
life Pleasautoii.

SONOMA COUNTY

STOCK BREEDERS'

Association.

D

The Fast-Trotting Stallior,

ANTEEO.

Record 9:16 1-4. Standard, No. 7868

ARK BAY HORSE, NEAR HIND FOOT WHITE; FOALLD

May 5,1879; bred by Joseph Cairn Simpson. Oakland, California

BY ELECTIONEER.

First dam, Columbine, by A. W. Richmond.

Second dam, Columbia, by imp. Bonnie Scotland

Third dam, Young Fashion, by imp. Monarch.

Fourth dam. Fashion, by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam, Bonuetso' Blue, by Sir Charles.

Sixth dam, Reality, by Sir Archy.

Seventh dam, by imp. Medley.

Eighth dam, by imp. Centinel.

Ninth dim, by Mark Anthony.

Tenth dam, by imp. Janus

Eleventh dam, by imp. Monkey.

Twelfth dam, bv imp. Silvereye.

Thirteenth dam, by Spanker. See Bruce's American Stnd Eoofc
Vol. 1, p. 307, and Vol. 3, p. 79.

Will make the coming seaBon, from February 1st to June 1, 1>3. at
Santa Rosa.

TERMS.

S150 for the season. Mares not proving with foal may be retnrnei
next season, free of charge, provided Anteeo remains the property o.
this Association.

Anteeo ranks as one of the greatest trotting stallions of the Unit o
States, well worthy of the family to which he belongs. His breediniis
of the choicest, and in point of form he is as nearly the model ol a
trotter as any horse living. He has earned arecord of 2:16)4 dur n r
the year 1885, being the fastest time ever made by any horse bred ui
this Coast. For further particulars address,
Bfe4 I. DE THRU, Santa Rosa, Cal.

The Standard-Bred Stallion

BROWN JUG.

Description,

BROWN JUG Is a rich brown horse, nine years old, 15 \ hands high,

weighs I.UOpounds. In form, action, and disposition lie is not excelled

by any stallion now in public service. In hlB six-year-old form he was

handled for a short time by John A. GoIdBinith, and showed trials in 2:22.

Pedigree.

Sired by Nutwood. First dam Young Molly by Budd Doble. Second
dam Molly Trussell by Gen. Taylor. Third dam the Livingston Mare
by fclie Morse Horse.

The Nutwood Stallion

JOHN SEVENOAKS,

Description,

JOHN SEVENOAKS 1b a coal black horse, seven years old, and
stands 16.1 hands high. Of superb form, bone and substance, and line
action aud Btyle.

Pedlsife,

Sired by Nutwood, dam San Juan Belle (record 2:31,%' In fourth heat),
by Robert's St Clair; second dam by David Hill.Bon or Vermont Black
Hawk; third dam a fine mare brought across the plains and tu-lievtd to
be thoroughbred.

Location.

TheBe stallions will make the season of 1888, commencing March 1st
and ending July is-.t , at Sargent's Station, Santa Clara Co.

Terms.

For either horse 460 thesc-awm. Mares not proving with foal en he
returned next season free of charge, provided (be horse stands In Gon
zales or vicinity. Pasturage $2.ao per month. All care taken, but no
responsibilities assumed for accidents or escapes,
.tor further information applv to

S\R«EVr BROS.,
Or MKRhlTr l.«»VE,
iuffir Sargent's Station, * n I ,

\A

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION,

THREE CHEERS.

TTLL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1883 AT SANTA ROSA, SONOMA
County, Cnl.

m'edlgree.

Sired by imported Hurrah, first dam Young Fashion by imported
Monarch; second dam Fashlou by imported Trustee; third dam Bon-
nets o Blue by Mr Charles; fourth dam Reality by Sir Archv; fifth dam
by imported Medley; sixth dam by imported Centinel. etc (riee Bruce -i
American stud Book, Vol, I, page 432.)

„. H"rrah by Newmlnater (winner St. Leger 1351), daiu Jovial by Bay
Middleton (winner Derby 1836).

Newminstor by Touchstone (winner St. Leger 183J), dam Eeeswln*
(winner of n I races ou^ of 04 starts) by Dr. Syntax (winner Don^aster
Cup 1637, 40 41, -J'* this only horse that ever i\ccuinplished that feat)

1HKEL L'HIiERs is bred in the speediest and stoutest lines His
dam, ^ oung Fashion, w;is the dam or Surprise, Scotland ulie only horse
that ever beat Asteroid a beafi.Liverpool.COluiiihiaand Bonnie Kate, th"
dam otLittle Buttercup and the flying Bonnie Lizzie. Hisgrandam Fash-
ion, was the greatest rave mare of her era, defeating Bnyion in that his-
torical match at 4-mllu heats that Is recorded us one of the greatest
events in the annals of the turf. He is thoroughly Round in wind and
limb, his family on butli sides being noted lor their exemption from
curbs, spavins, roaring, or any other hereditary uiisoundu»E8. Horse*
men. who can appreciate the blithest type of the thoronghbre d, are spec-
ially invited to inspect Three Cheers.

Terms.

FORTY dollars for the season. Mares not proving with foal
can be returned the next season free of charge. Good pasturage at$3
Per month. Mares cared for in any manner owners may desire and
fed on hay and grain, either or both, at reasonable rates. None but
competent grooms employed, but no responsibility assumed for acci-
dents or tscapes.

N. B.— Mares Bent from a distance In care of J. "W. Morshead Cltv
Front SUbles. San Francisco, will lie lorwarded without delav

For rurther particulars address
18fe Tims. «. .io.vks. Santa Rosa, Cal,

Tbe Pure-Bred Trotting Stallion

ILLUSTRIOUS,

Standard, Kb. 4178.

Description.

Dark bay with black points; bred by Gen. W.T. Withers: foaled

May 3 , 1885.

Pedigree.

By Happy Medium, sire of Maxey Cobb, 2:13J{; Norman Medium,
2:20, and 3a with records below 2:30, a greater Dumber than stands to the
credit of any living horse.

let dam Abdalletta by S.raders' Cassius M Clay Jr., sire of Harry
Clay, 2:232T; Durango, i:lZ%; and siie of the dams of Minnehaha
Happy Thought, 2 :tl'/.\ Uamt'riDo Bov, 2:26>c; J. B. Richardson, 2-U6k:
Lovtie K..2:2B&; Bertha. 2:27^, and others. '

2d dam Laura Crockett by Almont, rfire of Westmont, 2:13V: Pur-
itan, 2; 16; Fanny Witiierspnon, 2:ltl';; Piedmont, 2:17 Vi; Aldine, 2:19V
Early Rote, 2:20^, and 34 with records below 2:30.

3d dam Sally Tee by Alexander's Abdallah.

4th dam Kate Crockett, the dam of Lulu, 2;14V. hy imp. Hooton.

6th dam Mary Blaine bv Texas.

6th dam Fanny Ellsler by Sir William.

7th dam hy Whipster, son of Cook's Whip.

Individually ILLUSTRIOUS is a colt of extra fine finish, with legs
and feet of the very beBt, ana ki»d disposition- He is barely broken to
harness, but shows good trotting action, and. barring accidents, he will
certainly make his mark as a trotter. He is pronounced bv his breeder
tobethe best bi'ed son of Hapny Medium living.

Terms.

He will be permitted to serve a few approved mares at $10
Beason, privilege of returning if the mare doeB not prove to he with foal.
Good pasturnge at S3 per month.
18fe GE<». A. STONE. Williams, Cal.

SOUTHER FARM, 1888.

One and a half miles north-east of San Leandro,
Al>*mcda Co., Cal.

The following stallions will make the season of 1888 at the above
farm.

FIGARO, standard bred bay stallion, black points, little white on
near hind heel; 16W hands, weight about l 260 lbs. By Whipple's
Hambletonian,dam Emblem (full sister to Voltaire, 2:20^1 by Tattler
second dam Young Portia by Mambrino Chief.

{Whipple's Hamble- ( Guy Miller86l \ ¥^mb}eU>"it^10,\ .
touian ■' * Sharpleas' Abdallah.

Sire of 14 inSfuUst I Martha Washington j £"£"£ ^£\ig5on '
Emb,em <Ta"ler30° \rXJl:12-

tYo,-* Portia {MambrmoCM .1

With eight days' training Figaro trotted a third heat in a training race
in2:34. He afterwards trotted in 2:32, Ashe will be trotted this fall
but twelve mares besides those of his owner will be received.

TERMS— $25 with privilege of return if mare does not prove with
foal.

Season will positively close on June 1st, on which date the horse will
go r iitu the hunds of a traiuer.

JESTER D.,5696, chestnut stallion, little white in face, near hind
heel and ankle white; weight about l,200pounds; hy Almont, dam Hor-
tense by Messenger Huroc; second dam Nellie McDonald, ruuning
bred, by Colossus.
§ ( ^Alexander's Abdallah* Hambletonian 10.

£ Almont \ t Katy Darling.

• Sireof 33 lu 2:301ist , , . rMambrino Chief 11.

q I Ldnm by ; By Pilot Jr., Blre oi the

,j -s 1 dams of Maud S. and

Si ^ Ja5"Eye-See.

*l {'Messenger Duroc

X, HoriHn^P I Sire o( Elaine, 2:20, the dam of Norlalne 2:314

-, ! Nellie McDonald, running bred, by Colossus

l^ son of imp. Sovereign,

Jester D. has nevr been regulaily trained- but trotted a mile la
2:37 with very little preparation.

He has taken a number of premiums in the show rlngin Missouri
and Iowa, and is a fine specimen of the carriage and general purpose
horse. He has several very promising colts in Missouri uood accomo-
dations for mnreB at $5 per mouth. No responsibility for accidents or
escapes.

Terms.

$25 the Season, with privilege of return if mare fails to prove with
foal. AddrcsB. WM. (i.MII,, Ag;eilt.

18fo Box 149, San Leandro, Cal.

THE MAMBRINO TROTTING STALLION

ABBOTSFORD JR.,

WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1P88 AT THE KENTUCKY
Stable*, -TAI Pacific .Street. San Francisco. *"*«■*

ABBOTSFOILD JR. is a rich rosewood bav. foaled May 14. 188P. i: i'
hands high, and weighs 10.5 lbs. He is a very bighlv formed horse good
bone ana great muscular development, and rksembles BTa sikk in
every particuwe. This horse, with thirty days-track work, trotted
his mile in 2:30] proving that he has the speed as well as the beauty of
his sire.

Pedigree.
ABBOTSFORD JR. wiib sired by Abbotaford, dam bay mare Gillls-

Cle.hy Blue Bull. Ahbotsfordby Woodford Mambrino, his dam Columbia
y Young Columbus; Woodford Mambrino bv Mamhriim Chief his dam
Woodbine by Woodtorri, a thoroughbred son of Ko8$lnseo. Woodford
Mambrino is recognized as the bent son of Mamuxijio Chief His own
record iB 2:19)$; that of hiB son Abbotaford, the aire of Abliotsford Jr
2:IJl!$, and he has also a large number in the 2:30 list. He is alBO the sire
of PrincepB. the sire ot Trinket, record of 2:14. Abbotsford, for the
short time he has been in the stud, has proven himself a sire worthy ot
merit, his daughter Jasmine having won the Embrvo Makes or ISSl and
everyone who haa been put in training has shown good Bneed. Coi.de
the only one of Abbi.tsford's get tbat was ever svatematically trained'
made a record last Beason of 2:20 and 2:l8v; to pole. Tbat thla is not
the limit ot his speed Is well known to all horsemen.

Tbe dam of Abliotsford Jr. was a beautiful hay mire IBM hands high
sired by Blue hull, dam a Lexlngtno mare, raised bv Ezra Champion'
of White Hail, New York, thus showing that In Abbotsford jr are
combined most of the purest and fashionable strains of blood (n Amer-
ica.

Terms, J25 for the season. Mares not proving in foal may be
returned the following season free of charge if the horse Is rtlll lii my
poHPpsRion.

Ui'eis It. D. LEUGGTT.

1888

2pte greyer and jKparinaatt.

Ub

Valensin Stock Farm
STALLIONS.

SIDNEY.

Sidney, seven years, by Santa Clans, 2:17}^, dam Sweetness 2:2tKby
Volunteer, if a rich bav 15.2K hands high, tracing to 2:20 or better prob-
ably t-ftener than any stallion on tbe Pacific Coast, a>.d of faster progen-
itors than any horse offered for public patronage or otherwise. As an indi-
vidual Sidney sbowed wonderful speed and would h*ve classed among
the fastest trotters in the world but for an accident which interrupted
his training. That blood will tell, that great speed comes from ances-
tors of great speed on both sides he has demonstrated by his merit and
by that of hie colts. Although imperfectly trained none of those be got
when a three-year-old, if handled at j>11, have covered a mile slower
than2:40as two-\ear-olds; several much faster «ncl out of differently
bred mares. I insist on this fact because it shows that be is a uniform
proJncer. .

A. C. D'etz'scolt, dam by Dashaway, showed a mile in 2:10. half in
l:li John Kowen's colt, dam Sew Echo, one mile in 2::5a. half in 1:18,
quarter ;35J4. Dennis Gannon's dain by Whipple's Hambletonian one
quarter in :!J3, hardly broken, turned out evei since.

Memo, dam by Buccaneer, lapped Grandee in 2::?2. 2:31K-

Sister V., dam by Nelson, trained three months. 2:32 fourth beat, one-
qusrter in :"■<'>.

Uoldleaf. dam bv Flaxtail, ro'le 2:24, half in 1:07.

Adonis, dam by Capt. Webster, mile in 2:27, half in 1:11. Theseaieall
two-year-olds. George V.. clam by Buccaneer, who is winner of all the
yearling stakes of lSS< , record of 2.57 J<, trial 2:45

These, to my knowledge, are all the colts by Sidney which have been
worked, and 1 have neither heard nor read of any other stallion who, as
a three-vear-old, produced as much average speed or of so high a rate.
Fur further proot of the merit of his coits I will state that one yearling
brought 61,500; one weanling 41,200. one two-year-old $2,CU0, at private
sale, while Cupid, imperfectly broken, brought gi.UQat public auction
before a small attendance.

Terms 31U0 cash for tbe season commencing Feb. 1st to end July 1st
1888, due attimeof service.

VALENSIN.

VALENsrs". five years, by Crown Point,2:2l,dam Nettie Lambert by
John Nelson; second dam by fisherman; third dair. by Kentucky Gray
Eagle, throughbred, etc. etc.; is a rich chestnut horse, 16:3 high, of great
substance and quality. He has a record of 2:23, made the fourth beat
as a three-year-old. As a fonr-year-old he shower1 an easy trial in 2:23,
2:22, 2:21 To'cABT.but a slight lameness during th< circnit kept him from
starting in races. This trial to cart goes to prove that he certainly
wouldnave be.it 2:2u as a four-year-old.

Tebms JIM cash for the season, commencing February 1st to end
June loth, 1SS8.

Good pasturage at $3 per month; best of care but no responsibility
taken for accidents or escapes.

Mares not proving in foal' may be returned respectively iree of
charge, next season, providing I still own the horses.

For further particulars or inquiries address

U. Va1.EX«IX, Prop.

Side Flea-saniort, Alameda Co, < 'al.

HAROLD COSSACK,

Standard Mo. 440%.

"Combines four crosses to Rvsdvk's Hambletonian, three to Mam-
torino Chief, and twenty-nine to imported Messenger.

Description.

Isabeautlful cherry bay.no white. Foaled at Caton Stock Farm.
Joliet, 111., March 8, l6So. In color and form a model of his noted sire
Pedigree.

Bv Don Cossack, the great prize winner.

1st dam by Harold, sire of Maud S.. 2:03 Y. ^tnd Noontide, 2:20^.

2d dam bv Belmont. 6ire of Nutwood. 2: IS^', and Wedgewood, 2:19.

3d dam by Mambrino Chief, sire of Lady Thorne, 2:18^, and Wood-
ford Mambrino, 2:2iK-

4ihdam by Grey Eagle, sire of St. Charles, 2:26.

5th dam by Hunt's Commodore, son of Mambrino.

6th df»m by Whipster.

7th dam by imp Buzzard.

8th dam by Craig's Alfred.

3th dam Wormlev's King Herod.

10th dam imp. Traveller.

11th dam imp. Whittington.

Harold Cossack was bred to three mares last season and all are In
foal.

Will make the season of iSftS at -State Fair Grounds, Sacramento, Cal.
Limited to ten mares of approved breeding.

TtEMB J 0. Payable at time of service or when mares are removed.

Good asturageat ?4 per month. Hay and stabling on reasonable
rates.

Every precaution taken, but no responsibility assumed for accidents
or escapes.

K. X. CRAIG.
Hja.26 2 505 II Street. Sacramento. Cal.

THE WILKES STALLION.

HAMBRINO WILKES,

Half UroiiiOi to Harry Wilkes, 2:13 1-2.*

€iire -of Gus Wilkes, 2:22; AJphens, beaten a throatlatch in 2;26J<, and
ffoiui O'Brien, a colt that lapp£d.ou£ the winner in 2:38 as a thres-year-

VTill remain in the future at Walnut Creek Stock Farm. Contra
(Costa County.

Description.

MAMBRISO WILKES is a black horse, 16 handa high, and consider
sa-bly linger than his height; has immense muscular development and
weighs 1.261 pounds. He has the utmost symmetry of proportion and
elegance of finish. Several Eastern breeders have examined him of late
and pronounced him the "finest individual" they had seen. His colts are
large stylish and handsome and all show speed that have been worked

Pedigree.

Sired by George Wilkes, dam Lady Christman by Todhnnter's Mam-
brifio; second dam by Pilot Jr.

Todhunter*e Mambrino by Mambrino Chief, dam Ripton s dam by
Hunt* j Commodore, eon of Mambrino by imp. Messenger; second dam
by Potomac, son of imp. Messenger. ._,,«.. v .

Mambrino Chief by Mambrino Paymaster, by Mambnno.by Imp

^George Wilkes sired 60 colts that have beaten 2:30. Of these 39 have
average records of 2:23, 14 of £:19 and 12 of 2:18.
Term*).
Mambrino Wilkes will receive a few approved mares at the farm tor
tbe season of 1&** at $75 the season. Mares from a distance will be
received at the Dexter Stables, Oakland, and sent to the farm. Good
pasture and plenty of water. Box stalls and all facilities for taking care
of fine mares.

For further particulars apply to

CH*S. WATFBHAS, Walnut Creek,

Or at tbe DEXTER STABLES.

r^PiijJi_anjliIa_rrLHon Sts., Oakland.

Cook Stock Farm.

SEASON OF 1888.

Standard Bred Trotting and Cleve-
land Bay Stallions.

STEINWAY 1808,

Two-year-old record, fonrtli heat. ":3t 1-3.
Three-year •oid record, fourth heat, 3:25 1-3.

By Strathmore 408. sire of Santa Clans', ?:17i; Tucker, 2:10; Sky-
light-Pilot 2:19, and 16 more with rrcoids of 2:20$ to 2:19.

First dam Abbess (the dam of Soprano, the dam of C. F. Clay, five-
year-old stallion record '2:1", and Solo, four-year-old record 2:28J), by
Albion (sire of Vanity Fair, record 2:24i, and tbe dam of Favorita
2:25i).

Second dam by imp. Emancipation.

Third dam by Bertrand, a son of Sir Arcby.

Steinway belongs to one of the greatest speed producing families,
opportunities considered, in the whole country, and be himself is fast,
showing that be produces speed of high rate. His daughter Steinette
the dam of Col.R. G-. Stoner's remarkable and promising yonrjg stal-
lion Bourbon Russell, and A. C. Beckwith's Ned Wilkes. Steinway i3
own brother to Solo, four-year-old record 2:28i ; Eminence, three-year-
old record 2:27, and Soprano, the dam of C. w. Clay, hve-year-old stal-
lion record 2:18. His dam Abbess is clso tbe dam of W. H. Kerr &. Co. .
Cable, Ohio, the fast and promising young stallion Currency new in tbe
stud (he trotted a mile as a yearling in 2:46) and also the dam of Jersey
I.;iy, burned when a two-year-old in ihe stable of W. H. Wilson, said
by those who saw her work to have been able to beat 2:30, having
trotted quarters in 34 seconds, and halves in 1 j.0. Steinway has but
5U living foals, out of K/orman and farm mares. He never served but
twelve trotting-bred mares in this State, and some of them are dead or
lost their colts, so we don't consider that Steinway has had a fair show
in the stud in serving trotting-bred mares, and we know that some of
his colts are showing great speed both trotting and pacing.

S'einway, bay horse, hind ankles white, 15i hands high, weight
1.17:, pounds. His disposition and also his cult-' is kind, and impart-
ing to his get beauty and style. Term*, $75 tor the Season.

Charles Derby 4907,

Brown horse, foaled 1885, bred by Seth Cook, Cook Stock farm,
Danville. Cal.

By Steinway, record 2:25.

First dam Katy G. by Electioneer.

Second dam Fanny Malone by Niagara.

Third dam Fanuy Wickham by Herald.

Fourth dam by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam by imp. Barefoot, etc.

(See Brace's Am. Stud Book, Vol. 1, Page 429.)

This horse will be allowed to serve five approved mares at $100.

CRESCO 4908,

By Strathmore 408, sire of Santa Clans 2:17*, Tucker 2:19, Secretary
2:2l i, sire of tbe dam of C. F. Clay, 2:18.

First dam Alia, record 2:33, bv Almont 33 (sire of Fanny Wither-
spoon, 2:16}: Piedmont. 2:17$; Westmont, 1:13}, pacer.

Second dam by Brignoli 77, record 2:29A (sire of the dam of King
Wilkes, record 2:'j2i, he the sire of Oliver K., record 2:16i) by Mam-
brino Chief, sire of .Lady Thorne, 2J.&J:

Thlrd dam by Cripple, son of Medoc, by American Eclipse; fourth
dam by American Eclipse, he by Duroc, he by imp. Dlomed.

B3y horse, 15.1 height, weight 1,125, foaled lb-1. His breeding Is
royal; he has but seven living foals out of all kinds of mares, and all
show some speed, and pluck enough to go a hard race to its bitter end,
and last all day on the road and come oaf k the next day. Terms,
$25 lor the Season.

CLEVELAND BAYS,

BARON HILTON.

No 584 "Vol 1 , Ei»slL*h Stud Book

By Lucks All. No. 189.

First dam by Sportsman 291.

Second dam by Lucks All 188.

Third dam by Cardinal 47.

Fourth a.m by Emulator 103.

Baron Hilton, bay. fo3led 1881, 16.1 bands high, weight 1,380
pound?, best feet and legs and a "very stout back, good head and neck,
good mane and tail and a very handsome finish, surpassing that of any
other large stallion in tbe land. His disposition Is of the very best.
This family is noted for size, style and rich color. He is one of tbe
very best of roadsters, terms, $25 lor the >easou.

ROYAL STUDLEY.

Xo. 68 American Cleveland Stud Hock, Tol. 1 .

Sire by YouDg Candidate, winning grand prize, Great York, beat-
ing 20 others

First dam by Whalebone 355, vinner first premium at tbe great
Yorkshire.

Second dam by Lucks All, No. 188.

Third dam by Summercock 302,

Royal Studley is very handsome. 16$ hands high; weight 1.435
pounds, black points, with a i-epniation of Imparting to his colts
beauty and style surpassing all large slock of horses. His disposition
is of the- best; be is an attractive horsp. ThiB family is noted for style,
size, and color. Terms, $25 for the Season.

SAXON PRINCE.

>o 83, foaled 1884. Imported Jul v. I 868. recorded In
Yol. 1 , A. < B. Stud Book.

Sired by Sportsman 299; gr sire Brilliant 42, ggr sire Yatton Lad,
gggr sire Wonderful Lad 361, ggggr sire Cleveland Lad 69, gggg
gr sire Cleveland 60

Saxon Prince is a very handsome and attractive youog horse. He
is symmetrical in form, beauty, style, and finish of that ot a thorough-
bred, and will be allowed to serve ten mares at Terms. $2)5 the
Season.

The Standard Bred and Cleveland Bay stallions will serve mares
tbe present season, commencing February 1st. and ending September
1st. 1S88, at Cook Farm. Danville. Contra Costa County. All bills ray-
able invariably before the animal is removed. Hares nfli proving in
foal will have tbe money returned or mares served the next peason
free, that is, if the same parties who bred the mare still owe her. and
the ibove-nauied stallions are owned by the Cook Farm, or the present
owner, Sett Cook, Esq. Pasturage £4 per month ; Hay and grain $10 per
month, but no liability for accidents or escapes. Mares sent "Fashion
Stable," Oakland, S. J.Bennett, Martinez, or Smalley's Stable, Hay-
wirds, will be forw.-r.lrd to th*- farm free of charge. Address,
lija iuuK > UK K r AK11, MNVUXE,

TROTTING STALLION

WOODN U T,

Record 2:19]*;, and full brotbfr to Manon. record 2:21, will make the
season of 18b8 at the Vallejo Fair Grounds.

Description.

Foaled In 1S32. Dark chestuut, with star in forehead. IS bands high,
weight 1 160 pounds.

Pedigree.

By Nutwood". Dam Addie bv Hambletonian Chief; second dam
by Sayre's Harry Clay, record 2:29.

Terms.

$100 for the season, to close July 1st. 1SSS. Mares not proT leg In foal
tohAvethe privilege of returning free next year, providing the horse
does not change hands in the meantime. Fee pavable at time of service
or before mares leave the prembes. Mares from a distance will be
kept at goo.l pasture for $i per month; for stabling and bay 510 per
month will be charged. Every care taken but no responsibility as-
sumed for accidents or escapes.
For further particulars apply to
21de26 B. <\ HOLLY, VaUejO, Cal.

Cleveland Bays

FOR SALE.

Mr. Seth Cook, offers for "ale the stock of imported Cleveland Bay
horses, which has been established at Cook Stock Farm, Contra Costa
County.

The horses are all of the best breeding, and are recorded in the
American Cleveland Bav bt"d Book. The horses offered are:

DUKE OF YORK 72,

Yol. 1. A. ('. B. S, B. Foaled Slay. 1881, imported nay,

1884.

By Paulinus 342; graud sire Palestine tiI3; ggsire Promised Landyol.

This is a very hsnrisome rich- ark mahogany bay in color, with tine
style and action. 16 hands 1 inch high, weight 1 ,100 pounds, and can show
close to a ttiree-minute gait to harness, he has good bone with tbe very
besr feet and legs, heavy mane an>1 tail, and perfect ai3position. He
has been thoroughly tested as a breeder and is very sure, every colt by
him being a bay from all colors of mares, and all uniform and Btvle.

Lord Cardigan 152,

Vol. I A. 0. B. S. B. Foaled 1884, imported Dec 188B.

By Candidate 61; grand sire Omar Pacha 326; ggsire Omar Pacha 324;
gg g sire Premier 477.

This horse is a model of bis breed. Bright bay with the best legs and
feet, good stout back and shoulders, and fine stylis'i action, 16 hands
high. His sire has won numerous prizes in England including the Great
York at Driffield tn iSSS. He was sold when thirteen years old for 92,1.00
for exportation to Australia.

KINGSCOTE 154,

Vol. 1, A. C B. S. B. Foaled 1884, Imported 1886.

By Competitor 101 ; grand sire Candidate 64; g g sire Omar Pacha 326
gggsire Omar Pacha 324. - '-•

A very stylish dark bay, 16 hands 1 inch, weighing over 1,300 pounds; a
horse of great finish and has .preved himself a remarkably sure
breeder. He cannot fail to be>ery valuable as a sire, being descended
from the best of blood on both sides. Hi? sire Competitor was imported
to this country and sold at a-f ery high price.

GENERAL 249,

Vol. 1. A, C. B. S. B. Foaled 1885. importld May, 1887.

By Salesman 417; grand sire Salesman 271; g g sire Drover 91; gg g
Bire Topsman 324.

A very heavy boned colt of great promise, a rich bay In color, full 16
hands high, and weigh] ng now over 1,3 10 pounds ; will weigh at maturity
1,450, and should be a very valuable sire .

CARDINAL 248,

VoL 1 , A. C. B. S. B. Foaled 1 885, Imported 1887.

By Prince of Wales 371; grand sire Emperor 144; gg sire Herod 218;
ggg sire Emperor 143.

Apromlsing dark bay, full 16 hands high, weighing 1.250 pounds. His
sire.-Piince of Wales 371, is sire of manv premium winners.

* BONANZA 246,

Vol. 1. A. C.B. S. B. Foaled 1885. imported 1887.

By General 177; grand sire Emperor 102; g g sire General Benefit
120; g ggsire Baylock372.

A very smooth promising colt, full lfi hands high . stylish and active
adark lood bayin color; willmakea grand show horse, and cannot
fail to be a graud breeder.

NAPOLEON 754,

Vol. III. l:iiii. <-'. B. S. B. Foaled 1885, Imported A ngu

1887.

By Lucks All 139; grand aire Lucks All 1S3; g g sire Cardinal 47; ggg
sire Emulator 103.

Napoleon is a fine rich bay with black legB and very superior action ;
he Is very deep in the girth, and ha-* wonderinl style. He took the 976
premium in London. England, beside the silver medal where he was
shown against horses of all ages and to all England. Last fall he took
first premium at the Illinois State F ir at OIney. and first at the Fat
Stock Show at Chicago; he is half brother to Baron Hilton who has quite
a reputation as a prize winner on this coast.

BARRINGTON,

Vol. V Ens. ('. B. S.[B. Foaled I 885. imported 1887

By Prince of Cleveland 647; grand sire Sportsman 291; g g sire
Sportsman 43u; ggg sire Mmrod.

This Is a *ery dark bav of great promine.a true type of a coach horse,
being ran&v and Btyllsh, with clean flat le^'s and good sound open feet.
He stands full 16 hands high, and weighs 1,250 pound. He also took
second premium at the great Tork.

SUNBEAM 71,

Vol. 1. A. C. B. S. B. Foiled 1883, Imported 1887

Bv Salesman 417; grand sire Sa]esman271; ggsire Drover91 ggg
sire Topsman 324.

This mare ha? good stvle and action, darknay grinding, 1-' hands
high; stinted to Ventnor&>. sweepstakes winner at Illlrx Is -
at Olney 1887; well broken to drive.

Tbe horses may be seen at the Bay District Tr.i
MR SAMUEL GAMBLE. Catalogue can be had t;
No 22 Montgomerv St., ^n Franclwo. or MR. OKO.
-Stock Farm, Danville, or MB. SAMUEL GAMBLE, 1
City,

238

^Ite Haejefter and jlpxrrtsmaw.

April 14

Clay Duke, two-year-old.. .
Alcona Chief, two-year-old.
Alcona Clay, four-year-old..

filly, two-year-old

-cult, two-year-old..

?500
360

1,0 u
400
6l0

The Almont Stallion

ALCONA,

Regis<ere<l No. S30.

By the great Almont isire of W estmont 2:132. Puritan 2:16, Fanny
■Witherepoon J:16£and3t others with records better than il:J0. and
grandsire or Bella Hamlin, a:13i) by Alexander 3 Abdallah (sire of
Goldsmith Maid, ::U) he by Kysdyk's Hambletonian Alcona, dam
by Mambrino Uoief (sire of Laay Iborne, 2;1»±) the founder of the
Mambrino Cnief family. Alcona is a bright cbe-Btnut, 16| hands high.
and weighs 1 ,3uU lbs. His colt* possess* speed, style, finish and beauty,
and if they don't trot fast, they commant the biuheat price for car-
rlage and general purpose horses. The following is a hat of Alcona s
colls sold untrained:

Alcona Jr., two-year-old S1.2C0

Splitrock, two-year-old 50 J

weanling, lu munths old i?6Q

Jordan Beauty, four-year-old l,0('u
Oregon Boy, three-year-old.. l.uLU

A total of S6,8lu lor ten colts, an average of §681 per head. j.i
always pays to raise the best.

I purchased Alcona after carefully observing bis colts for the last
year, and *m fully satisfied that all expectations that his breeding
warrants will be realized. There are but few of his €0115 that have
been placed in training and they all show speed and gameness of a
high order.- Alcona Jr. has shown trials in 2 :zl with very Utile work,
and quarters in 35 teconas. Clay Duke, by Alcona, trotted a public
trial at Sacramento last fall, driven by bis owner, in 2:d2j and he has
never had regular training, Flora Bell, by Alcona, with a few munths
training last summer, trotted a mile in 2:83. These colts will all \iot
down in the twenties next fall, barring accidents.

'lerins: $35 for the season. Mares not proving in foal maybe
returned next season fies. Pasture tf4 Clt) per month. Marcs left at
City iront Stables, 3*n Francisco, will be promptly shipped and cared

Alcona will make the season of 1888 at Napa, two days each week,
balance of the lime at Vineland Stables, one mile south of St. Helena.
For extended pedigree and further information, send for circular.
10mr l\Kiil*. W. JL«Jfc,tSJKK, St. **'el«>ua.

WILKES PASHA.

STAKltAHD, 2618.

Dark bay with white hind i'eet, 16& hands high, bred by K. P.
Pepper, of South Elk Horn rarm, Frankfurt, Kentucky. Sired by
Onward 1411, record i:2oi, trial a:li. He by George Wilkes, 2:W, hire
of fifty-four horses in the 2:oU list, ten of them with records kelow
2:2o. First dam Msher by American Clay 34, sire of Granville, 2:20;
Maggie Brlgga, 2:^7; Jb-lla Ulay, i:*74; and the dams of Executor, 2:244;
Banchero, a:-ii!; Juage Hawet, 2:2*5, Ambassador, 2:25; and four others
in 2:.i0; secopd" dam i»y Wilson's Snow Storm, sire oi Jim Irving, 2:ii3;
third dam by Pada'ie Burns, tnoroughLred.

Onward's dam was Dolly (the dam of Director, 2:17, and Thorn-
dale, 2:22£,J by Mambiino Chief. Dolly was one of the greatest speed
producing brood-mares in the records. George Wilkes stands at the
head of the list of sires of fast trotters with 01 performers with records
of 2:a0 or better, and the combination of these two great producers
will breed on with absolute certainty.

(VIL£E3 PASHA will make the season of 1888 at the stables of the
undersigned, at the Trancas Bridge, two miles north of Napa, on the
Soda Spring Koad.

I ei ins for the season ending July l,lfc88,§36in U. S. gofS coin.

Alfalft* pasturage §4 per month; natural grass S2:5u per month.

Every attention and care will be given to mares, but'no liabilities
assumed for accidents or escapes.
mrsi P. O. Addreu, I HAS. SCOTT, JVapa tlty, Cal.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION.

IMP. MARINER,

w

[.Called Oatcake iu Australia.]

ILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1888 ENDING ON OB ABOUT
JUJSB 1st, AT FLKASANTON, ALAALEDA CO.

Pedigree.

Sired by Wild Oats, he by "Wild Dayrell, Bon of Ion and Ellen Middle-
ton by Bay Kiddleton, otttof TheGOlden Hornby narkaway, daih Miss
Emma by Sannterer; second dam Dulcimer, by Trumpeter; third dam
Teddingtonia by Teduiugton, etc. [See English Stud Book, VoL ^C, page
855.]

Description.

Mariner Is a chestnut horBe sixteen hands high, of a conformation
combining both power and speed, and was a successful ruce-hopse in
Australia. He is bred irom racing ramilies in both branches ol his
genealogical tree, and traces through Wild Dayrell, Harkaway, Irish
Birdcatcher, Bay Middle-tun, Peddliigton, Orlando, Eclipse, Matchem,
Kegulus, Bartlett's Guilders and Houeywooa's Arabian to the seven-
teenth dam, a Byeriy Turk mare. He was bred in England, imported to
Australia in utero, foaled in loSa and Imported to California in 1BS7. A
horse of his Dreeding, size and quality c-tn nardly fail to ae a successful
.sire.

Terms SSO tlie Season. witH Privilege of Return.

Good pasturage at reasonable rates. All mares at owners risk,
a?ur further particulars address

V MATT STORK,

7ja Pleasanton, CaL

1888. RANCH0 DEL RIO. 1888

The Thoroughbred Stallion

US'&ii^&aSSffiS

JOE HOOKER,

By Monday, dam Mayflower, by Imp. Eclipse Ironi.-i; i-
nie Farrow by Imp. shamrock,

Will maV3 the season of 18S8 at Rancho del Rio, five miles from a;-
ramento, or the Freeport road.

Limited to twelve mares ol' approved breeding i.ci.ii-,
the owner's.

Terms $100 tlie Season,

Good i -"iturago at reasonable rateB. Every precaution taken but no
resr°usib .;ty assumed for accidents or escapee.

Address 11 . R, BAGW1LL,

3ido Care of TBEO. WINTERS, Sacramento, Cal,

The Standard Bred Trotting Stallion

MT. VERNON,

Record 9:91.

WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1888 AT STOCKTON, TO CLOSE
JUNE 16th.

Description.

Foaled in 1981, dark bay, black points.no white. His perform-
ances In 1 87 ought to be too well known to receive an extended notice
here. On August lHtb, at Ban Jose, where he made his record of X :21 .
he could have trotted in 2:18 or 2:19 had he been allowed to do so. He
trotted the middle half in 1:07J, the three-fourths in 1 :42i, and finished
the mile in a jog in 2:21. At the Bay District Track, Golden Gate Fair,
after being turned loose on the night before by unknown parties and
running in the streets for sis hours btfore he was returned to the
track; the same afternoon he trotted and won one of the hardest-con-
tested and fastest five-heat races of the seasoo, TempeBt heating him
less than a neck the first heat in 2:21i,Luella winning the fourth
from him by 1 ss than a length in 2:"J1}. Mt. V«ruon winning the fifth
heat and race in a jog. I exhibited two two-year-olds, two yearlings,
one suckling at the State Fair, 1(87, was awarded two hrst and three
becond premiums, one of the yearlings weighing 95L' lbs. At sixteen
months old six of his colts were shown at the Stockton Fair, getting
four first and two second premiums.

Pedigree,

Sired by the Great Nutwood, dam by Chieftain.

Terms.
Sixty dollars for the season. Mares not proving with foal can bB
returned next season free, providing I still own the horse. Mares cared
for in any manner owners may desire. Pasturage, S3 per month
Every care exercised, but no liabilities for escapes or accidents. For
further information apply or address

J. A. MclXOCn, Proprietor.
life 145 Park St. Stockton, Cal

ANTBVOLO.

Four-Year-Old, Record 1B:19 1-2. Standard, No. 9848,

THIS CELEBRATED TROTTING STALLION WILL MAKE THE
ensuing season from February 1st to June iBt, 1888.
Terms.

One hundred dollars the season for mares served before May 1st, and
one hundred and fifty dollars the season after that date, and in tbo*e
cases the season to run to July 1st »nd no longer. The object of
this Is to shorten the time in the stud so as to give a better opportun-
ity for training before the Fall Circuit commences. Last year it was
nearly the first of August before be was through, and consequently
he could not be tjot into coudition in time even for the Shite Pair.
In this connection it will be well to state that there is no deviation
fi-om the price, and emphatically do free list. The terms are cer-
tainly low for a horse of the class of Antevolo aud there were several
applications where the applicants expected an increase of price.
Form and Color.

It is rare to find a horse of such high form, and I am not alone in
considering him as being as nearly as perfect a type of equine form as
was ever Been in a trotting-bred stallion. He is sixteen hrfnds and
half an inch in height, 69 inches from point of shoulder to point of
buttock, and weighs, in ordinary condition, over 1,100 pounds. He is
very muscular, limbs as good as the most critical could desire, and ae
highly finished as a great majority of thoroughbreds. In color he is a
rich seal brown, with lighter shading In flanks and muzzle, black legs,
mane and tail, small star In forehead and off hind pastern white.
Performances.

He has been eminently of the improving kind. Aa a yearling he
trotted in 3:02; two-year-old in 2:41; tnree years old 2: 29J; four years
old 2: 19*-. the fastest record for a stallion of that age, and in hi3 five-
year-old'form he trotted m from 2:161 to 2:17 in all of the four heats
of the big trot which Harry Wilkes won. As he only made one break
in that race, notwithstanding the great speed of the contestants, he
must be credited aB remarkably "steady," almost phenomenally tfb for a
horse of his age. Had it *-ot been for an accident which temporarily
disabled him, it can be stated with confidence that he would have
trotted in 2:15 or better while he still ranked as a five-year-old. Hia
endurance was such that the intention was to start him against the
two-mile record, confident of lowering it, and also quite sanguine of
him trotting in 4 :40.

Progeny.

From a few mares served in 1885, his first season in the stud, six
foals were dropped, two of which were killed. Their owners were so
well pleased that large offers have been refused. One owned by C. R.
Lewis of Oakland, is only a short distance from my stables, and which
can be Been with" a few minutes' loss of time; and D. T. Sexton of San
Francisco ha-j another. Every man who had an Antevolo bred to him
again. As he served 65 mares last season, and, as nearly as can be
told at present a large proportion of them in foal, tnere will be a
good chance to judge of his procreative qualities. Next to a horse's
own colts the best proof is that of near relations. Hi* "full brcther,''
Anteeo. has already gained the reputation of being one of the best
breeders, and for uniform excellence in his progeny cannot be sur-

Pedlgree.

The most exacting critic, if moderately intelligent, cannot find fault
with his blood linea. His sire Electioneer is, beyond question, the
greatest trotting sire of any age when all things are considered, Hia
dam Columbine is the only mare which has two entire sons which
have beaten 2: 20, 2: 161 by a six-year-old, 2:19j by a fonr^y ear-old. Ante-
volo stands in the same relation to the thoroughbred as Maud S , Jay-
Eye-See, Nutwood and many others of first celebrity. In Stud Book
form the pedigree is as follows:

Antevolo, brown colt, foaled May 12, 1881, bied by Jos. Cairn
Simpson, Oakland, California, by Electioneer.

First dam Columbine by A. W Riehmond

Second dam Columbia by imp. Bonnie Scotland.

Third dam Young Fashion by imp Monarch.

Fourth dam Fashion by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam Bonnets o' Blue by Sir Charles.

Sixth dam Reality by Sir Archy.

Seventh dam by imp. Medley.

Eighth dam by imp. Centinel.

Ninth dam by Mark Anthony.

Tenth dam by imp. Janus.

Eleventh dam by imp Monkey,

Twelfth dam by imp, Silvereye.

Thirteenth dam by Spanker.
1 place Antevolo again before the public with the feeling that fur-
ther recommendations are justified. Owing to a slight lameness in the
left hind ankle be could not Ve put to work until so late iu the season
as to preclude the hope of getting him in proper condition. He did
not leave the stud until the middle of August, and short brushes was
all that could be given thereafter. He did not fully recover from the
lameness until November, and then I wait laid up until the 1st of
December. I drove him through the stretch in 32 secondB, and on one
occasion Matt Storn timed him a furlong in 15 seconds. This increase
of speed over what he had shown the previous year warranted the
belief that he would trot very fast. In the race with Harry Wilkes
Guy Wilkes, Arab and Charley Hilton, November 27th, 1886, on the Bay
District Course, be was separately timed In 2:1G£, 2:ltii, 2:17, 2-161,
although he bad to trot outside of two horses for the whole distance!
In that race he beat Arab and Charlie Hilton, and demonstrated capac-
ity to trot in 2:15 under more favorable circumstances. Prior to that
race his fastest quarter w»s 322 seconds, and his fastest furlong 16 sec-
onds His colts, so far as looks go, will rank with the best. There are
only four of his get which were foaled In 1»86 (tbee*> are bis oldest.)
Three have been broken aod show a promising gait. There are a num-
ber of foals of 1887,and of thes« enough In my vicinity to satisfy visit-
ors of the character of his stock. William Ballingal has a colt foaled
on the 1st of April, 1887, whicn, in October, was driven by the side of
his dam a furlong in 27 seconds. As his "full brother" Anteeo has
demonstrated his ability to beget speed, it Is a jusliflable inference
that Antevolo will also do so.

The terms are certainly bo reasonable that owners of good mares
can afford to avail themselves of his services.

Pasture at $5 per month on the Oakland Trotting Park, Mr, Levens
having resolved to pasture the field inside the track this season It
cannot be excelled, the herbage being alfillerilla, wild oats, and burr
clover, a living stream of clear water running across the field and
being enclosed by an inner feDce, the gates of the outer shut at
night; the animals are as safe within the enclosure as it is possible
to have them in afield. In fourteen years which I have known it
there has not been an injury to mare or colt.

m , JOS. CAIRN SIMPSON.

Address Jos. Cairn Simpson, Brebdeb and Spoetsmak San
Francisco, or 2111 Adeline Street, near 32d Btreet, Oakland. 1 be latter
address where the borae Is kept.

w

ELECTIONEER STALLION

FALLIS,

No. » 781. Record 2;2S 1-3.

7"ILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1888 AT THE STABLE OF
tne undersigned, No. 614 Sixteenth Street. Sacramento, Cal.

Description'.

FALLIS is a dark bay, with hind ankles white, foaled 1S78, bred by
Leland Stanford, Palo Alto, Cal. He is 16M hands high, and weighs, in
ordinary flesh, about 1,'.:00 pounds; long-bodied and of immense muscular
power, pure galted, and a level-beaded trotter. He requires neither
boots nor weights, and has shown a 2:16 gait with ease. Few. if any,
sous of Electioneer are better bred or have a better ri^ht to sire trotte. s
than Fallis. While he has never had the opportunity of being stiuted to
only a few well-bred mares, still he can show a fine lot of colts, some of
which are showing fast. The fact cannot be denied that the Electioneer
bloud is the best trotting blood in the world. It, then, the science of
breeding the trotter is progressive, some well-bred son will, in the
course of time, prove to be a more potent sire than Electioneer himself
Pedigree.

By Electioneer.be by Rysdyk'B Hambletonian; Electioneer^ dam
Green Mountain Maid (dam of Elaine, 2.20; Prospero, 2:20; Dame Trot,
2:22; Mansfield, 2:26; Storm, 2:2B'X; Antonia, 2:2S-V, and Maranda, 2:31)
by Harry Ulay (2:2U) ; first dam Felicia bv MeBsenyei Duroc (.the sire of
16 with records of 2:30 and under, and the sire of the dam of isorlaine,
the fasteBt yearling in the world, 2:31 '/■); Becond dam Lady Fall Is (dam
of Kisber,2:27a£; Pickering, 2:30; lago", 2:33!<f: Socrates, 4 years, Z:WA;
Gretol. en, dam of Clingstone, 2:11, aud Norwood, the sire of Tommy
Norwoud, 2 :26>^) by Seely's American Star; third dam Beck mare (dam
of Anna H., 2:34^, and Belief, the dam of Walnut, 2:laK) by Long
Island Black Hawk, etc.

Performances.

He trotted very fast as a two-year-old , and undoubtedly would have
made a very fast record at that age had he not had the misfortune of
cutting one of his tendons, which so lamed him that he was not worked
any further until theBeasonof 1886, when he gained a record of 2:2U&
with scarcely any preparation, after making a large season in the Btud ;
although this is no measure of bis speed, as later in the season he showed
his ability to trot a mile better than 2:20. The demand forhis services
last season was so great, that he did not get through until too la' e to be
conditioned for a race, although it was uis owner'B intention to have
given him a fast record. When two years old Gov. Stanford refused an
offer of J6.0C0 for him, but valued him at ;10,OjO. The fastest yearling
In the world(Norlaine,2:31H) was sired by Norval(a son of Eleetinneer)
which is very conclusive evidence that the sons of Electioneer, like
their sire, are going to be producers of great spee<i. Norlaine's dam was
Bired by Messenger Duroc, the Blre of the dam of Fallis. Electioneer
now has 26 with records of 2:30 and under, and 10 withrecordB of 2:20X
and under, the lattes being the most of any stallion in 'he world ;
Kight of his get entered the charmed circle last season, and three others
only one-fourtii, one-half and three-fourths of a second behind,

Tkrms : Will stand at §60 for the season, or $75 to insure a mare in
foal, both payable on or before the close of the season, which will
begin Februiry 1st and close July 1, 188P. Money will be refunded on
Insured mares, as soon aB the fact becomes known that they are not in
foal. Mares from a distance will be taken from the carB and boats and
carefully handled, but no responsibility assumed for accident or escapee.
Good pasturage furnished at $4 per month.

DON MARVIN,

Standard.

Will also make the season of I?8S in the same stable with Fallis. Is a
beautiful seal brown, foaled 1884, bred by Leland Stanford, Palo Alto,
Cal. He is sixteen hands high, and weighs 1,160 lbs. In color, form, die
position and gait he very closely resembles Antevolo (2:19>5 at 4 years)
and, as may be seen bv his pedigree, is bred very much like him, being
about three-quarters Hambletonian and one-qiarter thoroughbred.
Tlie second dams of the fastest mare Maud S. (2:0830 and fastest geld-
ing in the world. Jay-Eye-see (2:10) were both strictly thoroughbred
mares. On account of a very severe attack of distemper he was worked
very little the past, year, but improved enough to show a 2:20 gait. He
received first premium at the California State Fair, 1SS', for the beBt
three-year-old roadster stallion.

Was sired by Faucis (2:2S>^) by Electioneer (sire of twenty-six with
records of 2 ::;0 and under, and ten with r*-cordB o( 2:'20M and under); first
dam Cora by Don Victor, by Belmont; Becond dam Clarabel (dam of
Clifton Bell, four years old,2:2t>£, and grandam of Rexford, three years
old, 2:24) by Ab'lallab Star ; third dam Fairy by Itysdyk's Hambletonian*
fourth dam Emma Bfills by American Star, etc.

Tebms: Limited to twenty-five mares at $10 for the season beginning
February lstand closing June 1st, 1888. For circulars or further par-
ticulars address
28ja F. P. LOWELL, Sacramento. Cal.

THE CELEBRATED TROTTING STALLION

MENLO

WILL MAKE THE PRESENT SEASON AT THE FAIR
Grounds, San Jose. Season commencing Februarylst and ending
June24tb.

MENLO is seven years old, a beautiful bay with black points, 15^
handB high. He is a horse of beautiful symmetry and magnificent
action.

Pedigree.

MENLO was got by Nutwood, first dam by imp. Hercules; second
dam by Owen Dale, etc.

Imp. Hercules by Kingston, (bou of Venison), dam daughter of
Toscar by Bay Middleton (son of Sultan).

Owen Dale by Williamson'* Belmont, dam Maria Downing bv Amer
ican EclipBe (eon of Duroc and Miller's DamBel, by imp. Messenger)
second dam Browulock by Tiger; third dam by imp. Speculator; iourth
dam by imp. Dare Devil, etc.

Nutwood by Alexander's Belmont. First dam Miss Russell by Pilot
Jr.; second dam Sallie Russell by Boston; third dam Maria Russell by
Thornton's Rattler; fourth dam Miss Shepherd by Stockholder; fifth
dam Miranda by Topgallant, etc.

Alexander's Belmont by Alexander's Abdallah. First dam by Mam-
brino Chief (son of Mambrino Paymaster by Mambrino) by imp. Mes
Benger; second dam by Brown's Bellfounder.

Brown'B Bellfounder by Imp. Bellfounder. First dam Lady Allport
by Mambrino by imp. Messenger; second dam by Tippoo Saib by imp
Messenger; third dam by imp. Messenger.

MENLO made his appearance in the Circuit in 18S6, ai.d won eight
races out of nine starts, and easily won the third heat in his last race at
San Jose, in 2:21}£.

Terms: §75 the season, due at time of serviee. Mares not proving
with fosl may be returned the next season free of charge, provided I
still own the horBe.

Mares cared for in any manner owners may desire; pasturage *s r
month. Every care exercised, but no liability for escapes or accidents

For further particulars apply to or addresB :
28jatd AVM. DM'IER, San Jose.

The Highly Bred Trotting Stallion.

YOUNG SANTA CLaUS

ill make tlie season of 1888 at tlie Whipple Stock

Farm, near San Mateo, San Mateo County, California.

Terms lor the Season, $4U.
Pedigree.

Young Santa Claus, b c foaled April, 1881, by Santa Glaus, record 2jl7>i

First dam by Governor Booth, by George M. Patchen.

Second Jam Demirep, by Youug Melbourne.

Third dam Methilde, by imp. Scythian.

Fourth dam Peggy, by Boston.

Fifth dam Too-soon, by Sir Leslie.

Sixthdam Little Peggy, by Gallatin.

Seventh dam Trumpeter, bv Hephestlon.

Eighth dam Peggy, by imp. Bedford.

Ninth dam imp. Peggy, by Trumpeter.

Peggy was imported by Col. John Taylor of Virginia, and the Com^
pller ot the Stud Book. Colonel s. D. Bruce, adds a note: "Many of the
best racers in. America trace to this mare."

There Is an excellent combination of trotting strains in young Santa
Claus. His sire combines Hambletouian and Mambrino Chief ; his dam
Geo. M Patchen and thoroughbred. Santa Claus had two Btrains of
Mambrino Chief. Young Santa Claus inherits the lilood of the three
great trotting families: Hambletonian, Mambrino Chief and Clay. The
Ire of -anta Claus, Strathmore, has eighteen Bone and daughters which
have trotted In Z:aO or better, two which have beaten 2:20. Santa Claus
won sixteen races defeating many of the verv best horses of the day,
among them Nutwood, Klalne, Piedmont, Wedge wood, Voltaire Han-
nis, Black Cloud, Jerome Eddr, Edwin Thome, Fanny Witherspoou and
others of celebrity. He was sold ior $25,000.

Young Santa Clans is a very handsome shade of bay, with black
points, 16H hands in height, of good form, fine stvle and action

Due care will be taken to prevent accidents, but no liability. Pasture
$4.00 per month. For further particulars address

W

Side

KVKIIN CUKaKT,

San Mateo, Cal.

1888

|pie llrjeMer nn& M>PMisrtmu.

"Score up for the BLUE RIBBON MEETING."

DETROIT DRIVING CLUB.

Great Summer Trotting Meeting of

JULY 24th TO 28th.

FIVE DAYS.

$33,000.

FIFTEEN EAOES.

Nominations to Close Tuesday, May 1, 1888.

The Detroit Driving Club makes the Following Announcement for its Summer Trotting Meeting of '38

FIRST DAV-TI'ESDAV, IUI.Y 24111.

No. 1— Tbree.miuute Class Purse S2.000

No. 2—2:22 Class Purse 2,000

No. 3—2:25 Pacing Class Purse 2,000

SFCOM) DAY— WEDNFSniY, .Il'LY S5lll.

No. 4-2:36 Class Purse 52,000

No. 5-2:18 Class Purse 2.U0O

No. fi— Open lo all Pacers (except Johnston) Purse 2,01,0

THIRD BAY-THURSDAY, JILT «6th.
No. 7—2:27 Class Purse 52,0.0

PROGRAMME.

No 8 — Open to all Trotters Furse 1,500

and stipulated by the club that if five or more horses with records (on
day of race) of 2:17 or better shall ent*>r and start, the club will add
32,600 without requiring additional entrance, inakine the purse
A GRAND PRIZE OF $5,00O.

No. 9—2:30 Facing Class Purse ?2,0C0

FOURTH DAY-FRIDAY, JII.V 2?tli.

No. 10—2:40 Class Purse 52,000

No. 11-2:2* Class Purse 2,000

No. 12—2:20 Purse 2,000

CONDITIONS.

F FTII DAY-SAHBDAY JIXV 2£th.

No. 13-2:30 Dlass Purse ?,20f0

No. 11— Foi Trottirjg Teams Purse 2.0CO

Nomination of subscribers to he made on the same day as other en-
tries close. May 1, 18fn, and on the sa^-e teinis, 2£ per cen\ entrance
to iiccoinpany the nomination; 2h per cent, on June 1. and 'A per cent.
<n July I, when the horses composing the teams must be named.
The remaining 2J per cent, the night before the race. Mile heats
two in thre*.
No .16—2:18 Pacing Class Purse 52,000

All the above purees (except Noe. 3, 6. 9 and 15, pacing) arefor trolling and are all dividr d, £0 per cent, to first horse, 25 percent, to second horse, 15 per cent, to the third horse, and 10 per cent, to fourth horse
Mile hi ais best three in five, in harness, and io the rules of the American Trotting Association, except as hereafter specifitd. Entiies in all purses close on Tuesday, Slav t<* . 1 S88. Entrance fee 10 per cent
of purse, as follows: ?$ Per cent, cash, which must positively accompany the entry; 2£ per cent, on Friday, June 1st; and the remaining 5 per cent., from those who start, at 8 o'clock p. m of Ihe evening previous fo'
the race, at the Secretary's offiee, Campiu Building, Detroit. No entry will be considered or accepted unless the 'J% per cent cash accompanies the same, nor will any entry he allowed to compete unless the second
payment of 2i per cent, is made or mailed on or before 11 o'clock p. m. of Friday. JUDe 1st, 1H88. and any entry on which the last payment of 5 per cent. i.~ not paid at 8 o'clock p. m of the evening previous to the day-
set for ihe race shall he considered drawn, and will not be pprmi'ted to start, but no entry shall beheld, or liable for any amount b°yond the first payment of 'Jh per cent., hut failure to make either of the other
payments when due shall be considered a withdrawal, and will disqualify the entry for competing in the race. Horses are eligible to these Taces according to their records on May 1st. Ifc88, regardless of any reooid
they may oblain afttr that date. No deviation from Ihese rules or conditions will be allowed in any case or in any particular.

Especial attention is called to Purse No. 8. free-for-all class: aud to purse No. 14, for trotting teams, the conditions of each btiog so arrranged as to offer the largest inducements for the best horses in their
reEpeciive classes. For further information, blanks, and in making entries, address

DANIEL J. CAMPATJ, President.

Detroit Driving Olub, Detroit, Mich.

For Sale.

Lady Del Sur.

Standard and Registered.

I offer the above mare and her horse foal, dropped
February I nth, by Antevolo, for sale. Price for the
two $1,500.

LADY DEL SDR, chestnut mare, bred by L. J. Rose,
San Gabriel, Cal., by Del Sur, foaled 1881.

First dam Cecilia Clark by Clark Chief; second
dam by Captain Beard; third dam by imported En-
voy; fourth dam by imported Tranby; fifth dam Lu~
cilla by Trumpetor; sixth dam Lucy by Orphan, etc.

Her foal is bay, of good size and high form.

For further information addross me, or Jos.
* air ii Simpson, 2111 Adeline Street, Oakland.
IS C. WKIUHT,

lOmr Hopland, Mendocino Co., Cal.

LELA S.,

THE PACER,

FOR SALE.

Record 2:311 as a trotter. Can pace in 2:20 easy. Has
no record as a pacer.
For particulars address

W. O. HATCH, 141 SHill Street,
lOmr Los Angeles, Cal.

KILLIP & GO.,

LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL

AUCTIONEERS,
It Montgomery Street, San Francisco

SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO BALES' OF

High-Bred Horses and Cattle,

At auction and private sale.

Will Sell In All Cities and Counties of
the State.

REFERENCES.

Hon. O. Gbk.en, Hon. J. D. Cask,

Sacramento. Salinas.

J, P. Sabgknt, Esq., Hon. John Boess
Sargenta. Colusa.

Hon. L. J. Rose, Hon. A. Walkath,

Lob Angeles. Nevada.

J. B. Hagoin, Esq. , San Francisco
Represented at Sacramento by Edwin F. Smith,
Secretary State Agricultural Society.

At San JoBe by Messrs. Montgomery k Rea, Real
EBtate Agents.

Being r.ne oldest established firm In the live-stock
business on this Coast, and having conducted the
important auction Bales in this line for the past
fifteen yeaTS, amounting to one-half a million of
dollars, we feel justified in claiming unequalled facili-
ties for disposing of live Btock of every description
either at auction or private sale. Our list of corres-

FiondentB embraces every breeder and dealer of prom-
neoctt upon the Pacific Coast, thus enabling ub to
give full publicity to animals placed with us for sale.
Private purchases and sales of live Btock of all
descriptions will be made on commission, and stock
shipped with the utmost care. Purchases and sales
made of land of every description. We are author-
ized to refer to the gentlemen whose names are
appended,
ond KILLIP A CO., 22 Montgomery Street.

49
YEARLINGS

— AT

Woodburn Farm.

ANNUAL SALE

OF

THOROUGHBRED YEARLINGS
Thursday, May 3d, 1888.

- The offering includes a —

SISTER TO FOXHALL,

BROTHER TO JENNIE T,
BROTHER TO FORDHAM.

Sislera to Lizzie Dwyer. Vera, Favor, and
Joe Cotton.

—The get of—
KINti ALFONSO. FALSETTO, LISBON, PAT

J1AI.MV. and POWHATTAS.
For catalogue address L. Brodhead, Agt.,

Spring Station, Woodford Co., Ky.
74mr6 A. J. ALKX UDEK.

S.B. WHITEHEAD & CO,

LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL
AUCTIONEERS.

ABE PEEPASED TO CONDUCT SALES OF

Thoroughbreds, Trotters

And every other description of live stock,
At any Point on the Pacific Coast.

Onr Mr. 8. B. Whitehead has for fifteen
years successfully managed all the principal
sales of high-class stock on this Coast.

REFERENCES

{By permisBioa).

ABTF.T, LATHBOP, ESQ., SETH COOK, ESQ.,

J. B. HAGGIN, ESQ., THEO. WINTERS, ESQ ,

E. P. ASHE, ESQ., WM. COEBITT, ESQ.,

and others.

S. B. WHITEHEAD & CO.
20 LeidesdorfT Street,

lflmnrtf Kan PranrlMeo.

CMJB

Business College, 24 Post St

Ban Francisco.

The moat popular school on the Coast

P, HEALD President. 0. 3. HALEY. FWy.
flt*-Send for Circular oct d

DIXON
Driving Park

ASSOCIATION.

TROTTING COLT STAKES,

FREE FOR ALL!

TO BE TROTTED AT THE PARK,

IN THE

LAST WEEK IN AUGUST,

1888!

The DixonDriving Park Association hae opened the
following Colt Stakes for trotters aud pacers.

No. 1.— For foals of 1887. Half-mile heats. Entrance
$25, of which $10 must accompany nomination; $10
must be paid June 1st, 1888, and $5 the day before the
race. flO added for each starter.

No. 2.— Fortwo-year-ohls and under. Entrance $10,
of which §10 must acconiDany nomination; 8l5 to be
paid June 1st, 18t». and 815 to be paid by 6 p. m. on the
day preceding the race; ?15 added for each starter. One
mile and repeat.

No. 3.— For three-year-olds and under. Sfntrance $£ 0,
of which $15 must accompany nomination; $-25 to be
paid June 1st, le88 and $lu to be paid by 12 o'clock m.
on the day of the race. S"20 added for each starer.
Mile heats, best 3 in 5.

No. 4.— For three- v ear-old pacerB. Conditions same
as for three-year-old trotters.

In all stakes failure to make payments as they
become due forfeits entry and money paid in. Five to
enter, three or more to start. Money in 'each stake
to be divided as follows: 6ti per cent, to winning coir,
ao per cent, to second, IU per cent, to third. No -mddert
money for a walk-over. If but two start they may trot
for forfeit, divided at the rate of 6-i per cent, to the
winner and 35 per cent, to second. In all other re-
spects the National Trotting Association rules to
govern.

Entries close with the Society May 1st, 1888.

.1. \\ McrAUkKN, President

J. R. ROi BFOKI>, Secretary. leS5

Bunnymede &

Coldstream

ANNUAL SALE

OF

Thoroughbred Yearlings,

< OMVKISI\<; 42 HEAA,

Will be held at RACELAND, two miles from Puris-
Ky., on Georgetown lurnpike.

SATURDAY, May 5, 1 888, at i» o'elock W,

These yearlinjrs are Bfred by such stallions as Hin
doo, Billet, Longfellow. Spendthrift, King Alfonso,
Falsetto, Onondaga, Duke of Montrose and Powhattun

Paris is accessible by railroad from all important
points, A special train will lejive Lexington ata con-
venient hour the morning of the sale, returning in the
afternoon. Conveyances will be In attendance at
Paris Depot to carry parties to and from the sale.
Terms of Biile CASH.

The Lexington Spring ruees commence the follow-
ing Monday, May 7th.

For catalogues apply at this office, or aldress
IX AY A \V<MU>1 oitl>, Paris, Ky
7-.pi Or J>\ » s, CLARK, Lexington, Ky

Trotting Colt

STAKES,

Two and Three-Year-Old
Stallions.

In compliance with a general request from breed-
ers and owners, it has been decided to open two
stakes for trotting colls.

The first for all stallion colts foaled in 1885, of S100
each, in payments as follows: S25 which iiium
accompany nominalion on Saturday. June 2. 1*88,
at which date the stake will close: $25 on Saturday,
September 1, 1888, and the remainder of the st keSdl)
on Wednesday, October 17, 1888. Five or more sub-
scribers to fill.

Kace to be heats of a mile, best three in five in
harness, to be trotted on the day previous to the
"National Stallion Slake," and on the track selected
for the National to be decided upon. Should the day
named heunfavorab e. or the track not in good order
on that day, the Treasurer shall have the power to
set the day on which it will come off. Should it be
postponed for more than ten days, it shall be optional
with '.be subscribers to withdraw the last payment
by giving due notice to the Treasurer when ten
days have elapsed from the time first fixed. In all
other things ntcessaryfor the proper managementof
this race tb« same conditions shall prevail as are to
govern the National Trotting Stallion Slake.

The second ra"e is for all stallion colts foaled in
ISbC; fapats of a mi If, best tvx> in three in harness,
and with these exceptions to he the tame in every
respect as the one before named. The added money
shall ronsist of money received; profits from all
souices less the necessary amounts for expenses, and
this added money shall he divided, if both retult In
contests, in the following proportion, viz., three-
filthe to three-year-olds and two-fifths to two-year-
olds. Should one only he a contest and the other a
"walk-over," the whole of the net added money shall
go to the stake that is trotted. Should both prove to
be walk-overs, the expenses Bhall be born in propor-
tion to the amounts in the hands of the Treasurer.
Should there be differences of opinion in regard io
conditions, expressed or implied, the decision of the
Treasuier shall be final.

Aodress nominations to N. T. SMITH, Fourth and
Towns^nd Streets, San Francisco, Cal.

mr31tf 1*. T. SMITH,

Treasurer oi'Sfalllon Colt Stakes.

FOE SALE

ORION.

Chestnut stallion, foil brother to OvermaD,
2:19J, by Elnio, dam by HcCracken's Black
Hawk.

Orion is 7 years old, J6A hands high, very
handsome and stylish, sound, well broken
and gentle. He has never been trained. Ap-
ply to

DR. E. L. MILLER.
felStf 355 Eleventh street, S. F

238

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April 14

Eight Here in California,

What Tour Friends aDd Neighbors

Say on a Matter of Vital

Importance.

Below will be found a sample of the multi-
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■who would scorn to be a party to any decep-
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witb good results, and am now nsine tbe same.

Alviso, Cal., Jan, 6, 1888.— I use "Warner's Safe
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SANFBAUGi8CO,Cal.,(621 Montgomery Street.) Deo.
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we could desire.

Ball's Ferry, Cal., Jan. 4, 1888.-1 am uBing
•Vi i>i ner's Safo Cure" lor disease of the Kidneys and
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sPi^44

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a>£tA£,

Danville, Cal., (Real Estate and Business Agent)
Dec 8, 1887.-Ibave used some of "Warner eSafe
Cure" and believe it to be a good remedy when faith-
fully used.

CALPELLA.Cal., Jan. 15, 1688.— lam happy fo state
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taken "Warner's Safe Cure" and received great
benefit therefrom. 1 am never without it in my
house.

ESTABLISHED 1855.

Race Goods.

largest and Be«t Stock on the «'oa it

J. 0'KANE,

767 Market St., S. F.

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER

HARNESS and SADDLERY.

AGENTS FOE

Feb well's Cxnthiana Hobbe Boots,

J. H. Femton'h Chicago Specialties,

PR, Pixon's Condition Powdebs,
■24 gombauxt'e Caustic Balsam

ASSOCIATION,

SpringMeeting.

Saturday, May ITS. Three min. Class... Puree $:160.

Wednesday, May 16, 1^:50 Class Puree $40 i.

Saturday, May fi M. . .2;45 Class PurseSLJ50.

Wednesday, M»y£3, 2:155 Class . Purse S ^00.

Saturday, May 186, ...2: 0 Class Purse -; 500.

All trotting and pacing contests to be best three in
five; five or more to enter, three or more to start.
But the Association reserves the right to bold a less
number tban five to fill by a withdrawal of a propor*
tioua'- amount of the purse. The Association also
reserves the right to change the date set for any
class during the meeting by giving timely notice of
tbe same to persons interested.

Entrance fee ten percent., to accompany the entry.
Purses divided into 5", 25, 15 and 10 per cent,, to first,
B»cond, third and fourth horse respectively.

Entries to close with the Secretary^ Tuesday, May
1st, 1888.

w. H, eibnchman, Sec'y.

17mr 1435 California Street, S- F

Spring Meeting

OF THE

DIXON DRIVING PARK

Association,

—AT—

DIXON, May 1st and 2d, 1888.

TWO r Days' Racing z TWO

for which

$700 in purses will be offered.

First Bay-Tuesday, May 1st.

No. 1— Running— Purse 5100; free for all; flve-
elghls of a mile and repeat; first horse $75, second
horse S!5.

No. 2— Trotting— Purse $300; 2:30 Class.
Second Day— Wednesday, May 3d.

No. 3— Running -Purse 5150; three-quarters of a
mile and repeat; free for all; first horse £100, second
horse 350.

No 4-Trotting— Purse S150; 2:50 Class.
CONDITIONS.

All trotting races are best three in five— five to
enter and three to start, but the Board reserves tbe
right to hold a less number than five to fill by the
withdrawal of a proportionate amount of the purse.

Entrance fee in purse races ten per cent., to
accompany nomination. Trotting purees divided at
the rate of 60 per cent, to first horae, 30 per cent,
io second, and 10 per cent, to third.

The rules ot the Pacific Coast Blood Boise Associa-
tion will govern running races; tbe National Trot-
ting Association rules to govern trotting.

A horse making a walk-over shall be entitled only
to the entrance money paid in. When less than the
required number of starters appear they may con-
test for the entrance money, to be divided as follows:
66g per cent, to the first, and 33$ to the second.

Racing colors are to be named in entries. In trot-
tirjg races drivers will be required to wear caps of
distinct colors, wbich must be named in their
entries.

Entries to close with the Secretary on April 14,
18R8.

Privileges at the Park will be sold at Public Auc-
tion on Saturday, April 14th, at 4 p. m , in front of
the Postoffice.

J. W. MeFADYEN, President.

J. R. BorHFOKO, Secretary. I7mr4

THE

Belle Meade

—SALE OP—

Yearlings

Will take place at Belle Meade Farm, near
Nashville, Teno.,

Friday, April 27, Isoa,

Under the management of Messrs. Bruce A Kidd
I\ C. KIDD, Auc'r,

The lot consists of 54 bead, the get of Enquirer,
Great Tom, Bramble, Luke Blackburn, Plenipo,
Vanderbilt and imp. Pizarro.

Siilc will befr.ii! promptly at 1 1 A. M.
Terms of Sale Casll.

Tlie animals offered are tbe produce of the thor-
oughbred mares of 1887. They are well grown and
wilibesoldto the highest Responsible 111' der,
Without Reservation, if in condition. No bv
bidding.

Belle Meade is Bix miles from Nashville. Tenn.,
on tbe NaBhville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railroad,
and on tbe Richland turnpike. A special train will
leave the Chattanooga depot on day of sale promptly
at 9:30 a. m, and return to Nashville after tbe sale,

For Catalogues address

BRVt i: A KIDD,

2imr £extagrtou, Ky,

Oolt Stakes,

1888.

To be trotted at tbo Fall Meeting of the So-
noma and Marin District Agricultural
As^'dcifttioni

DISTRICT NO. 4.

OT'EN TO Alill*

Yearling Siafte— Free for all foals of 1887
Mile dash. Enlrance $M), of which Sl'i must accom-
pany nomination; S15 be paid r>n June 1st; 5lu on
July 15th, and Sl5 on August 17tb. The winner
takes all the stakes, less one entrance, which goes
to the second colt.

Two-Yea r-OM Stake- Free for all foals of
1886 Mile and repeat. SOD entrance, of which SlU
must accompany nomination; S20 be paid on Juno
1st; §15 on July 15th, and 815 on August 17th. S250
added.

Tliree -Year-Old Stakes or Under- Free for
all, mile aud repeat. $60 entrance, of which $10
must accompany nomination; $20 be paid on June
1st; §15 on July 15tb, and §15 on August 17th. S*50
added.

Four- Yen r.Old Stake or Under— Free for
all, mile heats, best three in five. 860 entrance, of
which $10 must accompany the nomlnition; $'U) be
paid on lune 1st; ?I5 on July 15ih, and 515 on
august 17th. S26« added.

Stakes and added, moueyin two, three and four-
year-old stakes to be divided; 60 per cent, to first
horse, 3D per cent, to second, and 10 per cent, to
third. If only two start tbny must contest for tbe
stake* paid in and ot-te-half of the added money, to
be divided 60^ per cent to the first horse, and 33£
tier cent, to the second. No added money paid for
walk- over.

Tbe folldwiDg district colt stakes for colts owned
iu the counties of 3onoma-, Marine Napj. aud Solano
since April 1, 1^88:

Yearling Stake— For foals of 1887. Mile dash.
S^O entrance, of which 81U must accompany nomina-
tion; $10 be paid on June 1st, and S10 ou July 15th.
Tbe winner lakes- all stakes, less one entrance, which
goes to the second horse.

Two-Year-Olds— Mile and repeat. Purse of
SS'JOO.

Three-Year Olds— Mile and repeat. Purse ?250.
Entrance fee 7£ per cent, of purse, to accompany
nominations. Purses to be divided €0, 30 aud 10
per cent.

In all of tbe above stakes and purses five to enter
and three to start. But the board reserves the right
to bold entries aud start a race with a less number.
For a walk-over in ar.y race, unless otherwise speci-
fied, a horse is only entitled to its own entrance and
one-half of the paid up entrances of other horses.

A horse winning a race or stake is entitled to first
monay only except when distancing the field. Then
to first and third moneys.

If in tbe opinion of the Judges any race cannot be
finished on tbe closing day of the Fair, it may be
continued or declared off at the option of the Judges.

Entries to close May J, 1888, with the Secretary

mr24 J. H. WHITE. President.

W. E. COX, Secretary, P. O. Box 289, Petaluma,

Spring Meeting

OAKLAND
Trotting Park

Trotting and Racing.

—COMMENCING—

Wednesday, May 2d, and continuing four
days.

First Day -Wednesday, May Vd-

Trotting— 2:40 class. Purse $100.
Bunning — Five-eighths mile and repeat. Purse
©100.

Thursday, May 3d.

Trotting-2:=i5 class. Purse $100.
Running— Three-quarters of a mile dash. Purse
9110.

Friday, May 4th.
Trotting— 2:80 class. Purse §150.
Bunning— One-half mile and repeat. Purse $100,

Saturday, May 5th.
Trotting— 2:24 class. Purse S200.
Bunning— One and one-half mile dash, Purse$160.

CONDITIONS.
All trotting races are the best three in five in har-
ness; five or more to enter, and three to start. All
running races three or more to outer, two to start.
But the Board reserves the right to bold a less num-
ber than five to fill by the withdrawal of a propor-
tionate amount of the purse. Entrance fee ten per
cent, on purse to accompany nominations.
American Association rules to govern.
Racing colors to be named in entries.
Entries close April 25th. AddresB

nir.l J. D. MORRIS,

Secretary Oakland Trotting Park, Oakland, Cal.

DR. A. E. BUZARP,

VETERINARY SIRUEON.

Meuibbr of ihe Royal College of Veterinary Sur-
geons, London.
Late Veterinary Surgeon United States Army.
Is established for tbe praotice of his profession at

No. 1 1 Seventh Street,

Opposite Odd Fellows* Hall, San Frauelseo.

1 ' mi-31tf

EUREKA

Jockey Club.

Inauguration of New Mile Track
— Ar —

South Park, Eureka, Cal.

FOUR DAYS' RACING,

July 3d to 7th Inclusive.

ENTRIES CLOSK-lt'NEISUi, I8fin.

First Day-.iuiy 3, 1888.

i— Run n i ng. Purse f 3r.0— Novelty Race— Free for all
dash of one mile. First quarter $50, half $65, three.
quarters $75, mile. $110. Ail pairt-uu entries over four
to be added and equally divided between each winner.

2— Trotting— Purse §2' u. Three- minute class. For
horses owned in Humboldt County prior to May I,
1888. First horse ?150; second to receive $75, and third
to snvc entrance.

Second Day-July 4, 1888.

3 -Running Stake— Free for all; $50 entrance, half
forfeit, $30o added ; second to receive $100, third to save
stake. .Mile and a quarter.

4— Run nino -^takk— Free for all; $25 entrance, half
forfeit, $250 added; second to receive 575, third to Bave
stakes. One-hnlf mile and zepeat.

5— Trot vino— Purse SoflO. Free for all. First horee
?36U, second $1U0, third $50.

Third Day-July 6. 1888.

6 RuNNiNG-Puree $i5n. Free for aU. First horse
$125, second ?25. Six hundred yards.

7— Trotting St. ice— Two-year-olds bred in Hum-
bulrit County. $2"> entrance, half forfeit, $100 added:
second to save stake. Best two in three.

8— Trotting- Purse $:!0tl. 2:40 class. For borseB
owued in Humboh t County prior to May ], lb88.
Jiirst horse $200. second $70, third $30.

Fourth **»y-Jnly 1, 1888.

9— Running— Purse $2^0. Free for all. First horse

toreoeive $20n, seennd? 0. Tbree-cjuarlrTs.of a milei

10-PvUNNiNfl-PHvfce$;i50. Freeibrall, Firsthbrse
to irceive $3orr, second $:>0, One' mile.

H-TROtTiNG-TuTse $2(H). Three year-olds. For
horses bred iu Rumbn,ldt County, FJrt-t horse ,td
receive $125, second $-0. third $25. Best two in three.

CONDITIONS AND REMARKS

All trotting races are best three in five unless bther-
wi^e specified; four to enter and three to,sta'"t. but
the Board reserves (he riant to hoM a less number
than five to fill by tbe withdrawal of a proportionate
amount of the purse.

Entrance fee 19 per cent, of purs ■ to accompany
nominations.

In all trotting races the rules of the American
Trotting Assoc'a'ion. and all running races the rules
of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association to
govern, but the Board reserves the right to trot heatB
of any two classes alternately, if necessary to finish
any dav's racing.

In all entries not declared out by 6 p. v. o* the dav
preceding the raceshiill be required to start.

Ko added money paid for a walk-over.

In allrac.es four or more piid-up entrleB required
to fill, and three or more horses to start.

Racing colors to he named in entries.

In trotting races drivers will be required to wear
caps of distinct colors, to be named in entries.

Entries in a'l races to close with the Secretary,
Monday, June 18, 18S8.

Entry blanks will be furnished upon application to
the Secretarv.

DANIEL MURPHY, President.

H. tOHN, Secretary. Hap

Amador and Calaveras

FAIR,

IONEJIITY,

AUGUST 7th, 8th! 9th and 10th.

SPEED PROGRAMME

No. 1.— Running ST»KE-For District Baddlfe
horses; $10 for starters; $50 added. Sii hundred
yards and repeat.

No. 2.— Running StartE-FoI- District bOrses; $&
entrance, half forfeit, $150 added, of which $5» to sec-
ond horBe ■ third to save stake. Half inile dash.

No. 3.— Free for all trotters and pact rs without a
record Up to date ehtries close. Purse $ i00.

No. 4.— RunningStakk— For all ages; $.!& entrance,
$10 forfeit, ?20' i added, of which 8* > to second horse;
third to save stake. One mile and repeat.

No. 5.— Trotting Pprsb, $"' 0— "-':27 Class.

No. *\— Running Stake— For aliases; $2^ entrance,
*10 forfeit, $2 w added, of wbich $50 to Eecond horse;
third to save stake. Half mile and repeat.

No. 7.— Thotting Purse, $5 i0— Free for nil.

No.-.— Running Stake— For all agf s; ?20eutrance,
$10 forfeit, $150 added, of which $ 0 to second horse;
third to save stake. Three-quarter mile and repeat.

No. 9.— Running Stake— For District horseB;$15
entrance; half for Teit; $15u added, of which $60 to sec-
ond horse, third to save stake. Six hundred varda
dash.

No. 10.— Pacing Purse, $30C— Free for all,

RKM4RKS AND CONDITIONS.

Extra races will he given each day; conditions to be
announced the day previous, when entries will cloBe,

EntrieB to all the above raceB, unless otherwise
specified, close with the Secretary on Julv is, 1*88.

All trotting and pacing races are the best three in
five- five to enter and three to Btart. but tbe Board
reserves the right to hold a less nnmber than five to
fill by the withdrawal of a proportionate amount of
the puree.

Entrance fee 11 per cent, on purse, to accompany
nomination. Trotting and pacing purses divided at
the rate of fiO per cent, to first horse, 30 per cent, to
second, and 10 per cent, to third.

National Association Rules to govern trotting; but
the Board reserves the right to trot heals of any two
classes alternately, If necessary to finish any 'day's
racing, or to trot a special race between heats. A
horse making a walk-over shall he entitled only to
the entrance money paid in When lesB than the
required number ot starters appear they may con-
tent for the entrance money, to be divided as follows :
66% tn the first, and ;i3',; to the second.

In all races entries not declared out by 6 p. m. of
the day preceding the race shall he required to start.

Where there is more than one entry by one person,
or in one interest, the particular horse they are lo
start must he named by 6 p. M. of the day preceding
the race. No added money paid for a walk-over.

Rules of the Stnte Agricultural H- ciety to govern
running races, except when conditions" named are
otherwise.

Racing colors to bo named in entries.

In trotting races drivers will be required to wear
Clips of distinct colors.

The Board reserves the right to change the above
order of races by giving contestants notice of the
same by 6 o'clock v. m, of the day preo ding the race

District races open to El Dorado County.

No horse Is qualified to be entered In any Dletrict
race that baa not been owned in Amador, Calaveras,
or El Dorado Counties six monthB prior to the day of
the race.

Stables, hay and straw free to competitors.

Races commence each dav at 1 p. m., sharp.
The lone track is one of the best and fastest on the
Const. npj

1888

IBrectter awfl jlp^iisman.

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(PACIFIC SYSTEM.)

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LOCAL FERRY TRAINS.

From San Francisco Daily.

CO EAST OAKLAND— *6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 7:30— o:JU—
8:30— 9:00— 9:30— 10:00— 10:39— 11:00— 11:30— 12:00-l.i:30
—1:00— 1:30— 2:00— 2:30— 3:00 — 3:30 — 4:00 — 4:30— 6:00
5:30— fi:00 — fi:3n— 7:00— 8:00— 9 :0*t-10;UO- 11:00—12:1)0

TO FRUIT VALE, (via East Oakland;— same aB "TO
EAST OAKLAND" until 6:30 p.m., incluBiVi, also
at 8:00—9:00 and 11:00 p.m.

TO FKUlT VALh; i,via Alameda)— '9:30— *12:00-7:00-
12:00.

TO ALAMEDA— '6:00— *6:30— 7:00— «7:3G-d:00 — «8:3C—
9:00— a:30— 10:00— JJ0:a0— 11:00— J11:30—12:U0— 112 :ai.—
1:00— tl:3U—^:0O—J.2:jU-3:0O—3:WJ— 4:00 — 4:30— 5:00—
5:30— 6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 8:00— 9:0U— 10:00— 11:00— 12:00.

TO BERKELEY and WEST BERKELEY— •6:00—
•6:30 — 7:LW— *7:ou— 8:00- '8.30— s:00— 9:30—10:00—
tlO:30—U:00— ill :30— 12:00- tl2:3o-l;0C -11:30-2:00
12:30—3:00-3:30— 1:00 — 4;30-o:0U— 5:30— 6:00— 6:3U—
7:00— d:00— 9:00—10:00— 11 :0U— U:u0.

'88

FAIRLAWN:

'88

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 1888.
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CATALOGUE NOW READY,

And ii III be mailed to all applicants \i li > send Five Cents in Stamps to Prepay

Postage.

THE FAIRLiWN CATALOGUE FOR 1888 contains descriptions and pedigrees of all tbe
Stallions and Brood-marea in use at Fairlawn. TffE 1888 CATALOGUE also contains descripiions and pedi-
grees, and prices of

OSEE HUNK-RED AND SIXTY HEAD OF YOV5G TROTTERS,

onsisting of Stallions and Fillies from yearlings to five years old, all of my own breeding;

andneailyall SHM»AHI> BRED, and duly registered.

A specialty is made at Fairlawn of raising

STALLIONS AM> FILLIES FOR BREEDIAU PURPOSES.

Those who wish to engage in breeding HIgli-brecl TroUers, or those already engaged who wish ti
add to their breeding stud, can be supplied at Fairlawn with first-clasB youug Stallions and Fillies o.
tbe very best trotting families, uniting in their veins strains of blood that have projuced Speed with
the Greatest Uniformity.

Gentlemen who desire fine, higbiy bred, promising, and well-broken "Young Trotters for their
own driving, can be supplied at t-airlawn. Any young stallion sold for a roadster will be gelded , if the
purchaser desires, at my own risk and expense.

TTTTT flME1 PPTPTi1 "DT A "NT is strictly adhered to at Fairlawn. and the p»ice of every
XH£j \Jl\EA~k JSiLVj Hi rJJAll aiiiimii lor sale is primed in the catalogue. Pur-
chasers from a I'istance can buy on orders at exactly tbe same price as if present in person. Ail stock Fold
on orders can b'i returned if they do not come fully up to the descriptions given.

Time will be given responsible parties, on satisfactory paper, bearing interest from

date.

TIME BCHBDOL.fi.

• i BBBnger Trains leave and arrive PaEEer.ger De(io
j ownsend Street, between Third »nd Fourth Street p
dan Francisco.

In effect April 1, iStS.

12:01 p I Cemetery and San Mateo...

*7 :00 a

8:30 a
10:30 a
M:30p

4:J0e
'5:10 p

6:30 p
(11 rtS p| j

•8:00 a

S .03 a
*10: 12 a
+3:30P

a :3U a C

10:30 A 1 ......OrtllUi vmid, CHMJ Ji

^i:S0 P[ 1 Principal Way stations

*■(:;«! P; l..

4:30 pi I

1 i a:oa *

.Santa Clnra, San Jose, ami (_ "i;j u^ i

... ■ 10-02 a
.... f; iMi
)\ 8;4U*

lO:'flj A | Alniatl^u n d W .i> bla ions | 4 . -r. p

8:3U a l GTlroy, Pajaro, L'^Etr.jvilifc i r7TTT/

•3:30 P1 1 . Saline and Mout^n-y f' 6:^. p

4f*V\ HollisterandTresPtnos [ , 'j^ >

6:40 A j Watson '. ilk-, Ap£os,:>oqueI i •10:02 j

M;30 p' j it-'aiJlto).; and ~-ant;:Cruz j ' 6:40a

THE STArLlOX^ IN TJSE AT FA1RLAMS ARE

To »an Francisco iftally.

FROM FRUIT VA_LJi fvia East Oakland)— 6:^5-6:55
— 7:v<1~7:o*-8:25— 8:65— y:25— y:55— 1U:^5— 10:5»- 11:25
1 1 ;o5— 12:25—12 ;55— 1 :25— 1 :55— 2 :2b— Z :55— 3:25— 3 :55
— i;2o-4:55— 5:25— 5:55— 6:25— 6:55— 7:50— 8:55— 0:53.

FROM FRUIT VALHi (.via Alarnedaj — *o:i;l— j:al —
t9:^J-"l2:55-«3:30

FROM EAST OAICLAND-'5:30-6:00- 6:30 — 7:0,-
7:30-o:U0— 8:30— S:0u—a:30— 10:00— 10:30— ll:0i. — ii u
12:00—12:30—1:00—1 :30— 2:00— 2:30—3 :00— 3 :30— 4 fiO —
4:30— 5:00— 5:30— 6T00— 6:30— 7:00 — 8;00-9:0J 9:^8—
10:68

PROM BROADWAY, OAEiiAJSD-3 m anteH Liter
than from East Oakland.

FROM ALiAMEUA— *5:3J-6.CD-*S:33— 7:00 -*7:3 '— 8.00
*d:30-9;00— y:30— «:00— {10:30-11:00 —111:30—12:03—
tlZ:30— 1:00— Jl:30— 2:0^— (2:30- 3:lu- 3 ;30- 4:0 J —
4:30— 5:00— 5:30— 6:00-6:3)- 7:03—3:00-9:00-10:00-
11:0*.

?BOM BEBKELETand WEST BERKELEY- *5:25
— 5:55— *e;25— 6:65-"; :25- 7:55 -*O:i5-0:o5-ii:2-5-9;55
— tl0:25— 10:55- tU:25—il:55— 112:25-12:55— Jl :25-
1:55- $2:25-2:55 -3:25— 3:55-4:25-4:55-5:25— 5 :65-
6:25-6:5^-7:55— 8:55— 9:55— 10:55.

t'AiSEJb. KOHTE.

FROM OAJN FRAAUloUU— *7:io— a:iD— 11UO— *

3:15—5:15.
FROM OAKLAND— *6 J5— 8:15— 10:15 — 12:15 -2;

4:15.

A for Morning. F for Afternoon.
■8undaya excepted. tSaturdays excepted; isnndayB
only

Standard Time furrdshedby Lick Obbebvatoey.

%. N. TOWNE.

Gen. Manager.

T. II. UUODHAN,

Oen. PaBfl. k Ttk Art.

CHILD'S CARBOtCR¥STAt SHEEP DIP,

"Patented in Europe and America."

SHEEP

Happy Medium (400).

Sire of more 2:30 performers tban any livinR stallion,
having K9 to bis credit with records of li:30 or better,
among them Maxey Cobb, '2:Vi\, tbe fastest stallion
that ever lived.

WILL BE USED AS A PKIYA TE STALLION.

Aberdeen (99).
ftlre of H with records better than '2:30, among them
Hattie Woodward, 2:15*; Jim Jewell, 2:i9i; Modoc.
2:19}, etc. Limited to 30 mares at $IOO the season,
or S 1 50 to injure a mare in foal.

Al do (2548).
By Almont, dam Violet (sister to Dauntless and
Peacemaker), by Bysdyk'a Hambletonian, etc.
Limited to 30 mares at $50 the season, or $80 by
Insurance.

A positive scab cure. A liquid, soluble in

co'd water. It is abso utely non-

pofsonous.

The cheapest and most effective dip on the market
»ne gallon making one hundred gallons of wash.
Price, SI 25 per gallon.
Special discounts an t terms to agents and large
tonsumers. For BampleB and other information ap-
ply to
L\ M)t *V HorGH, Agents for Pacific Coast
116 California St-, San Francisco, t al.

17septl2

ANNUAL SALE

Driving, Work, Draft and
Saddle Horses.

-AND—

SHETLAND PONIES,

Being a draft from the Breeding Farma of

J. B. Haggin, Esq.,

—WILL TAKE PLACE ON—

Wednesday, May 2, '88,

At 10 A. M. at
RAILROAD STABLES,

Cor. Stel"er an<l Turk Sts . Sail Francisco.

Horses may be seen on and after Saturday,
April 25th.
Catalogues are beiDg prepared.

KILLIP&C0.,

sar31 AUQTIONEBR8.

Almont Wilkes (7131).

By Almont, dam Annabel, by George Wilkes; 2d dam
Jessie Pepper (dam of Alpha, ?:V5i, etc.), by Mam-
brino Chief, etc. Limited to ^0 mares at $50 tbe
season, or $&0 by insurance.

Maxinins, (51 75),
By Almont. dam by Sentinel; 2d dam by Bayard, «tc.
3d dam Layton Hirb Mare Limited to JU mares '
$50 the season, or $80 by iosurance.

Koble .Mttliuin (4939',

By Happy Medium, dam by Vambrino Patcli°n; 2g
dam by 5lambrino Chief ; 2d dam by Sir Archy Mon-
toria Limited to 20 mares at $50 the season, or
SSO by insurance.

o.-u, . | > fboledad. Paso Hoblcs. Iciupltion ( , , ,, „

J ' I t^auLnis<.)i<isi.Qi A tt'ay M;itions. \ I P»0r

a— Morning p.— Afternoon,
•wnndaysexcepted. tSundaysonly fl heatre train Sat-
urdays only.
Trains run on Pacific Standard Time.

Applications for use of Stallions will be entered in tbe order f bey are received, but after a Stallion's
limit is readied no more mares 'will be received. For catalogues and further information, ar'dresa

Lock Fox 370.

WM. T. WITHERS, Lexington, Ky.

28jan52

IMPORTED BEEKSHIEES.

REDWOOD DUKE 13368.

Prize winners at all the fairs in California and the
entire list of sweepstakes premiums at State Fair
Sacramento, 1886.

importations made direct from Eneland every year ill
from tbe most noted Breeders, selected from thf '|\jj
best blood and most fashionable families of Dish
faced Berkshires, regardless of cost, 3nd all re
corded in English ard American Berkshire records.

Yonne pigs from these importations, male and
female, from entirely different families for sale at
rejFonao.ie prices, and every pig guaranteed. Address

4febS9

Orat "Jin Halifnrnia StTPi-t. San PVitntiiocn.

Perclierons.

For sale, twelve head of thorougbred Percheron
stallions aod mares. Four are imported from France.
These horses are registered in tbe Percheron Stud
Book of America, and are believed to be the best lot
of animals for sale in California. Address

K J TE"K>KB,

25fe3mo Holllster.San Benito Co.

CHUBB,

The Fishing Rod Manufacturer,

FEas a new retail catalogue which contains several
original articles on fishing written by tbe most noted
anglers of the present day. Catalocue u:so has 125
illustrations of aneling goods, 60 different kinds of
fishing rods described, reels, lines, hooks, flies, rod
trimmings etc. Every angler should have a copy,
send for one, ready Jan. 15th. AddreBe.

THOS. H. OHUBB,

14 ja Post .Mills. VI

Nearly >til taU lint to San Lul3 UUisuo. uuly l\
miles staging between Temple Ion ana S<in Luis
Obispo. Tune from San Francisco L2 hours. Through
rate $8.50.

Special Ruund-tkij* Tickets, at reduced rates— to
GilroyandParaisi syri«RB.

Special Notice— Kound-triji tickets :u the famous
Lick observatory (Mt. Hamilton can lie bad at any
of the Company's Ticket Officer In Ban Francisco.
Rate, $5.5..

EXCUKSIOS THKE3S.

For SmudavB only, 4- SoW,SrKIlA v Muexo-s;

v ■j""i«*jd v J'jfor return same J.iv.
For Saturday, 1 Sold (iATURDAT and hrNDATonly.

Sunday and- good for return until tollowing Morj.

Monday, (day, inclusive, at -]-,■_- f.dlowing rates.

Kound Trip
from San

Francesco to

San Bruno ... .

MiUbrae

Oak Grove

San Mateo

Belmont

Redwood. ....

Fair Oaks

Menlo Park...

May field

Monnt'n View

Lawrences

Santa Clara

Ticket Offices

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" Moil. from Sun

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65 Oilrov

Hoiiister

Fajaro

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Aptos..

Lorn a Prieta...

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Santa Cruz

Castroville

Monterey

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FOR SALE

TROTTING BRED HORSES.

Harold Cossack 44(^,

Sired by Don Cossack, first dam by Harold, second
dam by Lelmont, third dam by Mambriuo Cbi^f.

Harold Cossack is 3 years old, as handsome as a
picture. Mahogony bay, heavy mr.ne and tail, and a
trotter. Also a yearling stud colt by lion Cossack,
first dam Madam Bloodstone by Bacchup, sire nf
Jennie Holton, 2:221: second dam by (4reen Mountain
Morgan. This fellows is bay in color, large and
rangey, and a very fine colt. His dam, Madame
Bloodstone, is the dam of Polly Bloodstone, record
of 2:>9£, made last fall after weaning a colt and wi'h
sis weeks' handling.

NELLIE BLOODSTONE.

Bay mare, 7 years old, sired byLi'tle Mc, h<* Vy
oldEtb-n Allen. First dam Madame ElGodstone, as
above. Nellie has a colt by her aide sired by Mt.
Vernon (record 2:21) by Nutwood, etc. Stinted to
Harold Co-sack.

KATE BLOODSTONE,

Black inare.-l years old, sired by Stocking Chief,
he by Clark Chief; be by Mambrino Chief, etc.
Stinted to Harold Cossack. First dam Madame
Bloodstone. Will also sell Madame Bloodstone. She
is sixteen years old and will drop a foal in May by
Harold Cossack. She is a sure breeder, having
missed but one searon since she was four years old.

FILLET,

Bay mare, 10 years old, sired by Visconnt, as"D of
Alexander's Abdallah. First dam Thoroughbred,
registered. Stinted to Harold Cossack.

ItED WING,

Bay mare, 5 years old, sired by Red Line. First
dam Fillet, as above. Red Line by William Welch, by
Rysdyk's Hambletonian. First dam Jennie Clay by
American Clay, a sou of Strader's C. M.Clay. Red
Line is standard bred and registered. Page 541,
Third Vol., Wallace's Stud Book. Red Wing is stinted
to Harold Cossack.

RED SILK,

Bay mate, n years old, by Red Line First dam
Bilkyby Chieftain, he by Iowa Tuckaboe, etc. Bed
Silk has c"lt by her side by Harold Cossack. Stinted
to Harold Cossack.

RED QUEEN,

Two years old, by Red Line. F'irst dam old
Fannie, a thoroughbred. Stinted to Harold Cossack.

BROWN BESS,

Six years old, sired by Chieftain, as above, tirsl
dam Pouebkeep.^ie Girl by Bysdyk'a Hambletonian.
Brown Bess has rolt by her side by Mt. Vernon. 2:39,
by Nutwood. Stinted to Harold Cossack. Old Fannie
(breeding unkuowuia thoroughbred and a fine brood-
mare.

I will sell the above stock very cheap, as I have
recently sold my ranch and want f> clcse out my
horses. Stock can be seen at Sacramento. Address

3S. >.< It \lt.
2imr S5U8 II Street, Sacramento, tal.

Passenger Depot. Townsend
street, Valencia-street station. No. fil? Market street
Grand Hotel, and Rotunda, Ealdwic Hotel.
A. C. B ASSETT, H . R. JUL A H ,

Superintendent Asst Pans. A Tkt. Ak*.

ro

Sportsmen & Pleasure- Seeker? .

THE

SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO.

RESPECTFULLY CAI1LS A TTET- TION TO Tli E

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

AFFORDED BY THE "NORTHEKiV DIVISION
of its line for leaching with speed and comfort the
best ilaces bathe State for
sea Bathing, Snooting and f I*liliiz.

TRAINS LEAVE BAIT FKANCIRCO 1/aILT FOE

MONTEREY,

TTIE MOST CBARM7NG

Mimmer and Winter Ke>iort or ilie

Pacific foasl,
with Its beautirui Groves and delightful Drives. Trout
in abundance can be obtained fron. the se\eral streams
in tbe vicinity of Monterey, and tee best of shooting
may '■<.' had in season.

THE BA Y OF MONTEREY

Is luted for the extent and vanity of fish which
abound in its waters, notably Salmon. Rock Cod, Bc:-
acuda, Pompino, Spanish Bfackorel, and Flounder.
The above- mentioned attractions, in connection witu
the low rates of fare, rapid tr*.nsir, and the snperioi
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL. DEI
MOXTE," have made- Monterey a paradise for Bport°-
men.

THE BA THING FACILITIES

AT THE

"HOTEL DEL MONTE,"

AJIE UNSURPASSED,
haTing a MAGNIFICENT BEACH of pure white
sand for snrf bathing The BATH-HOUSE contains

SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANKS

(150x50 feet) for warm salt water plunge and ewtm •
ming baths, with ELEGANT BOOMS connecting for
Individual baths, with donche and shower facilities -

THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those vrell-known
Watering Place3,
AFTOS, SOQCEt AKI) SANTA C»CZ.

IB VTA THE NORTHERN DIVISION,

SOUTHERN PACIFIC ROUTE,

(Broad Gauge)
The Northern Division rnns throngh the counties
of San Mateo, Santa Clara, San Bemto, Santa Crux
and Monterey, tach or which abounds In game In gres
variety Notably

Quail, Pigeon, Snipe, iiu«;k. Geese. Deer
and Bear.

Lakes PILARCITOS and SAN ANDREAS are
reached by this line. Stages connect with trains dAilj
at San Mafeo for tho?<_' well-known Retreats, PURIS
SIMA, SAN GREGORIO and PKSCADERO. We
would particularly call attention to the unlimited ex-
tent of range at and about SAN BRUNO and McMA-
HON'S for RIFLE PRACTICE.

These resorts are but a short distance from San
Francisco and offer special Inducements to the lovers
of this manly sport.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

Sportsmen and others presenting passage Ttcktte
will be entitled to

FREE THANSPOBTATION CF THEIR DOi 6
when carried in Baggage Cars and put In charge u.
Train Baggagemen. Train Baggapemen are instructed
to lssne CHECKS for all dogs receved hi Bagguge
Cars.

e*"In order to guard against accidents to Dog
while in transit. It ia necessary that they be uroviauu
with COLDAR AND CHAIN. Guns and Fistilnft
Tackle will be carried free of charge. Gunstaken apart
and securely packed lu wood or leather cases may be
taken In Passenger Cars.

TICKET OFFICES— Passenger Depot, Townsen<i
street, Valencia Station, and No 6l3M&rketHt . Orand
Hotel

C. BAS8ETT, A . Vf

Superintendent . Aea r . q1

240

gas IJmder m& gpovtzmim.

April 14

so
so

HORSE BOOTS, h

OS

g&gfe,, C3 —

EACING MATERIAL CfQ

IN ENDLESS VARIETY AT

J. A. McKERRON'S,

228, 230 and 232 Ellis Street,.

Ran Francisco.

orsemen Attention!

TOOMEY'S ROAD AND BREAK SULKY.

This vehicle is novel in appeaiaDce, but, like many other
vehicles, it nils a want that has been needed for many years. It is
simple in construction, light, strong and durable, and is just what
a horseman wants to drive a colt and yonng horses. The horse can
be hitched nearly as close as in the Track Sulky, and it is easier
getting off and on.

PRICE $33.00.

Delivered at any railroad or steamboat station on the Pacific Coast.
"We are Agents for

1 Calvin Toomey's Celebrated Truss Axle Sulky.

TJie Best In the World.

McMurry & Fisher's High- Arch Sulkys.

SPEEDING WAUOSS, CARTS AND BUGGIES IN GREAT VARIETY.

Our Repository is the Largest and Finest on the l*acific Coast.
PLEASE C A JUL AND EXAMINE Ol'Jt STOCK .

TRUMAN, HOOKER & CO.,

431-433 MARKET STREET, S. F.. CAE.

THE PARKER GUN.

IMPORTANT TO

Horse and Stockmen

THE

"0. & N. W. Ry."

In Connection with the C. P. & U. P. R. R's., forma the

"CHICAGO AND SAN FRANCISCO SHORT-LINE"

With Splendid Track and Uneqnaled Equipment for the Speedy and Safe Transportation
of Horses and Live Stock, in its own or in Private Cars, on Passenger or Freight C rains.

Commodious Rest, Water and Feed Stations situated at convenient distances all along
the line.

Onr 6<000 mUea of first. class rood nmnins West. >onli and North- West Irom < hicago.

Tue Original "CALIFORNIA FAST FREIGHT IINE.

bar further information apply to

HENRY P. STANWOOD,

ray 7

nennral Agent. San Franclwn. C if

L. C. SMITH' Top Action, Double Cross-Bolted

BREECH— LOADING GUN!

t®&

L. C. SMITH,

? 0

«• «•

t! Z

as .

"• 3

" at O

manufacturer of both Hammer and Hammerless Guns.
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
A Demonstration of the Shootinj? QuaUties of the "L. C. Smith" Gun,

Atth Cleveland Cartridge Co. 's tournament, held at Cleveland. 0., from September 13 to 16 inclusive
the " bmith" gun won first money in every class. It also won nearly Iwo-lhirdB of the entire
amou i(53,C0O) of cash prizes, and championship trophy for the VBt averafie in the 90 class. In the 90-
class iwon the Is1, 2nd and 4th moneys; in the 80-cJass it took the 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th; in the 70-ciass it
cook iitand 2nd, with the 1st and 6th in the 63-cIass, making a total winning nearly four times greater
than »i>r other Fun. of either foreign or hom° manufacture.

SEXD FOR DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE AND PRICE JUST.

IT STILL LEADS

AT PHIL DAL'i'S HANDICAP PIGEON SHOOT, at Long Branch, Feb. H and 15, 1888, The Park-r won
first and third prizes, taking Sl.200 out of the ?1, 5(0 cash prizes, beating such shooters as C. W Budd W
C. Graham (EDgland), Frank Kleintz, Fred Erb Jr., and many others. "Hurrah for the United States
because the first and third prizes were won over foreign makes by The Parker Gnn."— N. Y. World '

AT SEATTLE, W. T„ June 9, 10 and 11,1887, the leading prizes and best average were wonwiih a
Parker.

AT THE WORLD'S TRAP SHOOTING CARNIVAL, Wellington, Mass., May 30 to June 3 1887 The
Parker won leadiDg prize and Lest uverage during the five days. ' *

AT CHA-MBE3LIX CARTRIDGE CO 'S TOURNAMENT, held at Cleveland, C.Sept. 14 1886 The Parker
won £900 out of the SJ.200 purse offered. ' -

At New Orleans. La., The Parker won first prize in WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP from Buch shots as
Carver, Bogardua, Cody, Stubbs, Erb and others

New York Salesroom. 97 Chambers St..

PARKER BROS., Makers,

IHerlden, Conn.

CHOICE OLD^ WHISKIES!

PURE AND UNADULTERATED.

We offer for sale on favorable terms to the Trade.
CATHER WOOD'S -EJJEBRATED FINE OLD WHISKIES

of the following brands, namely:

Uraneton's Cabinet, Century, A. A. A., Old Stock, Henry Bull
Double B. and Monogram, Very Old and Choice.

Also, fn cases of 1 doz. quart bottles each,
Brunswick Club (Puw OU Bye) and Upper Ten (Very OH and Choice).
g& For excellence, pnri*yand eveaneBE of quality the above axe unsurpassed by any whiBkJeslmBorterl
fb: only objection to be mude to them by the manipulating dealerB being that they cannot be imp.o\ e
upon.

DICKSON, DeWOLF & CO.,

sole AeEjrrs. --- ------------ s,ts frasctrco. California

BLACK-BREASTED RED

AND

PIT GAME FOWLS.

F'ora imported and premium stock. For Biae and
beauty cannot be excelled in America. My B. B. Reds
aii- extra iar^e, and htgh station; the cocks weighing
Ir-im eight to ten founds and heas from six to eight
pr indB. The Pit RameB. "Black Hackles," are the
l it imported stock, and are warranted ga«e to the
c ^re sties and pullets fr .m the B. B. RedB at rea-
s ' able prices. Eggs In season, from either yard, 83
To-U.orWf**. Addre«_ p t0WHX

agjaj* Sacramento, Cal,

Harry E. Carpenter, M.O.C.V.S.

VETERINARY STJRUEOX.

Honorary Graduate of
Ontario Veterinary Col-
lege. Toronto, Canada.
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Vol. XII. No Mk
No. 313 BUSH 3TREET

SAN FRANCISCO. SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1888.

General Topics.

Let us have a short talk on driving fast trotters. It is a self-
evident proposition that were fast driving tabooed there
would be little use for fast trotters, few dollars given in place
of a thousand or more double eagles for a good specimen of
the highly prized pride of so large a proportion of the Ameri-
can people. A brief conversation will hardly do, however,
to present the topic fully, and therefore at this time it will be
confined to a sketch of training and driving in races. It may
be still better to curtail the subject to driving when the
"money is hung up," as when training is once broached there
will behalf a hundred side issue to distract the attention.
Were road-driving the theme there would be no telling when
a halt would be called, as the temptation to amplify would be
too strong to resist. And the most important at that, for if
fast trotters were confined to the sports of the track there
would be little comparative interest taken in their doings.
The accessories, too, are also strongly in favor of the road, and
the contrast between a horse hitched to a sulky and a pair of
trotters properly equipped and attached to the right kind of
a road wagon, is so great that even the most unesthetical
must award the praise to the "team," For all that there is
great pleasure in driving in races. The excitement is more
intense, and though a brush on the road will set the blood
bounding through the arteries and quicken the play of the
lung3, there is actual transport in the shifting scenes of a
race. Lookers on cannot properly appreciate the delight.
Spectators may be carried away by a close finish. When
several horses are struggling for the foremost place, and that
so closely that there is little between them in their flight
home, it is not surprising that there are cheers and waving of
handkerchiefs, hats thrown in the air, and a general tumult
of good feeling. Not at all surprising that to a majority of
those who shout and hurrah and go into many queer bodily
contortions a wager is not necessary to enjoy the situation,
as man or woman must be stolid indeed who does not give
way to the excitement of the moment.

The difference between spectator and participant is wide.
Tame, in fact, when compared to actual sbariDg in the com-
bat, is the position of looker on. No matter if it is a favorite
colt bred by yourself, reared under your eye, trials watched
in a fervor of anticipation when under the pilotage of some
one else. In that case it might be likened to an owner of a
yacht taking passage in the accompanying steamer, whereas
if the owner is driving, the holm is in his hands, and sails are
hoisted at his command. Not long ago a yachtsman was
recounting some of his experiences, and I thought what a
erand driver of trotters were his avoirdupois reduced some
four or five English stones. A race from San Francisco to
Santa Cruz was too long a strain on his nerves, and the
balance had to be restored by absolute quiet for a day or
two. There was almost a delirium of pleasure when the
wind blew fresh and the spray driving from bow to stern
in a stream, the lee gunwale lying below the wall of the
waters foaming and hissiDg as the craft rushed through.
What pleasure would there be for that man to oven a yacht and
watch the contest from deck of steamer, or stationed on a
headland where the race could be seen. While it is beyond
the reach of tbe majority of owners of trotters to drive them
in person, a few there are who can do the job. Nothing like
so difficult as many imagine. A natural bent that may
and practice enough to ensure a proper degree of confidence,
the enthusiasm of the yacht owner alluded to, accompanied
by a fair share of judgment, a moderately cool bead, not so
much lead in the brain as to be lethargic, but enough good
metal for a balance wheel to keep enthusiasm within pro-
per bounds. Bead and hands. The cranium is given prec-
edence over the digits, although there must be a nnion of
forces. The best head iD the world would be of little use
without hands which can execute the orders, and taken all

together it is not going too far to say that the mechanical is
fully as important as the mental. The lack of either will los6
races which would be easily won by conjunction of forces.

English writers on jockey-craft eulogize hands. While
admitting the importance of head work, a greater stress is laid
on hands, seat and nerve. The latter quality might be
designated as belonging to the head, that being the seat of
nerve power, although it wiH be belter to make another
division and write head, hands and nerves. Head to plan,
hands to execute, and nerve to carry out the orders when
there may be danger in execution. Hands when used in
relation to riding or driving is an expressive term to these
who are familiar with the phrases pertaining to turf sports.
Still it is somewhat troablesomo to define so that the unin-
itiated will understand it fully. Good hands are of the
greatest importance in racing, still more so in trotting. To be
good there must be lightness of touch, as gentle as that of a
woman, and yet with a reserve of strength which is fully eapa-
bleof exerting control, and that in an instant. Chifney's advice
to ride as though the bridle reins were silken threads is appli-
cable in one sense, though it might be improved so as to read,
handle the reins with a full knowledge that they are attached
to a bit which touches one of the most sensitive parts of the
animal. That a dead pull kept up for any length of time
will deaden the sensation and render the horse partially
ungovernable; that a sudden jerk will cause acute pain and
fear defeat the object in view. The race-horse must be kept
in check in order to husband the powers for a supreme effort.
A tension on the reins as unyielding as though they were
attached to a windlass may accomplish .the purpose, though
there is no relief. The constraint is something like that of
the old-time military stocks, which kept the soldier's neck in
one rigid position, and was an effectual method of nullifying
the muscular power. But a lighter pull, accompanied with a
motion of the bit, not a cruel jerk or quick tug, just enough
to send a thrill through the nerves of the animal, is fully as
effective to restrain, without risk of tiring more by the act
than would follow accelerated pace. In this way some light
jockeys will effect more than men of double their Btrength,
and women are especially gifted with the knack of handling
horses as though the bridle reins were silken threads.

Trotters are amenable to the same influences as govern
race-horses, with the difference, however, that there is a
widsr field to show the advantages which follow good hands.
There is the same necessity for restraint in a free-going
trotter as there is an excitable race-horse, the same effective
encouragement to greater speed by the right use of the bit,
the necessity for bringing them to a stop when a false start
is made, and, in addition thereto, to '"keep them on their
feet" and recover them from a break with as little loss as
may be. While this may be termed tbe mechanical part of
the art of driving, it is not positively mechanical. There
must be an inheritance to begin with, jiut as it is necessary
that there should be a natural bent to build the really good
artizanupon. Some men can handle tools all their lives
withoot going beyond apprenticeship; there are a few master
workmen who were dullards at the outset, but when rare
excellence is exhibited in any walk of life there was inborn
genius for the foundation. Fortunately the quality essential
to acquire skill in driving is not so rare as many imagine,
and among those who have a real fondness for horses the
major portion will be found endowed with tho necessary
characteristics. The greatest trouble in the way is that prac-
tice is supposed to be all that is required to bring perfection,
whereas there should be a clear outline, a sketch made of the
course intended to be followed. Many men flatter themselves
on their perfection in reinmBnahip when they can guide one
or more horses withont making serious mistakes. They are
good so far as guiding, restraining or handling the reins in a

way to ensure safety implies merit, but it may never enter their
minds that there is something more to be learned in order to
obtain a diploma. They must study as well as practice, and
endeavor to handle the mouth of a horse as a skillful musi-
cian does the keys of his instrument. There are occasions
when strength must be used, frequently, however, when one-
fourth of the strength usually applied will prove more effect-
ive. This is one of the places where the head will be called
upon to aid the hands, or rather, direct what the hands shall
do. Bat "head," as applied to race-riding, is used to des-
ignate the quality which comes into play in the varying fea-
tures of a race.

Instantaneous perception which seizes upon an advantage
at the moment of presentation, snatching victory from inspir-
ation, a sort of intuition which grasps at once what a duller
brain would fail to discover. After reinsmanship this is the
most valuable acquisition to the driver of trotters. It is
evident that no matter how active the mind and correct tho
judgment may be, that without the skill to avail himself of
the opening he is just as badly off as though it had not been
presented. Therefore the first place is given to the faculty of
manipulating the reins so as to bring out the full powers of
the animal, though with this in perfection and lacking the
head work there would, in many cases, be failure. This
apparent paradox can be reconciled by referring to men who
are well-known as successful trainers, who can drive a trial
as fast or faster than another, and yet fall far below their
"private form" when called upon to pilot the same horse in
a race which was driven so admirably in a trial. Still
more paradoxical it may seem to grant that there may be
both skill and judgment and yet not gifted with all the
attributes of a really successful driver. Even nerve may be
added and yet a lack. There have been horses which showed
speed and endurance in private which would not, or could
not, display either when the colors were worn, and it is well
known that "stage fright" has incapacitated actors so that
they were unable to go through their part. "Eattled" is not
an elegant word to use as descriptive of this failing, though
it may be termed expressive, and when a man cannot over-
come the perturbation caused by being snder the eyes of a
crowd, his other acquirements are of little benefit. It is
true that this may be overcome, and the ice once broken
there is no dread of the future plunges, and the recruit who
trembled at the rattle of musketry be as staunch as a veteran
of forty pitched battles when the the thunders of the canons
are heard. He is no longer rattled, and thus a few races may
change the trembling neophyte into a driver who is never
disconcerted.

"Good, Common, Every Day, HorseSense."

Speaking of that very popular book "Horse Breeding, " I y
J. H. Sanders, editor of The Breeder's Gazette, Chicago, H.
D. McKinney ("Mambrino") says: "I consider it invaluable*
and could I not procure another copy I would not take
twenty times the price of it for the copy I have now." The
late C. A. Degraffsays: "It is by long odds the most thor-
oughly practical book upon the breeding and management of
horses generally, and especially upon the care and manage-
ment of stallions and brood-mares ever written." Judge
Jones, of Ohio, says: "I have never seen a larger amount of
useful and valuable matter condensed into the same space."
Hon. John Lindrigan, President of the Illinois State Board
of Agriculture, says: "I have no hesitation in saying that it
is the very best book on the subject I have ever read." Boston
Traveller says: "There is hardly a topic connected with the
selection, management and handling of breeding-stock, but
is duly, tersely, and skillfully treated." Live-Stock Indicator
says: "It has more good, common, every-day horse sense in
it than any work on the subject heretofore published." Sent
by mail on receipt of price, §2. Address J. H. Sanders Pub
Co., Chicago, 111.

♦

Mr. B. C. Holly has sold to B. Hirosawa, of Japan, the bay
colt John Mackay by Alaska, dam Placer Bell by "Primus; the
bay filly, two years old, by Ironclad, dam Nellie SL>a::' n
and the three-year-old filly by ililner, dam by Intruder

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April 21

Australian and American Horses.

A letter from a subscriber in Hawaii contains paragraphs
which we take the liberty of copying, though not intended
for publication. It must be conceded that the race-horses
of Australia are of a very high class, and it could scarcely be
otherwise when the history of breeding there has been duly
cunsidered. The very best 6tock obtainable in EDgland was
purchased and the very best care given. Nothing was lack-
ing in the way of money, and everythii g relating thereto
intelligently conducted. Men of experience were employed,
bo that it was assured that there would be no deterioration
in the offspring unless the retrogression was due to circum-
stances beyond the control of man. Climate and soil were
the only things which could not be controlled, and that the
climatic conditions of the antipodes were more farorable to
perfection of animal growth than that which ruled in Great
Britain was evident to those who had an acquaintance with
both. From what we learn from visitors and residents of
that country it more nearly approaches California than any
other horse-breeding Tegion, in temperature and. with a
good deal of similarity in the productions of the soil. It
does not require long arguments to prove that snch weather
as prevails here is snperior to either the moisiure of Britain
or the coll of the eastern and middle states of the Union,
and with that advantage joined to the others mentioned it
is reasonable t > espect greater excellence.

The ''time test" cannot be applied where eondilious vary
so much as is the case iu countries where racing flourishes.
The only reliable trial will be to bring the horses together,
and even that might not determine superiority with absolute
certainty. Equalizing the weights would be something
gainel, and a horse which carried the sime weight and run
the same distance, and in better time than another, would
as far as that went be entitled to the preference. But even
in our American race-courses the time testis illusory, and
when it is applied to those which radically differ, little
dependence can be placed upon it. Turf and dirt, nearly
level, undulating, or it may be with a hill to climb at start or
finish, present obstacles to comparison which are difficult to
overcome.

Handicapping is a troublesome theme. A rigid rule to
govern apportionment of weights will not answer in all cases.
The objective point is to ''bring horses together,"and when
this can be done without exceeding ihe schedule it will
certainly be the bettter practice.

We shall look for the appearance of the get of Australian
sires with a great deal of interest. One of them has shown
capacity to get race-hofses in his native land, and it will be
u sore disappointment should he fail here. Being of the
opinion that a mingling of oir best strains with those which
have been proved by the crucial test to bo of the best on the
uiher side, will result in animals which will be likely to rank
as bstter than either line, the interest is unaccompanied by
fear.

Your paper is very fair and most liberal in all sporting
matters, and many of the principles in the breeding ot horses
which you advocate are similar to views I hold myself.
Being a New Zealander by birch and education, I am natur-
ally iu favor of the horses bred there (running stook) and in
Australia. I think your stock — that is, American stock — are
more speedy for any distance up to one mile— or one and
one quarter — but I think for longer jiurneys and carrying
weight the Australian stock would prove best. I will admit
that your records for all distances are faster tnan those of the
Australian colonies, but to make up for that you must con-
sider lighter weights and runuing starts, versus heavier
weights and standing starts. I feel certain that you, your-
self, are fair enough minded to take these things into con-
sideration. I think it is a great pity that the States, Europe
England, India and the Colonies, do not adopt uniform
weights and a uniform mode of starting. I would not give
any handicapped horse a record unless he was carrying his
weigh t-for-age weight. In han dcapping I would never
haudicap a horse above his weight for age. If his opponents
are not good enough to have a show, reduce their weight
below weight for age, but don't go and crush or murder a
good horse simply because he is good. I am taking your
time up and diverging from the subject which induced me to
write, aud hoping you will excuse me for saying more than
was at b'rst intended, I remain, my dear sir,

Yours truly, Jas. Gay.

Alpheus 2:30-

At the Stockton Fair last fall the bay stallion Alpheus, by
Mambrino Wilkes, was beaten by an eye lash in 2:26, and won
the fourth heat in a jog in 2:30. The official record was made
up 2:30^, but Mr. Ayres after considerable trouble has suc-
ceeded iu getting the matter straightened, as will be 6een by
the appended extract from Wallace's Monthly for the current
month:

"At Stockton, Cal., Sex^tember 27"b, the horse Alpheus, by
Mambrino Wilkes, won the fourth heat of a rive-heat race in
2:304, according to the official report, published in the
Monthly for December, 1887. This heat was trotted late in
ihe evening and the race went over to the next day. Before
tbe race was finished the official timers, Mr. J, H. Kelly and
Mr. L. B. Liudsey, reputable and competent men, became
sitisfied they had made an error iu giving the time of the
fourth heat as 2:304, when it should have been even 2:30.
Tuey made a written statement to this effect, as they aver,
and presented that statement to the secretary or clerk of the
coarse and asked that the time be corrected accordingly.
This written statement of the official timers seems to have
1 ' ?en mislaid or lost, and the correction was not made in the
leport sent to Hartford. We have now before us the written
statement of these gentlemen setting forth these facts and
circumstances, supported by a number of prominent gentle-
men who held their watches on this heat, and there seems to
be no reasonable doubt that the heit was trotted in 2:30.
With a full knowledge of the means sometimes employed to
get stiilliouB inside of the 2:30 list, this evidence, coming from
th official timers themselves, the crucial source from which

reeled statement of the timers should not be accepted.
Alpheus will therefore take his place in the class of 2:30 per-
formers."

The Blood of Blue Bull.

While it would be exceedingly gratifying to breeders of
trotters to have the blood of this not9d sire definitely settled,
it is altogether improbable that such a consummation, how-
ever devoutly wished, will be the result. And St. Claire can
be listed in the same way. But there are points which have
been placed beyond quibble or doubt, those being that the
form of each denoted high-breeding, and a large proportion
of their progeny alBO carried these characteristics. Form
and speed is of iar more importance than all the gilt-edged
pedigrees in the world if the royally bred lack in these
essential qualities.

We are indebted to the owner of WilBon's Blue Bull at the
time of the horse's death for the following description of that
renowned trottiDg sire:

"Editor of Ike American Cultivator: — Blue Bull has been
written up by almost every man in the country. All know
his pedigree, but all have it different. I do not believe any
one knowB his breeding. Col. R. S. Strader, of Lexington,
Ky,, told us shortly after we got him that his dam was by
Black Nuse, by Medoc, etc. You will see that some have
him sired by a Btripped-backed aud striped-legged Bine Bull
from Pennsylvania. Such folly! Some of his produce would
have been that color if that had been the case, but they were
all bays or chestnuts. There was a stripped-back and
Btripped- legged set of horses, Blue Balls, iu this country
before Wilson's Blue Bull was ever heard of, and if one of
the mares from these atallions were bred to a jackass the
colt would be stripped; they would breed after themselves
for generations.

"That is one reason why I do not think Wilson's Blue
Bull is of that kind of stock. Moreover, the descendants of
these stripped Blue Bulls were all big, coarse, heavy animals,
while Wilson's Blue Bull was just the picture of the thorough-
bred runner. He never had any hair on his legs or fetlocks
at any time of the year, but was always as clean there as
though shaven with a razor. Charles Kohlhier of North
Vernon, Ind., says, Blue Bull was by Old Wagner, the four-
mile racer, dam by Pilot Jr. Write him and he will give
yon his reasons. 1 think he is enlightened more than any
one else on the subject.

"Blue Bull was foaled in Kentucky about 1859, for he
oame to oar place in 1865 and was called a five-year-old then,
but I am allowing him to be six, though he was not over
that. He must have been bred something similar to Kohl-
hier's representatives to get so many trotters from sach
cold-blooded stock, for none of the produce of these mares
by other Bires were ever distinguished for speed. Wilson's
Blue Boll got trotters from draught mares and Texas ponies.

"Rushville, Ind. "Samp. Wilson."

According to the trotting registers. Bine Bull was foaled in
Indiana in 1853, but was taken to Kentucky and made the
season of 1S63 in Boone County, that State. The man who
will unearth the breeding of Wilson's Blue Bull and the pacer
St. Clair will confer one of the greatest favors upon the
breeders of trotting stock in this country that they can
receive. Mr. Kohlhier, above mentioned, states that he knows
Wilson's Blue Ball was gjt by Old Wagner, out of pacing
Kate, by Pilot Jr. Kate was the second dam of Almont.
Kate, he says, produced four foals, oae of which, a chestnut
filly by Wagner, w s tiken to Indiana when young and
there lost sight of. We have written Mr. K. for the proofs
to substantiate this statement.

California's Great Kace.

The Californians will play second fiddle to none in breed-
ing trottets, or in racing them. They have instituted a
National Trotting Stallion Stake, carrying big money with it,
and it will be trotted next autumn. The entries are of the
highest elasB, and such a Held of stallions is promised as
never before faced a starter. Here are the entries:
L. J. Hose's Stamboul, by Sultan, 2:24, clam Fleetwing by Ham -

bletonian, 10 2:174

Palo Alto Farm's Palo Alto, by Electioneer, dam Dame Wijnie by

Planet .2:20*

Palo Alto Farm's Rexfori, by Electioneer, dam Rebecca by Gen.

Benton 2:24

F. A. Jones' Jim Mulvenna, by Nutwood, 2:181, dam Jane McLane,

by Budd Uoble 2:272

B. C. Holly's Woodnut, by Nutwood, 5:183, dam Add:e by Ham-

bletonian Chief 2:19J

William Corbitt's Guy Wilkes, by George Wilkes, 2:22, dam Lady

Bunker by Mambrino Patchen 58 2:15i

N. Salisbury's Director, by Dictator, dam Dolly by Mambrino

Chief 11 2:17

J. C. Simpson's Antevolo, by Electioneer, dam Columbine by A.

W. Richmond 2:19£

Mr. Whitney's Dawn, by Nutwood, dam Countess by Whipple's

Hambletonian 2:19i

Possibly with two or three exceptions we think every
horse in this field is capable of considerably beating 2:20, and
it is pretty safe to say that the winner will have to be able to
repeat two or three times better than 2:17 to have a comfort-
able raoe. Antevolo showed in bis race against Guy Wilkes
that he was then capable of trotting in the vicinity of 2:16,
so that he is a quantity to be reckoned upon. The great
horse Stamboul, if he comes to the wire right, will be an
exceedingly dangerous contestant; and, of course, presum-
ing that Guy Wiikes is himBelf when the bell rings, he has a
liceuBe to make it warm for any horse living. Should
Director develop his old form all calculations may be upset.
And who knows what some of those now with slower marks
may be that day? On the whole it should be a delightfully
uncertain thing up to the word. We hope they may all come
to the wire, and who wouldn't like to be in the grand stand
when these turf Tilians score up T>r the word?

It is matter for regret that no eastern stallion owner could
make it convenient to send an entry. Mr. Emery's Patron,
2:14, would look well in the list. The Pballas of old would
add a nice element to the race, and there are some other
horses that might uphold the honor of "the effete East"
against the champions in "the land of the setting sun." But
the Calitornians can justly make one boast — no other state
in the Union could bring out such a field of great trotting
stallions.

To our enthuastic friend, Mr. SimpsoD, of the Breeder
and Sportsman, is due the chief credit for bringing the great
Stallion Stake into existence, and he expresses his gratifica-
tion at the promising outlook for a giand race. — Wallace's
Monthly .

At a meeting of the Board' of Directors of the Contra Costa
Agricultural Association last Suturday, the following officers
were elected: President, R. C. Terry; vice-President, Wm

Jockeys' Licenses.

By general consent the English Jockey Club maintains a
jurisdiction over the racing associations of the United King-
dom, and a horse or a man that is ruled off Newmarket
Heath is rigidly banished from all the tracks in the country.
Among the racing innovations adopted by the club is a rule for
licensipg jockeys; thus if any rider, after due investigation,
is convicted by the stewards of foul riding or any other grave
offense against the racing rules, the jockey's license may be
revoked, and he is thereby debarred from ridiDg on any
race-course where the Jockey Club regulations are upheld.

The following is extracted from the English Facing Calen-
dar, and it will be noted that no license will hereafter be
issued to a jockey who is the owner or part owner of a race-
horse, except the applicant be also a trainer:— Jockeys wish-
ing to have their licenses to ride under the Rules of Racing
renewed for 18S8, are requested to apply (giving their Chris-
tian names and full addresses) to Messrs. Weatherby at once,
and, at the same time, to return their licenses for tbe past
year. The stewards of the Jockey Club give notice tha*, for
the future, licenses will only be granted to jockeys on condi-
tion that they are not owners, or part owners, of any race-
horse. Leave may be given, under exceptional circumstances,
on special application, to jookeys to own one or more horses,
but this permission will only be granted when the jockey is
also a trainer and tbe horse is to be trained in his own stable.
It having been represented to the stewards of the Jockey
Club that many jockeys are in the habit of bettiDg on horse-
racing, and also of receiving presents in connection with
races from persons other than the owner of the horse they
ride in such races, the stewards hereby give notice that such
practices will not be tolerated in future, and that any jockey
who may be proved to their satisfaction, to have any interest
in any race-horse, or to have been engaged in any betting
transaction, or otherwise to have disregarded this notice, will
have his license at once withdrawn. Any person, knowingly
aoting in the capacity of part owner or trainer of any horse in
which a jockey possesses any interest, or makiDg any bet
with, or on behalf of any jockey, or otherwise aiding or
abetting in any breach of the orders of the stewards, will be
warned off Newmarket Heath.

The jockey club has disenssed many propositions as to the
means to be employed to prevent unfair riding or fraud, or
collusion with the bookmakers or the owners of horses.
Among these proposals was one to the effect that when there
was a suspicion that a jockey was about to "throw" a race
and sufficient evidence had been produced to that effect, the
stewards of the meeting should have the power to give tbe
horse in charge to another rider. There were many cogent
reasons adduced against such a rule, the principal one being
the disgrace that would fall on the jockey and the stable in
which he was engaged; and then, supposing that after a full
and searching investigation it should be proved that the
charge was unfounded, what compensation could be afforded
to the jockey whose whole career might have been blighted
through petty malice, or a grave misunderstanding.

The question has been discussed frequently among the
members of our own racing associations and the regret is
often expressed that there is not a Central Tribunal in this
country possessing such poweis and jurisdiction over our
racing as are now granted to the English Jockey Club. In
the meantime there are many turfmen who advocate the
giviDg of Buch powers to the judges at all race meetings, and
among them iB a correspondent of the New York Sports-man
who thus writes from New Orleans on the subject:

"It has always been my theory that one of the best ways to
circumvent a contemplated 'job* is for tbe officials at the last
moment to change the jockey on the suspected horse. Warn-
ing jockeys only avails where the pig-skin bumper is young
and inexperienced. Take some of the older heads, part of
them on very young shoulders, too, that I could name, and
they would snap their fingers (metaphorically speaking) at a
'warning.' If the horse on whom the jockey wbb changed
was an honeBt contestant after all, no harm would be done.

"I have seen several flagrant jobs during the last few yeais
upset in this simple manner, aad the moral effect of one such
race is incalculable. Suppose it was, as happens almost
every race day at every race-track in the country, a horse
that had been laid heavily against by a certain bookmaker or
bookmakers, or 'plugged' as the fancy term of such cases;
the horse wins through the change of jockeys, the job is up-
set and the bookmaker or bookmakers laying against the sup-
posed 'dead 'un' are badly singed.

"Do they forget the lesson? Not in weeks and months,
and when Mr. So and So comes to them again and saye,
'Yon can safely lay against my horse to-day,' they reply
with a cunning grin, perhaps: 'That is all very well as far
as you are concerned, but how do I know that as soon
as some peculiar betting may indicate a loose screw
the judges will not change the jock? No, thank yon Mr.
, one dose of that sort of medicine lasts me a long time.'

"The two spotB nowadays where jockeys mostly get in their
fine work are at the start and on the last turn. The slirter
is supposed to keep his eye on boys who 'don't seem to want
to get away,' but the necessity of the hour, with the increase
in racing, is competent patrol judges on the last turn of our
race-tracks. Such an official, however, to be successful, must
be as competent and experienced aB the judges themselves.
No 'green' hand will answer for this responsible position,
but snch a patrol is such an absolute necessity. For the last
two yearB in my comments on the details of racing, I have
advocated this addition to the working 6taff of our race-
courses, a course which would avert many a serious 6candal,
unknown to the rank and file"bf the public, perhaps, but
existing just tbe siiue, although it may not have succeeded
in working its way to the surface."

American Trotting- Association.

Secretary Steiner has issued a circular letter, under date
of the 2d inst., in these terms:

The following order of the Board of Directors of The
Americnn Trotting Association, promulgated for the informa-
tion of members and others, viz.:

Ordered: That the annual fee for membership in The
American Trotting Association for the year 18S8 remain the
same as fixed for the year 1SS7 by the Congress held in
Detroit, Michigan, March 2d, 1887, viz.:

1st Class— For the first $1,000 or under $10.00

2d Class— Over $1,000 to §2,000 15.00

3d Class— Over $2,000 to $3,000....' 25.00

4th Class— Over $3,000 to $5.000 50.00

5th Class— Over $5,000 to $10,000 75.00

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1888

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.43

Level Your Tips— A Simple and Important
Improvement by J. B. McDonald.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman:— Being well aware of the
wide-spread interest taken, throogh the columns of your
paper, in the use of tips on trotters, and having recently
been shown a valuable and very convenient invention, for
leveling the same, suggests an item which, doubtless, will
prove of sohie interest to those who advocate their use, and
more especially to those who oppose them with a preference
for the full shoe, while to the mechanic who handles the
forge in manufacturing all appliances for the feet of quad-
rupeds, it will prove of the greatest convenience and accuracy,
if not quite indispensable.

The device to which I refer is the product of the genius cf
Mr. James B. McDonald, the well-known horseman and
owner of the famous trotting stallion Brigadier of Marysville,
where he now haB his invention, and where it is in almost
daily use by himself in the adjustment of tips for the forward
and shoes for the hind feet of the many youngsters which he
has at present in training.

Mr. McDonald has proven his preference for tips by the fact
of his adopting them almost universally after many long
years of experience in training both runners and trotters,
and in his great desire for a well-fitting tip (being a natural
mechanic) has at length discovered the necessity for a proof
plate, upon which to test positively the Ievelness of his tips
before nailing thein to the hoofs for which they were designed.
The plate, or disk, as it may more properly be called, con-
sists of a piece of cast-iron, shaped much after the fashion of
a soup-plate, w ith a perfectly level surface of about ten inches
iii diameter, which is attached by means of a slot in the
bottom to the edge and at the end of a beam arranged for
the purpose; the beam being mado to work similar to the
old-time sweep used when drawing water from a well. It is
so balanced as to remain entirely out of the way when not in
use, and when require 1 for determining if the tips are level,
the vorkmau has only to touch a spring near at hand, and
thus bring the disk on a parallel with his eye and between
him and the light in front of him, then placing the tip or
shoe, as the case may be, upon its surface, he can readily
determine to a certainty if it (the tip) be perfectly true.

While the cost of this invention is but nominal, its merit
and value must attain the highest consideration among all
practical shoers, and all well-organized associations for the
prevention of cruelty to animals will ever give a vote of
thanks to the inventor.

Like yooTselfj Mr. McDonald has arranged a shoeing shop
for home convenience, and in. a very workman-like manner
does most, if not all. bis own shoeing, the work being executed
without regard to time.

Uesides this branch of industry, he avails himself of the
advantage of forge and anvil in making many instruments
for his own use in dentistry and other appliances which he
rinds to be highly essential in the complete outfit requisite
for any well-regulated stock ranch.

Another useful contrivance, accessory in the subjugation
of wild or nervous horses, and of which Mr. McDonald is
also the author, is that of the magic compress or so-called
twitch, commonly used on the noses of horses; this is so
constructed that it may be left hanging, like a pair of tongs,
over the arm or wrist of the hand with which the nose is to
be grappled, then by a slight elevation of the elbow it drops
into place on the nose when the two ends, or levers, may be
brought together by the other hand, and thus at once the
animal is under control.

Having thus briefly described some of the handiwork and
inventions for horse-culture by this gentleman, I must now
turn my attention for a few minutes to the old-time favorite
Brigadier, whose past career on the battle-field of many a
hard earned victory has rendered him full worthy the name
he bears.

There are, perhaps, but few of the present habitues of the
trotting turf who will not distinctly remember the sturdy,
Bwift and honest three-year-old son of Happy Medium in the
fall of 1S77, when he made his debut on the California turf
at Ohico against Gispy Davis by Irwin Davis; Volunteer by
Whipple's Hamiltonian; Joe Hamilton by Echo, and others of
his class, each of whom he defeated in a manner that defied
the strength cf all combinations against him, and making his
then three-year-old record low down in the thirties. From
that time on he was regarded as a formidable foe wherever
his name was enrolled to participate for the honors of the
turf. The result of his career has profited hi§ owner to the
extent of fifty thousand dollars, and from his present colt*
like appearance and seeming prime condition, it is not
unlikely that he may make his re-appearance among the
celebrities of the ring during the coming fall circuit of the
fairs. In justice to this most honest candidate for laurels of
the turf, it would be proper to mention many of his produce
as worthy aspirants for a high place among the satelites of
the American turf, but as they are so extensively scattered
among the different breeders of that vicinity, it would be too
tedious to sum them up. Beside those belonging to Mr.
McDonald which have been produced through such Doted
dams as Lexington Belle, Cordelia Planet and other fashion-
ably bred mares, there are also several from the same sire
belonging to Mr. D. E. Knight, the President of the Marys-
ville Agricultural Association, the dams of which are by Billy
McCracken and others that have done honor in their day.

Last though not least, should be mentioned some of the
daughters of Brigadier which are owned by Mr. Suel Harris,
a prominent breeder of that vicinity. From one of these he
has a three-year-old son by Director (2:17) the indefatigable
son of Dictator. He is in every way a very smooth and well
balanced sample of his sue, and with but little work shows
evidence of being a trotter at an early date, and as he is
not over-burdened with size, will undoubtedly, like his pro-
genitor, make a great campaigner. _

From another of Brigadier's daughters Mr. Hams also has
a filly foal by Antevolo, which in every point is beautiful to
behold and to the eye of the most critical connoiseur she
gives a thorough indication of being every inch a trotter.

These gentlemen are not alone happy in the bright pros-
pects of their equine possessions, bnt like all their neighbors
in the counties of Yuba and Sutter, they are made to rejoice at
the present gratifving promises of a most abundant harvest,
which together with the many other prosperous industries
now inaugurated in and around Marysville. it may indeed be
said ''there's a good time comin*." Ben E. Harris.

The bay mare Aloho, sister to the pacer Arrow, that made
a record of 2:14 as a four-year-old last Beason, recently gave
birth to a bay colt by Eagle Bird, 2:21.

The Santa Anita Stables-

The Baldwin string left the Ranch last Wednesday for
Nashville, to take part in the spring meeting at that place.
It is said that the Association has made many valuable
improvements to the West Side Paik which has the advantage
over any other race course for early racing. There are five
separate and distinct tracks— the fall mile course, the inside
training track, the tan bark track, the macadamized track
arouud the stables and the loam track. Nearly a hundred
and fifty horses have wintered there, and not a siogle case of
sickness has been reported. Following is a list of the stable,
but there may yet be an addition of two or three horses to
the number:

Volante, b h, 6, by Grinstead, dam Sister Anne.

Mollie McCarty's Last, br m, 5, by FaUherfurd, dam Mollie
McCarty.

Estrella, b m, 5, by Butherfurd dam Sister Anne.

Solid Silver, ch g, 5, by Grinstead, dam Josie C.

Goliah, b c, 4, by Grinstead, dam Maggie Emerson.

Laredo, ch c, 4, by Grinstead, dam Hermosa.

Miss Ford, b f. 4, by Enquirer, dam Bribery.

Grisette, b f, 4, by Glenelg, dam Malta.

THREE-YEAR- OLDS .

Emperor of Norfolk, b c, by Norfolk, dam Marion.
Prince Charlie, ch c, by Prince Charlie, dam Salina.
Wonderland, b c, by Grinstead, dam Sister Anne.
Lillita, b f, by Butherfurd, dam Maggie Emerson.
Winona, b f, by Grinstead, dam Clara D.
Los Angeles, ch f, by Glenelg, dam La Polka.
Puentej ch g, by Grinstead, dam Hermosa.
California, chg, by Butherfurd, dam Josie C.

TWO-YEAR-OLDS.

Ganymede, b p, by Grinstead, dam Jennie B.

Carrientes, b c, by GriuBteod, dam Blossom,

Gladiator, b c, by Grinstead, dam Athola,

Caliente, ch c, by Ratherfurd, dam Marie Stuart.

Zacatecas, ch c, by Butherfurd, dam Savanah.

Indianola, ch f, by Grinstead, dam Hermosa.

Janova, b f, by Grinstead, dam Jennie D.

Rosebud, b f, by Grinstead, dam Clara D.

Alaho, b f, by Grinstead, dam Experiment.

Viente, ch f, by Grinstead, dam Sister Anne.

Paolo, br f, by Rutherfnrd, durn Santa Anita.

This is one of the best-equipped all-round stables that has
ever left this coast for the East. Mr. Baldwin visited the
ranch previous to the departure of the horses, and appeared
much pleased with the form shown by the horses through
the able training of N. W. Thomas. The stable has suffered
a severe loss in the death of Lu-Lu, a very promising two-
year-old by Rutherfnrd, dam Maggin Emerson, and thus an
own sister to Lucky B. She died last week from congestion
of the lungs. Volante is in grand fettle and well prepared
for a long and arduous campaign. Wonderland, if his quality
can be ganged by his quantity, ought to be one of the best
three-year-olds of the season, but he will perhaps fail to
please the turf fraterni y, through his over-grown size and
his somewhat laboring gait, that detract from his merits as a
probable Derby winner. The Emperor of Norfolk looks stout
and finely grown, and Mr. Baldwin, it is said, possesses a
good second string to his three-year-oid string in Prince
Charlie, a chestnut colt by imported Prince Charlie, dam
Salina by Lexington; second dam Lightsome by Glencoe.
Prince Charlie, the sire was kncwn in England as the Prince
of the T. Y. C, otherwise called Across the Flat on New-
market Heath, about eleven-sixteenths of a mile, but he was
not successful at a longer distance through some defect in
his wind. On this account there was a prejudice against him
in England as a sire, as many breeders of good judgment
were fearful that the disease might be transmitted to his
progeny. Mr. Baldwin's Prince Charlie is a rattling good
mover, aDd his racing during the coming season may Bhow
the falsity of the English ideas of breeding in this respect.
Log Angeles, Miss Ford, Molly's Last will attract attention
from their tine appearance, and a great deal of interest will
be centered in the batch of two-year-olds that complete this
numerous and valuable stable of thoroughbreds.

The news that the train in which the horses of the Santa
Anita stable were being conveyed to Nashville had been de-
railed near Peach Springs, Arizona, and that some of the
valuable Btuds had sustained serious injuries, created quite
an impression among our tnrfmen, who take a lively interest
in Mr. Baldwin's stable. The report was in a measure cor-
rect as detailed in the following despatch lrom Albuquerque,
dated the 16th inst. Stewart Harold, who is in charge of Mr.
Baldwin's horses, was interviewed about the recent accident
on the Atlantic and Pacific Railroads. He said: ( 'At Ash-
ford, Arizona one car loaded with horses jumped the track.
The drawhead was broken and bent at the axle, so that it
was two and a half inches out of plumb, but the car was not
overturned nor the horses injured. The following day at
Ynma the other two cars were derailed, but did not upset.
This last accident occasioned a delay of twenty-four hours."
Harold says that none of the horses were seriously injured or
thrown out of their stalls. He admits they" were badly shaken
up. He could not state whether it would interfere with
their engagements at Nashville or not. Volante was in the
last accident. The cars are being put in order here before
leaving Albuquerque for Nashville, with a stop possibly at
St. Louis.

Bay District Races.

A benefit was tendered to Colonel George Dickey by the
management on Saturday last when three arranged races
were on the card. The attendance was light, and the third
event bad to be postponed until the following Monday on
account of darkness.

Bay District Track— April 14, 1883.

Owner Dames ch n Bonanza, to cart 1 2 1 1

Owner names b g Tramp, to harness 2 1 2 2

Time, 2:32$, 2:29£, 2:323, 2:36.

Second Race.— For pacers.

Owner nameB ch b Little Hope 3 111

Owner names b g Prussian Boy 1 2 2 2

Owner nauieB gr g Peacock 2 3 dr

Time. 2:29i, 2:811, 2:39, ^:32J.

Third Race.— V?ith named trotters.

Owner names gr m Jennie McCarthy 1 2 2 2 1 1

Owner names bm Minnie Lee 3 3 113 2

Owner names b g Willie S 2 13 3 2 8

Owner names b g Patch Allen 4 * dis

Time. 2:12*. 2:33*, 2:313, 2:3G, 2:34, 2:36.

Parana, 2:19|, is to be bred to Splitwood, a son of Wedge-
wood, 2:19. Parana is now fourteen years old and has never
had a fool, although she has been regularly bred for a num-
ber of years. She is by Maiubrino Hambletoniau, dam Belle
of Cayuga.

Los Angeles Races-

The spring meeting of the Los Angeles Turf Club com-
menced on April 10th, and was continued on the llth,
13th and 14th. The weather was rine, the track in excellent
condition, but the attendance was light, so much so that it
is not likely that the financial exhibit will be of a favorable
character. It is evident that the different racing associations
mu:-t co-operate or there will be a grave difficult in carrying
out a succe.-stul meeting.

The tir6t race was the Nadeaa House Stakes for two-year-
olds, a dash of three-quarters of a mile, in which were Fan-
dango, Pay all and Four Aces, which was won in an easy
style by the latter horse in 1:19|.

For the second race, a mile dash for all ages, there was but
one entry, Index of the Elmwood stables, and he galloped
around to amuse the crowd while the third race was being
arranged.

The third race was a special ruuning race, tbree-qaarter
mile dasb, for all age3. Consuelo won, Index second, Origin
third. Time 1:17. This was the most exciting race of the
day. Consuelo won by but half a length and the general
sentiment was that had not Daffy, who rode Index, been
overconfident, the latter wonld have finished first.

The next event was a special trot, three in five, for a purse
of S350. The entries were Don Tomas, Hunter and Jessie
Ballard. Hunter took the first heat in 2:29|. Jessie Ballard
won the second heat in 2:25. She also captured the third
heat easily in 2:26. In the fourth heat the horEes got away
in a bunch but were soon stringing out at intervals of thirty
yards, Jessie Ballard leading, Don Tomas second and
Hunter third. The order was not changed and the mare
captured the heat and the race. Time 2:26£.

On the second day the first race was a running, half-mile
and repeat, for all ages. The entries were Typesetter, Origin
and Glenell. In the first heat Glenell was first and Type-
setter second. Time, 0:50. The second heat Typesetter
won, Glenell second and Origin distanced. Time, 0:48£. In
the third heat Typesetter was first and Glenell second. Time,
0:49£. Glenell was ridden by Patsy Duffy.

The second race wasthe Park Haudicap, oneand one-fourth
miles, for all ages. The entries were Consuelo and Ed
AIcGinnis. The race was won by McGinnis in 2:11.

The third race was a special trot, Nigger Baby, Oliver J.
and William S. being entered. The first heat William S.
won, Oliver J. second. Time, 2:41. In the second heat
Nigger Baby was first and William S. second. Time. 2:38.
The third heat William S. won, Oliver J. second. Time, 2:35.
In this heat, on the stretch, Nigger Baby cut a tendon in his
leg and went dead lame and was withdrawn. The fourth
heat William S. led from the start and won in a jog in 2:39.

On the third daj'the attendance was very light and there
was no feature of great interest in the racing. The first
event was a dash of five-eighths of a mile for two-year-olds
which was won, hands down, by Dan Murphy from Payall, his
ooly competitor, in 1:05. The second race was a trot for the
2:35 class, which was also reduced to a match between Tnez
belonging to J. L. Rose Jr., and Mr. W. Maben's Bon Bon,
owners to drive. Bon Bon won in good style, making the
fast time of 2:26 in the second heat, and taking also the third
and fifth heats. The time was 2:32, 2:26, 2:27, 2:32, and
2:29. The third race was a mile and repeat trot for two-year-
olds, in which figured Tono, Glendine and an unnamed filly
by Stamboul belonging to Mr. Rose. The race was a very
one-sided affair as the Rose filly could easily outspeed the
two others, she winning in straight heats in 2:54 and 2:55.

On the 13th the proceedings commenced with the South
California Derby, a mile and a half, for three-year-olds. Of
the original eleven subscribers only two came to the post, and
the race was won in a hollow Btyle by Ed. McGinnis in
2:45£, Typesetter being a poor second. The next was a race,
three-quarters of a mUe and repeat, which was won by Con-
suelo, he taking the first and third heats, while Glenell
secured the second, the time being 1 :19 j, 1 :18 and 1:18. The
third race was a purse for the 2:25 class in which were
entered Geronimo, Hunter, Shamrock and Velox. Geronimo
was favorite in the pools, with Shamrock choice. Shamrock
took the first heat; Geronimo the second, after a close finish
with Shamrock, the decision being greeted with mingled
hisses and applause. Shamrock took the third and fourth
heats and race, the time for all the miles being 2:29i, 2:24A,
2:26 and 2:28*. Shamrock is a promising young "stallion
owned by Mr. Valensin, of the Pleasanton Stock Farm.

On the final day there was a betler attendance, the main
attraction being the thirty-mile race. The first event was a
special purse between "William S., Ynez and Hunter which
was won by the latter, he winning the second, third and
fourth heats while Tnez secured the first. Time 2:30, 2:30£,
2:36 and 2:34. The second race was for Gentlemen Drivers,
mile and repeat, to harness, in which Mr. Felton's Roxie,
Mr. Sanchez* Dick Richmond, Mr. Mason's Pond Lilly, and
Mr. Gliddin's Belle G. Pond Lilly won the first heat in
2:39£; Roxie the second in 2:40; and also the third heat and
race in 2:38i. The third race was mile heats for pacers of
the three-minute class, and was won by Elwood in straight
heats, with Sunrise second, and Prince Albert distanced in
the first heat. Time 2:33 and 2:32.

The fourth event wasa thirty-mile race between Ben Clark,
C. M. Anderson and Henry Peppers. This proved an in-
tensely exciting contest. It was won by Peppers in 1 h. 7 m.
The fastest mile was 2 m. Is., made on the twenty-sixth mile.
Each rider was allowed six horses and had a change at the
end of each mile. The winner ia a colored jockey muoh lees
known than his two antagonists in the race.' This brougbt
the Spring Meeting to a conclusion.

Eureka Races-

A trotting and ruuning programme has been arranged by
tne Eureka Jockey Club commencing on July 3d and con-
tinuing until the 6th inclusive. On the first day there is a
Novelty race for runners of a mile, and a trotting purse for
the three-minute class owned in Humboldt County. On the
second day there is a running race, free for all, a mile and a
quarter, and a half mile and repeat, for all ages, concluding
with a trotting purse, free for all. On the third day there is
a running purse, a dash of six hundred yards; a trotting
stake for two-year-olds bred in Humboldt County, best 2 in 3
to harness, finishing with a purse for the 2:40 class, for
horses owned in Humboldt County prior to May 1, 1888. ' On
the fourth day, July 6th, there is a running race, free for
all, three-quarters of a mile; a mile dash for all ages and a
trotting race for three-year-olds bred in Humboldt County.
A great deal of interest is shown in these events, especially in
the races wherein the local horses are engaged.

Pocahontas, the mare that Robert Bonner paid §35,000 for
many years sgo, is still alive and hearty at the ogeuf twentv-
nine. It has never been possible to get her in fml, n '.

respect Mr. Bonner is very unfortunate, as a coll
would be valuable indeed, as she is by Ethan
famous pacing mare Pocahontas,

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April 21

I otes and Notions.

The racing season at the East may be said to commence
with the Memphis season, and so a few "Notes and Notions
on The Passing Show" may be of interest to our readers.
The prelnde to the eastern events comes off at New Orleans,
where a boycott of a peculiar character was recently instituted
by the members of the Western BojU maker's Union. It
appears that one of the leading pencillers of the union had
had some misunderstanding wilh the oth.r members, and
consequently the latter repaired in a body to the executive
officers and notified that they would not open any books on
the day's racing unless J. J. Carroll was barred from the
privilege. The jockey club naturally refused to make such
a discrimination, arid then the bookies offered $4,200 for the
week's business with Carroll left out, but Barker Harrison,
for Carroll, offared ©4,000 with no one barred, which was
accepted. There were three or four bookmakers who sub
leased their privileges from Carroll, but the members of the
union showed their disapprobation of the proceedings by
rigidly abstaining from all speculation. They are now seek-
ing how to get even with Carroll aud his backers.

Among the few zealous patrons of the turf some twenty-
rive vears since, who of them could have dreamed of such an
expansion of racing interests as is witnessed to-day on all
the leading tracks of the country! Iu those days there
was only one reaularlv organized meeting around about, or
■within miles of New York, the neireat noted race track to
that city being Paterson, New Jersey, where some stakes
were run for, among others the Paierson Derby Mr. Theo-
dore Winters, while negociating for the purchase of the
famous Norfolk at the highest price ever paid at that time
for a stallion in this couutry, S 15.001, might have heard the
genial and witty Dr. Underbill knocking down the horses at a
rapid rate in theauction pools, which was then thesole means
ot speculation offered iu the tracks, save in the way of
private wagers. The pooling and bookmaker's privileges, that
now furnish such au immense reserve fund to the racing
associations, were then of insigniricaut proportions, the
largest amount being paid by John Morrissey at Saratoga, and
he it was who first realized the large legitimate profits tbat,
through a mere percentage, might accrue from public specu-
lation on racing events.

When the American Jockey Club was founded and large
stakes were opened at their regular summer and fall meet-
ings at Jerome Park, the expediency of intiodncing the
English system of boikmaking was canvassed by the execu-
tive officers. In England the betting is mainly conducted on
a system of honor instead of on a cash basis. The book
makers must possess a noted standing among tbe fraternity
to gain admission to either Tattersalls or the Victoria Turf
Club, where a defaulter is at once expelled, and the settle-
ment of his racing acconuts on the part of the gentleman is
guaranteed by his social standing, as it is acknowledged, by
tacit consent, that if a clubtnan cannot meet his debts of
honor he must renounce the privileges of his membership,
thus becoming, in a measure, a social outcast. It was a
difficult matter to introduce any such methods in this coun-
try; aud the first one who opened books on future events was
James Kelly, of the present firm of Kelly <fc Bliss, who, in
1871, fell upon a bad year for such a speculation, as HaTry
Bassatt then carried off in succession the three great three-
venr-old events, tbe Belmont at Jerome Park, with the
Travers and Kenner Stakes at Saratoga.

From the regular to kmaking system to ''list betting" on
the tracks was an easy step, and then the French mutuel
pool-boxes, with their quick and ingenious mechanical
numbering, were introduced at Jerome Park by Mr. Leonard
Jerome in that same year, 1871. Mr. Jerome was much
pleased with the system as curried out on the Paris race
tracks, and importing half a dozen machines, he, himself,
superintended the sale of tne first tickets so as to inspire
public confidence. This new method of speculation gained
an instantaneous success, so in a short time some dozen
boxes were utilized at Jerome Park, and on a certain red-
letter day when there was a most attractive CHrd, no less than
sixty thousand dollars weru invested in the French mntuels.
Then it was that the associations realized the richuess of the
bonanza they had found, and through the large sums they
received for these betting privileges the executive officers
opened a number of new stakes with such an amount of
added meney as to place the United Siates iu the first rank
in that respect of any country in the world. Racing imparted
a fillip to Dublic speculation, and the returns from that same
speculation have tended materially to increase the princely
pastime since three score of years, extending from Monmouth
Park on the Atlantic to the Golden Gate of the Pacific shores.

By the way the sUtistics of added money to the leading
racing events of each country nre apt to be misleading when
made up in the aggregate. Thus, in the Grand Prize at Paris
there is $20,000 added money, one half of which is con-
tributed by tbe municipality and the other half by the chief
railroads that find their terminus in the French capital.
This, added to a sweepstakes of §200 each, with forfeits,
makeB the richest stake known. In EQgland there is no
added money to the three classic events, the Two Thousand
Guineas, the Derby, and the St. Leger, it being considered a
sufficient honor to have one's name heralded to posterity in
the racing calendar as the winner of one of those races whose
history is known in all the qnarters of the globe. Last year,
if we take ten of the largest winners in France, England and
the Uoited States, the balance is slightly in favor of this
country. In France tbe record stands for the year for
$218,450 with Brio, Tenebreuse, Bovarde, Monarque, Mexico,
Cambyse, Gourney, Krakatoo, Pythagoras and Alzer as the
winners. InEngland $304,050 was won by Reve d'Or, Friar's
Balsam, Ayrshire, Carlton, Kilwarlin, Briarwood, Merry
Hampton, Satiety and Sea Breeze. In the United States the
ten principal winners were Hanover (with a total of nearly
S90.000), Emperor of Norfolk, Kingfish, Los Angeles, Laggard,
Volante, Eaius, Kingston, Terra Cotta and C. H. Todd.
Wilh the imDortant two-year and three-5 ear-old stakes now
being added to the programmes uf tbe leadiug associations,
the United States will be far in the lead in the current year.

Tom Merry gives some very sensible advice in tbe last
issue of the Port'and Sunday Mercury which may be of
service to a few of our plunging fraternity. He writes:
"Tbe eastern book-making and betting bouses have been
flooding this office with quotations on the Suburban and
Kentucky Derby races, both of which are nearly eight weeks
away. Oar own idea is that any man, not a professional
sporting man, who would take these odds deserves to lose
his money. A thousand things are liable to happen between
now and then. A horse may get a cold aud the cold may
turn to lung fever and either kill him outright or render
him useless for at least two years. He may strain a tendon
at exercise and have to be thrown out of work till after the
race is over. He may get injured on a railroad train in going

from his private training ground to the place where the
"gathering o' tbe clans" takes place; or be may be burned
to death in a car by fparks from the locomotive falling
through the window into his bedding, as was the case with
Klarikoff, in England, or with DeCourcey in America."

The racing iu England is commencing with a great sensa
tion in the case of the City and Suburban, the principal handi-
cap at the Epsom Spring meeting. It was won by Sir George
Chetwynd's Fullerton, 5 years, by Touchet, dam Caroline,
116 pounds, while Merry Hampton, the winner of last year's
Derby, with 122 pounds as a four-year-old, broke down iu
the jacc. The success of Fullerton will attract some attention
to the position of Sir George Chetwynd, who, it will be
remembered, is plaintiff in the suit against Lord Durham for
slander — the same being based on Dnrham*s famous speech
at the Gimcrack Club dinner in December, which, while not
mentioning names, virtually charged Sir George Chetwynd,
his trainer R. G. Sherrard, of Newmarket, und the stable's
jocKey, Charlie Wood, with "pulling" horses in races. The
horse more especially alluded to was Fullerton. Sir George
Chetwynd subsequently published his betting account in
connection with that horse, which showed that Fullerton ran
in eleven races and "walked over" for the twelfth. His wins
included the Crawford Plate, the Babraham Plate, both at
the Newmarket Craven meeting in the spring, and the Select
Handicap in the autumn, on which the books showed that
he won £2, 190. The races lost were the Lincoln Handicap,
the Jubilee Stakes, at Kempton; the Manchester Cup, the
Wilton Plate, at Manchester; Steward's Cnp, at Goodwood;
Glen Plate, at Leicester; Trial Plate, at Newmarket, and
Autumn Handicap, at Newmarket, on which the total amount
lost was £3,287. 10, or a total loss in bets on Fullerton during
the year of £1,097.10. The case for slander now awaits trial.
In tbe mean time Sir George Chetwynd is racing with some
profit, his Plautagenet having won the Liverpool Spring
Handicap. Sherrard continues to train at Newmarket, while
the only sufferer is the jockey, Charlie Wood, whose license
has been refused by the Jockey Club.

It is a well authenticated fact among the trainers of trick
horBes that the thoroughbreds have much finer natures than
any other class, and if shown quietly what to do will learn to
have no fear. This is the opinion of Mr. Craven, who is an
expert in such training in England. But the horses, accord-
ing to his precepts, must not be highly fed during their
tuition, as they have high spirits, and when it comeB to the
question of a man righting with them, as they have to do in
some instances in trainiug stables, it requires some one more
versed in their ways than the country laborer to compete
wilh them. The thoroughbred acknowledges his master, but
asserts himself if he becomes "the better man." In the parent
stock of our breed the best friend of his master is the Arabian
horse. In all the circus shows in Europe the thoroughbred
is the easiest taught "trick horse;" in fact, he shows the
most intelligence. But in order to be taught he must not be
fed upon exhilarating food. Quantities of corn and beans
would make him so light-hearted that he would pay no atten-
tion to his lessons, whereas, if grass-fed only he would be
tractable and acquire any habits required of him. And once
he has learned these he can Le fed according to the amount
of work which he is called upon to do, for memory is one of
his greatest faculties. All this tends to prove that thorough-
bred mares are to be made useful by farmers if not overfed
when in tuition, and if treated kindly. Hidalgo.

Notes on Trotting- Sires.

[Sporting World.]

Wood's Hambletonian is dead. That he was a very great
sire cannot be questioned, in view of the list of eighteen of
his sons and daughters with records of 2:30 or better, at the
head of whom stands Nancy Hackett, 2:20. No horse of real
merit ever achieved greatness as a sire under more unfavor-
able conditions. He had the smallest imaginable proportion
of good mares, his life being passed in a region where such
mates for him were exceptionally rare. His owneis, too,
were not the men to bring him to the attention of breeders.
But in spite of these drawbacks and of his unfashionable
roan color, he begot many good race-horses, and his name
appears as a valued cross in very many important pedigrees.
He was thirty years old when he died. His sire was Alex-
ander Abdallah, sire of Goldsmith Maid, and one of the
greatest, if not the first, of the sons of Rysdyk's Hamble-
tonian. His dam was unknown, except as a Morgan mare.
Wood's Hambletonian transmitted his roan color to a great
number of his descendants, and the shade is apt to crop out
after several generations.

As a rule, the owner who starts the trotlerin a race, thinks
well of the animal, otherwise he would not pay entrance
money, nor would he take the chance of ignominious defeat.
It is also true that the owner of a Irotter generally knows
more about the ability of his horse than any one else dots.
From these facts it follows that statibtics as to the number of
trolters Bired by different horses that start in public races
during the year affords a basis for comparison of tbe estima-
tion in which the sires in question are held by horsemen.
From advance sheets of the supplement for 1887, of Chester's
Complete Trotting and Pacing Record, which appears this
week, I have obtained the following fhcts in this direction,
viz. : that Blue Bull, judged by this test, is far ahead of all
his rivals, with the extraordinary number of 54 starters in
1887- Happy Medium, with 36 Btarters, is a bad second,
though such a number would have placed him first in most
tears. George Wilkes is third with 30 to his credit and with
an average; of speed, as shown by their record, ihat is
unrivaled. His son Red Wilkes, and that noble horse
Almont, come next with 29 each. After them appear Gover-
nor Sprague with 27 starters, and when his untimely death is
considered, this list is more remarkable than any other.
Electioneer, the pride of California, has 26, and with more
complete reports from the tracks on the Pacific Coast, this
number would perhaps be increased. Swigert shows 25,
Masterlode 23 and Louis Napoleon 21. These nit)e stallions
were represented by no less than 271 of the most formidable
competitors in the trotting contests of 1887, an average of a
fraction over 30.

And from this a test of Mr. Hamlin's much-mooted theoiy
in favor of sires whose speed has not bet-n developed by
active campaigning may be had. Taking his estimate as to
which of them should be considered as developed and which
undeveloped, but two— George Wilkes aud Governor Sprague
— would come iu the former class, while the other seven
would be classed as undeveloped horses.

It is also to be noted th it seveu of these nine great stailious
are of distinctly Hambletonian blood— sons or grandsoua of
the old horse. Of course the Hambletonian stallions out-
number tno6e of all other families, but in no such proportion
as Beven to two. It seems inevitable that in all such com par-
isions the glory of Hambletonian should be more or less
exalted.

The Palo Alto Fire.

It is difficult to depict the general sorrow that wbs elicited
in this c ty at the sad news of the tire at the Palo Alto Ranch
attended as it was with the loss of so many valuable horses,
among whom may possibly be counted the priceless Norlaine
with an unequalled record of 2:3U as a yearling. Following
is tbe account of the conflagration as reported by Mr.
Ariel Latbrop: "The tire broke out midway in tbe string
(Margrave's) of trotters in the shed-stalls in the rear of the
kitchen and dining-room, and was first noticed about 10:15
o'clock by the watchman, who had just passed by these
stalls ten minutes before. Within ten minutes the row of
stableB was in ablaze. The stable boys and all employes
on the farm except the watchmen were in bed, and at once,
on the alarm, sprang to the rescue of the valuable animals
without taking time to dress. Their efforts in several cases,
were, however, futile, as nearly S100.000 worth of hoiseflesh
was burned, for Mr. Marvin stated that in twenty-five minutes
the full row of stalls, twenty-two in number, was a mass of
ruins.

Mr. Latbrop also gave an account of the different horses
that were burnt or seriously injured.

Clifton Belle, tive-ye?r-old bay stallion, 16.1 hands, by
Electioneer, dam Clarabel by Abdallah Star, for whom $9,000
was offered two weeks ago by Montana parties. He was in
training and entered in tbe races on this coast for this season,
and expected without a doubt to beat 2:20; $10,000 would
not have bought him.

Rexford, rive-year-old bay stallim, 15.3 bands, bv Elec-
tioneer, dam Rebecca by General Benton, and valued at
$7,500. He could also beat 2:20, and was in training for
races this year on this coast.

Kriss Kringle, five year-old, 15.3 hands, brown stallion, by
Electioneer, dam Lady Thorne Jr. by Williams' Mambrino;
valued at 57,500, although no offer has ever been made for
him. Could beat 2:25.

Lowell, bay stallion, three-year-old, 14.3 hands, by Elec-
tioneer, dam Lady Lowell by Schullz's St. Clair, valued at
$5,000. He could trot much better than 2:30, aDd was
entered in this year's races.

Howard, formerly Mammon, bay gelding, seven years old,
by Electioneer, dam Mamie by Hambletonian Jr." He was
considered by Mr. James Marvin as one of the fastest horses
ever bred at Palo Alto, and for wbioh $5,000 was refused two
years ago, aud it was openly stated that no offer for him
would be entertained, as it was the intention to campaign
him from tbe three-minute class down this year and take him
East and campaign him in the eastern circuit next year.

The other two who died from burning were a bay team of
geldings by Electioneer, used always by Senator Stanford as
his private team. During the Senator's' absence in Washing-
ton they were put in training with a view to giving them a
record better than 2:30 for the credit of the old horse, and
then retiring them for the Senator's private use again. They
could trot in 2:30 to the pole, and were valued at $6,000,
although not for sale.

Norlaine (bay mare), the celebrated two-year-old, with the
fastest yearling record in the world (2:3H), by Norval, dam
Elaine (2:20) by Messenger Duroc, and Cedric, a bay stallion
three years old, by Electioneer, dam Cecil by Gen. Benton,
were so badly burned that they cannot live, and it seems a
pity to prolong their suffering for the sake of saving their
lives, as both have their eyes burned out and the hair aud
skin nearly all burned off their bodies. Ata late houron Wed-
nesday, however, they were doiog well, and it is to be
hoped that both of their lives will be saved, if only for breed-
ing purposes, as their existence is worth more to California
than the record of all the others put together.

The details of the fire aud the trials ot the men to save tbe
horses are of a harrowing description. Within a few minutes
after the alarm was given the fire was making its way through
the Btables which were built just high enough to prevent the
horses from looking over, and this allowed the light to illumi-
nate the stable from one end to the other. This defect in the
building of the stalls also permitted the wind to circulate
freely in the interior, and occasionally with the current of
wind a sheet of flame would shoot over the heads of the
horses, causing them to cry out in almost human tones of
anguish. It was Bpeedily seen that Rexford was beyond all
means of safety, as in front of bis stall the flames were orack-
ing and roaring with extreme fierceness. Tbe laBt seen of
the handsome stallion he was backing out as far as his halter
would allow, and then he plunged madly into the flames.

Iu an almost incredible space of time Norlaine was seen to
be in the greatest danger. Several men darted in to sever
her halter but she waB wild with fear as the flames swept
over her head from the adjoining stall, and as she reared and
pawed around she threw two or three of the men who were
striving to save her, but seemingly in vain as if fascinated
by the darting and flashing flames Bhe refused to move
towards the door of the stall. Taught by experience, or the
result of a happy thought, a man threw a blanket over her
head, then Norlaine was backed out badly burned, and only
just iu time as the tire was bursting through the roof and the
burning rafters were falling among the horses, adding to the
horror of the situation.

"It is simply impossible to place a valuation on Norlaine,"
remarked Mr. Lathrop, "as she was not for sale at any price,
but an approximation can be formed by remembering that
SudieD., the Kentucky yearling who trotted in 2:35$, was
sold some months ago for $15,000. It is doubtful if twice
this sum would be considered a fair price for her, as she
would no doubt have beaten 2:20 this year as a two-year-old,
aud from her exceedingly fine breeding been invaluable for a
blood-mare in her old age." Mr. Latbrop's eyes rilled with
tears when speaking of this grand h'lly, and said Senator
Stanford's heart would be wrung when he heard the news of
her sad fate.

There is some satisfaction in stating that the first conflict-
ing reports of a still more alarming character have in some
measure been exaggerated. Thus Palo Alto, tbe celebiated
son of Electioneer, dam Dame Winnie, only has a small
place on his forehead about the size of a dollar, burned from
a cinder sticking to him while inakrng his escape, but wbioh
will in no way interfere with his training aud engagements
this year Azmoor, Hinda Rose, Manzanita and Maiden
were also reported burned to death, but without foundation,
as neither bad a hair iojnred, and will keep their engage-
ments this year hs entered.

Electioneer, Electricity, Sunol tbe coming wonder as a
yearling, und others were in stables 150 feet from the burned
one, aud were not troubled at all.

There were twenty-two in this row of twenty-two stalls,
and although the loss is irreparable, it is very small com-
pared to what it could have been had it originated in the
other stable, and, as Mr. Lathrop says, "no matter what loss
would be suslained by a tire, it would, on Senator Stanford's
farm, be great, for every animal is royally bred and has more
or less reputation, either from their own performance or that
of their sires or dams."

The origin of the fire could not be learned. No BtrangerB

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or tramps were found around or Dear the farm, and it seems
to me that no human being could live who would wantonly
destroy so many tine and noble animals from spite. No one
has been discharged lately from the farm, and if there were I
could not snspect them, as all have always been treated well
and left the employ with regrets, having formed attachments
for one or more horses which would deter them from injur-
ing the others. Smoking around the stables is strictly for-
bidden, and the lanterns and lights used are safety-lamps,
and the fire can only be said to be one of those mysterious
conflagrations caused no one knows how.

There are on Senator Stanford's rauch 530 horses, includ-
ing 125 stallions of all ages, 160 brood-mares, 230 geldings
and fillies, and some work horses. The buildings for the
Btock are not elaborate, but they are all ample and well
adapted for their respective uses. There are only three two-
story stables ou the farm for the trotting stock. The rest of
the buildings for stock are shed-birns of one story. It was
a piece of luck that no wind, except that fanned by the
flames, was blowing, else a far more harrowing story might
have been told.

Australian Peer.

The main feature of the Victoria Racing Club meetiug was
tbe great form shown by the three-year-old son of Darebin,
the Australian Peer, who carried off the Derby, the principal
three -year-old event of the colonial racing year, from eight
others of high lineage. A few days afterwards he made a
bold Lid for the cup. From the tine form shown, the Aus-
tralian Peer was a great favorite for the St. Leger, another
important three-year-old stake, but unfortunately he went
amiss in his training aud broke a blood-vessel during the race.
The Australian Peer has a pedigree scarcely to be surpassed
in the English racing calendar. His sire Darebin, now one
of the leading stallions of Uancho del Paso, is by the Peer,
and he by Melbourne, while the dam of Darebin was Larline
by Traducer from Mermaid, she by King Tom from "Water-
witch by the Flying Dutchman. The dam of Australian Peer
is Stockdove by Macraroni, he by Sweetmeat, from Jocose by
Pantaloon, and the dam of Stockdove is Auonyma by Stock-
well, he by The Baroo, from Pocahontas. A great deal of
interest is taken in Darebin, as from his performances, his
form and lineage, he may become one of the most noted sires
of the country.

A serious change to the racing roles has been proposed to
the Victorian Club at Melbourne. It appears that in one of
the main events of a meeting a horse, tbat had been a great
favorite in the betting ran away on going to the starting post
and was so injured that he had to be withdrawn from the
race. The bookmakers complained that the long odds that
they had laid against the other horses had to stand, and
therefore petitioned that the betting rule providing that
"When the horses are called upon by the starter to take their
pi ices, all bets respecting such horses shall be play or pay,*'
saould be altered to the effect that the weighing-in of the
jockey should constitne a start. The proposition was rejected
by a large majority.

The pool rooms throughout the country will receive a bad
set-back for their winter enterprise, as the New Jersey legis
lature has done a splendid thing in the interest of racing by
passing the bill prohibiting horse racing in that State during
the months of December. January, February, March aDd
April. It is now in Gov. Green's hands awaiting his signa-
ture, which it will undoubtedly receive. The placing of this
law on the statute book will put an end to the disgraceful
scenes of the past year at Guttenberg and Clifton, where
horses have been compelled to run day after day in order to
support the gamblers who run pool rooms in this city in
defiance of the law. — Neio York Times.

males and sixteen females — and they are doing so well in
this climate he has decided to bring his entire herd of Polled
Augus cattle to Sacramento this fall and here maiutain per-
manently a large herd, his object being pleasure as well as
profit.

Eatei^rises of this kind will certainly result in great advan-
tage to this coast, and there is a rapidly-growing feeling
among breeders of tine cattle that the State will Bhow as
great advantages over the East in breeding cattle as it shows
in breeding horses. Dr. Dixon says that his observation and
experience showB that here an animal will maintain a steady
and uniform growth throughout the year— a very difficult
matter in the East, where the rigorous climate checks the
growth of the young animal every six months. — Record-
Union.

ATHLETICS.

That constantly-improving middle-distance runner F. J.
K. Cross, the worthy President of the Oxford University
Athletic Club, has added to the fame achieved by him last
season by lowering all previous amateur records for a half
mile, running the distance, under fair conditions, in the
remarkable time of 1 m. 54 2-5 s. This is exactly one second
faster than America's ex-amateur champion L. E. Myers,
covered the distance, and an improvement of two and two-
tifth seconds on the previous fastest time made by Cross.
The performance is the more noteworthy for the reason that
it was accomplished before the season for ont-door sporls
had fairly opened, even in Eogland, and it warrants the
expectation that tbe fleet-footed Oxonian will achieve yet
greater things on the cinder path ere the close of 18SS. The
brilliant feats that have been chronicled beyond the At'antij
Biuce the beginning of 1SS7 indicate that the seed sown in
the soil of amateur athleticB by Myers continues to bear good
fruit.

THE KENNEL.

Dog owners s.re requested to send for publication the earnest possi-
ble notices of whelps, sales, names claimed, presentations and deaths
In their kennels, in all instances writing plainly names of sire and dam
and of grandparents, colors, dates and breed.

The races for gentlemen riders at the Blood Horse Meeting
will probably come off to-day and on Saturday next. It
will be a great addition to the programme, the more so, as
the ladies take much interest in the equestrian achievements
of these modern knights of the pigskin.

James Page of Denver, Col., who paid $10,000 for the
pacing Btallion L. C. Lee, 2:15, at the John D. Morrissey Bale
last month, offers to match the horse against any pacing
stallion in the world, mile heats, for §10,000.

Pilot.

Slender and flexile as a young athlete.

On whom kind nature smiled at birth;
Rounding each promised cuive with fullneBS meet,

Lest of strength or skill there prove a dearth,
In movement full of free, unstudied grace,

As fawns that tread tbe mountain side,
Where low, green branches meet and interlace,

And scarce a path the footsteps guide.
A coat of princely ermine, white and black,

Clings to tbe well-made limbs and chest.
Held close by clasps of bronze, which lack

Nor shape, nor richness for a kiog's bequest,
Ejea tbat a human soul might fitly choose

For speech of loving thoughts and kind,
Look gravely from a head swift Dian's muse

Has fashioned smooth and firm defined.
"Only a dog!" Ah yes, but in your veins

Good English blood runs swift and strong.
Through you tte gifted house of Regent reigns,

And Topsy's virtues live along.
Your life is as the measure of your light;

Were man's the same, then sin lay dead;
Then saddened earth anew were bound to right,

And duty grave with pleasure wed.

Peteosella.

Whelps.

Mr. J. Martin Barney's poiDter Galatea by Nick of Naso —
Temptation, whelped, April 4th, 1888, six— four bitches — to
owner's Tom Pinch by Tom — Beulah.

.answers to Correspondents.

Questions answered only through these columns. No replies by
itail or telegraph. The name of the writer should accompany all
questions, not for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Let- offered
ters received without the writer'o name cannot receive attention

Mr. Harvey McMurchy leaves San Francisco to-morrow
for Portland, Seattle, and the the northern country in the
interest of the L. C. Smith gun. Late advices from Mr.
Smith are that he is seriously ?llf. a fact which will be gen-
erally regretted.

Mr. W, E. Houghton, of Bakersfield, is visiting rela-
tivs in San Francisco. Mr. Houghton's kindness to the
field trialers in January last made him many warm friends
among sportsmen, and we regret that his stay is to be so
short as to preclude entertainment which would gladly be

W.H., Oakland.

The charge you make is not supported by proofs. You
claim a false pedigree is given in an ad. without showing
wherein it is spurious. You can readily see that it should not
be published.

George Woods, San Luis Obispo.

1. Please state if Altoona is standard bred? 2. What is
Westmont's best time with running mate?

Answer— 1. XeB. 2. 2;01|.

H., Salinas.

The pedigree of "Little Dan" is not in the office. Send it
and your query will be answered.

At the public sale of pure-bred Clydesdales, conducted on
March 29th by C. C. Judy for Cunningham & Jones, Mar-
shalltown, la., ten stallions — two colts, two yearling*, two
two-year-olds, three three-year-olds, and an aged horse— sold
for an average of S500, and eighteen females — six filly foals,
two yearlings, two two-year-olds, and the balance aged mares
— brought an average of $200. The total twentv-eight head
brought S8.730, an average of S312.

HERD AND S WINE.

Polled Aberdeen Angrus Cattle.

Dr. G. M. Dixon, of this city, owns the Loupvale Stock
Ranch in Buffalo County, Nebraska, which ranch is well
stocked with Polled Augus cattle. He has receutly received
from there a draft of fifty head of these cattle, all young and
very choice animals, and they are now quartered on the
Brockway ranch, one mile south of the city, on the Fraeport
road.

The Polled Angas cattle are coal-black in color, and with-
out horns, o.nd are bred exclusively for beef. Although not
yet nurr>arous in this country, they are rapidly taking a front
rank us a beef-producing breed of cattle, as indicated by the
fbCt that at the Chicago and Kansas City fat cattle shows,
last /all, they routed their competitors, carrying off the chief
piizes.

Dx. Dixon's herd here consists oh fifty head — thirty-four

Mr. S. A. Tucker, whose name is synonymous with good
shooting, good fellowship and the Parker gun, reached San
Francisco on Wednesday last, looking tbe picture of health
and aggressive business alertness. He came via the
northern route, meeting great success all along the way, and
finding that his work of previous years in introducing the
excellent weapons of the Messrs. Parker Bros, had so
prepared, his field that the orders taken were even larger than
formerly. The best bit of news imparted by Mr. Tucker was
that the hammerleBs Parker, for which so many sportsmen
are waiting, will be on the market before long. It will be
built with the same scrupulous regard for excellence of
material and thoroughness of workmanship that has always
characterized the firm. The gun will embody several new
ideas calculated to enhance its value, and will undoubtedly
soon be in general use. Mr. Tucker will remain in and
about San Francisco for a week and then go east by the
southern route, visiting most of the cities along the w&y.
We wish him all the success bis energy and likeableness
entitle him to.

A meeting of sportsmen was held at the office of Mr. W.
W. Haskell, 242 Montgomery Street, on Wednesday evening
last, to organize a trap shooting association and secure a suit-
able ground near San Francisco. Dr. S. E. Knowles, Messrs.
Will and Harry Golcher, Major S. I. Kellogg, Mr. A. F.
Adams, Mr. Ramon Wilson, Mr. C. D. Laiog, Mr. ired But-
ler, Mr. "Will Kittle, Mr. W. J. Fox and others were present,
representing the California Wing Shooting Club, the Alameda
County Sportsmen's Club, the Gun Club, the Blue Rock
Club a"nd the Eureka Gun Club. After some discussion of
the annoyances common to the various grounds now in use,
a committee was appointed to prepare a plan of organization
and ascertain on what terms land can be secured aud fitted
up for shooting. The scheme is a good one and will be most
beneficial. Mr. Richard Cunningham, at San Bruno, has the
best place we kDOW, and as his custom has always been to
meet sportsmen more than half way in any scheme for their
eujoyment, there Beems reason to think that the committee
might come to some satisfactory arrangement with him.
When the new line of railroad to San Bruno is completed,
that place will be but twenty minutes ride from town, and as
it iB admittedly the best live bird ground in the State, the
olubs would probablv be better pleased there than elsewhere.

Entries to the Pacific Coast Field Trial Club's Derby for
18S8 close May 1st with the Secretary, N. P. Sheldon, 320
Sansome St. Names of the dogs with $5 forfeit should be
sent immediately. The club has good grounds at Bakers-
field, and the trials of the year will be the beat ever given
under its anspices.

The Boston dog show had 1,054 entries, and was quite suc-
cessful financially, although a large proportion of the best
dogs were kept out of the show because of the nonsensical
action of the club relative to the A. K. C. and Rule 2. The
sporting classes particularly indicate that much special effort
was made to induce eutries and apparently bolster up the
show managers in opposing the general sentiment among
fanciers about the A. K. C. New dogs and strange appear
in numbers, in fact, well-known animals of acknowledged
excellence are comparatively rare in the catalogue. The show
was well managed aud attracted crowds.

Poor Arnold Barges, whose death last month has elicited
expressions of sadness and sympathy from sportsmen the
world over, left as parting words these manly sent* noes: "I
would like a notice of my death sent to the different Bporting
newspapers, with the request that their editorial notices state
that I desire them to convey my farewell to the brotherhood
uf sportsmen, for whose interest I have labored long and
always honestly, and to assure all that whatever may have
been my faults, or however sharply I may have written, I
never intended to wrong any man, and I have been influenced
solely by a desire to advance true sportsmanship, with its
generous, manly characteristics, among my fellows."

Although attention is called elsewhere to the date of
closure of entries to the next Field Trials Derby, the impor- v
tance of the stake and the peculiar advantages offered to
owners by the club this year, justify further mention.
Messrs. Richard Seymour, of Sumner, and H. Lechner, of
Bakersfield, visited the city during the dog show and among
many other items of interest told about the organization of
a great sportsmen's club at Bakersfield, which is to control
the shooting on many thousand acres of land, and which will
preserve for the field trials a large tract of the best quail
ground. The land is level and the cover is good, while quails
are plenty, so that a great success is assured the trials club.
There were good young dogs enough at the bench show to
make a big Derby, and to them must be added the likely
youngsters bred last year at the many kennels which did not
send exhibits to the show. The stake should have fifty
entries at least, and the Aged Stake will also be very fine.

Collie owners, particularly those who felt so annoyed at the
remark of Judge Watson about the collie exhibit at the recent
show, viz.: that the dogs on exhibition were very bad, may
profitably study the following description of the points of the
smooth collie, from which the rough-coated sort differs only
in coat:

'•The head of the smooth sheepdog should be tolerably
long and wolf-life in formation, that is, of the wedge-shape,
tapering gradually from a fineish muzzle to the base of the
skull, which, however, should not be thick, but flat. A
strong jaw is not necessary for any practical purposes in the
sheepdog, but is rather a disadvantage, especially where a
dog is at all given to biting his cattle, which of course dis-
figures them for the market: and a strong muzzle does not
impiove his appearance in any sense. All that he is required
to do in this particular is to 'nip' the cattle, and sometimes
bold sheep, for a 6hort period, by the leg. For this purpose
a 'pig-jawed animal, which I would not object to on that
account if not overdone, would have sufficient capabilities.
Many farmers and cattle dealers file down the incisors of
their dogs on this very account. The eyes o! the dog should
be small and set in obliquely, but not sunken or sullen-looking;
on the contrary they snould be bright, quick, and expressive
of intelligence. The ears should be small, but set pretty
well back, and semi-erect — that is, the tips turnirjg down
forwards, so as to admit of the sound of either the bleating
cattle or master's call, as the case may be. The neck should
be rather long, shoulders oblique and set well back, the fore-
legs perfectly straight, and the foot strong, well knit, the pad
of which should be thick. The chest of the dog should be
deep, body moderate in length, with well-sprung ribs, strong
loin and graceful outline. A leggy dog is as objectionable as
a short-legged one, and short couplings in a dog of course
tend to diminish his speed. The hindquarters should be
short, hocks nicely let down, and we do not object to a
slightly crouching or cat-like formation of hindquarters,
which facilitates the dog making Budden springs, which he is
often called upon to do, such as clearing the backs of a flock of
sheep for the purpose of either heading or singling out indi-
vidual sheep; in addition to his necessary escapades over walls,
etc. Cow-hocks are of course a malformation . The tail should
not be too short, nor carried in hound-like fashion, mnch
less curled over the back. The coat Bhould be short, dense,
or double-coated, aud glossy in appearance, and a little feath-
ering on thighs and tail adds to his 'character' and purity in
appearance. The color of the smooth collie is quite imma-
terial, as it neither assists nor retards the animal in anything
he has to perform. Sometimes a bright and taking color
allures the eye from defects, which in a less attractive color
would soon be noticed. The various shadeB of miile, with
the orthodox wall or china eyes to match, are perhaps the
most conspicuous and pleasing, a black, wbite-and-tan looks
very pretty, and then "there are sableB, blues, and various
other hues."

Occidental Coursing Club.

Tho Occidental Coursing Club held its regular montblj
meeting on Tuesday last, at 624 Market Street, vice-President
Gregory presiding over a full attendance. After the reading
of the report of the Treasurer, S. L. Abbot Jr., showing that
the club's finances were in a flourishing condition, tbe
principal tonic of discussion was with regard to tbe advis-
ability of having a field meeting of the club at Newark Park
on the 28th of this month. Finally, however, owing to tbe
fact that the terms on which the management of Newark
Park offered their grounds to the club were not considered
satisfactory, it was decided to let the matter of the meeting
on the 28th drop for the present.

Pacific Kennel Club.

A meeting of the Executive Committee was held on Mon-
day evening last, at 624 Market street. Secretary and
Treasurer Watson submitted bis statement of tbe receipts
and expenditures in connection with the recent bench Bhow.
Tbe balance sheet showed that after the payment of all
prizes and bills, the club had drawn upon its guarantee fund
for about two hundred dollars, a showing that Mr. Watson
considered a good one. Superintendent Carroll also handed
in his report detailing the payments for benching, feeding,
help, etc. The report showed tbat Mr. Carroll had eseroised
the utmost discretion in managing the sl<

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April 2 1

expended an amount much lees than was expected. The
special prize of $25 given by Mr. A. .W. Manning, for the
best tough-coated St. Bernard in the show, waB won by the
donor's dog Judge, and Mr. Manning generously refused to
receive it. The dog was entiiled to the record, and the
Committee voted the money to J. H. Auld's Bruce, winner of
second. Several letters from exhibitors- at the show were
read— all of them expressing the highest satisfaction with
the affair in every respect, and promising fntnre support to
the club. The regular monthly meeting of the club will be
held on May 2d. ^

Pacific Coast Coursinff Club.

At the annual meetiDg held on Friday evening last, at 16
Third street, the Treasurer reported that a balance of $85.15
was on hand, composed of dues $73, and old balance of
$12.15. B.lls amounting to $14.70 were ordered paid. The
balance was considered a good one, as the club went to con-
siderable expense in making arrangements for the coursing
match at Merced; and though much money was expended iD
prizes, transportation, etc., the amount was reasonable, as
everything connected with the affair was a success.

Vice President John Eigao sent in s letter of resignation.

Thomas Brady was reelected President, M. Teirnan was
elected vice-President; J. K. Dickson, Secretary and Wm.
Hulpin, Treasurer.

The club decided to give an annual excursion, picnic and
coursing match at Newark, Alameda County, and a commillee
of five, as follows, was appointed to make arrangements for
the event: William Haplin, P. Canavan, D. .Roche. Thomas
Brady and T. J. Cronin. They will submit a report to the
Secretary, and notices of the trip will appear later.

Special Prize Winners.

Lack of space last week prevented the publication of the
winners of special prizes at the Pacific Kennel Club show.
The special prizes were numerous and valuable, indicating
the interest taken by the general public iu the success of the
show. The winners were:

Best pointer, J. Martin Barney's Tom Pinch, $10, given by
the P. K. C; also $12.50 given by the Marin County Gun
Club; also a gold medal, value $25, for btst dog in the show,
given by M. J. Flavin & Co, also a year's subscription given
by the Breeder and Sportsman, also a copy of "Our Prize
Dogs Illustrated," given by C. H. Mason. Best English
setter, J. B. Barber's Pilot, $10, given by the P. K. C. ; als o $20
lor best dog in the largest class, given by the J. Wieland
Brewing Co. Best Irish setter, A. B. Truman's Lady Elcho
T„ $10, given by P. K. C; also with Mike T., Dick K. and
Kate II, S10, for best kennel of Irish setters, also 25-pound
keg of Dupoot Summer Shooting Powder for best setter in
the show; also a year's subscription offered by the Breeder
and Sportsman. Best black and tan setter, F. A. Taft's
Dnrr, $10, given by the P. K. C: also $10 for best trick
dog, given by J. E. "Watson. Best greyhound, J. F. Carroll's
Jennie June, $10, given by the P. K. C, and $20 given by
Wm. Schreiber, also with Monarch and Mischief $10 given
by the P. K. C. for best kennel of gr yhouuds, $20 given
by the Occidental Coursing Club, and a pair of oil-tanned hunt:
iug boots given by E. T. Allen; also an Eoglish Kersey dog
blanket, given by J. C. Johnson & Co. Best fox-terrier, J.
H. Auld's Daisy, $10, given by the P. K. C. Best bull
terrier, Stuart Taylor's Kittie, $10, given by the P. K. 0.;
also $20 given by Baron Von Schroeder for best bull-terrier
bitch. Best kennel of pointers, (i. W. Bassford's Blossom,
Don's Girl and Lottie B., $10, given by the P. K. C. Best
kennel of English setters, Chas. Kaeding's Fannie K.. Buddie
K. and Shut, $10, given by the P. K. C. Best Great Dnne,
A. Hoeppner's Ctesar, $10, given by Stuart Taylor. Best
rough-coated St. Bernard, A. W. Manning's Judge, $25
offered by owner. Best Irish water spiudel, T. J. Pinder's
Nora P., 25-pound keg of Dnpont Summer Shooting Pow-
der. Best pug. Mrs. L. Quint's Queen, tet of alligator dog
harness given by Will & Finck. Best deerhound, C. H.
Jjuett's ticbula II, dog collar, value $10, given by the Golden
Bule Bazaar. Best dog exhibited, by a lady, Mrs. E. F.
Preston's mastiff ActresB, a large box of fancy candy given by
F. E. Maskey, also a silver collar, value $5, given by O. ^.
Tolle. also a copy of 'Our Prize Dogs Illustrated," given by
C. H. Mason. Best pointer bitch, H. K. Brown's Donna
Seusation, a silver medal given by owner. Bestskye terrier,
Egbert Bruce's Fido, $20, given by S. H. Seymour. Best
setter puppy Chas. Kaeding's Buddie K., a c»se of Standard
Cartridges given by the Selby Smelting and Lead Company.
Btst pointer puppy, H. Kahn's "Wade Hampton, a c»se of
e .rtridges given by the Selby Smelting and Lead Cocrpany.
Bast black and tan setter bitch, E. H. Wakernan's fLizel
Kirke, $10, given by F. A. Taft. Best English setter with a
field-trial record, Chas. Kaeding's Fannie K, a years subscri) -
ti in given by the Breeder and Sportsman. Best greyhouLd
with a coursing record, J. F. Carroll's Monarch, a year's
subscription giv^n by the Breeder and Sportsman. Best
"Sorkshire terrier, F. "W. Sierp's Mash, three dozen Phenyle
oog soap, given by Merten, Moffitt & Co. Best Scotch terrier,
Dr. A. E. Buzard's Sam, $10, given by Clem Dixon. Best
greyhound dog, J. F. Carroll's Monarch, English Kersey dog
blanket given by J. C. Johnson *fc Co. Best pug, Mrs. Lean-
der Quint's Queen, portrait of Qeeen by H. Boyd. Best
pedigreed collie bitch, Mrs. Patton's Fanny, a pair of Lang-
shan fowls given by O. J. Albee.

Disastrous Coursing,

Pitcher and Rambling Boy. Gimlet was brought home more
dead than alive, and only three dogs of the entire field were
in condition to run off the ties, viz.: Lady S., BLck Jack
and Dynamite. The death of so many good dogs and the
dilapidated condition of the others caused all bands to come
home. The ties will be run off on some future occasion.

[The editor might well have added that coursing under
the circumstances lost its character as sport and became
brutal abuse of good dogs. — Ed.]

An A. K. C Notice.

Office of American Kennel Club Stud Book, 44 Broadway,
New York, April 7, 1SSS.

Dear Sir;— I. You are hereby notified that a special
meeting of the American Keonel Club will be held at the
cffic-e of the Club on Tuesday, May 8th, nest, at 2 p. m., for
the" purpose of acting upon the resignation of Wm. H. Child
as President of the Association.

II. The quarterly meeting of the Executive Committee of
the Club, is hereby ordered on the same day, to be held at
the same place, to follow the above-mentioned meeting of the
Association.

III. At a meeting of (he Bench Show Committee of theW.
K. C, held April 5th, 18S8, the Irish Setter Kenmore was
disqualified for being entered in puppy class while over age,
and P. H. Foster and Thos. J. Farley are hereby suspended
under Bule 22, for fraudulently entering the said Kenmore
in violation of KuU 2. A. Wredenhurgh, Secretary.

TRAP.

The Gun Club meets this afternoon at Birds' Point going
via the 12:45 p. m, boat, narrow-garjge ferry.

The Fanning and Dunshee tournament at San Bruno on
April 28th and 29th, is the chief event in a shooting way in
the near future. Both Blue Koek targets and live birds will
be used, and the affair is exciting considerable interest.

The daily Alta of Monday last printed a statement about
some trap shooters and shooting done at Birds' Point on the
previous day, that was so malicious and scandalous as to
excite remark. The Messrs. Golcher and Major Kellogg were
mentioned as having been present in company with "shady
characters," and as having indulged in a "spree." The facts
are that the gentlemen mentioned, with other prominent
members of the Gun Club and Alameda County Club, were
at Birds' Point shooting blue rock targets until about 12:30
when they left for home. About 2:30 the miserable whiffet
who wrote the item in company with some one else, appeared,
and, stating that he was a "reportei" demanded the nanus of
those who had been shooting and the scores. They were
refused because of a wish expressed by the shooters, and in
retaliation the repoitorial cbeesa-puring, through the over-
sight of his editor, got into print the Ijiog item mentioned.
There was no "spree." no vulgarity, no disturbance, no im-
propriety, nothing but a quiet practice match between gen-
tlemen and friends. The Altais usually kept free from such
ptuff, and it owes its fair reputation an apology, beside bein^
in honor bound to make reparation to the gentlemen so un-
justly besmirched by is nasiy little reporter.

Lincoln Gun Club.

A red-letter day in the history of the Lincoln Clnb was last
Sunday spent in clay pigeon shooting at Alameda Point.
The warmth and pleasantness attracted a large proportion of
the members of the large club to the grounds, both classes
being well represented. In the first class Mr. Wenzel scored
highest, breaking twelve clays, bis closest competitors being
Messrs. C. H. Cate, J. Fanning and H. Venkerwith ten each,
all of the three being usually among those who score high.

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The shooting of the second class was notable for the clean
score of Mr. Karney, and for the fact that Messrs. Holmes
and Yenker got into double figures:

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Parks, Becond by "Bob."

Says the Record-Union of the 16th ult.:

Yesterday a large number of the lovers of field sports left
this city for Young Johnson's ranch, just on the edge of
Sutter County, north of this city, to have a coursing match.
When they arrived on the grounds it was mid-day, and the
sun shone with unusual warmth for this season of the year,
making it decidedly uncomfortable for the men, and close
and oppressive for "the doge. The hares were plentiful and
goori, stroDg runners. The doge were slipped in the following
order:

John O'Brien's Queen defeated R. O. Molan's Capitol Boy:
M. MeElaney'e Robert Emmet defeated Silas Chance's Lida
Graut; J. Gorman's Molly Pitcher defeated P. Nash's Lady
of Limerick; Silas Chance's Siwash Chief defeated S. Upson's
Lidy Scriver; C. Zsitler's Fox defeated L. Mahoney's Bell
Ringer; Ed. Sheehan's Black Jack ran a bye; L. Harrigan'a
Rambliug Boy defeated Haorahan's Fanny, L. Grogan's Lady
Cleveland defeated C. Zeitler's Cato; S. Upson's Charles
Scriver " defeated William Dolan'B Tramp; L. Mahoney's
Moonlight defeated E. E Orr's Lady Alpha; Edward Shee-
han's Lady S. defeated J. Douglass' Charles Mitchell; Thos.
0'Br >n's Dynamite defeated E. Erauw's Longfellow; E.
Hoot.d' Gimlet defeated W. O'Brien's Grover C; M. Mc-
Elan ;,-'s Rose defeated L. Mahoney'e Haverly.

Tin heat proved too much for the dogs. Capitol Boy laid
do^n and died immediately after his race, as did also Mollie

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San Diego Gun Club.

The San Diego Gun Club held its annual meeting on April
8th, and elected the following officers for 1888: President,
W. C. Hinman; vice-Presideut, B, Barnes; Secretary, A.
Beasley; Treasurer, George Bidwell; Directors, George Mer-
rit, Frank Ecker and "Will A. Hamilton; Field Captain, Frank
Eeker. W. C. Hiuman was appointed to select a new gold
medal for the seaeon, he having won the medal of 1887.

The regular medal shoots will be held on each alternate
Thursday, commencing on the 12th at 2 P. m., on the old
grounds. The Blue Rock target was adopted, to be thrown
from five traps, and each member to shoot at twenty-five
targets. The winner of the new medal is to be determined
by the member making the eight highest scores during the
te v.- in). Several new members were taken in. All persons f
desirous of joining the club are requested to be present at
the first medal shoot on Thursday afternoon. The initiation
fee has been placed at $3. The clnb will make it an object
to arrest all violators of the game laws, the coming season.

Belgium is the great home of pigeon fanciers, containing,
as it does, more than a thousand pigeon societies, which send
away from a hundred thousand to one hundred and fifty
thousand homing birds every summer to different parts of
Europe (mostly France and Spain), there to be let go and find
their way back again. Races have sometimes been flown
from Rome, nine hundred miles distant, but the Atkenaum
Bays that this long flight has proved too destructive to valu-
able birds, owing to the difficulty of passing the Alps.

Mrs. Ella Sterling Cummins, of San Francisco, appears in
Outing for April, her story beiDg about California quails.
Many interesting facts about the "pesky" birds are told in a
pleasant way. Outing is to be congratulated upon the addition
to its staff of a contributor so bright and graphic.
«.

Forester Gun Club.

The first meeting of the season was held at Agricultural
Park, Sacramento, on Saturday last, by the Forester Club.
Although the day was hot and calm, the birds were a fast lot
and the scores dropped proportionately. The members were
divided into teams, the captains being Messrs. Eekhardt and
Miller.

At 12 birds, ground traps, 20 yards rise, for club medal:
ECKHARDT TEAM.

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J.Gerber 1 1101100000 1— G

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W.B.Miller 1 100 1O101-O10— C

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MesBre. H. Gerber, G. W. "Watson and Todd tied on eleven,

and on the shoot-off Henry Gerber won the medal for the

month, the Eckhardt team also winning.

Los Angeles Rod and Gun Club.

The regular shooting meeting of the clnb was held on Sun*
day last at its grounds on Boyle Heights. Blue Rock targets
were used, and the scores averaged higher than those made
elsewhere at the same targets. Fish Commissioner J. Downey
Harvey was present, but did not shoot. The scores were:

At 20 single Blue Rocks, 18 yards rise.

Walker 0101011011110101110 1—13

Maxwell...." 1 101001111111011111 1—16

Holtoo 1 111110001111010010 0-12

Willard 1 010111110101110001 1— Ti

Jordan 00 01 00 I 11 0 1 1 0 0 01 0 1 0 0— 8

Unger 1010111011100100001 1—11

Schumacher 0000000000600000100 0— 1

At 5 pairs Blue Rocks, 15 yards rise.

Walker 11 CO

Maxwell 10 10

Holton 11 10

Willard 11 11

11 01 11—7
10 10 11— C

Jordan 10

Unger 10

Schumacher.. 00

01 00 01
10 11 11
00 00 01

10—4
11-8
10-2

11 10 10—7
10 00 11-

At 20 single Blue Rocks, 18 yards rise.

Walker 1101011011110111111 1—16

Maxwell n 01 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 J 1 1 I 0 I) 0 1 1 1—15

Holton 1 011111011001011110 1-14

Willard 111010110 0 101111100 0—12

Jordan 1 1 1 10 01 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 00 1 0 0-10

Unger 0 11 1 111 11 11 1101 1 llo 1—17

Schumacher 001 001 0 00 Ow — 2

At 5 pairs Blue Rocks, 15 yards rise,

Walker 11 11 00 11 11— 8 1 Willard 11 11 01 00 11—9

Maxwell 11 11 01 11 00- 8 Jordan 01 11 01 00 11- C

Holton 10 11 11 11 11— 9| Unger 21 11 11 11 11-10

ROD.

A notable death in angling circles is that of Mr. Harry
Prichard, of Brooklyn, N. Y., on March 25th. He was a
devoted fly-fisherman and a successful competitor in the
earlier casting tournaments at one time holding the champion-
ship for single-handed easting, won by a cast of 91 feet with
a 10 ft, 3 in. rod of eight ounces weight. He was a rod
maker and repairer by trade.

As is not uncommon, the high anticipations about ily-fish-
ing on the first of April and the days" since were not fully
realized. The heavy rain-storm late in March brought Bnch
floodB and so much diet and food that the fish have been bot-
tom-feeding until within a day or two. Hundreds went out
on the first, but in so far as we can learn not one fairly good
basket was brought back. The coast Btreams north of San
Francisco were almost unb'shable, except by casting from the
banks— always an unprofitable method. Those south of the
City were in a little better condition, but yet not fit for good
work. One party went out the success of which may gauge
the average luck. Its members were Messrs. John M. .
Adams, Ramon E. Wilson, Austin Tubbs, Will J. Golcher,
and Chas D. Lump. The three first named are acknowl-
edged experts, while the two latter are hard workers and
fast coming to be deft with the fly. The party went to Boulder
Creek station, and on the morning of the first divided into*
three squads, one fishing Boulder Ceeek, one deer Creek and.
one the San Lorenzo. All were perfectly equipped and!
tiBhed faithfully all day, but in the evening only a meagre1
showing of small trout could be made, Mr. Laing having the
best of the catch, which numbered only about a hundred for
the whole party. Another party headed by Daniel O'Cunnell
visited Glen Ellen and the Sonoma River, but did not get
parr enough to cover a pan. Those who Tvent to the Paper
Mill, by using bait got n few grilse of fair size and a lew
small fish. Messrs. Ed. Bosqui and Will Kittle fished the
Big Carson, aud basketod fifty or sixty smallish trout. As
a whole the opening day was the most unsuccessful for sev-
eral, years past. It is perhaps well that it was so, for the
reason that many of those who were disappointed will not go
out again nnd the stock of fish will thereby be preserved.

Lagunitas Lake was opened for fishing on Monday last,
and several parties hive made successful trips to that beauti-
ful place. We are not advised whether a limit is put upon
the takes, but if not there should be. A dozen and a half or
two dozens are quite enough for a day's sport there.

It has been a source of wonder that more anglers have not
visited the head of Kern River. It is not hard to reach, and
the fishing is perhaps as good as any to be had anywhere iu

1888

JP« gcejete swfl jfy«rt&*5att.

the State. Three distinct varieties of trout are to he had in
any desired quantities, and they take the fly in July and
August freely. Parties can go to Bakersfield and drive from
that town over good roads to the fishing ground, a distance
of fifty miles.

J. S. Taggart, captain of the .Fish Commissioners' boat, was
brutally assaulted at Benicia on Sunday last by five fisher-
men who called him ashore from his boat evidently for that
purpose. There was no motive for the assault except that
he sails the boat that to trying to stop illegal fishing. The
assault is of general interest, as indicating the spirit whioh
animates the thieving poachers who seem determined not to
obey the law. The Fish Commission shouli spare no effort
to bring the summary vengeance of the Jaw upon the assault-
ing scoundrels, all of whom are under arrest.

TURF AND TRACK.

Racing Dates for 1888.

CALIFORNIA.

Los Angeles, Spring. April 10 to 14
P. 0. B. H. A., S. tf.... April 21 to 28
Eureka Jockey Olub, En. July i to 7

Los Angeles Fair Aug. 6 to 11

lone Fair Aug. 7 to 10

Santa Eosa Fair Aug. 13 to 18

Petaluma Fair Aug. 20 to 25

Eldorado Fair Aug. 20 to 25

Chico Fair Aug. 20 to 26

Oakland Fair .... Aug. 27 to Sept. 1
Marysville Fair.. Aug. 27 to Sept. 1
Sacramento State Fair Sept 3 to 15

Stockton Fair Sept. 18 to 22

SanJoseFair Sept. 21 to 29

QuincyfDistriitNo.lljSept. 24 to 29
Salinas Fair Oct. 1 to 6

National Trotting Stallion Stake
Oct 20th.

NEVADA.
Reno State Fair Sept. 17 to 22.

NORTHWESTERN .

THE RIFLE

Detonating Powders in Rifles.

Conjecture about the fitness of Wood powder, Schultze,
"E. C." and other powders, the active principle of which is
Borne substance likely to detonate, has been general eince
they have been proved so pleasant to use in shot-guns, and
many experiments have been made to determine their exact
value. Those who have used them in shot cartridges must
have noticed an unevenness in strength, due either to the
quality of the powders or to the manner of loading, and a priori
it would seem that when such accuracy as is essential to riflo
shooting is desirable the powders could not be recommended.
But in bo far as experiments are recalled, the powders have
not injured either guns or those using them for several years.
A recent article by the noted English rifleman, Mr. William
V. Lowe, however, puts quite a different aspect upon the
matter, and if his resalts are confirmed by other careful
experimenters, it will hardly be considered either safe or
expedient to use in rifles powders of which the explosive
fraction is tri nitro-cellulose, a substance which forms the
ibase of allthe nitro powders. Mr. Lowe says in The Rifle:

Gun-cotton exerts the greatest disruptive force when it is
•exploded by the fulminates, and at the same time is very
much compressed. Now, Schultze powder may be substi-
tuted for gun-cotton in the above sentences, and they will
be just as true to fact. Now, we have tried two experiments
lately with Schultze powder, which were very convincing, if
mot satisfactory.

The rifles used were muzzle-loaders in both cases. First
•one, .28 calibre; twist under 7 inches, 28 inch barrel. Breech
was made with a chamber considerably larger than bore.
Several charges of black powder were fired without any
unusual effect. Schultze puwder was then tried, putting in
tsmall charges at first and increasing to the full charge. No
particular difference from black powder was noticed till a
.full charge of the Schultze was used. The small charges
•did not allow the bullet to come iu contact with powder.

When a full charge was used the bullet rested on the
■powder. Now, here i6 the difference, in one reBpect, from
black. Where a bullet put down on black powder may be
pushed down, say one-quarter inch after touching powder,
when "Schultze" is used the bullet may be put down after
touching powder, from one inch to an inch and a quarter,
using the same force as used on the black powder.

To return: the bullet was put down on powder, and, of
■course, compressed it somewhat. There was a short column
•of powder in barrel; then, below that, a chamber consider-
ably larger than bore.

The rifle, when fired, gave a much sharper report than
Tisual and recoiled much more.

In wiping the gun it had every appearance to show that
■the ballet had stripped in its passage through the barrel, and
perhaps melted, for no Bign was ever seen of the shot,
although fired at a target 30 yards distant, surrounded with
clear snow.

The breech for this gun was made on purpose to withstand
-very heavy charees, and it is fortunate it was so. The
breech of the barrel, for say four inches, was considerably
longer than before the shot was fired.

It is not hardly likely that any shell and acti&n on the
tmusket would have withstood the strain of this explosion.

The second case was a .35 calibre, made up in much the
same manner, only breech was not so heavy.

I was Bhooting the gun without cleaning, using half a
charge of Schultze and half a charge of Hazard FG. The
gun did not foul as much as would have been the case with
black powder alone. The Schultze was put into the barrel
first and gave so much trouble with "hang-tires, " that,
finally, the order was reversed. The charge of black powder
was put in first; on that the Schultze, and next the bullet.
Schultze does not ordinarily burn as rapidly as black pnwder.
We explain what happened in this way: the black powder
ignited and pushed the chaTge of Schultze and bullet ahead
slightly iu the barrel; then the Schultze exploded, being
heavily pressed in the rear by the powder gas, and held in
front by the bullet.

In loading the gun next shot something peculiar was
noticed about it, and, on going home, the gun was taken
apart and examined. #

A very Bhort distance from where the Schultze powder was
there was a place in the barrel about an inch long which was
expanded to much larger than the bore. This expansion .is
fully fifteen one-thousandths in the bore, and actually cali-
pers eight one-thousandths larger on the outBide oppositethe
expanded place than it does in the parts of the barrel just
adjoining. The place can be easily seen and felt on the out-
side and looking through the barrel looks as though a
piece of the barrel had dropped out. The piece of barrel was
cut off and is in my possession, where any one can see it
who desires. Both barrels, in the instances given above,
were of the very best cast tool-steel and thick, heavy barrels,
from three-eighths inch to one-half inch metal aiound the

°Our experience and judgment is this: Schultze powder
Bhould not be used in such a manner that it shall be violently
compressed in any way at instant of explosion. .

Its explosive force varies with the compression it is sub-
mitted to, from burning like touch-paper when ignited by a
match, when loose and not confined in any way, to a disrup-
tive force, second only to gnn-cottou or nitro-glycerme, when
violently compressed. The powder cannot be a success for
target use till these difficulties are gotten over, for the bullets
will play up and down upon the target according to the force
developed by the different charges. All experiments with
this powder should, therefore, be conducted with great
caution, paying grent deference to its peculiarities.

Salt Lake, Dtah June 2 to 7

Helena, Mont., Spring.. July i to 7

Deer Lodge, Mont July 18 to £2

Butte City, Mont Aug. 6 to 11

Helena, Mont., Fair.. Aug. 20 to 26
Missoulla, Mont., Aug. 2b to Sept. 1

BAS1:

New Orleans, La April 2 to 7

Memphis, Tenn *prilllto21

Washington, D. C. . Apr. 26 to May 5
Nashville, Tenn. .Apr. 28 to May 5

Lexington, Ky May 7 to 12

Baltimore, Md ... May 8 to 12

Louisville, £y May 14 to 24

Brooklyn. L. I May 15 to 30

Latonia, Ky May 26 to June 0

St. Louis, Mo May 26 to June 9

Spokane, W. T Sept. 4 to 8

Eugene City, Oregon. ..Sept. 4 to 7

Colfax, W. T Sept. Iu to 15

Hi lis boro, Oregon Sept 11 to 14

Salem, Or., State Fair.. Sept. 17 to 22
Walla Walla, W. T Oct. 1 to 6

EBN.

Jerome Park May 29 to Juno 12

Cedarhurst May JO

Kansas City, Mo June 12 to 21

Sbeepsbead Bay .June 14 to July 4

Chicago, 111 June 23 to July 1*

Monmouth Park. .July 4 to Aug. ^0

Chicago, 111 Sept 1 to 3

Jerome Park Oct. 2 to 1 9

Kansas City, Mo . Oct. 27 to Nov. 8

Interesting Statistics.

The Detroit Driving Club.

From the announcement, to be found on another page of
this issue, it will be seen that the management of the Detroit
Driving Club has arranged a most varied and liberal pro-
gramme for their summer meeting that commences on
Tuesday, July 4, and continues throughout the week. On
the first day there is a purse of $2,000 for tbe three-minute
class, a puree of like amount for the 2:22 horses, as also for
the pacers of the 2:25 class. On the second day there is a
purse of $2,000 for the2:35class; a purse of like value for 2:18
horses, and a purse of $2,000, open to all pacers, Johnston
barred. On the third day there is a purse of $2,000 for the
2:27 class, and $2,500 free for all trotters, with the condition
stipulated by the club that if five or more horses with
records (on day of race) of 2:17 or better shall enter and
start, the club will add $2,500 without requiring additional
entrance, thus making the purBe a Grand Prize of $5,000.
On the fourth day there are three events, all for purses
of $2,000, the hrst being for the 2:40 class, the Becond for the
2:24, and the third for the 2:20 class. On the final day thereis
a purse of $2,000 for the 2:30 class; a like amount for fcrottirjg
teams and a purse of $2,000 for the 2:18 pacers. The entries
close on May 1st, the conditions being 2^ per cent, with the
nomination, 2£ per cent, on June l6t, and the remainder on
the evening previous to the race. These terms are very
liberal, and show that the President of the club, Mr. Daniel
J. Campau, is determined through judgment and euterprize to
carry out his maxim which is "Score up for the Blue Ribbon
Meeting of the year."

The Mexican Burro.

The burro, or, as he is culled in the United States, the
ass, though a modest and small animal, occupies a very
important place in the industries of Mexico, as is generally
the case in all mountainous countries. He is indispensable
and can never be superceded by the horse, mule or locomo-
tive. Perhaps when aerial navigation is perfected his
dominions will be somewhat encroached upon, but even then
he will hold an imporiant place in the industries of Mexico.
Kind by nature, patient to a fault, economical in his diet, he
will eat his allotted rations of cactus at home, and enjoy with-
out complaint a modicum ot old rags, paper, etc., when he
comes to town. Burdened with loads larger than himself he
submits to the cruel whacks of his master's "baston" with-
out murmur.

He is faithful acd true. With unerring steps he bears
his rider along precipitous mountain ledges, and packs pon-
derous burdens of gold and silver ore from otherwise inacces-
sible mountain hights to the valleys below. Fruits and
agricultural products are brought by him from "quintas"
among ragged hills to the hungry of cities, and with equal
good grace he tugs with his heavy loads of firewood from
forests high up the mountain sides to warm the shivering
denizens of the city and hamlet. Large droves of the ass
are used to transport merchandise from city to village, and
from hacienda to town over roads too ragged for wagons.
With all his valuable qualities and great utility, he is worth
only $5 in the market. — Consular Report.

Origin of the St. Leger-

Doncaster, where the St. Leger is run, is the ancient
Danum of the Bomans. It is a borough town in the County
of York, with a population of Borne 15.00D inhabitants. Rac-
ing has been kept up there, as the records show, since 1600.
The great race known as the St. Leger, dear to every York-
shireinan's heart, has existed since 1776. and had its origin in
a sweepstakes for three-year-old colts and fillies, of twenty-
five guineas each, distance two miles. Two years after its
institution it was named after Colonel Anthony St. Leger, to
whom the turf generally was under obligations for services
rendered in its furtherance and promotion. The name was
adopted on the suggestion of the Marquis of KockiDgham,
who was largely instrumental in the establishment of this
particular three-year-old race, and which, indeed, he was the
first to win with Allabaculia against five others. The jockey
was Singleton, who, thirteen years later, landed the same
event on Pewett, though he only got home second, but was
awarded the fiat by the judge on the ground of a foul. In
1778 Sir T. Gascoigne won with Hollandaise, and it was at a
dinner after this event that it waB proposed to institute the
race as the St. Leger in honor to the gallant colonel who had
done so much for the turf. This compliment has thus
immortalized the beneficiary who, although distinguished in
his day as a soldier and politician, would, but for this cir-
cumstance, have now been forgotten.

[American Agriculturist.]

The age at which trotting sires and dams are likely to pro-
duce the high st rate of speed is a matter of some importance
to young breeders who are about selecting the animals to
form a nucleus of their establishments. A little reflection
upon the part of anyone convereant with physiology will
suggest th6 idea that the best results are likely to follow the
mating of mature animals of vigorous health when in tha
very prime of life. Most authors who have written upon
this Bubject advocate the use of young stallioDH with aged
mares, and vice versa, when aged animals are used for breed-
ing purposes. It is a well-known fact that many stallions
produce their best results when well advanced in ye;irs, and
for that reason some have been led to believe that an old
stallion is preferable to a young one. The success of an old
stallion, however, may be due in a great part to the fact that
the merits of stallions which possess such are better appre
ciated at that peiiod, and they theo attract a inich better
class of patronage.

Let two trotting stallions equal in merit and Bp°e<'-produc-
ing capacity have the same nnmber of patrons for any given
number of seasons, those of the one being select mares bred
from thechoicest speed-producing strains and from producing
dams, while those of the other are ordinary animals bred pro-
miscuously from all classes of infirm stallions and mares, and
the former must produce a much larger proportion ^l turf
performers than the latter. The aged stallion whieh has pro-
duced two or three turf performers will, after that, enjoy tbe
Fame relative advantage as the first-named stallion, which
gets the select patronage, and may produce a much larger
proportion of winners than when young, wheraas had he
enjoyed the same class of patronage when iu his prime he
would probably have got a still larger percentage of fast ones
than near the close of life.

Messenger, tbe greatest trottiog progenitor ever brought to
this country, was imported in 1783, when eight years old, and
used for stock purposes from the first, yet he produced
Mambrino, by far the greatest son, when trotting instincts
are considered, when twenty-six years old, and got his second
best Bishop's HambletoDian, when twenty-four years old.
Mambrino was seventeen years old when he got Almack and
Abdallah, and eighteen when he sired Mambrino Paymaster.
Abdallah was twenty-three years old when he produced
Hysdyk's Hambletonian, his only son of note as a trotting
sire, and Hambletonian's dam was then fourteen years of
age. Almack got Grinnell's Champion in his nineteenth
year, and Mambrino Paymaster was seventeen when mated
with the dam of Mambrino Chief. Rysdyk's Hambletonian
wbb but two years old when he got Alexander's Abdallah,
produced Volunteer in his four-year-old form, sired George
Wilkes when six years old, was twelve when he got CurtiB's
Hambletonian, fourteen when he begat Happy Medium, six-
teen when he produced Strathmore, and eighteen when mated
with Green Mountain Maid, from which resulted Electioneer.
[Concluded next week.]

Almost as good as a cock-and-bull story is the following
from down East: While a herd of cattle were being driven
through a piece of woodland in Maine, three bears were
encountered sitting in the roadway as if waiting for them.
Without a moment's hesitation the oxen in the herd charged
ahead and drove the bears before them until they were lost
in the forest. One ox pursued a bear for nearly a mile and
tossed the animal with his horns a number of times.

Percheron Horses.

More than eight thousand Percheron stallions and mare3
have been imported from France to the United States during
the last twenty years, most of them within the last half of
that period. Some of the largest importing and breeding
establishments of this country are devoted exclusively to
Percherons. At tbe same time there have been extensive
importations of other breeds of French draft horses. The
benefit from these acquisitions is seen in the large number
of Percheron and other French draft horses and their grades
employed in the large cities aud on farms throughout the
country. Breeders and owners of these horses have met
with embarrassment at agricultural fairs and other exhibi-
tions on account of differences regarding classification. All
French draft horses were treated as one breed by the man-
agers of fairs and exhibitions, though owners and breeders of
Percherons claimed they were a separate and nistinct breed.
At length, to settle the controversy, the Illinois Siate Board
of Agriculture appointed a special committee, of which its
President, Samuel Dysarr, was Chairman, to ascertain and
report the facts. The committee made a thorough inquiry
in France, and consulted the highest authorities on the sub-
ject. Questions were submitted to Eugene Tisserand,
Director-General of Agriculture of France; ViBCount de la
Motte Kouge, Inspector-General of Government Studs;
Charles Da Hays, editor of the government stud-books, and
others. The result fully established the claims of Percheron
breeders. M. Tisserand stated that there were in France
diatinct, clearly defined breeds of draft horses, recognized hb
such, the two mott important being the Boulonnais and the
Percheron. Of the latter he said: "This breed is one of the
most fiimly fixed and well established; it is as much so as
the Clydesdale or Suffolk Punch breeds. — American Agri-
culturist.

We have to record the death of Contractor, who was sent
to Australia some years since.

The Abuse of the Whip.

The whip is the parent of stubbornness. This in especially
true of high-spirited animals, remarks art exchange, while
kindness and gentleness will win obedience, and, at the same
time, attach the horse to his driver. It is the easiest thing
in the world to win the affection of any animal, and this i
especially true of a horse. An apple, a potato, or a lump 0
sugar, given from the hand now and then, will cause the
horse to prick up his ears at the sound of his owner's foot-
steps, not with fear and trembling, but with a whinnying
note of pleasure. And the confidence of the noble beast
thus gained will lead him to obey the slightest inlelligent
tone of the voice or indication of the bit. There is no such
thing as balkiness in the horse treated from the first with
uniform kindness. He rapidly shows a desire to obey, where-
as a few blows of the whip smartly applied, if he be a horse
worth having, will at onoe arouse in him a spirit of retalia-
tion and stubbornness that may cost the owner hours of
trouble, and perhaps endanger life and limb. There is no
doubt that horses are made gentle by kindness; thcueands of
examples go to prove it, while the reverse of this is equally
well established. The horse has faith in the master bo
loves, and his voice when heard in gentle tones will Eoothe
his fears when he has been frightened, or cause him to
struggle onward with a load which he would utteily refuse
to carry if whipped. No one knows tho true value of his
horse until he has won his regard by kind treatment. Th«
whip can never accomplish this, but will alwiiys have tho
opposite effect. A kind hand and gentle voice act like
magic. These facts especially apply to the breaking of
colts, something in which the Arab of tbe desert understands
better than we, and might give the best of us a lesson. An
Arab would as soon strike his wife or daughter as his horse,
and an Arab steed is a model of gentleness and docility, as
well as of speed and endurance —Melbourne Sportsman.

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STALLIONS-THOROUGHBRED.

Joe Hooker, H. B. Bagwill, Sacramento.
Mariner (imp.). Matt Storu, Pleasanton.
Three Clivers, Thos. G. JoDes, Santa Rosa.

STALLIONS— TROTTERS.

Abb itsford Ir.. B. D. Ledgett, 420 Pacific St., S. F.

Alcoua, Fred W. Loeber, St. Helena.

Anleeo, I. De Turk, Santa Rosa.

Aulevolo, Jos. Cairn Simpson, 2111 Adeline St., Oakland.

Uroivr Jug, Sargent Bros., Sargent's Station.

1 liarles Derby, Cook Stock Farm. Danville.

• resco. Cook Stock Farm, Danville.

Don Marviu, P. P. Lowell, Sacramento.

Director, Audy McDowll, Pleasanton.

Eallis, F. P. Lowell, Sacramento.

yi^aru, Wm. O'Neil. San Leandro.

Harold Cossack, N. N. Craig, 2508 H. St., Sacramento.

Illustrious, Geo. A. Stone, Williams.

Jester D., Wm. O'Neil. Sin Leandro.

John Sevenoaks, Sargent Bros., Sargent's Station.

Little Black Jug, Andy McDowell, Pleasanton

Hambriuo Wilkes. Charles Waterman, Walnut Creek.

Me nl". VTu,. Dwyer, San Jose.

Mt. Vernon, J. A. McCloud, Stockton.

KiclUMOiid, Andy McDowell, Pleasanton.

Sidney, G. Valensin, Pleasanton:

SteitlAVay, Cook Stock Farm, Danville.

Valensin, <*. Valeusin, Pleasanton.

Whipplelon, Fred W. Loeber, St. Helena.

Wootlp ill . B. C. Holly, Vallejo.

Young Santa t'laus, Kyron O'Grady, San Mateo.

An Unwilling Convert.

We append a letter from J. C. Sibley to Wallace's
Monthly, and that it created some surprise must be
acknowledged. Tbe wboie tenor is imploring. There is,
apparently, a dread of ridicule, an idea that introducing
tbe blood of tbe thoroughbred into an eastern trotting-
s'ud was a crime which necessitates apology, or rather a
s Ties of apologies; begging pardon for being led away
by the blandishments of Governor Stanford, smoothing
over the faiw 2"ts on tne ground that it was so very small,
and still further deprecating resentment by the avowal
th.tt if success resulted in securing trottiug speed from
the class of mares so highly valued, that it would still be
a failure. Furthermore, that Governor Stanford is the
only inau who can select thoroughbred mares of the
proper stamp, and that Electioneer is the only horse that
c.iu make the selection successful.

We will take these statements as the basis of reply,
though there are others which might be brought in,
commencing with the last. There have been so few
"strictly" thoroughbred mares bred to trotting stallions
that there is little room for comparison, and we have little
fear in making lhe statement that five hundred mares,
not strictly thoroughbred, have been bred to trotling
stallions to one without a flaw in the pedigree; that is to
stallions which have proved their capacity to get fust
trotters outside of Electioneer, Pilot Jr , and Mambrino
Chief. The only mares we can recall in the case of
Eys'yk's Hambletonian are the dams of Edward.

Everett and Rysdyk, and we doubt if Blue Bull or Daniel
Lambert had one. Now, Pilot Jr. got his fastest son
I John Morgan from a thoroughbred u.are, and the stallion
Tattler, which had the fastest five-year-old record up to
I his time, from another. Admitting that Electioneer
takes precedence iu this respect, what other stallion had
the same opportunity? An opponent of Captain W. J.
Minor, in a newspaper controversy, imagined he had
routed that staunch advocate of the horses he fancied by
enquiring, "Where are the Verifiers?" "A Young Turf-
man" had been lauding that capital race-horsa, claiming
him to be the equal of Boston, and as Bostons were rac-
ing and not a single Verifier had appeared, it was thought
to be a settlement of the controversy. When the reply
came it was a settler in fact. Verifier had been
"changed" before he was old enough to be a progenitor,
and the shot was a veritable boomerang. It is just as
evident that if a horse is not favored with thoroughbred
mares that he cannot rival Pilot Jr. and Electioneer in
the faculty of "smothering" the running instinct as that
the Verifiers could not cope with the Bostons.

From what we saw of Mr. Sibley the impression was
obtained that he was a goo 1 judge of form. He spent
some time at Palo Alto, a portion of which might have
been given to a study of the dams of the colts which
pleased him. Dame Winnie (perhaps Annette was dead),
Lizzie Whips, Mamie C, Miss Peyton and others were
there, "object lessons" to perfect bis judgment. Gov-
ernor Stanford is always ready to give his reasons for
preferring a, certain formation, and when advising the
purchase of thoroughbred mares to mate with St. Beli,
would have been equally ready to express his opinions
regarding their breeding and configuration.

Had Mr. Sibley informed him that he doubted his own
capacity to choose the right sort of mares, we are inclined
to think that he would have been told that it required
knowledge of form to make a choice of mares of trotting
blood, and from there being less chance to get astray
with the more highly bred, tbe risk would be lessened.
The "speed formation" is a family characteristic of
thoroughbreds, and hence there are fewer divergences
from the true form. It is true that the blood lines have
not been so clearly cut as iu the trot'ing tribes, when
fast trotting proclivities are sought. But enough has
been shown in that way to guide tbe search.

Lexington figures in the pedigree of Jiy-Eye-See, .Noon-
tide, Ansel, TJrbana Bill-, lhe slowest of which have a
record of 2:20£, and the sire of L -xington, Boston, adds
to the list Maud S. and Nutwood inside of 2:20, and quite
a number that are very close to that figure. With Trus-
tees, Bonnie Scotlands, Moinrchs and lots of others,
there is a chance to combine i he strains so as to intensify
the tendency. It is not a difficult nitt'er lo find mares
which have several of these strains, and iu California
with an addition of Belmont and Hercules which have
also been proved to possess "potency."

That there should be a lack of financial success,
although fast trotters are produced, we cannot possibly
understand. From what Mr. Sibley saw at P.ilo Alto
he must realize that for good looks the "half-and-half"
division will secure the premium. Also for size, sound-
ness, and other marketable qualities there is no falling
off, and having demonstrated that they were fully as
reliable on track and road, it would appear that speed
being forthcoming, a return in money might reasonably
be expected.

When the breeding of trotters is carried to such a
point that trotting is the fastest gait, there will be an
end to a high degree of speed. There is nearly as much
logic in the claim that walking might be carried to such
perfection that the most rapid progression could be made
at the the slowest natural gait. If trotters could be
produced which took to the trot as their fastest pace as
they do now to the gallop, it would not be very lono- until
the price would be so much decreased as to spoil the
business of breeding and rearing them. The trainer's
occupation gone, all required is a knowledge to condi-
tion those destined for races, road-horses would take
care of themselves. Driving no longer a fine art.
Hold on to the reins and play the whip; If you slacken
the effort, reduce the punishment, the animal slackens
into the slower gallop. "Handy breakers" outclassed,
the easiest method of losing a race if to strike out in a
run.

We sincerely hope that our good frieud will not be-
come discouraged with his venture before the foals are
dropped, and not too greatly disappointed if the progeny
of his few mares excell that of the many.

Bear in mind that the two fastest stallions yet bred at
Palo Alto are from strictly thoroughbred mares, and
even if the first generation does not bring in a uickle it
will be no small comfort to recall the fact that the only
two horses which have trotted in 2: 10 or better had a
grandam entitled to registry in the equine blue book.

To the Editor:— ■Your kind favor at hand and noted. I
think that two years ago no one entertained stronger preju-
dices against thoroughbred blood in a trotter than I did
But having spent several weeks at Pub Alto Farm in Cali-

fornia, last winter, I saw so many colts working out of thor-
oughbred mares by Electioneer that I could not but modify
my views. I realize the force of your argument that no
other horse but Electioneer has beeu able to do this. Gov-
ernor Stanford was anxious that I should try it on a limited
scale with St. Bel, he telling me that with the strong inheri-
tance of his horse, and with the study he had made of his
mental temperament and physical conformation, he believed
that certain physical types of the thoroughbred mares would
certainly produce trotters from this horse, and was extremely
desirous that I should try it. Iu consequence of this, I pur-
chased and own six or seven thoroughbred mares, but I am
by no means wealthy enough to think that I can afford to put
in a stable of thoroughbreds from which to breed trotters.
Even were they trotters I do not Ihiuk that it would prove a
financial success. But to breed four or five each year, even
if none of them was worth a nickle, would not seriously
cripple me. But for the foundation of a great breeding stud
I want unbroken lines of trolling ancestry. Nor do I flatter
myself that I possess, nor do I think it is given to man;
others, the faculty and judgment to select the type of thor-
oughbreds to breed to a trotter that Governor Stauford pos-
sesses. Nor do I think that one horse in ten thousand
possesses the ability to transform one instinct to an exact
opposite. Consequently almost nine of every ten of my ani-
mals are standard-bred through lhe bfst individuals that I
could obtain. I believe with yon that it is possible to lix a
type so strongly in a trotling fumilv that the progeny will
never know any other rapid gait. " I, of course, can realize
the fact that in fixing that type the running-blood in the pedi-
gree must necessarily ba very limited. In confirmation of
this, Governor Stanford tells me that Palo Alto Belle, that
can show a better than a 2:20 clip, has never to his knowledge
made a break in all her work, and that she knows but one
gait, and that the trot. I think you possibly overlooked i i
my colt, Sulwood, Lady Babcock, the dam of Soudan, three-
year-old record 2:30. and Electro, who has, I think, a three-
year-old record of 2:30i. Mr. Hickok, who has Electro,
informed me that he expected to drive him below 2:20. he
having shown him that he could do as well as that. Lady
Graves, the dam of Sulwood, was put to breeding as a thref-
year-old, hence has no record. I am under the impression
that Lady Graves will have oue in the 2:30 list this year
Mj modesty precludes my prophesying the name of this colt
Hoping that some time you can see your way clear to spend
a day or two with me, and assuring you thot I will make it as
profitable and pleasant for you as I can, I am very trnlv
Yours, J. C. Sibley. "

Fbanklin, Pa., March 2, 1838.

The Fire at Palo Alto.

Had the Palace Hotel been reduced to ashes without
the loss of life there would have been fewer regrets
expressed than we have heard over the burniug of tbe
horses at Palo Alto. There is something in the roasting
of live animais which awakens general sympathy far
more than property losses, and when in the holocaust
such world-renowned animals as Norlaine, Eexford and
Clifton Bell were included, the feeling is intensified,
the first-named especially. She had placed to the credit
of California a feat which is without parallel iu trotting
records, lowering the mat k by so wide a margin as to
give the "best" a greater significance. She was deenu d
capable of making a succession of brilliant achievenents,
and many a Californian who took pride iu the perform-
ances of our trotters, felt an interest in her, and confi-
dence that she would upl old the honor of the Occident
in the future. It is more than probable that these
anticipations would have been verified, and as it « as
generally known that she would not be sold, there a as
the alditional gratification that California would always
be her .home. While Eexford and Clifton Bell hod
inaDy warm admirers, the loss of the filly has been by
far the most deeply deplored. Although Eexford m.ide
a good showing in his three-year-old form, he had
improved so much in the last few months as to give
hopes of him being one of the brightest stars in the Palo
Alto galaxy. Clifton Bell obtained a record of 2:24 last
year when only four years old, and was a large, finely
formed horse; and the others reported lost were animals
of great promise, nearly all of them by Electioneer.
The money loss, though large, is comparatively of little
moment. We believe a pecuniary loss of a million of
dollars would be more lightly felt by Governor Stanford
than the burning of these animals, and it is a posiiive
certainty that he will not associate dollars with the
misfortune. We cannot believe that the fire was the
work of an incendiary. There is a limit to human
degradation, and we can scarcely imagine that a man
could be so utterly fiendish as to apply a torch where
the inevitable consequence must be such horrible tor-
ments, though the sufferers were brutes. Brutes! a
human beiug who had a glimmering of his menial
faculties left and committed that crime is unworthy of
the name of brute. He would be dignified with an
appellation other than that which would signify loath-
ing, contempt, hatred even to such an extent as would
almost justify a like punishment.

Among the first reports received in Oakland was one
which included Palo Alto and Maiden in the list of
deaths. At the time of writing our latest information is
that Palo Alto will recover, so that implies injury to
him, though Maiden is stated to be unscathed. This is
welcome news especially when corroborated, and with the
further intelligence that the injury to Palo Alto will
not preclude his trotting this year. He is one of our
greatest favorites, and had it been in our power to save
one, and only one of the endangered animals he would
have been the one selected.

1888

!pte pttedLet mul j^inftmi&i>

£ - _.

Had the fire occurred in the row of boxes on the north
side of the yard it might of been far more serious,
although from being designated like "Marvin's Row," it
may be that more of the cracks were in jeopardy.

Since the above was written we learn that Norlaine's
life may be saved. Although so terribly burned, and
with eyesight lost she will be valuable as a brood-mare,
and her progeny make some amends for the disappoint-
ment of her trotting career being ended. We also learn
that the grand pair of Electioneers from thoroughbred
mares, which Governor Stanford used for his private
team, were burned. They could trot in 2:30 to the pole,
and each of them had shown speed enough to trot well
inside of 2:30. While in the destruction of so many val-
uable animals Palo Alto has suffered so great a loss, it
is fortunate it is not worse. Still more valuable horses
were domiciled only a short distance from the fire and
had it originated in the row where Electioneer is kept
the loss would have been irreparable. Electricity and
Sunol were in adjoining boxes. The former the majesti-
cally formed son of Electioneer and Midnight, the latter
the two-year-old filly which is expected to reduce the
record of Wildnower. Her grandam is the dam of Alpha,
who defeated Joe Daniels in a memorable race at Sacra-
mento, and being a daughter of Lexington is further
proof that the blood of that great race-horse and sire of
race-horses is a good mixture in a trotting pedigree.

Shoes vs. Tips.

We have lately heard of a case which will serve to ;
illustrate the shoeing controversy.

One of the greatest, if not the greatest, of the crack j.
three-year-olds of 1S87 was so badly injurediu his feet i
that coronets were blistered, mud foot baths resorted to,
and then a stall prepared which would hold several
inches of water, in which he was placed several hours
each day. He wore shoes and trotted in them as a two
and ihree-year-old.

Had he worn tips and gone so far wrong, every "horse"
paper in the whole country would have presented the
case as a clincher against the use of tips. Why is it
not equally as logical to ascribe the trouble to shoes':'
When the statements have been verified, a full history
will be given.

A Guard Against B'ire.

The Races.

There is a grand prospect for the Spring Meeting.
Never in the histoiy of the Pacific turf has there been
so rosy an outlook. So many horses are now on the
ground that a bare list of their names would fill columns,
and, so far as we have heard, there could not be better
reports of capacity and condition. As it is well known
that we never indulge in predicting winners, it will not
be expected that a different course will be pursued in
this instance, and furthermore, that from all we can
learn those who aspire to play the role of prophets will
bu somewhat foolhardy. This we will venture to write,
that the racing will be hugely interesting all through,
and from first day to last a succession of exciting con-
tests. There are found races billed for the opening day,
every one of which is likely to prove capital. In the first,
a dash of one mile, there are seventeen entries, among
them some noted flyers, and as there are maiden allow-
ances the problem of selecting the winners, or even those
which have the best chance of winning, is made more
difficult of solution. The California Stakes for two-year-
olds and the Tidal Stakes for three-year-olds are the
"fixed events" to be decided on the first day of the meet-
ing, dash of three -quarters, and a gold cup for gentlemen
riders completing the bill for the day. The race in
which gentlemen will pilot the horses will be a di awing
card. The bout between Messrs. Taylor and Williams
1 ist year, which was so close as to result in a dead heat,
necessitating "running it off," was eagerly watched, and
now that others will join there will be an increase of
interest.

As the paper goes to press before the opening of the
pool sales the rates cannot be given, but as we learn that
the attendance of "big bettors" from a distance is larger
than usual, there are likely to be heavy investments.
Neither can we predict what the weather chances are
with any degree of certainty. At the time of writing,
Thursday, there are indications of showers. Not so well
defined, however, as to be at all trustworthy, and the
April showers may be deferred until after the close of
the meeting. Showers between this time and the hours
of starting would not be detrimental, provided the after-
noon be fine, and a good soaking Saturday night or Sun-
day would be beneficial all around: That the course will
bo kept in first-rate order, unless rain interferes, is
b yond question, and with a thorough wetting it will be
a very short time before it will be again in prime fix.

The facilities for reaching the course are so well known
that it is needless to occupy space with description,
further than to inform strangers that the Geary-Street
cable road, connecting with dummy at lone Mountain,
will convey passengers within a short distance of the
entrance gate, and the McAllister-Street cable cars on
the Market- Street line, run from the ferry landing to
within less than half a mile of the gate, a pleasant wait,
and those who are not partial to pedestrianism will find
carriages in waiting to convey them to the entrance.

Oakland Trotting Park.

The entries for the meeting to come off on the Oaklmd
Track close on the 25th inst., Wednesday next. The
meeting commences on May 2d, continuing four days,
there being a running and trotting race on each day.
The running is heats of five-eighths of a mile, three-
quarters of a mile dash, heats of half a mile, and a dash
of one and a half miles. Trotting classes are 2:40, 2:35,
:30 and 2:21

Petaluma Colt Stakes.

Though the advertisement of the Petaluma Colt Stakes
was changed last week in accordance with instructions,
an editorial notice of the change from State to all was
overlooked. This should have appeared at the time the
change was made, though as the stakes do not close until
May 1st, there is time enough to call the attention of
those who are interested.

As Mr. Z. E. Simmons, of Lexington, Kentucky, has
named his filly at Sacramento and San Jose, it is alto-
gether likely that he will also name her at Petaluma,
aad Mr. Sweeney, of Carson City, Nevada, put in his
Gibraltar. We can assure them of a hospitable recep-
tion, and as fair a field as anyone can desire, and further-
more as good a track as there is in any country.

Kate Allen.

"On the Road" has sent us a photo of his pacing mare,
Kate Allen, hitched to a Kimball 40-pounds speeding
cutter, the owner in the seat. It not only represents a
fine-looking turn-out all through, as it is one of the best
pictures we have ever seen, produced by the camera, of a
horse, notwithstanding the position gives the handsome
mare a larger head than it probably is. Pleased as wo
are to receive the picture, there is something of a shiver
when we look at the driver, wrapped in fur robes, fur
cap and fur gauntlets, and with a heavily caped over-
coat which would be well suited for a Siberian hunter.
Kate is a great mare, though as she is named in a race to
come off Fourth of July, no intimation of her speed will
be given.

E'ttor Breeder and Sportsman:— Whut a sudden start
all tnrfmen felt when this morning's papers conveyed the
news that the good servant, ba$ tyrannical master, tire, had
burned to death some of the very best horses and colts Palo
Alto had ever raised.

The workof an incendiary! What a base chnrl he must he!
Actuated by not one of the noble instincts, which distin-
guishes the horse who lives within the order of his being,
this man lives outside the order of bis God-given nature,
and through avarice, lust and passion breaks all laws and
prostitutes his better nature fur use of his lower and biser
Belf. Of course no incendiary set fire to Gov. Stanford's
property because he hated the animals, bnt because, cur that
he is, he wanted to vent his spite not face to face with those
he disliked, but to stab his unsuspecting employer in the back
and in the dark.

No one who has not seen horses in a fire knows the terrible
agony of the poor creatures, their wild infatuation for the
flames, their insane, bewildered idea not to escape, but to
return to the embrace of the cruel fire and a lurid death.
No more shall the stout Kexford wrest victory from defeat,
as he did under Marvin's able hands after a disastrous cam-
paign. No longer shall Maiden uphold the honor of old
May Queen (by Alexander's Norman). Clifton Bell will
rest here in California under the grass-grown slopes of the
great farm. And dear Norlaine, Norval's mighty daughter
and jewel ia the crown of the fair Elaine, shall huld Sudie
D. in check no more nor can she now ever wrest the two-
year-old sceptre from the great Wildflower. Poor filly, she
shall bloom again in wild flowers that shall cover her grave.
Memory shall preserve the name Norlaine for all time, should
a yearling ever beat 2:31£, when we think of how this great
filly died.

It is absolutely necessary that in a long line of stables or
box stalls, like at Palo Alto, there should be, say spaces
between every six stalls. The manure could be put in the
spaces, mixed with quick lime, and thoroughly wet every
night, to not only thoroughly decompose the mass, but to
prevent the spread of fire in the darkness, from one lot or
section of stables to another. Corrugated iron roofs are about
as cheap as wooden ones, last forever, can be moved agiiu
and again, and do not burn. Buildings should not be in line
in the direction of the prevailing winds. How would a pi. mi
of this kind frustrate tho workof an incendiary? Pul m
each corner of the back of each box-stall a hand grenade
placed on a bent piece of sheet iron, the back of the irou
against the back of the stall. Place back of each grenade a
gun powder cartridge, connect the two cartridges with the
back wall of the stall where an incendiary would operate i y
fuse. No sooner would a tire start than the quick fuse would
burn to the cartridge, explode the hand grenade, throw the
contents of the grenade into the burning stall. The report
would arouse the watchman and attendants, and the gas
from the exploded grenade would hold the flames in check
until help arrived.

This is but a suggestion, if feasible it might be put in
shape to do some good, and save the lives of those fleet ser-
vants which some of ns so much love. P. <J. Shafter.
San Francisco, April 18th.

Foals of 1888.

At Palo Alto. Property of Hon. Leland Stanford.
trotters.

April 12th, bay colt by Electioneer, dam Cecil by General
Benton.

April 13th, bay colt by Nephew, dam Be3s by General
Benton.

April loth, bay colt by Piedmont, dam Lodema by Elec-
tioneer.

April loth, bay colt by Electioneer, dam Frolic by Harry
Clay.

April 16th, bay colt by Piedmont, dam Wave by Elec-
tioneer.
At Vina. Property of Hon. Leland Stanford.

April 12th, bay filly by Alban, dam Bijou by Electioneer.

April 12tb, bay colt by \vhips, dam Soprano by General
Benton.

April 13th, bay filly by Whips, dam Cleopatra by Fred Low.

April 13th, bay colt by Whips, dam Pearl by George Lan-
caster.

April 16th, bay colt by Piedmont, dam Kamona by Ben-
ton i an.

April 16th, bay filly by Whips, dam Cassandre by Fred
Low.
At Woodburn Farm, Ky. Property of A. J. Alexander.

March 31st, bay colt by King Alfonso, dam Ethel by imp.
Leamington.

March 31st, chestnut colt by Powhattan, dam Cachuca by
King Alfonso.

March 31st, brown colt by Falsetto, dam Glene by imp.
Glenelg.

April 3d, bay filly by King Alfonso, dam Vulpine by Virgil,
she a sister to Santa Anita.

April 3d, chestnut tilly by King Alfonso, dam Idler by
imp. Leamington.

April 6th, bay colt by Falsetto, dam Addie C. by King
Alfonso.

April 10th, bay or brown colt by Falsetto, dam Sempra
Vive by Waverly.

April 11th, bay colt by King Alfonso, dam Elissa by
Enquirer.

April 11th, chestnut filly by King Alfonso, dam Lady Athol
by imp. Glen Athol.
At Rincon Valley, Sonoma Co. Property of Chas. Under kill.

April 10th. bay or brown filly by Three Cheers, dam
Kosetta by Wheatley. The name Acclaim is claimed for
this filly. Mare bred back to Three Cheers.
At Woodburn Farm, Property of Appleby & Johnson. New
York.

April 1st, chestnut colt by Falsetto, dam Mary Anderson,
dam of Wary.
At Woodburn Farm. Property of F. H. Lewin. New York.

April 5th, bay tilly by Powhattan, dam Desolation by
Destruction.

Luck is an important factor in the breeding of race-horses,
and as evidence of this an English paper cites the fact thai
Spinaway, winner of the One Thousand Guineas and Oaks
in 1875, produced Busybody, winner of the same race in
1884. Then at Lord Falmouth's great sale Spinaway sold for
$25,000, and since that time she has not produced anything
ihat can show even a respectable amount of speed.

Among the recent arivals from Australia was Mr. Aitken,
of Melbourne. This gentleman paid a visit to this office and
expressed his regret at not meeting Mr. Simpson, for whom
he brought a warm letter of introduction. Mr. Aitken is a
great admirer of our trotters, and intends, during his travels
through this country, to keep a look out for stallions of high
degree. Mr. Aitkin is delighted with San Francisco, and
regretted he could not accept the cordial invitation of the
Executive Officers of the Blood Horse Association to attend
the meeting commencing on Saturday, as on that day he
proceeds on his way to England and the Continent, and
thence will be nomeward bound by the way of the Suez
Canal.

Matt Storn left Pleasanton last week for New York, with
Grover Cleveland, and in the same ear was a consignment of
trotters from the Pleasanton stock farm that will be included
in the catalogue of the Second Kellogg Sale. Grover Cleve-
land, five years, is entered in the Brookdale with 105 pounds;
in the Brooklyn with the same weight; in the Suburban with
103, and Sheepshead Bay handicap with 103. Matt possesses
a good deal of confidence in his horse, which has been backed
here to win a tidy sum by his many admirers, but Matt, who
is very popular on our tracks, may regret leaving a solid
business at his training grounds with only one string to his
bow, when even that string is Grover Cleveland.

Applause has developed into a fine, Bpeedy three-year-old.
Mr. Fallon resolved to give him a trial last Thursday, and to
avoid the touts, he brought out the horse to the Bay District
track before daybreak. Applause, probably incensed at this
new departure in training, jumped the fence, throwing Gal-
lagher, his rider, with gTeat violence and, then started down
town on a gambol, bat was secured finally near Fourth and
Townsend Streets. Gallagher was only badly shaken up,
and the horse was returned uninjured after his hasty
escapade.

H. L. Samue's carried off the Southern California Derby
last week with Ed McGinnis, and now makeB a bold bid with
the same nag for the Pacific Derby at the Blood Horse Meet-
ing. Ed McGinnis is a tine colt by Grinstead, dam Jennie
G.t and he will probably make his first appearance to-day in

the Tidal Stakes.

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We regret to hear of the death of the imported horse
Partisan, owned by Mr. L. TJ. Sbippee, of Stockton. Partisan
wb8 a fine specimen of thoroughbred stock, and has carried
off mauy premiums at the State and County fairs against all
competitors.

Hon. J. T. Gregg, Secretary of the Oregon State Board of
Agriculture, states that in the two-year-old Breeder's Stakes
there are seventeen nominations; and four nominations in
the two-year-old Breeders' Stake for runners.

Messrs. Killip & Co. announce for Thursday, May 3d, a
sale at auction of twenty head of imported thoroughbred
Holstt-in cattle, and thirty head of choice Durham dairy
cows, and ten head of graded Jersey cows.

Alf Estill has been trained to go across country with the
Toronto hounds, and his performance iu the spring steeple-
chases will be watched with interest. He is now owned bv
Mr. J. Cattoo, of New York.

It is proposed to lay out a mile track at Woodland and to
hold a connty fair there. A number of influential
enterprising breeders are taking un interest in 1 1
ought to make it a success.

:<u

gut ^xtmtt atm gpansmm.

April 21

The late Milton H. Sanford was once in the judges' stand
at Saratoga, and a rain storm had arisen wetting the track
pretty smartly. Mr. Sanford had occasion to cross the track,
so he called to an attendant to go to his stable and send his
rubbers over. In a few minutes back came the messenger all
out of breath and blurted out: "Here they are, Mr. San-
ford." "Where?" ejaculated the now impatient turfman.
"Down there," said the now thoroughly confused attendant,
and looking over the rail Mr. Sanford saw every one of his
rubbers (stable boys) standing in a line with their hats off,
and an expectant look on their honest faces. "Go back to
the stable, you blockheads," shouted their employer, joining
in the roar of laughter that went up from his friends, and
turning to the now frightened attendant he spoke, "Kubbers —
overshoes — gums! L>o yon understand?" But the man was
gone before he had finished and in a trice the articles were
forthcomiug. — JV. Y. Sportsman.

An article in a late issue of the Halifax Chronicle speaks in
exceedingly complimentary terms of the character of the
recent importation of Clydesdale and Cleveland Bay horses
recently imported by the Door Prairie Live-Stuck Association
of Indiana.

The Standard Stallion

WHIPPLETON.

Registered Wallace's Trotting Register. Vol. IV, No. 1 883.
Standard under Rules 4 and 6.
Tlio most snccessiol Stock Horse in California for the
opportunities.

Sire of Lily Stanley. 2:20^; Hoinestake (pacer), 2:16}<; Flora B„
*2:33>g; Rachel, 2:38; all from mares of unknown breeding. There are
a number of others, both pacers and trotters, of Lis get that will make a
ow mark this season, barring accidents.

Description.

WHIPPLETON is a beautiful black, tan muzzle and flanks, and ex-
ceptionally strong made all over. He stands \i hands high and weighs 1400
pounds. He is beyond doubt the most uniform breeder on the Coast for
eize, color, and finish. Most of his colts are 16 hands or over, and all bay,
brown, or black in color; he never has sired a sorrel or white face colt;
if he does I airree to refund seivice money. He lias no equal as a car-
riage-horse producer. A number of his teams have been sold 1 itely for
large prices.

Pedigree.

WHIPPLETON, sired by Hambletonian Jr. (sire of Hancock,2:29)
by Whipple's Hambletonian; dam Lady Livingston (dam of Lady
Blanchard, 2;2*>>^; and Bloomfield Maid, trial 2:22) by General Taylor
(sire of dam of Wells- Fargo, 2: 18i¥; Neren, 2:2^; Bickford, 2:29^; Lady
Blanchard, 2:26!./) son of the Morse Horse.

Whippleton will make the season of 1S:3 at Fashion Stables, Peta-
lumn. Mares left at City Front Stables, J. W. Morsehead proprietor,
Sau Francisco, wli] be promptly shipped and cared for.

Terms $50 for tlie season, with the usual return privileges.
Good pasture 83.(0 per month.

For extended pedigree and further information send for circular to
FRED W. LOKKEK, Owner, St. Helena,
lOmr Or H. FREIXESEN, Agent, Petaluma

Pacific Coast
BLOOD HORSE

Association

Spring: Meeting 1888.

April 21st, 24th, 26th "and 28th.

PROGRAMME,

FIRST DAT.

1.— INTRODUCTION PURSE 8400, of which $50 to the second, $25
to the third: for three-year-olds and upwards; maidens, if three years
old, allowed 7 poundB, if four yearB old or upwards allowed 12 pounds.
Ose Mile.

2.— CALIFORNIA STAKES, for two-year-olds. Half a Mile
Closed Aug. 15, 1887.

3.— PURSE $350, of which 250 to second, for three-year-olds and
upwards. Maidens, if three-year-oldB allowed 5 pounds; if four years
old allowed 10 pounds; if hve years old or upwards allowed 15 pounds.
ThbeeQuabters of a Milk.

4.— THE TIDAL STAKES for three-year-olds. One Mile and a
Quarter. Closed Aug. 15, 1886.

SECOND WAV.

6.— PURSE $400. of which $50 to the second, $25 to the third; for
three-year-olds and upwards. Maidens, if three years old, allowed 5
pounds; of four years old allowed 10 pounds; if five years old or upwards
allowed 15 pounds. Mile Heats,

6.— SELLING PURSE $350, of which $50 to the second; for three-
year-olds and upwards. Horses entered to be sold for $1,500 to carry
rule weights; 2 poundB allowed for each $103 less down to $1,000; then
1 pound for each Jioo less down to $300. Selling price to be stated
through the entry box at 6 p. m. the day before the race. Seven-Eighths
of a Mile.

7.— THE VERNAL STAKES, for two-year-olds, $10 each, pp, with
$300 added, second to receive $30. Winner of the California Stake on the
first day to carry 3 pounds extra ; horses starting in that race and not
placed allowed 3 pounds. Five-Eighths op a Mile.

8.— THE PACIFIC DERBY, for three-year-olds. One Mile and a
Half. Closed Aug, 15,1886.

THIRD DAY.

9.— SELLING PURSE $350, of which $50 to the Becond; for all ages.
Conditions as in No. 6, One Mile.

10.— THE GANO STAKES, for two-year- olds. Three- Quarters
of a Mile. Closed Aug. 15, 1887.

ll.— PURSE $350, of which $50 to Becond; for all ages; winners of
any race at this meeting, when carrying weight for age or more, to
carry 5 pounds extra. Three-Quarter Mile Heats.

12.— PURSE $500, of which $50 to second; for all ages; winner of the
Tidal Stakes at the meeting to carry 5 pounds extra; of the Pacific
Derby 7 pounds extra; of both 10 pounds extra. One Mile and Three.
Eighths.

FOURTH DAY.

13.— PURSE $100, of which $50 to the Becond, $25 to the third; for
three-year-old fillies. Winner of any three-year-old race at this meeting
to carry 6 pounds extra; of two, 8 pounds extra. One Mile and a
Sixteenth.

14.— PURSE 9403, of which $50 to the second, $25 to third; a handi-
cap for two-year-oldB. Declaration $5, to go to the racing fund.
Weights announced the day before the race at 10 o'clock a. m. Declar-
ations due at 6 p. m. the same day. Seven-eighths op a Mile.

15.— PURSE $350, of which $50 to second. Owners' handicap for
horses that have started and not won at this meeting. Entries close
with the Secretary, or through the entry box at the track at 6 p. m. the
day before the race. Weights to be carried must be given with the entry.
Winners of Nos. 14 and 15, if entered in this race, may be withdrawn
without penalty. One Mile and an Eighth.

18. — PURSE $750, for all ages ; entrance,$25 each from Btarters. Start
ng money divided 70 per etnt to the second, and 30 per cent, to the third
horse Declarations $15, to goto the racing fund. Three-year-olds to
carry 90 pounds; four-year-olds loS pounds; five-year-Olds, and upwards
Hi t n tui." , Sex allowances. One Mile and Three-quarters;.
atries close Thursday, March 16,1888.

D. MeCElIKE, President.
E.«\ CULVER, Secretary, 313 Bush Street, San Francisco. 26fe

According to the Breeders1 Gazette Sudie D., the yearling
filly that had the best record for a trotter of her age until
Norlaine went a mile in 2:3U, will be taken to California nest
fall with the intention of getting a race with Norlaine should
Serjator Stanford desire to teBt the merits of his filly in that
manner. It is well known that he will not match bis colts,
but has no objections to entering them in stakes, so that if
some California track will give a suitable purse theie is little
doubt that a race could be arranged. Among horsemen the
impression is that Norlaine is distinctly the superior of Sadie
D., and a race between them would be regarded as an almost
certain victory for the daughter of Electioneer. The fact that
her dam, Elaine, had a record of 2:20 and at three years of
age beat all the records for trotters of her age by doing a mile
in 2:29, is a strong point with practical oieo, for. they believe
that this kind will train on and trot on.

Pleasanton Stock Farm Co

DIRECTOR.

Will stand for a limited number of mares at Pleasanton,
Alameda Co., Cal. Season commencing Feb. 15th, and clos-
ing July 1st, 1S88.

DIRECTOR was sired hy Dictator (full brother to Dexter) also Bire
of J. I. C, Phallus, and many other fast trotterB. Dictator stands at
the head of all stallions as getting extreme speed and great racing quali-
ties in his colts, as the average record of J. I. 0., PhallaB and Director
is 2:13X1 being nearly two seconds faster than the hest three of any
other stallion's get, which means beating them at least 80 feet in a
mile, aud as extreme speed combined with staying qualities are the
only real valuable qualifications at this time in trotting horses, it will
certainly be of advantage to the breeders of California to get some
Director colts.

The dam of Director was Dolly, who produced, besides Director.
Onward, record 2 :25, can beat 2:20; andThorndale, 2:22— so Director's rel-
atives on both sides were great producers, and without doubt Director
will be, and we invite breeders to come and Bee his colts trot, although
his oldest colts are not yet three years old; we can show quarters in 35
seconds. Director's present record is 2:17, made in a race with a large
field of horses, when he was obliged to trot on the extreme outside of
the track, and we believe he can trot in 2:12 and expect to give him that
record. In 1883 Director won over $18,000 in purseB, more than any
other trotting stallion ever won before or siuce, defeating not once, but
every time thev met Phallas, Maxy Cobb, Santa Claus, Black Cloud,
Clemmie G., WUbou, Fanny Witherspoon, and all other fast ones.
His record shows that he has started in 26 races; has won 18 of them,
the total amount of his winnings in stakes and purseB being $25,070, or
a little over $1,000 for every time he started iua race.

HiG services this year will be $li.O for the season, believing the
developmentof his colts will be so satisfactory this season that breeders
will gladly pav SHOO next year.

We think the service fee for this stallion within the reach of all
wanting to breed good stock, and much less than the fee for any
Btallion ever offered for public service, taking speed, enduiance,
breeding and racing qualities into consideration. We have abundance
of feed, and there will be no charges for pasture unless inares remain
more than a reasonable lime — to insure them being in foal. MareB
not proving in foal can be returned next season free of charge,
providing mares do not change ownership, and stallion is alive. In
case the stallion should be sold the parties breeding can breed to
some other good horee, or they will have their money refunded. All
service fees due at time of Bervice, ana must be paid in cash or a good
approved nc^e given payable August I.18SS.

AMU McOOWEIX, Agent.
life Pleasanton.

SONOMA COUNTY

STOCK BREEDERS'

Association.

The Past-Trotting Stallion,

ANTBBO.

Record 3:16 1-4.

Standard, >'o. 3868.

D

ARK BAY HORSE, NEAR HIND FOOT WHITE; FOALED

May 6,1879; bred by Joseph Cairn Simpson. Oakland, California

II V ELECTIONEER.

First dam, Columbine, by A. W. Richmond.

Second dam, Columbia, by imp. Bonnie Scotland

Third dain, Young Fashion, by imp. Monarch.

Fourth dam. Fashion, by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam, Bonnets o" Blue, by Sir CharleB.

Sixth dam, Reality , by Sir Archy .

Seventh dam, by imp. Medley.

Eighth dam, by imp. Centineh

Ninth (1 mi, by Mark Anthony.

Tenth dam, by imp. Janus

Eleventh dam, by imp. Monkey.

Twelfth dam, by imp. Silvereye.

Thirteenth dam, by Spanker. See Bruce's American Stnd Book.
Vol. 1, p. 307, and Vol. 3, p. 79.

Will make the coming season, from February lBt to June 1, I3t5. at
Santa Rosa.

TERMS.

8150 for the season. Mares not proving with foal may be retnrnel
next season, free of charge, provided Anteeo remains the property oi
this Association.

Anteeo ranks as one of the greatest trotting stallions of the Unit' d
8tatea, well worthy of the family to which he belongs. His breedings
of the choicest, and in point of form he is as nearly the model ot a
trotter as any horse living. He has earned arecord of 2:16>i dur n<z
the year 1585, being the fastest time ever made by any horse bred en
thiB CoaBt For further particulars address,
fe4 I- »E TURK, Santa Rosa, Cal.

The Standard-Bred Stallion

BROWN JUG.

Description,

BROWN JTJG is a rich brown horse, nine yearB old, 155f handB high,

weighs 1,100 pounds. In form, action, and disposition he is not excelled

by any Btallion now in public service. In his six-year-old form he waa

handled for a short time by John A. Goldsmith, and showed trials in 2:22.

Pedigree.

Sired by Nutwood. First dam Young Molly by Budd Doble. Second
dam Molly Trussell by Gen. Taylor. Third dam the LlvingBton Mare
by the Morse Horse.

The Nutwood Stallion

JOHN SBVBNOAKS,

Description.

JOHN SEVENOAKS is a coal black horse, seven years old and
stands 16.1 handB high. Of superb form, bone and substance, aud fine
action and style.

Pedieree.

Sired by Nutwood, dam San Juan Belle (record 2:31 !<,' In fourth heat),
by Robert's St. Clair; second d:im by David Hill, son of Vermont Black
Hawk; third dam a fine mare brought across the plains and believed to
be thoroughbred.

Location.

TheBe stallions will make the season of 1888, commencing March 1st
and ending July let, at Sargent's Station, Santa Clara Co,

Terms.
For either horse $50 the season. Mares not proving with foal cm be
returned next season free of charge, provided the horse standB in Gon
zaleB or vicinity. Pasturage J2.RU per month. All care taken, but no
responsibilities assumed for accidents or escapes,
for further information applv to

SARGENT EROS.,
Or NERK1TT LOVE, '
lOmr Sargent's Station, Cal.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION,

THREE CHEERS.

WIL,Lu^tAKC 1THE SEAS0K 0F im AT SANTA ROSA, SONOMA

■redisree.

Sired by imported Hurrah, first dam Toung Fashion by imported
Mon.irch; second dam Fashion by imported Trustee; third dam Bon-
nets o Blue by sir Charles: fourth dam Reality by Sir Archv; fifth dura
by imported Medley; sixth dam by imported Centinei, etc (Sec Brume's
American Stud Book, Vol, I, page 432.)

„,.JH.lirrilllby New minster (winner St. Leger 1851). dam Jovial by Bav
Mirtdleton (winner Derby 183G). ' J

Ncwminstor by Tuucbstoue (winner St. Leger 1831), dam Beeswing
(winner of . traces out of S4 starts) by Dr. Syntax (winner Don^aster
Cup 183<, 40,41, 42, tiie only horse that ever accomplished that feat)

THREE CHEERS is bred in the speediest and stoutest lines His
dam, Young Fashion, was the dam of Surprise, Scotland film only horse
that ever beat Asteroid a heat), Llverpool,Colunibia and Bonnie Kate the
dam of Little Buttercup and the riving Bonnie Lizzie. His grandara Fash-
ion, was the greatest race mare of her era, defeating Boslon in that his-
torical match at 4-mlle heats that is recorded as one of the greatest
events in the annals of the turf. He is thoroughly wound in wind and
limb, his family on both sides being noted lor their exemption from
curbs, spavins, roaring, or any other hereditary unsoundness Horse-
men, who can appreciate the highest type of the thoroughbred, are spec-
ially invited to inspect Three Cheers.

Terms.

FORTY dollars for the season. Mares not proving with foal
can be returned the next season free of charge. Good pasturage at |3
per month. Mares cared for in any manner owners may desire and
fed on hiy and grain, either or both, at reasonable rates. None but
competent grooms employed, hut no responsibility assumed for acci-
dents or (scapes.

N. B.— Mares sent from a distance in care of J. W. Morshead, City
Front Stibles, Ban Francisco, will be iorwarded without delay.

For further particulars address
18fe THOS. G. JONES. Santa Rosa, Cal,

The Pure-Bred Trotting Stallion

ILLUSTRIOUS,

Standard, No. 4178.

Description.

Dark bay with black points; bred by Gen. W.T. Withers: foaled
May 3j,lSt5.

Pedigree.

By Happy Medium, sire of Maxey Cobb, 2-AZH; Norman Medium,
2:20, and 39 with records below 2:30, a greater number than stands to the
credit of any living horse.

1st dam Ahdalletta by S.raders' CassiuB M. Clay Jr., Bire of Harry
Clay, 2;23&; Durango, 2:233f; and slie of the dams of Minnehaha
Happy Thoiifiht, 2:22!;; MamNrino Bov, 2:2<j,^: J. B. Kichardsou, 2:26W:
Lottie K..2:2B:1i"; Bertha. 2:27^', andothers.

2d dam Laura Crockett by Almont, sire of Westmont, 2-J33f; Pur-
itan, 2:16; Fanny Witlierspoon, 2:16V; Piedmont, 2:174'; Aldine, 2:19k
Early Rose, 2:20 ;.,', and 31 with records below 2:30.

3d dam Sally Tee by Alexander's Abdullah.

4th dam Kate Crockett, the dam of Lulu,2;HX. hy imp. Hooton.

6th dam Mary Blaine by Texas.

6th dam Fanny Ellsler by Sir William.

7th dam by Whipster, son of Cook's Whip.

Individually ILLUSTRIOUS is a colt of extra fine finish, with legB
and feet of the very best, and kind disposition- He is barely broken to
harness, but shows good trotting action, and, barring accidents, he will
certainly make his mark as a trotter. He is pronounced by his breeder
to be the best bred son of Happy Medium living.
Terms.

He will be permitted to serve a few approved mares at $50
Beason, privilege of returning if the mare does not prove to be with foal.
Good pasturage at 33 per month.

18fe GEft. A. STONE. Williams, Cal.

SOUTHER FARM, 1888.

One and a naif miles nortli-east of San Leandro,
Alameda Co., Cal.

The following stallions will make the season of 1888 at the above
farm.

FIGARO, standard bred bay Btallion, black points, little white on
near hind heel; 16!i hands, weight about 1250 lbs. By Whipple's
Hambletonian, dam Emblem (full sister to Voltaire 2:20>i) by Tattler
second dam Young Portia by Mambrino Chief.

O r^Siln* HambIe- 5Gu*Mmer861 {fCpb&ka§d!Siah.

K I Sire of 14iu5:30E£a Martha Wa.blngton{f^yWashlngon.

6 I (Tattler300 \ £",?'£■ 12'

S ***** Uu„s Portia j |™„ CM „

"With eight dayB' training Figaro trotteda third heat in a training race
in2:34. He afterwards trotted in 2:32. Ashe will be trotted this fall
but twelve mares besiaes those of his owner will be received.

TERMS— 325 with privilege of return if mare does not prove with
foal.

Season will positively close on June 1st, on which date the horse will
go into the hands of a trainer.

JESTER D., 5696, chestnut stallion, little white in face, near hind
heel and ankle white; weight about 1,200 pounds; by Almont. dam Hor.
tense hy Messenger Duroc: second dam Nellie McDonald, ruming
bred, by CoIobsub.
e { ( Alexander's Abdallah^ Hambletonian 10.

S Almont i lhaty£?Th?8\ _.

- Sireof33in2:301ist;^om>ltr fMambruiodniaf I!.

Q I l.dam by j By Pilot Jr., sire oi the

rfs J dams of Maud S. and

31 I. Jay-Eye-See.

M ^Messenger Duroc

5 HnrtflnRP | Sire oi Elaine, 2:20, the dam of Norlaine 2:31K

m \*ioriensB ^ aBa yeariirjgp

Hj I Nellie McDonald, running bred, by Colossus

I, son of imp. Sovereign.
Jester D. has never been regulaily trained, but trotted a mile in
2:37 with very little preparation.

He has taken a number of premiums in the show ring in Missouri
and Iowa, and is a fine specimen of the carriage and general purpose
horse. Hehas Beveralvery promising colts in Missouri Good accomo
dations for mares at $5 per month. No responsibility for accidents or
escapes.

Terms.
K5 ihe Season, with privilege of return if mare fails to prove with
foal. Address. M'HI. O'KEIE, A^ent.

18fe Box «49, San Eeandro, Cal.

THE MAMBRINO TROTTING STALLION

ABBOTSFORD JR.,

WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1888 AT THE KENTnOITV
Stables, 420 Pacific Street, San Francisco. *w^«.i

ABBOTSFORD JR. is a rich rosewood bay, foaled May 15 1880 If V
hands high, and weighs 1075 lbs. He is a very highly formed horse good
bone and great muscular development, and eesemiiles ma sire in
every particdlab. This horse, with thirty days track work trotted
his mile in 2:30, proving that hehas the speed as well as the beauty of
bis sire.

Pedigree.

ABBOTSFORD JR. was Bired by Abbotsford.dam bay mare Gillis
Piejby Blue Bull. Abbotsford by Woodford Mambrino, his dam Columbia
by Young Columbus; Woodford Mambrino by Mambrino Chief his dam
Woodbine by Woodford, a thoroughbred son of Kosciuseo. Woodford
Mambrino is recognized as the best sou of Mambrino Chief. His own
record is 2:19Wj that of his son Abbotsford, the sire of Abbotsford Jr
2:19!<,andhehas also a large number in the 2:30 list. He is also the sire
of Princeps.the sire of Trinket, record of 2:14. Abbotsford for tho
short time he has been in the stud, haB proven himself a sire worth v ot
merit, his daughter Jasmine having won the Embryo Stakes of 1881 and
everyone who has been put in training has Bhown good speed Coi.de
the only one of Abbotsford's get that was ever systematically trained"
made a record last season of 2:20 and 2:IS^ to pole. That this is not
the limit of his speed is well known to all horsemen.

The dam of Abbotsford Jr. was a beautiful bay mare. 1BW hands hicli
sired by Blue Knll.dama Lexingtno inare, raiBed bv E;:r:i Ohamslon'
of White Hall, New York, thus showing that in Abbotsford Jr are
combined moat of the purest aud fashionable strains of blood in Amer-

Terms, $25 for the season. Mares not proving In foal mav be
returned the following season free of charge if the horse is rtill in iuv
possession. *

llfeia K. ». M-:i>U£TT.

1888

%hz prod** una ^ssxtstmm

Valensin Stock Farm
STALLIONS.

SIDNEY.

Sidney, seven years, by Santa Clans, 2:17}*, dam Sweetness 2:2iK by
Volunteer, I« a ricli bay 1*5. 2J< hands high, tracing to 2:20 or better prob-
ably cftener thau uuv stallion on the Pacific Coast, a.. dot faster progen-
itors than any horse offered for public patronage or otherwise. As an indi-
vidual SitlueV showed wonderful speed and would have classed among
the fastest trotters in the world but fur an accident which interrupted
his training. That blood will tell, that great speed comes from ances-
tors of great speed on both Bides he has aemtmetrated by his merit and
by tliat of his colts. Although imperfectly trained none of those he got
when a three -Year- old, if handled at ?11, have covered a mile slower
thau2:40as two-year-olds; several much faster and out of differently
bred mares. I insist on this fact because it shows that he is a uniEorm
prodncer. .

A. C. Dletz'scolt, dam by Dashawav, showed a mile in 2:10, half in
1:18. John Kowen's colt, dam bv Echo, one mile in 2:3y, half in 1:18,
quarter :35>$. Dennis Gannon's dam by Whipple's Hambletonian one
quarter in :33, hardly broken, turned out ever since.

Memo, dam bv Buccaneer, lapped Grandee in 2:S2,2:31>i,

Sister V., dam by Nelson, trained three montbs, 2:32 fourth heat, one-
qusrter in :36.

Uoldleaf.dara by Flaxtail, nolle 2:24. half in 1:07.

Adonis, dam by Capt. Webster, mile in 2:27, half in 1:11. Theseaieall
two-year-olds. George V.. dam by Buccaneer, who is winner of all the
yearling stakes of 1SS7, record of 2.57y., trial 2:45.

These, to my "nowledge, are all the colts by Sidney which have been
worked, and I have neitaer beard nor read of any other stallion who, as
a three-year-old, produced as much aveiage speed or of so high a rate.
For further proof of the merit of his colts I will state that one yearling
brought?I.5CM: one weanling $1,200, one two-year-old 32,000, at private
sale, while Cupid, imperfectly broken, brought jl,U0 at public auction
before a small attendance.

Terms $100 cash for the season commencing Feb. 1st to end July 1st
13S8, due at time of service.

VALENSIN.

Valensin, flvfe j^ -°. by Crown Point,2:2l, dam Nettie Lambert by
John Nelson; second dam by Fisherman; third dam by Kentucky Gray
Eagle, throughbred, etc. etc. ; is a rich chestnut horse, 16:3 high, of great
substance and quality. He has a record of 2:23, made the fourth heat
as a three- year-old. As a four-year-old he showed an easy trial in 2:23,
2:22,2:21 TOCART.but a slight lameness during the circuit kept him from
starting in races. This trial to cart goes to prove that he certainly
would have beat 2:20 as a four-year-old.

Terms ?100 cash for the season, commencing February 1st to end
June lath, 1888.

Good pasturage at 33 per month; best of care but no responsibility
taken for accidents or escapes.

Mares not proving in foal may be returned respectively, tree of
charge, next Beason, providing I still own the horses.

For further particulars or inquiries address

G. VAKEXSIS, Prop.

31de Pleasanton, Alameda Co., Cal.

HAROLD COSSACK,

Standard No. 4403.

Combines four crosses to RyBdyk's Hambletonian, three to Mam-
brinu Chief, and twenty-nine to "imported Messenger.

Description.

Is a beautiful cherry bay.no white. Foaled at Caton Stock Farm.
Joliet, 111., March 8, 1835. In color and form a model of his noted sire
Pedigree.

By Eon Cossack, the great prize winner.

1st dam by Harold, sire of Maud S., 2:03^'. and Noontide, 2:20k.

2d dam bv Belmont, aire of Nutwood. 2:isv, and Wedgewood, 2:19.

3d dam by Mambriuo Chief, sire of Lady Thorne, 2:i8Ji, and Wood-
ford Mambrino, 2:2l}<.

4ih dam by Grey Eagle, sire of St. Charles, 2:26.

5th dam by Hunt's Commodore, son of Mambrino.

6th dam by Whipster.

7th dam by imp. Buzzard.

8th dam by Craig's A lfred.

9th dam Wormley's King Herod.

10th dam imp. Traveller.

11th dam imp. Whittington.

Harold Cossack was bred to three mares last season and all are in
foal.

Will make the season of 1SSS at State Fair Grounds, Sacramento, Cal.
Limited to ten mares of approved breeding.

Terms J 0. Payable at time of service or when mares are removed.

Good asturageat ?4 per month. Hay and stabling on reasonable
rates.

Every precaution taken, bnt no responsibility assumed for accidents
or escapes.

. N. 38. CRAIG.
14ja26 2508 H Street, Sacramento. Cal.

THE WILKES STALLION.

MAMBRINO WILKES,

(Hair Brother to Harry Wilkes, 2:13 1-2.)

Sire of Gus Wilkes, 2:22; Alpheus, beaten a throatlatch In 2:26W. and
John O'Brien, a colt that lapped out the winner in 2:33 as a threa-year-
old.

Will remain in the future at Walnut Creek Stock Farm. Contra
Costa County.

Description.

MAMBRINO WILKES is a black horBe, 16 handB high, and consider
ably longer than his height; has immense muscular development and
weighs 1,260 poundB. He lias the utmost symmetry of proportion and
elegance of finish. Several Eastern breeders have examined him of late
and pronounced him the "finest individual" they had seen. HiBcolts are
large, stylish and handsome and all show speed that have been worked
for it.

Pedigree.

Sired by George Wilkes, dam Lady Christman by Todhnnter's Mam-
brino; second dam by Pilot Jr.

Torlhunter's Mambrino by Mambrino Chief, dam Ripton s dam by
Hunt't) Commodore, son of Mambrino by imp. Messenger; second dam
by Potomac, son of imp. Messenger.

Mambrino Chief by Mambrino Paymaster, by Mambrino, by imp
Messenger. .

George Wilkes sired 60 colts that have beaten 2:30. Of these 39 have
average records of 2:23, 14 of 2:19 and 12 of 2:18.

Terms.

Mambrino Wilkes will receive a few approved mares at the farm for
the season of 1889 at 475 the season. Mares from a distance will be
received at the Dexter Stables, Oakland, and sent to the farm. Good
pasture and plenty of water. Box stalls and all f -tcilities for taking care
of fine mares.

For further particulars apply to

C1I.VS. WATERtlAN. Walnut Creek,
Or at Che DEXTER STABLES,
life Twelfth and Harrison sis., Oakland.

Cook Stock Farm.

SEASON OF 1888.

Standard Bred Trotting and Cleve-
land Bay Stallions.

STBINWAY 1808,

Two-year-old record, ibnrth heat, 2:31 1-9.
Three-year-old record, fourth heat, 3:95 1-3.

By Strathmore 408, Bire of Santa Clans, 2:17^; Tucker, 2:19; Sky-
iight.Pilot 2:19, and 16 more with recotds of 2:20"i to 2:19.

First dam Abbess {the dam of Soprano, the dam of C. F. Clay, five-
year-old stallion record 2:1*, and Solo, four-year-old record 2 £84), by
Albion tsire of Vanity Fair, record *J:24&, and the dam of Favorita
2:25i).

Second dam by imp. Emancipation.

Third dam by Bertrand, a son of Sir Arcby.

Steinway belongs to one of the greatest speed producing families,
opportunities considered, in the whole country, and be himself is fast,
showing that he produces speed of high rate. His daughter Steinette
the dam of CoI.B. G. Stoner"s remarkable and promising young stal-
lion Bourbon Rnssell, and A. C. Beckwith's Ned Wilkes. Steinway is
own brother to Solo, four-year-old record 2:28i ; Eminence, three-year-
old record 2:27, and Soprano, the dam of C. V, Clay, five-year-old stal-
lion record 2:18. His dam Abbess is clso the dam of W. H. Kerr & Co. .
Cable, Ohio, the fast and promising young stallion Currency now in the
stud (be trotted a mile as a yearling in 2:46) and also tbe dam of Jersey
I-iiy, burned when a two-year-old in Ihe stable of W. H. Wilson, said
by those who saw her work to have been able to beat 2:30, having
trotted quarters in 34 seconds, and halves in 1 J.0. Steinway has but
50 living foals, out of Norman and farm mares. He never served but
twelve trotting-bred mares in this State, and some of them are dead or
lost tbeir colts, so we don't consider that Sieinway has had a fair show
in the stud in serving trotting-bred mares, and we know that some of
his colts are showing great speed both trotting and pacing.

S'einway, bay horse, hind ankles white, loh hands high, weight
1,175 {winds. His disposition and also his colts' is kind, and impart-
ing lo his get beauty and style. Terms, S75 for the Season.

Charles Derby 4907,

Brown horse, foaled 1885, bred by Seth Cook, Cook Stock farm,
Danville, Cal.

By Steinway, record 2:25.

First dam Katy G. by Electioneer.

Second dam Fanny Malone by Niagara.

Third dam Fanny Wickhatn by Herald.

Fourth dam by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam by imp. Barefoot, etc.

(See Brace's Am. Stnd Book, Vol. 1, Page 429.)

This horse will be allowed to serve five approved mares at SIOO.

ORFiSCO 4908,

By Strathmore 4Q8, Bire of Santa Clans 2:17J, Tucker 2:19, Secretary
2:2Ci, sire of the dam of C. F. Clay, 2:18.

First dam Alia, record 2:33, bv Almont 33 (sire of Fanny Wither-
spoon, 2:1&;: Piedmont, 2:17£; Westmont, 1:13}, pacer.

Second dam by Brignoli 77, record 2:29i (sire of the dam of King
Wilkes, record 2:22i, he the sire of Oliver K., record 2:16i). by Mam-
brino Chief, sire of Lady Thorno, 2:16£:

Third dam by Cripple, son oEMedoc, by American Eclipse; fourth
dam by American Eclipse, he by Duroc. he by Imp. Diomed.

Bay horse, 15.1 height, weight 1,125, foaled lBil. Hie breeding is
royal; he has but seven living foals out of all kinds of mares, and all
show some speed, and pluck enough to go a hard race to its bitter end,
and last all day on the road and come back the nest day. Terms,
$95 for the Season.

CLEVELAND BAYS,

BARON HILTON.

So 584 .Vol. 1, Euglish Stud Book.

By Lucks All, No. 189.

First dam by Sportsman 291.

Second dam by Lucks All 188.

Third dam by Cardinal 47.

Fourth dim by Emulator 103.

Baron Hilton, bay. foaled 1883, 16.1 hands high, weight 1,380
pounds, best feet and legs and a very stout back, good head and neck,
good mane and tail and a very handsome finish, surpassing that of any
other large stallion in the land. His disposition is of the very best.
This family is noted for size, style and rich color. He Is one of the
very best of roadsters. Terms, 5*85 lor the Season.

ROYAL STUDLBY.

No. 68 American Cleveland Stud Book, Vol. 1.

Sire by Young Candidate, winning grand prize, Great York, beat-
ing 20 others.

First dam by Whalebone 355, *inner first premium at the great
Yorkshire.

Second dam by Lucks All, No. 188.

Third dam hy Summercock302,

Boyal Studley is very handsome, 16.$ hands high; weight 1.435
pounds, black points, with a ■reputation of imparting to his colts
beauty and style surpassing all large stock of horses. His disposition
is of the best ; he is an attractive horse. This family is noted for style,
size, and color. Terms, $25 for the Season.

SAXON PRINCE.

>o. 8 3. foaled 1884. Imported July, 1 868. recorded in
Vol. 1, A. C. B. Stud Book.

Sired by Sportsman 299; gr sire Brilliant 42. ggr Bire Yatton Lad,
gggr sire Wonderful Lad 361, ggggr sire Cleveland Lad 69, gggg
graire Cleveland 60.

Saxon Prince is a very handsome and attractive young horse. He
is symmetrical in form, beauty, style, and finish of that ot a thorough-
bred, and will be allowed to serve ten mares at Terms. $25 the
Season.

The Standard Bred and Cleveland Bay stallions will serve mares
the present season, commencing February 1st, and ending September
1st, 1889, at Cook Farm. Danville, Contra Costa County. All bills pay-
able invariably before the animal is removed. Mares not proving in
foal will have the money returned or mares served the next season
free, that is, if the same parties who bred the mare still own her, and
the ibove-named stallions are owned by the Cook Farm, or the present
owner. Sett Cook, Esq Pasturage ¥4 per month ; hay and grain $10 per
month, but no liability for accidents or escapes. Mares sent "Fashion
Stable," Oakland, S. J.Bennett, Martinez, or Smalley's Stable, Hay-
wards, will be forwarded to the farm free of charge. Address.
1 i ji COOK STOCK. 1 A1U1, DAN i JULE,

TROTTING STALLION

WOODNUT,

Record 2:19k', and full brother to Manon, record 2:21, will make the
season of 1888 at the Vallejo Fair Grounds.

Description .

Foaled in 1882. Dark chestnut, with star in forehead: 16 hands high,
weight l 160 pounds.

Pedigree.

By Nutwood, Dam Addie by Hambletonian Chief; second dam
by Sayre's Harry Clay, record 2:29.

Terms.

SlOOfor the season, to close July 1st. 1888. Mares nut proving in foal
to have the privilege of returning free next year, providing the horse
does not change hands in the meantime. Fee pavable at time ot service
or before mares leave the premises. Mares from a distance will be
keptat good pasture for $3 per mouth; for stabling and hay 310 per
month will be charged. Every care taken but no responsibility as-
sumed for accidents or escapes.

For further particulars apply to
21de26 B. C. HOLLY, Vallejo, Cal.

Bays

FOR SALE.

Mr. Seth Cook, offers for pale the stock of imported Cleveland Bay
horses, whichhas been established at Cook Stock Farm, Contra Costa
County.

The horses are all of the best breeding, and are recorded in the
American Cleveland Bay St»d Book. The horses offered are:

DUKE OF YORK 72,

Vol. i. A. CBS. B. Foalrd May. 1881, imported Slay,
1834.

By Paulinus 342; grand sire Palestine 6:3: ggsire Promised Land 951.

This is a very handsome rich *ark mahogany bay in color, with fine
style and action. Hi hands t inch high, weight 1,100 pounds, and can show
close to a three-minute gait to harness, lie has good bone with the very
beaf teet and legs, heavy mane an') tail, and perfect disposition. He
has been thoroughly tested as a breeder and is very sure, every colt by
him being a bay trom nil colors of marcs, and all uniform and stvle.

Lord Cardigan 152,

Vol. l.A-C. It. S. B. Foaled 1884, imported Dee. 188 P.

By Candidate 61; grand sire Omar Pacha 326; ggsire Omar Pacha 324;
gg gsire Premier 4//.

'lids horse is a model of bis breed. Bright bay with the best legs and
feet, good stout back and Bhoulders, and fine s'tylis'i action, 16 hands
high. His sire has won numerous prizes in England including the Great
York at .Driffield m 1885. He « as sold when thirteen years old for ?2,000
for exportation to Australia.

KINGSCOTE 154,

Vol. 1, A.C. B. S. B. Foaled 1884, imported 1886-

By Competitor 101; grand siie Candidate 64; gg sire Omar Pacha 326
gggsire Omar Pacha 324.

A very sty lisb dark bay, 16 hands 1 inch, weighing over 1,300 pounds; a
horse of great finish and lias proved himself a remarkably Bure
breeder. Hecannot fail to be>ery valuable as a sire, being descended
from the best of blood on both sides. His sire Competitor was imported
to tins country and sold at a t ery high price.

GENERAL 249,

Vol. 1. A, C. B. S. B. Foalal 1885, importid May, 1887.

By Salesman 417; grand sire Salesman 271 ; g g sire Drover 91;ggg
sireTopsman 324.

A very heavy boned colt of great promise, a rich bay in color, full 16
hands high, and weighing now over 1,3j0 pounds ; will weigh at maturity
1,450, and should be a very valuable sire .

CARDINAL 248,

Vol. 1 , A. C. B. S. B. Foaled 1 885, Imported 188?.

By Prince of Wales 371; grand Bire Emperor 144; ggsire Herod
ggg sire Emperor 143.

A promising dark bay. full 1G hands high, weighing 1.250 pounde. Hi
sire, Piince of Wales 371, is sire of many premium winners.

BONANZA 246,

Vol. 1.A.CB.S. B. Foaled 1885, imported 1887.

Bp General 177; grand sire Emperor 102; g g sire General Benefit
120; g ggsire Baylock372.

A very smooth promising colt, full IS hands high, stylish and active
a dark lood bay in color; will make a grand show horse, and cannot
fail to be a grand breeder.

NAPOLEON 754,

Vol. III. Ens- C. B. S. B. Foaled 1885, imp ted Augu

1887.

By Lucks All 133; grand sire Lucks All 183; g g eire Cardinal 47; gg g
sire Emulator 103.

Napoleon is a fine rich bay with black lege and very superior action ;
he is very deep in the girth, and has wonderful style. He took the $75
premium in London. England, beside the silver medal where he was
Bhnwn against horses ot ail ages and to all England. Let full he took
first premium at the Illinois state F.iir at OIney, and first at the Fat
Stock Show at Chicago; he is half brother to Baron Hilton who bos quite
a reputation as a prize winner on this coast.

BARRINGTON,

Vol V Ens. C- B. vFIS. Foaled 1885, imported 1887

By Prince of Cleveland 647: grand sire Sportsman 291; g g sire
Sportsman 4:so; ggg Bire Nimrod.

This is a very dark bay of great promise, a true type of a coach horse,
being raiiKV and styllali, with clean flat leje and good sound open feet.
He Btundtt'full IC hands high, and weighs 1,250 pound. He also took
second premium at the great York.

SUNBEAM 71,

Vol. 1. A.C. B. S. B. Foiled 1883, Imported I 887

lt\ Salesman 417; grand sire Salesman 271; gg sire Drover 91 gg g
sire Topaiimn 324.

Tliis mure In-: good Btyle and action, dark hay standing, 15 hands
higli; stinted to Ventnorft?, sweepstakes winner at Illinois .•? fcCe Fair
at Oluey 1887; well broken to drive.

The horses may be seen at the Bay District Track on applicition to
MR, RAMUELGAMRLE. Catalogue can be had from K i LLI p a CO.
Ni». 22 Montgomery St.,t&D PrancfseO, or >rH. GEO. A. WILEY, Corik
Stock Farm, Danville, or MR. SAMUEL GAMBLE, Bay I Istri ' '
City.

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April 21

The Almont Stallion

ALCONA,

Kegisiered Ho. S30.

Bvtbe great Almont (sire of lUstuiont 2:133. Puvitan 2:16, Eanny
TOtheVspoon 2:16jand31 others Witt records better _ than 2:30.1 >nl
erandaire of Bella Hamlin. 2:131) by Alexander's Abdallah (sire of
Ooldsmith Maid, 2:11) he by Bysdyk's Hamtjletoman Alcona, dam
by Mambrino Chief (sire of Lady Thome. 2:18,) the founder of the
Mambriuo Chief family. Alcona is a bright chestnut, ICi hands hieh,
and weiKbs 1.3u0 lbs. His colts possess speed, style, hmsh and beauty,
and if they don't trot fast, they cornrnan'l the hiahest price for car-
riaoe and general purpose horses. The following is a Hat of Alcona s

riage and general purpose
colts sold untrained:

Alcona Jr. , two-year-old S1.2C0

Splitrock, two-year-old 50 J

weanling, lu months old 560

Jordan Beauty, four-year-old 1,0 'U
Oregon Boy, three-year-old.. 1.000

Clay Duke, two-year-old S500

Alcona Chief, two-year-old.. 350

Alcona Clay, four-year-old... 1,01.0

filly, two-year-old 400

cult, two-year-old 600

A total of $6,810 for ten colts, an average of S681 per head. It
always pays to raise the best.

I purchased Alcona after carefully observing his colts for the last
year and am fully satisfied that all expectations that his breeding
warrants will be realized. There are but few of his colts that have
been placed in training and they all show speed and ganieness of a
high order. Alcona Jr. has shown trials in 2:27 with very little work,
and quarters in 35 seconds. Clay Duke, by Alcona, trotted a public
trial at Sacramento last fall, driven by his owner, in 2:32S and he has
never had regular training. Flora Bell, by Alcona, with a lew months
training last summer, trotted a mile in 2:33. These colts will all trot
down in the twenties next fall, barring accidents.

Terms- $35 for the season. Mares not proving in foal maybe
returned next season fiee. Pasture 84 00 per month. Hares left at
City Front Stables, San Francisco, will be promptly shipped and cared

Alcona will make the season of 1888 at Napa, two days each week,
balance of the time at Vineland Stables, one mile south of St. Helena.
For extended pedigree and further information, send for circular.
lOmr FJUSU. W. LtftliEK, St. Helena.

WILKES PASHA.

STANDARD, 9618.

Dark bay with white hind feet, ICi handB high, bred by R. T.
Pepper of South Elk Horn Farm, Frankfort, Kentucky. Sired by
Onward 1411, record 2:25$, trial 2:1/. He by George Wilkes, 2:22, sire
of fifty-four horses in the 2:30 list,*ten of them with records below
2-2U First dam Fisher by American Clay 34, sire of Granville, 2:26;
Maggie Brlggs, 2:27; Ella Clay, 2:274; and the dams of Executor, 2:24J;
Ranchero, 2:24J ; Judge Hawee, 2:24*; Ambassador, 2:25; and four others
in 2:30; second dam by Wilson's Snow Storm, sire of Jim Irving, 2:23;
third dam by Paddie Burns, thoroughbred.

Onward'e dam was Dolly (the dam of Director, 2:17, and Thorn-
dale, 2;22J,) by Mambrino Chief. Dolly was one of the greatest speed
producing brood-mares in the records. George Wilkes stands at the
head of the list of sires of fast trotters with 6l performers with records
of 2:30 or better, and the combination of these two great producers
will breed on with absolute certainty.

WILEES PASHA will make the season of 1888 at the stables of the
undersigned, at the Trancas Bridge, two miles north of Napa, on the
Soda Spring Boad.

Terms for the season ending July 1, 1888, §35 in V. S. gold coin.

Alfalfa pasturage S± per month; natural grass 52:60 per month.

Every attention and care will be given to mares, but no liabilities
assumed for accidents or escapes.
mr31 P. O. Address, CHAS. SCOTT, Napa City, Cal.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION.

IMP. MARINER,

[Called Oatcake in Australia.]

WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1888 ENDING ON OR ABOUT
JUNE 1st, AT PLEASANTON, ALAMEDA CO.

JPedisree.

Sired by Wild Oats, he by Wild Dayrell. son of Ion and Ellen Middle,
ton by Bay Mlddleton, out of The Golden Horn, by Harkaway, dam Miss
Emma by Sannterer; second dam Dulcimer, by Trumpeter; third dam
Teddlngtonia by Teddington, eto. [See English Stud Book, Vol. X, page

Description.
Mariner is n chestnut horse sixteen hands high, of a conformation
combining both power and speed, and \vaa a successful ruee-horse in
Australia? He is bred from racing families in both brancheB of his
mnealoKioal tree, and traces through Wild Dayrell, Harkaway, IriBh
Birdcatuher, Eay Middleton. Teddington, Orlando, Eclipse, Matchem,
Begulus, Bartlett's Childers and Honey wood's Arabian to. the seven.
teeJth dam, a Byerly Turk mare. He was bred in England, imported to
Australia in utero, foaled in 1B83 and Imported to California in 1887. A
horse of his breeding, size and quality can hardly fail to be a sueeessf ul
Bire.

Terms S50 tlie Season, ivitli Privilege of Return.
Good pastnrage at reasonable rates. AU marea at owners risk.
For further particulars address ^.^ ^^

7ja Pleasanton, Cal.

1888. RANCH0 DEL RIO. 1888

The Thoroughbred Stallion

JOE HOOKER,

By Monday, dam Mayaower, by Imp. Eclipse from •*; \-
nle Farrow by Imp- Shamrock,

Will make the season of 1888 at Ranchodel Rio, Ave miles from i :-
raraento, on the Preeport road.

Limited to twelve marcs of approved breeding bod'le i

tbe owner's.

Terms $100 tlie Season.

Good pasturage at reasonable rates. Every precaution taken but no
responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes.

Addreaa H . B, BAG WILL,

31de Care of THfco . WINTERS. Sacramento, Cal,

The Standard Bred Trotting Stallion

MT. VERNON,

Kecord 2:21.

WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1888 AT STOCKTON, TO CLOSE
JUNE 16th.

Description.
Foaled in 1881, dark bay, black points, no white, Hla perform-
ances in 1 .87 ought to be too well known to receive an extended notice
here. On August 18tb, at San Jose, where he made his record of 2:21,
be could have trotted in 2:18 or 2:19 had he been allowed lo do so. He
trotted the middle half in 1:074, the three-fourths in 1:424, and finished
tbe mile in a jog in 2:21. At the Bay District Track, Golden Gate Fair,
after being turned lonse on the night before by unknown parties and
running in the streets for six hours before he was returned to tbe
track; the same afternoon he trotted and won one of the hardest-con-
tested and fastest five-beat races of the season, Tempest beating bim
less than a neck the first heat In 2:21i,Luella winning the fourth
from him by l.ss than a length in 2:21}, Mt. V( rnon winning tbe fifth
heat and race in a jog. I exhibited two two-year-olds, two yearlings,
one suckling at tbe State Fair, lt87, was awarded two 6rst aud three
second premiums, one of the yearlings weighing 95C lbs. At sixteen
months old bis of his colta were shown at the Stockton Fair, getting
four first and two second premiums.

Pedigree.
Sired by the Great Nutwood, dam by Chieftain.

Terms.
Sixty dollars for the season. Mares not proving with foal can be
returned next season free, providing I still own the horse. Mares cared
for in any manner owners may desire. Pasturage, S3 per month.
Every care exercised, but no liabilities for escapes or accidents. For
further information apply or address

J. A. MclXOUD, Proprietor.
life i-»5 Park St. Stockton, «'al

ANTEVOLO.

Fonr-Year-Old, Record 2:19 1-2. Standard, No. 3848,

THIS CELEBRATED TROTTING STALLION WILL MAKE THE
ensuiDg season from February 1st to June 1st, 1888.

Terms.

One hundred dollars the season for mares served before May 1st, and
one hundred and fifty dollars the season after that date, and in tboae
cases tbe season to run to July 1st »nd ho longer. The object of
this is to shorten the time in the stud so as to give a better opportun-
ity for training before the Fall Circuit commences. Last year it was
nearly the first of August before he was through, and consequently
he could not be got into condition in time even for the State Fair.
In this connection it will be well to state that there is no deviation
from the price, and emphatically no free list. Tbe terms are cer-
tainly low for a horse of the class of Antevolo and there were several
applications where the applicants expected an increase of price.
Form and Color.

It is rare to find a horse of such high form, and I am not alone in
considering bim as being as nearly as perfect a type of equine form as
was ever Been in a trotting-bred stallion. He is sixteen hands and
half an inch in height, 69 inches from point of shoulder to point of
buttock, and weighs, in ordinary condition, over 1,100 pounds. He is
very muscular, limbs as good as the most critical could desire, and as
highly finished as a great majority of thoroughbreds. In color he is a
rich seal brown, with lighter shading in flanks and muzzle, black legs,
mane and tail, small star in forehead and off hind pantern white.
Performances.

He has been eminently of the improving kind. As a yearling he
trotted in 3:02; two-year-old in 2:41; three years old 2:29J; four years
old 2:19£. the fastest record for a stallion of that age, and in his five-
year-old form he trotted in from 2:16i to 2:17 m all of the four heats
of the big trot which Harry Wilkes won. As he only made one break
in that race, notwithstanding the great speed of the contestants, he
must be credited as remarkably "steady," almost phenomenally so for a
horse of his age. Had it not been for an accident which temporarily
disabled him, it can be Btated with confidence that be would have
trotted in 2: lfi or better while he still ranked as a five-year-old. His
endurance was such that the intention was to start fcim against the
two-mile record, confident of lowering it, and also quite sanguine of
him trotting in 4:40.

Progeny.

From a few mares served in 1885, his first season in the stud, Bix
foals were dropped, two of which were killed. Their ownerB wereeo
well pleased that large offers have been refused. One owned by C. R.
Lewis of Oakland, is only a short distance from my stables, and which
can be seen with a few minuteB' loss of time; and D. T. Sexton of San
Francisco hai another. Every man who had an Antevolo bred to him
again. As he served 65 mares last season, and, as nearly as can be
told at present a large proportion of them in foal, there will lea
good chance to judge of bis procreative qualities. Next to a horse's
own colts the best proof is that of Dear relations. Bin "full brother,''
Anteeo, has already gained the reputation of being one of the best
breeders, and for uniform excellence in his progeny cannot be sur-
passed. jw

Pedigree.

The most exacting critic, if moderately intelligent, cannot find fault
with bis blood lines. His sire Electioneer is, beyond question, the
greatest trotting sire of any age when all things are considered. His
dam Columbine is the only mare which has two entire sons which
have beaten 2: 20, 2:16i by a six-year-old, 2:19 j by a four-year-old. Ante-
volo stands in the same relation to the thoroughbred as Maud S,, Jay-
Eye-See, Nutwood and many others of first celebrity. In Stud Book
form the pedigree is as follows:

Antevolo, brown colt, foaled May 12, 1881, bied by Jos. Cairn
Simpson, Oakland, California, by Electioneer.
First dam Columbine by A. W. Richmond-
Second dam Columbia by imp. Bonnie Scotland.
Third dam YouDg Fashion by imp. Monarch.
Fourth dam Fashion by imp. Trustee.
Fifth dam Bonnets o' Blue by Sir Charles.
Sixth dam Reality by Sir Archy.
Seventh dam by imp. Medley.
Eighth dam by imp. Centinel.
Ninth dam by Mark Anthony.
Tenth dam by imp. Janus.
Eleventh dam by imp. Monkey,
Twelfth dam by imp, Silvereye.
Thirteenth dam by Spanker.
1 "lace Antevolo again before the public witn toe reeling that fur-
ther" recommendations are justified. Owing to a slight lameness in the
left hind ankle he could not be put to work until so late in the season
as to preclude tbe hope of getting bim in proper condition. He did
not leave tbe Blud until the middle of AuguBt, and short brushes was
all that could be given thereafter. He did not fully recover from tbe
lameness until November, and then I was laid up until the 1st of
December. I drove him through the stretch in 32 seconds, and on one
occasion Matt Storn timed him a furlong in 15 seconds. This inorease
of speed over what he had shown the previous year warranted the
belief that he would trot very fast. In the race with Harry Wilkes,
Guy Wilkes, Arab and Charley Hilton, November 27th, 1886, on the Bay
District Course, he was separately timed In 2:1G£, 2:16j, 2:17, 2:16J,
although he had to trot outside of two horses for the whole distance.
In that race he beat Arab and Obarlie Hilton, and demonstrated capac-
ity to trot in 2:15 under more favorable circumstances. Prior to that
race his fastest quarter was 323 seconds, and his fastest furlong 16 sec-
onds His colts, bo far as looks go, will rank with the best. There are
only four of hie get which were foaled in 1886 (thes« are Mb oldest)
Three have been broken and show a promiBing gait. There are a num.
ber of foals of 1887,and of theso enough in my vicinity to satisfy visit-
ors of the character of bis stock. William Balltngal has a colt foaled
on the 1st of April, 1887, which, in October, was driven by the side of
his dam a furlong in 27 seconds. As his "full brother" Anteeo has
demonstrated his ability to beget speed, it is a justifiable inference
that Antevolo will also do so.

The terms are certainly bo reasonable that owners of good mares
can afford to avail themselves of hiB services.

Pasture at $5 per month on the Oakland Trotting Park, Mr. Levens
having resolved to pasture the field inside the track this season. It
cannot be excelled, tbe herbage being alfillerilla, wild oats, and burr
clover, a living Btreaiu of clear water running across tbe field and
being enclosed by an inner fence, the gates of the outer shut at
night; the animals are as safe within the enclosure as it is possible
to have them in afield. In fourteen years which I have known it,
there has not been an injury to mare or colt.

IDS. CAIRN SIMPSON.
Address Jos. Cairn Simpson, Breedeb and Sportsman, San
Francisco, or 2111 Adeline Street, near 32d Street, Oakland. 7 he latter
address where the horse Is kept.

ELECTIONEER STALLION

FALLIS

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No. 18 81. Record 9:28 1-9.

ILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1888 AT THE STABLE OF
tne undersigned. No. 614 Sixteenth Street, .Sacramento, Cal.

Description.

FALLIS is a dark bay, with hind ankles white, foaled 1878, bred by
Leland Stanford, Palo Alto, Cal. He is 16;4' hands high, and weighs, in
ordinary flesh, about 1,200 pounds; long-bodied and of i mine nse muscular
power, pure gaited, and a level-heuded trotter. He requires neither
boots nor weights, and has shown a 2;I0 gait with ease. Few, if any,
sons of Electioneer are better bred or have a better right to Bire trotteiB
than Fallis. While he has never had the opportunity of being stinted tG
only a few well-bred inares, slill be can show a fine lot of colts, some of
which are showing faBt. Tbe fact cannot be denied that the Electioneer
bloud is the best trotting blood in the world. If, then, the science of
breeding tbe trotter is progressive, some well-bred son will, in the
course of time, prove to be a more potent sire than Electioneer himself
Pedigree.

By Electioneer, he by Rysdyk's Hambletonian; Electioneers dam
Green Mountain Maid (.dam of Elaine, 2:20; Prospero, 2:20; Dame Trot,
2:22; Mansfield, 2:20; Storm. 2:2G!V; Antonia, 2:28*;, and Maranda, 2:31)
by Harry Clay (2:29); first dam Felicia by Messenj«ei Duroc (the sire of
16 with records of 2:30 and under, and the sire of the dam of Norlalne,
the fastest yearling in the world, 2 :31 K) ; second dain Lady Fallis (dmu
of Kish.-r, 2:273£; Pickering, 2:30; Iago, 2:33"^; Socrates, 4 years, 2:34^;
Gretchvii.iluin of Clingstone. 2:11, and Norwood, the sire of Tommy
Norwood, 2:2GH) bvSeely's American Star; third dam Beck mare (dam
of Anna II., 2:34M,and Relief, the dam of Walnut, 2:I9X) by Long
Island Black Hawk, etc.

Per for uiances.

He trotted very fast as a two-year-old, and undoubtedly would have
made a very fast record at that age had he cot had the misfortune of
cntting one of his tendons, which so lamed bim that he was not worked
any further until the season of 188(5, when he gained a record of 2:28}4,
with scarcely any preparation, after makings large season in the stud;
although this is no measure of his speed, as later in the Beason he showed
his ability to trot a mile better than 2:20. The demand forhis services
last season was so great, that he did not get through ui.til too la'e to be
conditioned for a race, although it was his owner's intention to have
given hiin a fast record. When two years old Gov. Stanford refused an
offer of 46,000 for him, but valued bim at jlO.OjO. The fastest yearling
in the world (.Norlaine, 2:31X0 was sired by Norval(ason of Electioneer)
which is very conclusive evidence that the sons of Electioneer, like
their sire, are going to be producers of great sped. Norlaine'B dam was
sired by Messenger Duroc, the sire of the dam of Fallis. Electioneer
now has 26 with records of 2:30 and under, and 10 with records of 2:20>i
and under, the latter, being tbe most of any stallion in the would ;
Eight of his get entered the charmed circle lastseason, and three others
only one-fourth, one-balf and three-fourths of a secoud behind.

Tebmb: Will stand at 860 for the season, or $75 to insure a mare in
foal, both payable on or before the close of the season, which will
begin Februiry 1st and close July 1, 1888. Money will be refunded on
insured mares, as soon as the fact becomes known that they are not in
foal. Mares from a distance will be taken from tbe cars and boats and
carefully handled, but no responsibility assumed for accident or escapes.
Good paBturage furnished at SI per mouth,

DON MARVIN,

Standard.

Will also make the season of 1888 in the same stable with Fallis. Is a
beautiful Beal brown, foaled 1884, bred by Leland Stanford, Palo Alto,
Cal. He is sixteen hands high, and weighs 1,160 lbs. In color, form, dis
position and gait he very closely resembles Antevolo (2:19!-j at 4 years)
and, as may he seen by his pedigree, is bred very much like bim, being
about three-quarters" Hambletonian and one-quarter thoroughbred.
The second dams of the fastest mare Maud S. (2:08^) and fastest geld-
ing in the world, Jay-Eye-Kee (2:10) were both strictly thoroughbred
mares. On account of a very severe attack of distemper he was worked
very little the past year, hut improved enough to show a 2:20 gait. He
received firBt premium at the California State Fair, 18«<,for the best
three-year-old roadster stallion.

Was Biredby Fallis (2:28^) by Electioneer (siie of tweuty-six with
records of 2 -30 aud under, and ten with records of 2 :20]-i and under) ; first
dam Cora by Don Victor, by Belmont; second dam Clarabel (dam of
Clifton Bell, four years old,2:2l>;, and grandam of Rexford, three years
old, 2:24) by Abdallah Star; third dam Fairy by Rysdyk's Hambletonian -
fourth dam Emma Mills by American Star, etc.

Terms : Limited to twenty-five mares at $40 for the season, beginning
February 1st and closing June 1st, 1888. For circulars or further par-
ticulars addresB
28ja F. P. JLOWELl, Sacramento, Cal.

THE CELEBRATED TROTTING STALLION

MENLO

WILL MAKE THE PRESENT SEASON AT THE FAIR
Grounds, San Jose. Season commencing February 1st and ending
June 24 th.

MENLO is seven years old, a beautiful bay with black points, 155f
hands high. He is a horse of beautiful symmetry and magnificent
action.

Pedigree.

MENLO was got by Nutwood, first dam by imp, Hercules; second
dam by Owen Dale, etc,

Imp. Hercules by Kingston, (son of Venison), dam daughter of
Toscar by Bay Middleton (son of Sultan).

Owen Dale by Williamson's Belmont, dam Maria Downing by Amer
lean Eclipse (Bon of Duroc and Miller's Damsel, by imp. Messenger)
second dam Brownlock by Tiger; third dam by imp. Speculator; fourth
dam by imp. Dare Devil, etc.

Nutwood by Alexander's Belmont. First dam Misb Russell by Pilot
Jr.; Becond dam Sallie Russell by Boston ; third dam Maria RuBBell by
Thornton's Rattler; fourth dam Miss Shepherd by Stockholder; fifth
dam Miranda by Topgallant, etc.

Alexander's Belmont by Alexander's Abdallah. First dam by Mam-
brino Chief (son of Mambrino Paymaster by Mambrino) by imp. Mes
senger; second dam by Brown's Bellfounder.

Brown's Bellfounder by Imp. Bellfounder. First dam Lady Allport
by Mambrino by imp. Messenger; second dambyTippoo Saib by Imp
Messenger; third dam by imp. Messenger.

MENLO made his appearance in the Circuit in 1886, and won eight
races out of nine starts, and easily won the third heat in hiB l.ist race at
San Jose, in 2:21%-

Terms: $75 the season, due at time of serviee. Mares not proving
with foal may be returned the next season free of charge, provided X
still own the noise.

Mares cared for in any manner owners may desire; pasturage $3
month. Every care exercised, but no liability for escapee or accidents

For further particulars apply to or address:
28jatd Will. DWYER, San Jose.

The Highly Bred Trottme Stallion.

YOUNG SANTA CLaUS

fill make tlie reason of 1888 at tlie Whipple Stock

' Farm, near San Mateo, San Mateo County, California.

Terms lor tne Season. $40.
Pedigree.

Young Santa Claus, b c foaled April, 1831, by Santa Clans, record 2;l7s
First dam by Governor Booth, by George M. Patchen,
Second dam Demirep, by Youug Melbourne.
Third darn Mothilde, by imp. Scythian.
Fourth dam Peggy, by Boston.
Fifth dam Too-soon, by Sir Leslie.""
Sixth dam Little Peggy, by Gallatiu.
Seventh dam Trumpeter, by Hephestion.
Eighth dam Peggy, by imp/Bedford.
Ninth dam imp. Peggy, by Trumpeter.
Peggy was imported by Col. John Taylor of Virginia, and the com

Eilerotthe Stud Book, Colonel H. D. Bruce.addB a note: "Many of the
est racers in America trace to this mare."

There is an excellent combination of trotting strains in young Santa
Claus. His sire combines Hambletonian and Mambrino Chief; his dan.
Geo. M. Patchen and thoroughbred. Santa Claus had two strains o(
Mambrino Chief. Young Santa Clans inherits the blood of the three

freat trotting families: Hambletonian, Mambrino Chief and Clay. The
re of »anta Claus, Strathiuore, has eighteen sons and daughters wlth-ii
have trotted In 2:K0 or better, two which have bi-aten 2:20. Santa Clans
won nixteen races defeating many of the very best horseB of the day,
among them Nutwood, Elaine, Piedmont, Wedgewood, Voltaire, Hun*
nls, Black Cloud, Jerome Kddv, Edwin Thome, Funny Witherspoon and
others of celebritw He was sold ior 825,000.

Young Santa Claus is a very handsome Bhade of bay, with black
points, I6I4 hands in height, of good form, fine stvle mid action.

Due care will be taken to prevent accidents, but no liability. Pasture
$4.00 per month. For further particulars address

W

aide

RVKoa o-urady,

San ftlateo, cal.

L888

%lxt ISrcefe nn& ^>paxi$m&u.

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"Score up for the BLUE RIBBON MEETING/'

DETROIT DRIVING GLUE.
Great Summer Trotting Meeting of 1888,

JULY 24th TO 28th.

FIVE DAYS.

33,000.

FIFTEEN RAOES.

Nominations to Close Tuesday, May 1, 1888.

The Detroit Driving Club makes the Following Announcement for its Summer Trotting Meeting of '88

1'IHSI BAY- Tl'ESB-AY, IVI.11 24tll.

No. 1— Three-mimite Class Purse §2,000

No. 2—2:22 Class Purse 2.000

No. 3—2:25 Pacing Class Purse 2,010

SECOND DAY-WEDSFSKAY, .1EXY 251b.

No. 4 --2:35 Class Purse $2,000

No. 5-2:18 Class Purse 2,000

No. fi— Open to all Pacers (except Johnston) Purse 2,0(0

THIRD DAT-THtRSDAI, JULY S6tb.
No. 7—2:27 Class Purse 82,000

PROGRAMME.

No 8— Open to all Trotters Pn*se L'.EOO

and stipulated by the club that if five or more horses with records (on
day of race) of 2:17 or better shall enter and start, the club will add
52,500 without requiring additional entrance, making the purse
A GRAND PKIZL OF $5,000-

No. 9—2:30 Pacing Class Purse S2.0CO

FOURTH DAY-FRIDAY, JULY SJtli.

No. 10-2:40 Class Purse 52,000

No. 11-2:24 Class Purse 2,000

No. 12—2:20 Purse 2,000

CONDITIONS.

F FTII DAY-SATURDAY JIXY S8tb.

No. 1 3-2:30 Dlass Plirse Si2000

No. 14 — r oi Trotti og Teams Purse 2 000

Nomination of subscribers to be made on 1he same day as other en-
tries close, May 1, 188H, and on the sa*r.e teims, '2S per cenr. entrance
to accompany the nomination; 2i per cent, on June 1, aud vl per cent,
on July J, when the horses composing the teams must be named!
The remaining 2h per cent, the night before the race. Mile heats"
two in three.
No .15—2:18 Pacing Class Purse 52,000

All the above purses (except Nos. 3, 6, 9 and 15, pacing) arefor trotting and are all divided, 60 per cent, to first boree, 25 percent, to second horEe, 15 per cent, to the third horse, and 10 per cent, to fourth horse
Mile beats best three in five, in harness, and to the rules of the American Trotting Association, except as hereafter specified. Entries in all purses close on Tuesday, May lsi. 1888. Entrance fee 10 per cent
of purse, as follows: 9\ per cent, cash, which must positively accompany the entry; 2£ per cent, on Friday, June 1st; and the remaining 5 per cent, from those who start, at 8 o'clock p. m. of the evening previous to
the race, at the Secretary''! office, Campiu Building, Detroit. No entry will be considered or accepted unless the 2A per cent cash accompanies the same, nor will any entry be allowed to compete unless the second
payment of 2£ per cent, is made or mailed on or before Jl o'clock p. M. of Friday, June 1st, 1888, and any entry on which the last payment of 5 per cent, is not paid at 8 o'clock p. m. of the evening previous to the day
set for the race shall be considered drawn, and will not bepermi'ted 1o start, but no entry shall be held, orliable for any amount beyond the first payment of 2i per cent., but failure to make either of the other
payments when due shall be considered a withdrawal, and will disqualify the entry for competing in the race. Horses are eligible to these races according to their records on May 1st, 1868, regardless of any record
they may obtain after that date. No deviation from these rules or conditions will be allowed in any case or in any particular.

Especial attention is called to Purse No. 8. free-for-all class: and to purBe No. 14, for trotting teams, the conditions of each being so arrranged as to offer the largest inducements for the best horses in their
respective classes. For further information, blanks, and in making entries, address

DANIEL J. CAMPAU, President.

Detroit Driving Club, Detroit, Mich.

Holstein Cattle

AT AUCTTION.

Thursday May 3, 1888.

-AT 11 A. M., AT—

RAILKOAD STABLES,

Cor. Steiner and Turk Sis., San Francisco,

—WILL BE OFFERED—

Twenty Head Imported Thor-
oughbred

HOLSTEI^ CATLLE.

At same time and place will also bs sold.

THIRTY HEAD CHOICE

DURHAM DAIRY

COWS,

And Ten Head Grade Jersey Cows,

KILLIP & CO.,

21ap2 AECTIOKFEKS.

LELA S.,

THE PACER,

FOR SALE.

Record 2:31i as a trotter. Can pace in 2:20 easy. Has
no record as a pacer.
For particulars address

W. O HATCH, 141 S Will Street,
lOmr I*os Angeles, Cal.

FOR SALE.

No. 1.— Bay Mare, foaled spring of 1881. by
Terror.

1st dam by Little John; 2d dam Musidora's dam by
Hon of Bertrand.

Terror by Woodbum, 1st dam by Owen ale; 2d
dam Musidora, by Belmont, etc.

No. IB.— Chestnut Mare, foaled spring of 1882,
by Ware's BiBmarck.

1st dam by Owen Dale; 2d dam Musidora, by
Belmont.

"Ware's Bismarck, by "Jack Trimble "(Son of Bel-
mont and mare by Limber John, son of Kosciusko by
Sir Archy) dam by Yorkshire Boy, son of imp. Poche,

These are extra fine young mares of superior trot-
ting action and well in-bred to the blood of Belmont.
No. 1 is in foal to a son of Geo. M. Patchen Jr.

For further information address

W. M. WILLIAMSON.

noCTtf San Jose. Cal.

SUBSCRIBE FUR THE

Breeder and Sportsman.

49
YEARLINGS

. AT

Woodburn Farm.

ANNUAL SALE

THOROUGHBRED YEARLINGS
Thursday, May 3d, 1888.

- The offering includes a—

SISTER TO FOXHALL,

BROTHER TO JENNIE T,
BROTHER TO FORDHAM.
Sisters to Lizzie Dwyer, Vera, Favor, and
Joe Cotton.

—The get of—
KIM; ALFONSO, FALSETTO, LISBON, PAT

MAII.OA, and I>OW 1! ATT AN
For catalogue address L. Brotlhead, Agt.,

Spring Station, Woodford Co., Ky.
24mr6 A. J. ALKX > NDEK.

S.B. WHITEHEAD & CO,

LIVl

STOCK AND GENERAL
AUCTIONEERS.

ASE PEEPAEED TO CONDUCT SALES OF

Thoroughbreds, Trotters

And every other description of live stock,
At any Point on the Pacific Coast.

Onr Mr. S. B. Whitehead has for fifteen
years -successfully managed all the principal
sales of high-class stock on this Coast,

REFERENCES

(By permission).
AKTEL LATHEOP, ESQ. , SETH COOK, ESQ. ,
J. B. HAGGIN, ESQ., THEO. WINTERS, ESQ

R. P. ASHE, ESQ., WM. CORBITT, ESQ.,

and others.

S. B. WHITEHEAD & CO.
SO Leidesdorir Street,
19martf San Franclwco.

nMira

Business College, 24 Post St

San Francisco.

The most popular school on the Coast
F. HEALD President. O. 8. HALEY. FWy.
•WSend fox Circular Oct d

DIXON
Driving Park

ASSOCIATION.

TROTTING COLT STAKES,

FREE FOR ALL!

TO BE TROTTED AT THE PARK,

IN THE

LAST WEEK IN AUGUST,

1888!

The Dixon Driving Park Association hns opened the
following Colt tttakeB for trotters and pacers.

No. 1.— For foals of 1887. Half-mile heats. Entrance
$25, of which $10 must accompany nomination; $10
miiBt be paid June 1st, 1888, and 53 the day before the
race. $10 added for each starter.

No. 2.— For two-year.olds and under. Entranee $10,
of which $10 must accompany nomination; $15 to be
paid June 1st, 18SS, and $15 to be paid by 6 p. M. on the
day preceding the race; $l5added for each starter. One
mile and repeat.

No. 3.— For three-year-olds and under. Entrance leo,
of which $15 must accompany nomination; $'25 to be
paid June 1st, li-88 and §10 to be paid by 12 o'clock m.
on the day of the race. $20 added for each starer.
Mile heats .best 3 in 5,

No. 4.— For three-year-old pacers. Conditions same
as for three-year-old trotters.

In all stakes failure to make payments as they
become due forfeits entry and money paid in. Five to
enter, three or more to start. Money in each stake
to be (Uridedas follows: 60 per cent, to winning coir,
30 per cent, to second, 1U per cent, to third. No added
money for a walk-over. If buttwe siartthey may trot
for forfeit, divided at the rate of 65 per cent, to the
winner and 35 per cent, to second. In all other re-
spects the National Trotting Association rules to
govern.

Entries close with the Society May 1st, 1888.

J. W. Mel -'All* l-;\, President!

J. K. KO* BFORI>, Secretary. fe25

Bunnymede &

Coldstream

ANNUAL SALE

OF

Thoroughbred Yearlings,

< omi'kinix; 42 heap,

Will bo held at RACELAND. two miles from Pnris-
Ky., on Qeorgctowu Turnpike.

SATURDAY, Slay 5, *888, at 19 o'clock M,

These yearlings are Bired by such stallions as Hin
doo, Bilk*, Longfellow, Spendthrift, King Alfonso,
Falsetto. Onondaga. Duke of Montrose and Powhattan

Paris is accessible by railroad from all important
points. A special traln'wlll leave Lexington at a con-
venient hour the morning of the sale, returning in the
afternoon. Conveyances will be In attendance at
Paris Depot to carry parties to and from the sale.
Terms of saleCASM.

The Lexington Spring races commence the follow-
ing Monday, May 7th.

For catalogues apply at this office, or address
CLAY A WOODI'ORD, Paris, Ky
7ap4 OrJKO. S. < XABK, Lexington, Ky

Trotting Colt

STAKES,

Two and Three-Year-Old
Stallions.

In compliance with a general request from breed-
ers and owners, it has been decided to open two
stakes for trotting colls.

The first for all stallion colts foaled in 1885, of ?10O
each, in payments as follows: $25 which must
accompany nomination on Saturday. June 2, If88,
at which date the stake will close; §26 on Saturday.
September 1, 1888, and the remainder of the stake P5Q
on Wednesday, October 17, 1888, Five or more sub-
scribers to fill.

Race to be heats of a mile, best three in five in
harness, to be trotted on the day previous to the
"National Stallion Stake," and on the track selected
for the National to be decided upon. Should the day
named heunfavorab'e. or the track not in good order
on that day, the Treasurer shall have the power to
set the day on which it will come off. Should it be
postponed for more than ten days, it shall be optional
with the subscribers to withdraw the laBt payment
by giving due notice to the Treasurer when ten
days have elapsed from the time first fixed. In all
other things ntcessaryfor the proper management of
this race th« same conditions shall prevail as are to
govern the National Trotting Stallion Stake.

The second ra<*e is for all stallion colts foaled in
168C; heats of a mile, best two in three in harness,
and with these exceptions to be the same in every
respect as the one before named. The added money
shall consist of money received; profits from all
sources less the necessary amounts for expenses, and
this added money shall be divided, if both result in
contests, in the following proportion, viz., three-
fifthe to three-year-olds and two-fifths to two-yeai-
olda. Should one only be a contest and the other a
"walk-over," the whole of the net added money shall
go to the stake that is trotted. Should both prove to
be walk-overs, the expenses shall be born in propor-
tion to the amounts in the hands of the Treasurer.
Should there be differences of opinion in regard to
conditions, expressed or implied, the decision of the
Treasurer shall be final.

Aadress nominations to N. T. SMITH, Fourth and
Townsend Streets, San Francisco, Cal.

mr31tf pf. T. SMITH,

Treasurer of Stallion t'olt Stakes.

FOE SALE

ORION.

Chestnut stallion, foil brother to OvermaD,
2:19.|, by Elmo, dam by MoCraoken's Black
Hawk.

Orion is 7 years old, 16J hands high, very
handsome and stylish, Bound, well broken
and gentle. He has never been trained. Ap-
ply to

DR. E. L. MILLER.

fel8tf 353 Eleventh Street, S. F

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IPu ISmder and j^pfoxrtemau.

April 21

Right Here in California.

What Tour Friends and Neighbors

Say on a Matter of Vital

Importance.

Below will be found a sample of the multi-
tude of letters of encouragement Messrs. H.
H Warner & Co., of Rochester, N. Y., daily
receive. The subjoined unsolicited testimon-
ials are from your friends and neighbors,
ladies and gentlemen yon know and esteem
for their honor and straightforwardness, and
who would scorn to be a party to any decep-
tion What has been done for others can be
done for yon, and it is folly, nay, suicidal,
to longer suffer when the means of recovery
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Oakland. Cal., (Attorney-at-Law, 957 Broadway).
Dec 20 1887. -I have lone UBOd "Warners Safe Cure
with good rejults, and am now using Che same.

Alviso, Cal., Jan. 6, 1888.— I use "Warner's Safe
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San Francisco, Cal.. (723 Market Street.) Dec. 10,
j887. — We corsider "Warner's Safe Remedies," valu-
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San Feancisco, CdI., (621 Montgomery Street.) Dec.
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Ball's Fkrbt, Cal., Jan. 4, 1888. -I am using
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a>l4A£*

Danville, Cal., (Real Estate and Business Agent)
Dec. 8, 1887.-1 have used some of "Warner's Safe
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Bay District

A3SOIATI0N,

Spring Meeting.

— 3s

Saturday, May 118. Three rain. Class... Puree S350.

Wednesday, May 16, 2:50 Class Purse S30U.

Saturday, May 19. ...2:45 Class Purse 5350.

Wednesday, Muy93, 2:1)5 Class .... Purse ?'i00.
Saturday, May 26, ...2:0 Class Purse s 500.

All trotting and pacing contests to be best three in
five; five or more to enter, three or more to start.
But the Association reserves the right to hold a less
number than five to fill by a withdrawal of a propor-
tionate amount of the purse. The Association also
reserves the right to change the date set for any
class during the meeting by giving timely notice of
the Bame to persons interested.

Entrance fee ten per cent., to accompany the entry.
Purses divided into 50, 25, 15 and 10 per cent., to first,
second, third and fourth horse respectively.

Entries to close with the Secretary, Tuesday, May
1st, 1888.

w. H. HINCHaiAN, Scc'y.

17mr 1435 California Street, S- F.

THE

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thatl have used "Warner'sSafe Cure" and "Warner's
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of my boys, aged Hj years, was troubled with what
seemed to be a bad cold. He grew worse and I called
a doctor wh^ called it Dropsy and begin to treat ray
child for it. He continued to grow worse, and I got
another doctor who anahzed his urine and pro-
nounced it Bright's Disease in a bad form. All the
doctors said my boy would die, and he looked as if
he suiely would. 1 began to give my boy "Warner's
bafe Cure" without saying anything (o the doc'ors.
In three days his urine showed a change, and an
analysis made three weeks later indicated a perfect
condition oT his urine. Every doctor who heard of
his case said that he would die sure, but he took
"Warner's Safe Cure" and is alive, if not well, which
is more than could have been ssid if the doctors had
been left to stuff him.

Belle Meade

—SALE OP—

Yearlings

Will take place at Belle Meade Farm, near
Nasli7ille, Tena.,

Friday, April 27, 1886,

Under the management of Messr*. Bruce A Kidd
1*. V. KII>i>, Auc'r,

The lot consists of 54 head, the get of Enquirer,
Great Tom, Bramble, Luke Blackburn, Plenipo,
Vauderbilt and imp. Pizarro.

S»le will begin promptly at 1 1 A. M.
Terms of Sale Cash.

The animals offered are the produce of the thor-
oughbred mares of 1887. They are well grown and
will be sold to the highest Responsible Bidder..
Without Reservation, if in condition. No by
bidding.

Belle Meade is six miles from Nashville, Tenn.
ou the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railroad,
and on the Richland turnpike. A special train will
leave the Chattanooga depot on day of sale promptly
at 9:30 a. m. and return to Nashville after the sal

For Catalogues address

JiK J't'E A Kin»,

2imr Lexington, Ky,

mr^

West BurrE, Cal., Dec. 28, 1887.— My daughter has
taken "Warner's Safe Cure" and received great
benefit therefrom, i am never without it in my
house.

$<z,&7 It) a^^L—

ESTABLISHED 1855.

Race Goods.

Largest and Best Stock on the Coast

J. O'KANE,

767 Market St., S. F.

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALkR

IN

HARNESS and SADDLERY.

AGENTS FOB
■ mill's Cinthiana Horse Boots,

J. H. Demon's Chicago Specialties,

Db, Deon's Condition Powdehh,
eeM Gombault'b Caustic Balsam

KILL-IP & CO.,

LIVE STOCK AND OENERAL

AUCTIONEERS,
iz Montgomery Street, San Francisco

SFKCJAL ATTENTION PAID TO SALES OF

High-Bred Horses and Cattle,

At auction and private Bale.

Will Sell in All Cities and Counties of
the State.

REFERENCES.

Hon. C. Green, Hon. J. D. Carr,

Sacramento. Salinas.

J. P. Haroent, Esq., Hon. John Boses
Sargents. Colusa.

Hon. L. J. Hose, Hon. A. "Walrath,

Los Angeles. Nevada.

J. B. Haogik, Esq., San Francisco
Represented at Sacramento bv Edwin F. Smith,
Secretary state Agricultural Society.

At San Jose by Messrs. Montgomery & Rea, Real
Estate AgentB.

Being r,ne oldest established firm In the live-stock
business on this Coast, and having conducted the
important auction sales In this line for the paBt
fifteen years, amounting to one-half a million of
dollars, we feel justified in claiming unequalled facili-
ties for disposing of live stock or every description
either at auction or private sale. Our list of corres-
pondents embraces every breeder and dealer of prom-
inence upon the Pacific Coast, thus enabling ub to
give fnll publicity to animals placed with us for Bale.
Private purchases and sales of live Btock of all
descriptions will be made on commission, and stock
shipped with the utmost care. Purchases and saleB
made of land of every description. We are author-
ized to refer to the gentlemen whose nameti are
appended,
ond KII,¥,IP A CO., 22 Montgomery Strict.

PETALUMA

Colt Stakes,

1888.

To be trotted at tbe Fall Meeting of the So-
noma and Marin District Agricultural
Association,

DISTRICT NO. 4.

OPEN TO AIX-

Yearling Stake— Free for all foals of 1887
Mile dash. Entrance §50, of which $10 must accom-
pany nomination; §15 be paid on June 1st; fin on
July 15th, and §15 on August 17th. The winner
takes all tbe stakes, less one entrance, which goes
to tbe second colt.

Two-"Vear-01d Stake-Free for all foals of
1886 Mile and repeat. ?ti0 entrance, of which S10
must accompany nomination; §20 be paid on June
1st; S15 on July 15th, and §15 on August 17th. §250
added.

Tliree-Yeai--Oi<l Stakes or Under- Free for
all, mile and repeat. §G0 entrance, of Which $10
must accompany nomination; $20 be paid on June
1st; §15 on July 15th, and §15 on August 17th. §250
added.

Four- Year-Old Stake or Under — Free for
all, mile heats, best three in five. StJO entrance, of
which §10 must accompany the nomination; §20 be
paid on June 1st; §15 ou July 15th, and §15 on
august 17tb. §250 added.

Stakes and added money in two, three and four-
year-old stakes to he divided: 00 per cent, to first
horse, 30 per cent, to sei-cnd, and 10 per cent, to
third. If only two start they must contest for the
stakes piid in and oce-half of the added money, to
be divided 60S per cent to the first horse, and 33$
percent, to the secoud. No added money paid for
walk-over.

Tbe following district colt stakes for colts owned
in the counties of Sonoma, Marin, Napa aud Solano
since April 1, 1888:

"Vearlinir Slake— For foais of 1887. Mile dash.
§S0 entrance, of which §10 must accompany nomina-
tion; §10 be paia on June 1st, and §10 on July 16th.
The winner takes all slakes, less one entrance, which
goes to the second horse.

Two-Year-Olds— Mile and repeat. Purse of
§200.

Three-Year Olds— Mile and repeat. Purse §280.
Entrance fee 74 per cent, of purse, to accompany
nominations. Purses to be divided 60, 30 and 10
per cent.

In all of the above stakes and purses five to enter
and three to start. But the board reserves the right
to hold entries aud start a race with a less number.
For a walk-over in any race, unless otherwise speci-
fied, a horse is only entitled to its own entrance and
one-half of the paid up entrances of other horses.

A horse winning a race or stake is entitled to first
mon*y only except when distancing tbe field. Then
to first and third moneys.

If in the opinion of the Judges any race cannot be
finished on the closing day of the Fair, it may be
continued or declared off at the option of tbe Judges.

Entries to close May 1, 1888, with the Secretary.

mr24 J. H. WHITE. President.

W. E. COX, Secretary, P. O. Box 289, Petaluma.

EUREKA

Jockey Club.

Inauguration of New Mile Track
- — Ar

South Park, Eureka, Cal

FOUR DAYS1 RAGING,

July 3d to 7th Inclusive.

ENTRIES CLOSE JUNE ibtli, 188*,

First Day— July 3, 1888.

1— Running, Purse S3C0— Noveltv Race— Free for all

daBbof one mile. First quarter 350, half §65, three-

nile. First qui

terB §75, mile §110. All paid-up entries over four

tu Ul- added imd equal I v divided between each wii

2— Tbottino— Purse §20. Three-minute class. For
horses owned in Humbokt County prior to May 1,
1888. First horse §150; second to receive J75, and third
to save entrunce.

Second Day— July 4, 1888.

8— Running Stake— Free for all; §50 entrance, half
forfeit, §300 added; second to receive §100, third to save
stake. Mile aud a quarter.

4— Running Stakk— Free for all: §2-i entrance, hair
forfeit, $25u added; secoud to receive §75, third to save
stakes. One-half mile mid repeat.

5— Trot risa — Purse $500. Free for all. First horse
§350, second §lu0, third 450.

Third Day- July 5, 1888.

G Running— Purse 1150. Free for all. First horse
§125, second §25. Six hundred vards.

7— Trotting Stske— Two-year-olds bred in Hum-
boldt Coimtv. §2"> entrance, half forfeit, §100 added;
second to save stake. Best two in three.

8— Trotting— Purse §:;00. 2:40 clasB. For horseB
owned in llumbohit County prior to May 1, lt>88.
First horse §200, secoud §70, third §30.

FourtU &ay— July 6, 1888.

0— Running— Purse §2-r0. Free for all. First horse

to receive §201), second § 0. Three-quarters of a mile.

10— Running— Purse §350. Free lor all. First horse
to receive 8300, second 550. One mile.

11-Trotting — Purse $200. Three year-olds. For
horses bred iu Humboldt County. First horse to
receive §125. second $50, third §25. Best two in three.

COKD1TIOSS AMI REMARKS

All trotting races are best three in five unless other-
wise specified; four to enter and three to sta't. but
the Board reserves the right to hold a less number
than four to fill by the withdrawal of a proportionate
amount of the purse.

Entrance fee iu per cent, of purse to accompany
nominations.

jn nil trotting races the rules of the American
TrottiuK Assnc'n'ion. and all running races the ruleB
of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association .to
govern, hut the Board reserves the right to trot heats
of any two classes alternately, if necessary to finish
any day'B racing.

In all entries not declared out by 0 i". v. o' the day
preceding the race shall be required to start.

So added money paid for a w;ilk-over.

In allrneeB four or more paid-up entries required
to Gil, and three or more horses to start.

Racing colors to be named in entries.

In trotting races drivers will he required to wear
caps of distinct colorB. to be named iu entries.

Kniries in aU races to close with the Secretary,
Monday, June 18, 1888.

Entry blanks will be furnished upon application to
the Secretary.

Sealed bids will be received by the undersigned up
to £ P- st. Monday, June 18th, iSfitl, for the privilege of
selling pools aud running of the wheel of fortune, at
theracts to he given by the Eureka Jockey Club on
July 3d, 1th, 5th and 6th, 18SS.

DAMER, MURPHY, President.

H. (OHS, Secretary. Uap

For Sale.

Lady Del Bur.

Standard and Registered.

I offer tbe above mare and her horse foal, dropped
February Kith, by Antevolo.'for aale. Price lor the
two $f ,5UO.

LADY DEL SUR, chestnut mare, bred by L. J. Rose,
San Gabriel, Cal., by Del Sur, foaled 1881,

First dam Cecilia Clark by Clark Chief; second
dam by Captain Beaid; third dam by imported En-
voy; fourth dam by imported Tranby; fifth dam Lu-
cilla by Trumpetor; sixth dam Lucy by Orphan, etc.

Her foal 1r bay, of goad size and high form.

For further information address me, or Jos.
Cairn Simpson, am Adeline Street, Oakland.
B. C. WRIUHT,

lOmrtf Hopland, Mendocino Co., Cal.

Spring Meeting

OAKLAND
Trotting Park

Trotting and Racing.

—COMMENCING—

Wednesday, May 2d, and continuing four

days.

First Day— Wednesday, May 2d.

Trotting— 2:40 class. Purse §100.
Running— Five-eighths mile and repeat. Purse
$100.

Thursday, May 3d.
Trotting— 2::i5 class. Purse §100.
Running— Three-quarters of a mile dash. Purse
SI CO.

Friday, May 4tli.
Trotting— 2:30 class. Purse §150.
Running — One-half mile and repeat. Purse §100.

Saturday, May 5th.
Trotting— 2:24 class. Purse S200.
Running— One and one-half mile daBh. Purse §160.

CONDITIONS.
All trotting races are the best three in five in har-
ness ; five or more to enter, and three to start. All
running races three or more to enter, two to start.
But the Board reserves the right to bold a less num-
ber than five to fill by the withdrawal of a propor-
tionate amount of the purse. Entrance fee ten per
cent, on purse to accompany nominations.
American Association rules to govern.
Racing colors to be named in entries.
Entries close April 25th. Address

mr»l J. D. MORRIS.

Secretary Oakland Trotting Park, Oakland, Cal.

BLACK-BREASTED RED

AND

PIT GAME FOWLS.

From imported and premium stock. For size and
beauty cannot he excelled In America. My B. B. Reds
are extra lar^e, and high station; the cocks weighing
from eight to ten pounds and hens from six to eight

Sounds. The Pit gameB, "Black HackleB," are the
est imported stock, and are warranted OAMKtothe
core. btagB and pullets fnm the B. B. Rede at rea-
sonable prices. Eggs in season, from either yard, §3
for 13, or §5 for EG, Address

I . P. LOWELL.
28jaH Sacra memo, Cal.

HIGH-CLASS

PEDIGREE

STOCK

ESTABLISHED 1882.
We have for Private Sale selections of tbe follow-
ing Stock, procured from the best studs of Great
Britain, America and Australia.
ALL SUITABLE FOR HIGH-CLASS STUD PURPOSES

HORSES.

BLOOD, COAOHERS. TROTTERS, ARABS,
DRAUGHT, PONIES.

CATTLE.

DURHAMS, DEVONS, HEREFOKDS. TOLLED
ANGUS, AYRSHIRFS, JERSEYS.

PIGS.

IMPROVED BERKSHIRES. "MAGIE," POLAND

CHINA. ESSEX, WHITE YORKSHIRE, Jic.

ALL IMPORTED STOCK.

EXHIBITION POULTRY

Supplied to win in tbe keenest competition.
Choice Varieties on hand and to arrive.

DOGS.

SPORTING and MISCELLANEOUS.

John T. M'Innes and Co.,

PEDIGREE STOCK AGHSTS,

105 PITT STREET, SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES
Registered Cable Address "PEDIUREE."

mr?4eow

Dr. Thos. Bowhill, M.R.C.V.S.

VETERINARY SI l»ii:o\.
Graduate New Veterinary College, EdlnburRh
Awarded the Highland and Agricultural Societies
Medals for Horse Pathology, Anatomy, Physiology
and Histology. The Williams' Prize, '84-'8.ri, for high-
est works in professional examinations, and dix lirst-
clasR certificates of merit. Honorary Member I Hi noia
Stale Veterinary Medical Association.

NEVADA STABLES,

.lill.KI! V A n A I.I.IK Prop's.

1336 Market St. S F., Ret. 7 th and 8tb.
Telephone No. 3159

1888

3pue prettier awtt fpidsmaw.

255

Southern Pacific Co.

(PACIFIC SYSTEM.)

I'^ains leave and are due to arrive at

San Francisco.

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....Lob Angeles, Deming, El

Paso and East

....Los Angeles and Mojave

....Martinez „

....Milton.

...Ogden anu East..?

, ..Ogden and East

....Red Bluff via Marvsville

....Redding via Willows

....Sacramento, via Benlcia

via Benieia ....
via Livermore.

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LOCAL FERRY TRAINS.

From San Francisco Dally.

TO EAST OAKLAND- *6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 7:30— 8-J0—
8:30-9:00— 9:30— 10:00— 10:30— 11:00— 11:30— 12 :0i)— 1Z-30
—1:00—1:30—2:00—2:30—3:00—3:30 — 4:00 — 4:30 — 5:00
5:30 — 6:00 — 6:30— 7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00-11:00— 12-00

TO FRUIT VALE, (via East Oakland)— Same as "TO
.EAST OAKLAND" until 6:30 p. m., inclusivs, also
at 8:00—9:00 and 11:00 P.M.

TO FRUIT VALE (via Alameda)— *9;30— •12:00— 7:00-
12:00.

TO ALAMEDA— "6:00— •6:30—7:00— •7:3C-)J:00—«8-30—
9 :00 — 9:30— 10 :00— J10 ^0— U :00— Jll :30-12 :00— 112 :3C—
1:00— {1:30—2:00— J2:a) -3:00— 3:30— 4:00 — 4:30— 5:00—
6:30—6:00—6:30—7:00—8:00—9:00—10:00—11:00—12:00

TO BERKELEY and WEST BERKELEY— '6-00—
•6:30 —7:00— •7:30— 8:00- '8.30— S:00— 9:30—10:00—
Jl0:30— 11:00— tll:30— 12:00- tl2:30-l:00-tl:30-2-00
J2:30—3:00—3:30— 1:00 — 4:30— 5:00— 5:30— 6:00— 6:30—
7:00—3:00—9:00—10:00—11:00—12:00.

To San Francisco Daily.

FROM FRUIT VALE (via East Oakland)— 6:25-6:55
—l;l*— 7:55-8:25— 8:56— 9:25— 9:55— 10:25— 10:55- 11:26
11^>5 — 12:25—12 :55— 1 :25— 1 :55— 2 ;25— 2 :55— 3:25— 3 :55
—4:25—4:55—5:25—5:55—6:25—6:55—7:50—8:55—9:53.

FROM FRUIT VALE (via Alameda) — •5:^1— 5:61 —
t9:20-«l2:55— *3:20

FROM EAST OAKLAND-*5:30-6:00- 6:30 — 7:0J-
7:30-6:00— 8:30— 9:00— 9:30— 10:00— 10:30— 11:00 — 11 vv
12:00— 12:30— 1:00— 1:30-2:00— 2:30—3:00— 3 :30— 4; flO —
4:30—5:00-5:30—6:00—6:30—7:00 — 8:00-9:00 - 9:s8-
10:58

FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND-9 m nutea later
than from East Oakland.

FROM ALAMEDA— «o:3U-6;00-«6:33— 7:00 -*7:3 1-8:00
•8:30-9:00-9:30-10:00— tl0:30-ll:00— 111:30— 12:00—
1 12:30— 1:00— $1:30— 2:0f— (2:30- 3:C0- 3 :30- 4:00 —
1:30— 5:00— 5: 30— 6:00-6:30— 7:00— 3:00— 9:00— 10:1)0—
11:0'.

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—5:55— •6:25— 6:55-»7:25-7:55-«b:25— S:55-9:25-9:55
— 110:25— 10:55-111:25— 11:55—112:25- 12:55—11:25—
1:55— 12:25— 2:55-3:25— 3:55— 4:25— 4:55-5:25— 5 :55-
6:25—6:55—7:55—8:55—9:55—10:55.

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FROM SAN FRANCiaUO— *7:lo— S:16— llu»-i -A>-

3:15—5:15.
FROM OAKLAND— «6a5— 8:15— 10a6-12rl5 -2:1a-

4:15.

A for Morning. P for Afternoon.

•Sundays excepted. tSatnrdays excepted; j Sundays

only.

-Standard Time furnished by Lick Observatory.

A. N. TOWNE,

Gen. Manager.

T. H. G4M>DI»1AA,
Gen. Pass, k Ttk AC.

CHILD'S CARBOLCRT&TAL SHFJEP DIP.

"Patented in Europe and America."

SHEEP

A positive scab enre. A liquid, soluble in

cold w ater. It is abso utely non-

pofsonous.

The cheapest and most effective dip on the market
me gallon making one hundred gallons of wash.
Price, $1-25 per gallon.
Special discounts an I terms to agents and large
tonsumers. For samples and other information ap-
ply to

L1M)E & HOT7GH, Agents for Pacific Coast
116 California St.. San Francisco, la J,
17aeptl2

ANNUAL SALE

Driving, "Work, Draft and
Saddle Horses.

-AND—

SHETLAND PONIES,

Being a draft from the Breeding Farms of

J. B. Haggin, Esq.,

—WILL TAKE PLACE ON—

Wednesday, May 2, '88,

At 10 A. M. at

RAILROAD STABLES,

Cor. stetner and Turk Sts., San Francisco.

Horses may be seen on and after Saturday,
April 28th.
Catalogues are being prepared.

mi31

KILLIP&C0.,

AUCTIONEERS

'88

FAIRLAWN

'88

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 1888.

FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CATALOGUE NOW READY,

And will be mailed to all applicants who send Five Cents in Stamps to Prepay

Postage.

THE FAIRL4WN CATALOtili; I"OK 1888 contains descriptions and pedigreeR of all the
Siallions and Brood-mares in use at Fairlawn. THE 1888 CATALOGUE also contains descriptions and pedi-
grees, and prices of

ONE I2i XDRFn AM) SIXTY HEAR OF YOIXG TROTTERS,

onsisting of Stallions and Fillies from yearlings to five years old, all of my own breeding

and nearly all STAKDAKO BRED, and duly registered.

A specialty is made at Fairlawn of raising

STALLIONS AND FILLIES FOR BREEDING PURPOSES.

Those who wish to engage in breeding High-bred Trotters, or those already engaged who wish to
add to their breeding stud, can be supplied at Fairlawn with first-class young Stallions and Fillies c.
the very best trotting families, uniting in their veins strains of blood that have produced Speed with
the ttreatest Uniformity.

Gentlemen who desire fine, highiy bred, promising, and well-broken Ifouug Trotters for their
own driving, can be supplied at Kan-lawn. Any young stallion sold for a roadster will be gelded, if the
purchaser desires, at my own risk and expense.

mTTTJ1 nTVTJ? PPTPT? PT A TXT is strictly adhered to at Fairlawn, and the pt ice oi every
XLlili UlN-LVr niulJ iLAll anim»ifor sale is primed in the catalogue. Pur-
chasers from a distance can buy on orders at exactly the same price as if present in person. All stock sold
on orders can be returned if they do not come fully up to the descriptions given.

Time will be siren responsible parties, on satisfactory paper, bearing interest Irom
date.

THE STALLIONS IN I'SE AT FAIRLAWN ARE

Happy Medium (400).

Sire of more 2:30 performers than any living stallion,
having 39 to his credit with records of 2:30 or better,
among tbem Maxey Cobb, 2:13£, the fastest stallion
that ever lived.

WILL BE USED AS A PRIVATE STALLION.

Aberdeen (93).
Sire of 14 with records better than 2:30, among tbem
Hattie Woodward, 2:15*; Jim Jewell, 2:19i; Modoc,
2:19i, etc. Limited to 30 mares at $100 the season,
or SI 50 to insure a mare in foal.

Alreto (9548).
By Almont, dam Violet (sister to Dauntless and
Peacemaker), by Rysdyk's Hambletonian, etc.
Limited to 30 mares at $50 the season, or @80 by
insurance.

Applications for use of Stallions will be entered in the order tbey are received, but after a Stallion'i
limit is reached no more mares will be received. For catalogues and further information, address

Almont Wilkes (2131).
By Almout, dam Annabel, by George Wilkes; 2d dam
Jessie Pepper (dam of Alpha, ?:V5.V, etc.), by Mam-
brino Chief, etc. Limited to 30 mares at S50 the
season, or $80 by insurance.

Maximns, (5175),

By Almont, dam by Sentinel; 2d (lam by Bayard, «*tc.
3d darn Layton Barb Mare. Limited to 30 mares '
$50 the season, or $80 by insurance.

Noble Medium (4939),

By Happy Medium, dam by Mambrino Palch^n ; 2d
dam by Mambrino Chief ; 3d dam by Sir Archy Mon-
toria. Limited to 20 mares at $50 the season, or
$SO by insurance.

Lock Box 3ZO.

WM. T. WITHERS, Lexington, Ky,

28jan52

IMPORTED BEEKSHIEES.

REDWOOD DUKE 13368.

Prize winners at all the fairs in California and the
entire list of sweepstakes premiums at State Fair
Sacramento, 1886.

Importations made direct from England every year
from the most noted Breeders, selected from the
best blood and most, fashionable families of Dith
faced Berkshirea, regardless of cost, and all re-
corded in English aDd American Berkshire records.

Young pigs from these importations, male and
female, from entirely different families for sale at
reasonaoie prices, and every pig guaranteed. Address

4feb"

ANDREW SMITH, Redwood City.

Orat'JlH California Strpft. San Francisco.

Percherons

For sale, twelve head of thorougbred Percheron
stallions and mares. Four are imported from France.
These horses are registered in the Percheron Stud
Book of America, and are believed to be the best lot
of animals for sale in California. Address

E. J TURNER,

25fe3mo Holllster, San Benito Co.

CHUBB,

The Fishing Rod Manufacturer,

Has a new retail catalogue which contains several
original articles on fishing written by the most noted
anglers of the present day. Catalogue a:so has 125
illustrations of angling goods. 60 different kinds of
fishing rodB described, - reelB, lineB, hooks, flies, rod
trimmings etc. Every angler should have a copy,
send for one, ready Jan. 15th. Address.

THOS. H. OHUBB,

14ja Post Mill., Vt

FOR SALE,

TROTTING BRED HORSES.

Harold Cossack 440^,

Sired by Don Cossack, first dam by Harold, second
dam by Belmont, third dam by Mambrino Chief.

Harold Cossack is 3 years old, as handsome as a
picture. Mahogony bay, heavy mane and tail, and a
trotter. Also a yearling stud colt by Don Cossack,
first dam Madam Bloodstone by Bacchus, sire of
Jennie Holton, 2:22S; second dam by Green Mountain
Morgan. This fellows is bay in color, large and
rangey, and a very fine colt. His dam, Madame
Bloodstone, is the dam of Dolly Bloodstone, record
of 2::'9&, made last fall after weaning a colt and with
six weeks' handling.

NELLIE BLOODSTONE,

Bay mare, 7 yairs old, sired byLi'tle Mc, he by
old Ethan Allen. First dam Madame Bloodstone, as
above. Nellie has a colt by her side sired by Mt.
Vernon (record 2:21) by Nutwood, etc. Stinted to
Harold Cossack.

KATE BLOODSTONE,

Black mare, 4 years old, sired by Stocking Chief,
he by Clark Chief, he by Mambrino Chief, etc.
Stinted to Harold Cossack. First dam Madame
Bloodstone. "Will also sell Madame Bloodstone. She
is sixteen years old and will drop a foal in May by
Harold Cossack. She is a sure breeder, having
missed but one season since she was four years old.

FILLET,

Bay mare, 10 years old, sired by Viscount, a s^d of
Alexander's Abdallah. First dam Thoroughbred,
regiatered. Stinted to Harold Cossack.

BED WING.

Bay mare, 5 years old, sired by Bed Line. First
dam Fillet, as above. Red Line by William Welch, by
Rysdyk's Hambletonian. First dam Jennie Clay by
American Clay, a son of Strader's C. M. Clay. Bed
Line is standard bred and registered. Page 541,
Third Vol., Wallace's Stud Book. Bed Wing is stinted
to Harold Cossack.

RED SILK,

Bay mare, 3 years old, by Bed Line. First dam
Silky by Chieftain, he by Iowa Tuckaboe, etc. Bed
Silk has clt by her side by Harold Cossack. Stinted
to Harold Cossack.

RED QUEEN,

Two years old, by Bed Line. First dam old
Fannie, a thoroughbred. Stinted to Harold Cossack.

BROWN BESS,

Six years old, sired by Chieftain, as above, ifrst
dam Pougbkeepsie Girl by Rysdyk's Hambletonian.
Brown Bess has <"olt by ber side by Mt . Vernon, 2:21,
by Nutwood. Stinted to Harold Cossack. Old Fannie
(breeding unknown) a thoroughbred and a fine brood-
mare.

I will sell the above stock very cheap, as I have
recently sold my ranch and want t'* close out my
horses. Stock can be seen at Sacramento. Address

N.N.CRAIG,
Sioir atL 2508 H Street, Sacramento , lal,

TIME SCHEDULE.

i (.ssenger Trains leave and arrive Passenger Bepo
j ownsend Street, between Third and Fourth Street*
.-.hi Francisco.

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8:30 a i I Gilroy, Pajaro, Uastroville, \ i*li> :t a a

'S^Qp't Salinas and Monterey. _ i I 6;t0p

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•Sundaysexcepted. tSundays only ITheatrL- train Sat-
urdays only.

Trains run on Pacific Standard Time.

Nearly all rail line to Man Luis Obispo. Only zi
miles staging between Temple ton and San Luis
Ooispo. Time from San Francisco 12 boors. Through
rate *3.50.

Special RouNn-THip Tickets, at reduced rates— to
Gilroy and Paraiso Springs.

Special Notice— Round-trip tickets to the famous
Lick Observatory (Mt. Hamilton) can be had at any
of the Company's Ticket Offices in San Francisco -
Rate. 35.50.

EXCURSION TICKETS.

For atuidaye only,-* f Sold Sdnbat Mossme;

' u 3 • l for return same day.
ForSaturday, ( Sold Saturday and Sunday only.

Sunday and' good for return nntil following Mon.

Monday, j Hay, inclusive, at the following rates.

Round Trip

from San
Franc'sco to

San Bruno..
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Passenger Depot. TownBend
street, Valencia-street station. No. 613 Market street,
Grand Hotel, and Rotunda, Baldwin Hotel.
A. C. BASSETT, H. R. JUDAH,

Superintendent Aest PasB. A Tkt. Ag».

TO

Sportsmen & Pleasure- Seekers.

THE

SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO.

RESPECTFULLY CALLB ATTEXTION TO THE

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

AFFORDED BY THE "NORTHERN DIVISION
of its line for leaching with speed and comfort the
best places in the State for
Sea Bathing, Snooting and Fishing.

TRATN8 LEAVE SAN FRANCISCO DALLY FOR

MONTEREY,

THE MOST CHAEMJNS

Mi miner and Winter Kesori of the

Pacific foil',;,
with Its beautuul Groves and delightful Drives. Trou t
hi abundance can be obtained from the several streams
in the vicinity of Monterey, and the best of shooting
may l-e had in season.

TEE BA Y OF MONTEREY

Is noted for the extent And variety of 0sh which
abound In its waters, notably Salmon. Rock Cod, Ber-
acuda, Pompioo, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder
The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with
the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superioi
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEI
MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for Bporta-
men.

THE BA THING FACILITIES

AT THE

"HOTEL DEL MONTE,'

ABE UNSURPASSED,
haring ft MAGNIFICENT BEACH of pure white
sandfor surf bathinK. The BATH-HOUSE contains

SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANKS

(150x50 feet) for warm Bait water plunge and swim-
ming baths, with ELEGANT ROOMS connecting for
Individual baths, with douche aud shower facilities.

THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-known
Watering Places,

APTOS. SOQCEE AND SANTA CRUZ .

IH VTA THE NORTHERN niVISION,

SOUTHERN PACIFIC ROUTE,

(Broad Gauge)

The Northern Division runs through the counties

of Sao Mateo, Santa Clara. San Benito, Santa Cruz

and Monterey, each of which abounds in eame in nno

variety Notably 6 e Ba

Quail, Pigeon, Snipe, Dnck, Geese, l>eer
and Bear.

Lakes PILARCITOS and SAN ANDREAS are
reached by this line. Stages connect with trains dallj
at San Mateo ior those well-known Retreate. PURTS
SIMA, SAN GREGORIO and PESCADERO We
would particularly call attention to the unlimited ex-
tent of range at and about SAN BRUNO And MrMA-
HON'S for RIFLE PRACTICE.

These resorts are but a Bhort distance from San
Francisco and offer special Inducements to the lovers
of this manly aport.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

FREE TRANSPORTATION CF THEIR DOl 8
when carried In Baggage Care and pnt in charge oi
Train Baggagemen. Train Baggagemen are Instructed
to Issue CHECKS for all dogs receved in BaggaKe

em-ln order to guard against accidents to Doe
while In transit, It Is necessary that thev be nrovidon
with COLLAR AND CHAIN. Gun' and Fi"loc
Tackle will be carried free of charge. <
and securely packed In wood or leather
taken in Passenger Cars.

TICKET OFFICES— Passenper
Htreet, Valencia Station, and No 613J'
Hotel

O. BASSETT, A. H. R

Superintendent, Asst. Plu>

256

2gh* Iterier and j^onrtsnrati.

April 21

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HORSE BOOTS, a

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RACING MATERIAL Op

IN ENDLESS VARIETY AT

J, A. McKERRON'S,

228, 230 and 232 Ellis Street. - - - San Francisco.

Mse

Horsemen Attention!

TOOMEY'S ROAD AND BREAK SULKY.

This vehicle is novel in appeaiaDce, bot, like rnauy other
vehicles, it fills a want that has beeo needed for many years. It is
simple in consfrnction, light, strong and durable, and is just what
a horseman wauts to drive a coltaud yonng horses. The horse can
be hitched nearly as close as in the Track Sulky, and it is easier
getting off and on,

PRICE $33.00.

Delivered at any railroad or Bteamboat station on the Pacific Coast.
We are Agents for

' Calvin Toomey's Celebrated Truss Axle Sulky.

'Aliellcst inlbe World.

McMuiry & Fisher's High-Arch Sulkys.

SI'EEDIIkU WAUOJiS, CARTS AM) BIGGIES IK GREA'l TABIEfV

Our Repository is the Largest and Finest on the Pacific Coast,
PjLEASE C 'A I.I. AJk'D FXA MISE OIK STOCK .

TRUMAN, HOOKER & CO.,

421-42 9 MARKET STREET. S. F., CAI..

THE PARKER GUN.

IT STILL LEADS

AT PHIL DATA'S HANDICAP PIGEON SHOOT, at Lone Branch, Feb. 14 and 15, 1688, The Park r won
first and third prizes, taking SI, 20ft out of the ?1,5C0 cash prizes, beating such shooters as C. W Budd W
C (iraham (England), Frank Kleintz, Fred Erb Jr., and many others. "Hurrah for the United Slates
because the first and third prizes were won over foreign makes by The Parker Gun." — N. Y. Wobld '

AT SEATTLE, W. T., June 9, 10 and 11, 1887, the leading prizes and best average were won whh a
Parker.

AT THE WORLD'S TRAP SHOOTING CARNIVAL, Wellington, Mass., May 30 to June 3 1887 The
Parker won leading prize and best average during the five dave. * '

AT CHAMBERLIS CARTRIDGE CO 'S TOURNAMENT, held at Cleveland, O..Sept. 14, 1886, The Parker
won $90n out of the 51,200 purse offered.

At New Orleans, La., The Parker won first prize in WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP from such shots as
Carver, Bogardus, Cody, Stubbs, Erb and otherp.

New York eaIe.srooin, 97 Chambers St.,

PARKER BROS., Makers,

Merlden, Conn.

CHOICE OLD WHISKIES!

PURE AND UNADULTERATED.

We offer for sale on favorable terms to the Trade.
OATHER WOOD'S <E3J,BRATED FIXE OLD WHISKIES

of the following braiids, Damely;

Cranston's Cabinet, Century, A. A. A., Old Stock, Henrp Bull
Double B. and Monogrram, Very Old and Choice.

Also, Jn cases of 1 doz. q.iart bottles each,
Brunswick dab (Pure Old Rye) and Vpper Ten (Very Old and Choice).
£2TForeicellence, purity and evenness of quality the above are unsurpassed by any whiskies Jin norted
Chi only objection to be made to them by the manipulating dealera beiDg that they cannot he Improve
upon.

DICKSON, DeWOLF & CO.,

SOI.EA6E.VfS.

SAM FRANCISCO. I'AUfOBNU

Veterinary Surgery,

DR. A. E. BDZABD.

Member of the Hoyal College of Veterinary Sur-
eons, London. Calls to the country promptly

.ttended to.
All operations performed. Advice and prescrip-

t ins by mail, One Dollar. Residence and Pharmacy

No. 11 Seventh Street,
2iap53 San Francisco, (Near market.)

Harry E Carpenter, M. 0. C. V. S.

VETERINARY SCRUEON.

Honorary Graduate ol
Ontario Veterinary Col-
lect, Toronto, Canada.
SW Rld£lln£s Castrated,
veterinary Infirmary. 371 Natoma Sf
Besidence. 966 Howard St., Ban Frar.oi.oo.
lmafi2

IMPORTANT TO

Horse and Stockmen

THE

lHiJMJii"C. & N. W. Ry."

In Connection with the C. P. & U. P. ft. R's., forms the

''CHICAGO AND SAN FRANCISCO SHORT-LINE"

With Splendid Track and Uneqnaled Equipment for the Speedy and Safe Transportation
of Horses and Live Stock, in its own or in Private Cars, on Passenger or Freight Prains.

Commodious Rest, Water and Feed Stations situated at convenient distances all along
the Hue.

Over 6,O0O miles of first -class road running West, North and North- West from Chicago.

Tue Original "CALIFORNIA FAST FREIGHT IINE.

tor further information apply to

HENRY P. STANWOOD,

my 7 'iPtiM-al Alien c, San Fratictwn. CaI.

L. C. SMITH' Top Action, Double Cross-Bolted

BREECH— LOADING GUN!

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L. C. SMITH.

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Manufacturer of both Hammer and Hammerless Guns.
SYBACUSE. N. Y.

A. Demonstration of the Shooting" Qualities of the "li. C. Smith" Gun.

At th Cleveland Cartridge Co.'s tournament, held at Cleveland, O., from September J3 to 1G inclusive
the "Smith" gun won first money in every class. It also won nearly two-ihirds of the entire
amon i(53,GO0) of cash prizes, and championship trophy for the bcst average in the 90 class. In the 90-
class iwon the 1st, 2nd and 4th moneys; in the 80-class it look the 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th; in the ".0-claes it
cook iitand 2nd, with the 1st and 6th in the 60-cIass, making a total winning nearly four times greater
than anv ^ther eim. of either foreign or homo manufacture.

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au£jf"tf

SEXP FOR DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE AM) PRICE IJSX.

STUD POINTER.

RUSH T., (3751 A K. B.), lemon and white, by
Sensation (217 A. K. R.),exSeph G. bv Dart— Seney
in the stud to approved bitches. Fee $30. Rush T.
is a dog of good size, good markings, rare form, excel-
lent temper, high courage and marked field instinct.
In breeding he has no superior. Bis sire was a grand
fielder and a bench winner. His dam is a winner on
the bench and an uncommonly good field performer.

The kennel is breeding Irish red setters of unesccp
tionable strains. A. B. TRUMAN.

Ef.CHO kf>m;i.s,
Bep23 2618 Bnsli Slreet. S. F.

FOR SALE.

A Thoroughbred Bull Bitch..

Apply at 305 Washington St.

Animal Portraits.

Domestic Pets, Field Dogs, Horses, Cattle, and Uj
descriptions of Lire Stock drawn or painted to ord ?r,
either from photograph or from life.

Original designs or drawings on stone, wood, etc.
for illustration purposes, furnished.

H. BOYD. Ar i U
floctf 18 Post Stree .

Notice.
C. BRUCE LOWE,

STOCK AND STATION AGENT,

Auctioneer, Horse, Cattle, and Properly
Salesman.
Is prepared to accept orders from breeders in
America to select and forward stock from the Aus-
tralian Colonies; or will undertake to receive and
dispose of stock from America; or act as Agent
tor California firmB.

References kindly permuted to J. B. Haggln, Esq.,
and Major Ratbbone of San Francisco.
C. BRUCE LOWE,

Wright, Heaton's Buildings,

Pitt Street, Sydney,
3de New Sohtb Wale'.

GLOVER'S ALBUM.

A TREATISE ON CANINE DISEASES.

CONCISE AND PRACTICAL.

Handsomely Bound and Illustrated.

PRICE 50 CENTS, POST-PAID.

GLOVER'S IMPERIAL

DOG MEDICINES.

Mange Curf. - 50«\ BKtemner Cure $fl OO
Blood Purifier, 50c. Vermifuge. - 50c

tanker Wnsh, 50c. Eye I.otfon, - 50*\
niarrlioeature, 50c- Cure for Fits, - SOc,
Tonic, - - 50c. Liniment. - 50c.

Kennel and Stable Soap, best dogsoapknowD, price
25c.

These remedies are sold by druggists and dealers
in sportsmcn*s goods.

ALL DOG DISEASES TREATED
H. CLAY GLOVER, D. V. S.

Veterinarian to the Westminster Kennel Club New
Jersey Kennel Club, Rbode Island Kenn«l Club
Hartford Kennel Club. Hemstead Farm Voiumi eto'

2!octf J 193 Kromlivnr. Kn> VnV'lr

DO YOU WANT A DOG

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SAN FRANCTSCO. SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1888.

SUBSCRIPTION
FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR.

Notes and Comments.

Mr. B. C. Holly is very proud of Fusilade s Last, and call3
her "a great little filly." When- Bhe 6nished close up to Sid,
the winner of a purse at tho Bay District Spring Meeting,
Mr. Holly showed his delight in the old-fashioned racing
style by throwing his hat high in the air. This custom is
still preserved during the great events on the Eog-ish tracks,
bo that at the finish of the Derby hundreds of hats may be
seen whirling aloft amid countless hovering pigeuns that are
let loose to carry the news to places far distant from a tele-
graph office. This reminded me of an incident in my early
racing days when a friend, who had recently arrived from
Australia, accompanied me to see the Oaks run. He was a
great admirer of a fine thoroughbred, and a good jndge of
form, so he was lucky enough to land a hundred on the two
first races. He had heard a great deal about the experiness
of the English pickpocket, so he placed the crisp new bank of
England notes under the lining of his hat and then proceeded
to back Brown Duchess for the great event of the day. The
mare was not much thought of, so the tempting odds of 16
to 1 could be freely obtained about her chances, and my
friend invested £20 at those rates. Brown Duchess won in a
canter, and the Australian, in the exuberance of his delight,
sent his hat whirling around, then another spectator caught
it on the bound and threw it on to the course, where it was
made a football of and finally was lost to view. Jost then
the Australian remembered that the notes were within the
lining, and with a sorrowful mien he reported the matter to
the police, offering a reward for the recovery of the battered
but valuable tile. AH in vain, so he had to deduct the less
from the grand Duchess' winnings. I have often wondered
in whose possession the hat ultimately came, and whether
the £100 notes were ever discovered.

The old English adage, "It never rains but it pours," often
comes true in racing matters. Such was the case with the
Rancho del Paso contingent at the Blood Horse meeting.
and similar incidents occurred recently on the English turf in
connection with the Duke of Portland's stable. His grace, who
is in possession of an income of about £100,000 a year, won
the Spring at Leicester, the most valuable two-year-old stake
on record. The Portland Plate is worth £7,000, of which
£6 000 to the winner, £50 each, play or pay, five furlongs
straight, 112 subscribers. This stake was won by Donovan;
a son ofGalopin, dam Mowerina, belonging to the Duke of
Portland, and now the same nobleman has carried off the
Two Thousand Guineas, the first three-year-old classic
event of the season. The great favorite for the race was Sir
F Johnstone's Fri*r Balsam, but he i.m unplaced, the win-
ner being Ayrshire with his stable companion Johnoy
Morgan in the second position. Ayrshire was second favorite
in the betting on his public form. He is a bay colt by Hamp-
ton out of Atlanta, she by Galopin, and was bred by the
Duke of Portland. Last year he won the Home-Bred Two-
year-old Foal Stakes at Stockbridge. the Royal Plate at
Windsor the Chesterfield Stakes at Newmarket, the Prince
of "Wales' Stake at Goodwood, the Champagne Stake at Don-
caster the combined value of which was £6,565. His defeats
included the Whitsuntide Plate at Manchester by Briar-
root and the New Stakes at Ascot by Friar's Balsam.
Now of course, he will be a great favorite for the Derby.
and 'it is likely that the Duke of Portland will carry off
"the Blue Riband of the Turf" at the first time of asking.
Good speed, good form and good luck make up a combina-
tion that often makes a stable almost invincible for a time.
The Portland Stakes were timed in 1:11 2-b, and the
pace is reported as being good from the start. The course
has a slight ascent for a considerable di-stance from the
starting post, then level for a couple ot hundred yards, again
an incline to opposite the stand, finishing on the level.
Baoh of the three horses placed for the Portland fatakes-

Donovan, El Dorado and Your Grace — were home-bred. Of
those unplaced Gay Hampton cost 3.0C0 guineas, the North
Star colt 500, Parvenu 480, Spoletta 350. L'Avare 260, Netty
175 and Satyr 100 guineas. The "tips" which pointed to the
success of Donovan for the Portland Stakes included the
coincidence that the paddock ticket at Leicester was printed
in the colors of the Dnke of Portland with the word "Dono-
van" across it, while the title of the race and its relations
with Donovan included the fact that Donovan's dam Mower-
ina won the Portland Plate at Doncaster in 1S81 and his
sister, Modwena, the same race in 18S6. The Duke of Purt-
1-ind was not present at Leicester to witness the success of
Donovan. He was in Scotland, salmon fishing, where his
Grace cared the more for a good catch than for the mere
trifle of §30,000 he won on Donovan.

So another Derby winner, Macaroni, has gone the way of
all flesh. He was bred by the then Marquis of Westminster,
and was by Sweetmeat, out of Jocose, by Pantaloon. In
1863 he won the Two Thousand Guineas and Derby. Maca-
roni's Derby is remembered as one of the most sensational
and desperate in the history of that great event. Thirty-two
started, and the favorite was Lord Clifden, who had won all
his races as a two-year-old and was regarded as the beau ideal
of a race-horse. It was ten to 1 against Macaroni. The race
was a killing one, Challoner on Macaroni and Fordham on
Lord Clifden, riding one of the most punishing finishes ever
seen in EDgland, and Macaroni won by a head in the last
stride. People have never csased to talk about the race;
and although the English are the last of all people to ques-
tion the decision of the constituted authorities, the Macaroni-
Lord Clifden finish is still spoken of, and many there are
who claim that the judge placed the horses wrong. As a
stallion Macaroni had fair success. His daughter, Spinaway,
won the One Thousand Guineas and Oaks in 1875; Camelia,
another daughter, won the One Thousand and ran a dead
heat with Eoguerrande for the Oaks in 1876, they dividing
the stakes; while Bonnie Jeane won the Oaks in 18S3, and a
son, Macgregor, won the Two Thousand Guineas in 1870.
Macaroon, by Macaroni, out of Songstress, by Chanticleer,
was imported to this country by Mr. D. D. Withers. In
England, as also in this country, there exists a prejudice
against the Sweetmeat cross; it is considered as a soft spot
in a pedigree. Race horses come in all shapes and forms,
and perhaps some day the descendants of Sweetmeat will
revindicate their positions in the front rank of English racers,
as Ormonde did, who was the son of the famous mare Lily
Agnes whose sire was Macaroni.

A curious case, and one that is difficult to decide, was
recently brought up for consideration before the Eoglish
Jockey Club. In an important race the jockey, one of the
favorites, was seen to ease his horse at the most critical
point, and was consequently hissed and jeered at on his
return to the weighing-rooms. The matter was referred to
the Stewards who, on interrogating the jockej in regard to
the matter, he replied that from experience he knew that the
horse, by his actioD, was either lame or that he had twisted
a plate, and rather than to destroy the horse's career on the
turf he had pulled him up. Ou investigation it was found
that the jockey was correct in his jpdgment as to the twist-
ing of the plate, but he nevertheless was reprimanded for
pulling up the horse, so the owner appealed to the Jockey
Club for a revindication of his jockey's riding. It will be
remembered that a similar accident occurred to Longfellow
in the great cup race at Saratoga, in which he was beaten by
Harry Bassett. Longfellow was a crack at all distances, but
a cup course especially suited bis long and telling stride. In
187 lj as a four-year-old, he won the Monmouth Cup, beating
Helmbold, as also the Saratoga Cup, with Kingfisher second.
In the following year the two faincus racers Longfellow and
Bassett, representing the East and West, met together in the
Monmouth Cup at Monmouth ^Park, and Bassett was

defeated. A short time afterwards the two horses met again
in the Saratoga Cup amid an excited mass of spectators,
rivaling the memorable match between Voltigeur and the
Flying Dutchman in the old country. The race was run
from post to finish, bat at the head of the stretch Longfellow
was seen to falter, and thence to the wire his stride was
shortened and labored in its action. Harry Bassett was
greeted with hearty applause on his victory, while Long-
fellow pulled up dead lame from the effects of a twisted]
plate, and had to be retired permanently from the turf.
Now the same question arose as- in England. Was the
jockey justified in pulling up Longfellow when he felt and
was convinced that the horse was disabled? Mr. Harper stood
by his rider and stated that he would rather have seen the
horse drop dead on the track than have given rise to unjust
suspicions about Longfellow having been pulled in the race.
Taken altogether it is a difficult m<Utpr for a correct decision.

Eastern Racing Notes.

The summer season may be said to open in the East with
the Nashville and Washington meetings. In both cities the
attendance has shown a favorable increase on that of the
previous year, while the racing has been of an excellent
character. The Troubador Stakes at Nashville, a mile and
an eighth, will rate as one of the sensational events of the
year, as shown in the description of the finish as follows:

At the head of the stretch Cruiser led a length, Emperor of
Norfolk having Terra Cotta at his saddle skirts, and Murphy
was coming fast from the rear with Volante, the others being
beaten at the starting point in the meteoric time of 1:40 J for
the mile. Cruiser and Emperor of Norfolk were on nearly even
terms, but then Cruiser made a fresh burst of speed his
advantage in weights, no doubt, serviog him, and drawing
away in the run home, won cleverly by fully two lengths.
Emperor of Norfolk was only half a length ahead of his
stable companion Volante, who had Terra Cotta's head on his
flank. The finish between these three was very exciting.
When the time, 1:53}, was hung out there was great cheer-
ing, the people seeming to realize that they had seen the
best race at the distance ever made in America. The pools
rated Macbeth at $250; Terra Cotta $225; Badge $200*
Cruiser $165; Baldwin's pair (Volante and Emperor of Nor-
folk), $160; Paragon, $80; the field, $95.

A correspondent of the Missouri Republican thus writes on
the subject of the Baldwin Stable: "A very lengthy black
colt, standing every inch of sixteen hands, Wonderland looks
like a race horse certain, but perhaps will need more time
for his big frame to fill out and mature. His full brother
Volante, who is scant fifteen and a half, is dwarf ted along-
side of this three-year-old, but the latter is naturally
not so powerfully muscled and quartered as Volante. Won-
derland is likely to make his turf debut in the Derbv, and if
Prince Charlie does well he will also be started.

The colt I also saw work this morning in company
with Volante and Emperor of Norfolk. The trio were
sent a mile and a quarter in 2:14}-, last mile in 1:47
and all did it well except Prince Charlie, the Derby colt'
who pulled up quite lame. He may do for the Derbv'
but I doubt it very much. While a grand youngster
in size, nearly as large as Wonderland, and more powerful-
looking, Prince Charlie's feet look hardly equal to the
strain of supporting such a big frame, and that he will get a
mile and a half comfortably also needs to be demonstrated.
He is fast beyond a doubt, but probably not a stayer. The
best work by any of the entire party, sixteen of whom I saw
work, was by Estrella, Laredo and McCarthy's Last who
did a mile in 1:44 on nearly even terms from start to finish.
Of the others out, Lob Angeles and Grisette worked in 1:45*
and the others did nothing special. They were Malaria'
Puente, California, and the two-year-olds Lida and Caliente'.

It is reported that Longfellow will be kept as a private
stallion after this season. Mr. Harper has realized $70,000
from hiB public services, and his get have woo $471 145 on
the turf. ^

The Missouri Republican states that Harry Wilkes 2:131 •
Gossip Jr.. 2:14, and Rosalind Wilkes, 2:1SA, will be' condi-
tioned at Sire Bros.' track, near Morristown, N. J. Their first
appearance in public will, in all probability, be at St. Paul in
July. It has been decided that Frank Van Ness will hive
their stable. He srill leave San Francisco for the F
May 1, and will, in all probability, bring the
whioh he is interested with him.

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3?foje §5mte ami gyovisman.

May 5

The Blood Horse Meeting.

Tliiril Day.

The weather was more propitious on the third day of the
meeting, but the usual trade wind came up in the afternoon,
to the discomfort of the many ladies who were present. The
first race was a selliDg purse for all ages, one mile, for which.
as usual duriDg the meeting, the Rancho del Paso representa-
tive Pancho was a great favorite, selling more than ever
against a field of Beven good horses. There was great delay
at the post, owing to the stuying qualities of Avondale, who !
sUyed tar behind at every break-away, and finally she was
nearly left at the post. Idalene Cottou made t he running, as
usual, with Oro at her heels, but on the last turn Panoho ;
moved up and won in a handy manner in 1 :43j, with Pere- [
grine in the place position.

The second event was the Gano Stakes, for two-year-olds, '
three-quarters of a mile, for which out of the fifty-three orig- j
inal entries there were but eight who sported slk for victory.
Report had spoken highly of Sonoma, a fine tilly bred by I
Colonel ThorntoD, who, with So Sj, made the Haggin stable
again a hot favorite. There waa again some trouble in i
marshalling the impetuous youngsters in a line, but when I
the flag fell McCurty's colors flashed to the front, almost !
flanked by those of Sonoma, while the others were clos-
ing in the ruck. On the torn to the straight there was |
h momentary confusion, and Gertrude McCarty was seen I
to fall to tne rear while Sonoma came on, and being j
joined by So So they race 1 home together, the former |
coming in first by nearly half a length, iu l:l4f. On return-
ing to scale, Navice lodged a complaint that Gertrude
McCarthy had been fouled on the turn by Winchell on
Sonoma, aud after hearing the evidence of the various riders
the claim was admitted and the race was given to So So,
with a dead heat between Flxidtide and Philander for third
positioa. This decision gave riBe to many heated discussions,
as the backers of the dead heaters claimed that they were
entitled to the race under Rule 72 of the Association, which
Btates that 'When a hor.se is disqualified under these rules,
( i elating to foul riding) every horse in the race belonging
wholly or iu part to the same owner is also disqualified.1'
On the other hand it was stated that although Sonoma was
entered on the programme as belon.iug to Mr. Haggin, rac-
ing in his colors and sold together in the pools, the filly in
fact belonged to Colonel Thornton, and was nominated in
the Blake by that gentleman. The owner of Floodtide, Mr.
Porter Ashe, protested ou the above grounds agtinst the pay-
ment of the stakes to Mr. Haggin, aud probauly the matter
will be investigated. The judges also announced that this
event in future shall be call-d the So So Stake, as Gano's
time, 1:15, at the distance was reduced to L:14|, but doubts
were expressed as to whether any official time was taken on
the second horse in the race.

Next on the programme was a parse of $350 for all ages,
heats of three-qaarters of a mile, in which it was again
regarded as a certainty for Haggin's mare Kathleen, while a
few fielders indulged thtir fancies in Edelweiss or Notidle,
or went dead against the favorite in the auction pools. The
race was almost altogether between Kathleen aud Notidle,
the former winning the first heat after a dashing finish with
Nutidle and Sid, the latter two finally makiug a dead heat for
second position. In the next heat Notidle made a still better
run, as racing along the home stretch he kept at the mare's
hind quarters, and comiug with a rush beat her by a length
amid much excitement. In the runoff between the two
Kathleen gradually gained a sliglitad vantage, andfinally won
the deciding heat.

The fourth race was a mile and three eighths, for aU ages,
for which the Rancho del Paso was again in demand with
Tennyson, but this time there were some racers engaged,
such as Peel from Palo Alto, C. H. Todd the winner of the
American Derby, and especially Triboulet in the Maltese
Villa stable, who would be likely to run the Bon of Long-
fellow a good, fast race, and they were all backed by their
admirers. It was a good start — Adeline dashing off in the
lead passing under the wire for tie first time a length ahead
of Triboulet, the four others bunched together, while Fusi-
lade's Last was far in the rear. On racing around the turns
the horses kept varying their positions, but finally it was
left for a trial of speed between the favorite Triboulet, Peel
and C. H. Todd, resulting, after a pnuishing finish, in favor
of Triboulet by nearly a length from Kathleen, with Peel an
excellent third, he beiog cloBely lappe 1 by C. H. Todd. The
time, 2:21£, is the best on record, beating that ot Uncas made
at Sheepshead Bay in 18S0. 2:2ljj as a four-year-old with 104
pounds, and this is a far greater performance as Triboulet
at the same age carried 117 founds. The Haggin spell was
broken at last, much to the delight of those who invariably
go against the favorite.

The final race was a mile and an eighth, welter weights, for
which the talent chose Black Pilot as the winner, the others
being also pretty well backed in the betting. It was a very
close affair, finishing in favor of Black Pilot by more than an
open length from Elwo d, amid a round of cheers that
greeted the three riders iu their desperate efforts to achieve
the last victory of the day.

Bay DisTBicr Thack.— Selling purse 5350, of which S50 to the
second; for all ages. Horses entered to he sold for SI, 600 to carry rule
weights; two pounds allowed to each £100 less down to SI ,000; then
one pound each for SILO less down to $100. Selling price to be stated
through the entry box at 6 p. m., the day before the race. One mile.
J. B. Haggin's cb c Pancho by King Alfonso— Penumbra, 3, 87 lbB.;

S90H Casey 1

W. M. Murry's ch c Peregrine by Joe Hooker or Juinbo, 3, 96 lbs.;

S1.20U Navice 2

Maltese Villa Stable's cb f Idalene Cotton by Jim Brown — Lizzie P.,

4, 1021bs.; SI, 100 3

The following also ran unplaced: Black Pilot, aged, 108 pounds.
Hill; Oro, 4, 109 pounds, Howson; K*tie A., 5, 101 pounds. C. Denni-
son; Hamlet, 3, 102 pounds, Hazlitt; Avoudale, 6, 106 pounds, Hamil-
ton.

Time, 1:13.
Book bets: 1 to 2 Pancho; 8 to 1 each Oro. Idaleue Cotton and Avon-
dale; C to 1 Peregrine; 10 to 1 each Hamlet and Katie A.; 25 to 1 Black
Pilot.

Auction pools: Pancho 51L0; Peregrine S30, field 535. Mutuela
paid 59.45.

Second Race. — The Gano Stakes— For two-year-oldB {foals of 1886);
§50 each, $26 forfeit, or 51U if declared out on or before January 1,
1888; all declarations void unless accompanied with the money; with
5500 added; stcond horse to receive 5100, third to Bave Btake. Btske to
be named after winner if Gano's time (1:15) is beuten. Closed August
15, 18s7, with 53 entries, of which 12 declared out. Three-quarters of a
mile.
J. B. Haggin's ch g So So by Longfield— Sweetbriar, 107 lbs.

Hamilton 1

George Hearst's ch c Philander by Wildidle— Precious, HO lbs.

Hennessy 0

iL.liase Villa Stable'** b c Flood Tide by Flood— Lady Evangeline,
11U lbs Kelly 0

jocomu came iu first, but was disqualified for foul riding, and the
l "'lowing ran unplaced; Robin Hood, 110 pounds, Ross; Gertrude
L.i Carty, 107 pounds, Navice; Borento, 110 poundB, D. DenniBon;
U. dco, 110 pounds, Flowerd.

book bets: 2 to 5 Haggin's pair So So and Souoma; 4 to 1 Philander;
5 to 1 Sorenloand Oertrude Mc coupled; 8 to 1 rusikmVd LaBt; 10 to 1
i_aca Bronco and KobinHood.

Time. 1:1*3-

Auctlo" pools: Haggin 5100, field 545. Mutuels paid 56.75.

Third Rice. — Purse S350, of which 550 to second. For all ages.
Winner of any race at this meeting, when carrying weight for age or
more, to carry five pounds extra. Three-quarters of a mile heats.
J. B. Haggin's b f Kathleen by imp. Hurrah, dam Kitty Clark,

3,96 pounds Winchell 12 1

W. L. Appleby's ch m Notidle by Wildidle, dam Bonanza, 4,

107 pounds Hitchcock 0 12

B. C. Holly's br c Sid by Siddartha, dam Vestella, 3, 97 pounds

Hazlitt 0 3dr

G. W. Traherne's cb f Blue Bonnet by Joe Hooker, dam Kate

Carson, 4, 107 pounds D. Dennison 4 i dr

McCarty Bros.' b g King Alfred by King Alfonso, dam Flash, 3,

98 pounds Lear 4 4 dr

Mr. S. B. Wolf^kill's b m Edelweiss by Joe Hooker, dam Yolone,

110 pounds O'Neil 5 5 dr

Time. 1:16, 1:16, 1:171.
Book betting: 2 to 5 Kathleen: 3 to 1 Notidle; 4 to 1 Sid; 5 to 1
Edelweiss; 15 to 1 Blue Bonnet; 40 to 1 King Alfred.
Auction pjols: Kathleen 5150, Edelweiss 540, field 530
After first beat— Books: 1 to 6 Kathleen, 12 to 1 each Sid and Edel-
weiss.
Auction pools: Kathleen 550, field S10.

On deciding heat: 5100 to 540 on Kathleen. Mutuels paid 56.76,
58.20,57.35.

Fourth Race -Purse 5500, of which 550 to second; for all ages. Win-
ner of the Tidal Stakes at this meeting to carry 5 pounds extra; of
the Pacific Derby 7 pounds extra; of both 1J pounds extra. One mile
and tbree-eightbs.
Maltese Villa atable's b h Triboulet by King Ban— Herzegovina, 4,

117 lbs.... Kelly 1

J. B. Haggin's br c Tennyson by Longfellow— Lucy Jackson, 3, 102

lbs Winchell 3

Palo Alto's b c Peel by Monday- Precious, 3, 102 lbs O'Hara S

The following ran unplaced: Daisy D., 6, 116 pounds, O'Brien; Fusi-
lade's Last, 3, 97 pounds. Hazlitt; C. H. Todd, 4, 117 pounds, Appleby;
Adeline, 4, 112 pounds, D. Dennison.

Time, 2:214.

In the books: 3 to 5 Tennyson; 2 to 1 Triboulet; 6 to 1 Todd; 8 to 1
Peel; 25 to 1 Fusilade's Last; 30 to 1 Adeline; 40 to 1 Daisy D.

Auction pools: Tennyson 5200; Triboulet 5110, 545 Peel, 540 Todd, 512
for the field. Mutuels paid 518.65.

Fifth Race.— Purse 5200, 850 to the eecond. Welter weights. A
mile and an eighth.

B. W. Leven's blk g Black Pilct, aged, 146 pounds .*.... Btover 1

MUtese Villi Stable's ch c Elwood, 4, 142 pounda Johnson 2

McCarty Bros.' ch g Tom Dily, 5, 146 pounds.. Esterbrook 4

Van Ness & Milroy's b c Bolero, 3, 130 pounds Bayliss 0

Time, 2:01.

Book bets: 4 to 5 Black Pilot; 2 to 1 Elwood; 5 to 1 Tom Daly; 12 to 1
Bolero.

Auction pools: Pilot 540; Elwood 525; field $3. MutuelB pools
paid 58.30.

rout- til Day.

The final day of the regular spring meeting of the Blood-
Horse Association was a great success in every way. The
attendance was very large, all the five events were well con-
tested, aud the long liue of success that has been shown by
the favorites was broken yesterday in two instances, so that
the fielders had a chance of recouping themselves on their
losses of the previous days. There was a great deal of spec-
ulation in the auction and mutuel pools, while the book-
makers were liberally patronized.

For the first race, a pur^e of $400, for two-year-old fillies, a
mile and a sixteenth. Mr. Haggin's Bas Bleu was considered
such "a marvel"' that very little speculation was indulged in
on the resuk. The send-off was on pretty even terms. Serpo-
lette being the first to show in front, she holding the lead to
the half-mile post, with Su&ie S. close up and Bas Bleu within
easy Btnking distance, while Carmen at that point appeared to
have had enough of the contest. On the upper turn Serpolette
had pumped herself out and the run home web altogether
between Susie S. and Bas Bleu, the latter winning by a scant
half length iu 1:52£, Carmen being a fair third.

The second race was a handicap purse of $400, for two-year-
old, seven-eighths of a mile, for which again the first choice
was furnished by the Rancho del Paso, with Jubilee and
Sonoma. Agaiu it was a pretty fair send-off, Cassandra being
quickest on ner feet, with Harry Mc and Telish both racing
to wrest the lead from her. On the last turn Harry showed
signals of distress, so falling back he surrendered the contest
to Sonoma and Jubilee, who finished first and second in the
order mentioned, with Cassandra in the third position, the
time being 1:29£. Still another victory for the orange and
blue, so the owners of racers all began :o despair of taking a
solitary trick during the meeting.

The third race was a purse of $350, owners to handicap
their o*n horses, for starters, but non-winners during the
meeting; a mile and an eighth. For this there was a fine
field of ten horBes, and seemingly all the owners in the handi-
capping had striven to get as near to feather-weight as was
p ssible for their riders. So much so was this the case that
the owners of Daisy D. and McGinnis could not comply with
the mles that prescribed the overweight to five pounds. The
clerk of the scales bo informed Winchell, who tried to weigh
in 6£ overweight, aud referred him, as also the rider of Daisy
D., to the president. Mr. McClure gave the needed per-
mission, and announced the fact from tho stand. Winchell
imparted this information to the olerk of the scales, but
unfortunately iu the Haggin colors, and WdS so hooked.
This eiror was quickly remedied when McGinnis was seen to
be at the po6t, an 1 it never would have occurred had the
clerk of the scales insisted on Winchell being weighed in his
proper colors. When the flag fell Notidle was the first to
show her colors to the fore, but she was not long left in pos-
session, as Todd and Fusilade's Last both moved up to her on
the back stretch. Soon the pace told on Notidle, and she
resigned her position to Fusilade's Last and Todd, with Love-
knot and McGinnis moving up, so that when the four turned
into the straight it was difficult to ju Ige from the press stand
which one had the advantage. There was intense excitement
among the spectators as the quartet dashed past the grand
Btand, and shouts arose from the fielders as Winchell and
McGinnis at last broke the Haggin spell, Loveknot second,
Todd being a good third, while the time was 1:55.

The fourth race gave rise to the nioBt important specu-
lation of the day, it being a purse of $750, for all ages, a
mile and three-quarters. For this the Haggin pair Phantom
and Kathleen were again counted as first choice. The
pencilera were very bUBy in posting and changing their odds,
but there was a steady inflow of cash into their coffers on the
chances of Canny Scot, Hermes and Adeline, as it was
thought that a dash of a mile and three-quarters was rather
too long a distance for three-year-olds to run at this early
stage of the season. At the drop of the flag Black Pilot and
Laura made tho running, but the former soon resigned the
lead, Canny Scot taking hie place. On the second, run down
the back stretch Hermes moved up and looked very formid-
able and the finish hetween him and Canny Scot elicited
shouts of enthusiasm, the Scot winning finally by a ah^rt
half length in 3.03, with Laura a good third. Adoline was
badly cut down, and it is feared that her career on the turf is
at an end.

The three-quarters of a mile race waa a purse of $350 for
all ages. Loveknot had been a great favorite, but the form
she had shown iu the third race did not prepossess the
backers of the stable in her favor, the more ao as the filly
did not cool off well after that event. It was owing to these
circumrtances that Peregrine was made first choice at $100
against $45 for Loveknot, $18 for Mart Gibson, and $55 for

the field, in which were Applause, Avondale and Tom Daly,
with book odds in the same ratio. For the reasons above
cited, Albert Cooper desired to draw Loveknot, but as she
had been listed on the official board aa a starter, this was in
defiance of the racing rules, and President McClure bo
announced.

After some delay the horses were etaited on their journey,
with Avondale and Applause making the pace, but on the
home stretch Peregrine and Loveknot passed them both, the
former winning a clever race from Loveknot, with a dead heat
for third poeitiou between Applause and Mart Gibson.

Bay District Tback, April 29tb.— Purse 5400, of which 850 to tne
second horse, 525 to the third. For three- year-old fillies. Winner of
any three-year-old race at the meeting to carry 5 pounds extra; of
two, 8 pounds extra. One mile and a sixteenth.
J. B. Haggin's b f Bas Bleu by Duke of Magenta, dam Blue Stocking,
113 pounds Hamilton. 1

A. T. Stephenson's ch f Susie S. by Marmaduke, dam Pirouette.

__ D. Dennison. 2

W. L. Appleby's cb f Carmen by Wildidle, dam Nettie Brown, 113

Pounds Kelly 3

Owen Brothers' cb f Serpolette by Norfolk, dam Mattie Glenn, 113

pounds Howson 0

Time, 1:521.
Book odds: Bas Bleu 2 to 5; Carmen 34 to 1; Serpolette 25 to 1; Sueia
S. 30 to 1; field 3 to 1.

Auction pools: Bas Bleu 525; Carmen 56; field §2. Paris mutuels
paid S6.«6.

Second Race— Purse 5400; a handicap for two-year-olds. Seven-
eighths of a mile.

J. B. Haggin's ch f Sonoma by Longfield— Carrie C, 112 Hamilton 1

I. B. Haggin's b g Jubilee by Kyrle Daly— Joy, 95 Winchell 2

B. C. Holly's br f Cassandra by Eyrie Daly— Chiquita, 100.. Hazlitt 3
The following ran unplaced: Tit-uron, 95 pounds, Navice; Harry

Mc, 1C0 pounds, Pearce; lelish. 95 pounds, Flowers.
Time, 1 :29£.

Book odds: Haggin's (Jubilee and Sonoma) 1 to 4; 6 to 1 Cassandra-
20 to 1 McCarty's (TIburon and Barry Mc); 8 to 1 TeliBh.

Auction pools: Haggin's S150, Cassandra $20, field 523. Paris
mutuels paid 55.95.

Third Race— Purse 5350, of which 550 to the second horse. Owners to
handicap their own horses. A mile and an eighth.
H. L. Samuel's b c Ed McGinnis, 3, by Grinstead — Jennie G., 90,

carried 96 pounds Winchell 1

J. B. Haggin's br f Loveknot, 3, by Kyrle Daly-My Love, 75.. Evans 2
McCarthy Bros.' ch h C. H. Todd, 4, by Joe Hooker-Rosa B., 85
Navice 3

The following horses ran unplaced: Fusilade's Last, 3, 85 pounds,
Casey; Gold Cup, 4, 90 pounds, Scofield; Daisy D., 5, 85 pounds, earned
101 pounds, Richardson; Dave Douglass, aged", 80 pounds, C. Dennison;
Notidle, 4, 85 pounds, Hitchcock.

Time, 1 :55.

Book odds: 7 to 10 C. H. Todd ; 15 to 1 Daisy D. ; 10 to 1 Ed McGinnis-
20 tol Fusilade's Lust; 10) to 1 Gold Cup; 8 to 5 Loveknot; 2U to 1
Dave Douglass; 8 to 1 Notidle.

Auction p3olB: 0. H. Todd 5105, Loveknot 5100, field 535. Paris
mutuels paid 523.45.

Fourth Race.— Purse S750, for all aues. Entrance fee S£5 each from
starters. Starting money divided 70 per cent, to tbe second, and 80
per cent, to the third horse. Declarations 515 to go to the Racing
Fund. Three-year-oldB to carry 90 pouud3; four-year-olds 108 pounda;
five-yeai-olds and upwards 114 pounds. Sex allowances. One mile
and three-quarters.
W. L. Pritchard's ch c Canny Scot, 3, by Leinster— Tibby Dimbar,

90 Navice 1

L. A. Blasin game's bh Hermes, 5, by Bayswater— Hercladae. 114

Hamilton 2

W. L. Appleby's ch m Laura Gardner, 4, by Jim Brown— Avail,
103 Hitchcock 3

The following ran unplaced: Phantom, 3, 90 pounds, Hamilton;
Kathleen, 3, 85 pounds, Casey; Adeline, 4, 1U3 pounds. O'Hara; liolero'
3, ao pouuds, C. Dennison; Black Pilot, aged. 111 pounds, Hazlitt.

Book odds: 7 to 5 Haggin's Phantom and Kathleen; 2 to 1 Hermes; 5
to 2 Canny Scot; 6 to 1 Van Ness & Milroy's Adeline and Bolero; 8 to 1
Laura Gardner; 15 to 1 Black Pilot.

Auction pools: Haggin's 5260; Hermes 5155; Canny Scot 590; field
§125. Paris mutuels paid 513.05.

Fifth Race. -Purse 5250, of which 550 to the second horse. For all
ages. Three-quarters of a mile.
W. M. Murry's ch c Peregrine, 3. by Joe Hooker— Irene Harding,

IU6 O'Hara 1

J. B. Haggin's br f Loveknot, 3, by Kyrle Daly— My Love . . Winobell 2
John Adams' ch c Mart Gibson, 3. by Joe Hooker— Jennie Gibson,
106. and R. S. Fallon's b g Applause, Three Cheers -Alice N.,

114,deadheat 3

Tbe following ran unplaced: Avondale, 6, 115 pounds, D. Dennison;
Loveknot, 101 pounds, Winchell; Tom Daly, 117 pounds, Appleby.

Book odds: 6 to 5 Peregrine, 7 to 5 Loveknot, 2 to 1 Applause, 8 tol
Mart Gibson and Avondale, 1*2 to 1 Tom Daly.

Auction pools: Peregrine S1U0; Mart Gibson 517; Loveknot 535;
field, 955. Paris mutuels mid 58.80.

The Extra Day.

The benefit tendered by the Blood Horse Association to the
widew of Sidney Marsh, on Monday last, was not the success
that bad been hoped for, owing to the departure on that day,
for their respective homes, 'of the Haggin, Hearst and Palo
Ako horses, who thus took no part in the proceedings, as
also to the high wind that blew around the Bay District track
with unusual violence for this season of the year. The
attendance was very light, but it is to be hoped that the
receipts, together with the sale of tickets that were not pre-
sented at the gate, will still yield a handsome sum for Mrs.
Marsh.

The first race was a purse for all ages, in which Daisy D.,
Peregrine, Carmen, Applause and Cassandra were entered.
The talent chose Peregrine as their representative on hia
running on the previous Saturday, but they were doomed to
disappointment, as Carmen, jumping off with the lead, was
never headed and won easily in 1:28J. Daisy D. took the
place money while Peregrine was never in the run, as he
failed totally to respond to his rider's efforts to bring him to
the fore ou the upper turn. Carmen's victory was very pop-
ular among the fielders who had made heavy losings in the
operations of the preceding week. The time was very fast,
considering the gale that was blowing across the track, but
good timers on the outside made it 1:30}, which, under the
circumstances, was more likely to be correct.

The second race was a dash of half a mile between JohnDy
Grey, Norton and Minnie B. The affair excited so little
interest that there was no betting on the result. Norton took
the lead but Minnie B. beat him home in : VJ j .

The third event was a dash of a mile and 50 yards, for
which £d McGinnis was in firm demand, but a good deal of
cash was invested on Fusilade's Last, who showed in first-
class trim. Idaleoe Cotton out out the running from the
start, with Oro at close quarters, but at the half-mile post the
latter resigued the second position to Fusilade's Last, and the
two leaders were soon joined by McGinnis and Notidle. In
the run down the straight Fusilade's Last gradually drew
away, passing the wire hardily in 1:47;$, two lengths ahead of
McGinnis, with Notidle third.

The fourth race was an owner's handicap, a mile and a
quarter, for nil ages, in which Laura Gardner was first choice,
although three out of the five entries had extremely light
imposts for their age. As might have been expected the
light-weights cut out the running, with Black Pilot to the
fore, but after three fnrlougs he could not live the pace, so
Dave Douglas and Elwood raced together to the half-mile
post. On the last turn Laura came at a strong gait, and
gradually passiDg the two she won in any easy manner in
2;10J, with Dave DouglaB pulling off the odds for second
position. This brought the afternoon's racing to a con-
clusion,

1888

&u gmte awA ^^rtt^jaw.

k75

Bay Distbict Teace, April 30tb.— First Race of the Extra Day— Purse
ofS:<(0 of which £50 to the second horse. Seven furlongs.
W L AoolebY's b m Carmen by Wlldidle— Nettle Brown, 3, 91 lbs,

v* HJIchcock 1

Cockrill' Bros!'' b'm Daisy D.' by ffh'e'atley— Black Maria, 6, 105 lbs.

W M'sirirray'sch c Peregrine, by Joe Hooker or Jumbo-Irene

Harding. 3, 106 lbs ," ., ■"" 3

The following ran unplaced: Applause 4, 104 pounds, Atkinson;
Cassandra, 3, 80 pounds, Murphy.

Time. 1:28*.
Betting: Peregrine S50, Carman 89, Cassandra $9, field S8.
Book odds: Peregrine. 2 to 5; Cassandra, 6 to 1; Applause. 6 to 1;
Daisy D., 6 to 1 : Carmen 6 to 1. Mntuel pools 514.25.
Second Bace.— Purse S100, of which S25 to the second. A dash of

E? Frltner's b m Winnie K., aged, 105 pounds S'3?,1'.? },

T. Hazlitt's b B Norton, aged, 105 pounds Hazlltt 2

G Howson'sgg Johnny Gray, aged, 110 ponnds Howson 3

Time, :49i.

No belting.

Third Itace -Purse 53C0, of which 850 to the second horse. A mile

B^Hony's^'f mrsllade's Last by J. W. Norton, dam rnsilade, 3
90 pounds W illyuns 1

H. L. Samuel's b h Ed. McGinnie by Gnnstead, dam Jenm^G^o,

W. LAppl^bj's ch'm' Notldie' by Wiidid'le', aim' Bonanza.^lM ^

Tlfe0fo°llowl'n'g'ran'unpiac'ea': ida'len'e Cotton, i, 11)2 pounds, Morton;
Oro, 4, 112 pounds, Howson.

Time, 1:473.

Book betting: 1 to 2 McGinnis; 3 to 1 Notidle; 7 to 1 Fusilade's
LiBt; IOtol Oro and Idalene Cotton. „',,,, t t oi«

Auction pools: McGinnis. 860: llotidle, 830; Fusilade's Last, 515,
and 88 for the field. Mutuel pools paid 812 10.

Fourth Race-Owners' Handicap sweepstakes, of Slo each for starters
only-wlth 8100 added, of which 510U to the second and 825 to the third
horse A mile and a quarter.
W L Appleby's ch m Laura Gardner by Jim Brown, dam ^Avail. ^

G.W.'Shern's'Da've' Douglas' by Leinster,' dam : Lily Sj*^" ,

B. Livens'' ilk' g' Black "pi'loVby' Echo; dam Madge Duk^aged. ^

The^noWg'rrn'Vn'pYa'c'edTrc^^^ Ham-

let, 3, 93 pounds, Williams. mnaitm_

Book odds- 3 to 5 Laura Gardner; 5 to 1 Black Pilot and Dave Doug-
^l^r^LXZSn. Black Piiot 8.5, Hamlet 8,0,
field 812. _,

Starters and Judges.

Complaints, however, arises from other sources more par-
ticularly from indifferent starting. That there will always be
complaints on that subject is certain. _ There never was a
starter yet that could start five and six races a day or six
rVkvs and get the horses all off to the entire satisfaction of
fhe crowd Messrs. Caldwell and Sb.end.-n are ,he best
starters that have ever dropped the flag in this country.
The 2me" with all due regard to Capt. Conner's ability
i .^eanlain did not have the average large helds that
noUw eATe specially of two-year-olds. Yet he did occasionally
. ITmbb at the post, or let some one get away two

7w„ lenaths in front of the other starters. Keference
Zvvo donbf be made to the fact that Mr Caldwell left Ben
wm no i o (he SabritDaD of 1SS7. Both

tori wete rndifferen? starters, and, although ridden by
5? t t„Win and GarrisOD, both were in a measure factors to
Jhftal art for each was watching the other, and thus
.i „1 left when the others, eignteen in numoer, dashed
lt6,v On otten hears that the Parting in England is so
Zlh bettar Such is not the case The starting there
torn an American idea-that all ought to be in a line-is
£ZJmv bad Besides, the starting-point lor a majority of
decidedly bart.E ^ f t the8 tat0Irt oa the

races is not in sight ^oi t ^ ^ ^ km)wn

t0.P^r „^al start and rfports of the same are often obtained
°l 'h Eckels rid?DR in the race. Thus, while it be hoped
r°.Mhe atartS in 1S88 will be uniformly good there ought
!o be less of tha8t severe censure and abuse heaped on starters

W\rtr.tTut'oTt^re"an!sc6arce,y be any improvement.
A.s to ^eJa°Phl^ins three judges is bo thoroughly estab-
r Mnlhe American8 race-goer's mind that all ideas of the
U-S i nri virlnal-as in England-are indignantly scouted.
TbliVea was Coached at the last meeting of the American
£ % Pnnmaa in the west, but found so few supporters
thaVit was dropped, objections being made in some quarters
that it was uruyf . . . . d t_ He ls seen

t0tevVrrs.andsauVa,sPeveraJl rnee.ings. The judges at
in several stanas a , been paid, and as a rule have

BOg "'la f aatisfactic m Col. E.W.Simmons was in the
gr* .ftbeCoklyn Jockey Club's meeting last autumn as
6f:an m ™«i<Mne iadee, and it is intimated that he wfll be
the P^P'^'f^S this season as well as at Monmouth
the presiding judge tneie i At Jerome

ISkit ^r^Mr'charle" Wheatly will be the presiding
? ? „ most excellent selection-while to a certainty, un-
iadge-a m oat ^raceii en Sneepshead Bay will be

less »'taf »'ntt^er0eri' taal trio-Messrs. 'Bradford, Kip and
occupied by the ongn do not esist aDy better judges,

LaoYIfeMessrs Simmons and Wheatly have the benefit of two
a wJ^Sania as Mr. Bradford has in Mr. Lawrence and
5? aw'rf the following definition of what "racing judges
Jtouwfce as toloTu a recent issue of Wallah Monthly, will

be very ^L^l™ not like poets and musicians. They are
-Kacing judges are noymp 6sperience to make a

made, not born It J^ea f £„ mnl/be a man who lives
judge thoroughly °°mP^nt0 " ,it that slight division of
0oly by seconds, and able to »P»^ S aa to the

time if ^f^"^^"^ of anticipation as to the future,
past, and free frontal, sba^ ^OIgM> d be dead ,0

He must JR""^"^^ for drivers or ockeys. Ee
every impulse of frienaBnp u8ion ag tQ whicQ hoIBa

shoula wi^or ffi&b? a breathing the possibihtyof any

h°.r.WSBaworak begins the instant a race starts, and from that
a rUl the finish he should have but one one sense in
second until the ! ,»»BH h ,d be aU 6yes and take in, like
active »""e-8*"'ement of horse and rider or driver in the
a camera every i ™™™£L lov stride t0 the last. His duty is
ti'SSe nobl'e hS °d not worsted by the ignoble man
on his back or beb rnd h » ^ o£ , H le

• ■It is noohi'clJp'ai' d but when they come to the front
Such men are hard to bnd, but w j The office

is a noble one and 1 when n y were left to one

the highest pay. If the juag g »h ld BOon

man, andhepald^ ^ ^^^rest in trotting and
be a "^"^'""shouldbehigh enough to keep him
PTD8^ent' 0? an? business entanglements, for a man who
independent ot . any or expects a favor

is under an >Ww«^ *» ™h, rac6 will certainly hav.
from some one uteres ten Sportsman.

some bias towardB both. u-J- ^r

m;io dash at Memphis in 1 :43J, the fasteBt
J^ZTo'XwS** » quarter of a second,

Experience With Tips.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman: — I have read with inter,
est, first the article in the New York Sun on Tips, and since
your replies and editorial comments in yoor issue of April
14th, and two previous issues. I have had some little
experience with tips, and while I am a believer in them 1 still
have beeD, in a measure, talked out of their use. We all
know that our grooms have but one knowledge (and that
obtained from previous experience) and when one undertakes
something new, particularly like the use ot lips, every ail-
ment or trouble is attributed to the change. And while we
recognize that we know more about these things than they
do, we are at the same time infloenced by their statements.
A year ago last fall I drove Kitty Patchen in tips, and just
prior to our Agricultural Fair at Norwalk, Conn., I put shoes
on her because it was claimed that she needed some protec-
tion for the race. "Well, she trotted that race, the last three
heats on an average of 27£, the fastest ever trotted on that
half-mile track. Last 3 ear I put shoes on her sis weeks
before the annual meeting. The rpsult was that after cap-
taring two heats she lost the race in much slower time.
Perhaps it was not caused by the wearing of the shoes, but I
have always felt that it was to some extent. I have now
some youDg horses and I am a^ain trying tips. I have deter-
mined this time to continue their use, for I firmly believe
that if we can get our blacksmiths into some sort of a belief
that they are a good thing to use, so that they will take some
pains in the making and setting of them, it will be only a
question of lime when they will come into geceral use. I do
not think the comments of the editor of the Sun are coirect
just as stated. It is tiue that shoe3 are troublesome, but it
is not because they are expensive that people wish to abandon
Iheir use on trotting-horses, for we all know that with a fast
trotter the question of expense is a small consideration. It
is the fear of doing something that others have not seen done
and do not believe in and which those in your stable are
continually talking against, that prevents their adoption
more than anything else. I really believe that if tips were
some expensive inventioo, if they cost twice as much as
shots, they would be more apt to be used than because they
cost less. As a matter of fact with us, here in the East, they
do not cost less. Yonrs truly,

New York, April 21, 1888. E. J. Bedford.

P. S. — I am driving May Jefferson, by Thomas Jefferson,
record of 36 to road wagon, half-mile track, in tips; Gracie
B., by Blackwood Jr. a five-year-old, record of 31, in tips,
and Soto, three-year-old3 by Almont Mambrino, two-year-old
record of 49i-

The Breeding of Sid-

From all accounts they have in California a very good colt
in Sid, 3 years, by Sindartba. out of Vestella by Jonesboro;
grandam Vesta by Asteruid. Over a heavy track, on April 5,
he beat Fusilade's Last and Adeline a mile and a quarter in
2:11}. The colt was bred by Mr. W. H. Feariug, at bis farm
near Rancocns, and was sold to J. B. Haggin for S310 in 1886.
Mr. Haggin thonght so little of him that his cattle men were
allowed to use him in herding cows. Siddartha, his sire is
now owned by Dr. Webb, of this city, who uses him to cross
with Vermont mares to get carriage hoises.

The colt Sid has won every race he started for at Bay
District Track, San Francisco. To be sure, it cannot be
said that the company he met amounted to much, as far as
known. But the colt has won all his races with such con-
summate ease that nntil he meets much better opponents
there is no discounting his form. We called the attention
of Mr. Fearing of the Newminster Stock Farm to this coil's
doings across the continent, and in reply be writes:

"I have your very kind note of yesterday and thank you
very much for it. I have noticed Sid's running in California
and am, of course, much gratified. When he was sold and
brought only $310 I felt that he was given away, but then
Benedictine only brought S175 at same sale. So I bore it the
best way I could. Sid was a splendid-looking colt, not a
weak spot anywhere, and of grand physique.

"Now, there were two colts sold at this sale by Saddartha,
both foaled and cared for on my farm. One out of Vestella
brought $310, and one out of Zavalla brought $400. The
latter was the property of P. Lorillard Jr., but I have always
h^id her on my place and she now has a grand filly by Em-
peror.

"I had heard it indirectly that it was the Zavalla colt which
had tamed out best, but this was a year ago. Is it cerlain
that Sid is Vestella's and not Zavalla's? I suppose it is, but
having heard both reports I wonld be glad to he assured of
it.

"Vestella was bred in 1835, to Pizarro — barren; 1SS6 to
Pizarro again, bu: was barren. Last year (1887) was bred to
Emperor and is heavy in foal to him now, due May 10."

Regarding the identity of the Siddartha colts we find that
Sid is duly entered in the San Francisco Stakes and purses
as out of Vestella, and his blood is commented on from her
breeding. And Siddartha is to be devoted to the propaga-
tion of coach horses! Cannot anyone get at Dr. "Webb, bis
owner, and show him the folly of trifling with destiny? — N.
Y. Sportsman.

.*. _

Breeding From Vicious Stallions.

[National Live Stock Journal.]

It is frequently the case that farmers make convenience the
main consideration when selecting a stallion to breed. He
may be less valuable in every respect than one some distance
further away, but they conclude that it is not worth the time
required to stnd the mares the extra distance, and so take up
with the inferior animal. That such a policy is most unwise
needs no argument with anyone who will consider how a
little extra trouble ur expense at. the start maybe paid for
many times over in the increased value of the colt when
grown. The question of disposition is one most often dis-
regarded. "While a stallion may nut have been at first ill-
tempered, and vicioosness may have been induced by im-
proper handling, in which case his stock may not inherit
this, still the Bafer plan, by all means, is to select some other
horse to breed from.

The value of a horse is so much reduced by an ugly dis-
position that special p^ins should be tak-n to avoid all
chances of any inheritance of this kind. There are many
vicious brutes being kept for service that ought never to be
patronized at all. Frequent mention is made of men being
horribly mangled and killed by such stallions. A case was
recently noted in a Montana paper where a man named
Berry, at Boise City, was almost killed by a vicious stallion.
It was also stated that the precaution had been taken to

station a man with a gun near by with orders to shoot the
brute in case he should attempt to repeat the performance.
If a man's life is worth anything in that country it would be
better to geld the horse at once, and if that does not prove a
remedy then shoot him. There is no room for a man-eating
horse anywhere, and human life is too precious to be endan-
gered for the sake of what such a brute may earn.

The Hamlin Challenges.

In my letter of March 19ih I offered to trot Belle Hamlin
against Harry Wilkes July 4, ugaiust Oliver K. the first week
in August, and against Prince Wilkes the first week in Sep-
tember, each race to be mile heats for $1,000 a side, and
$1,500 added by Buffalo Park. I made this offer in answer
to reflections oast upon the track performances of Belle
Hamlin by Mr. Simmons, the special advocate of the George
Wilkes family. I selected the three fastest representatives of
the Wilkes tribe and offered to try to defeat them in turn with
one representative of the Almont family. As Prince Wilkes
had repeatedly started last summer for purses of $1,000, and
as Harry Wilkes had done battle for $1,500 or less, I thonght
that I was liberal in making for each a stake, including added
money of $3,500. And if Mr. Singerly and the Sire Brothers
think so poorly of Belle Hamlin as they pretend, it seems
strange that they did not snap np my challenge without seek-
ing to evade it by making counter propositions. Mr. Singerly
wants me to come to Philadephia and trot, and the Sire
Brrthers object to putting their noses inside of Buffalo.
Before July 4th Buffalo Park will have passed into the hands
of the International Fair Association, and this organization
will see to it- that both parties to any contest over its track,
will have fair play. Judges will be placed in the stand
against whom no honest objection can be lodged. Absorbed
with business as I am I cannot conveniently spend mncb
time from home, and I am not seeking to take advantage of
anyone trotting against Belle Hamlin. The Buffalo track
will be one of the safest and fastest in the country this
summer, and I cherish an ambition to have Belle Hamlin
lower her record on it. Heat races will settle the speed
supremacy issue more satisfactorily than three in five con-
tests, and there will be less risk of tearing the horses to
pieces. Belle Hamlin demonstrated at Cleveland in July,
1886, when she won a five-heat race from a field of Bix, in-
cluding Spofford and Manzanita, trotting the fifth heat in
2:18£, after scoring 27 times, that she"is not much of a
duffer. I repeat what I have said before, that it is the pace
which kills with her as with other fast performers. Harry
Wilkes discovered this in his race with Patron at Cleveland last
July. After he had gone to the half-mile pole in 1:06, in the
second heat his head began to swim, and he had no stomach
for a third heat. All of us are talking about lowering our
records, and the way to do it is on a fast track in races of
heats, two in three. Maud S. can trot all-day heats in 2:20,
but one heat under 2:10 pumps hor. The thoroughbred is
the highest type of equine courage, and the jockey clubs no
longer require him to run heat races. Ten Broeck cut down
the mile record to 1:39| by ranning a single dash. Why
then, Bhould we continue to punish the fast trotter by coml
polling him to fight through heat races of three in five? 1
have not shown the least inclination to waver from the chal-
lenge of March 19th. Belle Hamlin and money will be ready.
The daughter of Almont Jr. is willing to try to beat the best
of her day. YonrB, C. J. Hamlin.
*■

Overchecks.

Our English cousins have crude ideas of American trot-
ting methods. The following is an extract from one of the
leading English newspapers:

"It is not surprising that the American Humane Society
should vigorously protest against the use of what is called on
the other side of the Atlantic the 'overcheck' for horses.
Beyond any doubt it is a cruel practice, and one that has
neither utility nor beauty to recommend it. All the same
it has become the fashion to put this contrivance which
makes the animals in question hold their heads high' in air
on the great majority of hoises. It is to be seen, in fact'
everywhere, 'from the President's bays to the coster-mon-
ger's donkey,' as an American contemporary declares. Evi-
dently even the heavy draught-horses do not escape this
kind of torture, which appears to be greater than that in-
flicted by the old tightly-drawn bearing rein that was once
commonly used for carriage-horses in this country, but is
now, we believe, slowly disappearing. No doubt, a horse
which carries his head well is preferable to one which carries
it after the manner of a cow, but any attempt to improve
upon nature in that respect can be made only at the expense
of the comfort of an animal which is not merely for show
but for work. The 'overcheck' contrivance was first brought
into use, it seems, by one Kimball Jackson, in order to carry
out the theory of a person named Hiram Woodruff, who
maintained that a horse could attain to a higher rate of' speed
with his head forced up to an unnatural height, because the
animal could then breathe more easily. We are told that
'quite a number' — whatever that may signify — of owners of
horses at once accepted this absurd proposition, and so the
craze for the 'overcheck' has spread throughout the United
States, and unfortunate brutes with their heads carried at an
angle as well as a height which the tightest bearing rein
could not produce are doomed to suffer til' the American
Humane Society succeeds in its generous efforts to relieve
them."

Shades of the immortal! "One Kimball Jackson, " and "a
person named Hiram "Woodruff!" It is well-known among
trotting horsemen on this side that the overdraw check was
first used on Kemble Jackson to prevent him from getting
his head down and bolting. Without the check Kemble
Jackson would never have made a reputation as a trotting
horse. This ingenious contrivance is universally used by
trotting-horse trainers, not always as a necessity, but us pre-
cautionary. The strongest evidence of the value of the over-
draw check is the fact that our fastest trotters and pacers,
from Maud S. to Johnston, wore tbem when they made their
top records. It has been argued by the opponents of the
check rein that it is a cruel appliance, yet the facts are
against this theory, as the great harness horses that wore
them in making their best records did so cheerfully and with
no evidences of pain or even discomfort.

The trotting-horse trainer, as a role, is a student of equine
locomotion, and if the check-rein is really a detriment to a
horse's speed or comfort, it would have gone the way of
other appliances that experience has taught to be useless. A
horse can be checked cruelly; so can he be bitted or girthed
cruelly: therefore, a humane society is equally justified iu
protecting against any other portion of the harness of t1
horse.

Oar English contemporary is weighing incompetent
dence. We suggest that a crusade against the ubs
martingale would be a great deal more in iris lin^. —
Spirit 0/ the Times,

E£

276

<Ptje ^vaults attd gpovtsmmt.

May 5

The Demon Jockey.

Writing of the late Fred Archer, an Englieh exchange
remarks: "It was not often that 'three three to 1 Archer' was
sung out on an Eoglish race-conrse against the crack jockey's
mount, and yet I well remember snch an instance, aod I
took the odds. There were some peculiar facts about this
particular race. It was for the Manchester Cup, and Peter
was a hot favorite. Now, if there was an uncertain brute
in the world it was Sir John Aslley's horse. Be could
gflllop like a steam engine when it the humor, but that was
not often. The night before the race I met Archer and
asked him if he was to ride Peter, as it was generally under-
stood that he would do so. He said no, and that Sir John
had engaged Wood to ride. After some conversation he said
tbat as he could not get the weight on aDy other horse he
shoull wire Captein Machtll to send Valour down. Now if
th^re was an unlikely horse to win a Manchester Cup it was
Valour. He was a mile horse, and the Cup distance waB
nearly two. All the papers next morning gave Valcnr as an
unlikely starter, and no jockey was up on him. On the
course the betting was fast andfnrious, and Peter with Wood
np was a hot first favorite. Valour was No. 1, and when the
numb r went up with Archer to ride, no one hardly took
any notice. I saw the crack jockey inst befoie he mounted,
and he said in an absent sort of way: 'Watch how I ride the
race; it's the only WHy to win with Valour.' I went into the
paddock and heaid the unfamiliar cry of 33 to 1 Archer.
Even at that price his most d=vote 1 followers would not have
Valour, but I took the odds to a m-jdest amount. I shall
never forget the race. Bearing iu mind what Archer had
Biid, I watched him closely; What did he do? He raced
for every corner like mad. Valour seemed to think that
each turn was a wiuniug pist, but when he got there the
demon shook him up again, and off he raced for the n<-xt
turn. But would the horse last out? Dp the straight they
came with a tremendous rush. Peter and Valour singled
themselves out, and there was nothing else in it. Peter got
in front and there was a mighty roar from the crowd. But
the race was nut over yet. Archer Bat down on Valour and
rode for his life. His 1 mg legs fairly shoved the horse along,
and opposite the stand he got level with the favorite. One
terrific thud with the whip and Valonr fairly jumped pa8t
tbe judge's box with Peter about dead level. Until the
numbers went up the decision w.«s uncertain — No. 1, and
the verdict a short head. It was a magnificiert piece of
horsemanship and everybody was cheering the popular
jockey, although they han luBt their money. It was one of
the best races I ever saw Archer ride and I have seen him
finish in some hundreds."

American Trotters in Ciermany.

Herr W. Moessiuger writes from Frankfoit, Germany,
under date of March 14th: ' 'Trotting is booming on this side
of tbe Atlantic, and the American tro'ters have been victori-
ous over the Russians in all kinds of races. I have now the
largest stable of American trotters in Europe, all of them sent
over by Jack Feek. They are France's Alexander, Lynwood,
"S'-uog Amber, Blue Belle, Lysander, Julia C, Greywood,
Van Bnren Girl, Pat Demppev, Bob JobDson aod Nellie
Palchen. The horses are trained and driven by L Baymer, a
Caundiau. Blue Belle oulv lost two races last year, defeating
Zoe B , 2:17$; Amelia C. 2:'l9£; Gladyp, 2:23'; Silverleaf, 2:23;
Amber, 2:25 J, and Miltrn, 2:30, etc. We'esp^et to see a
r< gnlar horse race when the bie guns meet with Mollie Wilkes
ou the Vienna track. Our capital (Berlin) has given a purse
of $3,000 for & race, bes-t three in five heats, to be trotted in
Augnsr, and for the same day a purse of $1 200 for a three
mile dRsh. It would surely pay some Americans to come over
with some flyers and start in the big events."

Germany and Austria have been tbe best foreign markets
for our rational horse. Italy, tbrouth Commodore Breda,
has also drawn largely upon us, and England makes a spas-
modic venture now and then into our market. Tbe Ger-
mans, however, were tbe first to adopt our American system
in regard to the trottirjg horse, and hold meetings on a scale
tbat comparo favorab'y with ours. With the limited number
of performers at their command our Teutonic friends
manage to enjoy a great deal of sport, for although they are
high up in the arts and scierces they are a sport-loving people.

Herr Moessinger throws out a suggestion that some of our
enterprising horsemen might take advantage of with profit.
Tbe money ro be picked up in winnings at the different meet-
ings would scarcely fe sufficient inducement to cross the
water, but there is a first-rate market for well-bred Btallions,
mares and developed stock. Take the right kind of horses,
properly vouched for, and the Germans will pay large prices.
— Spirit of the Times.

The First Annual Sale-

The sale of Belle Meade thoroughbred yearlings, tbe get of
Enquirer, Great Tom, Luke Blackburn, Bramble, Plenipot,
Vanderbilt and imported Pizzaro, was held at Nashville on
on April 27th. A large number of pnrninent turfmen from
nil parts of the country were in attendance. Fifty-two head
were- sold, bringing $2i 845. an average of S478. The follow-
ing are those which brought SI, 000 or over: Bay colt by im-
ported Great Tom, dam Duchess R., Tucker of Louisville,
$1,025; chestnut colt, by New York parties. $1,500; bay filly
by Eoquirer, dam Bribery, Dwyer Bros, of New York, §1,400;
bay filly by imported Great Tom, dam Queen of the West,
Ed. Corrigan of Kansas City. SI. 000; dark bay fi'ly by
Enquirer, dam Brie a brae, J. J. Carter of Nashville, $1,000.

Overreaching or Clinching.

To overreach is to tread on the heel of the coronet of the
barefoot with the corresponding hind foot, and is either
ii'flicted by the toe or by the inner edge of the foot. The
following manner of shoeing will effectually prevent this
very annoying habit, besides increasing the trotting speed
twenty seconds per mile: Make the toe calks very low, stand-
ing a vtry little under, and the shoes as far back as con-
venient on the forward feet, with high heel calks so as to let
t bt m roll over as soon as possible. On tbe hind feet the
beel calk should be as low and the toe calk high and pro-
jecting forward. Horses shed thus travel clean and with no
cl ok. — National Stockman.

In reference to the newly patented pavement suggested
by the surface of an elephant's tooth, Sir William Clayton
;ends to an English contemporary the following interesting
itf-m: "My attention being called to a paragraph on a 'new
■iivement,' suggested by an elephant's tooth, et^., 'the In-
eution of Mr. Ranyard,' I beg to Eay that my dairy (built
in 1770) has a flooring of horses' teeth set in cement, which
yrevente all slipping, and has worn remarkably well. Per-
haps a portion of h pavement constructed carefully thus
would be Dot an unreasonable experiment.

American Horses.

Dr. Long, of Massachusetts in referring to horses bred in
different' parts of tbe world, thus expresses his views: The
American horse, like the American citizen, combines the blood
of all parts of tbe world. Visitors from abroad who beoome
acquainted with our horses are surprised at their wonderful
spiiit, ease of motion, endurance, and, withal-, level head and
temper, rendering them not only valuable for the amount of
work they can do, but also for their safety when in man's
employ. The foundation of the American horse is the English
thoroughbred, represented by such blood as that of Messenger
and Morgan, and mingled with that of the stJperior French
horse of the earlier days of onr history. It was this mixture
that gave us the wonderful carriage and stage horses demanded
before the advent of the railroad, and which has left its im-
print in the hor-e stock of our country from Canada to the
Middle and Southwestern States. Latterly, a heavier class of
animals has been introduced, fitted for heavier and slower
work, such as the Percherou importation of Mr. Dunham, of
Illinois. But even this blood has been improved by crossing
with our American Btock, the colts from crosses of Percheron
s'allions upon the western mares being superior to the im-
ported stuck. The western importers and breeders admit
this. The size is reduced and the action improved. At the
breeding farm of General Jack- on, of Tennessee, I have seen
unbroken colts in large numbers auctioned off at prices rang-
ing from $1,000 to $2,000 each. Probably not more than one
in twenty of such colts are ever afterwards heard from for
their remarkable performance, bnt the zeal of the northern
breeder is enduring, and he is not discouraged by trifles.
However skillfully sellected, no man can fully know his
horse without at least one month's trial. His ideal horse
would be of the Black Hawk blood, a thousand pound weight,
fifteen and one-half hands high, with a head showing intelli-
gence, a white rim aronnd the eye (a horse tbat shows no
white of eyes is not of much account), not too fine a neck,
wide noBtrilB, a mouth (o use, not to play with, firm under-
jaw; shoulderB mnscnlar and long enough to" give good knee
action and powerful for up and down hill work, short back,
with abundant room below; body deep and supported by legs
to match the body. The good foot need not be described, for
it shows itself at sight— firm, even and elastic

Answers to Correspondents.

QueatioDB answered only through these column?. No replies by
mail or telegraph. The name of the writer should accompany all
questions, not for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Let-
ters received without the writer1.! name cannot receive attention.

Stephen Van Houten, Springville, Iowa.

Answer — Frank Bruce we know nothing about after he was
sold by N. C. White. He was a large fine-looking colt, and
Boon after he was broken saw him trot a mile in 2:46; Black-
bird (401) was the sire of Reavis' Blackbird, 2:22, A. W.
Richmond; Albatross, 2:32|, public trial 2:26; Nourmahal,
2:39^, five miles in 13:39 on a muddy track, beating Lady
.Mac; Camden 2:36 and some others with records close to
2:40. Reavis' Blackbird (402) sire of Ned Forrest, 2:25$;
Berlin, 2:32^; Susie Brown, four-year old record 2:42J, and
many others of promise. A. YV. Richmond sire of Romero,
2:19£. LeuRjse, 2:27; Arrow, (pacer) four-year-old record
2:14, the dams of Antee"», 2:16^, Antevolo, four-year-old record
2:19$, and Berlin is the sire or Ea*e Ewing, 2:21. Thapsin,
2:22£, PaLBy. four-year-old record 2:24}. Blackbird 401 Bire
of the dam of Little Fred, 5:20.' Oakland Boy (pacer), 2:23$.
Several other fast trotters are claimed to be from Blackbird

Breeder, Carson.

Please give the dates on which Nutwood came to this coast,
as also that on which he left? 2d. What is Nutwood's age?
3d. How many performers has Nutwood in the 2:30 list? 4th.
What is the weight of Nutwood in track condition? 5th.
Where did Nutwood make the season while on this coast?

Answer— 1. As soon as information can be obtained from
Mr. Knox an answer will be given. 2. Nutwood was foaled
1870. 3. Ten trotters, two pacers at the close of 1886. In
thereview cf stallions named in "National Stallion Stake,"
which will soon be published, the NutwoodB will occupy a
prominent place, and their performances brought up to the
present" time. 4. About 1,050 pounds. 5. San Jose. Mr.
Knox will oblige by sending in information bearing on all
these points.
A. D. W., Grass Valley.

Will you pleaBe anawert he following questions in your val-
uable paper. 1st. How long is a mare to be supposed in heat?
2d. When is a mare most likely to conceive, when she is com-
ing in heat or just going out of heat?

Answer — There is a wide difference in mares; from three
days, perhaps less, to twelve days, and occasionally more.
Cannot be authoritatively decided; many fancy that the close
is more likely to result in conception.

G. A. S.( Williams Station.

Answer — Your description agrees with the dam of Over-
man. The last we knew of her she was owned by Moses
Hopkins, who had two brothers of Overman from her, a
Btullion and a gelding.

We will be under obligations to anyone who will send us
the correct pedigree of Mountain Boy and Auctioneer Johnny
— the latter by Geo. M. Patchen Jr., though the person who
makes the request does not give any cue to the breeding of
Mountain Boy.
O. E. Livain, Antioch.

Answer— ReaviB' Blackbird, foaled 1862, by Blackbird 401,
dim Jane Smith by Captain Lightfoot; 2d dam Dolly by
Kentucky Eclipse. We have no knowledge of the Reno
Shakespeare.

Clara G. A Subscriber, Irvington, Cal.

Answer— When we can spare the time the main perform-
ances of Rifleman and Jonathon will be hunted up. The
former will necessitate a good deal of labor.

The Oakland Meeting.

W. G. R , 17 Diamond St., S. F.

Answer — The horse you inquire about is not registered.
Cannot say whether he 1b standard or not without further
extension of the pedigree of dam.

L. D. C, National City, Cal

Answer — Bertie Haywaid by Billy Hayward, his dam by
Young Poscora. Billy Hayward by Geo. W. Patchon, Jr.,
bis dam Grey Liz.

G. C. L. Santa Maria, Cal.

Inform ns of the sire of Promise.

The American-bred horse Sachem won a handicap selling
steeplechase ou the first day of the Manchester Easter meet-
ing. He is by War Dance, out of Sly Boots, and it will be
remembered that he ran third for the Derby under Pierre
Lorillard s colors in 1882.

The attendance on Wednesday, on the opening of the
Spring meeting at Oakland Park, was not equal to the expec-
tations of the lessee of the track. This fact was owing
mainly to the boisterous weather, and the sale of the Haggin
hordes in the city on the same day.

In the first race Palo Alto stables started as its representa-
tive the bay gelding Express by Electioneer, dam Esther a
thoroughbred mare by Express, and as the intention was to
give him a record better than 2:30, the distance was waived
for the other horses. He accomplished the feat easily iu two
heats, and won the race in the final heat in 2:30£.

The second race was for runners, five-eighths of a mile and
repeat, for a pursue of $100. Little betting was done, bnt in
that Johnny Gray was the favorite over the field, Minnie R.
second choice. There was a dead heat between the above
pair in the first, and Johnny Gray won the two succeeding
heats and race.

The programme announced for Thursday had to be post-
poned owing to the rainy weather.

Oakland Thotting Pake, May 2, 1B88— Purse ofSlOO; mile beats, 3
in 5, iu harness. For the 2:40 class.

Palo Alto'a b g Express — Marvin l j i

J. DuBtin's b g Alex McCord— Dustin 2 2 2

T. Bonner's blk r Monk— Fairbanks 3 3 4

L. E. Claussen" b g Big Jim-Bayliss.. 4 4 3

Time, 2:293,2:291, 2:30J.

Same Day— Purse ofSlfO. Five-eighths of a mile and repeat.

Boweon's g g Johnny Gray, 112— Howaon 0 11

Fleit«r's bm Minnie K, 110— W. Johnson 0 2 3

Leven'e b g Black Pilot. 10 3 — Murphy -....3 3 ro

Time, l:0ij, 1:041, 1 :05j.

Foals of 1 888.

TROTTER.

At Irvington, Alameda Co. Property 0/ Martin Carter.

AprilJ20th, bay colt by Antevolo, dam by Steinway; second
dam Fanny Malone.

THOROUGHBREDS.

At Wildidle Farm. Properly of H. C. Judson.

Bay colt, both hind feet white, star on forehead, by Wild-
idle, dam Lizzie Brown.

April 27th, chestnut colt by Wildidle, dam Dochess by
Antelope.

— : — *

Trotting Colts for Sale.

We call attention to the notice of Mr. W. M. Hicks, who
holds for sale two two-year-olds and nine yearling trotters.
This is a good opportnnity to invest in standard stock, as
they will be sold at very low rates. The reputation of Mr.
Hicks as a breeder will ensure that the foals and colts are in
every way and form as represented.

VETERINARY.

Conducted by Tho3. Bowhill, M. R. O. V. S.
Subscribers to this pipet can have advice through this column in all
cases of Bick or injured horses or cattle by sending an explicit descrip-
tion of the case. Applicants will send their name and address that
Ibpymay be identified. Questions requiring answers by mail should
be accompanied by three dollars, and addressed to Dr. Bowhill 1336
Market St. , San Francisco.

Ring-Worm.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman:— I have been requested
to give the definition and the nature of ringworm in vour
paper.

Ringworm (linta tonsurans) is an affection implicating
the hairs, the hair-sheaths and cells of the epidermis (cuticle
or soarf-skin) in different parts of the b:>dy, usually assum-
ing a circular form. The hair becomes brittle and dry,
having a tendency to crack or break across. Itching accom-
panies the primary eruption.

The nature of this disease is closely connected with the
life and development of the peculiar fungus which is associ-
ated with it. This jarasitio fungus [achorion vel tricophylon
tonsurans) apparently develops between the epidermis and
true skin, and invades the interior of the root and shaft of
the hair. This fungus is of a white or light gray color. The
cause of this disease is the implantation of the spores of the
fungus into the hair follicle, and under certain conditions,
inch as youth, dampness and darkness tend to favor the
growth of the seed.

The treatment of ringworm must consist iu first destroying
the parasites; if this can be done the disease is cured; and
secondly, we must reuder the soil iu which they grow less
fitted for their implantation and development. First of all it
is necessary to remove the scales by soaking and washing
with soapy mixtures, following this with a moderate painting
of the compound tinoture of iodine; or a solntion of tbe
bichloride of merenry, or tbe ointment of the hiniodide of
mercury. Sir William Jenner recommends ns a parasiticide
sulphurous acid, diluted with equal parts of glycerine, or
with two parts of water.

San Francisco. a. E. Bczard, M. R. 0. V. S. L.

TRAP.

Team Match at Los Angeles.

The special match arranged between the 8an Diego Gun
Olnb and the Rod and Gun Club of Los Angeles took place
on Monday last at tbe race track, Lea Angeles, immediately
after the conclusion of the special match, and resulted in a
brilliant victory for the home club. The conditions of the
match were six men a side, ten single blackbirds, at thirteen
yards rise. Jim Unger, the rising young shot of the Far
West, distinguished himself by makingaclean score. Walker,
Cline, Maxwell and Winston, also did good average shooting'.
Will Hamilton and Martinez Chick only had one miss ench
registered opposite their names. Our boys are to be congrat-
ulated upon their success, especially as there were many
good shots among the bay-and-climate sportsmen. It is not
improbable that another match will take place in the near
future. The following iB the complete score.

LOS ANCEI.KS BOD AMD GUN CLUB

Walker 1111101110- 8

Oline 1111111010- S

Maxwell 1 101011111— B

Dnger 111111111 1—10

Winston 1111011011—8

West 1 10110110 0—6

Total IB

SAN DIEGO GCN CLDB.

W. H. HinmanO 1 1 1 1 I I l o 1— 8
W. Hamilton. .1 111110 111—9
Geo. Bidwell ..OllOlllool— fl

M. Chick 1111110111—9

1J. B. Alnman..l 110001100- S
B. C. Hlnman. .1 010011011—6

Total 43

1888

Sjjtoe fPrjejete and ^poviimvcm

m

Dunshee-Fanningf Tournament.

The shooting tournament under direction of Messrs. Dan.
shee and Fanning attracted a very goodly company of experts
to San Brnno on Saturday and Sunday laBt, the attendance
being much larger on the latter day. The live birds fur-
nished averaged well in quality, and were supplemented by
the hard-to-hit Blue Bock targets. Saturday was quite pleas-
ant, but on Sunday a strong wind blew and made the shoot-
ing difficult. Messrs. Henry and Frank Bassford, from Vaca-
ville. were present, the latter doing the best work of the meet-
ing. Mr. Al. Donaldson came down from Fairfield, and
Messrs. Coykendall, .Delmas and Anderson oame op from
San Jose for the sec6hd day. The tournament was a suc-
cess, and it is to be hoped that the young managers will
repeat their venture at an early day. The scores follow:

FIRST DAY.

At 12 live blTds, Hurlingbam. S5.00 entrance.
Bassford, 0. H. Cate, Al. Donaldson ani Fanning.

Divided by F. J.

112 2 10 1—10

12 0

H. Bassford 1 1

Dunshee ... -..2 0

Baker 0 1

Lambert 1 2

F. Bassford 1 1

O.Cate 2 0

St. Clair 1 0

Donaldson 1 0

Fanning .. 2 1

At twenty Blue Bocks, 18 yards rise, $2.50 entrance. Firdt and sec-

12 1

2-10
2-lu
1—11

. J. Basstord.

ond divided by Baker and Cate, third won by F

H. Bassford 1001111101111011100 1—1*

Baker ' 1111111111110 0 10 0 111—16

Dnnsbee 10 10 110 10 1110 10 10 0 1 —11

Lambert « OlollOuOOulOllOlll 1—10

Fanning 0 111111100111111010 1— IS

Cate 11011010 111111111110 16

Donaldson 111011011000W

F. J. Bassford 1111110101111001111 0—16

Ties for third money. Freeze-out.
Fanning 0 | Bassford 1

At ten Blue Bocks, 18 yards rise, S2.60 entrance. First won by F. J.
Bassford, second and^bird divided by H. A. Bassford and Fanning.

H. A. Bassford 0 1110

Cate 1 1110

Dnnshee 1 1110

F. J. Bassford 1 1111

Bruns 1 10 10

Lambsrt 0

Fanning 1 10 11

Baker 1 1110

At twelve live birds, Hurllngham. £5.00 entrance. First won
Bassford, second and third divided by Donaldson and

11111-
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0— 7
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1— 7
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by H.
Fanning

H. A. Bassford 2 2 1111

F.J.Bassford 2 0 0 2 12

Donaldson 0 12 111

Dunshee 1 0 1 n w

Fanning - 1 12 2 2 2

Baker... 0 2 2 0 1 1 * »

Cate 1 2 112 0 0 1

Lambert 0 12 112 11

Stackpoo! 0 0 w

At 10 pairs Blue Bocks, 15 yards rise; S2.50 entrance,
I . Bassford, second by Baker, third by Fanning.

1— 1J
1— 9
2-11

2 110 2—11

First won by

Brown . . .
Lambert .

Baker

Cate .

10 11 10

Bassford 11 11 11 U U

Dunshee 10 10 lo 11 11

Fanning 11 10 11 11 11

SECOND DAT.
At 6 live birds. Hurllngham, S2 60 entrance
dall and Delmas.

10 01 01—11

11 11 11 10 01-14

11 Jl 11 11 10—17

01 00 10 10 01— 9

11 10 10 11 11—18

10 01 11 10 CO— 12

11 11 10 10 10—16

Divided by Coyken-

Delmaa 1 1

Coykendall — 1 1

Faull 2

Anderson 2 0

0 2

0 w

Fleming 1

Fanning 0

Dunshee 2

1 0 w
0 w

112 2 0—5

At 20 Blue Bocks, S2.60 entrance.

First won by F. .T. Bassford,
■ econdby "parks, third" divided by Baker, Donaldson and Dunshee.

r> J Bassford 1110 11111110 11111111-18

&onin 1 001101000110110011 0-10

B,keI "' " ' 1110 10 1110 0 11110 1111—15

"Duffer""" 0110011110100110101 1—12

Camnbell'".'. 1 001111011001011001 1-12

Ford ..10100101101001000100—8

{."tj"' ' 111110 111110 10 110 111-16

gJunj i 0 011101010011010100 1-10

p„tter 0 0 01011010100010000 0-6

Coykejriau".'.'.; 1 010110100111011111 1-14

Dniis 1 000100118000001000 0-5

JjiTJ . ...o l o J o 1 1 o o 1 1 o i o i o 1 1 o i— ii

Anderson ." 1 000101101010010100 1-9

Wentzell " 0 110011100101011111 1—13

KarneT 10 10 110 110 0 10 10 0 0 10 0-9

8(anl8i 10 110 0 10 10 0 0 110 0 10 11-10

H C Goicte'r 0 1 11011011011011101 1-14

A Schwerin 1 0010100 10110101010 1— !0

Delias " 10 0 10 0 10 10 0 10 0 0 0 10 00—6

H Bassford V.. ! 0 110111001111011011 1-14

Fox 1 101101101110101101 0-14

M(n;;"" . ..1001001010010001000 1—7

Donaldson'.:'.!"..'.! 0 1110 1110 1110 10 1111 1-15

Cate !. 0110110110110101010 1-12

Huah'es 1 0100101000100101011-9

Fannine'" 0 110110101110110110 1-13

Dunshee 110 1110 110 110 1 1110 11-15

Fleminz 1 001001010010101101 1—10

llnrdoek 1 001001001001010010 1-8

Shaft.. ..'.'.'.'.'...: 1 001000010001001000 1—6

At 12 live birds, Hurlingham. $5.00 entrance. First, second andt bird
divided by Frank J. BasBford, Al. Donaldson and Fanning. Fourth
won on a freeze-out by Coykendall.

F. Bassford 1 2

B . Bassford 0 2

Faull 1 0

Coykendall 2 0

Anderson 0 °

Ed. Fay 0 2

Meily J l

Kellogg 1 J

Delmas 1 °

Blackpool 2 2

Kerrigan ? °

Eddy \ \

Golcher * l

Ford 0 0

ShaS 0 0

Schwerin 0 »

Donaldson 1 \

Dnffy J J

Dunshee 1 f

Fanning 2 2

Fleming 1 0

Else 1 0

Parks 2 }

Cate 0 1

Granger 2 0

At 5 pairs Blue Bocks, 18 yards riBe. 32.60 entrance. First and second
divided by Baker and Fanning. Third won by Philip Funcke.

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Dunenee 00 10 10 11 10—5

Campbell 10 11 1U 1U 10-6

Brcwn. . .' 10 10 00 00 00-'2

Bassford 10 10 00 00 00-3

P Funcke 10 01 11 10 11—7

Baker 11 10 11 01 11—8

Btantz 01 10 01 00 00-3

Fox 00 10 11 00 10—4

Ingalls 10 10 10 11 01-6

Donaldson 10 10 00 01 10-4

Fanning ..-01 11 10 11 11—8

Eddy 00 10 11 11 00 S

Coykendall 10 10 00 11 11-0

Robinson va. Chick.

A pigeon match between Crittenden Robinson, champion
wing shot of the Pacific Coast, and Martinez Chick, who
recently defeated Doctor Carver, was shot at Los Angeles
on Sunday last. There was a very fair assemblage of spec-
tators present when both men announced that ihev were
ready for business. Dr. Britton, a crack shot and a thor-
ough and enthusiastic sportsman, officiated as referee. The
doctor, by the way, holds the diamond medal championship
of Illinois. Eugene Maxwell acted as judge for Robinson,
and J. C. Woods acted in a similar capacity for Chick.
Messrs. Unger and Walker were the offioial scorers of the
match. Chick opened up very unauspiciously, only "grass-
ing" six birds out of the first ten; two of these, however,
came down jnst ontside the boundary. Chick soon buckled
down to work and only missed two out of the next twenty.
For the first fifty birds the score stood Robinson 44, Chick
40. Odds o| two to one were freely offered on Robinson,
but there were few takers. In the seventh ronnd Robinson
missed four of his birds and as Chick killed all but one the
score stood Robinson 60, Chick 58. It was anyone's match
yet and each shot was watched with the greatest of interest.
Both men Killed nine in the next ronnd and in the second to
last round Chick gained one bird, the Bcore being Robinson
77, Chick 76. Robinson missed his ninety-sixth bird and
Bcore stood eighty-two all. The enthusiasm of the crowd
had reached a tine heat by this time, and the backers of
Chich were jubilant. They weTe not allowed lo remain so
very long, as "Chick missed his 97th and 93th bird, and Rob-
inson won the money and matoh by a score of 86 to 84. The
general opinion prevailed that, although less birds had been
killed in the recent Carver — Chick matoh, that it was an
infinitely superior match aB the pigeons were much livelier.

At 100 birds, Hurlingham For $500 a side Won by Crittenden Rob-
inson,

Robinson 1011111111 11111111 II lllll

011011101111 1110110111111
1111111 llllOlluullllllltjll
1111111 1 1110101111110111 1—86

Chick 1100111001111111111111011

1111101110100111111111111
11I111101111U111111111111
111101111111011111111001 1-84

The Blue Rock Club meets at Bird's Point this afternoon,
going over by the 1:15 p. m. train via the South Pacific
Coast Railroad.

Eureka Gun Club-

The Eureka Gun Cinb was well represonted on Saturday
last at its regular monthly shoot at Birds' Point. The day
was excellent for pigeon shooting; the slight wind prevailing
during the afternoon helped to make the sport more difficult
and interesting. The scores were good, a clean record of
twelve kills being credited to H. C. Golcher. Messrs. Adams,
Black and Haskell followed with eleven kills to their credit.
In the sweepstake the beBt scores made were eleven by
Schwerin and Hill.

At 12 birds. Hurlingbam. For club prizes.

W.W.Haskell 1 1111111011 1-11

MacMillan » 1 0011101111 0—8

Obas.aW. Kellogg 1 1110111110 0—9

H. Black 1 1111011111 1—11

C. C. Tubbs....' 1 01010011011—7

A.F.Adams 1 1111111101 1—11

3. 1. Kellogg, Jr 1 0011010110 1—7

A. Schwerin 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1— tf

E. W. Chapman. 1 1101110111 1—10

H.C.jGolcher 1 llllllllll 1— li

Goodall 1 10 11011011 1—9

W.E.TUayhew 0 1111101011 1—9

At 12 birds, Hurlingbam. $2.50 entrance. First and second divided
by Messrs. "Hill" and Schwerin.

Jones 01111110111 1—10

Hill ii 1 1111111011 1-11

Johnson 1 1110101111 1—10

Piiley 1 11O1111110 1-10

Golcher 1 101111000 —6

Schwerin 1 111111101 1 1—11

Tubbs 0 11011011011-8

Keane" 1 11001001011-7

Chapman 0 1110111010 1—8

Hamilton vs. Knight.

A match at 50 birds each, for $100 a side, was shot at Los
Angeles on Monday last by Messrs. Will Hamilton of San
Diego and Gus. Knight, of San Bernardino. Mr. Hamilton
shot at 28 yards rise, while his competitor stood at 30 yards.
Use of one barrel only was allowed, which possibly accounts
for the poor scores. The score was:

Hamilton 110101 111111101 10001001

1010110010111101111010 —29

Knight 1 101 1101010110000110111

0000001101000100100111 —22

The California Wing Shooting Club meets at San Bruno
to-morrow, May 6th, the place being reached by train from
Fonrth and Townsend Streets, at 8:30 A. m.

THE KENNEL.

Dog owners are requested to send for publication the earliest possi-
ble notices of whelps, sales, names claimed, presentations and deaths
In their kennels, in all Instances writing plainly names of sire and da-i
and of grandparents, colors, dates and breed.

Mr. A. B. Trnman advertises the services of his stud dogs,
Rush T. and Mike T., this week. Rush T. is a very tine
pointer, and should become fashionable. Mike T. is bred in
the best Irish red setter strains, having several crosses of
Champion Elcho and Champion Rose, both of them famous
winners. Mike T. has proved his excellence as a sire, having
thirty handsome representatives already.

Pacific- Coast Field Trial Club— Entries to
Sixth Derby.

Entries to the Sixth Derby of the P. C. F. T. Club closed
on TneBday night last at 12 o'clock midnight, too late for
us to give a complete list because many were mailed on that
day, and did not reach Secretary Sheldon until Friday and
Saturday. The list, in so far as it is known, includes young
dogs superior to those of previous years, and fully equal in
every respect to those entered in like events of other trial
clubs. The Derby will be run at Bakersfield, Kern County,
beginning on Monday, January 14. 1889, on excellent grounds
wbich are preserved for the use of the club by the "Knigh's
of the Trigger," of Bakersfield, au organization of th <rough
sportsmen which controls the shooting on 90,000 acres of
good quail land. Bakersfield is most conveniently located,
being about midway between the great centres of population
of the middle and southern sections of the State, and the
country about that growing city affords better opportunities
for sport than any with which we are acquainted. Wildfowl,
snipe, quails, rabbits, deer, trout and bear may all be. found
near by, the bird shooting being fine, within a half mile of
the town. The olub baa not announced its judges yet, as it

should have done, but the thorough impartiality of all former
trials under its guidan< e is an assurance of like treatment in
the coming event. Four English setlers of tirst-rate breeding
from Los Angeles appear, and as they will be broken by Mr.
C. E. Buckle, long associated with Captain McMnrdo, of the
Charlottesville Kennel, Virginia, they will certainly be
started ht to show at their best. Mr. M. D. Walter, recently
from Indiana, with good recommendations', will handle the
Sacramento contingent of English setters. Mr. Geo T.
Allender will start a number of superior dogs, both setlers
and pointers, and the coming Derby as a whole promises to
be more closely contested than any heretofore run in Cali-
fornia. Such entries as the hour of going to press permits
publication of appear:

James Doe, while aud lemon pointer dog, whelp d March,
1887. By Gladsome 191S3 E.— Forrest Queen II IS451 E.
Breeder J. J. Pul'ock Auchineden, Strathblauf , Scotland.
Owner Wm. Schrt-iber, Sau Francisco.

Laddie, white and lemon nointer dog, whelped \pril 11,
1887. By Tom Pinch, 6281 A. K. S B.— Lassie 6300 A. K.
S. B. Breeder aud owner Wm. Sehreiber, San Fr*r!uiHcb.

Lottie B_. white aud liver pointer bitch, whep_-d Jr.ly S.
1887. By Professor — Gracie Bow. Breeder and owner G.
"W. Bassford, Suisun, Cal.

Old Black Joe, black pointer dog. Breeder W. R. Pape,
New Castle on Tyne, Eng. Owner Jas. E. Watson, Sau
Franciscc.

Roberta, liver and white pointer bitch, whelped March 5.
1887. By Robert le Diable— Young Beulah. Breeder John

5. Wiae, Richmond, Va. Owner P. D. Linville, San Francisco.
Prince Alba, white and black Eoglish setter dog, whelped

March 19, 1887. By Grouse II— Princess Claud. Breeder
and owner H. E. Payne, Los Angeles.

Tom Paine, white ani black English setter dog, whelpsd
March 19, 1887. By Grouse II— Princess Claud. Breeder
H. T. Payne, Los Angeles. Owner J. F. Holbrook, Los
Angeles.

Signet, white and black English s-tter dog, whelped
March 10, 1S87. By Grouse II— Princess Claud. Breeder
H. T. Payne, Los Ang«-les. Owner C. E. Font, Los Angeles.

Trifler, white and black English setter dog, whelped
March 19, 1887. By Grouse II— Princes- Claud. Breeder
H. T. Payne, Los Angeles. Owner James Unger, Los Angeles.

Dolly, lemon and white setter bitch, whelped March 1,
18S7. By Regent— CaBsy's Dot. Breeder Thos. Casey, San
Francisco Owner F. H. Pntzman Jr., San Francisco.

Shot, black, white and tan English setter dog, whelped
May 6, 1887. By Regent— Fannie K. Breeder and owner
Charles Kaeding, San Francisco.

Hunt, black, white and tan English setter dog, whelped
May 6, 1887. By Regent — Fannie K. Breeler and owner
Charles Kaeding, San Francisco.

Buddie K., black, white and tan English setter dog, whelped
May 6, 1887. By Regent— Fanme K. Breeder and owner
Charles Kaeding, San Francisco.

Pride, black, white aud tan Eaglisk setter, whelped June

6, 1887. By Nixie — Pearl Laverack. Breeder and owner
Albert Peri, Maiysville.

Buff and Blue, bine belton tan English setter, whelped
February 10. 1888. By Harold— Sweetheart. Breeder Cali-
fornia Kennel, Sacramento, Owner H. C. Chipm<=n, Sacra-
mento.

Singold, blue belton and tan EogliBh setter, whelped
February 10, 1883. By Harold— Sweetheart. Breeder Cali-
fornia Kennel. Owner A. Abbott, Sacramento.

Helen, i-lue bJton and tan English setter bitch, whelped
July 18, 1837. By Harold — Janet. Breeder and owner
California Kennel. Sacramento.

Love Knot, black and white Eoglish setter bitch, whelped
February 6, 1888. ByLjadstone — Janet. Breeder and owner
California Kennel, Sacramento.

Enid, orange and white English setter bitch, whelped

, 1887. By Gleam — Doe, by Buckeliew — Brimstone.

Breeder . Owner California Kennel, Sacramento.

Hirondelle, blue belton and tan English setter bitch,
whelped July 10, 1887. By Harold— Janet. Breeder and
owner California Kennel, Sacramento.

Donna, black, white and tan English setter bitch, wbelped
July 21, 1S87. By Carl R.— NellT Breeder F. C. DeLong.
Owner P. D. Linville.

Says the London Shooting Times, "The latest specials offered
for the San Fiancisco April Dog Show are by the Selby Smelt-
ing and Lead Company, which offers a case of cartridges to the
best pointer puppy, and a case to the best Irish water spaniel
puppy. Owners of winners in all the classes mentioned will
appreciate the specials. So says the San Francisco Breeder
and Sportsman, and that is all very ^ell in America, where
owners of sporting dogs arc sportsmen, but, here, we have
many owners of sporting dogs who have never shot a bird in
their lives. So what would they do with such prizes?"

[The query of our brisk contemporary is in the line of the
dictum of some old Englishman who remarked that "he who
drives fat oxen should himself be fat." The honor of winning
would seem to be the highest good, the actuul prize is not
material. Non-sportsmen who own and breed sporting dogs
do much harm anyhow, and might well be relegated. Ed ]

Rarely Bred Pointers.

The item of greatest interest, in a kennel way, of the week
just passed, is the arrival, on Wednesday last, from Glasgow,
Scotland, of two pointer.-", property of Mr. "William Schreiber
of this city. Both are from the kennel of Mr. J. J. Pollock,
at Auchintiden, Strathblane, by Glasgow, and come with the
commendations of that somewhat noted pointer breeder.
They reached San Francisco sound and in good shape, except
that the crate in which they were shipped was too smull, and
of such form as to make it almost impossible to clean it, a
fact which should be noted by those who have to send crated
dogs long distances. Crates should be so built as lo make it
possible to open the whole of one side, thus enal ling the
quick emptying of old straw and tilth, and easy replacement
with clean bedding. Ooe of the pointers is a dog pappy,
eleven months old, lemon and white, well marked, of good
size; very cleanly built for age, with long, clean head, good
neck, well-set shoulers, straight fore legs, ample ribbing,
well sprung, good couplings, well-boned thighs and hind legs
and round feet. The puppy is quite thin in flesh, and is but
the skeleton of a good pointer. A few weeks under the
sensible care of his owner will make bim a dog to be prond
of. He in by Gladsome, 19183 E., out of Forest Green II.
18451, E. Gladsome tracing through Fluke, Fanst, Belle,
Sefton's Sam, PilkiDcton's Nell, Bang, Bob and Sappho to
Major, Drake, Coham'a Bang, Price's Vesta, Hamlet and
Norrish's Pearl. Through tne dam the puppy traces to
Hamlet, 876 E. having seven crosses of his blood in bix gen-
erations. The puppy shows high quality, and is all over the
pointer. The bitch Sail, just re<vivfd by Mr.
was whelped on January 22d, 1835; is lemon
nicely marked about the bead but notio rre';

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May 5

i, saiall, weighing about 45 lbs, bat is a pointer of superb
quality. She has a remarkably good head, muzzle being
square and level, stop well marked, eyes full, skull quite flat
and id proportion, ears thin and well huDg, neck a bit short,
ribbing good, very roomy, legs and feet right; a fine animal
all over except in stern which is very bad, light and crooked.
In breeding she is an unexceptionable white and lemon, being
by Bragg IV, 11282 E. out of ForeBt Queen H, 18451 E.,
Bragg IV tracing to Bounce. 763 E, Belle, Cohain's Bang,
Price's Vesta, Hamlet and Sal. The blood lines of the dam
have been given in noticing the puppy which is also out of
Forest Queen II. The bitch Sail comes in whelp to Don,
but no advices are at hand as to the breeding of Don. This
much may be predicated, viz., that Don is a dog of lemon
and white ancestry and of thorough field excellence in breed-
ing. A peculiarity of the breeding of both the puppy and Sail
iB the extraordinary number of Hamlet crosses in both. Mr.
Schreiber's preference is for lemon and wbite, and he could
not in the wide canine world have obtained pointers more
certain to reproduce their like as to color than those which
he has just imported, while in breeding the dogs are thor-
oughly good fielders, an excellence behind which all others
should be held non-essential.

Diseases of tbe Doer-

[By Dr. A. E. Buzard, Veterinary Surgeon.]
RICKETS (RACHITIS).

This is a constitutional disease, and one of the most trouble-
some affections which young dogs are subject to.

Rickets depend on a morbid acceleration of those changes
which prepare the way for the transformation of cartilage
into bone, and the development of bone from periosteum
(that delicate fibrous membrane which surrounds bones,
excepting where covered by articular cartilages). Ossification
follows at a slower pice. The growth of the bones is char-
acterized by irregularity, by non-solidification of their grow-
ing layers, hence the substance which should uudergo
immediate conversion into bone tissue accumul ites, forms
swellings and other various deformities met with in this dis-
ease. The definition of rickets, then, is a detective nutrition
of the bones; there is a deficiency of mineral matter and a
preponderance of animal matter.

As before stated, this disease attacks young dog*, especially
those that are highly bred, and of the large species. Inbreed-
ing has considerable to do with rachitis; also bad food, damp,
dark, ill-ventilated kennels, insufficiency of proper food;
also faulty digestion, which results in the development of
acids, mainly laotic, in the blood, and the rapid elimination
of the phosphates by the kidneys; also want of, exercise.

Symptoms— Swellings and distortions of the bones of the
limbs, especially the fore ones. The dog grows feeble and
peevish; sometimes the bones of the face bulge out, and the
countenance is swollen; he has a staring coat and a general
unthrifty appearance.

This disease 1b not so common in tbe dog as in the human
family; and remember that all puppies that have crooked
legs are not suffering from rickets.

Treatment. — One of the most imporlant matters to attend
to is to give the patierrt plenty of fresh air and sunlight. We
know that we have a deficiency of mineral matter in the
honey, bo we must give mineral tonics; cod liver oil and
syrup of iodide of iron, or the compound syrup of the phos-
phates. Also give milk with limo water. Prepared chalk
and Boda may also be given two or three times a day. About
once a week a dose of rhubarb, soda, and calumba in equal
parts should be given, followed next day by a mild dose of
castor oil. Cod liver oil is of essential service, but the stools
should be examined daily, and if any of the oil passes by tbe
stool its doses should be diminished or discontinued for a
time. It is most necessary that tbe dog should have plenty
of out-door exercise; if he is not inclined to run about he
must be made to do so. The mechanical treutment consists
of supporting the booe3 which are inclined to curve during
the period of softening; the greatest caie and discretion are
required to avoid doing harm by undue pressure on yielding
bones. Well-padded splints must be used.

11 Seventh Street, San Francisco.

Opinions About California Dogs.

Some acute comments upon the dog show given laBt month
by the Pacific Kennel Club appeared in last week's Forest
and Stream. Ho signature is appended, but it is probable
that the notes were made by Mr. James Watson who judged
the non-sporting classes. Some of his opinions border upon
severity, but are his own by right, and may be read with
profit. After paying deserved compliments t) Secretary
Watson, Superintendent Carroll, Dr. Bowkill. President Tay-
lor j Messrs. Schreiber, Adams and Toland, and speaking in
the highest terms of the way in which the show was conducted,
the writer says:

The classification began as is usual, with mastiffs first, of
which there were five dogs. The winner, Diok, is a well-
built dog, with good legs and feet, and the right coat. Has
good girth of skull for his size, but falls away in front of the
eyes. Don is only passably good, and looked somewhat
tucked up. The others were not noticed. Actress, of Mr. V.
M. Haldeman's breeding, easily won in her class and took
two specials This is a very nice bitch, a smutty face and
rather too much taper in muzzle detracts from her character,
but back of her head she is a hard one to beat.

The St. Bernards numbered sixteen, but there were a lot
of them only St. Bernards by imagination, though, the dozen
turned out of the ring as mongrels will, of course, figure in
the "official" in company with Duke of Leeds, Otho, Hector,
aud the rest of the cracks, Judge won by condition, Bruce
being light in flesh and bad in coat after a three months'
voyage. Jalge is long arod weak in head, but will imprrve
in that respeot) as he is yet a puppy. Garda is undersized,
of a bad color and her head is too small, otherwise she is
well-built. Rector III was the best headed dog of the breed,
but lacks size and carries his tail badly.

The Newfoundlands were very poor, but Great Danes were
good. Caesar and Modoc were not far apart, but the former
showed a little more quality, while Modoo was wide in front
and slack in loin. Leo is a big, rangy bitch, weak in head.

The two deerhound bitches were properly placed, Schula
II being larger and with a better head.

Mr. Davidson had his work cut out in greyhounds,
■ionaroh is now pist bis prime as a show dog, and we pre-
ferred Sir William II for first place as cleaner in neck and
shoulders, and not so wide in chest. Jennie June won well
in bitches and got the special for the best greyhound. The
foxhounds were well judged, the native dogs being of the
black-aud-tan bloodhound type. Pointers were voted good
classes, but Tom Pinch is not a dog tbat Bhows well. In the
ring he knuckles over aud shows heavy in shoulderBand
wide in front; for second we preferrod Rush, who is better
behind the head than either Point or Rush T., both of whom
are sl-ck in loin. The bitches were well judged, but nearly

all are faulty in length of coupling. Climax is a good
bodied puDpy, but is shoTt and stumpy in head. The win
ning puppies are good, and will be heard of again in better
company.

The English setters, while very even in quality, did not
include any flyers. Pilot was not well shown, looked light
and was short in coat. He is a dog that would get his three
leters in good competition, and as he was the best of the
breed here, the quality of Ihe others may be best ascertained
in that way.

Mike T. won easily in Irish setter dogs. He is very coarse
in head, while Pat is coarse alt over. Lady Eleho T. did not
fill our eye as the model she was claimed to be. Her head,
while well-shaped, looked too small, and there was a want of
ptyle and finisn about her so necessary to make a first-cl ss
Irish setter. The twelve-year-old Gorlon setter Dorr was
first in his class and got the breed special, an award which
sufficiently describes the remainder of the exhibits, after
saying that they were pretty close together in point of merit.
The water spaniels all showed good breeding, but with the
exception of Nellie and Julie the field and cocker spaniels
were very poor.

A poorer lot of collies could hardly be got together. The
climate doubtless deprives them of coat, but they were all
wrong in head and showed no breeding whatever. The two
dachshunde were good specimens of the small terrier type,
Mikado being better in crook. Beagles were not good; short
and thick in ear and weedy. Mr. Bassford's were not shown
well. The retrievers were far too liberally treated in the way

Then again if you do not use tbe muscl'-s enough the nerves
will draw on them, and they will deteriorate and you fall
back down the path which you may have ascended. Sappose
a man could do 10£ seconds for one hundred yards when he
was at his best whioh is the balancing point. If he kept on
pounding his muscles in his daily practice he would pass the
balancing point, would be in a state of over-training, and at
the next trial might show 10£ or 11 Beconds. If he still kept
on, through ignorance or enthusiasm, he could get his legs
bo sore aud muscle-bound that he could not ran a step, and
all this time he might be thinking that because he was
practicing he was doing the right thing. If, on the other
hand, he having reached the balancing point, aud wishing
to be cautious, should rest too long from practice, his muscles
"would loose some of their tone, and at the next trial he
might show no better than 10| or 11 Beconds.

Whichever side of the balancing point you get on the result
will be tbe same, and no one on this earth can tell when you
are at the balancing point. A few of the symptoms of each
state are as follows: Lack of Iraioing has with it a feeling of
inability to do what you want to, a sense of heaviness with
aLo a lack of confidence, and being stiff after practice. Over-
training has the feeling of lack of confidence with perpetual
fatigue and tnirsfc, and a continued dull pain in the muscles
used. It is always accompanied with hollow cheeks and
sunken eyes, although these latter do not alwayB, by a long
way, denote overtraining. A man caunot be over-trained
and have a full face, but there are plenty of men with thin
faces who never even so much as use their muscleB. Tern-

prize. The others were black dogs with every variety of
coat. Bull-teiriers were mainly of the fighting stamp. A
thick-beaded white dog got second in his class and Kittie
beat a nice bitch in Olivette.

Sly Mixture, whose claims are wel'-known to Eastern
exhibitors, won first in fox-terrier dogs, and a new arrival
from England, Daisy, took first in her class and the breed
special. The classes were well filled bnt there were a lot of
pricked ears about. The Skyes, Scotch and Yorkshires
were a mixed company, Mash, the Yorkshire, being the
only one of decided breeding. Jappy is a fair Japanese
spaniel, and the best pug was the bitch Qaeen. An Esqui-
maux won in the miscellaneous class with a black Pomera-
nian second.

ATHLETICS.

Advice on Training.

[By Malcom W. Ford.]
I will endeavor to explain how a man, whose office hours
are from 8 a. m. to G p. m., can get himself into capital con-
dition without the interference in business. Before taking
up any single athletic event to give advice on, I must make
some preliminary remarks.

What is beneficial athletic training? Beneficial athletic
training is a course of living which a man can pursue so
th*t both his muscular ami nervous sjstems will gain
strength so long as such liviug is adhered to, and until the
individual reaches the age when nature makes a bait in any
increase of energy. In other words, there is nothing to pre-
vent a man who makes it a htbit to keep well to gain in
strength and activity op to middle life. As an instance of
this, I will mention the pe.forumn^s of Donald Dinnie, the
celebrated Scotch athlete, who visited this country lately.
When I saw him he was fifty-t^o years of age, and I meas-
ured a 42-foot put which he m-ida with a Iti-lb. shot, and a
97-foot throw with the 16-lb hammar, which had a regular
club for a handle. 1 am p >>i!ive that our amateur cham-
pions, Messrs. Queckheroer and C -111103 c^uld not throw
the same hammer oyer 95 feet, aud these two men are twtuty
years younger than Dijnie was, and are also so near being
the best hammer throwers in the world, in either the pro-
fessional or amateur ranks, that the difference is trifling I
also saw Dinnie jump, off-band, close to 10 feet for a stand-
ing broad jump without weights. Donald Dinnie is an
example which bears truth to the assertion I made, for at
fifty-two years of age he wi s alrxost as good as when he was
in his prime, which he told me was about forty 3 ears of age
for throwing weights, and thirty-five years for jumping. This
man had been taking part in athletic games as a means of
livelihood since he was eighteen years of age. He improved
in his performances as he grew older up to the above-stated
ages, and yet everyone who knew him can vouch for the
statement that bis life, though far better than the average
man, was by no means as correct as he could have made it.
He is still alive, though not taking active part in games, for
he is now about fifty-seven years old, and at last reports was
hale and hearty.

Several other splendid specimens of advanced years, with
also unusual health and strength are Mr. \V. B. Curtis, Mr.
George Goldie and Mr. Henry buermeyer. Two of these are
over fifty years of age, and the other is very near to fifty
years. If aoy one doubts the physical powers of these men
he can very easily be converted by visiting the gymnasiums
which they still patronizs, and Beeiug for himself. Would
any of these men be as strong as they are if the athletic train-
ing which they used to pursue, and do now on a moderate
scale, had not improved them generally? It has given them
such powers to accumulate energy, that even at thid time of
their liveB they could, figuratively speakiog, break most men
in half. There are a few cases where men have crippled
themselves with hard physical work, or, in other words, have
so taBksd their nervous systems that they are actually weak
although muscular. Such cases are so rare as to be curios-
ities, for most fellows stop of tbeir own accord when their
performances are effected by the result of too much work.
To tell just how much work to take is what I will endeavor
to explain. Most men train for a certain eveut, and through
ignorance feel all the time that they are not sure of doing
even as good as on some past occasion when the day comes.
I was that way once aud k^pt so for several years until I
learned for myself. Then I was able to look forward to an
event and feel euro of doing my best on the day. When a
man has reached this state of knowledge of himself he can
take matters very eisily, and will look back on his year or
two of over-training and think what a fool he was. Where
in past days he wonld run well one week and be away off
the next week, and would do well when he least expected to
and do poorly when he expected to do well, he will after
acquiring the secret be able to adjust himself so that he can
do any performance at a given time which is actually within
his powers.

This knowledge may be termed a secret in every sense
which the word implies, for it is almost impossible to tell it,
no matter how much you wish to. The baeis is to wind
yourself up to the balaucing point and no further. The bal-
ancing point is that state ot muscular and nervous develop-
ment when these two qualities agree with eaoh other and are
equal. If you develop the muscles in excess of the nerve',
you will pass the balancing point and be stale or overtrained.

of prizes, for Roy, only passably good, was alone worthy of a porary fatigue must not bo confouuded with overtraining, for
1 ■'-■-"' * although the symptoms are about the same in each case,

there is a vast difference of time in the recovery.

An amateur wishes to combine his athletic training with
his business life in the easiest way possible. It is very easily
done, end to do so will give the person more satisfaction in
the end. The average amateur lives with his family or
boards. He works nine hours of the twenty-four, and can do
what he wishes during the remaining fifteen hours. If he
wishes, there is nothing to hinder his getting from .seven to
ten hours of Bleep each night, which io a most important part
of proper training. I strongly advise plenty of sleep, for it
costs nothing and incommodes no one. As for the diet, I
will say that it is so unimportant that anything that is apt to
be on your table will do. If your living depended on your
athletic ability it might pay you to have special dishes, for it
undoubtedly would make some difference whether you par-
took of plain foid alone or indulged in the fancies; but the
difference would probably be so slight that it is not worth
while thinkiog of, especially when, if you were bo enthusiastic
as to deny jour palate, the same enthusiasm would surely
cause you to practice too hard and bring on staleness, and
then all your conscientious abstemiousness would be wasted.
Eat what you wish, but do not mistake a mere dryness of the
throat for a natural thirst, for it is not good to pour down
more fluid than you actually require. After exercise the
throat is always dry, being caused by the increased breathing
with your mouth open. It is better to wait a little while,
then, and see if you really want fluid, or if the supposed
thirst passes away, as it very often does, except m extremely
hot weather. Anything in the way of water, milk, beer, ales
or wines has always suited me, but in hot weather I should
prefer oatmeal water. Little matters like eatables and drink-
ables are not important enough to go out of your way for,
although I do not say that they are not worthy of notice.
The great questions are exercise and rest. Rest does not
mean merely sleep, nor does exercise merely include work
done in a gymnasium or on the field. Suppose a man was
athletically over-trained. He might not go near the athletic
grounds for a long time, but if he walked around a billiard
table for half the night or danced for the same period his
syBtem would be continually kept down and Ihe looked-for
recovery delayed. All such points as these will be easily
taken care of by any one with ordinary sense. Successful
training is nothing but the most sensible training, aud it is
not the exaggerated state which is sometimes spoken of by
sensational writers who have had no practical experience.

If a man has notsense enough to know when he is. eating
or drinking wrongly, losing his sleep, wasting his energy, or
using himself generally badly, he surely never will be a
successful athlete. As a rule nearly all the successful athetes
are men who never have had bad habits. Some of them
smoke, but the great majority do not even do that. It is
bound to pay in the end to live simply and watch yourself,
and if you begin when young you will find that the habit of
keeping well will grow on you.

As I have thought of a few points that would be classed
among the preliminaries, I will defer the advice on aotual
practice until later. Attention is called to the importance of
exercise and rest, and also tbat rest does not mean merely
sleep, nor do you need to visit the gymnasium or the track
for exercise. If you wish to train for running, you have an
easy task, for it is the simplest game to practice for; bnt if
you are to jump, or throw weights, you must necessarily
visit a place where you can practice such. If your business
takes you out of doors, you are much better off for training
purposes than if you are confined all day. If you are indoore
do not let it bother you for it is merely part of life and an
amateur should make his athletics a seoondary matter. Sup-
pose your business is out of doors as a collector, canvasser,
bank runner, etc., you have an excellent opportunity to
harden your legs for running. You can run up the stairs to
tbe tenth story if you like, of some of the high buildings; you
cau sprint here and there along your route, and, in fact, you
actually do not need track work at all for general health.
But you must use judgment in not doing too muoh of this
combination of business and training, just as though the
business was left out. If you have so much running to do
in every-day business that you are completely tired when
night comes, you must use the elevators and get as much
rest out of business hours as is possible. It is in these
points where your judgment will come in. I distinctly state
that the only reason why I am always in such good running
trim is because I follow the very-pointa that I have men-
tioned above, and to-day I am probably in better oondition
for running than the majority of men who praoticein nrmories
two or three times each week, although I have not donned a
running shoe for over six mouths.

A little work each day, for 365 days of the year, will do
you much more good than being very inaotive for nine
months, and the reverse forthree months. If you habitually
run, whenever you feel like it, and also have a chance,
your Bystem will become soused to it that it seems as natural
to you as walking. If you make this good condition, which
such habits keep you a% your normal condition, you have a
great advantage over one who will run ouly when on a track,
for you accumulate energy each day, while the other will
only do so while on the track. This is stated on the sup-
position that you do just enough each day to derive goo!
from. The condition which you are in by taking exercise la
this off-hand way, needs only a few finishing touches on the
track to put you in bb good condition as you must expeot,
This, as stated before, only refers to runuiug.

1888

'Qhs IPr&ete arid ^pwi smart.

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TUEF AND TRACK.

Hints to Breeders.

The question uppermost in the minds of the average
breeders at this season is the selection of stallions with which
they can mate their brood-mares with the sorest prospect of
protitable returns. To the novice this may appear a very
simple problem, bat all who have studied the subject care-
fully, will agree that the number of points to be considered
render the quest-on a very complete one. To the breeder,
whose only object is to obtain a record breaker regardless of
expense, it is very different, however.

The most valuable attribute that a horse can possess, or
the one at least which will command the most money com-
bined with sufficient courage and endurance to get to the wire
a little in advance of all competitors. The youDg breeder
who has carefully studied the question, however, has doubt-
less been surprised at the small percentage of trotters got by
the average standard bred trottiug stallion, and still more
astonished to learn that only a small proportion of the fast
ones possess all the requisites of race-horsts or great cam-
paigners.

While speed and quality are the most valuable attributes
that a horse can possess, size, style, docility and excellent
road qualities, combined with soundness, must not be loBt
sight of by breeders. These are all hereditary qualities, and
in order to secure them it will be necessary to obtain mares
from snch families as have produced them with the greatest
nnformity, and mate them with stallions from families in
which these qualities were fixed characteristics.

This seems simple enough, but in order to increase the
chances of success it is necessary to go a step farther and get
such mares as are by stallions that have shown a capacity to
produce speed, or if not old enough for that, they (the stal-
lionB) should be by sizes that have either shown their ability
to trot fast, or produce speed, or both. The chances will be
still further increased if the animals are from dams which
have produced winners, or are from mares whose produce
have trotted fast. Get as many of the producing brood-
mares, like Green Mountain Maid, Miss Russell, Emeline,
Waterwitch, Alma Mater, Dolly, Woodbine, Mag Ferguson
and others of that class in the pedigree that it is possible to
obtain.

In breeding for size it should be born in mind that this
quality is determined by the family rather than the individ-
ual. It is always safer to breed to a small stallion whose
ancestors were from families noted for size, rather than to a
large horse whose ancestors were small. Geo. Wilkes was
rather below the average for size. His sire, Rysdyk's Ham-
bletonian, stood about 15.3. Abdallah, sire of Rysdyk's
Humble to niau, was also about 15.3. Both sire and dam of
Abdallah were good-sized animals. A glance at Geo. Wilkes'
2:30 performers will show that his get which have made
records of 2:30 or better average fully 15.2 hands in height.
It appears by this that mare3 from families whose members
are good-sized animals will produce large offspring when bred
to small stallions, provided the latter are from families in
which size is one of the distinguished characteristics. None
of the valuable qualities of trotting stock is more easily con-
trolled to a certain limit than Bize. Liberal feediDg and
judicious exercise during the first two years of the animal's
existence are the factors by which this is accomplished.

If the brood-mare has any weak points, oris deficient in
any desirable quality, particular care should be used to select
a stallion remarkably strong in those particular points or qual-
ities. A perfectly sound mare whose ancestors suffered from
any form of hereditary unsoundness, like curbs, spavins or
ringbones, should never be mated with a etallion whose ances-
tors were similarly afflicted, for no matter how sound the
stallion may be himself, his offspring from such a mare will
be very liable to develop the family infirmity.

A sluggish animal should seldom be mated with another of
similar temperament. Trotters may sometimes result from
such a union that can be made to win by dint of perseverance
on the part of the driver in applying the whip, but nobody
wants a lazy brute for pleasure driving. If the mare is of
light bone she should not be bred to a stallion that is faulty
in this respect. If she is lackiDg in courage, either do not
breed her at all, or mate her with a stallion noted for pluck,
like the celebrated race-horses Sir Archy, Bertrand, Wagner,
Sir Henry, Grey Eagle, or the noted trotting mare Widow
Machree, by Seely's American Star. There is no quality
which so diBgusts a trainer and driver as faint heartednesa or
a propensity to quit. It is also one of the most difficult of
the undesirable qualities to breed out when once established
as a family characteristic. — The Cultivator.

How Many Crosses-

[Breeders' Gazette. J

"In your issue of March 7th the question is asked 'How
many crosses are required to produce a full-blood horse, tak-
ing a full-blood sire and a common dam for a basis.' In
answer you quote from J. H. Sanders' "Breeds of Live
Stock," as follows: 'The produce of a purely-bred animal
and a half-blood is called a grade, and this process of grad-
ing up may be carried on indefinitely, until the n amber of
crosses of pure-blood is sufficient to entitle the animal to
registry in the stud or herd book of the given breed, although
with Borne of the herd books no number of crosses will entitle
the produce to registration.' I fail to see how you can call
such an animal a 'full-blood,' even if it be the result of a
hundred such 'crosses' conclusively, and I fail to see how
they can be consistently called 'crosses' while they are only
the produce of a full-blood and a grade. If such an animal
is ever admitted to registry as a 'full-blood,' will you kindly
inform me how many such 'crosses' are required by the
respective stud books in Europe and America of the English
draft the Clydesdale and the Percheron breeds of horses.

"J. E. Wilson."

Reply— The rules adopted as the foundation for registry
in all our herd and stud books have been purely arbitrary,
and in moBt cases in the initial volumes the question of
eligibilitv has been left largely to the discretion of the editor
or editing committee. For the foundation of the English
Stud Book for thoroughbred horses the turf records famishes
the basis, and all horses that have proven themselves credi-
table performers on the race-coursB were admitted. Subse-
quently, however, the rules were made more stringent and
only the produce of those previously registered were admitted.
The rule adopted by Colonel Bruce for registration in the
American Stnd Book for thoroughbred horses requires the
animal to show five top crosses to recorded sires. This was
the rule adopted also for the American Percheron Stud Book
with regard to horses bred in this country, and we believe
that rale is still in force. The English Short Horn Herd
Book requires ODly four top crosses to recorded sires. The
initial volume of the Clydesdale Stud Book of America was
on a much more liberal basis, and, we believe, required only
two crosses, but these rulea for registry have since been

made very much more stringent. All of oar herd and stud
books are of comparatively recent origin, that for thorough-
bred horses being the only one in the horse line that dat<s
back farther than twelve years, while the Short Horn Herd
Book of Great Britain is the oldest public register for cattle.
It is difficult to give an exact definition of the term "thorough-
bred," or "pure-bred," or "full-blood." In general the
words are used as synonmous, and they simplj meaD, as
stated previously, that the animal is entitled to registry in
the herd book established for the breed to which it belongs.
All of our improved breeds of live stock are artificial pro-
ductions, and none of them in the strictest sense of the word
can be call thoroughbred or pure-bred, because if you take
the very best, purest, longest pedigree it will eventually run
back into obscurity, or into "the woods" ns the Short Horn
breeders express it. Strictly speaking and according to our
correspondent's ideas, the unadulterated Texas scrub, or,
better still, the buffalo of the plain, is the purest sort oJ a
pure-bred or thoroughbred.

Death Amone the Trotters.

Death has been busy among iu« trotter? since the begin-
ning of the year, and already the names of fifteen 2:30 per-
formers, ten sires of speed, and five producing dams have
been reported. At lea^t one-half of these died at good old
age, but h few were removed frcm the scene before they were
given an opportunity of proving they possessed that valuable
faculty of transmitting their. individual merit to their get.
Perhaps the most lamented pair that will hereafter be known
to the public only in name were Ciemmie G. and Jersey
Prince. Both of them were out of famous brood-mares, Ned,
the dam of the former, having produced lour 2:30 performers,
and Emeline, the dam of the latter, having no less than six
to her credit. Ciemmie G. was one of the greatest race-
mares that ever started in tbe Grand Cirouit, and her races
against Phyllip, Harry Wilkes, Wilson, Overman, J. B.
Thomas and many other 2:20 stars will be remembered and
commented on long after the grass has grown green over
her grave at Gordon Glen. Jersey Prince was one of the
greatest young horses we have yet seen. He was very fast
aDd possessed. all the elements of a successful race-horse.
With a season's careful preparation he was, in our opinion,
capable of trotting a mile in 2:20.

The following are the 2:30 performers that have baen
reported dead:

Jersey Prince 2:27J

Lady Kildair 2:28

DaiBy Hamilton 2:28J

Enfield 2:29

Money Maker 2:29

Telegraph Girl 2:29j

Joe 2:30

Ciemmie G- 2-.15J

Scott'B Thomas 2:21

TJnalala 2:22i

Elsie Good 2:22|

Kexford 2:24

Clifton Bell 2:25$

Hall's Mohawk Jr.. 2:26

Russian Spy 2:26$

Of these Ciemmie G, Unalala, Elsie Good and Lady Kildair
were being used as brood-mares, and Hall's Mohawk Jr. and
Enfield closed a fairly successful career in the stud. Scott's
Thomas was in the stud and died from blood poisoning,
brought on by a broken leg. Russian Spy died in Europe.
Joe and Telegraph Girl were being prepared for a campaign
this season. Daisy Hamilton was used as a roadmare.
Money Maker and Jersey Prince were both cut down at a
time when they promised to make a mark in the records
through their get. Rexford and Clifton Bell together with
Norlaine were destroyed in the Palo Alto fire.

The sires of speed that have died during the past three and
a half months are: Col. Cross, Enfield, Gen. Hatch, Hall's
Mohawk Jr., Happy Medium, Hinsdale Horse, Seneca Chief,
Scott's Thomas, Wideawake and Wood's Hambletonian.

Wood's Hambletonian, the oldest of the above stallions,
was foaled 1858. He died on the 8th inst. with eighteen 2:20
performers to his credit, seventeen of which received all of
their individual merit from their sire. Col. Cross and Gen.
Hatch were both foaled in 1860, and the Hinsdale Horse,
whose death occurred on the 9th, the following year. The
latter was a horse whose breeding was a little two old-
fasbioned for the thinking breeder of to-day to care about
having in his stock until tested, and when it was found
equal, if not superior, to much of the lauded blood that flows
in bluer veins, it was too late to secure it. He was individ-
ually good and fast, having made a record of 2:44£ when a
2:40 horse was a wonder. In Deck Wright he got a race-
horse, who, together with Tom Keeler, Driver and Goldsmith
Maid, form the greatest quartette of campaigners in the his-
tory of the trotting turf.

Seneca Chief and Happy Medium both died in their twenty-
fifth year. The latter at the close of last season had more
2:30 performers to his credit than any stallion then living.
His triumphs in the past, notwithstanding the attacks of his
enemies, were numerous, but the greatest of his produce
have yet to appear in public. If the true test of a sire's merit
is in the number of his get in the 2:30 list, and not the
intrinsic worth of each individual in it, Happy Medium will
in the next few years lead all the sons of Hambletonian.
Hall's Mohawk Jr. was twenty-six years old this season,
Enfield twenty and Wideawake sixteen.

The five brood-mares that have become famous through
their producers, are:

Fanny Mapes, by Alexander's Abdallah.

Jenny Jinks, by Royal Revenue.

Lady Blanche, by Riohard's Bellfounder.

Mary Neil, ay General Hardee.

Rosa, by Roscoe.

Fanny Mapes, the most famous matron in the group, died
at Dewey & Stewart's establishment at Owosso, Mich., on the
9th inBt. She was the keystone to her late owners' success
as breeders. They purchased FanDy Mapes and Louis
Napoleon in 1873. She was then in foal to Messenger Duroc,
and produced Joe Gavin, sire of Coxa Belle, 2:29}, the follow-
ing season. Hattie Mapes, 2:32£, was foaled the next year.

Fanny Mapes was then bred to Louis Napoleon for the
first time. It was a happy nick, as that magnificent race-
horse and coming sire, Jerome Eddy, 2:16£, was the result of
the union. Fanny Mapes produced seven more foals, four
colts and three fillies, by Louis Napoleon. Two of the fillies
are dead. George Milo, one of the colts, has a record of 2:33
which will be reduced this season. The other colts are in
the stud. Dewey & Stewart paid $300 for Fanny Mapes,
safely in foal to Messenger Duroc, when she was fourteen
years old. They bred ten foals from her, eight of which are
living, and sold of her produce six animals (one as a yearling
and two as weanlings), for an aggregate sum of about
$40,000.

Jennie Jinks produced the game little horse Amber, 2:25},
who cDuld trot two-mile heats as easy as one. Lady Blanche
was the dam of FirBt Call, 2;2ljj, and Mary Neil threw Fred
Neil, 2:26$, to the cover of Bay Tom. Rosa is the dam of
Barney "Wilkes and Wilkie Collins. The former is the sire
of Champion Wilkes, 2:22}, and Lena Wilkes, 239}. The
latter Btands at the head of the Howard Farm, and is a
uniform sire of speed, but as few of his get have been started
in races, he has not as yet appeared among the sires of 2:30
performers. — JV. r*. Sportsman.

The Trotter a Profitable Horse for the Farmer
to Breed.

I hope no one will think from the above heading that I
am going to advocate the idea of a farmer buying a sulky and
an outfit of toe-weights, trottiog-boots, etc., and learn the
business of training and developing the trotter, or even
breeding the trotter with the one idea of speed alona iu view,
and with no regard for size, substance and other qualifica-
tions that go to make up a generally useful animal. All of
these contrivances for developing speed are very useful in
their place, but their place is not with the farmer. So, too,
breeding to some undersized stallion, whose whole stock in
trade is that he represents in his breeding some siogle noted
trotter or producer of trotters may (?) have i(s place, but that
is certainly not with the farmer. Each year brings new
proof that the troiter is fast being developed into a more
generally useful animal, and belter adapted to a greater num-
ber of purposes than anv other breed of horses that has ever
existed, and as such is fast gaining in popularity and advanc-
ing in price. The trotter originated witb the necessities of
the people requiring a horse that could travel and pull some
kind of a vehicle for a long distance at a rapid gait, and the
trotting gait being better adapted to this purpose than any
other way of going, and at the same time Inrnishing a means
of sport both iu trot ting-races and road driving, have to-
gether combined to develop the trotter to the present stand-
ard. Never in the history of breeding any kind of animals
have actual tests of merit so completely controlled every step
that has been taken. Every trotting-bred hor.se thBt is
standard has attained that rank either by actual performance
or by being related through both sire and dam to those that
have performed. The word breeding, when applied to the
standard-bred trotter, bus more practical meaning than when
applied to any other breed of animals.

I like the name trotter. It expressss the way of going as
distinguished from the thoroughbred or running horse, and
what I have written so far is to set people thinking to see if
their prejudices have not got the better of the facts.

It co^U no more in feed and care to raise a trotting-bred
oolt to three year-t, worth from $150 to §500, than it does to
raise a steer worth from .£50 to $60, to same age. But it
must be remembered that not every trotting bred colt will
sell for more than the steer. To get more than the price of a
common work-horse a breeder must in some way become
acquainted with what qualities the public demand in a
trotting-bred colt, to make it salable without the trouble and
expense of developing, and then to know what lines of breed-
ing produce these qualities with the greatest uniformity.

I believe a great many farmers would find it not only a
pleasant recreation, bat a profitable pait of their business to
devote a little of their spare time to informing themselves on
this subject, and each year to raise one or more trotting-bred
colts, where there is a standard bred stallion accessible.

The fact of a horss being standard and registered is not of
itself proof Buffieient that he posseses the qualities demanded
by the f aimer; but it is proof that tbe breediug is as repre-
sented, and if that breeding is in good lines adds to the
value of his produce, and is a standing advertisement,
circulating all over the world, and assists very much in
making sales.

Every owner of such a horse should be able to furnish
enough facts relating to the size, substance, speed, color and
general characteristics of his near ancestors, so that those
who patronize him could do so intelligently.

In no other branch of breeding has there been kept so per-
fect and complete a history of each individual member of
the breed as with the trotters, and if an intelligent use is
made of tbe recorded facts, no other branch of breeding
should produce more certain results.

The Bible says, "give me neither poverty nor riches,"
which I take to mean that kind of blissful sort of existence
that comes from raiding first-class trotting-bred roadsters and
carriage horses that always sell for a good price, acd hoping
that some day one of them will turn out a world-beater,
and sell for enough to mak6 a fellow rich. — A. Gardner, in
American Breeder.

— - — ♦

Horses arjd. Horses.

During the last week two peculiar things connected with
horse raising have occured in Arizona, which should call the
attention of every horse grower in the Territory to the neces-
sity of putting his money and time into breeding with the
best blood that his means will afford. The first of these
occurrences was the shipment from Sonora, Mexico, to Cali-
fornia of a train load of thoroughly Mexican broncos horses
that in every feature and outline partook of the rat, as far as
it is possible for a horse to do so. Small, weedy and vicious
they would have probably sold for from $20 to $40 per head'
and no more, in any state in the Uoion, the only possible
excuse for their shipment to California being, perhaps that
no purchaser could be found for them iu Mexico. Yet 'these
horses were on a par with thousands that are now being
raised in both Arizona and New Mexico. The other occur-
rence was the passage of the horses of "Lacky" Baldwin
through Arizona from California fco the raciDg centers of (he
East. It would be hard, indeed, to equal the matchless
steeds that belonged to the latter band in any part of the
world. Matchless in outline, intelligence and beauty marked
every movement made by any member of the band. Here
were horses that bad won the wild acclaims of thousands by
their conquests over the finest racers in the world, and as
one looked on them it was hard to believe that they bad
anything in common with their humble brethern from
Mexico. Their values ran into the thousands, while those
of the Mexican horses raD into the dollars. Yet so far as the
actual cost of raising was concerned, the difference must
have been slight. The same feed that has sustained and
matured the inferior breed would have done the same thiDg
for the superior. The great difference was, however, simply
in the superiority of blood, a fact which, if it teaches any-
thing, teaches that no investment that can be made will pay
so well in horse breeding as the investment of securing the
best strains of blood that can be procured in the stud.
While it may in the first instance cost ten or even twenty
times more than more common stock, in the long run (he
better tbe blood the better the pay.

Fashion Stud Farm has sold to Edward Pyle, of Humboldt
Neb , the bay filly Halo, foaled 1887, by Stranger, (dam Gold-
smith Maid, 2:14) dam Hazel by Jay Gould, 2:204; second
dam Western Girl, 2:27, by Bellfounder; third dam FanDv
by Wild Harry, by Duroc blood.

Mattie Hunter, pacing record 2:12}, foaled a bay fipv Inril
18th, at the Forest City Farm, Cleveland, Ohio,
aired by Patron 2:14}, and George Fuller threa
her a yearling record of 2:13A. Mtttlie'd fou'
foals have beeu fi'.Hcs.

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SrALLIOSS-THOROUtiHBRED.
Joe Hooker, H B. ttagwill, Sacramento.
Mariner (imp), Matt Storn, Pleaaanton.

TIi roe t'li»'er<s, TtioE.ti. Jones, Santa Rosa.

STALLIONS— TROTTERS.

Abbttsfrrd fr., R. D. Ledgett, 420 Pacific St., S. F.

Alcona, Fr^d W. L-oeber, St. Helens.

Aitleeo, t. De Turk, Santa Rosa.

Ainevolo, Jos Cairn Simpson, 2111 Adeline St., Oakland.

Itro « i" Jug, Sargent Bros., Sargent's Station.

Charles Derby, Cook Stock Farm. Danville.

* resco. Cook Stock Farm, Danville.

Hon Marviu, F. P. Lowell, Sacramento.

Director, Andy McDowell, Pleasanton.

Fallis, F. P. Lowell, Sacramento.

I'lf^aro, Wm, O'Neil, San Leandro.

Harold Cossack, K. N. Craig, 2508 H. St., Sacramento.

Illustrious, Geo. A.Stone, Williama.

Jester H., Wm, O'Neil, Sin Leandro.

John Seveuoaks, Sargent Bros., Sargent's Station.

Littlf Blnrk Jug. Andy McDowell, Pleasanton

Matiibriiio Willie*, Charles Waterman, Waluut Creek.

Jleiiln, T.'ii. Dwyer, San Jose.

Alt. Vernon, J. A. McCloud, Stockton.

Richmond, Andy McDowell, Pleasanton.

Kidney, G. Valensin, Pleasanton^

Wteinway, Cook Stock Farm, Danville.

Valensin, o Valenain, Pleasanton.

Whippleton, Fred W. Loeber, St. Helena.

Wftodmiii, B.C. Holly, Vallejo.

Yoinitf Santa < laus, Eyron O'Qrady, San Mateo.

Raacho del Paso Yearlings.

Crowded as we are with work, tied at home so that a day
could not be given to "seeing the races," there was so great
a desire to take a look at the Del Pabo yearlings before
their eastern journey, that the resolution was carried to
make the trip at all hazards. Then the late train to
the northward, which stops at Sixteenth street station,
Oakland, after 7 p. m. gave a chance. Sunday is a day
when work is as much curtailed as can be, so that by
starting Saturday the joungsters could be seen, and if
behind time for the afternoon train on Sunday, the early
morning on Monday would land us at home in time for
a 7 o'clock breakfast.

A fast train, the Oregon Express, and shortly after
11 p. M. the point of destination was reached. An early
breakfast, and we were on the way to the "bottom,"
while the sun was just above the snow-covered summits
of the Sierras, and as good time was made it was not
long until we were among the paddocks of that portion
of the estate. Hereafter we may have something
descriptive of the place itself, as many improvements
L.ave been made since our last visit, but at this time
there is only space enough to chronicle the main object
of the visit. The great object, as we were apprehensive
that if the trip was not made then the chance would be
\ost. It is the commencement of an epoch in thu horse-
history of California. Sixty-odd thoroughbred yearlings,
bred on one farm, to be sent East at one shipment.
Had 'he prophecy been made, when we first landed in

California, that in less than fifteen years such a thing
would come to pass, the prophet would have been buried
under an avalanche of ridioule. Furthermore, had that
statement been accompanied with others, that colts
foaled in 1887 would reach the size of a majority of those
seen before the first of May, 18SS, ridicule would not
net have been thought effective enough and contempt
called to aid in expressing contempt for the crazy vates.
Sanguine as ve were, after a residence of one year on
this coast, that California would eventually lead the
world in the grandest type of horses when speed and
form were the standard, if even the belief had sanctioned
the prediction there would have been a lack of courage
to make it public. Not a single stud farm on the con-
tinent to equal the numbers, and we fully believe that
it would be troublesome to select from all a superior
array of youngsters.

Form is a matter of opinion; size is something tang-
ible, and though height cannot be depended upon as abso-
lutely accurate when the measurement is taken in a field
with a tape line, girth can be determined with exactness.
An approximation is all that we claim for the heights
given, though as the day was warm a sieel tape could
not have shrunk, and that used is one that we have
carried for two or three years, and to make sure it was
verified after our return. The colts in the appended
list are given in the order visited, ten being measured
in the thirteen which came in rotation. Leaving the
height out (though that may be assumed as practically
correct) there are girths from 67 inches to 70 inches,
three of them in the latter notch. Turning to a table
and we find that Dexter was 68^, LeComte 69, Doubloon
71, Leviathan 72, Eclipse 74, and St. Julien 73£ inches
in girth, all at full maturity, though that of Dexter was
taken when in training, and if our memory be correct,
so was St. Julien. A great deal of stress has been laid
on the dates of the birth of California colts, and this
has an unquestionable bearing on the growth, though
as one of the 70 inch division was foaled March 12th,
it could net figure in his case. Again it might be
claimed that these mammoth youngsters had been forced
and pampered to secure such growth. Forced undoubt-
edly so far as plenty of food and plenty of exercise
will promote growth; just as far from being pampered
as it is possible to get. Those measured and several
others we "handled," and not one was over-loaded
with flesh. According to our idea there was not an
animal which was too gross to put in active training,
and it could not well be otherwise. "We saw them in
paddocks, the smallest of which gave a good chance to
gallop, some of them a circuit which would "open the
pipes" at a rate we saw several of them show. Their
former life was one of activi'y. Af er being weaned the
colts were put in a large field where there was a chance
for a straightaway run of at least one mil?, the fillies in
another of like extent. "When Mackay described the
scene, as he showed us the field, there was a mental
resolve that next wint r the journey would be made
if for no other purpose than to see the trial runs. Forty
colts, frequently at the furthest extremity of the field,
and when the signal was given to come home for the
evening feed, there was a grander race than ever wit-
nessed under silks and satins. The account was- given
as we passed the field on our homeward journey,
and after looking at the colts it only needed a short
report to realize what an exciting scene was enacted.
When there was a difference of opinion regarding the
comparative merit of two colts, Mackay would fortify
his argument by referring to the runs in the field, and
we had to acknowledge that he had more to base his
views upon than form when at rest. Outdoor life, so far
as the weather permits, is the maxim at Del Paso. Colts
may be fattened by warm stables and restricted exercise,
though if that plan be followed there will not be the con-
formation which rules among thos-. we saw. Then again
there was every indication of robust healtn, which would
not be the case if the growth had been of the hot-bed
kind.

We must acknowledge that there were other surprises
besides those which came from size and shape, one being
the freedom from blemishes. In the limited time at
our disposal it cannot be expected that a very critical
examination could be made, but as a stenographer
accompanied, every minute could be given to scrutiniz-
ing, without anything to distract attention. Since the
notes were taken we have been informed that those
marked as being blemished or ailing will be kept at
home. There was another surprise. The first pad-
dock, oi rather field visited, in which the fillies were
kept had eight occupants. It would certainly require
a long and careful examination to award the first place,
not a short job to throw out the poorest. One of the
smallest was in the lot, though to make amends for lack
of size she is of rare form. The only filly which had a
pronounced blemish was the daughter of Electra, so
slight in fact that it might have been overlooked in one
of leas prominence. There is scarcely a question that

the two selected as being the smallest were entitled to the
place, as it did not require a very sharp eye to make the
choice. When tbeBe measured 63 inches around the
heart, and the smallest colt 65 inches it will readily be
seen that "weeds" are scarce. Taking the extremes thei e
would be an average of 67£ inches for the colts and 66-
inches for the fillies. Were all measured the mean
would be much increased.

The array of sires represented is an extraordinary
feature. Thirteen in all, and containing such names
as King Ban, Mortemer, Kyrle Daly, Sir Modred
(imported from England, and Australia), Iroquois, War-
wick, Onondaga, Joe Hooker, George Kinny, Milner,
Hock-Hocking, Duke of Norfolk and Longfield of
American birth. Were space available a good deal could
be said of the different types, as even from the hurried
examination there were peculiarities displayed.

We are gratified that so large a consignment is sent
to the East. Practically the whole crop of Rancho del
Paso yearlings, so that it cannot be claimed that a few
were pioked. There will be two in the catalogue which

were bred and reared in Kentucky, viz.: the Iroqouis

Explosion filly, and the King Ban — Maud Hampton
colt. The following is the list:

COLTS.

Foaled Feb. 16, brown colt by imp. Sir Modred— Sweetbriar
by Virgil. Fifteen hands high, strong made all over; very
good through heart; SI inches below the knee; strong hocks
and knees; 67 inches in girth; short back; good length of
hip, plenty bone and tendon; 20^ inches round arm.

Foaled March 12, brown colt by imp. Sir Modred Play-
thing by Alarm. Still larger than the Sweetbriar. Fifteen
hands one inoh high; 70 inches in girth; 21 inches around
arm. Heavier muscled all over than the other.

Foaled March 9, bay colt by Warwick— Lcrilla by imp.
Mortemer. Still taller and of higher finish; 15 hands two
inches being the verdict of the tape, and with a girth of 69
inches.

Foaled Feb. 9, bay colt by imp. Kyrle Daly— Mura by imp.
Leamington. A great deal of quality in this fellow, and wiiti
a look all over indicating speed, plenty of size, though falling
below the others in girth; 67£ inches his measurement.

Foaled March 25, bay colt oy imp. Sir Modred— La Favorita^
by imp Glenelg. There was no such thing as stopping the
gallop of this colt and his paddock companion, tue Trellis,
colt. Although it made an inroad on the time, the loss was.
made good, as there was a practical exemplification that.
racing shape is usually accompanied by capacity to run. Of;
very high form and of about the same size as the others,,
though they looked larger as they swept over the held.

Foaled March 1, bay colt by imp. Kyrle Daly — Trellis by
imp. Great Tom. It was difficult to choose between this colt
and the La Favorita, though we fancied he was gifted with
rather the greatest turn of speed.

Foaled Jan. 21, chestnut coit by Milner — Sophie by Bazar.
A Btrong made colt all over; good shape, and plenty of
muscle.

CheBtnut colt by Hock- Ho eking— Maid of the Mist by
Norfolk. This colt is nearly as large as his sire was when
four years old. Fifteen hands one iuch in height; so deep
through the heart that he measured 71 inches in girth.

. Foaled Jan. 18, bay colt by Joe Hooker -Illusion by Alarm.
The combination of Hooker and Alarm should shew speed
lines, and expectation is not disappointed; speedy looking in
every point, with a height of fifteen hands one inch, and a
girth of seventy inches.

Foaled March 22, chestnut colt by Joe Hooker— Callie
Smart by Norfolk. Thirteen months and seven days old; a
girth of sixty-nine inchep, and with shape that tempts to rosy
vaticinations is the conclosion after viewing this colt.

Foaled April 3, bay colt by imp. Sir Modred — Faustina by
imp. Glenelg. A. I surely; 68£ girth, heavily muscled, par-
ticularly in quarters and over hip. Hocks and knees admir-
able, legs and feet capital.

Foaled March 3, bay colt by Warwick— Lady Middleton bv
imp. Hurrah. A "lengthy" colt and of racing form through-
out. Sixty-nine and f inches in girth.

Foaled Feb. 18, bay colt by imp. Sir Modred— Marion by
Hubbard. A grand colt which was fully anticipated from the
breeding; "fifteen one" in height and with a girth of 684
inches.

Foaled March 5, chestnut colt by Iroquois— Letola by Lex-
ington. Though rather lighter in bone and tendon than the
others, this colt is after the racing model, his shoulders and
chest especially good.

Foaled April 10, bay colt by imp. Kyrle Daly— Trophy by
imp. Great Tom. A good-looking colt of tine size and shape,
though slightly lame, which will probably keep him at home.

Foaled May 10, bay colt by Milner— Aunt BetBy by Hard-
wood. Weak eyes will also be likely to keep this colt from
joining the band in the eastern tour.

Foaled March 19, chestnut colt by imp. Kyrle Daly or
Milner— Katie Darling by Longfield. This is the only colt
whioh was not in a thriving condition, and he will be kept
at home.

Foaled Feb. 13, chestnut colt by Onondaga— Miss Laura by
imp. King Ban. Of raoing form in places, but not up to the-
standard, which is likely to militate against his jouruey to.
the East.

Foaled April 2, chestuut colt by Longfield— Bavaria by
Spendthrift. A nicely formed colt, though appearing smaller
than any heretofore seen; the girth was taken, and still it
showed 65j£ inches.

Foaled April 11, cheBtuut ttolt by Milner— Maggie O. by
Shannon. Good size and well formed.

Foaled April 3, chestnut colt by Longfield— Premium by
Castor. Good-sized colt, full 15 hands; speedy shape, very
lengthy; fine shoulder and back; slight cut through skin of
near hind leg.

Foaled Maroh 18, bay colt by imp. Kyrle Daly— Eliza by
Norfolk. Three Lexington crosses in the dam with such a
potent outcross has resulted in racing points.

Foaled April 10, chestuut colt by Duke of Norfolk— Miss
Hooker by Joe Hooker. A sturdy colt, and good-lookine
withal.

Foaled April 20, black celt by imp. Mortemor— Katie
Pearce by imp. Leamington.

Foaled May 6, buy colt by Joe Hooker— Kitten by imp.
Eclipse. Good oolt; strong aud hearty, with a great deal of
substance.

Foaled April 22, chestnut colt by imp. Kyrle Daly — Hiron-
delle by imp. Glenelg. More than a good-looking colt, fine
size, with a back formed to carry weight.

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Foaled April 5, chestnut colt by Milner — Glorianne by Joe
Daniels. A good colt in every respect.

Foaled March 23, chestnut colt by imp. Eyrie Dwly — Bessie
Peyton by imp. Hurrah. "Well qualified in looks and likely
to prove worthy.

Foaled April 3, biy colt by Warwick — Tsabel by Leinster.

Foaled April 14. brown colt by Warwick — Sister to Jim
Douglas by Wildinle.

Foaled March 30, bay colt by imp. Kyrle Daly — Mariposa
by Monarchist. Tliere is little risk in marking extra for this
one.

Foaled April 4, chestnut oolt by Miluer — Bagatelle by Jim
Brown.

Foaled April 15,'tay colt by Warwiok— Kosa Bella by King
Alfonso. Very good one.

Foaled April 20, bay colt by imp. Kyrle Daly — Wanoa by
Norfolk. A grand-looking colt with speed indications all
through.

Foaled April II, bay colt by imp. Kyrle Daly — Maid of
Stockdale by Shannon. Strongly made and evenly propor-
tioned.

Foaled April 22, chestnut colt by imp. Kyrle Daly — Bettie
by General Longstreet.

Foaled April 20, bay colt by imp. Kyrle Daly — My Love by
Virgil. Nicely made colt; good size.

Foaled Jan. 24, chestnut colt by "Warwick — Maria F. by
Leinster.

THE FILLIES.

Foaled Feb. 15, chestnut filly by imp. Mortemer — Lizzie
Lucas by imp. Australian. A beautiful filly of good size,
"level made," and will surely race.

Foaled March IS, bay filly by imp. Kyrle Daly — Comanche
by Leinster. This is a remarkably neat filly and being the
smallest, to the eye, of the whole band she was taken as the
minimum; still the tape showed her girth to be 63 inches.

Foaled April 24, chestnut filly by imp. Mortemer — Sly
Dance "by War Dance. A good-looking damsel and about the
medium size of the lot.

Foaled Jan. 13, chestnut filly by imp. Kyrle Daly— Gip3j
by Lodi. This filly is nearly as large as the biggest of the
colts, girth 63 inches, and of fine form.

Foaled March 29, bay filly by Iroquois — Vandalite by
Vaudal. There is no mistake in rating this filly among the
best, size, form and other rating qualities all there.

Foaled March 14, chestnut filly by Joe Hooker— Rosa B. by
Norfolk. The Fister to the winner of the American Derby,
shows that the family is likely to keep up in high achieve-
ments. She is nearly as large now as her illustrious brother.

Foaled April 11. black filly by Iroquois— imp. Agenora by
Adventurer. A daughter of the Epsom Darby winner — her
dam of the very best blood in England — with the growth which
seems to be so nearly a general inheritance of the Del PaBo
youngsters could scarcely fail in good looks and she has her
full share.

Foaled April 9, bay filly by Milner — Rebecca by Hubbard.
Astonishingly developed, is not out of the way in her descrip-
tion. A girth of 67 inches does not tell the whole of the
story, muscles being prominently displayed in eveiy portion
of her form.

Foaled March 18, bay filly by imp. Sir Modred or imp.
Kyrle Daly — Rosemary by Joe Daniels. Whichever of the
noted sires this filly is credited to, there is small chance of
her being a discredit, being of good form all through.

Foaled April 12, bay filly by imp. Kyrle Daly— Electra by
imp. Eclipse. Sixty-eight inches girth, 15 hands high,
strong all over; Remarkably fine; big hips; very Bmall
enlargement on right fere ankle. The enlargement is so
small and in a place where it may never injure, still it is a
blemish on the picture, more so from the rest being so
perfect.

Foaled Feb. 16, bay filly by Milner — Virgie by Virgil. A
"lengthy" filly, fully fifteen hands, and with a girth of sixty-
seven inches.

Foaled May 6, bay filly by Iroquois — Chimera by imp.
Mortemer. A good-looking filly all over.

Foaled Feb 9, bay filly by Warwick — Mileta by Lever. One
of the big division, fully 15 hands, with a girth of 69 inches;
and those who like to see hocks and knees close to the
ground will be pleased with her, and with other good reasons
for approval.

Foaled Feb. 3, bay filly by Warwick— Susau by Warwick.
Two Warwicks in the field, the sire by Leamington, the sire
of dam by Hubbard. Were prognostications in order the
double would lead to rather rosy predictions. With a girth
of 68£ inches, immense quarters, etc., she should race.

Foaled MaTch 4, chestnut filly by Warwick — Cinderella by
Catesby. Fair size. Very nicely turned filly.

Foaled March 28, brown filly by imp. Kyrle Daly— Eliza-
beth by Thad Stevens. A very gnod filly.

Foaled April 23, bay filly by Warwick— Nellie Peyton by
imp. Hurrah. Good size; good filly every way.

Foaled May 7, bay filly by Onondaga — Nonage by imp.
King Ernest. Very finely turned; 63 inches girth; smallest
of the lot of either fillies or colts, sharing with the Comanche
filly in that respect.

Foaled April 8, bay filly by imp. Kyrle Daly— Billow by
Longfield. Large and very well formed.

Foaled April 15, bay filly by imp. Kyrle Daly — Joy by.
Lever. Good-looking filly.

Foaled April 25, bay filly by George Kinney— Aigrette by
Alarm. Judging from her looks George Kinney is likely to
rank as a "producer" fully as high as his mark on the course.

Foaled April 11, chestnut filly by Milner — Santa Rosa by
Wheatley. Generally good.

Foaled April 20, bay filly by Longfield— La Scala by Joe
Hooker. About the largest in this paddock. Good all over.

Foaled April 24, chestnut filly by imp. Kyrle Daly— Assyria.

Foaled April 10, bay filly by Warwick — Fortuna by Wheat-
ley.

Foaled Feb. 13, bay filly by imp. Sir Modred— Twilight by
Norfolk. Great deal of quality; fine racing form.

Foaled March 17, ohestout filly by imp. Kyrle Daly— Wini-
fred by Joe Daniels. A racing filly surely; plenty of quality,
good length and "angles" of proper degrees.

Foaled March 12, bay filly by imp. Sir Modred— Nana by
Virgil. Above the medium size of fillies, and can be rated
with a low figure after A.

Foaled March 19, chesfnut filly by King Ban— Flora by War
Dance. Another fine-looking filly.

Foaled March 12, bay filly by imp. Sir Modred— Rosa G.
by LeinBter. A likely filly stamped with the Sir Modred
characteristics; girtb 66J iuohes.

Grafting-.

Great good has resulted from the practice of grafting.
Inexplicable in some respects as no human mind can
comprehend why the insertion of a cion or bud should
change the product so that a sour crab will be on one
branch, a juicy and finely flavored apple on its neighbor,
both depending on the same roots fur nourishment. On
its own stock the graft may be weakly, and the fruit fall
far below the quality of that which has a foster parent
to bring it to perfection. Hardiness in the s'ock over-
comes constitutional defects, and thus the germ of the
fast trotter may be successfully grafted into a parent
which is superior in configuration. Could the trotting
cion be depended upon to produce fruit with the same
uniformity as those of apple, peach, orange, etc., the
breeding problem would be solved. We believe that the
time will come when there will be an approximation,
and that epoch will not be reached by a blind adher-
ence to the dogma of "like begetting like," but with
extra efforts to better the sample. The easiest method to
improve will be by selection of dams. That is the sire
being one while the dams are many, and thus there is a
larger field. One tree or bush will furnish cious for a
whole orchard, and though, perhaps, the graft may grow
and do passably well on any kindred root, some will be
found better than others.

So far in the history of the breeding of trotters too
little attention has been given to selection of dams.
Form was in a great measure ignored. Even in the
selection of sires it has been held a secondary qualifica-
tion. When two animals were coupled, if both possessed
speed it was held to be all that was necessary. In a
large number of cases speed on the paternal side was
held to be sufficient. This may do when the form of the
mare indicates speed, and we would rather select a mare
of extra form which showed good trotting action than a
very fast one which was of faulty formation.

"Half and Half."

Life is too short for petty quarrels and small grievances; and
in the happiness of ii year oi travel and recreation, such as
now unfolds itself to me. I have not time to brood over past
wrongs or borrow trouble for the future. These April days
have some sunshine and a few clouds, but I can afford to wait
for the rain.

I would like to see Oregon make a good showing for herself
at the Melbourne Exposition, for two reasons. The first of
these is that our superior water-power is destined lo make us
what Massachusetts is to the Atlantic seaboard. The second
is that Australia is a country containing on industrious and
intelligent people who are to-day suffering frum a series of
oppressions growing out of land monopolies, worse than the
California lind grants under Mexican rule could possibly con-
template. You let a man have 160 acres of land and 250 head
of beef cattle Id Oregon, and if he is not a drunkard and a
gamhler, it will not take him long to get rich. But iu Aus-
tralia such a man is completely oveishadnwed by his wealth-
ier neighbors. Think of a country where thirteen men own
over 180,000 acres of land each; and where twenty-two men
each own over 70.000 head of stock, cattle or sheep. You will
readily see how completely any small farmer is ground down
like grain between the upper and lower millslone, under such
a system of land cnlture and pasturage. It looki to me tow,
(although it may look differently after I get down there) as it
the sober and intelligent middle classes would prefer to move
away from there and seek new homes either in British Col-
umbia, Oregon or Washington Territory.

The Disqualification of Sonoma.

As we understand that the effects of the disqualifica-
tion of Sonnma will be tested in a court of law, the ques-
tiun will not be considered editorially in this number.

Charles R. Marvin brought to the Oakland track on
Tuesday last five fast trotters by Electioneer, all from
thoroughbred mares, and each dam by a different sire.
Ansel, record 2:20, from Annette by Lexington; Express,
record 2:29£, from Esther by Express; Gertrude Russell
from Dame Winnie by Planet; Aldeana from Eliza
Dolph by Wildidle and a bay five-year-old gelding from
Cuba by imported Australian. Ansel obtained his record
last fall, Express last Thursday in his maiden race; the
others have yet to appear. From the ease with which
Express won the race on Thursday last, and the speed
shown at times, it is about a sure thing that he will drop
into the very fast class before the season closes. He is
one of three which Governor Stanford used when at
home, all of them by Electioneer and from thorough-
bred mares. Any two were well matched in appearance,
considerably more than sixteen hands in height and of
nearly the same speed, if anything Express being the
slowest. His mates were lost in the Palo Alto fire. The
two were from Blarney by Blarneystone, out of a Lexing-
ton mare, and Emma Robson by Woodburn, the colt of
the latter the fastest of the three. Express is a very
handsome horse with nearly perfect action.

A Farewell Greeting.

Mr. Thomas Merry has been appointed to be one of the
American Commissioners to the exhibition at Melbourne,
and the selection made by the president in this case will be
heaitily endorsed, as the gentleman is renowned throughout
the country not only as a gifted and trenchant writer, but
also for his genial attainments and charming conversational
powers. Mr. Merry will well represent the interests of
Oregon and of the Pacific slops, and no doubt through his
exertions be will strengthen the growing ties between this
country and the colonies. We append three extracts from
the Portland Sunday Mercury which show the literary
methods of Mr. Merry to such advantage as to make ns
look forward with pleasure to his letters from the colonies.
In the meantime Mr. Merry has our best wishes for a pleas-
ant voyage, an agreeable sojourn in Melbourne, and a happy
return.

Soliloquies.

I feel to-day, as I sit down to write for you, just as I felt
four years ago when I started East to see friends from whom
I had parted thirty-one years before. It was a loDg journey,
but it was a grand ride, every foot of which had some new
feature of interest to the wayfarer who had left the Atlantic
waves when only a boy and was returning to them a white-
haired man within a few weeks of his fiftieth birthday. To
me it was turning back the hands on my life's clock for a
period longer than the average life of mankind. Startling qb
were the novelties brought to the eye, every foot of the way
after the Columbia River was left astern at Wallula, it was to
me an occasion of more solemnity than mirth. I could not
bring myself to believe that I was going to accomplish in
seven dajs what had taken me twenty-eight days in 1853
when thd old Winfield Scott landed me ou Long wharf.

A great expanse of the sea will soon separate me from the
landof my birth, and the Southern cross will shine down
upon the steamer's aeck while I sit listening to my fellow-pas-
sengers, as they sing the songs of home at sea. Memories of
old days at Clatsop and Ilwaco will come back to me as I see
the mighty steamer's resistless iron prow cleaving the waves
and listen to the hollow exhaust of escaping steam. There
will not be a waking hour that will not bring back some
recollection of my Oregon home. Every animosity of this life
will be forgotten iu the new future that opens out before me.

The racing at the Blood Horse Meeting again showed the
great need there is for more able aud experienced jockeys.
The riding was very poor in most instance*-', and the trainers
on the ground recognized the fact that the success of Rancho
del Paso was due as much to the jockeys as to the trainers
who brought the nags in such fine condition to the post.
There was, consequently, a keen demand for the services of
Winchell aud Hamilton when they were not engaged for the
home stable, in the different. events, and Winchell's victory
with Ed. McGinnis against Mr. Haggiu's Loveknot and a
large field shows the almost inestimable advantages of a good
jockey.

The arrival of Grover Cleveland has created quite a mild
sensation at the Brooklyn track. It is asserted that the big
strapping horse must have some serious pretensions for the
Suburban and other handicips, or he would not have been
sent snch a distance in solitary grandeur, accompanied by
his trainer, rider and rubber, Should he capture the great
event, or even run into second place, the purlieus around
Leidesdorff street will assume strong vermillion tints on the
evening of the race, as he has been heavily backed here at
very long odds. As to Matt Storn, he will probably have
even a bigger head than that of the President's namesake.

Frank Van Ness has shipped Adeline and Bolero East, aud
will follow the horses. He is as yet undecided as to what he
will do, and whether he will engage in racing or trotting
events during the coming season, .tut probably he will renew
his agreement with the Sire Brothers, who at last anconnts
had not engaged anybody to drive Harry "Wilkes, Rosaline
Wilkes, Gossip Jr., and others of their string. The horses
are still at Morristown, N. J., and are doiog well, especially
Rosaline Wilke?, as she iB greatly improved, and is one of the
finest pieces of horseflesh in the country.

The joint stables of Messrs. McCarty Brothers, aud Messrs.
Milroy & Van Ness, proceeded East on Tuesday last. Chief
among the contingent were C. H. Todd and an own brother
to him, Gertrude McCarty and Tom Daly; also Bolero and
Adeline. The latter mare is still suffering from the injuries
she received in beind cut down on Saturday last, and had to
be transferred to the cars on a truck. The veterinary sur-
geon states that the mare will be all right again in two or
three weeks, and will be ready to be put into training for her
engagements.

The success of Cruiser in the Troubador Stakes at Nash-
ville astonished the local falent, who,. Dot being confident
about Baldwin's pair, generally went for Terra Cotta. The
run of nine furlongs in 1:533- equals the beBt record, so that
it is a pity that the winner is not entered in the Suburban
and other great eastern handicaps. Cruiser is by Wanderer
dam Carissima; he started 19 times last season, being the vic-
tor in seven races. Evidently the Prince of Norfolk and
Volaute are in good form, as they ran second aDd third in the
fast race.

The great Hamlin matches seem to hang fire, so the N. Y,
Sportsman offers a special stake for Harry Wilkes, Belle
Hamlin and Prince "Wilkes, being a sweepstakes of SI, 000
each, with $3,000 added money; the race to be trotted over
the Rochester Driving Park on July 4th, the winner to take
$5,000, the second to save stake. It Is to be hoped that the
offer will be accepted so as to bring to a final result the long-
drawnout controversy about the merits of these speedy

horses.

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Two youngsters were ushered recently into existenoe in
Keotucky that are likely to sell for big prices at the yearling
sales next year, if all goes well with them in the meantime.
One is a full brother to the grand race-horse Foxhall,
undoubtedly one of the best horses ever foaled in America,
and the other is a tine bay colt by imp. Pizarro, dam the fine
race mare Tolona, by imp. Phaeton. There is a rich com-
bination of racing and winning blood in both colts.

Allen Roy, 2:17£, a well-known favorite on our tracks, is
now at Jewell Park, Denver, Col., in the hands of Ham
Hitohcock. He will start in the free-for-all trot at Pueblo,
and also at the Overland meeting at Jewell Park, where he
will meet Elmwood Chief, recently purchased by C. E.
Abbott, of Denver, as well as Wells-Fargo and a number of
other good ones.

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Col. Thornton sold, on Saturday last, to Mr. C. V. Tupper, of
Santa Rosa, two promising yearlings, the oue being High Jack
by Double CroBs or Three Cheers, dam Lugeua by Thad
Stevens, and the other Guido by Double Cross, dam Aurora
by Thad Stevens. Mr. Tupper intends to have the colts
broken in next fall.

The Bum required for the Napa County Fair was $10,000,
and through the euergetic endeavors of the committee in
charge, the money was subscribed for in about ten days. The
fair will add materially to the attractions of Napa City and the
Springs during the next fall.

Mr. France, of Highland Farm, recently t
severe loss in the death of the suckling colt 1
brother to Prince Wilkes, for whom it is Btak
of $4,000 had been made.

incerl a

1. full
i offer

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2$te iJraefe jmtl j&poriatmm.

May 5

The Problem of Breeding.

Breeding questions are always interesting to breedeis and
students of the stud book. They have also considerable
interest to tuiftneD, who never breed, as it is part of their
craft to know the merits and peculiarities of the different
strains, otherwise they could not espect to purchase with any
judgment. The Dwyer Brothers' are probably as well aware
of this as any. When they became interested in racing they
knew little of the question of blood in thoroughbred families,
althougb they had a fair idea of trotters. Accordingly for
the first six years they were on tbe turf they never bought
yearlings at the sales. Ail their purchases were developed
stock, two and three-year-olds. It was thus they secured
Vigil, Charlie Howard, Rhadamanthus, Bramble, Ooondaga.
Hindoo, Luke Blackburn, Hippie, Miss "Woodford, Barnes,
George Kinney, etc. They began racing in 1876, but we
think it was not until 1SS2 that they appeared as buyers of
yearlings at the Kentucky sales. Their sis years of experi-
ence had brought them familiarity with every detail of their
business, and they had mastered the "study of breeding
sufficiently to purchase intelligently.

The approaching sales of yearlings in Tennessee and Ken-
tucky render any remnrks relative to the question of breed-
ing the thoroughbred pertinent. Among the many comments
we of ten bear in regard to colts, are that such and such a
one is from an old mare, and that old mares never breed
good colts. Again, it will be stated, that although such and
such a mare bred a great racer to a certain stallion, her colt
by a different stallion is not to be trusted. It was only
recently that this subject came up in a circle of horsemen
with wbom we were taking and has led us to briefly consider
the matter.

That there is something in what breeders call a "nick" or
that certain stallionB suit certain mares would appear from
the records. Hauover, who last season swept nearly all
before him, serves to show it. Bourbon Belle, his dam, is an
old Bonnie Scotland mare, foaled in 1S69. She never was
thought of until after Hanover appeared, and her foals
brought no great prices. Small wonder, as Bhe had seven
foala by other stallions, not one of which ever showed any
racing ability, one of the foals, in fact, being by the trotting
stallion Mambrino Patchen. Yet the first time she was bred
to Hindoo she produced Hanover. The brood-mare La
Henderson was bred to Plauet, Jerome Edgar and Virgil
before she produced Fbiida and Aella by Glenelg; Marguerite
foaled Rupert when she was bred to Falsetto, but while she
has been bred to mauy other stallions she never produced
another colt of any capacity. Calomel, the dam of Baceland,
had five foals by other stallions. They all won races but
were not cracks, yet the first time she was bred to Billet,
Eaceland was the result. War Song had six foals by other
stallions before she was bred to Eojus, when she produced
Eole, and to the same horse she has foaled Eolist and St.
Savior. Eolus is the only stallion she ever hit to. Kathleen
has had several foals by other stallions, bnt none of them
were ever within 20 lbs. of her son George Kinney by Bon-
nie Scotland.

Another very conspicuous case of this is furnished in
Magenta. This old mare had a numerous progeny, bnt Lex-
ington was the only stallion to whom she seemed to hit. as to
him she foaled Larkin and Duke of Magenta. Lida's was
another notable case. She foaled Enquirer, by Leamington.
They bred her to nearly every stallion in Kentucky, but she
never threw a winner of any merit, Capt. Coltrill's old mare
Maggie G. presents a similar case. She bred well to Daniel
Boone and Harry of the We"st, but her produce by other
horses were of no account. The mare Aerolite bred nothing
but winners to Australian, among them being Spendthrift,
Mozart, Fellowcraft and Rutherford. Her foals by other
stallions were not of the same class. Lady Wallenstien bred
Wallenstien, by Waverley. She has had a dozen other foals
by other stallions, none of which, however, proved good.
Ballet had Ballance, Modesty and Blue Grass Belle, all by
War Dance. She has had numerous others by other stallions,
but they do not seem to race. Lilla had two good ones in
General Duke (Judge Curtis), and Chillicothe, by Lexington;
her foals by King Alfonso, Planet, Pat Malloy and Lisbon
have been of no account. The old mare Picayune affords a
singular contrast. This mare bred to nearly every Btallion a
performer of the highest class. She bred Ha'penny, by Bir-
mingham; Florin and Doubloon, by Margrave; Louis d'Or, by
imp. Sarpedon; Alabama's dam, by Boston; Dacatoon, by
Wagner; Moidore and ttoBette, by imp. Yorkshire, etc. Yet
she failed to produce a good performer when bred to Lexing-
ton, the best stallion in all America, Lindora and Dabrae
being her produce by Lexington.

The great California brood-mare Marion is said to have
bred nothing but first raters, Duke of Norfolk, Duchess of
Norfolk, Prince of Norfolk, King of Norfolk, Queen of Nor-
folk, Emperor of Norfolk. But the fact is she has never been
bred to any stallion but Norfolk. Had Bhe been, who shall
say that her fame would have been equal to what it is. Some-
what Bimilar is the case of Fancy Jane. This mare had only
one other foal that lived by any stallion but Billet. To him
she bred Belle of Runnymede and Miss Woodford, two first-
class performers. The other foal was by Wanderer, but it
was a failure. We might cite many additional cases but too
great an elaboration might prove tiresome.

The Standard Stallion

WHIPPLETON.

Registered Wallace's Trotting Register. Vol. IV, No. 1 883.
Standard under Rules 4 and 6.
The most successful Stock Horse in California for the
opportunities.

Sire of Lily Stanley. 2:20H; HomeBtake (pacer), 2:i6>£; Flora B.,
2:33M; Rachel, 2:38; all from mareB of unknown breeding. There are
a number of others, both pacers and trotters, of his getthat will make a
ow mark this season, barring accidents.

Description.
WHIPPLETON Ib a beautiful black, tan muzzle and flanks, and ex-
ceptionally strong made all over. He stands 17 hands hitfhnnd weighs 1400
pounds. He is beyond doubt the most uniform breeder on the Coust for
size, color, and finish. MoBt of his colts are 10 hands or over, and all bay,
brown, or black in color; he never has b! red a sorrel or whito face colt;
if he does I aeree to refund seivice money. He has no equal as a car-
riage-horse producer. A number of hlB teams have been sold 1 vtely for
large prices.

Pedigree.
WHIPPLETON, sited by Hambletonian Jr. (sire of Hancock, 2:29)
by Whipple's Ham.detonian; dam Lady Livingston (dam of Lady
H'rinchard, 2:W\i\ and Bbn.unfield Muid, trlul 'l:tl\ by General Taylor
(f.-.reof dam of \\vi)s-Furgo, '2: IS'1, ; Nerea, Z:2V;\ Hick ford, 2:wy.\ Ladv
v |anchnrd,2:26!|) son of the Murae Morse.

Whippletou will make the season of l*-3 nt Fashion Stables, Peta-
ama. Mares left at City Front Stables, J. W. Moraehead proprietor,
■n Fruncisco, wlil be promptly shipped and cared for.
Terms $50 for the season, with the uBual return privileges.
Good pasture 83.C0 per month.

For extended pedigree and further information send for circular to
1HED W LOEKEK, Owner. St. Helena.
IGmr Or H. l lti:iXEM:\, Agent, Petaluuia

A full brother to the celebrated race-hoise Foshall by King
Alfonso, ont of Jamaica by Lexington, waa foaled nt A. J.
Alexander's Woodbum Farm, Spring Station, Ky., April 16.
It is to be hoped that he may develop into as grand a horse
as his older brother proved himself to be when he was taken
across the ocean and knocked the conceit out of the French-
men and Englishmen by winning the Grand Prize at Paris
in 1881, the Cesarewitch and Cambridgeshire in the same
year, and the Ascot Gold Cup in 1882.

Mustang stallions are causing some trouble between
Meadow Valley Wash ranchers in Nevada. One of tbe
animals was shot recently by a rancher who claims that
unlesB he can drive them he will shoot all he can and so rid
the country of them. The law prohibits stallions over one
and a half years old from running at large and prescribes
what may be done with them, but does not grant anyone
license to openly destroy them.

The Standard-Bred Stallion

BROWN JUG.

Description,

BROWN JUG iB a rich brown horse, nine yearB old, 15& handB high,

weighs l.l'JO pounds. In form, action, and disposition he is not excelled

by any stallion now in public service. In Mb six-year-old form he was

handled for a short time by John A. Goldsmith, and showed trials in 2:22.

Pedigree.

Sired hy Nutwood. First daui Young Molly by JBudd Doble. Second
dam Molly TrueBell by Gen. Taylor. Third dam the LivingBton Mare
by the Morse Horse.

The Nutwood Stallion

JOHN SBVBNOAKS,

Description.

JOHN SEVENOAKS is a coal block horse, seven years old: and
stands 16.1 hands high. Of superb form, bone and substance, and fine
action and style.

Pediaree.

Sired by Nutwood, dam San Juan Belle (record 2:31K In fourth heat),
by Robert's St. Clair; second dam by David Hill, son of Vermont Black
Hawk; third dam a fine mare brought across the plains and believed to
be thoroughbred.

Location.

These stallions will make the season of I8S8, commencing March 1st
and ending July iBt, at Sargent's Station, Santa Clara Co.
Terms.

For either horse $50 the season. Maxes not proving with foal en be
returned nextseason free of charge, provided the horse stands in Gon
zaleB or vicinity. Pasturage ?2.ftu per month. All care taken, but no
responsibilities assumed for accidents or escapes.

Jror further information applv to

svr(.i;m BROS.,
Or MERK1TT LOVE,

lflmr Sur»Tiifs Station, Cal.

Pleasanton Stock Farm Co
DIRECTOR.

Will stand for a limited number of mares at Pleasanton,
Alameda Co., Cal. Season commencing Feb. 15th, and clos-
ing July 1st. 1888.

DIRECTOR was sired by Dictator tf ull brother to Dexter) alBo Bire
of J. I. C, Phallas, and many other fast trotters. Dictator stands at
the head of all stallions as getting extreme speed and great racing quali-
ties in his colts, as the average record of J. I. C, Phallas and Director
is 2:13>£, being nearly two seconds faster than the best three of any
other stallion's get, which means beating them at least 80 feet in a
mile, and as extreme speed combined with staying qualities are the
only real valuable qualifications at this time in trotting horses, it will
certainly be of advantage to the breeders of California to get some
Director colts.

The dam of Director was Dolly, who produced, besides Director.
Onward, record 2:25, can beat 2:20; andTborndale, 2:22— so Director's rel-
atives on both sides were great pioducers, and without doubt Director
will be, and we invite breeders to come and Bee hiB colts trot, although
his oldest colts are not yet three years old; we can show quarters in 35
seconds. Director's present record is 2:17, made in a race with a large
field of horBes, when he was obliged to trot on the extreme outBide of
the track, and we believe he can trot in 2:12 and expect to give him that
record. In 1883 Director won over 918,000 in purses, more than any
other trotting stallion ever won before or since, defeating not ouce, but
every time they met PhallaB, Maxy Cobb, Santa Claus, Black Cloud,
Clemmie G., Wilson, Fanny Witherspoon , and all other fast ones.
His record shows that he has started in 25 races; has won 18 of them,
the total amount of his winnings in stakes and purses being $25,070, or
a little over $1,000 for everv time he started ina race. '

His services this year will be Slit) for the season, believing the
development of his colts will be so satisfactory this season that breeders
will gladly pay 8300 next year.

We think the service fee for this Btallion within the reach of: all
wanting to breed good stock, and much less than the fee for any
Btallion ever offered for public service, taking Bpeed, enduiance,
breeding and racing qualities into consideration. We have abundance
of feed, and there will be no charges for pasture unless mares remain
more than a reasonable time— to insure them being in foal. Mares
not proving in foal can be returned next season free of charge,
providing mares do not change ownership, and stallion is alive. In
case the stallion should be sold the parties breeding can breed to
some other good horse, or they will have their money refunded. All
service fees due at time of service, ana must be paid in cash or a good
approved note given payable AuguBt 1, 1888.

ANDY McDOWEIX, Agent.
life Pleasanton.

SONOMA COUNTY

STOCK BREEDERS'

Association.

The Past-Trotting Stallion,

ANTEEO.

D

Record *2;| G 14, Standard, So. 9868.

ARK BAY HORSE, NEAR HIND FOOT WHITE; FOALB.D

May 5,1879; bred by Joseph Cairn Simpson. Oakland, California

BY ELECTIONEER .

First dam, Columbine, by A. W. Richmond.

Second dam, Columbia, by imp. Bonnie Scotland

Third darn, Young Fashion, by imp. Monarch.

Fourth dam. Fashion, by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam, Bonnets o' Blue, by Sir Charles.

Sixth dam, Reality, by Sir Archy,

Seventh dam, by imp. Medley.

Eighth dam. by imp Centinel.

Ninth dim, by Mark Anthony.

Tenth dam, by imn. Janus

Eleventh dam, by imp. Monkey.

Twelfth dam, by Imp. silvereye.

Thirteenth dam, by Spanker. See Bruce's American Stud Eoo't.
Vol. l,p. 307, and Vol. a, p. 79.

Will make the coming BeaBon, from February 1st to June 1, 18:3. at
Santa Rosa,

TERM**.

$150 for the season. Marcs not proving with foal may be returned
nextseason. free of charge, provided Anteeo remains the property o
thlB Association.

Anteeo ranks as one of the greatest trotting stallions of tbe Unit u
States, well worthy of the family to which lie belongs. His breedln * Is
of the choicest, and in point of form he is as nearly the model of a
trotter as any horse living. He has earned u record of 2:18!-; dur n<z
the year ISRR.uelnfrthe fastest time ever made by any horse bret.' on
this Coast. Fur further particulars addresB,

fei 1. DE TURK, Santa Rosa, Cal.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION,

THREE CHEERS.

WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1888 AT SANTA ROSA, SONOMA
V» County, Cal.

redlsree.

Sired by imported Hnrrah, first dam Young Fashion by imported
Moiurch; second dam FdBhlon bv imported Trustee; third dam Bon-
nets u' Blue by Sir Charles; fourth dam Reality by Sir Arcliy; fifth dam
by imnorted Medley ; sixth dam by imported Centinel, etc. (See Bruce's
American Stud Book, Vol, I, page 432. j

Hurrah by Mewminster (winner St. Leger 1851), dam Jovial by Bay
Middletou (winner Derby 1836).

Newminetor by Touchstone (winner St. LQger 1830, dam Beeswing
(winner of 64 races out of 64 starts) by Dr. Syntax (.winner Don»nster
Cup 1837, 40, 41, 12, the only horse that ever accomplished that feat)

THREE CHEERS is bredin the speedieBt and stoutest lines. His
dam, Youn^ Fashion, was the dam of Surprise, Scotland (the only horse
that ever beat Asteroid a heat), Liverpool, Columbia and Bunnic Kate, the
dam of Little Buttercup and the flying Bonnie Lizzie. Hisgrandam.Fash-
lon, was the greatest race mare of her era, defeating Boslon in that his-
torical match at 4-mlle heats that is recorded as one of the greatest
events in the annals of the turf. He is thoroughly wound in wind and
limb, his family on both sides being noted for their exemption from
curbs, spavius, roaring, or any other hereditary unsoundness. Horse-
men, who can appreciate the highest type of the thoroughbred, are spec-
ially Invited to inspect Three Cheers.

Terms.

FORTY dollars for the BeaBon. Mares not proving with foal
can be returned the next season free of charge. Good pasturage at S3
per month. Mares cared for in any manner owners may deBire and
fed on htv and grain, either or both, at reasonable rates. None but
competent grooms employed, but no responsibility assumed for acci-
dents or t scapes.

N. B.— Maressentfrom adistance incareof J. W. Morshead, City
Front Stables, San Francisco, will he lor warded without delay.

For further particulars address
18fe THOS. G. JONES, Santa Kosa, Cal,

The Pure-Bred Trotting Stallion

ILLUSTRIOUS,

Standard, No. 4178.

Description.

Dark bay with black points; bred by Gen. W.T. WitherB; foaled

May Sj, 1885.

Pedigree.

By Happy Medium, sire of Maxey Cobb, 2:13K; Norman Medium,
2 :20, and 39 with records below 2:30, a greater number than standa to the
credit of any living horse.

1st dam Abdalletta by S-raders' Cossius M. Clay Jr., Bire of Hairy
Clay, 2:23&; Durango, 2:23^; and stie of the dams of Minnehaha
Happy Thought, 2 :22k; Mamiiriuo Boy, 2:26*4; J. B. BichardBon, 2:26W:
Lottie K.,2:26&; Bertha, 2:27M, and others.

2d dam Laura Crockett by Almont, Mre of Westmont, 2-i';.\- Pur-
itan, 2:16; Fanny Wittitnpoon, 2:16y; Piedmont. 2:17'..,; Aldine, 2:19W
Early Rose,2;20;-i, and 34 with recordB below 2:30.

3d dam Sally Tee hy Alexander's Abdullah.

4th dam Kate Crockett, the dam of Lulu, 2:14^, by imp. Hooton.

6th dam Mary Blaine by Texas.

6th dam Faany Blister by Sir William.

7th dam by Whipster, son of Cook's Whip.

Individually ILLUSTKIOOS ia a colt of extra fine finish, with legs
and feet of the very best, and ki»d disposition- He is barely broken to
harness, but shows good trotting action, ani, barring accidents, he will
certainly make his mark as a trotter. He is pronounced hy his breeder
to be the best bred son of Hapuy Medium living.
Terms.

He will be permitted to serve a few approved mares at ?50
season, privilege of returning if the mare does not prove to he with foal.
Good pasturage at 93 per month.
38fe GEft. A. STONE. Williams. Cal.

SOUTHER FARM, 1888.

One and a half miles north-east of San Leandro,

Alum^da < o., Cal.

The following stallions will make the season of 1888 at the above
farm.

FIGARO, standard bred bay Btallion, black points, little white on
near hind heel; 16>i hands, weight about 1250 lbs. By Whipple's
Hambletonian, dam Emblem (full Bister to Voltaire 2:20V*) by Tattler
second dam Young Portia by Mambrino Chief.

{Whipple's Hamble- (Guy MillerS61 \ Fhanib,leto?i.a?J10,; *_
Ionian \ ) |V,ai?K!? Abdallah.

Sire of 14 In 2:30 list, ( Martha Washington { £ "m h v Abdal? ^°n"
f Tattler 300 1 £in J fr* 12,
Emblem { <T,ellta*e.' „ .

( Yoang Portia ] PorTia""0 U

With eight days' training Figaro trotteda third heat in a training race
in 2:34. He afterwards trotted in 2:32. Ab he will be trotted this fall
but twelve mares besides those of his owner will be received.

TERMS— $25 with privilege of retnmif mare does not prove with
foal.

Season will positively close on June 1st, on which dato the horse win
go Into the hands of a trainer. nui

JESTER D., 5696, chestnut stallion, little white in face near lUnd
heel and ankle white; weight about 1,200 pounds; by Almont dam Hor-
tense by Messenger Duroe: second dam Nellie McDonald ruminc
bred, hy CoIosbus. b

£ f ( Alexander's AbdallahJ Hambletonian 10.

S Almont -i * Katy Darling,

• Sire of 33 in 2:30 list L „ , rMambrino Chief 11.

Q [ ^dam by J By Pilot Jr., sire or the

b«? ) dams of Maud S. and

S| „ C Jay-Eye-See.

g ('Messenger Duroc

| Uortense ! ^a^'S^20' the dflro of Korlalne 2:31*

^ | Nellie McDonald, running bred, by CoIossub

I, son of imp. Sovereign. ™.«b

Jester D.haB never been regularly trained but trotted & mfi« in
2:37 with very little preparation. wotted a mile in

He has taken a number of premiums in the show ring in Missouri
and Iowa, and ib a fine specimen of the carriage and general narnrmn
horse. He has several very promising colts in Missouri Good accomo-
dations for mares at $5 per month. ISO responsibility for accidents or
escapes.

Terms.
515 the Season, with privilege of return If mare fails to prove with
foal. Address. WM. O'XEIL, A-ent

18fe Box 149, San Eeandro, Cal.

THE MAMBRINO TROTTING STALLION

ABBOTSFOED JR.,

WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1888 AT THE KENTnCKV
Stables, 421) Pacific street.San Francisco. iUCh-Y

ABBOTSFOitD JR. Is a rich rusewooii bav. foaled Mav 1(1 lRfin iKa/
hands high, and weighs 10,'6 lbs Ho i. a very highly formed io'lifU <&
bone ancT great muscular development, and mSaiaS Hiakml 55
EVKBV FARTICOF.AB. This horse, with thirty days track work ratted
M|»>«<! in 2:30, proving that he has the spee'd as well fas the beauty ot

I»«llgre«.

ABBOTSFORDJB. was sired by Abbotsford, dam bav maro null,
pie. by Blue Bull. Abbotsford by Woodlord Mambrino his da M,S1 S,
Ey S-oung Columbus; Woodford Mambrino In Maiuhrli.oCh Si ^ hi, dan,
Woodbine by Woodford, a thoroughbred son »l E 1 ySS
Mambrino is recognized as the best son of Mambrhio Chief III, ^
record Is 2:19;.:; that of bis son Abbotsford, tbe sfroof Abl'otBfort Jr
2:19 W, and he has also a large number In tlio 2:30 list Ho Is also tb," .1™
of Princeps.the sire of Trinket, record of 2:li Abbotsford for rhj
short time be has been in the stud, has proven bin^elf'slre Worthy of
merit, his daughter Jasmine having won tbe Embryo stakes of ISSI ami
everyone who has been put In training has sbowng.md s ,e, <J c„i,de
the only one of Abbotsford', get that iras ever systematical!?' trilned"
made n record last season of 2:20 and 2:IS'. to pole Tl, , t I nl « I . ,?,,;
the limit of his speed iB well known toall norsomen ot

The dam of Abbotsford Jr. was a beautiful bay mare. 151: hands hill.
Blred by Blue Hull, dam a Lexloglno mar-, raised bv I'm ?l™, n '
of White Hall, New York, thus showing that in "hi ,',i»i,,?i iv"™1
combined most of the purest and fashionable strains of bloodln Aiuer.

TERMS, |25 for the seaBon Mores not proving In foal mav bo
r" ssioii f""ow'ng Beason ,ree "' cbntge If the horse Is otlll In my
H'eU b. D. I.UDlit r I

1888

3P» p»«d*r <mti ^y0ttsmat»

^83

Valensin Stock Farm
STALLIONS.

SIDNEY.

StDNEY.sevenyears. by Santa Olaus, 2:17K. dam Sweetness 2:21 H by
Volunteer, 1* a rich bay 15.2H hands high, tracing to 2:20 or better prob-
ablvcftener than any stallion on the Pacific Coast, and of faster progen-
itors than any horse offered for public patronage or otherwise. As an indi-
vidual Sidney showed wonderful speed and would h*ve classed among
the fastest trotters In the world but for an accident wbich interrupted
his training. That blood will tell, that great speed comes from ances-
tors of great speed on both sides he has demonstrated by his merit and
by that of his colts. Although imperfectly trained noce of those be got
when a three-year-old, if handled at s»H, have covered a mile slower
than 2:40 33 two-year-olds; several much faster »nd out of differently
bred mares. I insist on this fact because it shows that he is a uniform
producer.

A. C. Dletz'scolt, dam by Dashaway, showed a mile in 2:40, half in
1:1?. John Ko wen's colt, dam bv Echo, one mile in 2:39, half in 1:13,
quarter :3a j^. Dennis 'Jannon's dam by Whipple's Hambletonian one
quarter in :3S, hardly broken, turned out ever since.

Memo, dam by Buccaneer, lapped Grandee in 2:33, 2:31 %.

Sister V., dam by Nelson, trained three months, 2:32 fourth neat, one-
qusrter in :36.

Uoldleaf, dambv Flaxtflil, mile 2:24, half in 1:07.

Adonis, dam by Capt. Webster, mile in2:27, half in 1:11. These aie all
two-year-olds. George V.. dam by Buccaneer, who Is winner of all the
yearling stakes of 1867, record of 2:57 J<, trial 2 -.45.

These, to my "nowledge, are all the colts by Sidney which have been
worked, and I have neither heard nor read of any other stallion who, as
athree-vear-old, producedas much average Bpeed or of so high a rate.
For further proof of the merit of bis colts I will state that one yearling
brought 31,50-j; one weanling 31,200, one two-year-old $2,000, at private
sale, while Cupid, i.iiperfectly broken, brought $1,110 at public auction
before a small attendance.

Terms $100 cash for the season commencing Feb. 1st to eud July 1st
1983, due at time of service.

VALENSIN.

Valensin, five years, by Crown Point, 2:21, dam Nettie Lambert by
Jobu Nelson; second dam by Fisherman; third dam by Kentucky Gray
Eagle, throujihbred, etc. etc. ; is a rich chestnut horse, 16:3 high, of great
substance and quality. He has a record of 2:23, made the fourth heal
as a three-year-old. As a four-year-old he showed an easy trial in 2:23,
2:22,2:21 TOCABT.but a slight lameness during lb* circuit kept him from
Btarting in races. This trial to cart goes to prove that he certainly
would nave beat 2:20 as a four-year-old.

Tekms $100 cash for the season, commencing February 1st to end
June 15th, 1888.

Good pasturage at $3 per month; best of care but no responsibility
token for accidents or escapes.

Mares not proving in foal may be returned respectively. Iree of
charge, nest season, providing I still own the horses.
• For farther particulars or inquiries address

ii. VA1.EX«IX, Prop.

Side Pleasanton, Alanieda Co.. Cal.

HAROLD COSSACK,

Standard Ko. 440*2.

Combines four crosses to Rysdyk's Hambletonian, three to Mam-
brlno Chief, and twenty-nine to imported Messenger.

Description.

lea beautiful cherry bay.no white. Foaled at Caton Stock Farm.
Joliet, 111., March 8, 1535. In color and form a model of his noted sire
Pedlgree.

By Don Cossack, the great prize winner.

1st dam by Harold, sire of Maud S., 2:03 V. and Noontide, 2 :20X-

2d dam by Belmont, sire of Nutwood. 2: 18^. and Wedgewood, 2:19.

3d dam by Mambrino Chief, Bire of Lady Thome, 2:l8tf, and Wood-
ford Mambrino, 2:2iK-

4ihdam by Grey Eagle, sire of St. Charles, 2:26.

5th dam by Hunt's Commodore, son of Mambrino.

6th dam by Whipster.

7th dara by Imp. Buzzard.

8th dara by Craig's .Alfred.

Sth dara Wormley's King Herod.

10th dam imp. Traveller.

11th dam imp. Whittington.

Harold Cossack was bred to three mares last season and all are in

Will make the season of 1888 at State Fair Grounds, Sacramento, Cal.
Limited to ten mares of approved breeding.

TKSMSflOO. Payable at time of service or when mares are removed.
Good Pasturage at ?4 per month- Hay and stabling on reasonable

Every precaution taken, bnt no responsibility assumed foraccidents

or escapes. _-- ■

V V CRAIG.
14ja26 3508 H Street. Sacramento. Cal.

THE WILKES STALLION.

Cook Stock Farm.

SEASON OF 1888.

Standard Bred Trotting and Cleve-
land Bay Stallions.

STEINWAY 1808,

Two-year-old record, fonrtli luat. 1:31 i-S.
Three- year- old record, fourth heat, 2:185 1*2.

By Strathmore 408. sire of Santa Clans, 2:17£; Tucker, 2:IS; Sky-
light-Pilot 2:19, and 16 more with records of 2:20* to 2:19.

First dam Abbess (the dam of Soprano, the dam of C. F. Clay, five-
year,-old stallion record 2:1«, and Solo, four-year-old record 2:283), by
Albion isire of Vanity Fair, record 2:24j, and the dam of Favorita
2:25i).

Second dam by imp. Emancipation.

Third dam by Bertrand, a son of Sir Archy.

Steinway belongs to one of the greatest speed producing families,
opportunities considered, in the whole country, and be himself is fast,
showing tbat be produces speed of high rate. His daughter Steinette
the dam of Col. B. G. Stoner's remarkable and promising young stal-
lion Bourbon Rnssell, and A. C. Beckwith's Ned Wilkes. SMnway is
own brother to Solo, four-year-old record 2:284; Eminence, three-year-
old record i :27, and Soprano, the dam of C. P. Cliy, five-year-old stal-
lion record 2:18. His dam Abbess is clso the dam of W. H. Eerr & Co. .
Cable, Ohio, the fast and promising young stallion Currency new in the
stud (be trotted a mile as a yearling in 2:16) and also the dara of Jersey
Lily, burned when a two year-old in the stable of W. H. Wilson, said
by those who saw her work to have been able to beat 2:30, having
trotted quarters in 34 seconds, and halves in 1 J.'}. Steinway has but
50 living foals, out of Xorman and farm mares. He never served but
twelve trotting-bred mares in this State, and some of ibera are dead or
loat their colts, so we don't consider tbat Steiuway has had a fair show
in the stud in serving trotting-bred mares, and we know that some of
his colts are showing great speed botb trotting and pacing.

S'einway, bay horse, hind ankles white, 15J hands high, weight
1,175 pounds. His disposition and also his colts' is kind, and impart-
ing to his get beauty and style. Terms, $3 5 lor tlie Season.

Charles Derby 4907,

Brown horse, foaled 1885, bred by Seth Cook, Cook Stock rarm,
Danville, Cal.

By Steinway, record 2:25.

First dam Katy G. by Electioneer.

Second dam Fanny Malone by Niagara.

Third dam Fanuy Wickham by Herald.

Fourth dam by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam by imp. Barefoot, fltc.

.See Brace's Am. Slnd Book, Vol. 1, Page 429.)

This horse will be allowed to serve five approved mares at $100.

TROTTING STALLION

WOODNUT,

Kecord 2:19!^, and fall brother to Manon, record 2:21, will make the
season of 1888 at the Vallejo Fair Grounds.

Description.

Foaled in 1882. Dark chestnut, with star in forehead; 16 hands high
weight 1 160 pounds.

F<Hli*rree.

By Nutwood. Dam Addie by Hambletonian Chief; second dam
by Sayre's Harry Clay, record 2:29.

Terms.

91M for the season, to close July 1st. ISS8. Mares not pre icg in foa
to have the privilege of returnine free next year, providing the horse
does not change hauds in the meantime. Fee payable at time or service
or before mares leave the premises. Mares from a distance will lie
kept ut good pasture for S3 per month; for stabling and hay $10 per
month will be charged. Every care taken hot no responsibility as-
sumed for accidents or escapes.
For further particulars apply to
21de26 B. C*. HOLLY, Vallejo, Cal.

Cleveland Bays

FOR SALE.

CRF.SCO 4908,

By Strathmore 40?, sire of Santa Clans 2:17*. Tucker 2:19, Secretary
2:20j, sire of the dam of C. F. Clay, 2:18.

First dam Alia, record 2:33, by Almont 33 (sire of Fanny Wither-
spoon, 2:16* ; Piedmont, 2:17$; "Westmont, 1:133, pacer.

Second dam by Brignoli 77, record 2:29$ (sire of the dam of King
Wilkes, record 2:J2J, he the sire of Oliver ~K., record 2:163) by Mam-
brino Cbief, sire of Lady Thorno, 2:l&i:

Third dam by Cripple, son of Medoc, by American Eclipse; fourth
dam by American Eclipse, he by Duroc, be by imp. Diomed.

Bay horse, 15.1 height, weight 1,125, foaled 18 il. His breeding 13
royal; he has but seven living foals out of all kinds of mares, and all
show some speed, and pluck enough to go a hard race to its bitter end,
and last all day on the road and come ba^k the nest day. Terms,
$25 for the Season.

MAMBRINO WiLKES,

(Half Brother to Harry Wilkes, «:13 l-*2.)

Sire of Gua Wilkes, 2:22; Alpheus, "ueaten a throatlatch in 2:26}£, and
John O'Brien, a colt that lapped out the winner in 2:33 as a three-year-

'will remain in the future at Walnut Creek Stock Farm. Contra
Costa County.

Description.

MAMBRINO WILKES is a black horse, 16 hands high, and consider
ably longer than his height; has immense muscular development and
weighs 1,260 pounds. He has the utmost symmetry of proportion and
eleganre of finish. Several Eastern breeders have examined him of late
and pronounced him the "finest individual'- they had seen. Hiscolts are
large, stylish and handsome, and all show speed tbat have been worked
for it. " ■— .»

Pedigree.

Sired by George Wilkes, dam Lady Christman by Todhunter's Mam-
brino; second dam by Pilot Jr. '

Todhunter'p Mambrino hy Mambrino Chief, dam Klpton s dam by
Hunt'd Commodore, son of Mambrino by imp. Messenger; second dam
by Potomac, sonof imp. Messenger. ,

Mambrino Cbief by Mambrino Paymaster, by Mambrino, by imp

MeG&tfS>r Wilkes sired 60 colts that have beaten 2:30. Of these 39 have
average records of 2:23, 14 of ^:19 and 12 of 2:18.
Terms.
Mambrino Wilkes will receive a few approved mares at the farm for
the season of 1885 at «75 the season. Mares from a dis tance WVL*S
re reived at the Dexter Stables. Oakl»wl, and sent to the farm. Good
pasture and plenty of water. Box stalls and all facilities for taking care
of fine mares.

For further particulars apply to

CHAS. WATERWAY, Walnut Creek,
Orattlie DEXTER STABLES,
llfq Twelfth and Harrison sis., Oakland.

CLEVELAND BAYS,

BARON HILTON.

No 584 Vol 1, English Stnd Book.

By Lucks All. No. 189.

First dam by Sportsman 291.

Second dam by Lucks All 188.

Third dam by Cardinal 47.

Fourth a-m by Emulator 103.

Baron Hilton, bay, foaled 1883, 16.1 hands high, weight 1,380
pounds, best feet and legs and a very stout hack, good bead and neck,
good mane and tail and a very handsomo finish, surpassing that of any
other large stallion in the land. His disposition Is of the very best.
This family is noted for size, style and rich color. He is one of the
very best of roadsters. Terms, $"85 tor tlie. Season.

ROYAL STUDLEY.

No. 68 American Cleveland Stad Book, Tol. 1.

Sire by Young Candidate, winning grand prize, Great York, beat-
ing 20 others.

First dam by Whalebone 355, vinner first premium at the great
Yorkshire.

Second dam by Lucks All, No. 188.

Third dam by Summercock 302,

BoyalSludley is very handsome, 16£ hands high; weight 1.435
pounds, black points, with a i-epuiation of imparting to his colts
beauty and style surpassing all large stock of horses. His disposition
is of the best; be Is an attractive horse. ThiB family is noted for style,
size, and color. Terms, $25 for the Season.

SAXON PRINCE.

No. 83, foaled 1884. Imported Jul v. 1868. recorded in
Vol, 1, A. C. B. Stad Book.

Sired by Sportsman 299; gr sire Brilliant 42, ggr sire Yatton Lad,
gggr sire Wonderful Lad 361, ggggr sire Cleveland Lad 69, gggg
gr sire Cleveland 60.

Saxon Prince is a very handsome and attractive young horse. He
Is symmetrical in form, beauty, style, and finish of that ot a thorough-
bred, and will be allowed to serve ten mares at Terms. $X5 the
Season.

The Standard Bred and Cleveland Bay stallions will serve mares
the present season, commencing February 1st, and ending September
1st, 1888, at Cook Farm. Danville, Contra Costa County. All bills pay-
able Invariably before the animal is removed. Mares not proving in
foal will have the money returned or mares served the next eeason
free, tbat is, if the same parties who bred the mare still own her, and
the ibove-nanied stallions are owDed by the Cook Farm, or the present
owner, SetL Cook, Esq Pasturage ¥4 per month; bay and grain $10 per
I month, but bo liability for accidents or escapes. Mares sent "Fashion
' Stable," Oakland, S. J. Bennett. Martinez, or Smalley's Stable, Hay-
wards . will be forwarded to the farm free of charge. Address,
14 ji COOK STOCK i Aim. DANVILLE

Mr. Seth Cook, offers for Rale the stock of imported Cleveland Bav
horses, which has been established at Cook Stock Farm, Contra Costa
County.

The horses are all of the best breeding, and are recorded in the
American Cleveland Bay St"d Book. The horses offered are:

DUKE OP YORK 72,

Vol. 1. A.C.B.S. B. Foaled May, 1881 , imported Slay,
1884.

By Paulinas 342; grand sire Palestine 613; ggsire Promised Land S5I.

This is a very hsudsome rich nark mahogany bay in color, with fine
style and action. 16 hands 1 inch high, weight 1,400 pounds, andean show
close to a three-minute gait to harness, he has good hone with the very
best feet and legs, heavy mane and tail, and perfect disposition. He
has been thoroughly tested as a breeder and is very sure, every colt by
him being a bay trom all colors of mares, and all uniform and stvle.

Lord Cardigan 152,

Vol. i.A-C. B. S. B. Foaled 1884, imported Dec. 188H.

By Candidate 64; grand sire Omar Pacha 326; ggsire Omar Pacha 324;
g g g sire Premier 47*.

Tins horse is a model of his breed. Bright bay with the best legs and
feet, goodstout back and shoulders, and fine stvlisii action, 16 bands
high. His sire has won numerous prizes in England Including the Great
York at Driffield in 18S5. He was sold when thirteen years old for 92,000
for exportation to Australia.

KING-SCOTE 154,

Vol. 1, A. C. B. S. B. Foaled 1884, Imported 1886-

By Competitor 101; grand siie Candidate 64; g g sire Omar Pacha 326;
gggsire Omar Pacha 324.

A very stylish dark bay, 16handsl inch, weighingover 1,300 pounds; a
horse of great finish and has proved himself a remarkably sure
breeder. Hecannot fail to be>ery valuable as a sire, being descended
from the best of blood on both sides. Hi? Bire Competitor was imported
to this country and Bold at a ^ery high price.

GENERAL 249,

Vol. 1 A, c. B. v B. Foaled 1885, importid .May, 1887.

By Salesman417; grand sire Salesman 271; g g sire Drover 91;ggg
sire Topsman 324.

A very heavy boned colt of great promise, a rich bay in color, full 16
hands high, and weighing now over I^jO pounds; will weigh at maturity
1,450, and should be a very valuable Bire.

CARDINAL 248,

Vol. 1, A. C.B. S. B. Foaled 1885, imported 1887.

By Prince of Wales 371 ; grand sire Emperor 144 ; g g sire Herod 218 ;
ggg Bire Emperor 143.

A promising dark bay, full 16 hands high, weighing i,250 pounds. Hii
sire, Piince of Wales 371, is sire of many premium winners.

BONANZA 246,

Vol. 1, A. C.B. S. B. Foaled 1885, imported 1887.

By General 177; grand sire Emperor 102; g g sire General Benefit
120; g ggsire Baylock372.

A very smooth promising colt, fnl] 16 hands high , stylish and active
a dark > lood bay in color; willmakea grand show horse, and cannot
fail to be a grand breeder.

NAPOLEON 754,

Vol. Ill Ens C.1SS.B. Foaled 1 885, imported August,
1887.

By Lucka All 189; grand sire Lucks All 188; g gsire Cardinal 47- ee a
sire Emulator 103.

Napoleon is a fine rich bay with black legs and very superior action :
he is very deep in the girth, and has wonderful style. He took the #75
premium in London, England, beside the silver medal where he was
shown against horses of all ages and to all England. Last fall betook
first premium at the Illinois State Fair at Olney, and first at the Fat
Stock Show at Chicago; he is half brother to Baron Hilton who has quite
a reputation as a prize winner on this coast.

BARRINGTON,

Vol. VEns.CB.SB. Foaled 1885, Imported 1887

By Prince of Cleveland 647; grand sire Sportsman 291; g g sire
Sportsman *;9J; g gg sire Ximrod.

This is a very dark bay of great promise, a true type of a coach horse
being rangy and stylish, with clean fiat le^B and good sound open feel;
He stands fall 16 handB high, and weighs 1,250 pound. He also took
second premium at the great York.

SUNBEAM 71,

Vol. 1. A. C.B. S. B. Foaled 1883, Imported 1887

Bv Salesman 417; grand Bire Salesman 271; ggsire Droverfll e a a
sire Topsman 324. B B 6

This mare ha? good Btyle and action, dark bay standing, l "hinds
high; stinted to Ventnorft), sweepstakes winner at Illii -

at Olney 1887; well broken to drive.

The horses may be seen at the Bay District Tra^k
MR. SAMUEL GAMBLE. Catalogue can be bad fr
No. 22 Montgomery St., San Francisco, or MR. GEO
Stock Farm, Danville, or MR. SAMUEL QAJOLF
City.

284

2Poe flmtfjer imfl gbpovi&ttmn.

May 5

The Almont Stallion

ALCONA,

Registered No. ?30.

By the great Almont (sire of flestmont 2:132, Puritan 2:16, Fanny
Witherspoon 2:16iand31 others with records better than 2:30, and
grandslre of Bells Hamlin, 2:13|) by Alexander's Abdallah (sire of
Goldsmith Maid, V:14) be by Eysdyk's Hambletonian Alcona, dam
tyHambrino Chief (sire of Lady Thome, 2;18|) the founder of the
Mambrino Chief family. Alcoua is a bright chestnut, 163 hands high,
and weighs 1 ,300 lbs. His colts possess speed, style, finish and beauty,
and if they don't trot fast, they comrua.nl the hichest price for car-
riage and general purpose horses. The following is a liat of Alcona's
colls sold untrained:

Alcona Jr. , two-year-old S1.2C0

Splitrock, two-year-old 60)

weanling, 2u months old ?C0

Jordan Beauty, four-year-old 1,0 u
Oregon Boy, three-year-old.. 1,

Clay Duke, two-year-old §500

Alcona Cbief, two-year-old.. 350
Alcona Clay, four-year-old... 1,0 0

lilly, two-year-old 400

Cult, two-year-old 600

A total of $6,810 for ten colts, an average of $681 per head. It
always pays to raise the best,

I purchased Alcona after carefully ohserving his colts for the last
year, and am fully satisfied that all expectations that his breeding
warrants will be realized. There are but few of bis colts that have
been placed iu training and they all show speed and gameuess of a
high order. Alcona Jr. has shown trials in 2:21 with very little work,
and quarters in 35 seconds. Clay Duke, by Alcona, trotted a public
trial at Sacramento last fall, driven by his owner, in 2:32* and be has
never had regular training. Floia Bell, by Alcona, with a few months'
training last summer, trotted a mile in 2:33. These colts will all *rot
down in the twenties next fall, barring accidents.

Terms: $35 for the season. Mares not proving in foal maybe
returned next season free. Pasture 84 00 per month. Mares left at
City Front Stables, San Francisco, will be promptly shipped and cared
for

Alcona will make the season, of 1888 at Napa, two days each week,
balance of the time at Yioeland Stables, one mile south of St. Helena.
For extended pedigree and further information, send for circular.
lOmr fl'Hti;i*. W. 1AIKBEK, SI. Helena.

WILKES PASHA.

STAXDAKD, 261 S.

Dark bay with white hind i'eet, 16* hands high, bred hy K. P.
Pepper, of South Elk Horn Farm, Frankfort, Kentucky. Sired by
Onward 1411, record 2:25£, trial 2:li. He by George Wilkes, 2:22. sire
of fifty-four horses in the 2:30 list, ten of them with records below
2:20. First dam Fisher by American Clay 34, sire of Granville, 2:20;
Maggie Brlggs, 2:27; Ella Clay, 2:27*; and the dams of Executor, 2:24£;
Ranchero, 2:'rf4; Judge Kawet, 2:242; Ambassador, 2:25; and four others
in 2::i0; second dam by Wilson's Snow Storm, sire of Jim Irving, 2:23;
third dam by Paddie Burns, thoroughbred.

Onward's dam was Dolly (the dam of Director, 2:17, and Thorn-
dale, 2:22£,) by Mambrino Chief. Dolly was one of the greatest speed
producing brood-mares in the records. George Wilkes stands at the
head of the list of sires of fast trotters with 61 performers with records
of 2:30 or better, and the combination of these two great producers
will breed on with absolute certainty.

WILKES PASHA will make the Beason of 1888 at the stables of the
undersigned, at the Trancas Bridge, two miles north of Napa, on the
Soda Spring fioad.

Terms for the season ending July l,lb88,$35in U. S. gold coin.

Alfalfa pasturage $4 per month; natural grass $2:50 per month.

Every attention and care will be given to mares, but no liabilities
assumed for accidents or escapes.
mr31 P. «. Address, CHAS. SCOTT, Napa City, Cal.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION.

IMP. MARINER,

[Called Oatcake iu Australia.;

ILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1888 ENDING ON OR ABOUT
JUNE 1st, AT PLEASANTON, ALAMEDA CO.

Pedigree.

Sired by Wild Oats, he by Wild Dayrell, son of Ion and Ellen Middle-
ton by Bay Middleton, out of The Golden Horn, by Harkaway, dam Miss
Emma by Saunt^rer; second dam Dulcimer, by Trumpeter; third dam
Teddingtonia by TedOington, etc [See English Stud Book, VoL X, page
855.] . .

Description.

Mariner 1b a chestnut horse sixteen hands high, of a conformation
combining both power and speed, and was a successful race-horse in
Australia. He is bred from racing families in both branches of Mb
genealogical tree, and traces through Wild Dayrell, Harkaway, Irish
Birdcatcher, Bay Middleton, Teddlngton, Orlando, Eclipse, Matchem,
Beeulus Bartlett's Childers and Honevwood'a Arabian to the seven-
teenth dam, 3 Byeriy Turk mare. He was bred In England, imported to
Australia in utero. foaled in 1B83 and Imported to California in 1887. A
horse of bis breeding, size and quality can hardly fail to be a successful
site.

Terms $50 tlie Season, with Privilege of Return.

Good pasturage at reasonable tea. All mares at owners riBk.
For further particulars address ^ ^ ^^

•7ja Pleasanton, Cal.

W

1888. RANCH0 DEL RIO. 1888

The Thoroughbred Stallion

JOE HOOKER,

By Monday, dam Mayflower, by Imp. Eclipse from *I; 1-
nie Farrow by Imp. Shamrock,

Will make the neaBon of 1688 at Rancho del Rio, five miles from ac-
xamento, on the Freeport roiui.

Limited to twelve marcs of approved breeding besides
tlie owner's.

Terms $100 tlie Season.

Good pasturage at reasonable rates. Every precaution taken but no
sspouBibillty assumed for accidents or escapes.

Address II. B, I!A<;WII.I„

Side Care of THEO. WINTERS, Sacramento, Cal,

The Standard Bred Trotting Stallion

MT. VERNON,

Record fc:fcl.

WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1888 AT STOCKTON, TO CLOSE
JUNE 15th.

Description.

Foaled in 1581, dark bay, black points.no white. His perform-
ances in 1 87 ought to be too well known to receive an extended notice
here. On August Hth, at San Jose, where he mau> his record of 2 ;21 .
he could have trotted in 2:18 or 2:19 had he been allowed to do so. He
trotted the middle half in 1 :07J, the three-fourths in 1 :42£, and finished
tfie mile in a jog in 2:21. At the Bay District Track, Golden Gate Fair,
after being turned lo^se on the night before by unknown parties and
running in the streets for six honrs btfore he was returned to the
track; the same afternoon he trotted and won one of the hardest-con-
tested and fastest five-heat races of the season, Tempest beating him
less than a neck the first heat in 2:21$, Luella winning the fourth
from him by 1 ss than a length in 2:21J, Mi. Vtrnon winning the fifth
heat and race In a jog. I exhibited two two-year-olds, two yearlings,
one suckling at the State Fair, lt87, waB awarded two first and three
second premiums, one of the yearlings weighing 95C lbs. At sixteen
months old Bix of his colts were shown at the Stockton Fair, getting
four first and two second premiums.

Pedigree.

Sired hy the Great Nutwood, dam by Chieftalc
Terms,

Sixty dollars for the season. Harea not proving with foal can be
returned next season free, providing I Btill own the horse. MareB cared
for in any manner owners may desire. Pasturage, S3 per month.
Every care exercised, but no liabilities for escapes or accidents. For
further information apply or address

J. A. McCLOUD, Proprietor
life 1 45 Park: St. Stockton, C'-al

ANTBVOLO.

Four* Year-Old, Record 9:19 11. Standard, No. 9848.

THIS CELEBRATED TROTITNG STALLION WILL MAKE THE
ensuing season from February 1st to June 1st, 1888.
Terms.

One hundred dollars the season for mares served before May 1st, and
one hundred and fifty dollars the season after that date, and in tho0e
cases the season to run to July 1st »nd ho longer. The object of
this is to shorten the time in the stud so as to give a better opportun-
ity for training before the Fall Ciicuit commences. Last year it was
nearly the first of August before he was through, and consequently
he could not be got into condition in time even for the State Fair.
In this connection it will be well to state that there is no deviation
from the price, and emphatically no free list. The terms are cer-
tainly low for a horse of the class of Antevolo and there were several
applications where the applicants expected an increase of price.
Form and Color.

It is rare to find a horse of such high form, and I am not alone in
considering him as being as nearly as perfect a type of equine form as
was ever seen in a trotting-bred stallion. He is sixteen hands and
half an inch in height, 09 inches from point of shoulder to point of
buttock, and weighs, in ordinary condition, over 1,100 pounds. He is
very muscular, limbs as good as the most critical could desire, and as
highly finished as a great majority of thoroughbreds. In color be is a
rich seal brown, with lighter shading in flanks and muzzle, black legs,
mane and tail, small star in forehead and off hind pattern white.
Perfo rm an ces .

He has been eminently of the improving kind. As a yearling he
trotted in 3:02; two-year-old in 2:41; three years old 2:292; four years
old 2: 19k. the fastest record for a stallion of that age, and in his five-
year-old'form he trotted in from 2:16J to 2: 17 in all of the four heats
of the big trot which Harry Wilkes won. As he only made one break
in that race, notwithstanding the great speed of the contestants, he
must be credited as remarkably "steady," almost phenomenally 60 for a
horse of his age. Had it ^ot been for an accident which temporarily
disabled him, it can be slated with confidence that he would have
trotted in 2:15 or better while he still ranked as a five-year-old. His
endurance was such that the intention was to start him against the
two-mile record, confident of lowering it, and also quite sanguine of
him trotting in i :40.

Progeny.

From a few mares served in 1885, his first season In the stud, bIx
foals were dropped, two of which were killed. Their owners were so
well pleased that large offers have been refused. One owned by C. R.
Lewis of Oakland, is only a short distance from my stables, and which
can be seen with a few minutes' loss of time; and D. T. Sexton of San
Francisco ha-i another. Every man who had an Antevolo bred to him
again. As he served 65 mares last season, and, as nearly as can be
told at present a large proportion of them in foal, tfiere will l"e a
good chance to judge of his procreative qualities. Next to a horse's
own colts the beBt proof is that of near relations. Hi« "full brcther,1'
Anteeo. has already gained the reputation of being one of the beBt
breeders, and for uniform excellence in his progeny cannot be sur-
passed.

Pedigree.

The most exacting critic, if moderately intelligent, cannot nnd fault
with his blood lines. His sire Electioneer is, beyond question, the
greatest trotting sire of any age when all things are considered. His
dam Columbine is the only mare which has two entire sons which
have beaten 2: 20, 2: 16i by a six-year-old, 2:19i by a four-year-old. Ante-
volo standB in the same relation to the thoroughbred as Maud S., Jay-
Eye-See, Nutwood and many others of first celebrity. In Stud Book
form the pedigree is as follows:

Antevolo, brown colt, foaled May 12, 1881, bied by Jos. Cairn
Simpson, Oakland, California, by Electioneer.

First dam Columbine by A. W. Richmond.

Second dam Columbia by imp. Bonnie Scotland.

Third dam Young Fashion by imp Monarch,

Fourth dam Fashion by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam Bonnets o' Blue by Sir Charles.

Sixth dam Reality by Sir Archy.

Seventh dam by imp. Medley.

Eighth dam by imp. Oentinel.

Ninth dam by Mark Anthony.

Tenth dam by imp. Janus.

Eleventh dam by imp Monkey,

Twelfth dam by imp, Silvereye.

Thirteenth dam by Spanker.
1 place Antevolo again before the public witn tin) feeling that fur-
ther" recommendations are justified. Owing to a Blight lameness in the
left hind ankle he could not te put to work until so late in the season
as to preclude the hope of getting him in proper condition. He did
not leave the stud until the middle of August, and short brushes was
all that could be given thereafter. He did not fully recover from the
lameness until November, and then I was laid up until the 1st of
December. I drove htm through the stretch in 32 seconds, and on one
occasion Matt Storn timed him a furlong in 15 seconds. This increase
of speed over what he had Bhown the previous year warranted the
belief that he would trot very fast. In the race with Harry Wilkes,
Guy Wilkes, Arab and Charley Hilton, November 27th, 1886, on the Bay
District Course, he was separately timed in 2:16£, 2:16i, 2:17, 2:16i,
although he had to trot outside of two horses for the whole distance.
In that race he beat Arab and Charlie Hilton, and demonstrated capac-
ity to trot in 2:15 under more favorable circumstances. Prior to that
race his fastest quarter was 32J seconds, and his fastest furlong 16 sec-
onds His colts, bo far as looks go, will rank with the best. There are
only four of his get whicb were foaled in 1886 (theso are bis oldeBt)
Three have been broken and ebow a promising gait. There are a num.
ber of foals of 1887,and of these enough In my vicinity to satisfy visit-
ors of the character of his stock. William Balllngal has a colt foaled
on the 1st of April, 1887, whlcn, in October, was driven by the side of
his dam a furlong in 27 seconds. As his "full brother" Anteeo has
demonstrated his ability to beget speed, it is a justifiable inference
that Antevolo will also do so.

The terms are certainly so reasonable that owners of {rood mares
can afford to avail themselveB of bis .services.

Pasture at $5 per month on the Oakland Trotting Park, Mr. Levins
having resolved to pasture the field inside the track this season. It
cannot be excelled, the herbage being alfillerilla, wild oats, and burr
clover, a living stream of clear water running across the field and
being enclosed by an inner feoce, the gates of the outer abut at
night; the animalB are as safe within the enclosure as it ia possible
to have them In afield. In fourteen years whicb I have known it,
there bas not been an injury to mare or colt.

IOS. < AIU\ Sl.ttpsov
Address Jos. Cairn Simpson, Bueedeb and Spoet&mak, San
Francisco, or 2111 Adeline Street, near 3Vd Street, Oakland. 1 he latter
address where the horse is kept.

W

ELECTIONEER STALLION

FALLIS,

No. 17 81. Record £;S8 1-3.

ILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1888 AT THE STABLE OF
the undersigned, No. 614 Sixteenth Street. Sacramento, Cal.

Description.

FALLIS is a dark bay, with hind ankles white, foaled 1878, bred by
Leland Stanford, Palo Alto, Cal. He Is 16'^' hands high, and weighs, In
ordinary flesh, about 1,200 pounds; long-bodied and of Immense muscular
power, pure gaited, and a level-headed trotter. He requires neither
boots nor weights, and has Bhown a 2;16 gait witb ease. Few, if any.
Bona of Electioneer are better bred or have u better ri^ht to sire trotte. s
than Fallis. While he has never had the opportunity of being stinted tc
only a few well-bred mares, Btlll he can show a fine lot of colts, some of
which are showing fast. The fact cannot be denied that the Electioneer
bloud is the best trotting blood In the world. If, then, theBclenceof
breeding the trotter is progressive, Borne well-bred son will, in the
course of time, prove to be a more potent Bire than Electioneer himself
Pedigree.

By Electioneer, he by Rysdyk'e Hambletonian; Electioneers dam
Green Mountain Maid (dam of Elaine, 2:'J0; Prospero, '^:20; Dame Trot,
2:22; Mansfield, 2:26; Storm, 2;2ti-Y; Antonia, 2:28^, and Maranda, 2:31)
by Harry Clay (2:29); first dain Felicia bv Heesengei Duroc (the sire of
16 with records of 2:3u and under, and the Bire of the dam of Norlaine,
the Fastest yearling in the world, 2:31^); second dam Lady Fallis (dam
of Kisii-T, 2:27-V ; Pickering, 2:30; Iago, 2:33K; SocrateB, 4 years. 2:S4Ji;
Qreti:. tn.daiu of Clingstone, 2:11, and Norwood, the sire of Tommy
Norwood, 2:2tiX) by Seely's American Star; third dam Beck marc (dam
of Ann.i H., :i:34>4',and Relief, the dam of Walnut, 2:1»K) by Long
Island Black Hawk, etc.

Performances.

He trotted very faBtas a two-year-old, and undoubtedly would have
made a very fast record at that age had he not had the misfortune of
cutting one of his tendons, which so lamed him that he was not worked
any further until the season of 1886, when he gained a record of 2:26^,
with scarcely any preparation, after making a large season in the stud ;
although thiB is no measure of his speed, as later in the season he showed
his ability to trot a mile better than 2:20. The demand forhis services
last season was so great, that he did not get through ui.tii too la'e to be
conditioned for a race, although it was his owner's intention to have
given him a fast record. When two years old Gov. Stanford refused an
offer of 36,000 for him, but valued him at H0.O00. The fastest yearling
lnthe world(Norlaine,2:3i>tf) was sired by Norval(ason of Electioneer)
which is very conclusive evidence that the Bona of Electioneer, like
their sire, are going to be producers of great speed. Norlaine's dam was
sired by Messenger Duroc, the sire of the dam of Fallis. Electioneer
now has 26 with records of 2:30 and under, and 10 witb records of 2:20^
and under, the latteb being the most of anv stallion inthewOBLD;
Eight of his get entered the charmed circle last season, and three others
only one-fourth, one-half and three-fourths of a second behind.

Terms: Will stand at 360 for the season, or $75 to Insure a mare in
foal, both payable on or before the close of the season, which will
begin February 1st and closejuly 1, 1888. Money will be refunded on
insured mares, as soon as the fact becomes known that they are not in
foal. Mares from a distance will be taken fromthe care and boats and
carefully handled, but no responsibility aasnined for accident or escapee.
Good pasturage furnlBhedat $4 per month.

DON MARVIN,

Standard.

Will also make the season of 1888 In the same stable with Fallis. Is a
beautiful seal brown, foaled 1884, bred by Leland Stanford, Palo Alto,
Cal. He Is sixteen hands high, and weighs 1,160 lbs. In color, form, dis
position and gait he very closely resembles Antevolo (2:19>£ at 4 years)
and, as may be seen by his pedigree, is bred very much like him, being
about three-quarLers' Hambletonian and one-qaarter thoroughbred.
The second dams of the fastest mare Maud S. (2:0830 and fastest geld,
ing in the world, Jay-Eye-See (2:10) were both strictly thoroughbred
mares. On account of a very severe attack of distemper he waB worked
very little the past vear, but improved enough to show a 2:20 gait. He
received first premium at the California State Fair, 188', for the best
three-year-old roadster stallion.

Was sired by Fallis (2:28>£) by Electioneer (sire of twenty-sii with
records of 2;30 and under, and ten with records of 2:20Ji and under); first
dam Cora by Don Victor, by Belmont; second dam Clarabel {dam of
Clifton Bell, four years old, 2:2i,w, and grandam of Rexford, three years
old, 2:24) by Abdallah Star; third dam Fairy by Rysdyk's Hambletonian -
fourth dam Emma Mills by American Star, etc.

Tebms : Limited to twenty-five mares at $40 for the season, beginning
February latand closing June let, 1888. For circulars or further par-
ticulars address
28ja F. P. JbOWEIX, Sacramento. Cal.

THE CELEBRATED TROTTING STALLION

MENLO

WILL MAKE THE PRESENT SEASON AT THE FAIR
Grounds, San Jobo. Season commencing February 1st and ending
June 24 th.

MENLO is seven years old, a beautiful bay with black points, 15^
hands high. He Is a horse of beautiful symmetry and magnificent
action.

Pedigree.

MENLO was got hy Nutwood, flrBt dam by imp. Hercules; second
dam by Owen Dale, etc.

Imp. Hercules by Kingston, (son of Venison), dam daughter of
Toscar by Bay Middleton (sou of Sultan).

Owen Dale by Williamson's Belmont, dam Maria Downing by Amer
lean Eclipse (son of Duroc and Miller's Damsel, by imp. Messenger)
second dam Brownlock by Tiger; third dam by imp. Speculator; lourth
dam by imp. Dare Devil, etc.

Nutwood by Alexander's Belmont. First dam Miss Russell by Pilot
Jr.; second dam Sallie Rusaell by Boston ; third dam Maria Russell by
Thornton's Rattler; fourth dam Miss Shepherd by Stockholder; fifth
dam Miranda by Topgallant, etc.

Alexander's Belmont by Alexander's Abdallah. First dam by Mam*
brino Cbief (son of Mambrino Paymaster by Mambrino) by Imp. Mes
senger; second dam by Brown's Bellfounder.

Brown's Bellfounder by Imp. Bellfounder. First dam Lady A 11 port
by Mambrino by Imp. Messenger; second dam by Tippoo Salb by Imp
Messenger ; third dam by Imp. Messenger.

MENLO made his appearance In the Circuit in 1888, and won eight
races out of nine starts, and easily won the third heat in bis hist race at
San Jose, In 2:21%.

Terms: $76 the season, due at time of service. Mares not proving
with foal may he returned the next season free of charge, provided f
still own the horse.

Mares cared for in any manner owners may desire; pastnrage •'-'■
month. Every care exercised, but no liability for escapes or accidents

For further particulars apply to or address:
28jatd WM. l> w V1CB. San Jose.

The Highly Bred Trotting Stallion.

YOUNG SANTA CLaUS

Will make flic season of 1888 at tlie Whipple Stock
Farm, near San Mateo, San Mateo County, California.

Terms lor the Season, $4U.
Pedigree.

Young Santa ClaiiB, b c foaled April, 1881, by Santa Claus, record2:l7S
First dam by Governor Booth, by George M. Patchen.
Second dam Demirep, by Youug Melbourne.
Third dam Metbllde. by imp. Scythian.
Fourth dam Peggy, by Boston.
Fifth dam Too-Soon, by Sir Leslie.
Sixth dam Little Peggy, by Gallatin.
Seventh dam Trumpeter, by Hephestion.
Eighth dam Peggy, by imp. Bedford.

Ninth dam imp. Peggy, by Trumpeter.

Peggy waB imported by Col. John Tayli

Ueroltne Stud Book, Colonel s. D. Bruce, addB a note: "Many of the*

by Col. John Taylor of Virginia, and the corn-

beet racers in America trace to this mare.'

There is an excellent combination of trotting strains In young Santa
Chins. HiB eiro combines Hambletonian and Mumbrluo Chief; ViIb dam
Goo. M. Patchen and thoroughbred. Santa Claus had two strains of
MambrinoChlef. Young Santa Claim Inherits the blood of the three

freat trotting families: 1 tamhlctonlan, Mambrino Chief and Clay. The
re of .-*anta Claus, Stmt lunore, has eighteen sons and daughters which
have trotted in '.1:30 or better, two which have beaten 2:20. Santa Claus
won Rixteen races, defeating many of the very beat horses of the day,
among them Nutwood, Elaine, Piedmont, Wedgewood, Voltaire, Han-
nl>, Black Cloud, Jerome Eildv, Etfwln Thome. Fanny Withurspoou anil
otherB of celebrity. He was sold ior $25,000.

Young Santa ClaiiB Is a very handsome Bhade of bay, with black
points, 16(-i hande in height, of good form, fine stvle and action.

Due care will he taken to prevent accidents, but no liability Pasture
$4.00 per month. For further particulars address

K VKO.\ O'URADY,
Side San Mateo, Cal.

1888

jpu ISrcetfer antl ^paxism&u.

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The Trick Horse.

A writer in the Matin, of Paris, having in-
terviewed several circne celebrities, nnderlakes
to satisfy the popnlar cariosity concerning
animal training. M. Loyal, who has been
ringmaster of the leading Paris circus for
thirty-two years, supplies interesting informa-
tion concermrjg hordes.

"The horse," he says, "contrary to general
belief, is the most stupid animal on earth. He
has only one faculty — memory. Yon must
teach him his exercises with the cavasson and
long whip. Having forced them into his head
yon must nse the short whip when he resists
and give him a carrot when he obeys. Whips
and carrots form the secret of the trainer.
The horse must be from five to seven years
old; before that age he is too spirited, after it
his mnscles are not elastic enough. The first
thing you do iB to accustom your horse to the
ring, to make him run around regularly, and
then to stop at a given signal. To accomplish
this the animal is brought into the ring. The
trainer holds in bis left hand a tether, which is
passed into the cavasson, a kind of iron cres-
cent armed with sharp points, fixed on the
nose of the horse; in his right hand he holds
a whip. Behind the animal an assistant with
a short stout whip is posted. The trainer
calls on the horse to start, and polling his
tether and smackiDg his long whip, foices him
to aallop around. If he refuses, the assistant
U3es his whip also; if he is obe lient he g^ts a
carrot. To make bin stop short the trainer
cracks his long whip again, while the assistant
with his Bhort whip throws himself suddeuly
in front of the animal and the result is ob-
tained " M. Loyal tells ua tbat "the horpe
has a great objection to kneeling or lying down
at any moment. This feat is taught by means
of the iron bracelets placed on the ankles and
attached to a tether held by the trainer, who
by sudden jerkB or pulls as he is moving,
makes him fall or kneel. The animal re-
members the lesson, and by dint of whip and
carrot ultimately performs them at the com-
mand of the trainer. The horse is taught to
dance to music in the same way with the foot
bracelets."

As regards the learned horse who opens
boxes and takes articles out of them, here is
how the animal U trained to do it: "I first get
a carrot," says M. Loyal, "I place it in a bos.
I then lead the horse to the box. He smells
the carrot, lifts up the lid of the box with his
nose and takes out the vegetable, which he is
allowed to eat. The next day, before letting
the horse free, I show him a handkerchief full
of bran. He takes it and tries to eat it; I then
let him loose. He runs to the box, but — bit-
ter disappointment — it is empty. The day
after I resume the exercise, but this time the
horse finds the handkerchief with the bran in
the bos. He takes it out and I reward him
with a carrot. I decrease the amount of bran
in the end, and I put merely the handkerchief
in the bos. The horse brings it to me and
gets his carrot. I then reduce the size of the
carrot every day until at last I give him noth-
ing. The horse continues to perform with the
handkerchief in the hope of getting the car-
rot."

The Rise and Pall in Cattle.

Ten yoars ago the ranch business was begin-
ning to attract considerable attention. There
were open ranges in every direction, even in
the native state of the original longhorn.
About that time farsighted cattle men began
to stock up and secure good locations. The
business continued to improve; investors Boon
begaD to roll up big bank accounts. Men
who had held down bucking cow ponies and
lived on sow-belly soon became quarter and
half millionaires, so to speak; wore brilliant
stones in their shire fronts and on their fin-
gers, and lived in town, and put in part of
their time carousing and part in hunting up
greenhorn investors. Perhaps if they had
stuck to the ponie sand the "sow-belly," done
more work on the range and less on paper and
in town the reaction, which was inevitable,
would not have been so disastrous. But five
years ago the crest of the boom was reached
and then came the break; at first gentle, but
increasing in rapidity as the great boom bub-
ble neared the bottom, which it struck the last
year.

Bnt it was the capitalists and the specula-
tors who saw in the business immense profits
who took the bait. They knew nothing of
the business, had no experience in buying or
selling or feeding or breeding cattle,, but saw
that for the time being those who were in it
were making money, and concluded they
conld do so to.

"With two or three severe winters and the con-
sequent losses not alone of the steers they
had, but the next year's crop of calves by the
exposure and starvation of the cow stock, they
saw their money shrink to the tuDe of from
twenty-five to Beventy-five per cent, a year
and very soon became as panic-stricken as a
flock of sheep. Then it was they rushed
everything to the stock yards fit or unfit,
young and old, the panic led to the present de-
pression.— Drover's Journal.
♦

Seeking our Market.

The shipment of dressed beef from Chicago
to California has Bet some of the leading
stockmen of northern Arizona to enquiring
into the feasibility of erecting refrigerating
workB somewhere on the line of the Atlantic
& Pacific, in order that the Arizona product
may be given to the California consumers who
desire it in the shape of dressed beef direct,
without being first shipped East to be conver-

ted into cold meats. If Chicago can ship
dressed beef a distance of nearly 2,500 miles
to California and make a pro6t on it, it would
certainly seem as if Arizona could ship it one-
fourth that distance to the same market and
also make a profit.

♦

Cattle Contracts for the Indians on
the Plains.

One great source of profit to the cattle men
has been cut off, and that is the old system of
Indian contracts. In the old days no such
lucrative sales were made aB those to the
Indian department. The price paid per pound
was higher than it is now, but this played
but a small figure. The chief return waB due
to diplionesty on the part of the agents, who
combined with the cattle men. The con-
tractors always chose the very poorest cattle
on the range for the nse of the Indians, and
had a habit of keeping the cattle without
water for twenty-four hours before they were
turned in. Jnst before they came to the
Bcales they would be driven to the river and
allowed to drink as much water as they pleased,
thus adding from fifteen to twenty pounds to
their weight. Then at many of the agencies,
notably at the Red Cloud, in the years between
1S70 and 1S76, the scales would be set so as to
show at least one hundred pounds more than
the real weight, and any fraction over one
hundred pounds, were it but five, wascredited
in the account aB a full one hundred pounds.
Besides this, the traders would allow the cow-
boys to cut out cattle tbat had already stood
on the scales and weigh them over again,
thousands of these having thns been paid for
twice over. There was no means of detecting
this fraud, for as soon aB the cattle were
turned over to the Indians a great hunt would
be inaugurated and half a season's supply
killed in a single day. The sight at the Red
Cloud agency on the day of a cattle issue nsed
to be very picturesque. The Indians would
form a long line at the end of the corral, and
through this the cattle, one hundred at a time,
would be driven. Terrified by the shouts and
prodded by the spears as they rushed through
the lane, they would arrive in the prairie in a
condition approaching madness, and would
rush at fn'l speed in all directions. At a
given signal the mounted Indians would dash
out in pursuit, armed with bows and spears,
and would commence a regular buffalo hnnt.
At the end of the day the whole country
would be covered with the bodies of the cat-
tle, the Indians taking only the tongue, and
leaving the rest to spoil. Of course, it was
impossible to keep any check on the dis-
honesty of agents under this system, end both
they and the contractors made fortunes out of
the savages. But of late years much more
careful supervision has been exeroised, and
these illegitimate profits have been cut off.
The Indians still receive the sconriugs of the
herds, but the difference between the actual
and registered weight is very small. But
there is still a good profit in Indian contracts,
and the government has been the best cus-
tomer of the solvent cattle men since the
depression — which is now about coming to an
and — set in. — Missouri Republican.

How Many Meals for the Cow?

It may seem a small matter to discuss,
whether a dairy herd should be fed twice or
three times a day, yet if twice is enough, as
many believe, it is not so very 3mall a matter.
No doubt that instances could be sited on
either side, which, taken alone, would seem to
settle the question. If a cow is under-fed in
two meals, or if her two meals are devoid of
proper nourishment, even if full in quantity,
the addition of a third feeding might increase
her flow of milk or add to her weight of flesh.
There is no doubt that cows may be fed bo
they will do about all they are capable of do-
ing by either two or three meals per day.
Both systems have been practiced and it can
hardly be said that there is much difference so
far as the cow is concerned. She can take
her food in two meals, or in three, according
to the convenience of the feeder, and will do
well either way if the food is sufficient in
quantity and quality. It is a great conven-
ience to have our stock accustomed to the
two-meal system. It is especially convenient
in the winter season, when the days are short
and the cattle are taking but little exexcise.
In a very cold barn, possibly, cattle might
need to be eating most of the time to get food
enough to keep warm, but dairymen have no
use for cold barns for their cows. Stables
should be bo warm that no excessive amount
of hay and grain will be required for maintain-
ing animal heat.

The cow has a stomach made to hold a large
quantity of coarse, partially masticated food
that can be remasticated at leisure. When
confined to the barn we are fully satisfied that
two meals for average dairy stock are fully aB
acceptable to the cow and fully as profitable
to the owner aa three meals. We have been
surprised to Bee how quickly cows would
adapt themselves to the two-meal system, and j
would lie and chew the cud at noon when
persons were about the premises. They not i
only learnea not to expect feeding, but soon
learned not to care for it. The morning or I
night meal is not necessarily given at once,
but is better given in email feedings continu
ously till enough is given. — Breeders' Gazette

The Profit in Live-Stock.

At a recent farmers' club in Michigan one
person raised the question as to whether it
paid to raise stock, declaring he "had made
some very close experiments weighing and
feeding, and could not yet figure out a margin
of profit for himself." It is not likely that it
would pay it one were to go into the'markets
»nd purchase everything which it consumes,
but the conditions under which live-stock is
grown upon the farms are altogether different.
On every farm there is considerable inferior
grain and hay practically without commercial
value, which nevertheless makes very profit-
able stock food, and which, in point of fact,
constitutes a very considerable portion of its
support, and there are incidental products,
like straw, stalks and chaff, which bnt for the
value that live-stock is capable of extracting
would go to utter waste, rhere is much
coarse herbage consumed by it which the fai-
mer can neither eliminate from his fields with
any reasonabla amount of labor nor possibly
turn it into merchantable products. There
are "gleanings" in all the fields after the far-
mer has finished the most careful harvest and
gathering of the crops, and there are after-
maths and second growths of various descrip-
tions which could never b6 profitably prepared
for market, but which Contribute not a little
to the growth an I support of the live-stock.
It gatheis and turns to profitable use withoo:
involving anyexpense on account of labor, the
grass growing iu the pastures and upou all
poition? of the farm not under actual tillage.
In short its principal support is derived from
products otherwise without material value
or which have not been reduced to a mer-
chantable condi'.ion. Besides, its presence
enlarges the number of field crops which can
be grown with profit, and opens the way for
the most intelligent and profitable rotation,
for in its absence all manner of root crops, as
well as clover and grass (except for hay},
would be eliminated from the list of profitable
crops open to the farmer's selection. Finally,
the rotation which it permits and the manure
it distributee in the fields or leaves around
the stabling and feeding lots, is the means of
sustaining whatever degrte of lertility the
farm possesses, renders the profitable produc-
tion of general crops possible, and prevents
the farm from sinking speedily into a state of
absolute sterility. So, even if a farmer cannot
always take his pencil and figure out just
what profit he is making from the growth of
his livt-stock, or just what advantage has
been secured each day and hour, the final
aggregate results show that it has made good
money for its owner. Farmers who have de-
voted themselves mainly to its production
have generally grown rich, and while the
farmer may not be able to measure his profit
with the eanie precision as in many other
matters, he knows that the sales of live-stock
and live-stock products constitute a very
large portion of the income of the farm.

At the same time it must not be supposed
that the character of the stock maintained is a
matter of indifference. There is considerable
merchantable product fed out first and last,
and unless the stock is of an improved char-
acter a loss is likely to be made on this, which
of coarse cuts down the profits which are
realized from other sources of growth, and
perhaps dissipates them altogether; and it is
also important that the pasturage and coarse
fodders be turned to the largest and very best
account, which only stock of an improved
character can accomplish. There is abundant
occasion for a farmer to figure elaborately as
to thu comparative profits to be realized from
various descriptions of stock. Indeed, it is
an encouraging sign to find him indulging in
figures of this sort, since the difference be-
tween the improved breeds and the inferior
and common sorts is so great that a careful
examination of the subject will be sure to
impress any intelligent tarmer with the great
advantages to be secured by keeping only the
improve! sorts. But to enter upon calcula-
tions as ti whether the maintenance of any
description of stock is profitable is time thrown
away, since the experience of the world,
extending through thousands of years, since
the day onr ancestors were nomads wandering
in the desert with no other visible wealth
than their herds and flocks, has settled that
point beyond the possibility of any dispute. —
Breeders' Gazette.

The fashion of bandaging the legs of a
trotter is going out of favor with a good many
trainers, although a majority still hang to the
old methods. On stock farms, where the
animals to be handled are young and Bound,
there is very little bandaging nowadays.

Nevada Cattle.

A correspondent of a Nevada paper writes
regarding the outlook for cattle in that state
as follows: "From a candid and careful re-
view of the present stock situation, so far as I
have been advised, in eastern Nevada and
southern Idaho, I am constrained to the con-
clusion that there will be no marked advance
in the price of Btock the coming season unless
unusual losses are sostained in other cattle
fields of the nation. I have resided here in
this country 19 years, and in 1869 I conld
have counted upon my fingers the total num-
ber of cattle holdings in Elko County. But
to-day they may be enumerated by the hun-
dreds. Every rancher ib, in a certain sense,
and to a certain extent, a stock-raiser, hold-
ing from 100 or less head of cattle up to the
thousands, and while the general tenor of the
newB from the southern ranges show loss in
calves and poor stock, yet in the northern
ranges the death r.te of old stock will be
light, and the out-put of calves over the
general average. For these and other cogent
reasons, which readiJy suggest themselves
to stock men, I can not see how any material
advance in stock can be maintained during
the coniingKseason,"

Canoeing.

On the 20th ulto four members of the Oakland
Canoe Club witb three ladies started on a cruise
down Russian River from Cloverdale in canoes
Nip, Tuck, Columbia and Soolligosrer. They
traveled down the river for ten days, tating it
easy and having a delightful holiday. They
report the water rather low between Clover-
dale and Healdsbnrg, below which place it
wqb never once necessary to get out of the
canoes. They camped every night on the
shore, making in all seven different camps,
and on two occasions remained over the day
without travelling. There were several amus-
ing calastrophies, both the Tuck and Colum-
bia spilling their crews into the water. In
some places the river turns at right angles and
with the swift-running water great care is nec-
essary to avoid the sways and overhanging
trees; however, the party were not the kind
to object to incidents of this nature and
enjoyed themselves to the utmost. They
landed at Duncan's Mills last Sunday whence
the canoes were shipned back to the club
house. Mr. Engelbn-cht has two fine canoes
in progress, one 16x3S end the other 15x3+,
the latter on an order from a new member.
They promise well to rtfW-i great credit on
ihe builder- There will be a race for thy
Elwards Cup this Sunday.

FOR SALE.

Tiottiug- Colts, Stand a d and
Registered.

Inconsequence of my physical inability to train,
and my financial inability to emplov it done. I will
selltwo two-year-o'ds and nine yearlings vert low
One is Hambletonian. Mambrino and Pilot ou sire's
side and Hambletunian, Mambrino and American
Star on dams. One is out of a i-jeovkd producing mare
by The Moor, one out uf a mare with record of 2:29%,
and one out of a mate with a record of 2::;ti^ and trial
in2:22. One is entered in Decadent anil Sacramento
Slakes and two are exceedingly fast pacers. All are
highbred and of gTeat .n'livirt'ual excellence. With
so m^iny inferior stallions standing for public service
it would be a loss to the st-te to geld these colts, which
must be done if not sol-i by Juiv 1st. Price WOO to {600
M. W. Hl(h\ 1628 F. Street,

lmy Sncraniento, Cai.

KILLIP & CO.,

LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL

A UCT10NEESS,
S3 Hon'somerj Street, San Francisco

8PKC1AI. ATTE-VTIOS PAID TO SALES OF

High-Brod Horses and Cattle,

At auction and private sale.

Will Sell In All titles and Counties ot
the State.

REFERENCES.

Hon. C. Green, Hon. J. D. Care

Sacramento- Salinas.

I. P. -sakgent, Esq., Hon. John Boggb
Sargents. Colusa.

Hon. L. J. Kobe, Hon. A. Waleath,

Los Angeles. Nevada.

J. B. HAGorN. Esq., San Francisco
Represented at Sacramento by Edwin F. Smith,
Secretary state Agricultural Society.

At San Jose by Messrs. Montgomery AEea, Heal
Estate Agents.

Being the oldest es'ablished firm in the live-stock
business --a this Coast, and having coDdncted the
important auctim Bales in this line for the past
fifteen years. amounting to one half a million of
dollars, we feel jutined in claiming unequalled facili-
ties for disposing of live stock of every description,
either at auction or private sale. Our list of corres-
uondents embraces e^ ery breeder and dealer of prom-
inence upon the Pacific Coast, thns enabling ns to
give full publicity to animals placed with us for sale.
Private purchases and sales of live stock of all
descriptions will be made on commission, and stock
shipped with the utmost care. Purch:ises and sales
made of land of every description. We are author-
ized to refer to the gentlemen whose names ar--
appended-
ond KII.I.IP .V CO . 22 Montgomery S'r*«t

For Sale.

Lady Del Sur.

Standard and Registered.

I offer the above mare and ber horse foal, dropped
February )hth. by Antevolo, for sale. Price tor the
two s!.o(l(».

LADY DEL SDR, chestnut mare, bred by L. J. Kose
San Gabriel, Cal„ by Del Sur, foaled 1881.

First dam Cecilia Clark by Clark Chief; second
dam by Captain Beaid; third dam by imported En-
voy; fourth dam by imported Tranby; fifth dam Lu-
cilla by Trumpetor; sixth dam Lucy by Orphan, etc.

Her foal is bay, of good size and higbform.

For furlher information address me, or Jos
Cairn Slnipson, 2]11 Adeline Street, Oakland.
B. C. WRIUHT,

lOmrtf Hopland, Mendocino Co., Cai

BLACK-BREASTED RED

PIT GAME FOWLS.

From imported and premium stock. For size and
beauty cannot be excelled in America. Mv B. B. Reds
are extra lar^e, and high station; the cocts weighing
from eight to ten pounds and hens *roin six to eight

Eounds. The Pit games. '"Black Hackles," are the
est imported stock, and are warranter! 'JAMEtothe
core. Stiics and pullets from the B. B, Reds at rea-
sonable prices. Eggs in season, from either yard S3
for 13, or $5 for 26. Address

F. P. LOWEXL.
28jaH Sacramento, ml.

SUBSCRIBE FOB THE

Breeder and Spor

286

2P*je Hr^te atttl j^jmsman.

Mav 5

Bay District;

ASSOCIATION,

Spring Meeting.

Saturday, May t 2. Three rain. Class.. . Purse S3SO.

Wefliiesday, May 46, 2:50 Class Puree S: On.

Saturday, May 19 2:45 Class Purse S3 50.

Wednesday. May 33, 2:35 Class . Purse S'iOO.

Saturday, May 26, ...2:0 Class Purse ?500.

All trotting and pacing contests to be best three In
five; five or more to enter, three or mure to start.
But the Association reserves the right tn bold a less
number t'jan five to fill by a withdrawal of a propor-
tionate amount of the purse. The Association also
reserves the right to change the date set for any
class during the meeting by giving timely notice of
the same to persons interested.

Entrance fee ten percent., to accompany tbe entry.
Purses divided into 50, 25, 15 and 10 per cent., to first,
second, third and fourth horse respectively.

Entries to close with the Secretary, Tuesday, May
1st, 18S8.

w, H HINi'HMAN, Sec*y.

17mr 1435 California Street, S- 1".

Trotting Colt

STAKES,

Two and Three- Year-Old
Stallions.

In compliance with a general request from breed
ers and owners, it has been decided to open two
stakes for trotting colts.

The first for all stallion colts foaled in 1885, of S10d
each, in payments as follows: $25 wliicli Blast
accompany nomination on Saturday. June 2, ltb»,
at which dale the stake will close: S25 on Saturday,
September 1, 1888, and the remainder of the st-ke ?o0
on Wednesday, October 17, 18e8. Five or more sub-
scribers to fill.

Race to be heats of a mile, best three in five in
harness, to be trotted on the day previous to the
"National Stallion Stake," and on the track selected
for the National to be decided upon. Should the day
named heunfavorab'e. or the track not in good order
on that day, the Treasurer shall have the power to
set the day on which it will come off. Should it be
postponed for more than ten days, it shall be optional
with the subscribers to withdraw the last payment
by giving due notice to the Treasurer when ten
days have elapsed from tbe time first fixed. In all
other things necessary for the proper management of
this race the same conditions shall prevail as are to
govern tbe National Trotting Stallion Stake.

The second ra<*e is for all stallion colts foaled in
388G; beats of a mile, best two in three in harness,
and with these exceptions to be the same in every
reBpect as the one before named. Tbe added money
shall consist of money received; profits from all
sources less tbe necessary amounts fur expenses, and
this added money shall be divided, if both result in
contests, in the following proportion, viz., three-
fifths to three-year-olds and two-fifths to two-year-
olds. Should one only be a contest and the other a
"walk-over," the whole of the net added money shall
go to tbe stake that is trotted. Should both prove to
be walk-overs, the expenses shall be born in propor-
tion to the amounts in the hands of the Treasurer.
Should there be differences of opinion in regard to
conditions, expressed or implied, the decision of the
Treasuier shall be final.

Aadress nominations to N. T. SMITH, Fourth and
Townsend Streets, San Francisco, Cal.

mr31tf N. T. SMITH,

Treasurer of Stallion Colt Stake*.

S.B. WHITEHEAD & CO,

LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL
AUCTIONEERS.

ARE PREPARED TO CONDUCT SALES OF

Thoroughbreds, Trotters

And every other description of live stock,
At any Point on the Pacific Coast.

Our Mr. S. B. Whitehead has for fifteen
years successfully managed all the principal
sales of high-class stock on this Coast.

EUREKA

Jockey Club.

Inauguration of New Mile Track
at

South Park, Eureka, Cal.

FOUR DAYS' RAGING,

July 3d to 7th Inclusive.

ENTRIES CLOSE. HIKE 18lb, 188N,

first nay-July 3. 1888.

1— Running, Purse 33C0— Noveltv Race— Free for all
dash of oue mile. First quarter §50, half Jlii, three-
quarters $75, mile $110. All paid-up entries over four
to be added and equally divided between each winner.

2-Trotting— Purse 52?,u. Three-minute class. For
horses owned iu Hum bole* t County prior to May 1,
18S8. First horse $150; second to receive J75, and third
to save entrance.

Second Day— July 4, 1888.

3-Running Stake— Free for all; $50 entrance, half
forfeit, $300 added ; second to receive $100, third to save
stake. Mile and a quarter.

4— Running Stakk— Free for all; 52". entrance, half
forfeit, $250 added; second to receive $75, third to save
stakes. One-half mile and repeat.

5— Trotting— Purse $500. Free for all. First horse
$350, second $100, third $50.

Third Day— July 5, 1888.

6 Running— Purse $150. Free for al). First horse
$125, second $15. Six hundred yards.

7— Trotting Stake— Two-year-olds bred in Hum-
boldt County. ?2-t entrance, half forfeit, $100 added;
second to save stake. Best two iu three.

8— Trotting— Purse $:!00. 2:40 class. For horses
owned in Humboldt County prior to May ], lbSS.
First horse $200, second $70, third $30.

Foil rlli &ay— July 6, 1888.

9— Running— Purse $2-^0. Free for all. First horse
to receive $200, second $ 0. Three-quarters of a mile.

10-Running— Purse $350. Free tor all. Firsthorse
to receive $300, second $50. One mile.

11 -Trotting— Purse $200. Three year-olds. For
horses bred in Humboldt Countv. Firsthorse to
receive $125. second $50. third $25. Best two in three.

CONDITIONS AND REMARKS

All trotting races are best threp in five unless other-
wije specified; four to enter and three to Bta't, but
the Board reserves the right to hoi I a less number
than four to fill by the withdrawal of a proportionate
amount of the purse.

Entrance fee 10 per cent, of purse to accompany
nominations.

Jn all trotting races the rules of the American
Trotting Assoc'a'ion. and all running raceB the rules
of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association to
govern, but the Boan! reserves the right to trot heats
of any two classes alternately, if necessary to finish
any day's racing.

In all entries not declared out by (i p. v. of the dav
preceding the race shall be required to start.

No added money paid for a walk-over.

Jn all races four or more paid-up entries required
to fill, and three or more horses to start,

Racing colors to he named in entries.

In trotting races drivers will be required to wear
cap* of distinct colorB. to he named in entries.

Kntries in a'l races to close with the Secretary,
Monday, Juue 18, 188S.

Entry blanks will be furnished upon application to
the Secretary.

Sealed bids will he received hy the undersigned up
to e, r. m. Monday, June 18th, iS89, for the privilege of
selling pools and running of the wheel of fortune, at
the rac< s to be given by the Eureka Jockey Club on
■Tuly3d, 4th, 5th and 6th, 1888.

DAMEI, MURPHY, President.

H. (OHji, Secretary. ijap

HIGH-CLASS

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ESTABLISHED 1882.
We have for Private Sale selections of tbe follow-
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Britain, America and Australia.
ALL SUITABLE FOB HIGH-CLASS STDD PURPOSES

HORSES.

BLOOD, COACHERS. TROTTERS, ARABS,
DRADGHT, PONIES.

CATTLE.

DCRHAMS, DEVONS, HEREFORDS, POLLED
ANGUS, ATRSHIRFS, JERSEYS.

PIGS.

IMPROVED BERKSHIRES, "MAGrK," POLAND

CHINA, ESSEX, WHITE YOrtKSHIEK, ic.

ALL IMPORTED STOCK.

EXHIBITION POULTRY

Supplied to win in tbe keenest competition.
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DOGS.

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105 PITT STREET, SYDNEY, NEW SOOTH WALES

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Montana

AND

Washington

Racing Circuit,
1888.

$45,000 In Stakes and Purses.

ALL STAKES <XOS£ APKIX 1ST.
A'l Trolling Entries Close Jnly I-Uls.

Write to any one of the Secretaries for pro-
grammes and farther particulars.

DATES.

Deer Lodge, Montana, July 18 to 21, James B. He-
August 6 to 11, Lee Mantle,

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REFERENCES

(By permission).

ARIEL LATHROP, ESQ., SETH COOK, E8Q.,

J . B. HAGGIN, ESQ . , THEO. WINTERS, ESQ

R. P. ASHE, ESQ., WM. CORBITT, ESQ.,

and otbers.

S. B. WHITEHEAD & OO.
ISO LiicliMloi'lV Street,
lOmartf San FranclNCO.

LELA S.,

THE PACER,

FOR SALE.

Eeco.'l 2:313 aa a trotter. Can pace in 2:20 eaBy. HaB
.:• record as a pacer.
lies particulars address

W. O HATCH, 1 41 S Hill Street,
:omr Los Angeles, cal.

DIXON
Driving Park

ASSOCIATION,

TROTTING COLT STAKES,

FREE FOR ALL!

TO BE TROTTED AT THE PARK,

IN THE

LAST WEEK IN AUGUST,

1888!

The Dixon Driving Park Association has opened the
following Colt Stakes for trotters and pacerB.

No. 1.— Forfoalsof 1S87. Half-mile heats. Entrance
?2o, of which 510 must accompany nomination- $10
imiBtbe paid June 1st, 1888, and $5 the day before the
race. 810 added for each Btarter.

No. 2.— Fortwo-year-ohLs and under. Entrance $10.

t which 310 must accompany nomination; $15 to be
paid June 1st, 1868. and ?15 to be paid by 6 p. m. on the
dav preceding the race; $15 added for each starter. One
mile and repeat.

Ho. 8.'— For three-year-olds and under. Entrance JE0,
of which §15 must accompany nomination; $25 to be
paid June 1st, 1&88 andJlO to be paid by 12 o'clock v
on the day of the race. $20 added for each starer
Mile heats,best3 in 5.

*l0,4\~" For three-year-old pacers. Conditions same
aB for three-year-old trotters.

In all stakes failure to make payments as they
become due forfeits entrv and money paid in. Five to
enter, three or more to start. Money in each stake
to he divided as followB: 80 per cent, to winning colt
20 per cent, to second, 10 per cent, to third. No added
money for a walk-over. If buttwe start tbey mav trot
for forfeit, divided at the rate of 65 per cent to the
winner and 35 per cent, to second. In all other re-
spects the National Trotting Association rules to
govern.

Entries close with the Society May 1st, 1888.

» « -»« „•' W. McFAl>*EN, FreNldent.

J. R. KO« BFORD, Secretary. fe26

Masters, Secretary

Butte City, Montana,
Secretary.
Helena, Montana, August 20 to 25, Francis Pope,
\ Secretary.

S Spokane Falls, Washington, September 3 to 8, John
Ja. Todd, Secretary.
9 Note. Salem, Oregon, dates September 17 to 22.
Walla Walla, Washington Ty., dates October 1 to 6.
18fe

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6:30— 6:00 — 6:3(1— 7:00— 8:00— 9:00-10:00-11:00— 12-00

TO FRUIT VALE, (via East OnkIand)-Same aB "TO
EAST OAKLAND" until 6:30 P. M., inclusiva, also
at 8:00—9:00 and 11:00 P.M.

TO FRUIT VALE (.via Alameda)— «9:30— *12-O0-7:00

TO ALAMEDA— '6:00— '6:30— 7:00— *7:3C-8:0U — «8:30—
9:00— 9:30— 10:00— J10:30— 11:00— Jll:30— 12 ;O0-±12:3r—
1:00—11:30—2:00—12:30-3:00—3:30—4:00 — 4:30-5:00—
5:30— 6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 3:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— 12:00.

TO BERKELEY and WEST BERKELEY— *6:00—
•6:30 — 7:0U— *7;30— 8:00— '8.30— 9:00— 9:30— 10:00—
tl0:30— U:00— Jll:30— 12:00- ±12:30-1:00-11:30-2:00
12:30—3:00— 8 :30— 4:00 — 4:30—5:00— 5:30—6:00— 6:30—
7:00—9:00—9 : 00— 10 :00— 11 :00— \L :00.

To San Francisco Daily.

FROM FRUIT VALE (via East Oakland)— 6:25-6:55
—7:^K— 7:55-8:25— 8:55— 9;25—9;55— 10:25— 10:55- 11:25
11 :a5— 12:25—12 :55— 1 :25— 1 :55— 2 ;25— 2 :55— 3:25— 3 :55
—4:25— 4:55— 5:25— 5:55— 6:25— 6:55— 7:50— 8:55— 9:53.

FROM FRUIT VALE (via Alameda) — *t:i:l— 5:61-
±9:20— «3:20

FROM EAST OAKLAND- *5:30- 6:00- 6:30— 7:0J-
7:30— 8:00— 8:30— 9:00— 9:30— 10:00— 10:30— 11:00 — 11^
12:00— 12:30— 1 :00—l :30— 2:00— 2 :30— 3:00- 3 :30— 4.-00 —
4:30—5:00-5:30—6:00—6:30—7:00 — 8:00-9:00 9:t8—
10:53

PROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND-9 m 'notes later
than from East Oakland.

FROM ALAMEDA— «5:30-6:00-*6:30— 7:00 -*7;3 1-8.00
•8:30-9 .00- 9 :30— 10 :00— ±10:30-1 1 :00 — ±11 : 30-12:00—
±12:30— 1:00— ±1:30— 2:00— (2:30- 3:10- 3:30- 4:00 —
4:30—5:00—5:30-6:00-6:30— 7:00— 8:00— 9:00-10:00—
11:0'.

FROM BERKELEYaud WEST BERKELEY- *5:25
— 5:55— *6:25— 6:55-"7:25-7:55-*8:25-8:55-9:25-9:55
— ±10:25— 10:55- ±11:25— 11:55— ±12:25-12:55— ±1 ;25—
1:55— ±3:25— 2:55-3:25— 3:55— 4:25— 4:55-5:25— 5:55—
6:25-6:55— 7:55— B:55— 9:55— 10:55.

t'htKK ROUTE.

FROM SAW FRAJSCiBOO— -7:10— a:l&— liuo-mj-

3:15—5:16.
FROM OAKLAND— *6 -\h— 8:15— 10 J5 —12 :15 —2:1a -

4:15.

A for Morning. P for Afternoon.

•SundayB excepted. tSatnrdays excepted; {Sundays
only.

Standard Time fnrnlBhed by Lick Obseevatoby.

A. R. TOW ME,

Gen. Manager.

T. H. GOODMAN,

Gen. Pass. A Ttk Ad.

CHILD'S CARBOLCRYSTAL SHEEP DIP.

"Patented in Europe and America."

SHEEP

DIP.

A positive scab core. A liquid, soluble in

cold water. It is absolutely non-

pojsonous.

The cheapest and most effective dip on the market
sne gallon making one hunrlred gallons of wash.
Price, $1-25 per gallon.
Special discounts an 1 terms to agents and large
consumers. For samples and other information ap-
ply to
1,1M)EA HOrOH, Agents for Pacific Coast.
116 California St., San Francisco, (Jal.
17sepU2

FOR SALE.

No. 1.— Bay Mare, foaled spring of 1881, by
Terror.

1st dam by Little John; 2d dam Musidora 's dam by
son of Bertrand.

Terror by Woodburn, 1st dam by Owen Dale; 2d
dam Musidora, by Belmont, etc.

No. 9. -Chestnut Mare, foaled spring of 1882,
by Ware's Bismarck.

1st dam by Owen Dale; 2d dam Musidora, by
Belmont.

Ware's Bismarck, by "Jack Trimble "(Son of Bel-
mont and mare by Limber John, son of Kosciusko by
Sir Archy) dam by Yorkshire Boy, son of imp. Poche,

These are extra fine young mares of superior trot-
ting action and well in-bred to the blood of Belmont.
No. 1 is in foal to a son of Geo. M. Patcheu Jr.

For further information address

W. M. WILLIAMSON ,

no37tf San .love. Cai.

AMERICAN

KENNEL CLUB
STUD-BOOK.

Blanks for registering in the official stud
book will be mailed on application.

Entries to Part I of Volume 5 close March
31st, 1888.

.Sec'y, American Kennel Club.

Nos. 44 and 46 Broadway.
Mob Hew York,

'88 — ^FAIRLAWN

'88

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 1888.

FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CATALOGUE NOW READY,

And \\i!i be mailed to all applicants who send Five Cents in Stamps to Prepay

Post»ge.

THE FAlBIi*W3S CATALOGUE FOR 1888 contains descriptions and pedigrees of all tbe
Stallions and Brood-mareB in use at Fairlawn. THE 1888 CATALOGUE also contains descriptions and pedi-
grees, and prices of

ONE HlNDRl I) AND SIXTY HEAD OF YOUNG TROTTERS,

consisting of Stallions and Fillies from yearlings to five years old, all of niy own breeding

and nearly all STANDARD BRED, and duly registered.

A specialty is made at Fairlawn of raising

STALLIONS AND FILLIES FOR BREEDING PURPOSES.

Those who wish to engage in breeding Hign*bred Trotters, or those already engaged who wish it
add to their breeding stud, can be supplied at Fairlawn with first-class yonag Stallions and Fillies cf
the very best trotting families, uniting in their veins strains of blood that have produced Speed witli
the Greatest Uniformity.

Gentleuiea who desire fine, bighiy bred, promising, and well-broken Young Trotters for their
own driving?, can be supplied at Fairlawn. Any young stallion sold for a roadster will be gelded, if the
purchaser desires, at my own risk and expense.

rpTTTli n*NTTT PPTPTi1 PT A "NT ia strictly adhered to at Fairlawn, and the price of every
1 LlHl KJJMU'r JXJ.Vj.Cj riJrlll aniniallor sale Is printed in the catalogae. Pur-
chasers from a distance can buy on orders at exactly the Borne price as if present in person. All stock sold
on orders can be returned if they do not come fully up to the descriptions given.

Time will be given responsible parties, on satisfactory paper, bearing interest from
date.

THE STALLIONS IN USE AT FAIRLAWN ARE

Happy Medium (400).

Sire of more 2:30 performers than any living stallion,
having 39 to hie credit with records of 2:30 or better,
among tbem Maxey Cobb, 2:13$, tbe fastest Btallion
that ever lived.

WILL BE USED AS A PRIVATE STALLION.
Aberdeen (39),
Sire of H with records better than 2:30, among them
Hattie "Woodward, 2:15*; Jim Jewell, 2:194; Modoc,
2:19ft, etc. Limited to 30 mares at $100 the season,
or St 50 to insure a mare in foal.
Al'cto (2548).
By Almont, dam Violet (sister to Dauntless and
Peacemaker), by Rysdyk's Hambletonian, etc.
Limited to 30 mares at $50 the season, or $80 by
Insurance.

Almont Wilkes (2131).
By Almont, dam Annabel, by George "Wilkes; 2d dam
Jessie Pepper (dam of Alpha, 2;26£, etc.), by Mam-
brino Chief, etc. Limited to 30 mares at §50 the
season, or $80 by insurance.

Maximus, (5175),
By Almont, dam by Sentinel; 2d da m by Bayard, etc.
3d dam Layton Barb Mare. Limited to 30 mares at
$50 the season, or $80 by insurance.

Noble Medium (4939),

By Happy Medium, dam by Mambrino Patchen; 2c
dam by Mambrino Chief ; 3d dam by Sir Arcby Mon-
toria. Limited to 20 mares at $50 the season, or
S80 by insurance.

Applications for use of Stallions will be entered in the order tbey are. received, but after a Stallion*.'
limit is reached no more mares will be received. For catalogues and further information, address

Lock Fox 320.

WM. T. WITHERS, Lexington, Ky.

28jan62

IMPORTED BERKBHIEES.

REDWOOD DUKE 13368.

Prize winners at all the fairs in California and tbe
entire list of sweepstakes premiums at State Fair
Sacramento, 1886.

Importations made direct from England every year
from the most noted Breeders, selected from the
best blood and most fashionable families of Difh-
faced Berksbires , regardless of cost, and all re-
corded in English and American Berkshire records.

Yonng pigs from these importations, male and
female, from entirely different families for sale at
reasona Die prices, and every pig guaranteed. Address

4febS3

AM.Ki « .SMITH. Redwood < sty.

Or at '21H California Street. San Francisco.

Perch

For sale, twelve head of thorougbred Percheron
Btallions and marea. Four are imported from France.
These horses are registered in the Percheron Stud
Book of America, and are believed to be the best lot
of animals for sale in CaUf ornia. Address

E. J. TURNER,

25fe3mo Holllster, San Benito ro.

CHUBB,

The Fishing Rod Manufacturer,

Has a new retail catalogue which contains severa'
original articles on fishing written by the most noted
anglers of the present day. Catalogue a:so has 125
illustrations of angling goods, GO different kinds of
fishing rods described, reels, lines, hooks, flies, rod
trimmings etc. Every angler should have a copy,
send for one, ready Jan. I5th. Address.

THOS. H. OHUBB,
uja Post amis, vt.

FOR SALE

TROTTING BKED HORSES.

Harold Cossack 4402,

Sired by Don Cossack, first dam by Harold, second
dam by Belmont, third dam by Mambrino Chief.

Harold Cossack is 3 years old, as handsome as a
picture. Mahogony bay, heavy mane and tail, and a
trotter. Also a yearling stud colt by Don Cossacs,
first dam Madam Bloodstone by Bacchus, sire of
Jennie Holton, 2:22i; second dam by Green Mountain
Morgan. This fellows is bay in color, large and
rangey, and a very fine colt. His dam, Madame
Bloodstone, is the dam of Polly Bloodstone, record
of 2;:-9£, made last fall after weaning a colt and with
sis weeks' handling.

NELLIE BLOODSTONE,

Bay mare, 7 years old, sired by Little Mc, he by
old Ethan Allen. First dam Madame Bloodstone, as
above. Nellie has a colt by her side sired by Mt.
Vernon (record 2:21) by Nutwood, etc. Stinted 1o
Harold Cossack.

KATE BLOODSTONE,

Block mare, i years old, sired by Stocking Chief,
he by Clark Chief, he by Mambrino Chief, etc.
Stinted to Harold Cossack. First dam Madame
Bloodstone. Will also sell Madame Bloodstone. She
is sixteen years old and will drop a foal in May by
Harold Cossack. She is a sure breeder, having
missed but one sea-ion since she was four years old.

FILLET,

Bay mare, 10 years old , sired by "Viscount, a s^n of
Alexander's Abdallah. First dam Thoroughbred,
registered. Stinted to Harold Cossack.

ItED WING,

Bay mare, 5 years old, sired by Red Line. First
dam Fillet, as above. Red Line by William Welch, by
Rysdyk's Hambletonian. First dam Jennie Clay by
American Clay, a sou of Strader's C. M. Clay. Red
Line is standard bred and registered. Page 541,
Third Vol. , Wallace's Stud Book. Red Wine: is stinted
to Harold Cossack,

RED SILK,

Bay mare, 3 years old, by Red Line. First dam
Silky by Chieftain, he by Iowa Tuckahoe, etc. Red
Silk has cnit by her side by Harold Cossack. Stinted
to Harold Cossack.

RED QUEEN,

Two years old, by Red Line. First dam old
Fannie, a thoroughbred. Stinted to Harold Cossack.

BROWN BESS,

Six years old, sired by Chieftain, as above, tirst
dam Poughkeepsie Girl by Rysdyk's Hambletonian.
Brown Bess has rplt by her side by Mt. Vernon, 2:21,
by Nutwood. Stinted lo Harold Cossack. Old Fannie
{breeding unknown) a thoroughbred and a fine brood-
mare.

I will sell the above stock very cheap, as I have
recently sold my ranch and want to close out my
horses. Stock can be seen at Sacramento. Address
N X. fit l Hi,

24mr j*_ 2508 H.Slreet, Siuraxuento, Cal,

WHMMGI1

TIME SCHEDULE.

i t.ssenger Trains leave and arrive Passenger Depo
i ownsend Street, between Third and Fourth Streets
San Francisco.

In effect April 20, 1888.

12:01 p | Cemetery and MeDlo Park..,

7;I5a

8:30 a
10:30 a
*3:30 p

3:30 P
*6:10 p

6:30 p
(11 -A6 p

..San Mateo, Redwood and..
Memo Park.,

8:30 A' (
10:30 a I
•3:30 p 1

4:30 P V

\ 4*

5:'

6:.

J t7:

8:00 a
9:03 A
•10: 02 A
3GP

...Santa Clara, San Jose, and 1 1*10*02 i

feanta Ulara, San Jose, and. [|«

Principal Way Stations r

\ :3H P
6:40p

17:50 A
8:30 a
*3 :30 p

■ ■Alniadun ami Way Slant na | 4:36 p

) Gilroy, Pajaro, CastroviUe, f I *1S :02 *

I Salinas and Monterey f| ^:

..Hollister and TreB Pinos .

t7:50A
8:30 a
"3:30 P

.) WatsonviUe, Aptos,Soquel (

) CCapitolajand tiauta Cruz..1".'.'.'.' ('

t7:50Ai

'10:02 a

6:40p
t8:35 P

1 Monterey and SunU Cruz, Sunday / i in

t Ew-ursion Train „ f\ t8:3op

8-30AUiSt?led,adr K?so Roblts, Templeton J ,
1 USanLuis Obispo) & Way Stations, i I

6:40*

A — Morning p Afternoon

•Sundaysexcepted. tSundays only {Theatre train ShI-
urtlays only Trams run on Standard Time furnished
by Lick Observatory.

Staqk connections are made with the 8:30 a.m.

Nearly all rail line to San Luis Obispo. Onlv 24
miles staging between Templetun and San Luia
Obispo, lime from San Francisco 12 hours. Through

Special Round-tkip Tickets,
Gilroy and Paraiso Springs.

t reduced rates— to

Special Notice— Kound-trip tickets to the famous
LicK 0bPervatory (Mt. Hamilton) cun be had at anv
Rate 6S5 5°^mpa,iy'S T'Cket °fflCeS in San ^^cinco.

"fiXlTKSIOJi TICKETS.
For Sundays onlyJ . Sold Sunday Mobnins;

J,(for return same day.
ForSaturday, ^ f Sold Saturday and Sunday only

Sunday and<
Monday, (

Round Trip

from San
Francisco to

'ood for return until following Mon".
lay.incluBlv^.at Che following rates.

San liruno

Millbrae.

Oak Grove

San Mateo

Belmont

Redwood

Fair Oaks

MenloPark...

Mayfield

Mount'n View

Lawrences

Santa Clara.

Satto

Mon.
Tkt.

Ticket Offices. -

Round Trip

from San

Francisco to

San Jose

Oilrov

Hollister

Pajaro

Watsooville ...

Aptos...^,.

Loma Pneta...

Soque!

Santa Cruz

CastroviUe

Monterey

Sun.
Tkt.

■Satto
Moi-
Tkt.

Sf 00

4 50

5 or.

5 00
5 10

5 CO
5 00
5 00
5 00

Passenger Depot. Tow'nsend
street, Valencia-street station. No. bis Market street
Grand Hotel, and Ro'amda, Baldwin Hotel
A. C. BASSETT, H.K.J UllA H ,

Superintendent Asst. Pass. A Tkt. Ag«.

ro

Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers.

THE

SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO.

EESPECTFDXLY CAJ.LS ATTENTION TO THE

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

AFFORDED BY THE "NORTHERN DIVISION
of its line fori caching with speed and comfort the
best ilaces in the State for

sea Bathing, Shooting and Fishings

TRAINS LEAVE BAN FRANCISCO DAILY FOR

MONTEREY,

THE MOST CHARMING

^iimmer and Winter Kesori ol (lie
Pacific foam,

with Its beautiiul Groves and delightful Drives. Trout
!n abundance can be obtained from the se\eral streau.s
In the vicinity of Monterey, and the best of shooting
mav l<e had in season. *

THE BA Y OF MONTEREY

Is noted for the extent .snd variety of Ssb which
abound in its waters, notably Salmon. Rock Cod Be*,
acuda, Pomplno, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder*
The above-mentioned attractions. In connection witli
the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superior
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEI
MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sport",
men.

THE BATHING FACILITIES

AT THE

"HOTEL DEL MONTE,'

A1E UNSURPASSED,
haying a MAGNIFICENT BEACH of pare while
aand for enrf bathine. The BATH-HOUSE contalna

SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANKS

(150x50 feet) for warm salt water plunge and Bwim-
ming baths, with ELEGANT ROOMS connecting for
individual baths, with douche and shower facilities.

THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-known
Watering Places,

AiM'OS, SOQUIX AND SAWTA CRUZ

IS VTA THE NORTHERN DIVISION

SOUTHERN PACIFIC ROUTE

(Broad Gauge)

The Northern Diviaion runs through the countlH*
of San Mateo, Santa Clara. San Benito, Santa Cruz
and Monterey, each of which abounds in game in ctpm
variety Notably * "

Quail, Pigeon, Snipe, JDnck, Geese, Deer
and Bear.

Lakes FILARCITOS and SAN ANDREAS are
reached by this line. Stages connect with trains dailv
at San Mateo lor those woll-knowi: Retreats PIlRrq
SIMA, SAN GREGORIO and PEsCADERO We
would particularly call uttention to the unlimited ex
tent of range at and about SAN BRUNO &nd MnMA.
SON'S for RIFLE PRACTICE. CJHd

These reBorts are bnt a short distance from San
Francisco and offer special inducements to the lovem
of this manly Bport.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

FREE TRANSPORTATION CF THEIR DO S
when carried tn Baggage Cars and pot In charge m
Train Baggagemen. Train Baggagemen are instructed
to issne CHECKS for all dogs receved in BaggVge

C^rln order to guard against accidents to Dog
while in transit, it 1b necessary that they be nrnvidn.i
with COLLAR AND CHAIN. Guns and Fl'
Tackle will be carried free of charge. Gunstaken apart
and aecurely packed in wood or leather cases mav bn
taken in Passenger Cars. J

TICKET OFFICES— Passenger Depot i
street, Valencia Station, and No 613 Mai
Hotel

O. BASSETT, A. H. R J r

Superintendent, Aest. Pas* and '

288

^fipe ffrjejete mil jlpjmsnmtt.

May 5

as
so

HORSE BOOTS, h

63

S3

SO

RACING "MATERIAL Cp

IN ENDLESS VARIETY AT

J, A. McKEHRON'S,

228, 230 and 232 Ellis Street,.

San Francisco

NOTICE TO

Sulk? Dealers and Horsemen.

We beg to call the attention of Dealers and Horeem enthroughout
the country to the fact that we are the original builders of the genuine
Toomey Vehicles and are the inventors of several patents on our Trues
Axle and other SulKies. We learn that our patents are being«nfrineea
upon by some unscrupulous Manufacturers, and in view of these facts
we give special notice and due warning to dealers and consumers that
we mean to protect our rights. We have not licensed anyone to build
Our Trues Axle Bulky, hence none are genuine except those of S.
Toomey &. Co.. Canal Dover, Ohio. We give this notice so that the con-
sumer mid dealer may not be imposed upon or misled by fraudulent
Manufacturers, who ever stand ready to imitate a goo"1 article and prac-
tice fraud on the innocent customer. We trust this notice will pot the
dealer and consumer on the alert, and be the means to prevent trouble
in future as we must and will protect our Patents and our rights, at all

hazards.

WM. D. O'KANE,

767 Market Street, San Francisco, Cal,

Ib the Solo Agent for the Genuine Toomey Truss '* xle anil Other Sulkies. The only place they
aie sold in San Francisco. Yours Truly

2Sap2

S. TOOMEY & CO., Canal Dover, Ohio.

THE PARKER GUN.

IT STILL LEADS

AT PHIL DALjc'S HANDICAP PIGEON SHOOT, at Long Branch, Feb. U and 15, 1888, The Park r won
first and third prizes, taking Si, 20f" out of the ?l,5C0cash prizes, beating such shooters as C. W Budd W
C Graham (England,, Fra^k Kleintz, Fred Erb Jr., and many others. -Hurrah for the United States!
because the first and third prizes were won over foreign makes by The Parker Gun."— N. T. World '

AT SEATTLE, W. T„ June 9, 10 and U, 1887. the leading prizes aDd best average were won wiih a
Parker.

AT THE WORLD'S TRAP SHOOTING CARNIVAL, Wellington, Mass., May 30 to June 3, 1887, The
Pa:k^r won leading prize and 1 est average during the five davs.

AT CHAMBE^LIN CARTRIDGE CO 'S TOURNAMENT, held at Cleveland, 0.,Sept. 14, 1886, The Parker
won 8900. out of tbe SJ ,200 purse offered.

At New Orleans. La., The Parker i first prize in WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP from such shots

Carver, Bogaxdui, Cody, Stubbs, Erb ac hers.

Sew York Salesroom. 9 7 CI*-

.RKER BROS.. Makers,

Meriden, ^ onn.

CHOICE OLD WHISKIES!

PURE AND UNADULTERATED.

We offer for salt on favorable terms to the Trade.
CATHER WOOD'S «X5XBRATED FINK OLD WHISKIES

of the following brands, namely:

Cranston's Cabinet, Century, A. A. A., Old Stock, Bear 7 fiull
Double B. and Monogram, Very Old. and Choice.

Also, *n cases of 1 doz. quart Dottles eac,h,
Brunswick Club {Purd OU Eye) and U|»per Ten (Very Old ana Choice).
tST For excellence, purity and evenness of quality the above are unsurpassed by any whiskies! t a

Vhi only objection to be made to them by the manipulatiug dealers being that (hey cannot be improv e
upon.

DICKSON, DeWOLF & CO.,

SOLE AGENTS.

SAN FRANCISCO. OAIIFOBNIA

Veterinary Surgery,

DR. A. E. DCZA.RD.

Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Sur-
& as, London. Calls to the country promptly
a' tended to.

.i,I operations performed. Advice and prescrip-
.ions by mail, One Dollar. Residence and Pharmacy

No. 11 Seventh Street,
21ap62 San Francisco, (Ntar Market.)

Harry E. Carpenter, M.O.C.V.S.

VETERINARY SURGEON.

Honorary Graduate of
Ontario Veterinary col-
lese, Toronto. Canada.
«3" Rldzllngs Castrated.
Veterinary Inllrmary. 3JI Natoma St.
Besiaence. 966 Howard St., San Francisco
lmafia

RSlf

IMPORTANT TO

Horse and Stockmen

THE

iKil"C. fe N. W. Ry."

In Connection with the C. P. & U. P. R. R's., forms the

"CHICAGO AND SAN FRANCISCO SHORT-LINE"

With Splendid Track and Unequaled Equipment for tbe Speedy and Safe Transportation
of Horses and Live Stock, l. its own or in Private Cars, on Passenger or Freight drains.

Commodious Rest, Water and Feed Stations situated at convenient distances all alor.g
the line.

Over 6.000 miles of first.class road rimuliis West. Xonh and North-west from I liicagc.

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bor further information

apply to

HENRY P.

STANWOOD.

General Asrent. San Francisco. <;«•!.

L C. SMITH' Top Action, Double Cross-Bolted

BREECH— LOADING GUN!

I N G GUN!

L. C. SMITH.

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£ § ^
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Ltanufacturer of both Hammer and Hammerleas Guns.
SYRACUSE, N. T.
A. Dtmonstration of the Shooting Qualities of the "L. C. Smith"

Gun.

Attli Cleveland Cartridge Co.'s tournament, held at Cleveland, O.. from September 13 to 16 inclusive
the •■Smith" gun won first money in every class. It also won nearly tiro-thirds of the entire
amou 1(53,(00) of cash prizes, and championship trophy for the h-et averace in the 9P class. In tbe 90-
class won the ls». 2nd and 4tb moneys; in the 80-class It took the 1st. 3rd. 4th and 5th- in the 70-class it
cook Jitand 2nd, with the 1st and 6th m the 60-class, making a total winning nearly four times greater
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Notes and Comments.

The Cbancelor of the Exchequer proposes to levy an annnal
tax of £5 on race-horses, which elicits from Peodragon in
The Ife/ereethe following remarEs: "Owners of race-horses
are already so heavily handicapped and so sadly hampered
that I should not be at all surprised to hear that this last
blow of all has cansed several among them to call in the
assistance of the man with the hammer. As it is, in nine
cases oat of every ten they provide the sport that other
people enjoy; they could bet, if they want to bet, at least as
well if they had no horses as they can bet with them. It
seems to me that if we except three or four of our biggest
owners who give its tone of horse proprietorship to racing's
ruling body, a man lays up for bimself little beyond worry
and anxiety when be invests cash or credit in thoroughbred
horsefiash. He iB always in somebody else's hands — does
anybody suppose that the gentleman who keeps race-horses
is the first to know what is being done by and with them?
How often does an owner go into tho ring to back his horse
and find he has been forestalled, and there is nothing left
him but the dregs of the market? Upon my word, the more
one knows of the inner life of racing, the less reason is there
to be surprised at owners having a turn for themselves now
and again, no matter how honest and honorable they may
be when making a commencement. No matter how straight
they are, suspicion always dogs their steps, and as Moll
Flanders says, it is just as well to do a thing as get the dis-
credit of it. .Race-horse owners are at any time subject to
the despotism of a tribunal, the horse-owning members of
which are such not because they are owners of horses, but
because they belong to a certain section of society. That
they happen to own horses is a mere accident of the situation;
there are some members of the Jockey Club who, I'll bet
my bottom dollar, don't know a bay horse from a brown, or
what is the difference between a sorrel and a chestnut."
The tax may be onerous to some small holders, but it will
have one good effect, and that is to consign to other occupa-
tions a great many weeds that are now used for mere gamb-
ling purposes.

As in the case of the Policeman in Gilbert's ''Pirates of
Penzance," the lot of a jockey is not a very happy one,
owing to the strictly meagre and temporate diet he is obliged
t:> observe in order not to take on weight that would debar
him from figuring in the chief events of the season. Especi-
ally is this necessary reduction of weight in the early sum-
mer regarded by the medical profession as debilitating to the
system, and thus rendering it susceptible to the attacks of d
fatal disease. The two best English jockeys of our time
Fred Archer and George Fordham, succumbed to the effects
of fever and consumption owing to the wasting processea
used to reduce weight. The difficulty assumes a more
aerioos aspect with the advance of years, as in the full de-
velopment of manhood the bones and muscular system
b2Come enlarged and thus take on a good deal more weight
than is the case with the growing youth. The rumors to
the effect that McLaughlin could not ride in the rich two-
year-old stakes this year owing to an excess of -weight, must
ba taken with many grains of allowance, and even if he can-
not scale at 112 pounds the services of McLaughlin would
be invaluable in races with heavier imposts. Form a recent
letter we learn that although he was so weak that he was
obliged to betaken to and from the track in a carriage, he per-
severed in his preparation. The doctors say that if he
would eat meat and dry bread he would mnke a better show-
ing, but no wonder that this enforced fasting, added to two
Turkish baths a day, and long wasting walks in the hot sun,
tend to np-set him. The question arises whether, in order
lo retain the services of some of our best riders, it would not
be judicious to raise the three-year-old stake weight to 126
pounds, as is the case now in England.

An open rupture appears to have taken place between
some of the large Eistern associations and the members of
the Alliance Club of Bookmakers, a powerfnl combination
that seeks to further its own interests as against those of the
racing organizations. On the subject, Pierre Lorillard recent-
ly remarked to a reporter of the 2f. Y. World: "The
bookmakers, as a class, rob the public and owners, inasmuch
as they take a million a year from them as profits. They are
hut middlemen and, as such, are not wanted. To insnre
their schemes they bribe jockeys and trainers, steal stable
secrets by employing the most corrupt men to inveigle and
and bribe boys to tell what they know of the work done and
the heats run. They make plots, run false races, and run
horses for no other purpose than to interfere with and pre-
vent horses winning against which they may have laid
heavily. I had a full share of that in my experience. On
the subject of betting in auction and mutuel pools, Mr. Loril-
lard said that they were the only equitable systems, aa the
public made their own odds. Of coarse they prevent plang.
ing to a great extent. It is doubtful if anybody could with
these systems be able to win $50,000 on a race. It is best
for the turf that they should not. The people who make
racing are the owners and the public, and the thousands
who bet their ten, fifteen or twenty dollars are a great
deal better supporters of the turf than the few who bet
thousands."

When the stewards of the English Jockey Club were cen.
sured by the press for not ruling Sir George Chetwynd off
the turf for not giving a full explanation of the in-and-out
rnnning of his horse Fullerton, they probably recalled to
mind a few cases inlwhich their hasty and ill-advised action
led to mischievous results. Chief among these was when
the Prince Regent fell under the ban of the Newmarket
Stewards. In October, 1791, Escape, the property of the
Prince of Wales, ran in two races at Newmarket, ridden in
both by Sam Chifney,Jthe elder. In the first race Escape
was last; in the second he was first against some of the same
horses that had beaten him over almost the same distance on
a previous day. Great was the explosion of public indigna-
tion, and Sir Charles Bunbury (whose own horses were
notorious for in-and-out * running) angrily informed the
Prince that if be put up Chifney again no gentleman wonld
start against him. The Prince, believing in Chifney's
honesty, gallantly refused to give him up, and withdrew for
many years from Newmarket. The affair ended in 1805 by a
petition to the Prince from the Jockey Club, with Sir Charles
Bunbury at their head, in which they "deeply regretted his
Royal Highness's absence from Newmarket, and sincerely
hoped that future meetings might be honored by his conde-
scending attendance," No one who has read the evidence
given before the Jockey Club by Sam Chifney and Vauxhall
Clark, believeB that Escape was pulled in the first race.

Her Grace of Moutrose is a very impetuous, eccentric and
extravagant lady of high degree. She married the late Mr.
Crawford, one of the most enthusiastic supporters of the
turf of the past generation. She races under the curious
assumed name of Mr. Manton, and is known on the prin-
cipal race tracks as "The Scarlet Duchess," as she clothes her-
self from top to toe in those glowiDg tints, "all scarlet"
havi g been Mr. Crawford's colors. On one occasion at
Newmarket last summer, she had pointed one of her best
nags for a certain race, on which she expected to make " a
killing" as described in turf parlance. '/The number of the
horre was run up on the official board ; but when the Duch-
ess sent in her commission to back her horse in the ring, she
found to her surprise and anger that the public had fore
stalled her intentions and that no bets conld be had about
him, save at ruinous odds. The Duchess was so exasperated
that she sent word to her jockey to take the horse to the
stable, intimating her decision to the clerk of the course at

the same time. As this action was in direct defiance to all
racing rules, a member of the Jockey Club was finally in-
duced to brave the anger of the Duchess, by informing her
that if she persisted in her determination, " Mr. Manton"
would be ruled off the Turf. The Duchess flushed with
anger and burst into tears and ordering her carriage back
into the town, she swore she would never race on the heath
again. But woman like, she soon changed her resolution,
and is yet a steady patroness of Newmarket. Recently the
Duchess gave a banquet to the Prince of Wales, the floral
ornamentation of the mansion, amounting to £l,7b0.
Among the items were 1000 orchids at a guinea a piece. Tho
display is said to have exceeded in beauty and profusion, the
flowers and shrubs at the City Banquets, but her Grace re"
fused to foot the bills, as the items were far more extrav-
agant than those ordered, and hence an action f^r recovery
in the law courts. It is a ten to one proposition that her
Grace will compromise the matter rather than to be sum-
moned before a bench of justice. That clever turfman, Cap-
tain Maehell, generally manages the racing affairs of the
Duchess, but she is very self-willed in the purchase of her
young stock.

In commenting on the death ox Dexter, our enterprising
contemporary the N. Y. World editorially, thus remarks :
"Another fact impressed by the death of Dexter is the in-
creased rapidity of trotting in this country. Dexter beat the
record, and was thought lo have accomplished a marvel when
he trotted a mile in 2:17±. Since then Maud S., also des-
tined to a happy old age, through being in the hands of Mr.
Bonner, has brought the record down to 2:08£. Though
these last figures were made several years ago, there has so
far been no improvement on them, albeit confidence is ex-
pressed that the limit has by no means been reached. It is
fairly evident, however, that trotting does not now hold the
preeminent place in racing circles in this country that it once
did. The running racers have been forging to the front
again. It is true that fast trotting is an artificial gait, but it
is a serviceable Jone for something beside race matches. It
is peculiarly American, and it is to be regretted if it is to pass
into the back ground." The World gives a great deal of
valuable space to racing matters, and its dispatches and Ac-
counts of races are generally considered beyond comparison.
Writing in regard to such brilliant arrays of thoroughbreds
as are to be seen in the great racing circles of the East, that
enterprising journal may fail sometimes, as in this instance,
to give an accurate idea of the immense amount of capital,
judgment, liberality, and enterprise shown in the improve-
ment of our trotting stock. Outside of the regular classes
for racing purposes, there are countless gentlemen of wealth
who take a pride in their trotters for private use in all the
large cities, and the farmers are also investing every year in
a higher grade of stock, as they recognize the fact that it
costs*but little more to raise a colt of good pedigree than of
inferior breed. Of course it would be impossible to form a
comparative idea as toj the relative value of trotters ai:d
thoroughbreds in this country, but one of our leading
trainers and owners lately remarked that the totality would
be likely to amount to twenty to one in favor of the trotters,
as against the thoroughbreds. Be this as it may, this is a
great country, and there Is ample room for the breeding and
improvement of both classes.

♦

Sale of Trotting Stock.

In another column will be found the full description of a
valuable mare that C. W. Welby offers for sale. This is Bay
View Maid by General Benton, dam by a son of Skenan-
doah, together with a sucking colt and yearling foal, both
being by George Wilkes. This season she has been bred to
Sydney, and is believed to be in foal to him. The Benton
mares are looked upon with great favor, so that considering
their breeding the ourchase of the trio ought to resn
safe and profitable investment.

290

'.pie $t*edtt and ^atismsu.

May 12

A Cfcafc With Matt Storn-

Glow tSarohii^ the California candidate for the Subur-
ban. arrived at the Brooklyn track ou Saturday fast, and on

Welcesda-y Mr. Matt Storn, his owner aud trainer, aecom-
puiiad by Cyrus HoUoway, h>s jockey, aud Jones, the
ttainer of 'Wittwd, called upon us hi this oifiw. Mr. Storn
bas not beeu East since l6"7o\ he having formerly been a
noted Cauadiau steeplechase rider in the days wheu John
HUaud. George Satcliffe. Pepper and Mike Marphy were the
- --.the saddle.

"When I was list iu New lork," said Mr. Scorn, "things
looked verc different. The Brooklyu Bridge wasn't half
completed."

8 .-. sud Hollo way. k'bnt we've been showing him the
sights an 1 walked him over the bridge this morning to
.:,. ; afa him."

"•Well, its worth se^iag/'-aid Storn. gwd-huuioredly; "bat
9 weather here is the drawback."

"A'ts tha saftsoa so advanced in California?" we asked.
Theu I suppose your hor-e mast be pretty fit?"

B*Koi he isn't, " answered Storu, "bat as for the weather
there, why, G rover was eating grass a foot high before we
stared."

■-What sort of a horse is he?" we inquired.
■ a great deal like the Mondays you've seen— something
like Jim Ken wick, but not so coarse. He has more of a
Leamtngtou finish. You see, he's by Monday, from the ruare
R.»bia Girl— she's an Euojiuer."

"You certainly got iu well at the weights, both in Brook-
lyu and the Suburban.'*
" "Yes." chimed in Jouts, "slipped the bandicappers ele-tn."

"•Weil, I dou'S complain about tie weights; My horse is no
better treated than any of the Califvruiaus. But there is
one thins you mast remember, G cover Cleveland bus to class
as a rive-year-old wheu he t$ re&Lly O' If a four. He was
foals i Dsa 2ft sis days before Jan. I, 18SS, u'd under the
rule has to carry weight fur a horse a year ohier than he is/'

' Like most of the Mondays, speed is bU fort, I suppose."

"Oh. he'll stay. 'Mr. VigiUut,'" qu'ckly ob-erved the
sensitive owaer. "He wis all out of Sana Ia-6 spring at San
Frauciscu, bat in the Gal he caaie roaud. I wrote to Mr.
HoUoway to come home aad ri 4e htm in the fall, but I guess
he thought he wat* the same horse he had teen i» the
spr ng, aud wouLda g cooie. that was the mistake and my
bss, as I would hav-* backed heavier had Mr. HoUoway
' . him. I won eleven race-, with oily two lusiug races
SB. You spoke ot hU -Uyiug, he stays i mile heats
fast enoagh and three-quarter beats in 1:134 and l;14j ''

"What sort ol a horse is Sjuatjr Hearst's Australtan bred
colt True Briton'/" we asfce h

"He looks for all the w.ntl Like Foatiac," said HoUoway.

••Is he a horse of any merit? '

'••'Well," said S^oru. "I £a*e him seven weeks' work and
he did a mite for m>9 iu 1:45. I fun's he'is q/nte a fair sort
q hoese."

Grover Cleveland wdl begin active work iu a few days.
H-i has sained li-sh ea njnU, and his never missed his feed.
VhjrJ.aat m fflfo St. T. ff^irjl oj the Yltsm

Eacbantiv s. Dam of Harold.

In answer to your note I would say that Enchantress, dam
of Harold mffid Lakeland Abdullah, was a brown with tan
coL.t about nose and ftUulis, about or quite fifteen hands
hub. of go >d length in proportion to height; very deep in
cheat and shoulders,, the Lttcer oblique, long iu elbow, placing
forelegs wdl audec her and on which she stood well; rattier
bag in arm aud short from knee (of medium size) to pasterns.
whi.-h were of medium length, good size aud spring; tendons,
>nee, broad, tine and hard; feet ail that could be
desired. Sfc* was not as roand iu the barrel as some might
like. She had a strong loin, was khan at withers, was coapled
well bacste; hip of fair length, running well forward of coup-
ham hind leg rather straight, broad in second thigh; was
pretty long from point of hip to hock and shorter from hock
to pasterns than Hanibtetouiau Candy; rear pasterns springy
and ol £Ood size and medium leagth; light hair in tail, mixed
with white hairs* which also appeared through her coat; tail
of medium size at setting on. out very tapering and which
she carried well up, although never pricked, merely docked;
neck of good length, hue and well earned; throttle large;
nostrils, when extended, large aud thm: jowls weU spread
like a game chicken; head of medium size, and very hand-
some; large hazel eyes, sec wide apart: a large development
ot braiu;~ear Long, clnu and pointed, which was well placed
and car?' -■

The old mare's lips were disfigured by the bit, indicating

that she was willing 1 1 do her full share of the work. After

?ping her thioagn the winter and helping her up in hopes

) might improve on summer's grass was finally persuaded

to a 'low her to be shot as an act of mercy. After being helped

: :=et by four or five men to be led to her grave, she

ho&Hced herself and walked betel thau the man leading her

eon-Id walk, actually palling him along by the halter.

My theory at the time of purchasing this mare to breed to
Kysdvk's Uambletonian was to obtain an in-bred stallion
from'the soundest of all famil es (Abdullah) in hopes that a
decided oat-cross on other highly-bred trotting families might
{Mradtmee a high eats of spe^d. I should like very much to see
HaioMoc Lakeland Abdallah bred to some of the speed prc-
daeing daughters of Sayre's Harry Clay, who were out of
highly-bred :rotting mares-— Ckaa. S. Dole, m Muidkburg

Horss Wttiaperiae-

It ib commonly believed that there are undoubtedly a mys-
texroos iudaences by which an immediate asaendency is
jziitoed over the horse, independent of the process of teaching
or promptings of affection. There was fc-jimerly living in the
county of Cork, Ireland, a family who laid claim to the
possession of a secret by which the wildest or most vicioas
ttfl tamed. This secret is said to have been
originally impacted by a Bohemian Gypsy to the then head
of the lam -"■* * :eutnryaad a half ago, and to have been
regofarly transmitted, as a parting legacy at the time of
death, from the father to the eldest son. Possibly there may
be in'the county of Coik a scion of the family still pcactis-
iaa efth more or lees success, the art of "horse whispering,"
bat it is an indisputable fact that at the commencement of
the present century the fame of Cou Sullivan, the then head
of the faa _ racalous cures of vicioas horses, had

, -,,,- -,L- u I i - :'ironznon.elrel«ndL

Ii^imiimi ;_i onany weU-attested accoaots of the wonderfnl

, :. rvementsof j< 3 Sullivan, "The Whisperer, "the services

which he rendered to Col. Westenra, who afterward suc-

.... fc ■ a ;;" Ro^smore, were the talk of the whole

eoa*bry. The colonel had a splendid race-horse called Rdn-

: i- imiwn to run him at the races ;n the car-

:: EiJ '.kre.-. i'lt he was so wild and vicious that his

meo ::iLdthafi hs wm& pw up all thoughts of bringing

him out and running him. He would bite every one who
went near him, like the present Lord Falmouth's brute
Maley Ediis, who "savaged" the late Fred Archer's arm,
au 1 it was necessary to tie up his head when the groom who
attended him was with him. If a hocse chanced to be near
him he was sure to bite him or try to; and the legs of the
jockey who attempted to mount him did not escape his faugs.
Lord Douerville said he knew a person who could cure him.
The colonel could not believe him, and a wager of £1,000
was laid ou the matter. A messenger was dispatched for
Cou Sullivan, who was known throughout the country side
as "The Whisperer" from the supposition that he whispered
into the horse's ear, by which means he quieted sucb as
were unruly. When he was told the state of Col. "Westenra's
horse he desired to go into the stable to see him. "You
mu^t wait till his head is tied up," was said and repeated by
those present. *"No occasion," said Con, "he won't bite
me." So in he went, after peremptorily ordering no one to
follow him till a given signal should imply that they bad his
permission. He then shut the door for the unenviable tete-
a-tete. In a little more than a quaiter of an hour the signal
was heard. Those who had been waiting in alarm for the
result rushed in, they found the horse extended on his back
playing like a kitten with the Whisperer, who was quietly
sitting by him. Both horse and operater appeared exhausted,
particularly the latter, to whom it was necessary to adminis-
ter brandy and other stimulants before he could be revived.
The horse was perfectly tame and gentle from that day.

In the spring of 1S04, Mr. Whaley's King Pippin was
brought out to run at the curragh of Kildare. He has been
described as a horse of the most savage and vicious disposi-
tion; he had a habit of flying at and worrying any person
who came near him. "When he could turn his head round,
he would seize his rider's leg with his teeth and drag him
from his back. The difncnlty of managing such a horse may
be conceived, and on this occasion it was impossible to put a
bridle on him. The Whisperer was now sent for. He
remained shut up in the stable all night. In the morning
King Pippin was seeu following him like a dog — lying down
at the word of command, and permitting any person without
resistance, to pat his hand into his mouth, while he stood
-'gentle as a Iamb." He was brought out iu the course of
the meeting, was run, and won the race.

The fame of the Whisperer had now spread throughoxxt
the country, and his services were ii extensive demand.
This extraordinary person has been noticed in many and
various publications. Crofton Croker speaks of him in his
"Fairy Legends," as "an igaorant rustic of the lowest class."
while he bears ample testimony to his extraordinary powers.
— St. -fames' Gazette.

Conditioning Horses for the Stud.

To the editor of the Canadian Sportsman: — You are doubt-
lass well aware of the slipshod manner in which many of our
stallions are treated at this time of year, and the unhallowed
forcing process they have to go throagh in order that they
may be brought up to what their owners fondly imagine is
the proper condition for a horse to be in before commencing
stad duties. I have seen many instances in my time when
otherwise good horses were the next thing to mined by the
so-called preparation process, and none suffer more in this
respect than the big fellows. 3Ien who are lucky enough to
own a really good roadster, or trotting stallion, generally
know a little about a horse, but the majority of owners of
heavy sires display an amount of ignorance in their treatment
that is simply amazing. They seem to be impressed with the
Idea that if they only can get a horse "hog fat" that they hava
accomplished all that is necessary; and wheu their charges have
been made great mountains of fat, the owners will point with
pride to the result of their feeding, and claim that their horses
are just about as tit as feed can make them for a season in the
stud. But in nine cases out of every ten instead of the horse
being benefitted by the forcing process he has been subjected
to. the reverse is actually the case and instead ol being, as
every sire should be, built up with good hard flesh and
properly prepared for the work before him, we find a lot of
great flabby un wieldly brates, loaded down with a mass of
soft tissue and useless fat, and in anything bat the condition
that common sense should demand.

Catching a horse up from the straw stick and suddenly
subjecting him to a course of sprouts which includes a lot of
utterly useless quack nostrums and stimulating feed, is not
the process best calculated to prepare him for stud service.
Yet such is the rule followed in the great majority of cases.
True, a hor=e may pile on fat and appear round and sleek
when the forcing process is complete, but that is no guarantee
that he is in proper condition to withstand the severe strain
upon his bodily forces which many of our stallions are sub-
jected to. By far the greater portion are simply forced and
made ugly tempered and the chances of their being sure foal
getters spoilt by their owner's ignorance.

The grand secrets of proper conditioning are so simple that
few men are content to follow them. It is now some years
since I was interested in sires of any kind, beyond the natural
interest that a lover of a good horse takes in its welfare, but
wheal had stallions in my stable I always endeavored to
treat them in a rational manner, and possibly can claim to
have owned as good sires as the majority of Canadian
breeders. I do not claim that my trethod of conditioning for
the stud was original, for such was not the case. But I used
such information as could be gleaned from tue best works on
the subject obtainable, and had no cause to complain of
results.

The grand principles to be fallowed and the only rules to
be observed are briefly as follows: Be sure that your horse
gets nothing bat the very b^st of feed; see that his stable is
thoroughly well ventilated and kept perfectly clean; cleanli-
ness is an absolute necessity, and in order to insure the best
results thorough grooming and washing when necessary must
be combined with hedthy and sweet quarters. Any horse
with a proper constitution and properly fed and housed will
put on flesh rapidly, but in order to have that flesh of the
right kind he must be regularly exercised. The owner's
intelligence should tell him how much exercise bis horse
requires, and be snould carefully study the case in point. If
the horse takes on flesh rapidly the exercise should be suffic-
ient to keep that flesh healthy and firm, and if he is in poor
condition to start with, and the object is to round him up
moderately fast the exercise should be graduated accordingly,
giving him only sufficient to keep him well ia shape-
There is a great tendency among lazy helpers to shirk She
exercising work as much as possible, and the owner should
keep this in mind and insist upon the animal getting enoagh.
A good strong trotting or thoroughbred sire should, in my
opinion, have eight or ten miles a day, walking or jogging to
keep him hard, and a big fellow wants at least six or seven
miles walking work to keep his muscles as they should be.

There is no sense in tiring a horse out with too much exer-
cise, bat his owner shoald use his judgment and study his
horse until he finds out just how much work will benefit him.
and then insist upon his getting it. What is required is just

enough to keep his muscles in proper shape and his appetite
good, and Iheu judicious Teediug aud cleanliness will do the
retf What shoald be every owner's object is to keep the
horse thoroughly turned np and at his very best where health
and vigor aie concerned, for by this course only can the btst
rtsults be obtained. The more vigorous a horse is and the
better his health is kept the better his chances are of being a
sure foal setter, aud uf getting tirst-class stock, for bis sexoal
power depends upon the condition he is in, and can be
increased by proper care, or lessened by mismanagement prc-
pnrtionately. With a good healthy sabject to begin on,
proper feed, pure air, thorough grooming aud sufficient exer-
cise are all that are required to put him in the pink of condi-
tion, and everything should be done systematically aud reg-
ularly.

Let the above be borne iu mind, and the horse fed and
watered rt-gularly, pure water and the very best food, three
times a day. and it will be found that he will rill oat weU and
put on great solid flesb, such as the case requires. In the
matter of feed give what the horses will relish and no more.
The quality will vary, as horses, like men, have different
appetites, but the intelligent owner will have no trouble in
finding out what is required. Let the hay be sweet and
clean; the oats good aud sound, varied with a feed of corn,
and of course his ratiou of bran to keep his bowels in proper
shape, and treated in this way he will require no doctor.
Careful and systematic grooming and washing will be needed
to keep his coat in proper polish, and these, it should be borne
iu mind, are very esseutial to general health. If properly
done his coat will be as smooth as a seal, and if he is scurfy
about the mane and tail, keep both well washed, using soap,
and plenty of it when required and he will, show as tine as
silk and his skin be as clean as a lady's hand. These are the
proper methods, and might be followed with advantage by
the greater number of Canadian owners, instead of the shift-
less methods usually employed. Yours, Ex-Bseedes

Bo7Cotting the Bookmakers.

It has finally been decided to do away with bookmakers at
the coming racing meeting at Jerome Park. Mr. Kelly, who
has the bettiDg privilege at that race-track, has decided that
French mutuels and auction pools shall be the only systems
of betting in vogue there. The American Jocky Club has
decided to accept his mandate, and so the public will be
compelled to pay to Mr. Kelley either 3 or 5 per cent, of their
money for holding it for twenty minutes, according as to
whether they bet in the auction or French pools. Tne same
systems will alone be used at Cedarhurst and Pelham, where
Mr. Kelly has secured the privileges, and the LoDg Island
Jockey Club will likely follow snit. It is agreed by defenders
of book-betting that there can be but only one outcome if
this decision is adhered to — the opening of the city pool-
rooms where book betting can be done, a decrease in the
receipts at the track, and in all probability a repeal of the
Ives pool bill, which will be demanded because of the reopen-
ing of the city pool rooms. The only reason the jockey cbih
officials give for the change is that it is done to secure more
honest racing by taking away from the track the bookmakers,
who are alleged to be responsible for all the crooked work
that has been done. Bjokmakers have been responsible for
some of the crooked work done on the race-tracks, but it is
equally true that they have been equally as often sofferers
in a financial way from jobs put up by unscrupulous owners
and trainers. I seems a little hard on the public, which
supports both bookmakers and jockey clubs, that tbey shall
be forced to pay 5 per cent, of every dollar they wager into
the hands of the jockey clubs and their officially-recognized
gambling official, because some bookmakers have been dis-
honest in the past. Might not honest racing, if earnestly
desired by everyone, be more easily secured by debarring
from the track privileges any bookmaker who owns, races, or
is in any way interested in any race-horse? The bookmaker ,
would be the only one affected if that course were pursued,
and the public which desires to wager a trifle ou a race would
cot be forced to pay an exorbitant tax in addition to their
$1.50 admission fee for che privilege of seeing a race and bet-
ting their money.

Up at Jerome Park the bookmakers^ stands are now being
torn down aud an army of men are at work erecting in their
place accommodations for the auction-pool sellers and the
French mutuel machines. The latter will be the only means
for betting there when the season opens. That the book-
makers will be back there before the spring meeting is ended
is asserted by many as almost an absolute certainty. The
small better who risks ouly $o or §SI0 on a race is the one
that makes racing profitable to the clubs, and he has got io
be accommodated. There is no chance for him in the auction
pools. The big gamblers will drive him out. The French
pools will have no attraction for him, for he can have no
possible chance to know the odds against which he is betting,
and aside from the exhorbitant tax he is absolutely at the
mercy of the manipulators of the machine. They may be
absolutely honest, and the jockey clubs will probably try to
k^ep them so, but the chances for knavery and crookedness
in the machines are so great that the public do not trust
them. This is shown by the fact that neither at Jerome
Park nor at Sheepshead Bay, where the machines were in
operation last season, were they patronized to any extent.
Thousands of dollars were bet in the books to hundreds that
were bet in the mutuel and auction pool rooms together.

The direct outcome of this decision of the jockey clnbs
will first be felt at Albany. The Finn-Delacey amendment to
the pool bill prohibiting French machines and auction pools
at the race tracks will be pushed through rf possible by the
bookmakers, now thoroughly angry, when they see the
prospects for business except at Brooklyn, Monmouth and
Saratoga taken from them. Altogether, things are in a pretty
muss. It is a big victory for Mr. Kelly in his fight against
the Turf alliance, but a sorry one for the small better, who
must either be content to pay about 20 per cent, of bis money
daily for the privilege of bettiog, give up horse-race specula-
tion, or be coatent to play in the city pool-rooms. — Special to
the Missouri Republican.

The Hinsdale Horse, sire of Dock Wright (2:19;*), Mattie K.
&3m Wilber F. (22M)t N. J. Fuller(2:26i). Archie C. (pacer
2:30) and other fast ones, died at Ox Bow, N. Y., on the 10th
insG. He was foaled in 1361, got by the Hinsdale colt, from
a daughter of imported Emigrant. The Hinsdale colt was
by Sammy Blucher, by Lewis Blucher (Black Blacher), by
Blacher, thoroughbred son of Duroc, by imported Diomed.
Where sufficient trotting propensity came from to enable him
to accomplish what he did is a mystery, as he was largely
running bred. The b»st of his get, Deck Wright, was from
Doll Wicks, by Young North Britton, a son of imported
Brittoo, second dam by Young Duroc, yet he has won in all
hlty-three races, and captured 1-46 heats in 2: SO or better
which a horse handicapped with so much "runuing foolish
nests" has no right to do, according to theory. — A.merk\
Cultivator .

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1888

Jfiie Qtxz-Ux an& jtyjn;ȣRB.

Racing Frauds.

There are more wave of Blopping a horse winning a race
than by dosing, pulling or administering the ol i-faahi'jued
bucket at wilier jast before the r=-ce. A method that, at least
to the writer, was a novel one, wan adopted by a smart owner
m the race ol the Koyal Hunt Cap at Ascot in 1885. The
man in question had a dark horse in at a very light weight.
A week before the event the animal won su h a trial that the
owner was Jubilant and laid his plans to win a fortune over
the races, which is a heavy ante-post belting affair. The
secret got oat, however, and when the stable commission was
pnt into the market it was found that all the big hooka had
been taken aud only a short price was to be had to big money.
The owner at once resolved to get all he con Id not of the
horse through agents and wait for another race. With this
end in view he decided to ran him, get him well beaten and
thus effectually scare hackers off in the fntnre This owner
was fur too shrewd to put himself in any jockey** power by
asking him to pnll the horse, nor did he believe in the drug-
fging ox watering process. Be sent for hin blacksmith and a
few boors before tie race bad the borne's r^ciEgpiates takeo
off aud replaced by a set half-a-dozen times as heavy as the
old oues. The race was rno and the horse, starting a warm
secon ' favorite, finished to the last half dozen io a field of
over twenty runners. The jockey who rode failed to notice
the shoe?, and said after the race that he had to drive the
horse along all the way and that he ran a perfect pig. No
wonder! Nemesis was on the owner's track however, for toe
animal has never won a race from that day to tbi-, and the
good man has lost thousands over him.

Il is safe to assert that there are not nearly so many horses
''polled" in t liia country during th« course of a season as
there are in England. This is in a measure owing to the tact
that as yet there is riot one hundredth part of the gambliug
ud borse-raciug here that there is on the other side of the
Atlantic. In London alone there are nearly 100 so-called
clul 6, which exist solely and wholly for the purpose of
enabling bookmakers to meet and tranract business with
their clients. The average subscription Io these cloba is leBS
than $2 00 per auoum, and many of them are actually noth-
ing more than large rooms, almost tare of furniture, with a
desk for the bookmaker and fitted np with a bar at one end
at which the oft disappointed lackers may seek surcease of
sorrow in the flowing bowl.

At marjy of these places the game of keno is also in full
blast rluriog nearly the whole of the day and far into the
night. Of course the^e tints have little io common with
Tuttersairs, the Albert, the Victoria, the Beaufort, the
Albany, the Metropolitan, the Great Northern and other
reputable establishments, where, although almost every
member betr, the social features of a club are not altogether
losl sight of. Similar gambling houses, for they are in reaJity
nothing else, are scattered abont in all the large towns in
Eagland, Ireland and Scot'and, and, in addition to these
places, to which anyone possessed of a few shillings may
obtain entry. Utile bookmakers flourish all over the country,
who transact their business, which, carried on in this fashion
!b contrary to the law, in public houses, shops and even on
;li- btreet It is probably no exaggeration to say that upwards
of 3,000,000 of the population of Great Britain are habitual
backers of horses.

With the vast sum of money at stake, which comprises the
groBs amount of these united daily investments, it will
readily be seen how a large bookmaker who can control the
roonirg of a horse or a stable of horses may ama^s a large
fortune in a very short space of time. Hence it is that com-
plaints are so frequent as to in and out running of this or
that animal, culminating every now and then, as in the Lor-
ham-Cbetwypd case, in a scandal 60 great as to threaten the
very vitality of England's national sport. British legislators
seem powerless to cope with this growing canker of whole-
sale and indiscriminate betting. Englishmen will bet, and if
all these 3mall clubB and little bookmakers were vigorously
prosecuted and swept away a great outcry would arise that
there is one law for the rich and another for the poor, for, as
the present statutes legislating on gambling read, it would
be impossible to close either Tattersall's. the Victoria or the
Albert Clubs, where, theoretically at least, no money changes
lands when a bet is made, and the law has nothing to say
against two men making a bet if no money is deposited to
bind the bargain. — Philadelphia Press.

A Valuable Cross-

A revision of the list of 2:30 and better sons and daughters
of the dead pacer Blue Bull shows that he has fifty trotters
and nine pacers in the list, while the pacers and trotters to
the credit of George "Wilkes, measured by the tame standard,
number fifty eight. That these stallions, both dead, are the
leaders in their ret-pective classes is beyond question, and
that each was a good representative of his class is also clear,
Blue Bull being a pacing-bred pacer and possessing grtat
speed at that gait, while George Wilkes was a trotting-bred
trotter and demonstrated by his performances on the turf
that he was one of the t est of his day. His career in ihe
stud wns not a? extensive as that of Blue Bull, but this was
more than offset by the fact that he had from the start a good
class of mares sent to him, while the Indiana pacing stallion
never served a mare of any breeding until his days on earth
were nearly numbered. It is true that George Wilkes
acquired no reputation as a tire until he was passed the
meridian of lifej the years that he spent in the stud on Long
Island being practically barren of results so far as the pro-
duction of 2:30 trotters was concerned, hut even with this
handicap it is plain that on the whole he had a better chance
as a breeder than Blue Bull.

The important fact, then, as presented to the student of
the breeding problem, is that, measured by the 2:30 Bt&ndard
alone, the leading sires are a pacer and a trotter, aud they
are in this respect so nearly on an equality that, practically,
no difference exists between them. Of course the 2:30 test
is not in all respects a fair one. and thiB is well understood
bv r reeders. Take, for example, the case of Electioneer.
Judged solely by the 2:30 standard Blue Bull is far the
superior of this son of Hambletonian and Green Mountain
Maid, and yet were the Indiana pacer alive to-rlay no man
of sense would prefer bis services to those of Electioneer.
The fact that the last-named ftallion has got all his trotters
in the last ten years, and that within that time he haB put
twenty-five sons and daughters in the 2:30 li3t: ie an impor-
tant ore, but of still greater moment is the fact that practi-
cally all his standard performers went into the list at four
years of age or UDder, and that more than half of them beat
2:30 when tnree years old. In addition to this it jb remem-
bered that he has sired a yearling with a record of 2-.35|. a
two-year-old with a mark of 2:21, a three-year-old that
trotted a mile in 2:19*. and a four-year-old that has proven
herself capable of a mile in 2:16. It is these characteristics
in the stud service of Electioneer that make him the greatest
living BtallioD and that entitle him to rank above such a

horse a5 Blue BuJl. The work of the pact! w&B indeed wou-
derfol, au'i had be bet-n afforded the opportunities enjoyed

by Electioneer thinking ujtn ait not prepare f to pay that he
would not have accomplished a* much as the California
stallion.

Tnen agaJn the characteristics of the get of different hires
must be tak^n carefully into aocoont in estimating their
merits, aod the records slow that not only have the Elec-
tioneers more speed than the Bite Bulls-, but uleo that they
will right out a race better, Vi hen iteoxniB t;a considera-
tion of how potent is the i lood of different siies it u evident
ihai macfa time mart elapse m every ease before a fair
esiimate can be made, and it is more particularly in this
regard than in any other that George Wilkes led all his con-
temporaries Bis sooa Lave proven iij a most unmistakable
manner that they have the power to transmit speed at tbe
trot, and bo nniformij eneeeesfn] are theyin this reepeet that
for the lu-.t live years the highest-priced un'riea stallions
have airxicot without exception be*-n sons of Geutttfi * ilkes.
That the sons of Blue Ball have n< t attained -s high rank in
the *-tiid as those of George Wilkes is nut to be wondered at,
as they are laboring under precisely the i-atue disadvantages
that beset their sire. Io spue of it* success the blood of
Blue Boll is not fashionable, and the sons at the paet-x that
did bo much to briDg Indiana into ootice as the biithplace of
trotters must, in a great mea-ore, eon one their attention to
common mares; aud although ihs precentage of speed they
will get from such matrons will no doubt be high, yet it < an
never be said that they have La t or will have anything like
the chances given the sous of George Wilkes and Election-
eer. Thut the latter will transmit his speed-begetting
power to hi* sons is onqaesliooed, tince Norval in Mb two-
year-old form sirt d Norliine, that as a yearling trotted a mile
in 2:31$, reducing all the previous records lor horses of that
age.

The lact that a pacer at one time Blood at the bead of the
list of trotting sires, and that he still occupies that position
when measured by the 2:30" standard, has been commented
on in there columns; and now after years of waiiine, the
Gazette finds thjit the breeders of the country have come to
seriously consider this question of pacing blood in trotting
pedigreea.it being evidmt that it is one that cannot be
ignored. One prominent ea>-t'ru breeder is out with the
remarkable declaration that a black mark Bhould.in his opin-
ion, be given a BtalHon for every pacer sired by him. In the
case of George Wilkes such action would work a great change
in the complexion of aSairs, as the son of Hambletonian has
sired half a dozen pacers that have beaten 2:30, and as a
matter of fact the very fastest trotter of his get. Hurry Wilkes,
jogs on b pace, aod Ed Geers in responsible for the t tatement
that Frank A7an NesF, the driver of Harry Wilkes, says that
if tbe little fellow were to be bandied at the pace be would go
faster th*n oo a trot. The ironing sires t-hoold be given a
black mark for every pacer got by tbem is absurd, because it
iB a well-established fact that tbe trotting and pacirjg gaits are
interchangeable, pacers being made to trot fast by the use of
toe-weigbts; and it is also well known that in the maternal
line the blood of the pacer is also a valuable and important
element in trotting pedigrees. Without the blood of the
pacer St. Clair we should never have h d the 2:1G of M»c-
zaoita at lour years of age, or the 2:21 of Wildflower at two
years, these wondeiful fillies being out of a St Cl&ir mare
that herself made a record of 2:301, and upon whom it was
necessary to use toe-weights in order to make her trot. When
the stallion record was lowered io 2:15| tbe work was df>ne by
a trotter to whom the pace was a natural gait; aod yet nobody
thought of decrying the trotting powers of Smoggler beeause
he came of a pacing family and had paced himself until edu-
cated to the trot. It won't do for breeders or enthusiasts to
decry tbe pacer or deny ihe value of paeiDg strains in the
pedigrees of trotters. Maud S. and Jay Eye See had for
d«ms a couple of mares of the Pilot Jr. familj , and tbe sire of
Pilot Jr. was a pacer of absolutely unknown blood. Nobody
argues that tbe blood of Pilot Jr. is not a good thing to have
in a trotting pedigree, and an examination of the records will
show that in other families the foundation of which is pacing
blood there are a number of mares that are the dams of 2:30
trotters. This is troe of the Bine Bulls, about a dozen
daughters of the old horse having become standard by the
performances of their produce; and fhe Hiatogas are also
making a good showing in this direction. No, tbe pacer, like
Banquo's ghost, will not down, and it is plain to be seen that
so long as our beBt trottiog sires continue to get first-class
pacers, and tbe pacing stallions keep on getting first-class
trotters, it is folly to claim that the blood of one is a detri-
ment to the other. Tnat extreme speed at tbe pace is more
easily acquired than at the trot is true, and it ie this very
characterise of h -rses with the pacing gait that makes their
blood valuable when blended with that of the trotter. It
gives a higher rate of speed, and, when the pacing blood is
not too pure and potent it does not in any way inteifere with
or sp-dl the gait. It is doubtless true that the indiscriminate
breeding of pacing mares with trotting stallions would pro-
duce a large percentage of doable gaited hordes, but if mares
wbicb come of pacing ancestry but are tbemrelves trotters
are so mated the result cannot but be beneficial. The
daughters of Blue Bull that trotted are such mares, and bo
me the descendants in the female line of Scott's Hiatoga and
other well-known pacers Tbe bl iod of he p *er is plastic.
and aside from this pjcers are, as a rrile, good individual
specimens of horBefleBh. so that in uniting their blood with
that of the trotter there is em*li danger of unsoundness. In
a word, the cross is a good one. — Breeder's Gazette.

A despatch from Louisville states that the Derby will be
run on tbe opening day. May 14tb, but that there will be no
"free field'1 as has been the custom for years past on tbe
Deri y Day. It is also nearly a certaiDty tnat the betting
wall be confinsd to auction and mutuel pools under tbe direct
management of the club, to carry out which it is Baid, Col.
Clark has ordered mutuel machines and 600,000 tickets. It
is said in some quarters that this movement i* in conduction
with similiar action by tbe American and Coney Island
Jockey Clubs. In an interview with Col. Clark on the
differences between tbe bookmakers and the Jockey Club, he
said: "Mv terms were $34,000 for the meeting and the auction
pools. The bookmakers offered $1:6,000 and tbe auction
pools. Last year tbe bookmakers gave $30,000. This year
the dob increases the amount of added mon-y and purses r»y
by $4 .000, and if we accept the bookmakers' terms it will
make a difference of SS.000 to toe club. It h s been reported
that list year Worrell A" Co. Uv4 $6,000 oc tbe privilege,
but the books alone took in $2/, 200. which 1-ft a deficit of
only $2,200, which was more than covered by the pool
business io town.'' Continuing on the subject, at some
length. Col. Clark said; 'We have ten mntoel boxes and
will sell $2. $5 and $2o tickets which with auction pools I
believe will bring us a larger income than we can get by
selling the previleg'B. If tbe bor.tmnk^rs could dictate and
compel us to accept $26,000 they could force us to take any
£um less than that ii theylik'ed." There is considerable

talk over the situation, and it is intimated the Kentucky
Ataociation will adopt tbe tame course at Leiiugttn.

A Swell Ridiag Club-

EqurBtrianism has boomed wonderfully in Washington
during the past six months. There has been a fair amouot
of riding in former year?, but a lady on hoxaebaeic was a tutih
sight, and, in general, the exercise was looked down upon as
a species of anglj-mania. Last year, however, Mr. J. L».
brown, who for years has been well known in the bor»e
trade id New York, came to Washington and laid be oie such
people a- Secretary and Mrs. Whitney a project of opening a
riding school, if he could obtain the indorsement and patron-
age of the leaders of official and social life. The proposition
wan received with enthnhja^m, aud Mr. Brown thereupon
spent lo work with characttri--tic energy, aud in Joss than six
months he had the magnificent building occupied by tbe
Waahinglou Biding Academy ertc;ed. It is Bituated at P and
Twenty-second street, aud cover* nearly an entire square of
four blocks.

The ring is lOOxfcO, and the going is beautifully soft and
elastic. The ground floor is occupied by offices and reception
rooms. The next floor consists of a drawing room for ladle*.
Bumptuoutly furnished, with dressing rooms an i lockers
adjoining. Tbe flo^r above is devoted to the men, and con-
sists of a cafe and smokiDg room, a dining room, together
with dressing rooms and lockers. Galleries extend from each
floor, from avery p^rt of which a good view of the ring can
be had.

The stables are below the office floor. They are all made
of hard wood, exquisitely finished, and consist cf loose boxeB
and open stalls. There iB-iccommodation here for 150 horses.
Sixty of the Btalls are occupied by Mr. Brown's own borsen.
The balance are filled by horses belonging to Secretary
Whitney, Mr. Greger, the Secretary' of the Kossian Legation,
and other noted ridtrs. The stables are so very well venti-
lated that there is scarcely a trace of the ammoniac smell
characteristic of horse lodgings. Underneath tbe stables are
the carriage ro< ins, feed roomB, etc.

Society has kept its promise and the school is patronized
by the elite of Washington. The President, as well as all
the members of the Cabinet, excepting Mr. Vilas, and all the
embassies, as well as the families of Senators, Congressmen
and others figure among the subscribers. A Btranger raiu&ot
be admitted except he is propejly introduced, and altogether
the aim is to keep the establishment as high-toned as possible.

The school has been in operation only since January, but
already tbe good effect is noticeable. Horsemen and bors--
women abound on the roads in the vicinity, and during the
hours devoted to lessons for ladies the ring is packed. On
Saturday nights the music rides have become such a feature
that no private social entertainment can prevail against them,
and as the galleries hold scarcely fifteen hundred people, all
torts of little intrigues are resrrted to for cards of admission.

Next to Secretary WThitney. Mr- Greger, the secretary of the
Kus-iian Legation, must be regarded as tbe leader of thiB
social equestrian movement. Mr. Greger is an all around
Fportsman. A crack pistol shot, possessed of the reputation
of being the third best swordsman in the country, he is,
above all, an enthusiastic horseman, and is particularly fond
of 'cross country sport. This is quite a hunting country,
foxes being abundant, and there is quite a useful pack of
hounds consisting of twenty-four couple. They are all Souih
Carolina bred. They have not the speed of the English fox-
hound, but they are better stayers, and as they have to work
very often through thick brush, they are more serviceable
than the imported animals. Mr. Greger has done a great
deal to encourage hunting, and, in addition, haB gotten up
several paper chases, and on one occasion got up a series of
amateur races, offering diamond and pearl Bcarf pins for the
winners. Another special fancy of his is to get up long rides
through tbe country, to which he invites large parties. The
objective point is generally some hotel, road, or club house,
where luncheon tr supper is served. Mr. Greger's colors are
violet and white, and on the occasion of these rides he pre-
sents every lady with a hugh corBage bouquet of white and
blue violets. On Sunday night he got up a moonlight ride,
which started from the riding school at 9 o'clock. Fifteen
ladies and gentlemen accompanied him.

President Cleveland, though a member, has not yet done
any riding, the reason, no doubt, being that as he is vsry
sensitive he is afraid of the ridicule which the ubiquitous
newspaper correspondent might heap upon the beginner on
horseback. Several members of the Chinese Legation, how-
ever, are becoming devoted admirers of equestrianism. It is
true they cut awkward figures on horseback, with their odd
blouses and trousers and pigtails fluttering about. Bnt
Chinamen are persistent, and generally succeed in what they
undertake, and hence there is no doubt but what in time they
will make good horsemen. — The Sporting World.

One of Splac'e Own-

Few men can tell a better Btory than Splan when he 1b in
the humor. The following which appeared in the Cleveland
Plaindealer recently, is one of the best:

The fonniest thing I ever heard in connection with a fixed
race was in Philadelphia years ago. A race had been fixed,
the boys bad their money in, and everything had an easy
look. One of the boys was old Jack Batehelor — of Mattie
Graham and Bed Cross fame^ — now with the runners, poor
fellow! Heats were being donated here and there, the money
rolled in and the programme was being strictly adhered to.
One man, who stood to lose $750 at the best of it, kicked an
awful kick. Batch was under it, and he said unto the man
who didn't like jobs: "What's the matter with you ? If it
is a job go out and guess the right one. It's a guessing
match, anyhow!" Then the meeting adjourned. Some
time later on the race adjourned too. In the late evening a
few of tbe cutest of the boys cast up accounts and found — to
tbem — there was more money and Ibbs risk in letting the
horse win that could win, and bo it was arranged.

In the morning while Batch was still absent, the race was
finished and p'ans for the future discussed. Presently Batch
dropped in. When he saw the board and who had won he
"^beefed" a ''beef,'' tbe like of which I had never heard in
the eastern country. Then he "caught" and fell to cussing.
During a loll in his discourse Rome one asked what was
wrong: ( Notbiog!" he said in a calm aod correct despair, as
be removed his ten-cent chip hat and wiped Mb wrinkled
brow with a rive-cent bandana, for the sun was hot, and
his conversation had been hotter stilL "Nothing! I am not
kicking over what I've lost or about the new deal" — someone
had told him how tbe programme came to ba changed.
"But I em objecting to Buch deals being made while honest
men are asleep." It was funny.

It was this same Batch, you may remember, who, while
dealing faro in Chicago, wa« asked by a iresby, "What is the
limit?" ■'Limit!'* quoth Batch, who didn't like fr<
"we play from the green earth to ihe blue sky, a.,-
isn't enough you climb oo aod 111 turn for tbe
The young man didn't play."

3P*e ipmttje* at*fi gpsrtiswmtZs

May 12

Racing- at the East.

The inter, st in racing matters at the East is rapidly on the
increase in local circles, if we may judge from the large
attendance of speculators at all the pooi rooms, und the num-
ber of telegrams that are daily received by interested parties
as to the condition of the horses and thtir chances of success
in their various engagements in the ne.»r future. This
iuterest will steadily increase when the givat Eistern meet-
ings at Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, and Jerome Park will
draw to their trac-ks the most celebrated borate in the coun-
try, almost all of which are engaged in the rich stakes and
handicaps offered by those associations.

The uitetiug at Nashville was very successful, and the Hue
showing made by the Emperor of Norfulk and Volante in the
Troubadour Stakes whs looked upon as a sign that the Bald-
win Btring was iD good form TMs supposition proved to be
correct as on May 3d. the Lawyers' Stake with £5110 added,
was only a gallop fur Emperor of Norfulk, with 1 IS pounds
up. He got away last of ell, bnt in rnnniog the first half
mile he mads up the gap and oa the back stietch shot by
Cruiser and Badge, the lea lers, as if they were tied to a post.
He ran that quarter, the third, in tweuty-four seconds, and
keeping right on won easily by a length and a half from
"White, who beat Cruiser as far. Time by qnartftrs, 26, 52,
M6J, 1:42}, 2.09}. The uettiug was 5 to 2 on Norfolk and
5 to L against White for a place.

Racing is mighty uncertain, i-nt it really looks as if there
js nothing to prevent his winning the American Derby next
June with tbe extreme pen lty. On Sunday last the s'abli
was divided, Volante, Miss Ford aud two or three others
being sent to Coaey Island, while Prince Charlie and the
bulk of the stable were dispatched to Louisville.

On the same day on which the L>tw\er's slake was run at
Nashville, D. A. Honig's tnree-jear-obi tilly Leo H. by Kav>,
dam Carrie Watson, ran seven furlongs and a balf in 1:34},
tbus establishing a new record. Leo made the first half
mile in 0:48, and rive furlongs in a minute fiat. There she
led Egmont by three lengths, and though Taiter made a
greatruuhome he could not qnite catch the fleet tilly, who won
by half a length iu the great time noted ab'jve. Tbe betting
was 5 to 4 on Persiminons. aud C to 1 against the winner.

On the final day of the Nash vibe meeting the main iuterest
of the day ceutered on the honors in the last race, the Free-
land prize handicap. The field composed some of the most
prominent horses on the turf. Emperor of Norfolk, who was
prime favorits over the field at even mouey, was badly
defeated by Paragon a 10 to 1 chance. At the tap of the drum
Brown Duke led off witb Paragon second, Terra Cotta thiid,
Emperor of Norfolk fourth, Volante last. This position was
maintained to the five-eiguths, when Emperor of Norfolk
came to the front and Terrj. Cotta to place. Entering the
stretch Pargon challenged the Emperor, and Terra Cotta
also passed the latter. Paragon won by a scaut length, Terra
Cotta second. Time, 207|.

The Kentucky meeting opened under the most auspicious
circumstances, on May 7tb. The chief event of the day was
the Distiller's stakeB for all was a mile aud a quarter which
was won in good style by Poteen, a Suburban candidate, he
finishing in grand style iu 208. Macbeth, a strong second
to Poteen, looked as though he had returned to the form he
displayed at Memphis, aud once more loams up as a danger-
ous Derby quantity. Wary, from some cause, seemtd to lack
Fpeed to-day, while the others were outpaced at the tiDish.
Insolence ran the first mile in form in lm. 4l§3., and the
tiret five furlongs in lm. ljs.

The race for the Dixiana stakes resulted in a fine contest
between French Park, owned by J. D. Morrisey, and the
Melbourne stables. Once Again the former outstayed the
latter and won iu grand style in 1:03$. He is a bay colt, full
brother to Pika's Pride and was bred at the establishment or
which he ran for and won to-day is named.

The "Wilgns stake was won by the Lioness with a trifle to
spare, she defeating, among others those two good young-
sters, Laura Stone and Blessing. Her victory was a very
popular one. The Lioness cost $3200 aB a yearling at the
KuDnymede sale, on which farm she was bred. Like French
Park, she is extensively engaged all down the line, both in
the two and three-year old t-takes.

At Lexington on the second day of tbe meeting, the
interest centering iu the second race, the Phoenix Hotel
stakes, one and one-fourth miles, was due to the fact that
the field was composed of three promineut Derby candidates,
Autocrat, Macbeth II and The Chevalier. The performance
of Macbeth in the Distiller's stakes on the previous day
made him a hot favorite, but he was out-footed by The
Chevalier, son of Prince Charlie, wiuning in hand by three
lengths. Autocrat was miserably ridden. When this fact is
taken into consideration he run a good race. The winner is
a good-lookiDg brown colt standing iu the neighborhood of
fifteen hands two inches. He is owned by Lieutenant Thos.
J. Clay of the United States Army, who purchased him of
George H. Clay, his breeder, when a yearling for $800 He
is the first of his sire's get sold in this country. As he is
also the first colt by that horse to win in his three-year-old
form, he has been a great tip all winter for the Derby, the
books on him in that race having lang since been closed at
heavy odds. He is in the stable of John McGinity, who has
already trained two winnere of that great stake in beonatus
and Montrose, The fractional time of the race was 25£, 50£,
1:18, 1:44$, 2:10. As Mr. Baldwin's Prince Charlie is looked
upon with favor for the Derby, the sire, who was knowu in
England as the prince of the two-year-old course at New-
market, will be well represented ou that occasion.

On May 9th the chief event was the Breeder's Stake for
two-year-olds, six fuilocgs, in which French Park made Btill
further good his claims to be considered the best two year-old
that has shown thus far this season, as, getting away last of
all, he overhauled those in front of him with ease, winning
without trouble by two lengths in 1:17. Seawood then car-
ried off the Clay Stakes, a mile and a quarrer in 2:15$, and
Barrester, owned by the famous jockey Isaac Marphy,
proved himBelf quite a good colt in the fourth race, one and
one-sixteenih miles, winning handily, the first mile being
made in 1:42.

The purchase of Sir Dixon by the Dwyer brothers is an-
other illustration of the rare sagacity with which their turf
business is conducted. Racing witb them is purely a matter
of business, and they have never hesitated to pay out good
round sums for proved good horses to strenghten any divi-
sion of their stable where they were threatened with weak-
ness. To this p.ilicy is due their ownership of Luke Black-
burn, Hindoo, Miss Woodford, Barnes, Tom Martin and
other good ones that have made their ctdors famous. Last
fall it was plain that none of their two-year-olds were likely
to develope into three-year-olds able to contend this year
with an eh ciacks as Raceland, Gejrge Oyster, Emperor of
Norfolk, Qoarantee and Fi'z James. So they gave $10,000 for
Tea Tray, and have now paid $20,000 for Sir Dixou, thus
assuring to themselves a part, at least, of the valuable three.

year-old stakes at tbe Eastern tracks. In breeding. Sir Dixon
is as good as anything the Dryers have owned. He is by
Billet out of Jaconet, she a full sitter to Iroquois by Leam-
ington ont ot Maggie BB I y Australian, whose sire. West
Australian Sir Dixon much resembles iu general formation.
It is a qnestion whether the famous jockey, McLaugblin,
will ever he able to ride another race. He is having the
utmost difficulty in training down to tbe proper weight this
year. During the winter he usually grows heavy rapidly,
commonly addiug twenty-eight pounds to the 112 he carries
in the paddle. The superfluous flesh he has heretofore
rapidly trained off within a few days after the beginning of
spring work. This year despite Turkish baths, diet and
exercise, he ha3 lieeu unable to bring himself within the
weight. An expert in turf matters has advanced the idea,
which is accepted by many, that McLaughlin's trrubleis a
ch inge in the character aud weight of his bones, which
neither baths, diet nor exercise can alter. If this is so, the
little hero of the turf will have ridden bis last race.

A writer in the New York Tribune thus classifies the two-
year-olds of 1837, who will contest for the rich three-year-old
plums of 1SS8.

"Opinions may differ iu this matter, but after a careful
study of their respective records, I believe most of you will
agree that the division in the subjoined table is not unjust
to any one of the twenty-eight:

OIifbI. Class II. Class III.

Em. ot Norfolk. Bidge Biilsion.

Fitzjamts Cascade Bella B,

Gaurantee Gailifet Belinda.

George Oyster Geraldine Ford ham.

Los Angeles Huntress Prince Royal.

Magnetizc-r Leo II Saladin.

Raceland Now or Never. . . . Satan.

Sir D:xon Omaha Satisfaction.

Speciality Tea Tray Torchlight.

Wooden

It cannot be Baid with sifely that there is in the entire
lot a single animal of the highest class — no Tremont, no
Hanover, no King Fox, no Kingston. The arrangement is
made with reference to two-year-cld records aod has nothing
to do with the great things reported of certain ones now in
tr lining for three-year honors.

At a recent meeting of the Executive Committee of the
American Jockey Club, the following additions were adopted
in regard to jockeys and trainers:

First— On and after Sdptember 1, 1888, no jockey will be
qualified to ride in any race unless licensed by the Executive
Committee.

Second— On and after September 1, 183S, no tr.iiner shall
be allowed to stable or train on the grounds of the American
Jockey Club unless licensed by the Executive Committee.
No horse entered by an unlicensed tiainer, or in his name,
or under his subscription, or of which he is wholly or partly
the owner, or which shall be proved to the satisfaction of the
Executive Committee to be under his care, as an agent or
huperiutendent, shall be qualified in any race.

Races at Dixon.

On May day there was quite a fete at Dixon, and the
Tribune gives the following account of the races that drew
the largest assemblage ever seen on the track, &b the pro.
gramme was both varied and of excellent quality:

The first event was a running race, five-eights of a mile and
repeat, and tbe following entries started in the order named:
Susie S., Minnie S-, Blue Bonnet and Maggie D. Blue Bon-
net won the first heat in 1:05£, which is considered excellent
time for a half mile track. The rider on Snsie S. was changed
and she won the next heat handily in 1:03 J. Minnie S. aud
Maggie D. were withdrawn, and Susie S. won the final heat
in 1:06$- In the 2:40 trot there were five entries, an.1 they
started' in the following order: Rosie Mac, Col. HawkinB,
Franklin, Dick Brown and Burton. They came in the same
order and Burton was shut out; time 2:31}. For the second
heat, the start was rather straggmg, Rosie Mac and Franklin
having a little the best of it. Rosie Mac won after a hot
straggle with Franklin; time 2:32. The scoring for Ihe third
heat was very tedious. When they finally got off, Brown
foulded Rose Mac badly. She pulled out of the pocket and
the driver of Brown drove her out next to the fence enabling
Franklin to come in and win tbe heat. For this offense
Brown was distanced. The time was 2:34}. In the fourth
heat Rosie Mac was never headed. Franklin made two dis-
astrous breaks which destroyed all chance he had for the
heat; time 2:34. Hendricks and Johnnie Maddern's three-
year-old pacer, Hector, were sent an exhibition mile between
neats. It was a very pretty beat. No time was announced
but a private watch marked 2:52.

The attendance on Wednesday was very good for a second
day. The first race was three-quarters of a mile and repeat,
and the <ntries started in the following order: Maggie D.,
Pickpocket, Avondale and Blue Bonnet. Avondale and
Pickpocket ran a dead heat in 1:193. Avondale won the
second heat in 1:20, aud Blue Bonnet and Maggie D. were
sent to the Btable. Avondale won the third heat and race;
time, 1:211. In the 2:50 trot, the only entries were Burton
and Keo. "Burton won iD straight heats; best time, 2:43.

The Oakland Races.

The attendance was very light at the Oakland Trotting
Park on the occasion of the third day of the Spring meeting.
In the first race Express sold fur $20 agaiust a like amount
for the field in which were Franklin, Colonel Hawkins, Dick
Brown and Jennie McCarty. The first heat was between
Franklin and the Colonel, and it was judged by competent
spectators that Franklin took: the heat, but it was adjudged
to Colonel Hawkins witb Express in the third position.
Donathan then look Hinds' position in charge of Franklin
and captured tbe three successive heats in fine style, he
being too fast for tbe Palo Alto representative. But little
interest was manifested in the tunning race, although it
pruved to be closely contested, with the result for two heats
in doubt. Minnie R. started out the favorite, but after the
Becond heat, which Johnny Gray won, he became a strong
favorite, and wound up the race.

Oakland Trotting Park, May ', 18H8. -Purse ?10\ for the 2:36
class. Mile beats, three in five In harness.
A. L. Hinds' br g franklin Douathim 2 111

E. Downer's b r Colonel Hawkins Downer 14 2a

Palo Alto'* b g Express Marvin 3 'J 3 2

F. Stewart's br r Dick Brown Buster 4 3 4 4

Fink's R m Jennie McCarty Bayliss 5 dist

Time, 2:291, 2:29}, ?:30i. 2:30j.
Same Day. - Second Rnce.— Purse S100. Bali mile and repeat . Run-
ning.

G. Howson's r r Johnny Gray, oged, 112 Howson 2 11

r. Flletoer'8 b in Minnie R , aged, 110 Hennesy 13 2

■ Stover's b g Norton, aged, 112 Jonneo^ 3 dist

Time, 0:60, 0:501, 0:50J.

The I ina j nay.

On Saturday, the last day of tha meeting there was a
slight increase in tbe attendance, bnt nothing to the crowd
that ought to have beeu present when such a strong card was
offered by tbe management. The feature of the d»y was
the exhibition of Palo Alto's bay mare Gertrude Russell, by
Electioneer, dam Dame Winnie, a thoroughbred mare, who
trotted the second heat in thit=, her maiden race, in 2:23j.
The first race was for a 3200 pnrse for tbe 2:24 cla^s, and the
entries and ptarters were Palo Alto's b m Gertrude Russell,
Leven's s m Daisy S, and Hodson's blk g Artist. In, tbe
pools Gertrude sold for $20 against $7 for Artist, and only So
for Daisy S. ; the mare was knowu to be short of work. The
first heat was a pretty contest between Daisy aod Gertrude,
the former winning by a short head in 2:26£. In the second
heat Gertrude gave a tine exhibition of speed, winning iu a
jog in 2:23J. The Palo Alto mare took the third and final heat
and race, Artist being second on each occasion.

The second race was another victory for Palo Alto with
Cubic, a son of Electioneer, dam Cuba by Australian. This
race was almost a repetition of the first in regard to winners
and heats, but not in regard to time, as it was for a slower
class, as Palo Alto's entry again lost the first heat, but won
the following three straight, two of which were in improved
time. This race was also Cubic's first effort, and he waB
favorite at $20 to S5.

Oakland Trotting Pabk. May 5, 1888.— Purse S200; 2:?4 clas6.

Palo Alto's b m Gertrude Russell Marvin 2 111

B. Leven's s m Daisy a Dustin 13 3 3

J. Hodson's blk g Artist Trefry 3 2 2 2

Time, 2:26}, 2:23^,2:25, 2:25.

Same Day —Second Day— Purse $100; for named horses.

Palo Alto's b g Cubic Marvin 2 111

F. Stewart's br r Dick Brown Buster 12 2 2

J. Fairbauk's blk g Monk Fairbanks dis

Time, 2:'i0, 2:28*. 2:29J, 2:321.

The Santa Rosa Fair Races.

At a recent meeting of the Directors of the Sonoma County
Agricultural Park Association, the following speed programme
was arranged for their meeting that commences on Augnbt
13th:

First day — Dash of three-quarters ot a mile; for District
two-year-olds. Dash of three-quarters of a mile; free for all.
Purse for thy 2:30 class aud a pacing purse for the 2:25 class.

Second day — Sweepsiakfs for three-year-olds. A dash of
a mile and a quarter. District purse for the three minute
class. Purse for the 2:20 class and a trot for the Distriot
three-year-olds.

Third day— Dash of a mile and a half; free for all. Purse
for the 2:23 cl.iss; pacing purse free for all; trotting purse
for the District 2:37 class.

Fourth day — Dash of three-quarters of a mile; for two-year-
olds; selling purse; free-for-all. Mile heats. Purse for the
2:40 class and a trot for District yearlings. One mile.

Fourth day— Dash of a mile and three-quarters; free for
all. Dash of one mile; for three-yeai-olds and under. Purse
for the 2:25 class and a trot, free for all.

The Capital Turf Club.

The following speed programme has been issued for the
summer meeting of the Capital lurf Club :

First Day— Tuesday June 5th, Special two year old trot-
ting stake, closed with eleven entries, one mile and repeat ;
Match race between Harold Cossack and Waldstein ; Special
purse for named horses, open to Alpha, Dolly Bloodstone,
Solitaire. Sutter Boy and Roderick.

Second Day — Wednesdav. Running race, three quarters
of a mile and repeat for ail ages ; RunniDg stake a mile and
a quarter tor all ages ; Running stake for two year olds, five
furlongs.

Third Day— Thursday. Purse $400 for the 2:30 class and
pacing purse $400 for the 2:23 class.

Fourth Day— Friday. Purse $300 for the 2:35 paceis and
Purse $300 for the 2;35 trotterB.

The final day will be taken up with Special races. Full
particulars are to be found in the advertising columns; the
entries closing with Mr. F. A. Jones, the Secretary, May
21st, next.

A Letter from Ventura County.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman: — I never was much
interested in trotting stock until quite lately, as the thorough-
breds were more to my taste. When I first came to thiB
Coast, to Oregon in 1848, there was no good racing stock
here. I crossed the plains three times with ox teams, bring-
ing witb me some cows and heifers in '51 and '53; on the last
trip I brought a mare by Sir Henry Jr., dam Blaokburn's
Whip, but failed to get anything of vnlue, although I bred
her to the best horses. Then I concluded to try trotting
stock on a Bmall scale, for iny own amusement, so I bought
two of the mares that Senator Stanford got from G. W. Tra-
hern when he purchased Nephew. One of them is by Green
Mountain Boy Jr-, the dam by a eon of old Lexingtoc
She had a tilly foaled by Nephew last year, and this spring a
colt by the same sire. They are both of a promising kind-
The other mare was bred by Mr. Barney Horn of San Fran-
cisco, and she has as smooth a gait as I ever saw, and is fust.
at that. She is by Patchen Vernon, dam Breeze by George
M. Patchen, and was bred this season to a colt I bought
from Mr. Corbett of San Mateo, by Guy Wilkes, her dam by
Del Sur, and who is as near like his sire as can be, both in
form and color and moves in finestyle. I claim as his name
Wilkes Moor (formerly Crusader) as his second dam was by
the Moor. A. W. Richmond is now owned by Mr. Jack
Hall, and the old horse looks fine this season. He has also
a horse named Corbett by Arthurtou, then Wildidler by
Wildidle, and a yearling colt by Guy Wilkes. There are also
many well-bred trotters around here, amoug which iB a horse
recently brought from Pennsylvania by Mr. Palin, and Mr.
J. Gries has some good fillies by A. W. Riohmond.

Springville, April, 1888. ' Thomas Clark.

In another columu Mr. J. B. Mason, of Los Angeles,
announces for sale a fine mare, Pond Lily by George M,
Patcben. She can be had on moderate terms, as the owner
has no time to attend to her training.

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1^88

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29o

WHIP AND KEIN".

The Willamette Valley Horse Breeder's Association has
been formed and the regnlar meeting will be held annna ly in
Salem on the second Saturday in March. The chief aim of
the association is to foster the interests of horse breeding and
raising in the valley, and to keep a record of their pedigrees
and performances.

The fine stallion Reliance by Alexander, dam by Mambrino
Hauler, 2:22.V, has been purchased from Mr. J. M. Learned,
of Stockton," by C. W. Welby for Mr. S. E Larabie, of Deer
Lodge, Montana Territory. Reliance is the sire of Adrian
and other fleet stock, and if he is mated with well-bred mareB,
he will prove to be a great acquisition to that district.

Under date of May 1st Matt Storn writes from Prospect
Park, Brooklyn, to a member of the staff of this journal that
he arrived there safely with Grover Cleveland, who stood the
trip in good form, and is doing as well under limited work as
conld be expected. At the time of writing the weather had
been cold and rainy, and Matt states that he must be careful
to get the horse acclimated before he cau give him strong
worK. Of Hanover he writes that he is one of the grandest
race-horses that ever looked through a bridle, and that there
are many other cracks on the grjunds that will take a good
deal to beat in their engagements.

Commodore Kittson has decided to sell his entire stable.
Among the stallions are Vau Arnim, 2;19£; Revenue, 2:23^,
and Blackwood Jr., 2:21^ . Among Lhe mares are Minnie R.,
2:164; ^em» 2:13J; Fannie Witherspoon, 2:16£; So So, 2:17$;
Lady Rolfe, 2:22$; Lady Lo^an, 2:30; Lannie G., 2:27;
Astoria, 2:29i; Lady Groesbeck, 2:2-5£, and the promising
youngsters Also, Asteroid, Rosanna and Collector. Mr.
Kittson disposes of his horses because of advanced age. He
is over eighty and in feeble health.

Lord Randolph Churchill is striving to gain as foremost a
position on the English turf as in statesmanship, and has
made a promising commencement by winning at Newmarket
the valuable Fitzwilliani plate of 700 guineas, for two-year-
olds, with his hJly by Retreat, dam White Lily, that he
bought out the Stanton sale last summer for 500 guineas.
The winner is heavily engaged in the two and three-year-old
stakes.

On Wednesday last B. C. Holly took bis departure for
Denver with Fusilade's List, Sid, Cassandra, Nancy, Hamlet,
aud his recent purchase Mart Gibson, who may prove useful
in short races. On the same train, with Cy Mulkey in charge,
the following horses from Rancho del Paso were forwarded
to the same destination: Trade Mark, Jubilee, Pancho,
Extract, "Welcome and Katisha.

We learn from Sprague, Lincoln Co., Or., that Mr. J. M.
McKinney, the breeder of Sorrel Mike (Hickory Jim), has
sjme very tine Dasher, Rifleman and Dr. Lindsey gallopers,
and has recently purchased Billy Baker (for $1,250), by Mob-
lem, son of Almont, dam by Mountain Chief; second dam by
Milliman's Bellfounder. This trotting sire will be used by
Mr. McKinney to cross on his running bred mares, thus
showing his faith in the infusion of the thoroughbred strains
as an improvement to trotting-slock.

Mr. Haggin has purchased from Colonel X. Thornton, that
promising ycung filly by Longfield, dam Carrie C, who from
her speed ought to prove a valuable acquistion to the Rancho
del Paso string at the East. The Haggin horses, in charge
of Albert Cooper, left for New York on Sunday last. When
added to those already at the Brooklyn track, this will form
one of the most valuable collections of race-horses ever
gathered together in one statle.

Prince Arthur, 2:1S, by Western Fearnaught, eon of old
Fearnaught.

Mikado, 2:202. by Hardwood.

Ed Annan, 2:17| (pacer), by Dauntless, dam b> Nighthawk.

Jack, 2:29], by Pilot Medium, dam by Magna Charts.

Geneva, 2:25, by Princeps, dam by Hambletoniau 10.

Burid Doble, bay geldiug (pacer), t>y Indianapolis. He has
four white feet and a white face, and strongly resembles the
famous old Dexter.

Fawnfoot, 2:32^, bay pacing mare, recently arrived from
St. Louis.

Silver Bell, three-year-old bay filly by Cuyler, son of Ham*
bletouian 10, dam by Harold; second dam by Edwin Forrest.
The tine disposition of this youngster makes her a stable
favorite, while her breeding and gait indicate that she will be
a trotter.

Flora Huff and Cora Bell, 2:19 to pole, the 815,000 beauties
that he bought in New York last winter.

Also, a very promising colt belonging t j Mr. Burnham, of
Chicago; a good paoing mare that came in Weduesday, and
Father John, the worthy son of Glene'g and Brademante,
that does the running for the stable when any of the differ-
ently gaited animals want some very '"warm" company and
valuable assistance in their efforts.

The above comprised all that Budd had on hand when the
writer saw him on Wednesday, and they would seem to be
about as many as a man would care to have. The horses are
all in excellent health, and just beginning to get the work
that will soon develop their weak and strong points. — The
Horseman.

Oakland Canoe Club-

The race for the Culwards Cop took place last Sunday.
There were not many at the club house, and only two entries,
the Water Lily, holder of the cup, and the Tuck. The latter
looks all right after her Russian River experiences, and will
make a tine cruising as well as a fast canoe. The canoes keep
well together till the ptake was rounded, when the Water
Lily got quite a lead, which, however, the Tuck seemed to
reduce considerably, but the Water Lily won by four minutes.
The Flirt, Bonita and Hebe started about 11 o'clock for Goat
Island, the latter breaking her a'river mast, passing under
the railroad bridge and was compelled to return, the others
going on. There was quite a stiff breeze and a lumpy sea on
the bay; off the broad-gauge mole it was necessary to reef, as
the canoes plunged so in the choppy sea, and wet decks weie
the order of the day until the island was reached. Lnnch
was eaten ashore, and a walk around the islind afterwards
proved yery pleasant. There is now no trace of the disas-
trous fire of last summer, and the grass is two feet high. At
4 o'clock Flirt and Bonita were alioat again, and enjoyed a
rattling run home before the stitt west wind, arriving about
5:45. The club will have a ladies' day on May 30th. A
large attendance is expected.

Mr. L. U. Shippee is forming a new stable of great value.
The gentleman has a number of promising two-year-olds
that he hoped to have in condition to run at the Blood Horse
meeting, but unfortunately they went amiss in their train-
ing and had to be reserved for the fall season. Abe Stemler
recently went east to attend the Lexington yearling sales in
the interests of Mr. Shippee, and he has made some valu-
able purchases of valuable stock as may be seen from the
accounts of the sales in another- column of this journal.

Johnston in Budd Doble's Stable.

Johnston, the phenomenal pacer, has come back to stay in
Chicago, the scene of his greatest triumph, where in 18S4, at
the West Side track, he paced his historical 2;06£ mile, which
is liable to remain as the "best on record" for a long time.
He was purchased at the recent spring sale of Woodard &
Harbison, at Lexington, by Colonel John W. Conley, a well-
known Chicago capitalist, for §3.900, aud is nowinthe bands
of Budd Doble, at the track. He was bred at Berlin, Wis.,
foaled 1877, sired by Bashaw Golddust, dam by Ned Forrest,
and is to-day as sound as a new dollar, without a blemish or
pimple. The career of this wonderful horse is an illustra-
tion of the fact that it is not policy for even an animal to
"show his hand," especially if it is a winning one, for when
the great public are thoroughly convinced that either a man
or beast cannot be beaten they turn away and seek smaller
game, and in the case of thiB star side-wheeler, the effect on
his monetary value is very marked. Iu 18S2 he paced an
exhibition mile in 2:18^, and in 1883 a one-half interest in
him was sold for §5,000, to E. Smith, of Milwaukee. In the
fall of the same year Pete JohnBon gave him a record of 2:10,
at the West Side track, shortly after which he was sold to
Commodore Kittson for S20.000. In 18S4 John Splan drove
him againBt 2:10 at the West Side track, on which occasion
he made his wonderful record of 2:06^. In 1887 he was pur-
chased from Commodore Kittson by Frank Siddalls, of Phila-
delphia, for $12,000, who in turn has now parted with him
for $3,900. Crit DaviB, in whose charge he has been during
the past winter, says he now possesses as much, if not more,
speed than ever before, and as he is known to be perfectly
sound, it would seem that the only logical reason why he
sold su cheap was because he can go so fast— which, without
investigation, seems rather odd in these days, when the horse
world is wild for speed. With the addition of this follow 10
his string, Budd Doble has now as strong a Etable at Wash-
ington Park track as any trainer has ever handled. It is
made up of the following:

Oliver K., 2:16}, by King Wilkes, son of George Wilkes,
dam by Virgimus.

Johnston, 2K)6£ (pacer), by Bashaw Golddust, dam by Ned
Forrest.

Arrow, 2:14 (pacer), by A. W. Richmond, dam thorough-
bred.

Editor, breeders' record 2:23£, by Princeps, dam Daroc
Maid by Messenger Dnroc.

ATHLETICS.

To Bicyclers.

Editor Beeedee and Sportsman: — The bicycle events to
take place at joint meet of the Bay City Wheelmen and Oiym~
pic Blub on Wednesday, May 30th, '83 at athletic grounds'
corner 14th and Center Sts., Oakland, have been changed as
follows:

One mile maiden race.

Two mile (L. A. W.) state championship.

Three mile lap race.

Three mile handicap race.

One mile handicap race.

One mile safety race, (Rover type) Entry fee SI. 00. $.50
returned to starters. Entries will close Saturday, May 26tb,
'88 at club rooms, 230 Van Ness Avenue.

Haery C. Cummess,

Sec. Bay City Wheelmen.

Foals of 1888-

At Palo Alto. Properly of Hon. Leland Stanford.

TEOTTEES.

April 27th, brown filly by NorvaL dam Sonntag Mohawk
by Mohawk Chief.

April 30th. bay colt by Nephew, dam Victoria by Don
Victor.

Apiil 30tb, bay colt by Electioneer, dam Lizzie oy Wildidle.

April 30th, chestnut colt by Piedmont, dam Lilly by Elec-
tioneer.

April 30th, brown colt by Electricity, dam Fatina by Berlin.

May 1st, bay colt by Nephew, dam Morning Glory by Elec-
tioneer.

May 4th, bay colt by Benton Frolic, dam Dolly by Elec-
tioneer.

May 4th, bay filly by Electioneer, dam Belle Campbell by
General Benton.

May 6th, bay colt by Electioneer, dam Helpmate by Planet.

May 7th, brown tally by Electioneer, dam Minx by Don
Victor.

THOBOUGHBBED.

April 17th, brown colt by Argyle, dam imp. Patrilla by
Pero Gomez.

TEOTTEE3 .

At Vina. Properly of Hon. Leland Stanford.

April 23d, bay colt by Clav, dam Monte Belle by Mohawk
Chief.

April 23d. chestnut Ally by Will Crocker, dam SallieG. by
Flood.

April 24tb, black colt by Clay, dam Lillian by Lodi.

April 26th, chestnut filly by Piedmont, dom Adele bv
General Benton.

April 27tb, bay filly by Clay, dam Satanella by Leveller.

April 27th, black colt by Nephew, dam Fairest by Kentucky
Prince.

April 28th, bay filly by Alfred, dam Alviniza by Whipple's
Hambletonion.

April 28th, bay colt by Alfred, dam Signa by Bentonian.

April 29th, bay colt by Alfred, dam Wilmioa by Mohawk
Chief.

April 30th, bay colt by Wolsey, dam Jnniatta by Fred
Low, son of St. Clair.

April 30th, bay filly by Alfred, dam Misb Lancaster by Don
Victor.

May 2d, bay colt by Alfred, dam Daisy C. by The Moor.

May 3d, bay colt by Nephew, dam Beatrice by Wildidle.

May 4th, brown filly by Clay, dam Bivulet by Rivioli.

May 5th, bav colt Jby Electricity, dam Gypsy by Paul's
Abdallah.

May 6th, bay colt by Alfred, dam Amlefc by Fallis.

On the morning of May 7th the stables of the Sound Vuw
Stock Farm on Long Island near New York were destroyed
by fire. Several trotters of great value perished, including
Anna Wilkes, a bay mare, five years ola, by King Wilbee,
dam Suffolk; Gracie Wilkes, a bay mare, sis years, by King
Wilkes, dam Gracie Rogers; Suffold, half sister to Earns;
Ashamahogue, the last representative of the famous Tele-
graph stock; Ringette, a, two-year-old, and Conklin Boy, a
yearling of much promise. The fire is thought to be the
work ot tramps.

THE KENNEL

Dog owners s re requested lo send for publication the earliest possi-
ble notices of wbelps, sales, names claimed, presentations and deaths
In tneir kennels, in all instances writing plainly aaines of sire and da*n
and of grandparents, colors, dates and breed.

Doe Show at Richmond-

Editor Breeder, and Sportsman: — The Virginia Field-
Sports Association are seriously considering a real first-class
bench-show at Richmond, Virginia, next October in connec-
tion with the fine Exposition there. Everything indicates
that we will certainiy have it. If we do it will be on a style
befitting our organization. The season will be the best, as
in October all the cracks will be traveling South in prime
condition for field-work. We are negotiating now for one of
the best managers in the country, and in correspondence
with Spratts for the benching, feeding, etc. We will offer as
fine prizes as the Westminster Kennel Club, and secure the
best judges lo be had. Dog owners must rally to us and
make it a big show. The Exposition is going to be some-
thing fine. Jno. S. Wise, President.

Richmond, April 30th 'SS.

Pacific Kennel Club.

The regnlar monthly meeting of the Club was held at Par-
lor A, Palace Hotel, on Wednesday evening last. Secretary
and Treasurer, -James E. Watson submitted his balance sheet
in connection with the r'og show recently given. It showed
that there bad been expended in behalf of the show, for
stamps $5 ; for diploma paper, $6 25 ; for labels, SI 50 ; for
judges, $856-75 ; for individual specials, $90 ; for regular
and club special prizes, S713 ; for advertising $273.45; for
printing, lithographing, etc., $553.75 ; for office expenses aud
salaries, $312.75 ; for expenses at Mechanics Pavilion, rent,
carpentering, feed of dogs, help, ttc., $1338.39. Total S41S3-
.24. The receipts directly from the show were : Entrance
fees, $723; sale of tickets, $7,18235; sale of catalogues,
$127; bar and restaurant privileges $155; net proceeds of
advertisement?., 8248. Total $3435.50. Showing au actual
loss of $747.74. The total receipts from dues, contributions
to special prize fund, and money in the treasury when the
show opened was $962.73, and as much as was necessary lo
meet the show deficiency was applied, in that way, all bills
being paid. There is still due the A. K. 0. $123 50, to medt
which there ts in the treasury, $171 54 The showing
cannot but be satisfactory to all concerned. On motion of
Mr. R. E. Wilson, a vote of thanks was ordered to Messrs.
James Watson and John Davidson, who judged the show,
Acting under a statement by O. A. Tolle, the Club had ad-
vertised a gold medal to the best dog in the show, from M J.
Flavin & Co. That firm denied having made such an offer,
and the Club ordered a sflver medal made and sent to the
owner of Tom Pinch, Mr. J. Martin Barney. A vote of
thank? to the Executive Committee, Secretary Watson.
Superintendent Carroll and Veteroary Bowhill was passed.
The resignation of Col. S- Taylor, as President, was read and
accepted. On motion of Mr. W'm. Schreiber, Mr. Ramon E.
Wilson was elected to the vacant place. The Club then ad-
journed. _

Type.

Among many words and phrases commonly used, the word
"type" is perhaps most often uttered by those who are com-
pelled to criticise dog shows. Precisely what the term should
mean is not so easily to be ascertained, but a very satisfactory
analysis of the word is that made by "Este" in the current
English Kennel Gazelle, who says that if we are to have a
defined standard of points, it must certainly represent an ideal
typical perfection, and continues by saying:

May we attempt to define type? It is an easier task than
to portray perfection; the former has its boundaries and
limits, which can be made and fixed by our own willj while
the latter as constantly prevents ns like a phantasm, and
eludes the grasp of its votaries, the one a reality, the other
an ideality. Whewell, in History of Scientific Ideas, says: "A
type is an example of any class, for instance, the species ot
a genus, which is considered as eminently possessing the
characters of the class." John Stuart Mill, in System of Logic,
give6 a similar definition, an '. uses precisely the same words
and illustrations. Cuvier distinguished each type by the
sum of the characters of its form and structure. In the
essential characters of their structure the higher aud lower
members of the same type agree, while in the unimportant
details they present the most marked differences, but in a
greater or less degree are related to one another and have
the most essential characters in common. Combioations of
modified characters are often present in the same species,
and occasion important variations, which can be inherited
by the descendents. "Varieties often differ more from each
other, though arising from a common species, than do the
distinct natural species themselves, e. g.t Tumbler, Famail
and Carrier pigeons which are all descended from the
Columbaliviaor Rocbpigeon." (Darwio). Thedefinition of
type, given by H. Cassmi iu Jordan's D'Ctionnaire des Termee,
is, "Typical characters are those which belong only to the
majority of natural bodies, comprised in any group, or to
those which occupy the centre of this group, and in some
sort serve as the type of it." Dr. Mortou uses the term type
as synonymous with species, and defines it simply as "a
primordial organic form;" but he subdivides species ioto
the "remote," "allied" and the "proximate." Remote species
never produce hybrids, allied species produce an infertile
offspring, whilst proximate species produce a fertile offspring.
Tne laws of hybridism well repay very careful study, and
explain many of the mysteries of breeding, and the causes of
some breeds "running out." Morton was the great exponent
of tne theory of diversity of origin, and believed that dogs
were descended from several distinct species; an opinion
shared by Haeckel, and even Darwin himself, although k
opposed to the general tenor of his teaching; but, more
this anon.

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May]12

Time will thus be seen to be used iq somewhat different
nenseby varioua writers on Natural History and Philosophy,
but for our purposes it must be used only in a relative man-
ner-ao a type of a genus, a species or variety, or even for a
particular strain of a variety; indeed f.r us, a, dog-lovers
and fanciers, it is restricted to the two latter. Yhen we 8a?
that any dog has the correct type, we mean that he possesses
the outward characteristics of form and expression, which
are common to, and peculiarly distinctive of, the variety or
strain to which he belong;. It is ot degree rather than o(
kind and is the central ooint to which all members converge.
Exac'osrated typs is a radiation from the centre and becomes
a monstrosity, outbalancing proportional symmetry.

N.w how" is type fornnd? By two great factors, viz
natural selection and artificial cultivation. It is perpetuated
by heredity and modified by adaptation.

Ooithe says: "Every organism is the product of two con-
trary constructive forces, or form itive tendencies. Ooe, the
internil form.tive tendency, the centripetal force, is that of
the type or the tendency toward specification, which con-
staitly ai'm^ at maintaining uniform the orgmic forms of the
sp-cies This is heredity. The other, the external formative
tendencv the centrifugal force, is variation, or the tendency
lowarls'meUmorpbosis, which acts, through the continual
changes made in the external conditions of their existence so
as continually to vary the species. This is adaptation. The
skill of the b.-eeler must be exercised in balancing these two
forces and we m iy see how important it is that heshonll
have 'a Kxo.l typical central-point to link to. Adaptation
plays an import int oartio giving type to a particular strain.
Yotiatt tells us -tint Messrs. Buckley and Burgess had Lei-
cester sheep, onrelv bred from the original stock of the cele-
brated Mr B'ikewell for upwards of fifty years, neither
deviate 1 from the pure l.loo I, yet the difference in the type
of the sheep produce 1 by these two gentlemen, gave the
appearance of different varieties." Darwin says: "bJtne
little efif-ct miybe produced by the external conditions of
life bu; he would tie a b .Id mm who would account by such
agencies fir the difference of the grsyh.uod and blood-
hound " He also tells us that "Type is proluced by natural
selection or inherited viriition, und nd iptation or artincial
selection. * * * Man selects uot for the animal's good,
but for his o.vnuseaod fancy; the key is man's power of
accnmnlilive selection, n iture gives successive variations;
mm adds them up in cer'ain direc ions useful to him. In
this sanse he may be said to make to himself useful breeds."
Bv this -'artificial selection" he is able to perpetuate advan-
tage )us variations, bat he seldom exercises selected character
inthe mist fitting minner, or allows the mist vigorous males
to strngols f ir the females, as nature does; but often begins
his selection by some hiK-monstrous form, or at lea;t by
some modification prominent enough to catch his eye or to
be plainly useful to him. An American farmer (General
Shute, I thiuk) had a very short-legged sheep born in his
dock; he selected this ram as a sire to produce s'ock, which
would be less likely to jump fences; and thnsfotmed a strain
of short-legged sheep, which soou became in general demand
In the sanie manner no doubt Basset-hounds with short
twisted iegs were selected to keep the pace slow, and enable
thebul runners to live with them vhen hunting the hare.
M»ny other instances of a similar nature will present them-
selves to onr notice such, as hornless cattle, etc. Hsecke),
the most advanced evolutionist of our tim», says: "Nitnre
evolves new species without d^sun, just as the will of man
produces new varieties in cultivation -with design, making
ju licions use of the productive effects of heredity and adapta-
tion." Nature aims at internal perfection, man's power is
exercised only in external formation; need it be said that her
produciions are truer iu character, hear the stamp of higher
workmanship, and are infinitely better adapted to the most
complex conditions of life?"

ROD.

Lance-wood Twigs for "J. D. M."

Musin^ idly in my comfortable little nest to-night, dear
old Geoffrey Chaucer's lines

Whan that Aprillewitb his schowres swoote

The drought of March has perced to the roote,

And batbud every veyne in swich licour.

Of which vertue engendred is the flour:

Whan Lephirus eek with his swete breett,

Enspirud hath in every unite and beeth,

The tendre croppes, and the yonge soone

Hath in the Ram his halfe cours i-ronne,

And smale fowles maken melodif,

That slepen al the night with open ybe,

Bo priketb hem nature iu here corages:

Than longen folk to ^oo on pilgrimages,
running constantly through my mini, sending thongbt and
desire to some talkative stream in the greenwood, your pub-
lished letter of March 21 <t came suddenly back to remem-
brance, and I resolved to toss these twigs in the way of your
duo or red-spinner, aud Rnipiue from yon some more pisca-
torial iieas. Iq so doing I may appear bot an idle angler
who sits on the bank aud chaffs while others work. Well,
even Adam Bede's dog could not do himself justice owing to
Datuial deiieiencies— circumstances having a trick of making,
us seem what we are n^t— and if some of my remarks should
brine; to your mind the old adage that fools rush in where
anglers fear to tread, just sharpen your rapier and prepare
to demolish the fools. 1, for one, will no', cry quarter. How
I wish we differed radically enuu^h to make the polishing of
your weapons a necessity! But here ami, at the very outset,
forced to express my hearty concurrence in your wish f-.r a
book on California trout fishing that might rival the complete
anglei, aud obliged to confess you a delightfully unique
disciple for giving voice to such desire. A joyful task for
anyseriou3, thoughtful man, the writing of such a book we
niav say, and yet the woiry and bustle of our century is all
aoaiust 'it. For, although we may generally disguise the
act much of our pleasure iu reading Walton is due to the
manner it which bis pages reflect the restful days of his
time Every sentence moves with a gentle ease that seems
to say "Here is no haste; let ns drink this cup leisurely in
the sunlight of May!" Our May days, alas! are like rag car-
pet—full of oddB an 1 endB. Little time and less o portunity
have the dreamiest among us for mornings and evenings
beside the hawtborne and wild brier. Then, too, mo3t of
our out-door men are sportsmen with a favorite pursuit for
every season. The simple angler like Walton who fished
while fish were worthy tue taking, and spent his leisure time
when barred from the streams in recording experiences and
making improvements on tackle, has almost passed away.
Let us hope before his shadow is entirely lost to meadow
pud hillside, he will leave for us some pages of poetical
lusing, reasonable philosophy and practical advice. But
of one thing, I, at least, am thoroughly convinced, that
_,-> book or books will ever deter a certain class of persons
fum fishing omt of season. If a man have not natural
heart enough to let .poor, sickly, spawning trout alone,

no amount of writing or talking will ever convince him of
his general stupidity and lack of Hdo fibre. For all
such, a firm law, impartially administered is the best medi-
cine. Nothing takes the fever out of coarse blood like an
active, cooling draught And if some of those gentlemen (?)
who fish in advance of the season could be suddenly brought
into court, with an earnest aud two reliable witnepses on the
si le of the prosecution and a right-minded judge in front, it
would prove a salutary lesson to them and to their kind;
and recollection of the' "extreme penalty of the law" rnigbt
serve as a future safty valve. Perhaps when we get a fish
commission made up of men who ngird their duty before
their personality, an 1 who are really euthusi islic so far as
the fishing interests of our State are concerned we may hope
to see the gentleman (?) poacher as well as the vagabond
poacher held responsible tor hia acts. But even the ablest
lawyer is powerless in the absence of witnesses, and here is a
place where ttnglers themselves can aid the law. To be advised
of a criminal act, and to assist in the concealment of it, makes
ooe partner with the criminal. A great interest should never
be made subservient to small feeling. And until anglers luily
realize this, and the necesity of giving testimony against
aggressors they cm scarcely complain of inactivity elsewhere.
Law always has been and always will be violated to a greater
or less extent as public act and opinion shall permit; but the
very fact that we notice such violation is proof of its general
efficacy. Were there neither game nor fish laws there would
soon be neither game nor fish. For the one "pot-fisher" of
to-day a hundred would be on th? streams to-morrow, and
our piquant Salmo would meet brutal and su Iden exter-
mination; while his coarser relatives and friends of b-iy
and river would speedly ornament the fine seine of reck-
less Italians aod calculating Chinese, whether under age or
not. It is extremely difficult to m ik« some people view the
matter in this light. They stem to have an idea that the
State considers the sportsman rather than any one els^.
An appropriation generally acknowledged to be pitifnlly
small for the purpo-e. is looked upon by them as reckless
waste of public money. These are practical, progressive
individuals who consider mountain streams full of sawdust,
urslickius a sign of material prosperity and advancement.
To them the man with the fyke is more acceptable than the
man with the rod, ho does bnsioess on a larger saale and
is'nt full of sentimental nonsenss about natural forests and
clear water. Men of this practical turn like to kn<-w at least
one fish commissioner; they have axes to grind. Now, if our
fish commission could be aj> pointed for a term of years and
composed of men made of good, stern stuff, cirefnl in tbe
choice of assistants and tilled with a determination to put
down whatever is truly opposed to the future necessities of
our State, tbe axe-gr;nder, and the sycophant would lo^e
their occupation, and men who respect the law have an equal
^hauee with those that transgress it. There is much truth
" n the saying that tbe man makes the office, hence the diffi-
culty in rinding the proper one or ones for the place. Gentle-
men who go fishing are plenty, but genuine anglers who
make a study of the sport of it are few. Let us concede and
emphasize it. And it is I be manifest duty of the one
of these whose business interests will permit to get himself
appointed fish commissioner just es soon as an opportunity
offers. He will have plenty of up-hill work aud be pretty
thoroughly disgusted I, efore the first year of his term is out,
but do great object was ever aceomplisbei with slight pains,
and in this case, at least, the game is worth the candle.

In the matter of sportsman (?) catehiug baby trout for the
sake of growing red and inflated over a large take, do you not
think auglers themselves somewhat to bl tine? Is not the
man who comes in alter a day's fishing with only a dozin or
fifteen fish rather looked down upon by the jaunty fellow
with a hundred or more, though half of them be no larger
than minnows? Is not the greed lot a well-filled creel a
disease nf fishermen? Did it not so completely blind Stew-
art that he could not tell where sport ended and butchery
hegan? Have you ever heard of one angler picking out from
another's catch all tbe babieB and p liuting to the decent fish
say "there'B your take?'" Aud yet if this were done wonld
not many au enthusiastic beginner learn to love the babies
well enough to forego robbing them of the pleasure of reach-
ing maturity?
But even after all these things are set right —

When tbe enterprising poacher gives up p-iacbing,
And the somuole^cent hsh commisson dosn't nod,
When tbe too impulsive angler accepts coachinp.
And the stream dealer takes lo fishing with a rod —
There still remains with us the bait-fisber; an easy going
fellow is he, with strong belief in the attractive properties of
his little paper of shrimp and his little box of worms. How
carefully he leans over t mt dam of logs and drop* his mam-
mouth tackle into the haunt of some lazy, old trout Tell
him he should always give a game fish some chance for life
and he smiles knowingly. Show him your light tackle and
he shakes his head aud asks if you never tip with worm.
Some eloqueuce would be needed to persuade him he is not
the better fisherman; aud when he p:cks up the morning
paper aud finds himself mentioned as that iudefatigible
angler Mr. A who n^ver f iils to show a fine basket, or that
earnest follower of Iz*ak Walton; Mr. B. whose trout are
always up to the mark, he gives yon a passing thought aud
sips his coffee in contented ignorance- It would be difficult
at such a mi ment to convirce him that he knows absoluttly
nothing of fishing as an exciting and exhilarating sport.
Still the biit-tisher has some good material in his composi-
tion; the errors he falls into are more ofien born of iguorauce
thau wrought out of iutenlion, and he has beeu known to
rtform and become a thorough anglfr. I question if he is a*
much to be blamed as tbe iuaD who uses light taesl\ under-
stands caning well, aud jet from preference tips his lure
with sections of the repulsive and unfortunate worm whether
the trout rise to the fly or not. This mode of procedure
admits of no excuse — is indeed scarcely pardonable at the
very commencement of a late season when the trout are still
too sluggish to manifest much interest iu anything. Whit!
If I had gone a long way from home, aud the fish altogether
refused my fly, would not I, too, add something to make it
taking? "Well, that would depend. In all affairs where
human beings are concerned the amount of resistance is pro-
portioned to the degree of temptation. Given temptation
strong enough and the strouge=t snpply of resistance will
wear away. But fishing with anything except tbe fly offers
no temptation to me, so presumably I would be safe. Then
I've a rather indepeudeut feeling about it; when a trout does
not want my lure I do not want him. To kuow some poor
worm wriggled in death throes to spare me a part of himself
would certainly add uelther poetry or facination to the sport.
Indeed, of the two, I thiuk it would be much hetter fun to fry
frogs while yon prepared them. Cnly you could not have
the second joint of my rod with which t "whack" them into
unconsciousness. On the clear, bright days when every sun-
beam seems laden with a div.ue messnge, you cauuot possi-
bly conceive how I envy you the saocy, independent Los
Gatos! In every one of its ripples is a story, and the shad-
ows on its banks are etchings by the hand of a great Master.

Perhaps some day during the present season it shall be my
good fortune to steal in among them. If so, the wish that I
may find you augling there is certainly permissible.
Sax Francisco, April 28.

An Abuse at Los Lratos.

Enclosing a complaint to tbe Board of Fish Coninis-
sioaers, about the dam iu the Los Gatos at Alma, onr corres-
pondent, "J. D. M.," writes thus aliout the schools of fish
which are now trying to pass up that stream:

Editor Breeder axd Sportsman:— "The school of sea
trout or young salmon, the latter I think, are from five to
ten inches in length. They are very likely fly catchers, and
will be exterminated where they are if the baby killers of San
Francisco "catch on." If they can be passed up the stream
by means of the ladder in question, there will be glorious
fishing in future.

I found the head of the drive about one mile below Los
Gatos about three weeks since and took two from one rifle
in a few minutes. Within the last week they have reached
the clam in question and can get no farther. A man who
will fish the creek a mile below will get strkes to his heart's
content. I wish to see them passed on. Caunot yon as-ist
in the matter by urging the fish commissioner^' attention to
it.

As I predicted in my letter to tbe Breeder and Sports-
man, fishing is now good and getting better. Trout are
getting into condition " "J. D. M."

Los Gatos, May 7, '83.

A few days ago a split bamboo rod built by B. F. Nichols,
of Boston, was received by a noted angler of this city, who
kindly permitted us to see it. The lod was, professedly,
built to meet the wishes of the angler in every particular.
The utmost minuteness characterized the order — no limit as
to expense was enjoined, and ample time was giv^n to enable
the maker to produce a masterpiece. The rod was to be
nine feet in length, and to weigh four ounces, as well as to
have peculiar fittings in the wny of reel seat, rings and grip.
It was a nicely furnished instrument, bnt critical examina-
tion developed several points in which it might have beeu
improved. The ferrules were coarse and disproportionately
heavy. The guide rings were wrapped on without giving the
several parts a slight set from them, as should be done to
preserve tbe life of the instrument and "lessen the tendency
lo 6et toward ihe rings. One of the shaved places on the butt
had chipped out a little knot, and the cavity had been filled
with some cement like material. The rod, in short, showed
lack ol care in selection of materials and in laying up and
finishing. That it is a good, serviceable weapon goes with-
out Baying, and that in the skilled and careful hands of its
owner it will do years of good work may well be presumed,
bat it caunot be said to be a really first-claes production.
Its balance and play are excellent, and considerable credit is
due Mr. Nichols for producing a single action rod of such
extreme lightness, but the little imperfections cannot but
annoy one of rigid taste, such as the fly risher, in whose
bauds it will kill hundreds of trout, and be subjected to the
close inspection of about all the experts in aud about San
Francisco.

A fisbiug party consisting of Messrs. Whitloek, Reddick,
Hawes and Devoti went up above San Antone Falls iu Wash-
ington Territory, recently. They report fishing this year to be
the worst ever known. Fish are not very plenty, andaresmall,
not more thau two or three inches long. If something is not
done to prev.ht the depredations made by the Washoe
Imians, tha streams of that region will in a few years be
entirely cleared of trout. These Indians must be made to
keep on their own reservations or sommarily dealt with.

Just what the minimum in the weight of split bamboo rods
is to be, remains to be seen. It is not many years since a
ten feet ten ounce rod was thought a very light one, but
each passing year has seen advances on the pait of the artist
rod-makers, and we believe there is in existence a split rod
ten feet long which weighs but three and one-half ounces,
but which has nevertheless accounted for many a four and
rive pound lake trout, beside bringing to basket hundreds of
pounds of small creek Hsh. The question has sometimes
arisen whether such extreme lightness was not to gratify
a mere fancy, and it may be doubted after all argument
whether in the hands of an angler of average physical
ability, fly-fishing can be more comfortably done with a
fonr-oance than an eight-ounce rod. There is a switchi-
ness about the lighter rods, and bq uncertainty both in
the recovery and delivery of forty or fifty feet of wet line
that is more annoying to some fishermen than the addi-
tional weight of such a rod as will handle easily from the
wrist, or at most from the forearm, any desired length of
cast. It is not many dayB since two anglers about equally
skillful were lake fishing, one using a 4^-ounce Uatskill and
the other a rod by the same maker that weighed nearly twice
as much. Od part of tbe fishing it seemed best to cast some-
where about sixty feet, aud there, the user of the lighter in
casting did so from the shoulder, and soou tired, while the
other was delivering a fairly straight line from the elbow.
Both were using G line and gossamer leaders, with midge
flies. Certainly against a wind, or even when fishing with
anything more than a slight breeze, the sureness and prompt-
ness of the heavier rod would recommend it. The arguments
in favor of the thinnest possible gut and neatest and smallest
flies do not apply to the rod, and we confess that if as many
and as good fish could be raised with heavy line and leader,
we should use them simply because they are more easily
bandied, and water can be more accurately covered with
them than with the tackle ordinarily used.

Much interest is felt in tbe recent attempts to make steel
rods, and it is to be hoped that some genius will prodace a
sound, serviceable rod either of steel'dr some better metal, if
there be any. Any wooden rod is a nuisance, aud the better
it is the greater the care necessary to preserve all of its excel-
lences. Between washing, drying, polishing, rubbing with
rottenstone, rewinding, varnishing and all the other little
artifices in vogue, the owner of two or three good rods who
uses them much is compelled to give time to caring for them
which might be much more profitably employed. In any
large city a man who thoroughly understood his business,
might build up a paying industry simply in tikiog care of
rods. If proper metal rods could be made all of the minor
annoyances wou'd be abated. The angler could in a moment
do all that would be necessary to fit them for laying away
ngiiost the next excursion, aud they would endure indefi-
nitely. After reading of some experiments with alunr.au ui
and various alloys of that metal, it seems feasible to produce
a rod of six to eight ounces weight of that metal, which
shall combine the elasticity of steel, tbe non-oxidizable

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property of the lighter metal and the necessary lightness.
Such a rod would necessarily be tabular, and if it should
app=ar that the extreme fineness of the tips made it inex-
pedient 1o form them of metal, bamboo splits conld be tised,
and a new rod be had simply at cost of a new tip. We
commend to Mr. Wilson of local rod-making fame, the metal
rod suggestion and shall be glad to chronicle any experi-
ments which he may make.

SWEEPSTAKE.

At five pairs Bine Rocks, 15 yards rise. SI .50 entrance.

In a fraternal letter to another contributor this week, our
thoughtful correspondent "Petronella" incidentally remarks a
few remarks about the muddls into which circumstances
have plunged the Board of Fish Commissioners. "Petronella"
ia indignant, and her feeling is shared by many, that interests
so great should be imperilled by jealousy or desire for pre-
ferment. While similar boards in other states are moving
along dignifiedly, attending to the duties of their purely
honorary offices, the Califorria Commission is wasting time
and energy in petty squabbles, which can have no outcome
but to establish one or other of the squabblers in an office,
to which no emolument attaches except a per diem of $5,
while actually engaged in official labors. It is inconceiveable
that either of the gentleman who are obstructing the work
of the commission can be doing so because of a desire for
the per diem. At most, such pay, if honestly computed,
coul 1 amount only to ». trifling sum. The reasons for the
sqaabble must be looked for either ia au extravagant self-
estimate of personal importance, in personal relations with
the appointing power, or in political desires. It would seem
to be the part of gentlemen fitted by tastes, knowledge and
dignity for membership in a board so honorable as that
formed to care for fish and game interests, to withhold from
unseemly wranglings, and by withdrawal from all connection
with the present complication, leave the appointing power free
to select a board, the bshests of which would undeniably
bear the stamp of legality, and which could without hindrance
enforce the laws.

A fish case of considerable interest in being prosecuted by
Mr. Kamon E. "Wilson, and defended by Mr. Dorn in this
city. The question at issue is, whether the terms "Chi-
nese sturgeon lines" and ' Chinese shrimp or bag nets," used
in Section 636 of the Penal Code, mean sturgeon lines, and
shrimp or bae nets when used by Chinese, or whether the
word "Chinese" is merely descriptive of certain sorts of
lines and nets, use of which by any person is prohibited. It
is manifestly improper to attempt to forestall the jadgment
of the court" but it may be said that the question is of vital
importance in connection with the wholesale slaughter of fry
of fish of all sorts which is daily occurring, and if it is
adjudged that the words as used make the Section unconsti-
tutional, the combined forces of sportsmen, anglers and all
other good citizens should be centered on having a law
passed by the next Legislature which shall, beyond quibble,
conserve the fish supply.

A pleasant incident of the week was a visit from Mr. "W.
M. Cary, Fish Commissioner of Nevada. Mr. Cary in a
simple way is doing very much to stock the streams and
lakes of his State. Last year he hatched and distributed
800,000 trout, of which over 200,000 were New Hampshire
brook fish. He brought down with him 30,000 of the latter
sort to exchange with the Spring Valley Water Company for
bass. Although Mr. Cary is heretical to the extent of pre-
ferring bait fishing to that done with the fly, he ia neverthe-
less a°keen angler, and full of delightfnl reminiscences of
spoTt anv time fcr sixty years back in Michigan, Iowa, Cali-
fornia and Nevada. One of his suggestions impresses us as
likely to be useful. It is that fish ladders should be built
precisely in the form that an overshot wheel would take if
its rim could be flattened out. The bucket to open toward
the stream. We shall have a model built and shall then be
able to give exact figures. The idea is one that can be
carried out at nominal cost, and would insure the easy passage
of fish up almost any fall or over any dam. Mr. Cary will
remain at the Grand Hotel for some days, and local lovers of
the rod can afford themselves no greater pleasure than to call
upon him.

Local streams are fast becoming fit for fly fishing. Eeports
from the Sierras are that there is yet much snow, and the
fishing is consequently bad. Several parties for the Kogue
and Williamson Rivers in Oregon have been formed, and the
usual "Webber Lake contingent is about ready for its June
exodus. "Webber will sadly miss the quaint face and quainter
talk of that venerable exponent of fishing with the Dennison
spoon, Philip McShane. The inlet will yield him no more
big trout, and "John" will lose big tips for fresh dug worms.

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The May meeting held at San Bruno on Sunday last, was
notable because of the presence of one of the merrbers, Mr.
Crittenden Robinson, whose a1 sence for a year has been
remarked with regret. It is not improbable that Mr. Rubin-
son will in future make San Francisco his home, and lend
his inspiriug presence to shooling events.

The day was breezy and the birds good, so good in fact
that no clean score was made. Doctor Knowles tied Messrs.
Robinson, HasB and Coffin, each getting ten birds from as
hard dozens as are often seen. There were no nines, but
Messrs. Sperry, Meily and De Vaull were credited with eight
each, a very good performance under the conditions.

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meetings was the care taken for the comfort and pleasure of
wives of members and other ladies, and it is expected the
fairer ones will insist on being present.

THE RIFLE

A Hunting: Rifle-

In the Humboldt Standard of May 3rd, appeared a long
letter addressed to the sportsmen of Humboldt County, and
urging the formatiou of a sportsman's club. The letter is
unsigned, but having a somewhat intimate acquaintance
with the writings of our friend Wm. Ryan, well known to
Bhooting men about San Franoisco, we venture to say that
the letter bears in all parts evidences of being his work. It
discusses in a sensible manner the benefits to be derived
from organizations in behalf of the game and fish laws, and
outlines a scheme for mutual pleasure and good which should
induce generous support. Trap shooting and rifle practice
are features, while the idea of securing control of a suitable
plat of ground for such pleasures is advanced. It is to be
hoped that the Standard will make the scheme prominent
and lend all its great influence to the foundine of such a
club of sportsmen as the practically boundless attractions of
the region justify. There i? no better way to advance all
material interests in a section than to conserve its game and
fish, and in the proper seasons invite the visits of sportsmen.
Bakersfield, in Kern County, through its "Knights of the
Trigger" wil lgo forward with renewed energy, and there is no
reason why Humboldt should not do equally well.

TRAP.

Blue Rock Club-

Twenty-three members of the club met at Birds' Point on
Saturday last, and did as poor shooting as the least sanguine
conld have expected. The work done by the clob at Adam's
Point last year was amusing because of the great number of
"eeffs" in each score, and it appears that even such reliables
as Kellogg, Fox, Laing, Tubbs and Will Golcher cannot
always score high even after a deal of practice. Two fifteens
and one fourteen only were made, although several others
got into double figures.

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The Humboldt Sportsmen's Club held its regular meeting
on Thursday evening. May 3d. By-laws, club rules and
other matters of interest were discussed. The membership
of the club was limited to twenty-five, which leaves room for
ajfew more applications, and A. T. Smith was appointed a
committee to solicit members. The club will be governed
largely by the rales and regulations of the State Sportsmen's
Association. The officers and members of the club are wide-
awake, enthuaiastic sportsmen, who propose to devote thmr
attention to the welfare of the sportsmen of the country. At
the next session a meeting will be appointed on the clnb
grounds, when the sportsmen can give an account of them-
selves.

The Eureka Rifle Club was organized on Sunday last, May
6th, with James T. Keleheras captain, C. E. Wheeler, secre-
tary, and George K. Gibson, scorer. The other members are
C. G. Taylor, F. A. Lewitt, B. Lathrow and P. Quinn. The
club 1b in constant practice, and will meet the Ferndale team
for a shoot the latter part of the month.

It is proposed to have a reunion of the Cosmopolitan Shoot-
ing Club at San Bruno on Sunday, May 20th. The scheme
is to have a team shoot. Captain Mathias Ault and Judge
Hale Bis acting as captains and selecting the teams by choos-
ing alternately from those who signify their intention to
participate. A similar meeting was held last year, and one
in the preceding year, both of which were very enjoyable
events. All trap shots and sportsmen are invited to take
part, and win if possible some of the many prizes which are
offered. Names can be sent either to Mr. F. H Putzman,
corner Pine and Montgomery street?, or Messrs. Clabrough
& Golcher, 630 Montgomery street. It will greatly facilitate
matters if those who wish to shoot will leave their names at
an early day. A reunion dinner will be served in Uncle
Dick Cunningham's very best style, which means much to
the veterans who have so often in other years interchanged
reminiscences around the table at San Bruno. Mr. Murphy
will supply plenty of good birds, and the sport will be well
worth the day at'lovely San Bruno. The old-time club was
the most popular in the State, and while its membership
roll shows gaps because of the passing away of some of its
most highly esteemed members, there is a large company of
good men left, all of whom with friends should turn out in
honor of the occasion, A feature of the Comoepolitan Club

Few subjects have been more written about than that
heading, the present article; and it may be said that there
are lew about which opinions so diverse are persi-tently held.
Conditions under which game shooting is done are so various
both as to character of ground and wildness of the animals
sought that it seems almost impossible to reach a mean in
the matter of a hunting mm. A writer evidently ot ex-
perience expresses in The Rifle these opinions:

The calibres of American hunting-rifles are from 22 to 50 ;
any bore of larger than .50 may lie said to be obsolete. The
charges are from three grains of ponder up to 150, and from
30 to 500 grains of lead.

The sportsnan desiring to select a rifle has the above borts
to choose from, and there ere cartridges of varying charges
fit and unfit for hunting purposes. Hunting-rifles are often
chambered for the improper cartridges. Many gnn sal-s-
men have no particular knowledge of what cnnbij lutes a
proper hunting-rifle, and recommend one and all the rifle*
ihey have on sale ; therefore, it is not stiai'ge that the in-
experienced sportsman frequently finds he has selected au
improper and unsatisfactory weapon . There is another
reason which has caused many sportsmen to rmfee a mistake
in choosing a hunting rifle ; a stury of a chaui-e shot killing
a large animal has frequently been accepted as evidence that
such a calibre and charge is the proper orje for hunting smb.
game. A few years ego a large bull-moose w«is killed in
Canada with a single shot from a 32-calibre pocket-rifle,
charged with a rim-fire cartridge, and.it resulted in nidk ng
converts to the belief that such a weapon was all that was
necessary for killing big game. Several instances are known
to the writer, where deer have been shot dead with a .32-
calibre rifle with a few grains of powder, aud one case known
a deer tilled with a .22 calibre. It is believed that almost
every person who has hunted with a rifle-, can recall instan-
ces where a single fortunate shot has settled the qnestion
with individuals as io what was the proper hunting- rifle

In selecting a hunting-rifle the intelligent and well-in-
formed sportsman will endeavor to combine the following
feature : lightest possible weight in the rifle which will per*
mitof the charge being shot without great disturbance from
the recoil, and not affecting accuracy. Few care to hunt
with a rifle under seven or over ten pounds, in weight, the
weight being largely governed by the charge used and
strength of the user. The manner in which the sportsman
hunts his game most also govern the weight of the lirle, a
light arm being desirable when travelling, but if monuted or
in a boat a heavy weapon could be carried without incon-
venience. '

Many sportsmen strive to reduce the barrel to the shortest
possible length. Doubtless not a few novices have made
serious mistakes by selecting too shoit a barrel, gaining iu
compactness, bnt sacrificing the ability to take as true a sight
as with the longer barrel. V e should, tberefcre, say in ref-
erence to the length of the barrel: one short enough to se-
cure accuracy, but long enough to enable the hunter to taVe
a clear and satisfactory sight and secure a good tiajectory ;
the shortest barrels in general use being 24 inches, tnd few
care for a barrel longer than 32 inches. A short barrel may
burn the full powder charge and impress the sportsman that
if this is accomplished it is all that is desired : but it should
be borne in mind that by the addition of each inch the
power of the gas after combustion, to a greater or less exteni,
is utilized, affecting the power or curve of the bullet.

The charge for the hunting-rfle which is to te used on
most game found in America should be the largest charge of
powder and lightest weight of bnllet by which accuracy cau
be secured up to 150 yards. Tbe inexperienced person net
infrequently believes that the heavier the bullet the more
desirable the cartridges for hnnting, which is generally
incorrect. The rifles and cartridges manufactured for target
practice disregard the essential points in a good hunting-rifle
and cartridge. Accuracy tlone is the desideratum, and is
secured by determining the proper charge of powder and
lead and twist in the rifle to spin the bullet and secure
the greatest accuracy. The heavier the bullet the more
rapid will be the fall, or greater the curve in its flight; but as
a heavy bullet flies steadier than a light one, and has a flatter
trajectory at long range, with a proper charge of powder, and
is less affected I y the wind, it is chosen by the target-Bhooter
in preference to the light bullet which possesses less accuracy,
bnt, to a distance at which game is shot, flies more rapidly
and with less curve; therefore, the most desirable hunting-
rifle is the one that will approach the nearest to the point
where the greatest accuracy, lowest trajectory, lightest weight,
and shortest barrel are combined.

When the sportsman has learned this much about hunting-
rifleB he will see that even if he should satisiy himself as to
his chou'e of calibre for hunting, the arm and charge which
would be suitable for one section of tha country would be
unfit for game-shooting in another. The rifle which would
combine accuracy, power and low trajectory up to 150 yards
would, perhaps, bo unfit for hunting when long shots were
made, such as antelope hnnting or mountain sheep. Kifles
which are made for a heavy charge of powder aud light bullet
are rifled with a slow twist; and those for a lighter charge of
powder and a heavy bullet with a quicker twist. There are
rifles made which have a twist which will shoot as light a
bullet as 350 grains, or one of 500 grains, aod this arm is
chosen by many who vary their charge. The Sharps mili-
tary rifle will shoot with accuracy a 356, 405, 500 or 550 grain
bullet, and is used by many hunters on various kinds of
game. The character of the game to be hunted should also
govern the weight of the bullet somewhat; for bear and
baffalo more penetration is desirable, or as old hunters say,
they want a bone-smasher.

CANOEING.

Mr. E. H. Soule, whose pleasant writings about conoeing
and canoeists have made him for a place among authorities in
the connection, has assumed editorial control of American
Canoeist, published in New York city, Mr. C. B. Vanx retir-
ing. Mr. Soule is a trained journalist, and the papt-r cannot
fail to prosper under his guidance

Me. Dalton Harrison, who has for some months contri-
buted the bright resumes of the doirjgs of local canoeists to
this paper, is becoming more venturesome in bis trip=.
we are informed, contemplates canoeing the whole of
whole of the Sacramento river from head to mouth.

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May 12

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San Francisco, - - Saturday, May 12, 1888.

STAIXIONS-THOROUUHBRED.

Joe Hooker, H B. Bagwill, Sacramento.
Mariner (Imp.), Matt Stom, Pleasanton.
Three Clieers, Thoa. (i. Jones, Santa Rosa.

STAIXIOMS— TKO rfl'KBS.
Abb )tMl«>rd Ir., R. D. Ledgett, 420 Pacific St., S. F.
Alcona, Fr^d W. Loeber, St. Helena.
Anteeo, I De Turk, Santa Rosa.

Anievolo, Jos. Cairn Simpson, 2111 Adeline St., Oaltlaml
Urowr .lug, Sargent Bros., Sargent's Station.
1 'Iiarif* Derby, Cook Stock Farm. Danville.
i'resco, Cook Stock Farm, Danville.
Don Marvin, b. P. Lowell, Sacramento.
Hi recto*", Andy McDowell, Pleasanton.
B'allis, F. P. Lowell. Sacramento.
Figaro, Win. O'Neil, Sr*n Leandio

Haroltl Cossack, N. N. Craig, 2508 H. St., Sacramento.
Illustrious, Geo. A. Stone, Williams.
Jester !>., Wra. O'Neil, Stn Leandro.
Jfollll Sevenoaks, Sarpent Bros., Sargent's Station.
Jl.illl'' Bl»rk Jug, Andy McDowell, Pleasanton
Rla'iibrluo Wilkes. Charles Waterman, Walnut Creek.
]tlenl<>, V.ii,. Dwyer, San Jose.
Mt. Vernon, J. A. McCloud, Stockton.
KiclkuooiKl, Andy McDowell, Pleasanton.
Sidney, G. Yalensin, Pleasanton.
Nteinway, Cook Stock Farm, Danville.
Valensiu, O ValeDBin, Pleasanton.
V» ltippleton. Fred W. Loeber, St. Helena.
Woodiml, B. C, Holly, Vallejo.
Younc Santa Claus, Kyron O'Grady, San Mateo.

MarobingOn.

Two weeks ago there was published in the Breeder
and Sportsman a list of the produce of thoroughbred
mares, the get of Electioneer from his first season at Palo
Alto, until the end of 1887. Thirty-three mares ai\d
fifty-three colts, including yearlings, those which have
died, all in fact that have come from the union of the
premier sire of Palo Alto and thoroughbred mare*

Since the publication of the list a portion of it has
been emphasized in a way that could hardly have been
Apected by the most sanguine advocates of the value
of racing blood in fast trotters, and to those who oppose
the combination is an argument in favor which will
trouble them to answer. The proprietor of Oakland
Trotting Park advertised four races to come off the 2d,
3d, 4th and 5th of May, the entries to which closed on
the 25th of April. Palo Alto engaged in all of them,
and Mr. Marvin brought to the course the four which
were entered, accompanied by Ansel. The quartet was
composed of Express, Cubit, Gertrude Russell and
Aldeana, all from thoroughbred mares and named in
the published list as having only shown in trials. From
different dams and these by different horses viz., Express
by Endorser, imp. Australian, Planet and Wildidlc
Aldeana (iu the list Eloise) caught a bad cold in the
jor.rney from Palo Alto which laid her up. Express
b *rted in the race on Wednesday, 2:40 class, winning in
e: ..light heats over Alex McCord, Monk and Big Jim in
2:29|, 2:29}, 2:30£. The track was very slow, being bo
deep on the inside that "long miles'* had to be trotted

and then the ground was anything but fast. Rain came
and the second days races were declared oft. Friday
Express started against Franklin, Col. Hawkins, and
McCarthy. The track was rather better than on the
preceding day, but still slow. He appeared a trifle Bore
from the fi-st race but made a good showing. The first
heat, awarded to Col. Hawkins, he did not make much
of a struggle having made a bad break soon after the
word was given. In the second he was several lengths
behind Franklin at the half mile pole, but from there
both trotted very fant. Franklin was timed by a man
who stood by us from the half mile pole home in 1:12,
his watch being started at the half and slopped at the
finish. We were calling the quarters for Mr. Lathrop
and taking the half from the time of the heat left 1:12£.
Express was a good deal closer at the finish than he was
at the half and taking everything into consideration the
rate was equivalent to a 2:20 clip. This was a severe
trial to a young horse in his second race, the victor being
not only fast but reliable, in fact more than likely to
trot close to twenty before the season is ended.

Overmatched as h-^ was, Express trotted a great race,
the last heat being as fast as any of the others. The
announced time it is not necessary to give, as there was
so great a descrepancy between the time "hung out"
and that shown by outside watches as to render the
official anything but tiust worthy. Donathan, who
drove Franklin in the Recond, third and fourth heats,
expressed the highest admiration for the eon of Esther,
and Captain Pwmyea, enthusiastically proclaimed him
the finest looking gelding he ever saw. As the Captain
has been in the livery business in Oakland ever since we
landed on the coast, probably several years before, he
has seen many fine horses.

Saturday the track was better, though not nearly up
to its best. The first race was the 2:24 class. Gertrude
Russell, represented Palo Alto. She is one of the
handsomest mares ever seen on a trotting track,
and could be passed for thoroughbred without
question unless the examiner was more than usually
expert in horse characteristics. A sister to Palo Alto,
who made such a grand eastern campaign two years ago,
bids fair to equal him in speed, and will surely surpass
what he has done up to this time. Palo Alto's record is
2:20£, made in the fourth heat of a race, in which were
ten starters, and his sister scored 2:23} in the second heat
she ever trotted.

While Marvin was East in 1885, Gertrude, then a two-
year-old, was driven by a man who was totally unquali-
fied to drive one of such high breeding. He punished her
severely, got her to pulling so hard that she went all out
of shape, and was excitable us well as being headstrong
In this, her fiist race, it was expected that she would be
troublesome to control, and even Marvin had doubts.
In place of that she was as reliable as an old campaigner
after one heat was trotted. In the first she broke almost
before the starting bell ceased to vibrate, falling back at
least six lengths ere the leader had covered one hundred
yards, and Marvin let her go along easily until half way
down the homestretch.

From there she was closing on the leader, but at the
finish she was a head behind Daisy S , who won in 2:16£-
Artist had taken it easy in the first heat, the second it
was different. He was head and head with her at the
quarter in 36 seconds, at the half 2:124;, he was nearly
level with her. She made a si ight skip on the turn
Artist broke before reaching the three-quarters, and
though she was not urged thereafter, she made the mile
in 2:23}.

The third heat, or at least the first half of it, was some-
what trying for a beginner. Again Artist did his best,
and was not more than half a length behind at the
quarter in 37 seconds. From there he increased his pace,
forcing Gertrude to the half mile mark in 1:11, that
quarter being made in 34 seconds, though that was all
that he could io and she literally jogged the last furlong,
Marvin holding the reinB in one hand and looking over
his soouldar at his competitor, the heat made in 2:25.
The fourth heat Daisy rushed to the front from the out-
side so that Gertrude had to trot around Artist, Daisy
leading to the quarter in 36 seconds when Gertrude col-
lared her, Daisy broke, and Artist was second at^the half
in 1:10.

Too fast a pace for the black, though he made a gal-
lant fight, aDd Gertrude again jogged in in 2:25. This
much of the race is described in order to show that there
was enough to upset horses which had taken part in
many battles, and that Gertrude's steadiness was some-
what remarkable under the circumstances. Cubit wa
quite lame, having injured himself some time ago. For
all that he exhibited race-horse qualities, winning the
second, third and fourth heats, and giving a record of
2:28}.

Without bringing into the calculation trials, although
well authenticate, private performances show the
capacity for Bpeed, the result of coupling thoroughbred
mares at Palo Alto with Electioneer'are as follows:

Aueel, seven years, 2:20— AnDette by Lexington.
Palo Alto, four years, 2:20| — Dame Winnie by Tlanet.
Gertrude Russell, five years, 2:23*— Damo Winnie by
Planet.
"Whips, seven years, 2:27} — Lizzie Whips by Enquirer.
Cubit, 6ve years, 2:28} — Cuba by Australian.
Express, six years, 2:29£ — Esther by Exprese.

Six in "the list" with a four-year-old, Azmoor, only
one quarter of a second behind, will be admitted by
every fair-minded man to be a good showing, far more
than that, a grand result from a total of 38 colts which
could be claimed as having any trotting work. When
the trials at Palo Alto are added the proportion of fast
trotters is fairly startling. Beside those which have
appeared in public and have shown miles better than
2:30 are, Wave, 2:27 when three years old; Peyton, 2:26
when three years old; Blarney gelding, 2:24£ when five
years old; Miss Peyton colt, 2:28 when four years old;
Azmoor (after making his public record of 2:30£) 2:*21
when five years old.

Aldeana has shown a mile considerably under 2:30, but
having forgotten the exact figure which Mr. Marvin
told us, it is not given.

Thus twelve in 38 have made conspicuous marks, with
others showing a rate which would "place" them also.

Boycotting tha Bookmakers.

Under the above heading there is copied in another
part of this paper, a "special" to the Missouri Republican,
It evidently emanated from the tabooed bookmakers,
or from a person who was laboring in their interest, or
ignorant of the subject of which he writes. It does not
require a great capacity for figures, to see that the per-
centage in the books in a large majority of cases is far
above that charged in the mutuels even, thongh it is not
so palpable to those who have not "ciphered out the
sum." Eliminating from the calculation ante post
betting, which is all in favor of the layers, the "starting
odds" are regulated so that the bookmaker has more
than five per cent, the best of it.

As an illustration we will take some of the races run
at the late meeting. In the first race $5 in the book
won $6, in the mutuels $5.25, second, book $8, mutuels
$5.10, third race, book .$5; mutuels $5.85, fifth race,
books $3 50; mutuels $5.60. This was the first day of
the races, and in the fourth race the mutuels were not
quoted, but in the others five dollars invested on each
of the winners would have won in books $22.50, in
mutuels $31.80. The first race on the second day was
heats, but taking the average a $5 investment iu mutuels
would have returned $3.90 in the boons $2.00. The
second race on that day, mutuels $5 35, book $5.71,
third race, mutuels §4.20, books $3.00; fourth rac.e,
mutuels $4 35, books $4.00. Without going further it
will be seen that six of the eight races showed a smaller
percentage in the mutuels than iu the books. A few
comparisions will show the difference between the books
and auction pools. In the third race of the second day
in pools.

Jubilee and Sonoma $200 00

Palo Alto oolts ; 105 00

Telish 3S0O

Cassandra 35 00

Field 34 00

Total $412 00

Percentage 12 36

Sonoma won $399 64

Probt to buyer $199 64

Jubilee and Sonoma were at 3 to five in the books so
that $200 invested would have returned $120.

When favorites win tho bookmakers have the "worst
of it" and in all probability the fraternity suffered at
the late meeting. But that has no bearing on the rela-
tive percentage and to show the standing when a non-
favorite wins another pool will be copied.

Haggin Stable $260 00

Hermes 155 00

Canny Soott 90 00

Field 125 00

Total $630 00

Percentage 18 ! 0

Cannv Scott won $590 00

Profit to buyer $521 00

Five to two was the rate against Canny Soott, so that
in this caie $90 would ouly have brought a profit of
$225. In the race won by Triboulet, $110 in the dooIs
brought a profit of $284.79, whereas in books the sur-
plus would have been $220. A still clearer idea may be
obtained from taking the race won by Triboulet as an
example all through. The quoted pool stood.

Tennyson $200 00

Triboulet 1 10 00

Peel 45 00

O. H. Todd 40 00

Field 12 00

Total $407 00

Percentage 12 21

Nett amount ■ $394 79

1888

JP« gmte m& jty-tttstissiu.

Had Tennvson won, proBt $194 79

Tribonlet 294 79

Peel 349 79

C. H. Todd 354 79

Field 382 79

Book odds: 3 to 5 Tennyson, 2 to 1 Triboulet, 6 to 1
Todd, 8 to 1 Peel, 25 to 1 Fusilade's Last. Adeline and
Daisy D. were grouped as the field in the auction so that
the average of the odds was 31| to one.
In the books:

S200 on Tennyson, stood to win ....§120 00

SI 10 on Triboulet, won 220 00

S40 on Tool, stood to win 224 00

$45 on Peel, stood to win 3:0 00

$12 on Field, stood to win 380 00

In order to prove to a man who disputed the percen-
tage being as large in the books as it was in the pools,
we compared the books rates and mutuels all through
the meeting at Monmouth Park, a few years ago, and it
was rarely found that the result was different from that
shown above. So far as percentage is concerned, there
is no necessity for further argument, as it does not require
great mathematical ability to understand the "pull" of
the "pencillers."

The following is a telegram sent by the California '
Associated Press:

New York, May 7th. — Pierre Lorillard says he is opposed j
to bookmakers "because they rob the public and rob the
owner-* of horses. There is no fairness in their dealings. |
They are unscrupulous to a degree, and in their capacity as
middlemen between the owners and the public they manage '
to appropriate at least SI, 000.000 yearly. By courining bet- ■
ting to French mutuels, no one could lay odds against a j
horse. He could only bet on its winning. The mutoel ;
Bystem might nut suit a plunger, but it is just what the public i
and what the owners want, who are not, as a rule, heavy |
bettors. Why should the owners have any middlemen
between them and the public to enrich themselves at the
expense of both?

"Now that tne betting is legalized with the 'Paris mutuel'
system in force, you can charge such a commission as will
afford the clubs fair remuneration for maintaining the track. |
All bookmakiog is against the horses. The bookmaker, of \
course, could not live unless he bet against the horses, and |
in the course of plying his trale he steals secrets, and buys
up jockeys aDd trainers. The bookmaking system is there-
fore demoralizing to jockeys and trainers and hurtful to every-
thing and everybody connected with racing.

Without endorsing all that Mr. L?rillard claims there
is a good deal of sound reasoning. That there are book-
makers who would scorn the use of such tactics as sub-
ornation of jockeys and trainers is beyond question; that
here are those who claim the name who will stop at
nothing, however base, is just as certain. There are
other reasons which demand the passage of a law in
California similar to that which rules in New York is
too plain to be controverted, and the fear of the fraternity
going to such lengths as to suppress auction and mutuels
on the tracks, is without the slightest foundation.
San Francisco members of the Legislature, or rather a
portion of them, may be coerced into opposing legisla-
tion which would suppress book betting or pool-selling
excepting on the grounds of the associations, though the
gocd sense of the whole country cannot be blinded to the
motive underlying the action, and such a bill will become
a law just as surely as it is introduced. The last Legisla-
ture would have passed such a law; that which is to
meet will assuredly grant the relief if it is made a test
before the election. California has too much at stake to
hazard the continuation of a system which will surely
result in a depreciation, if not a downfall of the horse-
breeding interests. The opposing interest is confined to
a few residents of San Francisco who, all told, are less
than one per cent, of the people who may be termed
patrons of legitimate sports.

Practical Endorsement of Tips.

"We receive many letters in regard to tips. A majority
of them desiring information, but not a few who have
tried them, and, with rare exceptions, satisfactory results.
Some weeks ago we received a letter from James
Ormsby, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which gave his
experience, but being somewhat busy when it came, laid
it by for future use, and that so effectually that we have
been unable to find it since. We distinctly remember,
however, that his experience was such as to warrant
unconditional approval, and when fortunate enough to
find it, will publish it in full. If our memory is correct
Mr. Ormsby tested them in winter, and the winters in
Milwaukee are far from being like our California months,
which by courtesy are so designated.

The letter of Mr. Bedford, which was published last
week, is like very many received. Owners of horses who
are impressed with the advantages of following Nature
as closely as possible in the treatment of the feet of horses
are discouraged from the opposition of trainers, shoeing-
smiths and grooms.

Should there be ailments the* tips are anathema-
tized in vigorous language, and we have little doubt that
some of the objectors would charge that saddle galls
we-e due to the abbreviated .pedal attachments. Con-
Tersing with a blacksmith a few days ago in relation to
his practice, he informed us that he had occasionally
found horses which could not wear tips, owing to their
feet v 'earing awling at^the heels.

We have never claimed that every horse could be
driven in tips, but that all of our own, since the first
trial, twelve years ago, have Btood the test. Not so
severe a test as was given those which our correspondents
mention, but enough to prove the adaptability of tips
for track work and "road driving."

The le'ter, which we take the liberty of publishing,
from Mr. Br-ach, of the Like County Examiner, is purely
practical. Such roads as he describes are more trying
on the feet than the drives in the vicinity of cities and
towns, though the macadamized streets of Oakland will
wear away shoes faster than any others in our experi-
ence. Especially when wet, the water sharpening the
griity surface as it does a grindstone, and we have known
steel shoes to be entirely worn out in two week's use.

Mr. Beach errs iu giving us the credit of originating
tips. More than a century ago tips were used, though
so far as our enquiries extend, we were the first to se^
them into the horn, ana the sinking has unquestionably
been beneficial. Since the"Jpainphlet, Tips and Toe-
weights, was published, we have made improvements,
cutting the posterior portion of the tip at an angle, in
place of square across, being decidedly the better method.

It is extremely gratih'yiug to hear the Jgood wishes
expressed in regard to the success of JAiitevolo in the
National Stallion Stakes. Should he make a good show-
ing in that, there will be double pleasure. In the first
place a horse which cau keep in the front rank, or near
it in the company of those engaged, will gain^distiu-
guisbed honor. Should it be one who has never worn
shoes it will be a practical illustration that tips will
answer for fast trotters. Peculiarly gratifying to breed,
rear and train a horse which, has the qualities to distin-
guish himself in such a field, the gratification from that
will hardly equal the satisfacticn attending the com-
mendation of evidence in favor of a "Natural Method of
Shoeing Hois s." The whole country is interested in
that phase of the race, and rightly so as it has a bearing
on all classes of horses.

If a horse cau be trained and tro'ted in races from
fifteen months]; old until long after maturity has been
reached, without the "protection" of shoes, there are
sound reasons for following the same treatment to what-
ever use tb.6 horse may be put.

Lakeview, Oregon, May 1, 1888.

Mb. Jos. Cairn Simpson, San Francisco:

Dear Sir:— Pardon the liberty I take iu addressing you,
and occupying your valuable time, but my excuse will be
found further on.

You have many admirers here, not only on general horse
topics, but especially as tne originator and the most prom-
inent advocate of "tips."

There are many more readers here of the Breeder &
Sportsman and " Tips and Toe Weights," than there are
subscribers.

Two years ago, men who advocated tips instead of shoes,
<eere very scarce here. In fact I think A. McCullen, an
efficient County Treasurer, was the only man who believed
in the theory, or practiced it, by nsing "tips on his own
horse, (a trotter by the way). But '-' tips" have grown
gradually in favor ever since, in this neighborhood, and now
I could not enumerate all those who use the " new notion."

I use them, and after a trial on a heavy horse (for driving),
ever the county, crossing mountains, rocks, or what not,
and on the hardest, ■' grittiest" road in existence, pronounce
them a success so far. We have from six to eight months of
a dry season, and the roads being of a gravelly nature, be-
come as hard as any McAdam, besides the grit on top, makes
it very wearing on a horse's foot.

Wm. Carll, mail contractor between this place and Link-
ville, (daily mail both ways) 100 miles, and between this
place and Summer Lake, 75 miles, twice a week, each way,
has forty horses at present shod with tips, and pronounces
them a grand success. Although this is not his first trial
with tips, it is the first practical success, having never before
had a smith who could forge the tips and put them on prop-
erly.

Mr. Carll tried tips 15 years ago, while Superintendent of
the O. & C. Stage Line, and was but partially successfal
from the above facts and haviDg no one to learn from, but
on the contrary, many (including blacksmiths) to contend
against. At that time he cnt off the rear parts of old shoes,
and used them as tips on old horses, who were worn out
only in the feet.

Mr. Carll is prime instigator in this letter, as he thought
it might be some satisfaction for you to know, that up hers
in the mountains, away from civilization, we might say,
yonr efforts on bfchalf of the horse are greatly appreciated,
and your tips are ieceiviog the hardest test that cculd be de-
manded of them.

I might add that one of our livery men has commenced
using them, one minister, and ail practical horsemen, who
bslieve in modern methods for modern times will eventually
use them.

We are all anxious to see Antevolo come to the front in the
great stallion race,

Although 154 miles to the nearest railroad point, and away
out here by ourselves, we take an active interest in all turf
events, and anything from your pen is Bought after, read and
re-read and discussed until the next Breeder arrives.
Yours very truly,

S. C. Beach.

mares in his trotting stud, having learned that tho mix-
ture was a failure. Now, as will be seen from the
following paragraph cut from a late number of the
Gazette that has taken a new tack.

There has been quite a talk raised in the East over the
remarks made by a breeder of that section who recently
returned from a trip to California. While on the Pacific
Coast he visited Palo Alto, and finding some Electioneer
colts and fillies with which he was pleased, made an effort to
bay them, but was told that they were reserved, and the
result of his investigations was the discovery that the fillies
by Electioneer that are trotting bred are being held onto until
the ones that have thoroughbred blood in their viens are
disposed of. Senator Stanford has evidently concluded that
although the experiment of crossing a trotting stallion with
thoroughbred mares may once iu a while produce a nolt
that trots fast, it is not, on the whole, the best one. and is
getting rid of his running blood as fast as possible where it
is mixed with that of the trotter.

This was evidently taken from Wallace's Monthly, but
so worded as to avoid giving credit. When it appeared
Jn the Monthly we questioned the accuracy of the infor-
mation and have since learned from Mr. Lithrop and
Mr. Marvin that there was no foundation for the charge.

The writer in imputing motives to Senator Stanford
makes a haphazard as ertion without authority of any
kind, and a glance at the Palo Alto catalogue of 1887,
would have shown to the contrary. In place of getting
rid of his running blood as fast as possible where it is
mixed with the trotter he is increasing it. Forty thor-
oughbred mares were bred to trotters in 1887, thirteen
of them to Electioneer. That he is justified iu doing so
must be acknowledged when the result of the orevious
mixture of the blood is known.

Will the Breeders' Gazette publish *he list of Electioneers
from thoroughbred mares which have shown in 2:30 or
better as given iu this number? It would not oe out of
place to state the whole number which .inherit the
"mixture," so that the readers of the Gazette could form
a correct estimate. Append the pedigree too, or at least,
state that the shortest ran for seven generations without
the mixture of anything save racing blood, that in the
case of Ansel, who heads the list with 2:20, there are
twenty generations on the maternal side without a bieak.

It cannot be expected, however, that a man who
never, to our knowledge, extends the pedigree of Maud
S., beyond the dam will take the trouble.

Fair Play.

Answer* to Qorrespondents.

Questions answered only through these columns. No replies by
rtail or telegraph. The name of the writer should accompany all
questions, not for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Let-
ters received without the writer1!) name cannot receive attention.

J. N. Minor, Areata, Gal.

Mr. Newland claimed the name of Modjeska in Breeder
and Sportsman of May 12, 1883, for brown filly, three white
feet; foaled April 27, 1883, by The Grand Moor, her dam
Echorine by Echo. Mr. Newland informs us that the grand-
dam of Modjeska was said to be by Belmont (Williamson's).
This he will endeavor to verify at an early date.

H. H., Cedarville, Cal.

We do not know the pedigree of "Swift." Dr. Hicks will
oblige us by sending the pedigree of Patrician.

L. Tesrey, Toronto, Canada West.

William Robinson took Mazeppa from Iowa and we believe
sold him to Simon James. "We never learned his pedigree.
The last we heard of RobinBon he was somewbere in New
Hampshire. He maybe able to give the required informa-
tion.

Gerber & Bros., Sacramento, Cal.

There is no charge for claiming names in Breeder and
Sportsman, all that is necessary being to send name and
pedigree to this office. Torogister, send to J. H. Wallace,
Wallaces1 Monthly, Naw York, who will furnish blank form
for you to fill. There are standard and non-standard depart-
ments in the Register, and the fee is $2.00. Should the dam
have the necessary qualifications, your colt is standard-bred.
We do not know of a trotter of the name of Florin.

"Reader," Livermore, Cal.

Give us some cue to Oregon Belle. Her sire if you can,
*Dd who owned or ran her.

Cyrus B. Harris, Jersey Landing, Cal.
See answer to Gerber Bros, and "Names Claimed.'

Auction John is the name given in Chester, probably the
Johnny was a stable name, was by Geo. M. Patchen Jr., his
dam Lady Bloomer. She is said to have trotted inside of
2:40. -

Names Claimed.

Cyrus B. Harris, Jersey Landing, Contra Costa Co., claims
the name of D. M. Delmas for sorrel colt, left hind foot while,
foaled April 3, 1886, bred by N. R. Harris, by Almoon, his
dam by Geo. M. Patchen Jr.

Electioneer Foals of 1888 From Thorough-
bred Maree.

"We have always considered Col. Sanders, editor of the
Breeders' Gazette, to be a man of candor. We still think
so, and have come to the conclusion that he pays no
attention to that department of his paper which treats
of trotting horses.

Some years ago his lieutenant claimed that Governor
Stanford had discarded all of the thoroughbred

Euitor Breeder and Sportsman: — Noting in the editorial
colurunSjOf your issue of the 28th ult., a desire that the list
of 1888 thoroughbred foals by Electioneer, half thoroughbred
product, should be added to thoBe of greater age already
published. I herewith append the same complete for the
season .

SUCKLINGS.

Bay filly, dam Tesana by Foreigner.

Bay tilly, dam Mar^hra by Planet.

Bay colt, dam Planetia by Planet.

Bay filly, dam Esther by Express.

Brown filly, dam Lizzie Whips by Enquirer.

Bay colt, dam Helpmate by Planet.

Yours truly, S. '

Palo Alto, May 9th.

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2P*je flmte attti jlpxrrtSTimtt.

May 12

Racing Dates for 1888-

Eureka ■] ockey Olub, Eq- July 4 to 7

Los Angeles Fair Aug. 6 to 11

lone Fair Aug. 7 to 10

Santa Rosa Fair Aug. 13 to 18

Fetaluma Fair. Aug. 20 to 25

Eldorado Fair Aug. 20 to 25

Cbico Fair Aug. 20 to 25

Oakland Fair Aug. 27 to Sept. 1

CALIFORNIA.

Marysville Fair.. Aug. 27 to Sept 1
Sacramento State Fair. Sept 3 to 15

Stockton Fair Sept. IS to 22

San Jose Fair Sept. 21 to 29

Qnincy(Distri :t So.ll) Sept. 24 to 29

Salinas Fair Oct. 1 to 6

National Trotting Stallion Stake
Oct 20tb.

NEVADA.

Reno State Fair Sept, 17 to 22.

NORTHWESTERN.

Salt Lake, Utah June 2 to 7

Helena, Mont., Spring July 4 to 7
Deer Lodge, Mont .. .July 18 to 22

Butte City, Mont Aug. 6 to II

H»lena, Moot., Fair.. Aug. ^0 to 2£
Missoulla,Mont..Ang. 28 toSept 1

EASTERN.

Spokane, W. T Sept. 4 to 8

Eugene City, Oregon. ..Sept. 4 to 7

Colfax. W. T Sept. 10 to 15

Hillsboro, Oregon Sept 11 to 14

Salem, Or., State Fair.. Sept. 17 to 22
Walla Walla, W. T Oct. 1 to e

Lexington, Ky May 7 to 12

Baltimore, Md May S to 12

Louisville. Ky May 14 to 24

Brooklyn. L.I May 15 to 30

Latonla, Ey May 2« to June 9

St. Louis, Mo May 26 to June d

Jerome Park May 29 io Jum*l2

Cedarhurst May 3U

Kansas City. Mo June 12 to 21

Sbeepshead Bay .June 14 to July i

Chicago, 111 June23 to July 14

Monmouth Park.. July 4 to Aug. HO

Chicago, 111 Sept llo3

Jerome park ....Oct. 2 to Je

Kansas City, Mo . Oct. 27 to Nov. 8

The Annual Yearling Sales.

BoDDie Scotland, William CoDDOr, New York, S1.000; a
cbeetnot by Onondaga, dan Perhaps by imported Australian.
James Murphy, $1,000.

The Bruce & Kidd combination sale took place on Slay
8th at the 6tables of Treacy & Wilson, at LesingtoD, Ky.
Forty-seven head were sold. The best prices were: Chestnut
filly by imported Glenelg, dam Miriad by imported King Ban,
L. U. Shippee, Stockton, Cal., $675; bay fiUv by Tenbroeck,
dam Bonnie Kate by imported Kuight cf St. George, L. U.
Shippee, $685; bay colt by Lcngfellow, dam Trinket by
imported Great Tom, L. U. Shippee. ©1.000; chestnut colt by
Onondagn, dam Ballet by Planet, W. B. Jenning?, Washing-
toe, D. C, S950; bay colt by Longfellow, dam Semper Idem
by imported Glen Athol. Dwyer Brothers, $2,800; brown
colt by Longfellow, dam Rose Marie by Lisbon. L. 0. Brace,
$900; bay colt by Longfellow, dam GeDeva by War Dancd,
Ed Corrigan, $950.

The Standard-Bred Stallion

BROWN JUG.

Description,

BROWN JUG is a rich brown horse, nine years old, 153£ hands high,
weighs 1, Impounds. In form, action, and disposition he is not excelled
by any stallion now in pnblic service. In his six-year-old form he was
handled for a short time by John A. Goldsmith, ami showed trials in 2:22.
Pedigree.

Sired by Nutwood. First dam Young Molly by Bud.J Doble. Second
dam Mollv TrusBell by Gen. Taylor. Third dam the Livingston Mare
by the Morse Horse.

The Nutwood Stallion

JOHN SEVENOAKS,

Description.

JOHN SEVENOAKS 1b a coal black horse, seven years old and
stands 16.1 hands high, Of superb form, bone and substance, and fine
action and style.

Pediar^e.
Sired by Nutwood, dam San Juan Belle (record 2:31 if in fourth heat),
by Robert's St <'lair; second dam by David Hill, son of Vermont Black
Hawk; third dam a fine mare brought across the plains and believed to
be thoroughbred .

I oca'ion.
These stallions will make the season of 188S, commencing March 1st
and ending July 1st, at Sargent's Station, Santa Clara Co.
lerrus
For either horse $50 the season. Mares not proving with foal C'n be
returned next season free of charge, provided the horse stands in Gon
zales or vicinity. Pasturage fi.TU per month. AH care taken, but no
responsibilities assumed for accidents or escapes.
k or further inf urination aDplv to

StRUEVr BROS.,
Or MEKhlTT LOVE,
lOmr Sarareul's Station, Cal

The sales of the yearling thoroughbreds brought a crowd
of visitors to LexiDgton last week, and very large prices were
the role for the own brothers and sisters of the present racing
cracks.

The sale of Charles Eeed's yearlings at Fairview, was re-
garded aB a failure, bot then the produce of that farm is not
looked upon generally with favor by the racing men. Ojly
$8,825 were realized for thtrty-four head of colts and fillies,
an average of $270. Three sold for over $50J, the highest-
priced one D6iog a bay colt by Forester, dam Bounce, which
went to the Melbourne stables, Lexington, for $900

On May 3d the annual yearling sale look place at the Alex-
ander Farm. Seventy-eight head realized $41,000, an
average of $527. Among the best sales were: Colts — chest'
nut by Pat Malloy, dam Jersey Lass by imported King
Ernest, Green B. Morris, $1050; chestnut by FivUetto, dam
Qaeen Victoria by Lexington, Appleby & Johnson, New
York, $1,700; bay by Falsetto, dam Virga by Virgil, Dwyer
.brothers, $1,300; bay by LisboD, dam Patrimony by Pat
Malloy, G. B. Morris, $1,600; brown by Falsetto, dam Quick-
step by Lexington, "W. S. Barnes. $1,150; chestnut by Pow-
hattan, dam Penumbra by Pat Malloy, P. McNatoara, Mount
Sterling, Ky , $1,000; Mamie M., ten years old, by imported
Saxon, dam Viola by imported Eclipse, Kinsey Stone,
Georgetown, $1,375. Fillies — chestnut by KingAlfonso, dam
Jamaica by Lexington, J. T. Williams, Eminen2e, Ky.,
$1,850; bay by Kiog Alfonso, dam Tilly Doke by Lexington,
Dwyer Bros., $1,400; bay by Pat Malloy, dam Favorite by
imported King Ernest, by Rice Steel, Paris, Ky., $1,800.

On May 4lh the seventeenth annual sale of the Elmendorf
yearlings, the property of Dan Swigert, took place at the
farm. A large crowd was present and the bidding was good.
Sis colts, the last of the celebrated Virgil, were secured by
Dwyer Bros. Forty-two head brought $69,950. Nineteen
colts averaged $1,070, The principal saleB were as follows:

A bav, brother to Dry Monopole, by imported Glenelg,
dam Peru by imported Glengarry to Dwyer Bros, for $2,000,
a bay by Virgil, dam Regan by Lexington, to Dwyer Bros,
for $2,000; a bay by imported Glenelg, dam Florida, by
Virgil, to Dwyer Bros, for $3,000; a brown by Virgil, dam
Fine Form by Lexington, to Dwyer Bros, for $3,600; a bay
by Glenelg, dam Acoustic by imported Australian, to B.
"W. Weldon, of Middleburg, Mo., for $1,550; a brown by
Virgil, dam Heliotrope by imported Knight of St. George, to
Dwyer Bros, for $1,300; a brown by Virgil, dam Fanny
Brown by Brown Dick, to Dwyer Bros, for $1,600; a bay by
Glenelg, dam Queen of Scots by imported Bonnie Scot-
land, to G. E. Richardson, of Lexington, Ky., for $1,300; a
black (sister to Tremont) by Virgil, dam Ann Fife by Alarm,
to Dwyer Bros, for $2,600; a bay (sister to Los Angeles) by
Glenelg, dam La Polka by Lexington, to. "W C. Goodloe, of
Lexington, for $2,000; a bay (sister to Grizette) by Glen-
elg, dam Malta by imported Australian, to E. J. Baldwin,
of Los Angeles, Cal., for $3,100; a chestnut by imported
Glenelg, dam Susie Linwood by Judge Leonard, to W. C.
Goodloe for $1,000; a bay by imported Glenelg, dam Lady

Planet by Planet, to W. flendrie, of Hamilton, Canada, for wapting-tobreed good" stock, and-mnch less thinthi fee for "anv
$1,425; a chestnut (sister to Los Angeles) by imported Prince stallion ever offered for public service, taking speed, enduiance,

Pli nrl in rlnm T,a femeralda bv imported Glenele to W breeding and racing qualities into consideration. We have abundance
i^iarne, aam jja r,smeiiuua uy iuijjuiiihi uumeig, w " • o{ feed> and there will be nocharges for pa8tureunles9 marestemain

C. Goodloe for $1,400. more than a reasonable time— to insure the1" being in foal, Mares

On the following day the sales were continued at Race- not proving in foal can be returned next season free of charge

_ _ . , ,, D . £,,. , , , ™ _ r in at j .. providing mares di> not change ownership, and stallion is alive. In

land with colts and bllies bred by Uay <& Woodford at case the stallion should he sola the parties breeding can breed to

Runnvmede and John S. Clark at Coldstream. The sale some other good horee, or thevwiii have their money refunded. All
\ c .1 „ 1 .j„„„i „_ k„u :« *u« ut«- ! service fees due at time of service, ana must be paid in cash or a good

proved one of the most sensational ever held in the blue approved note given payable August msss.

grass country, forty-two head Belling for $53,300, an average AJiDY MenOM'EIX, Agent

of $1,263 04. The Runnymede colts Dumbered twenty-., llfe Pleasant on

eight head, which sold for $40,325, an average $1,450. The

star colt was a brother of Hanover, for which competition

was sharp. Ike Labold, of Chicago started the bidding at

$2,500, which Treacy & Wilson, of Lexington raised to

$3,000, followed by Phil Dwyer'a bid of $4,000. This Treacy

& Wilson raised to $5,000, which Phil Dwyer answered.

Bill Barnes, of Lexington then came with $5,500, which

Phil Dwyer answered with $6,000. Barnes raised the bid

to $6,500, Ds-yer $7,000. Then D. D. Bell, of Lexington,

came with S7,f-00, which Dwyer raised to $8,000. Bell

made it $8,100, Dwyer promptly raised with $8,200. There

being no farther bidding the colt waB knocked down to the

Brooklvn Stable. It is co be hoped that he will do better

than the brother of Luke Blackburn, who cost the Dwyers

$7,000 when a yearling, and was the biggest counterfeit

ever obtained.
The exoitement of the sale over the first lot was kept at

fever heat as Phil Dwyer bought brother to Blue Wing for

$4,500 and a brother to Jim Gore for $3,500. The Dwyers'

total purchases for eight head amounted to $24,450. The

other high-priced lots were bought by the Melbourne stable.

which included a sister of Bedford for $3,500, and a half

sister to Kaceland for $2,700.
On the 7th inst. there was the Bale of yearlings belonging

to John S. Clark, composed of the get of King Ban, Fellow-
craft Himalaya, Onondaga, Duke of Montrose and IroquoiB,

in the piesence of an immense crowd. Sixty-four head sold for

$31,130. The following are the best prices received for colts.

A chestnu* by Onondage. dam Matagorda by imported Glen-
garry, Jdjios Murphy, Lexington, Ky., $1,000; a bay by

Onondaga, dam Annette by imported Strachino, P. M. West,

Charleston, Ind., $1,000; a chestnut by imported King Ban,

dam P' zle by imported Knight Georee, Dwyer Brothers,

SI, 000. Fillies — A chestnnt by imported King Ban, dam

Whisp^^is by Whisper, L. TJ. Shippee, $1,000; a bay by

llo». dun Veracity by Virgil. J. B. Wilgna Lexington I ^^S^toffmSrfHSSSn'SlKJSS,

Ky., S ! ,425; a chestnut by Onondaga, dam Bliss by imported M . DE roRKi Sant« Rosa, Cal

Pleasanton Stock Farm Co

DIRECTOR.

Will stand for a limited number of mares at Pleasanton,
Alameda Co., Cal. Season commencing Feb. 15th, and clos-
ing July 1st, 1888.

DIRECTOR waB sired by Dictator (full brother to Dexter) also sire
of J. I. C, Phallas, and many other fast trotters. Dictator Etands at
the head of all stallions as Retting extreme speed and great racing quali-
ties in his colts, as the average record of J. I. C, Phallas and Director
is 2:13Kt being nearly two seconds faster than the best three of any
other stallion's get, which meanB beating them at least SO feet in a
mile, and as extreme speed combined with sHyinu qualities are the
only real valuable qualifications at this time in trotting horses, it will
certainly be of advantage to the breeders of California to get some
Director colts.

The dam of Director was Dolly, who produced, besides Director.
Onward, record 2:25, can beat 2:20; and Thorndale, 2:22— so Director's rel-
atives on both sides were great producers, and without doubt Direc'or
will be, and we invite breeders to come and see his colts trot, although
his oldest colts are not yet three vears old; we can show quarters in 35
seconds. Director's present record is 2:17, made in a race with a large
fit-Id of horses, when ne was obliged to trot on the extreme outside of
the track, and we believe he can trot in 2:12 and expect to give him that
record- Tn 1883 Director won over $18,000 in purses, more than any
other trotting stallion ever won before or since, defeating not once, but
every time they met Phallas, Maxy Cobb, Santa Clans, Black Clou<l,
Clem mi e Q., Wilson; Fanny Witherspoon, aud all other fast ones.
His record shows that be has started in 25 races; has won 18 of them,
the total amount of his winnings in stakes and purses being $25,070, or
a littl*1 over $1,000 for every time he started ina race.

His services this year will be $Ib0 for the season, believing the
developmentof bis colts will be so satisfactory this season that breeders
will gladly pay $300 next year.

We think the service fee for this stallion within the reach of all

SONOMA COUNTY

STOCK BREEDERS'

Association.

The Fast-Trotting Stallion,

ANTEEO.

Record 9:16 1-4.

Standard, So. 7868.

DARK BAY HORSE, NEAR HIND FOOT WHITE; FOALLD
May 6,1879; bred by JosephCalrn Simpson. Oakland, California
BY ELECTIONEER.

First dam, Columbine, by A. W. Richmond.

Second dam. Columbia, by imp. Bonnie Scotland

Third dam, Young Fashion, by imp. Monarch.

Fourth dam. Fashion, by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam, Bonnets o' Blue, by Sir Charles.

Sixth dam, Reality, by Sir Archy.

Seventh dam, by imp . Medley.

Eighth dam, by Imp Centlnel.

Ninth dim, by Mark Anthony.

Tenth dam, by imp. Janus

Eleventh dam, by imp. Monkey.

Twelfth dam, by imp. Silvereye.

Thirteenth dam, bv Spanker. See Bruce's American Stud Eoo't
Vol. 1, p. 307, and Vol. 8, p. 79.

Will make the coining Beason, from February 1st to June 1, lSS. at
Santa Rosa.

TERMS,

915*1 for the season. Mares not proving with foal may be retnrnel
next season, free of charge, provided Anteeo remains the property of
this Association.

Anteeo ranks as one of the greatest trotting stallions of the Unit d
StateB, well worthvof the family to which he belongs. His breedin • is
of the choicest, and in point of form he Is as nearly the model 01 a
trotter as ativ horse living. He has earned a record of 2:18!.; during

le by any horse bred on

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION,

THREE CHEERS.

VTflLL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1883 AT SANTA ROSA, SONOMA
>> County, Cal.

.fedlsree.

Sired by imported Hurrah, first dam Young Fashion bv imported
Monarch; second dam Fashion by imported Trustee; third dam Bon-
nets o' Blue by bir Charles ;fuurth dam Kealirv by Sir Archv fifth dam
by imported Medley; sixth dam bv imported Centinei, etc (See Brti'-e's
American Stud Book, Vol, I, page 432.)

Hurrah by Newinlnster (winner St. Leger 1851), dam Jovial by Bav
Middleton (winner Derby 1836).

Newminstor by Touchstone (winner St. Leper 183'). dam Beeswing
(winner of 64 races out of 64 starts) by Dr. Svntax (winner Don^aster
Cup 1837.41,41, 42, the 011'y horse that ever accomplished that feat)

THREE CHEERS is bred in the speediest and stoutest lines. H1b
dam, Young Fashiou, was the dam of Surprise, Scotland (the only horBe
that ever beat Asteroid a heat 1, Liverpool, Columbia and Bonnie Kate, the
dam of Little Buttercup aud the flying Bonnie Lizzie. Hisgrandam.Fabh-
ion, was the Greatest race mare of her era, defeating Boston in that his-
torical match at 4-mlle heats that is recorded ;is one of the greatest
events in the annals of the turf. He is thoroughly' sound in wind and
limb, his family on both sides being noted for their exemption from
curbs, spavins, roaring, or any other hereditary unsouudn-ts. Horse-
men, who can appreciate the hichest type of the thoroughbred, are spec-
ially invited to inspect Three Cheers.

Terms.

FORTY dollars for the season. Mares not proving with foal
can be returned the next season free of charge, oood paBturage at S3
per month. Mares cared for iu any manner owners may desire and
fed on hay and graiu. either or both, at reasonable rates. None but
competent grooms employed, but no responsibility assumed for acci-
dents or escapes.

N. B.— Maressentfrom adistance in care of J. W. Morshead, City
Front Stibles.San Francisco, will beiorwarded without delay.

For further particulars addreBB
18fe THUS. 'i. JOKES. Santa Rosa, Cal,

The Pure-Bred Trotting Stallion

ILLUSTRIOUS,

Standard, >o. 4X98.

Description.

Dark bay with black points; bred by Gen. W.T. Withers: foaled
May 3% 18S5.

Pedigree.

By Happy Medium, sire of Maxey Cobb, 2:133^; Norman Medium,
2:20, and 39 with records below 2:30. a greater number thanBtands to the
credit of any living horse.

1st dam Abdalletta bv S,raders' Cassius M Clay Jr., Bire of Harry
Clay, 2:23%'; Durango, 2:23&; and siie of the dams of Minnehaha
Happy Thought, 2:22 >j; Mamhrinu Bov, 2:26K ; J. B. Richardson, 2-26*-
Loitie K.. 2:26^; Bertha, 2:27^, and others. "

2d dam Laura Crockett by Almont, r-.ire of Westmont, 2:13V: Pnr-
iUn,2:16; Fauny Witnerepoon, 2:lli^; Piedmont, 2:17^; AJdine, 2:19>,
Early Rose, 2:20,'.,. and 34 with records below 2:30.

3*1 dam Sally Tee by Alexander's Abdallah.

4th dam Kate Crockett, the dam of Lulu 2:14^, bv imp. Hooton.

6th dam Marv Blaine by Texas.

6th dam Fanny Ellsler bv Sir William.

7th dam bv Whipster, son of Cook's Whip.

Individually ILLUSTRIOUS is a colt of extra fine finish, with legs
and feet of the very best, and kind disposition- He is barely broken to
harness, but shows good trotting action, and, barring accidents, he will
certainly make his mark as a trotter. He is pronounced by his breeder
to be the best bred Bon of Hapuy Medium living.
Tenns.

He will be permitted to serve a few approved mares at ?50
season, privilege of returning if the mare does not prove to be with foal.
Good pasturage at $3 per month.

18fe GE*». A. STOXE. Williams, Cal.

S0U1HER FARM, 1888.

One and a half miles nortb.east of San Leandro,
A]»m"da Co., Cal.

The following stallions will make the season of 1883 at the above
farm.

FIGARO, Btandard bred bav stallion, black points, little white on
near hind heel; 16^' hands, weight about 1 250 lbs. By Whipple's
Hambletonian, dam Emblem (full siBter to Voltaire 2:20'*) by Tattler
second dam Young Portia by Mambriuo Chief.

O f^SSE? HamblB- fG«* Millers*. {gJSjSsWSdSial.

S J Sire of 14 in 2:30 list, I Martha Washington] l^^ffigf"-

3 (Tattler 300 i *l\°} f1"- *-■

S ^Emblem \ < T,elltlle- ™

I Young Portia j f^^"110 Chief 11

. _WIUi eight days* training Figaro trotted a third heat in a training race
in 2:34. He afterwards trotted in 2:32. Ashe will be trotted this fall
but twelve mares besides those of his owner will be received.

TERMS— $25 with privilege ofretnrnif mare does not prove with

Season wlU positively close on June 1st, on which date the horse will
go into the hands of a trainer.

JESTER D., 5696, chestnut stallion, little white in face, near hind
heel and ankle white; weight about 1,200 pounds; bv Almont, dam Hor-
tense by Messenger Duroc: second dam Nellie" McDonald, ruinine
bred, by Colossus. B

<? ( f Alexander's Abdallah.* Hambletonian 10.

Almont \ ( Eary Darling.

Sire of 33 iu 2:30 list „ ,_ fMambrino Chief 11.

'-dam by „ j By Pilot Jr., sire or the

1 dams of MandS. and
__ _ V. Jay-Eye-See.

^Messenger Duroc
Hortflnse I sire OI Elaine, 2:20, the dam of Norlalne 2:31k

H - -i asa yearling.

I Nellie McDonald, running bred, by Colossus
I, son of imp. Sovereign.

» «Je£fr D* ha.L,nevf,r beeP regulaily trained btit trotted a mile In
2:37 with very little preparation.

He has taken a number of premiums in the Bhow ring in MIbboux
and Iowa^ and ib a fine specimen of the carriage and genera] purpose
horse. He has several very promisingcolts in Missouri uood accomo-
dations for mares at *5 per month. No responsibility for accidents or
escapes.

Terms.

S25 the Season with privilege of return if mare fails to prove with
foal. Address. MTU. O'AEIE. Agent.

18fe Box 1 49, San Eeandro, Cal.

The Standard Stallion

WHIPPLETON.

Registered Wallace's Trotting Register. Vol. IV ISO 1883
Ntandard under Rules 4 and 6.
The moat successful Stock llorse in California for the
opportunities.

Sire of Lily Stanley. 2:20K: Homeetake (pacer), 2-itJW- Flora B
2:33M: Rachel, 2:38; all from mares of unknown breeding.' 'There are
a number of others, both pacers and trotTers, of Lis get t hat will make a
ow mark this season, barrinB accidenta. .wu.u,aac.

Description.

,.„S'HI,FP^ET0N1ja'>,!a'Itiru',!,laclt'tan muzzle and flanks, and ex-
ceptionally strons: made all over. Hestands 17 hands bioll and weiclis 1*»
pounds. He is beyond doubt the most uniform breeder" n the Coast f«
size, color and finish. Most of hi. colts are 16 hands or over and aM bay'
brown. or black in color; he never has sired a sorrel or white face colt:
If he do« I a»ree to refund service money. He has no equal aTa car-
lMKe 2 producer. A number of his teams have beenlold lTtely for

Pedigree.

Whlppletou w ill make the season of 13 3 at Fashion Slables Petn-

lumu. Mares left at City Front Stables, J. W Mora -I, "ad roo'rie.or

Snn Francisco, will be promptly shipped ..id caredfjr propn<!,or

Terms *50 lor the Season, wiih the usual return piivileces

Good pasture £1.(0 per month.

For extended pedigree and further Information send for ciicular
* *•" "■ WUll^K, owner St lr,of...-,
lOmr Or H FRElLESESi, Ageul, Peialuuia

1«88

Jpte pceecuHc unci ^yensmai*

99

Valensin Stock Farm
STALLIONS.

SIDNEY.

Si dxey, seven years, by Santa Claus, 2:17>£, dam Sweetness 2:2iK by
Volunteer, 1= a rich bay 15 2% hands high, tracing to 2:20 or better prob-
ably cf tener than any stallion on the Pacific Coast, a a of faster progen-
itors fiaiiany horse offered for public pat run ige or otherwise. As an indi-
vidual Sidney ehowed wonderful speed and would h-tve classed among
the fastest trotters in the world but for an accident which interrupted
las training. That blood will tell, that great speed comes from ances-
tors of great speed on both sides he has demonstrated by his merit and
by that of Ids colts. Although i in perfectly trained none of those he got
when- a three-year- old, if handled at rtl, have covered a mile slower
than2:4uas two-year-olds; several much faster jnd out of differently
bred mares. I insist on this fact because it shows that he is a uniform
producer.

A. C. D'etz's colt, dam by Dashaway, showed a mile in 2:10. half in
1:1-. John Kowen's eoit, dam bv Echo. One mile in 2:39. half in 1:18,
quarter 35%. Dennis Gannon's dam by Whipple's Kamhletunian one
quarter in :33, hardly broken, turned out ever since.

Mem._t.daiu by Buccaneer, lapped Grandee in 2;32,2:31J£.

Sister V., dam by Nelson, trained three months, 2:32 fourth neat, one-
qtisrt^r in :36.

Goldleaf, dam bv Flaxta.il, mile 2:24, half in 1 :07.

Adoids, dam by Cupt, Webster, mile in 2:27, half in 1:11. These aie all
t wo- v ear-olds. George V., dam by Buccaneer, who is winner of all the
yearling stakes of iSi", record of 2 hi}*, trial 2:45.

These, to mv Miowledge, are all thecolts by Sidney which have been
worked, aud I have neit .er heard nor read of any other stallion who, as
a three-year-old, produced as much average speed or of so high a rate.
F»" further proof of the merit of his colts I will state that oue yearling
brought $1, SO;; one weanling $1,200. one two-year-old $2,000. at private
sale, while Cupid, i.,t perfectly broken, brought §1,110 at public auction
before a small attendance.

Terms 3100 cash *or the season commencing Feb. 1st to end July 1st
18SS, doe at time of service .

VALENSIN.

Vai.encin, fiw years, by Crown Point, 231, dam Nellie Lambert by
John Nelson; second dam by Fisherman; third dam by Kentucky Gray
Eagle, throughbred, etc. etc. ; is a rich chestnut horse, 16:3 high, of great
substance and quality. He has a record of 2:23, made the fourth heal
as a three-year-old. As a four-year-old he showed an easy trial in 2:23,
2:22,2:21 TuCAKr.but a slight lameness during tin circuit kept him from
starting in races. This trial to cart goes to prove that he certainly
would have be it 2:2»i as a four-year-old.

Tkkms $UiO cash for the season, commenting February 1st to end
June loth, 1SS3.

Good pasturage at?3 per month; best of care but no responsibility
taken for accidents or escapes.

Mares not proving in foal may be returned respectively tree of
charge, nest season, providing I still own the horses.

For further particulars or inquiries address

«. V.*I.EVtlN. Prop.

31de I'leasaiitoii, Alameda Co.. Cal.

Cook Stock Farm,

SEASON OF 1888.

Standard Bred Trotting and Cleve-
land Bay Stallions.

HAROLD COSSACK,

standard So. 4102.

Combines fonr crossed to Rysdyk's Hambletonian, three to Mam-
brino Chief, and twenty-nine to imported Messenger.

Description.

Isabeaotiful cherry bay.no white. Foaled at Caton Stock Farm.
Juliet, III.. March 8, 1655. in color and form a model of his noted sire
Pedigree.

Bv Don Cossack, the great prize winner.

1st dam bv Harold, sire of Maud S.. 2:03-^. and Noontide, 2:20^.

2d dam by Belmont, sire of Nutwood. 2: is-X. and \Vedgewood,2:19.

3d dam by Mambrino Chief, sire of Lady Thorne, Z:18#, and Wood-
ford Mambrino. 2:2i}£.

4ih dam by Grey Eagle, sire of St. Charles, 2:26.

5th dam by Hunt's Commodore, son of Mambrino.

6th dj»m by Whipster.

7th dam by Imp. Buzzard.

8th dam by Craig's .Mfred.

9th darn Wonulev's King Herod.

10th dam imp. Traveller.

llrlidam imp. Whittington.

Harold Cossack was bred to three mares last season and all are in
foal.

Will make the Beasonof >S33 at State Fair Grounds, Sacramento, Cal.
Limited to ten mares of approved breeding.

Tkkms jlOO. Payable at time of service or when mares are removed.

Good Pasturage at H per month. Hay and stabling on reasonable
rate-.

Every precaution taken, but no responsibility assumed for accidents
or escapes.

V >' < R*IG
14ja26 2508 H Street. Sacramento. Cal.

THE WILfcCES STALLION.

STEINWAY 1808,

Two-year-old record, fonrtli heat- 2:31 1-3.
Tliree-year-old record fourth beat, t:to 1-2.

By Strathmore 403. sire of Santa Clans, ?:17£; Tucker, 2:13: Sky-
light-Pilot 2:i9, and 16 more with records of 2:20J to 2:19.

First dam Abbess (the dam of Soprano, the dam of C. F. Clay, five-
year-old stallion record '2.:V*, and Solo, four-year-old record 2:28-1). by
Albion tsire of Vanity Fair, record 2:24£, and the dam of Favorila
2:25i).

Second dam by imp. Emancipation.

Third dam by Bertrand, a son of Sir Archy.

Steinway belongs to one of the greatest speed producing families,
opportunities considered, in the whole country, and be himself ig fast,
showing that be produces speed of high rate. Hi* daughter Steinette
the dam of CoI.B, G. Stonei^s remarkable and promising younu stal-
lion Bourbon E'issell, and A. C. Beckwifch's Ned Wilkes. SMnway is
own brother to Solo, t our- year-old record 2:28>; Eminence, three-year-
old record i :27, and Soprano, the dam of C. ". Clay, rive-year-old stal-
lion record 2:18. His dam Abbess is lIso the dam of W. H. Kerr & Co. .
Cable, Ohio, the fast and promising young stallion Currency now in the
stud (be trotted a mile as a yearling in :i;46) aud also the dam of Jersey
r.Iiy. burned when a two year-old in the stable of W. H. Wilson, said
by those who saw her work to have been able to beat i:30, having
trotted quarters in 34 seconds, and halves in 1 J. '. Steinway has but
5u living foals, out of Norman and farm mares. He never served but
twelve trotting-bred mares in this State, and some of them are dead or
lo-*t their colts, so we don't consider that Steinway has had a fair show
in the stud in serving trottiug-bred mares, and we know that some of
his colts are showing great Epeed both trolling and pacing.

R'einway, bay horse, hind ankles white, 15\ hands high, weight
1.175 j ounds. His disposition and also his colts' is kind, and impart-
ing to his get beauty and style. Terms, § ? ,~i tor tlie Season.

Charles Derby 4907,

Brown horse, foaled 1885, bred bv Seth Cook, Cook Stock harm,
Danville. Cal.

By Steinway, record 2:J5.

First dam Katy G. by Electioneer.

Second dam Fanny Malone by Niagara.

Third dam Fanny Wickham by Herald.

Fourth dam by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam by imp. Barefoot, etc.

(See.Bruce's Am. stud Book, Vol. 1, Page 429.)

This horse will be allowed to serve five approved mares at $100.

TROTTING STALLION

WOODNUT,

Record 2:19K. and full brother to Manon, record 2:21, will make the
season of 1888 at the Vallejo Fair Grounds.

Description.

Foaledin ISS2. Dark chestnut, with star in forehead: IS hands high
weight 1 <60 pounds.

ppdfcrree.

Ey Nutwood. Pam Addie by Hambletonian Chief; second dam
by Sayre's Ha-ry Clay, record 2:29.

Terms.

$130 for the season, to close July 1st. 1888. Mares not pro1 icgin foa
to have the privilege of returning free next year, providing the borse
does not change hands in the meantime. Fee payahle at time ol service
or before mares leave the premises. Mares from a distance will be
kept at good pasture for S3 per month; for stabling and bay ?Iu per
month will be charged. Every care taken hut no responsibility as-
sumen for accidents or escapes.
For further particulars apply to
21de26 B. < . HOLLY, Vallejo, Cal.

Cleveland Bays

FOE SALE.

Mr. Seth Cook, off ers for =ale the stock of imported Cleveland Bay
horses, which has been established at Cook Stock Farm, Contra Costa
County.

The horses are all of the best breeding, and are recorded in the
American Cleveland Bay St»d Book. The horses offered are:

DUKE OF YORK 72,

Vol. 1. A. C. B. S. B. Foaled May, 1881, Imported May.
1884.

By Paulinus 342; grand sire Palestine 613; g gsire Promised Land 951.

This is a very hsndsome rieh ark mahogany bay in color, with tine
style and action, 16 hands 1 inch high, weight 1,400 pouudB, and can show
close to a three-minute gait to harness, he has good bone with the very
bes' feet and leg3, heavy mane and tail, and perfect aisposition. He
has been thoroughly tested as a breeder and is very sure, every coit by
him being a bay from all colors of mares, andali uniform andstyle.

CRF.SCO 4908,

By Strathmore 4^8, sire of Santa Claus 2:17J, Tucker 2:19, Secretary
2:2i *, sire of the dam of C. F. Clay, 2:18.

First dam Alia, record 2:33, by Almont 33 {sire of Fanny Wither-
spoon, ?:16j: Piedmont, 2:l~i; Westmont, 1:1% pacer.

Second dam by Brignoli 77, record 2:29* (sire of the dam of Fang
Wilkes, record 2:.'2i, he the sire of Oliver K., record 2:16i) by Mam-
briuc Chief, sire of Lady Thorne, 2:lt£:

Tbird dam by Cripple, son of Medoc, by American Eclipse; fourth
dam by American Eclipse, he by Duroc, he by Imp. Diomed.

Bay horse, 15.1 height, weight 1,125, foaled 18-1. His breeding is
royal; he has but seven living foals out of all kinds of mares, and all
show some speed, and pluck enough to go a hard race to its bitter end,
and last all day on the road and come ba*k the nest day. Terms,
-* -5 lor tlie Season.

CLEVELAND BAYS,

BARON HILTON.

No 584 .Vol. 1. Ei/£l£sh Stud Book.

By Lucks All. No. 189.

First dam by Sportsman 291.

Second dam by Lucks All 188.

Third dam by Car-iinal 47.

Fourth a. in by Emulator 103.

Baron Hilton." bay. foaW 1883. 16.1 hands high, weight 1,380
pounds best feet and legs and a very stout back, good head and neck,
good mane and tail and a very handsome finish, surpassing that of any
other large stallion in the land His disposition is of the very best.
Ttjis family is noted for size, style and rich color. He is one of the
very best of roadsters. Terms, S^5 for tlie Season.

MAMBRINO WILKES,

(Half Brother to Harry Wilkes, 2=13 1-2.)

Sire of Gus Wilkes, 2:22; Alpheus, beaten a throatlatch in 2::6}£, and
John O'Brien, a colt that lapped out the winner in 2:3d as a three-year-

\vill remain in the future at Walnut Creek Stock Farm. Contra
COBta County.

Description.
MAMBftlUO WILKES is a black horse, 16 hands high, aud consider
ably lmger than his height; has immense muscular development and
wefghs 1 261 pounds. He has.the utmost symmetry of proportion and
eleganoe'of finish. Several Eastern breeders have examined him of late
and pronounced him the "finest individual" they had seen. Hiscoltsare
large stylish and handsome, and all show speed that have been worked

for it. ..

Pedigree.

Sired by George Wilkes, dam Lady Christman by Todhunter's Mam
brino: second dam by Pilot Jr.

TndhU'ter'a Mambrino hv Mambrino Chief, dam RIpton a dam by
Hunfd Commodore, son of Mambrino by imp. Messenger; second dam.
by Potomac, son of imp. Messenger. _.__, - ,

Mambrino Chief by Mambn-o Paymaster, by Mambrino. by Imp

Me1ie\"rg J Wilkes sired 60 colts that have beaten 2-30. Of these 39 have
average records of 2:23, 14 of 2:19 and 12 of 2:18.

Terms.

Mambrino Wilkes will receive a few approved mares at the farm for
the season of 188* at «75 the season. Mares from a distance will be
revived 't he D^ter Stables, Oaklinri, and sent to the farm. Good
pasture and plenty of water. BoxstaUs and allf*cibties for takingcare
of fine mires. ,

Fur further particulars apply to

C1IAS. WATER1.4N, Walnut «Teek,
Or at the DEXTER STABLES.
llfa Twelfth and Harrison SIn., Oakland.

ROYAL STUDLEY.

So. 68 American Cleveland Stnd Book, Vol. 1.

Sire by Young Candidate, winning grand prize, Great York, beat-
ing 20 others

First dam by Whalebone 355, dinner first premium at the great
Yorkshire.

Second dam by Lucks All, No. 188.

Third dam by Summercock 902,

Royal Studley is very handsome. 16.V hands high; weight 1.435
pounds, black points, with a imputation of imparting to his colts
beauty and style surpissing all large stock of horses. His disposition
is of the best; he is an attractive horse. This family is noted for style,
size, and color. Terms, $25 for the Season.

SAXON PRINCE.

\o 83 foaled 1884. Imported July. 1868. recorded in
Vol. 1. A. *'. B. Stud Book.

Sired by Sportsman 299; gr aire Brilliant 42, ggr sire Yatton Lad,
gggr sire Wonderful Lad 361, ggggr sire Cleveland Lad CS, gggg
gr sire Cleveland 60

Saxon Prince is a very handsome and attractive young horse. He
is svmmetrical in form, beauty, style, and finish of that oi a thorough-
bred, and will be allowed to serve ten mares at Terms. $25 the
Season.

The Standard Bred and Cleveland Bay stallions will serve mares
the p esent season, commencing February 1st. and ending September
1st 1*8S at Cook Farm. Danville. Contra Costa County. All bills ray-
able invariablv before the animal is removed. Mares not proving in
foal will bave'the money returned or mares served the next Feason
free that is. if the same piriies who bred the mare still own her, and
the 'ibov*>-nanied stallioas are owned by the t'ook Farm, or the present
own-r Sea <~ook. Hsq Pasturage tf* per month; nay and grain 510 per
month', but no liability for accidents or esc ipes. Marcs sent "Fashion
Stable" Oakland, S. J. Bennett. Martinez, or Smalley's Stable, Hay-
wards' will be forwarded to the farm free of charge. Address,
waros.wiii i4»„K vrotla. 1ABM. DANVILLE,

Lord Cardigan 152,

Vol. l.A-C. B. s. B. Foaled 1884, imported Dec 188B-

By Candidate 61; grand sire Omar Pacha 326; g gsire Omar Pacha 324;
g g g sire Premier 477.

This horse is a model of his breed. Bright bay with the best legs and
feet,*good stoat back and shoulders, and fine stylish action, 16 bands
high. His sire has won numerous prizes in England Including the Great
York at Driffield in 1885. He was Sold when thirteen years old for ?2,<j00
for exportation to AascralH.

KINGSCOTE 154,

Vol. l.A.l'. B.S. B. FoalPd 1884, imported 1886.

By Competitor 101; grand sire Candidate 64; gg sire Omar Pacha 326;
g g g sire Omar Pacha 324.

A very stylish dark bay, 16 hands 1 inch, weighingover l, 300 pounds; a
horse of great finish and has proved himself a remarkably sure
breeder. Hecannnt fail to be\ery valuable as a sire, being descended
from the best of blood on both sides. His sire Competitor was imported
to this country and sold at a iery high price.

GENERAL 249,

Vol. 1. A, C. B. S. B. Foaled 1885, importid "Hay, 1887.

By Salesman417; grand sire Salesman 271 ; g g sire Drover 91;ggg
sire Topsman 324.

A very heavy boned colt of great promise, a rich bay in color, full 16
hands high, and weighing now over 1,3 0 pounds; will, weigh at matnrity
1,450. and should be a very valuable sire.

CARDINAL 248,

Vol. l. A. C. B. S. B. Foaled 1 885, imported 1887.

By Prince of Wales 371 ; grand sire Emperor 144; g gsire Herod 2IS;
ggg sire Emperor 143.

A promising dark bay, fall 16 hands high, weighing 1.250 pounds. His
sire, Piince of Wales 371, is sire of many premium winners.

BONANZA 246,

Vol. 1, A. C. B. S. B. Foaled 1885, imported 1887.

By General 177; grand sire Emperor 102; g g sire General Benefit
120; g ggstre Baylock372.

A very smooth promising colt, full 16 hands high, stylish and active
a dark lood bay in color; will make a grand show horse, and cannot
fail to be a graud breeder.

NAPOLEON 754,

Vol. III. En«. C. B. S. B. Foaled f 885, Imported August,

1887.

By Lucks All 1S9; grand sire Lucks All I8S; g g sire Cardinal 47; g g g
sire Emulator 103.

Napoleon is a fine rich bay with black legs and very superior action ;
be is very deep in the girth, and has wonderful style. He took the $76
Dremiuin in London, England, beside the silver medal where he was
Bhnwn against horses of all ages and to all England. Last fall he took
first premium at the Illinois State F.ir at OIney, and first at the Fat
Stock Show at Chicago ; be is half brother to Baron Hilton who has quite
a reputation as a prize winner on this coast.

BARRINGTON,

Vol. V En£*CL b. S. B. Foaled 1885. Imported 1887

By Prince of Cleveland 647; grand sire Sportsman 291; g g sire
Sportsman 430; ggg sire Nimrod.

This is a very dark bay of great promise, a true type of a coach horse,
being rangv and stvllsh, with clean flat le^s and good sound open feet.
He stands full IG hands high, and weighs 1,250 ponnd. He also took
second premium at the great York.

SUNBEAM 71,

Vol. i, A. €. B.S. B. Fn.ilcil 1883, Imported 1887.

Bv Salesman 417; grand sire Salesman 271; ggalre Drover91 ggg
sire Topsman 321.

This mare haJ, good etyle and action, dark bay standing. l?lmnds
high; stinted to Ventnor 6a, sweepstakes winner at Illinois .'■"tace Fair
at OIney 1887; well broken to drive.

The horses maybeseen at the Bay District Track on an* if * ition to
MR. SAMUEL GAMBLE. Catalogue can be had froi K
No 22 Montgomery St., Ban PranclBco. or MB. GEO .
Stock Farm, Danville, or MB. 9AMDEL GAMBLE.
City.

m

|pu breeder una gpmswmvu

May 12

The Almont Stallion

ALCONA,

Regis' ered So. J3C

By the great Almont (eiie of 1\ estmont 2:13J Puritan 2:16 Fanny
Wltherspoon 2:16iand31 others with "-ecords better than 2 JO and
Br.mdeire of Bella Humlin. 2:184) by Alexander's Abdallah (sire of
goldsmith Maid. 2:14) be by Eysdyfs Hambletonian Alcona, dam
tyMambrino Chief (sire of Lady Thoroe. 2 :1»1) the founder of the
MambriDO Chief family. Aloona is a br!ebt chestnut 161 hands h iRh.
and weiBhs 1 .Mil lbs His colli- possess speed, style, finish and beauty,
and if they don't trot fast, they comman I the bicbest price for car
n" ge and general purpose horses. The following is a liat of Alcona s
colls sold untrained:

Alcona Jr., two-year-old Sl,2f0

bplitrock. two-year-old DO J

weanling. !u months old $<tiu

Jordan Beauty, four-year-old l.O'U
Oregon Boy, three-year-old., l.uuo

A total of 80,610 for ten colts, an average of S681 per bead. ..
always pays to raise the best.

I purchased Alcona after carefully observing his colts for the last
vear and ,,m fully satisfied that all expectations that his breeding
warrants will be realized. There are hut few of his colls that have
been placed in training and they all show speed and gameness of a
high order. Alcona Jr. has shown trials in 2:27 with very little, work,
and quarters in 35 seconds. Clay Duke, by Alcona, trotted a public
trial at Sacramento last fall, driven by his owner, in 2:32S and be has.
never bad regular training. Floia Bell, by Alcona, with a few mnntbs
training last summer, trotted a mile in 2:33. These colts will all trot
down in the twenties next fall, barring accidents.

Terms: $35 for the season. Hares not proving in foal may b"
returned next season fiee. Pasture $4 00 per month. Mares left a'
City Front Stables, San Francisco, will be promptly shipped and cared

OI Alcona will make the season of 1888 at Napa, two days each week,
balance of the lime at Vineland stables, one mile south of St. Helena.
For extended pedigree and further information, send for circular.
lOmr FKKV. W. LUEUIiK. SI. Helena.

Clay Duke, two-year-old S500

Alcona Cbief. two-year-old.. 350

Alcona Clay, four-year-old... l.Oi.O

filly, two-year-old 400

cult, two-year-old 600

WILKES PASHA.

STAMIAKD, 2618.

Dark bay with white hind feat, 161 hands high, bred by K. P.
Pepper, of South Elk Horn Farm, Frankfort, Kentucky. Sired by
Onward 1411, record 2:25j, trial 2:1,. He by George Wilkes. 2:22. sire
of fifty-four horses in the 2:30 list, ten of them with records below
2-20 First dam Fisher by American Clay 34, sire of Granville 2:2b;
Maggie Brlggs, 2:27; Ella Clay, 2:274; and the dams of Executor, 2:24J;
Rancbero,2:24J; Judge Hawef,2:24i. Ambassador, 2:25;and four otfiere
in 2:30; second dam by Wilson's Snow Storm, sire of .Jim Irving, 2.23,
third dam by Paddie Burns, thoroughbred.

Onward's dam was Dolly line dam of Director, 2:17, and Thorn-
dale 2-22J.) by Mambrino Chief. Dolly was one of the greatest speed
producing brood-mares in the records. George Wilkes stands at the
head of the list of sires of fast trotters with 61 performers with records
of 2:30 or better, and the combination of these two great producers
will breed on with absolute certainty.

WILKES PASHA will make the season of 1888 at the stables of the
undersigned, at the Trancas Bridge, two miles north of Napa, on the
Soda Spring Boad.

Ternis for the season ending July 1, lt88, $36 in U. S. gold coin.

Alfalfa pasturage S* per month; natural grass $2:60 per month.

Every attention and care will be given to mares, but do liabilities
aBSumed for accidents or escapes .
mr31 f. O. Address, CHAS. SCOTT, Napa tlty. Cal.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION.

w

IMP. MARINER,

[Called Oatcake in Australia.)

ILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1888 ENDING ON OR ABOUT
JDNElst, AT PLEAJ3AJ5TON, ALAMEDA CO.

Pediaree.

Sired bv Wild Oats, he by Wild Dayrell, son of Ion and Ellen Middle-
ton bv Bay M dijeton, ootof The Golden Horn, by Karkaway dam Miss
Fmma bv Saunterer; second dam Dulcimer, by Trumpeter; third dam
fKngtonfa by Teddington, etc [See English Stud Book, VoL X, page

a5s'^ Description.

Mariner iB n chestnut horse sixteen handB high, of a conformation
comblrSnc both power and speed, and was a successful roce-horse in
a^ !?tr,ui a HeiB bred from racing families in both branches ol his
?e iealorical tree, and traces through Wild Dayrell Harkaway Irish
fltrSratcner Bay Middleton. Teddlngton, Orlando, feclipse, Matchem,
rJSuib Bartletfs Childers and Honeywood's Arabian to the seven-
SSSm, d Im a. Bverly Turk mare. He was bred In England, imported to
Australia "n utero Valed in 1BS3 and Imported to California™ 1887. A
homitMsbKe&ig, size and quality can hardly fail to he a successful
sire.

Ternis S50 the season, with Privilege of Return.
Good pasturage at reasonable tes. AU mares at owners risk.
For f nrther particulars address MATT STORN,

„. pleasaiiton. Cal.

1888. RANCH0 DEL UI0. 1888

The Thoroughbred Stallion

■■Jgfet*

The Standard Bred Trotting Stallion

MT. VERNON,

Keeorcl fcsfcl.

WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1888 AT STOCKTON, TO CLOSE
JDNE15th.

Description.
Foaled in 138], dark bay, black poinls.no white. His perform-
ances in 1 87 ought to be too well known to receive an extended notice
here. On AuguBt Hth, at San Jose, where he made his record of 2:21,
he could have trohed in 2:18 or 2:19 bad he been allowed lo do bo. He
trotted the middle half in 1:07$, the three-fourths in 1:421, and finished
the mile In a jog in 2:21. At the Bay District Track, Golden Gate Fair,
after being turned loose on the night before by unknown parties and
running in the streets for six hours before he was returned to the
track; the same afternoon he trotted and won one of tbe hardest-con-
tested and fastest five-beat races of the season. Tempest beating bim
less than a neck the first beat in 2:21*, Luella winning the fourth
from bim by 1 bs than a length in 2:21 J. Ml. V< rnon winning tbe fifth
heat and race in a jog. I exhibited two two-year-oldB, two yearlings,
one Buckling at the State Fair, lt87, waB awarded two first and three
second premiums, one of the yearlings weighing 950 lbs. At sixteen
months old six of his colts were shown at the Stockton Fair, getting
four first and two second premiums.

Pedigree.
Sired by the Great Nutwood, dam by Chieftain.

Terms.
Sixty dollars for the season. Mares not proving with foal can be
returned next season free, providing I still own the horse. Mares cared
for in any manner owners may desire. Pasturage, S3 per month-
Every care exercised, but no liabilities for escapes or accidents. For
further information apply or address

J. A. MctXOCJn, Proprietor
life 1 *5 Park St. Stockton, Cal

JOE HOOKER,

By Monday, dam Mayflower, by Imp. Eclipse from ■ !• i-
nie Farrow by imp. Shamrock,

Will make the Beason of 1888 at Rancho del Rio, five milts from HI*
ramento, on the Freeport road.

Limited f.< twelve mar«s of approved breeding be^Me*
tue owner's.

Terms $100 the Season.

Good x>\ ,urage at reasonable rates. Every precaution taken but no
responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes.

Address n II. BAI.WI1.L,

■ iide Care of into. WINTERS, Sacramento, Cal,

ANTEVOLO.

Four-Year-Old, Record 3:19 l-«. Standard, No. 9848,

THIS CELEBRATED TROTHNG STALLION "WILL MAKE THE
ensuing season from February 1st to June 1st, 1*88.
Terms.

One hundred dollars the season for mares served before May 1st, and
one hundred and fifty dollars the season after that date, and in tho.-e
cases tbe season to run to July 1st »nd mo longer Tbe object of
tbla is to shorten the time in tbe stud so aB to give a beiter opportun-
ity for training before the Fall Circuit commences. Last year it was
nearly the first of August before he was through, and consequently
he couLl not be not into condition in time even for the State Fair.
In this connection it will be well to state that there is no deviation
from the price, and emphatically do free list. The termB are cer-
tainly low for a horse of the class of Antevolo and there were several
applications where the applicants expected an increase f f price.
Form and Color.

It is rare to find a horse of sucb high form, and I am not alone in
considering him as being as nearly as perfect a typB of equine form as
was ever seen in a trotting-bred stallion. He is sixteen bands and
half an inch in height, 69 inches from point of shoulder to point of
buttock, and weighs, in ordinary condition, over 1,100 pounds. He is
very muscular, limbs as good as the most critical could desire, and as
highly finished as a great majority of thoroughbreds. In color he ib a
rich Beal brown, with lighter shading in flanks and muzzle, black legs,
mane and tail, small star in forehead and oil hind pattern white.
Performances.

He has been eminently of the improving kind. As a yearling be
trotted in 3:02; two-year-old in 2:41; three years old 2: 29J; four years
old 2:19$. the faBtest record for a stallion of that age, and in his five-
year-old form he trotted in from 2:16i to 2:17 in all of the four heats
of tbe big trot which Harry Wilkes won. As he only made one break
in that race, notwithstanding tbe great Bpeed of the contestants, he
must be credited as remarkably "steady," almost phenomenally so for a
horse of his age. Had it ^ot been for an accident which temporarily
disabled him, it can be stated with confidence that he would have
trotted in 2:15 or better while he still ranked as a five-year-old. His
endurance was sucb that the intention was to start him against the
two-mile record, confident of lowering it, and also quite sanguine of
him trotting in 4 :40.

Progeny.

From a few mares served in 1885, his first season in the stud, Bix
foals were dropped, two of which were killed. Their owners were so
well pleased that large offers have been refused. One owned by C. R.
Lewis of Oakland, is only a short distance from my Btables, and which
can he seen with a few minutes' loss of time; and D. T. Sexton of San
Francisco ha* another. Every man who had an Antevolo bred to him
again. As he served 65 mares last season, and, as nearly as can be
told at present a large proportion of them in foal, there will l~e a
good chance to judge of bis procreative qualities. Next to a horse's
own colts the best proof is that of near relations. His ''full brcther,"
Anteeo, has already gained the reputation of being one of the best
breeders, and for uniform excellence in his progeny cannot be sur-

Pedigree.

The most exacting critic, if moderately intelligent, cannot find fault
with his blood lines. His sire Electioneer is, beyond question, the
greatest trotting sire of any age when all things are considered. His
dam Columbine iB the only mare which has two entire sons which
have beaten 2: 20. 2:16$ by a six-year-old, 2:19$ by a four-year-old. Ante-
volo stands in the same relation to the thoroughbred as Maud S., Jay-
Eye-See. Nutwood and many others of first celebrity. In Stud Book
form the pedigree is as follows:

Antevolo, brown colt, foaled May 12, 1881, bied by Jos. Cairn
Simpson, Oakland, California, by Electioneer.
First dam Columbine by A. W. Richmond.
8econd dam Columbia by imp. Bonnie Scotland.
Third dam Young Fashion by imp Monarch.
Fourth dam Fashion by imp. Trustee.
Fifth dam Bonnets o' Blue by Sir Charles
Sixth dam Reality by Sir Archy.
Seventh dam by imp. Medley.
Eighth dam by imp. Oentinel.
Ninth dam by Mark Anthony.
Tenth dam by imp. JanuB.
Eleventh dam by imp Monkey,
Twelfth dam by imp. SUvereye.
Thirteenth dam by Spanker.
I vlace Antevolo again before tbe public witn tne reeling that fur-
ther recommendations are justified. Owing to a alight lamenoss in tbe
left hind ankle he could not be put to work until so late in the season
as to preclude the hope of getting him in proper condition. He did
not leave the stud until the middle of AuguBt, and short brushes was
all that could be given thereafter. He did not fully recover from the
lameness until November, and then I was laid up until the 1st of
December, I drove bim through Ihe stretch in 82 seconds, and on one
occasion Matt Storn timed him a furlong in 15 secondB. This increase
of speed over what he had shown tbe previous year warranted the
belief that he would trot very fast. In the race with Harry Wilkes,
Guy Wilkes, Arab and Oharley Hilton, November 27th, 1880, on the Bay
District Course, he was separately timed in 2:lGi, 2:103, 2:17, 2:16i,
although he had to trot outside of two horses for the whole distance.
In that race he beat Arab and Charlie Hilton, and demonstrated capac-
ity to trot in 2:15 under more favorable circumstances. Prior to that
' race his fastest quarter was 32i secondB, and his fasteBt furlong 16 sec-
onds His colta, eo far as looks go, will rank with the best. There are
only four of his get which were foaled in 1886 (thes** are hie oldest)
Three have been broken and show a promising gait. There are a num-
ber of foals of 1887,and of thes« enough in my vicinity to satisfy visit-
ors of tbe character of bis Btock. William Ballingal has a colt foaled
on the 1st of April, 1887, whicn. In October, was driven by tbe Bide of
his dam a furlong in 27 Beconds. As hia "full brother" Anteeo has
demonstrated bis ability to beget speed, it is a justifiable Inference
that Antevolo will also do so.

Tbe terms are certainly eo reasonable that owners of good mares
can afford to avail tbemselveB of hia services.

Pasture at $5 per month on the Oakland Trotting Park, Mr. Levens
having resolved to pasture tbe field inside tbe track this season. It
cannot be excelled, the herbage being alfillerilla, wild oatB, and burr
clover, a living stream of clear water running across the field and
being enclosed by an inner fence, the gates of the outer shut at
night; the animals are as safe within the enclosure aB it Is possible
to have them in afield. In fourteen years which I have known it,
there has not been an Injury to mare or colt.

IOS. CAIRN SIMPSON.
Address Jos. Cairn Simpson, Breeueb and Spobtshan, San
Fianolaco, or 2111 Adeline Street, near 32d Street, Oakland. 1 he latter
address whero the horse la kept.

W

ELECTIONEER STALLION

FALLIS,

No. * J81 Record Z-.ZS 1-9.

ILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1888 AT THE STABLE OF
tue undersigned, No. 614 Sixteenth Street. Sacramento, Cal.

Description.

FALLIS is a dark bay, with hind ankles white, foaled 1878, bred by
T.eland Stanford, Palo Alto, Cal. He is 16>i hanrls high, and weighs, in
ordinary flesh, about 1,200 pounds; long-bodied and of Immense muscular
power, pure gutted, and a level-headed trotter. He requires neither
boots nor weights, and has Bhown a 2:16 gait wilh ease. F'ew.if any,
sons of Electioneer are better bred or have a better tUht to Bire trotte- s
than Fallis. While he has nuver had the opportunity of beiii^Btltited tc
only a few well-bred mares, still be can show a flue lot ot colts, some ol
which are showing faBt. The fact cannot be denied that the Electioneer
blood is the best trotting blood in the world. It, then, the science of
breeding the trotter is progressive, some well-bred son will, in the
course of time, prove to be a more potent aire than Electioneer himself
Pedigree.

By Electioneer, he by Ryedyk's Hambletonian; Electioneer's dam
Green Mountain Maid (dam of Elaine, 2 20; Prospero, 2:20; Dame Trot,
2;22; Mansfield, 2:26; Storm, 2:2^; Antonia, 2:28;£, and Maranda, 2:31)
by Harry Clay (2:29); first dam Felicia by MepBi-ngei Duroc (the Bire of
16 with records of 2:3u and under, and the aire ot the dam of Norlalne,
the fastest yearlinu in the world, 2:31 W); second dam Lady Fallls (dam
of Kisber,2:27^; Pickering, 2:30; lago, 2:33K: Socrates. 4 yeare, 2:3JJ<;
Gretelien.dam of Clingstone, 2:11, and Norwood, the aire of Tommy
Norwood, 2:2tl,'v) bv Seely's American Star; third dam heck mare (dam .
of Anna H., l:'H}i, and Relief, tbe dam ol Walnut, Z-.Wyi) by Long
Jsl.uul Black Hawk, etc.

Performances.

He trotted very faBtasa two-year-old, and undoubtedly would have
made a very fast record at that age had he cot had the misfortune of
cutting one of his tendons, which so lamed bioi that he was not worked
auy further until the season of 188t(, when he gained a record of :::.:■■■.
with scarcely any preparation, after making a l.irge season in the stuu;
although thiB is no measure of his Bpeed, as later in tbe season he showed
his ability to trot a mile better than 2:20. The demand forhia services
last BeaBon was so great, that he did not get through nt.til too la'e to be
conditioned for a race, although it was his owner's intention to have
given him a fast record. When two years old Gov. Stanford refused an
offer of 46,000 for him, but valued him at ;10A>0. The faateBt yearling
in tbe worldtNorlaine,2::jl><) was sired by Norval (a son of Electioneer)
which is very conclusive evidence that the sons of Electioneer, iike
their sire, are going to be producers of great spee-i. Norlaine's dam was
sired by Messenger Duroc, the sire of the dam of Palhs. Electioneer
now has 26 with records of 2:30 and under, and 10 with records of 2:20J4
and under, the latter being the most of any stallion in the woklo ;
Eight of his get entered the charmed circle lastseason, and three other*
only one-fourth, one-half and three-fourths of a second behind.

Trrms: Will stand at 860 for the season, or $75 to insure amarein
foal, both pavable on or before t'»e close of the season, which will
begin Pebruiry 1st and close July 1, 1883. Money will be refunded on
insured mures, as soon aB the fact becomes known that they are not In
foal. Mares from a distance will be taken from the cars and boats and
carefully handled, but no responsibility assumed for accident or escapee .
Good pasturage furnished at $4 per month.

DON MARVIN,

Standard.

Will also make the season of 1888 in the same Btable with FalliB. Is a
beautiful Beal brown, foaled 1884, bred by Leland Stanford, Palo Alto,
Cal. He is sixteen hands high, and weighs 1,160 lbs. In color, form, diB
position and gait he very closely resembles Antevolo 12:19>£ at 4 years)
and, aB may be seen by hiB pedigree, is bred very much like him. being
about three-quarters" Hambletonian and one. quarter ihoroughbred.
The Becond dams of the fastest mare Maud S. (2:0830 and fastest geld-
ing in the world, Jay-Eye-See (2:10) were both strictly thoroughbred
mares. On account of a very severe attack of distemper he was worked
very little the past vear, but improved enough to show a 2:20 gait. He
received first premium at the California State Fair, 1687, for the beBt
three-year-old roadster stallion.

Was Bired by Fallis (2:28,^) by Electioneer (sire of twenty-six with
records of 2:50 and under, and ten with records ol 2:20>i and under); first
dam Cora by Don Victor, by Belmont; Becond dam Clarabel (dam of
Clifton Bell, four yearB old,2:2l,S, and graudam of Rexford, three years
old, 2:24) by Ab<iallahStar ; third dam Fairy by Rysdyk'a Hambletonian-
fourth dam Emma Mills by American Star, etc.

TEB.M8: Limited to twenty-five mares at $40 for tbe season, beginning
February 1st and closing June iBt, 1888. For circulars or further par-
ticulars address
28ja F. P. LOWELL, Sacramento, Cal-

THE CELEBRATED TROTTING STALLION

MENLO

WILL MAKE THE PRESENT SEASON AT THE FAIR
Grounds, San Jose. Season commencing February 1st and ending
June 24 th.

MENLO is seven years old, a beautiful bay with black points, 15^'
hands high. He Is a horse of beautiful symmetry and magnificent
action.

Pedigree.

MENLO was got by Nutwood, first dam by imp. Hercules; second
dam by Owen Dale, etc.

Imp. Hercules by Kingston, (son of Venison), dam daughter of
ToBcar by Bay Middleton (aon of Sultan).

Owen Dale by Williamson's Belmont, dam Marin Downing by Amer
lean EclipBe (Bonof Duroc and Miller'B Damsel, by imp. Messenger)
second dam Brownlock by Tiger; third dam by imp. Speculator; fourth
dam by imp. Dare Devil, etc.

Nutwood by Alexander's Belmont. First dam Miss Russell by Pilot
Jr.; second dam Sallie Russell by Boston; third dam Maria Russell by
Thornton's Rattler; fourth dam Miss Shepherd bv Stockholder; fifth
dam Miranda by Topgallant, etc.

Alexander's Belmont by Alexander's Abdallah. First dam by Mam.
brino Chief (son of Mambrino Paymaster by Mambrino) by imp. Mes
aenger; second dam by Brown'B Bellfounder.

Brown's Bellfounder by imp. Bellfounder. First dam Lady Allport
by Mambrino by imp. Messenger; second dambyTippoo Saib by Imp
Messenger; third dam by imp. Messenger.

MENLO made his appearance in tbe Circuit in 1888. aiid won eight
races out of nine starts, and eaelly won the third heat in his last race at
San Jose, In -:'J1 ';.

Terms: $75 the season, due at time of serviee. Mares not proving
with foel may be returned the next season free of charge, provided F
Bttll own the horse.

Mares carefl for in any manner owners may desire; pasturage $3
month. Every care exercised, but no liability for escapes or accidents

For further particulars apply to or address ;
2Bjatd WM. DWYER, San Jose.

The Highly Bred Trottine: Stallion.

YOUNG SANTA OLaUS

Will make tlie season of 1888 at the Whipple Stock
Farm, near San Mateo, San Mateo County, California.

Terms tor the Season, sin
Pedigree.

Young Santa Claus, b c foaled April, 1881, by Santa Claus, record 217K

First dam by Governor Booth, by George M. Patcben.

Becond dam Demirep, by Youug Melbourne

Third dam Methilde. by Imp. Seythlan.

Fourth dam Peggy, by Boston.

Fifth dam Too*Soon,by Sir Leslie.

Sixth dam Little Peggy, by Gallatin.

Seventh dam Trumpeter, by Hepheatlon.

Eighth dam Peggy, by imp. Bedford.

Nluth dam imp. Peggy, by Trumpeter.

Peggy was imported by Col. John Taylor of Virginia, and the Coin
pllerotthe Stud Book, Colonel S. D. Bruce, adds a note: "Many of the
best racers In America trace to this mare."

There is an excellent combination of trotting strains in yonng Santa
OlauB. Hia sire combinea Hambletonian and Mambrino Chief- bis dam
Geo. M. Patchen and thoroughbred. Santa Claus had two strains of
Mambrino Cbief. Young Santa Clans inherits tbe blood of the three
great trotting famillcH: tXambletonlon, Mambrino Chief andClay The
Ire of Santa L'laus.Strathiuoro, has eighU'i-n sons and daughters which
have trottedln 2:a0or better, two which have beiiteri 2-20 Santa Claus
won RlxteenracL-s. defeating many Of the very best horses of the dav
among them Nutwood, Elaine, IM-dmout, \Wdgtnvuud, Voltaire Qan-
nlii, Black Cloud, Jerome Eildv, Edwin Thome, Fanny Witlierspo'ou aud
others of celebrity. He was sold ior $25,000.

Young Santa ClauB 1b a very handsome shade of bay, with black
points, 16', baDds In height, of good form, fine Btvle und action.

Due care will be taken to prevent ueeidents, but no liability Pasture
$4.00 per month. For further particulars addresB

Side

K li RON O'URADY,

San .Mateo, Cal.

1888

5ppe %xtt&xt uuil gpoviimuiu

.01

On Handling Young Pigs.

To save the little pigs, I build a board pen
eix or seven feet square, with tight floor and
a cover to keep off rain and put in a little
straw for a bed. Put the sow iDt-t it a week
previous so that she may get acquainted with
her new quarters, and feed on bran and
shorts in slop. Keep her in a few dajs after
she has pigged, and then use the pen for the
next sow. By having a tight floor the sow is
kopt from rooting about or lajing on her pigs
in the holes she would make in the ground.
This is a boss way, au it saves hunting for the
pigs in the busy Beason, for the time is worth
more than the lumber used in the shed. Ton
also avoid the risk of having wolves or coy-
ottea eat them up or the sow killing them. —
H. W. Hayden.

Sometime the dairyman will folly realize
the fact that the profitable cow is the one that
is the best mother, and his profit will be realized
from fostering that mother's functions; and
just as he pais study into complyiug with its
conditions, and promotes comfort and puts
the idea of hardiness out of sight, the sooner
he will be on the highway to success. Vigor
and hardiness are too often confounded.
Hardiness is too often made the cover for a
man to abuse his stock. Vigor is the result
of [[heredity and aided by the comport, good
feeding, pure air and promoting the develop-
ment of qualities that put feed, cow and profits
in harmony with each other.

One gieat cause of mats or poor pigs is the
fact that after the pigs are weaned they ara
kept with the old hogs, who monopolize the
feed. Often they don't get enough to eat.
Such pigs should be kept separate from the
older hogs, given good, dry, comfortable,
slopping quarters, plenty of pasture with
fresh water, and feed liberally three times a
day with bran, middlings, clover, shorts, etc.
But don't give corn until the hog is four to Bix
months old. With such care your hogs can
be turned off at from eight to ten months old
at a profit.— J. V. Wolf.

Spring Meeting

SPEED PROGRAMME.

Capital Turf Club

AT

SACRAMENTO,

BEGINNING

June 5th, 1888.

SPEED PKOKBA.1WE.
First Day— '1 uesday, Jane 5tli.

1— Special Two-Tear-Old Trotting Stake— ISO
each. Closed December 10, 1887, with eleven entries.
JinOaddedtothe stake. One mile and repeat.

2— Match Race— $200 a side. N. N. Craig names
Harold ("osaack by Don Cosaack; H. S. Hogeboom
names Waldstelo by Director.

3-Special Purse— $300; for named horses. Open
to Alpha, Dolly Bloodstone, Soltaire, Sutter Boy and
Roderick.

Second Day— Wednesday, June 6th.

4-RuNNiNfl Stake— Three-quarter mile and re-
peat; for all ages. ?2o entrance, $15 forfeit, 5125 added.
Second horBe to save his stake.

5— Running Stake— One and a quarter miles; for
j»U ages. 8^5 entrance, $15 forfeit, $^00 added. Second
horse to save his stake.

6— Running Stake— For tw..-year-olds. Five-
e'ghth mile dash. 82i entrance, $15 iorfeit, $lio added.
Second horse to save his stake.

Third Day— Thursday, Jane 8 th.

7— Trotting— 2:30 class. Purse $400.

8— Pacing -2:23 class. Puree $100.

Fourth Day— Friday, June 8th.

9-Pacing— 2:35 c1»bs. Purse $300.

10— Trotting— 2 : 15 class. Parse $300.

CWSaturday will be taken np with Special Races.
REMARKS AND CONDITIONS-

All Trotting and Pacing Races, except No. 1. are
mile heatB, 8 in 5, in harness, and are divided 60 per
cent to first horse, 30 par cent, to second, and 10 per
cent, to third. Entrance 10 percent, in trotting and
pacing races. Five to enter and three to start in all
races. The club reserves the right to close any race
with a lees number upon dflducting the required
entrance fees.

Entries to close Mar 2lBt, with

F. A. JONES. Secretary.
J. W. WILSON, »»re«l€lent.

P. O . Box 151, Sacramento, Cal . 2t

FOR SALE.

POND LILLY,

By Geo. M. Patcuen, Beven years old, weighB 9o'J
pounds, perfectly sound. This mare is a natural trot-
ter never driven on a sulky but once and with twelve
days training made a record of 39!*' in Spring races,
Los Angeles in '88. Since then with 30 days training
trotted three heats in 33, 23% 2&, and can do it any
time required by purchaser.

Pond Lilly can be bought cheap as owner can not
attend to campaigning her. Apply

J. B. MASON, I* Franklin St.

I,'<* A ngeleti. Cal .

STUD DOGS.

Kt'sll T.. (9751 A K. R.), lemon and white, by
Champion Sensation (217 A. K. R.). ex Seph G. by
Dart— Seney, in the stud to approved bitches. Fee

HIKE T., (6435 A. K. 0. S. B.I. Irish red setter, by
Nemo— Nida. straining to Champion Elcho and Chim-
Tion Rose. Winner of two firsts and five specials at
San Francisco shows of 1886 and 1888. In the stud to
approved bitches. Fee »25. A. B. TKVJT AS.
"" ELIHO KENNELS,

aep23 S61S Bush street, 8. F.

Sonoma and Marin Dis-
trict Agricultural
Association.

DISTRICT No. 4,

TO BE HELD AT

PBTALUM A,

AUGU6T 21 to 25 Inclusive.

District Races open lb- »he Counties of
Sonoma, Marin, Napa, Solano.

Tuesday. August !Blst.

1 — RUNNING — Two-year-old stake, five-eighths of a
mile dash. $25 entrance; $10 forfeit; $150 added,
$50 to second horse. Winners of any two-year-old
stake this year to carry tbree pounds extra; of tw*
or more, five pounds ex ra.

2— TROTTING— 2 :;J0 Class. Purse S70U.

3— TROTTING, District— For three-yew olds; best
three in five. Purse $^50. Closed May lBt, with
seven entries.

Wednesday, August "2 2d.

4-RUNNTNG— For all ages; free parse $200; 350 to
second. Mile and repeat.

6 -TROTTING, District - Yearling stake for foals of
1887. Mile dash. S..0 stake. Closed May 1st, with live
entries.

6— TROTTIFG-2:.0 Class. Purse $1.01.0.

7— TROTTING— Two-year-old stake, free for all;
foala of 18H6. Mile and reneat. SCO stake; 5250
added. Closed May 1st, with twelve ehtnes.
Thursday, August 23d.

8— RUNNING -For three-year-olds, one-eiglith of a
mile dash, f'50 entrance; S^5 forfeit; S250 added;
$100 to second; third to save stake. Winners of any
race this >ear to carry five pounds extra; of two or
more, ten pounds extra; maidens, allowed five
pounds.

9— TROTTING— Yearling stake, free for all foals
of 1887. Mile dash. $50. Stake closed May 1st, with
five entries.

10 PACING— 2:24 Class. Purse S6C0 Patchen
Vernon and Belmont Boy barred.

11— TROrriNG-Fonr-year-old stake or under;
free lor all. Mile heats, best three in five $61'
Btake; SS5j added. Closed May 1st, with seven en-
tries.

Friday, August 24th.

12— RUNNING, District- For all ages. Mile dash.
525 entrance; S10 forfeit; S15u added; $50 to second.

13-TROTT1NG, District— For two-year-olds. Mile
and repeat. Purse $2U0. Closed May 1st, with seven
entries.

H— TROTTING— 2:25 Class. Purse SI, COO.

15— TROTTING— Three-year-old stake or under.
Free for all. Mile and repeat. $60 stake; $250 added.
Closed May 1st, with ten entries.

Saturday, August -5lh

16— RUNNING— For all ages. One-half of a milo
dash. Free purte $250; $50 to second.

17 -TROTTING- -Three minute Class. Purse $1,000.

18— TROTTING— Free for all. Purs« $l,u00.

19— TROTTING, District -2:a8 ClasB. Purse $409.
KEHARKS AND CONDITION'S.

Entrance fee, ten per cent of purse to accompany
nominations.

In all trotting and pacing races, three moneys,
viz.: 60, *Q and 10 per cent, except Trotting Stake
Races, Nos. 5 and 9, in which money to be divided ,
and races trotted according to published conditions.

All races best three in five, except as otherwise
specified.

American or National Association Rules to govern
trotting, and Rules of the State Agricultural Society
te Govern running, except as herein stated.

The Board reserves the right to trot or run heats of
and two races alternately, or to call a special race
between heats, also to change the day and hour of
any race if deemed necessary.

For a walk-over in any race a horse is only entitled
to its own entrance fee and one-half of the entrance
received from the other paid up entries of said race,
and to no added money.

A horse wiuning a race entitled to first money
only, except when distancing the field, then to first
and third moneys.

In all races, entries not declared ont by 6 p. m. of
the day preceediug the race shall be required to
start.

Where there is more than one eDtry by one person
or in one interest, the particular horse they are to
start must be named by 6 p. m of the day preceding
the race.

Uuless otherwise ordered by the Board, no horse
is qualified to be entered in any district race that has
not been owned in the district six months prior to
the day of the race, and any entry Ly any person
of any disqualified horse shall be held liable for the
entrance fee contracted, without any right to com-
pete for a purse, and shall be held liable to penal-
ties prescribed by the National Association and ruleB
of the State Agricultural Society and expulsion from
this Association.

If, in the opinion of the judges, any race cannot
be finished on the closing day of the fair, it may
be continued or declared off, at the option of the
judges.

In all races noted above, five or more paid up
entries required to fill and three or more horses lo
start.

The Petaluma track is one of the fastest and safest
in the world.

Trotting and racing colors to be named with all
entries and UBed in all beats.

Races commence each day at 1 o'clock p. m. sharp.

Stables hav and straw free to competitois.

Entries close August 1, 1888, with Secretary.

.1. II. WHITE, President.

w. B. COX, secretary.
P. O. Box 281 . Petaluma, Cal.

THEBOHANON

SULKY!

BEST MADE.

Perfect Biding Buggies.
Breaking Carts.

Bohanon Carriage Co

Rend for Catalogue.

161-lC3 0cdon At.
■ ) CHICACO.

The Reno Gaztle etatea that stockmen
again complain of a scarcity of cattle caiB.
Feeding beef cattle in the stockyards on liny
costiog $20 a ton soon eats up the pro6U i n
an ordinary shipment, but the shippers haye
"to gnn and bear it."

California State Fair

OF 1888.

TWO WEEKS' FAIR
ni b days' racing,

AT

SACRAMENTO,
September 3 to 15, 1888.

SPEED PROGRAMME 1888.
There shall lid awarded to the owner of the sire
wbope get shall make the best average performance
in the races for trottine foals, two, three, and four-
year olds, in 1887, 1S88. and 1889, the Grand Gold
Medal of the California Stale Agricultural Society,
the actual cost of which shall not be less than 8J. 0.
First l);,j llnirtl:!), September 6th,

TBorriKG .
No. 1— THE OCCIDENT STAKE— Closed in 1886-
wtth forty nominations. Value of stake January 1»
18*8, 51,370

No. 2— TROTTING PCRsE, 51,200-2:2:* Class.
No. 3.— PACING PURSE. $600— 2:"0 Class.
Second Day.— Friday, September 7th.

HDNNING.

No. 4.— THE INTRODUCTION STAKE— For two-
year-oUs; P25 entrance; gl'j forfeit; $250 added; of
which $50 to second : third to save stake. Winner of
any two-year-old race this year to carry three pounds;
of two or more, five pounds extra. Thrte quartern
of a mile

No. 5— THE CALIFORNIA BREEDERS' STAKE—
Closed in 1887, with eleven nominations. One and
a quarter miles. SoOl added.

No 6— THE CAPITAL CITY STAKE— A sweep-
stakes for tbere-year-olds and over, in which only
non-winners in any event th's year will be eligible
to start. Winners of any race, entered hereio, mtiy
be withdrawn without incurring a forfeit Enirou<-e.
S50, h f, with $400 added; of which glOO to second;
third to save sta^e. One mile and one-eighth .

Fo. 7 - FREE PU RSE, 8250— Of which $50 lo second ;
for all ages. Winners of any race this year lo carry
five pounds extra; maidens, if three years old.
allowed five pounds; if four years old, or upwards,
fifteen pounds. Mile heats.

Third Day- Saturday, September 8th.

SHOTTING.

No. 8— TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKE-S50 entrance; of
which 810 must accompany nomination; S15 payable
August 10, 1888; S30H added by the Society. Closod
March 15th, with sixteen nominations

No. a— THE GRAND STALLION STAKE— Closed
March 1st, with six nominations; ?5u0 added for
each starter up to four.

No. 10— TROTTING PURSE, 61,000—2 :Z0 Class.

Fourth Day— Monday, September 10th.

RUNNING.

No. 11 -THE PREMIUM STAKE— For all ages; 550
entrance, h f, or only S15 if declared on or before
September 1st; with S350 added; of which £10J to
second; third lo save stake. Horses trat have
started and not won this year, allowed five pounds
maidens if three years old allowed five pounds
if four years old or over, seven pounds. Thr^e
quarters of a mile.

No. 12— THE CALIFORNIA ANNUAL STAKE— For
two-year-old b. Closed in 1687, with tbirty-two nom
inations; $250 added. One mile.

No. 13— THE LaRUE STAKE— A handicap, for all
ages; $100 entrance; $50 forfeit; with 5500 added; of
which $15'i to second; $l(|,l to third. Weights an-
nounced September 1st. Declaration $20, to be made
with the Secretary by 8 o'clock P. M., September 3d.
In no event will declaration be received unless ac-
companied with the amount fixed. Two and one
quarter miles.

No. 14— SELLING PURSE, S300— Of which 650 to
second; for all ages. Horses entered to be sold for
$1,500 to carry rule weights ; two pounds allowed for
each $100 less, down to $1. COO, then one pound for
e«ch $H 0 less, down to $500. Valuation to be placed
on Btarters only, by 6 o'clock p. M. the day preceding
the race. One mile and a sixteenth.

Fifth Day - Tuesday. September 11

TBOTTING.

No. 15— THREE-YEAR-OLD STAKE— $100 entrance,
of which $25 must accompany nomination; $25 pay-
alleJulyl, remaining $50 payable August li', li-88;
6400 added. Closed March 15th, with nineteen nomi-
nations.

No. Iti— TROTTING PURSE, $1,200-2:20 Class.

No. 17-TROTtING PURSE, 81,0110—3:00 Class.

Sixtli Day— Wednesday. September 1*.

BUNKING.

No. 18— THE SUNNY SLOPE STAKE — For two-
year-old fillies. $25 entrance; $15 forfeit, or only $10
if declared on or before September 1st; $200 added,
of which $25 to Becond. Those that have Btarted
and have not run first or second, in any race tbie
year allowed five pounds. Five-eighths of a mile.

No. 10— THE SHAFTER STAKE— ror three-year-
olds. $50 entrance; S25 forfeit, or only $15 if de-
clared on or before September first; with $400 added
of which $1"0 to second; third to save stake. Win-
ner of any race this year to carry five pounds eitra;
of two or more, ten pounds; maidens allowed five
pounds. One mile and a quarter.

No. 20— THE DEL PASO STAKE— For all ages. 650
entrance; $25 forfeit, or only $15 if declared on or
hefoie September 1st, with $300 added; of which
$100 to second; third to save Btake. Three- year- olds
to <*arry 100 pounds; four-year-olds 110, pounds;
five-year olds and upwards. 112 pounds. Sex, but
not heat, allowances. Three-quarter mile heats.

No a— FREE PURSE, $300 -Of which $50 to second;
for all ages. Horses that have started and not won
at this meeting allowed ten pounds. Winners of
any race at this meeting when carrying rule weights,
or more, to carry five pounds extra. One mile.
scrcuih Day— Thursday, September 13th

TROTTING .
No 22— TROTTING PURSE, $1,000—2:25 Class.
No* 23 -F.JUR- YEAR-OLD TROTTING STAKE-
Olosed on March 15th with twelve nominations,
*4ii0 added. (Conditions same as No. 15.)
* No. 24— PACING PURSE, $800— Free for all.
Eighth Day-Friday, September 14th.

BON NINO.

No 25-THE CALIFORNIA DERBY STAKE-For
foals of 1885. 01os«d in ls8ti, with twenty-nln«
nominations. $300 added. One and one-half miles.

No 26— THE PALO ALTO STAKE— A handicap for
two-year olds. 650 entrance; $V5 forfeit; 610 declara-
tion; 6*00 added, of which $100 to Bee on. r, l bird to
save' stake Weights announced at 10 o'clock a. m.,
Saturday, September 1st. Declarations due at 8
o'clock p. m. Monday, September bd. One mile.

No 27— THE GOLDEN GATE B TAKE— For toree-
year-olds. $50 entraoce; $25 forfeit, or only $15 if de-
clared on or before September 1st; with $40U added, of
which SIL'O to second; third to save Btake. Winner of
any three-year-old race at this meeting to carry five
pounds extra; colts not 1, V, 3 in No. 19, allowed ten
pounds. One mile and three-quarters.

No 28— THE NIOHTHAWK STAKE-For all ages
650 entrance; $15 forfeit; ?300 added, of which $100
to second; third to save Btake; 6^00 additional If
14111b beaten. Stake to be named after the winner
if Nichtbiwk's time(l:42i) is beaten. One mile.

No 29— FREE PURSE, $250 -Of which $60 to aecond,
For non-winners at this meeting. Horses that have

started and not run second allowed ten pounds.
Winners of any lace, entered herein, may be with-
drawn without peunlty. One mile and a sixteenth
and lepeat.

Mnlh Day— Saturday, September 15th.
TROTTING.

No. 30— TROTTING PURSE, 81,6*0 Free for all.

No. 81— TROTTING PURSE, 61.IQ0 -2:40 Chva.

No. 32— PACING PURSE, $3i O-Tbree year-old class

FIXED EVENTS.

Entries for the following libiral roll stakes for
1880-90 will close at sune lime as regular
PKOUhATinE.
FOK 5S;;i)

No. 1— THE CALIFORNIA AUTUMN STAKE —A
sweepstakes for two-yeai-olis (foals of 188-), to be
run at the State Fair of lSfi'J. $?0 each h. f., or only
610 if d'ditrt-d on or before January let; oi $15 by
May 1, 188'J. Declarations void unless accompanied
bytbemuney; with $5uo added, of which 6l0i' to sec-
ond ; third to save Blake. Winners of any stake race,
to carry three pounds; of two or more, five poundR
extra Maidens allowed five pounds. Three-quar-
ters of a mile.

O. 2— I'UE CALIFORNIA ANNUAL STAKE.— A
sweepstakes for two-year-olds (foals of 18«7). lo be
run at the State Fair of 1880. $100 ench, li f.,or only
$10 if declared on or before January 1st, $15 by May
1st, or $25 August t. 1680. Declaration*) void unless
accompatiied by Ihe money; with 8600 a-ided, of
which 6i50 to second; third lo save stake. Winner
of Autumn stake.-* lo carry seven pounds extra; win-
ner of any other stake to carry three pounds, of two
or more, seven pounds extra. Muidens allowed five
pounds. One mile

No. 3— THE CALIFORNIA BREEDERS' STAKE—
(To close iu two-year-old form this lime only, i A
Bweepjtakes for thret-^ear-olls (foals of 1886), t» be
run at the State Fair of 1869, >10 i each, h f, or only
$10 if declared January 1st; $1^ May 1st; or 4'/5 Aug.
1, 18K0. Declarations void unless accompanied by
the money; with 6600 added, of which S15H to second,
$100 to third. Winner of anj utake race in 1*89, of
the value of Sl,0u0 lo carry five pounds; of iwo or
morp, ten pounds extra Maidens allowed five
pounds. One mile and a quarter.
FoK 189U.

No. 4— THE CALIFORNIA RREEDERS' STAKE-A
BWeepstakea for three-year-ol Js (foals of 1887). lo bfl
run at State Filr, luflo. $10'> each, h f or only $10 if
declared January 1st; $15 May 1st. or $J5 August 1,
18'JO. Declarations void unless accompanied by the
money; with $600 added, of which $1 0 to second,
$10u to third Winner of any stake race in 1B90, of
the value of Sl.nGU, to carry nve pouuds: of two or
more, ten pounds extra. Maidens allowed five
p0U"ds. One mile and a quarter.

No 5 -THE PRESIDENT STAKE— A sweepstakes
for three-year-ol Is (foala of 18s7), lobe run at lha
State Fair of le0i\ ^JOUeach; of which $5 must ac-
company tbe nomiuation; slO payable January 1,
1880; sl 5 January i, 1890; $20 May 1, IPSO; the remain-
ing $5n the day of race. Payments not made as they
become due forfeits money oaid in, and declares
entry out. $750 added. The entire stakes and $500
of the added money to winner: $.5" to second; 6)00
to third. Winner of Breeders' Stake to carry seven
pounds; any other tbree-year-oll slake of tbe value
of cl.iU). five pounds; if two or more, seven pounds.
Maidens allowld five pounds. One mile and a half
KFMAKKS AM) CONDITIONS.

All trotting and pacing races are the best three in
five, except the two-year-old, unless otherwise speci-
fied, five to enter, and three to start. But tbe Board
reserves tbe right to bold a less number than five to
fill, by tbe withdrawal of a proportionate amount of
the purse. Entrance lee, In per cent on purse, to
accompany nomination. Trotting and pacing purses
divided at the rate of 5 * percent to first horse, 25 per
cent to second, 15 per cent to third, and lu per cent
to fourth.

The National Association Rules to govern trotting ;
but the Board reserves the right to trot heats of any
two classes alternately, if necessary (o finish any
day's raclog, or to trot a special race between heats
A horse making a walk-over shall be entitled only to
the entrance money paid in. When less than the
required number of starters appear, they may con
test for the entrance noney, to be divided as follows:
66J to the first, and 3^i to the second.

In all the foregoing stakes tbe declarations are
void, unless accompanied by the money.

Please observe that in tbe above stakes declara-
tions are permitted for a small forfeit.

In all race entries not declared out by 6 p. M. of
the day preceding the race shall be required to start.

Where there is more than one entry by one per-
son, or in one interest, the particular horse they are
to start must be named by 6 p. M. of the day preced-
ing the race. No added money paid for a walk-over.

Rules of the State Agricultural Society to govern
running races, except when conditions are named
otherwise.

Non-starters in running races will be held for en-
trance, under Rule 3.

Racing colors to be named in entries.

In trotting races drivers will be required to wear
c^ps of distinct colore, which must be named in their
entries.

Entry blanks and racing rules will be furnished
upon application to the Secretary. Entries in all,
except otherwise stated, to close with the Secretary,
Wednesday, August 1, 1888

r. V. siiippek. President,

F.l> WI> F. SMITH, Secretary.

KILLIP & CO.,

LIVE STOCK AND OENERAL

AUCTIONEERS,
*fc dHontgomcry Street, San Iranci-.o

SPKC1AL ATTENTION PAID TO BALES OF

High-Bred Horses and Cattle,

At auction and private sale.

Will Sell lu All Cities and Counties of
i lie State.

REFERENCES.

Hon. C. Green, Hon. J. D. Carb,

Sacramento. Salimm.

J. P. Habsent, Esq., Hon. John Booos
Sargenta. t'olusa.

Hon. L. J. Rose, Hon. A. Walbath,

Los Angeles. Nevada.

J, B. Hagoin. Esq., San FranciBCO
Represented at Sacramento by Edwin F. Smith,
Secretary Mate Agricultural Society.

At San Jose by Messrs. Montgomery A Ren. Real
Estate Agents.

Being the oldest established firm In the live-stock
business <>n this Coast, and having conducted the
Important auctlm stiles In this line for the paBt
fifteen rears, amounting to one-half a million of
dollars, we feel jutified In claiming unequalled facili-
ties for disposing of live stock or every description,
either at auction or private sale. Our list of corres-
pondents embrace h every breeder and dealer of prom.
Ineuce upon the Pacific Coast, thus enabling ub to
give full publicity toanlmals placed with ub for Bale.
Private purchases and Biles of live stock of all
descriptions will be made on com mission, and stock
Bhlpped with the utmost care. Purchases And Bales
made of land of every description. We are author-
ized to refer to the gentlemen "es are
Appended,
ond KIIXIP a « o 22 Y reet.

m

%ht fpmto uml jSpumsmaix.

May 12

Bay District

ASSOCIATION,

SpringMeeting.

Saturday, May tZ, Three rain. Class... Purse S3S0.

Wednesday, May 16, '2:50 Class Purse St'On.

Saturday, May 19. ...2:45 Class Purse S?50.

Wednesday. *i»y1£3, 2:;tfi Class ..... Purse $300.
Saturday, May 26, ...2:0 Class Purse : 500.

All trotting and pacing contests to be best three in
five; five or more to enter, three or more to start.
But the Association reserves thi right to hold a less
number fian five to fill by a withdrawal of a propor-
tionate amount of the purse. The Association also
reserves the right 1o change the date set for any
class during the meeting by giving timely notice of
the same to persons interested.

Entrance fee ten per cent., to accompany the entry.
Purses divided into 5", 25, 15 and 10 per cent., to first,
second, third and fourlh horse respectively.

Entries to clo^e with the Secretary, Tuesday, May
1st, 18SB.

W. II HINrHNAN, Scc'y.

17mr 1435 California Street, S- IV

Trottin

STAKES,

Two and Three-Year-old

Stallions.

In compliance with a general request from breed-
ers and owners, it has been decided to open two
stakes for trolling colis.

The first- for all stallion colts foaled in 1885. of -?10 ■
each, in payments as follows: SL!5 wliit'li must
aCC<»itl|>any nomination on Saturday. June 2, l.-8b,
at which date the stake will close: i?»l on Saturday,
September 1, ! 888, and the remainder of thB si kegili
on Wednesday, Octoler 17,18KB. rive or more sub-
scribers lo fill.

Kace to be hpats of a mile, best three in five in
harness, to be trotted on the d >y previous to the
"National Stallion Stake," and on th* track selected
for the National lo be decided upon. Should the day
named tie unfavorable, or the track not in good order
on that day. the Treasurer shall have the power to
set the day on which it will come off. Should it be
postponed for more than ten days, it shall be optional
with the subscribers to withdraw ihfa last payment
by giving due notice to the Treasurer when ten
days have elapsed from the time first fixed. In all
other things ntcessaryfor the proper management of
this race the same condilions shall prevail as are to
govern the National Trotting Stallion Stake.

Thy second ra<*e ia for all stallion colts foaled in
16SG; heats of a mile, best two in three in harness,
and with these exceptions lo be the same in every
respect as the one before named. The added money
shall consist of money received; profits from all
sources less the necessary amounts fur expenses, and
this added money shall be divided, if bath result in
contests, in the following proportion, viz., three
fifthe to three-year-olds and two-fifths to two- year
olds. Should one only be a contest and the other a
"walk-over," the whole of the net added money shall
go to the stake that is trotted. Should both prove to
be walk-overs, the expenses shall be horn in propor-
tion to the amounts in the hands of the Treasurer.
Should there be differences of opinion in regard to
conditions, expressed or implied, the decision of the
Treasurer shall be final.

Aadress nominations to N. T. SMITH, Fourth and
Townsend Streets, San Francisco, Cal.

mr3Itf W. T. SMITH.

Treasurer of Stallion Colt Stake**.

EUREKA

Jockey Club.

Inauguration of New Mile Track
— at

South Park, Eureka, Cal.

FOUR DAYS' RACING,

July 3d to 7th Inclusive.

ENTRIES CLOSE U.Ni: 1 8lh, 1 88M,

First l>ay— .luly 3, 1888.

1 -Running, Purse WO— Novelty Race— Free for all
dash of one mile. First quarter $50, half SOt, three-
quarters £75, mile ?1I0. All paid-u-i entries over four
to he added and equally divided between tnch winner.

2— Trotting— Purse?2 o. Three-minute class. For
horses owned in llumbuk't County prior to May I,
1S88. First horse $150; second to receive #75, and third
to save entrance.

Second Day— July 4, fl888.

3- Running Stake— Free for all; gso entrance, half
forfeit, $300 added; second to receive $100, third to save
stake . iM ile aifd a quarter.

I— RUNNING -^takk— Free for all; $2"> entrance, half
forfeit, $251) added; second to receive $75, third to save
stakes. One-half mile and repeat.

S— Trot i ing— Purse $5'». Free for all. First horse
$350, second $100, third $50.

Third Day— July 5 I 888.

6 Running -Purse $150. Free for all. First horse
$125, second $25. six hundred yards.

/-Trotting St ke- Two-year-olds bred in Hum-
buldt County. $25 entrance, half forfeit, $100 added;
second to save stake. Best two in three.

S— Trotting— Purse $300. 2:40 class. For horses
owned in Humboldt County prior to JJay 1, lb88.
First horse $200, second $70, third $30.

Fourth &ny-July 6, I 888.

0— Running— Purse $2-fi0. Free for.il]. First horse
to receive $20i>, second $ 0. Three-quarters of a mile.

10— Running— Purs-e $350. Free lor all. First horse
t<> receive 8300, second $r,n. One mile.

H— Trotting — Purse 4200. Three year-olds. For
horses bred iu Humboldt County. Firtt horse to
receive $125. Becond 850, third $25. Best two in three.

4'nxniTIO?iJ* AND REMARKS

All trotting races are best thre*1 in five unless other-
wi.e BpeciEed; four to enter and three to sta-t. but
the Board reserves the right to hoi ) a less number
iban four to fill by the withdrawal ot a proportionate
amount of the purse.

hntrmce fee 10 per cent, of purs to accompany
nominations.

In till trotting races the rules of the American
Trotting Assoc'a'ion. and ;ttl run nine; races the rules
of the Pacific Coast Hlood Horse Association to
govern, but the Board reserves tin- right to trot heats
of any two classes alternately, if necessary to fiirish
any day's racing.

In all entries not declared cut by fi e. v. o' the day
preceding the race shall lie required to start.

No added money paid for a walk-over.

in allrui'08 four or more paid-up entries required
to fill, and three or more horses to start.

Racing colors to be named in entries.

Iu trottinc races drivers will be required to wear
caps of distinct colors, to be named in entries.

Kuiries in a'l races to close with the Secretary,
Monday, .lime 18, )8hR.

Entry blanks will be furnished upon application to
the Secretary.

Sealed bids will be received by iho undersigned up
to ' p. M. Monday, June ISth, 88S, for the privilege of
selling pools and running of the wheel of fortune, at
the ract 6 to be given 07 the Eureka Jockey Club on
July 3d, 4th, 5th ami tith", 188P.

DAMKL MEJRPHV, President.

IB. « <>*»>, Secretary. uap

S.B. WHITEHEAD & CO,

LIVj

STOCK AND GENERAL
AUCTIONEERS.

ARE PREPARED TO CONDUCT SALE8 OF

Thoroughbreds, Trotters

ADd every other description of live stock,

At any Point on the Pacific Coast.

Our Mr. S. B. Whitehead has for Hfteen
years successfully managed all the principal
sales of high-class stock on this Coast.

REFERENCES

(By permission).
ARIEL LATHROP, ESQ. , SETH COOK. ESQ. ,
J. B. HAGGIN, ESQ., THEO. WINTERS, ESQ

E. P. ABHE, ESQ., W5I. CORBITT, ESQ.,

and others.

S. B. WHITEHEAD & CO.

SO LeiilcHdorfr Strccl,
lOmnttf sail Kranclwn.

Driving Park

ASSOCIATION.

TROTTING COLT STAKES,

FREE FOR ALL!

TO BE TROTTED AT THE PARK,

IN THE

LAST WEEK IN AUGUST,

1888!

The Dixon Driving Park Association has opened the
following Colt Stakes for trotters and pacerB.

No. l.-Forfoals of 1887. Half-mileheats. Entrance
$25, of which §10 must accompany nomination; $10
must be paid June 1st, 1888, and So the day before the
race. %W added for each starti r.

No. 2.— Fortwo-year-ohls and under. Entrance $10,
of which $lo must accompany nomination; $15 to be
paid June let, 188*. and $15 to be paia by K p. m. on the
day preceding the race; $15 added for each starter. One
mile and repeat.

No. 3.— For three-year-olds and under. Entrance $.e0,
of which $|S must accompany nomination; Koto be
paid June 1st, 1S8S and $lu to be paid by 12 o'clock u.
on the day of the race. $20 added for each starer.
Mile heats, best 3 in 5.

No. 4.— For three-year-old pacers. Conditions same
as for three-year-old trotters.

Iu all stakes failure to make payments aH they
become due forfeits entry and money paid in. Five to
enter, three or more to start. Money in each stake
to be divided as follows: 80 per cent, to winning colt.
HO per cent, to Becond, 10 percent, to third. No added
money for a walk-over. If but twe start thev may trot
for forfeit, divided at the rate of 65 per cent, to the
winner and 35 per cent, to second. In all other re-
spects the National Trotting Association rules to
govern .

Entries close with the Society May 1st, 1888.

.1. W. McrAi>u;N, President.

J. B. KOCHFOKO, Secretary fe25

LELA S.,

THE PACER,

FOR SALE.

Recor ' 2:311 as a trotter. Can pace in 2:20 eaBy, HaB
no recoi j as a pacer.
For pa;1iculars address

WO. HATCH, 141 S Hill Street,
1 0rar Los Angeles, Cal,

Dr. Thos, Bowhill, M.KC.V.S.

VETERINARY St I»;nON,

Graduate New Veterinary College, Edinburgh
Awarded the Highland and Agricultural Societies
Medals for Horse Pathology, Anatomy, Physiology
and Histology. The Williams' Prize, '84-'85, for high-
est works in professional examinations, and di>c irst-
class certificates of merit. Honorary Member Illinois
State Veterinary Medical Association.

NEVADA STABLES,

Sill, HO V .1 "All, is Prop's.
1336 Market St. s r.. Bet. Stb'aud HUi
Telephone No. 3159 "

PEDIGREE 6TUD DOGS

INCLUDING

GREYHOUND3,

From Waterloo Cup Winners,

FOX-TERRIERS,

Gordon and English SETTERS.
Field ami Water SPANIELS.

Or any bind of high-class sporting or ornamenta
doga required Approximate co.=t twenty-five dol
In.-, delivered San Francisco mail boat.

John T. M'Innes and Co.,

. I>E»IU»EE STO.KAKIXTS,

105 PITT STREET, SYDNEY. NEW SOUTH WALES
Kcjftxicreil faille Address "PElHtiBEE."

mr24eow

Montana

AND

Washington

Racing Circuit,
1888.

$45,000 In Stakes and Purses.

AM. STAKES «XOS£ APUII* 1ST.

A'l TroUiujr t-'iitrie* (lose July 1 4 1 It .
Write to any one of tbe Secretaries for pro-
grammes an i further particulars.

DATES.

Deer Lodge, Montana, July IS to 21, James B. file-
Masters, Secretary.

Butte City, Montana, August 6 to 11, Lee Mantle,
Secretary.

tit lena, Monlana, August 20 to 25, Francis Pope,
Secretary.

Spokan< Falls, Washington, Sppiemler 3 to 8, John
A. Todd, Secrelary.

Notk. Salem, Oregon dates September 17 to 21.

Walla Walla. Washington Ty., dates October 1 to 6,
18fe

ESTABLISHED 1655.

Race Goods.

'.argest ami ISe-t Stock on iHe toa -<

J. O'KANE,

767 Market St., S. F.

WHOLKSALE AND RETAIL DEAL Hi

HARNESS and SADDLERY.

AGENTS FOE

Kennell's Cynthiana Horse Boots,

J. H. Fenton's Chicago Specialties,

Pn. Dixon's Condition Powders,
so'i Gomhapi.t'f CAPKTin Balsam

Jutingr

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Breeder and Sportsman.

TWENTY-SIXTH

AGRICULTURAL
DISTRICT.

Amador and Calaveras

FAIR,

IONEJJITY,

AUGUST 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th.

SPJiEl) I'BOGKAX.'ili:

No. 1.— Running ST*KK-For District saclille
horses; $|J for starters; $50 added. Six hundred
yards and repeat.

No. 'I.— Running Stake— For District horses; ?2l
entrance, half forfeit, ?150 added, of which $5'i to sec-
ond hurse; third to save state. Half mile dash.

No. a.— Free for nil (t rotters and paceis without a
record up to date entries close. Purse S.DA

No. I.— Running Stakk— For all ages; $-b entrance,
•Jlu forfeit, §20f) added, of which $5" to second horse;
third to save stake. One mile and repeat.

No. 5.— Trotting Phrse, ill 0— 'i:27 Class.

No. «.— Running Staxie— For aliases; 12' entrance,
Sin forfeit, Sim added, of which $50 to Eecond horse;
third to save Btake. Half mile and repeat.

No. 7. — Tkotting Pprsk.So'iO— Free for nil.

No. -.— Running Stake— For all agi s; ?2o entrance,
$10 forfeit, 9150 added, of which ?-0 to second horse;
third to s;tve stake. Three-quarter mile and repeat-
No. 9.— Running Stakk, Handicap— For District
horses; $15 entrance; half forfeit; $15. added, of which
$5 ' to second horse, third to save stake. Six hundred
yards dash.

No. l".— Pacing Purse, $300— Free for all.

RKMAIEKS AM> < OM>ITiO»

Extra races will be given each day ; conditions to be
announced the day previous, when entries will close.

Entries to all the above races, unless otherwise
specified, close with the Secretary on Juli 15, I 88.

All trotting and pacing races are the best three In
five- five to enter and three to Bturt. but the Board
reserves the rightto bold a less number than five to
fill by the withdrawal of a proportionate ainjunt of
tbe purse.

Entrance fee V per cent, on purse, to accompanv
nomination. Trotting and pacing purses divided at
tbe rate of fi) per cent, to fir3t horse, 30 per cent, to
second, and 10 per cent, to third.

National Association Rules to govern trotting; but
the Board reserves the right to trot heals of any two
classes alternately, if necessary to finish any daj's
racing, or to trot a special race between heats. A
horse making a walk-over shall be entitled only to
the entrance money paid in When less than the
required number of starters appear they inav con-
tent for the entrance money, to lie divldedas follows;
6fi% t" the first, and M3}4f to the second.

In all races entries not declared out by fi p. m. of
the duy preceding the race shall be n quired to start.

Where there is more than one entry hv one person,
or in one interest, the particular l-urse they are to
stirt must he named by fi p. m. of the day preceding
the race. No added money paid for a walk-over.

Rules of the Stute Agricultural K ciety to govern
running races, except when conditions* named are
otherwise.

Racing colors to be named in entries.

In trotting races drivers will lie required to wear
caps of distinct colors.

The Board reserves the right to change the above
order of races by giving contestants notice oF tbe
same by 6 o'clock p. m. of the day prec ding the rnce.

District races open to El Dorado County.

No horse is qualified to he entered in any District
rnce that has not been owned in Amador, Calnveras.
or El Dorado Counties six months prior to the day of
the race.

s*ables, hay and straw free to competitors.

Races commence each day at I p. m., sharp.

The lone track is one of the best and fastest on the
Coast.

GRKO'DSY, Piesiflcnt.

U.S.
V. T. liA. GRAVE, Secrftnry

ap7iow

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A TREATISE ON CANINE DISEASES

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Ma>»se «'iir**. - bilr IMstemper Cure $1.00
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tanker Wnsli. 50c. Eye Lai Ion, - 50«*.
iriarriioealure, 516c. Cure for Fits, - 50c
Tonic, - - 50c. I.fnlment. - 50c.

Eennel and Stable Soap, best Jogsoap known, price
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These remedies are sold by druggists and dealers
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ALL DOG DISEASES TREATED
H. CLAY GLOVER, D. V. S.

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22octf S*Mt:« ItrnndwnT. New Vorb.

NOTICE

To Trap Shooters.

Trap shooters can always find a large supply of
fine pigeons at P. Murphy's stalls, Nos. 74 and 76 in
the Centre Harlot corner of Sutter and Dupont Sts.,
San FranclBCO. Also at Mr. Dick Cunningham's,
Ran Bruno. Country orders promptly attended to
by Mr. Murpby. ap28tf

1888

%\xt gte&ete aM ^pjcrrijttmit.

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Southern Pacific Co. |'g

tPACIFIO SYSTEM.)

trains leave and are dne to arrive al

Sail Francisco.

LEAVE

'poaj

From April 28. 1888.

A E F. I V K
(FROM)

3 ;'.' .' .v M

Calistoga ard Napa

10 J5 A M

tfiQ P M

6:15 p m

10:30 A i_

Ha? wards and Niles.".

2:15 p m

•12:00 M

.. '

•J:45 p u

9:00 A M

lone via Livermore.

5:45 p u

3 :00 P m

Knight's Landing

9:45 a M

•4:30 P m

Livermore and Pleasanton...

*d:45 a m

7*0 p u

Los Angeles, Demiug, El

9:10 a u

.....Log Angeles and Mojave

12:15 p m

8:00 a u

..—.Martinez .. „ „..

HflO p m

. ..Milton. „

8:30 a m

Ogden aou East...

4:30 P M

n^rien anil TTaat,

12 :45 p a

\tf>, A U

Red Bluff via Marvsville

5:45 PM

7:00 AM

Redding via "Willows—

7:00 a a

— Sacramento, via Benicia

7 :15 p M

8:30 a u

viaBenicia

10:45 a M

9:00 A M

— via Livermore..

3:00 P m

— via Benicia

4:30 P M

via Benicia.

12:45 p M

6:30 P U

— " via Benicia

1*0 P M

Sacramento River Steamers

7:30 A v

9*0 A M

— " .. .._. ,„_ _

•3:45 P M

14:15 P H

9:30 a u

Santa Barbara

9:00 a M

StocMon via Livermore .

-.— via Martinez

6:30 P M

. ... Siskiyou & Portland...

7:45 A M

roCAX FERRY TfiAIHS.

From San Francisco Dally.

TO EAST OAKXANT>— ■6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 7-30— « •»—
8:30— 9:00— 9:30— 10:00— 10:30— 11:00— 11:30— 12:00— i'-3G
— 1*0—1:30—2*0— 2:30— 3:00 — 3:30 — 4:00— 4-30 — S-Ofl
5:30— 6:00 — fl:30— 7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00- 11 :00— 1*:0(>

ro FRUIT VALE, (via East Oakland)— Same as "TO
EAST OAKLAND" until 6:30 p.m., inclusive also
at 8:00—9:00 and 11:00 p.m. .«»

TO FRUIT VALE (via Alameda)— •9:30— •12*0— 7-00

TO ALAMEDA— "SiOU— •6:30— 7:UU—*7:3C-a-o"J — •b-'aj—
9:00— 9:30— 10:00— tlOgO— 11:00— 111:30—12:00— ±12:3i.—
1:00— tl:30— 2:00— tJ:a0— 3:00— 3:30— 4:00— 4:30-^5-00—
6:30—6:00—6:30—7:00—8:00—9:00—10:00—11 :00— 12-00

TO BERKELEY and WEST BERKELEY— *6-00—
•6:30 —7:0O— "7:30— 8:uu- '8.30— 3:00— 9:30— 10:00—
tlO:30—U:00- jai :3C— 12:00- tl2:30-l:00-tl:30-2-00
1^:30— 3:00— 3:30— 4:00 — 4:30^:00— 5:30-6:00— 6-30—
7:00—3:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— U;uq.

To San Francisco Daily.

FROM FRUIT VALE (via East Oakland)— 6:25— 6-55
—7:'^W:oo— 8:25— S:&5— 9:25—9:55— 10:25— 10 -So- 11-25
1135—12:25— 12:55— 1:25-1:55— 2 25— 2:55— 3:25— 3:55
— 1:25 — i:5.>— 5:25— 5:55 — 6:25^6:55— 7:50— 8:55— 9:53.

FROM FRUIT VALK (via Alamedai — *e:21— 5:51 —
19:20— *3:20

FROM EAST OAKLANr>-*5:30-6:00-6:30 — 7:0J—
7:30— 8:00— 8:30— 9:00— 9:30— 10:00— 10:30— 11:00 — II £tl
12:00— 12:30— l:0Cr— 1:30— 2:00— 2:30— 3:00— 3:30— 4:00 —
4:30—5:00—5:30—6:00—6:30—7:00 — 8:00-9:00 9:^8-
10:58

PROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND-9 m nates later
than from East Oakland.

PROM ALAMEDA— •5:3'J—6.C0—*6:30— 7:00 -•7:31—800
•8:30-9:00-9:30— 10:00— (10:30-11:00— 111:30— 12-00—
J 12:30— 1:00— {1:30— 2:00— (2:30-3:10- 3:30- 4:0'} —
4:30—5:00—5:30—6:00-6:30— 7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10*00—
11:0*.

/ROM BERKELEY and WEST BERKELEY— •3-35
-5:55— •6:25— 6:55— «7:25- 7 :55-*b:25—b:i5-9:25-9:55
— {10:25—10:55- {11:25— 11:55— {12:25- 12:55— ±1 -23—
1:55— {2:25— 2:55— 3:25— 3:55 — 1:25—4:55-5:25—5:55—
6:25—6:55—7:55—8:55—9-55—10:55.

<_\r»tEK ROUE.

PROM SAN F±tAJNCI»L'L>— •7:13— 3:li>— lloo— IUj-

3:15—5:15.
FROM OAKLAND— «6 -15— 8:15— 10:15 —12 -IS — 2-15 -

4:15.

A for Morning. P for Afternoon.

■Sundays excepted. tSaturdays excepted; {Sundays
only.

Standard Time famished by Lice Observatory.

A. rS. TOWNE,
Gem Manager.

T. H. 600D3IAS,

Gen. Pass, k Ttk A c" .

(HIID's CARBOrCRYSTAI. SHEEP DIP.

"Patented in Europe and America."

SHEEP

DIP.

A positive scab cnre. A liquid, soluble in

cold water. It Is* absii-otely nou-

poisonous.

The cheapest and most effective dip on the market

»ne gallon making one hundred gallons of wash.

Price, $t th per gull on.

Special discounts an * terms to agents and large

consumers. For samples and other information ap-

plv to

1.1 M>E A MOI'GH, Agents for Pacific Coast
116 California St.. Sau Francisco- Cal.
17sepU2

FAIRLAWN

'88

FOR SALE.

No. 1.— Bay Mare, foaled spring of 1881, by
Terror.

1st dam by Little John; 2d dam Musidora's dam by
son of Bertrand.

Terror by Woodburn, 1st dam by Owen Dale; 2d
aam Mnsidora, by Belmont, etc.

No. *.— Chestnut Mare, foaled spring of 1882,
by Ware's BiBmarck.

1st dam by Owen Dale; 2d dam Mnsidora, by
Belmont.

Ware's Bismarck, by "Jack Trimble "(Son of Bel-
mont and mare by Limber John, son of Kosciusko by
Sir Archy) dam by Yorkshire Boy, son of imp. Poche,

These are extra fine young mares of superior trot-
ting action and well in-bred to the blood of Belmont.
No. 1 is in foal to a son of Geo. M- Patchen Jr.

For further information address

W. M. "WILLIAMSON ,

nn2?t<

•San .In^p. Cm.

AMERICAN

KENNEL CLUB
STUD-BOOK

Blanks for registering in the official stud
book will be mailed on application.

Entries to Part I of Volome 5 close March
31st, 1888.

Sec'y, American Kennei Club.

Noa. 44 and 46 Broatlway-

5»eb Sew York.

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 1888.
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CATALOGUE NOW READY,

And v. ill be mailed to all applicants wh>

Post«g

send Five tents in Stamps to Prepay

THE FAIRLVWS CATALOGl'E FOR 1888 contains descriptions and pedigrees of all the
Stallions and Brood-mares in use at Fairlawn. THE 1888 CATALOGUE also contains descripiions and pedi-
grees, and prices of

ONE Hl>]>RFD ABDD SIXTY HEIO OK l'Ol'NG TROTTERS,

Consisting of Stallions and t lilies from yearling3 to five years old, all of rny nwa breeding

and nearly all SH.XDAKO KRED, and duly registered.

A specialty is made at Fairlawn of raising

STAIXIOSS AND FIJLLFES FOR BREEDING Pl'RPOSES.

Those who wish to engage in breeding High-bred Trollers, or those alreidy engaged who wish ti
add to their breeding stud, can he supplied at Fairlawn with first-class yomng Stallions and Fillies of
the very best trotting families, uniting in their veins strains of blood that have produced Speed with
the i-lreatest I'nilurniity.

Gentlemen who desire fine, highiy bred, promising, and well-broken Young Trotters for their
oivn driving, can be supplied at i-airlawn. Any yoang stallion sold for a roadster will be gelded, if the
purchaser desires, at my own risk and expense.

is strictly adhered to at Fairlawn. and the price oi every
animal lor sale is printed in the catalogue. Pur-
chasers from a distance can buy on orders at exactly the same price as if present in person. All stock Fold
on orders can be returned if they do not come fally up to the descriptions given.

rime will be jriren responsible parties, on satisfactory pap«r, bearing Interest ir. m
date.

THE STALLION* I>" CSE AT FAIRLAWN ARE

THE ONE-PRICE PLAN

Happy Media m (400).

Sire of more 2:30 performers than any living stallion,
having 39 to his credit with records of 2:30 or better,
among them Maxey Cobb, 2:13£, the fastest stallion
that ever lived.

WILL BE USED AS A PEITArE STALLION".

Aberdeen 27 .
fcire of 14 with records better than 2:30, among tbem
Hattie Woodward, 2:15£: Jim Jewell, 2:I9i; Modoc,
2:19;, etc. Limited to 30 mares at SlOO the season,
or $1 50 to insure a mare in foal.

Al fin (2548;.
By Almont, dam Violet (sister to Dauntless and
Peacemaker), by Bysdyk's Hambletonian, etc.
Limited to 'JO mares at $50 the season, or $80 by
insurance.

Almont Wilkes 2131).

By Almont, dam Annabel, by George Wilkes; 2d dam
Jessie Pepper (dam of Alpha, ?:25i, etc.), by Mam-
brino Chief, etc. Limited to 30 mares at £50 the
season, or $80 by insurance.

Haxiniiis, olio
By Almont, dam by Sentinel; 2d da m by Bayard , etc.
yd dam Layton Barb Mare. Limited to 30 mares at
$50 the season, or §80 by insurance.

Noble Xledinm (4939),

By Happy Medium, dam by Mambrino Patchen; 2o
dam by Mambrino Chief; 2d dam by Sir Archy Jlon-
toria Limited to 20 mares at $50 the season, or
580 by insurance.

Applications for use of Stallions will be entered in the order tbey are received, but after a Stallion's
limit is reached no more mares will le received. For catalogues and further information, address

Lock Hox 320.

WM. T. WITHERS, Lexington, Ky.

28jan52

IMPORTED BERKSHIRES.

REDWOOD DUKE 13368.

Prize winners at all the fairs in California and the
entire list of sweepstakes premiums at State Fair
Sacraaiento, 1836.

importations made direct from Ensland every year
from the most noted Breeders, selected from the
best blood and most fashionable families of Di*h-
faced Berkshires, regardless of co.-t, and all re-
corded in English and American Berkshire records.

Youns pigs from these importations, male and
female, f-ronj entirely different families for sale at
reasonaoie prices, and every pig guaranteed. Address

4feb-9

AN ORE W SMITH. Redwood tity.

Or \t 2]» Tilifornia StTPft. Ban Francisco.

Percherons.

For sale, twelve head of thorongbred Percheron
stallions and mares. Four are imported from France
These horses are registered in the Percheron stud
Book of Americ»,and are believed to be the best lot
of animals for sale in California. Address

E J. TirRNER,

25fe3mo Holllster. San Ken it o t o.

CHUBB,

The Fishing Rod Manufacturer,

Has a new retail catalogue which contains several
original articles on fishing written by the most noted
anglers of the present day. Catalogue ajso has 12o
illustrations of anming goods, 60 different kinds of
fishing rods described, reels, lines, hooks, dies, rod
trimmings etc. Every angler should have a copy,
send for one, ready Jan. 15th. Address.

THOS. H. CHUBB,

Hja I>. M Hills. \[

FOR SALE,

TBOTTI3EG BRED HOBSES.

Harold Cossack 440^,

Sired by Don Cossack, first dam by Harold, second
dam by Belmont, third d>m by Mambrino Cbi*>f.
- Harold Cossack is 3 years ol-, as handsomn as a
picture. Mahogony bay, heavy mane and tail, and a
trotter. Also a yearling stud colt by I'on Cossack,
first dam Madam Bloodstone by Bacchus, sire of
Jennie Holton, 2:22i; second dam by Green Mountain
Morgan. This fellows is bay in color, Urge and
rangey, and a very fine colt. His dam, Madame
Bloodstone, is the dam of Dolly Bloodstone, record
of 2: 9.V, made last fall after weaning a colt and wi'h
six weeks* handling.

NELLIE BLOODSTONE.

Bay mare, 7 years old, sired byLi'tle Mc, hfl iy
old Ethan Allen. First dam Madame Elcodstone, as
above. Nellie has a colt by her side sired by Mt.
Vernon (record 2:21) by Nutwood, etc. Stinted to
Harold Cossack.

KATE BLOODSTONE,

Black mare.l years old, sired by Stocking Chief,
he by Clark Chief, he by Mambrino Chief, etc.
Stinted to Harold Cossack. First dam Madame
Bloodstone. Will also sell Madame Bloodstone. She
is sixteen years old and will drop a foal in May by
Harold Cossack. She is a sure breeder, having
missed but one season since she was four years old.

FILLET,

Bay mare, 10 years old, sired by Viscount, a s n of
Alexander's Abdallah. First dam Thoroughbred,
registered. Stinted to Harold Cossack.

ilED WING,

Bay mare, 5 years old, sired by Red Line. First
dam Fillet, as above. Bed Line by William Welch, by
Bysdyk's Hambletonian. First dam Jennie Clay by
American Clay, a son of Strader's C. M. Clay. Bed
Line is standard bred and registered. Page 541,
Third Vol., Wallace's Stud Book. Bed Wing is stinted
to Harold Cossack.

RED SILK,

Bay mare, 3 years old, by Bed Line First dam
Silky by Chieftain.be by Iowa Tnckahoe, etc. Bed
Silk has c^lt by her side by Harold Cossack. Stinted
to Harold Cossack.

RED QUEEN,

Two years old, by Red Line. First dam old
Fannie, a thoroughbred. Stinted to Harold Cossack.

BROWN BESS,

Six years old, sired by Chieftain, as above, rirst
dam Poughkeepsie Girl by Bysdyk's Hambletonian.
Brown Bess has '•olt by her side by Mt. Vernon, 2:21,
by Nutwood. Stinted to Harold Cossack. Old Fannie
(breeding unknown l a thoroughbred and a fine brood-
mare.

I will sell the above stock very cheap, as I have
recently sold my ranch and want t" close out my
horses. Stock can be seen at Sacramento. Address

N. N. 4KA10.
24mr 9508 H.Street, Sacramento, tal.

TIME. SCHEDULE-

.BB^nger Trains leave and arrive Passenger Depc
iownsend Street, between Third wad Fourth Strec-tp
■an Francisco.

LEaVEI

s. r. I

In effect April 29, 1888.-

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in abnndance can be obtained from the several s'rrean q
in the vicinity of Monterey, and tfce best of shootine
may )« had in season. K

THE BA 7 OF MONTEREY

Is iot«d for the extent and variety ot fish which
iojiuid In Its waters, notably Salmon. Bock Cod B»-
acuda, Pomplno, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder"
The above-mentioned attractions. In connection with
the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superior
accommodations furnished at tfce "HOTEL DFI
MOJTf £," have made Monterey a paradise for 8port«-

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The Northern Division runs through the counties
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and Monterey, each of which abounds in game In m*
variety Notably ^

Quail. Pigeon, Snipe, DocH, Geese, Deer
and Bear.

Lakes PILARCITOS and SAN ANDREAS are
reached by this line. Stages connect with trains dail?
at San Mateo Zor those well-knowr; Retreats prRw
8IMA, SAN GREGORIO and PEsCADERO We
would particularly call attention to the unlimited ex
tent of range at andabont SAN BRUNO *nd ilcM \.
HON'S for RIFLE PRACTICE. LMd

These resorts are but a short distance from Sax
Francisco and offer special inducements to the loveri
of this manly sport.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

FREE TRANSPORTATION CF THEIR DO S
when carried in Baggage Oars and put In charge u(
Train Baggagemen. Train Baggagemen are Instructed
to lssoe CHECKS for all dogs receved In Baggage

S»"In order to guard against accidents to Doe
while In transit, it Is necessary that they be wrovidt-n
with COLLAR AND CHAIN. Gnns and Fishing
Tackle will be carried free of charge. Gunstaken arart
and securely packed In wood or leather cases may be
taken in Passenger Cars.

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AT CHAMBERLIN CARTRIDGE CO 'S TOURNAMENT, heljj, at Cleveland. 0. . Sept. 14, 1886, The Parker
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Notice.
C. BRUCE LOWE,

STOCK AND STATION AGENT,

Auctioneer, Horse, Cattle, and Property
Salesman,
1b prepared to accept orders from breeders in
America to select and forward Btock from the Aus-
tralian Colonies; or will undertake to receive and
dispose of stock from America; or act as Agent
for California Brnis.

References kindly permuted to J, B. Haggln, EBq.,
and Major Ratbbone of San Francisco.
CL HRU1E LOWE.

Wrlgbt, Heaton's Buildings,

Pitt Street, Sydney,
3ie New «obth Wale-.

Animal Portraits.

Domestic Pets, Field £>ogs. Horses, Cattle, and iiJ
descriptions of Li re Stock drawn or painted to order,
either from photograph or from life.

Oricinal designs or drawings on stone, wood, etc.
for illustration purposes, furnished.

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Trotting- Stock

FOR SALE.

Bay View Maid. chestDut mare, foiled 18*1 bv Gen.
Beuton, firstdam oy a son of Skenandoah (Kentucky
El'S'nS ""'" '.'y S^"and.,uli: third d.in by
Belmont (Williamson's I. Bov View Maid could trot
in three, minutes when a yearling. She has never
5.o,v*r'3Pe'1 "Ut, '"■! P!"1^" buSj in 2150 without
work. She was bred this season tu Sidney and is be-
leyedtobeinfoal. Sl.eis areiinlar breeder and has
by her side a horse colt by Guy Wilkes, and has also
a yearllni; Ally by Guy Wilkes. These colta. Bhow
for themselves, and will be Bold with the mare
The value of Benton mares has been fully proven at
Palo Alto, and Mr. Chas. Marvin pronounce, them
tlif very best.

This Stock is offered for sale because the wner has
eniharkert in a business thiita'.solutelv precludes anv
attention to horses. For further particulars apnly to

C W. WEJLBV. 6«? I Stli Mreet.
_my12tf San FrnncNco.

FOR SALE.

iTiotting-Colts, Standaid and
Registered.

Inconsequence of my physical inability to train,
and my financial inability to employ il done. 1 will
sell two two.year-o'ds and nine yearlings very now
One Is Hanibletonlan. Mambrlno and 1'llot on sir. 's
side and Hanibletonlan, Mambrino and American

I av'n,'." SHU2- "nu "."'i' of " ™»™» Producing mare
'by The Moor, one out of a mare with record ol .':'.'»',
and one out of a mare with a record of C::)GW and triai
1112:22. One is entered In Occident and sricramento
Slakes ana two ale exceedingly last pacers. All are
hichbred and of great individual excellence. With
so many interior stallions standing tor public service
it would be a loss to the st.te to cold these colts, which
must be done If not sold by July 1st. Price ~.'«<j to SMO
M. W. 11ICU>. 1628 F. Street,
lmy Sacramento, Cal.

VOL XII. Nc 2a
No.31' RUSH -ThE<T

SAN" FRANCISCO. KATUKOAY, MAY 19, 1888.

SUBSCBIPTIOy
FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR.

Notes and Comments.

The fact that in the opening spin of the Louisville meet-
ing, the starter sent off the horses from the half mile instead
of the five furlong post, recalls an instance in England
which wouli have pozzled the sharpest racing solons in the
world to decide. It was the Darby that Kettledrum won
after a close finish with Dundee, a great favorite, who broke
down h*lf a furlong from home and ran in on two sound
legs. There was a fine dashing black colt in the race named
Klarikoff that was owned jointly by Mr. Padwick and Lord St.
Vincent. The colt had shown only fairly in his two-year-old
form, bnt in a private trial previous to the Derby he exhibited
sach speed aud lasting qualities that Air. Padwick sent out a
big commission that speedily brought Klarikoff's figures from
25 to 8 to 1 in the betting. Mr. Padwick was very lucky—
or unlucky as it turned out— ;n securing George Fordham to
ride his colt, a chance that the great jockey was but too glad
to accept, as among his various racing trophies he had not
secured The Blue Riband of the Tnrf. On the day of the
race the excitement was intense, and to get away from the
crowd Lord St. Vincent rode over to the starting point,
nearly three-quarters of a mile away, straight across from
the stands, the Derby course view beiog almost in the shape
of a horseshoe. There was some delay at the post through
the fractiousness of two of the colts, and the starter walking
with the horses, calling one back and the other forward,
inadvertently passed the post some forty or fifty yards and
then dropped the flag. The result was disastrous to the
backers of Klarikoff, as Fordham had held him at the starting
point so that when the word wa3 given he was already out of
the race. Lord St. Vincent immediately made a dash for
the grand stand to place the facts before the stewards and to
demand a new start, but although he had the advantage as
to distance, Kettledrum had won and the jockey had weighed
out before the owner of Klarikoff could make his way through
the dense and surging crowd. The question then for decision
would have been, that as the horses had not gone the course
whether they ought not to start again, and then, as a natural
sequence, how wonld the Dundee money stand. Klarikcff's
career ended on his way to Doncaster for the St. Leger, as a
cinder from the locomotive blew into the car and in a few
moments he was burnt to ashes. The owners sued the com-
pany for £'0,000 damages for the loss of the horse, but the
railroad refused to be mulcted in any such amount, because
the horse had not been insured. The affair was compro-
mised.

In London some few years since, there was a Countess
of high degree, a leader of the fashion, who prided herself on
her horses and equipages that were generally acknowledged
to be of grand form. Among these was a pair of black coach
horses, admirably matched, standing some seventeen hands
and well proportioned. These horses posessed the hi^h
action that is fashionable in the crowded driving of Hyde
Park, champing their bits as held back by a short check-rein,
their'stride was but of a few inches space. The effect waa
very attractive, but at the same time, exceedingly painful to
the horses, as shown by the flecks of blood that often tinted
the froth around their mouths. One day on reaohiog home,
the lady was arrested on acoount of cruelty to animals, and
the horses were driven to the magistrates office to be ex-
amined by a veterinary surgeon. The case created a great
sensation in fashionable circles, and the Earl, in behalf of his
wife engaged a weU-known lawyer to conduct the case. The
evidence of the veterinary surgeon, however, showing the
cruel effect of the heavy silver curbs and the short check,
was too conclusive, and could not be disproved by any
amount of florid rhetoric. The Countess was fined, the magis-
trate announcing that if the evil was not at once remedied, it
would be a case of imprisonment to aU concerned. The
Eari was furious, but managing to control his temper he

asked if he was not allowed to manage and equip his own
horses without legal interference. "You can shoot the
horses, my Lord" was the reply, "and merely stand uoder
the ban of public opinion, but if, as in this case, you proceed
to torture the dumb animals, you render yourself liable to
punishment by the law." That decision ended the matter,
but for some time afterwards there was an open war between
the officers of "the society for the suppression of cruelty to
animals" and those gentlemen who insisted on the tails of
their horses being banged short.

It is curious how history repeats itself even under other
climes. Recently a summons wa3 issued from a Washington
district court in regard to the docking of the tails of two
horses owoei by the British minister, although all mention
of the owner's name was carefully withheld. A number of
members of the humane society interested in the prosecution
were present when the case was called. The agent of the
society testified to the fact that twelve inches of the tail of
each horse had been docked, and so great was the suffering
of one of the animals from the operation that when first dis-
covered in the stable he was ready to drop from exhanstion.
The judge, after listening to both sides of the matter, said
that this was the first lime such a case had been brought to
his attention. The extreme penalty of the law was $250 and
a year's imprisonment in jail when it was proved that the act
of mutilation was a malicious one, but that, as in the present
instance, it was shown to have been done by responsible
parties with no bad motives, the tine would be $25 in each
of the two cases. In concluding his remarks the judge stated
that the horse, having been supplied by nature with a tail for
the purpose of protecting himself against flies and other
insects, has a right to retain this portion of his anatomy.
After the payment of the fine the horses were given over to
the custody of a member of the British legation, who was in
court for the purpose of claiming them. In the account of
this affair we also learn that some portions of the Washing-
ton social wcrld were shocked over the temerity of a judge
who set himself up against the English custom of docking
horses' tails.

"Poor individual animals of any family, are not worth
buying at any price, excepting under extraordinary circum-
stances. It is never wise to buy an animal at any price, if a
better individual of the same blood can be bad at double the
price of the poorer animal." The above paragraph in the
way of an axiom is going the rounds of the journals devoted
*o farmer's interests, but a few instances might be recorded
that prove only that the exception makeB the rule. Take
some of the old thoroughbred and trotting mares that a casual
visitor would not purchase on their looks for any amount,
and yet they produced great winners. A notable case is
instantly recalled to memory. "While on a visit to New-
market, Count Lagrange, who had formed a stable in partner-
ship with the Emperor, made a sporting wager that within
ten years he would carry off the English Derby. He kept
his word with GUdiatenr in 1S65, but the breeding of that
horse was an absolute and unqualified scratch or fluke. At
his birth there were no predictions as to his future fame.
At the Dangu Breeding Farm there was an old mare named
Miss Gludiator, who was considered so> useless and unorna-
mental that the head groom had given orders-to ltt her run
loose, in the hope that the wolves, with which the adjacent
wood was infested, would make a meal of her. But a horse
called Monarque took an unaccountable fancy to Mies Gladia-
tor, and from this nnforseen union sprang Gladiateur, who
won not only the Derby, but the two other great prizes of
the year— the St. Leger and the Two Thousand Guioeas.
Moral— Never trust too much to appearances. Monarque
was evidently a better judge of mare-flesh than were hia
masters. By the way, the Britishers were much chagrined
oyer the defeat almost as much as the Emperor of the Frenoh

was elated. In order to show either their spite or mistrust,
a request was made to the stewards after eaeh of his victor-
ies in England to have the horse examined, in order to prove
that he was really a three-year-old.

It is astonishing that a racing association has not been
formed on a grand scale, either at Monterey or at Santa Cruz,
as the pastime would add immensely to the attractions of
those pretty watering places. The Goodwood meeting is
second only to Ascot as a fashionable resort, and the water.
ing places in the vicinity, such as Bognor and Brighton are
crowded with visitors of the richer classes who spend enor-
mous sums of money for their amusement. In France the
Dieppe races are celebrated throughout Europe, and in this
country the Monmouth Park Association at Long Branch,
equals any other in liberality and enterprize. A new claim-
ant for public patronage is the Atlantic City Tnrf Associa-
tion that was organized last year, the stock being principally
held in Philadelphia and Atlantic City. The Association
owns 80 acres of ground located on the meadows opposite
Jersey avenue. This tract of land is now being filled up, and
upon it will be laid out the new track, which will be 70 feet
wide at its narrowest point, aud 200 feet in width at the start-
ing point. An "outer wall," two miles long and sufficiently
high to protect the course from any possible tidal wave, will
be built. This wall, which will be 50 feet wide, will be used
as a drive, or sort of boulevard. A canal has been dug from
the ocean to the course large enough to enable yachts, barges,
etc., to pass up to a wharf which will be erected alongside the
course. The project will cost a large amount of money and
will add greatly to the improvements as well as to the attrac-
tions of one of the leading summer resorts of America. There
is one suggestion that might be offered to the management,
and that is to constrict their grand stands and club house on
a more picturesque plan than is generally in vogue in this
country. The buildings here are generally erected more for
use than for elegance, but on the tracks of the watering
places in France and Germany they are built as much for
handsome effects as for excellent accommodations.

Many excellent reasons have been adduced in favor of the
one judge system as in racing usage in England, the main
one being that in such an instance a man having great experi*
ence with horses, jockeys and their colors, and above ail'
being cool, keen and observant, he is not likely to make an
error or mistake in the immediate selection of the three
placed horses. It is claimed, however, in England, that Mr.
Clark made a wrong decision some twenty-five years since,
when he gave the Derby to Macaroni instead of to Lord
Cliefden, who was owned by Lord St. Vincent. Pendragon,
in the Beferee, gives the following account of the finish and
the effec^of thejudge's deoision: "Just as if it were yester-
day I can remember being packed in among the crowd
opposite the winning-post, whither I had fought my way,
because it icaa opposite the winning-post, and watching the
struggle betweenFordham on Lord Cliefden and Cballoner on
Macaroni. On they came, leaving the others at every stride,
as they made the final effort for the chair, and accordingly as
the spectators wished the result to be, so they shouted for
one high-mettled racer or the other. Being about as near
opposite where the judge sat as I could get, I thought I must
know what had won, and certainly believed that Fordham
just managed to place the big horse's head in front as he
flashed past Mr. Clark. However, Mr. C. thought otherwise,
and ordered one of the gentlemen in waiting to hoist Maca-
roni's number, adding, as he did eo, that Lord Cliefden bad
won after the raze was over. This story as to what the judge
said may be as true as most of the other stories that are from
time to time placed in the mouths of the great and the power-
ful—anyway it was widely circulated throughout tl
and breadth ot the country, so as to explain
many thought was a wrong deoiaioo."

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May 19

Needed Reforms in Trotting.

By T. B. Armitage.
When trottiog and running were instituted in this country
they were carried on under certain disadvantages incidental
to the period. Tbeso disadvantages were mainly a small and
scattered population, very moderate wealth and a scarcity of
horseB, particularly of trotters. Under such circumstances
the men of that time were obliged to "cut their garments ac-
cording to their cloth." With but few horses available fur
racing, the day's sport could only be long drawn out by
means of heats.

Owing to their superior breeding and endurance the thor-
oughbred runners were generally doomed to four-mile beats,
best two in three; while the lower bred trotters were giren a
shorter distance, but more heals, namely mile-heats, best
three in five. At that time nearly all races were matches,
and in trotting races it was seldom that more than two or
three horses started, while the time m-ide was generally not
fast enough to thoroughly warm up our modern trotters.

In the course of time, a few brainy, running-horse men
began to get it through their heads that their severe system
ot racing greatly injured their horses, and they commenced
to experiment with the public by substitutiug short dashes,
but with a lang programme of events. This change mainly
originated in a desire to save the wear and tear of horses,
but it proved a perfect bouauza in a most unexpected direc-
tion, for the public at once began to desert their former
favorite (trotting) and flock to running races instead.

Now the average Americau has au idea, peculiar to himself,
as to what constitutes pleasure or torture, and singularly as
it strikes our Chinese brethren this average American never
would take Mndly to the Chinese system of plays, Bimply
because it often required from three to Bix months to finish a
play. It tired the American, while the frugal son of the
Orient was satisfied to get his money's full worth. So it was
with the new style versus the old style of racing. The
average Americau promptly took to the new system because
he found that numerous dashes, each a complete race, and
every race a new field of horses, was just what he wanted to
stir up his bluod, to furnish a succession of surprises and a
never flagging interest. He also found that the system
admitted of betting easily, each bet soon decided. He would
like to have been amused by trotters instead of by runners,
as they were his first love, but tro'iing races were so much
like the Ch nese plays, of interminable length, and therefore
a torture, that he coull uo longer tiud amusement therein.
He did not want to desert his old love, but he had to find
horse amusement somewhere, so naturally went to the place
where it was furnished. Oar average imericnn friend did
not prefer the running g>iit over the trotting gait; in fact, he
preferred the trottiDg over the running gait, but the new
system of running caught him. He reasoned, "what is there
interesting or amusiDg in seeing the same field of trotting
Inrses come out from fonr to ten times in one day, and
repeat over and over the same weary procession of precisely
oue mile? Ht-re goes for runners iustead, with repeated
changes, new horses, various distances, constant excitement.
Then if I want to risk five dollars on a race, I will know the
result within tire minutes, instead of perhaps waiting two
or three days, as I used to do, for the finish of a postponed
trot." This specimen American represents a large army of
amusement-seeking meo. They will pay to be amused, bnt
when they want to sleep they quietly go to bed without pay-
ing to be bored into oblivion.

What is the remedy for this confessed loss of public in-
terest in trotting? What would, or should some old fogy
merchant do to regain customers that had been captured by
an enterprising rival? Should he continue in the same rut
that bad brought him to grief, or should he copy that rival's
methods and become even more enterprising and anxious to
furnish such attractions as the customer demanded? The
merchant and the showman alike must give the customer
what he likes, to be successful — and a trotting track is but
the'Bhowmau indifferent dress. It is certain that the general
public dosen't like the present trotting system, and it does like
the running system.

It is qnite true that in some parts of the country oue
week's trotting in a year proves moderately profitable to the
tracks, especially in conjunction with fairs, which addB to
the Dovelties, but is the full extent of progressive trotting
horseman's ambition. Only one fairly successful week's sport
annually! Cannot the sport be so encouraged that it will be
one of the favorite out-door amusemeDts everywhere, not
for one week in a year, but for the whole open season?

We see numerous running associations East so arrange
their dates as to keep up an unbrokeu series of meetings
around one common centre, from early spring to late autumn;
but nowhere is this the case with trotting meetings, yet the
trottiog or road-horse ha^ incalculable natural advantages
over the running horse, probabably out-numbering him
1,000 to 1, besides having the entire country in his favor,
for nearly every male American hopes some day to be the
proud owner of a trotter or fast roadster.

Let us consider some of the disadvantages of the present
system of trotting.

First is the unnecessarily crushing exp?nse to the owner,
ciupled with the ridiculously inadequate return. Aside
from the first cost of the horse and expensive outfit, is the
heavy training expense to fit him for the severe three in five
races in vogue; for it takes a very long time, and long drawn
out. expenses to bring him to the necessary point of endur-
ance.

Next is the increased risk of injuring the horse by this long
training and the terrible races that follow, for now ten to
twenty horses start in a race where formerly but two or three
started, and the time now averages many seconds faster than
when this system was inaugurated. Then comes the loss of
the use of the horse for this long period of preparation, as
compared with quick preparation for easy races. Then fol-
lows the mo;t inconsistent and most senseless of all the
owner's expenses — the heavy outlay of cash required to fur-
Dish the purse for which the nurse contends, by the present
system of ten per cent, entrance fee'. The horses are actors
in the play which the publio pay the tracks to witness, yet
the actors are heavily assessed foT playing, instead of being
paid for it. A theatre pays its actors for their services. A
running horse aspociation admits competitors for purseB —
equine actors — free, or nearly so, but our blind trotting
courses heavily penalize the actors for drawing money at thb
gate. TbeatreB and running associations seek to make their
money out of the public; but trotting associations make
their money out of the horse-owners that furnish the
amusement.

Then the division of the purses is bad. Why should the
winner receive but comparatively a Bmall portion of the prize
competed for, aDd a third and fourth horse be well paid for
a losing performance? Only because all were charged 10 per
cent, to perform. The unplaced horsec, of course, become
heavy losers. Is this the way to encourage ownership aud
general desire to trot horses for purses? Besides this, the

present roles encourage pulling to second place, thereby sav-
ing records and making tame races. Does this encourage
the public to attend ? The public liKeB to see a keen struggle
among all the horses for the prizes offered.

Again, the best horse rarely wins. The system invites
combinations and deals, and debasement of drivers and of
owners; and too often there becomes a great duel, as between
the undeniably game Smuggler and Mambrino Gift, in which
the best stallion record was beaten, till exhaustion followed
and a '■laid-up-horse,"Thomas Jefferson, carried off the prize
in slow time. Does such a race prove the winner to be either
the fastest or gamest horse in the race?

Then the present system compels a peculiarly bad system
of traiuing. Even if a horse lives through it without perma-
nent injury, it becomes necessary to take away a large por-
tion of his speed, bo as to "stay him up" for a bruising race.
Thus a horse which mi^ht go a mile in 2:15 is dulled into
inability to beat 2:20 or 2:22, with loss of value accordingly.
Yet speed is the public's admiration. Herein is another
point in favor of the running system. Speed! speed! more
speed! is the sole consideration of running associations,
because the public demands it.

These are only a few of the demerits of the old trotting
system, but erough to condemn it. It certainly don't pay,
aud what don't pay is unsuccessful. The money-yielding
public, eager to pay for amusement, flocks to running meet-
ings and largely avoid trotting. No public, no profit! Much
publio, much profit!

A system that drives away the public by failure to interest
it; that over-taxes owner's pockets and over-exhausts their
horses; that makes dishonest drivers and owners, and causes
loss of confidence in the breasts of honest owners and specta-
tors; that does not pay profit to anyone connected with it,
cannot be, and is not, the best system possible.

Now let us see whether the objections mentioned can be
overcome by any other system which will furnish the sport
demanded by the respectable intelligent public, draw more
money at the gate, reduce owner's burdens, make ownership
profitable, is easier on the horses, gives less chance for temp-
tation to drivers, and that is generally modelled on common
sense business principles.

To start with, if nature meant one certain trotter to be the
most wonderful two-mile or three-mile dash horse ever seen,
is it good sense to compel him to go a three in five mile heat
race and thus throw away his natural gifts? If nature meant
still another horse to be a phenomenon only at one-half mile
or three-quarters mile, is it fair business judgment to ignore
thiB fact and compel him also to go only three in five, mile
heat races? "Which would please the public most, to see
each of these horses make "the best on record" for the dis-
tance nature intended him to go, or for both to start in the
stereotyped race and perform indifferently? The running
horsemen fully recognized the faot that even thoroughbred
horses, that synonym for gameness, varies gTeatly in natural
capacity as to distance for carrying his speed, and according-
ly they wisely utilize every runner that has speed by giving
races fractionally increased from one-half mile to the cup
distances. Where would running be to-day if the men who
control that sport should decree, like the trotting men, that
the only runner to be favored was the four-mile heat- horse,
best two in three? By thus favoring every runner of speed,
no matter what his distauce, it produces large fields, because
it makes performers numerous, and they are enabled to vary
the races so as to make full programmes. Tnis draws the
crowd and pays.

It is a common thing to see professional betting men flock
to rnnning meetings because the peculiarity of the system
enables them to bet freely with a quick decision. These
same professional trotting men will throw their hats in the
air and shout themselves hoarse over some thoroughbred
that wins in the "best on record" at a half or three-quarters
of a mile, and will enthusiastically declare him the wonder of
all time; but if they Bhould see a trotter go half a mile in
1:00 or three-quarters of a mile in 1:30— a 2:00 gait— and yet
be unable to finish the mile at the same rate, they would
groan in derision and call him quitter, sucker, and the cus-
tomary other endearments usual on such occasions. The
amusement-seeking public would not do this, however, it
would delight them. "Consistency, thou arta jewel."

Why should not a phenomenal half-mile or three-quarters
of a mile for a trotter be considered even more meritorious
for a trotter than tor a runner, when it is remembered that
the gait is artificial for highspeed, and is purely an American
institution?

When will trotting men realize that the instant steam and
electricity replaced the stage coach and mail-carrier of old,
that there ceased to be any real use for the -long distance
runner, and that henceforth the running horse became a toy
for mere speed. When will they next realize that there is no
real use for a trotter except on the road where he is never
asked to speed over half to three quarters of a mile? There
is no real use for the three in five, four in seven, or five in
nine trotter except on the race-track, and the public have
tired of the long monotonous processions. When will the
powers that control trotting realize that the trotting horse is
the harness or road horse of this country, and that out of
every 1,000 not kept for breeding, fully 900 eventually bring
op on the road, even if 100 out of the 900 are trained and
raced avthile?

Now, the perfect track horse should be the perfect road
horse, and just as surely the perfect road horse should be
the perfect track horse, and would be, too, if trotting affairs
were managed with wisdom. The perfect trotter, whether
for road or track, should be powerful, a weight-puller,
highly-finished, sweet-tempered, level-headed, unexcitable,
pure gaited, prompt, obedient, quick to reach full speed, and
need neither toe-weights Dor boots. Besides all these
qualities he should have an immense turn of speed. Why
should not trotting associations encourage the use of this
kind of horse, and I reeders furnish it? At present a totally
different kind of "trotter" has just as much show in a race.
I refer to the bot-tempered "rattle-head" that keeps a whole
field scoring for hours, that requires toe-weights to steady
him, that mixes and breaks, and skives and dives, and
finally the third, or fourth, or fifth heat begius to tire of his
misdeeds and finally takes to trotting. This miserable brute
of a horse receives all kinds of encouragement under the
present system, and is a perpetual bar to the use of the ideal
kind. What earthly use 1b this rattle-headed, toe-weighted
creature off a track? He also helps to keep the public away.
In dash races he would be uniformly beaten, for in dashes
only the prompt, houest, reliable horse has a chance.

When will trotting associations realize the want of the
timeB by doing entirely away with heats, no matter what the
distance, and utilize every fast trotter by giving dash races
at various distances, from a half mile to three even miles?
The dash of three miles will sufficiently test the gameness
of any horse, as be will have no breathing spell between eaoh
mile, and how unmercifully it will prick the bubble reputa-
tion of the "gr.me" toe-weight trutters when their legs bepin
to tire under the load of toe-weights. Then at even a milo
dash the "game" horse is quit© sure to beat the "quitter," if

they are equal in speed, for the quitter, will not fight from
word to finish.

When will trotting associations cease discouraging owner-
ship and trotting by not compelling owners to furnish the
purse for which they compete? How much better to depend
on the gate, and the gate can safely be depended on for ample
funds if associations will cater to public wants, instead of to
the antiquated notions of a -few slow-coach old timers? Is it
not enough punishment that an unplaced horse shall have
his trouble for his pains? Why punish him by inflicting a
ten per cent, penalty?

Why not give a purse of $400 to winner, or even $300 to
winner, $50 to second, and no entrance fee? This nets the
placed horses nearly as much, as by paying ten per cent, to
enter, does not tax the losers, and lessens the liability of the
track for purses, as, for instance, in a $1,000 purse.

Then very large purees, such as $10,000 or $20,000 should
be avoided, as the reaction (loss of public interest) is bad, to
afterward come down to $500 purses. This does not apply
to stakes, however, with nominal entrance fee, stake dated
far ahead and with added money. In addition, there is no
end to the list of other purses or styles of races to be given,
saddle, wagon, harness, for beaten horses, etc.; only preserve
the dash system.

To carry out the proposed change would demand numerous
alterations in the rules, and tbey cannot be made too soon.

Once show the respectable portion of the community that
trotting can be made lively instead of dreary, and give owners
a chance to make some money at it, with decreased risks, and
and there will be such a boom in trotting and breeding as
never before was dreamed of. Only by such a system of
speed dashes can we reasonably hope to develops the ideal
2:00 troters that the whole country is eagerly waiting for. —
iV. T. Sportsman .

Mr. Lorillard on Racing:.

Although it is two years since the cherry jacket and black
cap of Mr. Pierre Lorillard have been seen on the race-course,
the name of that gentleman is one of the most familiar of house-
hold words amoog the present generation of turfites. It is a
name associated with all that is progressive in racing in this
country. England has had many famous turfmen, but Mr.
Lorillard made an impression upon the affairs of the turf
greater than anyone of them. In the magnificence and scope
of his racing and betting, he knocked Bentinok into the shade;
in his innovations in the way of stakes he excelled Rous, and as
a breeder he rivaled Falmouth. "We have heard Mr. Lorillard
called "the Monte Christo of racing, " and it was not inapt.
The only partial success of Mr. Ten Broeck and the failure of
Mr. Sanford had convinced many that American thorough-
breds could not be shipped to England and raced with suc-
cess, but Mr. Lorillard showed the fallacy of this. He had,
from 1873 to 1879, won all the honors of the American turf,
and, sighing for new worlds to conquer, bearded the British
lion in his den, and from 1879 to 1 882 his stable in England had
a triumphal march which created a reign of terror among the
English, exceeding that felt when the Count de la Grange
swept the board with Gladiateur and Fille de l'Air.

With Parole, Iroquois, Geraldine, Paw-Paw, Sachem,
Passaic, Mistake and Wallenstein, Mr. Lorillard won the
Newmarket Handicap, Great Metropolitan, City and Suburban,
Great Cheshire Stakes, Epsom Gold Cup, Malecomb Stakes,
Chesterfield Stakes, the Derby, St. Leger, Prince of Wales',
and all the great events except the Czaro witch aud Cambridge-
shire. His farm at Bancocas, in New Jersey, is said to have
coBt $1,000,000, and his stud of brood-mares cost $150,000.
He imported the best stallions he could obtain. He gave
$15,000 for Glenlyon and $25,000 for the French horse
Mortemer. As a breeder he produced some of the best
horses of the day, among them Dewdrop, Wanda, Pontiac,
Saxony, Cyclops, Gerald, Hiawasse, etc. It has been claimed
that the success of Mr. Lorillard on the English turf was the
dawn of the present popularity of racing in America, as it
aroused au interest never before felt in the now national
sport.

As there has for some time been a rumor going the rounds
that Mr. Lorillard contemplated an early return to the turf,
the writer recently talked with him some length on the sub-
ject, during whioh Mr. Lorillard said many things of interest
to sportsmen, and related many incidents in his famous
career which have never appeared in print, and which cannot
fail to prove interesting.

"Ipit true, Mr. Lorillard, that you meditate a return to the
turf?" was asked.

"No; I have no such intention at present," he answered.
"I have too much to occupy my attention. There's Tuxedo
Park— that absorbs all my leisure. No; my farm at Bancocas
is for sale. I have offered it at $250,000 on easy terms. That
includes everything, the farm, buildings and brood-mares
left. I will only retain a few pictures of my race-horses and
the yearlingB now at the place, whioh my son will use for
racing. He is very fond of the sport, and will maintain a
small stable."

"Don't you ever feel like mixiog again with the sport?"

"Oh, yes; sometimes when I go to the races I feel the old
fondnesB return, but I manage to keep out of it pretty well."

"Is there not a chance that you will come back some day?"

"Not as I feel at present; but a man can't foretell what
will happen. Should I ever come back I will race on very
different principles."

"May I ask how?"

"Well, 1 would keep a very small and select establishment.
My mistake before was in goingunto it on too large a scale.
Look at what a big stable I kept in training. And then my
Btud! "Why, it was the best thing that ever happened that I
sold out when I did. Just see: with about sixty foals each
year I was getting overstocked — they accumulated too fast.
It's too great a strain on a man to keep up such an affair."

"Should you return to the turf would you breed your own
horses?"

"I would breed and buy both, I suppose. I like the senti-
ment of a man who breeds his own horseB. There is some
glory about it, but none in a purchased horse. If I bred I
would send to England and buy a 'Newminster horse* — one
of the speedy Lord Clifden or Hermit stock. Then I would
never keep above a dozen mares. But they would be only
first-class ones — mares that came from the dams of winners
and had shown high form on the turf themselves— that'a
Lord Falmouth's principle, and it's the oDly one."

' 'Has the system of training changed much since you began
racing?"

"I think it has. When I began there were fewer races, and
horBOB were trained more severely. Why, when I won the
Belmont Stakes with Saxon in 1874, my trainer, Pryor, gave
him a trial in the moonlight, and the colt was so finely drawn
that I thought him overdone, but he won. Attila, too, was
trained as if he was a four-miler. but he won on it. Nowa-
days horses race so often you cannot train them so fine."

"And how about riding?"

Biding has improved; that is, there are more good riders,
but they get it purely by practice instead of teaching, The

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great trouble is our jockeys are not selected from as good a
class of people as In England, where they are apprenticed by
respectable, intelligent parents to some careful trainer, who
sees to their education and brings them up as reputable men,
not black-guards. Besides, they are carefully instructed in
the art of handling ahorse, and before they ride in regular
races are put into "apprentices' races," as they are called.
Hence they come into the profession perfected, while mott of
our boys, picked up haphazard, are thrown upon a horse and
have to find out for themselves."

"Bo you not think there Is almost as wide a field for the
improvement of the art of shoeing race horses as there has
been made with trotting-horses — the use of toe-weights, etc?"

"Certainly," replied Mr. Lorillard. Then he added with
sudden spirit: "I'll tell you something you may not know;
ftw did. I ran Wanda in aluminum plates in nearly all her
races."

"On account of their lightnesB?"

"Of course; the entire set of four plates weighed only two
and three-quarter ounces, while you know a set of ordinary
racing plates will weigh eight or "nine ounces. The difference
of weight must be an advantage; I should say it was equal to
the difference between a man running in ordinary street
'shoes and a pair of light slippers."

"How came you to discover the idea of the aluminum
plates?"

"Well, it had long occurred to me that if a light shoe or
plate could be made it would give the horse wearing it a great
advantage. I had several experiments made in Europe with
different metals. A great many were tried and failed. Ihey
were light enough, but not strong enough — liable to twist or
break — and of course dangerous. Finally, out of a dozen
experiments, we evolved the aluminum plates."

"Were not even those rather delicate and dangerous?"

"Ob, yes. On some horses they wouldn't do at all— Drake
Carter, for instance. I tried them on him, and he tore them
all to pieces. But on a iight-moving, perfectly actioned
horse you could use them. "Wanda, you know, was one of
the smoothest, lightest movers in the world."

"How is it no'jody every discovered your use of them?"

"We kept our secret. "When I first used them Byrnes, my
trainer, asked me how we would keep it from the boys in the
stable. I told him to urge "bad feet' or some such excuse.
It was needless, for nobody ever noticed it."

"Has there not been a great improvement in the condition
of stakes since you first begun racing?"

"A very great improvement. The conditions are now far
more favorable to owners than they were. I may say I was
the first to usn the declaration clause in this country. I was
drawing conditions for the Lorillard Stakes in 1879. Up to
that time we had followed steadily in the old beaten track of
our grandfathers, and all our stakes were 'play or pay' or
'half forfeit.' I saw that these entailed too heavy a tax on
owners, and we could never hope to receive a large entry, so
I made' my stHke §250, half forfeit, or only $25 if declared
out by August 1st as two-year- olds, or 1550 if declared out the
day before the meeting began at which the race was run. It
was a big success — 108 subscribers — a great number in those
days. It netted Spendthrift, the winner, nearly §10,000."

"Wbst changes would *ou suggest in the conditions of
stakes ?"

"I would make the forfeits as light as possible, but the
entrance money for actual Btarters should be as high as
possible. Now, take the great Futurity Stakes to be run at
Coney Island in 1888. The condition say $25 for the original
entry, §50 if struck out as yearlings, $100 if struck out two
months before the race, and §250 additional for starters. Now
I would make the forfeits half what they are and double the
money on Btarters."

"But that would diminish the number of starters."

"That is just what I aim at. The field will be too large,
and it is fifty to one the best horse will not win. The race
will be a big scramble to see who will get off in front, and the
horse who does not is beaten to a certainty. The trouble is
that too many owners of inferior colts will willingly pay $250
for the chance of getting off in front and winning the $50,000.
It's a game worth playing. But double it — make it $500—
and it would keep some out."

"That brings up the question of straightaway tracts."

"Yes; and we shall have to come to straight tracks of three-
quarters of a mile for our two-year-old races. It's bound to
come. Racing large fields over circular tracks around sharp
turns is a humbug. Tne races are not fairly or truly run;
too much depends on the start, and valuable horses are
ruined. It accounts for the 'in and out running' of our two-
year-olds; the same colt does not win two races in succession
when the fields are large. They have no suoh trouble in
England over straight courses. The 'form' is more true, and
the relative merit of horses is apparent, and not a mere
matter of opinion or guess-work, as it is here." — JW. Y.
World. ^

The Baldwin Stable.

All Californians are interested in the doings of the famous
Santa Anita Rtable, so we give the following account of the
prominent horses at the East from a letter in the N. T. Spirit
of the Times, under the signature of Broad Church:

"And, speaking of Baldwin, makes pertinent some remarks
about his stable now here, one of the moet formidable, if not
the most formidable in the country to-day. There are thirty
in the string, a dozen of them being two-year-olds. I saw
nearly the whole lot the other morning on the track taking
their work, three at a time, and a finer looking lot of thor-
oughbreds I never saw in one string. Perhaps I might
qualifv the remark in connection with the two-year-old divi-
sion which contains some that do not look specially prom-
ising—that is compared with the older animals. Then some
of the former are not yet in racing trim, their principal
stake engagements being in the summer and fall. The re-
ported bruising and maining of some of the animals while en
'route here by that railroad Bmashup was entirely unfounded.
Not a scratch did any of them sustain, and not a meal did
one of them miss in consequence of the harmless derailment.
"I suppose it will be generally conceded that Volants
should head the string, albeit tbere are others, notably Miss
Ford that can show him their heels just now. But the son
of GrinBtead and Sister Anne, while in perfect health and
wearing a glossy coat, is not yet up to a hard race. And
then it must not be forgotten that he and his companions
were ten days in travelling beforb reaching here a week ago,
giving them all more or less of a set-back in their training.
Miss Ford has developed into a superb-looking as well as a
great filly and in the matter of speed I suppose she can hold
her own with anything at the track, as was demonstrated
yesterdav morning. But she has not got over her old trick
of switching her tail and sulking in a race, so that it will be
more or less hazardous to back her. As for speed though,
when in a kindlv mood— whew, she can move like the wind.
In yesterday's trial she actually covered the first five furlongs
in one minnte, flat. Shortly after her switching and sulk-

ing proclivities were brought into play, aud although she
nearly came to a standstill once, she covered the mile in
1:44£. She has been very heavily backed by her owner to
win the Suburban, and her chancep would look very rosy
indeed if it were not for the failing that made her so uncer-
tain a performer la->t year.

In looks, I judge the Emperor of Norfolk is the pick of
the string, for a grander-looking three-year-old it would be
hard to find anywhere. Nor are his' merits confined to ap-
pearance, for I saw him the other morning hold his own
with Volante, if not get a little better of the two. Laredo,
now a four-year-old, is about as fast as anything in the
Baldwin lot. He ranked high as a two-year-old, but was not
trained at all last year, on account of some leg ailment. Id
work, Miss Ford has about all she can do to keep up. with
hiui. The Derby pair, "Wonderland and Priuce Charlie, are
strapping big fellowB, with plenty of speed but still more or
less backward, I might mention all the others in the three-
yeai-olds and all-age divisions, including Los Angeles,
Grisette, Goliah, E-;trella and Mollie's Lasr, and if I said
that each looks in the pink of condition — barring the lack of
perfect seasoning — I woald not oveistep the mark. But, at
this early stage of the game, is it not the better policy to
have such a remarkable collection of thoroughbreds with
plenty of flesh on them — pretty hard at that— bearing iu
miDd their many valuable engagements in the summer and
fall?" __^

San Dieeo Races.

Editok. Breeder and Sportsman. — Considering that the
affair was of entirely local nature, with the conditions so
fixed that only county horses were allowed to enter, the in-
augural races held here this spring were quite successfil.
Considerable locid interest was mnnifested and the attend-
ance was good. The races began Tuesday a> d lasted three
days, The new track was pronounced in excellent order.
From now on it is expected that San Diego will be a member
ot the California Circuit, and that races will be held annually
if not semi-annually. Another meeting will be held in
October. F. D. W.
Following are the summaries of the different events:
Pacific BtACH Driving Pabk. May 1st.— Sunning Race— Half mile
and repeat. Free for all saddle horses. Purse S150. Divided.
Ben Hill's s g Gladstone 1 2 1

B. P. Hill's g g Triumph 2 1 2

Samnei Ames' w g Kangaroo 3 6 dist

Time, :52, :50J, :50i.

Pacific Beach Driving Pabk— Same Day -Gentlemen's Drivine
Race — Mile beats, best three in five Owners to divide purse; S150
divided.

W. E. Hadley's b g Ed. Sykes Ill

G. 9. Wbeatley's b m Josephine 2 2 2

Burns Bro3.' b g Fhcenix drawn

Time, 3:06, 2:51A, 2:52i.

Second Day, May 2d. — Trotting — 2:10 class. Mile beats, best three
in five. Purse ?150; divided.

F. R. Hall's b g C. Scott 1 1 1

Burns Bros.' b g Phoenix 2 2 2

J . W. Coffren'a r g Top 3 3 dr

Time, 2:43*, 5:42, 2:42$.

Second Race — Pacing— Free for ali. Mile heats, best three_in five.
Purse t'250; divided.

J. G. Capron's s m Barbara 2 2 1 1 1

J. D. Worts' g g Lawyer 1 1 2 2 2

D. Anerwald's cb g Jo. Moran 3 dist

Time, 2:J4, 2:4 1J, 3:46, 2:17, 2:43.
Third Day, May 3d.— Trotting— 3:00 class. Mile heats, best three in
five. Purse $200.

F. R. Hall's b g C. Scott 2 12 12

Burns Bros.' bl g Phcenix 1 2 1 2 1

Time, 2:44, 2:40, 2:45, 2:42$, 2:45.
Same Day— Trotting— Free for all. Mile heats, best_three in five.
Purse $25U; divided

E. B. Gifford's bl d Jim Bloine 112 1

C. Flower's b g Len Hayden 2 2 J 2

Time, 2:31>, a:29, 2;34>. 2:^4.

The officers of the meeting were: Judges — George A. John-
son, Charles Hardy, Clawson Jones. Timekeeper— G. B.
Gifford. Distance Judge — D. Phillips.

The Detroit Meeting".

The programme as issued by the' Detroit Diiving Club has
met with great favor among the owners of fast stock, there
being no less than 153 nominations from all points of the
country. Following is a condensed list of the entries:

Purse S2,50i. Free for all trotters— Prince Wilkes, Harry Wilkes,
Mambrino Sparkle and Oliver K.

Purse S2.00J. For the 2:18 class— Joe Davis, Loretta F , Prince
Arthur, Sir Walter Junior, Rosalind Wilkes.

Purse $2,000. For the 2:2U class-Black Diamond, Banner Boy,
James G., Mikado, Atlantic, Valensin, J. J. Douglas, General Wilkes,
McLeod, Libhje S., De Barry, Pilot Boy.

Purse S2,%0. For the 2:22 class -Banner Boy, Tames G., Mikado,
Atlantic, Valensin, J. J. Douglas, General Wilkes, McLeod, Libbie S.,
De Barry, Pilot Boy.

Purse S2,tl00. 2:J2 class— McLeod, Ben Starr, White Stockings, Lady
M., Edwin C, Black Jack, Elm wood Chief, Alcryon, Little Nell, Wil-
liam C, Gen. Wilkes, Gean Smith, Tbornless,

Purse S2.Q00. 2:24 class— Nettie Leaf, Qu;en Wilkes, Alert, Black
Jack. Alcyron, ComE^any, Miss Woodford, Shamrock, Earl McGregor,
Faro, Kit Curry.

Purse S2,00u— 2:27 class— Hamdallab, Harry McGregor, Fred Neil,
Blue Bull, frank Buford, King Clifton, Reference, Cyprus. Daireen,
Sleepy Chief.

Purse -9J.O00 — 2:30 class— Cummotion, Sandy H., Ladv Winship,
Inlaid. Plush, Novi, William, Geneva S., Jack, Cyprus, Little Thorn,
Harry E., Little Eva.

Purse .$2,000—2:^5 class— Katharine S., ot. Patrick, Albambra, Mu-
latto, Roy, Daisy Wilkes, ticott's Cbief. Robuck, Lula.

Purse $2,i 00. 2:40 class — Ketch, Katharine 8., Jim Sneaks, Ilderim,
Junemont, Red Light, Henry Kibbey, Starlight, Frank Sprague, L^dy
Mack, Ironwood, Modjeska, Lucy M., Guy, Rajah, Solong, Rupert
Medium, , tady Helen.

Purse -$.',000-Three-minute class— Hoodwink, Kitty Blackstone,
Editor, J. W , Repetition Sleepy Dick, Levee, Ironwood, Guy, Genevia,
North Anna, Belle Hamilton.

Purse 82, C00 Free-for-all pacing— Mike Wilkes, Joe Bradeu, Arrow,
Little Mar., Toledo Girl, Dan O., Gossip, Puritan.

Purse S2.(;00. 2:18 class, pacing— Kinsman, Duplex, Wilcox, Ed
Ann^n, Silver Thread, Chimes E., Georgetown, Express, Johnny
Woods, Benuy, Roy Wilkes, Rayen Boy, Emma.

Purse $2.f;00. 2;'J5 pacing class -Daniel 8., Mambrino Prince, Billy
the Kid, Quinine, Dr. M„ White Cloud, Dr. West, David S., Ella P.,
Wildbriar.

Purse $2 000. 2:30 pacing class— Blue Dan, Budd Doble, Kate Allen,
R. H. W„ Fred Mills, White Cloud, Dallas, Jem, David S., Jack Curry,
Flora M, J.I. R, Onie D.

Breeding- Fillies.

to her credit in 2:30 or better indicate. Mother Lumps was
bred at two years of age to Geo. Wilkes and the result was
Lumps 2:21. Her other foals are larger than this distin-
guished trotter, bnt none of them can compare with him in
point of speed. The close inbreeding mentioned would be
considered objectionable by some, but if the ancestors have
no defects in common no harm will be likely to result from
it, as each of the four animalb which trace to Rysdyk's
Hambletonian are the result of a strong outczoss through
their dams. The selection of Harold Wilkes tor the filly
mentioned is an excellent one in our judgment, so far as the
combination of trotting and staving strains are concerned.
Clingstone, 2:14, Epaulet. 2:19, Princeton, 2:19f, and many
other fast trotters are closely inbred to the Hambletonian
strain. Many of the most famous racehorses ever produced
in this country or England were inbred to some extent. —
Kentucky Stock Farm.

The Petaluma Races.

One of the best trotting authorities iu this country has the
following to say on this subject; In regard to breeding
fillies at two yeurs of age there is a difference of opinion
among the best of practical horsemen. Unless she is of goud
size, and well matured for one of her age, we should prefer
to wait another year, or to breed her late in the season.
Some have u theory that the produce of fillies bred at three
years of age will be of but little account as trotters, and tbat
the tillies themselves will be nuliited for turf purposes. This
is probably mere theory, however, Lucy, by Geo. M. Patch-
en, produced a catch colt when but three years old, yet she
stood 15.3 at maturity, and was by far the best of the Clay
family in her day, as her record of 2;18£, and sixty-two heats

To Secretary W. E. Cox we are indebted for the following
list of entries for the colt stakes at the next fair of the Sonoma
and Marin Fair Association:

Yearling stake, free for all foals of 1SS7, §50 entrance.

B. E. Harris enters b f Lorena by Jim Mulvaney, dam
Elmorence.

Palo Alto Stock Farm enters ch c Norris by Ansel, dam
Norma.

Geo. Kneier enters b f Josie Williams by Gold Nut, dam
Flora.

Wilfred Page enters ch c Peepoday by Dawn, dam Emma.

Valensin Stock Farm enters Fleet by Sidney dam Flight.

Two-year-old stake, free for all, mile and repeat; §60
ontrance, $250 added.

Palo Alto Stock Farm enters b f Palo Alto Belle by Elec-
tioneer, dam Beautiful Bells.

Same enters b f Sanol by Electioneer, dam Waxana.

Same enters b cCoin by Electioneer, dam Cecil,

Same enters gr f Uolma by Electioneer, dam Sontag Mo-
hawk.

Same enters b c Leon by Electioneer, dam Lina K.

Z. E. Simmons enters b f Fortuna by Florida, dam by
Geo. Wilkes.

E Giddings enteis s g Edwin G. by Sidney, dam Alma.

Thos. Smith enters b c George Washington by Mambrino
Chief Jr., dam Fannie Rose.

Wilfred Page enters b s Eclectic by Electioneer, dam
Manette.

San Mateo Stock Farm enters b f Jet Wilkes by Guy
Wilkes, dam Sab.'e.

Same enters b f Anita by Grandee, ('am Hannah Price.

Pleasautou Stock Farm Company enteres b f Margaret by
Director, dam May Day.

Three -year-old stake or under, free for all, mile and repeat;
§60 entrancB, S50 added.

Palo Alto Stock Farm enters b c Monteith by Electioneer,
dam Mamie C.

Same enters b f Wavelet by Piedmont, dam Wave.

Same enteres b c Amigo by Electioneer, dam Nadine.

Same enters eh f Anselma by Ansel, dam Elaine.

W. C. Harlin enters b f Dinah by Prompter, dam Sproule
mare.

E. Giddings enters b g Minot by Bay Rose, dam Queen.

Jas. P. Kerr enters blk s Memo by Sidney, dam Flirt.

A. McFadgen enters b c Redwood by Anteeo, dam Lew
Medium.

San Mateo Stock Farm enters b g Grandee by Le Grande,
dam Norma.

Pleasanton Stock Farm Company enters blk s Direct by
Director, dam Echora.

Four-year-old or under, mile heats, best three in five; §60
entrance, $250 added — free for all.

Palo Alto Stock Farm enters b f Maiden by Electioneer,
dam May Queen.

Same enters b f Ella by Electioneer, dam Lady Ellen.

Same enters ch c Carlisle by Piedmont, dam Idabelle.

Same enters br c Nemo by Clay, dam Nettie Benton.

Same enters b c Wellington by Electioneer, dam Waxana.

Wilfred Page enters b s Mortimer by Electioneer, dam
Marti.

San Mateo Stock Farm enters b f Gina Wilkes by Guy
Wilkes, dam Blanche.

Yearling stake, district, for foals of 1887, mile dash, $30
entrance.

H. W. Peck enters b c Ferndale by Anteeo, dam Nellie by
John Nelson.

Wilfred Page enters b f Leoline by CloviB, dam Leah.

A. L. Whitney enters b f by Dawn, dam Maybelle by
Arthurton.

Same enters b f by Dawn, dam Pacheco.

Same enters s c by Dawn, dam Jennie Offut.

Two-year--old, district, mile and repeat, purse $200.

D. S. Frazier enters blk s Secretary by Director, dam Maud.

Thos. Smith enters b c George Washington by Mambrino
Chief Jr., dam Fannie Rose.

J. H. White enters ch f Henriette D. by Hernani.

Same enters b f Mountain Quail by Hernani.

A. J. Zane enters g o Captor by Capri, dam by A. W.
Richmond.

Guerne & Murphy enter b s G. & M. by Anteeo, dam by
Speculation.

Wilfred Page enters b s Eclectic by Electioneer, dam
Manette.

Three-year-olds, district, three in five, purse $250.

W.-R. Overholser enters s s Oaknut by Dawn, dam by
Volunteer.

J. H. White enters ch f Alice by Hernani.

D. R. Misner enters blk c Anti-Coolie by Anteeo, dam by
Rattler.

M. O'Reilly enters br c Alto by Anteeo, dam Emma Taylor.

Guerne & Murphy enter b s Alfred G. by Anteeo, dam
Speculation.

A. McFadgen enters b c Redwood by Anteeo, dam Lew
Medium.

B. C. Holly enters ch g Ben Davis by Great Tom, dam
Lena.

At a stallion show not long ago at Lexington, Ky., funr of
the trotting sires exhibited had records bet'er tl !<1 tuey

being Jerome Turner, 2:15A; Bonnie McGregor. _ : ert

McGreg. r, 217-^, and Duquesne, 2:17^. There a .a

stallions alive with records of 2:171} or better,
seen that four of them are in the stad at LexU

308

^Jte fPttejete and J^pxrrtsmat*.

May 19

Racing Dates for 1888.

Eureka Jockey Club, En. July 4 to 7

Los Angeles Fair Aug. 6 to 11

lone Fair Aug. 7 to 10

Saata Rosa Fair Aug. 13 to 18

Petaluraa Fair. Aug. 20 to 25

El.lorado Fair Aug.20 to 25

Chico Fair Aug. 21 lo 25

Oakland Fair. ...Aug. 27 to Sept. 1
Marysville 6 air.. Aug. 27 to Sept. 1

NEVADA.

Bono State Fair Sept. 17 to 22.

NORTHWESTERN.

CALIFORNIA.

Bacramento State Fair Sept. 3 to 15

Stockton Fair Sept. It) to 22

San Joae Fair Sept. 21 to 29

Susanville Fair Sept. 24 to 29

Salinas Fair Oct. 1 to 6

National Trotting Stallion Stake

Oct 20th.
San Diego Oct. 23 to 27

Salt Lake, Otah June 2 to 7

Helena, Mont., Spring. .July 4 to 7
Wear Lodge, .Ytonl . . .July 18 to i2

Buite City, Mont Aug. 6 to 11

Helena, Mout., Fair.. Aug. iO to 2E
Missoulla, Mont . . Aug. 28 to Sept. 1

eas:

Louisville. Ky May 14 to 24

Brooklyn. L. I May 15 to 30

Latonla, Ky May 26 to June 9

St. Louis, Mo May 26 to June 9

Jerome Park May 29 10 Juno 12

Cedarhurst May 30

Kansas City, Mo June 12 to 21

Spokane, W. T Sept. 4 to 8

Eugene City, Oregon. . . Sept. 4 to 7

Colfax. W. T Sept. 10 to 15

Hillsboro, Oregon. ..Sept lltol4
Salera, Or , State Fair. .Sept. 17 to 22
Walla Walla, W. T Oct. 1 to 6

BEN.

Gbeepabead Bay .June 14 to July 4
Coicago, 111 , . . . J une 23 to July 14
Monmouth Park.. July 4 to Aug. "0

Chicago, III Sept. 1 to 3

Jerome Park Oct. 2 to 1 g

Kansas City, Mo . Oct. 27 to Nov. 8

Racing at the Bast.

The ineetiug at Baltimore attracted but slight attention
and putroniig- among the great stables, as the cracks are
geuerally reserved for the Brooklyn meeting, where tbe added
money is so liberal as to draw the largest amount of valuable
tjutriea. Tueu some trainers, early in tbe summer, stiongly
objected to the preparation of their horses boiug interfered
with by ti-r.v 1, so tnat really the Ea-tf-rn campaign may be
said to commence around New York in the secmd week of
May, contiimmg thence on until the middle of October.

On tbe closing day of the Nashville meeting the first race,
for two-year- 1 s, half a mile, resulted in an unprecedented
case ou A.nerican courses— that of ahorse running a race
under a wrong age, and being, of course, disqualified under
the rules. Barney Owens, entered in this event for two-ye»r-
olds, beat Kidnip a head after a hard finish. Kiduap got the
best of a bad start, in which Rachael and Victoria were left
at tae post, and Fred Kink was crowded in the stretch, which
let Navigator beat him a neck for third place. After the race
a protest wbh made to jadges that the winner was a three-
year-old, and after an examination of ihe colt by several
veterinarians he was adjudged a turee-vear-old, and as such
disqualified. This took nearly an hour to decide, and liter
the judge announced that the horse »nd his owner, H. D.
Bellew, wer = ruled off for the attempted frau^. They also
declared all ets off on that race. As a popular decision, it is
not strictly in accordauce with race rules. In Eugland, in
1844, Runnn^ Rein, a four-year-old, won the Epsom Derby
and was disqualified, but the bets were paid un Orlando,
the second horse, the affair, however, hiving been brought to
a decision in the law courts on a charge of conspiracy to
defraud agunst the owners of Running Rein.

The Kentucky Dirby Day was unfortunately not lavored
by good weather, so that although the field was open to the
public the attendance was not so large as usual. This
important three-year old Btake was shorn of two of its prin-
cipal attractions by the withdrawal of Sir Dixon and the
Baldwin representatives, and judging from public form the
western three-year-olds are a moderate lot, as compared with
those of previous years. The bookmakers must have made a
handsome winning in their <-nti-post betting, as a great many
i f the horses that were engaged were heavily backed for ihe
event, especially this being the case with Gallifet, Sir Dixon,
and the Santa Anita representative. The Kentucky Derby
is a three-year-old stake, §100 each, half forfeit, with dec-
laration and $1,500 added money. The starters and riders
were as follows: Alexander, 118, Jones; Autocrat, 118,
Hamilton; Col. Zeb Ward, 118, Blaylock; Gallifet, 118, Mc-
Carthy; Macbeth, 115, Covington; The Chev titer, 118, Lewis;
White, 118, Withers. Auction pools: Melbourne Stables
$50, The Chevalier $27, Macbeth $11, White $8, the field
$11. Books: Melbourne Stables, 4 to 5; The Chevalier, 3 to
1; Autocrat, 12 to 1; "White, 6 to 1; M-tcbetb, 9 to 1; Zeb
War.i, 10 to 1. At the drop of the flag Chevalier was first to
the fore, but he quickly resigned his position to Alexandria,
who cut out the running for her stable companion Gallifet.
Rounding the turn into the backstretch Gallifet's jockey
seemed to become impatient, and let the chestnut have his
heal, running first by almost an entire length to the next turn.
The Chevalier second aud Macbeth third. "Ward had dropped
way back, and Alexandria and Autocrat had also appeared to
weary of the rapid pace Bet by the fleet son of Falsetto. As
they approached the turn Covington was seen to give Macbeth
more head, and the colt answered like the staying one he
proved himself to be. By the time the long run home was
reached he had collared Gallifet, and was running easy, and
won handily from Gallifet, who appeared to be tiring fist,
the time being 2:33]. The winner was bred by Rufus Lob at
Lexington, Ky., and by him sold to Hankins & Campbell
lust fall at Covington for §35,000. He is a bay gelding by
Macduff; dam Agnes, dam of Gietanaaud Jacobin, by Gilroy,
and stauds fifteen and one-half hands. Tbe stake he won is
worth to the winner $4,880, and it is nnderstood his owners
won over $70,000 on the outside, having backed him strong.
Macbeth started frequently as a two-year-old, doing most of
his ruuning at Louisville and Latonia. At the latter place in
ihe fall he won the Kimball Stakes, three-quarters of a mile.
Beyond this his performances attracted but little attention
until this year, when his winning the one and one-eighth
mile handicap at Memphis in 1:55 J, beating White by a nose,
Panama third, and subsequently the Gayoso Hotel Stakes
from Long Chance and Fredrica brought him into prominence
as a D rby candidate. He ran second in the Merchants'
Stakes at Memphis, Little Minch winning in 2:10. Macbeth
was beaten at Nashville in the Troubadour Stakes I y Cruiser,
the Euperorof Norfolk aud Volante, and also by Leo in
another race at the same place. Poteen beat him at Lexing-
ton in the Distillers' Stakes, he running second, and the
time being 2:08. There was nothiog of special importance
on the second day at Louisville, but on the Wednesday
muoh attention was paid to the Champague Stakes. The
weatner was cold, raw and disagreeable, and consequently
i ht- attendance was only fair. A despatch states that al-
though G tllifet won the Champagne Handicap by a neck, his
viutorv was an easy one, he winning under a stiff pull after
r ikiug all the running. He looked none the worse for his
} . trd buttle with Macbeth in the Derby. In fact, the race seems
i ha\e done him good. He will probably not start in the
K itniky handicap as his victory penalizes him in that race,
turee pounds, while, should be win tbe Clark Stakes, Satur-
day, as from present prospectB he will do, he will have
seven poundB penalty, making his weight in that race 109

Km

pounds The value of the stakes was $1,350. Of the lot
beaton Libretto was poorly ridden, while both Grisette and
Grimaldi, after running well for a mile died away to nothing.
The former, however, looks like she needs a race or two to
get her into order.

In sopite of a drizzling rain and a raw cold atmosphere
fully 15,000 people gathered at the Gravesend Track ou the
15th May. The great race for the Brooklyn Jockey Club
handicap was the attractiou, and while the heavy track was
all against the contest being truly run, still there is little
doubt that the two best horses fought it out and thai tbe
issue would have been the same with a fast track. That the
top weights, each carrying such steadying burdens as 125
pounds, should run first and second in a race of this sort,
was unprecedented. The track from the steady rain of the
previous thirty-six hours was a sea of mud, and many horses
were scratched from the big race that would otherwise have
been started. Of the eighteen probable starters seven had
the pen drawn through their names, leaving eleven to do
battle for the mouey. In the riDg, when the names of the
starters were shown, the crush was tremendous. Hanover
opened as the favorite at 5 to 2 against, and was quickly
backed down to 8 to 5, but the weight of money on the others
caused him to recede to 11 to 5. The Bard at 4 to 1 against
was intrusted with many thousands. He was known to have
beaten Enrns in a trial at Chesterbrook last week, and to
have entirely recovered from the illness that last year threat-
ened his life. The Bard was also known to be a good mud
horse, and with Hayward up his backers were very con-
fident. The other betting will be found beneath. Grover
Cleveland figuring in the outside quotations at 50 to 1.

The Brooklyn Handicap is for three-year-olds and upwards;
$100 each, half forfeit, or $25 if declared; with $5,000 added,
of which $1,000 to second and $500 to third. A mile and a
quarter. The starters, jockeys and weights were: Hanover,
J. McLaughlin, 125; The Bard, Hayward, 125; Volante, Mur-
phy, 122; Favor, Church, 116; Saxony, Stone, 115; Kaloolah,
FitzDatnck, 115; Exile, Taylor, 114; Onflamme, Godfrey,
107;~Grover Cleveland, Holloway, 107; Fenelon, Martin, 103;
Royal Arch, Rafferty, 106. The auction pools were: The
Bard, $50; Hanover, $60; Oriflamme, $40; Saxony, $30;
Volante, $30; the field nothing. The victor brings $6,575 to
his owner.

There ensued twenty minutes' painful suspense, while the
horses were at the post scoring for the start. Fully a thous-
and people were in the infield opposite the starting point,
and the lawn was filled with anxious sight-seers. Six times
did they break away before the cry "They are off" was heard.
It was a false alarm. Twice again did they break before the
flag fell upon an excellent start. Exile was the first to show
in front, with Grover Cleveland next, Favor third, Hanover
fourth, and the rest bunched close oehind. Half way down,
near the stretch, Favor had the lead by a head over Hanover,
who was half a length in front of Saxony. Hanover was a
head in front at the stand, Saxony second, two lengths in
front of Favor. The Bard and Royal Arch in a bunch, Fene-
lon last. At the quarter post Hanover waB a head in front of
Saxony, who was three parts of a length before Favor, who
led The Bard two lengths. Going up the backstretch Favor
took the post of honor and led Hanover at the half post,
Saxony was two lengths behind, and was lapped by The
Bard, who in turn had Exile at his saddle giith. There was
a close race between Hanover and Saxouy on the upper turn,
and Saxony was first in at the head of the homestretch, with
The Bard half a length behind Hanover. The finish was a
punishing one, but Hanover and The Bard were lashed to
their utmost. A sixteenth of a mile from the finish it was
seen that the Dwyers1 pet waB doomed to defeat, for Hay-
wood, lifting The Bard with one gigantic final impulse, Hent
him to the front, and a moment later landed him winner by
a length in 2:13. Hanover second, four lengths in front of
Exile, third. Fenelon, Volante, Favor, Oriflamme, Royal
Arch, Grover Cleveland, Saxony and Kaloolah finished as
named. The quarters were made |!as follows, 0:25 — 0:50J —
1:17J — 1:45J and 2:13, The mutuels paid $28.55 on 909
tickets sold on the race. The winner was cheered to the
echo when he returned to the stand. A floral horse-shoe
was placed about his neck and he was led in triumph to the
stable.

On the second day, at Brooklyn, it was about the most dis-
agreeable weather that race-goers have ever experienced in
May, yet in spite of the leaden sky, a cold bleak wind and a
track of the consistence of mortar, the several events fur-
nished fair sport for about 5,000 people. None of the Cali-
fornia horses ran. The Emperor of Norfolk was placarded
as a starter in the Carlton Stakes, but later ThomaB scratched
him, as the colt has never shown to advantage in the mud.
Thisleftonly two to run for the stakes, Racelaud and Sir
Dixon. The former was the choice at 5 to 3 on, while it
was 7 to 5 against the Dwyers' recent purchase. The race
was a poor one, neither making any pace at all for the first
half of the race, when from the lower turn home both made
a spurt and Sir Dixon won by two lengths in slow time.

President Green on Wednesday last officially announced
that no bookmaking would be allowed at the track during the
coming racing meeting, aud that the only opportunity^or
speculating on the events would be through the auction
pools and French mutuols. The opinion prevails among
sporting men that thiB decision will result in greatly reduc-
ing the attendance at the track, and concentrating a large
element of speculators in the down-town pool-rooms. Rich-
ard Roche tried to get possession of the betting privileges
at St. Louis, and offered $26,000, the sum he paid last year,
to secure them, but President Green asked $40,000.

The Betting Problem.

It should not be forgotten that racing fell into disrepute in
the North nearly forty years ago through nothing else than
professional speculators getting the upper hand. Whoever
imagines that racing did not flourish here during the period
between 1830 and 1850 need only turn over the leaves of the
Turf Register or The Spirit of that time. There were five
race-courBea on LoDg Island, one at Harlem, Morrisania,
Poughkeepsie, Trenton, Philadelphia, Waehingingtou, Balti-
more, and upwards of ten in Virginia. Thtra wat a regular
cirouit of meetings. The horses were owned by the wealthy
planters of the South and the merchants of the North. The
purses were not so large, but the entrance money was much
•arger than now. Owners thought nothing of paying $500 to
a stake. Racing flourished, but eventually the professional
t peculator became too aggressive, Tbe owners stood it for a
'ime, but a race in which the great horse Boston was defeated

at Trenton discouraged them. At that time the turf had
such supporters as the Messrs. Stevens, Stockton and Gibbons
in New Jersey; Coster, Livings'on, Bathgate, Ogden in New
"Sork, men of wealth and position, but in disgust they sold
out their studs, determined that the speculators should
fleece each other, but objected to themselveB being fleeced.

We do not care to see this chapter cf history repeat itself.
Racing to-day is existing in a state of over stimulation. It
is unduly inflated, and should the bubble burst there will be
a grand smash. As we have already observed, betting is
made paramount to everything. The jockey clubs charge
the bookmakers enormous sums for the privilege of betting,
and to this means of revenue do they look for their racing
fund from which to give rich purses and stakes. The avidity
with which the bookmakers struggle for the privilege 6hows
that it must be very profitable. At the outset there were
some very reputable men, men of honor and responsibility,
among the bookmakers, but the profits of the business has
attracted to it the most unscrupulous hords of gamblers,
men who have "served terms" for theft and even worse.

If the bookmakers would rest content with following their
oalling they could realize handsome results, as the business
properly managed is one of certain profit. The public can
never "heat" the book. But the more rapacious ones have
made haste too fast. They 6eek to own horses. Some of
tbem do this for the protection of their own interest to secure
information, and we believe all of them are not as bad as
painted. But the public regard them with suspicion, and per-
haps in some cases they have ground to do so. Many of the
horses they put in races are known as "book horses. " A
"book horse," in the language of an English writer, "might as
well be a book as a horse." They are put in with no chance
of winning — merely to be "shot at" and tempt the innocent
takers of long odds.

Bookmaking demoralizss trainers and jockeys. A book-
maker can always outbid an owner, and the trainer or jockey
must needs be above mortal weakness to resist the tempta-
tion offered him. "We have seen trainers and jockeys grow
wealthy of late to a degree that it is impossible to credit to
their legitimate earnings. We know of cases happening
within the past year in which the actions of the jockey left
his employer no reason to doubt he had been "squared."
With "public stables" the case has become aggravated. An
owner who sends a horsfi to one of these, too often has the
unpleasant reflection forced upon him that a bookmaker's
horse shares the same roof, and when he goes to back bi-t
horse for a race he too often finds himself "forestalled" and
is compelled fo take short odds.

One of the worst features of bookmaking is that there is
too much betting against a horse. In the mutuels everyone
is a backer. In the books one horse is eenerally such a
favorite that the bookmaker has the strongest temptation to
"stop" him. He has laid heavily against him. He has then
only to get his one horse beaten in order to "skin the lamb,"
as the saying is. But in the mutuels he has to get alt the
other horses beaten in order to win with the horse he has
backed — a comparatively difficult undertaking. The unac-
countable defeat of strong favorites has within the last few
years been the subject of a great deal of scandal. Horse-
racing is at best an uncertain sport, but with a certain clique
of bookmakers in control of affairs it is worse than ever.
Two weeks since we alluded to the Raceland scandal of last
season. This is one of the most flagrant, but it is only one
of the many similar cases in which a good favorite is Btopped
in the interest of a book.— N. Y. Spirit of the Times.

Experienced trainers in England are averse to giving their
horses a severe trial just before an important event, as it
tends to take the bloom off their preparations. Judging
from the running of Gallifet in the Derby, this advice ap-
pears to be sound, as he ran a trial on the Monday of a mile
and a quarter in 2:09i, the first mile being made in 1:42 J. It
would have been more prudent to have reserved this speed for
the abtual race.

The Montana Agricultural, Mineral and Mechanical Asso-
ciation held a meeting at Helena recently, and discussed the
improvements necessary on their grounds. They decided to
erect a building 30 by 110 to be uBed as a pool room, also two
rows of box stalls, one 200 feet long accommodating twenty
horses aDd one 150 feet accommodating fifteen. There are
now forty horses at the grounds preparing for the July meet-
ing, and more are expected.

The Red Bank Farm near Montreal, Canada, has recently
suffered a great loss in the death of Kentucky Prince Junior,
the sire of J. Q. 2:17£, and other noted trotters. He was a
chestnut horse, 16 hands high, foaled 1874 by Kentucky
Prince, dam Patchienie by Mambrino Patchen; and has been
owned in Canada for the past five years. He was a horse of
great individual merit and possessed great natural speed,
having trotted a mile as a four-year-old, with a few weeks'
preparation, in 2:32. All of his performers were got from a
poor class of mares when he was standing in Kentucky, and
bis oldest colts, now in Canada, are the most promising that
have yet been seen in that country.

Edward Corrigan will lose heavily by Windom's breakdown.
He waB very confident of winning the Kentucky Derby with
him, and stood to win $10,000 in the books already. "Win-
dom was first quoted at 75 to I aaainBt, but the odds steadily
shortened until 5 to 1 was the best price obtainable. He was
entered for Distillers' and Clay Stakes at Lexington, and for
the Elwood, Peroheron and Directors' Stakes at St. Louis.

During the first three months of this year we exported
1,733 horses to foreign countries, the value of which wbb
£116,226. rbis is a large increase upon last year, and is
more than double the number and value in the same period
of 1886. The United States took 567 at £35,000; Holland,
320 at £12,395; France, 302 at £19,216; Belgium, 138 at
£8,839; British North America, 26 at £3,350, and other
countries 382 at £38,426. On the other hand there is a very
largs increase in the number of horses imported — 2,129 in
the three months, compared with 1,081 in 1887; but the value
do not Bhow a proportionate advance, being $36,878, com-
pared with £30,711 in 18S7. "What becomes of these £17
horses? — London Live titock Journal.

In bis famous cup race with Kingfisher at Saratoga, in
1871, Longfellow ran the first three-quarters of the two miles
in 1:12, a rate of speed that was never equalled for that dis-
tance in the history of the American turf.

When the staillon Mambrino made a record of 2:20 in 1874
there were but two stallions, himself and Smuggler, that had
reached that mark. There are now in California eleven Btal-
lions with records of 2:20 or better.

1858

^Ixjc Statler aim j^ptfri imatu

6U9

Foals of 1888.

Property of the Maltese Villa Stock Farm.

THOROUGHBREDS.

Febiuary 12th, chestnut colt by Alta, dam Pet.

February 28th, chestnut 61Iy by Alta, dam Lilly A.

March 12tu, black filly by Alta, dam Thetia.

March 25th, chestnut filly by Alto, dam Minuet.

April 15th, bay filly by imp. "Woodland. .

April 17th, bay colt by Alta, dam Cousin Peggy.

April 2oth, bay colt by Alta, dam Consetllation.
At Wlldtdle Ranch. Property of the Maltese Villa Ranch.

April 5th, chestnut colt by Big Sandy, dam Termagant.
At Rancho del Paso. Property of Mr. J. B. Haggin.

THOROCGHBRED3.

Feb. 19th, bay filly by imp. Darebin, dam Lou Lanier by
Lexington.

Feb. 21st, chestnut colt by Milner, dam Sophie by Bazaar.

Feb. 22d, bay tilly by Hock-Hocking, dam Maid of the
Mist by Norfolk.

Feb. 24tb, chestnut colt by Longfield, dam Vedette by
Tomahawk, or Yirgil.

Feb. 25th, chestnut colt by imp. Sir Modred, dam Sweet-
briar by Virgil.

Feb. 25th, bay colt by Warwick.Idam Wild Eose by Norfall
by Norfolk.

Feb. 27th, bay colt by Milner, dam Johanna by Wheatley.

March 1st, chestnut colt by imp. Kyrle Daly, dam Echota
by Enquirer.

I (March 1st, bay colt by imp. Darebin, dam Flora by War-
dance.

^ March 4th, bay filly by imp. Sir Modred, dam Partbenia
by Alarm.

March 4th, bay filly by imp. Kyrle Daly, dam Cinderella
by Catesby.

March 4th, chestnut colt by Milner, dam Griselda by imp.
Highlander.

March 4th, bay filly by imp. Darebin, dam Bessie Peyton
by imp. Hurrah.

March 4th, chestnut filly by Hyder Ali, dam Katie Fletcher
by Harry 0 'Fallon.

March 5th, bay filly by Hyder Ali, damSabrina by Norfolk.

March 7th, bay filly by imp. Darebin, dam Katie Darling
by Longfield.

M*rch 9th, chestnut filly by imp. Darebin or imp. Kyrle
Daly, dam Agnes by Onondaga.

March 9th, bay filly by imp. Sir Modred, dam La Favorita
by Glenelg.

March 9th, bay colt by imp. Sir Modred, dam Premium by
Caston.

March 10th, chestnut colt by imp. Sir Modred, dam Trade
Dollar by Norfolk.

March 11th, black filly by Joe Daniels, dam Test by Ten
Broeck.

March 12th, bay filly by Joe Daniels, dam Hindoo Belle
by Hindoo.

March 14th, chestnut colt by Hyder Ali, dam Delight by
Bramble.

March 14th, bay colt by Hyder Ali, dam Vanoni bv imp.
Kyrle Daly.

March 14th, bay filly by Hyder Ali, dam Pandora by
Spendthrift.

March 15th, bay colt by imp. Darebin. dam Mariposa by
Monarchist.

March 16th, bay filly by "Warwick, dam Isabel by Leinster.

March 16th, chestnut filly by Milner, dam Madrigal by Pat
Molloy.

March 17, bay colt by John Happy, dam Florine by Long-
fellow.

March 17th, chestnut filly by imp. Kyrle Daly, dam
Elizabeth by Thad Stevens.

March 19th, black or brown colt by imp. Darebin, dam
Vandalite by Vandal.

March 19th, chestnut filly by Joe Daniels, dam Mottle by
imp. Billet.

March 19th, bay colfby Warwick, dam Helena by "War-
dance.

March 20th, bay colt by Warwick, dam imp. Secondhand
by Stockwell.

March 20th, bay filly by imp. Kyrle Daly, dam Veracity
by Wanderer.

March 21st, chestnut filly by Milner, dam Boggs Norfolk
by Norfolk.

March 21st, chestnut colt by Milner, dam Nanny Hubbard
by Hubbard.

March 25th, bay colt by imp. Sir Modred, dam Carissima
by King Fisher.

March 25th, bay filly by Milner, dam Maggie O. by
Shannon.

March 26th, brown filly by imp. Sir Modred, dam Rose-
mary by J Daniels.

March 26 , bay colt by imp. Kyrle Daly, dam Billon by
Longfield.

March 26th, bay colt by imp. Kyrle Daly, dam Trophy by
imp. Great Tom.

March 26th, bay colt by imp. Darebin, dam Bavaria by
Spendthrift.

March, 26th, ohestnut colt, by Joe Daniels, dam Faustina
by imp. Glenelg,

March 29th, chestnut filly by Warwick, Jdam Eliza bv
Norfolk.

March 31st, chestnut filly by Warwick, dam Clarissa by
Wanderer.

Maroh 31st, chestnut colt by imp. Kyrle Daly, dam Lima
by Enquirer.

March 31st, chestnut filly by Warwick, dam Maid of Stock-
dale by Shannon.

April 2d, chestnut filly by imp. Kyrle Daly, dam Irene by
Leinster.

April 3d, bay filly by imp. Sir Modred, dam "Wanda by
Norfolk.

April 3d, chestnut colt by imp. Kyrle Daly, dam Shena
Van by Luke Blackburn.

April 4th, bay filly by "Warwick, dam Attitude by Alarm.

April 4th, bay colt by John Stappy, dam Cuyama by imp.
Glenelg.

April 6th, bay filly by Hyder Ali, dam Typhoon by King
Alfonso.

April 9th, chestnut filly by Milner, dam Loto by Nor-
folk.

April 10th, bay colt by imp. Darebin, dam Kiss-me-quick
by imp, King Ernest.

April 11th, bay filly by imp. Sir Modred, dam Miss Wood-
ford by imp. Billet,

April 11th, bay filly by imp. Kyrle Daly, dam Abra, by
Alarm.

April 12th, brown filly by imp. Darebin, dam Kitten by
imp. Eclipse.

April 13th, brown colt by imp Darebin, dam Agenord by
Adventurer.

April 13th, bay filly by Himyar, dam Ailee by imp. Hur-
rah.

April 14th, black filly by John Happy, dam Ezza by Joe
Hooker.

April 14th, bay filly by Joe Daniels, dam Cresset by Alarm.

April 14th, black filly by Joe Daniels, dam Alfareta by King
Alfonso.

April 14th, bay filly by imp. Sir Modred, dam Marian by
Hubbard.

April 15th, bay filly by Joe Daniels, dam Fortune by
Wheatley.

April 15th, chestnut colt by Joe Daniels, dam Miss Clay
by Hindoo.

April 18th, bay colt by imp. Kyrle Daly, dam Trellis by
imp. Great Tom.

April 18th, bay filly by Joe Daniels, dam Tulare by Mon-
archist.

April 16 tb, bay filly by John Happy, dam Glad Ejes by
Onondaga.

April 18th, chestnut filly by imp. Kyrle Daly, dam Mari-
gold by Luke Blackburn.

April ISth, chtslnut filly by Milner, dam Fedalma by
Wheatley.

April 231, chestnut colt by Joe Daniels, dam Vestella by
Wanderer.

April 23d, chestnut filly by Hyder Ali, dam Graciosa by
imp. Glengarry.

April 24tb, bay filly by Joe Daniels, dam Nonage by imp.
King Ernest.

April 25th, bay filly by Joe Daniels, dam Carrie by Wan-
derer.

April 25th, bay colt by imp. Darebin, dam Miss Hooker by
Joe Hooker.

April 25th, bay coll by imp Sir. Modred, dam Yolande by
Wheatley.

April 26th, bay filly by Warwick, dam Nellie Peyton by
imp. Hurrah.

April 26th, bay filly by John Happy, dam Jongl*mse by
Alarm.

April 66th, chestnut filly by Ventilator, dam Mollie Walton
by imp. Morlemer.

April 27th, chestnut filly by Joe Daniels, dam Unit by
Onondaga.

April 27th, bay colt by Prince of Norfolk, dam Sister to
Jim Douglas by Wildidle.

May 7, chestnut filly by Joe Daniels, dam Sly Dance by
Wardance.

May 8th, chestnut filly by Joe Daniels, dam My Love by
Virgil.

May 9tb, bay filly by imp. Sir Modred, dam Leola by Lex-
ington.

May 9th, bay filly by imp. Darebin, dam Joy by Lever.

At^Palo Alto. Property of the Hon. Leland Stanford.

TROTTERS.

May 8th, 1838, bay filly by Electioneer, dam Dora by Don
Victor.

May 8th, 1888, bay filly by Piedmont, dam Bonnie by Gen-
eral Benton.

May 9th, 1888, bay filly by Whips, damAmrahby Nutwood.

May 10, 1838, bay colt by Electioneer, dam Lorita by
Pieimont.

At Vina Ranch, Tehama Co., Cat. Property of Hon. Leland
Stanford.

TROTTERS.

May 8th, chestnut colt by Whips— Mollie Cobb by General
B6nton.

May 9th, bay colt by Nephew— Theressa by Don Victor.

May 9th, bay filly by Whips— Lady Khodes by General
Taylor.

May 9th, bay colt by Whips— Millie by Milton Medium.

May 10th, brown colt by Clay — Florence Anderson by
Enquirer.

May 11th, brown filly by Nephew— Flora Anderson by
Shannon.

May 11th, bay filly by Clay— Ashland by Ashland.

May 12th, bay filly by Clay—Adelaide by black Donald.

May 13th, chestnut colt by Piedmont— Lady Sculley by
Joseph.

May 14th, bay colt by Alfred— Tippera by TipDerary,

May 14th, brown filly by Clay— Cornucopia by'Vigil.
At Nutividad. Property of Mr. James R. Helbron.

April 14th, brown filly by Brown Jug, dam Flora by Ford's
Belmont.
At Oakdale. Property of Mr. Joseph Marvin.

April 12th, bay colt by Alio, dam by Comet.
At Routier Station, Sacramento Co. Property of C. Hal-
verson.

THOROUHBRED.

April 13th, chestnut colt by Joe Daniels, dam Maggie S.
by Bayonet.

Longevity ia the Horse.

The tendency in some strains of horses to go through a
long life of useful Bervice, as compared to the average of
horses, never being sick or lame, and seldom failing to take
a full ration of feed, is not usually rated at its full value.
When the farmer orders a new double-tree for a wagon which
is kept for hauling heavy loads, and secures one from the
best quality of young-growth hickory or oak, he is assured of
having something that will stand long and hard service.
Now, as a rule, with scarcely an exception, the horse that
inherits a tendency to long life is made of material that, as
compared to the average, may be likened to the double-tree
made of the most enduring wood that grows.

Late in the life of many horses it has been found that
remarkable merit, honesty, courage, ability to go, and long-
wearing qualities, had been inherited. These qualities are
generally found connected with a high type ol breeding. At
any rate, this is true of horses bred in a state of domestica-
tion. Now, this tendency to long life and the possession of
these long-wearing qualities are exactly what it sbould be the
aim to perpetuate. Yet, in selecting breeding stock, theBe
views, it is safe to say, seldom enter into the account. Many
a colt is emasculated that possesses all the qualities referred
to, yet for want of a proper consideration of his value is con-
signed to a life of ordinary service. Sometimes this is as a
single driver or in a doable road team; then, when the fresh-
est and best of his years have been spent, he is dropped down
a notch, perhaps first to livery service, then to city cab or
hack. After getting knee-sprung, and when his heels have
been pounded till he has incurable corns, or fevered until he
has incurable contraction of the heels, he is found standiug
at the street corner, hitched before an ordinary express wagon,
with head down and wearing a dejected look.

While many horses of this description have been lost to
the service in which they could have been of more value than
in any other, namely, as sires of others like themselves, many
other inferior, "good looking" colts, descendants of a short-

lived parentage, have been retained to propagate a middling
good kind of stock for service. This explains, in a great
measure, why we so rarely meet with horses that have
reached a "good old age, "having all their lives been ready
and willing servants, responding to every call to duty, and
that at what is called, in the case of the horse, "old age,"
present clean, flat legs, a good foot, having within them a
capacity for a few more years of Bervice. Then we may add
to this good wind and more than a mere remnant of the
majestic bearing and imdomitable spirit possessed by horses
that spring from the higher types of tbe race. — National
Stockman.

THE KENNEL.

Dog owners are requested to Bend for publication tbe earliest possi-
ble notices of whelps, sales, names claimed, presentations and deatba
In their kennels, in all instances writing plainly aaines of aire and da-n
and of grandparents, colors, dates and breed.

Bales.

Mr. E. Leavesley, Gilroy, has sold:

To Dr. A. C. Davenport, Stockton, Jet, cocker spaniel by
Jack Spratt — Bonita.

To same purchaser, Topsy, cocker spaniel by Loupe's
Sport — Koslie.

To Geo. L. Wolf, Stockton, cocker spaniel by Jack Spratt
— Bonita.

Whelps.

Mr. Wm. SchrieViers pointer Sail by Bragg IV— Forest
Queen II, whelped May 14tb, 1883, twelve, eight liviug,
three dogs to Don. All white and lemon.

Mr. G. W. Bassford's pointer Blossom by Glen K.— Josie
Bow, whelped, May 11th, '88, twelve, seven bhches, to Mr.
L. J. Rose, J.r's Puint by Vandevort's Don — Drab. All
white and lemon.

It is a singular coincidence that both Mr. Bassford and Mr.
Schrieber should receive litters of twelve each from their
light-weight pointers Blossom and Sail. At that rate there
will soon be Utile room for anything but pointers.

The whelping of twelve puppies by the bitch Sail, recently
imported from Scotland by Mr. Wm. Schrieber, adds much
to th6 value of pointer stock in California. The bitch came
from Scotland in whelp to a dog called Don, the breeding of
which has not yet come to hand. S ill is small and the litter
was uncommonly large. Mr. Schrieber will keep six, and
with his other white and lemon pointers,. Mountain Boy,
Laddie and James Doe will have by far the finest kennel of
lemon and whites in America, if not the equal of any in the
world There are certainly no pointers living more likely to
breed true to color than those mentioned, and their color is
fast growing in popularity.

There appeared in the excellent sportiug colnms of the
Daily Examiner of May 14'h, an item rehuing to the resigna-
tion of Col. Taylor, as president of the Paeiiic Kennel Club, in
which it is slated that his resignation Whs a surprise to the
members, but that it was granted with very few comments.
The item was somewhat erroneous as to its being a surprise,
since it was known to many of the members of the club that
he had contemplated resigning for several weeks giving as a
reason therefor that his official and other duties would, in the
future, prevent him f.rom attending to the dutit s of the office,
and these reasons were urged by Col. Taylor at the time hiB
resignation was acted upon by the club. The item referred,
also erred in stating that his resignation was granted with
very few comments. When the resignation came up for con-
sideration, the ciub went into executive session. Col. Taylor
explained at length his reasons lor resigning, after which
nearly all of the members present spoke of him, of the man-
ner in which he had presided over the clnb and performed
the duties of the office, and of the zeal he had displayed in its
behalf. He was spoken of in the most complimentary man-
ner. The Colonel expressed regret at being obliged to resign,
and nearly every member present expressed regret at his
resignation. In addition to what was said a unanimous vote
of thanks was tendered to the Colonel.

A Good Idea.

Organizations for the purpose of purchasing blooded
stallions for breeding purposes are springing up in many
portions of the East where the necessity for better blood is
beginning to be realized by horsemen. The basis of such
organizations, together with the rules governing them, are
simple. A few horse growers who individually cannot afford
to secure such a stallion as they desire, organize a clnb, and
by pooliug what capital they can spare buy collectively what
they could not purchase as individuals. Iu this way the
purchase of a thousand dollar stallion, or even one of greater
value, is made comparatively easy for five or six men of
ordinary means, while the money that each puts in is
probably but little more than he would be required to pay
in the shape of service fees to have his mares covered by fhe
same animal. The scheme is a good one, and 0De that could
be adopted and practiced with profit in every community of
stockmen whose means are limited. Through the organiza-
tion of such clubs, a class of animals can be secured that
will well repay ten fold their purchase price within a few
years to the individuals interested in them, while the results
of their service will be felt for good by the entire section in
which they are located.

Few men can be found willing or able to purchase stallions
when the price begins to be reckoned with four figures, while
the professional stud men who make soch purchases as a
rule charge feeB that are excessive and entirely dispropor-
tionate with the value of the animal. Taken the number of
services made by the average stallion during a single season,
at not over fifty in number, one can readily realize what a
big percentage ten dollars a service is, when paid for, the
labor of a stallion whose value dote not exceed a thousand
dollars; yet the fee for the service of such animals in Ari-
zona is usually double the sum. With tbe growing attention
throughout the Southwest that is now being giveo to the
necessity of discarding the cayuse stock for a better breed of
hordes, this simple plan of co-operation can be adopted with
profit. Through it every section can cecare a stallion as
may meet the fancy of a majority of its horse breeders and
thus open a way for raising such horses as the public want,
and the public is always ready to pay well for. — Hoof and

Horns.

■» —

There weie stacks of coin wagered in England on Friar's
Balsam for the Twu Thousand Guineas and the Deri
has all gone to fill the bank accounts of the book~L
On pulling up after hiB unexpected defeat in the Go
was found that his jaw was broken so he had to be
for the Derby.

310

<£Itc §5reetler awxl jipxrrtswait.

May 19

The Ttiree-Year-Olds.

With the Brooklyn meetiDg may be said to commence the
racing at the great eastern points, and the interest taken in
tho three-year-old cracks on their appearance in the grand
stakes at that age. will render acceptable the following recapi-
tulation of the showing made by the principal ones last
season in their two-year-old form, as made by a racing cor-
respondent to a New York contemporary:

Races run. Lost. Won. Valne.

Emperor of Norfolk 18 6 12 $35,865

Fitzjames 6 4 2 11,200

Guarantee 6 4 2 4.955

George Oyster , 16 10 6 6,455

Los Angeles 21 13 8 18,745

iMaguetizer 6 3 3 6,990

Rutland 12 3 9 18.153

Sir Dixon 7 4 3 13.830

Specialty 12 5 7 10,050

Did figures ever show a worse lot of in and outers from
which to select a champion? What a g.inie of see saw they
played all the year, beating one another aud getting beaten.

The Emperor rau away from RiceUnd aud Kingtish. and
was in turn beaten by George Oyster, Raceland and Sir
Dixon.

Fitzjames alvays expected to do big thiugs, never beat
anything better than Specialty, but there were some mitiga-
ting circumstances in each of his failures.

Guarantee ha I no trouble in beating Kingfish, but went
down before Magnetizer and others of less merit.

George Oyster showed his heels to Los Angelas, The
Emperor and Specialty, aud fell when RaceUnd charged
against him.

Los Angeles easily defeated Kingfish and Specially, and
was as easily beaten by George Oyster, Raceland and Sir
Dixon.

Magnetizer outran Guarantee and Sir Disoo when he met
them, and was beaten by some wretched cittle.

Racelaud was victorious over the Emperor, George Oyster,
Kingbsh and Los Angeles, tbe latter twice, and had to lower
his c tors to the Emperor an i Sir Dixon.

Sir Dixon conquered Fitzjames, King Fish, the Emperor,
Rucelaud aud Los Angeles, and was eouqnered by Magnetizer.

Specialty did not ofteu appear in good company, but was
always so true and consistent that it would be unfair to give
her lower rank than Class 1, into which I have managed to
squeeze her.

Sift the lot diligently, and 1 believe you will agree that
these four staud nearest the top of the tree: Emperor of Nor-
folk, George Oyster, Racelaud aud Sir Dixon.

The only race of which George Oyster need feel proud was
that in which he beat the Emperor and Los Angeles. It was
the Laurel Stakes at the Brooklyn course, and you will
remember tkst Oyster's victory was due to two things — the
cleverness of the jockey and the temporary insanity of the
riders of Lucky Baldwin's pair. la plain English it was an
accident.

The Emperor won most of his races where he had nothing
to beat. He defeated Raceland when the latter had no busi-
ness at the post, for he had refused to eat that morning, and
his feed the night before was a starvation allowance.

Sir Dixon showed more quality in his races, yet the Flat-
bush Stakes would never have fallen to him if Fitzjames aud
Raceland ha 1 not carromed against each other aod Tea Tray
been pocketed. His Select Stakes ranked him ;is one of the
best of his year, but his victory in Camden was no great
thing.

"When Raceland won he was all over, as the saying goes.
When he lost he was invariably unfit. He beat George
Oyster in the Capital Stakes without an effort, giving his
opponent no less than eight pounds. The Arlington Stakes
he won in a common canter with Oyster, the Emperor aud
others behind him. The surpassing ease wit*h which he
strode away with the Great Easiern. winning, nulling double,
by ten lengths, is enough to stamp him Al in any company.

On even terms I believe he could beat any colt or tilly of
his age. If he is as good at three as he was at two the great
threff-year-old 6takes are at his mercy.

Backing the Jockeys.

Am >ng the fads aud superstitions of bettiug men, a favorite
one is that of backing the mounts. Thus in Eogland, Fred
Aicher alwavs carried a large amount of public money, even
if he had bat the remotest chauce of winning, and in ihis
country Garrison and McLr.ughlin are the riders who are
freely backed, irrespective of the merits of the horse they are
riding. A r.icing statistician has compiled an interesting
table giving the returns made by betting $5 on each mount
of some of the leading jjekeys as they rode during the season
of 1887:

Percent. Average

ol races return on Won. Lost,

won. 55 bet.

McLaughlin ... 29 U 20 $321 50

d-risr^ ?5 6 55 S171 62

I Murphy SO 4 67 44 00

W.Douobue... 17 5 14 27 25

Hayward 15 3*0 218 40

Fitzpatnck 12 2 66 269 00

Church

Hamilton

BliyUek

A. .>-i u-luy....

Winchell

R. Williima...

Vincent

Godfrey

palmer

Eilke

The above includes all the riders who won twenty-'ive
races or more dming the past season. It will be seen that
tbe proportion of winning mounts does not always agree
with the print and loss account. Murphy, with the best
average, made most of his victories on favorites, while
Chnrch, with a much lower average, bronght in a great
miiiy short horses. In fact, out of forty-seven winners,
only eight were at odds of less than two to one.

The Brooklyn fall meeting gives a fair illustration of the
beauties of the above s>6tem. There McLaughlin lost his
first ten mounts, aud theu won a one to five chance. By
doubling the bet after each loss his backers were able to get
Bquare en the eleventh mount by putting up So, 120, which,
of coarse, they had. After that he lost U-o more races, then
won two, and lo^t fifteen, which brought him to the end of
the Fleeting. Gurison, at the same meeting, after winning
his first race., lost the nest ten, then won seven out of the
nex'< twelve, and lost the last eleven.

25

5 16

30

5 70

U

3 51

20

i 56

14

4 40

10

4 02

23

4 01

13

4 00

11

3 05

547 00
44 35
78 50

SGI 7u
97 60
1*7 30
261 25
187 on
345 70
348^25

ROD.

A Notable Angler.

Sir John Everett Slillais, of world-wide fame as a painter
and skilled angler, writes to the English Fishing Gazette, as
follows:

Dear Sir: — It may interest your readers to know that the
late Mr. Matthew Arnold was a keen aneler.

He was my guest at Birnam Hall, on the Tay, in 1866, and
was on the water from morning until there was no light to
fish. I was in the boat with him when he killed two fresh
run grilse (cabling), and I shall never forget his delight and
the pride with which he told me they were the largest fish
he bad ever caught. The run of water which afforded him
so much pleasure hal no name, sol have since christened it
"Arnold's Stream."

I was looking forward to his returning this season, when
I hoped he wonld kill a salmon. I need not add how charm-
ing his companionship was, and how thoroughly he appre-
ciated the beauties of the Murthly Water.

Faithfully yours, John Everette Millias,

2, Palace Gate, Kensington, April 21.

A most satisfactory judgment was handed down in the
Circuit Court, Sawyer J. on Monday mroruing last, in lha
case of Quong Lee bum, esparte, on HabeaB Corpus. JD\ve
Chinese were arrested for setting, using and contirving
"Chinese shrimp or bas nets" for tbe catching of fish in the
waters of this State. The men were coovicted before the
justice at Martinez and were fined $250 each. All of them
appealed to the Superior Coortof Contra Costa County.
After a hearing, the cuurt affirmel the judgment of the
lower court. Quong Lee Lorn, one of the defendants, pro-
cured a writ of habeas corpus from Judge Sawyer, claiming
to be illegally restrained of his liberty because Section 636 of
the Penal Code was unconstitutional and in conflict with the
Fourteenth Amendment to the Federal Constitution and the
treaty with China, aud was void because it was indefinite and
uncertain. An attempt was made by counsel to establish an
analogy between tbe proceedings against Chinese laundry-
men a few years ago and those against the fishermen, but the
Court in a clejr and conclusive opinion showed that the
words "Chinese shrimp or bag nets" were merely descriptive
of a particular kind of net, the use of which was prohibited,
whether used by Chinese or others. The Court held that the
right cf the Legislature to prescribe laws for the protection
aud preservation of fish was unquestionable, and us Quong
Lee Lum had violated an express provision to the Penal
Code, he should be punished. The writ was dismissed and,
the Chinese sent back to the authorities of Contra Costa
County. It is understood that a similar writ will he pro-
curred from the Stale Supreme Court, and the matter re-
argued before that body. The opinion of Judge Sawyer will
go far toward breaking up the abuse for which so many
Chinese have been arrested, viz., the taking of fry fish of all
surfs.

Wildwood's Magazine.

. ohn Splan has taken the p icer Argyle, and thejtrotter
Go,. Hill to Cleveland, and will Bhape up hi-i stable there
for the campaign. Argyle is a fast but unreliwble pacer, and
Gov. Hill is not the surest horse in the world in a race, but
SpUn has a knack of steadying tbe quesr-acting ones, as
witness the masterly way in which he handled J. Q. last
season.

The initial number of a magazine established by Mr F. E.
Pond and published at Chicago, reached us recently. Its
founder is widely known and generally admired because of
the graceful contributions to the literature of sport which
have come with ever-increasiug power and beauty from
"Will Wildwood." "Whether as the field editor, reviewer,
compiler or essayist, Mr. Pond's work has always been of
high literary worth, and has invariably made for the elevation
aud purification of all legitimate field sports. He is assisted
in the new magazine by a brilliant corps of well-known
sportsmen, amnna them being Dr. HensUall, Gen. Sibley,
A. M. Cheney, Charles Leumau, Harrington Keene and
Charles Hallock. Such men cannot but infuse something
of the spirit of the mountains and streams which they know
and love eo well, and tbe new publication must become a
welcome visitor to the homes aud hearts of all the thousands
of true men who fish fair aud go shooting when thay can.
Prospectively the editor says it is "the province of Wildwood's
Magazine to maintain a high literary standard, giving only a
brief summary of the more important sporting 6vents; while
tbe weekly publications must necessarily publish the details
of all occurences in the world of sport, devoting meager
space, if any, to tbe 1 terature of field and flood. If the
spoulaneons letters of approval from prominent lovers of
out-door sports may be takeu as an indication; if the liberal
advance patronage — wholely beyond the most smguine expec-
tations— can be regarded as au omen of success, it may be
safely assumed that Wildwood's Magazine ha?, entered upon
a prosperous voyage." The first number is eloquent of the
woods, both in prose and poetic gems. It is au ample
assurance of future excellence aud cannot but delight all who
may seud for it. The new journal is published at 166 La
Salle street, Chicago, and 251 Broadway, N. Y., and we wish
it and its kindly projector all materal success as well as that
more important reward which comes only to those who
labor faithfully for the good of their fellows.

"Wildwood's Magazine," an illustrated monthly of out-door recrea-
tion; £2 per annum. By the Wildwood Publishing Company, 16G La
Salle street, Chicago,

of the water, yet even with these precautions the sediment
will work in, so that it is necessary to look them over almost
daily to keep them bright and clean.

The dead eggs can easily be discovered, as they turn a
milk white. They will also be seen having white spots in
them. These will turn all white after a time, but as they
do no harm until after they are opaque it is well for the
inexperienced hand to allow them to remain in the troughs
uutil he can see for a centainty so as to avoid the possibility
of removing a good egg. After the eggs are dead it they are
not carefully picked out very soon they are enveloped with a
fungns growth which spreads disease" among all the eggs it
touches, and as each egg becomes diseased it will in turn
communicate the infection and soon be the means of killing
all tbe eggs within reach. I have examined this fungus
growth under a microscope and found on the fibres innumer-
able living organisms of a very minute order. These no
doubt breed rapidly and aid in the spread of the infection.

Eats are very destructive, aud will kill maoy eggs both by
eating aud walking over them unless they are kept covered.
It is a good plan to keep a steel trap or two set about the
hatchery, having a piece of thin dark-colored cloth spread
over them and baited with a few dead eggs or meat. This
will keep rats thinned oat sb fast as they make their appear-
ance.

Great care should always be takeu in haudling the eggs,
and the least possible handling that can be done giving them
the proper attention, the better. There is no cure for the
eggs of fish after they have once been injured any more than
there is for o broken bird's egg, and the remedy lies in taking
all possible pains to prevent their being damaged in any way.

We hope soon to present to our readers a full description
of the trout hatchery conducted by Fish-Commissioner Cary
of Nevada. Using only^the ordinary hydrant water supplied
to Carson City, and having his whole plaut uuder a shed in
a back yard, that gentleman is hatching and raising more
trout than all of the expensive hatcheries on the Coast tt-
gether. Constant attention is necessary, he .finds, and a few
minutes given]to the eggs several times daily enable him to
hatch more than ninety per cent, of those which he gets.
Most of the trouble in raising fish seems to attend the oare of
the eggs up to the time of hatching. Mr. Seth Green says of
that portion of the work:

When I first began experimenting in fish culture I found
that some of my eggs died from causes that were at first a
great mystery to me, and I found tbut to umke a success I
muet hunt out the cause. There was one thing iu particular
which worried me, and that was that in a ceriain part of one
of my troughs the eggs seemed to die off and in the other
part they remained healthy. I finally made the discovery
that those which were dying were all in that part of the
hatching trough where the suu's rays fell directly upon them,
and this I remedied by placing cortaius over the windows. I
also observed that if I was not particular iu keeping the eggs
free from Bedimeut this would soon cause them to die, and
to assist me in this f fiUered the water through gravel at first
and after some experimenting, found that flannel screens
were better, as they could be easily cleaned aud I could use
two or three of them if necessary, according to the condition

In fly-fishing for either salmon or trout from [a boat the
overhand cast should not be practised, as it only entails un-
necessary labor. The best and least fatiguing method is tbe
"switch" cast. To master the switch cast successfully re-
quires but little practice by au ordinarily clever fisherman,
and the mode of procedure is as follows: —

To commence, the fly is cast in the ordinary way as far as
is desired, and then trailed along the wattr uutil cloBe to the
boat, when the rod is drawn behind the angler as far as pos-
sible, without lifting the fly from tbe water, and then forcibly
thrashed downwards, the. Hue describing a parabola, until
the fly torches the water, at the fnll extent of the cast. This
on paper may be difficult of comprehension, but any attend-
ant fisherman will quickly put the student intothe right way
of accomplishing the feat.

TRAP.

Recreation Gun Team.

The Recreation Gun Team held its third practice shoot on
Saturday last, atLos AngeleB, on blue rocks, and considering
that this club has done but very little trap shooting for the
last three years, the scores are remarkably good:

Cline l 1110 1111 1—9

Hazard 1101111011—8

Taylor .0 11X110011-7

White i lllllli] 1-10

Ingalls 0 1 1 1 J 1 0 1 1 1-8

Richardson l l l l i i i i i j _jrj

Holbrook 1 l l u ) 0 1 1 1 p— 7

Benchley 1 110011010-6

y&yae n 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1— G

Brown Q ollliiio 1—7

SECOND MATCH-

Cline 11 11111111- 10

Hazard fl 111111110-8

Taylor 1 1 1 1 1 1110 1-9

White 1 11111111 l-io

Ingalls l Oiiiiiiii— y

Richardson l l 1 l i i ] i i l—io

Hclbrook 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 J-

Benchley ] 1 1 1 o 1 1 l 1 1—9

Payne 1 1 n l l l o 1 1 1—8

Biown l i l i i i i i i o—9

THtBD MATCH.

Cline 0 llllliii 1—9

Hazard 1 l 1 l l \ i i i i_io

Taylor 1 1 1 l l o 1 ) 1 1-9

White 1 llllliii l—io

Richardson o 11111110 1-8

Holbrook 0 111111111-9

Benchley... 1 llllliii 1-10

Payne l l l l \ \ \ i o 1—9

Brown 0 111111 oil— 8

Ingalls 1 llllliii i-]0

.Los Angeles Rod and Gun Club.

The monthly shoot of tbe Los Angeles Rod and Gun Club
took place on last Saturday afternoon at the Agricultural
Park. Mr. Unger again proved victorious, and won the
championship medal, J. \V. Winston cptured the first-class
Died til. The contestants were handicapped by a stiff breeze,
which interfered very much with the Blue Rocks. The live
birds were all good flyers, and quite a number carried several
loads of shot out of bounds, where they fell dead. Unger
killed every one of his live birds with his first barrel, aud the
reason of his poor score at single Blue Rocks was attributable
to the defective (rap from which the birds were all sprung.
The followiug is the complete score:

At 10 live birds, 6 traps, Hurlinghunj rules.

Bird o 0 1111110 1—7

Jordan l luilflllli— 8

Poster l 0 1110 10 0 1—6

Maxwell 0 10111111 0—7

Winston 0 10 1111111—8

West n 01101111 1—7

Walker l OO1111011— 7

Unger 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i_io

Slotierbecb . 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 C— B

At 10 single Blue Rocks, 18 yards, rise.

Bird 1 0 1111111 0-8

Jordan 0 00111100 0-4

Maxwell 0 01111110 0-6

WInaton 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1—8

^es» 1 1L. 100101 0-C

Walker 1 00001100 0-3

UDger 0 10 0 110 10 0—4

At 6 pair Blue Rocks. 15 yards rise.

Bird 1 11010100 0— e

Jordan 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0— G

Maxwell 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1—7

WJustou 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0— 6

West 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1-3

W.«lKer 1 C 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0-4

U;iger 0 111111110—8

Contra Costa has three gun clubs id nctive operation. A
good showing.

On the Brat Sunday in Tune the Recreation Gua Club and
the Los Angeles Gun Club are to try conclusions, ten men a
side, at twenty Bine Rocks.

The Rod and Gun Club of Los Angeles haB challenged the
San Diego Gun Club to another match, which will in all
probability come off at San Diego on the 19th of tfcis mouth.

1888

3E&e grader and J>p0rlsmaw.

311

Alameda County Club.

Bnt sixteen of the forty or fifty members of the club were
present at the May meeting on Saturday last, at Birds'
Point. A lively breeze favored tailing birds, many of which
were good ones. The scores averaged well, although Dr.
Slade, Mr. Maynard, Major Kellogg, Mr. Haskell and several
others of the most reliable shots did not du as well as nsaal.
Messrs. Maynard, Cadman and Mayhew missed the April
shoot and were permitted to shoot a dozen birds each to
complete their season's average.

At 12 birds, Hurllngbam. For clubprizes.

Slade 1 1202112011 0—9

Kellogg 1 1212101010 0-8

Haakell 1 20112211010—9

Adams 1 2121110211 1—11

Norton 1 1011111111 2—11

Osborne 1 0110111122 1—10

Beck 1 1021^00222 1—9

T. Knowles 1 11210000111—8

W. Mayhew 0 1022211110 1—9

Maynard 0 1001200010 1—5

Cadman 0 1011111212 0-9

Schroder 12 121021221 1-11

BoarJman 2 1121112121 1—12

Houghton 1 1001212210 1—8

Bell 0 2211012001 C— 7

Brown 1 0112111011 1—10

At 12 birda, similar conditions. To stand as scores for April.

Mayhew 1 0 1012110210—8

Maynard 1 1220211112 1—11

Cadman 1 1210210211 0—9

Birds' Point.

A few friends., members of various local pigeon clubs, met
at Birds' Point on May 13th for practice. The live birds
were very good ones, bnt the shooters were up to the mark
and downed about all that were trapped.

At 6 live birds, Hnrlingham. 82.50 entrance. Sweepstake. Won
on a freeze-ont by Mr. Putzman.

Spencer 1 0 0 11 1—4 I Walker 2 1 0 0 2 1—4

Blackpool 1 0 2 11 1—5 Schroeder 2 12 2 0 1—5

Pntzman 1 1111 0— o | Will Golcher ..1 2 12 0 1—6

At 20 single Bine Bock targets SI. GO entrance. 18 yards rise.

Murdock 0 1 000 1 0 1 00000 0 0 1 01 0 0— 5

Slade 1111100101110001110 0—12

Schroeder 0 011011111001011101 0—12

At 10 single Bine Bock targets, 18 yards rise.

" Smith 1 11001110 1—7

Walker 0 00001000 0—1

Haight 0 0 10 10 10 0 0—2

Mnrdock....0 00001000 0-

Blade 1 1110 0 11 1 1—8

Schroeder... 1 10000101 0—4
Pntzman.. ..1 11110011 1—8

At 10 single Bine Bock targets, 18 yards rise
"Slade."

W. Golcber 0

Stackpool 1

Pntzman 1

Slade 1

Walker .-*- 0

Haight 1 0

Fox 1

Brown 0

Morris 0

Schroeder 0

Malllott 0

Noder 0

Murdock 1

1 1

0 0

0 0

0 1

0 0

1 0

Won by Doctor

0 0 0 11—3
0 110 1—6
110 0 1—7
1111 1-10

0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 11-

0— 0

1— 5

0- 3
0— 1

Lincoln Club-

The club grounds at Alameda Point were used by a few
members on last Sunday in practicing for the regular club
meeting to-morrow.

At 10 single clay pigeons, 18 yards rise, £2.50 entrance. First won
on freeze-ont by Karney, second by F. cate.

Karney.... .110100101 1—6 I Stanley 0 01110001 0—4

Parka 1 10010001 1—5 Venker 0 1 110 1111 1—8

F.Cate 1 11001100 1-6 |

At 10 single clay pigeons, similar conditions. First won' by Karney,
second divided by Stanley and Ford.

Karney 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1—9 I Stanley 1 11110110 1—8

Parka 0 011001111-6 Venker 1 111110 10 0—7

Cate 1 00110001 1—6 | Ford 0 11101111 1—8

At 5 pairs clay pigeons, 15 yards rise, $2.50 entrance." Sweepstake
won by Ford.

Karney 10 10 00 00 11-4 I Stanley 10 10 10 01 01 - 5

Parks 00 10 11 10 00—4 Venker 10 10 10 10J10— 5

Cate 10 10 00 11 11—5 j Ford 10|11.10 01 11-7

At 10 Bingle clay pigeons, 18 yards rise, S2.50 entrance. Sweepstake
won by Ford.

Parks 0 01110000 1—4 I Venker 100100101 1—6

Cate 101000011 1—5 Ford 0 11110111 1—8

Stanley 0 011001100-41

The Lincoln Gun Club meets to-morrow, Sunday, at"Ala7
meda Point.

The Traver Gun Club is all alive, and meets weekly for
practice at Blue Hock targets. Several of its members,
notably Messrs. H. T. Hopper and T. H. "Watson do as good
shooting at the targets as is done anywhere in the State.

The Martinez Gun Club is to give an open shoot on July
4th, and desires to purchase pigeons. The secretary would
do well to communicate with Mr. P. Murphy, whose adver-
tisement appears in another column.

We are in receipt of several queries about the size of shot
best adapted to blue rock target and clay pigeon shooting,
and invite the members of the Blue Bock and Lincoln Gun
Club to answer through this column. We have seen all sizes
from 10' a to 6's used with good results.

Mr. M. H. Strout, to whose energy and pleasant pen the
full sporting notes of our exchange, the Humboldt Mail are
due, dropped into a chair in this office on Thursday last.
He reports fish and game prospects good in Humboldt, and
states that the sportsman's club recently formed there is
likely to grow into a powerful organization. It has the
sympathy of the land-owners about Eureka, and will be given
the control of the shooting and fishing on many of the larger
ranches.

H ■*

The Cosmopolitan Club reunion at San Bruno on Sunday,
May 20th, is the topic of greateat interest to local shots. A
very large number of well-known trap shots have signified
an intention to be present, and the fun will be great. The
8:30 a. M. train from Fourth and Townsend streets, should
be taken. The main match will probably occupy most of
the day, but if not, there will be open pool shooting. Indi-
cations are that the teams will be of not less than thirty-five
men each.

A note from Mr. L. C. Smith, the famous gun maker of
Syracuse, N. Y., says: "Mr. McMurchy is working his way
eastward slowly, and we expect him in sometime in the latter
part of May. He did a very fine business on the Pacific
Coast, fully equal to expectation. It is very evident that he
has friends there who have proved loyal to him by way o£
opening a way for our gun." Mr. Smith is as modest as
his travelling representative. The best friend either can
have is the excellent gun which both handle. We have yet
to hear unfavorable criticism upon either the soundness or
shooting qualities of the Smith gun which is ooming into
general use.

Tbe Weight of English Game-

The following are about the average maximum and mini-
mum weights of game in England; of course it often happens
that extraordinarily large specimens are killed, but the accom-
panying list is as nearly correct as possible:

English partridge 10 ozs. to 14 ozs.

French partridge. 15 ozs. to 1$ lbs.

Common pheasant (cock) 2h lbs. to 3£ lbs.

Common phasant (hen) 2£ Idb. to 3 lbs.

Bed grouse 1£ lbs. to 1£ lbs.

Black grouse 3£ lbs. to 3i lbs.

Ptarmigan 1£ lbs. to U lbs.

Capercailzie \\ lbs. to H" lbs.

Woodcock J2 ozs. to 14 ozs.

Great snipe 7 ozs. to 9 ozs.

Common snipe 4 ozs. to 5 ozs.

Jack snipe 2 ozs. to 2£ czs.

Hare 7 lbs. to 9A lbd.

Babbit 3 lbs. to 4" lbs.

Grey-leg goose 8A lbs. to 9} lbs.

Brent goose ?| lbs. to Si lbs.

Mallard., 2 lbs. to 2% lbs.

Scoter duck 2 lbs. to 2| lbs.

Pochard 1$ ibs. to 2 lbs.

"Widgeon 1£ lbs. to U lbs.

Shoveler duck 1 lb. to 1] lbs.

Teal 12 ozs. to 1 lb.

Moor hens 12 ozs. to 1 lb. .

Golden plover 7 ozs. to 9 ozs.

Lapwings 7 ozs. to 9 ozs.

Corncrake 7 ozb. to 9 ozs.

Water rail 6 oz3. to 10 c Z3.

Curlew Ulbs. to 2 lbs.

Common coot U lbs. to 1 J lbs.

Wood pigeon if lbs. to 1 h lbs.

ATHLETICS.

Individualism of Physical Culture.

Developing the individual instead of the group or mass is
the vital point at which the system brought to perfection by
Doctor Dudley A. Sargent of Harvard College, diverges from
that in common use prior to 1875. The old way was to tnrn
the students loose in the gymnasium to make such use of the
apparatus as they might, with perhaps some class drill with
dumb-bells or clubs added under an instructor. Tbe result
was occasionally good, but frequently bad — overstraining on
heavy apparatus when lighter work was needed, the develop-
ment of muscles already too prominent, and the indulgence
in violent exercise by a man unsound in heart or lunes, being
regular occurrences under tbe old system. The following
extract from an address delivered by Dr. Sargent before the
American Public Health Association at Detroit, November
14, 1883, gives a clear idea of his methods: "No physical
exercises are better adapted to school purposes than those of
the modern gymnasium. The grand aim of this institation
is to give a boy a harmonious development, and all its appar-
atus is arranged with this end in view. There need be no
fear of over-exertion, as the apparatus can be adjusted to the
strength of the strong and the weakness of the weak. But
the gymnasium does not stop here. It affords an admirable
opportunity for exercise to all classes, at all times and at all
seasons. Though it affords the best means of obysieal train-
ing from the educational standpoint, it is not complete in
itself and should be supplemented by other exercises. The
monotony of its mechanical movements should ofren be
relieved by recreative sports and games. It should be the
duty of the medical supervisor to acquaint himself with the
nature and character of all games. He should also know
their specific value as a means of developing the different
parts of the body, and should be able to judge of their physi-
ological effects upon different constitutions. He should be
thoroughly posted on dietetics, bathing, sleep- clothing and
other health topics, and should be able to give discriminating
advice as to the use of these important agents. Armed with
this knowledge, and the data obtained from ph}sical exam-
inations, a course of training can be prescribed which will
not only tend to make the weak strong, and the strong well,
bnt a course which will actually attack the incipent forms of
diseasa and fortify the system against the evil tendencies of
our civilization. This system was introduced into Harvard
College four years ago upon the completion of the Hemec-
way Gymnasium. Up to that time the old gymnasium was
used almost exclusively by the members of the vaiious ath-
letic organizations. At the present time the new gymnasium
is used by more than eighty per cent, of all the members of
the college. The attendance is voluntaiy, and no induce-
ments are held out by the authorities, except the physical
examinations and the benefit of personal supervision and
advice."

A detailed explanation of Dr. Sargent's system would
occupy much space, and would be foreign to our present
purpose. The remarkable results of its adoption at Harvard
can, however, be illustrated by a single group of facts. The
measurements of each student are compiled" into a resulting
"total strength," which, in the case of the man showing the
best development among the stndents of 1880, was indicated
by 675.2. This man was F. D. Jordan. Tbe average total
strength of the ten best men in that year was 665.2 In 1881,
C. H. W. Foster, the highest on the list, gave a total strength
of 801.9, the average for the b'rst ten being 676.9 In 1882,
C. P. Curtis showed a total strength of 1085.6, while the
average for the first ten was 854.8. In 1883, tbe figures for
C. P. Curtis were the same, 10S5.6, the average being, how-
ever, increased to 893.4. In 1884, the total strougth of S.
L. Foster was 1272.8, and the average for the first ten, 1018.

Since 18S4 complete tables have not been compiled, but
enough is known to show that while the total strength of tbe
best-developed student is not higher than the remarkable
figure of 1884, there are among the students now in college
no less than two hundred whose total strength is higher than
the best man in 1880, while the average in the whole university
shows a great advance in development over that of 1880.
This fact illustrates better than anything else that can be
said the thoroughly satisfactory practical results of the system
of adjusting exercise to individual needs.

Hemenway Gymnasium.

In connection with the building scheme now nndei dis-
cussion by the Olympic Club of San Francisco, any sugges-
tions that can be derived from similar constructions will be
useful, and paiticnlarly those which come from Harvard
College, and itsable Professor of Physical Culture, Dr. D. A.
Sargent:

The following description, compiled from authentic
sources, may serve to explain the plan of the Hemenway
Gymnasium at Harvard. The building, which is on the

Holmes field, faces on Kirkland street, and is built of brick,
with sandstone trimmings, in the colonial style of architec-
ture. The roof is covered with red slate, and is surmounted
by a cupola, the top of which is 93 feet from the °rouud.
Tbe building is 125 feet long by 113 feet wide. Over the
main window, fronting on Kirkland street the coat-of-armt*
of the college is carved in freestone. The main entrance is
by way of an elaborate porch. There is an outer and an
inner vestibule. From the latter is t» flight of stairs made
of Nortb-river bluestone, with iron balusters. On the right
is an office, 12 feet by 15, iinished with enamelled bricks,
opening from this is the dressing-room, 103 feet by 15, con-
taining several handred lockers, through which steam-pipes
pass for drying the clothing. On the same, or east side of
tne building, mere are two bath and toilet rooms, and be-
tween them is a room arranged for vapor and needle baths,
with appliances for giving a lateral, vertical and descendiog
shower. Three doors open from tbe west side of the dress-
iug-room into the main hall, over which extends an iron
framework arranged with sliding eye-bolts and beams, bo
that the swing apparatus can be suspended from any point.
On the left-hand side of the hall is au apartment for develop-
ing apparatus and a semi-circnlar room intended for an
armory. The main hall is very elegant, the walls being of
red and yellow bricks, and tbe woodwork of hard pine. It
is 113 by 85 feet, with an open roof, having hard Dine, open-
timbered tmeses resting on large brackets.

On the second floor there is a room, 25 by 30 feet, for the
exhibition of trophies and for committee meetings; and a
rowing room, 70 by 20 feet, shut in from the rest of the
building by a high wooden screen, and containing sixteen
rowing-machines. At the level of the second floor a giUery,
5 feet wide, that rons aroond the main hall, is used as a run-
ning-track. On this floor, above the north bath-room, are
the director's office, 25 by 30 feet, and two examining rooms,
each 10 by 15 feet. In the basement at the north end is a
room reserved for base-ball, lacrosse and tenuis practice, aDd
inclosed by a heavy wire netting. In the basement are also
the fencing-room, the sparring-room, the store-room, the
boiler-room, many handreds of lockers, and 8 bowling alleys.
The whols building is heated by steam, and is ventilated bv
means of fly windows and a cupola. The number of lockers
used in successive years is as follows: 1880, 474: 1831 579-
1SS2. 585; 1883, 803; 1884, 831; 1835, 895; 1388, 931.

Athletics at Harvard-

The commitlee appointed by the overseers of Harvard
College to consider athletics in tbe University has presented
its report to the effect that intercollegiate contests have had
more t) do with moral influences upon college students than
anything else. Tte committee recommended the adoption
of tbe following resolutions:

"Voted. That the faculty be requested to prohibit any undergraduate
from taking part in any athletic contest with the stndents rf aDy
other college, or with any organization not belonging to ihe university
during the college year."

It also suggested that the athletic committee be increased
from five to seven, and, after prohibiting sports, suggested
that the grounds of the college be enlarged for better accom-
modations.

Dr. H. P. Wallcott, of tbe committee, dissented, and after
reviewing the need of intercollegiate sports, said that undtr
these circumstances he is very reluctant to recommend any
measure which, would be held by that committee to be
opposed to the hast interest of athletic exercise. For this
reason, as well as from his own convictions, he did not join
in recommending the abolition of all the intercollegiate con-
tests, but does advise that they be regulated in the following
manner:

1. That the former intercollegiate contents be limited to Yale and
that the university learns be alone permitted to take part in item.

2. That these contests take place orly at New Hiven. Cambridge,
or such other New England cily or town as the athletic corrmitbe
may from time to time designate.

This report created the greatest excitement among the
students, and they were thoroughly angry over tbe matter,
and threatened 10 oppose by every means in their power
the adoption of the resolution. In Boston the report was
generally received with derision. In New York the news
created exdtement among all classes of athletes. Many
college men — graduates of Yale, Harvard, Columbia and other
seats of learning — who were interviewed on tbe subject
united io maintaining that the proposed innovation, if carried
out, will be a serious blow to college athletics, and bound to
make Harvard University a less desirable alma mater for
yonng athletes than she has been heretofore.

A canvass of the various colleges showed considerable
diversity of opinion among those in authority on the qnes-
tion. The majority of the Yale faculty rather favored inter-
collegiate games, the faculty of Union College thought Har-
vard is taking the wrong course. Dr. McCosh. of Princeton,
favors full freedom in regard to the games, coupled with some
measure to prevent abuses; Cornell advocates reasonable
re-triction, Syracuse University did not favor outside con-
tests, Dr. White of the University of Pennsylvania, considered
the Harvard views t^o conservative; President Seelye, of
Amherst, can s°e no disadvantage in the intercollegiate con-
tests; the professors of Boston University think that college
athletics have come to stay; Dr. Robinson, of Brown
University, considers some restriction necessary; President
Van Vleck, of Wesleyan University, favors guidance and
regulation rather than prohibition; President Knox, of
Lafayette, says there is good in col'ege athletics, and inter-
collegiate contests are necessary to secuTe thia good; Dr. B.
A. Lamberton, President of Lehigh University, said th t
Lehigh is not likely to change its opinion, which bas been
decidedly in favor of intercollegiate athletic contests: Trinity
College wants moderation not prohibition; Dartmouth insists
upon prohibition unless moderation is enforced; President
Gilman, of Johns Hopkins, thinks Harvard's action unwise;
Williams College had no reason to complnin of sporting
contests.

The adjourned meeting of the Harvard College overseers
was held May 2d in which they agreed upon a compromise.
There was a full attendance of overseers and they consumed
four hours over the pros and cone of the subject. Opinions,
many and various, were expressed, and numerous proposi-
tions and substitutes were made before the following result
was arrived at by tbe board by a vote of 12 to 6:

Whereas, In th*> opinion of tbis board an undue prominence is now
given to athletic contests In tbe college, and tbe excesses and abuses
of the same and mainly incidental to intercollegiate contests should
be checked and guarded agairist for tbe future:

Therefore.lt is voted that, in the opinion of this board, intercol-
legiate conteMe should tak» place only in Cambridge. New Haven, or
suet other Xew Entr'and city or town as the committee on athletics
muy from nnie to lime designate, and tbat university !■
should be permitted to tik" part in tnfercolleg3te contest-
students should be proMblled from t.tkfng part in con'
organizations not [belonging 10 the university, except on -
and holidays.

The friends of continuing sports at Harvard hr a
substantial victory, though it was not so much as
hoped to gain .

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STALLIOXS-THOROIUHBRED.

Joe Hooker, H E. Bagwill, Sacramento.
Mariner (imp), Matt Storu, Pleasanton.
THree tTieers, Thos. (r. Jones, Santa Rosa.

ST A I.LIO.VN- -Tito r it; bis.
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Alcona, Fred W. Loeber, St. Helena,
Anieeo, I. De Turk, Santa Rosa.

AiUevolo, Jos. Cairn Simpson, 2111 Adeline St, Oaklan.1
Browr Jug, Sargeni Bros., Sargent's Station.
Charles Derby, Cook Stock Farm. Danville.
fresco, Cook Stock Farm, Danville.
Don Man iu, F. P. Lowell, Sacramento.
l>Ireciof? Andy McDowell, Pleasanton.
I'alJis, F. P. Lowell, Sacramento.
l-'l^aro, Wm. O'Neil. San Leandro.
Harold Cossack, N. N. Craig, 2508 H. St., Sacramento.
Illustrious, Geo. A. Stone, Williame.
JeMter IK, Wm. O'Neil. San Leandro.
Jolin M'v-'iioaks, Sargent Bros., Sargent's Station.
Little Itlm-k Jim. Andy McDowell, Pleasanton
Matnbrino Wilkes. Charles Waterman, Walnut Creek.
Menlo, 77 u,. Dwyer, San Jose.
Ml. Vernon, J. A. McCloud, Stockton.
Ricltmond, Andy McDowell, Pleasanton.
Sidney, G. Valensin, Pleasanton:
Stein way, Cook Stock Farm, Danville.
Valentin, r, Yalensin, Pleasanton.
Whippleton. Fred W. Loeber, St. Helena.
WoodDQt, B. C. Holly, Vallejo.
Vo mis Santa (la us, Kyron O'Grady, San Mateo.

Double Control.

"When the announcement was made that Mr. T. W.
Hinchman had purchased Mr. Leven's lease of the Oak-
land Trotting Park, there was quite a commotion
among those who are deeply interested in tract affairs .
The conclusion was reached that the proprietorship of
the Bay District and Oakland tracks being consolidated
into the hands of one man, it meant coercion all through.
One daily piper went so far as to say that Mr. Hineh-
man had avowed his intention to "cinch" the Blood
Horse Association. This Mr. Hincnman emphatically
denounces as having no foundation, and in a long con-
versation a few days ago, assured us that he had not the
slightest intention of that hind. "We did not believe that
he would "preBS the blood" from any association which
hidd aiings with him before securing his denial, as
that could only result in financial failure, not to men-
tion other consequences following a restrictive policy.

There are good reasons for predicting that benefits
will result from the management of both tracks being
under the same control. While it might be made a
"graspiug monopoly," such action would be manifestly
against the interests of the proprietor. There is a just
mean between proprietor and patrons, and with the
1 ilaneing beam equipoised, no one can find fault. There
« a large expense attending keeping tracks in order. In
California it is imperative that a far greater expenditure
be occurred than is necessary on the other side of the
Mountains. During the greater portion of the year
there a"e daily requirements for the water-wagon, and

then comes harrow, scraper and smoother. One man,
occasioi ally two, and three or four horses runs* be em-
ployed, and with little time for other work than keeping
the course in order. The litter has to be removed from
the ground?, and thus to keep track and s'ables in proper
shape, a large expense is unavoidable. There must be a
counterbalance. It cannot be expected that the use of
track and stables will be given without return. That
may come from the profit in boarding trainers and those
who take care of the horses, but it is evident if that be
guaged on what people charge who are not encumbered
with an expense which the track proprietor must incur,
the return will be small. In place of charging an in-
creased price for boardiug trainers and their men, a fixed
sum can be imposed for hire of stalls and use of tracks.
This would seem to be the most tqnable plan, and with
a fair valuation, conld not be called harassing.

"We do not apprehend any serious differences of opinion
between Mr. Hinchman and the trainers who are
stationed at either of the tracks. It is palpably to the
interest of the lessee to give the best terms he can, and
it is also to the interest of trainers that the track busi-
ness should be remunerative in order that it should be
kept in good condition.

That harmonious management will bring about better
results than when thero is even a slight jar, is so evident
as not to require argument. No matter how much in
accord two men may be, when it comes to handling
rival race-courses there are sure to be hitches. While it
could easily be managed that one should absorb the whole
business, or, in fact, one be shut up so as to throw every-
thing into the gates of that which was kept open, that
kind of management would soon find where it attempted
to coerce those having horses, and associa ions like the
P. C. B. H. A. and the Golden Gate Fair, it would be a
brief interval until the evil corrected itself. That there
is not the slightest intention on the part of Mr. Hincn-
man to do either we feel fully assured, and shall look
for the new departure to be beneficial all around.

"Percentage in Bookmaking."

It appears to be somewhat difficult to convince quite
a number of people that there is any percentage in the
books, and the argument used is that so much money is
betted outright without discount. To make it as plain
as possible we will take a match where o-ly two horses
are engaged. Now, if there was no percentage, it would
be "even money" against either. But should the buyer
refuse to lay other rates than 1 to 2, it is manifest that
if he got the same amount against each he would have
100 per cent, the advantage, and whichever won be that
much "ahead." He would lose one and win two, doub-
ling his own money. There would belittle book- betting
however, if matches were the only races, and as a rule
large fields are what brings in the profit to the pen-
cillers.

True bookmaking reduces the venture as nearly as
possible to a mathematical science the percentage, hid-
den though it may be, being the pull in favor of the
bank. There is gambling bookmaking, and that is what
usually breaks the knights of the pencil. With capital
enough to meet, what may be called unavoidable losses,
these being due to the impossibility of "getting around,"
there is little danger of an absolute collapse. While the
business of bookmakers is to lay against any named horse
winning, should their transactions be restricted to one
animal, it would be pure gambling, and the risk would
not have a countsrbalance. The legitimate risk is the
failure to find backers for a fair proportion of the horses.
Good judgement overcomes this in a measure, by fixing
the rates so that there is a chance for profit with a few
supporters.

But there is a point which shows more conclusively
than theoretical figures, the percentage which the book-
makers charge. The ability to pay high rents, employ
an army of clerks, telegraph bills amounting to a great
deal of money, and, we hear it from good authority, that
subsidies to those who guarantee protection, are large-
enough to make a total which would surprise those who
think there is no interest on their investments. Luck is
not the magician which transforms heavy expenditures
into clear gains. Were that the rulling power the
"pull" in the other direction would be so strong that
there would be no necessity for legal enactment to re-
strain. Dame Fortune is too chary of her favors to dis-
pense them with a lavishness which will sustain
unbounded extravagance, and though luck is an element
which prevails in nearly every phase of human exist-
ence, it cannot be depended upon to overcome odds in the
long run.

Crockford claimed that when gambling was heavy,
the odds of one-quartei per cent, in favor of the bank
was sufficient to ensure success and provide sumptuous
entertainments; when it runs from ten to twenty per
cent, it is not surprising that high reuts, services, tele-
grams, etc., can be met, and yet leave a handsome mar-
gin.

Death of the Dam of Arrow.

The appended letter conveys information which we
were truly sorry to receive. That she was worthy of
the name of a great brood-mare few will Gispute, even
if Arrow were the sole representative, but from what we
learn there are several others of her progeny which
will gain distinction. It is something of a compensation
that she has left so many to represent her, and Mr. John-
ston is to be congratulated on that one bright feature.
That her daughters will also wear the title of great
brood-mares we have not the least doubt, and succeeding
generations sustaiu the reputation of the family. For
all that the loss of a favorite will be long remembered
and grieved over, no matter what successors may do.

Los Angeles, May 11, 1888.

Jos. Caikn Simpson. Esq.

Dear Sir: — It is with regret that I report the death of my
mare Crichton's First, dam of Pinal, Elwood, Arrow, etc.
Crichton's First was foaled March 29, 1S75, and died April
28, 1888, consequently was comparatively a vouDg mare
(13 years old), and ought to have produced sis or seven more
Arrows, but at foaling time she hud pinkeye very badly, and
after giving birth to a dead colt she died. That she was one
of the great brood-mares no one will doubt in time.

Yours out of luck, H. M. Johnstov.

Race Tracks.

A few weeks ago we were asked to publish instructions
for laying out a race course of one mile in circuit.
Simple though it may appear, and simple it is, so far as
figures go, it is frequently quite a difficult job to get one
of "regulation" shape ou thelmd available. Regulation
means parallel stretches of 1,320 feet each, connected
with semicircles at each end of 1,320 feet. To effect this
"lay off" the parallel lines 836 feet 4 inches apart. You
will then have a parallelogram 1,320x836 4 inches, and
midway of the ends drive a stake; attach a wire 418 feut
2 inches to this and describe the semicircle, going through
the same operation at each end. This will give the
inner line of the course, the mile measurement being
three feet further. Care .must be taken in gel tin <* tLe
lines exactly parallel and the connecting Hue at right
angles, great exactness being observed in the measure-
ments. But if the nature of the ground is such as to
preclude a track of that shape, or make the construction
a good deal more expensive, we should not hesitate to
adopt a different plan. In that case no formula can be
given until the shape is decided upon. Tue Buffalo track
is nearly square with the corners rounded, or rather
quarter- circles take the place of thu half. One turn
may be larger than its fellow, and reverse cui ves bo
used to get out of the way'of serious obstacles. A diver-
gence from the regulative shape is not so much of a bug-
a-boo as many imagine, and we think that a still faster
track can be obtained by lengthening the stretches.
While a short turn is more troublesome to a long-strider
than a horse which has quicker action, the greater length
of stretches making amends for the loss.

Petaluma Coltj Stakes

The array of youngsters which have answered the call
of the Sonoma and Marin Association, is a good showing
for sport. The juvenile division are strong in numbers,
and from what we hear there are heaps of promises as
well. The breeding, too, is of a kind that indicates
excellence, and among all the names it is difficult to
find one which cannot point to a lineage of high degree.
Many are royally bred, and, in fact, after going over
the list it must be conceded that it would be hazardous
to make a selection as to the one which is best entitled
to wear the purple. Petaluma has been fortunate in two
ways* An able directory which took the colt business
in hand, and the appreciation of owners which led to so
hearty a response. By the way, we see that the Ken-
tucky filly is engaged, so that the change from State to
all gained one point.

Quite Candid.

The Breeders* Gazette says: "we are well aware there
has been a great amount of talk, aud a terrific hurrah
raised because the the second dam of Maud S, was by a
Thoroughbred, and over this isolated fact, etc."

Why not say that the second damwas thoroughbred and
that the second dam of Jay-Eye-See was also thorough-
bred, iu pUce of isolating the queen, perhaps it was
thought sufficient avowal to print thoroughbred with a
big T.

Daisy S. 2:16 1-4-

Doubtless those who saw the! handsome daughter of
Til'on Almont credited with 2:164. were somewhat as-
tonished, and a majority of them would understand that
it was a mistake, 2:26£ was what it should have been,
aud there were other errors which corrected themselves.
We trust that Daisy will make the mark before the sea^
eon closes and then we can claim it for a brilliant pro-
phesy.

1888

glue itete atta* §pQvtsttmu.

A'S

The Blue Ribbon Meeting-
As will be learned from the entry list, published in
this number, the meeting at Detroit has elicited a grand
list of entries. How could it be otherwise? Liberal
purses alone would not have secured so many. There
were other conditions which added to the attraction and
altogether the magnet was too powerful to be resisted.
Big purses, and yet with entrance fees regulated so as not
to be onerous, and a positive assurance that the manage-
ment will be such that no reasonable man can find fault.
There was a concatenation of favorable circumstances
which is seldom seen.

It will be noticed that there are three California-
bred horses engaged, Valensiu in the 2:20 diss and
Shamrock in the 2:24 trotting, and Arrow in the free-for-
all pacing. "We hope to chronicle ihree victories to their
credit. As Palo Alto resolved not to make an eastern
campaign this year, and Hickok also came to the con-
clusion to summer on the Pacific Slope, we did not
expect other entries than those which have been
made. It may be that when Detroit rings up the cur-
tain for the second of the grand meetings there will be
California entries in each of the classes. That this will
"pan out rich" indeed, is our fervent wish.

Try Ag-ain.

The Breeders1 Gazette credits two 2:30 trotters to
thoroughbred dams, but says that out of the half dozen
of Electioneers get which have beaten 2:20 not one is
out of a thoroughbred mare. Nevertheless two which
had a thoroughbred, graudam have gone a good way
inside of that figure, Ansel exactly in the notch, Palo
Alto only a quarter of a second behind, and Gertrude
Russell not far off. There, must be a dictionary in
the Gazette office which gives a different definition of
isolated than elsewhere prevails.

Colonel Sanders should look to it that the readers of
his paper are not so continually humbugged. It can-
not be kept dark much longer that thoroughbred blood
has some potency iu a fast-trotting mixture, and the
Gazette must have some readers who are posted in what
has been effected in the last ten years.

Stallion Colt Stakes.

The second of June is not far off, and on that date the
stakes for two and three-year-old stallions will close.
These are the stakes which were gotten up as companion
pieces to the National Stallion Stake, and which are to
be trotted on the 19th of October. That there will be a
large number of: nominations is certain, p-ovided owners
do not overlook the date of closing.

Answers to correspondents.

i^ne-tions answered only through these columns. No replies by
mail or telegraph. The name of the writer should accompany all
questions, not for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. .Let-
ters received without the writer'u name cannot receive attention.

at UkJah, and that he stood there twenty or twenty-one
years ago; also that Mr. ft. W. Palato, now of Los Angeles,
was sail either to have bred him or know about his breed-
ing. I will add that he was called a 'Boston,' but whether that
meant that he was sired by Wright or Williams' Boston Jr.,
alias Independence, I do not know."

Probably some of our readers can supply the desired infor-
mation, and we will be under obligations for them to do so.

Dr. Hicfes has kindly sent the pedigree of Patrician as
follows:

Patrician, s c stripe in face, foaled April lat, 1SS4, sired by
Sterling, sun of Egmont by Belmont by Abdallah by Hamble-
touian, dam Lillian by Romulns, by Hambletonian, g d Mah-
aska Belle (by Flaxtail), dam of Fawn, record 2:30£, and of
Chico, trial 2:28£. also of Count Yalensin's famous blood mare
Flirt. Sterling's dam, Mary (by Flastail), is dam of Apes, four-
year-old record 2:26. Egmont's dam Minerva (dam of Nug-
get 2:26J, and Meaader 2:26 J), by Pilot Jr., g d by Mambrino
Chief, g g d by Downing's Bay Messenger. Romulus' dam
Maggie Jones by Seely's American Star g d, by Mambrino
Chief. Patrician was bred by Mr. W. Hicks, presented to
Lonis Hicks, and nold by him to Abrains, of Biggs, Butte,
Co., Cal.

We are informed that Oregan Belle was formerly owned by
Mr. Gonzales, the owner of Junior. Perhaps Mr. Gonzales
or Lee Shaner can give her pedigree.

Lady Del Snr.— There have been so many inquiries in
regard to Ltf.dy Del Sur and her foal since the advertisement
appeared, that to save further letter writing the answers are
given in this column.

She is about 15 hands and of very large girth aronnd the
heart, more than sis feet. She has taken back to her grand-
dam in appearance, showing so many characteristics of the
thoroughbred that she would readily paBs for one. Her
color is chestnut with a white mark in forehead, foaled 1881,
bred bv L. J. Rose, Sunny Slope, Los Angeles County, Cal.

By Del Sur — First dam Cecelia Clark by Clark Chief;
second dam by Captain Beard; third dam by imp. Envoy;
fourth dam by imp. Tranby; fifth dam Lucilla by Trumpator;
sixth dam Lucy by Orphan H.

Her foal is of good size and of high form throughout.
When "shed" will be a very handsome shade of brown, both
hind feet white and a diamond shaped star in forehead. He
shows a great deal of quality and is admireJ by all who see
him.

Her yearling filly, also by Antevolo, is rather above the
medium size and of tine shape. Lady Del Sur was bred to
Antevolo May 15th.

Editor Breeder asd Sportsman:— I see you make inquiry
about a horse called Mountain Boy. The only horse I knew
of by that name was bred by Jamea McDonough, in this
State. His address is Willow Springs, Jackson County. The
colt was a blood bay and was sold to Livy Swan, of Yreka, in
1868. He was got by "Vermont, out of old Kate, dam of
Ben Flagler, 2:27. That fall he was worked by the late
Britton Irwin, a brother of the Governor's, who trotted him
against a stallion called Indes, owned by R. B. Handy; Index
won, the best time being 2:52. That winter I drove him
nearly every day to a 400 lb. wagon, and he handled it as
though it was a 45-lb. sulky. The following spring Mr.
Swan took him to San Francisco and sold him to John
Livingston, who kept him a few months and then sold him
to Calvin W. Kellogg. The following year (1S75), I met Mr.
Kellogg, and he offered me §3,000 to get him a satisfactory
mate for Mountain Boy. I came back to Southern Oregon
and spent three months in the search. In 1876 the big
uorse died, the finest road-horse San Francisco ever saw,
and so far as pulling weight goes, the best horse ever foaled
west of the Rockies. I never expee* to look upon his like
again, Thos. B. Mkury.

Portland, May 8th, 1S88.

The Mountain Boy which Mr. Merry describes is not the
horse our correspondent desires information about. The
points furnished are: "He was sold by a man named Slater

B. C. Piatt, Reno, Nevada.

Please inform me through the columns of your valuable
paper: 1. What is the breeding of Toscora Hay ward ? 2.
What is his record and where did he make it? 3. Who is
his present owner? 4. What is his age? 5. Who bred him?
6. At what place did be stand? I would like to make the
same inquiries about Jack Nelson that stood in Sierra Valley,
Cal., some ten years since.

Answer — 1. By Billy Hayward, his dam by Young Poscora.
2. 2:23$ at Sacramento, Cal., September 10, 1883. 3. We do
not know. 4. Fourteen years. 5. H. A. May hew. 6. In the
vicinity of Oakland when owned by Mr. Newland, who went
to Humboldt County. We presume you mean John Nelson.
He was foaled in 1851, brought to California and advertised
in the California Spirit of the Times in 1S60, as "by imp.
Trustee, out of the Redmond mare (who trotted in 2:35) by
Abdallah." He was the sire of several with records inside of
2:30, and of the dams of Albert W., 2:20, Valensin 2:23, when
three years old, and Blanche 2:25$.

A Subscriber, Oakland.

I have leased a trotting horse from a person who does not
live ia the district where I reside. According to the Associa-
tion rules am 1 not entitled to trot him in our district races?

Answer— It will depend on the wording of the conditions;
if, as usual' y given, you could not trot him in district races.

WHIP AKD REIN.

Sydney is evidently well thought of, is we learn from the
Pleasanton Farm that his book is full for the season.

Leonatus, the eight-year-old son of Longfellow, dam Sem-
per Felix by imported Phaeton, was recently sold at auction
for $5,300, to Messrs Clay & Woodford Brothers, of Paris,
Ky.

From the Eist a dispatch states that there is no truth in
the report that the horses there, comprising the Haggin
stable, have gone amiss. Mr. Haggin states that they will be
all right for the Sheepsheai meeting.

Peter Brandon, who has charge of Sobrante, who was so
badly cut down at the Blood Horse meeting, reported that
the horse is doing well, and will soon be able to make use of
his disabled foot. Sobrante, from his breeding, ought to
make a Dame for himself at the stud.

Names Claimed.

By Gerber cfc Bros., Sacramento.

Florin, for bav colt with white star, foaled February 7,
1888, by Fallis, dam Fleet by Prompter.

The Susanville B'air-

At a recent meeting of the Board of Directors of the
eleventh Agricultural District, comprising the connties of
Plumas, Lassen, Sierra and Modoc, it was decided to hold
the fair next fall at Susanville, that town having subscribed
the largest Bum, $6,050, towards making the affair a grand
success. The date was used for Monday, 24th September,
with the four following days, and arrangements will include
a full and varied speed programme, a base ball purse for
district clubs, and a ladies' equestrian tournament. The old
officers were re-elected as follows: President, J, W. Thomp-
son, of Quincy; Vice-President, J. D. Byers, of Janesville;
Secretary, R. L. Davis, of Susanville; Assistant Secretary,
J. R. Murray, of Greenvillej Treasurer, D. C. Hyer, of

Susanville.

*

Bay District Races.

There was but a very small attendance at the Bay District
track on Saturday last, and but little interest was taken in
the two events on the programme.

Bay Disthict Track, May 11, 1888. — Purse 3100; mile heats, 3 in 5, in
harness.

Stewart's br g Dick Brown Busier 1 2 13 1

Downer's b g Colonel Hawkins Downer 2 12 12

McCord's b g Tramp Hickok-Green 3 3 3 2 3

Time. 2 u9 J— 2 :35 - 2:'*4— a :35i— 2 Mi.

Same day. — Purse 3100; mile heats, 3 in 5, in harness.

McCord's b m Minnie Lee Havey 1 12 1

Ulawson's b g Big Jim Bayliss a 2 12

Green's b g Billy B Green 3 3 3 3

Time, 2:48— 2-34-2:34i— 2:34.

Combination Sale of Trotters-

Messrs. Killip & Co. will hold a combination sale of high-
bred trotting colts, fillieB and brood-mares at the Bay Dis-
trict track on Wednesday, June 20th, 1888. The youngsters
will be exceedingly choice, comprising Antevolas, "Wilkes,
Prompters, Sterlings, etc. The brood-mares are of approved
blood and have been bred this season to stallions of fashion-
able strains. We are informed that a few more head of stock
of approved breeding will be taken if pedigrees are submitted
at once.

Governor Bowie, the veteran turfman of Maryland, wai
recently asked his opinion anent the present misunderstand-
ing between the bookmakers and the racing associations.
His reply was to this effect: "I think we should have all
systems — motuels, auctions and books — and then let the
public take its choice. I think that is the fairest way to settle
the matter. If the bookmakers are not honest the jockey
clubs can make them so. Let • ne be caught doing anything
wrong here and he will go by the board in very short order."
This appears to be as sensible as the reply of the owner of a
peep show at a race track. The scene represented the battle
of "Waterloo, and a little girl asked which was Wellington and
which was Bonaparte. The answer was "Yon pays your
money, my dear, and takes your choice." Perhaps in the
shape of betting in races it is best to take Punch's "Advice to
Yoong People About to Ma ry," and that was, don't.

Prince Wilkes, that made a record of 2:16 last season, and
that in the fall was abont the best boise on the trotting turf,
is being jogged daily by Crit Davis, who reports him in the
best of condition. The style iu which Prince Wilkes did up
Belle Hamlin. 2:13$, at Lexington last (all, showed him to
be about as good as they make them, and had he not been
out of form earlier in the season it is no sure thing that
Patron would have captured the $l0,0o0 stake at Hartford,
which fell to him so easily.

Dictator, the brother of Dexter, sire of Jay-Eye-See, 2:10,
is still in good health at Ashland, the breeding farm of Major
H. C. McDowell, iu Keutu cky. He is twenty-five years old
and his fee is $500. Two of the sisters of Dexter, Alma and
Lady Dexter, are owntd at Stony Ford, where their descen-
dants are highly prized.

Great was the dismay among the local backers of Grover
Cleveland at the wretched display made by that horse in the
Brooklyn Handicap. But hope reigns eternal in the human
race as in the running race, so his admirers hope that Grover
will recoup them for their losses when he is brought np to
the post for the Suburban, but some of our keen bettors
maintain that he is out-classed in that company.

The proposed triangular match between Prince Wilkes,
Harry "Wilkes and Belle Hamlin at Rochester en July 4lh is
off, as Mr. Hamlin writes: ' Once for all I would not trot a
best three in five race with Harry "Wilkes on Fleetwood track
if I knew I could win it, and they would make me a present
of Harry "Wilkes at the finish. I am not yet, I think, ready
to trot two of the "Wilkes family on the alternate plan with
Belle Hamlin, allowing one to trot one heat while the other
lays up. I am anxious to get at them, but want one at a
time."

Some surprise was manifested among our turfmen at the
news that Mr. Hinchman had purchased from Mr. Levens
the lease of the Oakland trotting track, and the question
arose, as with the title of Bulwer's best romance, '""What will
he do with it?" It was becoming more and more difficult to
attract our amateurs to the local tracks, even with good pro-
grammes, as they appear to prefer the pool-rooms where the
chief races are described as actaally run. Whatever are Mr.
Hinchman's intentions in regard to his recent acquisition, he
will receive the best wishes for his success from his many
friends on this coast.

During the San Jose fair last fall Chapman won second
money in a pacing race, and the money was attached before
it was paid over to Lee Shaner. Mr. Green then appeared and
made a protest against the money being paid to Shaner or any-
one else, claiming that he owned the horse. An indemnity
bond wa6 then required by the executive officers of the associa-
tion, and when delivered, the money was paid over to the
constable. Mr. Green has stated that he will sue the society
for the full amount. The case will be one of interest to
owners and trainers, and especially so to creditors.

Trotting stock still continues to bring high prices. At the
Fasig annual sale on Wednesday there were forty-eight
horses sold for $32,775. Those selling for over $2,000 were
Kittle "Wilkes, by George Wilkes, dam Clifton Pilot, to J. H.
Shults, Brooklyn, $2,000; Miss "Wilkes dam by Clifton Pilot,
to Frank Rockafeller, Cleveland, O , $2,050; Miss Leontine,
by Robert McGregor, dam Leontine, 2:23£, to J. H. Shults,
Brooklyn, $2,500; Susie D. by Aloyone, dam lady Carr, to
J. H. Shults, Brooklyn, $4,100.

It is stated that the San Jose track is now in first-class con-
dition. After a good layer of tan-bark it was cultivated,
harrowed and wetted several times, and the trainers there
are highly pleased with the result. The Mercury states that
there is a large number of fine horses at the track at present.
Mr. Bair, the trainer ot Maud S., has about fifteen in train-
ing. Among them are Jesse Carr's fast trotter Merchant, and
Roberts' pacer Belmont Boy. Billy Donathau has a stable
of six tine horses. M. McManus has a stable of six belong-
ing to H. W. Seale, of Mayfield. W. Voiget has Eros^and
several colts in training. James Boyd has in training the
two Kentucky colts which he imported this spring.

When the race between Patron and Jay-Eye-See, that was
arranged to take place over the "Washington Park track in
Chicago last fall, fell through on account of bad weather,
there was a great deal of disappointment felt because Jay-
Eye-See had been doing excellently well, and there were
good grounds for the belief that he would go a mile close to
2:10. He has wintered well, however, and the reports from
Racine are that he is jogging as soundly as ever, and gives
every indication of standing the preparations for a campaign.
We hope that this statement will be confirmed, as Jay -Eye-
See in good form, is one of the greatest attractions on the
turf. Then Mr. Chase, on his visit here, promised to bring
bim along next winter, where his presence in a great race
would be an immense attraction.

It would greatly facilitate the making out of pedigrees and
the history of their performances if owners would be more
careful in the nominature of their produce. Thus one of the
entries in the Coney Island Futnrity for 1S90, which seems
to give some turf writers a deal of trouble, is the prospective
foal of a mare called Wanda, owned by J. B. Haggin. By a
clerical mistake she appears in the printed list as by imported
Mortemer. The Wanda owned by Mr. Haggin is by Norfolk.
Milton Young owns the mare Wanda, by Mortemer, and she
is entered in his list of nominations as bred to Duke of
Montrose. There is a third Wanda, by Billet, nominated for
the stake?. She is owned by Col. L. P. Tariton of the Fleet-
wood stad, and was bred to Blue Eyes. Mr. Haggin's Wanda
was bred to his imported Australian Btallion Sir Modred.

It is staled that on Decoration Day at the Brooklyn track
Hanover will try to eclipse Ten Broeck's time 1:39$, for one
mile, made on May 24th, 1877, at Louisville, Kentucky
against time, he being at that time five years old and carry-
ing 110 pounds. This will be a great drawing card for the
association, if the affair comes off, especially so if the track
Is in good order and the weather is fine, and there will be an
immense amount of speculation on the result. By the way,
it is generally understood that Hanover vr!'T " , [G the
Rancbo del Faso, when his racing career if The

great son of Hindoo — Bonrbon Belle as a sire.
of unes tint able benefit to that great breedii

314

■git* §5rmter and jlporistimw.

May 19

Racing at the Antipodes.
Editor Breeder and Sportsman;— I seDd you up by this
mail some racing ne^s which, may be of interest. The Aus-
tralian papers also forwarded will give you details of the
Autumn race meeting just held under the management of our
premier New South Wales Club. The racing, taken as a
whole, was better than usual, though in a few instances the
fields were small. The Leger was reduced to a match be-
tween Abercorn and Australian Peer. The former is by
Chester from Cinnamon by Goldsborough, andisownedby the
Hon. James White, while The Peer is the property of Mr.
"Wm. Sannon, and hi3 breeding, as you are already aware, is
by Darebin from Stocdove imp. The betting was very even
but the race itself disappointing in the extreme. The two
horses cantered until five furlongs from home, which distance
they negotiated iu I min. 1 sec, Abercorn winning by a
length iu the ridiculous slow time of 3 min. 51 sec. Mr.
Gannon could hardly be blamed for his tactics, as The Peer
■was his only representative in the Sydney Cup, a much richer
stake than the Leger, and he was afraid that a severe race
might jeopardize his chance. The sequel proved bis judge-
ment correct, for The Peer caught the jadges' eye by a two-
lengttis verdict in tbat race, and he performed the really
great feat of carrying eight stone, sis pounds in front for two
miles in the brilliant time of 3:32,V. This, you must concede,
was an exceptionally tine performance, and Mr. Haggin may
well be proud of his sire.

Later on the Leger pair met in the Cumberland stakes, two
miles, weight for age. The race was a truly even one and
The Peer put down his opponent after a well contested race
in 3:36|. These two champions were fated to meet once
again on the last day in the A J C Plate, three miles. The
two owners shook bauds before the start, and strict orders
were given to the jockeys not to interfere with one another,
but to ran the race out on its merits. The pace was not
sufficiently strong to suit the Peer, however, and he suffered
a half length beating in the rather ordinary time of 5:37.
The wildest excitement prevailed during the race, and many
thousands changed hands, even while the race was being
run.

So far these two great colts have met nine times, with four
wins to each, yet The Peer's third in the fast run, Melbourne
Cup, two miles, carrying 7.8 to within a couple of lengths
of the winner in 3:2Si must be put to his credit, as Abercorn
did not get a place in that ra^e with less weight up. Mr.
White was the most successful man at the meeting, winning
tive races and second seven times, while his checque
amounted to £3,000. His success has been phenomenal this
season, and all brought about by horses of his own breeding.
At the last two meetiugs he has won over $50,000. We shall
very soon require the assistance of Mr. Haggin to lower his
colors if this state of things continue much longer. It has
already had some bad effect upcn the sales of yearlings.
There are do sensational averages now, 4S0 guineas beiDg
the highest price paid this season in this colony for a yearl-
ing. However, the wonderful discoveries of silver bearing
lodes throughout the length and breadth of the la'nd, and the
immense sums of money made by shareholders haVe brought
some fresh blood into the game of racing. There is a?so a
bill on the tapis for the legalizing of totalizators, and if it
passes into law the race club will be able to augment their
stakes so considerably that owners will have no need to go
into the bettiug ring to make racing pay. Many would-be
tportsmen have an objection to mixing up with bookmakers,
yet too willingly enter a few horses if the stakes were suffi-
ciently large to make the sport profitable.

Not yet sated with cricket an Australian team has jost left
our shores to try conclusions with "merrie" England. "We
had two English teams here during the past season, one
entirely professional and the other mixed. Our men beat
them soundly to start with, but later on the visitors turned
the tables and won some very decisive victories. The team
just dispatched does not represent by any means our full
strength in batting, but they take with them two phenomenal
young bowlers in Tarner and Ferris, both of whom should
show well on English grounds. Cektatjx.

Sydsey-, April 14, 1888.

Racing in Australia.

On this coast we take a deal of interest in Australian rac-
ing matters, and the exohange of our good trotting stock for
their thoroughbreds of the best British extractions will tend
in the near future to increase this Bentiment, that appears to
be of a mutual character. "We have published several very
vivid and interesting letters from Australia, written by
American visitors to the Antipodes, but the following de-
scription of racing there, as given in a London contempo-
rary, contains many details of the way in which the sport is
carried out, that may be copied to advantage in the United
States. This information was given by Mr. W. E. Topping,
of the well-known bookmaking firm of Valentine, Hardaway
& Topping, who was ordered to take a trip to Australia for
the benefit of his health:

My first introduction to Australian racing, said Mr. Top-
ping, was at Caulfield, at a meeting promoted by the Victoria
Amateur Club, which, by the way, is quite distinct from the
Victoria Racing Club, though many of the latter club are
members of the former. Caulfied is about six miles from
Melbourne. It is an inclosed meeting, but it would not be
equal to Kempton or Sandown, though it is the second best
in Victoria. The course here is perhaps not so good as
ours, but the accommodation is perfect, the general appoint-
ments knocking out ours altogether. These are splendid
cloak rooms and lavatories for ladies and gentlemen, and no
charge whatever is made. The ladies' accommodation is
especially good, and sumptuous retiring rooms, where light
refreshments are dispensed, are provided. Ladies patronize
the race courses in Australia in larger numbers than in
Etjglaud. There is but one charge for admittance at Caul-
field, viz.: 10s., and every one goeB or comes when he likes.
There is a ladies' lawn and a certain portion of the inclosure
set apart for betting. No one is allowed to bet in front of
the grand etand, little notices being stuck up saying, "No
betting alio- wed past this post," putting odo in mind of the
notice oft on seen on steamboats, "No smoking abaft the
funnel." ftome few of the bookmakers wear satchels, as they
do in En; ind, but in that country no stools or stands are
allowed.

:>:-. ne*-. race course we visited was Flemington, but at

.Lt^re was no meeting being held. We received a

rder from Mr. Moore of the V. E. C, who gave us

; to look over all the arrangements. Flemington

is two and a half miles from Melbourne, and on the old
Bendigo road. This is a splendid natural site for a race
course. The grand stand is situated on a slope, and behind
it is a lofty hill, which makes a natural stand for the people.
People do not pay to go on the course, but have to pay for
the hill or stands. No traps are allowed in the center of the
course, which is oval in shape, and about one mile and a
half round. There is a splendid course of three-quarters of
a mile straight. This is the home of racing for the V. E. C,
and is the best course in Australia without any doubt. The
surroundings form a perfect garden, and there is a beautiful
fernery, while luxuriant creepers climb over the stands and
other buildings. No expense is spared in keeping the ground
watered in summer, the appliances being remarkably clever.
The steeplechase jumps are something very formidable.
The steeplechase course is outside the oval. The jumps ar9
really remarkable. There is no mistake about them. One I
saw was about four feet six inches, made of solid masonry —
no kicking the top bar off that. Another was composed of
solid timber trees laid on the top of each other. Of course if
there is a miss at these it is generally fatal. The water jump
too, is very formidable.

The signaling arrangements at race meetings are perfect.
I never saw anything like them. At Flemington they sent
an electrician to show us the working of the boards. After
we had been entertained in princely fashion by Mr. Skinner,
the refreshment contractor, in the Governor's room, we saw
the system of managing the number boards, which is supe-
rior to anything we have in England. There are boards
galore in every part of the grounds. Each race had irs place
on the boards, and the numbers are hoisted for all races be-
fore mid-day. Owners and trainers are requested to scratch
their horses during the morning which are not going to run.
This is a great convenience over there, and leads to a great
deal of the double event betting. If an accident or any other
contingency occurs, and a number is withdrawn, a clerk in
the secretary's room tonches a button and the number is
canceled simultaneously on every board in an instant by
meanB of electricity.

Oatside the oval at Flemington are different gallops — a
turf, a tan and a cinder track. Trainers pay so much per
year for the ass of these. The chief horses trained here
come from a place called Newmarket, close by.

Timing races is a very important item in Australia, and,
there is no doubt, the results have a great deal of influence
upon the decisions of the handicapper, There is an official
timekeeper at every race meeting of importance. The timing
clock is in electric communication with various points.
There is a man at the starting post, and when the horses
cross the line he strikes the clock by pressing the button.
Another timekeeper is placed in the i ox with the judge, and
he stops the clock by electricty as the horses pass the post.
In some of the chief races there is a man every quarter of a
mile for timing.

Horses in Australia run without shoes. Sometimes when
the ground is very slippery they put on a plate. It is, how-
over, considered that to run a horse without shoes is about
seven pounds in the animal's favor. The Australians never
cut their horses tails, which reach almost to the ground.
The tails are useful for keeping off the flies, which are the
plague of the country.

As regards bookmakers, said Mr. Topping, welshing is a
thing almost unknown in Australia. Every bookmaker has
to take out a license for each Booiety's meeting he attends.
If he is a defaulter his license is withdrawn. No one is
allowed to bet without a license. The V. E. C.'s charge is
£25. The totalisator, or French mutual 'system, has been
tried in New South Wales, but the people do not like it. It
is in use in Tasmania and New Zealand, but it is not popular.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION,

THREE CHEERS.

S AT SANTA ROSA, SONOMA

The Standard-Bred Stallion

BROWN JUG.

Description,

BROWN JUG is a rich brown horse, nine years old, 15& hands highb

weighs l.iaOpounds. Inform, action, and disposition he is not excelled

by any stallion now in public service. In his six-year-old form he was

handled for a short time by John A.Qoldffmith, and Bhowedtrialsin2:".!2.

Pedigree.

Sired by Nutwood. First dam Young Molly by Budd Doble. Second
dam Molly Trussell by Gen. Taylor. Third dam the Livingston Mare
by th* Morse Horse.

WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1
County, Cal.

pedigree.

Sired by imported Hurrah, first dam Young Fashion by imported
Monarch; second dam Fashion by imported Trustee; third dam Bon
nets o Blue by bir Charles; fourth dam Keality bv Sir Arcny; fifth dam
by imported Medley; sixtb dam by imported Cent nd, etc. (See Bn£e™
American Stud Book, Vol, I, page 432.1 i»™.dju e- a

.^""ab^yNewmiiisttjr (winner St. Leger 1851), dam Jovial by Bay
Mirtaleton (winner Derby 1836). J J

, NewminBior by Touchstone (winner St. Leper 183*), dam Beeswing
Sn iM7°l?4diaS-?s^uto?6*t.8tarts)l,>" Dr- Byntax dinner Don-aster
CupT'a'^ ft&fte59^ O0i?e ^at ever accomplished that feat).
a ~v CMttKbisbreain the speediest and stoutest lines. H1b

dam, ^ oung Fashion, was the dam of Surprise, Scorland i the only borse

dam of Little Buttercup and the flying Bonnie Lizzie. His grandam Fash-
ion, was the greatest race mare of her era. defeating Boston in that his-
torical match at 4-mile heats that is recorded as one of the greatest
events in the aunals of the turf. He is thoroughly *ound in wind and
nmp, nis tamily on both sides being noted for their exemption from
curbs, spavins, roaring, or any other hereditary unsouodn^es. Horse-
^fi-'i™-? c-f? aPnrec,il" tbe highest type of the thoroughbred, are spec-
ially invited to inspect Three Cheers.

Terms.

FORTY dollars for the season. Mares not proving with foal
can be returned the next season free of charge. Good pasturage at «
per month. Mares cared for in any manner owners may desire and
fed on hay and grain, eitber or both, at reasonable rates. Kone but
competent grooms employed, but no responsibility assumed for acci-
dents or escapes.

N.B.— Mares sent from a distance In care of J. W. Moeshead, City
uront St*bles, San Francisco, will he lorwarded without delay

For further particulars address

I8fe THUS. ii. JONES, Santa Rosa, Cal,

The Fure-Bred Trotting Stallion

ILLUSTRIOUS,

Standard, JSo. 4198.

Description.

Dark bay with black points; bred by Gen. W.T. Withers; oaled
May •) . , 18S5.

Pedigree.

o „„By -gappy Medium, Bire of Maxey Cobb, 2:13K: Norman Medium,
2:20, and 39 with records below2:30, agreater number than stands to the
credit of any living horse.

1st dam Abdalletta by S„raders' Cassias M. Clay Jr., sire of Harry
Clay, 2j23&; Durango, 2:23&; and she of the dams of Minnehaha
Happy Thought, 2:22^; MambrinoBoy, 2:26X; J- B. Richardson, 2 -26 *-
Lottie K-. 2:26^'; Bertha. 2:27^, and others.

2d dam Laura Crockett by Almont, riire of Westmont, 2-I3V; Pur-
itan, 2:16; Fanny Witherspoon, 2:16><;; Piedmont, 2:17W: Aldine, 2:1BW
Early Rote, 2:20K. and 34 with records below 2:30.

3d dam Sally Tee by Alexander's Abdallah.

4th dam Kate Crockett, the dam of Lulu, 2 :14V, by imp. Hooton.

6th dam Mary Blaine by Texas.

6th dam Fanny Ellsler bv Sir William.

7th dam by Whipster, bod of Cook's Whip.

Individually ILLUSTRIOUS is a colt of extra fine finish, with legs
and feet of the very best, and kind disposition. He is barely broken to
harness, but shows good trotting action, and, barring accidents, he will
certainly make his mark as a trotter. He is pronounced by his breeder
to be the best b/ed son of Happy Medium living.
Terms.

He will be permitted to serve a few approved mares at $50
season, privilege of returning if the mare does not prove to be with foa
Good pasturage at $3 per month.

18fe GEft. A. STOKE. Williams, Cal.

SOUTHER FARM, 1888.

The Nutwood Stallion

JOHN SBVENOAKS,

Description.

JOHN SEVENOAKS is a coal black horse, seven years old, and
stands 16,1 hands high. Of Buperb form, bone and substance, and fine
action and style.

Pedi«r«ie.
Sired by Nutwood, dam San Juan Belle (record 2:Blj*f infourth heat),
by Robert's St. Clair; second dam by David Hill, son of Vermont Black
Hawk; third dam a fine mare brought across the plains and believed to
be thoroughbred.

Location,
These stallions will make the season of 1883, commencing March 1st
and ending July 1st, at Sargent's Station, Santa Clara Co.
Terms.
For either horse $50 the season. Mares not proving with foal can be
returned next season free of charge, provided the horse stands in Gon
zaleB or vicinity. Pasturage 82.Su per mouth. AH care taken, but no
responsibilities assumed for accidents or escapes.
For further Information applv to

SARGENT BROS.,
Or 2HERK1TT LOVE,
lOmr Sargent's Station, Cal.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION.

IMP. MARINER,

[Called Oatcake in Australia.]

WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1888 ENDING ON OR ABOUT
JUNE 1st, AT PLEASANTON, ALAMEDA CO.

Fedl«rree.

Sired by "Wild Oats, he by "Wild Dayrell, son of Ion and Ellen Middle-
ton, by Bay Middleton, outof The Golden Horn, by Harkaway, dam Miss
Emma by Saunt^rer: second dam Dulcimer, by Trumpeter; third dam
Teddingtonia by Teddington, etc [See English Stud Book, Vol. X, page
855.]

Description.

Mariner Is a cheetnut horse Blxteen hands high, of a conformation
combining both power and speed, and was a successful race-horse in
Australia. He is bred from racing families in both brancheB ol his
genealogical trpe, and traces through Wild Dayrell. Harkaway, Irish
Birdcatcher, Bay Middleton, Teddington, Orlando, Eclipse, Matcheru,
Regulus, Bartlett's Childers and Honeywood'fl Arabian to the seven-
teenth dam, a Byerly Turk mare. He was bred In England, imported to
Australia In utero, foaled in 1SS3 and Imported to California In 1W>7. A
horse of his breeding, Bize and quality can hardly fail to be a successful
sire.

Terms $50 the Season, vritli Privilege of Return.

Good pasturage at reasonable tes. All mares at owners risk.
For further particulars address

N J :

si

One and a half miles north-east of San Eeandro,
Alameda to., Cal.

The following stallions will make the season of 1888 at the above
farm.

FIGARO, standard bred bay stallion, black points, little white on
near hind heel; I6W hands, weight about 1250 lbs. By Whipple's
Hambletonian, dam Emblem (full sister to Voltaire 2:20«1 by Tattler
Becond dam Young Portia by Mambrino Chief.

(Whipple's Hamble- (Guy Miller861 \ F(,aiub,]etoPi,a^.101; .

O tonian 1 ' Sharpless' Abdallah.

« J Sire of 14 in 2:30 'list ( Martha Washington] damS?y^bdSlah?n'

(Tattler 300. ij™SJ fr' 12*

Emblem 1 ) TrellIaJ«- m

(Young Portia ^ Portia*"10

With eight days' training Figaro trotteda third heat in a training race
in 2:34. He afterwards trotted in 2:32. Ashe will be trotted this fall
but twelve mares besiaes those of his owner will be received.

TERMS— $25 with privilege of return if mare does not prove with
foal.

Season will positively close on June 1st, on which date the horse will
go into the hands of a trainer.

JESTER D„ 5696, chestnut stallion, little white in face, near hind
heel and ankle white; weight about 1.200 pounds; by Almont, dam Hor-
tense by Messenger Duroc: second dam Nellie McDonald, rumine
bred.byColosBUB. *

f ( Alexander's Abdallah I Hambletonian 10.

Almont < I Katv Darling.

Sice of 33 in 2:30 list I * ,. rManibrino Chief 11.

Warn by j By Pilot Jr., Bire oi the

j dams of Maud S. and
,*r -r* ^ Jay-Eye-See.

('Messenger Duroc

Hortense Slre 0I Elaine> -:20. the dam of Norlaine 2:31J*

is,. ■J="«",1«"> J asa yearling.

.-, ] Nellie McDonald, running bred, by Colossus

I. son of imp. Sovereign.

Jester D. has never been regularly trained but trotted a mile in

2:37 with very little preparation.

He has taken a number of premiums in the show ring in Miesour
and Iowa, and is a fine specimen of the carriage and general purpose
horse. He has several very promising colts in Missouri Good accomo-
dations for mares at $5 per month. No responsibility for accidents or
escapes.

Terms.
$25 the Season., with privilege of return if mare fails to prove with
foal. Address. WM. o >KH,, Agent

*8fe Box t49, San Leandro, Cal.

7ja

MATT STOICS.

I'kasanlon. Cal.

The Standard Stallion

WHIPPLETON.

Registered Wallace's Trotting Register. Vol. rv.lNo 1883
standard under Rules 4 and 6.
The moat successful stock Horse In California for the
opportunities.

Sire of Lily Stanley. 2:20^; Homestake (pacer). 2-nJ^- Flora B
2:33>i: Rachel, 2:38; all from mares of unknown breeding 'There are
a number of others, both pacers and trotters, of his petthat will make a
ow mark this season, barring accidents. "..ac »

Description.

„. WHIPPLETON is a beautiful : black, tan muizle ond flanks, and el-
oeptionally strong made all over. He stands 17 hands high and welehs 14O0
pounds He is beyond doubt .tho most uniform breeder on Ml Co™t fir
size, color and fliusb. Most of hiB colts are 18 hands or over, and all bay
brown, or black In color; he never has sired a sorrel or white face colt
If he does I airree to refund scivice money. He has no equal as a car^
riajte-horae producer. A number of his teams ,hnve been Bold lately for

Pedigree.

WHIPPLETON, sited by Hambletonian Jr. fsire of Hancock "-29!
by Whipple's Hambletonian; dam Llidv Livingston (dam nf I'ndv
Ulnuchard, 2:2»l4-; and Bluomfleld Maid, trial 2:2>l by uenernl Taylor
[airoofdomof Wells-Forgo, 2:18-V; Xeren,2:23',; Bickford I "A' iadv
Blanchnrd,2:26',)Bonof the Morse Horse. =u-«>o™, „.<>*, uu>

wbippletou will make the season or 1838 at Fashion stables Peta-
lumn. Mares left at City Front Stables, J. w. Morsehoud proprietor
San Francisco, will be promptly shipped and cared (or

Terms *50 for the season, with the usual return privileges
Good pasture 8.8.(0 per month.

For extended pedigree and further Information Bend for circular to
I III l> W. l.llllnit, oivmr. St Helena
lOmr Or H. 1 Kll.I.tsiv, Agent, I'etaiuma

1(J88

fire breeder ami ^jKrrtswtaix.

315

SONOMA COUNTY

STOCK BREEDERS'

Association,

The Past-Trotting Stallion,

ANTBEO.

Record 2:1 6 1-4. Staudard, No. 9868.

DARK BAY HORSE, NEAR HIND FOOT WHITE; FOALhD
May 5,1371,; bred by Joseph Cairn Simpson. Oakland, California

by i:i.i< uo>ej;k.

First dam, Columbine, by A. W Richmond.

Second dam, Columbia, by imp. Bonnie Scotland

Tliird dam, Young Fasuio'n, by imp. Monarch.

Fourth dam. Fashion, bv imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam, Bonnets o' Blue, liy Sir Charles.

Sixth dam, Reality, by Sir Arcliy.

Seventh dam. by imp. Medley.

Eighth dam. by imp Centinel.

Ninth d im, by Mark Anthony.

Tenth dam, by imp. Janus

Eleventh dam, by imp. Monkey

Twelfth dam, by imp. Silvereye.

Thirteenth dam, by Spanker. See Bruce's American Stnd Boo'*
Vol. l,p. 307, and Vol.3, p. 79.

Will make the coming season, from February 1st to June 1, l*:i. at
Santa Rusa.

TERM*.

J15«l for the season. Mares not proving with foal may be retiirnel
next season, free of charge, provided Auteeo remains the property or
this Association.

Anteeo ranks as one of the greatest trotting stallions of the TJnil- d
States, well worthy of the family to which be belongs. His breedings
of the choicest, and in point of form he is as nearly the model or a
trotter as any horse living. He has earned a record of 2-A9H dur n;
the year 1S85, being the fiistesttime ever made by any horse brei.' en
this Coast F^rj urther particulars address,
fe4 ■■ l»E II KK. Santa Kosu, <'a»-

Pleasanton Stock Farm Co

DIRECTOR.

Will stand for a limited number of mares at PleasantoD,
Alameda Co., Cal. Season commencing Feb. 15th, and clos-
ing July 1st. 1888.

DIRECTOR was sired by Dictator (full brother to Dexter) alBO sire
of J.I. C, Phallus, and many other fast trotters. Dictator stands at
the head of all stallions as getting extreme speed and great racing quali-
ties in his colts, as the average record of J . I. (J., Phallas and Director
is 2:13^, being nearly two seconds faster than the best three of any
other stallion's get, which means beating them at least 80 feet in a
mile, and as extreme speed combined with Btaying qualities are the
only real valuable qualifications at this time in trotting horses, it will
certainly be of advantage to the breeders of California to get some
Director colts.

The dam of Director was Dolly, who produced, besides Director.
Onward, record i:25, can beat 2:20; and Thorndale, 'Z:22-so Director's rel-
atives on both sides were great pioducers, and without doubt Director
will be, and we invite breeders to come and Bee his colts trot, although
his oldest colts are not yet three years old; we can show quarters in 35
seconds. Director's present record is 2:17, made in a race with a large
field of horses, when he was obliged to trot on the extreme outside of
the track, and we believe he can trot in 2:12 and expect to give him that
reco"'- in 1863 Dirertor won over 318.000 in purses, more than any
other trotting stallion ever won before or since, defeating not once, but
every time they met Phallas, Maxy Cobb, Santa Claus, Black Clou/i,
Clem rale G., Wilson, Fannv Witherspoon, and all other fast ones.
His record shows that he has started in 25 races ; has won 18 of them,
the total amount of his winnings in stakes and purses being $25,070, or
a little over J1,000 for every time he started ina race.

His services this year will be HbO for the season, believing the
developmentof his colts will be bo satisfactory this season that breeders
will gladlv pay S390 uext year.

We think the service fee for this stallion within the reach of all
wanting to breed good stock, aid much less than the fee for any
Btallion ever offered for public service, taking speed, endmance,
breeding and rac ng qualities into consideration. We have abundance
of feed, and there will be no charges for pasture unless mares remain
more than a reasonable lime — to insure them being in foal. Mares
not proving in foal can be returned next season free of charge
providing mares dn not change ownership, and stallion is alive. In
case the stallion should be sold the parties breeding can breed to
some other good horse, or they will have their money refunded. All
service fees due at time of service, ann must be paid in cash or a good
approved no*e given payable August 1, 18S8.

AXDY McDOWEIX, Agent.
life Pleasanton

THE WILKES STALLION.

MAMBRINO WILKES,

(Half Brother to Harry Wilkes, 7:13 I-*.)

Sire of Gns Wilkes, 2:22; Alpheus, beaten a throatlatch In 2:'26X. and
John O'Brien, a colt that lapped out the winner in 2:3>> as a three-year-
old.

Will remain in the future at Walnut Creek Stock Farm. Contra
Costa County.

Description.
MAMBBINO WILKES is a black horse, 16 hands high, and consider
ably longer than his height; has Immense muscular development and
weighs 1,263 pounds. He has the utmost symmetry of proportion and
elegance of finish. Several Eastern breeders have examined him of late
and pronounced him the "finest individual" they had seen. Hiscolts are
large, stylish and handsome and all show ppeed that have been worked
for it.

Pedigree.

Sired by George Wilkes, dam Lady Christman by Todhnnter's Mam
brino; second dam by Pilot Jr.

T'>dhu**ter'p Mambrino hy Mambrino Chief, dam Ripton's dam by
Hunt's Commodore, sonof Mambrino by imp. Messenger; second dani-
by Potomac, sun of imp. Messenger.

Mambrino Chief by Mambrino Paymaster, by Mambrino, by imp

George Wilkes sired 60 coltB that have beaten 2-30. Of these 39 have
average records of 2:23, 14 of i:l9 and 12 of 2:18.
Terni*.
Mambrino Wilkes will receive a few approved mares at the farm for
the season of 188* at $75 the season. MareB from a distance will be
received at the Lexter Stables, Oakl mil, and sent to the farm. Oood
pasture and plenty of water. Box staUs and all facilities for taking care
of fine mares.

For further particulars apply to

t'HAS. WATERMAN, Walnut Creek,
Orattlie DEXTER STABI.ES,
life Twclitb and Harrison Sis , Oakland.

Cook Stock Farm.

SEASON OF 1888.

Standard Bred Trotting and Cleve-
land Bay Stallions.

STEINWAY 1808,

Two-year-old record, fourlli neat. 2:31 i-2.
Tliree-year-oid reeord fourth ileal, 3:25 1-3.

By Srratbmore 408. sire of Santa Claus, 2:17.V ; Tucker, 2:12; Sky-
light-Pilot 2:19, and lti more with records of 2:2il.V to 2:19.

First dam Abbess (the dam of Soprano, the dam of C. F. Clay, five-
year-old stallion record 2:1*, and Solo, four-year-old record 2:2*8}), by
Albiomsire of Vanity Fair, record 2:24£, and the dam of Favorita
2:25i).

Second dam by imp. Emancipation.

Third dam by Bertrand, a son of Sir Arcby.

Steinway belongs to one of the greatest speed producing families,
opportunities considered, in the whole country, and be himself is fast
showing that he produces speed of high rate. His daughter Steinette
the dam of Col. R. G. Stoner's remarkable and promising young stal-
lion Bourbon R»ssell, and A. C. Beckwith's Ned Wilkes. Sttinway is
own brother to Solo, four-year-old record 2:28} ; Eminence, three-year-
old record ?:27, and Soprano, the dam of C. *■", Clay, five-year-old stal-
lion record 2:18. His dam Abbess is ulso the dam of W. H. Kerr & Co. ,
Cable, Ohio, the fa.stand promising young stallion Currency new in the
stud (be trotted a mile as a yearling in 2:40) and also the dam of Jersey
I.;'iy, burned when a iwo-year-old in the stable of W.H.Wilson, said
by those who saw her work to have been able to heat 2:30, having
trotted quarters in 34 seconds, and halves in 1:10. Steinway has but
50 living foals, out of Norman and farm mares. He never served but
twelve trofting-bred mares in this State, and some of them are dead or
lo*t tbeir colts, so we don't consider that Steinway has had a fair show
in the stad in serving trotting-bred mares, and we know that some of
bis colts are showing great speed both trotting and pacing.

K'einway, bay horse, hind ankles white, 154 hands high, weight
1.175 rounds. His disposition and also his colts' is kind, and impart-
ing to his get beauty and style. Ternuj, $95 for the Season

Charles Derby 4907,

Brown horse, foaled 1885, bred by Seth Cook, Cook Stock farm
Danville, Cal.

By Steinway, record 2:25.

First dam Katy G. by Electioneer.

Second dam Fanny Malone by Niagara.

Third dam Fanny* Wickham by Gerald.

Fourth dam by imp. Trnstee.

Fifth dam by imp. Barefoot, etc.

(See Bruce's Am. tflud Book, Vol. 1, Page 429.)

This horse will be allowed to serve five approved mares at $100.

CRESCO 4908,

By Strathmore 4C8, sire of Santa Claus 2:17*, Tucker 2:10, Secretary
2:2(.£, sire of the dam of C. F. Clay, 2:18.

First dam Alia, record 2:33, by Almont .13 (sire of Fanny Wither-
spoon, ?:16J; Piedmont, 2:173; Westmont, 1:13}, pacer.

Second dam by Brignoli 77, record 2:29A (sire of the dam of King
Wilkes, record 2:22*. he the sire of Oliver K., record 2:164) bv Mam-
brino Chief, sire of Lady Thome, 2 :ls£ ;

Third dam by Cripple, son of Medoc, by American Eclipse; fourth
dam by American Eclipse, he by Duroc, he by imp. Diomed.

Boy horse, 15.1 height, weight 1,125, foaled 18-1. His breeding is
royal; he has but seven living foals out of all kinds of mares, and all
show some speed, and pluck enongh to go a hard race to its bitter end,
and last all day on the road and come back the nest day Terms.
$25 lor Uie Season.

CLEVELAND BAYS,

BARON HILTON.

So 584 ,Vol. 1, KificJjbh Stnd Book.

By Lucks All. No. 189.

First dam by Sportsman 291.

Second dam bv Lucks All 188.

Third dam by Car linal 47.

Fourth a-m by Emulator 103.

Baron Hilton, bay. foaled 1883, W.1 hands high, weight 1,380
pounds, best feet and legs and a very stout hack, good head and neck,
good mane and tail and a very handsome finish, surpassing that of any
other large stallion in the land. His disposition is of the very best.
This family is noted for size, style and rich color. He is one of the
very best of roadsters. Terms, $25 tor the Season.

ROYAL STUDLEY.

No. 68 American Cleveland Stnd Book, Tol. 1.

Sire by Young Candidate, winning grand prize, Great York, beat-
ing 20 others-
First dam by Whalebone 355, dinner first premium at the great
Yorkshire.

Second dam by Lucks All, No. 188.
Third dam by Summercock 302,

Royal Studley is very handsome, 16$ bands high; weight 1.435
pounds, black points, with a vepuiation of imparting to bis colts
beauty and style surpassing all large stock of horses. His disposition
is of the best ; he is an attractive horse. This family is noted for style,
size, and color. Terms, $25 for the Season.

SAXON PRINCE.

No. 83, foaled 1884. Imported July, 1868. recorded in
ToJ. 1 , A. C. It. Stud Book .

Sired by Sportsman 299; gr sire Brilliant 42, ggr sire Yatton Lad,
gggr sire Wonderful Lad 361, ggggr sire Cleveland Lad 69, gggg
gr sire Cleveland 60.

Saxon Prince is a very handsome and attractive young horse. He
is symmetrical in form, beauty, style, and finish of that ol a thorough-
bred, and will be allowed to serve ten mares at Terms. $25 the
Season.

The Standard Bred and Cleveland Bay stallions will serve mares
the present season, commencing February 1st, and ending September
1st, 1888, at Cook Farm. Danville, Contra Costa County. AH bills pay-
able invariably before the animal Is removed. Mares not proving In
foal will have the money returned or mares served the next season
free, that is. it the name pirties who bred the mare still own her, and
the ibove-nanied stallions are owned by the Cook Farm, or the present
owner, SetL rook, i- sq Pasturage S4 per month ; hay and grain $10 per
month, but no liability for accidents or escapes. Marcs sent "Fashion I
Stable," Oakland, 8. J. Bennett, Martinez, or Smalley's Stable, Hay-
wardB, will he forwarded to the farm fre« of charge. Address,
14 ja COOK > UK Jh. 1 AK.1I. DAKVIIXE,

WILKES PASHA.

STAM>ARD, 2618.

Dark bay with white hind feet, 16J hands high, bred by R P
Pepper, of South Elk Horn Farm, Frankfort. Kentucky Sired" by
Onward 1411, record 2:25$, trial 2:1/. He by George Wilkes. 2-22, -ire
of nfty-four horses in the 2:30 list, ten of them with records below
2:2U. First dam Fisher by American Clay 34, sire of Granville, 2-26;
Maggie Brlggs, 'lUl; Ella Clay, 2-.27J: and the dams of Execntor 2-24A-
Ranchero, 2:244; Judge Hawer. 2 :24J; Am baseidor, 2:25; and four others
in 2:S0; secODd dam by Wilson's Snow Storm, sire of Jim Irvine 2-2:1-
third dam by Paddie Barns, thoroughbred.

Onward's dam was Dolly (the dam of Director, 2:17, and Thorn-
dale. 2:22*,) by Mambrino Chief. Dolly was one of the greatest speed
producing bmod-mares in the records. George Wilkes stands at the
head of the list of sires of fast trotters with 61 performers with records
of 2:30 or better, and the combination of these two great producers
will breed on with absolute certainty.

WILKES PASHA will make the season of 1888 at the stables of the
undersigned, U the Trancas Bridge, two miles north of Napa on the
Sola Spring Road.

Terms for the season ending July 1, 1&88, ?H5 in U. S. gold coin.
Alfalfa p:.slr.rage >4 per month; natural grass ?2:5u per month
Every attenlion and care will be given to mares, but no liabilities
assumed for accidents or escapes.
mr3i i*. o. Address, (has. SCOTT, Napa i. ity, Cal.

Bays

FOR SALE.

Mr. Seth Cook, off ers for "ale the stock of imported Cleveland Bay
horses, which has beeu established at Cook Stock Farm, Contra Costa
County.

The horses are all of the best breeding, and are recorded in the
American Cleveland Bay SMd Book. The horses offered are:

DUKE OP YORK 72,

Vol. 1. A. CBS. B. Foaled May, 1881, imported Slay,

1884.

By Paulinos 342; grand sire Palestine rJI3; g g sire Promised Land 95j
This is a very hsudsome rich . ark mahogany bay in color, with tine
style nnd action, lti hands 1 inch high, weight 1 .100 pounds, and can show
close to a three-minute gait to harness, he has good bone with the very
beaf feet and legs, heavy mane ami tail, and perfect disposition He
haB been thoroughly tested as a breeder and is very sure, every colt bv
him being a bay from all colors of mares, aud all uniform and style

Lord Cardigan 102,

Tol. l.A-C. li.S. B. Foaled 1884, imported Dec 188 B.

By Candidate 61; grand Bire Omar Pacha 326; ggsire Omar Pacha 324-
g g g sire Premier 477. vu«o«.

This horse is a model of his breed. Bright bay with the bpst lees and
feet, good stout back and shoulders, and fine s'tylish action 16 bands
high. His sire lias won numerous prizes in England Includiug the Great
York at Driffield In 188-3. He was sold when thirteen years old for ?* i>00
for exportation to Australia. '

KINGSCOTB 154,

Tol. I.A.U. B.S. B. roalMl 1S84, Imported 1886.

By Competitor 101; fcrand site Candidate 64: k g sire Omar Paeba 326-
g g R sire Omar Pacha SH. 4-i.u.o^,

A very stylish dark bay. 16tondsl inch, weighingover 1,300 ponndB; a
horse ot great finish and has proved himselt a remarkably sure
breeder. He cannot tail to be >ery valuable as a sire, being descended
from the best of blood ou both sides. His sire Competitor was imported
to this country and sold at a very high price.

GENERAL 249,

Vol. 1. A. C. B. S. B. Foaled 1885, importid May, 188?.

By Salesman 417; grand sire Salesman 271; g e sire Drover 9i-pbp
Bire Topsman 324. * " 6 &

t, 4 le.rl heavy boned colt of great promise, a rich bay in color, full 16
hands high, and weighing now over 1,3-jO pounds ; will weigh at maturitv
1.4o0, and should be a very valuable sire .

CARDINAL 248,

Vol. 1 , A. C. B. S. B. Foaled 1 885, imported 188S.

By Prince of "Wales 371; grand sire Emperor 144; ggeire Herod 218 •
Cgg sire Emperor 143. *

Apromisinp dark bay. foil 16 hands high, welghlnc 1,250 nounds His
lire, Pnnc-e of Wales 371, is sire of many premium winners.

BONANZA 246,

Tol. 1, A. C.B. S.B. Foaled 1885, imported I88J.

120;BEyRgsfreaVayiocTk3"lSire EmP"or 102= t!"" General Beneflt
A very smooth promising colt, full 15 hands high, stylish and active
f dark lood bay in color; wiilmakea grand shoW horse, and cannot
fail to be a grand breeder.

NAPOLEON 754,

Vol. III. Ene. C\ B. S. B. Foaled I 885, Imported An-*ti>.t

1887.

sireEEmufskto.r4ira!S9; ^^ "^ LUCk8 AU ,88; B E 8lIe Carainsl 47; gg g
Napoleon is a fine rich bay with black legs and very superior action •
he Is very deep in tbt- girth, and has wonderful style. H.- took the 576
prenuum In London. England, beside the silver medal where he was
shown against horses of all ages and to all En-land. Last fall betook
flratpremiura at the Illinois State Fiir at Olney, and first at the Fat
Stock Show at Chicago; he is halt brother to Baron Hilton who tuw ouite
a reputation as a prize winner on this coast.

BARRINGTON,

Vol. V Ens. C B. S. B. Foaled 1885. Imported J 88 J

By Prince of Cleveland 047; grand sire Sportsman 291- g g sire
Sportsman 13'i; ggg sire Xlinrod. B K H

This Is a very dark bay of great promise, a true typeof a coach horse
beingrangy and stylish, with clean Hal lc:s and good sound onen r.M'
Heetandsfull 10 hands high, and weighs 1,260 pound. Ho also took
second premium at the great York.

SUNBEAM 71,

Vol. 1, A. C. B. S. B. Fouled 1 883, Imported 1887

By Sales man 417; grand sire Salesman 271; ggsire DroverOJ e e it
eire Topsman 324. "' K K 6

u, This mare has good style and action, darkbay standing, iM.aruls
h!#V8ti?«7d SLiXwng""*, Bweepstakea wlnnea-a* IJiir, i
at Olney 1887; well broken to drive.

The horses may be seen at the Bay Iilstrict Trail
MR. SAMUEL GAMBLE. Catalogue can be had fr-
No. 22 Montgomery St., San Francisco, or >fR QEO
Stock Farm, Danville, or MB. SAMUEL GAMBLE B

316

Tpt* iimte attfl SRpmstmxa.

May 19

The Almont Stallion

ALCONA,

Begis'ered Tio. S30.

Bv the great Almont (sire of v.estmont 2:133, Puritan 2:lfi, Fanny
Witberspoon 2:16iand3l others with records better than 2:30. and
grandsire of Bell? Haiulin. 2:lH) by Alexander's Abdallah (sire of
Goldsmith Maid. 2:14) be by Bysdyk's Hambletonian Alcona, dam
by Mambrino Cbicf (sire of Lady Tborne, 2:181) the founder of the
Mambrino Chief familv. Alcona is a bright chestnut, 163 bands high,
and weighs 1 ,8U0 lbs His colts possess speed, style, finish and beauty,
and if they don't trot fast, tbey command the highest prjce for car-
riage and general purpose horses. The following is a lnu >t Alcona 6

colts sold untrained:

Alcona Jr.. two-year-old S1.2P0

Splitruck, two-year-old 501

weanling, 2o months old ?60

Jordan Beauty, four-year-old 1,0'iCl i
Oregon Boy, tbree-year-old.. 1.UU0 |

Clay Duke, two-year-old S500

Alcona Chief, two-year-old.. 350
Alcona Clay, four year-old... 1,000

filly, two-year-old 400

■ cult, two-year-old 500

A total of $6,810 for ten colts, an average of $681 per bead. It
always pays to raise the best.

I purchased Alcona after carefully observing bis colts for the last
year and «m fully satisfied that all expectations tbat -bis breeding
warrants will be realized. There are but few of his colts that have
been placed in training and they all show speed and gameness of a
high order Alcona Jr. has shown trials in 2:27 with very little work,
and quarters in 35 seconds. Clay Duke, by Alcona, troited a public
trial at Sacramento last fall, driven by bis owner, in 2:32J and be has
never had regular training. Floia Bell, by Alcona, with a few months
training last summer, trotted a mile in 2:33. These colts will all trot
down in the twenties next fall, barring accidents.

Tor Hi-.: $35 for the season. Mares not proving in foal may be
returned next season fiee. Pasture $4 00 per month. Mares left at
City Front Stables, San Francisco, will be promptly shipped and cared

Alcona will make the Reason of 1888 at Napa, two days each week,
balance of tbe lime at Vineland Stables, one mile south of St. Helena.
For extended uediTee and further information, send for circular.
jOmr FJU2D. W. LO£BEX, St. Helena.

1888. EANCH0 DEL BIO. 1888

The Thoroughbred Stallion

JOE HOOKER,

By Holiday, claw Mayflower, by Imp. Eclipse ffroni ilaa-
nie Farrow by imp Shamrock,

Will make the season of 1SS8 at Rancho del Rio, five milesfrom &z-
ramento, on the Freeport road.

Limited to twelve marr-s of approved breeding beside?
the owner's.

Terms $100 the Season.

Good pasturage at reasonable rates. Every precaution taken but no
responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes.

Address H. B. BAGWILL,

31de Care of TRG». WINTERS. Sacramento. Cal.

Valensin Stock Farm
STALLIONS.

SIDNEY.

Sidney, seven years, by Santa Claus, 2:l~}£, dam Sweetness 2:2i}< by
Volunteer, i« a rich bay 15.2!^ bands high, tracing to 2:20 or better prob-
ably oftener than any stallion on the Pacific Coast, and of faster progen-
itors than any horse offered for public patronage or otherwise. As an indi-
vidual Sidney showed wonderful speed and would nave classed among
the fastest trotters in tbe world but for an accident which interrupted
his training. That blood will tell, that great speed comes from ances-
tors of great speed on both sides he has demonstrated by bis merit and
by that of his colts. Although imperfectly trained none of those he got
when a three-year-old, if handled at j>11, have covered a mile slower
thau2:40as two-year-olds; several much faster »nd out of differently
bred mares. I insist on this fact because it shows that he is a uniform
producer.

A. C. Dletz's colt, dam by Dashaway, showed a mile in 2 HO, half in
1:18, John Rowen's colt, dam bv Echo, one mile in 2:39, half in 1:18,
quarter :3S>£. Dennis Gannon's dam by Whipple's Hambletonian one
quarter in :38, hardly broken, turned out ever since.

Memo, dam by Buccaneer, lapped Grandee in 2 ;32 , 2:31 X-

Sister V., dam by Nelson, trained three months, 2:32 fourth heat, one-
qasrterin :36.

Goldleaf, dam by Flaxtail, mile 2:24. half in 1 :07.

Adonis, dam by Capt. Webster, mile in 2:27, half in 1:11. These aie all
two-year-olds. George V., dam by Baccaueer, who ib winner of all the
yearling stakes of 18S7, record of 2:57 >^, trial 2:45.

These, to my "nowledge, are al 1 the colts by SIdnev which have been
worked, and I have neituer heard nor read of any other stallion who, as
athree-vear-old, produced as much average Bpeed or of so high a rate.
For further proot of the merit of his colts I will state that one yearling
brought S1.50J; one weanling 51,200, one two-year-old 52,000, at private
Bale, while Cupid, imperfectly broken, brought $1,110 at public auction
before a small attendance.

Terms ?100caBh for the season commencing Feb. 1st to end July 1st
1888, due at time of service .

VALENSIN.

Valensin, five years, by Crown Point, 2:21, dam Nettie Lambert by
John Nelson; Becond dam by Fisherman; third dam by Kentucky Gray
Eagle, throughbred, etc. etc.; is a rich chestnut horse. 16:3 high, of great
BUbstance and quality. He has a record of 2:23, made the fourth heat
as a three-TTar-old. Ab a four-year-old he Bhowe<* an easy trial in 2:23,
2:22, 2:21 To jART.but a slight lameness during the circuit kept him from
starting in races. This trial to cart goes to prove that he certainly
would na^ » beat 2:20 as a four-year-old.

Terms 8100 cash for the season, commencing February 1st to end
June 15th 888.

Good j turage at $3 per month; best of care but no responsibility
taken foi accidents or escapes.

Mares -t proving In foal may be returned respectively .tree of
Ebcirge. ce- : season, providing I still own tbe horses.

Fur further particulars or inquiries address

G. VAI.F.N«IN. Prop.
Pleasanton, Alameda Co., Cal.

The Standard Bred Trotting Stallion

MT. VERNON,

Kecord 9:31.

WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1888 AT STOCKTON, TO CLOSE
J ONE 16th.

Description.
Foaled in 138], dark bay, black points, no white. Hie perform-
ances in 1 87 ought to be too well known to receive an extended notice
here. On August 14th, at San Jose, where he made his record of 2:21,
he could have trotted in 2:1b or 2:19 bad he been allowed io do so. He
trotted the middle half in 1:07 J, tbe three-fourths in 1 :42J, and finished
tne mile in a jog in 2:21. At the Bay District Track, Golden Gate Fair,
after being turned lo^se on the night before by unknown parties and
running in the streets for sis hours before be was returned to the
track; the tame afternoon he trotted and won one of the hardes'-con-
tested and fastest five-heat races of the season, Tempest beating him
less than a neck the first beat in 2:21i, Luella winning the fourth
from him by 1-ss than a length in 2:21£. Mt. V<rnon winning the fifth
heat and race in a jog. I exhibited two two-year- olds, two yearlings,
one suckling at the Slate Fair, 1*87, was awarded two first and three
second premiums, one of tbe yearlings weighing 95C lbs. At sixteen
months old six of his colts were shown at tbe Stockton Fair, getting
four first and two second premiums.

Pedigree.
Sired by the Great Nutwood, dam by Chieftain.

Terms.
Sixty dollars for the season. Mares not proving with foal can be
returned next season free, providing I still own the horse. Mares cared
for in any manner owners may desire. Pasturage, $3 per month.
Every care exercised, but no liabilities for escapes or accidents. For
further information apply or address

J. A. MctXOCn, Proprietor
life 1 15 Park St. Stockton, Cal

ANTEVOLO.

Four-Year-Oltl, Record 2:19 1-2. Standard, No. 7848.

THIS CELEBRATED TROTITNG STALLION WILL MAKE THE
ensuiDg season from February 1st to June 1st, 1^"88.
Terms.

One hundred dollars the Beason for mares served before May 1st, and
one hundred and fifty dollars the season after tbat date, and in those
cases the seasos to run to July 1st »nd ho longer The object of
this is to shorten the time in the Btud so as to give a better opportun-
ity for training before the Fall Circuit commences. Last year it was
nearly the first of August before be was through, and consequently
he could, not be yot into condition in time even for tbe State Fair.
In this connection it will be well to state that there is no deviation
from the price, and emphatically do free list. The terms are cer-
tainly low for a horse of the class of Antevolo and there were several
applications where the applicants expected an increase of price.
Jr'orni and Color.

It is rare to find a horse of such high form, and I am not alone in
considering bim as being as nearly as perfect a type of equine form as
was ever seen in a trotting-bred stallion. He is sixteen hands and
half an inch in height, 69 inches from point of shoulder to point of
buttock, and weigbB, in ordinary condition, over 1,100 pounds. He is
very muscular, limbs as good as the most critical could desire, and as
highly finished as a great majority of thoroughbreds. In color he is a
rich seal brown, with lighter shading in flanks and muzzle, black legs,
mane and tail, small star in forehead and off hind pattern white.
Performances.

He has been eminently of tbe Improving kind. As a yearling he
trotted in 3:02; two-year-old in 2:41; three years old 2: 29J; four years
old 2: U1'. the fastest record for a stallion of tbat age, and in his five-
year-old form he trotted in from 2:164, to 2:17 in all of tbe four heats
of the big trot which Harry Wilkes won. As he only made one break
in that race, notwithstanding the great speed of the contestants, he
must be credited as remarkably "steady," almost phenomenally so for a
horse of his age. Had it *>ot been for an accident which temporarily
disabled bim, it can be stated with confidence that be would have
trotted in 2:15 or better while he still ranked as a five-year-old. His
endurance was such that the intention was to start fcim against tbe
two-mile record, confident of lowering it, and also quite sanguine of
him trotting in i :40.

Progeny.

From a few mares served in 1885, his first season in the stud, six
foals were dropped, two of which were killed. Their owners were bo
well pleased that large offers have been refused. One owned by C. R.
Lewis of Oakland, is only a short distance from my stables, and which
can be seen with a few minutes' loss of time; and D. T. Sexton of San
Francisco hay another. Every man who had an Antevolo bred to him
again. As he served 65 mares last season, and, as nearly as can be
told at present a large proportion of them in foal, there will be a
good chance to judge of his procreative qualities. Next to a horse's
own coltB the best proof is that of near relations. His "full brother,"
Anteeo, has already gained the reputation of being one of the be8t
breeders, and for uniform excellence in his progeny cannot be sur-
passed.

Pedigree.

The most exacting critic, if moderately intelligent, cannot find fault
with his blood lines. His sire Electioneer is, beyond question, the
greatest trotting sire of any age when all things are considered. His
dam Columbine is tbe only mare which has two entire soub which
have beaten 2: 20, 2:16$ by a six-year-old, 2:19$ by a four-year-old. Ante-
volo standB in the same relation to the thoroughbred as Mand S., Jay-
Eye-See, Nutwood and many others of first celebrity. In Stud Book
form the pedigree is as follows:

Antevolo, brown colt, foaled May 12, 1881, bied by Jos. Cairn
Simpson, Oakland, California, by Electioneer.

First dam Columbine by A. W. Richmond-

Second dam Columbia by imp. Bonnie Scotland.

Third dam Young Fashion by imp Monarch.

Fourth dam Fashion by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam Bonnets o' Blue by Sir Charles

Sixth dam Reality by Sir Archy.

Seventh dam by imp. Medley.

Eighth dam by imp. Centinel.

Ninth dam by Mark Anthony.

Tenth dam by imp. Janus.

Eleventh dam by imp Monkey,

Twelfth dam by imp. Siivereye.

Thirteenth dam by Spanker.
1 ^lace Antevolo again before the public witn too feeling that fur-
therrecommendationB are justified. Owing to a slight lameness in the
left bind ankle be could not be put to work until bo late In the season
as to preclude the hope of getting him in proper condition. He did
not leave tbe Btud until the middle of August, and short brushes was
all that could be given thereafter. He did not fully recover from the
lameness until November, and then I was laid up until the 1st of
December. I drove him through the stretch in 32 seconds, and on one
occasion Matt Storn timed him a furlong in 15 seconds. This increase
of speed over what he had shown tbe previous year warranted the
belief that he would trot very fast. In the race with Harry Wilkes,
Guy Wilkes, Arab and Charley Hilton, November 27th, 1886, on tbe Bay
District Course, he was separately timed in 2:16$. 2:163, 2:17, 2:16i,
although he bad to trot outside of two horses for the whole distance.
In tbat race he beat Arab and Charlie Hilton, and demonstrated capac-
ity to trot in 2:15 under more favorable circumstances. Prior to that
race his fastest quarter was 32J seconds, and his fastest furlong 16 sec-
onds HiB colts, so far as looks go, will rank with the best. There are
only four of his get which were foaled In 1886 (thes<* are bis oldest.)
Three have been broken and show a promising gait. There are a num.
ber of foals of 1887,and of these enough in my vicinity to satisfy visits
ors of tbe character of his stock. William Ballingal has a colt foaled
on the 1st of April, 1887, whico, in October, was driven by the side of
his dam a furlong in 27 seconds. As his "full brother" Anteeo has
demonstrated his ability to beget Bpeed, it is a justifiable inference
tbat Antevolo will also do bo.

The terms are certainly bo reasonable that owners of good mares
can afford to avail themselves of bis services.

Pasture at $5 per month on tbe Oakland Trotting Park, Mr. Levena
having resolved to pasture tbe field inside the track this Beason. It
cannot be excelled, tbe herbage being alfillerilla, wild oats, and burr
clover, a living stream of clear water running across the field and
being enclosed by an inner fence, the gates of the outer shut at
night; tbe animals are as safe within the enclosure as It Is possible
to have them in a field. In fourteen years wblcb I have known it,
there has not been an injury to mare or colt.

IOS. CAIBN SIMPSON.
Address Jos. Cairn Simpson, Bbeedeb and Sportsman, San
FranciBco, or 2111 Ad-line Street, near H?d Stroet. Oakland. 1 he latter
address where the horse Is kept.

W

ELECTIONEER STALLION

FALLJS,

No. 1781. Record 3;28 1-2.

ILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1888 AT THE STABLE OF
tne undersigned, No. 614 Sixteenth Street. Sacramento, Cal.

Description.

FALLIS is a dark bay, with hind ankles white, foaled 187S, bred by
Leland Stanford, Palo Alto, Cal. He 1b 16;* handB high, and weighs. In
ordinary flesh, about 1, ZOO pounds; long-bodied and of immense muscular
power, pure gaited, and a level-beaded trotter. He requires neither
boots nor weights, and has shown a 2:16 gait with ease. Few, if any,
sons of Electioneer are better bred or have a better ri^ht to sire trotteis
than Fallib. While be has never had the opportunity of being stinted tc
only a few well-bred mares, still he can shuw a fine lot of colts, some of
which are sbow'ingfast. The fact cannot be denied that the Electioneer
blood is the best trotting blood in the world. It, then, the science of
breeding the trotter is progressive, some well-bred son will, in tbe
course of time, prove to be a more potent sire than Electioneer himself
Pedigree.

By Electioneer, he by Rysdyk's Hambletonian: Electioneer's dam
Green Mountain Maid (dam of Elaine, 2 '10; Prospero, ^:20; Dame Trot,
2:22; Mansfield, 2:26; Storm, 2:26^; Antoui;t, 2:2? %, and Maranda, 2:31)
by Harry Way (2:29); first dam Felicia by Meesengei Duroc (the sire of
16 with records of 2:3u and under, and the sire of the dam of Norlaine,
the fastest yearlinu in the world, 2:31 W); second dam Lady Fallls (dam
of Kisber, i:27^; Pickering, 2:30; Iago, 2:33!J; SocrateB, 4 yearB,2:34X;
Gretchen.dam of Clingstone, 2:11, and Norwood, the sire of Tommy
Norwood, 2:26,4) bv Seels 's American Star; third dam Beck mare (dam
of Anna H., 2:34^, and Belief, the dam of Walnut, 2:1a}-,;) by Long
Island Black Hawk, etc.

Performances.

He trotted very fast as a two-year-old, and undoubtedly would have
made a very fast record at that age had he not had the misfortune of
catting one of his tendons, which so lamed him that he was not worked
any further until the Beason of 1886, when he gained a record of 2:28)£,
with scarcely any preparation, after making a large season in the stud;
although this is no measure of his speed, as later in the season he showed
his ability to trot a mile better than 2:20. The demand forhiB services
last season was so great, that he did not get through ur.til too lat e to be
conditioned for a race, although it was his owner's intention to have
given him a fast record. When two veara old Gov. Stanford refused an
offer of 36,000 for him, but valued him at « 10,000. The fasteat yearling
In the world (Norlaine, 2:31 %) was sired by Norval (a son of Electioneer)
which ia very conclusive evidence that the soub of Electioneer, like
their sire, are going to be producers of great speei. Norlaine's dam wae
sired by Messenger Duroc, the sire of tbe dam of Faixis. Electioneer
now has 26 with records of 2: 30 and under, and 10 with records of 2:20}^
and under, the laxteb being the most of any stalliox in the world ;
Eight of bis get entered the charmed circle last season, and three others
only one-fourth, one-balf and three-fourths of a second behind.

Terms: Will Btand at 860 for the Beason, or ?75to insure a mare in
foal, both payable on or before the close of the season, which will
begin February 1st and close July 1, 188S, Money will be refunded on
insured mares, as soon as the fact becomes known tbat they are not in
foal. Mares from a distance will be taken from the cars and boats and
carefully handled, but no responsibility assumed for accident or escapee.
Good paBturage furnished at $4 per month.

DON MARVIN,

Standard.

Will also make the season of 1&88 in tbe same stable with Fallie. Is a
beautiful seal brown, foaled 1884. bred by Leland Stanford, Palo Alto,
Cal. He Is sixteen hands high, and weighs 1,160 lbs. In color, form, diB
position and gait he very closely resembles Antevolo (2:19.S at 4 years)
and, as may be Been by his pedigree, is bred very much like him, being
about three-quarters" Hambletonian and one-qnarter thoroughbred.
The secoud dams of the fastest mare Maud S. (2:08-X) and fastest geld-
ing in the world, Jay-Eye-See (2:10) were both strictly thoroughbred
mares. On account of a very severe attack of distemper he was worked
very little the paBt vear, but improved enough to show a 2:20 gait. He
received first premium at the California State Fair, 18S7,for the best
three-year-old roadster stallion.

Was sired by Fallis (2:28>t) by Electioneer (siie of twenty-sir with
records of 2:^0 and under, and ten with records ot 2:20% and under); first
dam Cora by Don Victor, by Belmont; second dam Warabel (dam of
Clifton Bell, four years old, 2:2i,h, and grandam of Rexford, three veara
old, 2:24) by Abdallah Star; third dam Fairy by Rysdyk's Hambletonian •
fourth dam Emma Mills by American Star, etc.

Terms: Limited to twenty-five mares at 840 for the season. beginning
February 1st and closing June 1st, 1888. For circulars or further par-
ticulars address
28ja F. P. LOWELL, Sacramento, Cal.

THE CELEBRATED TROTTING STALLION

MENLO

WILL MAKE THE PRESENT SEASON AT THE FAIR
Grounds, San Jose. Season commencing February 1st and ending
June 24 th.

MENLO is seven years old, a beautiful bay with black points, 15JK
hands high. He is a horse of beautiful symmetry and magnificent
action.

Pedigree.

MENLO was got by Natwood, first dam bv imp. Hercules; second
dam by Owen Bale, etc.

Imp. Hercules by Kingston, (boo of Venison), dam daughter of
Toscar by Bay Middleton (eon of Sultan).

Owen Dale by Williamson's Belmont, dam Marti Downing by Amer
lean Eclipse (Bon of Duroc and Miller's Damsel, by imp. Messenger)
secoud dam Brownlock by Tiger; third dam by imp. Speculator; fourth
dam by imp. Dare Devil, etc.

Nutwood by Alexander's Belmont. First dam Miss Russell bv Pilot
Jr.; second dam Sallie Russell by Boston; third dam Maria Russell by
Thornton's Rattler; fourth dam Miss Shepherd by Stockholder; fifth
dam Miranda by Topgallant, etc.

Alexander's'Belmont bv Alexander's Abdallah. First dam by Mam*
brino Chief (son of Mambrino Paymaster by Mambrino) by imp. Mes
senger; second dam by Brown's Bellfounder.

Brown's Bellfounder by imp. Bellfounder. First dam Lady Allport
by Mambrino by imp. Messenger; second dam by Tippoo Saib by imp
Messenger ; third dam by imp. Messenger.

MENLO made his appearance in the Circuit in 1886, ai.d won eight
races out of nine starts, and easily won the third heat in his last race at
San Jose.in 2:21%.

Terms: $75 the season, due at time of service. Mares not proving
with foel may be returned the next season free of charge, provided f
still own the horse.

Mares cared for In any manner owners may deBire; pasturage $a
month. Every care exercised, but no liability for escapes or accidents

For further particulars applv to or address:

28jatd

WM. DWYEB, San Jose.

The Highly Bred Trotting: Stallion.

YOUNG SANTA CLaUS

Will make tne season of 1888 at tbe Whipple Stock
Farm, near San Mateo, San Mateo County, California,

Terras lor the Season. $40.
Pedigree.

Young Santa ClauB, b c foaled April, 1831, by Santa Clans, record 2-l7>i

First dam by Governor Booth, by George M. Patchen,

Second dam Demirep, by Youug Melbourne.

Third dam Methilde, by imp. Scythian.

Fourth dam Peggy, by BoBton.

Fifth dam Too-soon, by Sir Leslie.

Sixth dam Little Peggy, by Gallatin.

Seventh dam Trumpeter, by Hepbestion.

Eighth dam Peggy, by imp. Bedford.

Niuth dam imp. Peggy, bv Trumpeter.

Peggy was imported by Col. John Taylor of Virginia, and tbe com-
pllerofthe Stud Book, Colonel S. D. Bruce, adds a note: "Many of the
beBt racere In America trace to this mare."

There Ib an excellent combination of trotting strains In vonng Santa
Claus. His sire combines Hambletonian and Mambrino Chief- his dam
Geo. M Patchen and thoroughbred. Santa Claus had two strains of
Mambrino Chief. Young Santa Claus inherits tbe blood of the three

freat trotting families: Hambletonian, Mambrino Chief and Cli-y. The
re of santa Claus. Strathmore. has eighteen sons and daughters which
have trotted In 2:30 or better, two which have beaten 2.-2U. Santa Claus
won sixteen raceB defeating many ot tbe very best horses of the dav
among them Nutwood, Elaine, Piedmont, Wedgewood, Voltaire Han-
ni3, Black Cloud, Jerome Eddv, Edwin Thome. Fanny Witherspoon and
others of celebritv. He was sold ior 525,000.

Young Santo ClaiiB is a very handsome shade of bay, with black
points, 16^ baDds in height, of good form, fine stvle and action.

Due care will be taken to prevent accidents, but no liability Pasture
♦4.00 per month. For further particulars address

Side

KYROJi O'URaDT,

San Mateo, Cal.

1*388

^pte ifrjejete mxil Jfatrrismatx.

315

1888. 1888.

NEVADA STATE FAIR

— AT —

RENO, NEV.,

September 17 to 22 Inclusive.

$10,000.00
PURSES AND PREMIUMS.

SPEED PROGRAMME:
WtKDAY, September 13. 1888.

I— Selling Purse $250; of which S-^0 to second, 525 to
third; for three-year-olds aud upwards; horses en-
tered to be sold tor ?l,ftiO to carry rule weights; two
pounds allowed for each £100 down to 8 1,000, then one
pound for each ?1M less, down to $400; selling price to
he stated through entry box at 6 p. m. the day before
the race; one mile,

2— Nevada Stake, running; for two-year-olds (foala
of lSiifi); $30 entrance; $10 to accompany nominations;
?4'i additional for starters; to he paid in before 6 p. m.
day previous to race; ten per cent, of stake money to
go to racing fund; $3C0 added; second horse to Bave
stake; three-quarters mile.

3— «u nning. five-eighths mile dash; District horses;
8ll>0 added; entraneo $2o, declaration g5; on or before
August 2nth.

4— Kunning, three-eighths mile and repeat; puree
$1:0; $100 to first-, $30 to second.

Tuesday, September 18.

6— Running, three-quarters mile; District horses;
purse $lo ; $75 to first; $23 to second.

t— Trotting 2:27 class; purse 3600.

7— Trotting stake for two-year-olds; mile and re-
peat; entrance JW, of which $20 to accompany nomi-
nation; $10 additional for starters; to be paid in be-
fore fi p. st. day previous to race; 3300 added; ten per
cent, of stake money to go to racing fund; three or
more dtarters to make a race; stakes and added
money to be divided 60, 30, and 10 per cent.

Wednesday, September 19th-

8— Novelty Race, running; purse $!00; one and one-
half miles; first half-mile, $50; first mile $100; first to
finish, $2 ;0.

9— unning; forthree-year-oldw; S~0 entrance; $20 to
accompany nominations; $30 additional for starters;
to be naid in before 6 p. at. day previous to race ; ten
percent, of stake money to go to racing fund; $3C0
added; second horse to save stake; one and one-
quarter miles.

10— Trotting, three-minute-class, ior District horses ;
parse $300; hrst horse $150, second horse $100, third
horse $50.

Thursday, September 20 in.

11— Running, mile and repeat; purse $3 0; $150 Lo
first, $10j to second, $-50 to third.

12— Trotting, 2.40 class; purse $600.

13— Trotting Btake for three-year-olds; $100 en-
trance, $2-5 to accompany nomination; $75 additional
for starters; to be paid in before 6 p. si. day previous
to race; $iou added; ten percent, of stake money to
go to racing fund; three or mo:e starters to make a
race; stakes and added money to be divided 60, 30 and
ten per cent.

Friday, September 21.

14— Running, purse $300; of which 550 to second; for
all ages; three-quarter mile beats.

15— Running, half-mile and repeat; District horses;
purse $150; $10U to first, $50 to second.

16— Running Stake; for two-ycar-olds (foals of 18861.
$ 0 entrance; $10 to accompany nominations; $10
additional for starters; to be paid in before six p.m.
day previous to race; ten per cent, of stake money to
go to racing find; $300 added; second horsa to save
stake; one mile.

17— Trotting,2;50 class; for District horBeB; three in
five; purse $.00; first $15' second $100, third $50.
Saturday, September 32d.

18— Trotting, 2:22 class; purse $1,000; $500 to first, $300
to second, $2uo to third.

19— Pacing; purse $600; $300 to firBt, $200 to second.
$.00 to third.

J3S5" Additional races will be made each day. Classes
maje upfxom horses onthe grounds.

REMARKS AXI) CONDITIONS.

Nominations to stakes must be made to the Secre'
tary on or before the 1st day of Augnst.lfltb. Entries
for the purses must be made two days preceding tbe
race, at the regular time for closing entries as desig-
nated by the rules. Those who have nominated in
stakes must name to the secretary in writing which
they wiil start the day before the race, at 6 p. m.
Horses entered in purses can only be drawn by the
cousent of the Judges.

All horses entered for District purses must be own.
ed and kept in Nevada and California, east of the
Sierra Nevadas, for Bix mon tns prior to day of race.

.Entries to all trotting races will close August 20th,
with the Secretary.

Five or more to enter and three or more to start in
all races for purses.

National Trotting Assooiation rules to govern trot
ting races. Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association
rules to govern rnnning laces, except as above.

All trotting and pacing races are tbe best three in
five, unless otherwise specified; five to enter and
three to start, ttut the Hoard reserves the right to
hold a less number than five to fill, by the withdrawal
of a proportionate amount of the purse. Entrance
fee, 10 percent, on purse, to accompany nomination.
National Trotting Association rules to govern trot-
ting; but the Board reserves the right to trot heats of
any two classes alternately. If necessary, to finisn
any day's racing, or to trot a special race. A horse
making a walkover shall be entitled only to the en-
trance money paid in. when less than the required
number of starters appear, they may contest tor the
entrance money, to be divided as follows: t6^ to the
first and ZV/i to the second.

Horses that distance the field will only take first

unless accompanied by the money.

Please observe that, in the above stakes, declara-
tions are permit'ed for a small forfeit.

In all races entries not declared out by 6 p. m. of the
day preceding the race shall be required to start.

Where there is more than one entry by one person,
or Li one interest the particular horse they are to
start munt be named by 6 p.m. of the day preceding
the race. No added money paid for a wa k-over.

Racing colors to be named in entries.

In trotting races drivers will be required to wear
caps of distinct colors, which must be named in the
entrieB.

JLach day's races will commence promptly at one

AH entries must be directed to C. H . Stoddard, Sec-
retary, Reno, Nevada.

The nrmsby County District Fair, at Carson City,
begins September 24th and ends September 29th. Six
davs' racing; gives $7,500 in purses and premiums;
for particulars address J. D. Xorreyson, Secretary,

C The Humboldt County District Fair begins October
2d and ends October 5th. Four days' racing; gives
$3 500 in purses and premiums; for particulars address
Alex Wise, Secretary, Winnemucca, Nevada.

The State Agricultural Society has built a new track,
located half u mile from the town of Reno, the soil
beiugof such a character as to make it one or tne
best on the Pacific Coast. __„ _. ._ _.

THKO. WINTERS, President.

C. H. STODDARD, Secretary. 19my

CHICO FAIR.

August 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25,
1888.

Five Days Trotting and
Pacing.

$5,000 IN PURSES.

First Day --Tuesday, August 21, 1888.

1.— TROTTING -For two-year-old colts ow ed in
tbe district. Mile beats, best two in three, to harness
and to rule. Purse $.5(1.

2.-TROITING— Three minute class. Mile heats,
h?Bt three in five, to harness and lo rule. Purse
8300.

Second Day— Wednesday, Ansost 22d.

3.— TROTTING— For three-year-olds and under-
Mile heats, best three in five, to harness and to rule-
Purse $30(1.

4.-TROTTING— 2:40 class. Mil* heats, best three
in five, to harness and to rule. Purse $100.

Third Day— Thursday, August 33rd.

6.— TROTTING -i::23 class. Mile heats, best three
in five, to harness and to rule. Purse $750.

fi.— PACING-Free for all. Mile heats, best three
in five, to harness and to rule. Purse $5' 0.

7.— BOGGY RAGE— Free for all buggy horses with-
out a record owned in the district, owners to drive.
Mile heats, three in five, to rule. Purse S100.
Fourth Day— Friday, August 24tu.

8.— TROTTING— 2:27 class. Mile beats, best three
in five, to harness and to rule. Purse S600.

9.— TROTTING— ?::« class. Mile heats, best three
in five, to harness asd to rule. Purse $400.

Fifth Day- Saturday, August 35th.

10. -TROTTING— For fom -year- olds and under-
Mile heats, best three in five, to harness and to rule.
Purse $400.

11.— TROTTING— Free for all. Mile heats, three
in Bve, to harness and to rule. Pu>"se $1,000.

Races Nos. 5, 6, 8, 9 and 11 open to the Slate. All
other races open to the following counties: Mendo-
cijo, Humboldt, Del Norte, Shasta, Siskiyou, Plnmas
Lassen, Modoc, Sierra. Yuba, Sutter, Nevada, Trinity.
Teba-na, Colusa and Ru te.

Entries to close with the Secretary. August 1 , 1888,
at 10 p. m. Entrnnce fee of ten per cent, of purse
must accompany all nominations

1". V. MASON, President.
IO. D. SFROEX, Secretary, Clileo, tfel.

myl9

For a walk-over in any race a horae is only entitled
to its own entrance fee and one-half of the entrance
received from tbe other paid up entries of said raco,
and to no added money.

A horse winning a race entitled to first money
only, except when distancing the field, then to first
and third moneys.

In all races, entries not declared out by 6 p. at. of
the day preceediug th« race shall be required to
start.

Where there is more than one entry by one person
or in one interest, tbe particular horse they are to
start must be named by 5 p. m of the clay preceding
the race.

Duless otherwise ordered by tbe Board, no horse
is qualified to be entered in any district race that has
not been owned in the distric six months prior to
the day of tbe race, and any entry by any person
of any disqualified horse shall be held liable for the
entrance fee contracted, without any right to com-
pete for a purse, and &ball be held liable io penal-
ties prescribed by the National Associatiuu and rules
of tbe State Agricultural Society and expulsion from
this Association.

If, in the opinion of the judges, any race cannot
be finished on the closing day of the fair. It may
be continued or declared off, at the option of the
judges.

In all races noted above, five or more paid up
entries required to fill aud three or more horsey to
start.

The Petaluma track is one of the fastest and safest
in the world.

Trotting and racing colors lo be named with all
entries and used in all heats.

Races commence each day at 1 o'clock p. M. sharp.

Stables bay and straw free to competilois.
Entries close August 1. 18P8, with Secretary.

.1. H. WHITE, President.

W. JE. COX, Secretar y.
P. o. Box 283 . 12my Petaluma, <'al.

California State Fair

TWO

OP 1888.

WEEKS*

FAIR

SPEED PROGRAMME.

STUD DOGS.

RUSH T., (3751 4 K. K.), lemon and white, by
Champion Sensation (217 A. K. K.). ex Sepn G. by
Dart-Seney, in the stud to approved bitches. tee

8M1KE T., (6435 A. K. 0. 3. B.). Irish red setter, by
Nemo-Nida. straining to Champion Elcho and Cham-
tion Hose. Winner of two firsts and five specials J'
Ran Francisco shows of 1866 and 1B88. J^ 'be stud to
approved bitches. Fee S^AjB. ™™^Sj

S61S Busb Street, 8 F.

Sonoma and Marin Dis-
trict Agricultural
Association.

DISTRICT No. 4,

TO BE HELD AT

PETALUMA,

AUGUST 21 to 25 Inclusive.

District Races open for tne Counties of
Sonoma, Marin, Napa, Solano.

Taesday, August 31st.

1— RUNNING — Two-year-old stake, five-eighths of a
mile dash. $25 entrance; $10 forfeit; §150 added,
$50 to second horse. Winners of any two-year-old
stake this year to carry three pounds extra; of two
or more, five pounds es-ra.

2— TROTTING— 2:30 Class. Purse S70U.

3— TROTTUIG, District— For three-year olds; best
three in five. Purse $250. Closed May 1st, with
seven entries.

Wednesday, August 22d.

4-RUNNING— For all ages; free parse §200; 550 to
second. Mile and repeat.

5 -TROTTING, District - Yearling stake for foals of
1887. Mile dash. $30 stake. Closed May 1st, with five
entries.

6— TROTTIFG-2:20 Class. Purse $1,010.

7— TROTTING— Two-year-old stake, free for all;
foals of 1886. Mile and reneat. $60 stake; $250
added. Closed May 1st, with twelve ehtries.
Thursday, August 33d.

8— RUNNING-For three-year-olds, one-eighth of a
mile dash. ?50 entrance; $25 forfeit; $250 added;
$100 to second; third to save stake. "Winners of any
race this jear to carry five pounds extra; of two or
more, ten pounds extra; maidens allowed five
pounds.

9— TROTTING— Yearling stake, free for all foals
of 1987. Miledash. $50. Stake closed May 1st, with
five entries.

10 - PACING— 2:24 ClaBS. Purse $6C0. Patchen
Vernon and Belmont Boy barred.

11— TROTTING -Four-year-old stake or under;
free lor all. Mile heats, best three in five. $60
stake; $250 added. Closed May 1st, with seven en-
tries.

Friday, August 34tli.

12— RUNNING, District- For all ages. Mile dash.
$25 entrance; $10 forfeit; S15U added; $50 to second.

13— TROTTING, District— For two-year-olds. Mile
and repeat. Purse $200. Closed May 1st, with seven
entries.

14— TROTTING— 2:25 Class. Purse $1,000.

15— TROTTING— Three- year-old stake or under.
Free for all. Mile and repeat. $60 stake; $250 added.
Closed May 1st, with ten entries.

Saturday, August 25tli.

16— RUNNING— For all ages. One-half of a milo
dash. Free purse $250; $50 to second.

17-TROTT1NO— Three minute Class. Purse $1,000,

13— TROTTING— Free for all. Purs* $1,000.

19— TROTTING, District -2:39 Class. Purse $400.
REMARKS AND CONDITION*.

Entrance fee, ten per cent of purse to accompany
nominations.

In all trotting and pacing races, three moneys,
viz.: 6C. SO and 10 per cent, except Trotting Stake
Races, Nos. 5 and 9, m which money to be divided,
and races trotted according to published conditions.

All races best three in five, except as otherwise
specified.

American or National Association Rules to govern
trotting, and Rules of tbe State Agricultural Society
to govern running, except as herein stated.

The Board reserves the right to trot or run beats of
and two races alternately, or to call a special race
between heats, also to cbange the day and hour of
any race if deemed necessary.

NINE DAYS' RACING,

AT

SACRAMENTO,
September 3 to 15, 1888.

SPEED PROGRAMME 1888.
There shall bj awarded to the owner of the sire
whose get sball make tbe best average performance
in tbe races for trotting foals, two, three, and four-
year olds, in 1887, 1^88'. and 18811, the Grand Gold
Medal of the California State Agricultural Society,
tbe actual cost of wblch shall not be less than $2i U.
first Day.— Thursday, Sex»tember 6tn.

TEOTT1NG .

No. 1.— THE OCCIDENT STAKE— Closed in 1886,
wttb forty nominations. Value of stake January 1,
18f 8, £1,370.

No. 2.— TROTTING PURSE, $1,200-2:23 Class.

No. 3 —PACING PURSE. $600— 2:?0 Class.
Second Day.— Friday, September Stfa.

BUNKING,

No. 4.— THE INTRODUCTION STAKE— For two-
year-olds; $25 entrance; $10 forfeit; $250 added; of
which $50 to second; third to save stake. Winner of
any two-year-old race thiB year to carry tbree pounds:
of two or more, five pounds extra. Three quarters
of a mile

No. 5— ThE CALIFORNIA BREEDERS' STAKE-
Closed in 1887, with eleven nominations. One and
a quarter miles. $t00 added.

No 6— THE CAPITAL CITY STAKE— A sweep.
stakes for there-year-olds and over, in which only
non-winners in any event tb'"s year will be eligible
to start. Winners of any race, entered herein, may
be withdrawn without incurring a forfeit Entrance
$50, h f, with $400 added; of which $10i) to second;
third to save stake. One mile and one-eighth .

Fo. 7— FREE PURSE, $250— Of which §50 lo second;
for all ages. Winners of any race this year to carry
five pouDds extra; maidens, if three years old.
allowed five pounds; if four years old, or upwards,
fifteen pounds. Mile heats.

Third Day— Saturday, September 8th.

TBOTirNG.

No. 8— TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKE -$50 entrance; of
which $10 must accompany nomination; $15 payable
August lu, 1888; $300 added by the Society. Closed
March 15th, with sixteen nominations.

No. 9— THE GRAND STALLION STAKE— Closed
March 1st, witb six nominations; $500 added for
each starter up to four.

No. 10— TROTTING PURSE, $1,000— 2:E0 Class.

fourth Day— Monday, September 10th.

BUNNING.

No. 11-THE PREMIUM; STAKE— For all ages; $50
entrance, hf, or only $15 if declared on or before
September 1st; with $350 added, of whicb $100 to
second, third to save stake. Horses that have
started and not won this year, allowed five pounds;
maidens if three years old allowed five pounds;
if four years old or over, seven pounds. Three
quarters of a mile.

No. 12— THE CALIFORNIA ANNUAL STAKE— For
two-year-olds. Closed in 1687, with tbirty-two nom-
inations; $250 added. One mile.

No. 13— THE LaRUE STAKE— A handicap, for all
ages; $100 entrance; $50 forfeit; with $500 added; of
which $15ii to second; Sim) to third. Weights an-
nounced September 1st. Declaration $20, to be made
with the Secretary by 8 o'clock p. M., September 3d.
In no event will declaration be received unless ac-
companied with the amount fixed. Two and one
quarter miles.

No. 14— SELLING PURSE, $300— Of which S50 to
second; for all ages. Horses entered to be sold for
$1,500 to carry rule weights; two pounds allowed for
each $100 less, down to S1.C0O, then one pound for
each $1C0 less, down to $500. Valuation to be placed
on starters only, by 6 o'clock p. m. the day preceding
the race. One mile and a sixteenth.

Fifth Day-Tuesday, September 11

TBOTTING.

No. IS— THREE- YEAR-OLD STAKE— $100 entrance,
of which $25 must accompany nomination; $25 pay-
able July 1, remaining $50 payable August It', 1888;
$400 added. Closed March 15th, witb nineteen nomi-
nations.

No. 16— TROTTING PURSE, $1,200-2:20 Class.

No. 17— TROTTING PURSE, $1,0U0— 3:00 Class.

Sixth Day— Wednesday, September 12.

SUNNING.

No. 18.— THE SUNN? SLOPE STAKE — For two-
year-old fillies. $25 entrance; $15 forfeit, or only $10
if declared on or before September 1st; $200 added,
of which $25 to second. Those that have started
and have not run first or second, in any race this
ye*r allowed five pounds. Five-eighths of a mile.

No. 19— THE SHAFTER STAKE— i- or tbree-year-
oldB. $50 entrance; $25 forfeit, or only $15 if de-
clared on or before September first ; with $400 added ;
of which $luo to second; tbird to save stake. Win-
ner of any race this year to carry five pounds extra;
of two or more, ten pounds; maidens allowed five
pounds. One mile and a quarter.

No. 20— THE DEL PASO STAKE— For nil ages. $50
entrance; $25 forfeit, or only $15 if declared on or
befoie September 1st, with $300 added; of which
$100 to Becond; third to save stake. Three-year-olda
to carry 100 pounds; four-year-olds 110, pounds;

five-year olds and upwards, 112 pounds. Sex, but
not heat, allowances Tnrei -qnirter mile heats.

No. .1—FRB.E PURSE 9 0-1 Of which $50 to second;
fjrullages. Horsefl tfaai ba^e (darted uw\ not won
at this meeting allowed ten pounds. Wfuners of
any race at t Lis meeting when carrying rule weights,
or more, to carry five pounds extra. ODe mile.

Seventh Day— Thursday, September 13th

TllOTTING.
No. 22— TROTTING PURSE. $1,000—2:25 Class.
No. 23 — F.jUR-i'EAR-OLD TROTTING STAKE -
Closed on March 15tb witb twelve nominations.
?4''0 added (Conditions same as No. 15.)
No. 24— PACING PUBtSE. S8u0— Free for all.
Kighth Day— *' rid -y, September- 14Ui.

RUNNING.

No. 25-TnE CALIFORNIA DERBY STAKE- For
foals of 18f>5. Cloped in lh86, with twenty-nine
nominations. $300 added. One and one-half miles.

No. 20— THE PaLO ALTO STAKE— \ handicap for
two-year olds. $50 entrance; $V5 forfeit; $10 declara-
tion; £400 added, of which $i00 to second; ibird lo
save stake Weights announced at Hi o'clock a. ii.,
Saturday, September 1st. IVclartiions due at 8
o'clock p. M. Monday, September 3d. One mile.

No. '>!— THE GOLDEN GATE STAKE— For tnree-
year-olds. $50 entrance; $2i foifeit, or only $15 if de-
clared on or before September 1st; with $1Ql* added, of
which $110 io second; third to save stake. Winner of
any tlme-year-old race at this meeting to carry five
pounds exira; colts not 1, J, 3 in No. 19, allowed ten
pounds. One mile and tbre- -quarters.

No 28— THE NIGHTHAWK STAKE -For all ages.
?50entrance; $15 forfeit; $f u. added, nf which 3100
to second; third to save stake; S'/l0 additional if
1:414 is beati n. St^ke to be named after the winner
if Nieothawk s lime (1:124.) is beaten. One mile.

No. 23— UtEE PURSE, $25u Of which ?50 to second.
For non-winners at this meelioc- Housed that have
started and not run second allowed ten ponnds.
Winners of any lace, eutered herein, may be with-
drawn without peniiHy. One mile and a sixteenth
and lepeat.

Ninth Day— Saturday, September 15th.

TROTTING.
No. 30— TROTTING JJUKSE, $1,5 0--rree for all.
No. 31— TROTTING PURSE, $1,' 00-2:10 Cfcvs.
No. 32— PACING PURSE, $31 u— Three-year-old class

FIXED EVENTS.

Entries for the following libi.il colt stakes for
1869-90 will close August 1st, 1H88.

VHOiihAttftE FOR 1889.

No. 1— THE CAL1FORNU AUTUMN STAKE— A
sweenstakes for two-yeai-oUs (foils of 188'j, to be
run at the State Fair of 1HS9. S'O each h. f., or only
$10 if d*-clartd on or before ■'auuarylst: or $15 by
May 1, 1889. Deri tra'ions void unWs accompanied
by the money; with 85tJ0 added, of which §10"' io sec-
ond: third to save sta!;e. Winners of any stske race.
to carry three pounds; o"" two or more, five pounds
extra Maidens allowed five pounds. Three-quar-
ters of a mile.

No. 2— THE CALIFORNIA ANNUAL STAKE —A
sweepstakes for two-year-olds (foals of 18*7). to be
run at the State Fair of 1889. $10u er.cb. h f., or only
$10 if declared on or before January 1st. $15 by May
1st, or $25 August 1. 1889. Declarations void unless
accompanied by the money; with $6c0 added, of
which $150 to second; third to save stake. Winner
of Autumn stakes to carry seven pounds extra; win-
ner of any other stake to carry three pounds; of two
or more, seven pounds extra. Maidens allowed five
pounds. One mile.

No. 3— THE CALIFORNIA BREEDERS' STAKE—
(To close in two-year-old form this time only.) A
sweepstakes for three-year-olds (foals of 1886), to be
run at the State Fair of Ii-89. $100 each, h f, or only
$10 if declared January 1st; $15 May 1st; or $25 Aug.
1, 1889. Declarations void unless accompanied by
tbe money; with $600 added , of which $15u to second.
$100 to third. Winner of any slake race in lb89, of
the value of $1.0UO to carry five pounds; of two or
more, ten pounds exira Maidens allowed five
pounds. One mile and a quarter.

For 1890.

no. 4— the california breeders' stake -a

Bweepstakes for three-year-olds (foals of 1887). to be
run at State Fair, 1890. 3100 each, h f or only $10 if
declared January 1st; $15 May 1st, or $25 August 1,
1890. Declarations void unless accompanied by the
money; with $600 artdea", of which $1 0 to second,
$100 to third Winner of any stake race in 1890, of
the value of SI, "OH, to carry five pounds- of two or
more, ten pounds extra. Maidens allowed five
pounds. One mile and a quarter.

No. 5-THE PRESIDENT STAKE— A sweepstakes
for three-year-olds (foals of 1887), to be run at tbe
State Fair of 1891', $luueacb; of which $5 must ac-
company tbe nomination; ¥10 payable January 1,
1889; $15 January 1, 1890; $20 May 1,1890; the remain-
ing $50 the day of race. Payments not made as they
btcome due forfeits money oaid in, and declares
entry out. $750 added. The entire stakes and $500
of the added money to winner: j.50 to second; $100
to third. Winner of Breeders' Stake lo carry seven
pounds; any other three-year .old stake of tbe value
of $1,109, five pounds; if two or more, seven pounds.
Maidens allowld five pounds. One mile and a half.
REMARKS ABtD CONDITIONS.

All trotting and pacing races are the best three in
five, except tbe two-year-old, unless otherwise speci-
fied; five to enter, and three to start. But tbe Board
reserves the right to hold a less number than five to
fill, by the withdrawal of a proportionate amount of
the purse. Entrance lee, 10 per cent on purse, to
accompany nomination. Trotiing and pacing purses
divided at tbe rate of 5'i percent to first horse, 25 per
cent to second, 15 per cent lo third, and lu per cent
to fourth.

The National Association Rules to govern trotting ;
but tbe Board reserves tbe right to trot heats of any
two classes alternately, if necessary to finish any
day's racing, or to trot a special race between beats
A horse making a walk-over shall be entitled only to
the entrance money paid in. When less than the
required number of starters appear, they may con
test for the entrance noney, to be divided as follows:
063- to the first, and 33i to the second.

In all the foregoing stakes the declarations are
void, unless accompanied by tbe money.

Please observe that in the abov« stakes declara-
tions are permitted for a small forfeit.

In all race entries not declared out by 6 p. m. of
the day preceding the race shall be required to start.

Where there is more than one entry by one per-
son, or in one interest, the particular horse they are
to start must be named by C p. m. of the day preced-
ing the race. No added money paid for a walk-over.

Rules of the State Agricultural Society to govern
running races, except when conditions are named
otherwise.

Non-starters in running races will be held for en-
trance, under Rule 3.

Racing colors to be named in entries.

In trotting races drivers will be required to wear
c*ps of distinct colors, which must be named in their
entries.

Entry blanks and racing rules will bo furnished
upon application to the Secretary. Entries in all,
except otherwise stated, to close with the Secretary,
Wednesday, August 1. 1888

I.. II. KIIIP*»EE, President,

ED WIN F. SMITH, Secretary. 1 2my

FOR SALE,

GREYHOUND PUPS six weel e i om

rMPOBTEO slut Cora. Price $10 f .
be made before Monday, May 21st.

It H. A. DtGiiAX

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May 19

Trotting Colt

STAKES,

Two and Three-Year-Old

Stallions.

In compliance with a general request from breed-
ers and owners, it has been decided to open two
stakes for trotting colls.

The first for all stallion colts foaled in 1885, of S1O0
each, in piiyments as follows: S25 wlaich must
accompany nomination on Saturday, June 2. 1H88,
at which date the stake will close; S25 on Saturday,
September 1, 1888, and the remainder of the ttt.keSoO
on Wednesday, October 17, 18b8. Five or more sub-
scribers to fill.

Race to be heats of a mile, best three m five in
harness, to be trotted on the day previous to the
"National Stallion Stake," and on the track selected
for the National to be decided upon. Should the day
named heunfavorab'e, or the track not in good order
on that day, the Treasurer shall have the power to
set the day on which it will come off. Should it be
postponed for more than ten days, it shall he optional
with the subscribers to withdraw the last payment
by giviDg due notice to the Treasurer when ten
days have elapsed from the time first fixed. In all
other things nf cessaryfor tbe proper management of
this race the same conditions shall prevail as are to
govern the National Trotting Stallion Stake.

Th-> second ra--e is for all stallion colts foaled in
1886; heats of a mile, best two in three in harness,
and with these exceptions to he the tame in every
respect as the oue before named. Tbe added money
shall consist of money received; profits from all
sources less tbe necessary amounts fur expenses, and
this added mouf-y shall be divided, if botli result in
contests, in tbe following proportion, viz., three-
fifths to three-year-olds and two-fifths to two-yeat-
ol'is. Should one only be a contest and the other a
"walk-over," tbe whole of the net added money shall
go to the slake that is trotted. Should both prove to
be walk-overs, the expenses shall be born In propor-
tion to tbe amuunts iu the hands of the Treasurer.
Should there lie differences of opinion in regard io
conditions, expressed or implied, the decision of the
Treasurer shall be final.

A.udrfBS nominations io N. T. SMITH, Fourth aDd
Towns^nd Streets, San Francisco, Oftl.

mr31tf N. T. SSII'B'BI,

Treasurer ot'Sialliosi OH Slake**.

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Inauguration of New Mile Track
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South Park, Eureka, Cal.

POUR DAYS' RACING,

July 3d to 7th Inclusive.

ENTRIES OLOSE JUNE 1 SlSi, 18SK,

First Day— July 3, 1888.
*I -Running, Purse S3C0— Novelty Race— Free for all
dash of one mile. First quarter S5u, half Jtir', three-
q»arters $75, mile ?110. All paid-up entries over four
to beadited and equally divined between tach winnur,

2 -Trotting— Purse £2C». Three-minute class. For
horses owned in Humbolt't County prior to May 1,
1888. First horse §150; second to receive *75, and third
to save entrance.

second Day— July 4, 1888.

3- Running Stake— Free for all; .950 entrance, half
forfeit, 5300 added ; second to receive §100, third to save
stake . Mile and a quarter.

4— Running Stajek— Free for all; $2> entrance. half
forfeit, $25i) added; second to receive $75, third to save
stakes. One-half mile and repeat.

o-Tbot i ing— Purse $500. Free lor all. Firat horse
9350, second $IU0, third §50.

Third Day— July 5, 1888.
Running -Purse §151). Free for all. First horse
§125, second §25. Six hundred yards.

7-TitOTTiNu St Men— Two year-olds bred in Hum-
boldt County. S25 entrance, half forfeit, S1U0 added;
second to save stake. Best two in three.

8— Trotting— Purse $300. 2:40 class. For horses
owned in Humboli t County prior to May 1, lb88.
* irst horse $£00, second f70, third §:J0.

Fourth I*»y-July 6, t888.

0— Running— Purse §2^0. Free for all. First horse
to receive §201), second § 0. Three-quarters of a mile.

io-Runninr— Purtie §350. Free tor all. Firsthorse
to receive $300, second $50. One mile.

U— Trotting — Purse §2H0. Three year-olds. For
horses bred in Huinlwldt County. First horse to
receive §125. Becond $50. third §25. Best two in three.

CONDITIONS AND ROIAKKS.

All trotting races are best thre<> in five unless other-
wise specified; four to enter and three to sta't, but
tbe Board reserves the right to hoi I a less number
ihan four to fill by the withdrawal of a proportiouat'-
amount of tbe purse.

KntMiice fee 10 per cent, of purse to accompany
nominations.

Jn all troiting races the rules of the American
Trotting Assoc'a'ion. and all running races the rules
of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association to
govern, but the Board reserves the right to trot heats
of any two classes alternately, if necessary to finish
" y day's racing.

hi all entries not declared out by 0 p. m. or the dav
preceding the race shall be required to start.

No added money paid for a walk-over.

In all races four or more paid-up entries required
to fill, and three or more horses to start.

Racing colors to be named in entries.

In trotting races drivers will be required to wear
caps of distinct colors, to be named in entries.

Km ries in all races to close with the secretary,
Monday, June 18, 1888.

Entry blanks will be furnished uron application to
the Secretary.

DANIEL MCKPIIY, President.

if. <own, Secretary. Hap

DOG MEDICINES.

Mange «'nr«\ - 50«' BMstemper Cure $1.00
lilood Purifier, SOc. Vermlluge, - SOc
ranker Wash, SOc. Eye l.mion, - 50c.
DiarrhocaOiire, 50c Cure (or Fits, - 50c.
Tonic, - - 50c. Liniment, - 50c.

Kennel and Stable Soap, best dog soap known, price
25c.

These remedies are sold by druggists and dealers
in sportsmen's goods.

ALL DOG DISEASES TREATED
H. CLAY GLOVER, D. V. S.

Veterinarian to the Westminster Kennel Club, New
Jersey Kennel Club, Rhode Island Kennil Club,
Hartford Kennel Club, Hems toad Farm Company, etc.

22octf a 293 Rrnndwav. New York,

KILLIP & CO.,

LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL

AUCTIONEERS,
»» Montgomery street, San Francisco

SPKCIAL ATTENTION PAID TO SALES OF

High-Bred Horses and Cattle,

At auction and private sale.

Will sell In All Cities and Counties ol
the State.

REFERENCES.

Hon. C. Green, Hon. J. D. Care,

Sacrame nto . Salinas.

J. P. Sargent, Esq., Hon, John Bobob
Sargenta. Colnsa.

Hon. L. J. Robe, Hon. A. Walrath,

Lob AngeleB. Nevada.

J. B. Haggtn, Esq.., San Francisco
Represented at Sacramento by Edwin F. Smith,
Secretary State Agricultural Society.

At Smn JoBe by Messrs. Montgomery A Rea, Real
Estate Agents.

Being the oldest established firm in the live-Btock
busineBF 'in this Coaat, and having conducted the
Importpjt auctim sales In this line for the past
fifteen years, amounting to one-half a million of
dollari*. we feel jutiDed in claiming unequalled facili-
ties for disposing of live stock ot every description,
either Lt auction or private sale. Our list of corres-

fiondi is embraces every breeder and dealer of pro ni-
ne ncn upon the Pacific Coaat, thus enabling ns to
give ) H publicity to animals placed with ua for sale.
Privap purchases and BaleB of live Btock of all
descrip. Ions will be made on commission, and stock
shipped with the utmoat care. Purcbaaes and sales
mada of land of every description. We are author-
ed to refer to the gentlemen whose namea are
<i«ed.
02(1 KH HJP A CO., 23 Montgomery Street,

Driving Park

ASSOCIATION.

TROTTING COLT STAKES,

FREE FOR ALL!

TO BE TBOTTED AT THE PARK,

IN THE

LAST WEEK IN AUGUST,

1888!

The Dixon Driving Park Association bus opened the
following Colt Stakes for trotters and pacerB.

No. 1.— For foals of 1887. Half-mileheatB. Entrance
125, of which $10 must accompany nomination; $10
must be paid June 1st, 1888. and $5 the day before the
race. 810 added for each Btarter.

No. 2.— For two-year-olda and under. Entrance |(0,
of which $10 must accompany nomination; $15 to be
paid June 1st, 1S&8. and $15 to be paid by 6 p. m. on the
day preceding the race; $15 added for each starter. One
mile and repeat.

No. &.— For three-year-olds and under, Entrance $.=0,
of which $15 must accompany nomination; ?25to be
paid June 1st, 1*88 and$L0 to be paid by 12 o'clock iw.
on the day of the race. $20 added for each starer
Mile beats, best3in5.

No. 4 .—For three-year-old pacers. Conditions same
as for three-year-old trotters,

In all atakcB failure to make payments as they
become due forfeits entry and money paid in. Five to
enter, three or more to start. Money in each stake
to be divided as follows: 60 per cent, to winning colt,
HO per cent, to second, in percent, to third. No added
money for a walk-over. If but twe start they may trot
for fori eit, divided at the rate of 65 per cent, to the
winner and 35 per cent, to Becond. In all other re-
spects the National Trotting Association rules to
govern.

Entries close with tbe Society May 1st, 1888.

.1. W. iMcPADfcEN, .'resident.

J. R. ROUBFOltlft, Secretary. fe25

FOR SALE.

POND LILLY,

By Geo. M. Patchen, seven years old, weighs 950
pounds, perfectly sound. This mare is a natural trot-
ter never driven on a sulkv but once and with twelve
days training made a record of ;i!l!4' in Spring races
Los Angelee in '88. Since then with 31) .lavs training
trotted three heato in :«, 2<ju; 28, and can do It any
time required by purchaser.

Pond Lilly can be bought cheap as owner can not
attend to campaigning her. Apply

.9. K. MASO.V, IS Franklin St.

apliit i,om a n£eJeM. «'al .

HIGH-CLASS

PEDIGREE

STOCK

ESTABLISHED 1882.

We have for Private Sale selections of tbe follow.

ing Stock, procured from the best studs of Great

B'itain, America aud Australia.

ALL SDITABLE FOE HIGH-CLASS STUD PURPOSES

HORSES.

BLOOD, COACHERS. TROTTERS, ARABS.
DRADGHT, PONIES.

CATTLE.

DURHAMS. DEVONS, HEREFORDS. POLLED
ANGUS, AYRSHIRFS, JERSEYS.

PIGS.

IMPROVED BERKSHIRES, "MAGIE," POLAN-

CHINi, ESSEX, WHITE YORKSHIRE, &c.

ALL IMPORTED STOCK.

EXHIBITION POULTRY

Supplied to win in the keenest competition.
Choice Varieties on hand and to arrive.

doos.

SPOBTING and MISCELLANEOUS.

John T. M'limes and Co.,

PEOIUREE S'l'Oi H Ali r NTS,

105 PITT STREET, SYDNEY. NEW SOUTH WALLS
Registered Cable Address "MEMGKEt."

mr21eow

ontana

AND

Washington

Racing Circuit,
1888.

$45,000 In Stakes and Purses.

ALfi STAKES <XOSJ! APRIL 1ST.

A'l Trolling Fntrie.s Close July 1-Iila.

Write to arjy one of tbe Secretaries for pro-
grammes and farther particulars.

DATES.

Deer Lodge, Montana, July 18 to 21, James B. Mc-
Masters, Secretary.

Butte City, Montana, August 6 to 11, Lee Mantle,
Secretary.

Hflena, Montana, August 20 to 25, Francis Pope,
Secretary.

Spokane Fall*. "Washington, September 3 to 8, John-
A. Todd, Secretary.

Mote. Salem, Oregon, dates September 17 to 21.

Walla Walla. Washington Ty., dates October 1 to 6.
18fe

ESTABLISHED 1855.

Race Goods.

largest and Be^t Stock on tlie t'oait

J. O'KANE,

767 Market St., S. F.

WHOLhSALE AND RETAIL DEALLli
IN

HARNESS and SADDLERY.

AGENTS FOR

t-ENHELL's ClNTHIANA HORSE BOOTS,

J. H. Fenxon's Chicago Specialties,

Dr. Dixon's Condition Powders,
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Outing

The Gentleman's Magazine of Sport, Irinel
and Physical Recreation.

SUPERBLY ILLUSTRATED

OUR FIELD IS THE

OUT-DOOR WORLD.

DURING TBE TEAR THERE WILL BE ARTICLES BPON

Exploration, Travel and Adventure. Mountain
Climbing, Camping, Popnlar Forestry, Hunting and
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Canoeing, Bicycling, Tricycling, Amateur Photog-
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THREE DOLLARS A. YEAR.
Single numbers twenty-five cents.

140 Nassau Street, New York.

39jal3

Spring Meeting

Capital Turf Olub

AT

SACRAMENTO,

BEGINNING

June 5th, 1888.

KPEE«» PKOGBA3S3IE.
First Day— i uesday, June 5 1\\.

1— Special Two-Yeab-Old Trotting Stake— ISO.
encn. Closed December 10, 1887, with eleven entries.
1100 added to the stake . One mile and repeat.

2— Match Race— S200 aside. N. N. Uwig names
Harold Cossack hy Don CoBsaek; H. S. Hogeboom
names Waldstein by Director.

3— Special Purse— WOO; tor named horses. Open
to Alpha, Dolly Bloodstone, Soltaire, Sutter Boy and
Roderick.

Second Day— Wednesday, June 6t!».

4 — Running Stake— Three-quarter mile and re-
peat; for aliases. $25 entrance, $15 forfeit, ?l"2o added.
Second horse to save his stake.

5— Running Stake— One and a quarter miles; for
all ages. $25 entrance, $15 forfeit, $-01) added. Second
horse to save his stake.

(J — Running Stakf— For t\v -year- olds. Five-
e'ghth mile dash. $2 i entrance , $15 iorf eit, $lio add>- d.
Second horse to save his stake.

Third Day— Thursday, June Jill.

7— Trotting— 2 ;30 class. Purse $400.

8— Pacing -2:23 clasB. Purse $100.

Fourth D;»y— Friday, June 8th.

9— Pacing— 2:35 class. Purse ?3u0.

10— Trotting— 2:35 class. Purse $300.

C^pSaturdny will he taken up with Special Races.
REMARKS AMI «'i»X»M'IO>S.

All Trotting and Pacing Races, except No. 1, are
mile heats, 3 in 5, in harness, and are divided 60 per
cent, to first horse, 30 per cent, to Becond, and 10 per
cent, to third. Entrance in percent, in trotting and
pacing races. Five to enter mid three to start in all
races. The cluh reserves the right to close any race
with a less number upon deducting the required
entrance fees.

Entries to close Ma? 2ist, with

F A. JOJVES, Secretary.
J. W. WIIAON. ^resident.

P. O. Box 154, Sacramento, Cal. 2t

S.B. WHITEHEADS; CO.,

LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL
AUCTIONEERS.

ABE PREPARED XO CONDDCT SALES OF

Thoroughbreds, Trotters

And every other description of live stock,

At any Point on the Pacific Coast.

Our Mr. S. B. Whitehead has for tiiteen
years successfully managed all the principal
sales of high-class stock on this Coast.

REFERENCES

(By permission).
ARIEL LATHROP, ESQ., SETH COOK, ESQ.,
J. B. HAGGTN, ESQ., THEO. WINTERS, ESQ .

R. P. ASHE, ESQ., WM. CORBITT, ESQ.,

and others.

S. B. WHITEHEAD & CO.

19m&rtf

30 I.e ides do r ft' Street,
San Franctoco.

LELA S.,

THE PACER,

FOR SALE.

Record 2:818 as a trotter. Can pace in 2:20 eaBy. Has
no record as a pacer.
Eor particulars address

W. O. HATCH. 141 S"ill Street,
lOmr I,o« Anzeles, <al.

Business College, 24 Post St

San Francisco.

Tbe most popular school on tbe Coast
P. HEALD President O. 8. HAI>ET. fWy.

WRfind for Circular oct d

Dr. Thos. Bowhill, M.R.C.V.S.

VETERINARY SCRtiEON,

Graduate New Veterinary College, Edinburgh
Awarded the Highland and Agricultural Societies
Medals for Horse Pathology, Anatomy, Physiology
and Histology. The Williams' Prize, '8J-'8(5. for high-
est works in professional examinations, and dix '1 rat-
class certificates of merit. Honorary Member Illinois
State Veterinary Medical Association.

NEVADA STABLES,

MILRUY A « AIMS Prop's.

1336 Market St. S F., Bet. Illi ami Kill

Telephone No, 3159

1888

^foe Ifrjejefe awrl <f pxxtsxtmu.

ul9

Southern Pacific Co.

(PACIFIC SYSTEM.)
-nins leave anil are due to arrive ai
San Francisco.

LEAVE
(.FOB)

From April 28. 1888.

A ft KIV K
(FBOM)

•12:00 M

*J:45 p m

7:45 a m

•4:30 p m

Livtrmore and Pleaeanton...

•8:45 a M

7.-CI; P i=

Lob Angeles, Deming, El

9:-:o A m

Los Angeles and Mojave

12:15 p m

S:00 a si

6ISPM

4:30 PM

12:45 p m

U -ft A i;

Red Bluff via MaryBville

5:45 p m

7:00 *. m

Redding via Willows _....

7:15 p m

7:00 a M

Sacramento, via Benlcla

7-15 p m

8:30 a a

via Benicia

10:45 a M

0:00 A U

viaLivermore..

5;45 p M

8 :00 pm

—.. via Benicia

4:30 P M

12:45 p M

6:30 P m

" via Benicia

•1:00 p m

Sacramento River Steamers.

•6:00 a M

7:30 a m

3:00 P M

9:15 am

•4:30 p m

9:30 a M

Santa Barbara

12:15 p m

7:00 P M

11:00 A M

Stockton viaLivermore..

4.00 P M

'* via Martinez

6:30 P m

Siskiyou A Portland...

7:45 a M

LOCAL PERRY TRAINS.

From San Francisco Dafly.

TO EAST OAKLAND— •6:00—6:30— 7:00— 7-30— 8-3vJ—
8:30—9:00— 9:30— 10:00— 10:30— 11:00— 11:30— 12:00— Li -30
—1:00— 1:30— 2 flO— 2:30— 3:00— 3:30 — 4:00 — 4:30 — 5:00
6:30— 6:00 — 6:30— 7:00— S:00— 9:00-10:00- 11-00— 12-00

TO FRUIT VALE, (via East Oakland)— Same as "TO
EAST OAKLAND" until 6:110 p. m., inclusive, also
at 8:00—9:00 and 11:00 p.m.

TO FRUIT VALE (via Alameda)— *9:30— •12-00-7-00

TO ALAMEDA— *6 :00— *6 ;30— 7 :U0— *7 :30 -B :U0 — *B -3o—
*:00— 9:30— 10:00— tl0;30— 11:00— 1 11:30— 12:00— tl2:3i —
1:00— tl:30— 2:00— J2:a0— 3:00— 3:30— 4:00 — 4:30— 5 -00—
6:30—6:00—6:30—7:00—8:00—3:00—10:00—11:00—12:00.

TO BERKELEY and WEST BERKELEY— •6:00—
•6:30 — 7:0U— *7:30— 8:00- *8.3o— a:00— 9:30—10:00—
JlO:30— 11:00— tll:30— 12:00- tl2:3O-l:00-tl:30-2:0O
t2:30— 3:00-8:30— 4:00-4:30— 5:00-5:30— 6:00— 6:30—
7:00— S:Q0— 9:00— 10:00— a :0O— U:'J0.

To San Francisco »aily.

FROM FRUIT VALE (via East Oakland)— 6:25-6:55
—7:^— 7:55-8:25— 8:65— 9:25— 9:55— 10:25— 10:55- 11:25
11:35—12:25—12:55—1:25—1:55—2^5—2:55—3:25—3:55
—4:20—4:55—5:25—5:55—8:25—6:55—7:50—8:55—9:53.

FROM FRUIT VALE (via Aiainedaj — *cul— 5:61-
t9:20— *3:20

FROM EAST OAKLAND-«5:30-6:00- 6:30 — 7:0J—
7:30—8:00—8:30—9:00—9:30—10:00—10:30—11:00 — 0 -?v
12:00—12 :30— 1 :00— 1 :30— 2:00— 2 :30— 3 :00— 3 :30— 4 :00 —
4:30—5:00-5:30—6:00—6:30—7:00 — 8:00 - 9:00 9:iS-
10:58

PROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND-9 m nates later
than from East Oakland.

FROM ALAMEDA— •6:30-6.C0-*6:3rt— 7:00 -•7:3'— 8:00
•8:30-9:00-9:30— 10.00— 1 10:30 -11:00 —111:30—12:00—
112:30— 1:00— tl:30— 2:00- f 2:30- 3:10 -3. 30-4 :0J —
4:30— 5:00— 5 \W- 6:00-6:30- 7:00—8:00—9.00—10:00—
11:0'.

ifROM BERKELETand WEST BERKELEY— *5:25
—5:55— •6:25— 6:55-*; :25- 7 :55 -«b:25— 6:55-9:25-9:55
—110:25—10:55 - Jil :25— 11 :5o- 112:25 - 12 :55— ll :25—
1:55-12:25—2:55-3:25—3:55—4:25-4:55-5:25—5:55-
6:25—6:55—7:55—8:55—9:55—10:55.

CAfJik KOl'iK.

'88

FAIRLAWN;

'88

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 1888.

FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CATALOGUE NOW READY,

And will be mailed to all applicants wUo send Five Cents in Stamps to Prepay

Postage.

THE FAlRIi'VWN CATALOGOE FOR 1888 contains descriptions and pedigrees of all tbe
Stallions and Brood-mares in use at Fairlawn. THE 1868 CATALOGUE also contains descriptions and pedi-
grees, and prices of

ONE IIII1W1RFD AND SIXTY HEAD OF YOUNG TROTTERS,
Consisting of Stallions and Fillies from yearlings to five yeaTs old. all of my own breeding
and nearly all STANDARD HRED, and duly registered.
A specialty is made at Fairlawn of raising
STAIXIONS AND FIIXSES FOR BREEDING PURPOSES.
Those who wish to engage in breeding High-bred Trotters, or those already engaged who wish tn
add to their breeding Btnd, can be supplied at Fairlawn with first-class yonng Stallions and Fllliea ot
the very best trotting families, uniting in their veins strains of blood that have produced Speed Wltu
the Urealesl Uniformity. „ „, _ _ -B ._

Gentlemen who desire fine, highly bred, promising, and well-broken Young Trotters for their
own driving, can be supplied at Kairlawn. Any young stallion sold for a roadster will be gelded, if the
purchaser desires, at my own risk and expense.

miT"Gl HATE! 1315 7017 TIT IN • strictly adhered to at Fairlawn, and the price ol every
-L.tL.Cj UlNjEj-rillUrj JTijiin animal lor sale ia printed in the catalo;n(. Pur-
chasers from a distance can buy on orders at exactly tbe same price as if present in person. All stock sold
on orders can be returned if they do not come fully up to the descriptions given.

rime will be given responsible parties, on satisfactory paper, bearing interest irom
THE STAIXIONS IN USE AT FAIRUAWN ARE

TIME SCHEDULE.

esdnger Trains leave and arriv
vnaend Stre ' '
■San Francisco.

In effect May 1, 1888.

7:15a. (

8:30 a "
10:30 a
*3:30 p

4:30 P
'5:10 P

6:30pj
t"H5p

..Cemetery and Menlo Park | J:L0 p

d Mateo, Redwood and..
Menlo Park

8:30 A' (

10:30 aI I S

•3:30 pi

4:30 pi >,

6:40 A

•8:00 a

y.03 a

■10: 02j

4:36 P

5:42P

I 6:4u P

J I 17 :50 P

~1 I 9:03 a

.Santa Clara, San Joee.and I i*10*02a

Principal Way Stations f \ #6 P

) \ 6:*0r

..Alruadeu and Way Slack ns...

-.1 4:i

, A, J "Gilroy, Fajaro, Castroville. f i*I0*2>

*A%\\ Sal'paB and Monterey....' j) $^%

t7:50
8:30 a
"3:30 p

..HolUstcrandTresPlnoB .

I , -10:02 a

> 6:40 p

i I 18:35 p

%:$1\ \ WateonviUe.Aptos.Soquel - I*1*** '

4mv\\ CCapitola) and Santa Cruz j .fl:41

Happy Medinni (400).

Sire of more 2:30 performers than any living stallion,
having 39 to his credit with records of 2:30 or better,
among them Maxey Cobb, 2:13£, the fastest stallion
that ever lived.

WILL BE USED AS A PRIVATE STALLION.

Almont Wilkes .2 £31).

By Almont, dam Annabel, by George Wilkes; 2d dam
Jessie Pepper (dam of Alpha, 2:25V, etc.), by Mam-
brino Chief, etc. Limited to 30 mares at SoO the
Beasou, or $80 by insurance.

Maxinius, (5135),

Sire of 14 with record /betted than '2:30, among them ' By Almont, dam by Sentinel; 2d dam by Bayard, etc

3d dam Layton Barb Mare. Limited to 30 mares at
$50 the season, or $80 by insurance.

Hattie Woodward, 2:15V; Jim Jewell, 2:19i; Modoc,
2:101, etc. Limited to 30 mares at $10© the season,
or §1 50 to insure a mare in foal.
Al^cto (2548).
By Almont, dam Violet (sister to Dauntless and
Peacemaker), by Rysdyk's Hambletonian, etc.
Limited to 30 mares at $50 the season, or §80 by
insurance.

Applications for me of Stallions will be eutered in the order they are received, but after a Stallion's
limit is reached no more mares will be received. For catalogues and further information, address

WM. T. WITHERS, Lexington, Ky.

28jan52

Noble Medium (4939),

By Happy Medium, dam by Mambrino Patch^n; Ed
dam by Mambrino Chief; 3d dam by Sir Archy Mon-
toria. Limited to 20 mares at $50 the season, or
S80 by insurance.

Lock Hox 320.

IMPORTED BEXLKSHXRES.

FROM SAN FKANCISCO-*7:16— y:i6— llUS-iaa-

3:15—5:15.
FROM OAKLA.ND— "6:15— 8:16— 10:16— 12:15— 2:15-

4:15.

A. for Morning. P for Afternoon.

"Sundays excepted. tSaturdaye excepted ; JSundaya
only.

Standard Time furnished by Lick Obbervatoby.

%. 28. TOW ME,

Gen. Manager.

T. II. UOOIM1AK,

Gen Pass. A Ttk A in.

i'HILD's I'ABBDLCRY'TAL SHEEP DIP.

"Patented in Europe and America."

SHEEP

DIP.

A positive scab cnre. A liquid, soluble in

cold w ater. It is abs«> i utely iion-

poisonous.

The cheapest and most effective dip on the market
ine gallon making one hnndreil gallons of wash.
Price, $1-75 per {fall on.
Special discounts an t terms to agents and large
consumers. For samples and other information ap-
ply to
I/1MOE A HOrOH, AgentB for Pacific Coast
116 California St.. San Francisco. Cai.
17septl2

FOR SALE.

So. 1.— Bay Mare, foaled spring of 18ai, by
Terror.

1st dam by Little John; 2d dam Mnsidora's dam by
son of Bertrand.

Terror by Woodbum, 1st dam by Owen Dale; 2d
dam Musidora, by Belmont, etc.

No. V.— Chestnut Mare, foaled spring of 1882,
by Ware's Bismarck.

1st dam by Owen Dale; 2d dam Musidora, by
Belmont.

Ware's Bismarck, by "Jack Trimble "(Son of Bel-
mont and mare by Limber John, son of Kosciusko by
Sir Archy) dam by Yorkshire Boy, son of imp. Poche,

These are extra fine young mares of superior trot-
ting action and well in-bred to the blood of Belmont.
No. 1 is in foal to a son of Geo. M. Patchen Jr.

For further information addresa

W. M. WILLIAMSON,

Oo97tf San .lose, Ca«.

REDWOOD DUKE 13368.

Prize winners at all the fairs in California and tLo
entire list of swepstal;es premiums at State Fair
Sacramento, 1886 and 1887.

Importations made direct from England every yenr
from the most noted Breeders, selected from the '
best blood and most fashionable families of Dish-
faced Berkshires, regardless of cost, and all re-
corded in English and American Berkshire records.

Young pigs from these importations, male and
female, from entirely different families for sale at
reasonaDie prices, and every pig guaranteed. Address

4febS9

t7'.Vl a ' > Monterey ;iml Simfci Cruz, Sunday M ., _, „
T/-0UAI> Excursion Train. ' Jl W^v

I 1 Sciedad, Paso RobU-a, Tcmpk-teii) , „ ,.
'USanLuisOljiBpo) A Way Stations, f I G:'l0i

A-Morning p.-Aiternoon.

•a undays excepted. tSundayt* only tTheatre train Sat-
urdays only Trains run on Standard Time I u rni bbed
by Lick Observatory.

Nearly all rail line to Han Luis Obispo. Only l\
miles staging between Templei-jii and Sin Luis
ObiBpo. Time from San Fram-isco labours. Tbrnueb
rate J5.5Q. R

■Special Round-trip Tickets, at reduced rates— to
Gilroy and Paraiao Springs.

Special Notice— Koand-triji ticket? iu the lam.us
Lick Observatory (Mt. H?miltonjcan be had at any
of tbe Company's Ticket OGlces in San Franciscu
Rate, $7.5:.

EXCURSION TI(KF!\
For Sundays only,-* f SoldSrNDAT Moekkb;

J J ' ( for return same day.

ForSaturday, ( Sold Saturda y and Sunday only
Sunday and-? good for return until following M on
Monday, ( day, inclusive, at rhe fullnwing rates

Round Trip

from San
Francisco to

atto
Mon.
Tkt.

RoundTrip

from San
Francisco to

San Bruno.
Millbrae . .,
Oak Grove
San Afateo.
Belmont . .
Redwood ..

Fair OakB 1 25 1 50

Menlo Park... 1 25 I 60

MaySeld 12-5 175 Santa Cruz 3 00 5 00

Mount'n View 150 2 00 Castroville 3 00 5 00

Lawrences 1 50 Z la Monterey 3 00 5 00

Santa Clara I 75

Ticket Offices.— Passenger Depot, ..
street, Valencia-Btreet station. No. Q3 Market street,
Grand Hotel, and Rn-unda, BaMwir Hotel
A. C-BASSETT, H. K.JTDAH.

Superintendent Kbm Pass .^ Tkt. An'.

San Jose

Gilroy

Hollister

Pajaro

Watsonville ..

Aptos

Loma Prieta..

Soquel ..

Santa rirnz

Castroville

Monterey

Sat to
Moi-
Tkt

AMiKKW N91ITU, Kedwoocl city.

Or at Qlfi California Street. San Francisco.

Percherons.

AMERICAN

KENNEL CLUB
STUD-BOOK.

Blanks for registering in the official stnd
book will be mailed on application.

Entries to Part I of Volume 5 close March
31st, 1888.

Sec'y, American Kennel Club.

Nos. 44 and 46 Broadway.

For Bale, twelve heart of ttaorougbred Percheron
stallions and maree. B'our are Imported from France.
These horBes are reKistered in the Percheron Stud
Book of America , and are believed to be the best lot
of animals for Bale in California. Address

E.J. TriBNEB,

25fe3mo HftlHstrr. San Benito Co.

CHUBB,

The Fishing Rod Manufacturer,

Has a new retail catalogue which contains several
original articles on fialiine written by the most noted
anglerB of the present day. Catalogue aieo has 125
illustrations of angling Roods, 60 different kinds of
Bailing rods described, reels, lines, hooks, flies, rod
trimmings etc. Every angler should have a copy,
send for one, ready Jan. 15th. Address.

THOS. H. OHUBB.

j4ja Post Slilla, Vt.

NOTICE

To Trap Shooters.

Trap Bhooters can always find a large supply of
fine pigeons at P. Murphy's stalls, Nos. 74 and 75 in
the Centre Mark-it corner of Sutter and Dupont 8ta.,
San Francisco. Also at Mr. Dick Cunningham's,
San Bruno. Country orders promptly attended to
by Mr. Murpby. ap28tf

FOR SALE,

TBOTTIXG BBED HOBSES.

Harold Cossack 440^,

- Sired by Don Cossack, first dam by Harold, second
dam by Belmont, third dam by Mambrino Chief.

Harold Cossack is 3 years oil, as handsome as a
picture. Mabogony bay, heavy mane and tail, and a
trotter. Also a yearling stud colt by Don Cossack,
firBt dam Madam Bloodstone by Bacchus, sire of
JenDie Holton, 2:22h ; second dam by Green Mountain
Morgan. This fellows is bay in color, large and
rangey, and a very fine colt. His dam, Madame
Bloodstone, is tbe dam of Dolly Bloodstone, record
of 2:K9fr, made last fall after weaning a colt and wi'h
six weeks' handling.

NELLIE BLOODSTONE,

Bay mare, 7 years old, sired byLi'tle Mc, he by
old Ethan Allen. First dam Madame Elcodstone, as
above. Nellie has a colt by her side sired by Mt.
Vernon (record 2:21) by Nutwood, etc. Stinted to
Harold Cossack.

KATE BLOODSTONE,

Black mare, 4 years old, sired by Stocking Chief,
he by Clark Chief, he by Mambrino Chief, etc.
Stinted to Harold Cossack. First dam Madame
Bloodstone. Will also sell Madame Bloodstone. She
is sixteen years old and will drop a foal in May by
Harold Cossack. She is a sure breeder, having
missed but one seaaon since she was four years old.

FILLET,

Bay mare, 10 years old, sired by Viscount, asfm of
Alexander's Abdallab. First dam Thoroughbred,
registered. Stinted to Harold Cossack.

KED WING.

Bay mare, 5 years old, sired by Red Line. First
dam Fillet, as above. Bed Line by William Welch, by
Rysdyk's Hambletonian. First dam Jennie Clay by
Amerfcan Clay, a son of Strader's C. M.Clay, lied
Line is standard bred and registered. Page 541,
Third Vol., Wallace's Stud Book. Bed Wine is stinted
to Harold Cossack.

RED SILK,

Bay mare, 3 years eld, by Red Line. First dam
Silky by Chieftain, b« by Iowa Tuckahoe, etc. Bed
Silk has colt by her side by Harold Cossack. Stinted
to Harold Cossack.

BED QUEEN,

Two years old, by Red Line. First dam old
Fannie, a thoroughbred. Stinted to Harold Cossack.

BROWN BESS,

Six years old. sired by Chieftain, as above. Dirst
dam Poughkeepsie Girl by Rysdyk's Hambletonian.
Brown Bess has '"olt by her side by Mt. Vernon, '2:2],
by Nutwood, stinted to Harold Cossack. Old Fannie
(breeding unknown) a thoroughbred and a Que brood-
mare.

I will Bell the above stock very cheap, as I have
recently sold my ranch and want t" close out my
horses. Stock can be seen at Sacramento. Address

N. >.< it ah;,
2imr 3508 H Street, Sacramento, cal.

ro

Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seeker? .

the;

SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO

BESPKCTFTTLLY CALLS ATTENTION TO THE

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

AFFORDED BY THE "NORTHERN DIVISION
of its line for leaching with speed and comfort tbe
best ilaces in the State for
Sea Bathing, Shooting and Fishing

TRApTS LEAVE SaS FKANCIHCO LwI"LY FOR

MONTEREY,

THE MOST CHARMTNe

Minuter and Winter Kesort ol tiie
Pacific f.'oasi,

with its beatitUul Groves and delightful DriveB. Truu t
in abundance can be obtained from the several streams
In the vicinity of Monterey, and the beet of shootlre
may >-e had in season.

THE BA Y OF MONTEREY

I b noted for the extent and variety of fish which
abonnd in its waterB, notably Salmon. Rock Cod, Bt>--
acuda, Pompiuo, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder
The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with
the low ratea of fare, rapid transit-., and the Boperioi
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DJ-'I
MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for Bporr=.
men.
THE BATHING FACILITIES

AT THE

"HOTEL DEL MONTE,'

ARE UNSURPASSED,
harlng a MAGNIFICENT BEACH of pure while
Band for surf bathing. The BATH-HOOSE contains

SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANKS

(150x60 feet) for warm salt water plunge and swim •
inlngbathB, with ELEGANT ROOMS connecting for
individual baths, with douche and shower facilities-

THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those weU-knowD
Watering Places,

ATTOS, SO^tTEL AND SANTA 4!U X

18 VTA THE NORTHERN DIVISION,

SOUTHERN PACIFIC ROUTE,

(Broad Gauge)

The Northern Division rnns through the counties
of San Mateo, Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Cruz
and Monterey, each of which abounds in game In grea
variety Notably

Quail, Pigeon, Snipe, Dnclc, Ucese, Dem-
and Bear.

Lakes PILAJRCITOS and SAN ANDREAS are
reached by this line. Stages connect with trains Cailj
at San Mateo ior those well-known Retreats, PURlS
SIMA, SAN GREGORIO and PESCADERO. We
would particularly call attention td the unlimited ex-
tent of range at and about SAN BRUNO and McMA-
HON'S for RIFLE PRACTICE.

These resorts are but a short distance from Ban
Francisco and offer special inducements to the lovere
of this m aril j- sport.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

Spoi
willb

FREE TRANSPORTATION CF THEIR DO S
when carried in Baggage Cars and pot In charge ui
Train Baggagemen. Train Baggagemen are instructed
to issue CHECKS for all dogs receved in Baggage

flS-Iii order to guard against accidents to Dog
wliile In transit, It is necessary that they be provided
with COLLAR AND CHAIN. GnnB and FW.lue
Tackle will be carried free of charge. Guns taken apart
and securely packed in wood or leather cases may bo
taken in Passenger Cars.

TICKET OFFICES- PaBsei

0 ' . Grand

C. BASSETT,
Superintendent,

A;

320

%\it Qvttfax awd j^pxrrtsnmn.

May 19

BLTWtEN

Missouri River

AND

Chicago

SPEEDY AND SAFE TRANSPORTATION
OF

HORSES
LIVE STOCK

ON

PASSENGER

FREICHT
TRAINS.

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L C. SMITH' Top Action, Double Cross-Bolted

BREECH— LOADING GUN!

L. C. SMITH

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Manufacturer of both. Hammer and Hammerless Guns.

SYRACUSE, N. Y.

A. Demonstration of the Shooting: Qualities of the "L. C. Smith

Gun.

Attn Cleveland Cartridge Co. '8 tournament, held at Cleveland, 0., from September 13 to 16 inclusive
the " Smith" gun won first money in every class. It also won nearly two-thirds of the entire
amou H^.000) of cash prizes, and championship trophy for the b'St average in the 90 class. In the 90-
class iwon the Is*, 2nd and 4th moneys; in the 80-class it took the 1st, 3rd, 4th and 6th; in the 10-class it
cook Ji tand 2nd, with the 1st and 6th in the 60-class, making a total winning nearly four times greater
than aDy other gnn. of either foreign or home manufacture.

We t.mik mis n met excellent Bhowlng, as there was Beven different makes of guns used by the nineteen
onttrsiautsiu the ninety class- L. (j S1UIT1I.

SEND FOB DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE AND PRICE USX. aug6tl

Notice.
C. BRUCE LOWE,

STOCK AND STATION AGENT,

Auctioneer, Horse, Cattle, and Property
Salesman.
Is prepared to accept orders from breeders In
America to select and forward stock from the Aus-
tralian Colonies; or will undertake to receive and
dispose of stock from America; or act as Agent
for California firms.

References kindly permuted to J. B. Haggin, Esq.,
and Major Kathbone of San FranciBoo.
€. BRUCE LOME.

Wright, Heaton's Buildings,

Pitt Street, Sydney,
3flp New fiohtb Wale1.

Trotting Stock

FOR SALE.

Bay View Maid, chestnut inare, foaled 18SI by Gen.
Kenton, Orst clam »y a son of Bkenandoah (Kentucky
Hunter) second dam i.y Skeuandoah; third dim by
Belmont (V> llhaioson's). Bay view Maid conld trot
feJ^S8! I™!"?'? V1"" » yearling. She has never
S.„C.n,tr'!',"e'1 l>Ut, lia»,P"»"ia buggy In 2:60 without
work. She was.bred this season to Sidney and is be-
■even to be in foal. S, eis aregular breeder ami has
by her side a horee colt by Guy Wilkes, and has also
a yearling Ally by Guy Wilkes. These colts, show
for themselves, and will be sold with the inare
The value of Benton mares has been fully proven at
Palo Alto, and Mr. ChaB. Marvin pronounces them
the- very best.

This Stock is offered for sale because the wnerhas
embarked in a business that absolutely precludes any
attentn n to horses, For further particulars aniily ro

C W. WEEBV. 6SJ l Slli Street"
_myl2l£ San Francisco.

Proposals for Privileges

Sealed bids will be received by the undersigned up
to 6 P. M. MONDAY June 18, 1888, for the privilege
of selling Pools and running the Wheel of Fortune at
the Races, to be given by the Eureka Jockey Club,
July 3,4, 5 and fl, 1-88.
■The Board reserves the right to reject any or all

bldBmyll M- OHIS, Secretary.

YOU WANT A D OK3 .

DOC BUYERS GUIDE.

Colored plates, lOO engravings L
of different breeds, prices they are 1
worth, and where to buy them, V
Mailed for 15 Cent*. •
ASSOCIATED FANCIERS, I
237 B. Eighth St, Philadelphia, fa, |
9spr

FOR SALE.

Tiotting-Colts, Standard and
Registered.

Inconsequence of my physical inability to train,
and my ,..,nc„l inability to employ it done, I wil
sell t»o twcveitr.o'ds and nin.c yearlings veiiy low
SSS^ni ,:,nA'"''tK,"l."n-, M"'"brino and Pilot on sin's
side and Hamblctonlan, Mambrino and American
SrJ11"' Onelsontofal-uoviinproiiicingniare
bj T he Moor one out of a mare with record of 2-29 ■•,
?"g.S?e T," ? " T" »'<»« 'e«ord of 2:36!j and tria
U \2:~- One IB entered In Occdent and Sacramento
Makes and two arc- exceedingly fast pacers. All are
high bred and of great individual excellence With
ttJ!SS5!Sl!(l0I!™Jil0""Btenaln? 'or public service
™, „, i rf I',™ *5 "if ,»'-t« to geld these colts, which
must be done If not sold by July 1st. Price 8:100 to »600.

M. W. IM< ks, 1628 F. Street.
Im* Sacramento, Cal.

HORSE BOOTS, pn

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Cm

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RACING MATERIAL CJQ

IN ENDLESS VARIETY AT

J. A. McKERRON'S,

228, 230 and 232 Ellis Street.

San Francisco.

NOTICE TO

Sulky Dealers and Horsemen.

We beg to call the attention of Dealers and Horsem cnthronghont
th° country to the fact that we are the original builders of the genuine
Toomey Vehicles and tire the inventors of several patents on our Truss
Axle and other Sultcies. We learn that our patents are being InfrinEed
upon by some unscrupulous Manufacturers, and in view of .these facta
we give special notice and due warning to dealers and consumers that
we mean to protect our rights. We have not license"! anvone lo build
Our Trues Axle Sulky, hence none are genuine except those of S.
Toomey & Co.. Canal Dover, Ohio. We give this notice so that the con-
sumer and dealer may not be imposed upon or misled by fraudulent
Manufacturers, wbo ever stand ready to imitate a goo*1 article and prac-
tice fraud on the innocent customer. We trust this notice will put the
dealer and consumer on the alert, and he the means to prevent trouble
in furure.as we must and will protect our Patents and our rights, at all

hazards.

WM. D. O'KANE,

767 Market Street, San Francisco, Cal.,

Is the Sole Agent for the Genuine Toomey Trass Axle ami Otber Sulkies. The only place they
are sold in San Francisco. Tours Truly.

28ap2

S. TOOMEY & CO., Canal Dover, Ohio.

THE PARKER GUN.

IT STILL LEADS

AT PHIL DALY'S HANDICAP PIGEON SHOOT, at Long Branch, Feb. 14 and 15, 1888, The Park r won
flrst aDd third prfzeB, taking SI, 500 out of the S1.6C0 cash prizes, beating such shooters as C. W Budd, W
C liraham (EDgland), Frank Kleintz, Fred Erb Jr., and many others. '"Hurrah for the United States!
because the first and third prizeB were won over foreign makes by The Parker Gun."— N. Y. World.

AT SEATTLE, W. T., June 9. 10 and 1J, 1887, the leading prizes and best average were won wiih a

AT THE WORLD'3 TRAP SHOOTING CARNIVAL, Wellington, Mass., May 30 to June 3, 1887, The
Parker won leading prize and 1 est average dnriug the five days.

AT CHAMKERLIN CARTRIDGE CO 'S TOURNAMENT, held at Cleveland, O., Sept. 14, 1886, The Parker
won S900 out of the 51,200 purse offered.

At New Orleans, La., The Parker won first prize in WORLD'S 0HAMPION8H1P from such shots as
Carver, Bogardua, Cody, Stubbs, Erb and others.

New York Salesroom. 9 7 Chambers St.,

PARKER BROS.. Makers,

Merlden, (oun.

CHOICE OLD WHISKIES!

PURE AND UNADULTERATED.

We offer for sale on favorable terms to the Trade.
CATHEB WOOD'S CE9JGBRATED FINK OLD WHISKIES

of the following brandB, namely:

Uranaton'e Cabinet, Century, A. A. A., Old Stock, Henr? t;ullt
Double B. and Monogram, Very Old and Choice.

Also, in cases of 1 doz. quart bottles each,
Brunswick Club {Pura Ol.l Rye) and Evper Ten (Very Old and Choice).
t3T For excellence, purity and evenness of quality the ahove are unsurpassed by any whiskips I anorted
Che only objection to be made to them by the manipulatiug dealers being that they cannot be improve
upon.

DICKSON, DeWOLF & CO.,

SOLE AIIESIS,

SAN FRANCISCO. CAIIFORNIA

FOR SALE.

A Fine Stallion Yearling,

Fifteen hands high; light pray, finely proportioned
and gaited. By Oen. MacPher.^on. full brother to
Nellie R , 2:17*. dam Olemn by Whipple's Hamble-
tonian, and 16 In the 2:30 list: grandum byCrooked-
legged Boston, g g, dam by Old Boston, sire of Lex-
ington. 1 will sell this colt cheap to some breeder,
as he is too good a horse to become a gelding.
PAYNE J. SI I A I TI It,

«t OKma, 91alue Co.* Cal.

THE BOHANON

SULKY!

BEST MADE.

Perfect Riding Baggies.

Breaking Carts.

Fine Repairing,

Reasonable Prices

Bohanon Carriage Co., "ySicAco:-

Send for Catalogue.

apl2t

SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, MAY 26, lb8S.

Notes and Comments-

0 i realing the interesting account of England's greatest
racing trophy, "The Whip" that i3 to be found in another col-
umn, some cnrions incidents were brought to memory of the
only contest of that trophy ever witnessed by the writer.
The possessor of "The Whip" in olden times was considered
to own the fastest and gamest horse in the country at the
Beacon course distance, four miles, but iu modern days,
when bo many inducements are held out In the way of rich
stakes, owners fight shy of challenging for "The Whip" as
they fear that the severe preparation required for snch a
loDg race may result in permanent injury to their horses.
Along of '60 or '61 there was a race for "The Whip" between
a couple of horses whose names the writer cannot recall, but
it was likely they were Special License and Sunshine
the latter a fleet nag owned by Mr. Merry, who, in those
days was celebrated for always furnishing a hot favorite
for the Derby. Whatever the name of the horse was, dis-
tance, Mr. Merry's chief jockey, rode him and that astute
Scotchman instructed the rider to make of it a waitiog
race as te thought his horse had the better speed
for a bruising finish. It so happened that exactly similar
instructions were given to the other jockey so the two started
off at a hand gallop, indalging in a heap of chaff with their
friends who were cantering across the heath on their New-
market ponies towards the tinishing.point, which, owing to
the bends of the course was fai out of sight. Now it so
happened that Dawson, the trainer of Mr. Merry's horse,
had given him a more than unusual preparation and as these
waiting tactics might lose the race, he ordered Costance to
cut out the running at a good pace. The jockey explained
that he bad received bis orders from Mr. Merry and intended
to keep to them. Dawson waxed wroth, so borrowing a
whiD from a hackman, he rode behind Custance's mount and
began laying it on iu such a manner as to show that it was
immaterial to him whether the blows fell on the horse or the
jockey, so Custance was obliged willy nilly to make the
pace in order to get away from the infuriated trainer. Such
an incident in an actual race, on the result of which thou-
sands of pounds had been wagered, was so whimsical as to
convulse the spectators with laughter, the more so as Cos
tance when safely at a distance, reverted to his former
tactics at a band gallop. When, however, the riders reached
the stables at the Rowley mile starting point, they began
ridin° and thenoe raced neck and neck to the finish, the
horses being locked together from sheer exhaustion. It was
one of the hardest fought contests ever seen on the heath,
but the time must have been nearer a quarter of an hour
than that of Ten Broeck who made the distance 7:151 at
Louisville, with 104 pounds as a four-year-old, while "the
Whip" weight is HO pounds.

Wher one considers the immense amoonl of money that is
wagered daily on the result of races at distant points, it is
wonderful that there are not more frauds practiced on the
pool-rcoms by dishonest telegraph operators who could for-
ward bogus dispatches as to the winners. Of conrse the
greatest precaution is taken in the sending, and the receipt
of dispatches, but new devices are often used to defraud the
pool men. Then there are also a great many telegraph oper-
ators who try to decipher the dispatches for their own pur-
poses, but not to great advantage, if we may believe the
account of a recent interview between one of the guild and a
newspaper correspondent, to the following effect: ''The fasci-
nation for betting on the horses is very strong to us. Seeing,
as we do, the messages that pass between the owners and the
traineis.'and the tips that the bookmakers get from those on
the inside, it is but natural that we should take advantage of
the opportunities to add a few shekels to our piles. But well
informed as we are, very few of us have made any money out

of it. We don't wait for the good things, but back our judg-
ment too often, and a good many wish they bad never
wagered a dollar on the stakes. Another trouble we have is
the same one that is experienced by every one who goes to
the races — we get too many lip?, and have the same difficulty
in sifting out the straight oues. Sometimes the horsemen
send their messages in cipher or sign fictitious names to them
so we can't know what they are about or who they are, while
other? will send telegrams saying 'horse will win, sure,' when
in reality they mean that he has been given a bucket of
water, and vice versa. The operators, however, are up to
the tricks and manage to do fairly well. I am a good winner
on horses so far this year, but the other games get it back
again. I'll tell you something you may not know. Of the
five or six mutuels sold on the sensational horse Roy S.
Cluke, whin he won the renewal of the Twin City Handicap
at Brighton Beach, paying S622 for $5, two were held by
telegraph operators. But the high roller of all telegraph
operators, when he used to play, was Dick Kane. I've
known him to put $1,000 on a ra^e and he won the bet, too.
Dick had $10,00*) of the bookmakers' money once, but they
got the most cf it back again, and now he is getting weaned
away from che fascination."

English admirers of good stock claim that the American
trotters of the finest class will never be popular in England
with the present conditions under which the speed pro
grammes are arranged. The Britishers care little for contest^
in heats over an enclosed race track, as they think — and in
most instances erroneously — that it is far easier for a skilful
driver to throw a trot than it is for a jockey to do the same
in a running race. Many years ago, e. prominent American
turfman, while on a visit to England, broached the subject
of taking over half a dozen good trotters and giving exhibi-
tion races in the vicinity of the large English cities. Jack-
son, the noted bookmaker, generally known as the Squire,
hooted at the preposition, even when informed that every
horse could trot in 2:25. Jackson argued the matter over and
finally offered to wager £1,000 that he had a cob who would
trot ten [miles out and back rigged to a butcher's carf, on a
common turnpike road against any American trotter who had
only been trained to go in mile heats. The proposition was
too absurd to entertain and the speculation was, figuratively
speaking, nipped in the bud. The incident is recalled to
memory on reading the following account of a trotting match
against time that was recently decided on the Radcliff road,
near Nottingham. Mr. James Lane, of Birmingham, laid
£100 even that the brown mare of Mr. J. Slaney, of Denby,
did not trot and draw two persons sixteen miles in one hour.
The match got wind and there was a large bat well con-
ducted crowd on the road, the course selected being from the
7th to the loth milestone and back. The two men seated in
a sort of sulky, and the mare started on her journey at 3:20.
She picked up her feet smartly and got over the ground in
excellent style, but the task was too much for her, as she was
thirty seconds over the stipulated time when she completed
the sixteenth mile. This is not the editorial column, but it
may safely be stated that there are scores of Amerian trDtters
who could teat th^t record, a3 did Controller on the Bay
District track, bnt they would have to be trained for the
feat, even as racing miler would have to be to run a four
mile and repeat. The Britishers are sometimes too practical
in their tastes. The race-horse to them is a laxury, but the
trotter has to be of the usefnl as well as the .ornamental
kind. Perhaps as racing in spurts is unknowu there, tbe
experiment of that rich and spirited sportsman Lord Ros-e-
bnry will open up the English market to a fine class of our
horses, as he recently arranged to import a team of Verniout
Black Hawk trotters, which he considered to be tbe finest
roadsters to be found in the United Sta'e-*, they beiog re-
markable both for their good looks and for their speed.

In writing of the big events on the English race courees,
mention has often been made of the pretty effect produced by
the liberating of scores of homing pigeons that carry the news
of the result to many points in England that are remote from
telegraph offices. It is a pity that these useful and intelligent
birds have not been introduced in large numbers on this
coast. In France and Germany they are in great demand for
military purposes; in England they are used by light-house
keepers to communicate with the mainland, and now they
are to be utilized by the weather signal offices at Key We?t
and the adjacent islands. General Greeley, who has the
matter in charge, has ordered the construction of a large loft
at Key West that will accommodate five hundred pigeons,
but it will take time to organize the service, as the birds must
be brought to their new homes before tbey can use their
wings, as otherwise, by mere instinct when liberated, th^y
will fly towards their old homes, even if hundreds of miTei
away. The first purpose of this service is to bring the adja~
cent islands, especially the Bahamas, into communication
with Key West, and thus by cable with the mainland. Ex-
perts, those familiar with the use of pigeons as message-
bearers in Europe, and who know the conditions under
which the birds of this Key West flight are to be UBed,
believe the experiment will be a complete success. The only
drawback they anticipate is the loss of birds in the sudden
storms peculiar to the latitude.

Some curious incidents are mentioned in regard to these
wonderful birds. A match was made, for a large amount,
between a pigeon and an express train from Dover to Lon-
don, the latter running at a rate of fifty miles an hourinclud-
ing stoppages. It was won by the bird in one hour and forty-
twominutes, the distance being eighty-eight miles by rail, bnt
shorter as the crow files. Recently an elderly man died sud-
denly on a railroad train near Liverpool. There'were no
identifying papers on his person, but some one suggested
that the pigeons in the basket brought by the man should be
used to discover his friends. A message, "Come to the
detective office at once," was sent by them, and two hours
later the son of the deceased appeared and claimed the re-
mains. Comparing time of start and of the bird's arrival at
home, it was found that they had covered the two mileB in
about two minutes. The Warekam Advertiser in England,
trains a fine flock of these birds for the use of the journal.
Mr. J. F. Whubbett, the proprietor, says: "I employed the
birds at first because my telegrams were sometimes delayed
or inaccurate. At the last general election I received the
returns by the bird nearly a half hour before my telegram
arrived. Numbers of people were waiting at the telegraph
office for the news, but the pigeon bearing my message being
seen to arrive, the crowd tamed on us. At first they
thought it a sell, but when they saw the message in my
writing it was accepted, and the news was quickly spread.
On another occasion an inquest was held seven miles away.
As each witness was examined I seot his evidence by bird.
The MS. thus carried mad^ 250 lines of printed matter, and
when I arrived at home it was all in type and the paper ready
for the press. Other reporters were present, bnt all were
helpless until the finish, there being no telegraph office
near." The finest homing pigeons are bred in Belgium,
where there are nearly a hundred different societies whose
members delight in racing their birds. They could be im-
ported from Antwerp at a comparatively small expense.

Our many readers who are interested in breeding problems
will find much matter for consideration in the description of
the rapid advance in trotting made in France of recent years
The article in another column, strengthens the belief in the
infusion of thoroughbred strains on the old Norman stock
whi^h in a measure also formed the basis of the
bred stock in Euglaud when crossed with the uapoi
from the East.

322

J?hc fgraedJer antl jipnrtsroaw.

May 26

Trotting' in France-

In Paris there is published an annual entitled Organ
Special des Courses au Trot, the lust i*sue of which is a neat
Utile volume of two hundred and fifty pages, bonnd m cloth,
which contains a summing up of the French trotting of labi
voir including distances trotted and time made, with name
of fire and dam of each winner, and the amount of money
won by him; a list of owners of winners, numbering two
hundred and forty-two; a list of stallions whose get were en-
cr.ged, and their winnings, uaniberiug one hundred and
three; a list of j jekeys and gentlemen rulers (winners), num-
bering two hundred aod forty-six, and various other items of
general information tJ those who interest themselves in the
subject. Under the caption "The best records «.f the year/
it siys editorially: "The surest method of marking the prog-
ress attained by 'breeding consists in compiling the records
of the present with tbosa of pivcediug years."

"One cannot doubt the happy effect that the trotting of
races produces on the ureeling. Ten years ago we had not
peihaps a single trotter in France that was capable of trotting
a kilometer in one miuute and forty seconds; this year a
French trotter covered that distance in 1:34 3=5, and the
honor falls absolutely to French breeding, as tbe best records
have been obtained by it-* representation. Joliefe (belong-
ing to Mr. P. Merlin) trotted eight times during "he veariu
le-s than 1:40, and iu her last race-heat all j revions Freucb
records by doing 3,500 meters (2 3-16 miles) iu 5:30£. i. e ,
the kilometer iu 1:34 2-5 Two other horses have excellent
performances, viz.: Illusion, which won the prize of the Ville
<ie Vivi, 4,700 meters (2 15-16 mile?) iu 7:35^, kil imt-ter in
1:36 9 10. and Iuriirec. which came iu thirl for the prize of
the elite at Rouen, 4,800 meters (3 miles) in 7:52$, the kil-
ometer in 1:38 2-5."

Nest c >mes a list of the twelve horses which made records
better than 1:40 to the kilometer, as fo'lows:

Joliftte. five ye*rs -*.50 ' meters iu 5:3U 1-2, kilometer in 1: "4 2-5

Kozyr 4,t00 meters in 7:11

rucbsia. four ye » re ..
Illusion, six years ..
Font*»n«y. four years
Gazelle, five yeans -
Flageolet, four yt-axs

kilometer in 1:36 1-25
00 mettrs Id 5:nH4 5. kiluine'er in 1:36 2-5
4^00 meters in 7: 5 1-2, fciljiueter in 1:36 2-10
4.0 0 meters in 6: if* kilometer in 1:17
4,(100 meters iu 6:28 kilometer in 1:W
-i 20.i meters in 5:1 * kilometer in 1:31 4-5

kilometer in 1: '8
kilometer in i:fci 2-5
, kilometer in l:,>9 1-S
kilo ii^ter in I :-9 7-10
kilometer in l:d9 4-5

If some of them had been, perhaps there would be a differ-
ent story to toll. I do not think that the French people
recognize much, if any, superiority in our trotters to their
own. If 6orae enterprising Americans were to demonstrate
the superiority that we have long believe i in, by coming to
France with a string that could sweep everything before it,
they would open up a market for American horses that
would give a new impetus to the iodustry of producing tbem.
Frieuds in high places are often very useful to the stranger
in a strange land. What better time, then, could there be
for forcing our trotting mares on the attention of the French
people than the present, when the American Consul General
in Paris is Major J. L. Kitbbone, whose intimate relations
with Senator Stanford and Palo Alto, and his Presidency of
the Blood-Horse Association of California, show that he is
one of the best posted amatenr horsemen of America. HiB
friendly counsel and valuable advice would certainly be given
to a movement tbat is so well calculated to bring money to
our country and foster a strong industry which seems des-
tined to spread over Europe wheu thoroughly understood
and appreciated.

Racing in England.

liolconde, three years ..2,0 0 meters in 3:1G

I'jnrquoiPas j, 50 i meters ir 7:2 •

Uladys 4,01 0 meters in 7:56 J

Epural II.. five years .. . .-V-'OO m-ters in 5:18

Cipncine 5,0 u meters, in B:19

Nine other borse^ i rotted ht-tt.tr thau 1:40, but their per-
form nces were in lising hea's, c msequently they are uot
rerordR Thev are a- follows: PoHiason, 1:374,; Figland,
1:37$; D xtime, 1 -3S.J ; F ust. 1 :33f ; Ecolien, 1:39£; Faustina.
1:391-7: Franc. 1:39 7-10; Hob Jobuauu, 1:37 3-10, »n1 Blue
Belle, 1:39 7-20. As these records are for a kil. -meter (f of a
mile) a very little riguiing will serve to bring them M » m.le
basis.

Pr.iguu.ter, an occas'oual writer iu The Horseman states
that the only data that we have tor au intelligent comparison
between French and Americui irotteis is furnished by the
perf jrmauces o*i French -o 1 uf CJ'aiys, 2:23; Bue Belle,
2:26}. and Bob Juhnsun 2:274 (Jladjs, ii will be observed,
wis nimbertt-n in the List of p-r'ormeis arranged in the
order of speed. The records show th it Bob Johnson, iu 1 is
performances under French conditio! s, lost Dearly rive and
k lirtlf per cent, of his home speed; Blue Be le lost neatly
nine pt-r cent , and Gladys lost over eleven p rcent.; average
loss of speed between the three is eight aud a half per ceut
The quts ion resolves itself into an arithmetical calculation
to demonstrate what must be the original speed of an Amm-
ciu horse to enable him to lose eighi aud a half per cent, of
it and still equal the best French irotier. The best French
record (Jolieite's, 1:34 2-5) is a little better than a mile in
2:31$, and the trotter went two aud three-sixteenth miles at
that average. The above-nuutione 1 calculation shows that
to equa1 this a horse must, under American conditions, be
able to beat 2:20. But there is another fact >r not yet con-
sidered. The records of the three Americans trotting in
France show that the faster their home records are, the
larger pfr cehtage of t-peed they lose, and this at the rate of
one and three-tenths per cent, to every lowered second of
record. If this shoul 1 continue as tbe average horse's ability
increases, a 2:20 hoise would lose fourteen and nine-tenths
per cent, uf his speed, and his remaiuing ability would only
serve to carry him a mile in 2:40 86-100, a slower gaifc than
the best of aoy of the three. Tbis proves, if it proves any-
thing, that the average American trotter, no matter what his
speed may be, is not stoutly enough bred to succeed in
France, and that in selecting a trotter to beat the French
ones at their own game, one would be confined to those that
have something like as laige an infusion of thorough blood
as have the French trotters, aud with it a speed capacity of
better than 2:20.

Such horse* as Maud S . Jay-Eye-See, Palj Alto, Antevolo,
and Fanuy Witberspoon could probably do the trick, but such
Lorses are very scarce.

It is quite likely that if the best French horses were to go
to America and "to trot under American conditions they
would fail oftener than succeed in say the 2:27 class; per
contra, it would probably take the best and stoutest of the
2:18 horses to beat them here. This conclusion ia rather
startling, but, if the rather meagre data that we have can be
taken at a basis it seems irresistuble.

Some of the reasons why Gladys, Blue Belle and Bob
Johnson lost so much of their speed are obvious. The Hand-
ing start is practiced in France. The tracks are on rough
sod, and have long, heavy grades, aud they trot from one
and' a qnarter to three and three quarter miles; two and a
half being, perhaps, the most frequently used distance. To
these may possibly be added inferior conditioning and
handling. My inquiries on this point elicited no informa-
tion; but, even if so, tbe American and French trotters were
probablv on an equal footing in tbis respect.

The French trotters have been produced by an interming-
ling of thorough and Xorman blood, the former predominat-
ing. Phaeton, sire of the largest number of winners in 1887,
is a seven-eighthB bred horse, and he got his best performer
out of a three-fourths bred mare. Tigris, the second sire of
the year, |ia three-fourths bred, and the dam of his best
peiformer is one-half bred. Serviteur, who comes next, is
three-quarters bred, and the dam of his best performer is
Ootavia, an American maro about whom I could learn
Dothiug further except that she is also tbe dam of Iodecost.
Tn a "man up a tree" it looks as if the French breeders
had simply tikeu thorough blood and dulled it with Norman
bload sufficiently to make it controlla1 le at the trot, and so
gained pretty fair results, but if Mr. Wallace was to look into
t' matter he would probibly find a pacing element in the
N -rman mares which would nccount for the success of the
ttj ter. I have seen paciog horses on the streets of London
Mi. Wallace to the contrary notwithstanding) aud Paris, but
ver one that had the appearance of a Norman horse.
So far as I could learn, none of the American horses that
Lave trotted in France was handled by au American trainer.

What with the defeat of Merry Hampton iu the city and
suburbao, followed by the downfall of Friar's Balsam in the
Two Thousand then culminating with Sea Breeze, a great
favorite on puUic form iu the Oae Thousand, only securing
position, the backers in Euglaod have been very unfortunate
in their speculation for the chief spring events. The ensuing
week from the Newmarket meetiug showed, however, achange
of luck, as in tbe two princip.il races at Kempton Park the favor-
ites carried off the honors in an easy manner. The stakes,
entries and added money show such curious innovations in
turf programmes that more space is devoted to the description
of the terms, weights and races than is generally giveo'in this
journal to English matters.

Iu a special dispatch to tbe N. Y. World ii is stated that
with Bendigo winning the Kempton Park Jubilee Handicap
last year, carrying 133 pounds, and Minting winning it at 140
pounds, that event has taken such a bold on the English
public tbat it is likely to remain not only the great fixture of
the Kempton Park spring meeting, but au event that will for
some years to come attract the best horses in training. That
Minting is the best horse now in England was shown by the
fact that the bandicappers put 140 pounds on him for the
Jub lee Handicap. That they had good cause to do so was
shown by his race with Ormonde for the Hardwicke Stakes
at Ascot last June, when the Duke of Westminster's "crack"
only just won. Njrwere the handicappers very much out, for
Miming not «-nly won easily, but he did so, giving Tyrone,
the second, 44 pound?, and Cobbler, the third, 45 pounds, a
success tbat will take rank with any previous performance in
the country.

As a "show" the race was an eminent success and it
attracted a big crowd to Kempton Park. It had nineteen
starters, one more than last year. They and the closing bet-
ting were as follows: 7 to 2 against Minting. 6 to 1 Floren-
tine, S to I each Tvron and Thunderstorm, 9 to 1 Ashplant,
12 to 1 Gallinule, 17 to 1 Diavolo. 25 to 1 each Cobbler and
Phi1, 30 to 1 Heloise, 33 to 1 each Exmoor, Maxim aud Isos-
cles, 40 to 1 Woodland, 06 to 1 Kingfisher, Fra Diavolo and
Fitz Adam, and 100 to 1 each The Bawn aud Bessie. At the
start Minting and Gallinule were the quickest away, but at
the end of a hundred }fards Cobbler took the lead and held
it until entering the straight for home. Minting then again
took tbe lead, and running on, won in a canter by three
length-, The judge placed Tyrone second and Cobbler
third, a decision given in the face of many protests, it being
the general opinion thai Cobbler was entitled to second
place. The betting on the race was very heavy, especially
for the plice. The Cobbler is owned by Mr. Geo. Haugh-
ton, who is well-known in New York, having made a bcok
there some years ago. It is understood that he won hand-
somely on his colt getting a place, although he really ex-
pected to win. Conditions as follows:

Second running of the Kempton Park Great Jubilee Handicap of
3.0U0 guineas by subscription of In guineas each if declared by Jan.
31; if left in after tbat date a further subscription and additional
subscription of 20 guineas for starterB; the second to receive £20: i and
the third £10 out of the slakes ; winners after the publication of the
weights i-Jan. 26) of a rice of the value of £5'10 to carry 7 lbs., two
such races or one of £1,0 ,0 to c: rry 14 lbs. extra; winners of the 2,000
or 1.000 guineas to carry 119 lbs., inclusive of penalties. If handi-
capped below that weight; closed Jaa. 3 with 58 subscribers, of
which 15 declared; new mile course
Mr. R. C. Vyner's b h Minting. 5, by Lord I<von, dam Mint Sauce

by Young Melbourne, 140 Webb 1

Mr. N. Younger's ch h Tyrone, 5, by York. Jam Clyda, 96... T. Loates 2
Mr. ti. Haughtou's b c Cobbler, 4, by Pedometer, dam Miss McLeod,

92 Chandley 8

The following ran unpliced: Exuioor, 5, 110; Gallinule, 4, 115;
Florentine, 4. Ua ; Thunderstorm. 5, 11*: Phil, 4. 108; The Baron. 4,
107; Ashplant, 5, 105; Maxim, 4, 98; Heloise. 4, 95; Kingfisher, 4, 95;
Bessie. 4,95; Woodland, 4, 94; Isosceles, 4, dj; Fra l»iavolo, 4, 87;
Diavolo, 4, 84; Fitz Adams, 3, 80.

It is possible , that Cobbler, Ashplaut, Bessie, and Fra
Diavolo carried each o lb. less than named, the riders being
apprentices.

Stinting was bred by his present owner, and as a two-year-
old he won five races straight, viz : Seaton Delaval Stakes,
at Newcastle; the Prince of Wa'es Port Stakes, at Goodwood;
the Champagne Stakes, at Doncaster; the Triennial Produce
StakeB, at the Newmarket, first October, and the Middle
Park Plate and the second October meeting, worth in all
£7,396. As a three-year-old he was beaten two lengths by
Ormonde for the Two Thousand Guineas, but he won the
Grand Prix de Paris, worth £5,904. He did not run again
until Ascot, la-t year, when he won the Jubilee Cup, worth
£1,495, carrying 134 lb., over the New Mile, beatiDg St.
Mirin, Ambsee, Bendigo aod Toreo. Two days after he
met Ormonde for the Hardwicke Stakes at a mile and a half,
both 136 lb , and Ormonde won by a neok. after a ereat race,
with Bendig third and Phil fourth. It was his la»t appear-
ance until the race above.

The two-year-old race of the day was the Kempton Park
Great Breeders' Produce Stakes of £1,000 at five furlong*.
II ha.l eleven starters, and was won by Mr. E. Wardour's
Present Alms by a length from Sir K. Jardine's Fitztraver
and Lord Bradford's Swift, they running a dead heat for
the place. The betting was 9 to 5 against Present Alms, 7 to
2 Fitztraver aud 12 to I Swift. Conditions:

Kempton Park Great Breeders' Produee Stakes of £1,0011, added to a
sweepstakes of £'0 e%ch; entrance 5 guineas, the only forfeit if
declared by tbe first Tuesday in March, 1888; entrance free for foils,
the forfeit for which is declared by the Tuesday after Goodwood in
1H86; for tbe produce of mares covered in 1885, "to run as two-year-
olds; the nominator of tbe winner to receive £2i 0, tbe nominator and
owner of the Becond each £5'' out of the stakes; winning penalties up
to 10 lbs ; breeding allowances down to 12 lbs.; closed Januarys,
1886, with 1CI subscribers. Five furlongs.

Mr. E. Wardour's b c Present Alma by The Miser, dam Salute 1

Sir K. Jardine's b c Fitztraver by Fitz Junes, dam Glee dh

Lord Bradford's b c Swift by Chippendale, dam Itemorse ah

Eight others ran.

Present Alms W2S bred by Mr. W. A. Hoare-Smith, who
was also the nominator of the colt for the suke, and as such

is entitled to £200. The youngster was sold a yearling to
Mr. Craig for 400 guineas, but he has run in all four times as
the property of Mr. Wardour. On the first occasion he was
secoud to Master Charlie for the Lincoln Cup. He was nest
unplaced for the Hyde Park Plate at Epsom. On the third
occasion he won the Double Trial Plate at the Newmarket
Craven Meeting, as he also did the Ashley Plate,. he being
trained by R. Marsh at Newmarket, and is well engaged.

At a later date LoflUr, tbe American dental practitioneer,
was called in to examine tbe mouth of Friar's Balsam, and
after a careful examination pronounced the cause of the
abscess to have been a splintered jaw. It may be wondered
how a horse could be thus affected without the injary being
detected, but this is accounted for by the fact that the Balsam
was never known to leave an oat since the abscess made its
aprearance. It is assumed that the mishap may have been
caused by the colt running back on the rack chain in a
stable, or perhaps it is the more likely reason it may have
occurred while he was being dressed, as it was the custom to
put him through this process in a Chifney bit, with a rein
attached, for the attendant to hold him in check, as he is a
high spirited customer to deal with. It is surmised that his
attendant may, as has occurred on many previous occasions ,
have dropped the rein, that the horse trod upon the fallen
rein, and, throwing his head back, inflicted upon his jaw the
injury that has proved 60 troublesome. The hcrse has been
scratched for the Derby, and will probably be thrown out of
training until the splinters are removed.

Breeding for Speed Alone-

The prosperity that has for some time attended the busi-
ness of breeding trotting- horses has undeniably fostered
some mistaken ideas and given excuse for some unwise
courses. The public appreciation of the standard, and the
demand for standard blood gave rise to an evil which we
have time and again warned the inexperienced against. To
many of these it was enough to know that a horse was stand-
ard-bred. That wa6 all the pedigree they wanted. TLey
seemed to think that the standard was designed to supply
men with brains, and that it abolished the necessity of dis-
crimination between horses. It ia not in the power of man
to formulate a standard of blood, whether it be of running-
horses, trotting-horses, milk or butter cattle, or any other
special breed of animals, that will, like a sieve, separate the
wheat from the chaff. There are thoroughbred racehorses
that can't race, and there are standard-bred trotters that
can't trot. There are pore Jersey cattle that are not great
butter cows, and pore HolsteiuS that are common-place
milkers. Dogs may be bred in the best pointing strains and
be unfit for the field. This is so, always has been so, and
always will be so as long as parents* occasionally beget chil-
dren their inferiois. So while standard rank is a necessity
in the breeding animal, it is not the only essential of blood.
And in like manner we believe it to be a duty of the hoar to
impress upon the general breeding public the truth that
while it is not enough to breed for standard rank alone,
neither is it enough to breed for speed alone.

How often we hear the iaults or form of some misshapen
horse of great Bpeed passed over with the fallacious remark
that "the shape don't matter, he has the speed," The owner
of an ugly, coarse colt satisfies himself with the idea tbat
"he'll be pretty enough if he can trot fast.'1 The truth that
* they go in all shapes" is a very flippant excuee for breediog
to all shapes. There are ugly, misshapen trotters, and un-
sound trotters, but their bad shape and unsoundness do not
make them trot any faster. They trot in spite of, Dot be*
cause of their defects. There are pouy trotters, but so also
are there trotters of the requisite size. There are homely
trotters, but horses of superb iorm trot just as fast. If you
succeed in breeding a fast horse he is certainly more valuable
if sound and of high form. And if your colt fails to be a
record-maker, but has beauty of structure and absolute
soundness he will pay you back his cost anyway. But if be
be neither fast or tolerable to look at, he is a dead loss. And
when we consider tbat the horseB that have the requisite
speed to counterbalance defects of structure are very, very
rare, the blindness of being careless in breeding for individ-
ual quality is very apparent. If the gift of speed was only
given to horses lacking in beauty and size there might be
excuse for breeding lor speed alone, but when speed can be
just »s e silv seenred with attractive structure as without it,
excuse for ignoring these essentials does not exist.

The error, however, of breeding to speedy bnt defective
parents is not as common as breeding to individuals of good
blood, but not of special quality. In many of the leading
breeding-studs of the land mareB are in use whose individual
inferiority no virtue of blood can counterbalance. Yet often
the very men who consider mares faulty in size and in struc-
ture, good enough to breed from, would scout the- idea of
breeding from a stallion equally lacking. It is absolutely
unreasonable, but.it is a fact that the conventional idea of
breeding demands form in the stallion, but not in the mare.
If many of our breeders would be just as exaoting in select-
ing mares as they are in selecting stallions, their stock would
be of a vastly higher average than it is. Good Bize aud form
are great points in the favor of a stallion, and they should bs
required in the mare.

The objection is often urged against the trotting-bred horse
that he is undersized aud badly shaped. Not long ago a
writer on draft-horses declared that he had never seen or
heard of a trotting-borse that was large enough for any use-
ful purpose. ThiB showed the man's ignorance of trotting-
horses; but it Bhowed, too, the extent to which the idea has
spread that the trotting-bred horse is. like the race-horse,
bred to a point where he is good for racing or good for noth-
ing. Among foreigners, and especially Englishmen, lack of
substance and lack of quality are the defects chiefly urged
against the trotting-horse. These are wrong ideaB, it is true,
but if any moral can be drawn from them it is that a duty
incumbent upon those who are building up the new breed
is to realize that while speed may be the first it is not the
only essential.

The great foundation upon which the value of the trotting-
horse rests is superiority in tbe practical and business uses
of the American people to any other type of horse. The
trotting-horse breeder who is wise in his generation, will aim
at producing a horse with the breeding and other essentials
of both a "king of the turf and a lord of tbe road." It is well
to have two strings to a bow. If the horse fails of honor on
the turf, he should be bred bo that he will still bring a good
paying price for the road or park. There is no need of sacri-
ficing a single iota of tbe idea of speed to accomplish this,
because there are now etaliions and mares to breed from that
are great on the turf, great in blood, and great in form. To
aim at a hiph idea of equine beauty is quite consistent with
n steady ' purpose to produce campaigners. — Wallace's
Monthly.

I8a8

2P* Srjejedjer ami ^yjjfriiman.

323

Notes on Breeding.

The country is now pretty well stocked with 'asbionaUy
bred trotting stallions. Nearly every couoty in the north
has several standard-bred horses, while ou must of the large
breediig establishments several of that class can be found .
The greatest demand in the near future will be for first-
class brood-marts. Those from dams which bave produced
a single 2:30 performer are aura to be souuht at high figures.
Daughters of such mares as have brought two or more fast
trottei a. especially if those trotters have proved great cam-
paigners, -will cotnmaud fancy p ices, if one of their gran-
riamsi as well as their dam. has been a producer their value
will be largely increased.

These which caD show the longest line of unbroken pro;
ducets through the maternal Btrains bring fabulous prices.
With these facts staring young breeders of moderate means
in the face, and not enough from producers to supply the
demand of the wealthy class of breeders, the question is, if
limited means will not permit following the excellent advice
of men of lar^e experience and sound judgement, who
recommend stcariog mares from producers, what is the
next best course to pursue? Undoubtedly it is to breed from
the best mares that can be found which oonies from the
great brood-mare families.

It has been observed that daughters of a. stallion whose
dam possessed unusual meiit are much more likely to pro-
duce speed than those of even a faster stallion equally as
well bred so far as ulood lines are concerned, but whose dam
was not celebrated for her individual excellence. There are,
of oourse, exceptions, but we believe that this rule will hold
good in a majority of cases.

The dam of Mambrino Chief, though of unknown breeding
and not a model of p rfectiou in form, was something of a
trotter herself and was also a producer. Her son, Goliah, by
Mam! lino Pa\ master, got a record of 2:33, and some of her
other foals were quite fast for their time. Daughters of
Mambrino Chief are credited with a greater number in the
2:30 list than those of all the other sons of Mambrino.
Mambrino Chief's daughters have already produced with
twenty trotters that bave gained records from 2:17 to 2:30.
Mambrino Chief was fonled in 1844. Only two other stallions
foaled at or prior to that date have ever surpassed or equalled
him in getting daughteis capable of transmitting speed.
These were Seely's American Star, foaled in 1837, and Pilot
Jr., foaled in 1844.

Daughters of Seely's American Star have brought forty-two
trotters with records from 2:17! to 2:30, and those of Pilot
Jr. have produced twenty-six that have come to the wire in
2:30 or better, the fastest in 2:0S}. But little is known, how-
ever, concerning the merits of the dams of either Seely's
American Star or Pilot Jr. That of the former was by the
four-mile race horse Sir Henry, and out of a daughter of im-
ported Messenger. She was sister in blood to the gray mare
Peerless, which the great trainer Hiram Woodruff, drove a
quarter to road wagon in thirty seconds some thirty years
ago, as stated by that renowned reinsman in the "Trotting
Horse of America," page eighty-four. Her breeding is given
on page seventy-three of the same valuable work.

The dam of Mambrino Patchen must have possessed
unusual merit, or she could never have borne such an animal
as Lady Thome (2:183). the fast and most courageous trotter
of her day, as well as one of the greatest la-ters. Mambrino
Patchen as a sire of brood mares outranks every other stallion
in the Mambrino Chief family, and iu thiB respect has never
been equaled by any horse not foaled earlier than 1862, the
date of his birth. His daughters are now credited with
twenty-one in the 2:30 list, the fastest of which is Guy
Wilkes (2:154/). Another is Houri. with a three-year-old
record of 2:19!,, and still another is Elvira, the first four-year-
old to get a record of 2:18J( and a full sister to Beatrice, the
dam of Patron (2:144;).

Before becoming crippled by an accident the dam of
Alexander's Abdallah was noted for her excellent qnalities as
a roadster, and had something of a local reputation as a
trotter. Daughters of Alexander's Abdallah are now credited
with twenty-three trotters that have mtfde records from 2:16£
to 2:30, and, like those of Mambrino Patchen, their list is
increasing every year. When it is considered that be died
at thirteen years of age, it must be admitted that this is a
remarkable showing.

Belmont by Alexander's Abdallah, was out of Belle, which
also produced McCurdy's Hambletonian (2:26J). Daughters
of Belmont have already brought ten found in the 2:30 list.
The Charles Kent Mare, dam of Rysdyk's Hambletonian,
was sold when three years old, according to Mr. H. T. Helm
in "American Roadsters," for $300. to Mr. Peter Seely, who
sold her to Ebenezer Pray for $400. Mr. Pray disposed of
her to a New York butcher named Cbivers for $500, who in
tarn sold her to a banker for $600. These were high prices
for that eaTly day, and indicate that she was a very super-
ior animal. She was not handled for the turf, but was a
great roadster and a fast trotter for that date. A few years
ago daughters of Rysdyk'B Hambletonian were pronounced
failures as brood-mares. An article in the Cultivator some
fonr years since, calling attention to the fact that they were
steadily gaining in that respect, and were likely to rank high
among the best in a few years, caused the publication of an
article in a New York Monthly devoted chiefly to trotting
Btock, which was headed. "Daughters of Rysdyk's Hamble-
touian a Failure as Producers of Trotters." This was some
two years before the Breeder's Gazette, whion claims to be the
first to call attention to the merits of Hambletonian mares,
had mentioned the fact that they were becoming prominent
as producers of trotters. To-day Rysdyk's Hambletonian
stands at the head of the list as a sire of trotting broodmares
Not less than fifty trotters with records from 2:174; to 2:30
are from his daughters, and it will not be surprising if the
number is increased from fifty to 100 per cent, in the future,
for they will contiune to cime for twenty-five yearB from the
date of his death. — The Cultivator.

The Petaluma Fair.

Purse

The Executive Officers of the Sonoma and Marin District
Agricultural Society have issued the speed programme for
the fall fair which will be held at Petaluma, commencing on
August 21st and continuing uutil the 25th inclusive. The
races of District No i are open for the onnties of Sonoma,
Marin, Napa and Solano. The programme is as follows:

1 -Tuesday, August 21st.-Running. Two-year-old stake,
live-eighths of a mile dash; $25 eolrance, $10 forfeit $lo0
added; 5>d0 to second horse. Winners of any two-yeat-old
Slake this year to carry three pounds extra; of two or more
five pounds extra.
2—2:20 class. Purse $700.

3— District— For threes ear olds) best three in fi
¥250. Closed May 1st with sevih . nt.-ies.

4— Wednesday. For all ages; free parse $200; $50 to sec-
ond. Mile and repeat.

,,j,— •Diilnc'— Yearling stake for foals of 1887. Mile dash
530 stake. Closed May 1st with live entries.
6— 2:20 class. Puise $1,000.

7— Two-year-old 8 ake; free for all foals of 1886. Mile
and repeat. $60 slake; $250 a Ide.l. Closed May 1st with
twelve entries.

8— Thursday.— Running. For three-year-olds; one and
one-eighth of a mile dasb. $50 eniranee, $25 foifeit, $250
added; »100 to second; third to save stake. Winners of any
race this year lo carry five pounds extra; of two or nure, ten
pounds extra; maidens allowed five ponnds.

»i"le,,li°e,slllle'/ree fora11 fo°l3 of 1887. Mile dash.
*00. stake closed Mav 1st with five entries.

10—2:24 clas-. Purse $600. Patchen Vernon and Bel-
mont Boy barred.

11-Four-year-old stake or under; free for all. Mile heats
best three in five. $60 stake; $250 added. Closed May l„t
with seven entri. s.

'2_FridaJ'-— Kannir'& District. For all ages. Mile dash
SJo entrance, $10 forfeit, $150 added; $50 to second,
coo ,!, tnc'T,For 'wo-Jear-olds. Mile and repeat. Purse
5200. Closed May 1st with seven entries.

14—2:25 class. Pnrse $1,000.

15— Three-year-old stake or under; free for all. Mile and
repeat. 56O stake; $250 added. Closed May 1st with ten
entries.

16-Saturday— Running. For all ages. One and one-half
of a mile Cash. Free pnrse $250; $50 to second.

17— Three-minute class. Purse $1 000

18— Free for all. Purse $1,000.

19-District— 2:3S class. Purse $400

A Race for a Fortu e.

Twenty nine years ago^ writes the Virginia ChronicU, St.
Joseph, Mo., was the western teiminns of the railway systems
of the country. Beyond St. Joseph the stage coach, or 01
team and kindted methods of transportation were resorted to
for Ihe purpose of maintaining commnnication with the Pacific
SI pe This Coast was by that time pretty well settled and
business men began to wish for a rapid oveiland mail service

In the winter of 1860 Wall street was at work in Washing,
endeavoring to get a subsidy of 8I0,000,C0D for earrvin

The Chico Fair.

Delicate Feeders.

The executive officers of the Chico Fair have issued the
following programme for the fall fair that commences on
Tuesday, August 21st, and continues every day until the
25th, inclusive. Following are the details:

1 Tuesday, August 21st —Trotting. For three year-old
colts owned in the district. Mile heats, best two in'three to
harness and to rule. Purse $750.

. 2— Trotting— Three minute class. Mile heats, best three
in rive, lo harness and to rule. Purse $300
, 3-Wednesdaj— Trotting. For three-year-olds and under
*y'e, hea's. best three in five, to harness and to rule. Purse

4-Trotting— 2:40 class. Mile heats, best three in five, to
harness and to rule. Pnrse $100.

5-Thnrsday— Trotting. 2:23 class. Mile heats, best
three in five, to harness and to rule. Purse $750

6-Pacing— Free for all. Mile heals, best three in five to
harness and to rale. Purse $500.

7— Buggy Race— Free for all buggy horses without a
record owned in the district, owners to drive. Mile heats
three in five, to lule. Purse $100. '

- 8-Friday-Trotting. 2:27 class. Mile beats, best three
in hve, to harness and to rule. Purse $600

9-Trotting-2:33 class. Mile beats, best three in five to
harness and to rule. Pnrse $400.

l°7SatnKiay— Trotting For four-year-olds and under

$400 ' beSt 'hree iD fiV6' " "arness and t0 lnle- Pnrse

11— Trotting— Free for all. Mile heats, three in five to

harness and to rule. Purse $1,000.

RaceB Nos. 5, 6, 8, 9 and II open to the State. All other
races open to the following counties: Mendocino, Humboldt
Del Norte. Shasta, Sfskiyon, Plumas, Lassen, Mcdcc, Sierra
Yuba, Sutter, Nevada, Trinity, Tehama, Colusa and Butte

Horses have small stomachs; remember this. A good plan
is to divide coru rations into three daily portions, the hay
two. Many object to giving hay just previous to work, as it
distends the stomach and causes the animal inconvenience.

Delicate feeders must be tempted to take their rations, and
such should never be fed too Btrongly at one lime. "A
Scotch plate is a rule very generally observed in England —
everything cleaned up before placing other food in the racks
or mangers. A little linseed boiled to a jelly and mixed with
the corn is seductive. Hay dampened and salted will tempt
pthers. Beans, a double handful, are a relish iu weekly
subjects, pale malt for the convalescent or indisposed; damp
pran and oats are eogaging for others. Some grooms give
parrots and tares in small quantities. Cnrruls superinduce
.diabetes if given in excessive quantities The peculiar habits
of horses demand the attention of all horse owners and
grooms. A sufficiency of flesh is all that is required, and not
"hog fat" or "beastly fat," as some phrase it.

The Oregon State Fair Entries.

The following is a condensed account of the entries to the
Oregon State Fair:

Trotllng-2:50Class-S.C. Ewins's Denny Ryan: C. Wood's Bose-
more; s. E. Laraom s Katn Hayes: T. C. IMosber'i Harvest- C W Rer!
raond s Duroc Prince: L E. Lindsley's Hamblin; T. A Toneue'iiVritr,
Hambleton aDd Lee Mantle's Evenine Stir i°ngue s frith

Trotting-2:10 Class S. C. Swing's Denny Ryan; S. E. Larabie's
Helen: LB. Lindsley's Hamblin; IV. M. Henry's Democrat- TH
Tongue s Van Tromp; A. Hackleman's Billy Antocra' ; Lee Mantle's
Evening star; [rank Enos' Lucy: T. F. Murray's Silver- J K Mc
Evoy's Young Rancbero; McKnigbt Eros.' Oneco; Kni^bt's Robin
son's Trovator; C. G. Eradsbaw' Cot. Bradsbaw and £ LaForrest's
Dick Flaherty.

Trotting— ror twn-years-old— P. J. JIann's Allie M ■ p J Maun's
Alta O.; J. V 8. Baker's Rockwoorl Boy; I. C. Mosh, r's Ti'nto- M
B. Mosber's Nervissa: I. C Mo-ber's Lapinta; Henry Rogers' B'"u'
lah; G. O. Bailey's Decoration Day; Jay Beacb's Mary A • Wm Schul
mcrick's Butler; Fred. C. Toella's Lady Duroc: C. W Redmond's
Tualatin; T. H.Tongue's Templeton; B. F. Slurgill's Lorn S Lee
Mantle's Mary S.; C. B. Jefferies' Tempest Belmont and Mort Haiiett's
Wallula.

Tmttine— For three- year-olda-S. E. Larabie's Mantua- T H Ton
gue's Fritz Hambeton; I W Anderson's Delta A.; C. B JefferieV
Ilton: Wm. Galloway's Lady Beach and J. E. Smith's Prlcemont

Trotting— Free for all. 8. E. Larabie's Reliance; A. C Erey's Little
Joe; L. B Lindsley's Palalina; T. H. Tongue's Fred Hambleton and
Frank Enos Don Custora.

Trotting— J:sn class— F. Fancber's Prince; J. Sorenson's Susie S ■ S
E. Larabie's Kate Hayes; A. C. Brey's Kittle Ham; Lee Mantle's tv'en
ing star; James Blike's Lady Don; Juo. Pender's Alta- C G Brad-
shaw'sCol. Bradshaw.

Running— Three-quarter mile and repeat— Wbilmore Eros' Coloma-

?' "V WKHrV°La': V- Wel1*' ,n0' Hall: U' D- Boydan's J™ k
Frost; R. L Bybee s Superba.

Running- Five-eiebths dasb, bamlicap-Whitmore Brns' Laura D ■
Dtck Hayes' Pappoose; Dick Hay*** Bingo; Robt. Sears' bailie Duffy'
R. E Bybee V Superba; Jos Paquel'a Keepsak».

Running— For t\v..-year-olds— R. E. Bybee'a Broadeburcb ■
more Bros'. Fat Curran; W, H. Babb's Arthur H.; Malt Whit
Powers.

Running— One and one-quarter miles— ^Vhlfmore Bros ' Lucy S ■ D
R. Wells' J no. Hall; Robt. Seara' Sallie Duffy; R. E. Bybee 'g Oreeon-
R. E. Bybee's 3uperba. b

Oregon Derby— For threc-yeir-olds-Whitmore Bros' Buttercup-
Whitraore Bros'. Coloma; U. R. Wells' Humboldt; R. E Bybee's
Oregon; R E. Bybee's Oceanica.

Running— One mile and repeat— R, E. Bybee's Oceanica; R E
By bee 'b Oregon.

Francls'co. "^ *" ^^ N°W *>* «»d &2

William H. Russell, backed up by Secretary of War Floyd
looked upon the scheme as a very extravagant proposition
and sa , that he could put on a mad line from San F»nS
to Si Joseph that would cover the distance-1,950 miles-in
ten dais. So confident was he that he professed himself
willing to wager §200,000 on the proposition

the Wnffb.8T,S 'if ^^ ma'' MDtra0t f6lt b0Ufld '° ™«t

he bluff, and took up the wager, the 8th day of April, I860
being fixed as the date for starting. A. B. Miller Russell's

Pae hier,K JS\ V?SUi™, that a P0°y "press could be
established which would enable Russell to win his prodigious
wager. There was no time to be lost, and Miller set about
his task with energy. He purck.sed 300 of the fleetest

mllT < T pr°0Dre aud 8ecured tbe 8e'""8 of 125 men.
Eighty of Ihc-e men were selected for post riders and of
course, we, e especially chesen for their light weight- he
*,h5 ma° tbe beu" '<" 'be torse, as some parts of the
route had lo be covered at the rate of twenty five miles an
hour_ la establishing the relays the distance in each instance
was determined by the character of the country

As a rule the horses v/ere stationed from ten lo twenty
miles apart, and each rider had to make sixty miles Two
minaies were allowed for changing the animals and shifting
the mails. If the slage stations were not at proper intervals
a tent was put up sufficient to accommodate one man and
two horses.

By the day set for the starting everything was in readiness,
and before the smoke cleared away from the muzzle of
the signal gun on the steamer Sacramento at the hour of
noon, Apr.1 8. 1S60, Billy Baker, mounted on Border Ruffian
Jli'lers famous s.ddle horse, dashed away toward the
Sierras, covering his twenty miles iu forty-nine minutes

Deep snow lay in the mountain passes, and to Salt Lake
Valley slow time was made, so that from the Vallev on it was
necessary to make extra fast speed lo win the huge waaer

All went well until the crossing at Julesburg was reached,
lo his dismay the courier found the Platte River high up in
its banks and a strong current running. Fearlessly horse
and rider plunged into the turbid stream, but only the man
reached the opposite bank. His gallant steed mired in the
quicksands and was drowned. The courier saved his
precious mail pouch, and had to walk ten miles to the next
relay station.

Johnny Fry was one of the famous men of his day on the
border Tough and wiry, he was as light as a cat, and as a
rider he never knew an equal. To him fell the duty of
tiding the last sixty miles of the long lace. He had six
tnoroughbred horses to do it with.

When tbe courier arrived at the sixtv mile post out o£ St
Joseph he was one hour behind time, Johnny had to make
to make up that lost hour or the wager was lost. Miller con-
sidered all this when he selected Johnny Fry to make the
hDal dash.

As the hour drew near for Fry's arrival at St. Joseph
thousands of people lined the river bank, gazing with fever-
ish expectancy in the direction of the woods from which the
horse and rider sbould emerge into the open country one
mile from the finish. "

Seven minutes more and the wager would be lost when
suddenly a bright-eyed youngster caught sight of the
anxiously looked for courier, and the yell that went up from
the crowd reached the ears of the rider a mile awav

Hoise and rider fairly flew on the wings of the wind,
ieathery flecks of foam streaked the panting flanks of the
noble steed as she, with wide distended and blood red nos-
tras bore the courier to his journey's end, covering the last
mile in one minute and fifty seconds. The little mare SylDh
had won the wager, and there were five minutes and a frac
tion to spare.

Will-

b'a Pat

Good Suggestions.

To many the following suggestions on the care of horses
will oe found valuable. Never allow any one to tickle or
tease your horse in the stable. The animal only feels the
torment and does not understand Ihe joke. Vicious habits
are thus easily brought out. Never beat the horse when in
the stable, as nothing so soon makes him permanently
vicious. Let the horse's litter be dry and clean underneath
as well as on top. Standing in hot, fermenting manure
makes the hoofs soft and brings on lameness. Use the carry
comb lightly. When used roughly it is a source of great
pain; brushing and rubbing are the proper means to procure
a good glossy coat. Let tbe heels be brushed out every night
Dirt, if allowed to cake in, causes sore heels. Whenever a
hoise is washed, never leave him until he is rubbed quite
dry. He will probably get a chill if neglected. When a
horse comes in from a journey, the first thing is to walk him
about until he ib cool, if he is brought in hot. This prevents
his taking cold. The next thing is to groom him quite d,y
first with a wisp of slraw, and then with a brush This'
removes dust, dirt and sweat, and allows time to recover and
the appetite to return. Also let his lees be well rubbed bv
the hand. Nothing so soon removes a Btrain. Let the horse
have some exercise each day. Otherwise he will be lialle to
fever or bad feet. Let your horse staod loose, if possible
without being tied up to the manger. Pain and weariness
from a confined position induce bad habits, and cause swollen
feet and other disorders. Never allow drugs to be admin-
istered to your horse without your knowledge. They are
not needed toJteep the animal in cood health, and may do
the greatest and most sudden mischief.

rem
trae-1

"He is the highest-class three-year-old in America today "
marked Mr. Green Morris the other day at the Brooklyn
ick, speaking of Sir D,xon. "I sold him, ' he continued
"because $20,000 is a great deal of money to me a man
whose lim.t in betting is S500. Although Sir Dixon mav
win more than S20.000 in stakes, by the time I had Rot
through paying Lis stake ftes aud many other expenses it
would take much m..re tban $20,000 in winnings to put me
that much ahead. I don't think any horse trained aroncd
here can win the Brooklyn Handicap. Sir Dixon conk'
think. ,f he was staited. Who wonld ride him ? Aov
could ride that colt and win with him. As a two-year'
broke away from a post and ran six furlongs in 111'
ing 120 pounds. I timed himself, so I can bet on tha"t

324

^Itc gtmtler- awtl £poxt$m&u.

May 26

Racing Dates for 1888.

CALIFORNIA.

Sacramento Stale Fair Sept 3 to 15

Stockton Pair Sept. Is to T2

San Jose Fair Sept. 2\ to 29

SusanVlHe Fair Sept. 24 to 'A

Salinas Fair Oct. 1 to 6

National Trotting Stallion Slake
Oct *0rb.

Sin Diego Oct 23 to 27

Yreka Fair Oct . 3 to 6

Eureka Jockey Olub, Eu- July 4 to 7

Los Angeles Fair Aug. 6 to 11

lone Fair Aug. 7 to 10

Santa Rosa Fair Aug. 13 to 18

Petaluuia Fair Aug. 20 to 25

Eldorado Fair Aug.20 to 25

Cbico Fair Aug. 21 to 25

Oakland Fair.... Aug. 27 to Sept. 1
ilarysville Fair. .Aug. 27 to Sept. 1

SETA DA.

Reno State Fair Sept. 17 to 22, Humboldt Fair

Canton City Sept. 24 to V9 |

NORTHWESTERN.

Silt Lake. Utah June 2 to 7 | Spokane, W. T.

Helena, Mont., Spring.. July 4 to 7 Eugene City, Oi
Deer Lodge, Mont — July 18 to £2

Butte City, Mont Aug. 6 to 11

H«iena, Mont., Fair.. Aug. -.0 to 2r
Missoulla, Mont . . Aug. 2b to Sept. 1

EASTERN.

Brooklyn. L. I May 15 to 3U Bneepsbead Bay June 14 to July 1

Latonia, Ky May 20 to June 9 Chicago, HI.. ..June 23 to July 1

.Oct. 2 to 5

.. Sept. 4 to 8
...Sept 4 to 7
S-pt in to 15
Hillsuoro, Oregon.... Sept 11 to 14
Salem, Or , State fair -Sept. 17 to 22
Walla Walla, W.T Oct 1 to 6

Colfax. W.

St. Louis, Mo May 26 to June 9

Jerome Park May 29 to June- 12

Cedarburst May 30

Kansas City, Mo June 12 to 21

Monmouth Park . . July 4 to Aug. «0

Chicago, III Sept 1 io 3

Jerome Park Oct. 2 to J5

Kansas City, Mo . Oct. 27 to Nov. 8

Eastern Racing:.

The meeting both at Louisville and at Brooklyn have been
marred by heavy rains which cause 1 the tracks io become &o
umdJy that many an expert calculation as to the result uu
public form was upset, and a Dumber of o\v .ers resolved to
draw their horses from the valuable stake's rather than to
run grave risks in starting them under such adverse circum-
stances. At Brooklyn the executive officers tried to put a
stop to a growing evil on the turf. "Plunger" Walton, when
he was a prominent rigur3 on the lurf, was credited with
having introduced the system ot payiug the jockeys a han 1-
some gratuity to win a particular race with the horse he ba J
backed heavily. This plan his been largely follows I since at
Pittsburg, Philadelphia ana other places. To put au end to
this practice, the Brojklyu Jockey Club has issued this
notice: If any persou gives or offers to any trainer, or auy
employ.-, or if any trainer, jockey or employe accepts
or offers to accept any gratuity whatever in the form
uf money, a share in a bet or any other benefit, w th-
i ut the previous spscific aud written cons^ut of the owner
whose horse gives occasion to thy gratuity aud lo whom the
trainer, jjekey or employe is eugaged, the parson so offau'l-
lug shall be ruled off the course.

At Brooklyn the D-vyer Brothers fouad no difficulty in
carryiug off the two first rich stakes of the season for two
aud thtte-year olds. The first was the Expectation Stakes
for two-year- jUs, §50 each, h ilf forfeit or $10 if declared,
with §1,500 ad Jet, u df a mile, which cljsed with S6 sub-
i-cribars This was wou by Oregon, a promising chestnut
by Onondaga, dam Skylight. Tue three-year-old event was
Carlton Stake, the conditions being the *anie as in the
Expectation, except as to the diatauce which was one mile.
Tlid running iu the race under ordinary circumstances would
have given prob ibly the solatiou of tue problem as to wbich
is the ue=t three-yeir-ol 1 among the Eistern cracks, but the
mud was so deep as to re uce tne event to •* match between
Sir Dixon an I Ricebmd, the Emperor of Norfolk being with-
drawn at the last moment. Considering the tine form
hhuwn by Sir D.xon at Washington where he carried off the
AnalusUu Stake id good st\le, it wns expected that he would
Lave been favorite in the betting, but there was such a
strong tiD out on Mr. Belmont's Raceland that he was finally
held at 5 io 3 on his chances, with 7 to 5 against the Dwyers'
recent purchase. The race was a poor one, neither making
any pace at all for the first h-df of the race, when from the
lower turn home both made a spurt and Sir Dixon won by
two lengths in the slow time of 1:56$. The victory of Sir
D.xon shows clearly i he sagacity of the D-vyer Brothers in
always strengthening the weak points in th^ir stable. Sir
Dixon is heavily eugaged, and if he continues in good form
will doubtlessly win this season mu^h more than S20,000, the
price paid for him this Bpriog.

Io the great events the Dwyers ware not so fortunate as
Hanover in the Brjokdale Handictp, could only repeat his
running in the Brooklyn Handicap, gaining the second posi-
tion from Richmond, who made the mile and an eighth in
1:53, with Dry Monopole a good third.

On the LSfch. there wa6 one of those surprises in the first
race that but very seldom occur on the turf. It was a mile
dash for three-year-olds and upwards, and was won by Ban
Ciosbe. The horse is owned by Appleby & Johnson, and
so little was he thought of, ridden as he was by William
Hayward. Jr., that not only was he not backed by his owners,
but it is sft'd that not a dollar was bet on him by anybody.
No tickets were sold on him in the mntuels, and the favorite,
who was second, won the money for his backers. In one
instance a friend of Mr. Appleby wanted to put So on the
horse for place, which was absolutely refused, it being re-
ported that Appleby had said, "That horse has not a ghost
of a chance.' He ran a very good race. He did not get well
away, but finished strong in 1:43}. The handicap sweep-
stakes, a mile and an eight, was t*ken cleverly by the favorite,
Exile, in 1:57 j. The California horse Grover Cleveland was
a strong competitor, but he ran very much as if three-quar-
ters of a mile was about his distance. The fourth race, a
handicap at a mile and bixteenth waB won by Bob Lee, an
extreme outsider. The mutuels paid $10S or more thau 20
to 1, while only 12 to 1 was offered in the books.

On the Salur lay the principal attraction was the race for
the Bedford Stakes for two-year olds, $50 each, half forfeit,
$10 if declared, a dash of six furlongs, on which oceassiou J.
D. Morrissey'a fleet colt French Park made his first appear
ance on an E tstern track. As by the conditions of the race the
wiuoer of any single stake was to carry 5 pounds and of two,
7 pounds extra, French Park had a great advantage over
the principal representatives of the Dwyers' Btable, Goldfish
and Oregon, so he achieved an easy victory iu 1:19|.

On May 21st there was another battle royal among the
tillies in the Clover Stakes, five furlongs ou which occasion
the Dwyers started Syrvia, who, it was rumored, was the
fl33t filly of the stable. There was a great plunge on her
chances, but she was badly bettten both straight aud for place
by Belmont's filly FHes and Morrissej's Miss Cody. Time,
liOSJ. Servia looked well and in the preliminary showed
we1!, She ran fast early in the race under a pull, but when
nske i to run inside the last quarter failed to reply, and the
N.usery Btables, like the Preakness. scored its first win in
1' iS. Fides is by the III Used, dam Filtelte. The prominent
i .uning of Miss Cody showed that Morrissv has an-
t -ier clever youngster beside Freno'i Park. Miss Cody
is v Billet, out of Belle Palmer, and was bought a yearling
or ~ 1 125.

L'uea lay was a giladayat the Brooklyn track, the main
events being the Derby, a mile and a quarter, for thvee-yenr-

oids, S100 each, half forfeit, and $20 if declared, with $2,500
added money. Unusual interest was manifested iu this event,
as the Emperor of Norfolk was to make his first appearance
here this season, aud Mr. J. B. Haggin had senton Tennyson
also to do battle for California. The Emperor of Norfolk bad
moved a quarter of a mile that morning in 24 seconds, and
so well did the colt go in his gallop before the race that there
was a ru*h to back him, which iu a few minutes drove him
from 8 to 5 against to even money. Sir Dixon was well sop-
ported by the Dwyers and their friends, and his price at the
cicse was S to 5. Raceland carried the hopes of the Bel-
moots, and as he had done a quarter of a mile that morning
in 24J, he was supported at 6 to 1. The Hageiu's Tennyson
was friendless at 20 to 1, and as he tried to jump the fence
while Hamilton was taking him to the post, that did not
enthuse his friends a great deal. The colt is a good-loosing
animal, however, that will bear watching. Prince Royal at
20 to 1 was started by Belmont to make the running for Race-
land, and so well did he do it that the $20,000 colt could
never get op to him.

Hayward on Prince Royal took the track as soon as the
flag fell, and at the wire in 25j seconis he led two lengths;
Raceland and the Emperor next, with the others welt up.
During the first hulf mile Prince Royal led fully four lengths,
W th the others as before, except that Raceland and .Norfolk
were head and head, Down the backstretch Prince Royal
kept his lead, but the others were now closing op, and at
the lower turn he only led a length and a half, the Emperor,
Dixon, Raceland and Tennyson being on nearly even terms.
Into the homestretch they dashed, ending the first mile in
1:42 J, where Prince Royal still led. Murphy here let the
Empnror loose ftith a rush. At the eighth pole he headed
the Belmont colt, as did Sir Dixon, who made his run aB
soon as Norfolk did, but the latler always held the Dwyer
colt safe, and beat him home iu a canter by two lengths,
with Sir D.xon as far from Prince Royal, who led Raceland
ahead, with Tennyson pulling up.

Tne fractional time of this great race was 25J, 51^, 1:04,
L:16|, 1:29}, 1:424, 1:55, 2:08|. The finish was greeted with
tumultuous cheering by the crowd, and when Murphy and
the colt came back to weigh the applause was renewed.

Io the first race, a handicap, three quarters of a mile,
Laredo, another horse in the Baldwin stable, won in a canter
in 1:16} with odds of 20 to I against him, with no backers
at that, as the stable thought poorly of his chances. In the
secood race a mile and a s:xteenth, Mollie's Last was made
a hot favorite, but through a blunder of Armstrong, her
jockey, she got in a pocket, and Bordelaise won in 1 :49£. The
Lawnview handicap, a mile and an eight, with 57 subscribers,
was taken by Ordway, au extreme outsider, Volante being
beaten through a bruising run with the winner when the 24
poundB difference in the weights extinguished his chances.
The race was a bonanzi to the bookmakers as everything in
the race was well backed, save the winner, who was scarcely
touched, and not even for a place at that.

An Eastern writer thus comments on the relative merits of
heavy weight carriers: 'We sometimes think handicaps are
very delusive and deceive us in making comparative estimates
of the merits of horses. A great weight carrying feat in a han-
dicap makes the winner appear the greatest horse of the age.
But soon he me* ts a good one at weight for age and he is
beaten. The fact is, a good horse can give an inferior one so
much weight that we overrate him, and cannot understand it
when he meets his equals and is defeited. The chances are
Minting could concede a selling plater 751os.. and Hanover in
this country at his best conld do the same with a Guttenburg
plater. Take Minting's recent Jubilee race for example. It
makes him appear the best horse of hiB era. Yet we know he
was not. Ormonde always beat him at weight for age. He
did in the Two Thousand in 18S6, and again in the Hard-
wicke at Ascot in 1887. Great as Bendigo's Cambridgshire
second with 139 lbs. made Lim look, we know that he was
badly beaten in this same Hardwicke at weight for age, by
Ormonde and Minting. St. Gatien's handicap made him
appear a wonder, yet Bendigo beat him m the Eclipse of
1886, while famous as Melton was, St. Galien easily disposed
of him. Thus it was weight for age after all that lold us
that the relative order of the great Euglish horses of the last
few years was Ormonde, Minting, Bendigo, St. Gatien,
Melton. Handicaps, of course, mast necessarily form the
greatest portion of our races, but no meeting should be with-
out its weight for age event.

At Louisville the sport was spoilt, in a measure, by the
rain, aud it is feared that the receipts will r-e materially
reduced this season in consequence. On the 17tn, Grisette,
in the Baldwin stable, Bcored her first winning in the dash
of a mile and a sixteenth, for which Persimmons was a hot
favorite, but he could only run into seond place; the time
being 1 :56.

Proctor Knott, Sam Bryant's secood General Harding, up-
held the reputation he mnde on his first appearance at Nash-
ville, by coming away from the field in the Alexander stakes
and winning by four lengths, seemiugly without an effort.
The five furlongs was made in 1:04. Pioctor Knot is a geld-
ing belonging to Scoggan and Bryant, sired by Luke Black-
burn, dam Talipoosa, and as he is well engaged, he is likely
to win a tidy sum for his owners.

On the 18th, the Elmeodorff handicap was the chief event
of the day, and it was captured with the greatest ease by Terra
Cotta, who was the favorite at 3 to 5. The value to the win-
ner was $1,310.

On the Saturday the weather was more favorable, so that
with a good programme there was a notable increase in the
attendance. The race of the day and second in importance
of the meeting, the Clark stakes, one and one-quaiter miles,
followed, but the prestige of ihe Melbourne stables' great
colt Gallifet kept many in the stables, ouly Lnpnroll( J. B.
Clay, General Fortune, Colonel Zeb Ward and White appear-
ing to oppose him. From the start the race was never in
doubt, he miking all the running and winning in hand.
Longroll and White both ran well and had a driving finish
for place, the latter securing it by a length aud a half, the
sou of Longwell being away under whip at the finish. The
race was worth $3,660 to the winner. Time, 2: 151, .

Ou May 21st, the big event was the Merchants' handicap,
one mile and an eighth. Telie Doe and Frank Want were
ma'le favorites by the bookmakers, but the talent played so
much money on Libretto that he was a strong second choice.
Grisette led until the three-quarter pole, where Libretto and
Telie Doe went to the front lapped. When the balf-stretcb
had been covered a few whip strokes brought Libretto to the
front, aud be won by a length in 1:561. Telie Doe had to
whip out to beat Beuedict for place.

Ou Tuesday the real surprise of the day being the defeat
of the favorites, Hypocrite aud Los Angeles, iu the Kentucky
Oaks by an outsider, Tanpenny, on which at one time the
odds were ns goo 1 as 20 to 1. Waiting ou Hypocrite, who
made the rouuiug until the first mile had been covered, she
came away from the field at her pleasure and wou, pulling
upbyti^ht lengths from Los Angeles, who beat ijoindaro

| Belle four lengths for place. Tenpenny is owned by Mike
| Welch, a well-known trainer. He purchased her at a public
sale iu Kentucky when she was a yearling, from Vil-y &
I Railey, for £950. She was bred by Warren Viley of Wood-
i ford County, io that state, and is out of the dam of that
! speedy mare Ban Nail. In addition toother valuable en-
gagements she is among the entries in the Latonia and St.
I Louh Fdir Oaks and Eoglewood Stakes at Chicago. Los
j Angeles, who made her first appearance this year in this
race, performed poorly, although she looked well. She,
j however, probably needs a race or two, and will later on
I appear to better advantage. The distance was one mile and
1 a half and the time was 2:42.

The following are the movements of the principal stables
I from Lonisville to Latonia: E. J- Baldwin, 16 horses; Hyde
I Park Stable, 8; Kejport Stable, 5; J. M. Brown & Co., 7; L.
j Long, 6; Ed. Wiley, 7; John McFaddeu, 10; Jacobin Stable,,
] 7; Nipper & Co., 1; J. D. Pulford, 11; A. B. Goodwin, 6;
John McGinley, 5; Cliff Porter, 11; H. Mack, 12; Harry
I Colston. 6; O. O. West, Jr., 10; D. F. Polsifer, 9; Y. T.
| Banter, 2; J. H. Nuce, 2; R. Pryor & Co., 12; R. Tnoker, 8;
i N. Broker, 7; A. J. McCampbell, 15; G. Gill, 2; M. Welsh, 3-
Fleetwood Stable, 12; R. A. Swigert. 11; W. L. Cassidy, 6;
| J. S. Brannon, o; S. Bryant, 10; Melbourne Stable, 4.

To St. Louis— G. M. Rye, 7; E. Leigh, 5; B. McClelland
12; T. H. Stevens, 10; W. O. Scully, 8; M. B. Jennings. 10-
J. W. Guest, 7; E. Corrigan. 16; E*l Storms, 4. E. J. Bald-
win, J. B. HaggiiD, Senator Hearst and others are already
there.

The Challenge Whip and Its History.

In connection with the Whip, England's great racing
trophy, Pavo in the Morning Post gives the following inter-
eating particulars:

"This is the first occasion of an amatenr winning the
Challenge Whip on his own horse; and as tbe prize in ques-
tion is one of the most cherished tiopbies of Newmarket rac-
ing, its history may be considered sufficiently interesting to
form a pendant to one of the poorest afternoon's racing ever
witnessed at headquarters. Compared with the light and
elegant 'floggers' of the present day, it is a heavy, common
'riding companion,' with a massive silver handle, with u
short, twisted lash originally made of the hair of Eclipse.
Engraved on the handle are the arms of Thomas Lennard,
fifteenth Baron Darce, who was created Eirl of Sussex, Oct.
5, 1674. He died at Oavering, his seat at Kent, now pos-
sessed by Lord Stanhope, in 1715, and lies bnired with his
ancestors, the Lennards, in the church of that place. Eirlv
in life he was initiated into the vices of Charles II's profli-
gate court, 0De of whose natural daughters by Lady Castle-
•raine he married. He was of a gay, sporting and spend-
thrift turn, and. unhappily for his family, devoted to that
curse of society, the gaming table, which cost them, as it has
cost so many others, the loss of hundreds of broad acres and
goodly gioves. Yet, though reduced in fortune by his follies
and coofe^sedly-a betrayer of his truEt as regarded them, he
was not a bankrupt in reputation like so many men of title
of the present day; nor did he hazard a stake which he knew
he could not pay if he lost. The noble mansion of Hurst-
monceaux, with the estates Jin Suffolk, went first; then
Chevening, and, worse than all, the Darce estates in Cum-
berland followed his decease. That the Earl gave the whip
to be run for is beyond a doubt, *sioce no other person of
that rank was entitled to the arms in question. The bear-
ings on the shield are quarterly — Lennard, Fiennes, Darce
and Say. To speak in heraldic language, they are erroneous-
ly marshalled, inasmuch as the coat of Say, being an earlier
match with Fiennes, should precede that of Darce. It has
been found difficult to trace the successive winners of tbe
tropny, as the earlier Calendars contain no mention of it; but
if the armorial bearings were wanting to establish its date,
the style of the Whip itself sufficiently attests its antiquity.
It is scarcely necessary to repeat the conditions which regu-
late the contests for this old established prix d'honnenr.
When challenged for in the spring it is run for in October,
and vice versa, added to a sweepstake of 200 guineas each,
p p, over the Beacon coarse of four miles, one farlong and
one hundred and forty yard?, carrying 140 pounds. Many
of the best horses ever seen on the turf have won or held the
whip since the early days of Grimcrack, Shark and Pottos,
including Coriander, Sultan, Sligo, Lamplighter, Mameluke,
Cadland, Zinganeo, Camarine, Red Rover, Glancus, Glencoe,
Rattrap, St. Francis and St. Lawrence prior to 1853, when
Kingston beat Teddington, who broke down, and Weather-
gage, but succumbed the following year to Stockwell. 'Ihe
nest batch of winners included Fisherman, Saunterer( twice),
Special License (twice), Mouravieff, Thormanby, Asteroid,
Elland, Craig Miller and Thurio, since which year (18S0) the
Duke of Beaufort has frequently held it."

Combination Sale.

Messrs. Killip & Co. announce a grand combination sale of
trotting colts and fillies, stallions aud brood-mares at the Bay
District track on Wednesday, June 27th. Parties desiring to
enter approved 6tock can do so by applying not later than
May 29th. The advertisement will be found in another
column of this journal.

Ungenerous Stallion Owners-

It would never do to build up your own bouse, remarks
the National Stockman, by tearing down the houses of your
neighbors. In the first place you would have a bigger job on
your hands than you would get through with, and then it
would l»e nothing to be proud of or profitable even were you
able to do it. Such work as that must be assigned to the
uncivilized nations of the earth. It is as useless to advise
against such work iu this country and at this age of the world
as it is to think of doing it. Yet there-are owners of stallions
throughout the country, and many of them too, that think
the}' are adding to tbe value of their own horses by depreci-
ating the value of those owned by others. It is not only
ualural and right for the possessor of a good horse to think
well of him, and to prefer him to auy of his competitors',
everything else being equal, but to try to make tbe public do
the same by finding fault and picking flaws with all other
horses that may be in the country aud seeking patronage
from the same source is contemptible. A worthy enterprise
is always best promoted by honorable means, and an honest
man will not use any other to accomplish his ends. Every
iusinuaiion or intimation of a disparaging Datnre uttered
about stallions which happen to belong to some one else is
sure to act as a boomerang, and will be hurled back with
force enough to do more injury to the one who started it than
to the one at whom it was aimed. Tbe greatest and worst
effect of such work will always be felt by the one who per-
petrates the crime of doing such injustice just as sure aa
"chickens come home to roost."

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answers to ^orresoondents.

QueatioDS answered only through these columns. No replies by
mail or telegraph. The name of the writer should accompany all
questions, not for publication, but as a guarantee of Rood faith. Let-
ters received without the writer'u name cannot receive attention.

Editor Breeder a>t> Sportsman: — I Am requested to ast
voar opinion in the following case, happening at the Pacific
Beach Driving Fart in this city at their first meeting. They
are, a number of the National Trotting Association Races
advertised to role, trotting governed by National rales, run-
ning by Blood Horse Association, in a running race half mile
and repeat the two contesting jockeys had a close finish on
the deciding heat, Gladstone beiDg the winner by a neck.
The rider of Triumph after being weighed, aod the heat and
race having been given to Gladstone, on having the track
attached, the rider of Gladstone, without any provocation,
was arrested, taken before the justice, fined $10, and subse
qnenily by the association, suspended for one year, as this
was in a running race, the offense being committed after the
race was decided, and the conduct of all jockeys during the
race satisfactory to the judges. How is this to effect him on
other tracks as rider or driver? Was the suspension justifi-
able? Does the sentence efiect him on all tracks in the
association in riding and driving?' _

With many kind remembrances, very Truly

San Diego, May 13, 188S. Geo. A. Johnson.

The suspension was proper and will debar him from rid-
in" wherever racing rules are recognized He will not be
premitted to drive on tracks holding membership iu N. T. A.

Editor Breeder and Sfortsjian: — Please publish in
answers to correspondents, the age, size and breeding in full
of the brown geloing Fianklin, 2:29i. bay gelding Colonel
Hawkins, and the brown gelding Dick Brown, bll three of
which made their records at the Oakland Spring Meeting.
Yours truly, W. H. Gocher.

Answer— Franklin dark brown, about 15 hands. Said to
be seven yeari old, by General Reno, his dam claimed to be
by McCrackin's Black Hawk, grandam V.y St. Clair. Colonel
Hawkins about 15£ hands, by Echo. Dick Brown about 16
hands, age and pedigree unknown.

The Hanford Meeting-

The first spring meeting of the Hanford Trotting Club
closed on Saturday, May 12th. There was a good attendance
throughout and fair sport, though the time shown was slow,
owing chiefly to the heaviness of the track, which is too new
to produce fast time.

May 10th.— Trotting.— Foot -year- i Ids and under. Purse $100.

S. A. Eddy's b g Bedford by Attamcnt, i 1212 1

E. Geddings* b g Minot by Bay Rose, 3 '21212

Time, 2:b9, 2:'i7i, 2:42, 2;45, 2:46.

Running— One-quarter mile dash. Purse $59.

T. B. Lowry's b g Spring-water 1

E. BurTis's bl g Pinto *

W. Abbott's b m Belle B 3

Time. 24 sec.

Trotting— 2:3* class. Purse S1C0, divided.

T.Lively's s m Fannie 13 11

D. Malonty's g g Johnny Haywood 2 2 2 2

8. A. Eddy's b gLero 3 1 3 dis

Time, 2:43, 2:43, 2:40\, 2:38.

Second Day, May lltli — Three-minute class. Purae $75.
E A Owens' s g T. B. walked over, the other horses being scratched.
Time, 3:20.

Running— One-half mile and repeat. Purse S75, divided.

Owen Bros' g g Johnny Gay 1 1

T. B. LowTy's b g bpringwater 2 2

T. Davis' b m Grasshopper 3 3

P. O. McKenna's s g McKenna 4 4

Time, :50*, :5G£.

Trotting for local roadsters - Purse £75, divided.

8. A. Eddy's s g Barney 1 1 1

Dr. Duncan's b g Nibs 2 2 2

Time, 2:58, 2:53, 2:54.

Third Day, May 12th— One mile and repeat. Purse 310C, divided.

Owen Bros', s g Gold Cnp 12 1

T. B. Lowey's b h Sir Charles 2 1 2

P O. McKenna's s g Falmouth 3 3 dis

Time, 1:46$, 1:47,1:48.

Trotting— 2:30 class. Purse 3125, divided.:

D. Maloney's g g Johnnie Haywood 1 4 3 1 1

C. K. Ragan's s m Addie E 4 1 1 1 2

T. Lweley's s m Fannie 2 S 2 3 4

T. Donahoo's b g Mikado 5 2 4 4 3

W. Dohertj'sb g Butler 3 5 w

Time, 2:38t, 2:414, 2:a8i, 2:i8, 2:40.

Running— Six hundred yard dash. Purse $75, divided.

T. Davis' b m Grasshopper 1

Owen Bros' . g g Johnnie Gay 2

Time, :33.

Capital Turf Club.

Following are the entries for the different events at the
meeting of the Capital Turf Club at Sacramento, that con-
venes on June 5th, continuing the four following days.

First day. Tuesday, June 5th.— Special two-yeai-old trotting stake:
closed December lu, 1887, with eleven entries; SIUU added to the
stake One mile and repeat.

Match race; 31'OU a side. N. N. Ciaig's Harrold Cossack; H. S. Hoga-
boom's Waldstein.

Trotting— Purae S30O: special. Gardner s s s Alpha; W. F. Smith's
br g Sutter Boy; N. N. Craig's blk m Solitaire.

Second day, Wednesday— Kunning stake: three-quarters of a mile
and repeat; S25 entrance: $15 forfeit; $125 added. William Murray's
sc peregrine; Maltese Villa Stables' ch g Elwood; Mrs. Susie Wolf-
skill's b m Edelweiss; G. W. Trahern's b h Dave Douglas; W. L.
Appleby's c m Carmen.

Running stake, one and one-fourth miles, for all ages: $25 entrance,
$15 forfeit, ?200 added. Maltese Villa Stables' ch m Idalene; H. L.
SamuelB' b c Ed. McGinnis; G. W. Trahern's b m Haidee; F. P. Low-
ell's b c Leon; W. L. Appleby's c m Carmen; W.L.Appleby's Laura
Gardiner.

Running Btake, for two-year-old s. five-eights of a mile dash; *25 en-
trance, $15 forfeit, $125 added; secoud tc save stake. Willian Mur-
ray's b c Almont; J-^hn Eeavy & Co.'s Be?sie Shannon; Frank Dnpois-
ter's Duke Spencer; Tbeodore Winters' ch c Joe Courtney: Theodore
Winters' chrcTelish; Theodore Winters ch c Bronco; Maltese Villa
Stables' b f Dafinete; W. L. Appleby's h c Wild Oats.

Third Day— Tbuisday-2:30 trotting class. Purae $1C0— E. Downer's

Colonel Hawkins; Lee Shaner's Cling; Taylor's Pastia.

[This race not having the requisite number of entries, was
re-opened.]

Pacing— 2:23 class. Purse $400- S. C. Tryon's Pocahontas; Lee Sha-
ner's Chapman: H. S. Hogaboom's Johnnie Skelton.

Fourth Day-Friday— Pacing. 2:35 class. Purse $300— H S. Hoge-
boom's Johnnie Skelton; Thomas Sncyder's Creole; S. C. Tryon's
Castilo; Lee Shaner's Dandy; Charles I. Haven's Racquet.

2:35 class -Trotting. Purse $300 -N. N. Craig's Dolly Bloodstone; S.
C. Tryon's Clara G.; George Bayltss' Big Jim.

Special races will be made up for Saturday, both running
and trotting, of sufficient interest to insure the sport for the
last day ahead of any preceding one of the meeting.

At a meeting of the club on Wednesday last it was unani-
mously resolved to enforce the penalties when men had been
ruled off the track for non-payment of entries, fines, or for
foul driving.

Foals of 1888.

Bancho Besaca, Contra Coata County. Property of H. I.
Thornton.

THOROUGHBRED.

March 16tb, bay colt, by imp. Partisan, dam Catalina by
Wheatley out of C»rrie C. Mare bred to imp. Mariner.

March 29th, bay colt by imp. PartisaD, dam Esmeralda by
Shannon. Mare bred to imp. Mariner.

April 5th, bay filiy Marinette by imp. Partisan, dam Marin
by Thad Stevens out of Carrie C. Mare bred to imp. Mari-
ner.

April 10th, brown filly Bessie Barnes by imp. Darebin, dam
Carrie C. by Monday. Mare bred to Longfield.

April 17th, browD filly Queeu High by Three Cheers, dam
Lngena by Thad Stevens out of Kate Dadley. Mare bred to
imp. Mariner.

May 19th. bay or chestnut colt by Tbree Cheers, dam
Aurora by Thad Stevens. Mare bred to imp. Mariner.

TROTTER.

March 17th, bay filly by Plonghboy, dam Kite Dadley by
St. Joe. Mare bred to imp. Mariner.
At San Luis, Obl«po. Property of Messrs. Brown d- Taylor

TROTTER.

May 20th, bay colt by Gavista. dam Lady Tiffcey by Gib-
ralter, second dam by A. W. Richmond, Gavitta by Elec-
tioneer, dam by Mohawk Chief.

Palo Alto Stock Farm. Property of the. Hon. Le.land Stan-
ford.

TROTTERS.

May 16th, bay colt by Electioneer, dam Sprite by Alex-
ander Belmont.

May 18th, bay filly by Electioneer, dam Lara by Pied-
mont.

May 16tb, bay colt by Clay, dam Miss Campbell by En-
dorser.

May 16tb, brown colt by Clay, dam Henriette by Good-
ing's Champion.

May 17th, bay filly by Clay, dam Lesbia by General Ben-
ton.

May 19th, bay colt by Whips, dam Cannula by General
Benton.

May 19th, bay colt by Whips, dam Castie bv Mohawk
Chief.

May 20th, brown colt by Whips, dam Sister to Irene by
Mohawk Chief.

May 20th, bay filly by Whips, dam Gabrielle bv Mohawk
Chief.

At Nutwood Stock Farm. Irvington, Alameda Co. Property
of Mr. Martin Carter.

May 2nd, brown filly by Antevolo, dam Belle Nutwood by
Nutwood.

The Detroit Meeting.

Prom the N. T. Spirit of the Times we take the following
comments and predictions in regard to the Detroit Trotting
meeting, that promises to be the most successful one as yet
held.

An old trotting horseman, who has left the younger gener-
ation to do the active work, writes anent the Detroit entry
list: "It pleased me greatly to read the tine list of nomina-
tions, as it denotes a vigorous state of health for the trotting
turf. I observe one class failed to rill, that for teams, and
account for the failure in this way. The purse was only
§2,000, an insufficient sum to begin with. The entrance
was 10 per cent, aod first money to the winners §1,000, net-
ting §800. With this understanding, no driver with two good
horses in his string would enter in such a race, as he could
win more with them singly. The same principle would ap-
ply to made-up teams, as then the owners of the wiuners
would each receive $400, which would be no object.

I think team racing should be encouraged, but associations
to make such events successful must offer purses large
enough to give the winners as much as they would receive
in races in single harness.

One of our keen correspendents has consulted the stars in
relation to ihe Detroit Meeting, with this result: "In the
free-for-all trot Prince Wilkes looks a sure winner, even
against the fast ones he will meet. Rosalind Wilkes and Sir
Walter, Jr., in the 2:1S cluss, will be hard to beat, and one or
the other should win. The 2:20 class is a harder not, but it
can be cracked. Atlantic, if he is the same horse as last
year, will be near the front at the wind-up. General Wilkes
must not be left out, and Valensin is ao unknown quantity.

The 2:22 event will probably be a contest between Lady
M. and Edwin C, with the chances in favor of the mare.
The 2:24 class has four hot ones engaged. They are Earl
McGregor, Nettle Leaf, Miss Woodford and Shamrock. To
beat the first-named stallion they must go several times better
than 2:20. The 2:27 class has a good one in another Mc-
Gregor. If he is on bis taps, and sent for it, he should
mighty near win. The 2:30 class isn't so easy to forecast.
The right appears to be between Gentva S., Commotion
and Little Thorn, with a possibiliiy of Plush making trouble.
In the 2:35 class Katherine S. and Mollatto ought to have a
duel, with Rosebuck the referee. He may be around to see
that all is square. If Guy acts half-way level in tbe 2:40
clasB he is dangerous, but, as he may be a shade un-
steady, a speculator had best anchor to Rajah. In the 3:00
class the best named one is Repetition. He ought to be a
repeater. Uncle Sam Keys is in with Ironwood, and, as he
usually hustles some, I look for him and the Wisconsin mare,
Northanna, to hurry the rest. In the free-for-all pace set
Arrow right down as a sure winner, if he don't fall dowD.

"There is not a man liviDg who can call the turn on tho
2:18 pace. If there is he don't belong on earth, his home is
above. Raven Boy, Roy Wilkes and Ed. Annan look to be
safe. If Raven is at himself he will make the trip fast enough
for any of them. The 2:25 pace is another guesBing race.
Dr. West is about the fellow to back. The 2:30 pace is virtu-
ally a battle of strangers mostly. Budd Doble, with tbe man
for whom he was numed behind him, had better be figured
in. It is easier to foretell the winners than it is for them to
go and win, but some here named have more tbau a lighting
chance. If any reader thinks the writer iswilling to back bis
opinion with his money, I'll bead that off by just saving that
the time is too far away to do much putting up now."

Up to the close of last season the enormous number of
2,847 trotted had made records of 2:30 or better, and about
200 have trotted in 2:20 or better. It is not more than a
quarter of a ceDtury ago that h 2:30 hoise was quite a rarity,
and fifteen years ago an animal that could go three heats
in the time named would be valuable for campaigning
purposes, whereas at the present time he could not win on
- even the smaller tracks.

Grand Combination

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Stallions and Broodmares

The get of Monroe Chief. Guy Wilkes Saltan, Harold Cosaack;
Prompter, Echo, Anteeo, Sterling Waldatein, Prince Alwood, ("apt
Webster, Billy Hay-ward nod other noted stallions, atll a. m. on

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AT

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Parties desiring to enter approved stock can do so by applying not
jater than MAY 29th.
Catalogues will be issued June 21st.

KILLIP & CO.,

AUCTIONEERS.

As was anticipated at the commencement of the hostilities
between the bookmakers and the executive officers of the
Louisville Racing Asscciatlon, a compromise was effected on
the basis that the clnb retain its privileges, and those rirms
desiring to do bueioess pay S100 per day for the same. Under
this arrangement the bookmaking firms now at Louisville
will divide np at the conclusion of the meeting, part of them
gcicg to Latonia and the rest to St. Lonis. This apprars to
be an equitable arrangement, as the public, in the way of
betting, can pay its money and take its choice.

ATHLETICS.

Olympic Field Day.

One Wednesday next at ihe Paik. corner of 14(hand Centei
Streets, Oakland, the Olympic Club is to give a Field Day in
conjunction with the Bay City Wheelmen. The programme,
a3 arranged by Leader Hammersmith and his assistants is a
very attractive one, and shonld induce a large attendance.
Entries closed on the SKM, tbe following gentlemen havitg
placed their names on the list fr>r tbe events specified:

100 Yards Maiden Race (scratch), for men who have never
run a race— Philip D. Code, Jr., J. R. Sloan, A. S. Feder,
Henry Strehl J. H. Cameron, F. E. Hare.

100 Yards Handicap Ran— G. B. Rnrliug, D. Laidlaw, V.
E. Schifferstein, J. V. Cassadv, H. R. Hopps, W. A. Dow.
T. H. Revnolds, J. W. Flvnn. Henry Strehl, E. B. Folsom,
C. E. Wilson, J. A. Code, Philip Code, R. Schlueter, F.
O'Kaoe.

120 Yards Hurdle, handicap, over 10 hurdles 3 feet 6 inches
high— G. B Burling, H. R. Hopps, J. TV. Flynn, S. V. Cas-
s*dy, C. E. "Wilson, W. A. Wright.

Half Mile Handicarj Run— W. A. Scott. T. H. Reynolds, J
A. Code. R. Schlatter. H. C. Pieper, E.C. Hill.

One Mile Handicap Run— F. L. Coolev, W. A. Scott, J. A
Code, J. C. Parker, E. C. Hill. E. F. Rich, J. R. Sloan.

One Mile Handicap Walk— H. Coffin, C F. Landman.

Quarter Mile, scratch run, for Hammersmith medal; silver
medal to second — G. B. Burling, J. J. O'Kace, J. "W. Flynn,
S. V. Cassady. A. McFarlnne.

Throwing 12-lb. Hammer, handicap — W. H. Qninn, C.
Hartmann, J. Bouse, A. H. Lean, J. Sexsmitb, W. Mills, A.
McFarlane.

Poie Yault, har dicap— C J. Schuster, C. Hartmann, J. T.
Schuster, H. GermaiD. J. Sexsmith.

Putting 16-lb. Shot, handicap — W. H. QuIdd, J. Bouse, J.
Assner, A. H. Lean, M. Zelner. A. McFarlaDe, C. D. O'dulli-
van.

Running LoDg Jump, handicap — V. E. Schifferstein, A. H.
Lean, E. B. Folsom.

Kicking Football— Frank Gamble, San Francisco Turn
Verein, Mission Turn Verein.

College Athletics.

i Written for the Bhzedfb and SfOETsMA^ by Podarces.)
It is not my intention to attempt auy extended review of
the vast subject included id the headline of this article, but
merely to call attention to a few points of especial interest,
and prominently conspicuous at the present time. These
are suggested by tbe contemporary appearance in the sport-
ing periodicals and in the daily newspapers, of a list of extra
ordinarily good performances at different colleges on tbe one
hand, end ou the other of decisions by some Faculties and
Boards of Overseers of prominent colleges that tbe whole
department of college athletics should either be abolished or
else permanently crippled by doing away with the "Inter-
collegiate Contehts" — those absorbingly interesting yearly
meetings which arouse each college to Ihe greatest enlbusia&m,
and stir tbe heart of every collegian to a pride and devotion
in hi* alma mater which is probably not so thoroughly awak-
ened by any other event in his college life. There is suffici-
ent ircentive, I Bhould imagine, to a high individual stand-
ing and excellence in the clu-s honors and other distinctions;
but this is purely a personal matter, each man woiks for his
own peculiar benefit, and when the rivalry is great, as it
often is, tbe results tend far more to a stlrihh glory and exul-
tation than to a pride in the university. There are few col-
lege presideuta nowadays who would attempt to di--
necessity for physical us well as mtntal education; (be
is virtually admitted by tbe appointment at all the
colleges of gymnastic aod athletic instructors, and ii
to seewhy honors and prizes for individual excelled
be allowed in one department aod discouraged .u
"We sometimes hear of an accident happening while

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May 26

iDg. or a bad fall with serious results on the football field.
aui the daily papers are full of the danger and evil rasnlts of
these contest?, etc. But no such prominence is given to the
vastly more numerous cases of permanent mentii and bodilf
injury iucnrred by over-studious nnder-graduates who havy
sacriticRd all their open-air exercise to the attainment oe
honors in the class-room. A happy combination of the two
is what is most desired, for in the struggl-j for existence in
thin pushing wide-iwake country a heavily stored mind is
seldom successful unless backed up by plenty of "brawn and
muscle "

Another p^int. In the "Intercollegiate Athle'ic Meeting
the medal and individual glory a Harvard student has won in
the ions distance race are small m itters in his owu mind in
comparison to the points he has gained towards the attempt
to secure fur the "Crimson" the championship cup, competed
for so earnestly by all the collrge^. Therriu is true exulta-
tion! And it is not of the selfish kind either, but a generous
rivalry on behalf of a loved institution: and a man who has
been educated to be loyal to his college will be loyal to his
friends and to bis principles, ard to ' hU country when the
occasion damands. The enthusasm of the Yale deputation
which carried off the cup at the last Inter ollegiate meeting,
was worth travelling across the country to witness.

I think there is but little doubt that the Bakers, and
Brooks, and Wendells, of all the promineut colleges, a-t well
as the great body oi Alumni scattered all over the country,
will be very loth to see abolished nil the Intercollegmie Con-
tests, which instiga^d their great accomplishments, and have
so frequently aroused their enthusiasm.

On the day upon which this article is published, Saturday,
May 26th, the meeting of the present year is in progress at
the grounds of the Munuattan Athletic Club of New York.
The contests are sure to be higblv exciting, for some magnifi-
cent performances have been registered at the preliminary
cltss meetings at two of the uuivt-r-nties, at least. On April
30th and May 5th the two Held meetings of the Harvard
Athletic Association took place at Jarvis Field, Cambridge.
G. P. Coggswell, '85. lowered the half mile running record
from 2 mm 01 1-5 sees, made by B tkev to 1 min, 5J 1-5 sees.,
which are now the Intercollegiate figures, aud which come
surprisingly close to the best records of L. E. Meyeis and
other gre3t performers the world over. I am told by friends
who know Mr. Coggswell, that he is very slightly boilt, trim
and possessed of great grit and nprvous strength. He is, as
is so frequently the case with the athletic loaders of a college,
a very popular fellow, and greatly liked. He will probably
give a good account of himself tn-day, and I would not be
surprised to see him cut the record a bit again, although it is
said that he does not run with very much judgment against
strong competitors, and that he is very apt to lose his head,
and on that account the race, in a close contest. During the
same meetings H. B. Gibson, 'SS, established new figures in
the Hammer-throw, viz. 92 feel 4 in. in place of Chamber-
lain's 90 feet 1 in. This, however, is ouly a Harvard record;
the figures are some way behind the throws uf A. B Coxe,
the all-conquering Yalensian in the Intercolhgiafe contents.
Mr. Coxe won the event at each one of the four meetings of
his college life, a record which is, I believe, ouly paralleled
by the shot-pntting victories of J. H. Ware, of Oxford,
England, in the annual contest against Cambridge, bnt which
will probibly be repeated to-day, if W. B. Page, of the uni-
versity of Pennsylvania should again carry off the high jump,
as be in all probability wiU.

It is very interesting to compare the performances at these
lasf Harvard initial meetings, with those which used to be
recorded a very few years ago. Until quite recently the
Amer can College performances were so far bebiud those nf
our E"glish cousins that it w is most discouraging to our
natiunul pride to contrast the two. But the figurep are fast
b conrng equalized, with a promise of a Blill closer approach
in the near future, for at the meetings to which reference is
mideahovel find the half mile twice ucomplished under
2 min. 2 sees.; the 120 yard hurdles close to 17 sees ; four
repMi'ions of the 100 yards dash in 10 2-5 sjcs ; the furlong
race under 24 sees.; the mile walk very close to 7 min,; and
the quarter mile races in 53i sees and 54* sees, respectively.
Tbe^e, be it remembered, are from Class Contests at one
College only.

The preliminary meeting at Yale has been only briefly
reported in the telegraphic despatches. We learn, however,
that W. Harmar. of '90, reduced his own figures in the mile
run from 4 min. 36 4-5 sees , (made in the Intercollegiate of
May. 1887,) to 4 min. 32 2-5 sees., a very fine performance
and a record. He is probible as the winner in the mectiug
of to day, for the Harvard men do nnt seem able to get much
nnrter 4 min. 45 sees.; hut I recall the surprise of last year,
when anew man from a western university, Michigan I think,
came so close to getting away with the more prominent en-
tries, that the "knowing ones" were taken aback completely.

At our own university the BtndentB are commencing to utt
down to good work in the way of athletic accomplishments.

F'T many years after starting the field meeting the contests
Vised to be very tame affairs, and it was onh neces-ary for a
siudent to train a week or so to get in sufficient shope to
enrry everything before him. Of 1-ite years this has h.-en alt
changed aud some of the figures are quite respectable, albeit
a good way behind those judt qnoted. The spectacle of one
or two men leisurely negotiating the six 1 ps'of the "cinder
track" in something over eleven minutes, for the mile walk,
which used to be the invariable case, is now a thing of the
p*st: and the competitors now do some honest training fur
the y-arly meeting. But "cinder track." what a hollow m"ck-
pry! When the path is not overgrown with weeds, it is
usually harder than macadam unless specially harrowed and
wat-rad previous to one of the meetings. And cinders would
p^em easy enough tD procure with a great railroad system on
the i-ordere of the grounds.

However, it seems harsh to criticize in this unkind manner,
for Hervice on the athletic committee is particularly ungrate-
ful, ftud the thoughtful faculty bard to enthuse on the sub-
ject. The track was nut in quite good condition for the last
meeting with first class results. Four college records were
broken; the sprinting and jumping were excellent, and Coke-
hill cut down the mile figures to 4 min. 51 sec. and showed
himself a most worthy competitor for Scott, the irresistible
Olympian, whose friends (their name Is Legion), have been
quite willing to see him facile prlnceps for many years past.

En passant. Coffin, his brother athlete, improved greatly
on his previous work in the open mile walk; the ease with
which he made 7 min. 19 sees , makes me "smell a mouse,"
it looks very much as if the genial six-footer has been playing
possnm all this time, and gathering in all the events of past
years, preparatory to slaughtering the coast record in the
most complete manner, when there are no more worlds to
oonquer.

There will be a meeting of the Olympic Clnb next "Wednes-
day wi'h a mile walk on the projramme, and there won't he
any other record topped in the bargain. He is in first-class
trim, is grit clear down, and for the attempt has the best
wishes of Podarces.

a x Francisco, Cal., May 21, 1883.

From the latest issue of the Dublin Sport to hand, we learn
that A. P. Findlay, the amateur who leceutly won the ten
mil > champioot hip of Scotland, will shortly leave for America.
That he is a good distance runner will be seen from the fol-
lowing list of his performances: In 18S4 he won the one and
two mile races for the west of Scotiaud championship; in 18S6
he won hoth the ten mile flat and 'cross country champion-
ship of Scotland, and r.in second to W. H. Coad for the
Euglish flit championship; in 18S7 he won both the ten and
four mile championship on the fl it, and this season he has
won the chimpionships at the same distance on the flat and
over a stretch of country, besides being first in the contest
for the ioterclub champioDship, and second in the G. H. Sec-
tion ch impionship. The same paper states that H S. Hart,
a long distance runner, will also soon leave for the United
States.

ROD.

The Nevada Fish Commissioner.

Writing of fUhing in Washoe Lake, Nev.,a correspondent of
the American Field, incidentally tills at Hon. W. M. Cary,
Fish Commissioner of that State. He savs:

"Washoe L-ike will always contain more catfish than the
lowers of angling will ever be able to take out. For this we
are deeply indebted it our first, and only efficient, fish com-
missioner, H. G. Parker. He was superseded by one of the
most incompetent commissioners in the United States namely,
"W. Cary. whom I have been handling without gloves through
the pre-;s of this city, for having vi 1 ited the law in buying
speared trout, contrary to the statu'es of Nevada, from an
Indian, and who served the fi-.li to bis boarders, b iug a
lii.tel keeper He has been culled upon to resign, but to
show his obstinacy defied everybody, and says he will not
public! v deny the charges over his signature. To show his
charact-r and unfitness more fully, he has taken his adver-
tis meut away from the papers which gave my letters place ia
their columns, aud withholds his patronage in every possible
way. Think of it, Mohawk, a fish commissioner, himself a
flagrant violator of the law! Our Governor should see that
this unwjrthy officer is speedily lemoved, for I do not
imagine that our anglers are goiog to stand idly by and
allow him to remain in an office which should he held by a
true-at-heart angler. I should deem myself remiss in my
dnty to the fraternity did I not show him np; aud have the
fietsanl proof positive ready at any moment the distin-
guished commissioner desires."

Two Chinamen were arraigned in Justice Post's Court at
Sacramento, on Tuesday last, ou a charge of fishing illegally
with set nets near Isletou, on the Sacramento river. Their
trial was sat for Friday morning at 10 o'clock, aud they were
remanded to the custody of the sheriff with bail fixed at
S150.

The Mongolians were crptnred by Captain J. P. Pulton,
Chief of Patrol, who was on his way up the river in the
Fish Commissioners' new slo ip-yacht, accompanied by Li-
cense Collector, Martin Coffey and three assistants.

Mr. Livingstone Stoue. in charge of the U. S. Fish Hatch-
ery, at Baird, Shasta County, writes us asffollo'WB:

All the trout at the United States Breeding Station on the
Cloud River have been turned loose into the public waters
of the State. Beside-* the large trout which have so been
disposed of, a large number of young t'sh are being hatched,
which, when they have arrive I at the proper age, will also
be released into the Cloud river or its tributaries. There
will probably be upwards of 50,000 of these last. It is not
known exactly how many large trout were released, but
there were seveial thousands of them, of which upwards of a
thou-and weighed from two to six pounds each.

The introduction o' so many front into the Cloud cannot
but bave a very favoiable effect upon the (isbiug in that
liver, and as the trout of this locality frequently drop down
below the mouth of the Cloud and spread to other streams,
it is hoped tnat the trout supply of all the head-watere
of the Sacrameuto will be increased by this release of fish
from the Government trout ponds.

Elsewhere we repriut bd assault upon Fish Commissioner
Cary, of Nevada, which recently appenred in a contemporary.
We give space to the article because we leel sure that the
writer is actuated largely by malice, aod is over-stepping
proppr bounds, and it is always best iu defending an acquaint-
ance to give the precise charges agakst him, so that readers
may appreciate the force of the defense, if it has any. With
refereiic^ to the article we m iy say that in a recent conversa-
tion with Mr. Cary, be candidly recited most of the charges
made against his administration of h s office, discussed them
coolly aud disproved them, in onr opinion. Mr. Cary
attributed the attacks upon him mors to the fact that he
attended strictly to his duties, and conducted" his office to
Buit himself than to any remissness. His statement to us
was, that after an exueuditure of but a rroitty of the appro-
priation of $1,200. he had done more in stocking the streams
of Nevada with trout than had been doue hitherto. "We are
not disposed to bolster either Mr. Cary or anybody else up at
expense of truth, nor is it possible for us to s;iy anything in
derogation of our good friend Hub G Parker, nnless amply
sustained by facts, but after consideration of all the state-
ments m ide, we consider the correspondent quoted to be in
error, aud unless some evidence other than bald assertion iB
presented, we shall adhere to the belief that Mr. Cary is a
faithful, economical and efficient Fish Commissioner.

TRAP.

Cosmopolitan R«union.

A veritable field day was Sunday last at Sun Bruno, when
such of the members of the old Cosmopolitan shooting club
as still live in the city, gathered with friends for a free, jollv
day of sport at pigeon shooting. The first train down carried
nearly a hundred, aud the number was muoh increased upon
tbe arrival of the later traiu. It was a pleasure to those who
h.tve followed tr:ip shooting for the ten years last gone by, to
see so many of those who were formerly identified with the
sport, and upon whom has rested the burden of advancing
sport with gnu and dog in all its phases. The captains
chosen were prominent officers of the Cusmopolit.m Club iu
its best day*, and although both a bt'le Bilvnred about the
poll are yet as eutbus-astic as ever, and as kindly tegarded
by sportsmen generally.

Among those present, who have practically ceased trao
shooting, were A. Id. Higgins, H. Spenoer, Capt. Stookpool,

Ed. Cummips. James Kelly, Ned Edwards. George Shorten
Harvey Wnite, H. E. Brown, Johu O'Farrell. Fred Putzman
and H. S. Wort Two members of tbe Pacific Club, Messrs.
Adams aud Worden, participated. San Jose's best shots,
Messrs. Frank Coykendall and Jos. Dtlmas, sustained their
reputation. A liberal representation from the leading gun
clnhs now operating actively, was present, Messrs Fred
Butler, J. K. Orr, W. J. Uolcher and C. D. Laing, of the gnn
club, and Messrs. Fox, Putzman, Meilly, DeVaull, Osborne,
Liddle and Keirigao, of the California Wing Shooting Clnbi
shot with as much interest as they show in tbeir regular club
meetings. Toss for first choice of men resulted in favor of
Judge Kix, and the teams were selected by alternate choices,
the Judge rather getting the best of it, although the teams
were not far from evenly matched. Mr. FBy was selected to
challenge for the Anlt team and Mr. P. J. Walsh for the
other.

Comparatively few birds were challenged, the whole meet-
ing being conducted in a spirit of cordiality and generosity
which contributed very much to tbe general pleasure.
Twenty-one men in each team made it necessary to shoot in
squads, and sb all of the men were prompt, the main match
was finished by three o'clock. The Kix team did the better
shooting in the first round, leading by two birds, and increas-
ing the lead to ten in the second. Then the Anlt contingent
improved, and the match ran evenly until the eighth round,
when the 11 rx team began to draw away, and finished with
thirteen birds more than were killed by their opponents.

Anlt started to infuse a little variety into the game in round
four by proceeding to the score aDd pulling both barrels on an
easy right qrurterer with no shells in his gun. This caused
very general hilarity and induced certain unregenerate
individuals to propose fining him drinks for the crowd.
F'T a long while there was considerable ciphering as to
which of tbe ciptains would get the highest individual score.
Ault grossed his second and Eix Lib third. Ault then missed
two straight and afterward alternated kill and miss lo the
end. totalising live. Kix after his first kill lost three straight,
then killed three straight with borrowed shells, missed his
tenth and counted his last souple, thus scoring a total of
Bix and besting his veteran opponent by a bird. Kerrigan,
who arrived late, infused some enthusiasm into the droop-
ing spirits of Ault, but on the other side Muskey stood off
his score, and the "big live" who led the vau for Kix— Pear-
Bon, Kennedy, Walsh, Coykendall and DelmaB — kept pegging
away steadily and being always reliable for sudden death,
they obtained fifty birds between them. To cot a long
story short, Kix's team obtained ISO to Anil's 167, thus win-
ning by thirteen birds. For the winners Kennedy, Coyken-
dall, Edwards, Pearson, Fox, Meilly, Shorten and Maskey
killed ten straight and Edwards nine. For the losers Laing
scored eleven, losing only his tenth bird. Fay, Stackpool,
Osborne, Eddy, Brown and Kerrigan each were accountable
for ten. Schrader did not show up to his usual advantsge.
"Uncle" Bob Liddle shot magnificiently in the latter end of
his string, bowling over his last half-dozen in his old-time
form. E tdy and Fay also shot in great form, though tbe
latter was attended by the bad luck that has stuck to him of
lute.
At 12 birds, Hurlingkam.

BIX TEAM.

Pearson- l 1 2 1 2 0 I 2 r 4'tJ 2-10

Orr 2 1121101212 2-11

Walch 1 1 li 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 1- 9

Coykendall 1 2 2 1 I u 1 v 1 1 2 2—11

Delraaa u 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 (i *.— 9

Pulzrnan n 201 n 112121 0— 8

F«« 1 101111012 1 2— in

Ferguson 2 120010010 2 1-7

DeVaull 1 1 u 1 2 1 2 0 n 1 2 0—8

Kelly II 10011101112 B

Meilly 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 .. 1- 10

Swan 0 11O0110U00O-4

U. Adams 1 2110101201 n— 8

Edwards 2 2 11112 110 2 2—11

Brigga 0 2101 09] 210 u— 7

Shorten 1 1 211011011 1-lu

McCormlek 2 0001111120 2-8

Ri* 0 0100021101 2- 6

O'Farrell 2 2022022100 0—7

Maskty 0 2 1 1 2 I 1 2 2 1 2 0-10

Stewart 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 2—8

Total

AULT TEAM.
...0 2 1
U 1 2

Fay

A.F.Adams u 1 2 1 1

W. -J. Golcher 0 1 1 1 1

Spencer 1 2 0 2 u

Laing 2 122 2 11220

Scbrader 2 0 1 0

Overman 1 1 0 0

SlaLkpo<il 0 1 0 1

Warden 2 0 2 0

Osborne 1 1 2 1

Wbiie n u l l

J. Adalns ...

Cummins

Lidjle

Eddy

H. R. Brown

Laiigblin 0 1

Ault 0 2 0

Meyers u 0 1 1

Kerrigan 1 1 2 2

Wort 1

2 0 12 1—10

0 2 10 2—8
1110 1—2

1 1

1 1-
3 1-

2

0 2
2 2

1 1
1 1

2200U00 2-&
0 1 2 1 0 1 2 1- 111

1 1 2200U0O— 6
0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 1— .
5 2 1 II I 2 1 n O— «

0 10 1111
112 2 2 0 2

2 1 1 u 1 1 0

1 0 1 0 u 0 9
10 10 10

1 1 2 I. 0

0 12 0 0 10 0

2

2-

1)

1

1-

-10

2

1-

-10

0

0-

6

1

0-

6

1

1-

s

2

0-

10

0

II-

1

Total .

At 6 birds, Baniti Blyle. $2.50 entrance.

Fay 1 1

Oeborue 1 1 2 1 [}

Coykeodoll •_» 2 111

Delmaa 2 1 1 a 1

Eddy V 2 2 2 1

Worden 2 1 1 0 U

At C birds, same style. £2.50 entrance,

Osborne.

Fay

J, AdaraB - .

fforden

Eddy

A. F. Adams

.1112 2 0 5
. J 0 1 1 2 0-4

.0 1
.1 1

1 1

2 0 1 0—4
2 12 1-6
2 1 2 1—6

Pacific Sportsmen's Club.

The May meeting of the club took place at Sacramento od
Sunday last, a full attendance being present aDd a pleasant
6hoot had. The L>irdn were a good lot, aud as the day was
cool they flew well. The ties will be shot off at the April
meeting.

At 12 birds, Huillngham. Fur club medals.

Darn*>i l 1 1 0 1 l o 1 1 1 I 1—10

Boase 0 1 1 100110010-6

0- Flr.br 1 lllllliioi J— 11

Witleiibrock 1 1 1 l ] l i J i i i 1_l2

Gotabfd l 110 1111110 0-9

•Iiidtfe 1 110 11110 0 0 1—8

Cr-ttpnian 1 11] 1111111 0—11

Knuz 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 ll 1 0 0 0—4

Morrison.... 0 01100011111—7

a Meuke. o l l l o l l i i i. i r— 9

Johnson 0 0011011111 o— 7

P'-dlar 0 110. 0000111 0—5

NlcoUiw l 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i i c— 11

Mannix 1 010111 oioiO— 7

J. Gerber 0 1I10I11111 l—io

H. Gwber 1 0010111110 1—8

1886

'QJxz breeder aud j&povismau.

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Lincoln Gun Club

The club used Blue Kock targets for ihe first time at the
regular meeting on Sunday last at Alameda Point, aud (ound
considerable difficulty in smashing the evasive saucers.
Messrs. C. H. Cute, Potter and Scovern being the cnly oues
of the first class who got into double pigeons. Iu the second
class Messrs. Karney and F. Cate got ten and twelve respec-
tively.

The spirit of the club in desiring to use the most difficult
target is commendablej and high scores may soon be locked
for at Lincoln meetings.

A New Book on Wildfowl Shooting.

FIRST CLASS.

jck9, 18 yards rise.
1 0 0 1 (
0 0 1 0 I

11111

1110]
0 1111

1 1
1.

For club

0 10 110

1 0 n 1 0 0
11110 0
10 10 0 0
1 10 0 0 1

0 10 10 0

1 1 I 1 .1 1

0 11110

medals.
I 0 1
ooo
1 0 1
0 10

0 <>

1

1

0 0
0(JO

1 0 I'
0001110110110 1-

11010111(110 I) 010-

SECOND CLASS.

1101101110 1—8

0111010 0 00 0—4
110110011

01110110

1 0

1 1

1 1 1

10 0
0

l i i o i oiooiioi o— y

1111 10 0 0
U 0 1 0 0 0 0

10 1110 0—7
110 0 110-

At twenty single Blue R

Wenzel 0

Parks 1

C. H.Cate 1

Ford 1

It Venker 1

Urunes 1 1 1 0

potter 1 1 0

Scovern 0

Dunahel 0

Schendel 0

Foster 1

Ca-pbell 0

Fanning 1

Similar conditions.

Karney 1

Brown 0 0 0 0 0 L 1 0 1

Bovee 1 1 0 0 0 1 U 0

Quintan 1

F. Venker 0 1 u 1 0 0 1 0

Holmes 1 1 0 J 0 0 0 1

F. Cate 1

Cohen 0

At 10 blue rocks, 18 yards rise. SI. 00 entrance. C. H. Cate won first
second divided by Fanning, Holmes, McCorker and Potter.

C.Cate 1 1 0 I 1 1 1 1

Ford 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Parks 0 n 0 I 0 1 1 1

F. C*te 0

Fanning 1

Wenzel 1

Holmes 0

McCorker 1

"B«b" 0 10 0 0 11

H.Tenker 0 0 1 1 0 I 1

Bovee 0 0 11 0 10

Scovern 0 1110 10 10 0-5

Campbell 1 01100000 0—3

Brown 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1—3

Potter 1 10110001 1-6

E. Cate 1 1 I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-3

Brunea 1 I 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-3

Qnlnton 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0—3

At 5 blue rocks, similar conditions. 81.00 entrance. First won by
Fanning; second and third divided by Holmes, Wenzel an'i Venker,

1 1
0

1

1 1 1 1—12
0 U 0 0- 1

0 1

0—8
1—4

0— ?.
0-6

1—6

0-4

0—5

Brown 0

Campbell 0 1

Holmes 0 0

Wenzel 0 1

0 0

0 0 0—1

10 1-2

0 1 0-2

Smith..
H. Venker..
Fanning...
Schendel . .

.0001 0-1
.10 0 1 0-2

.1 1 U 1 1-

.C 0 1 0 0-1

Oakland Gun Club.

The second meetiDg of the recently organized Oakland
Club was successfully brought off at Adam's Point on Satur-
day last. The shooting was at blae rock targets, aud the
high average proves that the club is quite the equal of any of
the older organizations, if not superior to them in point of
skill. Major Kellogg, perhaps the best shot at blae rocks in
the State, suffered from bad luck, and was beaten by Mr.
Tubbs, a fact which, raises no presumption of lack of Bkill,
the latter being very good at the sport.

At 20 single Blue Hocks, IS yards rise, for club trophies.

Kellogg 0 0111011 UUUOIllll 0—14

Bowman 010000101001 00U10OO I— 6

F R Noyes lul OlOlu 0 1010 1 0 1 0 010—9

Tubbs 1 111U01111101011111 1—16

Henshaw ill 11 100 1 1 0 ill 1 U0 1 1 0 1 1-12

B Noyes 000110111111001 H 100 0—10

Jackson 1 101111011110110011 0—14

The Eureka Gun Clab meets this afternoon at Bird's
Point.

There were four pigeon matches shot at Camp Goodall,
near Santa Cruz, on Sunday last, most of the prizes being
■won by Messrs. Geo. T. Allender, Jas. Trafton and Geo.
White; Mr. Traiton doiDg remarkably well, killing all his
birdB, twenty-three in number.

Mr. Bid Grge. of Lyons, Iowa, a boyhood friend of the
senior editor of this paper, one with whom he has shot,
fished, raced and lived in community of interest find feeling
through .four or five decades, writes to the American Field
about a work on fowl shooting soon to be issued as follows:

I nolice in your "Answers to Correspondents" a rt quest
from G. R. S., Primgar, Iowa, desiring you to name some
illustrated work ou wildfowl shooting; also your reply,
recommending Long's American Wildfowl ShootiDg, tut
which you state is out of print- Now if G. R. S , will have
patience to wait, say sixty days or thereabouts, there will be
issued from some publishing house in Chicago a work on wild-
fowl shooting (W. B. Leffi ogwell, author). Some of the mnnu-
script I have had the pleasure of perusing, an'i I say emphati-
cally that since the days of Frank Forrester nothing bus
appeared on the subject which will add more to the spurts-
man's library or be read with more pleasnie by the new
beg:nner or old stager, like myself. For over thirty-rive
years I have hunted all over the west and northwest, seeking
the willy mallard, the festive blnebill, the sober old Cana-
densis anser and the squawking brant, but now, owing to
poor health and increasing obesity, I am compelled to eojoy
things that have passed find gone, leaving the younger sports-
men to gloiy in the present end fntnre. Do not think for a
moment, dear Doc, that I write this to herald Mr. Lefting-
well's book to the world; be knows nothing of this communi-
cation, hut having known h'ni since his boyhood, and know-
ing tLe high principles which have actuated him in every
walk of life to which he has been called. I thought it no
more than right to let the sportsman of this country know
what a feast is in store for them, and I hope they will enjoy
the perusal of the book as I have the manuscript.

The Pointer Club of America.

As evidence of the drift of English opinion about the use
of machioeiy in gon making, the following sentences I y a
contributor to the London Shooting Times may be of interest:
"I viewed some exceedingly good weapons, and but for seeing
and handling I could not have believed machiue made gnus
to have been so accurately put together, and I am sure no
one need be afraid of making a purchase with the idea that
every part must of necessity be hand made to be reliable. I
saw barrels welded, stocks in all stages, locks iu parts, e:c ,
but what struck me most was the beaulifnl qaality of and
handling of the locks. I saw as good three or four leg bridle
locks (bar) as I ever came across, while all qualities i>f guns
made at the Belmont factory are truly "interchangeable"

THE KENNEL.

Dog owners n'fl requested to eend for publication the earliest possi-
ble notices of whelps, sales, names claimed, presenrauons and deaths
In their kennels, in all instances writing plainly names of sire and da->i
and of grandparents, colors, dates and breed.

American Kennel Club's Meeting.

The Supervisors of Marin have chaDged the game laws for
that county, so that deer can be lawfully killed only between
July 1st and September 15th. Quails only between October
lBt and March 1st. Doves only between August 1st aud
January 1st.

The Gun Club will hold its regular monthly shoot at
Laurel Grove AveDue, Ross Valley, near San Kafael, on
Wednesday, May 30, 1883. The Decoration Day meeting of
the club has for many years been made a sort of picnic affair,
members being accompanied by wives and friends, and most
oharming events they have been.

The Board of Supervisors of San Joaquin County passed an
ordinance making it a misdemeanor for any person to hunt,
pursue, take, kill or destroy doves in that county between
the 1st of January and July loth of each year. The close
Beason formerly ended June 1st, but the Board was urged by
many sportsmen to extend the time for protecting the birds.

Mr. Charles E. Mack, Jr., known to readers as "Spoonbill, "
and author of many bright sketches, entertained the Pacific
Sportsmen's Club at his residence, the Union House, on the
lower Stockton Road near Sacramento, a few days ago. He
arranged a shoot at smoke balls and clay pigeons, and closed
the entertainment by a banquet which was hugely enjoyed
by his brother sportsmen.

■ ♦

Mr. P. C. Jurgens, Secretary of the Traver Gun Club, has
been visiting San Francisco during the week just passed.
He states that trap Bhooting is growing in popularity among
the Southern Californians. The Traver Clnb has repeatedly
tried to arrange a match with the Bakersfield, "Knights of the
Trigger," or some other club near by, but so far unsuccess-
fully. The Bakersfield Clnb has many first-class field shots,
and we predict a lively race for any club matched against it#

A sportsman of this city received recently a beautifully
made and framed photograph of Messrs. W. E. Houghton,
E. C. Lechner, Richard Seymour, I. L Miller and H. L.
Borgwardt Jr., of the Bakers6eld "Knights of the Trigger,"
showing them as they appeared on returning from a success-
ful deer hunt. A fine buck lies in the foreground, aud the
"Knights" are grouped about artistically. The name chosen
for their club is certainly appropriate as characterizing the
gentlemen named, than whom we know no truer or more
courteous sportsmen.

A special meeting of the American Kennel Clnb was held
May 8, at the rooms of the club, 44 and 46 Broadway, Ne.v
York, to consider the resignation of Mr. W. H. Child, and
the election of a president to succeed bim. Mr. Thomas
H. Terry presided. The secretary, Mr. Vredenburgb, an
nounced that the folic wing clubs were represented: American
Field Trial Club, American English-Beadle Club. Cincin-
nati Sportsmen's Club, Collie Club of America, Hartford
Kennel Club, New Jersey Kennel Clnb, Philadelphia Ken-
nel Clnb, Pacific Kennel Club, St. Paul Kennel Club, and
Westminster Kennel Club.

The resignation of Mr. W. H. Child was accepted, and a
resolution of thanks of the club was tendered bim.

Mr. August Belmont, Jr., was unanimously elected presi-
dent and took the chair.

The meeting then adjourned.

The regular quarterly meeting of the executive Commit-
tee was then held.

The minutes of the last meeting were read and accepted.

The treasurer reported a balance on hand of $128.

The stud book committee reported the resignation of Mr.
A. P. Vre den burgh, editor of the American Kennel Clnb
Stud Book, and the appointment of Mr. A. D. Lewis as his
successor.

An amendment to Rule 2, offered by the St Paul Kennel
Clnb, was read and lost.

A remarkable communication from Mr. J. Otis Ftllowi

An informal meeting, preparatory to ihe permanent organi-
zation of a poiuter club, was held at 44 Broadway, Ne* York
City, ou Tuesday, May 8. Mr. C. J. Pesball was called lo
the chair, and Mr. J. H. Winslow was elected secretary.

The following gentlemen were present: A. C. Colline,
Hartford, Conn.; James L. Anthony, Newark, N. J.; J. H.
Winslow, Philadrlphia, Pa.; C. J, Pesball, Jersey City; N\
J.; Edwin H. Morris. Now York; F. R. Hitchcock, New
York; E. R. Bellman, Madison, N. J.; J. H. Pbelap, Jtrsey
City. N J.; Elliot Smith, New York; Jacob Pentz, Brooklyn,
N. \\; George L. Wilms, Jersey City, N. J.; J. M. Armf.
Treinont, N. Y.: J. P Swain, Jr., New York.

The following gentlemen requested by communication, lo
be enrolled as members: Dr. K. W. E. Alcatt. Avon, Cotn ;
Hon. Jno. S. Wi-e, Richmond, Ya : Dr. W. F. Spring,
Bridgeport, Conn ; B. F. Seitner, Dayton. O.; C. M. Mon-
hall, Cleveland, O : Charles HeHtn, Newark. N. J.; Thomas
M. Steel, Dover, N. H.; George N. Beckwitu, Pittsburgh.
Pa.; Samuel T. Colt, Savannah. Gi.; J. W. Fa ween, Put -
burgh, Pa.; John M. Tracv, Oceau Sprines, Miss ; S. R.
Bradley, Greenfield Hi 1, Conn.; Dr. M. V. B. Saunders,
Detroit, Mich.; William Titterington, Wyauet, II ; W. A.
AuHerson, Kansas City, Mo.;Dr John R Daniel-, CJ velan i.
O ; Albert Smithnght, Cleveland, O.; Philip Trottner, Oleve-
O. ; F. W. Stockey, Clevelaud. O.; Frederick Stiiugelin.
Hartford, Conn.; J. E. Isgrigg. Indianapolis, Ind.

A committee of three was appointed, consisting of M«s rs.
Anthony, Hitchcock aud Collins, to dralt a cont-tilnrion, a d
bi -laws The committee retired aud after consultation.
i". turned and submitted the following, nhieh «as adopted:

Sectiou 1. The oKject of tt e club shall be lo piom te the
breeding of pointers, to develop and bring to perfec i-in the
natural high qualities ol the same for field use, to define and
pnblish a description of the truf- type, to urge the aduptiou
of such type on breeder?, competitors at field trials and b-ncb
shows, as the standard by which snch po nters bhould be
judged, and to suggest to all field trial associate ns and wbows
where pointers compete, the names of qualified and proper
judges.

Sec. 2. The club shall consist of a president, four vie -
prtsidents, a secretary and treasurer (one person), and a
committee of fifteen (including the before-mentioned officer.-)
and an unlimited number of membeis.

Sec. 3. Five membi r> of the committee shall be withdrawn
by lot eich year, at a meeting to ba held at the New York
show, or at any other time or piace that may be named by
the committee as best suiting the convenience of the active
members of the club (timely notice of at least sixty days
being given of any change in the place), and five new mem-
bers be elected to fill the vacancies, the retiring members to
be eligible for re-election.

Sec. 4. The entire control and management of thecln'i
shall be vested in the committee, who shall have power t »
make by-laws and decide upon all matters iu dispute u> t
provided for by the constitution of the clnb. Five shall
coi stitute a quorum.

Sec. 5. The election of members shall be by ballot, and
shall be vested solely in the committee under the provisions
of Section 2 — two black balls to exclude.

Sec. 6. The entrance fee for all members admitted on or
before July 1, 188S, shall be five dollars each — which sum
shall also include the annual dues to July 1, 1889. On and
after Jnlv 1, 1SS8, an admission fee of five dollars shall l e
chatged, together with the snm of rive dollars as annual dues
for the current year, b Hh of which sums shall be payal le at
the time of election

The annual dues for each succeeding year shall be piyable
on the 1st of July each year iu advance, and any member
whose dues shall remaio unpaid for the period of three
months, shall, after due notice, be suspended, aud if after a
lapse of thirty days after suspension the du*-s still remaiu
unpaid, shall without further notice cease to be a mt-mber.

Sec. 7. Subscriptions and donations, entrance ftes and
dues, sbail after payment of all expenses be applied m snch
manner as the committee may determine in the purchase of
Cups or Stud Medals, or given in money prizes for competi-
tion by members of the club at a field trial or dog show to be
held under the auspices of the club, or for general competi-
tion at any recognized field trials or bench shows, at their
option.

Sec. 8. Judges at field trials and dog shows (where such
judges have been recommended by the club) shall be re-
quested to send to the secre'ary the names of such dngs as
may show excellency of merit in their work iu the field, or as

. r" ' j iSTuL u 1 approaching perfection in the tvpe fixed by the club as the

secretary of the Homell Kennel Club^ was read. The sub- ^ ^^ by whic:i pointers shall be judged on the

bench, and there shall be kept and printed a register of the
names, breeding, color and markings of such dogs as shall be

stance of it was, that the Hornell Club declined to be repre
sented, unless by its former delegate. Mr. Watson. It was
resolved that the Hornell Kennel Club be expelled Trom
membership.

The following clubs were admitted to membership: The
St. Bernard Club of America, the Maryland Keunel Club, of
Baltimore; the Fort Schnyler Kennel Club, of Utica, N. Y.,
and the Es-iex County (Mass.) Kennel Club.

It was resolved that the action of the Philadelphia Ken-
nel club, in refusing the entry of James Watson on account j
of refusing to pay resignation fee, shall be sustained.

In the matter of the disqualific tion of Thos. J. Farley,
P. H. Foster and the Irish setter Kenniore, it was resolved
that they be disqualified for one year, on the ground of
fraud.

In regard to the disqualification of the fox terrier dog,
Warren Discord, for deafness, considerable discussion en-
sued, as also relative to the placing of other winners in the
class; and it was resolved to refer the matter to the West-
minster Kennel Club.

The meeting then adjourned.

Visits.

Mr. A. B. Truman's Irish red setter Lady Elcho T. to
owners, Mike T., on May 17, 1S8S.

Mr. A. B. Elford's poiuter Jessie Ranger to Mr. A. B.
Truman's Rush T. on May 16, 1883.

Mr. J. B. Baiber's E jglish setter Topsy to Regent on M»»v

8, 1838.

*■

Our Belgian Exchange Chasse et Peche for April 29th pre-
sents a spirited picture of the poiuter Bendigo of Kippeo,
owned by M. Morreen of Brussels, and winner of first at
the field trial of the Societe Royals Saint Hubert, on April
18th, Bendigo of Kippen is by Prince Bang, n son of Priam
and out of Miss Bang, daughter of Young Bang, a son
of Bang. He is pictured as being rather shallow in brisket,
wide in front, short eared and very plain in head, and is
white and liver in colors. Chasse el Peche quotes high praise
of the dog by Messrs. Rev. Knowlton and Frederick Lowe,
both authorities, and anticipates success for him both at
future trials and shows.

thus favorably mentioned, together with their special points
of excellence as specified by the judges.

Sec. 9. Committee meetings shall be held at least once
every three mouths, and a general meeting of members at least
once a year, for the election of rive members cf the committee
as providetl in Section 3. Thirty days notice shall be given
each member of each general meeting, and ten days notice
t«> each member of the committee, of any regular c mmittee
meeting, the latter may be convened at any time upon call of
the president, or any three members of the comnnttee, and a
general meeting shall be called at the request of eny ten
members of the clnb given in writing to the president or
secretary thirty days prior to the time named.

Sec. 10. At every geoeral meeting the president or one of
the vice-Dresidents shall be chairmao, or failing these a
member of the committee chosen by themselves, such chair-
man to have a casting vote at all meetings. The minutes of
all meetings shall be read and approved by the next subse-
quent m< eting, and be signed by the chairman of such meet-
ing.

Sec. 11. Any member may cease to be such by giving
written nolice of his intention to withdraw from the duo, but
no member can withdraw until his dues for the ourrent year
iu which he gives notice shall have been paid.

Sec. 12. The secretary and treasurer shall at ill tini'B
keep a registry of the names of the clnb members, also a
minute book of all proceedings and an itemized account of
all receipts and disbursements, all of which books shall be
open to the inspection of any member in good standing.

It wns resolved that a copy of the constitution shall be
fornished to the sportsmen's journals for publication, and
that the charter members be given until July 1st to j in the
club and pay their due?, which were placed at $5 a >ear.

It was resolved that a meeting of the charter members shall
be held on or after July 1st, upon call of the cbairtnau of this
meeting.

The meeting then adjourned.

Any one desiring to join the club can do so by
hiB name and residence together with $5, by o:
1st, to the temporary secretary, Mr. J. H. '
Chestnut street, Philadelphia.

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STALLIOXS— THOROIUHBKED.

Joe Hooker, E B. Bagwill, Sacramento.
Mariner (Imp.), Matt Storn, Pleasaaton.
Three Cheers, Thos. (J. JoDes, Santa Rosa.
STAIXIOXS— TR« T TERS.

Alcona, Fred W. Loeber, St. Helena.

Anteeo, I. De Tnrk, Santa Rosa.

Autevolo, Jos. Cairn Simpson, £>1U Adeline St , Oaklan.t

Broivp .Tun, Sargent Bros., Sargent's Station.

Charles Derby, Cook Stock Farm. Danville.

* resteo, Cook Stock Farm, Danville.

Don Marvin, F. P. Lowell, Sacramento.

Director", ADdy McDowell, Plea^anton.

Fa I Its, F. P. Lowell, Sacramento.

Figaro, Wm. O'Xeil, Sin Leandro.

Harold Cossack, N. N. Craig, 2508 H. St., Sacr.imento.

Illustrious, (ieo. A. Stone, Williams.

Jester D-, Wm. O'Neil, Sin Leandro.

John Sevpiioaks, Sargent Bros., Sargent's Station.

Matnbrino Wilkes. Charles Waterman, Waluut Creek.

Men in, Wu. Dwyer, San Jose.

Mt. Vernon, J. A. McCloud, Stockton.

Sidney, G. Valensin, Pleasanton:

Stelnvcay, Cook Stock Farm, Danville.

"Valensin, o Valensin, Pleaftanton

Whlpplelon. Fred W. Loeber, St. Helena.

Wooduuf, B. C. Holly, Vallejo.

Vniiiii Santa Clans, Kyron O'Graoy, San Mateo.

"A Pleasant Hour.'

In the If. Y. Sportsman of May oth there is an article
under the above heading, "A pleasing account of an
interview with Mr. J. H. Shults after his return from
California." Mr. Shults did not spend time enough on
this coast to get more than a superficial knowledge of
the horses and horse interests of California, and though
he is gifted with quick perception, and Das 1 he faculty
of catching salient points of what is before him, his slay
was altogether too limited to form correct conclusions.
One of the opening paragraphs of the interview is:

"I enjoyed the trip very much, as I not only saw much
that was new to me, but also obtained a correct idea of the
better class of California trotting horses. The stock that I
saw on the best farms there was in no way saperior to the
Eastern-bred horses, and those who have not visited the
State have formed an erroneous opinion of the colt-i. Those
foaled in April and May when the majority of oars come are
not larger than those bred here, and no further advanced the
following year; bnt it is those dropped in Jannary and Feb-
ruary that are so promising in thei.- yearling form, as they
are in reality from twenty to twenty-two mouths old when
asked to do any trotting, and a nioDtb and six weeks make a
wonderful improvement in a yearliug thai has ulways received
the best of care. Eastern breeders hIso have bttler pasture
lands than the Califoruians, as they have no natural grasses.
Alfalfa is their only substitute for blue grass. It is sweet,
fragrant and grows very rapidly, bnt it has to be renewed
every four years. This means a vast amount of labor, espec-
ially upon places aa large as Falo Alto, Snnny Slope or San
Mateo. Of course the Cidiforuia breeders can bring their
.;olts to their speed much more rapidly than we can ecause
. ey can work them twelve months in the year, but I notice
L it the young things are asked to do loo much, They are n«»t.
as a rule, of much account at maturity. Three-year-old* a-e
the youngest we can yet begin to race safely."

'Without arguing the question whether the early births
are to e credited with the excellence of Cal i for nian- bred

~ Til

colts or not, it is evident that it is a potent factor in
yearling performances, though after that age it is not so
material. The climate which makes early foals advis-
able has also other advantages which is not alone felt in
colthood, but has influence for good even after maturity
has been reached.

That "alfalfa is the only substitute for blue- grass," is
fir from being correct. The native grasses are unques-
tionably superior to either blue-grass or alfalfa, the
trouble being that close pasturing is inimical to growth.
Alfillerilla, wild-oats and buri-clcver in conjunction is
far better for horses of all ages than any other kind of
herbage we are acquainted with, and the best proof is
that horses could perform almost incredible fea's without
other sustenance. Journeys of hundreds of miles with
an averagj of over one hundred miles per day, and that
accomplished with ease, and their food gathered within
the circuit of a lariat.

We cannot agree with Mr. Shults that our colts "as
a rule are not of much account at maturity." Five years
are the measure of maturity in horses. SUirnboul and
Lot Slocum were at that age when they trotted last year
in 2:17£. and so was Woolnut, who made 2:19£. Dawn
at five years got a record of 2:19£; Antevolo at the same
age "showed" 2:16^, and Anteeo at six tro'ted in 2:16^
in a race. Dawn, Anteeo and Antevolo trotted from
yearlings, Stamboul when two years old, and Woodnut
and Lot Slocum were trained from colthood. Ansel was
seven years old when he trotted two heats in 2:20 each,
and Adair made 2:17$, 2:17^ when seven, and he won
the Stanford Stakes when three years old.

The breeding of trotting horses in California is yet in
its infancy. When we came to California four. een yaars
ago. Sunny Slope was the only place which could be
called a trotting slud farm. S B. Whipple bad prac-
tically broken up his establishment, L H. Titus had a
few mares to couple with Echo, and outside of these, the
breeding was confined to men who did not "make it a
business."

We have net the least hesitancy in predicting that in

the next fourteen years California will rank as highly for

matured trotters as it now does in the youngster classes.

Mr. Shults is emphatically correct in his answer to

: the following query

"Is San Francisco a gool market for fast road horses and
out-classed trotters?" I enquired.

"No," replied Mr Shults. "There are not twenty what
I New Yorkers would call go id road horses in Sun Francisco,
| and very little road-riding is indulged in. Every horse bred
i in the State that is not a trotter has to be sold for a song or
! taken E ist and put up at auction, with a pedigree to recom-
I mend him to purchasers. The only demand among home-
, buyers is speed for track purposes."

This we hope to see corrected in a short time. There

1 is not a drive in San Francisco County which is fit to

| speed a fas1 trotter upen. Now that the contract has

J been let to build a "speed drive" in Golden Gate Park,

it will be only a few months when that great want will

j be filled. Oakland, too, is in a fair way to have one of

I the finest drives in the world, and then there will be a

! market for road horsps on both sides of the bay. Sacra-

| men to ha* a magnificent boulevard skirting the river,

! but that lively ci'y has not population enough to absorb

the fast horses which are reared in the neighborhood.

S*n Jose can say without boasting that there are plenty

of chances for a lively spin in that thriving garden city

of the Golden West, and the cities and towns farther

south have fair facilities for fast trotting outside of the

tracks.

"How did you enj iy your visit to Palo Alto?" I asked,
"aud huw did you like the Electioneers and Piedmonts V

"Palo Alio ia a shade too large a place for a visitor to get an
accurate idea of in a day or two. There is much to be seen
there, that i-< if you feel disposed to look into everything
thor mghly, and also considerable to be leirned."

1 Electioneer is not a bcrse at all striking, and one not
knowing him would never picG him out from a group of stal-
lions as a great sire. He is far from being the magnificent
individual Piedmont is, but the latter is not given an equal
opportunity in the stud. E tctioneer has been bred to
almost every mare whose blood lines are not too closely
allied to his own. and every one of bis g-t has been devel-
oped more • r less. No Ihrre stallions in America has ever
been given the same opportunity to make a reputation in the
slud as ibis horse, and I believe that ii any one of the Wood-
burn Btallioos bad their get handled as be had, there would be
no comparison between them. The scene on the track at Palo
Alto iB a very animated one, and looks very much like a
Grand Circuit course a couple of days before the meeting
opens. Hordes of all ages are going and ro ruing all the time,
6ome being sent to quarters, halves and miles, aud others
given slow work.''

Had Mr. Shults taken time enough to study the Palo
Alto Catalogues and converse with Marvin for an hour
or two each day for a week, be would assuredly have
formed quite different conclusions. Form is a matter of
opinion, and good judges differ materially in forming
estimates. Governor Stanford selected Electioneer
(when he was pronounced inferior by experts), on bo-
count of bis form being in accordance with his ideas,
nnd that judgment has proved lo be correct. He is far
from being a "Slay bird" or a "Stargazer," bnt a man
wbo has ft f-iir knowledge of equine mechanism could
scai eel> look at him critically without being struck with
his appearance. Immensely powerful all over, extraor-

dinarily muscular development wherever that would bd
advantageous, and that without grossuess. His head is
remarkably good — sound horse sense in every nature.

Taking a few mares in the catalogue and it will be
seen that other stallions have been given a chance.
Abbie by Almont — Norma has had seven foals; two by
Electioneer, three by Gen. Benton, oue each by Mohawk
Chief and Ansel. Ada by Messenger Duroc — Adele by
Rysdyk's Hanibletonian, three foals, to Wildidle, Gen.

Benton and Piedmont. Addie by Hambletonian Chief

by Say res' Harry Clay, four foals by Nutwood, one by
Piedmont, one by Electioneer, one by Whips and one by
Ansel.

W*re the catalogue gone through with the fact would
be plainly shown that all of the other Palo Alto stallions
have been accorded opprrtunities to distinguish them-
selves. Still further "away off" is Mr. Shulz in claim-
ing that "no three stallions in Americ.t have ever been
given the same opportunity to make a reputation in the
stud as this horse." The reverse is the case. Had
Electioneer served the s-iu.e mares he has had at Palo
Alto, but with the ownership of the foals in a number of
people, there would have been twice, at least, as many
in the "li3t" as there is at present. There are too many
col's at Palo Alto for all to be atteuded to, and the largest
moiety of the Electioneers have not been "developed."
This point could be established beyond controversy,
though to save the trouble of compiling statistics other
evidence will be introduced. It is within bounds to statu
that nine-tenths of all the foals got by Electioneer have
been bred at Palo Alto. He wa3 allowed to serve a few
outside mare3 his first two seasons, and were all the foals
counted which were bred by others than Governor Stan-
ford it is not probable they would exceed twenty. The
record for this class is:

Anteeo 2:16|

Adair 2:17J

Autevolo 2:19*

Albert W 2:20

Old Nick 2.23

Elector 2:31

These were their public doings, and in addition i? can
be stated that the only ones trained beside the above,
were Regiua who showed a great deal of speed; Nellie
W. which gave promise of rivalling her brother Albert
W., when she was attacked with bi^ head; Stanford who
showed fairly well, and perhaps two others. The ratio
of fast-trotters of the outside division being so great it is
necessary to present further proof in this portion of the
case. Had Electioneer "stood" in Kentucky, his off-
spring in the hands of a score or more of the breeders of
that section, and it is safe to assert that his "list" would
have been three times as great.

While the system of developing at Palo Alto is unques-.
tionably good, there is a limit to the number which can
be handled in even that large establishment.

Since the above was wiitten we have conversed with a
man who has had long experience in growing alfalfa.
In place of renewal every four years it will retain
its vigor indefinitely, so long as the roots are not cut off
by gophers or destroyed otherwise. On his farm are
fields of alfalfa which were planted ten years ago, and
without diminution of growth.

He further informs us that it can be cut off several
inches below the surface without stopping future g.owth.

Pools vs. Books.

As to the betting question, the public certainly preferred!
the books yesterday, the Mutuels selling as follows:

Total sold. On winner. Paid.

First race 175 80 $10.35

Second race 234 104 10 65

Third race 479 116 I9 60

Fourth race 909 15! 28 55

Fifth race 322 62 2*. 65

Sixth race 321 112 1300

Those who like the two syslems can make their own de-
ductions. The details of the racing are as follows:

The above is the way the If. T. World puts the Pool
and Book question before its readers. After the summa-
ries of each of the races ran on that day the odds are
given, and taking these as a guide, quite a comparisiou
can be made between the two systems regarding the per-
centage. First race 6 to 5, second— "even money," third
2 to 1, fourth 3 to I, fifth 3 to 1, sixth even money.

In the first race $5 in th'i books would have returned
$4.16, $5.35 in the pools; second, $5 in books, $5 65 in
pools; third, $10 in books. $14.00 in pools; fourth, S15 in
books, $23.55 in pools; fifth, ©15 iu books. $19 65 in
pools, aud iu the sixth race $5 in books, $8.60 in pools.

The pieference of the public then was not gua<*ed on
large or Biuall percentage, or what is still more probable
the matter of a per centum was not taken into consider-
ation when book-betting was chosen. In place of leav-
ing to "those who like the two to make their own deduc-
tions," had The Wot Id shown that $5 invested on each of
the winners of the six races returned $54 16 in the
books, $76.80 iu the mu'ual pools, there would have
been somp data to guide them. But even with this

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knowledge, there are reasons why the books are preferred
by many bettors. One is the convenience of putting
money on, and another the absolute knowledge of what
the ra*es will be at the time of wagering. Tba first
might be overcome by multiplying the numbers of ma-
chines in which tickets ranged from small amounts to
compiratively big sums, and if the speculator could only
see that he was nearly sure to get better odds than book*
xnaker« oflered, by patronizing the "French," that pul-
would not be so strong.

Iu such a large majority of cases, that it may be said
to be universal, the idea prevails that there is nothing
"drawn down" in the books. The per cent, cannot be
overlooked in either auction or French pools. In the
latter he sees that a certain number of tickets have been
sold, and also the number on the winner, and if at all
suspicious he does some figuring for himself. Should he
have been fortunate enough to back The Bard for the
Brooklyn Handicap, he multiplies 909 by $5, and learn8
that there are $4.54:5 in the pool. This he divides
by 151, and a few figures show him that each of his
tickets is worth a trifle over £30. The disparity in his
calculation, and that of the official, is accounted for by
bis neglect to deduct the interest charged, and a revision
shows that $28,58 is the exact sum, so that in addition
to the five per cent, there is a balance of $4 50, which
comes from taking 5 as the unit to pay out on. He
feels that he has been actually robbed of $1 45 on each
ticket, and flies to the books for relief. He expa'.iates
to a friend, who has deposited the same amount with
the bookmaker, on the sharp practice, and is a good
deal astonished when he learns the absence of percentage
has robbed his chum to a greater degree. Eight dollars
and fifty-five cm s to every five dollars is the tune, and
a new light dawns on his understanding. Still he mn«t
keep his word good, and as he had denounced themutuels
as a big fraud the day following, he resolves to try the
books. His friend takes the other tack, and both are
fortunate. In the first race Fordham returns $S in the
books, $5,30 in the mutuel for each $5 invested. He
exults over bis friend, and both are again lucky. Kla-
math a "ten to one shut" comes in first, and he is in
extaciea over his superior acumen. Another consulta
tion when his exuberance of fueling is somewhat moder-
ated, when he learns that his friend has secured $95.40
to the $50 he ha3 won. Sir Dixon comes to the f-ont,
$ 6 is the book payment, $7.30 the pools. Goldfish a
very short shot is the victor, and our speculators stand
A who is sticking to the books getting a profit of $3 50,
B in the mutuels $3.60. The last race is a welter
handicap, and Miracle brings into A's exchequer §15,
while B only gets §8.15. The accounts for the day iB
made up and a balance struck. A is $S2.50 "ahead," B
has captured $119.75. The French steed has bested the
non-percentage books $37.25 on the day's business.

It may be as well to see how the auctions panned out.
In the first race Fordham brought $20 in a $73 pool, so
that each $5 made a profit of $1270. In the second
race the winner was sold in tha field so that a compari-
son cannot be made, and the third was the same. The
race won by Sir Dixon, it was $150 on him to $200 on
Raceland, so that $6 was the profit on a $5 chance.
Goldfish was $25 to $25 on the field, $4.70 being the
return on each $5, was $4 70. The pools were not
quoted in the race won by Miracle, but in the huny of
writing, one race of the day was overlooked. That was
won by Queen Elizabeth at the odds of 8 to 1, which
was §40 for each $5, the mutuels paying a profit of
$37-45, which would give A $122 50 for his profit, and B
$15720. So far as could ba learned the auction pools
jjave a better return than the mutuels.

The Trotting Colt Stakes-

Saturday next, viz., the second day of June, the colt
stakes for two and three-year-olds will close, the follow-
ing being the conditions:

In compliance with a general request from breeders and
owners, it has been decided to open two stakes for trotting
colts.

The first for ail stallion colts foaled in 1885, of $100 each,
in payments as follows: $25 which mutt accompany nomina-
tion on Saturday, June 2, 1S83, at which date the stake will
cloBe; $25 on Saturday, September 1, 18SS, and the remain-
der of the stake $50 on Wednesday, October 17, 1888. Five
or more subscribers to fill.

Bace to be heats of a mile, best three in five in harness, to
be tiotted on the day previous to the "National Stallion
Stake," and on the track selected for the National to be
decided upon. Shonld the day named be unfavorable, or
the track not in go jd order on that day, the Treasurer shall
have the power to set the day on which it will come off.
Should it be postponed for more than ten days, it shall be
■optional with the subscribers to withdraw the last payment
by giving due notice to the Treasurer when teo dajs have
elapsed from the time first fixed. In all other things neces-
sary for the proper management of this race the same condi-
tions shall prevail as are to govern the National Trotting
Stallion Stake.

The second race is for all stallion colts foaled in 1SSC; beats
of a mile, best two in three iu harness, and with these excep-
tions to be the same in every respect as the one before named.
The added moneyshall consist of money received; pronto
from all sources less the necps=ary amounts f r expense?, and

this added money shall be divided, if both result in contents,
in the following proportion, viz , three-fifths to three-year-
olds and two-riftbs to two-year-olds:. Should one only be a
contest and the other a "walk-over," the whole of the net
added moneyshall go to the stake that is trotted. Should
there be differences of opinion in regard to conditions,
expressed or implied, the decision of the Treasurer shall be
final.

Address nominations to N. T. Smith, Fourth and Towo-
Eend Streets, San Fraucisco, Cal. X. T. Smith,

Treasurer of Stallion Colt Stakes.

No one can have cause to find fault with these condi-
tions, and there is scarcely a doubt that the addeG money
will amount to a large sum. The day fixed ensures a
large attendance, as the National will attract people
from all sections of the country, a large majority of
whom will be on hand the day previous, and the contest
of the colts will be of only secondary interest to the
the battle of the sires. Twenty-five dollars is a small
sum to obtain a chance, and as the second payment is
not due until the first of September, there will be no
further risk until it is well known what the youngsters
will do. As it requires five subscribers to fill the stake
alone will be worth looking after, and that the whole
amount for the winners will take four good figures to
express, is as nearly certain as anything in the future
can be foretold. There are so many young stallions in
training that a large field can be expected without over-
sanguine anticipations.

James Van Etta.

From the following copied from the Chicago Horseman
we are lead to believe that Mr. Van Etta will soon be-
come a resident of California. When he left here, nearly
a year ago, his intention was to return before the cold
weather of 18S7 set in. We learn that his health was
rather too poor to hazard the trip then, and this was all
that prevented him from coming when his old friend Mr.
Burnham was in this section. We feel assured that the
change of location will not only benefit Mr. Tan Etta's
health, but that he will also enjoy life on this coast. An
enthusiastic admirer of fast trotters, with plenty of means
to gratify his bent, a return of vigorous health will surely
see him an active participant in the sports of the track-
The Horseman errs in stating that he was President of
Dexter Park. He was the chief officer of the Chicago
Driving Association, the track of which was on State
street in 1S64. The position of Secretary and General
Superintendent we filled, and can heartily endorse all
encomiums bestowed by The Horseman, on our friend's
management.

Should he locate in Santa Cruz it is the loDgest kind
of odds that there will be a boom in trotting affairs in
that beautiful town.

At the annual meeting of the Janesville Driving Park
Association, in addition to the regular business, the resigna-
tion of President James Tan Etta came up for consideration,
whereupon it was reluctantly accepted, and the following
resolutions unanimously adopted:

Whereas. That owing to impaired health and a contem-
plated change of residence to a distant S:ate, Mr. James Van
Etta, who has been president of this association since its
organization, has tendered his resignation; therefore.

Resolved, That it is with sincere regret we accept the resig-
nation of President Van Etta, that we fully appreciate his
labors in the interst of the association since its organization,
and we tender him our warmest sympathy and earnest hope
that a change of climate may prove beneficial to bim, and
that he may be fully restored to health.

Resolved, That Mr. James Van Etta be, and hereby is,
enrolled an honorary life member of our association entitled
to all its privileges.

The association then proceeded to the election of officers
for the ensuing year, with the following result: J. E. Glea-
son, President; Ogden H. Feathers Vice-President; Oscar P.
Nowlan, Treasurer; Henry D. McKinney, Secretary.

Mr. James Van Etta has been prominently identified with
the turf interests of the country for many years. Back in
the fifties, when the yonng and booming city of Chicago was
miking rapid strides for metropolitan honors, Mr. Van E-.ta
was foremost among its busiest and shewdest business men.
His road horses were conspicuous as among the fastest on
the drives. He was known as ooe of the most liberal patrons
of the trotting turf, and wa3 always ready to contribute to
any project promoting turf sports.

Mr. Van Etta was at one time President of the old Dex-
ter Park Assosiation, at thit time the ouly track of
prominence in the West. Under his administration the
affairs of the »park' were honestly and "successfully con-
ducted.

As an all-rounl horsemin Mr. Van Etta gained unusual
prominence. Ha has been an excessive breeder of hordes,
and was equally at home with a four-in-haod, a pair of
roadsters, in the sulky or administering the rules of (rottiug
from the judges' stand. As a skillfal driver iu a race he
really excelled, possessing quick perception and keen dis-
cernment. He was quick to detect au advantage, and had
the nerve to avail hiunelf of the opportunity offering, wh*el
and spoke me lley, but adding additional zast to the hazud.
In seouring the fractional part of a secon \ of speed from a
tired Lorse he had few equ-U*, particularly when driviog
his own horses for his own money, aud he drove no others,
unless in a friendly way.
His letirement from the pes'deicy of the Janesville

Driving Park Association does not mean permanent retirement
from the pleasures of turf sports. For in Santa Cruz,
California, where he has purchased a handsome residence,
he will re-eDgage in breeding interests and trotting colt
development.

"Breeding for Speed Alone."

We are well pleased to republish the article from
Wallace's Monthly under the above title.

The Beeeder and Sportsman has ever since the initial
number was issued urged on its readers the importance
of form and size in all horses which were bred for the
traiik and road, and to enlist such an auxiliary gives an
assistance which will be of manifest utility. As we have
oftentimes stated the dam !ias not been given the promi-
nence she should have been awarded, and though in
late years more attention has been paid to the matrons
of the trotting stud, it is far behind what it should be.
There are few, if any, farms on which the breeding of fast
trotters is carried on to an extent of keeping a score or more
mares which could not curtail ihe numbers with positive
advantage. In many cases a reduction of one-half would
be none too severe pruning, and not unfreqnently a
further reduction would be beneficial. There is more
likelihood of inferior mares being bred to high class
stallions where the owner has both sire and dam. When
the large fee for service has to be met with hard cash,
there is a brake on selection, and the query will it pay?
lead to examination— whereas the stallion Droprietor
reasons that as long as he has to keep the inferior animals
he may as well utilize the services of his horse. The
rage for "standard bred," "producing dams," "gilt-
edged breeding:," has in a measure drawn awav the
scrutiny of form. Mr. Wallace aptly illustrates
the situation by instancing Ihe use of mares with defects
which would not be tolerated in the horse While it is
scarcely a parallel eise were the same effort made to
secure mares of as high form as is looked for in the
stallion, and those which were found deficient rejected
and put to some other service than breeding there would
be few unsalable weeds on the hands of the breeder.
Speed has a maiket value, size will bring purchasers,
beauty attract those who have aesthetic tastes. Now if
speed can be combined with size and beauty, there is a
certainty of reward; if, however, there are neither speed,
siz^ nor beauty, all the other good qualities embodied in
such an uninviting shape will be overlooked. "A rum-
un to look at, a good-unto go," maybe met occassionally,
but the intending purchaser can rarely be induced to
invest in a crooked shaped animal until he has abundant
proofs that the desired characteris'ics are embodied in a
configuration which is not usually a token of excellence.

Bid Gase-

(Jar associate who is at the head of the Gun and Dog
department gives our old friend Bid rather too ancient a
mark when he says that friendship has existed for four
or five decades. He could have written between thirty
and forty years and been safe, but five times ten years is
about the measure of our friend's life.

When first acquainted with Bid he was a slender
stripling, none too heavy to ride four-year-old weights'
and as active as a young Indian.

If he will only keep bis promise of making California
his future home, we will engage a complete restoration
of health: and if he will take the same exercise as we do,
and follow instructions, guarantee that at least siAty
pounds of that altogether too solid flesh will melt, and
he will feel like a two-year-old when first put in train-
ing. And that, too, without using a muzzle. Exercise
and the glorious climate is all that is needed.

Goodwin's Guide.

We have received the first issue of Goodwin's official Turf
Guide containing the results of all races from Jan. 1st nntil
Saturday May 12th. The work is in clear haulsome type,
and being most carefully compiled is well worthy of the pat-
ronage of turfmen throughout the country. The publica-
tion office is at 241 Broadway, N. Y.

The Shippee Purchases.

The arrival at Chicago of the yearlings recently bought by
Abe Stemler at the Kentucky annual sales created quite an
imniession among the turfmen of the lake city. Among
them is a colt by King Ban, dam Hearsay by imp. Australian.
He is pronounced to be the largest yearling iu the country.
He is a bright chestont, stands fully 15} hands, and has
immense bones, large, strong, fiat and clean legs, broad
chest, powerful quarters and intelligent bead set on a good
pair of shoulders, and a back and loins that look up to any
weight. Another colt is by Prince Charlie, out of Notabene
by Glenelg, out of a half sister to Norfolk, and is a full
brother of the Prince of Troy, which Haggin bought last
year. The thirl youngster is a handsome bay colt by Long-
fellow, out of Triuket. by Great Tom; price $1,000 The
pick of the fillies is by Glenelg, aod another beamy
out of Calera, by Salvado. Mr Haggin purch
spiex of the horse by Longfellow last year for '-
one only cost $600. The colts are expected tc ar:
ton in the early part of nest week.

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Judging at Fairs.

This subject of fair judgiog has created and is creating a
good deal of feeling. And why should it not? The country
is fall of breeders, and the reputation of their flocks or herds
is nearly all their stock in trade; aiid when deprived unjustly
of any honors in the show-ring they of course feel aggrieved.
Many breeders are slow to bring out their btock at fairs when
they know full well that it is to be passed upon by a set of
partial and incompetent judges, and the almost certainty in
many places that in some way the awards will reflect dis-
credit ou the exhibitor h«8 always a tendency to make them
fight shy of a public exhibition.

I remember that last fall, at a place which I will not name,
the horse exhibitors put in a very ntat public protest against
the awards of what they called incoinpeteut judges, which
was done in the following way: After the parade of premium
stock they asked the privilege of making a parade of the
stock not receiving premiums, which was gianctd by the
board. And we must say that a finer parade we have seldom
witnessed.

Now, what does this prove? Simply poor judging. But
judges are not always to blame for their ignorance, and when
actiDg to the best of their judgment sometimes make egregious
bluuders. And, indeed, what incentive have they? They
have spent a good portion of the time they had allotted for
pleasure to the pleasiug of thesnperintendentof some depart-
ment, or to please some friend who is an exhibitor for wnom
they wish to have at least a fair show, and well knowing that
if they refuse to act, some oneTlse will take the place, per-
haps no better, and do an injustice to their friends. Well,
they do the best they can, and are honored or condemned
according to the whims of the ignorant exhibitor, and are
measured at just what they are worth by tho exhibitor, who
knows how it should have been done.

And let me say right here that the man who has been a
successful breeder of stock always knows in his own mind
where the awards should be placed, and secretly acknowl-
edges it to himself, if to nobody else. Perhaps you will sny
the writer of this is an old exhibitor. Can he enlighten us
ou this point? "Wait and see.

We have only spoken of \he old and usual way. We will
now speak of the one judge system, with the knowledge we
have gained of it by experience. But before discasaing it we
will say that with a proper judge, and one not prejudiced,
it is all that can be claimed for it. But there is another side,
and one seen only by the exhibitors, and sometimes not
fully by them; and the board of directors are many times
prone to censure all exhibitors as a class, because some
they think will be dissatisfied ary way. Now let us tell
you how these judges are frequently chosen — I mean on the
expert plan. While the board is in session the question is
sprung. "Who shall we have on the awarding committee?"
Well, here are twelve or fifteen members offcthe board, and
all or nearly all are exhibitors in some class. We will take
horses, as they come first. The President says, "Who shall
it be?" Well, member of board A. is well-known to be
posted in horses and horsemen. The President tarns to
Mr. A: "Wbo will be a good man for this place, and not
liable to be an exhibitor? Think of some one at a distance,
in some adjoining county." Mr^A. thinks of some friend
at a distance whom he has known in former years, and is
instructed by the board to write him and secure his atten-
dance, or the secretary is instructed to write, and probably
says that he is informed by Mr. A. of said man's competency,
etc. He comes, and when A's stock are brought into the ring
(if as. an old friend the judge has not been taken aside by A.,
which is very probable), and the judge reasons somewhat
after this fashion: ''Well, here is my friend A. He is about
all the man I know here; and evidently expects me to act the
part of a frieud, and if I can possibly give him the red rib-
bon I will do so." — which he does.

Something of the same character is gone throogh.with in all
the departments of horses, cattle, sheep and hogs, and if an
exhibitor should haopen to be present in the shape of a
member of the board, undoubtedJy each has secured a prob-
able chance of success in the coming awards. And the fair
association announces that the board have taken great pains
to procure a committee from abroad, and the great majority
think that no fault can possibly be found with a committee
of strangers. And why should they not thiDk so? They
would be right if all these expert judges were all upright and
conscientious men, and knew enough to apply a scale of points,
and did it; and if exhibitors who are dissatisfied were willing
to put the tape measure on their animals and prove their
claims by actual test.

Now, we will suggest another way for a committee, and
will confess right here that it will be some more trouble, and
perhaps would be impracticable in only the leading classes.
We will select three men, all as good and competent judges
as we can get. One shall act as umpire, and shall stand at
one side until wanted. We will presume that from twelve
to twenty Shorthorn cows four years old and over are in the
ring, as is very frequently the case. One jadge commences
at one end of the line as they are drawn up side by side.
After passing part way down the line No. 2 commences, and
passes through, following the plan of No. 1, without consul-
tation. When both judges are through they mark and com-
pare notes, hav;ng of course the cattle numbered so they
Bball understand each other. The result iB they disagree.
Now call the umpire who shall not examine any other ani-
mals than the two in dispute, and whose decision shall be
final, and given intelligently, stating his reasons for bis
decision. Certainly these three men would be much less
likely to have an opportunity to serve a friend were they so
inclined, because it would be very unlikely that all would
want to favor one man; and in the event ot their all being
free from prejudice nothing could be fairer. And yet the
one-judge system could be made to answer all these purposes
if the right man should be chosen; but in county societies
the three-judge plan would give the beBt satisfaction, because
the committee could be chosen nearer home.

At state fairs it frequently happens that an expert judge
is used from an adjoining state, and then I have heard fre-
quent complainto that Boid judge gave all the ribbons to
such and 6ucb bred animals or families, because he was a
breeder of such families himself. And sometimes this would
pay, because it might be worth some money to say that at
such and such an exhibition the Cruiksbanks or the Barring-
tons took first, and of course breeders of this family could
say that these were coming rapidly to the front, and had
takjn first at all the principal Btate fairs where exhibited.

Although the reader will see that great injustice is fre-
quently done by these awards, he will readily see also that
■ th proper circumspection on the part of the fair manage-
r ient they can be reduced to at least aminimnm, and that
t-.v gross injustice so frequently perpetrated at fuirs, can in
a measure be avoided.

Now if any ol my brother breeders have a better or differ-
ent plan let us hear from them without reserve, aud good
uiay follow from our discussion of this subject. — W. D.
Ceout.- The National Stockman.

The Nevada State Fair.

At Keno on Sept. 17th, will commence the Nevada State
Fair, continuing until the 22d inclusive. The speed pro-
gramme is as follows:

Monday, Sept. 17th.— Selling Purse $250; of which $50 to
second, $25 to third; for three-year-olds and upwards; horses
entered to be sold for $1,500 to carry rule weights; two
pounds allowed for each $100 down to $1,000, thin one
pound for each $100 less down to $400; selling price to be
stated through entry box at 6 p. m. the day before the race;
one mile.

Nevada Stake, running; for two-year-olds (foals of 18S6);
$50 entrance; $10 to accompany nominations; $40 addition-
al for starters; to be paid in before 6 p. m. day previous to
race; ten per cent, of stake money to go to racing fund; $300
added; second horse to save stake; three-quarteis mile.

.Running — Five-eighths mile dash; District horses; $100
added; entrance $20, declaration $5; on or before Aug. 25th.
Running — Three-eighths mile and repeat; purse $150; $100
to first; $50 to second.

Tuesday — Running — Three-quarters mile; District horses;
purse $100; $75 to first; S25 to second.
Trottiog — 2:27 class; purse $600.

Trotting — Stake for two-year-olds; mile and repeat; en-
trance $60, of which $2U to accompany nomination; $40
additional for starters; to be paid in before 6 P. M. day
previous to race; $300 added; ten per cent, of slake money
to go to racing fund; three or more Btaiters to make a race;
stakes and added money to be divided 60, 30 and 10 per cent.
Wednesday. — Novelty Kace, running; purse $400; one and
one-half miies; first half mile, $50; first mile $100; first to
finish $2o0.

Running: for three-yenr-olds; $50 entrance; $20 to accom-
pany nominations; $30 additional for starters; to be paid in
before 6 P. m. day previous to race; ten per cent, of stake
money to go to racing fund; $300 added: second horse to
save stake; one and one-quarter miles.

TrottiDg — Three-minute-claES, for District horses; purse
$300; first horse $150, second horse $100, third horse $50.

Thursday — RnnniDg — Mile and repeat; purse $300; 150 to
first, S100 to second, $50 to third.
Trotting— 2:40 class; purse $600.

Trotting stake for three-year-olds; $100 entrance, $25 to
accompany nomination; $75 additional for starters; to be
paid in before 6 p. m. day previous to race; $400 added; ten
per cent, of stake money to go to racing fund; three or more
starters to make a race; stakes and added money to be divi-
ded 60, 30 and teu per cent.

Friday — Running— Purse $300; of which $50 to second;
for all ages; three quarter mile heats.

Running — Half mile and repeat; District horses; purse
$150; $100 to firsr, $50 to Becond.

Running Stake— For two-year-olds (foals of 18S6.) $50 en-
trance; $10 to accompany nominations; $40 additional for
starters; to be paid in before 6 p. m. day previous to race;
ten per cent, of stake money to go to racing fund; $300 added
second horse to save stake; one mile.

Trot-tins — 2:50 class; for District horses; three in five;
purse $300; first $150, second $100, third $50.

Saturday— Trotting— 2:22 class; purse $1,000; $500 to first,
$300 to second, $200 to third.

Pacing; purse $600; $300 to first, $200 to second, $100 to
third.

Additional races will be made each day, Classes made up
from horses on the grounds.

The Standard-Bred Stallion

BROWN JUG.

Description,

BROWN JUG is a rich brown horse, nine years old, 15^ hands high,

weighs 1 ,11)0 pounds. In form, action, and disposition he is not excelled

by any stallion now in public service. In his six-year-old form he was

handled for a short time by John A. Goldsmith, and showed trials in 2:22.

Pedigree.

■Sired by Nutwood. First dam Young Molly by Budd Doble. Second
dam Molly Truss ell by Gen. Taylor. Third dam the Livingston Mare
by the Morse Horse.

The Nutwood Stallion

JOHN SBVBNOAKS,

Description,.

JOHN SEVENOAKS is a coal black horse, seven years old and
stands 16.1 hands high. Of superb form, bone and substance, and fine
action and style.

Pediaree.

Sired by Nutwood, dam San Juan Belle (record 2:31K in fourth heat),
by Robert's St. Clair: second dam 6y David Hill, son of Vermont Black
Hawk; third dam a fine mare brought across the plains and believed to
be thoroughbred.

location.

These stallions will make the season of 1888, commencing March 1st
and ending July iBt, at Sargent's Station, Santa Clara Co.

Terms.

For either horse ?50 the season. MareB not proving with foal cm be
returned next season free of charge, provided the horse stands in Gon
zaleB or vicinity. Pasturage 52. 5u per mouth. All care taken, but no
responsibilities assumed for accidents or escapes.
J: or further information apply to

SARUEYr BROS.,
Or MERhITT LOVE,
10mr Sargent's Station, t'al.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION.

IMP. MARINER^

[Called Oatcake In Australia.]

WILL MAKR THE SEASON OF 1888 ENDING ON OR ABOUT
JUNE 1st, AT PLEASANTON, ALAMEDA CO.

Pedigree.

Sired by Wild Oats, he by Wild Dayrell, son of Ion and Ellen Middle-
ton, by Buy Mldlleton, out of The Golden Horn, by Harkaway.dain Miss
Emma by Sauntorer; second dam Dulcimer, by Trumpet or ; third daiu
TeddingLonia by Teddlngton, etc [See English stud book, Vol. X, page
366.]

Description,

Mariner is a cheBtnnt horse sixteen hands high, of a conformation
combining both power and speed, and was a successful ruce-horse in
Australia He iB bred from racing families In boih brunches oi hiw
genealogical tree, and traces through Wild Dayrell, Harkaway. IrlBh
Blrdcatcher, Bay MIddteton, reddlngton, Orlando, F.eltpBe, Matcbem,
KeguiiiB, Burnett's Chi) den and Jiotirvwuo-i's Arabian to the seven-
teenth dam, a Bycrlv Turk in. ire. He wan bred hi England, Imparted to
Australia In utero. "foaled In l*M and Imported to California In IW7. A
horse of his breeding, slzo and quality c*n hardly fall to 3e a BUcccBBfu!
aire.

Terms -.~>i> ihe Season, with Privilege of Return

Good pafturage at reasonable tea. All mares at owners risk.
Fur further particulars uddreBa

MATT STORN.
7ja Pleaaanton, CaL

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION,

THREE CHEERS.

W1 com!? KC 1THE SEABON 0F im AT SANTA ROSA, SONOMA
redlgree.

Sired by Imported Hurrah, first dam Yoong Fashion by imported
Monarch; second dam Fashion by imported Trustee; third dam Bon
uetBo Blue by Mr Charles; fourth dam Reality hv Mr Arrhv; fifth dam
by imported Medley; sixth dam by imported Ceutinei etc ike* Bru- e's
American stud Book, Vol, I, page 432. j ' va

„, Btonah by Ne\vminster (winner St. Leger l85i),dam Jovial by Bav
Mlddleton (winner Derby 1836).

that ever beat Asteroidahfottl.Liverpool.L-olombiHAu.l Bonnie Kate, the
daraof Little Buttercup and the flying Bonnie Lizzie. Hisgrandam Fat-h-
ion, was the cr.-ntest race mare of her era, defeating Bosi on in that his-
torical match at 4-mlle heats that is recorded as one of the greatest
events in the annuls of the turf. He in thoroughly -uund In wind and
limb, his family on both sides being noted for their exemption from
curbs, spavins, roaring, or any other hereditary unsoundnWs. Horse-
men. who can appreciate the hitihest type of the thoroughbre d. are spec-
ially invited to inspect Three Cheers. v

Terms.

-FORTY dollars for the season. Mares not proving with foal
can be returned the next season free of charge. t>ood pasturage at «
per month. Mares cared for in any manner owners may desire and
tea on hay and grain, either or both, at reasonable rates. >inne but
competent grooms employed, but no responsibility assumed for acci-
dents or escapes.

N. B.— Mares sent from a distance in care of J. \V. Morshkad City
fcront SUbles. San Fr;.ncisco, will he i or warded without delav

For further particulars address
18fe THOS. -i. JO MS. Santa Rosa, Ca»,

Tbe Pure-Bred Trotting Stallion

ILLUSTRIOUS,

Standard, No. 4178.

Description.

Darkbay with black points; bred by Gen. W.T. Withers; oaled
May 3 , 1885.

Pedigree.

By Happy Medium, sire of MaxeyCobb, 2:13^'; Norman Medium.
2 :2n, and 39 with records below 2:30, a greater number than stands to tbe
credit of any living horse.

1st dam Abdalletta by S.raders' Cassius M. Clay Jr., sire of Harry
Clay, 2:23V; Durango, 2:23*; and she of the dams of Minnehaha
Happy Thought, 2:22>i; Mam'Tino Bov, 2:26K; J. B. Richardson, 2-26*-
Loltie K..2:2fi<5j-; Bertha, 2:27K, and others.

2d dam Laura Crockett by Aimont, rire of Westmorit. 2:13V: Pur- -
Uan, 2:16; Fanny Witijerspnon, 2:16^; Piedmont. 2:17%; Aldine, 2:19s
Early Kote, 2:20Ji, and 34 with records below 2:30.

3d dam Sally Tee by Alexander's Abdullah.

4th dam Kate Crockett, the dam of Lulu, 2;HV, by Imp. Hooton.

6th dam Mary Blaine by Texas.

6th dam Fanny Ellsler by Sir William.

7th dam by Whipster, son of Cook's Whip.

Individually ILLUSTRIOUS is a colt of extra Bne finish, with legs
and feet of tbe very best, ana ki«d disposition- He is barely broken to'
harness, but shows good trotting action, and, barring accidents, he will
certainly make his mark as a trotter. He is pronounced bv his breeder
tobethe bestb.-ed sou of Hapny Medium living, .
Terms.

He will be permitted to serve a few approved mares at 550
season, privilege of returning if th" mare does not prove to be with foal
Good pastur«ge at *3 per month.

18fe «£•». A. STONE. W ■Hiatus, fal .

SOUTHER FARM, 1888.

One and a naif miles north-east of San Leandro,
All-' in <la to., 1'al.

The following stall ionB will make the season of 1883 at the above
farm .

FIGARO, Btandard bred bay stallion, black points, little white on
near hind heel; 16>f hands, weight about 1 250 lbs. By Whipple's
Hambletonien, dam Emblem (full sister to Voltaire 2:20'-i) by Tattler
second dam Young Portia by Marabrino Chief.

O f^SSiS Hamble- <GuTMiller86. { s^Ss^^alJah.

S (Sire of H in 2;3'0 Bat 1 Martha Washington) ^bVIbdalX"-

2 (Tattler 300 It^uJI' !i

5 (.Emblem \ ) Telltale.

£ Yoong Portia {p0ar™Snn0

With eight days' training Figaro trotted a third heat in a training race
lnz:34. He afterwards trntted in 2:32. Ab he will be trotted this fall
but twelve mares besli.es those of his owner will be received.

TERMS— $25 with privilege of return if mare does not prove with
foal.

Season will positively close ou June 1st, on which date the horse will
go into the bandB of a trainer.

JESTER D.,5696, chestnut stallion, Uttle white in face, near hind
heel and ankle white; weight about 1,200 pounds; by Aimont, dam Hor-
tense by Messenger Duroc: second dam Nellie McDonald, rui.ning
bred, by Colossus.
| ( f Alexander's AbdallahJ Hambletontan 10.

S Aimont \ I k-aty Darling,

■ Slreof 33 in 2:301ist „nm . rMambnno Chief 11.

3 I Unm by j By Pilot Jr., Blre or the

_■< 1 dams ofMandS. and

3 i t. Jav-Eye-See.

*j ['Messenger Duroc

X Horlenfle Sire ot Elaine, 2:20. the dam of Xorlalne 2:3IS

S V.J±ortense J a8a yearling.

^ ] Nellie McDonald, running bred, bv Colossus

i. son of imp. Sovereign.

Jester D. has nevr been regularly trained but trotted a mile in
2:37 witli very little preparation.

He has taken a number of premiums in the show ring in Misaour
and low*, and is a fine specimen of the carriage and general purpose
horse. He has several very promising colts in Missourf Good accomo-
dations for mares at *5 per month. Sto responsibility for accidents or
escapes.

Terms.

K5 the Season with privilege of return If mare fails to prove with
foal. Address. WM. •> M 1 1. \"t mi

18fe Box 149, San Leandro, fal.

The Standard Stallion

WHIPPLETON.

Registered Wallace's Trotting Register. Vol. IV.JSo. 1883.
Standard under Kules 4 and li
The most successlul Stock Horse in California for the
opportunities.

Sire of Lily Stanley, 3:20Jf; Horaestake (pacer), 2:idK: Flora B.,
2::i3':; IUclu-1, 2:3h; all from mares of unknown breeding. There nr.'
a number of other*, bulb pacers ami triHtirs, of Lis get that will make a
ow mark this season, barring accidents.

Description.

WHIPPLETON Is a beautiful black, tan muzzle and flanks, and ex-
ceptionally strong made all over. He Mauds 17 hands high and weighs 1400
pounds. He is beyond doubt the most uniform breeder OD the Coast for
size, color, and linlsh. Most of his colts are 16 lmnd«or ov*-r and all bav
brown, or black In color; he never han sired a sorrel or white fOM colt-'
if hedo h I a^ree to reluiid seivi.M' nn.iHv. lie h«« no enual as a car-
riage-!,orse producer. A number of his teams have been sold litcly for
large prices,

I»edliirce.
WHlPPLETOX.fliied by H.unbl, lenian Jr. fnire of nancook.2:2»)
bv whipnleH llinnblel.-nian: ihim Lady Livingston (dam of Lndv
Bhinchard, 2:2'*'.,; and Bloommld ftlnid, trial 2:221 bv Oeneral Tnvlo'r
iBireordim.of Welis-lur^o,J:].s\: Xeren,2:23H; Blckford, 2:29*: Lady
ninm-hunl. 2:2i.',) son of the Morse Horse.

WhltipMouMill make the season or IS 3 nt Fashion stableB, Petn-
liium. Mares left at City Front SUibles, J. W. Moreehead proprietor
Sau Frunclseo. will be promptly shipped and cared lor.

Terms $50 for the Season, with tbe usual return privileges
Good pan lure (8.1 0 per month.

For extended pedigree and funher Information send for circular to
i hi i> W. i.iii.iirit, Owner, St. Helena,
lomr Or U. lit i:i,i.r:si :\, Agent, Pctaluoia

1888

^\tt WiXtt&tv and jlpflrtsmatt.

ool

SONOMA COUNTY

STOCK BREEDERS

Association.

The Fast-Trotting Stallior,

ANTEEO.

D

Record 2:16 1-4. Standard, No. 7868

ARK BAY HOR«E, NEAR HIND FOOT WHITE; FOA LI D
May 5, 1579; bred bv Joseph Cairn Simpson. Oaklan-t, Caltton.ia
BIT ELFirriOXEER.

First dam. Columbine, by A. \V Richmond.

Second dam. Columbia, by imp. Bonnie Scotland

Thirrt dam, Young Fashion, by imp. Monarch.

Fourth dani. Fashion, by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam. Bonnets o' Blue, by Sir Charles.

Sixth dam. Reality, by Sir Archy.

Seventh dam. Ov imp . Medley.

Eighth dam. by "imp Centinel.

Ninth d tm, bv Mark Anthony.

Tenth dam, bv Imp. Janus

Eleventh dam, by imp. Monkey

Twelfth dam, by imp. Silvereye.

Thirteenth dam, by Spanker. See Bruce'* American Stud Huo'c.
Vol. 1, p. 307, and Vol. a, p. 79.

Will make the coming season, from February 1st to June l, l • -<. at
Santa Rjsb.

TEKM*.

815<i for the season. Mares not proving with foal may be retiirne 1
next season, free of charge, provided Anteeo remains the propertv o

this Association. , ,,. _ .. TT„i. .

Anteeo ranks as one of the greatest trotting stallions of the Urn o
States, well worthy of the family to which he belongs. His hreedin -^
of the choicest, and in point of form he is as nearly the model •» a
trotter as anv horse living. He has earned a record *f 2:I6K dur n:
the v ear 1>>S5, being the fastest time ever made by any horse urei. in
this "Coast. Forj urther particulars address,

I. nn TI'RK. Santn Rosh. <'a'-

Cook Stock Farm.

SEASON OF 1888.

Standard Bred Trotting and Cleve-
land Bay Stallions.

fe<

Pleasanton StockFarm Co
DIRECTOR.

Will aland for a limited number of mares at Pleasanton,
Alameda Co., Cal. Season commencing Feb. loth, and clos-
ing July 1st, 1S88.

DIRECTOR was sired by Dictator (full brother to Deiter) also sire
of J I C, Ftaalb.8. and many otber fast trotters. Dictator stands at
the head of all stallions as Betting extre.ue speed and great racing quali-
ties in his cults, as the average record of J. I. (J., Fhallasand Director
is 2:I3«, being nearly two seconds faster than the best three of any
other stallion's get, which means beating them at least so feet m a
mile, and as eitfeme speed combined with staying qualities are the
only real valuable qualiflcations at this time in trotting horses, it will
certainly be of advantage to the breeders of California to get some
Directo^co^ s DlrMtor was DoUy, who produced, hesideB Director.
Ouwaid, record .:25, can neat 2:20; andThomdale, 2:p-Bo Director's rel-
atives on both sides were great piodocers, and without doubt Direc'or
will be and we invite breeders to come and see his colts trot, although
his oldest colts are not yet three years old; we can show quarters in 45
seconds Director's present record is 2:17, made in a race with a large
field of horses, when he was obl.ged to trot on the extreme outside of
the track, and we believe he can trot in 2:12 and expect to give him that
rSeo.rf in ISM Director won over 313.001 in purses, more than any
other trotting stallion ever won before or since, defeating not once, but
everv time thev met Phallas, Maxy Cobb, Santa Claus, Black cloud,
Clerrimie G„ Wilson, Fanny witherspoon, and all other fast ones.
His record shows that he has started in 25 races ; has won 18 of them,
the total amount of his winnings in stakes and purses being J2o,0,0, or
a little over 31,000 tor ever* time he started ina race. .... ...

His services this year will be S150 for the season, believing the
development of his colts will be bo satisfactory this season that breeders
will gladly pav $300 uext year. _ ..

We think the service fee for this stallion within the reach of all
■wanting to breed good stock, a >d much less than the fee for any
stallion ever offered for public service, takiog speed, enduiance.
breedingaud rac ng qualities into consideration. We have abundance
of feed* and there will be no charges for pasture unless mares remain
more than a reasonable li.ne-to insure the", being in foal. Mares
not proving in foal can be returned next season free of charge
•providing mares d- not change ownership, and stallion is alive in
case the stallion should be sola the parties breening can breed to
some other good horse, or they will have their money refunded. All
aervice fees doe at time of service, ana must be paid in cash or a gooa
approved note gi.en payable August^, B.^^ Agent

Pleasanton

STEIN WAY 1808,

Two- j- ear-old record, fourth heat. 2:31 1-2.
Tnree-year-oid record fourth heat, "3:25 1-2.

By Strathmore 408, sire of Santa Clans, ?:17£; Tucker, 2:'>0; Sky-
light- Pilot 2:19, and 16 more with r-coids of 2:2ui to 2:19.

First dam Abbess (the dam of Soprano, the dam of C. F. Clay, five-
year-old stallion record 2:1", and Soio, four-year-old record 2:28.}), by
Albion tsire of Yanity Fair, record 2:24£, and the dam of Favoriia
2:25i).

Second dam by imp. Emancipation.

Third dam by Bertrand, a sod of Sir Archy,

Steinway belongs lo one of the greatest speed producing families,
opportunities considered, in the whole country, and be himself is fast,
showing that he produces speed of high rate. His daughter Steinette
the dam of Col. R. G. Stoner's remarkable and promising young stal-
lion Bourbon K"ssell, and A. C. Beckwith's Ned Wilkts. Suinway is
own brother lo Solo, ionr-year-old record 2:21**; Eminence, three-year-
old record /:27, and Soprano, the dum of C. ". CUy, five-year-old stal-
lion record 2:18. Bis dam Abbess is ulso tbe dam of W. H. Kerr & Co. .
Cable, Ohio, the fast and promising young stallion Currency now in the
stud (be trotted a mile as a yearling in 2A<V) anil also tlie dam of Jersey
I.;iy, burned when a two year-oil in the stable of W, H. Wilson, said
by those who saw her work to have been able to beat 2:30, having
trotted quarters in 34 seconds, and halves in 1:1 '. Steinway has but
50 living foals, out of Norman and farm marts. He never served but
twelve trotting-bred mares in ibis State, and some of them are dead or
lost tbeir colts, so we don't consider that Stetuway has had a fair show
in the stud in serving trotting-bred mares, and we know that some of
his colts are showing great speed both trotting and pacing.

S'einway, bay horse, bind ankles white, ISA bands high, weight
1.175 rounds. His disposition and also his colt-' is kind, and impart-
ing to his get beauty and style. Temw, $7 5 for the Season.

WILKES PASHA.

STAXDARD, 2618.

Dark bay with white bind feet, 16* hands high, bred by R. P.
Pepper, of South Elk Horn farm, Frankfort, Kentucky. Sired by
Onward 1411, record 2:2Sj, trial 2:1<. He by George Wilkes, 2:22, sire
of rifty-foar horses in the 2:<0 list, ten of them with records below
2:20. First dam Fisher by American Clay 34, sire of Granville, 2:26;
XIaggie Brlggs, 2:27; Ella Clay, 2;27j; and the dams of Executor, 2:24i;
Ranchero, 2:^4* ; Judge Hi\v«t, 2:242 , Ambassador, 2:25; and four others
in 2:0; second dam by Wilson's Snow Storm, sire of Jim Irving, 2:23;
third dam by Paddie Burns, thoroughbred.

Onward's dam was Dolly ithe dam of Director, 2:17, and Tb«rn -
dale, 2:224,) by Mambrlno Chief. Dolly was one of the greatest speed
producing bmcd-mares in tbe records. George Wilkes stands at the
h"ad of tbe li&t of sires of fast trotters with 61 performers with records
of 2:30 or belt- r. and the combination of these two great producers
will breed on with absolute certainty.

STLEES PASHA will make tbe season of 1888 at tbe stables of the
undersigned, £.t the Trancas Bridge, two miles north of Napa, on the
Soda Spring Road.

'lerms for the season ending July 1,1 c88, ?:f5in U. S. gold coin.

Alfalfa pasturage S4 per month; natural grass ?2 :50 per month.

Every attention and care will be given to marea, but no liabilities
assumed for accidents or escapes .
mr31 i*. O. Address, (HAS. SCOIT, X»pa i Ity, Cal.

Cleveland Bays

FOR SALE.

Sir. Seth Cook, offers for pale tbe stock of imported Cleveland Bay
horses, which has been established at Cook Stock Farm, Contra Costa
County.

The horses are all of the best breeding, and are recorded in the
American Cleveland Bay St»d Book. The horses offered are:

Charles Derby 4907,

Brown horse, foaled 1885, bred by Seth Cook. Cook Stock farm,
Danville, Cal.

By Steinway, record 2:.5.

First dam Katy G. by Electioneer.

Second dam Fanny ilalone by Niagara.

Third dam Fanny Wickham by Herald.

Fourth dam by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam by imp. Barefoot, etc.

(See Bruce's'iin. Smd Book, Vol. 1, Page 429.)

This horse will be allowed to serve five approved mares at $iOO.

life

THE WILKES STALLION.

CRBSCO 4908,

By Strathmore 4C8, sire of Santa Claus 2:17$, Tucker 2:19, Secretary
2:2i i, sire of the dam of C. F. Clay, 2:18.

First dam Alia, record 2:33, by Almont 33 (sire of Fanny Wither-
spoon, ?:16£; Piedmont, 2:17£; Westmont, 1:133, pacer.

Second dam by Brignoli 77, record 2:29$ (sire of tbe dam of King
Wilkes, record 2:22}, he the sire of Oliver K., record 2:16i) by Mam-
briuo Chief, sire of Lady Thorno, 2 Utii ;

Third dam by Cripple, son of Medoc, by American Eclipse; fourth
dam by American Eclipse, he by Duroc, he by imp. Diomed.

Bay horse, 15.1 height, weight 1,125, foaled 18 1. His breeding is
royal; he has bnt seven living foals out of all kinds of mares, and all
show some speed, and pluck enough to go a hard race to its bitter end,
and last all day on the road and come ba'-k the next day. Terms,
$25 lor ihe Season.

DUKE OF YORK 72,

Vol. 1. A. CBS. B. Foaled May. 1881, imported Slay.

1884.

By Paulinus 342; grand sire Palestine 613; ggsire Promised Land Sol.
» This is a very hsndsome rich ark mahogany bay in color, with fine
style and action. IS hands 1 inch irigh, weight 1,400 pounds, and can show
close to a tliree-miuute gait to harness, he has good bone wit'* tbe very
best- feet and legs, heavy mane and tail, and perfect aisposition. He
has been thoroughly tested as a breeder and is very Bare, every colt by
him being a bay from all colors of mares, andaU uniform and style.

Lord Cardigan 152,

Vol. ft.A-C. ". S. B. Foaled 1884, Imported Dec 188P.

By Candidate 61; grand sire Omar Pacha 326; ggsire Omar Pacha 324;
g g g sire Premier 477.

'litis horse is a model of his breed. Bright bay with the best legB and
feet, good stont back and shoulders, and fine stylish action, 16 hands
high. His sire has won numeroos prizes in England Including tbe Great
York at Driffield in 1885. He was sold when thirteen years old for f2,u00
for exportation to Austral**.

CLEVELAND BAYS,

BARON HILTON.

So 584 .Vol. I.Ti'SlKh Stud Book.

By Lucks All. No. 189.

First dam by Sportsman 291.

Second dam by Lucks All 188.

Third dam by C*r ijnal 47.

Fourth a -m by Emulator 103.

Baron Hilton, bay. foi.l'-d 188:}, io.l hands hfgh, weight 1,380
pounds best feet and legs and a very' stout back, good bead and neck.
good mane and tail and a very handsome finish, surpassing that of any
other large stallion in tbe land His disposition is of the very best.
This family is not*d for si2e, style and rich color. He is one of the
very best of roadster? Terms, $*5 lor the Season.

KINGSCOTE 154,

Vol. 1. A. C. B. S B. Foaled 1884. imported 1886-

By Competitor 101 ; grand sire Candidate 64; g g sire Omar Pacha 326;
ggg sire Omar Pacha 324.

A very stylish dark bay, 16 hands J inch, weighing over 1,300 pounds; a
horse of great finish and has proved himself a remarkably sore
breeder. He cannot fail to be very valuable as a sire, being descended
from the best of blood on both sides. Hip sire Competitor was imported
to this country and sold at a »ery high price.

GENERAL 249,

Vol. 1. A, C. B. S. B. Foaled 1885, tmportid May, 1887.

By Salesman 417; grand sire Salesman 271; g g sire Drover 91;ggg
sire Topsman 324.

A very heavy boned colt of great promise, a rich bay In color, full 16
hands high, and weighing now over 1,3 0 pounds; will weigh at maturity
1,450, and should be a very valuable sire .

CARDINAL 248,

Vol. 1, A.C. B. S. B. Foaled 1 885, Imported 1887.

By Prince of Wales 371; grand sire Emperor 144; gg sire Herod 218;
ggg sire Emperor HI

A promising dark bay. full 16 hands high, weighing 1.2S0 pounds. His
Blre, Piince of Wales 371, is sire of many premium winners.

MAMBRJNO WILKES,

(Half Brother to Harry VfUkea, *=13 1-3.)

Pire of Gus Wilkes, 2:22; AlpbeuB, beaten a throatlatch in 2:.'6X.and
John O'Brien, a colt that lapped out the winner in 2:35 as a thres-year-

°ld'will remain in the future at Walnut Creek Stock Farm. Contra
Costa County,

Description.

J»lpfATirp ■■'■:.-. :■■■■-■

Inifnronouncert him the "Bnest Individual" ther tad Been. Hiscolts are
Sgf. afi-Uah and handsome, and all show ppeed that have oeen worked

*" " rudlgree.

Sired bv George Wilkes, dam Lady Christman by Todhn nter's Mam

fcriTo11mTedr4™abmb?rin°othy Mambrlno Chief, dam Bipton's dam by
Hant°d Commodore, sonof Mambrlno by imp. Messenger: second dam.

"y ^arbr?no°CWel™f \Mam"rti„rpa,master,by Mambrino. b, imp

Me8tH°Ser Wilkes sired 60 colts that have beaten 2;30. 01 these 39 have
•verage records o!2:a, Hot i:19 and 12 of 2:18.
Terms.
Karabnno Wilkes wlllreceive a fewapprovedmares^tfte farm for
the season of 1W at S75 « he sea son Mares from . ^.t.n^wi^be
P.stnre"ano ptentJofwatS'' '£ Stalls and all facilities for taking care
of fine mares. .

For further particulars apply to

CHAS. WATKKW 151. Walnnt Creek,
Or at tlie DEXTER STABLES.
ufe Twelfth and Harrison Sts., Oakland.

ROYAL STUDLBY.

Ko. 68 .A mer-ii-aii « lev eland Stud Book, Vol. t.

Sire by Young Candidate, winning grand prize, Great York, bea
ing 20 others.

First dam by Whalebone 355, dinner first premium at tbe great
Yorkshire.

Second dam by Lucks All, No. 188.

Third dam by Summercock:i02,

Royal Studley is very handsome. 16$ hands high; weight 1.435
pounds, black points, with a vepuialion of imparting to bis colts
beauty and style surpissing all large slock of borses. His disposition
is of the best; be in an attractive horsp. This family is noted for style,
size, and color. 'Terms, §25 lor tlie Season.

SAXON PRINCE.

No 83. foaled 1884. Imported Jul). 1868. recorded In
Vol. I. A. V. B. Stud Book.

Sired by sportsman 299; gr sire Brilliant 42. ggr sire Yatton Lad,
gggr sire Wonderful Lad 361, ggggr elre Cleveland Lad 6S, gggg
gr sire Cleveland 60

Saxon Prince is a very handsome and attractive young horse He
is Bvminetrical in form, beauty, style, and finish of that of a thorough-
bred, and will be allowed to Berve ten mares at Terms. $25 tlie
Season.

The Standard Bred and Cleveland Bay stallions will serve mares
the present season, commencing February 1st, and ending September
1st 1S89 at Cook Farm. DanvtlLe. Contra Costa County. All bills ray-
able invariably before tbe animil is removed. Mares not proving in
foal will have tbe money returned or mares served the next peason
free that Is. it tbe same parties who bred the mare still own her. and
the ibove-named stallions are owned by tb« foot Farm, or the present
owner Set! rook, rsq Pasturage #4 per month; hay and grain S10 per
month* but no liability far accidents or escape. Mows set>t '-Fashion
Stable " Oakland, S J. Bennett. Martinez, or Sraallej s Stable, Hay*
wards' will be forwarded to tbe farm free of charge. Address,
wards , win ne iorw cooK M>OCii. * ABJf. DANVILLE

BONANZA 246,

Vol. 1, A.C. B. S. II. Foaled 1885, Imported 188 7.

By General 177; gTand sire Emperor 102; g g sire General Benefit
120; g ggsire Baylock372.

A very smooth promising colt, full 16 hands high, stylish and active
a dark lood bay in color; willmabea grand show horse, and cannot
fail to be a grand breeder.

NAPOLEON 754,

Vol. III. Bug- C 1J s It Foaled 1885, Imported August,

1887.

By Lucks All 1S9; grand eire Lucks All 188; g gslre Cardinal 47; ggg
sire Emulator 103.

Napoleon is a fine rich bay with black legB and very superior action;
he Is very deep in tht girth, and has wonderful Btyie. He took the *75
premium in London. England, beside the silver medal where he was
shown against horses of all ages and to all England. Last fall he took
first premium at the Illinois State F.ir atOInev.and first at the Fat
Stock Show at Chicago ; he is half brother to Baron Hilton who has quite
a reputation as a prizewinner on this coast.

BARRINGTON,

Vol. V Engc.C. B. S. B. Foaled 1885, imported 1887

By Prince of Cleveland 647; grand sire Sportsman 291; g g gire
Sportsman i30; ggg sire N'imrod.

This is a very dark bay of great promise, a true type of a coach horse,
being rangv and stylish, with clean flat le^s and good sound open feet.
He stands full 16 hands nigh, and weighs 1,250 pound. He also took
second premium at the gTeat York.

SUNBEAM 71,

Vol. 1. A. C. B. S. B. Foiled 1883, Imported 1887

Bv Salesman 417; gTand sire Salesman 271; ggslre Drover 91 ggg
sire Topsman 324.

This mare has good style and action, dark bar
high; stinted to Vt-ntnor 6J. swe> patakes winner .
at Olnev 1887; well broken to drive.

The horses may be seen at the Bay District Tr -0

MR. SAMUEL'UMBLE, Catalogue can be lia-i

So 22 ' lontgomery St., San Francisco, or MR. OE' ic'

Stock Farm. Danville, or M.R. SAMUEL QA.VBI F
City.

332

^pipe Iprmtc* atixl jlptrrismatt.

May 26

The Almont Stallion

ALCONA,

Reeis'eretf No. S30.

By the great Alniont (Sire of Uestmont 2:132, Puritan 2:16, Fanny
Witberspoon 2:16iand31 others with records better than 2: SO, and
erandsire of Bella Hamlin, 2:18J) by Alexander's Abdallah (sire of
Goldsmith Maid, V:U) be by Bysdyk's Hambletonian Alcona, dam
byMambrino Chief (sire of Lady Thome, '2:lt%) the founder of the
Mambrino Chief family. Alcona is a bright chestnut, 16i hands high.
and weighs 1 .300 lbs His colts possess speed, style, finish and beauty,
and if they don't trot fast, they command the highest price for car-
riage and general purpose horses. The following is a liat of Alcona's

Clay Duke, two-year-old.... $500
Alcona Chief , two-year-old.. 350
Alcona Clay, four-year-old... I,0n0

filly, two-year-old 400

colt, two-year-old 600

A total of $6,810 for ten colts, an average of $681 per head. It
always pays to raise the best.

I purchased Alcoua af*er carefully observing his colts for the last
year, and nm fully satisfied that all expectations that his breeding
warrants will be realized. There are but few of his colls that have
been placed in training aud they all show speed and gameness of a
high order. Alcona Jr. has shown trials in 2:27 with very little work,
and quarters in 35 seconds. Clay Duke, by Alcona, t*otted a public
trial at Sacramento last fall, driven by his owner, in 2:32.i and he has
never had regular training, flora Bell, by Alcona, with a few months'
training last summer, trotted a mile in 2:33. Thpse colts will all *rot
down in the twenties next fall, barring accidents.

Terms: $35 for the season. Mares not proving in foal maybe
returned next season fjee. Pasture $4 00 per month. Mares left at
City front Stables, San Francisco, will be promptly shipped and cared
for

Alcona will make the season of 1888 at Napa, two days each week,
balance of the time at Yineland Stables, one mile south of St. Helena.
For extended pedigree and further information, send for circular.
lOnir FKEI>. W. LOEBEK, St. Helena.

colls sold untrained:

Alcona Jr. , two-year-old S1.2r0

Splitrock, two-year-old 60 1

weanling, 2i) months old ;J60

Jordan Beautv, four- year- old 1,0'ifl
Oregon Boy, three-year-old.. l.LUO

1888. RANCH0 DEL UI0. 1888

The Thoroughbred Stallion

JOE HOOKER,

By Monday, dam Mayflower, by Imp. Eclipse from li >n-
nie Farrow by imp. Shamrock,

Will make the season of 1SSS at Rancho del Rio, five miles from as-
ramento. on the Freeport road.

Limited to twelve marcs of approved breeding besides
the owner's.

Terms $IOO the Season.

Good pasturage at reasonable rates. Every precaution taken but no
responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes.

Address H. B. BAG WILL,

Side Care of THEO. WINTERS. Sacramento, Cal.

Valensin Stock Farm
STALLIONS.

SIDNEY.

Sidney, seven yearB. by Santa Clans, 2:l7Ki dam Sweetness 2:2tK by
Volunteer, 1" a rich bay 15.2 w handB high, tracing to 2:20 or better prob-
ably cfte ne r tlian any stallion on the Pacific Coast, and of faster progen-
itors than any horse offered For public patronage or otherwise. As an indi-
vidual Sidney showed wonderful speed and would hwve classed among
the fastest trotters in the world but for an accident which interrupted
his training. That blood will tell, that great speed comes from ances-
tors of great speed on both sides he has demonstrated by hiB merit and
by that of his colts. Although Imperfectly trained none of those he got
when a three-year-old, if handled at »*11. have covered a mile slower
than 2:40 as two-year-olds; several much faster and out of differently
bred mares. I in.-i.--i on this fact because it shows that he is a uniform
producer.

A. C. Dletz's colt, dam by Dashaway, showed a milo in 2 HO, half in
1:18. John Koweu's colt, dam by Echo, one mile In 2:39, half in 1:18,
quarter :35^. Dennis (iannon's dam by Whipple's Hambletonian one
quarter In :38, hardly broken, turned out ever since.

Memo, dam by Buccaneer, lapped (Jrandee in 2;b2, 2:31>£.

Sister v., dam by Nelson, trained three months, 2;32 fourth heat, one-
qnsrter in :36.

Goldleaf.dam bv Flaxtuil. mile 2:21, half in 1 :07.

AdonlB, dam by Capt. Webster, mile In 2:27, half in 1:11. These aieall
two-y ear-old b. Ueor^e V., dam by Buccaneer, who iB winner of all the
yearling stakes of i«*7, record of 2:67}$, trial 2:4.r).

These, to my vnowledge, are all the colts by Sidney which liave been
worked, and I have neltner beard nor read of any other stallion who, as
a three-year-old, produced as much avei age Bpeed or of so high a rate.
For further proot of the merit of Mb colts I will state that one yearling
broughtBl.SOt; one weanling ?],2<X).one two-year-old 92,000, at private
Bale, while Cupid, Imperfectly broken, brought $1,110 at public auction
before a small attendance.

VALENSIN.

Valenbtn, five years, by Crown Point, 2:21, dam Nettle Lambert by
John Neleon; second dam by Fisherman; third dam by Kentucky Gray
Eagle, tb 'oughbred. etc. etc.; is a rich chestnut horse, 16:3 high, of great
aubstan. e and quality. He haB a record of 2:23, made the fourth heat
as a three-year-old. As a four-year-old he shower' an easy trial in 2:23,
2:22, 2:2 i to cart, but, a slight loraeneaa during U>i circuit kept him from
Btartini' in races. This trial to cart goes to prove that hr ~~
wou!ri iave he.it 2:2" as a four-year-old.

that lie certainly

Teh h $100 cash for the treason, commencing February 1st to end
June / Mi, 1888.

Goo.. ,>aBturage at$3 per month; heBt of care but no responsibility
taken 1- r accidentR or c-Bcapes.

ir.rcB not proving In foal may be returned respectively iree of
-hinge, next Beaaon, providing I still own the horses.

For further particulars or inquiries addresB

*. va i.r.NNi v prop.
31de Pleasanton, Alameda Co., Cal.

The Standard Bred Trotting Stallion

MT. VERNON,

KeCOrd 2:*5 1,

WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1888 AT STOCKTON, TO CLOSE
JUNE 1Mb.

Description.

Foaled in 1381, dark bay, black points.no white. His perform-
ances in 1 87 ought to be loo well known to receive an extended notice
here. On August l?th, at San Jose, where he maJe bis record of 'i :2I.
he could have trotted in 2:18 or 12:19 bad he been allowed io do so. He
trotted the middle half in 1 :07J, the three-fourths in 1 :42J, and finished
tlie mile in a jog in 2:21. At the Bay District Track, Golden Gate Fair,
after being turned lo^se on the night before by unknown parties and
running in the streets for six hours before he was returned to the
track; the same afternoon he trotted and won one of the hardes'-con-
tested aud fastest nve-heat races of the season. Tempest beating him
less than a neck the first heat in 2:21$, Luella winning the fourth
from Mm by 1 ss than a length in 2:'J1^. Mt. Vi rnon winding the fifth
heat aud race In a jog. I exhibited two two-year-oIdB, two yearlings,
one suckling at the State Fair, H87, was awarded two first and three
second premiums, one of the yearlings weighing 95l' lbs. At sixteen
months old six of his colts were shown at the Stockton Fair, getting
four first and two second premiums.

Pedigree,

Sired by the Great Nutwood, dam by ChieftaiD.
Terms,

Sixty dollars for the season. Mares not proving with foal can be
returned next season free, providing I still own the horse. Mares cared
for in any manner owners may desire. Pasturage. S3 per month.
Every care exercised, but no liabilities for escapes or accidents. For
further information apply or address

J. A. MclXOCn, Proprietor
life I ti Park St. Stockton, * ;il

ANTEVOLO.

Four- Year-Old, Record 3:19 it. Standard, Mo. 7848,

THIS CELEBRATED TROTTING STALLION "WILL MAKE THE
ensuing season from February 1st to June 1st, 1H88.
Terms,

One hundred dollars the season for mares served before May 1st, and
one hundred and fifty dollars the season after that date, and in those
cases the season to run to July 1st »ud mo longer. The object of
this is to shorten the tiinn in the stud so as to give a better opportun-
ity for training before the Fall Ciicuit commences. Last year it was
nearly the first of August before be was through, and consequently
he couia not be got into condition in time even for the State Fair.
Iu this connection it will be well to state that there is no deviation
from the price, and emphatically no free 1 1st. The terms are cer-
tainly low for a horse of the class of Antevolo and there were several
applications where the applicants expected an increase rf price.
Form aud Color.

It is tare Io find a horse of such high form, and I am not alone in
considering Mm as being as nearly as perfect a type of equine form as
was ever seen in a trottiug-bred stallion. He is sixteen hands and
half an inch iu height, (i'J inches from point of shoulder to point of
buttock, and weighs, in ordinary condition, over 1,100 pounds. He is
very muscular, limbs as good as the most critical could desire, and as
highly finished as a great majority of thoroughbreds. In color he is a
rich seal brown, with lighter shading in flanks and muzzle, black legs,
mane and tail, small star in forehead and off hind pattern white.
Performances.

He has been eminently of the improving kind. As a yearling he
trotted in S: 02; two-year-old in 2-41; three years old % 292; four years
old 2:19i- the fastest record for a stallion of that age, and in his five-
year-old form he trotted in from 2:l(jJ to 2:17 in all of the four heats
of the big trot which Harry Wilkes won. As he only made one break
in that race, notwithstanding the great speed of the contestants, he
must be credited as remarkably "steady," almost phenomenally so for a
horse of bis age. Had it ' ot been for an accident whicb temporarily
disabled bim. it can be stated with confidence that he would have
trotted in 2: 15 or better while he still ranked as a five-year-old. His
endurance was such that the intention was to start him against the
two-mile record, confident of lowering it, and ulso quite sanguine of
him trotting in 4:40.

Progeny.

From a few mares served in 1885, his first season in the stud, six
foals were dropped, two of which were killed. Their owners were so
well pleased that large offers have been refused. One owned by C. R.
Lewis of Oakland, is only a short distance from my stables, and which
can be seen with a few minutes' loss of time ; and D. T. Sexton of San
Francisco ba-J another. Every man who had an Antevolo bred to him
again. As be served 65 mares last season, and, as nearly as can be
told at present a large proportion of them in foal, there will 1 e a
good chance to judge of his procreative qualities. Next to a horse's
own colts the best proof is that of near relations. Hi* "full brother, "
Anteeo, has already gained the reputation of being one of the best
breeders, and for uniform excellence in his progeny cannot be sur-

Pedlgree.

The most exacting critic, if moderately intelligent, cannot find fault
with his blood lines. His sire Electioneer is, beyond question, the
greatest trotting sire of any age when all things are considered. His
dam Columbine is the only mare whicb has two entire sous which
have beaten 2: 20, 2:164 by a six-year-old, 2:19$ by a four-year-old. Ante-
volo stands in the same relation to the thoroughbred as Maud S . Jay-
Eye-See, Nutwood and many others of first celebrity. In Stud Book
form the pedigree is as follows:

Antevolo, brown colt, foaled May 12, 1881, bied by Jos. Cairn
Simpson, Oakland, California, by Electioneer.

First dam Columbine by A. W. Richmond.

Second dam Columbia by imp. Bonnie Scotland.

Third dam Young Fashion by imp Monarch.

Fourth dam Fashion by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam Bonnets o' Blue by Sir Charles.

Sixth dam Reality by Sir Archy.

Seventh dam by imp. Medley.

Eighth dam by imp. Centinel.

Ninth dam byMatk Anthony.

Tenlh dam by imp. Janus.

Eleventh dam by Imp Monkey,

Twelfth dam by imp, Sllvereye.

Thirteenth dam by Spanker.
I «lace Antevolo again before the public witn tne reeling that fur-
ther recommendations are justified. Owing to a slight lameness in the
left hind ankle he could not be put to work until so late iu the season
as to preclude the hope of getting him in proper condition. He did
not leave the stud unlil the middle of August, and short brushes was
all that could be given thereafter. He did not fully recover from the
lameness until November, and then 1 was laid up until the 1st of
December. I drove him through the stretch in 32 seconds, aud on one
occasion Matt Ptorn timed him a furlong in 15 seconds. This inoreaBe
of Bpeed over what he had shown the previous year warranted the
belief that he would trot very fast. In the race with Harry Wilkes,
Guy Wilkes. Arab and Charley Hilton, November 27th, 1886, on the Bay
District Course, he was separately timed in 2;16i. 2:16j, 2:17, 2:16J,
although be bad to trot outside of two horses for the whole distance.
In that race he beat Arab and Charlie Hilton, and demonstrated capac-
ity to trot In 2:15 under more favorable circumstances. Prior to tbat
race bis fastest quarter w»s 3'2j Beconda, and bis fastest furlong 16 sec-
onds His colts, so far as looks go, will rank with the best. There are
only four of hiB get whicb were foaled in 1886* (these are his oldest.)
Three have been broken and show a promising gait. There are a num-
ber of foals of 1887,and of thes*» enough In my vicinity to satisfy visit-
ors of the character of bis stock. William Balllngal has a colt foaled
on the lnt of Apiil, 1887, wbion. In October, was driven by tbealdeof
bis dam a furlong in 27 seconds. As his "full brother" Anteeo has
demonstrated bis ability to beget speed, It 1b a justifiable inference
that Antevolo will also do bo.

The terniB are certainly so reasonable that ownersofeood marew
can afford to avail themselves of hiB services.

pasture at $5 per month on the Oakland Trolling Park, Mr. Levins
having resolved to pasture the field inside the track this eeason. It
cannot be excelled, the herbage being alilllerllla, wild oats, aud burr
clover, a living stream of clear water running across the field and
being enclosed by an inner fence, the gateB of the outer shut at
night; the animals are as safe within the enclosure as It Is possible
to have them In afield. In fourteen years which I have known it,
there bos not been an injury to mare or colt.

ION « AlltV SIMPSON.
Addreas Jon. rairn Simpson, r,i,i:i!nu and Stoiit&man, San
FranclBCO. or 2111 Adeline Street, near 32d Streot, Oakland. 1 be latter
address where the horse 1b kept.

ELECTIONEER STALLION

FALLIS,

No. 4781. Record *»:2S 1-2.

Will Make the season of issa at the stable of
tne undersigned. No. 614 Sixteenth Street, Sacramento, Cal.

Description.

FALLIS Is a dark bay, with hind ankles white, foaled 1878, bred by
T.eland .•Stanford, Palo Alto, Cal. He iB I6U hands high, and weighs, In
ordinary flesh, about I, zou pounds; long- bodied andol Immense muscular
power, pure gaited, and a level-headed trotter. He requires neither
hoots nor weights, and has shown a 2:10 gait with ease. Few. if any,
Boi.s of Electioneer are better bred or have a better ritht to sire trotte's
than Fallis. While he has never had the opportunity of being stinted to-
only a few well-bred mares, siill be can show a fine lot of colts, some ot
which are showing fust. The fact cannot be denied that the Electioneer
blood is the best trotting blood in the world. It, then, the science of
breeding the trotter is progressive, Borne well-bred Bon will, in the
course of time, prove to be a more potent sire than Electioneer himselt
Pedigree.

By Electioneer, he by rtysdyk's Hambletonian; Electioneers dam
Green Mountain Maid (dam of Elaine, 2 20; Prospero, 2:20; Dame Trot,
2:22; Mansfield, 2:26; Storm, 2:26^; Antonia, 2:28^, and Maranda, 2:31)
by Harry Clav <2:2'J); first dam Felicia bv Meesengei Duroc (the sire ot
16 with records of 2:80 and under, and the sire of the dam of Norlaine,
the fastest yearling in the world, 2:31 M); second dam Lady Fall Is (.dain
of Kiaber, i:27iV: Pickering, Z:'M; lago, 2:33',: .Socrates. -I years. 2:3-t\ ;
Uretchen.ilain of Clingstone, 2:11, and Norwood, the sire of Tommy
Norwood, 2 :2ti .!->.;) bvSeely's American Star; third dam Keck mare (dam
of Anna H„ 2:84tf,and K'-Hef, the dam of Walnut, 2:la^i) by .Long
l.-i nid Black Hawk, etc.

Performances.

He trotted very fast as a two-year-old, and undoubtedly would have
made a very fast record at that age had he not had the misfortune of
cutting one of his tendons, which so lamed him that he was not worked
any further until the season of ISSii, when he gained a record of 2:28^,
with scarcely any preparation, after making a barge season in the stun";
although this is no measure of his speed, as later in the seison he showed
hiB ability to trot a mile better than '2:20. The demand forhie services
last Benson was so great, that he did not get through in. til too la'e Io be
conditioned for a race, although it was his owner's intention to have
given hiin a fast record. When two years old Gov. Stanford refused an
offer of 36,000 for him, but valued him at :10,OjO. The fastest yearling
in the world iNorlaine,2::fl '■■•) was sired by Norval(ason of Electioneer)
which 1b very conclusive evidence that 'the sons ot Electioneer, like
their sire, are going to be producers of great speei. Norlaine's dam was
sired by Messenger Duroc, the sire of the dam of Fallis. E ectioneer
now has 26 with records of 2:30 and under, and 10 with records of 2:20 Ji
and under, the latter being the most of any stallion in *he world ;
Eight of his get entered the charmed circle last season, and three others
only one-fourth, one-half and three-fourths of a second behind.

Tbrms: Will stand at SCO for the season, or i~b to Insure a mare in
foal, both payable on or before ti>e close of the season, which will
begin Februiry lat and cloBeJuly 1, 1888. Money will be refunded on
insured mares, as Boon as the fact bpcomes known that they are not in
foal. Mares from a distance will be taken from the cars arid boats and
carefully handled, but no responsibility assumed for accident or escapee.
Good pasturage f urniehed at 34 per month,

DON MARVIN,

Standard.

Will also make the season of 1888 in the same stable with Fallie. Is a
beautiful Beal brown, foaled 1884, bred by Leland Stanford, Palo Alto,
Cal. He is sixteen hands high, and weighB l.Kiu lbs. In color, form, dis
pOBitionaud gait he very closely resembles Antevolo )2:ia!< at 4 years)
and, as may be seeu by his pedigree, is bred very much like bim, being
about three-quarters Hambletonian and one-o,iarter thoroughbred.
The second dams of the fastest mare Maud s. (2:0$iV) ana fastest geld-
ing In the world, Jay-Eye. >ee (2:10) were both strictly thoroughbred
mares. On account of a very severe attack of distemper he was worked
very little the past, vear, but Improved enough to show a 2:20 gait. He
received first premium at the California State Fair, 1887, for the best
three-year-old roadster stallion.

Was sired by Fallis (2:28H) by Electioneer (siie of twenty-sis with
records of 2 ;;;0 aud under, and ten with records of 2;20.'j and under); first
dam Cora by Don Victor, by Belmont; second dam Clarabel (dam of
Clifton Bell, four years old.2:2i,s, anil graudam of Rexford, tbree veara
old, 2:24) by AVallah Star; third dam Fairy by Kysdyk'B Hambletonian -
fourth dam Emma Mills by American Star. etc.

Tebms: Limited tu twenty-five mares at §40 for the season beginning
February istand closing June 1st, 1888. For circulars or further par-
ticulars address
28ja F. P. LOWELL, Sacramento, Cal.

THE CELEBRATED TROTTING STALLION

MENLO

WILL MAKE THE PRESENT SEASON AT THE FAIR
Grounds, San Jose. Season commencing February 1st aud ending
June 24th.

MENLO is seven years old, a beautiful bay with black points. 163i
hands high. He is a'horse of beautiful symmetry and magnificent
action.

Pedisree.

MENLO was got by Nutwood, first dam by imp. Hercules; second
dam by Oweu Dale, etc.

Imp. Hercules by Kingston, (son of Venison), dam daughter of
Toscar by Bay Middleton (Bon of Sultan).

Owen Dale by Williamson's Belmont, dam Maria Downing by Amer
lean Eclipse (son of Duroc and Miller's Damsel, by imp. Messenger)
second da-n Browulock by Tiger; third dam by imp. Speculator; fourth
dam by imp. Dare Devil, etc

Nutwood by Alexander's Belmont. First clam Mlas Russell by Pilot
Jr.; second dam Sallie Russell by Boston; third dam Maria Russell by
Thornton's Rattler; fourth dam Miss Shepherd bv Stockholder; fifth
dam Miranda by Topgallant, etc.

Alexander's Belmont bv Alexander's Abdallah. First dam byMam-
brino Chief (son of Mambrino Paymaster by Mambrino) by imp. Mee
senger; second dam by Brown's Bellfounder.

Brown's Bellfounder by imp. Bellfounder. First dam Lady Allport
byMambrino by Imp. Messenger; second dam by Tippoo Saib by imp
Messenger; third dara by imp. Messenger.

MENLO made his appearance in the Circuit in 1886. ai.d won eight
races out of nine starts, and easily won the third heat in his last race at
San Jose, in -:-i' .

Terms: $75 the Beason.dueat time of serviee. Mares not proving
with fosl may be returned the next season free of charge, provided l
still own the horse.

Mares cared for In any manner owners may desire; pasturage $3
month. Every care exercised, but no liability for escapes or accidents

For further particulars apply to or address :

>v.u. iMWri!. San Jose.

28jatd

The Highly Bred Trotting Stallion.

YOUNG SANTA CLaUS

Will muke tlie reason of 1888 at the Whipple stork
Farm, near San Mateo, San Muteo County, California.

Terms lor the Season. $40.
Peilleree.

Young Santa ClauB.b c foaled April, 1881, by Santa Clans', record 2:1" S

First dam by Oovernor Booth, by Oeorge M. Ptttchen.

Second dam Demirep, by Youug Melbourne.

Third dam Methtlde, by imp. Snjthlan.

Fourth dam Peggy, by Boston.

Fifth dam Too-tfoon.hv Mr Leslie.

Sixth dam Little Peggy, by Gallatin.

Revenlh dam Trumpeter, by llephestlon.

Eighth dam Peggy, by imp. Bedford.

Ninth dam Imp, Peggy, by Trumpeter.

Peggy was Imported by Col. John Taylor of Virginia, and the com
pllerottlie Stud Bonk, Culonel S. D. Bruce, adds a note: "Many of tln»
best riicerw in Ajnerloa trace to this mare."

There 1b nn excellent combination of trotting Rtralns In young Santa
i l mi ■. His sire combines lUinbU'tiniimi and M.mibrino Chief ; Vila dam
Geo. M Patchen aud thoroughbred, Santa Olana hat two strung m
Mambrino Chief. Young Santa Clans inherits the blood of the three

f Teat trotting fumiliefi: I lamliU-tonlan, Mambrino Cblel and Clay, The
re of Siinta Clans, Stmt hi mire, ban eighteen BOOB anil daughter a Whloh

have troited tn 2:H0or better, two which have beaten 3:20. Santa Olana

won sixteen raoeB defeating inanv ol tlie v.rv beat hornes uf the dav,
among them Nutwood, Klaine, Pleilnumt, Wedgewood, Voltaire Hah-
nl >, Black Cloud, Jerome K.lilv, Kilwln I'liome, Fanny Wltliernpnou and

others of celebrity, lie was sold .or *2.v»o. iwu «n»

Young Santa CIiiub Is a very handsome shade of bav, with black

points, 1BV| hands In height, of good form, fine Style and action.
Due care will be taktm to prevent accidents, but no liability. Pasture

1-1.00 per mouth. For further particulars address

Side

li \ RON O'URaDY,

San Mateo, Cal,

1888

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California State Fair

OP 1838.

TWO WEEKS' PAIR
nine days' racing,

SACRAMENTO,
September 3 to 15, 1888.

SPEED PROGRAMME 1S8S.
Tbere shall h.» awarded to the owner of the sire
whose get ^ball njake the best average performance
in the races for trottiim foals, two, three, and four-
year olds, in 1887, 1^-88, and ISa'l, th« Grand Gold
Medal of the California State Agricultural Society,
the actual cost of which shall not be less than §AU.
First Day,— Thursday, September Oth.

TROTTING.
No. 1.— THE OCCIDENT STAKE— Closed in 1 886,
wtth forty nominations. Value of slake January],
18*8, S1.870,

No. 2.— TROTTING PURSE, 61,2flfi - 2:?il Class.
No. 2.— PACING PURSE, SliUO— 2: 0 Class.
Sicoml Way.— Friday, September Jih.

RUNNING,

No. 4.— THE INTRODUCTION STAKE— For two-
year-olds; ;?25 entrance; 31'J forfeit; 3250 added; of
. which S50 to second; third to save stake, v« inner of
any two-year-old race this year to carry three pounds;
of two or more, five pounds extra. Three quarters
erf a mile

No. 5— THE CALIFORNIA BREEDERS' STAKE—
Closed in 1887, with eleven nominations. One and
a quarter miles. $."01 added.

No 6— THE CAPITAL CITY STAKE— A sweep-
Btakes for there-year-olds and over, in which only
uon winners in any event tb'syear wUl be eligible
(o start. Winners of any race, entered herein, may
be withdrawn without incurring a forfeit En l more,
850, h f, wilh 3400 adaed; of which $10 I to second;
third to save sta^e. One mile and one-eighth .

Fo. 7-FREE PURSE, S260— Of which =50 to second;
for all ages. Winners of any race this year to carry
five pouDds extra; maidens, if three years old.
allowed five pounds; if four years old, or upwards,
fifteen pounds. Mile beats.

Third Day- Saturday, September 8tU.

TROTTING.

No. 8— TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKE- $50 entrance; of
which ?10 must accompany nomination; ?15 payable
August 10, lt*88; £301) added by the Society. Closed
March 15th, with sixteen nominations

No. a— THE littAND STALLION STAKE— Closed
March 1st, with six nominations; *5u0 added for
each starter tip to four.

No. 10— TROTTING PURSE, 31,000— 2:C0 Class.

Fourth Hay— Monday, September 6 Oth.

RUNNING.

No. Jl -THE PREMIUM STAKE— For all ages; $50
entrance, h f. or only S15 if declared on or before
September 1st; with 3-150 added, of which S10J to
Becond, third to save stake. Horses that have
Btarted and not won this year, allowed five pounds;
maidens if three years old allowed five pounds;
if four years old or oyer, seven pounds. ThKe
quarters of a mile.

No. 12— THE CALIFORNIA ANNUAL STAKE— For
two-year-olds. Closed in lfc87, with tbirty-two nom-
inations; 3250 added. One mile.

No. 1H— THE LaRUE STAKE— A handicap, for all
ages; $IC0 entrance; 350 forfeit; with $500 added; of
which 315" 1o second; Slim to ihird. Weights an-
nounced September 1st. Declaration 320, to be made
with the Secretary by 8 o'clock p. m., September 3d.
In no event v/ill declaration be received unless ac-
companied with the amount fixed. Two and one
quarter miles.

No. 14— SELLING PURSE, S300— Of which S50 to
second; for all ages. Horses entered to be sold for
31.500 to carry rule weights; two poundB allowed for
each $100 less, down to $1, COO. then one pound for
each 311 0 less, down to $500. Valuation to be placed
on starters only, by 6 o'clockp. m. the day preceding
the race. One mile and a sixteenth.

Fifth Day-Tuesday, September It

TROTTING.

No. 15— THREE- YEAR-OLD STAKE— 3100 entrance,
of which $!ifi must accompany nomination; $25 pay-
able July 1, remaining 350 p lyable August li', H-88;
?400 added. Closed March 16th, with nineteen nomi-
nations.

No, 16— TROTTING PURSE, $1,200-2:20 Class.

No. 17-TROTiING PURSE, $1,000—3:00 ClaBS.

Sixth Day— Wednesday, September IS.

RUNNING.

No. 18.— THE SUNNY SLOPE STAKE— For two-
year-old fillies. $25 entrance; $15 forfeit, or only $10
if declared on or before September 1st; $200 added,
of which $25 to second. Those that have started
and have not run first or second, in any race this
year allowed five pounds. Five-eighths of a mile.

No. 10— THE SHAFTER STAKE— Kor three-year-
olds. $50 entrance; S25 forfeit, or only 315 if de-
clared on or before September first ; with $400 added ;
of which $1"0 to second; tbird to save stake. Win-
ner of any race this year to carry five pounds extra;
of two or more, ten pounds; maidens allowed five
pounds. One mile and a quarter.

No. 20— THE DEL PASO STAKE— For t>ll ages. 350
entrance; $25 foifeit, or only $15 if declared on or
before September 1st, with $300 added; of which
SI00 to second; tbird to save stake. Three-year-olds
to --arry 100 pounds; four-year-olds 110, pounds;
five-year olds and upwards, 112 pounds. Sex, but
not heat, allowances. Three-qnarter mile heats.

No. .1— FREE PURSE. $300-Of which $50to second;
for all ages. Horses that have started and not won
at this meeting allowed ten pounds. Winners of
any race at this meeting when carrying rule weights,
or more, to carry five pounds extra. One mile.
Seventh Day— Thursday, September 13th-

TROTTING.

No. 22— TROTTING PURSE, $1,000—2:25 Class.

No. 23 — F-jUR- YEAR-OLD TROTTING 8TAKE-
Closed on March 15th with twelve nominations.
S4m0 added. (Conditions same as No. 15.)

No. 24— PACING PURSE, $8u0— Free for all.
Eighth Day-Fridty, September I llh.

RUNNING.

No. 25-THE CALIFORNIA DERBY STAKE- For
foals of 18b5. Closed in l;-8t5, with twenty-nine
nominations. §300 added. One and one-half miles.

No. 26— THE PALO ALTO STAKE— \ handicap for
two-year olds. $50 entrance; 3-5 forfeit ; 310 declara-
tion; $40') added, of which §100 to second third to
save stake Weights announced at 10 o'clock a. m.,
Saturday, September 1st. Declarations due at 8
o'clock P. M. Monday, September 3d. One mile.

No. 27— THE GOLDEN GATE STAKE— For tnree-
year-olds. $50entrance; 325 forfeit, or only $15 if de-
clared on or before September 1st ; with 3l0U added, of
which S1U0 to second; third to Bave stake. Winner of
any three-year-old race at this meeting to carry five
pounds extra; colts not 1, 2, 3 in No. 19, allowed ten
pounds. One mile and three-quarters.

No. 28— THE NIGHTHAWK STAKE-For all ages.
360 entrance ; 315 forfeit; SJOO added, of which 3100
to second; third to save stake; $'2d0 additional If
1 :41i is beaten. St-ke to be named after the wiuner
if Niehtbawk's time (1:423) fa beaten. One mile.

No. 2=1— FREE PURSE, $250 - Of which $50 to second.
For non-winners at this meeting. Horses that have
Btarted and not run aecond allowed ten pounds.

Winners of any tace, entered herein, may be with-
drawn without penalty. One mile and a sixteenth
and tepeat.
Kiuth Day— Saturday, September 15th.

TROTTING.
No. 3d— TROTTING PURSE, $1,5 0 -Free for aH.
No. M— TROTTING PURSE, SI.) 00 -2:10 Pli=s.
No. 32— PACIN'i PURSE, 3JU0— Tbree-year-oll class

FIXED EVENTS.

Entries for the following lib'ral colt stakes tor
18sD SO will close August 1st, 188B.
FOR 1889.
No. 1— THE CA^,TFORNI\ AUTUMN STAKE —A
sweenstukes tor two-yeat-olls (foals of 188'), to be
run a't the State Fair of 1H89. SfO each h. f.. or only
$10 if tl- c hired on or before January 1st: or $15 by
May 1 1W8H. Declarations void unless accompanied
by the muney; with 8500 added, of which $10'' to sec-
ond, tbird to save stake. Winners of any stake race.
to carry three pounds; or two or more, live pounds
extra Maidens allowed five pji-uds. Three-quar-
ters of a mile.

No. 2— I'HE CALIFORNIA ANNUAL STAKE —A
sweepstakes for twn-year-olls (foals of 18">7). to be
run at the State Fair of 1889. S1O0 each. It f., or only
$10 if declared on or before January 1st, $15 by May
1st, or 325 August 1, 1689. Declarations void unless
accompanied by the money; with SOuO added, of
which 3150 to second; Ihird to save stake Winn' r
of Autumn stakes to carry seven pounds extra; win-
ner of any other slake to carry three pounds . of two
or more, seven pounds extra. Maidens allowed five
poiluds. One mile

No. :t-THE CALIFORNIA BREEDERS' STAKE-
(To close in two-year-old form this lime only.) A
sweepstakes for three-year-olds (foals of lH8ti), to be
run at the State Fair of 1*89. $100 each, h f, or only
310 if declared January 1st; $15 May 1st; or $25 Aug.
1, 18HD. Declarations vol I unless accompanied by
the mout-y; with $000 added , of which S15ti to second.
310U to third. Winner of any stake race in 1H89, of
the value of $1 Ojii to carry five pounds: of two or
more, ten pounds exira Mai-lens allowed five
pounds. One milo and a quarter.
FoR I89U.
No. 4— THE CALIFORNIA BREEDERS' STAKE
sweepstakes for tbree-year-olJs (foals of 1887). to be
run at State Fiir, 1*90. 3100- each, h f or only 310 if
declared January 1st; 315 May 1st, or $'25 August 1,
1890. Declirations void unless accompanied by the
money; with $600 added, of which $1 0 to second,
$100 to third Winner of any stikfc race in 1890, of
the value of Sl.'Hiu, to carry five pounds: of two or
more, ten pounds extra. Maideus allowed
pounds. Oue mile and a quarter.

No. 5 -THE PRESIDENT STAKE— A sweepstakes
for three- year- oils (foals of 18H7), to be run at the
Siate Fair of 189i\ $100 each; of which $5 must ac-
company the nomination; $13 payable January 1
I88y; S15 January I, 1890. S20 May 1. 1^90; the remain-
ing $5" the day of race. Payments not made as they
become due forfeits money Ljaid in, and declires
entry out. $750 added. The entire stakes and $500
of the added money to winner : 3<50 to second; $100
to third. Winner of Breeders' Stake io carry seven
pounds; any other three-year-oll slake of the value
of 31,000. five pounds; if two or more, seven pounds.
Maidens allowld five pounds. One mile and a half.
KCMAKKS AiMD CO>'D19TO>S.

SPEED PROGRAMME.

All trotting and pacing races are the best three in
five, except the two-year-old, unless otherwise speci-
fied, five to enter, and three to start. But the Board
reserves the right to hold a less number than five to
fill, by the withdrawal of a proportionate amount of
the purse. Entrance lee, 10 per cent on purse, fo
accompany nomination. Trotting and pacing purses
divided at the rate of 5 i percent to first horse, 25 per
cent to second, 15 per cent to third, and 10 per cent
to fourth.

The National Association Rules to govern trotting.
but the Board reserves the right to trot heats of any
two classes alternately, if necessary to finish any
day's racing, or to trot a special race between beats
A horse making a walk-over shall be entitled only to
the entrance money paid in When less than the
required number of starters appear, they may con
test for the entrance noney, to be divided as follows:
66§ to the first, and 33i to the second.

In all the foregoing stakes the declarations are
void, unless accompanied by the money.

Please observe that in the abov« stakes declara'
tions are permitted for a small forfeit.

Iu all race entries npt declared out by 6 p. m. of
the day preceding the race shall be required to start.
Where there is more than one entry by one per-
son, or in one interest, the particular horse they are
to start must be named by 0 p m. of the day preced-
ing the race. No added money paid for a walk-ove

Rules of the State Agricultural Society to govern
running races, except when conditions are named
otherwise.

Non-starters in running races will be held for en-
trance, under Rule 3.
Racing colors to be named in entries.
In trotting races drivers will be required to wear
c"> ps of distinct colors, which must be Darned in their
entries.

Entry blanks and racing rules will be furnished
upon application to the Secretary. Entries m all,
except otherwise stated, to close with the S'cretary,
Wednesday, August 1, 1888.

L. If. SHIPPER, President,
tnwix F. SMITH, secretary. I2mj

FOR SALE.

A Fine Stallion Yearling,

Fifteen hands high; light gray; finely proportioned
and gaited. By Gen. MacPherdon. full brother to
Nellie R . 2:17j, dam Olema by Whipple's Hamble-
touian, and 16 in the 2::io list: grandam byCrooked-
legged Bosion. g g, dam by Old Boston, sire of Lex-
ington. 1 will sell this colt cheap to some breeder,
as he is too good a horse to become a gelding.
PAYNE .1. SHAM Fit,
4t Olema, Slnlne Co., Cal.

For Sale Cheap.

HIGHBRED TROTTING STOCK

Represents all the- best Btrafns in the State, also
Graded Norman HorBes Brood Mares, Young stal-
lions, Matched Carriage Horses, and Beef Cattle.
Apply to

MARTI \ CARTER, Newark,
Or Nutwood Stock Farm. Irvington,

4t 26my Alamwla Co . Cal.

Sonoma and Marin Dis-
trict Agricultural
Association.

DISTRICT No. 4,

TO BE HELD AT

PBTALUMA,

AUGUoT 21 to 25 Inclusive.

District Races* open Io- »l»e Comities oi
Souoma, Marin. Napa, Solano.

TueMlay, August 21st.

1 - RUNNING— Two-year-old stake, five-eighths or a
mile dash. #i*5 eutrabce; SIU forfeit; 8150 addfd,
$50 to second horse. Winners of auy two-year-old
slake this year Io carry three pounds extra; of two
or more, five pounds ex>ra.

a— TROTTING— 2 :30 Class. Purse i"W.
3— TROTTING, District— For three-year olds; best
three in five. Purse S^50. Closed May 1st, with
seven entries.

Wednesday, August 32d.
4 -RUNNING— For all ages; free purse $200; 550 to
second. Mile and repeat.

5 -TROTTING, District - Yearling stake for foals of
lb»7. Mile dash. s':0 stake. Closed May 1st, with five
entiies.
e—TROTTIFG-2:-.0 Class. Purse sl>0.
7— TROTTING— Two-year-old stak-, free for all;
fojls of Ittte . Mile and reoeat CCO stake; s»V50
added. Closed May 1st, with twelve entries.
TUursday, August 23d.
8— RUNNING -For three-year-olds, one and one-
eighth mile dash. $50 entrance; $25 forfeit; :?-'50
added; >10') to second; third to save stake. Winners
of any race this jear to carry five pounds extra; of
two or more, ten pounds extra; maidens allowed five
pounds.

9— TROTTING— Yearling stake, free for all fjals
of 1987. Miledasb. 550. St tke closed May 1st, with
five entries.

10 PACING— 2:24 Class. Purse 56'lO Patcben
Vernou and Belmout Hoy barred.

TROTTING - Four-year-old stake or under;
freejor all. Mile heats, best three iu five c'tiu
.take; $ioj added. Closed May 1st, with seven en-
tries.

Friday, August 34lli.

12— RUNNING, District- For a>l ages. Mile dash.

?25 entrance; 810 forfeit; Sl5n added; 850 to second

13 — TROTTING, District— For two-year-olds. Mile

and lepeat. Purse 8J00. Closed May 1st, with seven

entries.

11— TROTTING— 2:25 Class. Purse 81,000.
15— TROTTING— Three- year-old stake or under.
Free for all. Mile and repeat. 860 stake; 8250 added.
Closed May 1st, with ten entries.

Saturday, August 25tli.
16— RUNNING— f-or all ageB. One and one-half
mile dash. Free purse 8250; 850 to aecond.

17 -TROTTING -Three minute Class. Purse 81,000.

18— TROTTING— Free for all. Pura« 81.1,00.

19— TROTTING. District-2:b8 ClasB. Purse 8400.

REMARKS AMD COMD1TIOKS.
Entrance fee, ten per cent of purse to accompany
nominations.

Iu all trotting and pacing races, thre« moneys,
viz.: 60, :;0 and 10 per cent, except Trotting Stake
Races, Nos. 5 and y, iu which money to be divideJ,
and races trotted according to published con titionB
All races best three in five, except as otherwise
specified.

American or National Association Rules to govern
trotting, and Rules of the Pacific Blood Horse Asso-
ciation to covern running, except as herein stated.

The Board reserves the right to trot or run heats of
and two races alternately, or io call a special race
between heats, also to change the day and hour of
any" race if deemed necessary.

For a walk-over iu any race a horse is only entiiled
to its own entrance fee and one-half of the entrance
received from the other paid up entries of said race,
and to no added money.

A horse winning a race entitled to first money
only, except when distancing the field, then to first
and third moneys.

In all races, entries not declared ont by 6 p. m. of
the day preceediug the race shall be required to
start.

Where tbere is more than one eritry by one person
or in one interest, the particular horse they are to
start must be named by 5 p. si. of the day preceding
the race.

Uuless otherwise ordered by the Board, uo horse
is qualified to be entered in any district race that has
not been owned in the districh six months prior to
the day of the race, and any entry by any person
of any disqualified horse shall be held liable for the
entrance fee contracted, without any right to com-
pete for a purse, and shall be held liable to penal-
ties prescribed by the National Association and rules
of the Pacific Blood Horse Association, and expulsion
from this Association.

If, in the opinion of the judges, any race cannot
be finished on the closing day of thefair.lt may
be continued or declared off, at the option of the
judges.

In all races noted above, five or more paid up
entries required to fill and three or more horse:* to
start.

The Petaluma track is one of the fastest and safest
in the world.

Trotting and running colors to be named with all
entries and used in all heate.

Races commence each day at 1 o'clock p. si. sharp.
Stables hay and straw free to competitois .
Entries close August 1. 1888, with Secretary.

.1. II WHITE, President.
xv, E. COX, Secretary.
P. O. Hibx 281 . Uray pDtaluma, t'a

Gbioo Fair.

August 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25,
18S8.

Five Days Trotting and
Pacing.

$5,000 IN PURSES.

Tuesday, August tl, 1888.

First l>ay

$250,011.

1.— TROTTING -For two-year-old colts ow ed in
the district. .Mile heats, beat two in three, to harness
and to rule. Purse 8-5U.

$30» UO.

2.-TR"TTIN(4-Tbree minute class. Mile heals,
b°st three iu hv«, to huness and "o rule. Purse
g3l0.

Second Day— Wednesday, Au*rnNl £'2d.

$300.00.

3.— TROTTING-For three-year-oMs and under.
Mile he«te, best three in hvo, to harness aul io rule.

Purse saon.

$400 OO.

4. -TROTTING— ?:40 class,
n five, to harness and to rule

Mil*1 heats, best three
Pur.-e SlOO.

TfiMi-sd<y, Auiriis" 23rd.

Third l>ay-

$750 00.

5.— TROTTING -1:23 class. Mile heals, best three
in five, to harness and 10 mle Purse J750.

$500 OO.

fi.— PACING -Free foi all. Mile heals, best three
in five, to harness and Io rule. Purse ;5 0.

$100.00.

7.— BUGGY; R\CE— Free Tor all buggy horses with-
out a record owned in the district, owners to drive.
Mile beats, three in five, to rule, purse $10.).

Fourth Way— Friday. August 34th.

$600 00.

8.— TROTTING— 2:27 class. Mile heats, best three
in five, to harness and to rule. Purse StiOO.

$400 OO.

9.— TROTTING— ?:H3 class. Mile heats, best three
in five, to harness and to rule. Purse S-100.

Fiftli Daf- Saturday, August 95tu.

$40000

10, -TROTTING— For fom .year-olds and under.
Mile heats, best three in five, to harness and to rule.
Purse S40D.

$10OOOO.

11 —TROTTING — Free for all. Mile heats, three

. five, to harness and to rule. Pu^se $1,000.

Races Nos. 6, 6, 8, « and 11 open to the State. All
other races open to the following counties: Mendo-
ci jo, Humboldt, Del Norte, Shasta, Siskiyou, Plumas,
Lassen, Modoc, Sierra, Yuba, Sutter, Nevada, Trinity,
Tehaiia, Colusa and Bu te.

Entries to close wilh the Secretary, August 1, 1888,
at 10 p. m. Entrnuce fee of ten per cent, of purse
lnifej accompany all nominations.

C. C. MASON, President.
IO. i>. SPROCX, Secretary, Cliico, Cal.

myI9

PEDIGREE 6TUD DOGS

-INCLUDING-

GREYHOUNDS,

From Waterloo Cup Winners.

FOX-TERRIERS,
Gordon and English SETTERS.
Field and Water SPANIELS.

Orauykindof high-class sporting or ornamenta
dogs required. Appmsimate cost twenty-five dol-
lars, delivered San Francisco mall boat.

John T. M'lnnes and Co.,

I>EI>IUKEE STOI K AGISTS,

106 PITT STREET, SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WAL18.

Registered Cuble Address "i'Eiu«REE."

mrSJeow

NOTICE

To Trap Shooters.

Trap shooters can always find a laree supply of
fine pigeons at P. Murphy's stalls. No». 74 and 75 in
the Centre Market corner of Sutter and Dupont Sts.,
San Francisco. Also at Mr. Dick Cunningham's,
8an Bruno. Country orders promptly attended to
by Mr. Murpby. ap28tf

Notice.
C. BRUCE LOWE,

STOCK AND STATION AGENT,

Auctioneer, Horse, Cattle, and Property
Salesman.
Is prepared to accept orders from breeders in
America to select and forward stock from the Aus-
tralian Colonies; or will undertake to receive and
dispose of stock from America; or act as Agent
for California firms.

References kindly permuted to J. B. Haggln, Esq.,
and Major Rathbone of San Francisco.
C. HRl'CE LOWE.

Wright, Heaton's Buildings,

Pitt Street, Sydney,
3-ie New Booth Walt?.

THEBOHANON

SULKY!

BEST MADE.

Perfect Riding Buggies.
Breaking Carts.

Bohanon Carriage Co

ICl-IGrtOKrlon Atp.,

i, CHICACO.

Send for CataloKUc.

«pl2t

SUBSCRIBE FOR THE

Breeder and Sport.

334

•SJftje Ipmto atrtl j$pjowism<m.

May 26

Trotting Colt

STAKES,

Two and Three- Year-Old

Stallions.

Incompliance with a general request from breed-
ers and owners, it has been decided to open two
stakes for trotting colls.

The 6rst for all stallion colts foaled in 188o, of tlOO
each, in payments as follows: S25 wlticli must
accompauy nominalion on Saturday. June 2. It88,
at which date the stake will close; $25 on Saturday,
deptemberl, 1888, and the remainder of the al keSoO
on Wednesday, October 17, 18U8. Five or more sub-
scribers to fill.

Race to be heats of a mile, best three ia five in
harness, to be trotted on the day previous to the
"National Stallion State," and on to* track sekcted
for the National to be decided upon. Should the day
named lie unfavorab e, or the track not in good order
on that day. the Treasurer shall have the power to
set the day 011 which it will come off. Should it be
jiostponed for more than ten days, it shall be ootional
with the subscribers to withdraw the last payment
by giving due notice to the Treasurer when ten
days have elapsed from the time first fixed. In all
other tilings mcessary for the proper management of
(bis race tb« same conditions shall prevail as are to
govern the National Trotting Stallion Stake.

Th • second ra-e is for all stallion colts foaled in
388C; hfats of a mile, best two in three in harness,
*nd with these exceptions to be the tame in every
Tespect as the one before named. The added mouey
shall consist of money received; profits from all
sources less the necessary amounts for expenses, and
Ibis added money shall be divided, if both result in
contests, in the following proportion, viz., tbree-
fifthe to three-year-olds and two-nfibs to two- year -
ollu. Should one only be a contest aud the other a
"walk-over," the whole of the net added money shall
go to the stake that is trotted. Should both prove to
be walk-overs, the expenses shall be born in propor-
tion to the amounts in the hands of the Treasurer.
Should there be differences of opinion in regard 10
conditions, expressed or implied, the decision of the
Treasuier shall be final.

Andress nominations to N. T. SMITH, Fourtb and
Townspnd Streets, San Francisco, CaL

mrL'llf N. T. SMITH,

Treasurer of Stallion Cult Stnke<*.

GLOVER'S ALBUM.

A TREATISE ON CANINE DISEASES,

CONCISE AND PRACTICAL.

Handsomely Bound and Illustrated.

PRICE 50 CENTS, POST-PAID.

GLOVER'S IMPERIAL

EUREKA

Jockey Club.

Inauguration of New Mile Track
— at

South Park, Eureka, Cal

FOUR DAYS' RACING,

July 3d to 7th Inclusive.

ENTRIES » LOSE IB 3JE I8lh, fi 88".

Flint Hay- July 3, 1888.

l -Running, Purse $3 0— Novelty Race— Free for all
Hash of one mile. First quarter $50, lialf 5'ii, three-
quarters $7.i, mile if 1 10. All paid-uit entries over four
to be added and eqmilly divided betweentai-.li winner.

2-Trotting— Pursegi u. Three-minute class. For
liorses owned in llumbolc't County prior to Mav I,
1S88. First horse? 150; second to recaive *75, and third
to save entrance.

Second Day— July 4, 1888.

3 -Running Stake- Free for all; $50 entrance, half
forfeit, §:)0" added; second to receive $100, third to save
stake. Mile and a quarter. .

4 — Running -<tak«- Free for all; ?2"i entrance, half
forfeit, $25u added ; second to receive $75, third to Enve
stakes, oue-lialf mile and repeat.

5— Trot i ing— Purse 851). Free for all. First horse
9350, second $100, third $50.

Third Day-July 5 1888.

6 Running -Purse fisn. Free for all. First horse
$125, second $25. Six hundred yards.

/ -Trotting St * kb— Two year-olds bred in Hum-
buhlt County. $2i entrance, half forfeit, $100 added;
second to save stake. Best two in three.

a— Tkmttino— Purse $:>0». 2:4 1 class For horses
owned in Humbol- 1 County prior to May 1, lt8«.
birst horse $200, second $70, third $30.

Fourth .fiiy-July 6. 1888.

II— Running— Purse $2-"0. Free for all. First horse
to receive $20i>, second $ 0. Three-quarters of a mile.

10 -Running— Puree $35(\ Free tor all. FirBt horse
t'i receive $300, second 8i0. One mile,

11 -Trotting- Purse $200. Three year-olds. For
horses bred iu Humboldt Couutv. Firrt horse to
receive $125, second $'0. third 525. Best two in three.

t'ONDl'HTO!tS AND REMARKS

All trotting race3 are best threp in five unless other-
wi.e specified; four to enter and three to sta-t. bnt ■
the Board reserves ( lie right to hoi I a less number
Jian four to fill by the withdrawal of a proportions
amount of the purse.

Fn trance fee lo per cent, of purse to accompany
nominations.

In all troiting races the rules of the American
Trotting Assoc'a'ion. and all running races the rules
of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association tr>
wnvern, but the Board reserves the. right to trot heats
of any two classes alternately, if necessary to fi isb
any day's racing.

fn all entries not declared out by fi p v. o' the dav
preceding the race shall be required to start.

No added money paid for a walk-over.

In all races four or more piid-up entries required
to fill, and three or more horses to start.

Racing colors to be named in entries.

In truttlng races drivers will be required to wear
caps of distinct colore, to be named in entries.

Entries in a'l races to close with the secretary,
Moaday, .Tune IS, 1888.

Entry blanks will be furnished upou application to
the Secretary.

DAMEl, MURPHY, President.

1888- 1888

NEVADA STATE FAIR

— AT—

RENO, NEV.,
September 1 7 to 22 Inclusive.

$10,000.00

- IN —

PURSES AND PREMIUMS.

II. < iihj, Secretary.

Uap

DUG MEDICINES.

Manjre <'nr'1, - SO*1 Distemper Cure SI 00
Itloori iMirifier, 50c. Vermiftige, - 50c
ranker W»sli, 50c. Eye Lmfon, - 50r*.
Diarrhoea ture,50c. Cure lor Fits, - 50c.
Tonic, - - 5«c. Liniment, - 50c.

Kennel and Stable Soap, bes t dog soap know d, price
26c.

These remedies are sold by druggists and dealers
in sportsmen's gondB.

ALL DOG DISEASES TREATED
H. CLAY GLOVER, D. V. S.

Veterinarian to the Westminster Kennel Club, New
Jersey Kennel Club, Rhode Island Kennel Club,
Hartford Kennel Club, Hemstead Farm Lompany, etc,

22octf 1«9S Brondway. Npw York.

Animal Portraits.

Domestic Pets, Field Dogs, Horses, Cattle, and ilj
descriptiouR of LiveStockdrawn or painted to ord r,
either from photograph or from. life.

Original designs or drawings oij stone, wood, etc.
for illustra ioD purposen, furnished.

H. HOV1). Irti-t
Ooott is pn«i Stree .

Proposals for Privileges

Sealed biriB'will be received by the undersigned up
to6;i*. M. MONDAY June 18, n-88, for the privilege
o selling Pools and running the Wheel of Kortui e at
tie Races, to be given by the Eureka JocKeyClub.
July J, 4, 5 rind 6, 1 88.

The Board reserves the right to reject any or all
hid-!.

myll H. roiiv Secretary.

KILLIP & CO.,

LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL

AUCTIONEERS,
?2 Montgomery Street, San Francisco

BPttCIAX. ATTENTION PAID TO BALES OF

High-Bred Horses and Cattle,

At auction and private sale.

win Nell in All Cities and Counties of
the State.

REFERENCES.

Hon. C. Green,

Sacrame nto .

I. P. hakgent.Ebq.,

Sargents.

Hon. L. J. Robk,

Lob Angeles.

Hon. J. D. Cabb,

Salinas.
Hon. John Bogos

Colusa.

Hon. A. Walbath,

Nevada.

_, B. Haggin, Esq., San Francisco
Represented at Sacramento by Edwin F. Smith,
Secretary state Agricultural Society.

At San Jose by MesBrs. Montgomery A Rea, Real
Estate Agents.

Being the oldest eB'nbliBhed firm in the Uve-atock
business -in rhis Coast, and having conducted the
important aactlm sales in thlB line for the paBt
fifteen years, amounting to one-half a million of
dollarB, we f<?el jutifled in claiming unequalled facili-
ties for diet DBingof live stock or every descriptioD,
either at n Jtion or private sale. Our liBt of correB-

fondents t inbraees every breede r and dealer of prom-
nence up 1 the Pacific Coast, thiiB enabling ub to
give full publicity to animal b placed with us for sale.
Private purv^aaec and sales of live stock of all
descriptions will he made on commission, and stock
Hi the utmost care. Purchases and paleB
i .ml of every description. We areauthor-
i«r to the gentlemen whose names are

BX1P % CO.. 23 Montgomery Btreet,

Business College, 24 Post St

San Francisco.

The most popular school on the Coast
P. REALD President. 0.8. RAT.FY. Pec'y
•»"Sond for Circular net rt

Veterinary Surgery,

DR. A. E. RUZARD.

Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Sur-
geons, Loodon. Calls to the country promptly
attended to.

All operations performed. Advice and preBcrip-
tions by mail, One Dollar. Residence and Pharmacy

No- 1 1 Seventh Street,
2Iap52 Sau Francisco. (Near Market.,

SPEED PROGRAMME
MOXIIAV, Koptoliiber 1 J, 1888.

1— Selling Purser $250; ofwhich$50to second, ?23 to
third; for three-year-olds aud upwards; horses en-
teredto be sold tor $l,5'0 to carry rule weights; two
pounds allowed for each $100 down to $l,rmu, then one
pound fur each ?luu less, down to ?400; pelling price to
be stated through entry box at 6 p. m. the day before
the race; one mile.

•1— Nevada stake, running; for two-year-olds (foals
m I8d6); $50 entrance; $\[> to accoinpahv nominations:
WO additional for starters; to be paid in belore 6 p. m.
nay previous to nice; tenpercent. of stake money to
go to rncincfunil; §:-JC0 added; second horse to save
stake; three-quarters mile.

a— itunning, five-eightbs mile dash; District horses;
■fmO added; entrance $2)1, declaration ^">; on or before
August 26th.

4— Running, three-"ightlis mile and repeat; purse
Si 0; $100 to first, $oii to second.

TneMlay, September 18.

5— Running, three-quarters mile; District horses:
purse .■?!(»■ ; $76 to first; ?2i to second.
.—Trotting 2:U7elasd; purse $U0J.

/-Trotting stake for two-year-olds; mile and re-
pea'; entrance 8B0, of which$iJ to accompany nomi-
nation; -*10 additional for starters; to be paid in be-
foreep.M.day previous to nice; ^300 added; ten per
cent, of stake money to go to racing fund; three or
inoi-e start* rs to make a race; stakes and added
money to be divided W), 30, and 10 per cent.

Wednesday, Sepiemb'r 19tli-

8— Novelty Race, running; purse $I0T; one and one-
half miles , brst half-mile, $i0; nrst mile 31UQ; flrut to
finish, S'2-0.

a— uuning; for three-year-old.-;; $'(l entrance; $20 to
■iccompuny nominations; JW additional for Btarters;
to be oaid in before U e. st. day previous to race; ten
percent, ot stake money to go to racing fund; $300
added; second horse to save stake; one aud one-
quarter miles.

10 Trotting, three- minute-class, tor District horses;
purse £i0U; hrst horse §1e>0, second horse $100, third
horse $50.

Thursday, September 20m.

ll-Wunning, mile and repeat; purse $3 0; $150 Lo
firBt, $Mi to second, $.lu to third.

12— Trotting, 2.40 class; purse $600.

13- Trotting stake for three-yeur-olds; $100 en-
trance. $26 to accompany nomination; $75 additional
for starters; to be paid In before 6 p. m. day previous
to race; $luo added; ceil percent, of stake money to
go to racing fund; three or mo. e starter.-i to make a
race; stakes and added money to be divided 60, 30 aud
ten perceut.

Friday, September 21.

H-Runniug, purBe$300; of which $50 to second; for
all uges; three-quarter mile heats.

15-Kuuu ng, half-mile and repeat; District horses;
purse #160; $luu to first, $5u to second.

10 -Kunning htake; for two-yt:ar-oIds [foals of 1886).
JO entrance; $10 to accompany nominations; $10
additional for starters; to be pni ■ in belore six p.m.
day previous to race; ten per cent, of stake money to
go to racing t«iid; f^Od added; second horso to save
st^ke; one mile.

17— Trotting, 2.-^0 class; for District harses: three in
five; purae$ 00; firBt$15' second $100, third $50.
Saturday, September '-•;«!.

18— Trotting, 2:22 class; purse §1,000; $50J to first, $300
to second, $20u to third.

19— Pacing; purse §600; §300 to first, $200 to Becond,
$.00 to third.

03?- Additional raceB will he made eaeb. day. Classes
ma^e up troni horses on the grounds.

KOAKK.S AND (OMHIIOXS.

Nom'.nations to BtakeB must be made to the Secre-
tary on or betore the >st day of August, l»t8. t- ntries
tor the purses must be made two dajs preceding the
race, atthe regular time for closing entries ad desig-
nated by the rules. Those who have nominated in
slakes must name to the Secretary in writing which
they will start the day before the race, at 6 P. m.
HorBes entered in porses can only be drawn by the
cousentof the Judges.

All horses entered for District purses must be own-
ed and kept in Nevada and California, east of the
■Sierra Nevadas, for six months prior to day of race.

Entries to all trotting races will close August 20th,
wi'h the secretary.

Five or more to enter and three or more to start in
alt races fur purees.

National Trotting Assooiatiou rules to govern trot-
ting raceB. Pacific U-jast Blood HorRe Association
rules to govern running laceB, exeept as above,

All truttingand pacing races are the best three in
Ave, unleBS otherwise specified; five to enter and
three to start. But the LSoard reserves the right to
hold a less number than five to fill, by the withdruwal
of a proportionate amount of the purse, fcmtruuce
fee, i0 percent, on purse, to accompany nomination.

National Trotting Association rules to govern trot*
ting; but the Board reserves the right to trot heats of
anv two classes alternately. If necessary, to finish
any day's racing, or to trot a special race. A horse
making a walkover shall be entitled, unly to the en-
trance money paid in. when less than the required
number ot starterB appear, they may contest lor the
entrance money, to be divided as loliows: t6»i to the
first and 3iK to tie second.

Horses that distance the field will only take first

Spring Meeting

Capital Turf Club

S4CRAMENT0,

BEGINNING

June 5th, 1888.

SPEED PKOUKAMME.
First Day— 'I uesday. June 5lli.

l— Special Two-TeailOld Trotting stake— |-M)
each. CloBed Decembi r 10, 1K87, with eleven entries.
fli'Oadded to the stake , One mile and repeat.

2— Match Kace- §200 aside. N. N. Craig names
Harold Cossack by Don Cossack; II. s. Hogeboum
names Waldstein by Director.

3—Spkcial Pcjksk-$300; for named horses. Open
to Alpha, Dolly Bloodstone, Soltaire, Sutter Buy and
Roderick.

Second Day— Wednesday, June Hiti

4 — Running Stake— Three-quarier mile and re-
peat; for all ages. $25 entrance, $15 forfeit, $125 added.
Second horse to save his stake.

5 — Running Stake— One and a quarter miles; for
ullages. $25 entrance, $15 forfeit, $-0J added, second
horse to save his stake.

6— Running Stakk— For tw .-year -olds. Five-
e'ghtb mile dash. $2- entrance, $15 lorfeit, $1 5add--d.
Second horse to save his stake.

Third Day— Thursday, June 3lii.

7— Trotting— 2 :30 class. Purse $400.

8— Pacing -2:23 class. Purse $400.

Fourth Day— Friday, June 8th.

9-Pacing— 2:35 class. Purse $3.t0.

10— Trotting— 2: '5 class. Purse $00

cgySaturday will be taken up with Special Races.
REMARKS AMI roMHTIOSS.

All TrottinR and Pacing Races, except No. 1. are
mile heats, 3 in 5 in harness, and are divided 60 per
cent, to first horse, 30 per cent, to second, and 10 per
cent, to third. Entrance 10 percent, in trotting a^d
pacing races. Five to enter and three to start in all
races. The club reserves the right to close any race
with a ltps number upon deducting the required
entrance fecB.

Entries to close May 21st, with

J. W. WILSOBT, r-re^ldent.
F. A. JONS s. Secretary.

P. O. box 151, Sacramento, Cal . I2tny2t

TWENTY-SIXTH

AGRICULTURAL

DISTRICT.

Harry E Carpenter, M.O.C.V.S.

VETERINARY KIth<;eo.V

Honorary OrariuaM' ot
Ontario Veterinary <oI-
le&ft. Toronto, 4'nnada
S3T Rld»]ln«rs lantrated.
Veterinary Infirmary, 391 Natomn St.
Residence, 966 Howard St., San Francisco,
lmaoa

unless accompanied by the money

Please observe that, in the above stakes, declare
tions are pennit'ed for a small forfeit.

In all raceB entries not declared out by 6 p. h. of the
dav nrec-diug the race shall be required to start,

Where there is more than one entry by one person,
or i-i one interest, the particular horse they are to
start muit be named by 6 r si. of the day preceding
the race, is o added money paid for a wa k-over.

Kacing colors to be named in entries.

In trotting races drivers will be required to wear
chub of distinct colors, which must be named in the
entries.

Each day's races will commence promptly at one
o'clock P. M.

"" iiitries must be directed to C. H. Stoddard, Sec-
retary, Reno- ISevada.

The '>nnsbv County District Fair, at Carson City,
beginB September 2Hh and ends September 29th. Six
days' laclnc; gives $7,500 in purses and premiums;
for particulars address J. D. I'orreysoii, secreiary,

The Humboldt County District Fair begins October
2d, and ends October 6th. Four days' racing; gives
*.'{ .rum in purses and premiums; for particulars address
Alex. Wise, Secreturv, Winnemucca, Nevada.

The State Agricultural Society has built anew track.
located half a mile from the iowii ol Keuo, the soil
being ot such a character as to make it one of the

heston the Pacific Coast.

Allio WINTERS, Preshient.

C. H. stoddard, secretary. ifmy

STUD DOGS.

Itl'Sit T„ (3751 A K. R.l, lemon and white, by
Chiinpion Sensation (217 A. K. R), ex Sepb G. by
Dnrt-Seney, in the stud to approved bitches, iee

* MIKET., (6*3S A K. 0 S. B ). Irish red setter, by
Nemo— Nida. Btrainlng to Champion Elcho and Cham-
TlonKose. Winner of two firsts and five sprcials at
Pan Francisco shows of 18P6and 1888. In the stud to
approved bitches. Fee 526. A. It. TKIMIAN.
VV EM HO KENNELS.

)P23 »61 8 Itusli Street, S F.

Amador and Calaveras

PAIR,

I0NEJDITY,

AUGUST 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th.

SPEED I'ROfciRAKME.

JSTo. 1.— Running Stakk— For District saddle
horses; 3i0 for starters; ?50 added. Six huudred
yards and repeat.

No. 2.— RUNNING Stake- For District horses; %'ia
entrance, half forfeit, $150 added, of which $50 to sec-
ond horse; third to save stake. Half mile dash.

No. 3.— Free for all trotters and pacers without a
record up to date entries close. Purse $j0n.

No. 4.— RUNNING Stakk— For all ages; ?i& entrance,
ill) forfeit, $200 added, of which $50 to second horse;
third to save stake. One mile and repeat.

No. 5.— Twitting Purse, $'' 0—2:27 Class.

No. f-'.— Running stake— For aliases: *2: entrance
?in forfeit, $2i>o added, of which S50 to eecond horse;
third to Bave stake. Half mile and repeat.

No. 7.— Tkotting Purse, $oh0— Free for all.

No. -.—Running stake— For all agis; $2n entrance,
$10 forfeit, $150 adderL of which $Jj to second horse;
third to save stake. Three-quarter mile and repeat.

No. 9.— Running Stake. Handicap— For District
horses; $15 entrance; hulf forfeit; $15 added, of which
85" to second horse, third to save stake. Six hundred
yards dash.

No. 10.— Pacing Purse, $300— Free for all.

REMARKS AMD CONDITIONS.

Extra races will be given each day; conditions to be
announced the day previous, when entries will close.

Entries tu all the above races, unless otherwise
specified, close with the secretary on .luh 15, 1-88.

All trotting and pacing races are the best three in
five- five to enter and three to Btart. but the Board
reserves the right to hold a less number than five to
fill by the withdrawal of a proportionate am mnt of
the purse.

Entrance fee 1^ per cent, on purse, to accompany
nomination. Trotting and pacing purees divided at
the rate of Bl per cent, to fir.st horse, 80 per cent to
second, and 10 per cent, to third.

National Association Rules tOROvern trottinR- but
the Board reserves the right to trot heniB of anv two
classes alternately, if necespnry to finish any day'B
racing, or to trot a special race between heats A
horse making a walk-over shall bo entitled only to
the entrance inonev paid In Wfc*n less than the
required number of storters appear they mav con-
tent for the entrance money, to Uv divided'as follows*
60 « t-» the first, aud 88}* to the second.

In all races entrieB not declared out by fi p. m of
the day preceding the race shall be required to start

Where there ia more than one entry by one person*
one interest, the particular horse they are to
must be named by fi p. m. of the day precedine
the race. No added money paid for a walk-over

RuleB of the State Agricultural s clety to covern
running raceB, except when conditions named are
otherwise.

Racing colore to bo named in entries.

In trotting races drivers will be required to wear
cans of distinct colors.

The Board reserves the right to change the above
order of races by giving contestants notice of the
same by 6 o'clock p. u, of the dav prec ding the race

District races open to EI Dorado County.

No horse is qualified to be entered in any District
race that has not been owned in Amador. Calaveras
or El Dorado Counties six months prior to the dav of
the race. J

stnbleB, hay and straw free to competitors
Racee commence each dav at I p. m , sharp
The lone track is one of the best and fastest on the
Coast.

U.S. GREGORY, President.
C T. I, A grave, Secretary. apYlow

or in

1888

^fo Ifrjejete anil £ pxrrtsmatx.

335

Southern Pacific Co.

(PACIFIC SYSTEM.)

I'^atuN leave and are due to arrive ai

Sait Francisco.

U E A V E
(FOR)

From May 20. 1888.

A R RI VB
(FROM)

SlOO A M

10:16 a m

lii:30 a s^

2:t5 p *

*13:i» M

5:30 P U

7:45 A M

Knight's Landing.

JLivennore and Pleasanton...

9:45 a M

•4:30 P M

*»:45 a M

8*1.- P U

... .Los Angeles, Deming, £1

8:45 p m

9:0 A M

Los Angeles and Mojave

12:15 p M

3:00 a M

bispjt

*5:45 " v,

3:30 P M

12 :ii p a

D:0 A il

Red Blutf via Maryeville

5:45 p m

7:15 p u

7:00 a M

....Sacramento, via Benlcia

7 15 p m

8:30 a m

10:15 a m

a o.i a m

" via Livermore..

5rfS P M

3:33 P M

12.45 p M

1:30 P M

.- " via Benicla

9:45 A M

5:30 P M

"' via Benlcia

7:45 a M

1 :00 p u

Sacramento River Steamers..

•6:00 a M

7:30 A v

*12:45 p M

9:00 a U

** ., ....

•3:45 P a

9:45 a m

•■

J4:JS p m

y:00 a m

Stockton via Livermore

5:45 P if

LOCAL FERRY TRAIAS.

From San Francisco Dally.

TO EAST OAKLAND— "6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 7:30— 6-.J0—
8:30— 9:00— 9:30— 10:00— 10:30— 11:00— 11:30— 12:0J-li:30
—1:00—1:30—2:00—2:30—3:00—3:30 — 4:00 — 4:30 — 3:00
5:30— 6:00 — 6:30— 7-(X)—«:fXl— 9:1*1 — ]0:U0- 11 -u<)— 12-00

TO FRUIT VALE, (via East Oakland)— same as "TO
EAST OAKLaiND" until 6:30 p. m , inclusive also
at 8:00— 9 :0u and 11:00 p.m.

TO FRUIT VAL-UHvia Alameda)— •9:30— 7:00-'12:00

TO ALAMKUA-«6:U0— *ti:au— j:uu— *7:30-a:Uu — •a:diJ—
*:00— 9:30— 10 :u0—tl0;3u-ll :0O— fll :30— 12:00-112:31 —
1 :00— tl :30— 2 :uo— Ji : dO -3 :iw— 3 :au— 1 :00 — 4 :30— 5 :00—
5:30— e:0U— 6:30— 7:00— 8:00— 3:0U— 10:00— 11:00—12:00.

TO BERKELEY and WEST BERKELEY-*6;00—
*6:*J — 7:iw— *7;M~ a:oU- *8.3u— a;00— 9:3u— lu:oo—
tl0:30— 11:00— Lll:30— 12:00 -L12:3U -1.00 -tl:30 -2:00
(2:30— 3:00— 3:30— 1:00 - 4:30— o:U0— 5:30— 6:00— 8:3u—
7:iw— 3:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— U:o0.

To Sail i'ranchtu Ually.

FROM FRUIT VA±,tL (via fcast Oakland)— 6;Z5-6:55
—7:'i-— 7:55— 8:2o—8:i>->— 9:25— 9:55— 10:25— 10:55- 11:25
11 :o5- 12:25— 12:55— 1 :25— 1 :55 -2:25— 2 :55— 3:25— 3:55
—4:25—4:55—o:25—5:55—6:25—6:55—7:50—8:55—9:53.

FROM FRUil' VAl^E (via AUtmedaj — *i :*1— j.ol —
{9:20— *3:20

FROM. EAST OAKLASfl-*o:30-6:00- o:d0 — 7:0.—
7:30— 8:00— ti;3u— 9:00— a:3U— 10:00— 10:30— ll:0i. — n .-u
12:00—12:30—1:00—1 :30— 2;00— 2:M— 3 :00— 3 ;30— 4 .-00 —
4:30—5:00-5:30—6:00—6:30—7:00 — 8:00 - 9:0o 9:>.8-
10:58

PROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND- 9 m nuleo later
tiianfrom East Oakland.

FROM ALAME1JA— "o. 3J--6. CO -«d:31— 7:00 •7:31—8.00
•8:30— 9.00-9:30-10.00— $i0:30- 11;00 — ;il:3Q— I;i:0J—
112:30— 1:00- Jl:30— 2:00— {2:30- 3:10-^.30- 4:0j —
i:30— 5:00— j;:i0- 6:00 -6:30- 7.09— 8:00— a.00-10;iiu-
11:0 .

/ROM BERKELEVand WEjIBEKEEi^EV-'o^
— o:55— *b:2a— b;ao-*, :25 i :55 -*b:i5— o;>o— 9:"25-U:55
— [10:25—10:55- (11:25— il:5o- Jl2:25 - 12:55— (1:25—
1:55— fci:25 — 2:55— 3:25—3:65—1:25— 4:5o - d::J5— j:55—
6:25—6:55—7:55-8:55—9:55—10:55.

< *.*:t:ii. koi ['!■:.

P ROM oAJS Jj'ri AJivjlsOO —: :io— 3 : in— n uo- i U >~

3:15—5:15.
FROM OAKLANB- •6^5—8:15— 10 J5- 12 -:5 -2.13-

4:15.

A for Morning. P for Afternoon.

•Sundays excepted. tSaturdays excepted; {bundays
only.

Standard Time f urnlsned by Lick observatory.

4. M. TOWNS.

Gen. Manager.

T. H. U4HIDJ1AA,
Hen. PasB. * Ttk Ac,

4 If ILIVs CARBOU'RYVrAL SBEEP DIP.

"Patented in Europe and America."

SHEEP

DIP.

A positive scab cure. A liquid, soluble in

cold \v ater. It is absoi utely nou-

porsonous.

The cheapest and most effective dip on the market
me gallon making one hundred gallons of wash.
Price, si. 2 5 per gallon.
Special discounts an i terms to agents and large
tonsumers. For samples and other information ap-
ply to
LV.NOEA HOIUH, Agents for Pacific Coast
116 California St., San Francisco. <ai.
17septl2

FOR SALE.

No. 1.— Bay Mare, foaled spring of 18m, by
Terror.

1st dam by Little John; 2d dam Musidora's dam by
son of Bertrand.

Terror by Woodburn, 1st dam by Owen Dale; 2d
aam Musidora, by Belmont, etc.

No. 2.— Chestnut Mare, foaled spring of 1882,
by Ware's Bismarck.

1st dam by Owen Dale; 2d dam llusldora, by
Belmont.

Ware's Bismarck, by "Jack Trimble "(Ron of Bel-
mont and mare by Limber John, son of Koscinsko by
Sir Archy) dam by Yorkshire Boy, s&n of imp. Poche,

These are extra fine young mares of superior trot-
ting action and well in-bred to the blood of Belmont.
No. 1 is in foal to a son of Geo, M. Patchen Jr.

For further information address

W. M. WILLIAMSON .

*an Jose. «'««.

AMERICAN

KENNEL CLUB
STUD-BOOK.

Blanks for registering in the official stud
book will be mailed on application.

Entries to Part I of Volnaie 5 close March
31st, 1888.

Sec'y, American Kennel Club.

Sos. 44 and 46 Broadway.
6teb New York.

'88 --FAIRLAWN

'88

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 1888.

FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CATALOGUE NOW READY,

And will be mailed to all applicants whn send Five Cents in Stamps to Prepay

Post»ge.

THE FAIRLIWN CATALOGUE FOB 1888 contains descriptions and pedigrees of all the
Sfallions and Brood-mares in use at Fairlawn. THE 1888 CATALOGUE also contains descriptions and pedi-
grees, and prices of

0\i; HUNDRED AMD SIXTY HE\I> OF YOUXG TROTTEKS,

Consisting of Stallions and Fillies from yearlings to five years old, all of my own breeding

and nearly all STANDARD HKKI), and duly registered.

A specialty is made at Fairlawn of raising

STALLIONS AND FILLIES FOR BREEDING PURPOSES.

Those who wish to engage in breeding High-bred Trot*ers, or those already engaged who wish t->
a^d to their breeding stud, can be supplied at Fairlawn with first-class yonng Stallions and Fillies of
the very best trotting families, uniting in their veins strains of blood that have produced Speed with
the GreateNi Uniformity.

Gentlemen who desire fine, higbiy bred, promising, and well-broken Young Trotters for their
own driving, can be supplied at Kairlawn. Any young stallion sold for a roadster will be gelded, if the
purchaser desires, at my own risk and expense.

rpTjTTl AMC1 PPTPh1 PT A T*T is strictly adhered to at Fairlawn. and the price of every
1 XIJZj Ull rj'JT IvlL/FJ iJJii.ll aninmilor sale is printed in ilie catalogue. Pur-
chasers from a distance can buy on orders at exactly the same price as if present in person. Ail stock .-..'hi
on orders can be returned if they do not come fully up to the descriptions given.

rime will be given responsible parties, on satisfactory pap«- r, foeariii^ interest from
date.

THE SrALLIOSI* LN USE AT FAIRLAWN ARE

Happy Media in (400).

Sire of more 2:30 performers than any living stallion,
having 39 to his credit with records of 2:30 or better,
among them Maxey Cobb, 2:13i, the fastest stallion
that ever lived.

WILL BE USED AS A PRIVATE STALLION.
Aberdeeik (29).
Sire of 14 with records better than '2:20, among them
Haltie Woodward, 2:15i; Jim Jewell, 2:l9±; Modoc,
2:19£, etc. Limited to 30 mares at £100 the season,
or SI 50 to insure a mare in foal.
Al eto (2548).
By Almont, dam Violet (sister to Dauntless and
Peacemaker), by Bysdyk's Hambletonian, etc.
Limited to ^0 mares at $50 the season, or $80 by
insurance.

Almont Willies (3131).

By Almont, dam Annabel, by George Wilkes; 2d dam
Jessie Pepper (dam of Alpha, 2:25|, etc.), by 11am-
briuo Chief, etc. Limited to 30 mares at §50 the
season, or $80 by insurance.

Alaxinins, (517 5),
By Almont, dam by Sentinel; 2d dam by Bayard, etc.
3d dam Layton Barb Mare. Limited to 3u mares at
$50 the season, or $80 by insurance.

Noble Medium (4it39),

By Happy Medium, dam by Mam brino Patchen; 2c,
dam by Mambrino Chief ; 3d dam by Sir Archy Mon-
torla Limited to 20 mares at $50 the e ea&on, or
$80 by insurance.

Applications for use of Stallions will be eutered in the order they are received, but af ier a btallion's
limit is reached no more mares will be received. For catalogues and further information, address

Loch t<ox 3%0

WM.

T. WITHERS, Lexington, Ky.

28janB2

IMPORTED BERKSHIRES.

REDWOOD DUKE 13368.

Vrize winners at all the fairs in California and the
entire list of sweepstakes premiums at State Fair
Sacramento, 1886 and J88''.

importations made direct from England every year
from the most noted Breeders, selected from the I
best blood and most fashionable families of Dish-
faced Berkshires, regardless of cost, and all re-
corded in English aDd American Berkshire records.

Young pigs from these importations, male and
female, from entirely different families for sale at
reasonable prices, and every pig guaranteed. Address,

4feb*>

AMlltl.n SMITH, Redwood «ity.

Oral 21 m California Street. San Francisco.

S.B. WHITEHEADS; CO,

LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL
AUCTIONEERS.

iEE PREPARED TO CONDUCT SALES OF

Thoroughbreds, Trotters

And every other description of live stock,

At any Point on the Pacific Coast,

Our Mr. S. B. Whitehead has for fifteen
years successfully managed all the principal
sales of high-ilass stock on this Coast.

REFERENCES

(By permission).
ARIEL LATHROP, ESQ., SETH COOK, ESQ.,
J. B. HAGGIN, ESQ., THEO. WINTERS, ESQ ,

R. P. ASHE, ESQ., Wil. CORBITT, ESQ.,

and others.

S. B. WHITEHEAD & CO.

20 Letdesdorff Street,
lraartf San Francisco.

Montana

AND

Washington

Racing Circuit,
1888.

$45,000 In Stakes and Purses.

ALL STAKES <XOS£ APRIL 1ST.
A'l Trotting Entries Close July I4th.
Write to any one of the Secretaries for pro-
grammes and further particulars.
DATES.
Deer Lodge, Montana, July 18 to 21, James B. Mc-
Masters, Secretary.

Butte City, Montana, August 6 toll, Lee Mantle,
Secretary.

Helena, Montana, August 20 to 25, Francis Pope,
Secretary.

Spokane Falls, Washington, September 3 to 8, John
A. Todd, Secretary.
Note. Salem, Oregon, dates September 17 to 21.
Walla Walla, Washington Ty., dates October 1 to 6.
18fe

Outing

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and Physical Recreation.

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Single nnmbers * we 1117. live cents.

1 40 Nassau

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Dr. Thos. Bowhill, M.R.C.V.S.

VETERINARY SUUiKO.V,

Graduate New Veterinary College, Edinburgh
Awarded the Highland and Agricultural Societies
Medals for Horse Pathology, Anatomy, Physiology
and Histology. The Williams' Prize, '84-'85, for high-
est works in professional examinations, and mk first-
class certificates of merit. Honorary Member Illinois
State Veterinary Medical Association.

NEVADA STABLES,

IHILROY * WA1XIS Prop's.

1336 Market St. S F., Bet. Jill ami X Hi

Telephone No. 3159

FOR SALE.

POND LILLY,

By Geo. M. Patchen, seven years old, weighs 950
poundB, perfectly sound. This mare is a natural trot-
ter never driven on a sulky but once and with twelve
days training made a record of 39^ in Spring races,
Los Angeles in 'B.1. Since then with 30 days training
trotted three heato in 33, 2a>< 28, and Can do it any
time required by purchaser.

Pond Lilly can be bought cheap as owner can not
attend to campaigning her. Apply

.1. B. MASON, 1 Z Franklin St.

apl2t Los Au-jeles. C'al.

MttirXTO CftMNBKRXXtti

?# zFsHOTGUN CARTRIDGES j

\jlMr Itit^ ■ ■ ■ 1. ■-- '--li ■ _i -- — '

TIME SCHEDULE.

..BBenger Trains leave and arrive Passenger Depo
i ownsend Street, between Third and Fourth Street*
•san Francisco.

In effect May 1,

1-:01 p 1 Cemetery and Menlo Park | 2:t0 r

7 -IS A . f I _ .,.

10 :30 a
'3:30 p
4:30 p
'5:10 p

6:30 p
tllrfoP

8 :30 a ■
10:30 a,
** :30 P

6:40 A
"8:00 A
9:03 a
«1":02a
4:36 P
5:42 p
6:4U P
t7 :50 p

..Santa Clara, San JoBfc.and ! i'

.... Principal Way Stations f

t0:tt0A | Almadmand Way Static ns..

."Gilroy, Pajaro, Castroville, i I *"> &} *

.... Salinas and Monterey... ( \ ** :.™ p

r7:£0Al (
8 :30 Ali..
'd:3Qp| (

..Hollister and Tres Pinosk.

^B-Ma! * W'ateonviUe,Aptos,Soquel J

*:i:30 pj I (CapitolajandSauta Cruz..

.. r o:^u r
) | t8:35 p

0:02 a

.-. 6:40 P
) I tfc:35p

t7-50aI i Monterey and Santa Cruz, Sunday ; i iQ ,, „
T<-WAlt Excursion Train. „ Jl +8:35£

30Al^Soiedaiif k'li30 Cobles, 1'empletonl a lt,
USanLuis Obispo) A Way Sutiona. i I 6 :4° p

„ a— Mormug P.— Afternoon.

'.Nimdayseicepted. tSundaysonly tTbeaire train sm.
urdays only Trains run on Standard Time furnished
by Lick Observatorv.

Nearly all rail line to San Luis Obispo. Only '*
miles staging between Terapletun and San Luis
Obispo. Time from San Frannisco 12 hours. Tbrouph

Special Round-trip Tickkts. at reduced rates— to
Gilroy and Paralso SpringB.

Special Notice— Kound-trip tickets to the famoue
Lick Observatory (Mt. Hsmiltonjcan be bad at any
of the Company's Ticket Offices in San Francisco
Rate, $7.5 .

EXCURSION TICKETS.

For Sundays onlv.i f„®°Jl .^I?'1** * Mobkikg ;
- ' l for return same day.

ForSaturday, ( Sold Satcrday and SuNDAYonJy
Sunday and i good for return until following Mon
Monday, I day.inclnsive.at the following rates

Bound Trip

from San
Franc:sco to
San Bruno..., .

Millbrae

Oak Grove

San Mateo

Belmont

Redwood. ...

Fair Oaks

Menlo Park..

MayfieM L

filount'n view
Lawrences..
Santa Clara
Ticket Offices

ittattol
■Mon..
• Tkt.

Round Trip

from San

Francisco to

San Joae

Gilroy

Hollister

Pajaro

Watsonville ..

Aptos

iLoma Prieta..
1 60 l|Soquel „

1 75 hSanta Cruz

2 00 iCastroville

2 25 Monterey

I 00

Satto
Moi-
Tkt

i"i"6o

4 50

5 01
5 00

S uO
5 00
5 00
5 00

Passenger Denot. Townsend
street, Valencia-street station. No. BIS) Market street
Grand Hotel, and Rotunda, Baldwin Hotel.
A. C. BASSKTT, H. R.J ULAH,
Superintendent Asst Pass. A Tkt. Ag'.

TO

Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekerp.

THE

SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO.

RESPECTFULLY CALLS ATTENTION TO TJtSE

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

AFFORDED BY THE "NORTHERN DIVISION
of its line for leaching with Bpeed and comfort the
beBt ilaces in the State for
Sea Bathing, shoo tilt" and Flsbins

TRAINS LEAVE SAN FRANCISCO L-aILT FOR

MONTEREY,

THE MOST CHARM7NG

Summer and Winter Kesort or iLe
Pacific Coast,

with its beautaiul GroveB and delightful DriveB. Trout
in abundance can be obtained from the Be\eralstreaii.s
In the vicinity of Monterey, and the best of shooting
may l-e had in season.

THE BA T OF MONTEREY

Is noted for the extent And variety of fish which
abound in its waters, notably Salmon. Rock Cod, Ba~-
acuda, Pomplno, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder
The above-mentioned attractions. In connection with
the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superioi
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEI
MONTE." have mado Monterey a paradise for eport<».
men.

THE BA THING FACILIT1 ES

AT THE

"HOTEL DEL MONTE,'

ABE UNSURPASSED,
hartne a MAGNIFICENT BEACH of pure while
Band for surf bathing. The BATH-HOUSE contains

SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANKS

(150x50 feet) for warm salt water plunge and swim •
ining baths, with ELEGANT ROOMS connecting for
individual baths, with douche and shower facUitiee-

THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-known
Watering Places,

APTOS. SOQFEL AJSU S AOTA CR V Z

IS VTA THE NORTHERN DIVISION,

SOUTHERN PACIFIC ROUTE,

(Broad Qange)

The Northern Division runs through the conntlee
ot San Mateo, Santa Clara. San Benito, Santa Crux
and Monterey, 6ach of which abounds in game in gres
varletv Notably

Quail, Pigeon, Snipe, Dock, Geese, l>eer
and Bear.

Lakes PILARCITOS and SAN ANDREAS are
reached by this line. Stages connect with trains dally
at San Mateo (or those well-known Retreats, PURIS
SIMA, SAN GREOORIO and PESCADERO. We
would particularly call attention to the unlimited ex-
tent of range at and about SAN BRTJNO &nd McMA-
HON'S for RIFLE PRACTICE.

These reaorta are bnt a short distance from San
Francisco and offer special inducements to the lovers
of this maul y sport.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

Sportsmen and others presenting Passage Tickets
will be entitled to

FREE TRANSPORTATION CF THEIR DO S
when carried in Baggage Cars and put in charge w
Train Baggagemen. Train Baggagemen are Instructed
to issue CHECKS for all doge receved In Bagguge
Cars.

flSS"In order to gnard against accidents to Dog
while in transit, it is necessary that they be provided
with COLLAR AND CHAIN. GunB and Fishing
Tackle will be carried free of charge. Guns taken apart
and securely packed in wood or leather cases may be
taken in Passenger Cars.

TICKET OFFICES— Passenger Depof.
street, Valencia Station. and No 613 Mar

Hotel

O. BAS8ETT, A. H. R.

Superintendent, Asat. Pas*

336

2£Ixje IPmte mxtl gpovtsmmx.

May 26

SHORTEST

AND

BEST A

BETWEEN

Missouri River

AND

Chicago

SPEEDY A>'D SAFE TBAJiSPOMATION

OF

HORSES
LIVE STOCK

FREIGHT
TRAINS.

f//o ~

/

ifjf

«-

<*

L C. SMITH' Top Action, Double Cross-Bolted

m-

1H XU^ilUblUiijXrUUUltJljrU

BREECH— LOADING GUN!

Ce*l f0f»eA^ftor. ^Ptol

L. C. SMITH,

as a

o s pa
x _

5."

ILannfacturer of both Hammer and Hammerless Guns.
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
A Demonstration of the Shooting Qualities of the "L. C. Smith" Gun.

Attn Cleveland Cartridge Co.'B tournament, held at Cleveland, 0., from Septembpr 13 to 16 inclusive
the " Smith" gun won first money In every class. It also won nearly two-fhirdis of the enllrf
amou i(}'t,(l00) of cash prizes, and championship tropby for the b'st average in the 90 class In tl e 90-
class iwon the 1b». 2nd and 1th moneys; in the 80-class it took the 1st. 3rd. 4th and 5th- in the 70-olass II
cook Ji tand 2nd, with the 1st and 6th in the 60-clasB, making a total winning nearly four times greater
than any other gun. of either foreign or bom« manufacture.

e'tv*cbiseUent snowlnS' « there was seven different makes of guns used by tbe nineteen

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Trotting Stock |

FOR SALE.

Bay View Maid, chestnut mare, foaled 1831 by Gen. I
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Hunter) second dam by Skenandoah; third dam bv
Belmont (.Williamson's}. Bay View Maid conld trot
in three minutes wlien a yearling. Hue lias never
been trained but haB pulled a buggy In 2:50 without,
work. She was bred this season to Sidney and 1b be- I
lieved to be in foal. S-ieia a regular breeder and lias i
by her Bide ahorse colt by Guy Wilkes, und haB also I
a yearling filly by Guy Wilkes. Tbese colts, show |
for themselves, and will be sold with the mare, i
The value of Benton inareB his been fully proven at
Palo Alto, and Mr. Chas. Marvin prouounceB them
the very beBt.

This Stock is offered for sale because the wner has

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Notes and Comments.

Many of our best judges of racing are of the opinion that it
would be judicious to raise the present two and three-year,
old stake weights from 115 and IIS respectively to 126 poundF,
which represent the English standard. It is stated that by
this change in the rules, many good riders who are now
unable to reduce themselves to the weights, would then be in
position yet to make a good livelihood by their experience in
riding, whereas many jockeys who have taken on weight and
who have not gathered together a tidy ttake in their flnsh
times, are now reduced to robbing horses and working them
in their gallops with the comparative small pay aitsched to
such positions. One of these old-time riders has addressed a
letter to the N. T. Sporting World, from which we make the
following extract: '-Take McLaughlin or Garrison, for
instance. How long will they be able to ride at the present
weights? Not very long. Bear in mind, ton, that it is just
as fair for one as another. Look at the Rockaray Associa-
tion, the weights they carry. After a yooDg man has spent
half of his life in riding race-horses, what is there left for
him to do but to move on and make room for a lot of boys.
This is the very curse of racing. What control have some of
these boys got over a running horse? Look back at the
record of accidents and show me one race where a rider of
age and ability has been hurt by his own carelessness? You
cannot find one. Every accident has been caused by some of
the boys that are put up as riders. How was West killed at
Saratoga last season but by the carelessness of a boy letting
go his horse's head." There is a good deal of sense in the
above statement, and in England, where jockeys are appren-
ticed and serve for years together in a stable, the trainer,
save in an exceptional case, would never dream of putting a
crack horse in the hands of a young rider without actual
racing experience on account of a pound or so difference in
the weights in his favor.

In an account of the Brooklyn Handicap, wo read that The
Bard was a sight to see at the finish. " He was frigbtfullv
punished with the whip, his sides were cut open with the
spurs, he was gaBhed and bleeding and looked as if a blind
man bad slashed him with a razor. It was a terrible punish-
ment for the son of Longfellow, bat only just such heroic
treatment could have made him h'uish in front. Hanover
was also badly used up by the spurs, but not at all so much
as The Bard." Such extreme punishment of a horse should
be condemned by the authorities, unless they court tbe legal
interference of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals. It has been suggested that spurs should only be
allowed of a regular pattern that will permit but a moderate
punishment and owners, in their own interest, should en-
dorse the idea, as many a good horse has turned a rogue
after receiving such a gruelling as was given to The Bard.
A number of instances may be recalled where, after such
punishment, a horse has ever refused to run kindly, and in
some cases the animals would seek revenge by biting or kick"
ing at the offending jockoy every time he came within reach.
Some of these horses have utterly ruined their owners, by
showing phenomenal speed at their exeroise or in a quiet
brush, but when at a critical point, in an actual race, the
whip was raised over them, the poor brutes would sulk and
shut up like a jack-knife. The temper of the horse is spoilt
and he becomes as useless for stud purposes as for racing,
as no one wishes to breed to a vicious, ill-tempered stallion.

all about racing. The writer mentions the horse Jolly Sir John
as an instance. He had turned out a lazy rogue. and was seni
back to the farm and turned loose. "Jolly Sir John," states
the writer, "was ridden about the farm, sent to the post— I
do not mean the starting post, but sent with a boy on his
back to fetch the letters from the post oflSoe — and used for
hack work; it was known that he could gallop and jump if he
would, but he would not. After the lapse of a year or two,
Mr. Thirlwell, his owner, was one day trying some horses,
and as Jolly Sir John happened to be on the spot, he was put
in to make up a field. The horses were to be tried two miles,
and when they had gone about a mile and a half, to Mr.
Thirlwell's amazement Jolly Sir John was leading a dozen
lengths, going strong and well, and he was bringing
the others along at such a rattling pace that they were
beginning to have had enough of it. Mr. Thirlwell put up
his band and stopped them, his son — the well-known rider —
obeyed orders, trotted up to know what the sudden stoppage
meant, and his father told him the condition of affairs: that
Jolly Sir John, who it was supposed — if there was any sup-
position in the matter— would have been beaten off, might,
on the contrary, have won by a couple of hundred yards.
There was no mistake about it. His disposition had changed,
he was no longer currish or cowardly, but willing to do his
best. He was sent soon afterwards to Sandown and won a
race, Mr. D. Thirlwell up, beating Keepaway and Floating
Feather, a very good peiformance; later on he won a steeple-
chase, and beat a good field in a flat race also at Sandown,
Mr. Arthur Coventry up on each occasion. Tom Cannon
bought him for a large sum, and Sold him, I fancy, for a
larger; and I daresay before the trial I have described Mr.
Thirlwell would have let him go for £50. That was the
effect of my recipe in one case. "

There are Borne horses who, with a remembrance of a hard
fought, punishing contest, will right their best against going
to the post, while others will fret and refuse to touch their
food when a muzzle is put on them previous to a race. The
cure of such cases appears to be almost hopeless, bot "Rapier''
in the London Illustrated Sporting Times suggests a course of
treatment that might.be attended with the best results.and that

Some very curions incidents occurred at the recent Chester
meeting in England that have also a bearing on racing
methods in this country. A trainer was fined for allowing a
stable boy to take a preliminary canter with a horse on the
track in racing hours, even when far away from the grand
stands. The rule is very rigid on this point in England,
where it is considered a lack of training decorum to exercise
the horses on the track after the final preparation at the
morning hour. In fact, the English and Australians who
visit our tracks are outspoken in their astonishment at our
allowing' a lot of stable boyB in their shirt sleeves or in
shabby attire to gallop the horses in their blankets just pre-
vious to the race, and then at permitting the steeds to be
scraped off within Bight of the occupants of the grand stands.
In England and on the continent the most tble trainers scout
the idea of it being necessary to give a preliminary gallop to
a well-prepared horse, as it does not increase his breathing
powers, and is likely to diminish his racing capacity at a
critical point of the race. Moreover it is an acknowledged
fact that a lot of half-dressed stable men handling their
scrapers, sponges and buckets do not form a fit accompany-
ing picture to the grand stand opposite, filled with ladies
wearing the most exquisite toilets of tbe latest style. We
might with some advantage, the Britishers claim, use the
English methods, and have the saddling p.iddock far away
from the grand stands, aud besides that the associations
would derive an increased income from prominent betting
men for the privilege of having a good private view of the
horses in the paddock previous to the race.

lordBhip, who had escaped the raiding party, returned to
conquer or perish with his officer. He did not exactly con-
quer, bnt, on the other hand, perish is not the word. It is
supposed that he had the proper card wherewith to conciliate
the exacting ticket takers, or there would have been no start-
ing and no racing at all. On the following day his lordship
took his revenge on the stewards of the meeting by fining
the two riders of The Cob and Wall Chippeway for refusing
to take part in the parade prior to starring in the Chester
Cup. Now, it is the very laudable custom at Ascot, Epsom,
Goodwood and other fashionable race tracks, for all tbe
horses starting for the main event of the day to parade in
front of the Boval or grand stands, and then to proceed some
two hundred yards up the course and return in a full canter
in Indian file at a distance of ten to twenty lengths from
each other. It is a grand sight to see the horses thus
extended, most of them in the pink of condition with their
skilful jockeys, spick and span in their new and vivid colors.
Then the cheers that greet tbe favorites as they come sweep-
ing along with their easy, telling strides add immensely to
the zest and interest of the coming race. This is a custom
that should never be abandoned, but the question is whether
the racing authorities have a right to tine a jockey or an
owner tor not taking part in such a parade.

Another funny incident at the same meeting was when
Lord Marcus Beresford, the official starter, was as nearly as
possible cast into durance vile for presuming to ran np tha
course to start the first race. His aid, tbe wielder of tbe
pacific fl>ig, was collared bodily, tbe force declining to respect
the sacred signal. Flagbearer, white flag and all, were
captured, and were being borne off in triumph as if the

is to retire them from the track and let them for a time forget advance signal were a set of regimental colora-when his

Pendragon, one of the most experienced turf writers
thus sums up the positions: "It does not do to kiok
against the pricks, otherwise the riders, reported to
the Chester stewards might have raised the ques-
tion of Lord Marcus Beresford's locos standi. As I
read the rules of racing, horses are legally in oharge of tbe
starter at the starting-post when the white flag is up to de-
note that according to the clock, the contest is due to begin.
From that time out till the stari is effected and declared by the
order to drop the advance flag the starter has the field under
his control. How does he come to be in authority regarding the
parade, or, for that matter, the preliminary canter, which
ought to be all over and done with before his duties com-
mence? If a horse break down in his canter, he would not
be reckoned a starter at all. Having said thus mnch, because
I always like fair dues, let me follow on similar lines to those
the Chester stewards approve. There spectacular clientele
in its majority assembles free of charge. I do not suppose
that the many were considered in this case, but that the
refusal to parade was viewed as prejudicial to the interests of
county stand tickets-holders, and the ordinary gate-paying
public, who are made to subscribe more liberally than the
swells for the race committee's benefit. I hold with giving
us a good view of competitors for a race per parade and oan-
ter, too. We don't exactly pay for it on stated agreement
but have a sort of right to expect the exhibition." The
matter will probably be referred to the Jockey Clob for a
final decision.

Subscribers to the St. Louis stakes, after the example
made of French Park in tbe futurity Slakes, will be more
careful in making the nominations to that Association. It
appears that French Park was orignally entered by F. D
Morrissey in the above rich stake for three-year-olds as the
bay colt by King Ban, dam Lou Pike, whereas, under tbe
rules of the Association the names of the colts and fillies
would have to acoompany the nominations. There was evi-
dently some misunderstanding on the subject between the
owner of the colt and the secretary of the Association, as
when Mr. Morrissey telegraphed from the Brooklyn track to
the St. Louis executive officers that he intended to ship
French Park to that point in order to fill his engagement in
the Futurity, an answer was wired to the effeot that the entry
was informal and that the horse could not be all
start. Of conrse, a club is entitled to make its o<vlj
but, in this case, they appear to be more rigorous tl
exacted by other associations.

354

^Ixje ^xzz&tx mid jftpurolsmatt.

June 9

General Topics.

A leading trainer of trotters opened the conversation a few
days ago in a way that was somewhat startling. The Na-
tional Stallion Stake had been the topic, though the talk had
drifted to other subjects when he broke in. *'I believe Ante-
volo has a good Bhow of winning the stallion race if yon will
give the right kind of care." "What do you mean by the right
kind of care?" was my reply ; and his answer, "Put one
man on him when you commence training and let that be his
only work." While it is unnecessary to repeat all ot the con-
versation, it may not be amiss to take that for the test and
give the reasons which I have to offer for not taking his ad-
vice. As I told him, if the best groom in the United States
were to offer his services for nothing, with the contingent
that he should be permitted to go through the recognized
formula for taking care of a trotter, the offer would be de-
clined. The same trainer, in another conversation, was de-
scribing the care he intended to give a horse under his charge,
and the first information was to the effect that he would put
his best man on that horse without any other work to come
in his way. That meant, too, that the man should be kept
busy, as any of his employes who ia not duing a fair share of
work is sure to hear from him. He further outlined his plan
by saying that he (the horse) should have his morning walk
and again in the evening, that, of course, done "in hand,"
but as two hours would be ample time for that kind of exer-
cise, to fill up the rest of the day a good deal more would be
expected. Grooming and robbing, soaking and bandages,
embrocations and poultices, medicines and mashes. In the
good old days of racing the *' Virginia plan" was to put a
man and boy on every horse. The man's duties were multi-
farious, the boy's to pulling the fodder and rubbing legs.
The country which a little more than half a century ago could
truthfully claim to be the Mother of Statesmen and Race-
horses was not aloce in regarding a man and boy as the
necessary adjuncts to horses in training, as it was the uni.
versal practice of every trainer who was recognized to have
mastered the intricacies of his profession.

The object of training is to "condition ' a hor&e so as to be
capable of enduring the greatest strain 01 the organs of loco-
motion fur limited periods. Taking the contemplated race
as the groundwork, it means fitting horses which have ac-
quired a rate of trotting speed adequate to the requirements,
so that the speed can be sustained for something over a mile,
and the capacity for further trials, after the lapse ot twenty-
rive minutes, to an indefinite extent. Three heats must be
trotted so that is the minimum, the maximum cannot be cal-
culated until the race is finished. I write, that have already
acquired the necessary speed, though this expression must
be modified in order to be correct. There is no question
that each of the eight horses engaged have Bhown a ilight of
speed which, if sustained, would result in a faster mile than
stallion record; but it is well-known that the time of frac-
tions of a mile is not a safe basis to calculate upon. There-
fore the developement of "still more speed" is one of the
desires of the trainer, and even in matured animals it is of
great moment. The greater the margin of speed, the greater
the chances for "carrying tLe clip" for the distance. That is
a horse which could show a furlong in fifteen seconds will
not be as much distressed in going a mile in 2:10 as one
which wae not so fast by a quarter of a second, being equal
in other respects. A quarter of a second from that rate
would still leave a good deal of reserve speed to compass a
a mile in the time mentioned, and yet the advantage to the
faster be so great as to make a comparatively easy perform-
ance. Therefore the trite saying "the more speed the greater
the endurance," is in a manner justified. It can be taken
for granted then that no matter how fast the pupil may be(
any course which will augment the speed will be the proper
one to follow.

It is manifest that condition is, in a greater degree, depend-
ant on food and exercise than any other of the adjuncts of
training. The firBt is essential to form muscle, the latter to
give the muscles tone. The trainer of trotting horses should
give directions in regard to feeding, and instruct the groom
whatever else is to be done. Assuming that the attendant
does everything excepting giving the horse his fast work, th6
question is, what shall he do? To require his whole time a
great deal will have to be done. The horse is given a few
swallows of water, fed, say at 5 o'clock in the morning, his
bed straightened out and the man ready for breakfast at six.
Thirty minutes after he is back to the stable, cleans the
horse, walks him for an hour blanketed and with a hood on
returned to the stable, bruBhed again, bandages removed
legs rubbed, harnessed and jogged the distance the trainer
has directed. There is a little perspiration and the rubbing
i3 resumed vigorously. Up and down, back and forwards.
No light touch, plenty of "elbow grease," and after that
carried and brushed. His legs are bandaged, Mb allowance of
water given and then his hay. There ib enforced idleness
perhaps, perhaps not. In some cases while the horae is eat-
ing the hay, the groom is busy at his legs and it may be that
he has some favorite embrocation to dampen the hair before
the nand mbbing begins. Dinner time is near at hand when
the work is completed for the forenoon, and after Beveral
mi antes given to shaking the oats in the Bieve the noon feed
it given, the man takes his provender, and from then until
tl_,. middle of the afternoen cleaning boots and harness,
washing the sulky, etc., is in order. Walk, rub, curry,
bandage, feed, make up the bed for the night, and the work
for that day is brought to a close.

"Working-out-days" is quite different. There is work to
be done then and the good groom is all agog with anticipa-
tion. Exercise is so far advanced that four heats are decided
upon. The horse has been prepared beforehand, and the
morning allowance of grain and water is somewhat siflRller
than usual. But it is the "care" I am writing of now, and
the other etceteras niuBt be pot aside. The horse is walked
rather longer than ordinarily, and for the first heat a heavy
hood is worn. The trainer handleB the reins, jogs, brushes,
scores a lew times and is off. The groom watches with eager
looks, a heavy blanket thrown over his arm, and when the
horse haB finished the first division of his exercise, turned
around and brooght to a stop, he is enveloped with the
blanket. When unharnessed his legs are swathed in hot
bandages, he is "scraped," some of the water rubbed out of
his coat, the hair straightened, when, clothed with a blanket
and cover, an additional hood thrown over his loin, the head
part extending so as to cover the tail, he is walked until the
order is given for another heat. Eub, rub, deluge with
rum, replace boots and away be goes for the second mile.
More scoring, an increased rate of speed, the same manipula-
ting until the last round for the day has been gotten through
with. It must be borne in mind that one man is not held
competent to give all the care necessary, and a helper is
pressed into the service. For all that it may be high noon
when the job is finished and not done at that. After being
walked long enough to cool out and get his quantum of water,
he is given some hay, and while eating that a mash is pre-
pared. The groom eits a late dinner, hurries back, removes
the ciothing, rubs, brushes, brings in a couple of soaking
tubs, sponges each leg, dries them with rubbiog cloths,
hand rubs, does so much in fact it would be far beyond the
scope of these notes to portray a portion of the woik (care)
which is thought necessary.

The trainer who orders, and the groom who carries the
orders through, should be able to give some reasons why that
course is followed. I have asked quite a number of them
for information, and the nearest to a reply was^from the man
who made the assertion which led to these remarks in regard
to the benefits derived from bandaging the legs at all times.
He cliimet that fast trotters had to be treated differently
from race horses, or trotters which had a strong dash of
thoroughbred blood. He said that there were horses in his
stable which, if left unbandaged after their work, their legs
would be as round as a post. He could not give any reasons
for that being the case, but was sure that an abrogation of
the practice would be followed by the results claimed. There
is no qaestion that pressure will aid the absorbing vessels in
taking up extraneous matter, and that horseB whose legs fill
after exercise may be benefited by applying them. It is also
true that a wet bandage, especially when applied as hot as it
can bo born with comfort, will act as a poultice, aud should
there be soreness will tend to relief. But when indiscrimi-
nately used, when there is neither soreness or tendency to
fill, they are not only u nnecessary bu t prej ndicial . Bandages
may streugthen a weak limb, they are sure to weaken
muscles and tendons when these are in a normal condition.
If taken for granted that a horse when put in training will
have leg troubles, and bandages UBed as a preventive, it is
long odds that when removed the prediction will be verified.
The support which was not needed becomes essential,
although there has been no actual weakening of the parts
supported. It would be nearly as logical to take medicines
in health, which are only resorted to when disease has to be
overcome. This is hardly a proper eomparisor. as horses
are still dreuched and dosed when in the most vigorous
health, and very many of the trainers of the present day still
cling to courses of physic, cordials, diaphoretics and diuretics,
when, were a competent veterinarian consulted, his advice
would be to throw the physic to the dogs.

It occupies a short time the placing of bandages, and a dett
groom will roll them on in a few seconds. Hand-rubbing the
legs is not to be hurried over, and there ia assuredly a kDack
in this apparently Bimple task. Iu the old racing days men-
tioned, a quarter of an hour to each leg was the minimum,
and that means two hours each day. There are ca3es when
a light friction is beneficial to the legs, as the stroke is always
"with the hair," that is when the rubbist is an adept. But
bodily rubbing, though performed by experts, does more
harm than good. Semi or tri-daily robbings, and on "worit-
ing-out" days and racing days between every heat is sure to
bring soreness, although the party performing it willsay that
one of the objectB is to prevent soreness. Friction in the
shape of a soft linen cloth passed rapidly over the body will
accelerate the removal of moiEture and indnue a greater flow
of blood to the surface, and when these objects are dt sired it
is to be commended. But the surplus moisture can be more
easily got rid of, and a better plan of aiding the heart in its
effort to force the blood from the interior is to keep the ani-
mal in motion under just enough clothing to guard against
too rapid evaporation. When the excess of perspiration has
been removed by the scraper ("knife-of-heat" is what the
Duke of Newcastle calltd this stable implement), and that as
quickly as possible, in place of mopping up the residue,
clothing lightly and walking the animal, would appear the
most rational treatment. It does not have the business air,
however, of two or more men rubbing vigorously, throwing
the blankets back while the chest is manipulated, and with
scientific celerity tOBsingthe covering from loin to neck while
the rear portion of the anatomy is attended to.

This "Massage" treatment is without doubt the cause of a
good deal of the nervousness displayed by horses. The
Bkin becomes so sensitive from the irritation that the ap-

proach of a man with a rubbing cloth in his hands is suffi-
cient to excite them, and many horses are almost frantic
when under the care of the grooms. Following the care-
taking method, as I did for many years, I had many horses
which were dangerous to themselves as well as the groomB.
Hock-boots were necessary during grooming to guard that
part against injury from the resistance of the animal. It is
evident that such violent resistance must be induced by a
desire to avoid pain. A soft cloth would seem to be a harm-
less instrument no matter how rapidly manipulated, and if
the movement was always in the direction the hair lies, it
would not be the source of so much pain. "Against the
grain" and resorted to so often aa it is, under the prevailing
custom, there is sure to follow acute irritation, and if the
victim is in the least nervous the nervousness will be aug-
mented by the torture. It is really torture to a thin-akinnedi
fine-coated animal, and even those of sluggish temperament
will rebel after undergoing the treatment for a time.

Tne American Trotting Association-

No. 50. — The following persons and horses suspended for
non-payment of entrance, have been reinstated, viz:

James D. Ladd, Ottumwa, la., and b h Bob Burdette sus-
pended by order of the member at Oskaloosa, Iowa.

E. A. Hughes, Clinton, la., and cb h Trade Mark (pacer),
suspended by order of the member at Des Moines, Iowa.

L. A. Blasingame, Fresno, Cal., and ch g Confidence (run-
ner), suspended by order of the member at Lob Angeles,
California.

R. A. Shiras, Iowa City, Ia, and rn m Benlah, suspended
by order of the member at Missouri Valley, Ia, and at Dun-
lap, Ia. (Note: H. A. Shiras, and the rn m Benlah, remain
suspended by order of the member at Denison, Iowa.

E. F. Geers, Columbia, Tenn , and ch g Dr. Almont,
(pacer), and b h Duplex (pacer), suspended by order of the
member at Dallas, Texas.

L. Shafer, Newcastle, Pa., and b m Daisy Gardner, sus-
pended by order of the member at Dallas, Texas,

John Kintz, Chicago, Ills., and b m Lottie K. (pacer), sus-
pended by order of the member at Paris, Illinois.

No. 51. — The following persons and horses suspended for
non-payment of entrance, have been reinstated, viz:

D. F. Seacord, Galesburg, Ills., and s g Robert 8. suspend-
ed by order of the member at Kewanee, Illinois.

John Lawler, Port Huron, Mich., and rn g Dr. Frank, sus-
pended by order of the member at Detroit, Michigan.

Alfred Loder, Lewisville, Ind., and gr e Highland Boy,
suspended by order of the member at Toledo, Ohio.

By order of the Board of Appeals, May 1st, 188S.

H. H. Ackley, Elyria, O., and the br g Billy H. alias Billy
Moore, are suspended until fine is paid and unlawful win-
nings are returned.

By order of the Board of Review for Louisiana.

H.McClosky, New Orleans, La., and brgTom Boss (pacer),
formerly Old Trunks, Little Tommy, etc., suspended for vio-
lation of rule 16 are reinstated.

F. Fargot, New Orleans, La., and bg John Davey formerly
Mackeral Buck, Miraculous etc., suspended July 27, 1837, for
violation of rule 16 are reinstated.

J. H. Stexnzr, Secretary.
Detroit, Mich., May 18th, 1888.

The Rhonerville Fair.

The Board of Directors of the Ninth District Agricultural
Society held a meeting recently at Rhonerville, at which it
was resolved to build twenty-four more box stalk} for the
accommodation of live stock on exhibition. The speed pro-
gramme was arranged as follows:

First day — Running— Purae of $50. Free for all saddle-
horses having no record under 57 seconds; catch weights;
half mile and repeat. Horses entered for other than saddle
races barred. First purse, $30; second $20.

Trotting, at 3 P. m.— Humboldt stakes, for colts of 1886
bred in the district. $75 added, $20 entrance, one-half of
which being already deposited, the remaining $10 to be paid
at the time of making entries for the other races. W. H. E.
Smith agrees to add $50, the whole sum to be divided as
follows: Sixty, thirty and ten per cent. One mile dash.

Secondday— Trotting— At 1:30 p. m. Purseof$150. Three
minute class. Mile heats, two in three (Patchen barred.)
First, $100; second, $50.

Trotting— At 2:30 P. M. Purse of $125, for two-year-olds.
Mile heats, two in three. First, $85; second, $40.

Running— At 3 P. M. Purse of $150. Free for all. Three-
quarter mile and repeat. FirBt, $100; second, $50.

Third day— Trotting— Purse of $175, 2:45 class. Mile
heats, two in three. First, $120; second $55.

Trotting— At 1:30 p. m. Purse of $125. For three-year-
olds. Mile heats, two in three. First, $85; second, $40.

Running— At 2:30 p. m. Purse of $100. Half mile and
repeat. First, $70; second, $30.

Fourth day— Ladies' equestrianship — At 11 a. m. First
$15; second, $10; third, $5.

Running— At 1:30 p. m. Purse of $150. Free for all.
One and one-quaTter mile dash. First $100; second $50.

Trotting— At 2:30 p. m. Purse of $350. Free for all.
Mile heats, three in five. First, $200; second, $100; third,
$50.

Running— At 3 p. m. Purse $150. Free for all. Half-
mile and repeat. First, $100; second, $50.

The Breeding Limit.

Breeders have asked frequently at what age the average
brood-mare will Btop breeding. The question is one we can-
not auswer when such a mare as Jessie Pepper is still in the
ranks. She is 29 years old and foaled a few dajs ago a oolt
by Doquesne, 2:17£ The grandam of Ida Belle waB 32 yean
old wben Bhe foaled the dam of Mr. Wilkin's speedy mare,
and that three generations on the dam's side went back
sixty-six years. Lucy, 2:18£, has been breer this spring to
Btrney, brother to Opal, 2:23. Lucy is now 32 yearB old.
Green Mountain Maid is 26. She is in foal to Messenger
Duroc. Miss Russell and Addie are 25. Both of them are
in foal to Electioneer. Maid of Clay is 32. She has not had
a foal, however, since 1881, but was bred last season. Lady
Fashion dropped George B. when she was 28. Death, in
the majority of instances seems to be the Umit.

1888

Pus gmto and j&pjorrismau.

555

Racing1 Gossip.

fo be ascertained as unsoundness, for they c-rtaioly should
be considered as a part of it, or at least as serious defects.

Fourth. As a stallion passes inspection, a certificate of it
should be given t-j the owner, addiog his height, color, and any
white or other marts on his head, neck, body or legs. ThiB
would prevent the certificate being used by a dishonest per-
son for any other stallion. "When he is exhibited for a prize,
this certificate most be handed to the judges for their inspec-
tion, to show that he is the right horse, and eligible for a
prize. After its perusal, the certificate should be given back
to the exhibitor.

The season at the Eiist may now be said to be in full blait,

but the culiminating point will be reached when the time

comes for the decision of the Suburban at Sheepshead Bay,
which, on account of its antipost betting, is considered one of

the most important events of the season.

Of the best thought of horses in the race the reasonably

sure starters at this present wriiing are Dunbojnej Laggard,

Linden, Kupert. Elkwood, Feuelon, Banbnrg, Hidalgo, Rich-
mond, Firenzi, Triboulet, Terra Cotta, Blue Wing, Joe Cot-
ton, Kirkman, Connernara, Ordway, George Oyster, Fitz-

jaine?, and one or two others perhaps. The Bard, at 136

pounds, will not be s arted, and Kingston is only doiog half-
mile work, which does not L>ok as if he can be got ready for

the great race in ten days. At present the chances of Lin-
den, Joe Cotton and Terra Cotta look the best, and if Joe

Cotton is in as good a fix as it is said he is, the horse that

beats him will win. From a letter received from Malt Storn

at this office, it appears that Grover Cleveland is suffering

from a quarter-crack, and that he has been let up in his traiD-

iDg. Matt Storn still eutertains the opinion that he may yet

be able to get the horse into form in time for the Suburban.
From our exchanges and private letters we cull some notes

on the condition of a few of the favorites. The Emperor of

Norfolk is in grand trim, and from present appearances he

will develop into one of the grandest horses that was ever

foaled in this country. He carries weight and runs welL and

Will probably add the American Derby at Chicago to ma \ is 0Ter till the next season is to

victories. Miss Ford is not doing as well, as on the 1st she

pulled up lame. Thomas, however, thinks she will start in

the Suburban, and so expressed himself. Yolante seems to

h.tve lost his speed. At Nashville four weeks ago he ran a

mile iu a race in 1:41, but on a good track, he ran the last

mile of the Furdham handicap, won by Belvidere, as slow as

1:46, and hud to take ihe lash to beat Esila a neck for third

money. The youngsters in the Bal Iwiu stable are still suf-
fering somewhat from the change of climate. There were
half a dozen engaged iu the Sequence Stakes at Jerome Park,
but Thomas probably decided that discretion was the best
part of val r, and declined to pit them against French Park,

the almost invincible son of King Ban and Lou Pike.

The contingent that was sent forward from Bancho del
Paso to augment the Haggin stable arrived safely in New
York. Among the number are Hi l&lgr, Kenny, Schoolboy,
Ethel, Master Walter, Scandinavian, Gilmer, Vengeance,
Gray Dawn, Umfield and Monsoon. Fitzjames is considered
the be>t of the three year-olds in the stable, but he has a
slight weakness in one of his legs. Hidalgo is in fine fettle,
and with 115 pounds up he has a rosy chaoce for the Subur-
ban. Aurelia will do well, and both Ben Ali and Fireuzi are
nearly ready in their preparations, but Guenn is still back-
ward.

The sale of Terra Cotta to Campbell and Hankins has
aroused renewed interest in the great race for which Terra
Cotta is a certain starter, and, if Miss Ford doesn't start,
Murphy will ride him. His four pounds' penalty now raises
his weight to 120 pounds. Triboulet, belonging to Mr. Porter
Ashe, is in good trim, and recently made a satisfactory run at
the Coney Island track, so that his chances must be regarded
as promising. If none of the first-class jockeys can be se-
cured, Kelly will have the mount on Triboulet. C. H. Todd is
not a likely starter in the Suburban.

The Chicago stable of Campbell and Hankiu purchased of
James TV. Guest the celebrated four-year-old Terra Cotta, by
Harry O'Fallon, dam Laura B , for $17,500. The horses
belonging to this stable, which are at present at St Louis, in-
cluding among them Macbeth II., Jacobin and Lela May, will
be shipped next week to Chicago.

This

increase is in a much

Stallion Exhibition for Prizes.

During the past few years in England, in order to obtain
a prize at a stallion show, the exhibitor of each horse has
been obliged to present a veterinary certificate to the judges
of its entire soundness, or they would not pass npon him.
Although the manner of appointing these judges and their
inspection of horses has been more or less imperfect, yet
their action in the meantime has done much good, for the
use of many an unsound stallion has been prevented, thus
guarding numbers of breeders against the production of un-
sound colts. The reported imperfections of these English
examining boards I will pass over, and instead of dwelling
on them* will suggest a few rules which, I think, ought to be
adopted by American agricultural societies and horse shows,
in order to insure a rapid and certain improvement.

First. There should be but one examining board throughout
each Btate of our Union, for if there are two or more, as is
now the case in England, one may condemn a horse as un-
sound which a preceding board has passed as sound, and so
vice versa; thus the public would not know what to depend
upon.

The veterinary members of this board should be appointed
by the legislature or the governor, from the recommendation
of a majority of the officers of the State Agricultural Society,
and for a definite period, be paid a fixed salary from the state
treasury, and held for continual service during the time for
which they are appointed. Thus they would be kept clear
of all political influences.

Second. The Board ought to consist of two veterinary
surgeons, and one breeder of the class of horses to be exam-
ined at the time. Forexample, if carriage-horses are to come
under review, then one familiar with this class should be
chosen by its breeders, to be associated with veterinary
surgeons; as action, style, and those points which make np
the most perfect animal conformation are to be considered as
well as =ouudnessj and a breeder of such horses would be a
better judge o( these than a surgeon, in consequence of his
greater familiarity with them from birth up to advanced age
Follow the same" rule with roadsters, trotters, and the large
farm and dray horse. Eich class of breeders should pay this
associate for his attention, and not ask the state to do it from
its treasury.

As to racers, the owners of these are usually so well
informed and particular in their breeding that it might not be
eo necessary to inspect their stallions as those which are
generally used by farmers; still it had better be done, as stout
thoroughbreds are occasionally bred with advantage to select
common mares, and then these stallions should be subject tu
rigid inspection as well as those of other breeds.

Third. The inspection of all stallions should be made at
leisure at their own home, for in the show-yard there is
nothing like sufficient time accorded to do this properly.
Moreover, horses get into such an excited state there as to
make it both difficult and dangerous for a stranger to handle
them. Nor is there sufficient space to exercise and show
their action, whether they stumble in their gait, interfere or
strike the hind Bhoes against the fore ones, or develop broken
wind when put up to smart trot. All these are as important

Fifth. If the stallion does not pass inspection, then the
board must give their reasons for doing this in writing to the
owner.

Sixth. The board should have on hand a printed file of
schedules of the defects and diseases which cause hereditary
unsoundness, and band a copy of the same to every owner of
a stallion visited for inspection. This would teach pre-
cisely what was to be avoided, and also be a guard to him in
future reservations of his own stock, or purchases from
others for breeding purposes. Classify hereditary diseases
and defects, and place them under this head by themselves,
and under another head note those th«t are not hereditary,
but merely temporary or accidental. These last should not
prevent a horse from being passed as sound.

Seventh. When the board visits the owners of stallions, it
would be well, if necessary, to give them suitable verbal in-
structions as to tbeir feed, exercise and general treatment in
preparation for and during service, and for their rest after it
commence. Also state how
many mares may be stinted to each horse per day, per week,
and duriug the entire season to secure good offspring. This
is important for the owners to know, because improper food,
or treatment, or excessive service is very injurious to the
progeny. Some stallions are more vigorous than others,
although upon a superficial look they may not appear so.

Eighth. All breeders in order to obtain superior stock
should be informed that it is necessary to exercise great care
in the selection of the mare as well as the stallion. Let them
obtain the very best to be had for the particular class they
may wish to breed, paying special attention to the coDstitu
tion, soundness and action. Imperfections are inheritable,
and although they may not appear at first, are pretty sure to
crop out sooner or later in the progeny as it advances in age,
and to its injury for use and also money valae.

Ninth. Whenever a stallion or mare is affected by a con-
tagious disease it should be shut up by itself — kept at a dis-
tance from all other horses till perfectly cured, and the place
where kept thoroughly cleansed and purified.

In conclusion, I respectfnlly submit the above brief sug-
gestions to the consideration of the owners of stallions, and
shall be highly gratified to have them add anything which
will increase their usefulness. A general adoption of them
by the breeders of our country will enable them to make
greater improvements in horses than have been accomplished
hitherto since the settlement of America. — A. B. Allen, in
Wallace's Monthly.

A Kentucky Protest-

Tbe following letter addressed to the Kentucky Slock Farm
is from the pen of a well-kaown breeder, and his arguments
show that the prejudice against thoroughbred strains is not
unanimously held in the Blue Grass region:

Shawha>\ Ky., May IS, 1S8S.

I note an editorial in yoor paper of the 17th Just., which I
presume did not emanate from the editor in chief, it being
so thoroughly inconsistent with what I understand to be
your views and the views of a large majority of Kentucky
breeders. I take the liberty to call yourattention to it. [See
page 10; caption, "We Rise to Explain"]. The editorial i re-
sumes to speak for nine-tenths of the breeders of Kentucky,
and makes the bold statement that the largest prices are paid
for trottiog horses without a drop of thoroughbred blood in
them. Will any breeder in Kentucky agree to thi?? Is there
a breeder in Kentucky who is willing to say in his catalogue,
that it contains not a drop of thoroughbred blood? If so, I
would like to see his catalogue.

I class the trotter as a cross-bred horse, a combination of
different tvpes judiciously blended, and I like a thorough-
bred horse on the dam's side and a stallion tracing to same,
or sandwiched in so as to insure slaying and speed quality.
Did not Kysdyk's H enable to nian trace to the thoroughbred?
What money value, or quality, in the trotter is greater than
the speed value? The article intimates such a quality. I
would like to see it explained. Speaking for myself only,
I would not have a horse destitute of a drop of thoroughbred
blood. I would have no use for him, but have no objection
to any other person owning such animals. The Clydesdale
and Percheron are good in their place. I understand Maud
S., Dexter and others with some drops of thoroughbred
blood, sold for satisfactory prices. Alma Mater is a great
brood mare, granddam thoroughbred. Nearly all of the
great brood mares are known to possess much thoroughbred
blood. Mambrino Patchen, a great sire of brood mares, has
this blood.

The thoroughbred blood is found in all reedly good per-
formers, and I was surprised to know there was any breeder
fn Kentucky who did not want a drop of it. I presume the
article was written by some interested outside party, and I
hope he will stick to his fine-spun theory of not a drop of
thoroughbred blood, and I will thank him for his catalogue.
Electioneer put three in the 2:30 list last week, all out of
thoroughbreds. Respectfully, T. E. Moore.

There are a great many young men — progressive ones,
too — who have a great deal yet to learn, Captain. Give
them a chance to ventilate tbeir theories, and aid them
more frequently with your ideas gained by practical experi-
ence.

No Danger of an Overstock.

A feeling is prevailing to some ester- 1 among horsemen in
certain localities, that the breeding of fast roadsters and
trotters is liable to be overdone, or to be carried to such an
extent as to overstock the market and bring prices down to a
figure that will yield but a s-nall margin of profit. The idea
doubtless arises from the fact that a great number of indi-
vidual* iu all sections of the country are at present engaged
in breeding trotting stock, or about embarking in snch an en-
terprise than there ever has been in the past. It is one of
the characteristics of the Yankees to overdo every kind of
business that yields or promises to afford large profits, aud
this fact may also have some weight in foiming the opinions of
those who are beginning to fear that the murket for fast horses
will be glutted at some time in the near future. There are
several cauees operating, however, which have a tendency to
prevent such a state of affairs,

The demand for choice road and trotting stock is increas-
ing in large cities and manufacturing towns where business

men are accumulating wealth.

larger ratio than toe growth in population^ iris"becominc
more fashionalie every year for gentlemen of wealth an!
culture to drive a lively stepping trotter, and when one of
this class becomes accustomed to such a health Dromotica
luxury, reverse of fortune alone will ever induce bim to
abandon the practice. Only a few years ago it was considered
degrading for a gentlemen in good standing in society to own
and drive a horse that could claim any pretentions to speed
To-day a very different sentiment prevails, and a few vears
hence gentlemen occupying the most exalted positions in so-
c ety will not consider it compromising to their dignity to
indulge in a lively spin outside the thickly settled limits of
town and city, behind a 2:30 trotter guided by tbeir owd hands
— The Cultivator.

* .

The Story of the Guineas.

This race in all probability was inaugurated in 1809, with-
a view to amalgamating the ceaseless matches of former
times. The dazzling title of "Two Thousand Guineas" wa»
perhaps selected to attract subscribers in days when the
Dei by never had more than fifty entries and was seldom
worth more to its winner than seven or eight hundred
pounds. Be that as it may, the first race for the Two Thou-
sand, won by Mr. Wilson's Wizard, coincided with one of the
darkest eras that the turf has ever known. In 1809 the no-
torious Dan Dawson and his brother consoirators first besan
to poison horses, although their knavish tricks were not
unmasked until 1811, when the Jockey Club offered a reward
of nve hundred guineas for their discovery, which induced
the chemist's assistant who hod sold arsenic to Dan Dawson
to make a clean breast of it. In the first spring meeting of
1811 several horses trained by Bichard Prince were heavily
engaged. Prince had been warned that Dawson, who lodged
on Mill Hill, opposite to Prince's stables, was engaged in
closely watching and following the latter's horses, and had
been observed hanging about the trough at Well or as it is
now called the Ditch gap, when evening fell. For some
weeks Prince and three other trainers abstained from water-
ing their horses at the trough, and Dawson who never ven-
tured to approach it except at nightfall concluded that hia
drugs were too weak. Accordingly he ejected more and
more arsemc into the water and awaited consequences. At
last Prince ventured, one hot morning, to let his horses drink
at the suspected trough, and was surprised, that although
very thirsty, they wonld not swallow more than a mouthful
or two. They were at once seized with violent gripin°s and
Prince had the greatest difficulty in getting thenThome.
Pirouette, Spaniard, Dandy and a colt belonging to Sir F
Standish died shortly afterwards; and Kevellcr and Caelebs"
the property of Sir S. Sitwell, would doubtless have shared
the same fate had no!: John Kent the elder— father to the *'1U
living trainer of the same name— who was then Prinze's head
lad, administered to them a strong dose of castor oil, which
earned off the poison. In a few days full evidences of Dan
Dawson's baneful handiwork were made apparent. During
the Second Spring Meeting of 1S11 Mr. Wilson's "Wizard, five
years old, was matched over the Beacon Course against Lord
George Cavendish's Middiethrope, of the same age, for 500
guineas. The bets on the mitch were very heavy," and an
influential knot of spectators closely identified with' Wilson's
stable backed Middiethrope for large sums. Unfortunately
for them Middiethrope stopped short suddenly before reach-
ing the ditch and chucked Bill Arnnll, his rider, over his
head. Wizard was, therefore, left to gallop home alone; but
when Frank Buckle pulled him up, he said to his trainer,
*<I don't know what is the matter with the horse! He is
quite blind, and rolled about under me like a ship in dis-
tress; indeed I could hardly keep him on Mb legs." It will
thus be seen that in and about the year which witnessed the
first Two Thousand, poisining was common on the British
turf, and that Wizard, its first winner, nearly fell a victim to
it in 1811.

In many other respects the Two Thousand is a record of
human miscalculation and shortsightedness. No other race
has more frequently been lost by owners who may be
described, according to a familar locution, as "too clever
by half." Perhaps the most signal exemplifications of folly
exhibited in connection with it were those for which the late
Mr. Francis YilJers was responsible in 1848, and the late
Lord Dopplin in 1S76. In the former year Lord Clifden, to
whom Mr. Yilliers acted as master of the horse, had Sorpiice
aud Loadstone engaged in the Two Thousand. Either could
have won easily, as Loadstone, the worse of the two by
twelve pounds, had given Flatcatcher, the actual winner
three pounds, and three lengths' beating in the Criterion'.
In an evil hour Mr. Yilliers thought he could win the Two
Thousand with Blaze, a horse trained by John Scott and the
joint property of Mr. Villers and Colonel Anson. Accord-
ingly Lord Clifden. then a veryyouDg man, was persuaded to
keep Surplice and Loadstone in the stable and the money was
dumped down npon Blaze, who finished a bad third to Flat-
catcher and Glendower. In 1876 Lord Dupplin was the
owner of Petrarch and Kaleidoscope, both of them trained ta
Newmarket by John Dawson. Petrarch had won the Middle
Park Plate of 1875 in a canter against an unusually large
field, and had_ been subsequently bought by Lord Dupplin
from Mr. Gordon for one of the largest sums ever given for a
race horse. It was difficult, if not impossible to back Pet-
rarch for the Two Thousand, except at a ruinous price, while
for Kaleidoscope thepublichad but little fancy. Accordingly
Lord Dupplin resolved to go for the latter, thinking him good
enough to win. The sequel is well known. It was even
more disastrous than the mistake made between Lord Stan-
ford's DiophanteBandlmausin 1861— a mistake attributed by
Joseph Dawson, their upright and high-principled trainer,
to some foul play in the trial, of which he was unable to
unravel the mystery. Of how many other insoluble enigmas
has this famous race been the parent? Never will it be
known, in all proba' ility. how Bothwell contrived to beat
Sterling without an effort. 1871; how Vaubsn got the best of
Knight of the Garter, in 1867, and why Mr. Chaplin's Hermit
was not pulled out to run in that same year for a race which
his sire, Newminster, should have won, in 1851.

But it seems there is a bright coloring to the somewhat
lengthy and dark account of mishaps and fraud. The superb
horsemanship of Jim Bnbinson on Flatcatcher in 1848; of
Aldcroft on Lord of the Isles in 1854, and of the late good
George Fordham on Petronel in 1S80, are all associated with
Newmarket's greatest race.

This last meeting at old Newmarket is nearly the close, of
this historic town es a racing centre in Ihe future. The
new Jrckey Club races, Leicester and Derby, with the
Kempton Jubilee Stakes, make the "Two Thousand" look as
if it was doomed, but although Newmarket may not here-
after be celebrated as she has been in the past, her Bplfndi ]
history will never be forgotten, and the friend' and pat
the turf will yearly make a pilgrimage to her great s
and r fleet with proud satisfaction upon her pa*t
when royalty for more than two hundred years vr
supporters of her sport.

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2P*je ^tote awtl sportsman.

June 9

Racing Dates for 1888.

Eureka Jockey Olub, Ea. July 4 to 7

Los Angeles Fair Aug. 6 to 11

lone Fair ;AueiU°«

Santa Rosa Fair Aug. 13 to IB

Petaluma Fair Aug. 20 to 26

Eldorado Fair Aug.20 to 25

Chico Fair Aug. 21 to 25

Oakland Fair....Aug. 27 to Sept. 1
Marysville Fair. .Aug. 27 to Sept. 1

NEVAOA.

Bono State Fair Sept. 17 to 22 , Humboldt Fair

Carson City Sept. 21 to 29 I

NORTHWESTERN

CALIFORNIA.

Sacramento State Fair Sept 3 to 15

Stockton Fair Sept. lb to 22

San Jose Fair Sept. 21 to 29

Susanville Fair Sept. 24 to 29

Salinas Fair Oct. 1 to o

Yreka Fair Oct. 3 to 6

National Trotting Stallion Stake

Oct 20th.
San Diego Oct. 23 to 27

....Oct.2to 5

furlones Baldwin's great colt took op 123 pounds, and beat absence of Jaoy great meeting between the cracks or of .other
Kentucky Ban a^d Haggin's colt, Donald, in a gallop. As ] sensational events, there has been a large falling off in th.

_ ^- ••- • 1 1_ 1_ ;< U *"Urt 1?mnaTni> until tVlft

Salt Lake, Utah June 2 to 7

Helena, Mont., Spring.. July 4 to 7

Deer Lodge, Mont.. ..July 18 to 22

Butte City, Mont Aug. 6 to II

Helena, Mont., Fair.. Aug. i0 to 25

MisBOulla, Mont. .Aug. 28toSept.l

EASTERN.

Chicago, 111 .. ..June 23 to July 11
Monmouth Park. .July 4 to Aug. 30

Spokane, W. T Sept. 4 to 8

Eugene City, Oregon... Sept. 4 to 7

Colfax. W. T Sept. 10 to 15

Hillsboro, Oregon Sept 11 toll

Salem, Or., State Fair..Sept. 17 to 22
Walla Walla, W. T Oct. 1 to 6

Latonla.Ky May 26 to June 9

St. Louis, Mo May 26 to June 9

Jerome Park. ...May 29 to Juno 12

Kansas City, Mo June 12 to 21

Kansas City Fair . . . .Sept. 17 to 22
Obeepsnead Bay .June 14 to July 4

Chicago, III
Jerome Park . .
Kansas City, Mo

Sept. 1 to 3

Oct. 2 to 15

, Oct. 27 to Not. 8

Jerome Park Races.

On May 31st, there was a marked increase in the attend-
ance at Jerome Park, and as the betting was very lively, it
was shown that in the absence of the Bookmakers, the
arrangments regarding the Mutuals system of betting were
totally inadequate to the public demand. It is evident,
according to an account in another column that at least the
accommodations should be doubled if betting is to be carried
on without the co-opeiation of the Bookmakers.

The races afforded a great deal of pleasant sport, some of
the finishes being of a sensational character. The Withers'
was the principal event of the day, beiog one mile for three-
year-olds §100 each with declarations and $1,000 added, to
which there were no less than 110 subscribers. The Dwyer
Brothers' Sir Dixon was favorite, and won by one nf those
scratches seen too often now-a-days on our tracks. Bel-
mont's tine colt PriDce Koyal had the race won, when his
jockey mistaking the winning-post, eased him in his gallop
and Sir Dixon won by a short head. The Oallfornian Fitz-
iames, who waB thought to have a g od chance to win, was
nut started because he had been coughing for a couple of
days. It is doubtful if he could have beaten Prince Royal
any more than Sir Dixon would, had the latter been ridden

Belvidere only won the Van Courtlandt stakeB by a head
from Esquimaux after the hottest kind of a Bght through the
stretch, the pair finishing twenty lengths in front of the rest
of the field. Baldwin's Winona ran in this race, but never
made much of a show, being apparently outclassed. Excepting
the Emperor of Norfolk, it is stated that not much can be
expected from this stable before the SheepBhead Bay meeting,
as the horses have not yet recovered from the trip across the
continent. T ,

First race, 1400 yards, King Crab won, Locust second.
Music third. Time, 0:25. .

Second race, one mile, Sir Dixon won, Prince Koyal second,
Tea Tray third. Time, 1:47|.

Third race, (the Van Courtlandt stakes), one and a half
miles, Belvidere won, Esquimaux second, Queen Elizabeth

Fourth race, one and an eighth miles, Exile won, Goodloe
second, Riymond third. Time, 2:03.

Fifth race, one and a sixteenth mileB, Litretia won, Maggie
Mitchell Becond, Longalight third. Time, 1:56}.

Sixth race, six furlongB (selling), Maia won, Baccaccio
eeoond, Little Minnie third. Time 1:20}.

On June 2d the weather was fine and the attendance very
large The pretty park never looked to better advantage,
and the raoing was both close and exciting. The betting
arrangements appear to have broken down under the Btress of
popular demands. The card began with the defeat of a
* .-i- n»; — n„-j- u„ riir.KU it was a race for two-

warm favorite, Miss Codv, by Diablo.

vear-oldB, five furlongs straight. Neither Miss Cody nor
Peregal, who was much fancied, ran up to previous form,
The second race, a handicap, one mile, was won easily by
the favorite, Belmont's Lady Primrose, with second choice,
Bizonette, running second. The third race was the old
favorite Fordham handicap, a mile and a quarter. It had
but five starters, but they were a selected lot, and included
Volante, Linden, Richmond, Belvidere and Exile. Polly
Feakes had the Preakness pair, Linden and Belvidere, trained
to the hour, and with Billy Hayward on Linden to run the
race, and Shower on Belvidere to win, they did about as they
liked, finishing first and second, with Volante third. It was
a great dav for the master of Preakness, who came in for no
end of congratulations. Of the other races the mile and a
forlong handicap was given to Emperor of Norfolk, but
although he was given Brown Duke wilh twenty-eight pounds
and Ordinary with twenty-three pounds, he beat both of
them very easily. The close finish was due to Isaac Murphy's
skill, who, knowing the character of the horse under him,
waited and won by a neck. ....

The summaries are as follows: Two-year-oldB, five-eighths
of a mile, Diablo won, Miss Cody second, Pergal third.
Time, 1:05 J. „. . _.

One mile— Lady Ptimrose won, Bizonette second, Uay
Stockton third. Time, 1:46*.

One and one fourth miles— Belvidere won, Linden second,
Volante third. Time, 2:12.

One and one eighth miles— Emperor of Norfolk won,
Brown Duke second, Ordway third. Time, 2:01.

One and one-sixteenth miles— Ernest won, Nettle second,
Fred B. third. Time, 1:541.

Handicap steeplechase, shoit course— Little iellow 11
won, Schoolmaster second, The Colonel third. Time,

On June 4th the attendance was light, but the betting was
verv lively. In the mntuel pools 23,423 ticketB were sold, of
which 11 681 were to win and 11,742 for a place. The total
represents $117,115, the percentage of which was $5,855.75,
which goes to the park. The racing was from fair to mid-
lling The presence of French Park in the Sequence Stakes
and Emperor of Norfolk in the Bronx kept out many that
would have started, the horses named winningthe two stakes
easily. The reputation achieved by French Park kept all the
youngsters that were engaged in the Sequence Stakes care-
fully ensconced in their stableB. Oregon, the only one that
could make him gallon being lame. At the last moment Mr.
"Wathers sent his brown colt by SenBation, dam Faverdale, to
the post, and he took the second money. The Emperor of
Norfolk added another stake to the steadily increasing list of
his triumphs in the Bronx Stakes, the distance being nine

.„ Saturday, Murphy lay back with the Emperor until the
last furlong, the colt's head pulled to one side, so anxious was
he to go to the front. At the betting quarters Murphy let go
the Emperor's head a trifle, and in three or four jumps he
was alongside Kentucky Ban, and beat him home, hard-held,
by half a lngth. Donald was a cloBe third, and but for a
swerve by Kentucky Ban near the finish, might have got the
place. The Emperor of Norfolk will be shipped to Chicago
next week. There he starts in the American Derby on the
23d, which appears to be at hiB mercy. Connemara, the
Suburban candidate, made a successful debut for the seaBon
in the fourth race to-day. With 106 pounds up, two pounds
less than she has in the Suburban, she beat six others a mile
and a quarter in 2:12, and did it so easily that her ohance in
the Suburban is a good one.

Recapitulation— First race, three quarters of a mile. Cli-
max won, King Crab second, Choctaw third. Time, 1:171.

Second race, Sequel Stakes, five furlongs, French Park
won by six lengths. Favorable second. Time, 1:04.

Third race, handicap of one and one-fourth miles, Conne-
mara won, Raymond second. Lelogos third. Time, 2:12.

Fourth race. Bronx Stakes, one and one-eighth miles, Em-
peror of Norfolk won, Kentucky Ban second, Donald thnd.
Time, 2:02.

Fifth race, 1,400 yards, Locust won, Goo loe second, rat-
roclns third. Time, 1:23

Sixth race, one mile, G: Hen Reel won, Maid second, Glen
Spray third. Time, 1:461.

There was a very large attendance ou the 5th. It was a
crowd that meant betting iu every way they could get it.
They forced prices up iu the auction pools; they bought
25,564 tickets in the mutnel-, au increaseof 2, 141 tickets over
the saliB Mouday. aud anyot e who conld do a book-belting
business on the no.-l did it down in bookmakers' row. The
latter business has increased each day, especially by the big
betters of the course, much to the annoyance of the manage-
ment both of ihe racing and pool-selling. The booksellers
display no lists, take no money, nor issue ticketB. They
consequently claim that they violaie no law, not even the
racing law, and that their business is entirely among those
whom they know can afford to bet, and it is simply a busi-
ness conduoted exactly as the betiing is done by inner sub-
scription at Newmarket, Ascot, or any other swell course in
England.

The racing proved fairly good. The feature was the suc-
cess of Mr. Haggin's two fillies, Aurelia aud Firenzi. The
former won the Crotou handicap at a mile, and the latter
a handicap at a mile and a sixteenth. J. B. Haggin
was present in the timing-staud, having just arrived
from California via. St. Louis, and evidently was pleased
at the condition of the Eastern division of his stable,
at least one might judge that such was the fact, as he and
his son, B. A. Haggin, looked Firenzi over, each with smil-
ing countenances, after her race. The other races were won
by Diablo, Little Minnie, Brait and the steeplechase by
Harry Man.
The following is a summary of the races:
For two-year-olds, five furlongs, Diablo won, Carnot sec-
ond, Viente third. Time, 1:03.

Three-quarters of a mile, Little Minnie won, Cold Stream
second, Marsh Bedon third. Time, 1:18 j.

One milo. Aurelia won, Climax second, Lady Primrose
third. Time, 1:441.

One and one-sixteenth miles, Firenzi won, Buzzard Wing
second, Joseph third. Time, 1:54.

Three-quarters of a mile, Brait won, Earnest second, Edis-
to.tbird. Time, 1:18}. .,»,.,..

On the 6th the attendance was again very good and the bet-
ting lively, especially on the Ladies' Stakes, the chief event
of the day. It resulted in a victory for Dwyer Brothers' filly
Belle B., a full sister to Inspector B. Her succea was sur-
plising, as she has been coughing badly of late, and it was
Phil Dwyer's intention to scratch her, but as Inspector B.
himself was present, it was finally decided to run her, and
McLanghlin was to run her in the lead as long as she would
stay there, but if she dropped back early in the race, or was
at any time in distress, he waB to save her all he could.
Under theBe conditions she ran a good race, and it is Bafe to
say that when thoroughly "tit" she will be a hard candidate
for any three-year-old filly to beat and, barring accidents, a
match for some of the colts this autumn. Belle B. is named
after an Inspector's daughter. She was bred at Belle Mead
and was bought a yearling in 1SS6 for $2,100. and did not
run as a two-year-old, and at her debut as a three-year-old,
was third to Winona for the Gazelle stakes at the Brooklyn
meeting.

Lucky Baldwin's principal starter was Laredo, who ran
third in a big field in the opening race, which the Texan,
Sam Harper won by a length from Choctaw, the latter just
beating Laredo by a head, thanks to Garrison's vigorous rid-
ing. Haggin's much-rated two-year-old colt Hector, proved
a perfect counterfeit in the race for maidens, in which Bald-
win's Viente also ran. The latter was third aud Hector
fourth, both being badly beaten by a pair of dark ones, abont
which' absolutely nothing was known. Viente seemed
utterly to fail to come up to representations, like all the rest
of Bildwin's two-year-olds.

The Bard turns out to be all right after all, it being an-
other horse in the 6table that was so ill. The report from
the track was exaggerated. The Bard worked three-quar-
ters of a mile that morning in 1:18, and will probably Btart
in the Surburbau next Thursday.

The 1400 yards, Sam Harper won, Choctaw second, Laredo
third. Time, 1:23.

The mile and a furlong, Ordway won, Banner Bearer sec-
ond, Richmond third. Time, 1:59.

Three-year-old fillies, one mile and a
won, Golden Green second. Time, 2:141,
Three-year-olds, one mile, Maxim filly
oud, Kentncky Ban third. Time, 1:471.

Maiden two-year-olds, half mile, Sefton won, Blanch sec-
ond, Vientes third. Time, 50 seconds.

One mile and a sixteenth, Anialgram won, P. Thomas
second, Earnest third. Time, 1:521.
add Latonia

attendance and enthusiasm as compared with previous yewrs.
Ou May 31st there was only a small crowd present, and Ihe
racing was of so uninteresting a character as to merit but
slight attention. Following are the summaries:

First race, three-quarters of a mile, Autocrat won, Caruegie
second, Unit third. Time, 1:15.

Second race, one mile heats (selling), Elgin won, tsking the

first and third heats; Irish Pat second, War Sign third.

Time— FirBt heat 1:44; second beat 1:451; third heat 1:45}.

Thira race, (the Real Estate stakes), six furlongs, Literly

won, Isabella second, Haggin's So So third. Time, 1:16{.

Fourth race, one aud a half miles, Unique won, Wahco
second, "White Rose third. Time, 2:38.

Fifth race (steeplechase), over the full course, Winslow
won, Lijero second, Bucephalus third. Time, 5:49.

June 1st was signalized by breaking a turf record. It was
the preformauce of "Wheeler T., who in the first race ran
1 1-16 miles in 1:47}, which is one-quarter of a second less
than that of Jim Douglass at Chicago. The track waB fast
and the weather cloudy, with slight rains at times. There
was a fair crowd in attendance.

First race, 1 1-16 miles, "Wheeler T. won, Lyre second,
Lelex third. Time, 1:47}.

Second race, seven furlongB, Lafitte won, Alfred second,
Lucv Johnson third. Time, 1:291.

Third race, The Merchant's Eclipse Stake, for three-year-
olds and upwards, 1} miles. Terra Cotta won, Paragon sec-
ond. Unit third. Time, 2:101.

Fourth race, half a mile, Mackenzie won, Fan King sec-
ond, Alpena third. Time, 50} seconds.

Fifth race, six furlongs, Bankrupt won, Little Minch sec-
ond. Kitty Heaz third. Time, 1:16.

On Saturday, June 2nd was the Charles Green Stake for
three-year-olds, $50 each with declarations aud $1,500 added
by Mr. Charles Green, which was won by Huntress, the
California horse Falcon, only gaining tne second position.
Falcon carried 123, and Huntress 118 pounds, and they sold
on pretty even terms in the pools. Following is a recapit-
ulation of the five events.

First race, seven-eighths of a mile (selling), Hilda won,
Balance second, Litbert third. Time, 1 :28}.

Second race, six furlongs, Retrieve won, Bonaletta second,
Meta third. Time, 1:16}.

Third race, a mile and a quarter (Charles Green stakes),
Huntress won, Falcon second, Alexandria third. Time,
2 "121

Fourth race, a mile and an eighth (handicap), Wheeler T.
won, Barrister second, Swift third. Time, 1:553,.

Fifth race, full course (steeplechase), Tennessee won,
Uncle Dan seiond. Surprise third. Time, 5:39}.

On June 4th it was a peifect racing day and 10,000 people
witnessed the races at the Fair Grounds, but there was noth-
ing of great interest in any of the events.

The first race, one mile, for all ages. Autocrat won, Rosa-
lind second and Persimmons third. Time, 1 :42|.

The second race, one mile and one-sixteenth, for maidens,
three-year-olds and upwaTd, Blonda won, Fayette second, and
Zuhland third. Time, 1:50}.

The third race, for two-year-old, three-quarters of a mile,
Liberty won, Bookmaker second, and Retrieve third . Time,

The fourth race, for all ages, three-quarters of a mile, Fred
Wooley won. Only Dare second, and Sadie Mack third.
Time, 1:15}.

The fifth race, one and one-fourth miles, Ed Mack won,
Teudav second and Barrister third. Time. 2:10}.

The "sixth race, for all ages, one mile, Lewis Clark won,
Bankrnpt second, and G. Vf. Cook third. Time, 1:15.

The main event on June fifth was the Bankers and Brokers
Stakes for maiden three-year-olds, nine furlongs, that was
won by Guardsman a Bon of Monday dam Glendue, bred in
California and owned by W. B. Jennings.

The race for all ageB, three-quarters of a mile, Tudor won,
Only Dare second, Balance third. Time, 1:15}.

The mile-and-quarter race, Tenday won, Fayette second,
Sadie Mayo third. Time, 2:101-

The roile-and-one-eight race, Guardsman won, Ten Bug
second, Persian third. Time, 1:571.

The race for two-year-olds, five-eighths of a mile, Famous
won, Rusk second, Glitter third. Time, 1:04.

The mile-and-half race, over six hurdles, Voltiguer won,
Lijero Becond, Uncle Dan third. Time, 2:501.

On the 6th the weather was clear but with a dusty track.
The chief event of the day was the Tnrf Exchange Stakes,
for two-year-olds with penalties and allowances, six fur-
longs, which was won by Heron. Following is a recapitula-
tion: , _ . . ->
The one mile race, Aristi won, Prather second, L'zzie B.
third. Time, 1:45}.

The nine furlongs race for all ages, Lucy Johnson won,
Irish Pat second, Elgin third. Time. 1:55}.

The three-fourths of a mile race, Heron won, Champagne
Charley second, Retrieve third. Time, 1:15}.

The one mile and 100 yards lace, Little Miueh won, Sayers
second, "Warv third. Time, 1:48.

The one mile race, Barrister won, Persimmons second,
Jack Cocks third. Time, 1:43.

quarter, Belle B
won, Donald 6ec-

St. Louis Races.

The meeting this summer at St. Louis hiis not been as
successful as was anticipated, and this fact Is mainly due to
two important reasons First was the repeated refusal made
by the "President to the Bookmakers' Ucion that no books
would be allowed on the track, unless the penciHers agreed
to the somewhat onerouB terms dictated by the association.
It is true that finally a compromise was made by which a
few bookmakeiB were allowed the privileges of the quarter
Btretch, but this action was taken too late as many of the
prominent stableB around St. Louis had already been ordered
to Latonia, Sheepshead Bay and other points, so in the

The Iiatoma Meeting.

There was a fair attendance at the race track on June l6t,
and the day was remarkable, inasmuch as five favorites out
of Beven were defeated at the finish. A great deal of interest
was manifested in the last race, the Latonia Oaks for three-
year-old fillieB. On the strength of her victory in the La-
tonia Derby, Mr. Baldwin's fleet filly Los Angeles was favor-
ite at $100 to $60 on her chances; 3 to 1 against Lela May,
5 to 1 Lavinia Belle, 10 to 1 Julia L. and 20 to 1 Falerna.
Although information was general that Los Angeles had
eaten nothing for three days after her hard race with White
last Saturday in the Derby, the heasy bettors relied on her
high class to pull them out of the hole in which the preced-
ing race had buried them. Falerna went out in the froot,
but at the half-post was done, and Los Angeles opened two
lengths of daylight. At the upper turn Stoval sent Lavinia
Belle up to feel of the Californian and then dropped back.
Los Angeles led into the stretch, but Lewis at once sent her
to the whip, and Stoval sailing by witu Harper's filly the race
seemed over. At the eighth post along came Julia L. and a
whipping finish resulted in Lavinia Belle winning by an open
length, with two lengths between second and third. The per-
formance of Lela May waB a disappointment, as she fell out of
the race at the end of a mile. Los Angeles was conceding
the winner seven pounds. It was a complete Waterloo for
the baokers of the favorites.
The summaries of the race were as follows:
For three-year-olds and upwards, seven furlongs, Drum-
stick won, Elyton second, Colonel Owens third. Time,
139}.

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For two-year-olds, five furlongs, Martin Russet won; Win-
ning Ways second, Jake Miller third. Time, 1.03 J.

For three-year-olds and upwards, nine furlongs, Longa-
light won, 0-sceola second, Lottie Wall third. Time, 1:57.

For three-year-old fillies, one mile and a quarter — Lavinia
Belle won, Jalia L. second, Los Angeles third- lime, 2:12£.

Lively betting and tine finishes characterized the races at
Latonia on Saturday, June 2d. The chief eveDt of the day
was the Distillers' and Brewers' handicap, a mile and five
hundred yards, that closed with 48 entries. The race fell to
Monirose. Nick Finzer and Bonita were heavy lavorites
nest to Poteen, and were considered as having a fair chance
to win. Dad cut out the work most of the distance, and was
only beaten by a scant length right under the wire. The
Btake brought 31,160 to the winner.

Recapitulation — First race, seven and a half furlougs— Roi
D'Or won, Tarn o'Shanter second, Pat Donovau third. Time,
1 :36J.

Second race, four and a half farlongs — Mineola won. Teu-
ton second, Algo third. Time, 0:56.

Third, race, four and a half furlongs — Castaway won,
Hindoo Craft second, Santa Cruz third. Time, G:56f.

Fourth race, seven furlongs (maidens) — Loveland won,
Keynote second, Hollaud third. Time, 1:31.

Fifth race, seven furlongs (maidens) — Brother Ban won,
Cheney second, Range third. Time, 1:29|.

Sixth race, sis furlongs (selling) — Colonel Owens won,
Gleanor second, Lida L. third. Time, 1:16£.

Seventh race, one mile 500 yards (Brewers' stakes) — Mon-
trose won, Dad second, Macbeth third. Time, 2:11.

On June 4th the attendance was large, the track fast and
the weather warm.

For three-year-olds and upwards, seven and one-half fur-
longs, Roi d'Or won, Laura L second, Orange Girl third.
Time. 1:37.

For two-year-olds, one-half mile, Benson won, Gypsy
Becond, Wheel of Fortune third. Time, 0:49 J.

For two-year-olds, one-half mile, Winning Ways won,
MiDnie Palmer second, Jake Miller third. Time, 0:50.

For three-year-olds and upward, seven furlongs, Earnest
Race won, Delia second, Virauza third. Time, 1:30£.

For thiee-year-olls and upward, 3ix furlongs, Shotover
won, Marshall second, Parish third. Time, 1:16J.

For three-year-olds and upward, one mile and one-eighth,
Bcnita won, Grisette second, Insolence third. Time, l:f5.

On the 5th there was again a very fair crowd at the race
track and much interest was taken in the Ripple Stakes for
three-year-olds, a dash of a mile, which was won by Lavinia
Belle, a fine filly by Longfellow, dam Belle Knight.

Following is the recapitulation: The race for three-year-
olds, six furlongs, Rapine won, Business second, Stewart
third. Time, 1:16£.

For two-year-olds, five furlongs, Dinkelspiel won, Kansas
second, Teresa third. Time 1:04 J.

For three-year-olds and upwards, seven furlongs, Housa-
tonic won, Kedardhan second, Tarn O'Shanter third. Time,
1:29|.

For three-year-olds and upwardB, one mile and seventy
yards, Brother Ban won, Nick Finzer Becond, Estrella third.
Time, l:46i. Brother Ban's time beats the record for this
distance a quarter of a second.

The Ripple Stakes for three year olds, one mile, Lavinia
Belle won, White second, Mary third. Time, 1:44£

For two year-olds, five furlongs, Princess Bowling won,
Myleptha second, Tenny third. Time, 103.

On June 6th, there were no stakes to be run for, and the
sport was of an uninteresting character. The weather was hot
and sultry. The track was excellent.

For three-year-olds and upward, seven and one-half fur-
longs; Trust won, Ernest second, Drumstick third. Time,
1:37.

For ^wo-y ear-olds, five furlongs, Wheel of Fortune won,
Santa Cruz second, Kasson third. Time, 1 :04.

For three-year-olds and upward, sis furlongs, Cousin
Jeems won, Elyton second, Keynote third. Time, 1:164.

For three-year-olds and upward, seven furlongs, Una B
won, Effie Hardy second. Lucky Jim third. Time, 1:30.

For three-year-olds and upward, one mile, Bonita won,
Voluble second, Grimaldi third. Time, 1:41 J. This is the
best time ever made at Latonia.

The Mount Shasta Pair.

The executive officers of the Mount ShaFta Agricultural
Association have issued their speed programme for the
annual fair that will be held at Yreka, commencing on Wed-
nesday, October 3d, and continuing four days. It is as
IoUowb:

First day, Wednesday — Race No. 1 — Running race, one
mile and repeat, free for all. Purse $200.

Race No. 2 — Trotting race, mile heats 2 in 3; free for all
horses owned in the district prior to April 1st, 1888, that have
never beaten three minutes. Purse $150. Lolita barred.

Race No. 3 — Trotting race, mile heats 2 in 3; free for all
two-year-olds owned in the district prior to April 1st, 188S.
Purse $150.

Second day — Race No. 4 — Running race, half mile and
repeat; free for all. Purse $100.

Race No. 5— Trotting race, mile heats 3 in 5; free for all
horses that have never beaten 2:35. Purse $250. Lolita
barred.

Race No. 6— Running race, single dash of one mile; free for
all. Purse $100.

Third day — Grand parade of stock and award of premiums.

Ladies' Tournament — First prize $25; second prize $10.

Race No. 7 — Trotting race, mile heats 2 in 3; free for all
four-year-olds and under owned in the district prior to April
1, 1888. Purse $150.

Race No. 8— Running race, three-quarters mile and repeat;
free for all. Purse $150.

Fourth day— Race No. 9 — Running race, Bingle dash of
three-quarters mile; free for all two-year-olds owned in the
district prior to April 1, 1888. Purse $150.

Race No. 10 — Trotting race, mile heats 3 in 5; free for all
horses that have never beaten 2:30. Purse $750.

Race No 11— Runnirg race, single dash of one-half mile;
free for all. Purse $50.

Mutuels vs. Bookmaking.

At last the test has been fairly made between the system
of mutuel pools and bookmakers and the former has broken
down under the strain at Jerome Park, no bookmaking
being allowed, but the association believed it had made
ample preparation to meet the public demand. There were
fourteen mutuel machines in all, consisting of five $5
straight, five $5 place, one $25 straight, one $25 for a place,
as well as two $100 ones, one of which was straight and the
oth*r for a place. There were ten places where money was
paid off, and anybody was allowed to scalp rickets who did
not charge more" than five cents for cashing the same. In

place of the old sums which scalpers had to pay for the
privilege no charge of any sort will be imposed upon them.
A grand total of the amounts taken in by the various ma-
chines is eshibited on a blackboard as soon as the starter has
taken charge of the horses at the post, and an electric bell
connecting from the judges' stand with the mutuel machines
is a signal for all business to cease the moment the staiter
has the horses under bis charge. With all these precautions
the arrangements were totally inadequate. On the second
day many could not buy tickets, and, although ample time
was given between races, long lines of would-be purchasers
were left on all the races after the first. As to cashing tick-
eta, u was almost impossible. The scalpers did a big busi-
ness, charging from 40 cents to 70 cents, but toward the
latter part of the afternoon, when they found it impossible
to cash the ticketB they had bought, many had to refuse at
premiums ranging up as high as eighty cents and one dollar.
Business in the mutuels was much larger than on Wednes-
day, a total of 33,950 tickets being sold on five races, of which
17,825 were tickets to win and 16,070 for place, which makes
a total of $169,525, the 5 per cent, of which brings the club
$7,612. The auction pools albo did a big business. The
club's revenue from betting must have totalled very nearly
$10,000. It is clear that more facilities will have to be offered
or the public will ask for the reinstatement of the bookmak-
ers. On this important subject, The Horseman writes:

The great question which bids fair to agitate the racing
world for the balance of the season is what machinery for
conducting speculation is the best to adopt in the combined
interests of the turf, the public and the associations. Cp to
the last moment the prospects appeared to be good for a
practical test of the question at the Louisville meeting.
President M. Lewis Clark would not accept the bid made by
the bookmakers, and they for a long time gave no signs of
yielding. In the interests of his club, Mr. Clark at once
ordered a large number of muiuel machines, and announced
that there would be no bookmakers at his meeting, but that
speculators would be amply provided for by auction pool
stands and mutuel machines. When the bookmakers became
convinced that the President of the Louisville Jockey Club
was determined to defy them, they consented to a com-
promise, which was practically a victory for the club. No
sooner had this difficulty been arranged than President
Charles Green, of the St. Louis Jockey Club, found himself
confronted with the same difficulty. Only one bid, and that
a low one, had been put in for "the betting privileges, the
bookmakers being apparently confident that the meeting
could not be run without them. President Green put his
foot down firmly, and at once determined that the association
would take its pool privileges into its own hands. The
auction stands and mutuel machines will be largely UBed,
and any bookmakers who wish to hire a stand can do so
direct from the association. The association only desires to
have a limited number at that. So far as these two associa-
tions are concerned, the difficulty has been bridged over,
but it has brought out into prominent light the fact that the
Bookmaking fraternity has become a very powerful body,
and that by combination they can dictate terms to any but
the strongest associations. Is this a satisfactory condition
of affairs? In order to insure honest racing, the mediums of
speculation must be absolutely under the control and sub-
ject to the discipline of the clubs.

The partisans of the two systems are marshaling their facts
and arguments, and there is a feeling in the air that we are
on the eve of a conflict which will end in the absolute victory
of one of the systems. The auction pool and the mutuel
totalizer are essentially the same in principle. The investors
pay in their money, and the sum total, less a commission. iB
paid to winners. Under this Byste m the backers make their
own odds, and the entire amount invested goes back to the
public, minus the commission, Under the bookmaking
system the racing public becomes divided into two classes, a
vast army of backers and from twenty to fifty layers of the
odds. In this case ihe bookmakers, to a large extent, fix
the market price themselves, subject to the usual law of
supply and demand, and whatever competition there may be
between themselveB. "When it is considered that the layers
of the odds are for the time being the depository of all the
money risked by the public, their power and responsibility
will be seen at once, and it has often been claimed that this
power is sometimes used to influence a race to the loss of the
public and to the benefit of the books. We believe this cry
is often raised when it has no foundation in fact, but as long
as bookmakers own racehorses and sometimes have owners,
trainers and jockeys under pecuniary obligations to tbem,
sudden and unaccountable market changes will be attributed
to the power which they possess to thus defeat a fair-run
race. We believe the bookmakers are as a body as honorable
as any other business olass, and as prompt payers they are
ahead of their English confreres, but their business is to take
the chances, for which the odds they give afford them an
ample margin, and any organized attempt to control associa-
tions or control sport should be promptly resented.

It is impossible to give the. exact figures in favor of or
against the bookmaking system so far as the public are con-
cerned, but it is safe to say that the cost of running the auc-
tion pools and the mutuel machines is less than the cost of
running the books. Leaving out the profit which the book-
makers win, the cost of running each book is from $150 to
$175 per day, which has to come out of the pockets of the
public. The bookmakers undoubtedly occasionally take the
chances of bavmg to pay the public on a race more than they
have received in, but the average of the edds is so con-
structed as to leave the bookmakers on their general business
a good margin, which necessarily comes out of the pockets of
the public.

An experiment of the way in which the two systems work
was recently tried at Brooklyn. Five dollars invested in a
winning ticket on each race paid in the bouka $50, and the
same amount in the mutuels brought $77-30. On the second
day the same experiment drew from the books $120, and
from the mutuels $157.20. The objectionable element to
the mutuels is, that the average bettor likes to know the
exact odds he is getting for his money, and large speculators
can place their investments much quicker and with less pub-
licity than is possible at the auction stand. It must also be
borne in mind that the mutuel machines are capable of man-
ipulation, and that, unless in the bands of capable and hon-
eBt men, the public may not get a full return.

With a central governing body, which shall issue licenses
to trainers and jockeys, and whose decrees would be re-
spected by all the racing associations in the Union, the un-
scrupulous men who do dishonor to the turf could be speed-
ily brought to the bar of justice and punished. Whatever
may be the advantages or disadvantages of the systems of
speculation at present in use, we believe they should be
under the direct control of the associations who are respon-
sible to their patrons, the public, and should therefore see
that the occupants of the book stands, the auction stands and
the managers ot the mutuel indicators attend striotly to their
legitimate business. If this is done there will be few justifi-
able complaints of falsely run races.

ATHLETICS.

Death of R. T- Stombs.

On Sunday laEt at his home in this city, Richard T. Stombs
Assistant Secretary of the Olympic Club died. Few announce-
ments could bring sadness into more hearts among the
younger men of San Francisco. Joining the club in October,
1875, Mr. Stombs at once manifested extraordinary aptituae
in all gymnastic exercises, and soon ranked as perhaps the
best geceral gymnast in the institution. On the horizontal
bar, with clubs, at tumbling, on the ladders and perch, at
the trapeze, and in other lines be was expert beyond most of
his fellows, and at one or two of the exercises was without a
peer. At all public exhibitions, for many years his services
were freely and cheerfully given and his acts usually elicited
the heartiest applause. After holding membership for four
or five years he was made Assistant Secretary and Acting
Superintendent, a post which he filled without intermission to
the day when illness prostrated him, and in which he proved
himself nt all times the 6onl of integrity, and the genial
self-sacrificing, modest gentleman. Utterly incapable of
fear, and ready at all times to risk his very life for others,
Mr. Stombs yet had a nature as tender and sympathetic as
that of any mother, and to him in many vicissitudes have
his fellow members gone for counsel, and at times for sub-
stantial aid, and always found the best resources of a con-
siderate mind as well as all favors at command. The Olympic
Club was poor Stombs' life. More deeply learned in the
traditions of the grand institution than any other man, and
being an admirer alike of the policy and personelle of the
organization, he was an invaluable officer, and tilled a place
which cannot be adequately supplied. Writing as a friend,
perhaps with poor Dick's shadowy self over-looking the
inscription, we record that he was strong in virility, brave
in spirit, wise in counsel, gentle in heart, polished in all
attributes, and every inch a man.

The funeral services were held in the gymnasium on
Wednesday last,at 2 o'clock p. M.,Rev.N."W. Wise officialinc-
The el no entrance and gymnasium doors were draped, and
a catafalque erected in the hall. After reading Psalm XIX.,
Reverend Mr. Wise delivered an appropriate discourse, and
an opportunity waB then given to take a last look at the fnce
of the distinguished dead. A profusion of rich floral pieces
covered the casket, and quite a namber of members were
present.

The pall-bearers were E L. Rhodes. John A Hammersmith,
J. P. Kelly, H. A. Cummings, H. A. "Williams, W. P. Lawlor,
G. A. Dall and G. E. Berton.

After the service at the club a large number of members
followed the body to the Masonnic Cemetery, where the in-
terment was made.

Davis vs. Geogan.

The long talked of match at GrEeco-Roman wrestling be-
tween Dewitt C. Davis of the Olympic Club and J. W. Geogan
of the Golden Gate Athletic Club, was won by the former in
two straight falls, at the Olympic Club on May 31st. The
referee, Mr. Muth of the Eintracht Athletic Club, proved a
most competent and satisfactory authority, lime was kept
by J. J. Jamison and "W. P. Lawlor. Almost as soon as the
men were ordered to wrestle, it appeared that Davis was the
better scienced. Bjth were in superb condition, Geogan
especially showing careful preparation. Geogan was forced
into the defensive, and Davis' sole play was for a hammer
lock which he got many times, but from which Geogan broke
away. Davis put on a double Nelson several times, bnt
could not hold his strong and wiry opponent, until the latter
became somewhat exhausted, when Davis turnel him with a
double Nelson and scored the first fall in 52 minutes; after
a rest Davis in eight minutes and fifteen seconds, got a
hammer lock and half Nelson on Geogan, and won the second
fall. Davis weighed 125A pounds, and Geogan 136. The
match demonstrated that Geogan has very much to learn
about the game, although it proved his gamentss and
strength. Davis is indisputably the champion of the Coast
at his weight, and with a little more knowledge of the sport we
doubt whether he has an equal among the light weights
except Professor Faulkner.

Just before the Davis-Geogan match began last week, the
purchase of the lot on Post between Mason and Taylor was
put to vote, and the Olympic Club unanimously decided to
buy the property. It is a favorably located, fifty vara, just
suitable to the Club needs.

Messrs. Ed. A. Koli>, Dewitt C. Davis, J. G. Mansfield and
Ed. Ryan, all of the Olympic Club, leave town this afternoon
for a ten days sojourn on the headwaters of the Gualala River
in Sonoma County. It is a wild country, with good fishing
and plenty of wild pigeons. The party is fitted out with
rifles, guns, tubing tackle and "preservative" enough for a
three months' jaunt.

New York Athletic Club Spring Meeting.

Although not clear, the weather on Saturday, May 19, was
a decided improvement on that experienced by New Yorkers
for some days previously, and nver one thousand persona,
many of them ladies, were present at the Polo Grounds,
gathered there to witness the annual spring sports of the
pioneer athletic club ot the country. The games were not
highly interesting, but in several instances former records
were supplanted by better performances, as mentioned in
the following summary of the competitions. The official*
were :— Referee, William B. Cuitis; judges, J. H. Huneker,
A. V. De Goicouria and William Wood; time-keenere, J. H.
Abeel, Jr., J. H. Stead, C. A.. Reed and G H. Taylor. Re-
turn:

One hundred yards run— Final heat: Gerald Schuyler,
New York Athletio Club (5 yds. start), 1st, in 10 2-5s.;
Herbert Shipman, Columbia College (6 yds.), 2d.

One mile run, scratch— Edward Carter, New York Athletic
Club, 1st, in 4m. 37 15b.; G. Y. Gilbert, N. Y. A. C. 2d. It
has been expected that T. P. Conneff, of the Manhattan A.
C. would be among the contestants in this event, but club
jealously, coupled with the fact that Carter failed to meet the
young Irishman at the games at Cedarhurst on the preceding
Saturday, caused Conneff to decline to appear at the meet-
ing.

Hurdle race, 120 yds — C. B. Berger, Yale College Athletic
Association (5yds. start), 1st, in 16 3-5s; M. Vandevoort,
Manhattan A. C. and Herbert Mapee, New York A. C, ran a
dead heat for second place, and in the run-off the fotmer
won. He had a start of 5 yds.

Half-mile run — Charles M. Smith, New York A- C
1st. in 2 m.: E. P. Holton, Yale College A. A.
Roddy, Princeton College A. A. (30 yds.), 3d.

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June 9

One hundred and twenty yards tnn, scratch— C. H. Sher-
ril New York A. C , 1st. in 12 2-5 s.; E. Koos, New York A.
C.,' 2d: Wm. C. White, New York A. C, 31.

Three-mile ran— E. Hjsrtberg, Olympic Athletic Club
(35 s Btart), 1st. in 15 m. 54 s., actual time; H. Hjertberg,
Olympics A. 0.. (1 m. 45 s. start), 2 1; A. S. Malloy, American
A. C, (1 m. 45 s. start), 3d.

Qnarter-mile run. s.-ratch-W. A. Dohne, Princeton Col-
lege Athletic Association, 1st, in 52 2-5 a.; E._B. Hinckley,
Yale College A. A , 2d; H. K. Cornell, Columbia College A.
A 3d

One furlong ran— S. J. King. Princeton College A. A. (6
yds ), 1st, in 23 9,; W. Schweigler, American A. C. (16 yds ).
21' G Schweigler, Ameiican A. C (9 yds.), 3d.

Two-mile bicycle race— W. W. Weare, Yale College A.. A.
(115 yda. start), 1st, in 6 m. 41 2-5 a.; W. Schosmaker, Long
Island Wheelmen (150 yds.). 2d. .

Obstacle ra-e, scratch— J. H. Bell, Sparlau Harriers Is'; A.
A. Jordan, New York A. C, 2d. _

Running long jump, scratch— Alexander A. Joroan, New
York A. C , 1st, clearing 21 (t. 7 in.; C. T. Weigand, New
York A. C, 2d, 21 It. 1 in ; E. E. Barnes, Olympic A. C, 3d,
20 ft l3 in.

Throwing the 56 lb weight, scratch— C. A. J. Quecklierner,
New York" A. C, 1st, clearing 25 ft. 4 in.; W. L. Coadon,
New STork A. C, 2d, 24 ft. 9 in.; Frank L Lambrecht, Man-
hattan A. C. 3d, 23 ft. „„.,_.„,.

Pole vaulting, scritch— H. H. Baxter, New York A. C , 1st,
10 ft. 6 in; Thomas G. Shearman, Yale College A. A., 2d, 10
ft. 3 in.; A. A. Jordan. New York A. C, 3d, 10 ft.

Throwing the 16 lb. hammer, pcratoh— W. L. Condon, New
York A. C, 1st, 106 ft. 5 in; Frank L. Lambrecht, Manhattan
A. O., 2d, 105 ft. ljin.: C. A. J. Qneckberner, New York
A. C , 3d, 97 ft 4 in. The winner's throw ia the belt in
this style yet rec irded by an amateur, the pievioos best
having been 106 ft. U in., accomplished by the same athlete
at the meeting of the'Warran A. C. in Wilmington, Del., May
10 h last. „ „ •

Putting the 16 lb. shot, scratch— George E. Gray, New
York A. C, 1st, 43 ft. 9J in; Frauk L Limurecht, Manhattan
A. C , 2d, 41 ft. 10 in.; VI. L. Coudou, New York A. C, 3d,
37 ft.'llin. The winner's performance is the best ever done
iu the Stales, bnt he has beaten it in Canada.

Bunning high jump— Thomas G. Shearman, Yale College
A. A., 1 t, 5 ft. 8} in.; G. K. Fearing. Cutler School, 2d. 5 ft.
7} in. J. E Terry, Athletic Club of the Schuylkill Navy,
and K. K. Pritchard, Nautilus B. C, tied with Ferring for
second place, the latter winning the jump off.

George Tl. Gray, the powerful Canadian athlete, a member
of the New York A. C, attempted to excell the best record at
putiiug the 12 lb. shot, which was 45 ft. 104- in., made by
Qneckberner. He was successful, reaching a distance of 50
ft. 6 in. The tie between Lambrecht and Qneckberner in
throwing the 16 lb. hammer at the games of the Cross Coon-
try Association was also decided, the former winning with
a throw of 100 ft 3 in. to his opponent's 93 ft 4 in.

The leading event of the week will be the joint games of
the Olympic Club and Bay City Wheelmen, at Ihe grounds,
corner of Fourteenth and Center Streets, Oakland, this after-
noon, beginning at 1:30 p. m. The generous attendance at
the imp omptu exercises which were given on Wednesday of
lajrt week evidenced the general interest felt in athletics, and
the g:mea of to-day will be even more attractive. In several
of the sports a lowenog of records may be expected, notably
in the rnnuing wide jump. The list of entries is large, and
among them are the beBt men iu the State at the various
games. Holders of tickets for Decoration Day may be
admitted on presenting them this afternoon.

Associated Press telegrams state that a nct'd Irish amateur
athlete, John Purcell, is soon to take up his residence at
Watsonville, in this state.

THE RIFLE

Sprinefield Notes.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman:— With the uartn Spring
days, rifle shooting has again become the vogup, and it seems
probable that the season of '88 will be productive of very
many good scores at all ranges.

Tbe "Wet tern Mass. Rifle Association director! elected the
following officers: President, M. "W. Bull; Vice-prepidenr,
W. M. Farron; Secretary, E S. Stephens; Treasurer, H.
Adams. They will have a tournament about the flrst of
October.

On Friday next two teams from the Kod and Gun Club
will contest for a supper. The Trap shooting club is also
receiving a large number of new members, and some fine
scores are being made.

There will be a large numbe/ of entries on the coming
Bollard matches. The medal has only to be won once more
by C-tpt. Mat Gindele, of Cincinnati, to become his private
property.

The Smith & Wesson Revolver clnb have re-organized, and
now has nearly a hundred members. The club is now
open to anyone whether they work for the firm or not.

We are anticipating a grand exhibition when Mr. F. E.
Bennett and Ir* A. Paine shoot their revolver match here
June 4— 9, for $1,000 a side and the championship, thecon-
ditions being 100 &hots pf-r day for six consecutive day?, the
Smith and Wesson army revolver, .44 eal., to be used with
three pounds pull. 1 hope to be able to give you the scores
in full, there will be a great deal of money change hands on
the resnlt.

The New England Agricnltural Fair will be held here this
year in September, and the committeo are trying hard to get
Mr. Bonner to exhibit Maud S. here during the fair.

Mr. S. K. Hindley, manager of the Billiard Repeating Arms
Co. of this city, has brought out a new device for a detachable
magazine for a military rifle which is well liked by mili ary
men.

Tbere will be a large crowd of marksmen at the Big Newark
N. J. tournament in July 9-13, when prizes amounting to
$•20,000 are offered for competition. It will be the largest
shoot ever held in this country, and the prizes are so large
that I expect to see your state represented by some of the
extra fine rifle shots that you have amo- get you,

A number oi Englishmen in the city have started a cricket
club, and have laid out grounds near the Ballard Arms fac-
tory. They will play a match May 30lh with a club inNorth-
impton. In this Club there are over thirty members already,
and it has only been started about two weeks.

Hampden Trotting Vark will be faster than ever this year,
nnd some good purses will be offered during the fall races; it
id proposed to offer one of $10,000, but it is not definitely
settled. T. T. Cartwright.

Springfield, Mass., May 23, 1888.

ROD.

The Sixth Annual Tournament of the
National Rod and Reel Association-

The greatest number of expert anglers ever assembled in
the United States, probably, were present at the fly casting
toumameut of the National Rod and Reel Association, held
at Harlem Mere, Central Park, N. Y., May £4th and 25th.
The weather was disagreeable, as rain fell persistently nearly
all day, and the wind was lees favorable than at the previous
annual meeting. Under the circumstances the attendance
was strong proof of the interest anglers are taking in these
competitions.

The programme included nine events, four of which fin-
ished the first day. They were single handed fly casting,
class A (amateur); switch fly casting; salmon fly casting and
expert single-handed fly casting. Two records for distance,
and one for accuracy and distance combined, were broken;
the gain on the old records in each instance being very
remarkable.

At the northern end of the Mere a wooden stand was
built out into the water a distance of about twenty-five feet,
upon which each competitor could stand when casting, if he
so desired.

The prizes consisted of gold medals, money, fine fishing
rods, flies, reels, lines, fly books, and other articles of thn
angler's outfit.

The first contest was in single-handed fly casting for ama-
teurs of the first class. There were five contestants. Fol-
lowing are the scores:

Length Weight Dis- Accu- Total
names. of Kod. of Rod. tance. racy. Points.

Robert B. Lawrence 11 10 «5 40 125

Dr. Geo. Trowbridge 114 «i 84 ^0 113

W. E. Blackford Hi l'i 76 35 111

A. J. Dresel Hi 10J 70 24 104

Graydon Johnston 11* 12g 65 33 98

Lawrence scored highest, both for distance and accuracy,
while iu the best previous record for this dass, R. C. Leon-
ard, in 1882, cast 85 feet, but failed iu tbe other important
element of the competition

The second contest was in switch fly casting. Iu this com-
petition the most remarkable record of last year was made by
Mr. H. W. Ha*es,-who cast the fly 102 feet"

Length Weight Dis-
names. of Rod. of Rod. tai'ce.

H.W.Hawes 114 81 94

R.C.Leonard Hi 103 B54

E. Eggert 114 104 79

G.Johnston 11* 15g 63

C.G Levison Hi H 624

The salmon fly casting perhaps presented the greatest in-
terest to the ordinary mortal ungifted with a special talent
for angling. Here the qualities that have been exhibited by
contestants in tbe two previous events appeared with much
greater force. Grace of movement, ease and dexterity were
characteri-tic of the most successful competitors. Hawes
was foremost in all of these, His strength, however, was
hardly equal to that of his closest rival, R. C. Leonard, and
though he won, it was by reason of those finer qualities
alone. There was something imposing in tbe great distances
marked in the salmon casting, as well as in the tremendous
poles used by the rodmen, the shortest of which measured
sixteen feet. Hawes' record wa3 138 feet, which surpasses
by six feet the best previous performance in public. Follow-
ing are the scores:

Length Weight Dla-
names. of Rod. of Rod. taDce.

H.W.Hawes 18 37 138

R.O.Leonard 18 37 129

T. B. Mills 18 H7 113

E. Eggert 16 34 97

The minnow casting for black ba^s, which came next on
the prrgramme, was postponed nn'il the second day, and tbe
concluding event was singU-hHnd.d fly casting for expeits.
This again excited a great degree of interest. Following are
the scores:

Length Weight JDis-
NA5IES. of Rod. of Rod. tance.

R. C. Leonard 11 7-24 10$ 104

H. W. Hawes 114 H 92

T. B Mills 11 9J 89

C. G. Levison 11 3-24 9£ 84

G. Poey 11 8 76

E. Eggart 114 10 75

The highest previous record was by Leonard, and was 97
feet.

One of the contests of the second day was for amateur
rodmen who had never cast a distance greater than seventy
feet, and it had the merit of giving the gentlemen a place in
the tournament which never before was accorded them.

The length of the rod was limited to 11^ feet. Mr. J. P.
Silvernail's score of 120 was the highest made. Following
are the scores:

Length Weight Dia-
nameb. of Rod. of Rod. tance Accu-

,Feet. Ounces. Cast. racy. Score.

J. P. Silvernail 11,15-24 8.J 80 40 120

J. L. Brerse 11 10J 80 31 HI

J. Rice, Jr 113-24 93 75 ?6 110

F. 8. Pinckney 11 9£ 74 32 106

Fred Mather 114 104 66 29 95

C. H.Mowry 11 9J 68 25 93

J L Cornell 114 8 65 26 91

Mr. Silvernail's rod was beyond the limit fixed by the rule,
but as no.objection was made to it, his score was allowed.

In the light rod contest in single-handed fly casting, Mr.
R. C. Leonard beat all previous records by 7 feet. In 1887
he scored 88 feet, and this time his cast was 95 feet. The
rods were not allowed to exceed five ounces in weight and
IU feet in length. An allowance of one-half ounce was
made for solid reel seats Following are the scores:

Length Weight Die-
Namos. of Rod, of Rod tauce

Feet. Ounces, Cast.

R. O. Leonard 10 5 95

W. H Hawes 10 6 87

T. B. Mills 10 5 80

R. B Lawrence ifl 5 764

J.L.Breese 10 5 744

James Rice, Jr 10 5 09

The minnow casting for black bass and the contest for
heavy bass casting took place on the PlIo gronud, for the
reason that the weight ot the object cast causes them to sink
in water, rendering accurate measurement of the distance
cast almost impossible. In the minnow casting contest the
tests were distauce and accuracy, points being awarded for
the latter. Each contestant hid five throws, using a half
ounce sinker. Following are the scores:

Length Average

Names, of Rod. Distance. Accu- Total

Feet. CaBt. racy. Score

SidneyFry. 8J 110 4-5 20 180 4-5

A. P. Dresel ... 8 7-16 137 3.6 33 170 3-5

W. T. Shackleford 7* 127 6-12 22 149 5-12

R.C.Leonard 8 107 4-5 40 147 4-5

G. Poey 9 10*5-12 24 197 6-12

C.G. Levison 8 13-24 ill 3-5 12 153 3-5

T.B.Mills 8 18-24 964 19 1W4

E. Eggert 8 7-13 66 U-12 21 77 11-13

The maximum number of points for accuracy was 40. The
greatest previous record was 127.

The next event was for distance alone, the prize being a
fine minnow casting reel. Mr. Fry won, casting one hun-
dred and seventy-two feet ard two inches. The heavy bass
casting contest was -open to all comers, and the scores were:
A. F. DreBel, 1S1^ feet; Sidney Fry, 168 5-6 feet; W. T.
Shackelford, 119 3-5 feet; David Harris, 96 5-12 feet, and Ed.
Eggert, 74£ feet.

Iu fly casting for black bass, the best cast fell one foot
short of the best previous record of eighty feet according to
the following score:

Length Weight

! Names. of Rod. of Rod. Distance.

( Feet. Ounces. Cast.

J. L. Breese \l jo 7y

C. G. Levison H£ 9J 76

R. B. Lawrence ]l jo 75

Ed. Eggert u* 104 75

G Poey ]i 8 724

A. F. Dresel nj io$ 71

J. P. Silvernail joj 84 7n

j Dr. Geo. Trowbridge HJ Sh 7f.

I Frank Endicott HJ 104 57

Fred Mather nj J0£ 67

From Webber .Lake-

Editor Breeder and Sportsman:— I have seen nothing in
your paper this spring in regard to fishing at the summer
resorts in the mountains, so I thought I would give you a
report of the first guests of the Eeason at Webber Lake. J.
C. Wilson, wife aud son, and Frank White of Oakland arrived
here May 29th, and have made Urge catches with the Denni-
sou spoon. There have been none caught with the fly,
because there are no fly fishermen here, but there are plenty
of fish, and they are jumping waiting for the fly fisherman,
who has the nerve to fly-fish. The fish are all fat,
and those caught weigh on an average ona pound. The
weather has been rainy and bad for tf-n days but not cold.

With regards to yourself and the many readers of your
most valuable paper.

Webber Lake, June 1st. Geo. B. Stiles.

TRAP.

California W. S. Club-

Kut six members of the club visiied San Bruno on Sundav
last, the counter-attractions in the way of picnics and fishing
excursions drawing away many who would otherwise have
been present. Mr. Haas came down from Stockton and shot
with his usual skill. Mr. Osborne, who has gone in a season
into the first rank of experts, scored eleven, as did Doctor
Knowles, to whom bo good a score-is no novely. Uncle Bobert
Liddle had his Bhooting clothes on and dropped eleven hard
birds close to the traps. Messrs. Brown and Willie DeVaull
got but ten each, although both have often done belter.
Bat one shooter, Mr. Ford, failed to get into double figures—
a very creditable record. The birds were good and the day
breezy. Messrs. Haas and Osborne had each been absent
from a previous meeting, and shot a dozen birds to even,
their seasons scores.

At 12 birds, Hurlingham For club medals.

0 2

1 2

1 1

1

I 2 0
1 1 I
1 1 1
•i 1 1

1

1 1-

2-

r 1

2—10
1-11
i-m
1— in

1 1

1 0

0 111 1—11'

First won by Haas,

1 1-4

Ford 0

Osborne ^ 1

Brown y

Knowles 0

Haas 0 2 2 1

Liddle 1 1 1

DeVaull 1 0 1

At 12 birds, to shoot up a bacb-scor*1.

Haas 1 1 1

Osborne 1 1 1

At 6 birds, similar conditions. $2.50 «ntmnce
second divided by Osborne and "Jonen."

Haas ! 1 1 1 1 1—61 Osborne 1 2 2

Knowles 0 1 1 0 0 w | Jones 0 I 1

At 6 birds, similar conditions. First won by Knowles.

James 3 2 1 1 2 0-61 Knowles 2 11

Osborne 1 1 1 1 1 0— 5 i Haas 2 0 1

At 6 birds, similar conditions, monr y lapped on next pool

James 1 2 10 1 0—4 I Knowles 12 111 1—6

Osborne 1 1111 2— 6 | Haas •> 2 1 1 2 1—6

At 0 birds, similar conditions. First won by Randall, with money
from previous pool. Hecond divided by Knowles aud Haas.

James 0 0 2 1 0 1 — 3 | Knowles 1 0 u 2 1 1—4

Osborne 11112 2—6 | Haas. 1 10 2 0 2—4

At 12 birds, Sweepstake. Hurlingham. $5 entrance. Won by Hias

James 1 2 111110 10 1 C— 9

Osborne 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 — 8

Hass 2 11111112 10 -10

2 1—6

Blue Rock Club.

A very good attendance and lively shooting characterized
the meeting of tbe club at Bird's Point on Saturday last.
The target flew sharply, and gave the utmost satisfaction.
In the club shoot there were fifteen entries, with twenty
birds each. Kellogg carried off the palm by "crackiDg" eigh-
teen, and Adams and Gould tied for second place with a
Bcore of fourteen to their credit. Before the club shoot Har-
ris and Schwerin "shot up" their scores for May at eighteen
yards rise, with the following results:

Harris. ...0 101011000011011001 1—10
Schwerin 1 001000011010011lo0l— 9

At 20 Blue Ruck targets, 18 yards rise. For club trophies.

Kellogg 18-1 111011111111111011 1—18

Adams 16—1 Ul 10101 I 101010111 0-14

May hew 18— 0 001 1 1 1 OU 101 001 0 1 000- 8

Harris 1C-0 I 0 1 0 1 I 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0— l'i

Schwerin 16—0 0 1 1011 1001 100111010- 11

Mack 16- 11110000 0 00000001000-6

Tubbs 18 00101000110101 1 1 1 10 0-10

Jackson 18—1 OOOH 100000010111011-8

Hawks 16 11 01010100000010 010 1—8

Gould 18-1 101111100111101011 0—14

Cadman 18—1 0101 OOfll 10100100010-8

Abbott 16-1 010000010101000 0 00 0—6.

Golcber 18—1 100 'I 01001001001100 1— °

Laiug 18-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 I 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0-10

Kittle 18 -001001001 1110001010 1— 9-

At 10 Blue Rocks, similar conditions. 81. 10 entrance. First won by
Sbull, second and third divided by Laiug aud Scott.

Laing 1 111110 110—8

Golcber 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0—6.

Pixley 1 101110011-7

Crane 0 1 0 0 1 1 w

Brown 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1—5

Lake 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1—6

Jones 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1—6

Tubbs 1 0 0 110 withdrawn

Roberts 0 10 110 withdrawn

Mack 0 0 0 1 0 0 withdrawn

Todd 0 0 10 11 withdrawn

Davis 0 10 0 0 1 withdrawn

Scott 1 10 1 1110 1 1—8'

Black 0 1 1 0 0 0 w

Sbull 1 11111111 1-10

1888

*g\iz ipmder atttf <f jMrrtsmatt.

,59

Inter-Club Match.

On Sunday May 27th, in response to an invitation, the
Antioch dun Clnb, thirteen in number, paid a visit to Mar-
tinez and participated in a blue rock match with the Martinez
Uub. The day was unusually tine, and in the absence of
the strong west wind usually experienced, the targets made a
splendid Bight, and good scores were made by both clubs
Ihe match was shot at 15 single birds, and resulted in a
victory for the Martinez Club by a score of 109 to 66 Fol-
lowing are the scores of both clubs:

MARTINEZ,

W.J.Douglas 0 1

Geo. McMahon o 1

J.J.Jones 1 1

Ed. E been o 0

Frank Hodapp 0 0

T. Davenport 0 1

P. Prairo \ ]

Gos Smith 0 0

Ed. Snmmerfield 0 1

Sam Moore 0 1

Ed. Morgan o 0

A.P.Nelson 1 0

Cbas. Hewitt 0 1

11000010

110 1111
1111111

1

o 6

1110 0-

oooio-

10 111

ooionoioio

o
o o

oooioo

0 0 10 10

0— 8

1— 7
0—13
1- 5
1—10

0- 7

1— 6

0— 4

1- 7

Tot!» 109

ANTIOCH.

0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
0 10 1110 1

10001101001
10010111

N. B. Tyler 0 0 0 0 0 0

Geo. Holliday 0 0 0 10 0

Wm. Remfree 0 1 1

E. Taylor ] o 1 1 0 1

Nat Tyler 0 10 10 1

W.Carey 1 00000100 1

J.Carey 0 0 0 0 0 10 0

P. McCue 0 0 0 0 0 0 1"

A. J. Dean l 0 1 0 o 1

J.Bosb 0 1110 1

H. Stovesand o 0 0 0 0 0

J.Taylor 1 0 0 0 0 1

E.Oreos 0 0 0 0 0 0

0

0 0

1 1
0 0

0 10 0 1

0— 2
0— 6

0— 7
1-10

1- 7
0- 5

0 0 0 0 0 U 0

0— 3
0— 2
1—9

0— 7

1— 4
0- 4
0— 0

Total

f6

Traver (run Club.

The club held its regular weekly meeting on Sunday last
at its grounds jost ontside the town limits. The first prize
was a handsome Victoria gun case presented by Messrs
Uabrongh, Golcher & Co. of San Francisco. The Becond
and third prizes were drinking flasks given by The Traver
Warehouse and Business Association. Blue Rock targets
were used, which, la a meausnre, accounts for the number of
"goose-eggs" in the score.

At 20 Bine Rock targets, 18 yards rise.

furgens 0 111100061010101111 1—11

B.ea'8-- 1001100111010111111 0-13

2J,c,Cord 0 010100000110010000 0-5

™Iea 0000110010001010100 0-6

°ewBy 0010010000010000010 0-4

Wats<m 11011010011 000111100-11

Steel vs. Iron Barrels.

Perhaps the leading topic among gun fanciers is that sug-
gested in the title. Figured barrels have for years been most
popular, but with the introduction of Whitworth and other
like steel, there is a doubt whether the iron barrels are as
good as those of steel, made under the recently discovered
methods. In so for as mere appearance goes, no one could
hesitate before choosing the beautiful damascus or laminated
tribes commonly seen. The komogeneous steel barrels are
alike in being plain, unflgured and blue or blue-black in
hmsh. Of the comparative merits of the metals, an authori-
ty who has given years to the study of the matter and to
practical use of both, says in reply to objections raised by
another correspondent who writes as "Damascus," that on
analysis the objections raised to steel, as propounded by
"Damascus," result in two "specific charges," as follows-—
(«) Irregularity of temper; (6) Liability of blow-holes.

In dealing with the unevenness of temper of steel "Damas-
cus" makes the astounding assertion that it is no more dif-
ficult to produce eight tons of material perfeotly equally
mixed than it is to produce l-20th of that quantitv. Apart
from the apparent absurdity of such an aBsertioD, "I am able
to state on the authority of one of, if not the greatest expert
in the art of steel manufacturing, that "Damascus" is alto-
gether wrong on this point. As is the caBe with the vendors
of 6gured iron, so energetically advocated by "Damascus," I
do not happen to be the initial Droducer of the raw material,
but, having by repeated experiments found a specification
eminently suitable for its ulterior purpose and also the co-
operation of a firm of steel manufacturers on whose produc-
tions I can place the greatest reliance, I feel justified in main-
taining the position I have assumed, and in advocating the
premier honors for steel.

When I Bay "steel," I do not wish it to be understood that
I hold a bigoted belief in one brand only, as "Damascus"
insinuates when he refers to the "Three Bells" brand, as it is
equally possible for some other gunmakers to enter into
experiments, which, when added to 6ome years' practioal
experience, would result in another steel being as good as I
claim mine to be, without the specification of the two steels
being similar.

What I have done as regards advocating the olaims of steel
has been done solely for the purpose of endeavoring to show
interested parties which of the two metals is the best, and
not for the purpose of puffing my manufactures.

As regards the liability of blow-holes, "Damascus" evi-
dently takes the standpoint— for the purpose of his argument
—from the lowest or commonest class of material used in the
manufacture of steel, he is perfectly correct in his statement
that the blow-holes or sponge-like cells are the result of the
gases generated in the molten metal, but these gases can only
be generated where the metals in question are not of a pure
nature. With regard to the steel specially manufactured for
high-class gun barrels, the most important factor lies in the
quality of the iron used in this process. For the purpose of
arriving at the acme of perfection, iron of the purest selected
Swedish bar only is used, and by the same use the liability
of the impure gases which generate into blow-holes is obvi-
ated. For the edification of "Damascus," I may state that
the breaking of the ingots referred to by me was done, not
for the purpose as he surmiseB, viz., the discovery of blow-
holes, but simply to teBt and avoid irregularity in temper.
It is a remarkably rare occurrence for aDy to be rejected; but
should the "charge," or "blow," be found not up to the
standard of the specification, then such steel is adopted for
other purposes for which its nature is more suitable.
_ When the cost of the manufactured Damascus is considered
it will be found to be not greatly in excess of the price aBked
—and obtained— for the beet Swedish bar, which, so to
speak, forms the raw material for the production of high-class
steel. This, in itself, creates a striking contrast as regards
the developed qualities of the antagonistic materials
"Darfliqcus," '

cast steel, a steel which I UBe very extensively for tools, etc
According to the purpose for which it is intended, ao. accord-
ingly, are the various tempers ordered; but when "Damas-
cus states that the various tempers are sometimes found in
one and the same rod or bar, then I thank my lucky star on
having been so exceptionally fortunate as to have never met
an instance.

It may be, and doubtless is, necessary for the manufacturers
of such qualities of steel as is nseu in manufacturing the
admixture known as Damascus to often have to apologize for
flaws which they caonot understand, and which ultimately
appear in, and are detrimental to, figured barrels:

Presuming the faults which "Damascus" has endeavored
to show as regards steel are inherent from the very nature of
its manufacture, perhaps "Damascus" will advance the leek-
eating theory of proving that such faults are eradicated by
the process of piling and rolling, as are adopted in the man-
ufacture of figured iron, and will also state, for the sake of
comparison, the prices paid for the quality of the steel, and
the same for the iron nsed in the manufacture of Damascus
barrels which admit of their being vended in a finished
state at a price considerable percentage below the cost of the
steel of which "Damascus" has been pleased to dub me the
doughty champion. Is it not a little strange that "Damas-
cus should be compelled to admit that the merits of steel
have been so lauded by the bulk of your correspondents?
Is it not also a little strange that the serious charges against
Damascus remain unanswered by anyof your correspondents
most conspicuous amongst whom remains the one who pre-
fers to call himself its defender? Probably he desires (or
requires) some of your more independent and scientific read-
ers to take up the gauntlet.

„.«h? fW?v,ChiDK knowledBe 0' "Damascus" has led him to
assert that there are no steel barrels made (save Whitworth)

n.rnii, L0" tw l°"ght "'■" 0°™iderably 1™ Price than
Damascus. That this assertion is as utterly devoid of truth
as his many other statements, I am perfectly willing to prove
by producing my invoices.

If any further evidence was necessary to point out the rela-
tive position of the two materials now combatting, it might
»LSl , exemplified in the general adoption of

steel for the armor plates of our warships in lieu of the amal-
gamated iron and steel plates, which have proved to be unable
agaTnstThem y WIti8taDd tha "verity of the force employed

In conclusion, if "Damascus" will confine himself to the
difficult ask of proving that figured iron is superior to the
best quality of steel, instead of depreciating the latter only,
and not offering a word in defence of the former, except tha
^lT.£aVe beenTnfd- and « he will also give a definite
reply to the queries I have propounded as regards the steel
used m the manufacture of figured iron, he will be rendering
much more assistance to your readers in enabling them to
form a proper opinion of the relative merits of steel vs

THE KENNEL.

sssgxtr«-£rSoS

and „7 £53X2* ^ Instances writing plainly names of sire and da-n
and of grandparents, colors, dates and breed-

The San Francisco Dog Show.

rtll ySU* T8ne °' ApiU 19th aPDeaKd » ™ry meager report
the San Francisco dog show, from which one would sup-
pos that the very attentive officers in charge and the huge
Mechanics Pavilion, in which the show was held, were the
principal attraction of the exhibition. I quite a°ree with
your reporter in his praise of the officers of the "club too
much credit cannot be given them for their untiring zeal' not
only during the exhibition but for months preceding 'that
event, many of them spending much time and money to in-
sure the success of the inaugural show of the club

But what about the dogs? Did we have dogs of merit?
Dogs bt to compete with Eastern Bench winners t One would
be led to beheveby the general tone of your correspondent's
article tha we did not. I believe we did; particularly in the
sporting classes. Mr. John Davidson, the gentleman who
judged these classes, and who is acknowledged to be the peer
of any man in America in this particular branch, a man who
has judged at shows since their inauguration in this country
a man who not only judges, but owns, breeds, and hunts
dogs, and who for the last thirty-five years has averaged 100
days in the year behind his favorites in the field, tells us we
have good dogs dogs fat to show in any company. He said!
not behind the door, but on the floor of the hall to a good
generous crowd, that the pointers were a tine lot and would
do credit to any Eastern show; and of the setters, that eight
of them would compare very favorably with any eight exhib-
ited at the recent show of the Westminster Kennel Club

In speaking of pointers your reporter says: 'Tom Pinch

££? W^n 8h°,WS Wel1'" He 8howed "ell enough in
1886 under Mr. Davidson to win first in his class, and two
gold medals for best pointer and best dog in the show, and at
°"'e™'s,h7 to wn first and six specials for the same
wrlfieM°Unco6rd.,n ^ « ™ fOT be8< P°*^
When such dogs as Tom Pinch, Dick II., Bush T„ Donna
Sensation, Climax, Patti Croxteth, Pilot Mike T Lady
Llcho and others I might mention are described in from one

o three lines, and the whole sporting classes, in a paltry
thirty lines, a space that Mr. C. H. Mason would occupy in
discussing the points of a dug that did not secure a clrd

°a*ira™ P"*. for »>"" ™ consider first class judges, and
are told we have fine dogs good enough to show anywhere
and see afterward such a thin, measly and derogatory repor
in so popular and widely circulated a journal Is the' ForeU
bufinesTm' 'Reselling out and quitting the show

It is consoling however, to know that it is the opinion of

fud^The1 gSr1 lhe P°,3i'iV,! 8tetements of a well-known
judge. The Irishman said when asked if one man's word
was as good as anotbers. "Yis, and bether, too" and Mr
Davidson's word will be considered "bether too" until we
have some more conclusive evidence than the opinion of In

■T^Kn ^/str BAB!rar- in "«- -«*<—

The Hon. John S. Wise, of Richmond, Va., writing as
who""' J1™"^ 0ff\'ed 0De thoaaa°d dollars to aoy man

T ^^^tX??-^^z

, S€^B£^e^=^^

steel nsed w. tool, Thia a996rtion ^ ^ fi ^ | £* of prance «j Ja^andid ^onside.tion

The reason for the facts are not so easily perceptible a
they might at first thought seem, but it is well worth the
while of the better class of fanciers at leaet, to isk them-
selves if there can be any reasons which can jnstifv the
villifications and backbiting to which those who chance to
hold adverse opinions are subjected.

Considering the problem. Doctor Kowe recently wrote in
his supremely sensible way the sentences following, and th. v
are commended to the close reading of every man who is
conscious of having permitted his mere fondness for some
pet to lead him into doing injustice to others. Doctor Kcwe
says:_

It is really very unfortunate that dog men should be so
contentious, and unless they oan be brought to see how
injurious it is to the best interests of them and thiir does
and can be persuaded to be less captious, the consequences
must be serious.

There is really no valid reason why contentions should
exist continually; but that they do exist i3 as arj^areut as any
other thing which is not at the bottom of the ocean or buriid
under the ground.

This contentious spirit seems to be confined todogmtn
and the world over. Not in America only, but in Europe we
find the same captious Bpirit and a disposition of the owners
of dogs to be ever ready to get at each olher's throats.

That so noble an animal Bhonld be the means of bo degrad-
ing man is a Fad reflection on man. That the dog possesses
qualities of character far superior to any other aninal the
average man included, no one who knows dogs, men and
other animals will deny; and for this very reason a dog so
endears itself to its owner, that if the owner is i arable of
appreciating the noble attributes of his dog, money cannot
buy the dog. But is that any reason why the man should
sink below the dog? Should not the close companionship
and communion between the man and the dog enm ble the
man? Should not the man take a lesson in nobility frcm
the dog? But it seems not.

A dog man will forgive a reflection on himself very much
sooner than a reflection on his dog. Say to him: "Are not
your ears a little high on your head?" and-unless he be
supersenMlive, he will reply in some joking way, that he
tnmka they are, but he hears better for their being so ir
something of the sort. Say to the same man: "Are not ycur
dog's ears a litile high ?" and he will immediately reply in no
placid tone: "I think not; I don't know where you can get
better ears; you are the first one who has found fault with
the dog's ears, and men, who are judges, have declared him
to be one of the hest dogs, take him all round, they ever saw."
And tnat man, although he may have known you for a long
time, leaves ycu with an altered opinion, end wonders how
he could have been so blind as to have ever supposed you to
be intelligent.

To have kDown a man intimatelv for years gives the priv-
ilege of joking with him or asking" a favor which one would
ask oily of an intimate friend; but it does not give the
privilege of speaking of his dog excepting in praise. The
line is drawn very decidedly and emphatically where his dog
is concerned, and a remark in any way disparaging or de-
tracting from the dog. either as regards his physical forma-
tion or the lack of those characteristics peculiar to hia breed
is immediately construed as an evidence of pure villainy and
animosity on your pait. A man who from an honest motive,
with no object other than to do good to the community, writes
of a dog or a breed of dogs as he sees it or them, and crilioizes
unfavorably, is snre to bring down on himself unpleasant re-
plies, and even imputations on his honesty. He is just as
likely to be charged with a venal motive, or with being the
tool of seme rival dog owner or breeders of a rival breed.
He is charged with being wanting in both honesty and intel-
ligence.

Now, should this be so? Is it not a shame that such a
condition of things should exist? Is it not the duty of the
intelligent poition of the owners of dogs to frown upon and
by their example and influence stop it.

All pecp'e do not see alike; eveiy eye foims its own
beauty, and it is very fortunate that it is so, for it it were
not, every man would want one woman for his wife, every
woman would want one man for her husband; everyone
would want one horse, one dog, and so on in evervthing
else; and the wheels of progress and civilization would Le
stopped.

The fact that a man doeB not see the beautv, and if a field
dog the superior field qualities, that the owners and others
may see in the dog, is not evidence that the laws of the
country are adminstered inefficiently or corruptly, and that
a stale prison or lunatic asylum has an inmate loose; not by
any means. The man who has the rashness to express a
dissenting opinion may be correct, for be may be at least as
good, if not abetter judge, and not being blinded by the
affection of the owner for the dog and the friendship of the
acquaintances for Ihe owner, he sees the dog in an unprejn-
dioed light and forms his opinion on the cold facts in thecaBe.
This contentious spirit has reached such a point, that from
a large majority of onr kennel communications we have to
eliminate personal and ungentlemanly remarks. The writers
see and reply to an insult in a communication which was
never contemplated. Very often after we have published a
communication, with these remarks omitted, we get a v«sy
caustic letter. We have made the writer appoar like a feoT;
we cut out the gist of hie communication; we are often the
well-known friend of the other paity, therefore, of course it
was not to be expected we would allow fair play; we will not
be bothered again with other communications, there being
other journals very anxious to get them; some friend had
said it waa useless to send the communication as it would
not be published, and a lot of just such stuff. It is doublless
intended as thunder and lightning Lurled at us, but having
a hide even tougher than a rhinoceros, and it not being
possible to disturb our peace of mind under any circum-
stances, we smi'e, throw the letter into the waste basket and
sighfor lack of even a little sense in our angry correspondent;
for really we like to see men exercise good sense and good
judgment, and be men and not children.

Now, in plain, unvarnished language this contentious con-
duct is the veriest rot in the world, and unless it is stopped
every decent man will be driven from public exhibitions of
dogs and from writing of them in the sporting press or having
a public connection with them in any Buape or form. Already
many men, who are a Iobb to the cause, have retired from
public exhibitions and from writing, and many who would
be a great benefit remain in private, because they are not
willing to be abused for an honest effort to do good. There
are very few men, who are indifferent to abuse in the public
press and to beiDg accused of motives quite contrary to
those which actuated them.

Mr. Jan. E. Watson, Secretary of the Pacific Kennel Club
still has the Clumber spaniel Maude which was shown at the
'ast dog show, and would be pleased to find som who

would like to have her. She is a good Cltr a a

worker,

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Kidney, G. Valensin. Pleasanton.
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Valensin, H Valensin, Pleasanton
Wliippleton. Fred W. Loeber, St. Selena.
Wnodnul, B. C. Holly, Vallejo.
Young Saul* Clans, Kyron O'Grady, San Mateo.

Substantial Endorsment.

Mr Joseph Cairn Simpson:

Editor Breeder and Sportsman: — I remember a few years
ago of getting some valuable information in reading some-
tiing about horses puiliug on one rein, in an article pub-
lished in one of your books. If you will be kind enough to
write an 1 let me know what, in your opiniou, are the differ-
ed causes for some youDg horses puiliug on one rein, I will
be much oblised to yon.

Your paper is received here every week, being sent to my
father, aud the occasional remarks on the thoroughbred
blood in the trotter are exceedingly goo 1. aud I enjoy read-
ing them, as they agree thoroughly with my views, after
btudying the matter considerably for the past few years.
Yours truly,

Nbw York, May 26. 1838. A. A. Bonner.

We were so well pleased witb the endorsement of our
position regarding racing-bluod in fast trotters, that we
tike the liberty of publishing fie above letter. Mr.
Bonner is in a position to be a competent judge of matters
connected with fast trotters. From early boyhood until
the present time he has been placed in a situation where
the highest class of trotters were familiar objects. The
very best have been domiciled in his father'a stable, and
from the time of L^dy Palmer, Flatbush Maid, Peerless,
and others of the old-time celebrities until the Empress
of the tracks took uo her abode under the same roof he
his had the best opportunities for study. No better
iiisson of the value of high breediug could he obtained-
" Vhile there has been a succession of equine stars,
■'nd so many of them, that to repeat their names
• 'ould seem like reading pages of the index to the
Trotting Register, there have been some which
shone with a higher degree of brilliancy, and so far

a.s we can tell from personal examination
grandest were those which in form approximated the
best type of the thoroughbred. There was not a coarse
line in Peerless or Flatbush Maid, a great deal of quality
in Pocahontas, Startle bloodlike, Dexter is high in form
as be was in performances, and from what we hear, read
and ascertain from pictures, Maud S. would come very
nearly passing as one "born in the purple." A son of Rob-
ert Bonner could scarcely fail of being an educated critic
in whatever pertained to fast trotters, especially when
there was also an inheritance of skill in handling them.
This gave the opport.uuity of studying them in action
as well as in repose, and also a chance to determine other
qualities besides speed. "We have yet to meet a person
who did not admit that the form of the blood-horse was
adapted for speed, in that respect being superior to other
races. We meant his general application to apply to
those who know what "speed formation" is, and what
configuration is the most likely to be endowed with cel-
erity of motion. From having the highest type of trot-
ters constantly before him, young Mr. Bonner could note
the differences existing between them and those of a
lower grade, and then, too, an enquiring mind would be
apt to look for the reasons of superioiity. A compari-
son would show that in a majority of cases superior
speed was associated with superior form, and as the
s'udent progressed there would be analytical examina-
tions to see if there was any analogy between fast race-
horses and fast trotters. A man who was unbiased could
not fail to see that were the form of the best race-horse
associated with fast trotting action a superior animal
would result, and as the union was proved through
the example of Maud S., Jay-Eye-See and others, it is
not at all surprising that Mr. Bonner should come to the
oonclusioQ he has.

Atid now we will answer the query about pulling on
one rein. The book alluded to is Horse Portraiture, in
which there is a description of a bit which in one in-
stance cured a horse which was an inveterate side-puller.
That was merely a contrivance to keep the bit from
touching the angle of the lips, the bit being kept in
place by side attachments fastened to a steel nose-band
above and the ends of the bit below. The few horses we
have bad in late years have been comparatively free
from that troublesome habit, though in the past there
were several which were that way addicted. There are
several causes. Sometimes the teeth are in bad shape,
and in two animals we owned thnre was such a differ-
ence in the width of the upper and lower jaws that the
unequal weat left sharp projections. The under jaw
was so much the narrowest that there were sharp edges
on both sides of the upper molars, though for some rea-
son one side was wounded more than the other. Both
of these were from the same dam, and a grandaughter
is similarly affected though in a Ljss degree. The steel
band would aggravate, and the only relief rounding the
projecting part of the teeth. Although in many cases
the trouble eomes from the teeth wounding the cheek
(when that is discovered to be the cause, the equine den-
tist will noon remove the disturbance,) there are other
reasons, one beiug the fault of the reinsman. There is
a proneness to snatch the bit with great violence when a
colt breaks, and drivers which are given to this method
of correction jerk the bit always to one side. This hurts
one side of the raou'h, some colts seeking relief by bend-
ing the neck to the side from which the "yank" is ex-
pected, others pulling the reverse way endeavoring to
overcome the pain by pressing so hard on the sensitive
part as to render it numb. We have known colts to
acquire the habit from fear of the fence on the side to
which their heads are turned. The driver endeavorB
to pull them toward the side they are anxious to avoid,
and though the neck is bent in obedience to the bit, the
body is carried sideways, and the continual pressure
makes that side of the mouth more callous than the
other. "He catches on the — rein," U frequently the
advice given by a driver who is acquainted with tbe
horse, to one who is to take him in charge. In all pro-
bability that comes from having been jerked to one side,
and a much better plan is, teach a colt to recover the
trot by a straight pull on both r.eins, and a slight motion
of the bit if a direct pull fails. When driving colts on
a track there is a simple test whether the one-side pull
is due to the mouth or some other cause. If the animal
pulls to th-3 same side when the track is "reversed" it
is a safe iaference that the trouble is in the mouth.
Should the cause be strikiug the shin or knee, reversing
the curves will afford a line to guide the enquiry. For
instance, when going the right way of the track, the left
knee will be the most liable to be struck and the inclina-
tion will be toward the left, so that a strong pull on
the right rein is necessary to keep the animal from going
into the fence. When the course is changed the right
knee or shin is the most exposed, and if the aide pulling
comes from that there will be a reversal of sides. Bui
after close watching the cause may still be hidden, and
even if discovered the remedy is difficult to find. To

epitomize, pulling on one rein may come from the
grinders being irregular, wounding the cheek if the
sharpness is on the outside, the tongue if the inner line
is wroug; from extra teeth commonly known as wolf-
teeth; from the tongue being oarried over the bit; from
the angles of the lips being sore, or from the bit being
unsuitable. It may come from bad "handling," es-
pecially when in training, from the shaft pressing against
the shoulder, from fear of striking shin or knee, or from
the check being improper. Then again, it might come
from defect in the vision, or from an inclination to pull
away from the inside fence of the track. Even this list
does not exhaust the probable causes, as, for instance,
"allouging" when a bit is used in place of a halter, and
the colt kept on one circle, and leading by the side of a
saddle horse with the colt always led on the off side,
which is the usual practice.

The Junior Stallion Stakes.

Until a name has been given the stakes which closed
on Saturday last we shall allude to that for three-year-
olds under the above title, and though it may be a "new
departure" in stake nomenclature it is not altogether
inappropriate. With the start obtained this year it is
altogether likely that hereafter stakes will be gotten up
annually for two, three and four-year-old stakes for
entire colts. Freshman stakes for two-year olds, Junior
stakes for three-year-olds, and Sophomore stakes for
four-year-olds. The National Stallion Stakes will be
the mark after graduation, and as the colts will strive
with their equals in years up to the time they wear their
baby teeth, thereafter they will be ready to struggle
with their seniors.

The result, as is shown by the appended list of nomin-
ations, has been satisfactory in the three-year-old class
and for the short time it has b?eD before the breeders
may be termed of great promise for the future. Should
the National result (as there are now good reasons to
believe it will) in a grand success, the future of that is
assured, and the others will be companion pieces which
will give a zeBt to the whole. The main battle can be
compared to the substantial parts of the feast, attracting
epicures from all sections of the country, the younger
adding piquancy and flavor, the whole "a banquet fit for
the Gods." As Homer sang of the chariot races before
the walls of Troy, it may come to pass that poets of the
hereafter will emulate the example, and recite in melo-
dious numbers the fierce struggles for supremacy on the
western verge of the continent. Not many years ago a
trotting enthusiast proved to bis own satisfaction that
the famous race was surely a trotting contest, and to the
best of our recollection the evidence was stronger than
that which gives Baoon the honor of making Shakespeare
the phonograph through which the immortal plays were
voiced.

Twelve nominations would be a good showing if even
entire had been eliminated from the conditions, when
the short time since the stake was gotten up is taken
into consideration. And rarely bred, too, are the young
aspirants for stallion honors, aud from what we know of
those we have seen, and from what we hear from others,
their speed is in keeping with their genealogy. Here
they are:

A. McFadyen, Santa Rosa, b c Redwood by Anteeo, dam
Lou Medium by Milton Medium.

H. H. Helman, Visalia, ch c Strathway by Steinway, dam
Countess by Whipple'* Hambletonian.

J. P. Kerr, San Francisco, blk o Memo by Sidney, dam
Flirt byBaccaueer.

A. L. Hinds, Oakland, br c Balkan by Mambrino Wilkes,
dam Fanny Fern by Jack Hawkins.

Pleasanton Stock Farm Co., Pleasanton, blk c Direct by
Director, dam Eohora by Echo.

San Mateo Stock Farm, San Mateo, br c Leo Wilkes by
Guy Wilkes, dam Sable by The Moor.

A. C. Dietz, Oakland, b c Kingwood by Sidney, dam Alma
by Dashaway son of Williamson's Belmont.

Palo Alto Stock Farm, Meulo Pork, rn o Del Paso by Dex-
ter Prince, dam Daisy D. by Electioneer.

Palo Alto, b c Amigo by Electioneer, dam Nadine by Wild,
idle.

Palo Alto, b c Montieth by Electioneer, dam Mamie C. by
imp. HerculeB.

Palo Alto, b c Wild Boy by Gen. Benton, dam Wildflowor
by Electioneer.

L. U. Shippee, Stockton, b c Moses S. by Hawthorne,
dam by McCracken's Black Hawk.

Requiring five subscribers to fill, we were apprehen-
sive that the younger colts would not be in sufficient
foree to meet the requirements. Still it is rather sur-
prising that there should be only one of our main breed-
ing farms represented. It does not speak very well for
San Mateo and Sunny Slope that there are no represen-
tatives from these world-renowned nurseries of trotters,
though Mr. Rose may reason that it is too long a jour-
ney to bring youngsters from Los Angeles so ***r north.
As he has also skipped the three-year-olds ^s is doubt-
' less the reason, but as San Mateo is i;i*a£ m the heart of

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the section -where the race will be trotted, the only solu-
tion is that there is no countermart of Grandee to enter
the lists. It can scarcely be possible that the surgeon
has disqualified all of the colts which would have been
eligible if left unmutilated, yet that may be the reason.
It is gratifying to see that Nevada has a lepresentative,
and that Mr. Sweeny has a sen of Old Gib worthy of
entering the lists to battle for the land of sage brush and
silver. From a daughter of Breekenridge, and a race
mare at that, it is not likely that he will falter on the
road.

"We learn that Mr. Smith has written to the subscrib-
ers to obtain their agreement to let the stake stand as it
is. "Why not reopen and close on August 1st? When
there will surelj be more than the stipulated number.
Following are the subscrsbers.

Palo Alto, b c Leon by Electioneer, dam Lina K. by Don
Victor.

Palo Alto, b c May King by Electioneer, dam May Queen
by Alexander's Norman.

Palo Alto, b c Coin by Electioneer, dam Cecil by General
Benton .

Palo Alto, b c Brighton by Electioneer, dam Bright Eyes
by General Benton.

L. M. Morse, Lodi, b c Homer by Dexter Prince, dam by
St. Cliir.

John P. Sweeny, Carson City, Nevada, b c Gibler by
Gibraltar, dam Sooner by Breckenridge.

The Track at Napa.

We are much pleased to learn that the track at Napa
■will be completed in time to give a meeting preceding
the Santa Rosa Fair. From a prominent member of the
association who visited us a few days ago, we obtained
the above news, and he also showed us a plan of the
track with a request for information in regard to grad-
ing, location of stands, etc. The ground is so nearly
level that all the grading necessary will be to "throw
up the turns," and bring the surface to uniformity.
Neither cutting or filling will be necessary, and this will
lessen the expense materially. There is little question
of a level track being "faster" than one which is not
practically level. By level is meant no difference in
altitude excepting when the turns are graded in order to
overcome the tendency to swing to the outside of the
circle. But a few feet variation, if not too abrupt, is not
a sufficient drawback to warrant the outlay of bringing
the whole of the mile to a uniform level. Thus, if the
ground favored a slight ascent to the half-mile post
with, of course, a corresponding descent from there
home, it will be better than if the reverse were the case,
though due regard must be had to the points of the com-
pass. Unless there are peremptory reasons against it,
tue locality must be chosen so as to bring the stands on
the west aide of finishing post, .so that the afternoon sun
will not incommode the spectators, and even if this
should necessitate the placing of the stands, the width of
the grounds, further away from the adjacent town, the
advantage would more than compensate for the draw-
back.

There is a diversity of opinion regarding the proper
angle for the turns. Opinions range from half an inch
to the foot to an inch in twelve, though our views would
be in favor of a iuean between the two when the track
is first graded. With semicircles of a quarter of a mile
three-quarters of an inch is ample to overcome the
tendency in light vehicles to centrifugal momentum,
and more than that is useless. Sixty feet is to be the
width of the "first turn" of the Napa track, so that the
outer line will be forty-five inches higher than the inner-
This will necessitate commencing the grade to surmount
the highest part of the turn some distance up the stretch,
and this will be another reason for placing the judges'
stand at least sixty yards from the turn. The location
of the judges' starjd should be on the outside of the track,
and just high enough to give clear vision above carriages(
which may be stationed inside of the track. The nearer
the judges are to being on the same level with the horses,
t\e better the opportunity to decide on close finishes,
and also for close observation of the horses, riders and
drivers. The structure should be only large enough to
accommodate the judges and clerk of the course. The
stand can be made of such light material as to be scarcely
any obstruction to the view, and the slight elevation will
enable the oocupants of the grand, stand to overlook it.
By using iron pipes for pos^o, or, what would be still
better, using a center post only, supporting floor and
roof by light braces, something after the umbrella
pattern. The stand should be enclosed with a fence
forming a quadrangle of sufficient size to keep the crowd
at a proper distance, and no one allowed within the
enclosure excepting those having business with the
officials, and kept entirely clear during the pendency of
a heat. This short sketch will answer in the main the
queries propounded, and we hope to be able to run away
a few hours after the first of July to pay this part of
California a visit. There appears to have always been
something in the way of making the trip. We have

heard so many glowing descriptions of Napa Valley, its
beauty so highly extolled, and that by people who are
not prone to encomiuu.s, that the desire to see for our
selves has been exceedingly great. Every year a trip
has been planned, and just as regularly unforeseen
obstructures have dashed our hopes. The construction
of the track has completed the picture, and added to the
other attractions cannot be withstood.

Try Again.

There is not time to communicate with Cap'ain Smith
and present Ms answer in this number, but from all we
can learn a re-opining of the two-year-old stakes will
result in a full list of nominations. It was rather too
early for those who bad not broken and trained their
colts when yearlings to come to a conclusion, and by
extending the time until the firBt of August there is a
reasonable prospect for as many to be named as are
engaged in the three-year-old. The first of August
appears to be the most appropriate date, inasmuch as
the entries for the circuit will close then.

Foals of 1888.

Prescott, W. T. Properly of Mr . T. S. Trash.

TROTTERS.

April 3d, bay filly by Vanderbilt, dam Molly Duke by Mar-
maduke.

April 7th, bay colt by Antelope, dam Valley Fair by Van-
derbilt.

May 11th, bay filly by Homeless Boy, dam Viney by Van-
derbilt.
At Lalhrop. Property of C. Litchfield,

TROTTER.

March 26th, brown colt by Alio, dam Bess by Washerman.

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Names Claimed.

By Mr. .ff. 0. Newman.

Consolation, for the brown colt foaled 1838, by Antevolo,
dam Elizabeth Basler by Bill Arp.
By Qerbcr cfc Brothers, Sacramento.

Sybil G., for the bay filly foaled May 18th, by Fallis, dam
Nidia by Echo,
H. B. Berryman, Berryman's Station, Gal.

Indicator, for brown colt foaled April, 1888, by Antevjlo,
his dam by Fred Low.

VETERINARY.

Conducted by Thos. Bowblll, M. R. 0. V. S.
Subscribers to this papet can have advice through this eolumn in all
cases of sick or injured horses or cattle by sending an explicit descrip-
tion of the case. Applicants will send their name and address that
they may be identified. Questions requiring answers by mail should
bp accompanied by three dollars, and addressed to Dr. Bowhill, 1838
Market St., San Francisco.

California State Veterinary Medioal Associa-
tion.

The regular quarterly meeting of the association will be
held at the office of the Breeder and Sportsman, 313 BuBh
Street, San Francisco, on "Wednesday, Jane 13th, at 2 P. M.
The Secretary, Doctor H. E. Carpenter, has Bent invitations
to veterinarians, and as papers of great interest will be read,
and business of importance transacted, the meeting should
be a large one.

The association was founded on broad principles, and as
its ends make solely for the general good of horse and cattle
owners, it should receive active promotion at their hands.
The presence of all who feel an" interest in the aims of the

association is invited.

o

Sale of Trotters and Pacers.

Messrs. Killip & Co. have bpen quite successful in secur-
ing some good class horses in their combination sale, to take
place on gJune 27th. Among them are the well known
winners, Old Nick, Alfred, Little Hopes, Patch Allen, "Poca-
hontas, Colonel Hawkins and Clara G. These, however,
will not form the only attraction at the sale, as a number of
choice colts and mares, and track and road horses will be
offered for sale at the same time.

The Capital Turf Club Races.

The Spring races of this popular club commenced oa
Tuesday last, with tine weather and a fair attendance con-
sidering it was the first day of the meeting. The first event
was a special trot for two-year-olds, a mile and repeat, that
closed originally with eleven entries, but there were only
two that appeared on the track, W. Gardner's b s St. Lucas and
T. C. Snider's b e Courier Boy. Pools sold about even on
the two colts. St. Lucas won handily in two straight heats,
and took first and third money, amounting to $280. The
colt is of fine form and capable of making better time. He is
by Adonis, dam Dolly S., and was raised by M. Toomey.

The next was a match race $200 a Bide, between N. N.
Craig's Harold Cossack and H. S. Hogeboom's WalBtein,
but the event was declared off. The third on the card was
a trotting race for a purse of $300 between Sutter Boy,
Dolly Bloodstone and Soltair. Pools sold with Soltair a
favorite at $20 to $18 for the other two. Bloodstone took
the first two beats and became favorite. After the second
heat, Hogoboom, the driver of Soltair, said he was not
strong enough to hold her down and prevent her breaking.
With the consent of the judges his place was taken by Trefy,
who sent the littld black mare to the fiont for the next three
heats, winning the race and first money. Soltair is a black
pacer, the property of C. H. Gilman, and one of the finest
roadsters around Sacramento,

Agricultural Park Course, Sacramento, Judo 6, 1888— Special two-
year-oJd trotting stake, closed December 10, 1887, with eleven entries ;
£100 added to tbe stake. One mile and repeat.

W. Gardner names b s St. Lucas 1 1

T. C. Snider names b s Courier Boy — 2 a

Time, 3:06j -9:14.

Same day, second race--special trotting purse of 8300.

0. H.Gllmiin nimes bib m 3oltair 2 2 111

N. N. Craig names bm Bloodstone 1 13 2 8

W P. Smltb names b g Sutter„Boy 3 8 2 3 2

Time, 2:41 -2:40 -?:39— 2;38— 2:46.

The Gebhardt Ranch.

Another proof of the acknowledged saperiority of this
State for breeding farms has been furnished by Mr. Fred
Gebhardt who has recently purchased a fine tract of land in
Lake county. Mr. Gebhardt is an enthusiastic patron of the
turf, and has shown great judgment in managing his racing
affairs, holding, like Lord Falmouth does in England, that
it is the best policy to run a small stable of first class horses,
entering them only in the main events and preparing them
in the most thorough manner for their few engagements.
Mr. Gebhardt is about to form a great stock farm, and for
this purpose has acquired a track of suitable land compris-
ing 3,000 acres near Middletown, and no expense will be
spared to render it in every way suitable for tbe carrying out
of his well matured plans on a grand scale.

Mr. Gebhardt recently paid a visit to his newly acquired
property in company with Mr. C. W. Abey, who, until recent-
ly, has been the efficient manager of the Santa Anita Ranch-
Mr. Abey is perfectly well acquainted with the needed require-
ments for a stock ranch, and he expressed himself as very
much pleased with the land, the climate and the surround-
ings. Mr. Gebhardt was aJso moBt favorably impressed with
his investment, and he contemplates making improvements
at once on a noted scale. The gentleman is now on his way
East, but he intends to return in about six weeks to superin-
tend the necessary arrangements. In the meantime, Mr.
Gebhardt will have Mb noted stallions Eolus, Eole and St.
Savior, as also a number of fine thoroughbred mares brought
from the East, and he will also extend operations by the
purchase of suitable mares in this market. It is Mr. Geb-
hardt's intention to show his stock at our coming State Fair.
He will breed very extensively and will hold annual sales of
yearlingB in the East. He speaks very enthusiastically of the
future of this State as a great breeding center, and says that
at no place in the East has he ever seen such a beautiful and
well-adapted place for the breeding of racing celebrities as he
has in his Lake county purchase.

Mr. C. W. Abey, paid a vinit to the office of the Bbeeder
and Sportsman on his way from Los Angeles to the East.
Mr. Abey, speaking in connection with the form shown by
the Baldwin strings, expressed the opinion that it would be
better for the California stables to break up their journey to
the East by easy stages, as the long uninterrupted journey
must have a debilitating effect upon the horses. Mr. Abey
was most enthusiastic in regard to the Emperor of Norfolk
as he thought him, without exception, the finest three-year-
old of the year, and as a proof quoted his grand performance
in the Brooklyn Derby. He was also very much pleased at
thesucceEBof Ijos Angeles at Latonia, and of Winona at Brook-
lyn; as to the others in the Btable, he thought that when
they had become acclimated, they would make a good show-
ing of themselves.

Mr. Abey is well informed as to our racing methods, and
as a member of the staff of the N. T. Spirit of the Times, is
assured of a cordial reception at all the points he intends to
visit on this coast. It is to be hoped that he will finally
become a resident of the State where his ample knowledge of
thoroaghbred stock will aid in developing our varied
resources.

The stable of the Dwyer brothers is out of luck this Bpring
and so even their most ardent admirers are severe on tactics.
Recently in a race won by Portland, Mr. Burch's Seymour
was ridden by McLaughlin, tbe Dwyers chief jockey, while
Servia their crack filly was given to another rider and she
ran unplaced. Many betting men argued with no little
appearence of justice on their side, that if the Dwyers allowed
their jockey to ride Seymour and in addition presumably
backed the colt, they should have scratched their filly Servia.

It is stated that it is easy to tell whether the Prince of
Wales has won or lost over a race, If the former, he tilts
his hat over his brows, and talks quickly to anyone who
may be with him; if the -latter, he takes his ; hat off and
wipes his forehead with his handkerchief in severe Bilence.
The Princess is very fond of racing, and was so pleased at
the success of Ayrshire in the Derby that she waved her
handkerchief at the winner when he returned to the scales.
The Duke of Portland was in the Koyal box at Epsom when
the race was run, and was warmly congratulated by both the
Prince and the PrineeBS.

Senator Hearst must have been pleased at the viBit he
made to his stables while he was at St. Louis. The noises
showed up well after their long trip from California, and
M-itt Allen hopes to have them all well acclimated and in
good form before he commences the campaign. We learn
that the Australian's, True Britton, San Semem, Mary Mack
and a tilly by Darebin, the first of this sire's get in training
in America, are esteemed fine-looking animals, and attract
more than passing attention. In this string is the imp.
three-year-old Gorgo by Isonomy, dam Flirt, who is prob-
ably one of the best bred horses in America to-day. The
heavy-weight jockey has not yet been selected, but Jose
Dilanarvarez, it is stated, will attend to the light-weight
ridiDg.

The following is from a recent issue of the New York Tri-
bune: ■ 'Some of these jockeys are not overmodeBt. A day or
two since Garrison went to a friend of B. A. Haggin and
said that he wanted to give up his contract. When asked
why, the boy said that Mr. Haggin had passed him without
speaking to him. Garrison has a copioas sort of contract
with the Haggin stable, by which he is said to get $13,000
per year retainer, with $25 extra for winning mounts, and
$10 for losing mounts. Mr. Haggin's friend laughed at the
boy. Mr. Huggin may have bten a little absent-minded, or
perhaps he did not think it necessary to aBk his jockey fur
permission to live that day. If Garrison were employed by
Mr. Belmont, perbop* he would expect Mr. Belmont to pro-
pose him for admission to the Knickerbocker, Union and
Manhattan Clubs. Perhaps Mr. Belmont woni "' 'naent.
Perhaps he would not."

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^Ite §.mder awd jlportswan.

June 9

Shoeing Horses.

Au investigation made by a board ot army officers for the
purpose of deciding upon the best methods of shoeing army
horses has resulted in the issuing from the army head-
quarters of the following order, which all horsemen should
read, as it contains points worth knowing:

In preparing the horse's foot for the shoe, do not touch
with the knife the frog, sole or bars. In removing surplus
growth of that part of the foot which is the "seat of the
shoe," use the cutting pinchers and rasp, and not the knife.
The shoeing knife maybe used, if necessary in fitting the
toe clip. "Opening the heels" or making a cut into the
angle of the uall at the heel must not be allowed. The rasp
may be used ou this part of the foot when necessary, and
the same applies to the pegs. No cutting with a knife is
permitted; the rasp alone when necessary. "Flat-footed
horses" should be treated as the necessity of each case may
require. In forging the shoe to tit the foot.be careful that
the shoe is fitted to and follows the circumference of the foot
clear round to the heels; the heels of the shoe shtuld not be
extended back straight and outside of the walls at the heels
of the horse's foot, as is frequently done. Care must be used
that the shoe is not fitted too small, the outside surface of
the walls being lapsed down to make the foot short to suit
the shoe, as often happens. Heat may be used, in preparing
and shaping the shoe, but the hot shoe must not be applied
to the horse's foot under any circumstances, Make the up-
per or foot surface of the shoe perfectly fiat, so as to give a
level bearing. A shoe with a concave ground surface should
be used.

The above piece was taken from a New England agricul-
tural paper, whose editor declares it should be read by all
horsemen, as it contains points worth Knowing. Now please
tell us what those points are, aside from those that the shoe
should fit the foot, which any shoer or horseman well knows,
without reading the decision of a board of army officers.
But the strong point seems to be that the ruleB were the
result of an investigation made by a board of army officers.
Now why not have a board of blacksmiths decide upon the
best method of publishing a paper or making watches? It
says that flat-footed horses should be treated as the necessity
of the case may require. Now this just covers the whole
ground. If horses had feet all alike and all sound, there
might be some rule to shoe by. I have been shoeing horses
for thirty-five years, and have worked in some of the best
shops of our largest cities, and I think that there is not one
horse in ten that has a perfect foot. There might be much
learned, if practical shoers and horsemen would give their
experience and ideas. But when some man who can write,
but cannot tell the difference between a horse and a male,
undertakes to tell how a horse should be shod, it looks to me
like foolishness. I saw a short time ago where the writer
said, Do not shoe your horses. Now that is all very well if
you do not use them. Such writing and advice in many
cases are the means of doing as much harm as did a crank
who lectured in Worcester a few years ago. He made a strong
argument in favor of barefooted horses. Two of my cus-
tomers tried it, and the result was two lame horses, and one
of them did not get well for a year. Some horses will go
without shoes for a while, and I think are benefitted by it.
I have three horses, and one that 1 kept at work on the form
will go without shoes. The other two will not travel twenty
miles on our roads barefooted without being lame.

The longer I work at shoeing the more I see the need of
knowing more than I do. If I only knew as much as I
thought I did when I had worked about five years I would be
all right. I always like to have a man who knows what he
wants tell me how he wants his horse shod, and I then try
and do it. But when one comes that knows nothing except
something he has read that some one wrote that did not know
as much as he did before he read the piece, it makes me
weary. — L. B. Adams, in the Farmer and Mirror. ,

Notes on Breeding.

Young breeders must not be discouraged if the produce of
he handsome, stylish mare and highly formed royally bred
stallion which have been selected with great care, and an eye
to individual merit as well as breeding, should prove a small,
weak, crooked, ungainly object when first dropped. Many
celebrated turf performers and several of the noted trotting
sires were so unpromising at first as to be regarded of but
little value. When Gen. Knox, was standing in Maine, Mr.
S. H. Hinds, of Salem, that State, owned a very fine road
mare, which, if we remember correctly, was by Young Ho-
garth, son of Hogarth, a fast running horse. Mr. Hinds
took her to Gen. Knox and paid $100 service fee. Indue
time she produced a colt which was so weak in Borne of his
joints, as stated by Mr. Hinds to the writer, that he could
not walk standing straight and squarely upon bis feet until
several weeks old. Most of those who saw the youngster
in his condition thought that Mr. Hinds could have saved
the greater part of bis money and got a muoh better colt
within an hoar's ride from his door.

The colt grew stronger and improved in form with age,
and has proved a very profitable investment to his owner,
who at first was the butt of ridicule on account of his efforts
to improve his stock. We overheard a horseman remark at
Skowhegan, Me., when his horse was coming four years old,
that he had been to Salem to buy a promising son of Gen.
Knox, aud would have paid $3,500 cash for him. This was
the very colt that gave so little promise duriDg the first few
weeks of his life.

In 1874 there was foaled in Kentucky among the get of
Strathmore a crooked, inferior colt, which the owner of this
stallion considered so unpromising as to be a disgrace to his
horse, and offered the owner of tne colt two services of
Strathmore if he would kill the ungainly little thing and
bury him oat of sight. The offer was declined. As the colt
grew and matured he showed such promise as a trotter that
his speed was developed. He finally gained gretft distinc-
tion upon the turf under the name of Santa Claus, by beat-
ing such trotters as Voltaire (2:20^,) Wedgewood (2:19), Han-
nis (2:17ij), Piedmont (2:17J), Edwin Thome (2:16|) and
others of note. His record (2:17£) is faster than that of any
other son or daughter of Strathmore He is credited with
fifty heats in 2:30 or better, which is a greater number than
have been won by any other two of Strathmore's get.

Probably most of our readers remember that Vermont
Biack Hawk was so small and homely when foaled that his
o?7ner thought seriously of knocking him in the head, as he
considered it a disgrace for so fine a mare to have such au

jject following her. Maud Messenger (2:16.1), tue fastest of
'^eseenger Chief's get, was so small and uupromining tl>at
s'»e was sold for about $12.50 as a yearling. Midnight
(2:18}), by Peace Maker, son of ftysdyk's Hambletonian, dam
by ihe Drew Horse of Maine, sold in his two-year-old form

for about $50. Wellsley Boy (record 2:26J, trial 2:19), by
Godfrey Patehen, dam of unknown lineage, was sold as an
unbroken three-year-old for $50. A produce dealer in Phila-
delphia was ridiculed by souio who considered themselves
shrewd judges of horseflesh, for paying $400 for Early Rob9
by Almont. When she was developed and driven to a record
of 2:20£, and sold for a big price to the late William H. Van-
derbilt, it was the produce dealer's turn to laugh. Sir Roger
by Lexington Golddust, son of Dorsey's Golddust, was sold
from a wood wagon for $150, and afterwards gained a record
of 2:23;}-. Numerous other instances might be mentioned to
show young breeders that it is not always the most promis-
ing youngsters that turn out the best. Maud S. (2:08$), was
once sold for $250.

Every breeder of experience knows that it is a difficult
matter to select from a lot of young colts the one which will
prove the fastest trotter when matured. Many which are
large and well proportioned, and show slashing gaits, tine
knee action and wondeifnl speed in the lot when young, are
never heard of after being broken and pat to work. Others,
like those mentioned above, which are small, rough and
unpromising from the time of their birth, showing no incli-
nation to trot, and giving no indications of unusual speed
capacity until matured, finally come ont and astonish the
world by their achievements upon the turf. — The Cultivator.

A Lady Bookmaker.

As I strolled the other day through the Sackville street, or,
if you like it better, the O'Connell street of a large and pros-
perous Yorkshire town, yclept Briggate, says a writer in The
Irish Sportsman, as the natives are fond of calling it, I Btrayed
into a by street which ran past the Market place m a southerly
direction, and scarcely had I left behind me the Babel
created by the vendors therein holding forth as to the value
of their several wares, than my ears were assailed with
expressions seldom heard except on a race course, and I am
certain I will be pardoned if I say that Biich cries as "6 to 1
bar 2," "I back the field," etc., were more in keeping with
the noisy ring of a race course than the center of a busy
district in a large manufacturing town. Hastening my foot-
steps in the direction from whence the sounds came, on turn-
ing the corner of a small street I came in view of a scene
which was, to say the least of it, a novel one. There in front
of rre, surrounded by manufactories on all sides, with their
great chimneys belching forth smoke and cinders, was a
large space of open ground about 100 yards square, every
part of which was covered with bookmakers and backers in
one great hustling crowd. The bookies were mounted on all
descriptions of pedestals — handcarts, barrows, boxes, tables,
chairs, stools, or anything that they could get a footing on,
and the backers eagerly inquiring the odds from them. It
being dinner hour in the factories the backers were numerous,
the Bport loving YorkshiremeD, from the apprentices upward,
endeavoring to get something on their fancies.

Gazing on this strange scene for some time and looking
round I espied several gentlemen in dark blue on the edge
of the crowd quietly looking on, and having my own lively
experience of some brothers of the said gentlemen, when try-
ing to get a sovereigu on anything on a similar day in Temple
B-ir, I was rather taken aback at their^eeming lapse of duty,
and on making inquiries I could not get any satisfactory
information as to why the authorities did not interfere.
Some said one thing, some said another, but no real reason
was forthcoming as to why, in the face of the present laws,
open betting is allowed in the heart of a large town; bat
such is the case, and should anyone doubt it I snail be
happy to send him the name of the above town, with
all particulars. Looking further on toward the right I saw
a showily dressed lady, and pressing closer in that direction
through the crowd, judge of my amazement to find she was
miking a book, and, judging from the crowd that sur-
rounded her, was doing a much larger trade than her male
opponents in the same occupation. Having heard only of
lady bookies, but never Laving had the pleasure of seeing
one, I determined on having a conversation with the fair
layer, and with that end in view I made my way through
the crowd that surrounded her, and by this time, dinner
hour being over, the rush of business had quieted down to
some extent, and I had an oppoitnnity of introducing my-
self to her. She was, as far as I could judge, about 5 feet
9 inches in height, rather stout, dark complexioned, toler-
ably good looking and about forty years of age. After a
short chat, and in reply to my inquiries, she informed me
she had been making a book for the past three years, and
in her own language, it paced out well, much better than the
muslcial hall profession in which she had been originally
engaged. She informed me that she laid odds against any
amount from cixpence to a tenner, and was increasing her
business every day, as she always endeavoured to give the
longest odds procurable. After investing a small snm on
Briarroot, and leaving my address in case that animal should
think well of getting his head first past the post in the 1,000
guineas, I took my leave, having received a promise from
her that she would attend the next Gurragh meeting. A
carter or a more businesslike knight of the pencil I have
seldom come across, and if we had a few more bookies like
her we would have less welshing experiences.

Our Horses iu South America.

There ought to be an important and ever increasing demand
for our fairly bred trotting stock for exportation. In England
and in continental Europe our sales are increasing, but they
are likely to be curtailed if unscrupulous agents are allowed
to swindle with impunity their customers in far off lands who
have no legal means of redress. The Mexican trade was
almost ruined in this respect, but since the completion of
the railroad to Mexico, it has been revived under more favor-
able auspices. Now, however, we have news from Buenos
Ayres that a few swindlers, for some time past, have been
doing a very crooked business that, unless checked, will
certainly be very detrimental to our trotting interests. In
his recent report, the United States Consul at Buenos Ayres
states; "The first ventures with American horses here found
a very ready market. Heretofore the reports of the turf of
BuenoB Ayres have consisted exclusively of running races,
and some fine specimens of English racers have been
imported. There is, however, a growing taBte here for faBt
trotters, the drives to and through Palermo Park affording
sportiug gentlemen fine opportunities for their horses.
Hoise fanciers, knowing the wonderful trotting stock which
the United States have developed, were gratified at the oppor-
tunities offered for securing speoimenB of the breed, and were
ready to pay even fabulous prices for trotters which could do
their mile inside of 2:30.

In most cases the purchasers obtained what they bargained
for, the performances of the horses being very satisfactory,
but in quite a number of instances, if one may judge by the

complaints which have been made to this consulate, the
credulous purchasers, trusting to the good faith of the sellers,
have been rather shabbily treated in haviug horses foisted
upon them with false pedigrees, or which did not correspond
in age to their certified pedigrees, or to the entries in the stod
book, and when they were biought down to their work were
found to be ordinary roadsters.

In several trotting races lately some American blooded
importations, which were guaranteed to do most wonderful
work, were quite left out in the cold by half-breedB raised
here in the country.

The result has been disastrous to the further sale of such
other American horses as have since been seeking a market
here, the fair and conscientious importers suffering for the
sins of those who think that "everything is fair in a horse
trade." The Argentiues are very contidiog, but where they
have been "humbugged" once they become decidedly sensi-
tive, and in the fatare they may be less dit-posed to buy,
without something more than the mere assuiances of the
seller as to the qualities, age or possible achievements of a
horse, leBt they be "stuck" with the refuse of the New York
auction marts.

Grand Combination

SALE

OF

Trotting Colts and Fillies,

Stallions and Broodmares

The get of Monroe Chief, Guy Wilkes Saltan, Harold Cossack,
Prompter, Echo, Anteeo, Sterling Waldstein, Prince Alwood, Capt.
Webster, Billy Hayward and other noted stallions at 11 a. m. on

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 188S,

AT

Bay District Track,

SAN FRANCISCO.

Parties desiring to enter approved Btock can do bo by applying not
later than MAY 29th.
Catalogues will be issued June 21st.

KILLIP & CO.

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AUCTIONEERS.

The Standard-Bred Stallion

BROWN JUG.

Description,

BROWN JUG Is a rich brown horse, nine years old, 15^ hands high,

weighB 1.100 pounde. In form, action, and disposition he is not excelled

by any Btallion now in public service. In bis six-year-old form he waa

handled for a short time by John A. Goldsmith, and showed trials in 2:22.

Pedigree.

Sired by Nutwood. First dam Young Molly by Budd Doble. Second
dam Molly Trusaell by Gen. Taylor. Third dam the LlvingBton Mare
by the Morse HorBe.

The Nutwood Stallion

JOHN SBVBNOAKS,

Description.

JOHN 8EVENOAKS is a coal black horse, seven years old and
Btandsl6.1 hands high. Of superb form, bone and substance, and fine
action and style.

Pedigree.

Sired by Nutwood, dam San Juan Belle (record 2:31^ In fourth heat),
by Robert's St. Clair; second dam by David Hill, son of Vermont Black
Hawk; third dam a fine mare brought across the plains and believed to
be thoroughbred .

Location.
These stallions will make the season of 1888, commencing March 1st
and ending July 1st, at Sargent's Station, Santa Clara Co.
Terms.
For either horse $50 the season. Mares not proving with foal ctn be
returned next season free of charge, provided the horse stauds in Gon-
zales or vicinity. Pasturage |2.fiu per month. All care taken, but no
responsibilities assumed for accidents or escapes.
For further Information aoplv to

SARUENT BROS.,
or HI K HI 1 I LOVE,
lOmr Sargent's Station, 4'al.

The Standard Bred Trotting Stallion

MT. VERNON,

Record 9:21.

WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 18B8 AT STOCK TON, TO 0LO9E
JDNE 151)1.

Description.
Foaled In 1981, dark hay, black points, no wbite. His perform-
ances In 1 87 ougbt to be too well known to receive an extended notice
here. On August 18th , at Ban Jose, where be made bis record of a :21 ,
be could have trotted in 2:18 or 2 :19 had be been allowed to do bo. Ho
trotted the middle half in 1 :07j, tbe three-fourths iu 1 :43ft, and finislied
the mile Id a Jog in 2:21. At tbe Bay District Track, Golden Gate Fair,
after being turned lonse on the night before by unknown parlies and
running In the streets for stx hours before he was returned to tbe
track; tbe same afternoon he trotted and writo on« of tbe b ardeet -con-
test od and fastest five-heat races of the season, Tempest beating bim
less than a neck tbe first heat In 2:21ft, Luella winning tbe fourth
from Lira by less tban a length In 9:214, Mt. Vi rnon winning tbe fifth
beat and race In a jog. I exhibited two two-year-oldB, two yearltDgs,
one suckling at Ibe State Fair, Itfi?. was awarded two first and three
second premiums, one of the yearlings weighing 9G0 lbs. At Bixteeu
months old six of his colts were shown at Ibe Stockton Fair, getting
four first and two Becond premiums.

Pedigree,

Sired by the Great Nutwood, dam by Chieftain.

Terms.
Sixty dollars for tbe Beason. MareB not proving with foal can bt
returned next Beason free, providing I still own tbe horse. Mares cared
for In any manner owners may desire. Pasturage. $3 per month.
Every care exercised, but no liabilities for escapes or accidents. For
further Information apply or address

J. A. McCtOVn, Proprietor.
life 145 Parle St. Stockton, 4'al.

1888

3£Ite £jtaejeile? awtl jgtyrjrlBttxau.

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Trotting Colt

STAKES,

Two and Three-Year-Old
Stallions.

In compliance with a general request from breed-
ers and owners, it has been decided to open two
stakes for trotting colts.

The first for all stallion colts foaled in 1885, of $100
each, in payments as follows: $25 which must
accompany nomination on Saturday, June 2, ima,
at which date the stake will close: §25 on Saturday,
rieptember 1, 188?, and the remainder of the stake $o0
on Wednesday, October 17, 1888. Five or more sub-
acribers to fill.

Race to bo heats of a mile, best three la five In
harness, to be trotted on the day previous to the
..National Stallion Stake," and on the track selected
for the National to be decided upon. Should the day
named be unfavorab'e, or the track not in good order
on that day. the Treasurer shall have the power to
set the day on which it will come off. Should it be
postponed for more than ten days, it shall be optional
with the subscribers to withdraw the last payment
by giving doe notice to the Treasurer when ten
days have elapsed from the time first fixed. In all
other things necessary for the proper management of
this race th« same conditions shall prevail as are to
govern the National Trotting Stallion Stake.

Tho second rarte is for all stallion colts foaled in
1S8C; heats of a mile, best two in three in harness,
and with these exceptions to be the same in every
respect as the one before named. The added money
Bhall consist of money received; profits from all
sources less the necessary amounts for expenses, and
this added monpy shall be divided, if both result In
contests, in the following proportion, viz., three-
fifth? to three-year-olds and two-fifths to two-year-
olds. Should one only be a contest and the other a
'•walk-over," the whole of the net added money shall
go to the stake that iB trotted. Should both prove to
be walk-overs, the expenses shall be born in propor-
tion to the amounts In the hands of the Treasurer.
Should there be differences of opinion in regard io
conditions, expressed or implied, the decision of the
Treasurer shall be final.

Address nominations to N. T. SMITH, Fourth and
Townsend Streets, San Francisco, Cal.

mrtltf N. T. SMITH,

Treasurer of Stallion Colt Stakes.

Gbico Fair.

August 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25,

1888.

GLOVER'S ALBUM.

A TREATISE ON CANINE DISEASES,

CONCISE AND PRACTICAL.

Handsomely Bound and IlluBtrated.

PEICE 50 CENTS, POST-PAID.

GLOVER'S IMPERIAL

Five Days Trotting
Pacing.

and

1888. 1888.

NEVADA STATE FAIR

— AT —

RENO, NEV.,
September 1 7 to 22 Inclusive.

$10,000.00
PURSES AND PREMIUMS.

DOG MEDICINES.

Man^e rur*. - 50" Distemper Cure $1.00
lilood Purifier, 50c. "Vermiluee, - 50c

< anker Wash, 50c. Eye Ln*fon, - 50«\
Dlarrhaealnre, 50c. Cure tor Fits, - 50c
Tonic, - - 50c, Lioiment, - 50c.

Kennel and Stable Soap, best dogsoap known, price
25c.

These remedies are sold by druggists and dealers
In sportsmen's goods.

ALL DOG DISEASES TREATED
H. CLAY GLOVER, D. V. S.

Veterinarian to the "Westminster Kennel Club, New
Jersey Kennel Club, Rhode Island Kennal Club,
Hartford Kenne) Club, HemsteadFarm Lompany, etc.

22octf 1 «93 Rronilnar, New Vorlr.

$5,000 IN PURSES-

First Day-Tuesday, August 21, 1888.

$350.00.

1.— TROTTING -For two-year-old colts ow ed in
the district. Mile heats, best two in three, to harness
and to rule. Purse $25u.

$300.00.

2.-TROITING— Three minute class. Mile heats,
best three iu five, to harness and Io rule. Purse
83(10.

Second Day- Wednesday, Auxnst 23d.

$300.00.

3.— TROTTING— For three-year-olds and under.
Mile heats, best three in five, to harness and to rule
Purse $300.

4.-TROTTiNG-2:40 class. Mile heats, best three
in five, to hcrness and to rule. Parse §100.

Third Day— Thursday, August 33rd.

$9 50.00.

6.— TROTTING- -2:23 class. Mile heats, best three
in five, to harness and to rule. Purse 5750.

$500 00.

fi.— PACING -Free for all. Mile heats, best three
in five, to harness and to rule". Purse §5L0.

$100.00.

7.— BOGGY RACE— Free for all buggy horses with-
out a record owned in the district, owners to drive
Mile heats, three in five, to rale, Purse S100.

Fourth Day— Friday, August 34th.
$600.00.

H.-TROTTING-2:27 class. Mile heats, best three
in five, to harness and to rule. Purse S6C0.

$400.00.

9.-TROTTING-2:X3 class. Mile heats, best three
in five, to harness and to rule. Purse SiOO.

Fifth Day— Saturday, August 35th.
$400.00

10. -TROTTING— For foui -year-olds and under.
Mile heats, best three In five, to harness and to rule
Purse $400.

$1000 00.

11.— TEOTTING-Free for all. Mile heats, three
in five, to harness and to rule. Purse $1,000.

Races Nos. 5, 6, 8, 9 and 11 open to the State. All
other races open to the following counties: Mendo-
ciao, Humboldt, Del Norte, Shasta, Siskiyou, Plumas,
Lassen, Modoc, Sierra, Yuba, Sutter, Nevada, Trinity
Tehama, Colusa and Butte.

Entries to close with the Secretary, August 1, 1888,
at 10 p. m. Entrnnce fee of ten per cent, of purse
must accompany all nominations.

C. C. MASON, President.
IO. D. SPROLX, Secretary, Chico, Cal.

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SPEED PROGRAMME.

KILLIP & CO.,

LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL

AUCTIONEERS,
tz Montgomery Street. San Francisco

8FKC1AX. ATTENTION PAH) TO 8ALEB OF

High-Bred Horses and Cattle,

At auction and private sale.

Will Sell Da All titles and Counties ol
the State.

REFERENCES.

Hon. C. Green, Hon. J. D. Caee,

Sacramento. SallnaB.

J P. Raboent, Esq.. Hon. Jokn Boggs
Sargents. Colusa.

Hon. L. J. Rose, Hon. A. Walbath,

Los Angeles. Nevada.

j. b. Haggin, Esq., San Francisco
Represented at Sacramento by Edwin F. Smith,
riecretary State Agricultural Society.
At San Jose by Messrs. Montgomery k Rea, Real

Being the oldest established firm In the live-stock
business >n this Coast, and having conducted the
Important auctim sales In this Une for the past
fifteen years, amounting to one-half a million of
dollars, we feel jutified in claiming unequalled facili-
ties for disposing of live Block of every description,
either at auction or private sale. Our list of corres-
pondents embraces every breeder and dealer of prom-
inence upon the Pacific Coast, thus enabling us to
eWe f-ill publicity to animals placed with us for sale.
Private purchases and sales of live stock of all
descriptions will be made on commission, and stock
Bhipucd with the utmost care. Purchases and sales
made of land of every description. We areauthor-
.Izert to refer to the gentlemen whoae nimea ar*
iu ■ Mided.

oud Kil.i<lf A Ct»., 22. Montgomery street,

FOR SALE.

A Fine Stallion Yearling,

Fifteen hands high; light gray; finely proportioned
and gaited. By Gen. MacPhereon. full brother to
Nellie R , 2:17$, dam Olema by Whipple's Hamble-
tonian, and IS In the 2:30 list; grandum by Crooked-
legged Boston, g g, dam by Old Boston, sire of Lex-
ington, lwill sell this colt cheap to some breeder,
as he is too good a horse to become a gelding,

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PAYNE J. SHAFTFF,

Olema. Maine Co. .Cal.

For Sale Cheap.

HIGH BRED TROTTING STOCK

Represents all the beBt 8tr<iinB in the State, also
Graded Norman Horses Brood Mares, Young stal-
lions, Matched Carriage Horses, andi Beef Cattle.
Apply to

MARTIN CARTER, Newark,
Or Nutwood Stock Fariii.Irvingtnn,

4t 2Gmy AlaniPdu «'o . Cal.

IMPROVED

THE BOHANON

SULKY!

BEST MADE.

Perfect Biding Bnugie.
Breaking Carls.

3ohanon Carriage Co., ,c,cffictc

SPEED PROGRAMME:
MONDAY, September 17, 1888.

1— Selling Purse $250; of which S^Oto second, $25 to
third; for three-y ear-olds and upwards; horses en-
tered to be sold for $i,r<tQ to carry rule weights; two
pounds allowed for each 3100 down to ?l.noo, then one
I>ound for each SHW less, duwn to $400; welling price to
be stated through entry box at 6 p. m. the day before
the race: one mile.

2— .Nevada stake, running; for two-year-olds (foals
of l&ofi); #50 entrance; 310 to accompany nominations;
J40 additional for starters; to be paid in belore 6 p. m.
day previous to race; ten per cent, of stake money to
go to racinRfunri; S3C0 added; second horse to save
stake; three-quarters mile.

8— Running, five-eighths mile dash; District horses;
§100 added; entranced, declaration $5; on or before
August 25th.

4— RunniDg, three-<±ighths mile and repeat; purse
31 0; ?100 to first, 350 to second.

Tae^day, September f 8.

5— Running, three-quarterB mile; District horses;
purse $H) ; 475 to first; $25 to second.

b—Trotting 2:27 class; purse$600.

7— Trotting stake for two-year-olds; mile and re-
pea'; entrance .*'k>, of which §iJ to accompai.y nomi-
nation; §10 additional for starters; to be paid in be-
fore6 p. m. day previous to race; $300 added; ten per
cent, of stake money to go to racing fund; three or
more starters to make i>. race; stakes and added
money to he divided 00, 30, and 10 per cent,

Wednesday, September 19iU

8 — Noveltv Race, running: pnrse $100; one and nne-
half miles; hrst half-mile, §30; first mile ?lt)0; first to
finish, $2 0.

9— unuing; for three-year-olds; 3"0 entrance; 320 to
accompany nominations; 330 additional for starters;
to be paid in before 6 P. M. day previous to race ; ten
percent, ot stake money to go to racing fund; $310
added; second horse to save Btake; one and one-
quarter miles.

10— Trotting, three-minute-class, lor District horses ;
purse $300; first horse §150, second horse 3100, third
horse 350.

Thursday, September 30th.
11— "Running, mile and repeat; purse 3a 0; $150 to
first, 310J to second, 350 to third.
12— Trotting, 2.-10 class; purse $600.
13— Trotting Btake for three-year-olds; $Ki0 en-
trance, $25 to accompany nomination; $75 additional
for starters; to he paid in before 6 P. M. day previous
to race ; 34UO added; ten percent, of stake money to
go to racing fund; three or more starters to make a
race; stakes and added money to be divided 60, 30 and
ten percent.

Friday, September 21.
11— Running, purse $300; of which $50 to second; for
all ages; three-quarter mile heats.

15— Running, half-mile and repeat; District horses;
purse 3150; 31UU to first, 350 to second.

16— Running Stake; for two-year-olds (foals of 18S6).
$r0 entrance; 310 to accompany nominations; 310
additional for starters; to be pai'l in before" six P.M.
day previous to race ; ten per cent, of stake money to
go" to racing fnnd; *:iOU added; second horsa to save
stake; one mile.

17— Trotting, 2:50 class; for District horses: three in
five; purse$^00;firBt315j second $100, third $50.
Saturday, September 22d.
13— Trotting, 2:22 class; purse $1,000; $500 to first, $300
to second, 32UU to third.

19— Pacing; purse $600; $300 to first, 3200 to second.
$;00 to third.

fi-Sy Additional races will he made each day. Classes
ui .1.1..- up from horses on the grounds.

R39IARKS AM) CONDITIONS.
dominations to stakes must be made to the Secre
tary on or before the 1st day of Augnst,l3t8. lintries
for the purses must be made two dayB preceding the
race, at the regular time for closing entries as desig-
nated by the rules. Those who have nominated in
stakes must name lo the Secretary in writing which
they wiil start the day before the race, at 6 p. M.
Horses entered in purses can only be drawn by the
cousentof the JudgeB.

All horses entered for District purses must be own-

ed and kept in Nevada and California, east of the

Sierra Xevadas, for six months prior to day of race.

Entries to all trotting races will close August 20tb,

with the Secretary.

Five or more to enter and three or more to start in
all races for purses,

National Trotting Assooiation rnlesto govern trot-
ting races. Pacific Coast .Blood llorae Association
rules to govern rnuning laces, except as above,

All trotting and pacing races are the best three in
five, unless otherwise specified; five to enter and
three to start. But the Board reserves the right to
hold a less number than five to fill, by the withdrawal
of a proportionate amount of the purse. Entrance
fee, iO percent, on purse, to accompany nomination.
National Trotting Association rules to govern trot-
ting; but the Board reserves the right to trot heats of
any two classes alternately If necessary, to finish
any day's racing, or to trot a Bpeclal race. A horse
making a walkover shall be entitled only to the en-
trance money paid in. when less than the required
number of starters appear, they may contest lor the
entrance money, to be divided as follows: t6% to the
first and 'ivy, to tlie second.

Horses that distance the field will only take firs
money.

In all the foregoing stakes the declarations are void
unless accompanied by the money.

PleaBe observe that. In the above stakes, declara-
tions are permifedfor a small forfeit.

In all races entries not declared out by 6 p. m. of the
day preceding the race shall be required to start,

Where there is more than one entry by one person,
or La one intereBl, the particular horse they are to
Btartmuptbe named by 6 p si. of the day preceding
the race. Noadderi money paid for a wa k-over.
Racing colors to be named in entries.
In trotting races drivers will be required to wear
caps of distinct colors, which must be named In the
entrleB.
Each day's races will commence promptly at one

All entries miiBt he directed to C. H . Stoddard, Sec-
retary, Reno. Evevada.

The '»rmsby County District Fair, at Carson City,
begins September 21th and ends September 29th. Six
davs' rapine; gives $7,500 in purses and premiums;
for particulars addreSB J, D. Torreyson, Secrulary,

Tli'- Humboldt County District Fair begins October
'rl.and emls October 5th. Four days' racing; gives
03 500 in purses and premiums; for particulars address
Alex. Wine, Secretary, Wlunemucca, Nevada.

The Staf Agricultural Society has built a new track.
located half a mile from the town of Reno, the soil
beiugof Biicha character an to make It one of the
best on the Pacific Coast.

Uico WINTERS, President.

C. II. STODDARD, Secretary. 19my

Sonoma and Marin Dis-
trict Agricultural
Association.

DISTRICT No. 4,

TO BE HELD AT

PETALUMA,

AUGUcT 21 to 25 Inclusive.

District Races open fo~ the Comities ot
Sonoma, Marin, Napa, Solano.

Tuesday, August 21st.

1 - RUNNING— Two-year-old stake, five-eighths of a
mile dash. §25 entrance; 510 forfeit; §150 added,
?50 to second horse. Winners of any two-year-old
slake this year to carry three pounds extra; of two
or mo^e. five pounds exira.

2— TROTriNG— 2:30 Class. Purse §700.

3— TROTTING, District— For three-year olds; best
three in 6vp. Purse 8250. CloBed May 1st, with
seven entries.

Wednesday, August 2 2d.

J-RUNNING— For all ages; free purse §200; 850 to
second. Mile and repeat.

5 - TROTTING, District - Yearling stake for foals of
ie87. Mile dash. §i<0 stake. Closed May 1st, with five
entries.

6— TROTTIFG-2::0 Class. Purse Sl.OfO.

7— TROTTING— Two-year-old stake, free for all;
foals of 18P6. Mile and reueat §60 stake; S250
adied. Closed May 1st, with twelve entries.
Thursday, August 23d.

8— RUNNING -For three-year-olds, one and one-
eighth mile dash. ?50 entrance; §25 forfeit: ?!i60
added ; j?10o to second ; third to save Btake. Winners
of any race this ; ear to carry five pounds ejtra; of
two or more, ten pounds extra; maidens allowed five
pounds.

9— TROTTING— Yearling stake, free for all foals
ofl987. Miledash. ?50. SUke closed May 1st. with
five entries.

10 PACING— 2:24 Class. Purse 86CO. Patchen
Vernon and Belmont Boy barred.

11— TROTTING-Four-year-old stake or under;
free Jor all. Mile heats, best three in five $6u
stake; 525u added. Closed May 1st, with seven en-
tries.

Friday, August »4tu.

12— RUNNING, District- For all ages. Mile dash.
S25 entrance; S10 forfeit; S15U added; 850 to second.

13-TROTT1NG, District— For two-year-olds. Mile
and repeat. Purse §200. Closed May 1st, with seven
entries.

11— TROTTTNG-2:25 Class. Purse 8I.CO0.

15— TROTTING— Three- year-old stake or under.
Free for all. Mile and repeat. 860 stake; §250 added.
Closed May 1st, with ten entries.

Saturday, August 25ili

16— RUNNING— For all ageB. One and one-half
mile daBh. Free purse §260; §50 to second.

17-TROTTlNG-Three minute Class. Purse §1,000

IS— TROTTING— Free for all. Purs« §1,100.

19— TROTTING, District -2:b8 Class. Purse 8400
REMARKS AMD CONDITIONS.

Entrance fee, ten per cent of purse to accompany
nominations.

Iu all trotting and pacing races, three moneys,
viz.: CO, CO and 10 per cent, except Trotting Stake
Rices, Nos. 5 and 9, in which money to be divided,
and races trotted according to published conditions.

All races best three in five, except as otherwise
specified.

American or National Association Rules to govern
trotting, and Rules of the Pacific Blood Horse Asso-
ciation to eovern running, except as herein stated.

The Board reserves the right to trot or run heats of
and two races alternately, or to call a special race
between heats, also to change the day and hoar of
any race if deemed necessary.

For a walk-over in any race a horse is only entitled
to its own entrance fee and one-half of the entrance
received from the other paid up entries of said race,
and to no added money.

A horse winning a race entitled to first money
only, except when distancing the field, then to first
and third moneys.

In all races, entrieB not declared ont by 6 p. m. of
the day proceeding the race shall be required to
Btart.

Where there is more than one entry by one person
or in one interest, the particular horse they are to
start must be named by 5 p. il of the day preceding
the race.

Uuless otherwise ordered by the Board, no horse
is qualified to be entered In any district race that baa
not been owned in the district six months prior to
the day of the race, and any entry ly any person
of any disqualified horse shall be held liable for the
entrance fee contracted, without any right to com-
pete for a purse, and shall be held liable to penal-
ties prescribed by the National Association and rules
of the Pacific Blood Horse Association, and expulsion
from this Association.

If, in the opinion of the judges, any race cannot
be finished on the clOBlog day of the fair, it may
he continued or declared off, at the option of the
judges.

In all races noted above, five or more paid np
entries required to fill and three or more horses to
start.

The Petaluma track is one of the faBteat and aafeet
in the world.

Trotting and running colors to be named with all
entries and used in all beate.

Races commence each day at 1 o'clock p. m. sharp.

Btables hav and straw free to competltois.
Entries close August I. 1888, with Secretary.

J. II. WHITE, President.

W. E. COX, Secretary.
P. u. Box 28* . i?my Petaluma, Cal.

STUD DOGS.

" RI'SlI T., (3751 A K. R-). lemon and white, by
Chnmplon 8ensatIon (217 A. K. R >, ex Seph G. by
Dart— Seney, In the stud to approved bitches. Fee
§26

M1KFT,, 10435 A K. C S. B), Irish red setter, by
Nemo— NIda. atralnlDg to Champion Elcbo and Cham-
I Ion Rose. Winner of two firsts and five specials at
flan Francisco shows of 1886 and lfitsS. In the stud to
approved bltcheB. Fee §26. A. II. TRUMAN.
EIXHO KENNELS,
Bep33 ibis Bush street, N F.

Notice.
C. BRUCE LOWE,

STOCK AND STATION AGENT,

Auctioneer, Horse, Cattle, and Property
Salesman.
Is prepared to accept orders from breeders In
America to select and forward stock from the Aus«
tralian Colonies; or will undertake to receive and
dispose of stock from America; or act as Agent
for California firms.

References kindly permiited to J. B. HagRln, E»q.t
and Major Rathbone of San Francisco.
C. IIRCCE LOWE
Wright, Heatou"
Pitt y;
8d« Kc«

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^tte ipmxler awtl Mpoxt$m?m.

June 9

Refrigerating Plants or Better
Stock Cars.

The fact can be no loDger disguised that
dressed beef is being shipped from Chicago
to California, where it is being sold at a fig-
ure that threatens to drive out any competi-
tion in. the shape of live-stock shipments.
In other words, the dressed beef concerns of
the East are sending their meats to California
and selling them at a figure -which threatens
to drive the Arizona and New Mexico shipper
of live cattle from the market. To the dressed
beef men who are endeavoring to secare con-
trol of the Pacific Coast meat market, it
matters little whether or not, for a time they
sustain an actual loss while making the ship-
ment of live cattle a losing game, provided
that in the end they accomplish their object,
which is simply to kill all opposition and
competition so thoroughly that there is no
danger of its ever being revived. Whether or
not they will succeed in doing this, will de-
pend in a large measure on the stockmen of
Arizona and New Mexico, and the efforts
they make in their own behalf. They must
prepare to adapt themselves to the changes
that are taking place. Loose and slip-shod
methods can no longer be pursued. While
such methods might have been permitted
during flush times, they niean absolute and
utter ruin now, when every cent must be
counted and calculated on. It is useless for
the stockmen, however, to look for any con-
cessions from the men who control the
dressed beef monopoly of the land . "Whatever
the stockmen will gain will depend on the
fight he makes to secure it. To depend on
outside assistance to remedy this evil is to
allow the evil to continue. To talk of the
exactions of the "Big four" or aLy kindred
combination is a wasteful use of good wind.
Let the fight be either for refrigerating planls
or for improved cars and better time in the
tranapoitatinn of cattle. Either one of these,
if secured, will mean hundreds of thousands
of dollars saved annually to stockmen, while
at the same time they will tend to making
the fight between the dressed beef men and
the range cattle grower a more equal one. —
Prescot Hoof and Horn.

The American Merino.

The Merino is exceptional in its relation to
American sheep husbandry, in that while em-
bodying more nearly than any other sheep the
essentials to food and raiment for the million,
it is the only sheep whose place could not be
tilled by importation, should it, from any
cause, be eliminated from our live-Btock econ-
omy. "While England or Canada could confi-
dently be depended upon for supplying the
most admirable specimens of the long wools,
as well as the Downs, in their highest merit
and fullest variety, in vain would the Merino
fancier search through flocks of other coun-
tries for the peerB of those animals, which
have won and are destined to keep a name and
place in the history of the ovine races as the
American Merino. From France he might
secure animals of larger body, while Germany
could furnish him with those of finer fleece;
but neither these nor their crosses could fill
the void that would follow the absence of the
unique Merino — the result and triumph of
American skill in manipulating the pure
blood coming hither from the flocks of the
Spanish Dons, whose stars set in the dawn of
the nineteenth century.

Hardy, long-lived, yielding a high percent-
age of wool to gross weight of carcass,
responding to the growing demand for cheap
mutton, by adapting iUelf to the varied con-
ditions and inclinations of the American
farmer, the typical Merino has reached a stand-
ard against which it is no humiliation to stand
as second.

The improvement of the Merino has been
achieved without trenching upon the province
of the motton breeds. Ample room for each
was found, and the capital and enterprise
necessary to their fullest development was
not wanting. The jealousies of narrow minds
have been brushed aside by those men who
have comprehended the fact that the highest
excellences of one breed of sheep were not to
be reaohed by detracting from merits of an-
other breed. They have found quite enough
to do in keeping pace with those working in
the same line as themselves, while the hosts
of men who are determined to have the best
have stood ready with voice and purse to en-
courage and reward those who have achieved
success. — Rural Spirit and Willamette Farmer.

When a cow has not suffered injury from
any cause which would effect the udder,
bloody milk will probably be due to over
stimulation of the milk organs by too much
feeding of rich food. The food should be re-
duced and no oil meal given. Some cows are
constitutionally effected in this way by rea-
son of defective secretion of the milk, and
they need special care in feeding.

Veterinary Surgery,

DR. A. E. BUZARD.

Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Sur-
geons, London. Calls to the country promptly
at' ided to.

>ll opsratioDS performed. Advice and prescrlp-
llcj.1 by mall, One Dollar. Residence and Pharmacy

No. 1 1 Seventh Street,

-Iap52 San t'raucihco, {Near Market,)

FAIR.

Annual Race Meeting of 1888.

—BEGINNING—

September 1 8th,

AND CONTINUING FIVE DAIS.

$15,000.00

IN PURSES OFFERED

San Joaquin Valley
District

FOR RAGES.

Comprises ihe Counties of

SAN JOAQUIN, STANISLAUS,
TUOLUMNE and MERCED.

SPEED PROUK VMME.
Entries Close August 1st. 1888.

Entrance fee ten per cent, In all races four
moneys, 50, 25, 15 and 10 per cent,

Tuesday, September 1 8. 1 888.

1— Running — Pacific Coast — Two-year-old Stake;
one mile. Closed February 15th, with 7 entries.

2 — Tbotting — District — Four-year-old state. Closed
February 35th, with 8 entries.

3 — Trotting — Pacific Coast 3:00 class. Purse
§1,000.

Wednesday, September 19th.

4-Running— Jim Duffy purse. Free for all. One
mile; $400.

This purse hereafter to be named for the winner.

5— Tbotting— Pacific Coast— 2:2C class; S12C0.

6 -Tbotting-- District— Three-year-old stake. Closed
February lfith, with 5 entries.

7— Tbotting— District— Two-year-old stake ; best

two in three. Closed February 1st, with Id entries.

Thursday, September tSOtli.

8 — Running— Pacific Coast- Mile and repeat; S5C0.

9— Tbotting— Pacific Coast— 2:85 class; $1,000.

10— TsoiriNG — Pacific Coast— Four-year-old stake.
Closed February 15th, with J 1 entries.

11— Pacing— Pacific Coast— 2:27 class; S50Q.
Friday, September 2 a st.

12— Running— Pacific Coast— One-half mile and
repeat, $36U.

lb— Tbotting— Pacific Coast— Free for all; 81,21.0.

14— Trotting— Pacific Coast -Three-year-old stake.
Closed February 15th, with 9 entries.

15— Tbotting— Pacific Coast— 2:22 class; $1,200,
Saturday, September 22d.

16— Running— Pacific Coast— Three-year-old stake.
Closed February 15th, with 6 entries.

17 — Tbotting — Pacific Coast— Two-year-old stake;
best two in three. Closed February 15th, with 10
entries.

lb— Pacing— Pacific Coast— Free for all; $70".

19— Tbotting— Pacific Coast— 2:27 class; Si, 000.
CONDITIONS.

All trotting and pacing races best three in five, ex-
cept as otherwise specified.

National Association Kules to govern trotting, and
Rules of the state Agricultural Society to govern
running, except as herein Btated.

The Board reserves the right to trot or run heats of
any two races alternately, or to call a Bpecial race
between heats; also to change the day andnotir oi any
race if deemed necessary.

For a wai k-over in any race a horse is only entitled
to its own entrance fee and one-half of the entrance
received from the other paid up entries of said race,
and to no added money.

A horse winning a race entitled to first money only,
except when distancing the field, then to first and
third moneys.

The winner of the mile and repeat, free purse, for
all ages, of the State Fair programme for 1388, starting
in raeeB No. 8, will bu required to carry five poundB
extra.

Unless otherwise ordered by the Board, no horse is
qualified to be entered in any District race that has
not been owned in the District six (6) months prior to
the day of the race, and any entry by any person of
any disqualified horse shall be held liable for the en.
trance iee contracted, without any right to compete
for a purse, and shall be held liable to penalties pre-
scribed by the National Trotting Association and
Running Rules of the State Agricultural Society.

All col's properly entered in District stakes, if sold,
are entitled to start in such raceB.

If it is the opinion of the Judges, before starting a
race, that it cannot be finished on the closing day of
the Fuir, it may be declared off or continued, at the
option of the JudgeB.

In all races noted above, six or more paid up entries
required to fill and three or more horses to start; but
the Board reserves the right to hold entries and start
a race with a less number and deduct a proportionate
amount nf the purse; provided, however, that the
Board hereby reserves the right to declare any race off
when there are less than three 1,3) to start.

The Stockton track is one of the fastest in the
world.

Trotting and racing colors to be named with all
entries and UBed in all heate.

Races commence each day at 1 o'clock p. m. sharp.

Stables, hay and straw free to competitors.

Entries close August 1, 1683, with the Secretary.

FIXED PVBNTS FOR 1889-90.

The San Joaquin Valley
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

DISTRICT NO. 2, CAL.

Offer the following rich running events for 1 89 and
1890, entries to cloBe August )Bt, 1888, for colts now
classed as yearlings, (with one exception. No, 3, for
colts now classed as two-year-olde for this time only
to permit of a valuable three -year-old stake for 1889.)
FOR 1889.

I.-The Pavilion Stakbs.— A eweepBtakes for
two-year-oldB (.foals of 1887} to be run at the Stockton
Fair of 1889; 950 each half forfeit, or only 810 if de-
clared on or before January lPt; oi $15 by May lBt,
1889. Declarations void unlesB accompanied by the
money, with $300 added, of which ?, 5 to second; third
to save stake. Winner of any Btake race of the value
of 31,000 to carry five pounds extra; of any other
event threp pounds; two or more five pounds. Maid-
ens allowed five pounds. Five-eights of a mile.

2.— The Yobemite Stakes.— A Bweepstnkc for two-
j year-olds. (foalB of 1887) to ha run at the Stockton
Fair of 8889,*75 each, half forfeit or only ?U if de-

clared on or before Januaiylst; $15 by May 1st, or
$25 August first, 1889. Declarations void unless accom-
panied by the money; with f350 added, of which $10
to second; third to save stake. Winner of the annual
stakes at Sacramento to carry seven pounds extra,
winner of any other stakes to carry three pounds; of
two or more. Bevtn pouuds. Maidens allowed five
pounds. Three-quarters of a mile.

3.— The Big Tree Stakeb,-(To close in two-year-
old form this time only.) ABweepstake for tbree-
year-olds to be run at t'ie StoCton Fair in (889; $100
each half forfeit or only $10 if declared January 1st;
915 May 1st or $25 August 1st, 1889. Declarations void
unless accompanied by the money; witli $100 added,
of which $126 to second; third to save stake. Winuer
of anv three-year-old stake race of the value of $1,000
to carry five pounds extra; of two three-year-old
events of any value ten pounds. Maidens allowed
seven pounds. One mile.

FOR 1890.

No. 4.— The Big Tbee Stakes. — A sweepstakes
for tbree-vear-old8 (fuals of 1887) to be run. at the
Stockton Fair in 1890. (Conditions same as No. 3,
except as to year.)

No. 5.— The Sakgent Stakes.— a Bweepstakes fur
tliree-vear-o!ds (foals of 18871 to be run at the Stock-
ton Fair in 1890; $i00 each, of which $10 must accom-
pany the nomination, $10 payable January 1st, 1SMI; Ml)
payable January 1st, 1890; 920 payable M-y 1st, 1890.
The remaining 850 to be paid by (i o'clock the day pre-
ceding the race. Payments not made as they be-
come due forfeits money paid in, and declares entry
out; $500 added, of which $150 to second, third to save
stake. Winner of the Breeder's Stake at Sacramento
to carry five pounds extra: of the PrePidcnt StakeB,
seven pounds; cf .iny other three-year-old event
three poundB. Maidens ahowed seven pounds. One
mile and a half.

N. B.— Conditions of this association for 1888 to
govern except as specified herein.

I,. U. SHIPPEE, President.

J. 31. LARIIG, Secretary.

jnne9 P. O. Box 188, Stockton, Cal.

TWENTY-SIXTH

AGBICULTURAL

DISTRICT.

Amador and Calaveras

FAIR,

IONEJJITY,

AUGUST 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th.

SPEED PROGRAKHE.

No. l.— Running Stake— For District saddle
horses; $10 for Btarters; 950 added. Six hundred
yards and repeat.

No. 2. — Running Stake— For DiBtrict horses; 920
entrance, half forfeit, 9150 added, of which $50 to sec-
ood horse ; third to save stake. Half mile dash.

No, 3.— Free for all trotters and pacers without a
record up to date entries cIobo. Purse 9^00.

No. 4.— Running Stake— For all ages; 9.15 entrance,
910 forfeit, 9200 added, of which J5u to second horBe;
third to save stake. One mile and repeat.

No. 5.— Tbotting Pdrbe, 9« 0—2:27 ClasB.

No. fi.— Running Stake— For all ages: 92 > entrance,
910 forfeit, $2uu added, of which 950 to second horBe;
third to save stake. Half mile and repeat.

No. 7.— Trotting Purse, 9500— Free for all.

No. s.— Running Stake— For all ages; 920 entrance,
$10 forfeit, 9150 added, of which §50 to second horse;
third to save stake. Three-quarter mile and repeat.

No, 9,— Running Stake, Handicap— For District
horses; $15 entrance; half forfeit; 9l5u added, of which
$50 to second horse, third to save stake. Six hundred
yards dash.

No. 10.— Pacing Purse, 9300— Free for all.

REMARKS AND CONDITIONS.

FJxtra raceB will be given each day ; conditions to be
announced the day previous, when entries will close

Entries to all the above races, unless otherwise
specified, close with the Secretary on July 15, U88.

All trotting and pacing races are the best three In
five— five to enter and three to atart. but the Board
reserves the right to hold a less number than five to
fill by the withdrawal of a proportionate amjunt of
the purse.

Entrance fee 10 per cent, on purse, to accompany
nomination. Trotting and pacing purses divided at
the rate of 60 per cent, to first horse, 30 per cent, to
Becond, and 10 per cent, to third.

National Association Rules to govern trotting; hut
the Board reserves the right to trot heats of any two
classes alternately, if necessary to finish any day's
racing, or to trot a special race between heate. A
horBe making a walk-over Bhall be entitled only to
the entrance monev paid in. When less than the
required number of starters appear they may con-
tent for the entrance money, to be divided as follows:
66% to the first, and 33K to the Becond.

In all raceB entries not declared out by 6 p. m. of
the day preceding the race shall be required to start.

Where there is more than one entry by one person,
or in one interest, the particular horse they are to
start must be named by 6 p. m. of the day preceding
the race. No added money paid for a walk-over.

Rules of the State Agricultural Society to govern
running raceB, except when conditions named are
otherwise .

Racing colors to bo named in entries.

In trotting races drivers will be required to wear
caps of distinct colors.

The Board reserves the right to change the above
order of races by giving contestants notice oE the
same by 6 o'clock p. M. of the day preceding the race.

District races open to El Dorado County.

No horse is qualified to be entered in any District
race that has not been owned in Amador, Calaveras,
or El Dorado Counties six months prior to the day of
the race.

Stables, hay and straw free to competitors.

Races commence each day at 1 p. si., sharp.

The lone track is one of the best and fastest on the
Coast.

I . S. GREGORY, President
C T. tA GRATE, Secretary. ap7Iow

PEDIGREE STUD DOGS

INCLUDLNB

GREYHOUNDS,

From Waterloo Cup 'Winners.

FOX-TERRIERS,

Gordon and English SETTERS.
Field and Water SPANIELS.

Or any kind of high-class sporting or ornamental
dogs required. Approximate cost twenty-five dol
lars, delivered San Francisco mail hoat.

John T. M'limes and Co.,

PEDIGREE STOi K A<il NTS,
105 PITT STREET, SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES.

Registered Cable Add. ens 'i'E-.IGREE.'*

mr-sieow

EUREKA

Jockey Club.

Inauguration of New Mil© Track
at

South Park, Eureka, Cal

POUR DAYS' RACING,

July 3d to 7th Inclusive.

ENTRIES CLOSE -IT'NE I8lh, 188«,
First Day— July 3, 1888.

1-Running , Purse f3ro— Novelty Race— Free for all
dash of one mile. First quarter ?50, half S65, three-
quarters $75, mile $110. All paid-mi entries over four
to be added and equally divided between each winner

2 -Tbotting— Purse S2^u. Three-minute class. For
horses owned in Huinbolct County prior to May 1,
1888. First horse $150; second to receive J75, and third
to save entrance.

Second Day— July 4, 1888.

3 -Running Stake— Free for all; S50 entrance, half
forfeit, §300 added; second to receive $100, third to save
stake . Mile and a quarter.

4— Running STARK— Free for all; 82-i entrance, half
forfeit, Siio added; second to receive §75, third to save
stakes. One-half mile and repeat.

5— Trotting— Purse 8500. Free for all. First horse
$350, second $)U0, third $50.

Tbird Day— July 5, 1 888.

6 Running— Porse ?150. Free for all. First horBe
$125, second $25. Six hundred yards.

7— Trotting St*ke— Two-year-oldB bred in Hum-
boldt County. $2o entrance, half forfeit, $100 added;
second to save Btake. Best two iu three,

8— Trotting— Purse $300. 2:41 class. For horses
owned in Humbohlt County prior to May J, ]b88.
First horse $200, second $70, third $30.

Fourth Z»ny— July 6, 1888.

9— Running— Purse $250. Free for all. First horse
to receive $200, second $ 0. Three-quarters of a mile.

10— Running— Purse 3350. Free lor all. First horse
to receive $300. second $50. One mile.

11— Trotting— Purse $200. Three-year-olds. For
horses bred iu Humboldt Countv. First horse to
receive $125. Becond $i0. third $25. Best two In three.

CONDITIONS AND REMARKS

All trotting raceB are best three in five unless other-
wfje specified; four to enter and three to start, but
the Board reserves Ihe right to hold a less number
ihan four to fill by the withdrawal of a proportionate
amount of the purBe.

Entrance fee 10 per cent, of purse to accompany
nominations.

Jn all trotting races the ruleB of the American
Trotting Association, and all running races the rules
of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association to
govern, but the Board reserves the right to trot heats
of any two classes alternately, if necessary to finish
any dav's racing.

In all entries not declared out by 6 p. m. o* the dav
preceding the race shall be required to start.

No added money paid for a walk-over.

In all races four or more paid-up entries required
to fill, and three or more horses to start.

Racing colors to be named in entrieB.

In trotting races drivers will be required to wear
caps of distinct colors, to he named in entrieB.

FJniries in a'l races to close with the Secretary,
Moaday, June 18, 1888.

Entry blanks will be furnished upon application to
the Secretary.

DANIEL MURPHY, President.

H. tOHN, Secretary. Hap

Animal Portraits.

Domestic Pets, Field Dogs, Horses, Cattle, and all
descriptions of Live Stock drawn or painted to order,,
either from photograph or from life.

Original designB or drawings on stone, wood, etc..
for illustration purposes, furnished. .

H BOYD, Aril .:
»oetf ifi pnst Stree .

Proposals for Privileges

Sealed bids will be received by the undersigned up-
to6 P. M. MONDAY. June 18, 1*88, for the privilege
of selling Pools and running the Wheel of Fortune at
the Races, to be given by the Eureka Joclcey Club,
July 3, 4, 5 and 6, 1 88.

The Board reserves the right to reject any or all
bids.

myll H, COHS, Secretary.

Business College, 24 Post St

San Francisco,

The most popular school on the Coast
P. BEALD President. 0. 8. HALEY, Sec'y.
•tf*Send for Circular oct d

Harry B. Carpenter, M.O.C.V.S.

VETERINARY SCRUEON.

Honorary Graduate of
Ontario Veterluary Col-
lege, Toronto, Canada.
s-if Ridslings Castrated.
Veterinary Inil rmary, 3 7 i Natoma St.
Residence, 966 Howard St., San FranclBco.
1 mails

RAFFLE.

TWO SPLENDID GREYHOUNDS, by Sir William
II— Lady Lizzie. At 309 Jackson Street. City, on
SATURDAY, JUNE 9th. at 8 p. M. ju9

SI SHOTGUN CARTr-DCES

1888

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385

SONOMA COUNTY

STOCK BEEEDEES'

Association.

The Past-Trotting Stallion,

•ANTEEO.

D

Record 7:16 1-4. Standard, Jio. 3868.

ARK BAY HORSE, NEAR HIND FOOT WHITE; FOAMlD
May 5, 1870 ; bred by Joseph Cairn Simpson. Oaklan/1 , California
BY. FXeCTBOXEER.

First dam. Columbine, by A. \V Richmond.

Second dam, Columbia, by imp. Bonnie Scotland

Third dam, Young : Fushion, by imp. Monarch.

Fourth dam, Fashion, by imp. Trustee.

.Fifth dam, Bonnets o' Blue, by Sir Charles.

Sixth dam, Reality, by Sir Arehy.

Seventh dam, by imp. Medley,

Eighth dam, by imp Centinel,

Ninth dim, by Mark Anthony,

Tenth dam, by imp. Janus

Eleventh dam, by imp. Monkey

Twelfth dam, by imp. Silvereye.

Thirteenth dam, by Spanker. See Bruce'* American Stud Huo't.
Vol.1, p. 307, and Vol. A, p. 79.

Will make the coming season, from February 1st to June 1, lit. at
Santa Rusa.

TERM*.

$15n for the season. Mares not proving with foal may he retitrne I
nest season, free of charge, provided Anteeo remains the property o.
this Association.

Anteeo ranks as one of the greatest trotting stallions of the Unit o
States, well worthvof the family to which he belongs. His breedings
of the choicest, and in point of form he is as nearly the model oi a
trotter as any horse living. He has earned a record nf 2:16)4 dur n*
the year lSb5, being the fastest time ever made by any horse bred en
this Coast Furj urther particulars address,
fe4 a. E>K TCRK. Santa Rown. Cat-

Pleasanton Stock Farm Co
DIRECTOR.

Will stand for a limited number of mares at PleasantoD,
Alameda Co., Cal. Season commencing Feb. 15th, and clos-
ing July 1st, 1888.

DIRECTOR was sired by Dictator (full brother to Dexter) also sire
of J. I. C, Phallas, and many other fast trotters. Dictator stands at
the head of all stallions as getting extreme speed and great racing quali-
ties in his colts, as the average record of J. I. C, Phallas and Director
is 2:13M, being nearly two seconds faster than the best three of any
other Btalliou's get, which means beating them at least 80 feet in a
mile, and as extreme speed combined with staying qualities are the
only real valuable qualifications at this time in trotting horses, it will
certainly be of advantage to the breeders of California to get some
Director colts.

The dam of Director was Dolly, who produced, besides Director.
Onward, record 1:2b, can beat 2:20; and Thorndale, 2:22— so Director's rel-
atives on both sides were great pioducers, and without doubt Director
will be, and we invite breeders to come and see his colts trot, although
his oldeBt colts are not yet three years old; we can show quarters in 35
seconds. Director's present record is 2:17, made inaracewith a large
fiwld of horses, when he was obliged to trot on the extreme outside of
the track, and we believe he can trot in 2:12 and expect to give him that
record. In 188:! Director won over 818,000 in purses, more than any
other trotting stallion ever won before or since, defeating not once, but
every time thev met Phallas, Maxv Cobb, Santa Claus, Black Cloud,
Clemmie G., Wilson, Fanny Witherspoon, and all other fast ones.
His record shows that he has started in 25 races; has won 18 of them,
the total amount of his winnings in stakes and purses being ?25,070, or
a littln over $1,000 lor everv time he started ina race.

His services this year will be ilf»0 for the season, believing the
development of his colts will be so satisfactory this season that breeders
will gladlv pay SISO0 next year.

We think the service fee for this stallion within the reach of all
wanting to breed good stock, and much less than the fee for any
stallion ever offered for public service, takio*g speed, enduiance,
breedingiiud racing qualities into consideration. We have abundance
of feed, and there will be no charges for pasture unless mares remain
more than a reasonable time— to insure them being in foal. Mares
not proving in foal can be returned next season free of charge.,
providing mares do not change ownership, and stallion is alive. In
case the stallion should be sold the parties breeding can breed to
some other good horse, or they will have their money refunded. All
service fees due at time of service, ana must be paid in cash or a good
approved no^e given payable August 1,1888.

AM>Y McOOWEIX, Agent.
life Pleasauton

THE WILKES STALLION.

MAMBRIN0 WILKES,

(Half Brother to Harry Wilkes, 1:13 t-2.)

Sire of Qus Wilkes, 2:22; Alpheus, "oeaten a throatlatch in 2:26X.ano*
John O'Brien, a colt that lapped out the winner in 2:36 as a three-year-
old.

Will remain in the future at Walnut Creek Stock Farm, Contra
Costa County.

Description.
MAMBRIKO WILKES is a black horse, 16 hands high, and consider
ably li»ngpr than his height; has immense muscular development and
weighs 1260 poundB. He has the utmost symmetry of proportion and
elegance of finish. Several Eastern breeders have examined him of late
and pronounced him the ''finest individual" they h;id seen. Hiscolts are-
large, stylish and handsome, and all show speed that have been worked
forit- ' -w, ■.

Pedigree.

Sired by George Wilkes, dam Lady Christman by Todhunter's Mam.
brino: second dam by Pilot Jr. .

Torlhunter'p Mambrino by Mambnno Chief, damRipton s dam by
Hunt's Commodore, son of Mambrino by imp. Messenger; second dam
by Potomac, son of imp. Messenger.

Mambrino Chief by Mambrino Paymaster, by Mambrino, by imp

Me George Wilkes Bired 60 colts that have beaten 2;30. Of these 39 have
average records of 2:23, 14 of 2:10 and 12 of 2:18.
Terms.
Mambrino Wilkes will receive a few approved mares at the farm for
the season of 18SS at «75 the season. Mares from a distance > will be
received at the Dexter Stables, Oakland, and sent to the farm. Good
pasture and plenty of water. Box stalls and all I *cihties for taking care
of fine mares. , ^

For further particulars apply to

CHAS. WAVRBHAN, Walnut Creek,
Or at the DEXTER STA11I.ES,

'lje Twelfth and Harrison Sts., Oakland.

Cook Stock Farm.

SEASON OF 1888.

Standard Bred Trotting and Cleve-
land Bay Stallions.

STEINWAY 1808,

Two-year-old record, fourth heat. 2:31 1-1S.
Three-year-old record fourth heat. *:S5 1-2.

By Strathmore 408. sire of Santa Claus, 2:17i; Tucker, 2:15; Sky-
light-Pilot 2:19, and 16 more with n-coids of 2:20* to 2:19.

First dam Abbess (the dam of Soprano, the dam of C. F. Clay, five-
year-old stallion record 2:1M, and Solo, four-year-old record 2:28$), by
Albion (sire of Vanity Fair, record 2:24£, and the dam of Favorita
2:25i).

Second dam by imp. Emancipation.

Third dam by Bertrand, a son of Sir Archy.

Steinway belongs to one of Ihe greatest speed producing families,
opportunities considered, in the whole country, and he himself is fast,
showing that he produces speed of high rate. His daughter Steinette
the dam of Col.R. G. Stoner's remarkab'e and promising young stal-
lion Bourbon Russell, and A. C. Ueckwith's Ned Wilfees. SUinway is
own brother to Solo, :our-year-old record 2:281; Eminence, three-year-
old record li'£l, and Soprauo, the dam of C. "". Clay, five-year-old stal-
lion record 2:18. His dam Abbess is tlso tbe dam of W. H. Kerr & Co. ,
Cable, Ohio, the fast and promising young stallion Currency new in the
stud (ne trotted a mile as a yearling in 2:46) and also tbe dam of Jersey
I-iiy, burned when a iwo year-old in the stable of W. H. Wilson, said
hy those who saw her work to have been able to heat fc:30, bavin*
trotted quarters in 34 seconds, and halves in 1:10. Steinway has but
50 living foals, out of Norman and farm mares. He never served but
twelve trotting-bred mares in this State, and some of them are dead or
lost their colts, so we don't consider that Steinway has had a fair show
in the stud in serving trotting-bred mares, and we know that some of
his colts are showing great speed both trotting and pacing.

S'einway, bay horse, hind ankles white, 15* bands high, weight
1,175 pounds. His disposition and also bis colts' is kind, and impart-
ing to his get beauty and style. Terms, $ 7 5 for the Season

Charles Derby 4907,

Brown horse, foaled 1885, bred by Seth Cook, Cook Stock tarm,
Danville, Cal.

By Steinway, record 2:55.

First dam Katy G. by Electioneer.

Second dam Fanny Malone by Niagara.

Third dnm Fanuy Wickham by Herald.

Fourth dam by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam by imp. Barefoot, etc.

(See Bruce's Am. stud Book, Vol. 1, Page 429.)

This horse will be allowed to serve five approved mares at $100.

CRESCO 4908,

By Strathmore 408, sire of Santa Claus 2:17i, Tucker 2:19, Secretary
2:2(iJ, sire of the dam of C. b\ Clay, 2:18.

First dam Alia, record 2:33, bv Almont S3 (sire of Fanny Wither-
spoon, ?:lf;j; Piedmont, 2:172; Westmont. 1:13$, pacer.

Second dam hy Brignoli 77, record 2:29ft (sire of the dam of King
Wilkes, record 2:22$, he the sire of Oliver K., record 2:16.4) by Mam-
brino Chief, sire of Lady Thorno, 2:lS£;

Third dam by Cripple, son oF Medoc, by American Eclipse; fourth
dam by American Eclipse, he by Duroc, he by imp. Diomed.

Bay horse, 15.1 height, weight 1,125, foaled 18 1. His breeding is
royal; he has but seven living foals out of all kinds of mares, and all
show some speed, and pluck enough to go a hard race to its bitter end,
and last all day on the road and come ba*-k the nest day Terms,
$35 for ihe Season.

CLEVELAND BAYS,

BARON HILTON.

rVo 584 .Vol. 1, Eufrllsh Stud Book.

By Lucks All. No. 189.

First dam by Sportsman 291.

Second dam by Lucks All 188.

Third dam by Cardinal 47.

Fourth d,m by Emulator 103.

Baron Hilton, bay. foaled 1883, 16.1 hands high, weight 1,380
pounds best feet aud legs and a very stout back, good head and neck,
good mane and tail aud a very handsomo finish, surpassing that of any
other large stallion in tbe land His disposition is of the very best.
This family is noted for size, style and rich color. He is one o£ the
very best of roadsters. Terms, S35 tor the Season.

ROYAL STUDLEY.

No, 6-S American Cleveland Stud Book, Vol. 1.

Sire by YouDg Candidate, winning grand prize, Great York, beat-
ing 20 others.

FirBt dam by Whalebone 355, vinner first premium at the great
Yorkshire.

Second dam by Lucks All, No. 188.

Third dam by Summercock 302,

Royal Studley is very handsome, 16§ hands high; weight 1.435
pounds, black points, with a reputation of imparting to his colts
beauty and style surpassing all large stock of horses. His disposition
is of the beBt; he is an attractive horse. This family is noted for style,
size, and color. Terms, sSa for the Season.

SAXON PRINCE.

No 83, foaled 1884. Imporred July, 1868. recorded in
Vol. 1 , A . C. B. Stud Book .

Sired by Sportsman 299; gr Bire Brilliant 42, ggr sire Yatton Lad,
gggr sire Wonderful Lad 361, ggggr sire Cleveland Lad 69, gggg
gr sire Cleveland 60.

Saion Prince is a very handsome and attractive young horse. He
is symmetrical in form, beauty, style, and finish of that of a thorough-
bred, and will be allowed to serve ten mares at Terms. $185 the
Season.

The Standard Bred and Cleveland Bay stallions will serve mares
the present season, commencing February lBt, and ending September
1st, 1888, at Cook Farm. Danville. Contra Costa County. All bills pay-
able invariably before the animal is removed. Mares not proving in
foal will have the money returned or mares served the next season
free, that is, if the same parties who bred the mare still own her, and
tbe *bove-named stallions are owned by the Cook Farm, or the present
owner, Sett Cook, Esq Pasturage S4 per month ; hay and grain $10 per
month but no liability for accidents or escapes. Marcs sent "Fashion
Stable'*" Oakland, S. J.Bennett, Martinez, or Smalley's Stable, Hay-
wards' will be forwarded to the farm free of charge. Address,
waras . vm ob iy w C0OK STO€fi. FABM, DANVIII*,

WILKES PASHA.

STAMftAKD, 2618.

Dark bay with whit» bind feet, 16i hands high, bred by Ii. P.
Pepper, of South Elk Horn Karm, Frankfort, Kentucky. Sired by
Onward 1411, record 2:25:1, trial 2:1/. He by George Wilkes, 2:22, sire
of fifty-four horses in the 2:30 list, ten of them with records below
2:2u. First dam Fisher by American Clay 34, sire of Granville, 2:26;
Maggie Brlggs, 2:27; Ella Clay, 2:274; and the dams of Executor, 2:24$;
Ranchero, 2:'J4(; Judge Hawee, 2:242; Ambaseador, 2:25; and four others
in 2;:i0; second dam by Wilson's Snow Storm, sire of Jim Irving, 2:23;
third dam by Paddie Burns, thoroughbred.

Onward's dam waB Dolly (the dam of Director, 2:17, and Thorn*
dale, 2:224,) by Mambrino Chief. Dolly was one of the greatest speed
producing brood-mares in the records. George Wilkes stands at the
head of the list of sires of fast trotters with 6l performers with records
of 2:30 or better, and the combination of these two great producers
will breed on with absolute certainty.

ivTLJiES PASHA will make the season of 1888 at the stables of tho
undorsigned, r.t the Trancae Bridge, two miles north of Napa, on the
Soda SpriDg Road.

Terms for the season ending July 1,11:88, $35 in U.S. gold coin.

Alfalfa pasturage ?4 per month; natural grass $2:50 per month.

Every attention and care will be given to mares, but no liabilities
assumed for accidents or escapes.
mr31 i». O. Address. CHAS. SCOTT, Xapa City, Cal.

Cleveland Bays

FOR SALE.

Mr. Seth Cook, offerB for °a!e the stock of imported Cleveland Bay'
horses, which has beea established at Cook Stock Farm, Contra Costa1
County.

The horses are all of the best breeding, and are recorded in the'
American Cleveland Bay St»'d Book. The horses offered are:

DUKE OF YORK 72,

Vol. i. A. C. B. S. E. Foaled May, 1881, imported Slay,

1884.

By PaulinuB 342; gTand sire Palestine 613; ggsire Promised Land 951.

This is a very handsome rich dark mahogany bay in color, with fine-
style and action, 16 hands 1 inch high, weight 1J00 pounds, and can show
close to a three-minute gait to harness, he has good bone with she very
bes* leet and legs, heavy mane and tail, and perfect disposition'. He"
has been thoroughly tested as a breeder and is very sure, every colt by"
him being a hay from all colors of mares, and all uniform and style,-

Lord Cardigan 152,

Vol. l.A- C. B. S. B. Foaled 1884, imported Dec 188 fi.

By Candidate 64; grand sire Omar Pacha 326; ggpire O mar Pacha 324 ;
g g g sire Premier 477.

This horse is a model of his breed. Bright bay with the beBt legs and
feet, good stout back and shoulders, and fine stylis'i action, 16 hands
high. His sire has won numerous prizes in England including the Great
York at Driffield in 1885. He was sold when thirteen years ofd for ?2,000
for exportation to Australia.

KINGSCOTE 154,

Vol. 1, A. C. B. S. B. Foaled 1884, imported 1886.

By Competitor 101 ; grand sire Candidate 64; g g sire Omar Pacha 326;
ggKSire Omar Pacha 324.

A very stylish dark bay. 16 hands 1 inch, weighing over 1,300 pounds; a
horse of great finish and has proved himself a remarkably sure
breeder. Hecannot fail to be\ery valuable as n s*ire. being descended
from the best of blood on both sides. Hip sire Competitor was imported
to thiB country and sold at a i ery high price.

GENERAL 249,

Vol. 1. A. C. B. S. B. Foaled 1885, importld May, 1887,

By Salesman 417; grand sire Salesman 271; g g sire Drover 91; ggg
sire Topsinau 324

Avery heavy boned colt of great promise, a rich bay in color, full 16-
hands high, and weighing now over 1,3)0 pounds; will weigh at maturity
1.450, and should be a very valuable sire.

CARDINAL 248,

Vol. 1, A. C.B. S. B. Foaled 1885, imported 1887.

By Prince of Wales 371; grand sire Emperor 144; ggBire Herod 218;
ggg sire Emperor 143.

A promising dark b-iv, full 16 hands high, weighing i,250 pounds. His
sire, Piince of Wales 371, is sire of many premium winners.

BONANZA 246,

Vol. 1, A. C.B. S. B. Foaled 1885, imported 1887.

By General 177; grand sire Emperor 102; g g sire General Benefit
120; g gg sire Baylock372.

Avery smooth promising colt, full IrS handB high, stylish and active
adark lood bay in color; will make a grand show horse, and cannot
fail to be a graud breeder.

NAPOLEON 754,

Vol. III. !-.■!£. C. B. S. B. Foaled 1 885, Imported August,
1887.

By Lucks All 139; grand sire Lucks AU 183; g g sire Cardinal 47; g g g
sire Emulator 103. ,

Napoleon is a fine rich bay with black legs and very superior action ;
he is verv deep in the girth, and has wonderful style. He took the $76
premium in London. England, beside the silver medal where he was
Bhnwn against horses of all ages and to all England. Last fall he took
first premium at the Illinois State F ;ir at Olney, aud flrBt at the Fat
Stock Show at Chicago ; he is half brother to Baron Hilton who has quite
a reputation aB a prize winner on this coast.

BARRINGTON,

Vol. V. Eiis. C. B. S. B. Foaled 1885, imported 1887

By Prince of Cleveland 647: grand sire Sportsman 291; g g sire
Sportsman 430; ggg sire Nimrod.

This iB a very dark bay of great promise, a true type of a coach horse,
being rangy and stylish, with clean flat leus and good Bound open feet.
Hestandsfull 16 hands high, and weighB 1,250 pound. He also took
second premium at the great York.

SUNBEAM 71,

Vol. 1, A. C. B. S. B. Foaled 1883, Imported 1887.

Bv Salesman 417; grand sire Salesman 271 ; g g sire Drover 91 g g g
elre TopBman 324.

This mare has good style and action, dark bay standing, 16hands
high; stinted to Ventnor69, sweepstakes winuer at Illinois Ptate Pair
at Olney 1887; well broken to drive.

The horses may he seen at the Bay District Track on application to
MR SAMUEL GAMBLE. Catalogue can be had from ' 1 P * CO.

No. 22 Montgomery St., San Francisco, or MR. GEO. "iCook

Stock Farm, Danville, or MR. SAMUEL GAMBLE, Br.- J- rack

Olty.

366

Imte and j^pfttttemau.

June 9

The Pure-Bred Trotting Stallion

ILLUSTRIOUS,

Standard, No. 4198.

Description.

Darkbay with black points; bred by Gen. W.T. Withers; oaled
May 3 ',1885.

Pedigree.

By Happy Medium, sire of Maxey Cobb, 2:13Jii Norman Medium,
3:20, and 39 with recowla below 2:30, a greater number than stands to the
■credit of any living horse. •

1st dam Abdalletta by 8-raders' Cassins M Clay Jr., Eire of Hurry
Clav 2-23Y- Durango, 2;23^; and siie of the dams of Minnehaha,
Happy Thoiieht,2:22^; Mam'Tino Boy, 2:2B^j J. 11. Richardson, 2:26^;
Lottie K. 2: 26fc'; Bertha. 2:27>4, and others.

2d dam Laura Crockett by Aim out, rtire of Westmont, 2:1390 Pur'
i!tan,2:l0; Fanny Witherspoon, 2:1«M; Piedmont, 2:17K; Aldine, 2:19^;
Early Rote, 2:20K. and 34 with records below 2:30.
3d dam Sally Tee by Alexander's Abdallah.

4th dam Kate Crockett, the dam of Lulu, 2:H&, by Imp. Hooton.
;6th dam Mary Btuine by Texas.
*6th dam Fanny Ellsler by Si r William .
7th dam hv Whipster, son of Cook's Whip.

Individually ILLUSTRIOUS i3 a colt of extra fine finish, with legs
"and feet of the very best, and ki"d disposition- He is barely broken to
harness, but shows good trotting action, and, barring accidents, he will
■ certainty make his mark as a trotter. He is pronounced by his breeder
'to be the heBt bred son of Hapny Medium living.
Terms.
He will be permitted to serve a few approved mares at 350 Hie
■season, privilege of returning if th" mare does not prove to be with foal.
Good pastur-ge at $3 per month.
18fe «E«». A. STONE, Williams, Cal.

1888. RANCH0 DEL TLI0. 1888

The Thoroughbred Stallion

JOE HOOKER,

By Monday, dam Mayflower, by imp. Eclipse from i >n-
uie Farrow by imp MiamrocK,

Will make the Beason of 188S at Rancho del Rio, five miles from .ai-
raraeuto, on the Freeport road.

Limited to twelve mar^s of approved breeding besides
the owner's.

Terms $9 00 the Season.

Good pasturage at reasonable rates. Every precaution taken but no
responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes.

Address H. B. HAW WILL,

Side Care of THEU, WINTKRS, Sacramento. Cal.

THE CELEBRATED TROTTING STALLION

MENLO

WILL MAKE THE PRESENT SEASON AT THE FAIR
Grounds, Sau Jose. Season commencing February 1st and ending
June 24 th.

MENLO is seven years old, a beautiful bay with black points, \b%
hands high. He is a horse of beautiful symmetry and magnificent
action.

Pedigree.

MENLO was got by Nutwood, first dam by imp, Hercules; second
dam by Owen Dale, etc.

Imp. Hercules by Kingston, (son of Venison), dam daughter of
Toscar by Bay Middleton (son of Sultan).

Owen Dale by Williamson's Belmont, dam Maria Downing bv Amer-
ican Eclipse (sonof Duroe and Miller's Damsel, by imp. Messenger);
second dam Brownlock by Tiger; third dam by imp. Speculator; fourth
dam by imp. Dare Devil, etc.

Nutwood by Alexander's Belmont. First dam Miss Russell by Pilot
Jr.; second dam Sallie Russell by Boston; third dam Maria Russell by
Thornton's Rattler; fourth dam Miss Shepherd by Stockholder; fifth
dam Miranda by Topgallant, etc.

Alexander's Belmont by Alexander's Abdallah. First dam by Mam-
brino Chief (sonof Mambrino Paymaster by Mambrino) by imp. Mes
senger; second dam by Brown's Bellfounder.

Brown's Bellfounder by imp. Bellfounder. First dam Lady Allport
by Mambrino by imp. Messenger; second dambyTippoo Saib by imp
Messenger; third dam by imp. MesB"nger.

MENLO made his appearance in the Circuit in 1886, ai.d won eight
races out of nine starts, and easily won the third heat in his last race at
San Jo8e,in2:21K.

Tebmb; $75 the season, due at time of serviee. Mares not proving
with foal may be returned the next season free of charge, provided f
still own the horse.

MareB cared for in any manner owners may desire; pasturage £a per
month. Every care exercised, hut no liability for escapes or accidentB

For further particulars apply to or address:

WW. DWYER, Sau .lose.

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THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION.

IMP. MARINER,

[Called Oatcake in Australia.]

ILL MAKB THE8EAS0N OF 1888 ENDING ON OR ABOUT
JUNE 1st, AT PLEASANTON, ALAMEDA CO.

Pedigree.

Sired by Wild Oats, he by "Wild Dayrell, Bon of Ion and Ellen Middle
ton, by Bay Middleton, out of The Golden Horn, by Harkawav, dam Miss
Emtna by Saunterer; second dam Dulcimer, by Trumpeter: third dam
Teddlngtonia by Teddington, eto. [See English Stud Bouk, Vol. X, page
865.]

Description.

Mariner is a chestnut horse sixteen hands high, of a conformation
combining both power and Bpeed, and was a successful rnce-horse in
Australia. He ifl bred from racing families in both brunches ol his
cenealogic il tree, and traces through Wild Dayrell, Harkaway, Irish
Blrdcatcher, Eay Middleton. Teddington, Orlando, EclipBO, Matchem,
Regulue Bartlett's Chtlders and Honey wood's Arabian to the seven-
teenth da.m, a Byerly Turk mare. He was bred in England, imported to
Australl' in utero, foaled in 18S3 and Imported to Calif ornia in 1887, A
horse c lis breeding, Blze and quality e*n hardly fail to be a successful
aire.

T«i.*as $50 the Season, wltli Privilege of Return.

Good pasturage at reasonable tea. All mares at owners risk
a rther particulars addreaB

MATT STOKN,

Pleasanton, Cal.

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THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION,

THREE CHEERS.

WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1888 AT SANTA ROSA, SONOMA
V\ County, Cal.

i'edisree.

Sired by imported Ili.rrah, first dam Young Fashion by imported
Monarch; second dam Fashion bv imported Trustee; third dam Bon-
nets o' Blue bv bir Charles; fourth dam Iteality by Sir Arcby; fifth dam
by imported Medlev; sixth dam bv imported Ceutiue', etc. (see Bru 'e's
American Stud Book, Vol, I, page 432.)

Hurrah by Newmlnster (winner St. Leger 1851), dam Jovial by Bay
Middleton (winner Derby 1836).

NewminstLir by Touchstone (winner St. Leger 183'). dam Beeswing
(winner ol '.hi races out of 64 starts) by Dr. Syntax (winner Donnaster
Cup 1837, 40, 41, -12, the only horse that ever accomplished that feat).

THREE CHEERS is bred in the speediest and stoutest lines. His
dam, Young Fashion, was the dam of Surprise, Scorland (the only horBe
that ever beat Asteroid a he;iti, Liverpool, Columbia and Bonnie Kate, the
dam of Little Buttercup and the living Bonnie Lizzie, H is grandam, Fash-
ion, was the greatest race mare of her era, defeating Boston in that his-
torical match at 4-mlle heats that la recorded as one of the greatest
events in the annals of the turf. He is thoroughly pound in wind ami
limb, his family on both sides being noted for their exemption from
curbB, spaViuB, roaring, or any other hereditary unsouiidn"fs. Horse-
men, who can appreciate 'Jie highest type of the thoroughbred, are spec-
ially invited to inspect Three Cheers.

Terms.

FORTY dollars for the season. MareB not proving with fual
can be returned the next s-ason free of charge. Good pasturage at W
per month. Mares cared for in any manner owners may desire, and
fed on hay and grain, either or both, at reasonable rates. .None but
competent grooms employed, but no responsibility assumed for acci-
dents or escapes.

N. B-— Mares sent from a distance in care of J. W. Mouehead, City
Front St ihles.S.in Francisco, Tvill be forwarded without delay.

For further particulars address
18fe THOS. U. JONES, Santa Itosa, Cal,

The Highly Bred Trotting: Stallion.

YOUNG SANTA OLaUS

rill make tlae «easoei of 1888 at Uie Whipple Stock

Farm, near San Mateo, San Mateo County, California.

Terms for the Season, $40.
Pedigree.

Young Santa Clans, b c foaled April, 1881, by Santa Claus, record "J;17S

First dam by Governor Booth, by George M. Patchen.

Second .1am Demirep, by Young '.Melbourne.

Third nam Mefchildo, by imp. Sr.vthiau.

Fourth dam Peggv, by Ronton.

Fifth dam Too-ooon, by Sir Leslie.

Sixth dam Little Peggy, by Gallatin.

Seventh dam Trumpeter, by Hephestion.

Eighth dam Peggv, by imp/Bedford.

Niuthdam imp. Peggy, by Trumpeter.

Peggv waB imported by Col. John Taylor of Virginia, and the Cum
piler of the Stud Book, Colonel S. D. Bruce", adds a note: "Many of the
best racers in America trace to this mare."

There is an excelled com lunation of trotting strains in young Santa
Claus. His sire combines Ilamblctonian and Mambrino Chief; his dam
Geo. M Patchen and thoroughbred. Santa Clans had two strains o»
Mambrino Chief. Young Santa Claus inherits the blood of the three
greattrotting families: HainbletOTilau, Mambrino Chief and Clay. The
ire of -auta Claus, Strathinore, has eighteen sons and daughters which
have trotted In 2:!l0 or better, two which have bi aten 2:20. Santa ClauB
won sixteen races defeating many of the very best horses of the day,
among them Nutwood, Elaine, Piedmont, Wedgewood, Voltaire, Han-
ni.. Black Cloud, Jerome Eddv, Bd win Thome, Fanny Witherspoon and
others of celebritv. He was sold ior §25.000.

Young santa Onus is a very handsome shade of bav, with black
points, 1BJ4 hands in height, of good form, fine style and action.

Due care will be raknn to prevent accidents, but no liability. Pasture
$4.00 per month. For further particulars address

KYRON O'WRaWY,
Side San ItBatro. Cal.

S0U1HER FARM, 1888.

One act:! n Itaii' miles north-east ol' San I^andro,
Al»m»(la Co., Cal.

The following stallions will make the season of 1888 at the above
farm.

FIGARO, standard bred bay stallion, black pointB, little white on
near hind heel; lfijrf hands, weight about l 250 lbs. By Whipple's
Hambletonian.dam Emblem (full siBter to Voltaire. 2:20>i) by Tattler
second dam Young Portia by Mambrino Chief.

o r^sss Harable- (Gii™inere61 {liSp^ptedaiah.

S J Sire of H iuiUS list! < Martha Washlngtonj ^Vll^S^'

fattier 300 { ?S??afc *

1 Young Portia { Po^f1"0 Cll,ef U

With eight days' training Figaro trotteda third heat in a training race
ln2-:34. He afterwards trotted in 2:82. Ashe will be trotted this fall
but twelve mares besides those of his owner will be received.

TERMS— $25 with privilege of return if mare does not prove with
foal.

Season will positively close on June let, on which date the horse will
go into the handB of a trainer.

JESTER D., 5G9fi, chestnut stallion, little white in face, near hind
heel and ankle white; weight about 1,200 pounds; by Almont. dam Hor-
tense by Messenger Duroc: second dam Nellie McDonald, rui.ning
bred, by 'Colossus .

f Alexanders Abdallah \ Hambletonian 10.

Almoin 4 ' Kat? Darling.

Sire of 33 in 2730 list ] .„ , .„ Ci^'Sn^T0 t^ef "" «.

q i.dam by J By Pilot Jr., sire or the

■{ 1 dams of Maud S. and

M (. Jay-Eye-Seo.

&3 ('Meeseneer Duroc

£ n-„rtD„DD | Sire of Elaine, 2:20, the dam of Norlalne 2:3I><

jj ^tiortBnsB i ^g;^ yearling.

£ I Nellie McDonald, running bred, by Colossus

I, sou of imp. Sovereign.
JeBter D. has nevr been regulaily trained but trotted a mile in
2:37 with very little preparation.

He has taken a number of uremiums in the show ring in Missouri
and Iowa, and is a fine specimen of the carriage and genera] purpose
horse. Helms several very promising colts in Missouri Good arcomo-
dations for mareB at $5 per month. IN o responsibility for accidentB or
escapes.

Terms.
325 the Season, with privilege of return if mare fails to prove with
foal. Address. WM. o'jVKir, Agent.

18fe Itox 140, San Leandro, fal.

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2 l^Emblem.

The Standard Stallion

WHIPPLET0N.

Registered Wallaee'N Trotting Rcgiufcr. Vol. IV, Ko. fl 883.
standard under Rule* 4 and 6.-
Tlie most Nnccesslul Stock Horse in < aliiornla for tl»e
opportunities.

Sire of Lily Stanley, 2:20^1 Hoinestake (pacer), 2;id><; Flora B
2:33m; Rachel, 2:38; all from mares of unknown breeding. There are
a number of others, both pacers and trotserB, of his get that will make a
low mark this season, barring accidents.
Description.

WHIPPLETON is abeautiful black, tan muzzle and flanks, and ex-
ceptionally ritrong made all over. He stands 17 hands high and weighs i4nn
pounds. He is beyond doubt, the most uniform breeder on the Coast for
size, color, and finish. Most of his colts are 16 hands or ovur, and all bav
brown, or blank in color; he never has sired a sorrel or white face colt*
if he do^B I avree to refund seivice money. He has no equal us jv car-
riage-horse producer. A number of his teams have been sold 1 itely for
laTge prices.

Pedigree,

WHTPPLETON, shed by Hanibletonian Jr (sire of Hancock. 2-23)
by Whipple's Ham oleic Ulan; dam Lady Livingston fdam of Ladv
Blnnchurd, 2:2'iV,'; and Bloomfleld Maid, trial 2:22) bv General Taylor
(eireof dam nf Wells-Forgo, 2:18^; Nere&,Z;23M; lilckford, 2:29M* Lady
BlancbiTd, 2:2fi! .,') won of tbo Worse Horse.

Whippk-tou win make the season ofl8 3at Fashion Stables, Peta-
luma. Mares left at City Front Stables, J. W. Morsehead proprietor
San Francisco, win be promptly shipped and cared for.

Term** $50 for the wrasoii, wiih the usual return privileges.
Good pasture 53.' 0 per month.

For extended pedigree and further information Bend for circular to

FRED w. I oi itt it, Owner, St. Helena.
lOmr Or If. l-'KKiXKSRy Agent, Pctaluma

The Almont Stallion

ALCONA,

Resis'ered Ko. ?30.

By the great Almont (Sire of ^estmont 2:133, Puritan 2:16, Fanny
Witherspoon 2:16iand31 others with records better than 2:30, and
grandsire of Belle Hamlin, 2:132) by Alexander's Abdallah (sire of
Goldsmith Maid, V:U) he by Rysdyk's Hambletonian Alcona, dam
by Mambrino Chief (sire of Lady Thorne, 2;1H£) the founder of tbe
Mambriuo Chief family. Alcona 1b a bright chestnut, lCj| hands hiRh.
and weigbB 1 ,aoo lbs. His Colts possess S^eed, Btyle; finish and beauty,
and if they don't trot fast, tbey comriiand the highest price for car-
riage and general purpose horses. The following is a Hat of Alcona's
colls sold untrained:

Clay Duke, two-year-old

Alcona Chief , two-year-old..
Alcona Clay, four-year-old...

filly, two-year-old

colt, two-year-old

$50(1
a 50

l.OuO

400

SCO

It

Alcona Jr. , two-year-old ?1.2C0

Splitrock. two-year-old 50)

weanling, 10 months old ?ti0

Jordan Beauty, four-year-old l.O'io
Oregon Boy, three-year-old.. 1,M0

A total of 86,810 for ten colts, an average of $681 per head,
always pays to raise the best.

I purchased Alcona af (er carefully observing his colts for the last
year, and ->m fully satisfied that all expectations that bus breeding
warrants will be realized. There are but few of his colts that have
been placed in training aod they all show speed and gameness of a
high order. Alcona Jr. has abown trials in 2:27 with very little work,
and quarters in 35 seconds. Clay Duke, by Alcona, trotted a public
trial at Sacramento last fall, driven by bis owner, in 2: '24 and he has
never had regular training. Flora Bell, by Alcona, with a few months'
training last summer, trotted a mile in 2:33. These colts will all *rot
down iu the twenties next fall, barring accidents?.

Terms: $35 for the Beason. Mares not proving in foal maybe
returned next season fiea. Pasture $4 00 per month. Mares left at
Lity front Stables, San Francisco, will be promptly shipped and cared
for.

Alcona will make the season of 18H8 at Napa, two days each week,
balance of the time at Vineland Slables, one mile south of St. Helena,
For extended pedigree and further information, send for circulat.
lOnir rREI». W, IA>EKE6t. St. Helena.

ANTBVOLO.

Four. Year-OId, Record 9:19 8.15. Standard, So. 9848,

THIS CELEBRATED TBOTTING STALLION WILL MAKE THE
ensuing season from February 1st to June 1st, 1*88.
Terms.
One hundred dollars the seaBon for mares served before May 1st , and
one hundred and fifty aollarB the. season after that date, and iu those
cases tbe season to run to July 1st »nd ho lon^-r Tbe object of
thiB is to shorten the time in tbe stud so as to give a better opportun-
ity for training before the Fall Circuit commences. Last year it was
nearly tbe first of August before he was through, and consequently
he coula not he wot into condition in time even for the State Fair.
Iu this connection it will be well to Btate that there is no deviation
from the price, aiid emphatically do free list. The terms are cer-
tainly low for a horse of the class of Antevolo and there were several
applications where tbe applicants expected an increase cf price.
Form and Uolor.
It is lare to find a horse of such high form, and I am not alone in
considering bim as being as nearly as perfect a type of equine form as
was ever seen in a trottiug-bred stallion. He is sixteen bands and
half an iucb in height, 09 inches from point of shoulder to point of
buttock, and weighs, in ordinary condition, over 1,100 pounds. Hois
very muscular, limbs as good as the most critical could desire, and as
highly finished as a great majority of thoroughbreds. In color he is a
rich seal brown, with lighter shading in flanks and muzzle, black legs,
mane and tail, small star in forehead and off bind pastern white,
Perfo rinanees.
He has been eminently of the improving kind. As a yoarling he
trotted iu 3:02; two-year-old in 2:41; taree years old 2: 29-J ; four years
old 2:19£. the fastest record for a stallion of that age, and in bis five-
year-old form he trotted in from 2:16j to 2: 17 in all of the four heats
of the big trot which Harry WilkeB won. As he only made one break
in that race, notwithstanding the great speed of the contestants, he
musi be credited aB remarkably "steady," almost phenomenally so for a
horse of his age. Had it rot been for an accident which temporarily
disabled him, it can be stated with confidence that he would have
trotted in 2: 15 or better while he still ranked as a five-year-old. HIa
endurance was such that tbe intention was to start hi m against the
two-mile record, confident of lowering it, and also quite sanguine Of
him trotting in 4:40,

iPrdgeny.
From a few mareB served In 1885, his first season In the stud, six
foals wete dropped, two of which werekiUed. Their owners were so
well pleased that large offerB have been refused. One owned by C. E.
Lewis of Oakland, is only a short distance from my stables, and which
can be seen with a few minuteB' loss of time; and D. T. Sexton of San
Francisco hai another. Every man who had an Antevolo bred to him
again. As he served 65 mares last season, and, as nearly as can be
told at present a large proportion of them in foal, tnere will lea
good chance to judge of bis procreative qualities. Next to a horse's
own colts the best proof is that of near relations. Hiq "full brcther,"
Anteeo, has already gained the reputation of being one of the best
breeders, and for uniform excellence in his progeny cannot be sur-
passed.

Pedis ree.
The most exacting critic. If moderately intelligent, cannot hnd fault
with bis blood lines. His sire Electioneer is, beyond question, tbfe
greatest trotting sire of any ag6 when all things are considered. Hla
dam Columbine ib the only mare which has two entire sons which
have beaten 2: 20, 2:16i by a six-year-old, 2:194 hya four-year-old. Ante-
volo stands in the same relation to the thoroughbred as Maud S., Jay-
Eye-See, Nutwood and many others of first celebrity. In Stud Book
form thB pedigree is as follows:

Antevolo, brown colt, foaled May 12, 1881, bied by Jos. Calm
Simpson, Oakland, California, by Electioneer.

First dam Columbine by A. W. Richmond. .

Second dam Columbia by imp. Bonnie Scotland.
Third dam Young Fashion by imp Monarch.
Fourth dam Fasbiou by imp. Trustee.
Fifth dam Bonnets o' Blue by Sir CharleB
Sixth dam Reality by Sir Archy.
Seventh dam by imp. Medley
Eighth dam by imp. Centinel.
Ninth dam by Mark Anthony.
Tenth dam by imp. Janus,
Eleventh dam by imp Monkey,
Twelfth dam by imp, Silvereye.
Thirteenth dam by Spanker.
1 ^lace Antevolo again before the public witn ind feeling that fur-
ther recommendations are justified. Owing to a slight lameness in the
left hind ankle he could not le put to work until so late iu the season
as to preclude the hove of getting him in proper condition. He did
not leave the stud until the middle of August, and short brushes was
all that could be given thereafter. He did not fully recover from the
lameness until November, and then I was laid up until the 1st of
December I drove him through the stretch in 32 seconds, and on one
occasion Matt Storn timed him a furlong in 15 seconds. This increase
of speed over what he had shown tbe previous year warranted the
belief that he would trot very fast. In tbe race with Harry Wilkes,
Guy Wilkes, Arab and Charley Hilton, November 27th, 1886. on the Bay
District Course, be was separately timed in 2:1GJ. 2:JBj, 2:17, 2:10i.
although he had to trot outside of two horses for the whole distance.
In that race he beat Arab and Charlie Hilton, and d '"sionstrated capac-
ity to trot In 2:15 under more favorable circumstances. Prior to that
race his fastest quarter ws -i'2'i seconds, and bis ftrstei t furlong 16 sec-
onds His colts, so far aB loots go, will rank with tbe beat. There are
only four of his get wbicb were foaled in 1R8G (these are bis oldest.)
Three have been broken and ebow a DromtBlng gait. There are a num.
ber of foals of 1887, and of tbes» enough in my vicinity to satisfy visit-
ors of the character of his etock. William Balllngal has a colt foaled
on the 1st of April, 1887, whioti, in October, was driven by the side of
his dam a furlong in 27 seconds. As bis "full brother" Anteeo bos
demonstrated his ability to beget speed, it is a justifiable inference
that Antevolo will also do so.

Tbe terms are certainly so reasonable that owners of good mares
can afford to avnil themselves of his services.

Pasture at $5 per mouth on the Oakland Trotting park, Mr. Levana
having reBolved to pasture tbe field inside the track this Beason. It
cannot be excelled, the herbngo being alflllerilla, wild oats, and burr
clover, a living stream of clear water running across tbe field and
being enclosed by an inner fence, the gates of the outer shut at
night; tbe animals are as safe within the enclosure as it Is possible
to have them In a field. In fourteen yearB which I have known it,
there has not been an injury to mare or colt.

IOS. CAIRN SIMPSON.
Address Jos. Cairn Simpson, Breeder and Sportsman, San
Francisco, or 2111 Adeline Street, near 32d Street, Oakland. 7 ho latter
address where the horse Is kept.

1888

3£tt* IJmte and gpovtswczn.

367

Southern Pacific Co.

(PACIFIC SYSTEM.)

-aliis leave and are due to arrive at
Sail Francisco.

From May 31. 1888.

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....Lob Angeles and Mojave

....Martinez _„

....Milton.

....Ogden anu East ...._-

. ..Ogden and East _

....Red Blnff via Marysville

... . Redding via Willows „..

....Sacramento, via Benicia

" via Benicia ....

" via Livermore.

" via Benicia

" via Benicia

" via Benicia

....Sacramento River Steamers.
....Ran Jose.. —™. „.

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From San Francisco Dally.

TO EAST OAKLAND— •6:00—6:30— 7:00— 7:30— 8:00—
8;30— 9:00— 9:30— 10:00— 10:30— 11:00— 11:30— 12:00— 12:30
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TO FRUIT VALE, (via East Oakland)— Same as "TO
EAST OAKLAND" until 6:30 P. M., inclusive, also
at 8:00—9:00 and 11:00 p.m.

TO FRUIT VALE (via Alameda)— *9:30—7:00-*12:00

TO ALAMEDA- "6:00— *ti:30— 7:00— *7:3G-»:0O — *s:3o—
9:00— 9:30— 10:00— 110:30—11:00— ill :30— 12:00— J12 :30—
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5:30— 6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11 :0O— 12:00.

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•6:d0 — 7:00— *7:3l>— 8:00— '8.30— 9:00— 9:30—10:00—
tl0:30— 11 :00— {11:30— 12:00- tl2:30-l ;00 -tl :30-2;00
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7:00— 3:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— 12:00.

To San Francisco Daily.

FROM FRUIT VALE [via East Oakland)- 8:26-6:65
_7:^_7:55- 8:25— 8:&5— 9:25— 9:55— 10:25— 10:55- 11:25
11»5-12:25— 12:55— 1:25— 1:55— 2 35— 2:55— 3:25— 3:65
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£9:20— «3:20

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7 :39_8 ;00— 8 :30— 9 :00— 9 :30— 10 :00— 10 :30 —11 :(Ki — 1 1 ;u
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10:58

FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND-9 m nure> later
than from East Oakland.

FROM ALAMEDA— «&:3O~6;00-'6:3O— 7:00 -*7:3>-8.00
•8:30— 9:00— 9:30— 10:00— 110:30-11:00— 1 11:30— 12:00—
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4:30—5:00—5:30—6:00-6:30— 7:00—8:00—9:00—10:00—
11:0'.

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_5:55_*6;25— 6:55— *7:25- 7:55 -•8:25-8:55— 9:25-9:55
— 110:25— 10:55-111:25— 11:65— {12:25-12:55— fl :25—
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3:15—5:16.
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4:15.

A for Morning. P for Afternoon.

•Sundays excepted. tSaturdays excepted; [Sundays
only.
Standard Time famished by Lick Obseevatoey.

%. S. TOWNE,

Gen. Manager.

T. 11. GOODMAN.

Gen. Pass. A Ttk Art.

CHILD'S CARBOLCBTSTAL SHEEP DIP.

"Patented in Europe and America."

SHEEP

DIP.

A positive scab care. A liquid, soluble in

cold m ater. It Is absoi utely iion-

pofsonons.

The cheapest and most effective dip on the market
»ne gallon making one hundred gallons of wash.
price, $l-i per gallon.
Special discounts ani terms to agents and large
tonsnmers. For samples and other information ap-
ply to
EH M>E A HOKill, Agents for Pacific Coast
116 California St.. San Francisco. Cal.
17aeptl2

FORJSALE.

No. 1.— Bay Mare, foaled spring of 1881, by
Terror.

1st dam by Little John; 2d dam Musidora s dam by
son of Bertrand.

Terror by Woodburn, 1st dam by Owen Dale; 2d
dam Musidora, by Belmont, etc.

No. ».— Chestnut Mare, foaled spring of 1882,
by Ware'B Bismarck.

1st dam by Owen Dale; 2d dam Musidora, by
Belmont.

Ware's Bismarck, by "Jack Trimble '(Son of Bel-
mont and mare by Limber John, son of Kosciusko by
Sir Archy) dam by Yorkshire Boy, son of imp. Poche,

These are extra fine young mares of superior trot-
ting action and well in-bred to the blood of Belmont.
No. 1 Is in foal to a Bon of Geo. M. Patcheu Jr.

For further information address

W. M. WILLIAMSON ,

AMERICAN

KENNEL CLUB
STUD-BOOK.

Blanks for registering in the official stud
book will be mailed on application.

Entries to Part I of Volume 5 close March
31st, 1888.

Sec'y, American Kennel Club.

Mob. 44 and 46 Broadway.
Ifeb Mew TorH.

'88

FAIRLAWN^

'88

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 1888.

FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CATALOGUE NOW READY,

And will be mailed to all applicants who send Five Cents in Stamps to Prepay

Postage.

THE FAIRLiWN CATALOGUE FOR 1888 contains descriptions and pedigrees of all the
Stallions and Brood-mares in use at Fairlawn. THE 1888 CATALOGUE also contains descriptions and pedi-
grees, and prices of

OKE HUNDRED AND SIXTY HEAD OF YOUNG TROTTERS,

Consisting of Stallions and Fillies from yearlings to five years old, all of my own breeding

and nearly all STANDARD BRED, and duly registered.

A specinlty is made at Fairlawn of raising

STALLION'S AND FILLIES FOR BREEDING PURPOSES.

Those who wiBh to engage in breeding Higii-bred Trotters, or those already engaged who wish to
add to their breeding stud, can be supplied at Fairlawn with first-class young Stallions and Fillies ci
the very best trotting families, uniting in their veins strains of blood that have produced Speed witli
the Greatest Uniformity.

Gentlemen whodeBire fine, highiy bred, promising, and well-broken Young Trotters f«>r their
own dri viii*;, can be supplied at Kairlawn. Any young stallion sold for a roadBter will be gelded, if the
purchaser desires, at my own risk and expense.

rpfT'Cl n"NTTT PPTPT7 PT AW « strictly adhered to at Fairlawn, and the price oi every
±X1U UHrj-r£U.UlJ xUzlll animal lor able is primed in the catalogne. Pur-
chasers from a distance can buy on orders at exactly the same price as if present in person. All stock sold
on orders can be returned if they do not come fully up to the descriptions given.

rime will be given responsible parties, on satisfactory paper, hearing interest Irom
date.

THE STALLIONS IN USE AT FAIRLAWN ARE

Happy Medium (400).

Sire of more 2:30 performers than any living stallion,
having 39 to bis credit with records of 2:30 or better,
among tbem Maxey Cobb, 2:13s, the fastest stallion
that ever lived.

WILL BE USED AS A PRIVATE STALLION.

Aberdeen (37).
Sire of 14 with records better than 2:30, among them
Hattie Woodward, 2:15^; Jim Jewell, 2:194; Modoc,
2:194, etc. Limited to 30 mares at SlOO the season,
or $1 50 to insure a mare in foal.

AI eto (2548).
By Almont, dam Violet (sister to Dauntless and
Peacemaker), by Rysdyk's Hambletonian, etc.
Limited to 3u mares at §50 the season, or $8© by
insurance.

Almont Wilkes (3131).

By Almont, dam Annabel, by George Wilkes; 2d dam
JesBie Pepper (dam of Alpha, 2:254, etc.), by Mam.
brino Chief, etc. Limited to 30 mares at $50 the
season, or $80 by insurance.

Maxim uh, (58 75),
By Almont, dam by Sentinel; 2d dam by Baysrd, etc.
3d dam Layton Barb Mare. Limited to 3U mares at
$50 the season, or $80 by insurance.

Noble Medium (4939),

By Happy Medium, dam by Mambrino Patch°n; 2c
dam by Mambrino Chief; 3d dam by Sir Archy ilon-
toria. Limited to 20 mares at $50 the season, or
880 by insurance.

Applications for use of Stallions will be entered in the order they are received, but after a Stallion's
limit is reached no more mares will be received. For catalogues and further information, address

Lock Box 3ZO-

WM. T. WITHERS, Lexington, Ky.

28jan52

IMPORTED BERKSHIRES.

REDWOOD DUKE 13368.

Prize winners at all the fairs in California and the
entire list of sweepstakes premiums at State Fair
Sacramento, 1886 and 1881.

Importations made direct from England every year
from the most noted Breeders, selected from- the
best blood and most fashionable families of Dish-
faced Berksbires, regardless of cost, and all re-
corded in English and American Berkshire records.

Young pigs from these importations, male and
female, from entirely different families for sale at
reasonaDie prices, and every pig guaranteed. Address

4febS3

ANDREW SJITTH, Redwood City.

Oraf21S California Street. San Francisco

S.B.WHITEHEAD&C0,

LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL
AUCTIONEERS.

ABE PRBPAKED TO CONDUCT SALES OF

Thoroughbreds, Trotters

And every other description of live stock,

At any Point on the Pacific Coast.

Our Mr. S. B. Whitehead has for fifteen
years successfully managed all the principal
sales of high-class stock on this Coast.

REFERENCES

(By permission ).
AKIEL LATHROP, ESQ., SETH COOK, E8Q.,
J . E. HAGOIN, ESQ. , THEO. WINTERS, ESQ ,

E. P. ASHE, ESQ., W5L CORBITT, ESQ.,

and others.

B. B. WHITEHEAD & CO.
SO Leiilesdorff Street,
i9martf San Francisco.

Montana

AND

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Racing Circuit,
1888.

$45,000 In Stakes and Purses.

AIX STAKES CXOSE APRIL. 1ST.

AH Trottine Entries Close July 14 Hi

Write to aDy one of the Secretaries for pro-
grammes and further particulars.

BATES.

Deer Lodge, Montana, July 18 to 21, James B. file-
Masters, Secretary.

Bntte City, Montana, August 6 to 11. Lee Mantle,
Secretary.

Helena, Montana, August 20 to 25, FranciB Pope,
Secretary.

Spokane Falls, Washington, September 3 to 8, John
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Note. Salem, Oregon, dates September 17 to 22.

Walla Walla. Washington Ty., dates October 1 to 6.
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POND LILLY,

By Geo. M. Patchen, seven years old, weighs 95
pounds, perfectly sound. This mare is a natural trot-
ter never driven on a sulky but once and with twelve
days training made a reco'rd of 39!iin Hprinc races,
Los Angeles in '88. Since then with 30 days training
trotted three heat© in 33, 29^28. and can do it any
time required by purchaser.

Pond Lilly can be bought cheap as owner can not
attend to campaigning her. Apply

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NOTICE

To Trap Shooters.

Trap shooters can always find a large supply of
fine pigeons at P. Murphy's stalls, Nos. 7J and 75 in
the Centre Market corner of Sutter and Dupont Ste.,
San FranclBCO. Also at Mr. Dick Cunningham's,
Ban|Bruno. Country orders promptly attended to
by Mr. Murphy. ap28tf

iMfiiiiRi

TIME SCHEDULE.

P ss^nger Trains leave ana arrive Passenger Hep. t
tTowrmeml Street, between Third *nd Fourth street!
ban Francisco.

In effect June 1, 1888.

7;15a, (
8:30 a
10:30^

.Cemetery and Menlo Park..,

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. .San Mateo, Redwood and , ,
Memo Park

(Hrf5p| k.

6:40 i
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9:03 *
•10:02a
4:36 F
5:42 r
6:40 1-
, I t7:50F

l&'Zli\\ Santa Clara, San Jose, and,... . •l0-02*

l:30pl\ Principal Wa* Stations M j^F

10:fl>A I Almadena..d Way Static iib 1 4:36 p-

' 30 a I -J ,J1,"y/» -f ajaro, uaetrovuie, 1 I

t8 :35 p'

1$ a | i "<Mp?J. Pajaro. Castrovme, I I *" ** *

baunas and Monterey (\ *

>\ 6:40 p-
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:50a| I
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.. HolUster and Tres Plnos. .

tJ/jol1 / vVat8onviUe,Aptos,Soqnel t !*,0:(K *

«;j;30p ( (Capitolajand Santa Craz ...J J;^0p

t7:50A| \ Monterey and SanU Cruz, Sunday ( ] . '_.
J I I Evcuraion Train. f I t8:35p

i * Sviedad, Paso Kobles, TtMiipt^ton j
}_} (San Luis Obispo) A Way Staiiong. ■

fi:40 p

a— Morning P —Afternoon

•Sandayseicepted. tbundaysouly ITheatre train vai-

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.£5*rI?„*1I_raV ^ ^°^au J,jUia Obispo. Onlj- ti
and Sdn LuiB

1,V""V ■"' *«« Line iu .?dU -ijlllrJ UUII

miles staging between Teiupletun an
Obispo, lime from San Francisco 12hou

-rate ia ^.n

rs. Through

Special RuuND-TBIFTiCKKTs.atreducedrates-i'o
Gilroy and Paraisi' Springs.

t?^cial Notice— Round-trip tickets to the famuui

Lic^ Observatory (Mt. Hamilton, can b« had at anT

of tbe Company's Tieket Offlces in San FraucUcv

xCate, ^/.ou.

LVCtl^IOK TI1KE1K

For Sundays only,-| , 8o» Shtda? Mobning;

„ „ J,|for return same day.

ForSaturday, f Sold Satckda y and Sunday only
Sunday and-1 good for return until following Mon
Monday, ( day.mcloaive, at the following rates

Sat to
Moi-
Tkt

RoQnd Trip

from San
Francesco to

ik-:.

Satto|i Round Ti.^.
Mon. | from San
Tkt. j. Francisco to

Sun,

Tkt.

J17S

2 75

a CD

3 00

3 00

3 in

3 00

3 00

3 00

3 00

31 ih

5 oi'
5 00

5 00
5 00
5 00

San Bruno t 5 50 | SanJooe.

Millbrae 65 Gilroy

Oak Grove 90 |nollister

San Mateo 75 1 10 Pajaro

Belmont 100 125 Watsonvil'ie"

Redwood 1 00 l 40 Apto6.

Fair Oaks 1 25 1 50 Loma P'rieta"

Menlo Park... 125 160 Soquel

Mayfield 125 175 SantaOrnz""

Monnt'n View 1 50 2 00 Castroville

Lawrences 1 50 2 25 Monterey ""

Santa Clara 1 75 _ " '""

Ticket Offices. — Passenger Depot Townsend
street, Valencia-street station. No. W MaVket ctrp^
Grand Hotel, and Rotunda, Baldwin Hotel &tteeU
A.C.BASSETT, H.P..JUDAH,
Superintendent Aast. Fang, a Tkt. Ak'.

TO

Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers.

THE

SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO.

RESPF.CTFULLY CALLS ATTENTION TO TMK

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

AFFORDED BY THE "NORTHERN DIVISION
of its line for leaching with speed and comfort the
best ?laceB in the State for

Sea Bathing, Sbootiiig and Flsbine

TRAINS LEAVE SAN FRANCISCO BaTXT FOR

MONTEREY

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Pacific roast. e

with its beantuul Groves and deUp&tfnl Drives Tron t
in abundance can be obtained from the Ee^eral strean a
in the vicinity of Monterey, and the best of sbootJna
mav he had in season. *

THE BA T OF MONTEREY

Ib .noted for the extent and variety of flsh which
abound in its waters, notably Salmon. Rock Cod Ba-
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The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with
the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superior
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEI
MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sporto-
men.

THE BA THING FACILITIES

AT THK

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ATtE UNSURPASSED,
haring a MAGNIFICENT BEACH of pure white
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and Bear.

Lakes PILARCITOS and SAN ANDREAS are
reached by this line. Stages connect with trains rial)*
at San Mateo for those well-known Retreata. PURTS
SIMA, SAN GREGORIO and PESCADERO. We
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These resorts are but a short distance from San
Francisco and offer special inducements to the lover*
of thiB manlp sport.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

FREE TRANSPORTATION CF THEIR DO' 8
when carried in Baggage Cars and pnt in charge w
Train Baggagemen. Train Baggagemen are Instructed
to issue CHECKS for all dogs receved in Baggage

U^-In order to guard against accidents to Dog
while In transit, It la necessary that they be urovidnTi
with COLLAR AND CHAIN. Guns and Fly hi n*
Tackle will be carried free of charge. Guns taken apart
and securely packed In wood or leather caseB may be
taken in Passenger Care.

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The classic event on Epsom Downs was not of: a sensa-
tional character this year, a^ it was generally conceded, in
the absence of Friar's Balsam, that Ayrshire would out-class
the fetnainder of his competitors if he was brought in a fit
cdnditioh to the post. The breeding of Ayrshire shows again
the advantage of selecting from tbe best stock. He is by
Hampton, a son of Lord Clifden from Lady Langdon by Ket-
tledrum. Lord Clifden is by Newtninster, sired by Touch-
stone from Beeswing, the dam of Lord Clifden being the
Slave by Melbourne— Volley. The dam of Ayrshire is Atlan-
ta hy Galopin; he is a son of Vidette by Voltigenr, the dam
being Flying Duchess by Flying Dutchman, dam Merope.
Tbe dam of Atalanta is Feronia by Tbormandby, dam Wood-
bine by Stockwell, dam Honeysuckle. When it is added that
Lady Langdon, the dam of Hampton, is a daughter of Hari-
cot who was by Mango or Lanercost— Queen Mary, it will be
seen that Ayrshire possesses most of the richest strains of the
English thoroughbreds. Last year Merry Hamptom won the
Derby, so Hampton has sired tbe winners of the Blae Riband
of the turf two years in succession. This feat has also been
achieved by sons of Parmesan, as Favonius won iu 1871 and
Cremorne in 1872. Hermit can also claim the same distinc-
tion with Shotover in 1882 and St. Blaize in 1883., Ayr-
shire showed very good form as a two-year-old and was always
held as second favorite for the Derby in tbe winter and spring
betting, but he was generally considered as out-classed by
Friar's Balsam) Ayrshire is described as almost 16 hands
high, somewhat let down in front as also about the thighs.
His back" and ^loins are especially good but he lacks a little
length in front uf the saddle. Altogether he is a hardy colt,
and having many valuable engagements he will probably be
a phenomenal winner if he oulv retains his form.

The Earl of Derby, who founded the stakes only won them
once, and that was in 1787, with Sir Peter Teazle — named in
honor of his second wife, Miss Farren, witb 'whom he fell
in love while she was actiDg Lady Teazle. Sir Peter was a
famous horse, and came of the purest blood, being descended
thiough his great granddam, from the Godolphin Arabian.
Up to four years old be beat everything opposed to him, and
was said to be the winner of more races than any other horse
oh the tuff, but he broke down at four, at Newmarket; after
this he was withdrawn and kept for breeding. The Earl was
once offered 10,000 guineas for him. Sir Peter lived to be
thirty years old. Lord Derby was sixty years on the turf,
bo attended all the great meetings, with quite a retinue of
servants, and in coach and sis. Many mementoes of this
grand old sportsman are still preserved, the picture of his
huntsman, Jonathan Griffin, on bis gray horse Spanker, is
yet to be seen on the parlor walls of many a roadside inn iu
Surrey. The present Earl of Derby takes no iuterest in
racing matters, but his father celebrated as "The Rupert of
Debate" was a great patron of the turf. Of his judgment
and tine manly character no better example could be quoted
than the following: He had a hors6 called Acrobat, wLicb had
won him large sums of money, but which was beaten in tbe
St. Leger of 1854. Thereupon several letters were sent to
Lord Derby, which more than insinuated that John Scott
bad sold the race. So far from these calumnies bhaking his
confidence in his trainer, they seemed rathf-r to increase it,
and he not only made a public declaration to this effect and
openly rebuked the scandal mougers, but he assisted Scott in
forcing them to make a full retraction and an apology for
their falsehoods.

If the present fatal casualties continne to be recorded, it ia
probable that steeplechases will have to be eliminated from
our racing programmes, and that by the mere force of publio

opiniou.

With our circular tracks and the consequent rush

made by each jockey to secure a favorable position at the
start, there is danger enough in flat racing, as was shown in
the case of Alexander Stewart, who died laBt week from in-

juries he received by being thrown from hishoise during the
Clifton races. But there is infinitely more danger for the
riders and horees in a steeplechase, especially when the
coarse has to be arranged witb eo many turns and zigzags, as
is the case at JeromeJ Park, owing to the restricted space
within the groonds. This is shown by the fatal injuries
received by Charles Cross on the 8th inst., and the fearful
accident that occurred to Pope a few days afterwards, which
it is feared will also result in death. Perhaps there is some-
thing radically wrong in oar methods of steeplechasim?, as
we very rarely hear of fatal results in the'same kind of racing
in Great Britain and Ireland. Perhaps our horses and their
riders are not sufficiently trained to cross country riding.
In England the jockeys and horses gain a great deal of ex-
perience by following the hounds; an advantage that is not
possessed by riders in this country. Then, paradoxical aa it
may appear, there might be lesB danger if the leaps were
made more difficult, as under the present methods the timber
is two or three inches under tbe English and Canadian rules,
and the horses are often rushed at such speed at these obsla.
cles that there is no opportunity of steadying them before
they make the jump. Then again there are a good many
judges who claim that a thoroughbred is not so fitted for
cross-country races as a horse from a dam that has but half
or three-quarters of the thoroughbred strain in her pedigree.
It is asserted that this out-cross gives more steadiness to the
horse, and that he is more readily under the control of tbe
ri^er. The matter should be thoroughly investigated by a
committee of competent men who might devise some methods
by which the present frequent and fatal accidents in steeple-
chases may be avoided.

Rich returns are sometimes made by owners entering
horses in selling races far below their value, so as to have an
advantage in the weights, but once in a while they are badly
cinched by the winners being bid up to high prices when
offered at auction after the race. This was the ease lately at
Jerome Park, where Lamasney Brothers entered Banner
Bearer to be s^ld for §500, and he was bid up to §1,705, at
which price be was bought in by the owners, they thus losing
$1,205 on the transaction. A more curious case occurred in
1871, at Saratoga, when D. McDauiels entered the two-year-
old oolt by Australian, dam Dolly Carter, in a selling race,
valued at $50). In the same event was a filly owned by
James Kelly, of the firm of Kelly & Bliss, and that gentleman
having received trustworthy information as to the true qnali_
ties of the McDaniels colt, bid him up to about S2,S00, much
to the diegust of the head of tbe famous McDaniels confed-
eracy. This colt was Joe Daniels, who afterwards made a
great uume for himself on both sides of the Rocky Mountains.
McDanit.'s was so displeased at Mr. Kelly causing him such
a heavy loss, that for some two years afterwards he refused
to recognize Mr. Kelly on tbe race-tracks, much to the amuse-
ment of the latter gentleman, who, by running second in a
$500 parse, made $1,150 by the transaction.

The executive officers of the American Jockey Club gave a
very fair trial at Jerome Park of the two methods of specu_
lation, auction pools and the mntuel system, us opposed to
bookmaking, and although it waB a success iu a financial
point of view, the owners of horses and large investors pro-
nounced it a failure as they were totally unable to get their
money on at any reasonable rates. During the first seven
racing dayB tbe club sold the enormous amount of $770,21'0
in mutuel tickets, and but $141,110 in the auction pools, and
as there is a charge of 5 per cent, commission on the mutuels
and 3 per cent, on the auction, the gross revenue accruing to
the club was $43,047 08, an average of $6,149.57 per day, less
some $800 for the necessary expenses. Now it is claimed
that with more accommodations for investors the revenue
would have exceeded 50,000 net a day, which represents a
handsome sum for purses and added money, and much more

than could be realized with the aid of the bookmakers. So,
as the experiment was such a success to the club, it would be
supposed that the same methods would be persevered in for
the future, but the strenuous and out spoken opposition on
the part of theowDers of large stables and their followers, has
awakened the executive officers to grave difficulties in the fu-
ture through the announcement that nnless bookmaking is
allowed owners will not enter their horses for open events.
The point at iBsue maybe thus concisely stated: No large
amount of money can be invested either in the mutuels or the
auction pools without producing an instantaneous revulsion
iu the market, and then no one knows to a certainty what
the returns on the investments may be. On the other baud,
with bookmaking, parliescan invest large sums without causing
a perceptible change in the quotations, and they know to
a cent the amount they are to receive. It seems as if tbe
club will have to sacrifice some of its income from this
source, and allow all three systems on their race track.

One startling innovation at Jerome Park was the introduc-
tion of the English system of betting, merely that the two
parties record their bets in their books and make a settle-
ment on a given day. This, of course, implies great confi-
dence on both sides, the penciller having gained a good
repute through years of honorable dealing, and the patron
commanding the same credit through his wealth or social
position. Naturally this system would greatly curtail the
profits derived from the bookmakers, if it were carried out as
in England, where the only expenditure made by the pen-
ciller is his admission to the betting enclosure, an outlay
that is ■ shared also by the gentlemen. Of course the en-
closed race tracks, such as Sandown, Mancnester'and others
can exact more onerous terms, and such will probably be tbe
case m this country if the idea spreads. But then, bow
about the defaulters either among the bookmakers or the
gentlemen, can they be Tuled off all the tracks as is the case
in England? There, when a man is a defaulter he is warned
off Newmarket Heath by order of the jockey club, and the
same rule obtains at all the tracks under their regulations.
Could or would such a strict code be carried out here?
Experience alone will tell.

By the way, a funny addition has been made to ''The Curi-
osities of Literature" by the recent publication of a book
entitled "The Bookmaker as He Is," in which the author, Mr.
Piesse, although he does not actually recommend tbe replace-
ment in the Upper House of the Bench of Bishops by a Bench
of Bookmakers under the title of the Lords Speculative, but
carried to their logical conclusion, that is about, what his
arguments would amount to. "Rapier, " in the London
Sporting Times, gives a very amusing sketch of the books,
from which is made the following extract: "It will be a new
view of the situation to many persons who are accustomed to
writing cheques on Monday mornings in payment of losing
accounts to hear that bookmakers "enable the publio to par-
ticipate in an amusement which otherwise would be utterly
beyond their reach, viz., the amusement of horse-racing."
Really! Furthermore, "the bookmaker is as necessary to
the well-being of the turf as bankers are to commerce. " I
should not have thought it! Here is a family interior drawn
by Mr. Pieese. He introduces the picture of a hard-working
and weli-lo-do tradesman, who says to his wife: "My dear, I
think we both want aud deserve a holiday, so I have ordered
a carriage, and we will run down and see the Derby. I have
put five pounds on Merry-go-rouod with a friend of mine
who is a bookmaker, and tbe money is as safe as tbe Bank of
England. If it wine I will give you a new silk dress, and r
shall treat myself to a new watch. If it does not win I can
afford to pay lor the amusement. At any rate we shall have
some fun for our money." If all tradesmen were hard-work
ing and well-to-do, this would be harmless aud amusing, but
the chances are that Merry-go-ruiind loseH, that onr trades-
man trie* to get back his losse-, has a had day, gut'
advertising tipsters, and that instead of a new sill
old one. and the good old watch that was to b
placed, havo to be sold."

370

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June 16

General Topics.

Training topics appear to be properly classed under the
heading of "General." When anything appears iu these
columns anent the training of horses-trotters especially,I hear
arguments based on the statements, and not infrequently
letters alluding to the subject. I would be still better pleased
if correspondents would go so far ns to place their ideas in
shape for publication, and no matter what their views are,
will give them publicity. The stimulation of argument is
just what is desired. From contrary opinions the best
methods will be evolved, and when practice is the basis even
a wide variation in results may prove of great service in
establishing the proper means. Theory preceds practice. If
a man commences a task without thought, or without fixing
in his mind a definite conclusion, he will stumble along*
whereas with a definite purpose he goes straight. It may be
that he will find that he has strayed further from the point
he wisbed to reach than he was when he set out on tbe
journey, and then he will have the benefit of avoiding the
course that has led him astray. I may be permitted to illus-
trate by a reference to my old busioess. Several lines have
been run, perhaps a dozsn, with varying angles It is neces-
sary to connect the first and last stations, and there are hills
in the way thickly wooded, and a dense growth of under-
wooi. It is an easy task to calculate the course and distance
which will complete the survey, but the angles have been
measured with the magnetic needle, subject to local attrac-
tions to cause variation, the measurements made over rough
surfaces, the chain being leveled at the caprice of the
chainmen. It is necessary to mark the line so that it can be
fallowed hereafter, and that by "blazing" the trees which are
near the line. A tiial line is run on the course calculated,
an ocacsional mark made, and that is likely to end either to
the right or left of the o* jective point. That, however, rises
the location of the corrected line, and the two are connected
with reasonable accuracy. If greater exactness is desired the
magnetic needle is not depended upon, and the angle is
measured with a scale which is less likely to mislead.

Fallible as the compass and chain are, were the course and
distance determined by guessing in which direction to run
there would be little chance of finishing the job. Should
the trainer of horses have no other measure than former
practice, no better guide than to follow charts a century old,
should he strike the desired point it can be ascribed more to
"good-luck than good g-udance." It may be true that hun-
dreds of horsts have done well under orthodox treatment,
it may also be claimed that they would have done better if
the coarse followed was mapped on heterodox principles.
But then again there are risks. Should a horse go wrong
when the couipe pursued is that sanctioned by recognized
professors, it iB accepted as something beyond the control of
the trainer, if the treatment had been at all novel, the blame
would be laid to a departure from the old ruts. This is a
risk which trainers who are dependent on public support are
loth to take, as they are well aware that there will be no end
to the criticisms of those who are always ready to Bay harsh
things of competitors. In that respect many trainers of
trotting horses are extremely capable, and as a rule the men
who are addicted to making invidious remarks are not
masters of the art. Nevertheless owners are prone to listen
to aspersions when their horses are not coming up to their
expectations, and allow themselves to be influenced by what
a little reflection would prove to be unworthy of notice.
Were trainei-3 assured that their employers were willing to
concede them a fair chance before passing judgment, in all
probability there would be a greater incentive to adopt new
systems. Then again, if owners were better informed, the
trouble would be easier to overcome. The criticisms of a dis-
gruntled Btable boy are heeded, and his assertions accepted as
oorrect when hisinain object is to "get even" with the man for
whom he should work. But when the boys obtain a cue from
their superiors, when day after day they hear aminadversions
on other trainers their juractices ridiculed, and their knowledge
of the business denied, it is not surprising that they should
follow the example so constantly before them.

That there has been a great improvement in the practice
now and that which prevailed so recently as thirty years ago,
will not be questioned by those who were familiar with turf
and trotting sports when this century was not half finished.
There is a greater difference in the present management of
race-horses from the olden time methods than there is with
the trotters. By that I mean in the "care" given. Trainers
of trotting horses have progressed wonderfully in a majority
of things connected with their business. Keinmansbip,
knowledge of shoeing, the UBe of boots, in fact everything
save "conditioning" the trainer of the present day is so far
in advance of the early knights of the sulky that comparision
1b out of the question. Trainers of race-horseB have ad-
vanced so much in the art of conditioning that there is fully
as great a gap between them and their predecessors as there
is in the harness division. Trainer and jockey are combined
in the educator of trotters, and the jockey part of the busi-
ness is, as a rule, well-done. There are a fow instances
where the two are united in one individual on the legitimate,
but so rarely seen as to be left out of the calculation. Con-
dition i ., the grand element of success in racing contests;
while of great importance in trotting, it is not such an abso-
lute ePiential. The probltm before the professor of racing
iB, H( ,<r shall I bring an animal into the best shape to per-
form Ji6 task I desire it to accomplish? The teacher in the
other school has to think of other things beBide "order,"and
Ussou is complicated. Therefore, with a single purpose
; w, there is a greater liklihood of masterirg the prob-

lem, and, as might be expected, trainers of race-horses are
more proficient in that part of the profession than the train-
ers of trotters. It will not be out of place then to note the
difference in the methods employed.

As was stated last week, tbe old plan was a man and boy
to each horse. Then a race ran in "the forties" was held to
be a good performance. No matter what the distance (in the
old days, outBide of short horses, fractions of a mile were un-
known), one mile inside of 1:50, two inside of 3:50, three
miles better than 5:50, and four miles marked under 7:50
were held creditable efforts for the bett, and when made,
horse, trainer and rider were awarded honorable mention.
The forties have been obliterated all through. The mile
mark even has a fraction subtracted, two miles low down in
the "thirties." three miles in the "twenties," and four miles
in the "teens." Admitting that the horses of the present are
better than those of the past when first put under the care of
the trainer, that the courses are better adapted for speed, and
yet there is a wide margin to be accounted for. Alter mak-
ing due allowance for the prejudices in favor of our younger
days, I think that the old-time jockeys were as capable as
their successors, that the best horses of forty years ago were
aB good as the average of those which are now running, and,
therefore, that a full modicum of improvement must be due
to superior skill in training. "Were a trainer of the days of
Boston and Fashion, one who had been banished to a coun-
try where racing was unknown, still having a clear remem-
berance of the practices in vogue then, recalling all the
minutiae of the operations, he would think that the men he
saw. filling the place of trainers were wofully deficient in
care-taking. To describe the difference between the old and
the new systems in full would require chapters, the most
striking, perhaps, to the observer, being the diminution of
labor on the part of the grooms. Turning to the trotting
stable he would feel more at home. He might be astonished
at the array of boots, the lightness of the vehicles, the equip-
ments of various kinds, but the toiling rubbers, the soaking
tubs, bandages, medicines, etc., would bring back the days
hiB memory recalled, and he would come to the conclusion
that these were the real professor of the art of "ordering''
horses.

There would be another point of resemblance. The gal_
lopers he saw exercising with "unprotected" feet, or wearing
shoes only a trifle heavier than the racing plates he had been
aconstomed to. The shoes of the trotters were, if anything
heavier than tbe old-fashioned training shoes of the race-
horse, and he would argue that was a better pedal covering
for every day work than the lighter. The race-horseB he
would see "cooling out" under comparatively light clothing,
the trotters enveloped from nose to tail in blanket and cover,
and the afternoon's walk, in one case, done under a sheet, if
anything is worn, while the trotter was burdened by at least
one heavy blanket, and a hood of corresponding weight. Ee
might argue that it was owing to the observance of these old
practices that there had been such a wonderful lowering of
records, but if that were the true solution, the race-horses
Bhould have deteriorated. Better breeding, a greater number
to select from, race-courses not nearly bo deep are to be cred-
ited with the improvement of race-horses, not taking into
consideration a better system of conditioning. The improve-
ment of the trotter rests on broader grounds. Breeding,
systematically conducted, has been in vogue for two hundred
years, when race-horses were the object. Fifty years ago
there was no such thing as a trotting stud-farm. The fast
trotter was held to be a haphazard production, and the idea
of being governed by analogous laws to those which ruled in
turf horses thought to be absurd. It might be better to Bay
that fast trotters were so little valued that there was no stim-
ulus to urge men to engage in the buBinesB. Fashion was
dead set against them. An evidence of vulgar taste was the
verdict when a person waB accused of a fondness for trotting
sports, and gentlemen were regarded as outside of the pale of
polite society when there was a decided tendency to patronize
harness contests. In place of being an appendage of aristo"
cracy, the ignoble trotter was consigned to the carts of
batcher cr baker, and when a match was decided the specta-
tors were mainly of a class which had no social standing.

It is quite lately tbat the kings and queens of the trackB
were bred with supremacy in view. Lady Suffolk was acci-
dental, so was Flora Temple, and even Rarug can be classed
ju the same liBt. The tiist real Monarch of the tracks which
can be claimed to have been especially produced for the
purpose was Dexter, so that this element of improvement is
of recent date. Contemporaneously with the establishment
of trotting stud farms, and conjointly with them a general
interest in breeding fast trotters, was the improvement of
vehicles, building and perfecting trotting tracks, and suoh a
rapid advance in what may be termed trotting adjuncts that
the paraphernalia which is common at present would sur-
prise the best posted trainer of twenty years ago. As has
been stated before, the driver of to-day is so far superior to
the men who stood at the head of the profession in 1850 in
reinsmanship that it ie difficult to convey a proper under-
standing of the difference. I think the ohange was, iu a
great measure, due to accident. More thau ordinary strength
waa thought to be an absolute essential, until Dan Maoe,
Jas. L. Eoff, Jim Eockey and others demonstrated that
men who were not endowed with superior muscular powers
were the peers of the stalwarts, out-ranked them in fact, and
that by the best test of ability greater Buccess with tbe same
animalB. Men who were physically incapable of exerting
the force which was thought necessary to control a trotter

took the lead, and those who had the strength became con.
vinced that it was better to moderate the "pull" than to use

their full force.

It certainly appears to me that there are enough reasons to
account for the increase of trotting speed, without ascribing
it to practices which have been practically abandoned
in the training of race-horses. That the routine now fol-
lowed has been proved to be superior to the old system
must be admitted by those who are conversant with the Bub-
ject, that trotterB should be treated differently from gallopers
in all that pertains to health, and the capacity to endure the
strain of speed is beyond my comprehension, and therefore
must award a preference for the simpler treatment.

Jerome Park Races.

On the 7th the main race waB the Sputter Duyvel Btakes
for three-year-olds and upwards, seven furlongs, for which
there were 63 entries. As the Emperor of Norfolk waB a
sure starter, a great many of the chief horses engaged were
frightened off. The Emperor placed tbe 6take worth $2,260
to Mr. Baldwin's credit with great ease. He left his field
all behind him with the greatest eaBe. Climax being the
only horse in the race that got anywbere near him at any
time during the run. He was so good that Mr. Haggin would
not run the risk of having his mare Aurelia beaten by him,
and so scratched her when he found Emperor was to start.

Mr. Haggin's filly Music could do no better than run
fourth to Joseph in the maiden three-year-old race, and she
doesn't promise to be of much use. TheBe two were the only
California horses who ran. Montana Morrisey's colt Locust
made a good race in the mile and five-sixteenths handicap,
but was not quite good enough to beat Lelogos, who is run-
ning in fine form. The races were of no special interest.
FollowiDg is a recapitulation:

First race, a mile and three-sixteenths, Prince Royal wou,
Brown Duke second. Time, 2:05J.

Second race, one mile, Joseph won, Minority colt second.
Fiddler third. Time, 1:48J.

Third race, one and five-sixteenth miles, Lelogos won, Lo-
cust Becond, Bordeloise third. Time, 2:20&.

Fourth race, Spuyten Dujvel 6takes, seven-eighths of a
mile, Emperor of Norfolk won, Climax second, Patrocles
third. Time, 1:30.

Fifth race, one mile and an eighth, Belvidere won, Fitzroy
second, Nellie Bthiid. Time, 1:58*.

Sixth race, six furlongs (selling), Little Minnie won, Frolic
second, Cholula third. Time, 1:19£.

Seventh race, short course (steeplechase), John Henry won,
Harry Mann Becond, Efphin third. No time.

On the 9th the weather was superb, the attendance very
large and the racing in grand form. The mutuel pooling was
running iu better order, a total of 37,498 tickets being sold,
of which 18,759 were on six races to win, and 1S.739 on five
races for places — only two horses starting for the Belmont
stakes, no place tickets were sold on that race. The total
tickets sold for the week in live days is 147,210. of which
70,469 were for place, which makes a total of §736,050, of
which the 5 per cent commission for the park amounts to
$36,S02.

In the second race Volante showed that he had run into
form again. His race with 119 pounds was easily won with-
out whip or spur, and he ran the mile in l:44f, whioh is
very fast for that track. Before the race Volante was given a
preliminary gallop, and he moved so well over a fnrlong up
the stretch in twelve seconds that those who noticed the
horse, came to the conclusion that he had rounded to again.
With nine starterB, Climax was selling over him in the
mutuels, but tbe last pool sold was Volante §330, Climax
$300, Fitzroy $250, Held $240.

Getting away third to King Crab and *Amalgam, Murphy
took Volante in hand and let Clay, Stockton and Amalgam
make the running to the bluff, where the California was
fourth, but in a good place. Climax then rubhed to the front,
and, as he led into the stretch, the crowd began shouting for
his success, as Volante, his next follower, was several lengths
back. Climax led to the eighth-pole, but then Murphy, on
Volante, came for him with an eleotrio rush, and soon had
him in difficulties. Volante then drew away and won,
untouched by whip or spur, by two lengths, in 1 :44£. Climax
was second, three lengths from Amalgam, and the others
tailed out. When Volante came back to weigh he seemed
little the worse for his fast race, pulling up fresh.

Then came the Belmont Stakes, a mile and a half, with 91
subscribers, of which only two battled for the rich prize. It
was lucky for the Dwyer Brothers that Mr. Baldwin had no
nominations in it, and although Mr. Haggin had sixteen
entries, including Guarantee and Falcon, he was not repre-
sented on the occasion. The betting was $500 to $250 on
Sir Dixon against Prince Royal. The race was a very easy
victory for Sir Dixon. Tbe two horses ran a very close and
fust race for about a mile, when Prince Koyal quit and Sir
Dixon went on, winniEg easily in time that has been beaten only
once before for the Belmont, and that by Saxon, nome four-
teen years ago. Some idea of the speed of the earlier part of
the race may be guessed at from the fact that they ran half a
mile in 49£ seconds, and it waa not until they had run a mile
that Prince Royal stopped, v*h\ch let Sir Dixon take it easy
in the last half mile.

This victory makes it the fifth Belmont won by the Dwyers
in the last six years. They won with George Kinney in
1883, with Panique in 1S84, with Inspector B. in 18S6, and
with Hanover last year. Mr. Belmont in turn won the Bel-
mont in 1S69, with Fenian running second at the same time,
with Glenelg. He was also second withCount Dorsey in
1873, with Fiddlesticks in 1S76, and now with Prince Koyal.

Linden ran a great race in the fourth event, with 128
pounds up. He was the favorite at five to three on, over five
others, and although he got away poorly, having a big gap to
make up iu the first part of the race and Blipped his head-
stall during the run, he ran so fast in the last quarter that
he beat Brown Duke by a head in 2:11;]. Very fast for him
on that track.

The following is a summary of the races: One and one-
i-ixttenth miles— Longalight won, Choctaw second, Belinda
third. Time, 1:53.

Oue mile — Volante won, Climax socond, Amalgam third
Time, l:44j[.

For three-year-olds, one and one-half miles. — Starters,
Prince Ro>al and Sir Dixon. The latter won. Time. 2:40|.

One and one-half miles — Linden won, Brown Duke sec-
iind, Boccaccio third. Time, 2:11}.

One and one-eighth miles — Nettle won, Glonspray second,
Maria third. Time 2:00.

HHndicap Bteepleohase, full course — Harry Mann won,
Littlefellow second, Willie Palmer third. Time not taken.

On June 11th, Morrissey's great colt French Park, accord-
ing to the croakers, waB doomed to defeat in^the Encore

1888

Sb* Irtete attd gvavtenmn.

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stake at Jerome Park, as lie was to carry 122 potions sis
furlongs, conceding ten pounds each to Holiday and Gypsy
Queen and seven pounds to Diablo. The race proved a
genuine rasper for the youngsters opposed to French Park.
They set the pace from the fall of the flag, made all the run-
ning until nearing the judges' stand, caught the whip and
spur freely, then in the last half dozen seconds taw French
Park go by -without apparent exertion, and score two lengths
win, Holiday second. Haggin's Ben Ali was given'his
Suburban trial in the fourth race. He carried 122 pounds
and a barrel of the public's money. Alter delaying tne start
a quarter of an hour, he ran fairly until called upon in Ihe
stretch. Then he stopped, permitting Bess and Maxim
Filly to romp by him. The selling lace was won by Banner
Bearer, but it was an expensive victory to Lamasney Brothers
they having to pay $1,705 to retain the horse as their prop-
erly, which is $1,203 more than the value the race was to
them. It was a good thing, however, for Windham Waldon,
who ran second. The steeplechase furnished the customary
accident, the favorite, TClpbin, tolliDg at the first jump, and
crushing his rider Pope almost beyond recognition.
Recapitulation.— First race, 1,400 yards, Cyclone colt won,
" P. Thomas second, Neva third. Time, 1:22|.

Second race, one and tive-sixteenth miles, Koyal Arch won,
Lelogos second, Nettie third. Time, 2:19j.

Third race (Eocore stakes), three-quarters of a mile,
French Park won, Holiday second, Gypsy Queen third.
Time, 1:18.}.

Fourth race, one and a sixteenth miles. Bess won, Mexican
filly second, Ben Ali third. Time, li52f.

Fifth race (selling), one mile, Banner Bearer won, Refund
second, Calera third. Time, 1:47.

Sixth rdce, short course steeplechase, Glenbar won, Mystic
second, Sanford third. No time taken.

The meeting was brought to a ^clo^e on June 12th. The
California stables began well with a victory for Mr. Haggin's
colt Ransom, but failed otherwise. Iu the bslting for the
fitst race, Wayward was the favorile against the field, Mr.
Baldwin's Viente next. The talent was wrong, however, for
after Blanch led half the trip Garrison rushed Ransom along
fo quickly that he got a lead of two lengths before the otheis
realized it, and finally won easily from the favorite.

Scratching reduced the second race to three, with Brown
Duke a great favorite, Mr. Baldwin's Winona second. In the
race Winona led for nearly a mile, when Brown Duke headed
her, "winning neatly, Refund second, Winona last. The latter
run as if a rest were needed.

Aurelia was withdrawn from the third race, leaving Ben
Ali to start for the Haggin stable. The other contestants
were Belvidere and Logos. In the race Logos and Ben Ali
lead for nearly a mile, when Ben Ali bolted to the outside,
losing four lengths. Garrison gave him the spur heavily, but
be could not get up, though he gained all the way home.
Belvidere won in a gallop, two lengths ahead of Logos and
Ben Ali. The two latter, it was apparent, raD a dead heat,
but the judges gave the place to Logos.

In the fourth race Mr. Baldwin's friends played heavily on
Laredo. After Brittania had led to the homestretch, Laredo
rushrd to the front and was winning in a gallop, when his
jockey, Martin, foolishly look him in hand, although he had
a furiong to go. At the betting quarters Laredo swerved
clear across the track, losing the lead to Cyclone, who finally
beat Laredo a length in the fastest race in the distance ev^-r
run at Jerome Park. The last six furloDgs was run in 1:16,
Climax was a poor third.

Recapitulation — First race, for two-year-old, five furlongs.
Ransom won, Hay ward second, Howe third. 'Time, l;03f.

Second race, 1£ miles; Brown Duke won, Refund second,
Arnona third. Time, 2:00.

Third race, 11 miles; Belvidere wod. Lelogos, second.
Time, 2:26}.

Fourth race, fourteen hundred yards; the Cyclone colt
won, Laredo second, Climax third. Time, 1:21.

Fifth race, 1 1-16 miles; Firefly won, Glenspray second,
Bordelaise third. Time 1:53.

Sixth race,, a handicap steeplechase over the full course;
Willie Palmer won, Glenhar second, John Henry third.
Time not taken.

Egmont once again showed his superior form and speed,
beating Little Minch for second position. Ten Day, belong-
ing to Mr. Haggin being third. Following is the recapitula-
tion:

First race, five furlongs, Chilhowee won, Harm's Mon-
soon second, Glitter third. Time, 1:03}.

Second race, six furlongs, Autoorat won, Bankrupt seoond,
Carnegie third. Time, 1:16.

Third race, one and a half miles. Egmont won, Little
Minch second, Haggin's Ten Day third. Time, 2:40$.

Fourth race, one and an eighth milos, (handicap), Lewis
Clark won, Paragon second, Wahoo third. Time, 1:58}.

Fifth race, one mile, Wheeler T won, Bohemian second
Blonda third. Time, 1:45}.

There was nothing of special interest to note on the 8th,
fave the ciever performance of Huntress in the Director's
Stake, a mile and a quarter, which she won handily in 2:15}.
Following is a recapitulation.

First race, seven furlongs (selling), Balance won, Clonee
second, Fanchttte third. Time, 1 :30A .

Second race, one mile, Wary wou," Jucobin second. Unite
third. Time, 1:45.

Third race, one and one-quarter miles (Director's Stake),
Hnntress won, Jack Cocks second, Alexander third Time
2:15}.

F' urth race, Bix fnrlongs, Once Again wou, Champagne
Charley second. Time, 1:18}.

Fifth race, one and a sixteenth miles (selling), Lela May
won. Van second, Fosteral third. Time. 1:52}.

The June meeting uf the St. Louis Jockey Club closed on
the 9th with fair weather, agool crowd and a alow track.
First race, seven furlongs, Persimmons won, Chancellor sec-
ond, Jacobin third. Time, 1:32}.

Second race, one mile, Wahoo won, Irnia H. second, Irish
Pat third. Time, 1:46}.

Third race— The Vestal Stakes, rive furlongs, Lioness won,
Laura Stone second, Leonette third. Time, 1:04}.

Fourth race, one and one-quarter miles, Terra Cjtta won,
Paragon second, Lewis Clark third. Time, 2:1 If.

Fifth race, a steeplechase over the full course, Tennessee
won; Uncle Dan second, Cheatfellow out of race. Time
4:48.

The Stockton Fair.

The Latonia Meeting.

It is to be hoped that for the best interests of racing at the
Western Circuit, steps will be taken to prevent the clashing
of dates next summer betwean St. Louis and Latonia, as
there are not enough first-class horses to compete at both
places at the same time, so that both
suffered in consequence.

associations have

The following attractive , speed programme has been
arranged by the executive officers of the San Joaquin Valley

St. Louis Races.

the great race at St. Louis was the Futurity Stakes for
three-year-olds (foals of 1SS6); by subscription of $20 each
for mares covered in 1885; $10 each (to accompany the nom-
inations) for the produce of such mares, unless struck out
by July 15, 1887, in which case the only liability Bhall be
the §20 subscription of the n:are. Starters to pay §150 addi-
tional, with §5,000 added; the Becond to receive §500 of the
added money and 30 per cent of the subscriptions, entrance
end starting money; the third $300 of the added money and
20 per cent of the subscriptions, entrance and starting
money. Penalties and allowances closed on Jan. 15, 1886
with 416 subscriptions, of which 152 are void. Nominations
for colts and fillies closed July 15, 1887, with^MO entries.

There were a dozen starters for this rich stake. The Cali-
fornia contingent being represented by Mr. Geo Hearst's
Philander and Mr. Haggin's Monsoon. The bay colt Chil-
howee, belonging to the Chicago stable was farorite at $100
against $80 for the four representatives of the Melbourne
Stable, Retrieve. Blue Rock.' Once Again and Isabella; $70
for Roche and Crawford's Liberty, and $100 for the field, in
which were Bootmaker, Monsoon, Philander, Lady Pulsifer,
Reporter and Outbound. After a long delay at the post, the
Btarter tapped the drum to a pretty even send off, and before
one hundred yards had been covered Bootmaker showed in
front with Reporter Becond, Liberty third, a length behind
the leader, Outbound fourth, Lady Plusifer fifth, Chilhowee
sixth and Isabella, Retrieve aud Once Again bunched three
lengths from the leader, Blue Rockiest. Bootmaker led for
the first quarter, then Liberty moved up and was only a
length behind when the pole was passed, Reporter third,
Chilhowee fourth, Retrieve fifth, Philander sixth, Isabella
seventh, three lengths behind the leaders, and Monsoon
hanging on her saddle girths. Blue Rock was galloping in a
cloud ol dust ten lengths behind. At the stable torn Roche's
colt went to the front and led by a length nround to the
stretch. When they straightened out for home, the order
was Liberty first, by a length. Bootmaker second, Chilhowee
third, a half length in front of Isabella fourth, Monsoon fifth,
and Retrieve sixth. The pace to the wire was strong, and
Liberty, who was on the outside, came along like a whirl-
wind. He led by a length into the last furlong, and then
all his company began whipping Taral never raised his
whip over the game colt, who passed under the wire winner
by a length from Bootmaker, second, who was half a length
before Retrieve third. Time 1:16.

On the 7th there was St. Louis Brewers' Cup, a sweep-
stakes for £.11 ages, $20 each, $30 additional for starters, with
$1,500 added, twenty-five subscribers, a mile and a half.

District Association:

Tuesday, September 18th— Running— Pacific Coast — Two-
year-old Stake, one mile. Closed February 15tb, with 7
entries.

1 rotting— District— Four-year-old Stake. Closed February
15th, with S entries.

Trotting— Pacitic Coast 3:00 class, Purse 31,000.

Wednesday, September 19th — Running — Jim Duffy purse.
Free for all. One mile, $400.

This purse hereafter to be named for the winner.

Trotting— Pacific Coast— 2:20 class, $1,200.

Trotting — District — Three-year-old Stake. Closed February
15th, with 5 entries.

Trotting— District — Two-year-old Stake; best two in three.
Closed February 1st, with 13 entries.

Thursday, September 20th — Running— Pacific Coast— Mile
and repeat, SoOO.

Trotting— Pacific Coast— 2:35 class, $1,000.

Trotting— Pacific Coest— Four-year-old Stake. Closed
February 15th, with 11 entries.

Pacing— Pacific Coast— 2:27 class, $500.

Friday, September 21st— Running — Pacific Coast — One-half
mile and repeat, $350.

Trotting— Pacitic Coast— Free for ail, $1,200.

Trotting — Pacific Coast— Three-year-old Stake. Closed
February 15th, with 9 entries.

Trotting— Pacific Coast— 2:22 class. $1,200.

Saturday. September 22d — Running — Pacific Coast; — Three-
year-old Stake. Closed February 15th, with 5 entries.

Trotting — Pacific Coast — Twn-year-old Stake; best two in
three. Closed February 15th, with.10 entries.

Pacing— Pacific Coast — Free for all, $700.

Trotting— Pacific Coast— 2:27 class, $1,000.

The full conditions will be found in the announcement in
our advertising colnms.

The association also offer the following rich running events
for 18S9 and 1890, entries to close August 1st, 1SSS. for colts
now claBar-d as yearlings, (with one exception, No. 3, for colts
now classed as two-year-olds for this time only to permit of a
valuable three-year-old stake for 1889.)

For 1889— The Pavilion Stakes.— A sweepstakes for two-
year-olds (foals of 1887) to be run at the StocktOD Fair of
1839; $50 each, half forfeit, or only $10 if declared on or be-
fore January 1st; or S15 May 1st, 1889. Declarations void
unless accompanied by ihe money, with $300 a !ded, of
which $75 to second; third to save stake. Winner of any
stake race of the value of $1,000 to carry five pounds extra;
of any other event three pounds; two or more five ponnds.
Maidens allowed five pounds. Five-eighths of a mile.

The Yosemite Stakes. — A sweepstakes for two-year-olds,
(foals of 1887) to be run at the Stockton Fair of 1SS9, $75
each, half forfeit or only $10 if declared on or before Jan-
uary 1st; $15 by May 1st, or $25 August 1st, 1S89. Declara-
tions void unless accompanied by the money; with $350
added, of which $100 to second, third to save 6take. Winner
of the annual stakes at Sacramento to carry seven pounds
extra; winner of any other stakes to carry three pounds; of
two or more, seven pounds. Maidens allowed five pounds.
Three-quarters of a mile.

The Big Tree Stakes. — (To close in two-year-old form this
time only.) A sweepstake for three-year-olds to be run at
the Stockton Fair in 1889; SI00 each, half forfeit, or only $10
if declared January 1st; $15 May 1st or $23 August 1st,

1889. Declarations void unless accompauied by the money;
with $400 added, of which $125 to second; third to save
stake. Winner of any three-year-old stake race of the value
of $1,000 to carry five pounds extra; of two three-year-old
events of any value ten pounds. Maidens allowed seven
pounds. One mile.

For 1890— The Big Tree Stakes.— A sweepstakes for three-
year-olds (foals of 1887) to be run at the Stockton Fair in

1890. Conditions same as above, except ns to year.

The Sargent Stakes — A sweepstakes for three-year
year-olda (foals of 1887) to be run at the Stockton Fair in
1890; $100 each, of which $10 must nccompany the nomina-
tion, $10 payable January 1. 1889; $10 payable Jnnuary
1, 1890; S20 piyable May 1, 1890. The remaining $50 to be
paid by 6 o'clock the day preceding the r«ce. Payments not
made as they become due forfeits money paid m, and declares
entry out; $500 added, of which $150 to second, third to
save stake. Winner of the Breeder's stake at Sacramento to
carry five pounds extra; of the President stakes, seven
pounds; of any ether three-year-old event three pounds.
Maidens allowed seven pounds. One mile and a half.

On June 7ih. the chief interest was centered in the Hym-
yar Stakes for three-year-olds, a mile and an eighth, that
closed with 63 entries. Galliftt, a fine son of Falsetto ' dam
India, belonging to the Melbourne stable, was the favorite
and carried off the stakes in fine style.

First race, seven and a half furlongs— Kermesse won Delia
second, Cams third. Time, 1:37.

Second race, four and a half furlongs (two-year-olds)

Terc-sa won, Alaho second, Lady Humphill third. Time,

Third race, Bix furlongs (selling)— Marshall Luke won
Tambonrette becond, Briggontte third. Time, 1:17.

Fourth race, a mile and a sixteenth (handicap sweepstakes)
— Ten Broeck won, Insolence second, Soar Mash third.
Time, 1:434.

Fifth race, a mile and an eighth (Hymyar Stakes)— Gallifet
wou, Benedict second, Hector third." Time, 1:97k

Sixth race, four and a half furlongs— Gladiator won, Jubal
second, Jake Miller third. Time, 0:57k

Seventh race, six furlongs (selling)— Marchina Filly won
Jaube it second, Gleaner third. Time, 1:16.

On the 8th the Sensation Slakes for two vear-olds was the
most attractive race of the day. It closed" with 94 entries,
but only about a dozen Bported silk on this occasion. It was
won by Kasson, a son of Springbok, dam Edith, with 105
pounds; Proctor Knott being second with 113 pounds, the
latter being looked upon as a very good performance. Fol-
lowing is a recapitulation:

First race, seven furlongs (selling) — Pat Donovan won,
Gallntin second, Loveland third. Time, 1:29$.

Second race, half a mile (selling)— Brahman won, Minnie
Palmer second, Gypsy third. Time, 0:49£.

Third race, six furlongs (selling)— Parrish won, Virenza
second, Antonio third. Time, 1:16.

Fourth race— Tarn O'Shanter won, Orange Girl second,
Business third. Time, 1:16.

Fifth race, one mile (handicap sweepstakes)— Elmira won,
Hector second, Glenhall third. Time, 1:43.

Sixth race (Sensation Stakes)— Kasson won, Proctor Knott
second, Come to Taw third. Time, 1:16.

The last day of the Latonia race was cloudy, with a high
wind blowing. The track was slow and the attendance
large. The main event of the day was the Cincinnati Hotel
Spring Handicap for three year-olds and upwards, a mile
and a quarter. It was a well contested race, Dad winning,
with Grimaldi second in 2:29k Following is a recapitu-
lation:

For three-year-olds and upward, seven furlongs— Una B.
won, Comedy second, Lottie Wall third. Time. 1:30.

For two-year-olds, four and one-half furlongs— Hindoo
Craft won, Unlucky second, Lady Hemphill third Time
0:563.

For three-year-olds and upward, 6ix furlongs— Li sland
won, Frederica second, Keynote third. Time, 1:16k

For three-year-olds and upward, six furlongs— Maori won
Elylon second. Business third. Time, 1:15|.

For three-year-olds and upward, one mile— Roi d'Or won,
Rapine second, Myrtle third. Time, 1:43.

For three-year-olds and upward, one mile and a quarter

Dad won, Grimaldi second, Osceola third. Time, 2:29k

The Poughkeepsie Meeting.
The trotting season may be said to have been inaugurated
at the East with the Fleetwood trots, but the bad weather
that prevailed in the early summer was a drawback to
success, as it prevented the trainers from giving due pre-
paration to their horses. On the opening day at Pough-
keepsie, however, the weather was propitions, the track was
in perfect order, the horses were in good condition, the
attendance was large and the sport was of a great order.
From the N. Y. Sporting World we condense the account of
the two events of the day.

The 2:2S race, which came first, was trotted out in seven
heats and was very exciting, even to those who had no in-
vestments in the pools. Pequot, who won the first two heats,
was not thought good enough to finish out a long race suc-
cessfully. But when May Gould had won the next two beats
in fast time the interest became intense. Then Del Monte
started in and won two heats, after which the judges changed
May Gould's driver, but the mare was evidently tired out,
and the result was a victory for Del Monte.

This was a great race, but in sensational interest it did not
approach that for the 2:35 class, for in this the hitherto
invincible Mount Morris came in contact with what proved
to be the sensational horse of the season, the untried brother
to Guy. The roan Btallion trotted a great race, bat he was
overmatched in more ways than in speed, and was only
beaten by a marvel in horseflesh. Iu the second heat, after
a bad break, Fred Folger was twelve lengths behihd Mount
Morris at the half, which the latter had made in 1:12k In
spite of this Fred Folger won the heat in 2:20k trotting the
last half of the heat in his maiden race at better than 2:15
gait, an unparalled performance.

Altogether it was a grand day_ for the trotters. After Fred
Folger's great victory he was "led out on the track, and his
driver, D. B. Hernngton, who has trained him Bince he was
two years old, accompanied him. Then one of the judges
essayed to hang round his neck a beautiful garland of roses,
but the horse would uot have it, and Herrington blushingly
received the offering. The summaries and heats were as
follow:
Poughkeefsie, Jnne 5th — Purse for the 2:28 class.

R. F. Simmon's b r Del Monto by Firefly 3 4 2 4 111

J. H. Goldsmith's b m May Gould by Jay Gould. ., 7 5 117 2 2

W E. Wtek's b s Peguot by Medmont i 13 8 8 3 3

J. E. Turner's b r Matchkss g a 4

C. N. Paynfl's h R Joseph O 4 2 5

Fashion Stock Farm 's b m Beulab 2 C> 7

M. J. Smford's ch m Bertha g 7 $ ;

A. Wil kins' br g Epb ..6 8 8 '

Time, 2 :26i-2:2G— 2:25-2 :2J.l-2:263— 7:2S>1 -2:33.
Sarue das'— Purse for the 2:35 class.

2 ro

3 TO

5 r o

D. DeNoyclle'sb r Fred Foleer by Kentucky Prince 1

J S. Brown's rn a Mount Morris •>

W. C Trim I le'y gr«> Palience .....".*""

J. Yereanc**'s ch u Cyclone

3, Murphy's b r Nicotee . . .

(J. N. Payne's br m Lit He Gypsy .".......[...

J. E. Turner's b m San Mateo .'."

Time, 2:214- 2:20i— 2:23k

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June 16

Racing Dates for 1888.

CALIFORNIA.

Eureka Jockey Club, En. July 4 to 7

Loa Angeles Fair Auy. 6 to 11

lone Fair Aug. 7 to 10

Banta Rosa Fair Aug. 13 to 18

Petaluma Fair Aug. 20 to 25

Eldorado Fair Aug. SO to 25

Chico Fair Aug. 21 to 25

Oakland Fair Aug. 27 to Sept. I

Marvsville fcair. . Aug. 27 to Sept. 1
Sacramento State Fair Sept. 3 to 15

Stockton Fair Sept. 18 to 22

San Jose Fair Sept. 24 to 29

SusanvilleFair Sept. 24 to 29

Pacheco Sept. 24 to 29

SanLuis Obispo ...Sept. 25 to 29

Salinas Fair.. Oct. 1 to 6

Yreka Fair Oct. 3 to 6

National Trotting Stallion Stake

Oct 20tn.
San Diego Oct. 23 to 27

NEVADA.

Bono State Fair Sept. 17 to 22 > Humboldt Fair

Carson City Sept. 24 to 29 |

N ORTHWESTERN .

.Oct. 2 to 5

Eugene City, Oregon. ..Sept 4 to 7

Colfax, W. L' Sept. 10 to 15

Hillsboro, Oregon Sept 11 to 14

Salem, Or , State Fair..Sep1 . 17 to 22
Walla Walla, W. T Oct. 1 to 6

Helena, Mont., Spring. July 4 to 7

Deer Lodge, Mont July 18 to 1:2

Butte City, Alont Aug. 6 to 11

Helena, Mont., Fair.. Aug. i0 to 2£
Missoulla, Mont . . Aug. 28 to Sept. 1

Spokane, W. T Sept. 4 to 8

EASTERN.

Kansas City. Mo June 12 to 21 I Monmouth Park.. July 4 to Aug. =J0

Kausas City Fair ....Sept. 17 to 22 Chicago, 111 Sept 1 to 3

Uheepsbead Bay June 14 to July i I Jerome Park Oct. 2 to 15

Chicago, 111 .. ..June 23 to July It | Kansas City, Mo . Oct. 27 to Nov. 8

The Capital Turf Club Races.

Oil the second day of tbe meetiDg the weatter was very
pleasant; there was a good programme, but the attendance
.vhs very light. I'he first race was three quarters of a mile
and repeat, for which that fleet but iincrrtMiu mare Edel-
weiss was made favurite at $?0 against SIS for Peregrine and
S 0 for the field, in which were Dave Duuglas and Elwood.
The homes were moving well together at the drop uf the flag,
but the rider of Elwood reined in his horse aud so was left
:it the post, The he.t was altogether between Edelweiss and
Peregrine, the latter winning by a length, with Douglas a fair
tuird. The horses were sent for the second heat on the
third attempt. Peregrine and Douglas went around the up-
per turn and came into the stretch like a double team, with
i U'- game little mare ODly a length behind. Peregriue led
w.tbout urging, aud shut under the wire half a length in
advance of Douglas, Edelweiss three lengths to the rear.

Peregrine is a very promising colt, either by Jumbo or
Ji>e Houker, dam Ireue Harding. He was so little thought
uf at the Winter's sale that he brought but $110, butundtr
Mr. Mnnay's able training, he has developed into a good
race nag.

June 5. first race - Sweepstake lor all ages; 8.5 each; £15 fjrfeit;
>125 added. Second horse lo save stake. Three-quarter mile heats.
1 ivfi subs.
W. ftl1 Murry'B ch c Peregrine, 3, by Joe Hooker or Jumbo, dam

Irene Harding, 1 "1 lbs 11

G W, Trahtm's b g Dave Douglas by Leinster, dam Lily Simpson,

H21bs 32

Mr.<.S. B- Wolfskill's bm Edelweiss, 5, by Joe Hooker, dam Yolve,

limbs 23

Maltese Villa Stable"s ch g Elwood. 4, by Norfolk, dam Ballinette

110 lbs dis

Time, 1:15^-1:16*.

The second event of the day was a one mile and quarter
(^usu for all ages, with rive starters: Laura Gardner, Leon,
Carmen, Haidee and Idaleue Cotton. This was a fine field
i f horses and fee everyone to guessing. Appleby was the
o.suer of Carmen and Laura Gardner, and they sold as a
Maule. Pools sold rapidly iu about the following order:
iSt.ble, $50; Leon, $4U; Idaleuo Cotton, §27; Haidee. $6.
L-ou, the property of Frank P. Lowell, was backed heavily
by the Sacramento sports, and many of them went home
broke after the race. The hors6S had" an excellent start and
all p. ssed under the wire the first time in a bunch. They
triv-rled in close company until the last eighth when George
Howson. the rider of Liura Gardner, spoke to the little mare
an I she forged ahead and passed under the wire a winner by
three lengths, Haidee second, L^on third. Time, 2:13.

-econd Race -Sweepstake for all ages; S25 each; 315 forfeit; S8D0
addtd. Second to save stake. One mile and a quarter. Six subs.
W. L. Appleby's cb m Laura Gardner, 4, by Jim Brown dam Arail,

lia lbs 1

ti \V Trahen'sbm Haidee, 5, by Kiog Alfonso, dam imp. Inver-
ness, 117 lbs 2

F, P Lowell's ch c Leon, 3, by Leinster, dam Ada A., 103 lbs 3

Maltese villa Stable's ch m Itlelene Cotton, 4, by Jim Brown, dam

Lizzie P., 113 lbs. 0

Time, 2:13.

The last race of the day brought out a field of two-year-
oli s, which for symmetry of form, breeding and appearance
wuc never surpassed on this coast. The contest was a dash
of tive eighths of a mile for two-year-olds. There was eight
Mjirtuis in the following order: Dapbinita, Duke Spencer,
Telish, Wild Oats, Bronco, Joe Cjurtney, Almont and BesBie
Stmuuon. Theodore WinterB entered Courtney, Telish and
iirouco, and they sold favorite as a stable at $20, Almont
$12, titld $6, This, like the proceeding races of the day,
wa^ hotly contested between Wild Oats and Almont, the
"Winter's string never being dangerous in the race, Almont
finally outraced his opponent and won easily by three-quar-
ters of a length in 1:03£.

Alnion^, the winner is a fine-looking colt by Three Cheers,
dam Question by Joe Hooker.from Countess Zicka. Question
is sister to £d Corrigan and Pocatello, and Almont is her
first foal. He is the first Three Cheers two-year-old to face
the starter, and the style in which he made his race stamps
him as a colt of high quality and one distined to earn many
trucked before his career closes.

Tbirl Race. —Sweepstakes for two-year-olds; $25 each; S15 forfeit;
5125 atWed. Five furlongs. Eight subs.

W M. Mnrry's b c Almont by Three Cheers, dim Question, 110 lbs. 1
\V. L Appleby's b c Wild Oats by Wildidle, dam' Mary Givena, 110 2
F.' Depoister's b c Duke Spencer by Duke of Norfolk, dam Lou

Spencpr, 1 10 lhs 3

Then. Winter's ch c Joo Courtney by Joe Hooker, dam Abbie W.,

110 lbs 0

Tbeo. Winter's sc Felish by Norfolk, dam BallJnette, 110 lba 0

Theo Winter's cb c Bronco by Joe Hooker, dam Laura WinBton,

lioibi 0

Malieae Villa Stable's b f Dapblnita by Jocko, dam Lilly Ashe, lfi7 0
John Keavey's b f BesBie Shannon by Shannon, dam Bettie Bishop^

107 lbs ■- 0

Time, 1:0 Jj.

Third Day — This wrs another harvest day. The attend-
ance showed no improvement; in fact, it was, if anything,
pourer than the preceding day. The first race was a tiot aDd
the story is sufficiently told by tbe summary.

Juno 7th--frottlDg. Purse §150.

Hadin br g by Jim Mulvenna F. A. JoneB 111

Thor blk s w- F. Smith 3 2 2

Orphai Boy bg J. D. White 2 3 3

Gyp*y Belle b m S. K, Tref ry 4 dts

** Time, 3:00. 2:46i, 2:46.

Poo's: Orphan Boy, $20; Maduro, 58; Field, §6.
'I ,e second event was for pacers of the 9:33 class, and in
it tl? talent were painfully surprised. Chapman waB a hot
favorite, but he was useless for any purpose.
,ne M^y—purse $400. Pacing. 2:20 class.

han'aBchm S. C. Tryon 111

Helton gg H. S. Hogobootu 3 2 2

man be ^- sQaDer 2 3 die

Time, 2:33,2:2', 2:29.

Mm

Fourth day — Several San Franciscans were visible on the
course, but the home people were not at all appreciative as the
bulk of them staid away. The first business at hand was the
pacing race for the 2:35 class, with Racquet, Castile, Johnnie
Skelton, Dandy and Creole as startes. Racquet had the call
in the betting but proved rank and poor timber for a winner.
The interest in the race lay in the performance of a three-year-
old, Creole, who after many mutations finally won the
money, taking the sixth heat by sufferance and ending the
scramble.

June 8th— Purse 840(1. Pacing. 2:35 class.

Creole blk s by Prompter T. Snyder 13 3 2 11

Castile blk b S. C. Trpon 3 12 3 2 2

Racquet blk g C.I. Havens 4 5 11 dis

Dandy ch g L. Shaner 5 4 6 4 die

Johnnie Skelton g g ■. H. S. Hogeboom 2 2 4 rtla

Time, 2:34£, 2:31J, 2:29i, 2:?0i, 2:31i. 2:44i

The second race was a trot, but it never amounted to a
contest. Clara G., Dolly Bloodstone, Alex. McCord and Big
Jim were the starters, and they all staid in till the finish be-
cause there was no distance fiag to put them ont. This latter
convenient arrangement was, as usual, by consent. Mo-
Cord was the favorite with the speculators before the first
heat, but that was all the honor tbat fell to him. He and Big
Jim tumbled along in the rear, and as Clara G. oat-classed
Dolly Bloodstone that was the end of it.

Same day— Purse 330^. Trotting. 2:35 ClaBS

Clara (j.chui S. C. Tryon 12 11

Dolly Bloodstone b m N.N. Craig 2 12 3

Alex McCord b g J. A. Dustin 3 3 3 2

Big Jim bg Geo. Baylis 4 4 44

Tim», 2:39J, 2:38^,2:443, 2:41.

Fifth Day— A little better attendance, but still wretchedly
poor. The programme was a mixed one, running and trot-
ting, and rather long withal, but by judicious sandwiching
the sport was brought to a clo-;e in good Beason. First on the
card was a handicap for two-year-olds, three-quarters of a
mile. Almont, Wild Oats and Duke Spencer went to the post,
aud were sent away in good shape. Almont and Duke Spencer
togetht-r and Wild Oats a trifle back. They ran that way for
the first quarter. Around the turn Wild Oats took second
place, and in the stretch was driven hard, but Lloyd never
raised his hands from Almont's withers, and was never in
danger of being overtaken. Time, 1:16|.

June 9th -Handicap sweepstakes For two-year-olds; $25 each; Sl25
added; second to save stake. Three-quarters of a mile.
W. M Slurry's b c Almont by Three Cheers, dam Question, 110 lba . . 1
W. L Appleby's b c Wild Oats by Wildidle, dam Mary Givens,
105 lbs 2

F. Depoister's b c Duke Spencer by Duke of Norfolk, dam Lou
Spencer, 100 lbs 3

Time, 1:161.

The next act was a handicap for all ages, one mile and an
eighth. Dave Douglas was a stiff favorite, but Carmen won
in such a hollow style that it was plain that the talent was
badly amiss in the calculation. At the firbt break Oro ran
away and galloped two miles and a quarter before he could
be pulled up, which destroyed what chance he might have
had for a share of the boodle. Carmen was long in the bet-
ting, and those who backed her got about 10 to 1 tor their
money.

Same day — Handicap sweepsfakes; forallageB; ?25each; 9125 added;
second to save stakes. One mile and an eighth.
W. L. Appleby's ch f Carmen, 3, by Wildidle, dam Nettie Brown,
901bs , 1

G. W. Trahern's b g Dave Douglas, aged, by Leinster, dam Lily
Simpson, 95 lbs 2

Maltese Villa Stable's ch f Idalene Cotton, 4, by Jim Brown, dam

Lizzie P.. 93 lbs 3

F. P- Lowell 's b c Leon, 3, by Leinster, dam Ada C, 95 lbs 0

Geo. Howson's b c Oro, 4, by Norfolk, dam Golden Gate, 90 lbB 0

Time. 1:573-

A match between two two year-old trotters came next, but
there was nothing in it to attract atteution. St. Lucas did up
Courier in straight heats in 3:19£, 3:27£, and took the money,
which was reported to be $100.

The last race was a special trot, which proved a walk-over
io slow time. It does not merit further description.
Same day. Purse S — .

Soltaire, blk m (cart)— S. K. Trefry 2 1 1 ]

Maduro. br c — F. A. Jones 1 2 2 2

Thor, blk s—W. F. Smith 3 3 3 3

Bub, ch g— W. Ober die.

Time. 2:48ft, 2:4% 2:41, 2:41*.

The Dixon Colt Stakes.

The yearling stake to be deoided on August 31st closed
with the following entries:

L Whitmore, Woodland— b c Bookkeeper by Caliph, dam
Juiie by Pedro.

Ben E. Harris, San Francisco — bl f Lorena by Jim Mulvena
by Nutwood, dam Elmorence by Elmo, her dam by Mambrino
Chief.

W. T. Bartlett, Suisun — b c by Coligny, dam, a Casserly
mare.

C. Reams. Snisun — b c B. D. by Coligny, dam by Admiral.

Valensin Stock Farm — bl f Fleet by Sidney, dam Flight by
Buccaneer.

The three-year-old pacing race has the following entries:

\V. C. Harlan, Winters — b f "Wing Wing by Privateer, dam
Mayhaska Belle, by Flastail.

M. J. Reams, Suisun — g b Colena by Coligny, : dam, a
Casserly mare.

T. C. Snyder, Sacramento — bl c Creole by Prompter, dam
by Buccaneer.

C. R. Hoppin, Yolo— Yolo Maid bv Alex Button, dam
Molly by Dietz'St. Clair.

H. B. Starr, Vallejo— Cora C. by Whippleton, dam by
Naubuc.

The San Jose Association.

At the meetiDg of the San Mateo and Santa Clara District
Association, held recently in San Jose, u lengthy diBoussion
took place as to the best way of straightening the financial
relations existing bttween the new society and the old.
Director Gordon moved that the following proposition be
submitted to the Santa Clara Valley Agricultural Society:
"That this society will pay them the rent, all of the proceeds
of this year's fair in excess of the sum of $900." The resolu-
tion was carrie 1 and the Board adjourned.

The Directors of the Santa Clara Valley Agricultural
Society met in special session in the afternoon. There were
present Directors Topham (President), Boa, Boyd, Weber,
QniDn and Sargent, C. M. Chase and Secretary Bragg.

A communication was received from the District Associa-
tion, giving the result of the meeting held by them in the
morning. The mutter was discussed at Borne length, and
finally Mr. Rea moved that Directors Quinn, Weber and
Boyd be appointed a committee to confer with the District
Asoociation and agree on terms of settlement. Carried.

Mr. Chase asked for the privilege of selling pools during
the fall races for Eillip & Co., on the same terms as last year
— sixty per cent, of the proceeds, $1,500 guaranteed. His
request was granted.

The matter of preparing a speed programme was referred
to Messrs. Bragg and Chase to report at the next meeting.
Adjourned.

The Suburban.

The great race of the year, the Suburban, was run at Coney
Island on Thursday under the most auspicious circumstances.
The crowd was the largest ever present at Sheepshead Bay.
To move about in the betting ring waB impossible, and thous-
ands did not bet on the Suburban simply because they could
not get in or at the book. The new stand was an early fail-
ure, several of the beams giving way, and it was promptly
closed by the police.

Tbe public saw a brilliant flash of Bilks and satins, in
which ten jockeys were very prominent until the last quarter.
Then there was a blending of tbe whole, with frequent
changes, until, as they reached the stand, there was a com-
bination of black and yellow close to the inner rails, with
another of black and old gold on the outside, and a third of
orange and blue in the middle, and before the crowd fairly
could name the horses the Suburban of 1888 was a matter of
record, with Elkwood the winner, Terra Cotta second and
Fierenzi third, and it was then that thonsands remembered
that in the parade before the race Elkwood had the lead.
The time was 2:07£.

The Foam Stake for two-year-olds was won by Buddhist,
and the Emperor of Norfolk won the Swift Stakes with such
eaBe as to stamp him as the phenomenal three-year-old of the
season.

Competent judges estimate that $750,000 was invested on
the track on the Suburban, and this, with $500,000 already
at stake, make, a total of $1,250,000. Ben Ali Haggin put
860,000 into the betting ring on Firenzi and Hidalgo. The
CalifornianB were enthusiastic over Tribonl^t, while the
friends of Montana Miner Morris were standing by Banburg.

Costly Beer.

$200,000 may seem a large sum for a small article, but it was
virtually paid by a man of great resources, who had an in-
genious expedient for saving the horse flesh of the world.
About ten years ago a veterinary surgeon who was with the
army in Bombay, found that the excessive heat of that coun-
try caused the tops of the horses' necks to sweat freely, and
thereby produce sores under the leather collars, 6ays the
London Tidbits. All the expedients that he could suggest
were of no avail to remedy this state of things. One-fourth
of the horses used for draught purposes were laid up by what
is called "sore neck."

This "vet." in his younger days had studied chemistry,
and he found that sulphate of zinc was the best and almost
the only cure for horses' ;<sore necks," but the difficulty in
applying this preparation lay in the fact that the horse had
to rest during the time of its application, otherwise the col-
lar would rub it off, and there was no chance of the horse's
recovery. A thought struck him that to make a zinc pad
and fit it under the collar would, at any rate, prove an
ameliorative, and maybe core. The man, though ingenious
in his way, was much given to drink, and was looked upon
by the officers of the army as a "ne'er-do-weel" with bright
ideas. "While this idea was simmering in his mind, and be-
fore he had put it into an actual test, he happened to be in a
drinking bar. His finances were at this time at the loweet
ebb, for hie future pay was mortgaged for all it was worth,
and the publican refused to trust him with any more drinks,
An American drummer happened to be representing a large
leather house, aud knew a good deal of the difficulty with
which the American farmers of the Southwest had to con-
tend. The two men got into conversation, and, as a natural
result, the veterinary surgeon spoke of the idea that was up-
permost in his mind, and said that he thought that he knew
of a remedy for that most troublesome of complaints of which
all horses in hot countries suffered. The American was
perfectly convinced that he was talking to a man of good
ideas, though bad principles, and asked what he would take
for the idea.

"I am awfully hard up and can get no more drink on
trust, so I will give you the idea for a glass of beer."

••Done!" cried the other.

The American at once saw that there was probably millions
in this, and he conceived the notion that the matter oozing
from the sores on horses' necks would corode the pad and
produce sulphate of zinc — thus the disease would provide
its own remedy. He also saw that zinc, being a non-oou-
ductor of heat would keep the parts cool. The more he
thought of it the more he liked it, and although his business
should have kept him in Bombay some mouths longer, he
in a few days took the first steamship to Liverpool and then
to Boston. Arriving at Boston he threw up bis appointment
with the house and started the manufacturing of zinc pads,
after obtaining a patent for the idea, and he is now worth
$200,000. These zinc pads are used in every country on
earth, and are the greatest blessing the farmer enjoys.

The Great Match a Fizzle.

After all the florid statements made by Mr. C. J. Hamlin
in regard to his fine mare Belle Hamlin, it appears that that
gentleman has no inclination to trot her, even in a Bingle
handed match with Harry Wilkes. In a recent interview
with Mr. Sire, that gentleman stated that be had met Mr.
Hamlin, and had expressed the regret he felt at the failure
of arranging the match. "I said that 1 had no objection to
the Buffalo track, aud only a preference, which I would
waive for the best three in five race. In other words, I
offered to accept his proposition to trot on his own track,
July 4th, best two in three, but I wanted to make a matoh
for a sum worthy of the horses — $5,000 a side or more. Mr.
Hamlin suggested troiting the horses separately, the one
making the fastest mile in three attempts to win, I told
him I preferred a contest between homes and I was certain
the public did, and renewed my offer to match Harry Wilkes
as I stated. Mr. Hamlin gave no definite reply, but said he
did not know exactly how the mare was going, and so left
me. I feel that we have now done everything in our power
to accommodate Mr. Hamlin, and that if his original chal-
lenge was issued with any desire for its acceptance, his course
since indicates that he recognizes the superiority of the son of
the developed trotter George Wilkes, over the daughter of the
partially developed Almont, Jr.

Frank Van Ness has now charge of the famous trottera
Harry Wilkes, Rosalind Wilkes and Gossip, Jr. They are
at Fleetwood Park, New York and are undergoing a very
careful preparation. Tbe able trainer was asked recently
how he liked his horses: "Very well, indeed," was the reply;
"They are getting into shape as rapidly as I care to have
them, and wherever they oan start will be good enough for
me, unless some accident occurs. I told Mr. Sire that
Harry would be all right to go against Belle Hamlin or any
other horse, at Buffalo or anywhere else, best two in three,
three in five, or under any other conditions."

1888

"ght §5mte and ^ovtemm*

373

On Hereditary Diseases.

" At a recent meeting of the Central Veterinary Medical So-
oiety of London, a valuable contribution was read by William
Hunting on hereditary diseases in mares and Btallions, and
the probable effect on their progeny. It is a well-known fact
I bat English breeders avoid carefully all stallions that have
some visible defect tbat may not, however, be transmitted to
their foals. Thus a slight malformation in any part of the
body is very detrimental to the value of a stallion, however
good his pedigree may be, and any defect in the windpipe in
invariably looked npon with the greatest suspicion.

A defect that in England is looked upon generally as
hereditary is that of the windpipe, and although Prince
Charlie was right royally bred, and was the fastest half-miler
in the kingdom, owners would not breed their choice mares
to him, because he was "a roarer," and they were fearful of
the result. Prince Charlie has already a few of his progeny
on the turf, and it was rumorod at one time tbat his son and
namesake, belonging to Mr. Baldwin, could hold his own in
a short, brisk rnn even with the Emperor of Norfolk. As
yet the Prince Charlie's have shown some speed in this coun-
try, but they have yet to make their claims good as to their
powers of endurance.

We now return to Mr. Hunting's paper, the chief theme of
which was the significance of morbid conditions in animals
used for stud purposes. A long list of diseases are said to be
hereditary, but all authorities are not agreed as to eaoh mor-
bid condition. Mr. Hunting proposed two practical questions
in connection with diseases: Will it be transmitted? If bo, it
is a serious defect? That conformation is hereditary is cer-
tain, but, he asked, whether a change of structure affecting
any special organ of a stallion (for instance, a foot or eye)
when admittedly due to accidental causes is likely to pro-
duce any affect on the offspring? Should also the co-exist-
ence of a defect and a conformation directly associated with
it be considered evidence of transmissibility? Diseases of
the eye were always serious, and cataract and constitutional
inflammation (ophthalmia) were hereditary, and should be
sufficient to disqualify a sirefor stud purposes. Koaring was
a serious disease, and hereditary also, but there is insufficient
evidence of the transmissibility of broken wind. Spavin,
ring-bone and side-bones should undoubtedly disqualify, but
curb is of doubtful heredity only when both hocks were
affected and the horBe young. Splints were not a very seri-
ous matter, although hereditary should only disqualify when
on both legs and close to the knee. "Wind-galls should be
over-looke i as being neither serious nor hereditary. Corns
Bhould never be a ground of disqualiG cation, but navicular
disease always. Contracted feet, unless acoompanied by
definite diseases, should not disqualify, nor convex soles, as
the result of fever of the feet (laminilis), unless the horse's
action was unsound. String-halt was of doubtful heredity,
and not being serious should not disqualify. The nervous
disease called shivering wus probably transmissible, and
Bhould be a cause of disqualification. Epilepsy, a form of
so-called staggerB, was unlikely to be delected, and experience
was wanting as to its heredity. As for grease, he did not
believe it transmissible, and it was a misnomer to call it
eczema — a disease undoubtedly hereditary in the dog. As to
veterinary opinions on stallions at horse Bhows, although
difficult and responsible, it was, he said, the only reliable
means of checking the spread of hereditary disease. He was
inclined to think that the opinion of one veterinary surgeon
was not weighty enough to satisfy exhibitors and breeders.
There Bhould alwayB be three, and one of them a scientific
specialist. But even then it Bhould be taken as the evidence
of experts only for the consideration and guidance of the
judges. He thought the proposed veterinary certificate for
Btallions to be given at horse shows should only be applied to
prize or he horses. Unsoundness in mares, he finally
remarked, was most important, but difficult to check. Owners
of subsidized stallions, under the new system of Government
grants in aid, should be permitted and encouraged to refuse
allowing their horses to serve unsound mares.

How Volante Beat Hanover.

Among horse racing men Hanover was the favorite for sec
ond place in the race for the Brooklyn Handicap, which was
run on the Gravesend course Saturday. The Bard was con-
sidered good for first place, and as "Lucky" Baldwin's
Volante, ridden by Murphy, was the only other strong com-
petitor the fact that Jimmy McLaughlin, who had just
received a diamond mounted whip for winning the largest
number of races last year, and who heads the list this year,
was to ride Hanover, his taking of the second place was con-
sidered a foregone conclusion. "When, therefore, Hanover
was beaten by both The Bard and Volante there was uni-
versal surprise, and many thousands of dollars lost to his
backers. A few who saw McLaughlin just before the race
saw a pale man with an agitated countenance, whose heart
was apparently not in his work, and whose thoughts were far
away from the contest, and when he appeared to stop riding
in the finishing dash before crossing the line, it was said by
knowing ones that Jimmy was not himself. Previously that
day he had ridden several races with much credit to himself,
and public confidence in his power increased. Up to within
a few minutes of the start for the Brooklyn Handicap he waB
chipper, lively, and in the beet of spirits.

At that time McLaughlin was standing in the saddling pad-
dock. He wore a fresh silk riding suit, with a red waist, a
blue sash and a natty red cap — the famous colors of the
Dwyera — and "Paunch," his valet, was kneeling on the
ground, putting a pair of delicate, silver-plated spurs on his
handsome, shining boots. "Is this Mr. McLaughlin?" asked
a young man in a dark suit of clothes, who stepped up at that
moment almost in full view of the people on the grand stand.
'■Yes," said the famous jockey, turning to view the stranger,
while a premonitory bell rung out from the judges1 stand.
"Then," said the young man, taking a formidable-looking
document from his pocket and handing it to McLaughlin,
while Hanover was impatiently stamping up and down the
track in charge of an attendant, "I have come to serve you
with a copy of the complaint in the case of Nelson King
verBUS James McLaughlin." The jockey took the paper, and
after reading that Nelson King charged him with wilfully
and maliciously alienating the affections of his wife, Libbie
King, and placing the damages at $25,000, he pot it in his
coat and said, according to one of the spectators, "That is
tough, getting that on a race day. I am hoodooed." He was
apparently very much upset by the incident! and there is a

tradition on the turf that any such untoward event on the
eve of a race is an invariable omen of ill-luck. It proved so
in this case, and it was noticed that during the rest of the
day McLaughlin was not his usual self. As he sped around
the muddy track a pair of bright eyes watched him from the
grand stand, which belonged to Mrs. Libbie King, whose
affections he is charged with alienating, and who has been
for Borne time a frequent visitor to the race tracks.

Mrs. King is a tnJl, straight, handsome blonde, with the
lightest of auburn hair, large, bluish-gray eyes, a supple figure
and a dashing air. She was dressed in a black Bilk gown with
a cape of black lace and beads, and two glistening first-
water gems sparkled in her ears. She wore a Btylish flower
trimmed bonnet and strapped across her shoulder was a
small field-glass through which Bhe viewed the racers. MrB.
King, who apparently was not acquainted with any of the
followers of the turf who thronged the grand stand and its
surroundings, has been known by sight to the turfmen for
some time, and has been a frequent spectator of the races at
Saratoga, Monmouth Beach and other places. Satnrday she
was accompanied, as she generally is, by her niece, and
when the races were over the two drove to Brookljn in a
private coupe. She is said to have first met Jockey Mc-
Laughlin at a race meeting at Monmouth Park, in the Bum-
mer of 18S5, when he observed her in one of the front seats
of the grand stand, and was at once smitten by her charms.
Her husband, Nelson King, the plaintiff in the present suit,
was employed in the Brooklyn Post Office, and is said to
have been meditating the bringing of the suit for over a year,
ever since be and his wife ceased living together. McLaugh-
lin at that time was living with his wife and children. He
was married some eight years ago, and lived for a number of
years on Eighth avenue, in this city. In 1884, Mrs. Mc-
Laughlin, who was a pretty, medium-sized girl when he
married her, but who is now said to be not nearly as hand-
some as tbe dashing Mrs. King, separated from her husband
but returned to him again. They had three children, four,
five and Beven years of age respectively. Two of these died
in rapid succession, and shortly after Mrs. McLaughlin again
left her husband, taking with her their only remaining child,
a boy, now some five yoars of age.

Mrs. McLaughlin is a devout Catholic, and on that ground
it is believed has refused to seek a divorce from the husband
with whom she was unable to live happily. Since she left
him for the last time she has lived in Brooklyn and in this
city, and is now said to be with her parents in Hartford,
Conn. She has kept her young son with her and attends to
his education and training. Mr. MoLaughlin is understood
to have provided for the maintenance of his wife and son by
setting over to her for six years from the summer of 1886 the
interest at six per cent, on a fifteen thousand dollar mortgage.
She is believed to have been aware of the bringing of the
present suit for some time back. The snm of §25,000,
which Mr. King demands for damages resulting from the
loss of his wife, is one which, it is believed, McLaughlin is
well able to pay. He gets $12,000 a year from Dwyer
Brothers as their head jockey — a larger sum than is paid to
any other jockey in the United States for similar services,
and, in addition to that, earns a great deal of money from
outside mounts, for each of which he is paid $25 and op-
ward. In outside investments he is believed to have at leaBt
$75,000, ana" to be the richest jockey in this country. He iR
sometimes called America's Fred Archer.

McLaughlin lives in a neat three-story brown-stone hous,
at No. 3 Verona place, Brooklyn, where "Paunch," his valete
also lives. Mrs. King is believed to have some money of
her own and is said to bet on the races on tips given her by
McLaughlin. The suit is brought in the Supreme Court of
Kings County, and the defendant has twenty days from the
date of service in which to put in his answer to the summons
and complaint. Lawyer Hummel made tbe presentation
speech in the Star theatre some weeks since, when McLaugh-
lin was presented with a diamond-mounted whip by his
admirers for having made the best jockey record last year,
and it is thought will represent him at the trial.

The Toomey Truss Axle Sulkies.

We call attention to the announcement in another column
of the Trass Axle Sulkies as manufactured by tbat old and
reliable firm, Messrs. Toomey & Co., of Canal Dover, Ohio,
who are the original patentees of this popular sulky that is
made in five different sizes so as to fit the build and form of
any horse. This sulky is very popular on this coast, as it is
light, durable and of handsome shape, and among the refer-
ences may be seen most of the prominent owners and drivers
in the State. The Toomey Standard Sulky is also well worthy
of inspection, and is made in three sizes. Mr. O'Kane, 767
Market Street, is the authorized egent for the manufactures,
and in view that some imitations have been put on the
market, we may state that he is the only person from whom
the genuine S. Toomey & Co. Truss Axle Sulkies can be
obtained in San Francisco.

The Directors of Agricultural Association No. 16, at San
Luis Obispo, Cal., have arranged an attractive programme
of lunning and trotting races, for their meeting to be held
September 25 to 29.

Agricultural Association

No. 16.

Colt Entries

For Races of 1888.

At a meeting of the Directors of Agricultural Association No. 16>
held at <-an IjUib Obispo, November 16th, 18S7, the following was added
to tbe Speed Programme for 188*.

Foala of 1886 to be trotted at Agricultural Fair, San Luis Obispo
county, in 1888, open to the counties of Santa Barbara. Monterey and
San Luis Obispo. Entrance fee *30, of which $5 shall be paid on or
before January 1st, 1888, 810 on or before April 1st, 1888, and *15 on or
before September 1st, 188f, to which this Association will add 3100.
FIRST DAY, Tuesday, September S5tb.

1 — Introduction Running Rack— Puree, llOft. One mile dash, for
horses owned in Monterey, Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara and San Luis
Obispo counties. Five to enter and three to start.

2— Running Race— For three-year-olds and under. Purse, 8100.
Three-quarter mile dash; weight for age. Five to enter and three to

3— Running Race— One-half, mile dash. Puree, $75. Free for all;
weight for age.

SECOND DAV, Wednesrtny. Septembsr %6tb.

1-Teottinq— For three- year -olds. Purse, $200. Mile heats; three
in five. Five to enter and three to start; for horses owned in this

2— Advertised Tbotting Race— 8100 to be added by Society. Two-
year-olds; best two in three, mile heats. Five to enter nnd three to

3— Stallion Trotting Race — Purse 8500. For horses owned in
counties of Santa Cruz, Monterey, Santa Barbara and Sin Louis Obispo;
three In five; mile heats. Five to enter and three to start.

THIRD MY. Tlinrsday. September 1 7 lii

1— Running Race -Purse. 850. Free for all stallions owned in this
county; mile and repeat. 1 hree to enter and two to start.

2— Novelty Running Race— Purse, 8125. Oue and cne-quartor mile
daBh foi horses owned in Wan Luis nbispo county; Qrst quarter 825,
and first horse at each quarter $2o additional. Five to enter a three io
Btart,

3— Saddle Horse Race— Purse, 850. Half mile dash; for horses
owned in this county . Five to enter and three to start.

1 <]>l Kill DAV. Friday, September «8th.

1— Trotting Race — (Named.) For horses owned In title county.
Purse, 8150. Mile heats; three in five. Five to enter and three to Btart.

2 -Trotting— 2:40 class; for horses owned in this county Purse,
8100. Three in five; mile heats. Five to euterand three to start.

3—1 rotting— 2:50 class; for horses owned iu this county. Purse, 8100:
Three in five mile heats. Five to enter and three to start.

F.FFH DAY, Saturday, September %9tli.

1— Double Team Trotting R*ce— PurBe.850. For horses owned in
this county by any one man. Two In three mile heats; 'hree to enter
and two to start. 325 added if three minutes is beaten.

2— Ttotting and Pacing Race— Three minute class. Purse 875.
For hoTBes in this county ; three in five mile beats. Five to enter and
three to start.

3—Teotting Race— Free for all in State. Purse. $"03. Mile heats;
vhree in five. Five to eDter and three to start. *2U0 to be added if 2 :20
is beaten.

J. H. BARRET Secretary of Agricultural Association No. 16, San
Louis Obispo County.

J. H. HlLLISTER, L. M. WARDEN and GEO. VAN GORDON,
Committee on Speed Programme,

E. W. STFELE, President.

J.H. BARRET, Secretary. JuW

Ninth Annual Fair

District Agricultural Associa-
tion No. u.

FIRST MEETING OF COAST CIRCUIT,

August 6 to 11, 1888.

$16,000 in Parses and Premiums.
A Grand Harvest Home and Rac ■> Meeting.

The entile Fair, including Pavilion, in the handsomest
Grounds in America. In points of interest this Fair is
second only to the State Fair.

ENTRIES TO SPEED PROGRAMME CLOSE

JULY 15th.

Don't Forget the Date.

FIRST WAIT, Monday, August 6.

1— running— For two-year-olds; purse, 8300; S195 to first: 875 to sec-
ond; 330 to third; Half mile dash

2— Running— Fren for all ; weight for age; parse, S4o0; ?290 to first;
8115 to °econd; 845 to third horse; dash of one mile.

3— Pacing— Firefor all; purse, £600; 831 0 to 2rst; 8150 to second: ??0
to third; 860 to fourth horse; mile heats, best three in five.

4 -Trotting — 2.45 clai-s; purse. 81' 10; 8500 to first; $260 to seconr;
8150 to third; 8100 IO fourth horse; mile beats, three in five.
SEt'O SO DAY.

5— Ladies' Equestrian-ship— Four elegant money, or other- valuable
prizes, frr tbe most graceful and accomplished lady rider. Grace,
skill and superior horse-womaDship lo be the unite of merit, and not
speed (Premiums to be announced later.)

6— Trotting Stake— For three-year-olds, foals of 1£P5; closed De-
cember, 1887 with nine entries

7— Trotting — 2:23clasN; purse, gl.roO: S6C0 to first; 8250 to second;
S160 to third; 8100 to fourth borge; mile heats, best three in five.
THIRD DAY.

8— Running— For three-year-olds; purse 84P0; 8260 to firs!; 8100 to
second; 840 to third ; tbree-quarter mile dash.

9— Running -All ages; weight for age: purse, 8600; 8390 to first;
8150 to second; 860 to third; one and a quarter miles.

10 -Trotting— Three-year-old stake; foals of 1885; 550 entrance; 825
to accompany nomination, and S25 Jnly 31st: 8250 added. Mile beats;
three in five. Opened by consent. See conditions.

11— Trotting— Free for all; purse, 81.200; 8600 to first; S3C0 to sec-
ond; 8180 to third; 8120 to fourth horse; mile heats, three in five.
FOURTH DAY.

12— Running Stake -For two-year olds; closed Dec. 1st, 1886, with
°1 entries ; dash of one mile

" 13— Running— All ages; weight for age; purse, 8400: 8200 to first;
=100 to second; 810 to third; three-quarter mile heats.

14-Trotting Stake— For two-year-olds; foals of 1886; closed De-
cember 1886. with 11 entries.

15— Trotting— 2:30 class; purse, 81000; 85 0 to first; 8250 to second;
«160 to third, and 8100 to fourth horse: mile beats, best three in five.
FIFTH DAY.

16— Running— Southern California Derby Stakes, for three-year-old
colts an Tallies; closed December, 1886, with nine nominations; one

"niRUNN^iNG- Allans; purse, 8400; of which 8200 to first; 8100 to
second: 810 to third horse; three quarters of a mil-.

18— District Trotting— Three minute class: L. J. Rose s stable
barred: purse, 8300; 8150 to first; 875 to second; 845 to third; 830 to
fourth • mile heats, three in five

19— Ttotting— 2:20 class- purse, 8101.0: 8500 to first; S250 to second:
150 to third ; 8100 to fourth horse; mile heats, three in five.
SIXTH DAY.

20— Running— FmB for all; weight for age ; purse, 8360; 8196 to first!
890 to secend; 835 to third horse; half-mile heats.

21— Running— Consolation : beaten horses; purse, 8260; 8165 to first;
S6j to second; aDd 825 to third horse; one mile.

22— Tiottieg— Four-Year-Old Stake; fo-Is of 1885; same terms as No.
10- mile heats; three in five. Opened by consent. Seeconditions

23— Trotling-2:25elass; purse, 81000; 35J0 to first: 8250 to second,
?150 to third; 8100 to fourth horse, mile beats, three in five
EXTRA.

District Trotting— 2:36 class; purse, 8100; day of trotting to be
named hereafter; mile heats, three in five.

Conditions ol Tliree and Four-Year.oHd Stakes.

American Trotting Associalian rules to govern. Five or more to
enter three to Btart. stakes to be divided— seven-tenths to
first horse two.tenebs to second, one tenth to third. Added money,
sTnercent to first, 25 to second. 15 to third, 10 to fourth. If only
three start fourth money reverts to the Society, if two only Btart.
third and fourth money reverts to the Society, if walkover, no added
money is given, the horBe making the same only entitled to tbe stakes
actually paid in. Failure to make subsequent payments forfeits
money paid in:

•»M)iri«»s.

Ten per cent of purse (running, trotting and pacing! to accompany
nominations. American Trotting Association Rules to govern pacing
and trotting; Pacific Coast Blood Horse Rules lo govern ruuning
events Terms of races and division of money as above. StakeB in
accordance with adveitiaement when nominations were made. No
added money for a walk-over; horse making same only receives Ibe
entrances actually paid in. A horse distancing the field receives first
and third money only; in any other event, fi'Bt money only.

Iu all races five are to fill and three to Btart, but a lesBer number of
entries will hold, by preportionate amount of purse being deducted.
Colors will be named for all running nominations. Drivers will be
requeBted to wesr distinct colored naps in all harness events. The
Board reserves the right to change the order or sandwich heats BDd
races or postpone races when, in lhelr judgment it may seem abvls-
able ' En-ries 10 close with tbe Stcrolary July 15, 18S8, at midnight

Hay and bedding free lo patrons. Everything n vateil. New
barns and stock accommodations. One admlssiou ;. depart-

ment. Send for premium list. Further particul
E. A. Det'AMP. 7i North Main e

J. W. ROKI> • "t.

E. A. DeCAMP, Secretary. P. O. Bos,

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June 16

TRAP.

Alameda Counts Club.

The fourth meeting for the season, at Bird's Point on
Saturday afternoon last brought oat fourteen men, and the
clnb again made very high average scores, but three fa ling
?0 make double figures. Dr. Knowles, again exjper.menl.cg
shot a sixteen bore and dropped to seven. Six members
kill d eleven each, and in addition Mr. Gonld ,n shooting no
hlsMav and June scores killed eleven out of each dozen
The birds were fairly good, though not evenly quick in get-
ting away from the traps.

At 12 pigeons, Hurlingham.

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A few o£ the most keen among Lincoln Club shots met at
the club grounds at Alameda Point on Sunday last for proc-
lice at the recently adopted Bine Hock targets. Among them
were several who can break other artificial targets as fast as
thrown, but even such experts failed to do supenor work on
the "Blues."

At 21 single Blue Rocks, 18 yards rise. 82.60 entrance. First won
by Parks, second by Wenzell on tbr -1-

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A half dozen live-bird shots met at Birds' Point on June
10th to try their luck at Bine Eock targets, and the scores
have considerable interest as demonstrating that really first-
rate men at pigeons are good at the substitutes. Dr. Knowles'
score is the best yet made in the State.
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Pollak .

28 bore, using No. 3 or 4 shot, (English sizes equal to about
Nos. 4 or 5 American sizes,) but he admits that it takes
great skill in handling the gun to accomplish these results.
He then adds that a gun 28 will put from 25 to 32 pellets of
Nos. 3 or 4 shot on a 2 foot square at 75 yards, and drive
many of them, through a No. 1 tin plate at that distance, while
a 12 gauge will rarely penetrate the plate, merely cracking it,

•With the information on band I could not test my gun for
penetration as I had no No. 1 tin plate, neither do I know
how tin plate was fixed as to backing etc., bat on the pat-
tern, a two-foot square being the same the world over, I had
a basis ou which to try conclusions. I found that both my 10
gouge Parker, weighing 9 13-16 lbs., the 30 inch barrels, when
loaded with No. 4 San Franciscu soft shot, would put nearly
double as much shot as his 28, the distance being 75 yards,
while had I had chilled English shot, which is perfect as to
shape anr1 density, besides being smaller and much heavier
ihnu the kind used, I have no doubt I could have measured
my pattern by many pellets, and certainly would have ob-
tained greater penetration Irom the superior toughness of
the lead. At any rate, my crude, rough and re idy trial
showed me very clearly that my 10 gauge, not a particularly
close shooter, is about twice as effective as to pattern as the
28 bores, of which "Oue who has tired" writes, while the
penetration, judging from the way the soft shot was buried
in pine boards, clearly showed that it is much more a ques-
tion of pattern at these long ranges, than penetration; or, in
other wor :s, the point is to hit the game with several pellets.
As there is no fear but that heavy shot will go in deep enough,
the trouble being to so concentrate the load that it will keep
together at great distances and insure striking the object
aimed at.

It may appear that I am taking an unfair advantage in pit-
ting a 10 gauge gun against a '.8— yet to such I will say, that
the authority above quoted, makes no limit aB to bores, but
claims that narrow gauges out-shoot wide ones at extreme
distances, without qualification as to bore and balance.

He allows that at the conventional distance of 40 yards,
30 inch circle, it is all in favor of the 12's, but at 80 yards
the 28 comes in away ahead ou account of being of a smaller
boreage; a 10 gauge is, or ought, according to this reasoning,
to be still further distanced. My individual experience in
guns runs from 16 bores up, and although I have owned
some splendid shootin 16 bores, I never yet have seen one
that will pull down a single duck as far, or as certainly, as a
good 12. nor have I ever seen a 12 that will equal a first-class
10; and an 8 gauge beats all smaller oneB, just bo sure as a
6 bears an 8, and so on ad injiniium.

It is but fair to the makers of the gun, I used to say, that
this paiticnlar gun was bored for trap shooting, i. e. to shoot
No. 8 shot, so that it is quite certain a gun bored by them
for shooting larger sizes, say, 4's, 3's or l's, would perform
belter than mine. I know whereof I speak, as I had one
built and bored for 4's as a specialty when I came out here,
that will easily out-shoot the one I used on this occasion.
This 10 gnage is tagged 215, No. 8 shot in 24 inch ring at 45
yards. It is needless to say it will do better than that, and
with San Francisco chilled 6's it will pnt from 210 to 230 on
30 inch circle at 40 yards, so that it really is a good shooting
gun, its chief merit being the extreme regularity with which
it distributes the shot.

It has always been my impression that a small, light gun
when properly handled is a very effective weapon, but never
before'have l"heard that a 2S gauge was more certain of kill-
ing at extremely long ranges than one of wide caliber, both
gnns being A-l of its class.
Walla Walla, June 9, 1883. Gaucho.

CANOEING.

Oakland Canoe Club.

The monthly race for the Edwards Cap for A class canoes
attracted a large crowd to the Oakland Canoe Club-houBe last
Sunday. There was a rattling breeze in the afternoon, and
the spray flew in good shape over the competing craft, whose
enthusiasm prevented reefing. A tine race was inn, the
canoes entered being the Water Lily, Falcon, Zoe Mon and
Tuck. A good start was made, and the Tuck at once took
the lead, closely followed by the Water Lily. ThiB order was
kept to the stake, the Falcon rounding last, but pulling up ou
the windward work and passing the Zoe Mon and Water Lily,
and getting second place, the Tuck winning by about three
minutes. Canoes Flirt and Hebe curved to Goat Island last
Saturday afternoon. A tine breeze took them out of the
creek, but dropped when the bay "was reached; it roBe again,
however, half way over, and with additional vigor necessi-
tating reefs before the island was made. Camping the night
in the creek, the nest day the twe canoeists walked over to
the north shore and bathed off the sand beach. Returning
to camp the little Naptha steam launch from the creek came
puffing in. After lunch it was suggested to have a race back,
and all being willing a start was made. It blew quite stiff.
with a lump of a sea on; the canoes fairly flew, and when
they entered the creek the launch was a white speck in the
distance. Down the creek she pulled up a little, but arrived
at the boat-house over a quarter of an hour later than the
canoes. Her owner is now waiting for a chance to windward.

BOWING.

Los Angeles-

Small Bores for Extreme Ranges.
Editor Breeder and Sportsman:— A somewhat lengthy
controversy has been going on in the London Field regardiug
the relative merits of large and small bore guns.

The ball baa started rolling this way. Mr. T. Bellairs who
has been shooting a 28 gauge, 24 inch barrel gun by Mac-
Kaughten, of Edinburg, Scotland, made the broad and
unreserved statement that his -28 would heat any "12 gauae
gun into a cocked bat." This announcement gave lise to
much letter writing pro and con, and has been a source of a
good deal of amusement, as some very astounding statements
have been made in connection therewith, it being the pur-
port of this letter to treat of some of them.

I will say in parenthesis, however, that after much corres-
pondence and coquetting, this phenomenal 28 bore gun was
eventually shot against a pair of 12 guages (one a very light
gun) and" was badly beaten by both as might have been
expected both in patrern and penetratiou. 1 don't recollect
the charge of powder used in any of these guns, but the
Bhot was 1 oz for [each 28, and 1J ozs. for each 12. I may
add that the 12 bores are not considered specially fine
shooterB, as it appears they have frequently been beaten by
the guns' of that caliber. .,',,„,,. ,

Now that the 28 iB so easily vanquished, Mr. Bellas makes
the extraordinary assertion that he "never used a choke
bored gun in his life, that he referred to 12 bore cylinders—
the gnn» used by our forefathers, etc." Mind yon his 28
is foil fhoked, vet when pitted againEt another choked gun
and beaten, then'it comeB out be meant a cylinder bore 12 of
his foref atherB. .

So much for writing up a gun from so limited a basis— not
to -av iunoraut a starting point. En passant it may be as
we'll to add that this 28 bore was loaded with brass shells in
which wad„ No. 22 were used, so that it is bat fair to pre-
sume that it is a 2S in name only, being in all probability
several sizes larger, if the facts were known concerning its
interior diameter. At any rate it was badly beaten, so that
our guns is at all eveutB hors de combat.

Now com'B the miraculous part of the programme. In
commenting on this Mac Naughter 28 bore, one of the oldest
and most interesting English correspondents on gnn matters
a gentleman signing himself "Ooe who has hreo some 20,000
shots at marks," denounces this particular 28 as notning bnt
an ordinary shooter and Fays he has others that have rloue
much better than Mr. Bellair's gun, etc. Farther along be
Favs be had a 12 gauge Greener, built especially for shooting
at extreme ranges, and bored for shooting large shot, but
that since be has discovered the wonderful range and pene-
trxtioa of the 28 bores at distances ranging from 60 to 80
yard The Greener, 12 bore, has had a sinecure as No. 12
gun oore is in the race with a 28 gauge at 75 yards.

I' fact this high authority informs us that at long ranges
thee small 28's are away ahead of the wider bored guns,
the'- "h he assigns no reason for this phenomenon. For m-
stnn -e he cliims that an Euglish pheasant can bo killen at
75 yards with a 28 bore, while it is merely a fluke to do that

The Bod and Gun Olnb has secured good shooting grounds
on Boyle Heights, and on Sunnay last held its regulir meet-
ing. The scores were very creditable when it is considered
that members have had bat little practice at artificial targets.
The match was at 20 single blue rockB and 5 pairs, and tho
following scores were made, Mr. TJnger winning the cham-
pionship, and Mr. Maxwell the first-class medal.

At 20 singles, 18 yards rise,

Mechanical Rowing'.

"Speaking of the mechanical progress in boating, " said a
well-known and ex-champion oarsman recently, "It is neces-
sary to say much about the general improvement, as every
one knows that the builders are making lighter, smoother
and better boats than were thought of twenty years ago.
The greatest changes have been made in senile. Josh Ward
pulled with sculls that weighed twenty-four pounds the pair,
and, as most of the weight was overboard, he put lead
weights on the handles to balance them. Now we use sculls
that weigh only eight pounds to the pair.

It makes a deal of difference, also, what style of boat is
used in different sorts of weather. For a straightaway race
I have three boats. If I find the wind with me and blowing
pretty strong, I use a full built boat that rides well out of
water. The wind will help it along and make an advantage
of fifteen seconds in three miles. A head wind would keep
such a boat back fifteen seconds, making in all thirty seconds
difference, so if I find the wind against me I use a thin boat
that will ride very low and present little surface to the wind.
If the wind is a beam or the race is a turn, a medium boat is
the best. The windsail first brought out by Casper on the
Tyne waB qnito&n invention. It was a thin board set up on
edge on the bow of the boat. With the wind abeam or on the
quarter, when you pull and lean backward you force the for-
ward part of the boat down and raise the after part so much
out of the water that the wind catches it, throws the stern a
littie to leeward and brings the bow into the wiod, and you
have to pull harder on the windward oar to keep on your
course. The windsail corrects that fault. But when the
w'nd is on either bow it catches the sail and throws the boat
off the course. To replace the windsail the tin was invented.
That is a small centerboard fastened to the bottom of the
boat. At first it was quite large, and placed about three feet
from the stern. It kept the boat from swinging off, but it
interfered with quick turning, as it acted like a fixed rudder.
The size was reduced to lesseu that disadvantage, and at last
someone thought of moving the fin to a point just aft of
the center of the boat, right under the after end of the cock-
pit, and making it larger. Now the boat can be turned al-
most as thongh on a pivot, making a difference of three
strokes on the turn and three strokes mean about three boat
lengths.

Wiilard

Britto:
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At 5 pairs, 15 yards rise
Willard 10 00 11 10 in— 5 1 Jordan 10 10 10 in 00

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Antioch Gun Club.

On Sunday last the club shot at 8 live birds each, Hurlingham styl>
and mide Ihe following scores:

G. Holliday 1 111113 1-

F. Taylor 1 1 1 1 10 11-

-T Taylor 1 1110 111-

T. Rilley 10 11110 0

J Ross 1101110 1'

\Vm.Remfree...l 1111111—1

P. McCue -1 0 1 C 1 0 1 0—

Wm.ReiufreeJr.l 1011111-'

Wm. Carrey 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0-.

E. .Kerbs 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0—

THE KENJSTEL.

Dog owners Ere requested to send for publication the earliest possi-
ble notices of whelps, sales, names claimed, presentations and deaths
In their kennels, in all instances writing plainly names of sire and da**!
and of grandparents, colors, dates and breed.

Visit.

Mr. H. E. Brown's poinier Donna Sensation, 7982, A. K.
S. B„ to Mr. T. J. Pinder's Scout Croxteth, 6277, A. K. S. B.
on June 5, 1SS8.

The Dor Contention Craze-

The Selby Smelting and Lead Company have offered a
rich gold medal for the championship of Southern California,
open to all residents of the counties below Monterey. The
matches will beat artificial targets, either Blue Rocks, clay
pigeons, Peoria blackbirds or standard targets, and will be
governed by the shooting rules of the Chamherhn Cartridge
Company. All marches will be at 50 singles and 25 pairs.
The tirsi match ■will be shot at San Diego about the first of
July. The winner must hold the medal, subject to challenge,
for one year, when it becomes his personal property. The
offer is a generous one, and cannot fail to arouse interest in
trap shooting. Why doas not the Selby Company offer simi-
lar medals for the middle and northern portions of the State?

Several members of the Martinez Gun Club succeeded in
bagging a few doves last Sunday, the largest narnher being
killed by Chas. Hewitt and Sam Moore, who succeeded in
shooting 27. Several other small bags of ten and upwards
were made by other members of the clnb.

There will be a pigeon tournament at Colusa on July 2d
and 3d, open to the State, for a puree of $100, divided into
40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent , at 20 birds, entrance $15, to be
added to the purse. On the second day plenty of birds will
be supplied for pool shooting. Colusa is a favorite resort
for trap shots.

A match has been arranged between Wm. Kemfree and
Robert Coverly, to take place July Sth at Antioch, for $50 a
side at 24 live pigeons each, 30 yards rise, 80 yards bouudary,
Hurlinghnm rules to govern.

Messrs. Robertpon, Johnson and Wm. Remfree, Jr., of
2 Helnrther says that from 3 to 7 pheasantB can be I Antioch, succeoded in bagging on Friday last, 112 doves, an
led at that distance out of teD Bhots with a properly loaded excellent day's shooting.

Editor Breeder and Sfortsman: — I was quite impressed
with your remarks in the last issue of your paper, on the con-
tentious spirit exhibited by dogmen. Donbtless the fact has
been noted by every reader of the sportsman's journals of
the present day, for it is so marked as to be decidedly ob.
jectionable to the general readers of kennel topics. It is a
subject on which a great deal might be said, but my purpose
just now is to call attention to one particular phrase of the
the matter that has struck me rather forcibly, and that is,
the rather one-sided view that people take of it. While it is
true that dog owners too olten t-xbibit over-sensitiveness to
criticisms on their canine pets, it is equally noticeable that
the staff writers for sportsmen's journals— as well as the
judges of dog shows (and sometimes of field trials)— are
inclined to be decidedly too dog-matic, not to say offensive,
in their criticisms.

How often do we read of a show judge ordering some man
or woman to "Take that cur out of the""ring." How often
are dogs gruffly ordered up in field trials and literally
"thrown out" for alleged want of merit, when the owners of
these same dogs know they have merit and had had it proven
on scores of days afield? How often do we find kennel
critics writing down this or that dog because of some (to
them) Beeming defect or shortcoming.

Have we not, in our own £brief field trial experiences in
this state, known of men having been cajoled and coaxed
into entering their private hunting dogs — self-broken find
satisfactory dogs for their own use— only to be afterward
told that these dogs possessed no field merit whatever, that
they were, in fact little better than mongrels? Of course we
have, and it is natural that men should not like these things.
Somehow or other there seems t) be a common disposition
among men when asked their opinion of a dog, to find some-
thing to find fault with. One condemns him because his
tail is too short; another because it is to. long, or wasn't
raf-ped down fine enough when it was put on; another de-
clares that the dog is no good because his hind leg is not

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crooked enough, another would drown him because his feet
were not built according to his idea of what a dog'a ioot
should be; another looks at his muzzle and will tell you
your dog is lacking in something or other, and it is just as
likely as not he will tell you that it is his speed; another
dosen't like his ears, and wouldn't own such a brute for that
leason.

These are only a few of the thousand aud one criticisms
that the average run of men will pass upon a friend's dog,
and each will try to impress upon the owner of the poor
creature the alleged fact that the dog cannot possibly be of
any account. Now, in the face of all these dog-ciatic and
ill-advised criticisms, it often happens that the owner of the
dog in question knows every one of tha objections to be
absurd. He knows that bis dog's tail is all right, that its
possessor never lost it in the brush, and consequently never
left the trail of his game to go and hunt it up; that its length
or thickness Dever weighted him down nor interfered with
his clipping gait in the field. If his ears were not hung
within the sixteenth part of an inch of where somebody
thought they should be, the owner knows that his dog's
hearing is all right, and that he obeys the whistle better than
some other dogs whose ears were stuck on a little lower or a
little higher, as the case might be. He is satisfied there is
no defect in the dog's muzzle, for it had never failed him in
scenting game. In short, he has, perhaps, the most con-
vincing proofs of his dog's excellence, and yet his considerate
(?) friends on every handjtry to impress upon him the idea
that he has been wasting his time and admiration upon a
cur.

Now, why can't men assume that there must be some good
in a dog that has given his master great pleasure in the field
day in and day out? When a man asks his friend, "How do
you like my dog?" he means, of course, in a general way, just
as he would rein up his horse aud ask an acquaintance how he
liked his looks. Suppose Baldwin should take some "horsey"
friend into his stable and ask him his opinion of Emperor of
Norfolk, and suppose that friend should (he certuiuly would,
if it were a dog, instead of a horse) declare that the animal
was of no earthly account; that he didn't like his tail nor his
muzzle — that he was, in fact, "weak at both ends." What
difference — beyond making him angry — dc you suppose that
would make to Baldwin? He knows he has a race-horse all
the same.

As to this thing of dog-men losing their tempers because of
the severe criticism so uniformly passed upon their animals,
I take it that most men get angry at what they regard as
reflections upon their own judgment. They don't like to be
told (inferentially) that they do not know a good dog from a
cur, especially when their pets had shown their good quali-
ties under the gun. That, I think, is where the waspishness
of the thing comes in.

This tendency to ran down dogs does really seem to be a dis-
ease among men. A friend of mine once owned a very hand*
some and excellent hunting dog. Thatjthe dog was handsome
was a fact self-evident to everybody that east eyes on him.
One day this friend met a veteran sportsman — a good judge
of dogs, and a man who has seen and handled many first-
class ones, and he had the usual weakness on the dog ques-
tion. He was quite struck by the dog's dashing style and
symmetry of form (his tout ensemble, as it were), and he
impulsively (and very naturally) spoke admiringly of him.
Then, as if it had suddenly dawned upon him that he had
done something he should be ashamed of, he added: "But,
come to examine him, he's got a bitchy sort of a head. His
muzzle is too light, altogether. It's too bad, for if it wasn't
for that you'd have a good dog."

Now, the first thing that occurred to this man was that the
dog was a handsome one, and doubtless a good one. Then
why couldn't he have been content with his tirst criticism?
It was simply because he had the customary failing — he
couldn't let an opportunity to run down a dog's points pass
him. If the one-thousandth part of the criticisms passed
upon dogs by press writers, judges and outsiders were
deserved, there would not be a round Bcore of dogs in the
country worth the collars on their necks.

It strikes me as being common sense that a sportsman of
average experience will not breed, raise, break and work
these alleged ill-shapen, worthless abortions, and to which
they had become so attached, unless there was something in
them. Why can't men be as polite to one another, and as
considerate, when a dog is under consideration as when pass-
ing upon one's judgment concerning a house, a horse, or even
his best girl? It's all a question of judgment and taste, and
I don't believe that the interests of sportsmanship require
that every man in the land shall have something mean to say
of everv other man's dog. Individual opinion do not consti-
tute facts — per se, as I believe a lawyer would say — while a
little deference shown to another's judgment would help to
smooth away much of the roughness and rasping that is
creeping into the social atmosphere of sportsmanship, and
making enemies of men who Bhould be the warmest and best
of friends. Why can't a fellow be content to imagine his dog
or dogs the best in the world, and allow his neighbor to hold
the same opinion of his own, if he so wisbeB? N. E, W.

Sacramento, June 12th.

No better evidence of the good worked by the superb dog-
show of the Pacific Kennel Club is needed than the inquiries
which come almost daily for dogs of various breeds. The
mail of Tuesday last brought letters from three persons wbo
desire bull-terriers or bull-dogs, one from a lady who wishes
a large dog, probably a St. Bernard or Newfoundland, and
one from a gentleman who desires a cross-bred, half setter
and half spaniel. That there are good dogs of the sort
wanted cannot be doubted, but if owners who wish to sell do
not advertise, blame can be imputed only to themselves if
their saleable animals remain unsung.

It is the privilege and pleasure of newspaper people to
oblige a world of inquirers, and we do not resent any query,
let it involve what labor it may in hours that should be
given to other duties, but when there is a remedy so simple
as the insertion of an advertisement, it does seem that those
who have dogs for sale should announce the fact publicly.
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Readers will appreciate the supremely sensible words of
•*N. E. W." which appear elsewhere, even if they do not go
the'leugth of thinking that invariable and absolute praise is
properly the meed of all dogs. "N. E. W." has, perhaps
the right not to see defects in the petB of his friends, and he
may even go so far as to insist that acquaintance shall use
superlatives in characterising his own animals; but whether
such a mutual admiration society would be beneficial to gen-
eral canine interests may be doubted. If there is such a
thing as a perfect dog, it has not been shown. If there
could be precision in the standards, it would not be hard to
criticise, and we have sometimes regretted that model dogs
of all breeds could not be built and furnished to fanciers for
comDarison with their own living representatives. Even if
it could De done, there would probably be differences of
opinion We shall be glad to receive the opinions of others
on the ''Contention Craze," as "N. E. W." aptly puts it.

Pure Euglish setters are being bred in and about San
Francisco in large numbers, and of very high quality and
form. Recently we saw one of a litter from Mr. Ed. Briggs'
Beautitul Snow, and sired by Mr. Will Kittle's Luke.

Early Californian field trialers jjwill remember Snow, be-
cause of her performances at the Pacific Coast field trials at
Walltown Timber and White Rock. We never wholly fancied
the bitch, but the sire of the litter is really a grand setter.
The puppy shown us is an unusually hearty, well-boned,
square-muzzled dog, not very handsomely marked, but still
as good looking a youngster as has come under notice
recently.

The winner of first in English setters last show, Pilot, is
already in demand as a sire and has been bred several times.
His progery will be watched with interest. At Sacramento
a race of English setters, as well bred as aDy in the world, is
being rapidly increased. At Marysville Mr. Albert Peri is
founding an excellent kennel, while in Nevada Messrs. Gor-
ham at d Hatch are fostering the breed; Mr. Payne at Los
Angeles is as enthusiastic in an amateur way as can be
imagiued, and as he has a strong infusion of Dan blood,
great things are expected from hie kennel.

The next dog show should bench not less than one hun-
dred and fifty Eoglish setters as good as any to be seen else-
where.

ATHLETICS.

The joint field day by the Olympic Club and Bay City
Wheelmen, on Saturday List in Oakland, was the most suc-
cessful ever given by those clubs, the day was unusually
fine, even for that summery suburb, and the attendance
very large, ladies especially being present by hundreds. A
cool breeze blew throughout the afternoon, and the fact to-
gether with the presence of the First Infantry Band which
played many choice selections, contributed to the deligbt of
both participants and spectators.

The track had been put into perfect condition, sprinkled,
rolled and cleanly swept, and all preparations showed the
care and energy of Leader Hammersmith, of the Olympic
Club, ConsoliWelch, of the Wheelrren, and their assisting
committeemen. Many of the competitions were very close,
and in the matter of high records the meeting demonstrated
very great improvement on the part of the athletes who
started.

In the first event, a mile handicap walk, Horace Coffin,
scratch, showed excellent judgement, catchiog both Zehfus,
125 yards; and Sloan, 175 yards; in the third lap and finish-
ing first by 80 yards.

Joaeph G. Cox won the first heat of the mile maiden
bicycle race with ease, although from the start Heinz set a
great pace for three laps.

The second heat was taken by Milroy after a give-and-take
until the last lap, when he finished fast with Favor a close
second.

In the final Cox won by ten yards, Milroy also being placed,
Wegener got a bad header in the last lap, bat without break-
ing bones.

For the quarter-mile-stretch Hammersmith medal race, the
three starters, Flynn, O'Kane and Keneaiy, made good run-
ning, although Flynn was not well, and fainted near the
finish. O'Kane ran well within himself until in the straight
for the finish, when he put on -steam and won easily.
O'Kane's starting and style are good.

In the two-mile State championship bicycle race Elwell was
a victor hands down against Ireland, who was not at his best.
The time lowered the coast record at the distance to 6 min.
10 4-5 sees., the former record being 6 min. 24 sees., made by
S. F. Booth, Jr., of the B. C. W., on September 9, 13S6.

Much interest centered in the handicap running wide jump,
as it was hoped tuat Schifferstein would lower the American
record. The jump was won by Folsom, who had three feet
handicap, rather too much when it is kDown that he jumped
21 ft. 5$ in. without the handicap, Schifferstein covered 23 ft.
2£ inches cleanly, and may be relied upon to do better.
Lean was fairly outdone, and must resign his place as premier
wide-jumper .to Schifferstein, who no'v is but a half-inch
below the American record.

The mile Rover safety bicycle event went near to being a
dead heat between Robinson aud Fonda, but the latter was
given first medal.

In the handicap pole-vault John Schuster and Sexsmith
tied at 9 ft. Zk in., the former with a handicap of 2 in., and
the latter scratch.

A handicap mile run in which Horace Coffin made his
debut at the distance was won by Cooley, who finished 8
yards before Coffin.

At the ten hurdles, in 120 yards, handicap, Wilson seemed
an easy winner, but did not finish as strongly as he might,
and Wright reached the tape first.

A maiden race at one hundred yards for men who had
never run a race was won by Strehl with ease, Cameron being
a fair second.

A. H. Lean won the 12-lb. hammer throwing by a splendid
throw of 80 ft. 8 in.

Great interest centered in the one-hundred-yard handicap
run, as it was known that Schifferstein and other heroes of
the track were entered. This race was run in heats, Donnelly
winning the first in 0:10 1-5, Schlneter being second.

The second heat brought out V. E. Schifferstein (scratch),
H. R. Hopps (11 yards), T. H. Reynolds (10 yards), and F.
O'Kane (8'yards.)

O'Kane led the field for three-fourths of the distance,
when Scbifferstem worked up through the others and passed
him winning a grand race in the splendid time of 10 seconds.
This equals the coast record (10 seconds) made by R. S.
Healy on the same track in 1883. There was a little uncer-
tainty among the judges as to Schifferstein's time. Two of
them canght it at 9 4-5, but the majority made it 10 seconds,
and that time was adopted.

In the third beat W. A. Dow (7 yards), C. E. Wilson (8J
yards) and D. Laidlow (10 yards) ran. Dow won in 10
seconds Laidlow being second. Of course, although Dow's
achievement would appear to have equaled Schifferstein's, it
must be remembered that he had 7 yards less to go than

In the three mile handicap bicycle race, Ireland (scratch),
soon overtook the distance men and maintained the lead to
the finish, winning in 9 m. 34 4-5 seconds; Cox second.

Milroy 'indulged in a fearful "copper" in the third lap,
caused probably by his foot slipping off the pedal while he
was going at top speed. He fell on his head, and was obv-
ious to the surroundings for some moments, but his fellow-
wheelmen applied simple restoratives with the result that he
was soon on his fret again.

The final heat of the 100-yard handicap run was next
decided, the first and second winners in the three former
heats competing. These were Donnelly (10 yards) ; SchnrJer-
stein (scratch); O'Kane (8 yards); Dow ( 10 .yards) and Laid-
low (10 yards). Sohlueter (aeoond in first heat) did not run.

As the men occupied their distance marks in front of the
starter, many wondered how Schifferstein, at scratch, would
tare in endeavoring to push forward through his field'. Sub-
sequent events proved that there waB ground for speculation,
as when the pistol was fired and nil the "peds" were going
at full swing, it was seen that Schifferstein was fairly "pock-
eted."

This, it is perhaps needless to say, was not intentional on
the part of the others, but a natural result of so many men
being started on a narrow track. When twenty-rive yards
from the tape Schefferstein tried a forlorn hope in the shape
of drawing back and endeavoring to run around the others,
but it was too big an undertaking for such good company
and in such a short distance, and Dow ran in a winner iu 10
seconds, Laidlow being second.

The officers of the day were: Athletic events— Referee
William Greer Harrison.

Judges— R. S. Knight. TJ. C, E. L. Rhodes, W. F. Scott,
H. A. Cummings, Fred T. Duhring U. C, H. A. Willams.

Walking— Robert Gibson.

Timers— Peter Molntyre, Col. George C. Edwards, M. H.
Weed, George H. Strong.

Starter— C. Mclvor.

Captain — John A. Hammersmith.

Lieutenants— J. B. Tibbatls. Walter A. Scott.

Clerks of the course— Geo. W. Jordan, B. Macaithur.

Official scorers— F. S. Moody, E. Garnett.

Bicycle Events— Referee Robert M. Welch.

Judges — H. A. Greene, Edwin Mohrig, L. D. Sears, Fred
Russ Cook.

Timers— same as athletic events; starter, same as atbhtic
events.

Umpires— P. E. Haslett, P. A. Libby, H. S. Field, R. M.
Thompson.

Clerks of the Course— Emil Fahrbach. Harry 0. Cummius.

Official scorers— Thos. L. Hill, John E. Bauer.

Odo mile handicap, walk— W. Zebfus, Goldeu Gate Athle-
tic Club, 125 yards; J. R. Mfion, 150 yards; K. Coffin.scrutth:
won by Coffin, Zebfus second. Time, 7 minutes,iJ24 seconds.
The coast record is 7miuutes lOi seconds, by C." B. Hill ]

One mile maiden bicycle race— First heat, Joseph G. Cox,
B. C. W., first; W. E. Wegener, L. A. W., secend. Time, 3
minutes, 19 seconds.

Second heat— Dave Milroy, B. C. W , first; E. L. Favor,
S. F. B. C, second. Time, 3 minutes, 23 1-5 st conds.

Final heat— Cox, first; Milroy, second. Time, 3 minutes,
22£ seconds.

Quarter mile scratch run— J. J. O'Kane, firBt; W. J.
Kenealey, second. Time 56 seconds. J. J. Flynn was in the
lead by a yard until within 25 feet of the finish, when he fell
exhausted and was carried from the track.

Two mile state championship (L. A. W.) race — F. E El-
well, B. C. W., firBt; A. S. Ireland, A. S., second. Time, 6
minutes, 104-5 seconds. The former record was 6:24.

Oue hundred yard maiden ran for men who had never
run a race— Henry Strehl, G. G. Athletic Club, first; J. H.
Cameron (juvenile), second. Time, 11} seconds.

One miie Safety bicycle race (Rover type) — Norval A. Rol -
inson, B. C. W., first; Charles P. Fonda, S. F. B. C, secorxl.
Time, 3 minutes, 10;J seconds. The finish was very clo?e,
Robinson winning by less than one foot.

One mile run, handicap— F. L. Cuoley, scratch, first; H.
Coffin, 55 yards, second. Time, 4 minutes, 55jJ seconds.

Running long jump, handicap— E. B. Folsom, U. C, 3 feet,
25 feet 5| inches, first; V. E Schifferstein, scratch, second!
23 fee- 1 2J inches. [The amateur record given in the Clipper
is 23 feet 3 iuches. Tbere is an unauihentic record of 23 feet
1 1 inches ]

Polo vault, handicap — Harry Germain, 4 inches handicap,
8 feet 11 inches, first; James Sexsmith, scratch, 9 feet 2k
inches; John Schuster. 9 feet 2 inches.

Oce hundred aud twenty yard hurdle race, over five hur-
dles—W. a. Wright, U. C , scratch, first; C. E. Wilsoo, sec-
ond. Time, 15 4 5 seconds.

One mile handicap bicycle race— F. D. Elwell, B. C. W.,
first; Daniel Milroy, B. O. W., second. Time, 3 minutes,
1 second.

Throwing 12-ponnd hammer, handicap— A. H. Lean, G. G.
Athletic club, 8 feet, firBt, 80 feet 8 iuches; James Sexsmith,
G. G. Athletic club, 15 feet, second 71 feet, 11 inches.

One hundred yard handicap run— First heat, D. W. Don-
nelly, 10 yards, first; R. Schlneter, 13 yards, second. Time,
10 1-5 Becondp.

Second heat— V. E. Schifferstein, scratch, first; F. O'Kane,

8 yards, second. Time, 10 seconds.

Third heat— W. D. Dow, 7 yards, first; D. Laidlaw, 10
yards, second.

Final heat— Dow, first; Laidlaw, second. Time, 10 seconds.

University mile bicycle race, open to University under-
graduates only— C. E. Townsend, tirst; A. F. Allen, second.

Putting sixteen-pound shot, handicap— Joseph Gassuer,
S. T. T. V., 5 feet, first with 33 feet 10 inches; A. H. Lean,
G. G. Athletic Club, scratch, second, 36 feet 2$ inches.

Half mile handicap run — T. H. Reynolds, 50 yards, first;
Sachs, second. Time, 2 minutes 8 seconds.

Three mile handicap bicycle race— A. S. Ireland, A. S.,
scratch, first; J. G. Cox, B. C. W., 60 yards, second. Time,

9 minuteB 34 4-5 seconds.

Three mile lap bicycle race — F. D. Elwell and R. A. Smith,
both cf B. C. W., tied with 3S noints.

The Olympic Building.

Circulars of instruction to architects competing for the
plans for the proposed Olympic Club building have been dis-
tributed.

Three prizes will be given for the first, second and third
and most meritorious designs. AH drawings will be returned
to owners after the final decision of the committee, tbe Board
of Commissioners reserving the right to make tracings of the
whole or any part of the plans receiving premiums.

It is 'requested that the architects follow the instructions
implicitly regarding the scale of drawings, and especially tbe
directious in connection with the prospective view of the
building, etc. Drawings not conforming to the requirements
will not be considered.

The competition shall be limited to architects permanently
located in San Francisco or Oakltind.

Each architect signifying his intention to compete will be
furnished with a card of admission to the Olympic Club until
the date of the delivery of the plans, which will entitle him
to all of the privileges of the club.

Permanent seats will be provided around the gallery to the
number of fifteen hundred for use of spectators at entertain-
ments.

A covered cinder-running track will be placed on tbe roof.

Plans must be delivered nt tbe Olympic Clnl> rooms, 120
O'Farrell Street, on Mouduy, July lGtb.

Tbe Building Committee of the club are Me
Newhall, Edward R. Swain, George R. Welle en-

nings and Arthur G. Towue.

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, ness and elasticity in proper proportion. Mental quali-
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into two heads. First, an adaptability to learn what is
I required of them, capacity to understand their lessons

when properly presented, and docility not to rebel when
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Saturday, June 16, 1888.

STArLIOKS-THOKOrUHHKEn.

Joe Hooker, H B. BagwilJ, Sacramento.
Mariner (imp ), Matt Storn, Pleasanton.
Tbree t'l»»ers, Tbos. e>. Jcmes, Santo Rosa.
NT AU.IOS8— TROTTERS.

Alcoua, Fred W. t-oeber, St. Helena.

Anteeo, I. De Turk, Santa Rosa.

Aii'evolo, Jos. Cairn Simpson, 2111 Adeline St., Oak Ian .t

Browi* Jug, Sargent Bros., Sargent's Station.

diaries Derby, Cook Stock Farm. Danville.

• resco. Cook Stock Farm, Danville.

I»oii .Marvin, r. P. Lowell, Sacramento.

IlireclO'", Andy McDowell, Pleasanton.

I'til lis. F. P. Lowell, Sacramento.

Kfcjaro, Wm, O'Neil, S^n Leandro

v*aroI<l Cossack, N. N. Craig, 2508 H. St., Sacr.imenlo.

Illustrious, Geo. A. Stone, Williams.

Jesler !>., Wm. O'Neil, Sin Leaudro.

Jolm Sevnoaks, Sargent Bros., Sargent's 3tafion.

Mambriiio Wilkes, Charles Waterman, Walnut Creek.

Mei'l", Wit. Dwyer, San Jose.

Ml. Vernon, J. a. McCloud, Stockton.

Niclney, G.Valen-in, Pleasanton.

Metnway, Cook Stock Farm, Danville.

Valensin, n Valensin, Pleasanton

V* liippleton, Fred W. Lueb*r, St. Helena.

Wood B. C. Holly, Vallejo.

Young Natila 1'laus, Eyron O'Grady, San Mateo.

Breeding for Mental Qualities.

"A sound mind in a sound body" is an oftentimes
repeated :ipborism when mankind is the topic, and a
level-bead attached to physical power may, with the
same propriety, be the governing maxim in breeding
horses for turf and track. Mental force is of great
importance in i ace-horses and trotters, and in endeavor-
ing to reproduce valuable characteristics, should not be
lost sight, of. "Level-headed" is a common expression
when trotters are canvassed, and the intended meaning
is that an animal possessing that attribute will be ready
to do his utmost under try;ng circumstances, will not he
upset by excitement, and which will j^ive a driver little
trouble to coutrol it in all the phases of a hotly- contested
race. While education has a good deal to do with estab-
lishing the trait, like every other quality, whether
mental or physical, herelity is a prime factor in obtain-
ing it. True enough that ancestral traits can be obliter-
ated by neglect, especially an inheritance of mental pro-
clivities. The "best disposed" colt may be hopelessly
ruined by improper treatment, and those which are
naturally ii.ferior be by far the better, owing to judicious
educating.

Tho; part which is called temper is susceptible of
wonderful transmutations. Like the metal, which is
the most frequently named in connection with temper,
ther ,, are several degrees. One kind miy be easily man-
agec. and it is only necessary to bring it to a cherry-red,
and plunge it in a bath of cold water to obtain the decree
tf hardness required, while another has to be treated
.nth scientific exactness in order that it may have bard-

Harmony of physical proporlion, symmetry in sire and
dam, combinations of true form, shape wltien will meet
the closest scrutiuy, and defy criticism in both parents,
may end in disappointment to the breeder when there is
decided lack of mental qualifications. These are not
looked for, however, and this essential is left to chance.
Fortunately, perfection of form is frequently coupled
with brain power. However faultless the rest of the con-
formation may be, should their be an evident lack of intel-
ligence in the features, that want overcomes the favor-
able opinion, and the animal is rated lower in the scale
by an artistic judge than one which is deficient in shape
and muscle, superior in temper and intelligence. Head
eye and ear are the prominent indicators, though the
"coat", skin and superficial veius aid in arriving at a
correct estimate. A head may be somewhat coarse, and
show indications of possessing the desired quality, the
eye not so beautiful as to be perfect, from an over-hang-
ing brow, smaller size, and yet have the right expression,
even lop-ears, and thick at that, will not totally dis-
qualify, though as a mle a cleanly cut head, prominent
eye, and thin pointed ears are the marks which rarely
mislead.

It may appear absurdly foolish to claim that anything
can be told outside of the head of the temperament of a
horse, but just as surely as the animal stands before you
there are evidences. The silky coat, the hairs in mane
and tail of great fineness, the veins easily traced when
the animal is excited by rapid exercise, small bone, teD
dons which can be likened to ropes of steel wire, hools
covered with an enamel which rivals plate glass in its
sheen, are seldom or never found in horses of phlegmatic
nature.

There may be the characteristics noted in animals
which are nervous to a degree that unfits them for turf,
track or road, and the physiognomist also be deceived in
his study of the countenance. Rarely, indeed, will the
close observer be so much at fault as not to detect a
decided tendency to' extreme nervousness when he has
time and opportunity for closd aud repeated scrutiny.
Natural nervousness, that acquired from wrong treat-
ment, is not so easilv detected.

Two-Year-dd Stallion Stake-

In writing last week of the two-year-old stallion
stake we were not aware that Mr. Shippee had made
nominations, and therefore advised that the stake be
re-opened. As will be seen from the list appended there
are four subscribers and nine nominations, and Captain
Smith informs us that he has had answers from all those
who have consented to let the stake stand as it now is.
This is good news. To have opened the stake again
there would, without doubt, have been a good many more
colts engaged, though that would have hardly been a
fair deal for those who had already entered into the con-
tract. While it is true that the original subscribers
would not have been bound by the cancelled engagement,
it is only just that tbey should obtain some benefit from
their readiness. As it now stands there is the prospect
for a day's sport w iich will be a fitting prelude to the
National. There is a reasonable certainty of four start-
ers in the two-year-old, and within bounds to figure that
eight three-year-olds may come to time. So far as can
be known at present, there never has been such a promis-
ing lot of three-year-olds on this coast, and, it way be
added, in any other country. There is a show for a
lowering of the record for an entire three-year-old when
the mark was made in an actual race, and fast as that is.
it is on the cards to bring it down. At all events there
will be a big day when the youngsters come together,
and a big attendance is beyond peradventuro. The fol-
lowing are the nominations:

Pulo Alto Stock Farm names:

13 c May King by EUctioneer, dam May Queen.

B c Leon by Electioneer, dam Linn K.

B c Coiu by Electioneer, darn Uerul.

B c Monterey by Electioneer, dam Minx.

B c Brighton by Electioneer, dam Bright Eyes.

L. U. Shippee names:

B c Kilruin by Hawthore, dam by Whipple's Bambletoniau.

B c Motion by Electioneer, dam by Clark Chief.

L. M. Morse names:

B o Homer by Dexter Prince, dam by Santa Clans.

John P. Sweeney names:

B c Gibber by Gibralter, dam Sooner by Breckenridge.

It is a noteworthy fact that all of the above are bays*
In the three-year-old the colts stand six bays, (wo blacks,
two browns, a chestnut and a roan. J

The Golden Gate Fair— A Prospect that the
Place of Meeting May be Changed.

The removal of the place of meeting from this city to San
Francisco has not proved at all satisfactory to exhibitors, and
it is by no means certain that the fair will be held there this
season. It seems that the directors of the Golden Gate do
not care to negotiate with Mr. Hinchman, and as that gen-
tleman controls both the Bay District tract and the Oakland
Trotting park, they will be likely to look elsewhere for a loca-
tion . It is stated that propositions have already been received
from the managers of the race tracks at Pleasanton and at
Pacheco. The final selection of grounds is in the hands of
a committee consisting of Messrs. Carroll, Finnigan and Crit-
tenden. The fair is to be held in the latter part of Angust.
A suitable and permanent location, with track and pavilion,
should be secured near this city.

The above is cut, headlines and all, from the Oakland
Inquirer of Wednesday. It is very true that exhibitors
were dissatisfied with the change from Oakland to San
Francisco, and as that move was made by the officers of
the Association, after being duly warned, there is no one
to blame outside. Mr. Levens stood ready to accept any
proposition that was at all reasonable, and he was led to
believe that the intention was to hold the Fair on the
Oakland Trotting Park up to the last moment

Whether "the directors of the Golden Gate do not care
to negotiate with Mr. Hinchman" or not, the Oakland
Park is the only place where a successful fair can be held
this season, and we have not the least doubt that satis-
factory arrangements can be made.

There are others interested besides the directors. The
people of the State have something to say, inasmuch as
§2,000 annually are given by the Government. Exhib-
tors should be allowed a word, and certainly the inhabi-
tants of San Francisco, Alameda and Contra Costa
Counties are interested in the exhibition, and that priv-
ate piques shall not come in the way. We have do
knowledge outside of the quoted paragraph, and it may
be merely a reporter's surmise.

In certainly appears singular that there should only
be San Francisco members of tht directory on the com-
mittee for the final selection of grounds. There is no
time to spare in making that selection. It should be
fixed now aud the dilatory tactics of the past avoided.
Pleasanton or Pacheco, pleasant localities as they are,,
can not be expected to furnish the accommodations for a
fair which should be next in importance to the State
exhibition. Could the funds be raised there is not time,,
from now until the time the fair has to held, to prepare
the grounds. At least $100,000 will be required to pur-
chase land suitable for the purpose in the vicinity of
Oakland, and at least $30,000 more to , ut it in shape for
the fair.

The Pairs of California.

It is safe to assert that there is Dot a State in the
Union which can equal California in the way of Agri.
cultural exhibitions. From any view point that can be
selected, the award must be first premium. The State
Fair outranks that of any other of the "commonwealth"
of this great country, very many of the district are only
a shade inferior to the parent institution. There are
several reasons for supremacy. The climate gives an
opportunity for the growth of such a variety of cereals,
vegetables, fruits, etc , that the whole country from
Florida to Maine, from Cape Cod to the summits of the
Sierras can scarcely rival. The forests present contrasts
to those which shade the eastern, northern and southern
States that would require volumes to present the differ-
ences, and under the earth are treasures beyond human
computation. Nature was in a bountiful mood when
she endowed this section of her domain, and though the
advantages were only appreciated at a late day they
have enabled this empire of less than a half of a cen-
tury's growth to take front rank in the sisterhood of
States in many respects, one of the chief being her
autumnal exhibits. The climate is not merely a trite
subject. Refeience to it appears to awaken a feeling
among a few non-residents similar to what the Athenian
confessed when accounting for his animosity to Aris-
tides that hatred was on account of always hearing
him called "Tho Just." The climate is not the sole
cause of the superiority of our fairs, although manifestly
the grand foundations on which tho "superstructures are
erected. Rich soil, adaptability to produce all of the
necessaries and a large share of the luxuries of life are
factors, abovo all the 3pirit and enterprise of the people
as a whole and individually. Just so surely as climate
and soil give the opportunity for animal excellence, it is
alike certain that human kind are benefited in tho same
proportion. Mental and physical qualities are closely
united, and countries which have taken the lead in pro-
duoiug the highest typo of the animal creation are also
in the advance guard of human progress.

The fairs of this year aro likely to be superior to pre-
vious exhibitions, and we wiil have a good deal to say in
relation to them and the plaoes where they will be
held.

1888

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377

Accident to John A. Goldsmith.

We were greatly Bhocked Sunday last wben Dr. Bow-
hill gave the information that John A. Goldsmith had
been thrown out of a sulky, and that he was so much
injured that the leg would have to be amputated. Bad
as this was the Examiner of Monday u_orning made it a
great deal worse. That stated the broken bone had been
forced into the abdominal cavity, and that the injuries
would cause death.

There was general sympathy, and the great burden of
talk among the people at the Oakland Trotting Park was
in relation to the accident. Young in years, standing
high in the profession, there was more than sorrow for
the individual expressed. Fortunately, the exaggeration
was more than usually happens, and Monday evening it
was known that while so serious as to result in breaking
one of the bones of the leg, dislocating the ankle and
some severe bruises, there was a probability that a few
weeks would bring him around as good as ever.

Eureka Races-

Monday next the entries to the races of the Eureka
Jockey Club will close. By referring to the programme
it will be learned that liberal purses are offered, and
that all the running races are "open." The free-for-all
trotting is also open, and the purse of $500 should induce
some of the horses frcm the bay to put in an appearance.
"We are pleased to learn that quite a number of the race-
horses which took part in the Sacramento meeting will
go to Euieka, and, with others to join in the sport, there
will be fine sport.

Those who went from here to Eureka last fall, were
well pleased with the trip and give glowing reports of
the Bpirit displayed and the friendliness of the people.
Since then a mile track has been built and other im-
provements made. It is a short trip from San Francisco,
and at this season of the year a very pleasant one. With
smooth water the horses are nearly as well off as in their
stalls.

There are six running races with §1,600 added money.
That and the $500 free-for-all trotting should be quite
an inducement at this season of the year. The adver-
tisement will give all the necessary information.

city make the drive for the thinking driver all too short.
"Who shall say that the breaths of fresh mown hay, the scent
of flowers dew ladeD, the buzz of the bee, the neigh of horses
aud their frolic in the fields, coupled with the seDse of free-
dom which the horse enjoys, makes this to him a day of
freedom? How much or how little a horses' miud acts, who
kuows? We do know, however, that when the tired servant,
nay, friend, climbs the last hill and sees his distant home,
that mind overcomes matter. The tired muscles harden, the
tired head is extended, the eager mouth grabs the bit, and,
aB with a shrill, loud neigh, the colt or horse Bquares away,
be says as plainly as horse can say, "Hello there! I am going
home!"

The track is not the place to harden the muscles and ten-
dons. It is intended to develop the speed and expand the
luDgs, open up the windpipe and air-passages. Likewise,
here is the place to gait the colt. On a smooth, even surface
you can critically observe the gait, correct this or that motion
by shoeiDg or toe or side weighting; rind where the colt needs
a btot, and judge his capacity to win or lose at a certain rate
of .speed. 'the mode of cooling out after each heat and doing
up after a race is done, I would lite you to give your rea-
son in your paper. We want an intelligent reason for what is
done to bring about a normal or natural coudition after vio-
lent exeicise. I asked an eminent (the oldest) veterinarian
on the coast about the extensive use of Hamatnellis' on horses
legs and muscles. "Is it us good as Goulard'B Extract?"
"No," he said, "but it is excellent in the hands of everybody;
it can do no harm, ana that," said my medical friend, ''is a
a great thing."

Certainly Mr. Lindsey's method of doing up Jane L at
the conclusion of a race, on a warm day, must commend it-
self to all, especially where a horse is expected to campaign, to
trot a race or two every week. The race once over, the horse
is unharneBsed, walked back and forth until all is ready, and
then gently sprinkled with tepid water from a watering-pot,
until all the sweat aud dirt is washed offjthen gently rubbed,
legs bandaged with alcohol, a cloth saturated with alcohol put
across the loins; the aDimal is then walked until qnite dry.
Fed a warm bran mash to keep the circulation and prevent
catching cold; the tired horse, mare or colt lies down to
sleep soundly, that in the morning it rises supple and re-
freshed and ready to right another race again with another
day's rest. Any one who followed Jane L in last year's cir-
cuit must have seen how she fought race After race bang up,
often when the whole field was against her, and each time
Bhe was beaten, the onlookers saw a horse race.

Ii you will please favor us with an article on your method
of preparation, or if this article of mine shall induce such as
Hickok, one of the veterans of the trotting turf, or Gold-
smith, one of the youngest and one of the best trainers aud
drivers, to put some of their methods or plans of preparation
on paper, they will lose little, and give much to those in quest
of knowledge. Rustic.

Olema, Oune 12, 1888.

W.

A California Filly for Kentucky.
H. Wilson, Abdallah Park, Cvnthiana, Kentucky,

has purchased of Mr. Corbett, San Mateo Stock Farm,
the bay filly Linda Wilkes by Guy Wilkes, her dam At-
lanta, second dam Minnehaha. As Linda is full sister
to Beautiful Bells, that is no small point in her favor.
By Guy Wilkes is another of great potency, and so that
as regards genealogy she is especially favored. We hear
that she is good size and capital form, so that there is
still more to her credit, and then she is Btinted to Sable
Wilkes. Though this may be termed close inbreeding,
when form is suitable little is to be feared from the
coupling, and then the outcrosses are so distant that it is
likely to prove the right kind of a nick. In this union
there will be coupled two of the great brood-mares of
Sunny Slope, Minnehaha and Gretchen. These are so
well known that there is little necessity for amplification.
Wft congratulate Mr. Wilscn on the possession of this
filly, and should the expected foal prove a male, that one
will repay him the cost of his purchase.

ought to be apparent to any thoughtful observer as he sees a
fast horse fly along the straight work at the rate of perhaps
40 feet per second, and strike the abrupt torn while the
tremendous strain necpssary to deflect hiB body from a
straight line falls upon one leg at timeB. Mr. Editor, please
excuse this rambling, hasfly penned letter. The subject is
one of Borioas importance and merits more care and delibera-
tion. Jno. W. Martin.
Yolo, Yolo Co., Cal., June 11th, 1888.

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J. K. Troxel, Willows.

When did Warner's Rattler die? How was he bred? Also
the pedigree of Ashley.

Answer — Warner's Rattler, bay horse, foaled 1850, brought
to California in 1858, died in 1865. He was sired by Biggart's
Rattler, dam by Mare, granddam by Defiance. Ashley, chest-
nut gelding by Plumas, dam by George; record 2:25£, made
at Sacramento, September 24, 1SS1.

On Training Trotters-
-I read

Editor Breeder and Sportsman: — I read with mnch in-
terest in the last Breeder and Sportsman the advice you
received in reference to the preparation of Antevole for the
great stallion race.

Now with all diffidence, is not too much preparation the
rule, and too little the exception? I can remember many a
time when the old Cliff House road was "the drive" that
many a horse came right from his owner's haDds and trotted
faster and better races on a traok than when humdrummed
on the tracks.

Coquette, I remember very distinctly going from the road
into the track and trotting some of the beBt races of her life.
None could diive this pretty Pinto mare as well as her
owner, Mr. "Wilson, A ding-dong preparation, that is the
same thing over and over again. No regard paid to the
spirits or bodily condition of the animal, except either not
to work him at all, or to give him an excess of work is all
wrong. Billy Donathan certainly handled Magdallah and
Allan Roy in b way to produce a buoyancy and elasticity of
ieeling never before obtained, leading them behind a sulky,
■and alongside a Baddle horse, and giving them short, sharp
work, kept them on edge, and as they were neither high
bred ' on the dam'B Bide, they could not take the same
.amonnt of slow, tiresome, monotonous work as a thorough-
All the hardening of the muscles and tendons should be
*nnPon country roads or park drives, where the senses of
S, sound au^mell will hnd a hol.day Say, forinstance,
wftbvouiu Oakland. Say you dnve to Piedmont along the
Jough Col. Jack Hayes' place by way of Fru.tvale home
-Change of scene, soft, spongy foot-holeB on the damp ground
.Jin the morning), distant views of ships, an ocean town and

On Laying: Out a Track.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman:— Having read your
article in laBt week's paper regarding the Napa track, in
which is discussed the subject of curves. I was induced to
do a little figuring to determine what the elevation should be
to accommodate various rates of speed. For the basis of my
calculation I take the formula used in constructing railway
curves. The principles and requirements are practically
the same. The formcla is e=9v2 — 32 2r. or elevation equal
to gauge or width of track multiplied by square of velocity,
divided by gravity multiplied by radius.

To find the elevation necessary to accommodate a three
minute gait by subsiituting in formula we have e— 30x29 3-2
—32.2x420,168—1.9 ft., or elevation of 30 ft, width of track
multiplied by the square of 29.3 ft., velocity per second
divided by 32.2 ft., force of gravity multiplied by 420.168 ft.
radius of curve. Giving 1.9 ft. or 1 ft. 10 4-5 in.

The elevation for a sixty foot track to accommodate a
three minute gait should be 2 ft. 9 3-5 in. For a 2:30 gait
5 ft. 5§ in. For a 2:20 gait 6 ft. 3 3-5 in. For a 2:10 gait 7
ft. 3 § in. For a 1:40 gait 12 ft. 1\ in.

These calculations are for a regular mile track. Upon the
Bame principles the curves upon a half-mile track to accom-
modate a 2:20 horse, should be elevated 29 ft., assuming the
track to be 60 ft. wide. The same track for a horse running
at the rate of a mile in 1:40 should be thrown up 74 ft. 2 in.,
which would form an angle of over 50 degrees. In rounding
a turn the inclination of a horse's body from a perpendicular
is proportioned to hiB velocity and the radios of the curve,
hence the elevation of the turn is to bring his feet squarely
upon the ground and avoid an unequal strain upon his legs.
It is said that "It is the pace that kills." That of course is
figurative, but literally speaking I believe that it is the turns
that ktH.

When we consider the tremendous strain upon the limbs
of a norse flying around the turn of a track, sometimes the
combined strain of his own weight, his striking and tangen-
tial forces all falling upon one leg, we are not surprised that
the bones do frequently snap, and bring horse and rider
down in a heap.

Last spring I saw a speedy and promisiog daughter of
Jim Doughs, snap a leg off while running around the turn of
a half-mile track. About fifteen years ago I saw another
horse do the same of thing upon the same kind of track.
My observations and experience do not extend over a very
long period of time, but I have noted those two accidents and
others resulting from insufficiency of elevation of curves.
Many a horse breaks down from a wrench or strain he hai
sustained while going around a tarn. In most cases some
other agency getB the blame, for I have rarely found trainers
possessed of any fear of turns. Especially is the liability to
accident great to the fast trotter when recovering from a
break.

There is another argumeDt that may be offered against a cir-
cular track, and that is the advantage they give to small
horses over large ones, and I believe that is one reason why
the record breakers are unusaally small horses. Had Harry
Wilkes and Antevolo and Guy Wilkes contended upon a
straight track, the chances are great, almost to absolute oer-
tainty that the little horse would have been relegated to
third place at the finish. Had the nervous and muscular
energy which Antevolo expended in overcoming his extra
800 lbs. momentum and the inoidentul tangential force
been laid out in impelling his body in a straight line, the
result of the race would have been different, or the time
would have been faster. The circular (rack will doubtless
prevail as a straight track would not be convenient for pur-
poses of exhibition. Every horseman should enter a plea
in favor of tan, a been thrown cp high enough to give the
fast horses a square even footing. The importance of this

Names Claimed.

By Jamea P. Kerr, San Francisco*

Grace, sorrel filly with white star, foaled May 8th, by Sid-
ney, dam Marguerite, by Speculation, her dam Maggie by
Teoumech. Tecumsch is the sire of Pat Hunt.

By Mr. Harry J. Agnew, Honolulu.

Amgie Wilkes, filly, foaled at Vallejo, March 11th, by Guy
Wilkes, dam Maud.

Josie W., foaled at Honolulu, April 9th, by Doncaater, dam
Kitty Mahone by Patchen Vernon.

Goldsmith's Accident.

The many friendB of John A. Goldsmith, the well-known
race-driver, were startled yesterday by the rumor that he had
been seriously injured, if not killed, in an accident at Cor-
bitt'B Farm, in San Mateo County, where he has been en-
gaged in training his own aud Mr. Win. Corbitt's horses for
the cjming summer and fall races.

The prominence of Goldsmith, one of the leading drivers
of the worl i, and the fact that his many friends were untir-
ing in their efforts to get the true facts of the case, most prob-
ably led to the above "canard", and the accident was the
topic of conversation among the horsemen generally in the
city yesterday.

To ascertain the true account a Call reporter yesterday in-
terviewed Mr. K. B. Milroy of the Nevada Stables, who was
at the farm on Sunday, and" from him obtained the full account
of the accident as follows: "Goldsmith is the trainer and driver
of Guy Wilkes (2:18) and other celebrated trotters, for Mr. Cor-
bitt, as well as owning a number of fliers himself, is also the
educator and driver of from twenty to thirty of promising
trotting colts each day during this time of the year in their
preparation for the coming races.

On Saturday he went on to the private track of the farm to
'work' Ben Ali, a big, strong and green but fast colt, and after
jogging around a couple of times started him up for a brush,
when part of the bridle gave way or came off, from being im-
properly buckled, and the colt was pulled into the pole or to
the left, into the fence. Johnny's foot was in the sulky-stir-
rup and struck the fence before he could pull it out, and his
toe waB carried backward at the same time that the sulky was
thrown over."

There was no one on the track watching at the time, and
Mr. Milroy says Johnny's account of the affair is as follows:
"As soon as I struck the fence I tried to loose my feet from
the stirrups, but the sudden wrench against the fence broke
my ankle and turned me out.

Not knowing how badly I was hurt I tried to rise but could
not. and I then loudly called for help.

The colt after the sulky upset leisurely jogged through an
opening in the fence to the inside and commenced grazing,
the sulky having righted in the meantime.

It was probably fifteen minutes before assistance reached
me, but it seemed over an hour, and I was then taken to the
house.

A doctor was immediately sent for, and on examination
found that one of the small bones of the left ankle was broken
and the ankle-joint dislocated to such an extent that the foot
was completely reversed.

The necessary surgery was used to replace the injary and
relieve the sufferer, and at last reports last evening the pa-
tient was resting easily and with every indication that he
woatd be out in a few weeks and as good as new. — Morning
Call.

Trotting at Honolulu.

There is great interest taken in trotting in the Hawaiian
Islands, especially among the American residents, many of
whom own some fine stock imported from this coast. They
are also breeding in a liberal and intelligent manner as is
proved by the announcement in another column of two fine
tilliep, Angie "Wilkes and Josie W., that were foaled this
spring, and that are owned by Mr. Harry J. Agnew of Hono-
lulu. The former is by Guy Wilkes, 2:15J, dam Maud,
2:20, and the latter by Doncaster, a son of Eimo, dam Kitty
Mahone by Patchen Vernon. Kitty Mahone has been bred
to Marin 2:22£, and Maud to Woodnut, 2:19$. We are in
receipt of the summary of a match race that was recently
trotted at Kapiolani Park for $?50 aside, between H. J.
Agnew's bay gelding Mink and D. Davis's bay stallion Marin
that was won by Mink, he taking the second, third and tifth
heatB, with Marin the first and fourth. The track is reported
as being from 6 to S seeonds slow, and the time was 2:32$,
2:31. 2:34|, 2:34 and 2:33$.

The Combination Sale-

Messrs. Killip A- Co. have secured a great additional attrao'
tion for their combination sale that is to be held at the Bay
District Track on the 27th iDstant. This is that fine young
trotter Conde, the property of Robert L. Coleman, i
city. Conde iB by Abboteford, dam Kitty Tri<
He is one of the mo-t promising trotters in the :-
fore there will be a great competition at the sal
prove o valuable addition to any stable on ti. 5 1

378

*g\it Ifrjeete awtf j^pwrisraatt.

June 16

The Strongest Kind of Protection.

I have been very moch interested in read-
ing the different opinions in regard to protec-
tion for those who keep Rtallions. I observed
an invitation for a general discussion of the
subject. It appears to me the time has come
when the public should be guarded against
fraud, and until there is some step taken in
this direction we will have frauds all over
the land, especially among the keepers of
stallions. Let there be introduced into a
neighborhood a choice stallion which meets
the views of the people, and how soon all the
mongrels have partaken of the tine blood of
the former.

I am in favor that every person keeping
a stallion should be required by law to take
out not less than a $50 license for the Bame,
for a Government approved horse with a
straightforward pedigree that cannot be dis-
puted, and for horses not approved not less
than $100 license. That there should be a
law to establish a board of examiners whose
duty it shall be to examine pedigrees and
animals. If upon examination the pedigree
is correct, and the animal found to be sound
in every respect, and of true form to the
breed represented, then award a certificate
of approval, which will admit the owner to
receive a license for the sum of $50 per year.
That there should be a law that would im-
pose a fine of $50 for the first offense, and
$100 for the second, and so on increasing
for not taking out a license, and receiving
pay for service of stallion. And further,
there should be a law that would protect the
owners of stallions by giving them a lien on
every mare and colt for the insurance money
or on any other property that might be found
and owned by the owner of the mare. When
we can have good, wholesome laws in this
respect, that will punish frauds and protect
those who are introducing pure bloods, we
then can turn our eyes toward the East, in
this respect, and see the day gradually dawn-
ing all over the broad laud of America.

i'his is one of the most important subjects
than can be brought before our farmers and
breeders. It brings every person who uses a
horse in connection with it, by reason of
stamping out many of those hereditary diseases
and imperfections that now exist amongst our
horses. Israel Gasketson in the National
Stockman.

Horses in Jumping.

The question whether horses in jumping
land upon their foTe feet or their hind feet is
one often put. This question was most care-
fully investigated by the writers of the
" Steeple chasing " book of the Badminton
Library, and the result of their investigation
may be found on pp. 315-6 of that volume.
They came to the conclusion that, except
under very exceptional circumstances, horses
always land on their fore legs, though often
the bind feet touch the ground almost simul-
taneously; and they proved their contention
by noting the hoof marks of horses that were
raced over fences for the purpose of the in-
vestigation." It was found, they say, that
"in many cases the imprint of the two fore
and of the two hind feet" — after landing over
a fence is this — "have been within a few
inches of each other, they have often actually
been joined together, the off fore and hind,
the near fore and hind, making only two
separate impressions, in some cases the shoes
on the hind feet have actually been found in
advance of the shoes on the fore feet." The
writer goes onto say that "If the prints of
hind feet are distinctly traced in front of the
prints of the fore, it proves that the horse has
landed (as the rider feels and the keen ob-
server believes he sees) on the fore legs, but
his stride has been so little deranged by the
jump that his hind quarters come well under
him, so that his hind legs actually pass the
spot where his fore legs alighted.

FeediDgr Alfalfa.

Alfalfa should never be pastured, In the
first place it will pay better to cut it and feed
it to stock. There is an ijamense waste in
having a lot of stock in on a rank growth of
alfalfa. The waste is more thun what is
eaten! The great objection, however, is that
if pastured, the weeds are allowed to grow
while the alfalfa is eaten down. It is evident
that in this way the weeds soon take the field,
but if it is cut the whole is taken down to-
gether, and when given a fair chance alfalfa
will not be rooted out by any weed. If a
person has even as many as ten or twelve
head of stock to feed he wil find that it will
pay big wages to mow Lit and haul it out of
them. A field will feed three times as many
Btock and save the grass from being killed by
weeds. — Colusa (Cat.) Sun.

Regularity in feeding is most essential.
Let the food be sweet and fresh, and give
plenty of milk. I regard wheat bran and
middlings as the best general diet for both
sow and pigs in the warm weather. Two
bushels of oats to one of corn ground to-
gether make an excellent feed. In cold
weather, either feed dry or mix at the same
time of feeding with cold water, unless you
can let the hot water become entirely cool
after mixing. In warm weather it is better to
mix and let it stand from one feeding to
another, but never long enough to sour. — J.
V. Wolf.

Ranching in South America.

In 1885 there were 41,000,000 sheep in the
United States, 72,000,000 in Australia and
100,000,000 in the Argentine Republic. In
this country there could be allotted two-thirds
of a sheep to each inhabitant. In the Argen-
tine Republic there are tweDty-five sheep, and
in Uruguay forty sheep to every man, woman
and child. In the United States it is estimated
there are 40,000,000 of horned cattle to a popu-
lation of 60,000,000; the Argentine Republio
and Uruguay have 38,000,000 cattle and a
population of 4,500,000. In Uruguay, with a
population of 500,000.000 bouIb, there are
8,000,000 of cattle, 20,000,000 sheep, 2,000,000
horses, or sixty head of stock to each man,
woman and child. Fifteen million dollars
have been invested in wire fences in Uruguay
alone, and more than twice as much in the
Argentine Republic. In any of these coun-
tries a cow can be bought for $5, a steer fat-
tened for market for $10, a pair of oxen for
§25, a sheep for 50 cents, an ordinary work-
ing horse $8 to S10, and a roadster for $25, a
mule for $15, and a mare for whatever the
hi Je will bring. Mares are never broken to
saddle or harness, but are allowed to run wild
in the pastures from the time they are foaled
' ntil they cease to be of value in breeding,
/hen they are driven to the saledros or

aughter houses and killed for their hides.
A man who would use a mare under the
saddle or before the wagon would be con-
sidered of unsound mind. There is a super-
stition against it. — Montana Slock Grower
Journe7-

SAN JOSE FAIR.

September 25th to 29th
INCLUSIVE.

SPEED PR0(*RAMME.

San Mateo & Santa
Clara County

Agricultur'l Association

No^5.

MONDAY. September 24tli.

1— Trotting -Purse S2G0. For Ssnta Clara County.
Palo Alto Stock Farm barred. For three-year-olds.
Colts must be owned by the party making the entry
rrior to June 1, 1888, to be eligible to this class.
Other races this day for local horses.

Tuesday, September 95lli.

2— Tbotting — Purse $400. 2:35 class.

3— Trotting— Garden City Colt Stake. For three-
year-olds. Closed Apiil 1st with seven entries.

4— Trotting— Santa Clara County Colt Stake. For
two-year-olds. Closed April 1st with thirteen entries
Wednesday, September 36 th.

6— Running Stake, For two-year-olds. S25 en*
trance, $10 forieit,.S2nn added; $50 to second horse,
$25 to third. Non-winners this year allowed five
pounds. Tnree- quarters of a mile.

6— Running — Free purse $200. For all ages. $50 to
second horse. One and one-eighth miles.

7— Trotting — Purse $800. 2:50 class.

8— Trotting— Purse S400. Three-minute class.
Thursday, September 2?th.

9— Running— Free purse $200, £50 to second horse.
For all ages. Mile and repeat.

10— TBOTTING-Purse $500. 2:27 class.

11— Trotting — Purse 8CO0. 2:22 class.
Friday, September £8.

12— Running— For three-year-olds. $25 entrance;
$10 forfeit; $200 added; £50 to second horse: S25 to
third. One and one-quarter miles.

la— RuNNiNG-For all ages. $50 entrance; $25 for-
third to save

Sonoma Go.

Agricultural Park
Association.

10TH ANNUAL FAIR

-TO BE HELD AT

SANTA ROSA,

Sonoma Co., Cal.,

August 13 to 18

INCLUSIVE.

SPEED PROGRAMME.

feit; S250 added; S10I1 to second horse
entrance. One and one-half miles.

H— Pacing— Purse c400. 2:23 class.

16— Ttottinq— Vendome Colt Stake, for two-year-
olds, closed April 1st with nine entries.

Saturday, September 29tli.

16-Rtjnning— Free purse ?50fl, for all ages, $50 to
second horse. Three-quarters of a mile and repeat

17— Ttotting— Purse SC00. 2:25 class.

18-Trotting — Purse $1,000. Free for all

Entries to close with the Secretary, Wednesday
August 1st, 1888. '

CONDITIONS

In all trotting and pacing races, purses divided as
follows: 50 per cent, to first horse, 25 per cent to
second. 15 per cent, to third, and 10 per cent, to fourth

All trotting and pacing races best3 in 5, eicept as
otherwise specified. ,vawFi«

National Association rules to govern trotting and
pacing, and rules of the State Agricultural Society to
govern running, except as herein stated """-'"J <°

The Board reserves the right 1 1 trot or run heats of
any two races alternately, or to call a special race
between heats, also to change the day and hour of any
race if deemed necessary. '

The Santa Clara Valley Agricultural Society will
co-operate inthe management of the Fair

For a walk-over in any race, a horse is only entitled
to its own entrance fee and one-llalf of the entrance
received from the other paid up entrieB of said race
and to no added money. *"

* horse winning a race Is entitled to first money
thlS S" hen distancing the field.then to first anj

In all the foregoing stakes the declarations are
void, unless accompanied by the money

Non-starters in running races wlli be held for
entrance, under Rule 3. °

o.^'i^.0!1.1;8 RroP^/'s: entered ln district stakes, if sold
are entitled to start in Buch race '

If it is the opinion of the Judges, before starting a
race that it cannot be finished Sn the closing dayBof
the lair it may he declared off or continued, a^tSe
option of the Judges. '

In all trotting and pacing races, r "» ™

entries required to fill and three „.
but the Board reserves the right to hold the ....
and start a race with a lesB number and deduct a nro
portlonate amount of the purse; provided, however

that the Board hereby reserve,, the right to , 1 are »

race off when here are less than three to start
enTr,° T"6 "X°""S C°'°rs to bB D",,,ed ««"> "11

When lesB than the required number of starters an
iMSiVISS ST" '" "'" """"«• ""^ft

Races to commence each dav at 2 p m

Our track has bad a thorough coating 'of loam and
is now the best uml fastest track ii, the state *

G. IX ..sc \«,j; Secretary. jei6

FIRST I>.VY-Tiu's«lny August It.

Running— Three-fourths mile dash, for district
two-year-olds; $25 entrance; 310 forfeit; $100 added;
$25 to second horse.

Running — Three-fourths mile dash, free for all;
$25 entrance; $10 forfeit; $150 added; $50 to second
horse.

Trotting— 2:30 class; purse, ?500.

Pacing— 2:25 class; purse, $400.

SECOND DAY- Wednesday, August 15.

Running— One and one-fonrth mile dash, for three,
year-olds; S25 entrance; £10 forfeit; $200 added; $50 to
second horse.

Trotting- Three minute class, district horses;
purse, $300.

Trotting— 2:20 class: purse, $600.

Trotting — Three-year-old district horses; purse,
$300.

THIRD DA V- Thursday, August 16.

Running— One and one-half mile dash, free for
all; 825 entrance; $10 forfeit; $200 added; $50 to sec-
ond horse.

Trotting— 2:23 class; purse, $500.

Pacing — Free for all; purse, $500.

Trotting-2:38 class; district torses; purse, $400

FOURTH DA V— Friday, A ugust 17.

Running — Three-fourth mile dash, for two-yeai-
olds; $20 entrance; $10 forfeit; $150 added; $40 to
second horse.

Running— Selling race, free for all, mile heats;
purse, 3250; $50 to second horse; horses entered to
he sold for $1 ,000 ; to carry rule weights; two pounds
allowed to each hundred dollars down to $500; sail-,
ing price to be named through the entry box at 6 p
m. the day before the race.

Trotting— 2:40 class; purse, $500.

Trotting— For district yearlings; one mile dash;
purse $100.

FIFTH DAY- Saturday August 18.

Running— One and three-fourth mile dash, free for
all; $LJ0 entrance; $10 forfeit; $200 added; $50 to sec
ond horse.

Running— One mile dash for three-year-olds and
under; $25 entrance: $10 forfeit; $150 added ; $50 to
second horse.

Trotting— 2:25 class; purse, $500.

Trotting— Free for all; purse, $000.

REMARKS AND CONDITIONS .

411 trotting and pacing races are the best three in
five, unless otherwise specified; five to enter and
three t<j start. But the Board reserves the right to
hold a less number than five to fill by the withdrawal
of a proportionate amount of the purse. Entrance
fee 10 per cent, on purse, to accompany nominations.
Trotting and pacing purses divided at the rate of 60
per cent, to the fust horse, 30 per cent, to the second
and 10 per cent, to the third.

American Association rules to govern trotting; but

ie Board reserves the right to trot heats of any two
classes alternately, IE necessary to finish any day's
racing, or to trot a special race between heats. A
horse making a walk-over shall be entitled only to
the entrance money paid in. When less than the
required number of starters appear they may contest
for the entrance money to he divided as follows,
663 to the first and 331 to the second.

In all races entries not declared out by 6 p. m. of
the day preceding the race Bhall be requited to start.

Where there is more than one entry by one person
or in one interest, the particular horse they are to
start must be named at 6 p. m. of the day preceding
the race. No added money paid for a walk-over,
except as otherwise specified. Running races will
be conducted under the rules of the Pacific Coast
Blood Horse Association.

Non-starters in running races will be held for an
entrance, under Rule 3.

Racing colors to be named in entries.

In trotting races, drivers will be required to wear
caps of distinct colors, which must be named in
their entries.

Entries to all the above races to close with the.Sec-
retary on Wednesday, August 1st, 1B88.

Entry blanks and racing rules will be furnlBhed
upon application to tbe Secretary.

The district embraces all the territory north of
the Bay of San Francisco and west of the Sacra-
mento River. DlBtrist horses must have been owned
in the district six months prior to closing of en-
tries.

JNO. N. BAIMI ACU1 , President.

OEOKUE A. TUPPEB, Secy . jelOtaul

FOR SALE!

drive to town of Vl.,m population, and half mile from
railway station; substantial house 18 rooms, hot and
cold water, heated by steam ; conservatory attached:
in™ "SS" we"-»";inRed and commodious outbulldl
pSf-..,. I "M.,™ll,»*'« and numerous springs.
Perfect home for stockbreeder; in a lovely, salubri-
°HS1, "ie™,.0"d" "ET'cultural section. Price 835,001,

PHILLIPS .V WELL«,

jul6 Trlbnne BnUdlua:, Sew York.

RUNNING STAKE '

-TO BE KUNAT—

THE EXTRA DAY RACING

—OF—

The Eureka Jockey Club,

EUREKA, HC.ft BOLDT CO., <AL,

Saturday, July JtJi. 1888.

Runr.ing Stake, free-for-all $260 entrance. $30o

added, winner to take entire stake, dash ot 700 yards.

REM * RKS,

No added money paid for a walk-over. Pacific Coast
Blood Horse Association rules to govern.

Entries to close with the Secretary July 1st, 1888, at
6 P. M.

D. MFJRPHY, President.

H. 4 '01 IN, Secretary. selG

S.B. WHITEHEAD & CO,

LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL
AUCTIONEERS.

ARE PREPARED TO CONDUCT SALES OF

Thoroughbreds, Trotters

And every other description of live stock.

At any Point on the Pacific Coast.

Our Mr. S. B. Whitehead has for fifteen
years successfully managed all tbe principal
sales of high-class stock on this Coast.

REFERENCES

(By permission).
ARTEL LATHROP, ESQ., SETH COOK, ESQ.,
J. B. HAGGTN, ESQ., THEO. WINTERS, ESQ .

K. P. ASHE, ESQ., WM. CORBITT, ESQ.,

and others.

S. B. WHITEHEAD & CO.

SO Leidesdo i-iT Street,
San Franclscn.

lSmarrf

Montana

AND

Washington

Racing Circuit,
1888.

$45,000 In Stakes and Purses.

AIA STAKES <XOS£ APRIL 1ST.

AU Trotting: Entries Close July i-ftth.

Write to any one of the Secretaries for pro-
grammes and farther particulars.
DATES.

Deer Lodge, Montana, July 18 to 21, James B. Mc-
Masters, Secretary.

Butte City, Montana, August 6 to 11, Lee Mantle,
Secretary.

Helena, Montana, August 20 to 25, Francis Pope,
Secretary.

Spokane Falls, Washington, September 3 to 8, John
A. Todd, Secretary.

Note. Salem, Oregon, dates September 17 to 21.

Walla Walla, Washington Ty., dates October 1 to 6.
18fe

KILLIP & CO.,

LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL
AUCTIONEERS,
Montgomery Street. San Francisco

IS

8PKC1AL ATTENTION PAID TO BALKS OF

High-Bred Horses and Cattle,

At auction and private sale.

Will Sell In All Cities and Counties of
the State.

REFERENCES.

Hon. C. Green,

Sacramento.

r. P. Sabgent, Esq.,

Sargents.

Hon. L. J. Rose,

Los Angeles.

Hon. J. D. Cash,

Salinas.
Hon. John Boees

Colusa.
Hon. A. Walbath,
Nevada.
B. Haggin. Esq., San Francisco.
Represented at Sacramento by Edwin F. Smith,
Secretary State Agricultural Society.

At Son Jose by Messrs. Montgomery A Rea, Real
Estate Agents.

Being the oldest established tirm lu the live-stock
business -in this Coast, and having conducted the
important auctim sales In this line for the past
fifteen years, amounting to one-half a million of
dollars, we feeljutified in claiming unequalled facili-
ties for disposing of live Btock or every description,
either at auction or private sale. Our list of corres-
pondents embraces every breeder and dealer of prom-
nenca upon the Pacific Coast, thus enabling us to

fl ye full publicity to auimalB placed with us for sale,
rlvate purchases and sales of live stock of all
descriptions will he made on commission, and Btock
shippL'd with the utmost care. Purchases and sales
made of land of every description. We are author-
ized to refer to the gentlemen whose names are
appended.
ond KIIXIP A CO., 22.Montgomery street.

1888

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California State Fair

OF 1888.

TWO WEEKS' PAIR

nine dats' racing,

AT

SACRAMENTO,
September 3 to 15, 1888.

SPEED PROGRAMME 188S.

There shall b3 awarded to the owner of the sire
whose get shall make the best average performance
in the races for trottine foals, two, three, and four-
year olds, in 1887. 1888", and 1889, the Grand Gold
Medal of the California State Agricultural Society,
the actual cost of which shall not be less than $2u0.
First Day,— Thursday, September 6tu.

TROTTING.

No. 1— THE OCCIDENT STAKE-Closed in 1886,
wtth forty nominations. "Value of stake January],
18f8, £1,370.

No. a.— TROTTING PDRsE, 31,200-2:23 Class.

No. 3.— PACING PCRSE, $GOO— 2:?0 Class.
Second Way.— Friday, September Jtli.

RUNNING.

No. 4.— THE INTRODUCTION STAKE— For two-
year-olds; $25 entrance; $10 forfeit; §260 added; of
which $50 to second; third to save stake. Winner of
any two-year-old race this year to carry three pounds:
of two or more, five pounds extra. Three quarters
of a mile

No. 5— THE CALIFORNIA BREEDERS' STAKE—
Closed in 1887, with eleven nominations. One and
a quarter miles. gS01 added.

No 6— THE CAPITAL CITY STAKE— A sweep-
stakes for there-year-olds and over, in which only
non-winners in any event UVsyear will be eligible
to start. Winners of any race, entered herein, may
be withdrawn without incurring a forfeit Entrance
S50, h f, with $400 adaed; of which S10.J to second;
third to Bave ft take. One mile and one-eighth.

Fo. 7 -FREE PC USE, 8^50— Of which $50 to second,
for all ages. Winners of any race this year to carry
five pouads extra; maidens, if three years old.
allowed five pounds; if four years old, or upwards
fifteen pounds. Mile heats.

Third nay -Saturday, September 8lh.

TROTTING.

No. 8— TWO- YEAR- OLD STAKE-S50 entrance; of
which $10 must accompany nomination; $15 payable
August 10, 1888; $300 added by the Society. Closed
March 15th, with sixteen nominations.

No. y— THE GRAND STALLION STAKE— Closed
March 1st, with six nominations; $5l)0 added for
each starter up to four.

No. 1U— TROTTING PURSE, $1,000—2:30 Class.

Fourth Day— Monday, September lOtli.

RUNNING.

No. 11 -THE PREMIUM STAKE— For all ages; $50
entrance, h f, or only $15 if declared on or before
September 1st; with $350 added, of which $100 to
second, third to save stake. Horses ttat have
started and not won this year, allowed five pounds;
maidens if three years old allowed five pounds;
if four years old or over, seven pounds. Three
quarters of a mile.

No. 12— THEOALIFORNIA ANNUAL STAKE— For
two-year-olds. Closed in 1687, with thirty-two nom-
inations; $250 added. One mile.

No. 13— THE LaRUE STAKE— A handicap, for all
ages; §100 entrance; $50 forfeit; with $500 added; of
which $15" to second; $ui<) to third. Weights an-
nounced September 1st, Declaration $20, to be made
with the Secretary by 8 o'clock p. m., September 3d.
In no event will declaration be received unless ac-
companied with the amount fixed. Two and one
quarter miles.

No. 14-SELLING PURSE, S300— Of which $50 to
second; for all ages. Horses entered to be sold for
¥1,500 to carry rule weights; two ponndB allowed for
each $100 less, down to Si, COO, then one pound for
each $110 less, down to $500. Valuation to be placed
on starlets only, by 6 o'clock p. m. the day preceding
the race. One mile and a sixteenth.

Fifth Day-Tuesday, September I I

TROTTING.

No. 15— THREE- YEAR-OLD STAKE— $100 entrance,
.of which S25 must accompany nomination; $25 pay-
able July 1, remaining $50 piyable August In, lc.SH;
$400 added. Closed March 15th, with nineteen nomi-
nations.

No. 16— TROTTING PURSE. $1,200-2:20 Class.

No. 17-TROTlING PURSE, $1,000—3:00 Class.

Sixth Day— Wednesday, September 12.

RUNNING.

No. 18.— THE SUNNY SLOPE STAKE— For two-
year-old fillies. $25 entrance ; $15 forfeit, or only $10
if declared on or before September 1st; $200 added,
of which $25 to second. Those that bave started
and have not run first or second, in any race this
year allowed five pounds. Five-eighths of a mile.

No. 19— THE SHAFTER STAKE— For three-year-
olds. $50 entrance; $25 forfeit, or only $15 if de-
clared on or before September first; with $400 added;
of which $100 to second; third to save stake. Win-
ner of any race this year to carry five pounds extra;
of two or more, ten pounds; maidens allowed five
pounds. One mile and a quarter.

No. 20— THE DEL PASO STAKE— For alleges. $60
entrance; $25 forfeit, or only $15 if declared on or
before September 1st, with $300 added; of which
$100 to second ; third to save Btake. Three-year-olds
to <*arry 100 pounds; four- year-olds 110, pounds
five-year olds and upwards, 112 pounds. Sex, but
not beat, allowances. Three-quarter mile heats.

No. *1— FREE PURSE, $300-Of which $60 to second
for all age^. Horses that bave started and not won
at this meeting allowed ten pounds. Winners of
any race at this meeting when carrying rule weights,
or more, to carry five pounds extra. One mile.
Seventh Day— Thursday, September 1 3th

TROTTING .

No. 22— TROTTING PURSE, $1,000-2:25 Class.

No. 23 — F.JUR- YEAR-OLD TROTTING STAKE -
Closed on March 15th with twelve nominations
$4nO added. (Conditions same as No. 15.)

No. 24— FACING PURSE, $800— Free for all.
Eighth Day— Friday, September I 4lh.

RUNNING.

No. 25-THE CALIFORNIA DERBY STAKE-For
foals of 1885. Closed in 1H86, with twenty-nine
to rat nations. $300 added. One aud one-hair miles.
No. 2fi— THE PALO ALTO STAKE— A handicap for
ttwo-year olds . $50 entrance; $25 forfeit ; $10 declare
-tton; $400 added, of which $100 to second; third to
-save stake Weights announced at 10 o'clock a, m.,
Saturday, September 1st. Declarations due at 8
■o'clock p. m. Monday, September 3d. One mile.

No. 27— THE GOLDEN GATE STAKE— For tnree
year-olds. $50 entrance; 325 forfeit, or only $15 if de>
■blared on or before September 1st; with $400 added, of
which $100 to second; third to save stake. Winner of
any three -year-old race at this meeting to carry fi'
pounds extra; colts not 1, 2, 3 in No. 19, allowed ten
pounds. One milb and three-quarters.

No. 28— THE NIGHTHAWK STAKE-For all ages.
$50 entrance; $15 lorfeit; JdUO added, of which $100
to second; third to save stake; $2C0 additional if
1:41 J is beaten, Stuke to be named after the winner
If Nighthiwk's time (l:42i) is beaten. One mile.
No. 29— FREE PURSE, $250 -Of which $50 to second,
.for non-winners at this meeting. Horses that have

started and not run second allowed ten pounds.
Winners of any lace, entered herein, may be with-
drawn without penalty. One mile and a sixteenth
and iepeat.
Ninth Day — Saturday, September 15th.

TROTTING.

No. 30— TROTTING PURSE. $l,5f0~Free for all.
No. 31— TROTTING PURSE, $1,000-2:40 Class.
No. 31!— PACING PURSE, $3U0— Three -year-old class

FIXED EVENTS.

Entries for the following liberal colt stakes for
18B9-90 will close August 1st, 1888.
FOR INK';).
No. 1— THE CALIFORNIA AUTUMN STAKE.— A
sweepstakes for two-year-olds (foals of 1887), to be
run a"t the State Fair of 1889. $E0 each h. f., or only
$10 if declared on or before January 1st; or $15 by
May 1, 1880. Declarations void unless accompanied
by the money; with $5oo added, of which $100 to sec-
ond; third to save stake. Winners of any stake race,
to carry three pounds; of two or more, five pounds
extra. Maidens allowed five pounds. Three-quar-
ters of a mile.

No. 2— THE CALIFORNIA ANNUAL STAKE —A
sweepstakes for twn-year-olds (foals of 1837), to be
run at the State Fair of 1889. $100 each, h. f., or only
$10 if declared on or before Jauuary 1st, $15 by May
1st, or $25 August 1, 1889. Declarations void unless
accompanied by the money; with $600 added, of
which $150 to second; third to save stake. Winntr
of Autumn stakes to carry seven pounds extra; win-
ner of any other stake to carry three pounds; of two
or more, seven pounds extra. Maidens allowed five
pounds. One mile.

No. 3— THE CALIFORNIA BREEDERS' STAKE—
(To close in two-year-old form this time only.) A
sweepstakes for three-year-olds (foals of 1886), to be
run at the State Fair of 1889. $100 each, h f, or only
$10 If declared January 1st; $15 May 1st; or $25 Au^
1, 1889. Declarations void unless accompanied by
the money; with $000 added , of which S15u to second,
$100 to third. Winner of any stake race in 1889, oi
the value of $l,0uu to carry five pounds; of two or
more, ten pounds exira Maidens allowed five
pounds. One mile and a quarter.
FoR 189U.
No. 4— THE CALIFORNIA BREEDERS' STAKE
sweepstakes for three-year-olls (foals of 1887). to be
run at State Filr, le90. $100 each, h f or only $10 If
declared January lBt; $15 May 1st, or $25 August 1,
1890. Declarations void unless accompanied by the
money; with $600 added, of which $1 0 to second,
$100 to third Winner of any stake race in 1890, of
the value of S1.0G0, to carry live pounds; of two or
more, ten pounds extra. Maidens allowed five
pounds. One mile and a quarter.

No. 5 -THE PRESIDENT STAKE— A sweepstakes
for three- year- olds (foals of 1887), to be run at the
State Fair of 1890. $lOueach; of which $5 must ac-
company the nomination; 510 payable Jauuary 1,
188y; $16 January J, 1890; $20 May 1. 1890; the remain-
ing $50 by 6 o'clock p. m, the day proceeding the
race. Payments not made as they btcome due for-
feits mouey uald in, and declares entry out. $750
added. The entire stakes and $500 of the added
money to winner: S^SO to second; $100 to third.
Winner of Breeders' Stake to carry Beven pounds;
any other three-year-old stake of the value of $1,000,
five pounds; if two or more, seven pounds. Maidens
allowed five pounds. One mile and a half.
REMARKS AND COMHMOiS.

1888. 1888.

NEVADA STATE FAIR

— AT —

RENO, NEV.,
September 17 to 22 Inclusive.

$10,000.00
PURSES AND PREMIUMS.

SPEED PROGRAMME.

Sonoma and Marin Dis-
trict Agricultural
Association.

DISTRICT No. 4,

All trotting and pacing races are the best three in
five, except the two-year-old, unless otherwise speci-
fied; five to enter, and three to start. But the Board
reserves the right to hold a less number than five to
fill, by the withdrawal of a proportionate amount of
the purse. Entrance lee, lu per cent on purse, to
accompany nomination. Trotting and pacing purses
divided at the rate of 5'i percent to first horse, 25 per
cent to second, 15 per cent to third, and 10 per cent
to fourth.

The National Association Rules to govern trotting,
but the Board reserves the right to trot heats of any
two classes alternately, if necessary to finish any
day's racing, or to trot a special race between heats
A horse making a walk-over shall be entitled only to
the entrance money paid in. When less than the
required number of starters- appear, they may con
teat for the entrance noney, to be divided as follows:
665- to the first, and 33i to the second.

In all the foregoing stakes the declarations are
void, unless accompanied by the money.

Please observe that in the abo^e stakes declara-
tions are permitted for a small forfeit,

lu all race entries not declared out by 6 p. m. of
the day preceding the race shall be required to start.
Where there is more than one entry by one per-
son, or in one interest, the particular horse they are
to start must be named by 6 p. m. of the day preced-
ing the race. No added money paid for a walk-over.
Rules of the State Agricultural Society to govern
running races, except when conditions are named
otherwise.

Non-starters in running races will be held for en-
trance, under Rule 3.
Racing colors to be named in entries.
In trotting races drivers will be required to wear
cps of distinct colors, which must be earned in their
entries.

Entry blanks and racing rules will be" furnished
npon application to the Secretary. Entries m all,
except otherwise stated, to close with the S°cretary,
Wednesday, August 1, 1888.

r. E. SHIPPEC, President.
tDWlX F. SMITH, secretary. I2my

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SPEED PROGRAMME:
MONDAY, September 17. 1888.

1— Selling Purse. $250; of which $50to second, ?25 to
third; for three-year-olds and upwards; nurses en-
tered to be sold lor §i,6to to carry rule weights: two
pounds allowed for each $100 down to $1,000, then one
pound fur each $100 less, down tt> $400; selling price to
be sttited through entry box at 6 p. m, the day before
the race; one mile.

2— .Nevada totake, running; for two-year-olds (foals
of ISrffi); $00 entrance: $10 to accompany nominations;
$J0 additional for starterB; to be paid in belore 6 p. m.
day previous to race; ten per cent, of stake money to
go to racing fund; $:jC0aaued; second horse to save
stake; three-quarters mile.

3— Running, five-eightbs mile dash; District horses;
$100 added; entrance $20, declaration $5; on or before
August 2otb.

4— Ruuniug, three-eighths mile and repeat; purse
$1 0; $100 to first, $50 to second.

Tuesday, September 18.

5— Running, three-quarters mile"; District horses;
purse $10"; $75 to first; $25 to second.

c— Trotting 2:27 class; purse $t>00.

7— Trotting stake for two-year-olds; mile and re-
peat; entrance $'!o, of which $2ii to accompany nomi-
nation; $10 additional for starters; to bo paid in be-
fore6p.M.day previous to race; $300 added; ten per
cent, of stake money to go to racing fund; three or
more starters to make a race; stakes and added
money to be divided 60, 30, and 10 per cent.

Wednesday, September 19tli.

8 — Novelty Race, running; purse $400; one and one-
half miles ; first half-mile, $50; first mile $100; first to
finish, $2,0.

9— nnning; for three-year-olds; $-0 entrance; $20 to
accompany nominations; $30 additional for starters;
to be Daid in before 6 p. si. day previous tn race ; ten
percent, ot stake money to go to racing fund; $3L0
added; second horse to save stake; one and one-
quarter miles.

10— Trotting, three- minute-class, tor District horses ;
purse $300; hrst horse $150, second horse $100, third
horse $50.

Thursday, September '2 (His.

11— Running, mile and repeat; purse $370; $150 lo
first, $10J to second, $50 to third.
12— Trotting, 2.10 class; purse $600.
13— Trotting stake for three.year-olds; $100 en-
trance, $'2o to accompany nomination; $75 additional
for starters; to ue paid iu before 6 p. M. day previous
to race; $-100 added; ton per cent, of stake money to
go to racing fund; three or more startera to make a
race; stakes and added money to be divided 60, 30 and
ten per cent.

Friday, September 91.
14— Running, purse $300; of which $50 to second; for
all ages; three-quarter mile heats.

15— Running, half-mile and repeat; District horseB;
purse $150; $100 to first, $50 to second.

16— Running Stake; for two-year-olds (foals of 1886b
$50 entrance; $10 to accompany nominations; $10
additional for starters; to he pain in before six p.m.
day previous to race; ten percent, of stake money to
go to racing fund; $300 added; second horse! to save
stake; one mile.

17— Trotting, 2:50 class; for District horses: three in
five; purse $j00; first $15 j second $100, third $50.
Saturday, September 22d.
18— Trotting, 2:22 class; purBe $1,000; $500 to first, $300
to second, $200 to third.

19— Pacing; purse $600; $300 to first, $200 to second,
$100 to third.

II®" Additional races will he made each day. Classes
maje upfrom horses on the grounds.

REMARKS AND CONDITIONS.
Nominations to stakes must be made to the Secre-
tary on or before the 1st day of Augnst.lSSS. .Entries
for the purses must be made two days preceding the
race, atthe regular time for closing entries as desig-
nated by the rules. Those who have nominated in
stakeB must name to the Secretary in writing which
they will start the day before the race, at 6 p. m.
Horses entered in purses can only be drawn by the
cousentof the Judges.

All horses entered for District purses must be own-

ed and kept in Nevada and California, east of the

Sierra Nevadas, for six months prior to day of race.

.Entries to all trotting races will close AuguBt 20th,

with the Secretary.

Five or more to enter and three or more to start in
all races for purses.

National Trotting ABSOolatiou rules to govern trot-
ting races. Pacific Coast Blood HorBe Association
ruleB to govern rnnning laces, except as above.

All trotting and pacing races are the best three in
five, unless otherwise specified; five to enter and
three to start. But the Board reserves the right to
hold a leBS number than five to fill, by the withdrawal
of a proportionate amount of the purse. Entrance
fee, 10 percent, on purse, to accompany nomination.
National Trotting Association ruleB to govern trot-
ting", but the Board reserves the right to trot heats of
any two classes alternately If necessary, to finish
any day's racing, or to trot a special race. Ahorse
making a walkover shall be entitled only to the en-
trance money paid in. when less than the required
number of starters appear, they may contest tor the
entrance money, to be divided as follows: &Q3& to the
first and ZVA to the second.

Horses that distance the field will only take firs
money.

In all the foregoing stakes the declarations are void
unless accompanied oy the money.

Please observe that, in the above stakes, declara-
tions are permitted for a small forfeit.

In all races entries not declared out by 6 p. at. of the
day preceding the race shall be required to start,

Where there is more than one entry by one person,
or La one interest, the particular horse they are to
start rnurt be named by 6 p at, of the day preceding
the race, isoadrted money paid for a wa k-over.
Racing colors to be named in entries.
In trotting races drivers will be required to wear
caps of distinct colors, which must be named in the
entries.

Each day's races will commence promptly at one
o'clock p. u.

All entries must he directed to C. H. Stoddard, Sec-
retary, Reno, ^evada.

The nrmsby County District Fair, at Carson Citv,
bec'ms September 24th and ends September 29th. Six
davs' raclric; gives $7,500 In purses and premiums;
for particulars address J. D. Torreyson, Secreiary,

The Humboldt County District Fair begins October
2d and ends October 5th. Four days' racing; gives
<3 50(i in purses and premiums: for particulars address
Alex Wise, Secretary, Wiiinemucca, Nevada.

The State Agricultural Society has built anew track,
located half a mile from the town of Reno, the soil
being of such a character as to make it one of the
best on the Pacific Coast. mn „

MHO WINTERS, President.

C. H. STODDARD, Secretary. lOmy

TO BE HELD AT

PETALTJM A,

AUGUST 21 to 25 Inclusive.

District Races open fo*- Hie Counties of
Sonoma, Marin, Napa, Solano.

Tuesday, August 2lst,

1 -RUNNING— Two-year-old stake, five-eighths of a
mile dash. $25 entrance; $10 forfeit; $150 added,
$50 to fiecond horse. Winners of any two-year-old
stake this year to carry three pounds exira; of two
or inore, five pounds ex:ra.
2— TROTTING— 2:30 Class. Purse £700.
3— TROTTING, District— For three-year olds; best
three in five, purse $^50. Closed May 1st, with
seven entries.

Wednesday, An trust 2™d.
i— RUNNING— For all ages; free purse $200; 550 to
second. Mile and repeat.

5 -TROTTING, District - Yearling stake for foal3 of
1887. Mile dash. $;0 stake. Closed May 1st, with five
entries.
6— TROTTIFG-2:'.0 Class. Purse Sl.OiO.
7— TROTTING— Two-year-old stake, free for all;
foals of 1886. Mile and reDeat. SCO stake; 6250
added. Closed May 1st, with twelve entries.
Thursday, August 23d.
8— RUNNING -For three-year-olds, one and one-
eighth mile dash. $50 entrance; $25 forfeit; §250
added ; S100 to second ; third to save stake. Winners
of any race this \ ear to carry five pounds extra; of
two or more, ten pounds extra; maidens allowed five
pounds.

9— TROTTING— Yearling stake, free for all foals
of 1387. Mile dash. $50. Stake closed May 1st, with
five entries.

10 PACING— 2:21 Class. Purse $610. Patchen
Vernou and Belmont Boy barred.

II— TROTTING - Four-year-old stake or under ;
free lor all. Mile heats, best three in five ?(i0
stake; $25j added. Closed May 1st, with seven en-
tries.

Friday, August S4th.
RUNNING, District- For all ages. Mile dash.
$25 entrance; $10 forfeit; $15u added; $50 to second.
13-TROTT1NG, District— For two-year-olds. Mile
and repeat. Purse $^00. Closed May 1st, with seven
entries.
11— TROTTING— 2:26 Class. Purse $1,000.
15— TROTTING— Three year-old stake or under.
Free for all. Mile and repeat. $00 stake; $250 added.
Closed May 1st, with ten entries.

Saturday, August 35th.
16— RUNNING— For all ages. One and one-half
mile dash. Free purse $250; $50 to second.

17-TROTTING-Three minute Class. Purse $1,000

13— TROTTING— Free for all. Purse $1,100.

19— TROTTING, District -2:^8 Class. Purse $400

REMARKS ANB> CONDITIONS.
Entrance fee, ten per cent of purse to accompany
nomlnaiions.

Iu all trotting and pacing races, three moneys,
viz.: 6C, 30 and 10 per cent, except Trotting Stake
Races, Nos. 5 and 9, in which money to be divided ,
and races trotted according to published conditions.
All races best three in five, except as otherwise
specified.

American or National Association Rules to govern
trotting, and Rules of the Pacific Blood Horse Asso-
ciation to Govern running, except as herein stated.

The Board reserves the right to trot or run heats of
and two races alternately, or to call a special race
between heats, also to change the day and hour of
any race if deemed necessary.

For a walk-over in any race a horse is only entiiled
to its own entrance fee and one-half of the entrance
received from the other paid up entries of said race,
and to no added money.

A horse winning a race entitled to first money
only, except when distancing the field, then to first
and third moneyn.

In all races, entries not declared ont by 6 p. m. of
the day preceediug the race shall be required to
start.

Where there is more than one entry by one person
or in one interest, the particular horse they are to
start must be named by 6 p. m. of the day preceding
the race.

Uuless otherwise ordered by the Board, no horse
is qualified to be entered in any district race that has
not been owned in the district six months prior to
the day of the race, and any entry by any person
of any disqualified horse shall be held liable for the
entrance fee contracted, without any right to com-
pete for a purse, and shall be held liable to penal-
ties prescribed by the National Association and rules
of the Pacific Blood Horse Association, and expulsion
from this Association.

If, in the opinion of the judges, any race cannot
be finished en the closing day of the fair. It may
be continued ot declared off, at the option of the
judges.

In all races noted above, five or more paid up
entries required to fill and three or more horses to
start.

The Petaluma track is one of the fastest and safest
in the world.

Trotting and running colors to be named with all
entries and used in all heate.
Races commence each day at 1 o'clock p. m. sharp.
Stables hay and straw free to competitors.
Entries close August 1. 1888, with Secretary.

.1. II. WIIIT£, President.
W. E, COX, Secretary.
P. O. Box 28j . 12my Petaluma. Cal.

STUD DOGS.

Notice.
C. BRUCE LOWE,

STOCK AND STATION AGENT,

Auctioneer, Horse, Cattle, and Property

Salesman.

Is prepared to accept orders from breeders

Itt sic T., (3751 A K. R), lemon and white, by
Chnmpion Sensation (217 A. K. R.), ex Seph G. by America to select and forward Block from the Ans-
Dirt— Seney in the stud to approved bitches. Fee !**•'■■■■

S26

MIKF T., (MSB A. K. O. S. B ), Irish red setter, by
Nemo— Nida, straining to Champion Elcho and Cham-
lion Rose. Winner of two firsts and five spr cials at
Ran Francisco shows of 18»Caud 1888. In the stud to
approved bitches. Fee 825. A. B.

sep23

IXtHO KENNELS,

261 8 Hush Street, S F.

tralian Colonies; or will undertake to receive and
dispose of stock from America; or act as Agent
for California firms.

References kindly permitted to J, B. n
and Major Rathbone of San Francisco.
C. Dili * i; LOW!'
Wright, Heaton's Ei
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June 16

STOCKTON

FAIR.

Annual Race Meeting of 1888.

September 1 8th,

AND COJVTJSiUISiG FIVE DAT!S.

$15,000.00

IN PURSES OFFERED

San Joaquin Valley
District

FOR RAGES.

Comprises ibe Counties of

SAN JOAQUIN, STANISLAUS,
TUOLUMNE and MERCED.

SPEED PROORAHME.

Entries Hose August 1st. 1888.

Entrance fee ten per cent, In all races four

moneys, 50, 25, 15 and 10 per cent.

Tuesday, Septemuer 1 8, I 888.

1— Running — Pacific Coast— Two-yea c-old Stake;
one mile. Closed February loth, with 7 entries.

2— Tbotting — District — Four-year-old Btake. Closed
February 15th, with 8 entries.

3— Trotting - Pacific CoaBt- 3:00 class. Purse
$1,000.

Wednesday. September 19t1i.

4-Ronning— Jim Duffy purse. Free for all. One
mile; $400.

This purse hereafter to be named for the winner.

5— Tbotting— Pacific Coast— 2:2C class; 51200.

6— Tbotting— District— Three-year-old Btake. Closed
February 15th, with 5 entries.

7— Tbotting — District— Two-year-old stake; best

two in three. Closed February 1st, with 13 entries.

TUursday, September SO 111.

8— Running— Pacific Coast- Mile and Tepeat; S5C0-

9— Tbotting— Pacific Coast— 2:35 class; .91,000.

10 — TBOTriNG— Pacific Coast— Four- year- old Btake.
Closed February 15th, with 11 entries.

11— Pacing— Pacific Coast— 2:27 class; S500.
Friday, September 181 st.

13— Running— Pacific Coast— Oue-balf mile and
Tepeat, $350. , „

la— Tbotting— Pacific Coast— Free for all; SI, 2(0.

14 — Tbotting— Pacific Coast- Three-year-old stake.
Closed February 15th, with 9 entries.

15— Tbotting— Pacific Coast-2:22 class; 51,200.
Saturday, September 22d.

16— Running— Pacific Coast— Three-year-old stake.
Closed February 15th, with 5 entries.

17— Tbotting— Pacific Coast-Two-year-old stake;
best two in three. Closed February 15th, with 10
entries.

lb — Pacing— Pacific Coast— Free for all; $700.

19— Tbotting— Pacific Coast- 2:27 class; 51,000.
CONDITIONS.

All trotting and pacing races best three in five, ex-
cept as otherwise specified.

National Association Kules to govern trotting, and
Rules of the state Agricultural Society to govern
running, except as herein stated.

The Board reserves the right to trot or run heats of
any two races alternately, or to call a special race
between heats; also to change the day and hour ol any
race If deemed neceBsary.

For a walk-over In any race a horse is only entitled
to its own entrance fee and one-half of the entrance
received from tlie other paid up entries of said race,
and to no added money.

A horse winning a race entitled to first money only,
except when distancing the field, then to first and
thirdmoneys.

The winner of the mile and repeat, free purse, for
all ages, of the State Fair programme for 1888, starting
in races No. 8, wlU he required to carry five pounds

Unless otherwise ordered by the Board, no horse is
qualified to be entered in any District race that has
not been owned in the District six (6) months prior to
the day of the race, and any entry by any person of
any disqualified horse shall be held liable for the en-
trance lee contracted, without any right to compete
for a purse, and shall beheld liable to penalties pre-
scribed by the National Trotting Association and
Running Rules of the State Agricultural Society.

All colts properly entered in District stakes, if sold,
are entitled to start in such races.

If it is the opinion of the JudgeB, before starting
race,that it cannot be finished on the closing day of
the Fair, it may be declared off or continued, at the
option uM in- JudgeB.

In all races noted above, bix or more paid up entries
required to fill and three or more horses to Btart ; but
the Board reserves the right to hold entries and start
a race with a leas number and deduct a proportionate
amount of the purse; provided, however, that the
Board hereby reserves the righl to declare any race off
when there are less than three (.3) to start.

The Stockton track is one of the fastest in the

Trotting and racing colors to be named with all
entries and used in all heate.
Races commence each day at 1 o'clock p. m. sharp.
Stables, hay and straw free to competitors.
Entries close August 1, 1883, with the Secretary,

FIXED EVENTS FOR 1889-90.

The San Joaquin Valley
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

clared on or before Jamiaiy 1st; $15 by May 1st, or
?25 August Grst, 1889. Declarations void unless accom-
panied by the money ; with $350 added, of which 51 0
to Becond ; third to save stake. Winner of the annual
stakes at Sacramento to carry seven pounds extra,
winner of any other stakes to carry three pounds; of
two or more, sevtn pounds. Maidens allowed five
pounds. Three-quarters of a mile.

3.-THE Bio Thee StaKES,-(To closein two-year-
old form this time only.) A sweepstake for three-
vear-olds to be run at tlie StoCton Fair in 1889; $109
each half forfeit or only $10 if declared January 1st;
$15 May 1st or *25 August 1st, 1889. Declarations void
nnless accompanied by the money; witli $100 added,
of which $125 to Becond; third to save stake. Winner
of auv three-year-old stake race of the value of $1,000
to carry five pounds extra; of two three-year-old
events of any value ten poundB. Maidens allowed
seven poundB. One mile.

FOB 1890.

No. 4.— The Big Tree Stakes.— A Bweepstakes
for three-vear-olds (funis of I8b7) to be run at the
Stockton Fair in 1890. (.Conditions same as No. 3,
except as to year.)

No. 5.— The Sargent Stakes.— a Bweepstakes fur
three-year-olds (foals of 1887) to be run at the Stock-
ton Fair in 1890; $100 each, of which $10 must accom-
pany the nomination, $10 payable January 1st, 186U; -10
payable January 1st, 1890; $'20 payable May 1st, 1890.
The remaining |*>0 to be paid by 6 o'clock the day pre-
ceeding the race. Payments not made as they be-
come due forfeits money paid in, and declares entry
out; $500 added, of which $180 to second, third to Bave
Btake. Winner or the Breeder's Stake at Sacramento
to carry five pounds extra; of the Prepident Stakes,
seven pounds; cf any other three-year-old event
three pounds. Maidens abowed seven pounds. One
mile and a half.

N. B.— t'onditions of this association for 1888 to
govern except as specified herein.

r. V. SHIPPEE, President.

J. 31. LARUE, Secretary,

june9 P. O. Box 188, Stockton, Cal.

Gbico Fair.

TWENTY-SIXTH

AGBICTJLTTJRAI
DISTRICT.

August 21, 22. 23, 24 and
1888.

25,

Five Days Trotting and
Pacing.

Amador and Calaveras

PAIR,

IONEJJITY,

AUGUST 7thf 8th, 9th and 10th.

SPEED PROGRAMME.

No. 1.— Running Stake— For District saddle
horses; $10 for starters; $50 added. Six hundred
yards and repeat-
No. 2.— Running Stake— For District horses; $20
entrance, half forfeit, $150 added, of which $50 to sec-
ond hoTse; third to save stake. Half mile dash.

No. 3.— Free for all trotters and pacers without a
record up to date entries close. Purse $j00.

No. 4.— Running Stake— For all ages ; $26 entrance,
$10 forfeit, $200 added, of which $50 to second horse;
third to save stake. One mile and repeat.

No. 5.— Trotting Pubse, |100— 2:27 Class.

No. k.— Running Stake— For all ages; 32 1 entrance,
$10 forfeit, $200 added, of which $50 to Eecond horse;
third to save stake. Half mile and repeat.

No. 7.— Trotting Purse, $500— Free for all.

No.H. — Running Stake— For all ages; $20 entrance,
$10 forfeit, $150 added, of which $j0 to second horse;
third to save stake. Three-quarter mile and repeat.

No. 9.— Running Stake, Handicap— For District
horses ; $15 entrance ; half forfeit ; $l5u added, of which
$50 to second horse, third to save stake. Six hundred
yards dash.

No. 10.— Pacing Purse, $303— Free for all.

REMARKS AMD CONDITIONS.

Extra races will be given each day ; conditions to be
announced the day previous, when entries will close

Entries to all the above races, unless otherwise
specified, close with the Secretary on July 15, le88.

All trotting and pacing races are the best three In
five_ five to enter and three to start, bub the Board
reserves the right to hold a leBS number than five to
fill by the withdrawal of a proportionate amount of
the purse.

Entrance fee 10 per cent, on purse, to accompany
nomination. Trotting and pacing purses divided at
the rate of GO per cent, to firat horse, 30 per cent, to
second, and 10 per cent, to third.

National Association Rules to governtrotting; but
the Board reserves the right to trot heals of any two
classes alternately, if necessary to finish any day's
racing, or to trot a special race between heats. A
horse making a walk-over shall be entitled only to
the entrance monev paid in. When less than the
required number of starters appear they may con-
test for the entrance money, to be divided as follows :
66% to the first, and 33X to the second.

In all races entries not declared out by 6 p. m. of
the day preceding the race shall be required to start.

Where there is more than one entry by one person,
or in one interest, the particular horse they are to
start must he named by 6 p. u. of the day preceding
the race. No added money paid for a walk-over.

Rules of the State Agricultural Society to govern
running races, except when conditions named are.
otherwise .

Racing colors to be named in entries.

In trotting races drivers will be required to wear
caps of distinct colors.

The Board reserves the right to change the above
order of races by giving contestants notice of the
same hy 6 o'clock p. M. or the day preceding the race.

District races open to El Dorado County.

No horse is qualified to he entered in any District
race that has not been owned in Amador, Calaveras,
or El Dorado Counties six mouths prior to the day of
the race.

StableB, hay and straw free to competitors.

Races commence ench day at 1 p. m., Bharp.

The lone track is one of the best and fastest on the
Coast.

U.S. GREGORY, President.

$5,000 IN PURSES.

First Day-Tuesday, August 21, 1888.

$-250 00.

1— TROTTING -For two-year-old colts owoed in
the'district. Mile heats, beBt two in three, to harness
and to rule. Purse §250.

$300.00.

2.— TROPTING— Three minute class. Mile beats,
b«st three in fivfi, to harness and to rule. Purse
$300.

Second »ay— Wednesday, Auenst *M.

¥300.00.

„, —TROTTING— For three-year-olds and under.
Mile beats, best three Id five, to harness and to rule.
Purse $300.

$400 00.

4.— TROTTING— 2:40 class. Mile heats, best three
in five, to hcrnesB and to rule. Purse $100.

Third Day— Thursd»y, August 23rd.

$350.00.

6,_TROTTING-":23 class. Mile heats, best three
in five, to harness and to rule. Purse §750.

$SOO OO.

6.— PACING -Free for all. Mile heats, best three
In five, to harness and to rule. Purse S5i,0.

$100.00.

7.— BOGGY RACE— Free for all buggy horses with-
out a record owned in the district, owners to drive.
Mile heats, three in five, to rale, Purse S100.

Fourth Day— Friday, August 24th.

$600 OO.

8.— TROTTING— 2:27 elass. Mile heats, best three
in five, to harness and to rule. Purse $600.

$400.00.

9.— TROTTING— 2:33 class. Mile beats, best three
in five, to barness,and to rule. Purse $400.

Fifth Day— Saturday, August 25th.

$400 00

10.— TROTTING— For foui -year- olds and under.
Mile heats, best three in five, to harness and to rule.
Purse §400.

$iOOO OO.

11.— TROTTING— Free for all. Mile heats, three
in five, to harness and to rule. Pu*-se $1,000.

Races Nos. 6, 6, 8, 9 and 11 open to the State. All
other races open to the following counties: Mendo-
ci jo, Humboldt, Del Norte, Shasta, Siskiyou, Plumas;
Lassen, Modoc, Sierra, Yuba, Sutter, Nevada, Trinity,
Tehama, Colusa and Butte.

Entries to close with the Secretary, August 1, 1888,
at 10 p. m. Entrance fee of ten per cent, of purse
must accompany all nominations.

C. V. MASON, President.

IO. D. SPROVI., Secretary, €hico, t'al.

myl9

UREKA

Jockey Club.

Inauguration of New Mile Track
— Ar —

South Park, Eureka, Cal.

FOUR DAYS' RAGING,

July 3d to 7th Inclusive.

ENTRIES CLOSE JUNE 18th, 1888.

First Day-July 3. 1888.

1— Running, Purse S3C0— Novelty Race— Free for all
dash of one mile. First quarter $50, half $(Vi, three-
quarters #75, mile $110. All paid-up entries over four
to be added and equally divided between ench winner.

2-Trotting— Purse $2S0. Three-minute claBS. For
horses owned in Humboldt County prior to May 1,
1888. First horse $150; second to receive *75, and third
to save entrance.

Second Day— July 4, 1888.

3— Running Stake— Free for all; $50 entrance, half
forfeit, $300 added; second to receive $100, third to save
stake . Mile and a quarter.

4— Running Stakk— Free for all; $2i entrance, half
forfeit, $250 added; second to receive $75, third to Bave
stakes. One-half mile and repeat.

5— Tbotting— Pnrse $500. Free for all. First horse
$350, Becond $100, third $50.

. Third Day— July 5, 1 888.
Running— Purse $150. Free for all. First horse
$125, second $25. Six hundred yards.

7— Trotting Stake— Two-year-olds bred in Hum-
boldt County. $25 entrance, half forfeit, $100 added;
second to save stake. Best two in three.

8— Trotting— Purse $300. 2:40 class. For horses
owned in Humboldt County prior to May 1, 1888.
First horse $200, second $70, third $30.

Fourth Day-July 6, 1888.

9— Running— Purse $250. Free for all. First horse
to receive $200, second $0. Three-quarters of a mile.

10— Running— Pur6e $350. Free tor all. First horse
to receive $300, second $50. One mile,

11 -Trotting— Purse $200. Three year-olds. For
horses bred iu Humboldt County. First horse to
receive $125. second 850. third $25. BeBt two in three.

CONDITIONS AND REMARKS

All trotting races are best thre« In five nnleBB other-
wise specified; four to enter and three to sta-1. but
the Board reserves the right to hold a lesB number
than four to fill by the withdrawal of a proportionate
amount of the purse.

Entrance fee 10 per cent, of purse to accompany
nominations.

In all trotting races the rules of the American
Trotting Assoc'a'ion. and all running races the rules
of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association to
govern, but the Board reserves the right to trot heats
of any two classes alternately, if necessary to finish
any day'B racing.

In all entries not declared out by G p. v. of the day
preceding the race shall be required to start

No added money paid for a walk-over.

In all races four or more paid-up entries required
to fill, and three or more horses to start.

Racing colors to be named in entries.

In trotting raceB drivers will be required to wear
caps of distinct colors, to be named in entries.

Entries in aU races to close with the Secretary,
Monday, June 18, 188R.

Entry blanks will be furnished upon application to
the Secretary.

DANIEL MFRPHY, President.

H. tOHjj, Secretary.

14ap

DISTRICT NO. 2, CAL.

Offer the following rich running events for 1 M

land

__J0, entries to clnse August let, 1888, for colts now
classed as yearlings, (with one exception. No. 3, for
colts now classed as two-year-olds for this time only
to permit of a valuable three-year-old Btake for 1889.%
FOR 1889.
1.— The Pavilion Stakes.— A sweepstakes for
two-year-olds (foals of 1887) to be run at the Stockton
Fair of 1880; $50 each half forfeit, or only $10 if rie-
clared on or before January lPt; oi $15 by May 1st,
1859. Declarations void unless Accompanied by the
money, with $300 added, of which $76 to seconrt; third
to Bave Btake. Winner of any stake race of the value
of $1,000 to carry five pounds extra; of any other
jvent three pounds; two or more five pounds. Maid-
ens allowed five pounds. Five-eights of a mile.

2.— The Yosemite Stakes.— A sweepBtakefor two-
year-olds, (foals of 1880 to be run at the Stockton
Fair of 88S9,$76 each, half forfeit or only $10 if do-

C T. 1A GRAVE, Secretary.

ap7Iow

Veterinary Surgery,

DR. A. E. HUZARD.

Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Sur-
geons, London. Calls to the country promptly
attended to.

All operations performed. Advice and prescrip-
tions by mail, One Dollar. Residence and Pharmacy

No. 1 1 Seventh Street,

21ap52 San FraiiclMCo. (Near Market.)

Harry E, Carpenter, M.O.C.V.S.

VETERINARY SCRUEON.

veterinary

Besldence,

Honorary Graduate of
Ontnrio Veterinary Col-
lege. Toronto, Canada
Sir R&tlirlins:*! castrated.
(it urinary, 3?i Natonon St
Howard St., San Francisco,

InuBS

HIGH-CLASS

PEDIGREE

STOCK

ESTABLISHED 1882.
We have for Private Sale selections of tbe follow-
ing Stock, procured from the best studs of Great
Britain, America and Australia.
ALL SDITABLE FOR HIGH-CLASS STUD PURPOSES

HORSES.

BLOOD, COA0HERS, TROTTERS, ARAB8,
DRAUGHT, PONIES.

CATTLE.

DCRHAMS, DEVONS, HEREFORDS, POLLED
ANGUS, AYRSHIRES, JERSEYS.

PIGS.

IMPROVED BERKSHIRES, "MAGIE," POLAND

CHINA, ESSEX, WHITE YORKSHIRE, j!C.

ALL IMPORTED STOOK.

EXHIBITION POULTRY

Supplied to win in tbe keenest competition.
Choice Varieties on hand and to arrive.

DOGS.

SPORTING ond MISCELLANEOUS.

John T. M'lnnes and Co.,

PEDIGREE SUM K AlilVIS,

105 PITT STREET, SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES.

Registered Cable Address "PEDIGREE."

I mr24eow

Trotting Colt

STAKES,

Two and Three- Year-Old

Stallions.

In compliance with a general request from breed-
ers and owners, it has been decided to open two
stakeB for trotting colts.

Tbe first for all stallion colts foaled in 1885, of $100
each, in payments as follows: $25 which must
accompany nomination on Saturday. June 2. 1888,
at which date the Btake will close; $25 on Saturday,
September 1, 1888, and the remainder of the stake $60
on Wednesday, October 17, 1888. Five or more sub-
scribers to fill.

Race to be heats of a mile, best three In five in
harness, to be trotted on tbe day previous to the
..National Stallion Stake," and on tbe track selected
for the National to he decided upon. Should the day
naifeed be unfavorab'e, or the track not in good order
on that day, the Treasurer shall have tbe power to
set the day on which it will come off. Should it be
postponed for more than ten days, it Bhall be optional
with the subscribers to withdraw the last payment
by giving due notice to the Treasurer when ten
days have elapsed from the time first fixed. In all
other thingB necessary for the proper management of
this race the same conditions shall prevail as are to
govern the National Trotting Stallion Stake.

The second race 1b for all stallion colts foaled in
1886; heats of a mile, best two in three in harness,
and with these exceptions to he the same in every
respect as tbe one before named. The added money
shall consist of money received; profits from all
sources less the necessary amounts for expenses, and
this added money shall be divided, if both result in
contests, in the following proportion, viz., tbree-
flfthe to three-year-olds and two-fifths to two-yeai-
olds. Should one only be a contest and the other a
"walk-over," the whole of the net added money shall
go to the stake that is trotted. Should both prove to
be walk-ove*s, the exponses sball be born in propor-
tion to the amounts in tbe bands of the Treasurer.
Should there be differences of opinion in regard to
conditions, expressed or implied, the decision of tbe
Treasurer Bball be final.

Address nominations to N. T. SMITH, Fourth and
Townsend Streets, San Francisco, Cal.

mr31tf N. T. SMITH,

Treasurer ol'Sialllou Colt Stake**.

Proposals for Privileges

Senlert bids will he received by the undersigned up
to6P. M.MONDAY. June 18, 1668, for the privilege
of selling Pools and running the Wheel of Fortune at
tbe Races, to be given by the Eureka Jockey Club,
July 3,4, 5 and 6, 1i8S.

The Board reserves the right to reject any or all
bids.

myll li COHN, Secretary.

1888

^feje ^xm&cx *mxl gpovtsmun.

Great Combination

SALE

OF

Track and Road Horses,

TROTTING COLTS & FILLIES,

Stallions and Brood Mares,

—AT 11 A. M. ON—

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1888,

AT

Bay District Track,

SAN FRANCISCO.

THE FAMOUS TROTTIXU (JELDIXG

CONDE, Record 2:20,

WILL BE SOLD,

As also the following Track Horses: Old Nick (2:23), Patch Allen,
Albert, Col. Hawkins i£:i9) an<I Clara G. {2 -MX), Trotters, and Pocabon-
tas (2;2i^)and Little Hooe (2 :2r> '-.')- P.icers. Colts and fillies will also be
offered by Monroe Chief, Guy Wilkes, Anteros, Sterling, Prompter,
Fallisnnd other noted stallions; also, brood Mares of approved blood
with foal by Harold Cossack, Eros. Mount Vernon, Walstein and other
standard horses. Trotters and Paeers aie now being exercised at the
trackdaily. Kemainder of horses will be on exhibition Jane 2-lth.

Catalogues giving full description and pedigrees may be now obtained

otKILLIP & CO., Auctioneers,

jel6 22 Montgomery Street.

Cook Stock Farm.

SEASON OF 1888.

Standard Bred Trotting and Cleve-
land Bay Stallions.

SONOMA COUNTY

STOCK BREEDERS'

Association.

D

The Fast-Trotting Stallion,

ANTEEO.

Itet-orri 2:16 i-4. Standard, So. 7868.

ARK BAY HORSE, NEAR HIND FOOT WHITE; FOALLD
May 5,1879; bred by Joseph Cairn Simpson. Oakland, California
BY ELECTIONEER.

First dam. Columbine, by A. W. Richmond.

Second dam, Columbia, by imp. Bonnie Scotland

Third dam, Young Fashion, by imp. Monarch.

Fourth dam. Fashion, by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam, Bonnets o' Blue, oy Sir Charles.

Sixth dam, Reality, by Sir Archy.

Seventh dam, by imp. Medley.

Eighth dam, by imp. CentineL

Ninth dim, by Mark Anthony.

Tenth dam, by imp. Janus

Eleventh dam, bv imp. Monkey

Twelfth dam, by imp. Silvereye.

Thirteenth dam, by Spanker. See Bruce's American Stad Book.
Vol. 1, p. 307, and Vol. 3, p. 79.

Will make the coming season, from February let to June 1, 1^5. at
Santa Ruga.

TERMS.

1150 for the season. Mares not proving with foal may be returned
next season, free of charge, provided Anteeo remains the property of
this Association.

Anteeo ranks as one of the greatest trotting stallions of the Unit' d
States, well worthy of the family to which he belongs. His breeding is
of the choicest, and in point of form he is as nearly the model of a
trotter as anv horse living. He has earned arecord of 2:16J4 dur ng
the year ISSo, being the fastesttime ever made by any horse bred on
f;hiB Coast Fori urther particulars address,
fe4 I- »E TITRK. Santa Rosa. «'«»•

THE WILKES STALLION.

STEINWAY 1808,

Two-year-old record, fourth heat. 2:31 1-2.
Three-year-old record fourth heat, 2:25 1-2.

By Strathmore 408, sire of Santa Clans, 7:171; Tucker, 2:19; Sky-
light-Pilot 2:19, and 16 more with rpcoids of 2:20i to 2:19.

First dam Abbess (the dam of Soprano, the dam of C. F. Clay, five-
year-old stallion record 2:1*, and Solo, four-year-old record 2:281), by
Albion isire of Vanity Fair, record 2:24i, and the dam of Favorita
2:251).

Second dam by imp. Emancipation.

Third dam by Bertrand, a son of Sir Archy,

Steinway belongs to one of the greatest speed producing families,
opportunities considered, in the whole csuntry, and be himself is fast,
showing that he produces speed of high rate. Hin daughter Steinette
the dam of Col. B. G. Stoner's remarkable and promising young stal-
lion Bourbon Rnssell, and A. C. Beckwith's Ned Wilkes. SUinway is
own brother to Solo, i our- year-old record 2:281; Eminence, three-year-
old record ?:27, and Soprano, the dam of C. P. Clay, five-year-old stal-
lion record 2:18, His dam Abbess is ulso the dam of W. H. Kerr & Co. .
Cable, Ohio, the fast and promising young stallion Currency new in the
stud (be trotted a mile as a yearling in 2:4fi) and alBO the dam of Jersey
r.ily, burned when a two-year-old In the stable of W. H. Wilson, said
by those who saw her work to have been able to beat 2:t0, having
trotted quarters in 34 seconds, and halves in 1J.0. Steinway has but
50 living foals, out of Norman and farm mares. He never served but
twelve trotting-bred mares in this State, and some of them are dead or
lost tbeir colts, so we don't consider that Steinway has had a fair show
in the stud in serving trotting-bred mares, and we know that some of
his colts are showing great speed both trotting and pacing.

S'einway, bay horse, hind ankles white, 15J hands high, weight
1,17ft pounds. His disposition and also his colts' is kind, and impart-
ing to his get beauty and style. Terms, $75 for the Season.

WILKES PASHA.

STAIDUARD, 2618.

Dark bay with white hind feet, 161 hands high, bred by R. P.
Pepper, of South Elk Horn farm, Frankfort, Kentucky. Sired by
Onward 1411, record 2:253, trial 2:1;. He by George Wilkes, 2:22, sire
of fifty-four horses in the 2:10 list, ten of them with records below
2:20. First dam Fisher by American Clay 34, sire of Granville, 2:26;
Maggie Briggs, 2:27; Ella Clay, 2:271; and the dams of Executor, 2:241;
Ranchero, 2:244; Judge Hawet, 2:21 . . Ambassador, 2:25; and four others
in 2:'i0; second dam by Wilson's Snow Storm, sire of Jim Irving, 2:23;
third dam by Paddie Burns, thoroughbred.

Onward's dam was Dolly (the dam of Director, 2:17, and Thorn-
dale, 2:221,) by Mambrino Chief. Dolly was one of the greatest speed
producing br*»od-mares in the records. George Wilkes stands at the
head of the list of sires of fast trotters with 61 performers with records
of 2:30 or better, and the combination of these two great producers
will breed on with absolute certainty.

rtTLEES PASHA will make the season of 1888 at the stables of the
undersigned, at the Trancas Bridge, two miles north of Napa, on the
Soda Spring Road.

Terms for the season ending July l,lfc88, $35 in U.S. gold coin.

Alfalfa pasturage ?4 per month; natural grass 52:50 per month.

Every attention and care will be given to mares, but no liabilities
assumed for accidents or escapes.
mr31 i>. O. Address, (HAS. SCOTT, >apa City, Cal.

Bays

FOR SALE.

Mr. Seth Cook, offers for «ale the stock of imported Cleveland Bay
horses, which has beeu established at Cook Stock Farm, Contra Costa
County.

The horses are all of the best breeding, and are recorded in the
American Cleveland Bay St»d Book. The horses offered are:

Charles Derby 4907,

Brown horse, foaled 1885, bred by Seth Cook. Cook Stock tarm,
Danville, Cal.

By Steinway, record 2:25.

First dam Katy G. by Electioneer.

Second dam Fanny Malone by Niagara.

Third dam Fanny Wickham by Herald.

Fourth dam by imp. Trustee.

Fifth dam by imp. Barefoot, etc.

(See Brace's Am. Stud Book, Vol. 1, Page 429.)

This horse will be allowed to serve five approved mares at $100.

CRESCO 4908

By Strathmore 408, sire of Santa Clans 2:171, Tucker 2:19, Secretary
2:2(1, sire of the dam of C. F. Clay, 2:18.

First dam Alia, record 2:33, by Almont 33 (sire of Fanny Wither-
spoon, 2:16}; Piedmont, 2:17£; Westmont, 1:133, pacer.

Second dam by Brignoli 77, record 2:291 (sire of the dam of King
Wilkes, record 2:22i, he the sire of Oliver K., record 2:16J) by Mam-
brino Chief, sire of Lady Thorao, 2:184.;

Third dam by Cripple, son of Medoc, by American Eclipse; fourth
dam by American Eclipse, he by Duroc, he by imp. Diomed.

Bay horse, 15.1 height, weight 1,125, foaled 18^1. His breeding is
royal; be has but seven living foals out of all kinds of mares, and all
show some speed, and pluck enough to go a hard race to its bitter end,
and last all day on the road and come back the next day. Terms,
$95 for the Season.

DUKE OP YORK 72,

Vol. 1. A. C. B. S. B.

Foaled Slay, 1881 , imported Slay,

1884.

By Paulinus 342; grand sire Palestine 613; g g sire Promised Land 051.

This is a very hsndsome rich dark mahogany bay iD color, with fine
stvle and action. 16 hands 1 inch high, weight 1,400 pounds, and can show
close to a three-minute gait to harness, he has g'jod bone with the very
bear ieet and legs, heavy mane ami tail, and perfect disposition. He
has been thoroughly tested as a breeder and is very sure, every colt by
him being a bay from all colors of mares, a nd all uniform and Btyle .

Lord Cardigan 152,

Vol. l.A-C. B. S. B. Foaled 1884, imported Dec 1886.

Bv Candidate 64; grand sire Omar Pacha 326; ggeire Omar Pacha 324;
g g g sire Premier 477.

This horse is a model of his breed. Bright bay with the best legs and
feet, good stout back and shoulders, and fine stylish action, 16 handB
high. His sire has won numerous prizes in England including the Great
York at Driffield In 1885. He was sold when thirteen years old for J2.000
for exportation to Australia.

MAMBRINO WILKES,

(Half Brother to Harry Wilkes, 2:13 1-2.)
Sire of Gus Wilkes, 2:22; Alphens, beaten a throatlatch in 2:26}£, and
John O'Brien, a colt that lapped out the winner in 2:3S aB a three-year*

Will remain in the future at Walnut Creek Stock Farm. Contra
Costa County. , ,

l>esenptlon.
MAMBRINO WILKES is a black horBe, 16 hands high, and consider
ablv longer than his height; has immense muscular development and
weighs 1,200 pounds. He has the utmost symmetry of proportion and
elegance ot finish. Several Eastern breeders have examined him of late
and pronounced him the "finest individual" they had seen. HiB colts are
large, Btylish and handsome and all show speed that have been worked
font. ' „ „

Pedigree.

Sired by George Wilkes, dam Lady Christman by Todhnnter's Mam.
brino: second dam by Pilot Jr. —..»..-, -l

Todhunter'P Mambrino by Mambrino Chief. damRIptons dam by
Hunt's Commodore, son of Mambrino by imp. Messenger; second dam
by Potomac, son of imp. Messenger.

Mambrino Chief by Mambrino Paymaster, by Mambrino, by imp

MC George Wilkes sired 60 colts that have beaten 2;3Q. Of theBe 39 have
average records of 2:23, 14 of i:19 and 12 of 2:18.
Term"*.
Mambrino WUkeB will receive a few approved mares at the farm for
the season of 188* at *75 the season Mares from a distance will he
received at the Dexter stables, Oakland, and sent to the farm. Good
pasture and plenty of water. Box stalls and all facilities for taking care
of fine mares. ,

For further particulars apply to

CHAS. WATFRMAW. Walnut •reek,
Or at the DEXTER STABUES,

-lfe Twelfth and Harrison sts., Oakland.

CLEVELAND BAYS,

BARON HILTON.

No 584 Vol. 1, English Stud Book.

By Lucks All. No. 189.

First dam by Sportsman 291.

Second dam by Lucks All 188.

Third dam by Cardinal 47.

Fourth d-m by Emulator 103.

BaroD Hilton, bay. foaled 1883, 16.1 hands high, weight 1,380
pound", best feet and legs and a very stout back, good head and neck,
good mane and tail and a very handsome finish, surpassing that of any
other large stallion in the land His disposition is of the very best.
This family is noted for size, style and rich color. He is one of the
very best of roadsters. Terms, $25 lor the season.

KING-SCOTE 154,

Vol. 1. A. C. B. S- B. Foaled 1884, imported 1886-

By Competitor 101; grand sire Candidate 64; g gsire Omar Pacha 326;
gggsire Omar Pacha 324.

A very stylish dark bay, 16 hands 1 inch, weighingover 1,300 pounds; a
horse of great finish and has proved himself a remarkably sure
breeder. He cannot fail to be\ery valuable as a sire, being descended
from the best of blood on both sides. Hi? sire Competitor was imported
to this country- and sold at a very high price.

GENERAL 249,

Vol. 1. A, C. B. S. B. Foaled 1885. importid ->laj.l8SJ.

By Salesman 417; grand sire Salesman 271 ; g g sire Drover 91;ggg
sire Topsman 324.

A very heavy boned colt of great promise, a rich bay in color, full 16
hands high, and weighing now over 1,3j0 pounds; will weigh at maturity
1,450, and should be a very valuable sire.

ROYAL STUDLEY.

So. 6R American Cleveland Stud Book, Vol. 1 .

Sire by TouDg Candidate, winning grand prize, Great York, beat-
ing 20 others

First dam by Whalebone 365, dinner first premium at the great
Yorkshire.

Second dam by Lucks All, No. 188.

Third dam by Sunimercock302,

Royal Studley is very handsome. 16£ hands high; weight 1,435
pounds, black points, with a ve puliation of imparting to his colts
beauty and style surpassing all large stock of horses. His disposition
is of the best; he is an attractive horse. ThiB family is noted for Btyle,
size, and color. Terms, $25 for the Season.

SAXON PRINCE.

Mo. 83, foaled 1884. Imporred July, 1868. recorded in
Vol, 1, A. C. B. Stud Book.

Sired by Sportsman 299; gr sire Brilliant 42, ggr sire Yatton Lad,
gggr sire Wonderful Lad 361, ggggr sire Cleveland Lad 69, gggg
gr sire Cleveland 60.

Saxon Prince Is a very handsome and attractive young horse. He
Ib symmetrical In form, beauty, style, and finish of that of a thorough-
bred, and will be allowed to serve ten mares at Terms. $25 the
Season.

The Standard Bred and Cleveland Bay stallions will serve mares
the present season, commencing February 1st, and ending September
1st, 1888, at Cook Farm, Danville, Contra Costa County. All blllB pay-
able invariably before the animal is removed. Mares not proving in
foal will have the money returned or mares served the next season
free, that is, if the same pirtieB who bred the mare still own her. and
the ibove-named stallions are owoed by the Cook Farm, or the present
owner. Sett Cook. Esq Pasturage £4 per mouth ; bay and grain ?10 per
month, but no liability for accidents or escapes. Mares sent "Fashion
Stable," Oakland, S. J. Bennett, Martinez, or Smalley's Stable, Hay-
wards , will he forwarded to the farm free of charge. Address,
Hja COOK MOIK F ABM, DANVIIXE,

CARDINAL 248,

Vol. 1 , A. C. B. S. B. Foaled 1885, imported 1889.

By Prince of Wales 371; grand Bire Emperor 144; gg Bire Herod 218;
ggg sire Emperor 143.

A promising dark bay, full 16 hands high, weighing 1.2.50 pounds. His
sire, Piince of Wales 371, is sire of many premium winners.

BONANZA 246,

Vol. t.A.CB-S. B. Foaled 1885, imported 188?.

By General 177; grand sire Emperor 102; g gsire General Benefit
120; g g gsire Baylock 372.

A very smooth promising colt, full IS hands high , stylish and active
a dark lood bay in color; will make a gTaud show horse, and cannot
fail to be a gsand breeder.

NAPOLEON 754,

Vol. III. Fne- C. B S. B.

Foaled 1 885, Imported August,
1887.

By Lucks All 189; grand Bire Lucks All 183; g gsire Cardinal 47; ggg
sire Emulator 103.

Napoleon is a fine rich bay with black legs and very superior action;
he is very deep in the girth, and has wonderful style. He took the $75
premium in London. England, beside the silver medal where he was
shown against horses of all ages and to all England. Last fall he took
first premium at the Illinois state Fir at Olney, and first at the Fat
Stock Show at Chicago; he is half brother to Baron Hilton who has quite
a reputation as a prize winner on this coast.

BARRINGTON,

Vol. V, Ens. C. B. S. B. Foaled 1885, imported 188?

By Prince of Cleveland 647; grand sire Sportsman 291; g g sire
Sportsman 430; ggg sire Nimrod.

This Is a very dark bay of great promise, a true type of a coach horse,
being rangy and stylish, with Clean flat legH and good sound open feet.
He stands full 16 hands high, and weighs 1,250 pound. He also took
second premium at the great York.

SUNBEAM 71,

Vol. 1, A. C. B. S. B. Foaled 1883, Imported 1887

Bv Salesman 417; grand sire Salesman 271; g gsire Drover 91 ggg
sire TopBman 324.

This mare has good Btyle and action, dark bay standing, 16hands
high; stinted to Ventnor6H, sweepstakes winner at Illinois Plate Fair
at Olney 18S7; well broken to drive.

ThehorseB may be seen at the Bay District Track on u • Motion to
MR. SAMCEL GAMBLE. Catalogue cau b«- bad from B
No. 22 Montgomery St., San Francisco, or MR. GEO. A. \!
Stock Farm, Danville, or MB. SAMUEL GAMBLE, Bay I
City.

382

^lue ^rejeto awxl j5paKtsm<m.

June 16

Tbe Pure-Bred Trotting Stallion

ILLUSTRIOUS,

Standard, No. 4t?8.

Description.

Dark bay with black points; bred by Gen.
May 3 i,lS85.

Pedigree.

W. T. Withers; foaled

Bv Hanuy Medium, sire of Maspy Cobb. 2:13M; Norman Medium,
2 :20, and 39 with records below 2:30, a greater number than stands to the

Crei8t°dfam Abdallettfby'sjaders' Cassias M Clay Jr., sire of Harry
Clay, 2:23 V; iMimn^o, 2:23\; and sue of the clams of Minnehaha,
Happy Thought, 2:22' : Mani'»rinoBoy. 2:26,^; J. B. Richardson, 2:26>6;
Lutti'- K '*:''(). ■ Bertha, 2:27^', and others.

2d dam Laura Crockett by Almont. rtire of Westmont 2; 135i: Pur-
itan,2:16; Fanny Wit erspoon, 2:16*; Piedmont. 2:1, H'; Aldine, -:Wh;
Karlv Uo£e,2:2rtj.4,and31 with records below 2:a0.

Sit dam Sally Tee by Alexander's Abdallah.

*th dam K.ite Crockett, tbe dam of Lulu, 2:H^, by imp. Hooton.

>ithdam Mary Blaine by Texas.

fithdam Fanny Eilsier by Sir William.

7th dam v,\- Whipster, son of Cuok's Whin.

Individually ILLUSTRIOUS iB a colt of extra Bne finish with legs
and feet of the Very best, and ki»d disposition- He is barely broken to
harness, but shows pood trotting action, and, burring accidents, he will
certaiuly make bis mark as a trotter. He is pronounced by his breeder
to be the best b/edson of Happy Medium living.
Terms.

He will be permitted to serve a few approved mares at 650 the
season, privilege of returning if th" mare does not prove to be with foal.
Good pasturage at J3 per month.
18fe GE'». A.STOXE- Williams, Cal.

1888. RANCHO DEL KIO. 1888

The Thoroughbred Stallion

fit

JOE HOOKER,

Uy .Monday, data Mayflower, by Imp. Eclipse from ija-
11 ie Farrow by imp Shamrock,

Will make the season of 1SSS at Ranchodel Rio, five miles from ac-
ramento, on the Freeport road.

Limited to twelve mar**s of approved breeding besides
the owner's.

Terms SI 00 the Season.

Good pasturage at reasonabl e rates. Every precaution taken but no
responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes.

Address MB. BAG WILL,

aide Care of THEo. Wl.VTKRS. Sacramento. Cal.

THE CSLBBRATED TROTTING STALLION

MBNLO

WILL MAKE THE PRESENT SEASON AT THE FAIR
Grounds, San Jose. Season commencing February 1st and ending
June 24th.

MESLO is seven years old, a beautiful bay with black points, 15^
bands high. He is a horse of beautiful symmetry and magnificent
action.

Pedigree.

MEXLO was got by Nutwood, first dam by imp. Hercules; second
dam by Oweu Dale, etc.

Imp. Hercules by Kingston, (sou of Venison), dam daughter of
Toscar by Bay Sliddleton (son oE Sultan).

Owen" Dale by Williamson's Belmont, dam Maria Downing by Amer-
ican Eclipse (son of Duroc and Miller's Damsel, by imp. Messenger);
second d*"i Browulock by Tiger; third dam by imp. Speculator; iourth
dam by imp. Dare Devil, etc '

Nutwood by Alexander's Belmont. First dam Miss Russell by Pilot
Jr.; second dam Sallie Russell by Boston: third dam Maria Russell by
Thornton's Rattler; fourth dam Miss Shepherd by Stockholder; fifth
dam Miranda by Topgallant, etc.

Alexander's Belmont bv Alexander's Abdallah. First dam by Mam-
brino Chief (son of Mambrino Paymaster by Mambrino)by imp. Mes
senger; second dani by Brown's Bellfouuder.

Brown's Bellfouuder by imp. Bellfouuder. First dam Lady Allport
hv Mambrino by imp. Messenger; second dambyTippoo Saib bv imp
Messenger; third dam by imp. Messenger.

MENLO made his appearance in the Circuit in 18SS. ai.d won eight
races out of nine starts, and easily won the third heat in his last race at
San Jose, in -::;..

Terms: J75 the season, due at time of serviec. Mares not proving
with foal may he returned the next season free of charge, provided I
still own the horse.

Mares cared for in any manner owners may desire; pasturage S3 per
month. Every care exercised, but no liability for escapes or accidents.

For further particulars apply to or address:

28jata \TM. DWYER, San .lose.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION.

IMP. MARINER,

[Called Oatcake in Australia.;

ILL MARK THE SEASON OF 18S8 ENDING ON OR ABOUT
JUNE 1st, AT PLEASANTON, ALAMEDA CO.

Fc<ll:rree.

Sired bv Wild Oats, he by Wild Dayrell, son of Ion and Ellen Middle-
ton, by Bay Mid lleton, out of TheUolden Horn, by Harkawav.dain Miss
Emma bv Saootorei: second dam Dulcimer, by Trumpeter; third dam
Teddingtbnia by Teddiugton , etc [See English Stud Book, Vol. X, page
355.]

Description.

Mariner is n chestnut horse Bixteen hands high, of a conformation
combining both power and speed, and wis a successful race-horse in
Austr lia. He is bred from racing families in boih branches ot his
genea'jgical tree, and traces throngs Wild Dayrell, BCarkaway, Irish
Blrdcatcber, C av Middleton. Teddiugton, Orlando. Eclipse, Mitcbem,
Regnms.Bartlett's Childara and Honey wood's Arabian to the seven-
teent.a dam, a Bverlv Turk mare. He was bred in England, imported to
Aup' -alia in utero. foait-d in 1888 and Imported to California in ik-7. A
ho; - of his breeding, size and quality c*n hardly fall to be a successful
sin

Mrnu $50 the Season, with Privilege of Return.

W

Good pasturage at reasonable rates.
1 "or further particulars address

All mares at owners riBk

MATT STORK.

Pleasanton, tal.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION,

THEEE CHEERS.

\T7ILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 18SS AT SANTA ROSA, SONOMA
V\ County. Cal.

rediaree.

Sired bv imported Hurrah, first dam Tonng Fashion by imported
Monarch; second dam Fashion by imported Trustee; third dam Bon-
nets o' Blue by Sir Charles; fourth dam Reality by Sir Arcby: Bfthdara
by imported Medley; sixth dam bv imported Centinel, etc. (Sec Brume's
American Stud Book, Vol, I, page 432.)

Hurrah by NewmiiiBter( winner St. Leger 1851 ), dam JoviaihyBay
Middleton (winner Derby 1836).

Newminstor bv Touchstone (winner St. Leger 1830. dam Beeswing
(winner of M races out of 64 starts) by Dr. Syntax (.winner Don"uster
Cup 1837,41, 41,42, the only horse that ever accomplished that feat).

THREE CHEERS is bred in the speediest and stoutest lines. His
dam. Young Fashion, was the dam of Surprise, Sco;land (the only horse
that ever beat Asteroida heat'i, Liverpool, Columbiaand Bonnie Kate, the
dam of LiHle Buttercup and the living Bonnie Lizzie. His grandam, Fash-
ion, was the greatest race more of her era, defeating Boston in that his-
torical match at 4-mlle heats that is recorded as one of the greatest
events in the aunals of the turf. He is thoroughly nound In wind and
limb, his family on both sides being noted for their exemption from
curbs, spavins, "roaring, or any other hereditary unsoundness. Horse-
men, who can appreciate she highest type of the thoroughbred, are spec-
ially invited to inspect Three Cheers.

Terras.

FORTY dollars for the season. Males not proving with foal
can he returned the next s-ason free nf charge. Good pasturage at S3
i»er month. Mares cared for in any manner owners may desire, and
fed on hay and grain, either or both, at reasonable rates. None but
competent grooms employed, but no responsibility assumed for acci-
dents or escapes.

N. B.— Mares sent from a distance in care of J. W. Mokshead, City
Front Stables. San Francisco, will be forwarded withont delay.

For further particulars address
18fe THOS. «. JOKES, Santa Rosa, Cal,

The Highly Bred Trotting Stallion.

YOUNG SANTA CLaUS

w

Till make the season of 1888 at the AYhippl* Stock

Farm, near San Mateo, San Mateo County, California.

Terms lor the Season. $40.
Pedigree.

Young Santa Claus, b c foaled April, 1831, by Santa Claus, rcconl2;17S

First dam by Oovernor Booth, by George M. Patchen.

Second daiu "Demirep, by Young .Melbourne.

Third dam MethiUie, by imp. Scvthian.

Fourth dam Peggv , bv Boston.

Firth dam Too-soon, by Sir Leslie.

Sixth dam Little Peggy, by Gallatin.

seventh dam Trumpeter, by lit phestion.

Eighth dam Peggv, by imp. Bedford.

Ninth dam imp. Peggv. by Trumpeter.

Peggy was imported bv Col. John Ta\lorof Virginia, and the com
pilerof the Stud Book, Colonel S. D. B nice, adds a note: "Many of the
heat racers in America trace to this mare."

There is an excellent combination of trotting strains in young Santa
Claus. His sire combines Hambletonian and Mambrino Ciiief ; his dam
Geo. M Patchen and thoroughbred. Santa Claus had two strains of
Mambrino Chief. Young Santa Claus inherits the blood of the three
great trotting families: Hambletonian, Mambrino Chief and Clay. Tbe
ire of -anta Clans, Strathinore. has eighteen sons and daughters which
have trotted in 2::i0 or better, two which have beaten 2:20. Santa Claus
won sixteen races defeating many of the very best horses of the day,
among them Nutwood, Elaine, Piedmont, Wedgewood, Voltaire, Han-
oi-., Black Cloud, Jerome Eddv. Edwin Tborne, Fanny Witherspoou and
Others of celebrltv. He was sold lor 825,000.

Young Santa Claus is a very handsome shade of bay, with black
points, I6Vj hands in height, of good form, fine style and action.

Due care will be taken to prevent accidents, but no liability. Pasture
J4.D0 per month. For further particulars address

3Ide

KYBON OWRADY,

San Mateo, Cal.

SOUTHER FAEM, 1888.

One and a half miles north-east of San Leandro,
Alani^-da «'o., Cal.

The following stallions will make the season of 1888 at the above
farm.

FIGARO, standard bred bay stallion, black points, little white on
near hind heel; 16K hands, weight about 1 250 lbs. By Whipple's
Hambletonian, dam Emblem (full sister to Voltaire, 2:20K) by Tattler
second dam Young Portia by Mambrino Chief.

(Whipple's Hamble- < Gay Millers* \ §£$!£??& A*.

i | _ tunian;..„. ._.......... ^ _ ,____ ( Burr's Washingtc

( dam by Abdallah.

£ ^Emblem.

(Young Portia { ^gjf1110 Ch,ef 1X

With eight davB' training Figaro trotteda third heat in a training race
in 2:34. He afterwards trotted in 2 -32. Ashe will be trotted this fall
hut twelve mares besides those of his owner will be received.

TERMS— $25 with privilege of return if mare does not prove with
foal.

Season will positively close on June 1st, on which date the horse will
go into the hands of a trainer.

JESTER D.,5696, chestnut stallion, little white in face, near hind

heel and ankle white; weight about 1,200ponnds; by Almont, dam Hor-

tense by Messenger Duroc: second dam Nellie McDonald, rai.njng

bred, by Colossus.

H f f Alexanders Abdallah* Hambletonian 10.

o I Almont -i * katv DarUng.

- Sir*» nf 13 'ii!"'>'-Tn"ii^r > fMarabrino Chief 11.

^ | Sire of 33 in ~.3Qhst Wftin by By pjIot Jr 8jre oj. the

i 1 dams of Maud S. and

=5 S ^ Jay-Eye-See.

■^ ["Messenger Duroc

j L„,(a„„ I Sire of Elaine, 2:20, the dam of Norlaine 2:31J<

u ^uortense ^ as a yearling.

™ | Kellie McDonald, running bred, by Colossus

I, son of imp. Sovereign.
Jester D. haB nevr been regularly trained but trotted a mile in
2:37 with very little preparation.

He has taken a number of premiums in the show ringin Missouri
and low*, and is a fine specimen of the carriage and general purpose
borBe. He has several verv promising colts in M issourj (iood accomo-
dations for mares at 85 per month. >o responsibility for accidents or
escapes.

Terms.
K5 the Season with privilege of return if mare fails to prove with
foal. Address. WM. O'KEIL, Asent.

18fe Box 149, San I^andro, Cal.

The Standard Stallion

WHIPPLET0N.

Registered Wallace's Trotting Register. Vol. IV, Ko. 1 883.
standard under Rnles 4 and 6.
The moBt Knccessiul Stock Horse in California for the
opportunities.

Sire of Lily Stanley, 2:203^; Homestake (pacer), 2:i6^; Flora B.,
2:33X: Rachel, 2:38; all from mares of unknown breeding. There are
a number of others, both pacers and trotters, of his get that will make a
low mark this season, barring accidents.

Description.

WHIPPLETON isabeautiful black, tan muzzle and flanks, and ex-
ceptionally strong made all over. He stands 17 hands high and weighs 1400
pounds. He is beyond doubt the most uniform breeder on the Coast for
size, color, and finish. Most of his colts are 1G hands or ov**r, and all bay,
brown, or black in color; he never h;is sired a sorrel or white face colt;
If he dofp I airee to refund scivice money. He has no equal as a car-
riage-liorse producer. A number of hiB teams have been sold 1 itely for
large prices.

Pedigree.
wniPPLETON". sired by Hambletonian Jr (sire of Hancock, 2:29)
by Whipple's Hambletonian; dam Lady Livingston fdnm of Lady
Blnnchard, 2:'2H)4; and Hkmmfleld Maid, trinl 2:22) bv n^neral Taylor
(sire of dam ...f Wells-Fargo, 2:is-v -; Neren,2:23S'; Kickford, 2:2!),^;Lady
BUmr:hard.2:26J<) son of the Morse Horse.

Whippleton will make the season of 1R3 nt Fashion Stables, Petn-
Iuiiiil Mures left at City Front Stables, J. \V Morsehead proprietor,
San Francisco, wlil be promptly shipped and cared for.

Terms $50 for the season, with the usual return privileges.
Good pasture Stt.IO per mouth.

For extended pedigree und further information send for circular to
i H IP W. I.O! Ill K, Owner, St. Helena,

lOmr Or U. FKIXLESKN, Agent, Petalama

The Almont Stallion

ALCONA,

Registered No. 7 30.

By the great Almont (Sire of .^eetmont 2:133, Puritan 2:16, Fanny
Wifherspodn 2;16£ and 31 others with records better than 2:30. and
grandsire of Belle Hamlin. 2:13i) by Alexander's Abdallah (sire of
Goldsmith Maid, V:li) he by Bysdyk's Hambletonian Alcona, dam
by Mambrino Chief (sire of Lady Thorne, 2;18}) the founder of tbe
Mambrino Chief family. Alcona is a bright chestnut, 10. hands high.
and weighs 1 ,30(1 lbs. Uis colts possess speed, style, finish and beauty,
and if they don't trot fast, tbey command the highest price for car-
riage and general purpose horses. The following is a liat of Alcona's
colis sold untrained:

Alcona Jr.. two-year-old 51,200

Splitrock. two-year-old 60J

weanling, lumontbsold ?60

Jordan Beauty, four-year-old 1,0'tO
Oregon Boy, three-year-old.. l.ll'O

Clay Duke, two-year-old $5nn

Alcona Chief, two-year-old.. 850
Alcona Clay, four-year-old... l.O'O

filly, two-year-old iUO

Cult, two-yei»r-old 6C0

A total of $e,610 for ten colts, an average of §681 per head. It
always pays to raise the best.

I purchased Alcona af'er carefully observing bis colts for the last
year, and am fully satisfied that all expectations that bis breeding
warranlswill be realized. There are but few of his colts that have
been placed in training and they all show speed and gameness of a
high order. Alccna Jr. has shown trials in 2:27 with very little work,
and quarters in 35 seconds. Clay Duke, by Alcona, trotted a public
trial at Sacramento last fall, driven by his owner, in 2:32j aDd be has
never had regular training. Flora Bell, by Alcona, with a few months'
training last summer, trotted a mile in 2:33. These colts will all trot
down in the twenties next fall, barring accidents.

Terms: $35 for tbe season. Mares not proving in foil may be
returned next season fiee. Pasture 54 00 per month. Mares left at
t ity Front Slables, San Francisco, will be promptly shipped and cared
for.

Alcona will make tbe neason of 1888 at Napa, two days each week,
balance of the time at Vineland Stables, one mile south of St. Helena.
For extended pedigree and further information, send for circular.
lOmr FKEI>. W. l.OfcBEK. SI. Helena.

The Standard Bred Trotting Stallion

MT. VERNON,

ttecord 2:21.

WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1888 AT STOCKTON, TO CLOSE
JUNElStb.

Description.

Foaled in 1981, dark bay, black points, no while. His perform-
ances in 1 87 ought to be too well known to receive an extended notice
here. On August/Hth, at San Jose, where he made bis record of a:21,
he conld have trotted in 2:18 or 2:19 had he been allowed fo do so. Ho
trotted the middle half in l:07i, tbe three-fourths in 1 :42J, and finished
the mile in a jog in 2:21. At tbe Bay District Track, Golden Gate Fair,
aftfr being turned lo'»se on Ihe ni^ht before by unknown parties and
running in tbe streets for six honrs before he was returned to the
track; the fame afternoon he trotted and won one of the hardes^con-
tested and fastest five-heat races of the season. Tempest beating him
less than a neck the first beat in 2:21t,Luella winning tbe fourth
from him by 1 ss than a length in 2:21J-. Mt. Y< rnou winning Ihe fifth
beat and race In a jog. I exhibited two two-year-olds.- two yearlings,
one suckling at the State Fair, 1(87, was awarded two first and three
second premiums, one of the yearlings weighing 951: lbs. At sixteen
months old six of bis colts were shown at the Stockton Fair, getting
four first and two second premiums.

Pedigree.

Sired by the Great Nutwood, dam by Chieftain.
Terms.

Sixty dollars for the season. Mares not proving with foa] can bB
returned next season free, providing I Btill own the horse. Mares cared
for in any manner owners may desire. Pasturage. S3 per month
Every care exercised, but no liabilities for escapes or accidents. For
further information apply or address

J. A. MctxoCn, Proprietor

life t i5 Park St. _St"Chtqn, <aj_

The Standard-Bred Stallion

BROWN JUG.

Description.

BROWN JUG is a rich brown horse, nine years old, 15^' hands high.

weighs 1.130 pounds. In form, action, and disposition he is not excelled

by any stallion now in public service. In his six-year-old form he was

handled for a short time by John A. Goldsmith, and showed trials in 2:22.

Pedigree.

Sired by Nutwood. First dam Young Molly by Budd Doble. Second
dam Molly TrusBell by Gen. Taylor. Third dam the Livingston Mare
by the Morse Horse.

The Nutwood Stallion

JOHN SBVENOAKS,

Description.

JOHN SEVENOAKS is a coal black horse, seven years old and
stands 16.1 hands high. Of superb form, bone and substance, and fine
action and style.

Pedis r^e.
Sired bv Nutwood, dam San Juan Belle (record 2'31V in fourth heat)
by Robert's St. Clair; second dam by David ■Hill.EOuof Vermont Black
Hawk; third dam a fine mare brought across the plains and believed to
be thoroughbred.

Location.
These stallions will make the season of 1888. commencing March 1st
and ending July 1st, ac Sargent's Station, Santa Clara Co.
'terms

For either horse ?-i0 the season. Mares not proving with foal c»n be
returned next season free of charge, provided the horse stands in Gon
zales or vicinity. Pasturage $2,5u per month. All care taken, but no
responsibilities assumed for accidents or escapes,
r or further information aDplv to

S<tRtiEVr BROS.,
Or HEKhlTT L«VE,
lOmr Sargent's Station, «al.

Pleasanton Stock Farm Co

DIRECTOR.

Will staod for a limited number of nirtreB at PleasantoD,
Alameda Co., Cal. Season commencing Feb. 15th, and clos-
ing Jnly 1st, 1S88.

DIRECTOR was sired by Dictator (full brother to Dexter) also sire
of J. 1. C, Phallas, and many otber fast trotters. Dictator stands at
the head of all stallions as Retting extreme speed and great racing ouili
ties in bis colts, as the average record of J. I. O, Phallas and Director
is 2;13>4, l>eiiiK nearly two seconds faster than the best three of any
other stallion's get, which means beating them at least 80 feet in a
mile, and a6 extreme speed combiued with staying qualities are tlie
only real valuable qualifications at this time in "trotting horses, it will
certainly be of advantage to the breeders of California to get some
Director colts.

The dam of Director was Dolly, who produced, besideB Director
Onward, record 2:25, can beat 2:20; and Thorndale, 2:22— so Director's rel-
atives on both sides were great pioducera, and withont doubt Director
will be, and we invite breeders to come and see his colts trot, although
his oldest co'ts are not yet three years old; we can show quarters in 35
seconds. Director's present record ia 2:17, made in a race with a large
held nf horses, wben lie was obliged to trot on tbe extreme outside of
the track, and we believe he can trot in 2:12 and expect to give hhn that
recr.'-H in ifiM Director won over Jis.ooo In purses, more tban any
other trotting stallion ever won before or since, defeating not once but
every time they met Phallas, Maxy Cobb, Santa Claus, Black Cl'ou'l
Clemmie G., Wilson, Fanny Witherspoon, and all other fast ones'
His record shows that he has started in 25 races; has won 18 of them'
tbe total amount of hiB winnings In stakes and purses being g"5 nro rw
a llttl" over $l,nnO for every time he started ina raco. »—.«<«. w

His services this year will be *1!>0 for the season, believing the
development of his colts will be so satisfactory tills season that breeders
will gladly pay $300 next year.

We think tbe service fee for this stallion within the reach of all
wanting to breed good stock, and much lesfi than the foe for any
Btallion ever offered for public service, taking speed, enduiauce
breedingund racug qualities into consideration, We have abundance
of feed, and there will be no charges for pasture unless maree remain
more than a reasonable time — to Insure them being in foal Mares
not proving in foal can be returned next season free of charge
providing mares do not change ownership, and stallion is alive In
case the stallion should be sold the parties breeding can breed to
some other good horee, or they will have their money refunded Ml
service fees due at time of service, ana must be puid in cash or a good
approved note given payable August 1,1888.

AMIV MoDOM'EIX, Agent.

life Pleasanton.

1888

ggfoe |pmte awtt ji patxtsmnn.

QOQ

Southern Pacific Co.

(PACIFIC SYSTEM.)
Trains leave aud are due to arrive at

San Francisco.

(FOB)

From Slay 31. 1888.

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Livennore and Pleasanton...

Los Angeles, Deming, El

Paso and East

Lob Angeles and Mojave

Martinez

Milton.

Ogden ana East

.. ..Ogden and East

Red Bluff via Marysville

Redding via Willows

-...Sacramento, via Benicia

" via Benicia

..... " via Livennore..

" via Benicia

" via Renicia

" via Benicia

Sacramento River Steamers.,

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..Stockton via Liverraore

" via Martinez

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LOCAL FERRY TRAINS.

From San Francisco Daily.

TO EAST OAKLAND- *S:00— 6:30— 7:00— 7:30— S:J0—
8:30— 9:00— 9:30— 10:00— 10:30— 11:00— 11:30— 12:00— 12;
—1:00—1:30—2:00—2:30—3:00 — 3:30 — 4:00 — 4:30 — 5;
5:30 — 6:00 — 6:30—7:00—8:00—9:00—10:00-11:00—12:00

TO FRUIT VALE, (via East Oakland)— Same as "TO
EAST OAKLAND" until 6:30 P. M„ inclusive, also
at 8:00—9:00 and 11:00 p.m.

TO .FRUIT VALE (.via Alameda)— *9:30— 7:Q0-*l2;00

TO ALAMEDA— •b:0u— •6:30— 7:00— *7:ao-o:0u— *b:au-
9:00— a:30— 10:00— tlO:30—U:00—Jll:30— 12:00— tT2 :3C-
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TO BERKELEY aud WEST BERKELEY— •6:00—
•6:30— 7:00— •7:30—a:Uo—*8.30— a:00—S:30— 10:00—
tl0:30— 11:00— ±11:30—12:00- $12:30-1:00 -±1:30—2:00
$2:30— 3:00— 3:30— 4:00 — 4:30-o:00— 5:30— 6:00— 6:30—
7:0U— 4:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— U:uQ.

'88

FAIRLAWN;

'88

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 1888.
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL GATALOQUE NOW READY,

And will be mailed to all applicants who send Five Cents In Stamps to Prepay

^ Postage.
THE FAim,4WB CATALOGUE FOB 1888 contains descriptions and pedigiecs of all the
Stallions and Brood-mares in nse at Fairlawn. THE 1888 CATALOGUE also contains descriptions and pedi-
grees, and prices of

03SE HimilBCD AND SIXTY HEAI» OF IfOl'SO TROTTERS,

Consisting of Stallions and Fillies from yearlings to five years old, all of my own breeding

and nearly all STANDARD BRED, and duly registered.

A specialty is made at Fairlawn of raising

STALLIONS AND FILLIES FOR BREEDING PUBPOSES.

Tbose who wish to engage in breeding High-bred Trotters, or those already engaged who wish H

add to their breeding stud, can be suppUed at Fairlawn with first-class yonng Stallions and Fillies of

the very best trotting families, uniting in their veins strains of blood that have produced Spee«l wltll

Gentlemen who desire fine, highiy bred, promising, and well-broken Young Trctters for their
own driving, can be supplied at Fairlawn. Any young stallion sold for a roadster will be gelded, if the
purchaser desires, at my own risk and expense.

rPTTTJl rvMT? TJT3TP1? UT A AT iB strictly adhered to at Fairlawn. and the price ol every
lliiil UiNlll-ritHjrj rilAn animallor sale is printed in the calalostif. Pur-
chasers from a distance can buy on orders at exactly the same price as if present in person. All stock sold
on orders can be returned if they do not come fully up to the descriptions given.

Time will be given responsible parties, on satisfactory paper, bearing Interest irom
dat*' THE STALLIONS IN USE AT FAIBLAWN ARE

TIME SCHEDULE.

P,.eaenger Trains leave anil arrive Passenger Depu
(.Townsend Street, between Third and Fourth Streets
Kan Francisco.

To San Francisco Daily.

FROM FKUIT VAi.n, (via East Oakland;— 6:25— 6:55
—7:-^— 7:55-8:25— 8 :&5— 9:25— 9:55— 10:25— 10:55- 11:25
11:05—12:25—12:55—1:25—1:55—2:25—2:55—3:25—3:55
—4:25—4:55—5:25—5:55—6:25—6:55—7:50—8:55—9:53.

FROM FRUIT VALE (via Alameua) — *o:Zl— S:51 —
$9:20— *3: 20

FROM EAST OAKLAND-«5:30-6:00- 6:30 — 7:0j—
7:33—8:00—8:30—9:00—0:30—10:00—10:30 —11:00 — 11 -Aj
12:00—12:30—1:00—1:30—2:00—2:30—3:00—3^0—45)0 —
4:30—5:00-5:30—6:00—6:30—7:00 — 8:00 -9:00 9:o8-
10:58

EROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND-9 m nn tea later
than from East Oakland.

FROM ALAMEDA— •5:3O-6:C0-,6:30— 7:00 -*7:3>— 8:00
•3:30-9:00-9:30— 10:00— $10:30-11:00— $11:30— 12:00—
$12:30—1:00— $1:30— 2:00— {2:30-3:10- 3 :30- 4:00 —
):30— 5:00— 5:30— 6:00-6:30— 7:03—8:00—9:00—10:00—
11:03.
•ROM BERKELEYand WEST BERKELEY- *5:25
— 5:55— «6:25— 6:55— *7 :25- 7 :55-*8:25— 0:66— 9:25— 9:55
— 110:25— 10:55- $11:25—11:55— $12:25-12:55— $1 :25—
1:55— $2:25-2:55-3:25— 3:55— 1:25— 4:55-5:25— 5:55-
6:25—6:55—7:55—8:55—9:55—10:55.

C*t£EH ROUTE.

FROM SAN FKAJNUIBOO— *7:1»— 9:15— liao— 1UJ-

3:15—5:15.
FROM OAKLAND- «6 J6— 8:15— 10 -J5— 12:15— 2:15-

A for Morning. P for Afternoon.

•Sundaye excepted. tSatnxdays excepted; ISundayB
only,

' Standard Time furnished by Lick Obsebvatoby.

*. S. TO WISE,

Gen. Manager.

T. U. WOODMAH,

Gen. Pass. A Ttk A pi.

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SHEEP

DIP.

A positive scat> cure. A liquid, soluble in
cold water. It is absolutely non-
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The cheapest and most effective dip on the market
ine gallon making one hundred gallons of wash.
Price, $i-S5 per gallon.
Special discounts ani terras to agents and large
tonsumers. For Bamples and other information ap-
ply to
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116 California St.. San Francisco. Cal
17septl2

Happy Medium (.400. ».

Sire of more 2:30 performers than any living stallion,
haviog 39 to his credit with records of 2:30 or better,
among tbem Maxey Cobb, 2:13$, the fastest stallion
that ever lived.

WILL BE USED AS A PRIVATE STALLION.

Aberdeen (£?).
hire of 14 with records better than 2:30, among them
Hattie Woodward, 2:15^; Jim Jewell, 2:194; Modoc,
2:19 J, etc. Limited to 30 mares at SI OO the season,
or S 1 SO to insure a mare in foal.

Al-cto (2548).
By Almont, dam Violet (sister to Dauntless and
peacemaker), by Rysdyk's Hambletonian, etc.
Limited to 30 mares at $50 the season, or S80 by
insurance.

Almont WUkes (2131).

By Almont, dam Annabel, by George Wilkes; 2d dam
Jessie Pepper (dam of Alpha. 2:25$, etc.), by Mani-
brino Chief, etc. Limited to 30 mares at $dO the
season, or $80 by insurance.

ilaximus, to! S* 5),
By Almont, dam by Sentinel; 2d dam by Bayard, etc.
3d dam Layton Barb Mare. Limited to 30 mares at
$50 the season, or $80 by insurance.

Noble Medium (4933),

By Happy Medium, dam by Mambrino Patcb°n; 2C
dam by Mambrino Chief ; 3d dam by Sir Archy Mon-
toria Limited to 20 mares at $50 the season, or
€80 by insurance.

In effect June 1, iSSb.

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} (SauLuis Obispo) & Way Stations, f I

6:40 f

a— Morning p.— Afternoon.
•Sundays excepted. tSundayaonly jTheatre train Sat-
urdays only Trains run on Standard Time furnished
by Lick Observatory.

Applications for use of Stallions will be eulered in the order tbey are received, but afier a stallion's
limit is reached no more mares will be received. For catalogues and further information, address

Lock Hoi 3%0.

WM. T. WITHERS, Lexington, Ky.

28jan52

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REDWOOD DUKE 13368,

Prize winners at all the fairs in California and the
entire list of sweepstakes premiums at State Fair
Sacramento, 1886 and 1887.

importations made direct from England every year
from the most noted Breeders, selected from thei
best blood and most fashionable families of Dish-
faced Berkshires, regardless of cost, and all re-
corded in English aDd American Berkshire records.

Young pigs from these importations, male and
female, from entirely different families for sale at
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GLOVER'S IMPERIAL

FOB^SALB.

No. t.— Bay Mare, foaled spring of 1881, by
Terror.

1st dam by Little John; 2d dam Musidora's dam by
son of Bertrand.

Terror by Woodburn, 1st dam by Owen Dale; 2d
dam Musidora, by Belmont, etc.

No. «. -Chestnut Mare, foaled spring of 1882,
by Ware's Bismarck.

1st dam by Owen Dale; 2d daru Musidora, by
Belmont.

Ware'B Bismarck, by "Jack Trimble "(Son of Bel-
mont and mare by Limber John, son of Kosciusko by
Sir Archy) dam by Yorkshire Boy, son of imp. Poche,

These are extra fine young mares of superior trot-
ting action and well in-bred to the blood of Belmont.
No. 1 is in foal to a son of Geo. M. Patchen Jr.

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STUD-BOOK.

Blanks for registering in the official stud
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Entries to Part I of Volume 5 olose March
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Blood Purifier, 50c. Vermiiuse, - 50c

Canker Wash, SOc. Eye L"»ion, - 50c.
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Tonic - - 50c Liniment, - 50c.

Kennel and Stable Soap, best dog soap known, price
25c.

These remedies are sold by druggists and dealers
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5 50

51 75

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65

2 75

Dak Grove

90

Holllster

San Mateo

75

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Pajaro

5 00

Belmont

1 00

1 25

UatsoDVille ...

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Redwood

1 uo

1 40

Fair Oaks

1 25

I 50

1 25
1 25

1 60
1 75

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Mount'n View

1 50

2 00

C'astroville

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1 50

2 26

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1 75

Ticket Offices.— Passenger Depot, Tow'nsecd

street, 'Valencia-street station. No. 013 Sfarktt street
Grand Hotel, and Rotunda, Baldwin Hotel.

A. C. BASSETT, H. R.JUDAH,

Superintendent. Asst. Pasp. A Tkt. Ag'.

Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seeker?.

THE

SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO.

RESPECTFULLY CALLS ATTENTION TO THE

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

AFFORDED BY THE "NORTHERN DIVISION
of its line for leaching with speed and comfort tie
best ilaceB in the State for

Sea Bathlns, Snooting and fishing

THAINB LEAVE SAN FBANCISCO IfaLLV FOE

MONTEREY

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•the

Dr. Thos. Bowhill, M.KC.V.S.

VE TERIXARV SURGEON,

Graduate New Veterinary College, Edinburgh
Awarded the Highland and Agricultural Societies
Medals for Horse Pathology, Anatomy, Physiology
and Histology. The "Williams' Prize, '84-'85, for high-
est works in professional examinitions.and dix Tirst-
classcertiflcaies of merit. Honorary Member Illinois
State Veterinary Medical Association.

CENTENNIAL STABLES,

1523-5 California Street,

FITZGERALD A CONIi«», Proprietors.

Telephone No. 66*

FOR SALS.

POND LILLY,

By Geo. M. Patchen, seven years old, weighs 950
pounds, perfectly sound. This mare is a natural trot-
ter never driven on a sulky but once and with twelve
days training made a record of 3!>'4 in Spring races,
Los Angeles in '8-S. Since then with 30 days training
trotted three heatd in 33, 2U^28, and can do it any
time required by purchaser.

Pond Lilly can be bought cheap as owner can not
attend to campaigning her. Apply

.1. B. MASON, Ifc Franklin St.

my!2t I,on Angeles. Cal.

NOTICE

To Trap Shooters.

Trap shooters can always find a large supply of
fine pigeons at P. Murphy's stalls, Nos. 71 and 75 in
the Centre Market corner of Sutter and Dupont Sts.,
San Francisco. Also at Mr. Dick Cunningham's,
San Bruno. Country orders promptly attended to
byiMr, Murpny. ap2fltf

FACILITIES

THE MOST CHABMTNe

Summer and Winter Kesorc of
Pacific Coast,

with its beautaiui Groves and deligatf ul Drives. Txon t
In abundance can be obtained from the several streams
in the vicinity of Monterey, and the best of shooting
may >>e had in season.

THE BAT OF MONTEREY

Is noted for the extent and variety of flsh which
abound in its waters, notably Salmon. Rock Cod, Ba--
acuda, Pompino, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder
The above-mentioned attractions, in connection wi'h
the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superioi
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEI
MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sporto.
men.

THE BA THING

AT THE

"HOTEL DEL MONTE,'

ARE UNSURPASSED,
having a MAGNIFICENT BEACH of pare while
sand for surf bathing. The BATH-HODSE contalcs

SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANKS

(150150 feet) for warm salt water plnnge and Bwim-
ming baths, with ELEGANT ROOMS connecting for
Individual baths, with doache and shower faciliries-

THE FAVORITE ROUTE to thoso well-known
Watering Places,
APTOS, SOQVFJL AN J> SANTA CR. If Z

IB VTA THE NORTHERN DIVISION

SOUTHERN PACIFIC ROUTE,

(Broad Gauge)

The Northern Division tudb throngh theeoantle,.
of San Mateo, Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Crus
and Monterey, each of which abounds in game In area
variety Notably B

Quail, Pigeon, Snipe, Dnck, Geese, Deer
and Bear.

Lakes PILARCITOS and SAN ANDREAS un-
reached by this line. Stages connect with trains daih
Bt San Mateo tor those well-known Retreata, PUR)--
SIMA, SAN GREGORIO and PESCADERO. We
would particularly call attention to the unlimited ex-
tent of range at andabout SAN BRUNO and McilA-
HON'S for RIFLE PRACTICE.

These reBorte are but a short distance from s«l
Francisco and offer Bpecial Inducements to the lovers
of this m&nly sport.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

Sportsmen and others presenting Passage Tlckt-ts
will he entitled to

FREE TRANSPORTATION CF THEIR DO S

Care.

instructed
Bagg-ige

order to guard against accidents to Dog
while in transit, it is necessary that they be urovidL-..
with COLLAR AND CHAIN. Guns and FlfUi.M-
Tackle will be carried free of charge. Gunstaken anntt
and securely packed in wood or leather cases may be
taken In Passenger Cars.

TICKET OFFICES— Passenger Depot, T
Btreet, Valencia Station, and No 618 Marki.-'
Hotel

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Superintendent, Aeat. Pae* *uo
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SYRACUSE, N. Y.
A Dtmonstration of the Shooting Qualities of the "L. C. Smith" Gun.

Attn Cleveland Cartridge Co. 'a tournament, held at Cleveland, 0., from September 13 to 16 inclusive
the " Smith" gun won first money in every class. It also won nearly tv«fctbirds of the en Ire
amou 1(53,000) of cash prizes, and championship trophy for the b^st average in the 90 class. In the 90-
class iwon the 1st, 2nd and 4th moneys; in the 80-class it took the 1st, 3rd, 4tb and 5th; in the 70-class it
cook Ittand 2nd, with thft lBt and 6th in the 60-class, making a total winning nearly four times greater
than any other gun, of either foreign or home manufacture.

L . K''elieiib allowing, as there was seven different niateB of guns used !>v t'<i? nlnetsei

- i.iii tne ulnciy iku>g L. C SMITH.

IT STILL LEADS.

AT PHIL DALY'S HANDICAP PIGEON SHOOT, at Lour Branch, Feb. 14 and 15, 1888, The Park-r won
firstand third prizes, taking §1,500 out of the ?1.6C0casb prizes, beating such shooters aaC. W Budd, W.
C Graham (England), Frank Kleintz, Fred Erb Jr., and many others. "Hurrah for the United States,
because the first and third prizes were won over foreign makes by The Parker Gun."— N. Y. Woeld.

AT SEATTLE, W. T., June 9, 10 and 1], 1887, the leading prizes and best average were won whh a

FarkATTHE vTORLD'3 TEAP SHOOTING CARNIVAL, Wellington, Mass., May 30 to June 8, 1887, The
Parker won leading prize and I est Average during the five days.

AT CHAMBERLIN CARTRIDGE CO 'S TOURNAMENT, held at Cleveland, O. , Sept. 14, 1886, The Parker
won S90H out of the SI ,200 purse offered. '

At New Orleans, La., The Parker won first prize in "WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP from such shots as
Carver, Bogardus, Cody, Stubbs, Erb ^dothen.

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New York Salesroom. 9? Chamber* St..

Mori«li-'ii. 4 on ii.

ESTABLISHED 1854.

S. TOO M E Y & CO.,

Canal Dover, Ohio.,

The only builders of the genuine TOOMEY TRUSS AXLE
SULKIES and Sporting Vehicles.

I SPECIAL NOTICE.

«f!*j> fob nrscRimrvE catalogue am> price ejst

aiu.'f tl

ESTABLISHED 1S55.

Race Goods.

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j. H. Fenton's Chioago Specialties,

Pe. Dixon's Condition Powdebb,
no?, GOMBiuLT'a Caustic Balsam

Trotting Stock

FOR SALE.

Bay View Maid, chestnut mare, foaled 18RI hv Gen
Benton, first dam by a son of Skenandoah (K>ntuckv
Hunter) second dam by Skenandoab; third dam Iv
Belmont (Williamson's). Bay View Maid conld trot
in three minutes when a yearling. She has never
been trained Imt has pulled a buggy lu 2:50 without
work. She was bred this season to Sidney and in be-
lieved to be in foal . Sue is » regular breeder and has
by her Bide a horse colt by Guy Wilkes, und has also
a yearling filly bv Guv Wilkea. These colts, Bhow
for themselves, and will be sold with the mare
The value of Benton mares has been fully provenat
Palo Alto, and Mr. ChaB. Marvin pronounces them
the very best.

This Stock is offered for sale because the wner has

embarked in a business that absolutely prec-lurien auv

attenth'n to horses. For further particulars aunty >o

C W. WELBV, 6SJ i 3th Street,

myl2tf San Fraucixco

Easiness College, 24 Post St

San Francisco.

The moBt popular school on the Coast
V. HEALD President. 0. 8. HALEY, Bec'y.

ear Send for Circular , oct d

CHUBB,

The Fishing Rod Manufacturer,

Has a new retail catalogue which contains eevera
original articles on fishing written by the most noted
anglers of the present day. Catalogue a:so has 125
illustrations of angling goods. 60 different klndB of
fishing roos described, reels, lines, hooks, flies, rod
rlmmingB etc. Every angler should have a copy,
send for one, ready Jan. 15th. Address.

THOS. H. OHUBB.
i*> post muis, v«,

The Truss Axle Sulky is made In (.5) different sizes,
to fit all sizes of horses.

The Toomey Standard Sulky is made in three sizes.

We will name but a few of the jjreat army of promi-
nent trainers and drivers who are using the genuine
S. Toomey iCo.TruBa AxleSulkieB.

b. c. holly, j. h. goldsmith,

g. valensin, j- w. uonatham,

a. Mcdowell, o. a. hickok,

j. maguihe, h. hitchoce,

f. van ness, lee shaner,

m. saulsbury, john splan,

C. MAltVIN, B. W. LEVF.NS.

P. V. JOHNSON, MMcMANUS.

GEO. FULLER, and many otheis.
Send for full description of the Original and Gen-
uine TOOMEY SULKIES.

S. TOOMEY A CO., Canal Pover, Ohio.

Ascent .!• H FENTON, < hlcngo, III.

The public Is being imposed upon by an imitation
of our Trues Axle Sulky, and us a protection to our
many customers and Justice to ourselves, we feel it
our duty to caution the public.

Against Frauds ami Imitations.

And if you want the genuine

TOOMEY TRUSS AXLE SULKY.
" STANDARD "

TRAINING
" ROAD, SPEED AND SKELETON

WAGON, or TOOMEY CARTS. Send your order to

S. TOOMEY A CO.,

Caual Dover, Ohio,

The only place they are made, or to

WM. D. O'KANE,

36? Market St, San FranclM«!0, «al.

Who is our authorized agent for the coast, and the
only place they can he seen and had in San Francisco,
and all others of so called Truss Axle Sulkies are
IMITATIONS and a FRAUD, and are built on our
reputation. my26tf

CHOICE OLD^WHISKIES!

PURE AND UNADULTERATED.

We offer for Bale on favorable termB to the Trade,
CATHEHWOOD'S CEVjEBRATED FINE OM> WHISKIES

of the following brands, namely:

Uraneton's Cabinet, Century, A- A. A.( Old Stock, Henry- t-ull,
Doable B. and Monogram, Very Old and Choice.

AIbo, *n cases of 1 doz. qiiax*- bottles each,
Brunswick Club (Pure 01 J Rye) and F|»pC- Ten (Very Old and Choice).
S3T For excellence, purity and evenness of quality the ahove are unsurpassed by any whiskies I unorted
The only objection to be made to them by the manipulating dealers being that they cannot be improve

DICKSON, DeWOLF & CO.,

SOLE AGENTS,

8AM FRAKt'IStO, CA1IFOKKJA

Vol. XII. No 25.
No. 3ia BUft-H STREET

SAN" FRANCISCO. SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1888.

Notes and Comments.

The result of the Suburban was a terrible disappointment
to the local talent, although Elkwood was known to have
shown a very fair form last season, it was not expected that
he could carry off first honors in snch first-class company.
The Suburban has become such an an'ti-post betting race
that the interest in it, all through the States is equal to that
shown by the English in the Derby or St. Leger. by the
French in the Grand Prize, or by iLe Auetraliacs in the
Melbourne Cop. In fact, it is the leading event of the Amer-
ican turf. The local investments ran very high, but the
odds offered by the bookmakers were so low that many^om-
niissions were sent to the East, where much more favorable
terms could be obtained. Thus Elkwood, the winner, there
went begging at 30 to 1 in the books, bringing 40 to 1 in the
mutuel pools, while the local odds were generally 6 or at
most, 10 to 1 against his chances A fact that added intense
interest to the race was, tLat of the seventeen starters there
were no less than five representatives of California, namely,
Mr. Haggin'd Firenzi, Aurelia and Hidalgo; Matt Storn's
Grover Cleveland, and Triboulet, belonging to the Maltese
Villa Stable. These were all backed by eager speculators,
while other good judges, igaoring all predelictions in favor of
the Califomians, made heavy investments on Linden and
Terra Cotta with outside shots at Eurus and Donboyne.. As
the time for the race approached, the pool-rooms were jammed
with excited speculators, all canvassing the merits of the
horses and the probable winner. The culminating point waB
reached when a graphic description of the race was given
through the wires as it was being run. At the mention of
the names of Triboulet, Firerzi and Terra Cotta, as they sue
cessively occupied a prominent position in the race, there
were bursts of cheers from their delighted backers, but when
the decision was given in Elk wood's favor, there was a
mournful silence that showed that almost all the money laid
here on the Suburban had gone into the capacious pockets- of
the bookmakers. "With such a Urge field, the chances against
the favorites were greatiy enhanced, owing to the oval form
of the track, and the frautin efforts of the jockies to get a
favorable position on the home stretch. The performance of
Tena Cotta was esteemed to be far superior to that of the
winner, as after a long campaign in the Central States he was
shipped in haste to New York, and then after being twice dis-
appointed in getting through his horses, he ran Elkwood tu a
bead in 2:07£, the fastest time in which the Suburban was
ever run. It was a grand performance.

The Grand- Prize of Paris is the most valuable sweepstakes
with added money that is known in the racing world. It
amounted this year to about $34,000, of which $2,000 to the
second horse and $1,000 to the third horse. This sum is
made up by a sweepstakes of 1,000 francs each, for three-year,
old colts and fillies, 600 francs forfeit and 500 only if declared
Wednesday before the race, and 100 francs only if declared by
May 1st. The distance is a mile and seven furlongs. The
stakes closed with 343 subscribers, and to the sweepstakes
are added the sum of $20,000 or 100.00U francs, in specie,
given one-half by the municipality of Pairs and the other half
by the five great railroads that have their termini in the
French capital. There are always a number of entries made
with English horses, and there would be more were not the
race run on a Sunday, which, to British ideas, is a gross Fcan-
dal. The race was won this year by the French horse Stuart,
who was the favorite, with Crowberry second, the same posi-
tion he occupied to Ayrshire in the Derby. Stuart is of good
French breeding on the sire's side, being by Destrier, a son
of the famous racer Flageoietie, but on the dam's side is ihor-
oughly English, she being Stockhausen, a daughter of Stock-
well and Ernestine, going back in the next generation to The
Baron, Pocohontas, Touchstone and Lady Geraldine. In his
two-year-old form Stuart won and lost two raceB, but this

year he has an unbroken record. At Paris, on May 3d, he
took the Prix Triennial; on the 6th he won the Prix Darn; on
the 13th he won the Grande Poole des Produits, and on the
27th the Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby), when, with
the betting at 7 to 4 on, he beat Saint Gall, Galaor and nine
others, doing the mile and a half in 2:39. This result leaves
the record of thirteen of the twenty-five renewals of the
Grand Prize in favor of French-bred horses, ten by English
horseB and one each by Hungarian and American-bred horses,
the latter being Mr. Eeene's Foxhall in 1881.

The trial made by the American Jockey Clnb to carry on
their meetings without the aid of the bookmakers has not
come up to the sanguine expectations of the management,
while the large investors are outspoken in condemning both
the mutuel and auction pools, as they claim with some show
of truth that they cannot get on large sums without affecting
the market adversely to their interests. Yet, despite the
complaints of the associatrons, the receipts from the mutuel
pools during the meeting of eleven days, amounted to no less
than $66,359, with the number of tickets sold 264,273, of a
gross value of $1,321,390, the average receipts per day on
commissions being $6,033.59. On scanning these returns we
find the largest number of tickets was sold on the ninth day,
when the total was 37,498, and the smallest number was
13,303 on the first day, when the accommodations were totally
inadequate to the demand. This income of $66,369from one
source seems to be a tidy sum to complain about, but the
administration claim that the amount given away in purses
and added money reached $65,750, the margin of profit thus
being very small. But then the executive officers are appar-
ently forgetful that there are many sources of income besides
that derived from the sale of mutuels. The auction pools
must have resulted in a net profit of at least $30,-000,
while the gate receipts must have realized some $25,000,
although the attendance was smaller than usual, owing to
counter attractions and the absence of the bookmakers.
Added to this theie is the restaurant and other privileges,
amounting, perhaps, to $1,000 a day, thus yielding altogether
about S130.000 for the meeting. Considering that all the
members of the Jockey Club pay annual does, and that there
is a fall meeting held under the same auspices, the associa-
tion, if well managed, ought not to complain of a lack of
funds or patronage.

So The Oaks, the famous residence on Epson Downs, is for
sale. This estate is of historical reminiscence to Americans
as well as to the English. About a century and a half since,
a dashing officer of the came of Burgoyne, a natural son of
Lord Bingley, fell in love with a young and impetuous girl,
Lady Charlotte Stanley, a daughter of the eleventh Earl of
Derby, and as the young couple were well aware that the
proud Stanley family would never agree to such a mesalli-
ance, they eloped to Gretna Green and were married. The
young officer bought a public house on Banstead Downs and
after many improvements, The Oaks, as it was renamed,
passed into the hands of the twelfth Earl of Derby, who
established the two classic events, the Derby and The Oaks,
while the young Captain became the General Burgoyne who
capitulated with all hiB forces to General Gates after the
battle of Saratoga in 1777. It has been the fate of The
Oaks to fall ir,to obscurity since the property was sold by the
great-grandfother of the present Earl of Derby. The passage
in Mr. CharleB Greville's famous "Diary" describing the laBt
celebration ol Epsom Kaces witnessed by the fourteenth
Earl of Derby from his grandfather's house, "The Oaks," is
well known. Mr. Greville, who was a guest therein 1833,
writes as follows: "Our party passed off very well— racing all
the morning, an excellent dinner, and whist and blind
hookey in the evening. It was curious to watch Lord
Stanley. "Who would have believed that in him they beheld
the orator and statesman, second, if second at all, to Pee! in

the House of Commons, and on whom, perhapB, the destiny
of the country depends? There be was as if he had no
thought save for the turf, full of the odds, interested in the
lottery, eager, noisy, good-humored, and at night devoted to
play as if his fortune depended on it." It is perhaps, not to
be regretted that The Oaks should again pass into other
hands. Unless the two great races, which owe their origin
to its former owner are soon buttressed with large endow-
ments of added money, there will ere long be none to
remember that such a place as The Oaks had ever existed.

The new track that is to be laid for the American Jockey
Clud will form a complete innovation in this country, and
may possibly lead to the abandonment ot the present cir-
cular tracks, if sufficient ground can be obtained in the
vicinity of the large cities for laying out a course on a
much more extensive scale than is now the case. One great
advantage this new course will have over its rivals is that it
occupies a commanding site in one of the most picturesque
parts of Westchester county, that iu many features strongly
resenbles Sussex in and about Goodwood, the classic hills of
Richmond's Duke. There are in both instances beautiful
lanes fragrant with wild flowers, long stretches of sward on
which are browsing the famous Southdowns, fine trees in
every direction, streams of water that glint in the sunlight,
and excellent roads that lead to a plateau on which is laid out"
the track, and from which an extended view can be gained
of the English Channel or of the Long Island Sound on this
continent. The racecourse of the American Jockey Club,
in one respect will bear a stronger resemblance to Sandown
Park in England, as it will be enclosed and not open free to
the general public as is the case with the most prominent
race courses in Europe. The ground on Bradford DownB
covers 300 acres. The main track will not be oval or cir-
cular but in the shape of a horse shoe, an innovation that
will ensure much fairer starting and racing than is the case
under the present rules. There will also be a straightaway
two-year-old course of six furlongs, 100 feet broad, admitting
of a large field to run abreast, and chuteB will be laid out at
the different starting points, so as to facilitate the free move-
ments of a large number of horses. The Btands will combine
ample accommodation with a more florid style of architecture
than is usually the case. There will be stabling for 500
horses with all modern improvements, and the electrical
timing apparatus, as now in use in Australia, will also be
introdnced. In fact, the executive officers intend to carry
out their plans on such a grand scale as to ont-ri^il any
track either in this country or in Europe.

From many reports issued from the grand stand it was
claimed that Prince Royal won the Belmont from Sir Dixon
and that Terra Cotta finished first to Elkwood in the Subur-
ban. These statements create at first a great deal of feeling
among those who have to suffer absolute losses instead of
pocketing imaginary gairiB, but the true turfman, in alluding
to his bad luck in that respect, make use of a word with a
very big D, but he epeedily recovers his temper and is
aB open an adherent of the turf as ever. "Pendraoon" in
The Referee makes the following pertinent remarks
on this same qestion": " The disposition on the
part of owners and heavy betters, of jockeys
and trainers, to accept the judges' decision without
a mnrmurr. no matter what their own opinions may be says
a good deal for the peace and order loving sort of which
habitual racing men are composed; and I wonder this pecu-
liarity of theirs— it is a peculiarity, es anyone who knows
ADyihing about other sports, amateur or professional, high
class or low, is bound to adrrit— has never beeu offered in
contradiction of the many objectionable statemeU
now and again made about racing folk by folk
sort — folk who know nothing at all about them.

886

<gftje pmfe and jlporisnmtt.

June 23

General Topics.

''Action," when applied to horses, meanB the manner in
whioh the feet and limbs are moved. "Gait" is sometimes
nsed as a synonym though not so definite. Gait applies to
the peculiar method of progression, trotting or pacing, and
at times compounded so as to give greater scope, as open-
gaited, short-gaited, etc. Gait may be termed an Americanism,
and with few exceptions applied to trotters and pacers.
Action has been in use for centuiies to express peculiarities
of movement. Ofttntimes qualified with adjectives, and so
many of them that some knowledge of equine phraseology is
necessary to understand the application. Straight, round,
bjld, slovenly, high, low, scrambling, clean, prompt and
several others, each having a peculiar meaning and fairly
well understood by those who use them. Speed depends
upon action in a measure, though faults in that respect may
be over-balanced by great excellence in others. A hereditary
gift, too. it may be termel, an! yet it doei not always follow
that the inheritance can be depenlei upon. Education has
a great deal to do withaatioa, particularly fast trotting action.
Race-hoi-ses show marse 1 improvement as their training
progresses, and some which were slovenly in their move
ments acquire snap and vigor as the work progresses. Exer-
cise developes the muscles, and sb that force is increased
greater power is displayed, and if "practice" of it does not
bring perfection, is nearly sure to better the action. There
is a shade of analogy b3tween a locomotive and a race-horse.
The bones of the horse and the positions they are placed in
maybe compared to the machine as it leaves the shop; the
muscles represent the steam while the brain is a counterpart
of the man who handles the lever which regulates the supply.
This may appear rather a far-fetched comparison, though I
think it will convey the idea. The frame of the matured
animal, that is the bones and their relative positions, cannot
be changed; the muscles, however, are susceptible of altera-
tions to a degree wiiich will astonish those who have not bad
experience in that line. The breathing apparatus, lungs,
bronchial tubes and nasal air ducts are also subject to
improvement, and the most important muscle of all, the
heart, can be strengthened by judicious exercise.

Therefore, acrion which is dependent on the working of
the muscles and lungs can be partially controlled by man,
and brain force can a-suredly be augmented by proper treat-
ment. But lo explain this part fully would require many
chapters in p'aee of a few paragraphs. The consideration
of action proper in a brief way is somewhat of a puzzle, and
the controlling of it a problem difficult to solve. People talk
glibly of "balancing a trotter," although the phrase is not in
as common use as it was a couple of years ago, aud the pro-
fessors of that art harangued learnedly whenever the topic
i6 broached. As a rule their teachings could be termed,
with far more propriety, unbalancing, as ninety and nine
times in a hundred the proposition was an unequal dis-
tribution of weight on the feet and legs. The first method
which was introduced to change the action of trotters wa3
tbe adoption of "heavy shoes, then rulls of shot buckled
around the pasterns, loaded quarter-boots, culminating in
toe and side weights. In the old dajsof trotting (not so very
old either, as twenty-five years will measure the time), front
6hoes of twenty-four ounces each were not unusual, and I
have heard of instances when a shoe of three pounds was
applied to correct defects in the action. The first toe weights
were ponderous affairs, and not longer ago than twelve
years, sixteen ounces of lead incased in leather and with an
iron spike to thrust between shoe and foot was not uncom-
mon. Soon after the introduction of toe weightB came the
term balancing, and from that time it has been a common
phrase in the vocabulary of trotting. The term may have
been chosen from being the antitbetsis of a practice which
was in vogue with "short-horse" men, viz.: "cross-shoeing;"
a favorite dodge was to shoe a horse with one heavy shoe
and a light one, and leave the stable unguarded. A confed-
erate would suggest that the horse be taken out and given a
trial run with the animal it was intended to match against
it when the unequal weight would nullify its natural powers.
Thrown out of balance would be an apt expression, and
the reverse apply when the action was improved.

Thatheavj shoes, toe-weights, etc,, had an effect to change
the ^?'t, and that bo as to increase the speed at a trot,
must be admitted, having been proved over and over
again. But as iL was also evident that carrying bo much
weight on the extremities was prejudicial to feet and legs,
shoes and appendages were made lighter, until sixteen
ounces io the shoe and half of that in the weights are now
about the maximum. There have been corresponding im-
provements in the fastening of weights, though the tendency
is to do away with them and trust to other methods to over-
come faults of progression. Should it be held necessary to
apply weight to the ontside of the foot, from two to four
ounces are deemed sufficient in a large majority of cases.
To learn what a potent factor in the education of fast trotters,
these apparently absurd adjuncts were supposed to be, it ie
only necesBary to refer to the files of the patent office. Sev-
eral years ago, a gentleman informed me that he had the
curiosity to make an examination, and forty-eight were
v.Bcured by letters patent, and with quite a number to add
which were not in the category. A few years ago turf papers
had numerous advertisements descriptive of the various
patterns, while now it is rare to find one, though dealers in
horse-equipments keep them on hand. The trend surely is
,o do away with tbem, and as trainers become students of
notion (as some of them occasionally are), there is a likeli.
hood that they will be entirely discarded. If not thrown ab-

solutely away, retained more for experiment than with a
deBign for continued use. If thrown aside, what will replace
*hem? is a question of some moment. Could this be an-
swered, the reply indicating the coarse which would prove
equally effective without the drawbacks aocompanyiDg the
use of weights, it would be of great benefit to those who are
engaged in breeding and rearing trotters. There is little
doubt of progress being made in that direction, and that
there will be continued improvement in the future as there
has been in the past. Not a year passes without something
being learned, and one style leads to another. As the heavy
shoes, ponderous toeweights, shotted rolls and leaded quar-
ter-boots of the past have been replaced by lighter and
more effective appliances, so in all probability the
adjuncts of to-day will be found inferior to those which will
follow.

The location of the extra weight was held to be one of the
main causes of the effectiveness of toe-weights. There has
been a great deal of what may be termed fanciful reasoning,
and some were ready to claim that they conld prove that it
was owing to this and that force being applied in a certain
manner. After all that was said and written, the candid
lecturer bad to. admit that he was still in the dark, and that
the subject waB beyond bin comprehension. With greater
propriety it might be stated that practical knowledge was
needed as well as candor, as some would-be-expounders had
nothing but theory to support them, and theorizing was
found sadly at fault when put to the crucial test of many
trials. For instance, there may be two horses whioh, bo far
as we can be told, have the Bame faults; "Weights prove
remedial in one, of no service in the other. Then again,
when first used there is a decided change in the action, when
after using a few times there is a relapse into the old habits.
An illustration of this is shown by tbe action of a horse
which wears bandages for the first time. Although the
bandages are only put on the fore legs, the hind will be lifted
higher in unison with the fore; but after wearing awhile
there is a return to the former action. Were the influence
of toe-w tights due to being placed on the anterior part of the
fool, the Bame effect would follow a shoe the toe of whioh.
was made as much heavier than the heel as the extra load.
Bat in that case it would be altogether below the foot, where-
as the toe-weight reaches from the bottom of the wall well up
the front, and in some of the patterns extended nearly to the
coronet. It is a fair inference that a different influence will
result from that location than when the extra weight is added
to the shoe, why the difference should exist is mainly con-
jecture. From a mechanical view point, the further the
weight was removed from the axis the greater should be the
effect, and reasoning from that law, the heavy toe of the shoe
should proved tbe most efficacious. As has been stated be-
fore, however, reasoning from analogy will not do to depend
upen when considering tbe effect of weight on the action of
the fast trotters, aud until a more thorough knowledge is
obtained, it will be beyond one to speak authoritatively.

But there are other appliances to change the actios which
are better understood. The "rolling-motion shoe," for
instance, which explains itself. Tbe foot leaves the ground
the instant that the toe is so far back from tbe body being
carried forward aud over it, that it has no resting place.
Rimoving the point of contact so little even as half an inch
accelerates the movement, and the roiling motion is Quick-
ened. When the forefoot is extended to its furthest limit in
front, the heel is the first part to touch, and as the body is
brought forward, there is a change of position which can be
readily understood by taking a stick a little over three feet in
length; place it plumb at first, and while the top is held
advance the part which is to touch the ground thirty inches'
If the stick has a diameter of five inches it will correspond to
the foot of the horse, aDd it will be seen that when the rear
portion is on the ground the front is at an elevation. As the
hand whioh holds the top of the stick is moved forward, the
end on the ground changes its angle, and when the top is
directly over it, it rests squarely on the ground. The for-
ward movement of the upper end brings the posterior part of
the foot of the Btick up until the point is all that touches.
Then comes the air-flight. The beveling the toe of the shoe
or setting the toe-calk half or three-quarterB of an inch back
permits the foot to roll over sooner, bringing it out of the way
of the approaching hind foot, and thus quickens the action.
It is obvious that a horse with "dwelling" action will be bene-
fited by this appliance, and when the object is attained by
beveling the toe, there is little injury done. When the roll
is secured by using calkins, there are drawbacks. While the
dwelling habit may be partially overcome by this method, it
surely lessens the propulsive force, although fast trotters
depend on the hind-foot for the most vigorous impulse to
hurl the body through the air. Kace-horpes are the reverse
in this respect, and must secure a "good hold" with the toe
of the forefoot to utilize the full power of the muscles, there-
fore a rolling motion appendage to them would be anything
but satisfactory.

That action can be changed, and that materially, by the
check-rein, "goes without Baying" to thoBe who are at all con-
versant with the trotting ourriculum. And much as has been
said agaJDst the use of weight on the feet, it is within bounds
to state that the abuse of the check has caused more direot
injury, and when it comes to an estimate of the sufTeriDg
occasioned for every Btrained tendon aDd bruised tissue,
there have been a thousand acute pains resulting from the
oheck-rein. Still were it doDe away with we would lose a
valuable auxiliary. It gives control of horses that could not
be handled without its aid, and as an adjanot in governing
action must not be tabooed. It ie bo important, however,
that far more than a closing paragraph will be required for
exemplification, and therefore postponement will be in order.

The Los Angeles Fair.

The executive officers of the sixth Agricultural AsBcoiation
have arranged a varied and liberal speed programme for the
ninth annual fair that commences at Los Angeles on August
6 continuing until August 1 1th. Numerous costly alterations
and improvements have been made, and the claim is made
that the entire fair, including the Pavilion in the handsomest
grounds in America will be second only in general interest
to the exhibition at the State Fair. Following is the speed
programme:

First day, Monday August 6th— Running — For two-year-
olds, purse $300; $195 to first, $75 to second; $30 to third.
Half mile dash.

Banning — Free for all, weight for age, purse $450; $290
to first, $115 to second; $45 to third horse. Bash of one
mile.

Pacing— Free for all, purse $600; $300 to firBt, $150 to
second; $90 to third; $60 to fourth horse. Mile heats, best
three in five.

Trotting— 2:45 class, purse $1,000; $500 to firBt, $250 to
second; $150 to third; $100 to fourth horse. Mile heats,
three in five.

Second day — Ladies' EqueBtrianship — Four elegant money,
or other valuable prizes, for the most graceful and accom-
plished lady rider. Grace, skill and'superiorhorse-womanship
to be the unite of merit, and not speed. (Premiums to be
announced later.)

Trotting Stake— For three-year-olds, foals of 1C85; closed
December, 1887 with nine entries.

Trotting— 2:23 class, purae $1,000; $500 to first, $250 to
second; $150 to third, $100 to fourth horse. Mile heats,
best three in five.

Third day — Running — For three-year-olds, purse $400;
$260 to first, $100 to second; $40 to third. Three-quarter
mile dash.

Running— All ages, weight for age, purse $600; $390 to
first, $150 to second; $60 to third. One and a quarter
miles.

Trotting— Three-year-old Stake, for foals of 1885; $50 en-
trance; $25 to accompany nomination, and $25 July 31st;
$250 added. Mile heats, best three in five. Opened by con-
Bent. See conditions.

Trotting— Free to all, purse $1,200; $600 to first, $300 to
second; $180 to third, $120 to fourth horse. Mile neats,
three in five.

Fourth day — Running Stake— For two-year-old, closed
Dec. 1st, 1886, with 21 entries. Dash, of one mile.

Running — All ages, weight for age, purse $400; $260 to
first, $100 to second; $40 to third. Three-quarter mile
heats.

Trotting Stake— For two-year-oldB, foals of 1886; closed
Dec. 1886, with 11 entries.

Trotting— 2:30 claBS, parse $1,000; $500 to first. $250 to
second; $150 to third and $100 to fourth, horse. Mile heats,
best three in five.

• Fifth day— Running— Southern California Derby Stakes,
for three-year-old colts and fillies; closed December, 1886,
with nine nominationa. One and a half miles.

Running— All ageB, purse $400; of which $260 to first,
$100 to second; $40 to third horse. Three-quarters of a
mile.

District Trotting — Three minute claBS, L. J. Rose's stable
barred, purse $300; $150 to first, $75 to second; $42 to third;
$30 to fourth horse. Mile heats, three in five.

Trotting— 2:20 class, purse $1,000; $500 to first. $250 to
second; $150 to third, $100 to fourth horse. Mile heats,
three in five.

Sixth day — Running — Free for all, weight for age, purse
$350: $195 to first, $90 to second; $35 to third horse. Half-
mile heats.

Running — Consolation, beaten horses, purse $250; $165 to
first, $60 to second; and $25 to third horse. One mile.

Trotting — Four-year-old Stake, for foals of 1885; same
terms as No. 10. Mile heatB, three in five. Open by con-
sent. See conditions.

Trotting— 2:25 class, purso $1,000; $500 to first, $250 to
second; $150 to third, $100 to fourth horse. Mile heats,
three in five.

Extra — District Trotting— 2:35 class, purse $300; day of
trotting to be named hereafter. Mile heats, three in five.

We call atteniion to the conditions of the three and four-
year-old stakes, as also to the fact that the entries olose on
July 15th.

The San Jose Societies.

The San Mateo and Santa Clara Agricultural Society, No.
5, have finally come to an agreement with the Santa Clara
Valley Association on the following terms:

All the outstanding notes of Association No. 5, amounting
to $1,850, to be placed in the hands of W. D. Tisdale, Presi-
dent of the First National Bank, and to be paid off by the
Santa Clara Valley Society out of the money receivedfrom
the State appropriation, $900 to be paid this year and $950
next year, providing the latter society has exclusive control
of the Fairs.

Messrs. Bragg and Chase reported the following speed
programme, which was adopted:

Monday, September 24th — First day — Trotting purse $200,
for three-year-olds. Colts must be owned by the party mak-
ing the entry prior to June 1, 1888, to be eligible to this
class for Santa Clara oounty, Palo Alto barred.

Second day — Trotting — purse $400; 2:35 class.

Trotting— Garden City Colt Stakes, closed.

Trotting — Santa Clara County Stakes, closed.

Third day — Running — Stake for two-year-olds; $25 en-
trance, $10 forfeit; $200 added, $50 to second, $25 to third;
non-winners this year allowed five pounds. Three-quarters
of a mile.

Running— Free purse $200, for all ages; $50 to second
horse. One and one-eighth miles.

Trotting— Purse $800, 2:20cIasBr-

Trotting— Purse $400, 3:00 class.

Fourth day — Running— Free purse $200, $50 to Becond
horse. Mile aud repeat.

Trotting— Purse ¥500, 2:27 class.

Trotting— Pnrse;$600, 2:22 olass.

Fifth day — Running — For three year-olds, $25 entrance;
$10 forfeit, $200 added; $50 to second, third to save entrance.
One and a quarter miles.

RnnniDg— For all ages, $50 entrance; $25 forfeit, $250
added; $100 to second, third to save entrance. One aud a
half mites.

Paoing— PurBe $400, 2:23 class.

Trotting — Vendome Colt Stake, closed.

Sixth day — RnnniDg— For purse of $200, for three-year-
olds; $50 to second horse. Three-quarters of a mite and
repeat.

Trotting— Purse $600, 2:25 class.

Trotting— Puree $1,000, free for all.

1888

!toe ^tzz&tx and jlptfrtsman.

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Racing Dates for 1888.

CALIFORNIA.

Eureka J ockey Club, Ea- July i to 7

Los Angeles F.iir Aug. 6 to 11

lone Fair. Aug. 7 to 10

Santa Rosa Fair Aug. 13 to 18

Petaluma Fair Aug. 20 to 25

Eldorado Fair Aug.20 to 25

Chico Fair Aug. 21 to 25

Oakland Fair Aug. 27 to Sept. I

Marvsville Fair. .Aug. 27 to Sept. 1
Sacramento State Fair Sept. 3 to 15

Stockton Fair Sept. lb to 22

San Jose Fair Sept. 'M to 29

Susanville Fair Sept. 24 to 29

Pacneco Sept. 24 to 29

SauLuis Obispo ...Sept. 25 to 29

Salinas Fair Oct. 1 to 6

Yreka Fair Oct. 3 to 6

National Trotting Stallion Stake

Oct 20th.
San Diego Oct. 23 to 27

NEVADA.

Eono State Fair Sept. 17 to 22 , Humboldt Fair . .

Carson City Sept. 24 to 29 |

NORTHWESTERN.

Oct. 2 to 5

Eugene City, Oregon. ..Sept. 4 to 7

Colfax, W. X Sept. 1U to 15

Hillsboro, Oregon Sept 11 to 14

Salem, Or , State Fair. .Sept. 17 to 22
Walla Walla, W. T Oct. 1 to 6

Helena, Mont., Spring. .July 4 to 7
Deer Lodge, Mont . . . July 18 to 22

Butte City, Mont Aug. 6 to 11

Helena, Mont., Fair,. .Aug. ^0 to 25
Missoulla, Mont.. Aug. 2b to Sept. 1

Spokane, W. X Sept. 4 to 8

EASTERN.

Kansas City, Mo June 12 to 21 Monmouth Park.. July 4 to Auj

Kansas City Fair Sept. 17 to 2^ Chicago^Ill Sept

Sbeepsbead" Bay . June 14 to Jxily 4
Chicago, 111 . . ..June 29 to July li

Jerome Park Oct. 2 to 15

Kansas City, Mo . Oct. 27 to Nov. 8

The American Newmarket.

The following graphic description of the new race-track
that is to be laid out in Westchester county, near New York,
is taken from the New York Spirit of the Times:

A line of red flags fluttering gaily in the breeze, stretching
out as far as the iye can reach, mark the course, which is in
the form of a horseshoe. A herd of cattle are graziDg lazily
■upon it, iakingon beef, where this time twelve months race-
horses will be getting it off. A large gaDg of workmen and
carts are in the held beyond, and we know that the work of
transformation is going right bravely on.

The property comprises 300 acres, of which 102 acres be-
long to the old Bradford farm, and were purchased in Novem-
ber last, the balance was the Hatfield estate, recently pur-
chased, which originally belonged to Mr. Ooghill, the wool
dealer. The property is bounded by Pelhani Avenue on the
north, on the east by the "William's Bridge Road, on the west
bv the old Beai Swamp Road, and on the south by Tremont
A'venue. It is a perfect doivns — a veritable Epsom, a broad
plateau 200 feet above the level of the sea. The land has
been used partly for the grazing of shorthorns and partly
for hay, a sufficient proof of its fertility aud the quality of
its grasses, and our guide adds to this the imfonnaticn that
Mr. Hattield "cut 240 tons of hay" from his portion of it
''in one season." The growth of timber in the wooded por-
tion to the west is characteristic of that portion of West-
chester. The oaks are gigantic and some of them hhve stood
for centuries.

The downs are a natural race course, level as a table,
except at the roitherly end, where the horses will turn into
the homestretch, where there is a slight elevatioD, which will
be leveled some ten feet for two hundred yards, still allowing
enough elevation to better enable the public to see the horses
from the stand, from which it is the most remote poiut. The
course begins far in the south in the Hattield meadow close
by "Westchester Village, and is a long, almost straight run
north of over a half-mile. Then there is a gradual turn to
the west of a quarter, and the horses swing into a stretch
over a half-mile straightaway to the stand directly southwest
— the entire course being a mile and a half in extent. The
space between the finishing post and the starting post will
also be open, but only for exercising. The track will be a
hundred tett in width, with additional spaees at the different
starting points. There will also be a straightaway sis fur-
longs T, Y. C. for short races.

The loDg home-stretch of over a half-mile is a new and
most important feature. In our judgment it is the most
important ever introduced. Many a race is lost nowadays by
horses getting "pocketed" in the turns, and upon straighten-
ing the home-stretch is s? short they never get a chance to
make up their lost ground. Another thing, racing will be
more true— the best horse will win. The fact is, the longer
the stretches the more hard racing there will be. Horses run
faster around courses than on those where the stretches are
long, simply because they do not begin racing so soon. With
our short stretches it is difflcult for a long striding horse to
have fair play. The stables will be erected where the forest
now stands, on the Bear Swamp Boad. There is a soperb
spring in this forest, and it is to be utilized by building a
small reservoir, as a great deal of water is used, not only for
the horses, but for sprinkling, etc. The stables will all be
together, not scattered, and will be built upon a new and
approved plan, and the drainage perfect.

The grand stand will be located on a natural elevation,
rising over one hundred feet above the downs. It seemB as
if placed there for the purpose, being located at the extreme
souihwest corner, where the horses finish, on the Hatfield
property. As we scaled the hill and looked about we could
not help remarking upon the commanding view obtained. So
deceptive is it to the eye that the downs below seem to
stretch away for miles a vast expanse of verdant sward, until
it fades into the bolder scenery of the woods to the north-
east, and the men at work seem like specks on the horizon
to the north. To our right the huge glass casements of the
Gatholic Protectory blaze in the morning sunlight, "West-
chester Village, with its old-fashioned gabled houses and
dormer windows of the reign of the Georges nestle snugly in
the valley to the east, and St. Peter's, which boasts the pos-
sesion of a communion service the gift of Queen Anne, raiseB
her glittering spire where

"The rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep."

And further still through the "oak openings" to the left,
the waters of the Long Island Sound were laughing in the
sunlight. To the west, in the rear of the sight of the grand
stand, the Palisades of the Hudson look down in all their
cloud-capped majesty, while the land recedes gently to the
Bear Swamp Boad, which is to be the terminus of the rail-
way soon to be built.

As to the facilities for reaching the new course they will
be first-class. A new railway will be built, as stated above,
which will land passengers at, the gates, where abundant
siding will be laid for speoials. At present the course can be
reached by the Harlem Eiver branch of the New York and
New Haven Bailroad, which runs near the grounds, while
still another railway will be built to the North within the
next two years. To those who desire, the track will possess
great advantages. It is scarcely any further from New York
than is Jerome Park, and can be reached by Central Park to
Harlem and Mott Haven, along the Southern Boulevard; or
from Cential Park to Jerome Avenue, thence the straight
road through to Tremont to Westchester. The work is pro-
gressing Tapidly. Of course, the laying out of the track will
be the first thing done after leveling, considerable timber
will have to be out, add then the stand and stables will follow.

It is hoped to have all completed before winter sets in. Mr.
John Morris will, we suppose, be the President, but Mr.
Leonard Jerome will probably superintend all the details,
with the same success he has achieved at Jerome Park and
Sheep3head Bay.

Winnings at St. Louis.

Subjoined are the winnings of the various stables at the
recent meeting of the St. Louis Jockey club. The largest
stake was the Futurity, won by Crawford and Roche's colt,
Liberty. First money was §8,400; Becond, which went to
Milton YouDg, §3,026; and third, to the Melbourne Stables,
$1,984.

There was a total of $70,400 distributed at the meeting, of
which J. B. HaggiD secured ©5,865, chiefly by the aid of Fal-
con in the St. Louis Derby. There were several entries from
the Santa Anita Ranch, but Mr. Baldwin's name does not
figure among the winners.

Chicago Staples §15,680

C'rawtord &. Roche 10,2.0

MelbourDe Stables 6,234

J. B. Haggin 5,865

J. W. Guest 3,670

Ed Corrigan 3 500

Milton Young 3,326

Dan Bonig 2,850

Eugene Leigh 2,250

Chas. Anderson & Co 1^60

U. Gibson 1.450

D. Waldo 1,400

W. T. Wedener

J. B. Doris

Hyde Park Stables...

Hawteye Stables

L. A. Yore

M, Welsh

JE. P. Porter

P. Corrigan

Williams & Francis.

C. C. Maffit

Wm. Mulkey

D. S. Price

W.B.Jennings 1,320 Wm Brad

Tom Kiely i,iy)

J. D. Patton

Wheeler & Faires..

Ed Storms

T. H. Stevens

Isaac C. Murphy....

O.F. Wiseman

J. N. Carlisle

H. T. Bachelor

Gray & Co

McClelland & Lyne...
Wm. McGuigan Jr. ..

C. L>. Haas

H. A. Nicbell

W. J. Scales

N.J. Douglas...'

J. D. Stamm

f-)etirge Withers

R. J. Lacas

The American Trotting Association.

The following persons and houses are suspended for non-
payment of entrance, viz:

By order of the Louisville Driving Park Association, Louis-
ville, Ky.

F. T. Fox, Danville, Ky.,and the ch g Frank.
Hy. N. Thomas, Paris, Ky., and the b c Envoy.

By order of the Pueblo State Fair Association, Pueblo,
Colorado.
H. O. Eiley, Kearney, Neb., and the b g C. P. C.

H. O. Riley, Kearney, Neb., and the b m Lonetta.

The following persons and horses are reinstated, the claims
having been provided for, viz:

J . F. Denny, Wichita, Ks , and the b b Egmont Chief, suspended by
order of the member at Council Grove, Kansas.

(Note.) J. F. Denny and the b h Egmont Chiet, remain suspended
by order of the member at Topeka, Ka -

Charleb E. Abbott, Denver, Col , suspended by order of the member
at Dalla*. Texas.

C. H. Gallup, Kansas City, Mo., and the b m Review, suspended by
order of the members at Toledo, O.. and at Detroit, Mich.

James Hebro, Dayton, O., and the br h Joe Davis, suspended by
order of the member at Kansas City, Mo.

B.C. Holly, Vallejo, Cal., and the ch h Wells Fargo, suspended oy
order of the member at Denver, Col.

R. Bean, Emporia, Ks ., and the ch g Rowdy Boy, and the gr g Cap-
tain, suspended by order of the member at Kansas City, Mo.

Detboit, June 1st, 1888. J. R. Steineb, Secretary.

The following persons and horses are suspended for non-
payment of entrance, viz: —

By order of the Bartholomew County Trotting Association
of Columbus, Indiana.

Wm. Nichols. Lexington, Ky., and the ch g Frank

Jacob Davi«, Columbus, Ind., and the ch m Claytonia.

G. G. Robens, Grand Rapids, Mich., and the b g Georgetown, pacer.
J. Longshore, Belton, Mo , and gr g Patsey Clinker, pacer

A. W. Ensley, Columbus, Ind., and gr h Van Ensley, pacer.
Jos. Rea, Sr., Columbus, Ind., and br g Little Rea, pacer.
Wm. Clendennin, Reed station, Ind., and cb m Bullet Hawk, runner.
John Allen, Millvillo, Ind., and s g Tom Wise, runner.
E. V. Ramsey, New Orleans, La., and ch g Athlone, runnor.
E. Y. Ramsey, New Orleans, and b h Weeks, runner.
E. V. Ramsey, New Orleans, and b h Bob Forsytne, runner.
J. W Richcreek, Warsaw, Ind., and grg Linguist, runner.
Jeff Myers, Wapakoneta, O., and b m Mollie P., runner.
By order of the Dodge City Driving Park and Fair Asso-
ciation, Dodge City, Kansas.

II. Masterson, Clay Centre, Ks., and s m Lady Wonder.
By order of the Qoincy Driving Park Association. Quincy,
Mich.

Frank Katbburn, Battle Creek, Mich., and blk g Frank Wilkes.

L. Stratton, Battle Creek, Mich., and gr m Bedford Maid.

By order of the North Vernon Trotting Association, North
Vernon, Indiana.

G. G. Robens, Grand Rapids, Mich., and bg Georgetown, pacer.

Frank Sultzbacb, Springfield, O., and gr g Gray John, pacer.

Jas. L. Bradley, IndianapoliB, Ind , and b g Frvin.

R. L. Wilson, Rusbville, Ind., and b m Belle Hamilton.

The folllowiug persons aud horses suspended for non-pay-
ment of entrance have been reinstated, provisions have" been
made for the claims, viz:

Wm. P. Schank, Maple Rapids, Mich., and oh m Lucy M. suspended
by order of the member at Flint, Michigan.

E. Cook, Columbus, O., and br m MaudC, suspended by order of
the member at Fostoria, Ohio

H. Salisbury, Oakland, Cal.. and cb m Maid of Oaks, suspended by
order of tbe member at Los Angeles, California.

James McCrea, Frankford, O. , and bg Jimmie Paterson, (pacer),
suspended by order of the member at Toledo, Ohio

Dick Barnes, Salt Lake City, U, T., and b g Harry Veloi, suspended
by order of the member at Denver, Colorado.

Thomas Rockford, and b m Emma Temple, suspended by order of
the member ab Fresno, California.

J. W. Mercer. Harvard, Nebraska, and b h General Lee, J. W. Mer-
cer, Harvard, Nebraska, and b m Polly M. suspended by order of the
member at Fairmount, Nebraska.

L. Sturdevant, Warren O., and — m Kitty S., suspended by order of
tbe member at Edinboro, Pa.

B". A. Head, Clay Centre, Kansas, and ch h Agate (pacer), suspended
by order of the member a( Oakaloona, Iowa.

(Note.) F. A. Head still remains suspended with the blk h Walter
Smoker -

Detboit, June 9th. J, H. Steiner, Secretary.

On Tuesday, May 8th, Molsey, record 2:21f, trial 2:18£,
dropped at Mr. Bonner's farm a bay filly by Natbourne.
This mare is twenty-rive years old, and this is her firnt foal.
She was bred, steadily for sis years before she proved fertile.
She carried her foal twelve months and two days.

The once famous race mare Girofle produced twin foa's
this season in a manner which was somewhat remarkable,
and which interests veterinarians n >t a little. She went
three days over her time, and then foaled a perfectly developed
dead foal. Following this came a fcetus which, upon examin-
ation, proved to be a curious case o( arrested development
at the end of five months, the head, ears, etc., being discerni-
ble, but the body had shrunk into uothing. The theory is
that the foal became lQcysted, and ceased to develop at the
end of five months,

Names Claimed.
By E.S. Paddock, Foreslville, Sonoma Count?/.

Victoria, for chestnut mare, star in forehead, white off
hind ankle, foaled at Palo Alto April 21st, 1881, by "Wildidle,
dam Cuba by imported Australian.

Adelaide, for bay filly, star in forehead, foaled at Santa
Anita, March 13th, 1887, by Grindstead, dam' Victoria by
Wildidle.

Foals of 1888.

TROTTER.

Palo Alto Stock Farm. Properly of Hon. Leland Stanford.
May 28th, bay colt by Clay, dam Edith Carr by Clark Chief.
Bancho El Molino, Foreslville, Sonoma Co. Property of E.
S. Paddock.

THOROUGHBRED.

May 17th, Mi&s Melbourne, bay filly, white stripe in face
and white off hiud ankle half way to hock, by Gano, dam
Victoria by Wildidle— Victoria, has been bred to Three-
Cheers.
Property of the Cook Stock Farm, Danville..

TROTTERS.

February 12th, black colt by Cloves, first dam Fay, black
saddle mare said to be by Denmark.

March 23d, bay filly by Steinway, record 2:25£; first dam
Princess, trial 2:22|, by Administrator, record 2:29; second
dam Priceless, dam of Ernest Mattravers, record 2:24£ by
Volunteer; third dam Silvertail, dam of Driver, record 2:19£
by American Star.

March 23d, bay filly by Juno, a son of Electioneer; first
dam Acme by Satellite.

March 27th, bay colt by Steinway, three -year-old record
2:25£; first dam Katie G., the dam of H. R. Codey and
Charles Derby by Electioneer.

April 4th, bay filly by Antevolo, 2:19£; hrst dam Stineola
by Steinway, record 2:25 h; second dam Phacola by Silver-
threads, a son of The Moor; third dam Minnehana, dam of
four in 2:30 list by Bald Chief.

April 20th, bay colt by Steinway, 2:25£, dam Kamona by
Anteeo, record 2:16J.

May 5th, bay tilly by Clovis, first dam Carrie Stoner (two-
year-old trial 2:42), by Steinway, record 2:25J; second dam
Carrie Clay (dam of Stewart, 2:23) by Coaster, 2:26£.

May 6th, bay colt by Clovis, first dam Leah by Woodford
Mambrino, record 2:21; second dam Maud, dam of King Jim
(pacing, record 2.-20J) by Alexander Abdallah.

May 23d, black colt by Clovis, dam Old Dove. Breeding
unknown.

At the Cook Stock Farm. Property of Mr. R. H. Lloyd, of
San Francisco.
Feb. 20th, black filly by Steinway, 2:25£. Pedigree of dam
unknown.

At the Cook Stock Farm: Properly of Mr; O. A. Wiley, Dan-
ville.
Bay filly by Steinway, dam said to be by Elmo.

The Waldo Park Meeting.

The Kansas City Club began its spring meeting on June
12th under favornble circumstances. The chief event of the
day was The Derby, a mile and a half for three-year-olds, for
which Macbeth and Wheeler T., both in the famous Chicago
stable, ran first and second. Following is a recapitulation:

First race, puree §300, six furlongs. — Egmont first; Bar-
rieter second; Tom Berlin third. Time, 1:154;.

Second race, purse $350, one mile- — Bonnie King won;
Berlin second; John Daley third. Time 1:45.

Third race, five furlongs. — Middlemarsh won; Thankful
Becond; Healey John third. Time, 1:07|.

Fourth race, The Derby. — Macbeth II. won; "Wheeler T,
second; Alexandria third. Time, 2:48£.

Fifth race, seven furlongs. — Persimmons won; Little
Minch second; Hamlet third. Time, 1:284,.

On the 13th the firBt race was three-fourths of a mile. — For
maidens, Report won; Lizzie B. second; Bonfire third.
Time, 1:17£.

The second race, one mile. — Sour Mash won; Fosteral sec-
ond; Lela May third. Time 1:43£.

The third race, five-eighths of a mile. — The Lioness won;
Laura Stone second. Time, 1:04.

Fourth race, three-quarter mile heats. — The first heat was
wonby ODly Dare; CaBhier second; Freeman third. Time,
1 :17. The second heat Unite won; Kemphiliard second; Ber-
lin third. Time, 1:16|. The third heat Unite won; Only
Dare second. Time, l:22f.

The fifth race, three-quarters of a mile. — Irma A. won;
Full-sail second; Diana third. Time, 1:16|.

On the 14th, the weather was hot, the attendance light and
the track dusty.

First race, seven inrlongs — Barrister won; Griaette second;
Carey third. Time, 1:28£.

Second race, six furlongs. — Sadie Mack won; Mabel second;
Silent King third. Time, 1:16.

Third race, bix furlongs. — Jennie McFarland won, Lucy
Johnston second; Moonlight third. Time, 1:16£.

Fourth race, seven furlongs. — Bankrupt won; Lewis Clark
second; Persimmons third. Time, l:28f.

Fifth race, one mile. — Balance won; Bonnie King Becond;
Rambler third. Time, 1:43.

Sixth race, five furlongs. — Bookmaker won; Once Again
second; Fan King third. Time, 1:03.

The main event of the 15th was the winning of the Kansas
City Oaks by Baldwin's tilly Los Angeles, a mile and a quar-
ter iu 2:09|. Following is a recapitulation:

First race, five-eighths of a mile (selling)— Thos. J. Rusk
won, Cassandra second, Alpina third. Time, 1:04$.

Second race, seven-eighths of a mile heats. FirBt heat —
Cashier won, Unite second, KempDillard third. Time, 1:29.

Second heat— Kemp Dillard won, Unite second, Cashier
third. Time, 1:29$.

Third heat — Kemp Dillard won, Cashier second. Time,
1:33.

Third race, one and a quarter miles — Kansas City Oaks,
Los Angeles (Baldwin) won, Huntress second, Tenpenny
third. Time, 2:09*.

Fourth race, one and a sixth miles (selling) — Tudor won,
Fosteral second, Hornpipe third. Time, 1:47 J.

Fifth race, one and a quarter miles (hurdle handicap) —
Winslow won, Tom Berlin second, Warsign third. No time.
Thrift finished first in the hurdle race, but was disqualified
for being 2£ pounds short of weight.

It is not very flattering to the Kansas City peop]
though tbe Cbib had carried ont their plan with y
and liberality, the executive officers had to curtaii
ing owing to the lack of public patronage,

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June 23

Coney Island Racine-

On the night previous to the 16th there was a heavy thun- ,
rler storm that did considerable damage in and around Coney I
Island made the track heavy at Sheepshead Bay, ana caused
much scratching.

Most of the California horses were scralched at Sheepshead |
Bay on account of the mnd. Jennings' King Idle, in the
fourth and Ben Ali, in the seventh, were the only ones that
started, and neither got a place. Volante and four others
were scralched in the opening event at six furlongs, for which
Pouliac Magnetizer, Bradford and Britannic were the only
starters! Iu the lace Bradford led at such a sharp pace that
at the held of the stretch he had only Pontiac to beat. The
latter in the stretch closed up fast, and heading Bradford 101)
yards from the wire, beat him home by a length in 1 :17}.
Magnetizer was beaten twenty lengths and Britannic was
last, bleeding at the nostrils.

Only four contested the second race. Sam Wood was the
favorite. Holliday in the race made all the lunning to the
stretch, where Saoi Wool and Anrania closed up, aud the
Dwyers' tilly got the best of a raltling rinish by a Itngtb, Sam
Wood hall a length from Holiday.

With all the others scratched from the third race but The
Hard, that great horse had a walk-over for the slakes, fhow-
ing to great advantage in the last part of his run, which
Grayward made at a rajing pace.

As there were fifteen that leiu lined in £or the fourth race,
it was made a split, the first of which w-s won by Baeelaurl,
a great favorite over the held, and King Crab capture 1 the
otuer ujo eiy. Following is a recapitulation.

First ra.e, threi -fourths of a mile, Pontiac wou, Bradford
second, Magn:tiz-r third Time, 1:171.

Second race, tbree-fouiths of a mile, Anrania won, Sam
Wood second. Holiday third. Time, 1:19.

Third race, one aud one-eighlh miles, The Bard walked
over.

Fourth race, cue mile, Kacelaud won, Locust second, ber-
tha B colt third. Time, 1:44].

Fifth race, one mile aud a quarter, Ordway won, Lelogos
sec.nd. Dry Monopde third. No time.

Sixth race, one mile, King Crab won, Charley Deux s. c-
ond, Salvini third. Time. 1:43|.

Seventh race, one mile ou the turf, Inspector B. won,
Choctaw second, Lancaster third. Time, l:43|.

Ou the 10th with charming weather and an excellent card,
th-re was at leasi au attendance of 10,000 ,tt Sheepshead Bay.
They witnessed a tine day's sport, with a pretty equal divt-
s o . of the spjils. the fovoii'es wiuuiog three out uf seven
r c.s. Terra Cotta's . asy win for the Bay Eidge Haudicip,
uae mile and a half, showed how extremely unlucky the
hor«e was iu not catchiug the eye of the judges at the rinish
of the Suburban. In that race after being interfered with
in ire tiiau once, aud losing at least, two lengths near the
iMiish he still reached thegjal Hr.-t, as many people believed,
t.ut ihe judges ruled diUeremly. On this occasion with the
lame weight — 122 p .uuds— he won in such a decisive style
at a quarter of a mile fu'tber as to show that, barring, per-
baos The Bard, he is the best all-rjund horse in the country.
It was expected that Elkwond. the horse who won the
Suburban, wonld start iu the race as well as Hidalgo, Ban-
I urg and others, bnt they were s-cratched, leaving Hnggiu's
Fireuzi (117), Dnnboyne (115), Enrus (1 IS) an I Kupert (108),
as tiie opponents of Teira Cotta.

I a the begiuniog of the auctions, Terra Cotta, as soon as it
wm kuown'McLaughlin was to ride, was the favorite against
the field. In the mntuels it was the same, but in the books
t, e i losing odds were 10 to 7 on Terra Cotta, 3 to 1 against
Firenzi, 6 to 1 Rupert, 15 to 1 Euros, and 20 to 1 Dunbnyne.
The Dwyers and other heavy betters plunged on Terra Cotta
he-vilv.

The 'horse when brought out, looked well, showing no
sigi s of the hard race lor the Suburban. The race that
followed was interesting. As expected, Rupert took the lead
aud made an effort to set a pace, in which he succeeded so
poorly that he was 54 seoonds going the first half and 1:46}
the mile. Burns had been running second from the start,
the o'bers trailing. But completing the mile the pace in-
creased as the others clostd up on Rupert, Eurns taking the
1 ail. Rounding for home Terra Cotta and Firenzi both cut
loose, but Firenzi quickly gave up, aud Terra Cotta on the
oulside. reached Eurus. In the stretch Terra Cotta al way b
held Euros safe, aud running a finely close race with him
on bufferance, drew out in the last twenty yards, and won
in a big gallop l>y a length in 2:37. Six lengths behind
Earns were Dunboyne and Firenzi, with Rupert last. Terra
Culta ran the last mile in 1:42|, the last half in 50 seconds,
aud could have run the distance close to record time had it
b»en necessary. He cenainly made a show of the others, aB
he would in the Suburban had he been as well ridden as he
was on this occasion. ■

The Tidal Stakes, one mile, for three-year-olds, worth
a'lonl S7.000 to the winner, was a most exciting race. Of
the niue 'starters, the filly Gorgo attracted great attention.
Matt Allen turned out the black daughter of the great
IsoLomy in line shape, and with Hamilton in the handsome
green and yellow sleeves and cap of Senator Hearst, the pair
were the cynosure of all the "talent" as they took a breather.
It was a fast iot agaiu6t Gorgo, however, and that she ran
so prominently is a matter for congratulation. The race will
do her good, and the next time she runB it will be well to
bear Gorgo in mind.

Of Ihe nine starters for the Tidal Stakes, Prince Royal was
a great favorite at 7 to 5, with 6 to 1 each against the
Dwyers' Bella B. and Tea Tray, 7 to 1 each against Defaulter
and Guardsman (the latter a Palo Alto bred colt), 12 to 1
eich agaiust Gorgo and Defense and 20 to 1 against Now or
Never and Bendigo.

The race that followed was a very fast one at the weights.
Bindifcoled out oi the chute, but Defense at once took to
the track aud opened op a gap of two lengths on the back-
stietch. Going to tha lower turn Defense led, with Bella B.
and Gorgo next, Prince Royal fourth, the others beaten.
Defense led into the stretch, and Bella B. and Prince Royal
clo.-ed all the way np. They could not catch Defense in
time though they both would probably have bia'en him in
another huudred yards. Defense won by half a length from
Bella 11 who beat Prince Royal as far. Gorgo was a good
fourth, and, as thiB race was run iu 1:12 j it was a good one.
The other races were not of great interest and aie therefore
condensed in the following recapitulation:

Fir.st race, five-eighths of a mile— Reporter won, Brussel
second, Gypsy Queen third, Time, 1:022.

Second race, three-fourths of a mile— Bradford won,
Inspector B. second, Volunteer third. Time, l:Mf.

Third race, three-fourths of a mile— Eolian won, King
Crab secoLd, Coldstream third. Time 1:14$.

Fourth race, one mile— Defense won, Bella B. second,
Prime Royal third. Time. 1:42.

F.fth race, mileand a half— Terra Cotta won, Eutussecond,
Dunboyne third. Time, 2:37.

Sixth race, mile aud a furlong — Joe Cotton won, Richmond
6ecoud, Valiant third. Time 1:57.

Seventh race, five aud a half furlongs— American won,
Baronet second, Sweet Avon third. Time, 1:11.

Ou June 20th California was represented in but one of the
stake races at Coney Island, the Volunteer handicap for
three- vear-olds at a mile and an eighth, Haggin running his
colt Gray Dawn and Porter Ashe's colors beiug carried
by Snowdrop. Neither were ever prominent, and they
finished the last two in afield of eleven. The race was a
complete upset of light-weights, Bendigo, against whom 100
to 1 straight and 40 to 1 for place was laid, making a run-
away race, never being approached nearer than two lengths
at any time of the run. Morrissey's colt, Locust, made a
splendid run at the end, and finished a strong second.

That much-vaunted California horse Grover Cleveland
showed for the first time, since he has been East, that he
had speed, in the handicap at a mile, in which he ran a
strong and good second to Rapine, the pair beating all the
cracks in a field of eleven. Matt Storm and D. J. McCarthy
of San Francisco, were thousands richer than when they
went tt> the track, as they backed the despised one heavily for
the place at 4 and 5 to 1.

Haggin's horse Ben Ali also showed up better than he has
before this season in the race at a mile and three-sixteenths,
finishing third to Bessie June and Lelogos, after a hard chase.
He is still a rogue, however, and it was all Garrison could do
to lift him into third place, for he ran very unkindly.

Recapitulation — First race, seveo-eighthB of a mile, Amal-
gam won, Tattler second, Long Kuight third. Time, 1:27J.
Second race (Zephyr stakes), three-quarters mile, Holi-
day won. Buddhist second, Bill Batnes third. T.me, 1:15.

Third race (Volunteer stakes), one and au eighth miles,
Bei'digo won, Locust second, Tristan third. Time, l:55o.

Fourth race, one mile, Rapine won, Grover Cleveland sec-
ond, lelieDoe third. Time, 1:42".

Fifth race, one aud three-sixteenths miles, Bessie Jnne
won, Lelogos second, Ben Ali third. Time, 2:021.

Sixth race, one mile and half a furlong on the turf, Pon-
tiao won. Exile second, Lancaster third. Time, 1:511.

On the 21st the race for the Coney Island Cup was a good
one to look at, thanks to Haywaro's skill and confidence in
the inability of The Bard to run away from Elkwood and
Hidalgo. The result was that in only the last half-mile in the
race The Bard ran a trifUe behind the other two, but still
close enough to give the apppearance that they were on
equal terms, with Hidalgo next the rails, Eikwood in the
middle and The Bard outside. In the last quarter he came
away so easily that the race, coupled with slow time, for it
was ruu in three aud three-fourths -seconds slower time than
The Bard's last year, really lost merit and detracted much
from the supposed greatness of Elkwood.

The other stake feature was the Equality Stakes, which
Lama-ney captured after a good race with Climax. They
also won it last year with Brown Duke. Other races were
won by Glenhall, Miss Cody, Kaloolah and Brait, who made
a good day for the Lorillard stable, while it was an especially
good day for its first jockey, Fitzpatrick, who, in winr iog the
race on the grass with Brait, had three winning .mounts.
Following is a summary of the races:

Seven-eighths of a mile — Glenhall won, Bradford second,
Flageolette third. Time, 1:?8J.

Three-quarters of a mile — Miss Cody won, Ripton second,
Consolidation third. Time, 1:17.

One and three-quarter miles — The Bard won, Hidalgo sec-
ond, Elkwood third, Time, 3:06, 3:40.

One-eighth mile — Kaloolah won, Royal Arch second, Belvi-
dere third. Time, 1:57.

One and three-sixteenth miles — Climax won. Triboulet sec-
ond, Ordway third. Time, 2:03.

One mile— Brait won, Prospect second, Cambyss third.
Time, 1:45. _

How the Suburban was Won.

and the crowd was soon frantic with excitement, men and
women alike shouting until the sound became one gigantio
volume of sound. In the meantime Firenzi had secured al-
most a clear lead, and at the lower end of the stand gave her
backers hopes of winning, but the pace told, aided somewhat
by Garrison's injudicious use of the whip, and she gradually
gave way, to be passed in turn by Elkwood and Terra Cotta.
The last named was in distress and running very crooked —
swerving in and out like a rudderless ship, with little or no
help from Kiley. Finally, in the last fifty yards, Terra Cotta
got fairly straight, and with a magnificent effort made a dash
for the prize. It was a fraction of a second too late, for Mar-
tin on Elkwood had never ceased riding, and his reward was
the winuing of the race by the shortest of heads from Terra
Cotta, who was a good neck in front of Firenzi, with Eurns
fourth, Triboulet fifth, Hidalgo sisth and the others pulling
up, with Joe Cotton and Aureliau last.

The horses were scarcely past the post when the crowd
bioke over the fences and the track became a dense mass
of humanity. But the applause was so scant that it became
ajcouspicuous fact that Elkwood's success did not please the
crowd, there beiug even less than when Eurus won last year,
while the scenes that followed Troubadour's success in 1886,
when the crowd would have carried Filzpatrick to the pud-
dock if they could have caught him, was but a memory. The
time (2:07o) was quickly displayed and elicited some little
applause, "it is the fastest Suburban ever run, Geu. Monroe
winning in 1884 in 2:11}, Pontiac iu 1885 in 2:09}, Trouba-
dour in 18S6 in 2:121, and Eurus last year in 2:12. The
fractional time was run as follows: First quarter, 2o^s.; half,
51s; three-quarters in 1:10 and the mile in 1:41}, which
makes the' several auarters as follows: First, 251a.; second,
255s.; third, 25s.; fourth, 25js., and fifth ?6s. The time also
shows Elkwood to be a very reliable runner, from a time
slandpoint, when in condition, he winning the Twin City
Handicap with 117 lb., last September, in 2:08, while he was
beaten in the match with BaDborg, at a mile and a quarter,
in 2:07$. The value of the race to the winner was $6,947.50.
In the pools: Haggin's trio brought $330; Linden $150;
Terra Cotta $85; Jack Cotton $50, and the field $S0.

Another race thut also created great enthusiasm waB The
Tidal Stakes for three-year-olds, which was won with ease by
that grand colt the Emperor of Norfolk with the crushing
weight of 125 pounds. He was conceding ten pounds to
Cruiser, the second horse, and fifteen pounds to King Crab in
the third position. The flag was dropped to a good start with
Cruiser in the lead, who speedily gave way to Magnetizer,
followed by King Crab and Emperor of Norfolk — the latter
under the biggest kind of a pull. Magnetizer came almost to
a standstill opposite the stand. In the meantime Emperor of
Norfolk had ranged up with the leaders, aud as Murphy
eased up his pull the Emperor took the lead, winning by a
length from Cruiser, who was a neck in front of King Crab,
with Locust fourth, Now or Never fifth and Magnetizer last.
Betting: 5 to 3 on Emperor of Norfolk. 3 to 1 against
Cruiser, 8 to 1 each Now or Never, 12 and 15 to 1 King Crab
and Magnetizer. Value of the stake to winner $3,700.

VETERINARY.

Conducted by Tbos. Bowhill, M. R. C. V. 3.
Subscribers to this papet can have advice through this column in fill
cases of sick or injured horses or cattle by sending an explicit descrip-
tion of the case. Applicants will send their name find address that
they may be identified. Questions requiring answers by mail should
be accompanied by three dollars, and addressed to Dr. Bowhill, 1336
Market St.. San Francisco.

The racing was all that could be wished for. Fiank Clark
had a superb truck, the weighing out was prompt, the display
of starterB equally so, and as Stailer Caldwell was in great
form, the delays were reduced to a minimum, aud seven
races were run off in four hours. A great racing feat.

The story of ihe race will be found below as described in
the A. Y. World. Like many other big handicaps it was not
won by the best horse, for, although Elkwood is a good horse,
there were several in the race that can beat him if the issue
is made a match or the number of starters reduced so that all
can have equal chances. Had Terra Cotta been ridden by a
skillful jockey — like McLaughlin or others his equal — the
Chicago Stable wouid have captured the money. Take all
into consideration Terra Cotta ran a great race. Last Satur-
day he won the Gianite Mountain Handicap at St. Louis,
carrying 121 pounds, a mile and a quarter, in 2:11;], over a
heavy track; he makes the journey to New York, arriving
Tuesday, and was only beaten at 122 pouuds by the shortest
of heads in 2:07.). Of the other horses Linden was a great
disappointment, but he could uever get through, and was
beaten almost without a fail- trial. The handicap was a good
one, and reflects credit on Secretary Lawrence, both as handi-
capper and for framing the conditions of the race, which
allowed so many heavy weights to start.

An interesting feature of the race is the fact that both
Elkwood aud Eurus, the winuer last year, are by Eolus, a
son of Leamington, and the famous race mare Fanny Wash-
ington, who is owned by Col. R. J. Hancock of the Elltrslie
stud in Virginia. E -lus is also the sire of Eole and Eohau.
As to Fanny Washington her name will bring many pleasant
memories to race-goers of the old school, for she was identi-
fied with so many horses raised within the borders uf the
"Mother of States." As a three-year-old Elkwood first ran
the property of Charley Medinger, of Baltimore, who sold him
to Mr. Gratz just before the Saratoga races in 1SS6.

There was some delay at the post, but at last the horses
were dispatched, with Royal Arch and Triboulet slightly to
the fore, while Terra Cotta aud Hidalgo were covering the
rear. As they rau past the members' stand and paddock the
dust ohscured the leaders, but as they showed round the
turn Royal Arch was seen to be leading two lengths, with
Joe Cotton, Triboulet and Eurus on even terms. At the turn
for the backstretcb Eurus ran out ami chased Royal Arch
all the way down the backstretcb, they running two lengths
apart with Firenzi leading, the remainder four lengths away
lapped by Feuelon, Joe Cotton aud Triboulet, with Terra
Cotta still in the lear. As they made the big turn by the old
Dwyer stables the field began to overhaul the runaway Royal
Arch and Eurus. bo that when they reached the wooda
Royal Arch and Eurus were lapped with Firenzi, Joe Cot-
ton and Triboulet close up.

The next furlong showed eveu greater changts, and as they
made the iu-turn it was a close thing, for Fireuzi, Elkwood,
Royal Arch, Terra Cotta, Earns, Hidalgo, Triboulet and Joe
Cotton were all running on nearly even terms, with Elkwood
on the inside, Terra Cotta on the outside and Firenzi about in
the middle. Once well in the straight the race became a drive

California State Veterinary Medical Associa-
tion.

The second regular meeting of the California State Veteri-
nary Medical Association was held in the editorial rooms of
the Breeder and Sportsman, 313 Bush Street, San Fran-
cisco, on the 13tn day of June, 1S8S. Dr. Thomas Bowhill,
President, occupied the chair. The minutes of the previous
meeting having been read and approved, the following gentle-
men made application for membership: Dr. Morrison, of Los
Angeles; Dr. Whittlesey, of Lob Angeles; Dr. Kench, of
Modesto.

The Executive Commitfe on Consultation agreed that the
aforesaid gentlemen were thoroughly qualified veterinary
surgeons, consequently they were admitted as members of
the association. Dr. Morrison proposed and Dr. Spencer
seconded the following gentlemen: Messrs. S. Cook, Sau
Francisco; J. W. Rea, San Jose; J. Boyd, San Jose; Jos. C.
Simpson, San Francisco, as honorary members of the associa-
tion. The amendment having beon brought forward, the
president declared the motion carried.

Dr. Morrison proposed and Dr. Carpenter seconded that
all qualified veterinary surgeons who forwarded their initia-
tion fee of $5, and could not attend the meeting, and present
their credentials to the Executive Committee for their consid-
eration, be accepted as members of this association. No
amendment being brought forward the motion was declared
carried.

Dr. Morrison proposed that the form of certificates to be
issued to members of this association be discussed. Dr.
Whittlesey proposed that the issuing of certificates be
deferred until this association was incorporated. Dr. Bow-
hill then read the Constitution, By-Laws and Code of Ethics
for the benefit of the new members.

Dr. Maclay proposed and Dr. Carpenter seconded that each
article in the Coustitution, By-Laws and Code of Ethics be
laid upon the table for reconsideration, also thai each article
be discussed separately. No amendment being offered the
motion was declared carried.

Dr. Bowhill read each article for discussion and Beveral
amendments were advanced when a lively discussion ensued,
after which many of the articles in the Constitution aud By-
Laws were changed. The president then read the code of
ethios which was adopted as read.

Dr. Maclay then proposed the form of certificate to be
issued to each member of this association, which he read be-
fore the meeting, and which was accepted as read.

Dr. Whittlesey, seconded by Dr. Kench, proposed that
measures be taken to have the association incorporated and
chartered, and to have certificates printed, to be issued at
the nest regular meeting; also to have the Constitution and
By-Laws printed in pbamplet form for distribution among
the members. An amendment being brought forward, the
motion was declared and carried.

Dr. Maclay proposed, seconded by Dr. Morrison, th»t a
seal be procured for the use of this association, and that the
secretary procure the seal and impression.

Dr. Morrison proposed the seal bear the impress, Cal.
State Veterinary Medical Association. After a lively discus-
Bton, no amendment beiDg brought forward, it was carried.

Dr. Whittlesey proposed, seconded by Dr. Nief, that the
treasurer be allowed the power to purchase all the necessary
stationary required for the use of his office.

No amendment having being brought forward, the Presi-
dent declared it carried.

1888

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589

Messrs. Parent of Fresno, and Griffith, of Santa Cruz, pre-
sented themselves for admission by examination. The fol-
lowing is the report of the examining board: As a result of
said examination, said Board recommends the admission of
Mr. Parent of Fresno, and rejects Mr. Griffith of Santa Cruz. I

Dr. Morison proposed and Dr. Neil seconded that a vote of
thanks be tendered the proprietor and editors of the Breeder
awd Sportsman for their kindness in allowing us tbe use of
their rooms, which brought the meeting to a close.

H. E. Carpenter, Sec.

Appended will be found such portions of the Constitution (
and Code of Ethics of the Veterinary Association as are :
necessary to explain its aims and to iraka known the high
principles which will guide its members.

The objects of the society are:

To promote veterinary science, to propogate a frhternal. i
feeling among its memrers, and protect the rights and privi-
leges of practitioners, particularly those of California, to
elevate the standard of tbe profession generally by scientific
intercourse.

The officers of the society shall be a President, vice-Presi-
dent, Secretary, Treasurer and a Board of Examiners, all of
whom shall be elected by ballot, the term of office to be one ,
year. Tbe Board of Examiners to consist of three members, j
Id the event of the absence of one or all members of said
board, the president shall have the right to appoint tempor-
ary examiners.

It shall be the duty of the board of examiners to examiae :
all unqualified candidates on the following subject?: Anat-
omy, materia medica, physiulogy, pathology, principles and ,
practice of equiue, veterinary, medical and surgery, princi-
pals and practice of bovine, veterinary, medical and surgery,
the time to be occupied in said examination to be as follows:

Oral examination theoretically thiriy minutes.

Written examination theoretically sixty minutes.

Oral examination practically thirty minutes.

Written examination practically sixty minutes.

It Bhall be the duty of the Board of Examiners to examine
applications of those who may apply for membership, pro-
vided they present satisfactory testimonials that tbey are
regular graduates from recognized colleges, and if such cre-
dentials are satisfactory tbey shall then report to the presi-
dent of the society.

The graduated practicioneers having practised for five or
more years in the State, and desiring to become members of j
the society shall present themselves before said Board and j
submit to such examination as the said Board shall require, ;
and if the examination be satisfactory the candidate shall
then be admitted as a member of the society, and entitled to
all its privileges.

CODE OF ETHICS.

Sec. I. — No member shall assume a title to which he has
not a past claim.

Sec. II.— When a member is called to treat a case having
been treated by a fellow graduate of veterinary medicine and
surgery, or member of this society, he shall as soon as possible
put himself in communication with attending practitioners,
and shall not further visit unless he is willing to lelicquish
the case, but shall treat when called to any argent case on
behalf of the attending practitioners until such time as he
can be seen or heard from.

Sec. III.— In case of consultation, the consulting veter-
inarian shall so far as he conscientiously can sustain the
surgeon in charge of the case, and in do way either by word
or action promote his own interests at the expense of his
brother practitioner.

Sec. IV. — While it is essential for the veterinarian con-
salted to ascertain the true nature of the case, be should care-
fully withhold all discussion of the subject till his brother
practitioner and himself meet in private for deliberation.

Sec. V. — When a conclusion is arrived at. it shall be the duty
of the intending veterinarian to state the results to his clieDt
in the presence of the consulting veterinarian, and no opin-
ion shall be delivered which is not the result of previous
deliberation and concurrence.

Sec. VI. — When diversity of opinion exists, it may be
proper to refer the case to several veterinarians in good
standing, or a court medical, but in most cases mutual con-
cessions should render this unnecessary.

Sec. VII. — It shall be deemed a breach of the Code for a

A Good Suggestion by the A. K- C

Editor. Breeder and Sportsman: — At "a meeting of the
Stud Book Committee of tbe American Kennel Club held
June *2, 18S8, it was resolved to invite all specialty clubs to
form committees to inspect all pedigrees of their respective
breeds which are sent in for registration.

Invitations to appoint sucb committees have been sent to
Collie. Beagle, Mastiff, St. Bernard, Spaniel and Fox Terrier
Cluts'.

It was also k solved that upon application accompanied by
a fee of three dollars, that prefixes and affixes to names
claimed in registrations by any dog owners or to be used by
a kenneJ, will be granted and registered by the American
Kennel Club, and protected by it.

Applications may be sent to tbe Secretary of the American
Kennel Club, who will publish such claims in tLe sponsmen's
press iu order that ol jeetions, if any, may be lodged with the
said Secretary.

If no legitimate objection is made within two weeks of said
announcement, the application will be granted and announced
in the press and registered in the Stud Book.

Herm. F. Schellhass,
Secretary Stud Book Committee.

Office, A. K. C, Jane 6, 1SS8.

The dog trainer who recently etta.Klished himself near Los
Angeles is not Mr. Buckle who has been assisting Captain
McMurdo at the Charlottesville Kennel in Virginia, bat
etateB that at one time he was associated with Captain
McMurdo. No better recommendation is needed than the
Captain's endorsement, and if the Los Angeles man has even
half the skill of his mentor, the next Pacific Coast Held trial
will be a livelv competition.

Sarcoptic Macge in the Dos-

Bx Dr. A. £. Bczabd, M. R. C. V. S. L.
The term mange is often erroneously used in skin disea' es
by parties who pretend to be skilled in canine medicine. It
is very necessary that th;s disease should be propeily
diagnosed from other skin affections, as the treatment differs
considerably. In almost all cases of skin diseases in the dog
it is, through ignorance, called mange. Mange is a disease
of the skin due to the presence of a small Acarus (Sarcoples
canis), and is analogous to itch in ihe human family, the
itch-mite in man is called Acarus Scabiei. The animal pene-
trates the cuticle, and forms a burrow in which it
lays us eggs. These eggs are successively depcsited behind
the parent Acaras at the rate of from one to two per day.
The point at which it enters tbe skin may be distinguished
by small red points like flea bites.

This disease in the early stages is characterized by intense
itching. The irritation caused by tbe acarus gives rise to
the formation of a vesicle or pustule, situated at the entrance
of the burrow; this vesicle soon breaks from the animal's
violent scatcbiDg, and tbe fluid which escapes dries up aid
forms thick, dark ciusts. These crusts may contain eggs or
young animals but never the parent, which always keeps at
the distant end of the barrow. The acarus never changes
its position unless removed by scratching, and in this way it
is sometimes transferred from one part of the body to the
other, or from dog to dog. The young acari, however, leave
the parent coniculous (this is generally supposed to take
place at night), so they may easily attack a dog that comes in
contact with the affected animal. Tbe violent scratching
caused by the irritation creates ex'reme soreness, and often
pustular eruptions are scattered over the body, the hair be-
comes matted together, and the poor brute is tbe object of
pity and disgnst. This is particularly the case when the
disease is of long standing.

treatment.

The treatment of mange is entirely local, and depends on
the application of substances to the skin which are calculated
to destroy the acarus. It is a matter of no great difficulty, if
properly adopted.

Experiments have proved that the acari will live in water

The following is also a very excellent formula for Farcoptic
mange:

f Hebra*s ointment.

[ Sublimated sulphur, 3 ounces.
jjix ,' Oil of fagum or oil of juniper, 3 fluid ounces

, Green soap | eftch^poand

[ Chalk, 2 ounces.
I will further consider the skin diseases of dogs in some
future article.
No. 11 Seventh Street, San Francisco.

Pacific Kennel Club.

Tbe Executive Committee of the club met at the office of
President Wilson on Tuesday afternoon last. It was decided
to hold no more regular mootbly meetings of tbe club until
September 5th. A gold medal was ordered to be presented to
Mr. J. Martin Barney, owner of the pointer Tom Pinch, the
bess dog shown at the last show. The medal will be a very
rich and tasteful jewel A communication from Mr. Elliot
Smith, delegate of tbe P. K. C. to tbe American Kennel Club
was read, in which Mr. Smith asked fordnslructions how to
vote upon a proposed resolution empowering dog show com-
mittees to advance prize dogs when winners of superior
places are disqualified. After considerable discission by
Messrs. Schribtr. Adaro3, Wilson and Watson. Mr. Smith
was instructed to use his own discretion in the premises.
Secretary Watson reported that the guarantee fund would
probably be retarned to the dunators within thirty days, and
also that the dogs shown at the last show would be registered
in Part I. of Vol. V., A. K. C. S. B. Mr. Wats'. n spoke
rather complainiog'y of the failure of the Secretary of the
American Kennel Club to forward full reports of business
pendiog before that body, and otherwise failing to keep up
the close sympathy which should exist between the central
organization and the auxiliary club.

Greyhound fanciers will note with interest the breeding of
the puppies for which Mr. Mordaunt claims names tbiB
week. No better bloo 1 is procurable, and certainly no hand-
somer youDg hounds. They will, barring bad lack, score a
high mark.

Mr. Geo. T. Allender informs us that with his improved
facilities he is able to take three more young setters or
pointers to train, an opportunity which should be taken
advantage of by local owners of good dogs, many of which
are growing into rank, headstrong brrtes of little practical
worth.

consulting veterinarian to re-visit a patient without special j for a Veek or ten day's, and from two to four days in vinegar:
invitation or agreement. ....... . . I but petroleum, sulphur and iodide of potassium kill them

The pointers lecectly brought from Scotland by Mr. Wm.
Schriber have got nn their "land legs" again, and can be
judged more easily than when they arrived. The dog Nestor
is a very handsome specimen, quick, lively, and of high
courage. The bitch Sail, despite the cares of maternity,
is very trim and pretty.

In makiDg oar notes aboat the St. Bern rds shown at tbe P.
K. C. show, by inadvertence Mr. A. W. Manning's Judge was
spokeu of as small. We shouli have said that he was un-
usually heavy, considering his age, nioe a-id one-half months,
weighing 116 pounds. Judge was shown in the Aged Class,
and the note about him was made without reference to his
beiDg so young.

Beaders will 6nd profit in preserving the article by Dr.
Bnzard which appears in another column. The treatment
indicated is most excellent and cannot fail of success.
Assured of the Doctor's pardon, we venture to urge the pre-
liminary care of mangy dogs. Before making applications
we have found it well to scrub the animal very thoroughly
with strong soap and warm water, sometimes evon using
dilute ammonia. A strong brash and thorough robbing
removes scurf, scales and all else that could hinder the action
of the applications. Mange has never seemed to us the
scoarge it is generally said to be, because a little thorough-
ness will certainly eradicate it.

Sec. VIII. — Any member who shall advertise or otherwise
offer to the public any medicines, the composition of which he
refuses to disclose, or if he proposes to cure disease by any
such secret medium, he shall be denounced as an unworthy
member of this society, and be expelled therefrom.

almost instantaneously. These, then, mast necessarily be
the remedies to apply.

The best mode of dealing with a case of mange is as fol-
lows: The animal should be soaked in a warm hath for an

The resolution of the American Kennel Club printed else-
where is a good one and we hope will meet the general co-
operation to which its wisdom entitles it. No man can be
so expert in all breeds or have such special data at hand
os to mvike him infallible in editing dog pedigrees. The
specialist clubs should and doubtless will gladly revise and
correct pedigrees falling within their special lines of study,

THE KENNEL.

Dog owners Ere requested to send for publication tbe earliest possi-
ble notices of whelps, sales, names claimed, presentations and deaths
In their kennels, tn all instances writing plainly names of sire and da*n
and of grandparents, colors, dates and breed.

Names Claimed.

Mix.

i

By Mr. A. P. Mordaunt, San Francisco.

Misteetox. for white and fawn greyhound dog, by Sir
William II— Lizzie, whelped February 6th 18S8.

Lady Mokdaust, for blue and white greyhound bitch, let-
ter sister to preceding.

and brush; when thoroughly dry rub in plenty of the follow-
ing ointment:

Sublima'ed sulphur, 1 ounce.
Carbonate of Potassa, * ounce.
Benzoated lard, 6 ounces.
Sublimated sulphur, £ ounce.
Ammoniated mercury, £ ounce.
Sulphate of mercury with sulphur, 1 ounce.
Mix well and add :—
Thor-
oughly
Mix.

Ob

Olive oil, 2 ounces.
Fresh lard, 4 ounces.
Creasote, 2-5 drops.
( Sublimated sulphur, 4 ounces.
Or ) Whale oil, 4 oances.
1 Oil of tar, £ ounce.
( Mercurial ointment, J ounce.
Mix thoroughly.
This process should be repeated every day for three days.
If my directions are fully carried oat, and a sufficient quantity
of any of tbe above ointments thoroughly applied, I can
almost guarantee a cure *n three days. The most usual cause
! of failure in the treatment of mange is the mistaken practice
Whelps. 'of applying the sulphur ointment in small quantities from

^ v -1-.I "I ~t -wt ii- u i j t io' time to time, instead of securing two or three thorough inunc-

Mr. John D. NeildswMer spaniel Nellie, whelped June IS ■ R mDflt al be remembered that it is positively

1888, eleven to Mr. W. S. Kittle's Irish water spamel Brian , neeessary that aI1 th> bedding should be destroyed and tbe

Bora • _ i hobse thoroughly cleansed with boiling water, to which add

j a little ammonia or carbolic acid at least once a day. Shav-

Visit.

Mr. H, T. Payne's English setter Princess Claud, by Ber-
gunthal's Rake— Iowa Queen to J. J. Melius' Grouse II by
Dan- Sybil, at Los Angeles, April 24th, 1888.

P. C- F. T- C Derby, Additional Entries.

The following entries to the Derby of the Pacific Coast
Field Trial Club were received by Secretary Sheldon after the
publication of the partial list in the Breeder and Sportsman
of May 5th:

Ltjcky B-, white and liver pointer dog, whelped January 7,
1887, by Lemmie B. — Beautiful Queen. Breeder and owner,
J. M. Bassford, Jr., Yacaville.

Tolenas, lemon and white pointer dog. whelped Sfptemler
20, 1887, by Lemmie B.— BlosBom. Breeder, G. W. Bassford.
Owners, Wyman & Haile, Suisun.

LucrFER, black, white and tan English setter dog, whelped
February, 1888, by Loadstone— Janet. Breeder, California
Kennels. Owner, Thos. Bennet, Oakland.

hour, during that time he should be well scoured with soap I aid thereby enhance tbe usefulness of the A. K. C. Stud

Book, a publication which should be in the library of every
sportsman and fancier. The last issue, Part I. of Vol. V.
is a most useful book, and may be had on application to Mr.
A. D.Lewis, Editor, A. K. C. S. B., 44 and 46 Broadway,
New York.

ROD.

The recently mooted query about the palling power of a
fish in the water has this additional answer in an English
Exchange: "A correspondent asks you if a salmon car bring
the same weight to bear in the water that he can upon land.
He seem3 to forget that a salmon is only a very little heavifr
than water. That is, if a freshly-killed salmon is returned to
the water at once he will sink: if allowed to remain on the.
bank till he stiffens, and the air gets into bis tissues and
stomach, he will float in the water. This stands good for a
10-lb. or a 40-lb. fish. His actual weight in the water is little
or nothing. His propelling pnwer lies altogether in his tail,
like the screw of a steamer. His fins do little more than
enable him to keep his balance. They have a little, but not
much, propelling power. Say a man can swim about two
miles an hour. I have seen a l_-t man in the water with a
cord round his nrck — a salmon book and line attached to
cold. He was easier held than a 2-lb. trout — he could do
nothing. This shows that mere weight has little to do with
the power of a salmon, or anything else, in the water. It is
the propelling power acting on that weight that has to be con-
sidered. A 20-lb. fish with a broad tail would be a more
powerful fsh than a 40-lb. fish with a narrower tail. As a
general rale, there is a very vacne idea of the power of rods
and lines. I will undertake to say that thtre is not at this
moment in Farlow's shop a salmon rod that will lift 2 lbs.;
that is, put a 2-lb. weight on the ground, tie a fott of string
to that weight, and lift the weight clean off the ground."

J. O. Denny; managing editcr, proof reader and galley boy
of the Oakland Morning Tinvs, returned on Tuesday night
from Boulder Creek Gorge, where he had been h'sbkg during
the day, Ernest Mason returned with him.

When the tbey alighted from the train, a gun
of fish dangled at Mason's legs, and Denny v.
was inside a hack that had been telegraphed t
arrival of the pair.

ings or saw-dust is the best bedding, never use carpets, etc.

It often happens that a certain percentage of cases will
retain an ecz"matous or pustular eruption, attended with
considerable itching after the mange is ended. So we must
not be too hasty in concluding that because the itching still
exists, the acaras it* alive in tbe cuticle.

In these cases,. if the sulphur ointment bes been suffici-
ently aod pr perly used, it should be discontinued, as the
too free use of sulphur on the skin is liable to produce an
eczematous eruption, and iustead of it the following ointment
may be employed:

Mrs ( Camphor, 1 ounce.
Thor- ) Alcohol sufficient to dissolve tbe camphor.
oughly J Carbonate of zinc, 1 ounce.
( Lard, 6 ounces.

390

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The Lincoln Gun Club.

The Jane meeting on Sunday last at Alameda Point, was
eBpeoiallv interesting because of the many good scores made,
and in spite of a degree of irregularity in the working of the
traps, l'he score of Mr. C. H. Cate in the first class is an
extraordinary one at blue rock targets.

At 15 single blue rock targets, 18 yards rise.
FIRST CLASS.

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Ford 1 1110"

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Schendel 0 0 10 1

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Jones 0 0 10

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Oakland Gun Club.

The third meeting of the club held at Adams' Point on
Saturday afternoon last was small, and the shooting was done
under very ttying conditions of wind and dust, which made
it hard to "get on" to the Blue Rock targets used. Major
Kellcgg again establ shed himself as the premier at blue
rockB, breaking 19 out of 20 in the main match, and winning
two matches at doubles, in all scoring 44 out of 50.

At 20 single Blue Rock targets, IS yards rise. For club trophies.

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Won by Major Kellogg.

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capped to 20 yaids. Won by Lake.

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Comments on Carver-Kennecutt Pigeon Match

Editor Breeder and Sportsman:— In reading a descrip-
tion of Dr. Carver's match with Mr. Dick H. Kennecutt of
Denver, Col., we are told that the latter gentleman would un.
doubtedly have won had be not been handicapped by his gun,
an L. C. 8mitB hamnierless, which when loaded with Schultze
powder, flew partly open after the first discharge, leaving
the cap on the second barrel above the reach of the plunger.

Some time ago when experimenting with a gun of that
rxjBke, also loaded with ScLulize powder, I noticed, as I
thougnt at the time, that the lever wus partly forced back,
and although the gun did not actually open, yet bad I used a
greater charge of that powder it is quite probable it would.
Ttje gun I refer to is a 1C gauge and was loaded with 3ft
drms. Schultze, four wads and 1£ ozs. of shot. Not an
unusual load at all, in fact, just about what would be used in
pigeon shooting. I tind upon reference to my English shoot-
ing papers no mention is ever made of English guns flying
open when using that powder, and from what I have used of
it in my Parker & Scolt guDS, I am inclined to attribute ibis
opening at the breech to defective locking power instead of
blameing the powder which is certainly very strong, but not
dangorously so. 1 distinctly remember that when first
"Mac Duff" commenced shooting a Smith gun be experienced
the same difficulty, in fact,, comment to that effect was made
through the Field, and he, Mac Dnff, explained that biB gun
had been returned to the factory and cured of its defect in
that direction. I can also call to mind another gun of same
make that behaved similarly at Cincinnatti, Ohio, so I con-
clude that there it is not uncommon for the L. C. Smith to
open, or partly open in the manner described by "Paxton"
in Field of April 21st.

So^e time ago through your columns you published an arti-
cle showing that a Parker gun bad wilhstcod a charge of 16
drmn of powder and a very heavy load of shot, while experi-
me' b were being made by Mr. Campbell in order to test the
Btrt ngthof locking device of that gun. As nomentiou whs made
of t_*o gun lock opening, tuough subjected to this enormous
Btjai^, T take it for granted it remained firmly closed
ughont the ordeal. And that although the charge was

creased until the barrel actually burst, yet the looking
ts were pronounced just as tight as ever.

In view of the daDgeT that might arise from shooting a
partly open gun, it might be well to warn those using the
L. C. Smith gun, that though the printed circulars affirm
that it has the strongest fastening known, yet many other
makes of guns not so lauded by their makers, are being shot
all over the land year in and year out and no complaint of
this character are entered against them, therefore it would
appear to any unprejudiced person, that this ready-to-fly-
open but alleged strongest fastening gun, is susceptible of
marked improvement in itB lockiDg device as well as in
other parts, for it is clearly evideut after reading Paxton's
report of the Carver— Kennecutt pigeon match, that Kenne-
cu it would have beaten the Doctor had he been using as good
and reliable a gun. Gadcho.

Walla Walla, April 14, 18S8.

Martinez vs. Antioch.

On Snnday last the Martinez Gun Clnbvisited Autioch and
shot a match at Macomber metallic turgets with the local
club. The Antioc.li Gun Club is a new organization, but its
membership is made up m great part of thoroughly expert
field shots, and it is therefore not surprising that it won
against a still more recently formed club. The Macomber
target is not easy to score on, and the shooting done by the
olubs can only be properly estimated by those who have used
Macombers. The visiting club was generonsly treated by
the dwellers in Antioch and a return match is talked of.

At 12 Macomber targets, 18 yards rise.

ANTIOCH CLUB.

P.McCue 1 0001101011 0-6

F. Ttylor 001011 n 1000 0—4

N.A. Tyler 1 11110 110 0 11-9

H-Slovesand 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 II 0 0 0—1

N. A. Tyler, Jr 0 111011n010 1—7

J.Taylor 0 U1000000U0 0—1

F. Dean 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 —6

Wm. Remfree, Jr 0 1 1 0 I 0 0 » 0 —3

M. Horn burg 1 11000110 -5

F.Uiley 0 110 0 1111 —6

J . Carey 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 —3

W.Carey 0 01011 0 01 —4

Wm. Remfree 1 01011101 -6

Total fl

MARTINEZ CLUB.

J.J.Jones 0 0101001010001 0—5

E Summerfieia 1 10100011110000—7

Gus Smith 0 00000000000100— 1

Frank Preira 0 001 tl 10100001 11—6

F.A Hodapp 0 in 11111011 0 10 1-10

Geo.Gill 0 00100000 0 1010 1-4

Geo. McMa'non 0 001101000UOOOO— 3

C.Hewitt 0 111 CO II 1000000 0-4

E. Ebsen 0 1011111011111 o— 11

Total , 61

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"Chattanooga."

[For the Breeder and Sportsman, by ''Andy."]
That was not his true name, but one given him by the boys
iu the office (Uncle Sum's letter carriers), for he had been
"present and assisted" at the famous battle of that name,
and, like the veteran cf our school-books, who "Shouldered
his crutch and showed how fields were won," he never
wearied in talking of thut subject, and, I have no doubt
accepted the name with a very pardonable piide, as you or I
would donbtless have done. I met Chattanooga in a horse-
oar one day, and onr conversation turning to the subject o1
hunting and fishing, I casually mentioned that my annual
two weekB' vacation and camping trip oceuired in September.
"Curious coincidence," said he, "so does mine." "Where do
you go," I asked. "Oh, up country, about two hundred
mileB; but there isn't much game there, except jack-rabbits."
"Now look here, " said I, "suppose you go with me next
September. I go to a splendid place, but it takes all of one
day to get there; over a terrible dusty road." ''Agreed." he
replied, and so pleased was my friend with the description of
our camp, that during the intervening two months I received
occasional notes from him that "he was all ready," that "he
had got his fishing-tackle nil in order," that "he had bought
a new 'Parker,' " and that "he bad got threehundred shells
loaded."

At last the patiently-wailed for Friday morning came, and
we met at the Towusend-Street Station of the S. P. Railroad
fully half an hour ahead of time, for to be too late for that
particular morning train would be a calamity not to be
thought of. As the intervening time passed, I watched
anxiously, hoping to see the tall form of Tom T.'s head and
shoulders above the rest on the platform, but I was doomed to
disappointment, as business had prevented his going with
us. It is a dark, cloudy morning, one of the kind only too
common here during the summer months; and as our train
pulls slowly away from the station, to Jtiog lustily at the many
street crossings, there is little to enjoy in the prvspect of the
numerous soap factories, hog and cow ranches, and Chiuese
Bhanties, that help to fill up Sun'Francisco's dirty back yard.
As we go on, however, the fog melts away, and as we reach
"Millbrae" we are fairly out into the sunshine, and here I
am reminded of many pleasant excursions and cahiping trips
starting from this station. At the little hotel over yonder,
now almost overgrown with vines and weeds, three of us
once spent a week very pleasantly making dtuly taids out into
the surrounding country iu a two-horse carriage after quail,
and evenings, on our return, royally enteitained by our host,
who "knew how to keep a hotel." Ons of those companions
is still with us, but the other, poor fallow, doeB any gleam of
recollection ever penetrate his clouded brain of those merry
days? One incident of that trip brings a little bit of a shudder
at the remembrance. Ouo nigutone of my friends was taken
violently ill, and begged piteously for a glass of cold water,
one of the scarcest things about the place, if I remember
aright, and I, clad only in ». "night-shirt and a smile,"
descended the creukiug stairs with a water-pitcher in search
of it. Everybody sound asleep. Out in the yard plenty of
hydrants, but not a drop of water. Iu the rear of the hotel
a windmill, with n big tank, dry as a contribution box. I
raise the cover of the well-curb, and far, fur below there is a
glimmer of water. Determined not to be foiled I make my
way down through the trap door, and descend a slimy,
ricketty ladder that seems to be a thousand leer long, I ut at
last I "got there," fill my pitcher, safely reach "terra liima"
again, and the deep draughts and expressions of sat;sfaclion
from my friend amply rep iy me for the trouble aud danger.
Now Redwood City is reached, aud we are over the first
stage of our jouri ey. I have written a week ago to Sime
Knight, of the R rtwood City and Pescadoro Stage Co., to
engage two outside seats on his conveyance for this morning,
and as Sime has uot failed us on similar requests for the past
nine years, of course he has attended to it now. Ab we step
down upon the platform and look about, we find the stage
awaiting ub all right, "but where is Sime?" we enquire of the

young man, who seems to be in charge. "Oh, Sime is gone,
poor fellow." "What! not dead, I hope!" "Why, haven't
you heard of it? He just naturally wasted away, and we fol-
lowed him to the grave-yard three weeks ago." While we
stand regretting the untimely taking off of our friend, a heavy
hand, like the "HaDd of Providence," is laid upou my
shoulder, and for an instant I think my summons has come
too. "Hello, old pard, where do you want to goto," and
turning arouna quickly. I am confronted by the supposed
monopolizer of seven feet of Redwood City cemetery. "Well,
well, what a confounded set of liars you country people are,
to be sure," aud for a brief moment I wish I was big enough
to thrash the jolly giant who has so completely sold us.
"Climb right up, gentlemen, and occupy your "preserved
seats." "All aboard now," and we ride away through the
clean little town to the post-office, stop at the butchers to get
a big chunk of salt pork aud some lamb chops, and at the
bakers for a good supply of fresh bread. "Now then, boys,
all set," and away we go at a smart trot over the weil-watered
road toward the westerly Coast Range. A short distance out
a pleasant-faced lid y with her children enmes to her door
and waves ns a handkerchief salute. That is Sime's wife.
A little further on another comes out of a pretty cotlage and
hands up a basket of nice peaches for us. "Yon seem to be
pretty well acquainted with that lady, Sime?" "Well, I had
ought to be; she is my sister." On we go, past the handsome
residence and grounds of the past "champion goose-hunter"
and present Fish Commissioner, Chas. Jossellyn, E^q. Now
wa draw up for a few momeuts at Newman's cosey little place,
where the panting horses take deep draughts from the cool
road-side spring, well knowing the heavy drag that is before
them. Mrs. Newman brings ns some tine Barilett pears, and
is much amused when Chattanooga asks her if she will kindly
have some "dug" for him lo take to the city on his return
trip.

Now we take to the winding mountain road (no longer
watered), the dust rising in clouds under the hoises feet and
settling down over us, until we are all of one color, and can
hardly breathe for the quantities of it that fill mouth and
nostrils, but which also fills each wrinkle furrowed by the
unsparing hand of Time. After about an hour of this most
tedious climbing, during which we get occasional glimpses
through the dusty trees of Redwood City far below us, and of
San Francisco, too, or where it ought to be, under its curtain
of fog, we pass over the summit and are upon the down
gTade. Everybody wakes up. Sime puts the string to the
horses, and we go tearing along down at a lively pace, spin-
ning around short bends in the road at a rate that would bi
alarming if we did not know that Sime has driven the stage
over this roure for twenty-three years, and has not yet had
an accident. At one place he telU a story of an old lady
passenger, who inquired, "Mr. Knight, if this stage should
run over that bank, what would become of us?" "Madam,"
be seriously replied, "that would depend altogether upon
what your past life has been." At another point he show&us
where one of Sun Franciscc's former school principals (who
shall be nameless), a distinguished elocutionist and exponent
of "muscular Christianity," got down from the stage and took
a shot with his rifle at a stuffed fox-skin, set up beside the
road by some rascally Chinamen, to the great delight of a
bevy of school-teachers travelling in his company.

Plunging along down the hard, cool mountain roatl, over-
shadowed by tall redwood trees, and such a contrast to the
road up the other side of the monntaiu, we came at length
into "La Honda" (the deep place cr deep canyon), where we
stop for a few moments to change horses and then away
again, crossing and recrossiDg the sparkling waters of "Corte
Madera Creek," we now emerge into an open and more level
country, with grain fields nnd harvesting machines at work,
and a few miles further on we come up to a stout furui wagon
with two black, shirting mules attached to it, the driver, a
tall, good-natured, sandy-bearded specimen tof humanity evi-
dently awaiting us. This is onr old friend John R., upon
whose farm we hope to camp for the nest two weeks, aud
after hearty handshakes and iutroductions, we transfer our
camp-chest and numerous traps to the wagon, and taking;
leave of our "late lamented" friend Sime, we climb up beside^
John, who touches up the mules, and we are off for the
ranch. '"Well, J.thn, how are all the folks? How are the-
old father and mother?" "AH well and hearty, Andy.""
"How are the quail this season?" "Lots of 'em, more than I.
ever saw before." We do not go far on our road before we<
have good reison to believe him. Quail in the willows that,
fringe the road, making themselves heard, il not seen, ini
their hurried rushes to get to the opposite side of the trees
from us. Big llocfis of them running across the little cart-
road in. front of us, and scampering down into the ravines,
the father of the family bringing up the rear, and not disap-
pearing till the last of his pretty brood is safely hidden out of
sight, while from the hills around us comes the tantalizing
invitation, "come right up, come right up," showing that the
game little fellows are there too, in full force. We do not
i-top to disturb them, as it is getting late iu the afternoon,
and we must get into camp. Half an hours hill-climbing,
then down into a valley, across a cool, sparkling creek (our
creek), an abrupt turn down into the woods and we are at
our destination. What a clean, sweet-smelling place, and
our first impulse is to jump down and take a good roll on the
forest carpet like sensible horses when relieved from the
harness. But we shall only soil the ground with our dusty
clothes, and besides there is a lot of work to be done.
' John and my warrior friend immediately go to work getting
up the tent, while I get a gobd fire agoing, and wash and
peel some big white potatoes. But I must call your attention
to our cooking conveniences. Our ranee is composed of two
rows of large stones cemented together, and about fourteen
inches apart. Across these stones is laid a frame-work of
inn bais of inch and a quarter bj quarter inch iron set on
edge, and capable of supporting six kettles or frying pans.
The front portion of this gridiron is filled in much closer than
the rest by the means of small iron rods, and is very con-
venient for broiling qnail or fisb. By meaDs of a forked stick
this iron frame can be lifted off from the Btones and laid
aside, and a big log or two substituted, which mnke a com-
fortable evening camp-fire. A little way above on the over-
hanging bauk close to the creek, which here makes a sharp
bend, almost encircling our camp-fire, and overshadowed by
beautiful bay trees, is our table, large enough to accommodate
half a dozen persons, and covered by a roof nf shakes or split
shingles, a piece of John's handiwork made as a pleasant
surprise for us many years ago. A large chest of drawers
holds our crockery aud coffee-pots, frying-pans and kettles
hang trom couvenient nails. These camping utensils, besides
numerous other conveniences not enumerated, are the
accumulations of nine seasons of camping on this same spot,
Bud nothing seems to have been injured or disturbed from
one September to another, though I know that John keeps a
watchful eye upon the creek during the heavy winter rains
that nothing shall be washed away. Such useless articles ns
money or jewelry may be safely left lying on any couvenient
stump during our stay here with no fear of their being dis-
turbed.

1868

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391

The creek forms quite a deep pool close lo our camp,
shaded by overhangiug vines, and "maiden-hair, " "golden-
backed" and "five-finger" ferns which cover the banks in
rank profusion, and in this pool trout can be found, if any-
where, on the stream. Towering high, above us a little
further back are a number of gigantic redwoods, giving abun-
dant shade from the mid-day heat, with open, sunny spaces
between them, in one of which Chattanooga and John are
busily engaged putting up our 8x12 tent, with jokes and
laughter that indicate that they are becoming acquainted.
"Hello, Andy, are those potatoesmostdone?" "Yes, nearly;
and the tea-kettle boiling and table set for supper." ''Good
boy, just come up and see how you like tbe looks of the tent
and I'll cook the lamb chops." Only too glad to get rid of
cooking, which is my greatest bugbear on a camping trip, I
go up with John to where our little tent with its two cots
with fresh straw mattresses and piles of blankets looks invit-
ing enough to tempt us to "turn in" at once. "I guess your
friend has bad lots of practice in putting up tents, " says John.
"Tea, and in cooking, too, I think, from the way he volun-
teered to take charge of the lamb chops." "Come on, boys,
dinner!" shouts our veteran, and we go down and enjoy the
meal as only hungry men can enjoy a well cooked dinner in
the woods. But we cannot sit too long, for there is yet work
to be done, and now another pleasant surprise presents itself,
for "Chattanooga" seems almost jealously anxious that the
dishes, pots and pans shall be very carefully washed and put
away, and takes full charge of that department himself, so I
go ont and get in an abundant supply of firewood, including
some rousing big logs, and in a few minutes we have a camp-
tire that it is a pleasure to look at. My friends get out their
pipes.

James, "William and Enos, John's brothers, having finished
their day's work, came into camp to pay us a visit. These
big athletic bojs are sons of an old gentleman and lady,
still living, who came many years ago from their native
Pennsylvania, to this State to "spy ont the land," and find-
ing thes hills the most promising of anything they had seen,
they settled here and raised this stalwart crop of sons, besides
several daughters, who have married and left the home nest.
Sitting here by the blazing logs, the conversation is very
naturally led up to stories of the war, and here my friend
comes out brilliantly, the story that amused us most, being
the darkey's description of the sound made by a shell in its
flight. At Morris Island a colored regiment suffered most
severely from the Confederate artillery, which Becmed to
hunt out that particular regiment for its mark. An old
darkey telling of the bombardment, said it was all the time,
"Nigger regiment, Nigger regiment, Nigger regiment, I've got
you, I've got you, I've got you, "Whang!" then we raked up
accounts of the many pranks and practical jokes played
around this camp. How John once rigged a trap-bridge
across a deep pool for George's especial benefit, through
which his brother William pluDged the very next afternoon,
wetting and nearly spoiling his Sunday suit. How James
put a live owl into our tent early one Sunday morning before
we were awake. How another member of the party, with
immense labor, balanced an immense boulder up on the
hillside opposite us, to be let loose by a tripping wire, and
which came thundering and crashing down into the creek
beside us, one evening right in the midst of a most blood-
curdling ghost Btory arranged especially for the occasion.
How William rigged a five gallon can of water up in the tree
overhead, which half drowned a poor unfortunate dog that
happened to run against the tripping wire. All these and
many other stories are raked up, till at last a gentle snore
from James, reminds us to see what time it is, and, finding
that it is very late the boys bid us good-night. After making
sure that the fire is perfectly safe, and taking a good long
draught from the cool creek, we light the lantern and go up
to the tent. "Well Andy, this is a Paradise, and no mistake,
the air here is worth four bits a mouthful." "Is it? Well
just you hurry up and get that confounded coal oil lantern
out as quick as possible, or it won't be quite so valuable."
We are quickly between the sheets, and soon the big brown
owl begins his music, for music it is indeed to me, as I never
hear it except when upon one of these excursions.
To be continued.

Dove shooting about Antioeh and Marsh Creek is reported
good, three gnus bagging 156 on Tuesday last. In Ygnacio
Valley the birds are also fairly plentiful.

A match at pigeons was shot in Antioeh on Sunday last by
J. Taylor and Wm. Carey, 12 birds, Hurlingham, and was
won by Carey who scored 9 against 7 accounted for by Taylor.

A recently projected scheme for a series of interclub trap
matches is arousing interest. It is proposed to select teams
of fonr or five men each from the various local gun clubs and
have them shoot at artificial targets for a handsome piece of
plate, to become the property of the team which wins it three
times. The Lincoln Gun Club has generously offered the use
of its pleasant grounds at Alameda Point, and the matches
can be shot on Saturday afternoons. Teams of five very
expert handlers of the scatter gun can be selected from the
Lincoln, Blue Bock, Oakland Gun, Alameda County and
California clubs, to say nothing of teams that might be formed
in Vacaville, Suisun, San Jose, Stockton and Sacramento.
None of the objections to shooting at pigeons can be urged
against the use of clay targets, and the matches would soon
take rank as events of great interest. We should be pleased
to hear from the secretaries of the various clubs about the
matter.

There seems no reason to doubt that the present dove
law is ineffective in preserving the birds. Throughout the
central and northern portion of the State, doves are just now
nesting and should not be killed. The supervisors of San
Joaquin and Marin counties have made the opening for doves
much later than that presented by the general law, and other
counties should imitate the action. Speaking of the cruelty
of killing nesting birds a Contra Costa Exchange says:

The same experience has been met with in Contra Costa,
and if the Board of Supervisors would fix the season a month
or six weeks later, much better shooting would be enjoyed
by sportsmen and at the same time the birds would be protect-
ed during the breeding season. It is a fact that doves do no
damage to anyone engaged in raising fruit or cereals, as they
feed principally upon a small black seed found in the hay or
grain fields. Another advantage would be that the crops
would all be taken in and farmers would not be annoyed by
hunters running through their grain, or having their fields
endangered from fire while the hay is cocked up in their
fields. Many farmers will not allow shooting on their
premises for this reason, who later on would nod no objeet-
tion, and if the Supervisors would regulate this needed
revision of the game law it would accommodate both sports-
men and farmer, to say nothing of protecting the doves.

THE RIFLE.

Shooting Game With the Rifle-

With my varied experience with the rifle, I now come to
shooting game with the rifle and the weapons most suitable
for Bporting work. Anyone intending to attack really dan-
gerous game, such as elephant, rhinoceros, or Indian buffalo
had better consult Sanderson's most interesting book on the
wild beasts of India. Suffice it to say, that really big game
should always be met with heavy metal, and as the distances
at which these animals are shot seldom exceed thirty yaids,
smooth-bores are generally used for them. For soft-skinned
animals, such as lion, tiger, panther, or bear, sportsmen who
have been successful tell us that a .5 or .45 Express rifle will
do well enough. My experience goes no farther than stalk-
ing red-deer in Scotland or reindeer in Norway. For many
years I uBed nothing for these less than .46 and .45, but for
the last seven years i have used a .408 rifle carrying 90 grs.
of powder and a 360 gr. hollow-fronted bullet. The tra-
jectory of this rifle is quite flat enough at 100 yards, the
highest point being less than two inches above the eye-line, and
at 200 yards it is natter than the .46, because both taking the
same weight of bullet, the bullet from the smaller bore does
not lose speed so quietly as that from the larger. It is, too,
far more accurate. The bullet is the same shape and pro-
portion externally as a match bullet, and is as accurate up to
all sporting ranges. Only a very first-rate .45 Express will
put all its shots into a circle 4 in. in diameter at 100 yards,
while a tirBt-class .4 will put them all into 2 in. These .4
rifles also appear to give as crushing a blow to an animal as
the .45 bore. Certainly they are quite sufficient for deer.
I have no information as to their effect on the tiger or other
dangerous game, but personally should not be afraid to use
them. Of course, a Bhot well placed will kill from a feeble
rifle, but in hunting dangerous game one has to think more
of the effect of shots not well placed. An animal hit hrough
the stomach or bowels will go for miles even when the wound
is given by one of the most powerful weapons, and would do
as much mischief, if not more, than if he had never been
struck.

A stag with his heart smashed and cut to rags by an
Express bullet seldom goes less than thirty yards, and often
covers fifty yards before he falls. So I should think a charg-
ing tiger struck through the heart at close quarters would in
the two or three seconds of time remaining to him of life be
fit to so some very unpleasant business. The reason for
this I believe to be that power of motion does not cease till
the brain has lost its supply of blood, and that the blood
which has left the heart before the animal is struck continues
its course through the brain. "When that ceases, life and
power are gone.

As nearly all the countries in Europe are now taking to a
bore between *3 and -32 for their military arm, I may be asked
why I do not recommend this bore for deer-stalking, and it
may be said, if it is sufficiently powerful to stop a cavalry
charge, why will it not do for sporting purpo es? The two
requirements are not quite on all fours. Tho sporting rifle is
required to give a very heavy, paralysing shock to an animal
at close quarters, as such a shock will prevent its getting into
covert and being lost. Great penetration is not required, so
a hollow-fronted bullet can be used. On the other hand a
military rifle should have very great penetration even at the
loss of some part of its shock. The -3t 3 new military rifle
has quite as much effect on a horse as the '4 bore, both us-
ing solid bullets, and both have a greater effect than the
present service rifle; but if a hollow front was put into the
■303 bullet, it would-fbreak up too readily on impact, and
the copper covering would fly off in all directions and spoil
the meat. Even with the solid bullet the copper flies off
on striking bone, and makes an ugly wound. The object
in sport is to kill, and that quickly; the object in war is to
wound and demoralize, not to kill. Hence for war I should
chooBe the '303, but for the deer tribe the -4. When we
come to small game in this country — rabbits and rooks —
nothing, in my opinion can beat tbe '22; but, taking the
short pistol cartridge with only three grains of powder, it is
quite powerful enough, will shoot into a shilling at thirty
yards, and fairly well at seventy-five, and is not so dangerous
as the larger bores. I have a very good one which I bought
of Mr. Bigby, who gets them from Messrs. Ballard, the mak-
ers, in America. Strange to say, no riflemaker in this coun-
try has, so far as I know, taken to making them. Now, as
to whether a double or single rifle is best for game Bhooting.
For all dangerous game I should undoubtedly say a double,
for the second barrel would be a great defence. For deer-
stalking I much prefer a single. In the first place, it is not
only very difficult to get a pair of barrels to shoot accurately
to the same sights, and very costly, but it is even more diffi-
cult to keep them together. A blow of the muzzle against a
stone will often make one barrel shoot some inches higher
than the other at 100 yards, and in stalking many an unin-
tentional blow is given unknown to the owner. A miss of a
good beast, or even more than one, is the consequence, and
the reason never suspected till the rifie is taken out for a few
practice shots at a target. Now this does not happen with
the single rifle. The barrel is stouter and more resistful to
a blow. My sporting single 4 cal. rifie weighs 9 lbs. — that
is, the same weight as a double rifie — and I like it, it is
steadier to shoot with, an important matter when one has to
take a Bhot after a sharp burst, and, although it bears the
marks of at least one heavy blow, it is none the wcrse for it.
I always go up to a stag with the head of a spare cartridge
between the fingers of my left hand. This does not interfere
with the holding of the rifie, and bas often enabled me to get
two stags at one stalk.

Now aB to sights. I think they can hardly be too fine.
My foresight has a wide flat bed, above which it only rises
.047 of an inch. It is only .04 wide, and it is not undercut
into the fehape of a bead, as that renders it liable to injury.
The wide bed, too, is agrea t protection to it. The notch in
the backsight is a V only just big enough to take in the fore-
sight. The first rifles I owned had much coarser sights, and
I found that when shooting at an animal which I expected
every moment to make tracks, it was impossible tottake only
the usual bit of the foresight, and I missed high in conse-
quence. I cut down the foresight till I only had to be care-
ful not to see any of its bed, and my shooting was much
improved. I also found that the large bead usually put on
rifles took up bo much space on the body of a beast at any*
thing like a long shot, that it was very difficult to say what
part of it one was aiming at. I have the top of my foresight
cut flat, not to a point. The back sight should have no
platinum line in it. It is not necessary, and in some lights
is confusing. The backsight should also be undercut, so as
to lean towards the eye, not away from it. The sun will
never throw a glare back from it if this is done. Tbe Amer-
icans have been taking to Lyman's sights lately. These are
really aperture and bead sights. They are, no doubt, very

good for still shols, but for all-ruund work I don't think any-
thing is better than the open sights, as described above.
They are simple, stionger, and more suitable for a running
shot than the apertures. The muzzle of a sporting rifle
should never be rounded more than just to take tbe shaip
edges off. If it is rounded the son will shine on it like a
spark in every direction when the sun is in front, and be seen
in an instant t.y deer. If square, it will only give a reflection
in one direction, and may escape observation. The bore
should be slightly counter-sunk to piotect it from injury. It
is not easy to get these apparently little matters attended to
by gunmakers, and jet they are not so little as at first sight
they may appear to be. One stag gained by attention to them
well repay any trouble spent uDon him.

Telescope sights in the field I consider out of the question.
They teod to induce men to risk long shots, and so wound
and leave a poor beast to die in agony. Moreover, I depre-
cate the desire to kill— kill — kill. No man is a true sports-
man who cannot go on to the hills and hold his hand if he
does not get up to the right stag sufficiently near to make a
certainty, or nearly so, uf a clean shot. The sporting dis-
tance for deer in a forest I consider to be from eighty to 150
yards. I don't like to be nearer than eighty because deer are
likely to pick one up; I don't like lo be further than 150, be-
cause, taking all the difficulties of shooting under fatigue,
excitement, and awkwardness of position, it is far enough to
make a clean shot. I once killed a good stag on sneep
ground at nearly 400 yards, but it was a last chance — getting
late in the evening, and a stag that I should never have seen
again. I got him through the heart; a lucky shot, no doubt.
If I found myself in the same posi'icn now I should go
home, and not run the risk of giving deadly torture. What
would be the fun of stalking if by using telescope sights one
could kill everything within 500 yards? All the excitement
of a close stalk would be lost. Of course, a lacge finder
would be a necessary part of the equipment; a mitrailleuse,
perhaps, hardly out of place. If a man is a good game shot
with the scatter gun, and has made himself a good target
shot with the rifle, he will find himself at once good in the
hills after deer. If he is not a scatter gun shot he will have
much to learn. An animtl moving is not in the same place
when the bullet arrives at him as he was when the trigger
was pulled, and this has to be allowed for. I fiud the best
plan is to put the rifle on to him to get his pace, and to move
it in front, and pull as the rifle is swinging. Of euurse the
amount in front depends entirely on the pace the beast is
going, and the distance he is from the firer. For a stag gal-
loping I should say about his length at 100 yards would be
the right allowance. Nothing but practice will give tbe
proper distance Very much may be learned by Bbooting
with a pea rifle at rabbits and hares running. I don't
think much about the sights for rnnniug shots, but prefer
using the rifle as I do a scatter gun, that is, I shoot with the
head up over the baml and do not put my eye down to the
sights at all. To g»t the habitude of ihis, potatoes thrown
up at ten or a dozen yards give very good practice; in fact.
Dr. Carver's trick shooting. It makes one handy in throw-
ing the rifle at once up to the right place. Of course, it can
only be done with a .22 rifle, as heavy bullets are not safe
when sown about a populous country. The best practice of
all is shooting hares on a moor, as h-r this the i eer rifle can
beused. In target shooting one can take one's time: but
not so in deer stalking; that is, ii deer are in the letst bit
suspicious. The great art of stalking is to get within reach
of deer without their having any notion that daDger is near.
Then one can take one's time and the shot ought to be a
certainty. This, however, does not always happen, and then
woe to the man who is slow and undecided. Ihere may be
more than one beast in front of him. He has to decide on
the instant which is tbe stag he wants, and though this may
have been fully impressed upon hiB mind when he last saw
the heard through his telescope at a mile or more away,
things look different when close to. Some inquisitive hind
may be giving unmistakeafcle BignB of uneasiness, and then
no time mutt be lost. A stamp of the foot and a short bark
will upset everything. At the last moment everything should
be done deliberately and quietly, and yet not too slowly.
Moving objects are seen far quicker than those at rest. So,
having once got the eyes above or to one side (the latter in
preference) of the last intervening stone or hillock, should
deer be apparently looking straight into one's eyes, don't
draw back, that will be fatal. If they really see one they
will show it by their manner, and iu this case bcldly get into
position and get the shot off as quietly as possible. If they
don't see anything we may draw quietly high enough to get
the rifle into position. How well I remember my first stalk
in Gairlocb, Invernessshire. I was with George Boss, and a
better s'alfaer never went on the hills. We found a good
eight point stag in good ground. George Boss had given
me a good idea of how he meant to get up, but, of course, I
was soon lost; when nt last he whispered to me, "He is just
over there," pointing to a little hummock about two feet
over our heads and about ninety yards off. "Crawl quietly
up. He is lying down, looking straight toward us, but he
has seen nothing. Whatever you do, don't draw back when
you see him. Now I've done my duty, the rest remains
with you." So I crawled steadily on, and what a sight it
was! A grand stag lyiDg down broadside to me, apparently
looking straight at me. I took aim carefully, and then
thought I must have a real good look at this, my first stag, *
before I pull; and I raised my eyes a little and looted for
half a minnte, as I saw the stag was not disturbed, then
along my sight and squeezed the trigger. Tbe stag jumped
up, galloped thirty yards and fell stone dead, shot through
the heart. I had no stag fever at this, my first shot. It
came on rather badly for my next three, but I mastered it,
and did my duty fairly well. After that it disappeared,
never, I am happy to say, to return. I began with a stalk-
ing story, may I be pardoned for ending with one? I shall
be will repaid for my trouble if I can induce one English-
man to become a rifleman. Believe me, tbe use of the rifle
is a spirt in itself. More than that, and far more, the rifle
of the present day is the long bow of the middle ages. If the
youth of England could use the rifle, the Btrength and power
of the United Kingdom would be invincible. — H.St. John
Haltokd in Land and Water.

The amount of "flip" given to the barrel at the instant
offering in rifle shooting depends upon several things:

1. On the mass of the barrel not being in the same axial
line as the mass of the stock, action and fittings.

2. On the weight of the butt and fittings.

3. On the charge of powder and its quality, whether slow
or quick burning.

4. On the weight of the shot.

5. On the state of the barrel itself, as to whether the steel
of which it is made is in a state of rest from not having been
straightened after its last forging and boring, or whet1

in a state of tension from setting up, and the clir-
which this tension is pulling.
6 (and lastly. On the state of the bore.

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San Francisco, - - Saturday, June 23, 1 =s88.

STAIXIOSS-THOKOUUIHSKED.

Joe Hooker, E B. Bagwill. Sacramento.
Mariner limp ), Matt Store, Pleasanton.
Turee t'li* ers, Tbos. e>. Jones, Santa Rosa.
ST AM.I03BS— TROT TERS.

Alcona, Fr*>d W. Loeber, St. Helena.

Anteeo, I. De Turk, Santa Rosa.

An'evolo, Jos. Cairn Simpson, 21 1 1 Adeline St., Oakland

Mrowi- .lug, Saryenl Bios., SargeDt's Station,

«;liarleN Oerby, Cook Stock Farm. Danville.

fresco, Cook Stock Farm, Danville.

I>on Marviu, f. e\ Lowell, Sacramento.

IHreCto*-, Andy McDowell, Plea«auton.

I'iiUis, F. P. Lowell, Sacramento.

Fi-'uro Wm. O'Neil, Sf.n Leandio

Harold Cossack, N. N. Craig, 2508 B. St., Sacramento.

Illustrious, Weo A. Stone, Williams.

Jester I>., Wm. O'Neil.Sin Leandro.

Jolin SevuoakN, Sargent Bros., Sargent's Station.

Ma<iibrino Wilkes, Cbarles Waterman, Walnut Creek.

Menlo 'K'ui. Dwyer, San Jose.

Mt Vernon, J. A. McCloud, Stockton.

Sidney, G. Valentin, Pleasanton.

Sieinivay, Cook S'.ock Farm, Danville.

Valensin, '* Valeusic, Pleasanton

Wliippleloii. Fred W. Lueb*r, St. Helena.

Wnodnut, B.C. Holly, Vallejo.

"Young Santa t'laus, KyronO Graay, ban Mateo.

'Ringers."

There is little danger of imposition from ringers on
the Pacific Coast. Anyway at the main meetings. The
horses which are owned in the State are too well-known
to permit a successful raid, it is loo long atrip for
Eastern piratus to take the risk. Still the advice given
bv the A. T. A. is applicable, and Mr. Steiner's letter
gives a business method of counteracting their schemes.

Distance is not our only safeguard. A horse which
would have a fair show to win in any of the classes at
prominent fairs, could make more money by staying at

home. „ _

To Herders.

In order to prevent unknown horses (supposed to be
"Ringer's") competing on the grounds of members, the
following instructions are issued, viz:

Rule 23 an t 24 provides that every owner, driver and
horse must be fully identified when required by the judges
of the race the member or any officer of the association.

This identification should be as complete as that required
bvabeuker of au unknown person presenting a check for
payme.it. If the identification is not satisfactory the horse
can ouly »tait under protest, and the owner.if present, other-
wise tta driver must file his sworn auswtr to protest with
the amber before the horse is permitted to Blart; the win-
ning: if any, must be sent to this office to be placed in the
Trusi, .?und pending identification.

The aorse must be identified within twenty-one days or he
*° barred from winning.

J. H. Steiner, Secretary, Am. Tr. Assn.

i M-iRoiT Mich , June 16th, 1888.

Golden Gate Pair.

"We are pleasad to learn that we were correct in the
statement made last week that favorable terms could b-
made with Mr. Hinchinan to hold the fair of the Golden
Gate Association on the Oakland Trotting Park. That
statement was made without olher authority than our
knowledge of Mr. Hinchman, but from the estimate
founded on fourteen years intimate acquaintance with
him, felt that it was long odds that he would sustain us
in our position. Since the article was published, we
have met Mr. Hinchman and he informed us that he
had made a proposition io Mr. Crittenden which is cer-
tainly as liberal as could be asked. The offer which is
to the point, $4,000 in cash and all the gate receipts.
With .he $2,000 donated by the S'ate there would be a
sum to commence with which would warrant getting up
a fair in every respect worthy of the district. Properly
managed, this sum will insure an exhibition which will
be a credit to those who direct its affairs, and a source of
pleasure and instruction to the people.

Oakland is certainly one of the best locations for au
agricultural fair there is in Calif jrnia, or, for that mat-
ter; in the whole country, The Oakland Trotting Park
has advantages over any othei point in the vicinity of
the city. Stock can be shipped and re-shipped within a
few yards of the entrance to the grounds, and the facili-
ties for transporting freight and passengers are ample.
Thiity-five minutes from San Francisco, with ferry and
railroad accommodations for thousands without severe
crowding on boat or train, and as many trains as the
business will demand. Rapid and comfortable transit,
with cheap fare, gives Oakland Trotting Park an equal
chance with places on the San Francisco side of the bay,
while for the aggregation of live stock to compete for
premiums, there can be no comparison. But after the
experiment cf last season, there is little necessity for
arguing this phase of the question. The issue is upon
Mr. Hinchman's offer. It was taken for granted that,
having control of both tracks, he would dictate terms,
and though assured that he did not intend to take an
undue advantage of his position, a few'inenwho were
not on friendly terms with him reiterated the accusa-
tions, misleading piople who were not cognizant of the
true state of affairs. Hi9 ropo'sal is the best refuta'ion
of the charge. With such an advantage as the proprie-
torsbiu of the San Francisco and Oakland tracks gave
him, it is not surprising that people came to the conclu-
sion that he would be "bard on tbe bit." There are few
men who could resist the temptation, if placed in the
same circumstances, to draw the cinch strap to some-
thing of a tension, although that might have proved im-
politic after this season. As it stands, the offer must be
considered a very fair one-
There was another proposi ion made by Mr. Hinch-
man, which he withdrew before it was presented to the
Golden Gate directors. This was to give the pools in
lien of §4,000. This might have returned a greater sum,
it might have fallen a good way below. Tbat had not
the distiuctivness ot a fixed sum, and it might be a ques-
tion which could not be answered until the close of the
fair. When not contracted for a certain amount, rjool-
percentages are subject to wonderful mutations. Kaces
which promise to be strikingly speculative, may turn
out the reverse. One of the horses engaged may show
such a decided superiority over all the others that there
is no betting to speak of, and selling on the second does
not mend the matter a great deal. When the Associa-
tion has a percentage on the pools sold, there is always
a chance to claim that the races are managed in that
interest. It is claimed that pools are allowed to stand
which should be declared uff, aud other things are con-
doned which would meet with merited punishment were
it not for the interests pending.

But at the present there is no necessity fur considering
side issues. The question for the Directors of the Golden
Gate Fair to consider is the acceptance of Mr. Hinch-
man's offer. It strikes us that if accepted and the fair
managed proper!/, tbat $6,000 to start upon will war-
rant giving premiums which will attract the best of all
the classes. The trouble heretofore has been mainly
from not commencing in time. The programme and
place of deciding it should be known now, in fact, stakes
should have been opened long ago, and the purses pro-
mulgated so that every one will be .aware of what they
are so as to be in readiness to make entries on the first of
August.

One great argument in moving the fair from Oak-
land was the general apathy of the residents. A strong
and well-directed effort on the part of those who are the
most interested would overcome this obstacle. If any-
thing like the enterprise of Sacramento people were
shown, it would only be a few years when the Golden
Gate would rank with the Stite Exposition.

We hope to announce in the next issue that a start has
been made in the right direction, and with that accomp-
lished, feel the greaLest confidence in hereafter chron-
I icling "a grand success."

Death of Green Mountain Maid.

When a mare lives and produces to an age of twenty-
six yearB it can be 1 aken as an evidence of vitality, which
is another mark in her favor. That Green Mountain
Maid can be awarded the first place among trotting
brood-mares on many counts cannot be questioned, and
taken all through the aggregate of points is something
wonderful. The greatest number in the "list" of any
one mare in the first generation, a son which takes the
lead of all stallions in propogating a high late of speed,
and a daughter which has shown bj' such long odds the
best yearling, that comparison is out of the question.
"Aurelius," in a communication which appeared simul-
taneously in three turf papers, gives the preference to
Clara, but singularly enough, overkokssome of the main
proofs in favor of the Maid. He only instances three of
her nine grandsons and daughters which have trotttd in
2:20 or better, and igncies tbe third and fourth genera-
tion entirely, although these are united iu .Norlaine.

Writers are prone to think that in order Io enhance the
merits of horses they extol, that it is necessary Io dis-
parage ohers, or at hast play the part of a one-sided
advocate, and hide all the favorable testimony which
bears against their case. There is no necessity for tbat
kind of ptttifogging, and sooner or later it is understood.
There aie several mares which are woitbj- of the highett
rank, and to authoritatively award the first place oi. a
review of all the conditions is impossible. That Green
Mountain Maid is entitled to one of these places none
will deny; that she is deserving of more than this is so
well established tbat it is unnecessary to argue the point;
that she should be placed absolutely in the lead is the
opinion of a great many. We are well enough suited
when ranged alongside of Clara, Miss Russell, and others
which are justly enlitltd to high rank, and our readers
can select for themselves. The following is copied from
the N. Y. Sportsman:

Green Mountain Maid died at Stony Ford on June 6 at
9 p. m. She was cue to foal on May 27, and was watched
steadily since tbat lime. On ihe afternoon of June 5, she
showed strong indications of fea ing, andjMr. Wright, as' well
as one of the stablemen, sat up with her so as to make sure
she would hare every attention. Up to that time Bhe bad
been well and had taken her feed regularly. At a quarter
after twelve she laid down naturally, as if she was going to
foal, but did not have nnv labor pains. She remained per-
fectly still until 6 a. m., when she was raised wiih a sling.
It was then found tbat her hind parts were paralyzed. She
was let down again gently, and remained motionless until
she died. Mr. Backman buried the lamcus mare on ine hill
overlooking the entire farm, and will erect a monument to
her memoiy. Her grave was strewn with bright straw and
floweis. and the grooms placed her in the same position she
took when she laid down iu her stall for the last time

Green Mountain Maid was a dark blown mare, 15 hands
high, and was foaled in 1862. She was bred by S. Conklm,
Middletown, N. Y., and was got by Harry Clay out cf the
chestnut mare Shanghai Mary, who showed a mile in 2;2S.
Her breeding, however, was unknown. Green Mountain
Maid passed into the hands of Elij.ih Dusenbeiry when a
two-yeai-old, aud while owned by him, became famous as a
a lot trotter. Mr. Backman writes of her as follows in his
catalogue for 1SS5:

The people would assemble in large numbers, station them-
selves in differeut parts of the paddock, aud with the aid of a
dog would set the filly going. She was never known to break
from a trot, unless to kick at the dog barking at her heels or
she stepped in a hole. When she did break it was only a
bouDd or two. Quick as a flash she would recover and swing
around the lot with faultless light-harness action. The fall
6he was three years old she passed into the hands of D. B.
Irwin, of Middletown, who owned the first half-mile track in
that part of Orange County. His stables bordered the track
around which the Maid, hooked double, was driven a few-
times. JuBt as she had completed a circuit a dog rushed
from the stable aud gave chase. She was startled, and in
kicking at him, as she had often kicked at the dog in the
Dnsenberry lot, she got her leg over the pole. After some
trouble she was unhitched, deeply agitated, and Mr. Iiwiu
never put harness on her agaiu. She had inheiited the
blood-like form and the ambitious temperament of her dam
and Mr. Irwin bred her to Middletown in the hope that the
cares ot maternity would make her, after her unfortunate
and nervt-iacking experience, more subject to control. In
the spring of 1866 I purchased her in foal for 5450, and
brought her to Stony Ford. While liere she has al'wavs
exhibited the same teudeucy to trot that she did at the wtekly
matinee. I have frequently noticed her in the field trotiing
faster than her companions could lun. She also has given
evidence of the great nerve force, the marked vitality which
characterized her youth in the hands of Messrs. Dnsenberry
and Irwin.

The following is a list of Green Mountain Maid's foal-

1867, b f Storm, 2:26J, by Middleton.

1868, be Electioneer, by Hambletonian.

1869, blk c Prospero (gelded), 2:20 by Messenger Duroo.

1870, blk f Duma Trot, 2:22, by Messenger Duroc.

1871, ch c Paul (gelded), by Messengel' Duroc.

1872, ch f Miranda, 2:31, by Messenger Duroc.

1873, blk c (killed) by Messenger Duroc.

1874, br f Elaine, 2:20 by Messenger Daroc.

1876, uh c Mansfield, 2:26, by Messenger Duroo.

1877, br f Elise, by Messenger Duroc.
1S78, b f Elite, by Messenger Duroc.

1880, b c Antonio, 2:28$, by Messenger Duroj.

1881, blk f (dead), by Messenger Duroc.
1883, b f Elista, by Messenger Duroc.
18S5, blk f Elina, by Messenger Duroo.
1887, b c Lancelot, by Messenger Duroo.

Storm made her record when she was seventeen years old
and is now being used as a broodmare. Electioueer'ssuccess
at Palo Alto doring the past twelve years is unprecedented.
During that time he sired tweniy-eight 2:30 performers, nine
of which have records of 2:20 or better. His gel have bIbo
reduced the one, two, three and four-year-old records of the
world. Prospero made a three-year-old record of 2:331 and
afterwards reduced H to 2:20, He died in 1880. Dame

1888

Tpte ^xtt&zx and jl ncrrtsman.

393

Trot, like all of Green Mountain Maid's colts, came to her
speed young, She won a three-year-old stake, getting a
record of 2:40, and reduced tbis mark the following year to
2:37£. She retired from the tnrf with a mark of 2:22, and
is now a broodmare at the Ideal Farm, Pittsburgh, Pa. Paul
was never trained. Miranda made her record in a brood-
mare race at Island Park. She was a fast colt trotler, and
won all of her stake engagements.

Elaine was sold to Gov. Stanford in 187G when he pur-
chased Electioneer. This tilly reduced the three-year-old
record to 2:28, and the following year eclipsed all four-year-
old performances by placing 2:24J opposite her name. She
was then taken to California, but was not started again until
1880, when she won two races and reduced her record to 2:20.
Elaine is now one of the most famous broodmares at Palo
Alto, being the dam of the lamented yearling record breaker,
Norlaine, 2:31£.

Mansfield and Antonio were the last of Green Mountain
Maid's foals that have appeared in public. Mansfield won a
three-year-old stake at Prospect Park in 1879, and trotted a
quarter the same day in 363s. Last season he was given a
record of 2:26. ADtonio won three races io his three-year-
old form, gett'Dg a mark of 2:43J. 'I his was reduced in 18S6
to 2:28$. Both of the?e horses are now in the stud at Stony
Ford. Mr. Backman also owns the fillies Elsie foaled in
1877, Elista foaled in 18S3, and Elina foaled in 1885. The last
nimed promises to be as fast if not faster than any of Green
Mountain Maid's foals. Last season the famouB matron
foaled the bay colt Larjcelot, who will, if he proves true to
Lis rich blood lines and faultless conformation, be the great-
est of herdescendants.

Emperor of Norfolk.

The eastern papers are united in rendering a high
degree of praise to the Emperor of Norfolk. The N. Y.
Spirit of the Times presents a very good picture of him,
and the only thing in the article which needs correction
is the name of his dam. It is Marion not Marian, though
people are misled by so many Americans of the masculine
gender being named after General Frances Marion of revo-
lutionary fame. Marion was named after one daughter,
and the name has been in the family, on our mother's
aide, "before the Stuarts." The Emperor has shown so
brightly as to draw more than the usual attention, and
as was to be expected a revival of all the tales which
were told when Charmer was the Empress of the Turf.
T lere was fully 3s much nonsensical talk and writing
then as there now is about some of the trotting lines, and
without claiming a pedigree extending to the time of the
"royal mares," it is safe to assert that from Betsey
Malone down they were racing-bred.

"We have a copy of a letter filed away somewhere
which settles the question of the breeding of Potomac.
The original was from a noted "Virginia breeder, we
copied it, and made it public a good many years a;
but have not spare time at present to look it up. At all
events it will do to call Betsey Malone racing-bred, and
we are rather inclined to be pleased over the selection of
that phrase in order to do away with a good deal of ab_
surdity in relation to thoroughbred. It has the benefit
of definite expression, and more than that when severa^
generations can support their title by actual racing ex_
ploits, though the genealogy ends in a few crosses, it is
immensly superior to twenty generations with only
remote stars to abed lustre on the blood which may be
altogether too blue. Tie Horseman winds up a para-
graph as follows: "Yet Emperor of Norfolk is beyond
question seven pounds the best three-year-old of the
year, and all his family have been famous. The cold
cross is too remote to effect him." Now, so far back: as
the fourth dam, Betsey Molone, is found a mare which
ran twenty-three races from heats of two miles to heats
of four miles against the best horses of her day, and the
0oly one she lost she fell down. Her daughter,
Charmer, won far more races than any other of Glencoe's
get, winning sixteen races at three miles, most of them
heats, and never lost at that distance. A sister o^
Charmer, Jenny Lind, was bo good a mare as to beat the
great Doubloon. Captain Minor had a good deal to do
with the disparagemeut of Charmer. He owned a half
interest in her when a two-year-old, then called Trabba,
toni, and underrating her at that age, sold his share for
a trifle, and in order to lessen the stigma claimed that
she was disposed of on account of her breeding.

As Captain Minor — "A Young Turfman" — was one of
the most brilliant and powerful writers on turf matter-
of that or any othor day, the charge was given greate'
force than it wouIg have had under any other circum
stances. The daughter of Charmer, Maggie Mitchell
was injured in training and never saw a race. Marion
showed a great flight of speed, but the first strong gal-
lop given her in California she broke the wing of her
coffin bone, and when put in training with the intention
of running her in a three mile race, she injured the
same foot so badly that she could hardly be got to the
stable. She beat a daughter of Mamona at Chicago
when a two-year-old in a match, and run second in a
stake with nine starters, when the filly which won it
got at least thirty yards the best of the start. That
Malcolm has a good deal to do with the excellence of
the Marion family is a conclusion that cannot be upset.
The sister to Marion, Roxaline, which we sold when a
weanling, is the dam of Princess and Brait|and so far as
we are acquainted they are by far the best of the get of
their sire.

Although it may have been given heretofore, it will
not be amiss to recor 1 what led to the peculiar nomen-
clature of tbis family. We were at Mr. "Winters' Putah
Creek Farm when Marion's first son was a weanling.
Mr. Woods, manager for Mr. Winters, called our atten-
tion to him, with the remark that he was the best colt
in the world, with the further remark that they were
going to call him Simpson. This, we replied, was a
practice which we had written frequently against, and
after a good deal of argument, Mr. Winters said: "Well,
you name him." At that time the Duke of Magenta was
showing brilliantly, and telling Mr. Winters that there
was a good deal of similarity in the blood lines, he
should be named Duke of Norfolk. Then came the
Duchess, Prince, King, Queen and Emperor of Norfolk,
then the job became troublesome, and Fred Collier took
it in hand, dubbing the foal o' 1886 Czar of Norfolk.
Five foals since, and Mr. Winters writes that we shall
resume the work. This we will endeavor to do. "As
sure as eggs is eggs," there is a "bold Turpiu" to be
christened, and, it maybe, two of tbcm.

One sure, one that may "knock the Emperor out," to
use slang that is seldom seen in the Breeder and
Sportsman. He is just the right shade of color, was
foaled when the moon was just right, and when the signs
were all O. K. By the way, we go more on the color
and shape than the moon and signs, though Albert
swears that he knew all along what a stunner the
Emperor was to be, though he looked scared when pressed
for a reason. Some sort of voodooism may be; Albert
was right, however.

in the way of taking part in the coming fair at Los
Angeles. Now thai horses can reach there in twenty-
four hours from San Francisco, and at reduced rateBi
neither the time in transit or the expense is a serious
obstacle. Then the railroad brings it within the limits
to reach Santa Rosa in time, and from there there is a
regular succession, enabling the horses to put in active
work every week until October comes.

L03 Angeles was a grand place to visit thirteen years
ago, the only year we could spend the time to make the
journey. Now it must be magnificently attractive.
From what we learn there is no end 1o the enterprise,
and amid the rush and turmoil of active life the races
form a pleasing interlude. With plenty of horses there
is an absolute assurance of a large attendance, and to
those who a.e speculatively inclined every opportunity
to "back their fancies." Moralize as we may there is no
question that betting is an attractive adjunct to sport of
any kind, and even those who never risk a cent on a
contest are more inteiested when they see o'.hers taking
a pait in tempting Dame Fortune Grand people in
Los Angeles. Those we met at the time mentioned, and
those whose acquaintance has been made since, were all
cut the right way of the cloth, and very many of them
of material that is hard to equal in any country. With
all these and mote too, the Los Angeles Fair should
receive the support of "horsemen."

The Blue Ribbon Meeting.

Red, white and blue should be the colors to float over
the grounds of the Detroit Club. The national colors are
none too expressive to characterize the energy and vim
which have been shown by the people of that handsome
town. There are lots of races which will warrant
encircling the necks of the winners with even so many
ribbons, and no one will question the right of the presi-
dent to be decorated with an insignia, the meed of pluck
and valor. It was a great conception to "get up" a trot
ting meeting on the scale that was measured by, and the
boldness was rewarded by a list of entries the like of
which had never been seen before. "Very well," the
croakers said, alter the list was published, "Wait until
the next payment has to be made, and you will see
where it will end." The second payment came on the
first of June, and the secretaiy has sent us the original
list of entries with a black line drawn through those
which had failed to stay in. According to the sad- vis-
aged, querulous prophets of evil, the black marks should
have obliterated about all the white on the page; mark
the result? Bear in mind, too, that the purses are $2,000
each, so that 2^ per cent, instalment is $50. In 3:00
class, twelve entries, two out; in 2:22 class, twelve
entries, all in; 2:25 pacing, ten entries, one out; 2:35i
nine entries, all in; 2:18, five entries, all in; free-for-all
pacers, eight entries, one out; 2:27, eleven entries, all in;
free-for-all trotting, four entries, none out; 2:30 pacing,
thirteen entries, two out; 2:40, nineteen entries, one out;
2:24, eleven entries, all in; 2:20, twelve entries, two out;
2:30, thirteen entries, oue out; 2:18 pacing, thirteen
entries, all in. In the whole grand list of entries only
ten out. Comment is superfluous, figures telling the
story so that it cannot be misunderstood.

Los Angeles Fair.

The first of the advertised fairs is that which will
open at Los Angeles on August 6th, and the entries to
which will close on the 15th of July. As the advertised
programme gives all the necessary information in regard
to purses and conditions, and which are again repeated
in another part of the paper, it would be a waste of
space to give them in this connection That it is a
liberal bill must be admitted, and that the classification
is judicious is also apparent without a great deal of study.
But there are matters in connection with this fair which
should be taken with consideration, and which, if prop-
erly weighed, should induce our up-country owners and
trainers to lend their assistance. The greatest drawback
to turf and track sports in California is the lack cf a
series of meeting extending from spring to late in the
fall, and that mainly comes from the antipathy to making
engagements either early in the season, or where the
location is thought to be too far away. Notwithstand-
ing the limited population, were owners and trainers to
enter with zeal into making engagements and preparing
for them at the opening of the season, it will be only a
short time until there was an uninterrupted chain of
meetings from the oj ening to the close of the Beason.
Had the Capital Turf Club rt ceived I he support it should
have been granted, a big spring meeting in Sacramento
would result, and that in a few ytars. Also in Lob
Angeles; but throwing aside for the present the question
of spring racing and trotting, there is certainly nothing

The Right Address-

If our correspondents fully realized the trouble which
results from directing their communications to individ-
uals connected with the B \t> 3.* ) ficttf w they
would be apt to change their tactics. Letters which de-
mand immediate attention may be delayed, and still
worse be entirely neglected.

Whatever pertains to the paper should be addressed to
it. This will insure immediate attention. Communica-
tions relating to business or editorial departments, should
be speceficially addressed and we will be greatly obliged
if our correspondents will bear it in mind.

Trotting at Melbourne.

It is a pity that trotting race3 have been brought into dis-
pute at Heloourne through the machinations of a set of
unscrupulous scoundrels. We trust the inquiry that was to
have been made iu the matter by tLie Victorian Club, as
mentioned in the following letter to The Sportsman, will
result in the conviction and- punishment of the offenders,
the more so as Melbourne was becoming a market for our
good trotting stock:

We have recently had a revelation or two in connection
with the arts of trolling and handicapping, and some of these
same revelations have been of such a startling nature that
the Victorian Trotting Club was asked yesterday, on protest,
to investigate one of the sensations of the sport ycle-Dt trot.
Evidence was tendered on both sides; but as the stewards
have adjourced the meeting for a week, it would be hardly fair
to comment on it here. But the inconsistency of the mare's
performances demands a line or two. At HurliDgham on
Friday, Lady, ridden to saddle, was beaten by Lord Raglan,
who was, I believe, purchased from between the shafts of a
milk cart for something like eleven pounds. On Saturday
(the following day) Lady came out and trotted her three miles,
in 8 min. 47 sec, leading from start to finish, and ultimately
winning, pulling up by two or three hundred yards. This,
performance, to say the least, savored of inconsistency. But
what struck onlookers as being still more extraordinary was.
the splendid style in which the mare trotted. Three miles.
in 8 min. 47 sec. is not easily beaten; and judging from the
ease with whiuh Lady won, 'tis possible that, if pushed, she
could have materially lessened that record, in which case
Leithametead at his best could not have beaten her off the
mark. Yet she was handicapped at 10 seconds; whereas, if
Leithametead had been engaged in the race, he would have
been at least 60 seconds behind her, which means that Leitham-
stead, fit and well, would have finished about five hundred
yards behind Lady, Surely there's somethiug wrong in con-
nection with this handicapping. Lady was ridden by her
owner, who is anything but a light weight. 13 st. 8 lb., if I
am correctly informed, was the precise amount the mare
carried— just 2 st. 8 lb. overweight! Yet she led from start
to finish, and won by about a furlong, which might ha7e been
two if necessary.

As a result of what I may mildly term extremely sus-
picious trotting at Hurlingham Park on Friday, the pro-
prietor of that course determined to have no more trots on
his track, and excised an event of this discription already
advertised from his programme. I have no doubt he had
good reasons for doing this, but at the same time I certainly
fail to quite see why, because A and B are suspected of pull-
ing their trotting horses, C, D, E, Fand Co. are to be blamed
and trotting as a sport condemned in a wholesale fashion.
For my own part, being a firm believer in "The Trof'i s
calculated to improve our breed of roadsters, I would like to
see more, not fewer, trots in Victoria. We have a splendid
track at Elsternwick, and there's no reason why eaoh pro-
gramme of the Victorian Trotting Club shouldn't include at
least two trots. The club was formed to foster trottirg, and
to do that effectually it must put its foot down firmly in all
cases where the slightest scintilla of suspicion is apparent.
The more fligrant and complicated the fraud, the greater the
reason for the clubs to exert themselves, and prevent future
swindles. Trotting as a sport musn't be relegated to a back
seat simply because one or two trotters have run a bye or
two, or because their owuers hava otherwise hoodwinked
the handicapper.

The Killip Combination Sale.

Next Wednesday at the Bay District track, will be held the
greatest combination sale ever arranged on thi* Tt

comprises that celebrated horse Conde, with i
broodmares and other stock. Catalogues are
at Killip & Co 's. Buyers will please note th

394

*Q\t£ fpmder ami jSpxrvlsmrot.

June 23

Racing Gossip.

On Saturday Judo 23d, the Washington Park Club com
mences its summer meeting, the main attraction being the
American Derby. The recent dispatches from Chicago state
that the track, stabling and other appointments of the course
never looked better than they do now, nor were they ever in
better order. The American Derby now has twenty-eight
probable staiter?, and Secretary Brewster calculates that
seventeen will face the starter, and that the race will be
worth over §17,000.

As last year, E. J. Baldwin's colors will probably be carried
bv the favorite. The success of Emperor of Norfolk in the
East have caused Mm to be regarded as the best thiee-year-
old in the country, and, barring accidents, he will start a
strong favorice. So far, however, the race has not been won
by a favorite, and this may not prove exceptional in this
respect. That tue Emperor of Noifolk will be here to start,
if tit and well, may be relied upon, for his owner would
rather win the American Derby than auy other race in the
country. There are those who inoline to the belief that Galli-
tet will prove the Etuotror's peer. It is said .that he has
greatly improved since" he ran at Louisville, and has an
excellent chance unless the Emperor proves a phenomenon.
It is whispered that Hankins and Campbell are specially pre-
paring their due colt Billy Pinkerton for the race, and expect
to win with him There are few better trainers or shrewder
turfmen than Johnny Campbell, and if he sends Pinkerton
to the post the colt will bear close watchiug. J. B. Haggin
will probably be represented by Falcon or Fitz James, neither
of which looks dangerous at present, and be is not likely to
make another such scratch as he did last year with C. H.
Todd, which carried bis colors, although owned by D. J.
MeCarty of white-hat fame.

Los Angeles is another almost certain starter from the
Baldwin stables, and in view of the penalty which the winuer
will incur, and the valuable engagements of the Emperor at
the later meeting, it would not be surprising if the owner
should elect to win with the filly, providing she can beat all
except her sta'de companion. Her viciory on Friday at
Kaunas City when with 116 pounds up she ran one and a
quarter miles in 2:09}, defeating the Chicago stable's Han-
tress, shows her to be" in good condition, and gives strength
to the prediction that Baldwin's colore will be nrst and second
in the Derby.

There are twenty-eight eligible entries and probable start-
ers, but most of them are of a poor class, ioferior to several
selling starters now at the track, and will not be important
figures in the race if they stait, still there will be a large held,
and as the uncertainties of the turf are greater elements of
interest than any other feature, the backers of the favorites
will fear a surprise, while those who support the fielders will
hope for it. Should the track be heavy the Emperor may
not be able to foreclose his mortgage on the stake.

"It's no use startin' agin' him unless we carry him in the
mud." said Albert Soaper, Haggin's trainer, and other train-
ers express similar opinions, but keep right on getting their
horses ready for the race. Second money will be $1,000,
and third §500. These alone will take a large field to the
post.

The Chicago stable, Hankins & Campbell, have purchased
Terra Cotta for $17,500. Terra Cotla is a chestnut colt, four
years old, by Harry O'FalloD, dam Lizzie B. He did not
show up well in his two-year-old form, but was a cliDker at
three. Last year he won the St. Louis Derby and Charles
Green stakes, and this spring won the Elmendorf handicap
at Louisville. He was owned by J..W. Guesr3 and two weeks
before the Kentucky handicap was run Hankins offered
§16,000 for the colt. This offer was refused, and the Chicago
man purchased Egmont and beat Terra Cotta with him in
the Kentucky handicap. Egi^ont, however, had the best of
the weights by long odds, and, all things being equal, is not
considered a match for Terra Cotta. The latter has won
everything he started for in St. LouiB, and is considered
without a peer in the west. The Chicago stables are now so
Btrong that very few of the others can compete with them.
The proprietors have paid out nearly $40,000 in a few weeks
for horses, and their desire seems to be to get the best.
Wheeler T. is another late purchase, and he has almost won
his purchase-money in St. Louis. In Little Mineh, Huntress,
Egmont, Terra Cotta and Wheeler T. the Chicago stables have
a formidable array.

When Mr, Harper's Lavina Belle won a finely contested
race recently at Latonia, that benevolent-looking old gentleman
moved down toward the gate to greet her as she came back,
says the Cincinnati Enquirer. She was selling away down in
the pools, and before the race Mr. Hamper said that he could
not understand why she was selling so low, as she was fast
and a full sister to Freeland. Mr. Harper never lost sight oi
the mare's feet from the time she started until she came un-
der the wire. "When her number went up on the winner's
board he smilled. Every day Mr. Harper sat in the grand
stand in a direct line with the wire, and could tell who finishes
first. He wears a hair watch-guard that was made from the
mane of that noble racer, Ten Broeck, over whose remains
he has placed a fine marble monument. Mr. Harper has
seven flyers at La'onia, and all are good ones. He has alto-
gether sixty horses O'J his fine breeding farm, among them
being Longfellow, who is now twenty-one years of age, yet is
fall of life. Mr. Harper is proud of hiB horses and thinks he
has two record-breakers on hand.

Horse Breeding in Italy.

One of the most useful of the leaflets which are being circu-
lated by the Agricultural Department is that on horse-breed-
ing in Italy. From this it appears that a new code of laws
regulating horse-breeding was passed last June by the Legis-
lature, by which it is provided that from June 1. 18S8, and
during the period of eight years from this date, not less than
800 stallions shall be purchased for the Government stallion
centers, for which a sum of £19,000 is allotted. After Janu-
ary 1, 1889, private individuals will not be allowed to keep
Btallions for service unless they have boen duly approved
by the Minister of Agriculture, an action calculated to pre-
vent the use of unsound and unsuitable sires. The fee
charged varies in amount from 10s., the most usual charge, to
£1, In the list for the ensuing year there are six stallions,
for which the fee is £1 13s. 4d. (forty lire), English thorough-
breds. Of the 362 stallions for service this year, only two,
the trotter Amber, son of Clear Grit and bred at Brantford,
Ontario, and a thoroughbred, Andred, by Blair Athol, bred in
England, ire put at comparatively high rates, namely, £6
and £4 ;,f!spectively. It is seen upon examining this list of
stallions whose pedigrees and country of hirtb are given, that
116 of I ise were bred in Euglaud, and 130 were bred from
"English horses either in Frauce, Russia, America or Italy.
!:_!..•', five years 237 stallions have been purchased by
Italian Government at a cost of £44,200, or an .average
r.t £186 per head. The total number of mares covered
was 13,006.

A Visit to Petaluma Park-

The race track at the Agricultural Park is in the very pink
of condition, and is pronounced by unprejudiced horsemen
to be the best in the State. Several of the most noted pro.
fessional drivers and trainers from other parts of the coast are
here with their stables, and they all speak well of the climate,
track and accommodations generally. A. N. Burrell, the
Superintendent, is a man of large experience in this line, and
is, therefore, emphatically the right man in the right place.
On Wednesday afternoon a writer for the Petalnnia Argus
went over to the track to see the flyers and gather some
information concerning the number and character of the
horses now in training, that are expected to take part in the
contests at the local fairs and throughout the "circuit of the
State." He states: Our first visit was to the stable of Mr.
Hickok, perhaps on account of his national reputation as a
trainer and driver, and the further iact that several horses in
hiB string are favorites of ours. As Mr. Hickock was absent
we failed to get a full account of the breeding and previous
performances of the eight horses in his charge. Arab was
looking well, somewhat heavier and more solid than last year.
His horses were all in good condition, but as Aiab was the
only one we were personally acquainted with, we passed on
to those belonging to Wilfred Page, but attending the same
Bchool. Mortimer, four-year-old son of Electioneer, dam
Marti by Whipple's Hambletonian, has improved greatly in
appearance since last year. He did not quite come up to the
expectation of his friends in 1887, but now he is a Blrapping
big, Bound fellow, with a level head, and is certainly one of
the coming trotters.

Eclectic is a high-formed two-year-old stallion. "We never
saw him move, but as he is asonof Electioneer and Manette,
by Nutwood, there is no doubt about his usefulness in the
future, either on the track or as a stock horse. The most
"striking" one in this school is the yearling chestnut colt
Peabody, son of Dawn and Emma. "We have forgotten the
pedigree of Enima, though we know ber very well as a road
mare some years ago when she was owned and driven by G.
N. Savage, who at that time was an auctioneer in this city,
and she was very fast and a "stayer," Peabody was brought
out and speeded for our benefit. Heis a natural born trotter,
and his movement is perfection.

A. N. Burrell, the efficient superintendent of the grounds,
has under his tuition, a line lot of trotters, all of them youn . -
sters except the Rtallion Hernanni, and an old thoroughbred,
Atchinson, used to run alongside of his colts, We have
always had great faith in Hernanni, notwithstanding he has
had a leg that prevented anything like proper training for
several years. He is royaly bred — being by Electioneer, a
son of ByRdyky's Hambletonian, and his ,dam Gypsey, by
Abdallah, ana he a son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian. This
horse :s in fine form and he moved in a manner to convince
us that he would be down in the "twenties" before the year
is out — barring accideuts. All the horses in charge of Mr.
Burrrell belong to J. H. "White of Lakeville. Next in im-
portance to Hernanni— in appearance and blood — is a brown
colt, three years old, by Director, dam by Gen. Benton, 15£
hands high, and perfectly formed. He is threatened witti
great speed. Alice D., a three-year-old-chestnut filly, by
Hernanni, dam by White's McClellan, moved down the
stretch like an old campaigner, and if she don't make a trotter
fast enough for the best company, we are much mistaken.
Nancy, by Billy Lyle, is a big, strong two-year-old, nearly 16
hands high. Sybel i? the only daughter of Hernanni that is
a pacer, and she is a good sized, speedy tnare. There are
six other colts by Hernanni in this string that are high formed
and very promising.

R. W. Burrell is also driving some handsome young horses,
aDd among them is a big two-year-old, fully 16 hands high,
by Hernanni, dam by McClellan Jr., raised by Al. Wilson of
Stony Point, that is already a trotter. He also has a two-
year-old by Hernanni, dam by Joe Dake, that will be heard
from in the future. John L. is only a yearling, but we would
pick him out for a trotter twice that age.

Spephen Crandall, who is a pioneer is this profession, has
his hands full of trotters. He was exercising his patience on
Roscoe, a big Whipple ton belonging to Dr. Proctor. This
horse was first a pacer, then a trotter and pacer mixed, but
now he is a clean trottter with iots of speed. Annette, the
property of M. O'Riley, East Petaluma, is the only daughter
of Anteeo on the track. She is * ow four years old and has a
beautiful square gait that will make her dangerous in any
company some of these days.

Her dam was Emma Taylor by Alexander, granddam by
General Taylor, gives her an aristocratic pedigree. Alto is a
full brother, one year younger, speedy and blood-like in ap-
pearance. Oaknut by Dawn, dam by "Volunteer, owned by
Wm. R. Overhalser, looked and acted like a race-horse. He
is about as level-headed and as handy with his feet as any
threb-year-old on the ground. The largest three-year-old on
the track belongs to Wm. Bihler and is called Great Eastern
— a good name as he is nearly seventeen hands high and large
in proportion. He is by Gray McClellan, dam by Dana, and
Steve will make a trotter out of him if the owner has plenty
of patience. He slso has a fiDe stepper called Teddy Mc-
Guire, owned by Veale & Roach, by Jackson Temple, that
has a handy way of getting over the ground. Mr. Pacheco's
Anti-Fat by Anteeo, dam thoroughbred, looks very much like
a trotter. LaBt but not least, is Lizzie by Fred, dam by
Mambrino, that will 6ome day make glad the heart of Mons.
Perry.

James Cochran has a number of good ones in his hands,
and among them are James O'Neil'a b g Frank by Whipple-
ton, dam by Young Eclipse; Con by Connemara, the pride of
D. Healey; Joe, a son of Sidney, belonging to a San Fran-
cisco party; Alex by Alexander, dam thoroughbred owned by
Mr. Hefron, very speedy; Daisy, g f, owned by Mr. Stewart,
and a two-year-old trotter belonging to S. K. Dougherty.

John W. Gagen, late of San Rafael, was working on A. W.
Foster's b s Raphael by Falles, dam Stockton Maid, a fine
looking horse, chough we never saw him speed; also the ch
g Chief, same owner, by Warwiok, dam thoroughbred.

Peter Brandow was away and his men were not communi-
cative, though we learned that he had 6ix trotters and one
pacer— all able to eat oats and wear shoeB. The pacer is a
good one, and the only one of his string that wo have seen
at work.

Daniel H. Misner was also absent. He has six horses in
training, and among them is Mattie P. by Jackson Temple,
dam by Tom Hyer. able to drop into the "charmed circle"
whenever the time comes. Mr. Pearce has sold this mare to
.Mr. Brown of San Antonio, and we understand that the
latter gei.tleman will complete her education. She will be
as good as the best from present appearances.

Sid Sperry, who has always endeavored to elevate the pro-
fession and keep it honorable, has ten horses :n his stable.
We did not see him, but learned from an attendant that his
horses were all in fine condition and that Boss would give
an exhibition of his speed in the free for all on the Fourth of
July.

Walter Frost was in charge of some young horses belong-
ing to J. R. Rose of Lakeville, and two" of tbem by McClel-
lan Jr., that we saw moving, are liable to trot below 2:30 be-
fore long.

John P. Rodehaver was exercising Alcona Jr., son of Al-
cona and Madonna, she by Cpssius M. Clay Jr. Alcona Jr.,
is 16^ bands high, bright blood bay, bred like a prince, and
there is no reason why he should not trot very fast. There
are several other horses on the track that we did not have
time to hunt up.

♦— .

WHIP AND REIN.

On the new Napa track there is a large force of men and
twenty-six horses engaged under the management of Mr.
Kiggs, and the number will be still increased this week. A
well has been dug to the depth of twenty feet and a liberal
supply of water found. It will be bored much deeper. In
digging, after passing through a few feet of rich soil, "a bad of
gravel was encountered, several feet in thickneBS. In this
gravel, Bt a depth of about eighteen feet, several pieces m"
charred redwood were found.

There are a number of trotters in training at the Salinas
track. Among them there is a fine stable in charge of James
Devain, including M. J. Bmeltrer's Billy Baxter, four years
old; J. D. Carr's Manzanita, tix years old; H. P. Brown's
Daisy B, two years old; Wm. Vanderhurst's Bobert Lee, two
years old; Chas. S, a four-year-old stallion from San Fran-
cisco; Hill's Lady Index, two years old; Herbert's Laura H-
McCartney's Flora G; also Billy Emmerson, Cleopatra and'
Cockrill's running mare Daisy D.

The Adin Argus notes that quite a number of horses are
being trained on the Susanville track, and others are to be
sent in soon from Lakeview, Cedarville and other places.
Mr. J. D. Byers has several head of line stock which he will
pnt on exhibition at the fair in September, and judging by
the enthusiasm generally manifested, the fair will be a
success.

Wells Fargo appears to be trotting into form again, as he
was sent a trial recently at the Bay District 'track,
and showed well in a couple of heats in 2:27 and 2:25. It is
to be hoped that this ill-fated horse will be more fortunate
this season around the circuit.

We are pleased to hear that Mr. C. W. Abey, formerly
superintendent at Santa Anita has been placed in full charge
of Mr. Frederick Gebhardt's ranch in Lake County. Mr.
Abey is now on a visit to his home in Jackson, Miss., but
will return to Chicago about July 15th, aud will then bring
Eole, Eolist and Saint Savior, together with some mares to
their n'ew home in California.

Mr. Vyner was recently asked to place a p ice upon Mint-
ing, and replied that he was not for sale, but that if he
changed his mind the lowest price would be £20,000. The
highest price ever paid for a horse in England waB £14,000
for Doncaster.

The famous trotting stallion Pancoast, for which John H.
Schultz paid $28,000, was struck by lightning and burned
about the head and over the breast. The horse, it is hoped
was not fatally injured.

We are sorry to hear that Jay-Eve-See is once again on the
retired list. Mr. Jerome I. Case was in Chicago a few days
Bince, and speaking of his horses he said: "Ed Bither had
the string in training at Freeport, out the great trotter Jay-
Eye-See was not there. I know," he said, "that the Dublic
takes great interest in the little black fellow, and I am" sorry
to have to say he does not Bait us. Ed took him to Freeport
and began working him, but has had to send him home. He
will be turned out for awhile, and then we will try aeain and
see if we can't get him in shape to show the public what he
can do."

Liberty's victory in the St. Louis Futurity is a great fea-
ther in the cap of the young sire Leonatus, recently pur-
chased very cheap by Clay & Woodford, of the Bnnnymede
Stud. The race had twelve starters, representing a numher
of States, the Melbourne Stable sending to the post no fewer
than three. The winner is out of Eflie C. (dam of Amelia
P.), by imported Buckden, she out of Grace Darling, (dam
of O'Fallon,) by Hiawatha, and in his first three races ran
third each time, but won the Beal Estate Brokers' Stakes at
St. Louis on May 31.

Charles Goodstein's horse made the trip from Grass Val-
ley to Marysville and return, seventy-five milos in eleven
hours and thirty-seven minutes. The wager was that he
would make the trip in twelve hours, the horse to be driven
to a 125 pound cart.

Another of the uncertain kind of mares is Connemara
whose victory at Jerome Park recently, when she was scarcely
thought of, caused the New York Herald to refer to her in
the following terms: "There may be a few filliei in the
country that have cost their admirers as much as Connemara
bnt it iB not probable. Connemara haB simply steeped in
the dregs of financial ruin hundreds of men whose judgment
regarding a thoroughbred has been considered excellent and
she is only i years old this season."

A Very Creditable Performance.

On the fourth day of the spring meeting at Sacramento a
very creditable performance was made by Creole, blk stal-
lion, three years old, by Prompter, dam by Buccaneer It
was a pacing race— Creole against four aged horses— and all
determined to boat the colt. The colt unluckily drew the
outside; the scoring was severe, seven false attempts being
made, but the black colt took the drat he.at, Castello the
second, Eacquet the third and fourth. The fifth heat was
taken by Creole in 2:31$ . Bacquet and Dandy were declared
distanced for running in. Castello would have Bhared the
same fate had the judges in the stand known that the dis-
tance flag was 130 yards back of the wire, as was the fact
which I learned by measurement after the race was finished'
In the sixth heat Creole made a break as the bell tapped an J
fell behind, broke again just back of the one-fourth post, and
up the back stretch was a distance and a half iu the rear
The stable boys who had pools on Creole at $1.50 to $25 felt
blue, but at the one-half mile post Creole had got settled and
paced the tnrn one fourth in 39 seconds, comiog home in 37
seconds, driving Castello off his feet, winning the heat and
race in tine style, making the last quarter in a Bixth heat
faster than any one-fourth he had paced. Very good for a
three year-old in June, and a game one at thai, though he
has not a arop of Hamiltonian blood, and no thoroughbred
nearer than hie great-granddam. Q. w. Hancock

Sacramento, Cal , June 17, 1888.

1888

SJfee ifrjejeder awfl jlpxrrtsmatt.

d95

Skill and Judgment in Breeding: Horses.

"When a good judge of horses makes a trip through almoss |
any section oi the country, and looks at the uorset |
on the farms of that section, he can see that com-
parativly few farmers have studied the Bubject of rearing
horses sufficiently to enable them to understand what course
they should take in breeding them to insure the best results.
A man. makes up his mind whether he will breed heavy or
light horses, and having decided as to that, the expense is,
in many cases, the main consideration. He does not appear
to understand that the services of a superior horse are
worth more than those of one that has neither good breed-
ing nor individual merit to recommend him. The difference
in the fees charged may be only a few dollars, and yet he
considers he is practicing economy by saving that Bmall sum.
His reelection is made without regard to whether the horse
is suited, to the mares,and because defective where they are also
deficient, the choice may be the worse that could be made.
The owner does not realize .this, however, and perhaps is
much surprised when tbe colts do not prove to be equal to
what he expected. If he had informed himself by reading,
or had consulted some skillful breeder of horses, he would
have known that such breeding would result unsatisfac-
torily.

Another, perhaps, makes convenience the main considera-
tion and chooses the horse that is so located that he can be
patronized with the least loss of time. In this way he
believes he has effected some saving, while the fact may be
that it would have been far more profitable for him had he
gone ten times as far. The time aud expense reqnireel to
£row the colt to a salable age is the same, or nearly so,
whether it makes a horse worth $80, or one that will bring
double that, and the difference in the selliug price pays
handsomely for extra time and trouble, should these be
required at the outset.

Too many breed in a hap-hazard way, with no clearly
defined purpose in view, as is shown by the vast number of
very inferior horses put on the market each year and sold at
prices that miiBt leave little or no profit for the breeder.
More skill and good judgment are required probably in
breeding tbe lighter class of horses than in raising colts of
the draft breeds, for in the case of heavy work-horses weight
and soundness ury the most important considerations, while
in tbe ease of driving horses the valae is largely dependent
on form, style and speed. While the value of a draft-horse
is increased by good, prompt action and a well-shaped body,
ptill without tbese he will tind a buyer, if he has weight and
is sound, more readily than the driving horse that is defi-
cient in the qualities named. The increasing use for heavy
horses in large cities has made a demand for them that has
prompted many farmers to turn their attention to breeding
them instead of the lighter class of horses. Skillful breeders
claim that they can make more money in raising the latter,
but concede that the heavier breeds are more profitable for
the man who lacks either the taste or the judgment to raise
something better than the inferior stock found on so many
farms, especially through the west. There is room for a vast
improvement io this direction, with the result of adding
materially to the income of the farmer — a point that he has
ample reason to consider in these days of low prices lor so
many of the products of the farm. — National Live Stock
Journal.

Moorish Horsemanship.

Now and then a stranger, the owner of a good horse and
a man having confidence of his horsemanship, declines to
join the bands of riders. He prefers showing off on his own
account. "Who is he? Where did he come from" and
similar inquiries are heard as he rides down the line of
spectators on a preparatory walk. He seems pleased rather
that the reverse to hear- these remarks, especially so when
some rather uncomplimentary surmises are ventured upon
about himself or steed. Presently down comes this unknown
knight in all his glory! Upright he stands upon his stirrups
—high above his horse's neck — with gun to shoulder. Now
he points to the right, now to the left, now to the front, and
then suddenly twisting round he lets fly his gun as if at
some pursuing enemy. There is a murmur of applause as
he leisurely walks his horse back, and each time as he returns
he earns L>y some" new feat the approviug shouts of the
delighted crowd. In hiB last round hie steed is galloping
faster than ever, but the rider 6eems lired and careless.
However, like a thought— like a flash of lightning— he is
suddenly standing on his feet in his saddle with gun to
shoulder. As the weapon blazes away he seems to split in
two, and, with a thud( he is once more astride of his steed,
wnich this time is not checked, but gallops off with him,
back, probably, to Fez or Morocco, where the sultan has an
army of such horsemen. — St. James' Gazelle.

Great Combination

SALE

-OF-

Track and Road Horses,

TROTTING COLTS & FILLIES

Stallions and Brood Mares,

-AT 11 A. M. ON-

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1888,

AT

Bay District Track,

SAN FRANCISCO.

THE FAMOUS TROTTING GELDING

CONDE, Record 2:20,

WILL BE SOLD,

As also the following Track HorseB: Old Nick (2:23), Patch Allen-
Albert, Col. Hawkins CJ:i9) an-l Clara G. <2:3t|-i i, Trotters, and Pocahon-
tas (2-22^) and Little Hope C:2'>.W). Pacera. Cults and Allies will also be
offered by Monroe Chief, Guy Wilkes, Anteros, Sterling, Promoter.
FulliB and other noted stallions; also, Krood Mares of approved blood
with foal hy Harold Cossack, Eros, Mount Vernon. Walstein and other
standard horses. Trotters and Pacers aie now being exercised at the
track dally. >• emainder of horses will be on exhibition June 24th.

Catalogues giving full description and pedigrees may be now obtained

"KILLIP & CO., Auctioneers,

je16 22 Montgomery Street.

Cleveland Bays

FOR SALE.

Mr. SethCook, offers for wale the stock of imported Cleveland Bay
horses, which has been established at Cook Stock Farm, Contra Costa
County.

The horses are all of the best breeding, and are recorded in the
American Cleveland Bay St'id Book. The horses offered are:

DUKE OF YORK 72,

Vol. 1 . A. CBS. B.

Foaled Hay,

1884.

1881, imported May,

; % g sire Promised J .a ni I 051 .

By PaUlinus 341; grand sire Palestine til

This is a very handsome rich nark mahogany hay in color, with fine
style und action, 16 hands 1 inch high, weight 1,400 pounds, and can show
close to a three-minute gait to harness, he has good bone with the very
lies' feet and legs, heavy mans and tail, and perfect aisposition. He
has been thoroughly tested as a breeder and is very sure, every colt by
him being a bay from all colors of mares, and all uniform and stvle.

Lord Cardigan 152,

Vol. I. AC. It. S. B. Foaled 1884, imported Bee. 188«.

By Candidate 61; grand sire Omar Pacha 326; ggsire Omar Pacha 324;
g g g sire Premier 477.

This horse is a model of his breed. Bright bay with the best legs and
feet, good stout back and shoulders, aud fine stylish action, 16 hands
high. His sire lias won numerous prizes in England including the Great
York at Driffield In 1885. He was sold when thirteen years old for §2,u00
for exportation to Australia.

KINGSCOTE 154,

Vol. l.A.r. B. S B. Foaled 1884, imported 1886-

By Competitor 101 ; grand sire Candidate 64; g g sire Omar Pacha 326;
gggsire Omar Pacha 321.

A very stylish dark bay, 16 hands I inch, weighingover 1,300 pounds; a
horse of great finish aud has proved himself a remarkably sure
breeder. Hecannot fail to be\ery valuable as a sire, being descended
from the btst of blood on both Fides. Hi? sire Competitor was imported
to this country and sold at a -Tery high price.

GENERAL 249,

Vol. 1. A, C. B. S. B. Foaled 1885, importid May, 1887.

By Salesman 417; grand sire Salesman 271; g g sire Drover 91;ggg
sireTopsman 324.

A very heavy boned colt of great promise, a rich bay in color, full 16
hands high, and weighing now over 1,3j0 pounds ; will weigh at maturity
1,450, and Bhould be a very valuable sire.

CARDINAL 248,

Vol. 1, A.C B. S. B. Foaled 1 885, imported 1887.

By Prince of Wales 371; grand sire Emperor 144; g g sire Herod 218;
Cgg sire Emperor 143.

A promising dark bay, full 16 hands high, weighing 1.250 ponnds. His
sire, Piinee of Wales 871, is sire of many premium winners.

BONANZA 246,

Vol. i. A < . II. S. B. Foaled 1885, imported 1887.

By General 177; grand sire Emperor 102; g g sire General Benefit
120; g g g sire Baylock372.

A very smooth promising colt, full 16 hands high . stylish and active
a dark lood bay in color; willmakea grand show horBe, and caunot
fail to be a grand breeder.

NAPOLEON 754,

Vol. 111. tiss- C. B. V B. Foaled 1885, imported Anjjum,

1887."

By Lucka All 189; grand Bire LuckB All 188; g g sire Cardinal 47; g g g
sire Emulator 103.

Napoleon is a fine rich bay with black legs and very superior action ;
he 1b very deep in the girth, and has wonderful style. He took thB 375
premium in London, England, beside the silver medal where he was
shown against hot-ses of all ages and to all England. Last fall he took
first premium at the Illinois State F.iir atO!ney,and first at the Fat
Stock Show at Chicago; he is half brother to Baron Hilton who has quite
a reputation as a prize winner on this coast.

BARRINGTON,

Vol. V. Eng:. C B. s. B. Foaled I 885, Imported 1887

By Prince of Cleveland 647; grand sire Sportsman 291; g g aire
Sportsman 430; ggg Bire Nimrod.

This is a very dark bay of great promise, a true type of a coach horse,
being rangy and stylish, with clean flat lews and good Bound open feet.
He stands full 16 hands high, and weighs 1,250 pound. He also took
second premium at the great York.

SUNBEAM 71,

Vol. 1, A. C. B. S. B. Foaled 1883, imported 1887.

By Salesman 417; grand sire Salesman 271; ggsire Drover 91 ggg
Bire Topsman 324.

This mare has good style and action, dark hay standing, 16hands
high; stinted to Ventnor 69, sweepstakes winner at Illinois .wtate Fair
at Olney 1887; well broken to drive.

The horses may be seen at the Bay District Track on applicat10n to
MR. SAMUEL GAMBLE. Catalogue can be had from KiLLIP * CO.
No. 22 Montgomery St., San Francisco, or MR. GEO. A. WILEY Cook
S'vOCk Farm, Danville, or MR. SAMUEL GAMBLE, Bay DisfriCtTrack
Pltv. ;

WILKES PASHA.

STANDARD, 2618.

Dark bay with white hind feet, 16J bands high, bred by R. P.
Pepper, of South Elk Horn farm, Frankfort, Kentucky. Sired by
Onward 1411, record 2:253, trial 2:1/. He by George Wilkes, 2:22, sire
of fifty-four horses in the 2:30 list, ten of them with records below
2:2(J. First dam Fisher by American Clay 34, Bire of Granville, 2:26;
Maggie Brlggs, 2:27; Ella Clay, 2:27£; and the dams of Executor, 2:24 j;
Ranchero, 2:244; Judge Hawet, 2:24^, Ambassador, 2:25; and four otbera
in 2::i0; second dam by Wilson's Snow Storm, sire oi Jim Irving, 2:23;
third dam by Paddie Burns, thoroughbred.

Onward 'a dam was Dolly (the dam of Director, 2:17, and Thorn-
dale, 2:22$,) by Mambrino Chief. Dolly was one of the greatest speed
producing brocd-mares in the records. George WilkeB stands at the
h^ad of the list of sireBOf fast trotters with Gl performers with records
of 2:31) or better, and the combination of these two great producers
will breed on with absolute certainty.

77ILEES PASHA will make the season of 1888 at the stables of the
undersigned, at the Trancas Bridge, two miles north of Napa, on tbe
Soda Spring Road.

Terms for the season ending July 1.1I-8H, §36 in U. S. gold coin.

Alfalfa pasturage ?4 per month; natural grass .?2:50 per month.

Every attention and care will be given to mares, but no liabilities
assumed for accidents or escapes.
iui-31 1" U. Add ran, < bi as. SCOTT, Napa City, Cal.

Cook Stock Farm.

SEASON OF 1888.

Standard Bred Trotting and Cleve-
land Bay Stallions.

STEIN WAY 1808,

Two-year-old record, fourth licit. 2-3 i 1.2
riiree-year-old record iourlli heat, 2:28 1-3.

By Strathmore 408. eire of Santa Claus, 8174. Tucker ■>•]«■ at.
light-Pilot 2:19, and 16 more with rrco.ds of S:iui t'o 2 19 ' ' J'
rlrst dam Abbess (the dam of Soprano, tbe dam of C. F Clav five-
year-old stallion record 2:1k, and Solo, four-year-old record 2 281) bv
Albion istre of Vanity Fair, record *m, and the "2 of Favorita

Second dam by imp. Emancipation.
Third dam by Bertrand, a son of Sir Arcby

old record ,:27 and Soprano, the dam of C. ►.Clay five-year-old stal
lion record 2:18. His dam A bbess i, Jso the dam o W H Kerr & Co
SSl-h011,' V,? fa"l-?nd Prom'si°e 3-°™« ^lUon Currency ,"w fn the
stud ,be trotted a mile as a yearlins in 3:46) aud also tbe dim oT Jersey
...iy, burned when a two-year-old in the stable of W. id vSson Sid
by those who saw her work to have been able to beat • • r, k',„i„„
trotted quarters in 84 seconds, and halves in 1:1« Ste nwayhas bnt
6U lmnE foals, out of Norman and farm mares. He neve'served bur
twelve trott.ng.bred mares m this State, and some of them are dead or
lost the r colts, so we don't consider that Steiuway has had a fair show
m the stud la serving trottlng-bred mares, and we know tha some of
his colts are showing great speed both trolling aud pacing

1 m r^nrf7, uJ ^°r8e' bi?d ailkle3 white, 15J bands high weight
1,176 rounds His disposition and also bis colts' is kind and impart
lng to his get beauty and style. Terms, JJfj forlKe Seisin*

Charles Derby 4907,

Dan?lTle'U0a1i?rS6,f0alea 1885' brea b? Seth Cook. Cook Stock farm.
By Steinway, record 2:?5.
First dam Katy G. by Electioneer
Second dam Fanny Malone by Niagara
Third dam Fanny Wickham by Herald"
Fourth dam by imp. Trustee.
Fifth dam by imp. Barefoot, etc
(See Bruce's Am. Stud Book, Vol 1 Pace 42° )
This horse will be allowed to serve five approved mares at $100.

CRESCO 4908,

2:21^^170^0!^ f £?%?* M^ T"— **>■ T
WllkS "recorTA ^oli 77, record 2:291 (sire of the dam of King

royatfeu^^^^

show some speed, and pluck enough to go a hard race to™ s bitter end

|35%'ra^IeaSo'ne "*' ^ "»"«*"» ^^.""{SSt

CLEVELAND BAYS,

BARON HILTON.

No 584 ,VoI. i, English Stud Book.

By Lucka All. No. 189.

FitBt dam by Sportsman 291.

Second dam by Lucks All 188

Third dam by Cardinal 47.

Fourth d^m by Emulator 103

Baron Hilton, bay, foaled 1883, 16.1 hands bieb weight 1 «n

This family is noted for size, Btyle and rich color h. i. „„1 ?>l
very best of roadsters. Te™s,sS5 tor , lie Season " "' °"

ROYAL STUDLEY.

Ko. 68 American Cleveland Stud Hook. Vol. 1.

Sire by Young Candidate, winning grand prize, Great York beat-
ing 20 others- '

First dam by Whalebone 355, winner first premium at tbe ereat
Yorkshire. e**»**

Second dam by Lucks All, No. 188.

Third dam hy Summercock302,

Royal Studley is very handsome, 16J bands high- weieht 1435
pounds, black points, with a reputation of imparting to Ms colts
beauty and style surpassing all large siock of horses. His disposition
is of the best; he is an attractive horse. This family is noted for stvle
size, and color. Terms, s2o lor the Sc;iscui '

SAXON PRINCE.

No. 83, foaled 1884.
Vol. I

Imporred .Inly, 1868. recorded In
, A. <.'. v. Stud Book.

Sired by Sportsman 299; gr sire Brilliant 42, ggr sire Yatton Lad
gggr sire Wonderful Lad 361, ggggr aire Cleveland Lad C9. enaa
gr sire Cleveland 60. ' BKBti

Saxon Prince is a very handsome and attractive young horse He
is symmetrical in form, beauty, style, and finish of that ol a thorough-
bred, and -will be allowed to serve ten mares at Term*. S25 the
Season.

The Standard Bred and Cleveland Bay stallions will serve mares
the present season, commencing Fehruary 1st, and ending September
1st, 1888, at Cook Farm. Danville. Contra Costa County. All bills pay-
able invariably before tbe animal is removed. Mares not proving in
foal will have the money returned or mares served the next peason
free, that is, if the same p.irties who bred tbe mare still own her and
the ^bove-named stallions are owned by the Cook Farm ',r ' i t>re«ent
owner, Sett Cook, Esq Pasturage ?4 per month ; hav
month, but do liability for accidents or escapes Mi ■
Stable," Oakland, S. J.Bennett, Martinez, or Smr.)1
wards, will be forwarded to the farm free of charge
l*Ja COOK STOCK VARJH

396

2£fee ^xzt&zx awd jlpxrrtsmaw.

June 23

The Last of the Buffaloes.
There is only odo place in the world where
yoa can see buffaloes in a barn-yard. A good
many years ago when they were abundant,
Major Bedson. warden of Stony Mountain
penitentiary, Manitoba, captnred a few buf-
falo calves and storted breeding them in a
state of partial cou6nernent. No one but an
enthusiast, with special advantages in his
favor, could have carried on such a scheme
for so long a time with such gratifying results.
Thero are now about Bisty pure blooded
buffaloes and fifteen half breeds of different
crosses iD the herd, and it is only in mid-win-
ter when feed on the open prairie is scarce
that you can easily see the lot all at once, for
an old buffalo, when the roving 6t comes on
him, is about as tractable as a Leviathan or
Unicorn, and is only amenable at such sea-
sons to such mild persuasives as pistol shots.
Three or four of these old toughs, when they
happen to be in good humor with each other,
which is not always tbe case, will stroll across
country twenty or thirty miles, paying very
slight attention to fences of any sort. A man
sent in persuit may have to fire a few bnllets
into them before they can be headed off. One
old fellow has had the sinew of his hind leg
cut for years, the result of a shot, but can
■shuffle along very well on three w bole legs.
To look at a full-grown buffalo as the lazy,
lumbering brute slowly gets on his feet when
you approach, you would reckon him slow
and clumsy, but when you see them at full
speed you have some faiut idea of the terrific
force of some thousands on a wild stampede,
in days not so very far back, when they
counted by hundreds of thousands.

Tbey attain full size when about six years
old, and both male and female have a strong
resemblauce to the lion of our juvenile pic-
tare books. The tail is short, a small wisp of
hair on the end, and erect when running, or
nearly so, the hindquarters comparatively
light, but the massive fore quarters, short,
firm legs and compact head, with short, firm
set hornB, give sure tokens of terrible strength.
The females are less than the males, and the
younger animals of both sexes milder a good
deal than their seniors; an old cow buffalo has
a wicked looking eye, and in the breeding
season when they retire from the open prairie
soutb of the penitentiary to the bush of the
northeast, they have an ugly, uncanuy look
which does not bear false witness against
them. At the present season they are rather
tame, spending much of their time in the
farm-yard of the establishment. A haystack
and constant familiarity witb men help a good
deal to tone down even a buffalo, but in their
most civilized condition they are wbat a
Scotchman would call "Kittle cattle," and a
single stroke of their horn has been known
to rip up a horse that was thoughtlessly rid-
den too near him.

The ferocity of their aspect is considerably
enhanced by the rough hairs on the front
legs, under jaw, mane and shoulders, as con-
trasted with tbe smooth bind quarters and
barrel. Their hair is a very dark brown,
shading off to light color aB it gets old and
long; but some are darker than others, and
the cows have rather longer and fuller
"beards" than even the males. The crosses
are formed both ways, but the domestic cow
has great trouble in passing the calf of a
buffalo bull. A huge cross-bred was slaugh-
tered the other day, dressing over a thousand
pounds beef, and the robe, which is now
being tanned, is in some ways rather better
than that from a pure buffalo, and of unusual
Bize. The whole herd are in splendid condi-
tion, and as a proof of their great vitality, I
saw last summer a cross-bred youDg cow from
a black, common mother, that some years ago
got her leg broken at the knee. This frac-
tured limb she dragged after her all the sum-
mer, till it gradually healed. She has since
had two calves, and a limp in the injured
member is the only evidence of that fracture.
Sometimes in the breeding season a duel takeB
place between a couple of bulls, and hard
knocks are given and taken that would kill
anything but a buffalo.

When they wander off too far, tb.6 only way
to get them back is to lasso the vagrants and
try to get them to a station where they can be
put on a freight car and taken home. One or
two have been shot by settlers when their
frolics grew unbeatable, but as Major Bedson
pays readily for damages of that sort, they
usually escape capital punishment. There
is a proposal just now to export the whole
lot to the proposed national park near the
Eockies, but this involves the risk of their
getting wild again. They are awkward pets
to have around a civilized settlement, but
the almost total extinction of their wild kins-
men out west makes them of great interest
and value. — The Farmer.

The yield of cream and butter from milk
should, under most cireumBtanceB, naturally
increase in proportion to the milk as the
amount of butter is lessened. A farrow cow
five or b x months after calving gives less but
richer jilk than she does at first. But what
avails 1 is to the butter maker, if he or she
cannot s ?arate the butter from the cream in
: it is enclosed? Addiog sonifl war™
milk Beenis to entirely remove tu.o

California State Fair

OF 1888.

TWO WEEKS' PAIR

NINE DAYS' RACING,

AT

SACRAMENTO,
September 3 to 15, 1888.

SPEED PROGRAMME 1888.
There shall b.a awarded to the owner of the sire
whose get shall make the best average performance
in tbe races for trottine foals, two, three, and four-
year olds, in 1887, 1888. and 1889, the Grand Gold
Medal of the California State Agricultural Society,
the actual cost of which shall not be less than SiOO.
First Bay.— Thursday, September 6th.

TROTTING .

-No. 1.— THE OCCIDENT STAKE— Closed in 1886,
wtth forty nominations. "Valiie of stake January],
18P8, -1,370.

No. 2.— TROTTING PURsE, si, 200-2:23 Class.

No. E.— PACING PURSE, SGUO— 2:30 ClasB.
Second Day.— Friday, September ?tli.

BUNKING,

No. 4.— THE INTRODUCTION STAKE— For two-
year-olds; S25 entrance; 510 forfeit; $250 added; of
which S50 to second; third to sive stake. Winner of
any two-year-old race this year to carry three pounds;
of two or more, five pounds extra. Three quarters
of a mile.

No. 5— THE CALIFORNIA BREEDERS' STAKE—
Closed in 1887, with eleven nominations. One and
a quarter miles. SaOH added.

No C— THE CAPITAL CITY STAKE— A sweep-
stakes for tbere-year-olds and over, in which only
non-winners in any event ttrs year will be eligible
to start. Winners of any race, entered herein, may
be withdrawn without incurring a forfeit Enlrance,
$50, h f, with $400 added; of which $100 to second;
third to save sta>e. One mile and one-eighth .

Fo. 7-FREE PURSE, -S25u— Of which -550 to second;
for all ages. Winners of any race this year to carry
five pounds extra; maidens, if three years old.
allowed five pounds; if four years old, or upwards,
fifteen pounds. Mile beats.

Third Day-Saturday, September 8Ch

TROTTING.

No. 8— TWO-YEAR-OLD 8TAKE-S50 entrance; of
which $10 must accompany nomination; $15 payable
August JO, 1888; $300 added by the Society. Closed
March 15th, with sixteen nominations.

No. 9— THE GRAND STALLION STAKE— Closed
March 1st, witb six nominations; $500 added for
each starter up to four.

No. 10— TROTTING PURSE, 51,010—2:20 Class.

Fourth Way— Monday, September 10th

RUNNING,

No. 11-TSE PREMIUM STAKE— For all ages; $50
entrance, h f, or only $15 if declared on or before
September 1st; witb $350 added, of which $100 to
second, third to save stake. Horses that have
started and not won this year, allowed five pounds;
maidens if three years old allowed five pounds;
if four years old or over, seven pounds. Three
quarters of a mile.

No. 12— THE CALIFORNIA ANNUAL STAKE— For
two-year-olds. Closed in 1687, with tbirty-two nom-
inations; $250 added, One mile.

No. 13— THE LaRUE STAKE— A handicap, for all
ages; $1C0 entrance; $50 forfeit; with $500 added; of
which $150 to second; $iuu to third. Weights an-
nounced September 1st. Declaration $20. to be made
with the Secretary by 8 o'clock p. m., September 3d.
In no event will declaration be received unlesB ac-
companied with the amount fixed. Two and one
quarter miles.

No. 14— SELLING PURSE, $300— Of which $50 to
second; for all ages. Horses entered to be sold for
$1,500 to carry rule weights ; two pounds allowed for
each $100 less, down to 31, COO, then one pound for
each 31U0 less, down to $500. Valuation to be placed
on starters only, by 6 o'clock p. h. the day preceding
tbe race. One mile and a sixteenth.

Fifth Day -Tuesday, September 11.

TROTTING.

No. 15— THREE- YEAR-OLD STAKE-SIOO entrance,
of which $25 must accompany nomination; $25 pay-
able July 1, remaining $50 payable August Hi, If 88;
$400 added. Closed March 15th, witb nineteen nomi-
nations.

No. 16- TROTTING PURSE, $1,200-2:20 Class.

No. 17-TROTlING PURSE, $1,0110—3:00 Class.

Sixth Day— Wednesday, September 1 2.

RUNNING.

No. 18.— THE SUNNY SLOPE STAKE — For two-
year-old fillies. $25 entrance; $15 forfeit, or only $10
if declared on or before September 1st; $200 added,
of which $25 to second. Those that have started
and have not run first or second, in any race this
year allowed five pounds. Five-eighths of a mile.

No. 19— THE SHAFTER STAKE— For three-year-
olds. $50 entrance; $25 forfeit, or only $15 if de-
clared on or before September first; with $400 added;
of which $100 to second; third to save stake. Win-
ner of any race this year to carry five pounds extra;
of two or more, ten pounds; maidens allowed five
pounds. Oue mile and a quarter.

No. 20— THE DEL PASO STAKE— For &11 ages. $50
entrance; $25 forfeit, or only $15 if declared on or
before September 1st, with $300 added; of which
$100 to second; third to save stake. Three-year-olds
to f-arry 100 pounds; four-year-olds 110, pounds;
five-year olds and upwards, 112 pounds. Sex, but
not heat, allowances. Three-quarter mile heats.

No. a— FREE PURSE, $300-Of which $50 to second;
for all ages. Horses that have started and not won
at this meeting allowed ten pounds. Winners of
any race at this meeting when carrying rule weights,
or more, to carry five pounds extra. One mile.
Seventh Day-Thursday, September 13th.

TROTTING .
No. 22— TROTTING PURSE, $1,000—2:25 Class.
No. 23 — F-;DR- YEAR-OLD TROTTING STAKE-
Closed on March 15th with twelve nominations.
$4n0 added. (Conditions Bame as No. 15.)
No. 24— PACING PURSE, $8u0— Free for all.
Eighth Day— Friday, September 14th.

RUNNING.

No. 25-THE CALIFORNIA DERBY STAKE-For
foals of 1886. Closed in lt>8l>, with twenty-nine
nominations. $300 added. One aud one-half miles.

No. 20— THE PALO ALTO STAKE— A handicap for
two-year olds. $50 entrance; $25 forfeit; $10 declara-
tion; $ioo added, of which $100 to second; third to
save stake. Weights announced at 10 o'clock a, m„
Saturday, September 1st. Declarations due at 8
o'clock p. M. Monday, September 3d. One mile.

No. 27— THE GOLDEN GATE STAKE— For tnree-
year-olds. $50 entrance; $25 forfeit, or only $15 if de-
clared on or before September 1st; with $4GU added, of
which SILO to second; third to save stake. Winner of
any three-year-old race at this meeting to carry five
pounds extra; colts not 1, 2, 3 in No. 19, allowed ten
pounds. One mile and three-quarters

No. 28-THE NIOUTHAWK MCAKE-For all ageB.
$60 entrance; $15 forfeit; $Juu added, of which $100
to second; third to save stake; $200 additional If
liJl1 1« beaf'-n. Bfc.be to be named after the winner
if Nlu .i!i iwk a lime il:42i) is beaten. One mile.

No. M— 1KEE PURSE, $26u - Ui' which s50 to second.
For non-winners at this meeting. Horses that have

started and not run second allowed ten pounds.
Winners of any lace, entered herein, may be with-
drawn without penalty. One mile and a sixteenth
and iepeat.
Ninth Day— Saturday, September 15th.

TROTTING.

No. 30— TROTTING PURSE, $l,5rO-Free for all.
No. 31— TROTTING PURSE, $l,C00-2:40 Class.
No. 32— PACING PURSE, $300— Three -year-old class

FIXED EVENTS.

Entries for the following liberal colt stakes for
181S9-90 will close August 1st, 1888.
FOR 1889.

No.* 1— THE CALIFORNIA AUTUMN STAKE.-
sweeostakes for two-year-olds (foals of 1887), to be
run at the State Fair of 1889. SEO each h. f., or only
$10 if declared on or before January 1st; or $]5 by
May 1, 1889. Declarations void unless accompanied
by the money; with $500 added, of which $100 to sec-
ond ; third to save stake. Winners of any Btake race,
to carry three poundB; of two or more, hve pounds
extra. Maidens allowed five pounds. Three-quar-
ters of a mile.

No. 2— THE CALIFORNIA ANNUAL STAKE.— A
sweepstakes for two-year-olds (foals of 18A7), to be
run at the State Fair of 1889. $100 each, h. f.,or only
$10 if declared on or before Jauuary 1st; $15 by May
1st, or $25 August 1, 1889. Declarations void unless
accompanied by the money; with $6U0 added, of
which $150 to second; third to save stake. Winner
of Autumn stakes to carry seven pounds extra; win-
ner of any other stake to carry three pounds ; of two
or more, seven pounds extra. Maidens allowed five
pounds. One mile.

No. 3— THE CALIFORNIA BREEDERS' STAKE—
(To close in two-year-old form this time only.) A
sweepjtakes for three-year-olds (foals of 1886), to be
run at the State Fair of 1889. $100 each, h t, or only
$10 if declared January 1st; $15 May 1st; or $25 Aug.
1, 1889. Declarations void unless accompanied by
the monr-y; with $(100 added , of which*?15u to second.
$100 to third. Winner of any stake race in 1889, of
the value of $1.0J0 to carry five pounds; of two or
more, ten pounds extra Maidens allowed five
pounds. One mile and a quarter.
F«»K 1890.
No. 4— THE CALIFORNIA BREEDERS' STAKE-A
sweepstakes for three-year-olls (foals of 1887), to be
run at State Fair, 1690. $100 each, h f or only $10 if
declared January 1st; $15 May 1st, or $25 August 1,
1890. Declarations void unless accompanied by tbe
money; with $600 added, of which $10 to second,
$100 to third Winner of any stake, race in 1890, of
the value of Sl.fiou, to carry five pounds; of two or
more, ten pounds extra. Maidens allowed five
pounds. One mile and a quarter.

No. 5-THE PRESIDENT STAKE— A sweepstakes
for three-year-olds (foals of 1887), to be run at the
State Fair of 189l». $100 each; of which $5 must ac-
company the nomination; 510 payable January 1,
1889; $16 January J, 1890; $20 May 1, 1890; the remain-
ing $50 by 6 o'clock p. m. tbe day preceeding the
race. Payments not made as they btcome due for-
feits money oaid in, and declares entry out. $750
added. The entire stakes and $500 of the added
money to winner: $.50 to second; $100 to third.
Winner of Breeders' Stake to carry seven pounds;
any other three- year-old stake of the value of $1,000.
five pounds; if two or more, seven pounds. Maidens
allowed five pounds. One mile and a half.
REMARKS AXD CONDITIONS.

All trotting and pacing races are the best three in
five, except tbe two-year-old, unless otherwise speci-
fied; five to enter, and three to start. But tbe Board
reserves the right to hold a less number than five to
fill, by the withdrawal of a proportionate amount of
the purse. Entrance lee, 10 per cent on purse, to
accompany nomination. Trotting and pacing purses
divided at the rate of 50 percent to first horse, 25 per
cent to second, 15 per cent to third, and lo per cent
to fourth.

The National Association Rules to govern trotting;
but the Board reserves the right to trot heats of any
two classes alternately, if necessary to finish any
day's racing, or to trot a special race between heats
A horse making a walk-over shall be entitled only to
tbe entrance money paid in. When less than tbe
required number of starters appear, they may con
test for the entrance noney, to be divided as follows
665 to the first, and 33i to tbe second.

In all the foregoing stakeB the declarations are
void, unless accompanied by the money.

Please observe that in the above stakes declara*
tions are permitted for a small forfeit.

lu all race entries not declared out by 6 p. M. of
the day preceding the race shall be required to start.

Where there is more than one entry by one per-
son, or in one interest, tbe particular horse they are
to start must be named by 6 p. M. of the day preced-
ing the race. No added money paid for a walk-over.

Rules of the State Agricultural Society to govern
running races, except when conditions are named
otherwise.

Non-starters in running races will be held for en-
trance, under Rule 3.

Racing colors to be named in entries.

In trotting races drivers will be required to wear
cps of distinct colors, which must be named in their
entries-
Entry blanks and racing rules will be furnished
upon application to the Secretary. Entries in all,
except otherwise stated, to close with the Sccretary,
Wednesday, August 1, 1888.

L I SHIPPEE, President,

EDWIN F. SMITH, Secretary. 12my

San Luis Obispo.

Agricultural Association
No. 16.

THE ANNUAL PAIR,

SEPTEMBER 25 to 29, 1883.
SPEED PROGRAMME.

FIRST DAV, Tuesday, September S5tta.

1— Introduction- Running Rack — Purse, *1C0
One mile dash, for horses owned in Monterey. Santa
Cruz, SanU Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties
Five to enter and three to start.

" Running Race- For three-year-olds and un-
Purse, $100. Three-quarter mile clash; weight

der. _

forage. Five to enter anil three to start.

3— Running RACE-One-half mile dash. Purse 575
Free for all; weight for ace.

SECOXDDAY, Wednesday. Sept. 26th.

l -Trotting — For three-year-olds. Purse, 820C-
Mile heats; three in five. Five to enter and three to
start; for horses owned in this County

2— ADvnKTi>-En Trotting Race— §io5 to be added
by Society. Two-year-olds; best two in three, mile
heats. Five to enter and three to start.

3— Stallion Trotting Race — Purse ?50. Fc r
horses owned io counties of Santa Cruz, Monterey
Santa Barbara and Sin Louis Obispo; three in five-
mile heats. Five to enter and three to Btart.

THIRD DAY, Thursday. Sept. 37 Ui.

1— Running Race - Purse. $50. Free for all stal
lions owned in this county; mile and repeat 1 hree
to enter and two to start.

2— Novelty Running Race— Purse, $125. One and
one-quarter mile dash foi horses owned in J* an Luis
Obispo county; first quarter $25, and first horse at
each quarter $2-} additional. Five to enter and three
to Btart,

a— Saddle Horse Race— Purse, 850. Half mile
dash; for horses owned in this countv. Fivetnenter
and three to start.

FOURTH DAY. Friday, Sept. 98th.

1-Trotting Race- (Named.) For horses owned
in this county. Purse, $150. Mile heats; three in five.
Five to enterand three to start.

2 -Trotting— 2:40 class; for horses owned in this
county Purse, jiuo. Three in five; mile heats Five
to enterand three to start.

3—! rotting— 2:50 class; for horses owned in this
county. Purse, $100. Three in five mile heats. Five
to enter and three to start.

F FTH DAY, Saturday, Sept. 2*Mh.

1— Double Team Trotting Race— Purse, $50. For
horses owned in this countv by any one man. Two In
three mile heats; 'hree to enter and two to start. $25
added if three minutes is beaten.

2— Ttotting and Pacing Race — Three minute
class. Purse $75. For horses In this county; three in
five mile heats. Five to enter and three to start

3— Trotting Race— Free for all in state Purse.
$:00. Mile heats; diree in five. Five to enterand three
to start. $200 to be added if 2:20 is beaten.
The <'olt Stakes,

At a meeting of the Directors of Agricultural Asso-
ciation No. 1(3, held at f-an Luis Obispo, November
16th, 1887, the following was added to the Speed Pro-
gramme for 1881.

Foals of I8BG to be trotted at Agricultural Fair, San
Luis Obispo county, in 1S88, open to the counties of
Santa Barbara. Monterey and s an Luis Obispo, En-
trance fee $30, of which $5 shall be paid on or before
January 1st. 1888, $10 onor before April 1st, 18fe8, mid
$15 on or before September 1st, I8bi>, to which this
Association will add $100.

J. H. BARRET, Secretary of Agricultural Asso-
ciation No. 16, S;in Louis ObiBpo County.

J. H. HILLISTER, L. M. WARDEN and GEO.
VAN GORDON, Committee on Speed Programme
w STFELE, President.

E. W.

J. H. BARREL Secretary.

jul6

Montana

AND

S.B. WHITEHEAD & CO.,

LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL
AUCTIONEERS.

ABE PREPARED TO CONDUCT SALES OF

Thoroughbreds, Trotters

And every other description of live stock,

At any Point on the Pacific Coast.

Our Mr. S. B. Whitehead has lor fifteen
years successfully managed all the principal
Bales of high-class stock on this Coast.

REFERENCES

(By permission).
ARIEL LATHROP, ESQ., SETH COOK, ESQ.,
J. B. HAGGIN, ESQ. , THEO. WINTERS, ESQ ,

R. P. ASHE, ESQ., WM. CORBITT, ESQ.,

and others.

S. B. WHITEHEAD & CO.

•JO LeldesclorlT Street,
l!imn.rtf San EraneI*w>o.

For Sale Cheap.

HIGHBRED TROTTING STOCK

Represents all the beBt Bhv.liiB in the State also
Graded Norman HorBea Brood Mares, Young .stal-
lions. Matched Carriage Horses, and Beef Cattle.
Apply to

M \ KTI \ CARTER, Kewarlr,
Or Nutwood Stock Farm.Irviiiglnn,

It 2Gniy A Iain* <la Co., * a I-

Washington

Racing Circuit,
1888.

$45,000 In Stakes and Purses.

ALL STAKES CXOSE APRIL 1ST.
A'l Trolling Fntries Close July I4lb.

Write to any one of the Secretaries for pro-
grammes and farther particulars.
DATES.

Deer Lodge, Montana, July 18 to 21, James B. Mc-
Masters, Secretary.

Butte City, Montana, August 6 to II, Lee Mantle,
Secretary.

Helena, Montana, August 20 to 25, Francis Pope,
Secretary.

Spokane Falls, Washington, September 3 to 8, John
A. Todd, Secretary.

Note. Salem, Oregon, dates September 17 to 2?

Walla Walla, Washington Ty., dates October 1 to 6
18fe

Notice.
C. BRUCE LOWE,

STOCK AND STATION AGENT,

Auctioneer, Horse, Cattle, and Property
Salesman.
Is prepared to accept orders from breeders In
America to select and forward stock from the Aus-
tralian Colonies; or will undertake to receive and
dispose of stock from America; or act as Agent
for California firms.

References kindly permuted toJ.B. Haggin Esq
and Major Hathbone of San FranciBco.
C ItRl * i, LOWE.

Wright, Heaton's Buildings,

Pitt Street, 8ydney,
3(*e New Rohth Wale .

FOR SALE.

A Fine Stallion Yearling,

Fifteen bands high; light gray; finelv proportioned
and gaited. By Gen. MacPherson. full brother to
Nellie R.. 2;17J, dam Olema by Whipple's Hamble-
tonlan, and 1G in the 2:ao list; grandiim by Crooked-
legped Boston, g g, dam by Old Boston, sire of Lex-
ington. 1 will sell this colt cheap to some breeder,
as he is too good a horse to become a gelding.
PAYNE J. SHAFTER,
myl9 ■** Oleuia, Maine Co.,Cal.

1888

2Pue ffoej&te aixtl ^pjoori imau.

397

SPEED PROGRAMME.

Sonoma and Marin Dis-
trict Agricultural
Association.

DISTRICT No. 4,

TO BE HELD AT

PBTALUM A,

AUG-UoT 21 to 25 Inclusive.

District Races open fo" *Uc Counties ot

Sonoma, Marin. Napa, Solano.

Tuesday, August 21st.

1 - RUNNING — Two-year-old stake, five-eighths of a
mile dash. $25 entrance; $10 forfeit; §150 added,
.?50 to pecond horse. Winners of any two-year-old
stake this year to carry three pounds extra; of two
or inure, five pounds ex'ra.

2— TROTTING— 2 :90 Class. Purse £700.

3— TROTTING, District— For three-year olds; best
three in five. Purse S250. Closed Slay 1st, with
seven entries.

Wednesday, August 18 2d.

4-RTJNNING— For all ages; free purse 5200; 550 to
second. Mile and repeat.

5 -TROTTING, District - YearliDg stake for foals of
1887. Mile dash. 3..0 stake. Closed May 1st, with five
entries.

6— TROTTIFG-2:20 Class. Purse Sl.Of.O.

7— TROTTING— Two-year-old stake, free for all;
foals of 1886. Mile and reneat c'CO stake; 5250
added. Closed May 1st, with twelve entries.
Thursday, August 23d.

8— RDNNING-For three-year-olds, one and one-
eighth mile dash. 550 entrance; $25 forfeit; 3250
added; 5100 to second; third to save stake. Winners
of any race this 3 ear to carry five pounds extra; of
two or more, ten pounds extra; maideDS allowed five
pounds.

9— TROTTING— Yearling stake, free for all foals
of 1987. Mile daBh. 550. Stake closed May 1st, with
five entries.

10 PACING— 2:24 ClasB. Purse S6C0. Patchen
Vernon and Belmont boy harred.

11— TROTTING-Four-year-old stake or under;
free J or all. Mile heats, best three in five §60
stake; $25j added. Closed May 1st, with seven en-
tries.

Friday, August 24th.

12— RUNNING, District- For all ages. Mile dash.
525 entrance; 510 forfeit; 515U added; 550 to second.

13-TROTriNG, District— For two-year-olds. Mile
and repeat. Purse $200. Closed May 1st, with seven
entries.

14— TROrriNG— 2:25 Class. Purse 51,000.

15— TROTTING— Three year-old stake or under.
Free for all. Mile and repeat. 560 stake; $250 added.
Closed May 1st, with ten entries.

Saturday, August 25th.

16— RUNNING— For all ages. One and one-half
mile dash. Free purse 5250; §50 to second.

17-TROTTLNG-Three minute Class. Purse 51,000

18— TROTTING— Free for all. Purs« 51,000.

19— TROTTING, District— 2:38 Class. Purse £400
REMARKS AND COADITIOJfV.

Entrance fee, ten per cent of purse to accompany
nominations.

In all trotting and pacing races, three moneys,
viz.: 6C, 30 and 10 per cent, except Trotting Stake
Rices, Nos. 5 and 9, m which money to be divided,
and races trotted according to published conditions.

All races best- three in five, except as otherwise
specified.

American or National Association Rules to govern
trotting, and Rules of the Pacific Blood Horse Asso-
ciation to eovern running, except as herein stated.

The Board reserves the right to trot or run heats of
and two races alternately, or to call a special race
between heats, also to change the day and hour of
any race if deemed necessary.

For a walk-over in any race a horse 1b only entitled
to its own entrance fee and one-half of the entrance
received from the other paid up entries of said race,
and to no added money.

A horse winning a race entitled to first money
only, except when distancing the fields then to first
and third moneys.

In all races, entries not declared ont by 6 p. m. of
the day proceeding the race shall be required to
start.

Where there is more than one entry by one person
or in one interest, the particular horse they are to
start must be named by 6 p. ai of the day preceding
the race.

Uuless otherwise ordered by the Board, no horse
iB qualified to be entered in any district race that has
not been owned in the district six months prior to
the day of the race, and any entry by any person
of any disqualified horse shall be held liable for the
entrance fee contracted, without any right to com-
pete for a purse, and shall be held liable to penal-
ties prescribed by the National Association and rules
of the Pacific Blood Horse Association, and expulsion
from this Association.

If, in the opinion of the judges, any race cannot
be finished on the closing day of the fair. It may
be continued or declared off, at the option of the
judges.

In all races noted above, five or more paid up
entries required to fill and three or more horaea to
start.

The Petaluma track is one of the fastest and safest
in the world.

Trotting and running colors to be named with all
entries and used in all beats.

Races commence each day at 1 o'clock p. m. sharp.

Stables Lav and straw free to competitors .
Entries close August 1. 1888, with Secretary.

.1. II. WHITE, President.

w. e. COX, Secretary.
P. O. Box 28i . 12my Petaluma, Cal.

RUNNING STAKE

-TO BE RUN AT—

THE EXTRA DAY RACING

—OF—

The Eureka Jockey Club,

EUREKA, HU91UOLDT CO., CAT.,

Saturday, July 7th, 1888.

R, miring Stake, free-for-all, *2S0 entrance. $30o
added, winner to take entire stake, dash of 700 yards.

REMARKS,

No added money paid for a walk-over. Pacific Coast
Blood Horse Association rules to govern.
Entrie3 to close with the Secretary July 1st, 1888, a

D. MCRPHY, President.
H. coh>, Secretary. seie

S

Go. EUREKA

Agricultural Park
Association.

10TH ANNUAL FAIR

-TO BE HELD AT—

SANTA ROSA,

Sonoma Co., Cal.,

August 13 to 18

INCLUSIVE.

SPEED PROGRAMME.

FIRST DAY— Tuesday August 1 I.

Running— Three-fourths mile dash, for district
two-year-olds; ?^5 entrance; $10 forfeit; §100 added;
$25 to second horse.

Running— Three-fourths mile dash, free for all;
$25 entrance; $10 forfeit; $150 added; $50 to second
horse.

Trotting— 2:30 class; purse, $500.

Pacing— 2:25 class; purse, $400.

second DAY- Wednesday, August 15.

Running- One and one-fourth mile dash, for three-
year-olds; $25 entrance; $10 forfeit; $200 added; $50 to
second horse.

Trotting- Three minute class, district horses;
purse, $300.

Trotting— 2:20 class: purse, $600.

Trotting — Tbree-year-old district horses; purse,
$3C0.

THIRD DAY-Thursday, August 16.

Running -One and one-half mile dash, free for
all; $25 entrance; $13 forfeit; S200 added; $50 to sec-
ond horse.

Trotting— 2:23 class; purse, $500.

Pacing— Free for ail; purse, $5U0.

Trotting-2:38 class; district torses; purse, $400

FOURTH DA Y— Friday, August 1 7.

Running— Three-fourth mile daBh, for two-year-
olds; $20 entrance; $10 forfeit; $150 added; $40 to
second hurse.

Running -Selliug race, free for all, mile beats;
purse, S250; $50 to second horse; horses entered to
be sold for $1,000; to carry rule weights; two pounds
allowed to each hundred dollars down to $500; ssll-.
ing price to be named through the entry box at 6 p.
m. the day before the race,

Trotting— 2:40 class; purse, $500.

Trotting— For district yearlings; one mile dash;
purse $100.

FIFTH DAY-Saturday August 18.

Running - One and three- fourth mile dash, free for
all; $iJ0 entrance; $10forfeit; $200 added; $50to sec-
ond horse.

Running- One mile dash for three-year-olds and
under; $25 entrance: $10 forfeit; $150 added ; $50 to
second horse.

Trotting— 2:25 class; purse, $500. •

Trotting— Free for all; purse, $600.

REMARKS AMD CONDITIONS.

All trotting and pacing races are the best three in
five, unless otheiwise specified; five to enter and
three t > start . But the Board reserves the right to
bold a less number than five to fill by the withdrawal
of a proportionate amount of the purse. Entrance
fee 10 per cent on purse, to arcornpany nominations.
Trotting and pacing purses 'divided at the rate of 60
per cent, to the first borBe, 30 per cent. (0 the second
and 10 per cent, to the third.

American Association rules to govern trotting; but
the Board reserves the right to trot heats of any two
classes alternately, if necessary to finish any day's
racing, or to trot a special race between heats. A
horse making a walk-over shall be entitled only to
the entrance money paid in. When less than the
required number of starters appear they may contest
for the entrance money to be divided as "follows,
663 to the first and '.'■'■>., to the second.

In all races entries not declared out by 6 p. m. of
the day preceding the race shall be requited to start.

Where there is more than one entry by one person
or in one interest, the particular horse they are to
start must be named at 6 p. m. of the day preceding
the race. No added money paid for a walk-over,
except as otherwise specified. Running races will
be conducted under the rules of the Pacific Coast
Blood Horse Association.

Non-starters in running races will be held for an
entrance, under Rule 8.

Racing colors to be named in entries.

In trotting races, drivers will be required to wear
caps of distinct colors, which must be named in
their entries.

Entries to all the above races to close with the. Sec-
retary on Wednesday, August 1st, 1888.

Entry blanke and racing rules will be furnished
upon application to the Secretary.

The district embracea all the territory north of
the Bay of San Francisco and west of the Sacra-
mento River, Distrist horses must have been owned
in tbe district six months prior to closing of en-
tries.

.ino. V 1: AiMl.vcilF, President.

UEOBME A. TCPPER, Sec'y. jeietaul

Jockey Club.

Inauguration of New Mile Track
— at

South Park, Eureka, Cal.

FOUR DAYS' RACING,

July 3d to 7th Inclusive.

ENTRIES CLOSE JUNE 1 8th, 1 88«,
First Day-July 3, I 888.

1— Running , Purse S3 0— Novelty Race— Free for all
dash of oneimle. First quarter Sou, half $&>, three-
quarters $75, mile ?110. All paid-u?) entries over four
to be added and equally divided between each winner.

2— Trotting— Purse .?2^u. Three-minute class. For
horses owned in Humbolct County prior to May I,
1888. First horse $150; second to receive $75, and third
to save entrance.

Second Day— July 4, 1888.

3— RUNNING Stake— Free for all; $50 entrance, half
forfeit, 5300 added; second to receive §100, third to save
stake. Mile and a quarter.

4- Running stakk- Free for all; $2,1 entrance, half
forfeit, fioo added; second to receive ?75, third 10 Bftve
stakes. One-half mile and repeat.

5— Trot ting— Purse $500. Free for all. First horse
S350, Becond 51U0, third $50.

Third Day-Jnly 5 1888.

6 RUNNiNG-Purse $150, Free for all. First horse
$125, second $J5. Six hundred yards.

7— Trotting Sure- Two-year-olds bred in Hum-
boldt County. 525 entrance, half forfeit. $100 added;
second to save stake. Best two in three.

8— Trotting— Purse 5TO0. 2:4) class. For horses
owned in Humboldt County prior to May 1, 1688.
First horse 5200, second $70, third $30.

Fourth *>ay-July 6, 1888.

9— Running— Purse S250. Free for all. First horse
to receive $200, second 5 0. Three-quarters of a mile.

10— Running— Purse $350. Free lor all. Firsthorse
to receive $300, second $50. One mile.

11— Trotting— PurBe 5200. Three-year-olds. For
borBeB bred iu Humboldt Couotv. First horse to
receive 5125. second 550. third $25. EeBt two In three.

CONDITIONS AND REMARKS

All trotting races are best thre^ in five nnless other-
wise specified; four to enter and three to sta't. but
the Board reserves tbe right to hold a lesB number
ihan four to fill by the withdrawal of a proportionate
amount of the purse.

Entrance fee 10 per cent, of purs.j to accompany
nominations.

Jn all trotting races tbe rules of the American
Trotting Assoc'a'ion. and all running races the rules
of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association to
govern, but the Board reserves the right to trot heats
of any two classes alternately, if necessary to finish
any day's racing.

In all entries not declared out by 6 p. m. o' the day
preceding the race shall lie required to start.

No added money paid for a walk-over.

In all races four or more paid-up entries required
to fill, and three or more horses to start.

Racing colors to be named in entries.

In trotting races drivers will bo required to wear
caps of distinct colors, to be named in entries.

Entries in all races to close with the Secretary,
Monday, June 18, 1888.

Entry blanks will be furnished upon application to
the Secretary.

DANIEL MURPHY, President,

H. COH38, Secretary. Uap

Trotting Colt

STAKES,

Two and Three-Year-Old
Stallions.

In compliance with a general request from breed-
ers and owners, it has been decided to open two
stakes for trotting colis.

The first for all stallion colts foaled in 1885, of $100
each, in payments as follows: S25 which must
accompany nomination on Saturday. June 2, lt&ti,
at which date the stake will close; 525 on Saturday,
September 1, 1888, and the remainder of the stake 550
on Wednesday, October 17, 1888. Five or more sub-
scribers to fill.

Race to bo heats of a mile, best three in five in
harness, to be trotted on tbe day previous to the
..National Stallion Stake," and on the track selected
for the National to be decided upon. Should the day
named he unfavorable, or the track not in good order
on that day, the Treasurer shall have the power to
set the day ou which it will come off. Should it be
postponed for more than ten days, it shall be optional
with the subscribers to withdraw the last payment
by giving due notice to the Treasurer when ten
days have elapsed from the time first fixed. In all
other things necessary for tbe proper management of
this race the same conditions shall prevail as are to
govern tbe National Trotting Stallion Stake.

The second raf-e is for all stallion colts foaled in
186C; heats of a mile; best two in three iu harness,
and with these exceptions to be the same in every
respect as tbe one before named. The added money
shall consist of money received; profits from all
sources less the necessary amounts for expenses, and
this added money shall be divided, if both result in
contests, in tbe following proportion, viz., tbree-
fiftbe to three-year-olds and two-fifths to two-yeai-
olds. Should one only be a contest and the other a
"walk-over," the whole of the net added money shall
go to the stake that is trotted. Should both prove to
be walk-overs, the expenses shall be born in propor-
tion to tbe amounts in the hands of the Treasurer.
Should there be differences of opinion in regard 10
conditions, expressed or implied, the decision of the
Treasurer shall be final.

Address nominations to N. T. SMITH, Fourth and
Townsend Streets, San Francisco, Cal.

mr31tf N. T. SMITH.

Treasurer ol Stallion Colt Makes.

Proposals for Privileges

Sealed bids will be received by the undersigned up
to 6 P. M. MONDAY June IS, 1888, for the privilege
of selling Pools and running the Wheel of Fortune at
the Races, to be given by tbe Eureka Jockey Club,
July 3, 4, 5 and 6, 1 88. . ^ ,.

The Board reserves the right to reject any or all

bm'm7H H. CDHK, Secretary.

Chico Fair.

August 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25,

1888.

Five Days Trotting and
Pacing1.

$5,000 IN PURSES.

First Day -Tuesday, August 21, 1888.

I.— TROTTING -For two-year-old colts owned in
the district. Mile beats, best two iu three, to harness
and to rule. Purse $*50.

$300.00.

2.-TROITING— Three minute class. Mile heals,
best three iu five, to harness and lo rule. Purse
5300.

Second Day— Wednesday, August 22d.

$30OOO.

3.— TROTTING— For three-year-olds and under.
Mile heats, best three in five, to harness aud to rule.
Purse 5300.

$400 00.

4. -TROTTING— 2:40 class. Mile heats best three
in five, fo harness and to rule. Purse $100.

Tbird Day— Thursday, August 23rd.

$950.00.

6.— TROTTING--^:23 class. Mile beats, best three
in five, to harness and to rule. Purse S750.

$500 OO.

fi.— PACING -Free for all. Mile heats, best three
in five, to harness and lo rule. Purse 5500.

$IOO.OO.

7.— BUGGY RACE— Free for all buggy horses with-
out a record owned in the district, owners to drive.
Mile heats, three in five, to rale, purse -5100.

Fourth Day— Friday, August 34th.

$600 OO.

8.— TROTTING— 2:27 class. Mile heats, best three
in five, to harness and to rule. Purse $600.

$400 OO.

9.— TROTTING— 2:33 class. Mile heats, best three
in five, to harness and to rule. Purse SJ00.

Fifth Day— Saturday, August 25th.

$400.00

10. -TROTTING— For foui .year-olds and under.
Mile heats, best three in five, to harness and to rule.
Purse £400.

$1000 00.

11.— TROTTING-Free for all. Mile beats, three
jn five, to harness and to rule. Purse 51,000.

Races Nos. 5, 6, 8, 9 and 11 open to the State. All
other races open to fhe following counties: Mendo-
cijo, Humboldt, Del Norte, Shasta, Siskiyou, Plumas,
Lassen. Modoc, Sierra. Yuba, Sutter, Nevada, Trinity,
Teha*r.a, Colusa and Bu te.

Entries to close with the Secretary. August 3, 1888,
at 10 p. m. Entrnuce fee of ten per cent, of purse
must accompany all nominations.

C C. MASON, President.
IO. D. SPROUJL, Secretary, Chico, Cal.

PEDIGEEE STUD DOGS

—INCLUDING—

GREYHOUNDS,

From Waterloo Cup Winners

FOX-TERRIERS,

Gordon and English SETTERS.
Field and Water SPANIELS.

Or any kind of higb-class sporting or ornamental
dogs required. Approximate cost twenty-five dol
lars, delivered San Francisco mail boat

John T. M'Innes and Co.,

PEDIGREE SUM K AGMHTS,

105 PITT STREET, SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES.
Registered Cable Address "PEUIGREE."

mr24eow

STUD DOGS

RUSH T.. (3751 A K. R.), lemon and white, by
Champion Sensation (217 A. K. B), ex Seph G. by
Dart— Seney, in the stud to approved bitches. Fee
925.

MIKE T., (6435 A. K. 0. S.B.). Irish red setter, by
Nemo — Nida. strainiug to Champion Elcho and Cham-
pion Rose. Winner of two firsts an !
San Francisco shows of 1866 and Ifit • smd to

approved bitches. Fee 825. A. ('
EXCIIh

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June 23

9th Annual Fair.

DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL
ASSOCIATION No. 6.

LOS ANGELE3, CAL.

FIHST MEETIKG OF COAST CIRCUIT.

August 6 to 11, 1888.

$.1 ,000 in Purses and Premiums.

A GRAND HARVEST HOME AND RACE MEETING
The entire Fair including ^ilion In tbe hand-
pomest Grounds in America In points of Inteiest
this Fair is second only to the State Fair.

ENTRIES TO SPEED PROGRAMME
Close July 15th.

DON'T FORGET THE DATE.
FIRST OAT, Monday, August 6.

1-RiTNNiNG-For two-year-olds; purse. £300; SI 95
to first- S7S to second; $30 to third; Half mile dash.

2-Ru>:srsG-Fre« for all; weight for age; purse,
$450- SMD to first; $115 to second; $45 to third horse;

^^ic^-F^eforall; purse, c600;fr0 to ^t;
$150 to second: £90 to third; =?6Q to fourth horse mile;

h?Vo™bG-2?5 clis; purse. 811 00; ?500 to first;
S250 to second; ?150 to third; SltO to fourth horse;
mile heats, lbree.in five.

SEt'OSD DAY.

5— Ladies* Equestrians hip— Four elegant money,
or other valuable prizes, f^r the most graceful and
accomplished lady rider. Grace, skill and superior
horse-womansbip to he the unite of merit, and not
speed ( premiums to be announced later.)

6— TRorriNG Stake— For three-year-olds, foals of
1FP5- closed December, 1887 with nine entries-

7— moTTiNG— 2:'»3 class; purse. §1, (00: S5r0 to first;
S250 to second; £150 to third; $100 to fourth horse;
mile heats, best three in five.

I IS IKS) DAV.

8— Running -For three-year-olds; purse S4P0; S260
4o first; $100 to second; $40 to third; three-quarter
iuile dash.

9_Ronning-\U ages; weight forage; purse, $600;
S390 to first; $150 to second; $60 to third; one and a
quarter miles.

10-Trotting— Three-year-old stake; foals of 18P5;
$50 entrance; $2G to accompany nomination, and $25
July 31st; S250 added. Mile heats; three in five.
Opened bv corsent. See conditions.

11— TroVting— Free for all; purse, $1,200; $600 to
first; $ao0 to second; S180 to third; $120 to fourth
horse;' mile heats, three in five.

FOURTH DAY.

12— Running Stake - For two-year olds; closed
Dec. 1st. 1S86. with 21 entries; dash of one mile

13— Running— All ages; weight for age; purSe, S400;
S21.0 to first; $100 to second; $40 to third; three-quar-
ter mile heats

It -Trotting Stake — For two-year-olds; foals of
18*6; closed December. 1^86. with 11 entries.

15— Trotting— 2;<0 class: puise, $1000: ?5 0 to first:
$250 to second; S150 to third, and $100 lo fourth
horse; mile heats, best three in five.
FIFTH DAY.

16— Running— Southern California Derby Stakes,
for three-year-old colts an I fillieB; closed Decem-
ber, 1886, with nine nominations; one and a half
miles

17— Running- All ages; purse, S400; of which $260
to first; $100 to second; $J0 to third horse; three
quarters of a mile.

18— District Trotting— Three minute class; L. J.
Rose's stable barn d; purse, $3011; $150 to first; $75 to
second; $45 to third; $30 to fourth; mile heats, three
in five

19— TrorriNG— 2:20 class- purse, $10f0; $5(10 to first;
$250 to second; $150 to third; $100 to fourth horse;
mile heats, three in five.

SIXTH DAY.

20 — Running — Froe for all; weight for age; purse,
$350; $195 to first; $90 to secend; $S5 io third horse;
half-mile heats.

21 — Running — Consolation; beaten horses; purse,
$250; $165 to first; $6u to second; and £25 to third
horse; one mile.

22— Tiottirg— Fonr-Year-Old Stake; fouls of 1885;
same terruB as No. 10; mile heats; three in five
Opened by consent. See conditions

23— Trotting--2:25 class; purse, ?ir00; $5.10 to first;
$250 to second, $150 to third; $100 to fourth horse,
mile heats, three in five

EXTRA.

District Trotting— 2:35 class; purse, $ 00; day of
trotting to be named hereafter; mile heats, three in
five.

Conditions oi Tliree and Four-Year-^ld
Stakes.

American Trottinc Association rules to govern.

Five or more to enter, three to start, stakes to be
divided — seven-tenths to first horse, two.tenths to
second, one tenth to third. Added money, 5'i per
cent to first, 25 to second, 15 to third, 10 to fourth .
If only three start, fourth money reverts lo the
Society, if two only start, third and fourth money
reverts to the Society, if walkover, no added money
is given, the horse making the same only entitled to
the stakes actually paid in. .Failure to make subse-
quent payments forfeits money paid in.
• ONDITIONS.

Ten percent- of purse (running, trotting and pac-
ing) to accompany nominations. American Trotting
Association Rules to govern pacing and trotting;
Pacific Coast Blood Horse Rules to govern running
events. Terms of races and division of money as
above. Stakes in accordance with adveitisement
when nominations were made. No added money for
a walk-over; horse making same only receives the
entrances actually paid in. A horse distancing the
field receives first and third money only; in any
other event, first money only.

In all races fire are to fill and three to start, but a
lesser number of entries will hold, by proportionate
amount of purse being deducted Colors will be
named for ill running nominations. Drivers will
be requested to wear distinct colored caps in all
harness events. The Board reserves the right to
change the order or sandwich heats and races, or
postpone races when, in their judgment it may seem
abvisable. Entries to close with the Secretary July
15, 1888, at midnight Hay and bedding free to
patrons Everything renovated. New barns and
stock aacommodations. One admission to every de-
partment. Send for premium list. Further partic-
ulars address.

J. W. ROBINSON, President.

E. A- DeCAMP. Secretary, 7J North Main St.,
or p. O. Bos, 210, Los Angeles. jul6

NOTICE

T > Trap Shooters.

T -.» shooters can always fiDd a large supply of

fine • igeons at P. Murphy's stalls, Noe. 74 and 75 in

the Centre Market corner of Sutter and Dupont Sts.,

Francisco. Also at Mr. Dick Cunningham's,

r. Bruno. Country orders promptly attended to

"Jr. Murphy. ap28tf

1888. 1888.

NEVADA STATE FAIR

— AT —

RENO, NEV,
September 17 to 22 Inclusive.

$10,000.00
PURSES AND PREMIUMS.

SPEED PROGRAMME:

MONDAY, September U, 1888.

1— Selling Purse. $250; of which $50 to second, 52-5 to
third; for three-year-olds and upwards; horses en-
tered to be sold for $] ,5i 0 to carry rule weights : two
pounds allowed for each $100 down to $1,000, then one
pound fur each $100 less, down ti> $400; pelling price to
be stated through entry box at 6 p. M. the day before
the race; one mile.

2 — .Nevada stake, running; for two-year-oldB (foals
of ISiSfi); $50 entrance; Jit1 to accompany nominations;
$10 additional for Btarters; to be paid in before 6 p. sr.
day previous to race; ten per cent, of stake money to
go to racincfund; $3C0 added; second horse to save
stake; three-quarters mile.

3— Kunning. five-eighths mile dash; District horses;
$100 added; entrance $2u, declaration gi; on or before
Augusl 2ath,

4— Running, three-eighths mile and repeat; purse
$U0; $100 to first, $50 to second.

Tuesday, September 18.

5— Running, three-quarters mile; District horseB;
purse $loo; $76 to first; $25 to second.

t— Trotting 2:27 class; purse $600.

7— Trotting stake for two-year-olds; mile and re-
peat; entrance 860, of which #20 to accompany nomi-
nation; $10 additional for starters; to be paid in be-
fore G p.m. day previous to race; $300 added; ten per
cent, of stake money to go to racing fund; three or
more Btarters to make a race; stakes and added
money to be divided 60, 30, and 10 per cent.

Wednesday, September 19tii.

8— Novelty Race, running; purse $409; one and one-
half miles: first half-mile, $50; first mile $100; first to
finish, $250.

a— unning; for three-year-olds; ?'n entrance; $20 to
accompany nominations; $30 additional for starters;
to be Daid in before 6 P. m. day previous to race ; ten
perceiit. of stake money to go to racing fund; $3C0
added; second horse to save stake; one and one-
quarter miles.

10— Trottinc, three- minute-class, ror District horseB;

Eurse $300; hrst horse $150, second horse $100, third
orse $50.

Thursday. September 20tu.

11— "Running, mile and repeat; purse $3 0; $150 Lo
first, $10j to second, $50 to third.

12— Trotting, 2.40 class; purse $600.

13— Trotting stake for three-year-olds; $100 en-
trance, $25 to accompauy nomination; $75 additional
for starters; to be paid in before 6 p. si. day previous
to race; $1U0 added; ten percent, of stake money to
go to racing fund; three or more starters to make a
race; Btai.t-s and added inoney to be divided 60, 30 and
ten percent.

Friday, September 21.

14-Running, purse?300: of which $50 to second; for
all ages; three-quarter mile heats,

15— Running, half- mile and repeat; District horses;
purse $150; $iutj to first, $50 to second.

16 -Kunning stake; for two-year-olds (foalBof 1886).
$fl) entrance; $10 to accompany nominations; $10
additional for starters; to be pai in beiore six p.m.
day previous to race; ten percent, of stake money to
go to racing f"nd; fSOO added; second horso to save
stake; one mile.

17— Trotting. 2:50 class; for District horses: three in
five; purse? 00; first$15' Becond $100, third $50.
Saturday, September 92d.

18— Trotting, 2:22 class; purse $1,000; $50J to first, $300
to second, $200 to third.

19- Pacing; purse $600; $300 to first, $200 to second,
$.00 to third.

O^Additlonal races will be made each day. Classes
n:;tjf upfrom horses on the grounds.

RKMARKS AND 4 ON'DITIONS.

Nominations to stakes must be male to the Secre-
tary on or before the 1st day of August, ist'8. f* ntries
for the purses must be made two dajs preceding the
race, atthe regular time for closing entries as desig-
nated by the rules. Those who have nominated in
Btakes must name to the Secretary in writing which
they wiil start the day before the race, at 6 p. m.
Horses entered in purses can only be drawn by the
consent of the JudgeB.

All horses entered for District purses must be own.
ed and kept in Nevada and California, east of the
Sierra Nevadas, for six months prior to day of race.

Entries to all trotting races will close August 20th,
wiih the Secretary.

Five or more to enter and three or more to start in
all races for purses.

National Trotting Assooiation rules to govern trot-
ting races. Pacific Cgast Blood Horse Association
rules to govern running laces, except as above,

All trotting and pacingraces are the best three in
five, unless otherwise specified; five to enter and
three to start. But the Board reserves the right to
hold a less number than five to fill, by the withdrawal
of a proportionate amount of the purse. Entrance
fee, 10 percent, on purse, to accompany nomination.

National Trotting Association rules to govern trot*
ting ; but the Board reserves the right to trot heats o £
any two classes alternately If necessary, to finish
any day's racing, or to trot a special race. A horse
making a walkover shall be entitled only to the en-
trance money paid in. when less than the required
number of starters appear, they may contest lor the
entrance money, to be divided as follows: tQ% to the
first ann 31 w to the second.

1 1 ...>!.■ :-. that distance the field will only take firs
money.

In all the foregoing stakes the declarations are void
unless accompanied by the money.

Please observe that, in the above stakes, declara-
tions are permit'edfor a Bniall forfeit.

In all races entries not declared out bv 6 p. M. of the
day preceding the race Bhall be required to start.

Where there is more than one entry by one person,
or Li one interest; the particular horse they are to
start inurt be named by 6 p si. of the day preceding
the race. JNoadded money paid for a wa k-over.

Racing colors to be named in entries.

In trotting races drivers will be required to wear
caps of distinct colors, which must be named in the
entries.

Eachday'B races will commence promptly at one
o'clock P, M.

All entries niust be directed to C. H. Stoddard, Sec-
retary, Reno. Nevada.

The ormsbv County District Fair, at Cnrson City,
begins Septeriiber 24th and ends September 29th. Six
davs' racing; gives $7,500 in purseB and premiums;
for particulars address J. D. Torreyson, Secretary,
Carson City.

The Humboldt County D-Btrict Fair begins October
2d, and ends October 5th. Four davs' racing; gives
$3,500 in purses and premiums; for particulars addresB
Alex. Wise, Secretary, Winneimicca, Nevada.

The State Agricultural Society has built a new track,
located half a mile from the town of Reno, the soil
beiug of such a character as to make it one of the
best on the Pacific Coast.

TIIEO. WINfKRS, President.

C. H. STODDARD, Secretary. 19my

FOR SALE!

A STOCK FARM of 205 acres in the famous county
of Orange, three hours from New York Cltv, short
drive to town of 12,000 population, and half mile from
railway station; substantial house 13 rooms, hot and
cold water, heated by steam; conservatory attached;
numerous well-arranged and commodious outbuild-
ings. Three small streams and numerous springs.
Perfect home for stockbreeder; in a lovely, salubri-
ous, well-to-do agricultural section. Price ? 35.000,
CFolto 3,672).

PHILLIPS A WELL**.

juI6 Tribune BulJdlug, New York.

STOCKTON

FAIR.

Annual Race Meeting of 1888.

—BEGINNING—

September 18th,

AND COS II Ml JiG HVK DAHS.

$15,000.00

IN PURSES OFFERED

San Joaquin Valley
District

FOR RACES.

Comprises ihe Counties of

SAN JOAQUIN, STANISLAUS,
TUOLUMNE and MERCED.

SPEED PROGRAMME.

Entries « lose August 1st. 1888-

Entranee fee ten per cent, In all races four
moneys, 50, 25, 15 and 10 per cent.

Tuesday, September 1 8. 1888.

1— Honning — Pacific Coast — Two-year-old Stake;
one mile. Closed February 15th, with 7 entries.

y— TEOTiiNG-District— Four-yecr-old stake. Closed
February loth, with if entries.

3 — Thotttng- Pacific CoaBt 3:00 class. Purse
Si, 000.

\Ve<ine>'ay, September 19th.

4- Running— Jim Duffy purse. Free for all. One
mile; $100.

This purse hereafter lo be named for the winner.

5— Tbotting — Pacific Coast — 2:21 class; ?12l0.

6— Teottin'G-- District— Three-year-old stake. Closed
February 15th, with 5 entries.

7— Trotting- District-Two-year-old stake; best

two in three. Closed February 1st, with 14 entries,

Thursday, September 20th.

8 — Running- Pacific Coast- Mile and repeat; S5t0.

9— Tkotting— Pacific Coast — 2:35 class; Sl.OO".

10— Troth ng— Pacific Coast— Four-year-old stake.
Closed February 15lh, with 11 entries.

11— Pacing— Pacific Coast— 2:27 class; S5G0.
Friday, September 31st.

12 — Running — Pacific Coast — One-half mile and
repeat, 3^50.

i;i — Trotting — Pacific Coast— Free for all; $1,2-6.

14— Trotting— Pacific Coast- Three-year-old stake.
Closed February 15th. with 9 entries.

15— Trotting— Pacific Coast- 2:22 class; 51,200.
.Saturday, Neptenifoer 22d.

16— Running — Pacific Coist — Three-year-old Btake.
Closed February 15th, with 6 entries.

17— Trotting — Pacific Coast -Two-year-old stake:
best two in three. Closed February 15th, with 10
entries.

lb — Pacing— Pacific Coast— Free for all; ?70".

19— Trotting — Pacific Coast— 2:27 classy SI, 000.
CONDITIONS.

All trotting and pacingraces best three in five, ex-
cept as otherwise specified.

i\ational Association Kules to govern trotting, and
Rules of the r-tate Agricultural Society to govern
running, except as herein stated.

The Board reserves the right to trot or run heats of
any two races alternately, or to c<*ll a special race
between heats; also to change the day and nour ut any
race if deemed necessary.

For a wa k-over in any race a horse is only entitled
to its own entrance fee and one-half of the entrance
received from the other paid up entries of said race,
and to no added money.

Ahorse wiuniug a race entitled to first money only,
except when distancing the field, then to first and
third moneys.

The winner of the mile and repeat, free purse, for
all ages, of the State Fair programme for 18S8. starting
in races No. 8, will be required to carry five pounds
extra.

Unless otlifrwise ordered by the Euard.no horse is
,,ualified to be entered in any District race that has
not been owned in the District six (6) months prior to
the day of the race, and any t-ntry by any person of
any disqualified horse shall be held liable for the en.
trance lee contracted, without any right to ci mpete
for a purse, and shall be held iiable to penalties pre-
scribed by the National Tmtting Association ani
"unning Rules of the state Agricultural Society.

All col's properly entered in District stakes, if sold,
are entitled to st^ft in such races.

If it is the opinion ot the Judges, before starting a
race, that it cannot be finished on the closing day of
t*>t; Fair, it may be declared off or continues, at the
option of the Judges.

In all races noted above, six or more paid up entries
required to fill and three or more horseB to Biart; but
the Board reserves the right to bold entries and start
a race with a less number and deduct a proportionate
amount nf the purse; provided, however, that the
Board hereby reserves the ri^hl to declare any race off
when there are less than three t3j t« start.

The Stockton track is one of the faBtest in the
world.

Trotting and racing colors to be named with all
entries and used in all beate.

Races commence each day at 1 o'clock p. si. sharp.

Stables, hav and straw free to competitors.

Entries close August 1. 1S8S, with the Secretary.

FIXED EVENTS^ FOR 1889-90.

The San Joaquin Valley
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

DISTRICT KO. 2. CAL.

Offer the following rich running events for 1 89 and
i •;'■'. entries to cluBe August )Bt, 1888, f or colts now
classed as yearlingB, (with one exception. No. 3, for
colta now classed as two-year olds for this time only
o permit of a valuable three -year-old stake for 1889.)
FOR 1889.

1.— The Pavilion- Stakes.— A sweepBtakes for
two-year-olds ifoals of 16S7; to be run at the Stockton
Fair of 18S9; $60 each half forfeit, or only $10 if de-
clared on or before January let; or $15 by May 1st,
18E9. Declaraticns void unless accompanied by the
money, with $3J0 added, of which $75 to second; third
to save stake. Winner of any stake race of the value
of $1,000 to carry five poundB extra; of any other
event three poundB; two or more five pounds. Maid-
ens allowed five pounds. Flve-elghta of a mile.

2. — The Yosemite Stakes.— A sweepstake for two-
Year-olds, (foalB of l8Si) to be run at the Stockton
Fair of 8889, $76 each, half forfeit or only fiu if de-

clared on or before Jannaiy 1st; $15 by May 1st, or
$25 August first, 1689. Declarations void unless accom-
panied by the money ; with $350 added, of which $10
to second ; third to save tdake. Winner of the annual
stakes at Sacramento to carry seven pounds exira,
winner of any other stakes to carry three pounds; of
two or more, sevi n pounds. Maidens allowed five
pounds. Three-quarters of a mile.

3.— The Big Tkee Stakes, -(To close in two-year-
old form this time only.) A sweepstake for three-
year-olds to be run at t'ie Stockton Fairin 18S9; $100
each half forfeit or only $10 if declared January 1st;
$15 May 1st or f25 August 1st, 18^9. Declarations void
nnless accompanied by the money; with $400 added,
of which $125 to second; third to save stake. Winner
of anv three-year-old stake rac* of the value of $l,MK)
to carry five pounds extra; of two three -year- old
events of any value ten pounds. MaidenB allowed
seven pounds. One mile.

FOR 1S90.

No. 4.— The Big Tree Stakes.— A sweepstakes
for three-year-olds (foals of 1887) to be run at the
Stockton "Fair in 1890. (.Conditions same as No. 3,
except as to year.)

No. 5.— The Sakgext Stakes.— a sweepstakes for
three-year-olds (foals of 18871 to be mn at the Stock-
ton Fair in 1S90; $100 each, of which $10 must accom-
pany the nomination, $10 payable January 1st, "889; --10
payable Januarv 1st, IS90: $20 payable May 1st, 1890.
The remaining 5-SO to be paid by 6 o'clock the day pre-
ceeding the race, Payments not made ab they be-
come due forfeits money paid in, and declares entry
out; $500 added, of which «150 lo second, third t<> save
stake. Winner of the Breeder's Stake at Sacramento
to carry five pounds extra: of the Prepident Stakes,
seven pounds; cf .iny other three-year-old event
three pounds. Maidens ahowed seven pounds. One
mile and a half.

N. B.— Conditions of this association for 1S88 to
eovern except as specified herein.

I.. U. SHIPPEE, President.

.1. M. lAKUfi, secretary.

june9 p. O. Box 188, Stockton, Cal.

TWENTY-SIXTH

AGRICTJLTTJBAL

DISTRICT.

Amador and Calaveras

FAIR,

IONEJJITY,

AUGUST 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th.

SPEED PROGRAMME.

No. 1.— Running Stake— For District saddle
horses; $10 for starters; $50 added. Six hundred
yards and repeat,

No. 2. — Running Stake— For District horses; $20
entrance, half forfeit, $150 added, of which $50 to sec-
ond horse; third to save stake. Half mile dash.

No. -i.— Free for all trotters and pacers without a
record up to date entries close. Purse $-.0".

No. ■!.— Running Stake— For all ages; $:5 entrance,
$10 forfeit, S20J added, of which $50 to second horse;
third to save stake. One mile and repeat.

No. 5.— Trotting Pukse, il< 0—2:27 Class.

No. k.— Running Stake— For all aees; $2' entrance,
$10 forfeit, S2KI added, of which $50 to second horse;
third to save stake. Half mile and repeat.

No. 7.— Trotting Purse, $5j0— Free for all.

No. -.—Running Stake— For all agf b; $2i) entrance,
$10 forfeit, $150 added, of which $->0 to second horse;
third to save stake. Three-quarter mile and repeat-.

No. 9.— Running Stake, Handicap— For Dislrict
horBes; $15 entrance; half forfeit; $I5j added, of which
$50 to second horse, third to save stake. Six hundred
yards daBh.

No. 10.— Pacing Purse, $300— Free for all.

REMARKS AND CONDITIONS.

Extra races will be given each day; conditions to be
announced the day previous, when entries will close

Entries to all the above races, unless otherwise
specified, close with the Secretary on Jul* 15,1-88.

All trotting and pacing races are the best three In
five- five to enter and three to start, but the Board
reserves the right to hold a less number than five to
fill by the withdrawal of a proportionate amjunt of
the purse.

Entrance fee It per cent, on purse, to accompany
nomination. Trotting and pacing purBes divided at
the rate of 69 per cent, to firat horse, 30 per cent, to
second, and 10 per cent, to third.

National Association Rules to govern trotting; but
the Board reserves the right to trot beats of any two
classes alternately, if necessary to finish any day's
racing, or to trot a special race between heats. A
horse making a walk-over shall be entitled only to
the entrance money paid in. When less than the
required number of starters appear thej may con-
tet-t for the entrance money, to be divided'as follows:
66 K to the first, and &% to the second.

In all races entries not declared out by 6 p. m. of
the day preceding the race shall be required to start.

Where there is more than one entry by one person,
er io one interest, the particular horse they are to
start must be named by 6 p. si, of the day preceding
the race. No added money paid for a walk-over.

Rules of the State Agricultural s ciety to govern
running races, except when conditions' named are
otherwise.

Kacing colors to bo named in entries.

In trotting races drivers will he required to wear
caps of distinct colors.

1 he Board reserves the right to change the above
order of races by giving contestants notice of the
same by 6 o'clock p. si. of the day prec ding the race.

District races open to El Dorado County.

No horse is qualified to be entered in any District
race that has not been owned in Amador, Calaveras,
or El Dorado Counties six months prior to the day of
the race.

Stables, hay and Btraw free to competitors.

Races commence each day at 1 p. si., sharp.

The lone track is one of the best and fastest on the
Coast.

V. S. GREGORY, President.
«'. T. I.A GRAVE. Secrptary ap7iow

IMPROVED

THE BOHANON

SULKY!

BEST MADE.

Ccrfett Biding Buggies.
Breaking Carls.

Sohanon Carriage Co

IGl-KU n_-,],r, Av...
• ) CHICACO.

Send for Catalogue.

FOR SALE.

POND LILLY,

By Geo. it. Patchen, seven years old, weiRhs 9fo
pounds, perfectly sound. This marc iB a natural trot,
ter never driven on a sulky but once and with twelve
days training made a record of 39]-* in Spring races,
Lob Angeles in '8S. Since then with 30 days training
trotted three heato in 33, 29.S 2$, and can do It any
time required by purchaser.

Pond Lilly can be bought cheap as owner can not
attend to campaigning her. Apply

J. B. MASON, 13 Franklin St.

myl2t I, os Angeles. Cal .

1888

^ptje $}xMfav atxi! gprninmn.

o99

Southern Pacific Co.

(PACIFIC SYSTEM.)

Trains leave and are dne to arrive at

San Francisco.

LEAVE
(FOR)

From .Hay 31. 1888.

AB.RIVB
(FROST)

IMfu

10:30 A si

2:15 p si

•12:00 m

"

•J:45 p m

5:30 f M

9:00 a M

lone via Livermore _..

4 :30 p M

•4:30 P «

Livermore and Pleasanton...

•8:45 a m

8f0 P M

Los Angeles, Deming, JE1

B:30 A M

12:15 p m

3:00 A M

6 15 p sr

t4 :00 p M

Milton. _

•5:45 p m

8:30 a si

Ogden ana East

3:30 P m

.. ..Ogden and East.... „

12:45 p M

B:00 A M

Bed Bluff via Marysville

5:45 p m

7:00 *. m

7:00 a M

-..Sacramento, via Benicia....

7 -15 p M

8:30 a u

via Benicia

S.00 A M

— via Livermore..

3:30 P M

— via Benicia.

12:45 p m

i :30 P M

" via Benicia

6:30 P M

7:45 a SI

1:00 p M

Sacramento Biver SteamerB..

•6:00 a m

7:30 a y

....KflTl Triflfi

n2:45 pm

9.-00 AM

" „ ....... .

3:00 P M

... . " ..„

9 :45 a M

•1:30 PM

"

8:00 P m

Santa Barbara

S:00 A M

Stockton via Livermore

4.00 p M

" via Martinez...

6:30 p m

Siskiyou & Portland „

1:00 P M

10:15 a si

LOt'AL PERRY TRAINS.

From San Francisco Daily.

TO EAST OAELANB- •6:00—6:30— 7:00— 7:30— ti-JO—
8:30— 9:00— 9:30— 10:00— 10:30— U:00—U:30— 12:00— 12-30
—1:00— 1:30— 2^0—2:30— 3:00— 3:30 — 4:00 — 4-30 — 5-00
5:30— 6:00 — 6:30— 7:00— 3:00— 9:00— 10:00-11-00— 12-00

TO FRUIT VALE, (via East Oaklandj-Same as "TO
BAST OAKLAND" until 6:30 p.m., inclusiva also
at 8:00—9:00 and 11:00 p.m.

TO FRUIT VALE (.via Alamada)— *9:30— 7:00-*12-00

TO ALAMEDA— *6;Uu— «6:30— 7 :UU— *J:3C.-g;0U — «t>:3o—
»:00— 9:30— 10:00— JIO^O— 11:00— {11:30—12:00— 112 :3C—
1:00— tl:30— 2:00— t2:ao— 3:00—3:30-^:00 — 4:30— 5-00—
5:30— 6:00—6:30— 7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00— U:0O— 12:00.

K) BERKELEY and WEST BERKELEY— *6:00—
*6:3U — 7:0U—*7:au— 8:00— *8. 30— a:00— 9:30— 10-00 —
tlO:30—U:00— 111:30—12:00- jLJ:3u-l:00-tl:30-2:00
F2:30— 3:00— 3:30— 4:00 — 4:30— 5:00— 5:30— 6:00— 6:30—
7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— L!:UQ.

To San Francisco .Dally.

FROM FRUIT VALE (via East Oakland)— 6:25-6:55
— 7:>s— 7:55— 8:25— 8:55— 9:25— 9:55— 10:25— 10:55- 11:25
II x>5— 12:25— 12 :55— 1 :25— 1 :55— 2 25— 2 :55— 3:25— 3:55
— 4:25—4 :55— 5 :25— 5:55— 6:25— 6:55— 7:50— 8:55— 9 :53.

FROM FRUIT VALE (via Alameaai — •ntl— 5:51 —
19:20— *3:20

FBOM EAST OAKLAND-«5:30-6:00- 6:30 — 7:0J—
7:38— 8:00— 8:30— 9:00— 9:30— 10:00— 10:30— 11:00 — U ->u
12:00— 12:30— 1:00— 1:30— 2:00— 2:30— 3:00— 3:30— 4 flO —
4:30—5:00—5:30—6:00—6:30 —7:00 — 8:00 -9:00 9:o8—
10:58

FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND-9 m nute- later
than from East Oakland.

FROM ALAMEDA— *5:30— 6;C0-*6:3O— 7:00 -*7:3 1—8:00
•8:30— 9.00-9:30— 10:00— Ji0:30- 11:00 —111:30— 12:00—
J12:30— 1:00— tl:30— 2:00— (2 :30- 3:10 -3:30- 4:00 —
4:30—5:00—5:30—6:00-6:30— 7:00— 8:00— 9:00—10:00—
11:0'.
1 ROM SERKELEYand WEST BERKELEY- "5:25
— 5:55— *6:25 — 6:55— *7:25- 7 :55-*8:i5— b ;55— 3:23— 9:55
—tl0:25— 10:55- Jil :25—il:55— J12:25- 12:55— £1:25—
1:55— 1/2:25— 2:55— 3:25— 3:55— 4:25— 4:55-5:25— 5:55—
6:25—6:55—7:55—8:55—9:55—10:55.

O.rJEK ROL IE.

FROM HAN FRAJN CISCO— Tilo- a:16— U.-j.z-1-Ji-

3:15—5:15.
FROM OAKLAND— *6 :15— 8:15— 10 :1a —12 :15 —2:15-

4:15.

A for Morning. P for Afternoon.

•Sundays excepted. tSaturdays excepted; tSnnaays
only.

Standard Time furnished by Lice Obbebvatoby.

A. S. TOWNE,
Gen. Manager.

T. H. (J4IODMAS,

Gen. Pass. Jt Ttk A si.

CHILD'S CARBOLCRYSTAI SHEEP DIP.

"Patented in Europe and America."

SHEEP

DIP.

,V positive scab core. A liquid, soluble in
cold t» ater. It is absoi ntely non-
poisonous.

The cheapest and most effective dip on the market
»ne gallon making one hundred gallons of wash.
Price, $1.35 per gallon.
Special discounts ani terms to agents and large
consumers. For samples and other information ap-
ply to
L1M)E A HorGH, Agents for Pacific Coast.
116 California St., San t- raneisco, Cal,
17septl2

KILLIP & CO.,

LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL

AUCTIONEERS,
fi Montgomery Street. Sail Francisco

8PKCIAL ATTENTION PAID TO 8AUE8 OP

High-Bred Horses and Cattle,

At auction and private sale.

Will Sell in All Cities and Counties of
the State,

REFERENCES.

Hon. C. Green, Hon. J. D. Cabb,

Sacramento. Salinas.

J. P. Saeqent, Esq., Hon. John Boggs
Sargents. Colusa.

Hon. L. J. Rose, Hon. A. Waleath,

Los Angeles. Nevada.

J. B. Haggin, Esq., San Francisco.
Represented at Sacramento by Edwin F. Smith!
Secretary State Agricultural Society.

At San Jose by Messrs. Montgomery A Rea, Real
Estate Agents.

Being the oldest established firm in the live-stock
business in this Coast, and having conducted the
important auctim sales in this line for the past
fifteen years, amounting to one-half a million of
dollars, we feel jutified in claiming unequalled facili-
ties for disposing of live stock of every description,
either at auction or private sale. Oar list of corres-
pondents embraces every breeder and dealer of prom-
inence upon the Pacific Coast, thus enabling us to
give full publicity to animals placed with us for sale.
Private purchases and Bales of live Btock of all
descriptions will be made on commission, and stock
shipped with the utmost care. Purchases and sales
made of land of every description. We are author-
ized to refer to the gentlemen whose names are
appended,
ond KiT.i.TP A CO.. 22 Montgomery steeet.

'88 -^FAIRLAWN

'88

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 1888.
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CATALOGUE NOW READY,

And will be mailed to all applicants wnn send Five Cents in Stamps to Prepay

Postage.

THE FA1RHWA CATALOGUE FOR 1888 contains descriptions and pedigrees of all the
Stallions and Brood-mare3 in use at Fairlawn. THE 1888 CATALOGUE also contains descriptions and pedi-
grees, and prices of

OS'E HUNDRED AND SIXTY HEAD OF YOUNG TROTTERS,

Consisting of Stallions and Fillies from yearlings to five years old, all ol my own breeding

and nearly all STANDARD KRED, and duly registered.

A specialty is made at Fairlawn of raising

STALLIONS AND FILLIES FOR BREEDING PURPOSES.

Those who wish to engage in breeding High-bred Troll ers, or those already engaged who wish tT
artd to their breeding stnd, can be supplied at Fairlawn with first-class yonug Stallions and Fillies cf
the very best trotting families, uniting in their veins strains of blood that have produced Speed with
the Greatest Uniformity.

Gentlemen who desire fine, highiy bred, promising, and well-broken Yonng Trotters for their
own driving, can be supplied at Fairlawn. Any young stallion sold for a roadster will be gelded, if the
purchaser desires, at my own risk and expense.

TTTTT1 OTNTri1 PPTPT? PT ATM is strictly adhered to at Fairlawn, and the price oi every
AXJ.U \Jx\ £i~L JXL\JHl rjUxA.li aninialfor sale is primed in ihe catalogue. Pur-
chasers from a distance can buy on orders at exactly the same price'as if present in person. All stock sold
on orders can be returned if they do not come fully up to the descriptions given.

Time will be given responsible parties, on satisfactory paper, bearing interest from
date.

THE STALLION'S US USE AT FAIRLAWN ARE

Happy Medium (400).

Sire of more 2:30 performers than any living stallion,
having 39 to his credit with records of 2:30 or better,
among tbem Maxey Cobb, 2:13£, the fastest stallion
that ever lived.

WILL BE USED AS A PRIVATE STALLION.

Aberdeen (99),
Sire of 14 with records better than 2:30, among them
Hattie "Woodward, 2:15i; Jim Jewell, 2:194; Modoc,
2:19$, etc. Limited to 30 mares at $1 00 the season,
or @1 50 to insure a mare in foal.

Al'Cto <2548>.
By Almont, dam Violet [sister to Dauntless and
Peacemaker), by Rysdyk's Hambletonian, etc.
Limited to 30 mares at $50 the season, or $80 by
insurance.

Almont Wilkes (SI31).

By Almont, dam Annabel, by George Wilkes; 2d dam
Jessie Pepper (dam of Alpha, 2:25i, etc.), by Mam-
brino Chief, etc. Limited to 30 mares at $50 the
season, or S80 by insurance.

If axioms, (bl?5),

By Almont, dam by Sentinel; 2d dam by Bay&rd, etc.
3d dam Lay ton Barb Mare. Limited to i)U mares at
$50 the season, or $8© by insurance.

Noble Xediiim (4939),

By Happy Medium, dam by Mambrino PatcnQn; 2r.
dam by Mambrino Chief ; 2d dam by Sir Archy Mon-
toria. Limited to 20 mares at $50 the season, or
€80 by insurance.

Applications for use of Stallions will be entered in the order they are received, but after a bullion's
limit is reached no more mares will be received. Eor catalogues and further information, address

Lock Hoi 320-

WE T. WITHERS, Lexington, Ky.

2Sjan52

IMPORTED BERKSHIEES.

REDWOOD DUKE 13368.

Prize winners at all the fairs in California and the
entire list of sweepstakes premiums at State Fair
Sacraoiento, 188G and lfiS?.

importations made direct from England every year
from the most noted Breeders, selected from the
best blood and most fashionable families of Dish-
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TRACKS LEAVE SAN FEANCISCO ItaXLY FOE

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with its beantuui Groves and delightfnl Drives Tront
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Is noted for the extent and vansty of fish which
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The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with
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variety Notablv s*™

qnaU. Pigeon, Snipe, Dncb, Geese, Deer
and Bear.

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while In transit, it is necessary that they be urovlrlxTt
with COLLAR AND CHAIN. Guns and SE
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tne " Smith" gun won first money in every class. It aleo won nearly two-thirds of the entire
amon 1(^,(100) of cash prizes, and championship trophy for the best average in the 90 class. In the 90-
class Iwon the lsf. 2nd and 4th moneys; in the 80-class it took the 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th; in the 70-class i<
cook 3i tand 2nd, with the 1st and 6th in the 60-class, making a total winning nearly four times greater
than any other gnn. of either foreign or home manufacture.

> . • ,...,, . ...o .i urn- l ■■xftfiieut snowing, ftB there was seven different nuikes (if ^unB u=i-d I'v t'» r-'nj,.
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Trotting Stock

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Bay View Maid, chestnut mare, foaled JSSi by Gen
Benton, first dam by a son of Shenandoah <' Kent uckv
Hunter i second dam by Skenandoah; third dim rv
Belmont (Williamson's). Bay View Maid could trot
in three minutfB when a yearling. She has never
been trained hut lias pulled a buggv In 2:50 without
i work. She was bred this season to Sidney and is be-
I heved to he in foal. Slieis a regular breeder and ha«
bv her side a horne colt hv Guv Wilkes, itnd has also
a yearling filly by Guy Wilkes. These colts, Bhow
for themselves, and will be sold with the mare
The value of Benton mares lias been fully proven at
Palo Altn, and sir. Chas. Marvin pronounces them
the very best. ,

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IT STILL LEADS.

AT PHIL DALjc'S HANDIOAP PIGEON SHOOT, at Loiifi Branch, Feb. 14 and 15, 1888, The Park r won
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because the first and third prizes were won over foreign makes by The Parker Gnn."— N. Y. Wobld.

AT SEATTLE, W. T., June 9. 10 and II, 1887. the leading prizes and best average were won wiih a

"at THE WORLD'S TRAP SHOOTING CARNIVAL, Wellington, Mass., May 30 to June 3, 1887, The
Packer won leading prize and VeBt average during the five days.

' AT CHAMBERLIN CARTRIDGE CO 'S TOURNAMENT, held at Cleveland, O. , Sept. 14, 1886, The Parker
won $90t> out of the £1 .200 purse offered.

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and all others of so called Truss Axle Sulkies are
IMITATIONS and a FRAUD, and are bnilt on our
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SAN FRANCISCO, SAT1 RDAt, JUNE 30, 1888.

Notes and Comments.

There is much diversity of opinion at the East, as to tbe
relative merits of The Bard and Terra Cotta, and if a match
Wire arranged betweeu the two, it would ba the best drawing
card of the Couey Island Meeting. After Terra Gotta had won
the Bay Handicap, a mile and a furlong, in the unprecedented
time of 1:53 the owners of tbe horse, it is stated, offered to rnn
The Bard a match for $10,000 a side, one mile and a quar-
ter, weig'it for a;je, that is, 122 poundB on The Bard, tive
years old, and 118 on Terra Cotta, fonr years old. Unfortu-
nutely, Mr. Cassatt, the owner of The Bard, is now in Paris
aud he wdl have to send his auBwer tu the challenge by tele-
graph. Therefore the event is not likely to come off at once,
although the Coney Island Association offered to add $5000
in riling the date for this afternoon, tbe final day of the
me<tiug. Mr. Cassatt is very proud of hia horse, aod when
in England had some idea of sending for The Bard and
matching him against Minting, the undispated champion o*
tbe English turf now that Ormonde has shown fully devel-
oped symptoms of roaring. If, like unto Alexander, Mr.
Cassett sighs for other worlds to conquer, the gentleman
may, for a while, restrain his impetuosity in figuring on the
English race tracks, for even if The Bard were to beat Terra
Cotta, there is a mighty colt that may turn the tables on the
great son of Longfellow — Bradamante, and that is tbe Em-
peror of Norfolk, who, if the above match were changed into
a sweepstakes, would nave to carry but 103 pounds as a
tbree-year-old; at the several weights at the distance named,
he would certainly carry a heap of money belonging to his
enthusiastic admirers. In one respect The Bard would have
a great advantage over his two competitors, and that is that
but little use haB been made of him this season, while the
other two have been run for everything in sight, save when
a muddy track endangered the Emperor's BUCcesH. Should
this sweepstakes be arranged it would probably be the most
sensational event of the year, as tbe three horses would rep-
resent the East, the "West and the Paoific Slope, while the
Californians, almost to a man, would back the fleet son ol
Norfolk and Marion, with a good chance of his carrying off
tbe $20,000 prize.

A curious case showing the sagacity of the collie came
within the cognizance of the writer a few yearB Bince. A
gentleman farmer near Kingmer, in Sussex, was obliged to
give up his farm, owing to the depressed state of agriculture
and in disposing of his South Downs he threw a fine, well-
trained collie into the bargain. The dog drove tbe flock to
their new home, some twenty miles distant, where he waB tied
up in order that be might get accustomed to his new heme.
One night he broke loose, went out in tbe fields, picked out
all his sheep from the other flocks, and drove them all back
to rind, his home forsaken. Mattera were soon put right by
the arrival of the owner. This story has often been doubted,
but it is authenticated by the way the collies handled Bome
specially wild sheep at the recent Royal Show at Dublin,
which was tbe most attractive feature of the exhibition. By
the way of testing the capacities of the animals thoroughly,
some of the wildest sheep that could be found were brought
from "Wales, and were placed in triplets, consisting of a ewe
and her two lambs. These, of course, are usually difficult
to manage, because as Boon as the collie attempts to drive
the ewe the quarry stands at bay for tbe protection of her
lambs. The dogs were required to bring the sheep from the
far end of the show yard, steer them round some flags, then
over a wall, and finally drive them into a pen. Some of the
dogs acquitted themselves to admiration, though it may
readily be believed that they would have done their work
much better bad they been on their own hills and among
their own flocks. Many wonderful stories have been told of
the sagacity displayed by the faithful collies, and the well-
authenticated cases of extraordinary intelligence and good

management shown by dogs are so numerous that one does
not readily question the truth o( any story as to their saga"
city, however extraordinary it may appear. There certainly
could not be a finer sight than the well-trained collie picking
out his own sheep and driving them to the appointed pens,
and it is not surprising to learn that all the mother depart-
ments of the show-yard were deserted while the trials were
taking place.

Another great owner of race-horses in England, the Duke
of Westminster, has been arraigned before the bar of public
opinion on the mooted point whether it is the correct thing
to instruct a jockey not to ride his horse out for a place where
he sees that be is hopelessly beaten. For tbe Derby, when
tbe place betting is 1, 2, 3, tbe colt Orbit was freely backed
for a position at such odds as 65 to 40 on him, it being
assumed that he would run tbe race out on its merits, but
loud were the comments and lameDts when Cannon, on
finding that he could not win, was seen to ease Orbit and
allowed Van Dieman's|Land to finish third and thus secure
the place. The Referee writes thus on the subject: "Person-
ally I waB not surprised, because it was a matter of common
knowledge that Orbit's jockey was to be told not to ride him
out for a place if he could not win. His inability to accom.
plisb the latter feat was clear enough, and, as a place was
not wanted, what more natural than to ease up. I do not
blame Cannon; in fact, I should have sided with employer
against that horseman had he gone on. The Duke of West-
minster is not likely to give orders to prejudice tbe public in
favor of book-makers. "We all know that. Still, I cannot but
protest against what happened. There is,all tbe difference in the
world between distressing a horse to carry off a minor distinc"
tion, and pulling him up as it it were not of the slightest conse-
quence. Some regard ought to be had for public appearances,
and looking at it that way, I consider that orders such as those
on which Orbit's place-backers' speculation was turned from a
virtually assu red win into an actual loss, are against the code of
raciDg morality, if not turf practice. A backer takes his
chance, and mui-t take bis luck too. All well and good, but
there are backers and backers, just as there are owners and
owners, and jockeys and jockeys. It is because such Btrong
distinctions can be drawn among the difft rent classes, that I
speak so strongly on this case. The Duke of Westminster,
as a high-minded, as, perhaps the best sportsman that we
have on the turf, could not desire a nearer approach to a preux
chevalier than great Tom of Danebury (Cannon), to steer his
horBes. Both master and man's motives are above suspicion,
and with them we deplore an error in judgement which, if it
occurred with other sort of people concerned, would bt re-
garded in a different light." Now, on this side of the water,
the same thing often happens, also causing a great deal of
heart burn among those who bet on the wrong horse for the
place. Indeed, a case in point occurred last week in the
Coney Island Cup, when Elkwood could undoubtedly have
secured the second position, but seeing that the horse could
not win, Martin eased him up towards the finish, thus yield-
ing tbe place to Hidalgo. Bat then the question comes,
"What is the speculator going to do about it?" And the
probable answer would be, "Don't bet on a place unless
you have a straight tip from the stable that the horse is to
be run out on his merits.

A mania for betting on races appears to have spread all
0ver the country, and is increasing with every day's sensa-
tional race. It is but two years since when the New York
journals would devote but small space to racing events, con-
sidering them of minor importance, but now-a-days they con-
tain not only a full account of the races, but newsy items
from the tracks as to the work the horses are doing, the full
programme of the afternoon's events, and also "tips" as to
the probable winners. Speculation is now at its height at
Sheepshead Bay, and as the ladies have adopted the methods

of bookmaking, this adds to the excitement of the sport. On
the Suburban day the crush was so tremendous about the
betting stands and the mutuel machines, that it was with
great difficulty tickets would be obtained. There were no
less than seventy firms of bookmakers on the ground whose
individual business is estimated to have averaged $5,000 on
each race. This would amount to $2,540,000 on the day.
There were 25,093 tickets sold in the mutuels representing
$125,465, and adding to these sums the amount of the auc-
tion pools, the total shows an aggregate of nearly three
millions on one day's transaction on tbe race track, without
counting the large books made on tbe result of tbe Suburban
and the heavy betting in the pool-rooms all over the country.
The gross amount is almost beyond calculation.

This mania is increased by the important sums that are
offered by the racing associations In the way of added money
in addition to the sweepstakes or entrance money. People
take a liking to be interested in such races as the American
Derby, the Futurity Stakes, and the Emporium, that repre-
sent small fortunes in themselves, and in a few years the
prizes will equal in value the great English racing events.
There the Two Thousand, the Derby, and the St. Leger were
esteemed the plums of tbe season, but those classio races
are now far surpassed in value by the prizes offered by less
renowned jockey clubs. Thus we read that Ayrshire, the
winner of the Two Thousand and the Derby is not only
nominated in the St. Leger and other minor events, but that
he is engaged in the Lancashire plate of £11,000 at the Man-
chester Autumn Meeting, an also next year in the Kempton
Park Royal Stakes of £10,000, the Lancashire Plate of
$12,000, and the Eclipse Stake of £10,000 at Sandown Park
Summer Meeting. This represents £43,000 or $215,000 in
four events. If these immense stakes continue to increase
at the same rate, the frenzied words of Bichard III on the
field of Bosworth; "a horse, a horse, a kingdom for a horse,"
will come near the truth.

The racing season of 1888 will long be remembered, as
during its period took place the most remarkable sale of
yearling thoroughbreds ever held in the world. Tbe arrival
of the train containing this valuable consignment from
Bancho del Paso was watched with great interest, and on the
Sunday previous to the sale, countless were the amateurs who
drove out to Jerome Park to take a good view of these well-
bred youngsters from the Pacific Slope, and the general
opinion that was expressed wsb that a grander lot had never
been gathered together. John Mackey felt evidently re-
lieved from an immense responsibility when he saw his
valuable charges safely Btabled within the Park gates, with-
out an ailing colt among the lot. He made light of the
many congratulations that were offered to him on his
successful trip, as he was too busy in extolling the merits of
the youngsters and their sires and dams to pay attention to
idle compliments. The genial gentleman was thoroughly
at home with the men of the press and imparted much more
general information to the knights of the quill than be is
likely to communicate to the press gang at a race meeting on
this side of the rookies. The consequence was that he and
his charges were treated in the most handsome manner by
press, and that fact doutlessly had a beneficial effect on the
sale. Among countless notices, here is odo from the
Sportinq World: "They are as grand a lot of yearlings as
have ever been congregated tcgether. Too muoh praiBe
can not be bestowed on the condition and constitution of the
yearlings, who have really gone through the severe ordeal of
travelling 3,000 with less damage and loss of condition than
is genera'ly seen in youngsters who come from snoh a short
distance ita Kentucky. Mr. John Mackey deser
greatest credit for the assiduous care and attention 1
have beBtowed on them dnriDg the journey, nn
surely meet with his reward by the high prices
realize.

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June 30

General Topics.

Bearing reiD, check, overdraw, Kemble Jackson, head
check, side check, are among the terms nBed to express the
rigging which is used to keep a horse's bead up. There are
other devices which are also used for the purpose, though
practically they can be brought iuto two classes, the simplest
of which is a strap running from the bit and thrown over
tbe upright projecting part of old-fashioned names. The
bearing rein is also attached to the driving bit, passeB through
"gay-runners" on the tbroat-lash or brew-band and thence
baok to the pad or water-hook. Since the invention of the
check, wbich passes over the head, there have been a variety
of patterns, some of them quite complicated, all depending
on the same principle, viz: a bearing on the poll. This kind
was invented to overcome the habit wbich Kemble Jackson
had of bowing bis head down when he made a break, and tbe
Side check was found ineffectual. It was named after the
horse "it made a trotter of," and for many years all kinds of
checks which passed between tbe ears were thus called.
Long before head checks were known, the bearing rein was
criticised, thoBe who opposed it being violent in dtnunciating,
and a gool deal of tbe opposition was warranted by the
cruelty which frequently accompanied its use. Generally
confined to hoives which were use.1 for show, carriage and
coach, pulling their heads up until they stood upon tip-toe,
and kept so long in that position that the agony must have
been excruciating. Fashion decreed that the heads of car-
riage horses should be held iu an unnatural position, and as
a consequence constrained and inelegant, but tbe artificial
triumphed as usual, men holding themselves superior to
nature until they were forced to abate a portion of the tor-
ment by the labors of those who had more mercy for brutes.
But tbe effect of the check on fast trotters, and the inlluence
of all soris of bearing reins on the action is the purpose of
these notes, and other considerations will not be discussed.

Fast trotting is, beyond question, an artificial "gait." That
is wbeu a rate of speed such as is frequently seen now is the
t st. There are degrees of adaptability to acquire the action
wbich is an absolute essential. Some never can acquire it,
others only after years of tuition, and a favored few may be
said to fall into tbo proper step without difficulty. Should
anyone doubt its being, in a great measure, the result of
artificial appliances, he will find evidence to change his be-
lief in the multitude of contrivances used lor tbe purpose of
establishing correct action. Among the array of boots,
weights, rolls, rattles, etc., checks of whatever description,
make a small show, though it will not do to pass them by
on that account. In fact they do not make any show hang-
ing with the rest of the harness, and unless a person were
looking for tbem, would not attract attention. When found
there is little to guide a neophyte in estimating the impor-
tant part they play, and even those who have a general
knowledge of horse affaire, are not aware of the potent influ-
ence, for good nr evil, these small strips of leather and
diminutive bits exert. There is the bearing rein proper, viz:
one which passes through loops on tbe bridle to the driving
bit. The same rein passing through the same loops, both
attached to an auxiliary bit, either held against the ioof of
the mouth by a noseband or hanging Ioobo The overcheck,
Kemble Jackson, or whatever other name it may be termed,
is pimply a strap running from the pad-hook between the
ears and attached to a bit, usually supplementary to the driv-
ing bit. The different varieties are so well known that few
renders who will take sufficient interest to peruse articles
relating to action are unacquainted with them, and therefore
there is little need of minute description.

Natural action can be studied by watching horses and colts
plnying in a field. I had a good opportunity when living on
a farm in Iowa to observe tbe different methods of progres-
sion. One field was peculiarly well adapted for the display
It was elevated above the "first bottom" of the MiBftissippi
and sloped to the East, the soil a sandy loam, so that it was
the first from which the snow disappeared. There was a
tough sod which gave a firm foothold when even a good deal
saturated, and in the sunshiny days of springtime it was a
grand play ground for tbe colts, and their elders enjoyed it
too, joining in the ploy with a gusto which years could not
repress. When first turned out there would generally be a
Reries of evolutions as gracefully performed as high spirits
and lissome limbs could accomplish, and after that real races
folly as exciting as those seen on a course. The preliminary
steps were executed with bead and tail raised to their full
height, eyes flashing, no6tril8 extended, life, animation, an
exuberance of animal spirits. No necessity for appliances to
bend knees and bocks; those which trotted going in grand
stvle, the gallopers stepping short, almost a buckjump, all of
tbem taking circles nearly as short as if restrained by an
allongeing rein. But when they started out for a downright
race the "high-faluting" airs were abandoned. Head nearly
on a level with the body, tail straight out, a confusion of feet
and legs, a symphony of harmony beat out of tbe elastic sod
soul-stirring and melodious. 1 have heard of colts keeping
up with their companions and never breaking from their
trot, "leading tbem," etc., but have yet to see it, and if it
does happen when their comradB are galloping will concede
tbat (.he whole band must be of tbe blood which is so strongly
favored by The Breeders' Gazette.

1 aere could be no better evidence of a "dunghill" compo-
siti -, and should a colt be contented to trot when all the nst
~> bi» comrades started for a race for blood, plodding along

ihe rear when the others were careering across the field
would be far *rom filling the bill according to my require-

ments. Let us transform these colts by encircling them with
a girth to fasten the pad, a strong crupper, in short a "bit
ting rigging" on each. No more caracolts, no joyous bounds
with flashing eyes and quivering nostrils. Sullen, moody,
intractable, the happy youngsters under the bright sunshine
are replaced by unwilling captives, bound, hampered, tor-
tured and that with the idea tbat it is a necessary part of
their education. I have been led from the topic under con-
sideration by tbe mention of bitting rigging, and now that it
has been brought forward it will not be amisB to write a few
sentences in condemnation thereof.

"Bitting" is a relic of tbe past, when cruelty was held to
be an indispensable adjunct in breaking colts. Not a relic,
however, as it is still too common, and though, perhaps not
carried to the extent it was in former days, it is still tbe
cause of a great deal of unnecessary suffering. In order to
show that I am not a late convert, I will quote from what I
wrote more than twenty years ago, and adding thereto that
the experience of nearly a quarter of a century has strength-
ened my belief.

"I have had frequent arguments with those who hold to
tbe barbarous practice of bitting, when done by the old
appliances, which is to have a wide snrsingle, or rather
leathern roller, with rings, buckles and loopB, in eveTy place
where there was room to sew them; a strong crupper and
bridle with a half-dozen reiDs attached; a large snaffle bit,
with three or four little pendants joined to tbe ring in the
center like those worn on Mexican spurs. These are put on
tbe poor colt, the bearing reins tightened till bis head iB
thrown into tbe air, when the side reins are buckled, so as to
compel him to bring his muzzle as close to bis breast as tbe
check will peimit. He is turned into a yard, and his tor-
mentor takes a whip and forces him to run around in this
con6ned space till the man becomes tired. The victim is
not released then, but left to fight against tbe bit, and endure
the horrid punishment for hours at a stretch. When asked
tbe reason for thus cruelly treating bim you will be answered,
"that he may give way to tbe bit, get a proper, elegant car-
riage, set him on his haunches, etc., etc." There is not an
iota of sense in all this talk. The sensitiveness of the
mouth, on which much of the pleasure of riding or driving a
horse depends, is destroyed. The constrained carriage of
the head is anything but elegant, while the throwing on tbe
haunches, carries no meaning with it at all. It is very true
that when a colt is first put to work, he has a Blovenly way
of going; his head is carried low, and his whole appearance
is very different from one that has acquired the graces of
the manege. You see no lack of beauty of motion and car-
riage in the same animal when playing in the field; and only
give him time enough to learn tbe lessons that cannot be
hurried by a few days suffering in the bitting bridle, and he
will surpass those with tempers spoiled by that persecution."

From Beeing the colts throwing their heads up of their
own accord when turned loose, especially when they start
off on a bounding tret, it may be argued that it is proper to
follow tbe plan, when teaching them to take the faBt-trotting
step. There may be, and in fact frequently are, cases when
a high check will aid in giving the desired action, and also
give better control of tbe animal, and it is also certain that
if a horse can trot fast with comparative, or full freedom of
his head he will be better enabled to keep the rate up.
Throwing his head up has a tendency to increase the action
of the fore legs and this to a degree which is not generally
known. Some horses if given their head will strike their
quarter boots so hard as to cut them through, and also
"scalp" themselves, but when checked go clear. As the
quarters are the most severely wounded in a break, it
follows that the injury is frequently done in endeavoring to
regain the trot, and while the process of changing from the
racing to the trotting stride is going on. Were the animal
allowed to run free there would be no danger of this kind,
the strong pull, particularly when accompanied by snatches
from side to side, is what does the mischief. At one place
in the trotting stride, two in what is termedfa stride, the fore
foot and opposite hind foot are in close proximity. In run-
ning, both hind feet and one fore foot are close together, and
in botb running and trotting this propinquity of tbo feet is
when the body is in tbe air. A ohange from a fast trot to a
run or vice versa must be made while all the legs are off the
ground, and when tbe movements have to be executed while
tbe driver is throwing the horse from side to side, it is not
surprising that there should be confusion and, consequently,
injury. The high check changes the relative position of the
feet, the alternation being favorable in the way of keeping
them apart.

It is not difficult to account for the ohange of action
effected by the check. A number of years ago experiments
were instituted in France to decide the effect of elevating the
heads of horses. Two Bcales were placed bo that the hind
feet would rest on one and the fore feet on the other. I can-
not recall the exact difference when the head was level with
the body or elevated, but to the best of my recollection there
was quite a variation, the raised bead increasing the weight
materially on the bind feet. But the mere transfer of weight
Irom anterior to posterior doeB not account for the change of
aotion entirely, though it may have a good deal lo do with it.
Horses which stumble are more prone to trip when their
heads are low, although they are not so apt to fall. Con-
straining tbe muscles of the back and neck causes a different
motion of feet and legs, as is easily proved by throwing a
man's head back when his walk will be stilted. The centre
of gravity is further baok in either man or horse, and tha^
point is of vast importance in quadrupedal locomotion. Thus

when a race-horse finishes the airflightone hind foot is thruBt
bo far forward as to strike tbe ground a little in advance of
where a plumbline dropped from the saddlegirlh would
touch. This iB followed by the other hind foot, both resting
for a short time, and when one is raised the fore foot is
brougnt down and then the other. There is a regular rota-
tion in tbe footfall of tbe galloper, one, two, three, four, and
then tbe bound. Tbe square trotter alights on two, so nearly
at the same instant that the ear fails to detect tbe variation,
and the sound may be expressed one, two, one two, aD air-
flight following with marked cadence. As stated previously,
there are two airflightsin what is called the stride of a trotter,
and with two supports for the body nearly all the time the
feet are on the ground. The hind foot is the last to be
lifted, however, and consequently there is a more rapid
movement of that than the fore when both are in the air.
This comes from the rear limb beirg longer than the front
which permits contact for a longer period.

It is self-evident that while tbe check applied so tightly as
to change the action may be essential for some horses, one
which can go with its head free will have the advantage.
But entire freedom may operate prejudicially. I have known
horses which would trot faster with their heads nearly on a
level with their withers than when reined higher, though
prone to "bore" on the bit when given length of check
enough to permit indulging in that pernicious habit. Again,
there are horses which will bend their necks to an acute
angle with a side check, when so taut as to work injury, and
with tbat claBS an overcheck is indispensable, and that, too,
with the further control of a noseband. Without a noBeband
tbe mouth would be opened so wide tbat proper control is
lost, and if the jaws are at all narrow interfering with the
windpipe. It does not require long arguments to prove
that checkreins cannot be dispensed with, or that the kind
wbich runs over the poll can be thrown aside entirely. There
are varieties wbich are of doubtful benefit, and some which
are positively injurious. The latter kind are those wbich
depend on acute pain for effectiveness, and tbo best which
accomplish tbe purpose with as little suffering to the animal
as possible. I greatly fancy a contrivance I have used for
several years as it gives the opportunity for raising or lower-
ing the check at will when seated in a sulky, with a bent
axle, which enables the driver to sitjclose to the horse. The
oheck proper is shortened so that there is space enough
between tbat and tbe pad-hook to regulate the lenRtb. A
strap is attached to the tree of the harness running forward
and passed through the check, brought back through a ring
behind the saddle, and tbe end carried to a buckle which is
fastened in front of the crupper. The open Bpace between
the straps which holds the crupper is connected with a piece
of leather to give a place for the buckle, the billet having
holes punched from tbe end far enough forward to permit of
raising and lowering to any desired degree. It does not
jequire much practice to manipulate it handily and only a
little strength, there being a "pulley purchase" which doubles
the pull exerted by the driver.

When the driver finds tbat tbe check is not properly ad-
justed in place of having to dismount from bis seat, or waic
untill he obtains assistance, he regulates it with ease and
without e*ven stopping the horse. He can change it from
point to point at will, give relief at pleasure, and note the
effects without tiring the animal more than is necessary.
Should be desire to restrict the colt to short brushes, with
intermediate rests he can tighten tbe check while the brush
lasts, loosening it as soon as finished. Retaining the ani-
mal's bead for a length of time is the supreme cruelty of the
check, and what may appear somewhat paradoxical the pain
is greater when the horse is standing, or when going slow.
When at speed there is a general tension of the muscles, a
determination which overcomes other senses, and a oheck
which is bom with no indications of discomfort becomes in-
sufferable when motion is stopped. The strap overcomes all
this, and were it in general use a good deal of suffering
avoided. The effects on the action are more pronounced.
"When the check has been adjusted to the place where the
driver wants it before leaving the stable,retained in the same
hole until all of the exercise is'given, it is somewhat analog-
ous to the torture of the bitting rigging. The colt is more
taken up with the endeavor to obtain relief than a desire to
perfect his step. The martinet who sits behind him, in place
of affording relief, aggravates the torture by pulling and
snatching at the bit. The colt to escape from the torment as
much as he can, swings his bead to a side. This is met by
a jerk from tbe opposite rein, the head goes to that side and
there is a double shuffle on the part of the reinsman, and as
strong a pull as he can exert. The high obeck is pulling in
one direction, the reins in another, two to one the whip is
playing its part, and all this easily avoided by making the
exercise a pleasure in lieu of punition, in place of a
dreaded task a labor of love.

The Los Angeles Fair.

Great improvements are to be made in tbe grand stand at
the Park. Forty-four more horse-stalls are to be built, and
1,500 feet ofjwire fencing placed about the grounds. All of tbe
buildings, barns, stables and outhouses are to be renovated
and whitewashed, and the grounds attended to by competent
gardeners, so as to make the Park an attractive place of
resort. The premium list is to be prepared by a special
committee and accepted by the Board. About 1,000 different
prizes will be awarded, and the Kansas City list will be
closely followed in preparing the premiums. In future bay
and bedding will be furnisbbd free to all racers or animals
on exhibition, and many inducements are held out by tbe
railroad people to induce sporting men to send their raoing
stock here. Excursion trains will run from San Francisco
and Saoramento, and special rates made to ehiDpers of stock
—a concession hitherto only granted to the" State Fair at
Sacramento.

1888

3?frje ^xztiizv and j&pxrriswaix.

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The Haggin Yearling Sale.

The most important sale of yearling thoroughbreds that
has ever been held in this country took place at Madison
Square, New York, on Jnne 25th. The seventy-two young-
sters are the product of J. B. Haggin's fiancho Del Paso, in
California. The horses left California on June 3d, and after
rests in Cheyenne and Chicago, arrived Id New York in
magnificent condition. On their arrival they were visited by
leading horsemen who have been unanimous in praise of the
appearance of the lot. Sunday thay were inspected, by such
horseowners as William L. Scott, August Belmont, Major
Dosewell, John Hunter, President of the American Jockey
Club, Mr. Morris and Mr. Walcott, and trainers Pincus,
Howe and McCormick. All were enthusiastic Box-stalls
were built around the garden, and a large sale ring was
erected in the ceuter of the main floor. Mr. Haggin pro-
vided an abundance of refreshments, from boned turkey to
ham sandwiches, and champagne, beer, aud all maimer of
soft drinks for his patrons.

The yearlings offered were the get of Sir Modred an
Australian thoroughbred, Ban Fox, Hyder AH, John
Happy, Kyrle D-Uy, Longfield, Milner and "Warwick. The
greatest competition in the sale was caused over a filly by
Iroquois, dam Angenoria, a half sister to Pontiac; a brother
io C. H. Todd, by Joe Hooker, dam Callie Smart; a sister to
Fitz James and half sister to Hidalgo, by Kyrle Daly, dam
Electra; a half sister to Dew Drop, by Iroquois, dam Explo-
sion; a half sister to Alcalde, by King Ban, dam Flora; a
sister to Cyclops, by Moitimer, dam Lizzie Lucas, and a
brother to King Fox and Ban Fox, King Thomas by King
Bau, dam Maud Hampton. A black filly by Iroquois, dam
At.genoria was first offered, and sold to Senator Hearst for
$1,900. A bay filly by George Kinney, dam Aigretta, was
sold to E. Watson for $700. A chestnut rilly by Kyrle Daly,
dam Assyria, was sold to C. Bogle for $450.

The excitement during the sale was intense, especially
during the bidding for the bay colt King lhomas, by Kiug
Ban, out of Maud Hampton, which finally fell to Appleby &
JubhBonj bookmakers of this city, for §38,000 — the largest
price ever paid for a thoroughbred yearling. It completely
eclipses the highest English figure of 3,600 guineas, given by
the Duchess of Montrose for Whistle Jacket, and 3,000
guineas last year for Gay Hampton. On the following day
Senator Hear6t made an offer of §2,000 advance on this pur-
chase which was accepted, thus raising the price of King
Thomas to the altogether unprecedented amount of $40,000.
A chestnut colt by Iroquois, dam Lebola, sold for $5,500 to
Windham Waldon; bay colt by Warwick, dam. Lady Middltton
$5,000, to Senator Hearst; chestnut filly by imported Morti-
mer, dam Lizzie Lucas, $3,850, to W. McMaun; brown colt
by imported Sir Modred, dam Plaything, $3,300, to Senator
Hearst; bay colt by Sir Modred, dam Faustina, $2,800, to
Senator Hearst; brown colt by imported Sir Modred, dam
Sweet Briar, $2,500, to Windham Waldon; bay colt by War-
wick, dam Lady Middleton, $2,000, to Mr. Gateway; black
filly by Iroquois, dam imported Leonora, $1,900, to Senator
Hearst; bay colt by Warwick, dam Lorilla,Sl,850f to Windham
Waldon; chestnut filly by Joe Hooker, dam Kosa B., $1,750,
to D. P. McCarthy; imported brown colt by imp. Kyrle Daly,
ttnm Ebza, $1,600, to Dwyer Bros ; bay colt by imported
Kyrle Daly, dam Trellis, §1,500, to Edward Morgan; chest-
nut filly by imported Monimer, dam Sly Dance, $1,400, to
D«*yer Bros.; chestnut colt by imported Kyrle Daly, dam
Beitie, $1,300, to Joe Ullman; chestnut filly by imported
Kiog Ban, dam Flora, $1,200, to J. Pincus; chestnut colt by
nock-Hocking, dam Maid of the Mist, $1,100, to Senator
Hearst; chestnut filly by Joe Hooker, dam Ellesmart, $1,000,
to Ed Morgan; bay colt by imported Sir Modred, dam Mari-
aua, $1,000, to Dwyer Bros.; brown colt by Warwick, half
sister to Jim Douglass, $950, to Senator Hearst; bay filly by
Iroquois, dam Explosion, $950, to Castle Stable; bay colt by
imported Kyrle Daly, dam Maid of Stockdale, $850, to W. C.
Daly; bay filly by Warwick, dam Mileta, $850, to Sena-
tor Hearst; black colt by Black Mortimer, dam Katie Price,
?S50, to Walter Gratz.

The total number sold and the get of each stallion, with
the amount paid and the average is as follows: King Ban, 1
colt, 1 filly, total $39,200, average $19,600; Sir Modred, 5
colts, 3 fillies, total $17,100, average $2137.58; Iroquois,
1 colt, 4 fillies, total $10,550, average $2,110; Mortimer, 2
colts, 1 filly, total $6,100, average 2,033 33; Joe Hooker
3 colts, 1 filly, total $4,200, average $1,050; Kyrle Daly, 10
cdts, 6 fillies, total $16,500, average $1,031.25; Warwick,
5 colts, 5 fillies, total $8,625, average $862.50; Longtield, 2
colts, 1 filly, total $1,950, average $650; Mliner, 4 colts. 3
filliea, total $37,500, average $535.70; Sir Modred or Kyrle
Daly, 1 filly, $1,300; Hock-Hocking, 1 colt, $1,100; Hindoo,
1 colt, $1,000; Duke ot Norfolk, 1 colt, $500; George Kinney,
1 filly, $500; Onondaga, 1 filly, $400.

The Spendthrift and Belmont Sales.

Mr. EaBton was not required to spend much time over any
of the lot when offered. Boyeis had evidently decided be-
forehand just which ones they wanted and the figure they
were willing to pay. Under these circumstances the bidding
was quickly done and the hammer soon fell. As was to be
expected there was quite a lively competition for the ower-
ship of the brother to Kingston. He was finally knocked
down to the Dwyer Bros, for $5,800. This was the highest
price paid for any of the lot offered. Senator Hearst and
Capt. Blake were the chief opponents of the Dwyeis for this
grand looking son of Spendthrift aud Kapanga. To the eye
he is the model of a yearling, and the onl> fault that could
be iound with him by anybody, is that his legs are a trifle
light below the knee. But then his sire had similar legs,
and they stood the severest test of training. Althogb both
Capt. Blake and Senator Hearst were somewhat disappointed
at not securing the high priced colt, yet both made other
purchases, and they secured some useful looking youngsters.
Senator Hearst purchased the half sister to Datch Eolle, by
Spendthrift, out of Constantinople, for $3,800. She is cer-
tainly a grand filly and well worth the money she brought.
John Carter opposed the Senator in the bidding. The same
gentleman also secured the brother to Amtrica by Spend-
thrift, out of Maid of Athol, for $1,800. Capt. Blake secured
the bav colt by Spendthrift out of Janet, a full brother to
Golden Keel, for $1,700. The brother to Stockton, by
Spendthrift out of Doubt, will nest season carry the colors of
Mr. E. Saportas, who is a new candidate for turf honors.
The purchase cost him $1,900, and will be likely turned over
to John Hyland to train. W. Lakeland secured two of the
Spendthrifts, the brown filly out of Bombazine for $1,000,
and the brown colt out of Pell Mell Mare for $600. Mi. J.
H.Bradford, Arthur Hunter, Joseph Ullman and Euge^ e
Kelly were the purchasers of the other Spendthrifts offered.
The filly by Spendthrift— Lady Caroline was withdrawn
from the sale on account of sickness.

While Mr. Belmont was not so fortunate in obtaining as
high prices for his lot as the Spendthrifts, yet they brought

fairly good figures. Mr. Jacob Pincus paid the highest price
for any of his breeding for the chestnut filly Phoebe by St.
Blaise out of Mehiillah, for whom he gave $900. Damocles
by St. Blaise out of Dauntless, was bougLt by W. Lakeland
for $800. Gen&eiic by KiDgfisher out of Genevra, fell to W.
C. Daly for $S00. Cachucha was knocked down to J.Mac-
key for $375.

Among the gentlemen present were Charles Bathgate, J.
R. Galway, Senator Hearst, John Mackey, Col. E. W. Sim-
mons, J. K. Keene, Phil Dwyer, Dave Johnson, C. Littlo-
field, Dave Gideon, Charlie Boyle, W. K. Babcock, Fred
Carter, C. Cornehlsen, Amhony Taylor, W. Kavill, John Hy-
land, Johnny Kelly, E. Saportas, W. Lakeland, Charles Osx,
Capt. Blake, Dr. Farley," Jacob Pincus, A. Lakeland and
Arthur Hunter.

BY BPENDTHEIFT.

Bay colt, dam imp. Kapanga by Victorious, (brother

to Kingston and Speedwell). Dwyer Bros $5,800

Bay filly, dam Constantinople by Lord Lyon, (half

sister to Dutch Eoller). Senator Hearst 3,800

Chestnut colt, dam Doubt by Eclipse or Cavalier,

(brother to Stockton). E. Saportas 1,900

Bay celt, dam Maid of Athol by Clanronald, (brother

to America). Senator Hearst 1,800

Bay colt, dam Janet by LightDing, (brother to Golden

Eeel). Capt. E.H. Blake 1,700

Brown filly, dam Bombazine by Uncas. W. Lakeland 1,000
Chestnut filly, dam Phoebe Mayflower by Phseton. J.

Ullman 900

Brown colt, dam Pell Mell Mare by Pell Mell, (brother

to Carrie GJ. W. Lakeland 600

Brown colt, dam Fandago by Wild Oats. irthur

Hunter 500

Bay filly, dam Sinaloa by Ten Broeck. Eugene

Kelly 5Q0

Racing Dates for 1888.

"■Total $18,500

Average, $1,850.

riOJf. A. BELMONT'S.

Phoebe, ch f, by St. Blaise, dam Mehallah by King-
fisher. J. Pincns 900

Damocles, b c, by St. Blaise, dam Dauntless by Maca-
roni. W. Lakeland , 800

Favorite, b c, by Fiddlesticks, dam Favonia by Favo-

nius. I. H. Dahlman 800

Genserie, b c, by Kingfisher, dam Genevra bv Austra-
lian. W. C. Daly .- .' 800

Felix, b c, by KiDgfisher, dam Felicia bv The 111 Used.

Castle Stable '. . . " 725

Fen-de-Joie, ch f, by St. Blaise, dam Feu Follet by

KiDgfisher. C. Littlefield 600

Cachucha, Ilk or br f, by St. Blaise, dam Carmen by

Fiddlesticks. J. Mackey. . 375

Laureutia, b f, by Fiddlesticks, Kingfisher or St. Blaise,

dam Laurette by Alarm. Eugene Kelly 350

Total S5,350

Average, $668.75

MISCELLANEOUS LOT.

Chestnut colt by Luke Blackburn, dam Longitude by

Longfellow. J. R. Bradford 800

Bay filly by Eolus, dam Excellenza by Excel. A Lake-
land 625

Chestnut filly by Dan Sparling, dam Aggie Grcss by

Leamington. C. Cornhelsen 200

Total $1,625

Average, S66S.75. Grand total for twenty-one head, §25,-
475. Average, $1,213.09.

The Grand Trotting Circuit.

The stewards of the Grand Trotting Circuit recently met
and decided upon the dates and programmes for the grand
trotting circuit of 1888. The dates and places are as follows,
with amount of money to be trotted for:

Cleveland— July 31, August 1, 2 and 3; money. $24,250.

Buffalo— August 7, 8, 9 and 10; money, $24,250.

Rochester— August 14, 15, 16 and 17; money, $35,500.

Utica-*- August 21, 22, 23 and 24; money, $19,750.

Albany— August 28, 29, 30 and 31; money, $16,250.

Hartford — September 4, 5, 6 and 7; money, $31,000.

Springfield— September II, 12, 13 and 14; money, S27.000.

New York — September 18, 19, 20 and 21; money, $25,560.

The entries for Cleveland will close July 23d. The special
feature will be for a purse of $5,000, conditions for which
will be duly announced. The same at Buffalo, the entries to
close on July 30th. At Rochester the Flower City Stake of
$10,000 will be trotted on the first day and the Consolation
Stake ot $3,500 on the fourth. There is also a reserve purse
of 85,000, entries to close on the same day as Buffalo; also
for Utica and Albany, at both places there is a reserve purse
of $5,000. The entries for Hartford and Springfield will
close August 13th. At the former city the Standard Stake of
$3,000 for the 2:30 claBB will be trotted on the first day, the
Charter Oak Stake of $10,000 for the "twenty" class on the
second day, and the Insurance Stake of $4,000 for pacers in
the 2:20 class is fixed for I ho third day, with $2,000 for a
special race on the fourth day. At Springfield the Springfield
Stake of $5,000 for the "twenty-eight" class is fixed for the
second ^ay, and a similar state for the 2:22 class on the
fourth day, with a $5,000 purse reserved. The programme
for the Driving Club of New York includes trotting by the
2:29 and 2:24 classes on the first day, the Morrisania Stake of
$5,000 for the three-minute class, and a purse of $1,500 for
the 2:22 class, and a $1,000 for 2:18 pacers for the second
dav. On the third the Fleetwood Stake of $5,000 for the
2:25 class, the Special S5,000 and the $1,500 for the 2:18 class
are announced. For the last day the purses are SI, 000 each
for the 2:38 class and free-for-all pacers, and $1,500 for the
free-for-all trotters. The entries to close August 27th. Some
of the innovations include trotting by teams and pacing
under saddle, but 'ill races are mile heats three in five.

The Australian Sires.

Previous to the great sale, John Maokey was enthusiastic
over Sir Modred and Daerbn. "There are not," he 6aid, "in
the whole country two more such good-looking horses, and
they transmit their good qualities to their offspring. They are
horses of wonderful substance and constitution, and have
the best legs of any horses I ever saw. They are, of course,
descended from the English thoroughbred, but they are an
improvement on the t> pe. Their colts have come all the
way from Sacramento on this trip, and their legs are just
like a polished piece of flat stone — not a sign of the trip on
them. But this thing of sending them East is all wrong.
They ought to be kept in California until two years old and
then brought East to the races. We huve the greatest coun-
try in the world for breeding horses, aud in ten years the
greatest sales in the world will be held there.

CALIFORNIA
Eureka Jockey Club, Eu. July 4 to 7

Los Angelea Fair Aug. 6 to 11

lone Fair Aug. 7 to 10

Santa Rosa Fair Aug. 13 to 18

Petaluma Fair Aug. 20 to 25

Eldorado Fair Aag.20 to 25

Chico Fair Aug. 21 to 25

Oakland Fair Aug. 27 to Sept. I

Marvsville Fair. .Aug. 27 to Sept. 1
Sacramento State Fair Sept 3 to 15

Stockton Fair Sept. 18 to 22

San Jose Fait Sept. 24 to 2?

Susanville Fair Sept. 24 to 2S

Pacneco Sept. 24 to 29

San Luis Obispo . . . Sept. 25 to 29

Salinas Fair.. Oct. 1 to *

Yreka Fair Oct . 3 to I

Nalional Trotting Stallion Stak*

Oct 20th.
San Diego Oct. 23 to 27

NEVADA.

Reno State Fair Sept. 17 to 22 , Humboldt Fair

Carson City Sept. 24 to 29 |

NORTHWESTERN .

....Oct. 2 to 5

Eugene City, Oregon... Sept. 4 to 7

Colfax. W. T ..Sept. 10 to 15

Hillsboro, Oregon Sept 11 to 14

Salem, Or., State Fair..Sepl. 17 to 22
Walla Walla, W. T Oct. 1 to 6

Helena, Mont., Spring.. July 4 to 7

Deer Lodge, Mont July 18 to 22

Butte City, Mont Aug. 6 to 11

H«»leca, Mont., Fair. .Aug. U.Q to 2c
Missoulla, Mont.. Aug. 2b to Sept. 1
Spokane, W. T Sept. 4 to 8

EASTERN.

Sheepsbead Bay .June 14 to July 4 I Kansas City Fair Sept 17 to 22

Chicago, 111 June 23 to July 14 Jerome Park Oct 2 to 15

Monmouth Park.. July 4 to Aug. 30 I Kansas City, Mo.. Oct. 27 to Nov 8
Chicago, 111 Sept 1 to 3

The Chicago Meeting-.

From 15,000 to 20,000 people attended the openiDg day at
Washington Park on June 23d, and saw the great California
colt. Emperor of Norfolk, capture the rich American Derby
stake in a style that made hia competitors look small indeed.
The overwhelming reputation of Baldwin's great colt made
the held the smallest that has ever started for the event. But
jt is doubtful if the great assemblage felt any less interest in
the race on that account. The horses were keenly scanned
as they took their preliminary canters, but the cheers were
reserved for the Baldwin pair. In appearance the Emperor
clearly outshone his competitors. Power, speed and perfect
condition were clearly portrayed in his massive but sinewy
form and shining coat, and he made the others look like com-
mouers.

He was accompanied in his exercise by Los Angeles. Th*.
filly looked well and moved with elastic freedom. Specula-
tion on the race was mainly limited to place betting. The
Baldwin pair coupled were almost at prohibition rates. Some
of the books laid 1 to 3 against them at first, but soon grew
tired of this, and at the start 1 io 4 was the rate of offer.
Billy Pinkerton was second choice at 5 to 1, and it was 8 to I
against Falcon, 10 to 1 The Lion, 10 to 1 White, 30 to 1 The
Chevalier. PKce betting was 3 to 2 against PinkertoD, 3 to 1
against Falcon, 4 to 1 against The Lion and White, and 3 to 1
against The Chevalier. No place odds were offered against
tbe Emperor and Los Angeles, aDd against the field, with
Baldwin barred, the bookmakers took in a lot of the public's
surplus cash.

With such a small field it was to be expected that Sheridan
would have no trouble in effecting an expeditious and equable
start, and such proved to be the case. The horseB had only
been at tbe post a few minutes before they were aligoed
acrosB the track and sent away at the first attempt. When
the red flag went down a great shout went up from the vast
assemblage. Los Angeles was slightly in front of White and
Emperor of Norfolk, all the others being close up. White
quickly joined Los Angeles, and, taking the lead by half a
length, set out to make the running. At tbe quarter he was
leading by a long neck, with the Emperor two lengths behind .
The Lion was lapped on Falcon, and the others were running
in a bunch an open length farther back.

At the half the Lion had assumed a slight lead of White,
and as they swept around the turn past the three-quarters
the clamor of voices split the air. All shouted, "The Em-
peror! See the Emperor!" Murphy had in a measure relaxed
his pull and the great colt was stealing upon the leaders
without any apparent effort. As they swept into the stretch
the Emperor moved into the lead and came down to the
stride of a great racehorse, leaving the others as he pleased.
At the fnrlong Hamilton made one of his characteristic
rushes with Falcon, and quickly disposing of his other
opponents, made play for the Emperor, but Murphy sat
quietly on the latter and watched his rival ply the spur and
whip, without urgiDg the Emperor to increase his speed.
It was not necessary for the Emperor went under the wire
one of the easiest of winners, allowing Falcon to finish sec-
ond by a short length. At no point did Emperor do any
racing, and there is no telling how far he could have left his
competitors behind had Murphy sent him for all he was
worth from tbe beginning of the race.

Los Angeles under the whip was third, lapped on Falcon,
Chevalier, White and Billy Pickerton following. The Lion
was polled up and finished last. The time of the race was
2:40*. The fractional time of the race was as follows:
Quarter, 0:29J; half, 0:57; three-quarters, 1:244; mile 1:49;
mile and a quarter, 2:15; mile and a half, 2:40i." The French
mutuels paid on the Baldwin pair $6.40 straight, and $6.20
for place. Falcon paid $11 for place.

The summary is as follows: Third race, the American
Derby— Sweepstakes for three-year-olds, foals of 1837, at $250
each; $100 lorfeit. or only $20 if declared out on or before
February 1st, or $40 April 1, 1SSS, $7,500 added, the second
to receive S1.000, the third $500 out of the stakes, tbe win
ner af any three-year-old stakes race of the value of $2,001/
to carry three pounds extra, of three or more three year-old
stake races of any value to carry five pounds extra. Maidena
allowed seven pounds, 111 nominations, one mile and a half.
Value to tbe winner $14,340.

There was no particular interest in the other races of
wbicb the following is a recapitulation:

One mile, Valuable won, Volante second, Macbeth third.
Time, 1:43*.

Three-quarters of a mile, Carnegie won Santoline second,
Orderly third. Time. 1:15.

One mile aud one-eighth, Birthday won, Unique second
Lela May third. Time, 1:56J.

Five furlongs, Monsoon won, GaleDa secoDd, Chilhowee
third. Time, 1K)2^.

On the 26th the weather was raw and chily, but despite this
discomfort there were nearly 5,000 spectators present at the
track. The chief surprise was the capture of the Lakeside
Stakes by Princess Bowling, a raoing-looking tally by Prince
Charlie and Kate Bowling, belonging to B. F. Pettit, agaiost
whose chances of polling off the valuable Btake the book-
makers gave 10 to 1 . There was a field of fifteen starters for
the prize, among them snch good ones as Sonoma of Haggin's
stable, the Lioness of the Molbonrne stables, a <_r
and two of Baldwin's youngsters, but the only oi
the Princess a run was Sonoma. The victory (
a popular one, both horse aud jockey receiving
applause when passing under the wire.

404

2P*je ipm-te awd ^jwrcismaw.

June 30

The following is a summary of the races:

One mile and 1 one-sixteenth, won by Badge, with bantolene
second and Trust third. Time, 1:49J .

One mile lor three-year old maidens, won by Yutn Yum,
with Montpeher second and Recluse third. Time, 1:44}

The Lakeside stakes, live-eighths of a mile, won by Prin-
cess Bowling, with Sonoma second, and Minnie Palmer third.

TTseiimg race of one and one-quarter miles; won by Carey,
with Ed Mack second and Lela May third. Time, 2:03.

Three-quarters of a mile, won by Orderly, with Luke Dirt
second and Jacobin third. Time, ' ■ "

1:16

The Ooney Island Meetioe.

On tbe 22d the weather was clear and pleasant, and there
was some excellent racing, that included the Coney Llano.
Derby. Again was the glorious uncertainty of racing illus-
trated Those who saw Sir Dixon beat Prince Boyal for the
Belmont Stake at Jerome Park on the 9th inst. by more than
a dozen lengths, did not believe it possible that such a result
could be reversed within two weeks. It was, however, in
the Coney Island Derby, which Prince Royal won by a
length in just one second better time. Several causes aided in
producing such a result. Prince Koyal waB m much better
condition. He was rfden by Garrison, who is decidedly a
better race rider than Godfrey, and to this it may be adued
that Sir Dixon was not nearly as good as he was at Jerome
Park He was lame right after the Belmont, and was stopped
iu his work for ten days or so, since which time rumor says
he has done too much fast work, which may explain his
appearance. Prince Boyal, however, looked in the pink of
condition. He was ridden by the Snapper, exactly as Jimmy
Kowe wanted him ridden, and tbe result was a victory that
made nil connected with the Prince, especially Eowe, su-
premely happy. Both colts are in the Emporium Slakes this
week and as ihey are also in the Lorillard and Omni-
bus s'takes at Monmouth Park, a serieE -of closely contested
races may be expected.

The Spring Stakes for two-year-oidB were won by Dwyer
Brothers' AuraDia. It was not an easy race, for McLaugblin
had to use his whip up to the last stride. Auiania does nut
teem to be a tilly for everyday work. With time she might
develop iuto a really good race mare, not a second Miss
Woodford, but good enough to win her enure of the Hlly
stakes next year.
The following is a summary of the races:
First race, seven-eighths of a mile, Bess won, Telie Doe
second, Balaton third. Time, 1:28$.

Second race, three-quarters of a mile, Aurania won, Har-
risburg second, J. A. B. third. Time, 1:16.

Third race, one mile and a half, Prince Boyal won, Sir
Dixon second, Defense third. Time, 2:394.

Fourth race, one mile and a quarter, Favor won, G rover
Cleveland Becond, The Bourbon third. Time, 2:10$.

Fifth r»ce. one mile and a furlong. Swift won, Inspectoi B.
second, Choctaw third. Time, 1:54$.

Sixth race, three-qnarteis of a mile, oil the grass, Volun-
teer won, Victress second, Iris third. Time, 1:18$.

If there had been any doubt as to which hoise, on its
intrinsic merits, ought to have secured the Suburban Handi-
cap the performance of Terra Cotta in the Bay Handicap
would have dissipated any such ideas. The fleet son
of Hany O'Fallon and Laura B. on June 23d carrying 124
rouuds as a foar-year-old, ran a mile and a furious :n 1:53,
beating the record by a quarter of a Becond. There were
eight starteiB in the race with the following odds in the
auction i ools: Term Cotta $600, Linden $150, Banburg $90,
Firenzi $90, Eolian $60 and the Held $120, in which were
Ordway. Grover Cleveland and Triboolet.

To a splendid start Grover Cleveland and Ordway took the
lead, setting suoh a pace that Eolian, Triboulet and Banburg
were tailed out in the first quarter, which was run in 24}.
At that distance Ordway and Cleveland were on nearly the
same terms, six lengths from Linden, who led Terra Cotta
two lengths, with Firenzi fourth. In the run down the back-
stretch Cleveland and Ordway still kept up their lead and
head fight, but Linden and Terra Cotta were closing on them,
Ordway at this point leading a neck. They began the long
lower turn with Linden two lengths back, Terra Cotta at Mb
saddle and Firenzi a good fourth, the others beaten. Sun-
ning for home, Ordway drew out, and Terra Cotta moved up
to Linden, both leading Cleveland, with Firenzi coming very
fast on the outBide. In the stretch Terra Cotta showed in
front, and the crowd began shouting wildly at his prospective
success, for he was going well within himself. At the eighth
pole Garrison rushed Firenzi along so suddenly that he
quickly reached Terra Cotta, and, as McLaughlin raised his
nhip on the latter, the horse bolted to the outside as Tribou-
let did with Kelly in the Suburban. With a rap on the head,
however, McLaughlin soon got Terra Cotta straightened, and
then was Been a sight that electrified the spectators. Many
had thought that Terra Cotta's swerve was from distress, but
he soon sho wed them their mistake, it being the whip that
be wbb afraid of. Although he and Firenzi were going at a
terrific rate of speed, the mile, ending at this point, being run
in 1:40}, Terra Cotta, when McLaughlin sat down on him,
rushed away from Firenzi as if she was tied to a post, actually
winning by six lengths, full of running in the startling time
of 1:53. The finish was made amid tenfold greater enthusi-
asm than was exhibited in the Suburban, and when the time
was hung out the crowd cheered again and again. The frac-
tional time of this grand race was 24$, 37, 49$, 1 :02 J , 1:15,
1 :27 J. 1 :40J, 1 :53, the greatest race at the distance ever run in
America. .

The other races failed to develop aDy special features.
Gorgo was scratched from the Mermaid Stakes, which left
that rich stake a good thing for Bella B , and she won the
event by a length from Anomaly in 1:57}. Following is a
recapitulation: .

First race, three-quarters of a mile— Cousin Joe won, lilz-
roy second, Grimalai third. Time, 1:15.

Second race, mile and a quarter— Bella B. first, Anomaly
second, Golden Rule third. Time, 1:57.

Third raca, three-quarters of a mile, Diablo won, Tenney
second, Sam Wood third. Time, 1:15$.

Fourth race, mile and a furlong— Terra Cotta won, Firenzi
second, Liuden third. Time, 1:53.

Filth race, mile and three furlongB— Belvidere won, Le-
logos second, Broiher Ban third. Time, 2:22.

Sixth raco, one mile on the grass— Cam by ses won, Tattler
scco.id, Lancaster third. Time, 1:43}.

Cn the 26th several causes combiued made the racing at
She 'pshead Bay decidedly uncomfortable. A violent tuuo-
de irtd ramsle-ini before the racing began made the track
he vy Another cause was tbe decisi. n of tbe judge as to
thi. ,esult of tbe race for the Thistle stableB for three-jear-
,-,'ds The finish was between Tristan, ridden by Billy Hay-
id. and Tea Tray, ridden by Jimmy McLaughlin. To
- majority of spectators, and certainly to the majority of
-porters, it looked aB if Tea Tray won by a short head.

King Crab second, Grover

The judges gave the result just the reverse, which deoision
brought a storm of hisses and produced a turbulent Bpirit in
the crowd. . ., ..

One reason for the exhibition of feeling on the race was the
great amount of money bet by Appleljy and Johnston, tbe
owners of Tristan on the success ot their hoise. On no race
this year have they plunged as they did an this, and their
commissions closed most of the books on Tristan bef jre the
race was started. Even, nearly, was 1™ closing price with
the few bookmakers who had not rubbed him off their
boards. The Dwyers had also backed Tea T.ay heavily.
Still it was 3 to 1 against their colt aB the horses went to
the post. Probabiv $30,000 was wagered on Tristan by his
people and their "jockey, Hayward, had, by almost super-
human exertions, reduced to 109 pounds to ride the colt.
The race was, therefore, of great pecuniaiy intereBt, aud it
was unfortunate that any disagreement should have arisen
between the judges and the public.

The Dwyer brothers were much incensed, and altnougn
not sitting in the stand so they oould seo the finish, they
naturally had to listen to their friends, -who claimed that
Tea Tray won the race. Thev questioned McLiughiin, and
he plainly said that "if he ever won a race, he won with Tea
Tray " The brothers at once declared that they would not
run their horses in any of the remaining open events at
Sheepehead Bay, and scratched all their remaining entries
for the day, which left the last race on the card, a heavy-
weight handicap at a mile and three-sixteenths an the grass,
a walk-over for Lancaster, and reduced the number of races

Of the other races Tattler won the opening dash of a mile
and a furlong, with King Crab and Grover Clevelana running
up The Jute Stake, for two-year-olds, was handsomely
captured by Diablo, who improves every time he runs. The
Universal handicap had but three starters, and was won by
Eutus wh- did all that was possible to lose, hut Hayward
was of different mind, and Eurus was a winner in spite of
MuiBelf. The one mile and a quarter handicap was run on a
heavy track, and numerous withdrawals m.de it a gii t •■•
Lelogas. The following is a summary o^ the races:

Nine furlongs— Tattler won,
Cleveland third. Time, 1:58}.

Three-quarters of a mile— Diablo won, Sam Wood second,
Aurania third. Time, 1:58},

One mile and three-sixteenths— Tristan won, Tea lray
second, Charley Drew third. Time, 2:06.

One mile and a furlong— Eurus won, Favor second, Dun-
boyne third. Time, 1:58.

One mile and one-quarter— Lelogaa won, The Bourbon sec-
ond, Kaloolah third. Time, 2:14.

One mile and three-sixteenths on the grass— Lancaster had
a walk-over.

On the 27th there was some grand running at Sheepshead
Bay Eolian, the famous crack, owned by Snapper Garrison,
upset all the talent by winning tbe mile dash, beating the
Western crack Terra Cotta in 1 :40$. and but a quarter of a
second slower than the best race ever run at this distance.
There won't bo 5 to 1 laid against Eolian again, no matter
who may run against him at a mile. Haggin's Ben Ah again
refused to start and was left at the post, running into the
rail after he started.

Richmond also ran a cracking good race at one and three-
eighths miles, beating the Suburban winner Elkwood by
only a head in 2:21$, a quarter of a second slow, r than the
record time made by Triboulet at San Francisco. Triboulet
finished third, two lengths behind the leaders. California s
other candidate, Grover Cleveland, was seventh in the held
of eight, though Gatrison rode him. He got off badly, and
apparentlv would not try to run, perhaps because the pace
was too hot. Eurus, another Suburban winner, was fourth.
Be'.videre would have been knocking at the door at the finish
but Triboulet ran in front of him and pocketed him at tbe
head of the stretch and the horse had lo be pulled up. He
v as coming very strong at the time. Elkwood was bIbo
knocked out of thiB stride and forced against the rails, other-
wise Triboulet's time would certainly have been beaten.
These were the onlv races California horses were interested
in, but the races as" a whole were the test yet had in the
East. The following is the summary:

First race, one mile, Eolian won, Fitzroy Becond, Terra
Cotta third. Time, 1:40}. '

Second race (selling), three-quarters of a mile, two-year-
olds, Little Barefoot won, Corinth second, Beck third.

Third race (sporting stakes), one mile, Telie Doe won,
Long Knight second, Chootaw third. Time, 1:42$.

Fourth race (Knickerbocker handicap), Richmond won,
Elkwood second, Triboulet third. Time, 2:21$.

Fifth race, one and an eighth miles, Brown Duke won,
Brother Ban Becond, Valiant third. Time, 1:55.

Sixth race, one mile, on turf, Cambjses won
second, Volunteer third. Time, 1:45.

Oarsman

The Island Park Meeting-

On June 12th, the opening day of the Albany, N. Y. meeting,
the track was in excellent order, the weather delightlnl, and
the attendance was large. Every race was interesting, and
fast time was the rule. Four heats were trotted in the 2:28
class, but the third was decla:ed no heat, and does not appear
in the summary. The events were as follows:
2:28 class. Purse $500. '

R. F. Simmons' b g Del Monte by Firefly 1 1 1

A. P. McDonald's ch g Frank S 252

G. W. Height's b g Gau tier 4 2 3

J. E Turner's b g Matchless » » *

E. Reidy's gr m Lettie Watterson o i a

Time, 2:24$, 2:25, 2:23}.
2:35 class, pacing; purse $500. :

A. P. McDonald's ch m Lady Hill 4 2 111

Henry Cady's hr m Fanny C ' I ? ? o

J. S. Brown's ch m Mertie 3 3 2 3 2

H. G. Smith's blkm May Temple 2 4 4 4 dis

Sire Bros.' b g David S ■ - dls

Time, 2:24$, 2:25, 2:25, 2:26}, 2:29.
2:35 class; puree $500".

J. S. Brown's rn b Mount Monis by Smuggler 4 115 1

W. 0. Trimble's gr m Patience by Stratbmore 12 3 12

J. J. Bowen's blk g Black Shan 3 3 2 3 3

T. Giady'sbg Walkill Boy 2 4 4 3 4

C. F. Fisher's b g Billy Trouble 5 5 a 4 o

Time, 2:27}, 2:24}, 2:27$, 2:28}, 2:27$.
The chief event on the second day was the Clay Stakes.
Since 1883, when the Clay Stakes for the 3:00 were first
trotted over tbe Island Park track. Ibis race has been grow-
ing in importance until it has come to be considered the
great event for the early season of each year. To win it is to
gain the first rank among the green ones, and it iB the special
ambition of breeders to carry off its honors, not beoause of the
magnitude of the stakes, but because it confers a very
high rank upon the horse that secures it. And thiB rank is

obtained in large part, because of the high grade of the horses
that have gained it. In 1883 it was won by Majolica, the
great son of Startle, out of Jessie Kirk by Clark Chief. The
first heat was taken by Phallas in 2:21$, Majolica being out
of humor and acting badly. The next three heats and the
race was won by Majolica in 2:19$, 2:20, 2:21. In 1884 tbe
victor was the promising bay stallion Young Rolfe by Tom
Rolfe, dam Judith by Draco. He won very easily in straight
heats, the best time being 2:27}. He was a good racehorse,
aud but for his untimely death would have had a very fast
record. In 1885 the grand young stallion Epaulet by Audi-
tor, dam Pantalette by Priceps, came out and swept the
boards. In tbe City Stakes he lost the first heat to Metry
Thought, but won tbe next three in 2:19}, 2:23}, 2:22$: He
afterwards went blind, and has since done good work in the
stud. Ernest Maltravers by Happy Medium, dam Priceless by
Volunteer, won the race easily in 18S6. His best time was
2:24}, and he had rather a weak field against him. Last year
another Happy Medium, out ot a Volunteer mare, won the
race. This waB First Love, and she was obliged to trot in
2:22$ in the second heat, which is her record.

The opening event was the 2:23 pacing purse, of which the
following is a summary:

J. Brown's in h Elmonarch by Almonarch 2 8 5 111

J.I. Bowen's chgTbD 411623

J. Trout's br g Wanderer 142342

J. Golden's b m Wild Briar 62623 ro

C B. Myer's b g Frank rV 3 3 4 5 6 ro

W A. Collins' b g Grand Seo 5 5 3 4 5 ro

Time, 2:22}, 2:27, 224J, 2:23}, 2:27, 2:27. .
The Clay Stake of $3,000 for the 3:00 class, was next in
order with five starters, Elastic Starch having the pole, Gol-
den Rod second, Fred Folger third and Sllva outside. In
the betting Fred Folger was a hot favorite, selling at $100 to
$20 over the field.

In the first heat Fred Folger made a break just after getting
the word and lost a distance, not being again moved for the
heat. Elastic Starch led from start to finish, winning in a
jog. Time, 2:30}. Had thiB heat been trotted in 2:25 there
iB no question but that Fred Folger would have been behind
the flag. His break was caused by his high hock action
bringing him against the axle of the Bulky when fully
extended. In the second heat Herrington plainly heard him
strike several times, and for the first time realized the cause
of his unsteadiness, but yet this time he went level and had
no difficulty in capturing the three succeeding heats.

Clay Stake $3,000 for 3:00 class.
D. DeNoyelles' bg Fred Folger by Kentucky Prince 5 111
G. W. Hubinger's b g Elastic Starch by Dick Loomer 15 3 4
John Trout's ch g Champion by Gooding's Champion 4 2 2 8

John E, Turner's ch m Silvia 2345

A P. McDonald's ch g Golden Rod by Alcyone 3 4 5 2

Time, 2:30}— 2:25}— 2:25$— 2:27}.
Fred Folger is a bay gelding 15$ hands, foaled June 12,
1881, by Kentucky Prince, dam Flora Gardiner by Ameri-
can Star. He is a pure gaited horse, wears 12 oz. shoes for-
ward, 7 oz. behind, quarter and scalping boots. He was
bred by Mr. Charles Baekman, at Stony Ford, N. Y., and is
a full brother to Guy, record to pole 2:17, owned by Mr. \V .
J. Gordon, of Cleveland, O. After Guy became noted by
reason of his great speed, Mr. James W. Gedney, of New
York, found this gelding and purchased him for $450. Sub-
sequently he disposed of all his horses at one of Kellogg's
annual sales, and acting npon the advice of D. B Herring-
ton, who had broken the youngster, Mr. D. De Noyelles
became his owner at $675, May 20, 1886. He was left in
Herrington'a ham's, and that gentleman is entitled to all
the credit for so patiently breaking and handling the young
trotting wonder. If no miBhap befalls him he will beat 2:20
several points.

Owing to the rain the Thursday's races had to be post-
poned until the following day, when the attendance was good,
but the track was rather heavy to begin with, and later when
a thunder storm set in it got to be very bad. The 2:22 race
resulted in a heavy betting contest and the utmost excite-
ment. Colonel Wood was the favorite at $25 to $20 for the
field. Colonel Wood led to the three-quarters when he tired,
and T T S beat him in the stretch in time, which must be
considered good for the track. It was a race for blood, ana
Colonel Wood, who was quite sick and coaghing, was by no
means disgraced.

For the 2:25 race Gantier sold even with the field, butLidy
Whitefoot won in straight heats. Lotta led in each beat,
bnt Lady Whitefoot beat her at the finish. The first heat
resulted in a very close contest between the first three, but
the others were won rather handily.

The 2:19 race was unfinished. Rosalind Wilkes was not
driven out for the second heat, whereupon the judges noti-
fied her rider that he most drive to win, and Bhe captured
the third heat. 8kylight Pilot was favorite at 2 to 1 over the
field. Following are the summaries:
Purse $500. 2:22 class.

G Haner's ch g T T S by Melrose 232111

H. G Smith's b g Colonel Wood 311322

S. H. LewiB' b m Little Nell 123443

B F. York's b g Thornless 444234

Time, 2:22}, 2:23}, 2:21}, 2:22$, 2:25}.
Purss $500. 2:25 class.
A J Feek's b m Lady Whitefoot by William M.

Rvsdyk i 1 i

A. J. Russel's b m Lotta ■» £ -J

Bedell & Johnston's b g St. Elmo 2 3 4

F. Rector's b m Fiction 5

Handicap Stable's gr m Sylvia M 6

G. W. Haight's b g Gautier 6

Time, 2:26}, 2:27$, 2:30}.

The 2-19 race was unfinished. Spofford was drawn,
light Pilot won the second heat iu 2:23}, Rosalind Wilkes
won the first and third heats in 2:23}-2:21}. Olaf was dis-
tanced in the third heat.

The meeting closed on the 16th with.iaces for 2:18 paoers
and 2:31 trotters, and the final heat of the 2.19 trot, un-
finished from the previous day. There was a good attend-
ance, as has been the rule throughout the meeting, and the
track was good, though not at its best. A greet deal of
money has gone into the pools on Skylight Pilot at $50 to
S25 for the field, and there was much excitement when the
judges, before starting the horses for the fourth heat, deolared
all bets on the race off. ... ..

In the 2:31 class Watt had an easy victory, but the paoing
race was a hard-fought. honeBt struggle between Georgetown
and Ulster Belle. As the horses had not been oalled for the
2-45 class at 4 p. M., the race was deolared off under the rule.
The meeting has been a financial success. The snmmarieB

Purse $500, the 2:19 class.

Sire Bros.' b m Rosalind Wilkes i ? i i

J. Murphy's b m Skylight Pilot 7 1 ? ,

L H. Hurd'schm Jessie • Z H-

J. Trout's oh g Olaf d d dis

Time, 2:23}, 2:23$, 2:21}, 2:23}.

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Purse $500, the 2:31 class.

A. J. Feet's ch g Watt . . 3 i i i

J. E. Hubinger'sgrm Molly Mitchell 12 2 3

A . J. Russell's b g George C 2 342

J. Trout's ch g Alex L 5 4 3 4

G. Haner's gr h Eoscoe C ! '. ' 4 5 a die

Time, 2:29$, 2:27£, 2:29, 2:27i.

Purse $500, the '2:18 class; pacing.

F. L. Noble's b g Georgetown 4 \ ] l

D. B. Harrington's r m Ulster Belle 1222

J. E. Turner's cb m Ella S 2 4 44

W. A. Ogden'sgr m Sally C 3333

Time, 2:21, 2:20, 223}, 2:27.

The judges declared all pools off in the trot for the 2:19
class, and the Sporting World thus comments on the subject:
"This action has occassioned much comment, and is very
generally condemned. It appears to have been an entirely
wrong exercise of authority, and it is difficult to imagine any
ground for its defense. If a fraud was attempted, but was
defeated by the judges, and tbe best horse won, those that
backed the horse should have the benefit of their sagacity,
and the loss should fall upon those that put their money on
tbe wrong horse. Had Rosalind Wilkes been defeated, the
judges, if they suspected fraud, might properly have declared
the pools off, but, as it resulted, they saved the money of
the people whom they suspected of crooked work at the
expense of those who bet in good faith and who saw their
choice win the race. Of coarse, if no job was attempted,
there could be no excuse for the action of the judges. If a
job was attempted, then the judges interfered to save con-
spirators from the consequences of the failure of their scheme
and defeated the legitimate results of an honestly won race.
If punishment in the way of pecuniary loss is to fall any-
where, it should fall on the guilty, not upon the innocent."

Entries for the Eureka Meeting.

Following are the nominations for the races of the Eureka
Jockey Club meeting that commences on Julv 3d and con-
tinues until the 6th. It will be seen that the running events
have secured a large number of entries, but that the trotting
element is not so well represented. This is owing, perhaps,
to the fact that owners do not wish to gain a lower record
for their horses prior to the general closing of stakes for the
State Fair and Circuit, that taKes place on the 1st of August
Fekst Day, July 3d.— Running. Purse $300. Novelty
Race. — Free-for-all dash of one mile.
L. A. Blasingame enters y h Confidence.
L. A. Blasingame enters b m Leap Year.
D. Dennison enters s m Blue Bonnet.
J. Hilton enters c g Sleepy Diok.
J. Knight enters g g Stoneman.
Wm. Lambert enters b m Susie S.
Maltese Villa Stable enters ch f Idaline Cotton.
Horace C. Ransome enters Edith R.
W. L. Appleby enters c f Carmen.
S. J. Jones enters s g Kildare.
A. T. Stephenson enters s m Susie S.
Owens Bros, enters g g Johny Grey.
Samuel Gowan enters s h Lookout.

Same Day— Trotting— Purse $250. Three minute class,

for horses owned in Humboldt County prior to May 1, 1888.

W. F. Ely enters b g Victor by Bonner, dam by Ethan

Allen.

S. Quiun enters g m Nellie Cue by Overland, dam unknown.

P. Quinn enters b f June Bug by Poscora Hayward, dam

E'eetric.

Second Day, July 4th— Running Stake— Free for all. $50
entrance, half forfeit, $300 added; second to receive $100;
third to save stake. Mile and a Quarter.
L. A. Blasingame enters b h Hermes.
D. Dennison enters b h Haidee.
W. S. Kelley enters b f Welcome.
Maltese Villa Stable enters ch g Elwood.
Maltese Villa Stable enters ch g W. McComas.
W. L. Appleby enters ch f Carmen.
W. L. Appleby enters ch f Laura Gardner.
A. Y. Stepensin enters b m Avondale.
Owen Bros, enter b h Oro.

Same Day — Running Stake— Free for all. $25 entrance,
half forfeit, $250 added; second to receive $75; third to save
stakes. Half mile and repeat.
D. Dennison enters s m Blue Bonnet.
J. Hilton enters c g Sleepy Dick.
J. Knight enters g g Stoneman.
Wm. Lambert enters b m Susie S.
W. H. E. Smith enters c m Lida Fergerson.
Horace U. Ransam enters Edith R.
T. G. Jones enters b g Jack Pot.
Owens Bros, enter g g Johnny Grey.
Same Day— The trottting purse of $500, free for all, did
not fill.

Thibd Day, July 5th— Running— Purse $150. Free for all.
First horse, $125; second, $25. Six-hundred yards.
L. A. Blasingame enters y h Confidence.
D. Dennison enters s m Blue Bonnet.
J. Hilton enters c g Sleepy Dick.
J. Knignt enters g g Stoneman.
J. E. Abbott enters b c Duke Spencer.
W. H. E. Smith enters s g Cyclone.
T. G. Jones enters s g Kildare.
Owens Bros, enter g g Johnny Grey.
Samuel Goweu enterB s h Look Out.

Same Day— Trotting Stake— Two-year-olds bred in Hum-
boldt County. $25 entrance, half forfeit, $100 added; sec-
ond to save stake. Best two in three.
H. C. Haas enters b c Johnny Moore, by Grand Moore.
W. G. Young enters g g Abel, by Poscora Havward.
Same Day— Trotting— Purse $300, 2:40 clas's, for horses
owned in Humboldt County prior to May 1st, 1888. First
horse, $200; second, $70; third. $30.

H. C. Haas enters b m Maud C. by Go Bang.
P. Quinn enters b m Electric, by Hambletonian.
VV. T. Olmstead enters Pinto g Blue Dick.
Fourth Day, July 6th, Running— Purse $250 — Free for
all. First horse to receive $200, second $50 — Three-quarters
of a mile.
L. A. Blasingame enters b m Leap Year. ■
D. Dennison enters b g Dtn e Douglas.
J. E. Abbott enters b c Duke Spencer.
Wm. Lambert enters b m Susie S.
W. N. E. Smith enters c m Lida Fergerson.
Maltese Villa Stable enterB ch g Elwood.
W. L. Appleby enters c f Carmen.
T. G. Jones enters b g Jack Pot.
T. G. Jones enters b g Kildare.
A. Y. Stephenson enters s m Susie S.
Owen Bros, enter b h Oro.

Same day — Running — Purse $350 — Free for all.
horse to receive $300, second $50— One mile.
L. A. Blasingame enters b h Hermes.

L. A. Blasingame enters b m Leap Year.

D. Dennison enters b m Haindee.

W. S. Kelly enters b f Welcome.

Wm. Lambert enters b m Susie S.

Maltese Villa Stable enters ch g W. McComas.

Maltese Villa Stable enters ch f Ideline Cotton.

W. L Appleby enters c f Laura Gardner.

S. G. Jones enters s g Kildare.

A. Y. Stephenson enter.-* s m Susie S.

A. Y. Stephenson enters b m Avondale.

Same day— Trotting— Purse $200-Three-year-old for horses
bred in Humboldt County. First horse" to receive $125
second $50; third $25. Best two in three.

R. Noble enters g m Daisy Hayward bv Poscora Hay-
ward.

A. A. Frank enters g m Silver Shield by Poscora Hayward
dam Ritteman.

John Quill enters gg Johnny Quill bv Poscora Hayward,
dam Lady Overland.

The breeding of The Moor becomes a matter of some
moment to all breeders of the trotter, and it is with much
regret that I acknowledge a doubt in my mind about the
breeding of The Moor's dam. When I bought him his breed-
ing was given as by Clay Pilot, dam Belle of Wabash, by
Bassinger— Bassinger being quite or nearly thoroughbred.
That the breeding of the Belle of Wabash (as given by Mr.
Geo. C. Stephens, her owner) was her true pedigree, I could
not doubt for several reasons: First— There was no object,
no sufficient motive, to give anything else except her true
breeding, especially when it is remembered that the new
version of the breeding of the Belle of Wabash, by Mr. Wal-
lace in his Trotting Register (Copperbottom and Morgan),
is a much better trotting pedigree fur a brood-mare than the
running-bred horse Bassinger. Second— Mr. Williams, yet
residing in Stockton, California, but formerly from Indiana,
where Belle of Wabash was raised, also claims that she was
by Bassinger. She was trained by him for some length of
time, for he drove her in all or moat of her races, besides
working for the man who bred, owned and raised her (a Mr.
Wissiger, who also owned Bassinger, her claimed sire). Un-
fortunately, Mr. Wissiger is dead, but that such a man as
Mr. Williams, who has been all his life a trainer, and is yet
so occupied, should claim this as by his own personal
knowledge to be true, and having no direct or indirect in-
terest whatever either for or against this matter; being a man
free from theories or hobbies, and believing that trolting
breeding is the best for trolting rece horses, and acco'inting
for the flightinesa and hot headedness of the Belle of Wa-
bash in races, on account of her running breeding— should
say that Bhe is by Bassinger, when the facts are otherwise,
is hard to believe. And Third— The greatest stumbling
block to me is the form of the mare.

She was a black mare, about 16 hands high, a long, and
might be termed a leggy mare. Her coat of hair was' verv
short and fine, no hair about her fetlocks, her feet rather
small for her size, and legs clean and rather deer-like, that
is small and tine; her neck long and slim, and her head of
peculiar fullness and roundness about the forehead and not
very broad, tapering in from sides and back, almost making
a dish profile, and a fineness of muzzle, lips and nostril that
I can't imagine as ever belonging to a Morgan or Copper-
bottom horse— at least, I never saw such a type belonging to
either family, or any trotting family pure and simple, but
have ever seen such forms in thoroughbreds or their imme-
diate part-bred decendants, and have never seen it in any
other Dreed of horses. For myself, I would rirefer the pedi-
gree as given by Mr. Wallace, and I know that the pedigree,
as given by him, is not without careful inquiry, and his
honest conviction. But to "err is human," and his inform-
ant may have mixed up this mare with some other. At any
rate, either Mr. Williams or Mr. Wallace's informant is mis-
taken, and although I have seen Mr. Williams repeatedly and
talked the matter over with him, telling him also about the new
version of the Belle of Wabash's, pedigree, yet he has never
been shaken or varied his story. Then too, the form of the
mare I have critically examined, and I may claim much ex-
perience in thoroughbred types of horses, for I have owned
them and raced them. All this makes it almost impossible
to consent to accept, without doubt, the better pedigree if
you please, and go against all evidence as known and seen by
myself. There is. however, one important agreement, that
is that Belle was a mare of more than ordinary capacity as
a trotter, and no doubt the most important factor in this
transmitting power of breeding on with increased momentum
is contained in the pedigree of day Pilot, or the Clay and
Pilot cross, both remarkable in their prepotency. Yet there
is another quality which experience teaches me, is not so
uniform as the disposition to trot in the Clays, and that the
dam has a marked influence on that quality, that is, endur-
ance, game, staying qualities. I may claim that Beautiful
Belle, Alcazar and others of the get of Sultan had that qual-
ity to a very marked degree, in fact, I never saw the same-
ness possessed by Alcazar equaled, for he can trot a sixth
heat faster than a first. In all his races, and some very try-
ing and severe ones, I never saw him scarcely open his nos-
trils. For this reason it becomes an interesting inquiry
where this gameness comes from. That it comes from the
Belle of Wabash is a reasonable certainty, for Clay Pilot was
noted for his speed, but not for his gameness, whereas Belle
of Wabash had the reputation of no road being too long for
her. She started in a ten-mile race with Gipsy Queen and

working my colts. Thus each one for himself can see what

im°U? tJand klDd of work soch coIts as thev bnv from me
nave bad. The first handling a colt receives' is at weaning
time, and they are weaned when about six or seven months
old. We then teach them to lead, to be curried and brushed
to have their feet picked up and rasped to an even bearing-
also to be bridled, to have harness on. and work double by
the side of a gentle horse, say five or six time*. During this
time they are fed grain (cracked barley) and alfalfa hay. This
takes about two months, when thev are turned out on green
alfalfa and left to run for one year, or to the first of Jannary
and when two years old. While they run out on pasture
neither the colts nor dams are fed any grain, both remainino
sleek and fat on green pasture, generallv alfalfa.

When taken up in January, in their two-year-old form,
they are broken to single harness, and given short but lively
worE, and we get as much trot into them as possible. This
takes about four months, when they are ready for sale, and if
not sold, again turned out to pasture. I do not however
intend to >eep over any colts, except for racing purpose*',
after they are two years old, and expect to have yearly anctio ,
sales, probably in New York City, and sell all the two-jear-
olds on hand, and will begin by having my first sale in the
spring of 1889.

This formula of raising and training I do not give as per-
haps the best way, although it has my approval, and gives
the best resnlts with the minimum of expense and work

If this is done with judgment, not working the colts too
long at a time, always stopping before they feel tired cr dull
then it is a benefit to them, and gets them gentle and
develope a desire to trot which is never forgotteD, aud will
be found in each succeeding year with intensified dtsire and

First

Capt. McGowan, but was withdrawn at the end of the
seventh mile, not by reason of being tired, but for the rea-
son that it was dangerous to win the race, on account of a
rough element present that had bet heavily on the race.

I am a believer in trottingpedigrees, and have had no suc-
cess with high-bred or thoroughbred crosses, but I know,
too, that such is not tbe universal experience; for instance,
Echo, a son of Hambletonian, never had any marked success,
except on running-bred dams. Belle Echo's dam was by Bel-
mont (California); Echo's dam was by Jack Hawkins; Annie
Laurie was by Teubrook, a thoroughbred; Joe Hamilton and
his brother's dam were by Belmont (Califorcia); Gibraltar's
dam was by Owen Dile.

Where I am a believer in trotting pedigrees, on the other
hand I remember, too, thai the fastest mare, gelding and
stallion, are close to the thoroughbred. When the compari-
son is made between the crossing of the greyhound aud the
pointer, or the hound and the pointer, the comparison is not
a fair one, for it is a fact that the thoroughbred has two valu-
able qualities to a greater degree than any other bred horse in
the world, which qualities are desired, and very much desired
in the trotters, namely, the power of enduriug longer at high
rate of speed and the power of speed, although at a different,
gait; whereas the greyhound or the foxhound has no quality
whatever desired by the pointer.

_ As parties buying colts are ever desiring further informa-
tion, it may not be out of place here to give the method of

This also tits in with the work of a breeding and training
farm m California, such as mine, and makes continual em-
ployment for the men.

Gentling the weanlings takes from October to the first of
January; training two-year-olds until the first of May. and
training the older horses and attending the fairs and race
meetings until October.

This is my first catalogue, and even now, and for a year
yet I would not require any; but as there is much injury,
I indu'ge myself in the luxury in order to meet the wishes of
the public. The reason, though none is required by me. is
that I am making a new beginning, with two new stallions,
and I have nothing yet to show of their get, simply their own
records, and although records are a very large factor in gain-
ing the favor of the public, yet to have the greatest benefit
the performance of their offspring must I e shown. I have
some small prospects of doing this the coming year, for I
have one three-year-old and two two-year-olds by Stamboul,
and all are trotters, but this is a small number to rely on in
this colt-record-breaking country. I have fourteen wean-
ling Stambouls and nine weanling Aleaz».rs, and. as I wish
to be prepared in the future, will not therefore offer any of
these for sale until a year hence. There are some half a
dozen Sultans, and these are what I reserved as the best for
race horses that I would sell; but I am so far from the mar-
ket that there are but few horsemeu who ever see them
which makes it difficult to sell, for description and writing
are very unsatisfactory. For this reason I will have to rely
on annual auction sales, and although I may not get the
highest possible price, will not have so ready a market as
Breeders in Kentucky, yet will rely on the fact that I can
raise them cheaper, aud, by trying for the best, will hope to
both make leputaticn ana profit.

Formerly I was much engaged in fruit-growing and wine-
making. This I have sold, and now I can give more time
to the horse, which has never been a task but a labor of love.
I now have added largely to my brood-mares, and sold some
that were not fashionably bred, and a look through this
catalogue will convince one of what I may claim— that I am
keeping fully abreast in the most fashionable blood for my
mares. For my two stailions. Alcazar (with three-year-old
record of 2:23). out of that remarkable mare Minnehaha, with
four in the 2:30 class and more coming, and with her daugh
ter, Beautiful Bells, the most remarkable brood-mare for her
years, makes Alcazar without a better.

Then Stamboul with his royal breeding and his five-year-
old record of 2:17} under adverse conditions, this being the
second best record for a five-year-old stallion ever made, and
boih of these stallions are sound, kind, stylish, and both will
better their records this year.

Then, too, both of these stallions are from producing lines,
with each generation being an improvement on the former.
Who can say that he has two better or even their equal?

In order to show their true form and looks, and to make
this a certainly I have taken their photographs, and these cuts,
or ratber artolypes, are printed from photograob6, and are
facsimiles of the horses as the sun reflected them on the
camera. This gives no opportunity of toning down defects
or emphasizing tine points, but gives the "naked truth," and
not, perhaps, in such harmonious proportion as an expert
artist wonld do, for it is a fact that a camera enlarges the
nearest part at the expense of that farthest away.

Both stallions are dark bays, 15.3 hands high; Alcazar
weighs 1,030 pounds (weighed February 1, 1SS8); Stamboul
1,120 pounds.

In looking over what has been said it sounds like boasting,
as if I were praising my stock rather londl}, and yet some-
thing in that way may be overlooked by the reader when it
is remembered that I bred and made these two stallions
under my own supervision, and that both of them rank with
the best, and I can't see how I could say less and tell it as I
believe it. My success as a breeder does not indicate that I
have cheated myself by any unwarrantably high opinion of
my stock- L. J. Rose.

Box 925, Los Axget.es.

A Great Trot Declared Gff.

A dispatch from Cleveland, O., states that the match ar-
ranged between ClingBtone, 2:14, and Harry Wilkes, 2:13.1,
for July 4th, is off. The owner of Harry Wilkes refused to
accept the Cleveland Driving Park's conditions that a low
average of time must be made in the race. W. J. Gordon.
Clingstone's owner, was agreeable. Harry Wilkes wonld not
have been in condition to go his best and Cleveland declined
to pay $2,500 for a procession. •

The sale of the late Commodore Kittson's brood aod trotting
stock took place at Midday, near St. Paul, Minn., on the 27th,
and realized about $50,000 for twenty-five anim :1- The
best price was paid for the great mare So So, wi'l
2:17}. She was bought by F. D. Stout, of '
for $8,500. Fanny Witherspoon. with a recor
bought by E. 0. Long, of St. Paul, for $4,51
were the most notable sales, although the pria
generally verv good.

406

<glxje fPttteder and j^pxrirtsmmt.

June 30

TRAP.

Commanications relating tj this department should be
addressed to Breeder and Sportsman.

Eureka Gun Club.

A bright but windy day tried the skill of nine members of
the club at Bird's Point on Saturday last. The birds used
were nut as good as they should have been, having been
cramped by over crowding iu the coops. The scores made
were consequently not a satisfactory index of the skill of
those who participated. Jtis to be said, however, that those
who got into double figures on the last occasion have done so
before under more trying conditions.

The beBt work was done uy Mr. A F. Adams, who used his
Becond barrel but twice in scoring eleven, although the excel-
lence of the performance was nearly equalled by Mr. C. W.
Kellogg, who ma-ie a like score, using tbe second three times.
The other elevens, Messrs. H. C. Golcher aud MacMillan, got
a number of twisting birds, and did some -brilliant 6econd
barrel shooting. Mr. Adolph Schwerin was a little slow tin
one tailer, or he might havehad eleven in place often. Major
S. I. Kellogg, who got ten, has increased his qnieknes very
much through practice at "Blue Rock" targets, and has fairly
earned a high place at the traps within two years past.

At 12 birds. Hurlingbam. For club trophies.

H. Black .. I 2011011112 0—9

O. W. Kellogg 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1-11

Schwerin 1 2 111110 12 0 1—10

Chaplin 1 1110 12 2 0 10 «— *

Adams 1 1211101111 1—11

MacMillan 2 1220212211 2-11

S.I. Kellogg 2 2 1112 12 0 0 1 1—10

H Golcher 1 2 1 2 I 0 1|S 1 1 1 2-11

W. E.Uiyhew 1 0 2 2 2 1 1 i U 1 2 1-10

At6 birds, similar condition. 82.50 entrance. Divided by Brown
and "Blaine."

Mack 0 2 112 1— 5 I Schwerin n 0 12 2 1-4

Brown I 1111 1-6 Junes 1 1111 t'— 5

Golcher 1 10 12 1-5 | "Blaine" 1 1111 2— 6

Gun Club.

The inclemecy of the weather at the May meeting of the
Gun Club made it impossible to enjoy the day, and it was
expected that the annual picnic meeting would be held in
June, but for some reason the programme was ehaoged, and
the regular meeting for the rconlh held on Saturday last at
Adam's Poiut, thirteen members appearing. The day was a
good one, but many of the veteran members and five shots,
such as Messrs. Babcock, Laing, Kilgariff, Fox and Wood-
ward made very ordinary scores.

Mr. Fred Butler, using the superb twelve r. cently imported
to bis order, grassed eleven neatly, being tied by Messrs.
Wattles, Jellett and Orr, the Utter just failing to score a hard
hit bird.

Mr. Wattles bids fair to take the honors in the clab.
Although of rather slight physique, and shooting heavy
charges, be is quick with both barrels, and stands up through
a long match well.

At 12 birds, Hurlingbam handicap. For club trophies:

Butler 2 1121111211 0-11

Watiles 1 011221121] 1—11

Jellett 1 22121210 2 1 2—11

Babcock 011010102212—8

"W. Leviston 1 112102202UO— 8

Fox 0 0 2 0 0 C 0 0 2 1 1 U-4

Kilgariff 2 1000202222 2—8

Laing 0 21 22210120 2—9

Woodward 1 0 U 0 0 2 n w

G. Leviston 2 11 11111001 i»- 9

Havens 1 02101200211-8

Grant 0 0 121111120 1— y

Orr 1 1111122111 U-ll

Freeze out $5 entrance. Divided by Orr and Kilgariff.

Babcock 2 2 12 2 2 1 0—7 I Jellett 1 1 0 w

Orr 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1—8 | Kilgariff 2111112 1—8

Martinez Gun Club.

The club scorts made on Sunday last at blue rocks, were
as follows:

At 12 single blue rocks, 18 yards rise :

J.Jones 1 II J 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 n— 10

T. McMahon 1 1110lll||10 1-9

F. Hodapp 0 10 101 11010 1-9

Ed.Smiib 0 OOlOUOllUUO— 3

Gue. Smith 0 100011010 li 1—5

F.L.GIjss 1 llfllOulUOOl— 6

At 12 single blue rocks, 18 yards rise:

SECOND SHOOT.

J.Jones 1 10 110 11111 0-9

T.McMabon 0 111011 II 111 1-g

F. Hodapp 0 0101010111 0-ti

GusSmith 0 1001101101 U— <i

F. L. Glass 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1—7

Paine-Eennett Match for Revolver Champion-
ship.

The first of six days pistol shooting for tbe championship
of the world began at Springfield, Mass.. on Juue 4tb, the
contestants beiDg Chevalier Ira A. Paine, of Providence, K.
I , and Mr. Frederick E. Bennett, of Boston. Mr. Paine has
long held the championship, but his scores have so often
been bettered by Mr. Bennet that the match was arranged to
settle tbe question as to superiority.

The match was not finished on the fourth day, Mr. Paine
protesting the sight used by his opponent, although the same
t-ight had been used on tbe earlier days without objection.
Tbe protect was disallowed, as bad betn a previous one by
Mr. Bennet. The outcome is to be regretted, olthoogb not
unexpected, because both men showed a carping, grasping
spirit which was entirely out of p'aie in snch a competition.
M. W. Bull, of Springfield, was referee, Newton N. Dexter, of
Providence, Judge for Paine and J. N. Fellows for Bennett.
Tbe conditions were Smith it WeFSon Russian model revol-
veis, .44 cal., American Standard i 00-yard rifle target, at 50
yards.

On tbe first day a gusty wind blew, with clouds. The rule
was that each marksman tire 10 shots at a fresh target pro-
vided for him, and then make way for his opponent. Che-
valier Paine was the first to face the bullseye. A coin had
been tossed, and he, having won the call, chose to have the
opening shots. No sighting shots were allowed, so when he
first raised his .44-caliber 64 in. barrel Smith & Wesson
revolver above his head and lowered it into position, he was
ready to let go. His attitude was very graceful. "With his
right hand holding the revolver in position, bis shoulders
well back, feet spread about a yawl apart, and bis left hand
strr ;ht down by his side, the3£-lb. trigger pull was giveD.
Th a there was a flush, a ban?, some smoke, and a hole in
the ..nllseye of the target. Then bis score of 10 shots was
sumi-ed up and found to make 81.

Without delay a new target was pat in position, and Mr.

unet asFumed his firing attitude. He lifted his arm as did

f'rtirje, li^Jd it almost out at full len ;th, took aim, and dropped

his arm again. Then he lifted it once more, and with his feet
about 30 in. apart, his left arm hanging by his side, his body
held erect and his head thrown slightly forward, he pulled
the trigger of his pet pistol. The lead was outside tbe bulls-
eye. He showed slight signs of nervousness, but was steady
in a moment. Then he slowly took his nine other shots, and
a summary of his first string showed that he had scored 82,
and was, therefore, one point ahead of the man from Kbode
Island.

During the shoot, which lasted three hours and thirty-five
minutes, the many brilliant shots made by both men were
frequently applauded. At the commencement of the shoot
both contestants showed signs of nervousneES, Bennett being
the worse off. Paine's nerves soon quieted, while Bennett
peemed to grow worse and worse on every 10 shots after the
third. The low scores made surprised every one present,
except the rui-rksmen themselves. Paine averaged less than
five minutes on every 10 shots he fired, while Bennett, who
seemed to sight the target twice each time before tiring, took
loDger. The score of the first day stood:

7 7 ]0 8 ft 8

7 8 10 10—84

8 8 10 8 10 9

10 8 9 7—86

9 8 9 1" 10 8

7 8 9 10-88

10 10 6 10 9 8

9 in 10 7—89

In 8 8 10 9 9

III 10 10 9 -9a

7 10 111 9 9 7

10 8 10 8-8S

10 8 8 10 10 10

10 7 7 9—89

8 8 7 9 9 9

9 9 8 7 84

B 7 10 ID 8 9

9 8 7 9—85

tl C 8 8 ft 9 10

8 9 7 9—82

8 7 9 9 6 7

8 6 9 10-79

10 10 7 li) 8 10

9 10 10 8—92

0 9 9 9 8 9

7 9 9 10—88

9 8 9 9 10 9

9 8" 0-86

9 9 10 7 8 8

10 7 9 8—85

8 9 8 6 8 8

C 10 9 8— tO

8 9 8 9 8 9

6 8 8 8—81

7 8 8 6 10 7

9 7 7 10—79

9? 9698 10 89 10—85-

The second day resulted in a victory for the day for Bennett
by 887 to 87S points. All conditions were more favorable.
It took Paine about 5| minutes to Bhoot a string, while Ben-
nett used up from Hi to 13 or 14 minutes. Bennett led off
with the first string and had, as tbe result of Monday's score.
30 poii ts to contend against. The S7 points made to Paine's
85 gave him a lead which he kept all through the afternoon.
At the end of the second innings he stood 8 points ahead on
the day's result. The next made 3 points more for the Bos-
ton man. Paine's score of 96 points in the nioth innings
made it look as if he were not going to lose by the day, but
he weakened on the final string and came out 8 points behind.

Paine 9 10 8 10 7 10 7 8 10 6-85

9 10 10 8 7 10 9 8 6 10—87

7 8 9 8 9 9

10 9 8 10—R7

10 10 10 8 10 9

8 9 9 8—91

10 9 8 8 7 8 10 10 10 10-90

7 7 10 9 9 9

9 10 9 7-86

7 7 9 8 HI In

111 6 10 8-85

8 9 8 9 10 9

1 10 7 10-88

10 9 10 10 10 10

8 10 9 10-96

10 9 10 9 7 9

8 8 8 0-81—879

7 9 10 9—87

9 10 9 10 10 8

7 9 111 10-92

9 9 10 9 8 111

8 7 10 10—90

10 9 7 10 f 10

9 7 7 9—86

111 10 9 111 7 8

y 10 10 10—93

0 10 8 9 8 9

7 9 9 7— K5

7 10 9 9 10 10

9 7 10 7-88

7 7 9 8 9 10

9 8 9 10-8G

10 9 9 9 10 7

9 8 10 10—90

6 10 7 10 10 10

9 10 9 8-90— 887

On the third day Bennett aciin oot-scored Paice, making
866 to SCO points. Bennett challenged the pull of Paine's
revolver before the match began. Tbe articles of agreement
specify: "Revolvers to be Smith & Wesson. .44 cal., Russian
model, with a 3 11 s. pull and not over 6i-in. barrel." The
Chevalier's piece was tried and failed to stand the test. He
then produced another revolver which withstood the 3 lbs.
weight, but it did not have tbe usuhI sight of this make of
levolverp, but Keferee Bull decided that nothing had been
said about sights and allowed it, when Bennett's friends
entered a protest. The sight on the second revolver was the
simplest sort of an adjustable one. A west wind blew all the
afternoon, although tbe light was good.

.10 7 8 7 in
in 9 in 10 9
9 8 10 8 8

9 8 9
8 6 10

10 10 8 6 9
10 9 10 8 10

9 7 10 10 7

8 10 9 in 10

6 8 9 10 7
8 9 8 8 10

Bennett 9 9 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 9-

7 9 10 10 10 7 10 1 t 6 9—:
7 10 9888877 8— I

9 8 8 8 ]0 10 8 0-80

9 9 10
9 10 8

8 10 10
7 6 10

9 7 7 9
7 9 10 8
7 10 10 10

7 10— S2
7 9— 9H

7 8-82

8 9-87

8 7—85

9 8-92
7 10—82
9 9—88

9-83
9—89-

7 10 10 10 10
9 7 9 10 8 8
7 9 9 7 10 10
10 9 ID 9 10

9 10—90
9 10—86
10 10 8-88
9 7— ?8

8 9 9 JO 7 9 in 9 9 10

77 10 889989 10-85—866

Mr. Bennett gaiued seven points on the fourth day, leaving
him but nine points behind. Tbe day was tit and the light
Bteady.

At a few minutes of 4 o'clock, the referee, Mr. M. W. Bull,
tested the trigger pulls, and at 4:01 Bennett took his place
and began the match. He was neivons at first, and made a
9, an 8, and a 7 in order. Jost as his marker was covering
the last shot, Paine's revolver went off: be wai f-iehting a?
the target and did not know it was loaded. The bullet went
unpleasantly near the markers head, and counted an 8, which
Bennett claimed as bis shot, and it was allowed, bo he gained
one point in the string.

The limeB made by ihe mtnin shooting each Btring were

Bennett— 12 minutes, 11, 8, 9. 11, 7, 10, 7, 7 and 5.

Paine— 5, 6, 7, 6, 6, G' 6, 7 and 5.

Following is the score:
Paine , 9 10 10 7 10 8

8 8 10 8 10 10

9 10 10 8 9 6
9 10 9 10 9 6

-91

9 9 In

8

9 10 10
8 9 7
6 7 10 7 10-86
6 8 9 10 0-88
8 lu 8 10 7—85
10 8 10 7 10— 87
988888 10 8 10 lo— 87
99998 10 789 7—84
9 10 88 10 9998 7-87
9 10 9 10 9 8 10 10 8 b— 91— 872
Bennett 7 9 8 8 8 10 10 10 ]0 10— 91

7 7 10 9 10 8 8— HI

8 10 7 9 10 8 10—89
8 9 10 8 9 10 10—92
8 7 10 7 8 10 7— B6
7 9 7 10 10 7 10-86

7 89899 10 9 8—67
9 10 8 10 10 10 8 20 8—93
'J 9 10 8 9 9 9 6 9 9-87
9 10 10 10 5 10 6 7 9 10-87—879

On the fifth day the match ended suddenly. By pgree-
ment three latter day's shooting was to be done at Providence,
and on June 8th Paine protested against the siehts used by
Benaett, and also against his consuming so much time at
the score, in excess of that permitted by the rules.

9 10
9 10

in io 9

10 9 7

HI 7 8
10

The formal protest was in the following words:

Providence, R. I., June 8, 1888.
Myron Bull, Esq., Referee, in the P.aine- Bennett revolver match
now in progress:

Dear Sir:— As jodge for Chevalier Ira A. Paine, I hereby
state that my principal is prepared and ready to go on and
finish this match with strict military sightB, such as the
articles of agreement call for. If Mr. Bennett refuses to do
this, Chevalier hereby withdraws from the match, and claims
tbe stakes on account of such refusal, and on his protest
against the persistent infringement by Mr. Bennett of Rules
5 and 15 of Section 10 of regulations of the National Rifle
Association. Newton Dexter.

Judge for Chevalier Ira A. Pake.

The referee held a consultation, iu which Mr. Bennett's
judge stated that his principal was uting the sight made by
the Smith & Wesson people, and the one that came on his
revolver, and had no other ready. Referee Bull, at 3 o'clock,
read the prolest, and gave his decision that, as he had allowed
the sights on four days of the matcb, he could not order
them changed on the fifth day, and he then ordered the men
to proceed with the shooting. He said that under the articles
of agreement the protest would go to the Secretary of the
National Rifle Association. Mr. Paine declined to go on,
and Mr. Bennett, at 3:10, began to shoot his 100 shots, finish-
ing at 4:35.

Referee Myron W. Boll, of Springfield, claimed that Paine
had neither used a "strict military sight" during the contest,
nor produced one upon the ground. Both men had used pin
head sights, Bennett's being smnller and thesnpporterligbter.
Bennett protested against Paine's "exaggerated sight" on
Wednesday, but Mr. Bnll would not allow it to stand. Mr.
Bull claimed that under the agreement governing the shoot-
ing the men might take as much time as they liked at their
strings.

The day's score stood:

Bennet* 8 10 9 10 10 9 7 7 7 10—87

8 10 98 10 989 S 9—88

9 10 7 8 8 9 9 in 10 7— 67
6 8 10 10 7 9 10 8 10 10-88
798 79 10 89 10 lO— 87

8 lu 8 7 10 9 10 10 10 7-89

9 10 10 S 7 10 10 8 8 9—89

8 6 I'l 10 b 10 6 6 9 8—81

9 7 10 10 10 9 10 8 8 10—9)

9 8 10 10 10 7 10 9 9 10—92—878

On June 9th, BeuDett went to the range and shot off his
last 100 rounds, making tbe appended score:
Bennett .„ _ 6 9999 10 798 S— 84

6 10 8 6 10 8 7 67 6—74

7 10 877R9 07 10— 7t»
667 10 6879 10 6—75

8 7 10 10 7 10 4 7 7 6-76
8786978879 -7ti

9 10 8 10 88989 7-feG
8 9 6 10 6 4 8 10 5 4-70
6855469 * 5 10— 6S
487945840 9-58—746

Bennett says that he will shoot Paine on the same condi-
tions, allowing him 20 points in the 1,000, for from $1,000
to S5,G00. Man and money ready at any time.

The Boston Herald, stakeholder in the match, says: ''It
has been reported that Chevalier Paine protested Mr. Ben-
nett's Bights, on Monday last at Springfield, when the shoot
commenced, but if such was the case a Herald man, wbo at
no time during the tiring, was more than 50 ft. from the
target, heard nothing about it. After the shoot was over,
be talked at least 15 minutes with Chevalier Paine, but that
gentleman said nothing to him about sights. The Herald
man was on the grounds for the special purpose ot examin-
ing the sights if called upon to do so. When the match was
made Mr. Benneti showed Chev lier Paine the sighls" on his
revolvers and asked if they were all right. Chevalier Paine
said he bad no objections to them. After Mr Paine left the
office Mr. Bennett showed the sights on his revolver to the
writer, saying at the same time that they were the sights
Chevalier Paine did not object to, and he (Bennett) wished
the writer to remember tbe sights in case a question arose
as to their use. When the writer took a casual glance at Mr.
Bennett's revolver at Spriugtield on Monday, the eights he
saw he considered the same as those shown in the Herald
office, but he will nut be positive till he takes tbe revolver
used by Mr. Bennett in bis band and examines it. Bat the
Herald had no decision in tbe matter, other than it will hold
the stake money until released by one or the other side, or
tbat both sides agree to draw it. Mr. Paine has protested
its paying over, as was stated in the Herald Friday.

Saturday afternoon a telegram was received at the Herald
office from Referee Bull. It read as follows:

Providence, R. I,, June 9, 1888.

To the E htorof the Herald:— In the match for 600 shots
with revolver between Mr. F. E. Bennett and Chevalier Ira
Paine, I declare Mr. Bennett the winner.

Milan W. Bull, Referee.

Though Referee Bull decides Bennett a winner, that does
not settle the matter, as can be seen by the following extract
from ihe original articles held in the Herald office:

"If the referee's decision is disputed, tbe Secretary of the
National Rifle Association shall make a discision which shall
be final."

Chevalier Paine disputes Referee Bull's discision. He also'
says that the National Rifle Association must decide th&
queBtiou at issne. The Herald will pay over the money
according to the dicisiou, that Chevalier Paine asks which is
right, according to the articles of agreement. It is taken
for granted that Chevalier Paine's protest is only issued
pending the decision of the national secretary, and that
shonld that official decide against him, he is willing to have
the stake money paid over to Bennett. Sbould the national
secretary decide against Bennett, it is taken for granted that
he i« willing to have the stake money paid over to Paine.

Mr. T. E. Walker, President of the Los Angeles Rod and
Gun Club, and one of the best trio of trap shots iu Southern
California, favored us by calling last w*£ek. A more thor-
oughly posted sportsman and keener enthusiast in all matters
relating lo rod, gun and dog we have not met for many
months. The brilliant successes of the club are due more to
tbe energy and vim of itB president than to any other factor.
Mr. Walker left a fine photograph of the teams from his club
and the Recreation Club, which recently competed at the
traps, victoiy going to the R. and G.'s by a score of 149 to
140.

The officers and members of the club are President, T. E.
Walker; vice-President, Eugene Maxwell; Secretary, A, O.
Adams; Captain, E. TJngbr; Members, J. B. Winston, Dr.
W. L. Bird, H. L. Jordan, H. Slottenbek, Jr., J. C. Dolton,
J. L. Tufts. Dr. O. P. Britton, A. M. Holton. H. M. Thom-
son, Geo. West, H. Holboro, T. B. Brown, J. H. Schumacher,
Tbos. FoBter, John Morton and Robert Kinney.

Like all other Los Acgelenos, Mr.Walkeris full of certainty
about the future greatness of tbat city, and of kind words
about the many sportsmen, of whom those fcho visited them
at the State Association meeting several years ago, hold very
pleasant rememb.ances.

1888

%hz Ipmfe awd Mpovtsrtmu.

407

" Chattanooga."

For the Bbeedee and SportSmax, by "Andy.''
Last week the Breeder and Sportsman left the party
Bnugly blanketed in oar little tent, listening to the melan-
choly soliloquy of a big brown owl.

Some years ago John had oDe oi these owls tamed, and he
would come down into the woods and call "Pete, Ptte, " and
Pete, never far away, would come out of the dark woods
with an answering squeak and alight on his shoulder, but as
usual, some "fool" gunner had to come along and kill him.
The night passes quickly to such tired men, and I am
awakened by a noise as unspellable as the remark of an
English snipe when he pops up almost under your feet.
Jumping out of bed and pulling apart the flaps of the tent
I see our old friend the gray squirrel, up in the bay tree,
barking and chattering at us. Daring all the seasons I have
camped here, be (or a similar one) has never failed to pay us
several visits from his home in the high tree across the creek,
generally coming on Sunday mornings, when we lie abed late.
I now notice that the sun is shining brightly through the
trees, even down here in this ravine, and it must be Tery
late, and we were to have gotten out so early after quail.
"Hello Chattanooga, turn out," hera it is ever so much
o'clock. He is on foot in an instant, and comes to tell me
what he had been dreaming about, "No time now for stories
the qnaill has been out for hours," "All right, we will have
a cup of coffee and get away after them." I know that the
"early morning quail" does not wait for coffee, but perhaps
my friend had better 6nd that out for himself, so we start a
fire, have toast and coffee, with delicious cream from James's
dairy close by, and afterwards leisurely make our way up the
creek. Turning up a bridle path we come into "Grizzly
gulch." Two years ago "William and Enos had a bee ranch
up there, and one morning a boy sent out after the cows,
came running home half frightened to death, and reported
a "grizzly" up here, "as big as an ox," tipping over the
hives and eating the honey.

All hands instantly started out, armed with all the avail- !
able weapons, to look him up, William stationing himself
below, near where we now are, with a "Winchester," but at
the sound of the bear coming crashing down through the
brush, he just dropped his rifle, and screaming, "Mnrder,"
"shinned" up the nearest tree, as you or I would doubtless
have done if we had been here. "No grizzly here this morn-
ing, but just go ahead and peep out through the bushes to
the open ground to the left, and see if you see any quail."
Lots of em,' whispers my friend, but the wary birds have
heard him, too, and in an instant are scampering down into
the brush. We go on, climbing the steep hillside, but the
sun is hot, and the quail, having bad their breakfast, are
very shy. Reaching Buckeye gulch, a number get up, and
at my first shot one of the beauties tumbles down into the
bushes across the deep ravine. I carefully mark the place,
and sliding down, climb the opposite steep bank, and making
my way by main strength through the almost impenetrable
tangle of poison oak and blackberry vine, 1 find my bird, the
first quail of the season, and a moment later I retrieve one
for my friend also. At this point some one will say, "Where
is your dog all this time?" to which I reply, "I haven't got
any dog." Some years ago, a friend, as an especial favor,
loaned me his dog, imported from Germany at a great
expense. He instructed me that as the dog understood no
English, I must use certain German words of command, one
of which Bounded something like "Snrrecke;" the other I
forgot immediately, bur thought probably the first would
answer every purpose, and it certainly did. Taking the dog
out on this farm for a bunt, I popped over a quail which
fell as usual in the thick brush, and at the command
"Surricke," the dog dashed madly into the thicket. Follow-
ing leisurely, I was just in time to see the last tail-feather of
my quail disappearing down the German dog's capacious
throat. Having come to the conclusion that I would prefer
to do that part of it myself, I have never brought a dog on
one of these trips since, and indeed, one of my friends says
I am not much of a shot, but I am a "magnificent retriever."
A little further on we put up a big flock of quail, that instead
of pitching down into the steep wooded ravine, fly up aud
alight in a clump of low bushes near the brow of a bill. Now
we may have some sport. I go along the brow of the bill,
while Chattanooga stays below, and for twenty minntes we
have some fine wing-shooting, as the birds being pretty well
frightened, fly out singly or in couples, or threes, and when
the flock has all been driven out, we find we have our hunt-
ing-coat pockets pretty well rilled. Our road back to camp
is all down hill now, fortunately for ns, as the sun beats
down hot upon our heads, and the short grass upon the hill-
Bides is very slippery. What a luxury to get down into the
cool, dark woods again. We throw ourselves down on the
clean pine needle covered forest carpet for a rest, and arrange
our birds in a row. I cannot say that I think the plumage
of the young California quail is very gaudy, but how well it
is adapted to the concealment that they understand so well,
"don't you think so, Chattanooga?" "YeB, but you just
watch me at breakfast time to-morrow morning, and see
how quick I will conceal about three of those birds." And
he kept his word, and if he fought nearly as well at Fair
Oaks with Uncle Sam's weapons, as he fought with knife
and fork at meal times, he was a brave soldier and deserves
a pension. What solid comfort to lie here out of sight of
mail bags, or sound of steam whistles, and realize that for the
next twelve days we have nothing to do but hunt and fish, eat
andBleep." "Yea, "he replies, like Charles Hoyt's "StraDger"
in "A Hole in the Ground." lam glad I'm here, "but Ihave
got to get up and cook something, or I shall starve to death,"
and he gets up and rakes out the ashes of the morning's fire,
while I go up and bring a generous pat of golden butter and
a can of rich cream from James' (for him almost too con-
venient) dairy. After breakfast we sit a long time at table
and enjoy the beauties of the place. A little bird smaller
than a sparrow, hops lightly about over the rocks, dashing
down into the water where foam from the little fall is the thick-
est. Now he has gone entirely under water, now he is out,
and shaking off the spray, is away with his dinner, a caddis
worm, perhaps. A king-6sber flies swiftly down the creek,
springing his noisy rattle. We ought to shoot him in the
interest of the little trout. A bine jay flits about in the
bright bay tree over our heads, waiting impatiently for the
crumbs from the table. "You ought to shoot him any way,"
says John, who has dropped in to bid us good morning;
"they are the biggest thieves on the place." "Not so bad as
a jay" we have in the Eastern States, but thank Heaven there,
are notmany of them," remarks Chattanooga. "What kind is
that," says John, "I never heard of them." "Oh yes, I guess
you have— Jay Gould." Now I am going to try for fish, and
he brings down his rod and commences arranging his flies.
"You don't expect to catch any trout at this time of day, do
you?" "Yes, if they bite as well as John did, I will get
enough for dinner. Without getting up from the table,
he tosses a fly into a the pool, not fifteen feet away,
near the fern-headed baDk. A little trout leaps for it, but

he has seen such flies before and does not fancy it." Try
him with a caddis worm, why don't you?" "What's a caddis
worm?" 1 hunt one up from a sandy place in the creek, a
curiosity in itself, which a novice would suppose was only a
short bit of twig; the fly book is baited, and at the first cast
the little fellow is hooked, and comes to grief. Not much of
a catch, however, only about six inches long. Chattanooga
now goes off and tries above, and later below the camp
where a huge fallen redwood spans the creek, and where last
September I caught a number of tine trout, but meeting with
little success, comes back somewhat disgusted.

After resting awhile we go up with John to the gTain field
after quail, but in this, also, we are foiled, and come home
with only seven or eight beside a few cotton-tail rabbits.
The evening is spent pleasantly around the camp fire, and
Chattanooga develops as a fine siDger, and has come provided
with all the latest songs in which he leads, the rest of us join-
ing in with more or leps discord. A sound and refreshing
sleep in our canvas house from which our pretty friend the
gray squirrel has to call a long time before awaking us, and
we "turn out" to enjoy a beautiful, quiet Sunday morning.
Breakfast is soon dispatched, (no, that word won't do, that
word indicates a hurry;) and having made things snug about
the camp we start for a slroll up to the fallB a mile above
here. Reaching the place at last, and finding a large, flat,
moss-covered stone I sit down with a pad of writing paper
and a pencil, and commence a long letter to the dear old
father and mother in the New England States, who, although
they may be bored by this letter, so long, and probably so
nearly resembling similar ones written in past years from
this same spot will, at least, be pleased with the beautiful
specimens of fernB with which I till the envelope. John and
my soldier boy have gone back to fish down the creek to the
camp. The full force of the creek here falls over a rocky rim
about twenty feet in height, and overhanging trees, and sur-
rounding vines and ferns, make this a very comfortable place
to-day for it is very warm outside the woods. I am afraid
theboys do not appreciate this home of theirs. They are
continually wishing and hoping that the railroad will be
built along through here. Well, bye-and-bye perhaps the
railroad will come and with it will come the deer hunter who,
with his hounds will chase away the last deer from these
hills. The pot hunter will be here in force too, who will not
leave alive anything that flies. The Sunday picnic will come
and the city hoodlum and "chippie" will defile this beautiful
spot with their vile presence, or the careless camper, or the
cigarette will do their worst work, converting these hill-sides
into desolate wastes of charred and smoking stumps, or, if
the march of so called improvment is not quite so rapid, the
Spring Valley Water Co., with its insatiable rapacity will
turn this ice-cold and beautiful stream, into its pipes, to be
conveyed away to distant San Francisco, there to be put to
the ignoble business of cleaning red flannel shirts. But it is
growing cooler, and I find that while I have been scolding
and borrowing trouble, the sun has gone down behind the
hills and it is quite late and I hurry back to camp where I
find dinner awating me. "Chattanooga" and John are
pretty well tired out and have had very poor success in fish-
ing. As we part for the night James, the weather-prophet,
looking up into the sky Bays, "'Boys, we shall bave rain be-
fore long," and Bure enough we are awakened on Monday
morning by the pattering of drops upon the tent. Jumping
quickly out of bed, we soon have our stock of groceries
safely under cover, and later we move our lent into the shel-
ter of a circle of young redwood trees that have grown up
around the mouldering stump of some giant of the forest,
and our new location we are much pleased with, as the
ground is perfectly dry, and on this coast there is little dan-
ger from the "sharp bolts of Heavens artillery." "Chatta-
nooga, make a note that we put up the tent here next Sep-
tember." "All right.'' The rain continues through the day,
but we are very comfortable as we have plenty of dry wood
and keep up a roaring camp-fire, but we go rather earlier to
bed.

Tuesday morning dawns bright and pleasant, with the dust
perfectly laid in the roads^outBide the woods, and I start out
alone after quail. Passing up by Mr.Jtalston's house, I stop
for a moment for a chat with the old gentleman and lady;
William comes out and asks if I hadn't better take his dog
with me, and as I am satisfied that Watch does not under-
stand the German language, I am much pleased to have
him; and the pretty little fellow trots along at my heels as
though it were an every-day business with him. Coming
suddenly upon a bunch of qnailin a fence corner, soon after-
wards, I give them right and left barrels as they rise. Three
fall dead, another flies high in the air and falls dead away
off down by that distant grain stack. A fifth drops down on
the brow of the hill ahead, but jumps up and is running
away. Watch dashes through the fence, seizes one of the
dead birds and tries to pick up another. I run to the top of
the bill to try to secure the cripple, and in my race down the
opposite side I am passed by Watch, with a quail in bis
mouth, who drops the dead one just in time to pick up the
runaway. Then he goes back to the fence corner and gets
two more, and then away down to the grain-stack and finds
the fifth. From that moment Watch and I were fast friends,
and I had the pleasure of bis company during the rest of the
time that I remained in camp. After this we go down into a
narrow valley and I bave grand epoit, wing-shooting at sin-
gle birds as they fly out of a clump of willows across a piece
of cultivated ground which has grown thickly over with black-
berry vines, where I don't suppose I should have been able
to bave found a quarter of my quail after killing them, but
that little Watch brought me every one. I reach camp, tired
but happy, with my pockets well filled with game, and find
my companion cleaning 6sh. "What luck, my boy?" "Oh,
fine; the creek has risen and the trout are biting first rate;"
and he shows me a lot of nice ones he is going to fry for sup-
per. I bring out my quail for bis inspection, not forgetting
to mention the dog's share in the hunt, and Chattanooga
seems as much pleased as I am. Well, you can go out and
kill the quail and I'll stay right here at the creek and fish,
and have all the fun I want. Perfectly satisfied with this
division of labor, we presently sit down ard heartily enjoy
the fried trout, after which I get together a good supper for
Watch who, I consider, has well earned it. His supper is
shared by another visitor to our camp; Old Tweed, the faith-
ful shepherd dog who was born on the same day that the
news came that his notorious namesake had been arrested in
Spain, so that any one can easily figure up his age. Every
night when Old Tweed can escape being chained up, he will
go off into the woods and tree a wild cat or a coon and stay
there and bark at him a?l through the night and come home
late in the morning, looking so disgusted because nobody
will take the trouble to go out aud shoot the "varmint."
But if you do take the trouble to get a lantern and go out to
see what he has found, Old Tweed receives you with open
arms, so to Bpeak, and can hardly bark loud enough to ex-
press his pleasure. Poor old fellow! since commencing this
article I have been informed of his death away off in the
forest, where he was strangled by vines that had become

wound around his neck, at the foot of a tree where he had
been watching a wild cat.

But I am making a very long story of this, much too long,
in fact, and I will leave you this evening, having, as I con-
sider, pretty fully introduced to you my camping-mate, as
well as my other friends on this farm, and will only add that
the remaining days of our stay in cjmp were passed as hap-
pily as those I have endeavored to describe, without an un-
pleasant incidtnt to mar our enjoyment.

San Francisco, June 7, 1888.

Doves are reported plenty near Clayton, and shooting may
be had on the Wright place, near the Cavanagh tract.

With the coming of the long sunny days Bnd pleasant
nights, comes the desire to get away from business cares
and go camping. An almost indispensable article in a pro-
per outfit is a good, handy, roomy tent, and we know of
none so desirable as the "Campers Favorite Tent." adver-
tised by Mr. M. P. McKoon. It admirably combines all
necessary qualities.

The series of inter-club team matches referred to in a
recent issue of this paper, will begin at the grounds of the
Lincoln Gun Club on Saturday afternoon next, participants
going over by the 12:45 jboat of the Narrow Gauge R. E.
ferry. Teams from the Lincoln Blue Koek and Alameda
County Clubs bave entered. | The matches will.be at ten pairB
and thirty single blue rock targets, national rules.

THE KENNEL.

Dog owners are requested to send for publication the earliest possi-
ble notices of whelpB, sales, names claimed, presentations and deaths
In their kennels, in all instances writing plainly names of sire and da-u
and of grandparents, colors, dates and breed.

Communications relating to this department should be
addressed to Breeder and Sportsman.

Visit.

Mr. W. D. Howe's pointer Belle H. by Rex — Prairie
Flower to Mr. A. C. Stuart's Professor by Glen E. — Joeie
Bow, June 19, 1888.

A Prefix Claimed.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman — Under the resolulion
passed by the Stud-Book Committee, June 2d, Mr. Mitchell
HarrisoD, owner cf the Chestnut Hill Kennels, Phila., Pa., has
filed his application for the sole use of the prefix "Koslyn."
Objections, if any, may be forwarded to me, at any lime,
within two weeks. A. P. Vredenburgh, Sec. A. K. C.
New York, June 16, 1888.

,*.

Pox-Terrier Coursing.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman: — I notice with pleasure
the announcement by Mr. Canavan of a fox-terrier coursing
meeting in conjunction with greyhound coursing at the Oak-
land Trotting Park on next July 1st, 4th, and 8th.

This will open a new field for fox-terriers on this Coast,
and I sincerely hope all the owners of this popular breed of
dogs will come in and enter their dogs and see which is the
fleetest.

Fox-terrier coursing is very popular in England, Australia
and New York, and I have no doubt that with good manage-
ment, the same success will be met with here.

Some objections have been raised in England to fos-terrier
coursing by owners, and the reasons urged are that running
after rabbits is not a fox-terrier's legitimate work and also
that couTsing will produce a leggier type of dog. The first
objection is easily disposed of, as fox-terriers are very little
used for the purpose they were bred, and as to the second
objection, the leaggy dogs are not so fast as the short-legged,
but better proportioned dogs.

At the last bench show about twenty-four fox-terriers were
benched; some of those on exhibition were not show dogs,
but probably the dogs that were beaten could show their
heels on the Geld to their more successful rivals on the bench.

Fox-terriers have shown their superiority over all other
terriers at ratting, and I hope to see them sustain tbe same
reputation at coursing.

I would BUggest that all those intending to run their dogs
Bhould immediately put them into training. I think that the
course of training practiced by owners of greyhounds will
answer as well for a fox-terrier, and those desirous of obtain-
ing information could not counsel with a better person than
any one of our well-known coursing men.

If fax-terrier coursing should prove a succe?s, the owners
can come together and organize a club and hold regular
meetings, and this will do more towards popularizing tbe
breed than any other meanB. J. B. Martin.

San Francisco, June 21, 1888.

Mr. M. P. McKoon, at El Cajon, Cal., again offers s me
choice, purely-bied, cocker spaniel puppies, through the
advertising columns. Purchasers of former litters bave in-
variably expressed the highest satisfaction with Mr. Mp-

Koon's stock.

♦

On Saturday last, a black pointer bitch reached San Fran-
cisco from Belfast, Ireland, lor Mr. James E. Watson, Secre-
tary of the Pacific Kennel Club. Mr. Watson purchased the
bitch, together with a black pointer dog, through a dog-
broker named William Graham, resident in Belfast, but the
dog died en route. Tbe pedigree of the bitch is in the hands
of Mr. Albert Hoeppner of this city, wbo, at one time, con-
templated buying her, aDd will be published when it comes
to band. Tbe bitch is black with a few white flecks, of
about fifty pounds weight, upstandiDg, with Good bead and
ears, clean ntck and aboulders, rather shallow brisket, a
little too much loin, a little light behind, stands well and
has close round feet. A handsome animal and in fine condi-
tion, ronsideiing her long trip. She arrived in use and was
sent on Monday to Mr, Allender's kennel at Watpouville to
be bred to Mr. Watson's Pape pointer. Old Black Jof-.

Mr. Watson's adverse fortune in dogimportr
cling to him, Tbe bitch of a former pair died o
and to loose the dog of the last brace is aggravate
enthusiasm of the gentleman is of the sort that v-
damped.

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The Fairs— Santa Rosa.

Tuesday, August 14th, the Sonomo County Agricul-
tural Park Association will make a start. There is lit-
tle necessity for reminding those who have attended the
previous fairs of this popular society of the time of open-
ing as they have been so well pleased with former visits
that they are on the watch. There are people, however,
who are prone to forget fulness, and quite a number of
our readers who have yet to participate in one of these
enjoyable gatherings, and hence the reminder. There is
a better programme offered this year than ever before,
and with few exceptions the purses are open to all that
are eligible under the classification. On the opening
day are two running events, 2:30 trotting and 2:25 pac-
ing. The running a three-quarter dash for district two-
year-olds, but the boundaries of the district embrace an
extent of territory that would form an empire in some
parts of the old world, the metes and bounds being "all
the territory north of the bay of San Francisco and west
of the Sacramento river." The second race is also three-
quarters, free for all. The second day one and a quar-
ter miles, for all three-year-olds, 3:00 class for district
horses, 2:20 trotting class, and three-year-old district
trotting. The third day is well provided for, running
one and a half miles, 2:23 class, free-for-all pacing, and
2:38 district trotting. Fourth day, two racing events,
three-quarters of a mile for two-year -olds, and a sell-
ing race, heats of a mile. The trotting is a 2:40 class
and a dash of a mile for district yearlings. The closing
day of the fair is big with promise of grand sport. The
racing, one and three-quarter miles for all ages and a
dash of a mile for three-year-olds, while the 2:25 and
free-for all gave the fast trotters a chance. There is a
good advantage to associations and owners of horses in
having two first-class fairs in one county, and that with-
in '.wo weeks. It is only a step from Santa Rosa to
Petaluma, and there are two days from the cloBe of the
S" t to the opening of the second. There are so many
h -mcements that there is little risk in prognosticating a
larger number of entries at Santa Rosa than ever have
een known before, and with that coming true, still less
iu venturing the assertion that it will be a successful
fiiir in aU respects.

A Personal Explanation-

"We receive communications in which the writers state
that they will be in San Francisco at a stated time, and
will call at the rooms of the Breeder and Sportsman,
others come expressing disappointment, aDd a few with
a tinge of displeasure that we were not found. Several
explanatory letters have been written, but these have
only reached a few, and we have come to the determin-
ation to give publicity to the cause of the absence.

It is generally known that we train and drive our
own horses, though previous to this season that work
has been subservient to other duties It is also known
to the readers of this paper that we have inaugurated
departures from the usual course, one of the most im-
portant being the substitution of tips for full shoes on
horses which are used on the track and road. There are
other changes nearly as important, and so it was resolved
to give them as full a test as possible during this year,
and in order to make it thorough, "staying at home" is
compulsory. The job cannot be put under contract. The
experiments require constant personal attention. It is
imperatively demanded that minor matters connected
with the trials shall be given due care.and the time which
would be used in going to the office with a short stay.
interfere with the routine. "We feel that horse intprests can
be far better subserved by practial tests than in any
other way, and greatly as we would enjoy meeting
friends who honor us with a visit the gratification must
be denied. So far, during this season the wcrk has
been preliminary, in a short time more activity will
prevail. The main test, of course, is preparing Antevolo
for the National Stallion Stakes. One stage has been
successfully passed, or so nearly ended that a few days
more will bring it to a close. "The season" has practi-
come tc a close without mishap of any kind.

At the time of writing, fifty-eight mares have been
attended to, a very few more will close that part. Last
year the practice of giving him brushes during the ser-
vice, and that to heavy weights, we feel quite confident
had something to do in causing the lameness. It brought
too severe strains on the hind ankles, and in addition to
that he caught the left hind foot under the pill of a shed.
The first injury occurred in the stall when he was two
years old, the first lameness he ever showed in it was in
the race for ihree-year-olds at Stockton in the fall of
1884. It has troubled him off-and-on, and the day of
the Harry Wilkes trot he favored it so much that we
asked and received the consent oi the judges to draw
him at any time during the race should it become worse.
A double fall on the street, caused by slipping on the
center irons of the Market St. cable road the morning of
the race, was unquestionably the immediate cause. Last
year it put a s»op to his trotting, This year he has been
jogged on the road daily, until three weeks ago when
his wot k was transferred to the track, though still at a

jog-

The ODly thing done with the ailing ankle has been to
use an embrocation, one rart of lotion to six of water.
The ankle and tendons have never looked so well since
it was first injured. Two weeks ago a veterinarian,
whom we regard as one of the best posted vets of our
acquaintance, paid us a visit and we requested his
opinion. - "Sound in every respect," he replied. After a
careful examination, "You blistei ed that ankle," his
next remark. Nuthing approaching a vesicant had ever
been applied, and the lotion was weakened to such an
extent that it could not be even a slight irritant. That
much has been demonstrated. The actual cautery or a
powerful blister would have been the correct treatment
according to the schools; we have become satisfied that,
unless in exceptionally severe cases, it is better to ignore
them.

The trying stage of the preparation will be the com-
ing sixty days. Should that be concluded without mis-
hap, the chances for going safely through the entire or-
deal are favorable.

While considering that the question of ti s vs. shoes
has been decided in favor of the former, so far as Ante-
volo is concerned, the result of this season's work will
have a strong bearing on the opinion of others. That
the controversy has awakened a great deal of interest all
over the country cannot be denied, and the fact that
Antevolo has never worn a shoe is well known. This
will have a tendency to draw attention to him, which
otherwise would not be manifested, and if anything goes
wrong with hiii, the opponents of tips will ascribe it to
the absence of shoes. There are other departures from
old methods which will be as fully tested, as our limited
number of horses will affoid, an opportunity for trial.
These experiments will be conducted with the whole aim
of arriving a just conclusions, and should there be fail-
ures at an} point, th*-y will be chronicled as faithfully
as when success has been reached. At the close of each
day whatever has b en done is recorded, and *■ reference to
the daily journal will reveal the modes advance iu train-
ing, showing in fact even trivial points noted. By follow-
ing the plan outlineo, we hope to make the experience of
1888 of service to others as well as to ourselveB.

The Fairs— lone, Amador and Calaveras-

The same week as the fair at Los Angeles is held, also
"comes off' that of the twenty-sixtn Agricultural Dis-
trict, which is comprised of the counties of Amador and
Calaveras, and which will open August 7th. The entries
close at same date as at Los Angeles, which io July 15th,
and as that is previous to the dates of closing of later
fairs neither must be overlooked. There is little danger
that the "clashing of dates" will be anything like a ser-
ious drawback, as the localities are widely apart, and
there are plenty of horses now in training in California
to ensure large fields in two places at the same time. As
will be learned from the advertisement all the trotting
and pacing races ate "open," and the purses quite lib-
eral for a new association. There is a purse open to
trotters and pacers without records; 2:27 trotting, free-
for-all trotting and a free-for-all pacing. There are six
racing events, three of which are open, viz., heats of
one mile; heats of three-quarters of a mile, and heats of
half a mile. The races for district horses are dashes of
six-hundred yards, half a mile and a handicap, the dis-
tance of which is also six-hundred yards. While we are
not partial to races of less than half a mile, and thtse
restricted to two-year-olds, there is no gainsaying the
fact that there are heaps and lots of fun in them to the
spectators. We have witnessed fully as much excite-
and enthusiasm in a quarter race as in those at long
distances, and in the old days when "short-horses" were
fancied amounts betted that would cut no mean figure
at the present time of high speculation on horseraces.
ThoHe who have seen the track pronounce it one of the
best in the state, and that is praise enough. The coun-
try is extolled, too, and the people up to the California
Btandard. It is a short journey from here to lone, and
there is plenty of time to reach Santa Rosa for the open-
ing day there. There are many horses iu this neighbor-
hood which will not be sent-to Los Angeles, and these
can put iu an appearence at lone with a good chance
for a profitable trip. Sacramento and Stockton are 6°
"handy by" that there should be a certainty of several
from these places taking part.

Welcome Assistance-

We are much gratified to announce that the services of
Miss A. L. Wilson, of Cynthiana, Kentucky, have been
secured for the Bkeedrr and Sportsman. Her position is
general manager and assistant editor, and so far as we
are acquainted, it is the first instance on record of a
female filling these positions on a paper which is mainly
devoted to breeding, rearing and the development of
fine horses. Unique as it may be thought for a woman
to occupy the place, we feel absolute confidence in her
fitness for the task. Miss Wilson does not desire that
she shall be awarded any consideration on account of her
sex; neither do we, all that is sought (for our part we will
say demanded) that the work done 6ball be accepted as
the guage of capacity. She has had an experience of
sevpral years in all pertaining to the trotting-horse,
having conducted the indoor business of her father, W.
H. Wilson, of Abdallah Park, Kentucky.

Not entirely indoor, as her temperament is too aciive
to be housed all the time, and while becoming conversant
with trotting genealogies, the history of trotting and
trotters, she also acquired a knowledge of form, and an
aptitude to discriminate regarding blood-lints in connec-
tion with configuration, and, to put it in a few words, a
general knowledge of trotting stock which few men of
our acquaintance possess.

"Visitors to the office will find her competent to answer
any queries on that topic which admit of reply, and
obtain information on any points regarding pedigrees or
other matters pertaining to the subject. In this connec-
tion we reiterate the request that all matters relating to
any of the departments of the paper, or the business, be
directed to the Breedek and Sportsman, and not to any
individual connected with the paper. This will insure
prompt attention.

The Eureka Meeting.

Tuesday next will be the opening day of the Eureka
Jockey Club. The entries which are published in this
paper are an augury of fiDe sport especially racing, and
there is scarcely a doubt of the meeting proving success-
ful in all respects. There were a number of horses
shipped on the steamer City of Chester, which left here
Wednesday, and we hear that in addition to many visitors
who took passage on that boat, there will be a goodly
number on Saturday's steamer. We had a great desire
to attend this meeting. It is a section of California
that we should be mnch gratified to visit, and the trip
by steamer be hugely enjoyed. Our only ocean voyage
since living on this coast, was from Santa Monica
Dearly fourteen years ago, and as sea sickness never
bothers us, when time is not a great object, the water has
attractions over the rail Le6S than twenty-four hours
to Eureka should be sufficient inducement to entice
quite a delegation from the bay.

1888

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Russwood.

As will be seen from, the appended letter, Mr. John-
eon has had the good fortune to obtain a filly of high,
breeding on bcth sides of the house. The query is easily
answered. We think "more than well" cf the conjunc-
tion of two lines from Miss Russell. The greatest
yearling was a double Green Mountain Maid, and there
are points of similarity beside tracing through two Hue*
to one of the greatest broodmares. A double cross of
Harnbletonian in each and very nearly at the same dis-
tance. Norlaine by a grandson, Russwood also. Nor-
laine is a little closer onthe side of the dam, thus Elaine,
Messenger Duroc, Hambletcniau, Carlotta, Nutwood
Belmont, Abdallah Hambletonian. The inbreeding of
the two oelebrated mares is the same, thus Nutwood,
Electioneer, Green Mountain Maid, Elaine, Green
Mountain Maid. To Miss Russell, Lord Russell, Miss
Russell, Carlotta, Nutwood, Miss Russell. Norlaine had
three-eighths of Green Mountain Maid; Russwood has
the same of Miss Russeli. There is no risk in close in-
breeding to manifest superioiity.

Jos Cairn Simpson, Esq.

Dear Sir. — I claim tbe name of "Russwood" for bay filly,
no white, foaled at Woodburn Stock Farm, Kentucky, June
10th, 188S, by Lord Russell (full brother to Maud S ) Dam
Carlotta by Nutwood (by Belmont, dam Miss Russell, dam of
Maud S.) What do you think of that way of breeding?
Your Friend

Los Angeles, June 22d, 1888. H. M. Johnston.

Rosemeade

Mr. Rose is happy in nomenclature. Sunny Slope was
an appropriate title for the grand estate which lay on
tho sunny side of the snow-capped mountains, and which
caught the reflection of the grand orb from the placid
Pacific. The morning rays came warm while the
shadows laid dark further to the eastward, and warmer
yet as old Sol hung over head at noontime, still warm,
though balmy and fragrant, when the golden rays fell
into the ocean.

Rosemeade is the new place, and from the description
given in the introduction to the catalogue, we fancy it
not far behind the former domicile in beauty of location.
That it is equally as beautiful we can scarcely believe.
It must be at at lower attitude as the water is piped
from the former, and though our recollection of the
country between Sunny Slope and Los Angeles is some-
what misty, the loveliness of the old home impressed us
so strongly that it is difficult to realize a new abode
which has so many pleasing features. Alfalfa fields are
luxuriant. A meadow with hedges of roses and groups
of flowering shrubs is to be admired, but the pasture
field we sauntered over in the November gloaming, with
its grand old uaks, its carpet of alfillerilla and wild
oats, green as "emerant sea," when other latitudes are
snow-clad and bleak, mocking birds caroling from
bosky glens, and a cavalcade of young colts careering
over the verdant sod, was a picture altogether lovely
and enchanting.

Notwithstanding memory, retrospecting nearly fourteen
years, recalls scenes which are yet vivid, and which it
would be pleasing to dwell upon, the Rosemeade cata-
logue and its practical contents must be the present
topic A handsome catalogue it is, reflecting credit on
compiler and printer, an introductory which is pleasing
and instructive, and a part of which is copied elsewhere.
The compilaticn of pedigrees, records, etc., was the work
of Miss Wilson (our assistant), and with the exception
of a few typographical errors, as she did not see the
proof, can be placed in juxtaposition with the handi-
work of male experts and not suffer by the comparasion-

We present the gist of Mr. Rose's preface in the part
copied, and those who are conversant with what he has
done in the way of producing trotters will not accuse
him of "blowing his bugle" with too much emphasis.
We cannot agree with him in all his deductions, and
shall credit Belle of Wabash with as much of the glory
of The Moor as the Clay part of t'.ie pedigree. It is too
much the fashion to give the cross which is the most
'fancied by the observer the whole of the applause,
whereas sire and dam have an equal share in the pro-
duction.

It took King Ban and Maud Hampton to produce a
yearling which brought at auction $38,000, the union of
one with any other untried mate would have stopped at
a fraction of the sum. We fully believe, however, that
the pedigree given when the mare was trotting is more
likely to be correct than one which has been dug up a
quarter of a century thereafter. Especially whea thor-
oughbred blood in the trotter is the mooted point.
Knowing the prejudice that^ exists with some in regard
to the blood there is a propensity to gratify the desire at
the expense of truth, and assertions are made irrespective
of candor. Not long ago we were conversing with a
gentleman who is very much set against blue blood, and
he gave as his authority for questioning that of Maud S
and Jay-Eye-See the word of a gTOom who olaimed to
have worked at Woodburn. Tnis is about on a par of

accepting the misty remembrances of an octogenarian,
some fool story about stealing the mare out in the night,
or the tale of a wise neighbor who knew more than
the owner about the blood of his horse. "So that the
heart be right it matters little which way the head
lies," was the remark of Sir Walter Raleigh when he
laid his head on the block. What The Moor has accom-
plished is a matter of history, and whether his dam was
by Bassinger or a Copperbottom colt, has no bearing.
When the doubt is located so far back as the best part
of half a century it has small influence onthe present
status. We cannot agree with Mr. Rose in his estimate
of photcgraphs. Few, ir deed, which do not distort, and
if the representation of Alcazar is correct he is not the
highly formed animal as we remember him in his three-
year-old form. The picture represents his fore legs as
being nearly under the point of his shoulder which pro-
bably comes from his standing askew to the camera.
Were the humerus as short as it is there shown we must
have noticed it, and though faults of configuration may
be overcome by great excellence in other respects, it is
not likely that he would have made the brilliant cam-
paign of 1SS5. The picture of Stamboul, while better,
haj at least one drawback. The catalogue iu the whole
is so good that minor defects can be condoned.

Pool-Selling on Heats-

There is a universal wish among those who have the
welfare of the turf at heart, that pool-selling on heats
shall be done away with. Were the rules made so plain
that the "laying up of heats" should be punished with
the same severi'y as laying up the whole race, there
might be some reason for com inning it, and even then it
would give sharp rascals a chance to carry out their
schemes, and place temptation in the way of others to
commit crimes, which otherwise they would not have
planned. The only aigument in its favor is that it aug-
ments the resources and enables associations to offer
larger premiums. The premium for fraud overbalances
this so much that the debit side shows big figures, the
credit zero. Could there be absolute assurance that
every heat would be honestly striven for, pool-selling
on heats would answer. As it now stands, the practice
is reprehensible. We are pleased to learn that Mr.
Hinchmau has resolved to discontinue it on the Bay Dis-
trict and Oakland courses. When this is known before-
hand, bids for pool-privilege can be made in accordance
with the ukase.

Ed- A- Tipton.

Mr. Tipton, Secretary of the Kentucky Trotting-Horse
Breeders Association, is paying a visit to California, and
we had the pleasure of meeting him a few days ago
The main purpose of the trip, outside of seeing the
Golden Coast, is to prepare the Palo Alto Catalogue of
1888. Mr. Tipton is one of the best informed men on
troiting pedigrees, and has had a great deal of experience
in the work of arranging trotting genealogies, and it is
safe to say that the work will be done in the best style.
He has been of great service to the Association of which
he is secretary, and mainly through his efforts it has be-
come one of the big institutions of the country. Mrs
Tipton accompanies him.

The Right Address.

If our correspondents fully realized the trouble which
results from directing their communications to individ-
uals connected with tbe Breeder and Sportsman they
would be apt to change their tactics. Letters which de-
mand immediate attention may be delayed, and still
worse be entirely neglected.

Whatever pertains to the paper should be addressed to
it. This will insure immediate attention. Communica-
tions relating to business or editorial departments should
be specifically addressed, and we will be greatly obliged
if our correspondents will bear it in mind.

Mr. H. S. Hogaboom reports that he has sold at private sale
to Mr. Hodsonof Sacramento, Cal. The brown colt foaled
March 5, 18SS, by Harvester, dam Lady Blanchard, 2:26}, by
Whipple's Hambletonian, seccnd dam the Livingston mare,
by Gen. Taylor. Price $1250. Mr. Hogaboom is now on his
way to Rohnerville, Humboldt Co., where he is about to es-
tablish a ranch and will continue breeding trotters.

Mr. Henry S. Smith, of the Detroit Driving Club, informs
us that Mr. Emery has decided to withdraw Patron from tbe
sis year-old stake which will be trotted at Detroit this fall
under the auspices of the National Trotting Association. Mr.
Emery gives as his reason for this that Patron is making a
very heavy season in the stud.

The Napa aDd Solano Connty Fair Association have decided
to have their meeting at Nnpa the week after the San Jose
Fair. They huve offered liberal purses for each day. Oct.
2d to 6th. This is their first meeting and should be a success,
as Napa is of ea^y acces?.

Answers to O^rresnondents.

Questions answered only through these columns. No replies oy
n.ail or telegraph. The name of the writer should accompany all
questions, not for publication, but as a guarantee of good faitb . Let-
ters received without the writer's name cannot receive attention.

Eugene City, Or.

1. Can you tell me whether or not Lady St. Clair was ever
bred to John Nelson? If so, where is tbe produce? The
reason I ask this question is I am personally interested. I
have a bay pacing mare, somewhere from ten to fifteen years
old, that Mr. O. O. Barnes of Albany, this state, bought of a
widow lady in San Francisco about six years ago. The mare
is said to be by John Nt-lson and out of Lady St. Clair. Mr.
Barnes is dead, and the particulars of the purchase cannot be
ascertained. The mare in qutstion is a fast pacer herself and
is one of the gamest animals I ever drove. She has a five-
year-old stallion colt that can trot in 2:30 or better- Colt was
sired Oy a horse called Fe;ir Naught, Barnes having bred her
in San Francisco soon after purchasing her. You will do me
a favor by answering tbe above question throngh the Breeder
and Sportsman. 2 I desire also to know the breeding of the
horse called Nigger Baby and his son Pacific, sometimes called
Pacific Eagle.

Answei.— We think that Lady St. Clair had a colt by John
Nelson, but will find out positively. Mr. Frank Malone can
probably furnish the information, and he will conter a favor
by furnishing it.

D. N., San Francisco.

To decide a bet would like to know if Goldsmith drove An-
teeo in a race with a piece of lath, hoop, board or scraper in
his nand; also whether be hit Anteeo with it? By answering
this iu your nest paper you will oblige an old subscriber. I
think it wu3 in the race he was matched with Arab that Gold-
smith hit him with a scraper.

Answer.— Onr friend Goldsmith must decide this question.

Justice, San Francisco. See answer to D. N. above.

Fiesno, Cal.

Please inform me through your valuable paper the follow-
ing. If a party breeds a mare to a stallion and does not pay
for the service of the same, then sells said mare to another,
has the owner of said stallion any lien or claim on said colt?

Answer. — Not in California.

Subscriber, San Jose.

1. What is pedigree of EUlarney? (pacer). What record h&s
he? 2. Also pedigree of John Nelson.

Answer. 1. Killarnev, b h by Black Ralph. Pacing record
2:20J made at Nevada' City, Cal., Aug. 25, 1886. The pedi-
grees of Black Ralph and of Killarney's dam are unknown.
Black Ralph also sired Belle Spencer 2:26$. 2. John Nelson
ch h, foaled 1S51, by a son of imp. Trustee, dam Redwood,
mare by old Abdallah.

Jos. Cairn Simpson, Esq.

Dear Sir. — I have just arrived here and taken the manage-
ment of the Overland Park Club. The prospects for a suc-
cessful racing and trotting organization are very flattering,
and I think it will at no distant date rank amoDg the leading
clubs of the country, and give at least two first-class meetiogs
this year. "We shall hope to draw quite largely from the Pa-
cific Coast, and will want tbe support and assistance of tbe
Breeder and Sportsman. I shall certainly use its adveitis-
ing columns, as I have learned their value in my experience
at Chicago, Detroit and Kansas City. Please send the B. &
S. regularly to The Overland Park Ciub, Room 13, Opera
House, Denver, Col.

June 22d, 1S88. D. S. Hall, Superintendent.

Breeder and Sportsman, S. F.

Dear Friend. — "Truth is stranger than fiction" is especially
applicable to our fair organization. AUhoogh the only body
of the kind in this favored and prosperous city, we were
never legally constituted until May 2lBt, 188S. The fact has
been known for many months, and the knowledge of same,
coupled with the inability to obtain the remedy sooner, has
seriously hindered the turf interests of our delightful section.
The machinery at last is working finely, and the work of
preparation to accommodate the hosts that have signified
their intention of being here in August is going on at every
baud. Fences are being put in order and whitened, 38 splen-
did new boxes in addition to the 70 erected last season, insure
ample accommodation. Improvements in way of full height
partitions are being placed in five other barns. New water
facilities, and a horticultural pavilion near the grand stand,
give an idea of the preparation going on. If the inquiries and
promises to engage in the races are an index, onr agricultural
race course will have such a boom as will cause the corner-lot
craze of last season to sink into insignificance. The combining
of the entire Fair exhibit and holding all at the Park grounds
is attracting general favor. The services of that well-
known gentleman, W. J. A. Smith as Superintendent of Pa-
vilion, is a sure guarantee of the success of the new departure.
Will harass you again in the near future when the racing
hosts begin to congregate. E. A. DeCabip.

The Los Angeles Entries.

A dispatch from Mr. DeCamp, the secretary of the Los
Angeles Association, states that all nominations in the
running department will be ten per cent, entrance with half
for forfeit, as the board is anxious to attract large fields in
the racing events.

Foals of 1888.

At Biggs, Butte Co. Property of Dr. C. E. Fernam, San
Francisco.

TROTTER.

Jane 1st, bay colt by Guy "Wilkes, dam Eda by Hock-
hocking, second dam Eva Combs by Billy Cheatham; third
dam Ruby by Winnebago, etc. Eda is full sister to St.
David. See Bruce's American Stud Book, Vol. IV, page 182.
The name Hock Wilkes is claimed for this colt.

Names Claimed.

By Herald and Loeber, St. Helena, Napa Co., Cal.

Grandissimo. for bay colt, black points, foaled April, 18S6.
Sire Le Grand son of Almont dam Norma by Arthurton,
(sire of Arab 2:16}) granddam Noormahal (record 2:39, full
sister to A. W.Richmond, fire of Arrow 2:14, Romero 2:19
and sire of tho dam of Anteeo 2:16} and Antevolo 2:18]) by
Simpson's Blackbird. The colt is full brother to Mr. Cor-
bitt's great three-year-old Grandee.

The Southern California Breeders' Associ:.'.
an attractive programme of running, tr
Taces to take place at Pacific Beach Driving .
Oct. 23d to 27th. Their pnrses aggregate ?

tng

410

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June 30

Sires of the Great Brood-Mares.

Daring the past three months the Sportsman has been
publishing the tables of producing dams Tinder their sires,
and as the last of those whose breeding has been traced and
established appear in this issue a brief review of the greatest
sires of speed producers and their produce will be interest-
ing as well as instructive. The Hambletonian, Morgan,
Clay and Mambrino Chief are the four great broodmare
families, their decendants having produced eight hundred and
two 2:30 performers.

Hambletonian, who, during his loDg life, stood at the head
of all sires of speed at the trotting gait, and founded the
greatest of trotting dynasties; is also the greatest sire of
speed producers. Forty-four of his daughters have already
thrown fifty 2:30 performers, nine of which have records of
2:20 or better, and twenty-four have records of 2:25 or better.
Forty-six of his sons have got the dams of one hun-Jred and
twenty-six 2:30 performers, including OlingstoDe 2:14, and
Patron 2:14^. Twenty-nine of Hambletoniau's grandsons have
sired the dams of sixty-eight performers, and four great
grandsons are credited with one each. On combining them
we find that two hundred and iorty-uine 2:30 performers
have inherited the blood of Hambletonian through their
dams.

The Morgans, which are the oldest of the great trotting
families, stand second in the tables of speed producers, and
if the Pilot tribe can be traced to the Hawkins Horse, which
we aie disposed to believe, they stand without a peer. Bat
without this powerful branch, to which the dams of the
Queen of the Turf and her greatest rival belong, the decen-
dants of Justin Morgan have got the dams of two hundred
and forty-four 2:30 performers. One hundred and twenty
of that number trace to the Vermont Black Hawk branch, its
greatest representative being Ethan; Allen, who is also the
greatest sire of speed, producers in the family.

The Clays, or more correctly, the Andrew Jacksons, if the
Long Island Black Hawk family ia to be considered under
the same head, have become famous, more through great
individuals than the uniform producing qualities of its
mareB. Breeders should not lose sight of this fact, for many
who are now purchasing Clay blood at any price, regardless
of the individual through which they inherited it, will, in
many instances meet with failures. Of the hundreds of Clay
mares that have been bred during the past forty years, only
one hundred and forty-eight have been producers, but they
have thrown one hundred and seventy-four performers.
Those mares were got by sixty-six decendants of Andrew
Jackson, the most successful lines tracing through Harry
Clay, Strader's Cassias, M. Clay Jr. and his son American
Clay, George M. Patchen and Greeu's Bashaw.

Sixteen of Mambrino Chief's daughters, nearly all of which
are now dead, have produced twenty 2:30 performers.
Twenty-nine of his sons have got the dams of one hundred
and five performers, fourteen of her grandsons are credited
with twenty producing daughters, and Coaster, a great-
grandson has a producing daughter in the dam of Stuart,
2:26}. Msmbrino Chief's mares and their decendants had,
at the close of last season, produced one hundred and forty-
three 2:30 performers. The greatest triumph of this stout-
hearted family, however, lays in the near future, The source
of early speed lurks in its developed lines, as has been
proven by the performances of an Houri, a Patron and a
Sable Wilkes.

Taking up the great brood-mare sires separately, we find
that six have got the dams of twenty or more 2:30 perfor-
mers; eighteen have ten or more under their names and that
thirty-three are credited with seven or more. Only three
of this number are now living, but the daughters of over two-
thirds of them are still numerous, many of them being in
training. The following stallions have sired the dams of
seven or more 2:30 performers, the number credited to each
being placed after the name

Hambletonian 50

Pilot Jr 26

Seeley's American Star 24

Alexander's Abdallah 24

Mambrino Patchen 21

Mambrino Chief 20

Harry Clay 19

Ethan Allen 15

Volunteer 15

Magna Charta 14

Richard's Bellf ounder 13

American Clay 12

Almont 11

Blue Ball 11

Belmont 10

Green's Bashaw 10

Mambrino Pilot 10

Seven of the thirty-three sires in the above table are mem-
bers of the Clay family, and are represented by seventy-one
performers. Six are Hambletonians, and have produced the
dams of one hundred and eighteen performers. The Mam-
brino Chief also has six with Beventy-tive performers, and
the MorgauB four with forty-six 2:30 stars to represent
them.

The Clay family representatives are Hairy Clay, with nine-
teen performerB out of twelve mares. American Clay, sire of
the dams of Sir Walter Jr., 2:18}, and Garnet 2:19. Green's
Bashaw, whose daughter have thrown thirteen performers
to the cover of twelve different sires, only one of which ever
got a 2:20 performer. Henry B. Patchen, whose nine per-
formers are out of four mares. Henry Clay, Bire of the dam
of George Wilkes, Kentucky Clay and Strader's Cassius M.
Clay Jr. The seventy-one performers are out of fifty-five
mares, and their average records is a small fraction over
2:26.

The Hambletonian representatives are the founder of the
family, with fifty performers, the fastest being Trinket 2:14;
Alexander's Abdallah, who got the dam of Jerome Eddy
2:16i, Favonia2:19, and twenty-two others, including three
doubtful ones, and his sons Almont and Belmont, whose
daughters have produced eleven and ten performers, respec-
tively; Volunteer whose daughters have thrown two Clay
Stake winners and Edward Everett. The one hundred and
eighteen performers tracing to Hambletonian in the above
table are out of one hundred and six mares, and their aver-
age record is 2;25$.

Director 2:17, and Piedmont 2:17},; are the fastest per-
formers credited to the daughters of Mambrino Chief, while
the Ma nbrino Patchen mareB are credited with six 2:20
performers. The greatest brood-mares got by the latter are
Alma Mater, Betty Brown, Black Jane and Lady Bunker,
dam >f Guy Wilkes 2:15}. Mambrino Pilot's greatest
dang *er is Gretchen, dam of three 2:30 performers, as well
as SaMe. Three maies by Clark Chief produced Phallas
2:13J, Majolica 2:15, and Wilson 2:16J; the fastest trio

— ited to the daughters of any Bire. Brignoli got the dam
"■ling Wilkes 2:22}, and six others, and five ot Woodford

.jj'urino'a daughters produced seven performers. Seventy-

Young Columbus 10

Clark Chief 9

General Knox 9

Henry B. Patchen 9

John Dillard 9

Abdallah 8

Edward Everett 8

Edwin ForreBt 8

Golddust 8

Vermont Hambletonian 8

"Woodford Mambrino 8

Brignoli 7

Corbeau 7

Henry Clay 7

Kentucky Clay 7

Strader's Cassius M. Clay Jr, 7

five representatives of the Mambrino Chief producing dam6
are oat of fifty-five mares, and the average record of the per-
formers is 2:24.

Fourteen of Ethan Allen's daughters produced fifteen 2:30
performers, Josephine S., 2:24i, being the fastest. Btlle F.f
2:15}, is the fastest performer out of a daughter of Magna
Charta, and is also the fastest trotter with a Morgan cross in
her first dam. All of the nine performers out of daughters of
General Knox were got by different sires. Lucille Golddust,
2:16i, is oue of GolddusL's speed producers. The forty-six
performers credited to the four Morgans are outof forty-three
mares, and their average record is a small fraction over 2:26i.

Eleven of the sires iu the above table have not as yet been
mentioned. Seeley's American Star, the first of the=e, stands
second only to Hambletonian. His daughters have thrown
forty-two 2:30 performers. Fifteen of them were got by Ham-
bletonian, seventeen by his sons, and one, Robert McGregor,
2:17^, by a grand-son.

Thirteen mares by Pilot Jr. have produced twenty -six 5:30
performers, four of them having thrown three each, and five
two each. Two daughters of this horse have thrown three
performers whose average records are 2:12|. Pilot Jr.'a
greatest producers are "Waterwitch, Mi>s Russell, Midnight,
Tackey. Crop, Minerva, Santa Maria, Dahlia and Diana.

Richard's Bellfounder aud John Dillard's success as sires
rests altogether upon the produce of their daughters. The
former did sire one 2:3J performer, but he is known better in
the brood-mare lists than among successful sires. John Dil-
lard was never heard of in the trotting world until Gray Nelly's
colt, by Red Wilkes, reduced the three-year-old record to 2:21,
and afterwards trotted in 2:16J. SiDce that time his daugh-
ters have been judiciously bred with good results. One pro-
duced Wild Rake. 2:22 J. the champion three-year-old of 1886.
and another is the granddam of Prince Wilkes. Blue Bull is
also asserting himself through his daughters, as he did in the
2:20 list. Lowland Girl out of one of hi3 mares, trotted in
2:19£ last season, and nine others bearing the same relation-
ship" to him are in the 2:30 list. Abbottsford, 2:19i, who
promises to be a great sire, is the fastest performer out of a
daughter of Young Coin mbuB, and Goldsmith Maid, the bright-
est jewel in the crown of Abdallah's daughters. Three of
Edwin Forrest's daughters have thrown 2:20 performers. T.
T. S., 2:21}, is the fastest, tracing to Vermont Hambletonian
maies, and Valkyr, 2:24}, the best known performer out of a
daughter of Corbeau.

Upon referring to the entire list of producing dams we find
that the daughters of fourteen sires have produced six per-
formers, the daughters of eleven have produced five each, the
daughters of nineteen have produced fuur each, the daughters
of sixty-two have produced three each, and the daughters of
one hundre i and one have proiueed two each. Mares by the
following stallions have thrown six 2:3U performers:
Alexander's Norman. Geo Wilkes. Jupiter.

Captain Walker. Gill's Vermont. State of Maine.

Drew Horse. Hamlet. Stubtail.

Eureka. Harold. ihe Moor.

Geo. M. Patchen. Harris H'bleton'n.

One of Alexander's Norman producers is May Queen, 2:20,
and Big Mary, 2:2S, represents Geo. M. Patchen in the same
field. Three of Captain Walker's performers are out of Mol-
ly Walker, and Geo. Wiikes* fastest pair, Butterfly, 2:29£,
and Eagle Bird, 2:21, are outof Tansj. Two daughters of
the Drew Horse threw Iron Age, 2:19£, and Midnight, 2:18$.
Sheridan, 2:203, is Eunka's fastest. Two of HamleL's stars
are out of Nanny Thome, and Harold's greatest producing
daughter is Bicara, dam of Fancost, 2:21jJ; Flora, dam of
Electric, 2:20, and Young Fullerton, 2:20|, is Jupiter's great-
est daughter, and Emily C, the one upon which the State of
Maine's reputation rests. Falka and Lady Fulton produced
five of Stabtail's six, and three of the six credited to The
Moor are out of Beautiful Bells. Sable Wilkes is also out of
a mare by The Moor.

The following horses have sired the dams of five 2 -.30 per-
formers:

Aker's Idol. Gideon St. Clair.

Berkeley's E. Forrest. Joe Hooker. Toronto Chief.

Daniel Lambert. Lexington. Young Morill.

Fisk's Mamb'o Chief. Seneca<Jhief.

A daughter of Arker's Idol produced Misty Morning, 2:21,
and four of Berkeley's Edwin Forrest's representatives are
out of Ned. Dame Tansey and Bonnie are Daniel Lambert's
greatest daughters, and Gideon has become famous by the
developed produce of Gretchen and Skip. The produce of
Mayflower, May Fly and Melinche have made St. Clair a
fixture in the annals of the turf. Two daughters of May-
flower hold the two and four-year-old records. May Fly iB
the dam of Bonita, 2:1S£, and Melinche produced Fred
Crocker, with a two-year-old record of 2:25i.

The following horses have sired the damsof four 2:30 per-
formers:

Canada Chief. Hanley's Hiatoga. Messenger Duroc.

Clifton Pilot. Joe Downing. Night Hawk.

Copperbottom Horse. King'B Champion. Pete Guffin.
Flaxtail. Long Island Black Scott'e Hiatoga.

Geo M Patchen Jr. Hawk. Spalding's Abdallah.

Godfrey Patchen. Morgan Rattier. Stevens' Bald Chief.
Hamlin's Patchen.

Kate Bradley produced three of Clifton Pilots quartette, and
Fernleaf, by FlaxtaiL is the dam of the great colt Shamrock,
2:25. Godfrey Patchen got the dam of Domestic, 2:203, and
all of Hamlin'B Patchen'B representatives are by Almont Jr.
Grand Duchess 2:26£, is the greatest representative of
Hanley's Hiatoga, and Morgan Rattler got Annie Eastin dam
of Endymion, 2:23}, and Dolly Davis, 2:29. Duroc Maid,
by Messenger Duroc, produced two performers, and one
with a public trial ol 2:23}, and Elaine, 2:20, another daugh-
ter of the Stony Ford stallion, is the dam of Norlaine 2:31J,
as a yearling Minnehaha is the dam of the four performers
credited to Steven's Bald Chief.

Glencoe as a Sira.

The following article, under the above, is copied from
an exchange, the main reason being the oppor-
tunity it will give those who are acquainted with the Ameri-
can Turf, for a little merriment. It would be difficult to
crowd more errors into the same space and retain the appear-
ance of correctness. The date of the importation of Glencoe
is correct, and that is about all, A few of the niost prominent
of the blunders— though the whole article i6 ridiculous — are:
The Oaks is for three-year-old fillies. He did not start in
the St. Leger. He ran third in the Derby. TheSt.Leger
in 1S34 was won by Touchstone. In place of being an
inferior looking horse, he wbb described in the English papers
of the time as "a horse of great power and symmetry, and
in color a rich chestnut." He become sway-backed with age.
Long before the birth of Little Arthur, his get took the lead.
Peytona won the great Peyton Stakes and beat Fashion years

before Little Arthur was foaled. Reel, Charmer, Vandal, in
short nearly all of the great Glencoes won before the first
eou of Blue Bonnet. Little Flea was by Grey Eagle. Kitty
Miles, nee Puss Farris, was far below acme race-mares of
her time. Little Flea did not run in the races with Lexing-
ton and Lecompte, and it is more than a sure thing to wager
that "Uncle John" Harper never bet $100 to §10 in his
whole lite.

The article is worthy of a place, however, as an illustration
of the absurdities which frequently appear anent horses,
especially the heroes of the past.

There is not the least doubt but tbatlwe quite too often ren-
der hasty decisions upon all subjects, and especially upon the
subject of reproduction. For example: Fifty-two years ago,
the famous racehorse Glencoe, was imported into America
after he had been the successful winner of many of the great
stakes and cups of England. He was purchased at a liberal
price — the largest that had ever been paid for a single
horse on either hemisphere — and his purchaser had great
expectations of him in the stud ol America. His coming
was heralded over the land, and ere he arrived, thousands of
horsemen were eager to have a look at him. The day he
walked down the gang plank from the great ship that brought
him from England, a hundred horsemen were present, and
the Englishmen among them gave three hearty cheers. The
Americans did not like him. The horse was not the big stout
racer they had expected of the winner of the Oaks
and St. Leger. Neither was he prepossessing in his make up.
He was low headed, with a slight sway in the back, and
with knees that did not meet the approval of the American
standard of a horse. However, he was here, and from his
extraordinary racing record in England, he succeeded in
attracting to his harem a few of the beBt mares in the south-
west. In time his three-year-old colts appeared on the turf,
but among the fir=t batch there was not a good one to carry
the Glencoe colors to the front. Then the wise ones shook
their heads with the remark, "I told you so." The rumor
went abroad that his progeny were "quitters" — could not
stay a distance, and for a few seasons the winner of the St.
Leger stood without a patron outside of his owner's pad-
docks.

At last one of his colts found its way up into Missouri.
This was Little Arthur, the afterward famous gray horse of
the "West. When Arthur was three years old, some old
gentlemen of Lexington— among whom was Uncle Billv
Russell — believing the colt to be a fair representative of the
"imported sway back," hung up a liberal puree to be run for
at three mile heats, and invited all horses of the land to try
titles with this Glenc e baby. When the day of the race
came, Arthur had two competitors. The one was Little Flea,
the famed ^on of Wagner, he who had only yielded the palm
of victory on the old Metairie at New Orleans by a throat-latch
to Lexington and Lecompte in the fastest four mile run ever
made prior to that day, aud the other was Kitty Miles, the
best mare of her day that had ever been bred north of Mason
and Dixon's Line. It was rive dollars to a handful of mar-
bles that the Missouri colt would be distanced in the first
heat. It is with no little satisfaction that we recall the little
wonders, Little F!ea and Kitty Miles, neither of which
weighed more than 720 lbs. in race horse condition. Many
a time we have seen them stripped for the money; and when
they were, there was a horse ruce.

It haB been many years since that race day in Missouri, but
the memory of it still lingers in our mind. There were five
or six thousand excited people on the ground, the male por-
tion of whom were clad in butternut and blue jeauB. When
the hour came for the start, Arthur came upon the track look-
ing like anything but a raee-horte. He was rough aud
scarcely bridle-wise — had never had a blanket on his back or
a shoe on his feet, and was as quiet as a plow-horse. His
opponents were the perfection of fit. Their glossy coats and
well tuck d flanks betokened finish and final touch fit for a
desperate race. We remember Billy Russell, just as the
horses were being saddled, laying a thousand dollars against
an equal sum with Mr. Mclndo, the owner of Little Flea,
that the colt would not be distanced, and then placing another
thousand that he would be better than third in the race. At
the tap of the drum away went the three in a bunch so even
that no man could have told which bad the best of it. At
the finish of the first mile they were neck and neck. So
again at the finish of the second mile. Well do we remember
the remark of Uncle John Harper, of Kentucky, just al this
juncture, who stood with watch in hand: "Gentlemen, that
'ar colt is a ghost! They are running for blood!" And the
old gentleman mopped the perspiration from his face, as he
continued, "a hundred dollars, gentlemen, to ten that the
Glencoe colt gets here first." And so he did, and in the sec-
ond heat had the race all to himself. From this time forward
imported Glencoe as a sire became popular in the land, and
there were no more allusions made to his sway back or calf
knees, and the Englishmen on the other side of the water not
infrequently offered four and five times what they had
received for him to get him" back again. And that is only
another case where patience is a necessary quality in human
experience.

The Lady and the Pointer.

Women in the far West have a very unique way of obtain-
ing tips on races, as will be seen by the following from the
Dakota Bell: A middle-aged woman, with a solemn cast of
countenance, and wearing a plain black dress, approached
Colonel Dan Scott, Secretary of the Sioux Falls Turf Associa-
tion, one day recently and said: "Sir, I understand there is
going to be 6ome hoss-racing here next week?" "We expect
to have some races, madam." "So I heard. A lot of
gawkies are going to get on the track with two-wheeled sulk-
ieB and fence-rail horses, and lean over and saw on the lines
and crack the beasts with a short whip and holler and crowd,
and try to get ahead of each other." "Why, why, madam

." "Then a big crowd of bald-headed old hypocrites

and corn-stalked dudes will stand around and bet on the
horses." "Why, madam, I suppose there will be some bet-
ting." "Then there will be a lot of old blokes up in the
judges' stand too drunk to tell which horse does come in
ahead." "No — , oh no — ." "Don't you 'no' me. I tell you
they will all be drunk! Then a man with a mouth like a
new cellar will stand up and sell pools on the races, and lie
aud cheat and break the law." "I am sorry, madam, but—."
"I know it's all so! And the race will be sold by the owners
or some miserable driver will throw it, and if an honest man
does bet on it he'll get beat out of his money." "Madam, I
am sorry that you appear to be so much opposed to hoss-
racing," "Me opposed to hoss-racing? "I gather 60 frem
your remarks." "No, sir, not much; I just understand it.
that's all. What I called for was to see if yon couldn't give
me a pointer on which is going to beat. I've sold a heating
stove and a winter cloak, and I've got my eye on a long-legged
gray mare, but I don't want to go and put my money on her
unless she's going to get there on the homestretch. I'm will-
ing to whack up what I got for the cloak to anybody that'll
put me onto a dead sure thing to put the Btove money on!"

1888

"2"Ixe fJrjeMjer atttl J^ariiaum.

411

9th Annual Fair.

DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL
ASSOCIATION No. 6.

LOS ANGELES, CAL.

FIBST MEETING OF COAST CIRIXIT.

August 6 to 11, 1888.

3,1 ,000 In Parses and Premiums.

A GRAND HARVEST HOME AND RACE MEETING
Tbe entire Fair including Pavilion, In the hand-
somest Gronnas in America In points of inteiest
this Fair is secoud only to the state Fair.

ENTRIES TO SPEED PROGRAMME
Close July 15th.

DON'T FORGET THE DATE.
FIRST I6AY, Monday, Angust B.

1— Running— For two-year-olds; purse, 8300; 3195
to first; fil5 to second: $30 to third; Half mile dash.

2— Running— Free for all; weight for age; purse,
S450; 3290 to first; 3115 to second; 3*5 to third horse;
dash of one mile _ , „ .

3-pACiNG-FiPeforall: puree, 3600; *3C0 to -irst;
3150 to second : 390 to third; 360 to fourth horse mile;
neats. best three in five.

4 -Tbottisg -2.45 claps; purse. 31'- CO; ^00 to first;
S250 to second; 3150 to third; 3LC0 to fourth horse;
mile heats, three.in five,

SECOND DAY.

5— Ladies' Eqcestbians hip— Four elegant money,
or other valuable prizes, frr the most graceful and
accomplished lady rider. Grace, skill and superior
horse-womansbip to be the unite of merit, and not
speed i Premiums to be announced later.)

6— Trotting Stake— For three-year-olds, foals of
1885- closed December, 1887 with nine entries

7— Trotting— 2:23 class; purse, S1.CO0; 35C0 to first;
3250 to second; 3150 to third; 3100 to fourth horse;
mile heats, best three in five.

IHIKD DAY.

8— RcNNiNG-For three-year-olds; purse 3400; 3260
tonxst; 3100 to second; 340 to third; three-quarter
mile dash. . „__ ,

9— Running — Ml ages; weight forage; purse, t600,
S390 to first; 3150 to second; 360 to third; one and a
quarter miles. -

10 -TnoTTlKG— Three-year-old stake; foals of lbSoj
550 entrance; Si'5 to accompany nomination, and 325
July 31st; $250 added. Mile heats; three in five.
Opened by consent. See conditions.

11— Thoittng— Free for all; purse, 31,200; 3600 to
first; 3300 to second; 3180 to third; 3120 to fourth
horse; mile heats, three in five.

FOURTH DAT.

12— Runntng Stake - For two-year-olds; closed
Dec 1st, 1886, with 21 entries; dasb of one mile

13— Running— All ages ; weight for age; purse, 8400;
S2c0to first; 8100 to second; 340 to third; three-quar-
ter mile heats.

14 -Trotting Stake— For two-year-olds; foals of
18B6; closed December, 1S86, with 11 entries.

15 Trotting— 2 :30 class; purse, 31000; 55 0 to first;

S25U to second; 8150 to third, and 8100 to fourth
horse; mile heats, best tbree in five.
FIFTH DAT.

16— Running— Southern California Derby Stakes,
for three-year-old colts ani fillies; closed Decem-
ber, 1886, with nine nominations; one and a half

17— Running -All ages; purse, 3400; of which 3260
to first: 3100 to second: $10 to third horse; three
quarters of a mil-*. . , , T T

jg District Trotting— Three minute class; L. J.

Rome's stable barrtd; purse, S30O; 3150 to first; S75 to
second; 345 to third; SSO to fourth; mile heats, three

19— Ttotttng— 2:20 class- purse, 530X0; 3500 to first;
3250 to second; 8150 to third; 3100 to fourth horse;
mile heats, three in five.

SIXTH DA1C.
20— Rukning— Froe for all; weight for age; purse,
?;50; 3195 to first; 390 to secend; 3d 5 to third horse;
half-mile heats.

2i— Running — Consolation; beaten horses; purse,
S25u; 3165 to first; 36 j to second; and ezo to third
horse; one mile.

22— Tiottirg— Four-Year-Old Stake; fo^ls of 1885;
same terms as No. 10; mile heats; three in five.
Opened by consent. See conditions

■'3— Trotting-2:25 class; purse, 81G00; 35J0 to first;
§250 to second, 3150 to tbird; SlOo to fourth horse,
mile heats, three in five

EXTRA.
District Trotting— 2:35 class; purse, 8100; day of
trotting to be named h reafter; mile heats, three in
five.

Conditions ot Tliree and Fourlfear-Old
Stakes.
American Trotting Association rules to govern.
Five or more to enter, three to start, stakes to be
divided— seven-tenths to first horse, two.tenths to
second, one tenth to tbird. Added money, 53 per
cent to first, 25 to second, 15 to third, 10 to fourth.
If onlv three start, fourth money reverts to the
Society if two only start, third and fourth money
reverts to the Society, if walkover, no added money
is given the horse making the same only entitled to
thl stakes actually paid in. Failure to make subse-
quent payments forfeits money paid in.
.ONDITIONS.
Ten per cent- of purse (running, trotting and pac-
ing) to accompany nominations. American Trotting
Association Rules to govern pacing and trotting
Pacific Coast Blood Horse Rules to govern running
events Terms of races and division of money as
above Stakes in accordance with advertisement
when nominations were made. No added money for
a walk-over; horse making same only receives the
entrances actnaliv paid in. A horse distancing the
field receives first and third money only; in any
other event, first money only.

In all races five are to fill and three to start, but a
lesser number of entries will hold, by proportionate
amount of purse being deducted Colors will be
named for ill running nominations. Drivers will
be requested to wear distinct colored caps m all
harness events. The Board reserves the right to
change the order or sandwich heats and races, or
postpone races when, in their judgment it may seem
abvisable Entries to close with the Secretary Jnly

15 1888 at midnight Hay and bedding free to
patrons." Everything renovated. New barns and
stock aacommodations. One admission to every de-
partment. Send for premium list. Further partic-
ulars address. j w_ BOB1NM>N) preswent.

*E- A- DeCAMP. Secretary, 1i North Main St.
or P. O. Box. 210, Los Angeles.

1888. 1888.

NEVADA STATE FAIR

— AT —

RENO, NEV.,

September 17 to 22 Inclusive.

$10,000.00

- IN —

PURSES AND PREMIUMS.

STOCKTON

FAIR.

Annual Race Meeting of 1S88.

SPEED PROGEAMME:
MOSDAY, September i ?, 1888.

1— Selling Purse. 3250; ofwhich§50to second, $25 to
third; for three-year-olds and upwards; horses en.
tered to be sold for §l,Si o to carry rule weights ; two
pounds allowed for each 3100 down to 3i.0i.kj, then one
pound fur each 5100 less, down t" £400; Pelling price to
be stated through entry bos at 6 p. M. the day before
the race; one mile.

2— .Nevada Stake, running; for two-year-olds (foals
of 1886} ; §50 entrance; §10 to accompany nominations:
540 additional for starters; to be paid in belore6p. u.
day previous to race; ten per cent, of stake money to
go to racing fund; $3C0 added; second horse to save
stake; three-quarters mile.

3— Running, five-eighths mile dash; District horses;
S100 added; entrance $20, declaration $5; on or before
August 25th.

■i— Running, three-eighths mile and repeat; purse
$U0; 3100 to first, 350 to second.

Tuesday, September 18.

5— Running, three-quarters mile; District horses;
purse 310<>; 375 to first; §25 to second.
t—Trotting 2:27 class; purse 3600.
7— Trotting stake for two-year-olds; mile and re-
peat; entrance $«0, of which 320 to accompany nomi-
nation; 310 additional for starters; to be paid in be-
fore6 p. ii. day previous to race; §300 added; ten per
cent, of stake money to go to racing fund; three or
more starters to make a race; stakes and added
money to be divided (50,30, and 10 per cent.

Wednesday, SeptembPr 19ili-
8 — Novelty Race, running; pnrse §100; one and nne-
half miles; first half-mile, $-50; first mile 3100; first to
finish, 32a0.

9— unning; for three-year-olds; §~n entrance; §20 to
accompany nominations: §?0 additional for starters;
to be paid" in before 6 p. si. cay previous to race; ten
percent, of stake money to go to racing fund; 3330
added; second horse to* save stake; one and one-
quarter miles.

10— Trotting, thxee-minute-class, ror District horses;
purse §300; first horse 3150, second horse 3100. third
horse 350.

Thursday. September 20tli.
11— "Running, mile and repeat; purse 330; SloO to
first, 310 i to second, §50 to third.
12— Trotting, 2.40 class; purse 3600.
13— Trotting stake for three-year-olds; 3100 en-
trance, 325 to accompany nomination; 375 additional
for starters; to be paid iu before 6 p. m. day previous
to race; 3400 added; ceu percent, of stake money to
go to racing fund; three or more starters to make a
race; stakes and added money to be divided 60, 30 and
ten percent.

Friday, September 21.
14— Running, purse 3300; of which 350 to second; for
all ages; three-quarter mile heats.

15— Running, half-mile and repeat; District horses;
purse 3150; 3luoto first, 350 to second.

16— Running stake; for two-year-olds (.foals of 1SS6).
$50 entrance; 310 to accompany nominations; §40
additional for starters; to be pain in betore six p.m.
day previous to race; leu per cent, of stake money to
go to raeing i«nd; $300 added; second hors<j to save
stake; one mile.

17— Trotting, 2:50 class; for District horses; three in
five; purse3.s00; first§15 > second 3*00, third 350.
Saturday. September 22d.

IS— Trotting, 2:22 class; purse 31,000; 3500 to first, 3300
to second, 3200 to third.

19— Pacini:; purse §600; 3300 to first, 3200 to second,
3100 to third.

C^Additional races will be made each day. Classes
maje up from horses onthe grounds.

KfiJURKS AND CONDITION'S.

— BEG INNING -

Nominations to stakes must be made to the Secre-
tary on or before the 1st day of Augnst,l*;S. hntries
for the purses must be made two days preceding the
race, at the regular time for closing entries as desig-
nated by the rules. Those who have nominated in
b take 3 must name to the secretary in writing which
they will start the day before the race, at 6 p.m.
Horses entered in parses can only be drawn by the
cousent of the Judges.

All horses entered for District purses must be own-
ed and kept in Nevada and California, east of the
Sierra Nevadas, for six months prior to day of race.

Entries to all trotting races will close August 20th,
with the Secretary.

Five or more to enter and three or more to start in
all races for purses.

National Trutting Assooiation rules to govern trot-
ting races. Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association
rules to govern rnuning laces, except as above.

All trotting and pacing races are the best three in
five, unless otherwise specified; five to enter and
three to start. But the Board reserves the right to
hold a less number than five to fill, by the withdrawal
of a proportionate amount of the purse. Entrance
fee, 10 percent, on purse, to accompany nomination.

National Trotting Association rules to govern trot-
ting; but the Board .reserves the right to trot heats of
any two classes alternately If necessary, to finish
any day's racing, or to trot a special race. A horse
making a walkover shall be entitled only, to the en-
trance money paid in. when less than the required
number of starters appear, they may contest for the
entrance money, to be divided as follows: tG.^' to the
first and ZVA to the second.

Horses that distance the field will only take firs
money.

In all the foregoing stakes the declarations are void
unless accompanied by the money.

Please observe that, in the above stakes, declara-
tions are permitted for a small forfeit.

In all races entries not declared out by 6 p. ir. of the
day preceding the race shall be required to start,

Where there is more tban one entry by one person,
or ij one interest, the particular horse they are to
staitmurtbe named by 6 p. jr. of the day preceding
the race. No added money paid for a wa k-over.

Racing colors to be named in entries.

In trotting races drivers will be required to wear
caps of distinct colors, which must be named in the
entries.

Each day's races will commence promptly at one
o'clock P. M.

All entries must be directed to C. H. Stoddard, Sec-
retary, Keno, N evada.

The nrmsbv County District Fair, at Carson Citv,
begins September 24th and ends September 29th. Six
days' racing; gives 37,500 in purses and premiums;
for particulars address J. D. Torreyson, Secretary,
Carson City.

The Humboldt Couuty District Fair begins October
2d, and ends October 5th. Four days' racing; gives
§3 500 in purses and premiums; for particulars address
Alex. Wise, Secretary, Winoemucca, Nevada.

The State Agricultural Society has built anew track,
located half a mile fro in the town of Reno, the soil
being of Buch a character as to make it one of the
best on the Pacific Coast.

IHKO. WINTERS, President.
C. H. STODDARD. Secretary. 19my

September 1 8th,

ASD C'OSTISriXG FIVE DA~ES.

$15,000.00

IN PURSES OFFERED.

SPEED PK0GI1A3SME.

Entries Close August 1st. 1888.

Entrance fee ten per cent, In all race3 fonr
moneys, 50, 25, 15 and 10 per cent.

Tuesday, September 1 8, 1 888.

1— Bunking — Pacific Coast — Two-year-old Stake;
one mile. Closed February loth, with 7 entries.

12— Tbotiia'G — District— Four-ye£j-old stake. Closed
February 15th, with 8 entries.

3 — Teottisg — Pacific Coast 3:00 class. Purse
$1,000.

Wednesday, September 19tb.
4- Running — Jim Duffy purse. Free for all. One
mile; 3*00.
This purse hereafter to be named for the winner.
5— Tboiting— Pacific Coast— 2:2t class; 312C0.
6 — Tboiting-' District— Three-year-old stake. Closed
February loth, with 5 entries.

7 — Tbotting— District— Two-year-old stake : best
two in three. Closed February 1st, with Id entries
Thursday, September 20lh.
8 — Runsing— Pacific Coast- Mile and repeat ; S5C0-
9— Tbotting— Pacific Coast— 2:35 class; §1,000.
10 — Tbotting — Pacific Coast— Four- year-old stake.
Closed February loth, with 11 entries.
11— Pacing— Pacific Coast— 2:27 class; 35G0.

Friday, September 21st.
12— Running— Pacific Coast— One-half mile and
repeat, 3350.

lb — Tbotting — Pacific Coast— Free for all; ?l,2i 0.
Ii — Tbotting— Pacific Coast- Three-year-old stake.
Closed February loth, with 9 entries.
15— Tbotting— Pacific Coast-2:22 class; -51,200.

Saturday, September 23d.
16— Running— Pacific Coast— Three-year-old stake.
Closed February 15th, with 5 entries.

17— Tbottisg — Pacific Coast — Two-year-old stake;
best two in three. Closed February 15th, with 10
entries.
In — Pacing— Pacific Coast— Free for all; $700.
19 — Tbotting — Pacific Coast — 2:27 class; 31,000.

CONDITIONS.
All trotting and pacing races best three in five, ex-
cept as otherwise specified.

National Association Rules to govern trotting, and
Rules of tbe Mate Agricultural Society to govern
running, except as herein stated.

The Board reserves the right to trot or run heats of
any two races alternately, or to call a special race
between heats; also to change tbe day and hour of any
race if deemed necessary.

For a wa k-over in any race ahorse is only entitled
to its o^yn entrance fee and one-half of the entrance
received from the other paid up entries of said race,
and to no added money.

Ahorse winning a race entitled to first money only,
except when distaucing the field, then to first and
third moneys.

The winner of the mile and repeat, free purse, for
all ages, of tbe State Fair programme for 1888, starting
in races No. 3, will be required to carry five pounds

Unless otherwise ordered by tbe Board, no horse is
qualified to be entered in any District race that has
uotbeen owned in the District six (6) months prior to
the day of the race, and any entry by any person of
any disqualified horse shall be held liable for the en-
trance lee contracted, without any rieht to compete
for a purse, and shall be held liable to penalties pre-
scribed bv the National Trotting Association ani
Running Rules ot" the State Agricultural Society.

All col's properly entered in District stakes, if sold,
are entitled to start in such races.

If it is the opinion of the Judges, before starting a
race that it cannot be finished on the closing day of
the Fair, it may be declared off or continue.!, at the
option of the Judges.

In all races noted above, six or more paid op entries
required to fill and three or more horses to start """

of which 3125 to second; third to save stake. Winner
of any three-year-old stake race of the value of 31,000
to carry five pounds extra; of two three-year-old
events of any value ten pounds. Maidens allowed
Beveu pounds. OnemUe.

FOR 1890.

No. 4.— The Big Tbee Stakes. — A sweepstakes
for three-v ear- olds (fuols of 1887) to he run at the
Stockton Fair in 1890. (.Conditions same as No. 3,
except as to year.)

No. 5-Thi; Sabgent Stakes.— a sweepstakes for
three-year-olds (foals of ISa; i to be run at the Stock-
ton Fair in 1890; 5i00 each, of which 910 must accom-
pany the nomination, $10 payable January 1st, 1SS9; 310
payable January 1st, 1S90; 320 payable May 1st, 1890.
The remaining 850 to be paid by 0 o'clock the day pre-
ceeding the race. Payments not made as they be-
come due forfeits money paid in, and declares entry
out: $500 added, of which §150 to second, third to save
stake. Winner of the Breeder's Stake at Sacramento
tocarryfive pounds extra: of the President Stakes,
seven pounds; cf any other three-vear-old event
tbree pounds. Maidens ahowed seven pounds. One
mile and a half.

N. B.— Conditions of this association for 1888 to
govern except as specified herein.

E. F. SHIPPEE, President.
J. M. LARl'E, Secretary,
june9 P. O. Box 188, Stockton, Cal.

TWENTY-SIXTH

AGRICULTURAL

DISTRICT.

jn!6

NOTICE

To Trap Shooters.

Trap shooters can always find a laree supply of
fine pigeons at P. Mmpby's stalls. Not. 74 ana To 1:
the Centre Hark3t corner of Sutter and Dupont Sts..
San Francisco. Also at Mr. Dick Cunningham s,
San Brnno. Country orders promptly attended to
iy Mr. Murphy. "P28tf

STUD DOGS

KCSH T., (3751 A K. R.), lemon and white, by
Champion Sensation (217 A. K. St.), ex Seph G. by
Dart— Seney, in the stud to approved bitches. Fee
§25.

3I1KF T., (6435 A. K. C. S. B ), Irish red setter, by
Nemo— Nida, straining to Champion Elcbo and Ch mo-
tion Rose. Winner of two firsts and five specials at
San Francisco shows of 1886 and leS8. In the stud to
approved bitches. Fee 215. A. U. TKIMIAN.
IX I HO KIXVMS,

sep23 2618 Busli street, H F.

. but
the 'Board reserves the right to hold entries and start
a race with a less number and deduct a proportionate
amount of the purse; provided, however, that the
Board hereby reserves the right to declare any race oft!
when there are less than three (3) to start.
The Stockton track is one of the fastest in the

Trotting and racing colors to be named with all
entries and used in all heate.
Ra^es commence each dav at 1 o clock p. v. sharp.
Stables, hav and straw free to competitors.
Entries close August 1, 1533, with the Secretary.

FIXED EVENTS FOR 1889—90.
OPEN TO THE WORLD.

The San Joaquin Valley
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

DISTRICT MO. 2.CAE.

Offer the following rich running events for 1?S9 and
IPSO entries to close August 1st, 18S8, for colts now
classed as vearliugs, (with one exception. No. 3, for
nolts now classed as two-year-olds for this time only
10 permit of a valuable three-year-old stake for 1889.)
FOB 1889.

. _tse Pavtlion Stakes.— A sweepstakes for
Iwo year-olds (foals of 18S7) to be run at the Stockton
Fair of ISS'J- **> each half forfeit, or only S10 if de-
clared on or before January l&t; or 315 by May 1st,
ls^y Decl aratiens void unless MCcompamefi by the
monev with $3<j0 added, of which 575 to second; third
to save' stake. Winner of any stake race of the value
of B1.000 to carry five pounds extra; of any other
event'threepoundB; two or more five pounds Maid-
ens allowed five pounds. Five-eights of a mile.

n —The Yosemiti: Stakes.— A sweepstake tor two-
ve^rolds (foals of 188.) to be run at the -Stockton
Fift -of &* *75 Bach, half forfeit or only Bl'l if de-
clared on or 'before Januaiylst;*15 by May 1st, or
!IW Aneust first. tN*9. Declarations void unless accom-
oliiiedbv tbe money; with *350 added, of which Sl'O
to second; third to save stake. Winner of the annual
ntakea at Sacramento to carry seven pounds extra.
W nn*r of ;inv other stakes to carry three pounds: of
two or inure sev-n pounds. Maidens allowed five
nnends. Three-quarters <>i a m*"£- , , .

a —The Big Tbeb Stakes,- *To close-in two-yenr-
rdd form this time ouly.l A sweepstake for three-
ScarSlds to be run at We /tocMoii Ftotln 1889: •100
each half forfeit or ouly *10 If ueclared January 1st;
<i<Mavlst or 425 August 1st, 1SS9. Declarations void
unless accompanied by the money; with «00 added,

Amador and Calaveras

FAIR,

IONEJJITY,

AUGUST 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th.

SPEED PBOGRAK3IE.

Iso. 1.— BWSNDTS Stake— For District saddle
horses; $10 for starters; 350 added. Six hundred
yards and repeat.

No. '£.— Hdk.vln'G Stake— For District horses; t-J
entrance, half forfeit, 3 1 50 added, of which §50 to sec-
ond horse ; third to save stake. Half mile dash.

No. 3.— Free for all trotters and pacers without a
record up to date entries close. Purse $j00.

No. 4. — Rtjnsing Stake— For all ages ; $25 entrance
-*10 forfeit, §203 added, of which 850 to second horse;
third to save stake. One mile and repeat.
No. 5.— Tbottin-g Pobse, f«J0— 2:23 Class.
No. fi. — Runtntng Stake— For aliages; *2i entrance,
$10 forfeit, J300 added, of which §50 to second horse;
third to save stake. Half mile and repeat.
No. 7.— Trottixg Pcese, §500— Free for a 11.
No. I*. — RtrivNTXG Stake— For all ages; $20 entrance,
$10 forfeit, 3150 added, of which §60 to second horse;
third to save stake. Three-quarter mile and repeat.

No. 9.— RrrxKEfG Stake, Handicap— For District
horses; §15 entrance; half forfeit; §15.> added, of which
850 to second horse, third to save stake. Six hundred
yards dash.
No. ID.— Pacing Purse, 3300 — Free for all.

REMARKS AI%» CONDITIONS.
Extra races will be given each day; conditions to be
announced the day previous, when entries will close
Entries to all the above races, unless otherwise
specified, close with the Secretary on July 15, lc88.

All trotting and pacing races are the best three In
five— five to enter and three to start, but tbe Board
reserves the right to hold a less number than five to
fill by the withdrawal of a proportionate amount of
the purse.

Entrance fee 10 per cent, on purse, to accompany
nomination. Trotting and pacing purses divided at
the rate of GO per cent, to first horse, 30 per cent, to
second, and 10 per cent, to third.

National Association Rules to govern trotting; but
the Board reserves the right to trot beats of any two
classes alternately, if necessary to finish anj daj's
racing, or to trot a special race between heats. T A
\ horse making a walk-over shall be entitled only to
the entrance monev paid in. When less than the
required number of starters appear they may con-
tent for the entrance monev, to be divided as follows :
66;£ to the first, and33>3 to the second.

In all races entries not declared out by 6 P. M. of
tbe day preceding the race shall be required to start.
Where there is more thanone entry by one person,
or in one interest, the particular horse they are to
start must be named by 6 p. if. of the day preceding
the race. No added money paid for a walk-over.

Rules of the State Agricultural SGciety to govern
running races, except when conditions named are
otherwise.
Racing colors to be named in entries.
In trotting races drivers will be required to wear
caps of distinct colors.

The Board reserves the right to change the above
order of races by giving contestants- notice of the
same by 6 o'clock p. sl of the day preceding the race.
District races open to EI Dorado County.
No horse is qualified to be entered in any District
race that has not been owned in Amador, Calaveras,
or EI Dorado Connties six months prior to the day of
the race.
Stables, hay and straw free to competitors.
Races commence each day at 1 p. u., sharp.
The lone track is one of the best and fastest on the
Coast.

t. S. GREGORY, President.

C. T. "LA GRATE, Secretary.

ap7iow

Notice.
C. BRUCE LOWE,

STOCK AND STATION AGENT,

Property

Auctioneer,

Horse, Cattle.,
Salesman.

and

Is prepared to accept orders from breeders in
America to select and forward stock from the Aus-
tralian Colonies; or will undertake to receive and
dispose of stock from America; or act as Agent
for California firms.

References kindly permitted to J. B. Haggin, Esq.,
and Major Rathbone of San Francisco.
C BRUCE LOWE.

Wright, Heaton's Buildings,

Pitt Street, Sydney,
3de New Booth Wale-.

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POND LILLY,

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pounds, perfectly sound. This mare is a natural trot-
ter never driven on a sulky but once and with twelve
days training made a record of 39K in Spring races,
Los Angeles in '83. Since then with
trotted three heato in 33, 29jj 28, aud
time required by purchaser.

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June 30

SAN JOSE FAIR.

September 25th to 29th
INCLUSIVE.

SPEED PROGRAMME.

-OF THE—

San Mateo & Santa

Clara County

Agriciiltur'l Association

N(x_5.

MONDAY. September 24th

1— Trotting -purse S2U0. For Santa Clara County.
Palo Alto Stock Farm barred. For three-year-olds.
Colts must be owned by the party making the entry
prior to June 3.1888, to be eligible to this class.
Other races this day for local norseB.

Tuesday, September 25th.

2— Tbotting— Purse $400. 2:36 class.

3— Trotting— Garden City Colt Stake. For three-
year-olds. Closed Apiil 1st with seven entries.

4— Tbotting— Santa Clara County Colt Stake. For

two-year-olds. Closed April 1st with thirteen entries.

Wednesday, September 26th.

6— Running Stake. For two-year-olds. 526 en-
trance, $10 forfeit, 8200 added; $50 to second horse,
526 to third. Non-winners this year allowed five
pounds. Tnree-quarters of a mile.

6— Running— free purse S200. For all ages. $50 to
second horse, One and one-eighth miles.

7-Tbotting— Purse $800. 2:20 class.

8— Thotting — Purse SiOO. Three-minute class.
Thursday, September 2 3th.

9— Running— Free purse 3200, 550 to second horse.
For all ages. Mile and repeat.

10— Thotting -Purse $500. 2:27 class.

11— Tbotting— Purse $600. 2:22 class.
Friday, September 28-

12— Running— For three -year-olds. $25 entrance-
glO forfeit; $200 added; $60 to second horse; $25 to
third. One and one-quarter miles.

13-RuNNiNG-Forall ages. S50 entrance; 825 for-
feit; $250 added; $100 to second horse; third to save
entrance. One and one-half miles.

14— Pacing— Purse S400. 2:23 class.

16— Ttottinq — Yendome Colt Stake, for two-year-
olds, closed April 1st with nine entries.

Saturday, September S9th.

16— Running— Free purse S$00, for all ages, $50 to
Becond horse. Three-quarters of a mile and repeat.

17— Ttottinq— Purse $600. 2 :25 class.

18— Trotting — Purse $1,000. Free for all.

Entries to close with the Secretary, Wednesday,
August 1st, 1888.

CONDITIONS.

In all trotting and pacing races, purses divided as
foliows: 50 per cent, to first horse, 25 per cent, to
second, 15 per cent, to third, and 10 per cent, to fourth.

All trotting and pacing races best3 in 5, except as
otherwise specified.

National Association rules to govern trotting and
pacing, and rules of the State Agricultural Society to
govern running, except as herein stated.

The Board reserves the right t» trot or run heats of
any two races alternately, or to call a special race
between heats, also to change the day and hour of any
race if deemed necessary.

The Santa Clara Valley Agricultural Society will
co-operate inthe management of the Fair.

For a walk-over in any race, a horse is only entitled
to its own entrance fee and one-half o£ the entrance
received from the other paid up entries of said race,
and to no added money.

a. horse winning a race is entitled to first money
only, except when distancing the field.then to flrBt and
third money.

In all the foregoing stakes the declarations are
void, unless accompanied by the money.

Non-starters in running races will be held for
entrance, under Rule 3.

All colts properly entered in district Btakes, if sold,
are entitled to start in such race.

If it is toe opinion of the Judges, before starting a
race that it cannot be finished on the closing day of
the Fair.it may be declared off or continued, at the
option of the Judges.

In all trotting and pacing races, five or more paid up
entries required to fill and three or more to start,
bat the Board reserves the right to hold the entries
and start a race with a less number and deduct a pro-
Dortionate amount of the purse; provided, however,
that the Board hereby reserves the right to declare a
race off when there are less than three to start.

Trotting and racing colors to be named with all

enwhenles8 than the required number of starters ap-
pear they may contest Eor the entrance money only,
divided 66% and33>fi.

Races to commence each dav at 2 p.m.

Our track has had a thorough coating of loam, and
la „ow the best and '"'.ftgijVa.'SSrraWint.
G. H. BRAGG, Secretary. je!6

$15,000 IN_ PURSES.

FIRST FALiTmEETING

-OP THE-

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Breeders' Assocfn

-AT—

PACIFIC BEACH DRIVING
PARK

SAN DIEGO,

OCTOBER 23 to 27.

First Day— Tuesday.

1 -Rnnnlne— Half-mile dash, for two-year-olds;
»25 entrance; 810 forfeit; 1250 added, of which 8100
to Becond, third to Bave stake.

2-Knnning-Mile dash, all ages. Purse $600

a— Trotting— 2:20 claBS. purse S1.000.

4-Pacing-3:00 olass. Purse $500.

Second Day— Wednesday.

k Unnnine— Half-mile dash, all ages, purse 3250.

6-Eunning-One and one-fourth mile dash, all
ages. Purse S600 „„„„.„

1 T.otting— 2:10, for country horses. Horses to
have been owned in the country Bince July 1, 1888.

CT8-Trotting-2:25 class. Purse S900.
Tli rd Day --Thursday.

9- Runnlng-Three-fourlh mile dash, for three-
„„ "™; S°S entrance; SKI forfeit; 8260 added, of
whicL S100 to Becond. third to save stake.

10--Kunnlng-Half-mlle and repeat; all agea.

16 S40Q

' ri--TroUing~3:00 class. Purse 81,000.
:.->- -Pacing-Free for all. Purse 31,200.

Fonrtli Bay- -Friday.

13— Running— Three-fourth mile dash, all ages-
Purse $360.

li—Eunning— Two-mile dash, all oges. Purse
$700.

15— Trotting— County stallions. Horses to have
befn owned in the county since March 1, 1888.
Purse S400.

16— Trotting— 2:35 class. Purse S5C0.
Firth D»y— Saturday.

17— Trotting— Two-year-olds, pnrse SFfO.

18— Trotting— Free for all. Purse 82,500; $500
added for any horse that trots in 2:15 or better. If
two or more horses trot in 2;15, the horse mating
the fastest heat wins the added money.

19— Running — Thirty miles, each rider allowed
sis horses. Purse S600.

31,600 reserved for specials.

CONDITIONS.

All pacing and trotting races best three in five in
harness, except two-year-olds two in three; five to
enter, three to start in all purse races.

Entrance ten per cent, of purse to accompany
nomination. Money divided CO, 25, 15 and lc per
cent, in trotting and pacing, and 70, 20 and 10 in run-
ning. Horses entitled to one premium only. No
added money for a walk-over.

National Association rules to govern trotting and
pacing. Pacific Coast Blood Horse rules to govern
running. Weights for age.

The Association reserves the right to sandwich
beats and change dates of races on programme if
deemed necessary.

Competition open to the world.

Entries to close August 1st with the Secretary.
Programmes and entry blanks sent on application.
A. U. UA^SKN, President.

H. c. AIUH ART, Secretary ju^O

To Architects.

The time for delivering plans for the proposed New
Building of the Olympic Club has been estended
from Monday, July 10, 1888, to "Wednesday, August
1, '888, at 3 o'clock r. m. Plans must be addressed
to "Building Commission of the Olympic Club," 120
O'Farr-11 Street, Ssn Francisco. j3 itjy28

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to make a change. Has been in present place over
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San Luis Obispo.

Agricultural Association
No. 16.

THE ANNUAL FAIR,

SEPTEMBER 25 to 29, 1883.
SPEED PROGRAMME.

FIRST DA Y, Tuesday, September 25th.

l— Iis'TBonnCTioN- Etjnning Race — Purse, $100.
One mile dash, for horses owned in Monterey, Santa
Cruz, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.
Five to enter and three to start.

2— Running Race— For three-year-olds and un-
der. Purse, $100. Three-quarter mile dash; weight
forage. Five to enter and tbree to start.

3 — Running Race— One-half mile dash. Purse, $75.
Free for all; weight for age.

SECOND DAY, Wednesday, Sept. 26th.

1 -Tbotting — For three -year-olds. Purse, $203
Mile heats; three in five. Five to enter and three to
start; for horses owned in this county.

2— Advebtised Tbotting Race— $100 to be added
by Society. Two- year-olds; best two in three, mile
heats. Five to enter and three to Btart.

3— Stallton Tbotting Race — Purse $500. Ft.r
horses owned in counties of Santa Cruz, Mouterey,
Santa Barbara and Sin Louis Obispo; three In five;
mile hentB. Five to enter and three to start.

THIRD DAY, Thursday, Sept. fSth..

1— Running Race - Purse. $50. Free for all stal
lions owned in this county; mile and repeat. Three
to enter and two to Btart.

2— Novelty Running Race— Purse, $125. One and
cne-quarter mile dash foi horses owned in San Luis
Obispo county; first quarter $25, and first horse at
each quarter $25 additional. Five to euter and three
to start,

3— Saddle Horse Race— Purse, S50. Half mile
dash; for horses owned in this county. Fivetoenter
and three to start.

FOURTH DAT. Friday, Sept. «8th.

1-Tbotteng Race- (Named.) For horses owned
in this county. Purse, $150. Mile heats; three in five.
Five to enter and three to start.

2 -Trotting— 2:40 class; for horses owned in this
county. Purse, 4100, Tbree in five; mile heats. Five
to enterand three to Btart.

3— irotting— 2:50 class; for horses owned in this
county. Purse, $100. Three in five mile heats. Five
to enter and three to Btart.

F.FTH DAY, Saturday, Sept. 29th.

1— Double Team Trotting Race— Purse, $50. For
horses owned in this county by any one man. Two In
three mile heats; three to enter and two to start. $25
added if three minutes is beaten.

2— Ttottinq and Pacing Race — Three minute
clasa. Purse $75. For horses in this county; three in
five mile heats. Five to enter and three to start.

3— Tbotting Race— Free for all in State. Purse.
$;00. Mile heata^hree in five. Five to enterand three
to start. $200 lo be added if 2:20 is beaten.
The Colt Stakes,

At a meeting of the Directors of Agricultural A sso-
elation No. 16, held at t-an Luis Obispo, November
16th, 18S7, the following was added to the Speed Pro-
gramme for 188'.

Foals of 1886 to be trotted at Agricultural Fair, San
Luis Obispo county, in 1888, open to the counties of
Santa Barbara. Monterey and san Luis Obispo. En-
trance fee 330, of which $5 shall be paid on or before
January 1st, 1888, $10 on or before April 1st, 1868, mid
$15 on or before .September iBt, 188*, to which this
Association will arid *1U0.

J. H. BARRET. Secretary of Agricultural Asso-
ciation No. 16, Sin [jtjiiin Obispo County.

J. H. HILLlSTKlt, L. M. WARDEN and GEO.
VAN GORDON. Committee mi Speed Programme.
E. W. STKFXE, President.

J. H. BARRET, Secretary. juie

California State Fair

OP 1888.

TWO WEEKS' PAIR

NINE DATS' RACING,

AT

SACRAMENTO,
September 3 to 15, 1888.

SPEED PROGRAMME 1888.

There shall b^ awarded to the owner of the sire
whose get shall make the best average performance
in the races for trotting foals, two, three, and four-
year-olds. In 1887, 1888, and 1889, the Grand Gold
Medal of the California State Agricultural Society,
the actual cost of which shall not be less than S2L0.
First Day.— Thursday, September 6th.

TROTTING .

No. 1.— THE OCCIDENT STAKE— Closed in 1886,
wtth forty nominations. Value of stake January 1,
1888, 51,370.

No. 2.— TROTTING PORSE, 81,200-2:23 Clasa.

No. 3— PACING PURSE, 5600—2:30 Class.
Second Day.— Friday, September ?tli.

RUNNING.

No. 4.— THE INTRODUCTION STAKE— For two-
year-olds; $25 entrance; S19 forfeit; $250 added; of
which $50 to second; third to save stake. Winner of
any two-year-old race this year to carry three pounds;
of two or more, five pounds extra. Three quarters
of a mile.

No. 5— THE CALIFORNIA. BREEDERS' STAKE—
Closed in 1887, with eleven nominations. One and
a quarter miles. SU01 added.

No 6— THE CAPITAL CITY STAKE— A sweep.
stakes for there-year-olds and over, in which only
non-winners in any event this year will be eligible
to start. Winners of any race, entered herein, may
be withdrawn without incurring a forfeit Entrance,
S50, h f, with $400 added; of which SIOO to second;
third to save stake. One mile and one-eighth .

Fo. 7-FREE PDRSE, S260— Of which $50 to second;
for all ages. Winners of any race this year to carry
five pounds extra; maidens, if three years old.
allowed five poundB; if four years old, or upwards,
fifteen pounds. Mile heats.

Third Day— Saturday, September 8tli.

TROTTING.

No. 8— TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKE-P50 entrance; of
which $10 muBt accompany nomination; $15 payable
August 10, 1888; 3300 added by the Society. Closed
March 15th, with sixteen nominations.

No. 9— THE OKAND STALLION STAKE— Closed
March 1st, with six nominations; §500 added for
each starter up to four.

No. 10— TROTTING PURSE, $1,000—2:30 Class.

Fourth. Day— Monday, September lOth.

RUNNING,

No. 11 -THE PREMIUM STAKE— For all ages; ?50
entrance, hf, or only $15 if declared on or before
September 1st; with S360 added, of which $100 to
second, third to save stake. Horses that have
started and riot won this year, allowed five pounds;
maidens if three years old allowed five pounds;
if four years old or over, Beven pounds. Three
quarters of a mile.

No. 12— THE CALIFORNIA ANNUAL STAKE— For
two-year-olds. Closed in 1687, with tbirty-rwo nom-
inations; 3250 added. One mile.

No. 13— THE LaRUE STAKE— A handicap, for all
ages; §100 entrance; $50 forfeit; with $500 added; of
which $15" to second; giua to ihlrd. Weights an-
nounced September 1st. Declaration $20, to be made
with the Secretary by 8 o'clock p. m., September 3d.
In no event will declaration be received unless ac-
companied with the amount fixed. Two and one
quarter miles.

No. 14— SELLING PURSE, $300— Of which S50 to
second; for all ages. Horses entered to be sold for
$1,500 to carry rule weights; two pounds allowed for
each S100 less, down to SI. COO, then one pound for
each $100 less, down to $500. Valuation to be placed
on starters only, by 6 o'clock p. m. the day preceding
the race. One mile and a sixteenth.

Fifth Day-Tuesday, September ii

TROTTING.

No. 15— THREE- YEAR-OLD STAKE— $100 entrance,
of which $25 must accompany nomination; $25 pay-
able July 1, remaining §30 payable August 10, If 88;
$400 added. Closed March 15th, with nineteen nomi-
nations.

No. 16— 'TROTTING PURSE, 31,200-2:20 Class.

No. 17-TROTlING PURSE, $1,0110—3:00 Class.

Sixth. Day— Wednesday, September 1 -.

RUNNING.

No. 18.— THE SUNNY SLOPE STAKE— For two-
year-old fillies. S25 entrance; $15 forfeit, or only $10
if declared on or before September 1st; $200 added,
of which $25 to second. Those that have started
and have not run first or second, in any race this
year allowed five pounds. Five-eighths of a mile.

No. 19— THE SHAFTER STAKE— For three-year-
olds. $50 entrance; S25 forfeit, or only $15 if de-
clared on or before September first; with $400 added;
of which $100 to second; third to save stake. Win-
ner of any race this year to carry five pounds extra;
of two or more, ten pounds; maidens allowed five
pounds. One mile and a quarter.

No. 20— THE DEL PASO STAKE— For all ages. $50
entrance; $25 forfeit, or only $15 if declared on or
before September 1st, with S300 added; of which
S100 to second; third to save stake. Three- year-olds
to ''arry 100 pounds; four-year-olds Ho, pounds;
five-year-olds and upwards, 112 pounds. Sex, but
not beat, allowances. Three-quarter mile heats.

No. il— FREE PURSE, $300 -Of which $50 to second;
for all ages. Horses that have started and not won
at this meeting allowed ten pounds. Winners of
any race at this meeting when carrying rule weights,
or more, to carry five pounds extra. One mile.
Seventh Day— Thursday, September 13th.

TROTTING.

NO. 22— TROTTING PURSE, SI ,000—2:25 Olass.

No. 23 — F.JUR- YEAR-OLD TROTTING STAKE -
Closed on March 15th with twelve nominations.
$400 added. (Conditions same as No. 16.)

No. 24— PACING PURSE, $800— Free for all.
Eighth Day— Frid«y, September 14th.

RUNNING.

No. 25-THE CALIFORNIA DERBY STAKE-For
foals of 1885. Closed in 1886, with twenty-nine
nominations. $300 added. One and one-half miles.

No. 26— THE PALO ALTO STAKE— A handicap for
two-year olds. $50 entrance; $^5 forfeit; S10 declara-
tion; $400 added, of which $100 to second; third to
save sta'se Weights announced at 10 o'clock a. m.,
Saturday, September 1st. Declantions due at 8
o'clock P. m. Monday, September 3d. One mile.

No. 27— THE GOLDEN GATE STAKE— For toree-
year-olds. S60 entrance; S25 forfeit, or only $15 If de-
clared on or before September 1st ; with $40ii added, of
which $100 to second; third to save stake. Winner of
any three-year-old race at this meeting to carry five
pounds extra; colts not 1, 2, 3 in No. 19, allowed ten
pounds. One mile and three-quarters.

No. 28— THE NIGHTHAWK STAKE-For all ages.
§50 entrance; $15 forfeit; 8J0U added, of which $100
to second; third to save stake; $2ti0 additional If
1:41£ is beaten. Stake to be named after the winner
if Niebthawk's time (1:42:1) la beaten. One mile.

No, 29— FREE PURSE. $250 - Of which $50 to second.
For non-winners at this meeting. Horses that have

started and not run second allowed ten pounds.
Winners of any lace, entered herein, may be with-
drawn without penalty. One mile and a sixteenth
and iepeat.

Ninth Day— Saturday, September 15th.

THOTTING.
No. 30— TROTTING PURSE, SI ,5C0 - Free for all.
No. 31— TROTTING PURSE, $l,fi00-2:40 Cla-«s.
No. 32— PACING PURSE, 3'duO— Three -year- old class

FIXED EVENTS.

Entries for the following liberal colt stakes for
1869-90 will close August 1st, 1888.
FOR 1 889.

No. 1— THE CALIFORNIA AUTUMN STAKE.— A
sweepstakes for two-year-olds (foals of 1887). to be
run at the State Fair of 1889. S,c0 each h. f., or only
$10 if declared on or before January 1st; or $15 by
May 1, 1889. Declarations void unless accompanied
by the money; with $500 added, of which $100 to sec-
ond ; third to save stake. Winners of any stake race,
to carry three pounds: of two or more, five pounds
extra Maidens allowed five pounds. Three-quar-
ters of a mile.

No. 2— THE CALIFORNIA ANNUAL STAKE.— A
sweepstakes for two-year-olds (foals of 1887). lo be
run at the State Fair of 1889. $100 each, h. f., or only
$10 if declared on or before January 1st; $15 by May
1st, or $25 August I, 1889. Declarations void unless
accompanied by the money; with $600 added, of
which $150 to second; third to save stake. Winner
of Autumn stakes to carry seven pounds extra; win-
ner of any other stake to carry three pounds; of two
or more, seven pounds extra. MaideDs allowed five
pounds. One mile.

No. 3— THE CALIFORNIA BREEDERS' STAKE—
(To close in two-year-old form this time only.) A
sweepstakes for three-year-olds (foals of 1886), to be
run at the State Fair of 1889. $100 each, n f, or only
$10 if declared January 1st; $15 May 1st; or $95 Aug.
1, 1889. Declarations void unless accompanied by
the money; with $600 added, of which Slot) to second.
S100 to third. Winner of any stake race in 1889, of
the value of $1,0U0 to carry five pounds; of two or
more, ten pounds exira Maidens allowed five
pounds. One mile and a quarter.
FOR 1890.

No. 4— THE CALIFORNIA BREEDERS' STAKE -A
sweepstakes for tbree-year-olls (foals of 1887). to be
run at State Fair, 1890. $100 each, h f or only S10 if
declared January 1st; S15 May 1st, or $25 August 1,
1890. Declarations void unless accompanied by the
money; with §600 added, of which $1 0 to second,
S100 to third Winner of any stake race in 1890, of
the value of S 1,000, to carry five pounds; of two or
more, ten pounds extra. Maidens allowed five
pounds. One mile and a quarter.

No. 5-THE PRESIDENT STAKE— A sweepstakes
for three-year-olds (foals of 1887), to be run at the
State Fair of 1890. $100 each; of which $5 must ac-
company the nomination; 510 payable January 1,
1889; §15 January 1, 1890; $20 May 1. 1890; the remain-
ing §50 by 6 o'clock p. ai. the day preceeding the
race. Payments not made as tbey btcome due for-
feits money yaid in, and declares entry out. $750
added. The entire stakes and §500 of the added
money to winner: $i50 to second; §100 to third.
Winner of Breeders' Stake to carry seven pounds;
any other three-year-old stake of the value of 31,000,
five pounds; if two or more, seven pounds. Maidens
allowed five pounds. One mile and a half.
REMARKS ASD CONDITIONS.

All trotting and pacing races are the beBt three in
five, except the two-year-old, unless otherwise speci-
fied; five to enter, and three to start. But the Board
reserves the right to hold a less number than five to
fill, by the withdrawal of a proportionate amount of
the purse. Entrance lee, 10 per cent on purse, io
accompany nomination. Trotting and pacing purses
divided at the rate of 5') per cent to first horse, 25 per
cent to second, 15 per cent to third, and lo per cent
to fourth.

The National Association Rules to govern trotting ;
but the Board reserves the right to trot heats of any
two classes alternately, if necessary to finish any
day's racing, or to trot a special race between heats
A horse making a walk-over shall be entitled only to
the entrance money paid in. When less than the
required number of starters appear, they may cou
test for the entrance noney, to be divided as follows:
66j to the first, and 33£ to the second.

In all the foregoing stakes the declarations are
void, unless accompanied by the money.

Please observe that in the above stakes declara-
tions are permitted for a small forfeit.

In all race entries not declared out by 6 p, m. of
the day preceding the race shall be required to start.

Where there is more than one entry by one per-
son, or in one interest, the particular horse they are
to start must be named by 6 p. m. of the day preced-
ing the race. No added money paid for a walk-over.

Rules of the State Agricultural Society to govern
running races, except when conditions are named
otherwise.

Non-starters in running races will be held for en-
trance, under Rule 3.

Racing colors to be named in entries.

In trotting races drivers will be required to wear
cps of distinct colors, which must he named in their
entries.

Eutry blanks and racing Tules will be furnished
upon application to the Secretary. Entries in all,
except otherwise stated, to close with the Secretary,
Wednesday, August 1, 1888.

I,. V, SHIPPEC, President,

EDWIN F. SMITH, Secretary. 12my

McKoon's Improved (tA" Tent,

-OR—

"Campers'FavoriteTent"

(Patented Feb. 8th, *887.)

ALSO ALL OTHER STYLES
and sizes of tents In use, and camping outfits of every
I description. For tents, Btate style, size about upon
i ground, and whether Drill, 8 oz. or 10 oz. Duck Is
I wanted, and prices for same c jmpletu will lie given,
I California patrons r ipplied from San Francisco and
El Cajon, and Eastern pj-trons from Chicago.

Address
jue30tf

MEHRITT P. MCKOON,
Ei Cajon, San Dlcgo Co. Cai.

1888

3pjc Jgxu&sv attfl gvanAiMxn*

413

SPEED PROGRAMME.

Sonoma and Marin Dis-
trict Agricultural
Association.

DISTRICT No. 4,

TO BE HELP AT

PBTALUM A,

AUG-UoT 21 to 25 Inclusive.

District Kaces open Jo- Hie Comities ot
Sonoma, M m-iii, Napa, Solauo.

Tucsdaj', August 21st.

1 -RUNNING— Two-year-old Btake, Gve-eignths of a
mile dash. S?5 entrance; S10 forfeit; S150 added,
S50 to necond horse. Wieners of any two-year-old
stake this year to carry tbree pounds extra; of two
or mo'e, five pounds exira.

'2— TROTTING— 2 :30 Class. Purse S70U.

3— TROTTING, District — For three-year old b; best
tbree in five. Purse -9^50. Closed May 1st, witb
soven entries.

Wednesday, August IBIBd.

4 -RUNNING— for all ages; free purse 3200; 850 to
second. Mile and repeat.

5 - TROTriNG, District - Yearling stake for foals of
1887. Mile dash. 530 stake. Closed May 1st, with five

6— TROTTIFG-2:!0 Class. Purse 51,0(0.
7— TRUTTING— Two-year-old stake, free for all;
foala of 18P6. Mile and reDeat SGO stake; $250
added. Closed May 1st, with twelve entries.
Thursday, August 23d.
8 — RUNNING -For three-year-olds, one and one-
eighth mile dash. $50 entrance; S25 forfeit; 3250
added; 6100 to second; third to save stake. Winners
of any race this jear to carry five pounds eytra; of
two or more, ten pounds extra; maidens allowed five
pounds,

9— TROTTING— Yearling stake, free for all foals
of 1987. Mile dash. S50. Stake closed May 1st, with
five entries.

10 PACING— 2:24 Class. Purse ?GC0 Patchen
Vernon and Belmont Boy barred.

11— TROTTING -Four-year-old Btake or under;
free lor all. Mile heats, best tbree in five 660
Btake; SS5U added. Closed May 1st, with seven en-
tries.

Friday, August 24th.
12— RUNNING, District- For all ages. Mile dash.
825 entrance; SI 0, forfeit; SI 60 added; SCO to second.
13 -TROTTING, District— For two-year-olds. Mile
and repeat. Purse $2011. Closed May 1st, with seven
entries.
H— TROTTING— 2:25 Class. Purse SI ,000.
15— TROTTING— Three year-old stake or under.
Free for all. Mile and repeat. §60 stake; S250 added.
Closed May 1st, with ten entries.

Saturday, August 25tla.
16— RUNNING— for all ages. One and one-half
mile dash. Free pur&e 8250; ?50 to second.
17-TROTTlNG-Three minute Class. Purse SI, 000
IS— TROTriNG— Free for all. Purs* 51,100.
19— TROTTING, District -2:S8 Class. Purse $109

REMARKS AA'D CONDITIO^1*.
Entrance fee, ten per cent of purse to accompany
nominations.

In all trotting and pacing races, thren moneys,
viz.: 6C, 30 and 10 per ceut, except Trotting Stake
Races, Noo. 5 and 9, in which money to be divided,
and races trotted according to published con !itions
All races best three in five, except as otherwise
specified.

American or National Association Rules to govern
trotting, and Rules of the Pacific Blood Horse Asso-
ciation to Govern running, except as herein stated.

The Board reserves the right to trot or run heats of
and two races alternately, or to call a special race
between beats, also to change the day and hour of
any race if deemed necessary.

For a walk-over in any race a horse is only entitled
to its own entrance fee and one-half of the entrance
received from the other paid up entries of said race,
and to no added money.

A horse winning a race entitled to first money
only, except when distancing the field, then to first
and third moneys.

In all races, entries not declared out by 6 p. m. of
the day proceeding th« race shall be required to
start.

Where there is more than one entry by one person
or in one interest, the particular horse they are to
Btart must be named by G p. m of the day preceding
the race.

Unless otherwise ordered by the Board, no horse
is qualified to be entered in any district race that has
not been owned in the district six months prior to
the day of the race, and any entry by any person
of any disqualified horse shall be held liable for the
entrance fee contracted, without any right to com-
pete for a purse, and shall be held liable to penal-
ties prescribed by the National Association and rules
of the Pacific Blood Horse Association, and expulsion
from this Association.

If, in the opinion of the judges, any race cannot
be finished on the closing day of the fair, it may
be continued or declared off, at the option of the
judges.

In all races noted above, five or more paid up
entries required to fill and three or more horses to
start.

The Petaluma track is one of the fastest and safest
in the world.

Trotting and running colors to be named with all
entries ana used in all heate.
Races commence each day at 1 o'clock p. m. sharp,
Stables hay and straw free to competitors.
Entries close August 1, 1888, with Secretary.

3. H. white, President.
W. E. COX, Secretary.
P. O. Bos 28i . 12my Petaluma, Cal.

Sonoma Go.

Agricultural Park
Association.

10TH ANNUAL FAIR

-TO BE HELD AT-

SANTA ROSA,

Sonoma Oo., Cal.,

August 13 to 18

INCLUSIVE.

SPEED PROGRAMME,

RUNNING STAKE

-TO BE RUN AT—

THE EXTRA DAY RACING

—OF—

The Eureka Jockey Club,

KIKKKA. HUMBOLDT CO., CAL.,

Saturday, July 7tli. 1888.

Runring Stake, free-for-all, j250 entrance, S30o

added, winner to take entire stake, dash of 700 yards.

REMARKS,

No added money paid for a walk-over. Pacific Coast
Blood Horse Association rules to govern
Entries to close with the Secretary July 1st, 1888, a

6 F' M" ». MURPHY, President.

H. COHN, Secretary. eel6

FIRST DAY— Tuesday August 1 I.

Running— Three-fourths mile dash, for district
two-yoar-olds; £25 entrance; #10 forfeit; S1C0 added;
$25 to second horse.

Running— Three-fourths mile dash, free for all;
S25 entrance; $10 forfeit; $150 added; $50 to second
horse.

Trotling— 2:30 class ; purse, £600.

Pacing— 2:25 class; purse, $400.

SECOND DAY --Wednesday, August 15.

Running- Une and one- fourth mile dash, for three-
year-olds; §25 entrance; £10 forfeit; $200 added; £50 to
second horse.

Trotting- Three minute class, district horses;
purse, $300.

Trotting— 2:20 class: purse, $600.

Trotting — Three-year-old district horses; purse.
S300.

THIRD DAY— Thursday, August 16.

Running-One and one-half mile dash, free for
all; ?S5 entrance; $10 forfeit; $200 added; 3fe0 to sec-
ond horse.

Trotting— 2:23 diss; purse, $500.

Pacing— Free for ail; purse, S5U0.

Trotting - 2:38 class; district LorseB; purse, $i00

FOURTH DA Y— Friday, August 13.

Running— Three-fourth mile dash, for two-year-
olds; $20 entrance; $10 forfeit; $150 added; $40 to
second horse.

Running -Selling race, free for all. mile beats;
purse, $250; .$50 to second horse; horses entered to
be sold for £1,000; to carry rule weights; two pounds
allowed to each hundred dollars down to £5c0; sill-,
ing price to be named through the entry box at 6 p.
M. the day before the race.

Trotting — 2:40 class; purse, £SC0.

Trotting— For district yearlings; one mile dash;
purse S100.

FIFTH DAY-Saturday August 18.

Running -One and three-fourth mile dash, free for
all; £20 entrance; $10 forfeit; $200 added; $50 to sec-
ond horse.

Running - One mtle dash for three-year-olds and
under: $25 entrance: £10 forfeit; £150 added; $50 to
second horse.

Trotting— 2:25 class; purse, $500.

Trotting— Free for all; purse, $600.

REMARKS AMD CONDITIONS.

all trotting and pacing races are the best three in
five, unless otbeiwise specified; five to enter and
three t'< start. But the Board reserves the right to
hold a less number than five to fill by the withdrawal
of a proportionate amount of the purse. Entrance
fee 10 per cent on purse, to accompany nominations
Trotting and pacing purses 'divided at the rate of 60
per cent, to the first horse, 30 per cent, to the second
and 10 per cent, to the third .

Amnrican Association rules to govern trotting; but
the Board reserves the right to trot beats of an* two
classes alternately, if necessary to finish any day's
racing, or to trot a special race between heats. A
horse making a walk-over shall be entitled only to
the entrance money paid in. When less than the
required number of starters appear they may contest
for the entrance money to be divided as 'follows
663 to the first and 33i to the second.

In all races entries not declared out by 6 p. m. of
the day preceding the race shall be requiied to start.

Where there is more than oue entry by one person
or in one interest, the particular horse they are to
start must be named at 6 p. at. of the day preceding
the race. No added money paid for a walk-over,
except as otherwise specified. Running races will
be conducted under the rnles of the Pacific Coast
Blood Horse Association.

Non-starters in running races will be held for an
entrance, under Rule 3.

Racing colors to be named in entries.

In trotting races, drivers will be required to wear
caps of distinct colors, which must be named in
their entries.

Entries to all the above races to close with the Sec-
retary on Wednesday, August 1st, 1888.

Entry blanks and racing rules will be furnished
upon application to the Secretary.

The district embraces all the territory north of
the Bay of San Francisco and west of the Sacra-
mento River. Distrist horseB must have been owned
in the district six months prior to closing of en-

JNO. N. BAILHAUHF, President.
UEOBttE A. TUPPER, Sec'y. jeietaul

UIUjiI

Jockey Club.

Iaaugn ration of New Mile Track
— at

South Park, Eureka, Cal

FOUR DAYS1 RACING,

July 3d to 7th Inclusive.

ENTRIES CLOSE JUNE 18th, i88«.
First Day-July 3, t 888.

1 -Running, Purse 33 0— Novelty Race— Free for all
dash of one mile. First quart ur §o0, half $65, three-
quarters $75, mile §110. All paid-uu entries over four
to be added and equally divided between each winnt-r.

2 -Trotting— Purse $2 u. Three- minute class. For
horses owned in Mumbulct County prior to May I,
1888. First horse $150; second to receive *75, and third
to save entrance.

Second Day— July 4, 1888.

3 -Running Stake— Free for all; $50 entrance, half
forfeit, $100 added; second to receive $100, third to save
stake . Mile and a quarter.

•I Running *takk- Free for all; $2" entrance half
forfeit, $'i5i) added; second to receive $75, third lo save
stakes. One-half mile and repeat.

5— Trot i ing— Purse S-i^o. Free for all. First horse
$350, Beeond S1U0, third $50.

Third Day-July 5 ■ 888.

6 Running- Purse (150: Free for all. First horse
$125, second $io. Six hundred yards.

7-Trotting StiKK— Two year-olds bred in Hum-
boldt County. $25 entrance, half forfeit, $100 added;
second to save stake. Best two in three.

8— T rutting— Purse $300. 2:41 class. For horses
owned in Humboldt County prior to Way 1, 1888.
tirst horse $^00, second $70, third $30.

Foil i-| h I»ay-July 6, 1888.

0— Running— Purse $250. Free for all. First horse
to receive $200, second $ 0. Three-quarters of a mile.

10— Running— Purse $350. Free tor all. First borBe
to receive $3uo. second $^0. One mile.

11 -Trotting -Purse $200, Three year-olds. For
horses bred iu Hnmlwddt Countv. Firtt horse to
receive $125, second $-">0, third $25. Best two in three.

CONDITIONS AXD REMARKS

All trotting races are best Hire*1 in five unless other-
wUe specified; four to enter and three to start, but
the Board reserves the right to noli a lesB nu»iher
ilian four to fill by the withdrawal of a proportionate
amount of the purse.

Kn trance fee 10 per cent, of purs • to accompany
nominations.

In all trotting races the rules of the American
Trotting Assoc'a'ion. and all running races the rules
of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association to
govern, but the Board reserves the right to trot heatB
of any two classes alternately, if necessary to finish
any dav's racing.

In all entries not declared out by fi p. w. o' the day
preceding the race shall be required to start.

No added money paid for a walkover.

In all races four or more paid-up entries required
to fill, aud three or more horses to start.

Racing colors to be named in entries.

In trotting races drivers will he required to wear
cap« of distinct colors, to be named in entries.

Entries in all races to close with the secretary,
Monday, .Time 18, 1888.

Entry blanks will he furnished upon application to
the Secretary.

DANIEL MURPHY, President.

Ghico Fair.

August 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25,
1888.

Five Days Trotting and
Pacing.

H. (OHN, Secretary.

Hap

Montana

AND

Washington

Racing Circuit,
1888.

$45,000 In Stakes and Purses.

All STAKES «XOS£ APRIL 1ST.

A'l Trot tins i-'ntries ('lose July I-Jih.

Write to aDy one of tbe Secretaries for pro-
grammes and farther particulars.
RATES.

Deer Lodge, Montana, July 18 to 21, James B. BIc-
Masters, Secretary.

Butte City, Montana, August 6 to 11, Lee Mantle,
Secretary.

Helena, Montana, August 20 to 25, Francis Pope,
Secretary.

Spokane Falls, Washington, September 3 to 8, John
A. Todd, Secretary.

Note. Salem, Oregon, dates September 17 to 29.

Walla Walla, Washington Ty., dates October 1 to 6.
18fe

$5,000 IN PURSES.

first Day Tuesday, August 1\, 1888.

$«50.OI»

].— TROTTING -for two-year-old colts owed lo
the district. Mile heals, best two in three, to harness
and to rulb. Purse £250.

$3UO UO.

2.-TROrTING-Three minute class. Mile beats,
best three in five, to harness and lo rule. Furs*
8800.

Second Day- Wednesday, August 2Sd.

$300.00.

3.— TROTTING— For tbree-year-olds and under.
Mile heats, best three in five, to harness and to rule
Purse S300.

$400.00.

4.-TROTTING~2:40 class. Mile heats, best ihree
in five, to harness and to rule. Purse §100.

Third Day— Thursday, August 2 3 rd.

$950.00.

5.— TROTTING--2:23 class. Mile heats, best three
in five, to harness and to rule. Purse S750.

$500 OO.

fi.— PACING-Free for all. Mile beats, best three
in five, to harness and to rule. Purse S5< 0.

$100.00.

7.— BUGGY RACE— Free for all buggy horses with-
out a record owned in the district, owners to drive.
Mile heats, three in five, to rale. Purse $100.

Fourth Day— Friday, August 24th.

$600 OO.

8.— TROTTING— 2:27 class. Mile heats, best three
in five, to harness and lo rule. Purse ?6C0.

$400 OO.

9.— TROTTING— 2:33 class. Mile heats, best three
in five, to harness and to rule. Purse $400.

Filth Day— Saturday, August 95th.

$400.00

10. -TROTTING— For foui -year-olds and under.
Mile heats, best three in five, to harness and to rule.
Purse 5400.

$1000.00.

11.— TROTTING— Free for all. Mile heats, three
jQ five, to harness and to rule. Purse $1,000.

Races Nos. 5, 6, 8, fl and 11 open to the State. All
other races open to the following counties: Mendo-
ciao, Humboldt, Del Norte, Shasta, Siskiyou, Plnmas,
Lassen, Modoc, Sierra, Yuba, Sutter, Nevada, Trinity,
Tehama, Colusa and Bu*te.

Entries to close witb the Secretary, August 1, 1888,
at 10 p. m. Entrnnce fee of ten per cent, of purse
must accompany all nominations.

C. C. MASON, President.
lO. D. SPROUl, Secretary, Chico, Cal.

myl9

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STOCK

ESTABLISHED 1882.
We have for Private Sale selections of tbe follow-
ing Stock, procured from the best studs of Great
Britain, America and Australia.
ALL SUITABLE FOR HIGH-CLASS STUD PURPOSES

HORSES.

BLOOD, COAOHERS. TROTTERS, ARABS.
DRAUGHT, PONIES.

CATTLE.

DURHAMS, DEVONS, HEREFORDS, POLLED
ANGUS, AYRSHIRES, JERSEYS.

PIGS.

IMPROVED BERKSHIRES. "MAGIE," POLAND

CHINA, ESSEX, WHITE YORKSHIRE, 4c.

ALL IMPORTED STOCK.

EXHIBITI0NP0ULTRY

Supplied to v.- in in tbe keenest competition.
Choice Varieties on hand and to arrive.

DOGS.

SPORTING and MISCELLANEOUS.

John T. M'lnnes and Co.,

PEDIGREE STOCK AGFVr*

105 PITT STREET, SYDNEY, NEW 8' : 9,

Registered Cable Address "I"

mr21eow

414

'gks ^xzz&zx ami §fyaxtexwaiXL

June 30

Southern Pacific Co.

(PACIFIC SYSTEM.)

ffrains leave and are due to arrive ai

San Francisco.

t E A V E
(FOR)

From May 3 1. 1888.

ARRIVE
PROM 1

S:0Ja -'

6:15 P M

2:15 p m

*il4S P M

5:30 P M

7:15 A M

5:45 p m

9:45 a M

Livermore and Wfasanton...

•8:45 a M

S:U F m

Los Angeles, Deming, £1

8:4-i p m

9:^0 a m

Los Angeles and Mojave

12:15 p m

S:00 A SJ

6 15 p H

t4«0FM

Milton. „

•5:45 P -

8:30 a il

10:45 A m

3:30 P M

.. ..Ogden and East „

)2:4-i p u

a.-o a ii

5:45 p m

7:00 A M

....Sacramento, via Benicla

7 15 P m

8:30 A u

via Beoicia ....

10:45 a U

y .o.i a u

" via Livennore..

5 :4-i p m

3 :30 F M

" via Benicia.

12:45 p m

4;S0 P M

9:45 a H

6:30 P M

'* via Benlcia

7:45 A M

1:00 P u

Sacramento River Steamers..

•fi:00 a M

•3:45 p y

3. -00 P M

■■

9 :45 A M

■1:30 P ST

..... ■

8:45 a m
:':li p *

8:00 p m

Santa Barbara

U:00 A M

Stockton via Livennore

5:4 5 11

A:W p M

10:15 a ii

LOCAL FERRY TRAINS.

I

Tom San Franci«*eo Daily

TO EAJST OAKLAND— «6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 7:30— s:JU—
8:30— 9:00— 9:30— 10:00— 10:30— 11:00— 11:30— 12 :0J— li:30
—1:00— 1:30— 2:00— 2:30— 3:00— 3:30 — 4:00 — 4:30 — 5:00
5:30— fi:00 — *5:30— 7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00-11:00— 12:00

TO FRUTT VALE, (via East Oakland)— same as "TO
EAST OAKLAND" until 6:30 p.m., inclusive, also
at 8:00—9:00 and 11:00 p.m.

TO FRUIT VALJi (via Alamedaj— *9:30— 7:00-*12 00

TO AJLAALEDA— ■ti;uo— •6:30— i;uo— r;:30-o:OU — *a-ik.—
» :00 —9:30—10 :00— J10 :30— 11 :00— pi :3o— 12 :00-U2 :& —
1:00— tl:30—2:uO—J2:bO— 3:00— 3:30— 4:00 — 4:30- 5:00—
5:30— 6:00— 6:30— 7 :U0— 8:00— icCW— 10:00— 11:00— 12:00.

TO BEfiKELfif and WEST BEEKELLY- *6:00—
•o:oU— 7:uu— ■7:du— S:iw-*8.30— a:00— y;30— 10:00—
Jlu:30— 11 :0J— £11 :30— 12:00 - $12:30 -1 .00 -Jl :30 -2:00
t2:3G— 3:00— 3:30— 1:00 — 4;S0— o;00—5:30—6:00— 6:30—
7:W— 3:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— LiiUO.

To San Francisco l>aii>.

FROMFRD1T VALu (via East Oakland)— fi;io— 6:55
—7:-'^— 7:55— 8:25— 8:^5— 0:2-3— 9:55— 10:25— 10:55- 11:25
11; ;o5- 12:25— 12:55— 1:25— 1:55-2:25— 2 :55— 3:25— 3:55
— 1:25—4:55 — 5:25 — 5:55—6:25 — 6:55 — 7:5j— 8:55— 9:53.

FKO.il JJ\KL'll' VALb Kvi<* AjaiueOaj — *. :.l— a al —
(9:20— *3:2u

FROM EAST OAKLAND-«5:30-6:00- o:Al — 7:0—
7:38—8:00—8:30—9:00—9:30—10:00—10:30—11:0! — .i u
12:00— 12:30— 1:00— 1:30— 2:00— 2:M— 3:00— 3:30— 4*0 —
4:30—5:00—5:30—6:00—6:30—7:00 — 8:00 - 9:00 9:^-
10:58

FROM BROADWAV, OAKLAND- 9 in auiw. later
than from East Oakland.

FROM ALAALEDA— -5.30 -6J0 -"0:33— 7:00 *7:3'-8:00
«o:J0-9.00-a:30— tO.OJ— J.0.30 11:00—4-11:30-12 OJ—
tl2:30— 1:00— |l:30— 2:00— f2:30 -3:10- a 30- 4:0i —
1:30—5:00— o::i0— o;00-ti:30- ?:U3— 8:00— 3:00-10:00—
11:0 .

t-KOM BERKELEY and \VE-T BERKELEY - «5:25
— s:55— *6;25 — B:5S— •( :^o . ;55 *&:£>— a;-J&— a;25— 9:55
— 110:25— 10:55- 111 :2o— 11:56— J12:25- 12:55— Jl;25-
1:55— j2;25—^:»— a :2o—3:iio— 4:^5— 4:55 - 5:25 — 5:55—
6:25—6:55—7:55—8:55—9:55—10:55.

CjvcJSU. KOL'TJE.

FROil SAJS e'HA.\LlsL'j- *. :1a— a:lo— liu*— i.: ■-

3:15—5:15.
FROM OAKLAND— -6U5— 8:15— 10J5 -12:15 -2:15-

(:15.

A for Morning. P for Afternoon.

•Sundays excepted. tSaturdays excepted; {Sundays
only.

Standard Time f urnlsoea by Lick Observatory.

4. N. TOWSE.

Gen. Manager.

T. EC tJOODM.«,

«en. Pass. A Ttk A («

CHILD'S CARBOLCR1STAL SHEEP DIP.

"Patented in Europe and America."

SHEEP

DIP.

A positive scab cure. A liquid, soluble in

cold water. It is abso<utely uoit-

pofsonons.

The cheapest and most effective dip on the market

»ne gallon making one hundred gallons of wash.

Price, Sl-25 per station.

Special discounts an i terms to agents and large

tonsumers. For Bamples and other information ap-

ply to

I,\M)i: A H«»rfiH, Agents for Pacific Coast
116 California St., San Francisco, Ca).
17septl2

KILLIP & CO.,

LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL

AUCTIONEERS,
*1B Montgomery Street, Saai Franci&co

SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO SALES OP

High-Bred Horses and Cattle,

At auction and private sale.

Will Sell In All cities and Counties ol
the State.

REFERENCES.

Hon. C. Green, Hon. J. D. Carr,

Sacramento. Salinas.

J. P. Sargent, Esq., Hon. John Boees
Sargents. Colusa,

Hon. L. J. Robe, Hon. a, Walrath,

Lob Angeles. Nevada.

J. B. Haggin, Esq., San Francisco
Represented at Sacramento bv Edwin F. Smith,
secretary State Agricultural Society.

At San JoBe by MessrB. Montgomery k Rea, Real
EBtate Agents.

Being the oldest established firm In the live-stock
business on this Coast, and having conducted the
importa: t anctlm Bales in thJB line for the past
fifteen years, amounting to one-half a million nf
dollars, we feel jutified in claiming unequalled facili-
ties for disposing of live stock of every description,
either *t auction or private sale. Our liBt of corres-

KniSe- a embraces every breederanddealer of prom-
enc upon the Pacific Coast, thus enabling us to
give t "It publicity to animals placed with us for sale.
Priva . purchases and sales of live stock of all
descrtr !oos will be made on commission, and stock
shipped with the utmost care. Purchases and sale b
svi of land of every description. We areauthor-
i refer to the gentlemen whose nameB are
s<L
KTTT.IP & CO., 22 Montgomery btreet,

ym

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 1888.

FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CATALOGUE NOW READY,

And will be mailed to all applicants wit i send Five Cents in Stamps to Prepay

Postage.

THE FAIRX\WN CATALOGUE FOR 1888 contains descriptions and pedigrees of all the
Stallions and Brood-mares in use at Fairlawn. THE 1888 CATALOGUE also contains descriptions and pedi-
grees, and prices of

ONE HUXUBED AND SIXTY HE4D OF YOISG TROHERS,

Consisting of Staliions and B-iJHes from yearlings to five yeara old, all of niv own breeding

and nearly all STASDARD BRKI), and duly registered.

A specialty is made at Fairlawn of raising

STAIXtONS AND FIEXIEM FOR RREF.DIMJ PURPOSES.

Those who wish to engage in breeding High-bred Trotters, or those already engaged who wish it
a^d to their breeding stud, can be supplied at Fairlawn with first-class young StallionB and Fillies of
the very best trotiing families, uniting in their veins strains of blood that have produced Speed Witli
the i.rwut'V Cniiormity.

taeutlemen who desire fine, highly bred, promising, and well-broken Young Trotters for their
own driving, can be supplied at Hairlawn. Any young stallion sold for a roadstt-r will be gelded, if the
purchaser desires, at my own risk and expense.

is strictly adhered to at Fairlawn. and the price ot every
anim»llor sale is primed in the catalogue. Pur-
chasers from a distance can buy on orders at exactly the same price as if present in person. All stock fold
on orders can be returned if they do not come fully up to the descriptions given.

rime will be given responsible parties, on satisfactory paper, bearing interest Irotn
date.

THE SfALLIOX* I> CSE AT FAIRLAWN ARE

THE ONE-PRICE PLAN

Happy Sledium (400 >.

Sire of more 2:30 performers than any living stallion,
having 3D to his credit with records of 2:30 or better,
among them Maxey Cobb, 2:13j, the fastest stallion
that ever lived.

WILL BE USED AS A PRIVA TE STALLION.
Aberdeen [97),
feire of 14 with records better than 2:30, among them
Hattie Woodward, 2:15\; Jim Jewell, 2:194; Modoc,
2:19£, etc. Limited to 30 mares at £tOO the season,
or SI 50 to injure a mare in foal.
Al>cto <2548>.
By Almont, dam Violet (sister to Dauntless and
Peacemaker), by Bysdyb's H amble to ni an, etc.
Limited to 3U mares at $50 the season, or S80 by
insurance.

Almont Wilkes i2131).

By Almont, dam Annabel, by George Wilkes; 2d dam
Jessie Pepper (dam of Alpha, 2:25 J, etc.), by Mam-
brino Chief, etc. Limited to 30 mares at SSO the
season, or $80 by insurance.

Maximus, (5175),
By Almont, dam by Sentinel; 2d dam by Bayard, etc.
3d dam Layton Barb Mare. Limited to 30 mares at
$50 the season, or £80 by insurance.

Noble Stedium (4939),

By Happy Medium, dam by Mambrino Patch^n; 26.
dam by Mambrino Chief ; 3d dam by Sir Archy Mon-
toria Limited to 20 mares at S50 the Eeason, or
$80 by insurance.

Applications for use of Stallions will be entered in 'the order tbey are received, but after a Stallion's
limit is reached no more mares will 1-e received. For catalogues and further information, at'dress

L-.tk ■(■ox SSO

WM. T. WITHERS, Lexington, Ky.

28jan52

XMP0&TEB BERKSHIBES.

REDWOOD DUKE 13368.

Prizewinners at all the fairs in California and the
entire list of sweepstakes premiums at State Fair
Sacraoiento, lfBG anil 188".

importations made direct from Euel.tnd every year
from the most noted Breeders, selected from the I,
best blo'jd and m oe I fashionable families of Di^h-
faced Berksbires, regardless of cost, and all re-
corded in English and American Berkshire records.

Young pigs from these importations, male and
female, from entirely different families for sale at
reasonaDie prices, and everv pig guaranteed. Address

ANDREW SMITH, Redwood tity,

Orat 21H California Street. San Francisc

GLOVER'S ALBUM.

A TREATISE ON CANINE DISEASES,

CONCISE AND PRACTICAL.

Handsomely Bound and Illustrated.

PRICE 50 CENTS, POST-PAID.

GLOVER'S IMPERIAL

DOG MEDICINES.

Man^e «'nrp. - 50«* Distemper Cure $1.00
Blood Purifier, 50c. Vermiiase. - 50c.

tanker W=tsh, 50c. Eye L,oiion, - 50«*.
Diarrhoea Cure, SOe. Cure for Fits, - 50c
Tonic, - - 50c Liniment, - 50c

Kennel and Stable Soap, best dogsoap known, price
25c.

These remedies are sold by druggists and dealers
in sportsmen's goods.

ALL DOG DISEASES TREATED
H. CLAY GLOVER, D. V. S.

Veterinarian to the Westminster Kennel Club, New
Jersey Kennel Club, Rhode Island Keon-I Club,
Hartford Kennel Club, HemstcadFarm company, etc.

22octf 3 1293 Jtromlwav. New Vnrlr.

DO YOU WANT A DO«J

"IS DOG BUYERS GUIDE. L

n Colored plates, lOO engravings ]\
of different breeds, prices they are I
worth, and where to buy them f)
Mailed for 15 Cents. - k
ASSOCIATED FANCIERS, F
j 337 S. Eighth St, FoiladelphU, fa, ]

topr

Dr. Thos. Bowhill, M.R.C.V.S.

VETERINARY SVRUEON.

Graduate Sew Veterinary College, Edinburgh
Awarded the Highland and Agricultural Societies
Medals for Horse Pathology, Anatomy, Physiology
and Histology. The Williams' Prize, '84-'85, for high-
est works in professional examinations, and six irst-
class certificates of merit. Honorary Member Illinois
State Veterinary Medical Association.

CENTENNIAL STABLES,

1523-5 California Street,

Firz:;EUAI.D A rOHMW, Proprietors.

Telephone >'n 66-

Veterinary Surgery,

DR. A. E. BVZARD.

Member of the Itoyal College of Veterinary Sur-
geons, LondoD. Calls to the country promptly
attended to.

All operations performed. Advice and prescrip-
tions by mail, One Dollar. Residence and Pharmacy

No- 1 1 Seventh Street,

21apS2

Sati Francfveo. (I\ear Market.)

Harry E Carpenter, M.O.C.V.S.

. VETERINARY SI'RUEON.

Hnnorarj Graduate ol
Ontario Veterinary Col-
Ick*-, Toronto. Canada
jjS' RidHlingN Castra'.ed.
^(>lerinary Intlrniary, 3J i Natom» St
BpRidenre. 9»*6 Howard St., Kan Francjftco.
'mas!

CHOICE, PURELY-BRED

Cocker Spaniel Puppies !

The handsomest, most intelligent, most compan-
ionable, and best house, watch and carriage dogs in
existence, as well as the beet "all-around" sports*
man's dog with the gun. For particulars address
M. P. McKOON.

jeisoaf El Cajon, San Diego Co., Cal.

iliificii

5S5B3B > =/-* ? >r<*ta

TIME SCHEDULE.

P .BBenger TrainB leave and arrive Passenger Depe
(.Townsend Street, between Third and Fourth Streetp
San Francisco.

In effect June 18,

12:01 p I Cemetery and Meiilo Park | 2::-Q )

'5;10p

6:30 p

Ul H5P

•8:00 a
H3a
•10:02 a
4:36 P
5:42 P
6:40 P
J7 :50 P

8:30 a'
10:30 a
*3:aop|

~l i a:oa a
....Santa Clara, San Jose, and.... . ; *i ■ -i/Z a
Principal Way Stations...

~:ll

10;SOA j Almadeaand Way Sla

4fstleU -Sal/naB and Monterey |l ^J

..Hollister and Tres Plnos .

/ , "10:02 a
. - 6 :40 p

) I 1-8:35 p

t'.-.S'H i WatsonviUe.AptoB.Soquel ( *'5:.^

''"■bo p r (Capitolajand tianta Cruz i -rS-'-iS

+-.^n i i Monterey and Santa Cruz, Sunday t i +«.-- „
T'-°°Aij Evcursion Train , ' t8.3oP

, l &oledad, Paso Bobles, Templeton J
I I (SanLuisObispo) & Way Stations, i

6:40 P

a— Morning p.— Afternoon.
•Sundays excepted. tSnndaysonly ITheatre train Sal -
urdays only* Trains run on Standard Time furnished
by Lick Observatory.

Kearly all rail line to San Luis Obispo. Only 'Si
miles staging between Templeum ana San Luis
Obispo. Time from San Francisco 12 hours. Through
rate *8.50.

Special Round-trip Tickets, at reduced rates— to
Gilrpy and Paraiso Springs.

Special Notice— Hound-trip tickets to the famous
Lick Observatory (Mt. Hamilton) can be had at any
of the Company's Ticket Offices in San FranclBCo
Rate, $7.50.

EXCURSION TICKETS.
For Sundays only, { ,^4™^ *°f™> =
" irSatnrday, ( Sold Saturday and Sunday only
Sunday and -J good for return until following Mod
Monday. I dav(incInBive,at the following rates

Round Trip

Sun.
iTrt.

Sattoji RoundTrip

Sun.
Tkt.

Satto

from San

Franc'sco to

Tkt. [J Francisco to

Tkt

San Bruno

♦

* SO

San Jose

?i 75

MiUbrae

65

2 75

75

1 10

Pajaro

3 00

5 01

Belmont

1 00

1 25

3 00

Redwood

1 00

1 40

3 00

5 tJ

1 2a

I 50

3 »0

Menlo Park...

1 25
1 25

1 60

1 75

3 03
3 00

Santa Crnz

500

Mounfn View

1 50

2 00

(Castroville

3 00

5 00

1 50

300

5 no

Santa Clara

1 75

Ticket Offices.— Passenger Depot, Townsend

street, Valencia-strpet station. No. 613 Market street

yrand Hotel, and Rotunda. Baldwir Hotel.

A C. BASSETT, H. K.JUDAB,

Superintendent Asst PasB. A Tkt. Ag-.

Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seeker?.

THE

SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO

RESPECTFULLY CALLS ATTENTION TO TK R

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

AFFORDED BY THE "NORTHERN DIVISION
of its line for leaching with speed and comfort tie
best ^laceB in the State for
Sea Bathing, Snooting and Fishing

TRAINS LEAVB SAN FBANCIHCO LAXLY FOR

MONTEREY,

THE MOST CBARMJNO

Summer and Winter Resort ol Hie
Pacific Coast,

with its beantuul Groves and delightful Drives. Tron I
in abundance can be obtained from the several strean.s
In the vicinity of Monterey, and the beBt of shootlr.g
may 1-e had in season.

THE BA Y OF MONTEREY

Is noted for the extent And variety of fish which
abound in its watera, notably Salmon. Rock Cod, Bn--
acuda, Pomplno, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder
The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with
the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superioi
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEI
MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for eporto-
men.

THE BA THING FACILITIES

AT THE

"HOTEL DEL MONTE,'

ATtE UNSURPASSED,
hazing a MAGNIFICENT BEACH of pure white
sand for snrf bathing. The BATH-HOUSE conmira

SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANKS

(150x50 feet) for warm salt water plunge and swim-
ming bathB, with ELEGANT ROOMS connecting for
individual baths, with douche and shower facilitic-s-

THE FAVORITE ROUTE to thoee well-known
Watering Places,
APTOS, SOQTJEL AND SANTA CR C Z

18 VTA THE NORTHERN DIVD5ION,

SOUTHERN PACIFIC ROUTE,

(Broad Gauge)

The Northern Division rnns through the conntiei"
ol Ban Mateo, Santa Clara. San Benito, Santa ("rnx
and Monterey, each of which abounds in game In gres
varietv Notably

ttuall. Pigeon, Snipe, Duck, Geese, Deer
and Bear.

Lakes PILARCITOS and- SAN ANDREAS are
reached by this line. Stages connect with trains daili
at San Mateo tor those wetl-knowc Retreats, PUR is
SIMA, SAN GREGORIO and PESCADERO We
would particularly call attention to the unlimited ex-
tent of range at and about SAN BRUNO fcnd McMA-
HON'S for RIFLE PRACTICE.

These resorts are but a short distance from Sac
Francisco and offer special inducements to the lovere
of this manly sport.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

Sportsmen and others presenting Passage Tickets
will be entitled to

FREE TRANSPORTATION CF THEIR DO S
when carried in Baggage Cars and pnt in charge .
Train Baggagemen. Train Baggagemen are Instructed'
tolssne CHECKS for all dogs receved in Baggige

O^-In order to guard against accidents to Dog
while in transit, it is necessarv that they be provided
with COLLAR AND CHAIN. Guns and Fish J o»
Tackle will be carried free of charge. Guns taken apArt
and securely packed in wood or leather cases may be
taken in Passenger Cars.

TICKET OFFICES— Passenger Depot, Townsen-
street, Valencia Station . and No 618 Marketst GraDd
Hotel

O. BASSETT, A. H. R. JUDAH,

Superintendent , ABBt. Pas» and Tkt Agent

1888

2pue grjesdjer atxil jl poxtsnmn.

,b

SHORTEST

BEST

BETWEEN

Missouri River

AND

Chicago

SPEED! AND SAFE TCANSPOUTATION

OF

HORSES

AND

LIVE STOCK

ON

PASSENGER

OR

FREIGHT
TRAIN

^ /'a?

V

oY«° ^V

/

<y

L C. SMITH' Top Action, Double Cross-Bolted

BEBBC H— L OADING GUN!

o»

3*

N

5 S 0)

S-unafaoturer of both Hammer and Hammerlees Guns.

SYRACUSE, N. Y.

a Demonstration cf the Shooting: Qualities of the "L. C- Smith"

Gun.

Attte Cleveland Cartridge Co.'s tournament, held at Cleveland, 0., from September 13 to 16 inclusive
the " Smith" enn won first money in every class. It also won nearly two-thirds of the en'ire
amon HS3.000) of cash prizes, and championship trophy for the b^st average in the 90 class. In the 90-
claes 1won the 1st, 2nd and 4th moneys; in the 80-class it took the 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th: in the 70-clasg it
cook litand 2nd, with the 1st and 6th in the 60-class, making a total winning nearly four times greater
than any other gun, of either foreign or home manufacture.

We think tbig a most excellent showing, as there was seven different makes of guns used bv the nine-
teen contestants in the ninety class. L. C. SMITH.

SEXD FOR DESCRIPTIVE t'ATAJLOGCE AXB PRICE LIST. aug6tf

ESTABLISHED 1355.

Race Goods.

LARGEST AND BEST STOCK ON THE
COAST.

J. O'KANE,

767 Market St., S. F.

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER
IN

ARNESS and SADDLERY.

Trotting Stock]

FOR SALE.

Bay View Maid, chestnut mare, foaled 1S8I by Gen

Benton, first dam by a son of Skenandoah i'K>ntuckv

Hnnter) second dam i>v Skenandoah; third dam rv

Belmont <, Williamson's). Bay View Maid conld trot

m three minutes when a yearling. She has never

been trained but has pulled a buggy in l!:50wittout

. work. She was bred this season to Sidney and is be-

| 1 evedto be mfoal. Slieis a regular breederand has

• by her side a horse colt by Guv Wilkes, und has also

; a yearling filly by Guy Wilkes. These colts, show

! for themselves, and will be sold with the mare

i The value of Benton mares has been fully proven at

■ Palo Alto, and Mr. Chas. Marvin pronounces them

' the very best.

' This Stock is offered for sale because the wner has

embarked in a business that absolutely precludes auv

i attention to horses, For further particulars apolv to

C. W. WELBY, 6*3 I 7th Street.
| myl2tf San Francisco.

AGENTS FOE

FeNXELL'S CYSTHIJJfA HoESE BOOT3,

J. H. Fektos*s Chicago Specialties,

De. Dlsos's Condition Powdebs,

n»34 GOMBAOXT's C-.USTIC BALSAM

Business College, 24 Post St

San Francisco.

The most popular school on the Coast
P. HEALD President. 0. 8. HALEY, Sec'y.
am~ Send for Circular Oct d

CHUBB,

The Fishing Rod Manufacturer,

Has a new retail catalogue which contains severa
oritrinal articles on fishing written by the most noted
anglers of the present day. Catalogue a:so has 125
illustrations of angling goods. 60 different kinds of
fishing rods described, reels, lines, hooks, flies, rod
rimmlngs etc. Every angler should have a copy,
send for one, ready Jan. 15th. Address.

THOS. H. OHTJBB,

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becausetbe first and third prizes were won over foreign makes by The Parker Gun." — N. T. Woeld

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Parker.

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June 30

INDEX TO VOLUME XII.

From Januaiy 1st to June 30th, 1888.

Animate Horse Power 3

Answers to Correspondents... .5, 37
7a, 100. 116, 153, 16y, 180, 196, 2l2
2*3. 245,21:5, 276, 297, 313, 325.315

American Jockey Club 7,133

Annual meeting S.inta Clara
Valley Agricultural Society... 18

Another Good Sire for Iowa 20

As to Shakespeare , 73, 105

Alfalfa as a Horse Peed 101.

Australian Jockey Club 114

American Buyer iu the Colonies lift

Art of Namiug H«

Arrow Sola Agaiu 153

Armiiage Arguments 162

Alma Water 163

American Trotter 211, 276

Arabian Horsea 231

Australian and American Horsea

2-12

Alpheus 230,242

American Trotting Assoeiation.,242

Australian Peer 245

Abuse of the Whip 247

American Horses 2.6

A Valuable Cross 3.41

Annual Yearling Sales 298

AGoodldea 3-9

A Pleasant Hour 328

ADileinma 315

Ar"bsas Coach Horses 3)6

American Merino 364

American Trotting Association. 354

Accident to John Goldsmith 377

American Newmarket 387

American Trotting Association. 3s7
a Personal Explanaliou 4jH

Athletics—

W. Byrd Page G

Athletics 89, 1-19, 245

Golden Ga-ie "Wrestling 77

Olympic Out- Poor Meeting.. 84
Olympic field Day .... 101,116
Hints on training, Etc.— Mer-
cury ...101, 117

Olympic Juvenile Night... 160
Glimpse of Ladies Night.

Etc 166

Cornish Wrestling at the

Olympic 21

trom a noted runner 214

Olympic Club Building

Scheme 60,575

An Athletic Sportsman 261

Advice on training

To Bicyclers 293

Individualism of Physical

Culture Sll

Athletics at Harvard 31 1

Hemeuway Gynasium.. .311

Olympic yield Day 325

College Athletics 325

Joint Gaines 341

Aquatics —

1 n the Aquatic World

New York Athletic Club .. ..357

Davis vs. Geogan 357

Death of K. T. Stoinhs 357

Olympic Club 375

"Borris" on Two-year-Ol "s of

1887 18

Backing the Wrong Horse 68

Breeding Problem 74

Billy Barlow, Etc 115

Blue Grass 125

Bookmakers' Odds ISO

Brooil-Mares for Woodburn 191

Bay Disi rict Races 212, 227, 243

Blood Horse Stakes 233

Blood of Blue Bull 24-'

Blood Horse Races 259,274

Breeding of Sid 275

Breeding From Vicious Stallions

„ 275

Boycotting the Bookmakers 290

Breeding Fillies 307

Backing the Jockeys 31o

Blue Ribbon Meeting 313,303

Bav District Races 313

Breeding for Speed Alone...322, 32u

Bid Gage 32g

Brooklyn Meeting 34o

Breeding Limit 354

Breeding for Mental Qualities...:^
Breeder and Sportsman 377*

G

Combination No. 607 11

Character of HoruCB 26

Correspondents — Chapter on

Morgan HorseB 27

Califomlans in tlm Futurity 67

Crickmore Review 58

Copperis Op 67

Clmt With Veteran Secretary ... 84

Curing Horse Viees 105

CookSale 121

Central Pointin Messenger Con-
tention '32

Capt. Brown's Charges U5

Cofta vb. Locomotives i4n

California Trotters 147

Closing of Stakes 15:(

Continental Trotting Stable l-il

Coney Island Jockey Club i'J5

Carrots for HorseB 197

Chico or Willows 21u

California's Great Race 242

Cattle Contracts for the Indians 2x5

Chat With Matt Ktorn 290

Conditioning of Morses 2n0

Capital Turf Club. .202, 325, 34ft. 361
372i

Combination Sale of Trotters 313

Chico Fair 323

Chattenge Whip and its History 32 1

Combination Salt; 324,377

Costly Beer 372

California Filly for Kentucky.. .377

Coney Island Haetng 384

Coney Island Meeting 404

Chicago Meeting 403

Chattanooga 407

Canoeing-
Oakland Canoe Club...21, 37T 57, 85

117, 16T. 183,197, 285, 203, 374.
The Ditty Bag 71

Dr. Hlcka' Protests 73

Down on the Pacers 83

Division of Honors 9J

Death of Twilight 105

Dead Trotters ..... IW

Declarations at Chicago 115

Defense of the Pacer 129

Declarations — Coney Island

Ha idieaps 129

b of Good Soil 138

Declarations — Out of Spring

Handicaps 14'

Derby Investigation IK

Detroit Driving Club 24'

Draft Horse 2«

Demon Jockey 276

DiBqualificationoF Sonoma "281

Death Among the Trottets 2J9

Double Control 312

Death of the Dam of Arrow 312

Daisy S„ 2:i6J< 212

Delicate Feeders 323

Detroit Meeting 325

Death of W. A. Claypole 339

Death of Commodore Kittson . .313

Dixon Colt stakes 72

Death of Green Mountain Maid 392
Daui of EnchantreBB 290

E

. 41

English Race Courses 4

Errata - 7

Entries to the Occident Stake.. 41

Eureka Jockey Club 41

English Racing Notes 43

Effects of the Cold 4"i

Eastern Sale Dates 51

English Turf Notes 84

Entries for the Sacramento Colt

stakes *9

Eastern Handicaps 90

Estimate of the Chinees loi

Epson Derby Fa-, orite |P0

Excessive RacLng ...131

Ethics of Betting 21J

Expert on His Travels 21ft

English Bookmaking 231

eureka Races „ 24 ,377

Eastern Trotting Notts 260

English Tout 263

EaBtern Racing Notes.. .265, 273, h'24

Experience and Tips 275

Electioneer Foals of iswt 29'

Emperor of Norfolk's Races. ..338

Early California Ranges 339

English Racing Strains 3(3

Eastern Trotting Season 345

English Derby 345

Emperor of Norfolk 3aJ <

Eureka Meeting 408

Eureka Entries 405

Ed. A. Tipton 409

Editorials—

Vol. XH 8

The Proposed Qtaliion St »ke.. 8

24, 40

Nominations in Stanford

Stake, 1800 9, 25

Chicago Horseman on Palo

Alto 9

The Kite-Shapel Track 9

Welcome 9

Foxhall's Grand Prix 9

War-field 9

American Trotting Associa-
tion 9

All Wrong 9

Queer Dentition 9

En^lit-h Race -Courses 9

The Great Stallion Stake 24

Richard Ten Broeck 24

Consents to Act 21

Shanghai Mary 24

The Stanford stakes 25

Washington Park Club 25

Occident Stake 26

Duplication of NaineB 25

Sacramento Colt Stakes 40

National Trotting Stal lion

Stakes 4'J,57,88, 137, 152

The Morgan Horse 40

stallions Advertised 40

Wallace's Monthly 40

Ridicule 41

'■The Clays" 41

Del Mar nee Col ton

Correction ir. 2:30 List..
Nominations in the Occident

Stake 41

In and In 45

Effects of the Cold 45

Aurelius on Climatic Influence 50

Heaps of Work 56

A Three-Year-Old Stalli„u

StakR 56

Pacific Coast Veterinary As-
sociation 57

Trotting Colts 57

Present Status of ltu lining
Blood in Bn-eding the Trotter 72

Out-Crossing 72

The Stallion Stake at the State

Fair 73

State Fair Offices

Death of Happy Mediu

The Cook Sale 73, 120

Green Mo lutain Maid.
Spring Race Meeting.

Pacers Coming up

The Change in the Weather.... J9

P'orm '"

"M.T. G" on Placing

Stake for Three- Year-Old Stal.

lions 105

The Weather 105

Mr. Donahue Retires 10;

Our Stallions 12

The Stallion Stakes 120, 168

The Denver Sale 120

Change of Conditions 12-)

A Big Figure 121

Still Favorable 121

Sunny Slope 121

"Shinney on Your Uwu Side"

—Sire and Dam 136

Horse and Dog 136

Los Angeles Spring Meeting ..137

Bay District Course 1S7

Abnormal Teeth 137

Budd Doble 137

The Colt Stakes 137, 153

Horse Pictures 137

The Grand Stallion stake lo2

Quadruple Misfortune 153

State F-ir Colt Stake? 153

Sale of Thavol 153

Lady Del Sur 153

Correct the Edition 168

Sale of Anteeo IBS

Ontare Ranch Auction Sale ...169

The Twin Question 169

Stallion Colt stakes 184

Working for x Long Holiday ...184
Major Thomas' 2:10 Trotters... 184

Trottinr Colt Stakes 185

The N. Y. "Sun" on Tip8...l85, ZOO

Not Yet Consnmated 185

Entries for Spring Kace Meet-
ing 185

The Owner of PancoaBt 185

Native Grasses 2 0

Combined Meeting at oak land 2 !0
Importance of Stakes for Trot-
ting Colts 200

Closingof Stakes at Washing-
ton Park 201

Race Meeting Bay District

Association 201

San Jose O-l t Stakes 201

A Capital Resolve 201

Amongthe HorseB .'.201

What Shall Thoy be Called? ...201

A Clash 201

The Stallion Stakes *16

The Boom in Trotters 216

A Question ef Breeding 216

First of April 21

Sister in Blood 216

The Spring Race Meeting 232

Wrong Information 2:'2

The "Sun'* ou Tips 232

Detroit Trotting Meeting 233

Dixon .Trotting Meeting 233

Anteeo's Colts

An Un willing Convert.

The Fire at Palo Alto 2f&

The Races 249,264

Oakland Trotting Park 219

Shoes vs. Tips 249

Petaluma Colt Stakes 249

Kate A lien -249

Eli ctioneer and Thoroughbred 264

A Few Minutes 26!

To Correspondents

"The Gentleman's Race

Closing of Stakes

F

Foxhall's Grand Prix, 1881

Foals of IS88 41,73, Ml, 105. 121, 1

145, 169, 185, 201, 217, 225.213, 265

276,293,1

. 4«9.

Fairlaw n
FutTitv Stakes

Fair Dates fur 18SS

Few Remarks by Dr. Batley

From San Jose !

For the Protection of Breed, rs ..'

From the Colonies 1

Flyers S

Forestalling the i\I<irket '

Fresno District Races '

First Yearling Sale at Rancho

Del Paso 2

First Year With Colts I

First Annual Sale ';

Farewell Greeting 5

Fair Play „5

Fairs of California ;

Feeding Alfalfa i

Fairs of 1888 4

Fox-Terrier Coursing A

G

General Topics 1, 17. 33,49, '5,82,

97, 114, 130, 146,161, 177,193,209,
225, 211,257, 338. 354,370,386.

Green Mountain Maid 2, 81

Grasses in Montana 21

Great Horse State 164

Great Two-Year-Old Stake 2ll

Gray Color in Horses 212

Gratz' Impressions

Gentlemen Breeders

Grand National

Gentleman Races 265

<4uard Agaiust Fire

Grafting

Good Suggestions 323

Goodwin's Guide 329

Gebharat Ranch

Great Match a Fizzle

Golden Gate Fair 37b, ,i«2

Goldsmith's Accident 377

Glencoe as a sire 410

Grand Trotting Circuit 4rj3

Gun Club 406

Gun-
About John DeVaull, Jr 6

How Guns are Built 6

Poule and Pull 6

Nelson as a Sportsuiaa 6

Who Invented Choke-Boring? 6

Gun 37, 69

American Revolvers 85

Chamberlin < 'artriilges 119

Pigeon Tournament at Fair-
field 119

About "stonehenge" 166,

"Pica-Pica 199

H

Hunting the Wild Horse 35

Hints to Beginners 51

Hickory and Boots «7

Horses in Utah 68

Hessian Fly in England 76

Horse Owner's Association 99

He caught On 99

How Horse Jockeys Slip

Weights 115

Harry Harwood Lead 148

Horse Gossip 191

Horse Notes F'om the Kiver

Counties 196

Hamlin's Challenges 211, 275

Hossack Case 212

Hounds Against Horses 215

Hearst Stable 227

Haggin Sale 257

Half and Half 281

Hints to Breeders 279

How Many Crosses ....279

Horses and Horses 279

How Many Meals for the Cow...2S5

Horse Wi ispering 2it0

How to Buy a Horse 313

Ho! For Australia 315

Haggin Annual Sale 345

Hereditary Diseases 373

How Vulante Beat Hanover 373

Horses in Jumping 378

How the Suburban waB Won 388

Horse Breeding in Italy 391

Herd and Swine-
American Devon Cattle Trans-
fers 11

Actual Profits in Fanning 12

Dehorning 106

How to Dehorn Calves 116

Polled Aberdeen Angus Cattle 215

In and In Breeding 36, 45

Imp.Pizarro 83

Is Roaring Hereditary? 83

Interesting Statistics 183, 247, 261

Imported English Racers 191

Iroquois 212

Importation of Black Poiuter...407
Island Park Meeting 104

January Races 41

Juuicious Breeding 105

Jockey's Suicide 19

Jockeys' Licenses 242

Johnson in Budd IJoble'B 2;H

James Van Etta 329

Judging at Fairs 330

Jerome Park Meeting 315

Junior Stallion Stakes 360

Jerome Park Racee » 356,370

All-Age Stake 21

Two Notable Californians

Abread 22

Dentition of the Dog 37

Breeding Dogs 38

Occidental Coursing Club ...53, 101

133, 149, 165,245.

Field Trial Challenge 53

An Endorsement of Rule 2 69

Importations 69

Judge Post to Mr. Leavesley... '9

Mr. Bassford Excepts 69

Change in the Graphic Kennels 84

Diseases of the Dog 85, 165

Visits 101, 117,149, 165, 1*1,229

374

Death 101, 149,213

Joe Hi2

Valuable Dogs Burned 102

The Allender Training Ken-
nels 118

Waltonian Returns 118

W. K. C. Show 133

Death of Dr. Walsh (r-tone-

heuges) 150

About Coursing 150

Annual Meeting of American

Keni.el Club 150

The size of the Dor 181

Death of Arnold Burgis 197

Pacific Kennt-1 Club Dog show

213, 228,369

Pilot 245

facitie Coast Co ur.-iug Club....2i6

Special Prize Winners 216

Disastrous Coursing 216

An A. K. C. Notice 24«

Pacific Coast Field Trial 2<7

Harely Bred Pointers 277

Diseases of the Dog 278

Opinions About California

Dogs 278

Dog Show at Richmond 293

Type 293

Sales 309

Whelps 309

American Kennel Club Meet-
ing 327

Visits 327,3*9

Pointei Club of America 327

From John Davidson 342

RachitB 342

San Francisco Dog show 3fc9

The Dog Contention <74

P. C. F. T. C. Derby Entries... S89

A Good Suggestion 389

Sarcuptic Mange in Dog 389

Letters on Stallion Service 54, 66

Leni was Vanquisheo 67

Los Angeles 129, 169, 185

Licensing Jockeys 132

Los Angeles Races 145, 243

Little Horse Gossip 148

Lob Angeles Notes 169

Los Angeles Meeting 185

Level Your Tips 243

Letter From Ventura 292

Longlevity in tlm Horse 309

Lowering the Records 339

Latonia Races 340

Los Angeles Fair 341,386, 393

Lady Bookeep^r 362

Latonia Meeting 356,371

Last of the Buffaloes 39G

Los Angeles Entries 409

Prolific Mara 1

Philosophy and Truth From

"Dixiana" !

Premium short-Horn Herd For

Sale I

Palo Alto Fire - ".

Percheron Horses '<

Pacers 1

Palo Alto sales 2

Problem of Breeding 2

Profit in Live stock 285

Practical ['indorsement 2J7

Percentage in Rookn.aking

Petaluma Colt Stakes

Petaluma Fair 3z3

Pools vs. BookB 328

Period of Gestation 6!

Poughkeepsie Meeting 371

Prefix Claimed 407

Pool Selling on heats 409

Pedigree Stock in Australia 108

Horses 395

Sale of 'be Haggin Yearlings

at New York 403

Sale of the Spendthrifts and

Belmonts 403

Sires of the Great Brood

mares m410

Q

R

M

Manual Training 52

Mr. Holly Replenishes 57

Mambnnn Wilkes 113

Marshall Chief and His Family i ■:

Morrissey Sale 164

Mere Cast-Off 210

Mexican Burro 247

Montana and Oregon Stakes 259

Marching On 296

Mr. Lonllaid on [lacing 306

Mutuels vs. Bookmaking 357

Mount Shasta Fair 357

Moorish Horsemanship 393

N

114,169

Notes From Fresno

New 2.3) Trotters of 1887
Names Claimed 21 73,

129 145,135, 201, 217,225,265,297,

311,313,361,377,387 ,409.

Notes and Anecdotes 26

Notes From the Sporting World 29

North Western Circuit 52

Notes from Sacramento 57

Notes From "The Horseman",.. 61

New Year Book _ 74

National Trotting Association... 100
Notes From San Luis Obispo..., 115

Nevada State Fair 115

New Names in the N. T. A 115

News From the East 258

Notes From Kentucky Sales 148

Next State Fair 194

New Racing Association £?7

New Remedy 231

Napa County Fair 233

Notes and Notions 244

Noteson Trotting Sires 244

Novelty Races 258

Notes and Comments '273, 289,

221. 301, 321, 338, 353. 369. 385 4ul.

Nevada Cattle 258

Needed Reforms iu Trotting.. ..306

Notes on Breeding 323. c62

Nevada State Fair 330

National Stalllion Stake 364

No Danger of an Overstock 355

Races and Racers 29

Records and A ges 50

RecorOB Against the Watch 52

Rambling better From Marin... &7

Races at FreBQ.i 57

Register, Vol. VI J. Closed 58

Remarkable Horse Leaps 106

Road Driving and Health 129

Racing Dates for IM-H...U4, 18. , 195
29JJ, 107, 34U 356.372,387, 403

R acingatthe East 211,292, 3C8

Race Horses at the south 215

Racing Tracks at the East 215

Race Track Mystery 2-z7

Rancho Del Paso Yearlings 280

Rise and Fall in Cattle 285

Racing Frauds 291

Races at Dixon .....292

Race Tracks 312

Racing at the Antipodes 314

Racing in Australia 314

Racing in England 322

Race for a Fortune 323

Refrigerating Plants 364

Racing Gossip 35a '

Rhonerville Fair

Racing in South America 378

Ringero 392

Right Address 383

Rod-
How Three MemherB of Fair
Sex Went Fishing ...22, 38, 51, 70
86, 102 134,

Chubb's Catalogue 1CI

Angling in Oregon Waters 103

Clabrough &, Golcher's Open-

ing H7

Salmon Disease .'. ; 150

An English Angling Sketch....l67
The Fish Commission Muddle.lfil

Rod 197,246, 262

Aquarium Building 198

From an Occasional Corres-
pondent 193

Lance wood Twigs 294

An Abuse at Los batos 294

Notable Angler 310

Wildwood's Magazine 310

Nevada Fish Commissioner... 3^6

Grayling Fishing 342

From Weber bake 358

Sixth Annual Tournament

Etc gag

Rowing-
Mechanical Rowing 374

Rifle-
Revolver Notes 39

Rules for Pistol and Revolver

Shooting 119

Reloading Amunitlon for Pis-
tol, Etc 119

A"Fake" Rifle 182

Art in tire-Arms 182

Detonating Powders in Rifles 247

Another Bullard Match 262

A Hunting Rifle 295

SpringQeld Notes 358

Shooting Gama with Rifle 391

Rosemeade 409

T

The Old and the New 3

Tom Merry 47

"Tin Cnp" Will Continue Anoth-
er Year 130

The Trotter id King (7

Trouble Ahead 74

T'irf Facts in Fancy Figures .. . 81

They Lost a Great Sire S3

Trouble Over the Water 115

Trotting at Oakland- 130, ifi9

Treating Horses Rationally 162

Trotting Prospers in l*n8. \- \

Thon ughbred in the Trotter 185

Treating Meningitis I9i

Trotting at Bav District 195

Two-Year-Old Racing 231

Trackand Stable 233,249,265

Trick H.-rse 285

Thoroughbred Mares in Trot-

ting Stud" 258

The TroUei a Profitable Horse. .279

The Baldwin stable 3117

The Detroit Meetinv 307

The Petaluma Races 317

The Betline P'oblem 3U8

Three-Y^ar-Olds 31H

Try Again 313

Trotling in France 322

Trotting Colt Stakes 329

Turf Amateur Abroad 339

Time Y->t 31".

Try Again 361

Track at Napa 3<u

Toomey Truss Axl** 373

Two-Year-Old stallion stake... .37*1

Trotting at Honolulu 377

Trotting at Melbourne 393

Trap-

Trap at Cincinnati, 0 69

At Cincinnati. 0.86, 118, 134, 150
Turkish Artillery Trial of Ni-

tro Gelatine Shells 86

California Wing Shooting Club
118,167,182,204, 295.

Carver vs. Kerrigan 319, 134

The GunClub.. 134, 18?, 262, 341

Fay vs. Eddy 151

Blue Rock Club.151, 214, 230, 296

341, 358.
Lincoln Gun Club. .166, 214, 246,

327,374,390.
Alameda County Club. .166, 374

Fairfield Tournment 167

Dr. Carver Beaten 182

A New Club 182

Eureka Gun Club 199, 277, 341 406

Humbold t Game Notes 230

PacificSportsmar's Club 230, 326

At San Diego 230,246

Antioeh Gun Club.. 230, 295, 374

Forester Gun Club 246

Los Angeles Rod and Gun

Club 246, 310, 374

At Vacaville 262

Match at Bird's Point... ,262, 374
Traver Gun Club .... 262, 311. 359
Proper G11 n for Grouse Shoot-

Russwood

Revolver Champion Match.

.40!
..403

S

O

K

Kentucky Boom in Trotters 89

Kellogg Sale 196, 221

Kentucky Protest 3&5

Killipp Combination Sale 393

Kennel-
Names Claimed 5,85, 381, 389

Whelps 5, 21. 101, 165, 245, 389

Sales 5,261

Presentation 5, 181

Pacific Coast Field Trials 5, 21

37, 53, 70.
pacific Kennel Club...5,69, 149, '.'45
293.

AgeofDogB 5

Pointer Type 6

Dog Stolen 21

American Field Trials Club—

Old-Time Racing 19

Offer of Cleveland Bays 20

Out-Crossing 67

Old-Time CockFightera 89

Old Countess 133

Our Thoroughbreds in Eugland.,196

Ontare Ranch sale 197

Origin of the St Leger ....217

Overcheck 275

Overreaching or Clicking 276

Oakland Meeting 276

One of Splan's Own 291

Oakland Races 292

Oakland Canoe Club 293

On Handling Young Pigs 301

Oregon state Fair Entries 3:3

On Handicapping 339

Our Horses in South America. ."<62

On Training Trotters 377

On Laying Out a Track 377

Pedigrees Wanted 5

Pentlragon on Hurdle Racing ... 7

Palo Alto 10

Practical Results From Breed-
ing. 18

Proper Understanding 26

Pleasanton Notes 34

Prompt and Effective Action.... 3fl

Proper Sh leing 61

Present Status ot Running.
Blood in Breeding the Trotter 74

Picking Out Producers 199

P. C. B. H. A. Entries to Spring
Meeting 178

Sales of Trotting Stock 195

Sales i . Oregon 195

Sales at Woodburn 196

Sales at Abdallah Park.-. 258

Sale of Pleasanton Stock at N.

Y 265

Sale of Trotters and Pacers 361

Shall the Standard be Changed 7

Speed Drive 7

Sires of the 2:20 Horses 11

Some Sensible Ideas 25

Standard Revised 35

Some Winning Trotters and

St Louis Ttrfmen to Fight the

Kentucky Enemy 45

Stallion Trot 5*

Scamboul and the Stallion Stake 57

Stallion Service.." 6fi

state Agricultural Society 68

San Diego Notes 83

Saratoga 83

Shakespeare 10ft, 116

Side Lights of the Trotting Con-
gress 122

Shoeing Contests 125

Sport at Fresno 138

State Fair Programme 147, 194

Sixty YrarB Ago 147

Son of Herod 364

Sense in Shoeing 1K4

Stakesat Stockton 179

State Fiir Colt Stakes 179

Stallion Show at San Jose 180

Spring Meeting at Bay District 185

Secretary's Views 195

San Jose Colt Stakes 211

Splan's HorseB 231

Stock That Dumped Geo. Gould.231

Santa Anita Stables 243

Splan's Facts and Fancies 266

Starters and Judges 2 5

Soliloquies 281

Seeking our Market. 285

Swell Riding Club 291

Santa Rosa Fair Races 282

San Diegn Ra^es 307

Stallion Colt Stakes 3H

Snsanville Fair 313

Shippee Purchases 329

St. Louis Races 340

Sunol 345

Shoeing Horses 362

Substantial Endorsement 360

St. Louis Races 356, 311

Storv of the Guineas 355

Stallion Exhibition for Prizes... .355

Stockton Fair 371

San Jose Association 372

Suburban 372

Strongest Kind of Protection.. ..378

San Jose Societies 386

kill and Judgment iu Breeding

Team Match 276

Dunshee Fanning Tourna-
ment 277

Robinson vs. Chick 277

Hamilton vs. Knight 277

Recreation Gun Team 310

Alameda County Club 311

Weight of English Game ....311

Cosmopolitan Reunion 326

Oakland Gun Clab 327, 390

New Book on Wildfowl Shoot-
ing 327

Trap Shooting Scheme 341

Inter Club Match at Los Ange-
les 341, 359

Steel vs. Iron Barrels 359

California W. S. Club 358

Small Bores for Extreme

Ranges 374

Comments on Carver-Kenne-

cntt Pigeon M £90

Martinez vs. Antioeh 390

Chattanooga 390

The Right Address 419

The Lady and the Pointer 410

Trot Declared Off 405

U

TJntried4StalHons 211

Dp-Country Race Horses 228

Ungenerous Stallion Owners ..324

V

Value of a Trusty Horse 131

Valensin Race Track 210

Value of Blood Horse Stakes . . . 233

Value of Records 268

Visit to Petaluma Park 394

Very Creditable Performance.. 394
Veterinary —

Strangles 5, 17

Anthrax and Pleuro-Pneu-

monia 27

The Veterinary Association.. 68

To Cure a Cribbiug Colt 68

Veterinary 101

The Associated Veterlnaries

116. 166

Veterinary Association 165

Maladie du Coit 214

Ring Worm 276

Correspondence 343

California State Veterinary
Medical Association . . . 361, 368

W

Why You Should C»rry Your

HorBes 45

■Where the Money was Given 50

Wooriard & Harbison Sale 51

Word for the Bookies 99

Wallace's Year Book 121, 360

Winter R:ieinn Scandal „13l

What Kind of HorseB Should

Farmers Raise? Etc 132

Wnat Constitutes a "Gait" 132

What is Unsoundness? 173

Woodburn Yearlings 196

Winnings at St. Louis 387

Waldo Park Meeting 387

Whip and Rein 293, 323, 339, 39)

Welcome Assistance 408